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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: WXVhbRmbykk):
- 00:00:02: Meeting Start, Invocation, and Pledge of Allegiance
- 00:04:12: Presentation of $300 Check from Walton Queens
- 00:09:03: Approval of Regular Agenda and FPL Lighting Update
- 00:11:56: Uplighting Project Update, Pricing, and Tree Selection
- 00:17:50: Choosing Initial Test Tree and Color Discussion
- 00:21:19: Lakefest Cleanup Volunteer Update and Date Discussion
- 00:22:53: Japanese Maples Pricing, Varieties, and Planting Location
- 00:27:47: Priority Tracking List: Lighting, Cleanup, Master Plan
- 00:30:57: Lakefest Concert Light Preview and Bluebird Houses
- 00:33:55: CenturyLink Mural Rejection and Fountain Project Discussion
- 00:39:25: Citizen Comments and Meeting Adjournment


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So, >> okay. Would you be willing to do the invocation, please? >> Sure. >> Okay. >> Okay. Sumi, are you ready? I say let's get the show on the road. >> Okay.

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Okay. It is 5:03 on May 7th and we're going to bring this beautifification and tree board meeting to order. If everyone would stand please for the invocation and the pledge. Mike, would you lead us? Yes, ma'am. >> Let's pray. Oh, heavenly father, we thank you for this rainy day and all the

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blessings that you have bestowed upon us, Lord. We ask that you be with us tonight and guide us and protect us and lead us and to better our community, Lord. And we ask that you be with uh big and little Miss Walton as they pursue

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their endeavors, Lord. And finally, Lord, we hope to do everything to honor you. These things we say in your name. Amen. >> Amen. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay, the first thing we have on our agenda is the presentation of a check from our Walton County Queens. So, would

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you guys like to come forward and tell us all about it? >> Yes. >> Okay. Do you want them to come behind you? >> They can. Yes. >> Yes. >> And I think you guys are giving uh the board $300. Is that right? >> Yes, we are. Um, this is Little Miss

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Walton County, Jocelyn Somerset. >> Hi, Joselyn. >> Thank you for coming. >> And her favorite places to be are the parks and the the beaches and everywhere around her home. She lives in Mossy Head, so she it's there's a local park

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there. And when she was asked what her community service project would be, um she decided that she wanted she actually behind closed doors, she um she quotes it as keep Walton County clean.

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>> Okay, I love it. And so some of those things that she has done toward that project is um she participated in Turtlefest recently being able to donate $135 toward the um the safety of the sea

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turtles for our beaches. Then when we saw this on Facebook, we thought it was a wonderful opportunity. So, she hit Facebook with multiple um requests and her family and friends donated $300

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toward the beautifification of Definiac Springs, its parks, and its downtown area. >> Wow. >> So, she has a couple of more things that she's going to um do this summer, but it's her goal to be able to represent all of Walton County, the beaches and

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its cities in that effort. >> That is wonderful, Joselyn. How great that you went out on social media and got everybody excited to give. Thank you for being a forward thinker and wanting us to have a more beautiful place to live. >> Welcome. >> Welcome.

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>> So, introduce yourself. >> Good evening. >> Good evening. >> Stage. >> Good question. Stage. >> Good evening. >> Good evening. My name is Austin Somerset. Little Miss Watson County

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>> and she has with her Miss Wilson County Gracie Portridge. >> Thank you. Now come behind them and carry your check. >> Okay. Smi, are you our photographer? Okay. >> All right. You come right over here in

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the middle. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Mhm. All right. You'll have to hold it up real high. >> You got it. >> Well, the side on the side to the side. There we go.

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>> Behind her. >> And push that chair out of the way. >> And the water bottles. Thank you. >> Absolutely. These are the these are the things that make me crazy. So, >> I'll have to edit them out later.

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>> Thank you. Yes. >> Perfect. Perfect. >> All right. Her first this camera. >> All right. Now my turn. Are we looking? Yes. Good. >> My turn.

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>> I can't fix it. Andrew, you're going to have to do something. Look at it. >> No, you just give me >> Yeah. If there's a good ones on that one, that's fine. I'll send them to you. >> Well, thank you so much for this. >> Thank you. So nice to meet you, Gracie.

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Thank you for coming. >> Thank you very much. >> Okay, you're finished. >> All right. >> All right, girls. >> Thank you, girls. I appreciate it, Jocelyn. Great job. >> Thank y'all. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. We look forward to watching for more projects. >> We'll use it.

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>> Yes, we will. Perfect. >> Okay, >> come on. Let's get it. So, we're going to skip. >> Absolutely. That's why we did it first so that y'all wouldn't have to stay. >> Thank you for allowing us. >> Yes, absolutely. >> No problem. Thank you. Thanks for

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coming. We're lonely in here now. It >> is. We don't have anybody to tell us what to do. >> I know. >> Well, Andrew can. >> Yeah. >> Last. >> I propose we spend $300 on gummy bears.

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>> Um, fail for lack of second. All right. So, I guess it goes into our fund, huh? >> Yes. >> Sure. We'll spend it >> eventually. >> Yeah. That's super sweet of her. >> It really is. What a great idea.

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>> Mhm. Yeah. That was awesome. >> Yeah. Cuz she had actually called last week and she's like, "Hey, can we come up and get pictures?" And I was like, "Well, wait a minute. We have a board meeting next week. Just wait and we'll we can do it all there. It' be perfect." >> Exactly. That would be great. And I didn't know she made that check, but we had I had one made because I didn't know

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if she was going to make one. So, I had one made and I was like, you know what? We'll just do it with a dry erase and then we can keep it and then everybody that donates, we can do that and keep reusing it. So, >> Oh, yeah. That's a good idea. >> I'm surprised we didn't have one before

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>> for that >> for that purpose. >> Yeah. Well, I think we did at one time, but we don't know what happened to it or what. So, >> Okay. You still got my phone? >> Yeah. >> Checking it out. See what's on it. >> Only person gonna call that is my wife

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and you can talk to her. >> That way I don't have to. >> That was just put on public record by the way. >> I thought >> No, that's that's >> okay. All right. So, we're to number

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three, the regular agenda. Are there any additions or deletions that we need to consider? Okay, then uh I'll look for a motion to approve the regular agenda. >> Uh a motion to approve the regular agenda. >> I'll second it. >> Okay. All in favor? I

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>> I >> All right. Uh Andrew Anderson has a couple of updates. C1 is uh FPL and the lights. So, I got with FPL this week. Last week, um, we went ahead and paid to

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have the bore put in for the one tree, so we're not going to have to cut it. So, they're just going to bore on the ground to get those lights fixed. >> Great. >> They're actually going to go out and replace all the lights around the bottom of the lake. >> Great. >> For with new updated ones. They're

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supposed to be a little bit brighter. Not a whole lot brighter, but they're a little bit brighter. Um, and it's actually going to save us the money that we'll save on that will pay for the bore. So, >> that's why we >> And they're not going to be like those bright purple lights that they had

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before. >> It's going to be the same thing we have. It's just a newer model that's more energy efficient. So, that's why it's >> All right. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Um >> Okay. And then, um, uplighting. >> Yes. So,

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I've got some prices um with the uplighting stuff somewhere. The controller's missing for our RGBs. Um but we've got one on the way, so it's really not going to be that big of a deal. But I do want to try to

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set up a time to go out to one tree, >> put them around it. That way we can kind of see once I get the remote so we can change the colors and y'all can kind of see what it's going to look like, >> right? >> And see if that's going to work. If those are going to work, like I think that they will, it's basically going to

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be $600 a tree. >> Okay. >> So, however y'all want to >> I think that's to do that. >> I think that's great money spent. Big impact in my opinion, >> we're going to talk about that. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Yeah. That's

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>> I kind of wanted to give y'all >> that kind of >> Yes. >> I kind of wanted to give y'all that price that way y'all kind of knew when we get into this trees, you know, if it was going to be >> really expensive. Oh, we can only do five or six trees or we can do how many

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of y'all want to >> right >> try to do. >> How much do we have right now? Remind me >> with if we >> I don't think anything's been spent out of that budget, has it? >> I don't think so. I think 5,000 5,000 plus the donations. We've had two

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donations, >> right? >> And then I don't remember what the other one was. >> Well, maybe if we can identify like this is the project that we want to do, that might encourage people >> to give if they know exactly where it's

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going. Um, that could be a different way of approaching it. Um, so let's say if we had get rid of my euro conversion. Um, if we had um, let's just say $10,000. I'm not

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saying we should spend it all on this, but that would be 16 trees. 16.66 trees. So, um, anyway, just as guide to kind of go by. So, we have the pictures of the

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uplighting um or excuse me of the trees that we talked about uplighting. Um I think a couple of these Sunumi has them numbered in the upper leftand corner. Um I think the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,

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seventh, I think the eighth one is a magnolia that we were talking about removing. A little magnolia. Number eight. >> I may have counted wrong. That one. >> Okay. >> Cuz there was It was It was a scraggly one.

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>> Oh, okay. >> No, number nine. >> Maybe it's number nine. I'm learning. I'm learning to count. I'm only a Walton High graduate, so bear with me. >> It's declining or something. Okay. >> Yeah, it was one that just wasn't >> doing well because of >> It was crowded. >> Yeah, it was crowded out by the other

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Magnolia. So, we got to pick a treat for the uh initial test, I guess. >> Yeah. So, and of course, you know, either meet me out there early in the morning or one evening.

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>> Well, you just pick one. We tell you what number that might be. And uh but yeah, if y'all can kind of give me a you know, hey, let's try it on this tree whether it you know, >> why don't we try it on the tree that's over to the right of the amphitheater. >> Is that a live oak or

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>> a live oak? It was one of the very first ones we looked at. >> If you're looking at the amphitheater, it was on the right hand side. >> If you're looking at from the road >> from the road. Yes. Sorry. You're looking south >> because here's the depot. I see that.

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that one. >> No, I was sort of going to be it's going to be I think 13. >> Okay. >> Page 13. Picture 13, please. >> Yeah, that's a good idea right there. Do

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that one. >> That one? No, it was it was to the I mean, we could do whatever. The one I'm thinking of was on the west side of the amphitheater. I'm on the wrong side of the amphitheater.

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>> Oh, is it um the number 17? >> I think so. >> Just go. >> I think it's 17. >> It's either 17 or 18. One of those. >> 17's got >> No, it's 17. >> It must be the one behind the pine. The

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first tree is a pine tree and live oak behind it and 17. Or is it 18? >> Nope. That's on the east side. >> That's the east side of the church. >> Yeah.

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>> Is it 17? >> Nope. Because if you look at it, it's on the east side of the amphitheater. Again, it doesn't have to be this tree, guys. I I >> It was just the first one that we looked at. >> So, is it a live oak? Is that what it is?

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>> It's a big libo. It's over kind of near where the um >> 19 gazebo is. >> That's east of >> It's not down that low. >> I don't think I don't think it is. I don't think it's that low. >> Pick one, Andrew. We'll be fine. >> Yeah. One that you can plug.

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>> Yeah. >> And um >> electricity's closed, too. >> The first one that came to mind to me was the uh the big one that's kind of split in two that the Grinch sits in. >> That would work, too. >> I think that's number 23. >> Yep. That sounds great as well.

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>> 23. >> Yep. That's the Grinch tree. >> Yeah, >> that'd be easy enough to identify. You know that one? >> Yeah, I know which one that one is. >> Okay, sounds good. Evan, >> three house. >> That's my favorite. >> It's a good one. >> So,

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and of course I can play with it, but what kind of color do you have in mind? >> Um, just a warm white. is >> okay. >> I mean, I know we can change it for seasons and, you know, red at

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Valentine's Day or red and green at Christmas, but um I think >> most of the year they would just be a warm white. >> So, I would say I'm and I'm I'm not the only person here, so you guys >> Well, how do you change the color then? How is these lights a bulb or is it

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>> No, it's a remote. >> Magic remote. >> I can program it. flash and it can do all kinds of stuff. >> Can you change the hue uh in in like small gradations? >> Yeah, >> that's what >> So you can like make it white and then tip it toward yellow just a little bit.

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>> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I was thinking like a 2500. >> Okay. >> Kelvin, something in that range. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Sounds like a plan. and then see how

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>> and I'll probably just once I get it set up cuz I've kind of got some ideas of how I want to do it one for mowing so that it's not so bad for that cuz these are going to be above ground. So I think is what we're going to do and of course trees grow so I can't put it

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in the ground >> because it's just going to be a problem later on down the road. So, I think we're just going to do like a little wraparound mounting thing that locks >> that way nobody can run off with it and then we'll just lock it around the tree and then if we have to mow, we can just

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unlock it, move it, mow and put it back. >> Okay. >> So, that's kind of what our >> Will it be on a timer then like come on or is it on all the time? >> I mean, yeah, the timer stuff's Yes, we can do that. >> Okay.

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>> Um, did you want to look at a date to do this? I mean, we've got the three lights. The remote is on its way. So, probably in the next week or so, I'll have the stuff to be able to do it. >> But I kind of wanted I needed to see how

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far out we would need to spread it >> for the spread and see how it looks. See how it looks from the other side of the lake, all that stuff. That way, we can say, "Yes, this is what we want." They have bigger ones. >> So, if these smaller ones that we already have >> aren't big enough, then we can go with the big ones. Yes, they're a little bit

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more. But that way we know what we need to do. >> We know. >> Mhm. >> Okay. >> And whether we need three, two, just one. >> Understood. >> That way we know what >> we need to have a nighttime meeting. >> Yes. >> Or at least close to dusk.

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>> We could do a little nighttime workshop. >> Workshop. >> Yes. >> We would love to stay later. >> Probably get by at >> 6:30. You don't have to be pitch dark. Just about like this, you know, so you can at least >> Yeah. So you can see it. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah.

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Well, um maybe you can just send out an email when >> Okay. >> you've got everything in and then we can just or >> I'll have Sumi send out an email. >> Yeah. >> Whenever I get everything in and get ready to do it. >> Okay. And then we can coordinate.

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>> It's definitely going to be after Lakefest because I am >> That's a couple Wednesday. It's less than Yes. It's >> all week. Next week week will be clean up and getting ready for LakeFest. >> Yes.

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>> Speaking of cleanup, where are we at with some of the volunteers? >> I have not located any. The anchor club um sponsor apparently told them the wrong date. So,

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she told me, "Oh, I'm sorry. They can't come tomorrow." And I'm like, "It's not tomorrow." Um, so, uh, it was supposed to be this Saturday and I have not heard back from her yet. >> So, um, >> so we will be out there all week. >> So,

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>> even if they can only come out a couple hours, an hour, whatever, >> let me know cuz Wednesday is going to be our main cleanup for Lake Fest and the lake and stuff down there. >> Okay. All right. She was I know she was

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trying to get them to do it on a weekend. >> Um and I I understand that. Um but I also told her after school would be fine too. >> Uh so I will follow back up with her and see if she had anybody sign up >> because hopefully it was just a a date

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thing that they couldn't do instead of just not wanting to participate. >> Rain rain rest the week too or chances of rain next four or five days. >> Yep. >> So Lakefest is a week from this weekend. >> Mhm. Mhm. >> 16th. >> Well, 16th a week. Okay.

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>> Yep. Okay. Uh C3 update on the Japanese maples. >> So, I called and got some prices and I know she was going to try to get some prices. I haven't heard back. >> She did not hear back from uh Advanced Nurseries on that, but they were

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checking pricing. That's the update. I know. >> Advance is that the one that's in um >> kind of towards Yeah. Argy. got a price from them. >> Oh, okay. Good. >> Um, I think the five gallon ones were

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69, I think she said. >> Okay. >> I've got it on my desk on a sticky note on my monitor. >> Okay. >> And I'm trying to look at it and remember exactly what the price was cuz they had three gallons and five gallons. >> Yeah. >> I know the five gallons are going to >> be better off.

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>> Yeah. I don't think caliber would be big enough on a three gallon to even meet what what our requirements are. Cuz I looked at Lowe's. They had a lot of lot of Japanese maples in Lowe's other day. >> Mhm. >> And they had some decent sized trees like 90 bucks

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>> and they were at least three gallon. Then they had three different varieties. So they had the traditional red blood, whatever that one's called. Then they had another one. And then they had the one that's pretty much green that was pretty tall. So thought maybe we'd want to get two different species. I don't

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know what Advance has if they just have the standard red. >> You know, >> I wouldn't mind having just two red. >> The reds, what Jen told me at Lowe's was that the

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traditional red can take more direct sunlight. Some of the other species like more shade, but I mean, we can adapt either one at the lakeard, right? But >> what do you think, Evan? I mean, any color is fine by me. Um, okay.

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>> It it uh >> I wouldn't be surprised if we did want two different colors if uh Beth couldn't order something. >> Um >> I'm just thinking kind of the reason we were doing this was so that we could have >> more color. So I

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>> But red is fine. I mean, they come in purple, they come in red, they come in >> Oh, I thought you were meaning just the green one. Sorry. >> Oh, no. There's they had two that they're red, but some of the ones that aren't the traditional red. I can't think of the species. >> They come out a little bit green, then

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they come out red, then they turn a little bit greenish red. They turn where the other one red stays red all the time. >> I gota it'd be good to have two different species. >> One in the shading and one open. But we can see what advance I'm sure she has the traditional. >> She had some or she could order them.

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>> She had a few in stock. Um, and I think they were just the regular purple Japanese magnolia. >> You mean maples? Yeah. >> Or maples? Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. I I need to go out there sometime. I haven't been out to that nursery. Have you? >> I have. It's nice. She's got a good

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inventory. >> I know where it's at. I just never been out there. >> I just drove by the other day, actually. >> So, because we're budgeted to use the money from was it Rotary or where was it? >> I think it was Rotary. Yes. 300, wasn't

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it? >> Yes. 400. >> 400. >> Yeah. >> Who else should easily be able to get we spend it all on maples or just get two? >> What was the plan? >> It's up to this was was what was the motion? >> That was Yeah, that was what the board

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had decided. >> So, we don't have to spend all that money. >> They didn't require us. Okay. >> Yeah, >> it'll be good. >> Yeah, there's a couple down there now already. I think there's at least one levy.

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>> I don't have an answer for that. Is there something else I can help with? >> Yeah, Japanese maples. >> Thanks. >> Oh, okay. So, what you guys are the pros on this, so I will defer to whatever you recommend.

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>> I'd like to get two varieties if we could, but she might not have it. >> Which varieties? We can get the traditional one and then one other. There's so there's like 50 or 100 varieties of Japanese maple. There's it probably depends on what bed can get.

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>> Yes. Without too much trouble. So I'd say, you know, if we can get a a red one and a purple one or a red one and a yellow one or something like that, you know, something more color than just green. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. We want color, right? >> So get two reds or a red and another

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color. a red and another color if it's if it's possible if not on that >> or a different variety that's instead of the traditional I can't think of a Japanese >> red one. >> Okay. All right. Uh priority tracking list.

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Sorry, we're on number 4A. All right. So, for the lighting project, um, Andrew now has the list from the workshop. Uh, and we are going to wait for that remote to come in and then you'll have Sumi email us and we'll come

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up with a, you know, half an hour workshop maybe where we can run around the lake at night. So, um, clean up in Chipley Park, uh, we talked about that just a little bit. I'm going to reach back out to the anchor sponsor

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and see if she's had anybody sign up. Uh were were there any other resources uh from people who have helped before maybe that we could reach out to? Um I don't know if there's master gardeners or um

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>> if you want to do a workday to clean up the park for Lake Fest. >> I can certainly uh see if the master gardeners are willing to >> Next Wednesday is the date, right? that the that the city employees are going to be focused to be out there. >> I mean, we'll be out there all week,

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>> okay? >> But >> Wednesday is going to be our focus on getting stuff cleaned up, picked up, mowing, all that stuff. >> Notify the master gardeners that next Wednesday, what time are folks going to be? >> All day. >> All day.

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>> So maybe maybe give them your number. >> Mhm. Yeah, they can get >> so that you can kind of help direct. Is that okay? >> That'll be perfectly fine. >> Okay. Uh, and your number >> now, none of them are minors, correct? >> Master gardeners. >> Okay.

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>> They're on the other side. >> I just We're going to have inmate crews out there, too. So, I wanted to make sure that we're not going to have >> No. Uh, mostly seniors. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Um, and I'll get your number later. Make sure I've got the right one. >> Okay. Um, Chipley Park master plan. Um,

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I'll be honest. I've been in another country. I have I barely know my name right now. So, I think Remind me, Simmyi, what we were >> going to go over as a board again. >> Okay. So, today Andrew and I met and I gave them

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>> what we had worked on, what we all had worked on, excuse me, >> and some of the changes that were made. Um, and so when I had talked to Kobe, Kobe had suggested that because at that time Andrew hadn't started yet, right? First started the project for um, Andrew

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to look over everything because I think some of the >> items on there he's already identified that they're working on. >> Right. >> So that's where I left it with Andrew. >> Okay. Um and then after he makes some edits, then we'll bring it back to the board before we um make any

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finalizations or >> take it to go to city council. >> Yeah. >> After you all approve the new draft, >> we'll take it to city council for their clification. >> Okay. >> Now, are any of y'all going to be out there

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Friday night at Lakefest? The Friday before Lakefest? >> I can be >> for the concert. It starts Friday, right? >> Mhm. Friday night they have the concert. Reason I say that cuz I will probably I'll be out there. And I was going to say I can probably go ahead and take

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some of those lights out there and put them up even if I don't can't change the color right now because they're pink. >> It's a good idea. >> So, but I can go ahead and put them up and then we can kind of see, you know, >> get some reaction. >> I'll be home around 9 or 9:30 that night

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>> because we're going to be wrapping up at 8:30. Yes, sir. We're going to be the band is to get off the stage by 8:30. So, >> yeah. Okay. >> So, if I got there by 9ine, would that be too late? >> Probably not. Who's coming? Stones.

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>> It is um yesterday. >> Today's yesterday ban. >> Today's yesterday's ban. And the typos. >> Okay. >> All right. I will put it on my calendar to hook up with you. >> Everything's free, right? just show up. >> Maybe I drag the wife down there. I

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don't know. >> All right. 900 p.m. Any chance either one of you is able? >> Don't think I'll be able to make it. >> I think you would probably still be in the area >> on Friday >> because I'll probably just go down there and

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>> just turn it on and just leave it on. >> Yeah, I can try to get by there >> concert. I just don't want to leave them out there. >> I understand. >> Especially with Lake Fest and stuff going on. I'll try to swing by there dark or something. >> Sumi, would you mind checking with our two missing board members to see if

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maybe they have any availability? >> Yes. >> To go by and look, >> email them. >> Thank you. >> So, you try to have them on at dusk, I guess, or dart. >> Okay. >> As a side note about Chipley Park, I think you guys put up the bluebird houses already, right?

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>> Yes. actually. Um, >> the >> Yes, he actually put them up for us. >> Al did. >> Um, and he said he checked >> and there's already a bunch of bluebirds. >> That's awesome. >> Laid eggs in there. >> Yeah, I think there was I I seen him

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yesterday or day before yesterday. And Z was going to get with you, but um to give you an update, but I think it was like 30 eggs and now >> 30 eggs and like 18s hatched or something like that so far. But at the end of the year, he's going to give me the statistics. That way, I can keep

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>> That's super cool. >> keep up with it. We're going to do a spreadsheet on it. So, >> a little more successful than the bat house a little bit. >> But yeah, the bluebirds are I got a bunch of bluebird box at home and they're hard at it right now. >> That's great. >> That's great. Good deal.

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>> Thank you for that update, gentlemen. >> Uh, is there anything else on our on our list? And do we need to shift anything around here? >> And we can't bring nothing up because we didn't add it to the agenda, right?

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>> Well, we're because we're on the tracking list, we can talk about anything we would want to >> The only thing I had was >> was we got the tower down, but the Muriel any update on that? >> Uh, yeah, they said no. >> Yep.

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>> They said no because the reason I'm saying that, >> I sent another message today to that Stacy. Mhm. >> So, sure, I'll get a no back then. I just did it later today. >> Yeah. I I'd actually reached out to her and called her and talked to her and um >> and then she emailed me back and said

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that corporate is not letting anything go on any of their building. >> Oh, so that was a waste. So, I'll be getting a no no too coming back. >> I'd also love it if they would paint their chain link fence black. Would look so

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much nicer. Anyway, if you have a chance to plant that seed, >> where's this fence at? >> The big tall fence that Century Link has all around there. And it just it's just so industrial and old and

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>> it's the historic district. >> That's what I put. We were going >> it needs to be history is what that mean. >> That's what I said. I was emailed said we want to just put some historical thing on there and we would >> run it by you be, you know, before anything done. But it sounds like it's already a no.

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>> Yeah. Yeah. >> Maybe I won't even hear back from her. >> Yeah. She might be like >> I didn't CC the big boss in New Orleans. I didn't >> Did this come back from Stacy? >> Yeah. AK came back from Stacy and the other one >> and the other >> Yeah, because the other the she was not

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over the buildings, >> right? >> She had to go talk to the guns. So they responded back. >> It went nothing on her building. M >> it's the white ain't too bad but it well we were so I thought with the tower

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coming down that this would be the easy part right >> but didn't turn out to be but guess we can keep pursuing other avenues >> um I would I personally would love to see getting uh because I think we're

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don't we typically have four items on our our priority >> have as many as you like But to keep it manageable, we've been doing for now that um we have Carara coming back and I

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know she has lots to do too, but I would really like to start investigating this fountain business with getting a grant for that >> and finding with the FWC side of it. We did not have

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enough data and our the problem is is our water quality is not bad enough >> to qualify for a fountain. >> Maybe we need to take a sample from where the ducks are. >> Yeah,

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I'm sure this be a race where we could throw out some dead fish. Take a picture. >> You're on public record. >> I don't. >> Just saying. >> And I know you're kidding. >> They know me not. Um, >> do you want to add number four as the fountain project, Madam Chair?

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>> I It's up to the board. This was my This is my opinion only. >> I think that should be priority list, but I mean, we'll keep monitoring the lake because sometimes you can get oxygen shortages. That might mean we'll never have fish kill or something. You know, I'm sure you guys see stuff once

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in a while. You know, something happens. >> But yeah. >> Yeah. I mean we which we test the water >> once a month, isn't it? >> Yeah, once a month the water's tested. And >> and then I guess the next question would be if we were to >> I know zero about fish. So understand

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what I'm about to say is probably not very intelligent, but like if we added fish to it and they needed a fountain for instance, I I don't know. I'm just trying to I'm a bulldog and I like to try to find how to do something. We we do

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>> I say stock it, but every year when the >> they do the fish with the police >> Uhhuh. >> FWC comes out and puts a bunch of fish in it. >> Wow. >> For the little fishing tournament thing. >> Okay. Done. Fishing. >> Do you know what species they put in? Is it

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>> bass? Bass. >> Maybe not catfish, but >> I think they did. Somebody caught a huge catfish one year in there, so they might >> There's some big catfish in there. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I've seen them eat baby ducks. >> Mhm. >> Now it's population control.

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>> Mhm. >> Okay. Well, that was sad. >> Um, we can talk about it at the at the next meeting what we would like to do that because I'd like a a close to a full board where it's not. So we might have to look at other pushing her agenda >> other grant grant avenues. Yeah.

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>> FWC. >> Yeah. But thank you for reporting back on that. So >> where do they take the test from? Where do they take the water from? >> From the shore. They just >> Okay. >> Sometimes they'll do it at the boat ramp, sometimes they'll do it on the other side. It just

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>> Okay. I was just curious. >> And that would be the lowest water quality because of course right out in the middle probably where the main spring is that you know. >> Yeah. Yeah. That's likely where most of the fish are going to be hanging out, you know, where there's food, >> right? Yep. Okay.

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>> Citizen comments. Anyone want to say anything on the board as a citizen? Okay. All right. Well, with that, we will adjourn. It is 5:40.