[00:00:03] IT'S 6:00. LET'S CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [CALL TO ORDER] I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ROLL CALL JESSICA LAVELLE. REBECCA ZIEGLER. PRESENT. SUSAN CONNELLY. JANE HIGGINS, PRESENT. EILEEN. SEPP. HERE. DOUGLAS. HOOK. PRESENT. WE HAVE QUORUM. IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, THIS IS THE TIME TO MAKE THEM. YOU HAVE TO. FILL OUT A CARD AND STAND AT THE MIC AND SEND YOUR NAME, BUT I SEE NO ONE WAITING TODAY, SO WE'LL MOVE ON. UNDER NEW BUSINESS, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST MEMBER OR HAVE HIM INTRODUCE HIMSELF. [NEW BUSINESS] WELCOME. HI. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DOUG HOOK. I AM A SIXTH GENERATION NATIVE FLORIDIAN, LIVED HERE IN PALM BAY SINCE 2005. MY PARENTS HAVE STRONG TIES TO BREVARD AND EVEN PALM BAY ITSELF. MY DAD GREW UP IN TITUSVILLE BACK WHEN THE SPACE RACE WAS HAPPENING AND WHATNOT. AND THEN MY FIRST FAMILY HOME BEFORE I WAS BORN WAS ACTUALLY IN PALM BAY BEFORE WE MOVED OUT. SO AS A BOY SCOUT IN FLORIDA, I GREW UP ENJOYING FLORIDA'S NATURE. I'VE GONE TO ALMOST EVERY WILD SPOT IN THE CORNER OF THE STATE. I'VE DONE SCUBA DIVING, I'VE DONE HIKING, WILDERNESS, CAMPING, EVERYTHING. SO I AM HERE TO TRY TO HELP PROTECT, KEEP FLORIDA THE WAY THAT IT WAS. FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, INCLUDING MY SON. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. UNDER OTHER NEW BUSINESS, THE ONLY ITEM WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT IS FUTURE PROJECT IDEAS. CAN I SPEAK? YES. THE FLOOR IS OPEN. SO AFTER THE LAST MEETING, WHEN WE. WHAT I REALIZED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IS WE ALL AGREED THAT WE WERE GOING TO GO OUT AND COLLECT FEEDBACK FROM CITY OF PALM BAY OFFICIALS AND OTHER PEOPLE. WE DIDN'T ABOUT WHAT SHOULD THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD BE DOING IN THEIR OPINION? WHAT I REALIZED IS WE DIDN'T REALLY ASSIGN ACTION ITEMS FOR THAT. WE THAT? WE DIDN'T GET SPECIFIC. I KNOW THERE'S PEOPLE LIKE SUSAN WHO GOES TO A LOT OF THE MEETINGS. I'M SURE SHE'S BEEN OUT TALKING ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD AND WHATNOT. WHAT I WAS HOPING IS I PERSONALLY NEED AN ACTION ITEM TO LIKE. OKAY, JANE, YOU'RE GOING TO TALK TO PLANNING AND ZONING OR YOUR WHATEVER, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S JUST GOING TO HAPPEN IF WE DON'T DIVIDE IT UP TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS HOPING WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT. YES, YES OKAY. I AGREE I THINK EACH OF US SHOULD IS YOUR MIC ON? SORRY. YES, I AGREE WITH JANE. I THINK EACH OF US SHOULD FOCUS ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND DO OUR BEST TO BRING IT TO THE BOARD, WHERE WE WILL DISCUSS PROS AND CONS OR WHATEVER. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD START. AND SPEAK TO EACH PERSON HAS A PASSION, THINGS THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY MORE FOCUSED ON. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD START. LOOK AROUND AT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN MAKE PALM BAY A MORE SUSTAINABLY CLEAN ENVIRONMENT AND HOW TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR WATER, AIR, LAND. YOU KNOW SO THAT'S MY SUGGESTION. I THINK THAT THE CITY MANAGER GAVE US SOME GREAT INPUT AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT WORKING WITH FIT. AND AND THEN WHEN I STARTED THINKING ABOUT IT, I WAS LIKE, OKAY, WELL, HOW ARE WE GOING TO START DOING THAT? WHO'S GOING TO REACH OUT TO FIT IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF WHERE I WAS GETTING STUCK A BIT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO DO THAT. [00:05:03] WELL, THAT'S WHY I, I BELIEVE IF WE EACH PICK A TOPIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THEN THAT'S YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO GO FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN AND SHARE IT WITH THE GROUP. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL COME UP WITH SOME GOOD SOLUTIONS. YEAH. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? YEAH. IN MY ANTICIPATION TO BEING SITTING UP HERE TONIGHT, I WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF COMPILING SOME THOUGHTS ON TO WHAT I WANTED TO BRING UP FOR KIND OF A VISION FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD. AND KIND OF WHAT I WAS HOPING THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUT FORTH AND AIM FOR IN THE FUTURE. SO IF YOU HAVE THIS DOCUMENT HERE, I THINK THAT IS IN OUR PACKET. IS THIS THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD PRIORITIES PROPOSAL? YES, THAT WOULD BE THE ONE. SO THE FIRST THING THAT I THINK IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE EASIEST AND A LOT OF IT IS GOING TO COME INTO PLAY AROUND WHAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT AND GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE CITY IS ALSO JUST INCREASING AWARENESS THAT WE EXIST. AS WE LOOK OUT TONIGHT IN OUR AUDIENCE WE HAVE SOME CITY STAFF AND WE HAVE A BUNCH OF EMPTY CHAIRS. AND I THINK THAT GETTING THE PUBLIC INVOLVED WITH US IS GOING TO BE A HUGE, HUGE BOON FOR US IN THE LONG TERM. SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I TRIED TO PREEMPTIVELY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WAS AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHEN, DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, I ACTUALLY WENT UP TO THE DAIS AND TOLD THAT WE EXIST AND THAT INVITED THE PUBLIC TO SHOW UP TO OUR MEETING TONIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK OUT TOO GREAT. BUT IF WE ARE ABLE TO KIND OF KEEP THAT BALL ROLLING AND KEEP A PRESENCE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND UTILIZE THOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT SECTIONS TO KIND OF JUST ENCOURAGE, ESPECIALLY THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE OUR NEXT SUSTAINABILITY BOARD MEETING WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE THE PRIMARY ONE THAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON. BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL CHAPTERS AND CLUBS. I KNOW THAT FEW OF US ARE MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY. SOME OF US MAY VOLUNTEER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE I VOLUNTEER WITH SURFRIDER FOUNDATION, SPACE COAST. IF WE ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND TRY TO BRING THOSE ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR MEETINGS IN A PUBLIC SETTING. AGAIN, THE MORE PEOPLE WE GET INVOLVED, THE MORE VIABILITY, THE MORE WEIGHT THAT WE HAVE. BEHIND OUR ACTIONS UP HERE ON A BOARD. OTHER THINGS THAT MAY OR MAY INVOLVE USING SOME CITY RESOURCES WOULD BE POTENTIALLY SETTING UP A SUSTAINABILITY SPECIFIC SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS LIKE FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, THINGS LIKE THAT. LOW INTENSITY, LOW RESOURCE ITEMS, I THINK ARE WHAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO BUILD UP OUR STRENGTH AS A BOARD. AND THEN WE CAN START TRYING TO TACKLE LARGER PROJECTS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF WE BRING ANYTHING TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THIS POINT IT SEEMS TO BE MET WITH A BUNCH OF RESISTANCE BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT NECESSARILY PROVEN ON AS A SUSTAINABILITY BOARD THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TACKLE PROJECTS LIKE THAT. NUMBER TWO ON MY LIST THAT I HAD WAS INCREASING STANDING WITH THE CITY LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT. EXACTLY WHAT Y'ALL WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THAT'S CRUCIAL TO WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING AS A BOARD. GETTING OUT THERE, MEETING OUR CITY STAFF A LITTLE BIT BETTER, MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER ON A REGULAR BASIS, MEETING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON A REGULAR BASIS, FINDING OUT WHAT ALL THESE DIFFERENT AVENUES ARE AND SEE WHERE WHERE WE HAVE BUILT IN MOMENTUM FROM OUTSIDE THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO KIND OF PUSH OURSELVES FORWARD. THEN SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS I HAVE ON HERE ARE ANOTHER INVESTIGATE OTHER LOW COST, EASY TO IMPLEMENT PUBLIC PROJECTS. I THINK IF WE ARE ABLE TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA TO CREATE A WAY TO RECOGNIZE FELLOW GARDENERS WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM BAY WITH A LANDSCAPE AWARD, THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION UP HERE, RECOGNIZE THEM AT A PALM BAY SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING. AND AGAIN, THAT WILL HELP DRIVE PUBLIC INTEREST IN OUR MEETINGS IN THE FUTURE. THINGS LIKE THAT ARE RELATIVELY LOW IMPACT AND LOW COST. WE JUST HAVE TO COME UP WITH TEARS AS KIND OF THE WAY I VIEW IT TO KIND OF ENCOURAGE SOME INITIAL GROWTH INTO IT. 20% OF YOUR GARDEN IS NATIVE PLANTS, OR YOU PLANTED A NATIVE TREE WOULD BE TIER ONE OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINES. AND THEN WE CAN START TO BUILD THAT PROJECT FROM THERE. AND BASICALLY IT'S OUR TIME AS A BOARD IS THE MAIN COST IS WE WOULD RECOGNIZE THEM HERE AT THE MEETINGS AND WHATNOT [00:10:01] AND HAVE SOMETHING PRINTED OFF FOR THEM LIKE THAT. EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS WOULD BE A GREAT THING ON HERE. AGAIN, THAT'S KIND OF TIES BACK INTO UTILIZING OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER LOCAL CLUBS AND CHAPTERS. THOSE WOULD BE THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN COMING TO THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD AND TALKING ON WHAT THEIR IDEAS MIGHT BE. AND ANOTHER THING THAT WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED WAS VOLUNTEER CALL TO ACTION LIST. IF WE WERE ABLE TO BUILD UP A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND UTILIZE THOSE VOLUNTEERS IN THE FUTURE FOR PROJECTS THINGS LIKE A NATIVE PLANT DEMONSTRATION GARDEN HERE AT CITY HALL. WOULD BE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT. IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET VOLUNTEERS TO COME OUT HERE, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET NATIVE NURSERIES IN THE AREA. I KNOW OF TWO NATIVE NURSERIES THAT ARE ACTUALLY LOCATED INSIDE OF PALM BAY CITY LIMITS. WE COULD REACH OUT TO THEM, SEE WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN DONATING SOME PLANTS FOR IT. GETTING VOLUNTEERS OUT THERE AGAIN, COST THE CITY VERY RELATIVELY LITTLE IN, IN ASPECTS LIKE THAT. AND THEN FROM THERE, ONCE WE'VE GOT OUR FEET UP UNDER US AGAIN AND WE'VE DEMONSTRATED SOME VALUE AND WHATNOT, THEN THAT'S WHEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO START TO GENERATE LARGER SCALE PROJECTS AND PRESENT THEM TO THE CITY. THAT WOULD ACTUALLY NEED TO UTILIZE CITY FUNDS. SOME OF THE IDEAS ON HERE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THINGS LIKE CITY LEVEL CERTIFICATIONS LIKE TREE CITY USA, BEE CITY USA. THERE ARE THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO COST AN APPLICATION FEE. IT REQUIRES THE CITY COUNCIL TO GO THROUGH AND MAKE A RESOLUTION. IT REQUIRES THE CITY TO COMMIT X, Y, AND Z RESOURCES TO MAINTAINING THE STATUS ANNUALLY. SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE CAN USE AS A LONG TERM GOAL TO KIND OF DRIVE OUR FOCUS AND EVERYTHING. BUT AGAIN, WE'RE NOT I DON'T FEEL THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE KIND OF SITUATIONS UNTIL WE BUILD UP MORE OF A COMMUNITY AROUND US. THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD, AND SHOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS ALSO INTERESTED IN. AND THEN LASTLY SO I DON'T DRONE ON FOREVER IS DEVELOPING A BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. AGAIN. I FEEL THAT PROBABLY COMES LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD. ONCE WE HAVE SOME FEET UNDERNEATH US AND SOME TAILWIND TO OUR BACK IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET SOMETHING LIKE A POP UP TENT THAT SAYS PALM BAY SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD WE'RE ABLE TO THEN SHOW UP AT CITY EVENTS LIKE THE FESTIVALS AND WHATNOT THAT HAPPEN AT FRED. POPPY. WE CAN HAVE SOME MARKETING MATERIALS, THINGS LIKE WATER BOTTLES AND KEYCHAINS, MAYBE EVEN NATIVE SEED PACKETS THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES THAT WE CAN JUST HAND OUT TO INDIVIDUALS AND GET THEM MORE INVOLVED IN THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN PALM BAY. THAT WAY, IT'S NOT JUST ALL CITY FOCUSED. AND THEN, OF COURSE, ALL OF US WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS BEING MEMBERS OF THE PALM BAY SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. SO THINGS LIKE NAME TAGS AND POLOS DESIGNED FOR THIS BOARD WOULD BE A GREAT BOON FOR US. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S KIND OF COMES ONCE WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUR VALUE AND ARE ABLE TO SAY, HEY, CITY COUNCIL, WE WOULD LIKE THESE KIND OF THINGS. AND THEN THEY'D BE LIKE, YES, WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. WE CAN FIND SOME EARMARKED FUNDS FOR THAT. CAN I BE RECOGNIZED? YES. THAT'S OKAY. I LOVE ALL YOUR IDEAS AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THEM. I WOULD ADD ONE THING I FIND THAT MOST PEOPLE THEY LOVE THEIR CHILDREN. SO IF YOU GO INTO THE SCHOOLS AND YOU CREATE CONTESTS OR, YOU KNOW, DISPLAYS ON ON THAT TOPIC, ON THE, ON SUSTAINABILITY AND LET THEM FLY WITH IT AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE SOME SORT OF AN EVENT THAT USUALLY WILL ENGAGE THEIR PARENTS AND, YOU KNOW, BRING UP THE NEXT GENERATION INTO BEING MORE CONSCIOUS OF MAKING THIS CITY ABLE TO HANDLE THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE. SO THAT WAS THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD TO IT. BUT GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. NOW, I FULLY AGREE WITH THAT. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, MY SON HE IS VERY YOUNG. HE'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGED. HE IS ALREADY A NATIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL FANATIC, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. THE OTHER DAY HE ASKED US WHY PEOPLE DON'T LOVE NATURE AS MUCH AS HE DOES. AND I WAS LIKE, WELL, I DON'T KNOW, BUDDY. LET'S LET'S FOCUS ON THAT. SO DEFINITELY, LIKE YOU SAID, KIDS, KIDS CAN GET INTO THIS STUFF. EVERYBODY LOVES NATURE IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, AND USUALLY IT'S BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT NATURAL RESOURCES AROUND US, AND WE NEED TO LEARN TO TAKE CARE, YOU KNOW, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND KIND OF MELD IT WITH THE PROCESSES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE WITH A VIEW TOWARDS THE [00:15:06] GROWTH THAT WE'RE FACED WITH. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR SPECIFIC PROPOSALS TO BE PUT MADE INTO RESOLUTIONS COMING FROM THIS CONVERSATION? I THINK WE'RE JUST KIND OF ANXIOUS TO GET TO WORK ON SOMETHING. I LIKE A LOT OF THE IDEAS HERE. I I THINK THAT OUR PRESENCE AT OTHER MEETINGS AND OTHER PLACES IS AT FAIRS AND OTHER CITY EVENTS. WE HAVE WE HAVE STARTED DOING THAT. WE WENT TO THE LAST. THERE WERE SOME OF US AT THE LAST. FRED. POPPY. IT WAS THE POLICE NIGHT OUT. WE WERE THERE FOR THAT. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN CONTINUE. IT'S GOOD TO PLAN FOR IT. SO, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED EVERYONE TO BE THERE, BUT THE SAME PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THE LIFTING AND ALL THESE, YOU KNOW, EVENINGS AND FAIR EVENTS. SO IT TAKES SOME COORDINATION INSIDE MEETINGS. I LIKE A LOT OF THE IDEAS HERE. BUT WE NEED TO NARROW FOCUS. THERE'S A LOT HERE. SO I THINK THAT EACH OF US SHOULD IDENTIFY PRIORITIES WITHIN THIS PROPOSAL. THESE THESE PRIORITIES. SO FOR PUBLIC INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS, THAT TIES IN WITH SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS. YEAH. MY IDEA WITH KIND OF TEARING AT THE WAY THAT I DID IS, IS THE LOW HANGING FRUIT FIRST? SO ITEMS NUMBER ONE AND TWO THAT I PUT ON HERE, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT I THINK THAT WE CAN DO WITH NO COST AND NO MORE EFFORT THAN OURSELVES TAKING IT ON. I'VE BEEN PRESENT AT A LOT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AS OF RECENT. I'M PLANNING ON MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER WHEN HE HAS HIS NEXT COFFEY ON TUESDAY. SO I CAN GLADLY TAKE ON WHAT FREE TIME I'M ABLE TO DO. I CAN TAKE ON WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE GOING TO AT LEAST THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS BEFORE OUR NEXT SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS TO DRIVE AWARENESS ON THAT SCOPE WITH IT. IF IT COMES DOWN TO NEEDING A SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER FOR OURSELVES I'VE BEEN FOR BETTER OR WORSE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SINCE IT EXISTED. SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THOSE KIND OF THINGS SO I CAN TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND WHATNOT. AND THEN AS WE CREATE PROJECTS AND DO THINGS IN THE FUTURE, IT'S A MATTER OF TAKING PICTURES AND EXPLAINING OURSELVES AND AGAIN, DRIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO ITEMS NUMBER ONE AND TWO I AM MORE THAN WILLING TO TRY TO TAKE ON MYSELF AND CARRY WHAT I CAN FOR THE BOARD WITHIN MY FREE TIME. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT AT THIS MEETING, WE ASSIGN TASKS FOR EACH OF US HERE. DOUG, YOU'RE ALREADY VOLUNTEERING FOR ONE AND TWO. I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT OUR WATER SITUATION, AND WE CAN LET THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HERE TODAY LET THEM KNOW WHAT WHO'S ASSIGNED TO WHAT, AND THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, CHOOSE WHAT THEY WHAT THEY WANT TO FOCUS ON. BUT I THINK THE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS EDUCATE. AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD START TO THAT. AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THERE WILL BE MORE INTEREST, MORE INPUT, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF SMART PEOPLE IN THIS CITY. AND YOU KNOW, ALL IDEAS ARE NOT BAD IDEAS. THEY'RE NOT ALL NECESSARILY GOOD ONES, BUT EVERYTHING DESERVES CONSIDERATION. SO I THINK THAT'S THE ATMOSPHERE THAT WE NEED TO PRESENT. SO MY MOTION IS THAT WE ASSIGN TO THOSE PRESENT TASKS FOR NEXT MEETING. DOES THAT MOTION HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. WE'LL PUT IT TO A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY YAY YAY YAY YAY. ANY OPPOSED? IT'S UNANIMOUS. SO, CAN WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSION? IS THIS THE DISCUSSION PART? OH, YEAH. OH, DID YOU WANT. OH, YEAH. OKAY. DOESN'T AFFECT THE VOTE. IT'S JUST RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ABOUT THAT. YES. BECAUSE I TOTALLY AGREE. I GUESS WHEN I WOULD THINK SOMEBODY SHOULD BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT [00:20:09] THE FIT IDEA. I MEAN, ONE ONE THING WE COULD ONE IDEA I WOULD LIKE TO THROW OUT FOR THE FIT PROJECT WOULD BE PUTTING TOGETHER A COMPARISON OF ALL THE BREVARD COUNTY. SUSTAINABILITY PLANS CURRENTLY IN EXISTENCE BETWEEN BREVARD COUNTY AND THE MUNICIPALITIES, AND KIND OF DOING A STUDY, WHICH IS WHY IT SHOULD BE AN INDEPENDENT GROUP LIKE FIT DOING IT, NOT US. KIND OF DOING LIKE, WHAT ARE SOME AS DOUG WOULD SAY, LOW HANGING FRUIT THINGS WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADOPT. WOULD OTHER PEOPLE ADOPT FROM US? YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF A COMPARISON? DOES ANYONE THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PROMOTE? YEAH, I CAN WORK ON THAT AS PART OF NUMBER TWO. SINCE THAT INCLUDED ON MY NOTES WORKING WITH CITY MANAGEMENT TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE ADMINISTRATIVELY. I'M GOING TO BE SITTING DOWN WITH THE CITY MANAGER ON TUESDAY. SO I CAN MAKE SURE THAT I BRING THAT UP AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN GET THAT KIND OF A THING DONE AND SEE IF FIT IS INTERESTED IN THAT AS A PROJECT. YEAH, AND I'M GLAD TO MEET WITH THEM IF YOU NEED SOME BACKUP WHEN WE GET TO THAT. THE OTHER IDEA HE THREW OUT WE SHOULD PROBABLY SERIOUSLY CONSIDER, TOO, IS TO PARTNER WITH A LOCAL DEVELOPER, AND HE MENTIONED THAT THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT COULD PROBABLY IDENTIFY A DEVELOPER THAT MIGHT BE WILLING TO DO THAT. SO WE JUST WE HAVEN'T GONE FORTH AND TALKED TO GROWTH MANAGEMENT YET, BUT I THINK THAT'S A COUPLE IDEAS. AND WE COULD PURSUE BOTH OF THEM TO SEE WHICH ONE PANS OUT. YOU KNOW, MIGHT MIGHT BE WE SHOULD PURSUE A COUPLE WITH FIT BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT NOT JUST ACCEPT ALL OF OUR IDEAS. YEAH. ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT WITH PARTNERING DEVELOPERS, I KNOW THAT A LOT OF HOAS AND OTHER NEW DEVELOPMENTS STRUGGLE WITH RETENTION PONDS. AND THE SMELLS AND WHATNOT THAT COME FROM RETENTION PONDS POTENTIALLY WORKING WITH A DEVELOPER AS A PROOF OF CONCEPT USING NATIVE PLANTS AND SUSTAINABLE RETENTION POND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. RIGHT OFF THE BAT, THERE WAS A AT THE MOST RECENT FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY MEETING. THERE WAS A PRESENTATION ON BASICALLY JUST THAT AND HOW WE CAN USE MORE GRADUAL INCLINES INTO OUR WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND USING NATIVE PLANTS ON THE EDGES. AND THAT CAN HELP TAKE THE NUTRIENTS OUT OF THE WATER AND WHATNOT. SO, YEAH WORKING WITH PARTNERING WITH A DEVELOPER AND SEEING IF WE CAN PROOF OF CONCEPT THAT AND SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE DEVELOPERS COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH IN THE FUTURE. SUSAN WAS GOING TO SEE IF WE COULD GET FLORIDA AQUATICS TO PRESENT HERE. DID SHE MENTION THAT TO ANYBODY YET? FLORIDA AQUATICS TO BE A PRESENTER? I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE SAME BUSINESS, BUT WE DID HAVE AN AQUATICS COMPANY. THEY HAD DONE WORK AT THE ZOO AND THEY PRESENTED HERE. THEY HAD A BIG. THE MATS. NO, THAT WAS BEE MATS. THIS IS PEOPLE WITH WHO BUILT SYSTEMS THAT WERE FULLY RECYCLING THEIR OWN WATER. YEAH, THAT'S WHO PRESENTED TO CONRADINA LAST MONTH. THIS MONTH. SO THIS WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THEY WERE VERY SMALL. THEY WERE CONSIDERING DOING SOMETHING AT PALM BAY, BUT OUR IT WASN'T GOING TO WORK FOR THE CITY OR THE WATER LEVELS FLUCTUATE TOO MUCH IN OUR. COULD WE. DO YOU THINK WE COULD SEE ABOUT GETTING THEM AS A SPEAKER HERE? SO SUSAN DID REACH OUT TO ORCA, THE OCEAN RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION. SO SHE DID MAKE US AWARE OF IT. THAT'S A DIFFERENT GROUP. BUT YEAH, SO I KNOW THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN ALSO DOING SOME KIND OF LIVABLE SHORELINE OR RIPARIAN BUFFER SYSTEM. SO I KNOW THEY'RE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH THE CITY OR THE OR THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD. SO SHE'S ALREADY REACHED OUT TO THEM AND WE'VE TALKED TO THEM SO FAR. WELL IS SHE ARE WE ARE THEY GOING TO PRESENT TO US OR. WE'VE WE'VE ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT. IT WAS IT WAS REALLY JUST AN INTRODUCTION. AND THEY SAID WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU WOULD LIE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING US COME IN AND DO THIS. SO WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THEM TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT, WHAT IT ENTAILS, WHO THEY'VE WORKED WITH. AND AT THAT POINT, ONCE EVERYTHING'S BEEN REVIEWED, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A MEETING AND THEN TRY TO GET THEM IN FRONT OF THE [00:25:01] BOARD, TRY TO GET THEM IN FRONT OF STAFF AND SEE WHAT WE CAN, WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE CITY SO FAR ON SUSAN CONNOLLY'S BEHALF. OKAY, SO SO FLORIDA AQUATICS IS THE OTHER ONE THAT THAT ONE I HAVEN'T HEARD OF, OR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT I'M AWARE OF CURRENTLY. DO YOU WANT ME TO GET THE CONTACT INFORMATION TO YOU, OR HOW SHOULD WE GO ABOUT THAT? YEAH, WELL, THE BEST WAY IS TO APPROACH THEM YOURSELVES, REACH OUT TO THEM, TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO, AND SEE IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING RIGHT. AND THEN THEY CAN TALK TO US AND WE CAN PRETTY MUCH DO THE SAME THING. WE'LL GET MORE INFORMATION. WE'LL HAVE THEM. WE'LL REVIEW THE INFORMATION, SEE, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEM COME IN, DO A PRESENTATION AND TRY TO GET THINGS MOVING. I WILL DO. THEY MIGHT HAVE PRESENTED ALREADY. WE HAD SOME PEOPLE. IT WAS JUST TWO GUYS AT THAT TIME. OKAY. BUT IT CAN'T HURT TO TALK TO THEM AGAIN. I'M INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT HOW AND IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO ADVERTISE AT TURKEY CREEK, THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE GO WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE ENVIRONMENT A LOT. THEY GET A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE. AND IF WE WERE ABLE TO POST SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT IN ADVANCE, I THINK IT MIGHT GENERATE, YOU KNOW, INTEREST FROM THE PUBLIC AND AWARENESS THAT OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S POSSIBLE HERE. I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT ABOUT DEVELOPMENT AND HOW IT'S BEING HANDLED. PEOPLE WHO HAD GREEN SPACE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SEEING THE, YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPMENT GOING ON A QUARTER ACRE AT A TIME. ALL THE SPACE FOR WILDLIFE IS DISAPPEARING. SO I KNOW THERE'S CONCERN ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE BEING DEVELOPED AND THAT IS DESIGNATED. MOST PEOPLE CONSIDER IT A WETLAND. NOT APPROPRIATE FOR DEVELOPMENT. AND I THINK THAT THERE'S A. OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE THESE GROUPS WHO ARE ALREADY OUT THERE. AND TRY TO IF WE CAN GET COLLABORATION WITH OTHER GROUPS. OKAY. CAN I BE RECOGNIZED? YES. OKAY. WE HAD A MOTION AND WE HAD DISCUSSION AFTER THE VOTE, WHICH IS KIND OF BACKWARDS, BUT THE MOTION WAS FOR EACH OF US TO PICK A TOPIC. AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WOULD LIKE US TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IS. OKAY. I WILL PICK THE TOPIC OF NATIVE PLANTS ON IN PALM BAY. I WAS MENTIONING TO DEREK, I'VE BEEN REACHING OUT TO MIKE. WHAT'S HIS LAST NAME? DEREK STARTS WITH AN S WHO'S ON THE STAFF? OH, SANS. MIKE SANS. YEAH. YES. MIKE SANS. AND I REVIEWED THE LANDSCAPE PLANS FOR BUILDING E AND WORKED WITH TIM AND ANNA, AND THEY SUGGESTED A LOT OF ALTERNATIVES. AND WE STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT THEY NOT USE THE ONE INVASIVE PLANT ON THEIR PLANTS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO GET BACK ON THE NATIVE GARDEN THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT HERE AT CITY HALL. IS, IS ARE WE PAST THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO DIG IT UP FOR FIBER OPTICS? IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD BE DONE BY NOW. NO, YOU CAN NEVER TELL WITH THAT. IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF UP IN THE AIR. IT SEEMS THEY START ONE MINUTE, THEN THEY GO AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, COME BACK, FINISH THE JOB. IT'S SOMETHING I CAN FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU, AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I'LL TOUCH BASE WITH YOU, BECAUSE I WOULD ALSO THINK AS PART OF RESURRECTING THAT PROJECT, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUDGET IS STILL THERE. THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO THAT PROBABLY LIKE TWO YEARS AGO, MAYBE THREE NOW. I'VE STILL GOT THE 4500 CONRADINA AND FPL CONTRIBUTION MONEY. JUST SITTING THERE WAITING AND FPL HAS BEEN OKAY WITH THAT. BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GET GOING ON THAT. AND IT FITS RIGHT INTO A LOT OF WHAT DOUG WAS SAYING IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO MARSHAL SOME VOLUNTEERS FROM VARIOUS GROUPS IN THE CITY AND GET A LITTLE MORE ENGAGEMENT THERE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT. SURE. YEAH. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SUGGESTING. THAT'LL BE ME. I'M SORRY. YOU SAID THE BUDGET WAS FROM FPL AND THAT THAT WE HAD WRITTEN A GRANT FOR FPL. [00:30:01] THAT'S 2500 AND CONRADINA COMMITTED 2000. SO I'VE GOT 4500 IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT FOR THAT PROJECT. THE CITY BACK ALONG HAD COMMITTED I THINK THEY HAD COMMITTED 2 OR 3000 OF FUNDS TOWARD THE GARDEN AS WELL. OKAY. AND THIS WAS WAY BACK WHEN WE WERE REPORTING TO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT. SO. ALL RIGHT, I'LL DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT. THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. SO THAT WHEN FIBER OPTICS ARE DONE WE'RE READY WITH MONEY. AND DOES EVERYBODY KNOW WHERE THAT WAS GOING TO BE. DOUG WERE YOU AWARE THAT WE HAD SLOTTED THE THE SITE. IT'S OVER ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT LONG SIDEWALK THAT GOES BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY HALL. SO THERE'S A NICE CHUNK OF LAND OVER THERE IS WHAT WE HAD BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THE PROJECT. IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SIZE PIECE OF LAND. ARE YOU GOING TO PICK SOMETHING OR YOU WANT ME TO DO? I'M GOING TO DEFER MINE FOR NOW. YEAH. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON CLEAN AIR AND WATER. ALONG WITH PHYTOREMEDIATION, WHICH MAY OVERLAP A LITTLE BIT WITH JANE'S. BUT MY HOPE IS THAT WE'LL COME BACK WITH REPORTS AND SEE WHAT PROGRESS WE MAKE IN COLLECTING INFORMATION AND POSSIBILITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABILITY. SO THAT'S WHERE MY FOCUS WILL BE. YEAH. LIKE I SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER. I'LL FOCUS ON BEING THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AS WELL AS CITY MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP. THAT WAY WE KIND OF HAVE A LIAISON FOR THE BOARD THAT FOCUSES ON WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T GET A HOLD OF. OKAY. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO INVESTIGATE THE VIABILITY OF PALM BAY SABLAN SPECIFIC SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. IF THE CITY. I KNOW THE CITY HAS SOME OUT THERE. IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO BE, YOU KNOW, RIDE THEIR COATTAILS ON SOME OF THOSE. AND ALSO, AS I MENTIONED, TURKEY CREEK TO WHEN WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS TO POST IT AHEAD OF TIME THERE AND THE CONTACT INFORMATION AND HOW AND WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE TO GET INVOLVED IN SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES. SO. THAT WAS. ANY OTHER FUTURE PROJECT IDEAS? ERIC WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING. YEAH. WELCOME. ERIC. WHILE OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT FOR PUBLIC WORKS. I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO THROW YOU GUYS A COUPLE PROJECTS HERE AND THERE. SO I HAVE A VERY SMALL ONE FOR YOU TO START LOOKING AT. THE CITY OWNS A MONOLITH THAT'S AT THE CORNER OF PORT MALABAR AND US ONE IN THE MEDIAN. IT CURRENTLY HAS TWO PLANTER BEDS IN IT THAT ARE OVERGROWN. WE WOULD LIKE TO CLEAN THAT MONOLITH UP A LITTLE BIT. REMOVE ALL THE GRASS AND EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THERE. WE NEED SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT? FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS THAT ARE LOW MAINTENANCE TO PUT BACK IN THEM. THERE ARE TWO DECKS TO THE MONOLITH. ONE IS LOWER, WHICH YOU CAN PLANT STUFF ON, AND ONE IS AROUND THE TOP OF THE MONOLITH, ABOUT TEN FOOT OFF THE GROUND. THEY DO NOT GET MUCH WATER, SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT UP SO YOU GUYS COULD TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK IT UP ON GOOGLE OR DRIVE BY AND LOOK AT IT. WE CAN'T MAKE THIS 1AAA VOLUNTEER EVENT TYPE OF THING LIKE WE DID THE LAST TIME WITH HARDEN LANE BECAUSE IT IS IN THE MEDIAN OF, YOU KNOW, A MAJOR ROADWAY. SO IF WE CAN MAKE IT SOME WAY WHERE YOU GUYS COULD DO SOME RESEARCH ON SOME PLANTS THAT WE COULD GO PUT IN THERE, WE WOULD LOVE TO CLEAN IT UP, LAY SOME D2 FABRIC IN IT, AND CUT HOLES AND PLANT PLANTS ALL IN IT TO PREVENT THE WEEDS FROM COMING. WHATEVER YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE, WE JUST WOULD LIKE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. GOOD. AND YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL IRRIGATION IN THAT AREA. IT'S JUST BASICALLY WHATEVER THE RAIN BRINGS US. YES, SIR. EXCELLENT. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. [00:35:05] BASED ON THE LIST THAT CAME THROUGH, JANE SAID SHE WOULD DO NATIVE PLANTS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WHY SHE'S LOOKING AT NATIVE PLANTS. SHE CAN TRY TO ENCOMPASS ERICKSON AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR FURTHER INPUT. SO I THINK WE CAN ENCOMPASS HIS IDEA WITH WHAT SHE'S DOING AND MAKE IT ALL ONE. ARE WE ALLOWED TO MEET UP THERE LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF DOUG WANTED TO MEET ME THERE AND TALK ABOUT NATIVE PLANTS, ARE WE ALLOWED TO DO THAT OR IS THAT. I WOULD SAY IF YOU WANTED TO MEET DOWN THERE, YOU NEED TO LET ME OR DEREK KNOW. AND WE WOULD ESCORT YOU DOWN THERE SO THAT WE HAVE PROPER MO SET UP AND LIGHTS AND STUFF, ONE AT A TIME. WE COULD SET THAT UP. WE JUST DON'T WANT A BUNCH OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE MEETING WORKING STUFF LIKE THAT. SO JUST CONTACT DEREK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT, OKAY. AND WHEN I'M SPEAKING ABOUT REMOVING THE PLANTS, OBVIOUSLY ALL THE SOIL THAT'S IN THE POTS, THE POTTERS ARE OLD ALSO. SO ALL THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED TO A CERTAIN DEPTH AND SOMETHING WE WOULD NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO PUT BACK, ETC.. SO OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. AWESOME. SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PROJECT. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO JOIN ME TO SCOPE IT OUT? I WILL. OKAY. I WOULDN'T MIND PARTICIPATING IN THAT TOO. AND THE SCOPING? YEP. IN THE SCOPING. THANK YOU. SCOPING PARTNERS. THANK YOU, ERIC, FOR THE PROJECT. OKAY, SO SO ALONG WITH THE MOTION, EVERYBODY WHO'S PRESENT TODAY IN THE QUORUM HAS A, A FUTURE TASK, A FUTURE JOB THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO. AND THEN AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE CAN INCLUDE JESSICA AND MISS CONLEY. AND THEY CAN THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO DO. BUT I THINK THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE MOTION THAT WAS MADE THAT EACH ONE OF YOU SELECT ONE THING TO WORK ON. AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD START. YES. ME TOO. IS THERE A WAY, AS PART OF OUR INDIVIDUAL ROLES TO. WE KIND OF WERE SPEAKING ABOUT THIS BEFORE THE MEETING. GET A AGENDA ITEM ADDED TO WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON AS THAT GOING FORWARD ON FUTURE MEETINGS. YEAH. SO AGAIN YOU CAN DO THAT NOW, BECAUSE IF WE MOVE PAST THE FUTURE PROJECT IDEAS, YOU CAN ALSO JUST BRING IT UP. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE BOARD MEMBERS A REPORT SECTION WHERE EACH MEMBER CAN REPORT, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU DO HAVE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS THAT CAN BE ADDED ON EVERY MONTH TO THE BOARD, BOARD REPORTS. AND THEN THE CHAIRMAN WOULD CALL EACH PERSON AND THEY WOULD GIVE A UPDATE AND A REPORT SIMILAR TO COUNCIL REPORTS AT THE END OF EVERY COUNCIL MEETING. BUT YES, YOU CAN JUST ADD THAT ON THE AGENDA NOW THAT YOU HAVE ASSIGNED PROJECTS AND THEN THAT THAT WOULD BE WHERE YOU WOULD WANT TO REPORT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. THAT WAY IT STAYS IN THE SUNSHINE. WOULD THAT REQUIRE A MOTION AT THIS TIME TO ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA GOING FORWARD? IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED A MOTION. IF THE BOARD IS IN AGREEMENT IT CAN JUST BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FROM HERE ON OUT. OKAY. I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT. I'M IN AGREEMENT. I AGREE. CONSENSUS IS IT'S THERE. SO IN THE FUTURE, WE'LL ADD THAT SECTION TO EACH AGENDA. OKAY. EXCELLENT. OKAY. OTHER BUSINESS. UNDER OTHER BUSINESS, WE HAVE [OTHER BUSINESS] UPCOMING MEETINGS OF EVENTS, INFORMATIONAL OR INTEREST. I'M GOING TO LEAD IT OFF. I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE THAT MRC IS PUTTING ON. I THINK THE EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION REDUCTION REDUCED FEE IS EXPIRING AND BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH. SO YOU WOULD REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT IT IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT GOING. IT'S ON OCTOBER. 28TH AND 29TH I HAVE 28, 29 AND 30. I DON'T THINK IT'S THREE DAYS. I THINK I MIGHT HAVE MESSED THAT UP. BUT IT'S THE END OF OCTOBER. IS ANY OF THE CITY STAFF GOING? ERIC'S GOING. YAY! OR ERIC'S CONFERENCE. THE LID CONFERENCE? RIGHT. I'M SORRY. JEAN. WHAT ABOUT GOING TO THE CONFERENCE? YES. AWESOME. YES. GREAT. AND HOW ABOUT. ARE YOU GOING TO GO? [00:40:04] OH, GREAT. AWESOME. I'M PRETTY SURE I'VE SIGNED UP. SUSAN SIGNED UP, AND BETH BLACKFORD HAS SIGNED UP. WE KNOW THOSE PEOPLE. I WOULD GLADLY GO. IS GOING TO. IT'S WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. SHE WAS THERE LAST. LAST YEAR AS WELL. OH, GREAT. AND IS THE. I HEARD THAT THERE'S A NEW GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. AS. ARE THEY GOING? THAT'S ALTHEA. SHE SHE PROBABLY WILL GO BECAUSE LISA WAS SCHEDULED TO GO. YEAH. OKAY. SO SINCE SHE'S THE ACTING GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. I'M ASSUMING SHE'LL TAKE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES. AND THEY'RE ALSO PRESENTING. SO. OH OKAY. GREAT. OKAY. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNEW ABOUT THAT. YOU CAN GO TO THE MRC WEBSITE TO REGISTER FOR IT. AND THEN OF COURSE THE OTHER BIG THING IS THE LANDSCAPING TOUR ON NOVEMBER 9TH WHICH IS GETTING OUT THERE. I DID FOLLOW UP ON YOUR ADVICE AND CONTACT THE COMMUNICATIONS PERSON. SHE I THINK VERY NICE. EVERYBODY'S BEEN VERY NICE. I THINK IT MIGHT BE GETTING ON THE PALM BAY CALENDAR. I WAS ALSO ASKING ABOUT PALM BAY POTENTIALLY SPONSORING IT BECAUSE SUZANNE SHERMAN HAD BROUGHT UP THAT POSSIBILITY YEARS AGO. YEAH. AND NOW THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IN PALM BAY. IT WOULD BE GREAT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WAY THAT I UNDERSTAND THE THE RULES NOW FROM THE PERSON I WAS TALKING TO IS THAT IT HAS TO BE A FREE EVENT LIKE A PARADE OR SOMETHING, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO WAIVE THE FEES OR THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THE CITY OF PALM BAY NAME ON IT. I'M PRETTY SURE SHE TALKED ABOUT IT WITH THE CITY MANAGER. YEAH. WHAT I WAS WONDERING, AND I DIDN'T RUN THIS BY ANYBODY YET, SO I'M JUST TALKING FOR THE FIRST TIME HERE IS WOULD WE BE ALLOWED TO PUT THE PALM BAY SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD ON THERE? AS SOMEONE WHO'S I DON'T WANT TO SAY SPONSOR, BUT SOMEONE WHO'S ENDORSING. ENDORSING. THAT'S A GOOD WORD. THE EVENT IS THAT WE HAVE TO RUN THAT UP A FLAGPOLE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN GET RUN UP THE FLAGPOLE, BUT WE'D HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE PIO. YEAH. YEAH. SHE'S THE ONE THAT USUALLY APPROVES ANY KIND OF PARTNERSHIPS, SPONSORSHIPS ENDORSEMENTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. JUST BECAUSE IT IS. PALM BAY REPRESENTATIVE, TO AN EXTENT. SO YEAH, WE CAN RUN IT UP TO HER AND TRY TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. THAT WOULD BE I MEAN, I REALLY JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT WON'T BE IN PALM BAY AGAIN FOR MANY YEARS. SEVERAL YEARS AT LEAST. AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF HOMES ON THE TOUR ARE IN PALM BAY. SO IT'S REALLY LIKE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THAT OR PUT IT OUT IF WE WHEN WE GET TO THE POINT HOPEFULLY SOON OF THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD, SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WE COULD PUSH IT OUT THAT WAY TO GET SOME MORE ATTENTION ON IT. JANE, JUST FOR MY REFERENCE, WHAT'S THE ACTUAL EVENT CALLED? IT'S THE 16TH ANNUAL LANDSCAPING WITH FLORIDA NATIVES TOUR. THANK YOU. AND AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING I MEAN I'M THE PUBLICITY PERSON. SO JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU NEED. I MEAN SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW IF, IF THERE'S ANY FLIERS OR ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO EMAIL ME GO AHEAD AND EMAIL IT, THAT WOULD, THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME TO JUST KIND OF PUSH IT UP THE LINE TO THE PIOS OFFICE. WE'LL DO SO. PERFECT. YEAH. I DID SEND A BROCHURE COPY IN SO THEY COULD SEE THE MAP TO SEE HOW MANY REALLY WERE IN PALM BAY, BUT YEAH. GLAD TO SEND IT TO YOU, TOO. OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST I THINK IT'S SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US, YOU KNOW? YEAH. SO. AND THAT IS IT FOR ME. AND EVENTS. OH, EXCEPT ONE MORE THING. YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO PLUG THE NEXT CONRADINA MEETING. THE NEXT IT'S CONRADINA MEETING ON OCTOBER 13TH IS GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT HOA HAVING NATIVE PLANTS AND HOW TO GET YOUR HOA TO APPROVE THEM. THIS WOMAN SPOKE LAST SEPTEMBER WHEN THE TOUR WAS ALL HOA HOMES IN MELBOURNE. AND SHE WAS JUST A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE. SUPER NICE. SO SHE'S KIND OF BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND. PRESENTING AGAIN. THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ONE. I HAVE AN EVENT I [00:45:08] WOULD LIKE TO PLUG. IT'S ON SUPER SHORT NOTICE, SO I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF NOBODY IS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. BUT THIS SATURDAY MORNING, I BELIEVE IT STARTS AT. I'D HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK MY TIMES. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING THAT READILY AVAILABLE, BUT THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION OCEAN FRIENDLY GARDENS SECTION OF THE SPACE COAST CHAPTER IS GOING TO BE DOING A CLEANUP OF SOME OF THE OCEAN FRIENDLY GARDEN SOILS THAT WE HAVE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE OUTSIDE OF PALM BAY CITY LIMITS. SO IT'S AT BALLARD PARK. BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO REACH OUT FOR IN THE FUTURE AND SEE IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES ON SOME OF PALM BAY'S LANDS TO INSTALL THOSE BIOSWALES. AND USE SOME FOUNDATION ORGANIZATION AND ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THAT KIND OF STUFF GOING ON. THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS 830 TO 10 ON THIS SATURDAY AT BALLARD PARK IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A CLEANUP OF THE BIOSWALES. IS THERE ONLINE INFORMATION WHERE WE CAN CHECK THE TIME? AND IS THERE A SITE? YEAH. IF YOU LOOK FOR THE OCEAN OR THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION'S SPACE COAST CHAPTER THERE IS INFORMATION ON THERE. YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER LIST AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEND OUT INFORMATION THAT WAY ALSO FOR FUTURE PROJECTS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE'S TWO BIOSWALES THAT THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION MAINTAINS. ONE OF THEM IS THERE ON BALLARD PARK, RIGHT AT THE INLET. THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO SEPARATE GARDENS THERE AT BALLARD PARK THAT THEY HAVE INSTALLED. THE OTHER ONE IS ACTUALLY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAUSEWAY OVER IN INDIALANTIC. THEY HAVE ANOTHER BIOSWALE OVER THERE THAT THEY HAVE INSTALLED. AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR THEIR WORK WITH THOSE BIOSWALES. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY MOVING FORWARD THE INLET OF TURKEY CREEK WOULD BE A GREAT CANDIDATE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. I HAVE NOTHING, SIR. ANY OTHER MEETINGS? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YOU CAN CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT. WE'RE ALL READY. OKAY. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.