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[00:00:02]

ARE YOU READY? OKAY.

LET'S GO. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER]

IT IS 6:02 P.M..

THIS IS A REGULAR MEETING.

2024 12 OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD.

COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? CHAIR. BETTER HERE.

VICE CHAIR. SORRY.

CHAIR. TIBBOTT. THERE YOU GO.

PRESENT. VICE CHAIR.

BITAR. HERE.

BOARD MEMBER. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER.

HERZL HERE.

BOARD MEMBER. JOHNSON.

THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER.

MAUREEN. MISS.

BOARD MEMBER. DOCTOR.

LIVINGSTON. PRESENT.

BOARD MEMBER. OH.

SHEFSKY. SHEFSKY.

PRESENT. THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBER. WALKER.

PRESENT. THANK YOU.

AND, MR. JOHNSON, I JUST WANT TO SAY WELCOME BACK.

WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BACK.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK TO WORK WITH YOUR TEAM.

OKAY. SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING 2020 408 FROM AUGUST 21ST OF 2024.

[ADOPTION OF MINUTES]

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I'M HEARING NONE. I VOTE AYE, AND THAT MOTION PASSES.

THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. I'M SEEING NONE THIS EVENING.

SO THEN WE WILL GO TO OLDER UNFINISHED BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE FINAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

[OLD/UNFINISHED BUSINESS]

AHAC PRIORITIES.

YES, MA'AM.

WE WILL BE BRINGING THIS ITEM BACK ON JANUARY 15TH AS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT OUR AD IN THE FIRST PART OF JANUARY.

OKAY. SO WE WILL TABLE THAT UNTIL A FUTURE MEETING.

SO THEN FOR NEW BUSINESS, WE HAVE THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT, BETTER KNOWN AS THE CAPER.

[NEW BUSINESS]

EB IS TAKING THAT ONE OR DENISE.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE CITY'S CITY OF PALM BAY'S PERFORMANCE DURING 2023 AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PERIOD OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024. IN MEETING THE ONE YEAR GOALS, THE REPORT PROVIDES DETAILED FINANCIAL AND BENEFICIARY INFORMATION.

IT ALSO EXPLAINS HOW THE CITY CARRIED OUT ITS HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.

HUD FEDERAL REGULATIONS REQUIRE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR NO LESS THAN 15 DAYS, SO THE CITY ADVERTISED THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD STARTING ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 19TH.

IT WILL END TOMORROW NIGHT AT AT COUNCIL MEETING.

WE'RE HOLDING A MEETING TONIGHT WITH THE CAB TO RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS.

AND THEN TOMORROW NIGHT WITH CITY COUNCIL ON FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NEW I BROUGHT THE DOCUMENT SO YOU COULD SEE IT WAS PREPARED BACK IN 2022.

AND IT'S FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

SO THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF IT.

AND THAT WE'RE REPORTING ON HOW WE'RE ACTUALLY OPERATING IN THE THIRD YEAR STARTING OCTOBER 1ST FISCAL YEAR, THAT IS.

SO WE'RE REPORTING ON THE SECOND YEAR UNDER THE 2022 2027 CONSOLIDATED PLAN.

AND THE REPORT IS DUE TO HUD ON DECEMBER, BY DECEMBER 29TH.

YOU'LL FIND AND I KNOW IT WAS SENT OUT TO YOU.

WE GAVE A NARRATIVE PORTION.

AND THEN WE GAVE YOU REPORTS THAT WE HAVE TO SEND A HUD AND PUT INTO THE NATIONAL DATABASE.

SO YOU HAD SEVERAL REPORTS THERE THAT WAS JUST COMPILED IN ALL DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT IT WAS THE SAME INFORMATION.

AND THEN WE GAVE YOU JUST MAPS SO YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREAS ARE AND, AND PALM BAY.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE GAVE YOU THE MINORITY BUSINESS REPORT.

I WILL POINT OUT SOME KEY INFORMATION.

AND THAT IS FROM THAT WAS ON WHAT WAS LABELED PR 26.

AND I TRY TO PUT IT.

IT WAS FIRST, I BELIEVE, IN THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

[00:05:05]

SO SOME KEY INFORMATION AND I'LL JUST HIT SOME SUMMARY OF IT.

THE UNEXPENDED CDBG FUNDS AT THE PREVIOUS FROM THE PREVIOUS PROGRAM YEAR WAS 773,595 35.

AND WITH OUR NEW ENTITLEMENT THAT YEAR OF 740 211 19.

WE STARTED WITH 1,000,005 15714.35.

SO THAT WAS OUR OUR TOTAL FOR THE YEAR THAT WE STARTED WITH.

WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT WE SPENT.

THAT NUMBER IS NOT RIGHT ON THERE.

IT'S 331 AND I HAVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE ON HERE.

IT SAYS 324, BUT WE HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE SOFTWARE.

OH, MINE SAYS 331.

YEAH. OKAY.

YOU'RE GOOD. SO WE SPENT WE SPENT THAT AND I WANT TO POINT OUT ALSO THE PROGRAM INCOME WAS 674 388 367.

AND I'M TRYING TO GO BACK TO WHERE WE SPENT THAT MONEY.

OKAY. I HAVE AN OLD ONE.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS OF ME? IS THAT THE FINAL? OH, I KNOW WHY.

BECAUSE YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT REPORT TONIGHT.

OH, I WAS LIKE MINE SAYS THE NUMBERS.

YOU'RE SAYING I'M GOOD.

WE HAD TO RUN THE NUMBERS AGAIN.

THAT'S FINE. BUT ANYWAY, DOES EVERYBODY SEE WHAT PAGE SHE'S ON? JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME SHE'S ON THIS ONE THAT SAYS PR 26.

I POINTED OUT THE FIRST.

YEAH, THERE'S A LOT IN THERE.

YEAH. AND IT JUST COMPILES THE INFORMATION, ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF WAYS, BUT IT'S THE SAME.

IT'S ALL THE SAME INFORMATION.

OH, OKAY.

IT'S BECAUSE I BROUGHT TWO DIFFERENT REPORTS.

I BROUGHT THE NEW ONE, AND THE NEW ONE SAYS.

DOESN'T SAY THAT.

DOESN'T SAY 331.

IT'S 324.

SO. OKAY.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS CARTER ON THE CAPER REPORT? I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S VERY THOROUGH.

OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK. WE HAD A VERY GOOD TEAM.

CARMEN WAS PART OF THE TEAM.

CARMEN WAS PART OF THE TEAM.

SO WE HAD A VERY GOOD TEAM TO PUT.

PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER ON TOP OF THE OTHER WORK THAT WE STILL HAVE TO DO.

AND I'LL JUST SAY, FOR ME, THE MAPS ARE REALLY HELPFUL.

SO IF YOU JUST HANG ON TO THESE IN THE FUTURE TO REFER BACK TO THAT, TO SHOW WHERE THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREAS ARE, BECAUSE AS WE'RE LOOKING AT FUNDING REQUESTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THESE MAPS ARE REALLY HELPFUL SO THAT YOU CAN IDENTIFY THOSE AREAS.

SO WE KNOW, YOU KNOW, OUR MOST NEEDED LOCATIONS.

MR. JOHNSON, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE ON THE CAPER? I DON'T WANT TO SKIP YOU.

NO NO QUESTIONS MA'AM, I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE DO HAVE A NICE RECOMMENDATION LISTED ON OUR OUR AGENDA SUMMARY HERE FOR A MOTION FOR THAT REPORT.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT? HOW DO. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

LET ME READ THE WHOLE THING.

YEAH, READ THE WHOLE THING. SHE WROTE IT OUT JUST FOR YOU.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY'S 2023 2024 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT.

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

PERFECT. WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SEE WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I'M HEARING NONE. I VOTE AYE, AND THAT MOTION PASSES.

EXCELLENT. SO NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO OTHER BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE INFORMATIONAL STAFF REPORT WHICH IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE.

[OTHER BOARD BUSINESS]

ANYTHING STAFF WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ON THE REPORT? WE TRIED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION ABOUT THE WAITING LIST.

THE WAITING LIST.

AND ACTUALLY WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS IN HOUSE, BUT AS YOU COULD SEE, JENNY DID SEND OUT SHE SENT OUT A, I THINK IT WAS 78.

[00:10:05]

SO SHE DID SEND OUT PEOPLE.

SHE SHE SENT OUT INFORMATION TO PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST, AND THEN.

YES, THAT'S WHAT IT IS ON THE BACK 78.

I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD NUMBER.

78 APPLICATIONS WERE MAILED OUT TO POTENTIAL APPLICANTS, AND WE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM 38 OF THEM.

SO THE NUMBERS STILL WENT BACK UP.

SO WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT FURTHER AND, AND TRY TO DEAL WITH THE, THE LIST.

OKAY. BUT WE DID HEAR WHAT YOU SAID, AND I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DIDN'T IT DIDN'T GO UNHEARD.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING ELSE ON THE STAFF REPORT.

I'LL JUST NOTE THAT I WAS TELLING STAFF I DID LISTEN TO THE WORKSHOP THAT CITY COUNCIL HAD LAST NIGHT, AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ON THE MY FAVORITE PROGRAM, THE SCAT BUS VOUCHER. EBY DID A GREAT JOB TALKING ABOUT THAT.

SO I JUST LOVE TO HEAR HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT PROGRAM HAS BEEN, AND GLAD TO HEAR THAT IT'S GOING WELL.

SO THAT'S GREAT.

OH, I'M HEARING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THE INFORMATIONAL REPORT.

SO NEXT WE HAVE THE ACTION PLAN SCHEDULE, WHICH IS THE LAST PAGE IN OUR PACKET.

ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? WELL I WANTED TO GO OVER THAT WITH YOU.

OKAY. BECAUSE THINGS ARE WERE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.

WE DID HOLD OUR MEETING.

IT WENT PRETTY. IT WENT VERY WELL.

WE HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED TO GET OUR PROPOSALS.

AND WE HELD THAT HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE SIXTH OF OF OF DECEMBER.

ANYONE THAT DID NOT COME.

THEY STILL COULD APPLY.

AND THE APPLICATIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM TO APPLY.

JANUARY THE 6TH IS THE DEADLINE.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE.

AND THEN WE'RE, WE'RE ASKING FOR THUMB DRIVES AS WELL.

AND PEOPLE HAVE TO GET THOSE IN FOR THEIR PRESENTATIONS.

WHAT'S KEY HERE IS THAT ON THE 15TH, YOUR MEETING IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY COMES.

WE NEED A QUORUM.

THE NONPROFITS WILL BE MAKING PRESENTATIONS TO YOU.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THE AHAC BACK FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A AN AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING, AND WE'LL BE IN THE MIDST OF THAT.

SO IT WILL BE PROBABLY A LONG MEETING.

WE'LL GET THE TWO OTHER ITEMS OUT FIRST AND THEN THE PRESENTATIONS WILL COME AFTER THAT.

SO IT WILL BE A LONG MEETING.

THEN ON THE.

THE STAFF WILL BE MAKING PRESENTATIONS.

I MEAN, THE STAFF WILL BE MAKING DECISIONS ON THE 24TH.

YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR OUR I'M SORRY.

WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING HERE AT CITY HALL ON THE 24TH.

WHERE THE STAFF WILL BE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND THEN ON THE 19TH WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU ALL, AND AND THEN WE'LL WE WOULD HAVE HAD SENT OUT THE SHEETS TO YOU AND THE BOOKLET SO THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE YOUR FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE 19TH.

SO ON THE SO WE'RE GOING TO DO PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCY PRESENTATIONS ON THE 15TH.

BUT THE THE 19TH OF FEBRUARY IS WHEN WE ACTUALLY WILL MAKE THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS.

OKAY. SO WE'RE NOT DOING BOTH IN THE SAME NIGHT.

OKAY. OKAY. IT'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH ON THE AGENDA.

YES. ALREADY.

SO NO, BUT THEY'RE SEPARATE.

OKAY. AND THEN THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON THE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE APRIL 3RD FOR AS PART OF THE PROCESS.

AND THEN THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE JUNE.

JUNE 19TH. AND THAT MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHETHER COUNCIL MEETS.

IF COUNCIL DOESN'T MEET IN JUNE THEN WE'LL CHANGE IT.

WE'LL HAVE TO CHANGE THAT.

AND GET IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SO THAT WE CAN GET IT TO THE COUNTY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SCHEDULE AND WHAT WE PLAN TO DO.

WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTED TO ATTEND? I'M SORRY. CAN YOU. CAN YOU TURN YOUR MIC ON? CAN YOU TURN YOUR. OH, OKAY.

I'M ASKING WHICH OF THESE MEETINGS ARE WE EXPECTED TO ATTEND?

[00:15:03]

I SEE THE WEDNESDAY AT 6:00 REGULARLY, BUT I SEE DECEMBER 6TH.

LET'S SEE HERE. YES, THAT'S THE NEXT.

THE NEXT, LIKE JANUARY 24TH IS NOT A REGULAR TIME.

ARE WE EXPECTED TO BE HERE? NO, NO, THAT'S NOT YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW.

SO WHAT? WHAT YOU WHAT THE CAB NEEDS TO ATTEND IS THE JANUARY 15TH MEETING.

AND THEN THE FEBRUARY 19TH MEETING.

OKAY, SO WE'RE OKAY.

THOSE ARE OUR REGULAR MEETINGS.

OKAY. ON WEDNESDAY, IT'S PART OF YOUR REGULAR MEETING.

BUT THOSE TWO MEETINGS WILL BE ONES WHERE YOU HAVE ACTIONABLE ITEMS. OKAY. AND APRIL 3RD.

THAT'S A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

CITY COUNCIL? OKAY.

AND THEN JUNE 19TH AND THE JUNE 1ST MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHETHER COUNCIL MEETS DURING JUNE.

BUT WE'RE JUST PROVIDING ALL THIS INFORMATION TO YOU SO THAT YOU WOULD KNOW THE WHOLE PROCESS.

OKAY. AND YOU WOULD HAVE THE SCHEDULE.

THANK YOU. VERY HELPFUL.

YES. SO JUST TO REITERATE WHAT MISS CARTER SAID, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM FOR THAT JANUARY AND FEBRUARY MEETING.

SO FOR ANY REASON, AS WE GET CLOSER TO THAT, IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THAT MEETING, PLEASE LET STAFF KNOW SO THAT WE CAN ANTICIPATE THAT AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO. BUT I WOULD SAY ESPECIALLY FOR THE JANUARY MEETING, PLEASE EVERYONE COME BE PREPARED TO BE HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

MAYBE WE'LL BRING SNACKS.

AND THAT'S AS I LOVE THAT MEETING EVERY YEAR, BECAUSE IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE WHAT ALL THE PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES ARE DOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

BUT IT'S ALSO A LITTLE SAD BECAUSE THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH MONEY FOR EVERYBODY, SO IT'S ALWAYS HARD.

BUT IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY, AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THEM IN THE AUDIENCE TALKING WITH EACH OTHER AND MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS AND NETWORKING WITH EACH OTHER.

AND SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THAT MEETING OCCUR.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM AND THAT EVERYBODY IS ABLE TO ATTEND.

SO, MADAM CHAIR, YES, SIR.

IF I MIGHT ASK, WHAT LEADS US TO BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY MEET IN JUNE AND ALLOW US TO KEEP THE SAME TIMELINE TOWARDS THE END THERE? I THINK THEY TYPICALLY CANCEL JUNE MEETINGS, SO THEY TAKE A SUMMER BREAK.

YEAH, RIGHT. YEAH.

THEY HAD THE. THEY BROUGHT APART THE CHARTER AMENDMENT.

IT WAS VOTED ON BY THE PEOPLE WITH THE WAY IT WAS WORDED.

AND NOW THERE'S NO MEETING SCHEDULED IN JUNE.

SO WE MADE A TIMELINE, ASSUMING THAT SOMEHOW SOME WAY THEY WOULD GO AROUND THAT SCHEDULE.

I'M JUST CURIOUS, DO WE HAVE SOME SORT OF INDICATION THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE WILLING TO DO THAT OR THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE SPECIAL MEETINGS OR WHAT HAVE YOU? NO, I MADE THE SCHEDULE.

I'M NEW TO THE CITY.

NOT TO GOVERNMENT, BUT NEW TO THE CITY.

AND I MADE THE SCHEDULE AND I DIDN'T HEAR UNTIL LIKE LAST NIGHT AT THE HOMELESS MEETING THAT THEY DON'T MEET IN JUNE.

I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS THERE.

AND SO I WILL GO BACK, AND I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO CHANGE ANYWAY, BECAUSE I THINK I MENTIONED TO YOU ALL WHEN I CALLED THE COUNTY TO PUT IN, WE WORK WITH THE COUNTY, SO WE ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE A COPY TO THEM.

AND WHEN I SENT IT TO THE COUNTY, THEY SAID, HEY, WE DON'T KNOW THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

SOMETIMES, SINCE WE'RE GETTING SOME NEW COMMISSIONERS MAY CHANGE THE DATE OF THE MEETING.

SO THEY DON'T MEET IN JUNE EITHER.

WE'LL KNOW. BUT THIS IS IN JULY.

AND THAT PERSON WASN'T SURE WHETHER THEY WERE GOING TO CHANGE THE DATES OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING.

SO THOSE TWO DATES WILL CHANGE AND WE'LL UPDATE IT.

OKAY. UNDERSTOOD.

I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I DO FIND IT VERY DETRIMENTAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE CITY THAT WE DON'T MEET IN JUNE.

SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO STAY ON TRACK AND NOT HAVE THIS HOLD UP BECAUSE OF THAT.

THANK YOU. MA'AM. IT'S NOT DUE UNTIL AUGUST, SO JUST TRYING TO GET IT TO THE COUNTY.

BUT YOU CAN YOU COULD OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD SOONER, RIGHT? AND MEET BEFORE JUNE.

OR YOU WOULD DELAY IT? NO, I BACKED IT IN.

I BACKED ALL THESE DATES INTO THE COUNTY.

OKAY. OKAY. UNDERSTOOD.

I, I PREPARED THE SCHEDULE, WAS GIVEN THE COUNTY DATE AND TRIED TO MAKE EVERYTHING ELSE WORK OUT.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE SCHEDULE? OKAY. DID ANYONE ELSE.

I THINK THAT'S OUR LAST.

LET ME JUST CHECK MY PAPER.

YES. THAT WAS OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM.

DID ANY OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE. AND WELCOME OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER.

DO YOU JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF REAL QUICK FOR EVERYBODY? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM.

MY NAME IS RANDALL.

I'M GONNA SAY IT VERY SLOW. OLSZEWSKI.

IT'S VERY EASY. POLISH NAME.

AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO JOIN YOU AS THE APPOINTEE FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.

I HAPPEN TO BE THE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, BUT MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ASKED ME TO JOIN TO REPRESENT US IN THAT BOARD.

AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO DO SO.

I'VE WATCHED THIS BOARD FROM A DISTANCE FOR MANY YEARS, AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE ALL OF THE WORK THAT THE INSTITUTION ITSELF DOES.

[00:20:02]

BUT MOREOVER, ALL OF YOU INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED OVER TIME AND AND REALLY BROUGHT THAT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROCESS.

SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND THE OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WELCOME, RANDALL.

IT REALLY WAS NICE TO SEE YOU WALK IN HERE THIS EVENING.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE THAT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M HEARING NOTHING ELSE THIS EVENING.

WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HOLIDAY.

STAY SAFE, ENJOY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY.

AND WE WILL BE BACK IN JANUARY READY TO GET DOWN TO WORK AND SERIOUS BUSINESS.

SO WE WILL ADJOURN AT 6:22 P.M..

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.