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. >>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
OUR AFTERNOON SESSION. THIS IS OUR ONE AND ONLY SESSION THAT IS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY CORNER AND COLLABORATIONS.
>> I'M TARA BANKS. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF VARIOUS THINGS.
LAUGHTER ] >> DIRECTOR OF TOURISM AND I TRANSITIONED OVER TO WORKING WITH A VARIETY OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING OUR MAIN GROUPS.
>> LET ME PROPERLY INTRODUCE HER. MY APOLOGIES. YOU ARE UNDER
VALUING YOURSELF. >> I AM VERY IMPORTANT
LAUGHTER ] >> SHE HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT.
WE JUST CREATED THIS OFFICE CALLED COMMUNITY AND DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS AN OFFICE ALL ABOUT COLLABORATING FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, REDEVELOPMENT AND ARE REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND THEN PART OF THAT IS ALSO DESTINATION WHICH IS TOURISM, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT. PART OF THAT, BECAUSE THE TITLE IS TOO LONG.
IT IS ARTS AND CULTURAL COLLABORATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
SO, TARA IS THE HEAD OF THAT. SO, ANY WAY. TODAY IS, YOU KNOW, TARA WILL LEAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT OUR THOUGHTS ARE IN COMING BETWEEN THE26 BUDGET YEAR. OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATIONS, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND HOW WE CAN HELP MEET
THAT. >> SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. I BELIEVE OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO COME IN AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, DIRES AND PLANS FOR THE UP COMING FISCAL YEAR. WE ARE HOPING TO HERE FROM ALL OF YOU AND HASTINGS AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE AN ORDER THAT WE
WERE PLANNING GO IN. >> THEY CAN NOT MEET BEFORE
>> VERY GOOD. >> THEY WERE FIRST. SO, I CAN GO
>> SHE GOT HER SPEECH READY. SO, I AM FELICIA. I AM CHAIR OF THE FLAGLER STATE CRA. WE JUST WENT THROUGH OUR ELECTION AND WE HAVE ANOTHER VICE CHAIR. OUR BUDGET WE ARE JUST CONCENTRATING ON -- WE THROW TWO FESTIVALS EVERY YEAR AND WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIGHTS. I KNOW THOSE HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED. I, MYSELF, THOUGHT IT WAS OVER AND DONE WITH. THEN MY SECRETARY AND VICE CHAIR WANT TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE THE LIGHT SITUATION AND THEN THE PAVING THE ROAD. THE BUDGET FOR 2024. WE HAVE HAD REQUESTED THE DIVISION, DIVISION IS NOT GOING TO BE. THEY HAVE CHOSEN ANOTHER ROAD. OUR MAIN THING IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT THOSE PROJECTS GET DONE AND THEN FOR THE 2026 BUDGET WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO MORE WITH THE MILLING OF THE ROADS OUT IN FLAGLER. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE ARE ALL, WE ARE NOT A TEAM RIGHT NOW. LIKE I SAID, EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. IT IS JUST A MESS RIGHT NOW. I AM GOING TO REQUEST MEETING WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS BECAUSE I HONESTLY WANT TO SAY
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WE ARE DONE WITH IT. BUT THERE IS TOO MUCH CHAOS. WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE PEOPLE WANTING TO PURSUE STREET LIGHTS, THEY WERE DISCUSSING. THEY WANTED TO PUT A MIDDLE SCHOOL IN, AND, I MEAN, IT IS JUST CRAZY.>> GOTCHA.. >> RIGHT NOW I WORK WITH JACK, THE VICE CHAIR, THE SECRETARY, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A VICE-SECRETARY I MEAN A CO-SECRETARY. SO, HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE MORE TOGETHER WITH IT AT OUR NEXT MEETING. BUT, RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING IS JUST ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND, OUR VICE-CHAIR WAS SOMEONE WHO WAS CHAIR OF FLAGLER STATES FOR 15 YEARS. HE IS BACK.
JUST TRYING TO -- BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WORK WITH ROAD AND WATER. SO I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN PAID FOR THIS YEAR FOR THE PAVING, FINISHING PAVING THE COUPLE ROADS THAT WE REQUESTED.
THE MONEY THEY ALREADY GOT, THE MONEY IN THEIR HAND. WE CAN NOT GET A SPECIFIC WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO DO THIS. IT IS NOW LIKE, WHETHER WE DECIDE OR, WE WILL USE THAT FOR WHAT WE DECIDE ON, SO, IT IS JUST, IT IS REALLY, LIKE I SAID, IT IS JUST NUTS RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
>> SO, WHAT IS THE WAY, WHAT THE BALANCE ON THE FLAGLER?
>> SO IT IS KIND OF A TWO-FOLDED ANSWER. THERE IS A RESERVE IN THERE. HOWEVER, FLAGLER CRA, IT IS A COMMON THEME WITH ALL OF THE CRAS. WHEN THEY WERE CREATED, EACH OF THEM HAD PROJECTS THAT THEY BORROWED, THE COUNTY BORROWED MONEY FOR AND THE CRA WERE GOING TO HANDLE THE SERVICE. WHEN THE RECESSION OCCURRED IN THE LATE, EARLY 2000, 2007, THE VALUES WITHIN EACH OF THEM REDUCED TO WHERE THEY, EACH OF THEM COULD NOT AFFORD THROUGH THEIR REVENUE STREAMS TO PAY FOR THAT ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE. SO, THE GENERAL FUND ENDED UP COVERING THE DIFFERENCE THAT THEY COULD NOT PAY. SO, FLAGLER STATE, THEIR DEBT PORTION IS OVER. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A BALANCE THAT THE GENERAL FUND PAID DURING THE TIME THEY ARE PAYING BACK. IT IS ABOUT $450,000 A YEAR. WE KIND OF HAVE IT.
>> THAT IS THE DEBT PAYMENT BACK TO THE GENERAL?
>> CORRECT. >> HOW MUCH IS THE RESERVE AND HOW MUCH IS ACCUMULATING ANNUALLY.
>> THE RESERVE RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT $550,000.
>> OKAY. >> SO, THEY CAN, THAT IS THE BALANCE, THEY CAN REPAY ENTIRELY THE BALANCE OF $100,000?
>> $400,000 IS WHAT THEY ARE PAYING. THE TOTAL BALANCE THEY
COVERED WAS $4.4 MILLION. >> OH.
>> $450,000 OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS TO COVER THE DEBT.
>> WHAT IS THE SPEED OF ACCUMULATION FOR THE FUNDING?
>> IT DEPENDS ON GROWTH. IT DEPENDS ON TWO THINGS. GROWTH AND IT DEPENDS ON THE MILLAGE RATE. AND FLAGLER STATE THE GROWTH HAS BEEN HIGH THERE. OUR ESTIMATES, SO, WITH THE LAST THREE YEARS THE AVERAGE IS ABOUT 35% EACH YEAR.
>> HOW MUCH IS THAT? >> IT IS JUST AN INCREASE IN
>> THEY ARE FIRST NEGLIGENT 2022 WITH $263,000 AND 2025 IT INCREASED TO $864,000. THOSE ARE THE GROSS. HOWEVER, EARLY ESTIMATES FROM THE PROPERTY APPRAISER IS ONLY A 5% GROWTH IN TAXABLE VALUE. STILL AN INCREASE JUST NOT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
SEEING LATELY. >> OKAY, SO WE DO HAVE, IF IS A HOUSEHOLD BUDGET WE HAVE DISPOSABLE INCOME THAT THE CR ABOARD IS REALLY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. BUT YOU CHAIR THE
COMMITTEE FOR IT? >> RIGHT. IT IS AN ADVISORY BOARD TO HELP THE BOARD TO MAKE GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS BASED OFF OF PROVISIONS. WE ARE HAPPY TO HELP TO FACILITATE A SESSION.
>> I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED THAT. TWO I AM WORKING WITH
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RIGHT NOW THEY THINK THAT THEY TELL THE COUNTY WHAT TO DO.>> WE CAN HELP TO REALLY JUST EDUCATE, UNDERSTAND WHAT IS YOUR
ROLE. >> DEFINITELY WE NEED THAT 100%.
I KNOW, LIKE, I KNOW THAT IT IS HARD TO LET THEM KNOW THEY LITERALLY THINK THEY ARE GOING TO COME TO YOU GUYS AND TELL Y'ALL WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. LIKE I SAID IT IS A MESS. I DO REQUEST THAT MEETING. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. I THINK, MAYBE, THAT COULD HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT WE ARE NOT IN THE AUTHORITY TO TELL YOU GUYS HEY, WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS. IT IS ALL AROUND DISCUSSION AND WE ARE SUGGESTING TO YOU GUYS AND YOU GUYS GIVE US THE FEEDBACK. YES, PLEASE. THAT WOULD BE
GREAT. >> THAT WOULD BE A GOOD FIRST
STEP. >> DON'T YOU THINK THAT WOULD
BE REALLY GOOD FOR FLAGLER? >> I THINK A LITTLE REALITY
CHECK WOULD BE NICE. >> THAT IS WHAT WE NEED. REALITY
CHECK. THAT WOULD BE PERFECT. >> OKAY.
>> WE WILL BRING ALL OF YOUR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS HERE.
>> THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. I WOULD LOVE THAT.
>> TELL THEM WHAT THEIR ROLE. YOU COLLECTIVELY IF YOU HAVE A VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOU ARE SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE VISION OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW AND PART OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO BE SWITCHED TO THE CRA BOARDS. THE STREET LIGHTING ISSUE WAS VERY INTERESTING ISSUE. THERE WAS ALSO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE, RIGHT. AND WHO HAS OWNERSHIP OF WHAT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS CLEAR. BUT WE ARE HAPPY
TO DISCUSS IT. >> IT IS NOT CLEAR.
>> SO WE CAN HAVE ONE MEETING EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YES.
>> THANK YOU. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS. SO, FROM YOUR SEAT, YOU FEEL LIKE THE PROJECT, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE MAY HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE INVESTMENT, ROAD? SCHOOL?
>> I DON'T THINK THAT THE PEOPLE WOULD WANT A SCHOOL OUT THERE. I THINK THEIR MAIN CONCERN THEY WANT ROADS. THEY
WANT PAVED ROADS. >> I KNOW I AM GOING TO GO IN
JUST A SECOND. >> I WANT TO POINT OUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY TOO MUCH LONGER. EACH OF THE CRA THEIR TIP DOLLARS ARE DEPENDING ON THE GENERAL FUND MILLAGE. IF THERE IS A ROLL BACK RATE THERE IS A DECREASE TO THE AREA AS WELL.
. >>> HI. I'M MICHELLE MURPHY. I AM THE CURRENT PRESIDENT. [INAUDIBLE]
>> NICE TO MEET YOU. I AM GOING TO PASS OUT THE BUDGET. THANK YOU. IT IS A MIRROR OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET WITH A FEW PROJECTS. WE HAVE A BIG CHANGE OVER ON OUR BOARD COMING OVER
FROM 2025. >> WE HAVE PEOPLE WATCHING AND THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED. THOSE WOULD BE HARD DISCUSSIONS.
>> I UNDERSTAND. IF WE CAN PUT IT ON THE DESCREEN WHILE WE TALK ABOUT IT. AS I SAID, IT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE HAVE DONE THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND LANDSCAPE. SOME OF THE PROJECTS WITH VIE GONE OVER TO OUR NCRA MEETINGS. I WOULD GUESS THERE MIGHT BE SOME QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL WITH
REGARD TO THAT. >> MICHELLE. THIS IS REALLY JUST A CONTINUATION OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE FOR THE
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MAIN STREET. >> IT IS. AND ALSO THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT. $5,000 -- DO WE STILL HAVE THE
>> THIS IS PART OF THAT OR HOW DO WE .
>> WELL, WE HAVE THAT AND THE CRA.
>> GOTCHA. >> SOME THINGS ARE REQUIRED AS MAIN STREET AND DIRECTOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> SO ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE IS COVERED UNDER THAT MAIN STREET CONTRACT? AND THEN THE REST OF THE PROJECT AND MAINTAINING IS
JUST CRA BUDGET REQUEST? >> YEAH.
>> AND SIMILAR TO FLAGLER A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THEY COULD NOT PAY THE DEBT SERVICE OUT OF THE TIP SERVICE SO THE GENERAL FUND COVERED THAT USE. THAT BALANCE IS ABOUT $7.3 MILLION.
AND, THE TIP REALLY JUST IN 2025 WAS ABLE TO GENERATE MORE FUNDS THAN THEIR ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE. SO, THEIR DEBT SERVICE FOR THE PROJECT AND IT WAS THE VALANO ROAD, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THE CROSSWALKS? THE CROSSWALK?
>> I AM NOT SURE. >> I THINK IT WAS THE IMPROVE OF
THE ROAD . >> THE WHOLE STREET SCAPE.
>> THAT WAS 2024 NOT 2025 WE DID THAT. 2024 WE WERE ABLE TO COVER
IT? >> I AM SHOWING 2025. YOU CAN
CONFIRM THAT. >> THROUGH JANUARY OF 2025.
>> SO, THEY ARE PAYING DEBT SERVICE FOR THE PROJECT AS WELL THEY ARE JUST ABLE IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO START PAYING THE GENERAL FUND BACK FOR THE AMOUNT THAT THEY HAD PAID DURING THAT
>> A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER TWO IS THEY WILL NOT FULLY
PAYBACK. >> YEAH, UNDER THE CURRENT ESTIMATES IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THEY WILL FULLY PAYBACK THE
GENERAL FUND. >> SO, WHERE FLAGLER AND AUGUSTINE HAD TO SUBSIDIZE IF YOU WILL, THE SAME YEARS. BOTH OF THOSE CRAS WILL PAYBACK AND THEN HAVE A BALANCE. THAT IS WHERE WE WILL WORK ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE DO BEFORE 2032. WHAT OPPORTUNITIES DO WE HAVE. WHAT OPPORTUNITIES DO WE HAVE.
HOWEVER THE NUMBERS WORK OUT. IT WAS A LARGER INVESTMENT. A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE BE SIDES THE ROADS, STORM WATER, DRAINAGE, ITEMS THERE. AGAIN, GREAT RECESSION, MILLAGE REDUCTIONS ALL OF THOSE THINGS EFFECTING IT. ULTIMATELY THE CRA, AS WE PROJECT IT, STILL THINGS COMING ONLINE THERE, CERTAINLY, WHEN THEY COME ONLINE THEY ARE BIG THINGS THAT COME ONLINE.
>> THEY ARE BIG. >> THEY CHANGE THE TAXABLE VALUE. JUST PROJECTING IT, IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A BALANCE CHOICE. THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING IS TO MAINTAIN, I THINK, PRIMARILY MAINTAIN THE ASSET THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS INVESTED IN ORIGINALLY. THE ROADWAY, THE SIGNAGE, THE DRAINAGE THERE, THE LANDSCAPING TO CONTINUE TO FUND
>> SHOWING ME A BALANCE OF THE DEBT IS AROUND $7 MILLION AT THE
TERM OF THE CRA. IT IS, 2032? >> YES.
>> IT IS AT $2.5 MILLION. IF WE LIVE OUT THE FULL TERM OF THE CRA WE ARE AT ONE THIRD. LESS THAN ONE THIRD OF THE PAYBACK TO THE GENERAL FUND. THAT WAS AN INVESTMENT THAT WAS NEEDED TO CREATE IT. THAT IS JUST THE FINANCIAL REALITY OF IT. SO,
OKAY. >> THAT IS THE FINANCIAL
REALITY. >> AND KNOWING IT FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. YOU KNOW. PRIOR ADMINISTRATION WAS DOING THIS, MAIN STREET ROAD, SINCE WE TOOK OVER, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE REALLY, REALLY GOTTEN AFTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WHAT HAS COME ON, FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE PROPERTY TAX. YOU KNOW THAT DEVELOPMENT BRAND-NEW DEVELOPMENT HAS A 5 UNIT BUILDING ON ONE SIDE AND ONE ON THE WATER. THEY HAVE NOT BROKEN GROUND YET. THAT IS
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WITHIN THE TOWN. SO, IF SHE WAS HERE WHO WOULD BELIEVE WITH WE WOULD SELL SOMETHING FOR THAT PRICE. THAT IS RIGHT ON. WHAT IS COMING. WE HAVE A BRAND-NEW RESTAURANT. DOING THE SHORT TERM RENTALS. ONE DOWN. HOMELESS PEOPLE GOT THEIR CHECKS. THE HYATT OPENED. IT WAS OPENED A YEAR IN NOVEMBER. THEY SHOULD BE ON BASE IN 2025, RIGHT? SO, THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HAS BEEN OPEN TWO YEARS. LAST YEAR THEY GENERATED $140,000 IN OCCUPANCY AND $182,000 IN SALES TAX. SO HYATT AND HOLIDAY INN WILL BRING THAT IN. WE ARE SEE SOMETHING STRIDES, SOMETHING WHERE WE ARE CONTINUING ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MORE OF THE CR APIECE OF IT. THAT IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF IT. THE FUNDING THAT WE ASK FOR, REALLY, IT IS MORE ABOUT WHERE THEY OVERLAP, WHERE CRA OVERLAPS WITH THE MAIN STREET.>> WELL, KIND OF, I THINK FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO, WHO IS WATCHING THIS, THE TIP IS CREATED MECHANISM TO HAVE DESIGNATED FUNDING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. FOR AREAS LIKE WEST WEST AUGUSTINE. THEY ARE WANTING TO INCLUDE THE AREAS AND REVITALIZE THE AREAS. WEST AUGUSTINE AREA AND THE INVESTMENT THAT WAS MADE OVER DECADES IT IS WAY SURPASSED THE TIP FUNDING EVER WILL BE. WEST AUGUSTINE FOR DRAINAGE AND ROAD IMPROVEMENT. IT IS REALLY JUST A ABOVE AND BEYOND MECHANISM TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE DESIGNATING FUNDED FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A TIP AREA. BY NO MEANS AM I SAYING THE TIP IS LIGHT ENOUGH TO PAYBACK THE GENERAL FUND IT IS TO SAY WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO REDEVELOP THE AREA. WE SHOULD OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE TO MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS. WHAT THE BOARD SEES FIT AND WHERE THEY SEE WHERE IT RECOMMENDS. THAT WAS A DECADES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ADVOCACY AND INVESTMENT IN THE AREA TO
>> IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS TEMPORARY. THEY CORRECTED ON IT AND THEY AUTOMATICALLY CHARGE $25 A NIGHT TO PARK. PEOPLE REFUSE TO PARK IN THE GARAGE WHEN THEY KNOW THEY HAVE FREON STREET PARKING. PART OF IT VALET, YOU CAN NOT COME AND GO.
YOU ARE GOING TO THE BEACH, YOUR BEACH CHAIRS ARE IN THE CAR, YOU HAVE TO WAIT. IT IS EASIER FOR THEM TO PARK IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL. HONESTLY IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. VELONO BEACH, IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? WE LOST THAT PARKING. IT FORCED PEOPLE WHY PARK ON THE BEACH WHEN I CAN PARK IN PEOPLE'S FRONT YARDS. WE OWE YOU THE BEACHES THAT NEW OCEAN PARK IS FANTASTIC. WHEN YOU GO THERE ON SATURDAY AND YOU SEE THE KIDS SQUEALING AND CLIMBING ON IT. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU SIGNED UP TO DO WHEN YOU DO IT. IT JUST OPENED TWO WEEKS AGO.
BEFORE EVERYTHING OPENS IT IS EVEN WORSE THAN IT PROBABLY WAS.
NOW, THE HOTEL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, MICHAEL'S RESTAURANT IS DOING VERY WELL. THE ROOF TOP IS STILL FANTASTIC. ALLOWING 0 PARKING. IT REALLY SEATS 125. THEY CAN SEAT UP TO 175 BUT I
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WOULD SAY 125. >> WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE SIGNS FOR NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ALONG THE ROADS. TARA AND I TALKED ABOUT ONGOING SHADOW SERVICES OVER WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS, SEE IF IT WILL ALLEVIATE. SEEMS LIKE WE MAY HAVE RELIEF AFTER JULY. PLUS, NORTH BEACH IS OPEN.
>> YES. I THINK SO. IS THAT IT? >> YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IS OPPOSED TO IT. WE WERE HOPING THAT SOMETHING COULD BE DONE WHERE THE NORTH BEACH, WHERE THE NORTH BEACH UTILITIES WAS. WHERE IT WAS TAKEN. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE STILL GOING TO USE THAT AREA. I DON'T THINK SO.
>> WE DID TALK ABOUT THE HAMPTON. WHY CAN'T YOU ADD A SECOND STORY TO THE HAMPTON PARKING BUT, I DON'T KNOW THEY WOULD MIND. OBVIOUSLY, AS LONG AS WE HAD A SHARED REVENUE WITH IT. YOU KNOW, THE SHUTTLE THING IS UP IN THE AIR. NOBODY WANTS TO, YOU KNOW, NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE A SHUTTLE. NO ONE WANTS TO BE RESTRICTED WHEN THEY CAN COME AND GO. NOW, REDID THE NATURE WALK UNDER THE BRIDGE. IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT WAS CLOSED FOR MONTHS SO ALL OF THOSE SURFSIDE PEOPLE WHO WALK OVER ALL WENT TO THE INTERSECTION AND PUSHED THE WALK
LIGHT AND STOPPED TRAFFIC. >> IT NOT JUST PARKING IT IS
TRAFFIC. >> THE TRAFFIC GETS BACKED UP.
>> YES. YOU CAN NOT GET OVER THE BRIDGE YOU ARE IN THE CIRCLE.
MAIN STREET IS BACKED UP. U.S. 1 IS BACKED UP. SAN CARLO IS
BACKED UP. SAN MARCOS BACKED UP. >> YOU GUYS DID TOO GOOD OF A
JOB. >> FOOD IS GREAT, AWESOME
EVENTS. >> IT IS AMAZING. THE MUSIC GOES OUT TO THE BEACH. VIP AREA AND THE REST IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
THOSE THINGS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FUND RAISING AND MONEY.
THE THINGS WE DO IN VELONO SO FAR NOT MONEYMAKERS. WE MAKE MONEY OFF OF OTHER THINGS. VIBRATIONS AND THE HOLIDAY VILLAGE ARE FREE, FREE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR US TORTURING YOU ALL YEAR AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PARK.
>> SO, WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT. WHATEVER THE VISION. I THINK. IT IS ONE OF THE CRAS THAT HAS VIBRANT COMMUNITY GROUPS COMING TOGETHER AND THEN YOU HAVE DIFFERENT GROUPS COMING TOGETHER.
. >> WE HAVE DECIDED, AS MICHELLE AS MICHELLE AS PRESIDENT, JUST TO PUT THEM ON THE BOARD. IT HELPS THAT WE HAVE THE INPUT COMING TO THE BIGGEST HOTELS AND
THE EVENT PLANNERS ON BOARD. >> EXCELLENT IDEA.
>> THAT MAKES ALL OF THE DIFFERENCE. WE WERE SO EXCITED WHETHER YOU SAID, I WILL PAY FOR THE SIGNS.
>> THE BOARD MEMBERS CAN SPONSOR THINGS .
>> AND THEY DO. WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HELP US WITH LIKE BIKE RACKS. THERE ARE NO BIKE RACKS, HAVING
ADDITIONAL WOULD BE NICE. >> IT WOULD BE A LOT CHEAPER TO
BUILD PARKING LOTS. >> I DON'T KNOW WHO IS GIVING UP THEIR SPACE FOR PARKING LOTS. THERE IS A SPACE THERE FOR MILLIONS WHEN WE ARE SELLING $2. 7 MILLION THEY ARE GOING TO
RAISE THEIR PRICE. >> YES, THEY DID APPROACH THEM AND MAKING IT A PARK AREA BUT DID NOT MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE TO THOSE FOLKS. WE HAVE SOMEBODY, MICHELLE IS A GRANT WRITER. THAT
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IS THEIR PURPOSE. WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING MAIN STREET OFFERS A LOT. GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. SO, WE HAVE SOMEBODY TO DO GRANTS WHICH I THINK WILL HELP. AGAIN, BEYOND THE REGULAR FUNDRAISERS TO RAISE MONEY. WE HAVE NOT SPENT MUCH OF THE CRA MONEY ON THINGS THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO US GETTING MAIN STREET ON TRACK. WE TALK ABOUT THE CARRY OVER FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. THE REASON WE HAD IT. WE COULD HIRE IT AND FOR EIGHT MONTHS WE DID IT OURSELVES. SO, EVERYWHERE WE HAVE TRIED TO GET PARTICIPATION FROM THE BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, WE FULLY EXPECT IT. IF WE ARE GOING TO PUT A BIKE RACK AT THE HYATT, SIX BIKES ON THERE, IF YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE YOUR GUESTS THE ABILITY TO RENT THEM THROUGH A RENTAL YOU WOULD NEED A PLACE TO PUT THEM. TRUST ME, I KNOW YOU ARE VERY WILLING, WE ARE ALSO NOT SHY ABOUT ASKING THE BUSINESSES THERE TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT WE NEED. THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY -- PUBLIC, WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE FROM PUBLICS ON OUR BOARD. PUBLICS IS MY LANDLORD. I HAVE A BUSINESS THERE. THAT GENERAL MANAGER IS IN THE STORE TALKING TO ME AT LEAST EVERY DAY. JEREMY IS ONOUR SIDE. SUPPORTIVE. >> THE OTHER PART OF IT WE HAVE THE BOARD WORKING CLOSE WITH THEM. WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT, SORT OF GOING THROUGH A VISIONING FOR THE INTERGOVERNMENT. THEIR JOB IS JUST TO GET MONEY FROM ELSEWHERE. STATE AND FEDERAL AND ALL OF THE -- WHAT IS THAT?
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, LAST WEEK, THE BEACH FOLKS SUBMITTED A GRANT THAT I SUBMIT TODAY TO THE GOVERNMENT.
>> GREAT THAT IS AWESOME. I ASKED ADAM TO GIVE PLEA SOME, WHAT THEY CALL GAME BOARD. IT IS THE FOUR CATEGORIES WE WANT TO FOCUS OUR EFFORT ON. ONE OF THEM IS INFRASTRUCTURE. ONE IS COASTAL PROTECTION, ONE IS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT. THE OTHER ONE, I FORGET. BUT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THERE IS CERTAINLY A LOT OF GOOD STRATEGIES TO COLLABORATE ON TO SEEK OTHER FUNDINGS OUTSIDE OF, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY TAXES. SO WE CAN WORK ON THAT. I AM GLAD THAT JACK HAS ALREADY STARTED.
>> AND AGAIN IT IS HELPFUL. WE CAN EXCHANGE INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I DID NOT WATCH CLOSELY. -- YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT IS A GREAT WAY TO LEARN. HAVING JACK, ONE PERSON, HELPED. BECAUSE THAT WAY YOU HAVE SOME UNDERSTANDING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING IF IT IS A GRANT OPPORTUNITY OR SOMETHING
ELSE TO HELP US ALL. >> GOOD YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU
WANT TO SAY? >> YES, MARKET ANALYSIS THAT DATES BACK TO 2007. THAT IS THE BASIS OF THE CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP. I WOULD RECOMMEND WE UPDATE THAT ANALYSIS TO 2025.
A COUPLE DECADES LATER. WE DO NEED A NEW MARKET ANALYSIS. AS I PROFESSED IN THE PAST, DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGED RAPIDLY.
SO, WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE OPPORTUNITIES MAY BE.
>> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. >> I WROTE IT DOWN.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? >> YOU HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE. COMPLAINING ABOUT WHAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE DONE AND
-- [INDISCERNIBLE] >> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY
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>>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> EXPECT THANK YOU WE WERE VERY PLEASED.
CONGRATULATIONS. >> THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS.
>>> SO, WHAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD WITH MULTIPLE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE. WE ARE FOCUSED ON OUR PAPER PROJECT WHICH WE HAD TO DEFER TO OUR OLD PROJECT. WE WANTED TO PUT PAPERS ALONG MAIN STREET WE WERE UNABLE TO COORDINATE TO DO THAT EFFECTIVELY IN A TIME-RESTRICTIVE MANNER. SO, WE HAVE GOT OUR ROTARY FOCUSED GREAT OLD JAIL AREA TO DISPLAY HISTORIC INFORMATION. SO, OUR PAVER PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON THAT. CONCURRENTLY WE ARE WORKING WITH FPL TO DO THE STREET PROJECTS. AND I BELIEVE WE ARE CLOSE TO GETTING THAT DONE WITH NINE SPECIFIC UNITS ALONG MAIN STREET THAT WE WILL
HAVE CONVERTED. >> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH TARA, THE COUNTY SHOULD HAVE THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY ARE REVIEWING TO BASICALLY REPLACE THE EXISTS NINE LIGHTS.
ORIGINALLY WE HOPED TO DO MORE. WE UNDERSTAND THERE WAS SOME FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS. HASTINGS MAIN STREET IS WILLING TO PAY THE UP FRONT COSTS THAT IS GOING TO BE OUT OF OUR BUDGET TO COVER THOSE IN AN EFFORT TO GET THOSE NINE LIGHTS, THAT HAVE BEEN EXCEEDED BY FPL. PASSED THEIR LIFE EXPECTANCY, THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. THEY PROPOSED THERE ARE A COUPLE OPTIONS. ONE OPTION IS UPDATED INFRASTRUCTURE, HISTORIC LIGHT.
RATHER THAN JUST REPLACING THEM WITH THAT OPTION. THAT IS WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT. THE TIME LINE WITH GETS THE LIGHTS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURES HAVE TO GO DOWN BEFORE THE PAVERS. WHERE AS WE COMPLETED THE GRANT PROSES AND RECEIVED A GRANT REPLACING THE PAVERS ALL ALONG MAIN STREET. OUR GOAL IS TO COMPLETE THE LIGHT PROJECT WITH FPL AND THEN TO IDENTIFY, ANOTHER GRANT WE HAVE WRITTEN FOR TO COVER ALL OF THE PAVERS ON MAIN STREET.
OUR GOAL FOR DOING THE PAVERS IS, RIGHT NOW, THE GRASS ON EITHER SIDE OF MAIN STREET HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED IN OVER 30 YEARS AND THERE IS HOLES AND IT IS UNEVEN, IT IS NEVER CUT, SO, BY REMOVING THE GRASS AND PUTTING PAVERS THERE IT MAKES IT MUCH MORE SENSIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
VERY NARROW SIDEWALK. SO WITH ALL OF THE BUSINESSES OPENING BACK UP AND BUILDINGS OCCUPIED IT WILL LOOK BETTER AND EASIER TO MAINTAIN AND MUCH MORE WALKABLE THAT IS OUR GOAL.
>> AND FORGE TO THE TOWN. SOON WE WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MURAL THAT WILL BE A BENEFIT AND WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL, HOPEFULLY, -- [INAUDIBLE] IT WILL BUILD BACK UP.
>> WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS. THE MURAL, THE ARTIST COMING IN TO PAY FOR THAT. THIS HELPS AS SHE MENTIONED TO THE DESIGNATION RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON THE BIKE TRAIL. WE FEEL THAT ISAEN UNDER
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UTILIZED ASSET. THAT IS GREAT FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISTS AND THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE BUSINESSES THAT IS OPENING UP IN HASTINGS THIS FALL, THE MARKET. THEIR GOAL IS TO TARGET A LOT OF THE BIKE TRAIL FOLKS WITH EVERYTHING FROM SPARE TIRES AND PICKLE JUICE AND OTHER THINGS THAT THE BIKERS NEED AND THEN IF OUR GRANT GOES THROUGH THE TWO DEPOTS MOVED FROM AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO MAIN STREET. ONE IS GOING TO THE OLD PARK AND THAT WILL BECOME A COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE OTHER ONE IS GOING ALONG THE BIKE TRAIL THAT IS GOING TO BE THE REST ROOMS AND FACILITIES FOR BIKE TRAIL DESIGNATION. BUT IT WILL ALSO, ONE OF OUR THOUGHTS, STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A FULL SCOPE OF WHAT THE BUILDING CAN ENCOMPASS BUT THEY SET UP SPACES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN HASTINGS, THEY REALLY NEED THAT ADDED SUPPORT. EVERYTHING FROM EDUCATION TO GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO CLASSES TO JUST, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING FROM SIGNED LEASES.SO, BY DOING AN INCUBATOR SPACE WE CAN WESTBOUND MAIN STREET AMERICA TO FACILITATE THAT. AS OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPS WE CAN DRAW IN QUALIFIED BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, SMALL BUSINESSES THAT CAN HELP SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> SO WE ARE ON AN UP PATH TO HOPEFULLY, THANK GOD, WE ARE IN THE GREEN AREA FOR FUNDING. $350 TO MOVE THE TRAIN DEPOTS AND NEXT YEAR WILL BE BUSY. MY GOODNESS. BUT, WE ALSO HAVE A SIGNAGE OBLIGATION. WE COMMITTED TO THE BUSINESSES ON MAIN STREET WE ARE GOING TO DEVELOP A SIGNAGE PLAN. WE HAVE IT OUT LINED, A DESIGN, WE ARE READY TO GO WITH THAT. ONE EMPHASIS IS TO TELL PEOPLE WHERE TO GO.
>> WAY FINDING AND WHATEVER. SO, WE HAVE THAT ON THE BACK BURNER
VERY SOON. >> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH DOT TO IDENTIFY ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE CERTAIN THEY ARE CONFORMING IT. ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS OWNS A LOCAL DESIGN COMPANY, HE HAS TRAVELED ALL OVER FLORIDA AND HELPED DESIGN 10 OR 11 DIFFERENT MAIN STREET CENTERS. HE HAS VOLUNTEERED AND DONATED HIS SERVICES. HE IS NOT ONLY HELPING US WITH THE WAYFINDING AND MONUMENT SIGNAGE BUT THE MASTER PLAN THAT WE CREATED THAT GOES OVER THE AESTHETICS OF THE
LONG-TERMS FOR HASTINGS >>? THE ? IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WE REPORTED MAIN STREET. WE HAVE INVESTED $7.9 MILLION. SO WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING HASTINGS A DESTINATION.
>> EXCITING THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
>> OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP THE SMALL WORLD CHARM. NOT LOOKING TO DEVELOP A LARGE DEVELOPMENT TO THE AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO BUSINESS OWNER ANDS RESIDENTS TO KEEP THE SMALL WORLD CHARM. IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPENING UP IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DRIVE, YOU KNOW, FOLK THAT ARE VISITING OUR AREA AND FOCUS ON THE TOURISM ASPECT. WE VISITED 11 FARMERS AND GOT FEEDBACK TO FIND OUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM. WE HAVE A HUGE FARMING COMMUNITY. AND A LOT OF THEM ARE INTERESTED IN TOURISM. THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO PLAN A COUPLE FARM TOURS TO DRAW NOT ONLY EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY BUT ALSO TO DRAW ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO THE FARMERS IN DIFFERENT WAYS. BUT, IT WILL DRAW PEOPLE TO HASTINGS AND FOR ALL OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES. WE ARE TRYING TO TAKE A BROD APPROACH IN HOW WE BECOME SUSTAINABLE. EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING WE ARE WRITING GRANTS FOR AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
WE DO UNDERSTAND THE COUNTY IS NOT MADE OF MONEY. YOU CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. WE FEEL LIKE BECAUSE, IN 2018, THE COUNTY
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REALLY INHERITED A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH HASTINGS, TO GET IT OUT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS THE GRANT FUNDING. WE HAVE EIGHT OR NINE GRANTS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.>> RIGHT >> AND WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WE PROPOSE WE ARE ALSO NOT JUST SHOWING UP WITH OUR ISSUES AND CHALLENGES BUT ALSO SOLUTIONS.
>> ARGUABLY OUR INVESTMENT IS BIGGER THAN $7 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY SIDE IN ALL OF THE GRANTS.
>> OH, YEAH. >> WE WERE ABLE TO USE COVID FUNDING FOR DRAINAGE PROJECT AND FOR THE LIBRARY.
>> WE DID GOOD ON THE LIBRARY. >> ALL PART OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM
THAT YOU ARE WORKING SO HARD ON. >> IT IS AMAZING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE SEEN THE LIBRARY RECENTLY IT IS COMING ALONG
QUICKLY. >> YES. WE DID THAT. WHETHER
TOTAL IT WAS $48 MILLION. >> BEYOND THAT IT IS THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT IS MOST EXCITING, TO ME. VOLUNTEER HOURS, WE HAVE 11,870. SO, WE GOT THE PEOPLE IN HASTINGS REALLY RALLYING AROUND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.
>> THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS ARE WELL ATTENDED AND OUR EVENTS ARE
ATTENDED. EVERYONE VERY EXCITED. >> VERY GOOD. YOU ARE DOING
AMAZING THINGS. >> SO, WITH YOUR FUNDING WHATEVER IT MAY BE -- NOT LIKE IT IS NOTHING YOU ARE GRANT FUNDED.
COMMUNITY. >> DO WE HAVE A SHEET?
>> WE NEED THE KT MAIN STREET APPROPRIATION.
>> NO, WE CAN EMAIL YOU OUR FULL BUDGET .
>> OKAY. SOUNDS GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR US? THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. HOW Y'ALL DOING? THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. OBVIOUSLY VERY, VERY INTERESTING. VERY, VERY PROFITABLE AREA WE ARE LOOKING TO CONTINUE OUR RELATIONSHIPS FOR THAT AREA. AND, ONE THING ABOUT OUR PROJECTS IS, WITH THE COUNTY BEING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CRA AND ALSO THE ST. JOHNS COUNTY, THE RECREATION'S DEPARTMENT WE WERE ABLE TO LOOK AT PART OF OUR COMING IN SEEING THE CORRIDOR AREA OFF OF KINGS STREET AND LOOKING TO BEAUTIFY THAT AREA TO MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE. WE WERE ABLE TO GET APPROVAL TO GET AROUND $75,000 TO ENHANCE THAT PROPERTY IF IT IS PUTTING NEW BENCHES IN, TRASH CANS, AND ALSO, BEING ABLE TO REVITALIZE THE TRIMMING OF THE TREES AND THE LANDSCAPING OF THE AREA.
THAT WAS APPROVED. WE ARE MOVING ON WITH THAT PROJECT. AND PARKS AND REC TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO TAKE ON THAT PROJECT WHICH IS MOVING ALONG SMOOTHLY. COMING DOWN KING STREET WE LOOKED AT THE CORRIDOR WHERE WE HAVE NEW SET OF APARTMENTS COMING.
HOUSING SHOULD BE FINISHED WITH THAT PROJECT. SOMEWHERE NEAR THE END OF JULY. THAT PROJECT IS LOOKING TO EXTEND ABOUT 92
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UNITS. WHICH, WE ARE ESTIMATING ROUGHLY AROUND 225 RESIDENTS THAT WILL BE NEW RECENTS OF WEST AUGUSTINE. THAT AREA HAS AN ISSUE WITH SOME TRAFFIC, SOME DRAINAGE ISSUE. WE ARE LOOKING, RIGHT NOW, AT THAT INTERSECTION WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT TRAFFIC BEING BACKED UP NOW. SO, IN THE PEAK HOURS FROM KING STREET TO PEARL STREET IS A HOT SPOT. WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THEY WANT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW WE MIGHT HAVE TO RE-DIRECT TRAFFIC PATTERNS. THAT IS GOING TO TAKE US DOWN TO THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. WE ARE ASKING THE COUNTY TO SET ASIDE SOME FUNDS FROM THE TILL FOR THE AREA. WE WERE ASKING IN OUR BUDGET TO LOOK A■T OUGHLY AROUND -- LET ME BE SURE I GOT THIS RIGHT SO YOU GUYS ARE SEEING THE SAME THING THAT I AM SEEING. WE ARE LOOKING AT MEDICAL CENTER TO SET ASIDE ABOUT $75,000 TO INVEST IN PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENHANCE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT, IN PARTICULAR, MEDICAL CENTER IS BEING BUILT BY HISTORICAL CENTER. VERY UNIQUE. A PART OF THE AREA IS THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNTY. IT IS MAINTAINED BY THE CITY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SEWER AND THE WATER PART OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. IT HAS BEEN MANDATED BY THE CITY. IT MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT FOR US TO GET IN THERE AND DEFINE HOW WE ARE, AS A COUNTY BODY, GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET SEWER, GET WATER. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY FOR YEARS. $250,000 A YEAR SET ASIDE TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE THE RESIDENTS FREE SEWER, FREE WATER. AND IT HAS BEEN WORKING OUT WELL. SO FAR WE HAVE, WE HAVE SERVED OVER 150 PEOPLE IN THAT AREA WITH SEWER FROM THE CITY THROUGH THAT GRANT. SO, AS WE MOVE DOWN TO THE MEDICAL CENTER WE WANT TO SET ASIDE $75,000 TO LOOK AT HOW CAN WE BRING IN RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA IF WE ARE LOOKING AT A PROGRAM OR MAYBE A PARKING INITIATIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MEDICAL CENTER, THE COUNTY OWNS THAT PROPERTY THAT YOU GUYS, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IN THE ST. JOHNS COUNTY REPORT YOU SEE THE PARKS.THAT IS BAIT COMES UP. WE WANT TO LOOK AT THAT AND DEFINE THAT
AREA FOR THE C -- C. D.C. >> I'M SORRY, YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT BE DEVELOPED INTO A PARKING LOT?
>> YES. IT IS OWNED BY THE COUNTY. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, THAT PARCEL IS PROBABLY, GOT TO BE AN ACRE AND A HALF OF LAND. I THINK THEY ARE LOOKING AT GETTING THE PROPERTY RIGHT
BEHIND IT. >> OKAY, THAT IS NOT PART OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING? >> NO. IT IS NOT. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER. AS WE ARE LOOKING AT THE EVENTS IN WEST AUGUSTINE EVENTS THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE MET THROUGH HAVING SENIOR DAY, VENTS, OUR BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY EVENT, OUR AWARENESS EVENTS AND ONE EVENT THAT IS CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK FOR KIDS THE OTHER IS WELLNESS EVENT AND WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THESE EVENTS IS THAT IT IS, THE COMMUNITY IS REIGNITING AND GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT HOW WE ARE GOING TO DEVELOP A TOURISM CELEBRATION OR A TOURISM OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE NOTICING AN INFLUX OF FOOD TRUCKS COMING THROUGH THE AREA. WE ARE LOOKING AT MAYBE, PERHAPS, UTILIZING SOME PROPERTY IN THAT AREA TO DO A FOOD TRUCK PARK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. TO IDENTIFY WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO WITH THAT. WE ASKED THE COULDN'T TOW SET ASIDE $30,000. THIS IS MONEY THAT IS INSIDE OF OUR TIP. I THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL
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LOOKING AT IT IN WEST AUGUSTINE. IT IS GROWING AT A RAPID PACE.WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF -- WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA FUND COMING FROM THE APARTMENTS. I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER OR WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS. IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE WILL HAVE ON SPEND IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IN THAT AREA. SO, WE JUST GOT TO BE CAREFUL ON WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO WITH IT. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE THERE AND WE NEED TO UTILIZE WHAT WE HAVE TO DEVELOP AN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR THAT IS ADDRESSING THAT BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, MARTIN LUTHER KING SPEECH HOUSE AND ALSO THAT TO BLEND IN WITH THE CORRIDOR AND WELLNESS CENTER. SO WE ARE LOOKING TO INVEST IN THE HOUSE.
I AM SAYING RESTORE FURNITURE IN THERE. MAKING IT WHERE WE CAN HAVE THE ST. COUNTY JOHNS SCHOOL DISTRICT TO VISIT THAT AND THE BEAUTIFUL PARK AT THE BLOCKER COMPLEX. THAT PARK IS REVITALIZED. WE JUST PUT UP SOME NEW LIGHTS OUTSIDE OF THAT AREA.
LIGHT IT UP AT NIGHT. BUT THAT PARK IS NOW, WE DID A SURVEY RECOGNIZED AS THE THIRD BEST PARK IN THE COUNTY BEHIND PLANTATION PARK AND THAT WAS SOMETHING JUST TO BRAG ABOUT. 10 YEARS AGO NOBODY WANTED TO COME IN THAT AREA. JUST THE MOMENTUM THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THERE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN THAT HOUSE. WE DON'T WANT IT TO JUST SIT THERE JUST BECAUSE WE GOT IT THERE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN UTILIZE THE TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR US THROUGH THE TIP OR THROUGH SOME GRANTS, GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. STILL ON KING STREET. AS WE CONTINUE TO GO WEST WE PUT IN FOR A GRANT FOR A BIKE TRAIL TO KEEP GOING TO THE HASTING AREA FROM WEST AUGUSTINE. A LOT OF MOMENTUM THERE. A LOT OF RESIDENTS WANT TO HAVE CULTURAL EVENTS THERE. REALLY THE ONLY WAY WE CAN TRULY DO THAT IS IF WE START INVESTING MORE IN THAT PARK, IN THAT PARK AREA. SO WE ARE LOOKING, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WE WANT TO PUT $30,000 IN THE HOUSE, WE WANT TO LOOK AT $75,000 IN THE WELLNESS CENTER AND WE WANT TO LOOK AT BRINGING THE PARKING LOT THERE AND JUST CONTINUE WITH OUR EVENTS WE ARE ALREADY COVERING RIGHT NOW. SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE HAS. I AM JUST VERY, VERY PROUD OF WHAT JOE ANDREWS AND THE COUNTY HAS BROUGHT TO THE AREA. STILL IN THE HUNT FOR THAT MUSEUM.
EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE KNOW THINGS ARE GOING ON BEHIND-THE-SCENES. I COULD NOT BE ASKED TO BE IN A BETTER POSITION LEADING THIS COMMUNITY IN THE TIME WITH WEST AUGUSTINE IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD ABOUT AND WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE AREA. WE JUST NEED TO UP IT MORE WITH THE KIDS. TRYING TO GET DOWN, STAY POSITIVE, GET THEM IN AS MANY PROGRAMS AS WE CAN.
THROUGH THE STREET LIGHT PROGRAM THAT WE ARE COMING UP WITH. WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING ANOTHER PROGRAM WITH THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. WE DON'T WANT THE HOUSE TO JUST SIT THERE. WE WANT RESTORATION GOING ON, MAKE IT LIKE A LITTLE MUSEUM. I CAN TALK TO GREG CARTWELL HE LAID OUT A PLAN WHERE THEY ARE PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY IN WEST AUGUSTINE IN DRAINAGE. EVERYONE IS PLAYING A ROLE. WE WANT TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING. DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING? >> YES. JUST TO REITERATE ON SOME OF THE THINGS HE TALKED ABOUT. THE SEWAGE EXPANSION. TWO MONTHS AGO WE HAD A MEETING WITH UTILITIES COMMISSIONER WAS PRESENT. AND THE CITY MANAGER. LIKE A REVAMPING TO KIND OF RE-REVIEW THE EXPANSION PROJECT. PEOPLE COMING ON FORWARD AND THE COMMISSION CHANGING AND EVERYTHING. MAKING SURE EVERYTHING STAYS IN PLACE. TO LOOK AT THE MASTER PLAN AND
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WHERE IT LIES AND HOW IT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE MUSEUM COMES.IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL MEETING. WE WANT SOMETHING TO GOING EACH YEAR AND SO THE MONEY COMES IN. STATE GRANTS SOME OF THE NATURE.
SHOULD BE HEARING FROM THEM SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. AND ALSO ONE GREAT THING THAT CAME OUT IS YOU MIGHT RECALL WHEN GREG AND I FIRST STARTED THERE WAS A 25% SURCHARGE ON RESIDENTS FROM THE CITY. FOR SERVICES, WE DID MAKE A PLEA TO THEM TO REDUCE THAT AMOUNT. AND RIGHT NOW IT IS DOWN TO 16%.
>> VERY, VERY NICE. >> YES. EVENTUALLY TO THE POINT IT WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SO THAT IS A PLUS THERE. EVERYTHING COUNTS. PEOPLE ARE STRESSED ABOUT PAYING BILLS AND EVERYTHING, THE SEWAGE WAS GOING TO BE A BIG HIKE INCREASE FOR THE BILL. IT WAS WELL RECEIVED. WELL RECEIVED. SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE REPLACED THE SEWER WITH COULD NOT AFFORD TO DO IT. IT IS ABOUT $17,000 TO DO THAT. SO, HELPING THEM AS A RESULT OF IT. AND I THINK IT WILL ADD TO THAT. WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY. ALSO WANT TO ADD POSTED STATS FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE CRIME RATE. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE CRAS. IT HAS BEEN REDUCED SINCE THIS STARTED. SEEING SIGNIFICANT DECREASE. ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO CONTRIBUTES TO THAT.
HEALTHY STRIVING COMMUNITY IT RESPONDS AND EVERYBODY BENEFITS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO EVERYBODY HERE. SOME OF YOU ARE NEW, JUST HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN GOING ON. WE HAVE A LOT OF PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS WITH THE STAFF, ADMINISTRATION IT HAS JUST BEEN, NOW, HE IS THE MAINSTREAM PRESENTING ABOUT THAT 11,000 HOURS, DO WE EVEN COUNT HOURS? BUT, IT HAS BEEN ALL THERE WORTH IT SITTING THERE TODAY AND HAVING THIS CONVERSATION AND SEEING THE MILESTONE WES HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
AND I AM PROUD TO BE PART OF IT. WORKING AND LIVING IN WEST AUGUSTINE AND MAKING PEOPLE PROUD OF THEIR COMMUNITY AND PUTTING IN THE SWEAT EQUITY. PEOPLE TO SEE IT, FEEL IT, BE A PART OF IT. JUST BEING PART OF IT. ESPECIALLY ON THE HEALTH SIDE OF THIS. MAKING SURE WE HAVE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. JUST BEING THERE. THEY VOLUNTEER WITH US. AT OUR EVENTS. NOT JUST PEOPLE IN WEST AUGUSTINE. IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH IT YOU CAN SEE IT.
WE CAN SEE THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR. NOW, EVERYONE WANTS TO BE A PART OF IT. WE APPRECIATE IT. NOW, YOU CROSS THE TRACKS IN THERE, WOW, A NEW COMMUNITY SIGN WITH A MESSAGE BOARD. HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE EVENTS WE ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY. HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN DOING, PUTTING OUR INFORMATION SO PEOPLE CAN GET IT. SUPPORTING THINGS HAPPENING IN THE COUNTY.
NEW DRIVER'S LICENSE, WE HYPED IT UP. SOME PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THOSE THINGS. SO WE HAVE A CHANCE TO PUT THAT THERE. AND IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO BY YOU CAN SEE IT. ADDITION OF THAT PARK WILL BE EXTRA. IT IS A THRIVING COMMUNITY. WHEN WE HAD, WE DID SOME WORKSHOPS WE WENT INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE AWARE NEW HOUSING WAS COMING IN AND BE PART OF IT. FAIR HOUSING WE NEEDED TO BE A PART OF IT. WE WANT TO GIVE THE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY. WE HAD THREE WORKSHOPS. HOUSING DEPARTMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO GET 150 APPLICANTS FROM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. EXCEEDING NUMBERS.
>> YOU ONLY HAVE 99. >> I KNOW. THAT MEANS IT IS OUT THERE, THE INFORMATION. AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHEN AN OPPORTUNITY COMES TO BE READY. MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT EXCLUDED FROM THE PROCESS. AND THAT IS A PLUS. I WAS TALKING TO PEOPLE, THEY ARE IN THE OFFICE NOW, THEY ARE THERE BECAUSE THE BUILDING IS NOT READY TO TAKE ANYONE ON. WE TOOK A TOUR OF THE APARTMENTS, THEY ARE BEAUTIFULLED IN. FAR BEYOND OUR
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EXPECTATIONS INSIDE. THEY ARE GOING TO BE PROUD OF. WE ARE PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT PROCESS AND WE ARE IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE AND WE EXPECT A WONDERFUL GRAND OPENING. YOU WILL ALL GET AN INVITATION TO COME OUT. IT IS GREAT TO CELEBRATE THOSE THINGS LIKE WE DID THE CLINIC. WITH THAT, IT IS BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS. RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT DECEMBER. THAT WE SHOULD BE IN THE COMPLETION DAYS. MANY MEETINGS IN THERE. PEOPLE ARE STARTING DOING REFERRALS. COMING THERE, AND THE PROCESS STARTED. HOW WELL THIS EXPECTATION WILL BE RECEIVED IN OUR COMMUNITY. SUMMER CAMP.THANK YOU, ALREADY FILLED UP. WOW. LAST YEAR WE HAD 100
SWIMMERS. >> NICE. RECORD-SETTING.
>> NICE. >> A LOT OF STATE SWIMMERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO TEACH THEIR LOVED ONES AND THEIR SIBLINGS AND MAKES THE PARENTS FEEL GOOD SENDING THEM THERE.
>> THAT IS HOW IT WAS. YOU GUYS DO NOT NEED -- [INDISCERNIBLE]
>> IT IS WORKING. WE CELEBRATE THOSE KIDS. WE GOT $5 OR $10.
YOU CAN TELL THEY WERE NOT RICH. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO INVEST THIS IN? SCHOOL FOR THOUGHT FOR THEM. NOW THE COMMITMENT IS THERE.
GOING THERE TO BE SAFE. THIS YEAR WE ALREADY HAD TALKS WITH THE "Y" TO GET MORE KIDS TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM. I WANT TO JUST THANK EVERYONE. I HAVE BEEN AROUND THIS TABLE, MANY TABLES AND MANY MEETINGS AND SOME DOORS WERE SHUT BUT OTHERS WERE OPEN.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US AND HEARING OUR STORY AND HEARING OUR PLEA AND YOU HAVE AN IMPACT. THE CRA AND MAIN STREET.
IT EXCITING TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER.
>> YEAH. >> WE CAN TELL YOU, OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE LIVES AND FAMILIES BUT THEY GIVE THEIR TIME. THE WHOLE COUNTY IS WONDERFUL. I THINK ONCE YOU ARRIVE YOU WILL SEE THE GREAT THINGS AND EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE PART OF IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE NEED TO CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SOMETIMES WE SHAKE OUR HEADS, IT IS A LONG JOURNEY. IT IS EXCITING TO HAVE THINGS THAT ARE PERMANENT. LIKE THE CLINIC. WELCOME, COME OUT, RIDE THROUGH, SEE THE DIFFERENCE. EVERY DAY I LOOK AND SMILE NOW. WE CELEBRATE. I GET OVERJOYED. WHEN I COME BACK INTO THAT COMMUNITY IT SHOULD STAY THE SAME AND CONTINUE TO GROW. LOOKING FOR THE MUSEUM TO COME IN AND TOP IT OFF. THAT IS A BONUS. BECAUSE WE
ARE READY. >> THANK YOU, TO EVERYBODY AT THERE TABLE TO HELP US GET THERE.
>> WE ARE PROUD OF YOU ALL. >> I WILL GO OVER THIS REALLY
QUICK SO YOU KNOW . >> LET ME JUMP IN REALLY QUICK.
HT EVALUATION IS BASED ON IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GET A CO IN DECEMBER FOR YOUR MEDICAL CLINIC. WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS.
. >> JUST TO END UP MY SPILL. THE TOTAL BUDGET REQUEST IS $152, 680. WHAT IT IS, WE WERE TALKING OUR EVENTS THAT WE NORMALLY THROW AWAY FROM THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION ALL OF THE WAY DOWN TO THE WINTER EVENTS, TWO SUMMER EVENTS. WE PUT IN HERE CONSULTING FEES FOR THE CRA OVERVIEW. YOU GUYS DID ONE BEFORE. IT IS KIND OF OUT-OF-DATE. WE ARE ASKING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. WE PUT THAT IN THERE. WE ALSO PUT IN HERE ANOTHER REQUEST FOR YOU, TO ASK FOR ANOTHER $650,000 TO PUT TOWARDS THE PARCELS. I BELIEVE IT IS AT THE TABLE NOW GETTING READY TO GO FOR THE REVIEW.
>> WE SET ASIDE $650 LAST YEAR. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO
THAT INVESTMENT. >> THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.
>> AND SOMETHING TO CARRY IT FORWARD?
>> YES. CARRY IT FORWARD. >> YES.
>> OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. >> I HAVE IT ALREADY IN HERE.
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>> OKAY. ALSO THESE ARE THE EVENTS WE RUN EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE THE WEST AUGUSTINE CANCER WALK, CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK, ANNUAL CRA GALA, DOMESTIC VIOLENT EVENT. CAREER FARE, TOYS FOR TOTS, BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE, COLLEGE NIGHT, SENIOR DAY, HERITAGE FESTIVAL AND PARADE. HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY. ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER, ANNUAL COMMUNITY CLEANUP. OUR ANNUAL WALK WITH THE SHERIFF. JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND WILDCAT DAY. WE ARE VERY, VERY BUSY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR EVENTS WE RUN THROUGH OUR CRA EVENT.
>> SOMETHING TO DO EVERY DAY. >> YES. ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO.
>> YOU MENTIONED THE HOUSE. CAN WE SEE IF THERE IS ANY TOURISM OPPORTUNITY RESOURCE FOR THE REFERBISHING OF THE MUSEUM. THIS IS A FITTING THING TO CONSIDER. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL OUR NEW BUDGET SEASON. THAT IS SOMETHING YOU ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THERE MIGHT BE A RESOURCE. SO, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOME OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. THAT WAS PLANNED AS THE NEXT STEP ALREADY. WE MOVED IT FIRST, NOW WE NEED TO MAKE IT TO BE A MUSEUM.
>> THE PEOPLE WILL BE COMING. IT IS LIKE MAYBE WE CAN GET PEOPLE GOING THERE. SO THAT WE DO HAVE THAT.
>> YES, LET'S LOOK AT THAT. >> OKAY. WAT ELSE?
>> THE DEBT SERVICE WITH THE COUNTY. WE WERE GOING TO LOOK AT THE SERVICE I KNOW IF A NATURAL DISASTER MIGHT HAPPEN WE MAY HAVE FEMA TO COME IN THE CENTER AND SHUT THE DOORS DOWN FOR OUR RESIDENTS. I KNOW THEY ARE LOOKING AT PAYING US BACK TO UTILIZE THE SPACE. WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING BACK. CONTINUE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT DO WE LOOK LIKE IN DEBT SERVICE WITH THAT COUNTY CENTER? I AM NOT SURE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE -- I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING FROM THE DEBT SERVICE FROM OUR RENTALS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS GOING.
IT IS SAID TO GO TO THE GENERAL FUND. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT IS.
I THINK IT SHOULD GO BACK INTO THE CRA. WE NEED TO .
>> SO, COMMISSIONER INITIATED. 50% OF THE FUNDING IS GOING BACK
>> TOURISM PROGRAMS. -- I THOUGHT IT WAS $100,000.
>> MY GOODNESS SHOULD BE A TRANSFER IN.
>> WHEN YOU SAY THE MONEY, I DO REMEMBER A PERCENTAGE GOING BACK IN. I JUST DID NOT KNOW DID IT START?
>> IT STARTED, I THINK THIS IS THE RECURING. IT IS A ONE-TIME.
>> NO, THIS IS RECURING. >> FOR THE RENTAL?
>> NO, FEMA USED IT, THAT WAS REIMBURSED. THE SECOND BOARD DIRECTION WAS ANY PROGRAMS INITIATED BECAUSE OF THE RENTAL IS THERE. 50%, I THINK IT IS 50% OF THOSE DOLLARS WOULD GO BACK INTO -- REALLY WHAT IT DOES WE PUT IT BACK INTO THE CRA PROGRAM
TO HELP FUND THE ANNUAL PROGRAM. >> OKAY. GREAT.
>> THAT HAS BEEN GOING. >> YES. OKAY. THAT IS FINE. THAT
IS FINE. ANYTHING ELSE? >> AGAIN, VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS. MAKING THE COMMUNITY REALLY GREAT. GET OUT OF HER WAY
AND GET READY TO DO SOME WORK. >> THAT IS RIGHT, THAT IS RIGHT.
I AM VERY PROUD OF OUR TEAM. >> YES.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP.
>> YES, VERY MUCH SO. >> AND OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS AND
EVERYBODY. APPRECIATE IT. >> YES. THANK YOU. SOUNDS GOOD.
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. >> CAN I JUST SAY SOMETHING REALLY QUICK, TOO? COMMISSIONER MURPHY IS AMAZING. HE IS AT EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN HASTINGS AND FLAGLER. I RUN INTO HIM HERE IN ST. AUGUSTINE IN PLACES. DOING A GREAT JOB. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE PRESENT THAT HAS NOT COME THROUGH TO THE TABLE,
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