Good morning everyone and welcome to the Anchorage Advisory Committee. Today is Monday, January 26, 2026 and it is time for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay, roll call. We'll start at this end. Uh, Ed Skoonover, >> Dad Lawwell,
>> Dad Lawwell, >> Chris Rel King, >> John Wesley N, >> Sam Lurry, >> Curtis Lwig, >> and Jennifer is excused today with the death in her family. So, I want to extend our condolences to her and her
family. Public comment. I see no one in the audience. So, we will move on to approval of the minutes from November 24th, 2025. Does anybody have any questions, suggestions, amendments?
>> I I motion to approve the minutes as released. >> All right, we have a a motion from John Wesley Nash. Do we have a second? >> Second. I will. >> All right, second by Ted. All in favor?
>> I. Okay, minutes approved unanimously. Okay, staff report and updates. Curtis. All righty. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. Um, just wanted to fill you in. I know this is our first meeting back since before the holidays. So, um, I just hope
everybody had had a good had a good holidays and a good start to their to their new year. Um just some things I just want to touch base on um that has happened uh since those past two months. So um since then um we have christened
our new our new work boat. Um um our chair did a great job at the at the christening. Um so that boat now is in full service. We have been working more in balls with that. We have uh been
able to pick up some debris out of uh canals with it and doing our environmental runs with it. So, uh the boat is uh you know uh paying paying for itself and um we hope to have that vessel for the town for a long for a
long time to come. So, uh very very excited about that. Um we also have the enforcement boat. We put the forcement boat in the shop um after we uh um re reclaimed it um from when it uh
got found again um um from when it got stolen. So, we have been in the process of um getting that boat up and running. Um we had some parts changed out on it to the engine. Um we had to replace some fuel lines and some other things on it.
So, we just got that boat back last week. So that is um um we have put it in the water, ran it. We are working um to find a slip for that down at Walker's K. So we have an agreement in a contract with them that we are um I'm
going to reach out to them this week to discuss if we can get a wet slip um um uh um from them. So uh the plan is to put the enforcement boat on the south end to do our canal runs and enforcement
work. Um, and that'll be with and that'll be with code. Um, so we are looking forward to picking up picking that back up here shortly. Um, the pumpout boat is running fine. Our
pumpouts have increased. Our our um the boats in our morning field for the season um we had a big increase over the holidays. Um it slacked off a little bit, but we can see it slowly picking up. We are um I'm pretty much full in
the first and second field right now. So all of our availability is working into that third field right outside Salty Sams. Um we are still in works with the Coast
Guard of getting the moing balls uh 4 through 9 back into service. Uh we talked to them last week. Um they are uh still in the process of getting out here to us. Um the Coast Guard um
construction tender Anvil out of out of St. Pete, they will be the ones that are going to um put the channel markers on the reflection points of the channel, which should open up those more balls and give us room. So when they when the
vessels are on the balls, they their their swing their swing radius is not going to impede impede the channel. So we shouldn't have that um we should not have that issue any longer once that is done. Um that vessel, the
anvil, the construction tender is going to be going into dry dock. They told us around around March or April, I believe. So they're trying to fit us in before that. We're hoping that is the case. If not, then it's going to be after they get out of dry dock. So, I hope that's hope that's not the case.
>> So, that sounds like good progress. We're going to get something done before March or April, hopefully. >> I hope I hope so. I hope so. So, um So, um next update is the uh the round the round table meeting that was held by
uh Mari Torusen. Um we had that last week. Um we brought in a bunch of vendors and entities uh rental companies um and we um you know
pretty much explained to them um about the uh no wakeake zone um and the um slow slow speed zones uh back in the Back Bay. Um, we were able to provide them with some information to
pass out to their to their rental uh, companies and we are also working on an app for them um, like a QR code that they can click to be able to view what areas in our in our jurisdiction when they're
transiting on the water and it relays to them, I guess, what what uh, speed zone they're in. So, we're trying to work on things to make it a little bit user
friendly for the voters. So, um you know, um I just want to give all the um I just want to thank Mary for putting that together and getting all the entities together. I think it's been a great thing and I think um you know um I
think it's cleared up a lot of mis misunderstanding from other people in the past and uh it's just it's just getting everybody on the same page which I think is awesome. So um very very happy with that. >> Yeah. Thank you very much Mary. We
really appreciate her taking the helm on this and being willing to bring people together for a great discussion. Is there um I have a copy of uh what Mary provided after the meeting just uh to get up to speed, but it looks like there
are a couple of people who are taking the lead on this app and other things. John Good from the Oh, what is he? Midwest, what is what is he? MSWF. And then um Jackie Leis from the
chamber. >> Chamber. Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. So, any sort of timeframe timeline yet? >> I'm not sure. I don't think there was a time frame put on it um as of yet. So, but I know it's a work in progress right now. They are working on it. So, >> any questions, comments on any of that,
guys? >> Go ahead, John. Um >> just like you to share it out with the committee when you get a chance, please. Um on as far as uh Mary Toruson goes, so thank her very much. She's been on the local news the last couple days and she
did express that in addition to the app that maybe we would have something modified that would be printable to give to all the rentals especially. just seems like if we had something printable, it might be easier for them to hand out. Um, you know, rather than
requiring an app and I think she's working on modifying something that was already in the past. There was there's been a lot of maps that were that showed all the speed zones on them. >> I assume that would maybe include a map. >> Yeah. >> Okay.
>> Curtis, can you just uh give us an update and remind us about the sign situation? the signage situation in the back bay are all the no wakeake signs and slow speed signs are they all have been replaced and whose responsibility that is?
>> Yes, absolutely. So um as per um Lee County along with F FWC and and um uh LCSO all the signs that are supposed to be up in the back bay are up um in
there. Um now in that meeting there was talks about maybe adding more signs down the road and stuff like that but um and who is responsible for those signs is going to be the county Lee County is responsible for those. Um so um because
they she has to make sure that the signs are up so FWC and LCSO can enforce um can enforce that um um so if boats breaking breaking that
speed zone you know they backed up by the sign sorry they're backed up by the sign that's there. So if there's no sign that there they can't hold hold them accountable. So, uh, yes, all that was double checked and everything, especially after this these last two meetings that we've had. So,
and that's what they said in the meeting you were in with uh, too. Correct, Chris? So, yeah. Okay. Um, a couple more updates on my end here. Um, just want to let you know, um, myself and Frankie met with uh, Matanza. We are trying to
negotiate our contract um, with them. Um we have our upland upland facilities with uh Matanzas along with our docking spaces. Um we knew that there was going to be a little bit of a
um increase to that. Um we are trying to negotiate to see if we can get a little bit more out of them. meaning if um there's a possibility that we could um move into one of their vacant office office office spaces for
our for our office. Um so we are looking at options to eventually get us out of the trailer and into a more permanent home here here soon. Um, and that might be for a temporary time until something
else, you know, permanent comes up, but um, you know, the trailer has been good for the time being, but um, for almost a year and a half to two years, it's kind of getting a little long. We need something a little bit more permanent, more space to operate out of. So, and
and and if I do have an office space, I can add more more I can provide the customers with more more amenities. So, um I think that would help us, you know, all the way around the house there. So, um but I'll keep you updated
when that when when more comes of that. But, uh that's all I have right now on that. Um so, a couple um in-house items here. Um so
all moving forward all the agendas and everything are going to be able to be viewed all meetings all meetings through the town all the agendas will be able to be viewed on civic on civic plus now >> on what civic plus
>> yes does that mean um we'll stop getting packages or we'll get um meeting packages packages in addition to that. >> So, we will my team can still send them out. We'll still send them out, but you can also find them on Civic Plus. If you
can't find it, it's always going to be there. >> I'm I'm not familiar with that portal. Um >> I can find the information and see how y'all can get access to it and stuff like that. So, I figured that that was going to be a question here today. So, >> thank you. >> Not a problem.
And then um the town also has a new hire that is going to be taking down the the minutes. So we ask that you uh the next time that we do our meeting minutes um they might look a little bit different than what
you're used to. So just um um please uh keep that in mind and um there might be you know might be some things we got to work through. So, just please uh, you know, be patient. If it looks a little bit different, don't worry. You know what I mean? So, we'll get everything
ironed out, but please, uh, I was I was told to, um, mention that to y'all. Um, and I think that does it for right now, unless y'all have any questions or anything like that. Um I will say we
have about 17 vessels in the back anchorage right now. Um over this weekend, I think yesterday we had 52 boats in the morning field. So um you know that increase is starting to happen now. Um so we're really excited about that. Um
and um also last week we you know a lot of the big big topic I feel like I need to mention this but um is the Hilo tours um and the and the launch pad that was out um
Bay right off of Pink Shell um right off from Bird Island there. He last week he moved his operation out in front of Balditch and it's on the other side of the Matangas Pass channel.
So um he is uh outside of our jurisdiction. Um he's well with outside the thousand foot. So and that is what we asked him to do. So, I think by moving him, the Murf meeting last
week was kind of a um a big meeting. Everybody expressed their their thoughts and and feelings on that. Um I felt like he took that into consideration and moved the moved his operation on his own. So, uh the guy's
really trying to make it work here. So, >> So, whose jurisdiction is he in now? >> The county's jurisdiction. >> Okay. Go ahead, John. >> Curtis, I I have a question. Yes, sir. >> What is the status of the AAC rules and regulations document to town council?
>> Yes. So, uh that was that was passed up to Will. It's in the attorney's office. She knows that y'all are going to be asking about it. She is working very hard to get those approved to get us back to us. So, um um I will be following up with Nancy this week. there's some things that I have to uh
speak with her about. So, um that is on my list of things to talk to her. So, but I know that she is aware. I was hoping she was going to get them to me before this meeting, but >> and she's really just trying to figure out where to codify them. That my understanding approved as we presented
them. um they were presented to the council on December 1st and uh you know just kind of in NY's hands to figure out where they actually should reside. Um one suggestion I have is going forward once those are codified. Could we add
those and then the 2026 um objectives which I will restate to everyone based on what I presented to the council um to the back of the agenda so that every every meeting we have those things at our fingertips and we can remember what our roles and responsibilities are and
what we said we were going to be working on for the year. Does that sound reasonable? >> Yes, absolutely. I like that idea. What other questions for Curtis? >> Yes. Was there any uh progress on hiding air tags in all our boats so we could
find them if they're stolen and not be too much big brother but see where you all go during the day? >> No, Sam, I have not moved um on the air tags yet. Um that's something I can bring up to them and see if that's something that we can we can get. That's
That's not a bad idea at all. So, um yes, absolutely. But my I I will say I'm my budget I am I am pinching pennies right now and we're not even >> just something for the future. And also I noticed that um not everyone's showing their anchor lights and since we're not
a designated anchorage, they are supposed to show their anchor lights. Um do we have any anything in our info that says be sure to display your anchor lights at night? and our welcome packet um for DACA
states all rules and regulations to be followed. So that's something that I can add in there. Um >> I know that they you you mean anchor lights, you're meaning like the mass light on the sailboats for for after dark. >> Absolutely. I know majority of them do
have them. I go over the bridge at night and I see them all lit up, especially in the morning as well. But um I know there's probably a few that do not. I'm sure of it. So, um I can I can I can double check on that. >> And I did notice I'm not sure if they're compliant with the two miles or the one mile, whatever it is, but I did notice
on um Amazon for about $40, you can get a solar one that's supposed to stay on all night. So, uh for the people who don't, if you want to recommend, you know, that they get one, >> they probably could just order it um online and be compliant.
>> Ted, I'm going to guess you want to talk about numbers. So, in a second, um, I will kick it to you. Uh, quick question, Curtis. Do we have any applicants for our open spot? I understand there might be somebody in the >> We do not. We We As I've heard, I
haven't heard that we have any any applicants yet. Um Um, so I don't know what you heard, but that was not >> Okay. There may be somebody. >> There may be somebody. Okay. Okay. I can double check. I did not ask that this
morning and I should have. So that's my fault. I do apologize, but I can follow up on that right after this meeting on that. >> I would just say if anybody else is interested in applying for our open spot on the Anchorage Advisory Committee, get that in as soon as possible. Um I'm would hope that whoever is in the system
right now, you know, could be viewed by the council at their next meeting and we can get our full group back together. >> Okay. Would you would you like to talk numbers? Could you pass that down to to >> to Curtis? Curtis. >> Okay.
>> Turn on your mic, my dear. >> There you go. >> I've been reviewing uh bringing up to date the uh occupational figures for uh May through December of last year. I'm
missing uh November's uh data, but uh basically the the occupation has been running 49% to 40% uh through those months. Uh it's coming
up to 50% in December. Uh and that has been uh fairly uh regular. the uh we're we'll continue to keep the monthly average
occupancy uh recorded and forwarded to you. >> So Ted, I see in some of your figures you've done it as a percentage of 89 moing balls and we don't have 89 online but on the other side you have it as you also show it as a 83.
>> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Uh how many we how many do we have in line then? I'm I'm sorry. How many do we have in line, Curtis? Do we have 89 in line or 83? >> Um, so hold on. >> Because we have 89 total, don't we?
>> Six is 83. >> 83. We have 82 in service right now. Okay. >> 82. Okay. I'll rework this to reflect 82. >> Okay. >> We're still running in the, >> you know, 50%, >> right? 50 plus. Yeah. Okay.
Um Curtis, I see you show revenue for this year compared to uh last year and the year before. Seems to be quite a bit of increase. Um Ted, do you agree with the with the revenue statement that uh >> I did not I have misplaced that uh
material. I don't know where. So I have not checked that yet. So I assume these these revenue statements are are are monthly rate this correct compared to last month. >> Yes. Correct. >> So I'm seeing $22,83
and some cents for this past month compared to 17,767 for last year. So we're having a very good increase. It sounds like >> correct. >> Correct. to trend is uh is going the way we want it >> and part of that is due to the rate increase I'm assuming.
>> Um well more well I mean a lot of it has to do with just just volume and >> capacity >> capacity of boats. Yeah absolutely. Um but yes I mean obviously the I mean the increase the increase does does help but
right now I'm getting more dailies than I am monthly reservations. So, um, you know, for like week reservations, long weekends, that kind of thing. That's what's that's what's uh hot right now. My monthlies are more in the off season.
So, that's what keeps us through the off season is our long-term people that are here year round. So, that's why I was concerned with that monthly rate because we're going to get the we're going to get we're going to get the increase no matter what during the flux. But what I'm concerned is is the off season of
what keeps us through. I think that that number of us raising the rates is going to hurt us more in the offseason. We're going to see that reflect more in this coming off season is what I'm af I hope I'm wrong. I I really do. But um but
that that number is going to hurt our people because like I told you, we've had probably about seven boats that have that were on the monthly rate that are now in the anchorage now. So, >> and remind me what the monthly increase was. >> It was $100.
>> $100 a month. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> So, no, it was we were we were right at four we were right at $450 446 a month and we increased it to 532 a month. I did notice on the report um ball
number 13 had two different boats on it for for the month and they were both were there 31 days? I don't have it in front of me. Do you guys have it in front of you? So what what happened with that
you emailed that has the ball number and number 13. Number 13. The fifth one down and about the 20th down. So that one and then >> Dream Maker and Libertad. >> Yes. >> Next page.
Next page also has contingency in 13. I mean if I'm following this correctly. Y >> okay. >> Yeah, I see what you're saying. I'm not sure. I have to go back through and look at
find out why it's doing that. Um I know that those are both vessels that we have in the field >> and our long-term vessels. So I don't know if that space that shouldn't be 13 though >> might be a typo from different ball or something
>> cuz I know we both have them but they shouldn't be on the same they shouldn't be showing the same ball. So >> thanks. >> What other questions for Curtis >> or about general operations? You feeling good about the start to the year? Start to the season? I am. I am.
Yeah. The season's already upon us. It's already here. I feel like that happened um before we went on the holidays, you know. So, for us, that's, you know, we've been feeling it already. So, >> and you're fully staffed and everybody loves a new boat. >> I am not fully staffed. We're still
working on a part-time individual and that thing. So, um we are working on hiring that person. Supposed to be working with HR um a lot this week. So, um, the town's been backed up, uh, with other hires right now. So, we hope to
have have that person filled here very, very soon. Um, any other questions y'all have for me or anything else? We're just trying to get what get ready for this second round of cold weather we have coming. So, um, we did have that
bad storm on Sunday. I will add that. Uh not this past Sunday, but the Sunday before last. Um uh we had a um we had a storm come through the island. It was a front that came through. Um it it was packing a little bit of a water spout as
well with it. Um uh the the weather dropped real quick. Um it got real cold real fast and uh we had about uh 50 knot winds come through the field. Um boats were blowing sideways. Moring balls were
sucked under the water. We had one vessel um um its lines uh parted from the moing field. Um it is now anchored down outside of snookbite and it is going through the derelick vessel process. So
that is one of the vessels that I had issues with when I first took this job. So um um so we are in the process of working and getting that vessel removed. So, um, never want that to happen, but it was kind of a blessing in disguise as
well. >> Did our line breach or their line breach? >> Their their line breached because >> was that just was that on the 18th and that was that just the north end of the island because I don't think we got anything like that on the south end. >> It was really windy. >> Yeah, I think it was through the whole
island. I think Naples got some of it too and everything. So, um, but yeah, it was uh I I I was out in the water when it happened. So that's why I was telling you so I saw the whole whole events and everything like that. But um but no, the Coast Guard um helped us out a lot on
that. Um so you know big big thank you uh to them. They were busy that day. So >> that's all I have. Yes sir. Go ahead. >> Is it accurate to say during that incident all the hardware that's under our responsibility maintained itself. There was no failures.
>> Absolutely. >> It handled it as way. >> Absolutely. Thank you. >> All right. How about member items? Ed, do you have anything? >> Nope. I don't I have nothing additional at this time. >> Okay, Ted.
>> Uh, I have nothing at this time. >> Okay. Uh, John, >> uh, one thing here. Um when we had our our our last uh new uh public information officer join the town, uh we invited her to a meeting and
had an interaction trying to help her understand what we would like to see uh distributed and information uh mostly on social media. Um now that we have a new PIO, uh I would suggest that we invite the new PIO back and repeat that process
so we can all be on the same page. And I don't know how that would that happen through you, Curtis. >> Yes, sir. I can make that happen. Not a problem. >> Great. Yep. Great idea. Thank you, Sam. >> Yeah. I just wanted to thank uh Beach
Talk Radio. They had Mary Toruson on. If anybody didn't see it, they had her on this weekend with the No Wakeake Zone and she's Thank her because she's been really active. Uh but most importantly wanted to thank Jim Adterhold for being our liaison for for all these years and
all his service a great >> great guy but great communicator and great problem solver and I think he served us well so I just wanted to thank him >> absolutely >> that Curtis is there any update on a leaison uh that's going to be offered
our way from council >> I have not heard anything as of yet my understanding is they may be waiting until they fill the council seat to determine who takes what committee assignments. That's just my understanding as of today.
>> Go ahead. >> And one more item. Um I was discussing with Curtis just before the meeting. There's uh House Bill 164. If you just want to jot it down, um Florida HB 164 deals with um anchored vessels. And
everybody might want to read it over. pretty interesting about anything that's within one mile of an anchorage area. And this might be pertinent to um our derelic votes. And Curtis can explain it explain it better now or later um how it
will help him police the the fields and even even the stuff that's not in our jurisdiction. >> Any comments on that now, Curtis, or shall we wait? No, I can I can comment a little bit about it now. So, um, >> it's complicated.
>> It is. It is. It is a little bit complicated. I'm working with FWC um on this and I have talked with them several times about uh vessels in our in our area that um have been um abandoned
or especially in the anchorage areas where um I I have two sunken vessels over there right now, but they are they are going through the process now. Um so those vessels have been tagged and um
so what happens is now the FWC they are holding the owners accountable now for these for these vessels. So they're trying to track down the owners hold them accountable and it's a whole legal process that we have to go through. So um it just doesn't happen in a couple
months. Um, if you remember the uh vessel that sank on our Moringball 47, um, it was about a year ago. It took them it took him about a year to recover to recover the vessel.
So, just know um, you know, people see that there's boats out there sunk and stuff like that, but little do they know, they're already tagged and they're already going through the process. It's just just got to be a little bit patient. I understand it's you know people want them removed right away and
that's that's not going to be the case especially with the legal process with the owners of the derel vessel. >> Is this bill designed to speed that process up or what exactly is the purpose of the new bill? >> I think it's more or less to hold the owners accountable for us to clean up our waters and for us to remove remove
the vessel. So, I'm I'm not going to speak too much on that beside I I'm I'm still working on my complete understanding of out of it. Um, you know, maybe one one meeting I can ask FWC to come in here and give us a full explanation about it. Um, if y'all would
like, but um um I hope to have more information about this in the in the next meeting. Like I said, I'm working with them right now on the vessel that broke for free. So um um you know it's a it's a learning process for me for for
this whole der and abandoned vessel because seems like every time I call them I get something new. So I think they're trying to figure it out just as much on their end as we are as well. So >> So this uh house bill has been passed or is still in the proposal?
>> No, it has been passed. >> It has been passed. Yes, sir. >> There's a couple other real quick items in there. It discusses um there is an it's out of our jurisdiction, but there's an available permit. I'm not sure if it's required or not um that they discuss in there. The other main
thing that they discuss in there is that the like we require a boat to be mechanically sound and able to be moved. They are requiring that and it discusses um you know on-site inspections of that by whoever the authorities are. But that
should help us be able to contact authorities to clean up uh some of these areas we don't control. >> Anything else, Sam? >> Okay. >> Uh I just have a couple of things. Just a quick overview of what I presented to the council on December 1st, which I
sent you notes, but just over that. Um talk to them about our roles and responsibilities and that will now be in NY's hands to figure out how we codify that also talked about our objectives for 2026 which I will
make sure that I resend to everybody um but basically supporting the efforts to have a fully functional field drive and support educational promotional and marketing efforts and partner on discussions and activities associated with related future efforts there to those things but I'll make sure that you
all have those front and center and make sure that we continue to be aligned. I also gave props to Mary Tores for the wake no meetings that we talked about that basically what I covered. Um also
reiterated my thanks for their approval of us doing today coming up. Um, so if there's nothing else, we can move on and go through the information that I
provided you guys and just make sure. Oh, and my mic's not on, so hopefully people could still hear me somehow. Um, so, okay, thank you. Got the thumbs up from the control room. So, uh, Sam, I know you wanted to go first. >> Sure.
>> Oh, go each of these real quick. >> Sam, the menu man. Yes. So, I did contact um Chef Rizzo at Snug Harbor and Nicole over there, and they were receptive. They told me to I told them to put the date aside. They said to
reserve it as soon as possible. So, I just want to maybe get a motion on this real quickly about the menu. So, is there one of the plain ones? I'll take one of those back, Ed, please. Um, the laminated is exactly what we used last year. And the one that's not laminated
is what he sent me, which is real similar to what they used last year. Um, the first item, they did not want to do the pear and blue cheese salad. We discussed that last year. It's too hard for them to prepare. The grouper sandwich on the bottom of the non-aminated sheet. Um, I think we
discussed last year it was going to be out of the price range. Um, I would suggest that we go for the 25. the exact same thing we did last year which is on the laminated menu. It seemed to have enough for everybody and um it included
tax tip and the drink. So um if I could get our approval today to move forward to sign I think I signed an agreement with them. We have a $2,000 minimum. Um it's $25 per plate and similar to last year. So, if we could get something for
me to go forward and I'm going to meet with them probably in the next day or two um and firm it up. >> Sam, sorry for being confused, but what menu are we going with the >> We're going to go with the laminated one and it's exact same one as as last year. And it looks like they have all those
still available. >> And what what's with the other menu? >> The other one is what he sent me um about just their their general event menu. Um, and the reason we excluded the other the grouper sandwich was it was going to be over the budget and if everyone
ordered that, it wouldn't be much of a money maker for them. And the other the pear and blue cheese salad. He said it takes too long to um to prepare. The other thing I wanted to mention is I'm going to I'm going to ask him if we can do the same as we did last year. The
event is noon to 3. Um, if we could have our food available for staff and member our members and and vendors at 11:00 am. If we could start eating at 11:00 am, that seemed to work out pretty good. >> Um, Curtis, is that an agreement that
you need to sign rather than Sam? I just don't know what the >> I can't remember what we did last year. I'll find out what we did last year. >> Okay. Okay. Yeah. I just want to make sure that there's a town >> Yeah, I can't >> Yeah, I'll ask. I can't uh I'm not sure who signed that.
>> Okay. >> Last year. So, um >> Okay. Yeah. If you and >> but I'll I'll I'll take care of that with Sam and everything and get that. >> Does anybody have any comments about the menu? Everybody good with going with the four menu items we had last year for the 25 all-in? That seemed to work really
well. >> I I think that's u that's a good proposal. But Sam, can you remind me um does this menu include any drinks or >> Yeah, the menu includes the meal, the drink, tax, and tip. So, it's it's all
inclusive for $25. >> Yes, I think you said that already. Thank you. That's good. >> And and um when we're done with the motion, if you could pass back the laminates, I'll use them again. >> Did you want a motion on this accepting the menu? Yeah, I'll move to accept the
menu as presented by Sam. >> Second. I'll second. All in favor? >> I I >> I. >> Okay, good job. >> I'll report back on that next meeting. >> Okay, Sam, do you want to go through the
other uh things that have your name on it and you can let me know what will work, what won't work? >> Yes. I think on page three you've got some things. >> Yep, I've got things on page three. Cruisers outline.
Um, so I will do the meal, >> right? >> I will do the snug harbor. I would like to do Matanis in hotel voucher. Matanzis restaurant um um voucher and gift
>> the PD's Upper Deck or you want to do the new one? >> I'll do both of them. >> Okay. >> And the hotel I will do. We got a hotel room last year. I will do um and then the other three affiliated restaurants, Snug Harbor,
Wahoo Willies and Sob and I have a really busy month. So, what I would like someone else to maybe do this year is the permit and whatever else I'm on the list for. I
think I'm on for beach whale, but I'd like somebody else maybe to take over everything that I didn't mention. >> Okay. So, you need somebody to do nervous Nelly's whale sandy bottoms and lighthouse Yucatan. >> Yes.
>> Okay. Uh, I will take the whale. Anybody have any affiliation with nervous Nellies or Lighthouse? Okay. Not I can take those. Okay. >> Is this list in our packet? Is this what the uh
businesses or organizations. Is this what they gave us last year? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So, let's try to go for that. >> Let's try to go for that or at the very least. >> Yeah. Or something else. >> One more item on there. Um Chris, can you assign somebody to contact Beach
Talk Radio? >> Yeah, I was I'll do that. >> And they'll be they'll probably be at Wahoo Willies on the Sunday and be able to just come over. >> Yep. Yep. Well, I'll I'll be that liaison like I was last year and get that done. >> Perfect. Okay. All right. So, um,
permit Curtis, I can work with you on the permit if that works. >> Is that okay? >> Okay. >> Okay. >> I mean, the biggest thing is just going through the permit process that the uh that the town has and we have people in
permitting to help you through that. How I can guide you who to get with to do that and everything. >> Yeah. Let me know when I need to start that. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Okay. Um, Jennifer, we had assigned to organize our nonprofits as she did last
year. So, um, Curtis, could you reach out to Jennifer and confirm and just ask her the question if we can count on her to do that and if she has any questions or suggestions about the list that we had? Um, if she did a great job. >> I have a question on that. Um,
>> did we provide the nonprofits with a free meal last year? Yep. >> I would suggest um and we had enough we did very well with the nonprofits last year, but I would suggest a $25 fee
for the nonprofits to participate and and that would Well, that would cover one meal. How many meals are we giving them? >> I think we give them two. >> I think we gave them two. >> I think we gave them two. And and Ed, I agree with you. Most of our money went out. We spent more on our vendors last
year than we did on our actual Anchorage patrons. >> Right. Right. >> So, if we're if we give two meals, I would I would suggest $50 charge. And and and I might add that not all, but but some of the nonprofits were selling
merchandise and and whatnot. So, they were also using it as a fundraiser for themselves as well. >> Okay. I just I wonder what where the Coast Guard fits in the Auxiliary fits as a nonprofit or some other category.
>> Well, I would I I guess I I just said nonprofit to try and describe the group of vendors, but I I would say all vendors. >> If I would suggest something, it may be hard to collect a fee. It may be hard for Jennifer to recruit as many people. So maybe instead of the fee, maybe
instead of giving two meals to each table, we gave one meal to each table just because I hate to charge them for a fee because they they're, you know, they're really helping us by being there. But it for $50 for each of the vent, there were like, you know, 20
vendors that got expensive. >> Yeah, the the $25 I would be fine with the 25. I'm just trying to recover our cost. just trying to >> look at this whole thing and and our costs and and >> um >> I know we still have some money in the bank from last year that should be able
to cover uh >> this year's but >> we'd like to keep that keep that going and it is a benefit to the nonprofit and and with that being said >> I wonder if we couldn't market this a little bit differently than that it's more than than just hosting the cruisers
and that this is kind of more of a community event where we're giving education additional resources to the waters and wonder if we can't market that a little bit more this year. >> Yep. Yeah. I mean, I think we can build on what we did last year and we certainly want all of our cruisers to
participate. We moved it up a couple of weeks so that we could get more people involved, but um you know, we keep the essence of that, but as was shown, people wanted to come to this the the you know, the nonprofits, it was a great opportunity for them to showcase to
whomever was there, including our cruisers. So, are you all amendable if then we don't charge a fee, but we we give just one meal per table with the option for them to buy additional meals at $25, which we offer to the public as well.
>> I I do have a question. Um Ted, you have experience. Would would Coast Guard a be able to do that or are we going to wind up discouraging um what we're calling >> I don't think I don't think they would. uh it's not in the budget. Uh it would
have to be passed. They might. Uh I could put it forward to see if they could do so. Uh we do occasionally think trying to think it's possible they would. Yeah. Okay. >> But we kind of changed our thought
process there, John. So I mean, are you okay if we don't charge a fee, but we just give one meal per table, which is sort of the same kind of thing? >> Well, I'm sorry you missed that. That that is the revision. We don't charge. We don't charge. >> But we reduce. >> Yeah. We'll just give one meal per table
and give them the opportunity if they have more volunteers than that to pay for additional meals. >> You know, I'm not for that, but I'm not certainly one vote. I can't hold it up. But I'm just trying to get us to break even on these things. Yes. So,
>> I mean, would taking away the the free meal be would anybody have a problem with that? I mean, it's it's $25. It's, you know, >> and if we can get more cruisers to show up, um, we can take that money that
we're we're saving part of it or all of it towards the cruisers. We did not have a lot of cruisers show up last year, so hopefully we can at least double that that attendance and that would be quite a quite a chunk. >> And Sam, can you remind me uh I believe
at Snug we had a they wanted a minimum amount of meals. >> Minimum is 2,000. So that's 80 meals. And last year we fell short. I think we did 73 or 74. They did not charge us for those extra meals. They charge us 25
times the 75 or we we went under a little. They were uh you know pretty good with that. >> How about this? I mean I really would like Jennifer to weigh in on this since she was the liazison with the nonprofit. So, what about, you know, Curtis, you just if you can confirm with Jennifer
that she will manage the nonprofits and let her know we want to have a discussion about either charging a fee or reducing the number of meals to make sure that, you know, we are using our money wisely for the cruisers that we want to support. Um, I would assume
that, you know, when nonprofits do other community events, you know, when when they participate at some of the the farmers markets that they do pay some sort of a fee. So, I don't know if this is out of the ordinary, but I would like her input on that if you guys are good with waiting till next meeting.
>> I I certainly would like Jennifer's input on that as well. >> Okay. I think um that we can wait for all this stuff for next meeting and I'll go ahead and reserve with our $2,000 minimum um what we had last year and then we can discuss this next meeting
when Jennifer's here and just mill over all those ideas. >> Yeah, I think that's great. >> I mean, I really think we are ahead of schedule or we're more prepared well >> this time than last year this time. Yes.
versus what where we were at this time last year. Right. So, um >> we have a more of a lather rinse and repeat plus add on benefits than we did last year. So, >> um Curtis, have you been able to reach out to some of your vendors to see if they would support us monetarily?
>> Um yes, I have not reached out to the big vendor that we got a big donation from um last year. Um but um uh I can reach out to him this week. Um but um I I I
haven't reached out to a whole lot of people yet, but it seems like the people that have helped us out besides the one um besides the contractor um it should be a repeat hopefully. So, >> okay, go Sam.
>> And Chris, can we um get somebody assigned for the permit? It should be pretty easy. Last year I worked Are you going to do that? Yep. Great. And last year I worked with Debbie, so she should have a file on that. >> Okay, >> John. We had a wonderful um cruisers
appreciation day sponsor letter last year. Uh do we have something similar for the nonprofit organization? >> Um it's in your package. >> Uh no, the sponsor letter. Uh >> no, I don't I am assuming that Jennifer put something together. So, um
>> Curtis, I'll put together kind of a list of things to ask Jennifer. Yeah, we got the sponsor letter, but there was something that I think Jennifer sent to the the nonprofits to tell them what was going on. And I don't know that I have a copy of it. I'll look for it. >> Go ahead.
>> I'll look on my file for Cruisers Appreciation Day. I saved everything from last year, so I could possibly have that. Okay. >> And if I do, um, I'll send it out to everybody. >> Okay. If if you um if you don't have it, and I don't remember it from last year,
but but u it's not in my notes. >> Should we ask Jennifer to have something prepared to discuss at next meeting? >> Yeah, I can do we can do that. I'll like I said, I'll put together a recap of the meeting and uh you know, some steps for things that we need to confirm with Jennifer that Curtis needs to talk to
her about. And what I'll do as well is I'll put together a email together with all the information that I have from last year's cruisers appreciation day, meaning like sponsor letters, all the meat and potato documents that I have. So, >> okay. So, the sponsor letter that was in
your packet should be good to go. The clean one. I do need to update the time. Uh I have the wrong time on there. It should be 12 to 3 on the 27th, but other than that, this is an approved uh sponsor letter. So, I will revise that and resend to you guys.
>> So, no, I think that's good. Um, but harping risk of harping on nonprofit letter, I'd like to see the committee approve that um before it is engaged with nonprofits. >> Yep. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Um wonder if I could step back. I slowly
catch up. But uh thinking of the Coast Guard as one Coast Guard auxiliary is as one instance. They go everywhere and at no charge and they don't get fed. Uh and
I'm thinking about the nonprofits. They go everywhere and as far as I know, they don't get fed in other places. And it seems like to me that maybe giving all those meals out uh may not be positive
because I suspect that not all of them ate them. we are uh short of the required amount and I would think that uh that's
that may be an area where we need to re-evaluate whether we give out all those meal tickets. Um in the past I asked Sam did we did we give out meal tickets in the past?
We ne we never had that many vendors. I don't think I think we just gave them to town council and spouses our committee and there were a couple others but we did not we didn't have vendors um before last year. We only had like a we had the Bambi t or the
>> so they bought their own everybody bought their own meals except the the cruisers. >> Right. >> And >> and the staff and town council. >> Yeah. And >> Yeah. >> Is it reasonable to return to that? I I'm sorry. >> Yeah. No, I think we can. >> No, we could go back. >> I just want to get, you know, Jennifer's
input on what an expectation. >> I'm interested to to hear what Jennifer has to say about that, too. And it and I think that if you were to charge him a fee, it would discourage him from participating, but at the same time, I mean, we're we playing with the town's
money here. And and uh every single department has had to tighten the belt. And if and if we can still get their participation without without giving them a free meal, I think that would be a positive. >> And I I would consider Beach Talk Radio
um for for the the meals. I think they only used one of them because they're they're setting up they're he's I'm seeing the whole thing. So I'd like to include him um as part of the the staff and the program. So, I mean, the VIPs that we had last year that we provided meals to were the Morningfield Boers up
to four from vessel, our our committee and a guest, town council members and a guest, uh Marine Ops staff and a guest, and BTR and a guest. Does anybody have any issues with that? Nope. Okay.
All right. Uh, so Curtis, you're going to reach out to some of your vendors to see can we go to page three and maybe walk through um some of the inkind sponsors to engage uh aside from the
ones that were associated with Sam. John, can we go through yours and see if you're good with those? >> Yes, ma'am. >> All right. Friends of Lover Key. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. We got the Islander. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. And anything else you want to add there?
>> Um, be happy to support any additional assist you in any additional task that you took on this year. >> Okay. All right. I might uh swing a few your way. Would you would you be okay with doing nervous Nelly's?
>> Yes, ma'am. No relationship with them, but I can approach him. >> And uh how about Yucatan Lighthouse? Would you do that one? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Thank you so much. Okay, Ed, you had the women's club.
>> I don't recall having any of these last year, but that's just fine. I I >> Is that okay? >> A lot of things I don't recall, I guess. But, uh, >> is that one okay with you? >> Woman's Club is fine. Um, what else do you have? The community foundation. I know somebody on that. >> Okay. >> Friends of Moundhouse, I think I can
work that out. And the Pancake House, if that's all you've got for me, >> that's all I got. I think that I can I can easily handle doing that. >> Okay. Uh I can do all of the ones that I have. And um Ted, you had something from
Snookbite. You want to do that again? >> I'll do that one again. >> Okay. >> And I'm going to try to approach the storage uh area at uh uh Santini Plaza. >> Okay. Any way we could add uh Legos and
Freaky Boutiki? >> Who wants to take those? >> Would you like those, John? >> I'll take them on. >> Okay, thank you. >> Um, probably need a little more details from Sam on who they are. >> Legos is the new Italian restaurant and
Freaky Boutiki is a >> kind of a gift. Yeah. Food in Santini. incent. >> Well, I suppose uh you know we could add Badass Coffee >> because they're there.
>> Hardware store. >> Yeah, hardware store. I'm just going to put you on Santini. >> Okay. >> You tell me if that's too much. >> Okay. Uh, I think we've all got our assignments and if we could make
progress on that by next meeting in February, you know, let us know where you are with gathering those things, I think we will be in super good shape and then we can start working on day of event things. Um,
but in the meantime, >> I don't think it's pertinent right now, but uh, Beach Talk Radio has no problem paying for their own meal. >> Oh, okay. I mean, it's $25. And I believe last year he gave us a donation as well. >> He did. >> So, uh, >> he didn't. I don't think he even used his free meal.
>> He probably didn't. But, uh, I just wanted to let you know that he he's fine without >> getting a free meal. >> I think we can we can give him a free burger or something. >> Well, he mentioned that his wife eats a lot, but yes, I don't think she was even there. >> Yeah, she'd probably eat the salad
because, you know, that's what she does. Okay. So, I feel like we are in pretty good shape. The sort of outstanding items working on the permit. I'll do that with Curtis's help. Uh I will tighten up the sponsor letter. I'll put
together a list of things that we need to confirm with Jennifer, including some sort of a letter or communication to the nonprofits that we want to make sure that we all get to see before it is sent out. We'll talk to her next time about
how she feels about charging the vendors or what the best way is to do that and we'll all go out and try to get some inkind sponsors for the giveaways. >> My sponsor letter is correct. Noon to 3. That was the last email that we got.
>> Oh, >> I think is that correct? The one that I have? >> Uh, yeah. I don't know how >> that was just on >> No, but that's the >> the last attachment. >> April 12th. Are we on? >> Yeah. 2026. think everything's correct on that. So, >> okay, >> double double check. That was the email
that uh the last package we got. >> Okay, I got to fix it. >> I didn't I didn't I didn't get that one. >> Yeah, I somehow I didn't get that one either and I I generated it. Okay, >> because April 12th, 2026 is our date.
>> 12 to 3 p.m. Okay, I'll make sure that whatever is sent out is the updated right one. Thank you very much, Sam. And just to confirm, um, Madam Chair, we'll get that quickly, right? >> Yes. Yes. >> So we can get started on this. >> Yeah. So um, I will make sure that
something is ready to send to you guys by the end of this week. >> Sound good? We are so ahead of the game. >> One more. >> Yes. >> Hey, I just want to announce that February 4th or Chris, update me on this. the
hazmat day. There's a hazmat day for the town that's going to be at Bay Oaks and it may be something we want to get just as a notice to the people out in the anchorage if they have paint or something like that. I have two dates for it. I have February 4th and February
24th and it's been going back and forth. I think um Murf mentioned it and town it was mentioned a bunch of times but it's coming up before our next meeting. >> Okay. So if there's anything on that that we need want to tell our voters about just getting rid of their old
paint or okay hazmat stuff it's going to be at Bay Oaks save everybody a trip in town >> everybody you know about it >> so what's important I think if it's possible will they be able to handle expired poly techchnics flares such
>> whatever they handle on metro parkway I think they're going to handle here and I think Dave Nusbomb mentioned it so Dave may have information on it. If if not, I'm sure Will probably has the info on it. >> I I think getting that information out
to our our voters, our um clients in the morning field would be wonderful because it's always an issue on how to dispose of those properly. Um and of course, uh Coastg Guard Accelery can probably distribute some of that information,
too. and I'll make sure that the United States Power Squadron locally will distribute it as soon as I can get that information back to you. Um that that's always something that that's hard for voters to handle. >> Absolutely.
>> Not sure about the date, but it's but if it's February 4th, it's coming up quick. If it's February 24th, a little more time. >> Somebody send out a message as to when it's going to occur. Is that something that you can put on the DACA app or something that would
automatically go to? >> Yeah, I can definitely let the noters know about it. Um, but uh, yeah, once I figure out the details about this, it's >> seems this is the first time I'm hearing about it. So, >> I guess one other thing that voters might be interested in is that the
friends of the library have a book sale coming up this Saturday and Sunday from 9 until 2, I believe, each day. Uh you can for $10 you can get a bag full of books. So if that's something that people like to do when they're sitting on their boat, that would be something
to let them know about selfishly since I'm on the library board. So yeah, >> sounds good. >> Yeah. Yeah. I love books. >> Okay. Is there anything else you want to talk about with cruisers appreciation day?
No, not until we I think it's very important to have Jennifer in that discussion. >> Yep. Okay. Um public comment. I do not see anybody here for public comment. Next agenda. The items that I would have are reporting on our uh progress for
cruisers appreciation day and perhaps thinking about some additional planning meetings in March if we need to to just make sure that we can get all of our ducks in a row. Um, and then this isn't really for the agenda, but adding the objectives and the roles and
responsibilities to the back of the agenda so that we have that. Is there anything else we'll need to discuss that's not normal? All right. Well, this is one of our zippiest meetings. Way to go, guys. >> Our next meeting is February 23rd,
correct? >> Monday, nine o'clock. >> It is. So would anyone like to adjurnn us? >> Okay, I'll do that. I'll move to adjourn. >> Okay, second. >> Second by Sam. >> Okay, all in favor? >> I I
>> All right, we are adjourned at 10:05. Thanks so much, everyone.