OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2022 DASH 22.
[CALL TO ORDER: ]
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TO ORDER, THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY PASTOR LUIS LUGO OF THE IGLESIA SINAI.AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY COUNCILMAN DONNIE FELIX.
LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL DAY THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS, LORD, AND YOUR FAVOR UPON US AND YOUR GRACE THROUGH THIS DAY.
AND WE ALSO ASK LORD THAT YOU BLESS THIS MEETING.
OUR COUNCIL, OUR MAYOR, AND I THANK HIM FOR THE INVITATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME.
AND I PRAY THAT TONIGHT YOU WILL BLESS THIS COUNCIL AND THAT ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND QUESTIONS AND WHATEVER IS IN THERE THAT YOU HAVE IN MIND FOR ALL OF US.
WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU GIVE US THE WISDOM, GIVE THEM THE WISDOM, THE KNOWLEDGE, SO THAT THEY CAN GO FORWARD AND HAVE A BLESSED MEETING TONIGHT.
AND I PRAY FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILY.
AND I KNOW THAT WITHOUT YOUR GRACE, IT'S HARD.
WE ALSO NEED WISDOM BECAUSE IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE FEAR OF THE LORD.
AND I JUST PRAY AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS MOMENT.
AND I ASK YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, AMEN.
AND AMY. TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THE REPUBLIC, WHICH IS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.
WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WE'RE ON ROLL CALL. MADAM JONES PRESENT HERE.
FEEL IT. HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE.
[ ANNOUNCEMENTS:]
DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON.THANK YOU. MAYOR, WE HAVE ONE VACANCY ON THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD.
REPRESENTS AT LARGE STUDENT MEMBER POSITION.
ONE VACANCY ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS BANKING INDUSTRY ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN HOME BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, HOME BUILDER OR NONPROFIT PROVIDER.
ONE TERM EXPIRING ON THE MALVERN TILLMAN WATER CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD.
THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR. MADAM SHERMAN AGENDA REVISIONS.
[AGENDA REVISIONS:]
THANK YOU, MAYOR. FIRST AGENDA REVISION TO ANNOUNCES THAT THE APPLICATION FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS HAS REQUESTED THE CASE.THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION SO MOVED BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
DO YOU HAVE COUNCILMAN FOSTER ON THE LINE YET, MA'AM? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SO I'M GOING TO CALL THE QUESTION ALL IN FAVOR.
ITEM NUMBER TWO. MR. SHERMAN? YES, SIR.
THE SECOND AGENDA REVISION IS THAT THE APPLICANT FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS HAS REQUESTED THAT CASE PD 26 2020 TO BE CONTINUED TO THE SEPTEMBER 15TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, WHERE THE ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED WITH THE ACCOMPANYING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CASE.
DID YOU SAY ITEM NUMBER EIGHT? YES, SIR. UNDER UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS.
YES, SIR. OKAY, COUNSEL, I NEED A MOTION, SO MOVE SECOND.
I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN, ON THIS ONE? CNN ALL IN FAVOR.
IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THIS AUDIENCE REGARDING ITEMS NUMBER SEVEN AND EIGHT.
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THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN CONTINUED.IS EVERYONE KNOW ANYONE HERE FOR ITEMS SEVEN OR EIGHT? I PASSED ON THE INFORMATION, MISS SMITH.
ANY REVISIONS? NO, SIR. DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON.
MISS DEBBIE AND YOUR TEAM CAN COME ON DOWN.
OH, NO, IT'S FINE. BRING. BRING THE WHOLE CREW.
BRING THE TEAM. BRING THE WHOLE CREW ON UP.
[PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS:]
NOTICE IN PROCLAMATION OF MELVIN TILLMAN WATER CONTROL DISTRICT.THAT WHEREAS THE MELBOURNE TIMMERMAN WATER CONTROL DISTRICT WAS INITIALLY AUTHORIZED AS AN INDEPENDENT DISTRICT IN 1922 FOR LAND RECLAMATION, FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A NETWORK OF CANALS LEVEES THAT WOULD DIVERT RUNOFF EASTWARD TO TURKEY CREEK.
AND. WHEREAS, CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANALS AND LEVEE SYSTEM CONTINUED THROUGH 1928 WHEN OPERATIONS CEASED DUE TO FUNDING DIFFICULTIES, LEAVING THE PROJECT IN TURMOIL FOR DECADES UNTIL THE WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE MASS ONE WAS BUILT AND BECAME OPERATIONAL IN 1980.
AND. WHEREAS, THE MELBOURNE TILGHMAN WATER CONTROL DISTRICT WAS REORGANIZED AS A DEPENDENT DISTRICT IN 1986 AND BEGAN A METHODICAL PROGRAM OF CANAL REHABILITATION IN SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY THAT INCLUDES CANAL MAINTENANCE AND ACCESS RECONSTRUCTION THROUGH BRUSH AND TREE REMOVAL.
AND. WHEREAS, THE MELVIN TILGHMAN WATER CONTROL DISTRICT NOW OWNS AND MAINTAINS 20,300 ACRES OF CANAL RIGHT AWAY AND 163 MILES OF CANALS WITH A STAFF OF 20 PEOPLE, MOST WHICH ARE UP HERE RIGHT NOW, AND A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM BREVARD COUNTY, THE CITY OF PALM BAY AND THE CITY OF WEST MELBOURNE. AND. WHEREAS, THE MELBOURNE TIMMERMAN WATER CONTROL DISTRICT CONTINUES THEIR IMPORTANT WORK THROUGH PROJECTS SUCH AS THE C ONE RE DIVERSION PROJECT, WHICH RETAINS STORMWATER RUNOFF WITH THE CANAL RIGHT OF WAY TO THE MEET, THE TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED FOR THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.
AND. WHEREAS, THROUGH ITS WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, THE MELBOURNE TILGHMAN WATER CONTROL DISTRICT PROMOTES CONSERVATION, PRESERVES NATURAL RESOURCE, MAINTAINS WATER QUALITY AND PREVENTS DAMAGE FROM FLOODING AND PORTIONS OF UNINCORPORATED BREVARD COUNTY, THE CITY OF PALM BAY AND THE CITY OF WEST MELBOURNE.
NOW THEREFORE, I, KENNY JOHNSON, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR ROB MEDINA OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF SAID OFFICE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AND COMMEND THE MELBOURNE TILGHMAN WATER CONTROL DISTRICT FOR CONSTRUCTING, RECONSTRUCTING, REPAIRING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING AN OUTSTANDING SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN BREVARD COUNTY FOR 100 YEARS. AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE ON TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO BE A FIXED THIS 18 DAY OF AUGUST 2022.
THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION VERY MUCH.
BUT OUR DISTRICT STAFF, PART OF OUR AMAZING TEAM, MIKE MCCABE, HE'S OUR DISTRICT ENGINEER.
HE IS OUR GROUP LEADER FOR FACILITY MAINTENANCE.
ALAN BIRBECK IS OUR AQUATICS MAINTENANCE GROUP LEADER.
DWAYNE YOUNG, HE IS IN CANAL MAINTENANCE.
HE'S A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR.
THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR COUNCIL.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 20 EMPLOYEES THAT THAT MAINTAINS 163 MILES OF CANALS, 2300 ACRES OF RIGHT AWAY, OVER APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED SQUARE MILE AREA.
I THINK IT'S AMAZING THE JOB THAT THEY DO, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM.
I AM ALSO PROUD OF OUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS.
WE HAVE OUR BOARD VICE PRESIDENT JOE HILL RIGHT HERE AND OUR BOARD MEMBER, DREW POCOCK.
AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD.
AND I'M JUST HONORED TO SERVE ON THIS ON THIS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BOARD.
AND AGAIN, I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
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THANK YOU. PICTURE TIME.THANK YOU, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE WE'RE ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.
DO YOU HAVE SPEAKER CARDS? PERSONAL ITEMS. YES, SIR. WELL, THIS PRESENTATION FIRST.
I SKIPPED RIGHT THROUGH PRESENTATION.
[PRESENTATIONS:]
MADAM CHAIRMAN, YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE MR. NAPOLI? YES, SIR.THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM STANTEC, THE FIRM THAT HAS DONE A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUDIES FOR US THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, INCLUDING RATE STUDIES AND IMPACT STUDIES.
IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE COUNSEL HAS SEEN THIS PRESENTATION, SO WE'VE UPDATED IT.
PETER NAPOLI IS HERE WITH STANTEC TO PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION TO YOU AND WE FIGURED IT WAS GOOD TIMING GIVEN THAT WE'VE JUST KIND OF CONCLUDED THE THE BULK OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE LATEST UPDATES WITH CURRENT NUMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION, MADAM CITY MANAGER.
MY NAME IS PETER NAPOLI AND I'M A CONSULTANT WITH STANTEC CONSULTING.
OUR TEAM PERFORMED A GENERAL FUND SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS FOR THE CITY THIS YEAR AND I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION SUMMARIZING THE RESULTS AND THEN OFFERING A FEW SCENARIOS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
I'LL START WITH EXPLAINING OUR PROCESS AT A HIGH LEVEL.
SO OUR PROCESS INVOLVES CONDUCTING A BASELINE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.
THANK YOU. SO AS I WAS SAYING, THE THE FIRST STEP IN OUR PROCESS IS CONDUCTING A BASELINE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.
THIS ALLOWS US TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR SCENARIO EVALUATION.
SO THE KEY INPUTS AND ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE UTILIZED IN THIS STUDY THIS YEAR WILL START WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 ENDING FUND BALANCE, AND THAT'S UTILIZED AS THE STARTING POINT, THE FISCAL YEAR 22 STARTING FUND BALANCE.
THE GOAL OF THE PROJECTION IS TO PROJECT THE FUND BALANCE FOR THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND OVER TIME.
THE TWO MONTH MINIMUM RESERVE TARGET REPRESENTS 16.7% OF YOUR OPERATING EXPENSES.
WE START THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD WITH THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'RE IN FISCAL YEAR 22 AND WE RECEIVED THE YEAR END ESTIMATES FOR REVENUES AND EXPENSES. THE SECOND YEAR IS BUILT BASED ON THE FISCAL YEAR 23 PROPOSED BUDGET.
OUT TO FISCAL YEAR 2032, THE AVERAGE REVENUE ESCALATION IS ABOUT 3.25% AND THE AVERAGE EXPENSE ESCALATION IS ABOUT 2.77%. SO THOSE AFFECT ALL OF THE LINE ITEM REVENUES AND EXPENSES IN THE BUDGET.
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REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND THEN ALSO MAJOR FACILITY EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE EXPANSION OF PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES AS WELL.SO THE FIRST SCENARIO THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TOGETHER IS THE BASELINE SCENARIO.
WE HAVE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AND THIS IS A MAJOR ASSUMPTION FOR THE FORECASTING MODEL.
THIS CURRENT BASELINE SCENARIO JUST ASSUMES STATUS QUO.
YOU MAINTAIN YOUR CURRENT MILITARY, YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE THROUGHOUT THE TEN YEAR PROJECTION.
THE THE LEFT HAND GRAPH SHOWS THE PROJECTION OF THE FUND BALANCE.
SO CURRENTLY YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FUN BALANCE HAS SOME ROOM ABOVE THE BLACK LINE, WHICH REPRESENTS THAT MINIMUM RESERVE REQUIREMENT FOR UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, EMERGENCIES, ETC.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THE PROJECTED FUND BALANCE FALL BELOW THAT BLACK LINE.
THE BASELINE PROJECTION REFLECTS THE FULL CAPITAL PLAN AS IDENTIFIED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2223.
THE THE LATTER PART OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD INCLUDES ONLY A FIVE $5 MILLION ANNUAL SPENDING FOR UNSPECIFIED CAPITAL, JUST AS A PLACEHOLDER. SO IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND SIDE GRAPH ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE GRAPH.
THIS GRAPH REPRESENTS THE FUNDING OF THE CAPITAL PLAN.
SINCE THERE WERE SOME MAJOR FACILITY EXPANSION PROJECTS, THAT BIG, BIG DOLLAR AMOUNT PROJECTS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THE RESERVES TO CASH FUND. WE ASSUMED THAT THEY'D BE DEBT FUNDED TO HELP SMOOTH THE ANNUAL SPENDING OF CAPITAL.
SO THAT'S ALREADY REFLECTED IN THE PLAN.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, THE RESULT OF THE CAPITAL PLAN BEING FUNDED AT 100% REDUCES THE RESERVES PRETTY RAPIDLY IN THE CITY. SO YOU'LL SEE IN THE TOP LEFT HAND GRAPH RESERVES ACTUALLY FALL OR PROJECTED TO FALL BELOW THE MINIMUM RESERVE REQUIREMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 24, ONLY TWO YEARS AWAY.
THE RIGHT HAND SIDE SHOWS REVENUES AND EXPENSES PRESENTED BY LINES AND A LINE GRAPH.
AND YOU'LL SEE THE ORANGE LINE IS THE EXPENSES.
WHENEVER YOU SPEND MORE THAN YOU MAKE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO UTILIZE FUND BALANCE.
AND FUND BALANCE IS A FINITE SOURCE IN ORDER TO COVER THAT GAP BETWEEN REVENUES AND EXPENSES.
OUR NEXT SCENARIO HERE REPRESENTS A SUSTAINABLE SITUATION WHERE THE IDENTIFIED CAPITAL PLAN IS ACTUALLY EXECUTED AT 60%. SO WE LOOKED AT HOW MUCH COULD THE CITY AFFORD AND MAINTAIN THE RESERVE FUND BALANCE THROUGHOUT THE TEN YEAR PROJECTION PERIOD ABOVE OR AT THE MINIMUM RESERVE REQUIREMENT.
AND THIS IS A GOOD SITUATION FOR THE CITY YOU'RE SPENDING IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS ON AVERAGE, $12.3 MILLION IN CAPITAL, AND THE 60% EXECUTION RESULTS IN $40 MILLION OF DEFERRED CAPITAL.
SO THOSE ARE PROJECTS THAT YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO EXECUTE ON IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS.
WE STILL HAVE THE DEBT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECTS BAKED IN.
BUT THIS IS STILL THIS IS A GOOD PLAN.
THE NEXT SCENARIO THAT WILL SHOW HERE ACTIVATES THE CURRENT TAX CAP POLICY.
SO YOU HAVE A POLICY THAT CAPS THE REVENUE GROWTH, THE TAX REVENUE GROWTH AT 3% EACH YEAR.
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SO WE HAVE A WE HAVE A MODULE BUILT IN TO THE MODEL WHERE WE CAN FLIP THAT ON AND IT CALCULATES HOW MUCH YOU'D HAVE TO DECREASE YOUR MILLAGE IN EACH YEAR IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THAT CAP POLICY.SO THIS IS SHOWING YOU THE SAME 60% CAPITAL FUNDING SCENARIO.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE THE MILLAGE RATE CAP POLICY IS ENACTED.
SO THE PREVIOUS SCENARIOS WITH THE LOWER EXECUTED CAPITAL SHOWED AN AVERAGE SPENDING OF 12.3 MILLION IN CAPITAL FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS.
THIS ONE SHOWS $9.6 MILLION ON AVERAGE.
YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND GRAPH.
AND THEN THE OUT YEARS, INSTEAD OF THE $5 MILLION FOR ANNUAL UNSPECIFIED CAPITAL SPENDING, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ABOUT $3.5 MILLION IN ANNUAL UNSPECIFIED CAPITAL SPENDING.
SO THIS THIS SHOWS THE THE ACTIVE TAX CAP POLICY AND A LOWERED EXECUTION OF YOUR CAPITAL PLAN IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN RESERVE TARGETS.
AND THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION AND THE SCENARIOS THAT WE RAN FOR YOU.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
FIRST, I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS.
THIS PAINTS A REALLY TALL TELLING STORY OF OUR FUTURE.
IF WE DON'T BEGIN TO TAKE ACTION.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
NAPOLI? BUT ANY DISCUSSION WITH OUR CITY MANAGER? THE ONLY THING I WOULD JUST ADD, AND I THINK PETER DID A GREAT JOB JUST GIVING A VERY HIGH LEVEL AND MAKING SOMETHING THAT CAN BE VERY COMPLICATED, RATHER SIMPLE TO SEE VISUALLY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT ONE TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS SORT OF THE CONCLUSION TO THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD OVER A SERIES OF MEETINGS AND MAKE IT AS SIMPLE AS WE CAN FOR THE PUBLIC.
WE WILL BE OBVIOUSLY GOING THROUGH OUR BUDGET HEARINGS IN SEPTEMBER, AND THE CRITICAL NEED DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD, I THINK, IS FURTHER EMPHASIZED BY SHOWING YOU THE DIFFICULTY WE HAVE MEETING SOME OF THESE NEEDS WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE CAP.
IF COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS OF ME, HAPPY TO ANSWER, BUT I APPRECIATE IT, PETER.
YEAH. I HAVE A QUESTION FROM THE ASK.
IF HE WAS TO MATE TO THE PRESENTER, IF HE WAS TO MAINTAIN CAP POLICY, HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT A RESERVE OPERATING TWO TO MINIMUM RESERVE OPERATING FUND? AND GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.
SO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS IF YOU MAINTAIN THE CAP POLICY, HOW WOULD IT AFFECT THE CITY'S MINIMUM RESERVE OPERATING TARGET GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE? I THINK THE THE SHORT ANSWER TO THAT IS THAT IT WOULD IT WOULD REQUIRE THE CITY TO SPEND LESS ON CAPITAL. IT WOULD YOU WOULD HAVE LESS REVENUES IN ORDER TO ALLOCATE TOWARDS THE FUNDING OF YOUR CAPITAL PLAN.
AND YOU'D HAVE TO DEFER MORE CAPITAL INTO THE INTO THE LONG TERM.
SO THE THE TWO MINIMUM, TWO MONTH MINIMUM EXCUSE ME, THE BASICALLY THE 17% RESERVES THAT WE MAINTAIN AS A MINIMUM REQUIRED RESERVE BALANCE IN GENERAL FUND. IT IS PART OF OUR CORE FINANCIAL POLICY IN TERMS OF HOW WE HANDLE GENERAL FUNDS.
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IF WE WERE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE COULD NOT MAINTAIN THAT PER OUR POLICY, IT WOULD BECOME AN ISSUE WITH OUR AUDITORS.IT WOULD ALSO, OVER TIME, AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO ACQUIRE DEBT BECAUSE THE BOND RATING AGENCIES, FOR EXAMPLE, LOOK AT YOUR RESERVES AND SPECIFICALLY LOOK AT WHETHER YOU'RE FOLLOWING YOUR POLICIES AND IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO DO SO, IT BEGINS TO SPEAK TO THE HEALTH OF THE ORGANIZATION FINANCIALLY IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN OVER TIME.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, SIR.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE LOSE COMMUNICATIONS WHEN WE'RE NOT HERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SO KIND AS TO REVIEW THIS PRESENTATION WITH US.
ABSOLUTELY. IT'S AN HONOR TO WORK FOR THE CITY.
DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, WE'RE NOW ON PUBLIC COMMENT.
[ PUBLIC COMMENTS/RESPONSES:]
YES, SIR. WE HAVE ROBERT STICE, FOLLOWED BY PHILLIP CORCORAN.ROBERT STYE 1796 LINDBERGH DRIVE SOUTHEAST.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE MAJORS.
THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR SEVEN MONTHS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE.
WE NEVER ONCE TALKED ABOUT NOT IN OUR BACKYARD.
WELL, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS A UPPER MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD WITH 16 HIGHWAYS.
AND IF YOU DROP ANOTHER 367 HOMES IN THERE, YOU REALLY HAVE IT SOUNDS, AGAIN, LIKE AN OXYMORON.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES.
TRAFFIC, SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE, ETC..
THAT BEING SAID, I'M SURE YOU GUYS GET IT.
THE THING THAT CONCERNS ME WITH COUNCIL, FIRST OF ALL, THE POSITIVE THING WAS WHEN YOU VOTED DOWN THAT 800, WHATEVER THAT UNIT WAS ON LAST MEETING. AND I REALLY LIKED THE WAY YOU CAME TOGETHER AND YOU LOOKED AT THE INDIVIDUAL FOLKS, THE PEOPLE WHO PUT YOU IN THE CHAIRS THAT YOU'RE SITTING IN RIGHT NOW.
AND YOU TOOK THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SAYING THIS IS NOT WORK FOR OUR FELLOW RESIDENTS.
I MEAN, THAT GIVES ME A LOT OF HOPE.
WHAT I WANT TO PLANT A SEED HERE IS.
IMPACT FEES ARE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED.
NOT GOING TO PAY FOR ALL THE FIREHOUSES.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR HIRE OFFICERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO THE MORATORIUM, I THINK YOU GUYS TOOK IT AS THE WORD AUDIT.
THE DEVELOPERS ARE NOT GOING AWAY, GUYS.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING OUT OF THE NEW YORK TRI-STATE AREA.
SO LOOK AT THIS FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE.
TAKE A TAKE A PAUSE AND LOOK AT WHAT WORKS.
I MEAN, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD IN THERE.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PLAN THIS GOING FORWARD? HOW CAN YOU GIVE ME CONFIDENCE THAT YOU GOT IT? IN MY MIND WHEN YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON IS IS POLICE AND FIREMAN.
I HEARD A RUMOR THE OTHER DAY THAT YOU HAVE A MOTORCYCLE, A PLACE, A POLICE MOTORCYCLE.
YOU DON'T HAVE AN OFFICER TO PUT ON IT.
YOU KNOW, YOUR RESPONSE TIME IS SEVEN AND A HALF MINUTES.
IS IS SAFETY NOT ON THE TOP OF THE LIST ON OUR CHARTER HERE? WHAT YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE FOR US? IT OUGHT TO BE IF IT'S NOT, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN INSTITUTION THAT DIDN'T HAVE IT.
SO PLEASE LOOK AT THE LOOK AT MAKING SURE WE'RE SAFE AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET EVERYTHING DONE.
BY IMPACT FEE, SO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT.
CORCORAN, FOLLOWED BY PAT BELPRE.
PHILLIP CORCORAN 1878 LYNBROOK BROOK DRIVE.
SO THE MAJOR'S GOLF COURSE IS CLOSED.
CLEARLY SHE KNEW THE GREENS WOULD DIE QUICKLY.
I COMPARE PALM BAY TO MELBOURNE.
WE HAVE A MUCH LARGER POPULATION.
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THEY HAVE SEVEN GOLF VENUES WITH A TOTAL OF 153 GOLF HOLES.BASIC NEEDS LIKE POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES HAVE BEEN IGNORED.
SO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WE NEED TO PROVIDE PLANNING IN THE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR MORE GREEN SPACES AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED FOR OUR OLDER RESIDENTS.
FURTHERMORE, WE NEED TO REOPEN THE GOLF COURSE OR PLAN FOR A NEW ONE.
THEY HAVE BEEN. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEIR FERN GRASS IN MANY AREAS IS MORE THAN TWO FEET TALL.
WELL, I'LL SEE AS ONLY A FEW YARDS ALONG THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ADJOINING NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE SHOULD INSIST THAT THE ENTIRE GOLF COURSE BE MAINTAINED, AS WAS DONE AT PORT MALABAR.
PAT BELPRE, FOLLOWED BY BILL BATTEN.
I WANTED TO JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR DECISION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD GREATLY APPRECIATED, APPRECIATES IT.
AND I ALSO STAND IN AGREEMENT WITH THE BAYSIDE PEOPLE THAT SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE.
AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND I PRAY THAT WE ALL WILL HAVE A PART IN IT.
I DO PLAN ON BEING HERE NEXT WEEK AT THE WORKSHOP.
THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF PALM BAY HAS BEEN DEALING WITH A WATER ISSUE.
SO MY CONCERN IS THE AQUIFERS.
MAYBE WE ARE OVERBUILDING IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION AND CAUSING A PROBLEM THERE.
UTILITIES SAY IT'S SAFE TO DRINK, BUT IT HAS A VERY EARTHY, DIRTY SMELL TO IT.
SO IT'S THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST.
SO I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT UP AND I WILL CONTINUE TO TALK WITH UTILITIES.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. GO BATTING, FOLLOWED BY RAYMOND REED.
SILVERTON 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.
AND COUNSEL KNOWS I'VE BEEN COMING TO THESE MEETINGS FOR MORE THAN A WEEK NOW.
I'VE BEEN COMING FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.
COMING TO THESE MEETINGS, MISSED VERY FEW.
SO I BECAUSE WHEN I ADDRESS YOU LOTS OF TIMES I'VE ALREADY GOT THE ANSWER.
I JUST WANT TO HEAR IT FROM MY ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AND SO I LIKE TO MAKE A COMPARISON FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD TO WHAT I WAS TOLD LATER.
SO BUT THAT'S JUST BILL BATTEN.
SOMETIMES IT'S NOT THERE, BUT USUALLY IT'S VERY GOOD.
SO I'D LIKE TO CALL OUT A COUPLE OF NAMES THAT HAVE HELPED ME, AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM INDIVIDUALLY BY NAME BECAUSE THEY DON'T ALWAYS GET IT THIS LAST TIME BECAUSE A COUPLE OF START WHERE THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING ME THE INFORMATION.
BUT THEY DID. KRISTEN SOARES HELPED ME GREATLY AND ALEXANDER BERNARD HELPED ME GREATLY.
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THEY WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE REQUEST OF A CITIZEN WAS MET.I HEAR SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH IT.
IT DOESN'T IT'S NOT AN INSTANT CALLBACK SOMETIMES, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
BUT I NORMALLY GET A RESPONSE.
I DON'T ALWAYS GET THE ANSWER I WANT, BUT I DO GET A RESPONSE.
SO I JUST WANT TO CALL THEM OUT BY NAME AND LET THEM KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE IT, EVEN IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T PUT ANY MORE MONEY IN THEIR PAYCHECK, BUT IT'S APPRECIATED BY THEIR ACTION.
MASTER CHIEF RAYMOND REED, FOLLOWED BY KATY NUNEZ.
ARE YOU FOLKS DOING TODAY? CONGRATULATIONS. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, RETIRED AND CAME DOWN FROM PENNSYLVANIA THE OTHER DAY.
I RECEIVED A ORDINANCE VIOLATION FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT FOLKS.
I HAVE A PACKET HERE THAT I WANT TO PRESENT TO WHOMEVER.
I WILL STATE THAT THERE ARE ERRORS AND OMISSIONS WITHIN OUR CURRENT CODES.
SO BEFORE WE GO ON, I WANTED TO TO COVER A FEW OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED.
SO, MADAM SHERMAN, I KNOW ONE OF THEM WAS THE CODE VIOLATIONS REGARDING THE MAJOR'S GOLF COURSE.
I WANT TO DIG DEEPER INTO THAT AND THEN CARRY ON.
SO I'M AWARE THAT, UH, THE CODE HAS BEEN ACTIVELY LOOKING AT THE GOLF COURSE.
SO THAT'S ON OUR ON OUR RADAR.
THE QUESTION ABOUT WATER QUALITY.
IT WAS ON MY ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS FOR LATER, SO I'LL COVER IT NOW.
UM, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING AN INCREASE.
IT'S NOT BEEN HUNDREDS, BUT IT'S BEEN INTERESTINGLY SPORADIC COMPLAINTS.
SO EVERY TIME WE GET A COMPLAINT ABOUT WATER QUALITY AND IT HAS BEEN PRIMARILY IN THE NORTHEAST, WE WILL SEND OUT OUR TEAM TO TEST THE WATER QUALITY IN THAT AREA OR AT THAT SOURCE IF THE RESIDENT WILL ALLOW US TO DO SO.
IT IS MEETING ALL OF OUR WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
IT'S JUST BEEN KIND OF A LITTLE HARDER TO PINPOINT.
SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SAY IN ANSWER TO TO THE PUBLIC.
WE REALLY WANT TO KNOW BECAUSE IT HELPS US SORT OF CONTINUE TO EXPLORE WHAT THE ISSUES MIGHT BE.
AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING, THE NUMBER TO CALL WOULD BE 32195 230, 420.
ALSO, WE HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS.
IT'S UCS, WHICH STANDS FOR UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT PALM BAY, FLORIDA DOT ORG.
SO EITHER CALL OR EMAIL US AND STAFF CAN GET THAT TO YOU IF YOU IF YOU MISSED IT YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL MY OFFICE CITY MANAGER AT PALM BAY FLORIDA DOT ORG AS WELL. SO WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF OPTIONS.
IT'S BEEN HOTTER OVER THE SUMMER.
SOMETIMES THE WATER QUALITY IS STILL FINE, BUT THE TASTE AND THE ODOR ISSUES CAN START TO SPIKE UP.
THAT'S ONE THING WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT JUST THE GENERAL MIX OF CHEMICALS THAT WE PUT INTO THE WATER.
BUT ONE THING THAT WE ARE ALSO EXPLORING, AND I'LL JUST PUT THIS OUT THERE SO EVERYONE KNOWS IS THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO RESET YOUR SYSTEM THAT WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO BUT CAN DO IF WE NEED TO.
AND IT'S CALLED A FREE CHLORINE BURN.
SO WE ARE LOOKING ACTIVELY AT ALL OF THOSE OPTIONS AND OTHERS BEYOND THAT.
BUT I WANT I WANT EVERYONE WHO'S LISTENING TO KNOW THAT WE REALLY WANT YOUR FEEDBACK.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY CALLED US OR YOU TRIED AND YOU COULDN'T WAIT ON ON THE CALL, SEND US AN EMAIL OR CALL US AGAIN, LET US KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S IT'S NOT BEEN IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE EXACT CAUSE.
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AND IT'S NOT BEEN JUST ONE SPECIFIC AREA THAT WE CAN GO DOWN AND FLUSH THE LINES AND THEN EVERYTHING'S KIND OF RESET.THE OTHER THING I WOULD GO AHEAD AND GO BACK TO IS THE I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A THANK YOU, MR. BATTEN, FOR THE POSITIVES. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
WAS THERE ANOTHER ONE, SIR? ABSOLUTELY.
WELL, I WANTED JUST THAT FREE CHLORINE THAT CHLORINE BURN WANTED TO IF IF THAT IS AN OPTION MOVING FORWARD, HOW LONG DOES THAT TAKE AND WHAT ARE THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THE ENTIRE CITY GOING THROUGH THAT OR THE ENTIRE NORTHEAST? AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS AND BEING CAREFUL ABOUT IS IT IS IT NEEDED? IS IT THE RIGHT TIME? IS IT THE APPROPRIATE FIX FOR THE KINDS OF QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS WE'RE GETTING? WHEN YOU DO A FREE CHLORINE BURN, ESSENTIALLY YOU'RE OVERLOADING IT WITH CHLORINE RIGHT THROUGH THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS PEOPLE WILL SMELL SMELL LIKE POOL WATER.
IT WILL SMELL A LOT MORE LIKE CHLORINE.
THE TASTE WILL BE A LOT MORE CHLORINATED.
AND IT CAN IT HAS TO GO FROM THE PLANT.
SO WE HAVE TO PLANTS ONE IN THE NORTH, ONE IN THE SOUTH.
IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE PLANTS AND RUN THROUGH THE WHOLE CITY SO IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MONTH OR TO COMPLETELY SORT OF FINISH FILTERING THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND SETTLE BACK DOWN.
I'LL BE THAT BECAUSE THEN THERE CAN BE OTHER CONCERNS, RIGHT? I DON'T LIKE MY WATER NOW.
IT WAS OKAY BEFORE AND NOW IT'S REALLY BAD.
SO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T APPRECIATE THE ENTIRE CITY AT THAT POINT, IS THAT CORRECT? IT VERY WELL COULD. IT DEPENDS ON THE THE USES IN DIFFERENT AREAS, BUT MOST PEOPLE WOULD EXPERIENCE THAT.
I APPRECIATE THE BRIEF, THE PUBLIC BRIEF.
AND I JUST WANTED TO ASSURE MR. REED, DO HAVE YOUR DOCUMENTS, SIR.
I'M GOING TO PASS THEM OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER.
ALL RIGHT, SIR. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD.
APPRECIATE YOU, KATY NUNEZ, FOLLOWED BY MARY MAXIMO.
I? YOU COULD RAISE THAT IF YOU LIKE MY HEIGHT.
I LIVE ON 738 NEEDLE AVE NORTHEAST.
MY CONCERNS TODAY ARE REGARDING THE NEW PINEAPPLE COVE ACADEMY SCHOOL, LOCKHART AND ITS KALOU.
MY HOME IS IN AN AREA WHERE WE ARE EXTREMELY AFFECTED BY THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE NOW OCCUPYING OUR ONCE QUIET BUT ACTIVE LOCK MEYER ESTATES COMMUNITY AND ROADS. EVEN WITH POLICE PRESENCE, SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND SOME ADJUSTMENTS.
WITHIN THE LAST FEW DAYS OF STARTING THEIR SCHOOL, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO SEE PARENTS OF THE PINEAPPLE COVE ACADEMY SPEEDING DOWN MAIN ROADS OR CUTTING THROUGH SIDE ROADS THAT US REAL RESIDENTS NEED TO BE UTILIZING FOR OUR DAILY COMMUTE.
THEY'RE ONLY DIRECTING THEM IN AND OUT OF THE SCHOOL.
THAT'S IT. SO THEY'RE NOT SEEING IT.
WHAT'S GOING ON? ALSO, EVEN AFTER COMMUNICATING THIS WITH AN EMPLOYEE AT PINEAPPLE COVE, PARENTS HAVE CONTINUED TO PARK ON PERSONAL PROPERTY AND WAIT FOR THEIR WALKERS TO GET TO THEM. ONE WHICH BEING MY MY OWN PROPERTY, WHICH IS LIKE AROUND THE CORNER.
IF MY CHILD HAD TO WALK OR RIDE THEIR BIKE TO OUR ZONE SCHOOL LOCK MOORE ELEMENTARY, I WOULD BE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY, HAVING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH ALL THOSE VEHICLES. I WOULD BE CONCERNED THAT THEY WOULD GET HIT BY ONE OF THOSE PARENTS.
THEY DON'T APPEAR TO CARE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS IS LAMAR ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE LENGTH OF THE BLOCKAGE FROM THIS CAR LOOP CREATED BY PINEAPPLE I'M SORRY, THE LENGTH OF THE BLOCKAGE FROM THIS CAR LOOP CREATED BY PINEAPPLE COVE CREATES AN ALMOST TWO HOUR DELAY.
I'VE SEEN UP TO 2 HOURS GOING DOWN THE LONG STRETCH OF NESBITT.
THIS MAKES IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE TO RISK OUR SAFETY TO GO AROUND THESE VEHICLES.
EMERSON ROAD IS STARTING TO BECOME VERY CONGESTED AND NOW IS CAUSING OTHERS TO HAVE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH OTHER QUIET NEIGHBORHOODS TO AVOID PINEAPPLE COVE ALTOGETHER. SO NOW THIS IS ALREADY BECOME A BIG BECOMING A BIGGER ISSUE THAN JUST LAMAR ESTATES.
MANY PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE VERY ACTIVE AND WALK AND RIDE BIKES.
AND NOW WE HAVE DAMAGED ROADS, SAFETY CONCERNS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WAITING IN CARS TO LOOK AT.
THE MAIN CONCERN IS HOW NEGATIVELY THIS CAR LOOP IS AFFECTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
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IT CAN'T CONTINUE LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT'S ASKING FOR A DISASTER.THIS AREA WAS NOT MADE FOR THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT IS FLOWING THROUGH.
AND WHAT IF AN EMERGENCY DOES COME ABOUT AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAN'T GET DOWN THE ROADS BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY CARS IN THERE BLOCKING EVERYONE'S DRIVEWAYS? A PETITION WAS SIGNED AND PICTURES AND VIDEOS WERE SENT, MA'AM, SO THAT THE CITY OF PALM BAY OK DOES JUST COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR THE CAR LOOP? YES, MA'AM. YEP. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING AS WELL, IF YOU WANTED TO CONTINUE.
MARY MAXIMO, FOLLOWED BY TIM BLAND.
IN THIS DOWN TO, MA'AM, YOU COULD BRING IT DOWN.
I'M A LOT SHORTER THAN SHE IS.
I LIVE AT 415, HURST NORTHEAST.
I'M HERE FOR THE SAME THING AS SHE WAS.
IS. THAT IT WAS POORLY PLANNED.
I MEAN, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, PINEAPPLE COVE MADE THIS WHOLE DECISION ON THEIR OWN.
I DON'T THINK THEY TOOK OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INTO CONSIDERATION.
I MEAN, WE'RE VERY ACTIVE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE VERY ACTIVE. IT'S BARELY A TWO LANE ROAD.
IT'S NOT LAND. THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS.
ALL THOSE STREETS ARE BLOCKED.
SO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE BACK THERE, THEY HAVE NO EASY WAY OUT.
AND SHE'S PRETTY MUCH SAID EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE, I HAD TO SAY.
I MEAN, WE WERE WE THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO INTERJECT NOW.
I'M GOING TO HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER, BECAUSE WE HAVE WE'VE HEARD YOU.
I'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL EMAILS REGARDING THIS.
AND I KNOW STAFF HAS BEEN DILIGENTLY WORKING, AS YOU MENTIONED.
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THAT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME, MA'AM.
MADAM SHERMAN. THANK YOU, SIR.
YES. SO WE'RE WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT AS WELL.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, 506 HUNDRED.
SO DEFINITELY A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SITUATION.
WE HAVE WE HAVE HEARD YOU WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF CALLS AND EMAILS AND ACTUALLY HAD MY CITY ENGINEER OUT THERE YESTERDAY AND TODAY WATCHING THE ENTIRE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THE WHOLE THE WHOLE TIME, MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WE HAVEN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM YET.
FOR EXAMPLE, I BELIEVE THIS MORNING THE ENTIRE LOOP OF 260 PLUS CARS THAT WAS OUT THERE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD CYCLED THROUGH IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES, WHICH IS A LOT BETTER THAN IT HAD BEEN. SO WE'VE WE'VE WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES, BUT WE'RE NOT DONE YET.
SO IF YOU'D BE PATIENT WITH A LITTLE BIT LONGER, WE'RE WORKING ON THIS.
SO WE WILL BE ACTIVELY WORKING ON A SOLUTION WITH THE SCHOOL.
WE HAVE A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK MIGHT HELP, BUT WE CAN'T ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THOSE YET UNTIL WE'VE GOT SOME DEALS LOCKED DOWN ON IT, BUT KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO US TO AND WE WILL WORK HARD TO GET THAT STRAIGHTENED OUT FOR YOU ALL.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. TIM BLAND, FOLLOW UP AS FLORIDA.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THE COUNCIL HERE AND ALL THE STAFF.
FORGOT ALL MY NOTES, BUT I DO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO SAY FIRST, I WANT TO START OFF WITH PALM BAY IS THE LARGEST CITY IN BREVARD COUNTY IN POPULATION AND SQUARE MILES BY A LOT.
SO THE PARKS AND REC HERE IN PALM BAY, YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR SOME OF THE OLDER GENERATION THAT COME TO FLORIDA, RIGHT? GOLF, PICKLEBALL, SHUFFLEBOARD, SOME OF THAT STUFF.
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CITY POOLS DON'T SEE A LOT OF THAT GOING ON NOW.WE HAVE ZERO GOLF COURSES, BUT IT'S REALLY NOT GONE.
ARNOLD PALMER DESIGNED THAT WHOLE GOLF COURSE.
HE DESIGNED ALL 18 HOLES IN THE DRIVING RANGE.
NOW, THREE HOLES HAVE BEEN CHANGED OVER TIME DUE TO REZONING.
BUT THE TEE BOXES ARE THERE, THE FAIRWAYS ARE THERE, THE BUNKERS ARE THERE, THE GREENS ARE THERE.
SO WE NEED TO FIND SOMEBODY, THE CITY AND INVESTOR AND INVESTOR GROUP TO TAKE OVER THE GOLF COURSE.
SO AT LEAST PALM BAY HAS ONE GOLF COURSE.
YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW I PLAY AT HABITAT, GRANT VALKYRIE.
HOW BIG A TOWN IS THAT? THEY HAVE A GOLF COURSE.
SEBASTIAN. HOW BIG A TOWN IS THAT? THEY HAVE A GOLF COURSE.
WE CAN'T LET THE PARKS AND RACKS IN PALM BAY, THE LARGEST CITY IN BREVARD COUNTY, NOT HAVE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYBODY.
YOUNG, MIDDLE AGED AND OLD, LIKE ME.
RIGHT. SO I BEG YOU, I BEG YOU, DON'T ALLOW ANY REZONING.
I'D RATHER SIT IN MY LANAI NEXT TO MY POOL, LOOKING AT ONE HOUSE ON FIVE ACRES WITH HORSES, COWS AND PIGS, THAN I WOULD RATHER SEE 367 HOMES SITTING THERE.
ALONG WITH ALL THE TRAFFIC THAT'S GOING TO THE HORSES.
THE COWS AND PIGS AREN'T GOING TO DRIVE CARS.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO PUBLIX.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CROWD OUR SCHOOLS.
JUST THIS EVENING BEFORE COMING HERE, ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS IS TEACHER AT BAYSIDE LAKES HIGH.
SHE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE UNDERSTAFFED AND THEY HAVE MORE STUDENTS THAN THAT BUILDING CAN HANDLE.
NOW I'LL LOOK INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND BRING IT UP AT THE NEXT MEETING, OCTOBER 25TH.
MISS. FLORIDA. FOLLOWED BY A IN.
GOOD EVENING. AND I THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
MY ADDRESS IS TWO, THREE, TWO, TWO.
PLANTAR REACH COURT, SOUTHEAST AND PALM BAY, FLORIDA.
I'D LIKE TO. THE REASON I'M HERE IS TO RESPOND TO A QUESTION THAT WAS DROPPED ON US AT THE MEETING ON THE 4TH OF AUGUST AND ALSO A COMPLAINT THAT CAME AFTER THAT QUESTION, WHICH ALL OF THAT CAME RIGHT AFTER THE PRAYER. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PASTOR DELGADO'S.
MY RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION THAT WAS GIVEN.
THE QUESTION WAS, WHAT HAPPENED? WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE? MY RESPONSE TO THAT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE AND NOT IN WHAT WAS STATED.
A STATE RUN CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
IF THERE IS ANYTHING CALLED SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, IT MEANS FOR THE STATE NOT TO DICTATE TO THE CHURCH WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DO, AND THAT THE CHURCH SHOULD NOT LEAVE THE STATE OUT OF PRAYER AND WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SEE US ADVANCE.
THE OTHER STATEMENT WAS, I GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY.
I DON'T COME HERE TO LISTEN TO RELIGION.
HE IS THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, AND HE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
IF WITHOUT HIS INCLUSION IN IT, I THINK WE WOULD BE IN BIG TIME TROUBLE.
THE OTHER. I JUST FORGOT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT IS MAINLY WHAT I WAS HERE FOR, JUST TO MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT.
IT IS A COMMUNIST STATEMENT WHICH WE DO NOT ADHERE TO.
CITY MANAGER SHERMAN TO FIND OUT WHO OWNED IT.
WAS THAT DONE? BECAUSE IT STILL HAS NO FLAGPOLE.
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I HAVEN'T SEEN IT PERSONALLY, BUT THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD.SO THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE NOT PUT A FLAG BACK UP.
BUT THEY DO INTEND TO PUT ONE BACK UP.
THANK YOU. IT'S THE BUTCHER IN.
EXCUSE ME, BUT YOU RAN TO 19 TRENT AVENUE FIRST THING.
CAN YOU GUYS GET A SPEAKER INSTALLED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING? SO WHEN THE OVERFLOW, WHEN ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE WAITING TO GET IN, THEY CAN HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON, BE A BIG HELP OUT THERE.
YOU'VE GOT THEM ON THE WEST SIDE.
ON THE NORTH SIDE. IS THERE A WEIGHT LIMITATION ON VEHICLES FOR THE CITY STREETS OF PALM BAY? THE REASON I'M ASKING HAD A LOT CLEARED DOWN THE ROAD FROM MY HOUSE, ABOUT A 30 FOOT TRACTOR TRAILER.
THEY'RE PUTTING DIRT, THEY'RE PUT IN TREES AND THEY'RE POUNDING IT IN THERE.
DON'T GUESS. THE OTHER THING IS.
I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND VOTE ALL REGISTERED VOTERS TO COME OUT AND VOTE.
NOT EVERYBODY, IF YOU'RE REGISTERED, COME OUT AND VOTE.
GET ANOTHER ONE DOWN HERE. OH, PERFECT EXAMPLE OF MAINTAINING ORDER IN A COUNCIL MEETING.
ONE OF THE CITIZENS HAD TO BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION TO THE COUNCIL TO HAVE THE FOLKS GET QUIET.
THAT'S SOMEBODY'S JOB UP THERE TO MAINTAIN ORDER.
IT'S MY JOB, BUTCH. AND GET THE HAMMER OUT, BROTHER.
THE OTHER THING AND I KNOW THIS ONE IS NOT GOING TO GO WELL WITH YOU EITHER, MAYOR, BUT WOULD YOU CONSIDER OPENING YOUR HONOR FLAGS TO CITIZENS? THERE ARE SEVERAL CITIZENS WITHIN THE CITY.
TO HAVE A FLAG PRESENTED TO THEM FOR THEIR WORK THAT THEY DO WITHIN THE CITY.
NOT NECESSARILY EMPLOYEE, JUST AN AVERAGE CITIZEN.
OH, AND THE WATER THING I'M ON.
WELL, WATER. AND MY WATER WAS STARTING TO GET KIND OF FUNKY, TOO, SO I CALLED THE GUYS OUT.
THEY FLUSH THE SYSTEM, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT BECAUSE THE WATER TABLE IS DOWN, THE WELLS ARE SUCKING FROM THE BOTTOM.
SO THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR CITY.
WELL, TOO. THANK YOU, NATHAN WHITE.
NATHAN WHITE, 1301 SEABREEZE STREET SOUTHWEST.
I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THE FULL 3 MINUTES.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH MY NEIGHBOR, FLORIDA, AND I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK TO A COUPLE OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY, BUT I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO ALL OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY.
SO I WANTED TO JUST TAKE THE MOMENT NOW WHILE I COULD AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT ALL OF YOU ARE INVITED TO A FREE FOR THE CANDIDATES EVENT THIS SATURDAY AT CHURCH ON THE ROCK ON BABCOCK STREET.
THE NAME IS KIND OF FOR THE SAKE OF CATCHINESS, BUT THE SUBTITLE WE'RE PRAYING FOR ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES IN BREVARD COUNTY, WHETHER THEY ATTEND OR NOT LIST WILL BE PROVIDED TO EVERYBODY AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FOR ANYONE OR TRYING TO ELEVATE ANYONE OVER.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE PRAYING FOR ANYBODY TO WIN OR LOSE OR EVEN OVER SPECIFIC ISSUES.
THE INTENTION IS TO PRAY FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY PROTECTION AND FOR GOD'S GUIDANCE FOR ALL CANDIDATES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS WITHIN THE COUNTY. AGAIN, NOT AN EVENT FOR OR AGAINST ANYBODY.
NO CAMPAIGN MATERIAL OF ANY KIND WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING, IN FACT, OR OUTSIDE.
IT IS INTENDED SOLELY TO BE A FULFILLMENT, AN ATTEMPT TO FULFILL THE CALL IN FIRST, TIMOTHY, TO PRAY FIRST FOR ALL PEOPLE AND ASK GOD TO HELP, HELP THEM AND INTERCEDE ON THEIR BEHALF.
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WILL BE PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU.ON BABCOCK STREET CHURCH ON THE ROCK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, MR. WHITE. I'VE GOT THREE EVENTS THAT DAY.
I JUST WANTED TO GO ON THE RECORD.
AND SO. NEED ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS.
SO, MADAM MADAM SHERMAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO BRING UP OUR CITY ENGINEER, BUT WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WEIGHT CAPACITY ON OUR ROADS.
IS THAT PROBABLY DONE BY THE STATE BECAUSE WE HAD A CITIZEN.
OF THAT QUESTION? YES, SIR. I ACTUALLY DID LOOK UP OUR ORDINANCE TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS.
AND IT SAYS IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO OPERATE MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A GROSS VEHICULAR WEIGHT READING EXCEEDING £20,000 ON ANY OF THE ROADS, STREETS OR ALLEYS IN THE CITY EXCEPT I-95 AND US HIGHWAY ONE.
AND WHO WOULD ENFORCE THAT? OUR APD? THAT IS CORRECT. AND DO WE HAVE A GAUGE OF HOW WE WOULD HOW WOULD THEY WEIGH THE TRUCK? HOW WOULD WE MEASURE THEM AND SAY THAT? I KNOW THAT ANSWER, SIR, BUT I DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER OFFHAND.
YEAH, I THINK WE SHOULD FIGURE OUT HOW WE DO.
WE LIFT IT UP AND FIGURE THAT OUT.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A TOOL.
LET ME ANSWER THE OTHER COUPLE OF QUESTIONS OR.
THAT'S IT. WE'LL GET BACK TO THAT, SIR.
YOU MAY ANSWER THE OTHER ONES REAL QUICKLY.
AND THAT PROJECT JUST RECENTLY STARTED.
SO WE'LL SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS SOON.
AND THEN ALSO THE QUESTION RELATED TO THE FLAG PROGRAM.
WE DID INCLUDE IN OUR CRITERIA THE POLICY RELATED TO THE FLAG PROGRAM THAT THOSE WHO COULD BE HONORED IN ADDITION TO FIRST RESPONDERS, MILITARY PERSONNEL OR VETERANS, OR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO THAT WOULD BE AN ELIGIBLE CATEGORY AS WELL.
I BELIEVE THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS, SIR.
SAM. AND SO NOW WE'RE ON PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[PUBLIC HEARINGS:]
WE'RE ON ITEM NUMBER ONE AND MISS SMITH.ORDINANCE 2022 DAS 80 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, MAKING AN ABANDONED PORTION OF THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY KNOWN AS KINNEY AVENUE, NORTHEAST LINE BETWEEN ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL AND THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY, AS RECORDED IN PLAQUE TO PAGE FOR THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ILLEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AND TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ASK THE APPLICANT TO PRESENT THEIR CASE.
IT WAS. YOU MUST START TO SEE ME COME IN AND GO THROUGH THE WHOLE ROW.
BRUCE MOYA WITH MBIE ENGINEERING REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT.
THIS IS THE SECOND READING FOR THIS ITEM AND THE FOLLOWING ITEM.
WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH THE STAFF COMMENTS AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? MADAM SHERMAN. ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NO, SIR. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ANYONE IN THIS AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? STEP FORWARD. ANYONE IN THIS AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION.
SECOND. AND A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR.
COUNCILMAN FOSTER, I DIDN'T GET YOUR EYE OR ANY DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU. SO PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS QUASI JUDICIAL IN NATURE.
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 THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE COMMUNICATION AND THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON, GROUP OR ENTITY WITH WHOM THE COMMUNICATION TOOK PLACE.
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WHETHER THIS PROCEEDING WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.ANY OTHER PERSON MAY SPEAK FOR A MAXIMUM OF 3 MINUTES.
THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE ALLOWED CONCLUDING REMARKS FOR MAXIMUM 10 MINUTES.
CLOSE AND ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY OR ARGUMENT WILL BE ALLOWED.
EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER IS THEN FREE TO VOTE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE MOTION.
HIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH AND SOUTH OF ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, THE VICINITY WEST OF HIGHWAY, AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE OF THE ZONING MAP, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BECAUSE THANK YOU, MARY BRUCE MOIR AGAIN WITH MBP ENGINEERING REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT.
THERE WERE NO STAFF CONDITIONS ON THIS.
THIS AGAIN IS THE SECOND READING.
THERE WAS NO QUESTIONS AT THE FIRST READING.
SO I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. MOYA COUNSEL.
MR. MAYOR. COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.
JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR FOR MR. MOYA. FIRST, YOU DO PLAN ON BUILDING THE COMMERCIAL AND THE RESIDENTIAL AT THE SAME TIME.
I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU.
AND SO NOW WE'RE ABOUT TO BUILD OUT BASICALLY WHAT'S CALLED MOST OF ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL.
KIRKLAND AVENUE ACROSS THE STREET IS PROBABLY ABOUT 75% BUILT OUT BESIDES THE MCKINLEY PROPERTY.
SO IF YOU PLAN ON DOING A TRAFFIC STUDY, MAYBE I SHOULD ASK THE CITY ENGINEER THIS.
BUT IS THERE ANY PLANS FOR A LIGHT ON US? ONE IN ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL.
THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
YEAH. SO, SO ON TRAFFIC STUDIES, OBVIOUSLY WE WILL CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY THAT WILL ADDRESS EVERY INTERSECTION WITHIN THE AREA OF STUDY AND THAT WILL DEFINITELY BE IN THAT AREA OF STUDY. NOW, I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO GET A LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION, ESPECIALLY ON A STATE ROAD, YOU HAVE TO GET A WARRANT STUDY.
AND UNTIL YOU MEET THE WARRANT, YOU CAN'T GET A SIGNAL.
SO IF THIS IF THE IMPACT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WARRANTS A SIGNAL, THEN THE SIGNAL WILL BE DONE.
BUT THAT STUDY WILL HAVE TO BE PROVIDED TO YOUR STAFF AND AGREED TO BY THE STATE DOT.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT STAFF ON NOTICE FOR THAT.
SHERMAN FOLLOWING UP ON THAT AND THANK YOU, MR. MOYE, FOR ANSWERING THAT QUESTION.
I THINK MR. MOIR ALREADY KNOWS THAT WITH EMU, THE COMMERCIAL IS TO BE DEVELOPED SIMULTANEOUSLY.
COPY THAT, SIR. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? DEPUTY MAYOR AND SPEAKER.
RIGHT. CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ASKING FOR A MOTION MOTION APPROVED ON ITS 2022 DASH 82 FINAL READING.
GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS? ANY DISCUSSION? MR. FOSTER. NO.
WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER THREE.
AN AUDIENCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY RIVERA COUNTY, FLORIDA, EMITTING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
TITLE 17 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
CHAPTER 185 ZONING CODE SUBCHAPTER DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
BY REMOVING THE CONDITIONAL USE REQUIREMENT FOR PERMITTED USES ON PARCELS OF TEN OR MORE ACRES WITHIN BERMUDA, BAYFRONT MIXED USE DISTRICT ZONING PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES 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.
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UH. THANK YOU, MAYOR.THIS IS THE FINAL READING FOR THE CHANGE TO REMOVE THE CONDITIONAL USE REQUIREMENT FOR PERMITTED USES ON PARCELS OF TEN OR MORE ACRES WITHIN THE BAYFRONT MIXED USE DISTRICT ZONING. IT WAS APPROVED AT THE FIRST READING LAST MEETING.
AND SO WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF COUNCIL? COUNCILMAN FOSTER? WELL, NO QUESTION. THANK YOU.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? CNN. I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION.
AUSTIN APPROVED ORDINANCE 2020 283 FINAL READING.
A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR.
WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 17 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 169 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
MODIFYING THE APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLANS, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY CODE OF AUTOPSIES.
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE FINAL READING FOR THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN.
THIS IS GOING TO MAKE IT A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL.
WHETHER IT'S REZONING OF SOME SMALL PARCELS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING, SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED SMALL BEFORE IT WAS JUST FOR PODS AND OTHER PROJECTS.
BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE ACROSS THE BOARD.
SO THAT WAY THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CITIZENS AND THOSE LOOKING TO DEVELOP IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY HAPPENS PRIOR TO A PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING SO MORE THINGS CAN GET IRONED OUT INSTEAD OF HAVING, YOU KNOW, THE CONVERSATION HERE TRYING TO IRON THINGS OUT, WHICH CAN BE PRETTY, PRETTY DIFFICULT.
YOU KNOW, MR. OLSZEWSKI KNOWS.
SO. TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE WORK BETTER AND WORK SMARTER AND NOT HARDER.
BUT WE STILL WANT TO WORK HARDER.
KNOW THIS IS GREAT WITH OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
RIGHT? AT LEAST THE RESIDENTS WILL BE DISCUSSING ANY.
ANY FUTURE PROJECTS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS? NOT SO MUCH, MAYOR.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD, I THINK IT'S A GREAT, GREAT ORDINANCE, GREAT EFFORT ON ALL SIDE TO TO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
JUST I GIVE AGAIN, AS DEPUTY MAYOR SAID, THAT GIVE THE CITIZEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.
AND PERFECT EXAMPLE WAS THE PROJECT ACROSS THE STREET FROM PALM BAY ROAD.
AND THAT GAVE BECAUSE OF THE SCALE SIZE OF THE PROJECT, THE CITIZEN FELT AS IF THEY'VE SEEN PEOPLE SHOWING UP, SURVEYORS DOING THIS AND THAT. AND TO THEIR THEIR INTERPRETATION IS THAT, YOU KNOW, HOW IS THE CITY OR UNELECTED OFFICIALS ALLOWING THESE THINGS HAPPENING WITHOUT THEM BEING PART? I WOULD SAY I THINK THIS WOULD PREVENT ANY SCALE, ANY SIZE OF THE PROJECT WOULD GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO HAVE A DIALOG TO START PRIOR COME BEFORE US.
COUNCILMAN FOSTER, I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
NO COMMENT. JUST JUST ONE COMMENT.
I THINK THAT DEPUTY MAYOR TO BRING THIS FOR IS GOING TO BE A WIN WIN FOR THE CITIZENS OF PALM BAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? CNN. I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION MOTION APPROVED IN ITS 2022 DASH 84 FINAL READING SECOND MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON SINGING BY COUNCILMAN FELIX. ALL IN FAVOR.
CHAPTER 169 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SUBCHAPTER GREEN DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM A REPEALING THE SUBCHAPTER IN ITS ENTIRETY PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.
HEREWITH PROVIDED FOR DELETION FROM THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
CODE OF ORDNANCES PROVIDED FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MADAM SMITH. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
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THANK YOU, MAYOR. FINAL READING.JUST REPEALING, AS THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID, REPEALING PARTS.
SO THAT WAY WE CAN ADD THE LANGUAGE FOR THE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS? AND ALSO. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHED TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.
SEEING NONE. I'M CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC HERE.
COME ON. TRY TO GET HIM IN EARLIER.
NATHAN WHITE, 1301 SEABREEZE STREET SOUTHWEST.
AND IT WOULD BE SILLY TO WAIT UNTIL THEN, BUT THE VERY END OF THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE BEING ADDED HERE UNDER SUBSECTION FOUR, AT THE END THERE, THE DEVELOPERS HERE ADHERE TO THE LID DESIGNS AND THE STANDARDS AS CONTAINED, ETC.
MAY BE ENTITLED BASICALLY AS AN INCENTIVE TO A DENSITY OR INTENSITY BONUS MORE FLOOR SPACE THAN ALLOWED UNDER THE CURRENT OR PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OR ZONING.
GREATER HEIGHT A REDUCTION IN FEES CREDITS.
OR GRANTING OF OTHER INCENTIVES AS AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL.
I I'M TRYING TO BE ON THIS COUNCIL.
I DON'T WANT THIS COUNCIL TO HAVE THAT POWER.
EVEN IF I WIN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THE COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO AT THE END.
WELL, IT SAYS GRANTING OF OTHER INCENTIVES AS AUTHORIZED.
SO IF WE DECIDE ON ANY INCENTIVE, WE CAN DO IT.
THAT IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE POWER AND IT IS RIPE FOR MISUSE AND ABUSE.
UNLESS CONSOLIDATION OF POWER IS REALLY THE POINT, WHICH I DON'T THINK IT IS IN THIS CASE.
SO THIS THIS IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE WORDING.
THIS CAME UP THE SECOND READING, BUT IT'S STILL HERE.
YOU CAN'T HAVE A BLANK CHECK OF POWER LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, THEN.
THANK YOU, MARY, BECAUSE I ANSWERED IT LAST TIME, TOO.
IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY MR. BATTEN.
IT'S GIVING COUNCIL DISCRETION.
JUST LIKE WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO DO SO.
WE'VE WE'VE WENT FROM SIX FEET TO EIGHT FOOT.
SO THIS COUNCIL'S DONE A GREAT JOB SHOWING DISCRETION.
THIS. RIGHT NOW, THE STATE DOESN'T MAKE IT A REQUIREMENT.
AND GOING FORWARD, IF IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE RIGHT DIRECTION IS TO MAKE IT MANDATORY, WE'LL DO IT.
SO THAT'S ALL. MAYOR, THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? I WOULD JUST ACTUALLY ADD TO WHAT DEPUTY MAYOR SAID TO TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE THING THAT WILL FOLLOW THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS A ACTUAL UPDATE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS MANUAL. WE'RE CREATING A LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT MANUAL, BUT THERE WILL BE VERY SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF TYPES OF THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE UNDER LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT AND VERY SPECIFIC TYPES OF INCENTIVES OR INDUCEMENTS, RATHER, CHANGES TO YOUR TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW NORMALLY TO INCENTIVIZE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE DOING LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT DESIGN.
SO A VERY SMALL EXAMPLE MIGHT BE THAT IS VERY CLEAR THAT IF YOU TAKE CERTAIN STEPS, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET MORE PARKING SPACES BECAUSE YOU'VE USED A CERTAIN TYPE OF PAVEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE. SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHED TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.
IN NONE. I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION MOTION APPROVAL AND ITS 2022 DASH 85 FINAL READING SECOND AND A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL START WITH YOU. COUNCILMAN FOSTER.
YOU KNOW, WE START WRITING CHECKS A LONG TIME AGO.
I HAVEN'T SEEN A BLANK CHECK SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL OR COMING TO COUNCIL MEETINGS.
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MOST PEOPLE DON'T WRITE CHECKS, AND THE COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY EVERY CITY COUNCIL PERSON SITTING ON A DIET OF RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY DIME SPENT IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.AND I DON'T THINK MY COLLEAGUES OR ME WOULD GIVE ANYBODY A BLANK CHECK.
IT'S A GOOD INCENTIVE PROGRAM, AND WE'RE RESPONSIBLE AT THE END OF APPROVING.
LET'S GO OUT OF THE CITY COFFERS.
IF I WRONG, PLEASE, SOMEBODY ENLIGHTEN ME THAT THAT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY.
SO SOMEBODY TELLING ME THAT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY, BUT FOR WHAT I FIND, THAT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY.
HOW WE SPEND CITY TAX DOLLARS.
AND I THINK WE DO IT WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF PALM BAY WE DO AUTHORIZE MONIES TO BE SPENT.
SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PROGRAM.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR, AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AND MAKE A BETTER COMMUNITY.
ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL WISH TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? SO I'LL JUST I'LL END WITH THIS.
AND THIS IS ALL PART OF THAT, REDUCING OUR SURFACE WATER.
THIS IS ALL PART OF THAT EQUATION.
YES. ARE WE TAKING STEPS? YES, WE ARE.
AND THEN YOU CAN'T RESTRICT ANYTHING AT THIS POINT UNTIL THE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ARE ENSUING.
I DID MENTION AT THE LAST MEETING THAT OUR MAYORS BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE IS TOMORROW.
AND SO PART OF THE DISCUSSION WILL BE WITH OUR SOME OF THE BUSINESS PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, SOME OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS ALONG WITH SOME SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPERS AS WELL.
SO I THINK THAT'S ALL PART OF THE EQUATION AND THEN MOVING FORWARD.
SO I JUST WANTED TO END WITH THOSE COMMENTS AND I'M CALLING FOR A VOTE.
I'VE GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
ALL IN FAVOR. I HATE ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
AUDIENCE 2020 286 AN AUDIENCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.
THE MEETING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TITLE 17 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
CHAPTER 174 FLOODPLAIN AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION PART TWO DRAINAGE PLAN BY INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR VOLUNTARY LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT PROVIDED FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.
HEREWITH 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 JOHNSON.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. SAME THING AS BEFORE.
BUT YOU KNOW, THIS THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP IN REGARDS TO DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT, MAKING SURE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, NONE TO MINIMUM RUN OFF INTO THE TURKEY CREEK INDIAN RIVER LAGOON. COME ON. TO PROTECT WHAT WE DO HAVE.
SO I SEE IT AS A LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, A GREAT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
ARE WE STILL MAKING MORE STEPS TOWARDS THAT DIRECTION? YES, WE'VE DONE SO, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, WITH THE BAFFLE BOXES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
BUT THAT'S WHAT THE STATE HAS HELPED US WITH.
WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO AT THE CITY LEVEL AS WELL.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT HERE.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF COUNCIL? AND THEN ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO STEP FORWARD.
MASTER CHIEF. BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST. I'VE GOT THREE, MAYBE FOUR ITEMS TO ADDRESS ON THIS ONE.
THE FIRST ONE IS, IS THIS GOING TO COME INTO ANY PLAY FOR THE LEAD? IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM FOR THE CITY'S ESG SCORE.
HAVE ANY OF YOU READ THE MANUAL YET THAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE VOTING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FOLLOW? HAS ANY BUT JUST A SHOW OF HANDS? IS ANYBODY UP THERE READ THE MANUAL YET? SO YOU HAVE SEEN THE MANUAL.
SO YOU HAVE YOU HAVE SEEN THE MANUAL.
I HAVE YET TO SEE THIS MANUAL AND I'M TRYING TO TALK ON IT.
SO I'M SURE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET HOW YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT INFORMATION OUT.
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RIGHT. BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE THIS MANUAL IS GOING TO BE TALKED ABOUT AT TOMORROW'S AT THE MAYOR'S ROUNDTABLE.IT'LL BE AT THE MAYOR'S ROUNDTABLE, SO READS ANOTHER QUESTION.
HOW DID YOU GET ON TO BE INVITED TO THE MAYOR'S ROUNDTABLE? ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE TWO OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I TRIED TO FIND OUT THIS WEEK.
AND I WAS JUST TOLD THAT IT WAS IN MY EMAIL.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, I MEAN, ITEM NUMBER THREE, MY BED.
WHEREAS I HEAR THE COUNCIL SAYING WE MAKE GOOD CHOICES, WE'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD TRACK RECORD ON HOW WE DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SPEND IT AND SO FORTH.
SO REMEMBER, YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE SITTING UP THERE, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A STATEMENT LIKE YOU HAVE IN THIS PACKET, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEMBER IS GOING TO BE. THEY MIGHT BE AS CROOKED AS SIN AND THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, LOOK, I'M GOING TO HELP MY BUDDY JOE OVER HERE.
HE'S A DEVELOPER AND HE GETS THIS BECAUSE HE MADE A BIGGER POND IN THE PROPERTY.
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE ON HOW IT'S GOING TO BE.
ONE MORE TIME. YOU'RE VOTING FOR SOMETHING.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE VOTING IN FAVOR OF.
AND YOU SAY THE COUNCIL DOESN'T MAKE THOSE BAD CHOICES.
HOW MUCH RURAL RESIDENTIAL LAND IS STILL ON GAYNOR ROAD? HOW MUCH OF IT? THIS IS 100% WHAT YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE TRYING TO PROTECT.
THE PERCENTAGE THAT BILL BATTON OWNS IS NOW GONE.
AND THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PROTECT.
BUT NOW YOU'RE VOTING ON PASSING SOMETHING, BUT YOU'RE USING THAT AS YOUR CRITERIA WHILE YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THAT GREEN SPACE BILL. I THINK YOU'RE WRONG.
DON'T VOTE UNTIL YOU SEE IT IN WRITING.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO LET ME UNPACK THAT A LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THE CITY IS ACTIVELY TRACKING.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE REFERENCING.
THIS COMES FROM A PLACE, THIS THIS EFFORT TO INSTITUTE A LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE.
AND ULTIMATELY, THE MANUAL COMES FROM A PLACE OF JUST OVERALL TRYING TO PRESERVE WHAT WE HAVE THAT WE CARE ABOUT IN THE CITY, WHICH IS THE GREEN SPACE, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE INDEED TAKING CARE OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY, WHILE BALANCING OUT THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING AND NOT IMPEDING PEOPLE DOING CERTAIN THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THEIR PROPERTY.
THAT IS ACTUALLY THE REASON WHY IT IS.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO ADD ANY FINANCIAL INCENTIVES.
RATHER, WE'RE TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CALL THE INDUCEMENTS, WHICH ARE EFFORTS TO JUST FIND A WAY TO NEGOTIATE AND MEET IN THE MIDDLE, TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS THROUGH THE STRUCTURE THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN PLACE.
THIS ORDINANCE CREATES THE STRUCTURE THAT THE MANUAL HAS TO FOLLOW BEHIND.
WE CAN CERTAINLY SEND YOU A DRAFT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE ONE OUT THERE.
IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT VERY WELL COULD EVOLVE OVER TIME AS NEW NEW DESIGN STANDARDS EMERGE, AS NEW WAYS COME FORTH TO DEVELOP A SITE THAT WE DON'T KNOW TODAY BUT COULD BE HERE TOMORROW IS SOMETHING THAT'S MEANT TO BE ADAPTABLE AND EVER CHANGING AND WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR REVIEW IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.
SO ALL THAT WILL BE DONE VERY PUBLICLY AND THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR FEEDBACK.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD.
SO I WANTED TO ADD THE THE MAYOR'S ROUNDTABLE.
THE CONCEPT BEHIND THAT ROUNDTABLE IS WE WHEN WE FIRST TOOK OFFICE, THERE WAS A AND I'M SAYING THAT THE THREE OF US JUST TWO YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A DISCONNECT WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND WITH CITY STAFF.
SO WE DID THAT TO OPEN UP A DIALOG AND NOW WE HAVE A DIALOG.
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THERE HAVE BEEN MANY IMPROVEMENTS IN PARTICULAR WITH CODE, BUILDING CODE, AND THAT'S THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT.IT IS BY INVITATION ONLY, EXCUSE ME AND IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN OPENING UP THAT DIALOG WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND HOW WE CONDUCT BUSINESS, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS, BRINGING OUR COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE.
AND SO IT IS STRICTLY THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
THOSE ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE TYPICALLY HAVE INVITED.
THIS TIME WE WE'VE INCREASED IT A LITTLE MORE AND IT IS ALL BASED SOLELY ON THE DIALOG OF HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR SERVICES SO THAT WE CAN CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S THE PREMISE OF THE MAYOR'S ROUNDTABLE.
DEPUTY MAYOR AND NOTHING ELSE REALLY TO ADD.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T THE MANUAL THAT WE'RE APPROVING RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THIS ISN'T THE MANUAL THAT WE YOU KNOW, WE STATED IT DURING THE FIRST MEETING AS WELL, THE FIRST READING, BUT WE'RE STILL IN THE DRAFT PHASE OF THE MANUAL AND THAT'S GOING TO COME.
AND THEN IF WE DO NEED TO REVISE IT, WE'LL REVISE IT.
BUT YOU'LL YOU'LL SEE IT JUST LIKE WE WILL.
SO BUT WE'RE NOT VOTING ON IT TONIGHT.
SO ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO COME FORTH AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? CNN. EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME. CLOSING THE HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION OR MOTION PROOF ORDINANCE.
GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, IF I MAY? YES, SIR. THINKS CERTAIN THINGS IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY WHEN WHEN COMMENTS LAP IS BEING PUSHED THROUGH AT THE THE PODIUM THAT YOU KNOW THIS COUNCIL IS MAKING DECISION THAT MAYBE IMPACT THE.
US RESIDENTS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
NUMBER ONE, I WANT TO SAY THIS.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK STRAIGHT TO US.
AND SECONDLY, YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE BALLOT BOX.
EVERY 2 TO 4 YEARS AND SEND US A MESSAGE THAT WAY AS WELL.
I THINK EVERY ONE OF US TAKE THE VOW TO TO TO UPHOLD, TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
AND SOME OF THE NARRATIVE THAT'S BEING PUSHED THROUGH.
THE CONFIDENCE THAT WAS PLACED IN US.
WE'VE BEEN UPHOLDING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US.
I JUST WANTED I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT BE HERE THAT'S NOT SO INVOLVED.
ANYONE ELSE? ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN FOSTER.
YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THE LAST TWO ORDINANCE WE PASSED WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR BROUGHT UP.
I THINK IT GIVES A PUTS A VALUE TO GOING TO THE MAYOR ROUNDTABLE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE PUSHED WHEN WE FIRST RAN THIS COUNCIL THAT STARTED WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND IS LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, IT'S SEEN SOME SUCCESS. AND I THINK THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL AND NOT ONLY FOR THAT ROUNDTABLE, BUT TO LEAD US IN A BETTER DIRECTION AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PALM BAY, RESIDENTS OF PALM BAY.
AND SOMETIMES THE SPEAKERS FORGET EVERYBODY ON THAT.
SO WE HAVE A VETERANS INTEREST IN WHAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CITY.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.
I'VE GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
I'M CALLING TO QUESTION ALL IN FAVOR.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[CONSENT AGENDA:]
DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON? YES, MAYOR. ITEMS EIGHT AND TEN.[01:35:04]
TEN. DOES COUNSEL WISH TO PULL ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS? MR. MAYOR? YES? NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE.OKAY. I NEED A MOTION TO MAKE.
A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEMS FOUR, EIGHT AND TEN.
GOT A MOTION, I THOUGHT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON SAYING TO MY COUNCILMAN, FELIX ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, MEETING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TITLE FIVE LEGISLATIVE CHAPTER 52 BORS SUBCHAPTER UTILITIES ADVISORY BOARD OR REPEALING A SUBCHAPTER IN ITS ENTIRETY PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDNANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR DELETION FROM THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. WE'RE GOING TO.
[4. Contract: Reverse Osmosis Rehabilitation Engineering, North Regional Water Treatment Plant - TO 01-2019-006 - Utilities Department (Tetra Tech - $1,082,429); appropriation of funds ($108,697).]
COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.BUT IT IS OVER $1 MILLION JUST FOR AN ENGINEERING ASPECT OF IT.
YES. MR. DAN WORRELL, OUR ASSISTING UTILITY DIRECTOR.
THANKS VERY MUCH. FIRST TIME BEING UP HERE.
JUST A QUESTION FOR YOU. HOW MANY WATER, WATER WELLS ARE IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY THAT THE CITY UTILIZES? RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OVER 40 WATER WELLS, OVER 40.
AND HOW MANY OF THOSE HAVE SALTWATER INTRUSION EXCUSE ME? SALTWATER INTRUSION.
THERE'S I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT OVER THE YEARS, THE NUMBER IS GROWING.
AND THE LAST NUMBER I HAVE WAS FOUR THAT I WAS.
SO WITH THIS REVERSE OSMOSIS, I SAY MORE HAPPEN WITH THIS REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM, WILL THAT THAT GET RID OF THE SALTWATER INTRUSION? WILL IT GET RID OF INTRUSION? NO. BUT IT WILL CLEAN THE WATER.
IT WILL CLEAN THE WATER TO MAKE A SALTWATER INTRUSION.
WELL VIABLE FOR PEOPLE TO DRINK.
THAT'S CORRECT. AND ALSO IN THE REVERSE OSMOSIS, THERE'S THINGS SUCH AS PFOA AND SOME OTHER CHEMICALS FOREVER CHEMICALS, IF YOU WANT TO CALL THEM THAT, WITHIN DRINKING WATER OR REVERSE OSMOSIS, HANDLE THOSE CHEMICALS AS WELL.
SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN THAT TO COUNCIL THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG INITIATIVE.
IT IS AN EXPENSIVE INITIATIVE, BUT THIS IS ONLY THE ENGINEERING ASPECT FOR 1 MILLION.
SO I IMAGINE AS I'M SPEAKING WITH STAFF, THAT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT $4 MILLION PROJECT.
THAT'S JUST AN ESTIMATE FOR ME.
AGAIN, IT'S A GREAT INITIATIVE.
AND WE WILL BE LEADING THE LEADING THE PRIDE OF THE COUNTY AND QUALITY WATER INITIATIVE.
I'LL HAVE TO SEE THAT. POINT WELL TAKEN.
ANYBODY WANT TO? ANY COMMENTS REGARDING.
DID YOU HEAR BACK THERE? ANY COMMENTS REGARDING COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO? I JUST JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF ALSO SHERMAN.
THIS IS THIS IS COMING OUT OF AN ENTERPRISE FUND, RIGHT? AH, YES, SIR. THIS IS OUT OF THE UTILITIES FUND.
OKAY. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT ON GENERAL FUND.
CORRECT. FUNDS AVAILABLE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
READILY AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROJECT.
YES, SIR. AND THE THE LONG TERM OF THIS THIS THIS DESIGN THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO PREPARE TO BUILD THIS PORTION OF THE PLANT GIVES US SOME TIME TO LOOK FOR WHAT SOURCES OF REVENUE WE WOULD USE TO BUILD TO BUILD THE ACTUAL COMPONENTS OF THE PLANT, WHICH WOULD BE A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT INVESTMENT FOR US.
ANY. ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN FOSTER.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO, I WANTED TO ECHO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BEING ALL IN NOW, AND I THINK
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MADAM SHERMAN HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WHEN SHE SAID IT'S AN INVESTMENT.IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE.
SO THAT THAT POINT WAS VERY WELL TAKEN.
DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, ANY COMMENTS? WELL, QUESTION.
I'M GOING TO. YOU HAVE A COMMON CORE.
YOU'LL HAVE A COMMON CARD ON THIS, SIR.
AS FOR A MOTION MOTION APPROVE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED BUDGET AMENDMENT AMOUNT $108,697 IN THE AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF TETRA TECH TASK ORDER ZERO ONE, 2019 DASH 006 FOR THE IN RW TP REVERSE OSMOSIS REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AGAINST THE MASTER AGREEMENT TOTAL AMOUNT 1,000,082 $82,429.
SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
AND HE OPPOSED. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
DID YOU SAY HI? THE COUNCILMAN FOSTER.
SO ON THESE ITEMS, YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT A CARD.
WE'RE ON THE CONSENT AND THOSE ITEMS WERE PULLED.
SO THERE WAS NO SPEAK OF CARDS ON THIS.
ALL RIGHT, SIR. JUST JUST SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND, WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
[8. Contract: Design services for City Hall Complex Building E – Task Order 1, Amendment 2 (Parking); Task Order 1 Amendment 2 (Main Entry); Task Order 2 (Bidding, Award and Construction Administration; Task Order 3 (Furniture Fixtures and Equipment Design) – Facilities/Parks and Building Departments (Silling Architects - $268,633)]
BILL BATTEN. BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING E BEING A COMPLETED SOMEDAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE.
BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
BUT I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE CHANGE ORDER.
PRIMARILY THE ONE ON THE PARKING.
FIRST ONE IS IN FRONT OF THIS BUILDING, IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
A THERE'S FIVE HANDICAPPED PARKING STALLS THERE RIGHT AT THE DOOR.
RIGHT. AND THEY'RE VERY NICE ONES.
THEY'RE REAL BIG. MAKE IT VERY CONVENIENT FOR THE PERSON THAT NEEDS IT.
SO PARKING FOR THE HANDICAP IN THE FRONT OF BUILDING A THERE'S FIVE LARGE SPOTS.
THIS WILL MAKE IT IF YOU MAKE THIS CHANGE, THIS WILL MAKE IT HARDER FOR THOSE WHO NEED THE ACCESS, MAKE IT HARDER FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE FURTHER AWAY FROM BUILDING A. SO THAT'S THE FIRST ONE.
THE OTHER SPOTS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO THE EAST OF THE PARKING LOT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF, THEY COULD JUST BE A BONUS, RIGHT? THOSE SPOTS, THERE'S NO REASON BY BATON STANDARD TO LOSE THAT PARKING.
WHEN IT'S A RESOURCE WE HAVE, WE CAN KEEP IT.
THEY HAVE THE RAMPS READY TO COME IN AND IT'S THERE.
THAT'S WHAT I HAD ON ON THAT ONE.
ANY OTHER SPEAKER? THAT'S IT, MADAM SHERMAN.
UH, YES, THE, THE ACTUAL FINAL LAYOUT OF THE PARKING IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED.
SO WE DO HAVE SOME RENDERINGS IN THE PACKET THAT ARE BEING REFERENCED.
SO I CAN'T SAY WITH 100% CERTAINTY WHAT THE FINAL LAYOUT WILL BE OF THE PARKING SPACES.
BUT THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY STANDARDS WE HAVE TO MEET WITH REGARD TO LOCATION OF HANDICAPPED SPOTS.
SO THAT WILL OBVIOUSLY FACTOR IN TO WHERE THEY THEY ARE LOCATED.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR VISITOR FLOW INTO BUILDING A CURRENT BUILDING A THE THREE STOREY BUILDING COMES FROM UTILITIES, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND SO THAT FUNCTION IS MOVING OVER INTO BUILDING.
E SO THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE TRAFFIC FLOW OVER INTO THE NEW BUILDING ANYWAY.
SO THE SPACES IN FRONT OF BUILDING E ARE LIKELY TO BE UTILIZED MORE HEAVILY.
I'LL BE THAT MAN. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OF STAFF COUNCIL? HEARING NONE. I NEED I NEED EMOTION.
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TASK ORDER THREE FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT DESIGN AGAINST THE MASTER AGREEMENT FOR A TOTAL OF 268,006 $632.50.SO I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? BEAR. YES, GO AHEAD.
JUST ONE THING. I DID NOTICE THAT STERLING ARCHITECTS IS OUT OF THE COUNTY.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT LOCAL, LOCAL PREFERENCE ORDINANCE WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROCUREMENT.
BUT I KNOW LIKE A BUILDING OR A POLICE STATION RIGHT NOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF LOCAL BUSINESSES OF VYING FOR A SPOT TO DO THE ELECTRIC IN THERE, THE PLUMBING, ETC., ETC.. SO I HOPE THAT THE CITY AND THE GOVERNMENT AND US AS WELL DECIDE TO GO WITH WITH A LOCAL, LOCAL PREFERENCE AND USE OUR NEW LOCAL PREFERENCE ORDINANCE ONCE THAT'S ESTABLISHED. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON.
HE OPPOSED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
BILL BATTEN, FOLLOWED BY A BUTCHERING.
[10. Consideration of reallocating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for an emergency operations center ($2,000,000) and appropriating funds towards replacement of the Citywide financial system utilizing Undesignated Fund Balance ($2,000,000).]
BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST BY MY BEST GUESS BUILDING IS AT LEAST TWO YEARS OUT.IF THAT'S NOT TRUE, THEN WHEN IS WHEN IS IT EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETION? THAT THAT WAS THE FIRST QUESTION.
RIGHT, BECAUSE I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
HAVEN'T SEEN A BUILDING LIKE THAT FOR QUITE A WHILE.
BUT THAT LEADS US TO ANOTHER QUESTION.
IF WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THE THIRD FLOOR OF BUILDING E FOR THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER THAT YOU'RE PLANNING ON SPENDING $2 MILLION ON WHICH THE IDEA MAKES SENSE, I'M NOT QUESTIONING THE IDEA OR ANYTHING ELSE.
THIS MAKES SENSE, BUT IT GENERATES THE QUESTION WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S CURRENTLY IN BUILDING A WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT SPACE THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN? BECAUSE WHILE I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BUILDINGS THAT.
YOU KNOW, JUST WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO IT IS GOING TO BE OR IS THAT SPACE GOING TO BE SITTING VACANT FOR YEARS ON END? I DON'T THINK SO.
I KNOW WE I KNOW WE HAVE A GOOD FUND BALANCE RIGHT NOW.
I'M JUST. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO SPEND IT.
BUT I'M LOOKING AT THIS NOT BEING TAKEN OUT OF THE BUDGET FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO WE ARE ACTIVELY UNDER.
NO, SORRY. IT WAS ROBERT STICE.
THAT'S WHO I GOT MIXED UP WITH.
SORRY ABOUT THEM. THAT'S OKAY.
THAT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW, I WATCHED THE CHIEF OF POLICE HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO BEGGING FOR HELP.
SO ARE WE FUNDING ANYTHING TOWARDS THE POLICE? THAT'S CRITICAL. I MEAN.
YOU KNOW, HELP ME WITH THIS. WHAT ARE WE DOING OUT OF THIS? $2 MILLION? WHAT'S GOING THERE? CAN ANYBODY ANSWER THAT QUESTION? WE WILL ONCE FINISH YOUR COMMENTS.
WE'LL ADDRESS THOSE. WELL, THANK GOD.
OKAY. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE SAFE.
SO, MADAM CHAIRMAN, YOU'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS HERE.
HOPEFULLY I'LL GET THEM ALL. SO THE THE TIME FRAME FOR THE BUILD OF BUILDING E, WE ARE ACTIVELY UNDERGOING THE DESIGN, AS YOU'RE AWARE, FROM THE PRIOR ITEM. WE'RE ABOUT AT 90% DESIGN PLANS.
WE HAVE TO HAVE IT FULLY EXTENDED BY 2026.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE OUTYEARS FOR EXPENDITURE.
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FOR THIS SIZE BUILDING.SPACE THAT WILL BE VACANT, VACANT IN THE OLD, OLDER CITY HALL BUILDING HERE ON CAMPUS.
I HAVE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE OVER OUR HAVE HAVE NO MORE SPACE TO GROW.
SO WE WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM FILLING FILLING THE SPACE.
I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT DECISION HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET.
SO THAT'S A PRETTY CRITICAL NEED THERE.
AND IT WILL BE HAPPY FOR THE SPACE.
REGARDING THE QUESTION OF MEETING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS, SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WORKSHOP THAT WILL BE SCHEDULED AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AND WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THOSE NEEDS THAT HAVE COME UP FOR BOTH POLICE AND FIRE.
SO IT'S FUNDED BY ARPA MONEY, WHICH HAD VERY SPECIFIC FEDERAL MONEY, VERY SPECIFIC EXPENDITURE RULES, AND IT'S ALSO FUNDED BY OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT FUND.
SO THAT MONEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE USED FOR POLICE OR FIRE NEEDS ANYWAY.
THAT HELPS ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
YES, MA'AM. I BELIEVE YOU COVERED IT ALL, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
SO THAT'S MY MOTION. I GUESS I'M GOING TO SECOND THAT ONE.
I JUST WANT TO SECOND FOR DISCUSSION AS WELL.
OKAY. YOU GO AHEAD AND GO FIRST.
AND I GUESS I'LL REFER TO CITY MANAGER.
CITY ATTORNEY, BECAUSE I WAS THINKING THAT I SPOKE TO MS..
BECAUSE I WAS I WAS THINKING THAT AND MEET THAT AND MET THAT THRESHOLD.
AND THEN PERHAPS BUILDING E CAN BE FUNDED BY OTHER SOURCES.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE THE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, WHETHER THE MEETINGS AUGUST 30TH OR AUGUST 31ST TO SEE IF THERE IS A PORTION THAT CAN QUALIFY OR NOT.
SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING FROM WITH THIS.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE VERY LIMITED OPTIONS.
THE POLICE AND FIRE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE CANNOT BE FUNDED WITH WHAT'S CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN ARPA.
JOAN PROBABLY A LINE ITEM FOR YOU, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS.
THE REVENUE LOSS CATEGORY HAS BEEN FULLY ALLOCATED TO PROJECTS.
WHAT REMAINS IS GENERALLY ELIGIBLE AND GENERALLY ELIGIBLE IS VERY SPECIFIC.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE A REALLY GOOD CASE FOR EITHER SOME BROADBAND WATER, SEWER, COVID RELATED, AND THAT'S WHY WE ALLOCATED 5 MILLION TO THE HOMELESSNESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
OKAY. YEAH, BECAUSE I GUESS I MISUNDERSTOOD.
THAT'S WHAT IS THAT SAME REGULATION FOR? PROBABLY PART OF THE CONFUSION IS IT MENTIONS BOTH OF THE FUNDING.
AND I THINK WHAT THE CITY MANAGER IS CLARIFYING BECAUSE IT DOES MENTION A 2 MILLION ARPA UNDER THE REVENUE LOSS WHICH COULD BE USED FOR ANYTHING WHICH HE'S SAYING IS PRETTY MUCH IT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED.
IT'S THE MORE NARROW FUNDING WHICH IS AVAILABLE.
I THINK THE MESSAGE IS THAT SCHIP IS PASSED.
OKAY. SO THAT'S SO SO SO THIS 2 MILLION RIGHT HERE IS NOT UNDER REVENUE LOSS OR IT IS.
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THAT'S WHERE MY CONFUSION IS.WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 2 MILLION THAT WAS ALLOCATED OUT OF GENERALLY ELIGIBLE FOR HE.
SO THAT WAS THAT'S ALREADY PART OF OUR FUNDING STRATEGY FOR THE BUILDING ITSELF COMBINED WITH.
THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT'S FUNDING.
OK BUILD A THREE STOREY BUILDING WITHOUT THE THIRD FLOOR BEING FINISHED, IF THAT HELPS AS THE TWO.
I THINK FROM TALKING TO DEPUTY MAYOR HAS A 2 MILLION THAT WE ALLOCATED FOR REVENUE LOSS.
HAS ANYTHING ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED SUCH THAT IT COULD NOT BE DIVERTED? I THINK THAT'S.
CAN WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, ON AUGUST 30TH OR AUGUST 31ST THAT A PORTION GOES HERE.
A PORTION GOES THERE IF IT CAN.
IF IT CAN'T, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT THAT'S JUST SO THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
I JUST WANT TO GET TOTAL COMPREHENSION OF WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
IF WE COULD TAKE THE ARPA FUNDING, SAY FROM THAT WE ALLOCATED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SWITCH IT AND THAT QUALIFIED OR TAKE IT FROM ANOTHER REVENUE ARPA FUNDING STREAM.
IS THAT IS THAT WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THAT.
YEAH, I WAS SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY TO THIS 2 MILLION RIGHT HERE, BUT YEAH.
SO I ASKED SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS AND I THINK DURING THE BRIEFING IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THIS.
IT HAD TO WE COULDN'T USE IT FOR POLICE AND FIRE.
WELL, STAFF, I'M GOING TO ASK TO ADD A LITTLE BIT TO THE DISCUSSION FOR US.
THANK YOU. AND I'LL TRY TO DO MY BEST TO EXPLAIN IT.
IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SHOW YOU WHAT I HAVE ON MY SCREEN HERE.
BUT AGAIN, WE WERE ALLOCATED OVER JUST OVER 18 MILLION.
SO. ON JULY 15, COUNCIL ALLOCATED ALMOST 700,251 BODYCAMS ON 922, COUNCIL ALLOCATED 2 MILLION TO BUILDING E FOR THE GENERAL FUND PORTION.
THEY ALSO YOU ALSO ALLOCATED 2 MILLION FOR THE CITY WIDE FINANCIAL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT.
ANOTHER 80,000 FOR THE SMARTPHONE DEVICES FOR BODY CAMS. AND THEN AT THE MAY 5TH MEETING, COUNCIL ALLOCATED JUST OVER 5 MILLION TO GO TOWARDS BUILDING E! FOR THE ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUND PORTION.
SO THAT'S ALL OF THE 10 MILLION WHEN YOU GET TO THE GENERALLY ELIGIBLE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY APPROVED.
AND WHEN I SAY APPROVED, ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THIS HAS BEEN EXPENDED.
ALL OF IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ENCUMBERED.
SO UNDER THE GENERALLY ELIGIBLE, WHICH IS THE VERY NARROW SCOPE COUNCIL HAS ALLOCATED 345,000 TO COVERED LEAVE FOR STAFF, FIRE, PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL, DISASTER RECOVERY SITE CLOUD SOFTWARE, 275,000 CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE REMAINING THREE YEARS OF OUR CISCO ENTERPRISE CONTRACT.
AND REMEMBER THAT PIECE? AND THEN 5 MILLION TO THE HOMELESSNESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING RFA.
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SO THE 2 MILLION I JUST MENTIONED FOR THE CITYWIDE FINANCIAL SYSTEM, REMEMBER WHEN WE BROUGHT THAT UP AND WE DISCUSSED THAT USE, WE WERE STILL WAITING ON TREASURY GUIDELINES. TREASURY HAS COME BACK AND SAID THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AN ELIGIBLE USE BECAUSE WE CANNOT CONSIDER IT AS CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENTS.SO THAT'S THE 2 MILLION THAT WE'RE COMING BACK WITH.
WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT FROM REVENUE LOSS.
SO IF COUNCIL DECIDES TONIGHT THAT THEY WANTED YOU WANT TO CHANGE WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED OR REPORTED AN EARMARK TO TREASURY? I BELIEVE WE COULD PROBABLY DO THAT.
WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO AMEND OUR REPORTS.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, YOU'VE ALREADY ALLOCATED OR EARMARKED ALL OF THE 18 MILLION.
AND THE OTHER THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT IS SO THE TWO PROJECTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO THEN DECIDE IF THEY ARE LESS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF POLICY DECISION WOULD BE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTERPRISE WIDE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND THE BUILDING OF BUILDING E.
UM, THE ALTERNATIVES IF YOU REMOVE FUNDING OUT OF THE ARPA FUNDING THAT'S DEDICATED TO THOSE TWO PROJECTS, IF YOU IF YOU WERE TO REDUCE THAT FOR POLICE AND FIRE PROJECTS BECAUSE THOSE ARE BOTH SO CRITICAL FOR THE CITY AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE WOULD UNFORTUNATELY PROBABLY BE LOOKING TO COME BACK TO YOU TO TALK ABOUT SOME OTHER WAY TO FUND IT, BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH NOT TO NOT TO GO BACK ON THE REASONS WHY.
CYBERSECURITY REASONS WHY THE REPLACEMENT OF OUR OUR CURRENT FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY CRITICAL.
AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR BUILDING.
AND I REALIZE THAT YOU'RE WEIGHING VERY IMPORTANT THINGS FOR OUR CITY.
SO, SO SO DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, I JUST WANT TO CAUTION US.
AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
I JUST WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED OUR PLANS.
WE ALREADY SUBMITTED THAT AS AS THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER SAID, WE CAN AMEND, BUT SOMETIMES WITH THESE AMENDMENTS, SOMETIMES IT JUST COMPLICATES THINGS SO THAT THAT'S WHERE I THINK WE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS HERE.
I DO WHAT? I DO WANT TO JUMP IN AGAIN.
AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
SO WE WE ALLOCATED IN REVENUE LOST.
WE DID ALLOCATE 2 MILLION TO A BUILDING E IN REVENUE LOSS.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW.
UM. I GUESS THIS MOVES FORWARD, BUT THEN THAT IF WE WANTED THAT REVENUE LOST, 2 MILLION WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT AND WE REVISE. SO WE HAVE ACTUALLY COUNCILORS ALREADY APPROVED.
$7,269,391 TO BUILDING E! AND THAT'S IN SEPTEMBER 2021 AND MAY 5TH, 2022.
WE WOULD ESSENTIALLY AMEND THE ACTIVITY IN THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD FOR OUR TREASURY REPORTS.
BUT, YES, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
I JUST AND LIKE, I'M NOT ASKING FOR A JUST A STRAIGHT OUT DECISION TO BE MADE NOW.
OR MAYBE IT MIGHT BE LIKE, ALL RIGHT, LET'S JUST MOVE FORWARD BUILDING.
THAT CAN WAIT. BUT IT'S MORE SO JUST THE TABLE AND SEE.
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BUT THIS MONEY WE CAN USE TOWARDS THAT WORKSHOP.AM I MISUNDERSTANDING THAT? IT WOULD IT WOULD. IT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE.
SO SO I THINK THE POINT THAT'S BEING MADE, AND I UNDERSTAND, IS THAT OUT OF THE THE REVENUE LOSS CATEGORY, THE REVENUE LOSS CATEGORY, IT'S BEEN ALLOCATED TO LIKE THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT AND THE BUILDING.
BUT THOSE MONIES COULD BE ALLOCATED TO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
THEY COULD BE ALLOCATED TO POLICE OR FIRE NEEDS IF YOU CHOSE THAT.
SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS, LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU TOOK 2 MILLION.
LET'S SAY YOU TOOK ALL 7 MILLION FROM BUILDING E AND YOU WANTED TO USE THAT FOR POLICE FIRE NEEDS.
YOU JUST WOULD NOT BE MOVING FORWARD WITH BUILDING E SO THAT PROJECT WOULD STOP.
SAME WITH THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT WHERE YOU HAVE $2 MILLION TO ALLOCATED TO THAT.
THOSE THAT PROJECT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD UNLESS WE FOUND SOME OTHER FUNDING STRATEGY.
I THINK WE'RE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS AS IT IS THAT THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.
BUT COUNCIL WISHES TO TABLE IT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? YEAH, I DO MATH.
I THINK WE I'M KIND OF WITH YOU.
I THINK ONCE YOU SUBMIT SOMETHING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHEN YOU GO BACK AND START CHANGING IT.
TRUST ME, YOU OPEN A CAN OF WORMS AND YOU DON'T WANT AND IT GETS DIFFICULT.
THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
I THINK WE WE GOT TWO CRITICAL NEEDS THAT EOC IS POLICE AND FIRE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE OUR EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER.
IT'S GOING TO SAVE FIREFIGHTER LIVES, POLICE LIVES, CITIZEN LIVES.
AND IT'S GOING TO GIVE A BETTER RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT MAY ARISE.
AND THEN OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS SO OLD, WE NEED TO SHOW UP WHERE OUR MONEY AND WHAT WE'RE PAYING AND HOW HOW WE PAY BILLS AND HOW WE RECEIVE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS.
SO I JUST THINK THAT THE UNFUNDED UNFUNDED BONUS, I THINK WE GOT THE MONEY TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
GRANTS AND OTHER THINGS THAT HELP THE POLICE AND FIRE AND OUR WORKSHOP.
THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN STUDYING FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS.
I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS FUNDING BECAUSE I DON'T THINK.
DO WE HAVE A TIME LIMIT ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THIS MONEY? THIS $2 MILLION IS WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME OR WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE DEADLINE.
THE FULL THE FULL 18 MILLION THAT WE RECEIVED FOR 18 MILLION.
BUT JUST $2 MILLION IS PART OF THAT.
YES, SIR. I JUST THINK I JUST THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND I THINK BY MOVING FORWARD, WE CAN ACCOMPLISH TWO GREAT THINGS FOR THE CITY, A NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEM SYSTEM AND A EOC, WHICH IS GREATLY NEEDED.
WHERE IS OUR EOC AT RIGHT NOW? CITY MANAGEMENT. OH, WE DON'T HAVE ONE, SIR.
EXACTLY. THAT'S WHY I ASKED THAT QUESTION.
I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET THE PLAN IN MOTION.
SO THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL. THANK YOU.
THEY HAVE BEEN FILIBERTO. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
AFTER LISTENING TO YOU AND COUNCILMAN FOSTER, I MEAN, YOU DON'T WANT TO START DOING AMENDMENTS AND EVERYTHING TO WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THEY'LL START RAISING EYEBROWS. AND SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO WITHDRAW MY SECOND.
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ALTHOUGH I WAS FULLY TRACKING WITH DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, I HAD PLANS TO TO ADDRESS OUR POLICE AND FIRE NEEDS.BUT EOC IS ANOTHER GREAT THING TO PUT THIS $2 MILLION TOWARDS.
SO I'M TO WITHDRAW MY SECOND SAYING THAT.
NO COMMENT. ALL RIGHT, SO I NEED A MOTION, GENTLEMEN.
YOU KNOW, THE THE HIS DIED WITHOUT A SECOND.
OKAY, MAYOR? YES, SIR. CARRY ON.
WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER RELOCATING THE OPERA FUNDS FOR THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER.
THE $2 MILLION IN APPROPRIATED FUNDS TOWARDS REPLACING THE CITYWIDE FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
UTILIZING A DESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF $2 MILLION.
I'LL SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FOSTER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? YES, MAYOR. JUST.
I'M USUALLY NOT THE NEGATIVE, NANCY, BUT JUST WHEN IT COMES TO AUGUST 30TH OR AUGUST 31ST, WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HEAR A BUNCH OF THE BUNCH OF THE NEEDS THAT WE NEED, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE LIKE, ALL RIGHT, SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO FUND IT? THIS IS WHERE I WAS JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, LEAD US.
SO THAT'S ALL. ALL RIGHT, I'M DONE.
I'VE GOT MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FOSTER, SECONDED BY.
WE ARE NOW ON UNFINISHED AND OLD BUSINESS.
[UNFINISHED AND OLD BUSINESS:]
DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON.THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
APPOINT TIMOTHY LANCASTER TO THE POLICE AND FIRE PENSION BOARD.
SECOND, I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.
ALL IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
LISTEN, BEFORE WE GO TO NEW BUSINESS, I'D LIKE TO JUST TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE.
I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
[NEW BUSINESS:]
MADAM SHERMAN ORDNANCE.OR IT IS 2022 DASH 89 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, OMITTING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE THREE ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 36 RECREATION DEPARTMENT SUBCHAPTER USE REGULATIONS BY INCLUDING PROVISIONS PROHIBITING SMOKING IN VACANT WITHIN MUNICIPAL PARKS, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDNANCES IN CONFLICT.
HEREWITH PROVIDED FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY.
PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDED FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDED FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. MADAM CHAIRMAN.
THIS IS AN ITEM THAT REFLECTS CHANGES TO STATE LAW THAT OCCURRED THIS YEAR.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
AND ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THIS.
THIS MIRRORS A STATE ORDINANCE THAT WAS RECENTLY PASSED.
AND THEN CIGARS WILL BE ALLOWED.
BECAUSE THE STATE LEGISLATORS.
DEPUTY MAYOR. MR. BILL BATTEN.
GILBERT IN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.
THE NUMBER ONE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT IS TO PROTECT.
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THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE RESPONSIBILITY.IT'S NOT TO RULE OUR LIVES, I THINK.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO PROTECT YOU.
THEY'RE OUT IN THE OPEN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN DESIGNATED AREAS WHEN YOU'RE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, BUT WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH THAT, ALL I NOTICED WAS IT SAID IN OUR PARKS AND RECREATION AND OUR PARKS AREA, I MIGHT HAVE NOT CARRIED IT FAR ENOUGH TO GONE TO MORE PAGES, BUT THAT TO ME IS OVERSTEPPING. I'M NOT A SMOKER AND I DON'T.
IT'S JUST THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT I SEE MY GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE DOING AS THIS IS TO ME.
IT'S LIKE NIT PICKING ON INDIVIDUALS WHERE YOU SAY YOU CAN'T SMOKE IN THE OPEN AIR.
I KNOW A LOT OF NATIVE AMERICANS WHERE THE SMOKING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY IS WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, BECAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE'S STANDARD SAYS, WELL, THAT'S BAD. OUR NUMBER ONE FUNCTION IS TO PROTECT, NOT TO RULE OUR LIVES.
MADAM SHERMAN. YOU WANT TO? PRESENT THIS ITEM.
I CAN ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, SIR.
SO THE WORDING WE PUT IN HERE, WHICH DOES MIRROR THE STATE LAW, SAYS THAT IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL FOR SOMEONE TO SMOKE CIGARETS FILTERED CIGARS, PIPES, USE ELECTRONIC VAPORIZERS OR ANY OTHER SMOKING APPARATUS OR VAPING DEVICE.
AND IT GOES ON TO SAY THE AREAS WHERE THAT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL, SO IT WOULD BE ON PLAYING FIELDS AND PLAYGROUNDS, BLEACHER AREAS, DUGOUTS AROUND TEAM SEATING AREAS, CONCESSION AREAS, SPECTATOR AREAS OR ANY OTHER AREA, NOT SPECIFICALLY SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED AS A PERMITTED SMOKING AREA WITHIN A MUNICIPAL PARK.
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE UPDATED LANGUAGE THAT WE'RE ADDING TO A MIRROR STATE LAW.
SO THE STATE LAW DOESN'T INCLUDE PIPES, THOUGH, RIGHT? JUST LIKE CIGARS.
I CAN. CAN I JUMP IN HERE? ALL RIGHT. SO SO I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR TWO YEARS FROM FORMER CITY MANAGER MARK RYAN ON TRYING TO GET THIS PASSED BY THE STATE LEGISLATORS.
AND HE WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT WHERE, YOU KNOW, NO SMOKING ON PARKS, PERIOD.
AND THE ONLY WAY IT WAS GOING TO GET PASSED WAS, OKAY, LET'S REVISE THIS OR AMEND THIS TO INCLUDE.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALL THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO.
WE CAN'T YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T GO OVER THE STATE'S HEAD.
BUT THIS IS WHAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO TO DO ON THIS ITEM.
AND I AGREE WITH MR. BATTEN. OUR NUMBER ONE DUTY IS TO PROTECT HIM.
SO THAT'S THAT'S THE MAIN THING WITH THIS.
IT JUST PASSED AND THE GOVERNOR JUST SIGNED IT.
THOSE LITTLE CLAUSES IN THERE THAT WERE SNUCK IN ACROSS THE AMENDMENTS.
SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED JUST THIS PAST YEAR.
SO JUST FOR CLARITY, THERE'S GOING TO BE A DESIGNATED AREA AT THESE PARKS.
AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS AN EARLIER VERSION OF THE LAW THAT HAD.
TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE PIPES.
RIGHT. IT WAS EXEMPTING THE PIPES.
BUT THEN THE FINAL VERSION ONLY EXEMPTED CIGARS, UNFILTERED CIGARS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU GO WITH THE CIGARS WITHOUT THE PIPES? I LIKE PIPES.
I LIKE CIGARS. YOU LIKE CIGARS? OKAY, BUT IT'S ALLOWABLE, RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU LAUGHING? BUT MY FATHER USED TO SMOKE A PIPE AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THESE FLAVORED PIPES SO THAT I HAD A REALLY GOOD, YOU KNOW, AND HE DID IT IN HIS DINNER JACKET.
ALL RIGHT. SO IT BRINGS FOND MEMORIES OF MY DAD JUST SAYING IN THERE, YES, SIR.
I JUST HAVE TWO ISSUES WITH THIS ORDINANCE.
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AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE DEPUTY MAYOR IS ONE OF THE OR SHOULD WE MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO IT? ONE. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA IN THE PARK.BUT IT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
TO. IF THAT PERSON WANTED TO SMOKE IN THAT DESIGNATED AREA, THEY NEED TO BE ABOVE 18.
I THINK THAT SHOULD BE ADDED IN THIS ORDINANCE AND ALSO.
DEFINE THERE IS IS THERE A FINE TO SOMEBODY VIOLATING THIS ORDINANCE.
IS THERE AN INFRACTION OF ANYBODY? WHO WILL SMOKE IN A DESIGNATED AREA IN OUR PARK.
YEAH. UM, MAYOR, IF I MAY, I WAS JUST.
YES, MA'AM. CONFERRING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY BRIEFLY.
BUT WE WOULD CERTAINLY BE, AS WE DO WITH MANY THINGS IN OUR FACILITIES AND PARKS, BE.
HAVING ATTEMPT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION AND FACILITIES TYPE STAFF MEMBERS.
IF THEY'RE OUT THERE, THEY WOULD CERTAINLY COMMUNICATE WITH RESIDENTS.
WE TRY TO KEEP THE PEACE IN OUR PARKS ANYWAY.
AND SO IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, WE TRY TO WORK THROUGH IT.
SO, UM, I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, SIR.
SO WE'RE NOT GIVING ANY TEETH TO THIS ORDINANCE, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, NOT IN THIS VERSION.
BUT WHAT WHAT OTHER? IT IS NOT LIKELY BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE.
THERE ARE GENERAL PROVISIONS WITHIN THE CODE THAT ANY VIOLATION OF THE CODE COULD BE PROHIBITED AS A CODE ENFORCEMENT MATTER IS NOT NOT SOMETHING WHERE WE ARE SEEKING TO DO IT THAT WAY, BUT WE HAVE GENERAL PROVISIONS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO ANY VIOLATION OF CODE.
THIS IS MORE OR LESS THE THOUGHT OF, HEY, WE WILL DESIGNATE THIS PLACE.
CERTAINLY STAFF AND OTHERS WHO ARE CONDUCTING BASEBALL.
OUR OUTINGS WOULD EDUCATE PEOPLE.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO RAISE REVENUE.
WE'RE ESSENTIALLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO IT IN A WAY IN WHICH THEY ARE NOT AROUND OTHERS, THAT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, BUT AS ANY PROVISION OF THE CODE CERTAINLY VIOLATION OF THE CODE.
COPY THAT. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? DO YOU WANT TO CONSIDER WHAT COUNCILMAN FOSTER SAID? WELL, IF SOMEONE WAS TO REFUSE TO NOT ADHERE TO THIS ORDINANCE, I MEAN, WHAT DO THE PARKS HAVE IN THEIR POWER TO DO OR THE POLICE OFFICER OR SOMEONE THAT HAS THE POWER TO ENFORCE THIS ORDINANCE? I MEAN, IF I'M SMOKING ON THE SWING SET AND THAT'S NOT A DESIGNATED AREA IN OUR PARK TO SMOKE, AND THEY, A PARK EMPLOYEE COME UP TO ME AND SAY, YOU CAN'T SMOKE.
THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, I OFFERED HIM A PUFF OF PUFF OF MY CIGARET AND I'M NOT GOING NOWHERE.
I MEAN, WHAT CAN HE DO? SO WHAT CAN WE DO? WOULD THAT BE DISORDERLY CONDUCT OR WOULD THAT BE.
IT'D BE A VIOLATION OF OUR ORDINANCE.
SO I'LL JUMP IN BRIEFLY, BECAUSE THIS IS THE LANGUAGE SIMILAR TO INDIAN HARBOR.
BUT TO MR. BARTON'S POINT, I WASN'T TRYING TO BE SO.
BUT I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS NECESSARY ON THIS.
THE SAME WAY OUR POLICE OFFICERS DO A GREAT JOB OF DE-ESCALATING AND, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, BEFORE ISSUING A TICKET AND TALKING TO A RESIDENTS, I WAS, YOU KNOW, MY MY PERCEPTION OF THIS, THIS WILL DO THE SAME THING IF WE DO NEED TO AD IF I DON'T SEE IT BECOMING AN ISSUE WHERE RESIDENTS ARE COMBATIVE WITH PARKS AND REC AND POLICE, WHEN THEY SEE THAT THERE IS A SIGN DESIGNATED, JUST LIKE YOU HAVE DESIGNATED SIGNS ALL OVER, YOU KNOW, THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
AND PEOPLE SEE IT AND THEY THEY RESPECT IT AND THEY UNDERSTAND IT.
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SO I DON'T SEE IT BEING AN ISSUE.BUT IF IT IS, THEN, YOU KNOW, IF COUNCIL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD TO ADDING MORE TEETH, THEN SO BE IT.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S NECESSARY FOR THIS ORDINANCE.
SO THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING, LIKE MR. BATTON SAID, PROTECTING OUR FUTURE.
SO THAT'S ALL. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NO SMOKING ON AIRPLANES AND PEOPLE STILL VIOLATE THE FEDERAL LAW AND THEY STILL WIND UP GETTING CHARGED, SO.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS I HAVE.
ALL RIGHT. SO I NEED A MOTION.
SECOND. WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON SINGING TO MY COUNCILMAN FELIX.
ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? IN ALL IN FAVOR.
ALL OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
REGARDING PROVIDING THE FLAG FOR A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ.
IF YOU GENTLEMEN REMEMBER WHEN THE RESIDENTS OF FALLON CAME OUT LAST MEETING, I MENTIONED ABOUT A 94 YEAR OLD VETERAN THAT WAS A SILVER STAR RECIPIENT.
THIS IS WHO I REFERRED TO, AND THAT DREW MY MEMORY.
AND SO STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE DEED TO 14.
AND IT READS AND IT'S SIMILAR TO THIS IN LATE APRIL 1951.
MOST OF US WEREN'T ALIVE BACK THEN.
SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ DISPLAYED THE COURAGE THAT EXEMPLIFIED.
THE BORING KINNEAR'S AND HELPED HIM EARN A SILVER STAR.
WHILE APPROACHING A PASS NEAR HING BOK KOREA.
I HOPE I PRONOUNCE THAT RIGHT.
THE BATTALION WAS FIRED UPON AND THE SQUAD LEADER WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED.
SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ ASSUMED COMMAND AND RECEIVED ORDERS TO WITHDRAW.
AND THIS ALL HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS A PFC.
SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ VOLUNTEERED TO CARRY A WOUNDED SOLDIER TO SAFETY.
HE THEN ENCOUNTERED IN HIS TRANSPORTATION AS HE TRANSITIONED INTO TRYING TO GET HIM TO AN AID STATION, FIVE ENEMY SOLDIERS. HE PLACED HIS WOUNDED COMRADE ON THE GROUND.
HE PROCEEDED TO KILL FOUR OF THE ENEMY SOLDIERS AND CAPTURED THE FIFTH.
NOW, I WANT US TO TO JUST VISUALIZE WHAT HE DID DURING THIS TIME, TO HAVE THE PRESENCE OF MIND, NOT TO KILL THE FIFTH ENEMY AND FORCE HIM TO CARRY HIS COMRADE TO AN AID STATION IS NOT ONLY INTELLIGENCE ON THE FIRE, BUT IT IS REALLY THINKING ABOUT HOW HE COULD BETTER SERVE HIS COMRADE.
SO HE HAD HE FORCED THEM CARRY HIS WOUNDED SOLDIER TO HIS BATTALION AID STATION.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT HE EARNED THE SILVER STAR FOR THAT ENGAGEMENT.
AND I NOT ONLY COMMEND HIM, I BELIEVE THAT HAD IT NOT BEEN THAT HE SERVED IN A SEGREGATED UNIT, HE MAY HAVE RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR.
DURING THAT TIME, THERE WAS A DIFFERENT IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME.
SO I SUBMIT THIS TO COUNCIL AND DEPUTY MAYOR.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAK OF CARDS FOR THIS? ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU. I SUBMIT THIS TO COUNCIL AND I ASK FOR A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE ARCADIUS SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ AS A NOMINEE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FLAG PROGRAM.
NOW, SECOND, HOW DID I DO? VERY GOOD, SIR. I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.
ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? COUNCIL.
WHAT CAN YOU SAY, MR. SAN DIEGO? RODRIGUEZ THAT'S A GREAT AMERICAN, ESPECIALLY DURING THE KOREAN WAR, FROM BEING FROM HIS
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HOME OF PUERTO RICO.YOU TO DO THAT? I THINK YOU SAY HE SHOULD HAVE GOT THE MEDAL OF HONOR.
I AGREE WITH YOU BASED ON THIS CITATION READING.
AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO VOTE FOR HIM TO RECEIVE OUR FLAG FROM THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
AND IF YOU SEE HIM, TELL HIM I HONOR HIS SERVICE AND I THANK HIM FOR BEING WHO HE IS.
HI, SIR. I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.
ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? CNN. ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL BE BRIEF AS I CAN, BUT I FIRST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERING THIS AS WELL AS STAFF FOR WORKING SO QUICKLY AND DILIGENTLY ON THIS ITEM FOR THE ROAD MAINTENANCE POLICY.
SO AS WE'RE UTILIZING IT, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PUTTING MORE IN.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS BROUGHT UP.
DIFFERENT COUNSEL HERE, DIFFERENT COUNSEL THERE.
I'LL JUST FOR THE I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF, BUT I'M GOING TO READ ALL FIVE ITEMS, YOU KNOW, ANNUAL BUDGET TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND, INCREMENTALLY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING FUNDING TRANSFERRED AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET EACH YEAR FROM GENERAL FUND TO ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE TRANSFER WAS 750,000. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, 1 MILLION IS BEING PROPOSED BY THE FRA UNEXPENDED BALANCE TRANSFER.
THE FRA IS SCHEDULED TO SUNSET IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 ANNUALLY.
ANY UNEXPECTED FUNDS REMAINING IN THE CRA TRUST FUND ARE TRANSFERRED BACK TO BOTH THE CITY AND COUNTY PER THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND BEAVER COUNTY IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, 1.3 MILLION IN REMAINING FUNDS FROM THE CRA WAS DIRECTLY TRANSFERRED INTO THE ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND AND SO ON.
WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT, BUT THREE END OF CRA TRANSFER OF AD VALOREM REVENUE INTO ROMANUS FUND UPON SUNSET OF THE CRA, THE INCREMENT OF THE AD VALOREM REVENUES HELD IN THE CRA TRUST FUND WILL AUTOMATICALLY RETURN TO THE GENERAL FUND.
RATHER THAN PLACING THOSE REVENUES IN GENERAL FUND, THEY SHALL BE BUDGETED INTO THE ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND NUMBER FOR UNEXPENDED GENERAL FUND DOLLARS AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, A MINIMUM OF 50% OR 1 MILLION, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, SHALL BE TRANSFERRED FROM UNEXPENDED GENERAL FUND DOLLARS AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR INTO THE ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND FIVE CELL OF CITY OWNED PROPERTIES.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DOING AS PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED BY CITY COUNCIL.
PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTIES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND.
SO YOU YOU PUT ALL THAT TOGETHER AS WE'RE, AS WE'RE SPENDING TO MAKE SURE THE ROADS ARE MAINTAINED, WE'RE STILL MAKING SURE WE PROPERLY FUND SO WE DON'T GO BACK TO WHERE WE WERE.
SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ITEM, JUST AS EXCITED ABOUT THIS ITEM AS I WAS WITH THE CITIZENS PARTICIPATION PLAN, BECAUSE THIS CAN REALLY SET THE TONE AND MAKE SURE IT STAYS THAT WAY FOR THE FUTURE, FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S ALL. MAYOR SO DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, I HAVE, AS YOU KNOW, I TRULY BELIEVE AS WE PROVIDE INCENTIVES AND INDUCEMENTS FOR THE COMMERCIAL RIGHT, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE OUR TAX BASE AS PART OF THAT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER MOVING NUMBER TWO, BECAUSE AS THAT SUNSETS, THAT STILL GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO DO THAT, INCREASE THAT COMMERCIAL BASE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CITY, NOT JUST THE BASE BAYFRONT AN AREA.
RIGHT. SO I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER WE WOULD STILL ACHIEVE THE SAME RIGHT OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO AND GET 4 MILLION. THAT'S THE GOAL IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER BRINGING NUMBER TWO AND SWAPPING THAT WITH NUMBER FOUR.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, THE BCA WOULD BE IN THE FOURTH POSITION AND THE UNEXPENDED WOULD BE IN THE NUMBER TWO POSITION THAT WOULD CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE WOULD HAVE AT LEAST X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT TOWARDS INCENTIVIZING COMMERCIAL AND ENCOURAGING COMMERCIAL INCREASE IN OUR IN OUR COMMUNITY.
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OF IMPROVING OUR ROADS.BUT MADAM MADAM SHERMAN MAYOR, I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TELL YOU ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY ASK TO SORT OF CHANGE IN THE APPROACH HERE. JUST TO CLARIFY MY HELP A LITTLE BIT WITH WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO THE WAY THE WAY IT WAS WORDED WAS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE.
THE FOUR ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR TWO ARE REALLY SIERRA RELATED STRATEGIES.
SO THREE STRATEGIES OVERALL, BUT WE'LL JUST CALL FOUR POINTS.
BUT IN THINKING ABOUT IT FURTHER, I REALIZED THAT WHAT WE SHOULD DO IN MY RECOMMENDATION IS JUST TO SAY WHICHEVER COMBINATION OF STRATEGIES ACHIEVE THE GOAL FIRST, THEN WE WOULDN'T CONTINUE DEPOSITING THAT MONEY INTO ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND UNLESS COUNSEL CHOSE TO DO SO.
AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS IN TERMS OF ORDER OF OPERATIONS, WHAT ACTUALLY DOES HAPPEN FIRST IN OUR FISCAL YEAR, NUMBER ONE HAPPENS FIRST WHERE YOU PLAN AT THE AND THE BUDGET PROCESS TO PUT A CERTAIN AMOUNT IN LIKE THE 1 MILLION THAT WE ALREADY HAVE PLANNED FOR FISCAL YEAR 23.
THE SECOND THING THAT HAPPENS IS ACTUALLY STRATEGY NUMBER FOUR, WHERE WE KNOW WHAT'S LEFT AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE HALF OF THAT AND PUT IT INTO ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND.
THE REASON I SAY ALL THAT IS THIS YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE VACANCIES WE'VE HAD IN GENERAL FUND, OUR OUR BALLPARK ESTIMATE FOR YEAR END UNSPENT DOLLARS IN GENERAL FUND IS ABOUT $6 MILLION.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THAT STRATEGY, 3 MILLION APPROXIMATELY WOULD GO INTO ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND.
AND THEN IN ADDITION, YOU'LL STILL HAVE DECISIONS TO BE MADE ABOUT THE CRA FUNDS.
SO THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT ALL OF THAT, IF WE FOLLOW THIS POLICY IS YOU SHOULD HAVE OTHER FUNDING TO DO OTHER THINGS WITH ALREADY THIS FISCAL YEAR BASED ON CURRENT PROJECTIONS.
SO NONE OF THESE THINGS CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT YOUR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS, BUT I THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY IN THIS.
IT DOES HELP BECAUSE IF YOU'RE SAYING NUMBER ONE IS THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER FOUR ACTUALLY IS IS THIS WHAT YOU WERE SAYING? RIGHT. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID.
IF WE COULD JUST FLIP THAT, WE'RE GOOD.
I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND WHATEVER.
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YEAH.
SO THAT YOU'RE NOT RESTRICTED TO DO ALL FOUR THINGS OR ALL THREE THINGS.
OKAY. WHEN YOU ACHIEVE THE GOAL, YOU COULD.
YOU COULD STOP IF YOU CHOSE TO, OR YOU COULD CONTINUE ADDING TO IT.
GO BEYOND THE $4 MILLION TARGET, FOR EXAMPLE.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT HELPS FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, MA'AM.
SO DEPUTY MAYOR, WE GOT SPEAKER CARTER.
WELL, MR. BILL BATTEN, FOLLOWED BY THOMAS GUMP.
BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.
OVERALL, I LIKE THIS PLAN OF ATTACK.
THAT'S GOOD. HOWEVER, I WOULD LOOK AT STOPPING THE SALE OF ALL THE GREEN SPACE THAT THE CITY OWNS.
WHEN WE MADE THAT CHOICE, OR WHEN THE CITY MADE THAT CHOICE, NOT WE.
WHEN THE CITY MADE THAT CHOICE OF SELLING THEIR GREEN SPACES OR OTHER PROPERTIES WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE AND THERE WAS NO MONEY BEING SPENT ON ROAD MAINTENANCE, AND THAT WAS THE ONLY MECHANISM BY WHICH WE COULD COME UP WITH IT.
THAT CITY OWNS THAT GREEN SPACE ONCE IT'S GONE.
LET'S GO BACK TO WHAT THE OTHER THING WE JUST VOTED ON ONCE THAT GREEN SPACE IS GONE.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? TO PUT YOUR PARKS.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PUT YOUR WATERSHEDS? SO JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE, IT MADE SENSE WHEN WE HAD NO OTHER FUNDING SOURCE, BUT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A FUNDING SOURCE.
SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU STOP STOP SELLING THE GREEN SPACE IF WE DON'T HAVE TO SELL IT.
BUT ALSO WE'RE GOING TO EVENTUALLY, AS POPULATION INCREASES, EVENTUALLY BY OUR ORDINANCES OR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, WE HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PARKS TO COINCIDE WITH THE POPULATION THAT'S ONLY GETTING BIGGER.
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SO THAT AUTOMATICALLY MEANS YOU BETTER START RESERVING SOME OF THAT GREEN SPACE FOR THAT.OVERALL, I SAID I LIKE THIS PLAN OF ATTACK.
OTHER THAN THAT ONE ITEM, HOWEVER.
LET'S NOT MAKE THIS A WISHY WASHY PROPOSAL.
LET'S MAKE IT A REAL STEADFAST PLAN OF ATTACK.
BECAUSE REMEMBER, THE ONLY REASON WE'RE EVEN CONSIDERING ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND IS BECAUSE THE CITIZENS VOTED TO SPEND $150 MILLION OF THEIR OWN MONEY BECAUSE THE CITY COULDN'T COME UP WITH MECHANISMS TO MAINTAIN THE ROADS ON THEIR OWN.
AND IT'S THE CITIZENS THAT ARE CARRYING IT FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
SO DON'T THINK THAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING GREAT.
THE CITIZENS ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING GREAT.
THOMAS GUMP, FOLLOWED BY PHIL WEINBERG.
THANK YOU, THOMAS. 1700 LANTANA COURT.
I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY SPEAK WHERE IN TWO HATS.
60 YEARS, THE CITY'S NEVER HAD A ROAD MAINTENANCE PLAN.
NOT UNTIL THE CITIZENS GOT TOGETHER AND DECIDED TO SPEND $150 MILLION OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS.
DID WE GET THE ROADS FIXED? MR. MAYOR, I'M GOING TO DISAGREE WITH YOU HERE.
BECAUSE. CUTTING 4% OF THAT $150 MILLION, THAT $6 MILLION BACK INTO THE ROAD FUND.
THAT'S WHAT IT NEEDS TO GO FOR.
NOW. SO THAT'S WHERE I WOULD DISAGREE WITH YOU ON THAT.
BUT AS A RESIDENT, THANK YOU AGAIN, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ROAD MAINTENANCE.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN. COUNSEL PHIL WEINBERG 466 SCANLON ROAD.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE YOUR PREDECESSORS BASICALLY IGNORED THE ROADS.
IF WE DON'T ENACT THIS NOW, WE'RE GOING TO FACE THE SAME PROBLEM.
I WON'T. BUT BUT BUT OUR YOUNGER PEOPLE WILL BECAUSE THE ROADS ARE GOING TO FAIL AGAIN.
NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I ACTUALLY LIKE, WHAT THE CITY MANAGER PROPOSED, IS I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU CHANGE THIS PERHAPS TO TO COMMITTING A MINIMUM OF $4 MILLION A YEAR.
AND AS, AGAIN, AS YOU SAID, YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS SEPARATELY.
BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU SET A MINIMUM OF $4 MILLION A YEAR TOWARDS THE ROAD PROGRAM.
OKAY. SO, DEPUTY MAYOR, WHAT ABOUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF LOGIC TO.
STILL THE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES AND OUR OUR PARKS ARE GREEN SPACE.
SO WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? SO I'LL START I'LL START WITH THE MOTION TO START THE CONVERSATION.
SO A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND POLICY WITH THE INTENT FOR PRIORITIZING ITEMS ONE AND FOUR SPECIFICALLY ON.
AND. FOLLOWED BY TWO AND THREE.
AND FIVE BECAUSE WELL, LET ME LET ME JUST MAKE MY MOTION FIRST BEFORE WE GO.
ANYTHING ELSE? I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECOND FOR THIS QUESTION, SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN FELIX.
AND THAT'S TO YOUR POINT, MAYOR, AND TO THE CITY MANAGERS.
FIVE IS LAST BECAUSE THAT'S THE LAST THING WE WANT TO TOUCH.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTIES.
AND LIKE LOOKING AT THAT, I DON'T SEE HOW WE DON'T MEET IT BY THAT POINT.
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ONLY FUNDING SOURCE WE HAD AT THAT TIME.SO I AGREE WITH YOU THERE, SIR, BUT I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
SO. HEY, COUNCILMAN FOSTER WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE ANY COMMENTS.
UH, JUST BRIEFLY, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A ROAD BOND.
WE HAD A ROAD WE GOT A ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND.
SO I THINK WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
YOU COULD PLAY WITH FOUR OR FIVE MOVING THAT UP, AND NOW I'M STILL GOING TO SUPPORT IT.
I JUST THINK THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
YOU CAN'T ACHIEVE NOTHING IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLAN AND NOW IT SEEM LIKE WE'VE GOT A PLAN.
ZERO ZERO IN ONE BUDGET AND I WAS ALMOST FELL OUT OF MY CHAIR WHEN THEY JUST THREW THEIR HANDS UP.
SO WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT AS A COUNCIL.
WE NEED TO APPROVE IT AND MOVE FORWARD.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO WHEN I WAS FIRST ELECTED IN MARCH, I BASICALLY THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH CITY STAFF WAS, SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO FUND THE THE ROAD MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, THE AUMF? AND SO THESE TYPES ANSWER WAS DEFINITELY NOT MY ONLY SELLING CITY OWNED PROPERTY.
AND I JUST HAVE TO ASK THE DEPUTY MAYOR, IS THERE ANY CHANCE WE CAN REMOVE NUMBER FIVE? IT WAS AN UNWRITTEN RULE.
BUT SAY SOMETHING ELSE CAME UP LIKE ANOTHER COUNCIL HAS ANOTHER PRIORITY AT THAT TIME AND IT SAYS, HEY, CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT SOLD SHOULD NOW GO TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEN THEY CAN MAKE A DECISION FOR THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF HAVING IT AS THE ORDINANCE HERE.
SO THAT'S KIND OF MY, MY, MY THING WITH ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU, MARY. SORRY. I'M FINE WITH THAT.
LIKE I SAID, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE TACKLED BETWEEN ITEMS ONE AND FOUR.
SO I'M FINE WITH MOVING FIVE, BUT IF WE DO SEE IF IT MIGHT BE A LIGHT YEAR, THEN I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY LIKE, ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO GET THESE ROADS FIXED.
SO BUT I MEAN, I'LL MEND MY MOTION, SO YOU HAVE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION.
IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I WANTED TO MENTION NUMBER FIVE.
TO ME, NUMBER FIVE, AS YOU KNOW, NUMBER FIVE IS NOT GOING TO BE THE BULK OF OF THE ORDINANCE.
WE'RE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, DETERMINED THAT TO ME, NUMBER FIVE DOES.
AND I UNDERSTAND MR. BATMAN'S PASSION ABOUT GREEN SPACE.
SO SO EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL AND STAFF AS WELL.
I MEAN, SURPLUS PROPERTIES ARE TYPICALLY RECOMMENDED AS SURPLUS PROPERTIES.
FOR ONE, THE STAFF HAVE A CERTAIN CRITERIA.
THEY GO BY THAT WHAT MAKES A PROPERTY SURPLUS? IT'S EITHER IT'S TOO SMALL TO BUILD A PARK OR THERE IS NO NEED WILL THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR IT.
AND I'M OKAY TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
AND CERTAINLY IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHERE THE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE.
IF WE NEED TO REVISIT THAT DOWN THE ROAD, I WOULD.
OKAY. I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND AND.
I'M GOING TO CALL THE QUESTION.
THIS IS SOMETHING AND MANY PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY'VE BEEN PART OF THIS.
I'VE BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 34 YEARS.
COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO, DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, THAT WASN'T A DIRECT FUNDING SOURCE.
AND OUR CITIZENS SEE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE COMMITTING TO.
AND I'M I'M QUITE PLEASED THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.
AT THE SAME TIME, I AM MOTIVATED AND ENCOURAGED THAT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER WAY WE COULD INDUCE AND ENCOURAGE COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN ADAMANT ABOUT.
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FROM 30 SOMETHING YEARS AGO.SO SO I'M JUST ENCOURAGED THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO HAVE A DIRECT FUNDING SOURCE.
I'M CALLING THE QUESTION ALL IN FAVOR.
I. ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE ARE AN ITEM NUMBER FOR MRS. JONES. BUT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. MAYOR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL AT YOUR DIRECTION.
THE CURRENT AGENDA MEMO REQUESTS THAT THE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH, BUT IT HAS BEEN RELAYED TO COUNCIL TO CHANGE THAT DATE TO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST AT 6:00 PM. I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
OKAY. I GOT TWO, THREE, FOUR THUMBS UP SO FAR.
HOPEFULLY, COUNCILMAN FOSTER'S GOT A THUMB UP OVER THERE ON THE OTHER LINE.
SO WE HAVE CONSENSUS FOR AUGUST 31ST, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW ON REPORTS.
I'LL START WITH YOU, COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.
[COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL REPORTS:]
WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO START OFF WITH SOME ACCOLADES HERE TO PALM BAY PD SWAT TEAM WHO SERVED THAT SEARCH WARRANT ON AUGUST 9TH AT THE HOME OF 300 BLOCK OF TARPON AVENUE. THE SEARCH LOCATED A TOTAL OF 2000 GRAMS OF COCAINE.412 GRAMS OF 20 GRAMS. 2000 GRAMS OF COCAINE, SIR.
412 GRAMS OF FENTANYL AND 68 GRAMS OF OXYCODONE IN THE HOME.
AND THE OFFICERS ALSO SEIZED MULTIPLE FIREARMS 47,002, TWO BODY ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS.
SO I HAVE TO REALLY THANK PALM BAY SWAT FOR FOR SERVING THAT WARRANT.
THERE WAS NO HARM, NO HARM TO EITHER THE OCCUPANTS INSIDE OR TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS.
SO THAT WAS A HUGE BUST HERE FOR FOR OUR COUNTY AND FOR OUR CITY.
SO I REALLY JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM A HIGH PRAISE AND DOING THE GOOD JOB THAT THEY DID.
YEAH. NO ONE WAS HURT AND ALL THE INVESTIGATIVE WORK TO GET TO THAT POINT.
YES, SIR. SO OUTSTANDING JOB, SIR.
NOTHING FURTHER FROM OUR REPORT, SIR.
THANK YOU. MINE WILL BE BRIEF.
WELCOME THE THE SILLER FAMILY.
THEY WERE THE RECIPIENT OF A BRAND NEW HOME FROM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
THIS LAST MONDAY, I WAS YOU KNOW, I REPRESENTED THE CITY AND THE JOY THE THE OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT THAT WHO WERE PRESENT AND HOW THEY BRIDE WILL THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TAKE THE TIME TO TO THANK US AND EXTEND THEIR YOU KNOW, GRATEFULNESS TO OUR CITY STAFF OR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT THAT DID PARTICIPATE TO THAT CONSTRUCTION OF THAT NEW HOME.
WELLS FARGO ARE THE TWO COMPANIES I WORK FOR GREAT, GREAT PARTNERS FOR COMMUNITY.
BUT IT WAS REALLY, TRULY A GREAT MOMENT.
I WAS VERY HAPPY FOR THAT FAMILY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I I'M THE RECOGNITION.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT MY HEALTH.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR SENDING YOUR PRAYERS.
I HAD A REALLY, REALLY BAD EYE INFECTION FOR THE LAST ALMOST 14 DAYS.
BEEN GOING TO THE DOCTOR, THE VA E.R.
ROOM, AND IT CAN ALL KIND OF ANTIBIOTICS TO TRY TO GET BACK TO NORMAL.
THEN I FEEL I'M NOT IN PAIN TODAY.
THE FIRST YESTERDAY AND TODAY, THE FIRST TWO DAYS OUT OF THE 12 DAYS, I WASN'T IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN AND STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED IT.
IT DIDN'T COME FROM TOUCHING ANYTHING.
FROM WHAT THEY TOLD ME IS MORE INTERNAL.
SO I'M NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.
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BUT JUST. IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, MY CONCERNS.THANK YOU. THE STAFF AND COUNCIL FOR HELPING ME OUT.
GOD BLESS YOU. AND WE BELIEVE HEALING OVER YOUR EYE AND OVER YOUR YOUR HEALTH, SIR.
DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR REPORT? YES, SIR. DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON.
SO I'LL START WITH I'M APPOINTING MR. LOGAN LUCE TO THE RECREATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD.
I ALSO AM EXCITED THAT ON MARCH 29TH WE'RE GOING TO MISS LUNCH MONDAY, MARCH 29TH.
THE SPACE INDUSTRY IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT TO US HERE LOCALLY, BUT IN PALM BAY.
AND IDEALLY, WE'RE GOING TO START CREATING SOME JOBS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE PALM BAY YEARS WORK.
THEN I WANT TO INVITE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
SO OUR VERY FIRST SEPTEMBER 11TH EVENT, THE MEMORIAL WILL BE RIGHT HERE FROM THE CITY HALL AT NOON.
I KNOW PARKS AND REC HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AND AND. RUMOR IS WE WE MAY HAVE ONE OF THE SURVIVORS FROM SEPTEMBER 11TH, FDNY RETIREE.
SO I'M HOPING THAT DOES MANIFEST.
IT'D BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ALL COME TOGETHER AND AND REMEMBER THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST AND ALSO REMEMBER THE RESILIENCY OF THIS GREAT NATION.
WHEN WE FACE ADVERSITY TOGETHER, WE WE CAME TOGETHER.
[ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:]
MADAM CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR.JUST TWO QUICK ITEMS. ONE IS A REMINDER ONCE AGAIN, THAT WE HAVE OUR FIRST WORKSHOP FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR PUBLIC WORKSHOP.
IT'S NEXT THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH, IN THIS ROOM AT 6 P.M..
SO WE ENCOURAGE AS MANY PEOPLE AS ARE INTERESTED, COME OUT AND JOIN US, WATCH ONLINE, ETC..
SO ERIC, WELCOME. GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
SO ERIC, COME ON UP AND SAY HELLO.
ERIC, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.
WE'RE WE'RE REALLY ENCOURAGED THAT YOU THAT YOU JOINED US, SIR.
NOW I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S A TREMENDOUS HONOR TO BE HERE.
AND I CAN TRULY SAY THAT THERE'S NO CITY THAT'S BETTER REPRESENTED THAN PALM BAY.
WE HAVE GREAT LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY, AND WE HAVE GREAT CITIZENS, TOO.
THE STRENGTH OF ANY COMMUNITY IS THE CIVIC PARTICIPATION OF A CITIZENS.
AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE TODAY AND TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN GOVERNMENT AND ME.
I COME FROM A GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND.
I'M A FORMER STATE LEGISLATOR AND I COME FROM AN EDUCATION BACKGROUND.
I WAS AN EDUCATOR FOR A LONG TIME.
I WORKED AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN SOME CAPACITY.
AND I LOVE THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND I'M JUST SO HONORED TO BE HERE.
AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS.
AND I'M JUST VERY THANKFUL AND I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT I'M A TEAM PLAYER AND I HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY AND I WANT TO WORK WITH EVERYBODY.
DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, LIBERAL, CONSERVATIVE.
WE'RE ALL PART OF THIS TEAM AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THIS CITY FORWARD.
SO WHERE IS THAT ACCENT FROM? WELL, YEAH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S I'M TRYING TO GET RID OF THIS ACCENT.
BUT YEAH, I LIVED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE IS A VERY SMALL STATE UP IN NEW ENGLAND, THE SIZE OF THE STATE GEOGRAPHICALLY, LIKE THE SIZE OF COUNTIES IN OTHER PARTS OF THIS COUNTRY.
SO I LIVED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, BUT I WAS ONLY 30 MINUTES FROM BOSTON.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I WOULD SAY IT'S A BOSTON ACCENT.
MAYBE EVENTUALLY I'LL LOSE IT AND HAVE A PALM BAY ACCENT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING FOR. SO, SO.
AND I TAKE IT YOU LIKE BASEBALL? I DO LOVE BASEBALL.
I KNOW. I KNOW. I KIND OF ANTICIPATE WHAT THE QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, BUT GO AHEAD.
YES, SIR. YOU KNOW WHAT THE QUESTION IS GOING TO BE BEING FROM BOSTON.
YEAH. AM I A RED SOX OR YANKEE FAN? YES, SIR. WELL, LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.
BUT BUT BUT I WILL SAY I WILL I WILL SAY OBVIOUSLY I'M A LITTLE BIASED.
GEORGE STEINBRENNER WAS A GREAT AMERICAN.
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RESPECT AND THEY ALWAYS, I THINK, SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR CHILDREN.AND THAT'S ONE THING I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE NEW YORK YANKEES.
WELL, I WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU JOINING THE TEAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENTERTAINING US FOR A LITTLE BIT WITH YOUR ACCENT.
AND WELCOME ABOARD AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I APPRECIATE IT, SIR.
PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO 86.011 SUBSECTION EIGHT FLORIDA STATUTES.
JESSICA PARMENTER VERSUS CITY OF PALM BAY.
CASE NUMBER ZERO FIVE 2020 2CA043617.
I HAVE COORDINATED A TIME WHEN COUNSEL WAS AVAILABLE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2022, AT 5:30 P.M..
THE MEETING SHALL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES.
ATTENDEES WILL BE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
CITY ATTORNEY PATRICIA SMITH AND DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY RODNEY EDWARDS.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. SO NOW WHAT? ANY SPEAKERS? DEPUTY MAYOR, MISS FLORIDA.
ALL RIGHT. BUTCHER RAN NATHAN WHITE, THEN THOMAS GONE.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS/RESPONSES:]
AND THEN BILL BATTEN.I'M GOING TO WEAR THE LONG PANTS FROM NOW ON.
THIS PLACE IS FREEZING ON THE 20 K LIMITS ON THE ROADS.
WHO'S GOING TO BE ENFORCING THAT OR IS THAT GOING TO BE A CODE ENFORCEMENT? IS IT GOING TO BE A LAW ENFORCEMENT? IT WOULD BE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SO THEY HAVE PORTABLE SCALES THAT TRUCKS CAN PULL UP ON.
NOT A WHOLE LOT. I'M THINKING OF CEMENT TRUCKS GOING TO BE WAY OVER 20 K.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO DO WITH THAT? YOU WON'T STOP CONSTRUCTION.
GOING TO ENFORCE THE RULE OR WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? I DID NOTICE THAT OUR ORDINANCE HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
YES. SO WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT THAT.
OKAY. MY IN-LAWS LIVE IN ABILENE, TEXAS, THE CITY UP THERE. THEY HAD A STRIP MALL THAT WAS CLOSED.
THE CITY BOUGHT IT, THE WHOLE STRIP MALL.
THEY PUT IN A CITY COURTHOUSE.
THEY PUT IN A POLICE STATION, A FIRE STATION, A.
THERE'S ONE SITTING EMPTY UP ON JUPITER RIGHT NOW.
QUITE A FEW EMPTY STORES IN IT.
JUST SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT.
HOW IS HOW IS THAT INVESTIGATION GOING? BECAUSE I'M GETTING ALL KIND OF STORIES FROM EVERYBODY FROM IT'S THE BUILDERS, IT'S THE SEPTIC THING, GUYS.
IT'S THE CITY, IT'S THE COUNTY, IT'S EVERYBODY.
BUT NO ONE CAN SAY, THIS IS WHY THIS HOUSE IS SIX FEET.
STILL CAN'T FIND THAT ANSWER ANYWHERE.
FRANK WATANABE. YEAH, I'VE TALKED WITH HIM, BUT I'LL, UH, FOLLOW UP WITH HIM AND SEE.
THE LATEST STORY I GOT WAS THE IT'S THE IF THERE'S A 33% BUILD ON A STREET, THEY HAVE TO GO TO THIS AEROBIC TYPE SEPTIC TANK. BUT I CAN'T FIND WHERE THAT'S WRITTEN ANYWHERE.
NATHAN WHITE, FOLLOWED BY THOMAS GO.
BY NATHAN WHITE, 1301 SEABREEZE STREET SOUTHWEST.
I'M GOING TO SPEAK QUICKLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE TWO THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.
BUT WITH REGARDS TO WHAT COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO MENTIONED ABOUT THE DRUG BUST, I JUST WANT TO IT CAN'T BE EMPHASIZED ENOUGH HOW SERIOUS THAT IS AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS SAID IT WAS 412.7.
I WENT AND LOOKED AT THE PALM BAY PD'S FACEBOOK POST ABOUT IT.
APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MILLIGRAMS OF FENTANYL CAN CAUSE A DEADLY OVERDOSE.
THAT MEANS THAT WAS ENOUGH FENTANYL IN ONE BUST TO KILL OVER 137,000 PEOPLE.
THAT IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS DRUG, AND I'M GLAD THAT'S OFF.
THAT AMOUNT IS OFF THE STREET.
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$10 MILLION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR THAT ANY AMOUNT COULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR.ONE OR TWO OF OUR THREE MISSING FIRE STATIONS.
AND ALSO LASTLY, I'M GOING THROUGH FASTER THAN I THOUGHT.
LASTLY. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IN PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT WAS BEING CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 15TH.
I'M WONDERING WHY IT IS THAT ACCORDING TO THE.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CITY HALL AND THE DEVELOPER.
WE'VE KNOWN THAT THIS RESOLUTION WASN'T GOING TO BE VOTED ON AT TONIGHT'S MEETING SINCE AUGUST 4TH.
IT WAS AUGUST 16TH, TUESDAY MORNING THAT THE OFFICIAL REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE TO THE SEPTEMBER 15TH MEETING WAS SENT OVER BY JAKE WISE. BUT ALSO IT WAS AUGUST 4TH AT 1:37 P.M.
WHERE THEY REQUESTED IT BE CONTINUED TO THE SEPTEMBER 1ST MEETING.
SO SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT.
THE FUNDING FOR THE FIRE STATION FROM ARPA FUNDS AND CONTINUATION TIMING.
I'M JUST GONNA FOLLOW BY BILL BATTEN.
RIGHT NOW, THE CITIES SAID WE'RE GOING TO BUILD OVER 150 RV LOTS.
WHAT THIS PLAN CALLS FOR IS OVER 150 RV PARKS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM FRED POPPY PARK.
NOW I'VE HEARD IT SAID THAT THE DEVELOPER.
I WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAMBER HERE IN PALM BAY.
AND HERE'S THE PROBLEM WITH THIS SCENARIO.
TO LEGISLATE HIM OUT OF BUSINESS OR HIS RV PARK.
THE CITY CAN ALSO RUN THEIR RV PARK AT A LOSS WHERE THE BUSINESS CAN'T.
IT'S AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO USE ONE OR THE OTHER.
BILL BATTEN. THE BATMAN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST TO ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE WAS WHEN I SAID IT'S THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT, NOT RUN OUR LIVES.
WELL, THE THING THAT THAT COMES INTO PLAY IS SMOKING.
YET. ON THE 4TH OF JULY, WE GENERATE MORE SMOKE OF MORE TOXIC THAN YOU COULD EVEN THINK ABOUT, CONSIDERING WHAT YOU INHALE WHEN YOU WALK BY SOMEBODY VAPING THE CHEMICALS THAT ARE IN THAT BURNED, BURNED GUNPOWDER AND THE THINGS THAT MAKE THE DIFFERENT COLORING, THAT SMOKE IS SO TOXIC THAT YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO STAY IN THE ROOM WITH IT.
THEY DON'T CONSIDER REGULATING THAT.
SO IT'S VERY HYPOCRITICAL OF GOVERNMENT.
AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU.
I WANT THIS TO BE HEARD BECAUSE I HOPE SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO SEE IT.
AND SAY THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO GOOD AND YOU'RE TRYING TO PROTECT ME WHEN YOU DO ONE THING ON ONE HAND AND THEN DO SOMETHING THAT'S JUST CONTRADICTORY, YOU'RE HYPOCRITICAL IN APPROACHES LIKE THAT.
I HOPE SOMEBODY HEARS THAT OUT THERE FROM POLITICIANS THAT ARE PASSING STUPID LAWS LIKE THIS.
I FEEL REAL BAD ABOUT THIS ONE, AND I MEAN THAT WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
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BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHY COUNCILMAN FOSTER WAS NOT PRESENT.AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER COMING IN TO CAST A VOTE.
THAT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT AS HEARING HOW THEY VOTE OF YAY OR NAY.
BUT I WASN'T GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
BUT THEN THE MORE I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, IT WAS PERTINENT THAT WE GET BACK, WE STOP USING COVID POLICIES ON HOW WE RUN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS. THAT'S DONE.
CDC LIFTED THE STANDARDS, SO NOW LET'S BE PRESENT.
YOU'RE ENTITLED TO MISS MEETINGS.
HAPPY THAT WE'RE HERE NOW AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT BY PHONE.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME AND SPEAK? PLEASE STEP FORWARD. GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.
MR. MAYOR. RANDALL OLSZEWSKI, 348 BROOK STREET NORTHEAST.
VERY NICE TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE THIS EVENING.
I COME TO YOU NOT JUST PALM BAY PROUD, BUT I AM PALM BAY.
HI. PROUD. NOW I KNOW I GOT A COUPLE OF BEARS UP THERE ON THE DYAS.
THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT ME CROOKED.
BUT THIS IS ALL PIRATE TALK THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF THE FIRE PROGRAM AT PALM BAY HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR COMMUNITY NOW.
NOW, THIS OFFICER IS GOING TO KILL ME FOR FOR SHARING IT, BUT I NEED TO SHARE A STORY WITH YOU.
FOR YEARS, PALM BAY HIGH HAS HAD THE LAW ACADEMY.
I WAS A STUDENT AT THE LAW ACADEMY.
IT'S DEFINITELY WHAT LED ME INTO FURTHER PUBLIC POLICY CLASSES AT PCC, AS I'LL ALWAYS CALL IT, LED ME TO FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TO GAIN IN MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THAT I'M AS AN INVOLVED CITIZEN AS I AM BECAUSE OF THE TIME THAT I SPENT IN THE HALLS OF PALM BAY HIGH IN THE LAW ACADEMY.
OFFICER RYAN AUSTIN FOR OUR PALM BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHO'S A COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICER WHO HEADS UP OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WHO DRIVES THE FROSTY FIVE-O WHO IS IS IS A FACE OF MANY OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT CAME UP THROUGH PALM BAY HIS LAW ACADEMY.
THAT IS A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE OF WHAT PALM BAY HIS LAW ACADEMY PROGRAM BROUGHT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
NOW IMAGINE WHAT WE WILL SEE AND WHO WE WILL GET IN TEN, 15, 20 MORE YEARS FROM THIS FIRE PROGRAM.
THE ENTIRE COUNTY IS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM IT, BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR PALM BAY, THE PRIDE THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE, THAT OFFERED AN OPTION TO BE ABLE TO COME UP AND LEARN WHETHER THEY BECOME FIREFIGHTERS OR THEY BECOME FIRE ENGINEERS.
THEY MIGHT BECOME A FIRE MARSHAL.
WORSE COMES TO WORSE. I TOOK CONSTRUCTION, TOO.
I'M NOT A CARPENTER, BUT I OPERATE A TOOL SAFELY.
MAYBE I'LL JUST BE A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN.
SO THE IMPACT THAT PALM BAY HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE PIRATES HAS ON OUR COMMUNITY IS A BIG DEAL.
I LOVE PALM BAY AS MUCH AS I LOVE FORD NOW.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, MY FIRST YEAR BACK HERE IN MY HOMETOWN WAS SPENT AT MY IN-LAWS IN LAMAR NEVILLE CIRCLE AT THE END OF WHERE HER IT TURNS INTO FIGHTING AND IT TURNS INTO NESBITT THIS AFFECTED AREA.
BUT WHEN THEY SAID IT AND THEY SAID THEY HAD THE PROBLEM, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU GUYS SAID WE'RE ON IT.
THAT WAS GREAT. AND I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU ALL.
WE'RE ON IT. WE'RE GOING TO RESOLVE IT NOW.
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD THAT PINEAPPLE COVE TO THE FIRE, BECAUSE WE GET THESE ENGINEERS THAT COME UP HERE AND THEY SAY THAT THESE NEW PROJECTS, THEY DON'T FALL WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE SCHOOLS. AND THE SCHOOLS ARE OVERPOPULATED.
BUT DON'T WORRY, WE HAVE A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT WANTS TO EXPAND.
I KNOW THEY'RE ALLUDING TO PINEAPPLE COVE.
SO THAT'S THE BIG MESSAGE THERE.
ASIDE FROM THAT, ALSO VERY PROUD FOR WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE OFF OF PHALEN PROJECT.
NOW, I WAS HERE IN VIRTUAL SENSE BECAUSE I WANTED ALL THOSE SEATS TO BE FILLED BY THOSE CITIZENS.
I KNEW I WASN'T GOING TO GET A SEAT IF I CAME, BUT I WATCHED VIRTUALLY.
I'M VERY PROUD THAT YOU GUYS HEARD THOSE CITIZENS AND I STOOD AS THE LONE NAY VOTE AT THE MEETING.
BUT I'M NOT SO LONELY ANYMORE.
I'M IN YOUR COMPANY. THANK YOU, FOLKS.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME AND SPEAK? EVENING. I'M FROM JERSEY AND I HAD A HARD TIME KEEPING UP WITH IT.
BUT MAN, LISTEN, FUTURE LAND USE.
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WHAT IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING? YOU KNOW, THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A HOUSE IN PALM BAY IS 300 K.YOU'RE LOOKING AT APARTMENTS GOING UP.
NOW, I HAVEN'T SEEN A FUTURE LAND USE, BUT I'M CURIOUS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS NOW.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? WHAT KIND OF BUILDINGS IN THAT? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO PUT IT? I DON'T KNOW OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FROM YOU. SO WHAT IS IT? AND ARE YOU GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT IN THE MEETING ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY? THAT'S IN 25TH. DOES IT EXIST OUT HERE? I'M NOT SEEING IT.
YOU KNOW, I SEE TWO COP CARS PARKED AT A HOUSE AND I'M THINKING THEY'VE GOT TO SHARE THAT PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT MAKING THE MONEY THEY NEED FOR TO KEEP THE LIFESTYLE. I MEAN, YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE WHERE YOU WORK.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT GETTING AS BAD AS VAIL AND ASPEN.
MAYBE DOWN THE ROAD YOU GUYS CAN EXPLAIN IT TO ME.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME AND SPEAK BEFORE US? CNN. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.