[Disaster Relief Committee]
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WE ARE CALLING THIS DRC MEETING IN TO ORDER.
MISS LOEFFLER, ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
MISS PARK, WHICH SHE IS NOT GOING TO BE PRESENT TONIGHT.
MR. EDWARDS AND MISS MOSCONI HERE.
WELL, IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ANYBODY HEARD OF ENDEAVORS? OKAY, SO WE RECENTLY I'M A DISASTER CASE MANAGER AND I'M WORKING ON LONG TERM RECOVERY FOR HURRICANE IAN.
AND WE ARE WORKING UNDER A GRANT FROM VOLUNTEER FLORIDA.
SO THERE'S NINE COUNTIES WE'RE WORKING WITH.
PUTNAM, FLAGLER, VOLUSIA, SAINT JOHNS AND SEMINOLE.
BUT WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE RECOVER FROM HURRICANE IAN.
AND I WANTED TO COME TODAY AND INTRODUCE MYSELF BECAUSE I AM ONE OF THE ONES.
WE ONLY HAVE TWO PEOPLE WORKING IN BREVARD, AND I'M ONE OF THE ONES THAT ARE WORKING IN BREVARD.
AND I DRIVE TO ORLANDO EVERY DAY FOR WORK.
SO IT'S A LITTLE COMMUTE, BUT I LOVE IT.
WE LOOK FOR MONEY. WE DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY FUNDS WHATSOEVER.
OH, NO. PLEASE. TAKE YOUR TIME.
I DO CURRENTLY HAVE TWO CLIENTS IN PALM BAY.
ONE. THEY WERE BOTH ON THE CRITICAL CLEAN UP LIST.
WE'RE GOING TO BE CLEANING UP THE DATABASE FROM THAT WITH, OH, I'M SORRY, FROM THE NINE COUNTIES.
AND THERE WILL BE BREVARD PEOPLE ON THERE TOO.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT PALM BAY, BUT RIGHT NOW I HAVE TWO.
SO I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT.
I COME TONIGHT AND LIKE, TELL YOU GUYS ABOUT IT.
LET'S SEE. SO THE TWO CLIENTS THAT I HAVE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS.
I THINK IT'S JUST BEEN HURRICANE AFTER HURRICANE AFTER HURRICANE WITH HIM.
AND HE'S GOT HOLES IN HIS ROOF.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE PROJECT.
THE OTHER PERSON THAT I HAVE JUST NEEDS A NEW ROOF.
SHE HAD SHINGLES FLY OFF, AND WE'RE GETTING BLUE TARPS FROM BREVARD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
AND THEN WE HAVE A COST CONSTRUCTION ANALYST WHO GOES OUT TO THE HOME AND DOES AN ESTIMATE ON HOW MUCH THE REPAIRS ARE. AND THAT KIND OF SETS FORTH LIKE SO CONTRACTORS WILL NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE.
ALSO, WE KIND OF BALANCE THEM OUT AND WE WORK WITH THE CONTRACTORS ALSO.
SO PRETTY MUCH THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL.
I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS YOUR NAME? DANA SADLER.
MISS SADLER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M GOING TO LEAN ON STAFF FOR THIS ONE.
MISS MISS MOSCONI, WOULD YOU? I KNOW WITHIN OUR.
SO, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE.
SO THE PALM BAY MUNICIPAL FOUNDATION WAS CREATED FOR DISASTER.
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE A REQUEST IN THAT NATURE FOR INDIVIDUAL BECAUSE WE LOOKED AT PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, AREA WHETHER IT'S LOCALLY AREA THAT GOT IMPACTED WITH SOME SORT OF DISASTER. WHERE WE GO WORK THROUGH A, YOU KNOW, AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SERVICES IN THAT AREA AND WE DONATE
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TO. SO OVERALL THAT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORY, THAT'S THE PATH WE ALWAYS TAKE.BUT IN TERMS OF HELPING INDIVIDUAL.
MY UNDERSTANDING, WE WOULD GO THROUGH YOUR ORGANIZATION TO HELP THESE FOLKS.
WOULD THAT BE. NOT NECESSARILY.
WE WORK WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
WE WORK WITH UNITED WAY, WE WORK WITH SALVATION ARMY.
SO JUST HOWEVER, THE FUNDS CAN BE TRICKLED IN SO THAT WE CAN GET MULTIPLE FUNDS FOR, YOU KNOW, SOME PROJECTS ARE $50,000, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF THING. AND I MAINLY CAME TODAY TO FIND OUT THE RESOURCES TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU GUYS CAN DO TO WORK WITH US, OR WHAT IF WE CAN WORK TOGETHER? SURE. GREAT.
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? CAN I ASK A JUST CHECK, PLEASE? ARE YOU. DO YOU HAVE THE FUNDS, OR ARE YOU ASKING THE PALM BAY MUNICIPAL FUND TO PROVIDE THE FUNDS? SO RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY FUNDS.
MY COST CONSTRUCTION ANALYST IS PUTTING TOGETHER THE ESTIMATES SO THAT YOU GUYS COULD SEE.
OH, WELL, THIS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS THIS MUCH MONEY OR THIS.
AND MAYBE YOU WANT TO JUST SAY, WELL, WE CAN GIVE THIS INDIVIDUAL $1,000.
AND THEN I GO FIND THE OTHER $10,000 KIND OF THING.
SO I THINK THE CITY CAN ASSIST HER WITH THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS.
AND THEN THE CITY DOES AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH THEY THINK THEY WOULD COST TO REPAIR THE HOME.
AND THEN WE HAVE, AS JULIET KNOWS, CERTAIN CONTRACTORS THAT WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED TO DO THE WORK.
AND THEN WE CONTRACT WITH THEM TO DO THE WORK, AND THEN WE SET THEM UP ON A IT'S CALLED A MORTGAGE, BUT IT'S REALLY IT'S ONLY A MORTGAGE IN THE TECHNICAL LEGAL SENSE, BECAUSE THEY DON'T PAY ANY MORTGAGE TOWARDS THE MORTGAGE.
IF THEY KEEP THE HOME AND CONDITIONS FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, THE MORTGAGE IS RELEASED.
SO I WOULD I WOULD SAY THAT THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST AVENUE FOR YOU TO TAKE.
OKAY. IS THAT GOING TO WHICH OFFICE IS THAT? SORRY I WASN'T SURE IT WOULD.
YEAH. SO IS THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STILL WITH NANCY AND.
I'M JULIET MOSCONI, I'M THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
I'LL THEN CONNECT YOU WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE DIRECTOR THERE IS NANCY BUNT.
WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS. SHIP IS ONE OF THEM. WE'RE ON A WAITING LIST FOR SHIP RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE A HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB.
I'M LOOKING AT OUR WEBSITE TO GET THIS INFORMATION.
AND I DO KNOW IT'S END OF FISCAL YEAR AND I KNOW THINGS ARE IS IT FOR YOU GUYS? IT IS THE END OF FISCAL YEAR, BUT THIS FUNDING IS ACTUALLY A PASS THROUGH FUNDING.
SO WE'RE ADMINISTERING DOLLARS THAT COME FROM EITHER THE STATE OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SO WE HAVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS THAT WE CAN ALSO USE TOWARDS CERTAIN TYPES OF REHAB.
AND THEN THE SHIP FUNDING IS AN ACRONYM FOR STATE HOUSING INITIATIVE PARTNERSHIP.
SO BOTH OF THOSE PROGRAMS MIGHT BE AN OPTION FOR YOU.
AND IF NOT, THE OTHER RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF CONNECTIONS TO OTHER NONPROFITS IN THE AREA THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY GEARED UP TO HELP. FOR SOME OF THESE PROJECTS.
WE HAVE CONNECTIONS THAT WE CAN CONNECT TO.
I'M LOOKING FOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NANCY'S. NANCY'S YOUR LADY, BUT YOU CAN START WITH ME AND I'LL CONNECT YOU TO NANCY.
SO, SPEAKING OF CONNECTIONS, DO YOU WANT ME TO GRAB THAT FOR ME? YES, PLEASE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CERTAINLY. WE DO APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAME FORWARD.
THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME WE HAVE SUCH A REQUEST.
BUT BUT THIS IS GREAT THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CERTAINLY CAME HERE NOT KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT.
AND AND THE RESOURCES ARE HERE.
I WAS WASN'T QUITE SURE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.
BUT THANKS FOR JUMPING IN AND HELP.
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HELP US OUT HERE.THANK YOU EVERYONE, I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU TO COME UP HERE AND MEET EVERYBODY.
BEST OF LUCK WITH WITH THOSE FOLKS.
AND I HOPE THEY DO GET THE HELP THEY NEED.
OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER SPEAKER, I GUESS NOT.
MOVING ON WITH ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES.
DO WE NEED A MOMENT TO TO LOOK AT IT? JUST TAKE ABOUT TWO MINUTES.
IT'S VERY SHORT. YOU GOT A COPY? OUT HERE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET. I DIDN'T PRINT IT.
WE ARE ALL GOOD WITH THE MINUTES.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET A MOTION, PLEASE.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.
MOVING ON TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
WE DO HAVE OUR PARKS AND REC REPRESENTATIVE.
DANIEL, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD TO OH, NO.
SO, AS I MENTIONED, NICE TO MEET ALL OF YOU THAT I HAVEN'T MET IN PERSON BEFORE.
JULIET MOSCONI, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
I DO HAVE MY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
FRED POPPY, OUR RECREATION DIRECTOR, AND DANIEL WAIT, OUR SPECIAL EVENT COORDINATOR.
WE SOLD A TOTAL OF 46 PASSES AND RAISED $1,087.44.
BUT WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO BRING TO YOU WAS SOME VERY PERSONAL FEEDBACK, BECAUSE WE DO ASK STAFF TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE EVENT, AND I VOLUNTEERED AND I WORKED THAT PARKING.
NOW, THAT ENTRANCE HAD A DUAL PURPOSE.
IT WAS ALSO FOR VENDORS AND STAFF TO COME THROUGH AS WELL.
SO OUR JOB WAS WITH DANIEL'S GUIDANCE.
WE HAD A LIST OF VENDORS THAT WERE ALLOWED TO COME THROUGH THERE.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD A LIST OF VIP PARKING PASSES.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE FEEDBACK THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION FROM PEOPLE TURNING INTO THAT ENTRANCE, BECAUSE WE HAD A VARIABLE MESSAGE BOARD OUT FRONT THAT SAID VIP PARKING.
MANY PEOPLE WANTED TO PAY FOR VIP PARKING AND COME IN.
MANY PEOPLE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THERE WAS GENERAL PARKING.
70% WERE IN THE WRONG PLACE, AND WE WERE TURNING THEM AROUND AND SENDING THEM DOWN TOWARDS THE OTHER ENTRANCE FARTHER NORTH ON SAN FILIPPO, CLOSER TO LOWE'S, TO COME THROUGH FOR THE GENERAL PARKING.
THE OTHER THING THAT I OBSERVED IS ONE OF THE LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS THAT PICKS UP EVENTS IN OUR AREA FUND FOR SPACE COAST KIDS, MADE A LIST OF ALL THE FIREWORKS DISPLAYS IN BREVARD COUNTY, AND THEY LISTED WHETHER THERE WAS A CHARGE.
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AND THEY ACTUALLY LISTED OUR EVENT WITH A $20 CHARGE BECAUSE THEY PICKED UP ON THE VIP PARKING.AND AS MUCH AS WE MARKETED, THERE'S PLENTY OF FREE PARKING.
WHY IS THE CITY CHARGING FOR THE EVENT, EVEN THOUGH IF YOU WENT OUT, YOU KNOW THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY FREE AND IT WAS ALSO FABULOUS? ONE OF OUR BEST 4TH OF JULY EVENTS WE'VE EVER HAD.
I GIVE YOU THAT FEEDBACK JUST TO, AND THIS PROBABLY MOVES ON TO THE OTHER AGENDA ITEM THIS WE WANT TO BE AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU ALL ANY OTHER FUNDRAISING EFFORTS THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE.
LIKE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE VIP PARKING, WE WOULD LABEL THAT ENTRANCE AS VENDORS ONLY AND PUT GENERAL PARKING WITH AN ARROW POINTING DOWN TOWARDS THE ENTRANCE THAT WE ACTUALLY WANT PEOPLE TO COME IN WITH FOR GENERAL PARKING.
SO THAT WAS JUST SOME FEEDBACK THAT WE HAD FROM STAFF.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS STEVE HAYES.
AS FAR AS THE VIP PARKING THAT WAS INITIATED TWO YEARS AGO.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE TALKED ABOUT ARE TALKED TO ABOUT THAT EVENT.
THEY WANTED TO INCREASE UPON IT.
AT THE SAME TIME, IT WAS A HUGE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY EFFECTIVE FUNDRAISER FOR US IN ORDER TO ADD TO THE FUNDING THAT WE ARE DEPLETING.
SO, I MEAN, AS FAR AS THAT GOES THE THE PUSH WAS MORE AT ONE TIME TO BE VIP AND THEN TO BE YOU HAVE THE VIP PARKING AND THEN YOU HAVE PREFERRED PARKING.
AND SO THE THING IS, IF THERE WAS A WAY TO ENTERTAIN THAT, TO BE PUT ELSEWHERE, AND EVEN WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE PRINT WHEN THEY WERE ADVERTISING THAT VIP, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY GOT IT FROM BECAUSE THAT PRINT WAS SO SMALL ON THAT ADVERTISEMENT.
I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT INPUT CAME FROM IN REGARDS TO THE VIP DETRACTING FROM IT BECAUSE IT WAS THE BIGGEST EVENT I'VE SEEN. THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF OUTPOURING, A LOT OF A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS TO ME WHEN I WAS THERE.
AND I MEAN, IT'S LIKE I, I'M KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT THE THE PUSHBACK IN REGARDS TO THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE TV STATIONS, IF THEY WANTED MORE INFORMATION, DID THEY EVER REACH OUT.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE MY CONCERN.
WHO GOT THAT FEEDBACK AND HOW WAS IT TAKEN CARE OF? AND GRANTED, YOU HAVE A MARQUEE FOR GENERAL PARKING, A MARQUEE FOR VENDORS, AND BEING THAT IT'S AT EASTERN FLORIDA COLLEGE AND WITH THE AMAZING WORK THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DO.
I WAS IN THE VIP PARKING AREA AS WELL.
I DID NOT SEE ANY NEGATIVE TOWARDS THAT.
DOES THE CITY HAVE A, LIKE, A ARM THAT DOES PRESS RELEASES? AND IF SO, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING TO HELP GENERATE THE RIGHT MESSAGE.
YEAH. AND NO AMBIGUITY AFTER THAT.
AND AND HE DID HE HE MARKETED THE EVENT QUITE A BIT.
AND IT IT STARTED EVERY SINGLE ITEM TALKED ABOUT.
AND THEN WE PROVIDED THE QR CODE TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE.
BUT BUT YES, WE DO HAVE A MARKETING DEPARTMENT.
ANY INPUT. JUST PRETTY MUCH WHAT HE WAS SAYING.
PROBABLY BETTER. BETTER SIGNING.
BECAUSE YOU IMAGINE WHEN PEOPLE PULL UP, THEY'RE JUST PULLING UP TO A REGULAR PARKING SPACE.
I BELIEVE WE WOULD HAVE HAD A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MORE MONEY.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST JUST NATURAL.
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MOST OF US WANT TO PARK CLOSE AS WE CAN, WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE OR RUNNING INTO THE MALL.AND, AND I MEAN, IF WE HAVE THAT IF WE HAVE A BETTER MARQUEE OF SIGNAGE I BELIEVE THE FUNDS WILL DEFINITELY ESCALATE FOR US A LOT MORE.
SO, MISS MOSCONI, WOULD YOU? AS FAR AS THE PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO PAY AT THE AT THE ENTRANCE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THE PERCENTAGE OF OF INSIGNIFICANT.
OH, WELL, CAN I PAY FOR VIP PARKING? YOU KNOW, IT WAS USUALLY A FOLLOW UP OF PEOPLE WHO WERE ALREADY THERE, AND THEN THEY WANTED TO PARK.
SO I WOULD I WOULD BE GUESSING THAT MAYBE 20 OR 30 PEOPLE ADDITIONALLY MIGHT WANT TO PARK.
GOT IT. AS FAR AS THE SOCIAL MEDIA NEGATIVE FEEDBACK OR COMMENTS? AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, HAVING GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT WE ARE CHARGING FOR THE EVENT.
WAS IT A LOT OR WAS IT JUST A FEW COMMENTS HERE AND THERE, OR IT WAS A FEW COMMENTS HERE AND THERE.
WHAT WHAT HAPPENED IS, IS THIS ORGANIZATION AND IT WAS JUST ONE.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT. THEY THEY CERTAINLY DID IN FACT, CHECK THIS WITH US.
AND I HONESTLY SAW IT AS A USER.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS BISCOTTI.
DANIEL, I KNOW IF YOU WOULD RATE LAST YEAR VERSUS THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF I KNOW YOU YOU BROUGHT UP TO THIS BOARD SOME OF THE CHALLENGES EVEN WITH WITH, YOU KNOW, LAST YEARS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WITH THAT AND, AND THE, THE IDEA IS TO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO LEARN FROM FROM THAT AND THEN TRY TO CORRECT OR IMPROVE UPON THE SERVICE.
DO YOU SEE A DIFFERENCE? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THE MONEY IS A LITTLE BIT NOT MUCH MORE.
BUT THAT MAY HAVE ALSO HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE INCREASE.
HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING DIFFERENT? SO INTERNALLY, IT WENT A LOT BETTER THIS YEAR.
OKAY. WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND GETTING THE QR CODE AND THE MESSAGING OUT.
LAST YEAR WE HAD A LINE BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY ONE PD AND A, AND I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THE VOLUNTEER COPS THAT WERE OUT THERE.
SO THEY WERE CONFUSED LAST YEAR.
OKAY. I THINK WE STILL PROBABLY GOT A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF PEOPLE GETTING CONFUSED OF THE ENTRANCES.
SURE. AND ALSO, IT SEEMS THE COMMENTS, EVEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WERE ACTUALLY EVEN MORE THAN LAST YEAR. AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE SHARING OF THAT POST THAT WENT AROUND.
BECAUSE THAT THAT COULD HAVE STARTED IT ALL.
THE FIRST YEAR WE DID IT, WE HAD SOME POSTS ABOUT IT GOING, YOU KNOW, THIS IS TAXPAYERS DOLLARS, WHY ARE WE CHARGING FOR PARKING? AND WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THEY WILL COMMENT.
THAT'S FOR A FUNDRAISER THROUGH A COMMITTEE.
BUT THIS PAST YEAR, WITH THAT POST BEING SHARED, IT KIND OF GOT OUT OF CONTROL.
OKAY. AND I DO KNOW, ANDY, WE DID MAKE DIFFERENT POSTS.
WE DID, I THINK, DO ONE SPECIFICALLY JUST FOR THE VIP PARKING.
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY EVERY OTHER ONE WITH INDEPENDENCE DAY, WE ALSO HAD WE HAD TO EMPHASIZE THE FREE PARKING, BECAUSE LAST YEAR, THE MESSAGING, WE WEREN'T AS CLEAR.
SO THIS YEAR WE TRIED TO MAKE THE MESSAGING CLEAR.
THERE'S PLENTY OF GENERAL FREE PARKING, BUT THE VIP PARKING, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CLOSER TO THE EVENT.
SO WE DID MAKE IT A LOT CLEARER, BUT IT STILL CREATED A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ.
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OKAY. SO ALL RIGHT.THANK THANK YOU SO MUCH, DANIELLE, FOR THE CLARITY.
I GUESS STAFF IS RELYING ON THIS BOARD TO GIVE DIRECTION.
RATHER, WE THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO OR THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO MAYBE FOR THE WHOLE MORNING UNTIL.
AND AS MUCH AS, YOU KNOW I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, DOES IT WORTH THE TROUBLE IN TERMS OF.
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED IS I LOVE THE I LOVE THE THE IDEA.
BUT AGAIN, NO MATTER HOW MUCH INFORMATION STAFF PUT OUT THERE, RIGHT, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND ALWAYS THESE GROUPS THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY DO, YOU KNOW.
AND AND THERE'S SO MUCH CONTROL WE HAVE.
I HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS ASPECT AS WELL.
IT'S ACTUALLY WHAT YOU GUYS WISH TO DO.
BUT I WANT YOU GUYS TO REALLY CONSIDER STAFF'S POSITION AS TO WE DIDN'T HONESTLY GROW THAT MUCH, ALTHOUGH WE WENT UP ON ON THE PRICE FROM 2020 TO $25.
THAT MEANS THAT TO ME, WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH MORE THAT NOT MANY MORE PARTICIPANTS.
I KNOW IT'S TRULY. NO, NO, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
AND THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAD WAS THE LIMITATIONS THAT WERE PUT ON US AS, AS FAR AS WHAT WE WERE ALLOWED TO PUT OUT THERE FOR VIP PARKING, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO PARK THERE.
AND WHEN WE'RE TOLD WE'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE 50 SLOTS, OR WE'RE ONLY TOLD TO ALLOW BE ALLOWED TO TAKE UP A CERTAIN PART OF THE FIELD BECAUSE THE VENDORS WERE, IN MY OPINION, THE VENDORS SHOULD BE MOVED TO THE BACK OF THE FIELD UNTIL AFTER THE EVENT, WHERE THEY COULD BE MOVED FORWARD TO WHERE WE COULD GIVE THE ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL PREFERRED PARKING AND VIP ACCESS.
AS FAR AS THAT GOES, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT FEEDBACK THAT CAME WAS FROM SOMEBODY WHO DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE VIP OR SUDDENLY DECIDED THEY WANTED TO CAUSE A RIFT. BUT IN MY CASE, IF IF I WAS TO TRY TO GROW THIS CAPABILITY, I WOULD TRY TO SEE IF WE COULD MOVE OUR VENDORS TO THE BACK OF THE FIELD TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR US, OR IF THERE IS OTHER VENDORS, OR IF THERE WAS OTHER OPERATING CAPABILITY FOR US TO RAISE FUNDS ON OTHER THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE MARCH MEETING TO WHERE IT WOULD BE OFFSETTING THE MONEY THAT WE WOULD BE LOSING, WHERE EVERYTHING IS ALREADY INITIATED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, WITH MARQUEES, WITH EVERYTHING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PERMITS NEEDED.
AND SO THAT WAY WE COULD DISAPPEAR AND MAKE THIS, THIS PROGRAM GO AWAY.
AND ADD TO THAT, THOSE MARCH 20TH THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THE, THE, THE SANTA RUN, SOME OF THE OTHER EVENTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT TO WHERE WE CAN MAKE IT GROW AND MAKE IT A HUGE EVENT FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
NOT ONLY WOULD IT BE EFFECTIVE AS FAR AS THE INCREASE WITH THAT, WE'D BE LOOKING AT A REVENUE FOR THE HOTEL INDUSTRY, THE FOOD INDUSTRY, AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE COMING HERE FOR THOSE EVENTS.
BUT THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.
BUT I WOULD ASK YOU ALL CONSIDERATION TO.
IF WE COULD EXPAND BY PUTTING THE VENDORS IN THE BACK OF THE AREA AND MOVING THEM FORWARD NEAR THE END OF THE EVENT TO GIVE US MORE CAPABILITY FOR THE VIP OR PREFERRED PARKING TO GIVE US MORE INCOME, OR GO MOVE IT ELSEWHERE OR MOVE MOVE TOWARDS A DIFFERENT VENUE.
WHERE I SEE IT ALL OVER BREVARD COUNTY TO INCREASE THE REVENUE THAT WE NEED FOR THIS GROUP.
IN FACT, YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING AND I WASN'T SURE I WAS GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION.
JULIET MENTIONED THAT WE SOLD 46 TICKETS.
WAS IT OUT OF YOU MENTIONED THE NUMBER 50.
IT WAS 50. WAS THE WAS THE AMOUNT? YES. OKAY. THAT'S I LOOK AT THAT AS AS BEING SUCCESSFUL.
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THAT'S THE WAY I LOOK AT IT.I MEAN, AND LIKE YOU SAID, IF THERE WAS MORE PARKING AVAILABLE, COULD WE HAVE SOLD MORE TICKETS? I WOULD HAVE TO SAY YES TO THAT.
WHEN YOU'RE SELLING 46 OUT OF 50, THAT'S A PRETTY HIGH NUMBER.
SECOND THING I WOULD SAY IS YOU ALWAYS, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE WHAT? LIKE THEY'RE CALLED INTERNET TROLLS.
IT'S JUST THEY THEY'RE IN THEIR BASEMENT SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW, EATING A CHICKEN POT PIE.
AND HE'S JUST HE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DO.
AND SO HE'S LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE A CONTROVERSIAL CONVERSATION WITH.
AND SO THEY STIR THESE KINDS OF THINGS UP NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.
THE GREATEST MOVIE MADE IN THE WORLD IS GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY SAYING IT'S IT SUCKS.
GONE WITH THE WIND, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY SAYING IT'S A TERRIBLE MOVIE.
WELL, IT'S PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE MOVIE EVER MADE.
SO AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT.
DO I THINK WE SHOULD? NO, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD STOP BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE NOT WE SHOULDN'T BE LED OR DRIVEN BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS, YOU KNOW, WHO DO THIS FOR A LIVING.
YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A GOOD IDEA, IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
YEAH. SO, MARCUS I AGREE WITH THAT.
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU CAN'T STOP PEOPLE FROM TALKING.
IF IT WAS SUCCESSFUL IT WAS SUCCESSFUL.
AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
OKAY. PERHAPS LOOKING FOR SOME OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE LEARN FROM LOOKING FOR MORE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE WORD OUT YOU KNOW, OR PUT IT PORTRAYED AS WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS, IS A FREE EVENT. IT'S THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVENT AND DO THE BEST WE CAN.
BUT ARE WE GOING TO STOP, AS THE GENTLEMAN SAID.
SO WE'LL JUST GIVE IT ANOTHER SHOT.
YEAH. AND I WOULD JUST ADD AGAIN, WHEN YOU HAVE YOU HAVE A TEAM OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU DID, YOU WENT OUT AND YOU SAW THE, YOU KNOW, THE POST TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT THAT DOES THIS, I GUESS FOR A LIVING, THEY SHOULD BE OUT THERE LOOKING FOR THOSE KINDS OF TROLLERS TO TO DISPEL THEIR NOTIONS AND SAY, WELL, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, GUYS, THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE. I HAVE A RING AT HOME AND EVERY TIME THERE'S A BOOM, EVERYONE'S SAYING, WELL, WHAT'S THAT BOOM? AND THE GUYS, IT'S THE SAME BOOM.
WE HAVE THESE SENDING ROCKETS UP ALL THE TIME AND IT JUST IT DOESN'T KNOW ANY BETTER, YOU KNOW.
SO IT'S JUST YOU GOTTA YOU HAVE TO DISPEL THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND WE'LL WE'LL BE WORKING TOWARDS THE EVENT NEXT YEAR.
AND WE'LL LOOK AT DIFFERENT SPACE REQUIREMENTS AND MEET WITH YOU AGAIN CLOSER TO THE EVENT.
TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MANY SPACES WE'RE ABLE TO DESIGNATE FOR NEXT YEAR.
CERTAINLY. I APPRECIATE MISS MOSCONI AND I THINK YOU'RE INVOLVED.
YOUR DIRECT INVOLVEMENT THERE DO HELP AND SUPPORTING STAFF.
CONTINUING ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS JUST THE WE'LL CONTINUE WITH YOU, MISS MOSCONI, WITH SOME OTHER IDEAS TOPICS OF OF POTENTIAL FUNDRAISING.
I WAS NOT HERE AT YOUR MARCH EVENT, BUT I DIDN'T READ YOUR MINUTES.
AND I SPOKE EXTENSIVELY TO DANIEL AND FRED.
WE'RE JUST WANTING TO COME BACK AND REVISIT THIS TOPIC.
IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL IDEAS YOU ALL HAVE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO MENTION THAT DANIEL BROUGHT UP, NOT CLEARED THIS WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IS THE ABILITY TO SPONSOR THE WE HAVE A MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL IN FEBRUARY IS VERY, VERY WONDERFUL EVENT.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE WE'VE HAD NONPROFITS SPONSOR THE BEER TENT THERE.
SO AND LAST YEAR IT WAS BUKOWSKI THAT ACTUALLY SPONSORED THAT.
AND THEY WERE ABLE TO USE THAT AS A FUNDRAISING MECHANISM.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT DANIEL WAS THINKING OF AS A POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT EVENT WAS THAT? THE MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL.
I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM.
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RELIEF COMMITTEE.SO DANIEL, I'M GOING TO BRING YOU UP, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID LAST YEAR? YEAH. SO THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS A SPECIAL TEMPORARY ALCOHOL PERMIT, WHICH NOT FOR PROFITS ARE ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR UP TO FOUR TIMES A YEAR. AND IT GIVES THEM UP TO 12 DAYS.
I THINK IT'S THREE DAYS PER EACH OCCURRENCE.
SO. BUT COSTCO APPLIED FOR THE TEMPORARY ALCOHOL PERMIT.
ONE ISSUE WE HAD WITH THEM AT THE START WAS THE LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE.
BECAUSE THE CITY DOES REQUIRE EVEN THE NOT FOR PROFIT TO CARRY THE LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE.
BUT WHEN I SPOKE TO PAMELA, THE COSTCO ACTUALLY HIRED A LICENSED CATERER BARTENDER WHO CARRIES THAT LIQUOR LIABILITY, AND THEY PUT BUKOWSKA AND THE CITY LISTED AS ADDITIONAL INSURED ON THERE.
SO THEY COLLECTED ALL THE FUNDS, AND THEN THEY GAVE ALL THE PROCEEDS BACK TO ACOSTA.
AND IF YOU ALL EVER WANTED TO COLLECT ITEMS THAT WE COULD AUCTION FOR YOU ALL AS A SILENT AUCTION, THAT WAS ANOTHER THOUGHT THAT I HAD. AND SO WE COULD SET UP AT SOME OF OUR EVENTS A SILENT AUCTION TABLE WHERE PEOPLE COULD BID ON ITEMS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EVENT OR SPECIFICALLY FOR AN EVENT SEASON.
THAT WAS JUST ANOTHER THOUGHT THAT I HAD.
I DON'T KNOW HOW VIABLE THAT IS OR HOW MANY, HOW MANY RESOURCES WE HAVE TO HAVE.
YOU ALL GO OUT AND LOOK FOR FOR DONATIONS FOR THAT.
BUT THAT WAS JUST ANOTHER THOUGHT.
YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU GUYS DISCUSSED BEFORE, THE FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE, CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT, THE FIVE K THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE CAN DO, BUT THERE'S A STAFF TIME COMPONENT TO IT, AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE TO BALANCE IT WITH WITH LIKE RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.
BUT IT DOES KEEP US BUSY THROUGH THIS PART OF THE YEAR.
CAN I MAKE A QUESTION? I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS, BUT FRED CAME UP AT ONE OF OUR MEETINGS AND HE TALKED ABOUT.
AT SOME POINT, THE CITY BLOCKED OFF MALABAR AND MINTON ROAD, AND THEY HAD AN EVENT THERE.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD THINK ABOUT DOING THAT BECAUSE IT'S IT IT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF MELBOURNE'S EVENT EVERY YEAR WHERE THEY BLOCK OFF DOWNTOWN AND THEY HAVE THE WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL.
SO I THINK THAT THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD THE DISASTER RELIEF COMMITTEE COULD THINK ABOUT AS FAR AS A FUNDRAISER, WHICH WOULD I THINK WOULD RAISE A LOT MORE FUNDS THAN A $20 PARKING, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO TAKE UP A LOT OF STAFF TIME.
AND I KNOW FRED TALKED TO US ABOUT THAT BEFORE.
BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY FOLLOW UP ON IT IN PROBABLY A YEAR OR TWO.
BUT WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE GOING ON IN BLOCKING THAT OFF? WHAT WOULD WHAT WOULD. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DID THE LAST TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DID THE LAST TIME.
WE HAD MOLLY HATCHET DO A CONCERT, AND ACTUALLY.
IT WAS A VERY MASSIVE UNDERTAKING.
BUT I'LL LET FRED GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS.
YEAH, BUT BASICALLY, IT WAS A NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY, AND WE BLOCKED OFF THE STREET HERE ADJACENT FROM FROM MALABAR, ALL, ALL THE WAY TO JUPITER. AND IT WAS DONE THROUGH THE FOUNDATION.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE, THE, THE LICENSES TO SELL THE BEER AND ALL THAT STUFF AND THE, THE SEED MONEY CAME THROUGH THE FOUNDATION TO RUN, TO RUN THE EVENT.
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SO I KIND OF LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT BETTER FOR YOU GUYS BECAUSE IT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.JUST LIKE THE MAYOR'S BALL, WHEN YOU DO IT, IT'S A SPECIFIC EVENT, HAS A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
AND IF YOU DID SOMETHING LIKE THAT IT WOULDN'T DETRACT FROM ANY OTHER THING THAT WE'RE DOING.
THE FOCUS COULD BE SPECIFICALLY ON THAT.
THE FUNDS WILL COME TO THIS GROUP FOR, YOU KNOW, TO DISPERSE WHICHEVER WAY YOU DISPERSE IT.
SO, SO THE I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN TRYING TO GET US TO, TO, TO DO A NEW YEAR'S EVENING EVENT AGAIN.
THE DIFFICULTY IS GETTING IS GETTING THE SEED MONEY TO GET IT STARTED, BECAUSE THE WHOLE SECRET TO IT IS, IS GETTING A GROUP THAT THAT HAS ENOUGH NAME RECOGNITION THAT'S GOING TO BRING PEOPLE OUT.
THE PALM BAY MUNICIPAL FOUNDATION'S FUNDS WERE USED TO.
IT WAS THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL FOUNDATION THAT WE DID THIS.
YES. OKAY. SO SO WE HAD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT AN EVENT LIKE THAT.
YEAH. I DON'T I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT THE AMOUNT WAS, BUT BUT YES, THE FUNDING WAS THERE.
SO IT MAY HAVE BEEN AFTER MAYOR, FORMER MAYOR CAPOTE DONATED HIS MAYOR'S BALL MONEY THAT THAT YEAR HE DONATED THE MONEY TO, I THINK, THE THE CHILDREN'S HUNGER FOUNDATION.
AND YES, THERE WAS A YEAR WHEN THE MAYORS OF ALL PROCEEDS BENEFITED THE DISASTER RELIEF COMMITTEE.
YEAH. THAT WAS WHEN DON BITTER WAS THE ON THE COMMITTEE.
I REMEMBER THAT. GOT IT. THAT WAS AROUND THAT SAME TIME, BUT IT WAS A LITTLE LATER.
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIS LAST.
GOT IT. YEAH. YEAH, I THINK SOMETHING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I THINK I THINK WHEN I, WHEN I CAME BEFORE YOU ALL BEFORE WE, WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, LOOKING, LOOKING A LITTLE BIT BIGGER TO TO TO TRY TO CREATE MORE SIGNIFICANT FUNDING BECAUSE IN ALL HONESTY THE, THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THAT GOES INTO THAT THOUSAND DOLLARS IS NOT A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN US PUTTING ON AN EVENT OTHER THAN THE SEED.
MONEY IS THE BIGGEST PART OF THAT FOR FOR TELL ME SOMETHING.
SO WE CHARGING THAT EVENT, WE CHARGE TO I MEAN WE CHARGE TO GET IN.
AND WE AND WE ALSO GOT AND WE ALSO GOT PROCEEDS FROM THE BEER SALES.
THEY GAVE US A PERCENTAGE OF THE SALES.
AND THERE WAS A NONPROFIT THAT DID THAT AS WELL.
SOMEONE, SOMEONE CAME IN THAT HAD THE NECESSARY LIQUOR LICENSES AND AND INSURANCE AND EVERYTHING.
AND DO WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR VENDORS AND OR.
NO SPOTS? WELL, I MEAN, WE COULD I MEAN, WE DIDN'T DO A LOT WITH VENDORS AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
IT WAS MORE ABOUT HAVING HAVING A NICE, SOME NICE ENTERTAINMENT.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WHAT THE THE OVERALL WHAT THE WHAT DID WE BRING IN IN TERMS OF DOLLAR AMOUNT? I DON'T I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS I CAN TELL YOU IT WAS MORE THAN THE THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT YOU GUYS GOT.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THEY WERE CHARGING PER COUPLE OR WERE THEY CHARGING PER INDIVIDUAL OR.
I THINK THEY WERE INDIVIDUAL TICKETS.
SO WHAT WERE THEY WERE LIKE $50 OR.
NO, I THINK I IF I REMEMBER RIGHT IT WAS CLOSER TO 20.
OKAY. SO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 AND THAT WOULD WHAT WOULD AND SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR THAT EVENT.
YEAH. WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD CROWD.
OKAY. IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT.
YEAH. SO IF THERE I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS AMAZING TO ME.
IF THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD DO THAT.
I LIKE THAT. IF YOU WANTED TO, IF I MAY, IF YOU WANTED TO CONSIDER THAT IDEA.
THERE WAS THERE'S MANY, MANY, MANY PARTIES INVOLVED THAT I'D WANT TO RUN THAT THROUGH.
AND ALSO MISS SHERMAN IS ALSO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PALM BAY MUNICIPAL FOUNDATION.
I KNOW WE WILL BE HAVING A PALM BAY MUNICIPAL FOUNDATION MEETING.
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UPCOMING, DEPENDING ON THE ACTIONS THAT YOU ALL TAKE THIS EVENING.THAT WOULD BE THE MAIN REASON FOR CALLING THE MEETING.
AND WE CAN WE CAN CERTAINLY TALK MORE ABOUT IT THEN.
BUT IT WOULD, IT WOULD NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE PALM BAY MUNICIPAL FOUNDATION AND ALSO CITY COUNCIL, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE ONE IN THE SAME, THE MEETINGS ARE DIFFERENT.
SO THEY WOULD NEED TO BE HEARD AT BOTH MEETINGS.
AND JUST ONE LITTLE INDIAN, PROBABLY ONE OF THE MAJOR QUESTIONS IS HOW MUCH SEED MONEY, OBVIOUSLY.
RIGHT. OKAY. I JUST FIGURED I'D JUST GO ON THE RECORD TO SAY THAT I'M A SEED MONEY.
DID IT REQUIRE TO DO TO DO THIS EVENT? BECAUSE, YEAH, WE WOULD NEED TO DO RESEARCH SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND WHAT WAS THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. EXACTLY.
ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? NO. OKAY.
SO THE WE WE CLEAR, YOU KNOW, IS THAT SOMETHING WE WISH TO THIS BOARD WISH TO LOOK INTO? GIVE STAFF DIRECTION. YES.
YES. OKAY. I LIKE THE WHOLE THING.
MOVING FORWARD IN ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD, MISS? MISS. MISS CONEY? NO. THANK YOU.
OKAY. MOVING FORWARD WITH NEW BUSINESS.
SO I DON'T NEED TO REMIND ANYONE HERE IN THIS ROOM.
HOW TERRIBLE THE THE A SERIES OF EVENTS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
WHAT TO. YOU KNOW WHAT A DISASTER THAT WAS.
AND LEAVE MANY, MANY FAMILIES WITH LOSS OF LOVED ONES AND BASICALLY LOST JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.
WE LOOKED AT OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THAT AS, AS SMALL THAT MAY BE.
AND HOWEVER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WE'LL LOOK FOR THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO, TO CONTRIBUTE.
SO THIS IS A DISCUSSION I'D LIKE TO HAVE WITH THE BOARD TO SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO CONSIDER AND WHICH ORGANIZATION WE WOULD NEED TO SHOULD WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD TO DONATE ANYTHING TOWARDS THIS CAUSE.
OF COURSE, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS IN THAT REGARD? NOW I WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD.
JOHN, I WOULD FIRST SAY IS LIKE, BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION ON ONE INDIVIDUAL, ONE, DO WE WANT TO HEAR THE LIST OF THEM? SO THAT WAY YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
SO THAT CANCELS OUT THIS, THESE LAST GUY, THIS LAST PERSON.
CORRECT. NO, WE WE HAVE TO WAIT.
AND OBVIOUSLY THE THE THE SECOND ONE.
MR. ATTORNEY, YOU HAVE THEM LISTED AS TWO SEPARATE ITEMS WITH TWO SEPARATE ITEMS. WE HAVE TO DISCUSS ONE BY ONE.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION FIRST ON THIS BEFORE YOU CAN GET TO THE OTHER ONE.
OKAY. BUT YOU HAVE TO DISCUSS THEM ONE AT A TIME.
OKAY. HOW YOU DECIDE ON ITEM ONE IS HOW YOU DECIDE, BUT YOU CAN'T MIX THEM BOTH TOGETHER.
WHAT? IN THE PAST, I'VE BROUGHT A LIST OF POTENTIAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH I DIDN'T DO AT THIS TIME.
BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
IT'S HOWEVER WE WANT TO DECIDE.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING CAN NOW MAKE A DECISION LATER.
SO WE GOT TO CONSIDER, SHOULD WE EVEN WANT TO CONSIDER THAT DONATE? AND IF YES, HOW MUCH? THEN WE CAN CONSIDER THE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.
MR. CHAIR, YOU CAN IF YOU'RE FINISHED WITH YOUR COMMENTS, YOU CAN OPEN IT UP AND LET THEM TALK.
YEAH, CERTAINLY. THE THE IT'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN.
I'VE JUST BEEN SEEING SO MANY COMMITTEES AND GROUPS OF PEOPLE.
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ASSISTING THEM IN MAUI.AND YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE A PERSON THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS.
I'M NOT. I UNDERSTOOD WHAT HE SAID, SO I'M NOT MIXING THEM UP, BUT I'M LOOKING TO.
IF WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THAT ASSISTANCE, IT'S GOING TO BE FOR ME THE SECOND ONE.
I WOULD AGREE WITH THE GENTLEMAN NEXT TO ME IN REGARDS TO THE EFFORTS BEING PLANTED HERE IN FLORIDA AT THIS TIME, LOOKING AT ALL THE MAUI BENEFITS AND ALL THE FUNDS THAT ARE BEING POURED INTO THERE AT THIS TIME, TOGETHER WITH THE OUTPOUR FROM A NATIONAL LEVEL, TOGETHER WITH THE FUNDRAISING THAT THEY HAVE ON GOFUNDME, FACEBOOK AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S BEING POURED OUT THERE, IF THERE WAS A WAY THAT WE COULD TARGET THE FLORIDA AREA AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE, I WOULD ASK YOUR APPROVAL ON THAT.
SO THE WHAT I GOT FROM THE BOARD BASED ON THE DIRECTION OF THE ATTORNEY.
SO THIS ITEM, ITEM ONE, ARE WE NOT GOING TO ENTERTAIN DONATING AT ALL? IS THAT IS THAT WHAT I'M HERE? YEAH. YEAH.
CAN YOU CALL FOR A VOTE ON THAT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. CAN I SUGGEST SOMETHING? ABSOLUTELY. PLEASE. YEAH.
WELL WHEN HURRICANE IAN HIT, I WORKED FOR OPERATION BARBECUE.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THEM? PHENOMENAL.
WE SERVED PROBABLY OVER 500,000 MEALS.
AGAIN, THEY TRAVELED TO EVERY DISASTER, AND THEY HAVE MULTIPLE PLACES THAT GO.
AND IF YOU WERE TO MAKE A DONATION, SPIT IT OUT.
DONATION. THEY HAVE HELPED BOTH CAUSES.
JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
THANK YOU MA'AM. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD OF THEM.
ANY OTHER COMMENT FROM THE AUDIENCE? IS THAT OKAY? I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION, GENTLEMEN.
A VOTE THAT I DON'T WANT TO SOUND HARSH, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PASS ON NUMBER ONE. I'M GOING TO PASS.
SO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO GO AHEAD.
GO AHEAD. YOU NEED TO MAKE A MOTION THAT'S A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC.
OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PASS TO.
TO DENY. TO DENY? OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S WHAT YOU MEANT, RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. SO I HAVE A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND GENTLEMAN? I WOULD SECOND THAT.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT? MR. BACCUS, JUST LIKE I SAID.
AND LIKE YOU SAID, MAUI IS IS GETTING SO MUCH ASSISTANCE, RELIEF, SO MUCH MONEY.
SO THEY'RE GETTING MILLIONS POURED IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FROM VERY WEALTHY PEOPLE.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T ASSIST THEM.
BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING THEY'RE GETTING A ON A TOTALITY LEVEL.
A HUGE PIECE OF PIE RIGHT NOW.
CHAIR, CAN I CAN I MAKE A QUICK CLARIFICATION ON THE MOTION, PLEASE, TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR.
CORRECT? CORRECT? YES. WHERE DID IT? PERFECTLY. YES.
MR. ANY, YOU HAD ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD TOWARDS THAT MAUI RELIEF.
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BOARD TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE NEXT DISCUSSION.PERFECT. ANY ANY COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. IF I MAY SO MY APPROACH TO, TO TO THIS BOARD IS TO AND AND THE YOUR SUPPORT ARGUMENT IS PERFECTLY FINE EXCEPT THE ORGANIZATION ON THE GROUND.
OFTEN TIME THOSE AREA DISASTER AREA.
RIGHT. COME TO SUPPORT I THINK THE PRESIDENT WENT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COME.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF FUNDING OR RESOURCES.
SO THAT'S ALWAYS THE WAY I LOOKED AT THIS.
WHEN WE MAKE A CONTRIBUTION, WE DON'T.
YES. ON THE SURFACE IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S I DO A LOT OF TRAVELING WORLDWIDE.
I'VE DONE CLOSE TO A DOZEN MISSION TRIPS, SO I SEE I SEE HOW THIS WORK.
I HAVE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW NONPROFIT WORK TO SOME DEGREE.
SO IF I'M LOOKING, I'M LOOKING AT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY.
WHAT THEY DO, THEY GO OUT AND DISPERSE ANIMALS.
SO IF YOU LOOK SOME OF THESE THINGS, THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THEY NEED THE HELP.
SAMARITAN'S PURSE IS ONE EXAMPLE I'VE USED QUITE A BIT.
IT'S A VERY WELL KNOWN, VERY WELL RESPECTED ORGANIZATION WORLDWIDE.
THEY GO OUT, THEY GO OUT AND ESTABLISH IN WAR ZONE WHERE THEY ESTABLISH MAKESHIFT MEDICAL CENTER.
REGARDLESS. THE OUTPOURING OF FUNDS THAT MAY COME LIKE IN IN UKRAINE.
RIGHT. BUT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BUDGET WHERE THEY MAY BE HURTING FOR SUPPORT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY I LOOKED AT IT.
AND THOSE ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE TRULY IN TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE.
BUT THEY TRULY ARE THE ONE AND THEY OPERATE WITH THE WITHIN THEIR OWN BUDGET.
SO WE ARE PLAYING OUR PART, REALLY TOUCHING THESE INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU KNOW.
AND THAT THAT'S JUST MY TAKE ON IT.
AND I'LL CERTAINLY GO ALONG WITH WHAT THE BOARD DECIDED TO DO.
BUT THIS IS MY HOW I VIEW THIS.
WHENEVER WE MAKE CONTRIBUTION, MAYBE WE MAY WANT TO APPROACH THIS, THIS WHOLE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE MAKE CONTRIBUTION, WE MAY WANT TO APPROACH IT IN THOSE, THOSE TERMS. JUST JUST A THOUGHT.
SO I'M GOING TO CALL THE QUESTION.
ASSISTANCE TOWARDS HURRICANE ADELIA.
RELIEF EFFORTS IN FLORIDA WITHIN THE PANHANDLE AREA.
SO WE KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT EXACTLY WITHIN THE WELL.
IT'S WITHIN THAT AREA, THE GENERAL AREA.
WE HAVE SOME AREAS THAT ARE TRULY, TRULY IMPACTED TREMENDOUSLY, LOSS OF LIVES.
AND AND A LOT OF PEOPLE LOST EVERYTHING.
SO CERTAINLY AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IT'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION BEFORE WE I BRING IT TO THE BOARD.
ANYONE WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SO I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD.
GENTLEMEN. OPEN TO TO TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION.
WELL, JUST JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
HAVE WE IDENTIFIED ANY PROGRAMS OR ANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE GROUND DOING ANYTHING IN IN THOSE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA?
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I KNOW YOU MENTIONED SAMARITAN PERSON, THAT WE MAY HAVE OUR PERSONAL FAVORITES, BUT DO WE LIKE DO WE KNOW OF ANY GUYS THAT ARE THERE DOING SOMETHING? I HAVEN'T RESEARCHED IT.ANYONE ELSE? MR. HAYES? THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT I KNOW OF AS OF RIGHT NOW THAT'S INVOLVED OVER THERE IS FEMA, TALLAHASSEE, THE GOVERNMENT REGION THAT'S UP THERE. ALSO THE PANHANDLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.
SO UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT KNOW ANY INDIVIDUALS AT THIS TIME.
WE CAN REVISIT? YOU YOU COULD CONTINUE THE ITEM.
WELL, GENTLEMEN, IT'S THE SAME.
SO LET'S NUMBER ONE, LET'S DECIDE SHOULD WE WANT TO GIVE.
HOW MUCH THEN? I MEAN, WHEN IN DOUBT, WE CAN VERIFY IF SAMARITAN'S PURSE HAS BEEN VETTED BY STAFF.
IF WE WISH TO STICK WITH THEM.
AND JUST MAKE THE PROCESS EASIER.
AND IF I CAN ENTERTAIN THE POSSIBILITY OF MONETARY LEVEL IF WE WOULD CONSIDER.
I KNOW THERE'S NOT A LOT OF FUNDS SITTING THERE AT THIS TIME, BUT IF THERE IS A WAY TO CONSIDER AT LEAST 2000 TO 2500 TOWARDS THE TOWARDS THAT CAUSE, I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THAT.
OKAY. IT'S GOOD TO I MEAN, THIS IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME.
BASED ON, YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT OUR PLANS ARE TO ASSIST HIM AS FAR AS FINANCIALLY.
I WOULD SAY MAYBE I'M A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
WE WISH. EITHER ONE OF THE TWO FIGURES I'M GOOD WITH, LIKE YOU SAID.
AND BASED ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID, TOO, IT'S.
YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME.
AND SO I'M OKAY WITH WHATEVER.
YEAH. MISS MOSCONI, IF YOU WOULD DO US A FAVOR.
DO A QUICK SEARCH TO SEE WHICH ORGANIZATION THAT ARE SERVING.
MAYBE THE TOP THREE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SERVICING THAT'S ON THE GROUND? CERTAINLY THAT THAT WOULD PREVENT US.
YEAH. WELL, OPERATION BARBECUE IS ON THE GROUND OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
ALSO, IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF THEM, THEY'RE REALLY WONDERFUL IF YOU WANT TO GET THEM ON OPERATION.
IF YOU WANT, MA'AM, YOU NEED TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
THEY CAN'T HEAR YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
OPERATION BARBECUE IS ON THE GROUND OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT TRYING TO PLUG FOR THEM.
I JUST KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE GROUND OVER THERE.
I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU. SORRY.
SO WHAT I WHAT I HEAR, WE WE MR. A'S PROPOSED 2000 TO 2500 15, ACTUALLY, NOT MR. 15. SO WE GOT 15 TO 2500.
SO YOU'RE GOOD WITH ANY NOW, LOOKING BACK OVER THE HISTORY OF THIS BOARD.
WHAT WHAT? WE'VE DONATED IT JUST ROUGHLY ABOUT THAT 1000 TO MAYBE 2000.
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IF I MAY, MISS MISS LAFLEUR, THE LAST TWO DONATIONS WE DID WHAT? WHAT WERE THE AMOUNTS? INSISTENCE. SO THE LAST DONATION WE HAD WAS FOR $1,500.THAT WAS THE EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY, SYRIA.
THAT WAS THROUGH. THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS EACH GOT $500.
AND BEFORE THAT, IT WAS $2,000 FOR HURRICANE IAN.
OKAY. WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE WITHIN THE BALLPARK OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
DO WE WANT TO MAYBE CONSIDER SPLIT AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST? SPLIT THE DONATION? MAYBE TO ORGANIZATION.
AND I'LL ALLOW MISS, MISS CONNIE TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU. SIR. SO WHAT I DID IS I WENT TO CHARITY NAVIGATOR, WHICH IS A ALSO A NONPROFIT.
NOW, WHAT I CAN'T TELL WITHOUT DIGGING INTO THEM MORE IS BECAUSE HURRICANE OPHELIA.
DID IT IMPACT MORE THAN JUST THE PANHANDLE, OR WAS IT PRIMARILY THE PANHANDLE? YEAH, IT'S IT'S IT'S THE OUTSKIRTS OF I THINK IT'S TWO, TWO PARTICULAR BEACH TOWNS THAT GOT SMALLER BEACH TOWNS THAT GOT IMPACTED THE MOST.
CAN'T THINK THEY DON'T THEY CAN'T THINK OF IT RIGHT NOW.
BUT YEAH, IT'S IT'S MORE ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE PANHANDLE.
SO THERE HOW THEY ARE SET UP IS THEY HAVE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CHARITIES.
THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK IS GOING THERE FEEDING FLORIDA OUT OF TALLAHASSEE.
THE VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION OUT OF TALLAHASSEE.
GOOD. OKAY. SO BECAUSE THE ONLY THING WE GOT TO CONSIDER AS WELL IS, IS THE IMMEDIATE NEED.
I USUALLY TEND TO LEAN ON THAT.
WHAT IS THE IMMEDIATE NEED RIGHT NOW? SO A LOT OF TIMES THIS ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZATION YOU KNOW, OPERATION BARBECUE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY, DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO TO COOK.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SURVIVAL NEEDS AT THE TIME? AND THEY STILL WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
SO I YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T SAY WHAT WE GIVING.
IT'S INSIGNIFICANT BUT THEY, YOU KNOW TOWARDS HOUSING YOU KNOW.
SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS I WOULD RECOMMEND AND LOOKED AT.
WHAT SERVICE OR ARE THEY PROVIDING.
AND THEN MAKE OUR DECISION BASED ON BASED ON THAT.
YES, MA'AM. TO YOUR POINT LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT NOT BE AT FOOD AND SUPPLIES RIGHT NOW.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
BUT LOOKING AT LONG TERM SERVICES, LONG TERM ASSISTANCE AND SO HELPING PEOPLE REGAIN A FOUNDATION AFTER SUCH A CATASTROPHIC, CATASTROPHIC EVENT, THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY IN THAT AREA, INCLUDING FAMILY PROMISE OF GAINESVILLE, GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY.
THOSE ARE ONES THAT COME UP HIGHEST ON THE LIST.
I AM FAMILIAR WITH FAMILY PROMISE BECAUSE OF THE KIND OF WORK THAT I DO.
THEY DO THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE TOWARDS THE CAUSE.
INSTEAD OF ABSORBING SOME OF THEIR OWN FUNDS, THE FUNDS THAT ARE GIVEN TO THEM, THEY ARE PRETTY POPULAR AS FAR AS REACHING OUT AND EXPANDING THOSE FUNDS TOWARDS THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE SERVING.
IF THAT WAS A POSSIBILITY THE OTHER ONE, WHEN I HEARD YOU HAD MENTIONED HARVEST.
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HARVEST IS ANOTHER GROUP THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH BECAUSE I'M A PART OF THAT.I'M A PART OF THAT AFFILIATION AS WELL.
WHAT WAS THE WHAT WAS THE FOOD HARVEST? THERE WAS THERE WAS TWO FOOD ORGANIZATIONS FEEDING TAMPA BAY AND THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.
OKAY. THE HARVEST FOOD BANK IS THE ONE THAT I WAS REFERRING TO.
AND SO, LIKE HERE AT SECOND HARVEST.
MR. BACKUS, ANY THOUGHT? NO. NO NO, NO.
I THINK I THINK, GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE ENOUGH TO.
I'M GOOD WITH THOSE TWO ORGANIZATIONS.
IF WE WANT TO GO IN THIS DIRECTION I WOULD, I WOULD REC MY RECOMMENDATION TO SPLIT THE MAYBE DO AN EVEN THOUSAND EACH.
THAT JUST, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT EASIER.
BUT CERTAINLY IT'S IT'S WHICHEVER DIRECTION YOU WISH TO MOVE.
SO ARE WE DECIDING ON THE ORGANIZATIONS OR ARE WE DECIDING ON.
I'M SORRY. SO WE ARE WE DECIDING ON THE ORGANIZATIONS OR DECIDE OR AND OR DECIDING ON THE MONEY? YEAH. WE'RE DECIDING. OKAY.
THE HARVEST. HARVEST FOOD BANK.
AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? FAMILY PROMISE. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, SO IF WE HAVE SOME LEVEL OF CONSENSUS.
SO GO AHEAD. THOSE I GUESS THOSE TWO ARE GOING TO BE GETTING THE FUNDS.
SOUNDS GOOD. AS YOU WERE SAYING, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT SPLITTING THEM.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SPLITTING THEM TO THOSE TWO.
GREAT. IT'S ALL CONTINGENT TO TO VET, GO THROUGH THE VETTING PROCESS THAT STAFF WILL DO. OKAY. RIGHT.
SHOULD THEY ALL CHATTER? ALL THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
I'LL LIST AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO WHO WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION? MOTION IN A SECOND. I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
TO DONATE. JUST THE AMOUNT EACH.
I MEAN, JUST TO STATE THE ORGANIZATIONS.
THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT.
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THEM AGAIN? I'M SORRY. THE HARVEST FOOD BANK AND HARVEST FOOD BANK AND FAMILY PROMISE.
IT'S KIND OF HARD WHEN I AM ONE.
SO I WOULD SAY YES, I WOULD SUPPORT THEM.
OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
NO. WE'RE GOOD. I'M GOING TO CALL THE QUESTION.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH OF 2024.
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AT 6:00.ANY COMMITTEE MEMBER WISH TO DISCUSS ANY OTHER BUSINESS OR DESIRED.
I GUESS YOU WOULD. YOU WOULD CALL AN EMERGENCY MEETING, SO TO SPEAK.
OKAY, SURE. AND IF I COULD POSSIBLY ADD A COUPLE MORE POSSIBILITIES FOR FUNDRAISING, IF I MAY WHEN I LIVED IN THE CITY OF INDIAN HARBOR BEACH, THERE WAS A PROGRAM CALLED EARMARKING.
AND I GOT TO KNOW THE MAYOR OF INDIAN HARBOR BEACH AND GOT TO KNOW THEM.
ARE. THEY EARMARKED SO MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR THAT WERE ALLOCATED TOWARDS THOSE EVENTS OR TOWARDS THOSE REBUILDS? I WANTED TO KNOW IF I COULD, IF THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY, IF THERE WAS A WAY THAT WITH THE 128,000, I BELIEVE, IS THE POPULATION THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY, IF THERE WAS A WAY, JUST IN AN EARMARKING FOR TWO YEARS, A DOLLAR PER HOUSEHOLD TO ACTUALLY COME BE ANNEXED TO PULL FROM THE TAXES.
AND THAT WOULD ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THE POSSIBILITIES FOR FUNDRAISING.
AND SO IF THAT IF I KNOW I'M SURE THAT'S A LOT OF LOOPHOLES, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE GREAT GREAT OTHER EVENTS, EITHER A DOLLAR OR EVEN $0.50 TOWARDS SPORTS EARMARKING TOWARDS THAT TAX POSSIBILITY FOR JUST A TWO YEAR PERIOD TO ACTUALLY INCREASE THE AMOUNTS THAT WE WOULD NEED FOR THE DISASTER RELIEF COMMITTEE. THE OTHER FUND RAISING CAPABILITY THAT I WAS ASKING ABOUT WAS OUR OUR SANTA RUNS.
I KNOW THE COMPOUND HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF BAD PUBLICITY LATELY, BUT IF THAT WAS AN AREA THAT COULD BE UTILIZED FOR THE SANTA RUN OR EVEN THE POP THE, THE THE POPPY FIELD OR THE POPPY PARK AS A SANTA RUN POSSIBILITY SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO INITIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS OR EVEN AS AS AN OPTION AS WELL.
WELL, WE'LL I'LL CALL ON MR. ATTORNEY TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRST ITEM.
I ACTUALLY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE REALLY HEARD OF THAT AS A METHOD TO.
TAX, QUOTE UNQUOTE, TAX RESIDENTS.
I KNOW THAT WE CAN DO IMPACT FEES FOR THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE IT, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW WE WOULD TAX ALL 132,000 RESIDENTS, $1 TO UPKEEP.
BUT I'LL LOOK INTO IT AND SEE WHAT WE NEED TO, TO DO TO GO THROUGH THAT.
I'M SURE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T DO HERE THROUGH THE CITY.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE THE CITY TO SEE.
BUT IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER HEARD OF DOING AN EARMARK FROM THE RESIDENTS FOR A DOLLAR.
IS THAT A DOLLAR A YEAR OR A DOLLAR A MONTH? WELL, TECHNICALLY, THAT WOULD ONLY BE A TAX BILL.
IT WAS ON THE TAX BILL ATTACHED TO THE TAX BILL THAT WE WE GET EVERY YEAR.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY OF PALM BAY FOR I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 25 YEARS.
AND THIS WASN'T SOMETHING THAT THE RESIDENTS VOTED ON.
NO. IT WAS SOMETHING IN INDIAN HARBOR BEACH.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE RESIDENTS VOTED.
YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I GOT YOU.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. IT GOES.
YEAH. IT GOES. AND SO I WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO TOWARDS THE ELECTION, THAT'S WHY.
SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING. THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE, I CAN'T.
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AGREED TO PUT ANOTHER DOLLAR OR $5 ON OUR TAX BILL.AND SO WITH THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, THAT THAT MINIMAL AMOUNT OF MONEY WITH IT SPREAD OUT THE WAY IT IS, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR FIVE, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR OR A LARGE AMOUNT. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD, IF POSSIBLE, TO GET THAT POSSIBILITY TO INFLUX TO WHERE WE CAN POUR MORE MONEY INTO OTHER EVENTS, POUR MORE MONEY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE REQUESTING IT, ALSO POUR MORE MONEY BECAUSE OF THE HURRICANES THAT WE'VE BEEN FACED WITH LATELY.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A REALITY.
YES, THE SHIP PROGRAM IS AMAZING.
THE PROGRAM. I HAVE A FEW OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED OR HAVE PUT IN FOR THAT.
TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH AT MY OFFICE.
SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO FIND OUT IF THAT WAS ANOTHER POSSIBILITY.
SO THANK YOU, MR. ATTORNEY, IF THAT IF WE COULD DO THAT.
I'LL SAY NO TO A DOLLAR. BUT I'M NOT SAYING IT HAS TO BE A DOLLAR.
RIGHT, RIGHT. I'LL, I'LL LOOK INTO IT.
BUT I KNOW IT'S GOING TO COME THROUGH CITY COUNCIL.
RIGHT. AND WHEN THAT COMES ON THE AGENDA FOR CITY COUNCIL, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, WOULDN'T IT? A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, YES.
YEAH. I CAN SPEAK TO THE SANTA RUN IF YOU'D LIKE.
WHAT I WAS ALREADY PLANNING ON DOING AFTER THIS EVENING.
THIS IS MY FIRST MEETING WITH YOU ALL.
AND AND, TERRY, PROCEDURALLY, DOES THIS ALSO GO BACK THROUGH THE PALM BAY MUNICIPAL FOUNDATION FOR THEM TO APPROVE? YES. ONCE. ONCE IT IS VETTED, IT WILL GO BACK TO PBMS AND THEY WOULD ACTUALLY VOTE ON IT.
YOU CAN'T EMAIL EACH OTHER, OF COURSE, BUT I CAN EMAIL YOU ALL AND GIVE YOU A REPORT OF THAT.
AND THEN IT WOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR THE PALM BAY MUNICIPAL FOUNDATION.
I DON'T KNOW WITHOUT TALKING TO THEM AND GETTING MORE DETAILS.
I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S EARLY IN THE YEAR, BUT THIS WOULD BE LATE IN THE YEAR FOR US.
BUT I'M NOT SAYING NO AT ALL, AND I CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU ALL VIA EMAIL AS WELL.
THANK YOU. LET ME ADD THAT THIS ORGANIZATION, I'M LOOKING AT THEIR I LOVE THE IDEA.
IT'S TRULY, YOU KNOW, SPREADING.
IT'S REALLY IT'S AN ACT OF LOVE.
THEY HAVE A NICE LITTLE HEART.
THE THE OPERATION BARBECUE RELIEF.
ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T, WE'RE NOT CONTRIBUTING ANYTHING I'D LIKE STAFF TO, TO SOME DEGREE VET THIS ORGANIZATION AS WELL FOR ANY FUTURE OPPORTUNITY, IF WE MAY.
I'D SURELY LOVE THE IDEA OF WHAT THEY DO.
A HOT MEAL, YOU KNOW? BUT BUT WHAT IS THE EXPRESSION OF OF WHAT IT MAY MEAN FOR THESE FOLKS AT THAT TIME? SO I LOVE I REALLY LOVE THE IDEA.
I GO TO A CHURCH THAT HAS A BURNT OFFERING MINISTRY.
THEY TRAVEL ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
THEY PROVIDE THAT SAME SERVICE THEY WOULD PULL IN IN A STREET BASKETBALL COURT OVER IN COCOA, AND THEY WOULD PULL THAT BARBECUE AND AND SPREAD THE LOVE, MAN. YOU KNOW, WITH THE YEAH.
SO. AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS IS GREAT.
SO, YEAH, JUST JUST CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THEM AND AND THAT WAY WE KNOW THEY BE PART OF OUR BANK OF ORGANIZATION THAT WE CAN LOVE TO, YOU KNOW, DO A GESTURE NEXT TIME IF POSSIBLE.
ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT, WELL, GO AHEAD PLEASE.
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WHAT ARE YOU REFERRING TO? REFERRING TO THE EARMARKING OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR THE DISASTER RELIEF COMMITTEE.OR DOES THAT STAY WITHIN WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO BE DEVELOPED TO FURTHER GROWTH? NO. IF YOU WERE IF THAT WAS GOING TO COME ABOUT, YOU WOULD ANYBODY FROM THE CITY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO CITY COUNCIL AND SPEAK ON THAT MATTER? OKAY. SO WELL, I MEAN, ON THAT NOTE, WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THIS THIS BOARD AND YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE AND MR. BERKUS AS WELL.
SO ONCE WE, THE PALM BAY MUNICIPAL FOUNDATION IS MEETING BECAUSE WHAT ALL DECISION HERE STILL GOT TO GO THROUGH.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THIS BOARD, THE MEMBER OF THIS BOARD, TO TO REALLY COME AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS AND TO, TO YOU KNOW, TELL, TELL COUNCIL OR TELL THE BOARD HOW WE REALLY FEEL ABOUT THIS AND WHY WE VOTE THE WAY WE VOTE AND JUST TO SUPPORT THE ITEM.
OKAY. WHEN ARE THEY MEETING? 7 P.M.
EVERYDAY MEETING. WE WOULD HAVE TO SCHEDULE IT.
WE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK WITH COUNCIL.
I WILL LET I WILL LET THE BOARD KNOW.
THANK YOU MA'AM. MEETING'S ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU FOLKS. APPRECIATE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.