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[00:00:01]

I'M GOING TO CALL OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.

[Call to Order]

OUR INVOCATION TODAY WILL BE LED BY A PASTOR MEDINA.

AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE BY COUNCILMAN BAILEY.

PLEASE RISE.

I WAS TRYING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.

SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

AREN'T YOU ALL EXCITED HOW GOD JUST PROTECTED US FROM THIS STORM? [APPLAUSE] SO I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I AM OVERWHELMED BY THE POWER OF PRAYER.

YES, THE POWER OF PRAYER.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO HERE TODAY.

WE'RE GOING TO LOCK ARMS. WE'RE GOING TO ALL AGREE THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOING TO COME RIGHT INTO THESE CHAMBERS AND DECISIONS ARE GOING TO BE MADE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOD FILLED DECISIONS BY EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER. ISN'T THAT EXCITING? LISTEN, THE SAME GOD THAT PROTECTED US FROM THIS STORM IS THE SAME ONE THAT'S GOING TO ANSWER OUR PRAYER. ARE YOU WITH ME? FATHER GOD, CREATOR OF OUR HEAVENS AND EARTH.

WE GIVE YOU THANKS AND PRAISE.

WE GLORIFY YOUR NAME.

YOU ARE THE GREAT I AM.

AND WE THANK YOU.

WE PRAISE YOU, FATHER, FOR SPARING US.

FATHER RIGHT NOW WE LIFT UP EACH AND EVERY PERSON IN THE BAHAMAS, RESTORING THEIR SOULS, RESTORING THEIR PROPERTIES.

FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THEIR LIVES, FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE THAT HAS SURVIVED.

I DECLARE THAT EVERYTHING THEY LAY THEIR HANDS ON WILL PROSPER BY YOUR MIGHTY POWER.

THE SAME RESURRECTION POWER THAT RAISED JESUS CHRIST FROM THE DEAD IS TOWARDS THEM.

AND FATHER, WHILE WE'RE ASKING, FILL THESE CHAMBERS WITH YOUR HOLY SPIRIT.

AS I SPEAK, ANGELS IN CAMP ABOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE.

FATHER, I DECLARE THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON BE LAID UPON EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THEIR DECISIONS TODAY AS THEY LEAD YOUR PEOPLE, FATHER, GOD, AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD, SAID AMEN.

TERRY ROLL CALL.

MAYOR CAPOTE. HERE.

DEPUTY MAYOR ANDERSON. HERE.

COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO. HERE.

COUNCILMAN BAILEY.

HERE. COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

HERE. MRS. MORRELL. HERE.

MRS. SMITH. HERE.

OKAY. ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[Announcements]

YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE THREE VACANCIES ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD, REPRESENTS FOR PROFIT PROVIDER ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN HOMEBUILDING AND EMPLOYER WITHIN THE CITY POSITIONS.

TWO VACANCIES ON THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT REPRESENTING ONE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AND ONE BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.

ONE VACANCY ON THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTS ADULT ADVISORY MEMBER 30 YEARS OR OLDER. ONE TERM EXPIRING ON THE MELBOURNE TILLMAN WATER CONTROL DISTRICT REPRESENTS RESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT.

ANYONE WISHING TO SERVE ON THESE BOARDS CAN CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 9 5 2 3 4 1 4 OR GO TO PALMBAYFLORIDA.ORG.

THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR. AGENDA REVISIONS.

[Agenda Revisions & Consent Agenda]

MR. MORRELL. NONE MAYOR.

MRS. SMITH. NO, SIR.

OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA.

I'M GOING TO ASK THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT WISH TO PULL ANY ITEMS. I HAVE ONE. I'M GONNA PULL ITEM ONE ON THE NEW BUSINESS FROM CONSENT PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYTHING ELSE? WE HAVE THREE PULLED FROM THE PUBLIC.

NUMBER THREE, FOUR AND EIGHT UNDER NEW BUSINESS.

ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL? IF NOT, I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF NUMBER ONE AND ADDED BEFORE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THE REMOVAL OF NEW BUSINESS NUMBER THREE, FOUR AND EIGHT FROM CONSENT. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAILEY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL? IF NOT, I'M GONNA CALL IT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED.

OKAY.

MRS. SMITH. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2019-29 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM 1 NSP 1 ACTION PLAN, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

YES, SIR. OK.

[Proclamations]

MOVING TO PROCLAMATIONS.

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IF YOU CAN JOIN ME, MS. ELIZABETH.

PROCLAMATIONS CITY OF PALM BAY, FLORIDA.

IN RECOGNITION OF CELEBRATING OUR MILITARY BY THE EDC SPACE COAST SALUTES OUR MILITARY BUMPER STICKER CAMPAIGN.

IT IS HEREBY RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT WHEREAS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST EDC IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING ITS NEW COUNTYWIDE SALUTE OUR MILITARY RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN.

AND WHEREAS BREVARD COUNTY IS HOME TO THE PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, THE 45TH SPACE WING NAVAL ORDINANCE TEST UNIT NLTU FLORIDA AIR NATIONAL GUARD, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AND NUMEROUS MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO LEND TO THE STRENGTH AND ENGINE THAT DRIVES THE ECONOMY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA AND THE NATION.

AND WHEREAS THE EDC WILL SPARK AN EXPLOSION OF REGIONAL AWARENESS AND EXPRESS APPRECIATION OF OUR UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 1.1 BILLION IN 2017, AND MILITARY RETIREES RESIDING IN THE BREVARD COUNTY WHO RECEIVE OVER 992.8 MILLION IN MILITARY PENSIONS.

AND WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE, HONOR AND ENCOURAGE THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN SERVING THE UNITED STATES.

AND WHEREAS BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE PUBLIC SLASH PRIVATE SECTOR, OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES SOLIDIFIES OUR COMMITMENT OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, PRESERVING OUR FREEDOMS. NOW, THEREFORE, I KENNY JOHNSON, ON BEHALF OF WILLIAM CAPOTE , MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF SAID OFFICE, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT CELEBRATING OUR MILITARY BY THE EDC SPACE COAST SALUTES OUR MILITARY BUMPER STICKER CAMPAIGN. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE ONTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO BE AFFIXED THIS 5TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2019.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE THAT OUR MILITARY HAS ON OUR ECONOMY.

ANNUALLY WE TAKE A GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS UP TO WASHINGTON, D.C., AND WE MEET WITH OFFICIALS IN THE PENTAGON.

AND THIS YEAR DURING THAT TRIP, WE ASKED WHAT CAN WE DO TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR MILITARY? AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS SO CRITICAL THAT WE DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE A COMMUNITY THAT DOES SUPPORT OUR MILITARY AND THAT THESE KINDS OF CAMPAIGNS MATTER.

OUR MILITARY STRUGGLES TO RECRUIT NEW PEOPLE TO BE A PART OF THE MILITARY JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER TYPE OF INDUSTRY DOES.

AND BY DOING THINGS LIKE THIS, WE HELP TELL THAT STORY.

WE HELP SHOW THE PRIDE THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE IN OUR MILITARY.

AND CERTAINLY CELEBRATING THAT ECONOMIC IMPACT IS CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT AS WELL.

WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS.

YOU'LL SEE BILLBOARDS THAT SAY SPACE COAST SALUTES.

WE HAVE OUR BUMPER STICKERS AND WE HAVE WINDOW CLINGS IF YOU DON'T WANT IT TO BE AS PERMANENT. BUT WE DO ASK THAT THE CITY CONSIDER PUTTING THIS ON SOME OF YOUR FLEET VEHICLES. I WILL LEAVE THESE HERE TO HAVE ANY OF YOU USE THAT YOU MAY WANT TO AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.

I WILL ASK, COULD I GET YOU GUYS TO HOLD SOME BUMPER STICKERS AND CAPTURE A PICTURE SO I CAN DO A SOCIAL MEDIA SPACE COAST SALUTE? OKAY. WE'LL COME DOWN THERE.

WE DO HAVE A WEBSITE THAT IS SPACE COASTSALUTES.COM, AND YOU CAN SEND YOUR OWN SALUTE THAT WAY.

BUT IT'S JUST, AGAIN, A WAY FOR US TO DEMONSTRATE HOW IMPORTANT OUR MILITARY IS TO US.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

[00:10:20]

OKAY. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[Public Comments/Responses]

ERNIE THIBODEAUX.

COME CLOSER TO THE MIC, PLEASE.

OKAY. OKAY.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SO.

IT'S OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS ERNIE THIBODEAUX.

I'M A 40 YEAR RESIDENT OF PALM BAY.

I RESIDE AT 515 WILLOW COURT NORTHEAST.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED OUR CAUSE IN THE CRICKET DEPARTMENT DEBACLE. SO I WANT TO THANK THESE PEOPLE.

AND ALSO I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE FOR SUPPORTING THE DEFEAT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THE PROTESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF PALM BAY HAS BEEN HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR.

LAST WEDNESDAY THIS EGREGIOUS PROPOSAL WAS WITHDRAWN.

I SAY TO THE PEOPLE OF PALM BAY TAKE A VICTORY LAP FOR SAYING NO TO APARTMENT RENTALS AND SAYING YES TO INCREASING HOME VALUES.

OUR PROTEST SAID TO THE TO THE DEVELOPER PLAY BY THE RULES, STICK TO THE CURRENT SINGLE FAMILY ZONING AND BUILD HOMES, NOT APARTMENTS.

WE ALSO DEMANDED THAT THE CITY NOT CHANGE ITS COMP PLAN, WHICH WOULD ALLOW SINGLE FAMILY PARCELS TO BE REZONED AS MULTI-FAMILY.

LET'S GROW THE CITY IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER.

KEEPING MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENTS AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

WE PETITIONED OUR CITY OFFICIALS AND THEY LISTENED TO US.

SO WE WANT TO THANK THEM TOO.

WE IMPRESS TO THE CITY THAT IT IS BAD PRACTICE TO CHANGE THE COMP PLAN TO ALLOW RENTALS ADJACENT TO OUR SUBDIVISIONS AND HOAS DEVALUING OUR PROPERTY VALUES.

WE ARE NOT AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SITE, BUT THAT IT BE DONE RESPONSIBLY ACCORDING TO ITS ZONING.

RESPONSIBILITY LIES WITH THE DEVELOPER TO BUILD ACCORDING TO RE ZONING WHILE PROTECTING THE OLD FLORIDA CHARACTER OF 100 YEAR OLD OAK HAMMOCKS AND WETLAND AREAS LIKE CATHEDRAL OAKS SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH.

DOING THIS WILL ADD VALUE AND SAVE THE WILDLIFE IN AND AROUND THE SITE.

THIS IS A WIN WIN FOR THE SELLER AND BUYER AS IT ENHANCES ITS MARKETABILITY FOR BUYERS LOOKING FOR SERENITY AMONG THE BEAUTIFUL LIVE OAKS AND MANY SPECIES OF WILDLIFE, WHICH I HAVE DOCUMENTED OVER THE YEARS.

WHERE ELSE CAN YOU FIND THAT KIND OF LIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY? PEOPLE WOULD PAY A PREMIUM TO LIVE IN THIS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

WE HOPE YOU DO NOT OVERLOOK THIS IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE SITE.

FINALLY, I WISH TO PROPOSE THAT THE CITY TREAT THIS PARCEL AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTED SITE BY AN AMENDMENT TO ITS RE CLASS.

THE AMENDMENT SHOULD READ SOMETHING LIKE THIS QUOTE THIS PROPERTY IS GRANDFATHERED TO REMAIN ZONED CLASS RE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT COMP PLAN AND NOT TO BE AFFECTED BY SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO THE COMP PLAN OR ANY REZONING REQUEST THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT OUR VIEWS ABOUT THIS CRITICAL PROPOSAL WHICH NOW HAS BEEN DEFEATED.

AND I MIGHT ADD DEFEATED FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE 2003 WHEN ANOTHER DEVELOPER TRIED TO CLEAR CUT THE LAND. AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE A FEW MORE GRAY HAIRS OVER THESE PROPOSALS OCCURRING IN MY BACKYARD.

I HOPE TO THAT BY ADOPTING MY REQUEST OF THE, QUOTE, GRANDFATHERED RE CLASS THAT THIS WOULD FINALLY ALLOW PEACEFUL LIVING AS A PALM BAY RESIDENT.

THANKS, EVERYBODY, AND GOD BLESS.

THANK YOU. NEXT.

WILL SMITH.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY, MY NAME IS WILL SMITH, LIKE THE ACTOR.

NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED I'M SURE.

I LIVE AT 505 WISTAR COURT AND WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SAME PROPOSED COMPLEX THAT ERNIE WAS TALKING ABOUT. MY PROFESSIONAL TITLE IS ZONE MANAGER FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA, SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA FOR THE SELECT DEALER REGION.

[00:15:03]

I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WE APPRECIATE YOU TABLING THIS PROJECT.

WE WISH FOR YOU KNOW WE WANT DEVELOPMENT.

WE JUST DON'T WANT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.

WE WANT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP WITH THAT.

AND I PERSONALLY OFFERED TO REMOVE SOME OF THESE TRAILERS THAT WERE AN EYESORE.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE QUICKER WE CAN GET THIS INTO A SINGLE FAMILY HOME SETUP, BE MORE TAX DOLLARS FOR THE STATE, MORE TAX DOLLARS FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

AND ALSO WITHIN THE LAST WEEK A COUCH AND A HIGHLY USED HOT TUB HAVE SHOWED UP AT THE ENTRANCE TO ONE PART OF THE SUBDIVISION.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE VIEW THIS AS SPOT ZONING, WHICH IS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT FOR PALM BAY.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RESIDENTS OF PALM BAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

OKAY.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS PAUL CUNDIFF.

I CAME HERE 13 MONTHS AGO WHEN LOCKMAR ESTATES WAS BOYCOTTING DOLLAR GENERAL BEING BUILT ON AN AMAZON DRIVE.

IT WAS TABLED.

IN TWO MONTHS THERE WAS A SIGN THAT SAID DOLLAR GENERAL AND RETAIL OUTLET STORES WOULD BE INVOLVED RIGHT ON AMAZON DRIVE, RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE CHURCH.

WHICH BRINGS ME TO TONIGHT.

I GOT INVOLVED IN THIS BECAUSE I WAS UPSET WITH LOCKMAR ESTATES.

YOU SCREWED THE RESIDENTS OF LOCKMAR ESTATES.

NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING A 264 APARTMENT ON CRICKET STREET.

THAT'S A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH 940 HOMES.

AND THEN YOU PUT A RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR FAR CHEMICAL.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? MY DEAL WITH THE COMMITTEE ON THE CREEK STREET APARTMENTS WAS THAT I WOULD CONTACT THE LOCAL MEDIA.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE FBI, THREE YEARS IN PITTSBURGH, FBI OFFICE MEDIA SPOKESMAN FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

FROM THERE, I WENT TO THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE FOR FOUR YEARS IN THE PRESS OFFICE.

AFTER THAT, I ROTATED OUT AND HAD 725 EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO ME FOR SEVEN YEARS.

I PREPARED A EMAIL TO GREG PALLONE, CHANNEL 13, BUT I FOUND OUT THAT THE DEVELOPER WITHDREW.

THAT'S THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED IN LOCKMAR ESTATES.

YOU PUT IT ON THE TABLE AND THEN TWO TIMES LATER, WHEN NO ONE SHOWS UP, YOU PASS IT.

SO I'M NOT AGAINST ANY OF YOU PERSONALLY.

I'M AGAINST SPOT ZONING.

AND MY ENDEAVOR WILL BE CONTACTING FLORIDA TODAY, FOX NEWS 35 BECAUSE THEY WANTED ME TO COME OVER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY ONLY GAVE ME AN HOUR AND A HALF TO GET THERE. I'M GOING TO BRING IT TO THEIR ATTENTION BECAUSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS SPOT ZONING.

LIKE I SAY, I'M NOT AGAINST ANY OF YOU.

YOU CAN PULL MY FINANCIAL RECORDS, CREDIT, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GET TO KNOW EACH ONE OF YOU.

NOW, I READ THE ARTICLE IN FLORIDA TODAY ABOUT BUCHANAN.

AND I DON'T GO TO FPLE AND THE FBI BECAUSE I'M OUT OF THE SYSTEM.

BUT I KNOW PEOPLE THERE AND THEY LOVE FREE COFFEE.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS CONTACT MCCANN, BUCHANAN'S LAWYER TO REPRESENT ME IF ANY SUITS OR ANYONE WANTS TO TRY TO ROLL ME OVER.

SO THAT'S IT.

I'M NOT AGAINST ANY OF YOU.

I'M REALLY AGAINST SPOT ZONING BECAUSE 264 APARTMENTS IN THAT RESIDENTIAL AREA IS RIDICULOUS.

I DON'T KNOW WHO EVER THOUGHT OF THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHO APPROVED IT.

OKAY. THANKS.

ELIZABETH BLACKFORD.

[00:20:01]

BETH BLACKFORD, U.S.

COAST GUARD RESERVE, RETIRED.

PROPERTY CO-OWNER OF 486 NOGALES AVENUE NORTHEAST PALM BAY 3 2 9 0 7.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, DEPUTY MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF STOP SPOT ZONING.

AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK SOME OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN COMING OUT AND LISTENING TO RESIDENTS, IN WALKING THE SITE THAT CONCERNED US SO MUCH WITH THE CRICKET APARTMENT DEVELOPMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN.

WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN AND ATTENTION.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT A PAIR OF PROPOSALS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND ADVERTISED TO BE ON YOUR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH SPECIAL AGENDA, WHICH HAS BEEN CANCELLED I UNDERSTAND.

THE PROPOSALS ARE CP 10 2019 AND CPCZ 10 2019 REFERRED TO JOINTLY AS HARBOR POINT. AND THEY ASK YOU TO APPROVE A ZONING CHANGE FOR A 20 PLUS ACRE PARCEL AT U.S.

1 AND RJ CONLAN BOULEVARD FROM INDUSTRIAL TO BAYFRONT MIXED USE AND TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT IS 80 TO 85 PERCENT RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

I'M REMINDED OF A JOKE ABOUT THE WISDOM OF PUTTING THE PLAYGROUND SO CLOSE TO THE TOXIC WASTE MATERIAL FACILITY.

EVEN THOUGH FAR CHEMICAL HAS AN EXCELLENT SAFETY RECORD IT SEEMS EXCEPTIONALLY UNWISE TO BUILD THIS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO ITS PROPERTIES.

WE ARE EAGER TO ENGAGE WITH THE CITY IN UPGRADING AND REVISING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION THIS EVENING.

RICHARD BLACKFORD.

GOOD EVENING, I'M RICHARD BLACKFORD FROM 486 NOGALES, I AM THE OTHER HALF OF THE RETIRED MILITARY FAMILY THAT MOVED TO THAT ADDRESS.

WHEN YOU COME TO A CITY LIKE PALM BAY OR ANY OTHER PLACE IN FLORIDA AND YOU START LOOKING AT A PLACE TO BUY AND INVEST AND THAT WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD IS ACTUALLY ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMES LIKE YOURS, A SPOT ZONING CHANGE STEALS FROM US, STEALS THE VALUE FROM OUR PROPERTIES AND IT PUTS IT INTO THE APPLICANT'S POCKET.

THE PERSON WHO'S WANTING TO CHANGE THE ZONING.

IT'S THE WORST KIND OF TRANSFER OF WEALTH I CAN IMAGINE.

WE MADE A INVESTMENT HERE BECAUSE WE FIGURE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WE HAVE A CONTRACT OR AT LEAST AN IMPLIED CONTRACT WITH THE CITY THAT THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE WAY IT'S GONNA STAY AND OUR INVESTMENT SHOULD BE FAIRLY SECURE.

BUT IF YOU ALLOW SPOT ZONING TO CONTINUE CHANGES LIKE THESE, YOU'RE ALWAYS STEALING FROM US AND YOU'RE GIVING IT TO SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT DESERVING OF IT AT ALL.

THAT PROPERTY WILL TURN A NICE PENNY IF IT'S USED TO DEVELOP AS IT'S ZONED.

SO IF YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IF YOU DON'T THINK IT'S UP TO DATE THAT IT'S TOO OLD, LET'S ADDRESS THAT WITH THE PUBLIC'S INPUT BEFORE YOU START CHANGING THINGS AND ALLOWING THIS TYPE OF OF APPLICATIONS TO EVEN COME FORWARD.

THE THING IS TO DO NO HARM TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUNDING WHEN YOU CHANGE A ZONING ISSUE, WHETHER IT'S PUTTING IN A DOLLAR GENERAL, WHETHER IT'S PUTTING IN HOMES AROUND A CHEMICAL PLANT. A CHEMICAL PLANT IS GOING TO INCREASE THEIR LIABILITY GREATLY AND THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO HAVE MUCH OF AN IMPACT ON THAT ON THEMSELVES.

NONE OF YOU WILL HAVE AN IMPACT, BUT IT WILL FOR THE COMPANY THAT'S THERE.

AND IF I WAS PUTTING A COMPANY IN I'D WANT SOME KIND OF ASSURANCES THAT IF I'M GONNA BE A LONG TERM MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, THAT IT'S GOING TO STAY THE SAME WAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COUNCIL PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT AND TALKED TO US, MET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MET WITH PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THERE WERE THREE OTHERS OF YOU THAT WERE ASKED TO COME OUT AND WE DIDN'T SEE YOU.

AND I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

REALLY SORRY. THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANKS.

CINDY SHEAR.

HI, MY NAME IS CINDY SHEAR, 479 TEWKSBURY LANE, PALM BAY.

NEW RESIDENT ON THE PMU 55 BOARD AND I'M ALSO ON THESE STOP CRICKET PROJECTS AND NOW THE STOP SPOT ZONING COMMITTEE AS WELL.

I DID COME HERE TONIGHT JUST TO THANK THOSE OF YOU THAT CAME OUT AND REACHED OUT TO US.

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AS A NEW HOMEOWNER I KIND OF FEEL LIKE WE WERE THROWN INTO THIS WHIRLWIND, BUT HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT. I'M NOW A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THIS GENTLEMAN HERE SAID ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE DOLLAR GENERAL.

I'M GOING TO LITERALLY BE ON MY KNEES PRAYING THAT THAT IS NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AND THAT IT WILL REMAIN AS A RESIDENTIAL ESTATES AND A SINGLE FAMILY.

BUT AGAIN, WE ARE BRAND NEW RESIDENTS.

WE JUST MOVED IN HERE.

I CAME WITH MY PARENTS ARE IN THEIR 80S AND WE HAVE TWO HOMES AND WE'RE LESS THAN 500 FEET FROM THIS MONSTROSITY WE'VE BEEN CALLING IT.

AND WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU WILL STAND AND STAY WITH THE ZONING THAT THAT IT IS AND NOT ALLOW ANY CHANGES. THANK YOU.

GOD BLESS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT ANYTHING TO ADD? NOTHING? OKAY.

YES.

MAYOR REAL QUICK.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I THINK EVERYBODY WHO SENT ME AN E-MAIL I WAS ABLE TO RESPOND TO. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.

IT WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST SPOT WHERE MY RELATIVES MOVED TO THIS AREA.

I WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND THERE, ALMOST RIGHT UP ABUTTING TO THE OFF RAMP TO 95 OR THE ON RAMP, I SHOULD SAY. ANYHOW I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW I NEVER WAS.

GENERALLY, IT'S DISCOURAGED IN OUR CODE FOR US TO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED EX PARTE COMMUNICATION, WHICH IS TO ACTUALLY GO OUT THERE AND DO A SITE VISIT OR TALK TO YOU GUYS INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE CASE.

BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S ILLEGAL, BUT CERTAINLY IT'S DISCOURAGED.

GENERALLY FOR ME IT'S KIND OF AN INDIVIDUAL DECISION FOR ALL OF US.

BUT IF BOTH PARTIES AREN'T ENGAGED IN IT, THEN I DON'T USUALLY.

I TRY TO STAY BALANCED BECAUSE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S CONTENTIOUS BECAUSE IF IT BECOMES A LEGAL MATTER I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD FOR EVERYBODY.

PROTECT THE CITY AND YOU. IF WE WERE TO VOTE IN YOUR FAVOR, IT PROTECTS YOU AS WELL.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I DID GET EVERYBODY'S E-MAILS.

I TRIED TO RESPOND TO AS MANY OF THEM AS POSSIBLE.

THE APPLICANT THAT MADE THE APPLICATION NEVER DID SIT DOWN WITH ME TO MEET BUT WE'LL SEE.

I THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO MEET WITH YOU GUYS AND I THINK THAT'S PREFERABLE WAY PROBABLY FOR ALL COUNCILS. IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN DO, THAT'S TO YOUR LIKING.

AND SO ANYHOW, I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT'S HEADING.

BUT ANYHOW, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I RESPONDED AND LET YOU GUYS KNOW.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE ITEM WE MOVED FORWARD, WHICH IS THE NEW BUSINESS

[New Business (Part 1 of 2)]

NUMBER 1. MRS. SMITH.

RESOLUTION 2019-28, A RESOLUTION TO THE CITY OF PALM BAY BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE RENAMING OF W EST OAKS PARK LOCATED AT 1161 LAMP LIGHTER DRIVE NORTHWEST AS LYNNE MANION NUNGESSER PARK, PROVIDED FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MRS. SMITH.

MRS. MORRELL.

YES MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD VOTED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL THE RENAMING TO LYNNE MANION NUNGESSER PARK. RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDELINES FROM THE NAMING PARKS RECREATION FACILITIES ADOPTED BY COUNCIL.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BRING THIS FORWARD.

FORMER DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE LYNNE WAS EXCELLENT TO ME AND MY CAREER.

SHE SERVED THE CITY FOR 41 YEARS.

SHE DID PASS AWAY ON MOTHER'S DAY MAY 12TH, 2019 AT THE AGE OF 63.

UM, AND I WILL LET THE FAMILY MEMBERS SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE HER SERVICE AND WE WOULD, UM, WELL, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CRITERIA IS TO MEMORIALIZE A DECEASED PERSON IN EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND SHE DID THAT.

WITH THAT, THOSE THAT WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME UP.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. TIM NUNGESSER.

MY MOM LYNNE NUNGESSER IS WHO THE RESOLUTION IS NAMED AFTER.

SHE AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED SERVED THE CITY FOR 41 YEARS.

SHE STARTED WORKING IN THE RECORDS DEPARTMENT BACK ON NOVEMBER 16TH OF 1973 AND SERVED QUITE A LONG TIME RETIRING AS THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE IN 2006.

CAME BACK AND SERVED THE CITY AS A NON SWORN EMPLOYEE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER NINE YEARS.

SO SHE DEFINITELY SERVED QUITE A LONG TIME IN HER CAPACITY AS A POLICE OFFICER.

SHE ALSO HELPED SPEARHEAD THE PAL PROGRAM, THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE SPECIFICALLY.

THEY STARTED A 16 AND UNDER TRAVELLING BASEBALL TEAM TO REPRESENT THE CITY AND THAT WENT ON FOR ALMOST A DECADE WHERE THE PAL TEAM TRAVELED AROUND AND REPRESENTED THE CITY IN TOURNAMENTS ALL OVER THE STATE AND CAME PRETTY CLOSE TO A COUPLE OF CHAMPIONSHIPS.

BUT I THINK JUST IN TERMS OF HONORING MY MOM AND HONORING HER SERVICE, WE WOULD VERY MUCH RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION ON THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, MS. MORRELL. HOW ARE YOU? MY NAME IS DOUG MULDOON.

I'M FORMER POLICE CHIEF WITH CITY OF PALM BAY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SUPPORT THAT THIS PARK BE RENAMED FOR LYNNE.

SHE AND I WORKED OUR ENTIRE CAREER TOGETHER OVER 40 YEARS IN THE CITY.

I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TOO MANY EMPLOYEES NORMALLY THAT LONG HERE.

I IMAGINE THERE'S A COUPLE, I THINK, STILL AROUND.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU ON A PERSONAL NOTE, LYNNE, PROBABLY SPENT AS MUCH TIME ON THOSE BALL FIELDS RAISING HER THREE SONS.

AND ALTHOUGH THAT WASN'T MENTIONED BEFORE, I CAN TELL YOU, I KNOW FROM FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE THAT THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME OUT THERE AND HER HEART AND SOUL WENT TO THE CITY AND TO HELP THE CHILDREN OUT AND TO HELP THE OTHER EMPLOYEES AND ALSO HELP THE CITIZENS. AND I THINK IT'D BE AN HONOR TO HAVE THAT PARK NAMED IN LYNNE'S MEMORY.

THANK YOU. DOUG.

ROB MEDINA, NORTHWEST PALM BAY.

AND IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO BE HERE BEFORE LYNNE.

AND THERE'S A WOMAN THAT I MET THAT EMBRACED ME TO THIS CITY WHEN I FIRST GOT OUT OF THE MARINE CORPS SO MANY YEARS AGO.

SO MUCH HAS BEEN SAID AND I'D LIKE TO JUST SHARE FOR A MOMENT ON HER DEDICATION TO STRENGTHENING FAMILIES.

SURE, SHE WAS AT THE BALL FIELDS, BUT WHAT SHE WAS DOING AT THE BALL FIELDS WAS NOT ONLY STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY, HER OWN FAMILY, BUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR FAMILIES.

I CAN TELL YOU, MY SON GREW UP WITH THE NUNGESSER FAMILY PLAYING BALL ON THE BASEBALL DIAMOND. AND BASEBALL IS A TEAM SPORT, AND THAT'S WHAT SHE EXUMED, IS MAKING PALM BAY GREATER THROUGH TEAM SPORTS, THROUGH A TOGETHERNESS THAT WE SO NEED TODAY.

AND SHE IS SORELY MISSED.

WHAT AN HONOR IT WOULD BE FOR THAT PARK TO BE NAMED AFTER HER.

I REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST SPLIT UP FROM PALM BAY EAST LITTLE LEAGUE TO PALM BAY WEST, AND SHE WAS THERE LEADING THE BATON AS WELL.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE NUNGESSER FAMILY, THAT'S A WOMAN THAT WE DEARLY LOVE THAT PUT HER MARK ON THIS CITY.

AND HOW FITTING IT WOULD BE FOR THIS COUNCIL TO APPROVE THAT PARK ON HER BEHALF.

GOD BLESS YOU. ANYONE? ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL.

I'M GOING TO NEED A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2019-28, PROVIDING FOR THE RENAMING OF WEST OAKS PARK LOCATED AT 1161 LAMP LIGHTER DRIVE AS LYNNE MANION NUNGESSER PARK. SECOND.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MAYOR.

YES. IF I MAY. YEAH.

AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT PARK IS A LITTLE PERSONAL FOR ME BECAUSE OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNOW MY SON PLAYED LITTLE LEAGUE BALL OVER THERE FOR THE WEST SIDE FOR QUITE A FEW NUMBER OF YEARS. AND BOTH MY SON AND MY DAUGHTER USED TO PLAY IN THAT PARK.

SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY BETTER PERSON TO NAME THAT PARK AFTER THAN LYNNE NUNGESSER.

AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.

AND THE PARK HAS BEEN REDONE.

WE WERE THERE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK AND THIS IS A GREAT THING THAT WE'RE DOING.

SO GLAD WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.

I ECHO YOUR WORDS.

ANYBODY ELSE? IF NOT, I'M GONNA CALL IT.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, GOOD.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

[Public Hearings]

NOW WE'RE MOVING TO PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER ONE.

ORDINANCE 2019-47 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, VACATE AND ABANDON A PORTION OF THE REAR 20 FOOT PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN LOT 8 BLOCK 61 PORT MALABAR UNIT 4 AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 14 PAGE 22 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK CHRISTINE STEVENS AND JUAN DELGADO IF THEY'RE HERE.

HELLO AGAIN. HELLO.

GIVE US YOUR NAME AND WE'LL BE QUICK.

CHRISTINE STEVENS AND JUAN DELGADO PROPERTY OWNERS OF 741 ANGLE STREET NE.

WE WERE REQUESTING THE FINAL SIGN OFF OF THAT DRAINAGE EASEMENT.

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THAT'S IT. GOOD. IT'S PAINLESS.

THANK YOU. WE DID HAVE ONE QUESTION.

DO WE GET SIGNED DOCUMENTATION FROM YOU OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN PICK UP FROM THE CITY HALL TOMORROW? YES. OKAY.

WE WEREN'T SURE WHERE TO GO FROM HERE.

MAYOR WE WILL HAVE A CERTIFIED ORDINANCE FOR YOU.

YOU CAN CALL THE OFFICE AND WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT TIME WE CAN SCHEDULE YOU TO COME BY AND PICK IT UP. OKAY. FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

WITH THAT IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF NOT I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ASK COUNCIL FOR A MOTION.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2019-47 FOR FINAL READING.

SECOND. SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR ANDERSON.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COUNCIL? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CALL IT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS.

GOOD LUCK. ITEM NO. 2 MRS. SMITH.

ORDINANCE 2019-48 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, VACATING AND ABANDONING A PORTION OF THE REAR 20 FOOT PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN LOTS 13 AND 14 BLOCK 806 PORT MALABAR UNIT 16 ACCORDING TO THE PLAN THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 15 PAGE 94 THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MRS. SMITH. AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ASK CHRISTOPHER CARROLL.

CHRISTOPHER CARROLL, PROPERTY OWNER, 1660 [INAUDIBLE] ROAD SE.

AND REQUESTING THE [INAUDIBLE] THE EASEMENT.

THERE YOU GO. THAT'S IT.

WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF NOT I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCIL I NEED A MOTION.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2019-48 FOR FINAL READING.

SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CALL IT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED NAY.

OKAY. GOOD LUCK.

MRS. SMITH ITEM 3.

ORDINANCE 2019-49.

THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 55 POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT PENSION PLAN BY AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE DEATH AND DISABILITY BENEFITS IMPLEMENTING THE CONCLUSIVE CANCER PRESUMPTION ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 112, 1816 FLORIDA STATUTE PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF AUDIENCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. AT THIS TIME I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYTHING TO ADD LISA? NO, SIR. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANY ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM? IF NOT I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ASK FOR A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2019-49 FINAL READING.

SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAILEY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CALL IT.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR MRS. SMITH.

ORDINANCE 2019-50.

THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA AND AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TITLE 5 LEGISLATIVE CHAPTER 64 BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SUBCHAPTER CREATION OF CITY OF PALM BAY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MRS. SMITH. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN.

THE FINAL READING. BUT I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE BASICALLY THE LAST GO AROUND.

WE'RE JUST MAKING SOME LAST MODIFICATIONS HERE.

WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY INTERESTED IN JOINING THIS BOARD.

AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE LAST THINGS WE HAVE TO DO TO BASICALLY GET THE BALL ROLLING.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO ADD.

THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE THAT [INAUDIBLE].

OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ASK COUNCIL FOR A MOTION.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2019-50 FOR FINAL READING.

SECOND. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSTON.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CALL IT.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED? AND MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 5. MR. SMITH. ORDINANCE 2019-46.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA.

VACATING, ABANDONING A PORTION OF THE REAR 20 FOOT PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT

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LOCATED WITHIN LOTS 21 AND 22 LOT 854 PORT MALABAR UNIT 17 ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOD 15 PAGE 1 0 3 THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MRS. SMITH. AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK LAURA GULLO.

HI I'M LAURA GULLO THE PROPERTY OWNER AT 1017 [INAUDIBLE] STREET, AND I WOULD LIKE TO VACATE A PORTION OF THE EASEMENT FOR A POOL AND A SHACK.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IT'S NOT I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ASK COUNCIL FOR A MOTION.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2019-46 FOR FIRST READING.

SECOND. SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR ANDERSON.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL? REAL QUICK. AND I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE REAL QUICK LAURA BEFORE THE MEETING.

FROM THE CORNER OF MY EYE YOU LOOK LIKE ONE OF MY COUSINS FOR A SECOND.

AND HENCE I APOLOGIZE THAT I CAUGHT YOU OFF GUARD THERE, BUT I'M GLAD EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTH. OKAY.

I WAS A LITTLE BIT EMBARASSED THERE.

I'M SORRY.

OKAY. WITH THAT I'M GOING TO CALL IT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM SIX, MRS. SMITH. ORDINANCE 2019-55.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 17 9 DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 183 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REGULATIONS SECTION 183.01 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SUBSECTION D ADOPTION OF FUTURE LAND USE MAP BY AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND AS ELIZABETH PERSAUD.

HI I'M ELIZABETH PERSAUD.

THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT IS THE LINE IT'S ZONED ACTUALLY FOR A PARK IF WE CAN CHANGE TO RESIDENTIAL TO BUILD SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? BILL. BILL BATTIN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SW.

I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION.

IS IT GOING TO BE MULTI HOME OR SINGLE HOME? AND IF IT'S A SINGLE HOME, GOOD JOB.

I ALSO HAD A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT AS WELL.

LET LISA ANSWER.

THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE CHANGE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION IS LAND IS INTENDED TO BUILD A FUTURE HOME SINGULAR AND I'LL HAVE THE APPLICANT AFFIRMING THAT AS A SINGULAR HOME. THANK YOU.

IF YOU COULD COME BACK UP.

THE COUNCILMAN HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU.

YEAH. AND BEING THAT IS SINGULAR, YOU'RE NOT LOOKING TO SUBDIVIDE AT ALL? YEAH. NO, NO SINGLE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.

OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.

AND THEN, UM, FOR STAFF BECAUSE I'VE HAD SOME RESIDENTS REACH OUT TO ME, ANY WILDLIFE IN THERE IS GONNA BE MITIGATED. CORRECT? I'M GONNA DEFER TO OUR GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, LAWRENCE BRADLEY.

I DO NOT RECALL.

UM, A MITIGATION OF IN THE STAFF COMMENTS OF ANY WILDLIFE.

P&Z NO TENANT, ACTUALLY.

LARRY BRADLEY, GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

ACCORDING TO THE STAFF REPORT, UNDER A CONSERVATION ELEMENT, THERE IS NO IDENTIFIED SPECIES EITHER FLORIDA SCRUB JAYS OR ANY OTHER IDENTIFIED SPECIES OF WILDLIFE THAT IS IN NEED OF PRESERVATION ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

THE REASON WHY I WAS ASKING BECAUSE I HAD DID HAVE A FEW RESIDENTS REACH OUT TO ME CONCERNING A GOPHER TORTOISES.

I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM MYSELF, BUT I HAVE HAD RESIDENTS ASK ME.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SPOKE WITH STAFF.

I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL. SO Y'ALL HAVEN'T SEEN ANY GOPHER TORTOISES OR NOTHING'S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE REVIEW THAT WAS DONE BY STAFF? SINCE IT'S A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE TYPICALLY THAT TYPE OF REVIEW IS NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRED FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME CONSTRUCTION.

THEY DO HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SCRUB JAY POLYGON WHICH IS NOT WITHIN.

THE OTHER THINGS TYPICALLY ARE NOT ARE NOT PART OF THE REVIEW.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WITH THAT I'M GOING TO NEED A MOTION.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I NEED A MOTION.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2019-55 ONLY ONE READING REQUIRED.

SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAILEY.

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ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM COUNCIL? COUNCIL MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT I ALSO THINK THAT CONSERVATION ELEMENT OF THE STAFF REPORT, IT STATES THAT SHOULD ANY LISTED SPECIES IDENTIFIED ON THE SUBJECT PARCEL BE DIFFERENT [INAUDIBLE] PARCEL WOULD NEED TO BE MITIGATED FOR AS REQUIRED BY STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS PER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICY CON 1.7B I'M SORRY. 1 DASH.

I'M SORRY. ONE POINT SEVEN B EXCUSE ME.

IT IS. IT IS THERE.

YEAH, IT'S PART OF OUR PERMITTING PROCESS TOO AND ACTUALLY OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION ON HOW YOU MOVE GOPHER TORTOISES.

IT'S NOT AS STRINGENT AS PEOPLE THINK.

YOU KNOW, ONCE ONES THERE YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ON THAT LAND.

IT IS NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL.

THERE IS A PROTOCOL IN HOW TO MOVE THEM AND WHO YOU CONTACT TO MOVE.

WITH THAT I'M GOING TO CALL IT.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS.

MOVING TO UNFINISHED AND OLD BUSINESS.

[Unfinished & Old Business]

DEPUTY MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT RANDY FOSTER TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY.

GOING TO COUNCIL REPORTS.

[Council Reports]

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF.

MR. ROB MEDINA SAID IT RIGHT WHEN HE SAID WE WERE BLESSED BREVARD COUNTY AND THE WHOLE STATE OF FLORIDA REGARDING HURRICANE DORIAN.

SO WITH US BEING BLESSED, LET'S MAKE SURE WE SHARE OUR PRAYERS AND WHATEVER SUPPLIES OR ANYTHING WE CAN PROVIDE FOR BAHAMAS.

I KNOW DEFINITELY OUR BRIAN ANDERSON AND COUNCILMAN PAUL [INAUDIBLE] ARE WORKING ON GETTING A LOT OF SUPPLIES OVER TO THE BAHAMAS IN A RELIEF EFFORT, I DO APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING WITH THAT.

THIS PAST WEEK MAN IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE COMMUNITY CAMARADERIE OF EVERYBODY HELPING ONE ANOTHER. IT WAS WONDERFUL.

BUT I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY.

LET'S NOT JUST HAVE THAT CAMARADERIE DURING A TIME OF DISASTER.

LET'S KEEP IT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE TIME.

LIKE WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001, THE NATION UNITED, YOU KNOW, BUT IT WAS BECAUSE OF A DISASTER. LET'S MAKE SURE WE KEEP THAT SAME SPIRIT ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ANY TIME. OTHER THAN THAT LET'S SEE HAVE A FEW MORE NOTES.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO [INAUDIBLE], CHRISTINA AND DANIELLE.

YEAH, I SEE ON Y'ALL IN THE BACK.

Y'ALL DID A WONDERFUL JOB PROVIDING CONTENT AND INFORMATION FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.

I WAS ALSO EXCITED ABOUT US HAVING A STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF NEXT TIME HOPEFULLY THERE'S NOT A NEXT TIME.

BUT IF THERE IS A NEXT TIME, IF WE CAN GET SOME MORE NEWS OUTLETS OUT.

THAT WAY OUR RESIDENTS CAN BE BETTER PREPARED AND BETTER INFORMED.

AND WITH BEING BETTER PREPARED I WANTED TO TALK TO COUNCIL IF WE COULD ENTERTAIN THE THOUGHT OF HAVING SORT OF LIKE A NICE NATURAL DISASTER WORKSHOP OR SOMETHING OF THE SORT.

I KNOW WHEN I PLAYED COLLEGE FOOTBALL, AFTER EVERY GAME, WE WILL GO BACK AND WATCH FILM TO SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE.

AND WE JUST HAD OUR GAME, YOU KNOW, HURRICANE DORIAN PASS.

AND NOW I THINK US AS A COUNCIL AND AS A STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO SEE NOW IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR, WHAT CAN WE DO OR HOW CAN WE BETTER BE BETTER PREPARED? SO JUST WANTED TO GET A KIND OF.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

YOU TALKING ABOUT A WORKSHOP? YEAH OR SOMETHING OF THE SORT.

OKAY. JUST NOTHING.

NO RUSH, BUT YEAH.

THANK YOU.

AND MAYOR LIKE I SAID I THINK LISA, ONE OF HER STAFF MEMBERS, YOU GUYS ARE SOLICITING SOME FEEDBACK THROUGH A SURVEY.

CORRECT? DIDN'T I SEE THAT COME THROUGH THE E-MAIL THIS AFTERNOON? I DIDN'T CLICK ON IT. I JUST SAW THE HEADLINE BUT I THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING SOLICITING FEEDBACK FROM OUR EMPLOYEES AND SO FORTH.

ABSOLUTELY. AND AS A STAFF, AND I HATE TO JINX IT BECAUSE MY STAFF HAS ALREADY TOLD ME NOT TO ANNOUNCE THIS. BUT WE HAVE A [INAUDIBLE] SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER, WHICH WAS MOSTLY A TABLETOP TOP EXERCISE FOR STAFF TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE WENT THROUGH.

AND SO I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO A ROUNDTABLE WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM OUR PREPAREDNESS AND WHATNOT. SO NOT TO MAKE A GAME OUT OF, BUT WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE INTERPLAY AND SOME MORE SCENARIOS.

SO SINCE WE WERE SPARED.

WE WERE PREPARED AND WE WERE SPARED THIS TIME.

I CERTAINLY WANT TO GO BACK AND WATCH THE TAPE AND THINK OF THINGS THAT WE COULD'VE DONE BETTER AND IMPROVE UPON.

SO CERTAINLY.

OKAY. YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITH US MAKING SURE THAT STAFF WORKS WITH US AND VICE VERSA.

BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, COUNCILS, THE ONES THAT ARE GONNA BE POINTED AT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG OR, YOU KNOW, BE BLAMED IF YOU KNOW THIS DOESN'T GO THIS WAY OR THAT WAY. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY AND FIND SOLUTIONS AND JUST APPROVE UPON THEM SO.

I WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT WE CAN GO OVER THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN THERE THAT WAY

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EVERYBODY ON COUNCIL IS WELL AWARE AND THE PUBLIC IS WELL AWARE THAT WE DO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. THERE ARE PROCEDURES THAT WE HAVE AND WE JUST GO THROUGH IT.

SO I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT WORKSHOP.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A WORKSHOP BECAUSE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE HAD EMERGENCY PLAN ALREADY ALL TOGETHER AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A WORKSHOP REGARDING THIS.

SO JUST AS A REMINDER, COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE BREVARD COUNTY COMP PLAN ABOUT TWO MEETINGS GO. SO THERE WAS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH TRAINING WITH THE BREVARD EOC AND THEIR STAFF TO DO THOSE TABLETOP TRAININGS.

SO WE'LL INQUIRE FOR THOSE AND SCHEDULE ACCORDINGLY.

OKAY. NO PROBLEM.

OKAY. COUNCILMAN BAILEY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY ECHO.

I THINK THAT LISA AND THE STAFF, THEY HAD A PLAN.

AND I THINK IN THE PAST, THERE'S ALWAYS A PLAN.

I DON'T THINK WENT ANYTHING WITHOUT A PLAN.

BUT I THINK IT WAS WELL COMMUNICATED.

AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO LISA AND EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, AND ALL THE SUPPORT TEAM THAT HELPED FACILITATE THAT.

I THINK THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.

EXCELLENT JOB.

AND OF COURSE, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS THE AFTERMATH.

NOW, WE OBVIOUSLY IT DID INTERRUPT OUR SCHEDULE FOR SOLID WASTE PICKUP WITH ONCE A WEEK PICKUP. THAT'S A VERY TOUCHY ISSUE WHEN FOLKS GET MISSED FOR ONE WEEK.

NOW IT'S TWO WEEKS. AND THAT BECOMES A BURDEN FOR A LOT OF THESE FOLKS.

SO HAVING A PLAN FOR THAT AND TRY TO COMMUNICATE THAT THE BEST THAT WE CAN WAS VERY IMPORTANT. AND I THINK THAT THEY'VE DONE ALMOST EVERYTHING WE COULD, INCLUDING HAVING A PRESS CONFERENCE, HAVING MAYBE ANOTHER ONE, JUST TO HIT ON THAT ONE AGAIN AND TRY TO GET THE NEWS MEDIA TO PICK UP ON IT.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN ORDER THEM HERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF FREE PIZZA AND COFFEE OR WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. BUT IF WE HAD MAYBE ANOTHER ONE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

BUT I'LL SAVE THAT.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT MORE, A WHOLE LOT OF POSITIVES I THINK THAT CAME OUT OF IT ALL.

AND SO I WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF IT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, I DO KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME MENTION THAT THERE ARE SOME EFFORTS GOING ON IN THE CITY.

AS FAR AS RELIEF I KNOW THAT THE CLERK OF COURTS OFFICE, THE FLORIDA A PUT OUT A LIST OF SOME ORGANIZATIONS, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING LISTED IN PALM BAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY NOTICED THAT.

BUT THERE ACTUALLY IS ONE I DO KNOW THAT IS COORDINATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WITH ABC SUPPLY AND THE CLERK OF COURT.

SO THEY'RE LOCATED ON COGAN 450 COGAN AVENUE HERE IN PALM BAY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING SUPPLIES. WHAT I WANTED AND I KNOW WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS AND I DON'T WANT TO OVERSTEP THE MAYOR.

MAYOR IS ALSO THE CHAIR OF OUR DISASTER RELIEF COMMITTEE.

BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO AS FAR AS THE [INAUDIBLE] FOUNDATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME TYPE OF RELIEF EFFORT, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING QUICKLY, BUT I'LL KIND OF DEFER TO YOU BUT I'D AT LEAST LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AND WE CAN'T GUESS IT PRIVATELY. SO THIS IS THE NIGHT TO BRING IT UP AND TALK ABOUT THAT.

BUT IN ADDITION TO JUST GIVING, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE AN EFFORT.

YOU RAISED THE MONEY, MAYOR, WITH YOUR MAYOR'S BALL.

SO THAT'LL BE GIVING MONEY.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WAS TALKING TO LISA ABOUT MAYBE ENCOURAGING OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC IF THEY WISH TO BRING IN ITEMS TOO AS A DROP OFF POINT.

IF WE COULD KIND OF GIVE HER DIRECTION TO COORDINATE WITH A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CHARITY.

IT'S GETTING STUFF OUT THERE AND KIND OF GIVE HER THE GO FORWARD WITH THAT SO SHE CAN SET THAT UP. BUT I'LL DEFER TO YOU.

RIGHT BECAUSE WE NEVER WANT IT TO BE A CONDUIT TO RECEIVE ITEMS. [INAUDIBLE] PROJECT. WHAT WE WILL RECEIVE AS FUNDS BECAUSE WE ARE A 501C3 AND THEN WE COULD DESIGNATE IT TO EITHER THE RED CROSS OR WHATEVER.

BUT WE'RE GETTING READY TO HAVE A MEETING.

AND THE SAME REASON IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING ON THE 16TH OF THIS MONTH.

SO BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WATCHING THE OTHER.

I KNOW THE BAHAMAS IS HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE STILL GOT THE CAROLINAS, VIRGINIA POSSIBILITIES. SO I'M CALLING IT NOW.

WE WOULD EVEN HAVE TO WAIT FOR A COUNCIL MEETING IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THE FUNDS OUT.

AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN.

SO THE MEETING IS GONNA BE SET UP FOR SEPTEMBER 16.

OKAY. WHENEVER.

AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO COME FOR A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OR NOT COUNCIL MEETING BUT A MUNICIPAL FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING WHENEVER IS NECESSARY.

I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. IS IT POSSIBLE, LISA.

I KNOW THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A MAJOR EFFORT AS FAR AS COORDINATION.

I DID TALK TO LISA. SHE SEEMED FAIRLY CONFIDENT.

IS IT OKAY IF WE AT LEAST ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT INTERNALLY. WHATEVER THE CITY MANAGER WANTS TO DO WITH HER STAFF THAT'S HER CALL.

THE DRC IS SOMETHING ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT.

WHATEVER SHE WISHES TO DO WITH HER STAFF IN REGARDS TO SENDING OVER TO WHAT YOUR EFFORTS THAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. IF THEY WISH TO GIVE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT FIT RIGHT NOW.

I WATCHED THEM. THEY'RE FLYING LIKE NOW.

THEY'RE ALREADY GOING SO AND I UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY.

AND THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENED WITH MARIA WAS AN 8

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HOUR LONG LAW ENACTED THAT YOU COULDN'T GET IN.

WITH THE BAHAMAS IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

IT'S ON THE BRITISH [INAUDIBLE] RULE.

BUT AMERICA IS HELPING, TOO.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I ENCOURAGE.

I JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE DROP OFF LOCATIONS, BUT I KNOW AT LEAST WE HAVE THE COGAN LOCATION SO.

IT'S HER CALL.

COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO.

I'D LIKE TO ECHO SOME OF THE SAME STUFF HERE.

CITY MANAGER STAFF, YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB DURING THIS TIME.

NEVER SKIPPED THE BEAT. AND THE COMMUNICATION WAS GREAT AS WELL.

IT WAS ONGOING. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THE BAHAMAS ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. IT'S JUST THE LEVEL OF DEVASTATION IS ON A LEVEL THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING.

AND I'D BE ALL FOR DOING WHATEVER WE CAN FROM THE DRC FROM STAFF AND EVERYONE ELSE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT'S AGAIN, JUST GREAT JOB FROM STAFF.

I WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT DOING THAT EMERGENCY, YOU KNOW, WORKSHOP AND GOING BACK AND SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO TO STRENGTHEN WHAT WE DO AND TO MAKE IT BETTER GOING FORWARD.

YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY RIGHT NOW.

UH, DEPUTY MAYOR.

HERE, LET ME TURN THAT ON THERE.

HATS OFF TO COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

HE NEVER STOPPED.

NOT ONLY WAS IT HIM, I THINK HE PUT AT LEAST 29 OTHER USE TO WORK WITH HIM, PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS FOR PEOPLE.

YOU CAN CATCH HIM. NOT THAT HE WANTED TO BE ON THERE, BUT YOU CAN CATCH HIM ON NEWS 13 FOR THE GOOD STUFF THAT HE WAS DOING.

A LOT OF HIS KIDS OUT THERE DOING IT.

SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MENTOR AND LOOKING FOR A COMMUNITY GUY THAT GIVES BACK.

I MEAN, THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE.

I WAS ALSO OUT THERE DOING IT.

AND I THINK I MIGHT HAVE DOOMED US HERE BECAUSE IN MY SPEECHES, AS OF LATE, I'VE BEEN SAYING, YOU KNOW, THE FEELING YOU GET AFTER A HURRICANE WHEN YOU SEE THE NEIGHBORS TAKING CARE OF THE NEIGHBORS.

THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT.

IT'S FUNNY THAT COUNCILMAN JOHNSON SAID NOBODY WANTS 9/11, BUT EVERYBODY WANTS 9/12.

YOU SAW THE FLAGS, YOU SAW THE PATRIOTISM, YOU SAW HOW PEOPLE TREATED EACH OTHER.

WE KIND OF FORGET THAT.

AND WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET THAT.

WE SHOULD TREAT EVERYBODY SPECIAL.

AND WHEN IT COMES TO TIME OF DISASTER, WE MIGHT HAVE DODGED A BULLET, BUT WE FOUND OUT WHO'S REALLY IN IT. COUNCILMAN BAILEY CONSTANTLY UPDATING PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON UPDATING PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK.

I SAW COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO, THE MAYOR, STANDING IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM LETTING THE RESIDENTS KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE WITH YOU.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WE'RE HERE WITH YOU.

SO THAT'S WHAT MAKES US, YOU KNOW, A GREAT UNIT AND LEADERSHIP.

THAT'S WHAT LEADERSHIP IS ALL ABOUT IS PUTTING YOUR PERSONAL BUSINESS ASIDE AND GETTING OUT THERE. IT WASN'T ABOUT THE BUSINESS HE LOST THAT DAY.

IT WAS ABOUT MAKING SURE THE ELDERLY LADY GOT HER SHUTTERS UP.

HATS OFF TO PAUL [INAUDIBLE] HAL ROSE TIM THOMAS, JOHN CASEY.

PLANES WENT OUT TODAY SO THEY WEREN'T MESSING AROUND.

I'M NOT AS EVOLVED AS I LIKE TO BE.

I'M DOING WHAT I CAN, BUT I HAVE TO WORK, TOO.

I LOST TWO WEEKS WORTH OF WORK AND MY FAMILY IS STILL HUNGRY.

SO I GOTTA GO GET THAT GROCERIES FOR THEM.

BUT THOSE GUYS ARE ABSOLUTELY OUT THERE 100 PERCENT KILLING IT.

AND THAT'S A COUNTY THING.

SO WE HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM PALM BAY, MELBOURNE, WEST MELBOURNE, ALL THE WAY UP NORTH. PINEAPPLE COVE JOINED IN WITH THAT.

RACHEL [INAUDIBLE] JOINED IN WITH THAT AND JUST COUNTLESS BUSINESSES, ABC SUPPLY, MELBOURNE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

HOPEFULLY OUR CHAMBER JOINS IN WITH THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY UP AND RUNNING AND GETTING IT. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE LEADERSHIP IN THAT.

ONE OF THE SPEECHES I WAS THANKFUL TO GIVE.

THE NAACP INVITED ME OUT A WEEK, WEEK AND A HALF AGO, AND THEY WERE THEY WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WITH THE WAY THINGS IN PALM BAY ARE.

THEY ONLY HAD ONE ISSUE AND THAT'S WE DON'T HAVE AN MLK BOULEVARD IN PALM BAY.

SO IT GOT ME THINKING.

AND ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT MELBOURNE HAD WHEN THEY RENAMED AIRPORT BOULEVARD IS THERE IS A TON OF BUSINESSES ON AIRPORT BOULEVARD.

SO ALL THE STATIONERY, ALL THE BUSINESS CARDS, ALL THE SIGNS, EVERYTHING WOULD NEED TO BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THE CHANGE IN THE STREET NAME.

MY THOUGHT AND I WILL BRING AN ORDINANCE BACK FOR COUNCIL WAS THIS IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE RIGHT OUT HERE IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TRAVEL MINTON ROAD BETWEEN JUPITER AND MALABAR.

THERE CURRENTLY AREN'T ANY BUSINESSES ADDRESSES ON THAT STRETCH BUT IT IS TRAVELED, HIGHLY TRAVELED, AND IT IS RIGHT WHERE CITY HALL SITS.

CITY HALL IS A MALABAR ADDRESS.

BUT HOW DO MOST PEOPLE GET TO CITY HALL? MINTON AND JUPITER RIGHT HERE.

SO I'LL BE BRINGING AN ORDINANCE BACK TO HOPEFULLY RENAME THIS STRETCH OF ROAD TO MLK BOULEVARD. WE CANNOT NAME IT MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD BECAUSE IT'S BIGGER THAN TWELVE LETTERS. AND THAT'S IN OUR ORDINANCE.

BUT I'LL BRING THAT BACK AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS WILL SUPPORT THAT.

IT IS WHAT IT IS. WE'VE GOT TO CHANGE THE WHOLE ORDINANCE.

AND THAT WAS IT ON THAT.

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AND MAYOR MAY I ADD TO WHAT THE DEPUTY MAYOR JUST SAID.

WHAT YOU DID OUT THERE.

I MEAN, I WANTED TO BE OUT THERE.

WHENEVER I SAW IT I WAS SITTING THERE EATING LUNCH.

I WAS LIKE, I WANT TO BE OUT THERE WITH THEM, HELPING THEM.

UNFORTUNATELY, I WASN'T ABLE TO.

I HELPED SOME OF THE FOLKS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD BUT I HAD TO WORK AND SOME OTHER FAMILY OBLIGATIONS. BUT YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE. ULTIMATELY, LISA WANTS TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE HER STAFF, HANDLE ALL THE PUBLIC AND NOT HAVE TO GET TO US.

BUT ULTIMATELY, WE ARE A PART OF A COMMUNICATIONS TEAM .

AND SO THE PUBLIC DOES REACH OUT TO US FOR A LOT OF THINGS.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE REST OF THE COUNCIL FOR BEING OUT THERE.

I KNOW THE MAYOR ALSO HAD TO GIVE THE INTERVIEW ALSO WITH CNN, I BELIEVE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S OTHERS OUT THERE I MIGHT HAVE MISSED BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO RUN OUT THERE COMMUNICATING. I THINK OUR COUNCIL DID A GREAT JOB AT THAT THIS TIME.

OKAY. NOW WITH THAT, I WANT TO SAY STAFF DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

AND LIKE ANYTHING IN LIFE, I THINK THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS SO MANY TIMES IN THE PAST, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE NEW PEOPLE.

BUT ONE THING I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT PALM BAY BEING THAT I'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE 2004 SHOWED THE MAKEUP OF THIS COUNTY AND THE CITY.

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS.

AND THAT IS THE FABRIC OF THIS COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK THAT IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE.

THAT'S WHY PALM BAY, AS MUCH AS WE ARE SOMETIMES BICKERING SIBLINGS, BECAUSE EVEN SIBLINGS ARGUE BECAUSE ONE THINKS HE'S RIGHT AND THE OTHER ONE THINKS HE'S RIGHT TOO. OR SHE.

EITHER WAY. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK WHEN EVERYTHING IS PUT ON THE TABLE AND WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER, WE COME TOGETHER AS ONE AND UNIFIED.

SO FOR THAT, I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE PROUD TO BE A PALM BAYER, BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S THE MAKEUP OF THE CITY.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA MOVE ON INTO NEW BUSINESS NUMBER THREE.

[New Business (Part 2 of 2)]

IT WAS PULLED. MRS. SMITH.

ORDINANCE 2019-56 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING AND ALLOCATING FUNDS AS FOLLOWS: USE OF UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE IN THE FOLLOWING FUNDS.

GENERAL FUND. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND.

TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE FUND.

GEO ROBOT ROAD PROGRAM FUND.

UTILITIES RENEWAL REPLACEMENT FUND AND BUILDING FUND.

RECOGNIZING REVENUE FOR FEMA HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT AND FEMA HURRICANE IRMA REIMBURSEMENTS. USES OF FIRE IMPACT FEES WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT REMODELING AND CAPITAL PURCHASE. TRANSFER OUR BOND PROCEEDS FOR DEBT REPAYMENT FROM THE BAYFRONT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUND TO THE BAYFRONT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.

RECORDING OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PROCEEDS TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE BUILDING FUND AND FLEET SERVICES FUND FOR CAPITAL PURCHASES.

RECOGNIZING THAT SUCH APPROPRIATIONS MUST BE MADE PURSUANT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, CHAPTER 35 ADOPTING, RATIFYING, CONFIRMING AND VALIDATING THE ALLOCATIONS PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED.

BILL BATTIN.

BILL BATTIN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SW.

I HAVE THREE ITEMS I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS ON THIS ONE.

THE FIRST ONE IS LAW ENFORCEMENT FUND 101.

DOESN'T SEEM THAT LONG AGO WE ALREADY BOUGHT A MOWER FOR THE RANGE.

THIS IS THE SECOND MOWER WE'VE HAD TO BUY FOR THE GUN RANGE.

AND THE REASON THAT WE BOUGHT THE PREVIOUS ONE WAS BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO BE SHARING WITH PARKS AND RECS AND SPREAD AND HAVING TO SHARE THE MOWER.

WELL, NOW WE'RE BUYING MOWER NUMBER TWO FOR THE GUN RANGE.

MAYBE A [INAUDIBLE] IS GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE MORE BLADES.

I DON'T KNOW. BUT I KNOW YOU STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT.

IT JUST SEEMED STRANGE.

WE'RE GETTING ANOTHER MOWER.

MY MOWER LAST FIVE YEARS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THEIRS ONLY LAST TWO.

NEXT ITEM, TIF FUND 1 5 5 AND 84,000 FOR MALABAR ROAD ACCESSING OF BUYING OF LOTS FOR FUTURE GROWTH ALONG MALABAR.

THAT'S WHY WE CAN USE THE TIF FUND, WHICH IS STILL YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

YET I'M SEEING ZERO DOLLARS SPENT ON WHAT, RON? YOU'RE CHUCKLING.

GAYNOR ROAD. IT HAS TO BE REBUILT FROM GROUND UP AND NOT A SINGLE NICKEL HAS BEEN SPENT ON IT TO THIS DATE AND IT'S DUE IN TWO MONTHS.

WE'RE NOT TALKING YEARS.

WE'RE TALKING TWO MONTHS.

YOU DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR YEARS.

OK. AND ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THIS ONE WAS GENERAL OBLIGATION ROAD PROGRAM 3 0 9.

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WE'RE SPENDING $54 MILLION.

WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

THAT'S GOING TO. THIS IS GONNA HELP THE CITY PROGRESS GREATLY.

WHEN PEOPLE START SEEING PAVED ROADS HOMES ARE GOING TO SELL AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS GONNA FOLLOW THEREAFTER.

AT LEAST THAT'S MY MY PREDICTION.

YOU DID A GOOD THING WHEN YOU GOT THIS ACCOMPLISHED.

NOW LET'S SEE IT CARRIED OUT AND SOMETHING GOOD WITH IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, BILL. ANYTHING TO ADD LISA? I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE LETF.

I CAN RECALL IT IN MY HEAD, BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY THE MOWERS.

BUT THIS IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT LIKE A ROUNDUP OF ALL THE APPROVED THINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNCIL. SO IF BILL WANTS MORE, I CAN SEND YOU THE AGENDA ITEM THAT DATES BACK TO THAT PURCHASE. I JUST CAN'T RECALL IT RIGHT AT THE MOMENT.

WITH THAT I'M GONNA NEED A MOTION COUNCIL.

MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2019-56 AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2018 2019 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING AND ALLOCATING [INAUDIBLE].

SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM COUNCIL? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CALL IT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, MRS. MORRELL. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THIS IS THE CRA THE BCRA, THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO BRING FORTH, UH UM TO SOLIDIFY IT AT AN EARLIER DATE AND SUNSET WHEN THE COMMISSIONER AS BCRA BOARD JUST HEARD THIS ITEM.

UM. AND, UH, THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS, UH, IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES THAT, UH, COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE NOW WOULD BE THE TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT, UM, HAD ANY FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNTY. UM.

UH. WE'LL SEND IT UP AS IT IS.

AND IF THERE'S ANY FEEDBACK WHEN THEY BRING IT FROM THEIR COMMISSIONERS, WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT. UH, BASED ON MY ATTENDENCE IN THE LAST, UH, BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING, UM, I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SOME TIME.

UM, AND THEY HAD SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE, UM, THEY WANTED TO SEE SOMETHING QUICKLY, UM, BEFORE OCTOBER.

OKAY. YEAH.

BILL BATTIN.

BILL BATTIN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SW.

ANSWERED SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD THERE BECAUSE WHEN I WAS READING THIS OVER THE AGENDA, I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO WHAT WE WERE HAVING THIS INTER AGREEMENT FOR.

AND PART OF THIS SAID BECAUSE WE HAVE NO ROADS COUNTY ROADS IN THE BCRA.

WELL, WE GOT US 1. ISN'T THAT A COUNTY ROAD? NO IT'S A STATE ROAD? OKAY. SO THAT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WAS COUNTY EITHER WAY. SO I WASN'T SURE WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS INTER AGREEMENT WAS.

I JUST READ IT 10 TIMES AND I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ARE WE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT? IT'S JUST A REAL QUICK, SIMPLE ANSWER.

SO WE'LL HAVE A PLAN IF WE NEED IT.

OK. NOW, THAT'S WHAT THE PURPOSE IS.

SO WE'LL HAVE IT RECORDED ON THE BOOKS.

OK. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY WE NEEDED IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, BILL. I NEED A MOTION COUNCIL.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSIDERATION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALM BAY OR THE BAYFRONT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND BREVARD COUNTY TO WORK TOWARD ENHANCING ACTIVITIES FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE, CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION.

SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR.

JUST TO FOLLOW ON WHAT THE CITY MANAGER SAID.

IF COUNCIL HAS ANY INPUT THAT WE WANT FOR THE COUNTY REGARDING THIS BCRA, NOW IS THE TIME. IF NOT, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THEIR DECISION WITHOUT OUR INPUT.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING, LET THEM KNOW.

I MEAN, I KNOW MY THOUGHTS, BUT I'LL ADDRESS IT AFTER THEY ADDRESS THEIR END OF IT.

WAIT AND SEE.

DON'T SHOW YOUR HAND FIRST.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CALL IT.

YES. THIS IS JUST THE SAME STATEMENT.

THIS IS WHAT WE JUST PASSED IN THE SPECIAL COUNCIL.

SORRY, SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE BCRA BOARD.

AND SIMILARLY, I MEAN, MY INPUT IS WE SHOULD SHUT IT DOWN.

WE SHOULD RETIRE IT DEAD AND, UH UH DISPOSE OF THE SPECIAL DISTRICT, ALLOW FUNDS TO FLOW BACK FROM THE TIF BACK TO THE COUNTY AND CITY'S GENERAL FUNDS.

SO I'LL BE VOTING NO BECAUSE OF THAT.

WITH THAT, I'M GONNA CALL IT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY.

NAY. OKAY. 4 1.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT MRS. MORRELL. THE ITEM WAS PULLED.

HMM. THAT'S THE, UM, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE CITY'S MONTHLY FINANCE REPORT FOR JUNE 2019.

IS THERE A QUESTION? BILL BATTIN.

BILL BATTIN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SW 2018 LOGT FUND EIGHT POINT NINE MILLION.

I LOOK AT IT AS NINE MILLION DOLLARS.

PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW THAT'S THE ST.

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JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY FOR 1.7 MILES OF ROAD.

A DEVELOPER WAS SUPPOSED TO BUILD THAT WE ARE STUCK WITH PAYING ON AND I'M GOING TO KEEP BRINGING IT OUT EVERY CHANCE I GET.

SINCE WE'VE ALREADY DRAWN SOME OF IT, WE HAVE 4.8 MILLION LEFT.

DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS DRAWN FOR THE BOND? AND IF SO, CAN WE USE THAT TO PAY OFF THE LOAN QUICKER INSTEAD OF PUTTING IT SOMEPLACE ELSE? IF WE COULD PAY IT OFF QUICKER THAT WOULD SAVE US SOME MONEY BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY 500 FEET LEFT.

OTHER THAN GETTING BLACKTOP DOWN, WHICH STILL HASN'T HAPPENED FROM TO BABCOCK ROAD.

SO GET THAT FINISHED AND GET IT DONE.

THERE'S ANY MONEY LEFT OVER PAY OFF THE LOAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, BILL.

LISA. NOTED WE'LL HAVE STAFF LOOK AT THAT AS WE PROGRESS AND FINISH UP THE PROJECT.

OKAY. WITH THAT I'M GONNA NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE CITY'S MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR JUNE 2019.

SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAILEY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM COUNCIL? IF NOT, I'M GONNA CALL IT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED NAY.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS.

OKAY. WITH THAT I'M MOVING INTO ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORT.

[Administrative & Legal Reports]

MRS. MORRELL.

YES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, DUE TO OUR HURRICANE DORIAN SLOWEST MOVING STORM EVER OUR PUBLIC, UH, BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING HAS TO BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO THAT, UH, EVENT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THIS, UH, LAST TUESDAY. SO, UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR BLESSING FOR THE FIRST BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH AT 7:00 P.M.

AND THEN THE SECOND BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 AT 6:00 P.M..

COUNCIL OKAY WITH THOSE? I'M SORRY, WHAT WERE THOSE DATES? UM, SEPTEMBER 11TH AT 7:00 PM AND SEPTEMBER 26 AT 6:00 P.M.. I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT I SAW 6:00 P.M.

FOR SEPTEMBER 11. ORIGINALLY IT SAID BUT.

YES, WE DID HAVE A REQUEST TO MOVE IT FORWARD AN HOUR.

OKAY. SO WHAT TIME IS IT ON THE 11TH? 7:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M.

ON THE 11TH AND 6:00 P.M.

ON THE 26TH.

MY BAD ON THE 7:00 P.M., GUYS. OH, THAT'S FINE.

OKAY. OKAY.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE MANY OTHER CHOICES DO WE? THERE'S NO CHOICE.

UM. THE 26TH IS WHAT TIME AGAIN? 6:00 P.M.

6:00 AND 7:00.

SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION.

MRS. SMITH? NOTHING YET.

PUBLIC COMMENTS?

[Public Comments/Responses]

BILL BATTIN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SW.

ON THE NEW PALM BAY WEB PAGE, IT'S WORKING.

I JUST I'M NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH IT AS I WAS WITH THE OLD LAYOUT SO IT TAKES ME A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO FIND MY WAY AROUND.

BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT THINGS ARE STILL THERE AND IT JUST.

BUT IT'S WORKING. AND IT LOOKS PRETTY.

BUT IT'S WORKING.

ONE THING I DID NOTICE WITH IT WHEN I WAS TRYING.

AND I'M NOT I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S BECAUSE THE CITY DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY WORKING ON THE WEB WHEN EVERYTHING WAS GOING ON OR NOT.

I WENT TO THE CITY'S WEB PAGE TO TRY AND SEE WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR THE PICKUP AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

I DON'T DO FACEBOOK FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT KNOW ME.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT.

BUT LUCKILY, SOMEBODY TOLD ME THAT COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, YOU PUT IT OUT THERE THAT THURSDAYS FOR THURSDAYS PICKUP.

SO IT WAS ABLE TO GET TO ME BECAUSE I SPECIFICALLY WENT THROUGH WASTE MANAGEMENT'S WEB PAGE AND THE CITY'S WEB PAGE TO GET THAT SAME INFORMATION.

BUT THANKS TO YOU, I GOT IT.

SO MY GARBAGE CANS WEREN'T SITTING OUT THERE TODAY.

ALL RIGHT.

EVERYBODY PUT IT OUT THERE. JUST SO EVERYBODY DID PUT IT OUT THERE.

I KNOW BUT IT WAS ON FACEBOOK.

AND I THINK I SAW IT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

YEAH. AND IT WAS ON THE CITY'S? IT WAS ON THE EMERGENCY BANNER RIGHT UP IN THE RED.

RIGHT. OKAY.

AND I ACTUALLY IF I CAN.

GO AHEAD. FINISH. AND THEN ON THE ROAD, CHANGING, CHANGING THE ROAD FROM MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD.

THE CITY WENT THROUGH A BIG FIGHT BY CHANGING AND RENAMING OF ROADS.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS BEFORE AND SO WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE ON THE BOOKS THAT SAYS WE WILL NOT RENAME ROADS.

IF YOU WANT TO NAME A ROAD FOR SOMEBODY, NEW ROADS CAN BE NAMED FOR THEM.

BUT RENAMING OF ROADS WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE BECAUSE IT CREATED SO MUCH HATE AND DISCONTENT IN THE PAST. AND IT WAS REALLY.

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IT GOT UGLY. PEOPLE.

IT'S AN INCONVENIENCE.

YES. BUT IT'S.

A NEW ROAD WILL WORK JUST FINE WITH THE SAME NAME ON IT AND WE'LL STILL GET THE RECOGNITION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL DESERVES.

BUT YOU CAN PROPOSE YOUR ORDINANCE BUT WE ALREADY HAVE ONE ON THE BOOKS TO SAY YOU CAN'T DO THAT, RIGHT? AND ONE MORE TIME, BRAVO ZULU.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, I SAW THE SWEAT COMING OFF YOUR BROW.

YOU WERE WORKING AND I SAID, WELL, GOOD JOB.

THAT'S A COUNCIL MEMBER I WANT REPRESENTING ME.

AND COUNCILMAN ANDERSON, I ALSO SAW YOU OUT THERE, TOO.

SO IT WASN'T A ONE WAY STREET.

SO BROW, SWEAT ON THE BROW.

THAT'S WHAT REALLY ACCOMPLISHES THINGS FOR A PREP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.



* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.