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[CALL TO ORDER:]
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING.SO WE'LL DO A CALL TO ORDER AND DO A ROLL CALL.
JANE HIGGINS HERE, SUSAN CONNOLLY.
NEXT WE'LL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
MR.. KEVIN, DO YOU WANT TO LEAD? SURE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AWESOME. SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO DO WE HAVE MINUTES TO AM.
AND THEN SO WE'LL GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.
[PRESENTATIONS:]
WE'LL GO INTO OUR PRESENTATIONS WITH MISS HAVEN CAMPBELL.YEAH, ALSO WITH BREVARD SOLAR CO-OP.
I DON'T THINK I EVEN NEED THIS VERY LOUD.
YEAH. THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
I'M WITH A NATIONAL NONPROFIT.
I'M THE FLORIDA PROGRAM DIRECTOR CALLED SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS.
AND I THINK IF WE CAN MOVE SLIDES.
AND. AND SOME EXAMPLES OF LIKE FIGHTING FOR ENERGY RIGHTS.
WE HELP DEFEND NET METERING IN FLORIDA.
HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT INCENTIVES AND LAWS THAT WE HAVE IN FLORIDA.
SO A LOT OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, LIKE WE HAVE A SOLAR RIGHTS LAW ACTUALLY HELPED PASS WRITTEN BY FCC, WHICH I'M ASSUMING EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH BECAUSE OF WHERE WE ARE. AND AND THEN WE HAVE THINGS LIKE A PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW.
REALLY HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT SOLAR INCREASES THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME, BUT WON'T MAKE OUR PROPERTY TAXES GO UP, BECAUSE IN FLORIDA WE ACTUALLY HAVE PRETTY HIGH PROPERTY TAXES COMPARATIVELY.
SO LIKE I SAID, WE'RE NATIONAL.
WE GOT STARTED BECAUSE SOMEBODY WANTED TO GO SOLAR IN 2007IN DC.
THAT'S OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NOW.
AND SHE THOUGHT THIS IS WAY TOO HARD.
SO SHE DID HER OWN RESEARCH AND SHARED INFORMATION WITH HER NEIGHBORS.
AND THEN THEY HAD THIS GREAT IDEA.
HEY, WHAT IF WE ALL GO SOLAR TOGETHER? COULD WE GET A BETTER PRICE? IT TOOK A LONG TIME. IT TOOK TWO AND A HALF YEARS, BUT THEY DID END UP GOING SOLAR TOGETHER.
40 OF THEM IN THE MOUNT PLEASANT WARD OF DC.
SHE'S IN ORLANDO, AND SHE KEPT CALLING AND ENCOURAGING STAFF TO HELP HER PILOT IT IN FLORIDA.
BECAUSE THE MISSION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FULFILL IS EDUCATION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION.
AND THERE'S A BIG LACK OF THAT IN MOST CONSTRUCTION, IN CONTRACTING, BUT ESPECIALLY IN SOLAR ENERGY.
WE'RE NOW THE BIGGEST AND BRIGHTEST STATE.
WE HAVE HELPED PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE GO SOLAR.
THIS MAP IS EVEN VERY OUTDATED.
BUT WE'VE HAD CO OPS AS KIND OF THE PROJECT THAT WE USE TO HELP PEOPLE GO SOLAR ALL THE WAY FROM PENSACOLA DOWN TO THE KEYS, AND WE ARE ON OUR FOURTH CO OP IN BREVARD COUNTY. SO THAT'S WHAT I CAME TO REALLY TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS THE BREVARD COUNTY SOLAR CO OP AND HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN THAT.
WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO GROW THAT CO OP.
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IT IS SMALLER THAN IT USUALLY IS BECAUSE WE NORMALLY HAVE A LOT OF MUNICIPAL SUPPORT AND SPREADING THE WORD, BUT EVERYBODY WAS BUSY WITH OTHER ACRONYMS LIKE CPR AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO DO WITH ALL THE EXCITING IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING DOWN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OUR STATE.AND THEN A COUPLE PESKY HURRICANES HAPPENED AS WELL.
SO OUR ATTENTION HAS BEEN A LITTLE DIVIDED, BUT OUR CO OP HAS, WHENEVER THEY REACH 30 MEMBERS, WE ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, AGAIN TRYING TO LOWER THE COST FOR EVERYBODY THROUGH THAT BULK PURCHASING POWER.
WE GOT 11 BIDS FOR THE SPACE COAST SOLAR CO OP AGAIN, THAT FOURTH ITERATION, ONE WE'VE ALREADY DISQUALIFIED BECAUSE WE PROVIDE CONSUMER PROTECTION. SO WE DO LIKE BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THE INSTALLERS.
AND IF WE THINK THAT THEY'RE NOT SOMEBODY WE WOULD RECOMMEND FOR SOMEONE TO USE, THEN WE DON'T ALLOW ANYBODY TO SEE THAT BID AND TELL THEM THAT THIS IS NOT SOMEBODY WE WOULD RECOMMEND GOING WITH FOR WHATEVER REASON.
MAYBE THEIR INSURANCE WASN'T UP TO DATE OR THEIR LICENSE HAD COMPLAINTS AGAINST IT AND WAS INACTIVE.
AND THAT RANGES IT CAN BE A STAY AT HOME MOM, A TEACHER IN BREVARD COUNTY, A LOT OF ENGINEERS.
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY DESIGNED SOLAR PV AND PATENTED IT AND WORKED WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND WENT TO HIS HOUSE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, RIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH, THOSE ARE PAID OFF.
YOU STILL GET 60% OUT OF THEM.
WHY NOT JUST KEEP RIDING THAT TRAIN? AND THEN HE SAID THAT THEY WERE FROM 1976.
AND I WAS LIKE, I HAVE TO SEE THIS.
CAN I INVITE MYSELF TO YOUR HOUSE, PLEASE? AND THEY WERE VERY UGLY.
BUT THEY WERE VERY UGLY, VERY BLOCKY, AND NOT AT ALL WHAT PANELS LOOK LIKE NOW.
SO SPACE COAST HAS BEEN REALLY INTERESTING AND THAT WE GET TO INTERACT WITH A LOT OF FOLKS FROM, YOU KNOW, HARRIS AND KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AND SUCH, AND A LOT OF EARLY ADOPTERS TOO.
SO WE GET TO SEE SOME COOL EVS.
SO YEAH, THE SPACE COAST SOLAR CO OP NEXT WEEK WILL SELECT THE INSTALLER.
IT IS A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS WHERE THE CO-OP MEMBERS THEMSELVES SELECT IT.
WE PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGHOUT AND DO ALL THE VETTING.
WE LAY EVERYTHING OUT IN A APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON, AND THEN THEY VOTE ON WHO THEY THINK IS THE BEST BASED ON WARRANTY EQUIPMENT BEING OFFERED PRICE. EXPERIENCE IS A BIG ONE TOO.
WE ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR KIND OF SOLVENCY AS A BUSINESS, BUT ALSO THEIR LOCAL EXPERIENCE, WHICH DEFINITELY MATTERS IN COASTAL AREAS ESPECIALLY, AND HAVING DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND RAPPORT WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND THE DIFFERENT PERMANENT OFFICES.
SO YEAH, I WANTED TO GO A LITTLE BIT INTO JUST SOLAR BASICS.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, EDUCATE AND PREACH THE SUNSHINE ON.
SO WHENEVER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE GO SOLAR, IT'S NOT SOLAR THERMAL.
SO IT'S NOT THE MESHY PANELS THAT YOU SEE TO HEAT PEOPLE'S POOL.
SO THERE'S REALLY NOT A LOT THAT CAN GO WRONG HERE.
THEY GET EXCITED WHEN THEY SEE SUNSHINE AND THEY JUST WORK.
SO THEY HAD TO FIGURE OUT VERY EARLY HOW TO DEAL WITH SNOW LOAD.
SO THAT HELPS US BECAUSE PANELS CAN WITHSTAND A BUNCH OF PRESSURE.
SO WIND PRESSURE AS WELL AS UPLIFT.
IN FLORIDA WE SPECIFICALLY HAVE THE HIGHEST WIND CODES IN THE NATION.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE HIGHEST FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS IN THE NATION.
SO PANELS THAT ARE ON THE MARKET HERE DO HAVE TO MEET FLORIDA BUILDING CODE.
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AND THEN FCC COMES IN AND DOES TESTING AND CERTIFICATION AND KIND OF MAINTAINS WHO'S ALLOWED TO BE SOLD IN OUR MARKET.IT'S ACTUALLY A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT FCC REVIEWS EVERYTHING ON OUR MARKET.
AND THAT'S I'M ASSUMING EVERYBODY KNOWS BUT THE FLORIDA SOLAR ENERGY CENTER IN COCOA.
NO MOVING PARTS. THEY DON'T NEED TO BE CLEANED.
AND THEN THE RACKING, RACKING USES LIKE TRIED AND TRUE WEATHERPROOFING METHODOLOGY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE HOLES IN OUR ROOF FROM ATTIC VENTS CHIMNEYS.
THERE'S A SURPRISING AMOUNT OF CHIMNEYS IN FLORIDA SATELLITE DISHES, SO SOLAR USES FLASHING, WHICH ARE THOSE BLACK SQUARES THAT YOU SEE THERE? AND THEN ALSO BECAUSE OF A BAD RAP THAT SOLAR HAS HAD IN THE PAST, AS LIKE, OH, THIS WILL MAKE LEAKS.
YOU'RE DRILLING A BUNCH OF HOLES IN YOUR ROOF.
SO O-RINGS AND DIFFERENT SILICONE SEALANTS HAVE COME INTO THE MIX AS WELL.
SO THERE'S NO PENETRATION REQUIRED FOR A METAL ROOF.
IT'S JUST LIKE A TENSION ROD SYSTEM.
AND THAT IS APPROVED FOR USE IN FLORIDA, EVEN IN MIAMI DADE COUNTY.
SO SOLAR JUST CONNECTS RIGHT TO YOUR ROOF.
OR YOU COULD DO A GROUND MOUNT IN YOUR BACKYARD.
AND THEN THIS IS REALLY THE BRAIN OF THE OPERATION IS YOUR INVERTER.
THIS IS THE ONLY PART OF YOUR SYSTEM THAT REALLY BREAKS.
SO THEY LAST TYPICALLY TEN YEARS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.
SOLAR CONNECTS DIRECTLY INTO YOUR HOME IN A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD FASHION.
AND IT'S REALLY GOOD TO INVESTIGATE GOING SOLAR, BECAUSE OFTEN TIMES YOU'LL HAVE AN ENGINEER COME TO YOUR HOME AND TELL YOU THAT YOUR PANEL IS A MESS AND YOU PROBABLY SHOULD FIX IT. SO I TELL PEOPLE, IT'S A FREE WAY TO LOOK INTO YOUR HOME AND SEE IF IT'S GOING TO BURN DOWN FROM SOME CRAZINESS FROM THE 90S.
YOU KNOW, THOSE BREAKERS THAT WERE POPULAR IN OUR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE 90S.
AND IT JUST KIND OF AGING INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR DEVELOPMENTS.
SO SOLAR INSTALLERS ARE REALLY GOOD AT BEING ABLE TO COME OUT AND SEE THE ELECTRICAL SIDE OF YOUR HOME AND SAY, THESE WIRES AREN'T RECOMMENDED ANYMORE.
THESE BREAKERS ARE OLD AND KIND OF GIVE YOU A FEEL FOR THAT.
BUT I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT I KNOW ABOUT THE STATE OF MY PANELS.
LIKE PEOPLE WHO SAY MY PANEL IS IN MY MASTER CLOSET AND NEVER KNEW THAT WAS A PROBLEM.
SO WE TELL PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, LITTLE TO NO SHADING.
IF YOU HAVE TREES OVER YOUR HOME AND SOMEONE'S COMING TO YOUR DOOR AND TELLING YOU THAT YOU CAN GO SOLAR, AND ESPECIALLY IF IT'S FREE, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FREE SOLAR, THEN YOU SHOULD BACK OUT OF THAT SITUATION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE LIKE TO SAY, WOULD SOMEBODY COME TO YOUR HOME AND OFFER YOU A FREE POOL? AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD WORK OUT IF THAT WOULD RAISE QUESTIONS.
SOUTH WORKS THE BEST AND NORTH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE QUESTIONABLE.
AND YOU NEED ENOUGH SPACE TO HAVE PANELS.
SO IF THESE THINGS ARE NOT IMMEDIATE CHECK MARKS, THEN YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY QUESTION.
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AND WE KIND OF SAY ALWAYS QUESTION DOOR TO DOOR SALESMAN.WE PROVIDE THIS EDUCATION TO EVERYBODY WHO COMES INTO OUR CO OP, AS WELL AS NON-PROFITS, EVEN MUNICIPALITIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES AS WELL, JUST SO THEY CAN KIND OF UNDERSTAND AND BE EMPOWERED.
THAT IS OUR GOAL IS THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE MORE INFORMED CONSUMERS.
SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE GRAPHIC ON HOW SOLAR WORKS.
YOU KNOW, THE SUN SHINES DOWN ON YOUR PANELS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT.
IT GOES STRAIGHT INTO YOUR HOME FIRST.
SO THEY'LL HAVE THEIR POST SOLAR BILL AND SAY, LIKE, I DON'T SEE EVERYTHING I PRODUCED MY LITTLE APP ON MY PHONE IS TELLING ME I PRODUCED ALL OF THIS, BUT THE UTILITY IS SAYING THAT THEY DIDN'T GET ALL OF THAT.
AND WE'RE LIKE, YEAH, YOU ATE IT IN YOUR HOME.
YOU USED IT. THE UTILITY CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU USE IN YOUR HOME IF YOU'RE MAKING IT YOURSELF.
SO YOU JUST USE IT RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT.
AND IT'S BASICALLY YOUR BANKING THAT CREDIT FOR FUTURE USE.
SO YOU'RE NOT SELLING ANYTHING.
IT'S JUST LIKE, HEY, WE SEE WE OWE YOU ONE BECAUSE THEY TAKE IT IMMEDIATELY.
SHIFT IT TO YOUR NEAREST NEIGHBOR.
SO IT GOES TO THE NEXT HANDOUT.
SO FOR MOST OF US THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE.
AND THE UTILITY REALLY BENEFITS BECAUSE IT'S MORE OF A KILOWATT THAN WHAT THEY PRODUCE.
THERE'S NO TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION INVOLVED.
IT'S LESS STRESS ON OUR SUBSTATIONS TRANSFORMERS THINGS LIKE THAT.
SOLAR IS EXTREMELY MORE ECONOMICAL.
NOW WE LIKE TO SAY THAT SOLAR TRULY IS FOR EVERYONE.
SO EVERYBODY RIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THAT WENT SOLAR IS JUST LIKE, THIS IS AMAZING.
YOU ALL HAVE LIKE 47% RATE INCREASES THAT WE DIDN'T SEE.
WE ALSO TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
AND THEN OUR AVERAGE PRICING THAT'S LISTED HERE, THAT'S JUST FOR OUR WORK.
IT'S HIGHER OUTSIDE OF THE CO OPS.
THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF SALES TACTICS THAT MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT'S FOR EVERYBODY.
BUT YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE A TAX LIABILITY.
AND THEN WE ALSO NOW WITH THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IMPLEMENTATION, DO A LOT OF EDUCATION FOR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS ON THE TAX CREDITS THAT HAVE COME DOWN FROM THAT IN THE PAST, THE TAX CREDIT, YOU HAD TO HAVE A TAX LIABILITY.
SO NOT TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS COULD NOT TAKE IT.
AND NOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN TAKE THAT FULL 30%.
WE HAVE A CO OP MODEL WHERE WE'RE HELPING NONPROFITS AROUND THE STATE.
SO A GOOD EXAMPLE WOULD BE A METHODIST CHURCH IN A LOW INCOME COMMUNITY THAT HAS A FOOD PANTRY.
THEY CAN GET A 50% TAX CREDIT.
THAT'S LIKE A REIMBURSABLE GRANT, IF YOU WILL.
RIGHT NOW THE VALUE OF A CO OP IS GETTING THAT BULK PURCHASING POWER.
THE BEST VALUE ON ON AN INSTALL.
SO A GREAT PRICE EQUIPMENT THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT AND SAID OKAY THIS IS ALL NORMAL EQUIPMENT.
OUR SUPPORT, OUR CONSUMER PROTECTION AND EDUCATION.
AND THEN AGAIN, WE'RE VENDOR NEUTRAL.
SO WE DON'T HAVE LIKE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CERTAIN INSTALLERS OR EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS.
AND FOR THE SPACE COAST SOLAR CO-OP.
LIKE I SAID, RIGHT NOW WE'VE HAD SEVERAL INFO SESSIONS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S OPEN RIGHT NOW. IT'S JUST SOLAR.
UNITED NEIGHBORS.ORG/SPACE COAST AND IT IS FREE TO JOIN.
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IT'S A WAY TO GET INFORMATION AND REALLY THINK CRITICALLY THROUGH IF SOLAR IS A GOOD MOVE FOR YOU.WE ALSO DO AN IMMEDIATE ROOF REVIEW, SO WE'LL TELL PEOPLE LIKE THIS IS NOT A GOOD FIT FOR YOU, WHICH CAN BE A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'VE HAD DOOR TO DOOR SALESMAN. BUT WE LET THEM KNOW LIKE, HEY, YOU HAVE WAY TOO MUCH SHADING, OR IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR ROOF IS WAY TOO OLD OR THE ORIENTATION IS VERY STRANGE.
UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO OBLIGATION TO GO SOLAR.
AND THEN THEY SIGN UP FOR FREE.
WE SAY HEY YOUR ROOF'S A GREAT FIT.
SO WE SHARE THOSE RESOURCES WITH THEM.
SOME FINANCING OPTIONS, WHAT'S SAFE, WHAT DIFFERENT THINGS MEAN.
AND THEN WE HAVE A STORAGE GUIDE WHERE PEOPLE CAN KIND OF WALK THROUGH, DO I NEED A BATTERY? IS IT WORTH THIS EXTRA INVESTMENT? SOLAR IS A POSITIVE RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
BATTERIES ARE AN INSURANCE PLAN, SO YOU DON'T GET MONEY BACK FROM HAVING A BATTERY.
SO WALK PEOPLE THROUGH THAT AND THEN THEY GET TO THE POINT WHERE, HEY, WE'RE SELECTING AN INSTALLER.
THEY COME TO OUR MEETING NEXT WEEK.
THIS IS WHAT THE INSTALLERS LOCKED INTO.
WE LOCK THEM INTO A LEGAL AGREEMENT ON THEIR BID.
THIS PRICE FOR THIS EQUIPMENT, THIS WARRANTY, ALL OF THE THINGS.
AND THEN THEY WILL SAY, I'M READY TO GET A PROPOSAL.
WE ALWAYS SAY, HEY, DO YOU WANT TO SCHEDULE 15 MINUTES TO REVIEW YOUR PROPOSAL? A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE US UP ON THAT AND THEN WE WILL GO THROUGH EVERYTHING.
WE MIGHT SAY, THIS IS LIKE A 100% OFFSET.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A PRETTY TIGHT BUDGET.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT HAS TO BE ALL OR NOTHING, BUT IT DOESN'T.
WHENEVER YOU'RE CONSUMING YOUR OWN ENERGY, YOU'RE IMMEDIATELY SAVING MONEY AND INVESTING IN YOUR OWN ASSET, YOUR HOUSE, AND NOT RENTING, YOUR RENTING YOUR KILOWATT HOURS OR YOUR ENERGY FROM THE UTILITY.
SO IT'S INVESTING IN YOUR OWN HOME.
A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST DON'T REALLY HAVE ELECTRICAL BILL LITERACY.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE TAUGHT IN SCHOOL.
SO YOU'RE NOT IN THAT HIGHER PRICING.
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND THEN IF THEY HAVE PLANS TO ADD ENERGY EFFICIENCY, IT WOULD MAKE THAT GO EVEN FURTHER.
I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THE IRA'S LIKE THIS LANDMARK BILL THAT WAS PASSED.
IT'S AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF INVESTMENT.
AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.
YOU CAN NOW TAKE THE 30% TAX CREDIT.
AND IT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD FRONT.
THEY'D GIVE YOU A NUMBER AND YOU WOULD USE THAT NUMBER TO FILE A CLAIM FOR THAT 30% OF WHATEVER.
AND YOU CAN DO IT FOR MULTIPLE PROJECTS.
SO LET'S SAY YOU LIKE OWNED A WATER UTILITY PLAN OR POLICE STATION, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
YOU CAN CLAIM 30% FOR MULTIPLE.
AND THEN THERE ARE ALSO ADDERS TOO THAT MAKE IT EVEN MORE.
AND IT ALSO COVERS BATTERY, BOTH INSIDE OF A PROJECT AND STANDALONE BATTERY.
THERE'S ALSO TAX CREDITS OPEN TO TAX EXEMPT AND RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL FOR HEAT PUMPS, ELECTRICAL UPGRADES, WHICH IS AGAIN GREAT FOR FLORIDA BECAUSE WE KIND OF NEED THE HOT.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO TAX CREDITS FOR EVS, BOTH NEW AND USED AND FLEET VEHICLES.
TAX CREDIT IS UP TO $100,000 FOR ADDING CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS CAN NOW TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
THE SECOND BULLET POINT HERE IS THE THING THAT WE MAY NOT BE GETTING FOR FLORIDA.
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THOSE REBATE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR YET.ONE OF THEM IS ENERGY COMMUNITY, WHICH AT FIRST WAS JUST FOR AREAS OF RETIRING COAL PLANTS.
SO THEY ADDED IN ANY BROWNFIELD AREAS, GET THIS AUTOMATIC 10% ADDED ON TOP AND THEN ANY AREAS THAT HAVE HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT.
AT FIRST WE HAD LIKE THREE LITTLE TINY SPOTS.
SO THAT'S CALLED THE ENERGY COMMUNITY.
OR IF YOU'RE IN AN ENERGY COMMUNITY, AND THAT WOULD BE ON TOP OF THE 30%.
AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE THAT ARE COMPETITIVE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE DEFINITE CARVE OUTS FOR EVERY SIZE SMALL MEDIUM AND LARGE.
AND THEY WERE LIKE, NO, WE HAVE VERY SPECIFIC PLANS TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS REPRESENTED.
AND THOSE COMPETITIVE ADDERS ARE 10% FOR LOW INCOME COMMUNITY, SO NO STRINGS ATTACHED.
IS IT IN A CENSUS DESIGNATED ZIP CODE? THAT'S A LOW INCOME COMMUNITY.
AND THAT COULD BE A POLICE STATION, A FIRE STATION, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
AND THEN 20% WHICH MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING AFTER THAT IS FOR MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS THAT ARE IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES OR FOR LOW INCOME SERVING.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH A LOT OF FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON.
MOST OF THEM ARE SERVICING LOW INCOME POPULATIONS THAT HAVE A NONPROFIT ARM THAT'S DOING SOMETHING.
SO YEAH, JUST WANTED TO SHARE THOSE ADDITIONAL THINGS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO ACCESS THEIR RESOURCES, AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE BROUGHT ON A FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION AND GRANTS GURU TO MAKE SURE, LIKE FLORIDA IS GETTING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN.
SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CO OP OR THE IRA STUFF? THANK YOU. AND.
YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THOUGH.
BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST PRESENTATIONS I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED ON.
THANK YOU. YOU YOU COVERED ALL SITUATIONS.
IT'S FOR US BEING AN ADVISORY BOARD TO THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
IT'S VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN REACH SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT NORMALLY WOULD NOT HAVE THIS.
YOU ARE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND I THANK YOU.
AND I DO HAVE AN ASK I CAN SEND.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THE RIGHT PERSON IS TO SEND IT TO, BUT I CAN SHARE.
WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A SHARING GUIDE AND IT'S JUST LIKE TEMPLATE LANGUAGE AND GRAPHICS.
IF YOU WANT TO SHARE ABOUT THE CO OP.
AND IT WAS REALLY A GREAT ROBUST CO OP.
AND THIS TIME WE'VE HAD SOME STAFF TURNOVER AND EVERYTHING'S JUST BEEN KIND OF A LITTLE MIXED.
SO PEOPLE ARE KIND OF JOINING LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING AGAIN.
SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE SLOW TO GROW.
AND THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THROUGH CAPE CANAVERAL BECAUSE THEY'VE SHARED.
SO WE LOVE HAVING PARTNERS SHARE.
AGAIN, IT'S COMPLETELY FREE TO JOIN NEUTRAL.
IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT HAS ANY CONFLICTS.
YEAH. I WAS WONDERING HOW HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO WHAT YOUR CAP IS AND HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO THAT.
AND I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
YEAH, WE CAP IT OUT AROUND 150 AND WE KIND OF PLAY THAT BY EAR.
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WE'RE AT 30 SOMETHING HOMES THAT HAVE JOINED AND ARE GOOD TO MOVE FORWARD.AND I THINK SEVEN THAT WE'RE JUST LIKE TOO SHADED.
SO WHENEVER THE INSTALLER IS SELECTED NEXT WEEK, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER FEEL OF WHERE WE'LL CAP IT.
MAYBE 100, DEFINITELY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 100 AND 200.
OKAY. I ALSO WE HAVE I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY UTILITY COMPANIES WE HAVE, BUT THERE'S DUKE AT LEAST AND FPL AND I KNOW FPL HAS A POISON PILL AND THEIR LANGUAGE FOR THE NET METERING.
I WONDERED IF DUKE HAS THAT AND IF HOW COMMON THAT IS AND EVEN HOW LEGAL IT IS.
WHY IS THAT LEGAL FOR THEM TO HAVE THAT WHEN THERE'S NEVER BEEN SHOWN TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE NET METERS? AND ALSO, WOULD YOUR INSTALLERS BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE WHO ARE CONNECTED TO OFF GRID, OFF THE ELECTRIC GRID ENTIRELY IF THE IF THEIR SOLAR ARRAY ALLOWED IT? GREAT QUESTIONS.
MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THOSE.
YEAH, THAT'S THE THE INSURANCE THAT THEY REQUIRE.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A TWIST ON WHAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION WANTED.
COULD YOU NOT LET'S NOT DO THAT.
COULD YOU STOP? NOBODY STOPPED.
AND THEN THEY SAID, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IS A QUASI JUDICIAL ARM OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
SO IF THEY WERE TO GO BACK AND FIX THIS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SCHEDULE IT ABOUT A YEAR OUT.
A RULING IS WHAT THEY CALL IT.
SO THERE'S REALLY NO CHANCE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE FIXED ANYTIME SOON.
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE APPETITE TO GO THROUGH THAT.
AND AND WE HELP PEOPLE BY UNDERSTANDING THAT, THAT INSURANCE, THAT UMBRELLA POLICY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TALK TO YOUR AGENT, IT CAN KIND OF GET BLOWN OUT OF CONTROL.
IT SHOULD BE LIKE $100 A YEAR.
SO THEY ARE. NOW. THAT IS ALL POLICIES WITH NET METERING.
IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE SAYING THAT WE WERE WILLING TO PAY IT, BUT THEY WOULD NOT.
AND THEY COULD NOT PROVE RISK.
AND THE OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION WAS LIKE, NO, WE REJECT THIS EXEMPTION THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE.
BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S ON PAPER AND ALLOWED WHATSOEVER.
SO WE'VE BEEN DOING INSURANCE.
EDUCATION. I SPOKE AT THE LARGEST INSURANCE CONFERENCE IN FLORIDA THIS SUMMER AND HAVE HAD PRIVATE.
NOW, I KNOW WAY TOO MUCH ABOUT INSURANCE, AND NONE OF IT HAS TO DO WITH SOLAR AND THEIR MISSION.
THAT'S ABOUT THE ROOFERS AND THE LAWYERS, AND MAYBE IT'S GOING TO MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER.
I KNOW I LOST MY INSURANCE TOO, SO.
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OKAY. THE THE TAILSPIN THAT IS FLORIDA INSURANCE.AND IF YOU'RE THE HOUSE, HOW DIFFICULT HOW SUPPORTIVE IS THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE GOING OFF? OH YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
THAT'S NOT REALLY A THING IN FLORIDA.
VERY ANTI DIY OR OFF GRID IN FLORIDA YOU COULD LOSE YOUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
WE ARE NOT A DIY FRIENDLY STATE, WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE WHENEVER PEOPLE YOU KNOW ASK ABOUT THE SAFETY OF SOLAR, IT'S LIKE IT'S SO SAFE, IT'S SO REGULATED, YOU CAN'T DO IT YOURSELF.
EVEN DOING IT YOURSELF LIKE YOU TECHNICALLY CAN.
BUT YOU BETTER HOLD A LOT OF LICENSES.
YOU BETTER HAVE LIKE A LICENSE AND P AFTER YOUR NAME.
SO I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS JUST A REGULAR NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE DECIDING THAT THEY GENERATE ENOUGH ENERGY AND HAVE BATTERY STORAGE AND PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED AND EVERYTHING JUST TO DISCONNECT FROM THE GRID, IS THAT NOT ALLOWED? NOT ALLOWED, NOT ALLOWED. YEAH, IT'S IN OUR BUILDING CODE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE CONNECTED TO WATER AND ELECTRIC.
YEAH. TO GET YOUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
SO FOR A LONG TIME WE WERE LIKE WELL WHAT IF YOU ALREADY HAVE IT? AND THEN AN INSTALLER DID THIS IN TAMPA.
OR DO YOU HAVE. OH, DID YOU GO.
OKAY, SO I WAS I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
CAN YOU PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES THAT YOU'VE WORKED WITH ON THIS? HERE IN BREVARD COUNTY.
THE CITY OF COCOA BEACH IS MY FAVORITE BECAUSE THEY HAD ME PRESENT IN PERSON BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
WE HAD A TON OF PEOPLE COME AND IT WAS SO FANCY SCHMANCY BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT LIKE HYATT THERE AND THEY JUST GOT THEY HAD AN IN-KIND DONATION FOR ONE OF THE ROOMS. SO IT WAS LIKE THE FANCIEST I'VE EVER FELT.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE REALLY NICE CONFERENCE ROOMS ON THE BEACH.
AND I WAS LIKE, CAN I STAY HERE? THEY ESCORTED ME OUT AT THE END AND I'VE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL SUSTAINABILITY BOARDS.
THE BREVARD SUSTAINABILITY WORKING GROUP, UM, CITY OF ROCKLEDGE HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SUPPORTER.
AND I CLIMBED UP ON THE ROOF AND LOOKED AT THEIR SOLAR.
SO YEAH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT.
AND THEN LOCAL NONPROFITS, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IS THE DRIVING FORCE OF THIS.
EVERY YEAR. I THINK WE'VE TAKEN HALF OF THEIR LEAGUE SOLAR AT THIS POINT.
AND THEN SPACE COAST EV DRIVERS HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF OBVIOUS CROSS-POLLINATION BETWEEN EVS AND PVS.
AWESOME, BECAUSE I WANTED TO ASK THE CITY, AND MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A SUSANNE QUESTION, BUT WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THE MUNICIPALITY BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO EVENTUALLY GO SOLAR, EITHER VIA THIS PROJECT OR INDEPENDENTLY. YEAH.
YEAH. AND MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS CAN JOIN THE CO OP.
AND THEN WE ALSO ASK FOR YOU TO SHARE SO YOUR RESIDENTS CAN KNOW ABOUT IT AS WELL.
YES, JANE, THAT WAS MY QUESTION.
I THINK WE NEED TO TONIGHT LAY OUT THE STEPS FOR WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP.
WE HAVE BUILDING E THAT WILL HAVE A SOLAR COMPONENT TO IT.
LET'S USE THIS MUNICIPALITY FOR CREDITS AND FOR HELP AT LEAST TO SEE.
LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S NO NO CHARGE HERE.
SO MAYBE SOMEONE FROM OUR COMMITTEE COULD BE A REPRESENTATIVE.
CHRISTINE, I'LL OFFER EVERY OPTION TO FOR FOLLOW UP STEPS.
YOU KNOW, I PRESUME YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE ONE TALKING TO SUZANNE SHERMAN, THE CITY MANAGER.
SO THE OTHER PART OF IT IS TO HOW DO WE GET CONNECTED WITH THE EV? WE'RE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THESE CHARGERS.
AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US SELECT A COMMUNITY, A LOWER DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY AND SIGN UP. I THINK A PRESENTATION BEFORE COUNCIL MIGHT BE ANOTHER NEXT STEP TOO.
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BUT LET'S PUT SOME STEPS TO THIS WITH A TIMELINE AND HAVE YOU COME BACK AND AND WORK WITH US AND HELP US BECOME ONE OF THE WHEN YOU GET THE NEXT WHO WHAT MUNICIPALITY HAVE YOU WORKED WITH? LET US BE ONE THAT CAN HELP THE NEXT ONE TOO.SHARING THERE IS REALLY HELPFUL TO GET THE WORD OUT TO RESIDENTS TO JOIN THIS CO-OP BECAUSE IT'S CURRENTLY OPEN AND THEN ACTUALLY MUNICIPALITIES, IT'S A BETTER FIT TO JOIN OUR NONPROFIT THING THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S WE CALL IT READY SET SOLAR FOR NONPROFITS BECAUSE WE DON'T SELECT AN INSTALLER FOR THAT.
AND IT HELPS YOU WITH ANY PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE.
THE CO-OP DOES SELECT AN INSTALLER.
IF YOU TALK TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A PROCUREMENT PROCESS, OR WE THINK THE SYSTEM WOULD BE UNDER THE AMOUNT OF THAT THAT WOULD TRIGGER THAT, THEN YOU'RE FREE TO JOIN THE CO-OP.
BUT ONCE THE SYSTEM IS SO LARGE A COMMERCIAL SIZED SYSTEM, THEY GET BETTER PRICING ANYWAY.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND JOINING OUR READY SET SOLAR FOR NONPROFITS.
IT'S NOT A TIME SENSITIVE THING.
LIKE THESE CO-OPS ARE TIME SENSITIVE BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES, THE INSTALLERS TO LOCK IN A GOOD PRICE AND GOOD EQUIPMENT FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DO THAT INDEFINITELY.
BUT THE ONE THAT DOESN'T SELECT AN INSTALLER PERFECT FIT.
AND IT'S GEARED TOWARDS TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PREVIOUSLY COULDN'T GET THE CREDITS.
SO THE INFORMATION THAT YOU RECEIVE IS LIKE, HEY, APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW.
LIKE ON THE 19TH, WE SENT EVERYBODY WAKE UP.
THERE'S AN APPLICATION OPEN THAT YOU NEED TO APPLY FOR.
IT APPLIES TO EVERY ONE OF YOU, YOUR TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.
SO I'LL SEND YOU THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO JOIN THAT, HOW TO SHARE THIS CO-OP WITH RESIDENTS.
AND THE BIG THING FOR THAT READY SET SOLAR FOR NONPROFITS IS WE TELL YOU HOW TO FIND A REPUTABLE INSTALLER, GET A FEW QUOTES, AND THEN WE DO FREE PROPOSAL REVIEW.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SOLAR PROFESSIONAL ON STAFF WHO CAN DO PROPOSAL REVIEW.
AND WE CAN EVEN WE HAVE LIKE THE SOFTWARE THAT THEY USE.
SO WE CAN EVEN MOCK IT UP AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING MATCHES UP AND EVERYTHING.
SO I'LL SEND YOU THAT SEPARATELY AS WELL.
DO YOU SEE A PARTICULAR STRATEGY THAT MUNICIPALITIES GO WITH FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION, LIKE THEY TARGET THE LOWER INCOME POLICE STATIONS AND FIRE STATIONS FIRST? OR WHAT WOULD YOU SAY NOW? NOW BECAUSE OF THOSE TAX CREDITS.
RIGHT. THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE MAPS.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS RELEASED MAPS AND TRYING TO SEE WHERE THINGS LIE.
WE SEE SOME STUFF THAT WE'RE LIKE, THIS IS REALLY BAD.
UM, OR MUNICIPALITIES CURRENTLY.
SO IF YOU DON'T JUST RAISE YOUR HAND.
SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S JUST THERE WAITING FOR YOU TO TAKE IT.
SO WE COULD HAVE LIKE A CHAT WITH A CITY MANAGER AND CITY ENGINEER AND KIND OF GO THROUGH LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE BEST ROOF TYPE THAT YOU SHOULD BE THINKING THROUGH, OR THE NEWEST ROOF OR, YOU KNOW, OTHER GRANTS THAT CAN BE LAYERED IF YOU SOME CITIES ACTUALLY OWN THEIR OWN LIBRARY, IT'S NOT OWNED BY THE COUNTY.
SO THERE'S LIKE LIBRARY GRANTS THAT CAN BE STACKED.
AND YEAH, AND WASTEWATER PLANT TONS OF GRANTS FOR WASTEWATER PLANTS.
YEAH. THE CITY OF ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, LIKE IF THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE HAPPENS, WE ALL NEED TO GO THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A FULLY OFF GRID WASTEWATER PLANT AND WE'LL HAVE CLEAN DRINKING WATER. YEAH.
WELL, WOULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT? YEAH. THEY GOT A GRANT AND JUST DID A REALLY COOL.
I THINK IT WAS LIKE FEMA INVOLVED TOO.
THEY'RE REALLY PROUD OF IT, AS THEY SHOULD BE.
ARE YOU ALL THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING? THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THIS HERE OR DESALINATION PLANTS?
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I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ADD SOLAR TO THOSE.AND SO THE FIRST STEP IS TO GET YOU CONNECTED.
AND MAYBE WE COULD DO A RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WE JOIN THE BEGINNING STEPS, YOU SAID, AND GET THE CONVERSATION STARTED AND OPEN THE DOOR TO ALL THESE POSSIBILITIES.
AND JUST LET ME KNOW WHO I SHOULD SEND FOLLOW UP INFORMATION TO, AND I'LL DO THAT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? OH, NICE. YEAH. YOU THAT.
UNLESS. JANE. JANE, YOU'RE GOOD TO YOU, SUSAN.
ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AS A MUNICIPALITY.
WHAT WAS YOUR WORDING? HEAVEN. JUST TO JOIN.
YEAH. THE READY SET SOLAR FOR NONPROFITS.
SORRY. GO AHEAD. YEAH. AND THEN THE OTHER PART IS ON.
YOU SAID ABOUT NEWSLETTERS OR THINGS.
SHARE THE OPEN CO OP WITH RESIDENTS.
THE ONE THAT'S MORE FOCUSED TOWARD THEM.
OKAY. SO WE HAVE THE MUNICIPALITY AND THE RESIDENTS AND IN GENERAL TO EXPLORE OTHER FEATURES.
I'D LIKE TO MENTION THE EV CHARGING AS WELL AS THE OFF GRID.
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AS FUTURE.
POSSIBILITIES. FOR BOTH FINANCING AND IMPLEMENTATION HERE IN THE.
CITY. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT WORDING? JUST FOR CLARITY, BECAUSE IT'S A VERY POTENT MOTION.
AND NO, DON'T DON'T THINK SO AT ALL.
I JUST MY, MY BIGGEST THING IS LIKE STEP ONE TWO AND THREE.
YEAH. SO THREE DIFFERENT THINGS.
ONE BEING YOURSELF JOINING THE KIND OF THE FREE PROCESS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO GO SOLAR TO THE RESIDENTIAL REALLY RESIDENTIAL FOCUSED CO-OP FOR RESIDENTS.
THAT'S THAT'S THE MORE TIME PRESSING ONE BECAUSE IT'S OPEN NOW AND THEN IN HIS TIME LIMITED.
YEAH. UM, ARE YOU ALL A MEMBER OF SSD AND DO YOU KNOW.
I CAN ALSO GET YOU IN TOUCH WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY, THEY HAVE A TRACKER DEVICE THAT THEY'VE MADE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO WHERE YOU CAN LITERALLY JUST PUT IN PLUG AND PLAY AND LIKE BE LIKE, OH, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR MY MUNICIPALITY.
SSD AND IT'S THE SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR LIKE THE CITY OF MAITLAND IS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
THEY HAD THEIR CITY MANAGER WAS JUST A MEMBER.
IT'S A GOVERNMENTAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION.
AND I GUESS I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY LIKE JUST TO KIND OF SIMPLIFY IT.
AND THEN THOSE EVERYTHING ELSE WILL EVOLVE AFTER THAT ASSUMING WE GET LOCKED IN.
AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT SOME OF THOSE OTHER IDEAS 100%.
YES. SHOULD WE MAKE PART OF IT, A RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY COME AND SPEAK BEFORE COUNCIL, OR WILL THAT BE A NATURAL OUTGROWTH OF THIS? IT SOUNDS LIKE, AND MAYBE INITIALLY MEETING WITH AN ENGINEER AND CITY LEADER AND THEN THEN GET ON THE AGENDA AFTER THAT, OR VICE VERSA.
SO I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO DO THAT.
AND THEN SO MAYBE THAT IS THE PART OF THIS TOO, KEVIN, IS TO ADD SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ESTABLISH A FREE CONSULTATION WITH OUR CITY ENGINEER AND OUR CITY MANAGER.
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YEP. YEAH. THE INITIAL AND YEAH.AND I HOPE THAT WE'LL BE INVOLVED AS A BOARD AS WELL.
AND THE PERSON WHO USUALLY SHARES INFORMATION IS LIKE A PIO JUST LIKE THIS IS THE LOCAL NONPROFIT.
SO NORMALLY I WOULD DEFINITELY LOVE TO SEE THIS GO BEFORE COUNCIL AND AT A MEETING FOR SURE.
YEAH, SO I THINK YOU HIT EVERYTHING.
I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT WASN'T IN THERE WAS JUST LET'S SET THE INITIAL MEETING UP WITH THEM.
WELL DO WE NEED, DO WE NEED TO HEAR THE WORDING AGAIN OR SO? AND MAYBE IF YOU WANT TO KIND OF SUMMARIZE I'VE KIND OF WROTE DOWN, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE MOTION IS ESTABLISH A FREE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND ENGINEER OR ADVISE FOR AN TO ESTABLISH A FREE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND ENGINEER IN THE PURPOSES OF JOINING READY SET SOLAR RESIDENTIAL CO OP OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER INCENTIVES SUCH AS EV AND WATER TREATMENT SOLAR.
OKAY. BUT JUST MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WE'RE A NONPROFIT.
SO IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO SELL THEM SOMETHING.
YEAH. DOES THAT MAKE MONEY OFF OF THIS? I WOULD SECOND THAT ONE.
WHAT YOU JUST SAID, I THINK COVERS ENCOMPASSES IT.
SO HOWEVER THAT WORDING MOVES FORWARD AFTER THIS, OTHER THAN JUST VERBALLY, I WOULD SECOND THAT EMOTION FOR THAT MOTION FOR SURE. OKAY.
WERE YOU ABLE TO TALLY DOWN THAT MOTION WORDING OR DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY IT AGAIN PLEASE.
SO THE THE BOARD ADVISES THAT WE ESTABLISH A FREE CONSULTATION WITH SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS, WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND ENGINEER IN THE PURPOSES OF JOINING READY SET SOLAR RESIDENTIAL CO-OP OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER INITIATIVES SUCH AS EV AND WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
DO I HEAR ANY DISCUSSION AND ALSO PUBLIC COMMENT IF YOU WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING? I JUST WAS WONDERING, DO YOU WANT TO SEPARATE OUT THE RESIDENTIAL SOLAR? AND MAKE IT TWO MOTIONS.
BECAUSE THE RESIDENTIAL SOLAR IS TIME SENSITIVE, IT'S ONLY UNTIL THE END OF NOVEMBER.
DOES SHE NEED TO COME UP? IF YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU COME STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? I'M SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT EARLIER.
39 PINEY BRANCH WAY IN WEST WEST MELBOURNE, FLORIDA.
YES. AND I THINK THE PURPOSE HERE IS BECAUSE I THINK THE RESIDENTIAL CO-OP ASPECT IS TO EDUCATE THE CITY MANAGER AND THE ENGINEER ON OPPORTUNITIES OF THAT, BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO.
WE'RE JUST AN ADVISORY BOARD TO COUNCIL.
AND IF THERE'S NO ASK TO COUNCIL, THEN THERE'S NOTHING REALLY.
THIS IS MORE TO BROADEN THE EXPOSURE AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN DO AS A CITY.
UM, THAT'S THE ONE THAT SHE WAS SAYING IS TIME SENSITIVE.
IT'S OPEN NOW FOR RESIDENTS TO JOIN.
SO IN THE PURPOSE OF THIS, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THAT MIGHT NOT PERTAIN.
YEAH. THAT WOULDN'T REALLY PERTAIN TO A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER OR ENGINEER.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT I WAS SAYING NORMALLY IS JUST LIKE, HERE'S THIS FREE THING FOR RESIDENTS.
AND A PIO PUTS IN A NEWSLETTER SOMEWHERE.
OKAY, WOULD WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO STRIKE THE THE BULLET POINT OF RESIDENTIAL CO-OP OUT OF YOUR MOTION? KEVIN, IS THERE A NEED TO TO I MEAN, IT'S OKAY TO LEAVE IT IN BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY THAT PART OF IT WE WOULD JUST IT WOULD BE KNOWN THAT WE SUPPORT GETTING THE WORD OUT AND NOT SO
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MUCH ANY KIND OF ACTION.AND I THINK JUST THE CLARIFICATION IT WASN'T FOR YOU CITY.
OKAY. RIGHT. BUT SO SO LEAVE IT IN.
YEAH. YEAH. BUT I LIKE THE POINT SHE MADE ABOUT THE MUNICIPALITY BEING A SEPARATE PART OF THE MOTION, BECAUSE GETTING A GAME PLAN TOGETHER FOR THE MUNICIPALITY BUILDINGS WITH THEIR FREE ADVICE IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY SHOULD PROBABLY BE DOING, LIKE LOOKING AT THE LOW INCOME AREAS FOR POLICE STATIONS AND FIRE STATIONS AND ALL THAT TO GET THE TAX REBATE, LIKE WE NEED A WE NEED A PLAN TO GO FORTH AND DO THAT, EVEN IF IT'S A TEN YEAR PLAN, IT'S A PLAN.
SO BUT THAT SO WOULD THAT MAYBE BE A MOTION FOR ONCE WE SIT DOWN AND ACTUALLY BECAUSE WE NEED THE CONSULTATION TO REALLY KIND OF ESTABLISH A PLAN OR AM I NOT AM I. NO.
SO I THINK IT'S KIND OF JUST LIKE A THREE POINT THING TO BRING UP TO THEM.
YEAH, YEAH. SO I THINK WHAT WE HAVE IS GOOD.
AND THEN THE NEXT STEP AFTER THIS AND HEARING BACK FROM THE CONSULTATION AND THAT KIND OF STUFF IS MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME KIND OF PLAN AND BRINGING IT TO THE RESIDENTS AND THAT KIND OF DEAL, WHAT WE COULD DO IS LIKE THE DEMO GARDEN IS LET'S PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA WHERE WE CAN KIND OF FOLLOW UP AND GET THESE BABY STEPS CONTINUALLY IN MOTION.
AND WE'LL DO THAT ON UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS OF INTEREST.
BUT SO WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND I THINK WE'RE DONE WITH DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE AYE AND I VOTE I SO THE MOTION PASSES.
SO MOVING ON TO OTHER BUSINESS.
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UP NEXT IS NATIVE PLANT DEMO GARDEN UPDATE.OKAY. WELL, WHEN WE LAST MET AND I BROUGHT YOU UPDATED COPIES.
I'M SORRY IF YOU WANT TO JUST PASS THOSE DOWN.
SO WHEN WE LAST MET, SUZANNE GAVE US PERMISSION TO GET THE REST OF THE AREA DESIGNED.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE, THAT WAS THIS AREA RIGHT HERE.
EVERYBODY WITH ME, THIS, THIS AREA RIGHT HERE, SHE SAID, GO AHEAD AND GET THAT DESIGNED OUT.
SO THAT'S WHAT HAS CHANGED ON THIS PICTURE.
AND THAT'S WHAT CHRISTINE WAS SAYING.
WE GOT AN INVOICE FOR $150 DESIGNED FROM NATIVE BUTTERFLIES FOR THAT.
AND YOU CAN SEE OVER ON THE FAR RIGHT DELTA COLUMN, IT'S GONE UP ABOUT $2,000 IN THE ON THE LINE COST TO FUND TOTAL COST OF FUND HAS GONE UP $2,300.
SO THAT'S A PRETTY SMALL DIFFERENCE FOR THAT BIG OF A ADDITION TO THE TOTAL GARDEN.
SO THEN IF YOU GO DOWN TO POTENTIAL REVENUE SOURCES, WE HAVE SOME UPDATES THERE.
YOU CAN SEE I'VE TAKEN OUT THE NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB GRANT BECAUSE THEY FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD TO BE A REGISTERED NONPROFIT TO APPLY FOR THAT.
AND OUR LOCAL GARDEN CLUBS ARE NOT REGISTERED NONPROFIT, SO THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED TO APPLY.
WE ALSO FOUND OUT FROM OUR SPEAKER LAST MONTH THAT WAS HERE FROM THE URL.
HEATHER. I FOLLOWED UP WITH HER TO SEE IF NATALIE DID APPLY FOR THE GRANT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT, AND EVIDENTLY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. SO THEY DO NOT HAVE A GRANT SUBMISSION FROM US.
I DID FORWARD THAT GRANT INFORMATION TO SUZANNE FOR FUTURE GRANTS FROM URL.
RIGHT NOW IS THEIR BIG GRANT PERIOD.
AND THEN THEY HAVE A SMALL GRANT PERIOD THAT OPENS IN JANUARY.
WE COULD APPLY FOR THE OTHER UPDATE THAT HAPPENED AFTER PRINTING TODAY WAS I HEARD INFORMALLY
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THAT WE DID NOT GET THE AUDUBON GRANT.HOWEVER, THE LADY FROM FPL REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID SHE STILL WANTS TO TALK ABOUT COLLABORATING ON THE PROJECT, AND WE HAVE A PHONE CALL SET UP FOR TOMORROW TO TO DO THAT.
FINGERS CROSSED THAT SOMETHING'S GOING TO COME OUT OF THAT.
UM, SO THAT'S THE NUMBERS UPDATE.
WHERE WE ARE WITH SCHEDULING IS WE'RE ON THE NATIVE BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR.
TO DO SOLARIZATION ON OCTOBER 31ST, WHICH IS HALLOWEEN.
THEY ARE NERVOUS ABOUT DOING THAT WITHOUT HAVING THE PROJECT MORE FULLY FUNDED, BECAUSE THEY'RE WORRIED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE SOLARIZATION AND THEN THE PROJECT MIGHT FALL THROUGH.
AND THEN THAT WAS ALL FOR NAUGHT.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE REALLY, REALLY COMMITTED TO THIS PROJECT.
SO WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK SUZANNE IF SHE WAS HERE WAS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN KEEP WORKING ON GRANTS AND WHATNOT, BUT TO SHOW KIND OF WHAT PALM BAY IS WILLING TO FUND ON THIS.
SO I'M SORRY I HAVE TO ASK YOU TO DO THAT, CHRISTINE.
UM, I, I CANNOT COMMIT THE CITY TO THE FUNDING.
RIGHT. BUT I CAN BRING IT TO SUZANNE AND ASK HER TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
YEAH, AND THEY'LL WANT TO KNOW THAT BEFORE HALLOWEEN.
YEAH. SO WE'VE GOT THE GOOD THING IS WE'VE GOT ALL THE NUMBERS TO OPEN UP A PURCHASE ORDER.
UM, AND WE COULD WE COULD CERTAINLY GO FORTH WITH THAT.
ONE SUGGESTION LYDIA MADE WAS IF PALM BAY WANTED TO COMMIT TO THE BUTTERFLY, THE NATIVE BUTTERFLY GARDEN COST TO FUND THAT IN TOTAL.
AND THEN WHATEVER WE FIND IN GRANTS THEREAFTER, WE COVER THAT WAY.
THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION TO YOU.
ARE YOU ASKING? THE TOTAL COST OF FUND IS 10,038 AND $0.18.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS THAT THE CITY FUND, THE 10,000 AND ANY ANYTHING THAT WE CAN GET, GRANT WOULD BE A REIMBURSEMENT AND WE WOULD GET THAT FUNDING AFTER THE FACT.
OR WE COULD ANOTHER OPTION, JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE IS IF YOU GO UP TO THE PRIOR SUBTOTAL COST TO FUND, THAT'S HOW MUCH WE ACTUALLY OWE NATIVE BUTTERFLIES THAT $8,578.
BECAUSE YOU SEE DOWN BELOW CONRADINA HAS COMMITTED $2,000.
SO YOU KNOW YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT THAT COMING FROM US.
SO THAT KIND OF MAKES UP THE BALANCE.
ASSUMING ALL THESE NUMBERS ARE PERFECT AND THERE'S NO OVERRUN UNDERRUN KIND OF THING.
SO YOU COULD TAKE THE TOTAL AND SUBTRACT OUT $2,000 AND THAT'S A PURCHASE ORDER OR JUST PAY NATIVE BUTTERFLIES, YOU KNOW, FOR WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMMITTING.
SO THERE'S A COUPLE WAYS TO GO ABOUT IT.
SO. OKAY, I'LL PRESENT THIS TO SUZANNE TOMORROW IN AN EMAIL AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT SHE SAYS.
YEAH, AND I'LL BE GLAD TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT FPL SAYS, BECAUSE MAYBE THEY'LL SWOOP IN AND SAY, WE LOVE THIS PROJECT AND PUT OUR NAME ALL OVER IT, AND WE'LL PAY YOU $15,000.
BECAUSE ACTUALLY, THAT AUDUBON GRANT WAS A JOINT GRANT WITH FPL.
SO THAT'S HOW THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROJECT.
BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT PERSON THAN PRESENTED TO US FROM FPL BECAUSE I LOOKED UP THAT PERSON.
ALL I KNOW IS I'M TALKING TO HER AT 3:00 TOMORROW.
THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS THAT HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH FUNDING THE PROJECT.
AS I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN AGREEMENT, THAT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
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WAS THE STATUS OF THE MOU WITH THE LEGAL GROUP.OKAY, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT AT ALL.
I'VE NEVER SEEN IT, SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LOOKING AT IT.
WE HAD ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED EARLY NOVEMBER FOR THE SOLARIZATION, BUT THEY WANT TO DO IT ON THE 31ST.
BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE LAST MEETING THIS TIME LAST MONTH, AND THE EARLIEST THEY COULD GET ON THE CALENDAR WAS HALLOWEEN. BUT IF WE WANT TO PUSH IT OUT, IT'S PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, 2 TO 3 WEEKS FOR THEM TO PUSH IT OUT, BUT WE CAN PUSH IT OUT.
I'LL GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU AS SOON AS I CAN.
HALLOWEEN IS ONLY ONE WEEK AWAY.
I KNOW IT'S COMING, RIGHT? I'M NOT SURE I CAN HAVE ANY OF THIS DONE IN A WEEK'S TIME.
YEAH, AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO BEGIN WORK THAT THE CITY IS FUNDING WITHOUT HAVING THE PROPER PAPERWORK IN, SO I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD BE.
I DON'T THINK NATIVE BUTTERFLIES WOULD BE UPSET IF WE PUSHED IT OUT.
I THINK THEY WOULD FEEL BETTER THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE STEPS AND EVERYTHING'S GOING TO GET COMMITTED, AND ALL THE DOTS ARE LINED UP THE WAY THEY NEED TO BE, AND I THINK THAT WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE THEM FEEL BETTER.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT? I HAVE ONE OTHER COMMENT ON THAT.
YOUR VOLUNTEERS, I BELIEVE THE QUESTION WAS ASKED AS TO WHAT KIND OF.
AUTHORIZATION. THEY'LL NEED TO BE ON OUR GROUNDS, AND IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE VOLUNTEERS WORKING ON THE GARDEN WILL ONLY NEED TO SIGN A WAIVER THAT NO BACKGROUND OR FINGERPRINTING PROCESS WILL BE NECESSARY.
OH, GREAT, BECAUSE THAT WAS A BIG DISCUSSION POINT WITH THE MOU THAT WHEN I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING IT, BECAUSE YEAH, THAT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF SOME PEOPLE FRANKLY, FROM WANTING TO GET INVOLVED.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? DO WE NEED TO? DO WE NEED TO MAKE ANY KIND OF MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH BACK THE SOLARIZATION? IS THAT A. NECESSARY BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED TO.
THAT'S GOING TO BE UP TO THE BOARD.
I DON'T THINK IT'S REALISTIC TO THINK THAT WE CAN HAVE EVERYTHING PUT IN ORDER BEFORE THE 31ST.
WHEN? WHEN DO YOU THINK WOULD BE POTENTIAL? WE AREN'T GETTING THE MOU BACK FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE UNTIL NEXT WEEK, AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE END OF NEXT WEEK BEFORE WE COULD EVEN BEGIN THE PROCESS OF THE MOU.
AND IF IT DOES, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL TWO WEEKS AFTER IT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY OUR PARTNER, SO I. I WOULD SAY IT'D BE CLOSER TO THE END OF NOVEMBER THAN THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.
WELL, SEE, THIS IS WHERE I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE.
I THOUGHT SUZANNE SAID THIS, BUT MAYBE I'M MIXED UP THAT THIS MOU REALLY IS KIND OF OPERATING PARALLEL INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE WHOLE PROCESS OF PURCHASE ORDERS AND DESIGN.
SO THEY ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER BEFORE WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS ON SITE, WHICH THE SOLARIZATION IS NOT BEING DONE BY VOLUNTEERS, IT'S BEING DONE BY PAID PEOPLE AND NATIVE BUTTERFLIES.
IF YOU'RE ONLY DISCUSSING HAVING THE FUNDING IN PLACE AND THE PURCHASE ORDER IN PLACE FOR NATIVE BUTTERFLY, THEN I WOULD SAY I WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY TWO WEEKS WOULD GIVE ME PLENTY OF TIME TO GET THE FUNDING.
POSSIBLY GET THE FUNDING TOGETHER AND THE PURCHASE ORDER OPEN.
I DON'T WANT TO GUARANTEE THAT I'M JUST DOING THE BEST THAT I CAN WITH THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE.
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OKAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PUSH IT BACK THAT FAR.SURE. AND THEN I CAN GET CONFIRMATION TOMORROW ON HOW WE'RE FUNDING THIS.
WE'LL HAVE TO IF IF THE CITY IS FUNDING THIS, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO DO THAT THROUGH OPERATIONAL FUNDS.
OKAY. WELL, HOW ABOUT THIS? I'LL CALL NATIVE BUTTERFLIES.
GIVE THEM A HEADS UP THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT HALLOWEEN WITH US AND LET THEM KNOW THAT AT BEST, IT'S PROBABLY MID NOVEMBER. IF IT'S A LITTLE BIT LATER, IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
THEIR THING IS THEY WANT TO HAVE THE SOLARIZATION DOWN FOR TWO MONTHS MINIMUM BEFORE WE PLANT.
SO THAT JUST PUSHES OUT THE PLANTING, WHICH WE ARE NOT ON A TIGHT SCHEDULE HERE.
SO. SO AS I UNDERSTAND IT, UM, NATIVE BUTTERFLY DOES NOT WANT TO PUT THE SOLARIZATION DOWN IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO DESTROY THE THE EXISTING COVER.
GROUND COVER, IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE GARDEN.
SO THEY ARE JUST ASKING THAT WE CONFIRM THAT THIS WILL BE FULLY FUNDED IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER BEFORE THEY PUT DOWN THE THE THE SOLARIZATION.
THEY DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK BAD ON THEM OR US OR THE CITY IF A PROJECT GETS STOPPED.
IS THE SOLARIZATION A PART OF THESE COSTS THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED TO ME? YEAH. THERE'S A LINE RIGHT HERE THAT SAYS SOLARIZE.
SO I THINK THE TWO TWO WEEKS, THE MID-NOVEMBER TIME PERIOD WOULD GIVE US ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION, FIND THE FUNDING AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE OR ISSUING A PURCHASE ORDER. OKAY.
I KNOW IT'S A SOMETHING A LITTLE OUT OF THE NORM HERE, BUT YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
SO I DON'T THINK WE NEED A MOTION TO PUSH IT BACK, DO WE? NO, JUST KIND OF A.
ANY OTHER COMMENT ON THAT ONE? IT IS THE CONTINUING.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE SO AWESOME.
I MEAN, I KNOW SUSAN, I MIGHT BE YOUR FIRST TIME SEEING IT, BUT THESE LITTLE RECTANGLE THINGS, THOSE ARE BENCHES AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE SHADED AND THERE'S GOING TO BE SIGNAGE. I MEAN IT'S GOING TO BE A SHOWCASE.
I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME.
THE FINAL READING FOR THE ORDINANCE WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 2ND.
COME OUT TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.
DETAILS ARE IN THE AGENDA MEMO FROM THE COUNCIL MEETING, BUT THE CITY IS TAKING A PHASED APPROACH TO CONNECT THOSE WHO HAVE WATER IN CITY AVAILABLE, BUT HAVE NEVER CONNECTED. THIS WILL ALSO ENABLE US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TWO PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE SAVE OUR INDIAN RIVER LAGOON PROGRAM.
TODAY WE HAVE 32,000 SEPTIC TANKS AND 12,000 INDIVIDUAL WELLS.
AND WAS THE DATE OF THAT NOVEMBER 2ND.
THAT WAS THE THE OCTOBER 19TH MEETING WAS THE FIRST READING.
THE SECOND. THE FINAL READING WILL BE NOVEMBER 2ND.
OKAY. THAT'S THE ONE WE SHOULD.
IS THERE ANY THING THAT WE CAN DO BESIDES ATTENDING? I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL ATTEND AND THAT WE IDENTIFY OURSELVES.
BUT IS THERE ANYTHING IN TERMS OF A LETTER OR SOMETHING THAT CAN COME FROM OUR ADVISORY BOARD IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL? THIS IS A TREMENDOUS STEP FORWARD, AND IT WILL COME WITH A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDING FROM THE PUBLIC THAT I THINK WE CAN HELP WITH.
AND IT WILL ALSO, IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO GET PEOPLE ACCLIMATED TO THIS.
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YEAH. WHAT? DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, CHRISTINE, THAT I DO NOT.THAT'S GOING TO BE A DECISION FOR THE BOARD.
IT IS CERTAINLY YOUR PREROGATIVE TO TO WRITE THAT LETTER AND SEND THAT LETTER TO COUNCIL.
WELL, I WOULD SPEAK TO WHETHER OR NOT IT'S NECESSARY.
I IT WOULD MAYBE WE COULD DISCUSS HAVING A LETTER OF SUPPORT AND APPROVAL AS WELL AS AN OFFICIAL.
ONE OF US DO A THREE MINUTE, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE HAVE THE THREE MINUTE COMMENT IN.
WHAT WOULD LIAISON? I GUESS IT WOULD BE THE TITLE.
OR KIND OF. BEG YOUR PARDON? YES. YOU WOULD BE A LIAISON IF YOU WERE SPEAKING IN FRONT.
YES, BUT THE THE CITY DEPARTMENT HEAD.
SO MISS SUSAN OR YOU OR SOMEONE.
BUT IN THAT SENSE, IT WAS MR. POPE, MR. FRED, THAT HE WOULD SHARE IN HIS NOTES WITH COUNCIL OR WITH CITY MANAGER THAT WE, THE BOARD SUPPORTED OR THE BOARD SAID WHATEVER, SO WE COULD DO A MOTION LIKE THAT WHERE IT'S THAT COMMUNICATION IS SENT AND THAT THAT WE'RE NOT CLOGGING UP TIME OF WRITING A LETTER, BECAUSE I FEEL IF WE WRITE A LETTER HAS TO BE ALL SUNSHINE, SO IT HAS TO BE ALL TOGETHER IN THAT SUCH.
SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION TO DO THAT, TO ASK FOR THAT INFORMATION TO BE SHARED WITH COUNCIL AND I SUPPORT THEIR MOTION OR AND I CAN PASS THAT ALONG TO SUZANNE TO SHARE WITH COUNCIL CERTAINLY ONCE YOU'VE MADE THE MOTION.
SO IF I, IF I HEAR A MOTION THAT OR IF WE IT'S JUST IF IT WAS A UNANIMOUS PASSED WITH THEY KNOW WE HAVE SUPPORT OR IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE THAT MOTION WE CAN SURELY DO THAT. I THINK THAT'S A VERY SUSTAINABLE MOTION AND I LIKE IT SO WELL.
WHO WANTS TO VERBALIZE IT? I MAKE A MOTION THAT THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD SHOW ITS SUPPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE VOTE ON NOVEMBER 2ND, MANDATING CONNECTION IF AND WHERE WATER AND SEWER ARE AVAILABLE.
DO I HEAR A SECOND? I SECOND IT.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? AWESOME. AWESOME.
DO YOU KNOW OFFHAND, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE CAN BE AT THE NOVEMBER 2ND MEETING? I AM NOT SURE AS OF RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT, I THINK I CAN, JANE.
IT'S THE FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, SO I'M GOOD.
SO. OKAY, WELL, LET'S SIT TOGETHER, YOU THREE.
GOOD. WELL, THEN DON'T SIT TOGETHER.
OH, I MEAN, YOU JUST CAN'T TALK ABOUT BUSINESS.
YOU CAN SIT TOGETHER. YOU JUST CAN'T TALK ABOUT BUSINESS.
OKAY? YOU CAN TALK PLEASANTRIES.
THANK YOU. I THINK WE SHOULD SIT TOGETHER.
SO MOTION AND SECOND ON THE ON THE TABLE, DO I HEAR? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY NAYS SO UNANIMOUSLY PASSED.
IF YOU'LL SHARE THAT WITH SUSAN.
SUSAN TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL.
AWESOME. SO NEXT UP IS SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY FAIR 2020 FOR DISCUSSION.
I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION LAST MEETING.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT.
GROUPS THAT WOULD WANT TO BE INVOLVED OR COMING UP WITH A LIST WITH THAT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY? WERE THEY ABLE TO COLLECT ANY NAMES OR FOLKS THAT WANT TO BE INVOLVED OR ANY DISCUSSION OF THAT TYPE? I DO. I'VE ALREADY GOT A LIST AND I WILL CONTACT THEM AND THEN I'LL SHARE.
ONCE WE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE EVENTS COMING UP LIKE DAY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THOSE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO TO CONTACT.
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YOU KNOW, MOST OF THOSE MOST OF THE GROUPS THAT WE WE WORK WITH IN THOSE CIRCLES, THEY'RE THEY'RE COUNTY WIDE.SO I DON'T KNOW HOW STRICT WE WANT TO BE ON.
HOW PALM BAY IT NEEDS TO BE IN TERMS OF INVITE.
SO BUT BUT I HAVE I HAVE A LIST AND I CAN SHARE THAT AT SOME POINT BUT CONTINUE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE.
WE TALKED LAST TIME ABOUT SUZANNE SETTING UP A GOOGLE DOC FOR ALL OF US TO PUT ALL THIS ON AND SHOULD. IS IT OKAY IF I JUST SET UP A GOOGLE DOC AND SEND IT TO YOU AND YOU SEND IT OUT TO EVERYBODY? BECAUSE I HATE ASKING SUZANNE TO HAVE TO DO ONE MORE THING.
I'M JUST AFRAID THAT'S SUNSHINE, RIGHT? BUT IF I SEND IT TO HER AND SHE SENDS IT OUT, BUT IT'S NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
SO, SUZANNE, SAY SORRY, SUZANNE'S OFFICE IS ACTUALLY MAKING A TEMPLATE FOR VENDOR REGISTRATION.
SHE'S SETTING ALL OF THAT UP, SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE'S WAITING FOR HER GOOGLE LINK FOR.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE THE VENDOR INFORMATION, THE VENDOR TEMPLATE AND ADD.
SO IT'S GOING TO ALL BE IN ONE.
I JUST GOT THAT EMAIL TODAY SO I KNOW SHE'S WORKING ON THAT OKAY.
AND THEN THAT LINK WOULD BE OUT IN THE OPEN TO WHERE PEOPLE WOULD SEE.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO SUGGEST THAT, BUT I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP IT ALONG.
WELL, I HAVEN'T MISSED A MEETING IN YEARS, BUT I MISSED THE LAST ONE.
I KNOW IT WAS A GOOD ONE, BUT I HAD WANTED TO.
WOULD LIKE TO JUST SPEND A MINUTE AND MAYBE A THEME OF THIS FAIR COULD BE.
WHAT RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN DO IN SUPPORT OF OUR CITY TAKING THIS GIANT LEAP INTO SUSTAINABILITY. I'M THINKING SPECIFICALLY THAT.
AS THE CITY MOVES TO GET PEOPLE CONNECTED, IT'S GOING TO BE AN OVERHAUL OF OUR CURRENT.
INFRASTRUCTURE IN TERMS OF CAPACITY.
AND I THINK WE AS CITIZENS CAN LOOK AT EVERY EFFORT TO PLANT.
YOU KNOW, PLANTS INSTEAD OF PIPES.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT WE CAN DO.
I JUST HEARD, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS SOLAR PRESENTATION, TOO.
IF THERE IS SOME WAY THAT WE CAN EMPHASIZE WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO IN THEIR YARDS, IN THEIR WHAT BUSINESSES CAN DO IN TERMS OF ASSISTING THE CITY AND MAKING THE GROUND AND OUR OWN DEVELOPMENTS MORE PERMEABLE.
I LIKE IT. I LIKE A THEME OF WHAT CAN YOU DO AS A CITIZEN? AS A BUSINESS? YES. YOU KNOW, SO IT BECOMES MORE ACTIONABLE.
YES. I'M THINKING TOO, LIKE CONDO ASSOCIATIONS TO START PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT, HEY, I CAN HELP WITH OUR CAR WASHING STATION.
WE CAN PUT IN PERMEABLE PAVERS.
OR WHEN WE PLANT LANDSCAPE THAT WE PAY ATTENTION TO NATIVE PLANTS BECAUSE OF THE NO FERTILIZER AND THINGS.
SO. I THINK IT'S A VERY BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION AS WELL AS ACTION.
SO ARE YOU ARE YOU SUGGESTING THIS AS A.
MAYBE SOME INFORMATION TABLES OR, YOU KNOW, COULD WE COULD WE, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF LIKE WHEN WE INVITE NATURAL RESOURCES, CAN WE HAVE THEM FOCUS ON THOSE BECAUSE THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO TO GET SOME OF THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE WITH WHAT YOU BROUGHT UP EARLIER ABOUT THE CONFUSION THAT WILL BE RAMPANT. AND, YOU KNOW, THE MORE WE CAN AT LEAST GET.
SO WE COULD POSSIBLY TALK TO THE, YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, THE CARLOS'S AND ANYBODY FROM, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO FOCUS ON THINGS THAT TIE INTO WHAT WE'RE DOING. YEAH, I LIKE THAT.
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PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE.BUT I LIKE THE THOUGHT OF THAT BEING THE THEME BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY HUGE.
YEAH. SO. I WOULD SUPPORT THAT.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE BE THE SOLUTION, BE THE THEME OF THE FAIR? SO DO WE WANT TO MAKE THAT NOTION, OR DO WE ADD IT TO THE LIST OF KIND OF THE PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES, OR WHAT'S THE BOARD'S DESIRE? DO YOU WANT TO MAKE IT AN OFFICIAL THING OR.
I THINK WE COULD MAKE MAKE IT OFFICIAL TO AT LEAST TO SAY THAT THAT WILL BE THE, THE, THE BASIS OF OUR THEME, THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, THE FOUNDATION OF WHATEVER THE THEME WE COME UP WITH. I LIKE THE WORDING THERE, AND IF THAT IS WHAT WE COME UP WITH, YOU KNOW, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT IT WOULD BE FAIR TO MAKE A MOTION TO AT LEAST HAVE THAT AS THE FOUNDATION OF A THEME, BECAUSE IT IS NICE TO HAVE THE THEME SO, SO, SO VENDORS AND THINGS MIGHT BE INFORMED THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET THESE IDEAS OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND HOW THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE SOLUTIONS.
DO YOU WANT TO STATE IT AGAIN AS A MOTION? AND NO, I THINK THAT IF WE WE CAN DO THAT LATER, BUT WE SHOULD KEEP IT IN MIND WHEN WE'RE DISCUSSING IT WITH WITH WHOEVER MIGHT BE SETTING UP A TABLE AND OTHER PEOPLE.
SO DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT THE SLOGAN OF THE SOLUTION? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING OR.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO, BUT IF WE'RE.
IF WE SHOULD HAVE A MOTION NOW TO SAY THAT THAT WE'RE THAT IS OUR GOAL OR OUR EDUCATIONAL GOAL FOR THE PUBLIC FOR THIS FAIR.
OKAY, SO I GUESS JUST IN THE ONGOING DOCUMENTATION THAT WE'LL HAVE, WILL YOU STATE THAT STATEMENT AGAIN THOUGH YOUR WORDING? I THINK I SAID.
THIS SUSTAINABILITY FAIR WOULD BE THEME WOULD BE BE THE SOLUTION.
AWESOME. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION THAT WILL EVOLVE TO, I MEAN, THAT WILL THAT WILL TAKE SHAPE? I THINK THAT'S FAIR ENOUGH FOR NOW.
I DO HAVE SOME NOTES FROM SUZANNE.
OKAY. THE DATE IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH, 2024 AT THE TONY ROSA COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE HAVE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR OPTIONS VENDORS.
BREVARD COUNTY RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP KAVOS.
ONCE COMPLETED, SHE WILL SEND OUT A LINK TO A SHAREPOINT FOLDER FOR ALL TO ACCESS THE PROMO FLIER.
AND IF YOU SO LIKE, WE CAN USE BE THE SOLUTION AS THE ON THE FLIER FOR AWARENESS.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, ANYTHING ELSE? WE WILL JUMP INTO UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS OF INTEREST.
AND THEN, MISS SUSAN, YOU HAD.
IS THAT IS THIS WHERE I ADD SOMETHING TO THE AGENDA? YES. THANK YOU.
YES, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, UNDER OTHER BUSINESS OR CONTINUING BUSINESS UPDATES ON OUR.
HELP ME OUT, LOGAN. THE SOLAR SYSTEM? YES. RESIDENTIAL CO-OP OR THE MUNICIPALITY? EV AND WATER TREATMENT? YES. WELL, WITH ALL.
ALL OF IT. SO I'D SAY I'M A BIT WORDY, SO I GUESS KEEPING UP WITH HAVING A LINE ITEM ABOUT THE
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SOLAR READY SET SOLAR INITIATIVES OF EV AND WATER TREATMENT SPECIFICALLY, I LIKE THAT.YEAH. OKAY. SO IT WOULD BE THE MAIN THING IS THAT THAT WOULD BE AN ONGOING AGENDA ITEM.
IS THAT SOMETHING IS THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD ADD IN UNDER THAT AS LIKE A BULLET POINT OR.
CINEMAS. MISS SHERMAN USUALLY HANDLES.
I'M SORRY. UNDER WHAT? UNDER OTHER BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY EFFORT UPDATES.
OH, YEAH. WE ALREADY HAVE A CONTINUING.
POINT OF ORDER FOR SUSTAINABILITY THAT ALONG WITH THAT INFORMATION, THE THE WATER AND SEPTIC IS ALREADY THERE. AND THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE CAN INCLUDE UNDER THAT DISCUSSION IF YOU'D LIKE.
OKAY. SO THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN EXTRA LINE ITEM.
WE'LL JUST INCLUDE THAT ONE IN THE NUMBER TWO SUSTAINABILITY EFFORT UPDATES.
AWESOME. ANY OTHER UPCOMING MEETINGS OR EVENTS OF INTEREST.
WELL. THE NEXT MEETING FOR THE CONRADINA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY IS IN OUR NEW LOCATION AT THE FIRST NAZARENE CHURCH IN MELBOURNE, AND THE TOPIC IS GOING TO BE A HOMEOWNER RIGHTS ATTORNEY SPEAKING ON HOMEOWNER RIGHTS WITH FLORIDA FLORIDA-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING.
SO IF YOU LIVE IN A HOA, WE'RE HIGHLY RECOMMENDING THIS TOPIC.
OKAY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW THAT THE CITY OF PALM BAY IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH AN UPDATING, A REVIEW AND UPDATING OF ALL THE LAND CODES.
THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT CALLED INSPIRE THAT IS HELPING IN THAT PROCESS.
BUT THIS IS ANOTHER BIG STEP TOWARDS, I THINK, IN DEVELOPMENT AND REALLY MAKING THE CITY.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO KEEP.
I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE THE CITY.
LET US REVIEW THE LAND CODE UPDATES TO IN TERMS OF OUR ADVISORY PLAN AND AND THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT TOPICS, EVERY TOPIC IS COVERED AND.
THAT WE AS CITIZENS HELP IN THIS EFFORT.
SO WOULDN'T. BUT WOULDN'T THIS GO UNDER THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD? TO REVIEW. NO, I THINK IT'S WITHIN THE CITY.
CAN YOU COMMENT MORE? I THINK THAT'S FALLING UNDER GROWTH AND LAND.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE UNDER ZONING.
IT'S GOING TO BE UNDER PLANNING AND ZONING.
IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER PUBLIC WORKS.
BUT I THINK WHAT MAYBE SUSAN IS SAYING IS THAT THIS BOARD WOULD REVIEW THAT WE PARTICIPATE.
YEAH. IN LIGHT OF HOW HOW IS THAT PLAN TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY OBJECTIVES FROM OUR PLAN? YOU KNOW, LIKE LIKE FOR INSTANCE, IS THERE A SET ASIDE FOR MINIMUM NUMBER OF NATIVE PLANTS REQUIRED AND FUTURE GROWTH, OR IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS OR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND EVERY LITTLE FACET OF THAT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN? HOW FAR ALONG IS THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW? I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
SO IT'S EARLY. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING TOO, IS THAT THIS IS A HUGE.
ACTION TAKEN BY OUR CITY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US PARTICIPATE IN.
AGREE. SO I WONDER IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT.
BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE WERE WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD, WE WERE LID WAS HOT AND HEAVY AND WE HAD SOME ONE OF THE ENGINEERS CAME AND PRESENTED ON THAT. I WONDER IF THERE'S I MEAN, I GUESS INITIALLY IT WOULD BE IT'D BE NICE TO, TO LOOK AT WHAT ALREADY
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EXISTS, I GUESS. I DON'T KNOW, WE NEED TO BE EDUCATED ON IT.SO I'M WITH YOU. WELL, I THINK THE PURPOSE IS THE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT.
RIGHT. YEAH. AND SO SO I GUESS.
MOVING FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US GET INVOLVED.
I AGREE. DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION LINED UP FOR NEXT MEETING? OH. NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
IS ARE YOU ASKING THAT SOMEONE FROM GROWTH OR.
WHAT? WHAT THEY'RE DOING AT THIS TIME IN ORDER TO.
IF THAT'S DOABLE. THAT'S WHAT I WAS.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS KIND OF GETTING AT.
OKAY. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE THAT'D BE GOOD.
BECAUSE THAT BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS A PRESENTATION FOR NEXT MONTH AND THEN NEXT MONTH.
THE MEETING SHOULD BE ON THE 20TH, WHICH IS A MONDAY.
ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S THE ACCORDING TO THIS, IT'S THE 22ND IS A WEDNESDAY.
OKAY. AND THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT SUZANNE HAD FOR ME TO ASK YOU WAS WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO CANCEL IT OR LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE DATES. I WOULD PROBABLY SAY ALTERNATIVE DATES BECAUSE SOME FOLKS MIGHT BE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN.
SO THERE IS ALSO, UM, RIGHT AFTER, OF COURSE, THE NEXT MONTH WE WILL HAVE A CHRISTMAS CONFLICT.
SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING IN THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER AND COVER TWO MEETINGS IN ONE? THAT WAS EXACTLY YES.
I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING, BECAUSE I LIKELY WILL BE TRAVELING THAT WEEK, BUT THAT NEXT WEEK IT WOULD KIND OF BRIDGE THE TWO MONTHS TOGETHER BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW CHRISTMAS IS. AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.
IF WE EVEN I THINK WE MISSED A COUPLE OF MONTHS LAST YEAR.
SO WHAT ABOUT DECEMBER 4TH, THE MONTH OR WHAT'S THE DAY WE WILL HAVE TO CHECK WITH LEGISLATIVE TO FIND OUT THIS ROOM'S AVAILABILITY, SO I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONFIRM ANYTHING WITH YOU TONIGHT.
OKAY. BUT I CAN CERTAINLY SUGGEST DATES.
I HAVE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING ON THE FIFTH.
AND THEN MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE END.
WELL, I THINK ALSO A LOT OF PEOPLE TRAVEL THAT LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER.
AND THAT WEEK EVERYONE'S BACK TO WORK IN SCHOOL AFTER THANKSGIVING.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOVEMBER 20TH 27TH THROUGH THE 30 30TH.
SEE EITHER THAT WEEK OR THE FIRST IN DECEMBER.
AND NEVER BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME BIG STUFF COMING UP.
AND WE'RE I MEAN, ESPECIALLY AT THAT POINT, WE'RE GOING TO BE HOTTER AND HEAVIER ON THE FAIR.
AND SO IT'D BE NICE TO IF WE COULD SOMEHOW PULL OFF BOTH OF THOSE.
IF THAT WORKS FOR PEOPLE, I'M JUST LOOKING.
WOULD THAT WORK FOR EVERYONE? YOU WANT IT ON TUESDAYS NOW? WELL, WELL THAT MONDAY I HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY IN HERE.
I'M GOOD. ANY DAY THAT WEEK ON TUESDAYS.
FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE, BUT ARE YOUR MEETINGS NORMALLY ON MONDAYS ON WEDNESDAY OKAY.
AND OR THE 29TH THAT WEDNESDAY COULD WORK AS WELL.
SO EITHER 1229 OR 12 FOR YOU SAID I'M SORRY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT ANOTHER 12 SIX? PERHAPS 12 SIX WOULD BE THAT WEDNESDAY.
SO THAT WOULD BE MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT, THE DAY? I WOULDN'T PERSONALLY BE ABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT THAT'S FINE IF IT MEETS QUORUM.
12 SIX WILL BE MEETING THE FIRST WEDNESDAY.
OKAY, SO I HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT ON THE SIXTH.
WE CAN'T. IT WOULD BE A CONFLICT TOO BECAUSE THEY MEET IN THIS ROOM.
SO MAYBE THAT 29TH WOULD BE OUR FIRST CHOICE.
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AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT DATES ARE AVAILABLE.IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? GREAT. THANK YOU.
I'M ON MAYBE ON 12 FOR BUT OKAY.
IS THAT DIFFICULT ENOUGH? 28. 29.
WELL, I DO HAVE A LIST OF DATES.
I'M SORRY THAT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PROVIDE TO YOU.
TORTOISE CLASS AT TURKEY CREEK SANCTUARY.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 8:30 A.M.
TURKEY CREEK SANCTUARY PARK AFTER DARK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 6 TO 10 P.M..
$5 IN ADVANCE, $7 AT THE GATE.
PURCHASE TICKETS AT MARGARET HAMES NATURE CENTER, WHICH IS OPEN FROM 9 A.M.
AND I WAS ASKED TO GIVE YOU A AN UPDATE ON THE CITY HALL EV CHARGER.
THE FINAL AGREEMENT IS UNDER REVIEW AND THEY ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL GO LIVE IN NOVEMBER.
EXCELLENT. WHAT WAS THE SECOND VETERANS DAY THING? THE 1 TO 5 VETERANS PARK FROM 1 TO 5.
VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK 1 TO 5 ON NOVEMBER 11TH.
GOT IT. I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY THAT WE'VE GOT AN OPENING ON THIS BOARD AND FOR PEOPLE TO REACH OUT AND LET'S GET THIS SEAT FILLED.
AWESOME. WELL, IF HEARING NONE WITH NO OBJECTION, I STAND ADJOURNED.
STAND ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.