Jan 05, 2023 Council Meetings - Regular

[CALL TO ORDER]

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SO HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE.

SO I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2020 301 TO ORDER.

AND THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY PASTOR DAVID CANON OF GRACE BIBLE CHURCH.

THANK YOU, BROTHER. AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE GIVEN BY OUR NEW DEPUTY MAYOR, TONY FELIX.

HEY, MAN, LET'S ALL RISE.

WHY DID THE NATIONS RAGE AND THE PEOPLE PLOT A VAIN THING? THE KINGS OF THE EARTH SET THEMSELVES AND THE RULERS TAKE COUNCIL TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS ANOINTED, SAYING, LET US BREAK THEIR BANDS AND PIECES AND CAST AWAY THEIR CORDS FROM US.

WHO SITS IN THE HEAVENS SHALL LAUGH.

THE LORD SHALL HOLD THEM IN DERISION.

HE SHALL SPEAK TO THEM IN HIS WRATH AND DISTRESS THEM IN HIS DEEP DISPLEASURE.

OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE THE KING OF ALL OF THE UNIVERSE.

YOU ARE THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING.

IN THE BEGINNING YOU SPOKE AND WE CAME INTO EXISTENCE.

FATHER TO TO HAVE A MEETING TODAY OR DIRECT OUR LIVES IN ANY WAY WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU OR LORD OF ALL FATHER IS FOLLY.

AND SO TODAY WE COME HUMBLY BEFORE YOU, AND WE WE ASK THAT YOU DIRECT THE POWERS OF HEAVEN ON THIS MEETING HERE AND UPON OUR LIVES, THAT LORD, AS WE WERE DESIGNED TO BRING GLORY TO YOU.

THAT I JUST PRAY, FATHER, THAT THERE WOULD BE NO HINDRANCE TO THAT THE NO, NO ADVERSARY WOULD BE ABLE TO STAND.

AND WE WOULD FIND PEACE AND WE WOULD FIND UNITY AND WE WOULD FIND LOVE IN YOUR SON, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

SO I PRAY YOUR BLESSING UPON THIS MEETING AND THESE FOLKS WHO WILL DELIBERATE AND AND COMMENT AND AND FATHER THE BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

I JUST PRAY THAT IT BE DONE DECENTLY AND IN ORDER AND IN A SPIRIT OF LOVE.

WE ASK IN CHRIST'S NAME, AMEN.

TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HURRAH! SO WE'LL GO ON TO ROLL CALL.

MS.. LEFFLER. MAYOR MEDINA PRESIDENT.

DEPUTY MAYOR FELIX HERE.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON HERE.

COUNCILMAN FOSTER? YEAH. COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO, YOU'RE MRS. BROWN. HERE.

MS.. SMITH. HERE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. DEPUTY MAYOR.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

ONE VACANCY ON THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENT A LARGE STUDENT MEMBER POSITION.

ANYONE WISHING TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD CAN APPLY ONLINE.

PALM BAY FLORIDA DOT ORG OR CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 321952 3414.

IT'S GREAT TO NOTICE AND DULY NOTE COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, THAT EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HAS APPOINTED A YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE AT-LARGE POSITION.

SO THIS, THIS IS GREAT NEWS.

OUR CITY'S MOVING IN A GREAT DIRECTION.

AGENDA REVISIONS.

MISS JOHN BROWN AND SIR.

THANK YOU, MADAM SMITH.

YES, SIR. SO I'M GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO PRESENTATIONS AND REFER.

[PRESENTATIONS]

THANK YOU, SIR. VIRTUALLY, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY SHAWN FOSTER AND ANDREW CARLYLE WITH SUNRISE CONSULTING GROUP, THE STATE'S LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING TEAM.

THEY'RE HERE WITH US VIRTUALLY.

GUYS, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES, SIR. WE CAN HEAR YOU.

AND WE'VE GOT A VISUAL ON.

ANDREW, ARE WE GOING TO GO AHEAD? AND FOLKS JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN HEAR ME? SEAN FOSTER I THINK I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR LETTING US PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND GETTING TO TOUCH BASE WITH YOU.

THINGS IN TALLAHASSEE ARE MOVING QUICKLY ALREADY, AND THEY'RE GETTING READY TO GO EVEN QUICKER.

I HAVE WITH ME, OF COURSE, ANDREW CARLISLE, MY ASSOCIATE, AND WE'VE GOT A QUICK PANEL THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH YOU, BUT I JUST GOT A FEW THINGS THAT AREN'T ON THERE.

WE WERE GOING TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT ONE.

WE'VE ALREADY BEEN MEETING WITH YOUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, WITH YOUR STAFF OVER OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND OUR APPROPRIATION REQUESTS AND REVIEWING THEM AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. WE DO THIS KIND OF EVEN BEFORE YOU HAVE YOUR DELEGATION MEETING AND BEFORE YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE COMMITTEE WEEK STARTS AND BE ABLE TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL LIKE WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. SO I JUST WANT TO AGAIN THANK THE STAFF.

THEY'VE BEEN HELPING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT THEY'VE TOOK TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVE FINE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND AND GET SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE DID FROM HIM.

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WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FUNDING REQUEST.

WE START EARLIER THAN A LOT OF THE OTHER FIRMS. I THINK IT PUTS YOU ALL IN A BETTER POSITION.

THEY'RE NOT DUE UNTIL FEBRUARY 13TH, BUT YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE ALWAYS COME IN EARLY AND EARLY.

WE WERE IN ONE, TO BE QUITE HONEST WITH YOU.

THE MORE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

SESSION STARTS MARCH 7TH.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD TWO WEEKS.

THE PAST TWO WEEKS, AS YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN, THIS WEEK WAS MORE OF INAUGURATION ACTIVITIES EXCEPT FOR TODAY AND YESTERDAY.

TODAY HAS BEEN THIS WEEK HAS BEEN MORE REALLY REPORTS.

A GOOD EXAMPLE IS WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU WITH A REPORT FROM DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

THEY'VE HAD SOME NEW IDEAS THAT THEY'VE HAD TO TACKLE FUTURE HURRICANES AND THE DIFFERENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES THAT CITIES AND COUNTIES HAVE IN PLACE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SHARING THAT WITH YOU.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.

FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS OF COMMITTEE WEEKS, IT'S REALLY BEEN MORE OF REPORTS FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.

AND THE ONE I JUST GAVE YOU FROM DEEM IS IN A GOOD EXAMPLE.

WE DO HAVE FIVE MORE WEEKS OF THE COMMITTEE WEEKS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TIME TO BRING THROUGH BILLS, DIFFERENT BILLS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD.

NONE OF THEM REALLY EVEN HAVE THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE.

HAVE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS YET.

THAT KIND OF SHOWS YOU HOW EARLY BEGAN THE PROCESS.

BUT WE DO HAVE FIVE MORE WEEKS TO GO THROUGH.

ANDREW, IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT ONE, IT'S OUR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK AND I KIND OF WANT TO JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS AND GIVE YOU A THIS GIVES YOU A REALLY GOOD UNDERSTANDING.

SO THE REASON THIS IS SO IMPORTANT, JUST IN AUGUST, THEY REVISED THE REST OF THIS YEAR'S FISCAL NUMBERS.

THEY ACTUALLY BUMPED THEM UP.

AND WE EVEN DID BETTER THAN EXPECTED IN AUGUST WHEN WE REVIEWED THOSE NUMBERS, $447 MILLION MORE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WHAT IS UP IS AN INDICATION THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT SURPRISED OF SALES TAX REVENUE.

BUT WHAT IS VERY, VERY ENCOURAGING, THOUGH, WITHIN THERE IS THAT TOURISM DOLLARS DOLLARS FROM TOURISM ARE ALSO UP.

BUT YOU'RE NOT SURPRISED IS A LOT OF THE DOLLARS COMING ALREADY FROM HURRICANE REBUILDING AND THE HIGHER PRICES THAT WE SEE FROM INFLATION THAT IS ALSO BROUGHT UP.

THE SALES TAX REVENUE, TAX COLLECTED FROM AUTOMOBILES WAS THE LARGEST INCREASE OF ALL THE TAXES THAT WE HAD IN NOVEMBER. WHY? AS YOU KNOW, MANY CARS AROUND THE STATE OF FLORIDA WERE DESTROYED DURING THE HURRICANES.

AND THIS IS A NOTICE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH AMOUNT OF CARS THAT WERE BOUGHT, THE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE DOWN ARE THE DOCK STAMP REVENUES.

NOT A SURPRISE, PROBABLY THE MOST WITH A HOUSING MARKET THAT'S COOLING BECAUSE OF HIGHER INFLATION RATES.

BUT THIS WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST DECREASES.

AND THEN THE NEXT IS CORPORATE INCOME TAXES WAS THE SECOND ONE THAT DID NOT MEET THE MARK.

SO WE'RE DOING GOOD WITH TOURISM.

WE'RE DOING GOOD WITH SALES TAX.

AGAIN, DOCK SALES TAX AND REVENUES ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY.

THAT GIVES YOU A GOOD INDICATION WHERE THIS STATE AND I'M SORRY, ONE OF THE ONLY STATES IN THE NATION THAT HAVE THIS AMOUNT OF OF REVENUE BEING COLLECTED THAT WILL HAVE EXTRA FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU THE WRONG AMOUNT, ANDREW, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS AROUND $7.6 BILLION THAT THEY WOULD HAVE EXTRA.

WHAT THEY HAVE ALREADY SAID IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP SOME OF THAT IN RESERVES, BUT THEY ALSO MAY PUT SOME OF THAT AWAY TO HELP WITH A FUTURE SPECIAL SESSION IF NEEDED TO BACK UP THE INSURANCE MARKET.

SO THEY'RE TRYING TO AGAIN, HELP HOMEOWNERS AROUND THE WHOLE STATE OF FLORIDA.

THE NEXT ONE WE CAN GO TO HAS THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP PRIORITIES.

AS YOU KNOW, NEW LEADERSHIP COMES IN EVERY TWO YEARS.

WE HAVE A NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THAT IS FROM THE JACKSONVILLE AREA.

WE HAVE A NEW SENATE PRESIDENT THAT IS FROM LEE COUNTY THAT GOT HIT BY THE HURRICANES.

SO, OF COURSE, HURRICANE RECOVERY.

HER HOUSE WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED.

SHE HAD THREE AND A HALF FEET OF WATER IN HER HOUSE.

SO HURRICANE RECOVERY IS GOING TO BE ONE OF HER PRIORITIES.

SHE CAME OUT WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SHE'S FROM CLOSER TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA AREA WHERE IT'S OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR ISSUE IT HAS BEEN FOR YEARS.

THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON WATER QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE DOLLARS THAT ARE COMING IN RIGHT NOW, KEEPING OUR ROADS REALLY HIGHER THAN WHAT WE COULD DO IN OUR FIVE YEAR WORK PLAN.

SO THESE ARE REALLY GOOD NEWS FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES AROUND THE STATE.

LOCAL PRIORITIES OBVIOUSLY KIND OF MATCH IN THE SAME THING WITH THE WATER QUALITY, BEING WITH SEPTIC SEWER, ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

ALL KIND OF REALLY MATCH IN LINE.

AND AND OF COURSE, OUR JOB IS TO CONTINUE TO REMIND THEM ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES AND AND HOW WE CAN HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO HELP THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

SO THE NEXT I KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE YOU JUST KIND OF LOOKING AHEAD, LOOKING AHEAD OF THIS EVERY YEAR.

I'M SO EVERY ELECTION WE HAVE ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT COMES IN IS BRAND NEW.

THIS IS UNLIKE NO OTHER AGAIN.

BUT WE ACTUALLY EVEN HAVE MORE THAN THE ONE THIRD I TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE LEADERSHIP THAT JUST JOINED US AND THEIR LEADERSHIP PRIORITIES.

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WE'VE HAD YEARS WHERE WE LITERALLY HAD COME IN FROM A HURRICANE AND SAID, DON'T ASK FOR ANY APPROPRIATIONS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY MONEY AVAILABLE.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE THIS YEAR.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A VERY HEALTHY OUTLOOK AS WE KIND OF EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT NOVEMBER WAS.

NOVEMBER HAS BEEN THE SAME WAY.

JANUARY THROUGH NOVEMBER HAS BEEN DOLLARS UP AND ABOVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE EXPECTED, NOT AS HIGH AS THE 447, BUT AS LOW AS 115 MILLION ABOVE THEIR PROJECTIONS, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD.

THE GOVERNOR KIND OF STARTED OFF HIS 2023 PRIORITIES.

WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU A A NEWSLETTER AND A COMMITTEE UPDATE ON FRIDAY.

I GIVE YOU SOME OF HIS IDEAS THAT HE HAD THERE.

OF COURSE, BEING THE FREE STATE AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA WAS THE THEME FROM THE INAUGURATION ALL THE WAY TO THE END.

AND OF COURSE, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.

YOU KNOW, HE REALLY TOOK THE LEAD AND PROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND SOUTH FLORIDA WHEN IT CAME TO THE EVERGLADES.

AND HE WANTS TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND BELIEVING THAT WATER IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE MOVING FORWARD FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

I SAID BEFORE, AND I'LL LEAVE IT, THAT WE HAVE FIVE MORE COMMITTEE WEEKS.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US, ABOUT BILLS THAT ARE COMING UP.

BUT ANDREW'S GOT ABOUT THREE BILLS.

AND WE WANT TO TELL YOU REAL QUICK THAT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN.

ON ME, ANDREW.

YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES.

THANKS. THANK YOU, SEAN.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE.

AS SEAN SAID, OUR FIRST TWO COMMITTEE WEEKS THAT WE'VE HAD HAVE BEEN LARGELY UTILIZED FOR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF PROCEEDING ACTIVITIES UP TO THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. OUR FIRST COMMITTEE WEEK WAS USED FOR A SPECIAL SESSION, OUR SECOND COMMITTEE WEEK WE'RE IN NOW.

WE HAD A LOT OF INAUGURAL EVENTS FOR NEW CABINET MEMBERS GETTING SWORN IN AND THE GOVERNOR'S INAUGURAL BALL.

SO SO ACTUAL LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR THE 2023 SESSION HAS NOT HAPPENED IN THE VOLUME THAT NORMALLY WOULD BE HAPPENING THIS WEEK.

THERE WERE THREE BILLS THAT WERE FILED THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH LOCAL MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION.

THE VACATION RENTALS BILL, WHICH WE ALL KNEW WAS COMING PREEMPTING REGULATION OF VACATION RENTALS, WAS FILED IN THE HOUSE.

THERE IS A BILL THAT WAS FILED THAT RELATES TO PERMITTING AND PROVIDING PERMIT APPLICANTS WITH INFORMATION TO THEIR REGARDING THEIR DEFICIENCIES IN THEIR PERMIT APPLICANT AND THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR A PERMIT.

SO SOMEBODY COMES TO THE CITY, THEY WANT TO APPLY FOR A BUILDING PERMIT AND THERE'S SOME DEFICIENCIES IN THERE.

YOUR STAFF THAT HANDLES THOSE BUILDING PERMITS WILL HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE DEFICIENCIES ARE IN THE PERMIT AND IF THEY DON'T MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT'S BEING PROVIDED IN THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION, THEY COULD HAVE DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THEIR LICENSES WITH THE STATE BUILDING INSPECTORS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

I'LL GET YOU SOME MORE DETAILS ON THAT BILL.

THAT BILL WAS JUST FILED YESTERDAY, AND THEN THE LAST BILL THAT WAS FILED IS A VERY INTERESTING BILL THAT THEY KNOW PALM BAY IS A COASTAL CITY.

THERE HAS BEEN SOME TALK THROUGHOUT THE STATE ABOUT THE RELEASE OF BALLOONS BECAUSE BALLOONS ARE NOT NECESSARILY BIODEGRADABLE.

WE RELEASE BALLOONS.

THEY POP MIDAIR, THEY FALL DOWN TO THE EARTH AND IT BECOMES TRASH ON THE GROUND.

SO THERE IS SOME LEGISLATION OUT THERE THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE RELEASE OF BALLOONS AND REGULATING, YOU KNOW, WHERE BALLOONS CAN BE RELEASED.

SOUNDS KIND OF KIND OF INTERESTING ALMOST TO THINK ABOUT A CHILD'S BALLOON, BUT IT DOES BECOME TRASH WHEN IT COMES BACK DOWN.

AND I'LL JUST LEAVE THIS WITH YOU AND TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL IF YOU HAVE MAYOR.

SENATOR MAYFIELD IS A MAJORITY LEADER THIS YEAR AND THE NEXT YEAR IN THE SENATE.

A VERY POWERFUL, INFLUENTIAL POSITION.

AND REPRESENTATIVE FINE IS THE CHAIR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ALSO A VERY GOOD AND INFLUENTIAL.

BUT WE ARE IN A VERY GOOD STATE POSITION FOR THE CITY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GIVING YOU SOME MORE UPDATES EVEN ON FRIDAY AND EVERY FRIDAY THROUGH THE COMMITTEE WEEKS.

THANK YOU, SEAN. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WE WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL ABOUT THIS SESSION AS WELL AS YOU YOU'VE OUTLINED.

WE DO HAVE SOME PRIORITIES AND WE'RE REALLY HOPEFUL ABOUT THAT.

BUT I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE COUNCIL IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

I'M LOOKING TO MY LEFT.

COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO, GOOD AS ANYONE ELSE.

COUNCILMAN FOSTER'S GOOD.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON'S GOOD.

DEPUTY MAYOR. YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO ADD? THERE ARE NO QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO.

YOU KNOW, AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, MAYOR, I THINK THIS SESSION IS GOING TO BE GREAT, LOOKING FORWARD FOR A GREAT YEAR, 2023, TO GET A LOT DONE, ESPECIALLY.

SEPTIC AND SEWER, WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT ITEM FOR US AND SEE WHERE THAT GOES.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SEAN.

AND LIKE YOU MENTIONED, OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION HERE LOCALLY IS HAS WORKED REALLY HARD AND AND I COMMEND THE EFFORTS OF SENATOR MAYFIELD AND REPRESENTATIVE FINE THAT REPRESENTS OUR DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR.

BUT THE ENTIRE DELEGATION HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB FOR US EVEN LAST SESSION, AND WE'RE EXPECTING IT TO BE EVEN GREATER.

BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, SIR.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT MAKES THE CONTACTS.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THOSE MEETINGS FOR US.

AND AND I KNOW THIS COUNCIL IS REALLY EAGER TO GET BACK UP THERE AND AND LOBBY FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT CITY.

I APPRECIATE IT. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL VERY SOON.

I SIR, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

BYE NOW. SO NOW, DEPUTY MAYOR, WE'RE ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS/RESPONSES]

VIVIAN SANTOS.

THE FORWARD. YES, MA'AM.

YES. YES, MA'AM. RIGHT THERE.

NO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? SAM? SAM. FAST.

GET THE MIKE CLOSER TO YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THE LIGHTS.

CARRY ON. OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS VIVIAN SANTOS, AND I WORK FOR THE SBA, THE US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

AND I JUST CAME HERE TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE ARE PROVIDING DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO THE HURRICANE NICOLE.

SO NOW PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE.

UH, WE HAVE A DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER HERE IN BREVARD COUNTY.

COUNTY LOCATED IN AT THE AGRICULTURAL CENTER IN COCOA.

AND PEOPLE HAVE UNTIL FEBRUARY THE 13TH.

THAT'S THE DEADLINE TO APPLY.

RIGHT NOW IN FLORIDA, WE HAVE TWO DISASTER RUNNING.

AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE EM.

THE DEADLINE FOR THAT ONE IS, UH, NEXT WEEK.

NEXT WEEK ON JANUARY THE 12TH.

AND FOR NICOLE, BECAUSE THIS CANNERY WAS INCLUDED IN THAT ONE, PEOPLE HAVE MORE TIME.

SO BUSINESSES, HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS AND NONPROFITS, THEY NOW THEY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

AND WHAT IS THAT DEADLINE AGAIN FOR NICOLE? FOR NICOLE IS FEBRUARY 13TH, 2023.

SO BEFORE VALENTINE'S DAY, FOLKS.

YES. AND PLEASE, PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION M AND I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE.

FOR BUSINESSES, WE ARE ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES TO GO TO THE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER TO FILL OUT THAT APPLICATION TO AVOID, UM, MISTAKES.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE EASIER.

IT IS FREE.

IT IS A SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE.

UM, USUALLY THEY GET THEIR ASSISTANCE, UM, SOONER WHEN THEY GO THERE.

SO THAT WOULD BE ALL.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN, YOU CAN, YOU CAN ASK RIGHT NOW OR YOU CAN CALL TO THE OUR 800 NUMBER IS ONE 800 6592955.

ONE 800 UH 6592955.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NELSON. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

GOOD NIGHT. NO, MA'AM.

SIR. BUTTON. SILVERTON 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.

AS YOU KNOW, I ATTEND ALMOST EVERY MEETING THERE IS IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WELL, NOT EVERYONE, LET'S SAY 80%.

AND I TRY TO PAY ATTENTION, BUT I COULDN'T FIND ANY INFORMATION OF THE LAND BEING CLEARED RIGHT NEXT TO FIREHOUSE NUMBER FIVE AT SEVERAL ACRES OF LAND HAS BEEN CLEAR, STRIPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE.

ROOTS. AND SO I WAS HOPING THAT MAYBE SOMEBODY, A CITY COUNCIL, COULD TELL ME WHAT THAT DEVELOPMENT OR WHAT THAT LAND IS BEING CLEARED FOR BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE. THANK YOU.

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IT DIRECTLY IS TO FIRE STATION NUMBER FIVE.

NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS A FOUND SOUTHWEST.

SOUTHWEST. IT'S FOUNDATION FOUNDATION PARK.

THANK YOU, SIR. IT'S TROUBLING.

GOOD EVENING. I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A NICE NEW YEAR.

I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE CONTRIBUTORS OF THE POPPY CHRISTMAS DISPLAY.

IT WAS PHENOMENAL.

TOOK MY GRANDDAUGHTER, GRANDDAUGHTER AND GRANDSON THROUGH THERE TWICE WHILE THEY WERE IN TOWN.

AWESOME. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT, FORBES HAS RECENTLY RELEASED THEIR TEN TOP CITIES IN FLORIDA.

SADLY, PALM BAY IS NOT ON THAT LIST OF THE TOP TEN IN FLORIDA.

MELBOURNE IS RANKED NUMBER SEVEN.

SO I'M HOPING THERE'S STUFF IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT IS GOING TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE CITY OF PALM BAY IN A GOOD WAY, NOT A BAD WAY.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, SADLY, WE KNOW A COUPLE OF OUR YOUNG ONES WERE KILLED OUT IN THE COMPOUND ON CHRISTMAS DAY, UNFORTUNATELY. SO HOPEFULLY, AGAIN, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS SOMETHING IN IT FOR YOUTH.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A SENIOR CENTER.

WE DON'T HAVE A YOUTH CENTER.

WE HAVE PRIVATE LEAGUES.

YOU HAVE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUES, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE IN SCHOOL.

WHAT IS IT FOR OUR YOUTH THERE, OUR FUTURE.

WE NEED SOMETHING FOR OUR YOUTH.

AND THOSE ARE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, BATTING CAGES, PICKLEBALL, GOLF COURSE, FOR EXAMPLE.

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING? SOMETHING TO GET OUR YOUTH ACTIVELY INVOLVED, AS WELL AS GIVING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO OUR ADULTS.

AND OUR YOUNG ADULTS.

UM. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF LAND NOW.

THE CITY OWNS, I THINK, ABOUT 250 ACRES IN THE COMPOUND.

THAT'S ABOUT 50 ACRES MORE THAN THE MAJOR'S GOLF COURSE.

WHAT'S IN THE COMP PLAN? WHAT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THAT CITY OWNED PROPERTY? YOU GUYS OWN IT ALREADY.

WHAT'S THE IDEA? I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF MOTORCYCLING AND ATVS AND RVS AND ALL THAT STUFF, SHOOTING, GOING OUT TO COMPOUND.

WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE THE POLICE FORCE TO CALM THAT AREA DOWN AND PATROL AT 24 SEVEN.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER OPTIONS? CAN THE CITY START DOING SOMETHING OUT THERE AND HOPEFULLY DEVELOPERS WILL FOLLOW SUIT AND BUY UP SOME OF THOSE PROPERTIES? YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GET MORE PROPERTIES AS TAX LIENS ARE IN DEFAULT, RIGHT? I'M GUESSING THAT'S HOW YOU GOT MOST OF THIS 250 ACRES.

I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT I'M JUST MY GUESS.

WHEN PEOPLE DEFAULT ON PAYING THEIR TAXES, THERE'S TAX LIENS AND TAX LIENS AND TAX LIENS.

THEN IT GOES TO FORECLOSURE.

SO PLEASE, PLEASE, LET'S STAY ON TOP OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME ACTIVITIES.

AND WE'RE TAKING WE'RE VISIONARIES AND NOT REACTIONARIES IN THIS CITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PHILIP.

COCHRAN. PATIENT.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY.

I HAD PLANNED THIS PRESENTATION FOR ITEM SIX, BUT I'VE TOLD THAT I HAVE TO GIVE IT NOW, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO CRAM A FIVE MINUTE PRESENTATION.

I'M GOING TO CRAM A FIVE MINUTE PRESENTATION INTO 3 MINUTES.

IT'LL ALSO BE PART OF THE RECORD SO YOU GUYS CAN GO AND REVIEW ALL THE DOCUMENTS IN THERE ANY TIME YOU WANT.

OK OK, FORMERLY THE CROWN JEWEL OF PALM BAY.

THANK YOU ALL YOUR RED SHIRTS FOR COMING TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MOB, I GUESS.

THIS. WRONG WAY.

OH, WE UNFORTUNATELY MADE THE NETWORK NEWS.

WE MADE THE NETWORK NEWS AS ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE HOUSING PRICES ARE DROPPING THE MOST.

ON DAY, IT WAS NUMBER THREE.

SO WE, THE CITIZENS OF PALM BAY, FEEL AS THOUGH WE HAVE LOST SOMETHING VALUABLE, SOMETHING THAT WAS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THE GOLF CLUB WAS SOMETHING THAT DREW US TO THE CITY AS PART OF OUR DECISION TO LIVE HERE.

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I WANT TO TAKE YOU THROUGH A SHORT HISTORY OF THE GOLF CLUB FROM 2019 TO TODAY.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT THERE'S ANYTHING AND INAPPROPRIATE HAPPENED ON THE PROPERTY OR ANYTHING ILLEGAL HAPPENED ON THE PROPERTY.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I CAN'T EXPLAIN AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THE DOCUMENTS YOURSELF.

THEY'RE ALL AVAILABLE AT PUBLIC PUBLIC RECORD, AND I ASSUME THEY'RE ACCURATE.

TWO LLC BUYS THE PROPERTY ON DECEMBER 13, 2019.

SELLS MUSTARD SEED DEVELOPMENT CENTER ON THE 16TH OF 2019.

APRIL 30TH ALONE WAS APPROVED FOR MUSTARD SEED AT 3375 BAYSIDE LAKES BOULEVARD.

I WASN'T AWARE THAT THERE WAS ANY DAYCARE CENTER AT THE GOLF COURSE, BUT I WAS A MEMBER THERE AND I THINK I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT.

ON JUNE 15, 2020, THEY SIGNED A DEAL WITH UPLAND VENTURES TO DO 3 TO 400 HOMES ON THE 31 ACRES.

THE P LOAN WAS ANOTHER PEOPLE LOAN WAS APPROVED ON THE 20 MARCH 31 OF 21 AT 3375 UNDER THE NAME OF JOY LLC.

SOIL SAMPLES WERE STARTED ON JULY 26TH OF 21.

CULTER HOMES. VISIT THIS PROPERTY ON AUGUST 11, 21.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, AS YOU KNOW, OCCURRED ON MAY 16, 2022.

THEY DID NOT SHOW UP.

GOLF COURSE WAS CLOSED ON JUNE 19.

MEETING TO SAVE THE GOLF COURSE.

DEPUTY MAYOR AT THE TIME, KENNY JOHNSON FOSTERED THAT IDEA AND WE GOT MET ON THE 24TH.

THE SPRINKLER HEADS REMOVED.

ON JULY SEVEN, 2022, AND UPLAND VENTURES FILED NEW PAPERS JUST ON DECEMBER 19TH OF THIS YEAR.

LAST YEAR. I'M SORRY.

AND HERE'S THE DOCUMENTATION THAT GOES WITH IT.

IT'S IN THE PRESENTATION OUTLINING ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT I JUST MENTIONED AS PROOF.

THESE ARE ALL PUBLIC RECORDS.

THERE'S THE MUSTARD SEED, PCP LOAN.

AGAIN, I DIDN'T SEE ANY KIDS OVER AT THE CLUB.

AND HERE'S THE DEAL THAT SHE SIGNED WITH UPLAND VENTURES.

THAT'S THE AREA THAT UPLAND WAS GOING TO TRY TO DEVELOP WITH 3 TO 400 UNITS.

THIS. THIS IS THE OTHER PLAN.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

MR. THOMAS GUM.

HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

ONCE AGAIN, I COME BEFORE YOU WITH A LONG STANDING ISSUE.

BUT WE HAVE A HISTORY OF SOLVING OUR LONG STANDING ISSUES.

TAKING CARE OF OUR STORM WATER.

WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR ROADS.

BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WE HAVE IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE, AND THAT IS THE COMPOUND.

IT'S BEEN MENTIONED EARLIER.

THAT PROPERTY OUT THERE BELONGS TO A LOT OF PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS.

PEOPLE GOING OUT THERE AND SHOOTING GUNS AND RIDING FOUR WHEELERS AND DOING EVERYTHING ELSE THAT HAPPENS OUT THERE IS A LIABILITY NOT ONLY TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS BUT TO THE CITY.

AND AS A CITIZEN OF THE CITY, I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THE COUNCIL.

TO TAKE THIS LONG STANDING ISSUE AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

I'D RECOMMEND FORMING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL.

PART OF WHAT'S WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.

AND COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A POPULAR DECISION, BUT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE.

WE HAVE PEOPLE GOING OUT THERE AND DYING FROM DRUGS OVERDOSES.

WE'RE FINDING DEAD BODIES OUT THERE.

THERE'S SO MUCH TRASH AND GARBAGE OUT THERE.

IT WOULD TAKE A MONTH OF SUNDAYS TO PICK IT ALL UP.

SO IT'S INCUMBENT ON YOU TO SOLVE THIS LONG STANDING PROBLEM, JUST AS THE COUNCIL HAS SOLVED OUR OTHER LONG STANDING PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT POLICE AND FIRES RESPONSE TIME, HOW MUCH ARE THOSE INCREASED RESPONSE TIMES? OR FROM THE COMPOUND.

I MEAN, IF THEY GO OUT THERE ON A CALL AND THEIR NEXT CALLS BACK IN REGULAR PART OF THE CITY, THE PEOPLE WAITING IN THE REGULAR PART OF THE CITY COULD BE DYING, WAITING ON THE POLICE OR FIRE TO GET THERE BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT IN THE COMPOUND.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION IS, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF ROCKET SCIENTISTS LIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I THINK THERE'S A SOLUTION OUT THERE.

THANK YOU. NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SO, COUNCIL, BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE COMPOUND AND SOME OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN, I WAS THINKING FUTURE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THINKING LIGHT, INDUSTRIAL AND ALL THAT.

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CERTAINLY, WE WE HAVE INCREASED OUR PATROL OVER TIME OUT THERE.

CERTAINLY, WE'VE DONE DIFFERENT THINGS.

I KNOW COMMANDER SPEARS IN PARTICULAR DID SOME SOME WORK OUT THERE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

BUT I'M I'M CURIOUS TO SEE IS THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO COLLECTIVELY.

IT'S TIME TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF DISCUSSION.

COUNCIL IS WHAT I'M I'M TRYING TO CONVEY TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

LET'S LET'S SIT DOWN.

LET'S HAVE THE DISCUSSION.

MAYBE I'M NOT SURE IF A WORKSHOP IS IN ORDER.

I'M LOOKING AT OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AT AT THAT POINT, BUT CERTAINLY THE DISCUSSION SHOULD BE HAD ON WHAT OPTIONS THERE ARE AND HOW HOW DO WE RECTIFY WHAT HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SECURITY OF OF NOT ONLY THAT AREA, BUT OUR OUR NEIGHBORING CITIZENS AS WELL.

SO WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? COUNCIL? I'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO I'M KIND OF I'M WITH YOU, MAYOR ABSOLUTELY.

SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN.

I KIND OF LIKE MR. GUAM'S IDEA OF THE COMMITTEE AND STARTING A COMMISSION AND KIND OF KIND OF THE WAY I WAS FEELING IT IS THAT WE'D HAVE THREE RESIDENTS THERE.

ONE POLICE OFFICER AND ONE COUNCILMAN IS LIKE THE LIAISON.

I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT IT'S NOT AN ISSUE THAT STAFF CAN, CAN'T, CAN SOLVE BY THEMSELVES.

IT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE CAN SOLVE BY OURSELVES.

TO BE ALL HANDS ON DECK. WE NEED RESIDENTS HELP, WE NEED STAFF'S HELP.

AND OF COURSE, WE'RE NEEDED.

WE NEED OURSELVES AS WELL.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M AT WITH IT.

I GO, I'VE BEEN TO THE COMPOUND, OBVIOUSLY, AND I DO SEE THE CROSSES OUT THERE.

I DO SEE THE TRAGEDIES THAT HAVE OCCURRED OUT THERE.

BUT I ALSO SEE THE THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OUT THERE.

I'VE I'VE SEEN THE FAMILY PICNICS, I'VE SEEN THE FAMILY PHOTOS, I'VE SEEN PEOPLE FLYING THEIR MODEL AIRPLANES.

SO ALTHOUGH THIS IS A TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 25TH, I'M NOT GOING TO DISCUSS THE TRAGEDY BECAUSE IT'S AN OPEN INVESTIGATION.

I JUST THINK THAT IF EVERYBODY IF WE ALL GOT INVOLVED, WE CAN WE CAN FIND THAT SOLUTION.

AND I THINK THIS IS THE COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO FIND THAT SOLUTION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YOU KNOW, I DISCUSSED THIS CITY MANAGER THIS WEEK DURING MY BRIEFING.

I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A WORKSHOP.

I THINK STAFF IS WORKING ON SOMETHING.

ACCORDING TO WHAT SHE TOLD ME.

BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A WORKSHOP AND AND INVITE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE PROPERTY OUT THERE TO ATTEND AND HEAR THEIR SOLUTIONS. SO I'M FOR A WORKSHOP AND SOLVING THIS COMPOUND PROBLEM.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, I'VE SPOKEN TO MR. GORME DIRECTLY AS WELL AS OTHERS AND OUR STAFF AND LOOKING AT IT, I THINK A WORKSHOP MIGHT BE THE BEST, QUICKEST WAY TO DO IT.

BECAUSE IF YOU DO AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT CAN TAKE WEEKS, MAYBE MONTHS TO FILL THE TO FILL EVERY POSITION.

BUT WHAT WE COULD DO WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO IS A QUICK WORKSHOP AND RALLY THE TROOPS AND RALLY EVERYBODY TOGETHER.

LIKE LIKE COUNCILMAN FOSTER SAID, WE HAVE MR. MOALLEM, WHO'S ONE OF THE LARGEST LANDOWNERS OUT IN THAT AREA.

A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT LIVE ALL ACROSS THE WORLD, NOT JUST IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO GET THOSE LANDOWNERS HERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN TUNE IN ONLINE OR JUST WATCH.

AND WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, LIKE COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO SAID.

SO I'M FOR IT. THANK YOU.

DEPUTY MAYOR. MAYOR, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A CONSENSUS.

YEAH. JUST LIKE MY COLLEAGUES, I WOULD SUPPORT A WORKSHOP AS WELL.

I THINK IT'S WOULD BE THE QUICKEST WAY TO START THIS.

AT LEAST START THE CONVERSATION TO SEE WHERE THAT LEADS.

AND EVEN IF WE GO FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AND PUT THAT COMMITTEE TOGETHER, I THINK COUNCIL GOT TO SET THE TONE AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, CREATE THAT FRAMEWORK OR GIVE SOME SORT OF DIRECTION TO THAT GROUP SHOULD SHOULD WE NEED TO GO THAT ROUTE.

BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT AND I AGREE WITH COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GRAHAM, FOR BRINGING THAT UP AND BEING PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT.

HERE'S MY TAKE, THOUGH.

I'D LIKE FOR THIS WORKSHOP TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF STRATEGIES ALREADY LAID OUT.

I'D LIKE FOR NOT ONLY FOR THE CITIZENS TO BE ENGAGED, BUT I LIKE FOR US TO HAVE SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE COULD AUTOMATICALLY DISCUSS.

AND THEN LET'S COME IN WITH THAT MINDSET THAT LET'S TAKE THESE THESE BABY CHOPPY STEPS TOWARDS A RESOLVE OUT THERE.

AND I THINK WE CAN ALL I DON'T KNOW IF LIKE YOU SAID, DEPUTY MAYOR GOING DOWN RANGE IF IT'S AN AD HOC, BUT CERTAINLY WE COULD START FOCUSING AND TAILORING IT WITH THE BUSINESS

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SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.

DEPUTY CITY MAYOR OR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER? I'M FINE WITH THAT. I'LL WORK WITH SUZANNE WHEN SHE RETURNS AND CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND WE'LL LOOK AT SOME DATES.

OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

SO NOW WE'RE ON PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[PUBLIC HEARINGS]

ORDINANCE 2022, DASH 124, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

TITLE 17 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

CHAPTER 185 ZONING CODE SUBCHAPTER SUBDISTRICT REGULATIONS MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATED TO MODEL HOMES.

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.

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

GOOD EVENING. TREY WILLIAMS WITH LGI HOMES.

WE CURRENTLY RESIDE AT 620 MALABAR ROAD WHERE WE CONDUCT BUSINESS OUT OF.

WE'VE BEEN IN PALM BAY FOR OVER TWO YEARS BUILDING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.

WE CURRENTLY PURCHASE TWO LOTS SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE INTENT OF PUTTING OUR MODEL HOME ON ONE IN A PARKING LOT ON THE OTHER.

SAME AS WE DO IN ABOUT 107 OTHER COMMUNITIES.

THE COURT THE CURRENT ORDINANCE WAS A LITTLE BIT OUTDATED AND WAS NOT GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.

SO WE, WE WENT WITH STAFF.

STAFF WAS GREAT WITH THAT.

SO WE DRAFTED THIS PROPOSAL TO ALLOW US TO BUILD THIS MODEL HOME CONDUCT BUSINESS OUT OF IT, AND THEN WITH THE INTENT TO CONVERT IT TO A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AT THE END.

THAT'S THE INTENT, SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS? THE. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YOU.

THE SPEAKER CALLED. HEY, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS ITEM? ANYONE. THE ANON.

I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION SO MOVED AND A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER TWO.

WHAT IS 2022? DASH 127.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

MEETING PROVIDING FOR THE NAMING OF A PRIVATE ROADWAY TO BE KNOWN AS ASTER DRIVE NORTHEAST.

WHICH ROADWAY IS LOCATED WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO DIXIE HIGHWAY, THE VICINITY OF WEDGEWOOD DRIVE PROVIDED FOR THE ROADWAY TO REMAIN PRIVATE, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.

HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

THAT'S THE APPLICANT TO PRESENT THEIR CASE.

IS THE UP HERE.

SO. AND HE SPEAK CARDS.

ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD, MS..

BROWN. NOTHING NEW TO ADD, JUST THAT UNANIMOUS APPROVAL BY P AND Z BOARD.

THANK YOU. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION.

SO MOVE SECOND MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR OR BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

SECOND AND BY COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN, SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, MADAM SMITH.

WHERE DOES 2020 2-1 28? AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA VACATE AN ABANDONING A PORTION OF THE REAR 20 FOOT PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAIN IS EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN TEN BLOCK 2065 COURT MILE OF OUR UNIT 46 ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT 22, PAGE 70 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN.

PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

PLEASE COME PRESENT YOUR CASE, SIR.

HAPPY NEW YEAR. BASICALLY WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS I WAS TOLD THAT IN ORDER FOR ME TO PUT A SHED IN MY BACKYARD, I HAVE TO MOVE 25 FEET FROM THE BACK PROPERTY, WHICH WILL PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY BACKYARD.

I AM ASKING THAT I CAN DO IT WITHIN TEN FEET, WHICH WILL BE MORE PRESENTABLE TO WHAT I HAVE.

AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I'VE GOT.

ALL THE PAPERWORK, ALL THE COMPANIES GAVE THEIR PERMISSION.

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THANK YOU, SIR. MS..

COLIN BROWN, ANYTHING TO ADD? NOTHING TO ADD OTHER THAN STAFF SUPPORTS THIS REQUEST.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU, SIR.

I ASK THE QUESTION. SURE.

ONCE THIS IS APPROVED.

I HAVE. THEY'VE TOLD ME I HAVE TO GO TO ENVIRONMENTAL IN VERA.

IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT? I KNOW THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR BREVARD COUNTY ARE LOCATED IN VIERA, AND THEY HAVE TO MAKE SURE MY SEPTIC SYSTEM IS GOING TO NOT BE INTERFERED WITH THE SHED.

THAT WOULD BE THE THAT PART OF THAT PROCESS.

AND WHO DO I SEE FOR THE ACTUAL BUILDING PERMIT? SO, MR. BROWN, YOU WOULD TALK WITH OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT TEAM AND WE DO HAVE OUR CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL HERE TONIGHT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE CONTACT.

IS THAT IN PUBLIC WORKS? NO, IT'S ACROSS THE STREET IN THE PLAZA OVER BY WINN-DIXIE.

OKAY. BUT HE'S RIGHT HERE.

SO YOU COULD ASK HIM DIRECTLY WITH YOUR HAND, VALENTINO.

THERE YOU GO. YOU COULD ASK HIM DIRECTLY.

BUT I DO KNOW ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IS IN VIERA, OK.

ALL RIGHT, SIR. THANK YOU. THAT'S BEFORE.

YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN APPROVED YET.

RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THAT, TOO.

WILL I BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL OR WHATEVER? HOW IS THAT? WE'LL NOTIFY YOU HERE IN A FEW MINUTES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FOR.

AGAINST THIS ITEM? IT'S A BATON. IT'S A BATON.

COME. BILL BATON 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET.

100% IN FAVOR.

YOU APPROVE THIS ONE? THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION.

I'M JUST WATCHING THIS POOR MAN.

ALL THE HEARTACHE THAT HE'S GOING THROUGH TO PUT $1,000 SHED IN HIS BACKYARD AND HOW LONG IT'S TAKEN HIM TO ACCOMPLISH THAT SIMPLE OBJECTIVE, KEEPING THAT IN MIND, WATCHING WHAT HE'S HAD TO GO THROUGH.

I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK UP UNDER CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT TO ADDRESS BECAUSE YOU'VE SEEN THE IMPACT AND HOW IT'S IMPACTING ON THE RESIDENTS.

I'M GOING TO ADDRESS IT IN CONSENT, BUT I'M 100% IN FAVOR OF YOU APPROVING HIM HIS SETBACK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION MOVED AND A MOTION BY SECOND.

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

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

SIR, YOU'VE BEEN APPROVED.

AND GO. GO AHEAD AND ASK VALENTINO FOR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

MS.. SMITH. FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE QUASI JUDICIAL IN NATURE.

PUBLIC HEARINGS, AGENDA ITEMS, NUMBER FOUR AND SEVEN.

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

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

ATTORNEYS WHO ARE APPEARING ON BEHALF OF A PARTY AND NOT PROVIDING TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE ARE NOT CONSIDER WITNESSES AND NEED NOT BE SWORN.

COUNSEL TO DISCLOSE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION BY DISCLOSING A SUBJECT MATTER OF THE COMMUNICATION AND THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON, GROUP OR ENTITY WITH WHOM THE COMMUNICATION TOOK PLACE.

ORDER. THIS PROCEEDING WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.

FIRST, THE APPLICANT WILL MAKE HIS PRESENTATION, FOLLOWED BY STAFF COMMENTS FOLLOWED BY ANY AGGRIEVED OR ADVERSELY AFFECTED PARTY.

EACH WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ORDINANCE 2020 2-1 25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY RIVERA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF PROPERTY FROM A NEW AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL REVERT COUNTY TO C C COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TO EMERSON DRIVE AND THE VICINITY OF ST JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY.

AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE OF THE ZONING MAP.

PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. ANA SAUNDERS WITH BSE.

MISS SMITH PRETTY MUCH GAVE MY PRESENTATION.

IT'S A 14 ACRE SITE APPROXIMATELY JUST EAST OF THE PARKWAY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EMERSON.

WE'RE REQUESTING COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONING.

THE LAND USE CURRENTLY IS COMMERCIAL.

RIGHT NOW THE LAND OR THE ZONING IS AGRICULTURAL, SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MARRY UP AND HAVE THE CORRECT ZONING GO MATCH WITH THE LAND USE UNDERLYING LAND USE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER IT.

ONE QUICK THING THE ADDITION OF THIS 14 ACRES WILL COMPLETE.

I'LL SAY SORT OF THE THE 60 ACRES.

IT'LL BE A TOTAL 60 ACRE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT QUADRANT AND THIS INTERSECTION.

SO THE AREAS THAT YOU SEE IN RED, IN ADDITION TO A TWO ACRE PIECE THAT'S JUST NORTH OF THE MAP AND DOESN'T QUITE SHOW UP, THE TOTAL COMBINED ACREAGE OF THAT WOULD BE 60 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL. THAT WILL SERVICE PROVIDE SERVICES FOR NOT ONLY THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY TO THE SOUTH THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT THE UPCOMING PROJECT THAT I'VE GOT IN THE NEXT ITEM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

SO THAT'S ONE FOR, ONE FOR.

SIX ZERO. YES.

60, 60 TOTAL SUPPORT.

SO YEAH, IT'S 46 RIGHT NOW.

WITH THE ADDITION OF THE 14, WE'LL GET TO 61 FOUR.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? THANK YOU, MA'AM. AND THESE CARDS, SIR.

NO SPEAKER CARDS.

NO QUESTIONS. OKAY.

I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING, ASKING FOR A MOTION TO MOVE.

SECOND. AND A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

OR. FIVE AS YOU WERE.

ORDINANCE 2022 126 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

A PROVEN AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO BE KNOWN AS EVERLANE'S PHASE TWO.

ALSO KNOWN AS NORTHEAST QUAD AND A NEW AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL BREVARD COUNTY ZONING.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO ST JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY, THE VICINITY NORTH OF EMERSON DRIVE AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING FOR A COMMENCEMENT PERIOD, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, ASKED THE APPLICANT TO PRESENT THEIR CASE.

I HAD TO. AND I'M DONE OUT OF YOUR HAIR TONIGHT.

ANNA SAUNDERS, AGAIN WITH B.C.

CONSULTANTS. THIS IS THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OR EVERLANE'S PHASE TWO.

AS YOU HEARD, MISS SMITH ANNOUNCED TO YOU JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK ITEMS ON THIS PROJECT.

THIS IS THE WE CALL IT THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT BECAUSE IT'S PART OF A BIGGER WHOLE OF THE PROPERTY.

SO WE WERE REALLY CREATIVE WITH THE NAMING THE NAMING NOMENCLATURE.

BUT THIS IS THE NORTHERN END OF OF OF THE PIECE OF PROPERTY AND DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE PROPERTY THAT YOU JUST APPROVED FOR THE COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATION.

IT IS 398 UNITS.

WHEN YOU DIVIDE THAT BY THE OVERALL LAND AREA, WE COME IN AT JUST UNDER THREE UNITS PER ACRE.

I THINK IT'S 2.9 FOR A DENSITY CAP.

THERE WE ARE PROVIDING 40% GREEN SPACE AND RECREATION SPACE AND OPEN SPACE.

PART OF THIS PROPERTY WILL PROVIDE A PERIMETER BUFFER ALONG THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN SIDES AS LONG AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT PART OF THE PART OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE EXTENDING THE CITY UTILITIES FURTHER NORTH ALONG THE PARKWAY, SIMILAR TO HOW THE SISTER PROJECT JUST TO THE SOUTH DID WHEN WE BROKE THEM OVER ALONG FROM JUST NORTH OF MALABAR ROAD, UP OVER THE CANAL AND UP TO EMERSON AND PACE.

SO WE'LL BE DOING THAT AGAIN.

IT'S ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE, WHICH WILL FURTHER JUST BOLSTER THE CITY'S UTILITY SYSTEM.

WE HAVE, I THINK I ALREADY TOLD YOU THE 40% OPEN SPACE WITH RESPECT TO THE TRAFFIC COMPONENT, WHICH I KNOW IS ALWAYS ON HEAVY ON EVERYBODY'S MINDS.

WE'VE COMPLETED THE TRAFFIC STUDY.

WE ORIGINALLY DID IT IN JANUARY OF 2022.

STAFF ASKED US TO UPDATE THAT WITH CURRENT NUMBERS.

IT WAS JUST COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO STAFF THE END OF THE YEAR.

IT WAS SORT OF MY EARLY HAPPY NEW YEARS PRESENT AND SEE IT HOW YOU'D LIKE.

AND THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY REALLY DIDN'T ALTER MUCH FROM WHAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED IN THE JANUARY 2022 STUDY.

THERE'S STILL TURN LANES PROPOSED ALONG THE PARKWAY AND EMERSON.

MR. WATANABE HAS REVIEWED THAT STUDY, PROBABLY NOT IN COMPLETE EARNEST, BUT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE FINDINGS OF THAT STUDY.

AS SOON AS WE GET EVERYTHING WRAPPED UP WITH A BOW AND GET THAT FINAL APPROVAL FROM HIM, WE'LL WORK.

WE'LL MOVE INTO THE PROPORTIONATE FAIR SHARE ANALYSIS, WHICH I KNOW EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS KEEN ON HEARING ABOUT.

WELL, THANK YOU. AND PART OF THE RECORD, I WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT.

WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE STUDY THAT FRANK WATANABE WAS NODDING HIS HEAD IN THE YES MOTION.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

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YEAH. AND SO PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE WRITING A PERIMETER BUFFER.

WE SPOKE WITH THEM EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS.

I'M GOING TO SAY ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN WE INITIALLY CAME IN WITH THE THE ZONING COMPONENT THAT WENT ALONG THIS AND THE LAND USE.

AND SO COLLECTIVELY THEY'VE ACTUALLY MODIFIED, NOT MODIFIED, BUT THEY WANT TO BE AS GOOD A NEIGHBOR AS WE CAN BE TO THEM AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT SOME DIFFERENT LIVESTOCK AND ANIMALS AND THINGS OUT THERE THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS DON'T NECESSARILY TAMPER WITH.

SO THEY PUT IN SOME BURNING ALONG THE EDGE OF THEIR PROPERTY.

AND I THINK, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THEY PLANTED SOME BAMBOO AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

PART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND THE COMMITMENT THAT WE MADE TO THEM WAS TO REFLECT AND PROVIDE THAT SAME SAME LEVEL OF BUFFERING AND SEPARATION FOR THEM.

SO WE'VE GOT BUFFERS THAT VARY ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 50 FEET THAT WILL HAVE SOME RAISED BERMS, SOME ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT WAY, THAT FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

IS THAT COMPLETE YOUR PRESENTATION? I THINK SO. I MEAN, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD THIS PROJECT BEFORE, SO JUST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

YES, MA'AM. COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS OF MS..

LONG? GOOD.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. DEPUTY MAYOR.

ANY SPEAKER CARDS? NO. MAYOR. MS..

JOAN BROWN. ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD FOR STAFF? SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY.

I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION.

SO MOVE A MOTION.

I GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON SINGING BY DEPUTY MAYOR FELIX.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.

I ALL OPPOSE HANEY PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER SIX.

ORDINANCE 2022, DASH 119, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE NINE GENERAL REGULATIONS CHAPTER 93 REAL PROPERTY NUISANCES SUBCHAPTER UNSIGHTLY AND UNSANITARY CONDITIONS.

THE MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATED TO UNIMPROVED REAL PROPERTY, PROVIDING 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 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AN OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MADAME BROWN.

THANK YOU, SIR. JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE REAL PROPERTY NUISANCE CODE.

IT MODIFIES THE DEFINITION OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY.

UNIMPROVED. REAL PROPERTY PROVIDES ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE HEIGHT OF GRASS, WEEDS AND OTHER VEGETATION IN UNIMPROVED REAL PROPERTY. AND IT DOES AUTHORIZE CODE COMPLIANCE TO SITE THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF UNIMPROVED REAL PROPERTY WHEN THEY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE MORE THAN ONCE PER SIX MONTHS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. DEPUTY MAYOR.

I SEE YOU HAVE A SPEAKER CARD.

YES. MAYOR PHILLIP COCHRAN.

HELLO. I'M BACK AGAIN.

AT THE DECEMBER 6TH MEETING, JOY LLC AND HER LEGAL COUNSEL WERE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MAJOR'S GOLF COURSE FOR AS LONG AS THEY WANTED TO.

AND FOR SOME REASON TONIGHT I TRIED TO PUT TOGETHER A PRESENTATION THAT WOULD MAKE THIS AS TIME EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO SHOW THE REST OF IT, SO I'LL READ IT TO YOU.

I QUICKLY DISPLAYED SOME OF THE ANOMALIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COVID PROCESS AT THE MAJORS GOLF COURSE.

I DO NOT IMPLY ANY WRONGDOING, BUT PERHAPS THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WILL BE INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THOSE DOCUMENTS.

OK PICKING UP WHERE I LEFT OFF.

SO AT THE TIME, DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON PUT TOGETHER ASKED ME TO CALL A MEETING.

WE DID SO AT THE MAJOR'S GOLF CLUB.

THE ATTENDEES WERE HEATHER JOINER, TONY CATALANO AND DAVIS.

AT THE TIME, DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, MYSELF AND ROMAN AND I DO NOT KNOW HIS LAST NAME.

NO LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES WERE ALLOWED TO, AND THIS WAS TO FACILITATE FREE AND OPEN PROBLEM SOLVING.

AT THAT MEETING, WE DISCUSSED MANY THINGS TO RAISE MONEY, INCLUDING A FEE ON ALL BAYSIDE LAKES WAS SET AT 1200 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THE PROPERTIES ON THE GOLF

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ANOTHER IDEA WAS OFFERED BY TONY CATALANO.

HE OFFERED JOYE LLC $4 MILLION FOR A 50% INTEREST IN THE GOLF COURSE.

JOY LLC.

WAS LOOKING AT THE LOOKING FOR A QUICK INFUSION OF MONEY.

THE FUNDING WOULDN'T WOULD TAKE MORE THAN A YEAR TO IMPLEMENT AS IT WOULD NEED TO BE VOTED ON BY ALL 17 MLAS.

AND GIVEN THAT THERE WAS NO EQUITY IN RETURN FOR THE FEES, IT SEEMED UNLIKELY THAT IT COULD WOULD PASS.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING, JOY LLC SEEMED INTERESTED IN THE $4 MILLION OFFER.

SO TONY WAS WORKING ON THE ISSUE WHILE RECOVERING FROM SHOULDER SURGERY.

TONY AND PHIL AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR LEFT THE MEETING, ENCOURAGED THAT THE COURSE COULD BE SAVED AND A QUICK INFUSION OF CASH.

WOULD BE COMING FROM TONY'S OFFER ON JULY 1ST.

YOU'LL SEE CHANGED COURSE ON THIS ISSUE AND AND SENT THIS STATEMENT IN AN EMAIL TO TONY.

IT'S HARD TO READ BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY ALL THAT GOOD.

I APOLOGIZE IF THAT WAS NOT CLEAR WITH YOU.

HOWEVER, NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM WOULD I SELL FOR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I WAS JUST THROWING DOWN TALKING POINTS FOR CHANGING THE HOAS MONTHLY AMOUNTS THAT THE TOTAL OFFER.

OVERALL, I WOULD BE LOOKING AT I NEVER GOT INTO ANY DETAILS THOUGHT PROCESS WITH ANYTHING.

I HAD NOTHING TO DO.

I WILL NOT SELL FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN DOUBLE DIGITS.

IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SELLING IT.

SO IT'S HARD TO READ BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY ALL THAT PROPER.

OK. SO.

IF YOU REMEMBER, AT THE DECEMBER 6TH MEETING, THE IOC CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT MAKE ANY PROFITS AT THE GOLF COURSE, THE MAJOR'S GOLF COURSE.

IT HAD BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE GOLF CLUB EMPLOYED THAT GOLF HAD ENJOYED A RESURGENCE DURING COVID.

IT WAS ONE OF THE FEW ACTIVITIES YOU COULD ENJOY WITHOUT BEING INFECTED.

MEMBERSHIP LIST AT THE MAJORS GREW FROM ABOUT 30 PEOPLE TO 59 MEMBERS IN THAT PERIOD FROM 2019 TO 2022.

THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 120 180,000 INCREASE PER YEAR.

JOY L L C RECEIVED 600,000 IN PCP GRANTS.

THAT WAS IN THE DOCUMENTS THAT I SHOWED YOU EARLIER IN THAT IN THAT PRESENTATION.

THE TRUTH IS THAT LC WAS PROMISED BETWEEN TEN AND $20 MILLION IF THEY COULD REZONE THE PROPERTY TO ALLOW MR. COCHRAN. I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT WE'RE DISCUSSING BEFORE US THE TEXTUAL AMENDMENT.

AND YOU GO GIVEN US A HISTORY OF A PROCESS WITH THE OWNER OF JOE JOEL, THE GOLF COURSE.

OKAY. AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS, IS GET THIS TEXTUAL AMENDMENT PROCESS, AS I STATED EARLIER, NOT RELEVANT. AS I STATED EARLIER, JOY LLC WAS ALLOWED TO.

TO CRY AND DO EVERYTHING THAT SHE WANTED TO ALONG WITH HER LAWYER.

SO NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE ST THERE'S THERE'S NO RELEVANCE TO, TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OTHER THAN YOU BRINGING IN HISTORY OF JOEL, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SHOW HER HER REASON FOR.

FOR CLOSING THE GOLF COURSE.

AND PROBABLY THE REASON WHY WE ARE HERE TONIGHT IS BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE COULDN'T MAKE ANY MONEY THERE.

I'M GIVING YOU SOME OF THE FACTS OF THE MONIES THAT SHE DID RECEIVE FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

$600,000. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT. WE CAN END IT NOW.

SO CARRY ON. I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO STOP YOU FROM SPEAKING.

WELL, ALL I'M TRYING TO SAY TO YOU IS THAT WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IS THIS TEXTUAL AMENDMENT.

AND YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ISSUES WITH WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

SO IF YOU WANT TO CARRY ON, CARRY ON.

YOU DON'T HAVE A TIME LIMIT.

CONTINUE TO SPEAK.

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING THE TEXTUAL AMENDMENT, SO CARRY ON.

WELL, MAYOR, WHAT POINT OF ORDER? BECAUSE. BECAUSE WHAT HE'S TRYING TO SAY IS IT HAS TO TIE SPECIFICALLY TO THAT AGENDA ITEM.

OKAY. SO LIKE, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

OKAY. BUT IN THE PAST.

OKAY, WHEN WE REVIEWED THIS ON DECEMBER 6TH.

PEOPLE COULD TALK ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANTED TO AT THAT POINT.

BUT ON THIS NOT YEAH WHEN IT'S PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS.

YES. OKAY. LET ME LET ME JUST CUT TO THE CHASE AND YOU GUYS CAN READ IT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE NOT. SO.

OKAY. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASK FOR THE SUPPORT OF CITY COUNCIL IN DEFINING THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN VERSION 2024 AS A SINGLE FAMILY, ONE UNIT PER FIVE ACRES FOR THIS PROPERTY.

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TO RURAL SINGLE FAMILY GOING FORWARD, AND NOT JUST THE GOLF COURSE PROPERTY, BUT ALL PROPERTY WITHIN PALM BAY.

WE, THE COMMUNITY OF BAYSIDE LAKES, REMAIN STEADFAST IN OUR OPPOSITION TO ANY REZONING OR CHANGES IN FUTURE USE STATUS NATION.

OUR PROPERTY VALUES HAVE FALLEN.

WE BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL FALL EVEN FURTHER IF 367 HOMES WERE TO BE BUILT, WE THINK.

YOU THINK PALM BAY NEEDS AMENITIES LIKE GOLF COURSES, GREEN SPACES TO RECREATE? WE LIKE TO HAVE A GOLF CLUB ON THE PROPERTY, BUT WE WE ARE OKAY WITH ONE UNIT PER FIVE ACRES.

CLEARLY, THE VALUE OF THE FORMER GOLF COURSE PROPERTY HAS FALLEN AND CONTINUES TO FALL AS THE PROPERTY FALLS INTO DISREPAIR OR THE FORMER PORT MALABAR GOLF COURSE AND JOE GADDIS ARE BEING MOWED.

WE THINK THAT THE MAJORS SHOULD ALSO BE MOWED.

IN GENERAL, THE MAJOR HAS BECOME AN EYESORE.

IT SHOULD BE CLEANED UP.

I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT AFTER THE GREENS WERE DEAD, WE ALL HAD OUR LEGAL COUNSEL CONTACT JODI, TONY CATALANO, FIND OUT IF HE WAS INTERESTED IN BUYING A CAR.

OF COURSE, FOR SOME LESS THAN $5 MILLION.

THAT NEVER, NEVER HAPPENED.

AND YET THE WHEN OUR OUR CITY MANAGER INQUIRED ON A FIGURE FOR THE GOLF COURSE, SHE WAS TOLD $16 MILLION.

I HOPE THAT JOY, ALL I'LL SEE IN HER LEGAL TEAM UNDERSTANDS THAT THE RED SHIRTS ARE NOT BACKING DOWN AND THE GOLF CLUB WILL NEVER BE WORTH MORE THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW UNLESS SHE STARTS TO MAINTAIN IT AND PUT MONEY INTO IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE TEXTUAL AMENDMENT THAT'S BEFORE US? PLEASE STEP FORWARD AS THE CHIEF AND YOUR NEXT.

GILBERT IN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.

I UNDERSTAND THE FEAR THAT THE INDIVIDUALS ARE FACING.

WHAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST IS THE PROCESS ON HOW WE GOT HERE.

WE'RE WRITING AN ORDINANCE AND WE'RE FOCUSING IN ON ONE PERSON.

THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE ACTUAL PROCESS OF HOW WE'VE GOT TO THIS POINT AT 100% WHAT HAS HAPPENED.

BUT IF YOU START LOOKING AT THE OVERALL IDENTITY OF JUST THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF THE ORDINANCE, IT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO OTHER PEOPLE THAN JUST THE ONE PERSON THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS BEING CONSIDERED UNDER.

I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT A GOOD ORDINANCE OR I'M NOT SAYING IT'S A BAD ORDINANCE.

I'M QUESTIONING THE PROCESS OF HOW WE GOT HERE.

THAT'S THE PART THAT'S BOTHERING ME MORE THAN ANYTHING.

BECAUSE IF AN ACTION LIKE THIS CAN HAPPEN TO THIS INDIVIDUAL, THE IDENTICAL ACTION COULD HAPPEN TO ME BECAUSE I AM RURAL, RESIDENTIAL AND HAVE BEEN THIS WAY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

AND I'M GETTING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE AROUND ME.

WELL, THEY MIGHT NOT LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING ON MY PROPERTY, SO THEY COULD THEN COME TOGETHER AND SAY, WELL, WE WANT THE ORDINANCE CHANGED, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS WHAT WAS THERE LONG BEFORE.

IT'S THE PROCESS OF HOW WE'RE GETTING HERE THAT BOTHERS ME.

AND THE ONLY PURPOSE OF THAT IS BECAUSE THIS ACTION COULD HAVE THE SAME IMPACT OR OCCURRENCE COULD OCCUR TO ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

TROY ZERO 2048 WIND BROOK DRIVE PALM BAY.

YOU'VE GOT TO BREAK A FEW EGGS TO MAKE AN OMELET.

WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT THE PROCESS.

IS THE POINT.

IT HAS TO START SOMEWHERE.

NOT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH IT.

THE AMBIGUITY WAS REMOVED.

ARE YOU PEOPLE? YOU NOTICED IT.

IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION BY THE CITY.

YOU FIXED IT. OKAY.

SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT LIKE IT.

BUT IT'S FIXED.

YOU CHANGE THROUGH LEGISLATION, NOT FROM A BULLY PULPIT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE INTIMIDATED.

IF THIS FINAL READING AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS ONE, BUT.

ONCE IT'S DONE, I'D LIKE TO.

FEEL THAT THIS PROCESS.

IS GOING TO HELP HEAL WHAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN OPENING FOR A YEAR.

A LOT OF WOUNDS.

THE GRASS. IS A DISASTER OUT THERE.

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YOU GOT TO CUT IT DOWN.

AND THEN WHEN IT GETS TO A CERTAIN HEIGHT, IT HAS TO BE DONE AGAIN.

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

BUT WE DIDN'T CREATE THE ISSUE.

BASICALLY WHAT I'M SAYING HERE IS.

IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE IT STARTED.

YOU GUYS MADE A DECISION TWO WEEKS AGO.

NOTHING'S BEEN DONE OUT THERE.

AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, SHE'S NOT A BIT WORRIED.

ABOUT ANY ORDINANCES OR ANYTHING.

PERPETUATING HER TO GET OUT AND TAKE CARE OF THE BUSINESS.

WHAT REASSURANCE CAN I GET FROM YOU GUYS SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THIS THING? YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUT THERE, MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WALK OUT THERE AND CHECK THE HEIGHT.

NOW YOU CALL ME UP, I'LL GO OUT AND WALK.

I'LL DO IT. I DON'T EXPECT EVERY BLADE OF GRASS TO BE A 12 INCHES.

THE PERSONAL CARE AND RESPECT FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY.

SO WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. HOW IS THE CITY GOING TO ENFORCE AN ORDINANCE? ARE YOU GOING TO BE OUT THERE AS YOU'RE GOING TO SEND PEOPLE OUT THERE TO DO THAT? AND WHAT KIND OF TIME FRAME IS SHE GOING TO HAVE BEFORE SHE HAS TO MOW IT? WHO'S GOING TO MOW IT? IS THERE A VIOLATION? IS THERE A FINE IF SHE DOESN'T DO IT? IT'S QUESTIONS.

BUT THOSE ARE THE THINGS I THINK ABOUT.

BECAUSE I LIVED THERE AND GOT MUCH ELSE TO THINK ABOUT IN THE BACKYARD.

I JUST LIKE TO KNOW THAT EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING HERE HAS PURPOSE.

IF IT'S PURPOSE AND IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, YOU DO IT THROUGH YOUR LEGISLATION.

YOU VOTE ON IT.

YOU MAKE AN ORDINANCE.

STICK TO IT. BUT YOU'VE GOT TO REASSURE THE PUBLIC.

THAT THIS THING'S GOT TEETH.

AND SHE'S NOT GOING TO GET OUT OF IT BY LEGALITIES.

YOU BOUGHT. YOU BOUGHT IN.

BUY OUT. GET OUT.

WHATEVER. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

ROBERT STYNES 1796 WYNBERG DRIVE.

SOUTH EAST PALM BAY.

WE'RE ALL FROM PALM BAY.

WE LIVE HERE. AND LET ME TAKE THE PERSONALITIES OUT OF IT.

YOU KNOW THE HISTORY.

YOU KNOW WHAT MR. COCHRAN PRESENTED? YOU KNOW HOW IT'S BEEN TREATED.

BUT WHAT YOU HAVE.

YOU. YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE A SITUATION AT THE COMPOUND.

WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT.

IT'S CHALLENGING. YOU GOT PEOPLE OUT OF STATE AND OUT OF TOWN, BUT YOU'VE GOT THIS AREA HERE THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT YOU.

IT'S ALREADY AFFECTING YOU NEGATIVELY.

YOU ALREADY REALIZED IN YOUR LAST VOTE THAT AVRIL OVER HERE, I CAN'T PRONOUNCE HIS LAST NAME PROPERLY.

BUT ANYWAY, WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT IS BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

IF ANY ONE OF US AND SOME OF YOU ON A GOLF COURSE, IF ANY ONE OF US JUST LET THE PROPERTY GO, WE'D GET FINED, WOULDN'T WE? WE'D GET FINED AND WE'D HAVE TO BE ACTION TAKEN.

SO WHAT IS THE BEST THING FOR THE CITY TO DO FOR THEIR RESIDENTS? WE TALKED ABOUT ALSO THAT THAT THE 200 ACRES IS BASICALLY CENTRAL PARK TO PALM BAY.

WE GOT 40% MORE DEVELOPMENT THAN WE HAVE TO DO.

YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT WORKSHOPS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY HERE.

SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I UNDERSTAND WHAT MR. PEMBERTON'S PRESENTING, BUT WHAT I ALWAYS LOOKED AT, IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT OUTSIDE THE GATE AND AROUND THE KAMIKAZE TERM TURN.

AND I MENTIONED THAT THE STAFF HAD I WAS JUST SO FLATTERED THAT THEY WORKED SO HARD TRYING TO ELIMINATE THAT ONE AREA THERE.

THAT'S DANGEROUS.

THIS IS ABOUT THE GREATER GOOD.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT ONE PERSON WITH A HORSE HERE OR SOMEBODY WITH A COW OVER HERE.

NOT TO MINIMIZE THE FOLKS, BUT THIS IS ABOUT THE GREATER GOOD.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IN THIS AREA THAT AFFECT 3500 OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

SO THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO AND WHAT IS COUNCIL GOING TO DO ABOUT THE GREATER GOOD? WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

WHEN YOU VOTED 500 ON THAT AND I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE GREATER GOOD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME? HAPPY NEW YEAR MAYOR OF COUNCIL STAFF.

ALTHOUGH THE LA 20 2031 BOOK DRIVE, I DON'T WANT TO TURN THIS INTO WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR US CONGRESS RIGHT NOW.

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BUT LIKE ROBERT, I DO WANT TO COUNTER WHAT MR. MADDEN SAID, A FELLOW SENIOR CHIEF, UNITED STATES NAVY.

THIS IS THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT ONE PROPERTY.

THIS IS IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER NEIGHBORS WITHIN PALM BAY THAT WERE GOING THROUGH WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH WITH HAVING 24 INCH GRASS FULL OF AND FULL OF RODENTS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING INTO OUR PROPERTIES, I WOULD BE THERE SUPPORTING THEM.

THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT THIS PROPERTY IN PARTICULAR.

WHEN WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN OWNER THAT HAS A POTENTIAL TO RIGHT NOW SELL HER LOT OR BUILD FIVE ACRE LOTS.

RIGHT. AND IF THAT'S WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WE HAD A FIVE ACRE PROPERTY BEHIND US THAT WAS NOT MAINTAINING THE GRASS, THE CITY WOULD BE SENDING THEM LETTERS.

SO JUST BECAUSE IT'S ONE OWNER OF THE ENTIRE 200 ACRES OR IT'S OR IT WAS 20 OWNERS OF FIVE ACRES, IT WOULD BE THE SAME SCENARIO.

AND IF IT WAS IN SOUTHERN, SOUTH, EAST PALM BAY OR NORTHWEST BOMBAY, IT WOULD BE THE SAME SCENARIO.

ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS FIX THE AMBIGUITY HERE.

SO I AM SORRY THAT THERE'S ONE OWNER.

IF THERE'S AN EXPENSIVE SHE'LL INCUR.

LIKE LIKE MY NEIGHBOR SAID, SHE GOT INTO IT AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT THIS HAS TO BE EQUALLY TREATED ACROSS THE BOARD, WHETHER IT'S A RESIDENT OR A BUSINESS OWNER.

SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION.

SO MOVE THAT.

A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FIELD OR DEPUTY MAYOR FELIX.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, THIS IS NOTHING.

NOTHING ELSE TO REALLY ADD.

I GUESS THE ONLY THING I'LL SAY TO MR..

TO MR. CORKER AND OUR POINT, LIKE EVEN WITH MR. BATTEN, HE'LL COME UP AND SPEAK ON DIFFERENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR DIFFERENT TOPICS.

THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL WE WERE TRYING TO SAY.

WE WERE JUST WE WEREN'T TRYING TO FORCE YOUR VOICE.

WE WERE TRYING TO JUST REDIRECT YOU BACK ON THE ITEM.

THAT'S ALL, SIR. SO, YES, SIR.

GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHN, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR OF FELIX.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK.

SO WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

MADAM SMITH.

OR IT IS 20.

THAT'S ZERO TWO, AN AUDIENCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

THE CITY OF PALM BAY BY CHANGING THE ZONING OF PROPERTY FROM H.

C HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO OUR M AGE RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME DISTRICT, WHICH PROPERTIES LOCATED NORTH OF AND SOUTH OF SOUTH BOULEVARD VICINITY EAST OF LIPSCOMB STREET AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDED FOR A CHANGE OF THE ZONING MAP PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS KIM ROSENKER.

I'M WITH THE LAW OFFICE OF LACEY LYONS AND ROSENKER.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PULTEGROUP.

I'M WITH ME IS SEAN BAILEY, THE LAM PROJECT MANAGER, AND CHRIS OZA WITH KIMLEY-HORN, THE ENGINEER OF RECORD, IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

THIS IS BASICALLY A CLEANUP AMENDMENT.

STAFF HAD REQUESTED IT.

IT MADE SENSE FROM HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL UP TO A MOBILE HOME RESIDENTIAL.

THESE ARE DRAINAGE CANALS TO SUPPORT PALM BAY COLONY.

PULTEGROUP DID PURCHASE THEM.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO USE THEM.

THEY WON'T BE PART OF THEIR PROJECT.

BUT THIS IS JUST A CLEANUP AND THEY WILL INDEED MAINTAIN THEM BECAUSE THEY OWN THEM.

BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT DRAINAGE OR ANYTHING? THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE. BUT AGAIN, IT'S NOT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE DEVELOPED.

I'LL BE THAT, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? OR MADAM BROWN.

ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? STAFF SUPPORTS THE REQUEST.

OKAY. DEPUTY MAYOR AND SPEAKER CARDS.

IT'S JOHNSON.

VICKI JOHNSON. I DIDN'T THINK I HAVE A QUESTION, SO THAT TOTALLY CHANGES MY QUESTION.

BUT I WILL ASK WHEN SHE REFERENCED THEY OWN THE DRAINAGE.

WHO'S WHO ARE THEY? ARE THEY THE CITY OR ARE THEY PALM BAY COLONY? OH, THE DEVELOPMENT OWNS THE LAND, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DEVELOP ON IT.

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OKAY, THEN. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

IT'S GOING TO REMAIN A DRAINAGE.

I DIDN'T SAY WHO I WAS, BUT HE'S GOT TO.

WE'VE GOT HER.

NO MORE. NO MORE.

NO, THE SPEAKER CAN'T.

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

SO MOVED. GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY OR BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

IT'S. I CAN'T. THINKING OF MY COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.

SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR OF SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I ANY NAYS.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ASKED MS..

GIANCARLO BROWN TO PRESENT THIS REQUEST.

THANK YOU, SIR. SO THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO SEVERAL CDBG PROGRAM YEARS PRIOR FISCAL YEARS, IF YOU WILL.

THERE ARE THREE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED WITH THIS REQUEST.

ALL OF THEM ARE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE CDBG AND HUD GUIDELINES.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS A REQUEST TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF A QUINT TO SUPPORT FIRE STATION SEVEN.

IF YOU RECALL, ON OCTOBER 6TH, COUNCIL APPROVED THE TEMPORARY USE OF GENERAL FUNDS TO FUND TO ISSUE A P.O.

RATHER, FOR THE PURCHASE OF A QUINT.

SO WE ISSUED THE PO.

THE THE QUINT HAS BEEN SECURED.

IF THE CDBG FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED FOR THIS PURPOSE, THEN THE CITY WILL USE THE CDBG FUNDS TO OFFICIALLY ACQUIRE THE QUINT.

WE DO EXPECT THAT THE QUINT COULD BE DELIVERED ANY TIME WITHIN THE BEGINNING OF THIS FIRST QUARTER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.

BUT AS LATE AS APRIL, THE SECOND AMENDMENT SEEKS TO AMEND THE SCOPE OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE IN DRISCOLL HEIGHTS.

THE REVISED SCOPE INCLUDES A STORMWATER STUDY OF THE AREA DESIGN AND ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION, AND BECAUSE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE EXISTING STORMWATER POND IN DRISCOLL HEIGHTS, THERE ARE REMAINING FUNDS, SO PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING STAFF HAS ALSO IDENTIFIED A SHOVEL READY PROJECT AND IS REQUESTING TO FURTHER AMEND THE SCOPE TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A SIDEWALK AND STREETLIGHTS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF EL DRON BOULEVARD FROM SAN FILIPPO DRIVE TO CARSON DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 1800 LINEAR FEET.

AND FINALLY, THE THIRD AMENDMENT IS A REQUEST TO INCREASE FUNDS TO REPLACE 28 EXISTING AND DETERIORATING BENCHES ALONG THE LINEAL PATH IN DRISKELL HEIGHTS, KNOWN AS LIBERIA PARK. THE BENCHES ARE 17 YEARS OLD AND WILL BE REPLACED WITH COMPOSITE RECYCLED PLASTIC BENCHES TO ENSURE A LONGER LIFESPAN.

IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE DO HAVE NANCY BUNT IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL TO ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE.

YOU KNOW THE LONGER LIFESPAN OF THOSE.

APOLOGIES. I DON'T.

YOU THINK STAFF WOULD KNOW? GREG MINER IS NOT HERE.

BUT IF I WERE TO GUESS, IT'S CERTAINLY LONGER THAN THE WOODEN BENCHES THAT ARE CURRENTLY THERE.

YES. BUT WOULD, YOU KNOW, THE LIFESPAN OF THOSE? COMPOSITE RECYCLED BENCHES.

THOSE RECYCLED BENCHES WILL BE AT LEAST 25 TO 30 YEARS.

ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU.

SO WE'VE USED THOSE IN THE PAST FOR EVEN LIKE BOARDWALK REPLACEMENT.

AND SO, YEAH, THE LIFE EXPECTANCY IS IS MUCH GREATER.

THE ONES THAT THAT ARE THERE ARE WEB CODE COVERED.

AND THEY WERE VERY POPULAR YEARS AGO.

THE PROBLEM WITH THEM IS THE COVERING IS OVER THE METAL.

AND WHEN AND IF THERE'S A CUT IN IT, THE MOISTURE GETS IN THERE AND IT RUSTS FROM THE INSIDE AND YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL ANYTHING IS HAPPENING TO IT UNTIL IT FAILS.

AND SO BUT YES, THE RECYCLED PLASTIC WILL LIFE EXPECTANCY IS MUCH GREATER THAN WHAT'S EXISTING.

THANK YOU, FRED. APPRECIATE YOU BEING IN THE AUDIENCE.

THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK OR ANY QUESTIONS? COUNSEL? ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION FROM COUNCIL.

THEY'LL MOVED. I GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR FELIX COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. NOTHING, REALLY.

I'M JUST EXCITED WE CAN ADDRESS ALL THREE OF THESE.

THAT'S ALL. DEPUTY MAYOR.

CERTAINLY THE.

MIKE. CERTAINLY THE STREETLIGHTS AND SIDEWALKS THAT I GOT GOT ME EXCITED ABOUT THE WHOLE STRIP, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. I WANTED TO GIVE COUNCILMAN FOSTER BECAUSE I THINK.

DID YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN ON SOMETHING, COUNCILMAN?

[01:20:02]

I JUST WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE CHIEF ABOUT THAT.

BUT I'M GOOD.

THANK YOU. I GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR FELIX.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE ARE NOW ON OUR CONSENT ITEMS.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

AND HE. DEPUTY MAYOR.

AND HE AS MAYOR.

THREE. OK.

THREE, THREE AND EIGHT, THREE AND EIGHT.

THIS COUNCIL WISH TO PULL ANY OTHER.

CONSENT ITEMS. SEEING NONE. I NEED A MOTION.

A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE AND EIGHT.

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

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, MISS SMITH.

ORDINANCE 2020 3-03 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY RIVERA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING AND ALLOCATING FUNDS IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT A, CONSISTING OF SIX PAGES AND INCORPORATED IN ITS ENTIRETY HERE IN RECOGNIZING THAT SUCH APPROPRIATIONS MUST BE MADE PURSUANT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

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

THANK YOU, MA'AM. WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER THREE.

[3. Contract: Design services for City Hall Complex Building E – Task Order 1, Amendment 3 (IT and Emergency Operations) – Parks and Facilities Department (Silling Architects - $115,120).]

LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING E BEING COMPLETED $16 MILLION EXPENDITURE WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM BAY 16 MILLION PLUS.

I'M ALSO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THE CITY WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EOC EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER BEING PLACED IN THAT BUILDING.

IT JUST MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

AND THEN WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH THE PACKET TO UNDERSTAND THAT BY REORGANIZING SOME OF THE ROOMS ON THE SECOND AND FIRST FLOOR, THAT THAT'S STILL GOING TO LEAVE THE THIRD FLOOR AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE EXPANSION WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BY MY STANDARD, THAT'S JUST GOOD PLANNING AND IT'S HIGHLY APPROPRIATE.

BUT IT DOES LEAD TO ONE QUESTION.

WE'RE STILL UP, BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BUILDING E FOR QUITE A WHILE.

THE PROCESS TO GET THERE AND WE SPENT $2 MILLION OUT OF THE RESCUE PLAN WAS BEING ADDED TO THAT FOR THE EOC, WHICH, LIKE I SAY, MAKES SENSE.

BUT MY FEAR IS BECAUSE IT'S TAKEN SO LONG TO COME TO COMPLETION OR ACTION, ARE WE GOING TO RUN OUT OF TIME IN THE RESCUE PLAN? TWO EXPENDITURES FOR THAT 2 MILLION BEFORE THE BUILDING IS COMPLETED? AND IF SO, DO WE HAVE SOME KIND OF CONTINGENCY PLAN TO COME UP WITH ADDITIONAL 2 MILLION OR WE'RE JUST GOING TO SAY, WELL, WE LOLLYGAGGING AND WE LOST BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION IS NOW TAKING LONGER, JUST BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ENVIRONMENT IS REVOLVING AROUND US.

SO THAT WAS THE TWO QUESTIONS, ARE WE GOING TO RUN OUT? THAT WAS NUMBER ONE.

A NUMBER TWO.

ARE. IS THIS GOING TO ALLOW? ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE LOCATED IN OTHER LOCATIONS ALL OVER THE CITY TO NOW BE CENTRALLY LOCATED.

ARE WE STILL GOING TO HAVE SOME SATELLITE DEPARTMENTS ALL OVER THE CITY? TWO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MADAM BROWN.

THE I KNOW THAT WE'VE GONE OUT FOR DESIGN, BUT CARRY ON.

WE'RE ACTUALLY VERY NEARLY CLOSE TO THE END OF OUR DESIGN.

I THINK WE'VE ALL AGREED ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH FLOORS ONE AND TWO.

SO I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE WITH US BEING ABLE TO EXPEND THIS BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE OR THE DEADLINE, RATHER, FOR ARPA, WHICH IS DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.

AND TO ANSWER YOUR OTHER QUESTION, THERE WILL STILL BE SATELLITE OFFICES FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. IS THAT ALL TO SPEAK OF CARDS.

SO THIS ITEM OK.

I NEED A MOTION, A MOVED SECOND, AND A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR FELIX.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

[8. Resolution 2023-01, establishing a Building Permit Fee Reduction Program as an economic development incentive tool to encourage certain commercial and industrial development projects.]

[01:25:08]

PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MASTER CHIEF. GILBERT IN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SOUTHWEST.

A REDUCTION FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE OBJECTIVE IS.

THAT'S TO GET BUSINESSES TO SAY WE WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

I UNDERSTAND THE STATEMENT AND THE CONCEPT, BUT IT STILL HAS AN IMPACT ON THE OVERALL BUDGET OPERATION TO MAKE THE CITY FUNCTION WHEN YOU START REDUCING THE FEES. WELL, THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.

THEY ARE THE HIGHEST INSPECTION PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO PAY OUR EMPLOYEES FOR, FOR OUR CITY INSPECTORS.

THEY JUST REQUIRE MORE INSPECTIONS.

AND SO WITH THIS PROCESS, THE HOMEOWNERS STILL HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.

WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE IMPACT FEES FOR FEE REDUCTIONS, THEY HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR A $1,000 SHED GOING IN THEIR BACKYARD.

I MEAN, IT'S. IT JUST HITS ME THE WRONG WAY THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING THE MOST, THEY'RE LOSING THEIR PERCENTAGES OF THEIR 401.

THEIR TAXES ARE GOING UP.

THE COST OF THE COST OF LIVING IS GOING UP.

ALL OF THESE FUNCTIONS ARE HAPPENING TO THEM, JUST LIKE THE POOR MAN WHO'S TRYING TO PUT A SHED IN HIS BACKYARD THAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THAT YOU APPROVED FOR HIS VARIANCE OF HIS OF THE USE OF HIS YARD.

BUT FOR HIM TO EVEN GET THERE, HE STILL HAS OVER ALMOST $1,000 WORTH OF EXPENSES STILL FACING HIM FOR THE $1,000 SHED.

SO THE FEES THAT WE.

IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME TO GIVE THE BUSINESSES A BREAK WHEN IT WAS THE SMALL PERSON'S FINANCES THAT WERE HURTING THE MOST PROPORTIONATELY.

THAT BEING SAID, THIS WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

THINK ABOUT THE OTHER PEOPLE, NOT JUST THE BUSINESS AND THE INDUSTRIAL.

BUT I KNOW IF WE DON'T HAVE THE FEES, WE DON'T BRING THE REVENUE IN TO OPERATE THE CITY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

MR. BEN, I GOT TO TELL YOU, I HEAR WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS.

ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT, THE CONTINGENCIES ON THIS.

RIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT INCREASING COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, THE MINIMUM OF EMPLOYEES WOULD BE TEN FULL TIME JOBS TO GET 75% REDUCTION FOR A BUILDING FEE PERMIT FEES.

RIGHT. AND THAT'S A REDUCTION.

AND THEN 25%.

BUT IT IT TIES INTO TEN FULL TIME JOBS.

IT GOES ALONG WITH WHAT THE LONG RANGE PLAN IS TO CREATE JOB AND PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR BUSINESS SECTORS AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO LIVE, WORK AND AND PLAY HERE IN PALM BAY.

SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS BEHIND THAT, MADAM.

JOHN TYLER BROWN, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? STAFF COMMENTS.

I WOULD JUST SAY, I MEAN, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.

WE BROUGHT THIS TO COUNCIL FOR THAT REASON.

I DO THINK THAT IT IS AN INTERESTING AND CREATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL.

THE INTENT IS TO CREATE JOBS.

THE INTENT IS TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT, WHICH THEN IN TURN PROVIDES ADD FORM TAX REVENUE TO THE CITY.

SO THAT IS THE GOAL.

I WILL ALSO SAY THAT WE HAD THIS PROGRAM BEFORE IT WAS A REBATE RATHER THAN A WAIVER.

WE HAD FOLKS THAT WERE INTERESTED IN IT, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS A REBATE, THEY WERE NOT GOING TO APPLY FOR IT BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO GET IT ON THE BACK END RATHER THAN ON THE FRONT END, WHICH IS REALLY WHERE WE SEE A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE TRYING TO COME TO THE CITY AS WHERE THEY NEED THE HELP.

SO WITH THAT, I GUESS I'LL JUST CLOSE WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH BUILDING ENTERPRISE FUNDS, THERE'S A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT AND USE IT.

OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TO RETURN THOSE FEES BACK TO THE THE PERMIT.

SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY TO KEEP THAT BUILDING ENTERPRISE FUND BALANCED BY ALSO ENCOURAGING COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH.

THANK YOU, MS.. BROWN.

I NEED A MOTION.

SO MOVED SECOND.

GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER ONE.

[UNFINISHED AND OLD BUSINESS]

DEPUTY MAYOR FELIX.

NO. EVERYWHERE AROUND.

WELL, LOOK, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT JIMMY BACK TO THE CITIZEN'S BUDGET ADVISORY BOARD.

OKAY. THAT'S YOUR APPOINTMENT OF HIM.

NO, I WAS JUST MAKING. I WAS JUST MAKING JIMMY BACK TO THE.

I WAS, TOO. I WAS DOING TWO DIFFERENT MOTIONS.

[01:30:01]

I GOT A MOTION.

I GOT A SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

ALL IN FAVOR. SIGNIFY BY SAYING I ANY OPPOSE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THE SECOND ONE'S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT MOTION.

I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THIS APPLICATION.

DANIEL ACOSTA.

DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT COMPLETE.

I GOT A MOTION TO DENY BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FOSTER AND YEAH, I'LL SPEAK ON IT.

MAYOR YOU KNOW, IF WE EXPECT OUR YOUTH, YOU KNOW, FROM OUR YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD TO FILL OUT A COMPLETE APPLICATION AND GET REFERENCES AND HAVE PEOPLE SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF, I THINK IT'S NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR ADULTS TO DO THE SAME THING ON FULLY COMPLETED APPLICATIONS.

SO AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

DID WE REACH OUT TO BECAUSE HE WORKS FOR L3? HARRIS HE'S AN I.T.

GUY. SO DID WE ATTEMPT TO REACH OUT AND SAY, HEY, YOU FAIL TO, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE THE APPLICATION? UM, OR BECAUSE HE, HE ACTUALLY ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED IT AS WELL.

SO WHAT? WHAT? YOU'RE JUST LOOKING FOR REFERENCES.

OH, NO. WELL, HE COULD ALWAYS REAPPLY OR FILL IT OUT AGAIN PROPERLY.

YEAH, BUT I'M LOOKING AT IT AND I'M LIKE, YEAH, MR. BACK IS FULLY COMPLETED.

EVERYTHING LEFT, NOTHING ON, ON BLANK.

AND FOR A LOT OF THE YOUTH THAT WE ALL LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER, A LOT OF THE YOUTH WHO APPLY.

YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE EVEN CONSIDER THEM.

WE LOOK AT WHY I KNOW I LOOK AT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, DOT THE I'S AND CROSS THE T'S.

SO I'M LOOKING AT HIS APP, THOUGH, AT HIS APPLICATION.

RIGHT. AND I'M I'M JUST SO I SEE THAT HE WENT TO PALM BAY HIGH, WHICH IS NOT VISA.

I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A BY OTHER REASON THAT'S NOT THE REASON I'M ONLY AND THEN I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WHERE IT IS THAT HE DIDN'T FILL COMPLETE THE APPLICATION.

THAT'S ALL. WELL, WE'RE NOT.

THE. OKAY, GO AHEAD.

SURE. MAYOR.

KNOW, I LOOKED AT THIS. I LOOKED AT I GO OVER EVERY APPLICATION LIKE DEPUTY MAYOR.

I LOOKED AT MR. BACKUS AND HE WAS VERY THOROUGH, COMPLETE IN THE APPLICATION WHEN I LOOKED AT ACOSTA.

HE SAYS HE WORKS AT L THREE.

HARRIS YEAH, WE DON'T PUT THE ADDRESS.

YOU PUT PALM BAY IN MELBOURNE.

HE SAYS HE'S ASSISTANT ENGINEER.

ALL HE GOT IS A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION.

THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER.

YOU SHOULD HAVE AN ENGINEER DEGREE.

HE MAKES A STATEMENT.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.

I BELIEVE THAT CITY NEEDS TO HAVE SOMEONE WITH A BACKGROUND IN PROPER DEBT MANAGEMENT.

BUDGET BALANCING BUDGET.

DOES HE NOT KNOW? WE HAVE A CITY ACCOUNTING OFFICE AND A BUDGET MANAGEMENT AND THINGS IN THAT NATURE.

SO. UM.

IN MY WORLD WHEN YOU FILL OUT.

I AM FROM THE MILITARY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

YOU FILL OUT SOMETHING. DO YOU FILL OUT COMPLETELY IF YOU'RE TRYING TO BE A BOARD MEMBER, JUST LIKE ALL OF US, WHEN WE APPLIED TO BE A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, WE HAD TO FILL OUT OUR APPLICATION COMPLETELY.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT AND WE HAVE TO CORRECT IT, WE SUBMIT IT OR GET KICKED OUT.

SO. ON THE LIGHT THAT.

HE CALLS HIMSELF ASSISTANT ENGINEER AND CAN'T MISS A COLLEGE EDUCATION.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

AND. AND IT WAS STAMPED ON DECEMBER 23RD BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE.

COPY THAT. I WAS JUST JUST WANTING TO GET DETAILS AS TO BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SEEM THAT.

AND I GET YOUR POINT, GENTLEMEN.

I'M NOT NOT GOING TO RULE AGAINST.

NO. AND I WILL SAY TO COUNCILMAN FOSTER, I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH HIM.

THAT'S HIS OPINION ON THE DEBT MANAGEMENT AND BALANCING OF BUDGETS.

BUT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE BOARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE.

THAT'S WHY MR. OLSZEWSKI HAS JOINED BOARDS AND SEVERAL OTHERS, YOU KNOW, TO TO, YOU KNOW, BE INVOLVED AND LEARN INFORMATION SO THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.

SO THERE'S THERE'S TWO POSITIONS AVAILABLE.

YEAH. AND WE HAVE TWO APPLICATIONS.

SO MY MY LOGIC WAS, YOU KNOW, HE'S NOT COMPETING.

YEAH. SO WE COULD PROBABLY SAY, HEY, CAN YOU FILL THIS OUT, COMPLETE THE APPLICATION SO WE COULD TRY AND FILL THIS POSITION.

[01:35:06]

OKAY. OK UNTIL FEBRUARY.

SO LIKE I SAID, LIKE THERE'S TIME TO.

YEAH, THAT'S ALL. ALL RIGHT, I GET IT.

SO I GOT A MOTION TO DENY BY A COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSE.

NAY PASSES 3 TO 2.

SO, NUMBER ONE, NEW BUSINESS.

[NEW BUSINESS]

ITEM NUMBER ONE UNDER NEW BUSINESS IS A CO SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION FROM CAREER SOURCE BOVARD FOR A VETERAN FOCUSED JOB FAIR TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 8TH AT TONY ROSA COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY HAVE REQUESTED $1,275 IN WAIVERS, FEE WAIVERS, RATHER.

THOSE FEE WAIVERS ARE IN SPECIAL EVENTS, APPLICATION FEE, A GYMNASIUM, RENTAL FEE FLOOR COVERING AND FIRE INSPECTION FEE.

THEY'VE ALSO ASKED TO USE THE CITY'S VARIABLE MESSAGE BOARD, AS WELL AS GET ASSISTANCE WITH PROMOTION AND MARKETING OF THE EVENT.

STAFF SUPPORTS THIS REQUEST, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT AIR WILL BE THERE.

WE HAVE THREE TABLES.

PD WILL ALSO BE THERE AND WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE ANOTHER TABLE WITH OTHER VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. SO, OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

WHAT DEPARTMENT IN PARTICULAR? SO WE JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT WE HAVE THREE TABLES.

SO HR WILL BE THERE.

POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE THERE.

OUTSTANDING. AND THEN WE WILL WORK WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE REPRESENTED.

SO WE HAVE WE.

THAT'S AWESOME. WE HAVE H.R.

AND WE HAVE THE PD COVERED AND ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT LIKE PUBLIC WORKS OR THAT'S GREAT.

OR EVEN I.T.

THAT'S OUTSTANDING. THAT'S OUTSTANDING.

THANK. THANK YOU.

DEPUTY MAYOR. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? OH, MAYOR. OKAY, SO I NEED A MOTION.

SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND IT SECOND.

WE. WE GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I HIGH HIGH.

AND HE OPPOSED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE ARE NOW ON COUNCIL REPORTS AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO.

[COUNCIL REPORTS]

GO TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW IT WAS A BUSY, BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON.

THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU ALL DID.

BLESS YOU. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A LONG LIST LIST TO HAPPEN OUT THERE.

I'M AM I GOING TO GO THROUGH IT ALL? BUT YOU ALL STAY ON TOP OF IT. THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING THE RESIDENTS OF PALM BAY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO, THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.

I'LL TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THE MAYOR'S BOLD SACRIFICE PART.

BUT, COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

I DON'T HAVE MUCH. HE'S GOING TO DIRECT MY COMMENTS TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T MAKE YOUR GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE NEW OFFICERS.

GIVE HIM MY REGARDS.

I HOPE THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL CAREER AND BE SAFE.

AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING FINE, UPSTANDING CITIZENS INTO YOUR DEPARTMENT.

THE JOB OF A POLICE OFFICER IN THIS TIME AND AGE THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH IS IS TOUGH.

AND TO GET YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF DIVERSE GROUP, I MIGHT ADD, TO JOIN YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S HARD TO DO.

AND THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT PALM BAY AND ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WHAT JOB AND WHAT YOU HAD TO ENDURE DURING THIS HOLIDAY.

IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.

I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE.

SO I'M JUST PRAYING.

THE NEW YEAR, WE ALL STAY SAFE AND KEEP YOUR OFFICERS IN OUR PRAYERS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN FOSTER, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING THAT.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. BOTH COUNCILMEMBERS WERE SPOT ON.

ONLY ONLY ONE THING FOR ME.

NEXT FRIDAY, FRIDAY THE 13TH.

I KNOW IT'S KNOWN FOR BAD LUCK, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GOOD LUCK BECAUSE HOSTING A TOWN HALL MEETING AT SCHIAVO'S RIB SHACK.

COME GET SOME FOOD.

COME GET SOME. COME, COME, COME GET SOME RIBS.

COME GET SOME. SOME SWEET TEA THAT'LL GIVE YOU DIABETES.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S THIS OPPORTUNITY JUST TO BREAK BREAD.

LIKE YOU SAID ALL THE TIME, MAN, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO WANT TO COME TO A COUNCIL MEETING, BUT THEY MIGHT WANT TO COME TO A RESTAURANT, GO TO, YOU KNOW, ROONEY'S OR MARS OR SOMEWHERE AND JUST LEARN WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY.

SO IT'S JUST A QUICK LITTLE THING TO DO STARTING OFF THE YEAR JUST TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW.

[01:40:01]

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

MAYOR COUNCILMAN FILIBERTO HIT IT ON THE HEAD, TALKING ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SAME WITH COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

I KNOW YOU HAVE 19 POSITIONS, AND WE'RE STARTING TO FILL THEM OUT ON ONE POSITION AT A TIME.

EVENTUALLY, WE'LL GET TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BEFORE US, YOU KNOW, FOR MORE POSITIONS.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M EXCITED TO HEAR.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE RESPONSE TIMES, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HELP US OUT.

SO WE GOT YOU.

WE GOT YOUR BACK. CHIEF, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US.

SO THANK YOU. RESPONSE TIMES AND EQUIPMENT GOT THEM.

VEHICLES GOT TO HELP WITH THIS.

DEPUTY MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YOU KNOW, THE TWO GENTLEMEN FROM THE TO THE LEFT, ACTUALLY ALL THREE OF THEM DID TALK ABOUT.

CONGRATULATE YOU OR CHIEF ON THE TWO.

I MEAN, SEVEN, SEVEN.

I WAS HERE.

I WAS REALLY PROUD TO SEE THAT I WAS PART OF THE CEREMONY.

I HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE SOME PHOTOS AND SOME PICTURES WITH THOSE MEN AND WOMEN.

GREAT, GREAT GROUP, VERY DIVERSE.

AND I'M SUPER SUPER PROUD TO OF THEM.

OF YOU KNOW OR YOU KNOW.

YEAH THAT'S RIGHT HAITIAN-AMERICAN I'M VERY EXCITED AND I KNOW THIS IS A IT MEANS A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY HAVING A CHANCE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT THEY CAN SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE AND UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE.

THAT MEANS A LOT. AND SURELY THAT THAT'S A DIRECT, YOU KNOW, IMPACT TO HOW GREAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS AND HOW WE MAKE AN EFFORT PURPOSEFUL TO GO OUT THERE THE WAY WE'RE HIRING, THE WAY WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE, HOW WE CAN SERVE AND MIRROR OR WHAT OUR COMMUNITY LOOK LIKE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

AND ALSO JUST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WISH ALL BOMBAY CITIZEN A GREAT NEW YEAR.

I'M VERY HOPEFUL AND ENCOURAGE TO WHAT'S COMING FOR 2023 IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE CITY MOVING THE CITY FORWARD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.

I GUESS I'LL ROUND IT OUT.

YOU GUYS NAILED IT ON THE HEAD.

I GOT TO TELL YOU, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REALLY WERE WE'RE TAXED AND THEY WERE JOHNNY COME LATELY.

AND I KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE RESPONDED TO TO THE ISSUES FROM THE COMPOUND, AND IT DIDN'T MATTER.

TIME WAS NOT OF THE ESSENCE.

THEY JUST WANTED TO COMPLETE IT.

SO I'M I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE WAY THIS COUNCIL IS IS RESPONDING TO GIVING THEM THE PROPER KUDOS.

ALSO, I WANTED TO TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON SOME JANUARY 1ST.

THERE'S A NEW LAW REGARDING OUR PUBLIC NOTICES.

AND SO I AM AWARE THAT NOW WE CAN ACTUALLY PROBABLY GO THROUGH THE COUNTY.

AND I WANTED OUR NOT ONLY OUR CITY CLERK TO TO LOOK AT THIS, BUT OUR CITY ATTORNEY, BECAUSE IT'S IT'S A NEW LAW.

AND I WANTED TO SEE HOW WE COULD SAVE THE TAXPAYERS MONEY BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT THE COUNTY IS GOING TO HAVE A WEBSITE THAT YOU COULD DO PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS ON SO THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO ANNOUNCE WITH, YOU KNOW, THE NEWSPAPERS.

AND SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A SAVINGS OF MAYBE JUST LESS THAN 100,000.

BUT. MADAM ATTORNEY, IS THERE SOMETHING IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN LOOK INTO WITH OUR CITY CLERK? YES, SIR. ACTUALLY, ALL THREE OF US, THE CITY CLERK, CITY MANAGER AND MYSELF, HAVE BEEN ON TOP OF THIS.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE LEAD IN THIS IS THE COUNTY GETTING THE ASSESSABLE WEBSITE.

I KNOW THE CITY CLERK IS GOING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH OTHER CLERKS.

AND SO WE'RE ALL WATCHING.

CERTAINLY, WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE COUNTY TO TAKE THE LEAD ONCE THEY HAVE IT UP.

ANY DOCUMENTATION AS FAR AS ANY CONTRACTS, ANY FEES, CERTAINLY THE CITY MANAGER AND CLERK AND MYSELF WILL BRING THAT FORTH TO COUNCIL.

BUT EVERYBODY IS AWARE IT'S JUST ABOUT GETTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE SET UP SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

AND I BELIEVE THE COUNTY IS GOING TO DISCUSS THIS ON TUESDAY.

SO I THINK I MAY BE OR COULD BE COULD BE TUESDAY OR THURSDAY, BUT I THINK IT'S TUESDAY.

SO COUNCIL, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, I'D LIKE TO BE PRESENT AND GET FEEDBACK AND, YOU KNOW, SHOW OUR TYPE OF SUPPORT.

AND I'VE GOT THUMBS UP ALL ACROSS THE BOARD.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL SEND THAT ECHO THAT MESSAGE RIGHT.

IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAVE TAXPAYER MONEY WITH THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

SO THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR BEING JOHNNY ON THE SPOT TO TO NOT ONLY OUR CITY CLERK, BUT OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OUR CITY MANAGER, BECAUSE THIS THIS COULD BE COST SAVINGS FOR OUR OUR TAXPAYERS.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

MAYOR. YES, SIR.

I DO WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING I DIDN'T CLARIFY DURING THE TOWN HALL MEETING.

EVERYBODY'S INVITED, INCLUDING COUNCIL, BUT I SPOKE TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

COUNCIL CAN COME, BUT YOU CANNOT PARTICIPATE DUE TO SUNSHINE LAW, OF COURSE.

SO ANYBODY COME GET SOME RIBS.

[01:45:02]

I'M ON THE SPOT. SO I WILL ADD THAT SKEE BOZ WAS THE QUARTERLY BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT FOR THE MAYOR'S BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT.

AND IT IS BECAUSE THOSE RIBS ARE UNBELIEVABLE.

AND THEY HAVE IT IN THERE. THEY HAVE AN INSIDE.

THEY HAVE A MAYOR'S BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT, RIGHT? YEAH. THOSE RIBS. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD SKEE BALLS, RIBS, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM.

AND AND FRIDAY IS ALSO FISH FRIDAY.

SO THEY'LL HAVE FISH, TOO.

SO. AWESOME.

AND SO YOU'LL YOU'RE BUYING THE RIBS IS WHAT COUNCILMAN FOSTER SAID.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU PUT ME ON THE SPOT.

YES. I'M BUYING THE RIBS.

I'M BUYING THE RIBS.

THAT WAS COUNCILMAN FOSTER.

GOD BLESS YOU, SIR.

GOD BLESS YOU. REMEMBER THAT FRIDAY THE 13TH FROM MY FREE.

WE'RE GOING TO GO ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS, MISS MS..

[ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS]

THE FIRST IS THAT WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE COUNCIL WORKSHOP FOR PUBLIC SERVICES.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A DATE IN FEBRUARY AS JANUARY SEEMS TO NOT WORK FOR BOTH COUNCIL AND REPUBLIC SERVICES.

I ALSO WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE.

THERE IS A SECOND PUBLIC MEETING WITH LAMAR NEIGHBORHOOD REGARDING PINEAPPLE COVE AND EMERSON AND THAT WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 10TH AT 6 P.M.

AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

OUR CITY ENGINEER SORRY FRANK WATANABE WILL BE THE LEAD ON THAT.

AND THEN JUST A REMINDER, WE DO HAVE OUR BREVARD LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH AT 5:30 P.M.

AT BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSION CHAMBERS.

SUZANNE SHERMAN, OUR CITY MANAGER, WILL BE THERE TO SPEAK UNDER HER FULL 3 MINUTES ABOUT THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, I BLESS YOU.

AND I WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME NEWS ON A RIBBON CUTTING THAT'S COMING UP.

I BELIEVE COUNCIL HAS THIS ON YOUR CALENDARS ALREADY, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC, THERE IS A RIBBON CUTTING FOR A BURN BUILDING.

THE CITY'S FIRST BURN BUILDING AT FIRE STATION FIVE ON FOUNDATION BOULEVARD, JANUARY 14TH.

THAT'S SATURDAY, 10 A.M..

COME OUT. COME JOIN US FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING.

WE WILL ALSO BE GIVING A TOUR OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE BURN BUILDING, IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED.

AND ONE MORE FINAL PLUG FOR YOU, MAYOR.

JUST SO EVERYBODY'S AWARE, THE MAYOR'S BALL WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN THE MAYOR'S BALL FLOOR'S MAYOR'S BALL AND IT IS GOING TO TAKE AN OUTPOURING OF THE COMMUNITY, GENTLEMEN. SO THANK YOU, MA'AM.

I APPRECIATE THAT. WE ARE NOW ALL MADAM SMITH, NOTHING FURTHER.

WE ARE NOW ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS/RESPONSES]

I HOPE THIS IS WEEK ONE OF OUR 52 WEEKS OF THE BRAND NEW YEAR AND SEEMS TO BE GOING PRETTY SMOOTHLY WITHIN WITHIN REASONS.

AND THEN ITEM NUMBER TWO WAS BY CHANCE, WHILE THIS WAS GOING ON, DID ANYBODY FIND OUT WHAT THE LAND CLEARING WAS NEXT TO FIRE STATION NUMBER FIVE? DID ANYBODY FIND OUT? JUST JUST CURIOSITY.

BECAUSE THE FACT THAT THEY'VE STRIPPED CLEARED IT, NOT THE CLEARING OF ALL THE TREES HAD TO BE APPROVED ON ACREAGE.

PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.

I DON'T MEAN CONSTRUCTION, BUT JUST THAT IS ONE OF THE PRELIMINARIES TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY ANY SPECIES THAT NEEDED TO BE PROTECTED.

SO JUST CURIOUS IF NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IT IS, BUT I SEE IT OPERATING.

EVEN THE CHIEF, THE FIRE CHIEF DIDN'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE THE IMPACTING ON THEIR FENCE.

SO JUST. CURIOSITY.

YEAH. DO WE KNOW YET, MA'AM? I INQUIRED WITH JESSE WHILE HE WAS HERE, AND HE HAS NO PERMITS THAT HE'S AWARE OF THAT WAS PULLED.

WE DO REQUIRE PERMITS OVER ONE ACRE FOR LAND CLEARING.

SO WE'LL GET WITH PUBLIC WORKS TOMORROW TO FIND OUT IF THEY KNOW OF SOMETHING.

IF NOT, WE'LL SEND CODE OUT.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK THAT FORWARD? GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL RANDALL OLSZEWSKI.

348 BROOK STREET, NORTHEAST.

I TOO WANT TO LEAD WITH GRATITUDE FOR OUR PALM BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FUN NEW YEAR'S DAY.

THE DAY HAD TO RING IN 2023.

I WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT ELDON AND MALABAR IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD, SO TO SPEAK.

SO I LEAD WITH MY GRATITUDE BECAUSE I'M FULL OF IT.

I'M BEAMING WITH IT. THANK YOU FOR THE PROTECTION.

I WANT TO, IN THE OPEN, IDENTIFY AN OPPORTUNITY THAT I FEEL COULD COME FROM THE SCENE THAT UNFOLDED WITH THE SITUATION IN

[01:50:05]

SO WHAT WHAT HAPPENED TO JUST TAKE YOU THROUGH MY PERSONAL JOURNEY IS AS I GOT READY TO MAKE NEW YEAR'S DINNER WITH MY DAUGHTER, I HEARD THE UNMISTAKABLE SOUND OF A HELICOPTER ABOUT TO LAND.

SO I TAKE A LOOK.

IT'S THE MEHTA HELICOPTER.

IT'S LANDING AT THE BIBLE CHURCH, WHICH IS DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH MY HOUSE.

OK BEFORE THAT HELICOPTER CAN TAKE OFF.

THE SHERIFF'S HELICOPTER IS HERE.

SO GRATITUDE TO THE BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS WELL.

SO I NOW KNOW THERE'S A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE, BUT MY PHONE'S NOT RINGING WITH ANYTHING.

THERE'S NO EMERGENCY ALERT, THERE'S NO TEXTS, THERE'S NO ANYTHING.

SO A NORMAL PERSON, ESPECIALLY MY AGE IN 2023, MIGHT GET ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

WELL, I DON'T PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL MEDIA.

THAT'S JUST BAD STUFF. THAT'S A WASTE OF MENTAL ENERGY.

SO NOW I'VE GOT TO BUG MY WIFE.

BABE, YOU GOT TO GET ON THAT SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE GOT TO GET ON THE BOMB CRIME WATCH.

WE GOT TO FIND OUT. NOW.

THERE IS CITIZENS IN OUR GREAT CITY WHO DO WORK FOR THAT PALM BAY CRIME WATCH GROUP TO INFORM.

SO I WAS QUICKLY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MACHETE WIELDING GUNMAN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IN MY VICINITY.

SO WE LOCKED THE DOORS, WE CLOSED THE BLINDS, WE HUNKERED DOWN FROM FIVE UNTIL WE DID OUR BEST TO GO TO BED AT 11.

I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THE SOCIAL MEDIA AT 1105, BUT THEN I WOKE UP, GET BACK ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND SAY, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT'S GOING ON? AND ALL IT WAS WAS 1105 THREAT NO LONGER.

I SEE IN THE MEDIA THAT SOME DUMMIES POINTING A LASER BEAM AT THE HELICOPTER AND HE GOT CAUGHT BY SHERIFF WAYNE IVEY.

I SEE IT IN HIS MEDIA.

I SEE IT ON THE REAL MEDIA, WHATEVER.

BUT I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT THE MACHETE WIELDING GUNMAN.

SO I AM VERY UNEASY.

SO I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY.

I JUST TELL YOU, YOU GUYS, MY JOURNEY, BECAUSE ME AND MY WIFE, MY FAMILY, MY NEIGHBORS, WE WENT THROUGH THAT AND WE HEARD MORE ABOUT THE DUMMY WITH A LASER BEAM, WHICH THAT IS HORRIBLE. AND I'M SO GLAD THEY CAUGHT THAT GUY.

AND PALM BAY POLICE GOT THE ARREST AND THANKFULLY FOR THAT, BUT SOME SORT OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT'S NOT CITIZENS ON FACEBOOK AND THAT SOMEHOW LETS US KNOW HE STILL IS A PSYCHO, BUT HE'S NOT COMING FOR YOU.

BUT HE STILL IS A MACHETE WIELDING GUNMAN.

BUT ANYHOW, I ONLY HAVE 20 SECONDS TO MAKE ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT POINT.

ON MONDAY NIGHT, WE WITNESSED PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES MARK HAMLIN GO DOWN AND FOR 10 MINUTES THE WHOLE COUNTRY THOUGHT THEY JUST WATCHED A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE DIE.

THANK GOD THERE WAS AN ED IN THAT FACILITY.

THANK GOD THERE'S AN AD RIGHT HERE IN THIS FACILITY.

I WANT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY YOUTH THAT PLAYS IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY, THE ORGANIZATION THAT IS GETTING THEM OUT THERE, HAS A CONTINGENCY PLAN TO GET A HOLD OF AN AD WHEN THOSE YOUNG MEN OR THOSE YOUNG WOMEN GO DOWN.

I'M PLANTING SEEDS. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. AND FRED, I TOLD HIM THE CAN I GO TO THE RADIATION ADVISORY BOARD? OKAY, COPY THAT.

SO OUR PARKS AND RECS ARE PART OUR RECREATION DIRECTOR IS ALREADY AHEAD OF THAT.

SO WHEN IT COMES TO I THOUGHT WE HAD THOSE THOSE DIALOGS.

WHEN WE SECURE A NEIGHBORHOOD, DON'T THE CITIZENS GET NOTIFIED? WE USE ALERT BREVARD.

AND I WILL SAY THAT I GOT ONE AND I DIDN'T I DON'T RECALL IF I GOT A FOLLOW UP, BUT OTHERWISE I WOULD DEFER TO CHIEF TO SEE IF HE HAS ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD.

BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP FOR ALERT BEFORE BECAUSE IT DOES SEND NOTIFICATIONS TO YOUR PHONE VIA TEXT MESSAGE.

SO THERE IS A NUMBER THAT YOU JUST TEXT TO, AND I DON'T RECALL IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, AND I DON'T KNOW IF CHIEF DOES.

IT'S LIKE A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER.

WE COULD WE COULD DEFINITELY GET IT.

WE'LL GET RANDALL. WE COULD DEFINITELY GET IT FOR YOU.

THAT'S EXACTLY CORRECT. YES, SIR.

YES, SIR. WE COULD DEFINITELY GET ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK.

THE VOTE. WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL OF CHAPTER 93. NOW THAT WE'VE REDEFINED WHAT UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY IS, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FOR CITIZENS? HOW DO WE. FORM LLC THAT SHE NEEDS TO ALL THE PROPERTY.

I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE OUR CODE TO HANDLE THAT, NOT NOT THE CITIZENS.

SO I OPEN A COMPLAINT, A CASE IN AGAINST THE PROPERTY ADDRESS.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE A STANDING COMPLAINT TODAY? SO I'D HAVE TO CHECK. I BELIEVE WE DO.

BUT THE ONE THE WAY WE HAVE TO PROCESS THEM IS WE NEED TO HAVE A CODE COMPLAINT FILED TO CODE COMPLIANCE FOR THEM TO GO OUT.

I DON'T WANT TO THROW ANYBODY UNDER THE BUS.

OKAY. I DID PUT IN A COMPLAINT ON DECEMBER 7TH BECAUSE I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONLY ONE READING AND WE HAD IT WAS RESOLVED ON DECEMBER 6TH.

I DIDN'T WANT TO PRESS IT BECAUSE I KNEW THIS.

THEN I FIGURED OUT THAT THIS WAS COMING UP, SO I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE ANY PROBLEMS OVER CODE ENFORCEMENT.

SO JUST LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO PUT ANOTHER ONE IN.

THAT'S ALL. OKAY.

[01:55:01]

IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS BEFORE.

NOT AS COLD. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.