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[00:00:02]

ALL RIGHT. WELCOME.

[CALL TO ORDER:]

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER THE CITY OF PALM BAY SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD.

AND IF WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL.

PHILIP SNYDER.

LOGAN. LOUIS HERE.

KEVIN SMITH HERE.

SUSAN CONNOLLY HERE.

JANE HIGGINS HERE.

REBECCA ZIEGLER HERE.

[ADOPTION OF MINUTES: ]

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GO INTO ADOPTION OF MINUTES.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TWO MINUTES.

IS ONE OF THEM JUST FROM THE.

US. ONE IS THE CORRECTED THAT WE ARE OFFICIALLY GOING TO ADOPT AND THEN THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH.

I WANT TO LOOK OVER THAT.

I THINK THE ONLY I FORGET WHAT WAS THE CORRECTION? THE CORRECT WHAT WE ADDED IN.

YEAH. THE CORRECTION WAS JUST MENTIONING THE DATE FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY FAIR.

I PUT IT IN BOLD SO IT CAN BE VIEWED EASIER.

HAS THAT DATE BEEN CONFIRMED YET OR IS THAT STILL.

YES, THAT'S BEEN CONFIRMED WITH WITH OUR.

FROM US SPEAKING ABOUT IT AND CONFIRMING WITH OUR SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR.

WE'RE OFFICIAL. YES.

ARE WE ALLOWED TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME IF SETS? I THINK, WELL, WE CAN JUST DO ONE BY ONE SO WE DON'T GET TOO TECHNICAL.

WELL, I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE MARCH MINUTES.

WRITTEN 2ND APRIL FOR THE APRIL ONES.

AND WE GOT A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL 26TH.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. AYE. AND I VOTE OR.

AND I VOTE AYE. ALL OPPOSE.

MOTION PASSES.

UH, REGULAR MEETING.

MAY 24TH.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I HEAR IT. HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE MAY 24TH MINUTES.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. AYE. I VOTE AYE.

ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION ADOPTED.

AND WE'LL GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.

SEE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'LL GO STRAIGHT INTO PRESENTATIONS WITH MS.

[PRESENTATIONS:]

LAURA LA BEAR WITH THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

THANKS FOR FOR COMING AND PRESENTING TO US.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

I'M LAURA LIEBER.

I'M THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR FOR SAINT JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

I AM THE EDUCATION OUTREACH COORDINATOR FOR ALL 18 COUNTIES OF OUR SERVICE AREA.

SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE IN PALM BAY AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE DO.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF MISCONCEPTION, THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION, AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF REALLY COOL THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP ON OUR DOCKET.

SO I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS AT THE END IF THAT'S OKAY, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S LIKE REALLY INCREDIBLY BURNING TO YOU IN THAT EXACT MOMENT.

BUT OTHERWISE, I HAVE SOME TIME AT THE END TO TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AND I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE THAT MY BACK IS FACING BOTH OF YOU.

SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO START WITH A CUTE LITTLE POLL JUST TO SEE HOW FAMILIAR PEOPLE ARE WITH THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

AND YOU CAN JUST, IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, SHOW BY A HAND.

DO YOU WORK WITH THE DISTRICT FREQUENTLY OR HAVE YOU WORKED WITH US IN THE PAST? ONE HAND. OKAY.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN OUT ON ANY OF OUR DISTRICT PROPERTIES? OKAY. I LOVE IT.

DO YOU GET OUR NEWSLETTER WATER NEWS OR DO YOU FOLLOW ANY OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA? WONDERFUL. AND THE LAST TWO.

HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR NAME ON THE TAX BILL? BUT MAYBE YOU'RE NOT QUITE SURE.

OR WHO? HOW DID I GET HERE? IN WHICH CASE, WE GOT TO CHECK IN ABOUT THAT ONE.

ALL RIGHT, COOL. WELL, I'D LOVE TO SEE SO MANY HANDS.

IT'S KIND OF UNUSUAL, TO BE HONEST.

USUALLY PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHO WE ARE AT ALL.

SO WHO WE ARE.

WE'RE ONE OF FIVE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WHERE THE NORTHEAST REGION.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE AN 18 COUNTY SERVICE AREA FROM NASSAU COUNTY AT THE FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE HEADWATERS FOR THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER.

SO OUR RIVER IS REALLY UNIQUE IN THAT IT STARTS IN THE SOUTH AND VERY SLOWLY MEANDERS 310 MILES TO THE NORTH WHERE IT ENTERS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IN JACKSONVILLE.

I THINK IT'S LIKE ONE OF THE VERY FEW RIVERS IN THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT THAT ACTUALLY FLOWS SOUTH TO NORTH.

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SO PRETTY FUN FACT WHAT WE DO, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS GUIDED BY OUR FOUR CORE MISSIONS, WHICH ARE WATER SUPPLY, WATER QUALITY, FLOOD PROTECTION AND NATURAL RESOURCES OR NATURAL SYSTEMS. I'M GOING TO GO INTO A LITTLE BIT OF DEPTH, BUT BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF TIME WITH YOU TODAY, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY BROAD AND BIG PICTURE.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T FROM FLORIDA.

SO I LIKE TO START WITH THIS ONE.

WE ARE A PENINSULA STATE.

WE'RE SURROUNDED BY WATER, BUT NOT ALL THAT WATER IS READILY AVAILABLE FOR DRINKING OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WE DO KIND OF HAVE FICKLE SEASONS.

WE HAVE OUR FOUR NORMAL SEASONS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE WATER SEASONS.

WE HAVE A WET IN THE SUMMERTIME LIKE NOW WHEN WE GET ALL OF OUR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OR EVENING OR MORNING OR WHENEVER IT SEEMS TO BE THUNDERSTORMING RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR DRY SEASON, WHICH IS INTO THE WINTER, INTO THE EARLY SPRING.

APRIL IS WATER CONSERVATION MONTH BECAUSE IT'S USUALLY THE LAST MONTH IN THAT DRY SEASON WHEN WE ACTUALLY REALLY START TO PAY ATTENTION TO OUR WATER USE.

SO LOOKING INTO WATER SUPPLY, WHERE DO WE GET OUR WATER FROM? A LOT OF US GET OUR WATER FROM THE FLORIDAN AQUIFER SYSTEM.

PARTS OF MELBOURNE ACTUALLY GET THEIR WATER FROM LAKE WASHINGTON, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LAKES EARLY ON IN THE HEADWATER CHAIN FOR SAINT JOHNS.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART WE GET IT FROM THE AQUIFER.

SO THE FLORIDAN AQUIFER ACTUALLY STARTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, RUNS ALL THE WAY NORTH OR SORRY, ALL THE WAY SOUTH THROUGH FLORIDA.

AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING.

I LIKE TO THINK OF THIS AS LIKE A SLICE OF CAKE.

SO THE LIMESTONE AQUIFER LAYERS ARE THE CAKE PIECES.

WATER CAN MOVE PRETTY EASILY THROUGH THEM.

AND THEN YOU SEE THOSE ORANGE LAYERS OR PINK LAYERS.

THEY'RE CALLED CONFINING UNITS AND THOSE ARE LIKE THE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING LAYERS.

SO WATER CAN'T REALLY MOVE UP AND DOWN BETWEEN THEM TOO EASILY.

SO DEPENDING ON WHERE YOUR PUMP IS OR YOUR WEALTH, YOU HAVE A SURFICIAL WELL OR A DEEP WELL.

THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THE LAYERS OF THE AQUIFER THAT YOU'RE ACCESSING.

WHAT DO WE DO FOR WATER SUPPLY PLANNING? IT'S A 20 YEAR REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLAN.

WE HAVE THREE PLANS IN OUR AREA AND OUR SERVICE AREA, BUT WE ALSO PARTNER WITH OUR ADJACENT WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS.

WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE.

SO WE HAVE OUR NORTH FLORIDA, OUR CENTRAL SPRINGS EAST COAST AND OUR CENTRAL FLORIDA WATER INITIATIVE.

YOU GUYS ARE FIRMLY TUCKED INTO OUR CENTRAL SPRINGS AND EAST COAST WATER PLANNING AND WHAT WE LOOK AT FOR THAT PLAN, IT'S A 20 YEAR PLAN, BUT IT'S REALLY ONGOING.

EVERY YEAR THERE'S FIVE YEAR CHECK INS, THERE'S EVERY YEAR UPDATES TO IT.

SO IT'S KIND OF A WORKING REVOLVING DOCUMENT TO CHECK IN ABOUT AVAILABLE SUPPLY.

SO HOW MUCH WATER IS OUT THERE? WHAT KIND OF WATER IS IT? PROJECTED WATER DEMANDS AND NEEDS.

SO WHAT ARE WE USING FOR AGRICULTURE? WHAT ARE WE USING FOR BUSINESSES AND FOR HOME? OUR PROJECTED GROWTH, THEY SAY LIKE A THOUSAND PEOPLE MOVE TO FLORIDA A DAY.

SO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PLANNING AHEAD FOR THAT.

AND THEN THE MOST INTERESTING ASPECT IS ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY AND CONSERVATION.

SO HOW CAN WE BE BETTER ABOUT USING ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES LIKE FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT? AND ALSO, HOW CAN WE EDUCATE ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WATER IS A RESOURCE THAT WE NEED TO STEWARD? SO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES, CHALLENGES TO THAT, BALANCING THE NEEDS OF HUMANS AND THE NEEDS OF NATURE, RIGHT? LOOKING AT MINIMUM FLOWS AND LEVELS AND SPRING FLOWS.

SO HOW MUCH WATER IS COMING OUT FROM THE SPRINGS? IF IT'S AN ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT? THIS IS GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, RIGHT? BECAUSE SPRINGS ARE AFFECTED BY OUR WET AND DRY SEASONS AS WELL.

SO MAKING SURE THAT WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE WATER, THEY DO HAVE IT.

AND WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE WATER, THEY DON'T HAVE IT.

WE HAVE OUR WETLANDS, SAME SORT OF THING.

SALTWATER INTRUSION I DIDN'T MENTION ON OUR CAKE LAYER, BUT AT THE VERY BOTTOM, WE DO HAVE A SALT WATER TABLE THAT'S VERY CLOSE BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF OUR STATE BEING A PENINSULA AND MOST OF US LIVING VERY COASTALLY.

SO MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S FRESH WATER THERE SO THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING SALT WATER UP INTO OUR PUMPS AND WELLS AND THEN THE WATER QUALITY OF GROUNDWATER, MAKING SURE THAT THE WATER THAT WE HAVE THAT'S OUT THERE IS QUALITY WATER.

FOR US AND FOR NATURE.

SO I SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.

IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALL DO.

BUT I LIKE TO START BY SHOWING YOU THERE ARE ANNUAL WATER USE REPORT.

THIS IS FOR 2021.

I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE THE MOST UPDATED VERSION.

THIS IS A LOT OF DATA THAT GOES INTO CRUNCHING THESE NUMBERS.

AND SO SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE FOR THOSE ONES, THE NEW ONES, TO COME OUT.

BUT ON AVERAGE, THE BIGGEST PART I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THE BLUE WEDGE THAT THAT BLUE IS OUR PUBLIC SUPPLY.

SO OVER 50% OF PUBLIC WATER USE OR OF TOTAL FRESHWATER USE IN OUR DISTRICT IS PUBLIC USE.

SO WHAT WE'RE USING AT HOME, WHAT WE'RE SEEING USED IN BUSINESSES.

I LIKE TO ALSO POINT OUT AGRICULTURE, THAT GREEN WEDGE, THE 21% AGRICULTURE KIND OF GETS A BAD RAP FOR WATER USE, BUT ACTUALLY HISTORICALLY, THEIR WATER USE HAS GONE DOWN AND DOWN AND DOWN WITH TECHNOLOGIES THAT MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR THEM TO HAVE TECHNOLOGY OR SENSORS AND STUFF OR RAIN USE AND ALSO WHERE THEY PUT THEIR WATER, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT JUST BLASTING THE SPRINKLERS.

THEY HAVE IT EITHER AT THE ROOTS OR THEY HAVE VERY TARGETED WATERING, WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY COOL.

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BUT BACK TO THAT, 56%, 50% OF THAT IS ACTUALLY OUTSIDE WATER USE.

SO THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF WATER IS BEING USED OUTSIDE IRRIGATION.

AND THIS IS FRESH DRINKING WATER THAT WE'RE USING FROM THE AQUIFER TO KEEP OUR GRASS GREEN.

AND THEN THE OTHER 50% IS BEING USED INDOORS, WHETHER IT'S TOILETS OR SHOWERS OR LEAKS.

DISHWASHER MACHINES HAVE GOTTEN SO GOOD THEY'RE DOWN AT THAT LITTLE 1%, WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME.

A LOT OF THEM ARE VERY WATER EFFICIENT ANYMORE.

SO BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION, THE LOWEST HANGING FRUIT IS THAT OUTSIDE WATER USE, RIGHT? SO I'VE GOT A COUPLE TIPS.

I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE PRETTY QUICKLY BECAUSE A LOT OF YOU IN THE SUSTAINABILITY GROUP MIGHT PROBABLY KNOW ABOUT THEM ALREADY.

BUT KNOWING YOUR WATERING DAYS, IF YOU'RE IN OUR DISTRICT, YOU DO HAVE WATERING RESTRICTIONS ON WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO WATER.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT OR REALIZE IT.

WE DON'T USUALLY ENFORCE.

WE JUST USE EDUCATION AS A TOOL TO KIND OF CORRECT THAT AND CURB THAT BEHAVIOR.

BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY MORE WE COULD DO.

THE CITY, SOME OF THE CITIES AND COUNTIES HAVE ADOPTED ORDINANCES THAT ARE PUSHING LIKE FINES OR OTHER WAYS TO EDUCATE THEIR THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND RESIDENTS, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY INTERESTING.

CHECK YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

I ALWAYS SAY IT'S NOT A CROCK POT.

YOU CAN'T SET IT AND FORGET IT.

YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE CHECKING IT PRETTY FREQUENTLY FOR LEAKS.

IT'S ALSO GOING TO SAVE YOU MONEY.

IT SAVES WATER, BUT YOU PAY FOR WATER.

SO IT'S GOING TO SAVE YOU THAT MONEY AS WELL.

TURN OFF YOUR SPRINKLER. IF THERE'S RAIN RIGHT NOW, YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T EVEN NEED TO HAVE YOUR SPRINKLERS ON BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH RAIN WE'RE GETTING.

IF YOU CAN PUT IN SMART IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY, THERE'S AGAIN, A COUPLE UTILITIES WHO HAVE STARTED DOING REBATES FOR IF YOU PUT IN A SMART CONTROLLER, THEY WILL EITHER GIVE YOU THE MONEY BACK OR THERE'S SOME KIND OF KICKBACK FOR THAT, WHICH I THINK IS AWESOME.

AND THEN PLANTING THE RIGHT PLANT IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE PLANTING NATIVE FLORIDA PLANTS, DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS.

THOSE ARE ALL PLANTS THAT ARE GOING TO NEED LESS WATER ONCE THEY'RE IN THE GROUND AND THEY'RE ROOTED IN AND THEY CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN YOUR WATER USE.

SO THESE ARE JUST THE WATERING RESTRICTIONS.

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THERE'S A TON MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

IF YOU HAVE LIKE VERY SPECIFIC NICHE QUESTIONS BECAUSE THERE'S SOME CIRCUMSTANCES THAT DON'T NECESSARILY APPLY TO AN ADDRESS NUMBER MAKING YOU AWARE OF THAT.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BREEZE THROUGH WATER QUALITY, WHICH HERE IN THIS AREA IS SUPER IMPORTANT.

SO THESE ARE ALL PHOTOS OF OUR SCIENTISTS EITHER OUT SAMPLING OR IN THE LAB PROCESSING OUR DATA.

WE'RE A SCIENCE BASED AGENCY AND WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON SOUND SCIENCE.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT.

ALL OF OUR DATA IS AVAILABLE TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT.

IT'S NOT INTERPRETED. IT'S RAW DATA.

SO JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND.

BUT I DID PUT THE WEBSITE THERE, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

THERE'S A REALLY COOL TOOL FOR THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.

WE HAVE A BUNCH OF CONTINUOUS MONITORING STATIONS AND YOU CAN DIAL THAT IN BY DATE.

IF YOU'RE CURIOUS, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW LIKE WHAT'S THE WATER QUALITY OUT THERE AT A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT.

WE HAVE, LIKE I SAID, 20 CONTINUOUS WATER QUALITY STATIONS THROUGHOUT FRESHWATER SPRINGS AND OUR ESTUARIES.

WE THOSE ARE JUST CONSTANTLY SAMPLING.

SO THEY HAVE DIFFERENT PARAMETERS THAT THEY JUST RUN 24 OVER SEVEN.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR SCIENTISTS OUT THERE SAMPLING FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

THE BIGGEST ONE BEING NUTRIENTS IN PARTICULAR, NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS.

THESE ARE TWO OF THE ONES THAT CAUSE A LOT OF OUR ISSUES IN OUR WATER, BUT THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR MAJOR IONS AND TAKING PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS LIKE TEMPERATURE, SALINITY, CONDUCTIVITY, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS AS WELL.

I DO WANT TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS A REALLY BIG JOB.

WE TAKE OVER 16 MILLION MEASUREMENTS EACH YEAR AND THOSE HAVE TO BE COLLECTED, PROCESSED AND STORED.

SO WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT BETTER WITH TECHNOLOGY.

BUT WHEN WE USED TO BE A PAPER BASED AGENCY, THINGS WERE REALLY CLUTTERED.

BUT I JUST LIKE TO POINT THAT OUT AS A NUMBER, JUST TO KIND OF VISUALIZE LIKE HOW MUCH WE'RE ACTUALLY OUT THERE SAMPLING.

ANOTHER THING I'LL MENTION BEFORE I MOVE ON IS THAT OUR LAB, OUR WATER QUALITY LAB HAS SOME INCREDIBLE PEOPLE IN IT.

AND WERE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND ALSO INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED.

SO WE ACTUALLY PROCESSED SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S SAMPLES AS WELL AS OURS.

AND WE HAVE THOSE ACCREDITATIONS.

SO YOU CAN BE SURE THAT THE WATER QUALITY DATA THAT WE'RE PUBLISHING IS REALLY LIKE THE FINEST WATER QUALITY DATA OUT THERE.

I WILL JUST MENTION REALLY QUICKLY, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY APPLICABLE TO YOU ALL IS OUR CRANE CREEK PROJECT.

THIS IS DIRECTLY TIED TO WATER QUALITY IN THAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE A HUGE NUTRIENT LOAD REDUCTION.

SO PROJECTED ESTIMATES ARE A REDUCTION OF 24,000 POUNDS IN NITROGEN.

TEN MEANS TOTAL NITROGEN AND 3,100 POUNDS OF TOTAL PHOSPHORUS.

SO WE'RE REALLY TARGETING NITROGEN BECAUSE IT'S A LIMITING AGENT IN IN ALGAE GROWTH.

SO MAKING SURE THAT THOSE NUTRIENTS AREN'T GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM.

THIS IS HAPPENING.

YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE THERE.

IT'S HAPPENING JUST NORTH OF MALABAR ROAD OR 192, 192.

YEAH, IT'S A REALLY COOL PROJECT.

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IT'S TAKEN US A LONG TIME TO GET THIS.

IT'S CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED, BUT THE PERMITTING PROCESS WAS LIKE A NIGHTMARE.

BUT WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED THAT, I MEAN, I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT THAT SUCH A LARGE PROJECT WOULD WOULD COME.

SO THERE'S, YOU SEE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION AND THINGS HAPPENING OUT THERE.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS BAD CONSTRUCTION.

SOME OF IT IS ACTUALLY THESE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECTS THAT ARE HELPING REDUCE THE NUTRIENT LOADS.

AND JUST BASICALLY REALLY QUICKLY, I'LL MENTION THE FUNCTION OF THAT IS TO TAKE WATER THAT'S GOING INTO THE LAGOON AND RE DIVERT IT BACK TO SAINT JOHN'S RIVER AFTER IT GOES THROUGH A FILTRATION PROCESS, A NATURAL FILTRATION PROCESS, I SHOULD SAY.

SO MOVING ON TO FLOOD PROTECTION THIS YEAR HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.

BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION WE DON'T CONTROL THE WATER LEVEL IN THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER ITSELF.

WE HAVE AREAS IN THIS PICTURE.

YOU'LL SEE THE ORANGE AREAS ARE OUR FLOOD CONTROL AREAS.

THEY ARE USUALLY RESTORED FLOODPLAIN OR WETLAND AREAS THAT CAN STORE WATER.

WHEN WE HAVE MASSIVE RAINFALL EVENTS AND WE DO PUMP A LITTLE BIT OF WATER, BUT MOST OF THE SYSTEM IS GRAVITY FED.

SO WE DON'T REALLY, LIKE I SAID, CONTROL THE WATER LEVEL IN THE RIVER ITSELF, BUT WE HAVE THESE AWESOME BUFFER AREAS THAT PROVIDE THAT ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION OF STORING WATER.

WE ALSO WORK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

WE HAVE A HUGE EMERGENCY OPERATION COMMAND CENTER THAT WE PARTNER WITH THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHEN THERE ARE BIG STORM EVENTS.

SO IF YOU FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE DO POST A LOT OF UPDATES THERE.

AND THEN THE BIGGEST THING AND PROBABLY MY FAVORITE THING TO TALK ABOUT IS OUR RESTORING WETLANDS AND FLOODPLAIN AREAS THAT I MENTIONED.

SO PURCHASING PROPERTIES THAT HISTORICALLY WERE FOR AGRICULTURE, THEY'VE BEEN DRAINED AND DIKES SO THAT THEY COULD BE RICH FARMLAND AND RESTORING THAT WETLAND FUNCTIONALITY BY BRINGING THE PLANTS BACK, BRINGING THE WATER BACK.

AND THEN THAT BRINGS ALL THE BIRDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE BACK AS WELL AS AND BUT IT'S FOR THAT WATER PURPOSE, WHICH IS AN EXCELLENT SEGUE INTO NATURAL SYSTEMS. SO IT'S LIKE I PLANNED IT THIS WAY.

WE OWN OR MANAGE OVER 700,000 ACRES OF LAND THROUGHOUT THE 18 COUNTIES.

IT'S A LOT. EVERY SINGLE TIME I DO THIS PRESENTATION, I HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT NUMBER BECAUSE IT INCREASES EVERY TIME, WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME.

SO THAT'S PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE PURCHASING FOR THOSE WATER, WATER USE OR WATER QUALITY OR FLOOD PROTECTION ASPECTS.

AND WE EITHER OWN THEM OR MANAGE THEM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER AGENCIES, WHETHER THAT'S FLORIDA FORESTRY SERVICE, THE STATE PARK SYSTEM.

WE HAVE A LOT OF PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN PARTNERED JOINTLY PURCHASED BY LIKE VOLUSIA FOREVER AND SOME OF THE FLORIDA FOREVER FUNDING.

SO THERE'S A LOT BEING DONE TO PURCHASE UP THOSE PROPERTIES FOR THAT WILDLIFE CORRIDOR AS WELL.

BUT OUR FUNCTION OR OUR MAJOR FUNCTION AND PRIORITY IS FOR WATER.

AND AS A BYPRODUCT OF THAT, WE ALSO PROTECT A LOT OF THESE PUBLIC LANDS ARE PROTECTING THREATENED, ENDANGERED PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

SO A LOT OF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT ON DISTRICT PROPERTY, SO YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THE REALLY, REALLY COOL FEATURES THAT ARE OUT THERE.

WE DON'T HAVE BLACK BEARS DOWN HERE THAT MUCH ANYMORE, BUT WE DO HAVE OUR WONDERFUL SCRUB JAYS, WHICH CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN FLORIDA.

WE HAVE OUR SNAIL KITES.

THAT'S WHAT THAT BLACK BIRD IS.

THAT LOOKS KIND OF LIKE A RAPTOR.

THOSE YOU CAN FIND DOWN IN THE FELLSMERE AREA OUT AT BLUE CYPRESS OR STICK MARSH.

I WAS ACTUALLY OUT THERE RECENTLY WITH OUR SCIENTISTS DOING SNAIL EGG SURVEYS BECAUSE THESE EAT SNAILS AND WE CHECK ON THE SNAIL POPULATIONS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S ENOUGH FOOD FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE SUPER ENDANGERED.

I WILL ALSO MENTION I JUST LIKE THIS IS A REALLY COOL STORY THAT OH, THAT'S COOL.

THIS PURPLE FLOWER, THIS IS CALLED A BARTRAM'S IXIA.

IF YOU'RE A PLANT NERD, YOU'LL ENJOY THIS.

THAT FLOWER WE THOUGHT WAS GONE.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY ENDEMIC, WHICH MEANS IT CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN CERTAIN HABITATS HERE IN FLORIDA.

AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS EXTINCT.

WE ACTUALLY APPLIED A PRESCRIBED FIRE TO ONE OF OUR DISTRICT PROPERTIES UP IN THE NORTH PART OF FLORIDA.

AND AFTER THE FIRE HAD GONE THROUGH AND EVERYTHING COOLED DOWN, A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, WE HAD HAD SOME RAIN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FLOOR WAS COVERED.

THE THE FOREST FLOOR WAS COVERED WITH THESE LITTLE PURPLE FLOWERS.

SO THE REASON THAT THEY WERE GONE IS BECAUSE WE HADN'T HAD A FIRE OUT THERE.

THE CONDITIONS WERE JUST NOT RIGHT FOR THEM ANYMORE.

AND AS SOON AS WE HAD A FIRE AND IT OPENED UP THE CANOPY, THEY JUST STARTED POPPING UP ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SO WHEN WE DO FIRE IN A LOT OF OUR PROPERTIES, IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT FOR THE ECOSYSTEM, BUT IT ALSO PROTECTS THESE OTHER PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

I COULD TALK ABOUT PRESCRIBED FIRE ALL DAY.

THIS ISN'T THAT PRESENTATION, BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO MENTION IT BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY COOL STORY.

AND THEN AS JUST LIKE AN ADDED BONUS, YOU CAN JOIN US OUT THERE ON THE PROPERTIES.

THEY'RE OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR.

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, THE BEST PLACE IS TO CHECK THE WEBSITE.

IF WE'RE DOING A PRESCRIBED BURN, SOME OF OUR PROPERTIES HAVE HUNTING OUT THERE IF WE'RE DOING ANY SORT OF UPDATES.

SO WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF LIKE RAMP RECONSTRUCTION OUT AT BLUE CYPRESS AND STICK MARSH.

SO BEFORE YOU GO OUT THERE, JUST CHECKING, MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING ON THOSE PROPERTIES THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH YOUR ABILITY TO GET OUT THERE AND ENJOY IT.

THEY ARE VERY PRIMITIVE A LOT OF THE TIME.

WE TRY AND KEEP THEM THAT WAY INTENTIONALLY BECAUSE AGAIN, THE FUNCTION IS WATER.

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SO JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND.

IF YOU ARE OUT THERE, THERE'S NOT ALWAYS A BATHROOM CLOSE AT HAND.

BUT AGAIN, OUR WEBSITE REALLY, REALLY GREAT.

WE'VE MADE IT SUPER ACCESSIBLE.

THERE'S LISTS OF ALL THE MAPS AND THINGS.

SO IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE OUT ON THEM AND YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, THAT'S THE FIRST PLACE TO GO.

AND THAT'S REALLY IT. SO I HAVE MY EMAIL ADDRESS.

IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION THAT COMES UP AFTER TODAY OR YOU'RE WELCOME TO FOLLOW US ON ANY OF THE SOCIAL MEDIAS, WE JUST STARTED A PODCAST WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

IT'S CALLED WATERSPOUT.

YOU CAN FIND IT WHEREVER YOU.

LISTEN TO YOUR PODCAST, BUT WE ALSO CAST IT TO YOUTUBE.

SO IT'S RECORDED ON VIDEO AS WELL.

AND THE FIRST ONE YOU'LL HEAR ME TALKING ABOUT MY EDUCATION PROGRAM, BUT IT'S A REALLY COOL WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PODCAST, SO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS CHECK THAT OUT TOO.

AND THAT'S IT. I'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS.

AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US AND REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION AND ALWAYS LOVE, WATER QUALITIES AND ENVIRONMENT AND ALL THAT, ESPECIALLY RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOU PROBABLY MADE A GOOD TRIP.

YOU'RE PROBABLY IN. NO, NO, I'M ACTUALLY FROM I LIVE DOWN HERE.

I'M FROM THIS AREA. I'M FROM SEBASTIAN AREA.

I WENT TO SCHOOL IN PALM BAY MY WHOLE LIFE.

SO IT'S LIKE NICE WHEN I GET THESE KIND OF REQUESTS BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN JACKSONVILLE.

BUT YEAH, I'M LIKE, THAT'S MY JOB IS TO DRIVE.

SO I GET PAID TO BE IN THE CAR, BUT THIS IS LIKE NEAR, WHICH IS NICE.

AWESOME. BUT I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.

WE ARE TOO. COOL.

ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ACTUALLY, DO YOU KNOW.

SO 54IN OF RAIN A YEAR.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH OF THAT GETS BACK INTO THE AQUIFER? DOWN TO THE TABLE, THE WATER TABLE? I DON'T KNOW OFFHAND, BUT ONE THING I WILL POINT OUT TO YOU IS THAT NOT EVERY AREA IS A RECHARGE AREA.

SO I'M GOING TO YOU GUYS CAN HEAR ME.

SO RIGHT HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE AQUIFER, THAT CAKE LAYER IS ACTUALLY REALLY CLOSE TO THE SURFACE.

SO WHEN YOU GET RAIN IN THAT AREA, IT'S GOING TO RECHARGE THAT PART OF THE AQUIFER.

IF YOU'RE GETTING RAIN HERE, FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S GOING TO ONLY RECHARGE TO THE SURFICIAL AQUIFER BECAUSE IT CAN'T GET THROUGH THOSE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING.

SO DEPENDING ON WHERE RAIN FALLS IN, THAT 54IN IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

IT VARIES BASED ON RAINFALL, BASED ON THE YEAR, BASED ON THE WEATHER PATTERNS.

TYPICALLY RECHARGE AREAS ARE IN NORTH NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND THEN WHERE WE ARE ON THE COAST IS A DISCHARGE AREA BECAUSE OF THAT INTERACTION THAT WE HAVE WITH THE SALT WATER TABLE.

SO IF WE GET A DUMPED RAIN, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO RECHARGE THE FLORIDAN SYSTEM.

IT WOULD IF WE WERE SEEING RAIN LIKE UP IN THE OCALA AREA.

I WONDERED BECAUSE I KNOW IN I HAVE FAMILY IN MINNESOTA, SO THEY'RE ON TOP OF THIS WATER STUFF, TOO, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN HAVING A DROUGHT, A MULTI YEAR DROUGHT.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS 1% FOR THEIR REGION.

AND IF WE ONLY HAVE LIMITED PLACES FOR IT TO ENTER, REENTER THE AQUIFER, IT'S GOT TO BE PRETTY LOW.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW, LIKE A PERCENTAGE NUMBER FOR YOU.

WE DO. AGAIN, WE HAVE LIKE THE RAINFALL REPORTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE BY COUNTY AND ALSO WE POST THEM AFTER EVERY TIME WE HAVE A BOARD ONCE A MONTH.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE LIKE ANY DATA ON THE WEBSITE THAT WOULD SUPPORT LIKE A PERCENTAGE ANSWER FOR YOU.

USGS MIGHT BECAUSE THEY DO A LOT OF LIKE THE MAPPING AND THE UNDERGROUND STUFF.

YEAH, THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

YES. VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. I LIVE IN A CONDOMINIUM AND IT WAS BUILT MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.

AND WE HAVE A WELL AND WE USE CITY WATER INSIDE.

SO WE'VE BEEN TOLD OUR WELL IS.

SHOWING SIGNS THAT IT'S GOING DRY.

AND I WONDERED IF THE SAINT JOHN'S WATER MANAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION NOW.

YOU HAVE A POLICY OR A RECOMMENDATION.

I KNOW THE GENERAL WILL IS NOBODY WANTS TO PAY MORE FOR WATER.

BUT YEAH. WHAT IS YOUR I KNOW THE AQUIFER IS.

UH. ALL IT ENDANGERED BECAUSE.

THOUSAND PEOPLE A DAY MOVING HERE.

YEAH. AND PEOPLE I GET PEOPLE WHO WALK UP TO ME AT EVENTS ALL THE TIME AND SAY, OH, WE DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS WATERING RESTRICTIONS.

WE HAVE OUR SPRINKLERS ON EVERY DAY.

IT'S IT'S DIFFERENT IF YOU'RE USING RECLAIMED WATER.

SOME OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE BEING PUT IN HAVE EITHER THEY'RE USING THEIR STORMWATER POND WATER OR THEY HAVE TO BE ON RECLAIMED.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN IF YOU'RE JUST ON, WELL, WELL FED AND YOU'RE USING YOUR SPRINKLERS.

HOWEVER, IT'S STILL A RESOURCE, RIGHT, EVEN IF IT'S RECLAIMED.

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IN THE BEST WAY THAT I CAN.

WE'RE A REGULATORY AGENCY, SO WE DO A LOT OF THE PERMITTING FOR SOME OF THOSE.

WE HAVE EITHER CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMITS, WHICH ARE SOME OF THE BIG WATER USE PERMITS, OR WE HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMITS WHERE WE GO OUT AND WE'RE MITIGATING WETLANDS AND

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LOOKING AT WHERE THEY'RE BUILDING STUFF THAT IS PUT THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.

WE GET HANDED THE RULES AND WE APPLY PERMITS TO THE RULES AS WE'VE BEEN GIVEN THEM THROUGH THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

SO WHEN IT COMES TO THE WELL, I'M NOT ON THE WELL TEAM, BUT I'M SURE THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF IT AND WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME WAY FOR A RECOMMENDATION. I WOULD SAY THAT I MEAN, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS EDUCATION, RIGHT IN YOUR CONDOMINIUM.

MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF WATER USE AND THAT WATER IS A RESOURCE THAT WE SHOULD STEWARD.

WE'VE GOT SOME THINGS YOU CAN PRINT OUT ON THE WEBSITE IF YOU FEEL EMPOWERED TO PUT THEM UP, LIKE AROUND IN THE ELEVATORS OR DIFFERENT THINGS.

JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT GRAPHIC THAT I SHOWED THAT ONE THERE, THE FIVE EASY WAYS THAT'S ON THE WEBSITE AND YOU CAN PRINT THAT AS A PDF AND THAT'S LIKE REALLY THE EASIEST PLACE TO START IS JUST WITH EDUCATION.

SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW MUCH WATER WE USE OR WE'LL GET INTO SITUATIONS LIKE THEY SEE OUT WEST IN NEVADA WHERE THEY HAVE REALLY, REALLY STRICT FINES. THEY HAVE REALLY, REALLY STRICT WATER USE DAYS.

WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET.

AND LIKE YOU SAID, WATER.

WE PAY FOR IT. RIGHT NOW IT'S ROUGHLY $1.25 PER GALLON.

DESALINATING WATER COSTS $8 ROUGHLY A GALLON.

SO SOMETIMES PEOPLE ASK ME LIKE, WELL, WHY DON'T WE DO MORE OF THAT? BECAUSE YOUR WATER BILL WOULD TRIPLE BY EIGHT.

AND WE'RE BASICALLY AT A POINT NOW WE'RE KIND OF AT THIS PIVOT POINT WHERE WE'RE WE HAVE CHEAP WATER, BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE THAT WAY FOREVER.

SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND IF WE CAN GET THOSE ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES, IF WE CAN GET MORE WATER CONSERVATION AND GET PEOPLE EDUCATED ABOUT WATER, THEN HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE TO GET TO THAT POINT.

BUT THE DISTRICT DOES A LOT TO TRY AND SUPPORT WHETHER THE UTILITIES AND COUNTIES ARE DOING.

ORLANDO, ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY HAS A REALLY COOL PROGRAM RIGHT NOW CALLED WATER SCHOOL, AND IF THEY NOTICE ON YOUR UTILITY BILL THAT IT'S SPIKED OR THAT YOU'RE USING A LOT MORE WATER THAN YOU SHOULD BE, THEY'LL SEND YOU A LETTER SAYING, HEY, TAP, TAP, TAP.

WE'VE NOTICED THAT YOU'RE USING A LOT MORE WATER THAN YOU SHOULD.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TO WATER SCHOOL? THEY FINE YOU. BUT IF YOU GO TO WATER SCHOOL, THEY WILL KNOCK THE FINE.

YOU GET LIKE A TON OF GOODIES.

IT'S LIKE A REALLY GOOD SWAG DEAL.

AND THEN YOU KNOW BETTER.

AND THEY'VE NOTICED THAT WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE, THEY CALL THEM INTERVENTION EVENTS.

ONCE THEY HAVE THOSE INTERVENTION EVENTS, I KNOW IT'S SO SILLY, BUT THAT'S HOW THEY TRACK ALL THE DATA.

AFTER THAT, THE WATER USE ALWAYS GETS BETTER UNTIL THAT.

IF IT'S A RENTER OR IF A HOMEOWNER THAT MOVES AWAY, YOU KNOW, THEN THEY NOTICE THIS BIKE AGAIN AND THEY HAVE TO CORRECT THAT BEHAVIOR AGAIN.

BUT THERE'S SOME REALLY COOL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE HELPING PEOPLE GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

BUT I'M ONLY ONE PERSON FOR 18 COUNTIES, SO IT'S REALLY EVERYBODY'S JOB TO BE A GOOD STEWARD AND EDUCATE OUR NEIGHBORS AND STUFF ABOUT THAT.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? I TRIED MY BEST.

I THINK IT'S THE QUESTION IS BIGGER THAN YOU POSSIBLY CAN ANSWER TONIGHT.

YES. PART OF IT IS EDUCATING PEOPLE AND AND MAKING CONDOMINIUMS, PARTICULARLY BOARDS WHERE WATER IS PART OF THE CONDO FEE.

DON'T THINK ABOUT IT. AND I KNOW IT IS USED UNCONSCIOUSLY.

NICE FOR PEOPLE TO THINK INTENTIONALLY ABOUT WATER AND SEE IT AS A LIMITED RESOURCE.

YEAH, IT'S A PRIVILEGE, RIGHT? IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO NOT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT EVERY TIME YOU TURN ON THE TAP.

AND LIKE SOME OF THE WAYS, IF YOU'RE IN A IF YOU'RE YOUR CONDOMINIUM HAS LIKE A BOARD OR IF YOU'RE IN AN HOA THAT HAS LIKE A BOARD, THEY'LL CONTACT ME SOMETIMES AND ASK FOR EDUCATION RESOURCES.

WE HAVE THE PODCAST.

WE HAVE A TON OF STUFF ON YOUTUBE ABOUT VIDEOS AND THINGS.

WE'VE KIND OF TRANSITIONED AWAY FROM HAVING PAPER, WHICH IN SOME COMMUNITIES CAN BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT, BUT BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S ONLINE, BUT THERE'S A TON OF REALLY GOOD STUFF ON THERE, IF YOU CAN GET ONLINE TO CHECK IT OUT.

AND I WILL SOMETIMES I DON'T I HATE TO ADVERTISE THIS BECAUSE A LOT OF DRIVING, BUT I WILL SOMETIMES COME OUT AND DO A PRESENTATION IF IT IS LIKE A REALLY, REALLY STRONG ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO GET ADDRESSED.

COOL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. SO IT DRIVES ME NUTS WHEN I'M WALKING IN MY COMMUNITY AND IT'S RAINING AND PEOPLE HAVE THEIR SPRINKLERS ON.

YEP. EVERY TIME I KNOW.

OR IT JUST RAINED AND THE SPRINKLERS ARE ON.

UM, I HEAR YOU SAYING EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THESE PEOPLE.

YEAH, AND SOMETIMES IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE TO, LIKE, REACH OUT TO YOUR NEIGHBORS.

OR MAYBE THERE'S NOT, LIKE, A GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR THAT.

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU LIVE IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY?

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YES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT PALM BAY'S PRACTICES ARE.

I KNOW THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY JUST STARTED AN ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE SO YOU CAN KIND OF TATTLETALE ON YOUR NEIGHBORS IF YOU NOTICE THEM WATERING OUTSIDE OF THOSE HOURS. UM, I AGAIN, THAT IS THE DISTRICT DOESN'T PRACTICE ENFORCEMENT.

WE PRACTICE EDUCATION, SO SOME OF THE CITIES AND LOCAL COUNTIES HAVE STARTED PUTTING IN PLACE LEGISLATURE OR EXECUTIVE ACTION THAT CAN HELP ENFORCE THAT.

IF YOU FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT IT AND YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT TO THE CITY OF PALM BAY AND SAY, HEY, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT.

WATER USE IS A REALLY BIG DEAL.

UM, SOME OF OUR WATER SUPPLY PLANNING TEAMS HAVE ACTUALLY STARTED.

WHEN YOU ASK FOR A CONSUMPTIVE USE, YOU GET LIKE A GALLON PER DAY AND THAT'S, THAT'S IT THAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE.

IF YOU GO OVER THAT, IF YOU EXCEED IT AND YOU PETITION TO ADD MORE.

SOMETIMES WE'LL SAY NO.

AND YOU HAVE TO SHOW US THAT YOU'RE ACTIVELY PURSUING RECLAIMED OR ALTERNATIVE WATER USE OR WATER CONSERVATION IN SOME WAY BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THE WATER RESOURCES, RIGHT? SO WE'LL FORCE THEM BASICALLY FORCE THEIR HAND TO START PUTTING IN SOME ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES LIKE A CHECK AND BALANCE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BUT IT'S UP TO THE SORT OF THE COUNTIES AND THE CITIES TO TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES TO START IMPLEMENTING THOSE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS LIKE ORANGE COUNTY.

ORANGE. ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITIES.

THEY'VE THEY'VE JUST TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO START WATER SCHOOL AND TO START REALLY PUSHING EDUCATION BECAUSE ORLANDO IS RAPIDLY GROWING AND THEY'RE KIND OF THEY'VE GOTTEN A LITTLE CLOSE TO THEIR CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMIT A FEW TIMES LIKE A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE AND THEY'VE HAD TO START DOING SOMETHING TO LIKE CURB THAT.

DO SOME CITIES OFFER REBATES FOR THE RAIN SENSOR? YES. EQUIPMENT.

THAT MIGHT BE AN IDEA.

YES. JACKSONVILLE, THEY'RE CALLED GIA IS THEIR PUBLIC UTILITY.

THEY HAVE SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD STUFF IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THE RAIN SENSORS IF YOU PURCHASE A SMART CONTROLLER.

UM, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THEY HAD, LIKE A SMARTER SPRINKLER HEAD.

SO LIKE, NOT THE ONES I DON'T KNOW THE NAMES OF THEM.

THAT'S NOT MY AREA.

BUT SOME OF THE OTHER ONES HAVE GOTTEN REALLY GOOD ABOUT THEIR WATER DISTRIBUTION AND THERE ARE CERTIFICATIONS LIKE THROUGH UF IFAS.

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH ANY OF THEIR PROGRAMS? THEY HAVE SOME REALLY COOL STUFF.

THEY THEY PUSH EDUCATION REALLY HARD AND EVERY COUNTY HAS AN AGENT, SO THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABILITY THAN I DO TO GET OUT THERE AND DO THOSE PRESENTATIONS AND TALK ABOUT IT. THEY PUSH A LOT.

THE I SHOULDN'T SAY THEY PUSH, BUT THEY TALK A LOT ABOUT FERTILIZER USE USING THE RIGHT FERTILIZER.

THEY TALK A LOT ABOUT WATER USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT RIGHT PLANT.

RIGHT PLACE IS BASICALLY THEIR SLOGAN.

SO WE PARTNER WITH THEM FOR A LOT OF THAT EDUCATION AS WELL.

DO YOU KNOW HOW PALM BAY IS DOING ON THEIR CONSUMPTIVE USE OF WATER? NO, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH.

I SOMETIMES I ATTEND SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD LIKE WHERE WE'RE AT.

I'M GUESSING WITH ALL THE BUILDING GOING ON, IT'S A LOT MORE USAGE.

WELL, SOME OF THE LIKE I SAID, IF YOU IF THEY HAVE THOSE RECLAIMED LIKE MELBOURNE, I MEAN I DON'T KNOW FOR CITY OF PALM BAY THEY'VE HAD TO REALLY DO A BETTER JOB WITH THEIR THEIR WATER AND TITUSVILLE THEY'VE BEEN ACTUALLY INSTALLING A LOT OF THEIR CALLED LIDS OR LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS BECAUSE WHEN THE SPACE RACE HAPPENED THEY JUST LIKE SLAPPED PAVEMENT OVER EVERYTHING AND PUT HOUSES UP.

SO THEY HAD PLACES FOR EVERYBODY WHO WAS WORKING AT KFC OR, YOU KNOW, NASA, AND THERE'S A LOT OF PAVEMENT.

SO THEY'RE HAVING BIG FLOODING EVENTS BECAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE FOR THAT WATER TO GO.

AND WE ACTUALLY HELP FUND THAT THROUGH ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS CALLED THE COST SHARE PROGRAM.

SO CITIES AND COUNTIES CAN PETITION US FOR FUNDS TO HELP GET SOME OF THESE THINGS GOING, WHETHER THEY DO OR NOT, WHETHER THEY BRING US LIKE AN ACTIVE AND READY PROPOSAL IS ON THEM. BUT OUR TEAM IS GREAT AND THEY WILL WORK WITH YOU IF YOU SET UP LIKE A PRE APPLICATION MEETINGS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

LIKE WE WILL DO ALL OF THAT BECAUSE WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE MONEY TO HELP SUPPORT THE PROJECTS.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY INFORMATIVE.

YOU'RE WELCOME. I'M SORRY. I CAN'T ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.

WE'RE A HUGE AGENCY, AND WE DO SO MUCH.

AND I AM IN THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH REALM, SO I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW.

BUT I TRY TO BE AS INFORMED AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I GET SO MANY QUESTIONS THAT ARE LIKE THAT.

BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS CHECK THE WEBSITE.

IT'S REALLY THE FIRST PLACE I'M GOING TO EVER SAY TO GO FOR INFORMATION.

AND IF YOU NEED TO, AGAIN, IF IT'S LIKE A BURNING ISSUE, YOU CAN SEND ME AN EMAIL AND I'LL TRY AND PUT YOU IN CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT PERSON.

AWESOME. YES.

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO.

IS IT OKAY FOR ME TO ASK QUESTIONS? YEAH, OF COURSE. DOES SHE NEED TO COME UP? DOES SHE NEED TO NAME AND ADDRESS? YES. AND ON THE MIC, PLEASE.

IF YOU'LL COME UP AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND THEN YOU'RE ALL GOOD.

LYDIA BARBER, 1638, FALK TERRACE, SOUTHEAST.

SO I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

ONE IS I CAME FROM AN AREA BEFORE I WAS TRANSPLANTED HERE THAT WAS INVESTIGATING THE THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING

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TAXES BASED ON IMPERVIOUS SURFACES.

HAS THAT BEEN IS THAT PART OF THE PLAN HERE AT ALL? I'M NOT SURE THAT I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.

IF IT'S BEEN LOOKED AT, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF DIFFERENT ASSESSMENTS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE THROUGH THE DISTRICT OR IF IT WOULD BE THROUGH LIKE THE STATE AT LIKE WHAT LEVEL THAT WOULD BE LOOKED AT FOR TAX PURPOSES.

OKAY. OKAY.

SECOND QUESTION IS, YOU MENTIONED THE LAGOON.

SO IS THE LAGOON PART OF YOUR DISTRICT? YES. OKAY. SO THE LAGOON IS PART OF IT.

SO I KNOW THAT MRC IS DOING AN ANALYSIS OF THE LAGOON USING DATA THAT I SUSPECT IS YOUR DATA, THE REPORT CARD LIKE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.

SO ARE YOU GUYS DOING ANYTHING WITH THAT? OKAY, GREAT QUESTIONS.

SO.

YES, THE LAGOON IS ON OUR DISTRICT AREA, THE NORTHERN PART.

SO UP UNTIL INDIAN RIVER COUNTY.

AND THEN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LAGOON IS ACTUALLY IN SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

BUT WE WORK WITH THEIR SCIENTISTS.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T JUST LOOK AT THESE WATER BODIES IN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH, BUT THEY'RE VERY DIFFERENT IN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH.

YOU HAVE MOSQUITO LAGOON, WE HAVE BANANA RIVER.

THOSE THOSE OPERATE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LAGOON WHERE YOU HAVE A LOT MORE INLETS, THERE'S MORE TURNOVER, TIDAL FLUSHING.

WHEREAS HERE IN THE NORTH, IT'S A WIND DRIVEN SYSTEM.

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE REPORT CARD, UM.

WE DO ALL THE SEAGRASS MAPPING AND MONITORING.

SO OUR SCIENTISTS ARE THE ONES WHO ARE PUBLISHING ALL THAT DATA.

AND THEN IT'S BEING INTERPRETED BY MR FOR THE REPORT CARD.

MR IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND THEY CAN DO ADVOCACY.

WE'RE A STATE AGENCY, SO WE JUST DO EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.

UM, BUT WHEN YOU SEE ALL THOSE THOSE DATA AND THOSE METRICS, A LOT OF IT IS COMING FROM US AND BEING INTERPRETED THROUGH THEIR LENS.

THE ANSWER QUESTION? YEAH, I GUESS THAT MY QUESTION IS, ARE YOU GUYS DOING ANYTHING WITH THEIR REPORT? I MEAN, IS THEIR REPORT USEFUL TO YOU IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT? UM. NO.

WE DON'T USE THAT REPORT BECAUSE WE PUBLISH OUR OWN WATER QUALITY METRICS AND OUR OWN SEAGRASS MONITORING AND MAPPING.

YOU EVALUATE IT AT THAT IN THAT KIND OF.

IN A IN A RED. GREEN OR YELLOW? NO. WE CAN REPORT TO YOU LIKE SEAGRASS LOSS AND THE MAPS AND THE MONITORING OF THOSE AREAS.

BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY DO IT IN A WAY THAT IS LIKE RED, GREEN OR YELLOW OR A, B, C, D, E, F.

THERE ARE REPORTS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ESTUARY THAT TAKE PLACE THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

IT'S CALLED THE OR THE COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN.

DATA FROM A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES.

I USED TO WORK FOR THE SMITHSONIAN DOWN IN FORT PIERCE, AND THE WORK THAT I DID IN THE BENTHIC LAB ACTUALLY WENT TO ONE OF THE REPORTING PROCESSES OF THE SERP.

BUT WE DON'T, I DON'T THINK, HAVE ANYTHING THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THAT IN THIS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE LAGOON.

AND WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE MAYBE AFTER TWO.

YEAH. WHEN I DON'T HAVE A MICROPHONE IN FRONT OF ME.

AWESOME. WELL, I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT THERE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I'VE TAKEN UP QUITE A BIT OF YOUR TIME.

OH, YES, KEVIN, IT CAN BE YES OR NO.

THAT'S FINE. DO YOU GUYS HAVE CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAMS? WE DO NOT KNOW.

I WILL BE HAPPY TO CONNECT YOU WITH ONE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED ABOUT Y'ALL SPECIFICALLY.

YEAH, NO, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO DO COMMUNITY SCIENCE, BUT WE HAVE SO MANY SCIENTISTS THAT ARE OUT THERE DOING THE SAMPLING THAT IT'S ACTUALLY A JOB, SO WE MAKE IT A CAREER FOR THEM.

SO I DON'T HAVE THAT.

WE USED TO HAVE A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO COORDINATE VOLUNTEERS, SO WE NO LONGER HAVE THAT.

BUT I DO REACH OUT TO LIKE THE BREVARD ZOO.

I PARTNER WITH THEM TO DO SOME OF THESE BIGGER EDUCATION.

AND I ALSO WORK A LOT WITH TEACHERS.

SO THIS IS THE LAST THING THAT I'LL SAY BECAUSE I FORGOT TO MENTION IT.

WE OFFER A $20,000 GRANT EVERY YEAR TO TEACHERS WHO ARE JUST WE EXTENDED IT FROM K TO 12 PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.

SO IF YOU KNOW A TEACHER WHO'S TRYING TO GET FUNDING TO DO A WATER RESOURCE PROJECT OR TO BRING SOME OF THIS STUFF INTO THEIR SCHOOL, PLEASE SEND THEM TO OUR EDUCATION RESOURCES ON OUR WEBSITE BECAUSE IT'S GOT THE APPLICATION OVERVIEW, HOW TO APPLY, WHAT MAKES A STRONG APPLICATION.

AND WE WANT TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO EDUCATE THEIR STUDENTS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF FLORIDIANS, RIGHT?

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IT'S IT WAS IT USED TO BE $2,000 PER SCHOOL.

WE JUST INCREASED IT THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF COSTS TO 3000.

SO A TEACHER CAN ASK FOR UP TO $3,000 IN FUNDING TO DO FIELD TRIPS TO GET OUT TO SOME OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS, LIKE MRC IS ONE OF THEM.

WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER ONES UP AND DOWN THE LAGOON BARRIER ISLAND SANCTUARY.

IF YOU KNOW ANY TEACHERS, PLEASE TELL THEM ABOUT IT.

ALSO APPLY TO HOME SCHOOLERS AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. RIGHT NOW IT'S ONLY FOR PUBLIC AND CHARTER.

COOL. THE OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ALL YOUR ANSWERS AND ANSWERS TO ALL THE QUESTIONS.

AND THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. I'M GOING TO.

YES, THANK YOU.

[NEW BUSINESS:]

ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL NOW GO ON TO NEW BUSINESS FIRST.

ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT SECTION IS NATIVE PLANT DEMO GARDEN UPDATE.

CHAIRMAN, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE WITH IT? SURE, I CAN START.

AND THEN JANE MAYBE WANTS TO ADD SOME SOME INFORMATION.

SO WE HAD A LITTLE WALK AROUND THE AREA THAT WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT.

I GOT AN UPDATE FROM OUR FACILITIES, FOLKS ON WHAT'S UNDERGROUND IN THAT AREA.

AND WE CAN USE THE GENERAL AREA THAT WE ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY WALKED AROUND.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO SHIFT IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE PATH.

SO FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT TOTALLY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, WE'RE GOING TO INSTALL THE GARDEN IN AN AREA THAT'S BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING AND THE THREE STORY CITY HALL BUILDING.

THERE'S A PLACE WHERE THE SIDEWALKS THAT CONNECT ALL THREE BUILDINGS, KIND OF THEY THEY MEET.

AND SO THE AREA WE'RE GOING TO BE IN IS CLOSER, APPROACHING THAT INTERSECTION OF SIDEWALKS.

AND I HAVE A PHOTO I JUST GOT TODAY.

I CAN EMAIL TO YOU ALL.

KRISTIN CAN DO THAT FOR ME, HOPEFULLY.

BUT THE POINT IS WE HAVE ISOLATED OUR AREA.

THE OTHER THING THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE ABOUT THAT AREA UNTIL OUR FACILITIES TEAM TOLD ME IS AND YOU CAN SORT OF SEE IT WHEN YOU STEP BACK AND LOOK AT AN ANGLE, BUT THE THERE'S AN AREA THAT'S ACTUALLY A STORMWATER SWALE.

IT'S SORT OF HIDDEN IN THE GRASS.

SO WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHETHER YOU WANT TO DO ANY KIND OF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT, BUT ANY KIND OF UPDATE TO THE STORMWATER SWALE IS SORT OF A SIDE PART OF THAT PROJECT. BUT YEAH, WE'VE LOCKED IN THE LOCATION, SO NOW WE CAN REALLY START WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT.

AND JANE, I'LL DEFER TO YOU, I KNOW YOU DID SOME WORK WITH SOME PARTNERS, SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT PICTURE.

YES, GOT IT.

HOT OFF THE PRESSES TODAY.

SO AWESOME.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO INTRODUCE BILL FISK.

HERE HE IS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE SPACE COAST AUDUBON CHAPTER FOR ALL OF BREVARD COUNTY.

1500 MEMBERS.

YES. SO VERY GLAD TO GET HIM.

AND HE'S A PALM BAY RESIDENT.

SO, YES, EVEN BETTER.

SO HE'S COMING ON BOARD, BEEN OUT AND LOOKED AT THE GENERAL AREA AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

AUDUBON PLANTS FOR BIRDS GRANT.

THAT'S COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER.

THAT'S POSSIBLE. 2500.

AND LYDIA, WHO YOU MAY RECALL, HAS OFFERED TO DO THE DESIGN FOR THE GARDEN, AND SHE'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE MELBOURNE GARDEN CLUB, BUT VERY CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH BECKY, WHO WAS HERE LAST YEAR LAST TIME.

THAT'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORT MALABAR GARDEN CLUB.

THAT WOULD BE SUPPLYING PRETTY MUCH MAINTENANCE OR COORDINATING A LOT OF MAINTENANCE VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEERS UP FRONT.

THEY HAVE A GRANT THAT'S DUE ABOUT THE SAME TIME THIS FALL.

THAT'S $1,000.

AND THEN THE CONRADINA CHAPTER.

AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, LYDIA WAS OUT WITH ME AS IT WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC KIND OF BOARD MEETING.

THEY APPROVED A $2,000 DONATION TO THE NATIVE GARDEN CONTINGENT UPON THE PLANS GETTING APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. SO THAT'S THAT'S FIRM.

THE OTHER TWO GRANTS I THINK ARE HIGH PROB, BUT I WOULDN'T SAY THEY'RE 100% YET UNTIL WE GET THEM.

BUT, BUT THAT WOULD BE GREAT THOUGH BECAUSE THAT WOULD GET US ABOUT 5500.

UM, THESE GRANTS DO NOT NEED A, AN APPROVED DESIGN BY THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH IS NICE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME.

THEY DO HOWEVER, WANT A BUDGET.

SO I WAS JUST USING AS KIND OF A BENCHMARK THE NUMBER FROM THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX, WHICH IS I THINK ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THEIR BUDGET WAS $10,000.

AND I KNOW EVERYBODY GASPS, WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY SPEND $10,000 ON, ESPECIALLY WITH DONATED PLANTS?

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BUT IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE MOSTLY THE HARDSCAPE.

SO IF IT NEEDS LIKE A PATHWAY OR SOIL ROCK, WHATEVER, SIGNAGE, MULCH, A BENCH, I MEAN, SO THE BIG TICKET ITEMS ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE PLANTS, IT'S ALL THE OTHER STUFF.

AND THE THE DOCTOR BAKER DOWN AT THE PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON HAS OFFERED TO DONATE PLANTS AND TREES IF WE NEED A TREE THERE.

AND I'M SURE CONRADINA MEMBERS CAN DONATE PLANTS AND WHAT.

SO I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE PLANTS.

IT'S THE OTHER STUFF THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO BUY THAT IS I CAN'T IMAGINE SOMEBODY DONATING ROCK, YOU KNOW, LIKE SO.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE UPDATE OF WHERE WE STAND.

I'VE DONE A DRAFT VERBIAGE THAT LYDIA AND BECKY ARE LOOKING AT, AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE DONE, THEN BILL'S GOING TO LOOK AT IT AND THEN I'D LIKE TO.

ADD IT TO THE CITY FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK AT IT.

THAT'S JUST THE PARTS THAT THESE GRANTS HAVE IN COMMON.

THE THE DESCRIPTION, THE VERBIAGE.

KRISTIN'S GATHERING SOME DATA ON TRAFFIC VOLUME THERE, WHICH IS VERY IMPACTFUL TO HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD POSSIBLY SEE THIS GARDEN AS THEY COME TO THE POLICE STATION AND CITY HALL.

THE ONE NUMBER SHE GAVE ME THAT WAS 6000 PEOPLE A YEAR COME TO THE POLICE STATION.

NOT NOT IN A BAD SITUATION, JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR POSITIVE THINGS.

I WAS LIKE, THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.

SO AND THEN SHE'S ALSO TRYING TO, I THINK, GATHER DATA ON CITY HALL TO THE KIND OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE THAT THAT MAKES IT MEANINGFUL WITH PALM BAY BEING THE 16TH LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, YOU KNOW, WE COULD PUT SOME NUMBERS BEHIND IT.

AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE MEANINGFUL FOR THESE GRANTS.

SO THE ONLY OTHER THING WE'LL DO TO ONCE YOU SEND US THAT INFORMATION, AS SOON AS YOU HAVE ANY DETAILS ON THE ACTUAL GRANTS, PARAMETERS AND INFORMATION, IF YOU SEND THOSE TO US BECAUSE WE'LL LOOK THROUGH THEM.

AND SOME THINGS WE HAVE TO LOOK AT.

TYPICALLY FOR ANY GRANTS THAT THE CITY APPLIES FOR, WE HAVE TO TAKE JUST THE REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT TO OUR CITY COUNCIL.

SO WE'LL WANT TO LOOK AT THE TIMELINES FOR THOSE GRANT APPLICATIONS AND MAKE SURE WE I AGREE WITH YOU.

WE NEED OUR BUDGET. WE NEED OUR PLAN, AND THEN WE NEED TO TAKE THOSE STEPS TO GET IT ALL, YOU KNOW, OFFICIALLY LEGAL IN OUR WORLD OF THINGS.

BUT YEAH, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ON A GOOD PATH.

SO AS SOON AS YOU'RE READY, WE CAN EITHER MEET OR YOU CAN EMAIL IT TO US AND WE CAN LOOK OVER IT AND TALK WHATEVER WORKS.

SO AND I KNOW IF YOU IF WE THINK 10,000 IS A NOTIONAL NUMBER AND YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT PALM BAY WOULD BE WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING TOWARD THE PROJECT, ARE YOU THINKING IT WOULD BE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FIVE TO 6000 OR 5 ISH OR.

WELL, THE THAT NUMBER IS NOT OVERLY CONCERNING TO ME IN TERMS OF BEING DOABLE.

BUT WHAT I WOULD DO FIRST IS I'D ASSEMBLE OUR TEAM, TALK ABOUT THE SCOPE AND SIZE OF THE PROJECT, SIT DOWN WITH YOU TO REALLY GET SOME GOOD ROUGH COST ESTIMATES SO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO TARGET BECAUSE RIGHT NOW A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS, BUT I'D LIKE TO PUT THAT TO PAPER RIGHT SO WE CAN GET WORKING ON THAT RULE.

THIS MONTH WOULD BE GREAT.

JULY, I SHOULD SAY. YES.

SO WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH YOU IN JULY? PRETTY MUCH, YEAH. COOL.

OKAY. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME.

KRISTIN, DID I MISS ANYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH? I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO THINK MYSELF.

YOUR SUPPORT. I WAS JUST SPEAKING WITH SUZANNE EARLIER THAT I'LL BE ALSO DISCUSSING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO GET MORE NUMBERS.

BUT YOU ALREADY WENT OVER THAT, SO I'LL HAVE MORE NUMBERS SOON.

THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU OR ALL THREE OF YOU ALL.

IS DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL ROLL INTO COMPOSTING.

WELL START. BUT I THINK YOU'RE PART OF IT TOO.

WHOEVER. I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES, SO.

THE ONLY UPDATE. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING LAST MONTH.

I HAVE SOME INFORMATION THAT I THAT I WILL SHARE WITH KRISTEN.

BUT ESSENTIALLY, THERE ARE TWO NEW TOOL KITS.

THE EPA HAS A TOOL KIT AS WELL AS STATE OF FLORIDA.

AND SO OUTSIDE OF THAT, THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH IS KBB, AND THEY'VE HAD A LITTLE TURNOVER LATELY AND SO THEY HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR AND AT LEAST AN INTERIM.

SO I'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM JUST TO SEE WHAT WE CAN WE CAN GET GOING FROM THERE, BUT THAT'S REALLY ALL THE UPDATE I HAVE FOR NOW.

BUT I'LL SHARE THE LINKS TO THE TOOL KITS THAT WE HAVE AND THEIR MARKETING LINKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

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ANYONE ELSE. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE WILL JUMP INTO SUSTAINABILITY FAIR 2024 DISCUSSION.

IT IS OFFICIAL MARCH 30TH, 2024.

DID WE GET A LOCATION? DID WE FIGURE OUT TURKEY CREEK OR.

FRED? POPPY? UM. FRED. POPPY WILL HAVE ANOTHER EVENT GOING ON THAT DAY, SO IT IS TOTALLY FEASIBLE TO DO TURKEY CREEK IF YOU GUYS STILL WANT TO DO THAT.

I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF THE AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DECIDE RIGHT NOW, BUT ARE THERE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT LAST YEAR HAVING IT HERE? BUT I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT TURKEY CREEK AND FRED POPPY, SO IT'D BE TURKEY CREEK OR HERE, I GUESS.

BUT ARE THERE ANY THOUGHTS OR COULD WE DO IT HERE? WAS THERE AN ISSUE BEING HERE LAST TIME? THE ISSUE WAS THE BUILDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING TO CONSTRUCT.

SO. REMEMBER LAST YEAR OUR SUSTAINABILITY FAIR WAS ON THE VERY SAME DAY AS TURKEY CREEK DAY.

AND SO I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO COMBINE OR SOMEHOW ELABORATE AND MAYBE HIT GREATER POPULATIONS BY BEING OVER AT.

YEAH, I LIKE THE IDEA OF BEING AT TURKEY CREEK SINCE FRED POPPY.

ESPECIALLY SINCE FRED POPPY IS UNAVAILABLE.

WE MOVED UP OUR DATE SO WE WOULDN'T CONFLICT WITH THEM.

BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T REACH OUT.

I DON'T KNOW WHO ORGANIZES THAT.

YEAH. FRED POPPY ONE OR THE TURKEY CREEK.

TURKEY CREEK. AND WAS THAT.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT? IF THERE'S A DATE ON THAT? CHRISTIAN THE TURKEY CREEK.

WHAT WAS THE EVENT NAME THERE? THERE THE SAME DAY EVERY YEAR I THINK IT'S.

ARE WE OFF THAT DAY NOW? YEAH. YEAH, IT WAS THE.

THE SAME DAY.

JUST EARLIER. OKAY.

SO THAT'LL BENEFIT US BY CHANGING THAT DAY NOW.

THERE'S ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR IDEAS FOR IT.

EVERY DAY, THE SAME DAY AS OURS.

NO, THEY'RE GOING TO BE DIFFERENT DAYS.

OKAY. DO WE KNOW THEIR DAY? OR ARE THEY ON EARTH? I BELIEVE IT'S STILL THE 15TH.

OR THE.

YEAH, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER NOW, BUT IT WAS THE SAME THE SAME DAY I WROTE IT DOWN.

I WAS TRYING TO LOCK IN THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE HOSPITAL COMING DOWN WITH SOME ANIMAL AMBASSADORS, SO.

WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT THE DATES STRAIGHT.

SO MARCH 30TH FOR HOURS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY FAIR AT TURKEY CREEK.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN CITY SUSTAINABLE EFFORT UPDATES.

I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING NEW TO SHARE SINCE MY LAST UPDATE LAST MONTH, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

UM, YEAH.

I JUST NOTICED THE ELECTRIC CHARGING STATION.

WHEN DOES THAT GO USE? I GUESS BECAUSE IT'S TAPED OFF RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, THERE'S JUST SOME WORK BEING DONE ON THE, THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO PAY TO, TO, TO PARK THERE.

I ACTUALLY HAD A GROUP OF STAFF MEETING TODAY ON THAT TO GIVE ME AN UPDATE TOO, SO I COULD GIVE YOU AN ACTUAL DATE, BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT YET, SO WE CAN JUST EMAIL IT TO YOU ONCE WE KNOW.

AND WE INTEND TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF A CEREMONIAL RIBBON CUTTING OF SORTS JUST TO CELEBRATE WHEN IT'S LIVE AND ACTIVE AND OPEN.

SO WE WOULD INVITE YOU ALL TO THAT, TOO, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

ANYONE ELSE. ALL RIGHT.

[OTHER BUSINESS:]

AND THEN OTHER BUSINESS.

ANY UPCOMING MEETINGS OR EVENTS OF INTEREST? INFORMATIONAL. WIRE, WHICH I RAN BY KRISTIN.

FOR THE UPCOMING SESSIONS THAT WE'LL BE DOING TO GET READY FOR THE LANDSCAPING TOUR.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SUZANNE GOT ONE TOO.

YEAH. UM.

BECAUSE THEY'RE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

SO. AND THEY'RE FREE.

SO SPREAD THE WORD WIDELY, PLEASE.

THE FIRST SESSION IN SEPTEMBER, THESE ARE ALL AT THE SATELLITE BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER IS DONATED USAGE OF THEIR FACILITY.

BUT THOSE SEPTEMBER SESSIONS ARE THE DR.

TELHAMI PRESENTATION THAT I SHARED HERE WITH THIS GROUP.

SO WITH THAT EXACT SAME PRESENTATION, YOU KNOW, ANYONE WHO MISSED IT OR WANTS TO SEE THAT.

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BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT ONE'S GOING TO BE IN OCTOBER.

IT'S GOING TO BE LYDIA PRESENTING KIND OF HOW TO GET GOING ON YOUR LOCAL LANDSCAPE SO THAT BY THE TIME THE TOUR ROLLS AROUND, THE TOUR DATE IS OCTOBER 14TH, PEOPLE ARE KIND OF READY.

THEY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIVE PLANTS.

THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, AND THEY GET TO GO SEE SOME GREAT EXAMPLES OF MATURE LANDSCAPES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

I THINK I MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE'S TWO PUBLIC CITY PUBLIC BUILDINGS ON THE TOUR OVER THERE, SO THEY'RE LIKE READY TO GO BUY PLANTS RIGHT AFTER THE TOUR AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SO FEEL FREE TO SHARE THAT WITH ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY.

IF YOU GO TO THAT QR CODE, ALL FOUR SESSIONS COME UP THAT YOU CAN PICK WHICH ONE YOU WANT TO REGISTER FOR AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ADDING THE ACTUAL TICKETS FOR THE TOUR WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO THAT AS WELL.

WRITING. AND THAT SATELLITE BEACH, RIGHT? RIGHT. IT'S MOSTLY SATELLITE BEACH.

THERE'S ONE HOME THAT'S ON THE RIVER ON THE MAINLAND, HALFWAY BETWEEN THE EAU GALLIE CAUSEWAY AND PINEDA THERE.

COOL. I'VE TALKING WITH DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, NATIVE FLORIDA, NATIVE SPECIES OR PLANTS AND STUFF HAVE COME UP.

A LOT OF TEARING OUT THERE TROPICALS AND PUTTING IN NATIVE PLANTS.

SO THAT'S AWESOME.

AWESOME, AWESOME.

AWESOME. MOVING THE NEEDLE.

YEAH. AWESOME.

ANY OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS OR INFO? I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF I HAD PERMISSION.

SUZANNE I KNOW PREVIOUSLY WE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BAFFLE BOXES AND RIBBON CUTTINGS.

IF I CAN SHARE THAT JULY 25TH, I BELIEVE IT'S 9 A.M.

I'LL CONFIRM THAT I HAVE IT ON MY CALENDAR AND IN AN EMAIL.

BUT WHATEVER DAY IT WAS CONFIRMED, I THINK IT'S THE 25TH.

I CAN SHARE THAT WITH EVERYONE THAT'S LIKE A RIBBON CUTTING FOR A BAFFLE BOX OR.

YEAH, AWESOME. I THINK THERE WAS A SOCIAL MEDIA POST LAST WEEK.

MAYBE I HAVE THE EMAIL. I BELIEVE SO.

YEAH. YEAH. I PULLED IT UP. THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER.

SO WE HAVE, UM.

IT'S THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY THE STATE OF FLORIDA GAVE US FUNDING TO, TO BUILD FIVE MORE BAFFLE BOXES.

IT WAS A PROJECT FROM LAST YEAR WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS.

SO WE'VE HIRED THE CONTRACTOR.

WE HAVE ALL THOSE SITES DESIGNED.

ET CETERA. SO THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR ONE OF THE FIVE LOCATIONS IS GOING TO BE TUESDAY, JULY 25TH.

IT IS 9:00.

AND WE CAN HAVE KRISTEN EMAIL THIS TO YOU AS WELL.

BUT THE LOCATION IS 141 MAIN STREET NORTHEAST.

ONE 4141 MAIN STREET IS POLLOCK PARK BOAT RAMP FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR.

SO IF YOU KNOW WHERE PALM BAY ROAD INTERSECTS WITH MAIN STREET, IF YOU WERE TO HANG A RIGHT SO YOU'D BE HEADED BASICALLY SOUTH MAIN STREET DEAD ENDS INTO A BOAT RAMP AREA WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A PARK FACILITY.

SO THAT'S WHERE ONE OF THE BAFFLE BOXES WILL BE.

THERE WE GO. COOL.

AND THEN YOU'LL WILL YOU ALSO FOLLOW UP IN AN EMAIL WITH THAT? OKAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER.

I HAVE SOMETHING, BUT FIRST I'D LIKE TO REALLY WELCOME AGAIN AND THANK OUR OUR PARTICIPANTS HERE TODAY.

AND I THINK IT'S BEEN A PERSONAL INTEREST TO ME AND I'VE AND FOR MANY OF THE OTHER PANELISTS FOR US TO COME OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND BE VISIBLE AND LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE A SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD.

THERE IS A PROGRAM COMING UP THAT I WANTED TO MENTION.

HEATHER STAPLETON IS WITH THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM, AND THEY DO MANY, MANY THINGS.

SHE'S AN ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR AND SHE REACHES OUT TO COMMUNITIES AND THEY HAVE MONEY FOR GRANTS AND THE LUNCH AND LEARN SERIES THAT'S ONCE A MONTH AT THE MARINE RESOURCE COUNCIL, THE LAGOON HOUSE, WHICH IS ON VIDEO ZOOM, AS WELL AS IN PERSON.

IT'S FUN IN PERSON, FUNNER.

BUT HEATHER WILL BE TALKING THAT DAY AND SHE IS ENCOURAGING ALL OF US TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT HER PROGRAM BECAUSE IT HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER.

SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE MY FELLOW PEOPLE JOIN ME AND THANK YOU.

THAT JULY THE 11TH, WHICH IS A TUESDAY, IT'S ALWAYS TUESDAY AT NOON.

AND YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AND PRE-REGISTER, LIKE I SAID, FOR THE ZOOM OR JUST SHOW UP AT THE LAGOON HOUSE.

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ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL DO IT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR COMING AND JOINING US AND ASKING QUESTIONS AND BEING PART OF THE DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU. BOARD AND STAFF.

GOOD MEETING. AND I THINK GOOD, GREAT PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR WATER HERE LOCALLY.

DO I HEAR OR WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS, WE STAND ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.