Dec 11, 2023 Commission Meeting

ALL OF YOU. WE ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU HERE TONIGHT.

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WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, AS IS CUSTOMARY IN THIS CHAMBER, IS WE'RE GOING TO START WITH AN INVOCATION AND A PLEDGE, AND THEN WE'LL OPEN THE MEETING.

SO IF YOU WILL JOIN US, UH, COMMISSIONER RING.

GRACIOUS FATHER, WE COME TOGETHER TONIGHT TO FIRST EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, YOUR WISDOM, AND YOUR FORTITUDE THAT HAS LED OUR CITY STAFF AND COMMISSION THROUGH THIS PAST YEAR, WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE TAKE THIS MOMENT TO PAUSE AND REFLECT UPON THE SPIRIT OF UNITY, PASSION, COMPASSION, AND GOODWILL THAT CHARACTERIZES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON OF CELEBRATION AND TOGETHERNESS.

AS WE COME TO A CLOSE ON ONE YEAR AND LOOK UPON THE HORIZON OF A NEW YEAR.

LET US CONTINUE TO SEEK GUIDANCE AND INSPIRATION FROM YOUR DIVINE PRESENCE AND SPIRIT.

TONIGHT I PRAY OVER THE BELOVED MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY, OUR CITY STAFF AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMISSION.

MAY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON BE FULL OF JOY, GOODWILL FOR OTHERS, AND THE PRECIOUS AND FINITE TIME THAT WE SHARE WITH OUR LOVED ONES.

AMEN. I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

THIS CITY COMMISSION MEETING DATED DECEMBER 11TH, 2023 WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER]

WITH YOUR PERMISSION, COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE TO, UH, PROCEED.

[ADDITIONAL ITEM]

IS THAT OKAY? YES. THANK YOU.

UH, IT'S KIND OF, UH, A NECESSARY THING, UH, FOR THE PARENTS HERE.

WE HAVEN'T HAD THE THE CHAMBERS PACKED OUT LIKE THIS THE ENTIRE TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN MAYOR.

AND WE'VE AND WE'VE HAD SOME CONTENTIOUS, UH, UM, MEETINGS.

SO, UH, THIS ONE IS NOT CONTENTIOUS.

UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PARENTS FOR BEING HERE.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MR. WALLACE. WHERE ARE YOU? MR. WALLACE IS, UH, IN CHARGE OF THE CHOIR AT ABE.

UH, WE HAVE, UH, PRINCIPAL KIM GALLAGHER IN THE BACK.

SHE'LL BE WITH US IN JUST A MINUTE.

UH, BUT I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO STATE FOR ALL THE PARENTS.

YOU GET A SECOND CHANCE, AND A THIRD AND A 10TH AND A 20TH CHANCE TO WATCH THIS BECAUSE IT CAN BE, UH, UH, WATCHED ON VIDEO AFTER THE MEETING.

SO RIGHT NOW IT'S LIVE STREAMING.

IF ANYBODY IS AT HOME WATCHING AND WE HAVE MANY, MANY CITIZENS THAT DON'T COME PHYSICALLY TO THE MEETINGS, BUT THEY LISTEN, UH, TO THE LIVE STREAM.

SO THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING.

UM, I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT ATLANTIC BEACH ELEMENTARY CAME IN FOURTH IN DUVAL COUNTY, UH, FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FOR ELEMENTARY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS GALLAGHER [APPLAUSE].

UM, I AM DELIGHTED TO WELCOME THE CHILDREN AND I BELIEVE, IS THIS MOSTLY THIRD GRADE OR IS IT ALL OVER? FOURTH, FOURTH AND FIFTH I APOLOGIZE, THE KIDS.

I'M LOOKING AT THESE KIDS AS I'M SAYING IT, I'M SAYING THAT'S NOT A THIRD GRADER.

UM, SO I AM DELIGHTED TO HAVE THESE CHILDREN HERE TODAY AND TO LISTEN TO THEM SING.

BUT I'M MOSTLY DELIGHTED THAT WE ARE SO ENGAGED WITH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL.

AND I, WANT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT SOME OF OUR CHILDREN IN ATLANTIC BEACH ATTEND NEPTUNE BEACH ELEMENTARY, AND I'LL BE REACHING OUT TO THEM AS WELL.

SO I DON'T WANT TO EXCLUDE ANY OF THE CHILDREN, BUT FOR THIS FIRST GO ROUND, WE ARE HONORING ATLANTIC BEACH ELEMENTARY AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THE CHILDREN.

AND I HOPE TO SEE THE CHILDREN BACK HERE ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY, WE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE ARTWORK.

UM, MISS GALLAGHER, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME OF THEIR WRITINGS, SOME OF THEIR PAPERS.

MAYBE THE FIFTH GRADERS COULD STEP UP AND AND WRITE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD POST HERE IN CHAMBERS OR IN THE ENTRY TO CITY HALL.

BUT, UH, WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. WALLACE, IF YOU'LL LEAD US.

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BUT THEY'RE NOT PREPARED FOR THAT.

FIRST OF ALL, PARENTS, THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN WE CAN SAY, YOUR CHILDREN ARE ANGELS.

THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

NOW, AFTER THEY LEAVE.

I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.

UM, I DO WANT THE PARENTS TO KNOW I SPOKE TO A FEW OF YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY.

DEPART AT YOUR LEISURE.

WE HAVE ABOUT AN HOUR TO GO ON THE MEETING.

UH, CHILDREN, YOU WERE MAGNIFICENT.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US TONIGHT.

WE SO [INAUDIBLE].

MR. WALLACE, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

UH, YOU'VE DONE A FABULOUS JOB WITH THESE CHILDREN AND MRS. GALLAGHER. UH, LIKEWISE.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

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THANK YOU LADIES.

MIC] OH, WELL, NOW ALL THE GOODNESS HAS LEFT THE ROOM.

THAT LEAVES THE REST OF US RABBLE ROUSERS.

OKAY. NOW WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR AGENDA BEGINNING WITH ITEM ONE.

[1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES? I HAVE NONE.

OKAY. HEARING NONE, THE MINUTES STAND AS PRESENTED.

ITEM 1B IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE TOWN HALL MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2023.

ANY CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? OKAY. HEARING NONE, THE MINUTES WILL STAND AS SUBMITTED.

NOW WE GET TO GO TO COURTESY OF THE FLOOR, UH, FOR OUR VISITORS.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE DO HAVE A FEW, UH.

OH, DONNA, CAN YOU START US OFF WITH ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER BOLE PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER KELLY. PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER RING.

PRESENT. MR. WATERS. PRESENT.

MAYOR FORD HERE.

AND NOW WE'LL GO TO, UM.

HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED IN? DID YOU WANT TO HANDLE THAT ONE FIRST? OH, I YES, I DO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, WHERE IS AMANDA?

[2. COURTESY OF FLOOR TO VISITORS]

UH, WE HAVE AMANDA NAPOLITANO.

NAPOLITANO. VERY GOOD.

SORRY, AMANDA. I KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE THAT.

UH, AMANDA REPRESENTS, UH, THE DONNA FOUNDATION.

UH, SHE'S GOING TO UPDATE US ON WHAT'S GOING ON THIS YEAR WITH THE RUN.

UH, BUT I SHE'S BEEN HERE.

I THINK YOU'VE BEEN HERE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

I HAVE. OKAY. AND SO THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK.

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING IT GOING.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO TELL US? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE WHERE WE LIVE.

THAT WAS SUCH A JOYOUS OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THAT.

WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, I THOUGHT, OH, DEAR, BECAUSE THE PLACE WAS PACKED OUT AND I THOUGHT, OH, LORDY.

BUT ANYWAY, UM, I'M AMANDA NAPOLITANO, I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DONNA FOUNDATION.

UM, THE 17TH ANNUAL 17TH ANNUAL NATIONAL MARATHON TO FINISH BREAST CANCER IS COMING FEBRUARY 4TH, 2024 ON SUNDAY. AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS DESTINATION HOPE, UM, DESTINATION BECAUSE THIS IS A DESTINATION WEEKEND FOR MANY PEOPLE LOCAL RUNNERS, REGIONAL RUNNERS, RUNNERS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION, ALL OVER THE WORLD.

COME HERE.

UH, TO CELEBRATE SURVIVORSHIP AND HOPE.

BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE DO THROUGH THE DONNA FOUNDATION SERVING FAMILIES LIVING WITH BREAST CANCER.

UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO INVITE EVERYONE IN ATLANTIC BEACH TO JOIN US, TO RUN, TO VOLUNTEER AND TO DO WHAT THEY DO BEST, WHICH IS CHEER AND TO COME OUT AND AND CHEER ALL OF THE RUNNERS ON ON THAT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY THE 4TH.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY TO TO THANK THE COMMUNITY.

UM, THANK YOU FOR ONCE AGAIN OPENING UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO THESE RUNNERS, UH, SO THAT THEY CAN CELEBRATE SURVIVORSHIP.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR LEADING THIS COMMUNITY, AND CERTAINLY FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TEAMS THAT PARTNERS WITH US TO HELP ENSURE THAT IT IS A SAFE EVENT FOR ALL INVOLVED, BOTH RESIDENTS AND RUNNERS ALIKE.

UM, SO REALLY, THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY.

MORE INFORMATION. REGISTRATION, VOLUNTEER.

UH, THE COURSE HAS NOT CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR, SO IT'S THE SAME PLAN AS LAST YEAR.

AND IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN GO TO BREASTCANCERMARATHON.COM.

PERFECT. AMANDA UM, DO YOU HAVE A NUMBER YET? ARE YOU GOING TO ECLIPSE LAST YEAR'S PARTICIPATION? RIGHT NOW WE ARE ABOUT 14% HIGHER REGISTRATION THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR, SO WE WILL SEE HOW THINGS GO.

MANY TIMES WEATHER IS DICTATING OF WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

BUT, UM.

BUT IT LOOKS GOOD.

LOOKS GOOD. WELL, WE ARE ALWAYS EXCITED TO HAVE THE DONNA RUN THROUGH ATLANTIC BEACH.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. IT'S MY PLEASURE.

THANKS, EVERYBODY. [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE TWO MAYOR.

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UM, SO, COURTESY OF THE FLOOR IS FIVE MINUTES.

UH, YOU CAN SPEAK ON WHATEVER YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON.

UM, KEEP IT CIVIL.

UH, AND WHO IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER? AARON FREEDMAN.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY WASN'T READY TO STAND UP AND TALK, BUT I'M GOING TO DO IT.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.

AHEAD OF TIME FOR LISTENING TO ME.

I'M A RESIDENT OF 662 MAIN STREET.

UM, AT THIS POINT, ALL OF US ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING SIGNATURES FOR PETITIONS THAT WOULD RUN FROM 6TH STREET ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 14TH STREET, THAT EACH OF THOSE BLOCKS RECEIVE A SPEED BUMP.

UM, THIS STARTED WELL OVER THREE YEARS AGO WHEN BRITAIN NORRIS WAS OUR REPRESENTATIVE.

UM, THERE HAS BEEN PLENTY OF PILOT STUDY ON IT.

IT WAS PRETTY MUCH PROVED THAT THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE THAT WAS PLACED ON NINTH STREET IS DOES NOT WORK.

IT DOES NOT KEEP PEOPLE FROM RUNNING THE STOP SIGNS, AND IT DEFINITELY DOES NOT KEEP PEOPLE FROM SPEEDING.

UM, THERE WAS A POINT IN TIME WHEN I WAS STANDING WITH ONE OF YOUR TRAFFIC OFFICERS, AND HE WAS TELLING ME THAT HE TICKETED TWO PEOPLE GOING DOWN BETWEEN NORTH AND 6TH STREET EARLY IN THE MORNING.

YOU KNOW, WHEN KIDS WERE OUT THERE WALKING TO THE, UH, SCHOOL BUSSES, GOING 52 MILES AN HOUR, HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE WAS TRACKING PEOPLE GOING ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 20 MILES FASTER THAN THE 25 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT THAT WE HAVE ON OUR STREET.

AT ONE POINT, WE THOUGHT WE HAD EVERYTHING SOLVED.

UM, JULY OF THIS YEAR THAT ALL THREE OF THOSE BLOCKS WERE GOING TO GET SPEED BUMPS, THAT THE PILOT STUDY TEMPORARY CIRCLE WAS GOING TO GET TAKEN DOWN.

ALL THOSE SPEED POLES WERE GOING TO GET TAKEN DOWN, AND WE WERE GOING TO GET OUR SPEED BUMPS.

WELL, I HAPPENED TO CALL JUST TO CHECK IN.

AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, I FOUND OUT THAT BETWEEN NINTH AND SIXTH BEHIND OUR BACKS, UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DECIDED NOT TO GIVE US A SPEED BUMP, WHICH TRIGGERED ME TO GET A HOLD OF JESSICA.

AND NOW WE ARE OUT GETTING PETITIONS.

I KNOW ON MY BLOCK I'VE GOT 23 SIGNATURES.

I PROBABLY COULD HAVE HAD A LOT MORE, BUT MY HOURS DIDN'T QUITE CLICK WITH EVERYBODY ELSE'S HOURS.

BUT EVERYONE THAT SIGNED THAT PETITION IS UPSET.

THEY WANT THE SPEED BUMP ON OUR BLOCK.

IT IS NECESSARY.

WE HAVE CHILDREN.

WE HAVE NO SIDEWALKS.

THERE WON'T BE ANY SIDEWALKS ABLE TO BE PUT IN.

WE'RE FINE WITH CARS BEING PARKED ON OUR STREET.

IT'S KIND OF NECESSARY BECAUSE A LOT OF US HAVE MULTIPLE CARS, BUT PEOPLE CONTINUE TO SPEED AND IT'S DANGEROUS.

IT REALLY IS DANGEROUS FOR US.

AND WE JUST REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT PETITION AND THOSE REQUESTS FROM ALL OF US IN THOSE THREE BLOCKS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, MISS FREEDMAN.

MARK GABRYNOWICZ. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UM, MARK GABRYNOWICZ LIVE ON NORTH SHORE DRIVE, AS COMMISSIONER RING OPENED UP, SAID THIS IS THE SEASON.

IT'S THE END OF THE YEAR.

WE TEND TO GATHER OUR THOUGHTS AND KIND OF LOOK FORWARD TO TO NEXT YEAR.

I WANT TO JUMP THE GUN A LITTLE BIT.

AND BECAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE NORMALLY, ASKED THE CHAIR TO PRESENT A SUMMARY OF THE YEAR'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

UM, I LIKEN THAT TO A VICTORY LAP OF SORTS, BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO LOOK BACKWARDS.

I LIKE TO LOOK FORWARDS, AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY THIS IS WHAT WE DID, PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK.

UH, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE SO MUCH WORK TO DO.

WE'VE DONE SOME GOOD THINGS.

UH, WE'VE HAD SOME ADVANCES WITH OUR COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN.

UH, WE'VE PROMOTED A LOT OF, UH, INTER COMMITTEE AND INTER BOARD RELATIONSHIPS, ESTABLISHED WORKING GROUPS.

LOTS AND LOTS OF ACTIVITIES.

UM, WITH THIS PROGRESS, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE FOUND OUR STARTING BLOCKS. THOSE EIGHT STARTING BLOCKS BLOCKS ARE THE CAP, THE EIGHT AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN.

THE SUSTAINABILITY RESILIENCY COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN.

ALL OF THOSE EIGHT AREAS ARE WHAT WE HAVE FOCUSED ON IN THE PAST YEAR AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON FOR THE NEXT, HOPEFULLY 30 YEARS OR SO.

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WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS.

BUT WHAT I WANT WHAT I'M HERE TO SAY TONIGHT, IS EVERY STRIDE OF THAT RACE MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

OUR GOAL, AND THIS COMMUNITY'S GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED IN EACH AND EVERY THING WE DO.

IT'S OBVIOUS I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE SINCE 1983.

MY FIRST MOVE HERE, MY KIDS WERE OUT IN THE YARDS PLAYING WITH FROGS AND TURTLES AND ALL KINDS OF CRITTERS.

DON'T SEE THEM ANYMORE.

THEY LOVE BLACK RACER SNAKES.

BIG BLACK SNAKES.

DON'T SEE THEM ANYMORE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

OUR ENVIRONMENT IS CHANGING.

OUR ECOLOGY IS CHANGING.

WE NEED TO FIX THAT.

EVERY STEP IN EVERY LANE IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT.

FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE KIND OF APPROACHING THE FINAL TURN, SEE, THE RACE IS COMING TO AN END EVENTUALLY.

UM, YOU START TO THINK ABOUT, WHAT HAVE I DONE? UM, AGAIN, I DON'T LIKE TO LOOK BACK, BUT I KNOW THERE'S SOMEONE BEHIND ME WAITING TO CATCH THE BATON.

I PASSED THE BATON TO THAT PERSON.

AND MY MOST IMPORTANT GOAL IS NOT TO DROP THAT BATON.

NOT TO GET THE SHORT END OF THE STICK TO MAKE SURE IT IS A CLEAN, CLEAN PASS AND WE MOVE ON.

SO THAT IS OUR COLLECTIVE JOB AS WE HEAR YOUNG KIDS SINGING ABOUT GREAT, GREAT THINGS AND WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERY STEP COUNTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GABRYNOWICZ. MARK I ALWAYS TRIP UP ON YOUR NAME.

OKAY. UM, IF WE HAVE NO OTHER REGISTERED SPEAKERS, WOULD ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK THAT HAS NOT SIGNED IN? OKAY. IF NOT, THEN WE'LL CLOSE COURTESY OF THE FLOOR AND WE'LL MOVE DIRECTLY TO CITY MANAGER REPORTS.

[3. CITY MANAGER REPORTS]

UM, BEFORE WE USE THE 90 DAY CALENDAR, THE FOUR ITEMS OF NOTE ARBOR DAY FLAG RAISING IS TO BE HELD FRIDAY, JANUARY 19TH AT 9 A.M.

IN FRONT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THERE'S A TOWN HALL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 10 A.M.

ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 20TH TO GO OVER CHAPTER 24 CHANGES AND SOME COMP PLAN UPDATES.

AND THEN, UM.

I THINK I MAY HAVE SKIPPED SOMETHING THERE.

THERE WAS A TOWN HALL SCHEDULED FOR THE 20TH JANUARY 20TH.

EXCUSE ME. AND THEN ON MONDAY THE 22ND, THERE'S A WORKSHOP TO COVER CHAPTER 24 AND THE COMP PLAN UPDATES.

AND THEN ON JANUARY 29TH, WE HAVE A PRIORITY SETTING MEETING SCHEDULED.

AND WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE THE 90 DAY CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 2023.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 90 DAY CALENDAR.

MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE THE 90 DAY CALENDAR.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY WITH AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED? IT, UH, CARRIES.

UM, MR. KILLINGSWORTH HAS, UH, ARE WE DOING ANYTHING ON ARBOR DAY WITH ABE? WITH THE CHILDREN? SO. NOT THAT I'M AWARE.

WELL, UM, I'M GOING TO CALL ON A CITIZEN, MR. GABRYNOWICZ. ARE WE ON FOR THE SAME THING THAT WE DID LAST YEAR? BASICALLY THE SAME. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. UH, SO JUST FOR ANYBODY WATCHING, UH, THIS IS A SPECIAL DAY IN ATLANTIC BEACH BECAUSE WE'LL BE, UH, I GUESS WE'LL BE MEETING OUT IN FRONT OF THE, AROUND THE FLAGPOLE AGAIN. CHIEF, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE PROBABLY DOING? UH, UH, RIGHT OUT FRONT, UH, NEXT TO, UH, SEMINOLE ROAD.

BUT THE, UH, CHILDREN OR SOME OF THE CHILDREN WILL COME OVER FROM ABE AND PARTICIPATE, AND IT'S A IT'S A WONDERFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE, UH, WHERE THE ADULTS, LIKE MARK AND I LEARN FROM THE CHILDREN, UM, INSTEAD OF THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

THE CHILDREN ARE VERY MUCH ENGAGED IN ARBOR DAY, AND THERE'LL BE A LITTLE TALK ON THAT.

UH, SO SOME LESSONS AND SOME FUN.

AND SO, COMMISSIONERS, I HOPE AND I, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, ALMOST ALL OF YOU WERE THERE LAST YEAR.

SO, UH, LET'S ALL COALESCE ON THAT IF WE CAN.

UH, OKAY. SO WE HAVE THE 90 DAY CALENDAR, UH, MOVING ALONG TO, UH, REPORTS FROM CITY COMMISSIONERS.

[4. REPORTS AND/OR REQUESTS FROM CITY COMMISSIONERS]

AND, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I, UH, HAD ACTUALLY SPOKEN TO BILL AND, UM, UH, KEVIN HOGENCAMP TODAY ABOUT GETTING WITH YOU OR WHOEVER, UM, AT, UM, ON THE COMMITTEE FOR, UH, BEACHES TOWN CENTER.

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WE'VE GOT A MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT, SO I'LL BRING THAT UP.

THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER KELLY NOTHING TONIGHT.

COMMISSIONER RING. OKAY, SO I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE WHAT MY NEIGHBOR KAREN FREEDMAN WAS TALKING ABOUT ON MAIN STREET.

WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO PUT UP SPEED TABLES.

UH, ONE BETWEEN SIXTH AND NINTH STREET.

UH, WE WILL NEED 60% OF THE MAIN STREET REGISTERED VOTERS, UH, TO SIGN THAT PETITION.

AT THAT POINT, SHE WAS ABLE KAREN WAS ABLE TO COLLECT 23.

I COLLECTED AROUND SIX.

SO WE'RE REALLY PAST THAT.

WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE PETITIONS.

UH, FOR 14TH THROUGH NINTH, WE'LL NEED 30 SIGNATURES TOTAL.

OKAY. THAT'S GOOD.

UM, ANYWAY, SO I DID WANT TO REITERATE THAT, AND THAT WOULD BE TWO, UH, SPEED TABLES.

AND THOSE TABLES, UM, AREN'T THE THE BIG BUMPS.

THEY'RE MUCH WIDER.

UH, A LOT MORE SKATEBOARD FRIENDLY AND ROLLERBLADE FRIENDLY, RIGHT? YEAH. STROLLER FRIENDLY.

UM, TO GO OVER AND AS KAREN WAS MENTIONING, THE STREET IS, IS HIGHLY TRAFFICKED NOT JUST BY CARS AND VEHICLES.

KEEP IN MIND, COMMISSION THAT, UM, YOU HAVE THE INDUSTRIAL, UH, DISTRICT AT THE END OF MAIN STREET.

IT'S CLOSER TO DUTTON.

AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE RESIDENTIAL ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

SO WE GET A WHOLE SLEW OF DIFFERENT VEHICLES DOGS, UM, DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS, WALKING STROLLERS, JOGGERS, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN GOING TO AND FROM THEIR BUS STOPS.

SO IT IS NECESSARY.

SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET TWO SPEED TABLES BETWEEN 14TH AND NINTH AND THEN ONE BETWEEN NINTH AND SIXTH.

AND THAT'S OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW.

UM, MAYBE WE'LL GET IT BEFORE THE THE END OF THE YEAR.

UM, I ALSO WANTED TO ASK FOR AN UPDATE ON DORA DRIVE.

I KNOW WE LAPSED IN THE 45 DAY EXTENSION FOR THAT PHASE TWO, SO I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THAT.

UM, JUST REAL QUICK, UH, UPCOMING EVENTS.

THERE'S A TOY DRIVE THAT THEY'RE COLLECTING.

THE [INAUDIBLE] IS COLLECTING TOYS UP UNTIL THE 18TH, I BELIEVE.

AND THEN THE LUMINARIA IS A LITTLE LATER THAN NORMAL THIS YEAR.

SO DON'T FORGET TO GET THOSE KITS.

IT'S A IT'S A WONDERFUL CAUSE.

AND, UM, 100% OF THE PROCEEDS DO GO TO LOCAL CHARITIES RIGHT HERE AT THE BEACHES.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER.

UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, UM, MR. KILLINGSWORTH, WOULD YOU ADDRESS DORA DRIVE? SURE, MR. MAYOR. SO WITH DORA DRIVE, WE, UH, HAD DONE A PHASE TWO.

THE PHASE TWO CAME BACK AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS CONTAMINATION ON THE SITE.

TERMINATE THE CONTRACT BASED OFF OF THAT.

UM. HAVING SAID THAT, WE ARE TALKING WITH THE SELLER IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE SO THAT WE COULD ENTER INTO A NEW CONTRACT AND WHAT THE SELLER HAS SUGGESTED IS PERHAPS THEY COULD CUT OFF THE PIECE THAT IS CONTAMINATED, THAT THEY WOULD DO A MORE DETAILED PHASE TWO TO DELINEATE EXACTLY WHERE IT IS, CUT THAT OFF, CLEAN IT, AND THEN INDEMNIFY THE CITY FOR THE REST OF THE LAND.

UM. THERE'S SOME TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THERE THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT WERE IN TOTAL AGREEMENT YET, BUT I GUESS GIVEN THAT IT'S COME UP, I WAS GOING TO BRING IT UP AT THE ON THE MY CLOSING COMMENTS.

BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF, UM, THE COMMISSION IS INTERESTED IN ME GOING FORWARD, UH, TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE A CONSENSUS ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT ME TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THEM OR WHETHER WE SHOULD JUST AT THIS POINT, WALK AWAY FROM IT.

I'M FINE TO HAVE HIM, UM, EVALUATE IT FURTHER.

SEE HOW BIG OF A PIECE OF THE WHOLE PUZZLE, UH, IS CONTAMINATED, AND THEN MAKE A DECISION WHETHER IT'S REALLY WORTHWHILE OR NOT.

I MEAN, IF 10%.

GREAT IF IT'S 50%, YOU KNOW.

SO I HAD COSTS QUESTIONS.

HOW MUCH HAVE WE PAID FOR PHASE ONE STUDY? HOW MUCH HAVE WE PAID FOR PHASE TWO AND GOING IN ANY FURTHER, IS THIS GOING TO COST OUR CITY MORE MONEY? IF AT THE END WE END UP WALKING AWAY? SO TO COMMISSIONER RING THROUGH THE MAYOR.

UM, IT WOULD BE MY INTENT NOT TO AGREE TO ANYTHING THAT COST US MORE MONEY GOING FORWARD SO THAT ANYTHING GOING FORWARD, IT WOULD BE THE SELLER WHO WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE CITY, UM, THE EXTENT OF THE CONTAMINATION THROUGH A THIRD PARTY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FIRM AND, UM.

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IF WE GET TO A POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY'S PREPARED TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY AND WE COME TO AN AGREEMENT, BUT IN TERMS OF, CERTAINLY NOT ANYTHING FOR CLEANUP OR DELINEATION OF WHERE THE CLEANUP NEEDS TO OCCUR.

THOSE THINGS WOULD ALL HAVE TO BE THE SELLER'S COSTS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS TO DIRECT CITY MANAGER KILLINGSWORTH TO CONTINUE THE DIALOG AND THEN BRING BACK HIS, UM, HIS FINDINGS? OKAY, YOU HAVE THAT.

THANKS. AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

UH, COMMISSIONER WATERS.

GOOD RIGHT NOW. THANKS. UM, I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE TOY DRIVE, BUT BUT COMMISSIONER RING DID THAT AND THE LUMINARIA.

BUT COMMISSIONER RING DID THAT.

BUT ACTUALLY COMMISSIONER RING DID NOT STATE EXACTLY WHEN UH, THE WE WILL BE WHOEVER UH, ACQUIRES PURCHASES AND IS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS, UH, NIGHT OF, LIT CANDLES THAT WILL BE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23RD.

SO, ANYBODY LISTENING AT HOME, UH, PLEASE TAKE TIME.

IT'S ONLY $20 TO GET A BOX OF 12 VOTIVE.

I GET. YES. THEY'RE CALLED VOTIVE CANDLES.

UH, THEY COME WITH PAPER, WHITE PAPER BAGS.

YOU GOT TO GO FIND YOUR OWN SAND.

I'LL LET YOU FIGURE OUT IF YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS.

UH, BUT, UH, BEACH AVENUE, WHERE I LIVE, WE WILL HAVE, UH, A LOT OF THEM LIT UP, AND WE'D LOVE TO SEE THAT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

I WANT TO COMPLIMENT, UH, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY IN PARTICULAR FOR SPEARHEADING THIS.

THEY HAVE PARTNERS.

UH, BUT BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS HAS DONE THIS.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, UH, THEY ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE, UM, SOME OF THE PROCEEDS THAT THEY, UM, THEY, UH, EARN FROM THIS GO TO AB CARES. AND AB CARES IS A FUND THAT IS ACTUALLY ADMINISTERED THROUGH BEAM IN GIVING MONEY TO PEOPLE IN NEED.

UM, MR. KILLINGSWORTH, THAT'S ARE YOU AWARE? IS THAT OR WHOEVER KNOWS? THAT'S FOR HELPING CITIZENS WITH ELECTRIC AND OTHER THINGS OR WATER? WATER UTILITIES, UTILITIES, UTILITIES.

OKAY, SO THINK ABOUT THIS.

FORGET ABOUT THE FUN WE HAVE LIGHTING THE CANDLES.

HOW ABOUT THE FUN WE HAVE TAKING CARE OF NEIGHBORS WHO WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE.

SO THIS IS IMPORTANT.

AND I APPLAUD, UH, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY FOR WHAT THEY DO THERE.

BACK TO THE TOY DRIVE.

I MEANT TO BRING MY TOY TONIGHT AND I LEFT IT AT HOME, BUT I WILL BE IN THE TOY DRIVE.

UH, THAT NEEDS TO BE, UM, FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER.

SO IF YOU PURCHASE A TOY, IT'S, UH, FOR 12 AND UNDER.

DO NOT WRAP THE TOY.

YOU CAN TAKE THOSE TOYS TO ADELE GRAGE, UH, ATLANTIC BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, BEACHES, VINEYARD CHURCH, KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY ON ATLANTIC BOULEVARD.

UH, OR CALL THE MAYOR.

SO, UM. WE'RE GOOD ON THAT.

OKAY. UH, COMMITTEE REPORTS, UH, WE'RE MOVING INTO ITEM SEVEN, IN PARTICULAR, 7A APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO, UH, BOARD MEMBER REVIEW

[7. COMMITTEE REPORTS]

UH, WE ACTUALLY HAD WE HOSTED TWO MEETINGS IN THE PAST WEEK AND A HALF FOR, UM, UH, FILLING, SLOTS ON BOTH BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.

UH, THIS FIRST ACTION IS, UM, UH, NUMBER ONE TO REAPPOINT MAYOR CURTIS FORD AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD MEMBER REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2024 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.

UH, I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY READ ALL THREE OF THESE APPOINTMENTS UNDER 7A AND IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE ONE VOTE ON THIS.

UH, THE SECOND IS TO REAPPOINT STEVEN DITAMORE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD MEMBER REVIEW COMMITTEE.

HE'S MEMBER TWO FOR AN ADDITIONAL TIME BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2024 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.

NOW, THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

UM, DONNA, IF THAT BEGINS ON JANUARY OF 2024.

THEIRS IS A THREE YEAR TERM.

YOURS IS ONE, RIGHT? OH, I'M SORRY, IT DOESN'T SAY ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR.

IT'S JUST TERM. OKAY, THAT'S A THREE YEAR TERM.

THANK YOU. UH, AND THEN THE THIRD ONE IS A NEW APPOINTMENT, UH, APPOINTING, UH, SEAN KEANE TO SERVE AS A NEW MEMBER OF THE BOARD MEMBER REVIEW COMMITTEE, MEMBER THREE FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM, BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.

UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD MEMBER REVIEW COMMITTEE.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

I KNOW IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY OUR CITY CLERK THAT WE HAD MULTIPLE VACANCIES, AND I THINK IT WAS JUST AT THE LAST ONE OR MAYBE WAS THE ONE PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING.

BUT DID WE GET ENOUGH APPLICANTS?

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WE HAVE ITEM 7B WHICH WE'LL COMPLETE [INAUDIBLE] OKAY.

BUT YES, WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

UH, ALTHOUGH I MIGHT AS WELL ADDRESS IT RIGHT NOW.

WE DON'T HAVE BENCH STRENGTH ON POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERS COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

WE NEED MORE APPLICANTS.

AND SO I'M WORKING ON IT.

PLEASE, COMMISSIONERS, STEP UP.

UH, ESPECIALLY THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL FIVE AREAS OF OUR CITY ARE WELL REPRESENTED.

UH, SO IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY WITH AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED? THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

UH, ITEM 7A PASSED.

MOVING TO 7B REAPPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.

UH, THIS IS.

WHERE AM I? OKAY.

I DON'T HAVE THE DETAIL, DONNA, ON THAT.

[INAUDIBLE] ON PAGE 37.

THERE'S A TABLE THAT HAS ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

OKAY, SO, UH REAPPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.

IT'S A LONG LIST, SO I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH THIS.

UM, THE BOARD MEMBER REVIEW COMMITTEE MET ON NOVEMBER 28TH, 2023 AND DECEMBER 4TH, 2023 TO ADDRESS UPCOMING VACANCIES ON VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND MADE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REAPPOINTING AND APPOINTING MEMBERS.

UH, I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH, UH REAPPOINTMENTS.

AND THEN I'LL GO THROUGH NEW APPOINTMENTS ON REAPPOINTMENTS.

WE HAVE, UH, JEFF HAYNIE FOR THE CDB.

UM, AND THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT.

ALL OF THESE ARE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2024.

UM, AND IN THIS CASE, ALL OF THEM WILL EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS JEFF HAYNIE FOR CDB.

THEN UH DANIELE GIOVARMUCCI FOR ESC, SARAH BOREN FOR ESC, BRUCE ANDREWS ESC, MARK GABYNOWIOZ ESC, LISA GOODRICH FOR THE ARCC, ARCC AND KAYLENE MADDOX FOR ARCC.

JOSEPH SCHWARZ FOR ARCC.

UH, THEN WE HAVE NEW APPOINTMENTS.

AND THIS ONE IS, UH, UNUSUAL, BUT IT'S WORKING OUT VERY NICELY.

I THINK, UH, WE HAVE RICHARD ARTHUR, WHO ACTUALLY HAS SERVED IN THE ALTERNATE POSITION.

UM, AND I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY MONTHS, BUT HE'S BEEN THE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE FOR THE CDB.

AND I THINK IN MOST MEETINGS, HE'S ACTUALLY BEEN A VOTING MEMBER OF THE CDB BECAUSE OF AN ABSENCE BY A REGULAR VOTING MEMBER.

HE HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED TO MOVE UP TO HAVE A SEAT ON THE CDB.

UH, AND THEN GREG BELILES IS RECOMMENDED TO BE THE ALTERNATE.

UM WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER CITIZEN, DON GALLI WHO IS RECOMMENDED FOR THE GENERAL UH, PENSION BOARD.

AND UH, DONNA, FORGIVE ME.

UH, PBOT STANDS FOR EMPLOYEES PENSION BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TRUSTEES.

UH, AND THEN FINALLY TODD MINER FOR ESC, UH, THOSE APPOINTMENTS WILL ALSO BEGIN JANUARY 1ST, 2024 AND END, UH, DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS SLATE? SO MOVED.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND. YOU HAVE A SECOND FROM DOC WATERS.

COMMISSIONER WATERS, SORRY.

UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY WITH AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED? THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

UM, I SEE WE HAVE SEVERAL OF OUR LEADERS.

MR. GABRYNOWICZ, UH, CONGRATULATIONS.

UH, YOU MAY HAVE WANTED A BREAK.

WE'RE NOT GIVING YOU A BREAK.

YOU KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

IT'S IT'S GOING PRETTY WELL, BUT, UH, PLEASE CONGRATULATE YOUR MEMBERS.

I HAVE SIGNED LETTERS ALREADY IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS, SO THEY'LL RECEIVE THOSE THIS WEEK.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER LEADERS? UM. OKAY.

OH, AND, OF COURSE, UH, KIRK HANSON.

UH, SO, UH, TO YOUR TEAM AS WELL.

UM, HE'S STAYING ON RIGHT [INAUDIBLE].

HE'S STAYING ON. RIGHT.

UH, MAKE SURE HE'S STAYING ON.

WE'RE NOT ALLOWING HIM TO EVEN RAISE HIS HAND TO ANSWER THAT.

HE HE IS STUCK.

HE IS THERE.

OKAY. NOW WE'RE MOVING TO ITEM 8A RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-

[8.A. RESOLUTION NO. 23-54]

YOU DID? YES.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.

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AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS AND PURCHASE ORDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND AS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

UH, MR. KILLINGSWORTH.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO THE PROJECT IS WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY PROJECT FOR THE CITY.

WE GOT A QUOTE OF 83,000 $375,000.

THE CITY BUDGETED $90,000 FOR THE FOR THE PROJECT.

UM, ACON IS MOBILIZED WORKING ON ANOTHER PROJECT FOR US AND, UM.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL, UM. I'LL EITHER ACCEPT A MOTION OR LET'S GO WITH THE MOTION.

FIRST, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 23-54.

I SECOND, SECOND. OKAY.

COMMISSIONER RING SECONDED THE MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BOLE.

DISCUSSION? I, UM, I HAVE SOMETHING MAYOR, AT THE TOWN HALL MEETING IN OCTOBER.

THERE WERE MULTIPLE CITIZENS WHO ARE FROM AB AND OUTSIDE OF AB WHO UTILIZE OUR PICKLEBALL COURTS.

UM, NOT JUST FOR THEIR OWN RECREATION, BUT TO RUN MULTIPLE NONPROFIT, UH, GROUPS OUT OF THAT THAT HELP BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY. AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.

BUT I DID HAVE A QUESTION.

ONE OF THEM BROUGHT UP HIS NAME, UM, CLINT BURBRIDGE, AND THIS IS IN OUR MINUTES THERE.

HE MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A TOURNAMENT IN JUNE OR JULY WHICH RAISED MONEY FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE PICKLEBALL COURTS.

HE BROUGHT IT UP AT THE TOWN HALL.

I SEEM TO HAVE ALMOST FORGOTTEN THAT THAT WAS THE CASE, BUT I WANTED TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY DID HE RAISE? HE SAID HE TURNED IT INTO THE CITY.

IS HE HERE? UM.

OH, YES, MR. HOGENCAMP.

BECAUSE WE'LL NEED YOU TO SPEAK AT THE MIC AS THEY CAN'T BE HEARD.

I CAN HEAR YOU, BUT THE PUBLIC, WHOEVER'S LIVE STREAMING, I HAVE THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION.

I'M KEVIN HOGENCAMP, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

UH, $4,000 WAS RAISED NOT FOR THE EXPANSION, BUT FOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR AMENITIES AT THE PARK, BUT NOT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PICKLEBALL CORE EXPANSION. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER.

THANK YOU KEVIN. THAT WAS IT.

THANK YOU. YES, COMMISSIONER.

UM, MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS SORT OF RAISED THROUGH THE AUSPICES OF [INAUDIBLE].

THAT'S CORRECT. YES.

SO [INAUDIBLE] IS FILLING IN WITH THE SPORTY KIND OF ACTIVITIES THAT OUR CITIZENS WANT.

UM, AND THEY'RE ALSO BEING GOOD CITIZENS, UM, WHILE, YOU KNOW, ORGANIZING ALL THOSE EVENTS FOR US, I THINK THERE WAS A FEW TOO [INAUDIBLE] FOUNDATION.

I KNOW MISS, UM, DIAMOND IN [INAUDIBLE].

SHE RUNS HER OWN, UH, NONPROFIT USING OUR PICKLEBALL COURTS.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS NOT JUST OUR PICKLEBALL PLAYERS, BUT ALSO THE CHILDREN WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.

AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THEY'VE EVEN GONE SO FAR TO RAISE THE TOURNAMENT, UH, OR ORGANIZE A TOURNAMENT TO RAISE MONEY AS WELL FOR THOSE EXPANSIONS.

THANK YOU, KEVIN, FOR THAT INFORMATION.

YES, COMMISSIONER.

I'VE TALKED TO TO BILL ABOUT THIS.

YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD THIS UNENDING RECORD THAT ALSO BRINGS UP A LIABILITY ISSUE.

OKAY. IF YOU HOLD A TOURNAMENT RIGHT, FOR PROFIT AND THERE IS A LEAGUE THAT PLAYS OUT THERE ON TUESDAY NIGHTS OR, YOU KNOW, PICK ANY PARK.

I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS.

WE'VE GOT TO FACE THAT THE THE ISSUE OF LIABILITY, A WAIVER, A FEE OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO BECAUSE IF IT'S FOR PROFIT AND EVEN NON PROFIT, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU COULD FACE YOU KNOW DAMAGES TO THE CITY.

SO YOU KNOW I'M I'M GOING TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THAT.

I KNOW I'VE BEEN SQUAWKING ABOUT IT FOR, FOR A WHILE.

BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO THAT OR YOU KNOW FOR TENNIS LESSONS OVER ON THE TENNIS COURTS, DAYCARE ALL ALONG THE LINE.

COMMISSIONER. AND IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AN ATLANTIC BEACH CITIZENS CAN ENROLL IN [INAUDIBLE] FOR A DISCOUNTED AMOUNT.

SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE MAKING GIVING THE NOD TO OUR CITIZENS.

SO, UM, MR. KILLINGSWORTH, UH, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE A REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING ON THE LIABILITY AND INSURANCE ISSUES? YEAH. SO I'VE ASKED, UH, OUR HR SLASH RISK MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR TO, UH, LOOK AT OTHER CITIES AND WHAT THEIR POLICIES ARE AND TO PRODUCE A DRAFT FOR US.

SO, UH, I WILL SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT FOR YOU IN JANUARY.

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THANK YOU. UH.

OTHER COMMENTS.

OKAY, UH, THEN WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? UH, OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-54, SIGNIFY WITH AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS.

AND IF WE HAVE ANY PICKLEBALLERS IN THE ROOM, CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.

UM, DO YOU KNOW FROM ACON WHEN THEY MIGHT MOBILIZE ON THAT? UH, SCOTT? SCOTT, CAN YOU COME UP, PLEASE? GET OUT? YEAH, THAT WAS FAST, SCOTT.

GOOD LATERAL MOVE.

YEAH. UH, THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS WE'VE KIND OF BEEN WAITING ON TONIGHT.

UH, I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, WHICH WE'RE DOING OUTSIDE THIS CONTRACT, AND THE PLUMBING CONTRACTOR THAT'S GOING TO MOVE THE POWER POLES, THE LIGHT POLES, AND ALSO THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, AND ALSO A BIG, UH, PROBABLY A SIX FOOT CONCRETE POLE THAT HAS ALL THE ELECTRICAL AND IRRIGATION ON IT ALL. I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO HIM.

HE'S GIVEN ME A PRICE AND EVERYTHING.

WE'VE GOT THAT ROLLING.

JUST READY FOR THE ANSWER ON THIS.

NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT THIS IS APPROVED, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START THAT.

WE'LL, UH, PUT A REQUISITION IN TOMORROW MORNING, LET THE PROCESS GO THROUGH FOR A PO, AND THEY'LL BE READY TO DO THAT.

ACON IS KIND OF SITTING ON THE SIDELINES SAYING, HEY, WE'RE READY WHENEVER YOU GET THESE.

THE POLES MOVED.

OKAY. THANK YOU SCOTT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

[8.B. RESOLUTION NO. 23-55]

EXHIBIT A BETWEEN THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH AND WATCH CARE, INC.

FOR THE PURCHASE OF 0.44 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY IN ATLANTIC BEACH AT 100 WEST FIRST STREET, PARCEL ID NUMBER 170715-0000 FOR THE PRICE OF $700,000, DESIGNATING GENERAL FUND BALANCE RESERVE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE PENDING THE APPROVAL OF A CORRESPONDING FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 BUDGET AMENDMENT AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS, COMPLETE DUE DILIGENCE EFFORTS, AND PURCHASE ORDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND AS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MR. KILLINGSWORTH.

UH, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO THIS IS, UH, AGAIN, 100 WEST FIRST STREET.

AT THE TIME IN WHICH THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZED ME TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE SELLER.

I HAD TALKED WITH A THIRD PARTY COMMERCIAL BROKER TO GET AN ESTIMATE OF PRICE.

UM, THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF PRICE.

THAT'S WHAT I BASED OUR OFFER ON.

THE SELLER AGREED TO THE OFFER AND REQUESTED A COUPLE OF CHANGES.

A COUPLE WE AGREED TO ONE.

UH, THEY WANTED, UH, KEEP THE DEPOSIT.

SHOULD WE BACK OUT? WHICH I DIDN'T AGREE TO.

UM, I THINK WERE GETTING THE PROPERTY AT A AT A GOOD PRICE.

THE ASKING PRICE WAS $900,000.

UH, WE SETTLED ON $700,000.

THEY AGREED TO 120 DAY, UM, REVIEW PERIOD FOR US TO LOOK AT, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL, THE MECHANICALS, UH, INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY, UH, SURVEY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, AND SO AT THIS POINT, I WOULD, UH, RECOMMEND THAT WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND THE SALE AGREEMENT.

OKAY, I'LL OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION.

OKAY. UM, MR. KILLINGSWORTH, THE 120 DAYS.

IS THAT A 120 DAYS OF, UH, DUE DILIGENCE TO WHERE WE STILL COULD BACK OUT AND RETAIN HAVE A REFUND OF OUR SECURITY OR A BINDER? YES, MR. MAYOR. SO IT'S 120 DAYS FOR US TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE.

AND THEN AT THE END OF THAT 120 DAYS, THERE'S A 30 DAY WINDOW TO CLOSE.

SO ASSUMING EVERYTHING WORKS OUT, UM, PERFECT.

AND WE CONSUME OUR FULL 120 DAYS, IT'LL BE 150 DAY PROCESS.

OKAY, SO I WANT TO BE FAIR MINDED TO THE, SELLER ON THAT.

IF WE DON'T NEED 120 DAYS, WE WON'T TAKE 120 DAYS.

CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

UM, BUT I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO SEE COME OUT OF THIS NEXT 3 TO 4 MONTHS IS, UM, SOME EFFORT ON HOW TO, UH, HOW DO WE SEE THIS OR HOW DO WE ENVISION THIS BUILDING BEING USED FOR PLANNING?

[00:50:01]

COMMISSIONER. SO I'VE BEEN INVESTIGATING, UM, WHAT WE COULD DO WITH THAT BUILDING.

I THINK THIS IS A BOLD MOVE.

UM, IF WORSE COMES TO WORST AND WE HATE IT, WE COULD ALWAYS SELL IT AGAIN.

BUT, UM, I, I THINK THAT AS A CITY, WE, WE'VE SORT OF YOU KNOW, ORGANIZED THE KIDS ACTIVITIES AND WE HAVE A SMALL GROUP OF SENIOR ACTIVITIES, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE LIKE INTERMEDIATE GROUP OF PEOPLE, UM, ESPECIALLY THE EARLY RETIREES THAT DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO GO AND DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO.

SO I HAVE I'VE BEEN LOOKING AROUND AT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT OTHER CITIES DO.

AND, UM, WE COULD, UM, I CAN WORK WITH KEVIN AND AND GET A SURVEY ABOUT.

ALL RIGHT. IF WE IF WE HAD THIS, YOU KNOW, WOULD YOU USE IT? WHEN WOULD YOU NEED IT? AND I KNOW THAT THAT THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY, WELL, THERE'S ONGOING COSTS AND THERE'S GOING TO BE PERSONNEL COSTS.

UM, AND THAT'S TRUE, BUT WE ARE A CITY WITH UM.

CITIZENS WHO EXPECT GOOD SERVICE.

AND WITH THIS BUILDING, WE HAVE ALMOST TOO MUCH, UM, FREE REIN TO MAKE IT BE WHATEVER WE WANT.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT ALREADY HAS THE KITCHEN, THE EATING AREA AND THE DINING ROOM, WHICH MAKES A GREAT BIG ROOM.

AND THEN YOU HAVE 14 OTHER SPACES THAT WE CAN, CREATE, UM, THE KIND OF SPACES THAT PEOPLE IN OUR CITY WANT TO USE.

SO, UM, THE, THE, THE SKY, THIS IS A REALLY BOLD MOVE.

IT'S IT'S THE SKY'S THE LIMIT.

AND WITHOUT DUPLICATING WHAT'S HAPPENING, UM, YOU KNOW, NEPTUNE BEACH IS JUST OPENED.

UM, THE JACKSONVILLE BEACH IS CLOSED, SO THERE'S SOME GAPS.

AND, UM, LIKE, [INAUDIBLE] DOES A GOOD JOB OF FILLING IN FOR THE ACTIVE, ACTIVE FOLKS.

BUT THERE'S OTHER INTELLECTUAL, ARTISTIC KIND OF, YOU KNOW, BOOK CLUBS AND, UM, ART CLASSES THAT THAT PEOPLE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, UM, IF WE WERE TO OFFER THEM.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, SKY'S THE LIMIT OF WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT PLACE, COMMISSIONER.

SO ONE OF THE ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, THE PURCHASE, IT'S ONE THING TO OPERATE IT, AS COMMISSIONER KELLY MENTIONED, IS ANOTHER.

UM, AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, WE PICKED OUT MAYBE WE COULD HAVE A LOOK AT JUST OPERATING COST, AS IN, DO WE PAY THE PROPERTY TAX TO THE CITY OF DUVAL FOR THAT? SHOULD WE PURCHASE THAT? NO. YEAH.

IT'S EXEMPT. IT'S EXEMPT.

UM, BUT THERE'S BASIC UTILITIES, ETC., ETC..

UPKEEP OF THE PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, SO BECAUSE OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS, WE HAVE TO LOOK A YEAR AHEAD.

RIGHT? IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, WE WRITE THE CHECK TODAY AND WELL, BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE OBVIOUSLY INCURRED COSTS ALONG THE WAY.

SO MAYBE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AS WE DO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THE BIG PICTURE.

AND I LIKE COMMISSIONER KELLY I'VE GOT SOME IDEAS.

I THINK WE ALL HAVE IDEAS OF WHAT THAT COULD BE USED FOR.

BUT THERE IS INCURRED COSTS THAT WE NEED TO KNOW UP FRONT.

RIGHT. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

I'M EXCITED RIGHT ALONG WITH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I THINK IT CAME AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME.

UM, OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS, AS HAS BEEN NOTED BY OUR CITIZENS, ARE A STAPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BEACH TOWN.

AND, UM, WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB KIND OF TAKING OVER BAKER IN JORDAN, UH, OUR GAIL BAKER AND JORDAN PARK AREA.

I THINK THIS WILL HELP OFFSET THAT BALANCE THERE.

SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND I'M 100% FOR IT.

AND IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE BAKER CENTER ALLOTTED RENOVATION MONEY THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PLACED FOR THAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS. I'M NOT GOING TO FORGET ABOUT THE VETERANS, THOUGH.

UM, THEY'RE RIGHT THERE.

UH, THE PARK AND THE, UH.

UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR IT.

AND, UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST GOING TO PURCHASE IT.

I'M GLAD THAT WE'VE GOT A GREAT DEAL ON IT.

GOT A GREAT DEAL ON IT.

UH, PHENOMENAL.

GREAT DEAL ON IT. I.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

AND SO I'M JUST EXCITED.

UM, THERE IS A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR IT, AND, UH, THERE ARE BEFORE I FORGET, I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT OUR CITY MANAGER FOR BEING BOLD IN HIS OFFER AND NOT OFFERING TOO MUCH.

UH, I THINK YOU'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THAT.

AND I THINK YOU'VE.

THIS, I THINK, IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF GOOD GOVERNMENT IN PROTECTING US ON THE CONTRACT, UH, GETTING US PLENTY OF WORKING ROOM ON TIME, UH, TO ASSESS THIS, BECAUSE NEVER FORGET, DURING THAT DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD, WE CAN CHOOSE FOR ANY REASON TO WALK AWAY FROM THAT CONTRACT.

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OKAY. AND SO, UH, IF IF THE SELLER'S WATCHING THIS MEETING, I DON'T WANT THE SELLER TO THINK WE'RE ACTING IN BAD FAITH.

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, WE MUST BE CLEAR WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD TO CLOSE ON THIS TRANSACTION, THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH AND ITS CITIZENS.

UH, I AM, UH, REMINDED THAT THIS FIRST STARTED THE CONVERSATION STARTED FROM, MR. JEVIC, UH, BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION, UH, AND IT WAS SPECIFIC FOR HIS DESIRE TO SEE, UM, A CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR OUR VETERANS.

AND WE ALL AGREED THAT IF IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ANYTHING FOR VETERANS, HAVING IT LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK MADE SENSE AND RIGHT BEHIND THE AMERICAN LEGION. SO ALL OF THAT WORKS.

CLEARLY, THE BUILDING IS OF SUFFICIENT SIZE THAT WE WE I THINK LIKELY WE WILL DISCOVER THAT WE NEED TO BE USING IT FOR MORE THAN JUST VETERANS, BECAUSE I THINK BILL WASN'T THAT ALMOST 5,000FT².

YES, MR. MAYOR, I BELIEVE IT'S 4,500FT².

YEAH. SO IT'S PRETTY LARGE BUILDING.

BUT BUT WE START WITH THE PREMISE THAT WE ARE GOING TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING UNIQUE, I BELIEVE, AT THE BEACHES.

UH, SO IT WON'T DUPLICATE EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON NEXT DOOR.

BUT, UH, WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO WITH THAT BUILDING.

UH, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE COMMENTS ON THAT.

UH, I DON'T THINK I TOOK A MOTION ON THAT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 23-55, I SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY WITH AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED? THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

MR. CITY MANAGER, PLEASE PROCEED.

AND LET'S GET THAT MOVING.

UM, MOVING TO ITEM 11.

[11. CITY ATTORNEY/CITY CLERK REPORTS AND/OR REQUESTS]

ANY COMMENTS? NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU. UH, DONNA.

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

BE MEETING AGAIN UNTIL THEN SO AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO AROUND THE HORN.

[12. CLOSING COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS AND CITY MANAGER]

YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS FOR MY FELLOW NAVY NAVAL AVIATOR IN THE CROWD.

MAYOR, YOU IMPRESSED ME.

I'LL TELL YOU. YOU PROBABLY KNOW THIS MILITARY FIRM.

YOU HAD A TIME HACK AT 1839, WHEN THE CHOIR FINISHED AND YOU BOLDLY CAME OUT WITH AN HOUR PREDICTION.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR TIME HACK, YOU POSSIBLY COULD MAKE IT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, I APPRECIATE IT.

YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION AND KEEPING KEEPING THE RECORDS ON THAT.

COMMISSIONER KELLY.

YES, I'M IN PREPARATION FOR OUR GOAL SETTING IN JANUARY.

UM, CAN WE ALL GET ANOTHER COPY OF THE THE MAYOR'S, UM, COMMISSION ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS REPORT? BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY SOME GOALS IN THERE THAT WE SHOULD INCORPORATE IN INTO OUR, UH, OUR VISION.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER RING, UM, I ALSO WANT TO REITERATE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY, AND I HOPE YOU DO AS WELL.

UM, I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY, UH, ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION FROM ATLANTIC BEACH ELEMENTARY CHORUS.

AND IT WAS JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL WAY TO START OFF TONIGHT'S MEETING.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.

I AGREE WITH THAT.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER WATERS, JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT THE BLOOD DRIVE THIS FRIDAY.

UM, GET A BLANKET, DONATE BLOOD, GET YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED.

GET YOUR CHOLESTEROL CHECKED.

UM, BUT REALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, BRIEFLY, IS, UM, I JUST I JUST THINK, UM, THIS COMMISSION AND THIS STAFF, UM, HAS WORKED VERY, VERY HARD, AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT.

UM, WE HAVE A GREAT CITY MANAGER, GREAT NEW CITY ATTORNEY.

WE'RE FINANCIALLY IN GREAT SHAPE FOR THIS, FOR THIS TOWN.

WE HAVE A LOT OF, UM, LOT OF POSITIVES.

AND, I JUST LOOK BACK AT THIS TIME OF YEAR AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, I LOST MY DAD AND MY MOM IN THE LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF.

AND, UH, I KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S.

I JUST HOPE THAT, UH, ALL OF US, UH, LOOK AT THIS TIME AS A TIME TO FIND REST AND ALSO TO SPEND TIME WITH, UH, WITH YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS, BECAUSE, REALLY, NOTHING ELSE MATTERS. AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT ALL THIS OTHER STUFF WE WORRY ABOUT AND JUST ENJOY YOUR TIME.

SO THAT'S IT.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER, I JUST WANT TO MAKE 1 OR 2 COMMENTS.

UM. THIS PROBABLY WILL BE THE LAST SHORT MEETING FOR A WHILE.

UH, SO, UH, EXPECT THAT WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME TWO HOUR MEETINGS STARTING IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY.

UH, BUT THIS, UH, ECLIPSES OR CLOSES OUT MY FIRST FULL YEAR AS YOUR MAYOR, UH, MAYOR OF CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, AND I, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE CITIZENS,

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UH, BEING PATIENT WITH THE MAYOR AS I, UH, CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND LEARN HOW TO BE A BETTER LEADER AND A BETTER MAYOR.

UH, AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO 2024 AND CONTINUING THE MARCH.

I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS I'VE HEARD TONIGHT.

UH, WE HAVE A FABULOUS CITY AND MANY GOOD THINGS HAPPENING.

WE HAVE A GREAT, UH, COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS.

WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE ON EVERYTHING, BUT I LOVE WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

AND THIS. THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING, FOR THE YEAR.

SO I WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS, A HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND WE'LL COME BACK STRONG IN 2024.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS? OH, I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER, UM, MR. KILLINGSWORTH. SO NORMALLY I DON'T DO THE CLOSING COMMENTS.

BUT, UH, WEDNESDAY THE 20TH, WE HAVE SCHEDULED AN EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION LUNCHEON.

UM, IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE PARTICIPATION OF OUR EMPLOYEES, I'VE ALLOWED THE OFFICES TO BE CLOSED FROM 11:30 TO 1:30.

SO, UM.

I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE SO THAT THE CITIZENS WOULD KNOW ON THE 20TH THAT TWO HOUR BLOCK, WE WILL HAVE, UH, NO SERVICES EXCEPT FOR OUR ILLUSTRIOUS POLICE FORCE, I'M SURE.

BUT, UH, BUT, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR STAFF AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO, AND THEY OFTEN DO IT, UM, UNDER PRESSURE AND WITH, UH, WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ANGRY WITH THEM.

AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE APPRECIATED.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.