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ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CALL TO ORDER.
CAN WE GO AHEAD AND DO A ROLL CALL? YES. I'M TRYING TO FIND MY LIST OF NAMES.
I GUESS I COULD JUST LOOK AT YOURS.
JANE HIGGINS. REBECCA ZIEGLER HERE.
THERE. ANYONE I'M MISSING. I APOLOGIZE.
EXCELLENT. SO WE PRAISE THE LORD.
I MEAN, OF COURSE, WE ALL SHOWED UP FOR THE BREWERY PRESENTATION.
UH, WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO AN ADOPTION OF MINUTES.
[ADOPTION OF MINUTES:]
THEN WE'LL LOOK OVER ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHICH I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OBVIOUSLY, AND THEN WE'LL HOP RIGHT INTO YOUR PRESENTATION.SO IT'LL BE PROBABLY ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF.
ALL RIGHT. SO IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND REVIEW OUR MINUTES FROM OUR FEBRUARY MEETING AND REVIEW THEM CAREFULLY AND THEN IF WE'RE FEELING GOOD ABOUT THEM, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM.
MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I. LOOK AT THAT.
UNANIMOUS. AND THEY TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT.
JUST TO CONFIRM, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WELL, WE ARE EXCITED FOR OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING FROM CARB BREWERY.
[PRESENTATIONS:]
AND MY NOTES SAY A MR ROMERO.BUT WE REALLY ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHINA'S NEIGHBORS, BUT I'M FREAKING OUT.
UH, THANK YOU FOR INVITING US.
HERE'S THE CFO OF THE BREWERY.
I'M THE ONE ROMERO, THE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER, AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND I GOT A LOT OF PRESSURE TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS TO REPLICATE AND ISD CITY, OTHER CITIES.
IS THAT A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO TO FOLLOW? UM, WELL, THIS IS ABOUT WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
OKAY? HERE IN THE STATE, HOW MANY BREWERIES WE HAVE IN THE STATE? 400 OR SOMETHING LIKE ABOUT 400 BREWERIES.
AND I WOULD SAY WE ARE THE FIRST, NOT THE FIRST, AT LEAST THE FIRST GROUP TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE COMPARED WITH OTHER 400 PLUS BREWERIES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A WATER TREATMENT, THEY JUST DUMP THE WATER TO THE DRAIN.
AND CAUSING ISSUES DEPEND ON WHAT KIND OF IF THEY HAVE IF THAT WATER RECEIVED BY THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR THE CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR NOT, THEY POSSIBLY DISCHARGE ANOTHER WATER BODIES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
RIGHT. THE IDEA WITH THIS PROJECT AND THE FIRST.
THEY PUSH US TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
AND WE RECEIVED A COUPLE LETTERS.
HEY, GUYS, YOU HAVE TO FIX THIS OR YOU HAVE TO CLOSE.
WE HAVE KIND OF TIMELINE HERE.
IF I HAVE A LASER. NO, THAT'S FINE.
THANK YOU. IT'S BETTER THAN THE LASER.
THANK YOU. JUST TO AN IMPORTANT FACT FOR THIS YEAR, 2023, THIS IS THE WATER YEAR FOLLOWING THE UNITED NATIONS AFTER 47, 46 YEARS.
IF YOU SEE RIGHT HERE ON TOP, AFTER 46 YEARS, THE UNITED NATIONS TAKE AGAIN THE THE WATER AS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC IN THE IN THE IN THE CONFERENCE. YEAH WELL THE UNITED NATION CONFERENCE RIGHT AFTER 47 YEARS 46 YEARS MEANS SOMETHING IMPORTANT AND WE TAKE THIS AS, WOW, WE HAVE TO WE IMMEDIATELY WE HAVE TO TAKE AN ACTION.
OF COURSE WE TAKE AN ACTION SINCE 2019.
BUT WE WE HAVE AFFECTED THE WATER TREATMENT SINCE 2002 TO 2022.
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BUT IT TOOK US KIND OF THREE YEARS TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.YOU HAVE TO TAKE AN ACTION AND THE SPECIFICATION BASICALLY ON THE NUTRIENT CONTENT OF THE WASTEWATER RELATED WITH ORGANIC MATTER, NITROGEN LEVELS, PHOSPHORUS LEVELS, PH, PH, TEMPERATURE, THESE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO REGULATE FROM OUR FACILITY BEFORE DUMP TO THE TO THE SEWER, RIGHT.
THEY THEY ALLOW US TO FIX THE PROBLEM KIND OF ONE YEAR AND A HALF BECAUSE WE PRESENT THEM THE ACTION PLAN THAT WE HAVE TO THEY WANT TO TAKE TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE, TO MAKE THE WASTEWATER PUT IN COMPLIANCE, THE WASTEWATER.
AND THEY PRETTY MUCH THEY WERE WITH US, ALLOW US TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE US KIND OF TIME TO TO FIND THE MONEY, TO FIND THE RIGHT COMPANY TO.
TO GET THE ENGINEERING DESIGNED FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH THE PROJECT.
WE HAVE A FRACTION WAS IMPROVED.
WELL, IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS TRAINED TO.
WELL WE REMOVED THE SOLID OUT OF THE WASTE.
WE IMPROVE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER BEFORE DUMP WITHOUT WITHOUT A SPECIFICATION.
BUT AT LEAST WE IMPROVE THE PH.
WE REDUCE THE SOLID AMOUNT IN THE WATER.
RIGHT HERE. RIGHT THERE. RIGHT.
I PUT IT HERE BECAUSE WE WE REACH TEN DIFFERENT COMPANIES AND FROM THAT TEN DIFFERENT COMPANIES, JUST THREE OF THEM GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO, HEY, GUYS, WE CAN GIVE YOU A QUOTE FOR THIS.
THE OTHER THE OTHER SEVEN, THEY SAID, NO, YOU ARE TOO SMALL.
THE THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY HAVE IS TOO EXPENSIVE.
AND I'M PRETTY SURE YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THAT.
WE HAD TO FIND THE MONEY AFTER WE GOT THE QUOTES RIGHT AROUND HERE'S THE FINANCE GUY.
AND THAT TOOK US ABOUT TO FIND THOSE TEN COMPANIES SIX MONTHS, 6 TO 7 MONTHS TO FIND THE THE TEN COMPANIES AND ANOTHER 3 OR 4 MONTHS TO FIND THE MONEY AND TO FIND THE PRODUCT, THE PROJECT.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A BIG DELAY ON THE ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE PROJECT.
BUT AT LEAST IN 2022, WE WE WE HAVE PROVED THAT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT WE IMPLEMENT AT THE BREWERY IS WORKING AND IT'S WORKING. IT'S WORKING GOOD.
THEY THEY TOLD US, HEY, GUYS, YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
THEY KNOW THAT AND THEY ALLOW US, OKAY, YOU CAN DUMP THE WATER THAT YOU ARE TREATING RIGHT NOW.
I WON'T. I WON'T BE TOO SPECIFIC.
I'M JUST BASING IT ON THE ON THE ON THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAD TO SOLVE, WHICH IS THE WASTEWATER.
TREATMENT. WE REALIZED THAT THE BREWING PROCESS WE HAD TO ANALYZE WHAT WHAT WHAT MEANS THE BREWING PROCESS WITH WE ARE FACING THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND WE BREAK DOWN THE BREWING PROCESS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF NUTRIENT THAT EACH PART OF THE PROCESS HAS.
AND WITH THIS ANALYSIS, WE REALIZED, OKAY, GUYS, WE HAVE TO WITH THE BREWING SCHEDULE, WE HAVE TO DO THIS AND THAT, TRYING TO COMBINE HEAVY BEERS WITH LIGHTER BEER CLEANING PLATES PROCESS, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH WATER WITH SOME CHEMICALS TO BLEND WITH THE BEER, TRYING TO HAVE A BALANCED ON THE WHOLE PROCESS BALANCE MEANS TRYING TO HAVE UNDER CONTROL NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS AND ORGANIC MATTER THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE ON TOP
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OF HERE. SO THIS CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MORE THAN 6000 OR 6000, 6000, 900MG/L.THE REGULATIONS FROM THE CITY, CAPE CANAVERAL IN PRETTY MUCH THE EPA IS 400.
YOU HAD TO DUMP LESS THAN 400MG/L.
THE THE LEVEL WE HAVE A ONE PART OF THE PROCESS RIGHT HERE.
WE HAVE ANOTHER PART, WHICH IS SPAIN GRAIN.
WE USE THE SPAIN GRAIN TO FEED COWS.
WE SEND THE SPAIN GRAIN TO A SILO OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY.
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES.
AND FROM THAT SPAIN GRAIN, WE HAVE FARMER PICKING THE GRAIN UP TO FEED COWS.
WE HAVE LOCAL FARMER THAT ARE USING THE SPAIN GRAIN RIGHT NOW FOR FREE.
WE DON'T WE DON'T CHARGE THEM FOR NOTHING.
JUST PICKING THE GRAIN UP AND FEED THE COWS.
WELL, IN COMBINATION IN ALL THESE STAGES, WE CAN HAVE KIND OF A STABLE.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE NEXT SLIDES HOW STABLE IS THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW AND HOW WE ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT, HOW MUCH WE REDUCE ON THE NUTRIENTS, IF YOU SEE IN GREEN IS THE AREA WHERE WE HAVE A GOOD WATER, WE CAN USE THIS WATER TO MIX WITH THE REST OF THE PROCESS TO TRY TO REDUCE JUST MIXING THE WATER BEFORE ADDING TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
BECAUSE THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT HAS A CAPACITY.
THE DESIGN, THE ENGINEERING BEHIND THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT IS BASED ON THE 60 69,000, 6900MG/L.
WE ARE GOING ABOVE THAT NUMBER.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE FORCE DUMPED THE WATER TO OUR DUMP, THE WATER TO OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
WE HAD TO MIX THE WATER, MAKE SURE IT HAS AT LEAST THAT MUCH AND A GOOD A GOOD REGULATION BETWEEN SOME RANGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO.
WELL, THERE IS THE RANGE 6.9 TO 8.5.
AND AND THE PROCESS WITH THE CHARGE AND DIFFERENT AMOUNTS.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU IN THE NEXT SLIDE WITH THIS ANALYSIS RIGHT HERE.
OKAY. WE CAN SEPARATE THE PROCESS.
OKAY. WE HAVE THIS BOXES, THESE THREE BOXES RIGHT HERE, ALL THREE BOXES.
OKAY. WE CAN SEPARATE SOLID AND WASTEWATER TO HELP US TO TREAT THE WATER AND THE SOLID WE CAN USE TO TO FEED THE COWS AND HELP THE LOCAL FARMERS WITH THAT SPAIN GRAIN.
WELL, WE PUT SOME LISTS OF THINGS HERE.
WE TALK ABOUT THIS SOLID FORM, SOLID FROM THE BREWING PROCESS SENT TO THE GRAIN SILO.
EVERY SINGLE FACILITY WHERE PEOPLE BREW LIQUID OR BEVERAGE OR FOOD, THEY DO THE SAME PROCESS CLEANING PLACE WHEN THEY USE WHERE THEY USE A LOT OF CHEMICALS AND WATER.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF CONTENT OF PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN, AND WE MIX IT.
WE CHANGE IT TO THE SULFURIC ACID, WHICH IS DOESN'T HAVE ANY CONTENT OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS, WHICH IS HELPING US TO REDUCE EVEN MORE THE AMOUNT OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS INTO THE EFFLUENT.
UM. THE DRAINAGE WAS ADJUSTED.
PART OF THE ENGINEERING PROCESS.
INITIALLY, BEFORE I MEAN, TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD THE TANKS TO COLLECT THE WATER, JUST WATER COLLECTION ALLOW US TO REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE AND CONTROL THE PH.
AND THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHY THE CITY.
WELL, YOU ARE DUMPING WATER BETTER.
WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
I DON'T WANT TO GO DEEP ON THIS.
IT'S JUST. IF YOU SEE THIS THIS IS WHAT BEFORE INSTALLED THE THE WATER TANKS WAS A THIS IS COD ORGANIC CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND THIS REPRESENTATION OF ORGANIC MATTER CONCENTRATION AND WE WE WENT FROM 0 TO 18,000MG/L
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WHERE THE SPECIFICATION IS BELOW 400MG/L.AS SOON AS WE START WORKING ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WE REGULATE THE THE TREND ON THE COD.
IF YOU SEE THE NUMBERS RIGHT HERE, IT'S JUST THE AVERAGE BEFORE THE TANKS PLUS MINUS THE THE VARIANCE OF THIS NUMBER, WHICH IS IF YOU SEE IF YOU READ THIS NUMBER, IT'S JUST A BIG MESS BEFORE PUT THE TANKS.
AS SOON AS WE PUT THE TANKS AND THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROJECT IN PLACE, WE IMPROVED BECAUSE WE REGULATE THE LEVELS OF THE ORGANIC COD, WHICH IS CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND AND WITH A LOWER VARIANCE COMPARED WITH THE THE ACTION PREVIOUS, THE TANKS INSTALLATION.
AND THE NEXT SLIDE IS PRETTY MUCH SIMILAR WITH DIFFERENT NUTRIENTS.
TOTAL NITROGEN FOR THIS NITROGEN.
THE MAX LEVEL IS 30MG/L AND WE REACH 160, 150MG/L.
WE HAVE THREE FOUR TIMES OVER THE REGULATION.
AS SOON AS WE IMPLEMENT THE TANKS, PRETTY MUCH WE ARE ALMOST A LITTLE BIT SLIGHTLY OVER THE SPECIFICATION REQUESTED BY THE CITY AND THE EPA, WHICH IS EASIER, MORE EASIER FOR US TO TREAT THIS THIS SITUATION.
THERE'S PHOSPHORUS, SAME, SAME, SAME THING.
THAT WAS ANOTHER CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY.
YOU ARE PRESENTING NUMBERS THAT JUST THEY ARE SAMPLES.
SPECIFIC SAMPLES IS NOT THE AVERAGE.
IT'S NOT THE WHOLE THINGS THAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE BLUE NUMBERS.
RIGHT. THIS IS THE WHOLE THING.
THIS HAS COME FROM THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL.
WE HAVE WE HAVE A DISASTER HERE.
YOU HAVE TO FIX THE GUY. OKAY.
AS SOON AS WE START BLENDING THE WATER, WE REGULATE THINGS.
AND THAT'S WE START TO IMPROVE THE THE WASTEWATER.
SAME THING WITH THE PH WE HAVE PH FROM FOR UP TO TEN.
PH. PH IS JUST THE THE, THE ACIDITY LEVEL ON THE WATER.
I JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE AS A REFERENCE, THE THE TAP WATER HAS A PH.
THAT'S THE NORMAL PH AND THAT'S THE PH REQUESTED BY THE CITY.
YOU HAD TO BE CLOSED BY THAT PH 7.5 OR SOMETHING AROUND AND WE HAVE FROM 4 TO 10.
BUT AS SOON AS WE BLEND THE WATER, JUST BLEND IN THE WATER.
THIS THIS WATER DOESN'T HAVE ANY TREATMENT YET.
WE CAN STABILIZE THE PH AROUND AROUND THE NUMBER THAT THE THEY WERE REQUESTING.
THIS IS PRETTY MUCH STARTING THE ENGINEERING PROCESS.
WHAT WE DID, WHAT WE IMPLEMENT TO IMPROVE THE THINGS WE HAVE.
THE INSTALLATION IS REALLY, REALLY SMALL.
HONESTLY, EVERY THESE GREEN CIRCLES ARE TANKS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX.
CONNECTED IN A SPECIFIC SEQUENCE TO ALLOW THE WATER TO GO THROUGH IN KIND OF WHAT IS THE NAME OF SACHSE OR SOMETHING LIKE UP AND DOWN ZIG ZAG FORM TO ALLOW THE WATER GO THROUGH FROM THE FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM IN EACH TANK.
THEY THIS IS JUST AN ENGINEERING.
WE GET SUPPORT FROM ENGINEERING ENGINEERS EXPERT ON WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND THIS IS THIS SECTION OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IS THE NAME IS NAMED CASS OR CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE.
WE HAD TO EAT TO KEEP US ALIVE.
ALIVE. THE SAME THING WITH THE BACTERIA.
THE BACTERIA HAS TO EAT PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN TO GROW.
THEY HAVE TO EAT ORGANIC MATTER THROUGH GROWTH.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED THE BACTERIAS TO HELP US TO REDUCE THE THE NUTRIENTS IN THE WATER.
THIS SYSTEM RIGHT HERE, THE CASS, IS FITTED WITH THREE AIR BLOWERS, SPECIFICALLY WITH A SPECIFIC USE FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF BIG VOLUME OF AIR, BUT A LOWER PRESSURE BECAUSE THE IDEA IS HAVE A SMALL BUBBLES OF OXYGEN TO KEEP THE BACTERIA ALIVE LIKE US.
WE HAD TO BREATHE. THEY HAVE TO BREATHE WELL AS WELL.
THAT'S WHY THE REQUEST YOU HAD TO SEND US WATER BELOW 40 CELSIUS DEGREES TO KEEP THE BACTERIA ALIVE.
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THEIR BACTERIA IS ALIVE.WE HAVE TO DO THE SAME IN OUR FACILITY.
WE HAD TO KEEP THE WATER BELOW 40 CELSIUS DEGREES.
AND THIS SECTION OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT IS THE NBER.
NBER IS MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR IS A SECOND SECTION TO POLISH THE WATER AND REDUCE EVEN MORE THE NUTRIENT LEVELS ON THE WATER.
WE'RE GOING TO BE WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME SOME PICTURES A LITTLE BIT LATER.
BUT JUST TO TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE ARE DOING AT THE FACILITY.
THIS PICTURE RIGHT HERE IS JUST A DETAIL.
THAT DETAILS OF THE AIR DIFFUSERS.
THIS THING RIGHT HERE, WE JUST MAGNIFY MAGNIFY THE PICTURE.
JUST EVERY SINGLE CIRCLE RIGHT HERE IS AIR DIFFUSER.
AND I THINK IT'S THE BETTER IT IS JUST TO SEE THE PICTURES.
THIS IS THE AIR DIFFUSERS INSTALLED IN EACH TANK.
AND ACTUALLY, I WAS IN THOSE TANK AS WELL, TRYING TO HELP, HELPING OUT TO INSTALL THE THE AERATION SYSTEM AND TRYING TO SAVE MONEY BECAUSE THIS I MEAN, IT'S NOT EASY TO FIND THE MONEY TO TO DO THE INSTALLATION.
THAT'S WHY WE TAKE THE INSTALLATION BY OURSELVES.
THIS IS THE FIRST. FIRST, LET ME MOVE HERE.
OH, THIS IS JUST A TEST WITH THE WASTEWATER BEFORE I FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP.
AND JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS WORKING AND WORKING GOOD PRETTY MUCH.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE TANKS FROM OUTSIDE.
THE GREEN TANK IS WHERE WE HAVE THE SPENT GRAIN FROM THE FROM THE BREWING PROCESS.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE RESULT THAT WE ARE HAVING SO FAR COMPARED WITH.
THIS IS EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS FROM THE TANKS WITH WITHOUT AERATION.
AS SOON AS WE START SOME AERATION WITHOUT THE THE THE DIFFUSERS JUST USING A BLOWER, WITHOUT THOSE DIFFUSERS, THE REDUCTION IS JUST PRETTY MUCH 15% OF THE NUTRIENTS.
AS SOON AS WE START A GOOD AERATION USING THE DIFFUSERS AFTER 48 HOURS, THE REDUCTION IS 37% AND 72 HOURS, 68% AND 96 HOURS, 95% OF NUTRIENTS.
WE REDUCE THAT MUCH JUST WITH THAT SECTION OF OF THE WASTEWATER.
WE HAVE SOME OBSERVATIONS HERE.
THE THE CHALLENGE FOR US RIGHT HERE IS WE HAVE TO GET THE SAME 95% IN 48 HOURS.
AND THAT IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE DEPEND ON THE BACTERIA AMOUNT.
WE HAVE TO INCREASE THE BACTERIA'S AMOUNT IN THOSE TANKS.
MORE PEOPLE, MORE FOOD TO EAT.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE CONCEPT HERE.
WE HAVE TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF BACTERIAS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF NUTRIENTS IN 48 HOURS, BECAUSE THAT IS THE THE CAPACITY THAT WE HAVE IN THE IN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT TREATMENT PLANT, 48 HOURS TO REDUCE 95%, 95% OF NUTRIENTS.
AND THAT IS WE ARE WORKING ON THIS RIGHT NOW.
WE HAD TO HIT AT LEAST 80% IN BETWEEN 48 AND 60 HOURS.
THE IDEA IS INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF BACTERIA UP TO 15%.
WE HAVE TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF THE BACTERIA INTO INTO THOSE.
WELL, THIS IS JUST PRETTY MUCH TO TALK ABOUT THE WHICH MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR JUST TO EXPLAIN WHAT WHAT DOES MEANS ULTRAFILTRATION IS JUST A COFFEE FILTER WITH A MICRO PORES TO TO DON'T ALLOW SOLIDS GO THROUGH.
LET ME GO FROM THE TOP WE HAVE THIS MICRO MICRO FILTRATION IS JUST HOLDING SUSPENDED PARTICLES, PARTICLES WHICH IS BIGGER PARTICLES. IF YOU GO ULTRA FILTRATION, WHICH IS THE THE PORE SIDE THAT WE HAVE AT THE MEMBRANES, WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD
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MICRO MICRO MOLECULES AND SUSPENDED SOLIDS OR SUSPENDED PARTICLES.WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW TO GO THROUGH SALTS AND SMALL SALTS AND SALTS SOLIDS.
WE HAVE SALTS. WE HAVE SOLD IN EVERY SINGLE BOTTLE OF WATER.
IN THE TAP WATER, WE HAVE SALTS.
THOSE SALTS THAT CAN CAN WE CAN DUMP INTO THE SEWER.
THE THE OTHER LEVEL OF FILTRATION IS THE REVERSE OSMOSIS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF WATER.
WHAT'S WATER BOTTLES COMPANIES THEY USE TO FILTER THE WATER.
WE DON'T HAVE THESE THIS LEVEL.
MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WE CAN REACH THIS MUCH BECAUSE WE CAN REACH THAT THAT, THAT THAT LEVEL.
WE CAN REUSE THE WATER IN THE BREWING PROCESS.
OTHER BREWERIES LIKE HEINEKEN, THEY ARE APPLYING THIS, THEY IMPLEMENTING THIS THIS TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE THE WASTEWATER BACK INTO THE BREWING PROCESS AND TO REDUCE THE RATIO OF WATER CONSUMPTION.
A LOT. I WOULD SAY SOME NUMBERS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT, THIS ALREADY THE CASE AND THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER, THE SYSTEM. THIS IS A PICTURE FROM INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER.
RIGHT. AND THE SYSTEM POM SYSTEM TO PUT THE WATER THROUGH THE MEMBRANES AND GET THE CLEAN WATER.
WHEN YOU SEE THIS QUALITY, WE CAN USE THIS WATER TO IRRIGATE THE PLANTS.
THAT'S THE LAST PART OF THE PROCESS TO MAKE THE COMPLETE CIRCLE, TO TREAT THE WATER AND REUSE THE WATER IN OUR GARDEN OF FRUITS AND FRUIT THAT WE'RE GOING TO RETAKE TO USE AT THE BREWERY, LIME ORANGES OR THIS KIND OF FRUITS.
WE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE JUST THREE PLANTS PLANTED TREES THAT WE ARE FEEDING WITH THIS WITH THIS WATER.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME SOME PICTURES RIGHT HERE IS THE THE REGULATION THAT WE HAD TO ACCOMPLISH FOR 100MG/L OF BODY IS THE AMOUNT OF BIODEGRADABLES AMOUNT IN THE WATER AND NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND PH.
AND WE ARE WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING ALL OF THEM RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, THE TANKS.
WE HAVE A COOLING TOWER TO REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE IN THE WATER.
THIS IS NOT THE SOLID OUT OF THE BREWING PROCESS.
THIS IS THE SOLID OUT OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT THAT WE ARE REUSING AS A TOPSOIL.
AND THE SAME FARMERS ASKS ANYONE WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE THE TOPSOIL AS WELL BECAUSE IT'S RICH IN NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS AND THEY CAN FEED THE PLANTS TO FEED THE COWS. THEY CAN FEED THE COWS IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS, USING THE SPENT GRAIN AND USING THE THE TOPSOIL TO FEED THEIR PLANTS.
AND WE HAVE A MESSAGE RIGHT HERE FROM THE BREWERY AT CARIB BREWERY, USA.
THUS, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH THE DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY REALLY COMMITTED WITH WITH THIS.
NICE WITH THIS? YEAH, WITH THIS VISION.
AND WE POST IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA THESE TWO THINGS.
WE ARE REUSING 50,000 GALLONS OF WATER TO JUST IRRIGATE THE BACKYARD OF THE BREWERY TO FEED THE PLANT AND THESE KIND OF THINGS.
AND WE CAN WE ARE REUSING ONE TON OF SOLID WASTE A WEEK.
PRETTY MUCH THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF OF NUMBERS THAT WE ARE GETTING A WEEK.
THIS IS ANOTHER POST MAKING AN IMPACT EPA COMPLIANT PRODUCTION FACILITY CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL COMPLIANT AND 50,000 GALLONS OF WATER RECYCLED IN A WEEK AND ONE TON OF SOLID SAME THING.
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BUT YOU CAN TAG US, TAG US ON ON THE ON THE POST.AND WE DID IT. AND THEY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT, THEY WAS WE HAVE A KIND OF ROUGH RELATIONSHIP, BUT NOW WE ARE REALLY WE HAVE A REALLY FRIENDLY FRIENDSHIP. FRIENDSHIP, FRIENDSHIP.
YEAH. WELL, SOME CONCLUSIONS RELATED WITH WHAT WE ACHIEVED WITH THE PROJECT.
AND WE, WE, WE, WE DID EVERYTHING THAT WAS REQUESTED AND THE WASTEWATER TREATED AND BYPRODUCTS ARE BEING USED FOR A GARDEN.
I'M NOT SURE IF I SEE THE LAST.
WE HAVE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
AND WE ARE PLANTING IN THIS AREA.
YEAH, THAT'S THE THE PRESENTATION.
ANYTIME. ANY QUESTIONS? SO I A HUGE BACKGROUND IN AGRICULTURE AND I DO A LOT OF CONSERVATIVE CONSERVATION NOW IN MY CURRENT ROLE.
BUT SO TALK ABOUT THE FARMERS.
I LOVE THAT. I'VE SEEN THAT WHEN I WAS WITH THE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, HOW BREWERIES AND INDUSTRIES WOULD UTILIZE LIKE SPENT, SPENT GRAIN, GRAIN AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF ON THE FARM.
AND IT WAS ALWAYS A JOKE, LIKE THE COWS GOT TO HAVE BEER TOO.
BUT DO YOU WORK WITH LIKE KEFIR FARMS, DESERET? IS THERE A SPECIFIC FARMERS THAT YOU ALL WORK WITH OR RANCHES IN THE AREA? YEAH, JUST JUST RANCHES IN THE AREA.
IT'S NOT A SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC COMPANY.
ONE IS LEO AND CALLEGARO AND THE THE OTHER GUY IS JOE.
THEY HAVE. THEY ARE GOOD PEOPLE.
AND THEY ARE HELPING US TO TAKE THE GRAIN BECAUSE IF THEY CANNOT, THEY CAN.
FOR THEM, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE THE GRAIN.
IT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR US.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
IT'S KIND OF WIN, WIN WIN RELATIONSHIP.
I LOVE THAT BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE A CYCLE.
I CAN TAKE THE WATER. WE HAD TO TREAT THE WATER TO GIVE YOU THE WATER.
WELL, YES, WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP IN THE IN CAPE CANAVERAL CITY AND THE LOCAL FARMERS.
AND OF COURSE, THE CONSUMERS OF THE AREA.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CONCERNS? ONE QUICK.
YEAH. SO WAS THIS PRESENTATION SPECIFIC TO THE THE LOCAL.
ALL OF YOU SAID YOU HAVE 400 BREWERIES, RIGHT? DO THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN SYSTEM? NO. I MEAN 400 BREWERIES IN THE STATE.
WE DON'T WE DON'T OWN THOSE PRIORITIES.
RIGHT. RIGHT. OKAY. AND NO, THEY DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OF APPLICATION, BUT THEY CAN DO THE SAME APPLICATION DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF ORGANIC MATTER, DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF NUTRIENT THAT THEY HAVE, THEY ENGINEER BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS.
THEY CAN DESIGN ACCORDING WITH THE NEEDS OF EACH BREWERY.
YEAH. NOT NOT 400 BREWERIES, A BREWERY, BUT IN THE STATE WE HAVE 400 DIFFERENT BREWERIES.
YEAH. YEAH. HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE 400 BREWERIES IN THE STATE.
YEAH, TALKING ABOUT MONEY. I WAS.
I WAS THINKING YOU GOT 400 BREWERIES.
AND WE WE ARE THE FIRST WITH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN THE STATE.
IN THE GROUP AND IN THE STATE.
I WOULD SAY. MAYBE OUT OF 400.
WE ARE THE THIRD OR THE FOURTH.
HOW MUCH WATER ARE YOU USING TO MAKE ONE GALLON OF PRODUCT AND OR WATER RATIO IS 4.7 GALLONS OF WATER PER GALLON OF BEER OR SISTER BREWERIES. THEIR RATIO IS 12 GALLONS OF WATER PER GALLON OF BEER.
IF YOU COMPARE THOSE THINGS, WE ARE WE ARE AN EXAMPLE, AT LEAST FOR FOR US, FOR FOR OUR SISTER BREWERIES, OTHER BREWERIES, THE THE NORMAL RATIO IS ABOUT SIX GALLONS OF WATER PER GALLON OF BEER PRODUCED AROUND THE WORLD.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH FOR BIG BREWERIES.
THAT'S THAT IS THE NOT INCLUDE THE FARMING.
THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE FARMING.
THE WATER USED IN GROWING THE GRAIN.
AS SOON AS WE PUT IT BACK IN IN THE FUTURE, WHEN WE HAVE A REVERSE OSMOSIS, YES.
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THAT RATIO IS GOING TO GO DOWN.WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE? PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE ARE EXCITED AS WELL.
THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, THEY ARE JUST MORE EXCITED THAN US.
HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAVE TO BE SWAPPED OUT OR CLEANED? CAN IT BE CLEANED? DO YOU HAVE TO CHANGE IT CLEAN JUST BECAUSE OUR PROCESS IS NOT 24 OVER SEVEN? WE HAVE ONE SHIFT.
WE HAVE TO STOP THE MEMBRANES AND CLEAN THEM.
I'M ASSUMING THAT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE.
AS IT SEEMS, IT'S A ONE OFF FOR THE COMPANY MAKING IT ALMOST RIGHT? YES. FOR YOUR SYSTEM.
SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY EXPENSIVE ELEMENT.
WELL, THE ELEMENTS, THE APPLICATION FOR THOSE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS IS FOR WASTEWATER.
THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCED THOSE MEMBRANES IS IN GERMANY.
THE NAME OF THE COMPANY IS BERGHOF.
THEY THEY ARE EXPERT ON MEMBRANES, MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS, AND THEY RECOMMEND US THAT SPECIFIC MEMBRANES FOR THE APPLICATION, BUT WE CAN CALL THEM GUY. WE NEED A 2000 OR WHATEVER THE AMOUNT OF MEMBRANES FOR THE CITIES.
UM, ONLY ABOUT HALF THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER.
SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE.
PROTECT, YOU KNOW, USE OUR WATER WISELY AND CERTAINLY SAVING THE LAGOON FROM.
YES. YEAH, THAT'S THE THAT'S THE IDEA THAT ACTUALLY THE COMPANY THAT WALKED ALONG WITH US, THAT WAS PART OF THE NEGOTIATION TO HAVE A BETTER RATE.
USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THEM, MAYBE GET ANOTHER CONTRACT.
THIS IS JUST A PILOT SYSTEM FOR THEM TO SEE IF THEY CAN OTHER PEOPLE CAN REPLICATE.
THAT'S WHY WE CAN HAVE BETTER PRICING ON ON THE PROJECT.
WHAT? WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT THE SYSTEM IS AS WE GROW, IT'S EASY TO ADD ON ADDITIONAL STEPS, AND IT'S NOT IT WON'T BE AS COSTLY AS THIS AGAIN.
AND ITS FEES. I'VE INVESTMENT FEES AS.
EVEN WITH THAT. ANOTHER TANK WITH THE CARS PART? YEAH. ACTUALLY, THE CURRENT INSTALLATION IS ALLOW US TO EXPAND TO THE DOUBLE WITH EXACTLY THE SAME THING.
WE HAVE TO ADD JUST TWO MODULES OF MVR.
JUST TWO MEMBRANES MORE TO HAVE A DOUBLE OF THE VOLUME.
OF COURSE THEY ARE BIGGER THAN US.
THE SIGN YOU CAN YOU CAN ESCALATE THIS DESIGN FOR THEM AS WELL.
BUT AT LEAST WE ARE THE FIRST.
THANK YOU. I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
YEAH. WHEN YOU TOOK THE JOB AS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER, DID YOU THINK YOU WERE GOING TO BE AT THE BOTTOM OF A TANK AND SELLING AN AIR? WELL, HE KNOWS ME.
THE CITY ASKED FOR A ONE OR A CARRY, YOU HAD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
LIKE I WANT TO PURCHASE FRUIT AND HOPS AND.
WELL, IT'S IT'S IMPRESSIVE NOT ONLY WHAT YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS DONE, BUT THE FACT THAT AS A AS A SMALLER SHOP, YOU WERE ABLE TO DO IT AND YOU WERE DEDICATED TO GETTING IT DONE. YEAH.
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AND WE'RE GRATEFUL. YEAH.THANK YOU. AND I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN SEE THIS.
IT FEELS LIKE ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
FEELS UNATTAINABLE UNTIL YOU'RE AT A CERTAIN SIZE ORGANIZATION.
AND SO YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL CAPITAL TO THROW AROUND.
SO BEING ABLE TO TO SCALE THIS PROPERLY, I THINK COULD BE REALLY EXCITING.
SO YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S THE THAT'S THE GOAL FOR THEM.
YEAH. THE YES, HOPEFULLY THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN SOON.
EVERYBODY HAS TO DO SOMETHING.
I'M GLAD THAT THERE ARE COMPANIES OUT THERE THINKING THE SAME WAY AS PEOPLE ARE.
THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
PICTURE, PLEASE. SO WE ARE DOING THIS? YES. THIS MAY GO BACK TO.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO PICK UP SOME BEER NOW.
OKAY. IS EVERYONE IS EVERYONE FINE BEING INTERVIEWED? GO AHEAD. TAKE IT.
PUBLIX DISTRIBUTING YOUR BEER RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL HEAD ON THE WAY HOME.
WAS FIRST HERE, OF COURSE, WITH GOOD PEOPLE BEHIND ME, NOT BEHIND ME, JUST SO.
SERIOUSLY. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I THINK YOU GUYS. NO, NO, THANK YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE CONTINUING ON WITH OUR BUSINESS THIS EVENING.
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AND I THINK IT'S PRIMARILY JUST UPDATES, UPDATES, UPDATES.SO WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE NATIVE PLANT TEST GARDEN UPDATES.
AND DOES THAT MEAN I AM KICKING IT OVER TO MS..
HIGGINS? ALL RIGHT, I CAN FINISH.
UM, SO TODAY I TALKED TO STEPHANIE.
WHO WAS WITH THE LANDSCAPE COMPANY THAT DID THE GARDEN DOWN IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY.
AND IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TALKING TO HER.
ONE THING SHE SAID THAT I THOUGHT WAS RATHER REVOLUTIONARY IS THAT.
THE COUNTY DIDN'T ACTUALLY RUN THE PROJECT.
WHO RAN THE PROJECT WAS THE PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON.
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SO WHAT THAT MEANT THEN IS FOR PURSUING GRANTS AND EVERYTHING.IT WAS ONE NONPROFIT PURSUING THE GRANTS, AND I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MODEL.
SO THE COUNTY'S INVOLVEMENT WAS DONATING THE LAND AND APPROVING THE ACTUAL LANDSCAPE. NOT.
THE OTHER QUESTION KRISTEN HAD THAT SHE SAID HAD COME UP WAS MAINTENANCE.
THEY'RE HOPING TO SOMEDAY TURN IT OVER TO THE PUBLIC.
THEY WERE HOPING FOR SIX MONTHS.
SO SHE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT WE GO WITH A LICENSED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT VERSUS A DESIGNER.
I THINK TIM AND ANNA ARE MORE DESIGNERS AND THIS GROUP IS A.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, AS IS SUE HALL, WHO ALSO DID THE INDIALANTIC POLICE STATION AND THE SATELLITE BEACH PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY, BOTH OF WHICH ARE ON THE TOUR THIS OCTOBER.
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN A GARDEN, BUT IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WE HAVE ONE LOCAL.
I HADN'T EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
SO A LOT OF OTHER DETAIL INFORMATION SHE GAVE ME, BUT.
YET. DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE GRANTS THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED OTHER THAN THE ONES WE TALKED ABOUT LAST MONTH, LIKE FPL AND AUDUBON HAS A GRANT.
OR THE WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION HAS.
BUT GENERALLY, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HAS SOME PRETTY DEEP POCKETS FOR EVEN JUST HIGHWAYS.
SO I THINK THEIR FUNDING COMES A LITTLE EASIER FOR PROJECTS.
NONPROFITS I'VE WORKED. IT'S TO.
A PERSON THAT YOU ALL COULD TALK TO IF NEED BE.
GOVERNMENT'S ACTUAL INVOLVEMENT WASN'T AS THE ADMINISTRATOR.
I JUST THOUGHT, WOW, THAT'S A VERY DIFFERENT.
WAY OF RUNNING IT. SO IF WE WANTED TO CONSIDER THAT.
OF. BACK BY THE PROSPECT OF THINKING ABOUT DOING THAT BECAUSE CONRADINA COULD TECHNICALLY DO THAT.
UM, WE WOULD JUST REALLY NEED TO.
I NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT WITH THE BOARD, OBVIOUSLY, BUT.
GETTING APPROVAL FROM THE CHAIR TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU. WHATEVER I NEED TO SAY, I APPRECIATE IT.
OKAY. I'M USED TO COUNCIL MEETINGS, SO, YOU KNOW, I LOOK TO THE MAYOR BEFORE, YOU KNOW.
I THINK THAT'S AN INTERESTING IDEA.
I HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT THAT EITHER.
VERY INTERESTING. I'M OPEN TO EITHER ONE.
I THINK THAT THE NEXT STEPS, WHICH IS THE ONLY PART I HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO WHERE WE'RE AT ON THINGS, IS THAT WE HAVE TO DO A WALK AROUND ON THIS CAMPUS AND SELECT OUR LOCATION OR LOCATIONS.
AND I'VE BEEN TALKING A LITTLE BIT TO KRISTEN ABOUT IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE MENTIONED THIS LAST MEETING, BUT.
AND I THINK MAYBE THIS LOCATION MIGHT ALSO BE A GOOD PLACE FOR THE GARDEN.
AND IT WOULD BE KIND OF NICE THAT THOSE COMPLIMENTARY ITEMS ARE LOCATED CLOSE BY.
PART OF THE REASON I'M THINKING THAT MIGHT BE GOOD IS VERY HIGH TRAFFIC COMING ON THE SIDEWALK HERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE COME THROUGH THIS AREA, PARK THERE, AND WE START BUILDING OUR NEW BUILDING HERE ON THE CAMPUS BUILDING E! I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO MOVE OR ADJUST THE GARDEN.
SO THIS AREA WOULD STILL BE JUST FINE.
IT COULD IT COULD LIVE AND GROW AND THRIVE.
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BECAUSE IT'S A CONSTRUCTION ZONE.SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFITS TO PUTTING IT OVER HERE JUST LONG TERM ANYWAY.
I GUESS THE IDEA OF A NON PROFIT.
LIKE WE WOULDN'T TAKE, YOU KNOW, 3000FT² OF AREA AND TRY TO CREATE.
SO I'M OPEN TO EXPLORING THAT FURTHER WITH YOU ALL.
ON THE NON PROFIT IF CONRADINA WANTS TO DO IT.
I KNOW THERE ARE DIFFERENT GARDEN CLUBS, RIGHT? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THEM WOULD BE INTERESTED, BUT CERTAINLY HAPPY TO HAVE THE HELP.
WHETHER IT'S FORMALIZED OR NOT, WE COULD WORK THROUGH THAT.
BUT FOR ME, I THINK THE NEXT BIG STEP IS LOCATION.
AND STEPHANIE HAD SOME GOOD ADVICE THERE.
THEIR GARDEN IS 1000 TO 1200FT².
AND THAT LITTLE VIDEO THAT THEY SENT AND SHE SUGGESTED STARTING SMALL.
SO AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO GROW IT TO 2000 AND A FUTURE YEAR, BUT DON'T START TOO BIG.
AND BECAUSE THE PUBLIC DOESN'T NECESSARILY APPRECIATE THAT IN THE SHORT RUN, THEY PACKED THEM IN CLOSER, YOU KNOW, TO LIKE HAVE A MORE DRAMATIC EFFECT SOONER, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
BUT THEN THAT MEANS EVENTUALLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE OVERCROWDED.
AND YOU HAVE TO YEAH, YOU GOT TO KIND OF THIN THEM OUT THAT WAY.
BUT THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING.
AND SHE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED GOING DOWN THERE AND SEEING, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING AT THEIR PLACE.
YOU CAN GO DOWN ON A WEEKEND BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE.
NOW, I'D LIKE TO DO THAT TOO, BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOME GREAT SIGNAGE THEY CREATED FOR THE PUBLIC, WHICH I THINK WOULD SELL IT A LOT BETTER. THE AUDUBON GROUP THAT CREATED THE SIGNAGE.
I THINK A KEY THING SHE SAID WAS.
NOW THE PURPOSE OF THE GARDEN IS FOR EDUCATION, PROBABLY.
AND WHAT I GUESS I DON'T KNOW IS WHAT THE CITY IS WILLING TO PUT INTO IT IF THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE ANY FUNDING TO PUT INTO IT.
DON'T. AND WE COLLECTIVELY HAVE TO RAISE ALL THIS MONEY.
RAISE THE MONEY THAT WILL AFFECT.
YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR A BUDGET YEAR TO BE ABLE TO.
YES, BUT WE'RE I DON'T ANTICIPATE IT'S A HUGE EXPENSE.
SO. BUT I ALSO WASN'T TALKING ABOUT THE SCOPE.
SO. SHORT ANSWER IS YES, WE CAN FIGURE OUT FUNDING AS WE NEED IT.
SO WE WORK ON THAT DURING THE SUMMER.
SO WE'RE IN A GOOD SPOT NOW TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
WE HAVEN'T I GUESS WE HAVE NOT OFFICIALLY LOCKED IN LIKE WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THE GARDENS BECAUSE WE DID TALK ABOUT SOME IDEAS ABOUT WHAT THE PURPOSE IS SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. BUT I WAS THINKING IF WE'RE DOING SOMETHING SMALL SCALE, LET'S PICK WHATEVER FOCUS YOU ALL WANT AND THEN LET'S TALK TO THE PEOPLE LIKE CONNOR.
DINA, ET CETERA. WHO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF PLANTS WE SHOULD HAVE.
AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER THAT LOOKS NICE.
AND LET'S GIVE THAT A TRY FOR OUR FIRST.
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A GARDEN DEMONSTRATION AREA.THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE I'D RATHER US PUT WHATEVER MONEY WE PUT TOWARD THIS.
THAT'S ALL KIND OF SET. SO WE HAVE A GOOD.
THAT WAS ONE THING SHE WAS SAYING.
WHY AN ARCHITECT? ARCHITECT HAS LIABILITY INSURANCE SHOULD ANYTHING GO WRONG WITH THE PLANS ALONG THE PROCESS.
YADA, YADA. I DON'T REALLY COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.
I'LL TALK TO HER THEN. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO JUST TO GET CLARITY ON HOW THEY DEALT WITH IT.
I'LL SEND YOU HER INFORMATION.
WE CAN BUILD ON THIS THEME OF UPDATE.
I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WE AS AN ADVISORY BOARD ARE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THE PURPOSE.
I FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT.
PUT IT OUT THERE. I'LL LET YOU GO FIRST.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS YOUR IDEAL PURPOSE FOR.
SAY IT'S EDUCATION MORE SO THAN.
YOU HAVE ANYONE WHO MAYBE HAS A DIFFERING VIEWPOINT.
UM, TURKEY CREEK UPDATED THEIR NATIVE PLANT GARDENS SO THEY HAVE SEVERAL SMALL GARDENS AND AND ALONG THE PATHWAYS SOME OF THE NATIVES ARE IDENTIFIED, BUT THEY HAVE ONE LABEL, A NEW ONE LABELED AS LARVAL HOST.
BUT THIS IS MY POINT ABOUT SAYING IT'S EDUCATION.
ARE WE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON A PARTICULAR TYPE OF GARDEN OR I MEAN, WE KIND OF HAVE TO NARROW IT MORE THAN JUST EDUCATION.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY KNOWS, I THINK.
PROBABLY THE TWO MOST FAMOUS NATIVES ARE WELL, OTHER THAN THE PALM TREE ARE THE FIRE.
FIREBUSH AND THE MULKEY GRASS.
I THINK WE HAVE TO BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC.
SO AS A SUSTAINABILITY BOARD, IN MY OPINION, TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF EDUCATION, WHAT SPECIFICALLY, WHAT IS OUR OUTCOME? WHAT'S THE GOAL? AND IN MY OPINION, OR JUST AT LEAST FROM THE WAY I SEE IT.
THE PURPOSE OF THE GARDEN WOULD BE TO IDENTIFY TO HOMEOWNERS.
HOW THEY CAN IMPLEMENT THIS IN THEIR LIFE.
AND SO WHEN YOU GO ON A DEEP DIVE INTO GETTING SUPER INTO LIKE THE POLLINATORS AND ALL OF THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME I TRY TO THINK OF IF I'M AT, YOU KNOW, IF I HAVE AN ACRE OF LAND, HOW CAN I GET RID OF SOME OF THIS GRASS? HOW CAN I IMPLEMENT THE BASICS OF WHAT A NATIVE PLANT YARD WOULD LOOK LIKE? BECAUSE NATIVE PLANT GARDEN TO ME IS ONE THING.
HEY, I'VE GOT A SQUARE PLOT OF, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, POLLINATORS OR WHATEVER.
BUT BUT IN TERMS OF REALLY IMPLEMENTING THIS ON A ON HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY SOME SORT OF SCALE IDENTIFYING HOW EASY IT IS TO NOT ONLY MAKE THAT SHIFT AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF, HEY, I NEED A TON OF GRASS, THAT'S HOW I IDENTIFY MY YARD BEING REALLY NICE AND A TON OF FERTILIZER AND ALL OF THAT TO TO REALLY KIND OF COME FROM A GROUND LEVEL OF THIS IS HOW I CAN GET STARTED.
BECAUSE IF WE IF WE DON'T HAVE AN OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A HUGE PLOT.
SO IT REALLY WILL NEED TO BE SPECIFIC ON.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN THERE.
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WE WANT TO USE EDUCATION TO MAKE A SALES PITCH TO THE PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH.THE NEXT PLANT THEY BUY FOR THEIR YARD.
AND AND HOW WE DO THAT CAN BE FAIRLY DIVERSE IN THE TYPES OF SIGNAGE, THE TYPES OF PLANTS.
LINE WITH WHATEVER SPOT WE USE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE JUST WANT PEOPLE TO WALK THROUGH AND.
OH, THAT TAKES LESS MAINTENANCE.
OH, I CAN BUY THAT RIGHT THERE.
AND ALL THOSE PLANTS WILL DIE BECAUSE IT'S JUST BUILT ON SAND AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO START LOOKING FOR PLANTS RIGHT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS BECAUSE THE GRASS IS DEAD. THEIR TREES ARE DEAD.
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO REPLACE IT WITH? HOW ARE WE GENERALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT KIND OF SYNOPSIS? TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH.
AND I THINK THE CHALLENGE FOR ME, I'M JUST LEARNING.
I THINK IT'S MORE A VISUAL EDUCATION.
E. AND TRANSLATE THAT INTO HOW CAN I GO FROM SEEING AND SEEING THE BENEFIT FERTILIZER? NO.
THEN WHERE DO I GET IT? ELEMENTS. I WANT TO PUT A PLUG IN FOR MY FAVORITE GROUND COVER, WHICH IS TWIN FLOWER. I REALLY JUST TOOK THIS SOME CUTTINGS OR I JUST SHOVEL IT OUT FROM WHERE IT IS WITH A SPADE AND PLUCK THEM DOWN SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND I GO BACK. YOU KNOW, I MIGHT WATER IT FOR A DAY OR TWO, BUT THEN I GET BUSY AND THEN I GO BACK SIX MONTHS LATER AND IT'S STRUGGLING, BUT IT'S STILL THERE UNDER ALL THE OTHER STUFF GROWING.
SO MY POINT BEING THAT IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FROM A DISTANCE YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WASN'T GRASS, EXCEPT THERE'S A LITTLE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ON IT. AND I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF PEOPLE WHO'VE TRIED NATIVE GARDENS AND GIVEN UP ON IT BECAUSE THE GRASS COMES BACK IN AND THEY JUST GET TIRED OF IT.
SO HAVING SOMETHING THAT COMPETES WELL WITH GRASS, WHICH THIS DOES, AND I HAVE A MINT THAT GROWS CRAWLING AROUND, THAT IS COMPETING WELL WITH GRASS. SO THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE.
SMALL AND BLUE EYED GRASS AND GRASS REPLACEMENTS.
THINK OF THE ESTHETICS OF SOMEONE WHO'S NOT USED TO SEEING A WILDERNESS IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.
THAT'S THEY WANT SOMETHING A LITTLE.
A LITTLE TAMER. SOMETHING THAT'S DOESN'T LOOK SO INTIMIDATING TO MAINTAIN.
SEEMS THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO NOT ONLY.
CITY LOCAL PLANT SOCIETIES, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE EXTENSION OFFICE.
AND SO I GUESS THE BIG THING FOR ME IS HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE HAVE TO SPEND? BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO DICTATE HOW MUCH SPACE.
LEAST LIMITED BY WHAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER.
HIGGINS AND MR. SHERMAN, DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE DIRECTION YOU WERE LOOKING FOR? I'M GOOD. YEAH.
WE OBLIGATED TO PURCHASE PLANTS OR CAN YOU ASK FOR DONATIONS? USE DONATIONS ON SOME OF OUR PLANTINGS.
I'M GUESSING A LICENSED ARCHITECT WOULD NOT TAKE DONATIONS ONLY BECAUSE.
THERE. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SELL OUR DONATIONS.
SURE WE'RE NOT SELLING OUR DONATIONS.
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ARE WE LOCKED INTO USING A ARCHITECT? I MEAN, ARE WE ARE WE? IS THE. THE PROCEDURE OR THE THING THAT WE'RE DOING, DOES IT REQUIRE US TO TO HAVE AN OR WAS THAT BASED ON WHAT WE WERE IMAGINING SCALE TO BE? BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING BIG SCALE, YOU WANT SOMEONE IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT HOWEVER MANY TENS OF THOUSANDS, OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD WANT IT.BUT I THINK MR IS GOING TO BE INVESTIGATING THAT.
YEAH. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FOLKS AND THE PELICAN.
SHE MIGHT BE A GOOD INDEPENDENT.
YEAH. YOU KNOW, NOT INVOLVED IN THIS KIND OF THING.
YEAH. LET ME GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION, THEN WE'LL MAKE A DECISION.
I DON'T THINK JUST THE SHORT ANSWER.
WE'RE NOT COMMITTED TO HAVING TO USE ANYONE LIKE THAT.
I ALSO DON'T WANT THIS TO BECOME SOMETHING THAT BECOMES SO INVOLVED AND SO COMPLICATED AND SO FULL OF BUREAUCRACY AND RED TAPE THAT EVERYONE'S JUST LIKE, WELL, GEE, THAT TOOK WAY LONGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW? SO IF WE GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE NEED TO SPEND A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CREATE THE AREA AND WE PUT OUT A CALL TO SOME OF THE LOCAL NATIVE PLANT GROUPS AND THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, A HANDFUL OF THINGS THEY WANT TO DONATE.
GREAT IF IT MATCHES WITH WHAT WE WANT TO DO ULTIMATELY.
OTHERWISE WE WOULD JUST BUY THEM FROM WHEREVER APPROPRIATE.
SO. AND LET'S BE HONEST, THERE IS SOMETHING CHARMING ABOUT CITIZENS COMING AROUND AND DONATING.
ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THE SUSTAINABILITY FAIR OTHER THAN I GUESS WE HAD THE WONDERFUL FLIER LAST TIME, BUT IT'S STILL WONDERFUL AND WE CAN STILL ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A WONDERFUL FLIER AND SUPER EXCITED.
BOMBAY'S FIRST ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY FAIR.
OKAY. KIND OF VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, JUST FOR THE RECORD.
MS.. SHERMAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES THAT I WASN'T SURE IF DID KRISTEN SHARE WITH YOU ALL SOME OF THE VENDORS WE HAVE CONFIRMED YET BECAUSE I CAN GO THROUGH THAT LIST IF YOU'D LIKE, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
WOULD YOU MIND GOING OVER IT? NOT AT ALL. I KNOW SHE TOLD US ABOUT SOME, BUT IT WAS A PRETTY LIGHT LIST.
WHO WE PROBABLY CAN GET THAT OUT TO YOU ALL.
WELL, OF COURSE, YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT BREVARD COUNTY.
NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE RAIN BARREL COMPONENT.
BUT WE'LL BE I DON'T REMEMBER THE NUMBER.
SO WE DO HAVE CONFIRMATION FROM REPUBLIC SERVICES.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ACTUALLY ONE OF THEIR TRUCKS THERE.
SO HOPEFULLY SOME GOOD EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THERE.
WE HAVE ALSO THE MOBILE LIBRARY.
SO THAT ACTUALLY IS GOING TO BE IN ATTENDANCE AT OUR EVENT, WHICH IS KIND OF A COOL THING.
HARRIS ESTABLISHMENT FARMS, WHICH YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH.
THEY'RE IN PALM BAY SO THEY THEY.
OF CHICKENS AND GROW THEIR OWN PRODUCE AND THEY SELL IT AT THEIR FARM AS WELL AS AT.
FARMERS MARKETS AND PLACES AROUND THE COUNTY.
THE FOOD TRUCK, HONEY'S WINGS WILL BE THERE, AS WELL AS ONE SPACE COAST HOT DOG.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE OTHER VENDORS, INCLUDING THE NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY BEADS WITH MEANING.
ASAP PEST SOLUTIONS AND CLIMATE EXPERTS.
UH, UTILITIES WILL HAVE GAMES AND A CRAFT TABLE.
NATIVE BUTTERFLY FLOWERS RECYCLED BREVARD.
WORK OVER AT TURKEY CREEK AND A COUPLE OTHERS.
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I'M NOT SURE IF THIS SPELLED RIGHT MUST BE 100 ACRE HOLLOWS, I THINK IS WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO SAY.SO APPARENTLY WE'VE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF THOSE FOLKS.
THERE MAY BE OTHERS, BUT THIS IS WHAT WAS ON THE LIST SHE GAVE ME.
SO LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING A PRETTY GOOD.
OH, AND ALSO ANOTHER ONE WAS CONFIRMED COSMIC COATINGS, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THEY ARE.
SORRY. AND ALSO, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CLUB.
DON'T THINK THEY'VE GOTTEN. THINK THAT'S THE ONE, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'VE GOTTEN CONFIRMATION YET.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHERS THAT MAYBE LAST MINUTE THOUGHT OF? AND YOU WANT US TO REACH OUT TO LET US KNOW? I DON'T KNOW. BUT I CAN HAVE.
DANIEL, WAIT. GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
HAVE YOU ALREADY RECEIVED THE VENDOR FORM? ALL THAT. BE.
GOT IT. IT'S A BUSY TIME OF YEAR, ISN'T IT? OKAY. I'LL MAKE A NOTE AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
OH, I'M SORRY. YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE'S A LITTLE NOTE HERE. IT SAYS KAY.
IT DIDN'T SAY YOUR LAST NAME, AND IT SAYS DEMONSTRATION.
VERY GOOD. OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE ON LOW INCOME AND LOW TIME.
MRS SHERMAN. I THINK I CAN SPEAK.
HAVE EVERYONE HERE. WHEN I SAY THAT YOUR STAFF IS AN EXCELLENT JOB.
KIRSTEN ESPECIALLY, HAS BEEN FANTASTIC AND RESPONSIVE AND MOVING THINGS FORWARD.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. JUST TO SAY THEY CRUSHED IT.
SO THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
NO, I TALKED TO KRISTEN ABOUT THAT.
AND I THINK WE ALREADY HAD THAT ON OUR LIST OF THINGS TO DO.
KNOW THAT IF. AT THE BEGINNING IF YOU'RE ALL THERE AT THE SAME TIME.
IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS, WE CERTAINLY CAN DO THAT.
SO WHAT ARE OUR LIMITATIONS IN TERMS OF HOW WE INTERACT? DON'T LOOK EACH OTHER IN THE EYES WHEN WE WALK.
THANK YOU FOR THAT FABULOUS QUESTION.
YES. SO NO SUNSHINE LAW VIOLATIONS, RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, JUST DON'T TALK ABOUT ANYTHING THAT MIGHT COME UP BEFORE YOUR, YOUR THE BOARD AS BUSINESS ITEMS. RIGHT. SO EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE TEMPTING TO START TALKING ABOUT HOW WE IMPLEMENT THE GARDEN, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW LET'S SAVE THAT FOR HERE IF YOU COULD SO JUST, YOU KNOW HAVE NORMAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OH I LIKE THE VENDOR AND HOW ARE YOUR KIDS AND WHATEVER, BUT AVOID BUSINESS.
AND THEN IF YOU DO THAT, WE'LL BE GREAT.
PART OF THE REASON I WAS ASKING IS I WON'T HAVE A TABLE.
PUBLIC BECAUSE THEY ARE THERE.
BUT I DO KNOW THE PERSON THAT WILL BE MANNING THEIR TABLE, BUT ALSO FOR RECYCLING RECYCLE BREVARD.
SO DID I. DID I HEAR YOU? WE DID. WE DON'T HAVE ANY FARMERS MARKET PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.
THE FIELD FORKS, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE STILL PENDING.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATUS IF THEY COME, THEY'LL ALSO BE LIKE, OKAY, BECAUSE ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED RECYCLED BREVARD HERE WAS TO REDISTRIBUTE SOME FARMERS MARKET TYPE MATERIALS, FOR INSTANCE, BLUEBERRY CONTAINERS, STRAWBERRY CONTAINERS THAT ARE NOT RECYCLABLE, BUT SHE COLLECTS THEM.
BUT YEAH, I WOULD I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO REDISTRIBUTE THEM TO SOMEONE WHO WOULD.
I KNOW THAT WE'LL WANT TO MINGLE AS WELL AS HELP OUT FOR ME.
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NATALIE SCHABER.PRESENT WITH THE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT.
DON'T KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN INVITED.
SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SUGGESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO ASK I'LL ASK KRISTEN IF SHE WAS INVITED.
I. YEAH, I CAN HANDLE THAT IF I NEED TO.
BUT I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT HIGH VISIBILITY.
YOU'RE AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT US SAYING SOMETHING.
I THINK THAT IS. UM, AND THE ONE OTHER THING IS.
SUMMER. WHAT THEY ACCEPT FOR RECYCLING.
ATTRIBUTED. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO.
I CAN TAKE THAT ON. I KNOW HER.
AND SO WE CAN I CAN TALK WITH HER AHEAD OF TIME BECAUSE I WANT TO ASK HER HOW I CAN ASSIST HER.
SO I'LL TALK WITH HER AHEAD OF TIME AND FIND OUT WHAT THEIR TABLE LOOKS LIKE.
THINGS LIKE THAT, ALONG WITH OUR TCHOTCHKE GIVEAWAYS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
YEAH. SO YEAH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO AT SOME POINT GET WITH YOU ON THAT AND FIND OUT.
SO TO AVOID ANY. WELL, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN YOUR CAPACITY OVER.
YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW WITH CLARITY.
WHAT EXACTLY IS COVERED IN THE MULTIFAMILY COMMERCIAL TYPE CONTRACT UNDER REPUBLIC FOR RECYCLING? AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT GRASS CLIPPINGS, YOU DON'T HAVE A YARD WASTE COMPONENT TO YOUR PICKUP.
SO THAT'S PART OF WHY YOU'RE ASKING.
SO LET ME MAYBE GET SOME OF THAT CLARITY FOR YOU AND THEN WE COULD TALK KEVIN SEPARATELY.
AND THEN IF YOU DO WANT SOMEONE FROM THE BOARD TO SPEAK, ANYBODY CAN VOLUNTEER.
ME. WHATEVER WORKS BEST FOR YOU ALL.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING HAVE TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS.
OPTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON FROM THIS TOPIC? JUST BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF LIKE THE LAST TIME TO ASK THEM IN THIS PARTICULAR SETTING.
MANNING THE TABLE, I FEEL COMPELLED TO SAY.
BUT I WOULD I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU TO COME AND OH, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORD THAT WITHOUT WITHOUT ENDING UP SOMEWHERE ONLINE. THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
YES. COME HANG OUT WITH ME AT THE TABLE.
WE'LL HANG OUT. WE'LL TALK ABOUT FIELD OF FORKS AND THIS.
THIS WINGS FOOD TRUCK THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE THAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
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ALL RIGHT. UM, WELL, WITH THAT IN MIND, I THINK WE'RE ALL INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE UPDATES WE HAD REQUESTED LAST TIME, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THAT. AND SO, SHERMAN, I THINK THE FLOOR IS ALL.THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE FAIRLY QUICK.
I'M EXCITED TO TELL YOU THAT WE GOT OUR FIRST FORD LIGHTNING ELECTRIC TRUCK.
IT IS AT OUR FLEET DEPARTMENT.
IT'S NOT FULLY YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE TEST DRIVING IT ANY MOMENT NOW, ANY MOMENT.
SO IT DOESN'T HAVE THE CITY EMBLEM LOGO ON IT YET.
SO WE'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, THE EXTRA ADD ON THINGS THAT WE DO WHEN WE GET NEW VEHICLES.
SO I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU THAT THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WILL BE PART OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT'S FLEET.
SO WE'VE GONE AHEAD WITH THE IN PLACE THE ORDER FOR THE HYBRIDS.
THAT WILL BE ANOTHER 11 VEHICLES THAT WILL COME IN, THAT WILL BE HYBRIDS.
I BELIEVE THEY ARE THE FOUR MAVERICKS, FORD MAVERICKS.
SO IT WILL BE A VISIBLE DISPLAY AS WELL WHEN IT'S NOT IN USE OUT IN THE CITY.
AND THEN ALSO THERE'S A PUBLIC COMPONENT OF THAT THAT CHARGER HERE.
SO SOMEONE COULD COME TO THE CITY FOR WHATEVER SERVICES AND PLUG IN THEIR ELECTRIC VEHICLE THERE.
AND THAT WOULD BE A VERY NICE OPPORTUNITY THERE.
WE ALSO WENT TO ALL THAT IS DONE.
MY REQUEST TO STAFF IS TO SEE IF BECAUSE IT ALL COMES DOWN TO REALLY THE ELECTRICAL PANEL AND WHAT IT IS ABLE TO DO TODAY VERSUS HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE TO SPEND TO GET IT TO WHAT WE NEED IT TO DO. SO IF THE TOP CHOICE I'VE ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT IS TO CONSIDER TED WHITLOCK COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH IS OUT IN FRED POPPY REGIONAL PARK.
SO FINGERS CROSSED THAT THE PANEL MEETS THE PROPER LOADS AND WE CAN JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN THERE.
IF NOT, THEN WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO CHOOSE AN EQUALLY WELL UTILIZED, VISIBLE CITY PARK LOCATION.
YOU KNOW, A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF LIKE LITTLE LEAGUES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO WE KNOW THERE WILL BE A LOT OF ACTIVITY.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE GOAL RIGHT NOW.
BUT UNTIL THEY GIVE ME THE UPDATE ON THE ELECTRICAL PANEL, I WON'T TELL YOU.
THAT'S KIND OF THE SHORT STORY OF WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THINGS? I HAD A QUESTION FOR KRISTEN THAT I THINK SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO YOU OR NOT.
DO YOU GET SOME KIND OF A PERIODIC UPDATE ON HOW ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING REGARDING SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES? BECAUSE RATHER THAN US TRY TO REMEMBER TO ASK HOW THE EVS, HOW'S THE LAD? HOW'S THIS? HOW'S THAT? IF WE COULD.
IF THAT MAYBE COULD BE SHARED, THEN WE WOULD.
AND SO ARE YOU ASKING FOR MAYBE LIKE AN ONGOING CITY UPDATE ON SUSTAINABILITY? SO KIND OF SOMETHING THAT SITS ON THE AGENDA IN THE PAST MONTH, HAVE THERE BEEN ANY? GUESSING. AND GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT ANYWAY.
LIKE THERE'S LOTS GOING ON IN LOTS OF DEPARTMENTS.
MANY OF THOSE HAVE CAN HAVE A SUSTAINABILITY COMPONENT.
NOT ALL. BUT YEAH, IF IF TO YOUR POINT, YOU HAVE AS A STANDING LIKE REOCCURRING ITEM, KIND OF LIKE WE DO FOR THE, THE UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS, YOU JUST WANT A SECTION THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, ANY UPDATES ON CITY PROJECTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABILITY, THAT'D BE GREAT.
ALMOST 100% DESIGN FINAL RENDERINGS OF THE NEW BUILDING THAT SHOWS THE SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF.
SO, I MEAN, THAT'S KIND OF A NICE THING JUST TO SEE, RIGHT? IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING UNTIL IT'S BUILT, BUT, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT ARE KIND OF COOL TO SEE.
SO. WE'RE JUST FULL OF GOOD NEWS TONIGHT.
I'M JUST KIDDING. WELL, IN A MOMENT, WE'RE DONE WITH THE UPDATE.
IF SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE, WE COULD ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA AS A STANDING ITEM THROUGH A MOTION.
BUT I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
I KNOW WE HAD TOYED WITH THIS IDEA A YEAR AGO.
DO WE KNOW ARE THOSE EV CHARGERS GOING TO BE FREE FOR THE PUBLIC OR ARE THEY GOING TO BE AT A SMALL NOMINAL FEE? THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAY FOR USE.
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LIKE WHEN I GO AND I CHARGE LIKE AN IKEA OR SOMETHING, I'LL CHARGE ALL THE WAY UP FOR LIKE THREE BUCKS.IT'S REALLY INEXPENSIVE. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS SHOCKED.
DID A FAST CHARGER, DO YOU KNOW? THEY'RE NOT USUALLY JUST BECAUSE, LIKE THE LOAD THAT A FAST CHARGER TAKES ON A PANEL.
SO USUALLY THE ONLY, THE ONLY FAST CHARGERS I EVER SEE ARE LIKE TESLA.
I FOR SOME REASON THAT JOGGED MY MEMORY.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S HAPPENING IS FPL HAS SOME SORT OF EV ASSESSMENT PROGRAM THAT WE ARE ALSO IN TANDEM TO THE THINGS WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON. WE ARE RUNNING OURSELVES THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.
I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU.
I SHOULD HAVE ONE AT THE NEXT MEETING SO I CAN GIVE YOU SOME TIMEFRAMES AND STUFF.
BUT THAT'S ALSO UNDERWAY AS WELL.
SIDE NOTE, SO. A LITTLE SIDE NOTE, THE CHARGER WILL PROBABLY BE LIKE 30, 40W, AND THAT'LL BE PERFECT FOR THE MAVERICK TO CHARGE OVERNIGHT. IF IT'S A FAST CHARGER, YOU DON'T YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT EVERY DAY.
RUN THE BATTERY. LIKE EVEN WHEN YOU LIKE WHEN I PURCHASED MY ELECTRIC VEHICLE.
YEAH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU USUALLY ONLY USE IT FOR TRIPS, SO IT THAT'D BE A GOOD THING.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BUT. YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON? YOU KNOW, THERE'S. AND.
THAT BE GOOD FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS? I MEAN, IT'S A LOVING NUDGE.
A LOVING NUDGE. YOU KNOW WHAT? HOW ABOUT THIS? I THINK WE'RE ALL DONE WITH THE UPDATE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO UPCOMING MEETINGS.
[OTHER BUSINESS:]
EVENTS. CONNOLLY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US TONIGHT? YES. I AM SO EXCITED.WELL, SHERMAN FIRST ANNOUNCED THAT AT THE LAST CITY.
COMMUNITY. BUT THERE HAS BEEN ARRANGED THAT IN TANDEM WITH ITS.
MONTH. WATER CONSERVATION, WATER CONSERVATION.
AND AT THESE PROCLAMATIONS, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE SUSTAINABILITY.
SO WE ARE MAKING APRIL SUSTAINABILITY AWARENESS MONTH.
IS THIS CORRECT? WE ARE. WE ARE SO VERY EXCITING AND I REALIZE I DIDN'T PUT THE TIME.
IT'S AT 6 P.M. THAT'S WHEN OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE.
AND THEN WE REALLY WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE'RE DOING.
WE ALL WE HAVE HISTORICALLY AS A CITY ALWAYS RECOGNIZED APRIL AS WATER CONSERVATION MONTH.
SO IF THE ENTIRE MONTH IS A SUSTAINABILITY MONTH, WHAT WE DID IN OUR PROCLAMATION, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT'S KIND OF SMALL ON THE SCREEN, BUT WE CALLED OUT, CALLED OUT EARTH DAY, WHICH HAPPENS IN APRIL.
AND THEN WE ALSO NOT ONLY ACKNOWLEDGED UTILITIES FOR THE WATER CONSERVATION, BUT WE FOR THE FIRST TIME ARE ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD WITH OUR FIRST ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY FAIR.
THAT'S ACTUALLY CALLED OUT IN THE IN THE PROCLAMATION AS WELL.
SO YES, TO SUSAN'S POINT, AS MANY OF YOU WHO ARE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND THAT COUNCIL MEETING, WE DO OUR PROCLAMATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO HANG OUT FOR OUR HOURS AND HOURS OF DISCUSSION UNLESS YOU WANT TO.
IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE AS MANY OF YOU THERE AS ARE AVAILABLE.
SO IT'S THURSDAY, APRIL 6TH, 6 P.M.
WELL, I WILL BE THERE FOR SURE.
I HOPE TO SEE THE REST OF YOU ALL THERE AS WELL.
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I OUR CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE.THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
BUT BEFORE I HAND IT OVER, I'LL SAY THIS, MISS SHERMAN, YOU CAN CLOSE THIS OUT ON THIS ONE, BUT BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO YOU, ARE THERE ANY UPCOMING EVENTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY EVERYONE? I WILL LET YOU KNOW ON APRIL 15TH THERE'S GOING TO BE A.
WHAT DO YOU HEAR? JUST THE CLEAN UP.
APRIL 1ST. YEAH, THE CLEAN UP ON APRIL 1ST.
YEAH, THAT'S. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT I KNOW OF THAT TODAY, I THINK.
ONE, AND IT'S AT THE EAU GALLIE CIVIC CENTER.
WE ALREADY HAVE WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE SIGNED UP, BUT THAT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.
YEAH. BREVARD SUSTAINABILITY WORKING GROUP, I THINK, IS HOSTING A REVIEW OF THE REPORT THAT'S COMING OUT ON THE I THINK IT CAME OUT TODAY OR TOMORROW COMES OUT ABOUT THE SEA LEVEL RISE.
SO THAT IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN THAT, THEY CAN LOOK IT UP.
AND WE'RE HAVING THE SAME DAY AS THAT FLORIDA FRIENDLY THING THIS SATURDAY IS.
PACE OF PLANT REMOVAL UP AT ERNA NIXON.
HERMAN, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US? A COUPLE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED.
SO SATURDAY, APRIL 1ST, IS THE TURKEY CREEK, THE ANNUAL ART SHOW.
THIS IS HOSTED BY THE FRIENDS OF TURKEY CREEK AND SANCTUARY.
AND THE PROCEEDS GO TO THEM AS WELL.
BUT IT'S A REALLY COOL EVENT IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN.
THEY HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF VENDORS.
MOST OF THE STUFF IS HANDMADE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S CRAFT ITEMS OR BAKED GOODS OR WHATEVER, AND THEY'LL HAVE SOME FOOD TRUCKS AND RAFFLES EVERY 15 MINUTES.
IT IS OVER THE TONY ROSA COMMUNITY CENTER AND IT IS FROM 8:30 A.M.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS. THAT'S ALWAYS EXCITING.
TRASH BASH, I THINK, MIGHT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED ALREADY.
AND IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY, WE HAVE SIX DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TO CHOOSE FROM THAT YOU CAN SHOW UP AT.
AND OF COURSE, THAT'S FROM 8 A.M.
AND WE ALREADY HAVE OBVIOUSLY, ALL OF OUR WE HAVE CITY STAFF MEMBERS.
AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT APRIL 6TH COUNCIL MEETING.
AND THEN I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY TURKEY CREEK DAY IS APRIL 15TH.
TO 2 P.M. AND IT'S A IT'S A FUN TIME.
WE TRY TO DO IT UP BIG OVER THERE AT THE SANCTUARY.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, FEEL FREE TO COME THERE AS WELL.
AND TRACY WRITES, IT DOES A GREAT JOB, YOU KNOW, GIVING GIVING EDUCATION TO FOLKS.
SO ANYWAY, THAT I THINK IS THE LAST ONE I HAD.
OF COURSE, WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS.
BUT YES, YOU ALREADY KNOW ALL ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL.
FIRST ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY FAIR.
WELL, AS WE CLOSE OUT THIS EVENING, I'LL JUST SAY I FEEL LIKE IT MUST WAS IT 18 MONTHS AGO OR SO THAT WE FIRST CONCEPTUALIZED THE IDEA OF THIS GAME? MAYBE MORE THAN THAT. AND TRYING TO GET THAT GOSH DARN PLAN TOGETHER.
WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE SHOULD HAVE A FAIR.
SUSAN, WAS IT YOUR IDEA? YEAH, IT WAS. I THINK IT WAS SUSAN'S IDEA.
ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE ARE READY.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? TO ADJOURN? DO.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.
FAVORITE PART. FAVORITE PART.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.