[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS CALLED TO ORDER.MADAM CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[2. PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS]
AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT.BECAUSE IT'S MS. KALADY, I WON'T READ THE RULES OF DECORUM BECAUSE SHE KNOWS THEM BY HEART RIGHT NOW.
SO, MS. KALADY, YOU ARE WELCOME TO SPEAK.
PAGE 6, EMPLOYEES DESERVE RESPECT.
IF REVENUE WILL BE AT OR ABOVE WHAT IS ANTICIPATED, QUESTION, WHY IN FEBRUARY 2026 WAS IT STATED 73 POSITIONS IN THIS BUILDING MAY BE CUT? ACCORDING TO PUBLIC RECORDS, THE CITY MANAGER, MR. BURSON'S SALARY IS $234,242.
AUGUSTINE IS NOT A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE WHEN RESIDENTS CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND STR MANAGERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE CONTEMPT FOR RESTRAINTS OF LAWS AND SEND CEASE AND DESIST LETTERS TO RESIDENTS, NOT CITY STAFF.
5A, SEVEN CIP PROJECTS ARE IN THE COUNTY IN WEST AUGUSTINE.
THIS IS PART OF THE CITY OF ST.
AUGUSTINE TAXPAYERS PAY FOR SEPTIC TO SEWER IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTY, NOT COUNTY RESIDENTS.
SOUTH DIXIE SIDEWALK NEEDS TO GET DONE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT AND TALKED ABOUT IT.
FDOT IS NOT REPLACING KING STREET BRIDGE.
FDOT IS JUST DOING A FACELIFT.' QUESTION, HOW MUCH TAX DOLLARS WILL FACELIFT COST TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO NOW AT THE KING STREET BRIDGE? AND EVEN IF I DON'T GET AN ANSWER TO THAT LAST ONE NOW, I WILL SOMEHOW GET PUBLIC RECORDS.
REQUEST OUT BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH FDOT IS GOING TO DO BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE TAX DOLLARS WHETHER IT'S OUR TAX DOLLARS OR GRANTS OR ANYTHING FOR THAT BRIDGE SO I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE'RE SPENDING NOW FOR THE FACELIFT INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE WHOLE THING SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH THEY'RE COMING THEY'RE COMING TO THIS MEETING WE DEFINITELY LOVE THEM WHEN THEY COME TO TALK ABOUT OUR BUDGET ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS STRATEGIC PLAN AND CIP MEETING? NO? OKAY.
AND I CAN GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THE KING STREET BRIDGE AT THE END UNDER COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS OR THE CITY MANAGER.
BECAUSE WE DID MEET WITH THE D.E.O.T.
LAST WEEK OR HOWEVER YOU WISH TO APPROACH THAT.
[3. MID-YEAR BUDGET UPDATE]
THAT SAID, WE'LL MOVE RIGHT INTO THE MIDYEAR BUDGET UPDATE.GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, MELISSA BURNS, FINANCE DIRECTOR.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 MIDYEAR BUDGET ANALYSIS.
THIS REPORT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S FINANCIAL POSITION AT THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND HELPS WITH PLANNING AS WE BEGIN DEVELOPMENT OF THE FY27 BUDGET.
AT MID-YEAR, THE CITY HAS RECEIVED 40.8% OF PROJECTED REVENUES AND EXPENDED 22.6% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET.
WHILE REVENUES ARE CURRENTLY BELOW THE 50% BENCHMARK, SEVERAL REVENUE SOURCES, PRIMARILY WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, ARE LAGGING BY ONE
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TO TWO MONTHS IN COLLECTION TIMING.BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS, WE EXPECT REVENUES TO MEET OR EXCEED BUDGET PROJECTIONS BY YEAR-END.
EXPENDITURES ARE ALSO TRACKING FEBRUARY.
EXPENDITURES EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER IN THE FISCAL YEAR AS CAPITAL PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY ARE COMPLETED.
HOWEVER, THE OVERALL EXPENDITURES ARE PROJECTED TO REMAIN BELOW BUDGET.
THIS NEXT PAGE COMPARES BUDGET ALLOCATION TO ACTUAL EXPENDITURES.
THE TOP CHART ILLUSTRATES HOW THE BUDGET IS DISTRIBUTED, WHILE THE BOTTOM CHART REFLECTS ACTUAL SPENDING TO DATE.
PERSONNEL SERVICES CONTINUES TO REPRESENT THE LARGER SHARE OF EXPENDITURES FOLLOWED BY OPERATING COSTS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS.
OVERALL, EXPENDITURE PATTERNS ARE CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL MID-YEAR TRENDS AND INDICATE A HEALTHY FINANCIAL POSITION.
THE FOLLOWING PAGE HIGHLIGHTS THE GENERAL FUND WHICH SERVES AS THE CITY'S PRIMARY OPERATING FUND.
THE CHART COMPARES ORIGINAL BUDGET, REVISED BUDGET, ACTUALS, PROJECTED YEAR-END TOTALS FOR BOTH REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION.
ON THE REVENUE SIDE, TAX REVENUES REMAIN THE CITY'S LARGEST SOURCE OF FUNDING AND CONTINUE TO PERFORM STRONGLY, FOLLOWED BY CHARGES FOR SERVICES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES.
BASED ON CURRENT ACTIVITY, WE INTEND TO ANTICIPATE THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES WILL MEET YEAR-END PROJECTIONS.
ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, PUBLIC SAFETY REMAINS THE LARGEST OPERATIONAL AREA BY GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.
MOST FUNCTIONS ARE CURRENTLY BELOW BUDGET AT MID-YEAR AND ARE PROJECTED TO REMAIN UNDER BUDGET THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR END.
OVERALL, THE GENERAL FUND REMAINS STABLE AND IS PERFORMING AS EXPECTED.
THE NEXT SECTION SUMMARIZES THE REMAINING GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS, INCLUDING DEBT SERVICE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS.
THE DEBT SERVICE FUND ACCOUNTS FOR DEBT PAYMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES, WHILE THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND TRACKS MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL CAPITAL INITIATIVES.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S NO ORIGINAL BUDGET IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
THIS IS DUE TO PROJECT AND ENCUMBRANCE CARRY FORWARDS INCORPORATED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
THE FOLLOWING PAGE PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREAS, INCLUDING THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED WEST CITY CRA.
THESE FUNDS ARE PRIMARILY SUPPORTED THROUGH TAX INCREMENT REVENUES AND ARE USED TO SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN EACH AREA.
OVERALL, THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ARE TRACKING IN LINE WITH PROJECT TIMELINES AND BUDGET EXPECTATIONS.
THE NEXT FEW PAGES ARE THE PROPRIETARY FUNDS BEGINNING WITH THE UTILITY FUND, FOLLOWED BY THE REMAINING PROPRIETARY OPERATIONS.
ACROSS ALL PROPRIETARY FUNDS, REVENUES ARE TRENDING AT OR ABOVE EXPECTATIONS, WHILE REVENUES ARE PROJECTED TO REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW BUDGET.
THESE ARE THE REMAINING PROPRIETARY FUNDS.
THE LAST TWO PAGES PROVIDE THE DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PROPRIETARY FUNDS BY INDIVIDUAL FUNDS.
COMPARING REVISED BUDGET AMOUNTS TO YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUALS.
OVERALL, THE CITY REMAINS IN A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION AT MID-YEAR, WITH REVENUES PERFORMING STEADILY AND EXPENDITURES CONTINUING TO TREND CONSERVATIVELY.
AT THIS TIME, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE.
CAN YOU EXPAND ON CULTURAL AND RECREATION EXPENSES? THERE'S BEEN SOME CONVERSATION THROUGH SOME EMAILS TO ME ABOUT THAT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE IT PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT'S CULTURE AND WHAT'S RECREATION EXPENSES.
CULTURE IS, LET'S START WITH RECREATION.
THAT WOULD BE YOUR PARKS, MAINTENANCE, AND EVENTS.
AND CULTURE IS ROLLED INTO THE EVENTS AS WELL.
AND WEST AUGUSTINE APPEARS TO BE OVERSPENDING, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE WE PROVIDED WITH THEM WITH SEED MONEY AND THEY'RE PAYING IT BACK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING THE MID-YEAR UPDATE? VICE MAYOR.
I HAVE A MORE GENERAL COMMENT OR QUESTION, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO TAKE IT.
I'M PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT OUR EXPENDITURES ARE BELOW BUDGET.
GOOD JOB HOWEVER WE'RE DOING THAT.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS THAT WITH THE CONTINUING WAR IN IRAN THAT FUEL PRICES AND OTHERS WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB AND MAY OFFSET THAT.
THAT WHICH WE'VE EXPERIENCED SO
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FAR IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE PREPARED FOR? WE'RE WATCHING IT VERY CLOSELY.
I WATCH THE PER GALLON PRICES, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING IN LINE WITH WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
BECAUSE, YEAH, I'D HATE FOR US TO REDUCE SERVICES AS A RESULT OF THESE ESCALATING COSTS AND ONGOING.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? NO, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THE REVENUE IS COMING AS EXPECTED AND THE EXPENSES ARE BELOW EXPECTATIONS, AT LEAST UNTIL THIS POINT.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE TRACKING IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY AND MOVING FORWARD, SO WE HOPE THE LAST HALF OF THE YEAR IS ON TRACK AS WELL.
[4. STRATEGIC PLAN REVIEW AND DISCUSSION]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE STRATEGIC PLAN REVIEW AND DISCUSSION AND THAT IS YOU MR. BURCHAM.MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY REVIEWING WHAT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS AND WHY WE REVIEW IT ANNUALLY DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS THE BLUEPRINT FOR OUR CITY'S FUTURE.
IT IDENTIFIES HOW WE WILL ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AND THAT'S WHY WE REVIEW IT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
OURS STARTED WITH THE VISION PLAN, WHICH WAS CREATED IN 2014 AND JUST RECENTLY UPDATED, AND THAT DEFINED OUR COMMUNITY'S GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND CORE VALUES.
THE THEMES OF THE VISION PLAN ARE LIVABILITY, AUTHENTIC CHARACTER, RESILIENCY, AND VITALITY.
AND THESE CATEGORIES ARE REFINED IN THE OBJECTIVES OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
OUR CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN IDENTIFIES 11 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS, AND THESE WERE UPDATED IN 2024 LAST YEAR.
THEY INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN.
MOBILITY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION, ZONING AND THE BUILDING CODE, RESILIENCY, SUSTAINABILITY, ARTS, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY, ENHANCING OUR PARTNERSHIPS TO AFFECT CHANGE IN AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, PROACTIVE PLANNING TO PRESERVE OUR DOWNTOWN CHARACTER, EVENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, DIVERSITY IN THE WORKFORCE, AND FINALLY HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHAEOLOGY.
THESE ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE RELATE TO THE BUDGET.
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, YOU WILL PRESENT BUDGETARY REQUESTS AND WE WILL IDENTIFY WHICH OBJECTIVE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN EACH ONE OF THESE REQUESTS FALLS INTO.
THIS YEAR THE STRATEGIC PLAN NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO REFLECT A NEW STATE LAW.
THAT PROHIBITS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM EXPENDING MONEY ON ANYTHING RELATED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.
I'VE GONE THROUGH THE CURRENT PLAN AND IDENTIFIED ALL THE DEI REFERENCES THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED.
IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER UPDATES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, WE CAN DISCUSS THAT NOW.
WE WILL MAKE ANY CHANGES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE OR UPDATES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE AS WELL AS THE DEI CHANGES AND BRING THE STRATEGIC PLAN BACK TO YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL SHORTLY, SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER.
I'M OPEN TO, AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
PLANNING ON REVISITING ANYTHING EXCEPT JUST THE UPDATE OF THE DIVERSITY ISSUE.
WE DID UPDATE THE ENTIRE STRATEGIC PLAN TWO YEARS AGO, SO IT'S FAIRLY CURRENT, BUT THE DEI IS EMBEDDED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE PLAN AND VISION PLAN, SO THOSE UPDATES WILL COME BACK TO YOU SHORTLY.
AND BY THE WAY, IF THE STATE LAW CHANGES IN THE FUTURE...
AND IF THE STATE LAW CHANGES TO ALLOW US TO INCLUDE DEI
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INITIATIVES AS VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY, THEN YOU CAN MAKE AN UPDATE AT THAT POINT TO PUT THAT LANGUAGE BACK INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN.WE'RE SIMPLY DOING THIS TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW.
SO DO YOU PLAN, JUST A QUICK QUESTION, DO YOU PLAN ON JUST LIKE DELETING THIS CORE VALUE ENTIRELY? YES.
OR CAN WE REWORK IT? BECAUSE I TOOK A STAB AT IT.
WELL, I PLANNED ON REMOVING IT.
THERE ARE CERTAIN, THERE'S AREAS WITHIN THE PLAN THAT REFERENCE DIVERSITY THAT LOOK LIKE I COULD SIMPLY REPLACE THAT WORD WITH AN APPROPRIATE WORD THAT WOULD NOT VIOLATE STATE LAW.
BUT THE OBJECTIVE DIVERSITY IN THE WORKFORCE, I BELIEVE, HAS TO BE REMOVED.
WE SIMPLY CANNOT REFERENCE THIS DOCUMENT AS PART OF THE BUDGETARY PROCESS.
BECAUSE OF THIS NEW STATE LAW.
ARE THERE ANY EXPENSES? HOW DOES THIS AFFECT ANY OF THE MONETARY POLICY? I MEAN, IS THERE MONEY PUT INTO THESE? ARE THERE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE SPENDING? IS THERE ANY? WHAT'S THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF TAKING THIS OUT? NONE? THERE'S REALLY NOT ANY FINANCIAL IMPACT.
WE DID HAVE, WE DO OFFER TRAINING.
BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES, BUILDING BELOVED COMMUNITIES THAT IS CENTERED AROUND CULTURAL EDUCATION.
THAT ONE ASPECT OF OUR ANNUAL TRAINING WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE STATE LAW.
OTHER THAN THAT, THERE'S NOTHING DIRECTLY TIED TO THE BUDGET OTHER THAN THESE VALUES THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE REALLY SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE TO REMOVE THAT LANGUAGE.
AND HOPEFULLY SOMEDAY WE CAN PUT IT BACK IN.
I'M NOT SURE IF I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
WELL, NO, I'M JUST, I'LL TALK TO YOU BACK SOME OTHER TIME.
WHO ELSE WANTS TO COMMENT? HOW ABOUT EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE? SO ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW IS STILL VALID.
WHAT THIS STOPS IS ANY DIVERSITY OR EQUITY OR INCLUSION INITIATIVES THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW.
SO YOU STILL CAN'T DISCRIMINATE BASED ON RACE, SEX, GENDER, AND SO ON, RELIGION.
AND SO THAT REMAINS, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT WE CAN'T TAKE ANY OFFICIAL ACTION IN ANY FORM THAT TRIGGERS THE...
STATE DEFINITION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, OR INCLUSION, AND THAT DEFINITION IS EXTREMELY BROAD, BUT WE STILL DO CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LAW REGARDING NON-DISCRIMINATION.
OKAY, BECAUSE I'M SAYING SO SOMEBODY FEELS LIKE THEY'RE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST JUST BECAUSE OF DEI, THEY CAN'T COME IN AND MAKE A COMPLAINT? IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? WELL, NOT BECAUSE OF DEI.
IF SOMEONE FEELS THEY'RE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BASED ON FEDERAL LAW, SO THE SAME CATEGORIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER FEDERAL LAW THAT ARE PROTECTED FEDERAL CATEGORIES, RELIGION, GENDER, THE STATUS OF BEING PREGNANT, ALL OF THE CATEGORIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY THAT WE CANNOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST FOLKS BASED ON THAT LIVE ON.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
WHAT DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS DID OR.
I WOULD SAY DID IN FLORIDA BECAUSE WE CAN'T DO THEM ANYMORE, WERE BEYOND THAT.
IT WASN'T JUST DISCRIMINATION.
IT WAS, IF I'LL SAY PROACTIVELY, HAVING ALL SORTS OF PROGRAMS THAT WERE TARGETED AT CERTAIN GROUPS TO TRY AND ACHIEVE A MORE JUST SOCIETY OR A MORE EQUITABLE SOCIETY, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY.
THAT WAS BEYOND WHAT FEDERAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW WAS.
SO FEDERAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW.
STILL IS THE LAW OF THE LAND, BUT THIS IS ANYTHING BEYOND THAT.
SO BASICALLY, WHEN YOU GUYS WERE GOING TO THESE CLASSES THAT PASTOR MARCH WAS HAVING, THAT WAS CONSIDERED DEI, CORRECT? CORRECT.
IT WOULD BE UNDER THIS NEW DEFINITION.
THAT WAS BASICALLY LETTING PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM THEM, REGARDLESS OF WHAT RACE THEY WERE, JUST LEARNING HOW TO GET ALONG.
BUT AS FAR AS WORKPLACE, IF SOMEBODY HAS A COMPLAINT.
THEY CAN TAKE THE LEGAL STEPS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT, CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY, YES.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
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STATE OVERREACH AND TELLING US WHAT WE BELIEVE BY ALLOWING US TO SPEND OUR MONEY ON WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.ALSO, I DID A LOT OF TRAINING IN HR FOR YEARS ON HIRING PRACTICES SO THAT WE DID NOT HAVE SOMEONE DISCRIMINATE ON PURPOSE OR WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WERE.
AND THAT ALL FELL IN A DEI PROGRAM AT BOTH SCHOOL SYSTEM AND AT FLAGLER COLLEGE.
AND I'M JUST VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FEELING LIKE WE CAN'T STILL DO THAT TRAINING FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE HIRING.
BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT AGE AND DISABILITY, BEYOND THE OTHER ONES THAT YOU MENTIONED, ARE ALL THINGS THAT CAN BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN A LOT OF WAYS.
AND SO TRAINING IS REAL IMPORTANT SO THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE HOW THEY ARE BEING DISCRIMINATED OR DISCRIMINATING WHEN THEY DON'T REALLY REALIZE THEY ARE.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WAS ALWAYS EMBEDDED IN DEI.
IMPLICIT BIAS, I THINK, IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
ALL THAT TRAINING ON IMPLICIT BIAS IS NOT ALLOWED.
AUGUSTINE, BUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA CAN STILL OFFER THOSE PROGRAMS FOR SUPERVISORS WHO HIRE.
OTHERWISE, THERE'S GOING TO BE A...
I BELIEVE, AN UPTICK IN LAWSUITS AND STATE INTRUSION INTO OUR HIRING PROCESSES BECAUSE OF DISCRIMINATION.
BY MY COUNT, WE HAVE LOST THE FOLLOWING WORDS, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE'RE JUST LOSING MORE AND MORE WORDS.
FROM THE ENGLISH VOCABULARY HERE IN FLORIDA.
AND THAT'S A PROBLEM, AS YOU'VE VERY CLEARLY POINTED OUT.
I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHER OVERARCHING GOALS OR OBJECTIVES OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN ARE ALSO IN THE TARGETS WHEN I THINK ABOUT BEING ABLE TO, NOT BEING ABLE TO ANYMORE.
ADOPT NET ZERO, CO2, THOSE TWO WORDS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ALSO NOT EVEN BEING ABLE TO LIMIT GAS-POWERED BLOWERS, WHICH WAKE US ALL UP AT 7 IN THE MORNING SO MANY TIMES IF WE'RE ABLE TO SLEEP IN ON THAT ONE LUCKY DAY EVERY NOW AND THEN, AND THE AMOUNT OF CO2 THOSE THINGS POUR OUT AND THE PARTICULATES.
THAT POLLUTE AND HARM HUMAN HEALTH.
I MEAN, THOSE ARE TWO BILLS THAT GOT PASSED WITH GLEE IN THIS CURRENT SESSION, AND SO THEY'RE COMING AFTER EVERYTHING ELSE WE'RE DOING.
SO A PART OF ME, I'M GOING TO JUST SAY IT, I THINK WE SHOULD RAMP UP OUR PROGRAM FOR PURCHASING CONSERVATION LANDS BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST WAYS WE CAN.
MAINTAIN RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY IS TO HAVE THOSE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROTECTED.
SO MAYBE THAT'S ONE STRATEGY THAT WE CAN STILL LEGALLY GET AWAY WITH.
AND I CAN TALK TO STAFF ABOUT THAT IN MORE DETAIL AND MAYBE BRING SOMETHING BACK TO THE COMMISSION MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR SPREADING OUT A LITTLE BIT THERE.
I DID HAVE SOME WORDSMITHING, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW IT WOULD GO OVER.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BENEFITED TREMENDOUSLY PERSONALLY AND IN THE CAPACITY AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM THE DIVERSITY TRAINING THAT I EXPERIENCED, WHICH WAS AN INTENSIVE WEEK LONG PROGRAM THAT WAS OFFERED.
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY COST TO THE CITY FOR IT OR TO MYSELF.
IT WAS ACTUALLY LIFE CHANGING FOR ME.
SEEING US, THAT I JUST, THE ONLY WORD I CAN FIND AT THIS POINT IS WE'VE BEEN SANITIZED.
I JUST HOPE THE PENDULUM, I KNOW THE PENDULUM SWINGS, AND I JUST HOPE THE PENDULUM, YOU KNOW, MARTIN LUTHER KING SAID, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS HIS QUOTE ABOUT THE ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE SWINGS? LONG, AND I ALWAYS TAKE OPEN THOSE WORDS BECAUSE IT HELPS ME ENDURE THESE SWINGS, THESE PENDULUM SWINGING.
SO, VERY, VERY SAD, BUT I WON'T MAKE ANY SUGGESTIONS JUST BECAUSE I THINK THAT...
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TO TRY TO, IT MIGHT JUST PUT YOU ALL IN AN AWKWARD SPOT AND THEN THE CITY ATTORNEY IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME AND EXPLAIN, GIVE US A FULL EXPLAINER ON WHY WE CAN'T DO IT.SO, BUT I DO, I DO LIKE THE, THE, THE TRACK THAT YOU'RE ON VICE MAYOR, BECAUSE I HAD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE VISION PLAN AND I KNOW WE DID AN UPDATE, BUT I'VE HAD SOME FEEDBACK AND I THINK THAT.
WE REALLY NEED TO NOT JUST BE MINDFUL OF THE MONEY THAT WE'RE SPENDING ON CONSERVATION LAND ACQUISITION, BUT ALSO ON PRIORITIZING SPENDING ON DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER WHEREVER WE CAN IN THE CITY.
I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT CLIMATE RISE, BUT WE CAN SURE AS HECK PUT IT IN OUR PLAN TO EXECUTE.
ACTION ITEMS WE DON'T HAVE TO WE JUST KNOW IT'S NEEDED SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AMEN YOU CAN SAY SEA LEVEL RISE STILL THAT'S NICE THAT'S NICE I I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU CALL IT I JUST KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT UM INTENSIFICATION OF OUR UM THE NEED FOR STORM WATER AND FOR ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE AND SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT PRIORITIZED ALSO I HAD A COUPLE OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT UM I WASN'T REALLY AS ORGANIZED AS YOU BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE WE WERE GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS ITEM BY ITEM, BUT I REALIZED THAT'S GOING TO BE AT A FUTURE WORKSHOP.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ART EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY, I'D LIKE TO SEE US INCLUDE SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE IN THAT CONCERNING OUR ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES TO SPAIN AND OUR SISTER CITIES.
ON AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE, HOUSING, AND HOMELESSNESS, WE REALLY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING IN THE AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING AREA AT THIS POINT.
ALTHOUGH I SEE NO HARM IN LEAVING THE LANGUAGE, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO CREATE MORE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS NOW THAT WE HAVE THE DROP-IN CENTER.
WE'RE REALIZING THAT NOW AND THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED A MISSION, PURPOSE, GOALS, AND STRATEGIES REALLY ON THAT TOPIC.
THAT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT MOVING FORWARD OF THE RESILIENCY OF OUR CITY, THE LIVABILITY OF OUR CITY, THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR CITY, AND SO FORTH AND SO ON, AS WELL AS OUR ECONOMIC VIBRANCY.
AND I ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED TO ADD UNDER THE ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION THE BUILDING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A NEW ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER.
THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED WITH THAT.
I THINK THAT'S IT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
AND OF COURSE, WE CAN WORK THROUGH THESE THINGS.
AS WE GO FURTHER, BUT SINCE YOU PUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN IN FRONT OF ME, I HAD TO PUT MY TWO CENTS IN WORSE, SO THAT'S MY TWO CENTS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR STATEMENTS? YEAH.
WELL, I WILL PARTLY REINFORCE YOUR LANGUAGE ABOUT THE RESILIENCY AND THE DRAINAGE, AND I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S THE, ALONG WITH MOBILITY, THE BIGGEST PHYSICAL PROBLEM THE CITY HAS.
AND WHETHER WE CAN SAY THE WORDS OR NOT ARE LESS IMPORTANT TO ME THAN IF WE GET THE WORK DONE.
SO, I MEAN, I THINK THAT ANYBODY THAT LIVES IN THIS CITY PROBABLY UNDERSTANDS THAT THAT IS A PROBLEM.
AND WE REALLY DON'T NEED A WORD OR NOT A WORD.
SO THAT WOULD BE A CORE GOAL OF MINE.
AND YOU HAD, WHAT WERE THE ONES YOU HAD MENTIONED? WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? YEAH, IT WAS.
YOU KNOW, THE CULTURE AND THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND, YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANTED TO SEE IT SPEEDING UP.
THE HOMELESSNESS, THE DROP-IN CENTER.
SOME KIND OF METRICS ON THAT WOULD BE GOOD, TOO.
I THINK, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR? MM-HMM, YEAH.
SOME KIND OF METRICS REPORT ON THAT.
I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, AND YOU DO GIVE IT TO US.
IN A WAY, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS STILL DEVELOPING, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
THAT'S NOT REALLY A STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT IT'S A WAY OF MEASURING WHETHER WE ARE.
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CORRECT.I WANTED TO RESPOND TO WHAT COMMISSIONER DEPRETER JUST SAID, BECAUSE IT IS MORE THAN JUST WORDS.
WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK REGARDLESS OF THE WORDS WE USE.
BUT IF WE ARE PREVENTED, IF WE ARE PREEMPTED FROM ACTUALLY DOING SOME OF THESE THINGS LIKE THE NET ZERO INITIATIVE, WHICH WE ARE NOW PREEMPTED FROM DOING AS A MEASURE OF.
IMPROVING OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND OUR RESILIENCY.
SO I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR.
I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT WORDS.
I HAVE A REALLY BIG VOCABULARY AND I'M HAPPY TO USE IT.
BUT IT IS VERY ALARMING THAT AS COMMISSIONER SPRINGFIELD SAID, THE DIVERSITY TRAINING AND RAISING AWARENESS OF HOW PEOPLE ARE TREATING EACH OTHER IS ACTUALLY GETTING BLOCKED TOO BECAUSE IT'S BEING DEFUNDED.
SO PREVENTED PREEMPTED SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THAT POINT IS IT'S MUCH MORE THAN WORDS GREAT ANY OTHER DISCUSSION MR. CITY MANAGER ANY COMMENTS OR NO I'VE GOT SOME THINGS TO WORK ON AND I'LL BRING IT BACK AN UPDATED VERSION SHORTLY GREAT AND OF COURSE WE CAN ALL TALK OFFLINE TOO AS WE MOVE THROUGH THAT SECOND OKAY MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE, AND THIS IS, I SUPPOSE, THE MEAT AND THE POTATOES OF THE MEETING.
MR. SLAUGHTER, I SEE HIM MOVING FORWARD THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN UPDATE.
CAN I INTERRUPT FOR JUST A SECOND? SURE.
WHEN YOU SAID WE CAN ALL TALK OFFLINE ABOUT STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU MEAN US TALKING WITH THE CITY STAFF.
I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ON THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT'S A DAILY PART OF OUR LIVES.
[5. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN UPDATE]
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER STEPHEN SLAUGHTER, UTILITY AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.I'M HERE BEFORE YOU THIS AFTERNOON TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, THE MID-YEAR UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO COMMENT AND FOR STAFF TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.
TO THE PLAN THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU THIS FALL.
THE FIRST PROJECT SLIDE WE HAVE UP IS THE AVENIDA MENENDEZ SEAWALL PROJECT.
THIS ONE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S CURRENTLY ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETE THE END OF 2026.
REHAB OF THE EXISTING WALL IS COMPLETE.
THAT'S THE SPALLING AND THE CRACKING OF THE CONCRETE AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY REMOVING THE CAP SOUTH OF THE MARINA.
SO THIS IS THE SEAWALL THAT IS SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE OF LIONS.
THE NEXT SLIDE WE HAVE IS THE ARMY CORPS ENGINEERS BACK BASE STUDY.
THIS STUDY HAS REACHED THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
THE ARMY CORPS HAS PROVIDED US THAT PLAN.
THAT PLAN CAME BACK WITH ALL DESIGNS HAVING A BCR OR BENEFIT-COST RATIO LESS THAN ONE, AND THEREFORE THE CURRENT RECOMMENDATION IS THEIR NO-ACTION PLAN.
THE NEXT PROJECT SLIDE WE HAVE IS COURT THEOPHILIA.
THIS IS THE STORMWATER AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, THE NORTHERN END OF TOWN.
IT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
IT IS ON SCHEDULE AND IT'S ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE JULY 2026.
I'VE LEFT THE SLIDE IN HERE TO SAY THAT WE ARE AWAITING THE REMAINING 1.8 MILLION DOLLAR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS PROJECT.
WHICH IS ALSO A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS THE ALCAZAR WINDOW REPLACEMENT.
ALSO COMPLETE WAITING REIMBURSEMENT.
THE NEXT PROJECT'S FACILITY IS MARINA BUILDING.
THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN.
WE ESTIMATE DESIGN TO BE COMPLETE AND CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN 2029.
THE NEXT PROJECT IS THE MARINA FUEL AND CENTRAL DOCKS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE GOT THE FUEL DOCK IN GREEN, THE CENTRAL DOCK IN RED, AND WE'VE BROKEN THIS PROJECT
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TO BE COMPLETED IN TWO DIFFERENT PHASES.THE FIRST PHASE IS THE FUEL DOCK AND THE SECOND PHASE IS THE CENTRAL DOCK.
PHASE ONE, WE ESTIMATE CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN 2029.
THIS NEXT SLIDE IS THE ISLAND FIRE STATION REPLACEMENT.
WE HAVE 60% DESIGN COMPLETE, AND WE ESTIMATE CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN 2027 AND GO THROUGH 2029.
THIS IS THE JOINT PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING COMPLEX.
THIS IS THE AREA WHERE THE OLD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT NUMBER TWO WAS.
IT IS IN DESIGN AND WE HAVE SUBMITTED PERMITTING TO THE ST.
JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
THE NEXT PROJECT IS INLET DRIVE.
THIS ONE I'M HAPPY TO SAY IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
IT'S GOING VERY WELL AND WE ANTICIPATE IT TO BE COMPLETE.
THIS IS THE KING STREET COMPLETE STREET PROJECT.
THEY'RE FINALIZING 60% DESIGN, AND WE ESTIMATE IT TO BE FINAL DESIGN COMPLETE SUMMER OF 2027.
THE NEXT PROJECT SLIDE IS LAKE MARIA SANCHEZ.
THIS PROJECT IS GOING VERY WELL.
WE'VE BROKEN THIS PROJECT UP INTO TWO DIFFERENT PHASES.
PHASE ONE IS GOING TO BE BRIDGE STREET AND NORTH, CORDOVA AND GRANADA.
PHASE TWO IS GOING TO BE SOUTH OF LAKE MARIA SANCHEZ, THE PUMPING STATION AND THE WALL.
WE ARE APPROXIMATELY 65 PERCENT DESIGN COMPLETE FOR PHASE ONE.
THIS NEXT SLIDE IS OUR NEXT PHASE OF LIFT STATION REPLACEMENT PROJECTS.
THERE'S THREE OF THEM HERE, LIFT STATION 8, 9, AND 41.
LIFT STATION 8 IS OUR LAST, ONE OF OUR LAST REMAINING DRY WELL CAN STATIONS.
IT'S A 1960S, 1970 TECHNOLOGY.
THIS PICTURE RIGHT HERE IS COMANCHE COVE, THAT'S LIFT STATION 41.
WE WILL BE DESIGNING ALL THREE OF THESE AND WE ESTIMATE TO START CONSTRUCTION 2028.
WE COULD POSSIBLY DO ALL THREE OF THEM IN 2028 OR BREAK IT OUT INTO 2029, 2030, ETC.
THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, THIS IS AN ONGOING ANNUAL PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE.
WE EXPECT TO BEGIN THIS FISCAL YEAR'S PAVING THIS SUMMER.
WE'VE COMMITTED $900,000 AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR THE PAVING.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED FY26 PAVING PLAN.
WE HAVE A FEW ADDITIONAL STREETS WE'D LIKE TO ADD TO THIS.
WE'VE NOT YET GOT THE PROPOSAL FROM THE CONTRACTOR, SO DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE TO PLAY WITH, WE WILL ADD ALL OF THEM, AS MANY AS WE CAN.
ON THE MAP THAT YOU GAVE US, ALL THE GREEN STREETS ARE WHAT'S PLANNED FOR 2026? NO, MA'AM.
THE GREEN IS WHAT'S BEEN COMPLETED BETWEEN 2014 AND 2023.
THE YELLOW IS WHAT'S PLANNED FOR 2023.
THIS IS AN OLDER MAP FROM 2023 CIP.
SO THE GREEN IS THERE TO KIND OF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SHOW ALL THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE THUS FAR.
AND THERE IS AN INTERACTIVE MAP.
ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN GO AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SELECT WHICH YEAR.
FOR INSTANCE, YOU CAN GO AND SELECT THIS YEAR AND SEE ALL THE STREETS THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE PAVED, AND YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING FOR NEXT YEAR AS WELL.
OF COURSE, YOU'VE GOT THE CHARTS HERE TOO.
YES, AND SO THESE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THEY ARE ADJUSTABLE.
THIS IS JUST CURRENTLY OUR BEST LAID PLANS.
SO YOU HAVE THE CHART HERE FOR FY 2026.
AND THEN FOR NEXT YEAR AND SO ON.
AND SO WE DO TAKE PUBLIC FEEDBACK AND YOU KNOW WE HAVE A ROBOTICS PROGRAM THAT WENT AROUND AND TOOK A LOOK AT ALL THE STREET CONDITIONS AND WE WE LAID OUT OUR BEST PLAN BUT SOMETIMES WE WE MISS SOMETHING SO WE DO TAKE PUBLIC FEEDBACK INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL.
THIS IS THE SOUTH DAVIS SHORES
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STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON RAINFALL DRIVEN FLOODING.
THERE ARE TWO MAIN DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLOODING, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, RAINFALL DRIVEN AND TIDAL FLOODING.
AND THIS PROJECT DOES INCORPORATE BOTH ASPECTS, RAINFALL AND TIDAL, BUT IT IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON RAINFALL DRIVEN.
THIS PROJECT IS IN DESIGN, ESTIMATED TO BE 75% DESIGN COMPLETE.
AND WE ARE CURRENTLY PERMITTING WITH THE U.S.
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND ST.
JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
THIS IS THE SOUTH WHITNEY WEST KING STREET STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS PROJECT IS IN CONSTRUCTION.
WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION TO MEET THE FDEP PERMIT DEADLINE, AND WE ANTICIPATE THE REMAINING CONSTRUCTION TO GO THROUGH 2028.
THIS IS THE STORMWATER TIDE CHECK VALVE.
THIS IS AN ONGOING ANNUAL TIDE CHECK VALVE INSTALLATION THAT THE CITY DOES.
IT'S KIND OF MORPHING INTO INSTALLING NEW VALVES AND ALSO MAINTAINING THE EXISTING VALVES.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CITY DOES HAVE AN MS4 PERMIT THAT WE GET AUDITED IN PERSON EVERY FIVE YEARS.
AND THEN ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH YEAR, WE HAVE A DESKTOP AUDIT.
AND SO THIS MAKES SURE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM.
AND WE GET AUDITED EVERY TWO, FOUR, AND FIVE YEARS.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK TWO OF MY STAFF MEMBERS AND THEIR STAFF, JESSICA BEACH AND GLABER SKIP, FOR SPEARHEADING, CLEANING UP.
THE LAST TIME WE WERE AUDITED, WE GOT ACCOLADES FOR HOW ORGANIZED WE WERE.
FROM THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, YOU CAN THINK OF THIS AS IT'S OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
STEP ONE, TWO IS KIND OF LIKE AN INVENTORY.
IT MOVES INTO HARDENING PROJECTS.
AND THEN STEP THREE, FOUR IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE.
AND SO WE CURRENTLY ESTIMATE THIS TO BE COMPLETE AROUND JULY 2027.
SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WOULD LIKELY COME OUT OF THIS ARE ALREADY BEING DONE, SUCH AS THE LIFT STATION PROJECTS WE SPOKE EARLIER.
THOSE ARE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH DESIGN AND REHABILITATION.
I ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE A WHOLE RAFT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE IN YOUR MIND ONCE WE COMPLETE THIS STUDY.
AND THEN AT THAT POINT, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF FOLDING THEM INTO OUR CIP WHERE THEY DON'T ALREADY EXIST.
THIS IS THE WEST AUGUSTINE MINI GRANT AND SEPTIC TO SEWER SLIDE.
THE CITY SETS ASIDE $250,000 A YEAR TO CONNECT EXISTING HOMES TO EXISTING SEWER.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DO A WHOLE LOT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS BRINGING NEW GRAVITY SEWER TO AREAS THAT DON'T EXIST.
AND A FUN FACT, WITH BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS, WE'VE CONNECTED 181 HOMES.
TO GRAVITY SEWER IN THE WEST AUGUSTINE NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS FUNDING, FOR THE MOST PART, IS GRANTS FUNDING AS WELL, SO WE DO GET A LOT OF SUPPORT AND A LOT OF HELP FROM THE STATE.
AN EXAMPLE IS THE PEARL STREET GRAVITY SEWER PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE, AND IT CONNECTED 42 HOMES TO GRAVITY SEWER.
WORK IS TO CREATE A WEST AUGUSTINE MASTER PLAN AND HYDRAULIC MODEL.
THIS STUDY IS COMPLETE AND WE WILL AND ARE USING IT TO IDENTIFY THE NEXT SEWER PROJECTS.
ONE OF THEM WAS THE LEE AND IRVING STREET PROJECT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY, THE STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED THIS AS ONE OF THE NEXT BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS TO CONVERT EXISTING HOMES.
TO GRAVITY SEWER AND INSTALL NEW GRAVITY SEWER, WE ESTIMATE ABOUT 136 EXISTING HOMES CAN BE CONNECTED.
AND WE HAVE COLLIER HEIGHTS GRAVITY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED AS THE NEXT ONE AS WELL.
WE ARE CURRENTLY BUDGETING FOR DESIGN.
WE HAVE NOT BEGUN DESIGN, BUT WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THE SCOPE FOR THAT.
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THE VOLUSIA WOODS EXTENSION IS INDESIGN AND IT'S ABOUT 30 PERCENT COMPLETE.THIS IS ESTIMATED TO CONNECT 11 EXISTING HOMES AND WILL ALSO CONNECT 18 ADJACENT HOMES TO THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROJECT.
I HAVE A QUESTION GOING BACK ON COLLIER HEIGHTS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE COST OF A NEW LIFT STATION WOULD BE? YES, SO THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION AND A KEY DIFFERENTIATOR BETWEEN THIS PROJECT AND SAY LEE AND IRVIN STREET.
SO LEE AND IRVIN STREET HAS AN EXISTING LIFT STATION AND YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING GRAVITY SEWER THERE GREEN.
AND SO WHAT MADE THIS KIND OF LOW HANGING FRUIT GO TO NEXT IS WE WOULD BE EXPANDING OFF OF EXISTING GRAVITY SEWER.
WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT NEW LIFT STATION HERE FOR THIS PROJECT.
FOR THE COLLIER HEIGHTS GRAVITY SEWER PROJECT, WE'VE BASICALLY TAKEN GRAVITY SEWER AS FAR AS WE CAN GO.
TO WHERE IF WE WERE TO DO WORK IN THIS AREA, IT WOULD NEED A NEW WASTEWATER LIFT STATION.
AND THE GOING RATE FOR A NEW SUBMERSIBLE DUPLEX LIFT STATION IS OVER $100,000, SORRY, OVER $1 MILLION.
THAT'S JUST FOR THE LIFT STATION ITSELF.
THAT'S NOT INCLUDING ALL THE NEW GRAVITY SEWER THAT COMES ALONG WITH IT.
POINSETTIA AVENUE IS ONE OF OUR NEWER UTILITY PROJECTS.
THIS ONE IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN.
WE HAVE A PROPOSAL FROM OUR CONSULTANT.
WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING IT.
THIS IS THE SOUTH WHITNEY ANDERSON SOUTH DIXIE SIDEWALK PROJECT.
WE HAVE 100% DESIGN COMPLETE FOR PHASE ONE.
THAT IS THE SOUTH DIXIE PORTION.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO OBTAIN THE 20 PERMANENT EASEMENTS AND THE 29 TEMPORARY EASEMENTS NEEDED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND WE ARE PRIORITIZING PHASE ONE FOR CONSTRUCTION.
THIS IS THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE ELIMINATION.
I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD SENATE BILL 64.
IT'S A NEW BILL THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW.
IT IS REQUIRING THE CITY AND ALL MUNICIPALITIES TO ELIMINATE NON-BENEFICIAL SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE.
AND IN THAT EFFORT, THE CITY IS EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY OF A CLASS I MUNICIPAL INJECTION WELL.
THIS SOLUTION COULD SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE DEADLINE.
THIS SOLUTION WILL ALSO ALLOW THE CITY TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL SOLUTIONS IN THE FUTURE.
AND THE FUNDING FOR THIS IS CURRENTLY THE UTILITY FUND WITH POTENTIAL GRANT POSSIBILITIES.
IS THIS THE, MIND ME, IS THIS THE THING THAT WE ASKED FOR? YES, THIS IS THE APPROPRIATION WE ASKED FOR.
WE CAN APPRECIATE REPRESENTATIVE SAM GRECO FOR GUIDING US ON THAT.
WE HAVEN'T GOT A BUDGET IN THE STATE YET, THOUGH, SO WE DON'T KNOW.
THIS IS THE TOLOMATO PARKING LOT DESIGN.
WE'RE FINALIZING DESIGN AND WE'RE PURSUING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR THIS SENSITIVE AREA.
AND THIS, I BELIEVE, IS THE LAST SLIDE.
THIS IS SEVILLA STREET BRICK ROADWAY AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
I BELIEVE THEY'RE WRAPPING UP THE STORMWATER.
AND NEXT WILL BE THE NEW BRICK SURFACE.
THIS PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE AND IT'S GOING WELL.
AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE.
VERY GLAD TO HEAR THE INLET DRIVE IS CLOSE TO COMPLETION.
I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A FUNDING ISSUE TO GET THAT THING GOING, AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR WORKING ON THAT, WHEN AND HOW THEY DID THAT WE ENDED UP GETTING THAT IN THAT COMPLETION DEADLINE.
YOU MENTIONED ON SOUTH DAVIS SHORES, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A PRIMARILY A RAINFALL STORMWATER PLAN, BUT YOU MENTIONED THAT PART OF IT IS A TIDAL FLOODING.
COULD YOU EXPAND ON WHAT PART OF THAT IS? SURE.
SO THE BASINS, THE INLETS, THE CULVERTS THAT COLLECT THE STORMWATER, THEY DISCHARGE TO THE RIVER.
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THE TIDAL FLOODING COMES INTO PLAY.SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT IS TIDE CHECK VALVES THAT ALLOW THE RAINFALL-DRIVEN WATER TO EXIT TO THE RIVER.
BUT DURING KING TIDES AND NOR'EASTERS, A LARGE MAJORITY, NOT ALL, BUT VAST MAJORITY OF THAT WATER DOES NOT BACK UP THROUGH THE CHECK VALVES INTO THE STREETS, INLETS, ETC.
OKAY, AND SO IS THAT PART OF THE GENERAL CHECK TIDE SYSTEM OR IS THIS A SEPARATE? THIS WOULD BE A SEPARATE PROJECT, BUT IMPLEMENTING SIMILAR TECHNIQUES.
SO THAT WOULD BE FOR THE CULVERTS THEMSELVES? YEAH, THE CULVERTS THEMSELVES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.
IS THERE ANY OTHER ANTICIPATED PLAN TO DEAL WITH THE TIDAL FLOODING OTHER THAN WHAT'S IN HERE THAT'S IN YOUR HEAD OR THAT YOU COULD SEE ON THE HORIZON? THE CITY'S ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE OUR RAINFALL-DRIVEN FLOODING AND OUR TIDAL FLOODING.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE TWO SLIDES THAT ARE ON THE CIP, I CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE FOR YOU.
BUT NO, SO IT'S THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TIDE CHECK VALVES IN AREAS, DITCHES AND STUFF.
SO THE CITY STAFF CONTINUOUSLY LOOKS.
FOR OUTFALLS THAT ARE AT A PARTICULAR ELEVATION THAT WOULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO TIDAL FLOODING TO PRIORITIZE AND TO INSTALL NEW TIDE.
OKAY, AND THAT'S BY ELEVATION.
AND THEN THE POINCIANA PROJECT DOES HAVE A STORMWATER ASPECT ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
THE SEVILLA STREET PROJECT HAS A STORMWATER ASPECT ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
SO MANY OF OUR PROJECTS AREN'T JUST SINGLE FOCUS.
THAT WE HAD TOUCHED MULTIPLE UTILITIES WITH EACH ONE.
YEAH, NO, I THINK YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT PART FOR THE FOLKS IN SOUTH DAVIS SHORES.
I DIDN'T SEE THAT LIGHTHOUSE PARK SEPTIC.
DID I SEE THAT IN HERE? NO, THAT ONE IS...
HAS THAT BEEN REMOVED BECAUSE IT DIDN'T GET THE FUNDING, OR WHAT'S THE STATUS OF IT? IT'S KIND OF IN A...
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE REACHED OUT TO LIGHTHOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD A COUPLE YEARS AGO, HAD A MEETING, TALKED ABOUT...
POTENTIALLY BRING IN GRAVITY SEWER TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
GOT SOME MIXED REVIEWS AND STAFF BASICALLY TOOK A STEP BACK AND STARTED TO LOOK AT SOME ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS.
AND SO WE DO HAVE AN IDEA FOR AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION THAT WOULD NOT BE GRAVITY SEWER, BUT IT WOULD ALSO NOT BE SEPTIC TANK.
AND SO I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH COMMISSION ABOUT THAT IN MORE DETAIL AT A LATER TIME.
WELL, NO, WHENEVER YOU AND THE CITY MANAGER THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE, THESE ARE QUESTIONS I COULD ASK.
SO WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN LIGHTHOUSE PARK IS A LOW PRESSURE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, AND WE ARE ALLOWING THAT TO BE BUILT OUT.
AND SO AS FOLKS ARE HAVING FAILING SEPTIC TANKS AND THEY WANT TO SWITCH TO A PRESSURE SYSTEM, STAFF IS BASICALLY EXPANDING THAT AND ALLOWING IT TO BE BUILT OUT.
THE REASON, ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT THE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING.
WILL UTILIZE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S BEING CURRENTLY INSTALLED.
SO THE NEW STUFF YOU'RE ADDING IS GOING TO BE PART OF THE NEW SYSTEM AS PART OF THE DESIGN? YES.
IS IT KIND OF AN ADAPTIVE, CONTINUAL DESIGN? YES.
I JUST WANTED TO GET IT OUT IN THE AIR.
THE OTHER THING IS NOT ON HERE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THE STATE PART OF THIS THAT ARE ABOUT THE RIVER-TO-SEA BIKE PATH.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS, I BELIEVE, IF YOU GUYS, WAS APPROPRIATE TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT OR NOT.
WELL, THAT WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN OUR CIP SINCE WE'RE NOT FUNDING IT.
IT'S JUST, IT'S IN HERE, BUT IT'S NOT, IT'S UNDER THE STATE PART, UNLESS I'M WRONG.
WE'D BE HAPPY TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THAT STATE PROJECT WHENEVER YOU'D LIKE.
ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO ASK ABOUT.
ONE IS I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S LISTENING ABOUT LAKE MARIA SANCHEZ FLOOD MITIGATION BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOREVER.
WHERE ARE WE AT ON THAT? I SEE YOU'RE STILL SAYING DESIGN.
I KNOW WE'RE STILL TRYING TO ACQUIRE A PROPERTY, BUT I MEAN.
SO I'VE SAT IN THE LAST SEVERAL MEETINGS MYSELF, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS WITH THE.
THE DESIGN FOR PHASE ONE, WE ARE ACTUALLY TAKING THE DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS FROM KING STREET AND INCORPORATING IT INTO THIS PROJECT.
AND SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS MAKING IT A COMPLETE PROJECT WHERE THOSE TWO
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PROJECTS WORK WELL TOGETHER.AND PHASE ONE IS THE CORDOVA STREET, GRANADA STREET, AND BRIDGE STREET STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS.
AND PHASE TWO WOULD BE THE STORMWATER PUMPING STATION ON THE SOUTH END OF LAKE MARINA SANCHEZ AND THE WALL.
YEAH, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S A GRANT AND IT'S LIMITED AS FAR AS US GETTING THAT WORK DONE.
COMMISSIONER JOHN BROUGHT UP ABOUT DAVIS SHORES BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY CAME IN HERE AND THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR AREA AS WELL.
BUT WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME IS THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING ON AND ON ABOUT SOUTH WHITNEY, ANDERSON, SOUTH DIXIE SIDEWALKS FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS NOW.
AND I SAY THAT IT'S IN PRE-CONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE, LET ME GET TO THAT SLIDE SO I CAN MAKE SURE.
SO RIGHT NOW I'VE GOT IT AS EASEMENTS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT 29 PERMANENT EASEMENTS AND 29 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO OBTAIN.
AND THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO BRING UP BECAUSE FORMER MAYOR TRACY UPCHURCH APPROACHED ME IN A MEETING IN ROTARY TODAY ABOUT THE WEST.
AUGUSTINE SOARED TO SEPTIC AND HE SAID THAT WE REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF AREAS THAT HAVE PROBLEMATIC WITH THE SEPTIC AND GET THEM AND THAT'S A BENEFIT THAT WE GET THOSE THAT REVENUE ESPECIALLY IF OUR TAXES OR SOMETHING GET CUT WE WILL STILL HAVE THE REVENUE FOR THOSE PEOPLE PAYING THE WATER BILL SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM OH MAN WE'RE MOVING UM MOVING WELL AHEAD WITH IT.
I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE BACK BAY FEASIBILITY STUDY.
YOU EXPLAINED IT TO ME SEPARATELY WHEN WE MET, BUT COULD YOU GO ON FURTHER ABOUT THE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND THE FACT THAT THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE ANY NEXT STEPS? SO THE UM THERE WERE SEVERAL DESIGN ALTERNATIVES THAT WE LOOKED AT, AND AS PART OF THE ARMY CORPS, AS PART OF THEIR RULES MOVING FORWARD, EACH ONE HAD A BENEFIT COST STUDY DONE.
EACH ALTERNATIVE DESIGN CAME BACK AT LESS THAN ONE ON THE BENEFIT COST.
AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT THE CITY AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INVEST, YOU GET LESS THAN A DOLLAR RETURN.
AND SO BY THEIR OWN RULES, THE RECOMMENDATION IS THE NO ACTION.
AND SO AT THIS POINT, THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY OF THE ALTERNATIVES THAT WERE THERE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE DID LEARN AN AWFUL LOT FROM GOING THROUGH THIS EXERCISE.
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS THAT WE COULD OURSELVES TAKE A LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE UM THE FUNDING OF THIS STUDY THAT WE IT WAS A PASS-THROUGH FROM ARPA IS NOT MONEY I MEAN IT'S MONEY IT'S MONEY WELL SPENT YEAH THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IT'S NOT WASTED YEAH YEAH ABSOLUTELY GREAT OKAY AND THEN UM I JUST WANTED I WAS DOING BACK OF THE ENVELOPE AS YOU WERE GOING THROUGH EACH OF THE PROJECTS AND FOR EACH OF THOSE THAT IS CLEARLY RESILIENCE RELATED YOU KNOW FLOODING RAINY DAY OR TIDAL OR STORM UM I KNOW THE NUMBER IS A LITTLE OFF.
IT'S PROBABLY AN UNDER FORECAST.
BUT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING OR SPENDING $52-PLUS MILLION ON RESILIENCY, AND MOST OF THAT IS NOT TAXPAYER MONEY.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT IS GRANTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, STAFF, FOR MAKING THAT POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY A CITY OF OUR SIZE COULD DO THIS WITHOUT THE ACUMEN OF OUR STAFF AND THEIR HARD WORK.
ETHIC AND WE APPRECIATE THAT SO THANK YOU EXCELLENT I THINK YOU MEANT TO SAY LOCAL TAXPAYER DOLLARS I DID MEAN TO SAY THAT THANK YOU SORRY NOT CORRECTED BEFORE NO AD VALOREM TAXES FROM OUR RESIDENTS THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT UM SO I AM VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUING THAT SEPTIC SEWER PROGRAM WE'RE STILL HERE.
SPENDING $250,000 A YEAR ON THAT, AND THAT'S A REALLY GOOD SUGGESTION, AND I THINK IT'S CRITICAL, AND IT'S HELPING A LOT OF PEOPLE GET WHERE WE WANT THEM.
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I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY REALLY UNDERSTANDS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE SEPTIC TO SEWER INITIATIVES.NOT HAVING SEPTIC TANKS REALLY CAN HELP INCREASE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK.
IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT'S JUST UM CREATES SO MANY PROBLEMS TO CREATE THAT DRAIN FIELD TO DO THE SEPTIC TANKS GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF THESE PROPERTIES IN WEST AUGUSTINE TO BE OFF OF THOSE SEPTIC TANKS IS JUST GOING TO REALLY MAKE A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE IN HOW MUCH AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS GOING TO BE COMING AVAILABLE AND ONLINE.
AND THEN ALSO, LEE AND IRVIN STREET, AWESOME.
THANK YOU FOR GETTING 136 HOMES.
AND TWO, HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING THAT INTO IT EVENTUALLY.
ON COLLIER HEIGHTS, I REALLY, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A BOND IN THE FUTURE.
AND IF IT'S A MILLION DOLLARS TO CREATE A NEW LIFT STATION TO BENEFIT 160 HOMES, GETTING 160 HOMES OFF OF.
SEPTIC SYSTEM ONTO SEWER I GUESS THAT'S WHAT THAT THE GOAL THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THAT IS I SAY LET'S THINK ABOUT PLEASE LET'S CONSIDER FOLDING THIS PROJECT INTO THAT BOND WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THAT BOND COMING UP FOR THE FIRE STATION WHICH LEADS ME AND THAT'S JUST THAT'S NOT A QUESTION IT'S JUST A STATEMENT I'D LOVE TO SEE Y'ALL THINK ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE AND UM I DO KNOW THAT ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING IT RIGHT NOW, TWO THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN THIS, AND I ALWAYS BRING THIS UP EVERY YEAR, IT'S NOT CONSIDERED, YOU KNOW, UTILITY AND PUBLIC WORKS, BUT IT'S ALSO PART OF OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, SO TO SPEAK.
AND THAT IS THE DROP-IN CENTER, HOPEFULLY, PHASE TWO, AS WE'RE CALLING IT.
IT'S CONSIDERED UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS, BUT THE DROP-IN CENTER AND THE ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER ARE NOT IN THIS.
RIGHT, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PAID FOR WITH UTILITIES.
THEY'RE NOT PAID FOR, SO IT'S NOT CONSIDERED, YOU KNOW, IN THIS SECTION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
BUT THEY ARE IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS THAT WE HAVE.
JUST SAYING THAT, I'D LOVE TO, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A BOND.
I'D LOVE TO SEE US DO THE FIRE STATION, THE DROP-IN CENTER, PHASE TWO, ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER FUNDING, AND TUCK IN THAT COLLIER HEIGHTS.
I THINK WE NEED TO GET AGGRESSIVE BECAUSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS IMPORTANT TO US.
AND IT IS IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
BUT WE JUST CAN'T MIX FUNDS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BONDING FOR PROJECTS.
BUT IF YOU INCLUDE THAT IN YOUR LIST OF...
BUDGETARY REQUEST, WE CAN FIND A BASKET FOR THAT FUNDING AND INCLUDE THE COLLIER LIFT STATION IN SOME FORM OR FASHION.
THAT MAY NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.
WE'LL LOOK AT THE TIMING FOR THAT, BUT IT'S HELPFUL IF YOU WANT US TO PRIORITIZE THAT.
AND THEN YOU SHOULD BE SEEING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT BONDING FOR THE FIRE STATION, THE MIDDLETON HOUSE, AND PHASE TWO OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER, PROBABLY IN AUGUST.
AND FOR THE COMMISSION'S INFORMATION, THE LIST STATION IS ONE ASPECT OF IT.
THE OTHER ASPECT IS THE GRAVITY SEWER.
AND IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE AN ESTIMATED PRICE TAG WITH THAT, IT'S ABOUT $450 PER FOOT, PER LINEAR FOOT.
WELL, WE CAN ATTACK THAT LATER AS WE GO.
BUT GETTING THAT CRITICAL PIECE FIRST SEEMS TO BE THE BIG HUMP.
DO LIKE WE'VE DONE THE OTHER AREAS, BUT I JUST REALLY WANT TO GET MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH, IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE, SINCE WE DIDN'T DO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT, SO TO SPEAK, OVER ON HOMES, ON OUR PROPERTY ON THE 82 ACRES, THAT'S A PIECE OF THE INITIATIVE THAT WE REALLY STILL NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF AND RESPONSIBLE FOR.
I HOPE Y'ALL DO BECAUSE I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS SO IMPORTANT.
CAN I ADD JUST ONE THING? IT'S NOT JUST AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
LIKE WE'RE KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE BY GETTING PEOPLE OFF OF SEPTIC AND ONTO SEWER.
SO THANK YOU FOR EMPHASIZING THAT,
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BOTH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.[6. ITEMS BY MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS]
OKAY, GREAT.WITH THAT, WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON OUR AGENDA EXCEPT FOR I'M MY MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST.
I HAD ONE THING I WANTED TO CIRCLE BACK TO BECAUSE MS. COLLADY BROUGHT THIS UP ABOUT THE KING STREET BRIDGE.
AND COULD YOU JUST GIVE US A LITTLE THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF WHAT WE LEARNED WHEN WE VISITED THE DOT LAST WEEK? WE VISITED THE DOT DISTRICT CHIEF LAST WEEK IN GREEN COVE SPRINGS AND TALKED TO HIM AND HIS STAFF ABOUT VARIOUS DOT PROJECTS THAT ARE EITHER SCHEDULED OR ONGOING.
ONE OF THOSE WAS THE KING STREET BRIDGE REHABILITATION.
WHAT THEY TOLD US WAS THAT THE PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE AND THEY TOLD US THAT, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY ANNOUNCED A SEVEN-MONTH CONSTRUCTION WINDOW. THEY'RE PROBABLY A MONTH INTO IT NOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY HOPED THAT THE WORK THEY WERE DOING WOULD EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE BRIDGE FOR UP TO 10 YEARS. THEY DID NOT TELL US HOW MUCH THE PROJECT WAS GOING TO COST. WE DIDN'T ASK. BUT I'M SURE IF MS. KALADY WANTED TO MAKE A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST OF DOT, SHE COULD OBTAIN THAT INFORMATION.
OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. AND ALSO WE LEARNED THAT THAT BRIDGE PROJECT THAT THEY'RE DOING NOW IS REALLY AN EXTENSION. THEY'RE GOING TO DELIVER NOT A NEW BRIDGE TO US, BUT THEY WILL DELIVER A BRIDGE THAT WILL EXTEND TO LIFE 10 YEARS. YOU MIGHT HAVE SAID THAT. THEY'RE EXPECTING 10 YEARS. AND AS FAR AS US GETTING A BRAND NEW BRIDGE, THOSE DETAILS WILL BE FORTHCOMING AND PART OF A FUTURE DISCUSSION. I THINK MS. GALLETTI'S QUESTION WAS, ARE WE PAYING FOR IT WITH LOCAL TAXPAYER DOLLARS? MY ASSUMPTION IS NO. NO, NO, IT'S DOT FUNDED, SO THOSE ARE NOT LOCAL. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THAT.
OKAY, THANK YOU. THANKS. GOOD CATCH. ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR OUR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.