Jul 21, 2022 Council Meetings - Regular

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I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.

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THE INVOCATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY PASTOR PAUL FOURNIER OF LIFE POINT CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY OUR COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO. PLEASE RISE.

FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME HERE.

I'M A PART OF PALM BAY.

IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE THAT VIDEO OF ALL THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE CITY.

SO LET'S PRAY. EMILY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR PALM BAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE IN AUTHORITY OVER THIS CITY.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM GREAT WISDOM.

GOD, I PRAY THAT THEY WOULD GIVE GOOD COUNSEL TO THIS CITY.

GOD, INTO THE LEADERSHIP.

GOD. WE NEED YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER.

SO I ASK THAT YOU WOULD BLESS EACH AND EVERY COUNCILMAN AND COUNCILWOMAN ON THIS PALM BAY COUNCIL.

GOD GIVE THEM WISDOM.

GIVE THEM GRACE.

GOD REMIND THEM OF ALL THAT THEY MADE A PLEDGE TO DO WHEN THEY CAME INTO OFFICE.

GOD, I PRAY THAT THEY WOULD BE FOR THE PEOPLE.

GOD BLESS THEM.

I PRAY THAT THEY WOULD ACCOMPLISH ALL THAT THEY NEED TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY.

AND I ASK THIS IN THE POWERFUL NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.

AMEN. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS THE GUY THAT HAS BEEN WORKING FOR JUSTICE FOR RAW.

FIVE. THANK.

MISS MISS JONES. ROLL CALL.

MAYOR MEDINA PRESENT.

DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON HERE.

COUNCILMAN FOSTER HERE.

COUNCILMAN FELIX HERE.

COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO HERE.

SHERMAN HERE.

HERE. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

ANYONE WISHING TO SERVE ON THESE BOARDS CAN APPLY ONLINE AT PALM BAY FLORIDA DOT ORG OR CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 32195 230 414.

THANK YOU. ANY AGENDA REVISIONS, MADAM SHERMAN? A NO, MARY. THANK YOU.

AND MADAM SMITH, ANY AGENDA REVISIONS? NO, SIR. SO WE ARE ON PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.

[PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS]

THAT THAT THAT.

NO. ME. I'M BIG ON COLLABORATION.

I'M BIG ON SERVANT HOOD.

AND TODAY WE'RE RECOGNIZING THOSE THAT THAT CONSIDER OTHERS MORE THAN THEMSELVES.

WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS THAT GIVE OF THEIR TIME EACH AND EVERY EVENING, SOMETIMES ONCE A WEEK.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HONOR THEM.

AND THE WAY WE HONOR THEM IS TYPICALLY BY RECOGNIZING THEM.

BUT I TAKE IT A LITTLE STEP FURTHER, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT WARRANTS FOR ME AS MAYOR NOT ONLY TO HONOR WHAT THEY DO ON BEHALF OF ALL CITIZENS, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO POUR A BLESSING ON THEM.

AND PART OF THAT IS WHEN I LAY HANDS ON PEOPLE, I BELIEVE THAT I'M BLESSING THEM.

AND SO IN THE MARINE CORPS, WE HAD A TRADITION.

WHENEVER WE WE PINNED ON A DIFFERENT RANK, WE'D PIN IT ON.

AND THE SENIOR NCO PINNING IT ON WOOD WOULD REALLY PIN IT ON WOOD, WOULD DRAW BLOOD, IF YOU WILL.

AND SO IN KEEPING WITH THAT TRADITION, I'M GOING TO TRY TO PASS THAT ON.

BUT ANYWAY, I'LL READ I'LL READ WHAT I HAVE HERE AND THEN I'LL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT.

BUT A BASIC INGREDIENT IN THE FOUNDATION OF OUR CITY IS THE WILLINGNESS TO TAKE INITIATIVE AND THE VOLUNTEER VOLUNTARY ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF PRIVATE CITIZENS.

EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS SOME CONTRIBUTION TO OFFER FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS.

AND YOU AS A VOLUNTEER AND I'M GOING TO CALL UP RANDALL OLSZEWSKI.

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AND IF ANYBODY KNOWS RANDALL, HE BOTTLES THAT ENERGY, RIGHT? WITHOUT DESIRE FOR RECOGNITION OR REMUNERATION OR PERSONAL GAIN.

THIS VOLUNTEER PIN IS JUST A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FROM THE CITY FOR YOUR LOYAL, DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE.

FAITHFULLY RENDERED TO THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

AND I WILL PIN IT ON YOU.

SEE? MOST PEOPLE WOULD JUST HAND YOU THIS, BUT I THINK THERE'S HONOR.

IT'S WORTHY OF HONOR FOR FOR THE MAYOR TO LITERALLY PIN IT ON YOU.

SO STEP FORWARD, SIR.

THAT'S WHY. MR. MAYOR.

NO, NO. THAT'S COMING LATER.

I WOULDN'T SAY NOW IF HE DID GET ME.

COME ON. SO TYPICALLY WE WOULD PIN IT ON.

AND NOT INCLUDE THE BACK OF IT AND JUST JAM IT IN THERE.

BUT I WON'T. I'LL SPARE YOU THAT.

CONGRATULATIONS, BROTHER.

REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING, SIR.

I WILL. I WILL.

I'LL SAVE YOU THE TRIP, MAN.

I KNOW HOW THE BUTTON WORKS.

BRIAN DOESN'T HAVE TO GET UP TODAY.

SO, AS MR. MAYOR EXPLAINED, MY NAME IS RANDALL OLSZEWSKI, AND I AM PROUDLY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CITIZENS BUDGET ADVISORY BOARD.

I JOINED THAT BOARD A YEAR AGO, AND I'M LUCKY TO SERVE ON IT NOW AS THE CHAIR.

MY FIRST THANK YOU WOULD BE TO THE MR. MAYOR HIMSELF, WHO DID APPOINT ME TO THAT BOARD.

AND IRONICALLY ENOUGH, IT WAS ACTUALLY AT LAST YEAR'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.

AND HE MENTIONED CASUALLY THE IDEA THAT I TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GETTING ON TO THE CITIZENS BUDGET ADVISORY BOARD BEFORE THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.

HE TOLD ME TO NOODLE IT, COME BACK TO HIM IN A FEW DAYS.

BUT THEN I WATCHED THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS THIS LAST YEAR AND IMMEDIATELY IN THAT IN BETWEEN THAT WE ALL JUST EXPERIENCED THAT FIVE OR 6 MINUTES.

I RAN UP TO HIM, TRACKED HIM DOWN, GRABBED HIS HAND AND SAID, YOU'RE ON, SIR.

AND HE GAVE ME THAT DUTY.

AND IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING JOURNEY EVER SINCE.

SO I DO WANT TO SHARE MY GRATITUDE TO HIM.

BUT BUT MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO SHARE MY GRATITUDE.

I GET EMOTIONAL JUST LOOKING AT HIM, MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER, KATIE IN BROOKLYN, WHO HAVE JOINED ME TONIGHT.

THE REASON THAT I TRULY WANT TO SHARE MY GRATITUDE FOR THEM WITH YOU ALL IS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES THAT SPEND THE HOURS, WHETHER IT'S ON THE DYAS FOR THIS PARTICULAR BOARD OR IN THIS CHAMBER UNTIL THE 130 MEETINGS OR WHATEVER.

BUT MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, KATIE, THERE IS THE ONE THAT HOLDS DOWN THE HOUSEHOLD.

MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, BROOKLYN, IS THE ONE THAT GIVES ME MY KISS GOODNIGHT AT SIX BECAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE CAN'T HAVE IT AT HER BEDTIME.

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE HERE IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBER TRYING TO MAKE AN IMPACT TO MY COMMUNITY.

SO WHAT THESE TWO GIRLS DO FOR ME IS IMMEASURABLE.

AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST GET IN FRONT OF MY WHOLE CITY AND TELL THEM THANK YOU AND TELL THEM HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM AND APPRECIATE THEM.

IT IS MORE THAN MY WORDS OR MY ENERGY COULD EVER PUT TOGETHER, MR. MAYOR. BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT, AND I DO WANT TO SHARE WITH THIS COMMUNITY THAT IT IS NOT HARD TO GET INVOLVED.

YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE A DESIRE TO DO IT.

I'M SEEING SOME NODDING HEADS FROM SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE SET A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR ME, AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT.

WHEN YOU HAVE A SPARK OR AN IDEA OR A THOUGHT IN YOUR HEAD THAT YOU CAN DRIVE AND YOU CAN YOU CAN BRING AND SUSTAIN CHANGE TO YOUR COMMUNITY AS SMALL AS YOUR IMPACT YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE.

YOU DON'T REALIZE THE EXPONENTIAL RUN THAT THAT IMPACT WILL HAVE.

SO GET INVOLVED.

WE HAVE PLENTY OF VACANCIES ON THIS BOARD ARE ON ALL OF OUR BOARDS, I SHOULD SAY.

AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE A QUOTE WITH WITH EVERYBODY THAT HAS REALLY STUCK WITH ME AND IT'S TITLED AND LESS AND IT'S ACTUALLY DR.

SEUSS, THE LORAX.

AND IT'S UNLESS SOMEONE LIKES YOU, CARES A WHOLE AWFUL LOT, NOTHING WILL CHANGE.

IT WILL NOT.

AND THAT KEEPS ME GOING EVERY DAY.

AND I WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CITY BECAUSE THIS CITY HAS CONTRIBUTED TO ME.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND ALL OF THE COUNCIL.

MUCH APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I WANTED I WANTED HIS FAMILY TO COME UP BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FAMILY BEHIND THE MAN AND BECAUSE HIS EVERY ACTION OF HIS SERVICE TO OUR CITY IS DRIVEN BY THE LOVE THAT HE HAS FOR HIS COMMUNITY, BUT MOREOVER, THE LOVE THAT HE HAS FOR HIS FAMILY AND HIS DAUGHTER'S FUTURE.

SO I WANTED YOU TO AND I HAVE TO MENTION THAT I MET THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE HALLS OF PALM BAY HIGH SCHOOL.

SO PALM BAY, I OWE EVERYTHING TO PALM BAY.

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SO. SO WE ALSO WE ALSO HAVE REBECCA SEIBERT.

COME ON UP, REBECCA.

REBECCA SITS ON OUR SUSTAINABILITY BOARD.

RIGHT KNOW WHICH INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

SO THIS IS PART OF BEING PART OF THE CITY COLLABORATION, RIGHT? THIS IS PART OF WHAT I SPOKE ABOUT IS SERVING OTHERS MORE THAN YOURSELF.

SHE EVEN HAS HER HUSBAND HERE TODAY TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THEM AND HE DOES WORK FOR WEST MELBOURNE.

SO WE'LL GIVE A LITTLE SHOUT OUT TO WEST MELBOURNE.

HE'S A BOARD MEMBER OF YOURS TOO, BUT WE'RE NOT HONORING HIM TODAY.

WE'RE HONORING YOU, WE'RE HONORING YOU, WE'RE HONORING YOU TODAY.

REBECCA AND IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTINUING, OUTSTANDING, DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE CONTRIBUTION YOU OFFER FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS.

AS A VOLUNTEER, YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE WELL-BEING OF FELLOW RESIDENTS AND THE WELFARE OF ALL CITIZENS.

BY GIVING TIRELESSLY OF YOUR TIME AND ENERGY WITHOUT DESIRE FOR RECOGNITION, REMUNERATION OR PERSONAL GAIN.

THIS VOLUNTEER PIN.

NOW I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE GENTLE WITH YOU COMPARED TO WHAT I WAS WITH RANDI OR MR. OLSZEWSKI IS JUST A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTINUED, LOYAL AND DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE FAITHFULLY RENDERING TO THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

SO STEP ON. I WILL PIN IT ON YOU AND I'LL BE GENTLE.

I WILL NOT POUND IT.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WE HONOR THOSE THAT GIVE MORE OF THEMSELVES AND THEY SERVE TIRELESSLY.

SO, MA'AM, WOULD YOU JUST SAY A FEW WORDS? OH, THANK YOU. I REALLY ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITY SERVING ON BOTH OF THESE BOARDS.

I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD FOR FIVE YEARS NOW, AND I FEEL LIKE THAT FIVE YEARS HAS COMPLETELY FLOWN BY AND I'VE LEARNED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND EVERY MEETING I FEEL LIKE I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW.

SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE ANYONE.

IF YOU HAVE A FEW MINUTES OF TIME THAT YOU CAN VOLUNTEER FOR ONE OF THESE ADVISORY BOARDS, THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MEMBERS.

IT'S A GREAT WAY TO PARTICIPATE AND GIVE BACK AND LEARN ABOUT YOUR YOUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M SORRY. THAT'S A NICE THING.

BUT.

IT'S THOMAS GRAVER HERE.

AH. RIGHTO, LASRY.

SO THAT'LL HAVE THEIR FEES.

OKAY. SO, MADAM SHERMAN, WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER ONE OF PRESENTATIONS.

[PRESENTATIONS]

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE PARKS AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.

SO DIRECTOR GREG MINER WILL BE UP FIRST TO SHARE SOME THOUGHTS WITH YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MAYOR SHERMAN AND STAFF.

TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING THE PARKS AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, NOT PARKS AND RECREATION, PARKS AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.

LET ME GIVE YOU A COUPLE INTERESTING FACTS ON PARTS OF FACILITIES.

THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT MERGED WITH THE PARKS SIDE IN HOUSE ON APRIL NINE, 2021.

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COUPLE OTHER INTERESTING FACTS.

THE PARKS AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS OVER 300 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING MAINTENANCE, ELECTRICAL, HVAC AND PLUMBING EXPERIENCE.

WE HAVE NOT OVER 90 YEARS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE.

THIS IS OUR MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE PARKS AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT A FEW THINGS THAT'S OCCURRED SINCE THE TWO DEPARTMENTS MERGED.

SO WHAT DID WE DO WHEN WHEN WE FIRST MERGED? FIRST THING WE DID, WE DID A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ALL THE PARKS WITHIN THE CITY, WENT THROUGH ITEM BY ITEM THAT WAS LOCATED IN EACH PARK AND WHAT REPAIRS AND UPGRADE AND MAINTENANCE NEEDED TO BE DONE.

SO WE STARTED BRINGING THE PARKS UP TO A STANDARD THAT WOULD MAKE THE CITY PROUD AND MAKE OUR CITY PROUD.

HOW DID WE DO THAT? WE IMPLEMENTED AN ELECTRONIC WORK ORDER SYSTEM.

THANKS TO MS.. SHERMAN, WE WERE ABLE TO BUY ALL SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS, SMARTPHONES FOR ALL THE WORKERS, TABLETS FOR THE KEY LEADERS.

SO EVERY MORNING BEFORE THE WORKERS COME IN, THEY RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC WORK ORDER OVER THEIR PHONE.

AND WHAT THIS DOES IT TRACKS, WE'RE ABLE TO TRACK WHAT PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON, HOW MANY HOW MUCH TIME IS SPENT, WHAT MATERIALS ARE USED.

SO ONCE THE WORKER PERFORMS THAT TASK, THEY CLOSE IT ON AND GO ON TO ANOTHER TASK.

SO WHAT DOES THAT ALLOW US TO DO? ANY GIVEN TIME, WE KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE'VE SPENT ON A PARK, HOW MANY MAN HOURS WE PUT INTO THAT PARK ALONG.

AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO GET INTO THE FACILITIES SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

BUT WHAT THAT'S IT HAS MADE US A LOT MORE RESOURCEFUL.

IT'S MADE US A LOT MORE PRODUCTIVE.

SO THAT'S HOW WE.

SO LET ME MENTION A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE'VE DONE SINCE PARKS AND CITIES, PARKS AND RECREATION MERGE.

WE'VE INSTALLED NEW PARK BENCHES, A LIBRARY, A PARK.

WE INSTALLED 9 TO 9 NEW PLAYGROUNDS.

WE REPLACED THE SACRIFICED BRIDGE OVER HERE.

WE'VE REPAINTED MANY BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND WE REMODELED OUR HEADQUARTERS ON DEGROOT TO MAKE IT MORE PRODUCTIVE.

NOT ONLY DID WE IMPROVE THE OFFICE SPACE, CLEANED UP CONFERENCE ROOM AND WE MADE A COMPLETE.

INSTRUMENT RECALL OF ALL THE INVENTORY WE HAVE.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT ON THE PARK SIDE SOME INTERESTING FACTS.

THERE IS WE CURRENTLY MAINTAIN 36 PARKS TO COMMUNITY CENTERS.

WE MAINTAINED 45 PAVILIONS, WHICH TOLD US 30, ALMOST 32,000 SQUARE FEET.

WE MAINTAIN 16 PLAYGROUNDS, FIVE BATTING CAGES, 69 BALL FIELDS AND ATHLETIC COURTS.

AND ON THESE BALL FIELDS, WE HAVE 160 LIGHT POLES WITH A TOTAL OF 837 LIGHT FIXTURES.

WE MAINTAIN OVER 12,000 SQUARE FOOT OF CONCESSION BUILDINGS, MAINTAIN 15 ALMOST 16,000 SQUARE FEET OF MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS TO BOAT RAMPS.

WE GIVE YOU AN INTERESTING SPACE.

WE MAINTAIN OVER 2.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF TURF THAT WE HAVE ON ON OUR PLAYING FIELDS.

SO IT KEEPS OUR PEOPLE FAIRLY BUSY.

ON THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

AND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ON THE FACILITIES MINE IS THE BUILDINGS THAT WE MAINTAIN HERE AT CITY HALL, CITY HALL ANNEX, CHAMBER COUNSELORS, POLICE STATION, POLICE SUBSTATION AND THE FIRE STATIONS.

FOR A FISCAL YEAR, 22 TO 23, WE'VE WE'VE IMPLEMENTED OVER 17,000 WORK ORDERS.

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THAT WAY WE CAN TRACK OUR LABOR AND RESOURCES.

ALSO PART OF THE PARKS AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND AS A MAYOR MENTIONED, FOR EXAMPLE, A FEW OF THE KEY ITEMS WE DID WAS ONE WAS THE DEMOLITION OF OLD FIRE STATION ONE ON ON PALM BAY ROAD.

BUT WE ALSO WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN COMPLETING THE SEPTIC TO SEWER AT FRED POPPI REGIONAL PARK, WHICH ANY TIME YOU CAN GET OFF OF SEPTIC TANKS IS A GOOD THING.

WE BUILT THE NEW WEST PINES PART.

WE'RE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN OR SOON TO RECEIVE 90% DRAWINGS ON THE NEW BUILDING E THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING HERE, THE ADDITION ONTO TO ANNEX.

AND WE'RE ALSO HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH THE NEW ACCESS SYSTEM AND SECURITY SYSTEM THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

HERE IS AN ORG CHART OF THE PARKS AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.

AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 53 PERSONNEL BREAK DOWN ON THE PARK SIDE, IN THE FACILITY SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

SO ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.

THANK YOU, MR. MINER, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

YOU ALL DO GREAT WORK OUT THERE IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD OUR DISCUSSIONS BACK AND FORTH, SO YES, SIR, I'M GOING TO KEEP IT LIGHT AND JUST SAID THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

MR. MINER, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

VERY INFORMATIVE. NO QUESTION.

I'VE I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU NOW YOUR RECENTLY TAKE ON THIS THIS DEPARTMENT.

HOW WAS.

IF YOU WOULD BRIEFLY KIND OF TELL COUNSEL, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU TOOK ON THE DEPARTMENT.

I'M SURE WITH THAT COMES SOME CHALLENGES.

SURE, THERE WAS CHALLENGES.

AND I WANT TO GO ON RECORD THE WE ASSUMED THE THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PARKS AND UNFORTUNATELY NOT DURING THIS COUNCIL HERE, BUT FOR MANY YEARS, YOU KNOW, PARKS AND REGIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT DIDN'T RECEIVE ADEQUATE FUNDING.

YOU KNOW, THERE WAS OTHER THERE'S ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GO AROUND AND THERE WAS OTHER PRIORITIES.

SO THAT WAS SOME OF THE REASONS FOR THE CONDITIONS OF THE PARK.

ONE THING I'D LIKE TO MAKE MISS SHERMAN THINK, MS..

SHERMAN, SINCE SHE'S BEEN CITY MANAGER, SHE HAS GONE OUT OF HER WAY TO ENSURE THAT THE PARKS AND FACILITIES WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO START BRINGING UP THE PARKS TO TO A CERTAIN STANDARD.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE FUNDING FROM FROM THE BEGINNING, IT'S HARD TO MAINTAIN THE PARKS OR THE FACILITY SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

YOU CAN BAND-AID THINGS A LOT.

BUT LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

LIKE WE'VE GOT NUMEROUS BASKETBALL COURTS AND TENNIS COURTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED, NOT NOT REPAIRED OR RESURFACED.

REPLACED. AND WHAT HAPPENS ON BASKETBALL COURTS, FOR EXAMPLE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE ASPHALT, IF YOU HAVE CRACKS IN THEM, THEY CONTINUE TO GET RAINED ON AND YOUR SUB BASE, YOU HAVE LIME ROCK UNDER THERE.

SO YOU GET TO THE POINT WHERE YOUR SUB BASE IS CONTAMINATED.

SO INSTEAD OF RESURFACING, SAY LIKE A DOUBLE TENNIS COURT, WHICH YOU CAN FOR A 15 TO 20000, YOU HAVE TO REBUILD AND REBUILD.

A TENNIS COURT COSTS ABOUT $100,000.

SO THAT'S JUST PART OF TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.

AND THAT'S ONE THING WE'VE REALLY HAVE TRIED TO GET INTO THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE VERSUS THE REACTIVE MAINTENANCE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

AND WE'RE FINALLY GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE RECEIVING SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING, THANKS TO MS..

SHERMAN THAT THAT'S STARTING TO MAKE OUR JOB EASIER.

I WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THE REACTIVE AND GET TO THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SIDE, WHETHER IT'S ON CITY STRUCTURES OR PARKS.

BUT IT WAS A CHALLENGE THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

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I THINK YOU ANSWERED IT REAL WELL.

YES, SIR. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND STAFF DOES A GREAT JOB, PARTICULARLY MS..

SHERMAN DOES A GREAT JOB OF COMMUNICATING WITH US, BUT US NOT KNOWING SOME OF HEARING FROM YOU, HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TO HEAR IT RIGHT FROM YOU.

I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO TO TO UNDERSTAND THE CORE SOME OF THE CORE CHALLENGES.

AND WORKING WITH STAFF AT SHERMAN, WE CAN MAKE THE APPROPRIATE DECISIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, SIR.

SOME ENFORCER. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

DIRECTOR MINER, I APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE TO PALM BAY.

I THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB TAKING OVER THIS DEPARTMENT.

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS OR MR. POPPY CAN ANSWER THIS.

I'LL. POOL ADEQUATE? WE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THAT UP AND RUNNING THE PALM BAY AQUATIC CENTER.

AQUATIC CENTER. THAT'S SORRY TO SAY THANK YOU.

WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THAT UP AND RUNNING.

THE PRIOR COUNCIL DID.

GOING FORWARD.

THAT FALLS UNDER YOUR REALM AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE OR UPKEEP? YES, SIR. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE GOING FORWARD.

I KNOW WE SPENT, I THINK ABOUT $3 MILLION POPPING IN MY HEAD, BUT MAYBE A LITTLE LESS.

BUT I THE POOL WAS ALREADY AND FRED MAY BE ABLE TO HELP OUT ON THAT.

THAT POOL WAS KIND OF PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE BY THE TIME, YOU KNOW, WE CAME ON BOARD.

BUT I'M NOT SURE OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.

BUT FRED FRED MAY KNOW.

BUT AS FAR AS THE MAINTAINING IT, WHAT'S THE COST? YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE AN IDEA.

I DON'T, BUT I CAN GET IT FOR YOU.

THERE'S I KNOW THERE'S SOME PRETTY EXPENSIVE PUMPS IN THAT IN THAT ROOM AND THE UPKEEP.

AND I BELIEVE THE PERSON THAT RUNS THE PALM BAY AQUATIC CENTER, SHE'S HERE AND SHE MAY BABIED TO TO BUT BUT I CAN GET YOU COST ON TOTAL MAINTENANCE COSTS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THAT UP AND RUNNING.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T FALL BACK IN DISREPAIR.

THE SECOND THING, HAVE YOU SEEN ANY VANDALISM IN OUR PARKS? OH, YES, SIR. QUITE, QUITE.

WE WE PRETTY MUCH HAVE VANDALISM EVERY WEEKEND.

YOU KNOW, FOR ANY SPECIFIC PARK, IT'S A TARGET THAT YOU CAN WORK WITH THE POLICE.

YES, SIR. LIBERTY VETERANS PARK, MCMAHON PARK OR MCGRIFF PARK? WE HAD DAMAGE, VANDALISM AT MCGRIFF PARK THIS WEEKEND.

PALM BAY OR FRED POPPY REGIONAL PARK.

WE HAD EXTENSIVE VANDALISM ON THE SCOUT PAVILION RESTROOM OUT THERE.

FORTUNATELY, IT WAS JUST GRAFFITI.

AND WE WERE ABLE, ABLE WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD TECHNIQUE FOR FOR CLEANING OFF GRAFFITI, BUT WE PRETTY MUCH HAVE VANDALISM EVERY WEEKEND.

WE REPORT THANKS TO CHIEF.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE THEY DO A GOOD JOB OF PATROLLING OUR PARKS.

BUT IF WE HAVE VANDALISM, EXTENSIVE VANDALISM AT CERTAIN AREA, WE REPORTED PD AND THEY THEY INCREASE THEIR PATROLS.

HOW MUCH YOU SAY THAT COST THE CITY? A YEAR. I'D SAY EASILY.

25 TO $30000 IN TOTAL MANPOWER AND SUPPLIES.

MY NEXT QUESTION IS THE.

WE'RE IMPLEMENTING A SECURITY SYSTEM IN THE CITY HALL.

CAMERAS. WE HAVE A POLICE OFFICERS ON DUTY.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT TO A TO THE FINISH FINISH LINE AND FINISH THE PRODUCT SO THAT OUR CITY HALL WOULD BE MORE SECURE GOING FORWARD.

IT'S ANY WAY WE COULD IMPLEMENT LIKE A.

LOCK DOWN BUTTON OR LOCK DOWN? PANIC ALARM SYSTEM.

LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. IF WE HAVE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER AT.

THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT BY THE WINN-DIXIE.

AND THE PERSON IS COMING TOWARDS CITY HALL.

IT'S ANY WAY WE CAN HAVE A.

A PANIC BUTTON THAT LIKE THE SCHOOL, YOU CAN LOCK DOWN THE DOORS.

NO ONE CAN ENTER, BUT YOU CAN EXIT IF IT'S A FIRE.

RIGHT. WHAT YOU CONSIDER THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY WE'RE DUE TO YOU KNOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN ENGINEER AND FIRM UNDER DESIGN, UNDER CONTRACT FOR THE DESIGN OF THE SECURITY AND ACCESS SYSTEM HERE AT CITY HALL PD AND SUBSTATION.

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SO NEXT, ONCE WE RECEIVE THEM, WE'LL DO A WALKTHROUGH OF ONCE AGAIN A PD ANNEX, CITY HALL IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND COMPARE THEM TO WHAT WHAT WE REQUESTED AND WHAT THE PLANS COME FOR.

BUT THAT'S AS A SECURITY MEASURE.

YES, SIR. THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED.

OKAY. WELL, THAT'S ALL MY QUESTION IS.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ONCE AGAIN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL BE BRIEF, MR. MINOR. THANK YOU FOR AND STAFF FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

WE SHOW THE BREAKDOWN OF THE DOLLAR MULTIPLE TIMES AND WHERE TAX DOLLARS GO.

SO I APPRECIATE BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE MISUNDERSTAND THE INTENT AND WHAT PARKS AND FACILITIES DOES.

AND YOU GAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION ON WHAT YOU DO.

AND THOSE WHO HAVE KIDS OR WHO HAVE LOVED ONES WHO HAVE KIDS SEE THE BENEFITS OF WHAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF DOES.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO ECHO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL AND I'LL CALL YOU BY YOUR RIGHT TITLE.

SO OUR MAJOR. SO, SERGEANT MAJOR, I DO HAVE JUST ONE BRIEF QUESTION, AND IT WAS REGARDING THE THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THESE H VAC SYSTEMS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S EXTREMELY HOT.

DO YOU GUYS RE INSTALL NEW SYSTEMS OR IS JUST THE REPAIR ASPECT OF IT? WE DO BOTH.

AND LET ME GIVE YOU EXAMPLE.

ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT KEEPS ME AWAKE AT NIGHT IS THE CHILLER SYSTEM HERE AT ANNEX CITY HALL AND PD.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT IN THAT SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED QUITE A WHILE AGO.

WE HAVE HAVE IT UNDER DESIGN WITH THE ENGINEERING FIRM AND WE'RE DUE TO HAVE, I BELIEVE, HAVE THE PLANS BACK MID-AUGUST.

AND ONCE WE GET THERE, YOU KNOW, THEY GET TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN.

FORTUNATELY, WE HAVEN'T GOT THERE OR THERE YET, BUT WE'RE GETTING GETTING CLOSE.

IN FACT, ONE OF THE BUDGET MEETINGS HAD TO BE BE CANCELED OR DELAYED BECAUSE ONE OF THE SENSOR SYSTEMS WAS OUT IN THE MAIN CHILLER UNIT AND TOOK A WHILE TO GET OVER A DAY TO GET THE PART TO FIX IT.

THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THAT.

I WANTED TO SEE IF IF WE HAD A TEAM THAT CAN ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT A TOTAL OVERHAUL.

YES, I HAVE A VERY GOOD I HAVE TWO HVA STAFF PERSONNEL AND THEY'RE VERY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO.

BUT SOME OF THESE SYSTEMS ARE SO COMPLEX, YOU HAVE TO CALL IN OUTSIDE FIRMS TO REPAIR THEM THAT.

WELL, I WANT TO AGAIN THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

AND I AGREE THE PRESENTATION REALLY IS EYE OPENING WITH EVERYTHING THAT THE TEAM DOES.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ARE MAJOR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MADAM SHERMAN.

THANK YOU, GREG. THE NEXT PRESENTATION WOULD BE BY FRED POMPEY, OUR RECREATION DIRECTOR.

GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR LETTING ME PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT.

AND I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU AND THE CITY MANAGER AS WELL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE TO US ANNUALLY.

AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE.

WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, ALL OF US.

AND WE KNOW THAT THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE ARE DIFFICULT AND WE APPRECIATE WHATEVER WE GET.

AND MY PLEDGE TO YOU IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAXIMIZE ALL THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US TO DO THE BEST JOB WE CAN.

WHEN IS IT? TO ANSWER COUNCILMAN FOSTER'S QUESTION, THE POOL REPAIR COST WAS A LITTLE BIT OVER $600,000.

AND AND THE THE MAIN ISSUE THERE WAS THE LINER WHICH CAUSED LEAKS.

SO THAT WAS FULLY REPLACED.

AND WE ALSO HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING AND ALL THOSE THINGS WERE COMPLETED.

SO I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR A WHILE THAT INCLUDE THE SLIDE OR THE SLIDE WAS EXTRA.

THE SLIDE WAS ACTUALLY A SEPARATE ITEM.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

SO HERE WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE WE WENT BACK TO.

OLD LOGO THAT WE USED AND KIND OF WENT BACK TO IT.

AND THE PURPOSE OF IT IS THE WORDS UP THERE FUN, FITNESS AND FRIENDSHIP.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAME UP WITH PROBABLY 40 SOMETHING YEARS AGO.

AND WHAT IT POINTS OUT TO IS, IS THE THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE HAVE FOR QUALITY LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY.

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AND WE ACTUALLY PUT THAT ON THE ON THE SHIRTS OF THE WORKERS.

AND AGAIN, WHAT IT DOES IS, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO REMEMBER A MISSION STATEMENT.

BUT A SLOGAN LIKE THAT, WHICH POINTS OUT THE EXACT SAME THING, IS A LITTLE SIMPLER.

AND I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR MORALE.

THIS IS NOT WORKING. THERE WE GO.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE MISSION STATEMENT, SOME OF THESE THINGS FAIRLY QUICKLY, BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE A VIDEO THAT WE WANT TO SHOW AT THE END OF THIS.

SO BASICALLY, THE MISSION STATEMENT AGAIN POINTS OUT TO TO OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THIS COMMUNITY, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS.

ABILITY TO CREATE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AND EVERYTHING FOR THE CITIZENS TO ENJOY.

SO THESE ARE CORE SERVICES.

AND AGAIN, THEY BASICALLY POINT TO THE SAME THING.

THEY ARE MORE DETAILED ON WHAT OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS PROVIDING PROGRAMS, EVENTS, ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES, BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE.

SO ORGANIZATIONAL CHART RIGHT NOW, BUDGETED POSITIONS.

WE HAVE 12 FULL TIME, 11 PART TIME.

AND OF THOSE 11 PART TIME, WE HAVE, I THINK, FIVE, MAYBE SIX VACANCIES THAT FLUCTUATES.

AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER.

SO. TOGETHER.

WE HAVE 226 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE RECREATION FIELD, A MIND THAT'S THAT WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT 12 PEOPLE AND OF THAT TO 2626 YEARS OF THAT ARE RIGHT HERE IN PALM BAY.

AS FAR AS LEADERSHIP, UPPER MANAGEMENT, WE HAVE ALMOST 90 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, MOST OF THAT RIGHT HERE IN PALM BAY.

UM. WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE, COMPLIMENTARY EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR DISNEY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE RELATIVELY IN THE SAME BUSINESS.

CUSTOMER SERVICE AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

ALL OUR RECREATION SUPERVISORS AND COORDINATORS ARE NATIONALLY CERTIFIED.

OKAY. THAT'S IMPORTANT.

SO, YOU KNOW, SO YOU HAVE A DEDICATED GROUP THAT HAS EXPERIENCE AND THEY'RE ALSO INTERESTED IN THEIR CRAFT.

SO THEY CERTIFICATIONS ARE IMPORTANT.

IN FACT, YOU HAVE AN ITEM ON CONSENT TONIGHT FOR THE ANNUAL ANNUAL FRP CONFERENCE WHERE THOSE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET THEIR USE TO MAINTAIN THOSE CERTIFICATIONS.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS WITH BOTH AT THE AQUATIC CENTER AND AT TURKEY CREEK THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THAT PARTICULAR CRAFT.

THE AQUATIC CENTER OBVIOUSLY HAS CERTIFICATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THERE.

ALSO TO BE ABLE TO TEACH LIFEGUARDS AND ALSO TEACH SWIMMING.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT EVERY TIME I PRESENT TO YOU, NUMBER ONE, CAUSE OF DEATH, SIX AND UNDER IN FLORIDA IS STILL DROWNING, HASN'T CHANGED.

SO THE PROVISION OF SWIM LESSONS TO ME IS ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES.

AND AT TURKEY CREEK, THE RANGER THERE HAS SEVERAL CERTIFICATIONS AS WELL.

A LOT OF DEALING WITH LAND MANAGEMENT AND ALSO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.

SO WE DO HAVE FUNDING EVERY YEAR FOR FOR TRAINING FOR NOT JUST ONLY FOR THE CERTIFICATIONS, BUT OTHER TRAINING THAT MAY CAME UP DURING THE YEAR FOR STAFF.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART ONE.

ONE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IS WE'RE THE LIAISON WITH 14 DIFFERENT COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

AND THOSE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, THEY PROVIDE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM.

EACH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS PROBABLY PROVIDES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS A YEAR, AND WE ADD THEM ALL UP.

IT'S A PRETTY ASTOUNDING NUMBER, THE ONES THAT HAVE ASTERISKS NEXT TO THEM, THOSE ARE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.

SO LITTLE LEAGUES, SOCCER, BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, ALL THOSE SPORTS.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OTHER GROUPS, INCLUDING BIKER.

SO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.

A LOT OF THAT IS PROVIDED BY PARKS AND FACILITIES THROUGH MAINTENANCE OF THOSE FACILITIES.

AND OUR ROLE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE THE CONTRACTS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY PAY ALL APPLICABLE FEES.

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AGAIN, PARKS AND FACILITIES PROVIDES MAINTENANCE FOR THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO BE LIAISON WITH THEM AND HAVE COLLABORATIONS AND ALSO TO OVERSEE THOSE AGREEMENTS.

AND THERE'S ALSO TWO OTHER GROUPS, THE MOUNTAIN BIKING GROUP.

WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE GRAPEFRUIT TRAIL, WHICH IS IN WITH MELVIN TILLMAN.

AND WE HAVE ANOTHER CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT FOR THE PAINTBALL PARK WITH NIGHTMARE.

SO. HERE'S A HERE'S ALL THE DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THAT THE COMMUNITY.

TONY ROSA COMMUNITY CENTER HAS SO LIAISON WITH SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT RENTALS FROM GYM RENTALS TO ROOM RENTALS, OTHER FACILITY RENTALS, PAVILIONS.

SO WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SCHEDULING OF ALL THAT, AND WE INTERFACE WITH PARKS AND FACILITIES.

SO THEY'RE AWARE OF ALL THESE ACTIVITIES WHEN THEY ARE.

SO THEY CAN PROVIDE THE PROPER MAINTENANCE FOR THOSE AREAS.

SO. TED WHITLOCK, COMMUNITY CENTER.

VERY SIMILAR. AN AQUATIC CENTER.

LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS HERE.

OPEN SWIM, GENERAL.

SWIM. SWIM LESSONS.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL SWIM TEAMS. PRIVATE SWIM TEAMS. WE HAVE SEVERAL CAMPS, NOT JUST OUR OWN, BUT BUT OTHER PRESCHOOLS AND OTHER OTHER AREAS THAT COME AND USE THE POOL.

WE TRY TO DO DIFFERENT EVENTS.

WE JUST HAD THE MOVIE AT THE POOL, WHICH WAS WAS A BIG THING.

AND WE'RE WORKING ON SOME FUN FRIDAYS THERE AS WELL.

AND PRIVATE RENTALS.

WE DO BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE AS WELL.

TURKEY CREEK SANCTUARY.

THIS TO ME IS THE JEWEL OF THE WHOLE PARK SYSTEM.

WE KEEP 130 ACRES IN PRISTINE NATURAL SHAPE FOR FOUR VISITORS.

YOU'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF ABILITIES TO WALK AND ENJOY NATURE.

THE QR CODE TOUR'S BEEN A BIG SUCCESS.

AND DO A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF KIDS FROM BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM COME THROUGH THERE EVERY YEAR TO LEARN ABOUT NATURE.

HERE'S A LISTING OF SPECIAL EVENTS THAT THAT WERE INVOLVED WITH.

THESE ARE THE ONES THAT WE DO.

AND THEN HERE ARE SOME SOME OTHER ITEMS WERE OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS WHERE WE EITHER PROVIDE THE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT OR WORK WITH THEM TO PROVIDE THE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER.

AND ALSO ONE THAT THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF IS I LIKE FOR US TO BE PART OF THE OVERALL TEAM.

SO WE TRY TO SUPPORT ALL THE OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND IN ANY DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THEY MAY HAVE, WHETHER IT'S CEREMONIES, RIBBON CUTTINGS OR WHATNOT.

IN FACT, WE HAVE ONE TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 A.M., I BELIEVE.

SO THIS IS THE ONLY THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I'M GOING TO GET INTO THE BUDGET WITH YOU GUYS.

THESE ARE SOME REQUESTS THAT THAT I PUT IN THAT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT.

THE FIRST ONE IS VARIOUS PERSONNEL.

MOST OF THEM ARE ONES WHERE I'M LOOKING TO TAKE PART TIME POSITIONS AND PUT THEM TOGETHER TO CREATE SOME FULL TIME POSITIONS.

TWO REASONS. ONE, FOR A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS, WE ONLY HAVE A SUPERVISOR AND THEN MAYBE ONE PART TIME PERSON.

AND THERE'S BECAUSE THOSE OPERATIONS ARE SEVEN DAY A WEEK AND REALLY DON'T EVER STOP.

WE NEED WE NEED TO GIVE THAT SUPERVISOR SOME HELP.

AND THE OTHER REASON FOR IT IS WE TEND TO HAVE A LOT OF TURNOVER IN THE PART TIME POSITION, SO YOU LOSE A LOT OF CONTINUITY.

AND THEN I'VE GOT I'VE GOT TWO REQUESTS FOR NEW POSITIONS.

ONE OF THEM IS TO REPLACE POSITION THAT TONI ROSA THAT WE ACTUALLY USE TO FUND THE SPECIAL EVENTS POSITION.

AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE THERAPEUTIC RECREATION POSITION.

YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE TOUGH TO FUND THOSE, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY LOOK AT THAT TO THE FUTURE.

IT'S A IT'S AN AREA THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY LACKING IN.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PROGRAMING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THAT'S A VERY, VERY.

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YOU HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE CERTIFIED AND VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE.

SO, AGAIN, THAT'S AN AREA WE'RE LACKING AND WE REALLY, REALLY NEED TO LOOK TO THAT IN THE FUTURE.

OPERATIONALLY ASKED FOR AN INCREASE FOR THE AEW CONTRACT, WHICH IS THE LIFEGUARD WAGES, THOSE WAGES HAVE GONE UP. SO. SO WE'VE ASKED FOR $36,000 TO ADD TO THAT CONTRACT SO THAT WE CAN KEEP UP WITH THOSE WAGE INCREASES.

WE WE ALSO ASKED FOR $76,000 TOTAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL EVENTS, MOST NOTABLY THE TREE LIGHTING, WHICH WE WERE GOING TO BRING HERE TO CITY HALL.

SO WE ASKED FOR $3,000 TO HELP WITH THAT AND TRYING TO BRING BACK THE THE MONTHLY FUN FRIDAYS.

SO WE ASKED FOR SOME FUNDING FOR THAT.

AND THE LAST FEW YEARS I WAS ASKED TO TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD.

AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE THEY'VE CONTINUOUSLY ASKED THAT WE PROVIDE SOME MONTHLY ACTIVITIES FOR THEM.

SO I'VE ASKED FOR FUNDING FOR THAT.

AND WITH THAT PARTICULAR GROUP, WE HAVEN'T REALLY GOT THEM TO GIVE US ANY REALLY, REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK.

SO OUR PLAN IS TO, TO DO SOME SURVEYING OF THE THREE HIGH SCHOOLS TO GET THE MAINSTREAM KIDS TO TELL US WHAT KIND OF EVENTS DO YOU WANT, AND THEN WE'LL SCHEDULE THEM FROM THERE. THEN I ASKED FOR SOME MONEY FOR A COUPLE OF LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS.

ONE IS THE MULTICULTURAL, WHICH WE'VE DECIDED AS THE CITY WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ON THAT THAT RESPONSIBILITY.

THE FUNDING OF THIS IS CRITICAL BECAUSE FOR IN ORDER FOR US TO GET THE TDC GRANT, IF WE QUALIFY FOR IT, IT'S THOSE GRANTS ARE REIMBURSABLE. SO IF WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING IN OUR BUDGET TO HAVE THEM, WE CERTAINLY CAN'T GET THE GET THE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THEM.

AND THE OTHER ONE IS, IS A FEW YEARS AGO, WE DID A NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY, AND I'VE HAD COUNTLESS PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY COME UP.

WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO DO THAT? WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN? SO I'VE LISTED IT IS THAT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE THAT.

BUT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A REALLY, REALLY LARGE EVENT AND WE DO NEED SOME SEED MONEY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

SO CITY MANAGER AND I'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DOING SOME THINGS AT CAPTAIN'S HOUSE TO MAKE IT A BIGGER FACILITY.

SO THROUGH IMPACT FEES, WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR SOME FUNDING TO FOR DESIGN FEES TO GET ANY FIRM ON BOARD TO DESIGN A FACILITY FOR THE FUTURE.

AND WE ALSO HAD A PAVILION IN FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER THAT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD TO PULL OUT TO IN ORDER FOR US TO PAY FOR THE SLIDE.

SO I'M ASKING FOR THAT AGAIN BECAUSE THAT'S THAT WILL HELP THAT VENUE AND BEING ABLE TO TO HOST DIFFERENT EVENTS AND PARTIES AND STUFF.

AND THE LAST ONE IS, IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THREE VANS.

I DON'T THINK I SHARED THE PICTURES WITH YOU, BUT I CERTAINLY DID WITH THE CITY MANAGER.

TO ME, THEY'RE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO US AS A CITY THAT THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DRIVING THOSE THINGS AROUND.

I MEAN, COSMETICALLY, THEY'RE JUST TERRIBLE.

AND OF COURSE, MECHANICALLY, THEY'RE NOT VERY SOUND EITHER.

AND THEN THE LAST ITEM IS, IS WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IMPLEMENTING A DIFFERENT ACCOUNTING PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN GENERATE REVENUES THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS AND OTHER THINGS TO TO DO A LOT OF THESE EVENTS AND WITHOUT HAVING TO COME BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND ALL THE TIME.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WITH WITH FINANCE.

AND IF I CAN PLAY THAT AND CAN YOU? WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A LITTLE VIDEO FOR YOU.

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YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES WE YOU KNOW, WE'RE SO EMBROILED WITH NUMBERS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUDGETS AND ALL THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, AND THE REASON THE VIDEO IS A LITTLE LONG, BUT THERE WAS A PURPOSE BEHIND THIS.

WE NEED TO NOT FORGET WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO RIGHT.

WE DO IT FOR THOSE PEOPLE.

THE SMILES ON THOSE KIDS FACES, PEOPLE HAVING FUN, ENJOYING THEMSELVES.

THAT'S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.

THANK YOU. Q THANK YOU.

SO I THINK I'D LIKE TO KICK IT OFF FIRST BECAUSE WHAT WHAT YOU BRING WITH THE TEAM BRINGS.

YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON.

RIGHT. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SHOWING.

WHAT YOU'RE SHOWING US HERE TODAY IS THE INTANGIBLES.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE TEAM THAT YOU LEAD, LIKE DAVE MCGOVERN, ANDY DEMING.

THESE GUYS GIVE TIRELESSLY, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S PART OF THEIR JOB.

BUT STEVE, MAESTRO AND I MENTIONED THESE GUYS IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE GREATEST PARTIES ON THE SPACE COAST, THE FAMILY CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA.

I MEAN, FOR THEM TO COLLABORATE WITH TEN DIFFERENT CHURCHES, FOR THEM TO COLLABORATE WITH 300 VOLUNTEERS.

IT IS TAXING, BUT THE SMILES ON THE CHILDREN'S FACES IS REALLY SOMETHING WORTHY.

AND THEN I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART BESIDES BASEBALL.

AND THE YANKEES ARE HAVING A GREAT SEASON.

IS IS BOXING.

AND AND I GOT TO TELL YOU WHAT, BOXING EMILY DEERE JUST DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THAT ROUND 13 BOXING.

SHE STAFFED THAT FOR PALM BAY REX AND THE WHOLE TONY ROSA COMPLEX.

IT WAS JUST AN OVERWHELMING GREAT EVENT.

AND I LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO WATCH, IN PART BECAUSE I BELIEVE BOXING IS AN ART.

I'M NOT TALKING MMA.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ART OF BOXING.

AND THEN I REALLY WANTED TO ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO SHARE HOW MUCH IT MEANT TO ME THAT FOR KINGS, THE BASKETBALL EVENT THAT WAS HELD AT TONY ROSA FOR MULTIPLE WEEKS AND THE THE CHILDREN, THE YOUTH AT RISK YOUTH THAT WAS SERVED DURING THAT, I BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU GIVE OUR YOUTH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXCEL IN SPORTS AND YOU LET THEM USE THAT ENERGY BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE ENERGY AND HAVE IT FOCUS IT IN A POSITIVE LIGHT.

I THINK CORD KINGS DOES A GREAT JOB OF THAT AND THEY BRING A GREAT MESSAGE.

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SO NOW I KNOW THAT I COMMENDED YOU AND THE TEAM.

I'LL GO TO MY LEFT AND COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO, SEE IF HE'S GOT ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ONE QUICK QUESTION FOR FOR YOU, MR. PAPI. MARGARET HAMS NATURE CENTER.

IS THAT COUNTY OWNED OR IS THAT CITY OWNED? NO, THAT'S CITY OWNED. IT'S PART OF IT'S PART OF THE SANCTUARY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

IT WAS BUILT WITH WITH COUNTY FUNDS BACK IN THE IN THE LATE EIGHTIES.

BUT IT IS A CITY RUN.

AN OPERATION ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

THANK YOU. I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.

THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACILITY CENTER, AND IT WAS IT WAS CLOSED FROM TIME TO TIME DUE TO A LACK OF STAFFING, PARTICULARLY LIFEGUARDS.

BUT YOU SAID THE A A CONTRACT WITH THE LIFEGUARDS.

HOW IS THAT HOW IS THAT RUNNING NOW? IT'S BETTER. YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THE ISSUE IS NOT WITH THE AGENCY OR ANYTHING ELSE.

IT'S A NATIONAL ISSUE OF EVERYBODY HAS A PROBLEM.

I WENT TO DIRECTOR SUMMIT BACK IN APRIL AND EVERYBODY IN THE IN THE STATE HAS THE SAME ISSUE OF FINDING LIFEGUARDS.

IT'S JUST THERE'S A LOT OF INSPECTORS, A LOT OF POSITIONS, PART TIME POSITIONS ARE HARD TO FIND.

IT'S JUST IT'S JUST THE WAY THE MARKET IS AT THIS POINT.

BUT, I MEAN, WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

WE'VE WE'VE DONE A BUNCH OF CERTIFICATIONS.

WE'VE WE'VE WE'VE WORKED OUT SOME PARTNERSHIPS WITH MELBOURNE AND OTHER OTHER GROUPS AND EVERYTHING TO HELP PROVIDE MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE RIGHT NOW WE'RE OK.

ANOTHER THING I HAD, I SAW PALM BAY ROCKETS UP THERE.

I GUESS A NEW POP WARNER LEAGUE BACK IN MY DAY WAS A PALM BAY.

I GUESS IT WAS A LITTLE PIRATES AS A PALM BAY PIRATE STILL AFFILIATED WITH THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

YES. THEY'RE THEY'RE STILL HOUSED AT VETS PARK.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

AND YOUR STAFF. EVERY TIME I HAVE A TALK WITH YOU, MAN, I MEAN, WE HAVE GREAT HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY.

AND OBVIOUSLY, YOUR YOUR HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE IS FAR GREATER THAN MINE.

AND SAME WITH THE REST OF YOUR STAFFS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, ROUND 13, YOU SEE PALM BAY BOXING CLUB, AND BEFORE IT WAS PALM BAY BOXING CLUB, IT WAS A STORAGE FACILITY.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.

I LEAN ON YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE, AND I SEE SOME OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS BACK THERE.

SAME FACES FROM WHEN I WAS A TYKE RUNNING AROUND THE MALABAR COUNTRY CLUB OR THE PORT MATHER COMMUNITY CENTER, NOW KNOWN AS TONY ROSA.

SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO.

CALLING OUT HIS AGE THERE COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE.

I LOVE. I LOVE THE REFERENCE COUNCILMAN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, FRED.

YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG FAN OF PARK AND RAG.

PROBABLY ONE OF THE LONGEST SERVING MEMBER AND MOST RECENT TIME ON THE ADVISORY BOARD.

I'VE SERVED THERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG FAN.

I MUST MENTION COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO WAS TALKING ABOUT THE TIMING.

YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT 200, OVER 200 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT, TOTAL FOR THE SENIOR STAFF IS 228 SIX YEARS TO 26.

YOU MENTION TO THE PUBLIC THAT FRED HIMSELF HAS HALF OF IT.

SO NOT NOT AN ATTRIBUTION TO HIS AGE, BUT IT JUST BRING THAT MUCH VALUE TO THIS DEPARTMENT, MAYBE ABOUT 25%.

BUT ALL JOKES ASIDE, FRED, I DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.

ONE OF THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS SEEING SO MANY VACANCIES IN YOUR DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW THAT FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO, THAT HAS TO BE REALLY TOUGH FOR YOU.

AND HOPEFULLY WORKING WITH STAFF, WORKING WITH CITY MANAGER, HOPEFULLY LOOKING AT THE BUDGET.

I KNOW YOU HAVE QUITE A BIT OF WISH THERE.

YEAH, I'M SURE.

RIGHTFULLY SO. ALL THIS NEW POSITION THAT YOU'D LIKE TO OPEN AND EXTEND FROM PART TIME TO FULL TIME.

BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

WORKING WITH YEAH, WE ARE TRYING TO WORK ON WHERE WE CAN STAY WITHIN THE BUDGET BY JUST LOOKING AT THE PART TIME SALARIES AND CREATING SOME FULL TIME POSITIONS OUT OF THAT.

AND WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON ONE RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS I THINK THE ISSUE WITH THE PART TIMERS IS WE'RE WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE MARKET RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, WE'RE PAYING I THINK IT'S $10.30 FOR PART TIME PEOPLE.

THEY CAN WORK AT STARBUCKS OR MCDONALDS OR SOMETHING FOR 15.

BUT I THINK BUT I THINK THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE BEING LOOKED AT AS PART OF THE SALARIES STUDY.

SO SO I THINK ONCE WE GET THOSE POSITIONS MORE IN THE MARKET AND EVERYTHING, IT SHOULD HELP, I'M PRETTY SURE, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.

YOUR DEPARTMENT MOST LIKELY IS NOT MATCHING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OR WHERE YOU SHOULD BE.

WELL, I THINK ACROSS THE BOARD, I THINK I THINK EVERY EVERY DEPARTMENT CAN PROBABLY MAKE THAT SAME ARGUMENT.

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JUST HELP ME OUT. BUT.

BUT I'M PRETTY SURE.

WHAT? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.

AND I DO TRULY APPRECIATE THE SERVICE.

YOU'RE YOU KNOW, THE VIDEO SUMS IT UP SUMS IT UP REAL WELL, LOOKING AT THE SMILE AND THE FAMILIES OUT THERE, AS YOU SAID, THAT'S WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE DO.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO YOU'RE DOING A YOU AND YOUR STAFF IS DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

AND I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK AND THE SERVICE YOU GIVE TO PALM BAY.

YOU KNOW, I'M AN ADVOCATE OF RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

YOU KNOW, I STARTED WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE SERVING ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD, AND I WAS I OPENED A SEGWAY TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT PALM BAY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T WHEN YOU WATCH THE VIDEO, YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON THE SMILES, THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA, THE VETERAN PARADE, 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION.

YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON THAT.

IT'S JUST AMAZING.

AND THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT, BECAUSE IT'S PART OF OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND WHEN, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR PRESENTATION, WE WORK WITH 14 COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THAT'S HUGE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT DO THAT IMPACT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE? HOW MANY YOUTH? JUST ON THE PALM BAY LITTLE LEAGUE, EAST AND WEST LITTLE LEAGUE, HUNDREDS OF YOUTH PLAYING THE LITTLE LEAGUES. AND THEY TAKE THEIR BASEBALL SERIOUS.

MORE SERIOUS THAN I.

I TAKE THE YANKEES AND THE METS.

SO. BUT YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON THAT.

AND AND.

AND THAT BRINGS THE QUALITY OF LIFE UPON BAY.

AND THAT'S WHAT, YOU KNOW, OUR TAX DOLLARS SHOULD SHOULD REFLECT.

I MEAN, SOME PEOPLE AND WE TALK ABOUT NUMBERS AND BUDGETS AND ALL THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU. JUST GO TO THAT EXTRAVAGANZA OR THE CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL OR.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE GLAD YOU HAD THE CHRISTMAS THE LIGHT PARADE.

I MEAN, THAT'S HOW MANY PEOPLE LINED UP LAST CHRISTMAS.

WE HAD 3500 CARS WENT THROUGH IN ONE DAY AND THEY HAD AVERAGE WAIT WAS ABOUT 2 HOURS.

SO. SO THAT SHOWS YOU HOW HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO THEM.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT SURE IF I WOULD IMAGINE A CAR FOR 2 HOURS.

IMAGINE WE CANCEL THAT.

WHAT WOULD YOU HOW WOULD YOUR PHONE CALL? I'D PROBABLY RETIRE.

I MEAN, WE CAN'T COUNT THE CHRISTMAS.

WE CAN'T. I MEAN, WE HAD COVID.

WE HAD WE HAD AN INFRARED POPPY PARK.

AND WE STAND OUT THERE RIGHT THERE, AND WE STAND OUT THERE ALWAYS TO THE END.

I MEAN, IT WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE.

SO THE COMMUNITY WANTS THAT AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.

SO I THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FROM DOING THAT.

SHORT STAFF.

IT'S JUST. I MEAN, DO ANY OTHER CITY DO YOU KNOW OF AND BEAVER COUNTY DO WHAT WE DO ON.

I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY.

RIGHT, EXACTLY.

EXACTLY. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT. LEADERS LEAD THERE.

COUNCILMAN FOSTER. DEPUTY MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, MR. POPPY. STAFF ALL THAT YOU DO.

THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE PROBABLY EVEN COVERED MORE IN IT.

BUT FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I APPRECIATE YOU.

I ALREADY RAN AWAY.

OVER. YEAH, SO.

BUT NOT. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU, SIR.

THE ONE THING I WANT TO HARP ON IS IT IS JUST, YOU KNOW, A BUDGET REQUEST.

BUT YOU WORKING WITH OUR YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD REGARDS THE T KNIGHTS.

YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY WE DON'T HAVE PALM BAY POWELL YET WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS IT.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, TWO NIGHTS, IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN PUSH TOWARDS, I THINK THAT CAN MAKE MR. MINOR'S JOB A LOT EASIER BECAUSE THESE TEENS WILL SEE HOME BASE REACHING OUT TO THEM AND TRYING TO GET THEM ENGAGED, AND THEY'LL TAKE A SENSE OF PRIDE.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? LET ME NOT DO GRAFFITI ON THIS PROPERTY, BECAUSE I SPOKE TO THIS GENTLEMAN OR THAT GENTLEMAN.

HE TOOK THE TIME TO MAKE SURE I WAS GOOD AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT THAT CAN SAVE US NOT JUST 30,000, BUT IT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WILL, YOU KNOW, LIKE FOR ME, COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO, WE WANT IT TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT SOLD INTO US.

SO I THINK THIS IS A PRIME OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT.

SO I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT INITIATIVE.

THANK YOU, SIR. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WELL PUT.

AND I JUST LIKE TO ADD AN EXCLAMATION POINT TO THAT, BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IF YOU GIVE OUR YOUTH A VENUE, THEY HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO

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SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL DIRECT THAT ENERGY TO BE A POSITIVE ENERGY.

AND AND I LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH CHURCHES.

THEY HAVE YOUTH GROUPS.

SO THOSE THINGS, THOSE DISCUSSIONS SHOULD ALWAYS BE IN THE FOREFRONT.

THANK YOU. MR. POPPY. THANK YOU, SIR.

REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS.

AND IF YOU'RE EVER LOOKING FOR A JOB, I GOT ONE FOR YOU.

MADAM SHERMAN. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WISH TO ADD? NO, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS/RESPONSES]

BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.

I HAVE TWO ITEMS TO DISCUSS UNDER PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE FIRST ONE.

IS A CONTENTIOUS TOPIC.

AND THAT'S THE AMERICAN FLAG.

PROGRAM CITY HAS.

SPONSORSHIP. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HURT BECAUSE SOMEBODY WAS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD.

THERE'S AN OLD SAYING THAT NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED.

AND THIS IS A CASE OF THAT.

WITH ALL THE CONTENTIOUS BEHAVIOR THAT'S BEEN EXPRESSED WITH THIS ONE.

EVERY IDEA IS NOT NECESSARILY A GOOD IDEA.

MAYBE WE MIGHT WANT TO SUSPEND THIS PROGRAM FOR A LITTLE BIT TILL WE SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING WITH WITHIN THE CITY INSTEAD OF BECAUSE.

I KNOW THAT FROM BANTON'S POINT OF VIEW.

WHEN YOU KEEP DROPPING A TWIG IN THE FIRE, YOU CAN KEEP THE EMBERS GOING ALL NIGHT LONG.

IT MIGHT NOT BE A FULL FLAME, BUT YOU CAN KEEP THE EMBERS THERE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

SO MY SUGGESTION IS THAT MAYBE YOU MIGHT SUSPEND THIS PROGRAM JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT.

THAT'S ONLY A PROPOSAL.

ITEM NUMBER TWO.

THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER CONTENTIOUS TOPIC CALLED DEFUNDING OF THE POLICE.

THERE'S MANY WAYS TO DEFUND YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ONE MECHANISM IS TO INCREASE YOUR POPULATION, INCREASE YOUR LAND MASS WITHOUT INCREASING THE FACILITIES FOR YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP UP WITH THE GROWTH.

THE END RESULT IS STILL DEFUNDING OF YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CALLED DEFUNDING BY NO ACTION.

SO I KNOW THERE IS SOME ACTION POSSIBLY BEING TAKEN RIGHT NOW.

BUT JUST REMEMBER, THE END RESULT IS STILL DEFUNDING OF YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MASTER CHIEF ROBERT STICE, FOLLOWED BY ELIZABETH BLACKFORD.

GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING.

ROBERT STILES, 1796 WHEN BURKE DRIVE SOUTHEAST.

I WANT TO COMMENT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BILL SAID ON SUNDAY MORNING I HAD BREAKFAST AT THE AMERICAN LEGION AND I DON'T WANT TO HIT THIS TOO HARD, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS WHAT HAPPENED INITIALLY AND THEN WHAT WE TRIED TO DO, WHAT COUNCIL TRIED TO DO TO MAKE AMENDS.

I'LL SIMPLY SAY WE HAVE HOMEWORK TO DO IN VETERANS COMMUNITY.

YOU HAD A VETERAN WHO DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY OF THIS.

HE'S ALREADY WENT THROUGH WHAT HE WENT THROUGH.

HE DID HIS TIME AND I PULLED ON A FLAG AND HE'S SUFFERING AGAIN.

SO I'M ASKING YOU TO GET TOGETHER, DO SOME HOMEWORK.

HOW? WE KIND OF SETTLE THAT OUT WITH FELLOW VETERANS, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE STILL DEALING WITH THAT.

THEY DON'T APPRECIATE THAT.

SO, AGAIN, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'M HERE IS I WANT TO BRING UP THE MORATORIUM.

AGAIN, THE MORATORIUM.

TO ME IS A PAUSE TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE CITY AND REEVALUATE, REASSESS, TAKE A CLEANSING BREATH, IF YOU WOULD, AND JUST AND JUST ASSESS.

DOES IT HAVE TO BE SIX MONTHS? IT CAN BE TWO. IT CAN BE FOUR, WHAT HAVE YOU.

THE OTHER THING, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT.

I'M ENCOURAGED ABOUT WHERE PALM BAY IS GOING.

I REALLY AM. AND KUDOS TO YOU AND THIS LADY OVER HERE I KNOW WORKS EXTREMELY HARD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES WHAT SHE DOES.

IN ANY EVENT.

YOU HAVE A UPPER CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD OF BAYSIDE LAKES, AND YOU HAVE THE POWER TO COMPLETELY DESTROY IT.

YOU DUMP IT IF YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT STONE.

BRIAN NONE OF THESE HOUSES THAT ARE ABOUT THREE IN THE 300,000 GOING UP AGAINST $1,000,000 HOUSE, THAT'S WORTH $1.7 MILLION

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IT'S AWFUL.

YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE YOU CONTINUE TO PUT HOUSES UPON EACH OTHER.

THERE WAS ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON BAYSIDE LAKES LAST WEEK.

YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN THAT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND AS MY FRIEND, MY NEIGHBOR PHIL HAD SAID, IT SEEMS LIKE THE THE BOARD HERE LOOKS AT DEVELOPERS AS ENDANGERED SPECIES.

IT'S FUNNY, BUT IT'S TRAGIC.

YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THIS GREEN SPACE.

THEY SHUT DOWN.

SHE CLOSED THE MAJORS AND SHE'S ALSO PULLING OUT THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

THIS IS THE JOINER.

SHE HAS NO INTENTION TO KEEP IT OPEN.

COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO, JUST A HEADS UP IMPACT FEE IS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR YOU FOR YOUR FIRE STATIONS AND YOUR POLICE STATIONS AND EXTRA LABOR ON THAT.

YOU OVERPOPULATE BAYSIDE LAKES.

YOU'RE DEALING WITH SUBURBAN CONGESTION AT THE WORST.

AND YOU GUYS ARE FROM NEW YORK.

YOU KNOW WHAT CONGESTION LOOKS LIKE, RIGHT? PLEASE CONSIDER THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ELIZABETH BLACKFORD, FOLLOWED BY PAT DELL, THE OPERA.

ELIZABETH BLACKFORD, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER.

THREE US COAST GUARD AND RESERVE RETIRED 486 NOGALES AVENUE, NORTHEAST IN PALM BAY.

GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN.

ALTHOUGH THE BLOOD CENTER DRESSES ME, MY RED SHIRT THIS EVENING REPRESENTS MY OPPOSITION TO SPOT ZONING AND TO IRRESPONSIBLE GROWTH IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

I WAS DISAPPOINTED BY YOUR RESPONSE TO YOUR STAFF'S EFFORTS TO SET IN MOTION A BRIEF MORATORIUM THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO DEVELOP MORE.

WE'RE RESPONSIBLY AND MORE STRATEGICALLY ALIGNED WITH THE VISION OF PALM BAY.

THEY, ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, HAVE EXPRESSED REPEATEDLY THEIR CONCERN ABOUT THE COMPROMISES WE ARE ALL DEALING WITH.

DUE TO THE CITY'S RAMPANT RATE OF GROWTH, YOU FAILED TO PROVIDE US WITH RELIEF.

SO I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST TWO OTHER WAYS YOU CAN VOTE FOR A REMEDY.

THE FIRST WAY IS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL REZONING PROPOSALS HOLD A CITIZENS PARTICIPATION PLAN MEETING, WHERE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS CAN MEET WITH DEVELOPERS TO RESOLVE ISSUES AND IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

THE SECOND WAY IS TO MAKE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT OR LYDD BEST PRACTICES MANDATORY INSTEAD OF ONLY VOLUNTARY FOR ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

VOTING IN FAVOR OF SUCH A PROPOSAL WOULD EFFECTIVELY SLOW THE BUILDING RATE BY FORCING DEVELOPERS TO MODIFY THEIR PLANS TO COMPLY AND WOULD REWARD THE PROACTIVE BUILDERS WHO ALREADY HAVE MADE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS.

IF WE AS A CITY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT CLEANING UP THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT THOSE BEST PRACTICES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND NOT LET A FEW MORE DEVELOPMENTS SLIP THROUGH WITHOUT THOSE TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT WE ARE ALL PAYING A HIGHER COUNTY SALES TAX ON EVERYTHING WE BUY TO ACCOMPLISH THE SAME OBJECTIVE.

I THINK THESE TWO ACTIONS ON YOUR PART WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT AND WOULD DEMONSTRATE YOUR GOODWILL TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE VOTERS.

IN FACT, THERE IS A REZONING PROPOSAL HEADING YOUR WAY WHERE BOTH THESE MEASURES WOULD EFFECTIVELY BE EMPLOYED, COULD BE EMPLOYED, AND THAT CPC NUMBER 25 CALLED CROWN VILLAS OF PALM BAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

THANK YOU. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER THREE SO BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER, MADAM SHERMAN.

THE SPEAKER SPOKE ABOUT LEAD AND SHE SPOKE ABOUT COMMUNITY MEETINGS REGARDING QUASI JUDICIAL OR ZONING OPPORTUNITIES.

CAN YOU RESPOND TO THAT BEFORE WE MOVE ON? I CERTAINLY CAN. DEPUTY MAYOR, DID YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN? FIRST, I KNOW WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THOSE INITIATIVES.

THE DEPUTY MAYOR WAS INVOLVED IN LEADING SOME OF THESE THINGS FORWARD.

SO RECENTLY AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, WE ACTUALLY HAD AN ITEM THAT DEPUTY MAYOR HAD BROUGHT UP THAT WAS A SUGGESTION TO DO EXACTLY WHAT MS..

BLATCHFORD JUST SAID, WHICH IS TO REQUIRE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLANS FOR ALL THE REZONINGS.

SO THAT MOVED FORWARD AND I BELIEVE WAS APPROVED AT P AND Z AND WILL BE COMING TO COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER.

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IT WOULD BE AUGUST. YES, THANK YOU.

AND THEN THE THE QUESTION ABOUT LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING INTERNALLY WITH STAFF ON AN ORDINANCE CHANGE.

WE ARE STARTING WITH IT AS A VOLUNTARY ITEM.

CERTAINLY THERE'S POTENTIAL IN THE FUTURE TO GET TO SOMETHING THAT IS MANDATORY, BUT WE'RE STARTING VOLUNTARILY AND WE'RE GOING TO BUILD INTO OUR OUR MANUAL AND INCENTIVES TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO DO IT.

DO IT BASED ON THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVE, WHERE THERE'S A BENEFIT TO THEM IN TERMS OF STORMWATER FEES, CREDITS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THEY DESIGN IT TO A BETTER STANDARD.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE STARTING, WHICH WOULD BE.

ALL IN ALL IS GREAT PROGRESS COMPARED TO WHERE WE'VE BEEN.

SO. THANK YOU.

DEPUTY MAYOR, YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN JUST BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER? SURE. CARRY ON.

AT BELPRE, FOLLOWED BY PASTOR KEN DELGADO.

GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS PAT DE L'OPÉRA AND I HAVE BEEN A PALM BAY RESIDENT SINCE 1978.

I ALSO WORKED FOR THE CITY FROM 1978 TO 1989, SO I WAS VERY PROUD OF FRED POPPI IN THE VIDEO AND WHAT HIS STAFF DOES BECAUSE I WORKED WITH HIM BACK THEN.

ANYWAY, MY CONCERN NOW IS CONFIRMING WHAT ELIZABETH SAID IS THAT THE.

THE RAPID PACE OF REZONING AND THE REQUESTS BY MANY DEVELOPERS THAT WANT TO CHANGE THE ZONING.

WHEN I MOVED HERE, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY CREATED NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE MOST OF THEM ALL ALONG PALM BAY BOULEVARD.

PHALEN, ON BOTH SIDES AND TURKEY CREEK ARE ALL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

THE ZONES.

ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, THE ONE THAT ELIZABETH JUST MENTIONED IS ZONED SINGLE FAMILY.

SO PLACING MULTI FAMILY.

DEVELOPMENTS IN THESE ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS WILL CAUSE A DISRUPTION.

AND I FEEL LIKE THE HARMONY OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DISRUPTED BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL THESE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MULTI, MULTI FAMILY HOMES.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO CREATE MORE DISADVANTAGES.

AND THAT'S WHY THE CITY NEEDS TO REALLY LOOK AT THE IMPACT, THE TOTAL IMPACT, NOT ONLY PROVIDING A PLACE FOR.

AND ARE THESE REALLY AFFORDABLE? I DON'T THINK $2,300 A MONTH IS AFFORDABLE FOR MOST PEOPLE.

IS IT CREATING MORE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN YOUR YOU'RE PUTTING THESE INTO ALREADY DENSE AREAS AND THE MORE HOUSES MORE PEOPLE CREATES MORE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, MORE WATER PROBLEMS, MORE SEWER PROBLEMS. SO ALL THOSE UTILITIES.

SO MY ISSUE IS, CAN WE REALLY LOOK AT THE REZONING AND AND SLOW IT DOWN, TRY TO STOP WHAT IS UNNECESSARY AND REALLY. LOOK AT WHAT THE RESIDENTS FEEL, LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS, BECAUSE WE REALLY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

ESPECIALLY MY AREA OFF OF FALLON, WHERE THE TRAFFIC IS HORRENDOUS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

PASTOR KIM DELGADO, FOLLOWED BY SUSAN B CONNELLY.

THANK YOU, KEN DELGADO.

154 ANGELO ROAD SOUTHEAST.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU A NUGGET.

I SEE THAT MY NUGGETS HAVE CAUSED TWO THIRDS OF THE PEOPLE NOT TO COME ANYMORE, BUT THE BENEFIT IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY HERE TILL ONE IN THE MORNING.

SO THERE IS SOME SILVER LINING ON THAT.

I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON SOMETHING THAT WAS FOUND IN SECOND CORINTHIANS CHAPTER TEN AND VERSE 12 IT SAYS, OH, DON'T WORRY, WE WOULDN'T DARE SAY THAT WE ARE AS WONDERFUL AS THESE OTHER MEN WHO TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE, BUT THEY ARE ONLY COMPARING THEMSELVES WITH EACH OTHER, USING THEMSELVES AS A STANDARD OF MEASUREMENT.

HOW IGNORANT.

I TRY TO GIVE THEM A NUGGET THAT'S NOT TOO WIDE THAT WE LOSE THE SENSE OF IT.

BUT IN THINKING ON THIS, THE WAY IT WORKS IS LIKE THIS.

ASSUMING THAT THERE'S A MEASUREMENT OF 0 TO 5 AND ZERO IS THE WORST PERSON YOU CAN THINK OF IN HISTORY.

AND FIVE WOULD BE SOMEONE I WOULD THINK WOULD BE LIKE, I WANT TO BE LIKE THEM, YOU KNOW, LIKE BILL BATTEN, FIVE, I WANT TO BE LIKE HIM.

AND THEN I MEASURE MYSELF, MEASURING THEM WITH ME.

AND I WOULD SAY, WELL, I MIGHT I MIGHT HIT A THREE.

BUT THEN I TALKED TO BILL BATTEN AND I HAVEN'T HAD A GOOD AUTHORITY.

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WOE TO ME THAT NOW INSTEAD OF A THREE BECAUSE HE DECIDED HE WAS A THREE, THAT I PUT ME AT LIKE A 1.5 OR ONE.

BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, FRED POPPI THOUGHT HE WAS A THREE, WHICH PUT ME ALMOST TO A ZERO.

AND THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS VERY SIMPLE.

WE'RE MEASURING EACH OTHER BY EACH OTHER AND HOW IGNORANT THAT IS.

BUT WE, WHEN WE MEASURE OURSELVES TO A GOOD GOD, A MERCIFUL GOD, A GRACEFUL GOD, A GOD WHO DOESN'T HAVE LOVE, HE IS LOVE.

WHEN WE MEASURE HIS PERFECT NESS TO WHO WE ARE, WE FIND OUT THAT WE'RE ALL ZEROS.

AND HE DIDN'T WANT THAT BECAUSE THE FATHER GOD OF LOVE SAID, I WANT A RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH AND EVERY CREATURE THAT IS ON THIS EARTH.

AND SO HE SENT HIS SON, JESUS, TO MAKE A PAYMENT FOR ALL OUR SHORTCOMINGS.

AND BY HIS BLOOD, HE WASHES US CLEAN AS WHITE AS WOOL, AS WHITE AS SNOW.

AND HE PRESENTS JESUS PRESENTS TO US, TO GOD PERFECT.

BECAUSE HE HAS NOW NO RECORD OF OUR SINS.

WE MIGHT RECORD OUR OWN, BUT HE HAS NO RECORD.

AND IN THIS NEW RELATIONSHIP, BASICALLY HE'S SAYING THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, NOW EVERYBODY IS A FIVE.

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS JUST THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BE ZEROS.

WE ALL CAN BE FIVE.

I HOPE THAT MADE SENSE.

THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL. GREAT JOB TODAY.

THANK YOU. SUSAN CONNELLY, FOLLOWED BY ANTON EVANS.

OOH, MAN. CAN YOU BRING THAT PODIUM DOWN THERE? OKAY, I CAN DO IT.

SUSAN CONNOLLY, 3901 DIXIE HIGHWAY NORTHEAST.

THIS IS NOT A TRICK.

I COME TO YOU TODAY.

MOBILITY CHALLENGED.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, IT MAKES ME RETHINK THINGS.

AND I HAVE TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

LIKE LISTEN TO FRED POPPY A LITTLE MORE CAREFULLY WHEN HE MENTIONS THE PARKS BEING ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH CHALLENGES.

I COME HERE TONIGHT.

BECAUSE OUR EARTH AND OUR ENVIRONMENT ARE CHALLENGED WITH GROWTH.

GROWTH CHALLENGES.

WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAN WE HAVE HOUSING.

AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO WE NEED TO.

THINK DIFFERENTLY AND DO DIFFERENTLY.

INTERESTINGLY AFTER THE MAYOR'S ANNUAL.

A PRESENTATION OF WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

WE'RE AT A PERFECT POINT OF DOING EXACTLY THAT, AND EVERYTHING IS HERE.

IT'S NOT THAT WE HAVE TO THINK HARDER OR RESEARCH.

WE JUST HAVE TO DO.

I WANTED TO CALL EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION TO THE MARINE RESOURCE COUNCIL RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD THAT THEY DO MONTHLY PROGRAMS CALLED LUNCH AND LEARN.

THE NEXT ONE IS AUGUST 2ND, FROM 12 TO 1, ANYBODY CAN SIGN UP.

I HOPE COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU DO THAT.

THE NEXT ONE IS WHAT IS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE? AND USUALLY STORMWATER RUNOFF IS MANAGED USING PIPES AND PONDS.

BUT HOW ABOUT IF STORMWATER RUNOFF WAS USING PLANTS AND NATURAL RESOURCES? THIS IS WHAT IS POSSIBLE.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO, AND I HOPE YOU ALL KNOW IT, AND THAT IS THE SECOND ANNUAL MARINE RESOURCES IMPACT DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IS COMING UP OCTOBER 20TH AND 21ST LAST YEAR.

THE CITY. PARTLY I WAS THERE, BUT DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON SUZANNE SHERMAN ATTENDED.

PEOPLE I THINK NATALIE SHAVER AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE GENTLEMAN'S NAME.

YEAH. FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ALSO ATTENDED AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS EXCELLENT THAT OUR CITY HAD THAT REPRESENTATION THERE FOR THE TWO DAYS.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY THIS YEAR TO HAVE 100% REPRESENTATION FROM OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS AS MANY DEPARTMENT STAFFS THAT CAN BE THERE.

THIS IS THE FIRST OBJECTIVE OF THOSE TWO DAYS TO RETOOL COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.

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ZONING CODES, ORDINANCES TO ALLOW FOR LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.

DID THEY HAVE US IN MIND WHEN THEY WROTE THAT? YES. SO THANK YOU.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

THANK YOU. ANTON EVANS.

EVENING, MR. MAYOR, AND THE STAFF.

I CAME HERE BEFORE AND I WAS DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDING ON WICHITA BOULEVARD SOUTHEAST.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY GAVE YOU ANY FEEDBACK ON IT YET, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

THEY'RE STILL SPEEDING.

THANK GOD SCHOOL IS OUT NOW, SO I DON'T HAVE TO CUT THE GRASS SO THE KIDS CAN WALK TO THE SCHOOL BUS, WHICH IS ON BABCOCK.

IT'S VERY DANGEROUS FOR THOSE KIDS TO ENJOY THESE FACILITIES WE HAVE HERE.

WE NEED THEIR SAFETY.

THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING TO OR WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

TRAGEDY BECAUSE THEY SPEED.

DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DON'T KNOW HOW Y'ALL CAN FIX.

IT'S NO SPEED BUMPS.

ALL WE NEED IS ONE SIDEWALK FOR THOSE KIDS.

JUST ONE. NOT ON BOTH SIDES.

IT'S A BAD, BAD SITUATION.

I HAVE TO CUT MY GRASS BECAUSE MY HOUSE IS RIGHT THERE.

THEY HAVE NO RESPECT.

THEY'RE COMING FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF SAN FILIPPO USING THAT THOROUGHFARE.

THAT THOROUGHFARE. THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

IT'S AWFUL. THE OTHER THING REAL QUICK, I LIKE TO SAY, IS THAT.

THE BEAUTIFUL THING YOU'RE DOING FOR THE KIDS.

WILL THEY BE ABLE TO GROW TO ENJOY THESE THINGS? THE OTHER THING, I WAS A MEMBER OF THE YMCA CAME.

WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THE HOMELESS? I'LL GO IN FRONT OF THE WINN-DIXIE, UNDER THE TREES AT WAL-MART.

THEY'RE SITTING THERE. WHAT DID HE DO AT NIGHT? IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH SIGNS.

I GO TO GOODWILL.

I BUY CLOTHES.

I TAKE IT FOR THE MEN.

I WANT TO GIVE BACK.

I'VE RETIRED.

I HAD A GOOD JOB FOR 42 YEARS.

WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THEM? IF THEY GO TO ONE OF THOSE FACILITIES.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TELLING, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? THEY JUST MADE ME NEED A SHOWER.

THAT'S ALL. BUT I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN.

IT'S ONE THING IN THE DAYTIME, BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT THING AT NIGHT.

WE NEED TO BECAUSE THE CRIME HERE IS NOTHING.

YOU GOT IT. THE OFFICERS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB HERE.

YOUR STAFF AND THE WINN-DIXIE, I MEAN, THE WAL-MART IN OCALA.

YOU CAN'T EVEN GO TO THE SHOP AT NIGHT.

THEY'RE ROBBING.

AND I JUST LEFT OCALA.

SO MY POINT IS, IS THAT THIS PLACE IS WONDERFUL FOR THE KIDS AND FAMILY.

WONDERFUL. AND I'M PROUD OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE FOR THE SENIORS AND THE KIDS.

BUT WE NEED THE HOMELESS, TOO.

WE NEED THEM.

SO IF YOU CAN KIND OF RIDE AROUND AND I HAD TALKED TO A COUPLE OF OFFICERS AND WHAT THEY SAID WAS, WE'RE GOING TO COME.

AND THEY PUT A MONITOR.

OK. AND HE DID.

BUT WHAT WAS THE END RESULTS? STILL THERE? SPEEDING. SO IF YOU CAN LOOK INTO THE SITUATION, IT WOULD BE FOR ME BECAUSE I GIVE TO THE HOMELESS.

I TELL YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. MADAM SHERMAN, WE'RE ABOUT TO START PUBLIC HEARING.

BUT BEFORE WE DO, I THINK CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WICHITA IN PARTICULAR AND THEN WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR OUR HOMELESS? YES. YES, SIR.

I WILL ASK OUR OUR CHIEF ACTUALLY TO GET WITH THIS GENTLEMAN AFTERWARD.

I'M NOT I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE DATA ON WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH WICHITA IN TERMS OF STUDYING IT FOR THE TRAFFIC.

BUT HE'LL CONNECT WITH YOU, GET YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH SOME UPDATES.

SO, CHIEF AJELLO IN THE BACK, WE'LL TALK TO YOU, SIR.

ALSO REGARDING HOMELESS HOMELESSNESS CONCERNS.

CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY ACTUALLY SET ASIDE $5 MILLION OUT OF OUR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING, WHICH IS GOING TO BE DEDICATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF TRYING TO ADDRESS ISSUES WITH HOMELESSNESS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR IN OUR CITY.

WE'RE CURRENTLY IN A PROCESS RIGHT NOW WHERE THAT $5 MILLION IS SET ASIDE, AND WE'RE ACCEPTING QUESTIONS FROM GROUPS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THOSE FUNDS AND ULTIMATELY WILL RECEIVE APPLICATIONS AND PROPOSALS FROM PROBABLY NONPROFITS, MAYBE SOME COMPANIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING TO HELP ADDRESSING SOME OF THOSE NEEDS IN OUR CITY.

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THANK YOU, MA'AM. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BRIEF AND THERE AREN'T ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CORDS.

DEPUTY MAYOR SO WE'RE ON ITEM NUMBER ONE, MADAM SMITH.

[PUBLIC HEARINGS]

OKAY. AS YOU WERE.

ITEM. ITEM NUMBER ONE.

WELL, MA'AM, I'VE GOT.

I DON'T HAVE A CARD FOR YOUR PUBLIC.

WE'RE NOT ON THAT ITEM YET, SIR.

YOU'LL GET AN OPPORTUNITY.

GIVE US A SECOND.

AS YOU WERE. THANK YOU.

COME ON UP. NATHANIEL LEVY.

SORRY ABOUT THAT, SIR.

DEPUTY MAYOR DIDN'T HAVE IT LISTED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NATE LEVY FROM TWO FOR TWO FOR TWO BUTLER AVENUE.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY SOME ADDITIONAL WORDS.

ON THE UPCOMING CP 25, 22, 2022.

WE JUST RECENTLY HAD THE ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD MEETING JULY 6TH ABOUT IT.

SO THIS WAS FOR REZONING OF A PROPERTY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

2102 LADNER FROM RS 2 TO 10.

SO THIS TOPIC WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN THAT PLANNING BOARD MEETING, WHICH ESSENTIALLY IS TO ALLOW AN APARTMENT COMPLEX TO BE BUILT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR SECLUDED NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS A DRASTIC CHANGE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAS MANY RESIDENTS WONDERING IF THEY NEED TO CONSIDER MOVING.

HOWEVER, IN THIS CURRENT MARKET, MOST HOMEOWNERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DON'T HAVE FINANCIAL MEANS TO MOVE, WHICH GIVES US QUITE A BIT OF ANXIETY ABOUT THIS UPCOMING DECISION.

I'VE COME OUT AS A REPRESENTATIVE TONIGHT TO ASK IF OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS YOU CONSIDER THE VARIOUS GRIEVANCES YOU MAY RECEIVE FROM MY FELLOW NEIGHBORS WHO EMBRACE GROWTH, BUT REQUEST THAT WE AS A CITY REJECT CORRUPTING THE CHARM OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT ALLOW IT TO BE REZONED FROM THE ORIGINAL SINGLE FAMILY.

RS2 TO AN ARM TEN.

WE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE WILL GIVE A MORE IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION OF THE REZONING OPPOSITION FOR CPP AND CPC 25 2022 ON AUGUST 4TH.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

THAT IS THE CROWN VILLAGE.

DID YOU SAY? OKAY, I'M TRACKING THAT NOW.

THANK YOU. BUT YOU'LL BE BACK, CORRECT? THANK YOU. OKAY.

SO NOW WE'RE ON ITEM NUMBER ONE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

AUDIENCE 2022 TO 75 AN AUDIENCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY VAR COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND THE BANNING OF A PORTION OF THE REAR 20 FOOT PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN LOT 17 AND 18.

LOT 2222 FORT MALABAR UNIT 44, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT 21, PAGE 144 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MISS SMITH. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE APPLICANT TO PRESENT THEIR CASE.

ONE. MADAM, SIR.

THANK YOU. I'LL COVER THAT, SIR.

IT'S. THIS IS AN APPLICATION FROM JUDITH KENNEDY FOR A VACATING OF AN EASEMENT.

STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS.

THIS IS FOR AN IN-GROUND POOL WITH A SCREEN ENCLOSURE.

KENNEDY IS HERE. YES.

YOU WANT TO COME STEP FORWARD AND PRESENT YOUR CASE? ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. WE JUST WANT A POOL.

POOL, AND YOU JUST WANT OUR LAND.

AND WE'RE RIGHT AT THE END OF PALM BAY AND WHATEVER'S NORTH OF US.

OKAY, WE'RE WORKING.

IT'S A 20 FOOT.

YOU KNOW, THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT.

WE JUST HAVE EIGHT BACK, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THE EIGHT TO THE NUMBER.

THAT'S A WEIRD NUMBER FOR 20.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE TEN AND TEN OR SOMETHING WOULD BE REASONABLE QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION MOST OF THE ITS 2022 DASH 75 FIRST READING

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WE ARE AN ITEM NUMBER TWO.

MADAM SMITH, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE QUASI JUDICIAL IN NATURE PUBLIC HEARINGS, AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER TWO, FOUR AND EIGHT.

ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO TESTIFY ON SUCH A MATTER MUST SIGN A SPEAKER CARD WHICH CONTAINS A SWORN OATH TO TELL THE TRUTH.

ANY INDIVIDUAL ADDRESS IN THE COUNCIL MUST STATE HIS OR HER NAME AND CONFIRM THAT A SPEAKER CARD HAS BEEN SIGNED.

ATTORNEYS WHO ARE APPEARING ON BEHALF OF A PARTY AND NOT PROVIDING TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE ARE NOT CONSIDERED WITNESSES AND NEED NOT BE SWORN COUNSEL TO DISCLOSE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION BY DISCLOSING A SUBJECT MATTER OF THE COMMUNICATION AND THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON, GROUP OR ENTITY WITH WHOM THE COMMUNICATION TOOK PLACE.

THE ORDER OF THIS PROCEEDING WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.

FIRST, THE APPLICANT WILL MAKE HIS PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY STAFF COMMENTS FOLLOWED BY ANY AGGRIEVED OR ADVERSELY AFFECTED PARTY THAT IS COMPLIED WITH SECTION 59.03.

EACH WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES.

ANY SPEAKER MAY BE SUBJECT TO CROSS-EXAMINATION BY THE COUNSEL OR ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY FOR A MAXIMUM OF 15 MINUTES.

ANY OTHER PERSON MAY SPEAK FOR A MAXIMUM OF 3 MINUTES.

THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE ALLOWED CONCLUDING REMARKS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 10 MINUTES.

THE QUASI JUDICIAL BODY MAY MODIFY THE TIME LIMITS ON ITS OWN MOTION OR UPON REQUEST OF A PARTY TO THE PROCEEDING.

THE HEARING WILL THEN BE CLOSE AND NO ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY OR ARGUMENT WILL BE ALLOWED.

COUNSEL WILL THEN DELIBERATE IN PUBLIC AT THE END OF DELIBERATION.

A COUNCIL MEMBER WILL MAKE A MOTION ON THE APPLICATION TO BRING THE MATTER TO A VOTE.

EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER IS THEN FREE TO VOTE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE MOTION.

ORDINANCE 2022 DAS 71.

AN AUDIENCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, MEETING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

A CHANGE IN THE ZONING OF PROPERTY FROM RC RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO C C COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF MALABAR ROAD, IN THE VICINITY EAST OF GREENBRIAR AVENUE, AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE OF THE ZONING MAP, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HERE AND ASK THE APPLICANT TO PRESENT THEIR CASE.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

I'M AGAIN MIKE SEELIG.

MY BUSINESS ADDRESS IS 200 WELLER STREET, COCOA, FLORIDA AND.

KIM DAVIS 695 MALABAR ROAD, NORTH WEST.

AND WE ARE HERE.

WE CAN GO THROUGH OUR PRESENTATION AGAIN THAT WE DID A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, IF YOU LIKE, BUT WE HAVE NOTHING NEW TO ADD AND WE'RE HERE.

WE HAVE OUR ENTIRE TEAM TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

YOU MIGHT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL.

DEPUTY MAYOR. THANK YOU.

ANY SPEAK OF CARDS? DEPUTY MAYOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NO, SIR. WE'LL SPEAK A CARD.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION.

MOTION APPROVAL. IT IS 2022 DASH 71.

FINAL READING. SECOND.

WE GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, I.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER THREE.

MS.. SMITH. OR IT IS 2022, 72, AN AUDIENCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TITLE 17 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 185 ZONING CODE SUBCHAPTER DISTRICT REGULATIONS BY INCLUDING PEST CONTROL BUSINESSES AS A CONDITIONAL USE WITHIN CC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ZONING PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH PROVIDED FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDED FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

NOW OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE APPLICANT TO PRESENT THEIR CASE.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE SECOND READING ON MIKE SEELIG STYLE.

MR. DAVIS AND WE ARE HOPEFULLY SOLVING A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE WITH, WITH ONE OF YOUR ORDINANCES AND ALLOWING OUR COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO BE USED FOR A PEST CONTROL BUSINESS AS A CONDITIONAL USE, MEANING YOU ALL WOULD STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO TURN DOWN ANY CONDITION OF USE IN AN AREA YOU DIDN'T SEE FIT.

THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO ASK THE IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM?

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AS FOR MOST, MOST OF THE PROOF WORD, IT'S 2022 DASH 72, FINAL READING SECOND.

GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO ALL IN FAVOR I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

ADAM SMITH RESOLUTION 2022.

THAT'S 35.

A RESOLUTION OF CITY OF POMPEII, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, GRANTED A CONDITIONAL USE FOR A PEST CONTROL SERVICES FACILITY AND CC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ZONING, WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF MALABAR ROAD IN THE VICINITY IS THE GREENBRIER AVENUE AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN RIGHT IN THE USE AS A CONDITIONAL USE PROVIDED FOR CONSTRUCTION TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SITE PLAN PROVIDING FOR A COMMENCEMENT PERIOD.

PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AGAIN, THE APPLICANT.

I'M MIKE SEELIG AND THIS IS MR. DAVIS. AND AFTER THE FIRST TWO ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

NOW THE REASON FOR OUR ENTIRE TRIP IS TO.

SO TELL ME THAT, SIR.

WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW SLUG OF PEST CONTROL TO HAVE A BRANCH OFFICE WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BUT THE GREATEST CITY ON EARTH IS RA RA RA.

THANK YOU. ANY SPEAKERS? DEPUTY MAYOR TINO, SPEAK OF CARDS.

I WANT TO WELCOME SLUGGER PUG TO PALM BAY.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2022.

735. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.

ALL IN FAVOR. II PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WELCOME TO PALM BAY.

RA, RA, RA.

ALL RIGHT. I'D JUST LIKE TO COMMENT THAT WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN A PLEASURE, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE, MISS SMITH, ORDINANCE 2020 273, AN AUDIENCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, MEETING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TITLE 17 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 169 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

BY ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCES AND VOLUNTARY INCLUSIONARY HOUSING, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDNANCES IN CONFLICT HERE WITH PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

CODE OF ORDINANCES.

PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.

PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DEPUTY MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. NOTHING REALLY ELSE TO ADD.

LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THIS IS VOLUNTARY INCLUSIONARY HOUSING.

BEING THAT IF WE DO MANDATE IT, WE'LL HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF IT.

AND THAT'S NOT MY INTENT.

MY INTENT IS FOR US TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.

WE HAVE NO RENT CONTROL IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE TALKED TO RESIDENTS.

THEY ASK, WHY CAN'T WE HAVE RENT CONTROL? THAT'S FOR THE STATE TO FIGURE OUT.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THE CITY OF PALM BAY CAN DO.

BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS INCENTIVIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO WHEN DEVELOPMENT DOES COME, THEY DEVELOP WHAT WE WANT.

SO THAT'S ALL, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

DO YOU HAVE ANY STAFF COMMENTS? NO, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF COUNCIL? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO COME AND SPEAK OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.

MR. BILL BATTEN, MASTER CHIEF.

BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.

I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE.

FIRST ONE WAS ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCES.

I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THOSE WERE GOING TO BE, HOW I WOULD IDENTIFY THOSE AND HOW THEY WOULD COME INTO PLAY.

THE SECOND ONE WAS YOUR VOLUNTARY INCLUSION, WHICH YOU ADDRESSED, WAS IT WE'RE TRYING TO ASK THEM TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T MANDATE AND THERE'S NO FUNDING FOR IT.

OUR NEXT STATEMENT WITH THAT WAS THE FACT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT $7 MILLION FOR COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF OTHER TOPICS COMING UP IN THE FURTHER IN THE AGENDA.

MY BIG CONCERN WITH THIS ONE IS THAT WE DON'T ALLOW THIS TOPIC.

TO TURN INTO PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR BUILDERS.

AND THAT'S HOW YOU CAN HAVE IT IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR GUIDELINES REAL WELL ESTABLISHED THAT IT'S EASY TO SAY, WELL, THIS IS MY CAUSE.

AND PEOPLE BELIEVE WHILE YOUR CAUSE IS MORE JUST SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU THESE ADMINISTRATIVE ADVANTAGES.

THAT'S WHERE THAT'S WHERE MY BIG CONCERN IS.

SO I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T ALLOW THIS TO GO TOWARDS PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FROM ONE BUILDER TO ANOTHER.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

I'LL SPEAK FIRST AND MS..

SUZANNE WANTS TO ADD TO IT. SO THE ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCES THAT A WHILE AGO, MR. BATTEN I WAS BRINGING UP HOW JUST LIKE WE HAD IT RIGHT BEFORE US, WHERE, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS WILL SOMETIMES HAVE TO WAIT HOURS AFTER HOURS JUST FOR A POOL OR

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SO THE ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCES PUTS IT WHERE, YOU KNOW, STAFF CAN HANDLE IT, BUT THEY WILL STILL COME BACK TO US WITH THE END RESULT, WHETHER THEY APPROVED IT OR DENIED IT.

SO WE STILL WILL HAVE FINAL LOOK AT IT.

BUT IT WAS MORE OF A A WAY TO HELP RESIDENTS.

SO IT'S A CLEANER PROCESS AND A QUICKER PROCESS INSTEAD OF THEM HAVING TO GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING, THEN COUNCIL MEETING AND THEN A SECOND HEARING AND SUCH.

SO THAT'S FOR THAT PORTION WITH THE VOLUNTARY INCLUSIONARY HOUSING.

I THINK THIS COUNCIL'S BEEN AND STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB USING THEIR DISCRETION.

THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE IT TO, YOU KNOW, TOO CONSTRICTIVE WITH THIS BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T SEE AND SOMEBODY CAN SPEAK UP IF THEY WANT TO.

I DON'T SEE WHERE WE SHOW ANYBODY PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.

SO THIS IS JUST MORE SO INCENTIVIZING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND, YOU KNOW, ONE PROJECT MIGHT LOOK BETTER THAN THE OTHER ONE OR VICE VERSA, BUT IT'S JUST SO WE CAN HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT CONVERSATION THAT WE WEREN'T HAVING BEFORE.

SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY FOR YOU, SIR, BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING BRING IT UP THOSE POINTS.

DID YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN, MADAM SHERMAN? DEPUTY MAYOR. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IN NONE. I'M GOING TO ASK.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK COUNSEL FOR A MOTION MOTION APPROVAL.

AND IT'S 2020 273 FINAL READING.

SECOND MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON SINGING BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.

SOME IN FELIX.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSE. PASSES THREE TO.

ITEM NUMBER SIX.

ORDINANCE 2022 DOES 74 AN AUDIENCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, OMITTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING AND ALLOCATING FUNDS IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT A CONSISTING OF FIVE PAGES AND INCORPORATED IN ITS ENTIRETY HEREIN RECOGNIZING THAT SUCH APPROPRIATION MUST BE MADE PURSUANT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

CHAPTER 35 ADOPTING, RATIFY AND CONFIRMING AND VALIDATING THE ALLOCATIONS PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND GENTLEMEN, OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

MISS SHERMAN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS FINAL READING FOR THE THIRD BUDGET AMENDMENT.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF'S COUNSEL.

THERE. YES.

CARRY ON, COUNCILMAN.

JUST ONE QUESTION FOR FROM MS..

SHERMAN, IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC, WE ALREADY SAW THIS ITEM ONCE.

IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHY WE'RE SEEING IT AGAIN.

YES, SIR. IT'S JUST PER OUR ORDINANCE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS COME BEFORE YOU.

TWO DIFFERENT TIMES SIMILAR TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS WE SAW FOR SOME OF THE ZONING AND LAND USE CHANGES.

THE SAME CRITERIA APPLIES TO CHANGES TO OUR BUDGET.

AND SO IN THIS CASE, WE'RE CHANGING EACH QUARTER WE BRING YOU AN ITEM THAT REFLECTS ANY CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE BUDGET DURING THOSE PRIOR THREE MONTHS, AND THAT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY TWO HEARINGS.

MY APOLOGIES ON THAT. I'M SURE I THOUGHT WE WERE ITEM SEVEN.

I SAW ITEM SIX.

MY ERROR TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL.

YES, WELL, NINE AND SIX.

ARE YOU ON? ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF NOT, I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION MOTION APPROVED WARRANT ITS 2022 DASH 74 FINAL READING A SECOND.

MOST MOST FROM BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON SECONDED BY COUNCIL OR COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.

ALL IN FAVOR.

I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

AUDIENCE 2020 276 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 17 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

CHAPTER 183 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING REGULATIONS.

SECTION ONE 83.01 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SUBSECTION D ADOPTION OF FUTURE LAND USE MAP BY AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE APPLICANT TO PRESENT THEIR CASE.

EVENING, MR. MAYOR.

FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

MY NAME IS CHRIS LOZA. I AM WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND I AM THE ENGINEER DIRECTOR ON THE PROJECT.

WITH ME AS WELL IS MR. SEAN BAILEY WITH PULTE HOMES.

WE HAVE COME WITH THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

WE ARE HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS A I GUESS IT WAS A DISCREPANCY IN THE ADVERTISEMENT.

AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE THE TIME WE MET.

BUT A MONTH AGO WE WERE STILL WORKING WITH STAFF DIGITALLY TO WORK OUT AND COORDINATE ON ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT.

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YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED AND I KNOW THIS IS ITEM SEVEN AND EIGHT OR TOGETHER, BUT I JUST WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD.

I JUST WANT TO STRESS THE COMPLETION OF THAT CORRIDOR FROM OSMOSIS TO THE GROUP AND ANY ANY TRAFFIC UPDATES.

I WANT THAT TO BE PART OF THE RECORD.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED, THAT'S WHY I WENT DOWN THIS PATH, BECAUSE I DIDN'T AGREE WITH THE OTHER PROPERTY THAT WE WERE VISITING ON OSMOSIS.

RIGHT. SO BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO TO NOTE THAT THAT CORRIDOR NEEDS THAT THOROUGHFARE.

IT NEEDS THAT THAT CONNECTION AND THE TRAFFIC AS WELL, THAT TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THAT CORNER.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR MENTIONING THAT.

I SPOKE WITH MISS SHERMAN ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

I KNOW COUNCILMAN FOSTER ALSO STRESSED THAT CORRIDOR TWO ON OSMOSIS THAT.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, MISS SHERMAN, AGAIN, WITH THIS CORRIDOR, THIS BRIDGE HAPPENING OVER OSMOSIS, DO YOU THINK THAT WILL INCREASE OUR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY IN THAT AREA? AND YES, SIR, IT DEFINITELY PROVIDES ANOTHER ACCESS POINT FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE FOLKS TO MOVE IN AND OUT OF THE BAYSIDE LAKES AREA AND AND FURTHER INTO THE SOUTH WEST AREA, A LITTLE BIT EASIER. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE REASON WHY I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS.

AND I DO WANT TO STRESS THIS, AS THE MAYOR DID, COUNCILMAN FOSTER DID LAST TIME, OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS OSMOSIS CONNECTION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO REMINDED ME.

YEAH, THAT'S. I'M STRESSING.

I JUST WANT TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD THAT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

THAT CORRIDOR AND THAT TRAFFIC STUDY.

IF THIS PROJECT GO THROUGH, THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT.

AND. ESPECIALLY FOR THE CITY AND THEN PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON RECORD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN, DEPUTY MAYOR, ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT. COPY THAT.

ANYONE IN? THANK YOU, SIR.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHES TO COME AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? MASTER CHIEF. BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.

THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT PIECE OF LAND.

LET ME SAY THIS FIRST.

I LOVE WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO CONSIDER THE DOING.

I ALSO LOVE THE FACT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION AND EXPANDING OUR ROAD PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT ALSO, BUT I ALSO LOOK AT THE FACT OF THE AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE THAT WE HAVE LOST WITHIN THE CITY.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT EXAMPLE WHERE WE COULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO SEE HOW THEY WERE RECOMMENDING WE USE THIS LAND MASS.

THIS LAND MASS IS CURRENTLY ZONED RS ONE AND I HEAR THIS COUNCIL REPEATEDLY SAYING, WELL, FOR, FOR RURAL, FOR RURAL FAMILY, FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS OF ONE HOUSE PER ACRE.

WELL, THIS IS EVEN GREATER THAN THAT.

THIS ONE IS ZONED ONE HOUSE PER FIVE ACRES.

SO THAT'S THAT'S EVEN HARDER TO COME BY IF YOU'RE TRYING TO BE A PERSON WHO SAYS, I WANT TO HAVE A NICE LOOKING HOUSE ON A NICE PIECE OF PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF PALM BONE SPECIFICALLY, OR EXPLORER.

THAT WOULD BE THE PERFECT HOUSE LOCATION WHERE IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE A NICE ESTATE ON FIVE ACRES OF LAND, YOU KNOW THAT YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR HAS TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING SO IT WON'T BE A CONDOMINIUM NEXT TO YOUR RURAL ESTATE.

IT'S NOT RURAL ONE.

I MEAN, IT IS RS ONE, IT'S NOT RURAL RESIDENTIAL.

IT'S EVEN A HIGHER CLASSIFICATION FOR YOUR ZONING.

SO THAT'S EVEN RARER TO FIND IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

SO I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY I LOVE WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO.

I SEE HOW IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT BENEFIT, BUT I'M ALSO LOOKING AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITY WHERE WE HAVE OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBJECTIVES THAT ARE TRYING TO BE MET.

SO SHOW ME ONE OTHER PLACE IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY OTHER THAN THE GOLF COURSE THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED RSC ONE, WHICH IS ONE HOUSE PER FIVE ACRES.

SOMEBODY SHOW ME THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE BUYING LAND THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME AND SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS ITEM? HEY, CNN. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE CP 21 2022.

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YOU KNOW, I'M AND I AND I SAID THAT ALL ALONG, RIGHT.

THE ONLY THIS IS LIKE THIS IS A IT TRULY IS LIKE A TREASURE WITHIN PALM BAY.

IT REALLY IS. AND AND MOST OF YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN A BIG PROPONENT ON VOTING ON THESE LAST ONES.

I THINK THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOSING BY THE NUMBERS IN PALM BAY.

I DO SEE THE HUGE BENEFIT OF THAT CONNECTOR AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY ASPECT OF IT.

BUT AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED FOR IT TO STAY THE WAY IT IS UNTIL WE COULD ROUND UP.

MAYBE IT COULD HAVE CROSSED OVER AND WE COULD HAVE HAD, YOU KNOW, ONE ACRE LOTS INSTEAD.

RIGHT? NOT AS MANY HOMES.

BUT ANYWAY, I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON SINGING ABOUT COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN, IF I MAY.

GO AHEAD, COUNCILMAN. YEAH, THANK YOU.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS. WE AS WE WE LISTED OUR WISHES, RIGHT? WHICH IS FINE, BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS WE NEED TO CONSIDER.

PROPERTY RIGHTS, NUMBER ONE.

NUMBER TWO, WE HAVE AN OUTDATED, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO LIKE I SAID, THE BENEFIT, THE VALUE OF THIS PROJECT IS BRINGING BY BY HELPING SOLVE.

OH. PROBLEM.

SHOULD WE ATTEMPT THAT AS A CITY? BECAUSE I BROUGHT THAT UP.

ONE OF MY VERY FIRST FEW MONTHS IN OFFICE.

EAST WEST CONNECTION, EAST WEST CONNECTION, BECAUSE I LIVE RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF OSMOSIS ON THE ON THE COGAN END OF IT.

AND I HAVE TO LOOP ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WHEN I'VE SEEN THE TRAFFIC AT 330, WHEN BASE I GET OUT, I SEE THE BENEFIT THIS PROJECT WILL BRING.

WE MUST KEEP THE DEVELOPER, THOUGH, KEEP THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE TO DELIVER.

BUT BUT FOR THAT REASON AND WE ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT TO THAT, I SEE A GREAT VALUE BECAUSE OF THAT.

I'M IN GREAT SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.

BUT BUT ALSO WE MUST KEEP ALSO KEEP IN MIND PROPERTY.

PROPERTY, RIGHT. ALSO, WE'RE DEALING WITH AN OUTDATED, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT. I AGREE.

I AGREE WITH THE BENEFIT.

PROPERTY RIGHTS IS YOU CAN STILL BUILD WHERE THE WAY YOU ZONED.

THAT'S NOT VIOLATING ANY PROPERTY RIGHTS.

BUT THE BENEFIT, THERE'S NO ARGUMENT THERE.

BUT YOU'RE NOT HINDERING PROPERTY RIGHTS, BY THE WAY.

IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED.

SO I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON SINGING TO MY COUNCILMAN FELIX ALL IN FAVOR AND HE OPPOSE PASSES FOR TO ONE MEDINA POST NUMBER ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

RESOLUTION 2020 237, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, GRANTING APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION WITH SUPPORTING COMMERCIAL RI KNOWN AS DE GROOT RD IN G, YOU GENERAL USE HOLDING DISTRICT ZONING WITH A TENTATIVE ZONING OF PWD PLANNING UNIT DEVELOPMENT, WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED EAST OF AND ADJACENT TO DEGROOT ROAD IN THE VICINITY WEST OF BRANDY CREEK CIRCLE, AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN PROVIDING FOR FILING OF THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE APPLICANT TO STEP FORWARD, PRESENT THEIR CASE.

THAT'S MR. MAYOR. CHRIS ALSO WITH KIMLEY-HORN ENGINEER RECORD.

I'M HERE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL AND FROM MR. MAYOR. I THINK THIS IS WHERE OFFICIALLY WE PUT ON THE RECORD.

COUNCILMAN FOSTER. ABOUT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ON THE GROUP AT THE OSMOSIS END OF GROUP ONCE IT'S CUT THROUGH.

I THINK THIS IS WHERE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE REALLY ADAMANT ABOUT THAT CUT THROUGH THAT EAST WEST CORRIDOR THAT COUNCILMAN FELIX SPOKE OF AND COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO SPOKE OF.

SO I'LL LET THEM WEIGH IN.

COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO, I'LL START ON YOUR END.

MAYOR, I THINK YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY FOR ME, SO I JUST COPY.

I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO COPY WHAT YOU JUST SAID, SIR.

THANK YOU. COPY THAT.

COUNCILMAN FELIX I'M IN AGREEMENT AS WELL.

MAYOR THANK YOU, SIR.

ONCE AGAIN, THAT CONNECTION, THAT ROAD TRAFFIC IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT DEVELOP. ALONG WITH THIS PD.

PD. SO I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT WITH MY FELLOW COUNCILMAN.

THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR.

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THE MOTION THAT YEAH, CERTAINLY THAT THAT IS DEFINITELY AN IMPORTANT IDEA.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT FOR THE THE PURPOSES OF THE APPLICANT, WE'RE STILL IN A PLACE WHERE THE TRAFFIC STUDY IS BEING PREPARED.

AND SO THE TRAFFIC STUDY IS WHAT WILL DETERMINE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPER TO WHETHER IT'S PUT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR TO DO THE FULL CONNECTION FROM OSMOSIS OR EXCUSE ME, FROM DEGROOT TO TO THE EXISTING SECTION OF OSMOSIS.

AND OF COURSE PER OUR ORDINANCES WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE, THE DEVELOPER REGARDING THAT EXTENSION.

ONCE WE HAVE THE TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY, WE'LL ALSO BE DISCUSSING THE POTENTIAL FOR PROPORTIONATE, FAIR SHARE MITIGATION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS PER OUR ORDINANCE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD TOO, THAT WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH THE DEVELOPER, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY STAFF SCHOOL TO GET GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED AS PART OF THIS IS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

COUNCILMAN FOSTER WANTS TO ADD SOMETHING.

YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD.

THIS JUST CAME TO MY MIND.

THE DISCUSSION WE WAS DISCUSSING.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

ANYBODY ON THE DYAS FOR LANE OR TWO LANE? SIR, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT? THE PROPOSAL IS FOR A TWO LANE EXTENSION OF OSMOSIS DRIVE.

AND TULANE. TULANE IS ONE DEDICATED EAST AND ONE DEDICATED ONES.

BUT IT IS THE CITY IS RECOMMENDING A THE TYPICAL SECTION TO BE A MAJOR COLLECTOR, WHICH IS 100 FOOT RIGHT AWAY, WHICH THAT RIGHT AWAY ALLOWS PROVIDES THE FLEXIBILITY FOR FUTURE WIDENING DUE TO IT BEING 100 FEET.

YEAH. I THINK THAT'S I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THAT.

YOU BUILD A BECAUSE I BROUGHT UP ST JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY.

IT'S A. TWO LANE ROAD FROM FROM MALABAR TO.

192. CORRECT.

AND I KNOW WHY YOU EXPLAINED MARY LAST TIME, WHY IT WAS TOO LATE, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE A WASTE OF LAND THAT IT SHOULD BE NOW IF YOU DRIVE THAT THAT WALKWAY.

IT REALLY, REALLY NEEDS TO BE A FOUR LANE AND.

GIVEN A TWO LANE ROAD THAT'S GOING TO THE CITY NEEDS DOWN THERE IN THE FUTURE.

I WON'T BE COMING BACK AND BUILDING A FOUR LANE ROAD AND THE.

YEAR TWO FOR NOW BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY ENGAGED WITH MR. WATANABE. I MEAN, HE HAS TAKEN PERSONAL ATTENTION TO THIS PROJECT, AS HE VERY WELL SHOULD, AND HE'S BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH US VERY ACTIVELY. LIKE I SAID, LIKE CITY MANAGER SAID, THE TRAFFIC STUDY RIGHT NOW IS THE BIG FIRST MILESTONE AND HE IS COORDINATING HOW THAT TRAFFIC STUDY GETS MODELED.

AND THE.

THE DATA THAT IS USED IN ORDER TO COME UP WITH THAT TRAFFIC STUDY.

HE IS PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON HOW TO DO IT.

SO. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU DON'T SPEAK OF CARDS.

OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE CASE PD DASH 21 2022, SUBJECT TO THE STAFF'S COMMENTS AND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS BEING SUBMITTED WITH THE FINAL APPLICATION.

YOU KNOW, CAN I ASK THAT WE ADD THOSE COMMENTS ON THEIR MOTION.

SO READ THEM ALL OUT. YEAH, READ THEM ALL UP.

ALL RIGHT. DO THAT, PLEASE.

PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT AND A PAN OF TITLE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS.

ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS.

A CURRENCY DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BREVARD COUNTY.

SUBMISSION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES ASSESSMENT.

IDENTIFICATION OF LIGHTING WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF CP 2121 2021.

TECHNICAL STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS SHALL BE INCORPORATED.

THE ORIGINAL STAFF REPORT COMMENTS REGARDING TRAFFIC WERE UPDATED TO REFLECT A TRAFFIC IMPACT.

STUDY SHALL BE PREPARED TO ANALYZE THE EXISTING AND BUILD OUT CAPACITY OF THE PROJECT RELATED STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS.

THE STUDY WILL BE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY ANY STREET DEFICIENCIES AND TO RECOMMEND TRAFFIC MITIGATIONS AS PART OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY.

A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE IF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS REQUIRED FOR THE INTERSECTION OF OSMOSIS DRIVE AT DEGROOTE ROAD WILL BE INCLUDED.

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PROPORTIONATE FAIR SHARE MITIGATION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS WILL BE DETERMINED PER CITY ORDINANCE.

CHAPTER 183.36 DETERMINATION PREPARED.

PROPORTIONATE. FAIR SHARE OBLIGATION.

THANK YOU. THANK.

THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR.

I'VE GOT A SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ITEMIZING THOSE THOSE DETAILS.

RIGHT. SO I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.

ALL IN FAVOR.

ALL RIGHT, ANY OPPOSE PASSES 4 TO 1.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER NINE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. NANCY BUNT, OUR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, IS GOING TO COME UP AND BRIEF YOU ALL ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022, 2027 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND FISCAL YEAR 2020 223 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND HOME INVESTMENT ACTION PLAN.

SO THE CITY ANTICIPATES RECEIVING $725,266 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS.

AND THOSE FUNDS COME FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AS THE CITY IS AN ENTITLEMENT CITY AND THE CITY RECEIVES HOME FRONT HOME FUNDS THROUGH HUD.

AS PART OF THE BREVARD COUNTY HOME CONSORTIUM.

THE CONSORTIUM IS MADE UP OF OUR COUNTY, MELBOURNE, THE CITY OF MELBOURNE, THE CITY OF COCOA, THE CITY OF TITUSVILLE, AND OF COURSE, CITY OF PALM BAY.

THE CITY'S ALLOCATION OF HOME GRANT FUNDS IS GOING TO BE $268,802.57.

JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT WHEN WE CAME BEFORE YOU IN FEBRUARY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, ONE, WE ESTIMATED THE FUNDING AMOUNT TO BE 757,000 196.

SO THERE IS A REDUCTION OF 31,000 930 FROM THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED TO YOU.

SO I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY READ OUT THE AGENCIES THAT THE COUNCIL HAD ORIGINALLY RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING.

I AM MINISTRIES DOING BUSINESS AS THE SOURCE FOR HOMELESS NIGHT STAYS 50,000 SOUTH BREVARD WOMAN CENTER TRANSITIONAL HOUSING $38,500. GREATER MELBOURNE PAL FOR MENTORING PALM BAY YOUTH $20,289.

PARKS AND FACILITIES FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT LIBERTY PARK $158,350 AND PARKS AND FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS AT VETERANS PARK $142,904.

PUBLIC WORKS PHASE TWO THE CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION DRAINAGE PROJECT AT DRISCOLL HEIGHTS $170,170.

THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT FUNDING THEY HAVE OF THE 499,000 ADMINISTRATION IS $141,053.

AND FAIR HOUSING, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH IS 4000 FOR THE TOTAL OF 725,266.

FOR HOME FUNDS, WHICH CAN ONLY BE USED FOR HOUSING, ARE SET ASIDE, WHICH IS MANDATORY 15%.

AND OUR HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IS 241,922 AND $0.31.

OUR ADMINISTRATION IS 19,009, 72 AND $0.03, AND THEN THE COUNTY TAKES A PORTION AS WELL, SINCE THEY ARE THE LEAD AGENCY FOR A TOTAL OF $6,908.23. TOTAL HOME FUNDS ARE 268,802 AND $0.57, WITH A SHIP ALLOCATION OF 1.2 $1.2 MILLION, THE CITY ANTICIPATES RECEIVING APPROXIMATELY 2,000,002.1 MILLION TOTAL BETWEEN THE THREE ENTITLEMENT GRANTS.

SO AS REFERENCED IN THE CITY CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN PERTAINING TO FEDERAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDS, THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO HOLD TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WAS CONDUCTED ON FEBRUARY 17, 2022, TO OBTAIN THE CITIZEN INPUT AND COMMENTS ON OUR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

SO STAFF IS ASKING THAT YOU HOLD THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT TO HUD BY OUR AUGUST 2ND DEADLINE AND TO TO OBTAIN ANY COMMENTS ON OUR FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

AND I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THE PLANS ARE QUITE LARGE, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL SOME ENFORCER.

YEAH. CAN YOU EXPLAIN UNDER THE HOUSING H C, H DOE HOUSING ACTIVITY.

WHAT IS THAT? ABSOLUTELY.

IT IS WHAT WE CALL A COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.

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24 CFR 92 UNDER THE HOME FUNDS.

IT'S REQUIRED THAT WE THAT EACH ENTITLEMENT SET ASIDE 15% OF ITS ALLOCATION FOR WHAT THEY DETERMINE IS AS A CODO.

AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COTEAU AND A NON PROFIT IS THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE JUST VERY SPECIFIC ITEMS LIKE THEY HAVE.

THEIR BOARD STRUCTURE IS SET UP TO WHERE THEY HAVE LOW INCOME ADVOCATES ON IT AND THEY ALSO HAVE TO BE IN THE BUSINESS OF PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THERE ARE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THEY HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE LEAD AGENCY, WHICH IS THE COUNTY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

SO THEY GET THAT 15% SET ASIDE.

I BELIEVE THERE'S FIVE IN THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW.

WE TEND TO GROUP OUR HOUSING MONEY AND THE TOTAL MONEY SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A PROJECT.

FOR EXAMPLE, THIS YEAR OUR PROJECT IS WITH COMMUNITY HOUSING INITIATIVE AND MACEDONIA.

THEY'RE GOING TO CONSTRUCT FOUR NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSES AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AS.

THE HOUSES ARE PURCHASED, WE'RE GOING TO RECYCLE THOSE FUNDS AND HOPEFULLY BUILD SOME MORE HOUSES WITH THAT MONEY.

IT'S ABOUT 900,000 THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

MACEDONIA IS LOOKING TO BUILD THESE HOUSES IN PALM BAY WITH COMMUNITY HOUSING INITIATIVE.

WHO IS THE KOTO? SO THEY PARTNER TOGETHER.

MACEDONIA IS JUST A NONPROFIT.

RIGHT. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE IN PALM BAY, CORRECT? YES. THANK YOU.

THE OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? CNN. I'M GOING TO ASK THE PROMOTION MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY OF PALM BAY FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO 2027 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023.

CDBG AND HOME ACTION PLAN AUTHORIZED SUBMISSION OF THE PLANS TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN ALL SUBSEQUENT CERTIFICATIONS AND AGREEMENTS.

SECOND, A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE'RE GOING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DEPUTY MAYOR.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THANK YOU, MAYOR. SECOND.

SO WE WILL HAVE ITEMS FOR.

SIX 1415.

SORRY. I'LL WAIT 14.

WE START. SO FOR SIX.

14. 15 AND I'LL BE PULLING ITEM 18.

YEAH. MAYOR YEAH, HOLD ON.

AND SO ITEM SIX, 15, FOUR, SIX, 14, 15, 18.

AND AT THIS POINT, I'LL ASK ALSO ANY OTHER ITEMS YOU WISH TO PULL.

19, SIR, THERE YOU AGAIN.

ONE 919 YOU WANT ONE NINE AND YOU'RE PULLING 18 AS WELL.

I WAS PULLING 18 TO FOR DISCUSSION.

UM. OKAY.

I NEED A MOTION OR.

YEAH, GO AHEAD. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT OR CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEMS FOUR, SIX, 14, 15, 18 AND 19.

SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.

WAS THAT YOU, SIR? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

MADAM SMITH.

THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 2022.

[7. Resolution 2022-39, amending Resolution 2021-53, as amended, adopting the Five-Year Capital Improvements Program for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 through 2025-2026 (third amendment).]

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY OF OUR COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 2020 153, AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 2022, ZERO SIX AND 2020 218.

ADOPTING THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2022 THROUGH 2025 THROUGH 2026 FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY, FLORIDA, RESCINDING RESOLUTIONS OF PAST RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT, HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER FOUR BACK.

[4. Miscellaneous: 'Piggyback Purchase’, Hydrofluosilicic Acid System upgrade, North Regional Water Treatment Plant (Town of Davie Contract) – Utilities Department (Odyssey Manufacturing - $163,210); consideration of submitting a grant application through the Florida Department of Health ($149,970).]

I UNDERSTAND THIS PROJECT IS FOR ADDING THE FLUORIDE TO THE DRINKING WATER.

THAT'S WHAT THE PROCESS IS.

BUT THE OLDER I GET JUST PERSONAL OPINION.

THE MORE I START HAVING MORE DISTRUST IN GOVERNMENT IDENTITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND THERE WAS FOUR OR FIVE.

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THERE WERE ACRONYMS OF GOVERNMENT IDENTITIES THAT RECOMMENDING PUTTING FLUORIDE AND FLUORIDE, WHICH IS A TOXIN IN YOUR DRINKING WATER FOR HUMANS. I UNDERSTAND THAT.

IT'S JUST THAT NOW I'M STARTING TO QUESTION AND CHALLENGE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE MOST OF THE CITY, THE RESIDENTS IN PALM BAY, THEY'RE NOT ON CITY WATER, THEY'RE ON WELL WATER.

AND WE DON'T SEEM TO BE HAVING THAT FLUORIDE PROBLEM WHERE THEY'RE BUYING THEIR WATER AT PUBLIX OR SOMEPLACE ELSE FOR DRINKING WATER.

AND IT'S NOT FLUORIDE TREATED.

SO I'M JUST IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF QUESTION, A LITTLE BIT MORE DOUBT, A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH, OR MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN TELL ME AND CONVINCE ME OF WHY IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD THING TO PUT A TOXIN IN YOUR DRINKING WATER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. AND SHERMAN.

I'LL HAVE A CHRYSLER LITTLE OR A UTILITY STRUCTURE COME ON UP AND, UH, SHARE HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THIS.

SO I WON'T SIT HERE AND ARGUE THE MERITS OF ADDING OR REMOVING FLUORIDE FROM THE SYSTEM.

EVERY TIME I'VE EVER SEEN IT GO BEFORE A COUNCIL, IT'S ALWAYS 5050 WITH THE RESIDENTS OPPOSED OR FOR IT.

THE EPA DOES RECOMMEND A OF AN AMOUNT OF FLUORIDE AND IT'S 0.7 PARTS PER MILLION IN THE DRINKING WATER.

THIS ISN'T TO ADD FLUORIDE TO THE SYSTEM.

THIS IS TO REHAB OUR EXISTING SYSTEM.

SO WE'RE ALREADY AUTHORIZED TO PUT FLUORIDE INTO THE WATER AND THIS IS JUST REHABILITATING IT.

AND WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING TO REHAB THE SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE? GET.

NO OTHER SPEAKER CARD'S DEPUTY MAYOR.

OK, I NEED A MOTION.

A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDING FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AMOUNT $149,970 AND APPROVE THE PIGGYBACK OF TOWN OF DAVIE CONTRACT. HASHTAG BEE DASH 16 DASH 138 WITH ODYSSEY MANUFACTURING FOR THE NA HTTP.

HYDROFLUORIC HYDROFLUORIC WITH SIC ACID SYSTEM UPGRADE AMOUNT $163,210. SECOND GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

ALL IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WHERE ON ITEM NUMBER SIX, GO BACK.

[6. Resolution 2022-38, amending Resolution 2021-52, as amended, adopting Classification and Pay Plans and the Position Control Plan for employees of the City of Palm Bay (third amendment).]

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY RIVERA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 2021.

THAT'S 52 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS 2022.

THAT'S ZERO FIVE AND 2022.

DEF 17 ADOPT THE CLASSIFICATION AND PLAY PLANS IN THE POSITION CONTROL PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 THROUGH 2022. RESCINDED RESOLUTIONS OR A PASS OF RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. DEPUTY MAYOR.

BILL THAT BILL BATTEN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.

IT WAS A LOT OF PAGES I'M GOING THROUGH WITH THIS, BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANY FINAL TOTAL OF WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING THE NEW PAY SCALES TO BE.

AND AND I COULDN'T FIND A BREAKDOWN ANYWHERE.

I WAS GOING TO SEE THAT. I KNOW THAT'S WHAT THE STUDY WAS.

WE'RE TRYING TO SEE WHERE WE SIT AND WHERE THE OUR CITY EMPLOYEES SIT WITHIN THE SPECTRUM OF OTHER CITIES AND OTHER LOCATIONS.

BUT I WAS TRYING TO JUST SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT SHOWED HOW MUCH WE WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT IN THE INCREASE.

AND I, I UNDERSTAND IF WE DON'T PAY PEOPLE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP PEOPLE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS OF WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT IN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THE TOTAL CHANGE, NOT WHAT EACH ONE WAS COULD POTENTIALLY GET, BUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE WITH THE TOTAL A TOTAL NUMBER SOMEHOW.

AND I COULDN'T FIND THAT.

MAYBE IT'S JUST THE WAY I READ THE PACKET OR SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I COULDN'T FIND IT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS REFLECTING JUST CHANGES TO POSITION CONTROL SO IT DOESN'T ADDRESS SPECIFICALLY THE DOLLARS WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN INCREASES IN COSTS FOR POSITION CHANGES LIKE RECLASSIFICATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THOSE END UP BEING REFLECTED IN OUR BUDGET AMENDMENT.

IF AN AMENDMENT WAS NEEDED, WE CAN CERTAINLY GET YOU A DETAILED LIST THAT MATCHES UP WITH THE POSITION CONTROL.

BUT THE QUARTERLY POSITION CONTROL CHANGES ARE APPROVALS OR CHANGES THAT ARE BROUGHT FOR APPROVAL IN CONSIDERATION TO TITLES OF POSITIONS WHERE POSITIONS ARE LOCATED, THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

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THE DOLLARS ARE SEEN IN OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS AS WELL AS COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS FROM BEFORE.

SO WE CERTAINLY CAN GET THAT FOR YOU, MR. BATTEN, AND AND GIVE YOU MORE OF THAT LINE ITEM DETAIL.

THANK YOU. AND WELL, THIS WEEK, OF COURSE, I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO PROVE THE POSITION CONTROL PLAN CHANGES, AS NOTED, SO I CAN GET A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

ALL IN FAVOR.

HI. ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE ARE NOW ON ITEM.

[14. Consideration of appropriating funds for sludge hauling services (Utilities Department - $55,000).]

BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.

IT SEEMS LIKE JUST A COUPLE OF OTHER MEETINGS AGO WE WERE VOTING ON HOW TO SPEND MONEY FOR SLUDGE REMOVAL BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WE HAD WITH THE TREATMENT PLANTS.

WE JUST TOOK THAT MONEY.

SO BILL BATTEN IS THINKING, WELL, I JUST SPENT MONEY TO TAKE THE SLUDGE, PUT IT IN A LANDFILL.

NOW I'M SAYING, WELL, NOW I'M LOOKING AT THIS BUDGET AND THIS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM FOR $55,000 TO TAKE SLUDGE AND PUT IT IN THE LANDFILL.

SO MY QUESTION IS, BEING THE DOUBTING, TOM, THAT I AM.

RIGHT. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SEPTIC TANK? AND THEN PEOPLE FLUSHING THEIR TOILET.

THE WATER GOES INTO THE TREATMENT PLANT AND IT GOES INTO A SLUDGE FILLED AND THEY TAKE THAT SLUDGE AND THEN THEY PUT IT IN A LANDFILL.

CONSTANTLY. I HEAR SEPTIC TANKS ARE BAD.

OH, THAT'S BAD.

THAT'S BAD. THEORETICALLY, THE SAME PROCESS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

YOU JUST DON'T SEE IT.

IT GOES IN, GETS TREATED AND RECYCLED BACK INTO THE TO THE EARTH TREATMENT PLANTS.

THEY ACTUALLY TAKE A PORTION OF THAT WASTEWATER SYSTEM AND PUMP IT DOWN, INJECTION DEEP WELLS.

IT HAS A HIGH ACIDIC COUNT AND THEN IT DOESN'T CORRODES THE AQUIFERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

IT IS ALSO WATER THAT DOES NOT COME BACK TO THE EARTH TO BE EVAPORATED, EVAPORATED AND PUT BACK INTO THE CYCLE OF FRESH WATER.

SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF SAYING WE KEEP HEARING BAD, BAD, BAD, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE ME SOME FUNDING FOR A FOR TREATING OF ADDING WATER SYSTEMS IN MY CITY UNDER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS WHEN THE OVERALL PROCESS IS NOT NECESSARILY BAD.

SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SEPTIC TANK AND FLUSHING YOUR TOILET AND HAULING IT TO THE LANDFILL? CAN SOMEBODY UP THERE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS? BECAUSE WHAT I WANT TO START FIGHTING FOR IS WHY MY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GOING DEEPER IN DEBT AND IS SO PEOPLE CAN GET GRANTS TO TREAT THEIR WATER AND WE CAN ALREADY DO THAT.

I'M JUST GETTING A LITTLE BIT FED UP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MADAM SHERMAN. BUT YES.

WELL, I THINK CHRIS IS GOING TO COME UP AND TRY TO ASSIST US WITH THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.

I WILL SAY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, JUST BRIEFLY, THAT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ADVOCATE FOR FOLKS GETTING OFF OF SEPTIC TANKS AND GETTING ON TO CITY SEWER CITY UTILITIES, IS THAT THE SEPTIC TANKS IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF SITUATIONS WE HAVE SEEN ARE NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED BY THE HOMEOWNERS.

ONE OF THOSE OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND TYPE THINGS.

AND SO THEY END UP CAUSING MORE HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT THAN WE ALL WOULD LIKE.

BUT I'LL LET THE EXPERT TAKE OVER FROM HERE.

SO ACTUALLY IS SAYING TYPICALLY YOU PUMP OUT A SEPTIC TANK FOR BETWEEN 3 TO 5 YEARS TO ENSURE PROPER OPERATION OF THAT TANK SO THAT SLUDGE SITS IN A TANK.

IF THE TANK HAS CRACKS OR ANYTHING, IT'LL GO INTO INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AS FAR AS SLUDGE.

OUR PLAN, IT DOES NOT GO DOWN THE DEEP WELL, THAT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF OUR PERMIT.

SO THE ISSUE WITH THE SLUDGE NOW, WE HAD OPERATIONAL ISSUES THAT HAVE ALL BEEN RESOLVED.

NOW WE'RE ON THE PATH OF TRYING TO GET BACK INTO COMPLIANCE SO THAT WE CAN TAKE THAT SLUDGE AND APPLY IT VIA LAND APPLICATION.

WE HAVE TESTING THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

WE ARE NOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS.

WE'RE INVESTIGATING WHY THIS.

THIS REQUEST IS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL HAULING OF NORMAL SLUDGE THAT GOES THROUGH OUR PROCESS.

THAT'S NOT MEETING THESE PARAMETERS AND SEND IT TO THE LANDFILL.

IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE.

WE WERE NOT ANTICIPATING BY THIS TIME WE EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO SEND IT FOR LAND APPLICATION LIKE WE HAVE PRIOR TO ALL OF THESE ISSUES.

SO THAT'S WHY THIS ADDITIONAL REQUEST IS HERE BEFORE YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEED A MOTION MOTION FOR APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED BUDGET AMENDMENT AMOUNT? 55,000. SO I CAN ADD A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN?

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ITEM NUMBER 15.

[15. Consideration of a new full-time equivalent (FTE) Assistant Director position within the Community and Economic Development Department.]

MY QUESTION ON THIS ONE IS, WILL THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION BE SUNSETTED WHEN THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON, HOWARD SAYING WE'RE TRACKING IT. WELL, THAT POSITION BE SUNSETTED BECAUSE THE FUNDS ARE A DESIGNATED FUND THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHICH WE JUST TALKED ABOUT BEFORE PREVIOUSLY IN ITEM NUMBER.

LAST ITEM UNDER PUBLIC HEARING.

SO THIS IS WHERE I CAN SEE THAT PROGRAM GOING.

BUT WHEN WE'RE HIRING A POSITION TO WANT TO MONITOR A CERTAIN FUND, WHEN THAT FUND IS GONE, DOES THAT EMPLOYEE THEN LOSE THEIR JOB? SO IN THIS CASE, WE'RE LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS, I THINK, HOW LONG IT WAS GOING TO BLESS YOU TO FOR THIS MONEY TO RUN OUT.

SO DOES THAT POSITION THEN DISAPPEAR? BECAUSE THAT'LL BE THEN MONEY BACK IN MY GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

OH, AS YOU WERE, NATHAN WHITE.

BUT WHILE NATHAN'S COMES UP, WOULD YOU WANT TO RESPOND? TO THAT QUESTION.

YES. YES.

THE INTENTION WITH THIS POSITION IS THAT IT WILL LIVE ON BEYOND THE RPA PROGRAM.

RPA DOES END IN 2026.

THE IN THE MEMO WE MENTIONED THAT AFTER DECEMBER 31ST, 2023, THE POSITION WILL BE 100% FUNDED FROM STATE AND FEDERAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT ENTITLEMENT FUNDS.

IT'S AN ADDITIONAL STAFF PERSON THAT WE HAVE NEEDED AS WE'RE BUILDING THE DEPARTMENT AND MAKING SURE WE'RE PROPERLY STAFFED FOR THE FUTURE.

WE HAVE ENOUGH REDUNDANCY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IN THE DEPARTMENT SO THE POSITION WILL LIVE ON.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. SORRY ABOUT THAT, MR. WHITE. HOW ARE YOU GOING? NO. NO PROBLEM AT ALL. ACTUALLY APPRECIATE GETTING TO HEAR STAFF AND COUNCIL COMMENTS BEFORE TALKING OR SINCE WE CAN'T TALK MORE THAN ONCE ON AN ITEM.

IT'S KIND OF NICE TO GET SOME OF THAT.

SO A NO PROBLEM.

YEAH. THIS CONFUSES ME A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING A BRAND NEW FULL TIME, FULL TIME EQUIVALENT POSITION, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION WITH A PAY RANGE. BETWEEN, I BELIEVE IT IS BETWEEN 60 AND 99,000 A YEAR.

ROUGHLY. WE STILL DON'T HAVE THE SURVEY STUDY OR THE SALARY STUDY BACK, THOUGH.

WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT BREAKING THE.

VOTER APPROVED 3% CAP.

BUY A LOT.

IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH OUR DEFICIENCIES IN FIRST RESPONDER, OUR FIRST RESPONDER SITUATION, POLICE, FIRE THE STATE OF OUR OUR ROADS AND OUR ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO HIRE A NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION AND READING THROUGH THE REASONING FOR IT.

A GOOD THIRD OF THE REASONING IS OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE THIS.

SO WE SHOULD HAVE THIS.

IT'S NOT ALL THAT.

I DO NOT WANT TO BE MISCONSTRUED AS DIMINISHING THE ENTIRE THING, BUT IT IS NOT.

IT IS NOT THE KIND OF REASONING THAT IS REQUIRED TO JUSTIFY A NEARLY $100,000 POSITION BEING CREATED.

BEFORE THE SALARY STUDY COMES BACK.

WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IGNORING THE WILL OF 70% OF OUR ELECTORATE TO BREAK THE 3% CAP ON PROPERTY TAXES DUE TO OUR DESPERATE NEED FOR FUNDS.

THESE THINGS DO NOT.

PUBLIC. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS.

DEPUTY MAYOR. MADAM SHERMAN.

I THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL CLARITY, THIS POSITION IS NOT FUNDED OUT OF GENERAL FUNDS, SO IT IS NOT FUNDED FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.

IT WILL BE FUNDED COMPLETELY AND ENTIRELY OUT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PORTION OF THE VARIOUS STATE AND FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS THAT WE RECEIVE EVERY YEAR.

IF FOR SOME REASON THOSE STOPPED, WHICH WE DON'T ANTICIPATE, BUT IF THOSE WENT AWAY, THEN THE POSITION WOULD AT THAT POINT OBVIOUSLY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIST BECAUSE IT WILL NOT BE FUNDED WITH ANY GENERAL FUND DOLLARS.

THE OTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE SALARY STUDY, SO TO CONTINUE MOVING ON AND DOING THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY, WE HIRE PEOPLE AT THE CURRENT PAY GRADES BASED ON THE CURRENT PAY STRUCTURE. WHEN THE SALARY STUDY IS COMPLETED AND ADOPTED, THEN THE PAY STRUCTURES WILL SHIFT BASED ON THAT STUDY AFTER COUNCIL HAS REVIEWED IT AND CONSIDERED HOW WE MOVE THAT FORWARD.

THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION.

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.

ALL IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER.

[18. Consideration of utilizing Go Road Bond funds for the reinstallation of survey control points ($28,988).]

AND DEPUTY MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO BEING THE ROBOT PASSED BY THE VOTERS IN 2018 AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN LOOKED AT BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY THAT THIS IS AN EXPENSE THAT IT CAN BE USED ON.

BUT I REMEMBER, AND I'M SURE SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE ARGUMENT OR THE PUSHING OF GETTING THIS PASSED AND ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, WAS THIS GOING TO BE SPECIFICALLY FOR ROADS, WHICH THIS IS FOR THE SURVEYING OF ROADS, BUT BEING THAT AS IT'S MADE, I'M MORE COMFORTABLE AND THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, WHICH I'M GOING TO DO. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE USE OF THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE FOR THE TOTAL COST OF $28,988.

AND I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

AND THE REASON I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH COUNCIL AND I KNOW MOST OF US TRACK THIS LONG BEFORE WE GOT ON THIS.

DIAS RIGHT. BUT IT'S WORTH THE DISCUSSION BECAUSE THESE SURVEYS I KNOW THAT WE HAD INFRASTRUCTURE WISE, WE HAVE CULVERT PIPES THAT WERE CONSIDERED, ETC., BUT THESE LITTLE SURVEY STATES WE DIDN'T CONSIDER AND BECAUSE WE DIDN'T CONSIDER THOSE, I THINK THEY SHOULD, YOU KNOW, YOU SAY ON DESIGNATED, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE ONGOING.

THIS IS, YOU KNOW, ALL THE ROADS.

SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT 28, JUST A LITTLE OVER 28,000.

BUT THIS SHOULD BE COMING OUT OF PERHAPS EITHER UN DESIGNATE OR OUR GENERAL FUND.

BUT I'M IN WHOLEHEARTED AGREEMENT THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE WITH THE GO ROAD FUND, WE SHOULD MAXIMIZE WHAT WE HAVE TO REPAVE THOSE ROADS.

SO. SO THAT'S WHY I SECONDED YOUR MOTION.

BUT I REALLY WANT TO DISCUSS THIS.

THIS SOLVES IT NOW.

BUT I'M THINKING DOWN RANGE HERE, SO I'M THINKING IT SHOULD BE GENERAL FUND.

OR AT LEAST LET'S DISCUSS WHAT YOU GUYS FEEL.

I'M FINE EITHER WAY.

I JUST, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE NOW.

BUT I FEEL LIKE IF WE GIVE FRANK AND STAFF THE DIRECTION OF WHAT COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR, THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER.

ANYONE ELSE WANT TO WEIGH IN? ECKLES OR COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S ONLY A ONE TIME THING.

CAN THE CITY MANAGER EXPLAIN THAT? THANK YOU FOR ASKING. NOW TO CLARIFY, IT IS AN ONGOING.

THIS IS JUST A REQUEST TO FUND WHAT WE NEED TO FUND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

SO EITHER WAY, WE WOULD HAVE TO BRING BACK AN ITEM TO INCLUDE THIS IN OUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.

BECAUSE BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY, JUST TO ADD CLARITY, WHAT HAS OCCURRED IS THIS THE STAFF TEAM INTERNALLY THAT'S BEEN HANDLING THIS UP TO THIS POINT, DOING THESE RESETTING OF THE CONTROL POINTS AFTER THE ROAD BOND PAVING OCCURS THERE.

THEY'RE HEAVILY BURDENED WITH A LOT OF OTHER TASKS.

AND SO WE'D LIKE TO OUTSOURCE IT.

AND THE QUESTION THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING IS WHETHER WE HOW WE FUND THAT.

CERTAINLY, WE'RE HAPPY TO FUND THAT OUT OF GENERAL FUND ON DESIGNATED FUND BALANCE FOR RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU WITH AN ITEM TO PROPERLY FUNDED OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, IF THAT'S WHAT COUNSEL DESIRES.

THANK YOU, MANAGER.

I'M COOL WITH WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR SAYING OR HOWEVER THIS COUNCIL DECIDES TO GO AS LONG AS IT'S NOT FROM THE ROAD BOND PROGRAM.

AS FAR AS IT BEING CONTINUED, MA'AM, CITY MANAGER WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS THIS AND FURTHER, BECAUSE THIS IS A ONE TIME THING.

SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALL GOOD.

I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK IN THE FUTURE, SO I'LL SPEAK FOR RIGHT NOW.

WHATEVER THIS COUNCIL DECIDES.

THE FELIX MAYOR.

YEAH, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DIRECTION WE'RE TAKING TONIGHT AS FAR AS GET THAT THIS PART OF IT RESOLVED.

RESOLVED. ONE OF MY CONVERSATIONS WITH MISS SHERMAN IS THAT IN THE BENEFIT OF TRYING TO BE GOOD STEWARD OF THE FUND OF THE GOLD FUND, ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID MOVING FORWARD AS WE NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT WITH THE NEW NEW PORTIONS OF OF OF THE PROJECT.

SHOULD WE NOT INCLUDE THAT INTO PART OF THE BUDGET, PART OF THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION WITH THOSE VENDORS? SHERMAN. DO YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHT? YES, CERTAINLY.

WE, UM, WE, WE DID DISCUSS THAT.

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THOSE ARE ALL PROJECTS THAT ARE FUNDED SOLELY OUT OF.

UM. WELL, THERE'S TWO PARTS, I GUESS.

SO RIGHT NOW THOSE BIDS ARE ALL FUNDED FULLY OUT OF ROAD BOND.

SO IF COUNCIL'S DIRECTION IS TO NOT FUND THIS OUT OF, UM, ROAD BOND, BUT THE FUNDED OUT GENERAL FUND, WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN THAT PROCESS TO HAVE SEPARATE BUDGETS AND THEN SEPARATELY PAY FOR THAT ONE OUT OF GENERAL FUND.

BUT THE OTHER PART OF IT IS REALLY THE QUESTION OF WHAT THE COSTS WOULD LOOK LIKE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A CONTINUING CONSULTING AGREEMENT THAT WE WITH ENGINEERING FIRMS WHO HAVE WHO THROUGH WHOM WE CAN GET ACCESS TO THE SURVEY CREWS THAT WE NEED TO DO THESE THESE THESE JOBS.

WE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK HOW THE PRICING COMPARES THERE TO THE PRICING IF WE ASK A ROAD BOND CONTRACTOR OR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TO DO THAT.

SO THEY WILL BE GETTING A SUB CONSULTANT OR A SUBCONTRACTOR.

WE WOULD JUST WANT TO LOOK AT THE COMPARISON OF THE COST AND WHETHER ONE STRATEGY IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN ANOTHER FINANCIALLY.

BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO EXPLORE THAT.

SO COUNCILMAN FELIX, JUST TO SHED A LITTLE MORE LIGHT ON THIS, STAFF HAS BEEN DOING THIS IN-HOUSE, SO THERE HASN'T BEEN A BUDGET.

THIS NOW STAFF IS OVERWHELMED WITH THE AMOUNT OF OTHER ADDITIONAL DUTIES.

RIGHT. AND SO NOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS IN THIS PARTICULAR ITEM RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING TO OUTSOURCE THIS AND PAY FOR THAT AT THE SAME TIME, DOWN RANGE, IT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE STAFF IS.

SO OUR SURVEY STAFF IS OVERWHELMED WITH OTHER DUTIES THAT THEY CAN'T MANAGE ALL THE WORKLOAD, SO THAT THAT'S WHERE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO START COMING IN.

AND I GET I GET IT, MAYOR.

AND THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH WHATEVER DIRECTION WE WANT TO.

I'M GOOD TO THAT.

I'M TALKING ABOUT IN THE FUTURE MOVING FORWARD SHOULD THAT IT BEEN ON WHICH WHERE THE FUNDING SOURCE WILL BE WHAT WE AGREE ON.

I THINK YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE NOT A FAIR ASK TO MAYBE MAKE IT PART OF THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS WITH THE IF IT FINANCIALLY MAKES SENSE MAKE MAKE IT WHOEVER WE'RE GOING TO AWARD THIS PROJECT.

YEAH. MY MY CONCERN IS ARE WE TAKEN AWAY FROM PAVING THE ROAD, RIGHT.

ADDING THESE STAKES TO IT.

WE ALREADY ADDED THE CULVERT.

SO THOSE ARE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST DOWN RANGE WOULD BE.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IF YOU LIKE? I COULD HAVE OUR CITY ENGINEER, FRANK WATANABE, COME UP HERE.

HE DEALS WITH THE DAY TO DAY ON THE CONTRACT, SO ON.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN. FRANK WATANABE, THE CITY ENGINEER.

AND AGAIN, I'M THE CITY ENGINEER, NOT THE CITY SURVEYOR.

OUR CITY SERVER IS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE PERMANENT CONTROL POINTS.

AND CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE TWO CREWS.

AND THOSE TWO CREWS ARE PRETTY MUCH INUNDATED WITH ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WHERE WE NEED THESE PERMANENT MARKERS FOR THESE ROADWAYS, NOT JUST THE ROAD BOND IS USED FOR ALL OUR PERMANENT MARKINGS IN THE SURVEYS THAT INCLUDES THESE SCATTERED LOTS.

SO THEY NEED TO HAVE THESE FIXED POINTS DONE BY A LICENSED SURVEYOR.

OUR SURVEYOR WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE CONTROL ON THESE SURVEY CONTROL POINTS, SO HE PREFERS TO HAVE IT UNDER HIM THAN UNDER A GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

AND GOING THROUGH OUR CCMA PROCESS, WE HAVE A BETTER CONTROL ON THE QUALITY AS WELL AS THE COST THEN IF WE GO WITH A GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

SO THAT'S WHY HE WOULD PREFER TO HAVE IT UNDER HIS CONTROL THROUGH OUR CNA, A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED SURVEYOR.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THE THOUGHTS SURVEYORS SHOULD BE HANDLING THAT.

SO I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND AT LEAST WE DISCUSSED IT.

COUNCILMAN FOSTER, YOU WANTED TO WEIGH IN? YES. BEFORE? YES.

DEPUTY MAYOR, YOUR MOTION WAS TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE FUND BALANCE OR OR THE GENERAL FUND THAT'S UNFUNDED.

OKAY. I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

UNDESIGNATED FUNDS.

YEAH, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

I'M FOR IT. THANK YOU.

AND WE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DOWN RANGE OUR FURTHER DISCUSSION TODAY WE'RE SOLVING THIS BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FUTURE.

THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO GET THAT DISCUSSION GOING.

RIGHT. YEAH, RIGHT.

RIGHT. SO WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? GOING DOWN, RIGHT? YEAH.

FUTURE I THINK IT SHOULD BE COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

AND I'M IN WHOLEHEARTED AGREEMENT WITH YOU, COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

SO I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON.

IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX, OR I? SECONDED AS YOU WERE.

AS YOU WERE. I'M GOING TO SLEEP HERE.

I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA, ALL IN FAVOR OF PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

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[19. Acknowledgement of the July 2022 GO Road Bond Paving report update.]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO IF WE MIGHT COME UP ONE MORE TIME.

JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU, SIR.

WELL, BASICALLY THE SAME QUESTIONS I HAD LAST TIME.

DO WE HAVE ANY OPEN REPAIRS OR DEFECTS OR HAVE YOU CLOSED ANY OPEN, OPEN DEFECTS SINCE THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE? REGARDING ME, LIKE THE WITNESSES.

CORRECT, YES.

WE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW ARE FINISHED UP MAJORITY OF THE ONES WE FINISHED IN YEAR TWO.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW FINISHING UP THE WARRANTIES.

A GOOD EXAMPLE WOULD BE PORT MALABAR BETWEEN PALM BAY ROAD AND BABCOCK, AND I PERSONALLY DID IT MYSELF BECAUSE IT WAS A SHORT SEGMENT THAT WAS IN FULL, FDR THAT WAS DONE BY RANGER. THE EXPIRATION DATE IS OF THIS MONTH AND I CHECKED IT AS WELL AS OUR SENIOR INSPECTOR, JOHN MCCLAIN.

ROAD IS PERFECT. WE FOUND SOME SMALL SCUFFS.

NOTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT.

SOMETIMES IF YOU DO SOME ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THE ASPHALT, IT ACTUALLY DAMAGES MORE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO CUT THE ASPHALT OUT.

SO UNLESS WE SEE TRUE EITHER DEFICIENCIES IN THE BASE OR DEFICIENCIES IN THE ASSHOLE, WE TRY TO LIFT THE ASPHALT BECAUSE THE ASPHALT KEEPS MASSAGING ITSELF AND THE NEXT YEAR WE REJUVENATE IT AND ADD MORE LIFE TO IT.

BUT OVERALL, WE DID A GREAT JOB AND THE ROADWAY SURFACE IS SMOOTH, IS RIDEABLE AND WE DON'T SEE ANY DEFECTS FOR THAT ONE IN THE PAST.

NOW LET'S GO BACKWARDS IN TIME.

HAVE WE DONE DEFICIENCIES ON WARRANTY? JUST WE HAVE IN UNITS 31 AND 32, WE HAD A HOLE PUNCH LIST OF ITEMS WHERE WE HAD CRACKED ASPHALT, CRACKED EDGES.

ALL THE ALL THE DEFICIENCIES WERE REPAIRED BY RANGER SOON AFTER THAT IN YEAR 40, UNIT 42, WHICH WAS DONE BY APS, SAME THING.

WE WENT AND DID A HOLE PUNCH LIST.

THEY CAME BACK AND REPAIRED ALL THE PUNCH LIST, MAINLY SMALL REPAIRS, AGAIN, DEFICIENCIES, A LITTLE BIT OF REDDING, SMALL PATCH AREAS.

WHEN WE DO THE SMALL PATCH AREAS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE FOLLOW THE FAULT AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS STANDARDS IS TO DO AT LEAST 50 FEET.

SO IT GIVES YOURSELF THE FULL LENGTH SO YOU DON'T SEE A LITTLE PATCH.

WE DO A GOOD 50 FEET PORTIONS.

SO YOU SEE FROM TRAVEL LANE, YOU DON'T SEE A LITTLE PATCH.

I KNOW OUR CONTRACTORS DON'T LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'S OUR POLICIES.

SO THAT WAY IT LOOKS LIKE A NICE SMOOTH TRANSITION AS ONE TRAVEL LANE.

SO AS IT AGES IT KIND OF BLENDS IN TOGETHER AND YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF THOSE SECTIONS WE'VE DONE ALREADY ON THESE WARRANTIES.

42 IS ANOTHER ONE. WE DID SOME IN UNIT 17 AS WELL.

THAT WAS ANOTHER RANGER PROJECT THAT IT WAS SEVERAL MILLION PROJECTS THAT WE TOOK CARE OF.

THE SAME WAY THEY REPAIRED IT, THEY DID A PUNCH LIST WITHIN WITHIN THE YEAR'S WARRANTY TIME AND WE WERE GOOD SIGN.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY TO YOU ALL FOR OUR PROJECTS, OUR WARRANTIES THREE YEARS.

SO WHEN WE HAVE AN FTR AND THE SPECS FOR THE YEAR THAT I WROTE IS THREE YEARS.

SO WE STILL HAVE TIME ON FIGURES.

SO HOPEFULLY I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR.

IT DOES ACTUALLY A MORE DETAIL.

I APPRECIATE THAT, FRANK. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. SO JUST A SIGN THAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE SENDING A LITTLE WE HAVE AN UPDATE.

SO WITH THAT UPDATE, WE'RE GOING TO START ADDING ON THE DEFICIENCIES AND THE WARRANTIES.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THEN YOU JUST BROUGHT REJUVENATION OF THE ROADS UP FOR REJUVENATION UP HERE IN THE FUTURE.

WE RIGHT NOW IN MEAN LIKE A SPLIT POINT WHERE LAST YEAR WE DID OVER $1,000,000 MILLION WORTH OF REJUVENATION.

SO WE CUT UP ALL THE FIRST YEARS.

SO WE'RE KIND OF AT A GAP WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL MAYBE THE THIRD YEAR.

SO WE'RE GOING TO WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR, BUNDLE THEM ALL TOGETHER AGAIN AND SHOOT OUT ANOTHER LARGE REJUVENATION CONTRACT.

SO THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NO REJUVENATION, DOES MEAN THERE ISN'T ANY WE'RE JUST GOING TO BUNDLE THEM OFF FOR NEXT YEAR BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE THAT THREE YEAR WINDOW.

THANK YOU, FRANK. ONE LAST IS ACTUALLY A COMMENT.

SO ON PORT MALABAR, I KNOW WHEN I WAS UP TO BE PAID FROM BABCOCK TO US ONE.

CORRECT. THE BRIGHT LINE JUST PUT THEIR RAILROAD TRACK THROUGH THERE.

I KNOW YOU'RE AWARE OF THE DIP THAT'S THERE.

CORRECT. BRIGHT LINE. TRY TO COME AND FIX IT.

IS THE CITY GOING TO COME AND ACTUALLY CORRECTLY FIX IT? WELL, THIS PROJECT PUT IT THIS WAY, BRIGHTLINE MAYBE THEY'RE GREAT AT TRAIN TRACKS AND INSTALLING TRAIN TRACKS.

DOING ROADS IS A SPECIALTY.

AND SO WHAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER IS TALKING ABOUT IS IF YOU'RE HEADING EASTBOUND, IT'S THERE'S A DIP STILL THERE.

WE'VE ALREADY BROUGHT THE FLOORS FULLY WORD TWO AND THEY'RE HOLDING THAT BRIGHT LINE AND THEIR ASPHALT COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT BECAUSE WE JUST NOW IN THE NEXT HOPEFULLY THE NEXT WEEK, OUR PROCUREMENT OFFICE WILL LET OUT THE PORT MALABAR FROM BABCOCK ALL THE WAY TO US ONE.

SO WE'LL GET A CHANCE TO REDO THE ENTIRE ROADWAY.

THAT PORTION WILL BE FDR AND WE KNOW HOW TO DO ROADS, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S DONE RIGHT.

SO AFTER THEY HAD TWO TRIALS AND IT STILL HAS A DIP IN IT, I THINK WE'RE TIRED.

WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT FROM THIS POINT.

THANK YOU, FRANK. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY DID HAVE TWO TRIES.

THEY HAD TWO TRIES. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU, FRANK. I APPRECIATE YOU, MAN.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.

I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION? ACKNOWLEDGE THE JULY 2020 TO GO ROAD BOND PAVING UPDATE.

GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.

ALL IN FAVOR. I PASSED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY BEFORE WE GO ON NEW BUSINESS.

I'M TAKING A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

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[NEW BUSINESS]

YES, THANK YOU.

ORDINANCE 2022.

THAT'S 77.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2022, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE CITY CHARTER SHOULD BE AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR THE PLACEMENT OF EIGHT REFERENDA ITEMS ON THE BALLOT, PROVIDING THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS.

DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PROVIDE THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS WITH A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE.

PUBLISHING THE REFERENDUM ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.

HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.

PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

YES, MAYOR, AS STATED BY THE ATTORNEY, THIS ORDINANCE REFLECTS THE CHARTER AND BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT WERE RECENTLY APPROVED BY COUNCIL AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

A COUNCIL. UM.

YOU SEE HOW THEY'RE WRITTEN? I. I WOULD IMAGINE.

ANY ANY COMMENTS YOU WANT TO DISCUSS THESE INDIVIDUALLY? MAYOR. I'LL KICK OFF.

GO AHEAD. CARRY ON.

YEAH. SO I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THIS COUNCIL AND CONFIRM WITH THE PEOPLE, THE AUDIENCE HERE ON TELEVISION.

AND WE'RE ONLY DISCUSSING THE LANGUAGE HERE AND AGREEING ON WHAT LANGUAGE IS GONNA BE PUT ON THE BALLOT.

WE ALREADY HAD OUR DISCUSSION ON WHAT CHARTER ITEMS AND EVERYTHING.

WE ALREADY DEBATED ALL THAT STUFF.

SO THE LANGUAGE TO ME, I'VE BEEN READING THROUGH IT, THE LANGUAGE SEEMS FINE AND IT SEEMS FITTING TO EVERYTHING WE DEBATED AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD.

AGAIN, ONLY VOTING ON A LANGUAGE FOR THE BALLOT.

I FEEL THAT THIS IS SATISFACTORY, SO I'M WILLING TO HEAR ANYTHING ELSE FROM COUNCIL.

HEY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.

COUNCILMAN FELIX.

I DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO ADD.

I'M IN AGREEMENT THE WAY IT'S PRESENTED TO US TONIGHT.

COUNCILMAN. AWESOME.

I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD. THANK YOU.

DEPUTY MAYOR. I GUESS I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

WELL, CAN I WEIGH IN? OH, WELL.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, I'LL WAIT.

I WAS WAITING TO SEE IF SOMEONE'S MAKE A MOTION SO WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION.

THAT'S ALL. I JUST. OKAY, WELL, BY THE WAY, YOU KNOW.

GO AHEAD. YOU KNOW, MOST OF THESE OR YOU KNOW SOME OF THESE, I DIDN'T I DIDN'T APPROVE.

I JUST THINK THAT.

YOU KNOW, PART OF THE AND I KNOW WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING THAT WE'VE YOU GOT WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON IT.

I JUST THOUGHT THAT THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE DID A GREAT JOB IN BRINGING THESE THINGS FORTH.

BUT I BELIEVE JORDAN CHANDLER SPOKE ON THE 6% RIGHT BACK IN THE DAY INSTEAD OF JUST RELEASING.

AND I THINK THAT MIGHT PROVE TO HAVE BEEN A GOOD WISE HAVE TO FOLLOW.

BUT IN THAT I KNOW THAT.

COUNCIL ENFORCERS ALWAYS PUBLICLY SAID THAT HE FEELS.

THAT THE CAP SHOULD BE REMOVED.

HOWEVER, I DON'T SEE THE CHARTER AMENDMENT RELATED TO LIMITATIONS ON THE CITY'S ABILITY TO INCREASE AD VALOREM TAXES.

I DON'T SEE HOW THAT IS.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S SO CLEAR, SO I JUST DON'T KNOW.

IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO CONCENTRATE ON THAT ONE OR IF YOU'RE FINE WITH THAT AND JUST MOVE ON.

I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD AND READ THAT.

WHICH ONE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THE ONE THAT YOU'RE.

THE LAST ONE.

THE LAST ONE. SO.

SO THE SECTION.

YEAH. SECTION 6.01 OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY STARTED TO BE AMENDMENT.

I'M SORRY. OKAY.

SO SECTION 6.01 OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY CHARTER TO BE AMENDED TO DELETE PROVISIONS WHICH CURRENTLY PREVENT THE CITY COUNCIL FROM LEAVING.

AND AVALANCHE TAX IN A GIVEN YEAR AT A MILLAGE RATE WHICH CAUSED THE BUDGET REVENUES, THEREFORE TO

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UNLESS A SUPERMAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT AN EMERGENCY OR CRITERIA IS NEEDED.

CRITICAL NEED. I THINK IT'S GOING TO LENGTHEN AS OPPOSED TO WHEN WHEN IT MIGHT BE YOU IT.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE HOW ELSE YOU WOULD WORD IT.

SO I GUESS THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THAT ONE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION.

MAY I JOIN OUR DISCUSSION, SIR? YEAH. CARRY ON. YEAH.

SO JUST. I SEE YOUR CONCERN HERE AS WELL, WHERE IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING.

SO INSTEAD OF.

SO, LET'S JUST SAY WHAT IF IT JUST SAID THIS CHILD, SECTION 6.01 OF THE CITY PALM BAY CHARTER REMOVE PROVISIONS INSTEAD OF BE AMENDED TO DELETE WE REPLACE BE AMENDED TO DELETE WITH REMOVED.

THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.

AGAIN, JUST A DISCUSSION, SIR. YEAH.

YES, SIR. NO, I HEAR.

WHERE YOU GOING, MADAM ATTORNEY? IF WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT PUT, SUBSTITUTE, DELETE OR REMOVE, THAT'S ONE THING.

BUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHICH YOU KNOW.

I MEAN, EITHER ONE, THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME.

BUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT CHANGING THE VERBIAGE OF THE LANGUAGE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO REALIZE, ALTHOUGH YOU'RE SAYING IT MAY BE LONG, THAT'S ESSENTIAL.

THOSE ARE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY REMOVING.

WHETHER WE'RE REMOVING, DELETING, IT ACTUALLY SAYS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL NOT IMPOSE ANY AD VALOREM TAXES FOR CITY PURPOSES AT A MILLAGE RATE WHICH CAUSES THE BUDGETED REVENUE THEREFROM TO THE CITY TO INCREASE OVER THE BUDGETED AVAILABLE REVENUE FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR BY MORE THAN 3%.

SO WE'RE SAYING THAT'S THE LANGUAGE WE WANT TO REMOVE.

IF YOU START TRYING TO, WHICH YOU SAY MAKE IT SHORTER BY CHANGING THAT LANGUAGE.

IT COULD BE RAISES UP TO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS BEING MISLEADING BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE THAT'S THE LANGUAGE WE ASKED THEM TO VOTE ON AND THAT'S THE LANGUAGE THEY VOTED ON. AND NOW WE'RE SAYING WE WANT YOU TO REMOVE THIS AND IT FAIRLY INACCURATELY REFLECTS THE LANGUAGE THAT WILL COME OUT.

SO I KNOW WE WANT TO BE SHORT AND WHICH WAS THE WHOLE POINT BECAUSE WE WERE CONFINED BY THE HOW MANY WORDS WE CAN USE ANYWAY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE CAN'T BE MISLEADING.

SO DELETE, REMOVE.

I HAVE NO ISSUE, BUT WE NEED TO KIND OF STAY PRETTY MUCH TRUE TO THE LANGUAGE THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT LANGUAGE IF THEY VOTE YES, THAT'S THE LANGUAGE THAT WILL COME OUT. SO.

CAN I SAY SOMETHING? COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

THE MEDIA LOOK CONFUSING TO ME, I THOUGHT.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE KEEP THE CAP.

THAT'S WHAT THIS LINGUIST IS TELLING ME, RIGHT? BY. CORRECT. WE KEEP THE 3% CAP.

NOW IT SAYS THAT LANGUAGE IS WHAT IS THE 3% CAP? DO YOU WANT TO DELETE IT? IF YOU VOTE YES, IT WILL BE DELETED.

IF YOU VOTE NO, IT WILL NOT BE DELETED AND IT WILL REMAIN AS IS.

OKAY. I GOT YOU NOW.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

I'LL JUST GO AHEAD.

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS AND WE'RE REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY BE.

STATUTE REQUIRES US TO PHRASE THE QUESTION IN A WAY THAT IF YOU VOTE YES, YOU'RE INDICATING APPROVAL, AND IF YOU VOTE NO, YOU'RE REJECTING IT.

SO A NO IN THIS CASE WOULD BE A REJECTION, WHICH MEANS IT WOULD REMAIN THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT THE STATUTE SAYS.

IF YOU VOTE NO, YOU'RE REJECT.

SO IF YOU VOTE YES, IT'S A CHANGE.

SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN'T HAVE SOMEONE VOTE YES.

BUT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE REJECTION.

YES. HEY, I WANT THIS CHANGE.

NO, IT STAYS THE SAME.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REQUIRED BY STATUTE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, ME NOT BEING OPPONENT OF THE 3% CAP.

I'M CONFUSED.

I'M JUST TELLING, YOU KNOW, I PROBABLY WIND UP VOTING AGAINST MY OWN.

MY MOTTO BY LOOKING AT THIS.

I'M JUST BEING HONEST WITH YOU.

OKAY. MAYBE IF WE CAN TALK IT THROUGH, IT SAYS, I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT SAYS, BUT I'M JUST I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IF THERE IS A CONFUSION, BECAUSE, OF COURSE, I DON'T WANT TO I CAN'T HAVE IT BE MISLEADING.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE CONFUSED, IT SAYS, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO DELETE THIS PROVISION.

AS COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO SAID, REMOVE.

SO IS REMOVING THE PROVISION, DOES THAT HELP YOU TO SEE THAT THIS IS THE PROVISION THAT IF YOU VOTE YES, WILL NO LONGER BE IN THE CHARTER BECAUSE

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YOU VOTE YES, WE WON'T HAVE THIS IN A CHARTER ANYMORE.

YOU VOTE NO. IT STAYS IN THE CHARTER.

OKAY. WELL, MAYBE IT'S JUST ME.

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE MY GLASS IS NOT WORKING TONIGHT.

THAT'S FINE. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T WANT TO.

I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS UP BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE DETAILED READ IT, BUT IF THIS IS WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BRINGS FORTH, THAT'S THAT.

THAT'S IT IS WHAT IT IS.

IT IS WHAT IT IS. RIGHT? EXACTLY.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

SO. DEPUTY MAYOR.

YES, SIR. ARE YOU. WERE YOU.

IS THERE A SPEAKER? NO, SIR.

WERE YOU GOING TO MAKE A MOTION? YES, SIR. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, THERE'S NO CAR.

I'VE GOT. I'VE GOT A.

I GOT A MOTION.

OKAY. I HAVE A SPEAKER CALLED YES OR NO? WELL, THERE'S. SPEAKER.

SO I'VE GOT A MOTION.

DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON.

DID I GET A SECOND, SIR? COUNCILWOMAN. FELIX.

OK. ANY DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? CARRY ON. THE DISCUSSION.

CITY ATTORNEY LAID IT OUT.

SO I JUST WANT TO ADD REAL QUICK AND I GET A LOT OF THESE THINGS CAN BE CONFUSING.

YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU KNOW, ENGLISH IS MY THIRD LANGUAGE, RIGHT? THIS IS I SPEAK FLUENT FRENCH AND CREOLE.

UM. SPANISH TO COMPREHEND.

UN POQUITO. BUT.

BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE REALLY RELYING ON.

ON ON GUIDANCE FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

YEAH, IT'S A QUESTION.

IT'S A QUESTION THAT THAT ASK YES OR NO.

I MEAN AND SHE MADE IT CLEAR TO US, I'D SAY WE SHOULD, BUT IN.

OR. AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NO.

NO COMMON. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THEM.

RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE TO GO INDIVIDUALLY.

SO I'VE GOT A MOTION BUY.

AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW THAT I DIDN'T AGREE WITH A FEW OF THESE.

SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, I DIDN'T AGREE WITH YOU THESE.

AND SO I'LL BE VOTING NO ON THIS ANYWAY.

SO I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON SINGING BY COUNCILMAN FELIX ALL IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSE PASSES 4 TO 1.

WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE NEW BUSINESS.

AND I'M SURE I THANK YOU, MAYOR.

CERTAINLY. SO THIS ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION OF YOUR 2022 CERTIFICATION EXCUSE ME OF TAXABLE VALUE, YOUR FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROPOSED OPERATING MILITARY.

YOUR FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROPOSED DEBT, MILITARY AND THE SCHEDULING OF DATES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

SO AS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING IN RECENT.

WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS REGARDING THE BUDGET.

WHAT THIS INCLUDES IS JUST IN VERY HIGH LEVEL INFORMATION FOR THE PROPOSED OPERATING MILITARY FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

THE PROPOSAL IS TO SET IT AT A MAXIMUM MILITARY OF 7.5995 OR THE ROAD BOND VOTED DEBT MILLAGE.

THE PROPOSAL IS TO SET THE RATE AT 1.0931 AND ALSO TO SCHEDULE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2022 AT 6 P.M.

AND THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2022, AT 6 P.M..

THANK YOU, MA'AM. SPEAK OF CARDS.

DEPUTY MAYOR. THEY'VE GOT NATHAN WHITE ONCE HE'S DONE.

NATHAN WHITE, 1301 SEABURY STREET, SOUTHWEST.

APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY.

SO JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS WITH REGARDS TO THIS.

AND THE. PROPOSED OPERATING MILLAGE RATE.

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COMPARED TO THEIR MULTIPLE WAYS TO DO THIS KIND OF MATH.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO EXPLAIN WHERE I GOT THE NUMBERS FROM TO GET THESE RESULTS.

LOOKING AT THE ADOPTED BUDGET AMOUNTS FOR 2020 TO ADOPT IS WHERE WE STARTED FOR 2022 PER DEPARTMENT.

GOING TO THE PRELIMINARY PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2023.

ONLY TWO DEPARTMENT BUDGETS GO DOWN.

OUT OF THE 15.

ALL OF THE REST GO UP.

FROM ADOPTING 2022 TO PRELIMINARY PROPOSED FOR 2023.

AND IN THOSE TWO.

WE'VE GOT THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND.

COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I BELIEVE.

ALSO OF THESE BUDGETS.

NINE. OF THE 15 WENT OVERBUDGET.

WHEREAS SIX WENT UNDER.

THE INCREASE IN FUNDS.

IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED. IT'S BEEN SAID THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO CAPTURE THESE FUNDS, SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

IT'S NOT.

IT IS NOT A VICTIMLESS SITUATION.

TO AT ONE TIME SAY THAT THE BASIC NEEDS OF OUR CITY FIRE, LEASE AND ROADS ARE ALL STRUGGLING AND NEED MORE FUNDS.

WHILE WE INCREASE ALMOST ALL OF THE BUDGETS.

EVEN AFTER SAYING WE NEED TO BREAK THE 3% CAP VOTED IN BY 70% OF THE VOTERS IN ORDER TO DO ANY OF THIS.

AND STILL THE MONEY GETS SPREAD OUT THAT FAR THAT WE ONLY CUT TWO OUT OF 15 BUDGETS AT ALL.

SOME OF THE BUDGETS GO UP BY RATHER DRAMATIC AMOUNTS.

AND ALSO BREAKING THE 3% CAP BY MAINTAINING THE CURRENT MILLAGE RATE WOULD HAVE RESIDENTS PAYING OVER 12% MORE THAN IF THE CAP WERE RESPECTED AND MAINTAINED.

AND ALSO WE CONTINUE TO VOTE ON RAISES TO VOTE ON BRAND NEW POSITIONS.

WITHOUT ALL THE DETAILS IN.

THIS IS A DISRESPECTFUL WAY TO APPROACH A BUDGET THAT IS COMPOSED OF OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.

AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE RECONSIDERED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND THE OTHER SPEAKER CALLS DEPUTY MAYOR.

NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE A FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROPOSED OPERATING MILLAGE RATE OF UP TO 7.5995.

AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROPOSED.

VOTED THAT MILLAGE RATE OF 1.0931 AND TO SCHEDULE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER SEVEN, 2022, AT 6 P.M.

AND THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2022, AT 6:00 PM.

SECOND, A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.

ANY DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? YES, MAYOR, JUST BRIEFLY ON THIS AND THIS COUNCIL.

THIS IS COUNCILMAN PHIL ALBERTO'S FIRST TIME.

BUT YOU YOU WANT TO ADVERTISE AT THE HIGHER RATE, BUT YOU CAN GO DOWN.

PREVIOUSLY WE'VE DONE THAT PRIOR COUNCIL AND LUCKILY WE DID IT BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE HURRICANES.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF ADVERTISING.

THIS ISN'T IMPLEMENTING ANY MILITARY RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS JUST THE ADVERTISING.

SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STICK TO THE ITEM AT HAND.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, READY TO MOVE FORWARD.

IT'S 915.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? SEE YOU. NONE. ALL IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY ITEM OR NOW WE'RE ON COUNCIL REPORTS AND I'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.

[COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL REPORTS]

SHOUT OUT TO APD AND PALM BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

I WAS DRIVING ON BABCOCK STREET AND WE EARLY HOURS IN THE MORNING OF 1230 SATURDAY, JULY 9TH, AND I SEE A GLOWING COMING OVERHEAD OF THE BRAXTON APARTMENTS.

SO I STOPPED BY, STOP BY THE OLD RADIO SHACK THERE AND WALKED ON OVER.

AND I DID GET A COUPLE PICTURES HERE.

THAT'S OUR BRAND NEW LADDER TRUCK LADDER E ONE DOING THIS JOB.

AND I REALIZED THAT WHEN A LOT OF TRUCK CAME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE KIND OF, HEY, WHY DOES ANYBODY NEED A LADDER TRUCK?

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THAT'S WHY PALM BAY NEEDS A LADDER TRUCK.

SO I TOOK THIS PICTURE.

THESE GUYS ARE ALL DOING THEIR JOBS.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THERE WAS NO LOSS OF LIFE.

I BELIEVE MISS SHERMAN SAID THERE WAS 33 DISPLACED RESIDENTS AND THERE WAS NO LOSS OF ANIMAL LIFE EITHER.

THAT'S ANOTHER SHOT OF FIREMEN ENTERING THE DEPARTMENT, ENTERING THE APARTMENT COMPLEX.

I KNOW MS.. SHERMAN MAY SPEAK ON THIS MORE, BUT THIS WENT OUT COUNTYWIDE.

EOC, I FORGET THE GUY'S NAME.

PROBABLY CORRECT ME IF ANYTHING.

I BELIEVE HIS NAME WAS JOE.

JOHN. JOHN SCOTT.

JOHN SCOTT REACHED OUT TO MS..

SHERMAN AND THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR FIRE AND POLICE BASICALLY GAVE US A COMMENT.

ALL THE CITY CAME TOGETHER AND EVEN FOUND A PLACE FOR THESE DISPLACED RESIDENTS, ALL WITHIN 2 TO 3 OR 4 HOURS.

SO EVERYBODY CAME AHEAD.

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION NAMES, BUT SOME OF THE POLICE CARS THAT WERE THERE, POLICE CAR 256258167186234.

OUR BRAND NEW LADDER TRUCK ENGINE E1E5 ENGINE 80 4E2.

AND THE PARAMEDICS WHO ARE STAGED AND SET READY, THAT'S PARAMEDIC 84.

SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL A GREAT SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE. PALM BAY PROUD, PROUD MOMENT.

THANK YOU. DOES THAT IN YOUR REPORTS.

COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO COUNCILMAN.

FELIX. THANK YOU.

THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO.

YOU KNOW, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MY FELLOW COUNCIL FOR OUR EFFORT USING THE ARPA OF PART OF THE ARPA FUND.

WELL, THEY REALLY PUT.

PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS BECAUSE.

YOU KNOW, MANY, MANY MUNICIPALITY ALBANY, THEY DID RECEIVE SOME OF THAT FUNDING AND HOW THEY CHOOSE TO USE IT.

IT'S THEM. BUT WE CHOSE THIS COUNCIL.

CHOOSE TO PUT PEOPLE'S FIRST SOME OF OUR NEED WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR HOMELESS COMMUNITY.

AND WE WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT OTHER STATE OF FLORIDA, I BELIEVE, ACCORDING TO WHICH ORGANIZATION THAT PUBLISHED IT.

I BELIEVE IT WAS LIKE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION.

YES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION RECOGNIZED THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

WE CAME NUMBER THREE OUT OF.

IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN TERMS OF HOW WE USE HOW WE PRIORITIZE OUR FUNDING AND ATTRIBUTED OVER $5 MILLION TO TO TO THE CAUSE.

THAT WAS A PROUD MOMENT FOR ME.

I'M BE PROUD AND I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT IF YOU IF YOU'RE THEN GET TO SEE IT.

IT WAS GREAT.

WE RANKED NUMBER THREE CITY OF SAINT PETERSBURG AND SOME BIG MUNICIPALITY THAT CHANCES ARE THAT RECEIVE A LOT MORE MONEY THAN WE DID.

BUT WE CAME. NUMBER THREE ATTRIBUTED 27 OF ALL FUNDING TOWARDS THAT CAUSE.

I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THAT CONCLUDES MY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. FELIX.

COUNCILMAN. FOSTER.

SINCE WE TALKING ABOUT PALM BAY I.

DEPUTY MAYOR. THEN WE RANK A NUMBER.

THREE FOR THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN FLORIDA TO LIVE.

YES, IT WAS. I KNOW.

IT'S TOP FIVE.

YEAH, WELL, YEAH, IT'S LIKE TOP FIVE FOR SURE.

WE WE I THINK JACKSONVILLE WAS NUMBER ONE.

AND I BELIEVE HE WAS THREE.

AND TAMPA.

TAMPA, FLORIDA WAS, I THINK, IN NUMBER FIVE.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TAXES AND YOU TALK ABOUT.

YOU KNOW, GOING OVER THE CAP AND EVERYTHING, WE STILL RANK ONE OF THE LOWEST PLACES TO LIVE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

AND WE BEAT OUT SOME SOME GREAT PLACES.

SO THAT SHOWS THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

AND THAT'S WHY WE THANK COUNCILMAN FOSTER DEPUTY MAYOR.

A FEW A FEW THINGS.

MAYOR FIRST THING, JUST A SHOUT OUT TO MR. BOB HINKLE. 49 YEARS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.

HIS CELEBRATION HIS CELEBRATION OF HIS RETIREMENT IS TOMORROW IN THE DON REED COMMUNITY ROOM.

SO BIG SHOUT OUT TO HIM, 49 YEARS.

THAT'S A LOT. SO DEFINITELY SHOUT OUT TO THEM, HIM AND HIS FAMILY, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT TOOK A TOLL ON THEM AS WELL.

OTHER THAN THAT, TOMORROW MORNING 9 A.M.

GROUNDBREAKING EVENT FOR GOOD PARK THE TURKEY CREEK BECAUSE THE BAFFLE BOXES SO I'LL BE THERE YOU KNOW.

OH SORRY OK HE'S STILL GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

NO. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

BUT YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN REGARDS TO PROTECTING OUR TURKEY CREEK AND INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.

SO COME OUT IF YOU CAN BE A GREAT, GREAT EVENT TO CELEBRATE.

YOU KNOW, NO COUNCIL WILL BE OUT THERE.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND ALSO A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE CHAIRWOMAN FOR BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER CHRISTINE ZANKA.

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SEE, I GOT IT RIGHT HERE. SO FOR THE MALABAR ROAD WIDENING FOR THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE NEED.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WORKING COLLECTIVELY WITH YOUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HER AND THE FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR SUPPORTING US IN THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YES, THESE ARE PALM BAY RESIDENTS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO BREVARD COUNTY RESIDENTS AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE CONSENSUS FROM COUNCIL TO WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON LANGUAGE FOR A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM.

I KNOW YOU HEAR THE WORD AND YOU'RE LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE RECONSIDERED BECAUSE THAT WAS STAFF SEPARATE ITEM.

SO I'M LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING AS A COUNCIL PERSON WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM.

AND IN DOING SO, IF WE GET A CONSENSUS, HAVE A SPECIAL PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING JUST FOR THAT ITEM WITH THE INTENT THAT IF THE PLANNING AND ZONING DOES PASS THE ITEM, THE MORATORIUM WILL BE EFFECTIVE THAT DATE.

AND WHEN IT COMES BACK TO COUNCIL, IF WE DO APPROVE IT, IT WILL CONTINUE ON.

IF WE DON'T APPROVE IT IN A DISPUTE, BE DISCONTINUED.

SO. SO THAT'S IT.

YOU GOT CONSENSUS FROM ME? YEAH. I GIVE YOU MY CONSENSUS.

YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE, BUT NOW YOU'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT.

I'M LOOKING TO PROVIDE CLEAR, CLEARER, MORE CONCISE LANGUAGE.

SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION.

YES, SIR. ON WHAT YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE WAS CONFUSION.

ON IF IT WAS GOING TO AFFECT JUST A FAMILY TRYING TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME OR IF IT'S GOING TO BE PLANNED, UNIT DEVELOPMENTS OR MULTIFAMILY.

I WANT TO MAKE IT SO CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT THERE'S NO CONFUSION ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ANYBODY.

SO THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M LOOKING TO BRING BACK.

YOU HAVE ALSO. SO WHEN YOU WHEN YOU SAY MORATORIUM, WHAT HOW LONG OF A MORATORIUM? ME PERSONALLY, AND THAT'S WHY WE'LL WORK THROUGH IT IF IT COMES BACK FOR COUNCIL.

ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO, YOU KNOW, END UPON COMPLETION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK WE CAN TALK AS A COUNCIL WHEN I BRING BACK SOMETHING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT DECEMBER.

BUT IF IF COUNCIL SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'LL WORK WITH YOU.

BUT LIKE I SAID BEFORE, MAYOR, WE FIND WAYS TO COMPROMISE.

SO IF WE SEE A NOVEMBER, I'LL BE MUCH MORE BETTER WITH I'M OPEN TO THAT.

BUT I THINK THIS IS A GOOD STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANT TO WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON CLEAR LANGUAGE TO BRING BACK BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING AND THEREFORE TO COUNCIL.

YOU KNOW, I WANT TO VALIDATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY RIGHTS ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT, TOO.

SO I'M NOT SURE SINCE WE JUST VOTED THIS DOWN.

IS THIS ANOTHER WAY OF GOING ABOUT IT? YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT WAY.

BUT YOU'VE GOT THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL ALREADY.

YOU'VE GOT. TWO OF YOUR COLLEAGUES ALREADY.

I'M JUST I'M JUST SHARING THE CONCERN OVER.

WE JUST VOTED NAY ON THAT.

BUT YOU'VE GOT YOUR YOUR CONSENSUS.

YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN ON SOMETHING, FILIBERTO? WE JUST VOTED ON IT, LIKE YOU'RE SAYING, MAYOR.

I MEAN, HE DOES HAVE A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL.

MY SUGGESTION, THOUGH, IS THAT INSTEAD OF WORKING WITH A CITY ATTORNEY, I MEAN, I'VE TRIED TO I'M TRYING RIGHT NOW TO GET LOCAL PREFERENCE IN HERE AND THE LOCAL PREFERENCE ORDINANCE. I'M HAVING TO WORK WITH COUNCIL AND WE'RE HAVING TO DO A SPECIAL MEETING AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF JUST TO GET LOCAL PREFERENCE INVOLVED.

SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH COUNCIL ON A MORATORIUM, LET'S DO IT DURING THAT MEETING.

A LOCAL PREFERENCE MEETING.

SO THAT WAY IT'S ALL OUT IN THE OPEN.

THAT'S MY $0.02.

THAT'S ALL UP.

AND I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.

BUT FOR TIME CONCERNS, I THINK THIS IS THE PROPER PATH TO GO.

SO BUT THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO AS FOR MY REPORTS, THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY IS I WANT TO THANK TOM GOMM AND I WANT TO THANK PHILIP WEINBERG FOR THEIR THEIR DEVOTION TO THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

THEY DID VOTE FOR BOTH OUR PROJECTS.

MEANING BABCOCK STREET AND MALABAR ROAD.

AND SO WE HAD THE TPO MEETING, THE LAST TPO MEETING, AND THAT WAS RECTIFIED, RECTIFIED BY THE ENTIRE TPO ORGANIZATION.

ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT CAME UP ALSO THAT WAS MOVED FROM SEVENTH TO FOURTH POSITION WAS THE EXTENSION OF 524.

THAT AREA OF GRISSOM PARKWAY.

AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT, THAT THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT.

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ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO STOP HERE IN PALM BAY, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER.

AND AGAIN, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ON OUR APPOINTEES TO THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE TPO, BECAUSE THAT THAT WAS THAT WAS A WORTHWHILE DECISION.

AND WORKING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COLLABORATION, IT'S JUST NOT ABOUT US.

IT'S ABOUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO MY HAT'S OFF TO, TO ALL THEIR EFFORTS.

AND, AND JUST LIKE YOU MENTIONED, DEPUTY MAYOR, THERE IS A GROUNDBREAKING SOMETHING THAT I WAS TOTALLY COMMITTED TO WAS BRINGING I SPOKE OF BAFFLE BOXES FOR FOR MANY YEARS AND AND NOT JUST BAFFLE BOXES, BUT THOSE NUTRIENT FILTERING BAFFLE BOXES THAT ARE GOING TO PROVE TO BE SO EFFECTIVE.

SO WE GOT TWO IN THE PIPELINE RIGHT NOW AND WE'VE GOT MORE COMING.

AND SO THAT'S EXCITING TO ME BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S SHOWING THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TOWARDS RESTORING THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON BECAUSE PART OF THAT EQUATION IS REMOVE THE MUCK BEFORE IT GETS IN THERE.

SO THAT WAS COMMON SENSE.

SO THAT ENDS MY REPORT.

AND SO NOW GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD. I ADD ONE MORE.

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT THAT I FORGOT TO.

WELL, I'M SORRY, SIR. YOU JUST HAD YOUR CHANCE.

I CONCLUDED MY CARRY ON CALCIUM.

I'D LIKE TO APPOINT MR. WOODSON FENELON TO THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.

SO. BUT I'M JONES.

GOOD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

WE'RE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS AND MS..

SHERMAN. NOTHING FURTHER.

THANK YOU, SIR. AND MS..

SMITH? NO, SIR.

AND DEPUTY MAYOR.

DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO CARDS, BUT BILL BENNETT.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS/RESPONSES]

BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.

THREE ITEMS BACK IN 2021 WHEN THE PARKS AND RECREATION WAS COMBINED WITH THE FACILITY'S DIRECTION.

AT THAT TIME, I BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THE CITY HAD JUST PASSED AN ORDINANCE WHERE IT DID NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO PARK ON THEIR GRASS.

YET THE PARKS AND PARKS AND RECREATION AND FACILITIES WERE PARKING IN THE GRASS OF THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT.

AND I DON'T MEAN ONE OR TWO CARS.

I MEAN THEY TURNED THE WHOLE LOT NEXT TO THEM INTO A PARKING LOT.

SO WHEN I BROUGHT THAT UP, IT WAS PRESENTED TO ME THAT THE CITY WAS GOING TO BE PUTTING IN A PROPER PARKING LOT SO THAT THE IMPACT WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN FELT.

AND I'VE NOTICED NOW SINCE THEY'VE STARTED THE THEY JUST DID THOSE NEW CONSTRUCTION ALONG DEGROOTE ROAD THAT THEY'RE NOT NO LONGER PARKING IN THE GRASS FIELD.

NOW THEY'RE USING THE PARK'S PARKING LOT FOR THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT, BECAUSE I SAW THE PLANS AND EVERYTHING TO BE BUILT.

I JUST WONDER IF IT JUST FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS OR SOMETHING.

THE NEXT ONE IS THE LAST MEETING I BROUGHT UP MOWING UP THE ST JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY, WHERE I THOUGHT THAT THAT FRONTAGE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE SEED FOR THE SAME FOR THE EMERALD LAKES.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ACTUALLY CAME UP.

I KNOW IT'S NOT A LARGE, LARGE AMOUNT, BUT THEY GOT $9 MILLION OF MY TAX DOLLARS FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT TO BE THERE.

SO I WOULD THINK THAT THEY COULD AT LEAST MOW THE GRASS.

AND THE THIRD ITEM IS HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

WHEN THEY'RE DOING THE SCATTER LOTS, CLEARING OF SCATTER LOTS, WHEN THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT COMES IN, IT'S THE TRACKS THEY'RE MAKING TURNS ON THE ROAD.

AND WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN THE TRACKS TURN, IT TEARS UP THE BRAND NEW PAVING THAT WE JUST PAID FOR.

I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S GOING TO BE COVERED UNDER WHEN THEY CLOSE OF THE HOUSE, BUT THERE'S SO MANY SEPARATE CONTRACTORS DOING THE JOBS BY THE TIME IT GETS IN, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE TWO YEARS LATER, BY THE TIME IT'S COMPLETED THAT THOSE CORRECTIONS TO THE ROAD HAVEN'T BEEN COVERED.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE WHICH DEPARTMENT I SHOULD CALL THEM IN BECAUSE OF LAYING ROAD, WHICH IS ONE YEAR OLD NOW HAS ALREADY GOT TEN FOOT TEAR UPS ACROSS THE ROADS IN IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. WORKING BACKWARDS.

IF YOU SEE DAMAGE TO NEW ROADS.

DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

YOU CAN CALL IT INTO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IF YOU LIKE.

BUT WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT WILL BE SENT OUT.

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BUT MORE LIKELY IT'LL BE SOME OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTORS.

SO WE WE USUALLY TRY TO EVEN IF WE DIDN'T WITNESS IT, WE TRY TO PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER WHEN WE KNOW THERE'S BEEN LAND CLEARING AND FIGURE OUT WHO DID WHAT.

SO WE'VE GONE AFTER A NUMBER OF THOSE WHEN WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE HEADS UP AHEAD OF TIME.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE DID TALK. I TALKED TO FRANK WATANABE, OUR CITY ENGINEER, ABOUT THE QUESTION ABOUT THE MOWING FOR THE ST JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY.

HIS RECOLLECTION IS THAT THE THE LAST CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPERS WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE OVER THE MOWING AND THE MAINTENANCE.

WHEN THEY DID THEIR PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MEDIANS.

THEY'RE GOING TO ADD LANDSCAPING AND TREES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, BUT CERTAINLY I WILL BE TALKING TO STAFF IN THEIR NEXT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT DONE SOONER.

THE TRANSFER OF THE ROAD RESPONSIBILITIES.

AND THE LAST THING WAS, YES, THE PARKING.

SO I WILL CHECK WITH OUR DIRECTOR OUT THERE.

I RECALL WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND THAT WAS A PLAN WE WERE WORKING ON.

I KNOW THERE WAS SOME FUNDING ISSUES AND SO THEY MAY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT IMPACT WHETHER IMPACT FEES COULD BE USED.

I'LL HAVE TO CHECK ON THAT ONE. GET BACK TO YOU.

Q ROBERT STICE.

I MAY GET TO SLEEP TONIGHT, HUH? LISTEN, I JUST WANT TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE.

I THINK IT WAS GENERAL EISENHOWER WHO SAID THE THE BIG DECISIONS ARE RELATIVELY EASY WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE DETAILS.

THAT'S WHAT'S HARD ABOUT HIS JOB.

AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU GUYS TO LOOK AT.

I'M LISTENING TO WHAT YOU WHAT YOU DO.

AND WE DO MEALS ON WHEELS DOWN BY OSMOSIS WHERE PULTE IS GOING IN AND IN LIKE THIS.

WE WENT FROM FIVE ACRE LOTS TO IT'S GONE.

AND YOU'VE CHANGED PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE.

WAS IT A GOOD DECISION WITH WHAT I SEE DOWN THERE? TIME WILL TELL.

BUT WHAT I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT IS I'M IN.

I'M IN SUMMERFIELD.

AND, YEAH, THERE'S $1,000,000 HOMES IN THERE.

I'M IN A 2200 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE.

I WOULD CALL THAT AVERAGE.

ALL RIGHT. IF YOU GO IN THE DIRECTION THAT YOU DID HERE AND I KNOW I'VE BEEN HAMMERING THIS AND YOU'RE PROBABLY TIRED OF HEARING.

LET ME STOP. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON, FOR YOUR INTEGRITY.

I APPRECIATE YOU. WALK THE TALK.

YOU WALK THE TALK.

IN MY MIND, THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE WHEN YOU'RE IN YOUR POSITION IS YOUR INTEGRITY.

THE POINT I WANT TO GET BACK TO IS IT'S ALMOST TERRIFYING.

PUT YOURSELVES IN AN AREA THAT I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT, NOT IN MY YARD.

I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT.

I'M THE BIG GOLFER.

I NEVER THOUGHT GOLF GOLFING WAS A SPORT.

I MEAN, I PLAYED SOFTBALL AND FLAG FOOTBALL AND WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT'S THERE, TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, HAVING YOUR HOUSE BACKED UP TO SOMETHING THAT'S $300,000 AND A LOT OF PEOPLE'S HOUSES IN THERE.

700. I MEAN, YOU HAVE AN UPPER CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I WORKED MY ASS OFF FROM THE STREETS AND TO WHERE I AM TODAY, TO BE WHERE I AM NOW.

AND ALL IT TAKES IS A 3 TO 2 VOTE TO SAY, SORRY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO LET SOMEBODY ELSE, NEAL HORTON, COME IN AND PUT IN A 367 HOMES. PICTURE YOURSELF LIVING THERE AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

THE CROWDING, I MEAN, HOW MANY HOW HARD HAVE I HIT THE DEATHS WAS ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON ON BAYSIDE LAKES BOULEVARD.

FIVE DEATHS. IT GOES FROM DANGEROUS TO DEADLY, YOU KNOW, CROWDING IN THE HOSPITALS, NOT THE HOSPITALS, BUT URGENT CARE.

THAT'S THEIR SCHOOLS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

IT CHANGES YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE.

I'VE NEVER SAID NOT IN MY YARD.

BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THIS AND I LOOK AT THE VIEWS THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE PAID AND WORKED HARD TO GET WHERE THEY ARE TODAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO DON'T LOOK AT THIS IN SUCH A FLIPPANT ATTITUDE THAT YOU'VE MADE ABOUT, OH, WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO IN THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO WIDEN THE ROAD.

THAT CAN'T BE THE BOTTOM LINE.

AND THE FUTURE LAND USE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

PLEASE CONSIDER THAT IN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

I THINK YOU GOT A LITTLE AHEAD OF THE GAME.

I DON'T KNOW WHO MENTIONED LET'S LOOK AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FIRST, BUT TO ME, THAT WAS DUE DILIGENCE.

SO AGAIN, I LIKE THE FACT THAT PAUSE WILL ALLOW YOU TO REFLECT.

LEAST CONSIDER THAT. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME AND SPEAK? SEE SEEING NONE. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.