Nov 05, 2026 Council Meetings - Regular

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IT IS NOW 1800 HOURS. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2026-29 TO ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER:]

AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY OUR DEPUTY MAYOR, MIKE JAFFEE.

PLEASE RISE. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU.

IN THE NAME OF JESUS. WE ASK YOU, LORD, TO FORGIVE US IN ANY WAY.

WE HAVE MISSED IT. SIN AGAINST YOU IN OUR WORDS, DEEDS, THOUGHTS, ACTIONS, FEELINGS, OR EMOTIONS OR DESIRES.

WE PRAY TODAY, GOD, FOR THIS COUNCIL MEETING IN THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES WITH ALL THE FAMILIES THAT WERE AFFECTED THROUGH THIS RAIN EVENT.

A 1 IN 1000 EVENT, WE PRAY, FATHER, FOR YOUR STRENGTH.

PRAY FOR COURAGE TO RISE ABOVE THE ASHES. WE PRAY TODAY, GOD, THAT YOU'LL TOUCH EVERY HEART AND EVERY MIND.

WE PRAY FOR PROVISION BEING MADE. PRAY GOD THAT YOU WOULD ALLOW RESOURCES TO COME FROM THE STATE, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OR WHEREVER IT IS FROM NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, FROM BUSINESSES, TO BE ABLE TO HELP ALL THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED.

WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE THROUGH THIS EVENT.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM. PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM STRENGTH.

PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM THE COMFORT THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, AND TO BE ABLE TO TAKE HEART AND KNOW THAT GOD IS WITH THEM.

WE THANK YOU, GOD, FOR THIS GREAT COMMUNITY. AS WE SERVE IN TOGETHER, WE NAVIGATE THROUGH VERY CHALLENGING TIMES AND WE ASK LORD GOD FOR GRACE, FOR YOUR LOVE, AND FOR YOUR COMPASSION. WE ASK YOU, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD FORTIFY OUR CITY STAFF, OUR COUNCIL, OUR RESIDENTS. HELP ALL OF US TO BE ABLE TO COLLABORATIVELY MOVE FORWARD IN ALL THE THINGS THAT'S BEFORE US TO NAVIGATE.

WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE. WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM BECAUSE THE SCRIPTURE SAYS, THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S AND THE FULLNESS THEREOF THE WORLD, AND THEY THAT DWELL THEREIN. FATHER, ALL OF OUR LIVES ARE IN YOUR HANDS, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR DIVINE PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE AND PROVISION.

IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. THE PLEDGE OF 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.

HOORAH! MADAM JONES. ROLL CALL. MAYOR. MEDINA.

PRESENT. MAYOR JAFFE. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

PRESENT. COUNCILMAN. HAMMER. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN. LANGEVIN. PRESENT. MR.. MORTON. PRESENT. MISS SMITH.

PRESENT. THANK YOU. MA'AM. DEPUTY MAYOR. ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS:]

EMPLOYER WITHIN THE CITY BANKING INDUSTRY OR FOR PROFIT PROVIDER POSITIONS.

ONE VACANCY ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. THIS REPRESENTS AT LARGE POSITIONS ANYONE WISHING TO SERVE ON THESE BOARDS CAN APPLY ONLINE AT PALM BAY DOT GOV, OR CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 9523414.

THANK YOU. WE NOW WANT AGENDA REVISIONS, MR. MORTON.

[AGENDA REVISIONS:]

SECONDLY, DUE TO THE CANCELLATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE APPLICANT FOR ITEMS THREE AND FOUR UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS HAS REQUESTED A CONTINUANCE TO JANUARY 7TH, 2027 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THESE CASES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD ON DECEMBER 2ND.

THANK YOU SIR. I NEED A MOTION, GENTLEMEN. AND IT HAS TO INCLUDE THE JANUARY 7TH MOTION OF 27 MAYOR.

CAN I JUST GET ONE CLARITY FROM THE CITY MANAGER? IS IT YOU SAID PUBLIC HEARINGS. THREE AND 4 OR 2.

THREE AND FOUR. THREE AND FOUR. IT IS WRITTEN THREE AND FOUR.

LET ME LOOK ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE. IT WAS THREE AND FOUR.

IT WOULD JUST BE THREE AND FOUR. OKAY. THREE AND FOUR. I NEED A MOTION TO INCLUDE THE TIME.

CERTAIN DATE OF JANUARY 7TH, 2027. GENTLEMEN.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. IF ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE IS WAS HERE FOR ITEMS THREE AND FOUR, WE WILL BE HEARING THAT JANUARY 7TH OF NEXT YEAR OF 2027. WE'RE NOW ON PROCLAMATIONS.

[PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS:]

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COME ON. DON'T ACT SURPRISED. OKAY, MICHAEL, SPEAK.

COME ON UP ON THIS SIDE. YEAH. STEP ON, STEP ON THE PLATFORM.

WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU GUYS DO. SO HERE, DANIELLE, YOU WANT TO HOLD THIS FOR A SECOND WHILE I READ THIS? THANK YOU. SO THESE ARE THE ACTUAL WINNERS OF THE MAYOR'S BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM.

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

WHEREAS PRECISION PRECISION MANUFACTURING IS RECOGNIZED AS THE MAYOR'S BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM RECIPIENT FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2026 FOR ITS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PALM BAY BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS, SHAPES PRECISION MANUFACTURING, LOCATED AT 1415 FOUNDATION PARK BOULEVARD, SOUTHEAST HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A VALUED LOCAL BUSINESS AND A LEADING CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.

AND WHEREAS SHAPES SPECIALIZES IN MACHINERY WELDING, FABRICATION, MANUFACTURING OF COMPLEX PRECISION COMPONENT PARTS ASSEMBLIES AND TOOLING FOR A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INDUSTRIES WITH A FOCUS ON LONG TERM PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS SHAPES MANUFACTURING HAS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE LOCAL WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING WELL-PAYING, STABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN A CLEAN AND PROFESSIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR GREAT CITY, PALM BAY, AND THE WELL-BEING OF OUR RESIDENTS.

WHEREAS, THOUGH WITH SPECIALIZED MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES AND DEDICATION TO PRECISION, QUALITY AND RELIABILITY.

SHAPES, PRECISION MANUFACTURING PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE NATION'S DEFENSE INDUSTRY.

THIS IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO. MANY PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT YOU'RE GIVING FOR OUR DEPARTMENT OF WAR AND ADVANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES.

WHEREAS SHAPES MANUFACTURING MAINTAINS RIGOROUS QUALITY AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS, HOLDING ISO AND THE SEQUENCE OF NUMBERS AND A S 9100 CERTIFICATIONS N, D, A C, A P ACCREDITATION FOR WELDING AND NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING, ENSURING ITS PRODUCTS MEET DEMANDING QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS WITH ON TIME DELIVERY.

AND WHEREAS, SAFETY PRECISION MANUFACTURING EXEMPLIFIES THE VALUE OF LOCAL BUSINESS THAT INVESTS IN THEIR WORKFORCE, UPHOLD EXCEPTIONAL STANDARDS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF PALM BAY'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON MEDINA, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THAT OFFICE, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE SHAPES PRECISION MANUFACTURING AS THE WINNER OF THE MAYOR'S BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM PROGRAM. I SET MY HAND THIS AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THIS CITY TO BE AFFIXED THIS FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2026. COME ON UP, SIR. REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND EVEN.

MOREOVER, SHARE THE. SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU DO.

I KNOW SOMETHING MAY BE CLASSIFIED, BUT JUST SHARE WHAT YOU CAN SHARE.

CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE CLASSIFIED STUFF. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MEDINA. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND FELLOW PALM BAY RESIDENTS, THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR STANDING HERE IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS TONIGHT TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.

AND IT'S TRULY HUMBLING, BOTH PERSONALLY, ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE AT SHEA PRECISION MANUFACTURING.

MANY YEARS AGO, A CORE GROUP OF US LED BY A MAN NAMED PAUL SUSTA, CAME TO PALM BAY WITH A VISION TO REBUILD A COMPANY AND CREATE SOMETHING SPECIAL.

OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM WAS MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD WORKED TOGETHER IN THE INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS, BRINGING WITH US NOT ONLY EXPERIENCE, BUT ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS, SHARED VALUES, AND A COMMON VISION FOR THE FUTURE.

OUR GOAL NEVER SIMPLY WAS TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

WE WANTED TO ESTABLISH DEEP ROOTS IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY AND BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

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AT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION IS THE DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE MILITARY AND THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES.

THESE ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURE AND CONTINUED GROWTH OF FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST.

WHETHER SUPPORTING OUR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS, OR MANUFACTURING CRITICAL COMPONENTS FOR OUR NATION'S F135 ENGINE PROGRAM, WHICH POWERS THE FRONT LINE OF OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE.

WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THAT RESPONSIBILITY. AND THAT COMES WITH THE WORK WE DO EVERY DAY.

BEING PART OF THE AEROSPACE INNOVATION HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD IS SOMETHING WE NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED.

BUT PALM BAY IS MUCH MORE THAN A PLACE WHERE PRECISION MANUFACTURING DOES BUSINESS.

IT IS WHERE OUR EMPLOYEES LIVE. IT'S WHERE OUR FAMILIES GROW.

AND IT'S WHERE WE HAVE BUILT LASTING RELATIONSHIPS.

IT IS HOME. BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY FOR OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS COMMUNITY MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO US.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE RECOGNITION BELONGS TO OUR DEDICATED EMPLOYEES.

THOSE WHO WORK HARD, COMMITMENT AND PRIDE IN WHAT THEY DO MAKE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.

ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE LEARNED THROUGHOUT MY CAREER IS THAT BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IS ULTIMATELY ABOUT THE PEOPLE, THE RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT WE CAN HAVE ON THOSE AROUND US.

WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE MANUFACTURE, BUT WE ARE EQUALLY PROUD OF THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT HAPPEN AND THE COMMUNITY WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CALL HOME.

WE LOVE BEING A PART OF THE PALM BAY FAMILY, AND THIS PROCLAMATION IS BOTH AN HONOR AND A REMINDER OF OUR ONGOING RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS, ADVANCE LOCAL INDUSTRIES, AND DO OUR PART TO KEEP PALM BAY A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND THRIVE.

ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE AT OUR COMPANY, PRECISION MANUFACTURING, THANK YOU AGAIN TO MAYOR MEDINA, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE ENTIRE PALM BAY COMMUNITY FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

WE ARE PROUD TO CALL PALM BAY HOME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I KNOW MANY OF YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT THEY'RE ONE OF THE THE HIDDEN GEMS OF PALM BAY. WHAT THEY DO ACTUALLY IN OUR COMMUNITY IS IMPECCABLE.

I'M GLAD HE TOUCHED ON THE F 35, BUT THEY'RE ALSO WE GOT SAILORS HERE, AND I KNOW THAT YOU DO NAVAL CONTRACT WORK AS WELL.

I THOUGHT I'D MENTION THAT. SO I'M, I'M JUST EXCITED THAT WE HAVE A GEM OF A BUSINESS LIKE THIS WITHIN THE CITY OF PALM BAY, A GREAT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. AND IT IS OUR HOPE.

IT IS OUR PRAYER THAT WE GET MORE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES THAT CREATE JOBS HERE IN OUR CITY.

NO, NO. I HATE IT.

ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S A PLEASURE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT, I'M GOING TO HAVE JOHN AND CLAIRE.

COME ON UP. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I REALLY LOVE CLAIRE AND JOHN.

ALWAYS COMING THROUGH FOR US, AND I, I, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WHEN I THINK OF NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, I THINK OF BILL BATTEN. AND I'LL, I'LL SHARE WHY BILL BENTON'S ONE OF OUR, OUR, OUR LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND HE STOOD UP ONE DAY AT THIS PODIUM AND HE SAYS, WE'RE NOT RECOGNIZING NATIVE AMERICANS.

AND EVER SINCE THAT TIME, BILL, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THAT, BROTHER. I WANT TO HONOR YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE MISS THE MARK. BUT EVER SINCE YOU PUT OUR FEET TO THE FIRE, WE'VE COME THROUGH BECAUSE OF CLAIRE AND JOHN.

AND I'M, I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS US WITH THIS PRESENTATION.

YEAH. GO AHEAD. GIVE IT UP. YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

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WHEREAS, DURING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, WE CELEBRATE THE STORIED LEGACY OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES IN OUR NATION, THEIR CHERISHED LEGACY, RICH CULTURES, AND HEROIC HISTORY OF MILITARY SERVICE.

WHEN I READ THAT, I I GET EMOTIONAL BECAUSE OF THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.

WHEREAS NATIVE AMERICAN AWARENESS WEEK BEGAN IN 1976, AND RECOGNITION WAS EXPANDED BY PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W.

BUSH IN AUGUST OF 1990, DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH.

AND WHEREAS FLORIDA CONSULTS WITH SIX FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES AFFILIATED IN FLORIDA, THE MUSKOGEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDA, THE MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS, THE MUSKOGEE CREEK INDIANS, THE PORCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS, THE SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA, AND THE SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA.

AND WHEREAS, DURING WORLD WAR TWO, SKILLED NATIVE AMERICANS KNOWN AS THE CODE TALKERS USED THE NAVAJO LANGUAGE TO TRANSMIT TOP SECRET INFORMATION TO ALLIED FORCES AND NATIVE AMERICANS CONTINUED TO SERVE IN OUR ARMED FORCES WITH DISTINGUISHED COMMITMENT AND VALOR IN DEFENSE OF OUR NATION.

BEFORE THE NAVAJO TRIBE, AND THIS IS BEFORE THE NAVAJO TRIBE SPECIAL TOP SECRET.

AND IT WAS THEIR LANGUAGE. THE JAPANESE WERE INTERCEPTING OUR INTELLIGENCE, COUNTLESS OF EFFORTS, AND IT CAUSED SO MANY AMERICAN LIVES. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT TIDBIT FOR ALL YOU GOOGLE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES.

GO AHEAD AND GOOGLE THE NAVAJO CODE US CODE TALKERS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I ROB MEDINA. WHEREAS APPROXIMATELY 60% OF WHAT WE EAT TODAY WAS ORIGINALLY DOMESTICATED BY THE NATIVE AMERICANS.

NOW THEREFORE, I ROB MEDINA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY AS A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE CULTURE, TRADITIONS, AND PROUD ANCESTRY OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATION AND WITNESS. HERE HAVE I SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY TO BE AFFIXED THIS FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2026.

JOHN, COME ON UP. I KNOW YOU WANT TO SPEAK AND YOU'RE GOING TO BLESS US, BROTHER.

WITH A LITTLE RENDITION, A LITTLE ONE. YES, SIR.

CARRY ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WERE HERE LAST YEAR AND YOU AMAZED ME. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AUDIENCE THAT HAS BEEN SO RECEPTIVE TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

SO I THANK YOU ALL OF PALM BAY AND MAYOR MEDINA CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, AND ESPECIALLY FOR ALLOWING US TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR NATIVE RHYTHMS FESTIVAL.

NOW, THE TIMING COULDN'T BE BETTER. THE FESTIVAL IS NEXT WEEKEND, FRIDAY THE 13TH THROUGH SUNDAY THE 15TH AT WICKHAM PARK. PLEASE COME ON OUT AND ENJOY AND REALLY SOAK UP SOME OF THE CULTURE. WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL DISPLAYS. CLAIRE IS GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S BEEN OUR HONOR TO BE A PART OF YOUR MEETINGS AND PART OF YOUR CITY. VERY EXCITED FOR YOU TO COME AND ENJOY A WONDERFUL FREE FESTIVAL.

NATIVE EVENTS ARE FAMILY FRIENDLY AND WHAT THAT MEANS.

THERE'S NO ALCOHOL. IT'S A HAPPY PLACE. WELCOMING CHILDREN.

THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL NATIVE VILLAGE THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE WITH DEMONSTRATIONS DURING THE DAY.

NATIVE PERFORMERS COMING FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

BRING A BLANKET, BRING A COUPLE LAWN CHAIRS, HAVE SOME FRY BREAD AND ENJOY A LOT OF THE CUSTOM WORK BY NATIVE INDIANS. ITS WORKSHOPS ARE GOING ON FREE. EVERYTHING IS FREE.

IF YOU WANT TO BE IN A WORKSHOP, GO TO NATIVE RHYTHMS FESTIVAL.COM AND JUST SIGN UP ON ON A WORKSHOP.

IT'S ALL FREE. GOING ON ALL THREE DAYS. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.

AND I ALWAYS WANT TO MENTION ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS AT THE TOP ETHNICITY FOR ENLISTING IN THE ARMED FORCES. AND THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING. AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW.

AND I LEFT SOME LITTLE RACK CARDS OVER THERE THAT HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU.

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HE MADE THAT FLUTE. HE MADE THIS DRUM. HE'S A FLUTE MAKER.

AND YOU'LL RECOGNIZE THE SONG AND. BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY.

THIS WAS A SONG PLAYED ON THE TRAIL OF TEARS BY MANY CHEROKEE WHO WERE FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES FROM THE EAST AND FORCED TO MARCH THE TRAIL OF TEARS TO OKLAHOMA. WELL, YOU TOLD HALF OF MY STORY.

THIS IS A SONG THAT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT TO THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE.

THE CHEROKEE WERE A VERY KIND AND LOVING PEOPLE, BUT SETTLERS CONTINUALLY VIOLATED TREATIES ONE AFTER ANOTHER. DOZENS AND DOZENS OF TREATIES. AND EACH TIME THEY CEDED LAND.

THE DEATH TOLL CAME IN 1829, WHEN GOLD WAS DISCOVERED ON CHEROKEE PROPERTY, AND IT ONLY TOOK THE GOVERNMENT LESS THAN A YEAR TO PASS THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT CAME IN AND NEGOTIATED WITH THE CHEROKEE TO LEAVE THEIR LAND, THEY DIDN'T SPEAK TO THE DULY ELECTED PRINCIPAL CHIEF OR THE TRIBAL COUNCIL.

THEY SPOKE TO A FORUM, A GROUP OF FORMER TRIBAL LEADERS WHO WERE WILLING TO SIGN A TREATY FOR LAND AND TO RELINQUISH THE LAND THEY HAD. AND THEY SIGNED A TREATY FOR MONEY.

THE TREATY CALLED FOR THE CHEROKEE TO LEAVE WITHIN TWO YEARS.

OH, THAT TREATY HAD TO GO TO THE SENATE. JUST IF YOU'VE STUDIED CIVICS, YOU KNOW, TREATIES WITH FOREIGN POWERS ARE HAVE TO BE RATIFIED BY THE SENATE, PASSED THE SENATE BY ONE VOTE. SO THERE WAS A LOT OF SYMPATHY FOR THE CHEROKEE.

WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR THE CHEROKEE TO LEAVE. THE ARMY CAME IN, ROUNDED THEM UP, PUT THEM IN STOCKADES, AND THEY SUFFERED THROUGH THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER OF 1838.

AND IN THE FALL THEY WERE ROUNDED UP. THEY WALKED ABOUT 900 MILES INTO INDIAN TERRITORY.

WHAT WE KNOW AS EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ALONG THAT TRAIL, ABOUT ONE FOURTH OF THE PEOPLE DIED.

THEY DIED OF MALNUTRITION, STARVATION OF EXPOSURE.

CHIEF ROSS'S OWN WIFE DIED FROM PNEUMONIA WHEN SHE GAVE UP HER BLANKET TO A YOUNG CHILD THAT WAS SUFFERING, AND THEY DIED FROM DISEASE. SO I'D LIKE YOU TO KIND OF CLOSE YOUR EYES AND IMAGINE THESE PEOPLE FORCED OUT ONTO THE TRAIL THROUGH THE DEAD OF WINTER SNOW ON THE TRAIL, ICE FLOES IN THE RIVER.

AND THEY STILL HAD THEIR FAITH. THIS SONG IS HYMN 87 OUT OF THE CHEROKEE HYMN BOOK.

AND YOU WILL RECOGNIZE IT.

THANK YOU.

STOP! NO. YOU DIDN'T.

READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU. WELL DONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? I GOT A CAREER IN PLAYING DRUMS. THEY WERE QUICK AND SAYING NO.

THAT'S OKAY. I. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE'RE ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS/RESPONSES:]

I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE REPEATEDLY REACHED OUT TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER VIA PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS REGARDING THE ONGOING TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PINEAPPLE COVE ACADEMY IN LOCK, MA. YET I CONTINUE TO BE MET WITH SILENCE.

SO I WANT TO ASK DIRECTLY WHY ARE MY CALLS AND EMAILS NOT BEING RETURNED? WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT FOR RESIDENTS TO GET A RESPONSE FROM THE VERY PEOPLE ELECTED AND APPOINTED TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY? THIS ISSUE HAS NOT GONE AWAY. IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.

IT IS CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO DISAPPEAR SIMPLY BECAUSE CITY OFFICIALS STOP RESPONDING TO PEOPLE'S RAISING CONCERNS.

THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS SURROUNDING THE SCHOOL WERE RAISED.

THE ORIGINAL TRAFFIC PLAN WAS NOT FOLLOWED, AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD CONTINUES TO DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF POOR DECISIONS MADE BY THE CITY.

WHAT IS ESPECIALLY FRUSTRATING IS THAT FIVE YEARS HAVE PASSED.

RESIDENTS HAVE REPEATEDLY BROUGHT THESE CONCERNS FORWARD AND WERE STILL WAITING FOR MEANINGFUL, MEANINGFUL ACTION. I WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING VERY CLEAR THE CITY CANNOT CONTINUE TO DISTANCE ITSELF FROM THIS PROBLEM.

THE RESPONSIBILITY NOT ONLY FALLS ON THE SCHOOL, BUT THE CITY, AS THE CITY WAS THE ONE WHO APPROVED THE EXPANSION.

AND IT WAS ONE OF YOUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS WHO APPROVED THE CHANGE IN THE CAR LOOP PLAN.

RESIDENTS HAVE PROPOSED SEVERAL OPTIONS AT ONE AT NO COST TO THE CITY OR THE SCHOOL.

AND YET WE STILL DEAL WITH THE TRAFFIC ISSUES BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

MAYOR AND MR. MORTON, YOU BOTH NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE.

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CITY'S ROLE IN THIS SITUATION AND WORK TO CORRECT IT.

WE DESERVE MORE THAN SILENCE. WE DESERVE MORE THAN EXCUSES.

AND WE DESERVE MORE THAN PROMISES THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE LOOKED INTO.

WE ARE TAXPAYERS, RESIDENTS, AND CONSTITUENTS.

WE DESERVE ANSWERS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ACTION.

EVERY TAXPAYER, INCLUDING MYSELF, DESERVES TO HAVE THEIR CALLS AND EMAILS RESPONDED TO.

I AM ASKING YOU TO STOP IGNORING THIS SITUATION AND START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

AND FOR THE RECORD, IN NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM SHOULD PCCA BE APPROVED TO EXPAND ANYWHERE IN THIS CITY UNTIL THEY ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC ISSUES AND RESOLVE IT. IF THEY HAVE MONEY TO EXPAND, THEY HAVE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

I AWAIT YOUR RETURN CALLS AND YOUR RESPONSE TO MY EMAILS.

MR. MORTON. SO THAT'S NOT TRUE, MISS ROBLES. WE'VE EXCHANGED DOZENS OF EMAILS, DOZENS OF EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS. I'VE ANSWERED YOUR QUESTIONS TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

I HAVE CALLED YOU BACK AND LEFT YOU VOICEMAILS.

YES, I HAVE. WE CAN GET THE PHONE RECORDS. I WILL GET THEM.

AND AT THIS POINT, I HAVE SAID THE SAME THING.

WE HAVE ASKED THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HELP US FIND GUIDANCE. WE HAVE ASKED THE SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH YOU KNOW, THESE THINGS ALREADY. WE HAVE TALKED TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. WE HAVE TALKED TO FDOT, WE HAVE TALKED TO THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY.

WHAT WE HAVE IS A CONFLICT OF USE RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOT RESIDENTS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET.

WE UNDERSTAND THIS. YOU'VE GOT A SCHOOL THAT ALSO HAS A RIGHT TO USE PUBLIC STREETS.

YOU'VE GOT PARENTS WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE A RIGHT TO USE PUBLIC STREETS.

IT IS THE SCHOOL LOOP. AND AS I'VE MENTIONED, THERE IS NO ALTERNATE PLAN.

THERE IS NO PLACE AT THIS POINT. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT WAS APPROVED.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE APPROVAL FIVE YEARS AGO. IT'S NOT CAN TAKING. IT'S THE FACT OF WHERE WE ARE THAT WE'VE ACKNOWLEDGED. BUT UNTIL THE MAIN STREET GETS WIDENED, THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE FOR THE TRAFFIC LOOP TO GO. AND I'VE ANSWERED THAT THAT SAME ISSUE TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

IT IS TRUE. AND I KNOW YOUR SOLUTION THAT YOU'VE SAID TO ME HAS BEEN YOU WILL NOT BE SATISFIED UNTIL THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC LOOP IS CLOSED ON THAT STREET.

AND THAT IS NOT A POSSIBLE SOLUTION AT THIS POINT.

PLEASE, PLEASE, MA'AM, THEY ARE USING THE CHURCH.

WE'VE WORKED WITH, THE CHURCH WE PICK UP AND DROP OFF.

SO WE'VE IMPLEMENTED ENFORCEMENT, EXTRA ENFORCEMENT.

WE'VE HAD FIVE COPS AT A TIME, BICYCLE POLICE.

WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE SCHOOL, THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE THE USE OF A PUBLIC STREET.

AND UNTIL THE STREET OUT FRONT IS WIDENED AGAIN.

I DON'T HAVE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO PUT THAT TRAFFIC.

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AND SO I'M NOT IGNORING YOU. I JUST DON'T HAVE ANY NEW ANSWERS, WHICH I'VE ALSO TOLD YOU MULTIPLE.

I HAVE RESPONDED MULTIPLE TIMES AND SAID, MA'AM, I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL UPDATES.

I CAN'T, MA'AM, YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER. I CAN'T HAVE BACK AND FORTH.

HE'S RESPONDING TO YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

NEXT SPEAKER, ROBERT STICE.

GOOD EVENING. ROBERT STICE 1796, WINBURN SOUTHEAST.

BOY, WE GOT HAMMERED THIS PAST WEEK. IT HAS BEEN YEARS SINCE I'VE SEEN IT RAIN THIS HARD.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO HELP TRY TO STABILIZE AND WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS AND THE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS, REALLY IN SHAMBLES AT THE TIME WITH ALL THE THE ABANDONED VEHICLES.

ALSO, I COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK IN MY AREA. ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, COLTER HOMES WANTED TO PUT IN 767 HOMES.

I WONDER WHERE WE WOULD BE TODAY. AT BAYSIDE LAKES COMMUNITY WHERE WE HAVE 2500 FOLKS WITH 767 HOMES WITH ALL THE CONCRETE AND THE ASPHALT THAT THAT WOULD COME WITH AS WELL.

THANK GOD WE DIDN'T PASS IT. THANK GOD FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING A POSITIVE ANSWER ON.

I BELIEVE IT'S NOVEMBER 19TH WITH REGARD TO THE CITY PICKING UP THAT PROPERTY.

SO THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS, I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. DOUG HOOK. WOW. HELP ME.

WOW. DOUG HOKE, 1091 MARIPOSA. TO START OFF, I WANTED TO ECHO THOSE SAME SENTIMENTS.

I WANTED TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO DID REACH OUT.

AND WHEN WE WERE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE SHELTERED IN OUR HOMES.

THEY WERE OUT IN THE FRONT LINES MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE'S CALLS WERE BEING ANSWERED, MAKING SURE THAT THE ROADS WERE SAFE.

FINDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURES AND THEY'RE STARTING REPAIRS ON THEM.

ALL THESE THINGS THAT KIND OF HAPPEN ALL IN THE BACKGROUND.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH TIME AND EFFORT WAS BEING PUT OUT BY THE FRONT LINES BY CITY OF PALM BAY WORKERS.

BIG THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAD THE WASHOUT AT TURKEY CREEK.

I KNOW PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN OUT THERE TIRELESSLY THE ENTIRE TIME THEY'VE BEEN OUT THERE. UTILITIES HAS BEEN OUT THERE MAKING SURE THE WATER MAINS GETS FIXED. PD HAS BEEN OUT THERE MAKING SURE EVERYBODY IS SAFE. FIRE HAS BEEN OUT THERE DOING RESPONSES TO EVERYBODY.

OUR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT BREVARD COUNTY AND FWC HAVE ALSO BEEN OUT THERE MAKING SURE THAT OUR PALM BAY CITIZENS WERE SAFE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT FOR THEM.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE AT HOME WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME THAT WEREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT, THAT WANTED ME TO ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS.

SO THIS IS NOT JUST DOUG HOOK COMING UP, TALKING TO YOU GUYS AND THANKING THE CITY OF PALM BAY FOR THEIR RESPONSE. THIS IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE PALM BAY COMMUNITY THAT IS BEHIND THIS AS WELL. I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO COUNCILMAN MIKE HAMMER.

I KNOW HE WAS OUT REAL BRIGHT AND EARLY WHEN ALL THIS FIRST STARTED.

RESPONDING TO AS MANY CALLS AS HE POSSIBLY COULD, HELPING AS MANY PEOPLE AS HE COULD GET AROUND.

HE HAD HIS PERSONAL NUMBER OUT THERE AND HE WAS OUT THERE ACTIVELY RESPONDING TO EVERYTHING AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN HAMMER FOR BEING PART OF THAT. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I WANTED TO KIND OF TIE INTO THIS IS WITH THE PASSING OF AMENDMENT THREE, I KNOW THE LOW HANGING FRUIT IS GOING TO BE REMOVING FUNDING SOURCES FOR PARKS, RECREATION OR GREEN NATURAL SPACES AND WHATNOT.

JUST BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE LIMITED ON OUR BUDGETS AND WHATNOT, THESE NATURAL SPACES ARE WHERE THIS WATER COULD RECEDE TO.

WE COULD USE THESE SPACES, THESE INFILL PARKS, ALL THIS GREEN SPACE THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR STORMWATER EVENTS LIKE THIS. NATIVE PLANTS ARE ABLE TO PUT THINGS BACK INTO THE GROUND.

LIKE I TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY, AN OAK TREE CAN SOAK UP ABOUT 50 TO 100 GALLONS OF WATER.

WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT STORM SYSTEMS THAT HAPPEN LIKE THIS AND THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT CAME THROUGH HERE, OUR NATURAL SYSTEMS ARE REALLY GOING TO BE THE MAIN FIRST LINE BARRIER ON THERE.

AS HUMANS, WE CAN MAKE AS MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO MOVE STORMWATER FROM PART A TO PART B.

THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION IS NATURE. AS WE KNOW, THE TWO OUTFLOWS.

ONE WAS SAINT JOHNS RIVER, ONE WAS THE BREVARD INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.

ULTIMATELY, OUR SOLUTION RELIES HEAVILY ON NATURE AND OUR NATURAL SOLUTIONS, SO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

WE JUST HAD A GIGANTIC EVENT. WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE DECISIONS TO MAKE IN THE FUTURE FOR BUDGETING.

JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT WE DO NEED THESE GREEN SPACES TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION AS WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. PAT.

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AND THEY AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE HELPING RESIDENTS BEFORE THEY GOT THERE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW SERIOUS IT WAS UNTIL I WALKED DOWN TO THAT AREA.

THE AIRBOATS THAT WERE MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISE, I MISINTERPRETED THAT AS TRUCKS RUNNING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT ANYWAY THEY WORKED TIRELESSLY ON TUESDAY, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE ROAD OPEN FOR THE RESIDENTS DOWN THERE THAT COULD GET OUT.

AND OF COURSE, IT WAS VOTING DAY AND MANY OF THEM HAD DID NOT VOTE.

AND SO MAYBE THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO VOTE EARLY ANYWAY.

I ALSO LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT AND COMMEND JOHN MCCALL.

HE'S BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY WITH PUBLIC WORKS, AND HE HAS ALSO BEEN MY SOUNDING BOARD FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS BECAUSE I'VE HAD HIM OUT TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FLOODING.

SO WE'VE HAD A FLOODING ISSUE FOR FOR MANY YEARS BECAUSE OF HOUSES BEING BUILT HIGHER THAN OTHER HOUSES.

SO IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS HE'S BEEN OUT EVERY WEEK.

ONE WAS TO GET THE DITCHES READY TO BE TRENCHED.

THE NEXT WEEK WAS CONCERNING A LAKE THAT'S BEHIND A NEIGHBOR OF MINE WHICH IS ENCROACHING ON MY EMPTY LOT.

SO WE'VE GOT A HUGE FLOOD PROBLEM BACK THERE.

AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMMEND JENNY PINSKY FOR OPENING UP THE CASE ON THAT PERSON WHO WAS BUILDING BEHIND ON DUNBAR, AND IT'S GOING TO GO TO MAGISTRATE IF HE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL THAT PUBLIC WORKS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT IS DOING.

SO I'M HOPING THAT THIS WILL OPEN CITY OFFICIALS EYES THAT WE CANNOT KEEP BUILDING LIKE WE'RE DOING, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'VE GOT OLDER HOMES BEING BUILT OR WERE BUILT AND NEWER HOMES BEING BUILT HIGHER THAN THEM, THAT'S CAUSING A LOT OF THE FLOODING PROBLEMS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SUGGEST THE WEBSITE WAS NOT.

UP TO DATE ON MONDAY, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS WORKING ON THE WEBSITE, BUT NOT ALL THE INFORMATION WAS THERE.

SO WHOEVER'S DOING THAT, DO A BETTER JOB. THANK YOU.

SHEENA WALLACE. GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO START OUT BY STATING THAT BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY DEFINES CIVIL DISCOURSE AS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY.

I JUST NEED YOU TO UNDERSTAND IT. THOMAS PAINE COINED THE.

THE QUOTE OF. AT ITS BEST, GOVERNMENT IS A NECESSARY EVIL AND AT ITS WORST IS INTOLERABLE.

THE MAIN FUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT IS TO PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER WHILE IN PALM BAY.

DON'T DRINK THE WATER. WE'RE PUMPING WATER. WE'RE PUMPING SEWAGE DIRECTLY INTO THE AQUIFERS.

WE'VE RELEASED MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF RAW SEWAGE INTO THE RIVER.

AND THEN MONDAY WAS A CATASTROPHIC EVENT BECAUSE OUR STORM DRAIN SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE.

I UNDERSTAND IT WAS A HUGE VOLUME OF WATER, BUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS WHEN IT RAINS HEAVY, MY ROAD FLOODS. IT DIDN'T DO THAT EIGHT YEARS AGO.

THIS IS A NEW EVENT BECAUSE OF THE HOUSING. OKAY.

THE NEXT THING IS ROADS. SPACE COAST TPO RATES FIVE OF OUR ROADS AS HAZARDOUS TO CRITICAL STAGE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ON THEM.

AND THE REASON IT'S ONLY FIVE SECTIONS OF ROAD IS BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THEY TRACK FIRE AND POLICE.

MONDAY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE OUTSTANDING.

THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB. THE POLICE. HOWEVER, THERE'S RUMORS GOING AROUND THAT THEY HAD TO STAND DOWN.

ORDER ON MONDAY AND THEY ALL SAT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE HIGH WATER VEHICLES.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THAT'S ACCURATE INFORMATION OR NOT.

SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY. WELL, THAT'S THE COUNTY.

BREAD AND CIRCUSES. WE DO A GREAT JOB ON FIREWORKS.

HOWEVER, WE CAN'T SEEM TO GET PICKLE PICKLE BALL COURTS PUT IN.

WE CAN'T KEEP A POOL OPEN. WE ALSO CAN'T SEEM TO MAINTAIN A POLICE DISPATCH, WHICH WE TURNED OFF OUR PHONE NUMBER FOR THE POLICE.

SO DURING ON MONDAY, THERE WAS PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO WERE TRYING TO CONTACT THE POLICE AND COULDN'T GET THROUGH BECAUSE THE PHONE WAS CUT OFF.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE CITY SAVE BY CUTTING THAT PHONE OFF.

OKAY, THESE ARE ALL SIGNS OF BANKRUPTCY. HOW FINANCIALLY SOLVENT IS THIS CITY? BECAUSE I GOT TO TELL YOU. WHY WAS IT SO LONG TO CALL EMERGENCY?

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THE NEXT HEAVY RAINSTORM. YOUR CLOCK IS TICKING.

THEY WILL WASH OUT AND THOSE WALLS WILL COLLAPSE ON THAT CANAL AND OTHERS.

PLEASE CONTACT THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR HELP WITH THESE CANALS.

AND LAST THING, THESE PEOPLE THAT WERE IMPACTED ON MONDAY, WOULD THEY JUDGE YOU AS JUST A NECESSARY EVIL OR INTOLERABLE? NEXT SPEAKER, DOCTOR ALAN MILES. WOW.

COUNT IT ALL JOY. DOCTOR ALAN MILES, 350 GARVEY ROAD, SOUTHWEST. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADVISE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SERVE A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER AGAINST ALL FIBER OPTIC COMPANIES. THERE ARE RAMPANT SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR RECTANGULAR BOX LIDS NOT BEING SECURED. PUBLIC WORKS HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE INHERENT DANGERS OF UNCOVERED BOXES, SOME AS LARGE AS THREE FEET BY FOUR FEET FOR CHILDREN, PETS, LAWN CARE, ETC.

THESE BOXES ARE EITHER IN THE SWALE AREA OR NEARBY.

EVERY STORM, NOT JUST THE RECENT ONE, FLOATS THESE PLASTIC TOPS DOWN THE SWALES, LODGING THEM IN THE CULVERTS BLOCKING DRAINAGE. THERE ARE MANY HUNDREDS MISSING CURRENTLY.

IF IT'S WINDY, THEY CAN TRAVEL SEVERAL HOUSES OR BLOCKS DOWNSTREAM.

A LAG BOLT, WHICH IS THIS GUY OR SIMILAR MATERIAL IS NEEDED ON EACH AND EVERY ONE TO SECURE IT UNTIL THEN, NO MORE WORK AND A $100,000 BOND SHOULD BE REQUIRED IN CASE PALM BAY PUBLIC WORKS NEEDS TO INTERVENE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER.

THESE WERE IN MY YARD. THIS BASICALLY. WOULD GO LIKE SO.

MOSTLY NONE OF THEM HAVE IT. THIS ONE I HAVE NO IDEA.

BUT IF SOMEBODY WERE TO STEP IN IT, THEY'D PROBABLY BREAK A LEG.

SO I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION IF POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER BILL BATTEN.

BILL BATTEN 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET, SOUTHWEST.

FOR THE RESIDENTS OF PALM BAY THAT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR.

OR I'LL JUST MAKE A BREVARD COUNTY THAT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE TO PAY IN TAXES.

I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF STRANGE. THEY VOTED FOR AMENDMENT THREE.

IT PASSED RIGHT. THEY ALSO PASSED A HALF CENT SALES INCREASE FOR THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.

SO I'M PAYING TOO MUCH, BUT I'M WILLING TO PAY MORE.

THEY ALSO PASSED A MILL, A ONE MILL RATE INCREASE FOR AD VALOREM FOR TEACHERS.

THEY ALSO PASSED A ONE HALF PERCENT INCREASE FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES.

SO I JUST FIND IT KIND OF STRANGE HOW THE MINDSET OF INDIVIDUALS SAYS, OH, THIS IS TOO HIGH.

SO I'M GOING TO SAVE THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO VOTE THESE OTHER ONES IN, WHICH STILL COMES OUT OF INDIVIDUALS TAX DOLLARS.

SO I JUST FOUND IT SOMEWHAT. I WANT TO SAY HYPOCRITICAL THAT YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT ONE, BUT VOTE FIVE OTHERS IN.

THE NEXT ITEM WAS COULD WE POSSIBLY FIX THE LOCK ON THE DOOR SO WE CAN GET IN? THE DOOR WON'T LOCK ON THE FRONT DOOR COMING IN.

THAT'S JUST FOR ME BEING A WISE GUY. AND THE SECOND ONE IS I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO CITY MANAGER.

HE'S DEALING WITH LIFE PROBLEMS, AND HE WAS BACK HERE TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF PALM BAY WHEN HE HAD OTHER THINGS GOING ON.

PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS REALIZE THAT. I THINK HE SET THIS IN MY OPINION.

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IF HE WAS NOT HERE, IT WOULD HE COULD STILL MAKE IT FUNCTION.

AND I'M JUST GIVING HIM A SHOUT OUT AND HE'S GOT THE BUSINESS. HE'S GOT THE CITY OF PALM BAY RUNNING THE WAY IT SHOULD.

HE HAD A HARD WEEK AND I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER CHRIS LORD.

CHRIS LORD. 1291 SALINA STREET, SOUTHEAST PALM BAY, FLORIDA.

I DIDN'T PREPARE A SPEECH FOR THIS. I'M NOT A VERY GOOD SPEAKER, BUT MY CONCERNS ARE THE INTERSECTION OF SAN FILIPPO AND MALABAR, MAINLY THE STRAIGHT LANES, THE TURN LANES. I HAVE BEEN IN TWO CAR ACCIDENTS WITHIN NINE DAYS.

BOTH NEITHER OF MY FAULT FROM PEOPLE NOT MAINTAINING THEIR LANE, WHICH I FOUND OUT IS A $361 TICKET THEY GOT TO PAY, INCLUDING MY MEDICAL BILLS AND TO FIX MY TRUCK.

I CALLED AND TALKED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PUT OUT A TRAFFIC MEMO AND THEY WOULD HAVE SOMEBODY THERE TO, YOU KNOW, WATCH AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. I HAVE SEEN NOBODY THERE IN MY DASH CAM VIDEOS OF MY ACCIDENTS.

I HAVE OTHER PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME THAT FAILED TO MAINTAIN THEIR LANE AND ALMOST HIT OTHER PEOPLE.

I HAVE SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE NOT MAINTAINING THEIR LANE.

THERE'S NO STRIPES ON THE ROAD SINCE THEY'RE WORN DOWN SO BAD.

I'VE REACHED OUT TO DOT TO FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO.

YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS GETTING THOSE BACK ON THE ROAD.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I POSTED ON A FACEBOOK GROUP AND EVERYBODY'S SAYING IS, OH, IT'S NOT MARKED.

OH, YOU'RE IN THE WRONG LANE. I MAINTAINED MY LANE, BUT EVERYBODY SEEMS TO THINK THAT THEY ARE RIGHT BY JUST SWITCHING LANES IN AN INTERSECTION WHENEVER THEY WANT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY GOT THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ADDRESSED.

I WOULD REALLY WOULD SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T GET HIT.

LUCKILY, IT WAS IN THE MORNING WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY EIGHT MONTH OLD IN MY TRUCK BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. EVERYBODY HERE HAS KIDS AND EVERYBODY CARES, I'M SURE.

BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THAT.

I MEAN, I AM JUST DRIVING, NOT EVEN WATCHING IT.

I COULD WRITE 15 TICKETS IN TEN MINUTES. SO IF ANYBODY COULD ADDRESS THAT OR FIND OUT FROM FDOT, I'VE REACHED OUT TO THEM. I WILL GIVE IT SOME TIME BECAUSE I KNOW NOT ANYTHING HAPPENS OVERNIGHT, BUT IF NOTHING CAN HAPPEN, MAYBE I NEED TO LIKE REACH OUT TO, YOU KNOW, NEWS TWO AND HAVE THEM COME DOWN AND DO A STORY ON IT TO MAYBE THAT'LL HELP THE, YOU KNOW, STATE OF FLORIDA, FDOT OR THE CITY OF PALM BAY, WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT INTERSECTION.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT'S REALLY WHAT I CAME HERE.

BUT HERE WE HAD THIS MAJOR CATASTROPHE, THIS THIS WEEK.

AND I WANT TO COMMEND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY WORKS ON BEING OUT AND TRYING TO HELP EVERYBODY THAT THEY COULD.

YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN THEM. I KNOW THEY WERE THERE.

WE TOWED A LOT OF THEIR VEHICLES FROM THE FLOOD WATERS AS THEY WERE TRYING TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE.

BUT I DO ALSO WANT TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE AND NOT JUST COMPLAIN OR, YOU KNOW, ABOUT WHAT'S WRONG. Y'ALL, Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB AS BEST AS YOU COULD WITH THE CATASTROPHE THAT WAS HAPPENED NOT KNOWING ABOUT.

REALLY, THAT'S WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS THE INTERSECTION. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN HAMMER REAL QUICK CITY MANAGER MARTIN ISN'T THAT INTERSECTION PART OF THE FDOT PROJECT THAT'S COMING UP? IT IS. IT'S CURRENTLY IN DATA ANALYSIS. I KNOW WE HAVE CAMERAS.

THEY HAVE CAMERAS. WE DID THE TEMPORARY CHICANES TO CLOSE THE TURN LANES.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION. I BELIEVE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS IT GOT DELAYED SLIGHTLY BY DOT WHILE THEY FINISHED THE OFF RAMP EXTENSION.

WE KNOW WE NEED IMPROVEMENTS. WE KNOW WE NEED ADDITIONAL TURN LANES, WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE SAN FILIPPO TO HOPEFULLY ALLEVIATE THOSE LEFT HAND TURN MOVEMENTS AND TO REDUCE THE CROSS TRAFFIC QUEUING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO IT IS A CURRENT PROJECT IN PROCESS. FUNDED AND COMMITTED BY FDOT.

AND IT SHOULD BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. I THINK NOW THE TENTATIVE START DATE IS SPRING.

AND I'M DOING WHAT KEVIN IS LOOKING AT. CHRISTINA SEE IF I'M SAYING ANYTHING WRONG. YEAH. ABOUT SPRING. WE DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE, BUT IT IS IT IS COMING SOON. SO.

DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR QUESTION, SIR? YES. THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CHRIS. DID YOU CATCH THAT THERE? OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YES, SIR. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESPOND.

BUT I WANTED YOU TO TO HIGHLIGHT THAT SLOWER THAN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE.

AND IT IS IN THE WORKS TO BE REMEDIATED, WIDENED, AND MADE SAFER FOR THOSE LEFT TURNS.

AND, CHRIS, WE WE TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.

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YOU SEE THE GENTLEMAN RIGHT BEHIND YOU? THAT'S THE MAN.

YES, SIR. PERHAPS. PERHAPS YOU COULD. PERHAPS YOU COULD JUST PULL HIM TO THE SIDE AND SPEAK WITH HIM FOR A FEW MINUTES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. DONALD BEARSON, THAT WAS A THAT WAS APPROPRIATE.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CITIZENS OF PALM BAY.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AS A CITIZEN, I WAS OUT THERE WITH THE POLICE, AND THEY DID JUST SUCH A REMARKABLE JOB I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. I'VE NEVER BEEN. I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE SINCE 1986.

I'VE NEVER SEEN WATER THAT HIGH EVER, ANYWHERE.

SO WHEN PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT CITY COUNCIL CAN DO, AND IT JUST WASN'T JUST NOW YOU DID SOMETHING ABOUT THAT THAT'S REALLY REMARKABLE. I MEAN, FOR A CITY TO DO THAT AND WE ARE THE BEST CITY ON THE PLANET AS FAR AS I KNOW.

SO THE MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY ENTRUSTED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

WHEN THE CITIZENS CALL 911, THEY EXPECT ASSISTANCE.

THE SYSTEM THAT IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THEM AND FOCUS SOLELY ON THEIR SAFETY.

WE HAVE ALREADY HAVE SEEN THE CHALLENGE THAT CAN ARISE WHEN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FAIL.

DURING THIS CRISIS, THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE THE OTHER SYSTEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO POTENTIALLY GO TO, MAYBE IT DID NOT WORK. AND OUR DISPATCH, WHICH HAS GOT THE HIGHEST HONORS OF ANYTHING, DISPATCHED ALL THE PALM BAY POLICE TO DO SAFETY WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR WHOEVER WAS OUT THERE IN THIS SITTING AROUND.

THEY THEY WEREN'T SITTING AROUND. THEY WERE DOING THEIR JOB AND THEY WERE SAVING PEOPLE ALL DAY.

I PHYSICALLY SAW THIS ALL DAY FOR 13 HOURS, I SAW THIS.

SO WE SO INSTEAD OF INVESTING THE TIME AND THE EFFORT INTO STRENGTHENING THE MODERNIZATION OF INTO STRENGTH. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS STRENGTHEN THE MODERNIZATION OF WHAT WE HAVE AND NOT HAVE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES PORTED OVER TO TIME AND EFFORT THAT THE CITY HAS TO DEAL WITH OUR RESPONSIBILITIES SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE SHOULD HAVE THEM HERE. GREAT CITIES ARE NOT DEFINED BY RESPONSIBILITIES.

THEY TRANSFER. THEY ARE DEFINED BY THE RESPONSIBILITIES THEY EMBRACE IN SAFETY, SAFETY.

SAFETY IS FOR THE CITY TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CITIZENS.

WE HAVE 163,000 PERMITS FOR THE CITY. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE HOW MANY CITIZENS THERE ARE IN THE CITY. SO ALL I CAN SAY IS, IS THAT IF WE CONCENTRATE ON IMPROVING WHAT WE HAVE AND NOT TRYING TO GIVE IT AWAY TO SOMEBODY ELSE. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, EFREN MOLINA.

ALL RIGHTY. SAID I WOULDN'T COME BACK. HERE I AM AFTER MOLINA ADA A FOURTH AVENUE, YADA YADA.

LET ME FIRST ADDRESS SOMETHING WITH THE COUNCIL.

AS A CITIZEN AND AN AMERICAN CITIZEN HERE IN FLORIDA, I LIKE TO ENACT 103 61 MUNICIPAL RECALL UNDER TITLE NINE.

I LIKE THOSE FORMS BECAUSE I WANT A PETITION TO RECALL FOR MATTHEW MORTON, GIVEN HIS BEHAVIOR JUST A MOMENT AGO.

I CAN SYMPATHIZE WITH THAT WOMAN. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR RESPONSES ABOUT MY INCIDENT WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHERE I WAS UNLAWFULLY ARRESTED BY MONICA SHOOK.

STILL NO ADDRESS, NO MEETINGS, NO NOTHING. SO I CAN CONFIRM WITH HER.

THIS GUY DOESN'T KEEP TO HIS WORD. SECONDLY, TWO MONTHS AGO I ADDRESSED Y'ALL WITH THE EMERALD LAKES ISSUE ABOUT FLOODING AND THE CONCERNS OF THE CANALS. I EVEN MENTIONED PRIOR THAT GIVEN HOW WE WENT THROUGH SEVERAL HURRICANES IN THE PAST, HOW WHOEVER IS AN ACTUAL PALM BAY CITIZEN HERE WHO HAS LIVED FOR LIKE THE PAST 20, 30 YEARS KNOWS THAT LINBROOK PARK, CHEROKEE CREEK AND SEVERAL OF THOSE CANALS ARE ALWAYS PRONE TO FLOODING.

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BUT, YOU KNOW, I COME TO FIND OUT THAT TWO OF THOSE CANALS FAILED.

WHY? HOW COME? CAN THE COUNCIL ANSWER THAT? THEY SAY IT'S OVERFLOW OF WATER.

BUT HOW OUR SYSTEM IS DO WE HAVE MODERNIZED CISTERNS TO PREVENT THOSE KIND OF BACK FLOWS? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THAT TRAGIC SITUATION? BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED RECENTLY IS A TRAGEDY. I MEAN, FROM JUST SEVERE RAINS, COULD YOU IMAGINE IF WE HAD IO OR KATRINA AGAIN OVER HERE? IT'D BE WAY WORSE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD HOPE THE COUNCIL WILL ADDRESS HERE SOON.

BECAUSE IF Y'ALL CONTINUE TO CONSIDER WORKING ON THIS EMERALD LAKES PROJECT AND WE DON'T HAVE EVEN SOLID INFRASTRUCTURE HERE, WHY ARE WE SPENDING MONEY OVER THERE WHEN WE CAN REINFORCE DOWN HERE AT HOME? THAT SAID I WOULD LIKE THOSE RECALL PETITION FORMS. IF Y'ALL CAN TELL ME OR ADDRESS TO ME WHERE I CAN GET THOSE.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. OTHER THAN THAT I GOT NOTHING ELSE FOR Y'ALL.

Y'ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. KEN DELGADO.

IT'S ON TO. OUR UP. OH, THERE IT GOES. THIS IS WHY THIS IS THE GREATEST CITY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

KEN DELGADO AT 154 ANGELO ROAD, SOUTHEAST PALM BAY.

CITY MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU. I READ THAT OVER 3 TRILLION GALLONS OF WATER FELL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

I THINK IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TEN YEARS AGO, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

BUT BECAUSE OF YOUR DILIGENCE IN SLOWLY WORKING AT MAKING DRAINAGE BETTER, CHANGING CULVERTS ONE AT A TIME, ADDRESSING ISSUES ONE AT A TIME, I THINK WHAT HAPPENED OR THE RESULTS THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THIS LAST TIME.

IT'S AMAZING HOW FAST THINGS WERE RECOVERED. AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AS WELL AS THE REST OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS OF WHAT A FANTASTIC JOB YOU'RE DOING. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WANT TO SAY, WHY ISN'T IT TAKEN CARE OF? WHY IS IT CANAL FAILING? I MEAN, IT JUST HAPPENED.

THERE'S INVESTIGATIONS. BUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS YOU ARE TAKING IT TO THE BEST OF YOUR CAPACITY.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. ON A SIDE NOTE, BILL BATTEN MENTIONED HOW FICKLE PEOPLE'S HEARTS ARE.

THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY ONE TAX, BUT THEY WANT TO PLAY ANOTHER TAX.

AND AND IF YOU LOOK AT ELECTIONS IT'S JUST LIKE BACK AND FORTH.

WHAT'S WHAT'S THE ANSWER? I'VE GOT AN ANSWER.

AND I FOUND IT IN EZEKIEL, WHICH I'M GOING TO READ.

I WILL GIVE YOU A NEW HEART AND A NEW SPIRIT I WILL PUT WITHIN YOU.

I'LL REMOVE THE HEART OF STONE FROM YOUR FLESH AND GIVE YOU A HEART OF FLESH.

TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FATHER CHANGES EVERYTHING.

IT'S WHAT THIS COUNTRY HAD AT THE BEGINNING. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF YOU WERE A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, YOU HAD THE BEST INTEREST AT HEART. TODAY, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR WHAT THEY CAN GET FOR THEMSELVES.

IT IS A SHAME. I'M PRAYING THAT GOD WOULD MOVE SUPERNATURALLY AND WOULD SAVE AMERICA.

MAY THERE BE A HOLY SPIRIT MOVE IN THESE LAST DAYS WHERE HEARTS ARE DRAWN TOWARDS GOD, THAT THEY WOULD KNOW THE FATHER, THAT THEY WOULD KNOW LOVE, AND THEY WOULD HAVE A HEART CHANGE, SO THAT THEN WE COULD BE WORKING TOGETHER RATHER THAN FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER.

SO I PRAY, GOD SAVE AMERICA, AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU IN YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS, WITH ALL THE DEMANDS AND THE NEW TAX STRUCTURE THAT WAS VOTED IN. A LOT OF THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.

HARD DECISIONS ARE GOING TO BE MADE. AND AND SO MAY THE WISDOM OF GOD BE ON YOU ALL.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND PUTTING YOURSELVES ON THE FRONT LINE.

GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. KENA LUMA.

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I TYPICALLY WATCH THIS ONLINE, BUT I HAD TO BE HERE TODAY.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING THE TIME TO TALK TO ME.

AND I HOPE EVERYBODY HERE IS SAFE AND YOUR HOUSES ARE NOT IN TROUBLE IF IT IS.

I'M PRAYING FOR YOU GUYS. I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

I ACTUALLY WAS LOOKING AT THE AGENDA AND. OH, SORRY, I FORGOT TO GIVE YOU MY ADDRESS.

I'M AT 2600 1TP AVENUE SOUTHEAST, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS AGENDA ITEM FIVE CONCERNING THE 398,800 ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR ZONE A, A SEPTIC TO SEWER CONVERSION PROJECT.

I RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING OUR WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND PREPARING OUR CITY FOR THE CONTINUED GROWTH.

I DID LOOK IT UP AND WE'RE LIKE ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ENGINEERINGS IN THE NASA AND THE SPACE CENTER AND THE INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. AND I JUST HAVE THREE VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.

FIRST, WITH APPROXIMATELY 99 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AFFECTED, WHAT FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS WILL THESE HOMEOWNERS FACE AND WILL GRANT FUNDING COVER ALL CONNECTIONS AND CONVERSION EXPENSES, OR COULD RESIDENTS BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL COSTS? SECOND, GIVEN OUR COMMUNITY'S RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING, HOW WILL THE ENGINEERING DESIGN ADDRESS GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS LIFT STATION CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE DURING HEAVY RAINFALL? BECAUSE OF COURSE, WE KNOW THAT WE JUST HAD FLOODING. EVEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I HAVE A DROP OFF RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE.

AND IT FLOODED. THANK GOD MY HOUSE IS ON AN INCLINE. SO I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THE WATER COMING TO MY HOUSE.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T GET THAT ADVANTAGE? AND THIRD, WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES WILL ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT REMAINS WITHIN BUDGET AND THAT AFFECTED RESIDENTS RECEIVE CLEAR COMMUNICATION REGARDING TIMELINES, COST AND CONSTRUCTION DISRUPTIONS.

SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THEY'RE DISRUPTED AND WE CAN'T FINISH WITHIN THAT TIMELINE OR WITHIN THE BUDGET, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO CONSIDER PROTECTIONS FOR SENIORS AND LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ABSORB UNEXPECTED EXPENSES. AND MY INTENTION IS NOT TO OBSTRUCT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT.

I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS. I DO WANT TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS. I KNOW WE'RE GROWING. I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO MOVE IN BECAUSE THAT'S MORE MONEY FOR OUR CITY, AND THAT'S MORE JOBS THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO. HOWEVER, I JUST WANT US TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT AND BE ABLE TO COME TO THE CITY HALL AND COME TO THE CITY MEETINGS AND KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR INDIVIDUALS LIKE ME, ESPECIALLY A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND GOD BLESS YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER RUTH COFIELD. MR. MORTON, AS RUTH COMES UP, I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE.

I'M GOING TO ASK FOR RESPONSES ON ON ALL OF THOSE AND AND CONSENT ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

OKAY. I'LL PUT THIS ON MY RESUME LATER. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL STAFF.

MAYOR, I'M RUTH CRAWFORD. 935 DOUGLAS STREET.

I'D LIKE TO THANK AND COMMEND ALL THE CITIZENS OF PALM BAY PRECINCT.

520 VICTORY IN CHRIST JESUS MINISTRIES TOOK OVER THE POLLING PLACE PREVIOUSLY SERVED BY GLORY BOUND CHURCH FOR BOTH THE PRIMARY AND FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION. AS THE SALT NIGHT COUNCIL MINISTER, I WAS EXCITED TO SEE ALL 1200 PEOPLE SHOW UP RIGHT AFTER AN EVENT, A RAIN EVENT LIKE WE HAD TO OVER 1200 PEOPLE JUST IN MY PRECINCT.

THEY WERE GREAT. THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS. WE HAD PEOPLE THAT WERE JUST READY TO GET OUT.

WE GOT THEM IN IN TEN MINUTES. SO I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN PRECINCT 520, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM JUST DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE AT OUR CHURCH.

THEY JUST IT'S A GOOD THING WE'RE RIGHT TOGETHER.

SO EVERYONE WAS GREAT AND ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR CIVIC DUTY.

IT WAS A GREAT IT WAS THE GREAT PART OF BEING AN AMERICAN PALM BAY CITIZEN.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK AND COMMEND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR RESPONDING TO PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHO NEEDED EVACUATION WITH THEIR COOL PEOPLE MOVER.

I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD IT, SO IT'S THE COOLEST THING I'VE SEEN.

SO THAT WAS GREAT. AND THEN I'M SEEING IN THIS AGENDA WE HAVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

SO I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE LAST BUDGET 24, 25 AND 2526 BUDGET THAT WE'RE GOING TO START SAYING NO TO AMENDMENTS AND STICK TO THE BUDGET. IF IF A LOT OF THESE THINGS, IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE,

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IF WE DO NOT NEED SPECIFIC CULTURAL EVENTS, IF PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE A CULTURAL EVENT, THEY CAN HAVE IT OUT AT THE PARK AND EVERYTHING AND THEY CAN PAY FOR IT ON THEIR OWN. IT IS NOT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY AND OR SHOULDN'T BE ANY PART OF THE BUDGET.

WHEN WE CAN'T PAY FOR ANY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S GOING ON.

SO IF WE GO BACK AND LOOK AT ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WERE CULTURAL FESTIVALS OF ANY SORT, BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN AN AMERICAN FESTIVAL HAPPEN HERE, BY THE WAY. SO WE NEED TO SAY NO. JUST START SAYING NO IF IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE DUTIES OF THE CITY. THAT'S NOT PART OF THE DUTIES OF GOVERNMENT, BY THE WAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, THAT CONCLUDES THE CARDS, MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT, MR. MORTON I'M GOING TO GO DOWN, DOWN THE LIST.

[APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA:]

YES, SIR. I GOT A THUMBS UP ON THAT. I LIKE PERHAPS YOU START WITH RUTH'S CONCERNS AND THEN PLEASE ADDRESS THE FIBER OPTICS ISSUES, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND THEN I'D LIKE A BRIEF ON EXACTLY OUR FLOOD ISSUES.

WHAT WHAT OCCURRED, ACTUALLY HOW WE RESPONDED.

ET CETERA. OKAY, I'LL START IN REVERSE ORDER.

AND IF WE MISS ANYTHING, CATCH US. SO WE ARE SAYING NO TO UNBUDGETED EXPENDITURES.

THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS CONTINUE TO BE A FINANCE MECHANISM TO RECONCILE AND RECOGNIZE ACCOUNTING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.

SPECIFICALLY, IF YOU READ THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT, WE ARE ADJUSTING YEAR END BUDGET SAVINGS AND PUTTING THOSE INTO SAVINGS AS WE SAID WE WOULD. WE ARE TRANSFERRING $3.2 MILLION INTO FIRE APPARATUS FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR FLEET REPLACEMENT.

THIS IS PART OF A PREVIOUS COMMITMENT TO BUY THE FIRE TRUCKS FROM THE LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.

WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING WE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM BREVARD COUNTY.

WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING CAPITAL ASSET YEAR END RECONCILIATIONS.

SO WE'RE JUST ACKNOWLEDGING OUR CAPITAL ASSETS THAT WE HAVE, THAT OUR NEW CAPITAL ASSET MANAGER IS PUTTING ON THE BOOKS FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THEN WE'RE RECONCILING SOME CONVERSION AREAS IN THE GO ROADS BOND FUND AND THIS CURRENT BUDGET AMENDMENT.

SO I'M NOT SURE OF ANY NEW PURCHASES OR ALLOCATED PURCHASES.

IF I'M MISSING SOMETHING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IN FACT, WE CONTINUE TO RETURN UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION AND TO RESERVES. SO THERE IS NO NEW SPENDING. THANK YOU.

AND AGAIN, IF I'M MISSING SOMETHING, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

SO I DON'T SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THE BUDGET.

WHEN YOU SAY EXTRACURRICULAR, I DON'T SEE ANY BUDGET. WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT GOING BACK AND FORTH.

SO, GABRIEL, IF YOU WOULD COME UP AND ADDRESS HER, SOME VERY GREAT QUESTIONS ON THE DESIGN PHASE, ONLY FOR THE SEPTIC TO SEWER CONVERSION. I'D BE HAPPY TO MEET YOU AFTER THE MEETING TO MRS CAULFIELD AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. YEAH.

THREE QUESTIONS. FIRST QUESTION WAS ABOUT COST TO HOMEOWNERS.

NO, WE HAVE GRANT FUNDING THAT COVERS ALL OF THE COSTS.

SO THERE'LL BE NO COST TO, TO THE HOMEOWNERS SIMILAR TO THE SEPTIC TO SEWER.

WHEN SOMEONE HAS SEWER AVAILABLE AND THEY'RE GETTING SWITCHED OVER FROM THEIR SEPTIC TANK, THERE'S NO COST TO THEM FOR THOSE AS WELL. GROUNDWATER.

THIS PROJECT WILL NOT ADDRESS ANYTHING RELATED TO GROUNDWATER.

IT WILL ADDRESS THE LIFT STATION UPGRADES TO THE LIFT STATION SO THAT IT CAN ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL FLOWS.

BUT NOTHING, AGAIN, WITH GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTABILITY.

IT STARTS WITH QUALITY CONTRACTORS WHERE WE'VE BEEN ATTRACTING AND GOING FOR HIGH QUALITY CONTRACTORS, AND ALSO STARTS WITH HAVING A STRONG CONTRACT, WHICH CHRIS WILL BE HELPING US TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

AND THE ESTIMATE, THE COST RIGHT NOW ARE ESTIMATES THAT WILL GO OUT TO BID AND THEN IT WILL BE BID AND THEN WE'LL HAVE FIRM PRICES.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COUNCIL WHILE WE'RE HERE. DO YOU HAVE.

OKAY. CARRY ON. THIS IS THIS IS ALL FROM SIR.

THIS IS CONSENT ITEM NUMBER FIVE. WE'RE BRIEFING ON.

THIS IS ALL FROM THE HALF CENT TAX. CORRECT. A LARGE PORTION OF IT IS.

YES. BUT OTHER DOLLARS ARE COMING FROM THE STATE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. COUNCIL REGARDING CONSENT ITEM FIVE.

THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. AND THEN I FEEL LIKE WE'RE MISSING ONE.

FIBER OPTICS FROM. OH, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE.

PUBLIC WORKS, I KNOW, IS WORKING WITH LEGAL AND.

YES. WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'D LIKE IT ADDRESSED AND I THINK.

I BELIEVE STAFF HAS AN EXTENDED REPORT ON A LOT OF THESE ITEMS. YES. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. BUT THEY ACTUALLY BROUGHT IT UP, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD.

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WE CAN SPEAK IN MORE DETAIL AT A LATER MEETING, IF YOU'D LIKE JUST TO KIND OF PUT A PIN IN IT.

WE DID HAVE A MEETING TWO THURSDAYS AGO WITH ALL THE FIBER OPTIC COMPANIES THAT ARE PERMITTING IN OUR RIGHT OF WAYS TO CREATE SOME NEW GUIDELINES FOR THEM AND TO HOPEFULLY SOLVE A LOT OF THE ILLS THAT OUR CITIZENS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT. AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE ALL OF THEM UNDER A STOP WORK ORDER BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

SO WHILE WE'RE UNDER EMERGENCY DECLARATION, NO RIGHT OF WAY INSPECTIONS WILL BE COMPLETED. WELL, THAT'S THAT THAT WAS THE KEY. MR. BRINKLEY, I WANTED I WANTED THAT ON THE RECORD.

RIGHT. THERE IS A STOP ORDER ON ALL THOSE. YES.

SO IF WE COULD REACH OUT TO OUR RESIDENT AND MAKE SURE HE'S GOT THAT DETAILED INFORMATION SINCE HE HAD CONCERNS, WE WILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THE FINALE, SIR, REGARDING OUR WATER ISSUES.

OH, YEAH. WE'RE STILL IN ASSESSMENT MODE AND DATA VERIFICATION MODE.

AND I THINK IF YOU'RE ASKING ME WHAT WE UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE SCALE OF THE STORM.

YES, SIR. WE DIDN'T CALL IT THIS, BUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT IS SAYING IT'S A 1 IN 1000 YEAR STORM EVENT.

WE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 30IN OF RAIN. 25 OF THAT FELL IN 12 HOURS, WHICH IS THE LARGEST RAINFALL EVENT EVER RECORDED SINCE RECORD KEEPING BEGAN IN 1937.

AND IT'S ACKNOWLEDGED THAT PALM BAY SPECIFICALLY GRANT AND PORT MALABAR, THAT LITTLE NEXUS WAS THE EPICENTER OF ALL THAT RAINFALL.

IT CAME WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING, ALTHOUGH OUR CREWS WERE ON TOP OF THE SITUATION, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SPIDEY SENSE, WENT OFF AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING, WAS OUT DRIVING AROUND IN HIS PAJAMAS, LITERALLY REALIZING HE DIDN'T THINK THAT THE RAIN SOUNDED RIGHT, WHICH LED INTO THE POLICE BEING NOTIFIED. WE NEVER HAD A STAND DOWN EVENT.

BY THE WAY, THE 911 NEVER SHUT OFF AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.

AND SO WE WERE MOBILIZED AND ACTING BY 3 OR 4:00 IN THE MORNING.

MELBOURNE TILLMAN FOLLOWED UP VERY QUICKLY AFTER THAT WITH A MASSIVE RELEASE OF WATER OUT OF THE GATES.

THEY REALIZED WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS IT WASN'T ENOUGH. THEY RELEASED WATER AGAIN.

AND THEN AFTER THAT SECOND RELEASE AGAIN, IT WOULDN'T MATTER.

I DON'T THINK WHAT ANYONE WOULD HAVE DONE IF THERE HADN'T EVEN BEEN A GATE WITH THE VOLUME AND EXPEDITION OF THE RAINFALL.

NOT TO MINIMIZE THE FACT THAT WE DID EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, SIGNIFICANT FLOODING, NOT JUST TO CITY INFRASTRUCTURE. I'M VERY CONCERNED.

WE HAVE A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES, TO PROPERTY, TO VEHICLES.

AND I THINK WE'RE STILL UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT IS AND TRYING TO PROVIDE AS MUCH ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES AS WE CAN.

IN FACT, TO THAT POINT, WE HAVE TWO OPEN HOUSES TOMORROW. THANK YOU.

TO ASSIST RESIDENTS AND UNDERSTANDING, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN LATER. ONE IS GOING TO BE HERE FROM 9 TO 11 A.M., CORRECT. ONE IS AT TONY ROSA FROM 1 TO 3 P.M.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FORMS, INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE RECORDS THEY SHOULD BE KEEPING, THE INFORMATION THEY SHOULD BE TAKING.

IT IS A STATE STORM. IT IS NOT YET DECLARED A FEDERAL STORM, WHICH IS A KEY CRITERIA FOR FEMA REIMBURSEMENT.

BUT WE'RE BELIEVING THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, AND WE WANT TO GET OUR FOLKS FIRST IN LINE AND ALL THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE READY.

I KNOW SOME COUNCILMAN HAVE SOME OTHER ITEMS TO BRING IN TO THAT IN TERMS OF OUR RELIEF EFFORTS AND MEASURES.

IN TERMS OF RECOVERY, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER, BUT WE RESTORED ACCESS ON FALLON WITHIN 12 HOURS AND PORT MALABAR WILL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITHIN 40 HOURS. AND NOW WE'RE ADDRESSING BRIDGES, CULVERTS AND ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE KNOW ARE IN IN DISTRESS.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND SUNNY OUT AS WATER CONTINUES TO MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE PROBLEMS POP UP WITH LIFT STATIONS, WITH BRIDGES, WITH ROADS AS WATER AND DIRT AND SAND AND THINGS MOVE WILL CONTINUE TO TO ANALYZE AND ASSESS. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT MORE TO TALK ABOUT ON THAT AND RESPECTS ON THE AGENDA, SO IF THAT'S SUFFICE FOR NOW. MAYOR. I'LL LEAVE IT THERE.

WELL, I THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THAT BRIEF DETAIL, BUT I'M GOING TO REQUEST, SINCE MISS WALLACE, SHE'S NOT HERE. I'D LIKE FOR SHEILA TO GET THE TIMELINE OF THE GATES THE MELBOURNE TILLMAN GATES, SINCE SHE MENTIONED THAT IF WE COULD REACH OUT TO HER, PERHAPS EMAIL IT KEVIN, ALONG WITH ANY OTHER RESIDENT THAT MAY WANT IT.

I SEE ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. MR. MOLINA WOULD LIKE THAT DETAILED INFORMATION.

SIR, WOULD YOU MIND MEETING WITH KEVIN, GIVING THEM YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS? AND THEN I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER REQUEST BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AND AND STATE THAT WE DO NEED THAT DECLARATION, AND WE DO NEED FEMA TO, TO REACT TO COME ON FOR REIMBURSEMENTS.

BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS ASSIST OUR, OUR RESIDENTS WITH GETTING THAT PAPERWORK ENACTED, BUSINESSES THAT WERE AFFECTED WITH THE STORM RESIDENTS AS WELL.

THEY'RE GOING TO HELP OUT WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ON WHAT FORMS TO FILL OUT.

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.

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SHE SICK? SAY AGAIN? OKAY, I THINK WE CAN SEND IT TO YOU.

DO YOU HAVE A COPY OF IT? OKAY. MISS GRETCHEN IS SENDING IT BECAUSE I LIKE THAT ON THE SCREEN.

SO AT LEAST THE THE PUBLIC CAN SEE THAT IT'S IS PRESENT.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I REALLY ENCOURAGE EVERY RESIDENT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

AND SINCE WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT THE STORM THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC, CATASTROPHIC STORM.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE'S REFERRING 30IN AND 12 HOURS.

I'VE BEEN HERE 38 YEARS. NOT EVEN FEY PUT THAT MUCH WATER ON.

I REALLY HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT PASTOR KENNY MENTIONED, BECAUSE HE'S BEEN HERE LONGER THAN ME.

AND. AND WHAT HE SAID IS SO TRUE THAT THE CITY DOESN'T GET ACKNOWLEDGED FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR STORM WATER HAS GONE A LONG WAY. AND I THINK WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE NOT ONLY THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO BE MADE RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE IN CONTRACT CATHCART, WHICH IS HERE.

I'M SURE YOU'LL, YOU'LL DISCUSS THAT. BUT I, I WILL SAY PHALEN BOULEVARD.

WITHIN HOURS THEY WERE ABLE TO RESTORE ONCE THE WATER RECEDED.

THE WORK THAT'S BEING CONDUCTED TODAY FOR PORT MALABAR BOULEVARD.

OUR STAFF SHOULD BE COMMENDED. AND SO OUR CONTRACTORS AS WELL.

I THANK GOD THAT THE WATER HAS RESCINDED AND GIVEN US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY HAVE OUR STAFF DO SO MANY ASSESSMENTS OF OUR WATERWAYS OR OUR BRIDGES, OUR ROADWAYS. THAT'S NOT AN EASY TASK.

AND I COMMEND PUBLIC WORKS FOR THAT. BUT SO MANY UNSUNG HEROES, OUR CITIZENS CAME TOGETHER.

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS. AND I KNOW I DON'T HAVE A TRUCK, BUT I THANK GOD THAT WE INVESTED IN THREE WATER, HIGH WATER TRUCKS IN OUR CITY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, COUPLED WITH TWO HIGH WATER SWAT TRUCKS.

OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WERE OUT THERE WITH THEIR HIGH WATER TRUCKS.

NOW, WE DID LOSE VEHICLES BECAUSE THE FLOOD WAS THAT INTENSE, BUT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WERE OUT THERE.

OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, I EVEN WENT ON MEDICAL CALLS WHERE WE ASSISTED ON A HIGH WATER TRUCK, AMBULANCE. TECHNICIANS GO TO A MEDICAL CALL AND THEN TRANSPORT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO HIGH GROUND SO THAT THE AMBULANCE COULD TAKE HIM TO, TO THE HOSPITAL.

BUT NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS, THIS WAS AN EVENT WHERE WE ALL CAME TOGETHER.

AND I KNOW THAT WHAT'S SAD IS THAT WE WE, WE'RE POINTING FINGERS.

WHAT WE'RE DOING IS SAYING THAT THIS THIS WAS A TERRIBLE EVENT.

BUT I GOT TO RECOGNIZE THE RESILIENCY OF THE NEIGHBORS, THE RESILIENCY OF OUR PALM BAY ERS.

THEY SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED ALONG WITH OUR STAFF.

IT'S ABOUT EVERYBODY COMING TOGETHER IN A TIME OF NEED.

AND AND I WITNESSED THAT FIRST HAND. AND AND I'M, I'M PALM BAY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY PALM BAY THAT WAS OUT THERE HELPING PEOPLE THAT WERE STUCK. AND I, I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THIS.

TO THE RICHARDS AND BENNETT FAMILY. OUR HEARTS ARE WITH YOU.

OUR PRAYERS OF PEACE AND COMFORT ARE TOWARDS YOU AS ANGELS SURROUND YOU AND GIVE YOU PEACE.

WE LOST TWO INDIVIDUALS BY THIS HORRIFIC EVENT.

LET US BE REMINDED THAT THERE IS COST TO INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT A LIFE CANNOT BE REPLACED.

AND MY HEART GOES TO THE FAMILIES. AND IN THIS TIME OF BEING GRATEFUL, I'M THANKFUL THAT I LIVE IN THIS GREAT CITY WE CALL PALM BAY. HURRAH! THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW ON CONSENT, GENTLEMEN.

MAYOR WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD APPLICANT INTERVIEWS.

[ADVISORY BOARD APPLICANT INTERVIEWS:]

NO. NO INTERVIEWS. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO. OKAY. AND THEN WE RANK IT LATER.

OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S IT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

AARON RHODES, 1026 PINEAPPLE AVENUE. I'LL ECHO THE SENTIMENTS.

SUPER PROUD OF PALM BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS.

I LIVE IN TURKEY CREEK. I SAW THEIR WORK FIRSTHAND.

INCREDIBLE EFFORTS BY ALL, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME TOGETHER IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

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I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT COMMITTEE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. WELL, LET'S TALK INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THE SYNOPSIS THAT MR. MORTON GAVE IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE. AND THAT 1 IN 1000 YEARS IS SOMETHING TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO, BECAUSE FOR DECADES, WHAT WE'VE BUILT CITIES OFF OF WAS A 1 IN 100 PROBABILITY, NOT 1 IN 1000.

SO, YOU KNOW, TO LOOK BACK AND SEE I DON'T KNOW OF ANY SYSTEM THAT WAS GOING TO TOLERATE THAT MUCH INUNDATION OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD.

IT WAS DEFINITELY THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME TOGETHER THAT CREATED THAT RESILIENCE.

BUT RESILIENCE IS WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE COMES INTO PLAY.

CONVENIENCE IS WHAT WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. BUT THE REALITY IS INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDES THE RESILIENCE FOR THIS COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER. IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS DONE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THEY'VE DEVOLVED THIS RESPONSIBILITY DOWN TO THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. AND THAT'S A GOOD THING THAT ALLOWS YOU TO REACT QUICKER. IT CUTS THE BUREAUCRATIC TAPE.

IT ALLOWS YOU TO APPLY THAT AID AND ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY WHERE IT'S NEEDED IN A FAST AND EFFICIENT WAY.

BUT IT'S GOT TO BE AFFORDABLE. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. AND THE WAY THAT WE CAN DO THAT IS THROUGH THAT INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING. AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT PLANNING, I'M TALKING ABOUT 40, 50, 60, 100 YEARS AWAY, THINGS THAT WE PROBABLY WILL NEVER, EVER SEE. BUT THOSE, THOSE, ALL THOSE EFFORTS WILL COME TO FRUITION EVENTUALLY.

AND WE CAN DO THAT. BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE HARD WORK.

AS I'VE MENTIONED, IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED. YOU GUYS ARE GETTING READY TO FACE SOME TOUGH TIMES, AND YOU HAVE FACED SOME VERY TOUGH TIMES IN THE PAST. IT'S GOING TO GET EVEN HARDER. REVENUE IS GOING TO BECOME AN ISSUE AND INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT SHINY AND IT'S NOT SEXY AND IT'S EXPENSIVE.

THAT'S THE REALITY BEHIND ALL OF THIS, RIGHT? SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE A DEFINED GROUP TO COME TOGETHER AND PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME SERIOUS GUIDANCE THAT YOU CAN TAKE AND HOLD ACCOUNTABLE AND MOVE FORWARD TO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK TONIGHT, AND I HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER ME FOR THIS APPOINTMENT.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE, MR. RHODES, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. MISS LUNA, WOULD YOU LIKE.

HOLD ON A SECOND? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AS YOU WERE.

GO AHEAD. CALLER. YOU HAD A QUESTION FOR HIM.

OKAY. OKAY, MA'AM. COME ON. MISS LUNA.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SORRY. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

MY NAME IS LUMA. I PREVIOUSLY, A FEW YEARS AGO, DID WANT TO GO FOR CITY COUNCIL, BUT THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT IN MY FAVOR.

I LOST MY DAUGHTER, SO THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T SERVE AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.

KENNY, DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE YOU'RE CRAZY. WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER. I KNOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE SUPPOSED TO PARTNER TOGETHER. THAT'S WHY I FELL AWAY. BUT I'M BACK. THE REASON WHY I WAS INTERESTED IN COMING INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE ROLE IS BECAUSE I AM.

I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, AND I ACTUALLY HAVE WATCHED OUR COMMUNITY GROW AND I'VE HEARD THE CONCERNS OF OUR CITIZENS OF PALM BAY. I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 2004. I AM A FLORIDA BORN AND RAISED.

ALSO THE REASON WHY I ALSO WAS INTERESTED IN JOINING THE BOARD WAS BECAUSE I LIVE OFF OF COGAN AND SAN FILIPPO.

SORRY. COGAN. YEAH. WHERE COGAN AND BAYSIDE LAKES IS.

AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS AS A PROFESSIONAL, AND I HAVE A DUAL MASTER'S IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

AND I WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND INCLUDES FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. AND I HAVE ACTUALLY SAT WITH DEPUTY MAYOR MIKE JAFFEE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT OUR MATTHEW WAS, I'M SORRY, OUR CITY MANAGER WAS REALLY BUSY AND HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO MEET WITH ME.

AND I GOT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS WORK. SOMETIMES WE ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS, AND WE DON'T SPEND TIME WITH OUR CITY OFFICIALS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS WORK.

AND WHEN MY FELLOW CITIZEN NEIGHBORS WERE ASKING ME QUESTIONS LIKE, TINA, YOU KNOW SO MUCH AND YOU'RE SO DYNAMIC, CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND? SO I WENT AHEAD AND FILLED IN THAT SHOE MYSELF AND STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS.

SITTING, TALKING TO OTHER CITY OFFICIALS. I'M ACTUALLY A TRUSTEE OF THE CHAMBER OF PALM BAY, SO I DO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS.

AND I FELT WITH MY BACKGROUND, WITH UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING AND SEEING HOW OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS BEING AFFECTED, THAT I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO BE A VOICE AND ALSO BE THAT MEDIATOR BETWEEN OUR COUNCIL AND OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE I AM VERY INVOLVED. ALSO, SOMETHING I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS I ALSO KEEP AN EYE OUT ON THE IRS AND DISASTER RELIEF,

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RIGHT NOW, PALM BAY ISN'T CONSIDERED A DISASTER RELIEF, BUT THE IRS IS PROVIDING SUPPORT ON YOUR TAXES.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I DO IS TO THINK ABOUT OUR CITIZENS AND THINGS THAT WOULD WORK FOR THE FUTURE, HOW WE CAN FINANCIALLY WORK AROUND THE CONSTRAINTS AND THE CONCERNS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT IS THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD IS BECAUSE I DO SERVE ON OTHER BOARDS, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS AND HOW FINANCE AND THAT WORKS, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT AN ENGINEER MYSELF.

BUT I DO HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE ENGINEERS AND THEY HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND THOSE THINGS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE APPLICANTS MAYOR.

OKAY. CONSENT. SO WE'RE NOW ON CONSENT.

SPEAKER CARD FOR MR. BATTEN. OKAY. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.

THAT'S ALL FOR THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MR. BATTEN, CAN.

CAN. YEP. OKAY. YES. CARRY ON. SIR. BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET, SOUTHWEST.

I'D LIKE TO SEE IT BE POSSIBLE TO PULL CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

AND THE REASON WHY I'D LIKE THAT IS JUST BECAUSE AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT, WOULD IT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE? WOULD IT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE? I KNOW WE CAN'T GO BACK IN HISTORY, BUT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO IN THE FUTURE TO USE FUNDS TO REPAIR OR PROTECT ROADS, STORMWATER AND WATER MAINS TO PREVENT THE WASHOUT INTO THE TURKEY CREEK, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS FUND WAS FOR.

IF WE COULD HAVE DONE SOME OF YOU, SOME OF THIS UP FRONT OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE OR SOMETHING TO USE IT FOR MAINTAINING PART OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE INSTEAD OF JUST HOOKING UP THE INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR SEPTIC TO SEWER CONVERSION, WHEN THAT OTHER INDIVIDUALS WON'T GET THAT OPPORTUNITY BY USING THOSE FUNDS TO, TO HELP INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY WILL BE BETTER THAN HELPING THE INDIVIDUALS.

I JUST SAY IT'S SOME WAY WE COULD DO THAT. I'M NOT SURE, BUT WE JUST PASSED THE HALF CENT.

IRL TAX. THE PEOPLE THOUGHT, WELL, WE NEED TO SPEND IT.

WELL, LET'S SPEND IT TO PROTECT THE IRL INSTEAD OF JUST PUTTING A SEPTIC TANK IN AND TAKING OUT A SEPTIC TANK IN SOMEBODY'S FRONT YARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY ANY MEMBERS OF ANY OF THE COMMENT CARDS, SIR? ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE, MAYOR? I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION FOR STAFF REGARDING ITEM NUMBER SIX.

HOW DID THE MISHAP HAPPEN OR THE INADVERTENT INADVERTENTLY HAPPENED IN REGARDS TO THE 120 VERSUS THE 950,000 120,000 VERSUS 950,000. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. KEVIN BRINKLEY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

THAT WAS A RESULT OF OUR DOGE EFFORTS LAST YEAR.

WE LOOKED INTO ALL OF OUR PROVIDERS AND ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS, AND WE FOUND THAT MANSFIELD OIL WOULD BE PART WAY, PART OF THE WAY THROUGH THE YEAR LAST YEAR. WE FOUND THAT MANSFIELD OIL WOULD BE A MORE RELIABLE AND A MORE COST EFFICIENT PROVIDER FOR US.

SO WE OPENED A PURCHASE ORDER WITH THEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,000, ALL PURCHASE ORDERS ROLLED OVER INTO THIS NEW THE REQUEST FOR THIS YEAR FOR THE ONGOING CONTRACTS AT THE SAME AMOUNT AS LAST YEAR. AND WE DIDN'T CATCH TO INCREASE IT TO THE SAME AMOUNT OR A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT LIKE THE OTHER OTHER PROVIDERS.

SO THEY WERE A NEW VENDOR LAST YEAR AND WE CARRIED OVER THE AMOUNT THAT WE USED THEM FOR LAST YEAR NOT INCREASING IT TO THE AMOUNT THAT WITH IN PART WITH THE OTHER PROVIDERS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. AND THEN FOR MR. BATTEN, IF YOU COULD JUST BE ANSWERED, I GUESS, BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE PRE ALLOCATED FOR SEPTIC TO SEWER.

I MEAN THOSE ARE AND IT'S COMPETING PRIORITIES. YOU KNOW, WE ALSO HAVE A MANDATE, A LEGISLATIVE MANDATE TO DO THE SEPTIC TO SEWER SEROCONVERSION.

AND SO THOSE DOLLARS ARE TYPICALLY NOT FOR HARDENING. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I HOPE THERE ARE MONEY AVAILABLE FOR OTHER PROJECTS, BUT. RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THESE WERE SPECIFICALLY AWARDED FOR.

AND IT'S PART OF THIS CONVERSION PROCESS THAT WE'RE I WON'T SAY TRYING TO MEET BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS. YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

I NEED A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON. ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CARRIES FIVE ZERO, MADAM SMITH.

[CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA:]

RECOGNIZING THAT SUCH APPROPRIATIONS MUST BE MADE PURSUANT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

CHAPTER 35 FINANCE. ADOPTING, RATIFYING, CONFIRMING AND VALIDATING THE ALLOCATIONS PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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[PUBLIC HEARINGS:]

NOTHING HAS CHANGED. IT'S FOR THE VACATION OF APPROXIMATELY 448FT².

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN IN-GROUND SWIMMING POOL IN THE BACKYARD. AND THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS FROM STAFF OR CONSULTING AGENCIES FOR VACATION OF THE EASEMENT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? I DON'T SEE ANY.

OKAY. WOULD THE APPLICANT WANT TO PRESENT THEIR CASE? WOULD YOU WANT TO? MR. AND MRS. PADILLA? GOOD EVENING, MISS TONY AND ELENA BADILLO, 1046 ALPINE AVENUE, NORTHWEST.

AND WE JUST WANTED TO VACATE THE EASEMENT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A POOL IN OUR BACKYARD.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. OKAY. THANK YOU.

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. I GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HAMMER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

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

WE'RE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER TWO. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND MR. MORTON, THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR. THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR.

CITY STAFF, I'M GOING TO ASK GROWTH TO COME UP AND PRESENT THE ITEM.

MISS JEFFERSON. THANK YOU. FOR. WELL.

GOOD EVENING. ALTHEA JEFFERSON, GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

FOR THE RECORD. SO YOU MIGHT RECALL, TWO WEEKS AGO, YOU APPROVED THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR EMERALD LAKES EAST PHASE ONE, WHICH INCLUDED 1.1 PLUS MILLION SQUARE FEET OF NON RESIDENTIAL USES FOR COMMERCIAL OFFICE, HOTEL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES, AS WELL AS 652 MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNITS.

AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THERE WILL BE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A 700 FOOT EXTENSION OF SAINT JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY TO WORKFORCE BOULEVARD, TWO FULL ACCESS CONNECTIONS AND FOUR RIGHT IN AND RIGHT OUT CONNECTIONS ALONG THE PARKWAY.

A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT WORKFORCE BOULEVARD AND SAINT JOHN'S HERITAGE PARKWAY, IN ADDITION TO.

THAT WE HAVE THE PROMISE OF. AT THE 200TH RESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OF BATTALION CHIEF VEHICLE.

AND WITH THAT, THOSE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS. I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN. HAMMER.

YOU DIDN'T MENTION THE THE AERIAL AT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE.

YES. THAT, THAT IS IN THERE AS WELL. OKAY. AND SINCE OUR LAST TIME SPEAKING OF THIS, HAS THERE BEEN ANY, ANY DISCUSSIONS ON ANY KIND OF FIRE. ANY FIRE DISCUSSIONS WITH ANYBODY.

NO. NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR QUESTIONS, SIR? ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO ASK IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.

YES, SIR. PLEASE STEP FORWARD. BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET, SOUTHWEST. WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS PROJECT FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.

THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN I HAVE WITH PROCEEDING WITH THIS, WITH THIS PUD, IS THE FACT THAT WE STILL HAVE NO GUARANTEED

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THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN THAT I HAVE. IT'S GREAT THAT EVERYBODY SAYS, WELL, WE'RE WORKING WITH SOMEBODY AND THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.

AT THIS POINT, THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO GET EVERYTHING THEY'RE ASKING FOR TO PROMOTE THEM AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

WITH NO TRAFFIC COMING FROM MICCO OR MALABAR OR ANY OF THE OTHER ROADS TO THE SOUTH.

IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE THEIR OWN PRIVATE IDENTITY.

IT'S A LITTLE FINGER STICKING OFF THE CITY OF PALM BAY, WHERE THE DEVELOPER IS GETTING THIS AND WITHOUT CONNECTIONS.

I THINK IT'S SOMEWHAT. THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE SET UP, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD SOME KIND OF GUARANTEE WHERE WE HAD CONNECTION TO MECO BECAUSE I COULD SEE THAT THIS FAILED, THAT OTHER DEVELOPMENTS MIGHT FAIL, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE GOT AMENDMENT THREE JUST CAME INTO PLAY.

IT'S GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE.

AND SO AS A RESULT, ALL THESE PLANS MIGHT BE A BLACK EYE TO THE CITY.

WE'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN BEFORE AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT HAPPEN NOW.

JUST TRY TO PROTECT US A LITTLE BIT IF YOU CAN.

I KNOW IT'S LATE IN THE GAME, THOUGH. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? YES, MA'AM. I DIDN'T COIN THIS TERM. THERE'S A TERM.

IT'S CALLED CITY PLANS. PLANNING PONZI SCHEME.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT HYPERBOLIC, BUT WHAT IT DISCUSSES IS HOW CITIES WILL BUILD NEW DEVELOPMENTS, NEW HOUSING, SO THEY GET AN INFLUX OF NEW TAX DOLLARS TO TAKE CARE OF PREVIOUS OBLIGATIONS THAT THEY HAVE.

FROM WHAT I SEE, THE CITY HAS BEEN DOING THAT RAMPANTLY SINCE COVID.

AND ON MONDAY THE HOUSE OF CARDS FELL. OKAY. WE DO NOT HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THIS.

ANOTHER FLOOD EVENT LIKE WHAT WE EXPERIENCED ON MONDAY IS GOING TO OCCUR AGAIN BECAUSE THE SYSTEMS ARE NOT THERE TO SUPPORT IT.

OUR ROADS ARE NOT THERE TO SUPPORT IT. TWO MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL ARE ON SPACE COAST TPO.

THEY ARE FULLY AWARE THAT THE FIVE ROADS THAT ARE TRACKED IN PALM BAY ARE AT HAZARDOUS TO CRITICAL LEVELS OF TRAFFIC ALREADY.

OKAY, PALM BAY TRAFFIC SCORE HOW PALM BAY IS HANDLING ITS TRAFFIC AND ITS INFRASTRUCTURE JUST FOR CARS ALONE IS THE WORST IN THE COUNTY. OKAY, AND I DON'T CARE WHAT ROADS YOU EXTEND OVER THERE, THERE WILL STILL BE CASCADING EFFECTS OF TRAFFIC EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING THE I-95 CORRIDOR, WHICH IS ONE OF THE WORST IN THE NATION.

WE HAD A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE IT WAS, NUMBER ONE, THE WORST SECTION OF I-95, BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF DEATHS WE WERE INCURRING.

I REALLY THINK THAT TONIGHT WAS IN BAD TASTE TO DISCUSS MORE DEVELOPMENT AFTER THE EVENTS ON MONDAY.

I THINK IT WAS A VERY POOR TASTE. I THINK IT WAS IN VERY BAD TASTE.

PEOPLE DIED. PEOPLE HAVE LOST EVERYTHING THAT THEY OWN.

AND BY THE WAY, HOW MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT ONLY GOT 1 OR 2IN OF WATER IN THEIR HOUSE, IF THE CANAL SYSTEM WAS WHERE IT SHOULD BE, WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ANY WATER IN THEIR HOUSE. NONE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WOKE UP TO EVERY VEHICLE THEY OWNED ALREADY FLOODED.

THERE ARE SO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS CITY RIGHT NOW UNDER MAJOR DURESS.

AND HERE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S ONLY GOING TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM.

I THINK IT'S IN BAD TASTE. I THINK IT'S IN POOR TASTE.

AND I REALLY THINK THAT BEFORE YOU START DEVELOPING MORE HOUSES IN THIS AREA, I'M NOT CONCERNED WITH COMMERCIAL.

WE NEED THAT. BUT BEFORE YOU START DEVELOPING MORE LARGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, I THINK YOU NEED TO SHOW THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT OUR ROADS ARE SAFE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT. YOU NEED TO SHOW THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT THE STORMWATER SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD, BECAUSE ON MONDAY IT DID NOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MADAM? ALTHEA. CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY STATE HOW MANY SQUARE FEET OF NON RESIDENTIAL IS BEFORE US? CERTAINLY 1,106,700FT². AND IT'S INCLUDING A HOTEL.

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YES. THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK? ARE THERE SPEAKER CARDS? YOUR FRIEND HAS A CARD.

OKAY. THAT'S. SHEENA ALREADY SPOKE. OKAY. IS THERE MIKE UP HERE? OKAY. CARRY ON. SIR. OKAY, SIR. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL FOR THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROJECT FOR THE CITY.

ANY PROJECT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL HELP US FIX THE WATER CRISIS OVER IN THE NORTHEAST TO MAYBE FIND A DIFFERENT RESERVOIR.

I'LL USE THAT. TERMINOLOGY WOULD EXPAND US. WE LOST MANY YEARS AGO TO THE CITY RESIDENTS, WHICH WE ALL KNOW A GOOD QUADRANT OF ECONOMIC ZONE FOR US, WHICH WAS THE WHAT IS NOW HAMMOCK LANDINGS.

THAT'S THE ENTRANCE TO OUR CITY. WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, THAT THING SAID PALM BAY, MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY'RE SHOPPING IN PALM BAY AND THEY'RE NOT. THAT EXTENSION AT 166 WILL BE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY THAT THE CITY HAS TO EXPRESS.

AND IT'S NOT THAT IT'S A WRONG TIME. IT'S A CRUCIAL TIME THAT WHEN WE GET TO PLAN AGAIN, IT'S PLANNED CORRECTLY.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO. IN LIFE, WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, WE CAN START OVER OR WE CAN LOOK AT WHO WE HAVE AROUND, WHICH IS ALSO IN OUR INNER CITY AND WE COULD DECIDE TO CONTINUE.

THE CITY NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. BUT THE CHALLENGE IS WHERE DO WE PUT THE EXCESS WATER? DO WE BUILD BETTER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS? BEING THAT WE HAVE MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND LAND? THE EMERALD LAKES, FORMERLY EMERALD CITIES PROJECT, IS A GREAT PROJECT FROM THE DAYS OF JIM MCMILLAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT AT PORT MELBOURNE SECTION. THAT WAS THE PRIZE OF THE CITY. NOW I KNOW PARTS OF THAT NAME.

EMERALD CITY WENT TO VIERA SOMEHOW. AND WHERE EMERALD LAKES, BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL AREA.

BUT THE CITY OF PALM BAY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND OUR DEVELOPMENT.

AND YES, WE DIDN'T CONTROL THE ROADS THAT ARE HERE, BUT THIS LEADERSHIP THAT EVERYONE SEES UP HERE, THEY'VE BEEN TRYING THEIR HARDEST. I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN I SPEAK TO THEM JUST LIKE WE ALL RESIDENTS SPEAK TO THEM.

AND THE BIGGEST THING RIGHT NOW IS THAT IF WE BLOCK A DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD HELP US FUNNEL SOME OF THAT WATER DOWN SOUTH.

IT MAY BE A HUGE DETRIMENT TO US AS WE STILL ARE IN HURRICANE SEASON NOW AND EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

COUNCIL THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE IMPORTANT TO US.

I USED TO SEE THE CITY IN THE BEAUTIFULNESS THAT IT IS.

IT IS STILL THAT BEAUTIFUL. AND THE DEVELOPMENTS WILL REMAIN.

WE WERE DEVASTATED THIS PAST WEEKEND AND THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL HELP US TURN A LEAF.

BUT WE HAVE TO BUILD IT BETTER. IT MAY LOOK JUST LIKE HERE, NORTHWEST, SOUTHEAST, BUT WE HAVE TO BUILD IT BETTER TO UNDERNEATH THAN THE GROUND.

FROM FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS TO YOU NAME IT. WE JUST HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BETTER.

WE HAVE TO HOLD ACCOUNTABILITY TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO COME AND BUILD IN OUR CITY.

THE STANDARDS WE HAD BREAKING PIPES IN SOUTHEAST, UNDERNEATH.

THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS ARE AFRAID ABOUT.

THEY'RE AFRAID ABOUT THE SAME THINGS HAPPENING. THE SEPTIC ARE NOT HAVING IT.

AND THEN THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE COMPONENTS.

LIKE I DON'T UNDERSTAND OF HOW IT COMES TOGETHER, BUT EQUALLY PUBLIC WORKS, THE STAFF, THE CITY, THE CITY MANAGERS, IT TAKES COURAGEOUS EFFORT TO GET THIS JOB DONE.

I THANK YOU ALL FOR CONTINUING TO DO WHAT YOU DO. BUT IF WE CAN, RESIDENTS AND LEADERSHIP ALIKE SEE ALL DEVELOPMENT IS GOOD IF IT BRINGS INCREASE INTO THE CITY. PALM BAY EVEN THOUGH WE WERE A LITTLE DEVASTATED, STILL THE GREATEST CITY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? I'VE GOT HER FIRST. AND THEN? THEN YOU, SIR. WELL.

2601 TEPI AVENUE. I ACTUALLY AM FOR THE PROJECT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AGAIN. I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO MR. JAFFE. MA'AM, CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC? YES, YOU'RE.

THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER? YES, MA'AM. PLEASE. THANK YOU.

I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO MR. JAFFE ABOUT THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS INTERESTING.

SO I AM FOR IT. MY ONLY CONCERN, AND A LOT OF THE CITIZENS HAVE BEEN REPEATING IT IS OUR SEWAGE AND OUR DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

SO I'M NOT AGAINST THE PROJECT. THE ONLY QUESTION THAT AND I KNOW YOU GUYS SAID YOU WOULD ADDRESS IT IS THE STORM IN THE.

AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE REST OF THE CITIZENS OF PALM BAY AND ALLOWING US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT THE CITIZENS HERE THAT LIVE HERE ALREADY. BUT I AM FOR THIS ITEM.

THAT'S JUST ALL I WANT TO SAY. THANK YOU. BEFORE I CALL UP THE NEXT SPEAKER, MR. MARTIN, DID YOU WANT TO BRING UP GABRIEL OR CAN YOU ANSWER THE THE SEWAGE QUESTION THAT THE CONSTITUENT JUST HAD?

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THANK YOU. I DID REALLY GOOD WHEN SHE ASKED QUESTIONS THE FIRST TIME AND TOOK NOTES THIS TIME I SENT IN AN EMAIL, SO I APOLOGIZE. WHAT WAS THE QUESTION REGARDING.

OH, SIR. GO AHEAD, SIR. GO AHEAD. IS EMERALD CITY IN ITS CURRENT.

AND IT'S HOW IT'S GOING TO BE DESIGNED. WILL THE STORMWATER AND DRAINAGE AFFECT ANY OTHER PART OF THE CITY? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK KEVIN MIGHT BE ABLE TO BETTER ADDRESS THAT WITH STORM STORMWATER.

AND THEN FURTHERMORE I GUESS FOR YOU IS SEWAGE CAPACITY AS WELL.

SEWAGE. YEAH. THEY'RE THEY'RE BUILDING THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE WASTEWATER.

THE FORCE MAIN THAT'S ALREADY ABOUT TO BE ONLINE.

AND WE DO HAVE THE PLANT CAPACITY FOR THE NEXT PHASE THAT'LL BE COMING ON.

THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF OF MUCH OF WHAT THEIR WASTEWATER NEEDS ARE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEN KEVIN. THANK YOU.

KEVIN BRINKLEY, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. ANY DEVELOPMENT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR STORMWATER RUNOFF. THEY CANNOT ADD TO OUR SYSTEM AT ALL. THEY HAVE TO EITHER IT HAS TO BE EQUAL TO WHAT THE NATIVE GROUND WAS AFTER A RAIN EVENT OR EVEN IMPROVE.

SO THAT IS THE STORMWATER REQUIREMENTS. AND SO THAT WOULD NOT IMPACT US NEGATIVELY. THANK YOU SIR.

APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SIR. PETER VAN WARNER WITH EMERALD LAKES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING I FEEL VERY DEEPLY FOR EVERYONE WHO FLOODED.

AS SOMEONE WHO HAD TWO FEET OF WATER IN THEIR HOME DURING HURRICANE KATHLEEN, I CAN RELATE VERY DEEPLY.

AND I WILL SAY FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, GOOD WILL COME OUT OF THIS.

NEIGHBORS WHO DIDN'T KNOW EACH OTHER WILL KNOW EACH OTHER AND BECOME GREAT FRIENDS.

AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY, IT'S, IT'S SO RECENT, IT'S HARD TO SEE.

BUT I DO THINK THINGS, THINGS WILL GET BETTER.

I WANT TO NOTE ON THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT THIS IS THE SECOND READING.

THIS IS FOR COMMERCIAL ONLY. SO AMENDMENT THREE WILL NOT AFFECT THIS.

THIS IS FOR COMMERCIAL TAX BASIS FOR THE CITY.

THIS IS JUST FOR THE EAST SIDE. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY TO ADDRESS THE FIRE AND TO ADDRESS THE UTILITY CONCERNS.

WE DID JUST COMPLETE, I'M GLAD TO SAY 100% COMPLETE, JUST BARRING THE BACK T TESTS, FIVE MILES OF UTILITY EXTENSION.

SO THAT'S A 24 INCH WATER MAIN AND A FIVE INCH 20 INCH FORCE MAIN FOR SANITARY.

AND THAT'S NOT JUST FOR EMERALD LAKES. THAT'S FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS DOWNSTREAM AS WELL.

REGARDING THE STORM INFRASTRUCTURE. JAKE WISE, OUR CIVIL ENGINEER, CAN SPEAK MORE TECHNICALLY ON IT.

HE DID ACTUALLY AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, BUT IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING HOW HE DESIGNED THE SYSTEM WHEN THIS WHEN YOU HAVE HEAVY RAIN EVENTS LIKE THAT, IT ACTUALLY REPLENISHES THE WETLANDS AROUND OUR PROJECT. SO IF YOU LOOK AT OUR SITE PLAN, THERE IS HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF WETLANDS AND IT ACTUALLY FLOWS INTO THE WETLANDS BEFORE OVERFLOWING SUCH AS AN EVENT SUCH AS LAST MONDAY.

AND IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S ON AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, IS ANTICIPATED TO CREATE CLOSE TO 1500 JOBS FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

SO THAT'S CONSERVATIVELY, 1000. I THINK WHEN IT'S BUILT OUT, IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSER TO 2000.

SO SAFE TO SAY ROUGHLY 1500 JOBS. AND THAT'S JUST FOR THE EAST SIDE OF EMERALD LAKES.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. ALSO MY NEW COWORKER AMBER IS HERE TONIGHT, SO SHE WILL BE A FAMILIAR FACE IN THE FUTURE.

ONE LAST THING I WANT TO NOTE IS I WAS TALKING TO DOUG BEFORE THE MEETING, AND HE HAD WE ARE VERY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.

I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT IT. HE WAS TELLING ME THAT HIS FRONT YARD HAS NATIVE PLANTINGS.

HIS BACKYARD HAS SAINT AUGUSTINE TURF. THE FRONT YARD, HE SAID, DRAINED WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO.

HIS BACKYARD TOOK THREE DAYS TO DRAIN FROM THE RAIN.

SO HE SENT ME THE PICTURES OF IT. I THINK IT'S AMAZING.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO INCORPORATE AS MUCH NATIVE PLANTINGS AND SO ON TO TRY TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES BECAUSE IT'S MUCH NEEDED.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I NEED A MOTION. I'LL BE SECOND.

SO MOVED I SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

1500 JOBS 2000. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD ON IS GETTING.

AND I LOVE THE WAY. I'M NOT SURE WHO IT WAS THAT SAID IT, BUT THEY.

THE GENTLEMAN MENTIONED NORFOLK LANDING MAN THAT THAT BRINGS SOME MEMORIES.

NORFOLK LANDING WANTED TO COME AND THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

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THE MOTION IS WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSE. SIGNIFY BY SAYING NAY. PASSES FIVE ZERO.

WE ARE NOW ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS. DEPUTY MAYOR MAYOR, BASED ON COUNCIL TABULATIONS.

[UNFINISHED AND OLD BUSINESS:]

WILLIAM AARON RHODES SECOND. DO YOU NEED. OR YOU JUST MAKE THE MOTION? YEAH. I MADE A MOTION. ALRIGHT. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILMAN LANGEVIN, WE'RE ON REPORTS NOW, SIR.

[COUNCIL REPORTS:]

YOU KNOW, INCREDIBLE INSTANCES OF MEN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, YOU KNOW, GOING OUT AND RESCUING, YOU KNOW, ELDERLY PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T GET OUT OF THEIR HOUSES THAT WERE FLOODING AND GETTING THEM ON AIRBOATS.

AND COUNCILMAN HAMMER I KNOW WAS OUT THERE DOING GREAT WORK.

SO IT WAS AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT THAT HELPED SOMEBODY, ALL OF OUR STAFF FOR BEING PROFESSIONALS.

AND THEN ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE GOT THANKED WAS TO THANK OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM.

BECAUSE IT REALLY SAYS SOMETHING THAT OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM WAS ON TOP OF IT.

EVEN THOUGH I THINK OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR CITY MANAGER DEVELOPED GREAT LEADERS AND BROUGHT IN GREAT LEADERS.

AND SO EVEN IF HE WASN'T IN THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY, THEY WERE ABLE TO STEP IN AND TAKE ADVANTAGE.

AND THEN OUR CITY MANAGER CAME BACK AND IMMEDIATELY GOT TO WORK.

AND I THINK GIVEN THE, THE, THE SITUATION WE WERE IN, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED ANY BETTER.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED. THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN LANGEVIN, COUNCILMAN HAMMER YEAH, I'M NOT GOING TO GO IN TOO MUCH ON THE STORM.

I JUST WANTED TO I WANTED TO SAY I STARTED WORKING ON THE STORM ABOUT 2:00 IN THE MORNING, AND I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT 230 IN THE MORNING.

THE NEXT DAY. I SPENT ABOUT 30 HOURS OUT THERE WITH PEOPLE AND I WAS.

IT WASN'T MY FIRST TIME BEING OUT AND SEEING OUR CITY LIKE THAT WASN'T MY SECOND TIME, WAS IT MY THIRD TIME? I HAVEN'T SEEN IT THAT BAD. I HAVEN'T I HAVE A EXTREMELY BIG TRUCK AND I WAS UP TO MY HEADLIGHTS IN ELDERON BOULEVARD, AND THAT'S SOMETHING I NEVER WANT TO SEE EVER AGAIN.

EVER. I KNOW HOW PEOPLE PERISH IN THESE FLOODS BECAUSE WHEN I WATCHED CARS GO IN, PEOPLE GO INTO SHOCK AND I LITERALLY HAD TO PULL PEOPLE OUT STIFF BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO SCARED TO GET OUT OF THEIR CARS.

IT WAS A IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION. I'M, I AM TRAINED IN WATER RESCUE.

I WAS, I WAS AT KATRINA AND IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING I NEVER WANT TO SEE HAPPEN IN MY CITY AGAIN.

I THINK OUR WORK WAS GREAT. I THINK OUR STAFF ATTENDED TO EVERYTHING POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS.

I EVEN SAW UTILITIES OUT DURING THE STORM. EVERYBODY WAS WORKING HARD.

BUT I WANT TO ASSURE EVERYBODY THAT WORK JUST STARTED.

WE ARE WE ARE GOING TO ASSESS THIS TO THE TOP TO SEE WHAT WHAT WE CAN DO TO PREPARE FOR THIS SHOULD IT EVER HAPPEN AGAIN, EVEN IF IT IF IT'S IN A THOUSAND YEARS. I WANT TO BE READY FOR IT.

MY SECOND THING IS I WILL BE WORKING WITH SOME FORMER NFL PLAYERS TO BRING THEM HERE FOR A FUNDRAISER TO, TO GET GOODS AND DIAPERS, THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE MAY FOUNDATION AND WE HAVE THAT ON THE SCREEN.

THAT'S SOMETHING I WAS GOING TO SHARE, BUT WE'RE OBVIOUSLY SHARING IT NOW.

I WANT TO ALSO REMIND EVERYBODY WHEN THE GROUND IS WET, TREES WILL FALL.

SO BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU ARE. KNOW YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

WET GROUND AND REALLY TALL TREES CAN FALL IN AN INSTANT.

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YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME. WELL, I GUESS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CONSENSUS FROM CONSENT, FOR DISCUSSION, COUNCIL, OR EVEN EVEN IF IT'S SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO SPEAK OF IT FIRST. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, BECAUSE I DO KNOW EVEN IF FEMA DOES GET INVOLVED, THERE'S GOING TO BE FEMA TRAILERS COMING IN.

SO I JUST WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME KIND OF TEMPORARY ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE ON THAT SAYS PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR HOMES CAN PARK AN RV IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE OR A TRAILER IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE WHILE THEY'RE WORKING ON THEIR HOMES.

MADAM ATTORNEY, CAN YOU SPEAK ON OUR PROCEDURE FOR EMERGENCY ORDINANCES? AND IF THERE'S A TIME FRAME THAT WE CAN PUT ON ON THIS AND DISCUSS IT FOR A VOTE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

AS FAR AS WE HAVE A PROVISION TO PASS EMERGENCY ORDINANCES, CORRECT? YES. ARE YOU ASKING IF WE CAN PUT THIS ON THE NEXT AGENDA OR IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR.

I'M NOT SURE. A SPECIAL MEETING. WHAT ARE YOU ASKING FOR? WELL, I MEAN, OUR NEXT MEETING ON THE 19TH.

MAYBE COUNCILMAN HAMMER CAN WORDSMITH IT AND WORK WITH WORK WITH STAFF TO BRING BACK EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. THAT WOULDN'T BE A PERMANENT RV PARKING AND PEOPLE'S DRIVEWAYS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, A TIME CERTAIN. YES, WE CAN COME FORTH.

CERTAINLY I WILL WORK WITH COUNCILMAN HAMMER AND STAFF SO WE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WILL BE A DESIGNATED PERIOD OF TIME. BUT YES. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

AND MY LAST THING IS THERE IS THERE IS TALK THAT THERE IS ENHANCED TOWING FEES GOING ON.

IS THERE ANY, ANY ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? IS ISN'T TOWING REGULATED BY THE COUNTY BREVARD COUNTY MAYOR.

YES, SIR. YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY OUR POLICE CHIEF.

YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. HEY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO WE HAVE HEARD OF SOME COMPLAINTS OF SOME PRICE GOUGING WITH TROPHIES RIGHT NOW.

IT IS STILL ACTIVE. WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT IT. WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO GET THEIR OPINION ON IT. THE COUNTY DOES CONTROL MOST OF THOSE FEES.

THERE ARE SOME FEES ADDED INTO TOWS THAT OCCUR DURING AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

SO WE'RE BATTLING THAT ALSO. BUT WE ARE AWARE OF SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE COME IN FROM MULTIPLE DIFFERENT COMPANIES, NOT JUST ONE PARTICULAR. AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE FURTHER.

OKAY. AND WHAT WHAT CAN BE DONE? JUST THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL HANDLE THIS.

OR WHAT RECOURSE WOULD THERE BE? SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT MORE.

BUT CERTAINLY IF IT IS PRICE GOUGING, IT COULD LEAD TO A CRIMINAL CASE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE THE COMPANIES AND WE HAVE THE INCIDENTS AS WE'RE INVESTIGATING THOSE.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND I WOULD URGE ALL THE CITIZENS WHO ARE LISTENING AND ANYBODY WHO EXPERIENCES THAT TO CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR WHATEVER THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT, MUNICIPALITY OR AGENCY IS, SO THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO THOSE AND BE AWARE OF THEM.

DO WE KNOW WHAT KIND OF FEES THAT THEY'RE THERE ARE? BECAUSE I DID SEE A LOT OF TOW TRUCKS OUT AS WELL.

YEAH. THERE'S MULTIPLE WELL, THERE'S A TOW FEE AND THEN A STORAGE FEE.

SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, THOSE TWO THAT, THAT WE'RE FIGURING OUT WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT CAN BE ASSESSED DURING AN EMERGENCY.

SO AS AN EXAMPLE, SOMEONE PAYS THOSE. ASTRONOMIC FEES AND THE THE ACTUAL STORAGE FEE.

WHAT WOULD BE THE RECOURSE IF THEY ARE PRICE GOUGING AFTER THEY PAID FOR IT BECAUSE THEY NEEDED THEIR VEHICLE TO, TO GET TO AND FROM WORK? WHAT, WHAT WOULD THE RECOURSE BE? WOULD THEY GET A REFUND OR IS THAT JUST A LOSS FOR THE RESIDENT? YEAH, THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE TO GO A CIVIL ROUTE TO TO GET THAT MONEY BACK CIVILLY.

YES. MOST LIKELY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BUT THERE WOULD STILL BE CRIMINAL CHARGES IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND WE DETERMINE THAT THERE ARE CRIMINAL CHARGES, IT'S A VIOLATION OF THE STATE STATUTE, THEN YES, IT WOULD BE CRIMINAL CHARGES. IT'S PRICE GOUGING A FELONY OR IS IT A MISDEMEANOR? I'M NOT CERTAIN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST CURIOUS.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. CARRY ON.

COUNCILMAN HAMMER, THAT'S ALL I HAD. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND OUR STAFF FOR FOR FOR THEIR DUE DILIGENCE, FOR THEIR, FOR THEIR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE.

I HAD TO MAKE 70 CALLS. AND, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HERE'S A GREAT EXAMPLE.

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AND I WENT BACK BY 45 MINUTES LATER AND IT WAS GONE.

AND I'M TALKING A 80 FOOT TREE. IT WAS PUBLIC WORKS.

YEAH. IT WAS, IT WAS, I WAS, I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE.

OH, IT WAS PROBABLY 2:00 OR AT LEAST MIDNIGHT.

IT WAS AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. I JUST WANT, I WANT, I WANT OUR STAFF TO KNOW POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS, UTILITIES. I MEAN, EVEN OUR CODE ANSWERING PEOPLE'S QUESTIONS ONLINE.

I WAS JUST, I WAS, I WAS SO HAPPY TO NOT SEE, SEE TO NOT SEE PEOPLE BE IGNORED.

IT WAS, IT WAS JUST, I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT OF, OF ALL TIMES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR REPORT? YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. JOHNSON.

YES, MAYOR. I HAVE TWO THINGS. FIRST OFF, I'M GONNA HAVE TO COMMEND STAFF.

HAVE TO COMMEND YOU. COUNCILMAN HAMMER HAVE TO COMMEND THE RESIDENTS.

PALM BAY. ESSER PALM BAY. AND YOU SAW PEOPLE IN SIDE BY SIDES.

YOU SAW PEOPLE ON KAYAKS SAVING THE DAY. SO WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING THROUGH. MAYOR.

I ACTUALLY OWE YOU AN APOLOGY, SIR. I WAS ONE OF ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROPONENTS FOR LOWERING THE MILLAGE RATE AND YOU WERE TELLING US, AND I'M GONNA REMIND YOU, YOU WERE TELLING US THAT. OH, YOU DON'T NEED TO REMIND ME, SIR. HIS WORDS.

IF WHAT IF WE COUNCIL. WHAT IF WE HAVE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO THEN? BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO MAKE UP FOR IT.

AND I DIDN'T LISTEN TO YOU, SO I APOLOGIZE, MAYOR.

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN PROPHESYING THEN. I DIDN'T HEAR IT.

BUT HERE WE ARE. ALL RIGHT. SO AND HERE WE ARE WITH AMENDMENT THREE AS WELL, WHICH I'LL GET INTO.

BUT THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO ADDRESS IS WITH OUR CITIZENS DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD, WE OVERLOOK THE LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN.

AND THE CITY OF PORT SAINT LUCIE DID SOMETHING VERY QUICK AND INNOVATIVE THAT WE CAN DO IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

SO THEY'RE ALLOWING UP TO $25,000 FOR HOMEOWNERS, FOR INSTANCE, DUE TO THE STORM.

I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO GIVE DIRECTION. WE ALREADY HAVE THE PROGRAM IN PLACE.

IT'S CALLED THE DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE STRATEGY.

AND WE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE HAVE EXACTLY.

CITY MANAGER IF YOU HAVE THAT NUMBER. BUT IF WE WERE RIGHT NOW THE THRESHOLD IS $40,000 IN ASSISTANCE.

TYPICALLY WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE THAN A MILLION. AND THAT A MILLION IS HELPING THREE DIFFERENT HOUSING PROPERTIES WHERE IF WE WERE TO ALLOCATE IT TO HAVE 10,000 MAXIMUM, YOU CAN HELP OVER 100 RESIDENTS. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO, YOU KNOW, LIKE EXPEDITE THIS, MAKE THIS HAPPEN AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

ANOTHER NUMBER I LOOKED UP. OUT OF ALL HOMEOWNERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, ONLY 16% HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE.

THAT'S CRAZY. SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE THESE FUNDS INSTEAD OF GIVING THEM OUT TO ALL THE DIFFERENT NONPROFITS TRYING TO DO STUFF, WE CAN BE GOOD STEWARDS AND DO SOMETHING WITH OURSELVES.

MAYOR. SO THAT'S THE FIRST ITEM I WANTED TO SPEAK ON.

YEAH. SO, MR. MORTON, YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS? YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET FIRSTHAND ASSISTANCE TO THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE IN DIRE NEED.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY. WE HAVE ABOUT $1 MILLION UNENCUMBERED.

WE HAD AN ENCUMBERED FUND FOR THE UPCOMING SHIP PROGRAM.

HAS TO BE IN A FEDERAL OR STATE DECLARED EMERGENCY, WHICH WE HAVE.

THE MONEY CAN BE USED TO REMEDY IMMEDIATE ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING OR OTHER HAZARD CONDITIONS OR PAY INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLES.

IT'S FOR LOW TO VERY LOW OR MODERATE INCOMES.

THERE ARE MAXIMUM AWARDS. IT'S A $20,000, BUT IT'S TECHNICALLY A GRANT AS LONG AS YOU STAY IN YOUR HOUSE FOR FIVE YEARS.

THERE'S ALSO PROVISION FOR SOME RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH WOULD COVER UP TO $15,000 OF TRANSITIONAL RENT THAT IS FORGIVEN.

SO THEY'RE ALREADY GUARDRAILS AROUND THE PROGRAM.

WE HAVE THE FUNDS. IF WE HAVE THE POLITICAL SUPPORT, THE NEXT THING I NEED TO DO IS JUST CHECK THE OPERATIONAL CAPACITY.

I BELIEVE OUR SHIP PROGRAM CAN PIVOT TO DESIGNING, I THINK TO COUNCILMAN JOHNSON'S POINT POINT, WE DID SPEND SOME TIME LOOKING AT PORT SAINT LUCIE.

THEY'VE PUT A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TOGETHER. AND I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY MODEL AND GET SOMETHING UP AND RUNNING FOR THAT LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE.

WOULD YOU HAVE THE STAFF TO DO IT? IT'S GOING TO BE THE CURRENT SHIP STAFF AND THEY WILL BE PIVOTING TO PRIMARILY FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ATTUNE THEMSELVES TO THIS. AND POTENTIALLY, AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WHEN WE HAVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF SHIP MONEY THAT WE NEED ASSISTANCE, THERE ARE THOSE, YOU KNOW, GRANT ASSISTORS THAT HELP ASSISTANCE AGENCIES THAT HELP US.

WE MIGHT BE UTILIZING THEIR RESOURCES TO EXPEDITE, BUT WE DO FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GET IN MOTION AND GET MOVING.

AND AT LEAST IT LOOKS TO BE ABLE TO BE A DIRECT WAY TO ASSIST.

CAN, CAN SMALL BUSINESSES APPLY FOR THIS? THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR HOUSING.

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AND TRY TO COORDINATE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. THE SHIP PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR HOUSING FOR HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS.

OKAY. SO. COUNCILMAN. JOHNSON. I'M A BIG YES ON THIS.

GETTING IT TO THE CITIZENS THAT REALLY NEED IT.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL US NOW THEY HAVE TO QUALIFY WITHIN THAT MEDIUM INCOME.

SO WHAT, WHAT I'M HEARING TODAY IS THAT THE NONPROFITS THAT COME AND COMPETE FOR THOSE COMMUNITY DOLLARS, WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT FROM THAT AND USE THAT FUNDING TO DIRECTLY AFFECT THE CITIZENS OF PALM BAY.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I'M. I'M ON BOARD. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WHAT THE REST OF THE COUNCIL IS LOOKING TO DO.

THE THE MILLION DOLLARS ARE SPEAKING OF IS HASN'T BEEN COMMITTED.

OKAY, THEN I SUPPORT IT. YEAH. AND SO WE WE'VE GOT CONSENSUS.

THANK YOU. YEAH. NO, THAT THAT'S OUTSTANDING.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS ON MY HEART HOW WE COULD SHIFT.

BUT I KNOW YOU SIT ON THAT BOARD, SO I'M, I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU YOU BROUGHT THAT FORWARD.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THE SECOND LAST THING. I'LL BE BRIEF.

I SENT A VERY LENGTHY EMAIL TO STAFF, PROBABLY THE SAME NIGHT THAT IT PASSED IN REGARDS TO AMENDMENT THREE, BECAUSE I HAD A STRONG FEELING THAT IT WAS GOING TO PASS DIDN'T PASS BY MUCH.

I DO FEEL THAT IF CITIES WOULD HAVE TAKEN A MORE A STRONGER APPROACH IN REGARDS TO EDUCATING VOTERS, IT MAY HAVE HAD A DIFFERENCE. BECAUSE IT PASSED BY A LITTLE LESS THAN 200,000 VOTES.

BUT WITH THAT, HERE WE ARE. I SENT A LENGTHY EMAIL TO THE CITY MANAGER, SEEING HOW WE CAN CONSOLIDATE SERVICES, HOW WE CAN OUTSOURCE. AND I APPRECIATE HIM REDIRECTING ME BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH MORE SEVERE THAN THAT.

AND I ACTUALLY WANTED TO TEE IT OFF TO THE CITY MANAGER BECAUSE THIS IS A CONVERSATION NOW THAT IS PAST WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WHAT DO WE ELIMINATE FROM HERE? HOW DO WE MOVE FROM HERE? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A 66% REDUCTION IN THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO TEE IT OFF TO THE CITY MANAGER.

SO BASED OFF WHAT HE SAYS, WE CAN GIVE HIM DIRECTION, HOW WE WANT TO MOVE BECAUSE HE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED FIVE QUESTIONS THAT WE ALL NEED TO CONSIDER. AND BY ALL, I MEAN US CITIZENS ADVISORY TASK FORCE THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE THIS AFFECTS EVERYBODY.

WHAT MUST THE CITY PROVIDE? WHAT CAN WE LEGALLY AND FINANCIALLY SUSTAIN? WHAT SERVICES ARE WE PREPARED TO ELIMINATE ENTIRELY? WHAT FACILITIES CAN WE NO LONGER OPERATE AND WHAT EXPECTATIONS MUST FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE? SO WITH THAT, I WANTED TO TEE IT OFF TO YOU, MR. MORTON. SO I'M NOT REALLY PREPARED TONIGHT, AS I ALSO MENTIONED TO, YOU KNOW, GO REALLY DEEP INTO THIS AND AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE EXPECTATIONS.

AND THE FIRST IS WE NEED THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO DO WHAT THEY PROMISED AND TO LEAD, TO CONSTRUCT, CONDUCT THEIR SPECIAL SESSION, AND TO PROVIDE REAL SOLUTIONS FOR WHAT I CONSIDER A DISASTER.

THEY HAVE CAUSED. WE NEED THE CITY COUNCIL, THEN, TO BE CLEAR ON WHAT ALTERNATIVE REVENUE PATHS, IF ANY, SUPPORT TO SUSTAIN ANY SERVICES THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO SUSTAIN.

AND WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY AND HONESTLY WITH THE RESIDENTS ON WHAT WE'LL CEASE AND WHEN, AND LET THEM HELP US PRIORITIZE WHAT WE STOP DOING, AS WE SAID BEFORE, AMENDMENT THREE. IF WE JUST LOOK AT THE DOLLARS, WE HAVE ENOUGH TO OPERATE POLICE, FIRE AND ONE THIRD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT REALISTIC. I CAN'T OPERATE POLICE AND FIRE WITHOUT LEGAL SUPPORT AND RISK.

I CAN'T OPERATE THEM WITHOUT FLEET MANAGEMENT. I CAN'T OPERATE THEM WITHOUT ALL, YOU KNOW, THE ACCOUNTING AND HR. SO WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO OPERATE CURRENT LEVELS OF STAFFING AND POLICE OR FIRE, LET ALONE ANY OTHER DIVISION IN THE CITY. SO WE'VE GOT SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES NOW, THAT BEING SAID.

STAFF AND I, ASIDE FROM THE DOGE ACTIVITIES THAT WE CONDUCTED LAST YEAR, ALSO TEED OFF A BUNCH OF SEMI IMMEDIATE MOVES WE CAN MAKE TOWARDS FINANCIAL EFFICIENCIES THAT WERE IN SOME STATE OF DESIGN AND PLANNING.

AND I EXPECT TO EXPEDITE THOSE AS SOME OF THOSE LOW HANGING FRUIT MEASURES, INCLUDING SOME DEPARTMENTAL CONSOLIDATIONS.

HERE'S THE THING, RIGHT? THERE'S A LOT OF ANXIETY, AS THERE PROBABLY SHOULD BE. AND I THINK THE FIRST WAVE OF ANXIETY HITS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, COLLEAGUES AROUND THE STATE, ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES, A LOT OF THEM I HAD 25 APPROACHED ME IN THE LAST TWO DAYS LOOKING FOR THE EXITS.

I WONDER IF THEY SHOULD PULL OFF THEIR RESUMES AND GO TO OTHER STATES. SO I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A BRAIN DRAIN. WE'VE GOT EXCELLENT PEOPLE. THE STRENGTH OF THE CITY IS THE PEOPLE.

THE STRENGTH OF ANY BUSINESS, ANY ENTERPRISE IS ITS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO THAT CAUSE.

SO I NEED TO KEEP GIVING PEOPLE A REASON TO BE COMMITTED AND TO REALIZE WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO GET THROUGH THIS CRISIS AS WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH OTHER CRISES IN THE PAST.

I THINK WE HAVE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT.

SO I'M NOT READY TO SAY IT'S A FAIT ACCOMPLI.

WE START TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND SHUTTING THE DOORS. I DO THINK IT WILL IMPACT SERVICE DELIVERY IN A WAY RESIDENTS JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND YET, BUT THEY WILL. YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD THE BELT TIGHTENING.

IT'S HARD TO TIGHTEN YOUR BELT WHEN THE COST OF ROADS WENT FROM 1 MILLION TO 5 MILLION A MILE SINCE POST COVID, WE CAN'T CHANGE THE INPUTS. AMENDMENT THREE DOES NOTHING TO RESET PURCHASING AND INFLATION BACK TO 1980.

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WE TALKED ABOUT MAKING GROWTH COST RECOVERY TO EXTERNAL USERS.

I THINK THAT'S A FAIT ACCOMPLI. IT'S SIMPLE. WE GET IT DONE.

WE TALKED ABOUT AND WORKING WITH THE UNION ON A PARKS AND FACILITIES MERGER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EFFICIENCIES AND NOT FILL VACANT POSITIONS.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT MOVE TO PRESERVE WHAT WE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE AMAZING EMPLOYEES WHO GO OUT EVERY DAY IN THE FIELD DOING ALL THIS WORK.

SAME THING WITH PUBLIC WORKS. WE HAVE VACANCIES THAT WE LEFT UNFILLED.

I THINK WE BEGIN TO RECALIBRATE. DO WE VALUE.

RIGHT OF WAYS BEING MOWED AND BEAUTIFICATION.

KEVIN AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. WE MIGHT STOP MOWING RIGHT OF WAYS FOR A WHILE AND STOP MOWING MALABAR AND THE GRASS AND LET THE TRASH PILE UP.

WHILE WE FOCUS ON POTHOLES AND TRAFFIC SAFETY, WE REALLY NEED TO START ATTENUATING THOSE DOLLARS.

AND PART OF THE REASON THIS GETS MORE COMPLICATED AND BECOMES A LITTLE MORE URGENT THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN, AND WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IT HERE IN A MINUTE.

IS WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL PRESSURE NOW PUT ON US FROM THIS EMERGENCY.

AND I'LL JUST DIVE INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT. I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE. WE'LL COME BACK TO IT. BUT THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US AND INVESTING IN THE FLEET SAVINGS FUND.

IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE MANAGED TO SAVE 1.4 MILLION.

THAT MONEY IS ESSENTIALLY NOW GONE. WE'VE LOST 16 VEHICLES TO THE FLOOD THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED.

WE MIGHT SEE 60 OR 70% RETURN FROM INSURANCE, BUT THAT IS SEVERAL MONTHS OUT.

AND WE DO NEED TO REPLACE THOSE CRITICAL VEHICLES. SEVERAL OF THOSE ARE EMERGENCY SERVICE VEHICLES DAMAGED IN THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

WE HAVE A $2 MILLION STABILIZATION FUND THAT WE PLAN FOR EVERY YEAR.

AGAIN, ASSUME THAT MONEY IS GONE. THAT WILL COVER THE OVERTIME HOURS FOR EMERGENCY POLICE AND FIRE.

WHEN THEY WERE CONDUCTING 24 HOUR RESCUES AROUND THE CLOCK AND RESPONDING.

AND AS WE CONTINUE TO RESPOND 24 HOUR A DAY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, I WOULD I WOULD ALLOCATE THAT $2 MILLION TO COVER THOSE OVERTIME COSTS.

WE HAVE $3.5 MILLION IN ROAD MAINTENANCE. WE CAN EITHER EXPEND THAT ENTIRELY NOW OR I'M GOING TO ADVOCATE THAT, WHILE UNPOPULAR, WE TAP ABOUT $10 MILLION IN THE GO ROADS FUND TO COVER THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR PORT MALABAR, TO COVER THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR FALLON, AND TO ADDRESS FOUR CRITICAL BRIDGE CROSSINGS THAT ARE AT RISK OF IMMINENT FAILURE THAT WILL ISOLATE OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S SUM TOTAL OF SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 10 TO 12 MILLION. WE HOPEFULLY CAN EXPECT REIMBURSEMENT FROM FEMA IF THIS REACHES A FEDERAL DISASTER LEVEL, ALTHOUGH OUR EXPERIENCES THAT COULD BE 1 TO 4 YEARS AWAY.

SO WE HAVE 1.9 MILLION IN ARPA INTEREST THAT ORIGINALLY WAS LOOKED AT FOR THE THIRD FLOOR OF BUILDING E.

I'LL LEAVE THAT TO YOUR GUYS'S DISCRETION. WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED $10 MILLION IN THE STORMWATER FUND, BUT THAT ALSO COVERS MAINTENANCE AND OBLIGATIONS THAT KEEP THE STORMWATER SYSTEM WORKING.

SO I WOULDN'T ENCOURAGE OBLIGATING THAT MONEY BEYOND THE CURRENT MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES AND EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE.

AND I NEED TO AUDIT THAT BALANCE. AND WE MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL ENDING FUND BALANCE THAT CAN BE UTILIZED.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMEWHERE CONSERVATIVELY RIGHT NOW BETWEEN 10 AND $15 MILLION JUST TO RESTORE THE ROADS AND BRIDGES.

UNFORTUNATELY, AS, AS I MENTIONED, AS THE WATER CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST TO EAST TO THE GROUND, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE DISRUPTIONS AND POSSIBLE FAILURES OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCLUDE ROADS, TO INCLUDE STORMWATER, TO INCLUDE UTILITIES. SO FAR, WE'VE BEEN LUCKY.

OUR CREWS RESTORED WATER SERVICE WITHIN 24 HOURS.

WE DID LOSE WATER SERVICE AGAIN TODAY, BUT THAT WAS A CONTRACTOR ACCIDENT NOT A GROUND SHIFT.

WE STILL HAVE A CRITICAL FAILURE OF FLOOR AND POND AND THE BAFFLE BOX COMPLETELY.

IT'S GONE. IT'S OBLITERATED. THAT'S ABOUT A $3 MILLION COST.

I'M TRYING TO WORK ON A COST ADJUSTMENT TO GET THAT PROJECT COMPLETED.

SO WE NEED ACCESS TO SOME CRITICAL DOLLARS. WE NEED TO MOVE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS FORWARD.

AND, AND WE NEED TO RESTORE IF WE DON'T SOME OF THESE BRIDGES, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT CLOSING OFF SECTIONS OF ROAD AND ISOLATING PORTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR SIX MONTHS OR LONGER. SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE MORE. I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GET YOUR HEAD IN THE SPACE. BUT WHAT I HAD SAID TO COUNCILMAN JOHNSON IS I WASN'T SUPER EXCITED YET TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION JUST BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE NEED ADDITIONAL FEAR AND ANXIETY. WE NEED LEADERSHIP. WE NEED WISDOM, WE NEED DISCERNMENT.

WE'RE DROWNING IN INFORMATION RIGHT NOW, BUT WE NEED DISCERNMENT AND WISDOM. AND I DON'T THINK I'M READY YET.

TWO DAYS PASSAGE OF POST AMENDMENT TO OFFER WISDOM OR CLARITY OR DIRECTION UNTIL WE FINE TUNE A FEW MORE THINGS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT WITH CONFIDENCE TO OUR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LOOKING AT US EVERY DAY WONDERING IF THEY WILL HAVE JOBS AND WE TRIM DOWN QUITE A BIT AND WE'RE GETTING LEAN, AND I'D LIKE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT MOVING FORWARD.

SO THOSE ARE SORT OF MY HIGH LEVEL THOUGHTS. SINCE YOU OPENED THAT DOOR, COUNCILMAN JOHNSON O ON TOP OF THAT, OF COURSE I APOLOGIZE. WHAT MAKES THIS EVEN MORE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR US AND VERY CONCERNING MOVING FORWARD IS, YOU KNOW, AMENDMENT THREE IS ALSO STRUCTURED TO ADDRESS INFLATION. WE ALSO HAVE OUR LOCAL CHARTER CAP.

SO TECHNICALLY WE WILL HEAD TOWARDS INSOLVENCY.

IF ONE OF THOSE INPUTS DOES NOT CHANGE. I'M GOING TO SAY THAT NOW WE NEED TO CHANGE ONE OF THOSE INPUTS OR WE WILL BE INSOLVENT IN A FEW YEARS.

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I DON'T I DON'T BELIEVE CURRENTLY IT'S REALISTIC.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON CONCLUDE YOUR. YES, MAYOR, I JUST THE DISCUSSION NEEDED TO BE HAD.

THE VOTES WERE JUST PUT IN, SO I JUST IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY RESIDENTS AS WELL.

SO THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE AWARE. BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE BRING IT.

I KNOW WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CATASTROPHE RIGHT NOW, BUT THIS WILL BE IN EFFECT NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT'S ALL MAYOR. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR JAFFE THANK YOU MAYOR.

I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND STAFF FOR JUST THE INCREDIBLE EFFORTS THAT THEY'VE COMPLETED THIS PAST WEEK, AND THE EFFORTS I KNOW THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ARISE IN THE COMING WEEKS AND POSSIBLY MONTHS AHEAD.

I ALSO DO WANT TO POINT OUT ON ON THE WISDOM AND THE EXPERIENCE OF SOME OF OUR LEADERSHIP.

YOU KNOW, MAYOR, THE 6.7 WAS WAS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT ABOUT DURING DURING THE EVENT.

AND AND ALSO CHIEF STOVER WITH THE, THE HIGH WATER VEHICLES, YOU KNOW, WE TOOK A BEATING, HE TOOK A BEATING, WE TOOK A BEATING, VOTING THOSE IN.

AND HOW CRUCIAL WERE THEY WHEN WHEN THE EMERGENCY HAPPENED AND AND EVEN OUR SWAT TEAM WAS OUT THERE AND THERE TEAR DOWN AND YOU KNOW, AT ALL HOURS, YOU KNOW, PICKING UP RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES TO AND FROM WORK.

I THINK I EVEN HEARD ONE DISPATCHER WORKED A 24 HOUR SHIFT.

SO JUST SOME INCREDIBLE STORIES OF, OF OUR, OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR RESIDENTS.

YOU KNOW, MY CAMERA WAS OUT HELPING RESIDENTS PERSONALLY, YOU KNOW, I HAVE EXPERIENCE OF MY, OF MY OWN, BUT SOMETHING THAT NOBODY'S EVER HASN'T TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT IS WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF ELECTIONS ON TUESDAY, AND I WAS CONSTANTLY ON THE PHONE WITH THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS AND TRYING TO WORK WITH OUR CITY MANAGER TO MAKE SURE THE POLLING LOCATIONS WERE OPEN SO THAT PEOPLE HAD THE ABILITY TO VOTE. AND A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS HAD TO HAPPEN.

AND WE WEREN'T EVEN SURE HOW MANY POLLING PLACES WERE GOING TO BE OPEN ON PALM BAY ON TUESDAY AND WEST MELBOURNE, THEIR LOCATIONS WERE CLOSED. AND AS OF THIS MORNING, THEY WERE STILL PUMPING WATER OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU KNOW, IN LIGHT OF, I THINK, WHAT HAPPENED IN SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES AROUND US, I FEEL LIKE OUR DRAINAGE SYSTEM PERFORMED INCREDIBLY WELL.

AND IT'S A HUGE TESTAMENT TO KEVIN BRINKLEY AND HIS STAFF AND JUST REALLY GRATEFUL THAT ALL THE WORK, THE SLIP LINING THE PIPE REPLACEMENTS, THE CULVERT REPLACEMENTS.

I MEAN, IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR, FOR YEARS AND IT, IT'S CRAZY.

THESE BAFFLE BOXES, I THINK ARE THE ROOT OF A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE EXPERIENCE.

THE FLOOR AND POND FAILING, PORT MALABAR FAILING.

THERE'S BAFFLE BAFFLE BOXES AT BOTH OF THOSE LOCATIONS.

SO SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE VOTING BAFFLE BOXES IN AS PART OF YOU KNOW, NITROGEN REDUCING EFFLUENT INTO THE CANAL ON, ON SOME BETTER NOTES, SOMETHING THAT OUR COUNCIL HAS BEEN WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE GOVERNOR SIGNED OFF ON OUR OPPORTUNITY ZONES TODAY.

AND SO WE HAVE THREE OPPORTUNITY ZONES NOW IN PALM BAY STRETCHING FROM SOUTH OF MALABAR ROAD ALMOST TO RIGHT FROM 95 WESTWARD TO TO GLEN COVE. I DON'T KNOW THE ACREAGE, BUT IT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD FROM JUPITER AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER SECTION, NORTH PALM BAY PALM BAY ROAD, NORTH LIPSCOMB TO TO BABCOCK STREET.

SO THOSE ARE OPPORTUNITY ZONES THAT WILL GIVE TOOLS TO GRETCHEN, ECONOMIC DIRECTOR, TO, YOU KNOW, TRY TO INFLUENCE REDEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THOSE AREAS.

ALSO, YOU KNOW, JUST WANT TO THANK CONGRESSMAN HARIDOPOLOS.

HE'S BEEN READILY AND AVAILABLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS.

I KNOW HE'S WORKING TO, TO FIND SOLUTIONS. I WON'T TAKE THE MERITS OF THUNDER, BUT THE MAYOR HAD HAD A SPECIAL GUEST THAT TOURED THE CITY WITH US ON TUESDAY.

I KNOW HE'LL SPEAK ABOUT IT. SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH SENATOR MAYFIELD AS WELL.

AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GET THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR AND OUR GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. AND I AND I SEE THIS COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE SPENDING MONEY AT RISK AND WE'LL WORK VERY, VERY HARD TO, TO GET THAT REIMBURSEMENT. AND I'LL PIVOT BACK ALSO ON LAST COUNCIL MEETING IN OCTOBER.

I WAS ABSENT FROM THE MEETING, BUT I WAS STILL REPRESENTING OUR CITY.

I WAS, I WAS INVITED THROUGH THROUGH HELP WITH OUR CONSULTANT CONSULTING FIRM TO ATTEND A JOINT DECLARATION OF AGREEMENT THAT RON DESANTIS HAD SIGNED WITH THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO ENCOURAGE MORE PARTNERSHIPS WITH GERMAN COMPANIES TO MANUFACTURE

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AND IN THE COMING WEEKS, WHEN THE TIMING IS RIGHT, I'LL WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO TRY TO HOLD ANOTHER EVENT SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY DID IN ORLANDO HERE.

I'VE ALREADY HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH FIT TO BRING AWARENESS TO PHOENIX, PHOENIX PARK AND THE PIPELINE OF JOB EMPLOYEES THAT THAT WOULD BE COMING OUT OF EASTERN FLORIDA COLLEGE AND FIT.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE MY REPORT. FITN COMPOSITE STRUCTURE COMPOSITE ALL THE THINGS.

YES, SIR. YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S EXCITING NEWS. DEPUTY MAYOR.

WELL, FIRST, I'LL I'LL PIGGYBACK OFF OF EVERYONE ELSE.

COUNCILMAN HAMMER WE OWE YOU A DEBT OF GRATITUDE AS AS A CITIZEN OF PALM BAY.

WHAT YOU DID WAS IMPECCABLE. AND I KNOW THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN OUT THERE WITH THE TRUCK.

I'VE. I'VE SEEN YOU. BUT THE WATERS WERE SO THAT THAT NOBODY ELSE COULD BE OUT THERE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A BIG TRUCK.

BUT I KNEW YOU'D BE OUT THERE. I TRULY DID, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ON BEHALF OF EACH AND EVERY CITIZEN, YOUR HEART IS FOR THIS CITY, AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOU, I TRULY AM. I, I WANT TO START ON A DIFFERENT NOTE AND THEN MAYBE ON A POSITIVE NOTE A FEW WEEKS AGO, I ASKED, ARE WE, ARE WE PREPARED TO SEE IF WE COULD ACTUALLY ASSIST IF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SPACE FORCE OR SPACE FORCE WERE TO CHOOSE THE AIR FORCE ANNEX TO BE THE LOCATION OF THE ACADEMY. RIGHT. DOES EVERYONE REMEMBER THAT? STAFF. I'M. I'M SPECIFICALLY ASKING. MR. MORTON, ABOUT WHAT THE STATUS IS ON THAT.

BECAUSE TITUSVILLE APPLIED RECENTLY TO HAVE THAT.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYONE ON THIS DAIS, BUT I THINK IT'D BE BETTER FOR THE SPACE FORCE ACADEMY TO BE LOCATED WHERE THERE'S GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. WE HAVE AN AIR FORCE ANNEX RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF PALM BAY.

SO I WOULD I WOULD HOPE TO SEE THAT THAT OCCURRED.

I'M NOT SURE OF THE STATUS OF, OF THAT, BUT I, I WANT TO REEMPHASIZE, AND I DID GET CONSENSUS ON THIS DAIS REGARDING THAT.

I THINK IT'S A CRUCIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR US IN PARTICULAR SINCE THAT, THAT ANNEX HAS BEEN INACTIVE OTHER THAN JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, EXERCISES. SO I'D LOVE TO SEE GET A STATUS REPORT ON THAT.

I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT I WITNESSED, AND I TOUCHED A LITTLE BIT ON THAT, BUT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. PUT THERE. AND I KNOW THEY'LL SAY THAT'S WHAT THE JOB IS, BUT WITHOUT HESITATION, JUMPING INTO THE WATER, GETTING OFF THAT HIGH TRUCK, GETTING OFF THAT SWAT VEHICLE.

I SEEN BRETT JUST JUMP OFF TO GO HELP A WOMAN THAT WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF OF GARVEY STREET, I BELIEVE IT WAS, AND THAT THAT WATER WAS ALMOST UP TO HIS WAIST.

THEY WERE JUST OUT THERE. AND WITHOUT REGARDS TO THEIR OWN SAFETY.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS IN THE WATER. HECK, I YOU PROBABLY WOULD HAVE RUN INTO A GATOR.

AND THAT WAS LIKE AT NIGHT. SO IT WAS. THAT'S WHY I COMMEND YOU, MR. HAMMER. I WOULD HAVE DONE IT, BUT I WOULD HAVE HAD AN AR 15 OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE I'M NOT GETTING IN THE WATER WITHOUT A RIFLE.

AND THEN WHAT I WITNESSED WITH OUR HIGH TRUCK OR OUR HIGH WATER VEHICLES.

YOU'RE RIGHT, DEPUTY MAYOR. THAT WAS A SOUND, SOUND INVESTMENT BECAUSE JUST ONE LIFE THAT WAS SAVED ON THOSE VEHICLES.

SO EACH AND EVERY FIRST RESPONDER THAT WAS OUT THERE, I COMMEND YOU.

AND THEN WHAT I WITNESSED IN THE AFTERMATH, GENTLEMAN WAS IMPECCABLE BY PUBLIC WORKS, UTILITIES, EVERYONE HOLDING HAND IN HAND, WHATEVER WAS NEEDED.

THEY WERE THERE ON A DIME. JUST IMPECCABLE. AND THEN I WAS, I WAS HONORED THAT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JAY COLLINS STAFF REACHED

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THANK YOU. OH. ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY A COMMERCIAL, SIR? OH. WERE YOU? THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR, FOR FOR SHOWING UP ON THE ON A DIME TO GO ON THIS TOUR.

WE WE WE ACTUALLY WENT ON A TOUR AND WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, HE WANTED TO SPEAK AND, AND SPEAK TO EVERY CITIZEN AND HIS TIME DIDN'T ALLOW IT.

HIS HEART REALLY SHONE ON THAT. AND I, I FELT I FELT THE EMOTIONAL THAT HE CARED SO MUCH.

RIGHT. HERE'S A GUY THAT, THAT TOOK TIME AND I KNOW HE WORKED WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, BUT TOOK TIME JUST TO COME OUT HERE TO PALM BAY AND SEE FIRSTHAND.

WE WENT TO TO SUNSWEPT WE WENT TO PORT MALABAR AND HE, HE ACTUALLY CROSSED THE JUMPED OVER.

NOW YOU KNOW HE'S A PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT AND HAS LEG PROSTHESIS PROSTHETICS, RIGHT? HE JUMPED OVER AND WANTED TO SHAKE HANDS WITH THE CITIZENS THAT WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE HAD FAILED.

SO IT WAS A IT WAS A MOMENT WHERE HE SAID, SEND ME A LIST.

AND I KNOW STAFF IS WORKING ON THAT LIST ON TO SEE HOW THEY CAN HELP.

THAT'S THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAD HERE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

ALONG WITH DEPUTY MAYOR. I ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH CONGRESSMAN HARIDOPOLOS, AND HE JUST SAID HE SENT ME A MESSAGE, SPOKE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. THEY NEED TO WAIT FOR THE FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE.

IN OTHER WORDS, THE OTHER COMMUNITIES STILL OUR WATERS HAVE RECEDED SUBSTANTIALLY.

THE OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVEN'T. THAT DRAINAGE THAT WE.

INFRASTRUCTURE, THE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN IMPROVED IN OUR CITY HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE, WHEREAS OTHER OTHER LOCATIONS HAVE NOT RECEDED IN ITS TOTALITY.

SO THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR THAT. THEY ESTIMATE THAT COULD TAKE, YOU KNOW, ONCE THEY RECEIVE BEFORE THEY CAN COMPLETE THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE WAITING ON. THEY'LL SUBMIT A DISASTER DECLARATION REQUEST TO THE PRESIDENT.

THEY ESTIMATE THAT COULD TAKE FROM 1 TO 2 WEEKS.

SO I JUST KNOW AND I GOT AN I GOT APPREHENSIONS BECAUSE I KNOW THE WHEELS OF GOVERNMENT TURN SO SLOWLY, IN PARTICULAR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO I MIGHT HAVE JUMPED THE GUN ON THAT.

I LOVE THAT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JAY COLLINS SHOWED HIS LIFE.

BUT THAT'S GOING TO CONCLUDE MY REPORTS. BUT GENTLEMEN I, I GOTTA GIVE IT UP TO COUNCILMAN HAMER AGAIN, MUM. YOU AND YOUR BIG TRUCK.

YOUR MONSTER TRUCK TRULY CAME IN HANDY DURING THIS TIME.

GO AHEAD. YEAH. ONE THING THAT I DID HAPPENED TO DO IS FORMER COUNCILMAN DONNIE FELIX, HIS WIFE AND SISTER IN LAW WERE WANDERING DOWN THE ROAD AFTER THEIR VEHICLE GOT FLOODED OUT.

AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEM HOME SAFELY, AS WELL AS WHEN THEIR BROTHER WAS TRYING TO GET HOME.

I GOT HIM HOME AS WELL. IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS DEFINITELY I HAD IT FOR SALE.

AND I KNEW THAT IT, IT IS NOT FOR SALE ANYMORE.

I KNEW YOU DID HAVE IT FOR SALE. IT MIGHT NEED A TRANSMISSION, BUT IT'S IT'S IT'S NOT FOR SALE ANYMORE.

COPY THAT. DEPUTY MAYOR. MAYOR, I JUST I WANT TO SPEAK ON THE SPACE FLORIDA OR THE SPACE ACADEMY SELECTION LOCATION.

SO, THE WAY THE. THE PROPOSALS WERE REQUIRED.

ONLY ONE LOCATION PER STATE WAS ALLOWED AND THERE WAS A.

THERE WAS A SELECTION COMMITTEE. I COULD SPECULATE WHO WAS ON IT, BUT I'M NOT 100% SURE.

BUT IT WAS IT WAS SELECTED TITUSVILLE KSC AREA AS THAT SUBMISSION FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

YEAH. WELL, SEE, WE SHOULD HAVE JUMPED THE GUN ON THAT.

I, I WAS WORKING IT TOO, SIR. AND UNFORTUNATELY THE IT WENT UP NORTH, WENT UP.

YEAH. CORRECT. WE GOT ALL THIS SPACE. WE HAD THE SPACE FOR SPACE.

YEAH. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR, FOR THE UPDATE.

WE'RE NOW ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS.

MR. MORTON, I HAVE QUITE A FEW THINGS TONIGHT, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, BUT I WANT TO TOUCH BACK FOR A MINUTE AND REMIND, YOU KNOW, REMIND EVERYBODY, INCLUDING OUR STAFF, RIGHT, THAT MOST OF US DO THIS WORK BECAUSE WE LOVE IT.

RIGHT. AND I DON'T SAY THIS OFTEN, AND I SAY IT WITH NO HUBRIS. I MADE A LOT MORE MONEY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, I DID. I'M HERE BECAUSE I LOVE SERVICE. I LOVE WORKING WITH SMART PEOPLE.

I LOVE SERVING WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS, WHICH IS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

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WE HAVE LOTS OF LEVERS TO PULL. WE HAVE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

WE'RE GOING TO PERSEVERE LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE AND WILL PERSEVERE BECAUSE THE STRENGTH OF OUR PEOPLE, NOT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF OUR CHECKBOOKS. AND SO HANG IN THERE AND LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND WE'LL ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES.

AND AS A REMINDER, IF WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DO A LOT OF THINGS IN THE FIRST QUARTER, WE'RE NOT DOING THEM. WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON HOW WE WE PIVOT AND PRESERVE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG PRIORITY. THAT WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. YOU MENTIONED OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND I'M ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WATCHED OUR UTILITIES CREW AND JACOB SOTO JUMP, JUMP INTO A DITCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO GO HOME UNTIL WATER SERVICE WAS RESTORED TO RESIDENTS.

AND I WATCHED OUR PUBLIC WORKS CREWS GO OUT IN THE SAME DARK WITH NO LIGHTS TO PUT BARRICADES TO MAKE SURE ROADS WERE SAFE, AND TO SHORE UP AND DO BRIDGE INSPECTIONS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. RIGHT. AND PUT THEMSELVES AT RISK.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND I'M DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

I SAY THAT I'VE BEEN IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ALMOST 30 YEARS, AND I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S THE TRUTH.

IT'S ONE OF THE FEW PLACES I'VE EVER BEEN WHERE PEOPLE TRULY CARE.

THEY WANT TO BE HERE. I HAVE YET TO RUN INTO PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP BECAUSE IT'S A PAYCHECK, AND THEY GO HOME AND GO, WELL, I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS. I'VE YET TO SEE THAT HERE. THAT IS NOT THE NORM.

OR THAT IS THE YEAH, THAT IS NOT THE NORM. THE NORM IS TO CARE.

AND THAT'S ENCOURAGING. IT MAKES IT A JOY TO SHOW UP HERE EVERY DAY.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, PUBLIC WORKS, UTILITIES, THE FOLKS THAT WENT TO CITY HALL ON THE WEEKENDS AND LATE AT NIGHT AND STAYED OVERNIGHT AND ANSWERED PHONES, DENTIST, A CODE TEAM FOR PIVOTING.

ROY, YOUR TEAM FOR HITTING THE ROAD TODAY AND DOING WINDSHIELD ASSESSMENTS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY SUCCEED THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, DISASTER. GRETCHEN, FINANCE ME TASKING YOU WITH CRAZY THINGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND YOU'RE RESPONDING RIGHT AWAY.

CHRIS, YOUR ENERGY YOU'RE BRINGING TO HELP US NAVIGATE PURCHASING.

GREG, YOUR SERGEANT MAJOR MINOR. YOU'RE ALWAYS ON DECK WITH YOUR TEAM.

SAME THING. FACILITIES. JUST ADD IT. DOING THESE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS AS QUICK AS THEY CAN.

GREG MADE AN AMAZING EXECUTIVE FIELD DECISION TODAY.

WE LOST THE EAST PD PRECINCT IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW TO THE FLOODING.

AND GREG SAID, I'M GOING TO MAKE AN EXECUTIVE DECISION BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO KNOW WE HAVE A VACANT CHAMBER BUILDING WHERE WE CAN HOUSE PD IMMEDIATELY AND SAVE OUR OFFICERS A LOT OF TROUBLE AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT SERVICE GEOGRAPHICALLY TO OUR RESIDENTS. OUR POLICE ARE GOING TO BE INHABITING FOR A WHILE THAT TEMPORARY FACILITY. SO PEOPLE ARE COMING TOGETHER AND WE'RE FIGURING THINGS OUT. SO I WANTED TO DO THAT. BUT WITH THAT, I NEED TO READ THIS REAL QUICK BEFORE I FORGET MR. BEACH. AND THEN I WANT TO TURN OVER TO MR. BRINKLEY AND OF COURSE, CATHCART, OUR AMAZING PARTNER, WHO SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO GET ANYTHING DONE THERE LIKE HERCULES. ALL RIGHT, SO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 6TH, 2026. PATRICIA, I BELIEVE YOU'VE SEEN THIS. HOPEFULLY IT WAS HANDED TO ME.

OKAY. YOU APPROVED THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING DRAINAGE EASEMENT AND PURCHASE AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT RELATED TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE PROPOSED EMERALD LAKE PHASE ONE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN SHOULD BE WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.

POND EIGHT, SHOWN HERE IN RED WITH THE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION, SOMEHOW WAS INADVERTENTLY ADMITTED.

FROM THAT ACTION AND DESCRIPTION, THE APPLICANT AND STAFF AGREE THAT THIS WAS INTENDED TO BE INCLUDED, AND I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN ANNOUNCE THAT WAS THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

THE POND WAS MEANT TO BE PART OF THIS PROCESS AND IS STILL PART OF THIS PROCESS.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING OTHER THAN THEY ARE ADOPTING, CARING FOR AND HELPING US MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THAT POND.

SO UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, I BELIEVE THAT SATISFIES THAT REQUIREMENT AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW IT WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF.

I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER. I WAS HANDED THIS THIS MORNING.

AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO TURN OVER. WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION.

AGAIN, WE'VE GOT SOME DECISIONS TO MAKE ON FIXING CRITICAL ROADS, BRIDGES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND THEN I KNOW WE GOT CATHCART HERE. I THINK HE'S GOT SOMETHING TO TELL US MAYBE.

JUSTIN. NO. OKAY. SURE. TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. OKAY.

EXCELLENT. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. KEVIN BRINKLEY, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

I'M ELATED TO SEE. I WILL HAVE A 5 TO 0 VOTE WHEN I COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR LIFT KITS ON THE VEHICLES.

WHAT'S YOUR FOUR INCH? WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT THE HAMMER SETUP. YOU HAVE A FOUR INCH LIFT? TEN. OH, I WON'T GO THERE. OKAY. TWO AND A HALF.

TWO. I'M HERE TO GIVE US A QUICK RECAP. ARE YOU SERIOUS? ARE YOU CALLING IT THE HAMMER? YEAH. THE HAMMER KIT? YES. HAMMER KIT. YES. WE ARE GOING TO HAMMER KIT.

SELECT VEHICLES WITHIN THE FLEET. I THINK POLICE AND FIRE WILL ALSO AGREE THAT PROBABLY SOME WINCHES WILL COME IN HANDY AS WELL.

MONDAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT MONDAY. SO THE GRAPH ON THE LEFT IS TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT TOOK PLACE.

IT IS RAINFALL IN INCHES. THE, THE FAR LEFT ONE THERE IS THE HURRICANE MILTON.

IT DUMPED 22IN OVER THREE DAYS AT ITS AT THE HIGHEST POINTS PALM BAY ANNUAL AVERAGE RAINFALL 54IN.

AND THEN ON THE FAR RIGHT IS WHAT OCCURRED IN THE 24 HOUR WINDOW OF NOVEMBER 2ND.

WE GOT HALF OF OUR ANNUAL RAINFALL AND MORE THAN THREE DAYS OF MILTON IN THAT 24 HOUR WINDOW.

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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PHOTO. THIS IS GARVEY STREET.

YOU CAN SEE THE HEIGHT OF THE WATER. IT WAS GARVEY RIVER AT THAT POINT.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM LEFT, YOU WILL SEE A TIME MARK, A TIME STAMP ON THIS.

IT'S 9:42 A.M.. SO WHAT OCCURRED HERE WAS KIND OF UNIQUE IN THAT THE BY THE TIME PEOPLE WERE GETTING UP TO GO TO WORK IN THE DARK BECAUSE OF THE TIME CHANGE, JUST A WEEK BEFORE WATERS HAD ALREADY GOTTEN HIGH ENOUGH THAT ROADS.

SEVERAL ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE. AND SO IMMEDIATELY.

AND YOU CAN'T SEE IT IN THE DARK AS WELL. PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY BECAME STRANDED AND THEN CONTINUED TO GET STRANDED THROUGHOUT THE COMING HOURS BECAUSE THEY HADN'T REALIZED, YOU KNOW, WHAT A SIGNIFICANT EVENT WE WERE DEALING WITH.

BUT THIS IMAGE JUST KIND OF POINTS OUT WHAT MANY OF OUR.

BY THE TIME MOST PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO GET TO WORK, MANY OF OUR CITY ROADS LOOKED LIKE THIS AND WAS IMPASSABLE.

THERE CAME A PERIOD WHERE I MENTIONED IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, WE HAVE THE FIFTH LARGEST ROAD NETWORK IN THE STATE OF ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE.

WE HAVE THE FIFTH LARGEST ROAD NETWORK. AND THERE CAME A POINT WHERE WE WERE IDENTIFYING ROADS THAT WERE PASSABLE AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A CLOSED ROADS LIST.

WHEN PEOPLE CALLED IN, WE WERE JUST TELLING THEM THE ROADS THAT WE KNEW STILL TO BE DRY.

THE CANAL NETWORK FOR MELBOURNE. TILLMAN. IT'S A CONNECTED NETWORK THAT CHANNELS WATER TOWARDS LARGER CANALS.

THEY ALL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THE SEA, ONE WHICH FLOWS EAST INTO THE TURKEY CREEK SANCTUARY AND WEST INTO THE THREE FORKS CONSERVATION AREA AND EVENTUALLY THE HEADWATERS OF THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER. THIS FLOW IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT IMAGE ON THE TOP RIGHT THERE, THAT'S THE CANAL UNDER MINTON OR AT JUPITER AND MINTON, THE ONE RIGHT OUT HERE BY CITY HALL. THAT STAR ON THE MAP REPRESENTS CITY HALL.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FINGER CANALS THROUGHOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT FLOW INTO THAT CANAL. AND BY BY LATE MORNING, THAT CANAL WAS ALREADY AT CAPACITY, ALMOST AT THE BRIDGE LEVEL.

AND FLOWS FOR THE OTHER CANALS WERE ACTUALLY STARTING TO REVERSE.

SO, SO MUCH WATER FROM, FROM THE LARGER BODIES OF WATER THAT OUR CANALS WERE STARTING TO FLOW BACKWARDS.

THAT LED TO A LOT OF THESE. I CALL THEM THESE FINGER CANALS, BUT IT LED TO A LOT OF IMMEDIATE BRIDGE AND ROAD CLOSURES ON THESE INTERMEDIARY ROADS.

THIS IS A MAP SHOWING CABALLERO, ELLINGTON, EVERGLADES AND BRITTON.

WE HAD FAILURES AT THE CANAL CROSSING AT ALL FOUR OF THOSE.

AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS IS THESE ARE A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD INTERCONNECTING ROADS THAT PEOPLE WOULD USE TO KIND OF GET NORTH AND SOUTH.

AND WITH THOSE BEING CLOSED, THEY ARE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO USE EMERSON OR DEGROOT, AND WE'RE GOING TO START TO FEEL THE IMPACTS PRETTY QUICKLY.

THOSE ARE ALL CURRENTLY STILL CLOSED, AND THE THE EMERGENCY REPAIRS ON THOSE WILL PROBABLY COST US IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $3 MILLION.

THIS IS A NETWORK OF ALL OF OUR ROADS. ARTERIALS ARE IN RED.

MAJOR COLLECTORS ARE IN BLUE AND LOCAL ROADS ARE IN YELLOW OR IN GREEN.

AND SO WHAT WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED SEEING IN THE MID MORNING HOURS WAS THESE X'S POPPING UP.

THESE WERE AREAS OF IMPASSABILITY MAJOR ROAD FAILURES.

YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE CENTER OF THE MAP THERE.

THERE'S A LOT OF THE, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THOSE CANAL CROSSINGS ON THE FINGER CANALS THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF JAMMING UP SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, FORCING PEOPLE OUT ONTO THE MAJOR OR ONTO THE MAJOR COLLECTORS, WHICH WERE FLOODING LIKE GARVEY AND JUST GETTING JAMMED UP WITH FLOODED VEHICLES.

SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE A PATTERN AS WELL UP IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER THERE, WHERE ONCE THE, THE TURKEY CREEK SANCTUARY WAS BEGINNING TO FILL UP WE WERE HAVING A NUMBER OF FAILURES OVER THERE.

THIS IS A VIDEO OF FALLON, A RESIDENT TOOK AND SENT TO US.

THAT'S A GUARDRAIL. SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS ONE IS THEY'RE GOING TO ZOOM IN FOR US HERE IN A SECOND.

YOU'LL SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN A WHITE ITEM THERE.

THAT IS THE ROOF OF A VEHICLE. THAT'S THE EXTENT TO THE OF THE HEIGHT OF THE WATER THAT THEY WERE DEALING WITH.

AT FALLON. THIS IS AN AERIAL OF THE WATER RUSHING OVER.

FALLON. THE IRONY HERE IS THAT THE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERNEATH FALLON IS COMPLETELY INTACT WAS NOT DAMAGED.

IT FUNCTIONED AS AS EXPECTED. THE THE THING THAT HAPPENED HERE WAS THE VOLUME, RIGHT? WE PLAN AND PREPARE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE 500 YEAR STORM EVENT.

AND WE GOT THE THOUSAND YEAR STORM EVENT. SO NATURALLY THOSE, THOSE WEREN'T CHANNELING ALL THE WATER THROUGH WATER EVENTUALLY WENT UP AND OVER AND ONTO THE CITY ROADS AND THEN WASHED AWAY. THE ACELA IN SELA IN THE PICTURE THERE IS INDICATION OF THE PREPAREDNESS OF, YOU KNOW, THE WILLINGNESS OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SAY, HEY, WE NEED THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT. AND THEN THE ABILITY THAT MORNING, THEY BROUGHT THOSE OVER TO FLEET AND THE FLEET AND PUBLIC WORKS STAFF GOT THOSE CONVERTED OVER TO BE HIGH WATER READY WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS, AND THEY WERE OUT ON THE ROAD USING THEM. SO I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED MUNICIPALITIES, DEPARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER THE WAY THAT I EXPERIENCED IT HERE.

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PALM BAY FIRE AND RESCUE GAVE ME SOME STATS. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT THESE, THESE HIGH WATER VEHICLES PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 95 TO 110 RESCUES.

THEY INCLUDED THE WORD WITH PETS. SO I WILL LEAVE THE FIREMEN SAVING KITTENS OUT OF THE, THE JOKE OUT OF THAT ONE.

BUT THEY RESPONDED TO 20 TO 30 EMS CALLS WHERE STANDARD FIRE APPARATUS COULD NOT REACH.

SO THESE VEHICLES WERE BEING USED NOT JUST AS, AS YOU KNOW, SAVING PEOPLE FROM WATER, BUT ALSO AS AMBULANCES.

THEY DID APPROXIMATELY 70 STRANDED VEHICLE SEARCHES AND STRUCTURE SEARCHES, AND THEY RESPONDED TO TWO MAJOR STRUCTURE FIRES.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT IS THE GUY THAT WAS IN THE FIRST PHOTO THAT I SHOWED YOU, THE LONELY PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE HE HE WAS THE ONE WHO EXPERIENCED ONE OF THOSE STRUCTURE FIRES. SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE FIRE RESPONSE.

FALLON BOULEVARD AGAIN, THE AERIAL ON THE FAR LEFT, WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE DAY AFTER, AND THEN WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE ON WEDNESDAY. SO THAT IS MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. AND THE REASON IT LOOKED LIKE THAT ON WEDNESDAY WAS BECAUSE LATE IN THE MORNING ON, ON MONDAY MORNING, I GOT A CALL FROM JUSTIN WITH CATHCART WHO SAID PULLING ALL MY CREWS FROM OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND I'M SENDING THEM TOWARDS PALM BAY.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU NEED, BUT I KNOW YOU'LL NEED SOMETHING AND WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE AND BE READY. AND DUDE, HAVE THEY BEEN WE WE PUT THEM TO WORK ON TUESDAY AND SAID, FIX THIS HOLE IN THE GROUND BECAUSE FALLON IS A THE ONLY ROAD TO ACCESS THESE 50 HOMES AT THE END.

AND THEY BY WEDNESDAY OR BY LATE IN THE DAY ON TUESDAY, THEY HAD IT LOOKING LIKE THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT.

THEY GOT A TEMPORARY OPENING THERE, AND WE HAVE AUTHORIZED THEM TO COMPLETELY REBUILD AND RESTORE IT.

AND WE'RE. WE CHRISTINE AND I WERE KIND OF JOKING.

WE WERE WATCHING TO SEE WHICH ONE OF THE FLAT BILLS. NOT AT ALL. FIRST, BECAUSE THESE GENTLEMEN JUST SPENT THE LAST 48 HOURS DEALING WITH THE WEATHER, DEALING WITH THE ELEMENTS, AND GETTING OUR CITY INFRASTRUCTURE BACK UP AND BACK OPERATIONAL.

AND THEY DID IT WITHOUT EVER ASKING FOR YOU KNOW, EXCEPTIONAL THINGS.

THEY DIDN'T GO THEY DIDN'T PUT ANY BURDEN ON THE CITY.

THEY DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY KIND OF SPECIAL TREATMENT.

THEY JUST STEPPED UP AND DELIVERED FOR US. AND THEN THEY COME HERE AND THEY, THEY'VE, THEY'VE BEEN WITH US ALL EVENING. SO, JUSTIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM, I CAN'T BELIEVE THE RESPONSE I'VE GOTTEN FROM YOU GUYS.

WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GREAT PARTNERS. I ALWAYS PREACH TO MY STAFF, FIND GREAT PARTNERS, TRUST THEM, AND LET THEM SURPRISE YOU.

AND MAN, YOU HAVE SURPRISED ME. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOVING ON TO SUPPORT MALABAR AT APOLLO CIRCLE.

PORT MALABAR IS A FOUR LANE DIVIDED ROADWAY. AND THEN IT WAS A FOUR LANE DIVIDED RIVER AT THIS POINT.

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AFTERWARDS. ON THE LEFT AND ON THE RIGHT IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY.

SO AGAIN, WE HANDED THEM TWO DAYS AGO. WE HANDED THEM THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT.

AND THIS AFTERNOON THEY'VE HANDED US THAT PHOTO ON THE RIGHT.

AND WE EXPECT FOR PORT MALABAR BOULEVARD TO BE OPEN.

I'M LOOKING AT JUSTIN BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO. WE'RE LOOKING AT MID NEXT WEEK TO HAVE IT PAVED AND BACK OPEN MID NEXT WEEK, TO HAVE IT PAVED AND BACK OPEN A FOUR LANE DIVIDED ROADWAY.

ALL THAT DEBRIS GONE, ALL OF THE DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION CLEANED UP AND THE ROADWAY REOPENED WITHIN A WEEK.

SO IMPRESSIVE. THAT OVERFLOWING WATER THAT YOU JUST SAW ON PORT MALABAR FOUND ITS WAY INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND SUNSET SUN SWEPT ROAD.

AND THE. THIS IS TURKEY CREEK THAT GENERALLY RUNS BEHIND THESE HOMES, BUT IT SWELLED TO A SUFFICIENT SIZE TO PICK UP.

THIS IS THE LADY'S BACKYARD WITH HER VEHICLE IN IT. SO THIS IS WHERE AUSTIN AND I ARE HAVING A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS.

REPUBLIC HAD TO SUSPEND TRASH SERVICE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY BECAUSE OF THE FLOODING AND THE INABILITY TO ACCESS THE AREAS.

BUT THEY HAVE GOTTEN BACK TO WORK. THEY GOT BACK TO WORK IMMEDIATELY ON WEDNESDAY. THEY STARTED MAKING UP, PICKING UP THE OLD AREAS THAT THEY HAD MISSED ON MONDAY, HELPING US WITH A LOT OF DEBRIS CLEANUP. AND THEY HAVE FOUR TRUCKS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THESE FLOODED AREAS RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE HAVING DISCUSSIONS BACK AND FORTH TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE EXTENT OF OUR DEBRIS SITUATION.

HOW MUCH FLOODING DID WE HAVE? UNTIL THE, UNTIL THE RESIDENTS SELF REPORT THROUGH THE COUNTY'S LINK.

WE DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE, THE EXTENT OF THE FLOODING, THE EXTENT OF THE DEBRIS TO HAVE OUT AT THE OR THAT WE EXPECT TO HAVE OUT AT THE CURBSIDE.

YOU SEE A HURRICANE AT LEAST HAVE THE DECENCY OF CALLING AHEAD.

RIGHT. MAKING A RESERVATION AND LETTING YOU KNOW IT WILL BE AT YOUR DOORSTEP IN A WEEK.

THIS ONE DID NOT. SO WE DON'T HAVE THE THINGS STAGED THAT WE TRADITIONALLY HAD STAGED, HAVE STAGED FOR THESE TYPES OF EVENTS, SUCH AS DEBRIS HAULING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR REPUBLIC FOR STEPPING UP, GETTING FORECLOSED TRUCKS RUNNING IN THOSE AREAS TO TRY AND PICK UP THE CURBSIDE DEBRIS.

AND I WANT TO LET RESIDENTS KNOW THAT IF THEY'RE SETTING IT OUT AND IT'S AND IT'S NOT BEING PICKED UP RIGHT AWAY, OR LIKE THEY WOULD EXPECT REPUBLIC TO PICK IT UP UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

THIS IS WHY, BECAUSE THEY'RE DEALING WITH AREAS THAT HAVE MAJOR FLOODING AND AND THEY'RE TRYING TO UP THEIR CAPACITY IN ORDER TO,

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AND WE'RE GOING TO BE IN CONVERSATIONS OVER THE NEXT WEEK TO FIGURE OUT IF WE NEED TO ACTIVATE A DEBRIS HAULER OR IF WE GET THE EMERGENCY STATUS FROM, FROM FEMA. THAT MAKES DECISIONS A LOT, A LOT EASIER.

BUT TO MR. MORTON'S POINT, THEY'RE KIND OF WAITING TO SEE YOU KNOW, WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE AND WHAT IS THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THIS EVENT? THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT. WE HAD A LINE BREAK. THIS IS NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS ON PORT MALABAR.

SO JUST FURTHER EAST ON THAT ROAD. THIS IS WHERE UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS JUMPED IN TOGETHER AND GOT THE LINE REPAIRED AND THE ROAD RECOVERED. I MEAN, IT'S A TEMPORARY REPAIR, BUT ABILITY TO, TO PASS TRAFFIC ON THE SAME DAY.

THAT WAS BOTH ON TUESDAY. THIS PHOTO IS A PHOTO OF THE SIDEWALK ALONG CLAREMONT STREET.

SO YOU MIGHT BE SAYING, WELL, WHY DO YOU WORRY ABOUT REPAIRING SIDEWALKS? WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT REPAIRING SIDEWALKS RIGHT AWAY. WHAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS THE POLE STICKING UP IN THE MIDDLE. SO WHEN YOU GET THESE WASHOUTS, IT BEGINS TO THREATEN OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE AND YOU GET THE KNOCK ON EFFECTS OF A POLE LIKE THAT GOING DOWN TAKING OUT THE POWER LINES.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN RESIDENTS ARE WITHOUT POWER. SO WE'RE JOHN MCCALL AND JEREMY GORDON AND THEIR STAFF OF INSPECTORS HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO IDENTIFY THESE TYPES OF AREAS. YOU KNOW, WHAT IS OUR FIRST PRIORITY? SAFETY AND THE WELL-BEING OF THE CITIZENS. SO FIND THESE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE THAT WILL HAVE A KNOCK ON EFFECT.

PUSH THE OTHER THINGS TO THE SIDE AND PRIORITIZE THESE TYPES OF REPAIRS AND GET IN THERE.

AND THIS IS OUR LAST IMAGE. BUT THIS IS KIND OF THE TAKEAWAY THAT I WANT US ALL TO HAVE, WHICH IS THE ROAD MAY LOOK FINE.

YOU MAY BE ABLE TO WALK OR DRIVE ON IT, BUT THERE MAY BE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE UNDERLYING AREA OR TO THE SUBBASE AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE STRUCTURE MAY NOT BE SOUND. SO WE'RE FOCUSING RIGHT NOW ON IDENTIFYING THOSE TYPES OF AREAS WHERE THERE WILL BE ROADS CLOSED THAT MAY LOOK LIKE THEY SHOULD BE OPEN, BUT THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT. WE'RE GETTING THEM SHORED UP AND WE'RE GETTING IT CORRECTED, AND WE'LL GET IT BACK OPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE'RE FOCUSING ON WHAT KIND OF DEBRIS TO EXPECT, GETTING OUR INSPECTIONS OF THESE AREAS AND THEN GETTING THEM REPAIRED.

ALL RIGHT AWAY. OH YEAH. I MENTIONED THAT BEFORE, BUT ALL RIGHT AWAY INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN PAUSED DURING THIS EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

SO THERE WON'T BE A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE RIGHT OF WAYS FROM THE FROM THE VENDORS.

OKAY. MR. BRINKLEY CAN INTERRUPT YOU REALLY QUICK. THANK YOU. I THOUGHT YOU GAVE ME FREEDOM. MR. MAYOR, I APOLOGIZE. TALKING ABOUT ROADS MAY LOOK OKAY, AND THEY'RE NOT. MAYBE WE'RE GOING TO GET TO IT, I DON'T KNOW.

COULD YOU SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHAT THIS TELLS US ABOUT THE RECENT PCI ANALYSIS WE JUST CONDUCTED AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE FUTURE? YES. AS YOU MAY WELL KNOW, WE JUST REDID OUR PCI.

IT WAS LAST ONE DONE IN 2017. THE NEW ONE WE JUST DID AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PAST YEAR.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW THIS, BUT OUR WATER IS THE ENEMY OF ROADWAY.

SO THE CURRENT PCI OF OUR ROADS IS PROBABLY NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS WHEN THAT PCI WAS DONE.

AND IT CAUSES A LOT OF VARIABLES LIKE THIS WHERE YOUR ROAD MAY LOOK FINE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WATER HAS WASHED AWAY THE SUBBASE UNDERNEATH OF THAT ROADWAY.

SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE AND A LOT OF INSPECTIONS, AND THERE WILL PROBABLY BE NOT DEVELOPMENTS COMING DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE WE DON'T HAVE TODAY. THERE'S NOT A BREAKAGE TODAY, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POTHOLE WILL DEVELOP IN A WEEK OR TWO.

AND IT WILL IT WILL SEEM LIKE, OH, HOW DID YOU MISS IT? BUT IT MAY JUST BE THAT THE BASE IS GONE AND, AND WE DON'T KNOW IT.

SO IT DOES PUT INTO, TO MR. MORTON'S POINT, A LOT OF OUR ROAD MAINTENANCE PLANS AND A LOT OF OUR, OUR ROAD MAINTENANCE FUTURE, WE'RE KIND OF TAKING A STEP BACK AND SAYING, HEY, WE NEED TO REASSESS THIS BECAUSE WE NEED TO SEE WHERE THESE DAMAGED AREAS WERE AND ALSO WHAT IMPACT IT MIGHT HAVE TO THE PCI AND, AND THE ORDERING, FOR INSTANCE, FOR GO ROADS.

IS THAT DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MR. MORTON? THANK YOU. OOPS, I HIT IT AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE.

IS THERE MORE QUESTIONS, MR. MAYOR? NOPE. THIS WAS.

THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE, SIR. JUST THE REMINDER THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T SEE.

SO WE ARE BEING DILIGENT ABOUT OUR INSPECTIONS.

WE ARE, WE ARE OPERATING UNDER AN EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION WITH CATHCART RIGHT NOW TO GET THESE MAJOR FAILURES ADDRESSED.

LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE FOCUSING FOR US RIGHT NOW ON PORT MALABAR AND ON FALLON GETTING THOSE TWO RECONSTRUCTED.

AND THEN I DO HAVE SOME OF THOSE OTHER FAILURES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM ADDRESSED AS WELL.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY JUSTIN CATHCART,

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AND THAT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. WE SEE THE QUALITY OF YOUR WORK.

WE APPRECIATE EVERY SACRIFICE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A JOB AND YOU'RE GETTING PAID.

BUT ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE TO HAVE THAT CAPACITY WHERE YOU'RE SAVING OUR RESIDENTS FROM, FROM BEING ISOLATED, THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE COMMENDED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. MR. MORTON. THANK YOU.

SO I THINK UNLESS, GABRIEL, YOU WANTED TO GIVE A I KNOW WE I KILLED THE OTHER UPDATE.

IF YOU WANT TO GIVE A SHORT CONDITION ON LIFT STATIONS OUR REQUEST WE'RE GOING TO MAKE FOR.

SO JUST KIND OF A GENERAL STATE OF THE UTILITY SYSTEM WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU. YEAH. AT ONE POINT WE HAD 80% OF OUR LIFT STATIONS IN HIGH ALARM.

WE NOW HAVE NO LIFT STATIONS. IN HIGH ALARM, OR MAYBE 1 OR 2.

LIFT STATION FIVE WAS KNOCKED OUT, AND AGAIN CATHCART CAME IN AND HAS ASSURED THAT UP.

WE'VE NOW GOT THAT ON BYPASS PUMPING AND WE'LL BE LOOKING TO DO AN EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT OF LIFT STATION FIVE.

OUR PLANT CAPACITY HELD UP REALLY STRONG UNTIL ABOUT 3:00 YESTERDAY MORNING.

AND WE WERE EXPERIENCING A SPILL AT THE WASTEWATER PLANT, BUT IT WAS OF TREATED REUSE WATER. SO IT WAS THE BEST POSSIBLE SPILL TO HAVE IS THE REUSE WATER.

AND THE PLANTS ARE, ARE RETURNING BACK TO NORMAL AND WILL BE RECOVERING OVERNIGHT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, GETTING EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL. SO WEATHER THE STORM FAIRLY WELL.

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE TERMS OF ART TREATED REUSE.

WATER IS PURPLE PIPE. YOU CAN IRRIGATE WITH IT. YOU CAN WATER YOUR FLOWERS. YOU CAN ALL THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS. YES THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE THING FOR. YES. ARE WE WORKING WITH WITH MARINE RESOURCE OR ANYTHING TO GET WATER QUALITY CHECKS IN TURKEY CREEK AFTER LIKE POST STORM TO SEE. WE HAVE NOT THEY DO THOSE CONTINUALLY.

AND SO WE'LL BE GETTING SOME REPORTS BACK FROM THEM. I THINK THEY, I'M NOT SURE THEIR FREQUENCY, BUT THEY DO THOSE QUITE FREQUENTLY. OKAY. ARE WE DOING ANY OURSELVES.

WE HAVE NOT PLANNED ON DOING ANY. OKAY. WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO SO OR WORK WITH THEM CLOSELY TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF RESULTS.

OKAY. IF NOT ME. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR REPORT? THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, I THINK, MADAM, MADAM ATTORNEY, WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR SOME DIRECTION ON SOME ROAD FUNDING.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME CRITICAL DECISIONS AND OBLIGATE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS HERE IN THE VERY NEAR TERM IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE SOME OF THE EMERGENCY REPAIRS. SO THAT'S THAT'S AGAIN, JUST MY I KNOW MATT SMITH'S GOING TO CHECK WITH BOND COUNSEL AGAIN.

I'M LOOKING FOR. WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR SOME CONSENSUS TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS FORWARD OR LEAVE THEM UNTIL A FURTHER DATE IS REALLY KIND OF THE NEXUS WHERE WE'RE AT, INCLUDING THE, THE FOUR BRIDGES.

WELL, I'M, I'M ABOUT MOVING THIS FORWARD. THIS IS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS.

THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. COUNCIL. THUMBS UP. YOU ALL GET THE MONEY AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO ALLOCATE THE RESOURCES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE TO ALLOCATE THE RESOURCES TO THE EMERGENCY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE AUTHORIZATION AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT I'M DOING. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, YOU GOT TO.

YOU GOT TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS, SIR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I COPY.

MADAM ATTORNEY, NOTHING FURTHER. NO REPORT. WE'RE NOW ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS/RESPONSES:]

ON OCTOBER 15TH I HAD A WEIRD EXPERIENCE. IT WAS 62 YEARS OF A DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION WITH THE WHITE CANE AWARENESS AND AS A VISUALLY IMPAIRED RESIDENT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE WHEN THEY HANDED ME A STICK, BUT IT FELT LIKE A DUSTER.

AND THEY SAID, WELL, WHEN THIS WAS PASSED IN 1964 BY PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON, THIS WAS WHAT PEOPLE USED.

SOMETHING ELSE PECULIAR HAPPENED. THE A P D COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE STORM WATCH STARTED AT ZERO SIX, 45 HOURS. WE WERE ABOUT 73FT ABOVE ELEVATION, POSITIONED AT THE INTERSECTION OF US

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AND THEN THE NORTHERN NOR'EASTER. AND WHAT WE DO AS BLIND PROFESSIONALS, WE LISTEN TO DOPPLER SOUNDS BETWEEN 06:00 IN THE MORNING. 645 AND GOING TO ABOUT 1239, WHICH WAS OUR FIRST CALL TO FEMA.

WE CALLED AND WE WERE QUESTIONED ABOUT THE DROPS THAT WE HEARD.

ONE RAIN DROP SERIOUSLY SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS 11 RAINDROPS.

IT'S LIKE A DRUM BEATING WHEN ONE RAINDROP FELL.

THIS REPORT WAS SENT OUT IN A A PWD INTELLIGENCE BRIEF.

THE BREVARD COUNTY REPORT 48 HOUR REPORT WILL BE RELEASED FOR EVERYONE TO SEE.

BUT HERE'S MY CONCERN. EARLIER THIS YEAR, I ADDRESSED COUNCIL NOT FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND I ADDRESS COUNCIL ON WHAT THE CITY NEEDED OR WHO COULD BENEFIT.

AND WHEN I REALIZED THAT I DIDN'T MEET SOME OF WHAT WAS SAID.

THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. I PUT KEYS IN THERE FOR YOU ALL.

SIMILAR TO WHO PAYS FOR PORT MALABAR. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO FOR SOLUTIONS, SINCE WE'RE OUT THERE, 66% IS A LOT OF MONEY TO LOSE ON AN AMENDMENT THREE.

I'M GOING TO SAY TO THE CITY UDDI UNIVERSAL DESIGN INCLUSION AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THIS.

THERE IS 54,000 PERSONS IN THE CITY THAT ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY DISABILITIES.

THAT'S A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WITH THEIR CAREGIVER IMPACTED.

THAT NUMBER IS A NUMBER THAT WE CAN LEVY THROUGH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND ALL OTHER SUBSEQUENT ACTS, ESPECIALLY IN TIME OF DISASTER. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES.

FLORIDA HQ HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO TO BRING SUPPORT TO THE CITY.

SO I WANT TO SAY TO YOU ALL, MY GOAL WAS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE CITY AND ALSO TO HELP YOU ALL CONSOLIDATE.

HOW DO WE CONSOLIDATE THE CITY WHILE WE'RE STRAINING IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT? SOME OF THOSE HAVE TO BE MOVED DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO EXPAND.

AND YOU CAN RESEARCH, YOU CAN LOOK AT IT AND WE COULD ALL MAKE A CONCISE AGREEMENT.

THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. DOUG. HOOK. YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL DOUG HOOK, 1091 MARIPOSA.

I KIND OF WANTED TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE EARLIER PUBLIC COMMENT ROUND TALKED ABOUT, OF HOW THERE WAS KIND OF A DISPARITY OF FLORIDA'S VOTERS VOTING FOR AMENDMENT THREE AND THEN PASSING OTHER TAXES, SUCH AS THE SORREL ACT.

I THINK THAT IS A CRUCIAL INSIGHT INTO WHAT FLORIDIANS ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT.

AMENDMENT THREE WAS NOT BROUGHT UP, EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT HAVE, MIGHT HAVE SERVED WELL TO NOT HAVE IT PASSED BY BEING A CONSERVATION THING.

PEOPLE DID NOT TIE FUNDING FOR CONSERVATION TO AMENDMENT THREE.

THERE WERE ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE THAT WERE TALKING ABOUT IT.

THEY DIDN'T GET A LOT OF TRACTION ON IT. I THINK IF WE HAD KIND OF FOCUSED ON THAT AND SAYING, HEY, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE FUNDING FOR CONSERVATION, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE FUNDING FOR PARKS. WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE FUNDING FOR CLEAN WATER SOLUTIONS AND EVERYTHING. I THINK FLORIDIANS MIGHT HAVE TAKEN A DIFFERENT LOOK AT IT.

WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF THE TAXES THAT WE DID CHOOSE TO DO ON OURSELVES, THE TAX PASSED WITH 75% OF THE VOTE HERE IN BREVARD COUNTY.

NAME ONE OTHER THING IN AMERICAN HISTORY THAT GOT 75% OF THE VOTE IN AN AREA.

WHEN WE LOOK AT OTHER COUNTIES IN THERE, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MATTER WHERE THEY LAND ON THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.

I'VE GOT A LIST HERE BREVARD COUNTY, CHARLOTTE COUNTY, MANATEE COUNTY, MARION COUNTY, SAINT JOHNS COUNTY, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, AND SARASOTA, ALL THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ALL SEVEN OF THOSE COUNTIES HAD INITIATIVES ON THEIR BALLOT FOR FUNDING FOR CONSERVATION AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE COUNTIES, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE INITIATIVES PASSED WITH OVER 70% SUPPORT.

SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING AGAIN IN THE FUTURE OF HOW ARE WE GOING TO PLAN FOR THIS? HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK WITH A MINIMUM OF THREE? WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO WE KEEP IN MIND? IT WOULD BEHOOVE EVERYONE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE FUNDING SOURCES ARE PASSING AT A VERY HIGH RATE.

FLORIDIANS CARE ABOUT CONSERVATION. THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR GREEN SPACES.

THEY CARE ABOUT NATURE. THEY CARE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MAKE FLORIDA SPECIAL. SO JUST KIND OF KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AS WE'RE STARTING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE SHOULD MAKE CUTS, WHERE WE SHOULD DO THINGS 70% OF THE VOTE THROUGHOUT FLORIDA, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FUNDING SOURCES IN THE FUTURE, IF WE BRING THINGS FORWARD AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS GOING TO GO TO PARKS, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN FUNDING PARKS THAT WAY? WHO KNOWS? OBVIOUSLY, I AM NOT UP THERE ON THE COUNCIL MAKING THOSE KIND OF DECISIONS, BUT KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT THESE ARE WILDLY POPULAR.

SO IF WE START BEGINNING CUTTING FUNDING FOR THESE THINGS, THAT WILL HAVE EFFECTS IN THE LONG RUN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH, SORRY. ONE OTHER THING.

I ACTUALLY WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE MRC AND THE BLUE WATER TASK FORCE.

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I'D LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT THAT. OKAY. I WILL REACH OUT.

THANK YOU. BILL BATTEN. WE CAN'T DIRECT STAFF AND AND THE CITIZENRY.

I THINK YOU COMMITTED FOR GABRIEL TO REACH OUT.

OKAY. BILL BATTEN, 586 OCEAN SPRAY STREET, SOUTHWEST.

I HAVE FOUR ITEMS TO ADDRESS. THE FIRST ONE WAS THE STATE.

WHEN THEY THOUGHT THE AMENDMENT THREE MIGHT PASS, THAT THE STATE RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WERE CERTAIN CITIES OR COMMUNITIES THAT WOULD FAIL IF AMENDMENT THREE PASSED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR CRITERIA WAS, BUT THEY ACTUALLY MADE THAT STATEMENT THAT THEY THOSE CITIES COULD NOT SUSTAIN.

AND I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT THAT CRITERIA IS MAYBE SINCE WE NOT DON'T HAVE A HIGH COMMERCIAL, MAYBE WE WE COULD BE IN THAT CATEGORY. ITEM NUMBER TWO.

I MR. MANAGER, I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING AT THIS BY BEING DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE WAY YOU LEAD. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. MAKE ALL THIS DATA DRIVEN AND LESS EMOTION, MORE DATA DRIVEN AND DECISION MAKING.

ITEM NUMBER THREE. THIS IS A SCARY PART BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN BEFORE, NOT TO THIS CITY, BUT BECAUSE THE CITY HAD TO FILE BANKRUPTCY AND GO IN SO THAT YOU LOSE YOUR CHART, YOU LOSE YOUR CITY CHARTER WHERE IT GOES BACK TO THE COUNTY.

THE CITY LOOKED AT THIS POSSIBILITY ONE TIME BEFORE.

WE WEREN'T IN THE FINANCIAL BIND THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO FACE NOW.

IT CAME THAT CLOSE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT HAVING TO LOSE THE CITY WHERE IT WENT BACK TO THE COUNTY.

I HOPE WE DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT, RIGHT? ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

THIS ONE MIGHT PUT A LITTLE BIT OF SMILE ON EVERYBODY'S FACE EXCEPT FOR MINE.

I LOST TWO BETS WITH A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY.

JOHN MCCALL AND MY CAMERA. AND THE REASON I LOST THAT BET WAS BACK IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

WE BROUGHT UP A TOPIC AND IT WAS WORKING ON WEEKENDS, CONSTRUCTION ON WEEKENDS.

AND I THOUGHT, OH YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT. AND SO I THOUGHT, OKAY, NO CONSTRUCTION ON WEEKENDS.

SO ME BEING THE IDIOT I AM, I THOUGHT, OH YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT PASSING.

SO I MADE A BET AND I LOST. THE WAY THEY WROTE IT IN, IT'S UNDER 9207.

YOU WOULD SAY, OKAY. MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY YOU CAN WORK.

BUT THEY DIDN'T WORD IT THAT WAY. SO I JUST THINK FOR HUMOR, FOR HUMOR PROCESS, IF ANYBODY WOULD LOOK AND SAY THAT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 TO 7 A.M. ON MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND FROM 9 P.M.

SATURDAY UNTIL 7 A.M. MONDAY, WHEN YOU'RE BREAKING THOSE DOWN, THAT THAT LEFT SATURDAY IS A WORK DAY.

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY YOU COULD WORK, BUT YOU DIDN'T WORD IT THAT WAY.

SO I LOST MY BET. AND I PAID IN FULL AND I PAID IN FULL.

SO YOU CANNOT SAY I DID NOT PAY ON MY DEBTS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AARON RHODES. HELP ME, LORD HELP ME.

ONE MORE. GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO WORK THERE AS WELL. ON THE AMENDMENT THREE DISCUSSION, THE SO THERE'S A LOT INVOLVED WITH THAT, RIGHT? SO THERE'S THERE'S OBVIOUSLY THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN. AND THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME AFFORDABILITY ISSUES ACROSS THE STATE. WE CAN RECOGNIZE THAT I CAN SPEAK FROM, FROM WHERE I COME FROM, THERE'S, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW, I'VE LEARNED MORE IN PROBABLY THE LAST TWO YEARS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO TAKE IN REVENUE AS A MUNICIPALITY. AND IT'S VERY CONFUSING AND IT'S, I THINK IT'S VERY CONFUSING FOR THE CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

I THINK THE IMPORTANT PIECE IS COMING UP TO YOUR POINT. COUNCILMAN. JOHNSON IS THE IMPLEMENTATION BILL.

THAT IS WHERE THE THE PARALLELS WILL BE PUT IN FOR US TO OPERATE INSIDE OF.

AND SO IT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL THAT WE'RE NOT ONLY PART OF THAT CONVERSATION, BUT A SIGNIFICANT PART OF IT. AND THAT'S THAT COULD BE A LITTLE TRICKY BECAUSE I'M SURE, YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE AN ELECTION THAT'S KIND OF STILL BEING DECIDED AND LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO KNOW WITH A NEW STATE REPRESENTATIVE HERE IN THE HOUSE, DISTRICT 33. SO FOR THE CONSTITUENTS BACK HOME, IT'S GOING TO BE HYPER IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THAT REPRESENTATIVE SENATOR MAYFIELD AND THOSE MEMBERS AT THE STATE LEVEL TO INFLUENCE THE, OUR OUR PRIORITIES HERE. RIGHT. AND THAT IS WHERE WE KIND OF COME INTO A CONUNDRUM HERE IN THE CITY OF PALM BAY.

THE OTHER PIECE TO REMEMBER IS THERE IS A 20 YEAR CYCLE IN THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER WHAT THEY CALL THE FLORIDA TAXATION BUDGET REFORM.

YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY AWARE OF THIS, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE.

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THE GOVERNOR GETS PEOPLE. SENATE PRESIDENT GETS PEOPLE.

HOUSE SPEAKER HOUSE GETS PEOPLE. SO 25 MEMBERS, I THINK IS WHAT IT ENDS UP BEING.

AND ALL THOSE DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY JUNE.

THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF DATA TO LOOK AT, AND THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION TO SORT THROUGH.

SO I THINK THE MORE EFFORTS THAT WE CAN HAVE BETWEEN CONSTITUENTS AND AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO IMPRESS UPON THEM THE IMPORTANCE ON THAT.

WHEN YOU HEAR THINGS LIKE TABOR, THE TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS, COLORADO SPECIFICALLY WAS BROUGHT UP DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION LAST YEAR.

THAT'S ANOTHER THING TO TAKE A LOOK AT. AGAIN, IT'S ALL WORTHY.

IT'S ALL PART OF AFFORDABILITY. THE REALITY IS WE STILL HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FUND GOVERNMENT AND OPERATE.

RIGHT. AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE CHALLENGES. AND THOSE CHALLENGES ARE VERY CONVOLUTED. AND SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NOW AND THEN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENS. LASTLY, I'LL JUST SAY, I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU GUYS PUT FORWARD BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S SOMETIMES A THANKLESS JOB.

I'M JUST LIKE, LAST WEEK IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT, OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO GO THROUGH, THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO DROP AT THE DROP OF A HAT. THE DIRECTORS OF ALL YOUR DIVISIONS HERE ARE PHENOMENAL.

I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SAY IT BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE GUN EARLIER. NOT ONLY WAS PUBLIC WORKS OUT THERE, THEY WERE THEY WERE NICE. THEY WERE HAPPY. THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THINGS. THEY WERE. THEY WERE PLEASANT WHILE THEY WERE REPAIRING ROADS UP UNTIL, YOU KNOW, 11:00 AT MIDNIGHT. SO THAT THAT'S, THAT'S A REPRESENTATION OF LEADERSHIP THAT YOU DON'T GET THAT KIND OF RESPONSE ON THE STREET IF YOU DON'T HAVE LEADERSHIP FROM THE FROM THESE DIRECTORS OVER HERE AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER, EFREN MOLINA.

I'M SORRY FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER. RIGHT. SO A LOT WAS TALKED ABOUT TODAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNCIL MEETING AND EVERYTHING PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE BUDGET AND SO FORTH.

MY OPINION IF WE'RE GOING TO DO BUDGET CUTS, WE GOTTA START WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT QUALITY OVER QUANTITY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF OFFICERS CONDUCTING THEMSELVES IN POOR STANDING SOME EVEN MURDERING SOME OF OUR CITIZENS HERE IN PALM BAY.

IF WE'RE GOING TO START DOING BUDGET CUTS, WE SHOULD START DOING IT OVER THERE. BECAUSE A BETTER QUALITY LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS IS BETTER THAN BEING A FAMILY MEMBER WHO LOST SOMEBODY FROM A OFFICER'S POOR DECISION.

ALSO, GIVEN THE TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS FLOODING I'M NO EXPERT.

I ONLY CAN SPEAK FROM MY MILITARY EXPERIENCE SERVING 11 YEARS THREE YEARS IN OVER THERE IN AFGHANISTAN, MAKING X-COM BASES ROUTINELY, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CISTERN OR LATRINES.

SO A GOOD WATERWAY WHEN YOU'RE NEAR A BODY OF WATER WAS TO ASSESS IF THAT WATER, IF IT OVERFLOWED DURING A RAINY DAY, WOULD YOU KNOW, SINK THE CAMP AND SO FORTH. SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO ASK COUNCILMAN MIKE HAMMER TO MAYBE LEAD A TOWN HALL, GET SOME OF THE CITIZENS WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE OR EXPERIENCED TO PUT THEIR $0.02 IN AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR WATERWAYS.

MY PERSONAL SUGGESTION IS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A MODERNIZED CISTERN SYSTEM THAT MAYBE HOLDS IF I CALCULATED CORRECTLY, WITH SOME OF THESE SMALL FINGER CANALS. 20,000 GALLONS.

ONE OF THOSE CISTERNS CAN REDUCE THE OVERFLOW QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY.

AND THAT STORAGE WATER CAN BE UP TO LIKE 3 TO 6 MONTHS.

THAT CAN BE POTABLE. OR IF WE HAD A FILTRATION SYSTEM TO THAT PARTICULAR AREA, WOULD GIVE BACK TO THE CITIZENS, REDUCING FINANCIAL COSTS OF WATER IN THOSE AREAS.

AND WITH MAJOR AREAS SUCH AS TURKEY CREEK HAVING A DEPLOYABLE WE REFER TO THEM BACK IN THE MILITARY WATER BUFFALOES. YOU CAN DISPERSE SOME OF THAT WATER AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES.

THAT'S JUST A FEW SUGGESTIONS THAT I CAN THROW AROUND, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING AS A CITIZEN THAT AFTER TALKING ABOUT THIS DISASTER, LOSS OF LIFE AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE. I THINK GETTING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO THROW THEIR $0.02 IN AND COME UP WITH A SOMEWHAT LOGICAL PLAN TO, YOU KNOW, PREVENT THIS WOULD BE GREAT, IN MY OPINION.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT THAT CONCLUDES THE SPEAKERS. I WANT TO END ON ON A DIFFERENT NOTE.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON YOU BROUGHT UP AND WE'RE GOING TO START GOING WITH APPLICATIONS, RIGHT? FOR OUR CITIZENS. THOSE APPLICATIONS WILL BE PART OF THIS WORKSHOP ON FRIDAY.

WILL YOU BE ABLE TO MUSTER THE THE TEAM TO DO THAT?

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OKAY. WE WILL GET TO WORK ON IT. AND IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE OBVIOUSLY GOT DIRECTION TO PUT TOGETHER. WE WILL PUT IT TOGETHER.

OKAY. BUT, BUT I CAN'T IT'S TOO SOON. I GET IT.

WE'RE ON IT. I GOT IT, I GOT IT, SIR. AND THEN I WANT TO END ON THIS NOTE.

AND I KNOW MASTER CHIEF BATON BILL BATTEN MENTIONED THIS EARLIER.

HE HIGHLIGHTED IT. HE MENTIONED ABOUT OUR CITY MANAGER TAKING CARE OF PERSONAL BUSINESS.

I'M GOING TO PUT THIS OUT THERE. AND I KNOW THE TYPE OF MAN HE IS, SO I'M JUST GOING TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW.

MR. MOORE AND OUR CITY MANAGER WAS ACTUALLY ON THE WEST COAST TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR HIS MOTHER. AS SOON AS THIS THING HIT, HE FLEW CROSS COUNTRY ON A RED EYE.

GOT HERE AT SEVEN IN THE MORNING AFTER THAT RED EYE.

AND LET US THROUGH. AND EACH AND EVERY DIRECTOR.

EACH AND EVERY STAFF MEMBER THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST DEVASTATING ACTS THAT WE'VE HAD TO HANDLE HERE IN OUR CITY.

SO I WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE SO I CAN END THIS MEETING WITHOUT SAYING THANK YOU.

I CAN'T END THIS MEETING WITHOUT LETTING YOU KNOW HOW GRATEFUL I AM.

AND THROUGH THAT, ALL YOU WERE BATTLING INTERNAL SICKNESS AT THE SAME TIME.

AND AND I, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS.

IT REALLY SHOWED ME YOUR DISCIPLINE, DETERMINATION, AND LEADERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE DURING THIS TIME AND TAKING THIS EVENT SO SERIOUSLY.

AND I WILL AGREE WITH MR. BENTON ON ANOTHER VENTURE ON ANOTHER STATEMENT HE SAID, AND THAT WAS THAT YOU HAVE RAISED UP SOME GOOD LEADERS.

AND EVEN THOUGH THAT LEADERSHIP WAS BEING HANDLED, YOU TRUSTED THEM.

YOU CAME ALL THE WAY OVER HERE ON A RED EYE AND YOU TOOK YOUR PART IN THIS LEADERSHIP.

SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THAT, SIR. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE THE MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.