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OKAY. ATTENTION TO DETAIL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
[CALL TO ORDER:]
LET'S SETTLE DOWN.I'M GOING TO CALL THIS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING 20 2429 TO ORDER.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
DEPUTY MAYOR FELIX WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
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.
HURRAH! I GOTTA TELL YOU, THERE'S NOTHING MORE MOTIVATING THAN TO HEAR SO MANY FOLKS SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ALL IN ONE UNISON. GIVE YOURSELVES A HAND.
WELL, LET ME GET WITH THE ROLL CALL.
MADAM. LOEFFLER, MAYOR MEDINA PRESENT.
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THANK YOU. THIS EVENING, THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS THAT ARE COMING TOGETHER.I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'M MOTIVATED ABOUT GETTING EVERYONE SEATED TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF PALM BAY, THE GREATEST CITY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
SO THE PROTOCOL WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.
AND THEN WE'LL PRESENT THEM WITH PLAQUES.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, OUR NUMBER ONE BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA.
THE ELECTION RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS.
THE WHOLE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST WAS 56,410.
DONALD J. FELIX RECEIVED 26,527 VOTES, AND RICHARD MIKE HAMMER ZIMMER RECEIVED 29,883 VOTES FOR CITY COUNCIL SEAT THREE.
THE WHOLE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST WAS 55,356.
ALFRED ALF RAMSEY RECEIVED 27,371 VOTES, AND CHANDLER LANGEVIN RECEIVED 27,085 VOTES.
FOR CITY COUNCIL SEAT FIVE, THE SPECIAL ELECTION, THE WHOLE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST WAS 55,620.
JIMMY BACKUS RECEIVED 9453 VOTES.
PAUL D GALBRAITH II RECEIVED 9009 VOTES.
MIKE JAFFE RECEIVED 24,596 VOTES, AND WALTER MAKAYA RECEIVED 3935 VOTES AND DAVID RODRIGUEZ RECEIVED 8627 VOTES.
THE WHOLE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST WAS 58,658.
MAYOR. THANK YOU, MADAM LOEFFLER.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING THESE ELECTION RESULTS? SEEING NONE, I NEED A MOTION.
I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR FELIX, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.
DEPUTY MAYOR, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? NO, SIR. COUNCILMAN.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO YIELD TO DEPUTY MAYOR FELIX AS HE GIVES HIS OUTGOING SPEECH.
I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE NEXT PHASE.
NUMBER ONE. AND FOR THE NEWLY ELECTED.
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AND AS WELL AS THE OUTGOING COUNCIL, INCLUDING MYSELF.SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME FOR A MOMENT.
THROUGHOUT MY TIME ON COUNCIL.
I'VE STRIVED TO LEAD WITH HONESTY, INTEGRITY, MORE IMPORTANTLY, COMPASSION.
THESE PRINCIPLES HAVE BEEN HAVE GUIDED EVERY DECISION I'VE MADE.
TOGETHER, WE HAVE ACHIEVED MEANINGFUL PROGRESS, PARTICULARLY IN STRENGTHENING PUBLIC SAFETY, ENHANCING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IMPROVING SERVICES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR RESIDENTS.
NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF MY WIFE, MY FAMILY, MY KIDS WHOSE LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT HAVE KEPT ME GROUNDED TO THE CITY STAFF.
YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING OUR SHARED VISION TO LIFE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU ALL DO.
TO THE VOTERS, YOUR TRUST AND COMMITMENT TO MAKING PALM BAY A BETTER PLACE THAT WE CALL HOME.
AS I CLOSE THIS CHAPTER, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR CITY IN NEW WAYS.
I'LL BE PRESENTING YOU WITH A PLAQUE DOWN BELOW AFTER COUNCILMAN WEINBERG GIVES HIS OUTGOING SPEECH.
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO THANK MAYOR MEDINA, DEPUTY MAYOR FELIX AND COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE ON CITY COUNCIL WITH THEM, EVEN FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.
YOU KNOW, I WHEN I WAS SWORN IN, I SAID THAT I WOULD DO EXACTLY WHAT I'VE DONE ON ALL THE BOARDS THAT I'VE SERVED ON, AND THAT IS TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT I FELT WERE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITIZENS OF PALM BAY.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DID.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS, MIKE JAFFE, MIKE HAMMER, WHEREVER YOU ARE.
MIKE AND AND CHANDLER LANGEVIN.
CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK.
YOU CAN'T GET RID OF ME THIS EASILY, SO THANK YOU ALL.
FELIX, IN APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE RENDERED TO THE COMMUNITY AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR CITY COUNCIL SEAT NUMBER TWO.
AND IT'S GIVEN BY THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
YOU THE CITIZENS FROM NOVEMBER 2020 TO NOVEMBER 2024.
DEPUTY MAYOR WELL, NO LONGER DEPUTY MAYOR, BUT DONNIE THERE'S ONE THING THAT I.
YOUR HEART IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY CAN NEVER BE QUESTIONED, THOUGH WE DISAGREED MANY TIMES.
BUT YOUR HEART WAS ALWAYS TOWARDS THE CITIZENS OF PALM BAY.
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CONGRATULATIONS! THANK YOU FOR SERVING US AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID IN THESE LAST FOUR YEARS.YOU KNOW, AS MR. WEINBERG SAID, HE HE HAS SERVED THIS COMMUNITY FOR COUNTLESS YEARS ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AND THE MELBOURNE TILLMAN BOARD, AND I BELIEVE THEY SERVED YOU.
THEY SAVED YOUR POSITION TO COME BACK OVER.
SO HE'LL BE CONTINUING TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT AND IN TOTAL TRANSPARENCY BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS, I BELIEVE THAT YOU AS VOTERS SHOULD BE THE ONE TO DECIDE WHO SITS ON THAT DAIS.
AND I WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT.
BUT IN THAT RETROSPECT MR. WEINBERG, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON OUR COUNCIL FOR THAT BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.
SO THIS IS THIS PLAQUE IS PRESENTED TO PHILIP WEINBERG IN APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE AS HE RENDERED IT TO OUR COMMUNITY AS AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL TO CITY COUNCIL SEAT THREE.
AND THIS IS FROM THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
THANK YOU, MR. WEINBERG. THANK YOU.
HEY, DONNY. WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE A PICTURE.
YOU. WANT EVERYONE TO BE PART OF THAT? OKAY. GREAT.
PEOPLE SAY, WHO'S THE BOUNCER? I CAN. ARE YOU? OKAY. THE HONORABLE JUDGE RECKSIEDLER WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO INCUMBENT MAYOR ROB MEDINA, FOLLOWED BY CITY ATTORNEY SMITH PRESENTING THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION.
READY, HONEY? OKAY. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALL RIGHT. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
THAT I WILL SUPPORT, DEFEND AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT, THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA, OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED, THAT I'M DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.
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CAN WE GET A PICTURE? YOU COULD GIVE ME A KISS.I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE.
CAN WE DO IT IN PROFILE? CAN WE DO IT OVER HERE? OKAY. PASTOR KEN.
SO YOU HAVE TO SEE ALL THE BACKGROUNDS.
OH, YOU WANT ME HERE? OVER. OVER.
OH, YOU HAVE A GOOD SIDE THERE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
I WILL AT THAT POINT HAVE THEM ALL GIVE THEIR INCOMING SPEECHES, AND I WILL FOLLOW.
AS I'VE BEEN ON THIS COUNCIL, I'VE HAD THE HONOR AND BLESSING TO REPRESENT YOU FOR FOUR YEARS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE FOUR MORE YEARS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOLD THIS FOR ME, YOUNG MAN? PUT YOUR HAND RIGHT THERE. PLEASE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MICHAEL, CAN YOU SAY THE REST OF YOUR NAME? MICHAEL. HAMMER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT.
THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND.
THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THAT I WILL UPHOLD. THE PALM BAY CITY CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCE.
CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCE.
AND BEAR TRUE FAITH AND LOYALTY, AND BEAR TRUE FAITH AND LOYALTY AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, AND THAT I AM ENTITLED TO HOLD, AND THAT I AM ENTITLED TO HOLD.
OFFICE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM ALL DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SEAT TWO WILL PERFORM ALL DUTIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SEAT TWO OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, OF WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SIR.
SO WHAT DO I DO NOW? THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THANK YOU. THE HONORABLE JUDGE RECKSIEDLER WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO COUNCILMAN ELECT CHANDLER LANGEVIN, FOLLOWED BY CITY ATTORNEY SMITH PRESENTING THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT.
THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE GREAT STATE OF FLORIDA.
THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE.
THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF CITY OF PALM BAY COUNCILMAN.
TEAGAN. TEAGAN! CHANDLER. COUNCILMAN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. CAN YOU GET UP? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME TO.
HEY. WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AS YOU HAVE NOW.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT.
YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND.
PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
OF AMERICA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES. DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN. THAT I WILL UPHOLD THE PALM BAY CITY.
I WILL UPHOLD THE PALM BAY CITY.
CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCES.
CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCES.
AND THAT I AM ENTITLED TO HOLD OFFICE, AND I AM ENTITLED TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM ALL DUTIES AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM ALL DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.
SEAT FIVE THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.
SEAT FIVE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, OF WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.
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HEY, MIKE. SHIFT OVER A BIT.THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE LOGO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IN MY POCKET.
PLEASE RISE. SO WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
I'M NOT GOING TO PULL IT UP. SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMAN.
BE PREPARED TO GIVE YOUR INCOMING SPEECH.
SO I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS SHORT AND SWEET.
I JUST WANT TO SAY MY GRANDMOTHER STARTED HERE AT THE CITY OF PALM BAY.
SHE WORKED HERE FOR A LONG TIME.
MY FATHER HERE WORKED FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY FOR A LONG TIME.
I WORKED HERE FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS.
I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME HERE AT THE CITY, AND I.
I'VE WORKED VERY, VERY, VERY HARD VOLUNTEERING AND FIGHTING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ONE THING I WANT TO DO IS BE A VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE, AND THAT GOT ME ELECTED.
SO WHAT I DO WANT TO SAY IS THANK YOU TO MR. FELIX. I AM FOLLOWING IN LARGE FOOTSTEPS.
I DO HAVE ALL THE RESPECT IN THE WORLD FOR HIM AND HE RAN AN AMAZING, AMAZING CAMPAIGN.
I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR YOU, SIR.
A LOT OF YOUR BEYOND HONORABLE.
I GET A SECOND TAKES A LOT OF TIME AWAY FROM MY FAMILY.
YEAH. I THINK OUR CITY HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL.
I'M THE FIRST ONE TO SAY THAT, SIR.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT.
FIRST OFF, I WANT TO GET THE THANK YOUS OUT OF THE WAY.
I GOT TO THANK, OBVIOUSLY ALL THE RESIDENTS OF PALM BAY, WHETHER YOU VOTED FOR ME OR NOT.
THANK YOU FOR GOING OUT AND VOTING, PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, MY OPPONENT ALTHEA GARY IS A GREAT MAN.
BUT I JUST WANT TO COMMEND ALFIE FOR RUNNING A STRONG RACE.
AND OUR HOUSE WAS A DISASTER WITH CAMPAIGN SIGNS AND AND DOOR HANGERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO I HAVE TO THANK HER FROM JUST MULTIPLE WAYS, FROM SUPPORTING ME AS A FIANCE AND ALSO JUST FROM SUPPORTING OUR RACES AS A AS A GROUND POUNDER, I GOT TO THANK OUR FELLOW ELECTED OFFICIALS AS WELL THAT SUPPORTED ME, THAT ENDORSED ME, THAT THAT MENTORED ME IN MANY WAYS.
BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT LEADERS IN BREVARD COUNTY.
NOW WE'RE GOING IN A GREAT DIRECTION, AND MANY OF THEM HAVE HELPED MENTOR ME.
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AND I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM FOR FOR THAT AS WELL.OBVIOUSLY, ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED ME.
THAT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. SOME OF THEM ARE IN THE ROOM TONIGHT AS WELL.
WE KNOCKED APPROXIMATELY 18,000 DOORS IN THIS CAMPAIGN.
TALKED TO A LOT OF RESIDENTS, AND I DIDN'T KNOCK ALL THOSE BY MYSELF.
I KNOCKED A LOT, BUT I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT WITH THE HELP OF MANY OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.
AND THEN MY, MY PASTOR, WHO'S PREACHING RIGHT NOW AT CHURCH BECAUSE IT IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, SO HE'LL BE HERE TOMORROW, BUT MY PASTOR AND MY CHURCH FAMILY FOR SUPPORTING ME AND KEEPING MY MORAL COMPASS STRAIGHT AND KEEPING ME A STRONG CHRISTIAN, WHICH, LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.
I'M UNAPOLOGETICALLY A CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE.
YOU'RE GOING TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
IT'S GOING TO BE IN EVERYTHING I DO.
I RAN ON THAT, SO THAT SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE IF ANY OF YOU KNOW ME.
WE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN LIED TO IN THIS COUNTRY ABOUT THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
I KNOW THE MAYOR HAS TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT.
WE ARE GOING TO INVOKE OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.
WE'RE GOING TO PRAY TO HIM BEFORE MEETINGS.
WE'RE GOING TO THANK HIM WHEN THINGS GO WELL.
AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO FORSAKE HIM.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO KEEP YOUR TAXES DOWN, KEEP YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY HIGH, BRING IN HIGH PAYING JOBS TO THE FREE MARKET, AND TRY TO GIVE YOU THE MOST INDIVIDUAL DIGNITY AND FREEDOM THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY GIVE YOU.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, 250 YEARS AGO, GREAT MEN CREATED A GREAT COUNTRY.
THEY CREATED THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET.
AND THERE WAS NO COUNTRY, NO SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT LIKE THIS BEFORE THEM.
SO IT WAS A TRULY AN EXPERIMENT.
THAT EXPERIMENT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A SUCCESSFUL FORMULA, BUT IT TAKES ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES LIKE, I BELIEVE THE ONES NEXT TO ME ARE AND MYSELF THAT ARE GOING TO CONTINUE IN THAT DIRECTION.
SO, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE GREAT MEN.
THAT'S GOING TO KEEP US MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
SO I RAN ON THREE CAMPAIGN PLATFORMS, VERY SIMPLE INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SAFETY, HIGH PAYING JOBS.
THAT'S GOING TO BE MY ONLY FOCUS, AT LEAST IN THE FIRST PROBABLY YEAR OR SO.
AND THEN I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MEN BESIDE ME, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR ALL FOUR OF THEM.
I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH THEM.
BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I RESPECT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.
AND EVEN IF WE HAVE A DISAGREEMENT ON THIS COUNCIL OR WHATEVER TO ME IT STAYS ON THE DAIS WHEN WE GO OUTSIDE OF THIS TO A PARADE OR WE GO TO AN EVENT YOU KNOW, THAT STAYS HERE AND YOU'RE ALL STILL GOOD MEN. AND EVEN IF WE HAVE A DISAGREEMENT ABOUT POLICY OR WHATNOT, THAT'S NOT GOING TO CARRY OVER OUTSIDE OF THIS.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE STAFF.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. I AM BOTH HUMBLED AND HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT AS A ELECTED OFFICIAL.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? THIS HAS JUST BEEN AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AND I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED.
ARE WE GOOD NOW? AND I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, I'VE LEARNED THAT ALL THE GLORY GOES TO GOD.
AND, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT HIM, I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING THAT I'VE DONE IN MY IN MY LIFE.
ANOTHER SPECIAL THANKS TO JOHN THOMAS AND MATT THOMAS.
AND TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME DURING THE CAMPAIGN, WHETHER YOU HAD PRAYED FOR ME, VOLUNTEERED YOUR TIME, DONATED OR SIMPLY SHARED KIND WORDS OR A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE, YOUR SUPPORT MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
THIS VICTORY IS NOT MINE ALONE.
IT BELONGS TO ALL OF YOU WHO BELIEVED IN MY ABILITY TO SERVE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CLOSELY WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.
IT MEANS A LOT TO ME THAT MY PARENTS AND MY BROTHER ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT ME AND, YOU KNOW, JUST THE STRONG FOUNDATION THAT THEY GAVE ME GROWING UP AND JUST VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU MADE IT TONIGHT.
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BUT LASTLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE ROOM TO ME ARE MY WIFE AND MY CHILDREN, GRAYSON AND ARIA AND MY WIFE, KIM.YOUR UNWAVERING LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT HAVE BEEN MY ROCK THROUGH THIS JOURNEY.
YOU STOOD BY ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY WITHOUT YOU.
IT WAS A TON OF FUN CAMPAIGNING WITH MY FAMILY AND DOOR KNOCKING WITH THE KIDS AND TEACHING THE KIDS WHAT THIS PROCESS LOOKS LIKE, AND GETTING THEM EXCITED ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT AND WHAT AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SERVE AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
FINALLY, I'M JUST EXCITED TO SERVE ALONG EACH OF MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT WORK AHEAD OF US, AND I'M TRULY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD.
SO I GLORIFY JESUS CHRIST, MY LORD AND SAVIOR, RIGHT ALONG THAT VEIN.
WE JUST CELEBRATED AN ANNIVERSARY.
MY LOVELY WIFE, LISETTE MEDINA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR.
THE COUNTLESS HOURS OF HER WAVING AT THE STREETS.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT SHE WAS OUT THERE WITH HER BEST FRIEND, EMILY ROSADO.
I HAVE A LONG LIST OF FOLKS THAT I WANT TO.
I WANT TO THANK MY PASTORS, PASTORS KENNY AND BETSY DELGADO.
THE ONES THAT SHARED WITH ME THE GOSPEL THAT MY LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST LOVES ME.
I HAVE NEVER TURNED AWAY, AND I'VE BEEN ON FIRE FOR HIM EVER SINCE.
THANK YOU, PASTOR KENNY AND BETSY.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK MY CHURCH FAMILY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT CHURCHES THAT CAME ALONGSIDE OF US AND PRAYED COUNTLESS HOURS AND BELIEVING IN ME.
AND I COULD CALL OUT ALL THE CHURCHES, BUT I'D BE HERE ALL DAY, ALL EVENING.
WE ARE MOBILIZING AND WE ARE SPREADING THE GOSPEL THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND THROUGHOUT OUR NATION.
SO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
THE LIST IS LONG AND I WANT TO THANK.
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR NOW.
UNITED STATES SENATOR MARCO RUBIO, WHO'S BELIEVED IN ME FOR THE LAST SEVERAL ELECTIONS.
AND AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR HIS SUPPORT.
AND I WANT TO BESTOW A BLESSING ON HIM AS HE CONTINUES TO LEAD.
AND AND IDEALLY, HE'LL BE THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE OF OUR GREAT NATION.
ALONG WITH THAT, I HAVE SO MANY LOCAL SUPPORTERS.
SHERIFF WAYNE IVEY, WHO'S ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL THAT'S BELIEVED IN ME.
I'VE HAD REPRESENTATIVE RANDY FINE, WHICH, BY THE WAY REPRESENTATIVE FINE NOW IS A STATE SENATOR.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE MY HEART.
HE JUST RECENTLY LOST HIS MOM.
AND EVERYONE KNOWS WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR MOM, IT'S A IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME.
SO I LIFT HIM UP IN PRAYER AS WELL.
THANK YOU. STATE SENATOR RANDY FINE.
ALONG WITH THAT, WE HAVE CONGRESSMAN ELECT MIKE HARIDOPOLOS, WHO I'M GRATEFUL FOR.
OUR NEWLY ELECTED STATE REPRESENTATIVE, MONIQUE MILLER IS HERE.
THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR ACTUALLY SUPPORTING ME THROUGHOUT THE VENTURE.
TO EACH AND EVERY MEMBER ON THIS DAIS.
MIKE HAMMER, CHANDLER LANGEVIN, MIKE JAFFEE YOU GUYS SUPPORTED ME COUNTLESS HOURS, AND YOU BELIEVED IN ME FOUR YEARS AGO, AND YOU BELIEVE IN ME TODAY.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY.
I'VE SEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS CITY.
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AND FOUR YEARS AGO, FOUR YEARS AGO, I WAS THE FIRST PERSON ON THIS DAIS TO GIVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING TO GIVE THAT POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.CAN I HEAR YOU? WE ARE PALM BAY PROUD.
LISTEN, TRUST IN GOVERNMENT IS CRITICAL FOR OUR FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
IT'S EARNED. NO ONE CARES HOW MUCH YOU KNOW UNTIL THEY KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE.
RESPECT FOR OTHER OPINIONS IS A HALLMARK OF OUR TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP.
JUST LIKE YOU SAID COUNCILMAN LANGEVIN.
WE CAN DISAGREE WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE.
SHINING THE LIGHT ON OPEN GOVERNMENT IS THE BEST REMEDY FOR POLITICAL CORRUPTION.
TRANSPARENCY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS PARAMOUNT.
ENGAGED AND INFORMED CITIZEN CITIZENRY IS IMPORTANT AT ALL LEVELS.
AS MAYOR, I CONTINUE TO PROMISE TO BE TOTALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE WILL BE CONDUCTING ANOTHER INTERNAL CONTROL AUDIT TO REVIEW OUR OPERATIONS, AND THE RESULTS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE PUBLIC WHERE IT BELONGS.
LET THE CITIZENS ENGAGE IN THAT.
THERE IS NOT A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT WAY TO FIX A POTHOLE.
I WANT US TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO SERVE THEM, AS YOU SO ELOQUENTLY PUT IT.
COUNCILMAN HAMMER, YOU'VE BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR DECADES, AND SO HAS YOUR FAMILY.
THEY WERE FOUNDERS OF THIS GREAT CITY.
THE FUTURE OF PALM BAY IS BRIGHT, BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS CHALLENGES.
AHEAD. TO PROTECT OUR ECONOMY AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
ONE OF THOSE CHALLENGES IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A HEALTHY INDIAN RIVER LAGOON WITH CLEAN WATER, HEALTHY FISHERIES, AND GREAT RECREATIONAL RESOURCES FOR OUR CITIZENS AND OUR TOURIST VISITORS.
AS THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON WATERSHED, PALM BAY, WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SEVERAL CHALLENGING ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR LAGOON MOST.
WE MUST LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN REDUCE OUR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE LAGOON.
PROTECT OUR CITIZENS FROM STORMS AND FLOODS AND THE SAME TIME, AT THE SAME TIME, RESTORE AND PROTECT THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON THAT CONTRIBUTES. GET THIS $7.6 BILLION ANNUALLY TO OUR REGIONAL ECONOMY.
WE MUST EVER BE MINDFUL OF PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES.
IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE AND EQUIP THE VERY BEST FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AS A HIGHLIGHT, WE HAVE ALSO INVESTED HEAVILY IN MEETING THE POLICE AND FIRE NEEDS.
WE HAVE INVESTED OVER $11 MILLION IN VEHICLES ALONE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
THIS WAS AFTER MANY YEARS OF THE CITY INVESTING VERY LITTLE IN THESE AREAS, SO WE HAVE BEEN CATCHING UP AND BUILDING A SOLID FOUNDATION, BUT WE ARE NOT DONE YET.
WE ALSO NEED TO FOCUS ON SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY COMMERCIAL GROWTH AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES, TO PROVIDE JOBS FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND PROVIDE DIVERSITY FOR OUR TAX BASE.
PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT THIS CITY WAS A BEDROOM COMMUNITY AND WE ARE CHANGING THE COURSE OF THAT.
WE MUST CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE THESE INVESTMENTS FOR FUTURE GROWTH OF OUR GREAT CITY.
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LET'S ALL LIVE, WORK AND PLAY RIGHT HERE IN PALM BAY.ISN'T THAT A CONCEPT? I WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE YOU THROUGH GOD, HONOR AND INTEGRITY.
CAN I HEAR YOU? PALM BAY? PROUD.
PRETTY SOON, I'LL INDUCT ALL OF YOU INTO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
WE HAVE TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT OF A DEPUTY MAYOR.
WELL, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS THAT.
ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK? IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE. LET'S DECIDE ON THE DEPUTY MAYOR.
YES. NOMINATE SOMEONE OUT THERE.
I SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HAMMER.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LANGEVIN.
COUNCILMAN HAMMER, YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING REGARDING YOUR NOMINATION? NO, SIR. I WILL.
HEY. SO, FOR THE PAST, WHAT'S IT BEEN, SIX, NINE MONTHS? GETTING TO KNOW MR. JAFFE THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN.
AND MIKE JAFFE IS A HE'S A PHENOMENAL HUMAN BEING.
HE'S A MAN OF GOD. BUT ALSO, HE'S HE'S SMART.
HE OBVIOUSLY WORKS IN THE BUILDING COMMUNITY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE KIND OF WORRIED ABOUT THAT IN THE CAMPAIGN AND AND RIGHTFULLY SO.
SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE ONE ON THE COUNCIL THAT KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
AND I'VE COME TO REALLY ENJOY JAFFE.
LIKE I SAID, HE JUST KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
HE'S INCREDIBLY WELL NETWORKED IN THE CITY ALREADY.
HE'S BEEN ON OUR P AND Z BOARD.
PLUS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA WORK, SO I FIGURED WE'D PUSH IT OFF ON HIM.
WELL, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN LANGEVIN, FOR ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF HUMOR THERE.
YES, SIR. ANY COMMENTS? NO. I'M JUST I'M VERY HUMBLED BY YOU GUYS, AND AND JUST I JUST I'M ALMOST SPEECHLESS, REALLY.
I JUST I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT.
AND YOU KNOW, I HOPE I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY IN ITS FULLEST.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF THE MAYOR WERE EVER TO MISS A MEETING.
I GUESS IT WOULD BE MY JOB TO CONDUCT A MEETING, AND I HOPE I DO IT PROPERLY AND SUCCESSFULLY.
SO THANK YOU. SO I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HAMMER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LANGEVIN.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
CONGRATULATIONS, DEPUTY MAYOR.
YEAH. SO BEFORE WE ADJOURN, WE'RE GOING TO PLAY MUSICAL CHAIRS RIGHT NOW.
AND I'M GOING TO HAVE STAFF CHANGE THE NAMEPLATES AS MR. JAFFEE OR MR. HAMMER. YOU SWITCH CHAIRS.
THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST WANT TO SAY.
I KNOW WE'LL BE PLAYING MUSICAL CHAIRS LATER ON AS WELL.
BUT, MIKE, NICE TO HAVE YOU AS DEPUTY MAYOR OF THIS GREAT CITY.
THANK YOU. GIVE IT UP FOR YOUR NEW DEPUTY MAYOR.
LISTEN, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN.
BUT I. I'M PROUD TO SAY I GOT TWO OF MY GRANDCHILDREN HERE.
TWO OUT OF 13, FOLKS, I'M BETTING.
OKAY. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, ZAMIR AND ELIAS, FOR BEING HERE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, LET'S GO CELEBRATE.
WE'LL BE MEETING HERE AGAIN TOMORROW AT 1800 HOURS.
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FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE CIVILIANS.THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.