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I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR MEETING TWENTY TWENTY ONE DASH 15 ROLL CALL,
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PLEASE. CHAIR PERSON BYRD.PRESENT. MEMBER SNYDER, PRESENT.
MEMBER PHILLIPS. MEMBER ZIEGLER.
PRESENT. WE ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
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IT WOULD BE OK IF HE SPOKE FIRST, THEN JUST FELIX PARR LATER.WOULD IT BE OK IF HE SPOKE FIRST, THEN JUST FILLED OUT THE CARD AFTERWARDS? IS THAT OK? TIME.
WOW. SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH.
I SENT AN EMAIL WITH SOME SLIDES MAYBE TO LOOK AT.
BUT IT IS DECEMBER AND MY UPBRINGING IS TO.
THIS WAS A NOTIONAL SCHEDULE I SENT A COPY OF LESLIE TO.
IT'S JUST THAT FOR TWENTY TWENTY TWO WHAT MIGHT BE DONE IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABILITY BOARD ACTIVITIES. CURRENTLY, THERE'S NOT A PLAN OUT THERE ON THE WEB AT THE CITY WEBSITE.
TWENTY TWENTY ONE ACTIVITIES OUGHT TO BE WRAPPED UP AND ISSUED NOW.
BEING. FAMILIAR WITH OTHER BOARDS, COCOA BEACH, COCOA SATELLITE, BEACH RIVER COUNTY.
AFTER SOME PERIOD OF TIME, IT'S APPROPRIATE TO UPDATE THE PLAN, SO THIS PLAN DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT, IT JUST NEEDS TO GET OUT THERE AND THEN A YEAR FROM NOW, IT'LL BE OBVIOUS, YOU KNOW, THESE ACTIONS AND PLANS DON'T MAKE SENSE.
THEY SHOULD BE UPDATED AND THE PLAN WOULD MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE.
DESIRE TO MAKE THINGS AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE, BUT AT SOME POINT JUST CUT RELEASE A PLAN IT WOULD PLAN UPDATE IN.
FIRST OF TWENTY, TWENTY THREE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ALSO, AT THAT POINT, SOME SORT OF TRACKING I'VE D KICKED IN.
I THINK THAT GOT STARTED, AND MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO HELP WITH THAT ALEXA OR SOME SORT OF TRACKING PLAN FOR ACTIONS.
THAT'S ALWAYS ACTUALLY THAT'S A BIG ISSUE WITH ANY OF THE PLANS ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY AT ANY. THE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO BRING UP IS.
WORKING WITH THE YALE PROGRAM, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE MALABAR SCRUB JAYS SANCTUARY AND MAKE IT MORE OF A RECREATIONAL LOCATION, SO THAT'S A BIG TOPIC.
THERE'S HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THAT, SO THAT TIES IN WITH THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITIES HERE BECAUSE MORE RECREATION SPACE, MORE GREEN SPACE IS ACTUALLY COME TO A HEAD WITH PALM BAY CITIZENS IN ISSUE WITH THE BREVARD COUNTY RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR.
UM, THE OTHER THING WAS THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF GREEN SPACE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN RE ZONED FROM.
OF LOW DENSITY HOUSING, HIGH DENSITY HOUSING, ELIMINATING A LOT OF GREEN SPACE AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE COMING UP THAT ARE BEING APPROVED BY ZONING, SO EVEN THOUGH OUR COMP PLANS SAY.
WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR GREEN SPACE AND STUFF, THE ZONING AND THE COUNCIL RULINGS ON SEVERAL LARGE 20-SOME ACRE LAND PLOTS.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY GOING THAT WAY, SO THAT'S ALL I HAD.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE BY NEXT MEETING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLANS ARE TO RELEASE SOMETHING, BUT IT'S TIME TO DO THAT AND THEN LOOK AT NEXT YEAR'S ACTIVITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YOU JUST MAKE A COMMENT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING REGULARLY TO THESE MEETINGS.
AND I THINK YOU STRESS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO.
THAT WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY BEGIN TO CONNECT WITH.
WE'RE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
HELPING US DO BETTER SO WE CAN HELP YOU DO BETTER IN THE COMMUNITY TO.
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OUR MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING, 20 21 DASHBOARD.[ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
OR I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES SECONDED.GOING TO GO TO THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND WITH AN UPDATE OF THE
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INNOVATIVE, INNOVATIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT KEY POINTS.IF IT'S OK, I THINK THE THINGS THAT WE HAD EXPECTED FROM STAFF.
UM HAD BEEN TO DO WITH THE ART CONTEST.
OR. I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE TALKING TO.
SOMEBODY MIGHT NEED TO HELP ME OUT.
WE WERE TALKING TO MS. SHERMAN.
THERE'VE BEEN A FEW THINGS THAT SHE HAD INDICATED SHE WAS GOING TO GET BACK TO US ON.
I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT THOSE WERE.
NO, AS I RECALL, SHE GAVE US UPDATES ON WHAT WAS POSSIBLE IN THE NEAR TERM AND THE LONGER TERM FOR OUR PLAN.
AND SHE MENTIONED THE ART CONTEST, BUT I I THINK THAT WE HADN'T REALLY GOT MUCH ABOUT WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO WITH THAT.
OTHER BUSINESS. NOW, MOVE ON THEN TO EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
AND PULLING OUT OUR AREAS OF EMPHASIS FROM THAT.
SO THAT WE CAN AGAIN, WE'RE TAKING THESE SECTIONS OF THE PLAN PULLING OUT THE TOP THREE.
WELL, THERE'S FIVE SECTIONS, TOP THREE.
UM. DETECTIVES OUT OF EACH AND FRACTIONS STARTED ON THAT.
SO WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET THROUGH.
ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT TONIGHT, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE OUR LIST OF 15 FIRST.
ACT. SO WE'RE GOING TO AGAIN TONIGHT, GO THROUGH AND HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU AS A BOARD MEMBER WHAT YOU'RE.
OUR PRIORITY WOULD BE THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD BEGIN WITH YOUR TOP THREE.
UM. IS AND ARE YOU PREPARED TO START WITH THAT? WE STARTING WITH EDUCATION.
FIRST ONE IS TO UPDATE PALM BAY BRANDING TO EMPHASIZE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.
TO INCREASE SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS. THE THIRD ONE IS TO PROVIDE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES AS OUTLINED IN OUR PREVIOUS ELEMENTS.
OR WHAT PREVIOUS ELEMENTS MEANS, EXACTLY, BUT I HOPE OF WHAT THE INTENTION OF THIS
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PARTICULAR ONE IS TO.ANY SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE? REALLY, STARTING WITH OUR OWN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN TERMS OF ORDINANCES AND ANY.
DEVELOPMENT GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY, BUT I BELIEVE THAT.
YOU AND THE UPDATING BRANDING AND THEN THE LAST ONE THAT YOU GAVE WERE.
GOALS WITH MULTIPLE SUBSETS UNDERNEATH THEM.
IS THERE A PARTICULAR OBJECTIVE UNDERNEATH THOSE GOALS? GOOD. WELL, ACTUALLY, I DID CHECK THE ONES THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE HOLDING, THE ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY FAIR.
AND THAT CONNECTS INTO MONTHLY.
I THINK THAT'S IF WE COULD ACHIEVE.
COLLABORATION WITH THESE DIFFERENT.
HMM. PARTS OF OUR SOCIETY, THE SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, NON-PROFITS THAT WE WOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARD EDUCATING THROUGH THEIR EFFORTS, THEIR ONGOING EFFORTS IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT SO.
I THINK THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE A GREAT PLACE TO.
START, IF WE BUT WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THE COUNTY WITH THAT.
BUT EVEN. I MEAN, EVEN MY DAY CARE, WHEN THEY FOUND OUT I WAS ON THE BOARD, THEY THEY WENT AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THEIR DISPOSABLE.
POLYSTYRENE PLATES THAT THEY USED AT LUNCH WITH REUSABLE, WASHABLE PLASTIC, DIVIDED TRAYS FOR LUNCH PLATES. OH, I MEAN, THAT WAS AWESOME TO SEE AND THEY THEY'VE BEEN I THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE INFORMED.
MAKE BETTER DECISIONS, SO GETTING INFORMATION OUT THERE ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC IS MY TOP ONE. TRYING TO GET.
I KNOW IT'S IT'S THE GOAL IS SO BROAD THERE THAT THAT'S ONE WE REALLY NEED TO COME DOWN WITH SOME FINER, YOU KNOW, FINER POINTS AND HOW TO DO THAT.
AND MAYBE. WE CAN WORK ON THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY FAIR, BE ONE OF OUR FIRST.
GETTING PRIORITIES AND THEN ALSO PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CITY'S ONLINE PRESENCE, INCLUDING WEB PAGES, SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS THAT ARE.
AND. THE FIRST DISSIPATING IN RECYCLING INITIATIVES AND SPECIAL WASTE COLLECTION EVENTS.
WHICH IS OBJECTIVE C UNDER GOAL FOR.
IT REALLY LOVE HOW WE ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE LIKE A.
UM, SO THE ONES THAT I'M MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT FIRST WANT TO BE GO ON A.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT PROVIDE EDUCATION TO SCHOOLS LOOKING TO CREATE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS IN CLASSROOMS, AND IF WE WERE TO VOTE ON IT TONIGHT AND EVEN LOVE ARROW THAT TO PARTNER WITH ONE SCHOOL FOR ONE INITIATIVE IN CALENDAR YEAR.
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL, WE'D IDENTIFY WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM, WHETHER IT BE A RAIN GARDEN.
ANYWAYS. THAT'S THE FIRST ONE THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
ONE WAS THE FOCUS WE MIGHT BE COOL.
UH, THE NEXT ONE THAT I'M REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT WOULD BE GOLD, TOO.
I THINK THAT HOSTING SUSTAINABILITY FAIR IN THE YEAR 2022 IS A REALISTIC GOAL.
I MEAN, WE'D HAVE TO. WELL, THE PARAMETERS ABOUT THAT, I THINK THAT COULD BE A GREAT WAY OF TYING IN SO MANY OF OUR OTHER GOALS AND INITIATIVES.
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UM. WHO DOESN'T WANT A REASON TO PARTY? UM, THEN MY LAST ONE WOULD BE A GOAL THREE, A SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CITY'S ONLINE PRESENCE. REALLY, YOU KNOW, I'M THE MOST AMBIGUOUS ONE FOR ME THAT WOULD HAVE TO REALLY PARTNER WITH THE CITY ON, BUT BRINGING SUSTAINABILITY TO THE FOREFRONT.THE PRESENCE, BUT YOU'RE JUST MAKING WEBSITE.
OVER THE AREA, WRONG, I WOULD IMAGINE MANY OF.
WELL, PALM BAY, PRIOR TO ACCEPTING A JOB OFFER IN THE.
ABILITY THAT WAY, YOU HAVE THAT IN THEIR MINDS.
IT WOULD BE THE THREE THAT I'M MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, KEEPING TRACK OF ONE GOT MORE THAN ONE VOTE.
ONE OBJECTIVE BE SUPPORT AND PROVIDE EDUCATION TO SCHOOLS LOOKING TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS AND CLASSROOMS. ALL THREE OF A.
ONE GOAL, TWO OBJECTIVE C POST AN ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY FAIR THAT PROMOTES.
MOST SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CITY'S ONLINE PRESENCE.
LET'S MOVE ON, THEN TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FINALIZE OUR FIRST.
I SHOULD STAY IN CHARGE THERE.
ANYONE MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE THOSE THE THREE THAT WE PUT ON OUR FIRST? ALL DOING THE LOOK. OK, I MOVE THAT.
AND UNDER AN EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT GOAL, ONE B GOAL.
TO SEE AND GOAL THREE A ARE ADDED TO OUR HOT LIST.
SO NOW MOVING TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, REALLY BIG SECTION AND A HARD DOWN.
A CRACK AT IT. SUZANNE, ARE YOU READY TO START US ON THAT SECTION? THE FIRST ONE.
IS UNDER GOAL TWO CITY OBJECTIVES, A COMMIT TO BECOMING A SOLE SMART DESIGN COMMUNITY BY DEDICATING STAFF MEMBERS TO IMPROVE SOLAR MARKET CONDITIONS, MAKING IT FASTER, EASIER, ETC.. PORTABLE PALM BAY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO INSTALL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS. THE SECOND ONE IS NO, I.
BUT THAT SAME SECTION TO ENCOURAGE ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO PARTNER LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF SOLAR ENERGY.
AND MY THIRD ONE IS UNDER GOAL THREE.
NO, A DEVELOP A LOW IMPACT PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN THE USE OF WATER ENERGY BUILDING MATERIALS, INCLUDING GUIDELINES FOR POLLINATOR FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING.
AND. I JUST WOULD PREFACE MY COMMENTS BY SAYING THERE ARE SO MUCH DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW.
READ IN FORTUNE MAGAZINE THIS WEEK.
IT WAS CITED IN THE TOP 10 CITIES FOR INCREASED PRICE IN HOUSING INCREASE PRICES IN THE
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LAST YEAR. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE A BUILDING BOOM ALSO, BECAUSE THAT'S.MY LINE OF WORK. ON MY RADAR EVERY DAY, SO.
A LOT OF WHAT I'M MOST INTERESTED IN IS SEEING.
MUCH FORETHOUGHT AS POSSIBLE ON MAKING THAT.
SO MY FIRST ONE WOULD BE GO ONE.
ARE ASKED TO CREATE GREEN BUILDING, ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND A SET OF NET ZERO CARBON STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS.
UM, OBJECTIVE C TO DEVELOP A GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM THAT HELPS CITY STAFF GUIDE NEW COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION.
AND MY THIRD ONE WOULD BE ALSO GOAL THREE.
ARTWORK TO DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABILITY ON ALL PUBLIC PROJECTS TO MOTIVATE THE COMMUNITY TO FOLLOW IN THE CITY'S FOOTSTEPS.
I'LL ALSO SAY THAT WE HAVE SO MANY GOOD ONES IN HERE, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO ANYTHING WE CHOOSE. YEAH, THIS ONE IS REALLY TOUGH, I ALSO THINK AS AS I'M GOING TO SHARE THESE, WE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE DISCOURSE JUST BECAUSE SOME OF THEM REALLY OVERLAP PRETTY HEAVILY.
AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE I INITIALLY MARKED FOR THREE A.
BUT I MEAN, IF WE LOOK AT THREE, A, B AND C, I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE ALL GETTING AT THE SAME THING, WHICH IS WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO CREATE SOME FORM OF CHANGE IN THE WAY WE DO CODING. YOU KNOW, SO I THINK WE'RE ALL KIND OF GOING IN THAT DIRECTION, SO IT WOULD BE GOOD WITH A B OR C, I PUT IT THAT WAY.
ACTUALLY, I THINK THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED.
THAT. YOU KNOW, AN ESPECIALLY I JUST THINK WE HAVE SO MUCH LAND THAT'S GOING SO FAST BECAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT I'D LOVE FOR US TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO RESERVE SOME OF THAT NOW. AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF MAKING MORE THINGS LIKE POCKET PARKS, SMALL PARKS THAT WOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD INSTEAD OF FAMILIES HAVING TO DRIVE 10 15 MINUTES TO GET TO A PARK. LIKE AS.
EVEN JUST RESERVING THE LAND IN THE YEAR TWENTY TWO IS DOABLE, MAYBE NOT BUILDING THE PARKS, BUT PRESERVING THE LAND.
OR MY THIRD. AND THIS IS WHAT I'M KIND OF ENVISIONING HERE.
YOU KNOW, I LOVE THIS. ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNCIL, ANY CITY COUNCIL.
UM, MAKE A PRESENCE IN TALLAHASSEE TO ADVOCATE FOR FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE TOWARDS RESIDENTIAL SOLAR.
UM, I KNOW I JUST MADE A COMMENT ABOUT CONSENSUS, AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE MOST SCATTERED ONE, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO DISCOURSE IN YOU, LESLIE.
I'M VERY OPEN TO WHATEVER WE COME UP WITH.
ABOUT NARROWED. WELL, I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS I LIKE IN THIS PLAN, AND I AGREE WITH PHIL THAT THERE'S SOME OVERLAP AND WE ALL WANT THERE TO BE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT AND MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING AND BETTER, BETTER UTILIZATION OF OUR, YOU KNOW, ALL THE RESOURCES NATURAL AND GENERATED.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'M BUMPING MY HEAD AGAINST IS.
I LIKE POCKET PARKS, I THINK THEY'RE GREAT FOR FAMILIES, BUT FOR.
FOR THE ENDANGERED SPECIES, ONE 50 ACRE PART IS FAR BETTER THAN 10 FIVE ACRE PARKS BECAUSE IT REDUCES FATALITIES.
ANIMALS, YOU KNOW, LITTLE POCKET PARKS DON'T ALLOW THEM TO FIND MATES, FOR INSTANCE ANY OF THE, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR TORTOISES AND THINGS.
NO, THAT WE ARE, AS WAS MENTIONED BY OUR GUEST THAT PEOPLE WANT PLACES FOR RECREATION, AND RIGHT NOW, EVERY TIME I GO TO TURKEY CREEK, I SEE FIVE PEOPLE LEAVING WHEN I'M COMING
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IN AND NOBODY SIGNED THE SHEET, SO THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE FUNDING THEY NEED BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON HOW MANY PEOPLE VISIT THE PARK AND THEY'RE NOT RECORDED.SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION EARLIER WAS, YOU KNOW.
IN ORDER FOR THESE PLACES TO GET FUNDING.
THEY NEED A BETTER WAY OF COUNTING WHO'S THERE, WHETHER IT'S SOME WAY OF AUTOMATICALLY COUNTING IT BECAUSE IT'S YOU CAN TELL BY HOW HEAVILY USE THE TRAILS ARE THAT THERE'S MORE PEOPLE USING IT THAN OUR.
I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE WON'T SIGN IN, BUT SO FOR ME, THE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT AND EVERYTHING THAT MENTIONS THAT AND.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS THE SUZANNE HAD MENTIONED MS. SHERMAN HAD MENTIONED THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT SELECTING PLACES TO TRY TO SAVE, AND ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN PROVIDE CORRIDORS IS TO BUY PROPERTIES THAT ABUT THE CANALS BECAUSE THOSE ARE PLACES THAT WE KNOW WILL BE PROTECTED.
AND EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT NOW CONSIDERED WILDLIFE QUARTERS, THERE'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, THERE'S WATER THERE.
SO THAT'S WHERE THAT'S WHERE THE POLLINATORS WILL GO.
SO THEY ARE IN EFFECT, BEING USED AS WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, EVEN IF WE DON'T TREAT THEM AS SUCH CORRIDORS, SORRY, NOT QUARTERS.
BUT YEAH, SO BUYING PROPERTIES THAT ARE BOUGHT THAT COULD THAT COULD LATER BE OVERFLOW IF NEEDED OR, YOU KNOW, EXPANDING.
AREAS WHERE WILDLIFE CAN MOVE FREELY FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER.
UM, AND AND STILL SAVE THE POCKET PARKS.
THOSE WOULD BE, THOUGH, THEY'RE NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED LIKE THAT.
MOAT. INCENTIVES FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT, ESSENTIALLY.
AND I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WAS MENTIONED, SO I DON'T HAVE ANY ANY QUALMS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING ANYBODY SAID, I THINK IT'S ALL GOOD AND BIG AND IT'S WHAT WE CAN. IT'S LOOKING AT THE THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE.
I COULD JUST COMMENT. I REALLY THINK THAT REBECCA, WHAT YOU JUST SAID PROVES THE NEED FOR EDUCATION. I'VE BEEN GOING TO TURKEY CREEK FOR YEARS AND I HAVE SIGNED IN ONE.
I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD NO IDEA I THOUGHT IT WAS IN CASE, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, I GOT LOST OR SOMETHING. THERE'S YOU KNOW, AND SO BUT THIS IS AN AREA THAT WE CAN HELP IMPROVE WITH CREATING SIGNAGE LIKE SIMPLY A SIGN THAT SAYS, DID YOU SIGN IN? IT HELPS FUND US OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
LIKE I KNOWN, I'D BEEN SIGNED THAT DRUNK ALL THE TIME.
WAS THIS IS KIND OF PROOF THAT WE NEED SOME EDUCATION? I'M I I WOULD SAY I HEARD THREE TOPICS.
THAT THEY ARE ALL ALL OF OUR OBJECTIVES KIND OF FELL UNDER SOLAR.
MOVING IT FROM DEVELOPMENT AND THEN.
WORKING TOWARD LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT.
THEY ARE, SO IF WE COULD PULL SOMETHING FROM THE SOLAR, SOMETHING FROM PRESERVATION OF GREEN SPACE. IN FACT, DEVELOPMENT, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE.
BUT LET US WHAT WE'RE SAYING HERE.
THIS SPEAKS VERY CLEARLY TO LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT AND THAT.
I THINK IS. AND THAT IT COVERS TWO OF US SAID THAT, BUT.
MY OBJECTIVE SEE, THERE IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I WAS THINKING, SO THAT ONE HAS MULTIPLE VOTES. I'M.
IT. BACK, I'M NOT SURE WHETHER.
YOU WERE OR WERE NOT IN FAVOR OF OBJECTIVE H.
UNDER RULE THREE OR IS THERE A BETTER OBJECTIVE? AND THAT ONE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE PRESERVATION OF GREEN SPACE.
I REALLY LIKE H, BECAUSE IT SAYS RIGHT IN THERE INTEGRATION OF RECREATIONAL SPACE.
SO THAT IS THAT WOULD BE ONE I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF.
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MAYBE. ALL THREE OBJECTIVE H THEN HAS HAD ONE, SO.THE OTHER ONE, IF WE COULD DO A SOLAR.
UM. SUSAN? THAT YOU HAD TO THAT THAT RELATED TO SOLAR.
SOME COMMIT TO BEING A SOUL SMART DESIGN COMMUNITY BY DEDICATING STAFF MEMBERS TO IMPROVE SOLAR MARKET CONDITIONS, MAKING IT FASTER, EASIER, MORE AFFORDABLE FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS. AND THEN I ENCOURAGE ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
AND THEN WE'LL HEAD K ADVOCATE FOR STATE AND FEDERAL INCENTIVE INCENTIVES FOR SOLAR ENERGY. I WOULD.
IT'S JUST MY OPINION AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR EVERYBODY ELSE'S.
BUT I THINK THE EASIEST PLACE TO START MIGHT BE A OBJECTIVE, A FINDING IT FIRST.
MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE INDIVIDUAL IN OUR COMMUNITY TO GET INTO SOLAR.
IT THEN PARTNERING WITH UTILITIES OR ADVOCATING AT A STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.
BUT WHAT DO YOU SAY? I THINK THAT ONE CAPTURES THAT THE BEST JUST BY USING THE LANGUAGE USE OF THE LANGUAGE AND ALSO IN THOSE OTHER TWO, I I'M GOING TO BE MAKING SOME COMMENTS.
THERE ARE ALREADY THINGS HAPPENING IN TERMS OF THOSE GOALS THAT ARE.
I'M. LESLIE, I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB CAPTURING IT THERE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE CAN INVESTIGATE ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO BECOME A SMART.
AND IF WE TOOK ONE MAJOR STEP IN THAT DIRECTION THIS YEAR.
A BIG SUCCESS, AND THAT COULD HIT ON ONE OR MORE.
IT'S A GREAT IDEA. THAT WOULD BE TO SUMMARIZE, ALL TWO OBJECTIVE A.
WELL, THREE OBJECTIVE H PARR WOULD BE OUR TOP THREE.
NOW WE HAVE PULLED OUT OF ALL OF THESE AREAS.
OH, SHOOT. WELL, MAKE IT QUICK FOR YOU.
EMOTION THAT WE CHOOSE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES TO FOCUS ON TWO A, THREE A AND THREE H. I.
YAY. I'M AT OUR JANUARY MEETING.
RIGHT. WELL, AND PRIOR TO OUR JANUARY MEETING, IF YOU CAN, WE HAVE THAT LIST GO OUT TO THE BOARD. AM.
THE JUST A RECAP OF TOP ONES WE CHOSE OUT OF THOSE AREAS.
OK, I'M JUST TO GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN OF SOME THINGS THAT ARE ONGOING HAPPENING.
LET ME LET ME FIRST ADDRESS JANUARY.
WE'VE HAD A SITUATION COME UP WHERE NEITHER THERE ARE NO STAFF MEMBERS WHO CAN LEAVE THIS MEETING IN JANUARY ON THE 26TH.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CANCEL IT.
WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OTHER DATES, BUT TYPICALLY JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.
JANUARY IS A SUPER BUSY MONTH FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE CLERK'S OFFICE, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SECURE A DATE.
SO SUZANNE SUZANNE AND I WILL BE IN TALLAHASSEE ON THE 26TH OF JANUARY.
AND THERE IS NO OTHER STAFF MEMBER WHO CAN REALLY SEE THIS BOARD'S MEETING.
SO. WE ARE TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION, BUT AT THIS POINT, I DO NOT HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE DATE FOR YOU.
THAT SAID, OUR NEXT MEETING WOULD BE IN FEBRUARY TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION REGARDING THE
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IMPLEMENTATION. THAT'S KIND OF UNDER THE DISCUSSION.I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT LEX HAS BEEN WORKING ON.
SO WE SAT DOWN WITH LEX AND WITH HER, WITH PROFESSOR LINDEMAN AND WITH SUZANNE AND OTHER FOLKS AND KIND OF TALKED ABOUT WHAT WAS THE MOST PRODUCTIVE THINGS SHE COULD BE DOING TO SUPPORT THIS BOARD TO SUPPORT HER EDUCATION.
THE FIRST PROJECT SHE HAS RIGHT NOW IN HER ON HER DESK IS WORKING ON THE MATRIX AND THE GOALS AND PUTTING TOGETHER ALL OF THE GOALS THAT YOU ARE YOU'VE COME FORTH WITH INTO A A SINGLE DOCUMENT.
SO AT A GLANCE DOCUMENT, YOU CAN LOOK AT IT.
THEY WILL BE ASSIGNED TIMELINES.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS AND SEE.
YEP. ALL THE ALL YOUR TOP GOALS AND THEN TAKING OTHER ONES AND PUTTING THEM INTO LONGER TERM PLANNING AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
SO THAT DOCUMENT IS IN PROGRESS.
I DON'T THINK I WILL HAVE IT FOR YOU BEFORE THE NEXT BEFORE, CERTAINLY BEFORE THE END OF JANUARY, BUT KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT STAFF HAD HAS ASKED HER TO WORK ON BECAUSE I THINK THE FIRST THING THAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TO SEE YOUR GOALS AND YOUR OBJECTIVES.
YOU KNOW, IN A ONE PAGE DOCUMENT AND KIND OF HAVE YOUR MAP AND SEE WHAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED AND WHAT SUZANNE HAS TALKED ABOUT IS THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FIRST, OUR LOW HANGING FRUIT, IF YOU WILL. SO THAT IS LEX'S FIRST TASK.
THE OTHER ONE THAT SHE WILL BE WORKING ON THIS YEAR IS IMPLEMENTING THE RAIN BARREL PROGRAM, AS THE BOARD HAS REQUESTED.
TALKING ABOUT EITHER WE CAN DO THAT THROUGH COMBINATION STORMWATER CREDIT AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROJECT HERE AT THE CITY, BUT YOU KNOW, SHE IS AN ENGINEER.
SHE KNOWS HOW TO CALCULATE RAINFALL AND STORM WATER THINGS.
AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE BRINGING THOSE SKILLS TO BEAR, TO FIGURE OUT LOCATION CAPACITY AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN.
AND SO AGAIN, TAKING ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE BOARD WANTED TO SEE HAPPEN WORKING ON A PLAN TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
UM. SO SHE'S GOING TO BE A VERY BUSY LADY.
SO IN THE LAST THING THAT SHE IS WORKING ON IS SOMETHING THAT I HAD BRIEFED YOU ON QUITE SOME TIME AGO. BUT THE CITY NOW FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, IS UNDERTAKING A GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY IN CONJUNCTION WITH EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND THE RTC.
AND THAT HAS BEEN THE EXTENT OF IT.
SO WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW IS PICKING THAT BALL UP AGAIN AND LOOKING AT THE CITY'S CARBON FOOTPRINT AND TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHAT OUR STRATEGY SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD.
SO MS. LEX WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND THEIR ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO REVISIT THAT INVENTORY AND THEN START TO IDENTIFY WAYS THAT THE CITY CAN REDUCE OUR FOOTPRINT.
SO THINGS THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR ARE HAPPENING THERE IN PROCESS.
AND SO TO THAT END, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET'S HERE TONIGHT.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ASK? CERTAINLY ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
AND AGAIN, THE MATRIX IS IN A DRAFT FORM AND WE'RE STILL WORKING TOGETHER ON IT.
ANY QUESTIONS? WOULD YOU BE WILLING? I WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT NOW, BUT IN THE FUTURE MEETINGS, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO JUST LIKE WE CAN INCORPORATE ONGOING AN UPDATE KIND OF WHERE YOUR PROJECTS ARE NEAR THE BEGINNING OF EACH PARR MEETING THAT WE HAVE THAT AS A PART OF OUR DISCUSSION? WOULD BE ALL RIGHT WITH THAT AS LONG AS THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
THAT NEXT MAY NOT BE PHYSICALLY AT EVERY MEETING, SO IT MIGHT BE A SITUATION WHERE SHE GIVES ME THAT INFORMATION AND I REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD.
I SHOULD HOPEFULLY HAVE A CAR AGAIN BY FEBRUARY, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, I AM STRANDED, SO.
OH WELL, THAT'D BE GREAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD HELP INFLUENCE SOME OF OUR CONVERSATIONS AND MAKE OUR MEETINGS MORE PRODUCTIVE TO JUST TO KNOW WHERE SOMETHING'S.
THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, IT'S SUPER EXCITING.
MEANT WELCOME, BUT A GREAT ADDITION TO.
AND I WONDER FOR JANUARY, IF WE CAN SOMEHOW FOR ALL THAT SHE IS DOING, EVEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHAT YOU DID, THE CARBON FOOTPRINT.
IN THE OUTLINE OF WHAT OUR GOALS ARE.
ANYTHING THAT WE CAN PUT INTO THE CITY.
THE NEWSLETTER OR ANY SORT OF MEDIA.
I WOULD DEFER TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR THAT, BUT I AT THIS POINT DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD HAVE ANYTHING THAT WE COULD RELEASE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF A NEWS, AN INFORMATIONAL PIECE. CERTAINLY, THE MATRIX WILL NOT BE DONE AND WILL NOT BE APPROVED.
THE BOARD WILL HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT.
SO YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT OUR OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM DOES VERY WELL IS PLAN, THEIR
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COLLATERAL PLAN, THEIR TIMING PLAN, WHAT THEY PUSH OUT AND EVERYTHING THAT'S DONE IS DONE WITH A LOT OF PRECISION.SO IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, LONG TERM, ABSOLUTELY YES.
I MEAN, THAT'S PART OF WHAT THE BOARD WANTS TO SEE IS A SOCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA PIECE.
AS FOR IT HAPPENING NEXT MONTH, NOT CERTAIN THAT WOULD BE ANNOUNCED THAT SHE IS ON BOARD WITH THE. ANNOUNCED ON THE CITY WEB PAGE.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN. WE TYPICALLY DO NOT MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF STAFF.
WE, WE DON'T. WE WE IT'S AN INTERNAL KIND OF EVERYONE IN OUR DEPARTMENT KNOWS THAT LEX IS ON BOARD AND SHE'LL GET TO KNOW STAFF THAT SHE'S WORKING WITH OUT IN STORM WATER, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. WE WE DON'T TYPICALLY MAKE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS OF STAFF ADDITIONS.
WE'RE THE WE DO WELCOME BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, ALEXA.
WE'RE VERY GLAD THAT SHE IS WITH US.
SUZANNE. SO MORE INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD, SO PART OF MY MY WORK AND NOW ESPECIALLY IS THAT WE HAVE A FEDERAL LOBBYING TEAM ON BOARD WITH THE CITY AND PART OF MY JOB IS WORKING WITH THEM, STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYISTS ON FUNDING AND ALLOCATIONS AND PREPARATIONS AND POLICY.
AND WHEN THE BOARD'S INTEREST HAS BEEN ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
AND SO I WANTED TO REPORT BACK TO YOU TWO THINGS.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS COMING THROUGH OUR STATE FUNDING CHANNELS FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR EV CHARGERS, GOING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROBABLY IS NOT GOING TO SEE IT TRICKLE DOWN UNTIL MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, BUT IT'S COMING.
AND SO THE CITY IS LOOKING AT THAT AND THE ANTICIPATION OF HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO THERE WILL BE COMPETITIVE GRANTS THAT WE'D HAVE TO GO FOR.
AND THEN AT OUR LAST MEETING COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 16TH, APPROVED SOME END OF YEAR FUNDS ALLOCATIONS, AND PART OF THAT WAS FOR EV FUTURE EV CHARGING.
WE MAY HAVE TO MATCH IT WITH SOME FUNDS.
AND SO COUNCIL HAS MADE THOSE FUNDS AVAILABLE.
SO YOUR CITY IS IS COMPLETELY ENGAGED AND LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN MAKE EV HAPPEN HERE.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING TO CHECK OFF ON YOUR LIST OF, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO SEE THIS.
YES, SIR. WHEN IT COMES TO THE GRANT WRITING, I WOULD LOVE HELP.
I'VE JUST BEEN WANTING TO LEARN ABOUT GRANT WRITING IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I COULD SERVE AND ASSIST WITH.
I TYPICALLY WHEN YOU DO WHEN YOUR GRANT, RIGHT, WHEN YOU'RE WRITING GRANTS, I MEAN, I WRITE FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS.
IT'S NOT A COLLABORATIVE THING BECAUSE IT'S EVIDENT WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING THAT PACKAGE TOGETHER. I APPRECIATE YOUR OFFER.
AND IF I AM EVER STUCK, I MEAN, I KNOW YOU ARE.
YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND I WILL CALL ON YOU IF I GET TO THAT POINT WHERE I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, WHEN YOU DO SUBMIT GRANTS, YOU WANT TO SUBMIT THEM IN A SINGULAR VOICE, YOU CAN COLLABORATE GATHERING INFORMATION, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I WRITE GRANTS FOR STORMWATER OR IF I WRITE GRANTS FOR POLICE OR FIRE, I TALK WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT KNOW ABOUT THEIR PARTICULAR FIELDS.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ACTUALLY WRITING THE NARRATIVE AND THAT GRANT DOCUMENT THAT USUALLY FALLS ON MY SHOULDERS. BUT THANK YOU.
THERE, REMEMBER THAT COMPOSTING, GRANT? WHO I WONDER IF THAT.
WONDERING IF PHILIP SHOULD RECEIVE IF YOU STILL HAVE THAT, THAT REQUIRES A FUNDING MATCH, IF YOU RECALL, I'LL SEND YOU, I'LL SEND YOU THE NARRATIVE AND THE INFORMATION I SENT OUT TO THE BOARD, NOT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ENTERTAIN THIS YEAR.
WE'VE NOT BUDGETED. THE CITY CANNOT, BUT IF IT MIGHT BE A GOOD BEGINNING CONNECTION FOR HIM TO BE FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE GRANT POSSIBILITIES OR.
THAT HE WILL BE DOING THE WRITING, BUT JUST BOARD SERVES IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY.
GENERALLY, I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR BYLAWS AND AND WHAT YOU TYPICALLY DO IS PUSH DOWN YOUR REQUEST TO STAFF AND WE ARE THE BEES OR THE DUCKS HOWLING UNDER THE WATER TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. YOU ARE CERTAINLY ENCOURAGED TO GO OUT AND LOOK FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE TAKING A LOOK LOOK AT.
FANS. THAT GRANT, TOO, HAD A COLLABORATION WITH CITY OR.
I GUESS I JUST WANT TO LEAVE IT THAT THERE ARE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE AND THE MORE WE EDUCATE OURSELVES.
YOU'RE DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB IN THE CITY WAS VERY WISE TO HIRE YOU IN THIS POSITION,
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WHICH IS I'VE SEEN IT GROW.I'M NEW HERE, BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR ALL OF US TO TO.
THERE. LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES.
AND YOUR WAY OR TO DEVELOP AS CITIZEN AD HOC GROUPS, I MEAN, IT ALL COME FROM THE CITY GOVERNMENT. HAVE A CHANGE OF TOPIC, BUT I NOTICE THAT I REMEMBER FROM OUR LAST MEETING THAT ON THIS MEETING, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT THE ART CONTEST.
I HAVE TWO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THAT IS ONE OF THE GOOD.
OR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT IT SLIPPED MY MIND ALL OF A SUDDEN.
SO LET ME ADDRESS THAT FIRST, THEN.
SO STAFF HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT THE ENORMOUS TASK OF THE VOLUME OF BILLS WE HAVE AND WE ARE GOING TO WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER FOLLOWING OUR PROCUREMENT POLICY AND EVALUATION TEAM TO BE ABLE TO NARROW THIS DOWN IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE WOULD WHEN WE HAVE SOME OODLES OF OTHER TYPES OF PROJECTS OR PLANS OR PROGRAMS. SO WE'LL PUT TOGETHER A STAFF PANEL AND WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU, HAVING VETTED IT IN A FORMAL SANCTIONED WAY THE CITY NORMALLY DOES ABOUT THESE KINDS OF THINGS, THEY WON'T BRING BACK TO YOU TENS OF MEDALS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
NOW IT LOOKS LIKE FEBRUARY, NOT JANUARY, BUT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SELECT FROM THOSE 10 WHAT YOU AND YOU'LL. YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE ARTWORK, BUT THERE'LL BE 10 THAT STAFF IS IDENTIFIED AND YOU'LL HAVE IT NARROWED DOWN FOR YOU.
USING THE DOCUMENT. IN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
ADDRESS THE ART. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ALWAYS SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST.
THE DECEMBER 16TH MEETING, IN ADDITION TO THE FUNDING COUNCIL, APPROVED FUNDING FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS FOR THE CITY TO UNDERTAKE, AND ONE OF THOSE IS A PERMANENT FULL TIME POSITION THAT WILL BE DEPLOYED IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
AND THAT PERSON WILL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD, AMONG OTHER TASKS THEY ARE. THEY THEY'LL BE WORKING ON THINGS FOR THE CITY MANAGER, BUT THEY WILL BE A PERMANENT STAFF ASSIGNMENT TO THIS BOARD.
AND SO I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION THAT IS THE CITY MANAGER'S PURVIEW AND WHEELHOUSE. BUT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, IF YOU DID NOT CATCH THE MEETING LAST THURSDAY NIGHT WILL PROVE THAT AS PART OF THE PACKAGE.
I'M STILL GOING TO BE WITH THE CITY, I WILL BE HERE OR I'LL BE LOSING YOU, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS BOARD IN OTHER WAYS, CERTAINLY WITH THE LEGISLATIVE WORK THAT I'M DOING, THE GRANT WORK, I COORDINATE WITH EVERY DEPARTMENT ON WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD WILL BE ONE OF THEM.
THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS HIRED WILL WORK TWO DOORS DOWN FOR ME.
I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE'LL BE RUBBING ELBOWS AND WORKING VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER.
AND I WOULD ALSO IMAGINE IT'LL PROBABLY BE SOME KIND OF TRANSITIONAL PERIOD WHERE THAT PERSON AND I WILL BOTH BE HERE UNTIL THERE.
THERE'S YOUR GOOD NEWS FOR THE NIGHT.
I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION, SO I CAN'T REALLY ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU. ON YOUR WISH LIST AND.
I REMEMBERED WHAT I WANTED TO.
ASK ABOUT WAS REPUBLIC SERVICES SET THERE? THERE WERE BIG DELAYS, THEY WERE DRIVING AROUND WELL AFTER DARK COLLECTING, AND THEY SENT A TEXT MESSAGE OUT SAYING IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE CLOSURE OF A LANDFILL.
ARE THEY GOING TO BE ADDRESSING THAT OR CAN WE EXPECT THEM? DO WE KNOW WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE? THAT SITUATION SHOULD BE RESOLVED, AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WENT OUT ON THE WEB PAGE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE CAUGHT IT OR NOT, BUT IT SHOULD BE THERE, AND THAT SHOULD BE A NON-ISSUE AT THIS POINT.
THERE WAS A TEMPORARY MINOR, CREATING A TEMPORARY BACKLOG AT ONE OF THE LANDFILLS.
BUT. THEY'VE SINCE BEEN RESOLVED.
PERHAPS THEY WORKED LATE TO RESOLVE IT.
I MEAN, WHAT YOU SAW? I CAN RECAP YOU SAID WITH THE MATRIX.
THAT WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE READY BY JANUARY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE HAD A MEETING OR NOT. IN THAT WAY NOW.
SO OUR NEXT STEP, REALLY ONCE WE HAVE THAT IS TO AS A BOARD HELP PROPEL THAT FORWARD IN ANY WAY WE CAN OVER THE YEAR.
LET ME JUST SAY THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED IN THESE GOALS, YOU'VE IDENTIFIED TIMELINES, CITY MANAGER CAME AND TALKED TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, NEAR-TERM, SHORT TERM AND LEXA'S WORKING ON THIS MATRIX WITH THOSE DIRECTIVES IN THAT GUIDANCE IN HAND. SO WHEN YOU HAVE THAT DOCUMENT, YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN DO IN YEAR ONE? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO IN YEARS ONE TO FIVE? SO IT'LL BE STRUCTURED IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU'LL KNOW WHAT YOUR MORE IMMEDIATE PROJECTS
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AND MORE FEASIBLE PROJECTS ARE? AND WHAT ARE THINGS THAT WE.WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO BUILD A WASTE OF WATER STATION IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OR, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT FORWARD WILL BE WILL BE PLACED ON A TIMELINE. STEPS AS BOARD.
DISCUSS MAYBE WHAT SOME LOCAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVES ARE THAT YOU WANT TO WORK ON IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT DEVELOPING A CONCEPT FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FAIR.
THOSE KINDS OF PROJECTS, BECAUSE YOUR MAIN TASK YOU HAVE CERTAINLY ACCOMPLISHED AND THAT IS TO GET THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT, HAVE IT COMPLETED, IDENTIFY WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE PRIMARY GOALS AND PASS THAT ON TO THE CITY SO WE CAN START WORKING TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN.
IT, WELL, OTHER BUSINESS THEN IS UPCOMING MEETINGS OR EVENTS OF INTEREST, AND YOU'VE ADDRESSED. JANUARY IS.
I ASSUME THAT IF SOME DATE OPENS UP, YOU'LL ALL OF US PULL US THROUGH EMAIL.
I WILL. I WILL CONFIRM EITHER WAY WITH YOU TOMORROW.
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JUST LIKE.IN FEBRUARY, THAT'S THE 3RD FEBRUARY OR 3RD WEDNESDAY.
AND ENJOYED IN MY PERSONAL, NOT USED IPHONES GETTING USED TO.
THAT'S. I'LL SEND THAT REMINDER OUT TO YOU GUYS.
OTHER UPCOMING MEETINGS OR EVENTS OF INTEREST, I WANT TO MENTION THAT THE MRC AND THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON PEOPLE ARE MS. SAVE THE EARL ORGANIZATION ARE DOING SOME FABULOUS THINGS RIGHT NOW ONGOING AND ANY OPPORTUNITIES AS A BOARD GOING FORWARD TO ENGAGE WITH THEM SOMEHOW WOULD BE REALLY GREAT.
YOU KNOW, OYSTER BED WORKSHOPS AND THINGS, BUT A LOT OF EDUCATION GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
YES. ONE THING I WANT TO JUST OUR ATTENTION THAT WE HAVE VACANCIES ON THIS.
AND THAT IT WILL BE AN APPOINTMENT.
MY. UM, THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT AT THE THE PALM BAY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE REALLY A GOOD SOURCE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND I'VE BEEN ATTENDING AND ONE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENTS TOO, WAS THAT PALM BAY NOW HAS A SECOND. THEN THIS OPPORTUNITY.
UM, OR ALL, AND COUPLED WITH THAT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE.
SECTIONS HERE ENCOURAGED ELECTRIC UTILITIES, LOCAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHILE IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING.
AGED LOCALLY, BUT I ALSO WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT ALSO IS WORKING TO END NET METERING WITH THE ROOFTOP SOLAR.
NOW AGAIN, WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT HAPPENING, AND IT'S GOING PARTNERSHIP THAT I THINK WE CAN HAVE A VOICE AND ALSO A FORUM TO OUR CITY GOVERNMENT.
OUR NEEDS ARE AND WHAT? UM, IN CLOSING IS.
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AND. HER UPCOMING STAFF.RETURN. WE'RE SEVEN, RIGHT? MERRY CHRISTMAS. A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
AND ALL IN FAVOR, I THANK YOU.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, FOLKS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.