I'M GONNA CALL OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. OUR INVOCATION TODAY IS GOING TO BE
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LED BY COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS GONNA BE DONE BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. PLEASE RISE. OKAY. CONTINUING WITH ROLL CALL. TERESE. MAYOR CAPOTE. HERE. DEPUTY MAYOR ANDERSON. HERE. COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO. HERE. COUNCILMAN BAILEY. COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. HERE. MRS. MORRELL. HERE. MR. SMITH. OKAY. ANNOUNCEMENTS. YES[Announcements]
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. ONE VACANCY ON THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT REPRESENTING INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. ONE VACANCY ON THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTS ADULT ADVISORY MEMBER 30 YEARS OR OLDER. ONE VACANCY ON THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT REPRESENTING A MAJOR EMPLOYER. ANYONE WISHING TO SERVE ON THESE BOARDS CAN APPLY ONLINE AT PALMBAYFLORIDA.ORG OR CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 952-3414. OKAY. THANK YOU DEPUTY MAYOR. AGENDA REVISIONS. MRS. MORRELL.
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YES MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I HAVE TWO. ITEM NO. 2 FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS, A REVISED LEGISLATIVE MEMORANDUM AND STAFF REPORT AND ORDINANCE AS WELL AS AN EXCERPT FROM THE 9-18-19 PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING WERE PROVIDED TO COUNCIL CREATING A NEW SUBCHAPTER AND TEXT IN CHAPTER 170. ALSO UNDER ITEM NO. 4 NEW BUSINESS AN ADDITIONAL PRIORITY WAS ADDED TO THE LEGISLATIVE MEMORANDUM.OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MRS. SMITH. NO SIR. OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA. UH WE HAVE TWO ITEMS TO PULL SIR. MISCELLANEOUS NO. 3 AND NEW BUSINESS NO. 3.
OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL TO PULL? IF NOT I'M GONNA NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE ADDITIONS OF THE ITEM NO. 2 PUBLIC HEARING THE REVISED LEGISLATIVE MEMORANDUM AND ITEM NO. 4 NEW BUSINESS AN ADDITIONAL PRIORITY TO LEGISLATIVE MEMORANDUM AND THE REMOVAL OF MISCELLANEOUS NO. 3 AND NEW BUSINESS NO. 3 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL? IF NOT I'M GOING TO CALL IT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. MRS. SMITH. RESOLUTION 2019-30, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY OF BREVARD COUNTY FLORIDA AMENDING RESOLUTION 2018-49 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS 2018-666, 2019-10 AND 2019-20, ADOPTING THE 5 YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAMS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2018 THROUGH 2019 THROUGH 2022 THROUGH 2023 FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY RESCINDING RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I'LL DEFER TO THE
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CITY MANAGER FOR A PRESENTATION. YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO INVITE NANCY PELTON IN FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE GREATER PALM BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE QUARTERLY UPDATE. SHE SNUCK IN. I JUST MOVED SO LUCKY TO FIND CLOTHES TODAY. WELL FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF PALM BAY FOR THEIR COLLABORATION WITH THE GREATER PALM BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AS YOU KNOW OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE ADVOCATE AND PROMOTE AS A TRUSTED VOICE FOR OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. TONIGHT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS OF INTEREST, HOW THE CHAMBER IS WORKING SO CLOSELY TOGETHER. I DID RECEIVE A CALL FROM A GENTLEMAN TELLING ME HE WANTED TO. HE WAS REACHING OUT TO ME BECAUSE HE HAD READ SOME QUOTES THAT I HAD IN THE PAPER EXTOLLING THE VIRTUES OF PALM BAY AND THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS HAPPENING IN OUR GREAT CITY. SO AFTER TALKING TO HIM FOR QUITE A LENGTH OF[00:05:01]
TIME I HAD A VIRTUAL INTRODUCTION WITH JOAN OUR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND WE HAD A VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH HIM WHICH ENDED YESTERDAY WITH AN IN-PERSON MEETING WITH LISA MORRELL OUR CITY MANAGER WHO BROUGHT TOGETHER HER TEAM OF DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS, UTILITY GROWTH AND PUBLIC WORKS. SO WE'RE KIND OF EXCITED. WE CAN'T REALLY SAY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVE OUR FINGERS CROSSED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE THE MOST FABULOUS THING IF THAT COMES TO PALM BAY. SO ANYWAY I'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED. I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT IT BUT FOR NOW WE'RE JUST HOPING IT COMES TO PALM BAY. I ALSO MET WITH MAYOR CAPOTE. WE HAD OUR QUARTERLY UPDATE. WE ALWAYS DISCUSS THE CITY AND ITS DIRECTIONS AND LOOK AT ISSUES THAT ARE ON THE HORIZON AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS. IT'S ALWAYS A NICE CHANCE TO CATCH UP. I ALSO MET WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KENNY JOHNSON. WE DISCUSSED THE CITY AND INITIATIVES THAT WOULD BENEFIT ITS CITIZENS AND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. HE MENTIONED HIS INTEREST IN STEAM AND HAVING THE STEAM EVENT HERE IN PALM BAY. I HAD MENTIONED THE MINI MAKER FAIR WHICH HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR TWO YEARS AT LARSON MOTORSPORTS. SO I GOT HIM CONNECTED WITH MIKE NEWTON. HE IS STILL INTERESTED IN HAVING A STEAM PROGRAM HERE SO WE'RE HOPING THAT A FUTURE PROJECT WILL COME OUT OF THAT. I ALSO MET WITH CITY MANAGER LISA MORRELL AND DEPUTY CITY MANAGER SUZANNE SHERMAN AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR JOAN JUNKALA REGARDING COLLABORATION AND ISSUES THAT WE HAVE HAD HEARD FROM OUR MEMBERS. YOU KNOW I THINK IT HELPS WHEN WE HAVE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY LETTING US KNOW OF THINGS THAT YOU KNOW THE GOOD, THE BAD AND SO VERY RECEPTIVE. IT WAS A GREAT MEETING. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WAYS WE COULD WORK TOGETHER AND REALLY AN EVENT THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO IN THE CITY FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD BRING AS THE TOURISM COUNCIL SAID HEADS IN BEDS. SO WE'VE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND I THINK I HAVE A NEW ONE AT OUR NEXT MEETING. I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT ONE. BUT WE WERE LOOKING AT A FISHING TOURNAMENT WHICH YOU HAD IN THE PAST. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I MET WITH THE FELLOW WHO HAS DONE A NUMBER OF FISHING TOURNAMENTS HE DIDN'T THINK THAT WE HAD THE RESOURCES HERE IN TERMS OF THE LAUNCH AT THIS DICK MARSH WHICH IS NOT REALLY OURS BUT THREE FORKS WHICH IS ALSO NOT REALLY OURS BUT IT'S AT THE END OF MALABAR ROAD. HE SAID THAT THAT FACILITY WAS GREAT BUT IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF BOATERS GO OUT IT REALLY ISN'T. IT NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE OUT THERE. SO WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT THOUGH IS THAT I MENTIONED THAT TO THE TDC. SO HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DIRECT MORE RESOURCES OUT THE END OF MALABAR ROAD TWO OUR THREE FORKS BECAUSE IT'S AMAZING OUT THERE. AND IF ANYBODY HAS NEVER BEEN OUT THERE IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. I DO HAVE TO SAY USE YOUR BATHROOM AT HOME BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT'S QUITE LOVELY OUT THERE AND DEFINITELY BEAUTIFUL. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO TRY AND SHOWCASE THIS. SO THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS OF WHAT WE CAN WORK ON TOGETHER. WE ALSO SENT OUT A SURVEY TO OUR MEMBERS FOR FEEDBACK ON A CONVENTION MEETING SPACE. 81 GLOBAL IS STILL HAVING THEIR. I GUESS THEY'RE INTERESTED IN DOING THE CONVENTION CENTER. THEY STILL HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THAT. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR MONTHS NOW AND THEY WANTED SOME MORE INPUT FROM THE CITY SO WE SENT THAT OUT TO OUR MEMBERS. I SENT THEM ALL THE RESPONSES. I HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS GOT THEIR SURVEY AND WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. I THINK THE MORE THAT WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO DEVELOP ON SPORTSMAN LANE I THINK THAT'S A FABULOUS LOCATION. TWO HOTELS THERE, RESTAURANTS AND A CONVENTION CENTER. WE CAN MAYBE HAVE A MAYORS BALL IN PALM BAY. SO THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. SO THAT WAS GREAT. I ALSO SPOKE ON THE JOHN HARPER RADIO HOUR REGARDING FIRST OF ALL THE CHAMBER'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY BUT ALSO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN PALM BAY. I THINK EVERYONE'S ALWAYS INTERESTED IN THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. I ALSO WENT TO THE FDOT OPEN HOUSE REGARDING THE WIDENING OF BABCOCK STREET FROM OUR NEW INTERCHANGE DOWN TO MALABAR ROAD. THEY HAD QUITE A FEW OPTIONS THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT. IT SEEMED LIKE ONE TO ME SEEMED A LITTLE BETTER THAN OTHERS BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DISTANT TIMELINE. I KNOW A LOT OF US WOULD LIKE THAT DONE TOMORROW BUT AT LEAST IT'S ON THE BOOKS SO KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THE BREVARD ADULT EDUCATION HAD AN INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMATION SUMMIT WITH ALL THE CHAMBER PRESIDENTS PARTICIPATING. WE DISCUSSED THE QUALITIES BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING FOR IN NEW HIREES. FINDING QUALIFIED CANDIDATES SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE FOR ALL BUSINESSES FROM SMALL HVAC COMPANIES TO LARGE CORPORATIONS. THAT'S ONE OF THEIR LARGEST CONCERNS SO WE HAD ALL THE CHAMBERS DISCUSSING THAT. WE ALSO WERE ALL INVITED TO THE PARTNERS IN EDUCATION KICKOFF.THAT'S THE PIE PROGRAM THAT BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS WHERE EACH SCHOOL HAS A
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PIE COORDINATOR AND THEY MEET WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY CAN BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. THEY'RE ALWAYS UNFORTUNATELY NOT ALWAYS FULLY FUNDED. SO IF THEY CAN WORK WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM WITH SOME OF THEIR NEEDS AND ISSUES IT REALLY IS A GREAT COLLABORATION THAT HAS BEEN STARTED. SINCE I'M ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL. I ATTENDED BOTH THE MALABAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AND THE WEST MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.THEY HAVE A NEW INITIATIVE. THE PROCLAMATIONS THEY'RE TRYING TO GET FROM ALL CITIES REGARDING THE SPACE COAST SALUTES OUR MILITARY. I KNOW THE NIGHT THAT I WAS SCHEDULED TO COME TO THE PALM BAY WAS DORIAN A LITTLE HURRICANE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO COME OUR WAY SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT GOT RESCHEDULED. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM EDC. IF IT HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN OUT YET I WILL DEFINITELY COME TO THE PALM BAY'S PROCLAMATION EVENING. I ALSO SPOKE AT THE PALM BAY ROTARY LUNCHEON ABOUT THE CHAMBER AND ONCE AGAIN CITY DEVELOPMENTS. WE HAD A DISASTER RECOVERY EXPO IN JULY.
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A FABULOUS SUCCESS. WE HAD ABOUT 80 PLUS ATTENDEES. IT WAS ORGANIZED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF PALM BAY AND THE SBA. IT WAS AT EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE. CHANNEL 13 NEWS COVERED THE EVENT AND INTERVIEWED ONE OF OUR MEMBERS MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS TO GET THEIR VIEWPOINT ON THE EVENT. I THINK HURRICANE DORIAN SHOWCASED THE PREPAREDNESS OF BREVARD COUNTY. I KNOW MY NEIGHBORHOOD THERE WAS MAYBE FIVE HOMES WITHOUT SHUTTERS UP SO AWESOME JOB THAT THE CITY HAD DONE. LAST NIGHT WE HAD OUR ANNUAL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING AUCTION.
THIS IS A GREAT EVENT FOR BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS TO GET VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDIA WHETHER IT'S NEWSPAPERS RADIO. WE HAD BILLBOARDS. THEY GET THEM AT PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR AND WHAT IT DOES IS HELP THEM WITH THEIR ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAD MARKETING PACKAGES THIS YEAR BECAUSE A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES KNOW HOW TO RUN THEIR BUSINESS BUT AREN'T ALWAYS SAVVY AT MARKETING IT.
THEY MAY BE GREAT CHEFS BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT HOW FABULOUS THEY ARE. SO WE HAVE THIS EVERY YEAR. IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS EVENT AND WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT. WE HAD ABOUT 50 ITEMS UP FOR AUCTION SO IT WAS AWESOME. WE HAVE THREE UPCOMING EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
ON OCTOBER 2ND WE HAVE OUR LUNCHEON SPEAKER. IT'S FLORIDA REPRESENTATIVE RANDY FINE. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO SPEAK THE WEEK OF DORIAN SO WE WERE ABLE TO RESCHEDULE HIM FOR OUR OCTOBER LUNCHEON. WE ALSO HAVE OCTOBER 18TH IS OUR 3RD ANNUAL SPACE COAST SYMPOSIUM. I JUST LOVE TECHNOLOGY. I'M AWFUL AT IT BUT I LIKE TECHNOLOGY. I THINK THE INNOVATIONS ARE GREAT AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION. SO WE HAVE PANELISTS DISCUSSING LIKE VOYAGE AUTOS, AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES, AERONIDES, DRONES, MOON EXPRESS DOES MINING ON THE MOON. WE HAVE BIO PRINTING. TOMAHAWKS ROBOTICS AND THEY'RE WEARABLE ROBOTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS. VISION SYSTEMS WHICH HAS SMART GLASS. BRIDGE WHICH HAS SENSORS AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS, HOW TO CONNECT YOUR YOU KNOW YOUR TELEPHONE WITH YOUR REFRIGERATOR AND YOUR FRONT DOOR BELL AND YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ELSE THAT RUNS YOUR HOUSE. THEY MAKE ALL THE SENSORS FOR THAT.
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS IS LOOKING AT BLOCK CHAIN. WE HAVE ARCH CAPITAL TALKING ABOUT DIGITAL ASSETS SUCH AS CRYPTOCURRENCY. I THINK EVERYBODY'S HEARD OF BITCOIN BUT PROBABLY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT ALL. WE ALSO HAVE THE 5TH SPACE LAUNCH SQUADRON. THEY ARE VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING THAT THEY ARE UTILIZING OUT THERE AT PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE. RAYTHEON IS COMING. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT INNOVATIONS IN CYBERSECURITY. AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA HAS A DRONE BRAIN RACING. IT IS THE MOST AMAZING THING TO WATCH DRONE BRAIN RACING. IT'S JUST UTILIZING YOUR BRAINWAVES. THERE'S NO JOYSTICK. THERE'S NO NOTHING. IT IS YOUR WAVES MOVING THE DRONE THROUGH A COURSE. YES I THINK THE TECHNOLOGY ON THIS LIKE TO ME I JUST SAID TO HIM YOU KNOW FOR CHILDREN THAT MAY HAVE ATTENTION DEFICIT IF YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION THE DRONE JUST FALLS OUT OF THE SKY. SO THIS IS LIKE THE COOLEST THING. I THINK THIS WHOLE SYMPOSIUM WILL BE VERY INTERESTING, VERY INFORMATIVE. THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT PANELS AND Q & A FROM THE AUDIENCE SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT IT'S A GREAT TIME TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY. WE ALSO HAVE ON NOVEMBER 13TH IT'S OUR ANNUAL CHAMBER CELEBRATION. WE'RE CALLING IT COME FLY WITH US INTO 2020. WE ARE HAVING IT AT VALKARIA AIRPORT. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE A BRAND NEW TERMINAL AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY LOVELY INSIDE. SO WE'RE HAVING PASSPORTS TO THE WORLD WITH FOOD FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND STOPPING IN DESERT ISLAND. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. SO WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS COMING UP FOR OUR MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE THE SECOND FRIDAY IN OCTOBER. IT'S OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S ALWAYS A FABULOUS EVENT.
AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. LOTS GOING ON. I DIDN'T WANT TO GO INTO EVERYTHING BUT I
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JUST THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING AND I'M ACTUALLY FIELDING A LOT OF CALLS AND WORKING GREAT WITH JOAN AND LISA AND THE TEAM. AND IT JUST IS AMAZING I THINK TO HAVE THEM CALLING US YOU KNOW SO IT'S NICE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN PALM BAY. SO WAS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR? ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL FOR NANCY. VERY QUICKLY.FIRST OF ALL I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR 5TH YEAR RIGHT? 4TH.
4TH YEAR. YEAH. SO 4TH YEAR AS THE PRESIDENT. SEEMS LIKE 5. AND CEO OF THE PALM BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SO KUDOS TO YOU. [APPLAUSE] HOPE I DIDN'T EMBARRASS YOU. NO I JUST TURN RED ALL THE TIME. IT'S OKAY.
I HAVE TO CONGRATULATE YOU. I MEAN YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. YOU'RE REALLY BRINGING A LOT OF ACTIVITY HERE TO THE CITY AND I HEAR A LOT OF GREAT THINGS ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU KNOW THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO BEING A PARTNER WITH US AND FOR CONTINUING TO BRING THAT QUALITY THAT HELPS TO LIFT THE CITY UP AND BRING US OUT. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AGAIN. I APPRECIATE THAT. WE ARE YOUR BIGGEST CHEERLEADERS SO. THIS JUST PIGGYBACKING OFF OF COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN AND ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW ECONOMIC DIRECTOR IN THE BACK MRS. JOAN. I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK YOU'RE ALREADY WORKING TOGETHER. I KNOW Y'ALL ARE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH SOME BIG THINGS TOGETHER WITH BOTH OF YOUR MINDS.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR CONNECTING ME WITH MR. NEWTON IN REGARDS TO THE MAKER FAIR AND STEAM DAY. SO HE'S GOING TO ACTUALLY BE SPEAKING BEFORE A YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD AND ONCE WE GET A DATE LOCKED DOWN I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO SPEAK AS WELL TO THE YOUTH AS WELL SO. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANKS KENNY. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AT ALL OF THESE RIBBON CUTTINGS WE ATTEND AND ALL THESE EVENTS WE ATTEND WE GET SUCH GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THE CHAMBER, ABOUT THE CHAMBER, HOW IT'S GROWING, THE NETWORKING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE CHAMBER MEMBERS. AND YOU SEE NOW THAT THE CHAMBER MEMBERS ARE GIVING A LOT MORE. I ALWAYS SAY YOU GET OUT WHAT YOU PUT IN AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS CHAMBER IS REALLY COHESIVE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER YEAR OF GREAT THINGS. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL SHOWING UP TO THE RIBBON CUTTINGS. I MEAN THEY ARE NOTICING OUR MEMBERS ARE SAYING THAT THEY APPRECIATE WHEN YOU COME SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEND THAT OUT WHEN WE HAVE THEM BUT YEAH IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY WEEK NOW WE HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING. SO I KNOW YOUR TIME IS VALUABLE BUT IF YOU CAN EVER MAKE IT THEY CERTAINLY APPRECIATE SEEING THEM YOU KNOW OUR LEADERS OF THE CITY COMING TO THEIR BUSINESS. SO THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. ONE SIR
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THOMAS REBMAN. JUST ONE? ONE SIR. WANTS HER.BEFORE I GET STARTED IF YOU'RE NOT A C STUDENT RAISE YOUR HAND. WE'RE HERE TO SEE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENTERTAINING US AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN AMAZING. THANK YOU. SO MR. MAYOR I HAVE TO BEGIN BY SAYING I THINK OUR COMMUNITY HAS THE SAME ISSUES THAT WE HAD BEFORE. I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TWO SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS. THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL IS DARRELL WHO IS LIVING AT THE CAMP THE HOMELESS CAMP ON ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL AND I BROUGHT DARRYL TO THE LAST MEETING IF YOU REMEMBER DARRYL APPEARING AT THE PODIUM WITH ME. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AFTER WE BROUGHT HIM TO THE COUNCIL MEETING, TWO DAYS LATER HE GOT HOUSED. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET FOLKS OUT THERE TO HELP THIS GENTLEMAN FOR A WHILE NOW AND I FEEL VERY BLESSED THAT THIS MAN IS NOW IN HOUSING IN COCOA. I ACTUALLY STOPPED AND SAW HIM AGAIN LAST NIGHT WHEN I WENT TO COCOA BEACH AND HE'S DOING VERY WELL.
HE'S JUST LOOKING FOR A JOB. HE'S VERY STABLE. IT'S AMAZING. NOW I NEED TO TALK ABOUT A SECOND INDIVIDUAL. HIS NAME IS KENNY. KENNY IS IN HIS 60S. HE HAS TERMINAL CANCER AND HE HAS A DISABLED SON THAT'S IN HIS 30S. HIS SON FELL OUT OF A TREE WHEN HE WAS YOUNG AND AND THEY RECEIVE DISABILITY BUT THEY DON'T RECEIVE ENOUGH TO BE IN HOUSING. THE REASON I'M HERE TONIGHT IS WE STILL HAVE THE NEED FOR A STREET CASE MANAGEMENT. WE STILL HAVE THE NEED FOR PEOPLE VISITING THESE PEOPLE AND THAT'S NOT HAPPENING MR. MAYOR AND AND COUNCIL AND WE NEED TO. THESE PEOPLE CAN ALL BE HELPED IF WE CAN CONNECT THEM TO SERVICES. WHAT'S MISSING IS THE CONNECTION TO SERVICES. I'M IMPLORING THE COUNCIL TO AID ME IN THREE WAYS. THE FIRST DOESN'T RELATE TO THIS BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY IN PLACE. THAT'S OUR COLD NIGHT
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SHELTER. WE DON'T HAVE A CHURCH TO HOST IT THIS YEAR. IT'S IN JEOPARDY OF GOING AWAY. I THINK THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE IN WORSE SHAPE IF WE DON'T HAVE A COLD NIGHT SHELTER NEXT YEAR. SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO WE STILL HAVE THE ISSUE THAT WE CAN'T GET INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT ON WHERE THE FOOD PANTRIES ARE AND WHAT SERVICES THERE ARE. SO I'M IMPLORING YOU TO TAKE SOME KIND OF GUIDE AND PUT IT ON THE CITY WEBSITE OR PUBLISH IT IN SOME WAY. AND THIRD IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE VISIT THESE PEOPLE IN THE CAMPS AND CONNECT THEM TO SERVICES. I HAVE BEEN DOING IT NOW PERSONALLY AND BAYWEST CHURCH GOES OUT THERE AND THERE ARE SOME OTHER FOLKS BUT IT'S NOT THE FOLKS THAT HAVE THE SERVICES. WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT. I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS WILL ALL CONSIDER THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS EVERY SINGLE MEMBER AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN BRIDGE THE GAP OF SERVICES THAT AREN'T THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] MR. REBMAN ARE THE KIDS WALKING OUT NOW OR BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING READY. I WANTED THEM TO WATCH ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE. THAT'S IT. I'M THE ONLY ONE? YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE.
[Public Hearings]
NO. 1. ORDINANCE 2019-57 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY BREVARD COUNTY FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 3 ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 33 FIRE DEPARTMENT, SUBCHAPTER FIRE PREVENTION. GENERAL PROVISIONS: BY REMOVING SECTION 33.27 FIRE PROTECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES. 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 AN EFFECTIVE DATE.THANK YOU MRS. SMITH. AT THIS TIME I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THIS IS ALL ABOUT US. YES MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WANTED TO A PUBLIC HEARING IS CONNECTED SO WE'RE REMOVING IT FROM ONE SECTION OF THE CODE AND PLACING IT INTO A SEPARATE SECTION AND THAT'S TO MIRROR THE OPERATION THAT WE DO ON A DAILY BASIS NOW SO THIS IS A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM ON ITEMS 1 AND 2. OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF NOT I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, ASK COUNCIL FOR A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2019-57 ON FIRST READING. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL? IF NOT I'M GOING TO CALL IT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NO. 2 MRS. SMITH. ORDINANCE 2019-58 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY BREVARD COUNTY FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 17 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 170 CONSTRUCTION CODES AND REGULATIONS BY INCLUDING SECTION 170.160 FIRE PROTECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES, 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 AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU MRS. SMITH. AT THIS TIME I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. NAME JUST FOR THE RECORD. FOR THE RECORD ITEM 1 IS TO REMOVE THE ITEM FROM THE FIRE CHAPTER CODE AND ITEM 2 IS TO PUT IT INTO THE BUILDING CODE TO MIRROR THE OPERATIONS ON A DAILY BASIS. OKAY. WITH THAT IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF NOT I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, ASK COUNCIL FOR A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2019-58 FIRST READING. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL? IF NOT I'M GONNA CALL IT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. OKAY.
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MOVING ALONG TO PROCUREMENT. ITEM 3 WAS PULLED. MRS. MORRELL. THANK YOU. ITEM 3[Procurements]
IS THE CHANGE ORDER TO THE ST. JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE CITY. THIS IS TO IN CHANGE. EXCUSE ME. THIS ADDS BACK IN THE 500 FEET OF ASPHALT THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE PROJECT BACK IN SEPTEMBER. UM IT HAS A CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT ON IT AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL CHANGE ORDERS THROUGHOUT THE PRODUCT TO DATE UH FOR ADDITIONAL EMBANKMENT AND STRUCTURES AND STORMWATER AND STEEL CASING TO PVC FOR A TOTAL OF $267,048.OKAY. THIS WAS PULLED BY BILL? YES SIR. BILL BATTIN. OKAY. BILL. ROUGH. ROUGH. BILL BATTIN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SW. ON SEPTEMBER 7TH 2018 THE CITY DELETED 500 FEET FROM THE ST. JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY PAVING. THE REASON FOR THAT WAS BECAUSE OF NO RIGHT OF WAY FROM THE COUNTY ON BABCOCK STREET RIGHT? YET ON APRIL 18TH OF 2013 A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WAS MADE AND I HAVE A COPY OF THAT. ON APRIL 18TH 2013 OR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2013-09 THE PALM BAY MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL PASSED A NEW BUSINESS NO. 6 RESOLUTION 2013-17 A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALM BAY AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WHICH OBLIGATED THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO ENSURE THAT ALL ASPECTS OF RIGHT OF WAY AND ACCESS ROADS TO THE NEW INTERCHANGE WOULD BE SECURED CONCURRENTLY WITH EFFORTS BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION TO BUILD I-95 INTERCHANGE. I FIND IT VERY STRANGE THAT I-95 INTERCHANGE HAS BEEN CLOSED AND BLOCKED OFF. YET HERE WE ARE FROM SOMETHING IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BEEN AGREED UPON FROM 2013. AT THE SAME TIME THE CITY ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ST. JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY. WHY NOW ARE WE STILL AT THIS POINT FROM SOMETHING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO OCCURR IN 2013? I KNOW THE REASON WHY WE'RE AT THIS POINT BUT I'M NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THAT AT TONIGHT'S CONVERSATION. TO PUT IT FOR THE STICK IN MY CRAW THERE. SO $9 MILLION SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE BACK OF THE CITIZENS FOR A DEVELOPER TO MAKE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE WE PAID FOR IT. THE DEVELOPER IS ACCOMPLISHING STUFF AND IN FACT THE DEVELOPER HAS ALREADY RECEIVED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THE CITY OF PALM BAY. ONE MORE TIME DEVELOPERS PROSPER AT THE EXPENSE OF TAXPAYING RESIDENTS. THAT BEING SAID P.S. ALL THE OTHER EXPENSES ON THIS MEMORANDUM THERE TALKED ABOUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE DEVELOPER AND I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT I CAN SHOW IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT. WITH THAT BEING SAID WE ARE VERY VERY CLOSE TO GETTING THE ST. JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY CONNECTED INTO THE CITY. I DON'T LIKE HOW WE GOT THERE BUT OVERALL WE'RE GETTING THERE. I JUST HATED HAVING TO PAY FOR IT WHILE SOMEBODY ELSE MADE MILLIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU BILL. LISA. ANYTHING TO ADD? I THINK ON OUR PART CITY ENGINEER WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS A FEW ITEMS. FRANK WANTANABE FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. GOOD EVENING. FRANK WATANABE THE CITY ENGINEER. JUST TO ANSWER THE ONE QUESTION REGARDING THE RIGHT OF WAY WITH THE FDOT THERE'S A WORD MISSING. IT'S A RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT. ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY HAS BEEN ACQUIRED. IT'S THE RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT TO ACCESS ONTO THE COUNTY PROPERTY WE STILL ARE TRYING TO GET RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S THE ISSUE. IT'S A PROCESS. NO DIFFERENT THAN IF FDOT WANTS TO DO SOMETHING ON OUR RIGHT OF WAY WE HAVE TO GO GET A RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT. AND THAT'S WHAT THE PROCESS IS RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. WE HAVE PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY. WE'RE IN OUR SECOND GO ROUND FOR REVIEWS. WE'RE HOPING TO GET OUR PERMIT FROM THE COUNTY AND AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH P&L FOR THE SIGNAL. SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU FRANK. WITH THAT I NEED A MOTION COUNCIL. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DESIGN BUILD SERVICES ST. JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY AND INTERCHANGE TO BABCOCK STREET, CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ASPHALT CORPORATION FOR $267,048. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM COUNCIL? IF NOT I'M GONNA CALL IT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. UNFINISHED
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BUSINESS AND OLD BUSINESS. DEPUTY MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT BRENDA MARVIN TO THE BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION POSITION ON THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. ITEM 2. MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT JAMES TAPP JUNIOR TO THE MELBOURNE TILLMAN WATER CONTROL DISTRICT. NEED A SECOND. SECOND. SECOND CYCLE BY COUNCILMAN SANTIAGO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL[Committee and Council Reports]
RIGHT. COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL REPORTS. COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. FOR COMMITTEE REPORTS SPACE COAST LEAGUE OF CITIES ONLY DISCUSSION THAT WAS REALLY DONE WAS THE 2020 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND THAT THE SPACE COAST LEAGUE OF CITIES WILL ALSO BE SPEAKING NEXT WEEK AT THE DELEGATION MEETING AS WELL. OKAY. TPO. OKAY. HERE WE GO. SO TPO THE BIGGEST DISCUSSION OF THE NIGHT WAS THE 528 CAUSEWAY. WHAT THE STATUS OF THAT WAS WHETHER WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND REDO THE BRIDGE, LEAVE THE BRIDGE AS IS OR COMPLETELY REMOVE THE CAUSEWAY. SO TPO AS A GOVERNING BOARD WAS ASKED BY THE ST. JOHN'S WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE A SIX MONTH PAUSE AS THEY ARE GOING TO DO A STUDY AND LET THE BOARD KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE REPERCUSSIONS OF ALL THREE OF THOSE WOULD BE. THERE WAS A FLOW STUDY DONE BY FIT BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY GIVE THE ANSWERS THAT THE BOARD WAS LOOKING FOR. ANYBODY KNOWS THESE BRIDGES CAN LAST FROM 50 TO 75 YEARS. SO THE TPO FELT THIS IS A COMMITMENT THAT WE'D BE MAKING FOR 50 YEARS. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT IT RIGHT SO WE DID AGREE TO THE SIX MONTH PAUSE. THAT WENT UNANIMOUSLY. ANOTHER ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS GEORGANNA GILLETTE WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SPACE COAST TPO RECEIVED AN EVALUATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. THE FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EVER IN HISTORY OF THE TPO TO GET ALL 5'S. OUTSTANDING. SHE IS AN OUTSTANDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HAS ALL THE INFORMATION YOU COULD EVER WANT THERE. YOU'RE NEVER LACKING KNOWLEDGE ON SOMETHING YOU'RE VOTING ON. SO WE WENT AHEAD AND GAVE HER A 3 PERCENT RAISE TO GO WITH THE EVALUATION AND THAT IS FAR LOWER THAN MANY OF THE TPOS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND COUNTRY. SO SHE'S DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB OVER THERE SO SHE WAS REWARDED FOR THAT. NASA CAUSEWAY PD&E IS WRAPPING UP. THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR PORTION, HELD ALL THEIR PUBLIC MEETINGS THERE IN THE FINAL STAGE OF THAT. THEY ARE DOING THAT ONE KIND OF DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE FEDERAL FUNDING AND NASA FUNDING SO THEY'RE DOING THE DESIGNING AND THE PD&E AT THE SAME TIME. SO IT'LL SAVE QUITE A BIT OF TIME ON THAT AND THAT SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP 2020 WITH THE PD&E AND 2021 WITH THE DESIGN. SO THEY SHOULD START CONSTRUCTION 2021, 2022.LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE SPACE COAST TPO JUST BASICALLY TRYING TO GET AN ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS DESIGNATED BECAUSE EVERY YEAR WE'RE GUESSING AT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THE STATE IS GOING TO ALLOCATE FOR US. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET A SET AMOUNT LIKE 275 MILLION THAT WE KNOW IS COMING. I THINK THE TOTAL NOW IS 235 MILLION BUT WE WANT A SET AMOUNT SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING SPLIT BETWEEN THE NPOS AND THE TPOS BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF A GUESSING GAME THEN WE HAVE TO RESHUFFLE PROJECTS. IF YOU MOVE A PROJECT OFF YOUR TPR OR YOUR LAP AND YOU GO BACK YOU'RE EIGHT TO 10 YEARS BACK. WE REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, WHAT KIND OF FUNDS WE HAVE ON A YEARLY BASIS. AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TDC. OKAY. TDC MEETING WAS PRETTY SHORT BUT THE ONE THING THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING OUT AND YOU ALL PROBABLY GOT THE EMAIL WAS THAT THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE THEY DID UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORT EXTENDING OUT THE. I'M SORRY. THE CAMPGROUNDS OUT FOR ONE MORE YEAR. SO WE GOT THAT EXTENDED OUT FOR ONE MORE YEAR. THE TDC DID APPROVE THAT UNANIMOUSLY. SO WE HAD THAT EXTENDED.
OTHER THAN THAT WE DID HOLD THE MEETING INSTEAD OF AT A HOTEL WE HELD IT AT THE VIERA GOVERNMENT BUILDING. AS YOU PROBABLY HEARD THAT WAS A RESULT OF A RECENT MAJOR AUDIT THAT CAME OUT AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT IN THAT AUDIT WAS THAT THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE WERE HOLDING THOSE TDC MEETINGS AT HOTELS WHICH YOU KNOW HAPPEN TO BE OWNED BY SOME MEMBERS ON EITHER THE COMMITTEE OR THE COUNCIL ITSELF. SO THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THAT AND I THINK YOU KNOW THE TDO MADE A DECISION TO SORT OF STOP THAT RIGHT AWAY VIA THE LATE NOTICE THAT THE MEETING WAS GOING TO BE SHIFTED OVER TO THE VIERA GOVERNMENT BUILDING. SO THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE HELD FROM NOW ON? THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE HOLDING IT FROM NOW ON. IF NOT OTHER GOVERNMENT FACILITIES BUT THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. THE WHOLE THING WAS YOU KNOW TO ENSURE THAT WHEREVER WE HOLD OUR MEETING THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR AT LEAST THE APPEARANCE THEREOF. SO THAT THAT WAS THE ONLY CHANGE THAT WAS
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MADE AND THAT'S ALL I HAD IN MY REPORT FOR THE TDC. WITH THAT COUNCILMAN JOHNSON ANY REPORT? YES SIR. THANK YOU MAYOR. OVER THE PAST YEARS AND DECADES THE MAIN REQUESTS AND CONCERNS FOR OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROADS AND THANKFULLY DUE TO OUR VOTERS AND DUE TO OUR COUNCIL THAT'S BEING ADDRESSED AND AT A GREAT RATE. I'LL LET DEPUTY MAYOR BRIAN ANDERSON HIGHLIGHT THAT PART ON THE ESTIMATES. BUT ANOTHER THING I'M HEARING FROM THE RESIDENTS IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND I SEE THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM ACROSS OUR NATION BUT DEFINITELY IN PALM BAY. AND I'M GLAD THAT OUR STAFF ALREADY HAS THE DIRECTION IN REGARDS TO TINY HOMES AND LOOKING INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES OF WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT I TOOK THE INITIATIVE AND MET WITH ROBERT SALONEN AS WELL AS DR. WYNN OF FIT YESTERDAY AND LOOKED INTO SOMETHING THAT'S NEW BUT IT SEEMS TO WORK IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COUNTRY AND THAT'S 3D PRINTED HOUSES. SO WE SAT DOWN TOGETHER AND WE LOOKED AT CASES IN AUSTIN TEXAS WHERE THEY BUILT THE FIRST PERMANENT 3D PRINTED HOUSE FOR 350 SQUARE FEET BUT $10,000. I'LL TAKE IT.AND IT WAS A BASIC STRUCTURE BUT ALL YOU NEED IS YOU KNOW SOME PEOPLE THEY JUST NEED SIMPLE THINGS. AND IF THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED THEN LET'S WORK WITH IT. AND THEY'RE ALL. WE ALSO LOOKED YESTERDAY WITH AMSTERDAM WHERE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A 3D PRINTED BRIDGE AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT 3D PRINTED CULVERTS AS WELL SO THIS IS THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE AND IT'S DEFINITELY LOOKING TO BE A MORE AFFORDABLE AS IT'S YOU KNOW MORE READILY AVAILABLE FOR OUR NATION AND OUR CITY SO I'LL BE WORKING WITH FIT MR. ROBERT SALONEN AND I APPRECIATE HIM CONNECTING ME WITH THE RIGHT ENGINEERS. THEY BLEW ME AWAY WITH INFORMATION THEY HAD BUT I MIGHT ALSO BE TALKING WITH STAFF AS WELL JUST TO LET THEM KNOW SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS AND INCLUDE THEM IN TO SEE HOW WE CAN BE YOU KNOW MORE READILY AVAILABLE FOR THIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND THAT'S ALL. COUNCILMAN DID YOU SAY $10,000 FOR 350 SQUARE FEET? YES SIR. YEAH THAT'S PHENOMENAL BECAUSE YOU KNOW IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT AN AVERAGE SIZE HOME AT FIFTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE FEET THAT WOULD MEAN TECHNICALLY IT WOULD COST ABOUT $43,000 TO BUILD A HOME LIKE THAT WHICH IS AMAZING BECAUSE 1500 SQUARE FOOT HOME NOW CAN COST ABOUT $150,000 RIGHT NOW JUST TO BUILD. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH YOU KNOW CUT IN THIRD. SO YEAH THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING. MY TURN. OKAY. COOL. ALL RIGHT. WELL. USING ALL YOUR TIME. WELL THAT WAS TECHNICALLY ALL MY TIME COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. SO I WANT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD. I WANT TO APPOINT JANICE CRISP TO THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO DO RIGHT? OKAY. AND WITH THAT I JUST WANTED TO BRING OUT AN IDEA TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL JUST FOR YOU TO SORT OF MULL OVER A LITTLE BIT. IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY BOARD THEY MEET ON A QUARTERLY BASIS OR AS NEEDED BASIS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN MEETING FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS THERE WAS NOT A NEED TO MEET. BUT ONE THING I WAS THINKING ABOUT WITH REGARDS TO THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD AND THIS IS SORT OF TOUCHING ON DEPUTY MAYOR ANDERSON LANE HERE BECAUSE I KNOW DEPUTY MAYOR ANDERSON YOU BROUGHT THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD HERE. AND YOU KNOW I WANTED YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT POSSIBLY MERGING THAT BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY BOARD WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD. AND I'M NOT SAYING MERGING BOTH ADVISORY BOARDS TOGETHER BUT PERHAPS MERGING WHAT THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION BOARD DOES INTO THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY IT ALSO ENTAILS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AS WELL. YOU KNOW WHETHER IT'S GREEN OR HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING SMART BUILDINGS FOR EXAMPLE. YOU GUYS SHOULD START A NEW TASK FORCE. WELL I MEAN IT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT. I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT. OH OKAY YOU WANT ME TO THINK ABOUT IT. OKAY. BUT SO. HE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. NOW GO RESEARCH IT. IF THE ONLY. WELL I DIDN'T WANT TO STEP ON DEPUTY MAYOR ANDERSON'S TOES BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE ON. IT'S COMPLETELY UP TO YOU BUT IF YOU DO AND YOU WANT TO I MEAN I'M I'M ALL FOR THAT. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU WORK WITH SUZANNE SHERMAN WHO'S KIND OF BEEN THE LEAD ON RE-ESTABLISHING THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD AND GET HER THOUGHTS ON IT. I MEAN IF YOU WANT ME TO DO IT I'M FINE WITH THAT BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO JUST PLEASE GET WITH HER BECAUSE SHE'S PUT A TON OF EFFORT INTO GETTING THIS BACK REORGANIZED AND GETTING IT REALLY BACK AND FLOWING. I KNOW THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING COMING UP. WELL YOU KNOW I DIDN'T.
AND I SAW THEY DID HAVE A MEETING. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. BUT YOU KNOW I MEAN IS
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IT OKAY IF I GET YOUR THOUGHT RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS THOSE TWO BOARDS SORT OF COMING TOGETHER? JUST LIKE THAT. JUST GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT RIGHT THERE. YEAH I MEAN OBVIOUSLY THERE WOULD BE MORE THOUGHTS BEYOND BUT WHAT I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW BUT MY INITIAL THOUGHT IS UM I THINK THAT THERE. I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU NEED NECESSARILY A MERGER OF THE BOARDS BUT THERE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD FRAMEWORK ANYWAY TO TALK ABOUT GREEN BUILDING CODES AND ONE OF THE THINGS SORT OF A TEASER ALERT FOR OUR NEW MEMBER JANICE IS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT SETTING SOME OVERALL TARGETS FOR THE BOARD AND THINGS THAT CAN FLOW THROUGH THAT BOARD. AND IF THEY'RE BUILDING RELATED CODES THEY'LL THEN GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD POTENTIALLY BEFORE THEY COME TO YOU ALL FOR CONSIDERATION. SO WE'RE TRYING TO PUT A FRAMEWORK IN PLACE FOR THAT BOARD THAT ALLOWS ALL NATURE AND TYPES OF SUSTAINABILITY RESILIENCY RELATED ITEMS TO FLOW THROUGH THERE AND THEN GO AS APPROPRIATE TO YOU ALL ETC.. SO I THINK THE MECHANISM IS ALREADY THERE FOR THAT WITHIN THE SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK GENERALLY BUT YOU KNOW IF THERE'S A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION WE CAN HAVE MORE EXPANSIVELY ON WHAT THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY BOARD SHOULD BE DOING AND WHETHER THAT NEEDS TO BE A SEPARATE ENTITY OR IF THAT CAN EVEN POTENTIALLY MORPH OR MERGE INTO PLANNING AND ZONING OR SOMETHING. WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT MAYBE MORE THE HISTORY OF WHAT. SURE. WELL FROM WHAT DEPUTY MAYOR IS TELLING ME. SO YOU'RE ALREADY WORKING ON THIS? YEAH. YOU'ARE ALREADY TRYING TO GO. SO YOU KNOW WHAT? I MEAN I THINK WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS JUST WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE, WHAT YOU BRING AND THEN MAYBE YOU KNOW WE'LL JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. ABSOLUTELY. AND I'LL TELL YOU TOO WE JUST SORT OF GET ANOTHER LITTLE HIGHLIGHT THAT'S COMING OUT. OUR FIRST MEETING AFTER MANY MONTHS OF NOT MEETING IS NEXT WEDNESDAY. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND WE'VE PARTNERED WITH FIT AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SUSTAINABILITY INTERN AND THAT PERSON WILL.THAT INDIVIDUAL WILL HELP US ACTUALLY CRAFT A LOT OF THIS PLAN THAT ULTIMATELY THE BOARD WILL GET THEIR SUPPORT AT THE RIGHT TIME AND THEN BRING THAT TO YOU ALL FOR CONSIDERATION. SO WE'RE EXCITED. OKAY. SO I'LL WAIT FOR THE FINAL PRODUCT.
SO I'LL DO THAT THEN. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SO THE TPO NUMBER WAS $250 MILLION. I APOLOGIZE. I SAID 235, 275 RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT 250. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
COUNCILMAN JOHNSON TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BID OPENING. THREE BIDS CAME IN.
HIGH BID 13.2. YAY. 7.9 AND 10.2 MILLION. THE ROUGH ESTIMATE, THE REALLY ROUGH ESTIMATE FROM JUST WALKING THE ROADS WAS AROUND 20 MILLION AND THE ENGINEERS ESTIMATE I THINK WAS 13.5 13.6 MILLION. SO ALL THOSE ARE UNDER WHAT WE THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE SO THAT'S GOOD. AND THAT'S UNITS 31 AND 32 IN CASE UNITS 31 AND 32 ARE ASKING. SO THOSE ARE OUR BIG PROBLEM AREAS OF 45 MILES OUT THERE SO QUITE A BIT OF ROAD YOU KNOW. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING 800 MILES THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT'S QUITE A BIG CHUNK. WE ALSO DID SEPTEMBER 12TH WE HAD A LITTLE KIND OF TOWN HALL CITY SPONSORED TOWN HALL. IT WASN'T SPONSORED BY THE CITY BUT YOU WOULD THINK IT WAS. STAFF CAME OUT IN FULL FORCE THE CITY MANAGER WAS THERE. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR GARY WOODSON, FRANK WANTANABE. THEY BROUGHT BOARDS AND A LIST OF ALL THE ROADS. THEY HAD INDIVIDUAL BOARDS. THEY TALKED A LOT ABOUT STORMWATER.
IT WAS SUPER INFORMATIVE. SO THE PUBLIC THAT WAS OUT THERE I THINK 50 PEOPLE. PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY 50 PEOPLE WERE OUT THERE. GREAT TURNOUT. THEY HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS. EVERYBODY WAS JUST VERY EXCITED YOU KNOW ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT PUTTING ROADS IN PALM BAY AND NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT IT BUT IT'S COMING NEXT WEEK. SO THE BID OPENING WAS GREAT. AND WE NEED TO DO MORE OF THESE TOWN HALLS AND MAYBE IF WE CAN SPLIT THEM UP. AND I KNOW OUR SCHEDULES ARE BUSY BUT HAVE ONE OF YOU GUYS GO OUT THERE AND TALK ABOUT A SECTION OR SOMEBODY ELSE WHATEVER. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE STAFF OUT THERE AND DO THAT. I THINK THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT. WE HAD A GREAT TIME OUT THERE. RIBBON CUTTING WE DID FOR A AWO CHIROPRACTIC. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. LOTS OF GOOD STUFF GOING ON IN PALM BAY. SEEMS LIKE WE'RE DOING SOMETHING EVERY DAY OVER HERE. THAT'S IT? THAT'S IT SIR. OKAY. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD BUT WALK INTO NEW BUSINESS. NO. 3 MRS. MORRELL. ITEM NO. 3 IS A UH
[New Business]
STORMWATER CREDIT REFUND TO HARRIS CORPORATION FOR AN OVERPAYMENT OF A STORMWATER FEE DURING THE FISCAL YEARS OF 2011 AND 2015 IN THE AMOUNT OF $177,342 . UM THIS HAS GONE BACK AND FORTH AND GOES BACK A FEW UM BUT THE REVENUE THE ACCOUNTS WILL BE UH UTILIZING WOULD NOT BE THE STORMWATER ASSESSMENTS. THE NEW FEES WILL BE THE UM THE OTHER COLLECTION METHODOLOGIES FROM THE PAST OF THE UTILITY FEE. SO THIS HAS GONE ON FOR SOME TIME AND HAD SOME DELAYS BUT UM IT BRINGS CLOSURE TO THE ITEM. OKAY. BILL BATTIN.[00:45:04]
BILL BATTIN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SW. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK THE OFFICE FOR THE CITY CLERK BECAUSE IN THIS AGENDA PACKET IT SAID INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. I CONTACTED THE OFFICE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO E-MAIL ME THE STUFF THAT I WANTED TO REFER TO WHICH HAD THE ACTUAL NUMBERS HOW WHY WHEN AND WHERE. BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID WELL HOW IS IT WE CAN HAVE $177,000 OVERPAYMENT AND NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. BUT THE DOCUMENTATION SHOWED HOW THAT HAPPENED AND I UNDERSTAND IT. SO BUT WHAT SOME PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEE IT IN THE AGENDA PACKET THAT WAS AVAILABLE WAS. FIRST I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE HARRIS CORPORATION HERE. THE CITY OF PALM BAY WOULD NOT BE HERE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FACT THAT THEY CAME IN TO START A BUSINESS. THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF HISTORY THERE. BUT EITHER WAY THEY SPENT $619,000. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR STORM WATER. THAT'S WHAT THEY PAID OUT WHEN THEY ONLY HAD TO PAY 442,000 SO I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE GETTING 177 BACK. IT'S LIKE OKAY HERE'S MY CHANGE FROM MY MCDONALD'S VISIT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID IT'S STILL A LOT OF MONEY AND I'M THINKING WELL GEE DIDN'T WE MODIFY THE ROADS OUT THERE? WASN'T THE ROADS THAT WE MODIFIED FOR THE HARRIS CORPORATION AND THE PARKING LOT WASN'T ALL THAT INCLUDED INTO NOW IT IS EVEN BIGGER INPREVIOUS AREA THAN NONPREVIOUS AREA THAN IT WAS BEFORE. THAT'S JUST NOT THE WAY MY MIND WORKS BUT WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT THEY HAVE TO PAY A YEAR FOR STORMWATER I'M OKAY WITH IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I NEED A MOTION COUNCIL. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSIDERATION OF UTILIZING STORMWATER SERVICE FEES AND OTHER NON ASSESSMENT DERIVED REVENUES TO REFUND HARRIS CORPORATIONS FOR OVERPAYMENT OF STORMWATER SERVICE FEES DURING FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2015 $177,342.70 CENTS. 70 CENTS. I DON'T GET 70. MAYBE IT'S ON THE SECOND SHEET OVER HERE. IT SAYS IT. OH YOU ROUNDED OFF. OK. THE 342. OK. AS I'M LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS HERE. I NEED A SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL? I DID JUST WANT TO SAY FOR THE PUBLIC THIS IS FROM OUR REVENUE SOURCE THAT WAS FROM THE OLD STORMWATER FEES. IT WAS IN CASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS DID HAPPEN. SO THIS ISN'T FROM THE STORMWATER ASSESSMENT. SO IF PEOPLE ARE GONNA MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT YOU'RE USING MY ASSESSMENT DOLLARS TO GIVE HARRIS A BREAK THAT IS NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE AT ALL. I MEAN IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE PAPERWORK THE ACCOUNT NUMBERS YOU'LL FIND THAT THAT WAS MONEY FROM THE PREVIOUS FEE THAT WAS MADE IN COLLECTIONS IN VARIOUS WAYS THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T PAY THE FEE. AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO PAY THAT BACK. AND I ASSURE YOU HARRIS IS PROBABLY JUST USING THAT FOR THIS YEAR'S CHECK BECAUSE LIKE BILL SAID THAT'S A NUMBER THAT'LL MAKE YOU NOT SLEEP AT NIGHT. THAT WAS IT SIR. OKAY. WITH THAT I'M GONNA CALL IT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. OKAY. UNANIMOUS. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS. MRS. MORRELL.
[Administrative & Legal Reports]
YES MAYOR AND COUNCIL THE CLERK'S OFFICE WILL BE CONTACTING YOU FOR A POLLING FOR COUNCILL FOR A UTILITIES WORKSHOP FROM OUR LAST MEETING IN EARLY OCTOBER SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT ROUNDUP OF ALL THE UTILITIES DISCUSSION IN EARLY OCTOBER. ALSO SHOULD BE PULLING YOU FOR SOME DATES. THIS IS REALLY NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE PAVING SOON. SO IF YOU COULD LOOK AT YOUR CALENDARS AND MAYBE COME BACK WITH A YAY OR NAY OR MAYBE A LATER DATE BUT 10/09 IN THE MORNING OR 10/11 IN THE AFTERNOON WE WOULD LIKE TO GET YOU OUT TO UNIT 41 TO KICK OFF THE ROAD PAVING PROGRAM. 10/09 OR 10/11? AT THIS TIME YES. OK. WE'RE FLEXIBLE. WE'LL RUN IT THROUGH CLICKS. YES. I JUST THOUGHT I'D ANNOUNCE IT FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL JUST BECAUSE THERE WILL BE SOME MOVEMENT OUT THERE. OK. THANK YOU. MRS. SMITH. NOTHING. OK.[Public Comments/Responses]
PUBLIC COMMENTS. YOU'LL BE NICE? THAT'S IT. I'M ALWAYS SHORT AND TO THE POINT. BUTCH OREND 219 TRENTON AVENUE. I WANT TO THANK WHOEVER WAS THAT ORGANIZED THE ROAD INFORMATION. IT WAS GREAT. IT GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THE QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN'T GET ASKED UP HERE AND ANSWERED. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO KNOW IS RUBBISH PICKUP FOR A LOT THAT DOESN'T HAVE A HOUSE ON IT? WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL NOT PICK IT UP. IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE FOR A FRICKIN MONTH. THEY DRIVE RIGHT BY IT. DO I HAVE TO CALL THE CITY AND THE CITY PICKS IT UP OR WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO THERE? CALL THE CITY THE AND I'LL PICK IT UP. I'LL DO THAT. AND THEN ON A 3D BRIDGE I AIN'T TOO SURE ABOUT THAT NOW. [LAUGHTER] THE HOUSE I COULD GO WITH BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT A BRIDGE. AND ON THE ROADS IS THERE AN APPEALS PROCESS OR SOMETHING THAT WE COULD[00:50:04]
BRING UP FOR OUR UNIT? NOT NECESSARILY JUST DO THE WHOLE UNIT BUT MAYBE ONE LIKE MAIN FEEDER ROAD THAT COULD BE DONE BEFORE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW BECAUSE IT'LL BE MAYBE FIXABLE. NOW IT'S FIXABLE. YOU CAN GO THROUGH AND REGRADE IT AND DO ALL THAT STUFF. IS THERE A WAY TO APPEAL THAT OR DO WE SEND THAT TO YOU OR MR. WANTANABE? EITHER OR BUT I WOULD PREFER IF IT CAME THROUGH AND WE ORGANIZED A MEETING ON THAT SO WE CAN REALLY DERIVE WHAT WE WANT TO DO THERE. OKAY.MR. WANTANABE TOO FOR WE FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT STOP SIGN I WAS TRYING TO GET PUT IN. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR THAT. Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY. OKAY BUTCH. AND GO TENNESSEE COME SATURDAY. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WAS KEVIN BACIENDA THE GUY THAT DID THE PAC FOR THE ROAD. SO I WANTED TO GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR SETTING THAT MEETING UP FOR THE ROAD. SO GREAT JOB BY HIM. BILL BATTIN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET SW. AS WE HAD HERE IN THE PRESENTATION EARLIER PRESENTATION WAS TALKING ABOUT THE FISHING TOURNAMENT. I KNOW HOW MUCH FUN YOU HAD DOING THAT AND I UNDERSTAND IT IS A GREAT CAUSE. LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF PALM BAY AND THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE CITY OF PALM BAY HAS NO ZERO HORSE TRAILS IN ANY OF ITS PARKS AND RECREATION CAPABILITIES. AND WHY IS THAT A SORE SUBJECT FOR BILL BATTIN? BECAUSE HE BOUGHT IN PALM BAY SO HE COULD HAVE HIS HORSES AND ENJOY IT. I LITERALLY HAVE TO LOAD HORSES AND TRANSPORT OUT. AT THE THREE FORKS PRESERVE AT THE END OF MALABAR ROAD WHICH USED TO BE A CATTLE RANCH. FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T LIVED HERE LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT IT WAS A CATTLE RANCH THAT HAD HORSES AND COWBOYS AND ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT I CONSIDER DEAR TO MY HEART.
WELL I GOT A TICKET FOR RIDING MY HORSE THERE BACK WHEN THEY WERE JUST BUILDING THE BERM AND SO $55 WENT FROM MY WALLET TO THAT PRESERVE FROM. THE SHERIFF TRACKED ME DOWN OUT THERE AND GAVE ME MY TICKET. SO I THINK WE SHOULD DO SOMETHIN TO YOU KNOW EITHER GET SOME HORSE RIDING. DESPARADO. WELL WHEN I WAS OUT THERE THERE WAS NOTHING WAS THERE. IT WAS JUST US COWBOYS RIDING ON IT. THAT'S ALL WE WERE DOING. BUT EITHER WAY. SO BUT THERE IS NOTHING FOR HORSE PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY. ZERO. SO LISTEN WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER DOING SOMETHING FOR THAT. AND THEN THE BOAT RAMPS THERE ARE DEFINITELY. EVERYTHING IS GETTING NEGLECTED DOWN AT THE WATER'S EDGE. THE PRESERVE ITSELF IS LOOKING IS STILL OKAY BUT RIGHT AT THE BOAT RAMP AREA IT'S GETTING PRETTY NEGLECTED BECAUSE YOU KNOW DUMMY BILL. I GO EVERYWHERE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.