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USS ADAMS Northbank Rendering by FLAGG Design Studio

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Recently JHNSA and ACVA have focused on the concept of using a concrete fascia fronted bulkhead on the North Bank of the St. Johns River that was part of the former Jacksonville Shipyard. This idea has been discussed with NAVSEA in previous discussions and reports over the past year. The interim/temporary use of this mooring location would greatly reduce the cost of providing a mooring location for the ship museum in Jacksonville while fundraising for Acosta Bridge mooring site continues. The engineering design requirements for preparing the bulkhead pier at the site for the mooring of ADAMS have been defined by our long term mooring and environmental engineers Sandy Rice and Gary Howalt. This location would reduce the overall initial museum cost by over $5 million.

Shipyard View of Proposed Location for the Adams Pier
Shipyard site facing Downtown	Bulkhead Pier -450 ft facing the South Bank

The north bank mooring at the former Jacksonville Shipyards property has stimulated the recent and acute interest in the area business community. for the project and has buoyed our belief that the fundraising goals will be met in 2013. Jacksonville City Council President, Bill Bishop (instrumental in the passage of city Ordinance 2010-675-E that approved the ship museum site adjacent to the east side of the Acosta Bridge on the south bank) is introducing a modification to the city Ordinance to allow the ship museum to be placed at the bulkhead at the Shipyard site on the North Bank in a temporary moor for at least three years after the ship is donated by the Navy. This modification will allow the use of approximately 3 acres of the 23 total acres at the former shipyard site as a temporary location that could lead to a long-term/mooring location, while fundraising continues.

Mr. William “Bill” Gay, Sr. (Chairman, W.W. Gay Mechanical, principal supporter of the JHNSA); and John H. Rutherford, the elected Jacksonville Sheriff in Duval County, have joined forces to co-chair the JHNSA Executive Board to lead the community fundraising support for the Adams Class Naval Ship Museum (ACNSM). JHNSA leaders have been working closely with Chris Flagg of Flagg Design Studio LLC. Mr. Flagg is the chairman of DVI (www.downtownjacksonville.org). DVI is Jacksonville’s Business Improvement District and is owned by all of the property owners of Downtown Jacksonville, including the COJ. DVI’s mission is to build and maintain a healthy and vibrant Downtown community and to promote Downtown as an exciting place to live, work, play and visit. DVI’s board unanimously endorsed the ship museum project.

Another positive step for the museum came in early November 2012, the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge experts issued their Jacksonville Report for downtown revitalization and economic growth. The ship museum project was specifically mentioned in “Recommendation 2-2: Another example is the USS Adams Naval Ship Museum initiative. Interviewees suggest it is of low cost to the City, sustainable with funded exit strategies if it did not succeed, may reuse City property that is currently under-utilized and is likely to create significant draw.”

In October, 2012, several prominent direct descendants of the Charles F. Adams family were briefed and have enthusiastically engaged in supporting the project through introductions to financial support within their personal and business relationships. In the short term, LCDR Charles F Adams, USNR traveled to Jacksonville from Tampa on very short notice to support and speak at the JHNSA Fourth Annual Gala and Silent Auction. His father, Peter Boylston Adams, is a US Army helicopter pilot veteran of the Viet Nam era who worked in Boston financial world. He and his family are now strong supporters of our effort to save this historic naval ship, since his cousin was Charles F. Adams, the namesake of the USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2).

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Recently JHNSA and ACVA have focused on the concept of using a concrete fascia fronted bulkhead on the North Bank of the St. Johns River that was part of the former Jacksonville Shipyard.  This idea has been discussed with NAVSEA in previous discussions and reports over the past year.  The interim/temporary use of this mooring location would greatly reduce the cost of providing a mooring location for the ship museum in Jacksonville while fundraising for Acosta Bridge mooring site continues.  The engineering design requirements for preparing the bulkhead pier at the site for the mooring of ADAMS have been defined by our long term mooring and environmental engineers Sandy Rice and Gary Howalt.  This location would reduce the overall initial museum cost by over $5 million.

Shipyard View of Proposed Location for the Adams Pier

Shipyard site facing Downtown

The north bank mooring at the former Jacksonville Shipyards property has stimulated the recent and acute interest in the area business community. for the project and has buoyed our belief that the fundraising goals will be met in 2013. Jacksonville City Council President, Bill Bishop (instrumental in the passage of city Ordinance 2010-675-E that approved the ship museum site adjacent to the east side of the Acosta Bridge on the south bank) is introducing a modification to the city Ordinance to allow the ship museum to be placed at the bulkhead at the Shipyard site on the North Bank in a temporary moor for at least three years after the ship is donated by the Navy. This modification will allow the use of approximately 3 acres of the 23 total acres at the former shipyard site as a temporary location that could lead to a long-term/mooring location, while fundraising continues.

Mr. William “Bill” Gay, Sr. (Chairman, W.W. Gay Mechanical, principal supporter of the JHNSA); and John H. Rutherford, the elected Jacksonville Sheriff in Duval County, have joined forces to co-chair the JHNSA Executive Board to lead the community fundraising support for the Adams Class Naval Ship Museum (ACNSM).  JHNSA leaders have been working closely with Chris Flagg of Flagg Design Studio LLC. Mr. Flagg is the chairman of DVI (www.downtownjacksonville.org).  DVI is Jacksonville’s Business Improvement District and is owned by all of the property owners of Downtown Jacksonville, including the COJ. DVI’s mission is to build and maintain a healthy and vibrant Downtown community and to promote Downtown as an exciting place to live, work, play and visit. DVI’s board unanimously endorsed the ship museum project.  

Another positive step for the museum came in early November 2012, the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge experts issued their Jacksonville Report for downtown revitalization and economic growth.  The ship museum project was specifically mentioned in “Recommendation 2-2: Another example is the USS Adams Naval Ship Museum initiative.  Interviewees suggest it is of low cost to the City, sustainable with funded exit strategies if it did not succeed, may reuse City property that is currently under-utilized and is likely to create significant draw.”

In October, 2012, several prominent direct descendants of the Charles F. Adams family were briefed and have enthusiastically engaged in supporting the project through introductions to financial support within their personal and business relationships. In the short term, LCDR Charles F Adams, USNR traveled to Jacksonville from Tampa on very short notice to support and speak at the JHNSA Fourth Annual Gala and Silent Auction.  His father, Peter Boylston Adams, is a US Army helicopter pilot veteran of the Viet Nam era who worked in Boston financial world.  He and his family are now strong supporters of our effort to save this historic naval ship, since his cousin was Charles F. Adams, the namesake of the USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2).

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Time:  TBD

Audience:  All

Lead:  Pat Stroud

Needed Supports:  Call Pat

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USS ADAMS Northbank Rendering by FLAGG Design Studio

We want to thank all of you for attending the Fourth Annual JHNSA Gala held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, pool side, and made this such a successful event.  We also thank the event committee for all of their hard work to pull everything together making it a pleasure to attend.  The weather was beautiful for this exciting event and the sky was clear until after the event closed. All of the Silent Auction items were purchased making this one of our most successful auctions.

The attendee who traveled the farthest to attend was Laurie Pye who traveled from the city of Wamberal in Australia. We appreciate his commitment to the event and the cause of preserving one of America’s most effective cold war warships. Keep checking back as we will have photos from the Gala and other updates about our progress. Again, thank you for attending and your continued support to “Bring the Adams Home” to Jacksonville.

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Time:  TBD

Audience:  All

Lead:  JOE SNOWBERGER/PATTY SHUBERT

Needed Supports:  STAY TUNED!

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Dan Bean and Joe Snowberger discussed JHNSA’s efforts to develop a Navy Celebration Pier and interactive museum by bring the USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2) to Downtown Jacksonville.  The organization will host the fourth annual celebration weekend including a reception on Friday evening and Gala Saturday night with silent auction.  The event will also celebrate the Navy’s 237th Anniversary.

See photos below of Bean and Snowberger on the air Tuesday morning.

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The JHNSA and the upcoming Gala will be featured on the Action News Jax WAWS Fox 30/WTEV CBS 47 morning show and on “First Coast Living” on WTLV NBC Ch. 12/WJXX ABC Ch. 25 on Tuesday morning; on “First Coast Connect” with Melissa Ross on Wednesday morning at WJCT-89.9 FM; on “First Coast Journal” on Wednesday night on Comcast Cable and on the “Cindy Graves Show” on Thursday at AM 600 along with other media appearances.

This is in addition to Public Service Announcements airing on the Cox Radio stations and 1600 AM. Digital billboards around the area touting the Gala are also up, thanks to Farah and Farah.

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Review and Submit Early Bid on Auction Items

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