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ALL, FOR JOINING US HERE THIS MORNING. WE ARE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND GET STARTED. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS COMMISSIONER. I REPRESENT DISTRICTS THREE, WHICH IS THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. COMMISSIONER ARNOLD WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE. SHE APOLOGIZED SHE COULD NOT BE HERE BUT WE JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. ALL OF US HERE AT THE COUNTY APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE THIS MORNING TO SHARE WITH US YOUR INPUT. THE FEEDBACK YOU HAVE PROVIDED AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OF THE POTENTIAL USES OF THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE PROPERTY IS VERY CRITICAL. IT WILL NOT ONLY AID MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION BUT ALSO OUR STAFF IN MAKING DECISIONS ON THIS INCREDIBLE ASSET THAT WILL HAVE GENERATIONAL IMPACT ON YOUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY, MANY DECADES. THE RESPONSE ALREADY WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN REALLY PHENOMENAL. MORE THAN 7000 VISITORS TO OUR SPECIAL WEBPAGE DEVOTED TO THIS PROJECT SINCE WE LAUNCHED IN JULY JUST TWO MONTHS AGO. WE RECEIVED MORE THAN 4200 SURVEYS ON IDEAS AND CONCEPTS FOR THE PROPERTIES. IN SHORT, WE JUST WANT TO SAY WE ARE ENCOURAGED IN HOW OUR COMMUNITY IS ENGAGED IN WHAT THE COUNTY SHOULD DO WITH THE
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PROPERTIES. I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR PLANNING THIS MEETING TO GET MORE FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY. AS YOU KNOW, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD, WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE TODAY TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ON THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR OURWONDERFUL COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ALAIMO. I AM TARA MEEKS. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE WE DO HAVE JOINING US THIS MORNING COMMISSIONER JOSEPH. TOGETHER WE ARE ALL GOING TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING SOME PUBLIC INPUT.
THE IDEA HERE TODAY IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE EVERYONE WITH TWO MINUTES TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND SHARE WITH US YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR IDEAS FOR EITHER SPECIFIC USES OF WHAT SHOULD BE GOING INTO THESE EMPTY SPACES IN THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE HALL OF FAME PROPERTY , POTENTIALLY THE IMAX PROPERTY, AS WELL AS THE PRODUCTIONS FACILITY, WHICH IS RIGHT OUT THERE IN THE SAME GROUP OF BUILDINGS . IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, THEY ARE ALL ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER ON THE ONE SIDE OF THE LAKE. PARKING AREAS, LAKE AREA, COMMON AREA OUT THERE. EITHER SPECIFIC USES FOR THOSE SPACES OR KIND OF A BROAD VISION FOR WHERE THAT AREA IS GOING IN THE FUTURE. THE HALL OF FAME IS MOVING ON TO ANOTHER LOCATION. THIS DOES PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN AND TAKE SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO BE OUT THERE AND DECIDE WHAT DIRECTION WE SEE FOR THAT AREA GOING FORWARD. SO WE ARE GOING TO ASK THAT EVERYBODY, -- COME UP ONE AT A TIME. WE DO HAVE THE MICROPHONE SET THESE TWO PODIUMS ARE ON. THE RED LIGHTS ARE ON. WHEN YOU COME UP COME YOU DON'T NEED TO PUSH ANY BUTTONS. YOU DON'T NEED TO TOUCH ANYTHING TO GET IT GOING. YOU WILL NOTICE THERE IS A CLOCK RIGHT HERE THAT IS SET FOR TWO MINUTES. I WILL SET THAT . WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF THE TWO MINUTES, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU STOP. I WILL ASK THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE HOLD ALL YOUR PAUSES, COMMENTS WHILE THE PERSON IS STANDING AT THE PODIUM. TWO MINUTES IS NOT A LONG TIME. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE RESPECTFUL TO EVERYBODY WHEN THEY ARE APPEAR SO THEY GET THEIR TURN TO SHARE. I ALSO ASK THAT IF YOU DO WANT TO SHOW ANY DEMONSTRATION OF SUPPORT THAT WE DO KEEP IT TO DEMONSTRATIONS OF SUPPORT. PLEASE NO MAKING ANY DISSENTING NOISES. EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO THEIR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS AND WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN. THIS IS BEING RECORDED TODAY. THIS RECORDING WILL BE SHARED WITH THE COUNTY'S CONSULTANT, WHO IS GOING TO LOOK OVER ALL THESE COMMENTS AS WELL AS THE ONLINE SURVEYS. THEY ARE GOING TO CONSOLIDATE ALL THIS INFORMATION AND GIVE US A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR OPTIONS FOR MOVING FORWARD. LET'S SEE. I THINK THAT PROBABLY COVERS EVERYTHING. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU WILL COME TO THE PODIUM AND WE WILL GET STARTED. ALSO, PLEASE REMEMBER TO SHARE
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS . >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ARLENE SCHIPPER. I LIVE AT 739 COPPERHEAD CIRCLE IN THE CASCADES IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. I AM HERE AS A PERSON TODAY. I WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO REMAIN A RECREATIONAL GOLF COMMUNITY WITH ADJACENT BUSINESSES THAT WILL HELP ENHANCE THE LIFESTYLE AND THE LOOK OF OUR COMMUNITY. WORLD GOLF VILLAGE IS CONSISTENT 15 DIFFERENT HOASS . IN THOSE, THE PREDOMINANT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ARE OF OLDER AGE AND RETIREMENT. WE HAVE
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VERY LITTLE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. BEFORE WE START DEVELOPING WORLD GOLF VILLAGE , YOU HAVE TWO MAJOR ISSUES . NUMBER ONE, TRAFFIC FLOW OFF OF I-95 INTO WORLD GOLF VILLAGE . AND EASIER ACCESS TO KELLY LAKE SO THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO MOVE -- TRAFFIC DOES NOT HAVE TO MOVE TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD TO GET THERE, WHICH IS A DETERRENT ON THEM WANTING TO COME INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SHOP OR TO GO TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESTAURANTS. WE DO NOT WANT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS. WE DO NOT WANT ANOTHER GAS STATION.WE DO NOT WANT THE SAME TYPE OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT IS HAPPENING IN THE COMMERCIAL AREA ACROSS THE WAY FROM US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DO THIS. >> HI. I AM REVEREND BOB MAY. I LIVE AT 613 COPPERHEAD CIRCLE IN THE CASCADES. I HAVE BEEN ON PROPERTY AT WORLD GOLF VILLAGE SINCE THE GROUNDBREAKING AND THE LATE 90S AS A GUEST AND INTERESTED PARTY WITH THE DAVIDSON FAMILY. I WATCHED THE INTERCHANGE BE BUILT. I WATCHED THE PROPERTY ALL TAKE PLACE. I AM THE FOUNDING PASTOR OF THE VILLAGE CHURCH, WHICH I STARTED 23 YEARS AGO. I HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY. I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE REPLACING AN INVALUABLE PIECE OF PROPERTY. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN OFFER FOR THE IMAX THEATER TO REMAIN AN ACTIVE MOVIE THEATER AND WE ARE UNIQUELY SITUATED IN THAT WE HAVE THE ONLY LARGE IMAX THEATER IN THIS SECTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. I ALSO BELIEVE IN HAVING INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE WITH ALL THE PROPERTY OF THE HAL OF FAME, THE TOWER, AND ALL THE OTHER FACILITIES THAT THE BEST USE IN MY OBSERVATION FROM BEING HERE OVER 25 YEARS IS TO SEE THAT THE HALL OF FAME BE CONVERTED INTO A NORTHWEST SECTION OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY LIBRARY . WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MOVING IN. WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ALREADY LIVING HERE. IN THAT CASE, THE IMAX THEATER, WHICH OFFERS MANY, MANY EDUCATIONAL SHORTS SEEN BY MANY CHILDREN AS THEY ARE BUSTED IN ON A DAILY AND WEEKLY BASIS, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD AS A COUNTY AND AS A COMMISSION TAKE SERIOUSLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH ITS EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT VALUES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> CHUCK. 1748 NORTH APPAREL. AS MOST OF US KNOW , THEY ARE ON HOLD RIGHT NOW. THE MEADOWS LIBRARY IS ON HOLD PENDING WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN HERE AT THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE AREA. ALSO, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY YOU JUST HEARD OF SOMEONE ELSE TAKING OVER AND MANAGING THE THEATER THAT IS THERE. BETTER YET, WHY NOT SAVE THE COUNTY OVER $15 MILLION ON BUILDING A NEW SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHEN THE BUILDING IS RIGHT THERE READY TO BE MODIFIED FOR THE SHERIFF . I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE KNOWS OR NOT, BUT PRIOR TO THIS THE COUNTY WAS PUTTING IN A BID TO HAVE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUILT RIGHT THERE ON 16 NEAR PACETTI AND 16. THEY GOT OUTBID BY A DEVELOPER. WAS ABOUT MILLION-DOLLAR RENOVATION WE CAN SAVE THE COUNTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BY HAVING THAT PUT THERE. HERE IS AN ISSUE THOUGH. THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT. REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU DO WITH THOSE BUILDINGS , WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THAT INTERSECTION -- I GP WHERE BUCKY IS -- IS GOING TO TOTALLY CHANGE. ANYBODY COMING OUT OF THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE IS GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN , GO DOWN THE ROAD, AND THEN MAKE A U-TURN TO GET TO 95. THEY ARE GOING TO TOTALLY DO AWAY WITH THE LEFT HAND TURN GOING TOWARD 95. IT IS IN THE PROPOSAL FORM RIGHT NOW , BUT F D.O.T. AND THE COUNTY ARE BOTH LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT. WHATEVER WE DO THERE, WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN MIND TO EITHER SLOW DOWN THAT INTERSECTION CHANGE -- TOTALLY CHANGE IT MAY BE -- HAVING ACCESS TO 95 AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION . SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN YOU MAKE THE DECISION. THANKS.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JERRY FROM 400 NORTH LEGACY .
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THE CASCADES. HERE IS MY LIST OF HELPFUL INFORMATION. THE RESIDENCE OF THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE -- WE WANT TO KEEP THE GOLF COURSE AND PRESERVE OPEN SPACE MOST OF ALL. WE WANT TO KEEP THE GOLF THEME. AFTER ALL, WE ARE THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY . WE DON'T WANT ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT OF CONDOS OR HOUSING. WE NEED TO UTILIZE WHAT IS THERE TODAY. WE DO NOT WANT ANOTHER SCHOOL . THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND CURRENT MILLCREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS CAUSED A TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE ON INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY.CARS ARE LINING UP EVERY DAY TO PICK UP THEIR CHILDREN AND IT IS CAUSING A LOT OF CONCERN. THE PEOPLE IN LEGENDS CANNOT EVEN COME OUT OF THEIR COMMUNITY TO GET ONTO INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY. IF A NEW SCHOOL IS NEEDED, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT IN SILVERLEAF OR VALENCIA OR SOMEWHERE ON U.S. 1. WE WANT TO KEEP THE IMAX THEATER. WE WANT A LIBRARY -- MAYBE UTILIZE THE GOLF HALL OF FAME BUILDING.
THERE IS NO LIBRARY NEARBY US. IT WOULD BENEFIT EVERYBODY. WE WERE PROMISED HIGH-END AND RETAIL RESTAURANTS, OUTDOOR CAFES ALL AROUND KELLY LAKE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THAT YET. AND WE DO NOT WANT FAST FOOD. WE WANT THE FIREWORKS TO COME BACK ON JULY 3RD. THAT WAS A BIG THING THAT EVERYBODY LOVED. WE WANT MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT TYPE VENUE.
MAYBE A DINNER THEATER OR SIMILAR, LIKE THE ALHAMBRA THEATRE IN JACKSONVILLE. IF ANYTHING COMES IN, WE NEED TO ADVERTISE NEAR I-95 TO DRAW PEOPLE IN. IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT MARKETING STRATEGY. LASTLY, WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER OUTSIDE CHURCH CONGREGATION. THERE IS TALK ABOUT CHURCH 1122. THAT IS NOT GOING TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE HERE IN THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS TINA BEASLEY. I AM AT 577 PORTER ROSA CIRCLE. WHEN I MOVED HERE IN 2016 I HAD BEEN VISITING THE AREA FOR PROBABLY 10 YEARS. WILL GOLF EXIT WAS THE NICEST EXIT IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY. NOW IT IS NOT. THERE IS BEEN CRAZY THINGS PUT IN. I OPPOSED THE BUCKY'S. THIS CAUSED THE TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE. IT IS JUST RIDICULOUS. AND NOW WE HAVE HAD WORLD GOLF VILLAGE SITTING VACANT FOR YEARS SINCE I MOVED HERE. IT'S BEEN VERY SAD TO SEE THAT. IT IS A VERY UPSCALE, BEAUTIFUL AREA. WE SHOULD HAVE NICE RESTAURANTS.
WE SHOULD HAVE UPSCALE SHOPPING . WE SHOULD HAVE THINGS FOR THE RESIDENTS FOR THAT COMMUNITY. NOT JUST GARBAGE AND LIKE THE OTHER RESIDENTS WERE SAYING -- I'VE AGREED WITH EVERYTHING THEY SAID. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A THEATER. I LOVE THE IMAX THEATER. MY HUSBAND LOVES MOVIES. I THINK WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR THEATER THERE. AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH PERFORMING OURS. WE NEED TO KEEP THIS AREA NICE AND UPSCALE. THAT IS WHAT PEOPLE BOUGHT INTO HERE.
INSTEAD OF ALL THIS WILLY-NILLY THROWING STUFF AT US DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTY. AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR OUR AREA THIS MORNING IS NOT HERE. SHE SHOULD BE HERE. NOT COMING TO A MEETING LAST NIGHT WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO PUSH A LOW INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT RIGHT ON TOP OF US. IT IS JUST RIDICULOUS THE THINGS THAT ARE GETTING PROPOSED IN OUR AREA.
WE ALL BOUGHT HERE FOR A REASON AND NOW THEY ARE RUNNING US
OUT. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JEFFREY . I LIVE AT 38 PACK NINE . LEGACY TRAIL, WHICH IS JUST ACROSS FROM THE VILLAGE. WE BOUGHT FROM A YEAR AGO. THE REASON WE BOUGHT WAS THE LOCATION , THE AMBIENCE , THE WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME SOUNDED FANTASTIC UNTIL I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME INSTEAD. BUT MY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS. THEY ARE VERY SORT OF SPECIFIC AND PERSONAL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ROAD PRIVATIZED FROM THE GOLF ACADEMY AND AGAIN ON INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY TO PRESERVE THE AMBIENCE OF THE AREA. AS SOMEBODY MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE IS A LOT OF ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN THAT AREA AND RIGHT NOW SOME OF THE TRAFFIC -- IF YOU WANT TO
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WALK, YOU ARE TAKING YOUR LIFE INTO YOUR OWN HANDS. SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN THAT AREA. I THINK, HOWEVER, THAT ANY PLACE THAT IS GOING TO SURVIVE SHOULD NOT BE DEPENDENT FOR TRAFFIC. IT COULD BE A LIBRARY. IT COULD BE MEDICAL FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT DEPENDENT -- ANY HAIR SALONS OR MASSAGE PARLORS OR WHAT HAVE YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SURVIVE IN THAT AREA. THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THE BARRIERS PUT UP ON 95 THAT I UNDERSTOOD WERE GOING TO BE DONE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. OKAY? I AM HOPE -- HOPING THESE MEETINGS WILL YIELD FRUIT AND NOT JUST PAYING LIP SERVICE TO THE RESIDENCE IN THE AREA.DEBBIE. I LIVE AT 254 SOPHIA TERRACE IN PALENCIA. TODAY WE HAVE A CRISIS GOING ON IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY. WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SCHOOLING FOR OUR CHILDREN. OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE. WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT WORLD OF GOLF, WE WERE ELATED THERE MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY FOR OUR CHILDREN TO HAVE A PLACE . THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE AND WE ARE BEING SHUFFLED AROUND TO PLACES THAT ARE OVERCROWDED IS UNACCEPTABLE. I CAME HERE TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY IN ORDER TO HAVE A GREAT FUTURE FOR MY CHILDREN. AND THE FACT IS WE ARE OVERCROWDED , WE ARE OVERBUILDING. THIS IS A COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET ANOTHER SCHOOL IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY .
IT HELPS THE TAXPAYERS. IT HELPS OUR FUTURE. IT HELPS OUR CHILDREN. I REALLY HOPE YOU CONSIDER IT. IT'S A WONDERFUL FACILITY. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF THE TRAFFIC, BUT IT WILL BE TWO TIMES A DAY. THE BUSES COMING IN VERY ORDERLY.
BUSES COMING INTO THE AREA ALREADY. HOPEFULLY IT WILL ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE BUSING FOR THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND I FEEL IT IS VERY SYSTEMATIC AND A COST-EFFECTIVE WAY AS ALL OF US ARE TAXPAYERS IN THIS COUNTY.
THAN YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> GOOD MORNING . MY NAME IS LES LEHMAN. I RESIDE AT 185 TOWER VIEW DRIVE NEAR THE 2311. THAT IS A PART OF WESTMINSTER SAINT AUGUSTINE , A LIFE PLAN COMMUNITY IN THE VERY HEART OF WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 250 SENIOR CITIZENS LIVING IN WESTMINSTER SAINT AUGUSTINE. WORLD GOLF VILLAGE IS A PRIMARILY OVERWHELMINGLY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. IT WAS CAREFULLY PLANNED AND HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED IT HAS A SMALL BUSINESS CENTER, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY IN TRANSITION NOW.
AS OUR COMMISSIONERS , YOUR DECISIONS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER IT REMAINS A PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AS IT WAS DESIGNED AND WHAT THE QUALITY OF LIFE WILL BE IN THAT RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE WITH LIBRARIES, SMALL RESTAURANTS, EVEN WITH A MOVIE THEATER. BUT RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES CANNOT THRIVE WITH HIGH TRAFFIC ACTIVITY. PLACES OF WORSHIP ARE ALSO IMPORTANT , BUT HEAVY TRAFFIC WILL DESTROY THE NATURE OF THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. I THINK WE CAN FIND MANY EXAMPLES IN WHICH THAT HAS OCCURRED. SO WHAT I GUESS WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE THEN IS NO BIG BOX STORES. NO MEGA-CHURCHES.
NOTHING THAT WILL BRING HUNDREDS OF CARS AND ACRES OF ASPHALT PAVING . THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WILL RUIN AND CHANGE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. THANK YOU.
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>> HELLO. I AM ALBERT SILAS, PRESIDENT OF MONZA. 'M HERE TO CONTINUE TO ADD TO MY COMMENTS FROM LAST EVENING ABOUT THE CULTURAL QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS . WITH THE GROWTH IN THE COUNTY, THERE IS MORE AND MORE DEMAND BY RESIDENTS FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS, INCLUDING BEING IN PLACE AND IN ORCHESTRAS AND IN BANDS. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE IS MORE SHRINKAGE OF AVAILABILITY OF THOSE THINGS WITH SCHOOLS BEING MORE POPULATED WITH STUDENTS. SO THEY NEED THEIR HALLS. AND EVEN THE NEW SCHOOLS -- IT IS HARD FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET TIME IN ANY OF THEIR HALLS. SO WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS A WAY TO EXPAND THE COUNTY SUPPORT FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE -- CULTURAL QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS . AND WE ARE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR TOURISTS , BUT WE ARE NOT DOING A VERY GOOD JOB FOR RESIDENTS. WE BRING IN A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS SUPPORT FOR THE TOURISTS, WHICH RESIDENTS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, BUT RESIDENTS TEND NOT TO GO TO TOURIST ATTRACTIONS -- AT LEAST AFTER THE FIRST TIME. THEY TEND TO AVOID THEM. IF THERE ARE LARGE AMOUNTS OF CROWDS AND TRAFFIC. SO THE COUNTY NEEDS TO LOOK AT POSSIBILITIES. WORLD GOLF VILLAGE COULD BE ONE OF THEM. BUT THERE ARE FIVE OR SIX OTHER PLACES LIKE HASTINGS, DOWNTOWN SAINT AUGUSTINE, NORTHWEST COUNTY WHERE A COMMUNITY CENTER WITH GOOD ACOUSTICS COULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU.
>> BARBARA CUMMINGS. 1124 STANLEY ROAD. MY HUSBAND AND I RELOCATED HERE FIVE YEARS AGO IN PREPARATION FOR RETIREMENT.
IT PAINS ME NOT TO CONSIDER POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE LIFE WE WORKED SO HARD TO REALIZE FOR OURSELVES SO WE DON'T WANT TO SEE CHANGES TO THE WILDLIFE HABITAT, CHANGES TO THE PARK LIFE FEEL OF OUR COMMUNITY , CHANGES TO THE GOLF RESORT THEME, WHICH COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT THOSE REMAINING BUSINESSES , CHANGES TO OUR PROPERTY VALUES, CHANGES BY WAY OF INCREASES TO OUR HOA FEES . WE CONTRIBUTE TO THREE CURRENTLY. CHANGES TO OUR RESIDENTIAL SECURITY. I APPRECIATE THE DECISION TO BE MADE BY THE COUNTY REGARDING THE USE OF THESE FACILITIES, BUT PLEASE CONSIDER THE IMPACT TO THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS. THOSE OF US THAT HAVE INVESTED IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY BY WAY OF PURCHASING OUR HOMES IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. THE IMAX THEATER, THE NEW CULTURAL CENTER , THE CONCERT HALL WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE TOURISM INITIATIVE ORIGINALLY SET FORTH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD GOLF. IN CONTRAST WITH A SCHOOL OR A SECOND CHURCH, WHICH THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE WAS NOT BUILT TO SUPPORT. I REQUEST FUTURE MEETINGS BE SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE THESE OPEN COMMUNICATIONS AS A MORE DEFINED PLAN IS DEVELOPED.
BRADLEY REDWINE. I RESIDE AT 309 LOUDOUN DRIVE , WESTMINSTER SAINT AUGUSTINE RIGHT HERE WITHIN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED IN THIS AREA SINCE 2008. RETIRED HERE.
AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS A RED STOPLIGHT AT INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY AT STATE ROAD 16. THERE WAS NO PUBLIC -- THERE WERE NO DRUGSTORES. STOPLIGHT. AND HORTON'S CORNER. HORTON'S CORNER IS STILL HERE , BUT THE REST OF IT IS PROGRESS.
PROGRESS AND CHANGE ARE INEVITABLE. IT NEEDS TO BE MANAGED. AND HOPEFULLY YOU FOLKS ARE DOING THAT. I THINK
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YOU ARE. AND TODAY'S INPUT WILL HELP YOU TO PERHAPS MANAGE THAT CHANGE TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT THE RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA WOULD LIKE . WHEN YOU TURN INTO THIS AREA OFF OF WORLD GOLF VILLAGE OR OFF OF INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY INTO WORLD PARK VILLAGE, THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE CALM THAT COMES OVER YOU . THERE IS A SERENITY AND A PEACEFULNESS WITHIN THIS AREA THAT THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC TO GET RID OF . SO WHATEVER CHANGE IS GOING TO OCCUR NEEDS TO BE CAREFULLY MANAGED AND CONSIDERED TO MAINTAIN THE CHARACTER, THE SERENITY , THE OVERALL ATMOSPHERE OF THIS AREA .EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS IT IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE DRAW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD MORNING. AND TAYLOR. 353 TAVISTOCK DRIVE. SAINT AUGUSTINE. I REALIZE THAT THE ROOM RIGHT NOW IS MUCH MORE HEAVILY WEIGHTED TOWARD RETIRED PEOPLE. I WANTED TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT I'M NOT ONLY HERE AS A STUDENT PARENT BUT AS PRESIDENT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD HOA. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE WORKING AT THIS TIME AND COULD NOT BE HERE , BUT JUST KNOW THAT WE COULD PROBABLY FILL THIS AUDITORIUM MANY TIMES OVER WITH WHAT I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK ON TODAY. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP MANY TIMES THIS MORNING. WE KNOW THAT OUR COUNTY IS EXPLODING AS FAR AS GROWTH GOES. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING HERE IS ASTRONOMICAL. AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIVED HERE A LONG TIME OBVIOUSLY ARE FEELING IT. BUT I THINK WHAT IS REALLY BEING HURT THE MOST IS OUR CHILDREN IN ALL OF THIS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ZONED FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL -- WE JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT NOW IT IS BEING REZONED TO ANOTHER SCHOOL. THEY WILL BE VOTING ON THAT. AND I REALIZE THAT YOU RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF THE SURVEYS BACK. BUT JUST KNOW THAT WE JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS OR ELSE YOU WOULD HAVE RECEIVEDMANY MORE SURVEYS REGARDING THIS. I ACTUALLY FILLED IT OUT MONTHS AGO NOT KNOWING WHAT WOULD BE COMING FORWARD. JUST KNOW THAT OUR COUNTY HAS APPROVED FOR YEARS -- I KNOW A LOT OF IT IS GOING BACK IN TIME, BUT THE COUNTY HAS HELPED CREATE MUCH OF THIS AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SUFFERING THE MOST ARE OUR CHILDREN. WE DO NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET, OUR FUTURE AND OUR KIDS.
AND THE COST OF UTILIZING THE EXISTING SPACE IS A FRACTION OF WHAT IT WOULD BE TO START FROM THE GROUND UP. I WISH WHEN PEOPLE MENTION MOVING IT TOWARD PALENCIA OR U.S. ONE -- I WISH THAT WAS AN OPTION. IT IS NOT EVEN IN THE FUTURE . THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
>> HI. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. MICHAEL SCHMIDT.
LONGTIME RESIDENT OF WORLD GOLF VILLAGE AT 180 PINEHURST DRIVE. I AM ACTUALLY ONE OF THE LONGEST TENURED RESIDENTS OF WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. I'VE LIVED THERE 18 PLUS YEARS. MY WIFE AND I GOT ENGAGED THERE, GOT MARRIED THERE, AND WE MADE A LIFE THERE. I'M ALSO AN 18-YEAR MEMBER OF THE TWO BEAUTIFUL GOLF COURSES AT WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. FANTASTIC LIVING THERE AND BEING PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. I'M HEAVILY INVESTED IN WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS COMMUNITY. QUITE FRANKLY, WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS ANOTHER CHURCH THERE. WHAT WE DO WANT IS FUN , VIBRANCY, ENTERTAINMENT . IT USED TO BE THAT WAY AND THIS, I THINK, IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT BE THAT WAY AGAIN. I REMEMBER THE DAYS OF ALTUS FOR EXAMPLE, THE TWO-STORY PGA TOUR STOP . HE DID GREAT BUSINESS. IT DID NOT CLOSE BECAUSE OF A LACK OF BUSINESS, ENCLOSED BECAUSE THEIR MONTHLY RENT WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. I REMEMBER THE DAYS OF HAVING SAM'S HIS TAVERN AND RESTAURANT LATER BECOMING AUGUSTINE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT.
I REMEMBER THE DAYS OF CHOCOLATES BEING THERE.
BOUTIQUE SHOPS BEING THERE. I REMEMBER THE DAYS OF CONCERTS ON THE GREENS AND FIREWORKS. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE AREA GREAT . ALSO, A QUICK SIDE NOTE
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ON THE IMAX THEATER. IT IS A REAL TRUE NORTH FLORIDA TREASURE. AND I KNOW THAT SUN-RAY CINEMA HAS MENTIONED POSSIBLY WANTING TO STEP IN, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. I ALSO PERSONALLY REACHED OUT TO EPIC THEATERS BECAUSE I KNOW THEY Ú OF HERE. I DID HEAR BACK FROM THE MANAGER. HE WAS VERY INTERESTED IN IT, SO I GAVE HIM THE NAME OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO CHAT WITH YOU ABOUT THAT. I FORWARDED ALL THE NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE IT.DEMARCHE. WE OPERATE THE MOVIE THEATER HERE IN SAINT AUGUSTINE AT 112 THEATER DRIVE. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I WILL START AGAIN. MY NAME IS OUIJA TO MARCH. I'M WITH EPIC THEATERS.
THIS IS MY BROTHER, JORDAN MARSH. WE OPERATE THE MOVIE THEATER IN SAINT AUGUSTINE AT 112 THEATER DRIVE IN SAINT AUGUSTINE. WE HAVE 144 SCREENS. SHOULD BE EIGHT MORE HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH. 152 SCREENS. WE ARE HERE TO EXPRESS OUR INTEREST IN PARTNERING WITH WORLD GOLF VILLAGE WHATEVER IT WILL BECOME IN THE IMAX SPACE. IF YOU GUYS WISH TO TALK ABOUT DEVELOPING THAT INTO A LARGER, MORE TRADITIONAL THEATER WITH MORE TRADITIONAL SCREENS. WE JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES AND LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE OPEN TO FUTURE
DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS JERRY BORK. MY ADDRESS IS 4302 BOAT CLUB DRIVE , JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. YES, I AM NOT A ST. JOHNS COUNTY RESIDENT , BUT I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE IS NOT JUST IMPORTANT TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL THE SURROUNDING AREA. SPECIFICALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO THE IMAX THEATER THAT YOU HAVE OUT THERE. NOT ONLY IS IT THE SECOND LARGEST THEATER SCREEN SIZE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BUT THERE HAS BEEN AN OFFER MADE OUT THERE FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO PUT IN A 70 MILLIMETER PROJECTOR. NOW , THERE ARE ONLY 30 IMAX THEATERS IN THE WORLD THAT HAVE A 70 MILLIMETER PROJECTOR . IF YOU RECALL, WHEN OPPENHEIMER OPENED, THERE WERE PEOPLE TRAVELING MILES OUT OF STATE TO COME TO A THEATER THAT HAS -- WAS SHOWING THE FILM IN 70 MILLIMETER PROJECTOR. SO I THINK THE IMAX THEATER SHOULD BE KEPT . YOU WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A BID PROCESS TO RUN IT, BUT ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE, CAN YOU OFFER 70 MILLIMETER PROJECTOR AND REALLY PUT ST. JOHNS COUNTY ON THE MAP ? IN ADDITION, THAT WHOLE AREA DOES NOT HAVE A THEATER. IF YOU WANTED TO GO SEE A MOVIE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL OVER 30 MILES TO SEE A MOVIE. THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THAT AREA DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO AN IMAX THEATER AND REALLY ENJOY A FIRST-RUN FILM BECAUSE THAT IS ALL THEY BOOK.
FIRST-RUN FILMS. IT IS NOT SECOND RUN UNLESS IT IS, LIKE, THE RERELEASE OF RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK , WHICH THEY SHOWED IN IMAX, WHICH WAS A JOY TO SEE. I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER KEEPING THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE AROUND IN A 70 MILLIMETER IMAX
FORMAT. THANK YOU. >> JUST WANT TO REAL QUICKLY LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT IT IS GOOD TO TELL US THAT YOU LIKE THE IMAX THAT I DID WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THE COUNTY HAS BEEN WORKING TO EXTEND THE PGA'S MANAGEMENT OF THE IMAX .
WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. IF THE COUNTY DOES GET ANY OUTSIDE ENTITY TO HELP US MANAGE THE IMAX, THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH SOME SORT OF PROCUREMENT PROCESS SO THAT EVERYBODY GETS AN OPPORTUNITY AND WHOEVER HAS THE BEST PROPOSAL WOULD WIN THAT . THE COUNTY IS MAKING SOME EFFORTS TO DO THAT. AND WE'RE LISTENING TO YOU. WE KNOW THAT IS A PRIORITY.
>> DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
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>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BILL SCHUCK. I LIVE IN THE TURNBERRY SECTION OF WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. I HAVE LIVED THERE SINCE 2004.
I WAS A VOLUNTEER AT THE WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME SINCE 2008. I AM ONE OF THE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS SINCE SIX YEARS AGO. I REALLY LIKED IT WHEN I CAME HERE . WHAT I SEE GOING ON NOW -- I'M JUST NOT HAPPY WITH IT. NO ONE THAT I KNOW IS HAPPY WITH IT ALSO. AS FAR AS THE HALL OF FAME, IN ALL THE YEARS I VOLUNTEERED, I'VE ONLY HEARD TWO COMPLAINTS . AND IT REALLY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LOCATION OR THE HALL OF FAME ITSELF. AND I JUST -- I'M JUST AFRAID THAT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE OF WHAT IS GOING ON ON IGP . SOME PEOPLE ARE CALLING IT A CONSTIPATION WAY INSTEAD OF INTERNATIONAL WAY. COMING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD TOGETHER ON INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY , IT IS ROYAL PARTS -- ROYAL PINES PARKWAY INTERNATIONAL. THERE IS NO LIGHT THERE. WE ASK FOR A SURVEY AND THEY KEEP SAYING, YOU DON'T NEED ONE. I KNOW TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED THERE. SO JUST FOR THE WHOLE AREA I THINK WE'VE GOT TO TAKE A GOOD, HARD LOOK AT IT. AS FAR AS THE HALL OF FAME, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WAS I THINK IT WASN'T PROMOTED. I CAN REMEMBER COMING BACK FROM A TRIP TO TEXAS. AS SOON AS WE GOT ON ROUTE 10 INTO FLORIDA, THEY STOPPED AT THE REST UP FOR THE FREE ORANGE JUICE. I GO TO LOOK FOR IT. -- A PAMPHLET IN THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AREA FOR THE WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME. THERE WAS NONE. AN EMPLOYEE CAME UP AND ASKED, CAN I HELP YOU? I TOLD HIM WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. HE DIRECTS ME TO A BOOK AND SAYS, ON PAGE 37 AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. HE KNEW, WHICH TELLS ME THAT SOMEBODY -- A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING BUT
IT WAS NEVER PROMOTED. >> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. THE PELVIC. 992 . I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH OF 1122, WHERE I'M A MEMBER. BEING LOCATED IN THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. AND THE WORLD HALL OF FAME. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF. I TRULY AM INVESTED IN THIS COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. I CAME HERE IN 2004 AS A FRESHMAN AT COLLEGE. GRADUATED IN 2008. MET MY WIFE HERE. WE WERE MARRIED IN THAT COMMUNITY ON THE PREMISES THERE. AND THEN WE MOVED AWAY AND RELOCATED BACK TO SAINT AUGUSTINE. MY COMPANY STARTED HERE AND IT WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAMBER AS BEING ABLE TO START LOCALLY AND GROW GLOBALLY IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY. SO I'M INVESTED NOTCHES PERSONALLY. MY WIFE ARE RAISING OUR THREE CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY BUT ALSO FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT GROWING OUR COMMUNITY, CREATING JOBS AND BELIEVING IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I HAVE SERVED SINCE 2016 ON THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HERE AT THE COUNTY. FIRMLY SUPPORTING AND BELIEVING IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK IN REGARDS TO CHURCH OF 1122. THE CHURCH OF 1122 -- WE HAVE BEEN A MEMBER THERE SINCE 2020. ALMOST THREE YEARS. AND THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY. ONE THING I WANT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO IS THAT THE CHURCH OF 1122 IS A GREAT NEIGHBOR. WHEN IT COMES TO THE IMAX THEATER, A LIBRARY HAS BEEN MENTIONED TODAY. DIFFERENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT. THE CHURCH PRIMARILY SIX TO BE LOCATED THERE TO HAVE A PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY TO OFFER FIRST RESPONDERS, MINISTRY, SENIOR CITIZENS MINISTRY, KIDS AND FAMILY MINISTRIES. BUT THE CHURCH IS ALSO WILLING. I AM NOT ON STAFF, BUT I KNOW AS A MEMBER TO SEE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND BE LIFE-GIVING NOT JUST FROM A LOCATION BUT FROM AN OVERALL BENEFIT TO EVERYONE THAT LIVES THERE. THANK YOU.
LETTY BEAUX-ARTS. I LIVE AT 5129 GREASEWOOD LANE. KIND OF A LITTLE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE COMMUNITY.
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BUT I DO CONSIDER MYSELF PART OF THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE COMMUNITY. I'M HERE THIS MORNING ALSO A LITTLE BIT ECHOING WHAT HE GESTURED. TO TALK FOR A MINUTE ABOUT THE CHURCH OF 1122 BUT NOT SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC USE IN THE AREA THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUT MORE TO TALK ABOUT HOPING THAT THE COUNTY AND RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA WILL SEE THE CONVERSATIONS THE CHURCH OF 1122 AND IN A COLLABORATIVE LIGHT. THEY MENTIOND A COUPLE OF THINGS. THIS IS A CHURCH THAT ACTIVATES IN THE COMMUNITY. FOR ME PERSONALLY, I THINK IT IS NO SECRET THAT THE FAMILY THROUGHOUT BUSINESS -- IT IS PROBABLY OUR TOP PRIORITY IN EVERYTHING WE DO TO BE ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS A CHURCH THAT REPRESENTS THAT. WITH INITIATIVES THAT REACH OUTSIDE OF THE WALLS OF THE CHURCH -- IN YOUR INITIATIVES. SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, FIRST RESPONDER INITIATIVES, KIDS AND STUDENT INITIATIVES, FOSTER CARE INITIATIVES. BUT AS I HAVE SAT HERE TODAY AND LISTEN TO THE COMMENTS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT SOME OF THE RESIDENTS MIGHT LIKE, WHETHER IT IS SPECIFIC COUNTY NEEDS -- I THINK THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS MENTIONED, CULTURAL ARTS , LIBRARIES. I KNOW PERSONALLY I DON'T WORK FOR THE CHURCH OF 1122. I AM A MEMBER THERE. BUT I DO KNOW PERSONALLY THAT THERE IS A DESIRE TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY IN A COLLABORATIVE, POTENTIALLY REALLY GOOD PRIVATE, PUBLIC WHERE THE CHURCH CAN SUPPORT THE FUNCTIONS OF THOSE. I KNOW A LOT OF US SEE THE CHURCH AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THE CHURCH DOES INSIDE THE WALLS OF THE CHURCH. THEY NEEDED ABOUT SIX HOURS A WEEK. THEY NEED THE SPACE TO SEE PEOPLE ABOUT SIX HOURS A WEEK BUT ULTIMATELY HAVE THE CAPITAL PROBABLY TO CONTRIBUTE TO A LOT OF WIN-WIN RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF OTHER THINGS ON THE RESIDENTS' LIST THAT CAME UP TODAY. I HOPE THE COUNTY WILL SEE THEM IN A COLLABORATIVE LIGHT.>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JOYCE. I LIVE AT 524 BELLMORE DRIVE IN WESTMINSTER SAN AUGUSTINE. ONE OF MANY COMMUNITIES THAT ARE REPRESENTED HERE TODAY. MY STATEMENT IS VERY SHORT. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO LOOKING AT BOTH THE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND THE TRAFFIC ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED HERE THIS MORNING. THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN EACH OF OUR COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE ENHANCED BY WHAT GOES INTO THIS AREA . NOT JUST BUILDING BY BUILDING BUT AS A HOLISTIC PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND OUR BIG CONCERN IS THAT THE LIFESTYLE FOR EACH OF THE COMMUNITIES REPRESENTED IS ENHANCED AND NOT DEGRADED FOR COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE BASED ON THE DECISIONS THAT YOU WILL MAKE. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ADINA BICKEL, AND I LIVE AT 224 CEDAR STONE WAY. THAT'S IN THE TRAIL MARK NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT OFF THE CITY. WE MOVED TO SAINT AUGUSTINE ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO WHEN WE JOINED THE CHURCH OF 1122 WHEN WE MOVED HERE. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING TO JACKSONVILLE EVERY SUNDAY AND SOMETIMES ON WEDNESDAYS SINCE THEN. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. WE ARE RETIREMENT AGE. WE HAVE 12 GRAND KIDS THAT ATTEND GALATA, VALENCIA AND TOKE WAY. SO WE ARE IN THE HEAT OF GRANDKIDS AND TRAFFIC AND WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS LIKE ON INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARKWAY AND PACETTI. I WAS EXCITED TO HEAR THAT THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CHURCH OF 1122 TO COME TO WORLD GOLF VILLAGE SELFISHLY BECAUSE WE DRIVE EVERY WEEK TO MANDARIN OR OVER TO CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL. AND I AM A YOUTH LEADER. I LEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL ON SUNDAY MORNINGS AND THEN I LEAD THE HIGH SCHOOL GROUP -- CO-LEAD -- EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT IN OUR HOME BECAUSE WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE A PLACE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLERS TO MEET.
SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 50 TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO COME TO OUR HOUSE IN OUR LIVING ROOM EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT TO MEET AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHRIST AND TO LEARN HOW TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO HEAR THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOR IT TO COME.
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OBVIOUSLY AS A WIFE AND MOM AND GRANDMA, A LOT OF THESE THINGS MENTIONED ARE ATTRACTIVE TO US AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE AREA HAVE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED TODAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH WE WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE 1122 BE ABLE TO COME TO THE COMMUNITY.PERSONALLY, WITHOUT TRAFFIC -- I THINK FROM THAT STANDPOINT IT IS JUST ABOUT SIX HOURS A WEEK THAT WE WOULD HAVE CARS COMING AND GOING VERSUS A BIG BOX STORE OR ANOTHER APARTMENT BUILDING LIKE THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER
1122. THANK YOU. >> DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT? >> GOOD MORNING. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS BRIAN. I'M THE LEAD PASTOR OF RIVER CHURCH. AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PGA TOUR STOP THAT ONCE WAS IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. WE ARE SO THANKFUL. WE ARE THANKFUL TO BE THERE. AND THIS HAS BEEN A PART OF US INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY TO REVITALIZE THAT AREA . SO WE FEEL VERY VESTED.
KELLY LAKE IS RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR BACK DOOR. WE ARE HERE TODAY JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE IMAGINE THERE IN THAT AREA. WE KNOW THAT THIS PLACE IS FILLED WITH A MULTI GENERATIONAL GROUP. SO WE HAVE RETIREES WITH A TON OF NEW FAMILIES COMING INTO OUR AREA. OUR HOPE IS THAT WE WOULD SEE THIS IN THREE PARTS. WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO LOOK AND CONSIDER OUR PROPOSAL FOR A DESTINATION FOR BOTH EDUCATION AND RECREATION. OUR HOPE WOULD BE TO PUT A PRIVATE K-8 ACADEMY THAT WOULD SERVE TO HELP OFFLOAD SOME OF THE CONGESTION THAT WE ARE HAVING IN SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS HERE CURRENTLY. WE ALSO SEE THE IMAX THEATER BECOMING A PERFORMING ARTS THEATER WITH AN ARTS FOCUS. WE BELIEVE IN THE ARTS. WE ARE HEAVY IN THE ARTS AT REVERB CHURCH. WE WOULD SEE THAT AS A VALUE TO RAISE UP OUR CHILDREN FOR THE ARTS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE LAUNCHING OUR FIRST EVER COFFEE SHOP -- IT IS A COFFEE COMPANY LAUNCHING NEXT YEAR. WE CAN SEE THE MUSEUM CAFE BEING ONE OF OUR FLAGSHIP STORES AS WELL AS RECREATION NEXT DOOR TO THAT WITH LAND BETWEEN THAT, THE PGA PRODUCTIONS AREA. WE WOULD LOVE TO BE THE FIRST TO BRING RECREATION FOR A FLOW WRITER, WHICH IS A SIMULATION WAVE -- A KID SPLASH AREA AND POTENTIALLY SOME OTHER PARK AREAS FOR FAMILIES TO COME. WE WOULD LOVE TO ALSO REVITALIZE THE PUTT PUTT GOLF THAT WAS CURRENTLY THERE SO THAT WE CAN JUST BRING FAMILIES ONTO THAT PROPERTY. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING MORE ABOUT THAT WITH YOU, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING ALREADY IN OUR COUNTY. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE THAT VISION WITH YOU. THANKS.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ALLIE SIMMONS. I AM PARENT OF A SEVENTH GRADER . AND WE ARE CURRENTLY BEING SHOPPED AROUND . I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT, BUT I WOULD ASK THAT YOU JUST HALT THE DECISION OF CHANGING EVERYTHING BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS GETTING BUILT SOUTH AND THERE ARE OTHER DISTRICTS COMING IN, SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MOVED AGAIN WITHIN TWO YEARS. SO MAYBE WE CAN JUST
PAUSE. THANK YOU. >> DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY? >> CHRISTIAN JORGENSEN. TRAIL MARK. I AM ACTUALLY VESTED VERY HEAVILY IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE BECAUSE I DO WORK AT THE RENAISSANCE . I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING AND I LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS VITAL THAT THAT AREA IS SEEN AS A TAX SPACE, NOT TO BE USED AS -- IN ORDER TO HELP THE HOTEL BECAUSE IF THAT BECOMES COUNTY OFFICES, A SCHOOL, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THE HOTEL REALLY DOES SUFFER. THERE IS NOT MUCH OUT THERE FOR US. IT TAKES A MILE AND A HALF TO GET IN. PEOPLE SEE THE HOTEL. MAN, IT TAKES FOREVER TO GET IN THERE. ANOTHER WAY TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC IS TO HAVE AN EXIT GOING RIGHT INTO WORLD
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GOLF RIGHT BY THE HOTEL SO PEOPLE CAN GO TO THE HOTEL THAT WAY. THAT WILL ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC GOING TO BUGGIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. KEEPING THE IMAX IS DEFINITELY BENEFICIAL FOR US BUT USING THAT SPACE WHETHER IT IS MAYBE BRINGING THE UNIVERSITY. THAT COULD HELP AT THE HOTEL AS WELL. WE ARE ALSO OF HIS RESTAURANTS. WE'VE GOT CADDY SHACK IN OUR RESTAURANT. PEOPLE SIT THERE AND SAY, IS THERE ANY PLACE TO WALK ? THERE IS NEVER ANY PLACE TO WALK. THAT IS SOMETIMES HOW WE ACTUALLY LOSE BUSINESS. WE ARE A TAX BASE IN THE COUNTY .WE HAVE THE CONVENTION CENTER . THAT WILL END UP -- IT WILL JUST END UP NOT SURVIVING BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING THERE AND IT TURNS INTO THIS HALL OF FAME THAT DID BRING STUFF.
PEOPLE JUST WILL NOT WANT TO COME . SO WE JUST NEED TO KEEP IT COMMERCIAL SOMEHOW. THANKS.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS CHUCK MACARTHUR. 384 VILLAGE DRIVE . I HAVE BEEN IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY FOR 27 YEARS. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF STARTING CROSS CREEK RESPIRATORY IN CHURCH IN NORTHWEST ST. JOHNS COUNTY. I AM AN ORDAINED MINISTER IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF AMERICA. FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF DRIVING FROM THE LOTTO BEACH UP TO THE SAN PABLO CAMPUS.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS BEST FOR WORLD GOLF VILLAGE, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THIS, YOU CAN TRUST THE HEART OF THE LEADERSHIP OF 1122 TO DO WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY.
THEY ARE A GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO REALLY DO WANT TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY WHEREVER THEY ARE. SO YOU CAN TRUST THEM.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MIKE MCNAMARA. I LIVE AT 15 COUNTY ROAD SOUTH. WE DON'T NEED TO CONVERT ANYTHING IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE INTO A LIBRARY. WE ALREADY HAVE A LIBRARY PLANNED FOR THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE AREA. THE PLANS HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS . THE SITE PLANS , BUILDING ELEVATIONS, FLOOR PLANS ARE COMPLETE. SO FAR, THE COUNTY HAS SPENT OVER HALF $1 MILLION TO GET TO THIS STAGE. THIS LIBRARY IS GOING TO BE NEW CONSTRUCTION. IT'S GOING TO BE A STATE-OF-THE-ART LIBRARY WITH MEETING SPACE , WI-FI , CHILDREN'S AREA , COMPUTERS. WHAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE -- IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A REPURPOSED BUILDING REQUIRING HEAVY MODIFICATION. SO FORGET TURNING WORLD GOLF VILLAGE HALL OF FAME INTO A LIBRARY. WE ALREADY GOT YOU COVERED.
THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENT? >> HI, I AM SPOKE EARLIER. I LI OAK COMMON AVENUE IN VALENCIA. I THINK -- I ASKED MY DAUGHTER. THE BIGGEST FEAR THAT SHE HAS IS LOSING HER FRIENDS.
AND I WORRY ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH STABILITY OF THEM GROWING UP IF WE DON'T PAUSE THIS DECISION TO STOP MOVING THE CHILDREN. SHE IS WORRIED ABOUT LOSING HER FRIENDS.
>> MA'AM, I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT YOU. WHEN WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT PER PERSON PER MEETING. JUST TO CLARIFY, WE ARE NOT THE SCHOOL BOARD. I BELIEVE YOUR ISSUES -- YOU WOULD LIKE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO PAUSE ON THE CONSIDERATION OF
--. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
>> THAT'S FINE. WE ARE THE COUNTY. WE ARE A SEPARATE NTITY FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD. WE ARE CONSIDERING POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR USE OF THOSE FACILITIES. CERTAINLY I NOTED
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YOU LAST TIME AS BEING PRO-MIDDLE SCHOOL. YES. THANKYOU. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS WILLIAM BYRNE. I LIVE AT 135 NORTH CHAMPIONS WAY IN THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE . I LIVE ABOUT AS CLOSE TO THE COMPLEX AS YOU COULD. IT IS PRETTY DETAILED . MY WIFE CAME UP WITH THIS GREAT IDEA TO MAKE A SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TYPE FACILITY WITH RECREATION AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN . CAN I JUST LEAVE THIS WITH YOU? IT IS PRETTY IN-DEPTH.
>> ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. I SEE NOBODY ELSE.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, ALL, FOR COMING OUT TODAY. I KNOW WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT EVERYBODY STAYED UP THIS OR MOST OF YOU STAYED TO HEAR EVERYONE ELSE'S COMMENTS. THAT ALWAYS SPEAKS VOLUMES. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO GO ONLINE AND FILL OUT OUR SURVEY AS WELL. IT IS HELPFUL TO US EVEN THOUGH YOU DID COME TODAY TO SHARE YOUR INPUT. THE SURVEY ONLINE HAS SOME STRUCTURED QUESTIONS, SO IT WILL HELP US GET SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS FOR THAT AREA. THE SURVEYS POSTED ONLINE THROUGH THIS SATURDAY. THE WEBSITE IS WWW.
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