Oct 01, 2026 Council Meetings - Regular

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OKAY, IT IS 1800 HOURS. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2026-27.

[CALL TO ORDER:]

WE THANK YOU FOR EVERY SOUL THAT'S IN THIS BUILDING. FATHER, WE PRAY FOR THE UN ON PRAYER.

PRAYERS. FATHER, YOU KNOW WHAT WE STRUGGLE WITH.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. YOU KNOW WHAT OUR LOVED ONES ARE DEALING WITH, FATHER. SO WE LIFT EVERY SINGLE PERSON UP IN THIS ROOM IN PRAYER. BE WITH THEM. GIVE THEM PEACE. GIVE THEM COMFORT. GIVE THEM RESILIENCE TO ENDURE THE SPIRITUAL WARFARE THAT WE HAVE.

FATHER. SO LORD, WE PRAY FOR EVERY PERSON ON THIS DAIS. WE PRAY FOR WISDOM, DISCERNMENT, PRUDENCE AND UNDERSTANDING.

FATHER, GIVE US EYES TO SEE, EARS TO HEAR, AND A HEART TO RECEIVE YOUR WORD AS YOU SPEAK TO US, THROUGH YOUR PEOPLE, THROUGH THE RESIDENTS, AND THROUGH ONE ANOTHER. FATHER, BE WITH MR. MORTON WHILE HE'S TRAVELING. BE WITH HIS FAMILY, HIS LOVED ONES.

THANK YOU. WE LIFT EVERY SINGLE PERSON UP IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS. FELIX. WE LIFT UP MR. FELIX AND HIS FAMILY. FATHER, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE ENDURING. BE WITH THEM.

GUIDE THEM AND PROTECT THEM. KEEP YOUR ANGELS CAMPED AROUND THEM ALL THE DAYS OF THEIR LIFE.

IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST. IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. 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.

MADAM JONES ROLL CALL. MAYOR MEDINA. PRESENT.

DEPUTY. MAYOR. JAFFE. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN. JOHNSON.

PRESENT. COUNCILMAN. HAMMER. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN. LANGEVIN. PRESENT. MR. DE LORENZO. PRESENT. MISS SMITH. PRESENT. I LOVE YOUR PRONUNCIATION, MA'AM.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS:]

ONE VACANCY ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY AND OVERSIGHT BOARD. THIS REPRESENTS AN AT LARGE POSITION.

ANYONE WISHING TO SERVE ON THESE BOARDS CAN APPLY ONLINE AT PALM BAY FL.GOV, OR CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 9523414.

THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW ON AGENDA REVISIONS. MR. DE LORENZO. NO REVISIONS. MAYOR. MADAM SMITH, ANY REVISIONS? NO, SIR. COUNCIL. ANY REVISIONS? SEEING NONE.

I'M MOVING ON TO PROCLAMATIONS. WE'RE RECOGNIZING DAVID.

[PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS:]

THEY SUPPORTED YOU THROUGH ALL THIS. MAYOR. WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DAVE LACOUR IN THE EQUIPMENT RODEO.

WHAT IS AN EQUIPMENT RODEO? YOU SAY? WELL, THE FLORIDA EQUIPMENT RODEO HAPPENS EVERY YEAR AT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE STATE.

IT IS A COMPETITION OF 12 EVENTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS MEANT TO TEST THE OPERATOR'S SKILLS ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF THE TYPES OF JOBS THAT WE DO IN PUBLIC WORKS.

YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE WITHIN A TWO MINUTE WINDOW OR YOU GET TIMED OUT.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IS A LOT OF PEOPLE END UP RUSHING AND THEY MAKE A MISTAKE, OR THEY GET TIMED OUT AND DON'T COMPLETE THE ACTUAL COMPETITION.

SO THIS YEAR, DAVE'S LEADERSHIP REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME BECAUSE I OVERHEARD HIM TALKING TO THE STAFF THAT HAD JOINED HIM AND WERE COMPETING AS WELL. I HEARD HIM SAYING TO THEM THINGS LIKE, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE CLOCK. FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND.

STAY STEADY, FOCUS ON FINISHING AND SCORING POINTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.

THAT PHILOSOPHY CARRIED DAVID TO A FIRST PLACE FINISH IN THE STATE AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

THAT WAS HIS THIRD TIME WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

THREE TIME CHAMPION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. HE WAS COMPETING THAT DAY WITH OVER 100 OTHER PEOPLE.

NOW, WHEN YOU WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, YOU GET INVITED TO COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL RODEO AT THE APWA NATIONAL COMPETITION.

SO THE 50 NIFTY UNITED STATES THAT THAT SONG REMINDED ME THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST 50 STATES.

SO HE WAS UP AGAINST 50 STATE QUALIFIERS AND 48 PEOPLE THAT HAD QUALIFIED TO COMPETE OUTSIDE OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET.

AND OF THOSE 98 PEOPLE, DAVE TOOK FOURTH PLACE IN THE BACKHOE AND MINI EXCAVATOR COMPETITION.

SO FOR CONTEXT AND HOW HARD THIS IS, YOU HAVE A PICKLEBALL THERE IN FRONT OF YOU. IF YOU GUYS WOULDN'T MIND TRYING TO GET YOUR PICKLEBALL INTO THAT BUCKET THERE FOR ME, PLEASE AND THANK YOU. THIS WOULD BE A LITTLE FUN, A LITTLE.

OH, THAT WAS NOT HOW I EXPECTED IT TO GO. I THINK KENNEDY'S GOT.

I GOT TWO OUT OF THREE. KENNEDY'S GOT SKILLS.

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YEAH. MR. LIQUEUR HERE WAS ASKED TO DO IT ON A 21,000 PIECE OF 21,000 POUND PIECE OF MACHINERY.

SO THEY HAD A SET UP SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE OVER HERE. THERE WAS A SOCCER BALL, A BASKETBALL AND A FOOTBALL.

AND THEN THERE WAS A FIVE GALLON BUCKET STATIONED ON A PEDESTAL.

AND YOU'LL SEE HERE, MR. LIQUEUR DROPPING WITH EASE.

HOW MUCH THAT BUCKET WEIGHT. OH, JUST THE BUCKET. THAT'S WHAT'S UP. JUST.

EASILY 1,000 POUND BUCKET. THIS IS THE FOOTBALL.

FOR THE RECORD, MAYOR DAVE WAS THE ONLY CONTESTANT TO GET. OR THE ONLY COMPETITOR TO GET ALL THREE OF THE BALLS INTO THE BUCKET.

SO HE SHOULD HAVE WON FIRST PLACE, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YEAH, I THINK THERE WAS SOME CHEATING IN TEXAS.

WELL, HE WASN'T LOCAL, WAS HE? YOU FROM TEXAS? NO. I'D LIKE TO MENTION DAVE IS JOINED BY HIS WIFE, BECKY LECURE, HIS SON ZACH, AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS, MADISON AND AVA. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING. OH. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU SUPPORTING HIM COMPETING. YEAH.

AND IF I COULD FINISH JUST BY READING SOMETHING THAT DAVE SUPERVISOR WROTE ABOUT HIM IS ACCOMPLISHMENT.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT NOT ONLY HIS MASTERY OF THE EQUIPMENT AND COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, BUT ALSO THE PRIDE AND DEDICATION HE BRINGS TO SERVING THE CITY OF PALM BAY. DAVID'S CONTINUED SUCCESS IS A TREMENDOUS ACHIEVEMENT AND A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR HIS COLLEAGUES, HIS DEPARTMENT, AND THE COMMUNITY THAT HE SERVES. AND YOU'LL SEE MANY OF US ARE HERE TO TO BACK HIM UP TODAY AND TO SAY, DAVE, WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF YOU AND WE HOPE YOU KEEP IT UP. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. SO HOLD ON.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MAYOR WHEN YOU WHEN YOU WIN ONE OF THESE COMPETITIONS.

YEAH, MAN, THAT'S A GOOD BUCKLE. YOU WIN A BELT BUCKLE.

AND SO WE HAVE FRAMED THE BELT BUCKLES FOR DAVE HERE.

AND WHAT WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO HAVE THIS KEEPSAKE AND WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND AND KEEP ON, DAVE. WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD. HEY, DAVID. OH, THANK YOU KEVIN.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, CONGRATULATIONS, BROTHER.

WAY TO REPRESENT PALM BAY REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

BUT I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO SHARE A FEW WORDS, AND THEN I'D LIKE FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE. KEVIN. I'D LIKE FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM TO COME ON UP, AND WE'RE GOING TO HONOR YOU WITH A PHOTO.

WE'RE GOING TO BLAST IT ALL OVER THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE YOU'VE TAKEN IT THREE YEARS IN A ROW, TAKING THE STATE THREE YEARS IN A ROW. SO THAT.

THAT'S AWESOME. CARRY ON. DAVID. IT WAS, IT WASN'T THREE YEARS.

IT WAS SINCE 2017. OKAY. THERE'S BEEN SOME. SO SO THERE'S BEEN SOME GAPS.

OKAY. COPY THAT. NOTHING'S DONE WITH ONE MAN, THOUGH.

I MEAN, JUST LIKE PUBLIC WORKS, IT'S WORK DONE AS A FAMILY.

WE'RE DONE AS A GROUP. NOTHING GETS DONE WITH JUST ONE TEAMWORK IT'S ALL ABOUT TEAMWORK.

THAT'S EXCITING. SIR. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SHARE? YOUR LOVELY FAMILIES HERE WITH US SUPPORTING YOU? JUST THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME AND LETTING ME GO. AND THEY LET YOU GO? YEAH. YOU GOT PERMISSION? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? PERMISSION. THAT'S AWESOME. MAN. THAT'S A GREAT.

YOU'RE A GREAT HUSBAND. OUTSTANDING WIFE. THANK YOU.

COME ON UP, GUYS.

CAN WE CLEAR SOME OF THE STUFF? JUST PILE ON THE STAGE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU CAN USE.

THE BAG. OKAY. READY? YEP. DID YOU JUST GET A PICTURE? READY? ONE. THANK YOU.

THREE. EYES OPEN. YEAH. YEAH. GOOD JOB.

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BASKETBALL.

WASN'T THAT EXCITING? WHAT AN OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE.

DAVID! COME ON, GIVE IT UP FOR HIM. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO CALL UP ALTHEA JEFFERSON. I WAS. AND THE TEAM.

COME ON UP, LADIES. AND GENTLEMEN. OH, HAROLD. COME ON UP, SIR. IT'S COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.

IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED BY THE MAYOR OF THE GREATEST CITY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

WE CALL PALM BAY BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. THAT WHEREAS CHANGE IS CONSTANT AND AFFECTS ALL CITIES, TOWNS, SUBURBS, COUNTIES, BOROUGHS, TOWNSHIPS AND RURAL AREAS.

AND WHEREAS PLANNERS CAN HELP NAVIGATE THIS CHANGE WITH DATA DRIVEN INSIGHTS AND EXPERTISE THAT PROVIDE BETTER CHOICES FOR HOW PEOPLE WORK, LIVE, AND PLAY. AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO BE MEANINGFULLY INVOLVED IN MAKING CHOICES THAT DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE FULL BENEFITS OF PLANNING REQUIRES PUBLIC, ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS WHO UNDERSTAND, SUPPORT AND DEMAND EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I SAY AND CITIZENS, I CANNOT HELP BUT TO THINK OF BILL BATTEN, HOW ACTIVE HE IS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SIR, I REALLY COMMEND YOU. I HONOR YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT.

WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES.

AND WHEREAS, THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION ENDORSES NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT HOW PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL TO EVERY COMMUNITY AND HOW PLANNERS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY'S MOST DIFFICULT HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE QUESTIONS. AND WHEREAS, THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH GIVES THE CITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE PARTICIPATION AND DEDICATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AND OTHER CITIZEN PLANNERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME, CONTRIBUTING THEIR EXPERTISE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I ROB MEDINA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BY VIRTUE OF SAID AUTHORITY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2026 AS COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY AND URGE ALL OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING THE MANY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY COMMUNITY PLANNERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT THANKS FOR THE CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE BY THESE PROFESSIONALS. IN WITNESS HEREOF, I SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO BE AFFIXED THIS FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER. COME ON UP, ALFIE JEFFERSON.

THANK YOU. GOD BLESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BECAUSE PLANNING IS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO INVITE ANY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS IN THE PLANNING MATTERS EDUCATION SERIES TO COME UP AND JOIN US IN THIS PHOTO.

SO TONIGHT, THERE'S USUALLY A FEW OF YOU. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.

I'M INCREDIBLY, INCREDIBLY PROUD OF OUR PLANNING TEAM, ESPECIALLY AFTER THIS WEEK GUYS.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO HELP SHAPE PALM BAY'S FUTURE THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE PLANNING MATTERS.

WE'RE NOT ONLY EDUCATING OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT PLANNING, WE'RE INVITING THEM TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN BECOME.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COME ON OVER HERE. FROM FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE.

SO THIS GUY. YEAH.

GOD IS GOOD. GOD IS GOOD. I'M GONNA BE QUIET TO.

KIND OF. KIND OF. JOB, DOUG. THANK YOU. I'LL SEE YOU.

THANK YOU. YOU TAKE CARE. SEE YOU. THANK YOU.

TAKE CARE. LADIES. GOOD TO MEET YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT'S ME.

IS THAT THE MAYOR OF MELBOURNE? YEAH. THAT'S EXACTLY.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S EXACTLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT HAS A CHARM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYBE.

YOU GUYS HAVE NOTHING TO BRING HOME. SO GUESS WHAT MONTH IT IS.

IT'S NATIONAL MANUFACTURING MONTH AS WELL. I'M GOING TO CALL UP DANIELLE AND SHE'LL.

YES, MA'AM. DANIELLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COME ON UP.

DANIELLE. GRETCHEN. AND EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE.

COME ON UP. YOU KNOW IT'S GREAT TO HAVE EASTERN REPRESENTATIVE EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE HERE.

WHAT GREAT PARTNERS THEY ARE IN PARTICULAR IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

I KNOW THAT YOUR MAIN CAMPUS IS IN COCOA AND MELBOURNE, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PALM BAY CAMPUS.

I'LL GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY. SO I'M DECLARING THAT YOU INCREASE THE PALM BAY CAMPUS RIGHT HERE.

IT'S NATIONAL MANUFACTURING MONTH. IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED BY THE MAYOR OF THE GREATEST CITY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH WE CALL PALM BAY.

WHEREAS NATIONAL MANUFACTURING MONTH RECOGNIZES THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF MANUFACTURING TO OUR NATION'S ECONOMY, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT, AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY, WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE INNOVATIVE AND HIGHLY SKILLED CAREERS AVAILABLE IN TODAY'S INDUSTRY. AND WHEREAS THE SPACE COAST IS HOME TO A GROWING ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, AEROSPACE, DEFENSE, AND TECHNOLOGICAL INDUSTRY, MAKING A SKILLED WORKFORCE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR REGION'S CONTINUED ECONOMIC SUCCESS. AND WHEREAS EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING THIS WORKFORCE THROUGH HANDS ON EDUCATION AND CAREER FOCUSED TRAINING IN ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, COMPOSITES MACHINERY, WELDING, AND OTHER TECHNICAL FIELDS.

AND MANY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE RIGHT HERE IN THE GREATEST CITY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH WE CALL PALM BAY.

WHEREAS NATIONAL MANUFACTURING MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE OUR MANUFACTURERS AND PROMOTE CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON MEDINA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BY VIRTUE OF OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER AS NATIONAL MANUFACTURING MONTH IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY AND ENCOURAGE ALL OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF OUR MANUFACTURERS AND THE IMPORTANCE THEY SERVE IN OUR CITY, STATE AND NATION.

I'VE SET MY HAND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THIS GREAT CITY TO BE AFFIXED THIS 1ST OCTOBER OF 2026.

COME ON UP EASTERN FLORIDA AND RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS FRANK MARGIOTTA AND I SERVE AS DEAN OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE.

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CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR AND MR. MIKE ENNIS IS OUR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR AND RETIRED ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING ENGINEER AT HARRIS. SO WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD.

ON BEHALF OF DOCTOR JIM RICHIE AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE.

THANK YOU. MAYOR MEDINA AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS HONOR.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL MANUFACTURING MONTH, WHICH REFLECTS YOUR COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING THE TECHNICAL WORKFORCE IN PALM BAY.

THIS PROCLAMATION INSPIRES US TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS IN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL MANUFACTURERS BY DEVELOPING A SKILLED WORKFORCE.

MANUFACTURERS ARE VITAL TO PALM BAY BY CREATING JOBS WHICH LEAD TO STABLE EMPLOYMENT, STIMULATING ECONOMIC GROWTH, FOSTERING INNOVATION, AND SUPPORTING A SENSE OF PRIDE AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. THIS PROCLAMATION HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURING IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO TAKE A PHRASE FROM MAYOR MEDINA PALM BAY HAS SPACE FOR SPACE AND TOGETHER WE WILL BUILD THE WORKFORCE TO SUPPORT IT.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN. SO LISTEN, LET'S MAKE SURE WE SEND THE MESSAGE TO MR. RICHIE. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SEND THE SAME MESSAGE TO MY PERSONAL FRIEND, JACK PARKER, YOUR VICE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE A PHOTO, AND THEN WHERE'S YOUR WHERE'S YOUR PHONE? OH. MOM'S ALREADY ON THE DOCK. AS YOU WERE. OKAY.

I'M JUST GOING TO HOLD IT. HANG ON. COOL. THANK YOU. SIR. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR.

TAKE CARE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOU MAN. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THAT. TAKE CARE.

TAKE CARE. GOOD TO MEET YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR TAKING.

THANK YOU. GUESS WHAT MONTH IT IS. IT'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE EVERYBODY IN PURPLE.

AT LEAST THAT'S WHY I'M IN PURPLE. AND I SEE MANY PEOPLE IN PURPLE.

COME ON UP, GUYS. SHOULD I ASK EVERYONE THAT'S IN PURPLE TO COME ON UP? COME ON. I LOVE THE LITTLE RIBBONS. I GUESS I COULD USE THAT INSTEAD.

IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED BY THE MAYOR OF THE GREATEST CITY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH WE CALL PALM BAY.

WHEREAS NEARLY 1 IN 4 WOMEN AND 1 IN 9 MEN IN OUR COUNTRY HAVE SUFFERED PHYSICAL VIOLENCE BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IMPACTS PEOPLE OF EVERY AGE, EVERY ETHNICITY, NATIONALITY, ECONOMIC STATUS AND BELIEF. AND WHEREAS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE DEPRIVED OF AUTONOMY AND SECURITY, THEY FACE THREATS TO THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY AND IN MANY INSTANCES, FIND THEMSELVES LEFT WITH SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INSECURITY. AND WHEREAS CRIMES LIKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INHIBIT OUR COMMUNITY FROM REACHING ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL. AND ALTHOUGH GREAT PROGRESS IN BRINGING AWARENESS TO AND PROVIDING PROTECTIONS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS BEEN MADE, MUCH WORK REMAINS. AND WHEREAS THE PALM BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT'S VICTIM SERVICE UNIT DIRECTS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS DISTURBING STATISTICS REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ADVOCATES FOR TOUGHER SENTENCES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES, AND PARTNERS WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE PROVIDERS SUCH AS SERENE HARBOR. THE SALVATION ARMY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER.

TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DO NOT EXPERIENCE FURTHER HARASSMENT OR ABUSE.

AND WHEREAS, THE PALM BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT'S VICTIM SERVICE UNIT CELEBRATES ITS 28TH ANNIVERSARY AND ITS SIGNIFICANT

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THAT'S DUE TO THIS PROGRAM TO DANA PACKARD. GIVE IT UP FOR DANA.

28 YEARS. I REMEMBER I WAS A YOUNG, YOUNG LAD BACK IN THOSE DAYS.

WHEREAS THE CITY REAFFIRMS ITS DEDICATION TO PROVIDING A COMMUNITY WHERE NO ONE SUFFERS THE PAIN AND HARDSHIP CAUSED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND RECOGNIZES THE ADVOCATES, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND EXTEND HOPE AND HEALING TO SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND WHEREAS VICTIMS SHOULD HAVE HELP TO FIND THE COMPASSION, COMFORT, AND HEALING THEY NEED.

AND DOMESTIC ABUSERS SHOULD BE PUNISHED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW.

NOW, THEREFORE, I ROB MEDINA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BY VIRTUE OF SAID AUTHORITY OF THE OFFICE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH AND URGE THAT WE ALL REDEDICATE OURSELVES TO UPHOLDING THE BEST BASIC HUMAN RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM VIOLENCE AND ABUSE.

AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THIS GREAT CITY TO BE AFFIXED THIS FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER 2026.

MISS DANA, COME FORWARD. I'LL COME WITH YOU. OKAY.

AND ESCORT. YES. YES, MISS. YES. THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, ON BEHALF OF SERENE HARBOR, THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF PALM BAY AND PALM BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THEIR VICTIM SERVICE UNIT FOR ALWAYS COLLABORATING AND PARTNERING WITH SERENE HARBOR TO HELP KEEP OUR VICTIMS SAFE. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING US REMIND VICTIMS THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU DANA. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR MAYOR, COUNCIL AND OUR CHIEF OF POLICE AND HIS STAFF, BECAUSE THEY ARE ALWAYS SO SUPPORTIVE OF US AND GIVE US ALL THE RESOURCES WE NEED SO THAT WE CAN HELP THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE THEM. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR. YOU LOOK FAMILIAR.

COME ON UP. DON'T BE SHY. HEY, SHORT ONES IN FRONT.

SHORT. YOU'RE REALLY PUTTING ME ON THE SPOT. HI.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU WITH THE HAT. NICE TO SEE YOU.

READY? I'LL TRY THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE THIS. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU. TAKE CARE. TAKE CARE. GOD BLESS YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY, GENTLEMEN, WE ARE NOW ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS/RESPONSES:]

BILL BATTEN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET, SOUTHWEST.

I'VE GOT TWO ITEMS TO ADDRESS UNDER PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE FIRST ONE IS AFTER WATCHING THE PICTURES BEING TAKEN FOR RECOGNIZING THE PEOPLE.

WE HAVE A THREE TIER SYSTEM HERE ONE TWO. AND IF PEOPLE WOULD JUST STEP DOWN UNDER THE FIRST TIER, WE COULD MAKE THIS ALMOST LIKE A PODIUM SET UP AND IT'LL MAKE PICTURES A LOT EASIER.

THAT'S ITEM NUMBER ONE. IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION TO MAKE LIFE BETTER IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

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I MEAN, NOT A MEETING, A WORKSHOP OR A PRESENTATION.

I'M NOT SURE QUITE WHAT IT WAS, BUT I GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT OF THAT MEETING.

SO I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PUBLIC WORKS.

IT WAS IT WAS A SHORT MEETING, NOT EVEN AN HOUR LONG, AND PRESENTATION FOR THE MEETING FOR THE PRESENTATION ITSELF.

BUT AFTERWARDS, I, WE, THE PUBLIC WAS INVOLVED WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

AND WE HAD MORE MORE QUESTIONS, MORE ANSWERS AND MORE EXPLANATIONS.

I'VE SEEN. I'VE VERY SELDOM SEE A PUBLIC GROUP THAT WAS AS ACTIVELY ENGAGED AS THEY WERE.

SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT. MADE ME FEEL GOOD TO SEE THAT THE CITIZENS WERE INTERESTED.

IT WASN'T AS BIG A CROWD AS I WANTED, BUT IT TALKED ABOUT HOW WE GOT WHERE WE'RE AT AND HOW THINGS HAPPENED WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE CHIP PROGRAM.

SO I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT, AND IT KIND OF IMPRESSED ME.

SO IF I DIDN'T SAY GOOD WHEN IT WAS DUE, THEN THAT MAKES ME BAD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, JAMIE MENDEZ.

HELLO, HONORED MAYOR AND HONORED MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ENERGY, AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO SHAPING OUR OUR LIVES EVERY DAY.

MY NAME IS JAMIE MENDEZ. I LIVE IN 748 BADGER DRIVE.

LAST TIME I WAS HERE WAS A MONTH AGO, AND I SPOKE AS AN ADVOCATE FOR CREATING PICKLEBALL COURTS.

THAT'S RIGHT. AT VETERANS PARK AND FRIENDLY PARK USING FUNDS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED.

I BELIEVE THE FABRIC OF A STRONG COMMUNITY IS BUILT THROUGH SHARED ACTIVITIES LIKE PICKLEBALL.

WHAT HAPPENS ON THE COURT IS A MICROCOSM OF EVERYDAY POLITICS.

DEBATING, DEBATING RULES FAIRLY AND COMMUNICATING WITH TEAMMATES AND OPPONENTS WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS.

ALONG THE WAY, YOU GET TO BOND WITH SOME PEOPLE.

WHEN I MOVED HERE 14 MONTHS AGO, I GOT LUCKY.

I WAS FORTUNATE TO FIND A PICKLEBALL COURT AT TONY ROSA COMMUNITY CENTER AND KNEW NOTHING OF THE SPORT.

I QUICKLY FELL IN LOVE WITH IT, AND HOW THAT HAPPENED IS DUE TO A FEW MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO EMBODY TRUE SPORTSMANSHIP, THE KIND OF CHARACTER THAT MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO STAY IN PALM BAY AFTER MEETING THEM.

HERE'S CHARLIE. STAND UP CHARLIE REAL QUICK. CHARLIE USES SWITCH HITTER ON THE COURT, MEANING HE CAN HIT LEFT AND RIGHT, AND HE'S AS WELCOMING AS THEY COME. HE WAS OFFERED.

HE OFFERED HIS EXTRA PADDLE TO ME AND EVERY OTHER NEW PLAYER WHO COMES ONTO THE COURT.

AND HE HAPPENS TO BE A SENSATIONAL SALSA DANCER AND AN ARMY VETERAN.

THERE'S J. J STANDING RIGHT HERE IS SOMEONE YOU CONNECT WITH INSTANTANEOUSLY.

HE'S A FUN GUY. HE'S A FUN PLAYING PARTNER, AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HE HAS GIVEN ME RIDES TO TED WHITLOCK COMMUNITY CENTER.

HE ALSO IS WHERE I LEARNED HE'S A HUGE LA SPORTS FAN.

J IS ALSO AN AIR FORCE VETERAN, AND THEN WE HAVE JOHN.

JOHN IS A POWERHOUSE ON THE COURT. HE HAS AN INCREDIBLE SERVE AND IS A COMMANDING NET PRESENCE LIKE NO OTHER.

HE IS ALSO THE MOST INVITING MARINE I'VE EVER MET.

YOU CAN FIND HIM FOUR DAYS A WEEK AT WEST MELBOURNE'S BRYAN ADAMS PARK AT 6:30 A.M., WHERE HE VOLUNTEERS ROUTINELY CLEAN THE EXCESS WATER OFF THE COURT, AND HE ENSURES ALL SIX COURTS ARE AT REGULATION.

THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT A TINY FRACTION OF THE WONDERFUL PLAYERS YOU'LL CONNECT WITH, YET THEY, ALONG WITH MYSELF, SHARE ONE FRUSTRATING THING IN COMMON.

WE ARE PALM BAY CITY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE TO TRAVEL A FAR DISTANCE JUST TO PLAY.

I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. LAST MONTH I LEARNED THAT PALM BAY IS THE FASTEST GROWING CITY AND THE LARGEST GROWING CITY IN BREVARD COUNTY.

WITH THAT IN MIND, CONSIDER TIDES AT TIDES AT PALM BAY, A LUXURY APARTMENT THAT'S ONLY 0.6 MILES AWAY FROM VETERANS PARK.

HOW MANY OF THOSE NEW RESIDENTS WILL GET AS LUCKY AS I DID IN ENSURING THEY FIND A COURT? THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TIME.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOUG. MR. DILORENZO, I KNOW THAT WE HAD ASKED FOR AN UPDATE ON THE PICKLEBALL, SO I'LL.

I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS EVER COMMUNICATED WITH MR. MENDEZ, BUT I. I ENCOURAGE CITY MANAGEMENT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL DOUG HOKE, 1091 MARIPOSA.

GUESS WHAT MONTH IT IS. OCTOBER IS FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT MONTH.

WE DIDN'T PUT IN A PROCLAMATION FOR IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF IT COMES UP WITH NATIVE PLANTS, I'M GOING TO BE UP HERE TALKING ABOUT IT. I'M WEARING A GHOST ORCHID SHIRT TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE ONE OF THE RAREST AND HARDEST TO FIND IN MOST ENDANGERED FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS

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IT'S AT THE FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE OFF OF BABCOCK STREET, ACROSS FROM THE FIT GARDENS.

ANYBODY WHO COMES TO ONE OF THESE MEETINGS GETS TO LEARN A LOT OF GREAT THINGS. WE HAVE A GREAT, FANTASTIC SPEAKER. HE'S. HIS NAME IS CRAIG HUGILL.

HE IS THE PROFESSOR AT USF. HE RUNS USF'S NATIVE PLANT RESEARCH DATABASE.

HE IS AN ABSOLUTE EXPERT, PROBABLY THE FOREMOST EXPERT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ON NATIVE PLANTS.

IT'S GOING TO BE A PHENOMENAL MEETING. AND ANYBODY WHO SHOWS UP AND WALKS OUT GETS A FREE NATIVE PLANT TO START THEIR NATIVE PLANT JOURNEY WITH US. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT MONTH, THE CONRADINA CHAPTERS LANDSCAPE TOUR, WHICH IS GOING TO BE BEACHSIDE THIS YEAR. TICKETS JUST WENT ON SALE STARTING TODAY TO CELEBRATE FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT MONTH.

YOU CAN GO TO BREVARD LANDSCAPE TOUR.ORG AND GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THAT THIS SUNDAY.

AS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE OF PACE. THE FAMILY.

OUR LAGOON FAMILY FUN DAY IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING.

THE BREVARD INDIAN RIVER LAGOON COALITION IS GOING TO BE HOSTING THAT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD PART FROM 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M.

SO EVERYBODY, AFTER THEY LEAVE, CHURCH CAN COME OVER TO GOOD PARK, ENJOY SOME FUN ACTIVITIES.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME GAMES FOR SOME KIDS, SOME FOOD TRUCKS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, POTENTIALLY SOME KAYAKING OPPORTUNITIES, GET YOU OUT ON THE WATER ON TURKEY CREEK AND REALLY BUILD THAT CONNECTION TO THE LAGOON.

AS WE ALL KNOW, THIS IS IN SUPPORT OF THE SORREL PROGRAM THAT IS UP FOR RENEWAL THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

SO WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT SORREL TAX BE RENEWED FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS.

WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF GOOD IN THE LAGOON. LASTLY, I WANT TO USE MY LAST MINUTE OR SO TO TALK TO CITY COUNCIL AND CITY LEADERSHIP ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I'VE NOTICED. WHEN YOU GO ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PEOPLE ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY THE CITY OF PALM BAY HAS NOTHING GOING ON, AS I CAN ATTEST TO. WHEN I COME UP TO THIS PODIUM AND TALK ABOUT EVENTS, WE HAVE STUFF GOING ON ALMOST EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF THAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM BAY'S LIMITS.

I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT WE'RE RUNNING INTO, THOUGH, IS GETTING IT OUT THERE. OUR MESSAGE IS NOT REACHING THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE GOING TO THESE EVENTS, AND THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD WANT TO BE COMING TO THESE EVENTS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE CITY LEADERSHIP AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO POTENTIALLY THINK OF SOME IDEAS TO WHERE WE CAN PROMOTE THESE EVENTS, PROMOTE THESE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

AND THIS IS AN INVESTMENT NOT ONLY IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN THE CITY ITSELF.

WHEN WE HAVE THINGS GOING ON AND PEOPLE SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM BAY, THAT'S GOING TO DRAW MORE BUSINESSES AND MORE FAMILIES TO WORK AT THOSE BUSINESSES TO THE CITY. SO I WOULD JUST REALLY LIKE TO ENCOURAGE A WAY TO BRING THESE UP TO THE FOREFRONT AND REALLY KIND OF TURN THAT TIDE AROUND, WHERE PALM BAY IS A PLACE WHERE THINGS ARE HAPPENING.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, SPEAKER.

JUAN DELGADO. GOOD EVENING. JUAN DELGADO, 1561 WILLARD ROAD, NORTHWEST PALM BAY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME A FEW MINUTES TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS JUAN DELGADO, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S BEEN SERVING THE YOUTH OF PALM BAY FOR 42 YEARS, THE PALM BAY YOUTH BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, OR PBA.

FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES, PBA HAS BEEN AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION GIVING CHILDREN AND OUR COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY BASKETBALL, LEARN TEAMWORK, BUILD DISCIPLINE, MAKE FRIENDSHIPS, AND DEVELOP CONFIDENCE BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT.

BUT TODAY, THE ORGANIZATION IS AT A CROSSROADS.

THE DEDICATED BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE KEPT THIS PROGRAM GOING FOR SO MANY YEARS ARE REACHING RETIREMENT AGE AND ARE READY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION TO STEP FORWARD.

THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE 42 YEARS OF HISTORY, RELATIONSHIP AND SERVICE TO OUR CHILDREN DISAPPEAR SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE WILLING TO TAKE THE REINS.

THAT IS WHERE I'M STEPPING IN. I AM VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE AS THE TREASURER OF PBA, AND MY GOAL IS NOT SIMPLY TO KEEP THE ORGANIZATION ALIVE.

MY GOAL IS TO HELP IT BUILD A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP THAT CAN CARRY THIS PROGRAM FORWARD FOR ANOTHER 42 YEARS.

BUT I CAN'T DO IT ALONE. WE'RE LOOKING FOR BOARD MEMBERS, COACHES, VOLUNTEERS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE WILLING TO GIVE THEIR TIME, EXPERIENCE AND TALENTS TO HELP OUR KIDS. MAYBE YOU UNDERSTAND FINANCES.

MAYBE YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH FUNDRAISING, MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA, ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZING EVENTS, COACHING ON WORKING WITH CHILDREN. OR MAYBE YOU SIMPLY BELIEVE THAT OUR KIDS DESERVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN LEARN, COMPETE, AND GROW. THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU. I BELIEVE PROGRAMS LIKE PBB ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOUTH SPORTS ARE ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN BASKETBALL. THEY TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO WORK TOGETHER, HOW TO HANDLE ADVERSITY, HOW TO WIN WITH HUMILITY, HOW TO LOSE WITH CHARACTER, AND HOW TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

42 YEARS AS A LEGACY WORTH PROTECTING. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT LEGACY DOESN'T END WITH THE GENERATION THAT BUILT IT.

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IF YOU'RE WILLING TO SERVE ON THE BOARD MEMBER, VOLUNTEER COACH, SPONSOR, OR SIMPLY HELPING WHATEVER YOU CAN, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US. LET'S COME TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE THAT WHEN TODAY'S KIDS BECOME TOMORROW'S PARENTS, THEY CAN STILL BRING THEIR CHILDREN TO PALM BAY YOUTH BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION.

VISIT WWW.ZBA.COM OR EMAIL ME AT COACH DELGADO@YAHOO.COM.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS BATTLE ON.

I KNOW THAT YOU COACHED FOR THAT LEAGUE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

YES. SINCE 2009. I THINK THAT'S WHEN WE FIRST MET.

I HAVE A COUNCILMAN MIKE HAMMER THAT WANTS TO WEIGH IN, PUT ME IN TO HELP.

OH, GREAT. THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. MIKE. YES. THANK YOU. AND JUST SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS ALSO OBADIAH TOPPIN AND JACOB TOPPIN, THAT'S IN THE NBA RIGHT NOW. THEY CAME OUT OF PBB THAT, YOU KNOW, PBB.

AYE THEY THEY YOU GOT A D1 YES, PLAYER. HE'S BACK ISN'T HE? SO MAN, PULL ON HIM TOO. YES, I RECENTLY SAW HIM.

YEAH. ALRIGHT. GOD BLESS YOU, BUDDY. THANK YOU.

THANKS. THANKS. BUTCHER AND.

BUTCHER. EXCUSE ME. BUTCHER AND 219 TRENTON AVENUE.

LOVE TO SHARE. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. AND I'M SORRY I MISSED THE LAST FEW MEETINGS THAT YOU HAD.

I'VE HAD A FRIEND OF MINE PASS AWAY AND HAD TO GO UP AND VISIT WITH HIM.

I'M CONFUSED ON THE NINE E 911 STANDING. ARE WE WAITING FOR A CONTRACT TO BE COMPLETED? AND THEN YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO REVIEW IT, OR IS THAT A DONE DEAL? IS IT MOVING TO ROCKLEDGE? I JUST NEED AN ANSWER ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. DELORENZO. YES, MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU. THE LAST MEETING YOU ASKED US TO BY CONSENSUS TO WORK TOWARDS A CONTRACT WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND WHEN MR. MORTON RETURNS, WE WILL RESUME THAT ACTIVITY.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER CONCLUDES THE CARDS, MAYOR.

THANK YOU. SO WE ARE NOW ON CONSENT AGENDA. DEPUTY MAYOR.

COMMENTS? NO CARDS. MAYOR. OKAY, COUNCIL, ANY ONE OF YOU WISH TO PULL AN ITEM?

[APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA:]

YES, SIR. CARRY ON. MY QUESTIONS REGARDING TWO ITEMS. FIRST, I'LL GO WITH SCADAO THE CLASSIFIED. OKAY.

NO NO NO NO. SO THE QUESTION IS. I DIDN'T SEE ANY IN REGARDS TO PROCUREMENT.

I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING REGARDING A PIGGYBACK OR RFP.

SO WE'RE IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN THAT. MR.. DE LORENZO DI LORENZO DI LORENZO.

YES. YES. COUNCILMAN. IT WAS AN RFP. IT WAS RFP 25. 25-26 AND IT WENT OUT TO 800 PLUS DIFFERENT FOLKS. AND THERE WERE OVER 30 RESPONDED AND TWO WERE UNDERSTOOD TO BE ELIGIBLE.

AND WE MOVED ON FROM THERE. THE DETAILS ARE NOT INCLUDED INTENTIONALLY BECAUSE OF STATUTE AND PROTECTION FOR CYBERSECURITY.

BUT WE MAY BE ABLE TO ASK AND ANSWER OTHER QUESTIONS.

PERHAPS WE COULD GIVE IT A TRY IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC.

OKAY. AND MY LAST QUESTION IS REGARDING CATHCART.

THANK YOU FOR GETTING BACK WITH ME IN REGARDS TO IT WAS REGARDING THEIR LABOR.

SO MR. DILORENZO ANSWERED MY QUESTION IN REGARDS TO HOW ARE THEY MAPPING OR HOW ARE THEY KEEPING TRACK OF THE HOURS THAT ARE WORKED? BECAUSE I SEE A LOT OF OVERTIME HOURS, BUT MY CONCERN WAS THERE'S SOME OF THEM WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THOSE WHO ARE 56 HOURS AND THEN THEY HAVE 26 OVERTIME HOURS.

BUT THEN I ALSO SEE SOME THAT ARE LIKE 17 WORKING HOURS AND THEN 17 OVERTIME HOURS.

SO I'M LIKE, TYPICALLY AFTER 40 HOURS IS WHEN YOU HIT OVERTIME.

SO I WAS LOOKING FOR CLARIFICATION ON THAT, OR I'M GOING TO ASK TOMMY TO COME UP AND TRY TO ADDRESS THAT.

I'LL JUST TAKE A STAB AT IT, WHICH IS, YEAH, THEY'RE THEY'RE PROBABLY ON MULTIPLE JOBS.

AND IT DEPENDS WHEN THEY NEEDED TO BE AT, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN LOCATION.

ALL RIGHT. COULD IT BE EVENING HOURS TO. PROBABLY NIGHT TIME.

GOOD EVENING. YEAH. SO TAKING A STAB AT THAT ONE, I WOULD ASSUME.

AND I'D HAVE TO, TO COMMUNICATE WITH CATHCART TO CONFIRM.

BUT THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT WENT ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE, THE RATE OF SHOWING UP AND THEN CONTINUING TO WORK PROBABLY BEYOND A

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THERE WAS WEEKEND WORK, THERE WAS SOME OVERNIGHT WORK OR WELLPOINT'S BLUE OUT HAD TO BE REESTABLISHED, AND VERY ODD HOURS AND WEEKEND HOURS WERE WORKED FOR THAT INCIDENT, PARTICULARLY.

OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD. MAYOR YOU GOOD? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND.

GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFEE.

ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES FIVE ZERO. WE'RE NOW ON PUBLIC HEARING.

[PUBLIC HEARINGS:]

ORDINANCE 2026-30, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 17, LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 172 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURES.

SUBCHAPTER PART THREE APPLICATION TYPES TO CLARIFY REVIEW CRITERIA FOR CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATIONS.

PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.

HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES.

PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU MA'AM, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DEFER TO MR. DE LORENZO. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, THIS ITEM WAS INITIALLY INITIATED BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON AND DIRECTED BY CONSENSUS OF CITY COUNCIL STAFF PREPARED THIS AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 172 RELATED TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS.

AND MISS JEFFERSON, THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, WILL PRESENT THE ITEM.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE CITY IS PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 172.024 OF THE CODE TO CLARIFY HOW CITY COUNCIL MAY EVALUATE COMPATIBILITY WHEN REVIEWING CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATIONS.

THE EXISTING STANDARDS REQUIRE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WHETHER A PROPOSED USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING OR PERMITTED USES ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES.

THE AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO ALSO CONSIDER THE LOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF EXISTING CONDITIONAL USES WITHIN THE SURROUNDING AREA OF AN APPLICATION, AND THEIR CUMULATIVE EFFECT ON THE CHARACTER AND FUNCTION OF THE AREA.

THE AMENDMENT WOULD NOT ESTABLISH A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF CONDITIONAL USES WITHIN AN AREA, OR REQUIRE APPLICATION TO BE DENIED, SIMPLY BECAUSE SIMILAR USES ALREADY EXIST NEARBY.

INSTEAD, IT WOULD GIVE THE CITY COUNCIL AN ADDITIONAL FACTOR TO CONSIDER WHEN EVALUATING THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH APPLICATION.

WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

I DON'T SEE ANY COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST I DO HAVE A COMMENT.

I THINK THIS IS GIVEN US A LITTLE BIT OF TEETH.

COUNCILMAN. JOHNSON. SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR EFFORTS.

ALTHEA, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS IN THIS AS WELL.

THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN. JOHNSON. FIRST THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR RUNNING WITH THIS ESPECIALLY DOWN THE PIPELINE, WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SOME ITEMS THAT THIS WILL BE OF VALUE TO HAVE AS A COUNCIL.

MRS. SMITH DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING TO INCLUDE WITH THIS OR.

IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIFIC THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO PROVIDE? JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE GOOD ON THIS MOVING FORWARD, OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT MAY COME BACK TO BE CHALLENGED? WE HAVE THE STATE ALWAYS CHANGING LEGISLATION EVERY OTHER YEAR OR EVERY YEAR IN REGARDS TO WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO.

AND WE HAVE THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE OUR QUASI JUDICIAL AUTHORITY IN CERTAIN AREAS, AND THEY'LL CHALLENGE OR TRY TO TAKE US TO A LAWSUIT. SO JUST WANTED TO SEE FROM YOUR STANDPOINT, LOOKING DOWN RANGE HOW ARE WE LOOKING REGARDING THIS ITEM BEING ADDED ON TO OUR TOOL BELT? ANY CHANGE TO CONDITIONS THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS FOR WHEN APPROVING OR DENYING A LAND USE APPLICATION COULD BE SUBJECT TO AN SB 180 CHALLENGE.

CERTAINLY A DEVELOPER OR APPLICANT MAY LOOK AT IT AND MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT THAT CHANGE IS MORE RESTRICTIVE, RESTRICTIVE, OR BURDENSOME. IN SUCH CASE, THEY COULD PETITION THE CIRCUIT COURT AND WELL, THEY FIRST PUT US ON NOTICE THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE SO THAT WE CAN REVIEW. WE'D HAVE 14 DAYS TO REVIEW AND DETERMINE WHETHER WE ARE GOING TO WITHDRAW THAT.

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IF WE DO NOT DO IT WITHIN THAT PERIOD OF TIME, THEY COULD THEN PETITION THE CIRCUIT COURT TO SEEK AN INJUNCTION IN WHICH THE COURT WILL PROHIBIT US FROM ACTUALLY ENFORCING IT. SO CERTAINLY THAT COULD BE SOMETHING AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, ONE LAND USE ATTORNEY HAS INDICATED THAT SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AT THIS POINT.

SHE DOES NOT HAVE A CLIENT THAT I KNOW OF WHO THIS WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO, BUT I'M CERTAIN THAT IF SOMEHOW THIS IS A FACTOR THAT IS CONSIDERED ON ONE OF HER CLIENTS, THAT SHE WOULD LIKELY MAKE THAT ARGUMENT. OKAY.

COUNCILMAN HAMMER TO. I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT.

DOESN'T THIS. SO I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. BUT DOESN'T THIS MAKE IT EASIER AS WELL? SO THIS DOESN'T FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORY BECAUSE IT CAN BE MADE EASIER OR CORRECT BECAUSE THIS CAN MAKE IT EASIER AS WELL.

IT DOESN'T PROHIBIT IT. IT JUST GIVES IT EITHER EASIER OR HARDER.

CERTAINLY, COUNCIL IS FREE TO DETERMINE HOW ITS ORDINANCES MAY BE REASONABLY INTERPRETED.

CERTAIN COUNCIL WILL HAVE ITS INTERPRETATION.

OTHERS MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT ONE. AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE NOT ENACTED IT, AND I CANNOT DEFINITIVELY TELL YOU HOW A COURT MAY LOOK AT THIS LANGUAGE. I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THAT IT WILL BE ANALYZED THROUGH THAT PARTICULAR LEGISLATION IF THERE IS AN APPLICABLE PROJECT, AND THE APPLICANT DOES NOT PARTICULARLY CARE FOR THE STANDARD OR THE RESULT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, GENTLEMEN? SEEING NONE. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. ASKING FOR A MOTION.

SO MOVED. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HAMMER. ANY DISCUSSION? GENTLEMEN? SEEING NONE, I'M CALLING THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SIGNIFY BY SAYING NAY PASSES FIVE ZERO. WE'RE NOW ON PUBLIC HEARING.

NUMBER TWO, MADAM SMITH, ORDINANCE 2026-31, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TITLE SEVEN, LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 172 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURES. SUBCHAPTER PART SIX SUBDIVISION APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS BY CONFORMING WITH AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 177 FLORIDA STATUTES CONCERNING EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS PRIOR TO RECORDATION OF THE FINAL PLOT PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES.

PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MADAM SMITH. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DEFER TO MR. DE LORENZO. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF THIS ORDINANCE RELATED TO RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PRIOR TO FINAL PLAT, AS REQUIRED BY STATE STATUTE. THERE WERE NO CHANGES REQUESTED AT THE FIRST READING, AND STAFF ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW ON QUEUE, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK THE AUDIENCE IF THEY HAVE A COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST US TO PLEASE STEP FORWARD. BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET, SOUTHWEST.

I FIND THIS SOMEWHAT HUMOROUS THAT IN THE NATIONAL PLANNING MONTH THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON THE FINAL HEARING FOR A DEVELOPER TO HAVE 50% OF THE HOMES BUILT BEFORE WE'VE EVEN SEEN THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

I UNDERSTAND 100% THAT THIS IS FLORIDA STATUTES.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BEING GOVERNED UNDER. WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE ORDERS FROM THE FROM THE COMMANDERS ABOVE.

THAT'S HOW LIFE WORKS. HOWEVER, BILL BATTEN ADDRESSES HIS COMMENTS.

JUST LIKE I'M ADDRESSING TO YOU. I ADDRESS THEM TO MY STATE REPRESENTATIVES ALSO.

AND SO SINCE YOU'RE ALSO MY REPRESENTATIVES, MAYBE YOU COULD LET THEM KNOW HOW SOME OF THE RULES THAT THEY'RE PUTTING DOWN UPON US IMPACT ON THE HOME RULE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

JUST JUST PUT IT OUT THERE. I KNOW WE HAVE TO FOLLOW LAWS, BUT DURING NATIONAL PLANNING MONTH.

WE DIDN'T GET A PLAN ANYTHING BECAUSE WE'RE BUILDING THE HOMES EVEN BEFORE WE SEE THE FINAL PLAN.

KIND OF STRANGE HOW THAT WORKS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION. SO MOVED.

SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFEE.

ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES FIVE ZERO. WE'RE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, MADAM SMITH, ORDINANCE 2026-40.

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A VACANT AND ABANDONING A PORTION OF THE REAR 20 FOOT PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN LOTS 12 AND 13 BLOCK 1900 PORT MALABAR UNIT 26, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16, PAGES 84 THROUGH 90 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA ILLEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU MA'AM. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND MR. DE LORENZO. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF THIS ORDINANCE RELATED TO VACATING A REAR UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT TO BRING AN EXISTING EXISTING STRUCTURE INTO COMPLIANCE, AND STAFF ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I, I DON'T THINK COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

WOULD THE APPLICANT WISH TO STEP FORWARD? IS THE APPLICANT HERE? MR. JOHNSON? MR. BLANFORD IS THE APPLICANT HERE, MA'AM? NO. YOU DON'T SEE HIM. OKAY. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING, ASKING FOR A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HAMMER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES FIVE ZERO.

WE'RE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR, MADAM SMITH. ORDINANCE 2026-41, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. VACATING ABANDONING A PORTION OF THE REAR TEN FOOT PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN LOT EIGHT, BLOCK 916, PORT MALABAR, UNIT 18, ACCORDING TO THE PLOT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 15, PAGES 109 THROUGH 119 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU MA'AM.

I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND MR. DILORENZO. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF THIS ORDINANCE RELATED TO VACATING A REAR UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A POOL, AND STAFF ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKING FOR A MOTION.

SO MOVED. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HAMER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. PASSES FIVE ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS, BUSTAMANTE'S. WE'RE NOW ON COUNCIL REPORTS.

[COUNCIL REPORTS:]

SO WE KIND OF I HAD MENTIONED THAT NIGHT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MAYBE NOT JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO $200 MILLION AND TAKE IT AND MAYBE ASK THE EPA WHY THEY'RE DOING THIS.

SO AT THE MOMENT, I HAVE DONE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIGGING INTO IT AND HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYISTS AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE.

AND I'M STILL GATHERING INFORMATION BEFORE I COME BACK WITH AN ASK, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE.

IT IS A EPA ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION. IT'S NOT A, YOU KNOW, DIRECT CONGRESSIONAL BILL, THE EPA IN 2024 UNDER THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, CAME UP WITH THIS REGULATION.

THE NEW ADMINISTRATION'S EPA DIRECTOR IS LOOKING WAS LOOKING LAST YEAR AT DOING SOMETHING WITH THAT, BUT THEY ENDED UP NOT THEY ENDED UP SUPPOSEDLY CHANGING IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT REMOVING THAT PFAS REGULATION.

SO LIKE I SAID, WE'RE LOOKING INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND SEEING HOW TO ADDRESS IT, BUT WE'RE NOT READY TO SEND A LETTER YET.

BUT WE ARE FIGURING OUT IF THERE'S A BETTER APPROACH TO THAT WITHOUT JUST ACCEPTING THAT REGULATION.

THANK YOU. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR REPORT, SIR? THAT IS THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN HAMMER.

I JUST HAVE ONE THING. ON SATURDAY, WHILE I WAS WATCHING THE FLORIDA GATORS BEAT OLE MISS I GOT A PHONE CALL THAT MY UNCLE HAD FALLEN, AND I RAN DOWN TO HELP HIM UP. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE OUR OUR PALM BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT KUDOS.

THEY SHOWED UP EXTREMELY FAST. THEY WERE EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL.

THE WAY THAT THEY HANDLED MY UNCLE, HE WAS, HE HAD TAKEN A FALL AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND JUST THE, THE PROFESSIONALISM THAT OUR FAMILY RECEIVED BEFORE THEY SAW I WAS STANDING IN THE CORNER WAS, WAS PRETTY AMAZING. I'M, I'M, I'M SO PROUD TO BE BE PART OF YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU SIR.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. YES, MAYOR. I'M APPOINTING JARED AND SAINT FLEUR TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY AND OVERSIGHT BOARD.

THANK YOU, SIR. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS? PRAISE THE LORD. DEPUTY DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFE. I JUST WANT TO WISH CHANDLER LANGEVIN A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW.

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WHO'S WHOSE BIRTHDAY? COUNCILMAN LANGEVIN. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COUNCILMAN LANGEVIN, 34 YEARS.

WELL, SO FIRST OF ALL, SO DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR REPORT? SO THIS IS MY REPORT GENTLEMEN. VERY FIRST THING I WANTED TO SHARE IS, AS YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE THE SPACE FORCE ACADEMY SOMEWHERE HERE IN FLORIDA.

SO WE'VE GOT AN ANNEX. I THINK THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, OFFER UP.

IT'S THEIR PROPERTY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE IF THEY DID DECIDE AS AN EXAMPLE, MR. DILORENZO, IF THEY DID DECIDE TO BUILD ON THAT AIR FORCE ANNEX AN ACADEMY DO WE HAVE THE TOOLS NECESSARY WITH OUR GROWTH MANAGEMENT TO MAKE THAT PERMITTING A FLAWLESS EXPERIENCE? SO I'D LIKE TO SEE IF, IF COUNCIL IS IN AGREEMENT WITH ME TO SEE IF WE COULD LOOK AT THAT DOWNRANGE.

AND AND IF THERE AREN'T ANY HENDERSON'S NUMBER HINDRANCES, NUMBER ONE, MAYBE WE COULD LITERALLY MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM.

JUST JUST THE THOUGHT. GENTLEMEN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE, BUT THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING.

SO I SEE DEPUTY MAYOR SHAKING HIS HEAD. YEAH.

OKAY. EVERYBODY'S THUMBS UP. SO I DON'T KNOW.

MR. DE LORENZO, IF WE HAVE ANY HINDRANCES OR HOW WE CAN MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO BUILD SPACE FORCE ACADEMY IF THAT OPPORTUNITY EVER AROSE.

ARE WE ALLOWED TO SEND HIM A LETTER? YEAH, I THINK ONCE WE FIGURE THAT OUT.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO SAY. HEY, DON'T FORGET YOU GOT AN AIR FORCE ANNEX RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF PALM BAY, RIGHT. SO I DON'T KNOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK, MR. DE LORENZO? YES, SIR. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A PERFECT PLACE FOR IT.

WELL, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF MOVING FORWARD.

OKAY. AND WE HAVE AN INTERESTING MEETING NEXT WEEK WITH SOME FOLKS THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT INTO THAT.

THANK YOU SIR. AND THEN, AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO DISCUSS YOU KNOW, IN, IN MY LIFETIME, I'VE LEARNED SOME THINGS AND I WANT TO SHARE SOME OF THAT WISDOM WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

AS LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY, WE'RE ALWAYS TASKED WITH, WE'RE IN A FISHBOWL AND IN BEING IN THAT FISHBOWL.

WE REPRESENT SO MANY PEOPLE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I WANT TO I'M PRAYERFUL THAT YOU LISTEN VERY CLOSELY TO WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY, FOR YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED TO LIVE IN FREEDOM, MY BROTHERS. BUT DON'T USE YOUR FREEDOM TO SATISFY YOUR SINFUL NATURE.

INSTEAD, USE YOUR FREEDOM TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE.

FOR THE WHOLE LAW CAN BE SUMMED UP IN THIS COMMAND WITH THIS ONE COMMAND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.

BUT IF YOU'RE ALWAYS BITING AND DEVOURING ONE ANOTHER, WATCH OUT! BEWARE OF DESTROYING ONE ANOTHER. SO I SAY, LET THE HOLY SPIRIT GUIDE YOUR LIVES, THEN YOU WON'T BE DOING WHAT YOUR SINFUL NATURE CRAVES. THE SINFUL NATURE WANTS TO DO EVIL, WHICH IS JUST THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE SPIRIT WANTS. AND THE SPIRIT GIVES US DESIRES THAT ARE THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE SINFUL NATURE DESIRES.

THESE TWO FORCES ARE CONSTANTLY FIGHTING EACH OTHER, SO YOU'RE NOT FREE TO CARRY OUT YOUR OWN GOOD INTENTIONS.

BUT WHEN YOU ARE DIRECTED BY THE SPIRIT, YOU'RE NOT UNDER ANY OBLIGATION TO THE LAW OF MOSES.

WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE DESIRES OF YOUR SINFUL NATION, THE RESULTS ARE VERY CLEAR SEXUAL IMMORALITY, IMPURITY, LUSTFUL PLEASURES, IDOLATRY, SORCERY, HOSTILITY, QUARRELING, JEALOUSY, OUTBURSTS OF ANGER, SELFISH AMBITION, DISSENSION, DIVISION, ENVY, DRUNKENNESS, WILD PARTIES AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THIS. LET ME TELL YOU AGAIN, AS I HAVE BEFORE, THAT ANYONE LIVING IN THAT SORT OF LIFE WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT PRODUCES THIS KIND OF FRUIT IN OUR LIVES LOVE, JOY, PEACE, KINDNESS, PATIENCE, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS, AND SELF CONTROL. AND THERE IS NO LAW AGAINST THESE THINGS.

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SINCE WE'RE LIVING BY THE SPIRIT. LET US FOLLOW THE SPIRIT LEADING IN EVERY PART OF OUR LIVES.

LET US NOT BECOME CONCEITED OR PROVOKE ONE ANOTHER, OR BE JEALOUS OF ONE ANOTHER.

I HOPE, I PRAY THAT THE SEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN SPOKEN HERE TODAY TAKE ROOT IN OUR HEARTS AND MANIFEST. THANK YOU FOR ENTERTAINING MY REPORTS.

WE ARE NOW ON ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS, MR. DILORENZO.

[ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:]

LOOPING UNDERNEATH THE I-95 OVERPASS AND BENEATH THAT SIDEWALK RUNS A 72 INCH PIPE THAT HELPS DRAIN STORMWATER FROM THE AREA INTO THE MELBOURNE TILLMAN CANAL, NUMBER ONE. THAT PIPE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILING AND PUBLIC WORKS HAD PLANNED TO BRING IT TO CITY COUNCIL AT THIS MEETING.

TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PIPE.

DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL LAST WEEKEND, TWO WEEKENDS AGO STAFF INSPECTED THE AREA AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH EROSION TO POSE A THREAT TO UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND SO WE CLOSED THE SIDEWALK AND WORKED ON A SOLUTION.

THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AUTHORIZED AN EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT OF THE PIPE, AND EXCAVATION BEGAN.

AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, THREE QUARTERS OF THE NEW PIPE HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE, AND WE EXPECT THE PROJECT TO WRAP UP LATE NEXT WEEK.

ONCE COMPLETED, WE WILL BE BRINGING THE ITEM BEFORE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC WAS AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND OUR RESPONSE.

AND THAT PROJECT IS GOING REALLY WELL. KEVIN AND HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN SENDING US PHOTOS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO USE THE CONTRACTOR THAT WAS, WE WERE PLANNING TO ISSUE THE CONTRACT TO.

THEY WERE ABLE TO MOBILIZE. IN TWO DAYS. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET US A PIPE IN LIKE FOUR DAYS OR FIVE DAYS AND GET STARTED ON IT.

AND IT. THIS PROJECT IS GOING REALLY, REALLY WELL, AND IT'S A CONTRACTOR WE HAVEN'T USED BEFORE, BUT THEY CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FROM OTHER CITIES.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT HOW THIS PROJECT HAS PROGRESSED.

AND WE'LL BRING ALL THE DETAILS BACK TO YOU WHEN THEY'RE COMPLETE.

THANK YOU. ONE OTHER QUICK THING. THERE IS A NEW SOLDIER PROTECTING US.

KAYLEE MORTON GRADUATED ON TUESDAY, AND WE'RE JUST THRILLED FOR THAT FAMILY.

THAT'S OUTSTANDING. OUTSTANDING. WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING NEW SOLDIER, BURAK.

DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR REPORT, SIR? YES, SIR.

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

PUBLIC COMMENTS, DEPUTY MAYOR. NO COMMENTS. MAYOR, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.