Remarks by Joshua Jackson
23 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 24:33
“So we're talking about specifically the E. coli testing or what all are we looking for?”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 24:49
“And I may just not be following, but my understanding was the testing that we did was primarily looking at E. coli and established that the spots that would not have been affected by the spill were at the same high level that the spots that were of concern and that they were actually at essentially the same level.”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 25:12
“So if we test that and find that it is consistent with the levels that we saw and probably the levels that Surfrider saw, Would that tell us that that was that effectively that is the standard level of the canal or do we have a basis for interpretation or I guess a Ecole model of the canals and the lagoon that we could use to interpret the data I”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 27:39
“It doesn't seem like he's got the vote, so it doesn't matter. I didn't know. I'm concerned that it, well, my prediction is that it would come back positive. And similar, I think Surfrider's is.”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 28:01
“I have a question from Brad. From an experimentation perspective, you want to gather a body of data, make a prediction, test against your prediction, and try to nullify it. That's the process. I anticipate that that's going to come back with what Surfrider said, is that you're going to see high levels of E. coli consistent with what we've sampled.”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 28:25
“I don't have a reason to argue with surf riders and the testing that they've done.”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 28:31
“That's what you want to do when you're doing an experiment. You want to predict what the outcome is. You want to have a hypothesis and try to nullify the hypothesis. That's the learning model. But my point is I think we're going to find out that it is high, and the high is not going to tell us anything. Because we know it's high, and we don't have a sample basis from that area. So that would establish, from here forward, where we'd start to have data, but it doesn't tell us from before the spill. I agree with you, if we had that from before the spill and we're testing after, it would give us…”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 29:34
“I'm not, unfortunately. I mean, I appreciate that.”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 31:06
“Brad, would further, so when DEP gave us feedback on the samples we did, did they ask us to stop sampling or they just said no further samples needed for them?”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 31:21
“Would there be any issue if we proceeded with a forced sample set?”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 31:41
“Let's do a proper sample. City manager, what are your thoughts?”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 33:42
“In terms of the muck and things like that, are those things at DEP or the... the different organizations that are watching, testing, and maintaining the ecology of the lagoon, are they taking samples like that that we could reference from in terms of just starting to make sure that our residents are aware of what samples are already being taken, what is being monitored? And we could begin to provide that. And that would have a strong historical trend associated with it.”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 34:19
“Are there groups that already sample that through FIT or any other organizations that we're aware of? that I'm not aware of that.”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 34:28
“That may be something. I mean, if somebody's already got the apparatus in place, as well as the body of data, then potentially just starting to leverage. And if we can find it, make that aware and make that available for our residents, I think that might be one of the best things we could do.”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 36:16
“Oh, thank you. Happy birthday. Happy 25th. You want us to sing? 46. 46?”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 50:57
“Effectively, at this point, if somebody's choosing to use a credit card, the residents are paying for the use of that credit card, which just shouldn't happen. And I think this corrects that.”
City Commission · Oct 1, 2026
- Play at 41:15
“Brad, I don't know how you're awake right now, but thank you for your dedicated, focused work.”
City Commission · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 44:48
“All right. I think that's an excellent response to what we heard from the residents at the last commission meeting. Thank you for taking that action. You're welcome.”
City Commission · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 46:43
“Just excited for this Friday night. It's homecoming for our high school. So be aware. Be out at the football game. It's going to be an exciting time and excited for the students to get to enjoy that. Bring your umbrella.”
City Commission · Sep 17, 2026
- Play at 4:53
“All right, please stand and face the flag.”
City Commission · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 26:34
“Brad, just to be clear, and I think there was something that Harry had mentioned, just in terms of the types of performance that has led to spills and things like that, That's unacceptable, right? And we have identified that. That was part of what you were talking about in terms of meeting with the bonding agency, having taken clear and significant action to communicate to the contractor that this is their last strike and that this is not tolerable. It's not something being taken lightly by the city.”
City Commission · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 26:34
“I'd be delighted. Let's pray. Lord Almighty, thank you for the people that are here for everything that they do to make this city possible. the residents, the commission, the city staff and the chance to do life together. This is incredible. I am truly delighted to be here. I pray that the time we spend tonight going through the expertize, the insight that has been brought together by the city staff, their wisdom, their experience, that we would be wise in how we take it and how we consider it in the decisions we make, that this would be a opportunity to improve Cocoa Beach, to improve the…”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 1:13:23
“I agree. Mr. Mayor, what you guys are doing is remarkable. And I think we did. We put in the top level at the 6.1499. And to have you guys come back and confidently present what you're presenting is impressive. I think KP's right. We're looking ahead at tough times. You hand a voting base money back and hearing different numbers on what's going to end up in November, but suspect that next year is going to be tough. And I think, Commissioner Tumulti, you're right. It's not going to get easier. So thank you guys for being thoughtful. This was a tough year anyway. We came into it in a tough spot…”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026