Aug 07, 2025 Council Meetings - Regular

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IT IS NOW $1,800. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 20 2518 TO ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER:]

IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR. THE TIME HAS COME TO MOVE ON TO THE PROMISED LAND OF OCEANO BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA.

THERE, I PLAN TO OPEN UP THE LOCAL FISHING PIER EACH MORNING AND AT SUNRISE.

I WILL KEEP THIS CITY AND ITS LEADERSHIP IN MY DAILY PRAYERS.

I HAVE A LIST IN YOUR HONOR. LET US PRAY. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE COME TO YOU AS CHILDREN WHO NEED YOUR PRESENCE. THIS EVENING, WE ASK THAT YOU POUR OUT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT AND BECOME OUR EMMANUEL GOD WITH US.

POUR OUT YOUR SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND GUIDANCE. POUR OUT YOUR SPIRIT OF COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING.

BUT MOST OF ALL, THE LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU POUR OUT YOUR SPIRIT OF LOVE.

MAY ALL OUR WORKS BE DONE FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUR GLORIOUS CREATION.

TONIGHT, LET THE WORDS OF OUR MOUTHS AND THE MEDITATIONS OF OUR HEARTS BE ACCEPTABLE IN YOUR SIGHT, OUR LORD, OUR ROCK AND OUR REDEEMER. AMEN. AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HURRAH! WE'RE OUT HERE! MADAM LEFFLER. MAYOR.

MEDINA. PRESIDENT. DEPUTY MAYOR. COUNCILMAN JOHNSON IS ABSENT.

COUNCILMAN. HAMMER. COUNCILMAN. LANGDON. PRESENT.

MR. MORTON PRESENT. MISS SMITH HERE. THANK YOU.

[AGENDA REVISIONS:]

THANK YOU, MADAM SMITH. NO, SIR. MADAM LEFFLER.

YES, MAYOR. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM FOUR UNDER NEW BUSINESS HAS BEEN REVISED TO HAVE DISCUSSION AND RECEIVE DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY. ANY REVISIONS? NO, MAYOR.

SEEING NONE, WE ARE NOW ON. PROCLAMATIONS AND OR RECOGNITIONS.

[PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS:]

BRING THE WHOLE TEAM WITH YOU.

SO, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, WE WE HAVE THE MAYOR'S BALL, THE SUCCESSOR MAYOR'S BALL AT THE THE BENEFICIARY OF THAT BALL WAS SPACE GHOST DISCOVERY.

AND THESE ARE THE LEADERS OF SPACE COAST DISCOVERY.

BUT IT IS MORE ABOUT SERVING OUR CHILDREN AND OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WITH THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE. AND THE DRUM ROLL, PLEASE.

$46,566.

YOU KNOW, THIS WILL BENEFIT ALL THE CHILDREN IN PALM BAY AND IN OUR SURROUNDING AREA.

AND IT IS ABOUT GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE.

AND, GREG, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT SPACE GHOST DISCOVERY IS ALL ABOUT AND AND WHAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU MAYOR. I'M GREG SMITH, THE CEO OF THE SCHOOL, AND THANKFULLY SO BECAUSE I LOVE IT EVERY DAY.

OUR SCHOOL IS A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL, SO MOST OF OUR KIDS FIND IT DIFFICULT TO GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

BREVARD COUNTY HAS GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT WHEN THE CHILD NEEDS TO GET UP AND WALK AROUND A LITTLE BIT NEEDS TO FIDGET.

THEY'RE BEING TOLD THEY'RE DISRUPTIVE. AT OUR SCHOOL, THAT'S NOT DISRUPTIVE, THAT'S NORMAL.

AND SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY KID GETS TO BE ABLE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE IN SCHOOL, WE STILL PEOPLE SAY, WELL, DO YOU REALLY TEACH SCHOOL THERE? YES WE DO.

WE TEACH OUR KIDS MATH AND SCIENCE AND READING AND WE TRACK THEM.

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BUT, YOU KNOW, IF A CHILD NEEDS TO STAND UP DURING CLASS AND WALK AROUND FOR FIVE MINUTES, THEY GET A TIMER. THEY GET TO WALK AROUND AND BURN OFF SOME OF THAT ENERGY OUTSIDE OF CLASS.

THEY COME BACK. NOW THEY'RE READY TO STUDY AGAIN.

WE ALLOW THE PARENTS TO CHOOSE THERAPY COMPANIES, BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL SPEECH THERAPY SO THAT THE CHILDREN GET THEIR THERAPIES RIGHT IN SCHOOL DURING THE DAY. SO WHEN THEY GO HOME, THEY CAN GO AND PLAY, SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO GO TO.

THAT ALSO REALLY KEEPS THE CHILDREN REGULATED AND FOCUSED ON THAT EDUCATION.

SO I TELL YOU, MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE CITY, WONDERFUL CITY OF PALM BAY THAT IS DOING SO MUCH FOR US.

AND THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE WELL, WELL RECEIVED AND WELL USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE KIDS.

SO THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS.

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE. IT TOOK THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND RAISE THIS KIND OF MONEY.

IT WAS NOT ONLY OUR CITIZENS, BUT IT WAS OUR EMPLOYEES THAT PARTICIPATED IN PURCHASING A TICKET.

BUT I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING. SPACE COAST DISCOVERY IS A GROUND WHERE WE SHOULD BE SOWING A SEED.

AND IT IS FIRST GROUND. AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WHATEVER MAN SOLD, SO SHALL HE REAP.

AND THAT IS A PRINCIPLE THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE LIVING BY TO HONOR.

AND SO A SEED IN THE GROUNDS OF OUR CHILDREN, OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE.

IT IS WORTH YOUR INVESTMENT. SO THANK YOU. LISTEN, THIS IS THIS IS A PROBLEM, GREG.

BUT $46,566. BUT I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COMMEND CHRISTINA. CHRISTINA. EVER SINCE I GOT INTO OFFICE, AND I TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR LABOR AND ALL YOUR SACRIFICE IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

SO WITHOUT THE TEAM, WITHOUT CHRISTINA, WE REALLY COULDN'T AFFORD TO DO THIS.

BUT WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SACRIFICE. BECAUSE OF YOUR SACRIFICE, THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN SPACE COAST DISCOVERY.

SO THANK YOU. AND THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

SO, CHRISTINA, PROVIDE THE REAL TECH. THAT'S THE REAL TECH.

COME ON IN. CHRISTINA, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY. COME ON IN. COME ON. TAKE A PICTURE.

GUYS. COME ON. COME ON IN HERE, BUDDY. COME ON.

COME HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATE COUNCIL.

HEY, GUYS. THAT YOUNG MAN DONATED TO. GOD BLESS HIM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. SAY HI. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH.

DID YOU CONGRATULATE THESE YOUNG MEN? DID YOU SHAKE THEIR HAND? OKAY. THEY WERE A BIG PART OF THIS. I'M JUST THE FACE, MAN.

THESE GUYS ARE THE ONES. VERY, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DID.

VERY, VERY. THANK YOU. MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL BE THERE. I'LL BE THERE.

WE GOTTA WORK SOMETHING THERE. GLORY! GLORY TO GOD.

THANK YOU MAN. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU.

SO NOW THIS IS EXCITING FOR ME. MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT I'M A BASEBALL MAN.

I LOVE THE GAME OF BASEBALL. IT'S BEEN A SAD TIME FOR THE NEW YORK YANKEES.

BUT I'M STILL A BASEBALL FAN. I'M STILL A YANKEE FAN.

I GREW UP IN YANKEE STADIUM. GETTING FREE BATS, WOODEN BATS, AND USING THOSE TO PLAY BASEBALL IN MY LITTLE LEAGUE CAREER.

AND I GET EXCITED WHEN I SEE TEAMS IN PALM BAY EXCEL.

AND NOW TODAY WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE. THE PALM BAY EAST LITTLE LEAGUE 13 AND 14 YEAR OLD ALL-STAR TEAM.

COME ON UP, GUYS.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THEY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND THIS. BUT IN MY DAY, WE PLAYED LITTLE LEAGUE WITH WOODEN BATS. THAT'S HOW OLD I AM.

COME ON IN, GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS, COACH. WAY TO GO, SIR.

CONGRATULATIONS. WAY TO GO! COME ON GUYS. SMILE, MAN.

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PALM BAY EAST ROCKS. COME ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

HEY, COACH. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. WAY TO GO. I, I KNOW WHAT IT TOOK, AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU BRINGING THIS TO OUR CITY, MAN. YEAH. GREAT. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. SO, PALM BAY EAST LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STARS, DISTRICT TWO LEAGUE CHAMPIONS IN 2025.

IT IS HEREBY RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

WHEREAS PALM BAY EAST LITTLE LEAGUE 13 AND 14 YEAR OLD ALL-STAR TEAM HAS MADE HISTORY SECURING DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP WITH AN UNDEFEATED FIVE ZERO RECORD. THIS MARKS THE BREAK.

COME ON. YEAH! I'M SO EXCITED, GUYS. THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME A PALM BAY EAST TEAM HAS CLAIMED THE DISTRICT TITLE SINCE WAY BACK IN 2017.

I WAS A LOT YOUNGER THEN. WHEREAS THE TEAM SHOWCASED EXCEPTIONAL TALENT THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT, DOMINATING OPPONENTS IMPRESSIVE WINS AGAINST PALM BAY WEST 27 TO 1.

GREATER WEST MELBOURNE 9 TO 6. AND I LOVE THIS ONE.

VIERA COUNTRY 7 TO 0. THEY GOT SHUT OUT. VICTORIES OVER EAU GALLIE, LITTLE LEAGUE 7 TO 3 AND A THRILLING 3 TO 2 EXTRA INNING FINISH. AND WHEREAS, ADDING TO THE EXCITEMENT, MANY OF THE TOURNAMENT GAMES WERE HOSTED RIGHT HERE AT THE TEAM'S CONNECT PARK.

FIRST FOR DISTRICT TWO. THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WAS HELD ON SUNDAY AT ON JUNE 15TH AT MEXICO ROADS PARK IN THE IN WEST MELBOURNE. WHEREAS THE ROSTER INCLUDES LEVI.

I WANT YOU TO RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, GENTLEMEN.

RAISE YOUR HEART. YEAH. LEVI. ALBERT. GIVE IT UP FOR LEVI.

JASON WAS NOT HERE. EJ MCCLAIN. LIAM.

BUTLER. CARSON. WILES.

ERRONEOUS GRAMMAR. ALL RIGHT. YOU KNEW I WAS GOING TO GET STUCK ON THAT ONE.

GOOD. BRAEDEN TAYLOR. CHASE CATES. CHASE CONNER.

SEMINARY. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST. TRUST ME. THE COACHES DO THEIR SHARE HERE.

COACHES RONNIE KAYLOR, TJ SHERWOOD AND TEAM MANAGER CHRIS CATES.

NOW, THEREFORE, I ROB MEDINA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THIS OFFICE. I DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE PALM BAY LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STARS, DISTRICT TWO LEAGUE CHAMPIONS IN 2025. AND HERE I COMMEND HEREBY COMMEND THE TEAM FOR ITS GREAT SPORTSMANSHIP, ENTHUSIASM AND ALL AROUND GOOD PLAYING. AND WE ASK ALL OUR CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH AND EVERY PLAYER, AS WELL AS THEIR COACHES FOR SPECTACULAR WINNING SEASON.

WE ARE ALL PROUD OF THEM AND WITNESS HERE ON MY SET, MY HAND ON THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO BE AFFIXED THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST.

COACH COME ON UP, MR. TEAM MANAGER. CONGRATULATIONS.

REALLY PROUD OF WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED. THE HARD WORK, I REALLY AM.

LET'S TAKE IT. LET'S GO. LET'S GO TO WILLIAMSBURG NEXT YEAR.

PLEASE GO AHEAD, SIR. ALL RIGHT, SO WE GOT SOMETHING WRITTEN DOWN BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I COULDN'T REMEMBER IT.

LET'S SEE HERE. ALL RIGHT. SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS CHRIS CATES. I HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING ONE OF THE COACHES FOR PALM BAY EAST JUNIOR ALL-STARS BASEBALL TEAM.

I'M HERE WITH MY FELLOW COACHES, OUR PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE STANDING BEFORE THIS, BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. THE SEASON WAS TRULY SPECIAL.

THESE BOYS WORKED HARD FROM DAY ONE, PUTTING IN THE HOURS TO PRACTICE, PUSHING EACH OTHER TO IMPROVE, AND LEARNING WHAT IT MEANS TO PLAY AS A TEAM.

THEIR DEDICATION, THE SPORTSMANSHIP PAID OFF IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE WITH OUR TEAM BRINGING HOME THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP.

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FROM EARLY MORNING PRACTICES TRAVELING FOR GAMES, THEY WERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, CHEERING IN THE STANDS, HELPING WITH TEAM NEEDS, AND MAKING SURE THESE BOYS HAD EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM, I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK THE CITY OF PALM BAY FOR RECOGNIZING THESE YOUNG ATHLETES TONIGHT.

IT MEANS A LOT FOR THEM TO SEE THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION CELEBRATED IN THIS WAY.

THESE BOYS ARE NOT ONLY GREAT BALLPLAYERS, BUT ALSO GREAT YOUNG MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS RECOGNITION WILL BE SOMETHING THEY WILL REMEMBER FOR YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SUPPORTING YOUTH SPORTS IN OUR CITY.

WE ARE PROUD TO REPRESENT PALM BAY EAST, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING ON THIS SUCCESS IN THE SEASONS AHEAD.

THANK YOU ALL EVERYBODY. THIS IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO COACH FOR PALM BAY EAST LITTLE LEAGUE.

WE HAD AN AMAZING SEASON. I WISH WE COULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN JUST BECAUSE IT REALLY WAS THAT PARTY.

AND THANK ALL Y'ALL FOR EVERYTHING Y'ALL DID.

WE WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US AND GIVING US THE FIELD TO DO IT.

NOW, I WANT YOU TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE 1314 YEAR OLD.

RIGHT. BECAUSE IT IS A YEAR TRANSITION FOR EVERY BALLPLAYER.

RIGHT. YOU WANT TO TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON THAT THE DYNAMICS OF THE FIELD IN THE WHOLE NINE.

YOU KNOW THEY GO FROM GO AHEAD TELL THE AUDIENCE, BUT THEY GO FROM THERE.

WELL, LET ME GET COACH TONY. TONY CAN BETTER EXPLAIN THE FIELD DIFFERENCES.

COME ON. COACH. HOW ARE YOU DOING? SO, YEAH. SO BASICALLY, THEY GO THROUGH A HUGE DIFFERENCE FROM PITCHING AT 46FT TO 60FT.

YOU KNOW, GOING TO, YOU KNOW, TO TO TO 90FT DISTANCE BETWEEN EACH BASES, YOU KNOW.

SO THAT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE FROM A SMALL FIELD OF BIG FIELD. AND JUST TO HAVE A CHRISTIAN TEACHING AND EVERYBODY HERE KIND OF LEAD THE WAY AND KIND OF NOT GIVE UP ON THEM, BUT THE WAY THE COACHES, THE KIND OF LIKE YOUNG MEN, NOT LIKE BOYS.

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT BECAUSE THE COACHES TREAT THEM LIKE MEN, THEY ACT LIKE MEN AND THEY PLAYED LIKE MEN. AND FOR US, WE'RE JUST PROUD THAT THAT TRANSITION WASN'T A BIG DEAL BECAUSE THEY FOUGHT THROUGH IT AND WE WERE HERE ON THE WEEKENDS.

AND ALSO CHRIS HAS THEIR OWN FACILITY. SO IF YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE, WE COULD ACTUALLY PRACTICE ON THE PROPERTY AND HONE IN ON OUR SKILLS. SO OVERALL, THOUGH I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR FOR THE MAYOR AND FOR THE CITY FOR SUPPORTING OUR LEAGUE.

AND I THINK, PERSONALLY, I'M NOT BEING BIASED, BUT I THINK CONNECTICUT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PARK IN THE COUNTY.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S IT'S A TRUTH. SO THANK YOU.

THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ARE YOU THE TEAM? PRESIDENT? OH. ARE YOU. COME ON OVER. SO WE HAVE CERTIFICATES ALSO FOR EACH AND EVERY BALLPLAYER AND EVERY COACH AS WELL.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ACHIEVED, BUT I WANTED IT TO HIGHLIGHT.

IT HAS TO BE HIGHLY NOTED THAT WHEN A BALL PLAYER GOES FROM 60FT TO 90FT.

IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT DYNAMIC FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE PLAYED THE GAME OF BASEBALL, AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU. MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR GREAT CITY.

THERE YOU GO, MAN. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE.

COME ON OVER. SO THAT PROCLAMATION WON'T TAKE A PICTURE WITH THAT BIG COACH.

HEY, GUYS! SURROUND US. MAKE SURE WE GET THAT BANNER SOMEHOW.

HEY! COME IN. CAN WE GET THERE? YEAH. WHAT ARE WE TO MOVE? THIS WAY. COME ON. COME ON UP. COME HERE. ALL RIGHT.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY. YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT. IT'S A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME. THANK YOU.

ALL. RIGHT. OKAY. YOU READY? ONE. TWO.

THREE. ALL RIGHT, HOLD IT FOR YOUR MOM. THANK YOU.

HEY, HOLD ON ONE SECOND, ONE SECOND. COACH, COME ON DOWN HERE.

YOU KNOW, DEPUTY MAYOR STILL COACHING AT PALM BAY LITTLE LEAGUE.

AND HE WANTS TO COME SIT. COME STAND RIGHT ALONGSIDE THESE GREAT BALLPLAYERS, MAN.

COME ON UP. APPRECIATE IT. COME ON IN HERE, MAN.

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GOD BLESS YOU, MAN. GOD BLESS YOU. SIR. FIRST PITCH.

SEPTEMBER 24TH. FOR THE FALL. USUALLY GET. USUALLY GET THE.

ALCOHOL AWAY.

LADIES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I THINK GREG HAD SOMETHING HE FORGOT TO SAY.

THERE WAS SOMETHING WE FORGOT. I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD BROUGHT THIS AND MAYOR WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

IF YOU'LL SHOW THE PEOPLE WHAT WE GOT. NO. YOU SAW THIS.

THIS IS COMING. THIS IS COMING FROM THE SCHOOL FOR THE MAYOR.

I DIDN'T REALIZE IT. WE THOUGHT IT WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION.

RIGHT? AND THEN WE'RE SIGNED BY KIDS, TEACHERS, EVERYONE ELSE TO JUST SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

REALLY EXCITED. REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT. PALM BAY EAST LITTLE LEAGUE GUYS.

WAY TO GO. OUTSTANDING. SO NOW WE ARE ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS/RESPONSES:]

NOW, THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE BROADCAST OR STREAMED LIVE.

DEPUTY MAYOR. COMMON CARDS, PLEASE. BEN ECKHARDT.

SO, CONSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU WISH TO PULL ANY ITEMS?

[APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA:]

ITEM NUMBER FIVE. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, I NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER FIVE. SECOND.

GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LANDMAN, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR JEFF.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN. SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE, AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? SIGNIFY BY SAYING NAY. PASSAGE FOUR ZERO.

WE'RE NOW ON PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM NUMBER ONE, MISS SMITH, ORDINANCE 20 2527, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM

[PUBLIC HEARINGS:]

HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND MADAME SMITH.

YES, MAYOR. THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE THAT PROVIDES THE POST EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.

THE ORDINANCE, PRIMARILY ON PRIMARY FUNCTIONS, IS TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYEES FROM APPEARING BEFORE CITY BOARDS FOR COMPENSATION AND AFTER SEPARATION FROM THE CITY FOR TWO YEARS.

THERE'S ALSO PROVISIONS RELATED TO CONTRACTING WITH THE CITY FOR FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES.

THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES ARE SPECIFICALLY DEFINED AS THE CITY MANAGER, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER,

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THANK YOU. MA'AM. COUNCIL. DEPUTY MAYOR, YOU WANTED TO ADD ANYTHING, SIR? NO. NO, SIR. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL FROM STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE THAT SAYS THAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SOME KIND OF MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE COMPANY. BECAUSE I DO KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL GO AND GET REGULAR BLUE COLLAR JOBS FOR THESE COMPANIES.

AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO TO STOP THE COMPANY FROM BEING ABLE TO STOP THE COMPANY FROM BEING ABLE TO PUT IN FOR IT.

I MEAN, IF, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THEY'RE WORKING AT A, AT A COUNTER AT, AT SOME PLACE.

I THINK THAT SHOULD BE ALLOWED. YES, THE. WELL, IF I COULD JUST MAKE A COMMENT, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WHAT IF SITUATIONS OR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD POSSIBLY ARISE FROM THIS.

THERE'S A WAIVER PROCESS THAT'S IN THE DOCUMENT THAT THEY COULD SUBMIT A WAIVER PROCESS, AND IT WOULD GO IN FRONT OF US TO TO GRANT THAT WAIVER.

YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN THERE. YEAH.

AND BEYOND THE WAIVER PROCESS, IT DOES SPECIFICALLY LIST THE EMPLOYEES AS THE ORDINANCES CURRENTLY WHICH ARE APPROVING BASED UPON DEPUTY MAYOR'S REVISION.

LAST MEETING WAS THAT IT IS TARGETED TOWARDS THOSE SENIOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES, WHICH ARE THE UPPER MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES, EAS DEPARTMENT HEADS, YOU KNOW, CHARTER OFFICERS.

AND ALSO IT INCLUDES THE CITY ENGINEER, OF COURSE, BECAUSE THE CITY ENGINEER IS SIGNIFICANT.

ONCE WE ACTUALLY GET ONE AGAIN ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS.

BUT IT IT ATTEMPTS TO CONFINE IT TO THE MOST HIGHER LEVEL POSITIONS, AND THERE IS A WAIVER PROCESS TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES THAT MAY COME FORTH. SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SPEAKING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC? YES, SIR. STATE YOUR NAME AND STATE YOUR COMMENT, SIR.

MARK MILLER, 808 NELSON AVENUE. PALM BAY. IT JUST CAME UP BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED CHARTER OFFICERS.

SO BEING ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, THAT DOESN'T COUNT, RIGHT? I MEAN, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR YEARS TO.

ALTHOUGH I LOVE MY FULL TIME PASTOR JOB. IT'S AWESOME.

SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW MAY MAY HAVE A GREAT OFFER.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T APPLY TO.

NO, ACTUALLY, IT DOESN'T SAY CHARTER OFFICERS.

IT LISTS THE ACTUAL POSITIONS OF THE CITY CLERK.

CITY MANAGER. CITY ATTORNEY. I JUST WANTED CHARTER OFFICERS TO CLARIFY THAT.

THANK YOU. DID ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. ASKING FOR A MOTION. I'LL GIVE YOU A MOTION. MAYOR, PASS THE SECOND.

I'VE GOT. I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LANGEVIN, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFE.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES FOUR ZERO. WE ARE NOW ON BACK TO CONSENT.

[CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA:]

SO I GUESS MY MY FIRST QUESTION IS CAN STAFF KIND OF EXPLAIN THE LEAP A LITTLE BIT SINCE OUR LAST, YOU KNOW, INITIATIVE WAS BEFORE WE WERE ELECTED. AND THEN WHAT IS THIS REVISION DUE TO THAT? SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON? THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN LANDSMAN, MR. MORTON, WOULD YOU CALL UP? YES. JASON ASKED JASON TO COME UP. HOPEFULLY EXPLAIN TONIGHT.

JASON DELORENZO, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING.

JASON DELORENZO, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. SIR, THE LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN.

OR IS THE THE EL APP, AS IT'S CALLED? IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.

TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LOW A VERY LOW AND LOW MODERATE INCOME HOMEOWNERS FOR REHABILITATION OF THEIR

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THAT'S ALL LAID OUT IN THE LAP. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S A THREE YEAR PROCESS.

AND THIS IS THE FINAL YEAR OF THAT PROCESS. FOR THE SPECIFIC CHANGES HERE IN SECTION TWO.

THE REQUEST IS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM REWARD FOR PURCHASE ASSISTANCE WITH REHABILITATION.

AND OWNER OCCUPIED REHABILITATION STRATEGIES.

SO THOSE ARE TWO OF THE STRATEGIES THAT ARE LISTED IN THE LAB TO INCREASE THE AWARD MAXIMUM FROM 75,000 TO 100,000.

SO PROJECTS ARE COSTING MORE NOW. WE'RE FINDING IT HARD TO MAKE PROJECTS WORK WITH WITHIN THE $75,000 MAXIMUM.

SO THIS IS TO RAISE TO 100,000. ALSO IN SECTION TWO THERE'S A FORGIVABLE LOAN.

THAT IS HOW MOST OF THESE PROJECTS WORK. AND WE'RE CHANGING THAT FORGIVENESS PROGRAM FROM 30 YEARS TO 20 YEARS, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND BREVARD COUNTY FOR THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS. AND THEN ALSO IN SECTION THREE CITY RESOLUTION 20 2511 PROVIDED BUILDING PERMIT FEE REDUCTIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. AND WE'VE INCORPORATED THAT ORDINANCE THAT YOU PASSED INTO THE LAP AS WELL.

SO THOSE ARE THE THREE CHANGES THAT ARE CONTEMPLATED IN THIS UPDATE.

ALL OF THEM WERE APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION THAT RUNS THE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR SHIP OKAY.

AND THE ACTUAL FUNDING FOR SHIP IS THAT MONEY FROM THE STATE.

STATE. NOW IT'S STATE FUNDING THAT COMES FROM DOT STAMPS ON HOUSING PURCHASES AND REFINANCES.

OKAY. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND WELCOME ABOARD AGAIN. JASON, I NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAYOR. I'LL SECOND.

I GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LANDSMAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HAMMOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, GENTLEMEN? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE AYE. PASSES FOUR ZERO. WE ARE NOW. ON PROCUREMENTS.

[PROCUREMENTS:]

CONSENT. JUST TO TALK ABOUT IT BRIEFLY. THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM.

IT'S SECURED IN PLACE BY REHABILITATION SERVICES.

THE REASON I WANT TO JUST TO DISCUSS IT REAL QUICK IS, YOU KNOW, WE DO GET A LOT OF COMMENTS.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF COMMENTS IN THE THREE MONTHS I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT WHAT ARE WE DOING PROACTIVELY, NOT JUST ON THE BUDGET, BUT TO SECURE OUR SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE TO PREVENT FUTURE BREACHES, LEAKS AND ISSUES IN PLACE.

PIPE IS A GREAT METHOD TO REHABILITATE EXISTING PIPELINES WITHOUT EXISTING EXCAVATIONS, AND THE BENEFITS OF THAT, OF COURSE, ARE COST SAVINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

ITS TIMELINESS CAN HAPPEN RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

INSTEAD OF PROJECTS THAT TAKE WEEKS OR MONTHS DEFINITELY REDUCE DISRUPTION OF SERVICES.

IT EXTENDS THE LIFE SPAN, OFTEN BY 50 YEARS OR MORE.

AND OF COURSE, ITS PROACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. AT ITS BEST, IT REDUCES THE INFILTRATION AND INFLOW, THE I AND I AND OTHER OTHER THINGS LEADING INTO OUR WATER TABLE. SO THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR WITH OUR GOALS OF TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE. AND I WANT TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THAT IS DONE. AND THESE PIPES ARE EVALUATED FOR THIS PROGRAM THROUGH VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES. THERE IS A FISCAL FUNDING IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY $1.6 MILLION ANNUALLY FOR THIS PROJECT, OR OR UP TO THAT AMOUNT HAS ACTUALLY AN ACTUAL PACE OF WORK CAN PROCEED.

AND THIS PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 7% OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET.

AND CONVERSELY, IT'S ABOUT 4% OF THE TOTAL UTILITIES BUDGET.

SO WE ARE MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN SECURING, UPGRADING AND SAFEGUARDING INFRASTRUCTURE.

THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? CARRY ON.

GO AHEAD. YEAH I DID HAVE A QUESTION. ONCE THE PIPES ARE DONE, IS THERE ANY KIND OF CERTIFICATION OR WARRANTY THAT WE GET.

SHOULD ONE OF THE PIPES THAT GET DONE. FAIL. THAT IS A GREAT TECHNICAL QUESTION THAT I DO NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TO.

NOT WITH. NOT WITH CLARITY. SO PLEASE COME UP, GABRIEL.

INDUSTRY STANDARD IS A YEAR OF WARRANTY ON THE WORK AFTER IT'S BEEN COMPLETE.

BUT WHILE YOU'RE THERE, SIR. SO JUST SO THAT THE OUR AUDIENCE KNOWS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS INSERTING A FORTIFIED PIPE INSIDE OF THE OLD PIPE. A SAY THAT AGAIN. A BRAND NEW PIPE INSIDE OF THE OLD PIPE.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHAT OCCURRED IN TURKEY CREEK, THAT DEVASTATION.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING PROACTIVE AND, YOU KNOW, PRESERVING THAT PIPE AND PERHAPS GIVING IT A LONGER LIFESPAN.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. ANY ANY ADDITIONAL

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NO CARDS. OKAY, I NEED A MOTION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SECOND. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HAM.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE AYE AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE NOW ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

[UNFINISHED AND OLD BUSINESS:]

I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES FOUR ZERO. CONGRATULATIONS, MA'AM.

WELCOME TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.

THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW ON NEW BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER ONE.

[NEW BUSINESS:]

YOU WERE KEEN, AND YOUR EYES SAW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REALLY BETTER NEGOTIATION SKILLS.

AND I THINK JUST THE MORE YOU CREATED THE ART OF THE DEAL BY SENDING THIS AS AN EXAMPLE AND MOVING FORWARD.

SO GO AHEAD, MR. MOORE, AND PRESENT THIS CASE BECAUSE THIS THIS IS THIS IS A SUCCESS STORY AND THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT BUSINESS NOT ONLY TODAY BUT FOR YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFE FOR FOR ALWAYS CHALLENGING US TO THINK BIGGER, THINK BETTER, AND FIND THE EFFICIENCY. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS PULLED OFF THE AGENDA, I THINK ABOUT A MONTH AGO MAYBE MAYBE A LITTLE LONGER THAN THAT. SENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD TO RENEGOTIATE AND MAKE SURE THE CITIZENS OF PALM BAY ARE GETTING THE BEST DEAL.

AND TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, THE RESULT OF THE OF THE NEW NEGOTIATIONS GENERATES AN ADDITIONAL $241,000 TO THE CITY OF PALM BAY OVER THE LIFE OF THE CELL TOWER GROUND EQUIPMENT. SO JUST OUTSTANDING WORK BY THE TEAM TO DO THAT.

AND THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR. YEAH. AND, YOU KNOW, MR. MORTON, JUST TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD, THOSE NEGOTIATIONS FOR OTHER COMPANIES, YOU KNOW, SET THIS PRECEDENCE. I THINK THAT'S I THINK THAT'S THE KEY OF WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY YOU AND THE STAFF.

I THINK I THINK IT'S SETTING THE PRECEDENT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE OUT THERE TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, FRIENDS NECESSARILY BUSINESSES. BUT I THINK THE BIGGER PIECE IS GIVING.

WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 27 YEARS THE BEST EXECUTIVE STAFF I'VE EVER WORKED WITH.

YOU GUYS HAVE TREMENDOUS PEOPLE BEFORE I EVEN GOT HERE. BUT GIVING THEM THE FREEDOM AND THE SPACE AND THE TIME TO DO THIS LEVEL OF QUALITY WORK IS WHAT WE REALLY NEED.

AND SO AS THE PACE EVER INCREASES, WE'LL DEFINITELY BE TRYING TO PUSH BACK A LITTLE BIT JUST SO WE CAN PRIORITIZE AND DO OUR GREATEST WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY AT PUBLIC VALUE.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S THE THE OTHER PART OF THE STORY IS THAT NEEDS TO BE TOLD.

THANK YOU SIR. DEPUTY MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL BILL BATTEN.

BILL BATTEN 586 OCEAN STREET, SOUTHWEST. WHEN YOU WENT FROM $14,000 A YEAR, COMING IN TO $30,000 A YEAR COMING IN, THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT JUMP. AND ALL I CAN DO IS SAY, BRAVO, ZULU, JOB WELL DONE.

FOR THOSE THAT ARE MILITARY, KNOW WHAT BS STANDS FOR? BRAVO, ZULU. BUT LAST NIGHT AT PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, I ASKED A SPECIFIC QUESTION REGARDING TWO CELL TOWERS.

I NEVER GOT AN ANSWER BACK FOR THE LOTUS DEVELOPMENT THAT'S BEING PROPOSED DOWN BY MECO.

THEY HAD A SITE DESIGNATED FOR A CELL TOWER AND ONE JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM THEM.

SO I ASKED THE QUESTION LAST NIGHT, WAS LOTUS PALMS GOING TO REAP THE BENEFITS FROM THAT TOWER, OR WAS IT CITY OF PALM BAY GOING TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF THAT TOWER? SO I DIDN'T GET AN ANSWER, SO I'M LEAVING THAT UP FOR ONE MORE ANSWER I MIGHT RECEIVE SOME DAY LATER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BUT ONE MORE TIME. BRAVO, ZULU.

JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS? NO, I NEED A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GROUND LEASE WITH T-MOBILE AT FRIENDLY PARK.

I'LL SECOND MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFE, SECONDED BY MAYOR MEDINA.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. PASSES FOUR ZERO.

WE'RE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER TWO, MR. MORTON. NEW BUSINESS, ITEM NUMBER TWO.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A REQUEST BY THE SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD.

EXCUSE ME. TO ADOPT THE REVISED SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN.

AND FOR THE CURRENT CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, IT IS UNDER THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD TO

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DEVELOP AN ASSESSMENT TO TRACK THOSE ACTIVITIES.

REVIEW ORDINANCES AND POLICIES THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF THE CITY.

AND THERE'S SEVERAL OPTIONAL THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO.

IF YOU READ THROUGH THE PLAN, THERE'S A COUPLE OF KEY COMPONENTS.

THE PURPOSE THAT IS STATED IS IT'S PROVIDING A FOUNDATION FOR GUIDANCE REGARDING SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY EFFORTS IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

THERE IS A TIMELINE AND RESPONSIBILITY ATTACHED THAT PROPOSES THAT THIS PLAN IS SCHEDULED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, TO BE MONITORED AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY. AND THERE IS NO IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCES, BUDGET OR PERSON ASSIGNED CURRENTLY TO ALIGN TO WORK THOSE GOALS OUT. I KNOW THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD WORKED DILIGENTLY TO PROVIDE THE REPORT, AND I HOPE YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNSEL. OKAY. DEPUTY MAYOR.

SPEAKER CARDS. BILL BRATTON.

BILL BRATTON, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET, SOUTHWEST.

AS PEOPLE KNOW, I'VE BEEN COMING TO THESE MEETINGS FOR A LONG TIME.

THIS IS MY 1988 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

WHEN I MOVED HERE FOR $5. WHY I BRING THAT UP? WAS THAT WAS WHAT THE CITY HAD PLANNED. AND THERE'S A VERY IMPORTANT SEGMENT IN HERE THAT PERTAINS TO SUSTAINABILITY THAT WE DON'T SEE IN OUR CURRENT SUSTAINABLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THAT'S UNDER SECTION. SORRY FOR YOU.

DASH 1.1 LIMA. AND WHAT THAT STATUS WAS, YOU COULD BUILD ON A STREET THREE ONE THIRD.

IF YOU HAD NO WATER AND SEWER, YOU COULD BUILD.

IF YOU GOT WATER, YOU COULD HAVE ANOTHER THIRD OF THE STREET BUILT UPON.

AND IF YOU GOT WATER AND SEWER, YOU COULD UTILIZE THE ENTIRE POPULATION WITHIN THAT STREET.

NOW, WHY WAS THAT IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAD A SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM BUILT INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? THE CITY OVERLOOKED THIS CRITERIA. THE PROCESS WAS TO MAINTAIN SUSTAINABLE WATER TABLE, WHICH MEANT LOW WATER DRAW AND LOW SEPTIC INTERFERENCE GOING INTO THE WATER TABLE.

WELL, THEY DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO THAT. NOW THE CITY HAS HIGH DENSITY COMMUNITIES WITH WATER, AND THEY WORK WITH THEIR PROVIDER IF THEY HAVE TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BUILD.

BUT EACH RESIDENTIAL UNIT IN THESE IN THESE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IS PUTTING IN A, WELL, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

AND IT'S PART OF THE HOUSES BEING BUILT. SO YOU CONDENSE THE POPULATION INTO A TIGHTER AREA, AND YOU HAVE SOME MORE WELLS PER ACRE THAN YOU HAD ORIGINALLY.

NOW THAT'S GREAT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE CITY WATER AND CITY SEWER AVAILABLE FOR THEM.

THEY NOW HAVE A WELL ALSO TO WATER THEIR LAWNS.

BUT WHERE'S THE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THAT IS THE INDIVIDUALS THAT DON'T HAVE THE CITY WATER.

THEIR THEIR WATER TABLE IS NOW DEPLETED BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE HAVE MORE WELLS, RIGHT? AS AN EFFECT, THEIR SYSTEMS ARE STARTING TO FAIL AT A HIGHER RATE UNLESS THE CITY IS GOING TO START ALLOWING PROVIDING WATER TO THE RESIDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE IT. THAT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY ON YOU, RIGHT? SO JUST REMEMBER, WHEN YOU INCREASE THE DENSITY, BUT YOU STILL ALLOW THE NATURAL THE DRAW FROM THE WATER TABLE.

IT HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THOSE THAT HAVE TO RELY ON IT.

AND THAT'S ALL OF YOUR SCATTERED LOTS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF THEM THAT DO NOT HAVE CITY WATER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GO BACK AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE OLD PLANS.

THEY WEREN'T ALL BAD, I PROMISE YOU. AND JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT, HERE'S MY RECEIPT.

WHEN I BOUGHT THIS, WHEN I MOVED HERE FOR $5.

I'VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO YOU GUYS A LONG TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

YES, SIR. OKAY, GENTLEMEN. WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN.

MAYOR. YES. THERE IS A PRESENTATION BY THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD.

OKAY. KERRY, I'M CALLING THEM UP BY.

WHO'S MAKING THE PRESENTATION? I BELIEVE IT'S SUSAN CONLEY.

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WE ARE CURRENTLY THE PALM BAY SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD.

OUR CHAIR, JESSICA LAVELLE, IS SICK. THIS EVENING WE HAVE PREPARED JUST A BRIEF COMMENT ON THE ACTION PLAN.

I'D LIKE TO START IT JUST WITH WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY? SUSTAINABILITY IS A SOCIAL GOAL FOR PEOPLE TO COEXIST ON EARTH OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

SUSTAINABILITY HAS THREE DIMENSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL.

OUR SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD WAS CREATED IN 2018 TO ASSIST THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY STAFF.

OUR MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL CONCURRENT WITH THEIR TERMS. AS I SAID, OUR CURRENT MEMBERS ARE JESSICA LAVELLE, REBECCA SIGLER, EXCUSE ME, JANE HIGGINS, AND MYSELF. THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED IN LOCAL GROUPS SUCH AS THE FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY, MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL AND MANY OTHERS. YES, I, I LOVE TO DO THE CLEANUPS WHEN THE CITY OR KEEPER OF OUR BEAUTIFUL ORGANIZES THEM.

OUR CURRENT CHALLENGE IS MEMBERSHIP HAVING THREE VACANCIES.

WE HAVE FAILED FORM TWO TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR WITH ADDITIONAL MEMBERS, WE COULD BE PARTICIPATING IN MORE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS, SUCH AS OUTREACH AND THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT REQUIRED OF BY PHASE TWO OF THE FLORIDA DEP MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN.

A BIG PART OF THAT IS EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THINGS LIKE WATER USE AND USING FRESH WATER TO WATER YOUR LAWN. IT'S A RESOURCE. IT'S OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE IT'S YOUR YARD, BUT IT'S OUR WATER PROGRAMS TO ASSIST WITH THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YEAH. EXCUSE ME. SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN PROGRESS ARE RIDE ALONGS TO SEE THE CURRENT SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES. I KNOW COUNCILMAN BLANTON HAS BEEN ON THAT, AND I BELIEVE COUNCILMAN JAFFE ALSO WENT ON A RIDE ALONG.

IF YOU HAVEN'T, IT'S REALLY FUN, AND I'D LIKE TO GO WITH ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE NOT GONE ON IT, INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER. WE ARE LOOKING AT WORKING WITH THE LANDSCAPE PLANS FOR BUILDING EIGHT TO SUGGEST ADDITIONAL NATIVE PLANTS. WE ALSO HAVE A NATIVE PLANT GARDEN ON SITE RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL NEAR THE POLICE STATION.

THAT IS A COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROJECT. WE'VE GOT FUNDING IN PLACE FROM FPL, CONRAD AND NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY.

$4,500, IN FACT. AND THIS INSTALLATION WILL BE COMPLETE WHEN BUILDING IS COMPLETE.

AFTER IT'S FINISHED. WE HAVE HAD LEAD. EDUCATION TO THE NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY.

BY DEPARTMENT. DIRECTOR. THE GROWTH OF GROWTH.

EXCUSE ME. BY LISA FRASER PALM BAY, DIRECTOR OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT.

SHE DID AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. NIMMO GARDEN IS IN THE FOREFRONT AGAIN WITH COUNCILMAN HAMMER.

AND THERE ARE COMMUNITY CITIZENS WHO ARE COMING FORTH WANTING CLEANUP AND USE OF THAT PROPERTY AGAIN.

WE ARE ALSO COLLECTING CITIZENS APPEAR BEFORE THE CITIZENS OF BUDGET ADVISORY CITIZEN'S ADVISORY BOARD FOR ACTIONS THAT WE CAN TAKE BEFORE OUR CITY. SO THE OVERVIEW OF THE ACTION PLAN, AS CITY MANAGER MENTIONED WE'VE REWRITTEN THE WHOLE THING LATELY IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE CURRENT AND RELEVANT.

IT SHOULD BE LASTING ABOUT FIVE YEARS, WHICH IS PRETTY THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME FOR MOST MUNICIPALITIES.

WE LOOK TO INCORPORATE THE FLORIDA DEP SCORE MATRIX INTO OUR MATRIX BECAUSE THOSE GOALS ARE VERY INTEGRAL TO

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SO WE REALIZED THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE ANNUAL UPDATES TO THE CITY COUNCIL, NOR HAVE OUR PREDECESSORS.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT IN THE FUTURE, AND WE'D LOVE TO GET ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE ON THE ACTION PLAN.

ANYTHING. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS. I THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED.

I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS AND OUR CITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO TOSS THIS TO TO COUNCIL.

HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ON THAT.

THE CITY MANAGER DISCUSSION ON EFFORTS, FUNDING AND STRATEGY.

SO, MISTER MORTON, CAN YOU JUST GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF HIGHLIGHT OF THAT? BECAUSE FROM WHAT I SEE, WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT THE THE ACTION PLAN, IT GIVES THEM A PURPOSE ON THE PLAN.

IT GIVES THEM TIME RESPONSIBILITY, RESOURCES AND BUDGET.

SO CAN YOU TOUCH ON THOSE AND WHAT THOSE DISCUSSIONS WOULD BE? YES. SO MY CONCERN JUST IN GENERAL WITH, WITH ANY PLANS, GOALS OR POLICIES THAT WE ADOPTED, I THINK I SAID THIS DURING THE INTERVIEW, IF WE DON'T WANT THEM JUST TO BE JUST BOOKENDS ON THE SHELF, THERE NEEDS TO BE ROBUST DISCUSSIONS AROUND IMPLEMENTATION.

IS IT IS IT, YOU KNOW, CAN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY HANDLE THE IMPLEMENTATION? IS IT CREATING PUBLIC VALUE? THAT'S THE FIRST ECHELON WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

SECONDARILY IS DO WE HAVE A STAFF PERSON OR PERSONS ASSIGNED IN SOME WAY PRACTICALLY TO INTEGRATE.

THAT USUALLY COMES DOWN TO ALLOCATIONS OF STAFF RESOURCES.

AND LASTLY, DO WE HAVE A BUDGET. IS THERE ANY DOLLARS CURRENTLY? I DID NOT ASSIGN ANY DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET TO SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PER SE, OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PLAN.

AND SO MY CONCERN IN GENERAL WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, IF IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WORK FROM A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE, NOT FROM FROM A CITY GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT ADOPTING ALLOCATIONS OF RESOURCES THAT DIRECT STAFF TO ENACT THOSE GOALS, POLICIES, VISIONS AND A TYING A BUDGET TO IT, IT WILL JUST BE A BOOKEND AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.

AND SO I THINK WAS PART OF THE CONVERSATION MISSING FOR ME IS A PLAN WAS GREAT.

BUT IF WE'RE NOT WILLING TO STEP UP BEHIND IT AND ALLOCATE RESOURCES AND STAFF, AND THEN WE'RE NOT RECIPROCATING THE OBLIGATION OF THE BOARD OR COMMISSION OR ADVISORY GROUP IS GIVEN TO US. RIGHT? SO AND WHEN YOU SAY STAFF RESOURCES, RIGHT, THAT WHAT TYPE OF RESOURCES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT.

WHEN. WHAT WHAT NUMBER ARE YOU ESTIMATING. YOU KNOW I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER.

YOU KNOW, INITIALLY IT'S GOING TO BE TRYING TO ASSIGN STAFF TO LOOK AT THE PLAN, DISSECT IT BY WHAT DEPARTMENTAL UMBRELLA OR RESPONSIBILITY IT COULD FALL IN.

ALSO ALIGN IT WITH OUR STRATEGIES, GOALS AND VISIONS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY CONGRUENCY FOR LOW HANGING FRUIT.

I'M NOT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CREATE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS OR IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. SO IT'S WHAT WORKS WITH WE, YOU KNOW, ACTIVITIES WE'RE DOING. AND THEN PARTNER WITH THE GROUPS AGAIN TO SEE IF THERE'S IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL PLANS OR GOALS.

CAN WE GET GRANT FUNDING. IS THAT A RESOURCE WE HAVE TIME TO DO GRANT FUNDING GRANT MANAGEMENT.

SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST TRYING TO BE GENUINE TO THE GROUP SAYING I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAN GO OR HOW WE CAN GET THERE, BUT BUT SANS THOSE THINGS, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ACTION OTHER THAN IF WE GET LUCKY AND THINGS LINE UP.

YOU KNOW, WITHIN WITHIN THE PLAN. YOU KNOW, THAT STANDS REPORTING IN SOME OTHER, YOU KNOW, CONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT JUST MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT TO GENUINELY SAY, YES, THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO ACT ON THE PLAN. YOU KNOW, I'M JUST I'M AT A POINT WHERE GIVING THEM THINGS TO TO STUDY LIKE PERMEABLE CONCRETE.

RIGHT. WHAT WHAT BENEFIT WOULD THAT BRING NOT ONLY TO, TO OUR CITY, BUT STORMWATER RETENTION.

AT THE SAME TIME INDIVIDUALS. YOU KNOW, CAN WE PROMOTE THAT WITHIN DEVELOPERS? YOU KNOW WHAT? HOW CAN WE WE USE THAT INFORMATION.

HOW COULD WE USE A BOARD THAT'S PASSIONATE TO WORK TOWARDS GOALS OF OF COMMUNICATING WITH, WITH NOT ONLY EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WITH OUR STAFF AND THOSE THAT WANT TO INVEST IN OUR CITY.

AND THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. AND THAT, I THINK, IS ONE OF THE MOST NUANCED, DIFFICULT AND MOST DISCIPLINED ACTIVITIES OF OF LEADERSHIP OR MANAGEMENT IS SAYING NO TO A LOT OF REALLY GOOD IDEAS SO WE CAN SAY YES TO OUR BEST IDEAS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, SAY YES TO OUR PRIORITIES, THINGS THAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO.

AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE OTHER CHALLENGE I THINK WE'RE JUST FACING AS A CITY, AS WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CORE PRIORITIES.

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OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, GENTLEMEN. SO I'LL RESUBMIT MY MOTION TO HOLD ON.

OKAY. YOU HAD A QUESTION. CARRY ON. COUNCILMAN.

SO I KNOW WE HAVE STAFFING CONCERNS WHEN IT COMES TO ITEMS LIKE THIS.

AND I DO GET THAT, BUT WE DO HAVE A BOARD OF FREE PEOPLE WORKING ON THINGS.

I FEEL THAT WE CAN MOVE FROM FROM COMING UP WITH A PLAN LIKE THIS AND HAVING TO SPEND THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AND ACTUALLY WORKING TOGETHER TO GIVE THEM ACTIONS TO DO.

FOR INSTANCE, WE GOT SOMETHING REALLY GOOD TONIGHT FROM JUDY.

IT WOULD BE AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THIS TO THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD AND HAVE THEM REPORT THAT BACK TO US.

THESE ARE THINGS WHERE THE MORE WE GROW, THE MORE WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING AN IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.

WE SHOULD ALSO BE GOOD STEWARDS TO IT. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THIS POSSIBLY TABLE TO HAVE A HAVE MORE OF A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT TO WHERE WE CAN COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT MAKES OUR SUSTAINABILITY BOARD MORE, MORE POTENT TO WHERE THEY'RE NOT REALLY COMING UP WITH JUST THINGS. WE'RE GIVING THEM ITEMS TO BRING TO US BECAUSE WE ARE VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY BUSY. I KNOW OUR STAFF IS VERY BUSY. WE HAVE THINGS TO DO EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I THINK WE HAVE A OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR THEM TO STUDY THE THINGS THAT WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE TIME TO STUDY, AND WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

BUT GUESS WHAT? WE HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AT OUR FINGERTIPS TO KNOW IF THIS THING IS GOING TO WORK OR NOT.

WHERE I MEAN, I DO UNDERSTAND. COMMITTING TO A PLAN IS GOING TO COST MONEY, AND RIGHT NOW IT NEEDS TO BE INFRASTRUCTURE, ROADS, FIRE, POLICE, EVERYTHING THAT WE HOLD ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS A START. AND WE HAVE A NEW VIBRANT TEAM.

I'M GOING TO BE APPOINTING SOMEBODY TO GIVE THEM SOMEBODY ELSE TONIGHT.

I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THIS DECISION BE HELD BACK, AND WE START GIVING THEM THINGS TO DO, BECAUSE I DO THINK WE HAVE A VERY, VERY UNTAPPED RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION TO US BECAUSE I'VE.

I HAD MY I HAD MY TOWN HALL. I HAD ABOUT 50 PEOPLE THERE.

AND I HAVE I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THAT ARE EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN MOVING BETTER AND A SAFER, MORE, MORE POSITIVE WAY WITH OUR COMMUNITY. SO IT'S ALWAYS UP TO YOU GUYS, BUT I THINK WE HAVE AN UNTAPPED RESOURCE, AND WE CAN BE GIVING THEM THINGS TO LOOK AT.

AND JUST THEIR REPORTS ARE REPORTS BACK TO US ON WHAT THEY FIND.

YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I LOVE THE IDEA WHETHER WE WE HAVE TO COMMIT TO SOMETHING.

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE COMMITTAL. YEAH. BUT I, I ABSOLUTELY 100% SUPPORT THEM DOING THEIR REPORTS AND BRINGING IT BACK TO US BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE A VOICE IN ME.

AND WHETHER WHETHER WHATEVER HAPPENS TONIGHT, I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE SPEAKER FOR THAT.

WELL, COUNCILMAN HAMMOND, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GIVING THEM, YOU KNOW, TARGETED. LIKE I JUST MENTIONED PERMEABLE CONCRETE.

RIGHT. AND HOW THAT RELATES TO OUR SURFACE WATER.

ALONG THAT SAME VEIN, I HEAR WHAT OUR CITY MANAGER IS SAYING.

IF WE'RE GOING TO IF WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THIS PATH, LET'S GIVE THEM SOME TEETH.

WHAT ARE WE DOING? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THEM TRY AND GO WITH GRANTS? RIGHT. TARGETED GRANTS. AND THEN ARE WE GOING TO INVEST IN THAT? BECAUSE GRANTS ARE TYPICALLY WE HAVE TO INVEST IN GRANTS.

THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS 100%. SO. SO I SEE THAT AS WELL.

BUT TO YOUR POINT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A MOTIVATED GROUP OF CITIZENS THAT ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS, WHERE IT IS PART OF OUR GROWTH, IT'S ALWAYS NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED.

SO. YEAH, I AGREE WITH YOU IN THAT SENSE. BUT I THINK THESE YOUNG LADIES AND YES, I CALL YOU YOUNG THEY GIVE SO MUCH OF THEIR TIME AND THEIR EFFORTS TO OUR CITIZENS THAT WE SHOULD BE GIVING THEM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND THEN BACKING THAT UP IF WE WERE SERIOUS ABOUT IT. SO TO TO BOTH YOUR POINTS, I'M IN AGREEMENT.

SO I THINK I'LL NEED A MOTION EITHER WAY. AT THIS POINT.

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I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN.

BEEN SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFE. OKAY. SO TO TO YOUR POINTS AS WELL.

THERE ARE SOME GREAT POINTS. AND AS CONSERVATIVES, WE STILL CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.

WE DO IT IN A CERTAIN WAY THAT'S MAYBE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER WAYS.

FOR EXAMPLE, OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE JUST DID A GREAT JOB BRING $1 MILLION BACK FOR THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.

SO THERE'S WAYS THAT YOU DO IT. AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE CONVERSATION ON WHETHER TO KEEP THE BOARD OR NOT.

WE'RE KEEPING THEM. SO I AGREE WE SHOULD GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO DO.

HOWEVER, THE ACTION PLAN BEFORE US THAT WE'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT HAS SOME SOME SERIOUS CONCERNING VERBIAGE IN SOME OF THE SECTIONS, SECTIONS OF IT. SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ACTION PLAN THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US.

BUT THE IDEA IS THAT WE'RE BROUGHT UP BY THE MAYOR.

COUNCILMAN HAMMER OF GIVING, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS FOR THEM TO GO DO.

ON THE BASIS THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE ADDITIONAL BANDWIDTH AND RESOURCES FROM THE CITY.

THAT'S FINE. BUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT IS THE ACTION PLAN.

SO SOME OF THE CONCERNING LANGUAGE, JUST FROM BRIEFLY LOOKING AT IT COMMIT TO BECOMING A SOCIAL SMART DESIGNATED COMMUNITY BY DEDICATING A STAFF MEMBER TO IMPROVE SOLAR MARKET CONDITIONS. THAT'S THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF ABOUT THE CITY FOCUSING ON ITS CARBON EMISSIONS.

THAT IS OUR POLICE. AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT HOW MUCH CARBON EMISSIONS ARE GOING TO BE EMITTING WHEN THEY RESPOND TO CALLS.

THEY WANT TO PUT CHARGING STATIONS IN AT CITY HALL.

DO WE KNOW WHAT MOST OF BREVARD COUNTY? MOST OF BREVARD COUNTY IS POWERED BY COAL AND LIQUID NATURAL GAS.

THERE'S ACTUALLY A GREAT STUDY DONE COMPARING GERMANY AND FRANCE.

ONE USES ALL NUCLEAR POWER AND ONE USES ALL COAL POWER.

AND ALL THE ELECTRIC CARS IN GERMANY ACTUALLY PRODUCE MORE CARBON EMISSIONS.

BEING HOOKED UP TO THE POWER GRID FROM THE COAL THAT HAD TO BE BURNED TO POWER THE CARS THAN IF THEY'RE JUST DRIVEN GAS CARS.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERNS THAT I HAVE WITH THIS ACTION PLAN.

AGAIN, THERE'S BEEN SOME GREAT IDEAS BROUGHT UP BY EVERYONE TONIGHT, BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS MOTION, AND I HOPE YOU'LL SUPPORT ME TO JUST NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PARTICULAR ACTION PLAN.

WOULD YOU CONSIDER JUST REMOVING THOSE THINGS AND REDIRECTING THEM? NO. MAYOR. THEY CAN COME BACK WITH A DIFFERENT PLAN. OR THEY CAN OR WE CAN NOT HAVE A PLAN THAT THE CITY IS HELD TO AND GO WITH THE IDEA OF GIVING THEM INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS TO WORK, OR THEM COMING UP WITH INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS TO WORK ON, I THINK WOULD PROBABLY BE A BETTER IDEA, ESPECIALLY IF THE CITY MANAGER SAYS WE'RE GOING TO PASS THE PLAN, BUT IT MIGHT JUST END UP SITTING ON THE SHELF WITH A WIRE. WE'LL BE PASSING A PLAN TO THAT REGARD ANYWAYS, BUT I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THEM BRINGING BACK THE PROJECTS, BUT I JUST, I DON'T I THINK THERE'S TOO MUCH IN THE PLAN FOR US TO NITPICK.

WANDER, YOU KNOW, START PICKING ITEMS. OKAY. MR..

HOW DID DID THEY WORK OUT? I MEAN, BECAUSE IT DOES LOOK AGGRESSIVE, RIGHT? THAT'S THE FIRST THING TRYING TO HONE IN. DID DID THEY COME UP WITH ALL THIS, THIS ON THEMSELVES, OR WAS IT JUST WE SHOULD ASK THEM THE GENESIS I WASN'T HERE.

WELL, I THINK I CAN'T AT THIS POINT. THE IDEA OF THE PLAN.

CAN WE CAN WE DIRECT A QUESTION AT THIS POINT? I THINK IT WAS THE MAYOR'S QUESTION BECAUSE, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T HAVE THE HISTORY. OKAY. YES.

OR THE BAXTER. I THINK YOU CAN DIRECT THAT QUESTION. OKAY. MAYOR. DID YOU? DID YOU ALL COME UP WITH THIS PLAN? EACH AND EVERY ITEM YOU GO TO.

OH, YOU WANTED ME TO. WE LOOKED AT THE PRIOR PLAN AND INCORPORATED A LOT OF THE NEW IDEAS GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF SUSTAINABILITY.

IT'S REALLY MEANT TO BE A LIST OF IDEAS AND OPTIONS.

NOT THAT WE WOULD BE GOING FORTH AND IMPLEMENTING EVERY SINGLE ONE, BECAUSE, AS YOU MENTIONED, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED AND WEIGHED IN TERMS OF IS THERE GOING TO BE A COST? IS THAT FEASIBLE FOR US? WE HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS YET OR EVEN REALLY PRIORITIZING THEM.

WHAT WOULD BE A YEAR ONE PLAN OUT OF THOSE? I THINK YEAR ONE WAS MEANT TO BE INCORPORATE THE FLORIDA DEP ON US FOUR, BECAUSE THOSE THINGS ARE RIGHT NOW SOMETHING THAT IS GETTING DONE AND HAS TO GET DONE AND THEN KIND OF EXPAND FROM THERE TO SEE WHAT THE STAFF IS WILLING TO THINK ABOUT. OKAY. OKAY. RIGHT NOW.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WHILE I HAVE THEM? NO. OKAY.

THANK YOU. MY MY ISSUE IS I LOVE THE PERMEABLE, CONCRETE THOUGHT PROCESS AND AND THE BENEFIT OF THAT.

THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE. WHAT JUDY SHOWED IS COUNCILMAN HAMMER SAID THAT THAT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE WHERE HE COULD FOCUS THESE, THESE ISSUES ON WITH THE TURKEY CREEK. SO PERHAPS COME BACK AND BRING THAT INSTITUTE THOSE KIND OF PLANS

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I KNOW FOR, FOR YEARS I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PERMEABLE CONCRETE.

RIGHT. AT LEAST. SO I THINK MAYBE WE, WE CHOOSE AND PICK AND THEN SOME THOUGHT PROCESS WITH THAT.

BUT TO COUNCILMAN HAMMERS OR COUNCILMAN LANDMINES.

POINT THERE'S SOME THINGS HERE THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE CONDENSE IT AS OPPOSED TO WASTING TIME ON THOSE ITEMS. RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A CHARGING STATION HERE ON THE CITY HALL.

NO, COUNCILMAN. AND JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THOSE DOORS.

FOR FOR THAT DISCUSSION. BUT THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION RIGHT NOW.

TO DENY. AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL. JAFFE TO DENY THE PLAN, NOT THE BOARD.

SO I'M GOING TO CALL THE QUESTION. MAYOR, IF I CAN GET ON THE DISCUSSION.

YES, SIR. I DIDN'T I DIDN'T SEE THE. YEAH. USUALLY MOTION SECOND GUY GETS TO GO JUST BECAUSE HIS COMMENTS.

SO ANYWAYS, I, YOU KNOW, I LOVE THE PASSION. I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE PALM BAY RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, DOING SOMETHING THEY LOVE AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY. I YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PRETTY VOCAL ABOUT WHERE I STAND ON ADVISORY BOARDS, AND I STILL DON'T SUPPORT MOST ADVISORY BOARDS, INCLUDING INCLUDING THIS ONE.

YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE IT'S A SYMBOLIC BOARD, AND I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF THE PROPOSALS ARE ALREADY DRESSED IN SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE MAKE AT SOME OF THE BOARDS AND PUT REDUNDANT REDUNDANT, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ALREADY HAS LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WITHIN THAT CODE. THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ALREADY SET THE STANDARD FOR FLORIDA EFFICIENCY, LIKE WE HAVE THE HIGHEST EFFICIENCY THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED REALLY THROUGH THROUGH INSTALLATION AND MECHANICAL PROCESSES.

MOST BUILDING MATERIAL PRODUCTS ARE RECYCLED CONCRETE'S 40% RECYCLED MATERIAL MATERIAL.

DRYWALL IS RECYCLED MATERIAL. THE IDEA OF A FLOATING WETLAND, IT SEEMS KIND OF COOL, BUT THE TREES OR THE THE PRODUCT THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND PUT ON THAT, AS WELL AS INVASIVE SPECIES CAN'T BE PLANTED IN FLORIDA.

THERE IS DISCUSSION OF OF REDUCING NITROGEN IN THE CANAL.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, OUR GRASS THAT GROWS IN OUR CANALS IS NITROGEN REDUCING.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE TERM OF THE ACTUAL GRASS.

THERE'S 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT GRASSES THAT GROW IN OUR CANALS, AND ONE OF THEM IS ALREADY NITROGEN REDUCING.

THERE'S DISCUSSION OF ADDING TREES FOR CANOPIES OVER SIDEWALKS.

WELL, IF YOU DRIVE AROUND BAYSIDE LAKES NOW, YOU'LL SEE THOSE TREES ARE ALL UPROOTING CURB CURBS AND SIDEWALKS, CREATING INJURIES AND ADA ISSUES THROUGHOUT OUR THROUGH OUR CITY.

I KNOW THE MAYOR IS PASSIONATE ABOUT PERVIOUS CONCRETE. SOMEONE THAT'S POURED CONCRETE SINCE I WAS 15 YEARS OLD.

I HAVE LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH PERVIOUS CONCRETE. IT'S NOT DONE RIGHT.

IT CAN BE A MAJOR HEADACHE. AND THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH PERVIOUS CONCRETE IS IT'S NEVER MAINTAINED PROPERLY.

SO IT NEVER FULLY FUNCTIONS THE WAY IT'S INTENDED TO.

IN MY OPINION, ON BOARDS IS THEY'RE VOLUNTEERS, NOT ELECTED OFFICIALS.

YOU HAVE GET THE OFFICE OF SHAPE CONVERSATIONS ON MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DOLLAR ISSUES, INCLUDING LAND USE, UTILITY EXPANSION, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION. THE INFLUENCES BOARDS HAVE BYPASSED VOTER ACCOUNTABILITY IN MANY CASES CONFLICTS WITH THE NEEDS OF THE BROADER COMMUNITY.

THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT MR. MORTON BROUGHT OUT IS THERE IS NO BUDGET ATTACHED TO IT.

AND SO FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS THAT I MENTIONED, I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS TONIGHT OR IN THE FUTURE AND HOPE THAT OUR BOARDS GO AWAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. MAY I SAY ONE? GO AHEAD. MA'AM.

THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT ALL OF YOU FOR READING THE PLAN.

THE SECOND THING I WANT TO SAY IS IT'S A PIECE OF PAPER.

AS MR. BENTON POINTED OUT, WHEN THEY DID THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SUSTAINABLE GOOD IDEAS WERE PUT INTO THAT PLAN THAT WENT BY THE WAYSIDE. PRECISELY FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE TONIGHT.

THERE HAS BEEN NO CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS BETWEEN OUR BOARDS, THIS BOARD AND YOU.

ALL WE ARE IN. WE ARE NOT IN 2018. WE ARE IN 2025.

WE'VE GOT NEW ISSUES, NEW PRIORITIES. I'M IN TOTAL AGREEMENT THAT WE NEED TO BE IN LINE WITH THE BUDGET, WITH THE THE TOP PRIORITIES. BUT I THINK YOU ARRIVE AT THAT THROUGH THIS TYPE OF INTERACTION.

SO I DON'T SEE GOING BACK AND REVISING THIS PLAN RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE HAVE A CONVERSATION,

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WE ALL NEED TO LOOK AT THE MISSION AND THE TASK THEY NEED TO BE TASK ORIENTED.

WE NEED TO DELIVER. AND IT'S GOOD TO ASK, TOO.

AND I WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU, COUNCILMAN, FOR BEING SPECIFIC AND MAKING IT CLEAR THAT YOUR COMMENTS HAVE TO DO WITH THIS PLAN, BUT NOT WITH THE BOARD.

THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU.

LET'S TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE PLAN RIGHT NOW AND GO WITH WHAT MR. MORGAN IS SAYING NEEDS TO HAPPEN. WE NEED TO MAKE US VITAL SO WE DON'T HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. OKAY. RIGHT NOW I GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE, AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SIGNIFY BY SAYING NAY.

NAY. WE'RE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER THREE. SO, GENTLEMEN, LET ME JUST START BY AND I UNDERSTAND THE SENSE ABOUT BOARDS, BUT THIS TO ME IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A FORENSIC AUDIT FOR YEARS NOW WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. I SPOKE ABOUT AN IG AUDIT.

SO NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OPERATIONAL AUDITS.

SO I, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS ESTABLISHING A CITIZENS ACCOUNTABILITY TASK FORCE.

NOW, THIS IS UNLIKE ANYTHING WE'VE DONE. WHAT I BELIEVE IN OUR, IN OUR COUNTY IS WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE DISSECTED BUDGETS. WE'VE GOT INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE IN THAT WORK IN NASA THAT ARE PART OF HUGE BUDGETS.

AND I THINK WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE ACTUALLY HANDCUFFED OURSELVES BY NOT ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.

SERVE ON THESE BUDGETS. RIGHT. THEY HAVE. WE HAVE SO MANY EXPERTS.

LOOK, YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS LIKE FROM SPACEX THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF LANDING A ROCKET THAT ONCE IT GOES INTO SPACE DOWN ON A BARGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN, EVERYBODY THOUGHT THEY THEY WERE REALLY SHOOTING FOR THE STARS, WHICH THEY WERE. AND, AND AND YET THEY DID IT RIGHT.

SO THIS IS AND I'M JUST GOING TO BRING THIS UP.

THE BASIC MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT WOULD BE 5 TO 7 BOARD MEMBERS TO SERVE AT LARGE.

MEMBERS SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIC FINANCIAL EXPERTISE AND OR ACCOUNTING DEGREES.

MEMBERS WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE CITY RESIDENTS.

BUT IT'S OKAY IF THEY WERE RIGHT. AGAIN, IT'S IT'S BASED ON THEIR QUALIFICATIONS.

MEMBERS WOULD PROVIDE INPUT ON CITY'S BUDGET.

FINANCIAL INSIGHTS. AND I BELIEVE THE INDUSTRY'S BEST PRACTICES BECAUSE THEY ARE WE ARE TARGETING THEIR EXPERTISE.

SO THIS CITIZENS ACCOUNTABILITY TASK FORCE WOULD SERVE AS AN ADVISORY BODY IN THE SUNSHINE TO PALM BAY CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITY MANAGER AND THEIR STAFF. RIGHT. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE INFORMED COMMUNITY INPUT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY'S ANNUAL BUDGET AND TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY, TO ENHANCE OUR TRUST AND THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE ENTIRE BUDGET PROCESS.

THE CITY WOULD LIKELY MEET FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE UNDER THE FLOOR SUNSHINE AND BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC NOT ONLY TO ENGAGE, BUT TO HAVE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE, WHICH IS IMPORTANT WITHIN OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH OUR OUR COMMUNITY. THEY WILL REVIEW PROPOSED ANNUAL OPERATING CAPITAL BUDGETS PRESENTED BY THE CITY MANAGER.

THEY WILL EVALUATE THE BUDGET PRIORITIES AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THAT ALIGNMENT WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS AND STRATEGIC GOALS.

SO THEIR INPUT WOULD WOULD GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGE, AUGMENTATION OF DELIVERY METHOD OR PURPOSE OF ELIMINATION OF CITY SERVICES PROGRAMS OR OPERATORS.

KIND OF LIKE A DOJO EFFORTS, YOU KNOW. THEY WOULD MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THOSE BUDGET PRIORITIES, COST SAVING OPPORTUNITIES, REVENUE STRATEGIES, CAPITAL PROJECT PLANNING, DESIRABILITY OF ALTERNATE SERVICE PROVISIONS, CONTRACTING. AS AN EXAMPLE, I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD CITIZENS TALK ABOUT DO WE DO WE STAFF THIS OR DO WE CONTRACT IT.

SO I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF TEETH.

YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S MORE OF A TASK FORCE WHERE THEY ENGAGE.

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SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE NEVER GONE DOWN THIS PAGE, BUT WE'VE GIVEN THIS AN OPPORTUNITY.

RIGHT. AND THEN AND THEN AGAIN EVERY THREE YEARS TO DETERMINE IF THE TASK FORCE SHOULD CONTINUE ON OR DETERMINE AND DIRECT ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT MAY BE NEEDED ON A TIMELY BASIS. RIGHT. THAT'S ON THIS DAIS TO TO DETERMINE THE COUNCIL MAY EXTEND, REVISE OR SUNSET THE COMMITTEE BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE BASED ON THE FACT THAT ARE THEY PRODUCING OR OR THEY'RE NOT.

AND I WANT TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THAT CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER MANAGER SHALL NOT BE BOUND BY ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE, AS THE CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY RETAIN THE ULTIMATE BUDGET BUDGET AUTHORITY.

SO I, I PRESENT THIS BEFORE YOU JUMP IN FOR DISCUSSION AND I'D LIKE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK.

HOWEVER, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMON CAUSE. DEPUTY MAYOR.

WE DO? YEAH. BUTCHER.

EXCUSE ME. BUTCHER. AROUND 219 TRENTON AVENUE.

YOU KNOW, AS WE SIT IN THE AUDIENCE AND LISTEN TO THIS, WE JUST HEARD A PROBABLY A 20 MINUTE DISCUSSION ABOUT BOARDS, AND HALF THE COUNCIL WANTS THEM. OTHER HALF DOZEN.

SO THIS IS JUST ANOTHER NAME FOR A BOARD. YOU'RE CALLING IT A TASK FORCE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU GUYS ADVICE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE ELECTED YOU GUYS FOR, IS TO REPRESENT US.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT NEEDS TO COME FROM, IS YOU GUYS AND THE STAFF THAT WE ALREADY HAVE ON THE PANEL.

AND YOU'RE SAYING OUTSIDERS CAN COME IN. I JUST I DON'T KNOW IF I AGREE WITH THAT OR NOT.

SO I JUST I THINK IT'S JUST ANOTHER NAME FOR A BOARD, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO CALL IT A TASK FORCE.

AND I JUST PERSONALLY I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

THANK YOU. NO MORE CARDS. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN.

I GUESS I'LL NEED A MOTION. WELL, MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TO APPROVE.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I'LL SECOND IT. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MANAGER? YEAH. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

MAYOR, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS UP AND THE HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO IT.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

WE NEED THAT MOVING FORWARD. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT. AND AND I DO AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ABOUT GOING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.

BUT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THERE'S REALLY GOOD PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP OUT.

AND THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY. AND BUT MY ONLY CHALLENGE TO THE COUNCIL WOULD BE I THINK THIS IS A VERY, VERY SERIOUS BOARD. IF YOU COMPARE IT TO ALL THE OTHER BOARDS, I WOULD SAY IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST SERIOUS.

AND, AND WE SHOULD REALLY GO OUT OF OUR WAY AND TAKE TIME TO FIND VERY SERIOUS BOARD CANDIDATES TO PUT ON THIS BOARD.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN, THANK YOU FOR THE MOTION.

DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFE. THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN. THERE'S JUST A LOT OF MOVING PARTS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

WE HAVE A BRAND NEW CITY MANAGER THAT'S BEEN ON THE JOB LESS THAN A YEAR.

AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE SOME PTSD FROM FROM SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM PREVIOUS MANAGEMENT.

I HONESTLY FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO GIVE OUR, OUR TEAM A CHANCE BEFORE WE CONTINUE TO ADD LAYERS UPON LAYERS.

THE NEW CFO OF FLORIDA BLAZER IS AN ACTIVE IN THE BOARD, WHICH IS HIS VERSION OF THE DODGE BOARD OR THE DODGE DODGE PROGRAM.

AND WE'RE ALSO HAVING THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION LOOK AT POSSIBLY BRINGING ANOTHER AUDITOR GENERAL.

TO BE PRESENTED TO US AND TO THE TO THE VOTERS.

AND SO HOW MANY LAYERS HOW MANY LAYERS DO WE NEED? I STRUGGLE WITH THIS MOST SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I MANAGE A BUSINESS WITH A QUARTER, YOU KNOW, $250 MILLION BUDGET AND EMPLOYEES WITH MULTIPLE LAYERS OF, YOU KNOW, HUMAN RESOURCES PROCUREMENT, ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT FACETS OF THE BUSINESS.

SO I DON'T NEED TO BE ADVISED ON HOW TO OPERATE IN BUDGET OR HOW TO LOOK AT A BUDGET.

YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE IN SOMEWHAT THAT I DO, AND NOT HAVE TO LISTEN TO ADVISORY BOARDS TO TELL US HOW TO VOTE.

SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T I DON'T NOT SUPPORT THIS IN ANY WAY.

AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU GUYS SHOULD EITHER. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE WASTE OF TIME ON STAFF'S PART, AND IT'S JUST MORE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT AND DISAGREE ON WITH. WITH THESE ADVISORY BOARDS, WE SHOULD BE WORKING WITH STAFF AND OUR OWN EXPERIENCE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A BUDGET THAT IS, YOU KNOW, FIRM AND EFFECTIVE. SO THAT WILL CLOSE.

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I AGREE WITH WHAT THE MAYOR SAID, AND I ALSO AGREE WITH WHAT MIKE SAID TO A POINT.

I DO THINK OUR CITY HAS GONE THROUGH A TIME WHERE WE HAVE LOST THE PUBLIC'S TRUST.

AND I ONE OF MY BIGGEST THINGS THAT I, THAT I FEEL EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I THINK ABOUT ANYTHING IS HOW EACH ONE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON HERE ARE GOING TO HELP EDUCATE THE CITIZENS IN THIS CITY ON HOW THINGS ACTUALLY WORK.

I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE BEHIND THE CITIZEN BOARD.

I THINK THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE LISTENING TO.

EVERY TIME WE SIT DOWN IN THESE CHAIRS. SO I AM GOING TO BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THE THINGS I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME THINGS LIKE WHO APPOINTS THE PEOPLE THAT GO UP THERE? HOW ARE THEY SELECTED? THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I DO LOVE THE IDEA AND I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE IDEA.

BUT I ALSO, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT THE SMARTEST GUY IN THE WORLD.

I KNOW A LOT ABOUT A FEW THINGS, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE INPUT FROM SOMEBODY ELSE THAT MIGHT KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SOMETHING THAN ME.

AND IF I CAN GET VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE GOING TO GO OUT OF THEIR WAY, VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO DO THIS, I'M GOING TO BE BEHIND IT BECAUSE WE WE WE DEFINITELY NEED TO EARN OUR PUBLIC'S TRUST BACK.

AND THEM HAVING A SAY, THEM HAVING A HAND IN BRINGING OUR CITY BACK TO, TO THE CITY THAT US.

I BELIEVE IT IS. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD START.

THANK YOU. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME JUST SAY I BROUGHT THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION, NUMBER ONE, BECAUSE I'M. I'M THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX. BUT TO TO YOUR POINT.

IF WE BELIEVE THAT WE'VE ALL ARRIVED AND WE'RE ALL KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE INPUT FROM OUR CITIZENS, THAT THAT'S THAT'S A BAD PLACE TO BE IN. AND AND I NEVER WANT TO BE IN A PLACE LIKE THAT.

RIGHT. THAT THAT BEING SAID, I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD OPERATIONAL AUDITS OR LIKE THAT IG I KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD ALREADY BE BETTER INFORMED.

IT'S THE PUBLIC PROCESS WHERE THEY CAN COME AND SPEAK, RIGHT? THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON ON THE BUDGET PROCESS MORE, NOT ONLY WITH THE TASK FORCE, BUT WITH OURSELVES AT THE SAME TIME. SO I DON'T WANT TO EVER THINK THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT US DIGGING INTO THE BUDGET.

OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE THE SAY AS WELL. AND I BELIEVE THIS TASK FORCE IS ALSO EXPERIMENTAL BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE EXPERTISE, THEIR EXPERTISE AND BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTING DEGREES, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE CONFINED TO THE CITY.

THIS MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL. IT'S AN IDEA THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD GO DOWNRANGE.

BUT IF COUNCIL SO CHOOSES NOT TO GO DOWNRANGE, I UNDERSTAND.

I'M JUST TRYING TO WORK ON DIFFERENT THINGS WHERE THE PUBLIC COULD BE ENGAGED, AND WE'RE RECEIVING A THOUGHT PROCESS FROM OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY HAVE BETTER IDEAS ON THE BUDGET. SO THERE'S NO NO HARM IF YOU GUYS DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN THIS RANGE.

I JUST BELIEVE THIS IS A WAY OF THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX TO GIVE IT A DIFFERENT NAME.

YES, A TASK FORCE. I UNDERSTAND IT MAY RUB PEOPLE A DIFFERENT WAY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE GIVING THEM A LITTLE BIT OF TEETH, RIGHT? THAT WE'RE NOT. WE'RE ASKING THEM TO TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES TO.

YOU CAN CUT COME HERE AND SEE WHAT WHAT YOU THINK IS BETTER.

AND HAVING THAT DYNAMIC CONVERSATION WITH CITY STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY AT THE SAME TIME, MAYBE SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE CAN COME OUT AND SOMETHING POSITIVE BE. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

DEPUTY MAYOR JACKSON. YEAH. JUST FOR A POINT OF CLARITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU MISUNDERSTOOD ME WHEN YOU KNOW ABOUT THE RESIDENTS NOT HAVING A VOICE.

WE WE HAVE A WHOLE BUDGET SEASON WITH BUDGET WORKSHOPS WHERE THE RESIDENTS CAN COME OUT AND SPEAK AS MUCH AS THEY WANT.

WE ALSO HAVE EMAIL ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS, AND I'M WILLING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AT ANY TIME, AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY. BUT THE OTHER POINT IS, IT'S LIKE I DON'T CARE ABOUT INPUT FROM PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF CITY OF PALM BAY. IF THEY'RE NOT RESIDENT, I DON'T NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.

YOU KNOW, I'VE DONE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TIME, THE VAST AMOUNT OF TIME, AND RIGHT ALONG TALK TO DIFFERENT DIRECTORS.

IS A TASK FORCE GOING TO DO THAT? ARE THEY GOING TO KNOW THE TRUE INTIMATE NEEDS THAT'S GOING ON WITHIN EVERY DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CITY? I DON'T I DON'T SEE HOW THEY CAN FIND THE TIME AND THEN ADVISE US ON THE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING OUR HOMEWORK ON AND RESEARCH ON,

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I LOVE THE OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. I LOVE THE BUDGET SEASON.

I WISH MORE THAN ONE PERSON WOULD COME UP AND SPEAK FROM THE PODIUM ABOUT OUR BUDGET, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, SIR.

I STILL STAND. THIS IS A DISCUSSION. I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EXPLORE.

AND JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT CITIZENS DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY WOULDN'T WANT TO SERVE A COMMUNITY IF THEY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE.

I FIND SOMETIMES PEOPLE WANT TO SERVE THAT ARE NOT WITHIN THE BORDERS OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BUT THAT BEING SAID, I GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN.

I GOT A SECOND BY MAYOR MEDINA. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

NAY. NAY. PASSES 3 TO 1. NOW WE'RE GOING TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, GENTLEMEN.

BUT BEFORE WE DO, I JUST HAVE TO I WANT TO POLL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY NAME'S ON THIS.

BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS COUNCILMAN JOHNSTON MADE THE MOTION.

YES, I SECONDED THE MOTION. YES, I BROUGHT THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION AT OUR LAST MEETING.

UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, I DIDN'T KNOW COUNCILMAN JOHNSON WASN'T GOING TO BE HERE.

NOW WHATEVER YOU MAY THINK. COUNCILMAN JOHNSON IS THE LONGEST TENURED COUNCILMAN ON THIS, AND I THINK HE HE'S EARNED THE RIGHT TO TO BE HEARD. I WOULD WANT TO HEAR AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO HEAR FROM HIM DIRECTLY.

SO I WOULD I WOULD ASK THAT COUNCIL CONSIDER THAT WE MOVE THIS ITEM DECIDED TO WHEN HE'S HERE SO THAT WE COULD HEAR FROM HIM.

SO I WOULD JUST NEED, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE A CONSENSUS IF, I MEAN, HE'S NOT MISSING THE MEETING FOR AN EMERGENCY.

WE HAVE A QUORUM. SO MY MY RECOMMENDATION FOR ME WOULD BE TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS, WITH THIS ITEM. I AGREE WITH THAT. SO WHAT I SEE HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT IS JUST GOING TO FAIL AT THIS POINT. SO SO WHAT? I'M I'M EITHER WAY. AND LET ME, LET ME GO AND I'M GOING TO, I'M GOING TO GO TO THIS POINT SINCE I'M, WE'RE SPEAKING ON THIS. SO AT LAST MEETING, I PUT IN A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE RECONSIDERATION OF ISSUES PREVIOUSLY ACTED UPON IS DISCOURAGE. IF A COUNCIL MEMBER THIS IS A 7.9.14.

IF A COUNCIL MEMBER DECIDES TO HAVE AN ISSUE.

RECONSIDERED THAT HAS BEEN ACTED UPON WITHIN THE PAST YEAR.

THE COUNCIL MEMBER MUST FIRST APPROACH COUNCIL WITH A REQUEST TO RECONSIDER THE ITEM.

A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED FOR THE ITEM TO SUBSEQUENTLY COME BACK TO A MEETING ON RECONSIDERATION.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED. LAST MEETING. NOW, TODAY IF I WITHDRAW OR IF THE MOTION FAILS I'LL NEED TO. I'LL NEED TO GET APPROVAL TO RECONSIDER AGAIN.

SO I'M WITHDRAWING THE ITEM AT THIS POINT. I'M GOING TO NEED TO GET A RECONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM WHERE WE HAVE A FULL COUNCIL.

SO I'M WITHDRAWING THE ITEM. WE ARE NOW ON COUNCIL.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION FOR THE ATTORNEY. IF THERE'S AN AGENDA ITEM, HOW CAN I BE PULLED WITHOUT COUNCIL DISCUSSION? WITHDRAWING HIS ITEM IS, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S SOMEWHAT SIMILAR.

NOT EXACTLY WHERE WE HAD THIS WHOLE DISCUSSION ITEM OF CHICKENS BEFORE THE ITEM WAS ACTUALLY HERE.

THE ACTUAL RECONSIDERATION WAS BROUGHT BY THE MAYOR, AND IN HIS IS HIS ITEM.

JUST AS IF ANY OF YOU DECIDED I WANT TO PUT THIS ORDINANCE ON.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE TALKED TO THE RESIDENTS. THEY DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. I WANT TO TAKE THIS ORDINANCE OFF.

YOU CAN WITHDRAW YOUR NOW. IF YOU WANTED THE TABLE, HE WOULD NEED YOUR PERMISSION TO TABLE OR TO CONTINUE TO ANOTHER DATE.

BUT HE CAN'T WITHDRAW AN ITEM THAT HE BROUGHT FORTH.

AND HE DID BRING FORTH THE RECONSIDERATION. HE CANNOT BRING IT BACK UP FOR CONSIDERATION WITHOUT GETTING AN ADDITIONAL VOTE FROM YOU ALL, BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE TO APPROVE ANY RECONSIDERATION. HE CAN TAKE IT BACK WITHOUT YOUR VOTE, BUT HE CAN'T BRING IT BACK WITHOUT HAVING ANOTHER VOTE.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON BROUGHT THIS FOR RECONSIDERATION. CORRECT? I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYOR. NO.

NEGATIVE, SIR. I BROUGHT UP THE RECONSIDERATION.

MR.. AND I ASKED AND I ASKED FOR EMOTION. AND HE AGREED THAT HE MADE THE MOTION AND I SAID IT.

SO THE RECONSIDERATION WAS BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. HE MADE THE INITIAL MOTION.

I'LL CHECK. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE MAYOR. NO, I PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

THE CLERK. DEPUTY CLERK. CHECK.

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THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. SO WHAT? JOHNSON HAD TO REMOVE THE. REMOVE THE ITEM. NO, I PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. I ASKED FOR IT TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT COUNCILMAN JOHNSON WASN'T GOING TO BE HERE.

YEAH. THE ITEM THE ITEM CURRENTLY IS UNDER. AND MEDINA'S HIS NAME.

I HAD NO IDEA AT THE TIME THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO BE HERE.

I THOUGHT HE'D BE HERE. SO WE'RE NOW ON COUNCIL REPORTS, COUNCILMAN LANDSMAN.

[COUNCIL REPORTS:]

I ACTUALLY DIDN'T DISAGREE WITH THE SINGLE THING THAT THE DEPUTY MAYOR SAID.

BUT HAMMER, IT BROUGHT UP AN AMAZING POINT. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I WANTED TO GO WITH THAT ITEM.

AND THIS IS GOING TO LEAD UP TO WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY. SO I'M NOT TRYING TO REVISIT THE PAST, BUT WE DO WE DO HAVE A TRUST ISSUE WITH THE RESIDENTS OF PALM BAY BECAUSE OF PAST ADMINISTRATIONS AND PAST THINGS. AND RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT NEW TO THE AREA HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME.

ARE STILL REALLY IT'S ALMOST LIKE, YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BELIEVE THAT THAT THE CITY IS CORRUPT SOMEHOW JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST. SO I WANT TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN IN OUR POWER RIGHT NOW, TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PEOPLE AND TO SHOW THEM THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

EVERY MEMBER I KNOW, EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL IS RIGHTEOUS AND BENEVOLENT.

THEY'RE HERE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I'M ACTUALLY INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED WITH THIS COUNCIL.

WHEN WE GO TO SOME OF THESE EVENTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE, AND I SEE HOW OTHER COUNCILS ARE.

I'M I FEEL VERY BLESSED TO BE ON THIS COUNCIL.

AND I THINK IT'S INITIATIVES LIKE THE CITIZENS ACCOUNTABILITY TASK FORCE WILL ALLOW OTHER RESIDENTS TO COME IN AND BE ABLE TO INFORM, GIVE US IDEAS AND SHOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

BUT THEN TO MY ITEM FOR COUNCIL REPORTS THAT I WANT TO PULL ON THAT'S RELEVANT.

THAT I WAS GOING TO BRING UP ANYWAYS BEFORE NOTICING THIS IS I KIND OF REACHED OUT INFORMALLY ALREADY TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER BECAUSE HE'S DOING GREAT WORK AROUND THE STATE OF FLORIDA. BUT I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD GET A CONSENSUS FROM COUNCIL TO ALLOW THE CITY TO SEND A FORMAL LETTER TO OUR NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE FLORIDA DOGE TO INVITE THEM TO COME AND DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, AND OPEN UP AND BE COMPLETELY OPEN AND TRANSPARENT WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

I WOULD DEFINITELY AGREE WITH THAT. AND I'LL SIGN THAT LETTER.

DO WE HAVE THE THUMBS UP EVERYWHERE? OKAY. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR REPORT, SIR? COUNCILMAN HAMILTON? OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT EILEEN SEPP TO THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD.

I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT DANIEL VANDERBILT TO INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY AND OVERSIGHT BOARD.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE PATRICK MCDOWELL FROM THE CITIZEN BOARD WITH OUR CPO AND APPOINT DAVID WELLS.

AND ALSO I GOT TO MEET WITH THE GREAT KIDS AT CRYSTAL MCAULIFFE, AND I GAVE THEM A I GAVE THEM THE TIME TO COME UP WITH ONE THING THEY WANTED TO CHANGE IN PALM BAY. AND THEY WENT AROUND AND THEY TALKED FOR A WHILE.

YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, A FEW THINGS WERE WHAT I DRIVE AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT THEY WENT TO RAISING CANE'S. SO. SO THE KIDS OF CHRISTA MCAULIFFE WERE RAISING CANE'S HERE IN PALM BAY.

AND MY LAST THING IS, I HAVE I HAD A GREAT TOWN HALL ABOUT OUR TURKEY CREEK.

I HAD ABOUT 50 PEOPLE THERE. WE CAME UP WITH AMAZING THINGS.

AND I WAS JUST SUPER EXCITED FOR EVERYBODY TO COME OUT, HEAR THE VOICES OF EVERYBODY, HEAR WHAT THE STATE OR THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD IS DOING, AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO IN THE FUTURE.

AND I AM SO, SO, SO BLESSED FOR EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT.

I DO PLAN ON DOING ONE EVERY SINGLE MONTH ON SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

SO YOU WILL BE SEEING A TOWN HALL EVERY SINGLE MONTH ON SOMETHING THAT IS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFE. THANK YOU.

A COUPLE OF THINGS, A COUPLE ORDINANCES I'M LOOKING TO BRING TO COUNCIL ON THE FUTURE.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU NOTICED TONIGHT, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD WAS MAKING THEIR PRESENTATION, THERE WAS NO CLOCK.

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THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. OKAY. SO JUST SO I UNDERSTAND YOU, IN OTHER WORDS, ONLY PALM BAY.

CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO DOES THAT INCLUDE YOUR REPORT? OKAY. MY REPORTS. MORE ON WHAT BUTCH SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER TODAY.

PURPLE HEART DAY. AND I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS SUNDAY AT 1:00 IN MERRITT ISLAND BY THE VETERANS MUSEUM, THEY'LL BE HONORING SEVEN OF OUR COUNTY WIDE PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WANTING TO ATTEND, IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PURPLE HEART CHAPTER LOCALLY IS HONORING THOSE SEVEN HEROIC MEMBERS, AND AND IT'S SO WORTH YOUR WHILE ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO VISIT INDIVIDUALS THAT REALLY PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE ON SOME.

AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE SCARS THAT ARE NOT EVEN VISIBLE TODAY.

BUT SEVEN INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS WILL BE HONORED THIS SUNDAY AT 1:00 AT THE MARITIME MUSEUM THE VETERANS MUSEUM IN MERIDEN.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. MR. MOORE. ANY REPORTS FROM YOU, SIR?

[ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:]

I KNOW WE HAVE A GREAT, YOU KNOW, NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HERE, BUT, MAN, CHRISTINE SULLIVAN HAS BEEN AMAZING FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. SHE'S TAKING A MUCH NEEDED VACATION. HOPEFULLY I'M NOT OUT. AND YET WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CELEBRATION WHEN SHE COMES BACK. OF HER GIFT OF SERVICE TO THE CITY.

AND I WILL INVITE YOU ALL TO COME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHRISTINE, FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND YOU CONTINUE TO DO AND SIT HERE THROUGH THESE MEETINGS. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AS I KNOW ALL THE STAFF DOES.

I THINK THE THANK YOU. I THINK THE FIRST COFFEE WITH THE CITY MANAGER WENT WENT WELL. WE'RE HAVING A SECOND ONE. I THINK WE HAD 27 OR 20 PEOPLE COMING.

IT WAS A GREAT TIME OF CONVERSATION AND LOVED THE ENGAGEMENT.

WE'LL BE DOING THOSE. AND THE CITY MANAGER PODCAST IS LAUNCHING SOON, JUST TO GIVE MORE COMMUNICATION AND AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT WE DO HERE DAY TO DAY, AND TO SHARE AND OPEN UP TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND ON A VERY SAD NOTE, I WILL NOT BE HERE FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, BUT WE WILL HAVE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER JULIET MOSCONI TAKING OVER.

MY WIFE IS OVERDUE FOR SURGERY AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE ONLY DAY WE'RE ON THE WE'RE ON THE WAITING LIST.

HOPEFULLY MOVE IT UP WITH THE ONLY DAY POSSIBLE.

APPARENTLY, WITH THE SURGEON IS 21ST, SO I WON'T BE HERE.

BUT WE'RE MAKING PLANS TO BE HERE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS AWARE. WELL, GODSPEED TO YOU AND YOUR LOVELY WIFE, SIR. MISS SMITH, ANY REPORTS? YES, COUNSEL. I HAVE ONE ITEM.

A FEW COUNCIL MEETINGS AGO, WE WERE DISCUSSING THE SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS, AND IT DID COME UP THAT MY OFFICE AND POLICE WERE WORKING TO MOVE ON FROM THE CAMERAS AT THIS POINT.

WE HAVE COME UP WITH SOME TERMS FOR WHICH YOU KNOW THE CITY AND RECIPE MAY BE ABLE TO GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO MEMORIALIZE THOSE TERMS. AND WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT COUNCIL WOULD DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER SO THAT WHEN WE GET THE CONTRACT SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY TERMINATE THE RECIPE CAMERA, THAT RECIPE THAT THE CITY MANAGER WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN THAT TERMINATION. SO I'M ASKING COUNCIL TO DELEGATE THAT AUTHORITY.

OTHERWISE WE'D HAVE TO BRING IT BACK. BUT THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THIS TO PROCESS TO OCCUR MORE QUICKLY.

YOU GOT A THUMBS UP FROM ME? YEP. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS? YES. OKAY. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.