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DAY. OF JULY 2021 AT 6:30 P.M. MR VILLAGE MANAGER WILL BE DOING AS WE ASSUME, AND HIS VILLAGE CLERK WILL BE OUR INTERIM VILLAGE MANAGER DURING THIS MEETING. MISS NORRIS. ROLL
[ROLL CALL]
CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR HERNANDEZ HERE, VICE MAYOR CLARKE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DARLING HERE.COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS HERE COUNCIL MEMBERS DOWN HERE. I AM CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER. INVOCATION WILL BE DONE BY COUNCILMAN STONE AND FOLLOWED BY THE PLEASURE ALLEGIANCE PLACE THERE. HAVE A FATHER. WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY. DO YOUR WORK. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION. LET'S THIS TOWN IN JESUS' NAME. WE PRAY MHM.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. OH, OH, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS.
[ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS]
IS THERE ANY FROM COUNCIL OR STAFF? I MET A MERE IF I WILL DISCUSSION ITEM NUMBER SIX AND SEVEN. I WANTED US TO SEE IF WE COULD TABLE THOSE ITEMS UNTIL NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ONCE WE HAVE STAFF ALL HERE. MR VILLAGE ATTORNEY. DO WE HAVE TO DO A MOTION? YES WE NEED A MOTION TO YEAH, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU COULD ADOPT THE AGENDA WITH THOSE TWO ITEMS TABLE TO THE NEXT BIG OKAY? CAN DO THAT WHEN YOU COME TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT?[PUBLIC COMMENT (3 MINUTES EACH)]
YES, MADAM MAYOR. FROM JP PAST 12. SAVE OUR SMALL COUNTRY TOWN. DEAR VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS ZONING BOARD ALETHEA JEFFERSON HOWARD BROWN. I CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE AWARD FROM THE FLOOR DID LEAGUE OF CITIES I KNOW YOU ALL ARE WORKING HARD, AND I REMIND YOU WITH A QUOTE FROM THE 2002. SPIDER MAN MOVIE WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. I AM COMPELLED TO HELP YOU SEE, THE INDIAN TOWN HAS ALREADY UNIQUE AND WILL BECOME JUST ANOTHER SOUTH FLORIDA CITY UNLESS YOU UNLESS ALL OF YOU STOP, LOOK, LISTEN TO THE LOCALS AND PRAY THINNER WAY. MY GRANDFATHER, JP TABARO WAS A POWERFUL REAL ESTATE AGENT DEVELOPER IN THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES. I REMEMBER FINDING AN OLD NEWSPAPER COULD BEEN STATING. BEAR VALLEY BULLISH, BULLISH SHE BOUGHT BY HIS BROWER. YOU WAS RUTHLESS AND BY FINDING LEGAL LOOPHOLES.FILLED IN A PART OF THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY IN FORT LAUDERDALE. RAPIDLY AND DRASTICALLY HAD FARMLANDS AND PROTECTED AREAS REZONE AND HAD CYPRUS HEADS AND CORAL SPRINGS BULLDOZE TO SQUEEZE IN MORE HOMES FOR HUGE PROFITS. RESPECTFULLY WARN YOU, THE DEVELOPERS WHO SEEK TO BUILD HERE ARE NOT OUR FRIENDS. EARLIER THIS YEAR. LOCALS BETWEEN SOUTHWEST FEMALE HAVE AN AVENUE. AND THE FERNWOOD FORCE WHERE COMMUNITY MET, PRAYED AND SIGNED A PETITION AND SUBMITTED IT TO THE VILLAGE IN FAVOR OF PROTECTION OF THE 55 ACRE. OKAY, MICK. AND AGAINST A ZERO LOT FINE. 200 UNIT TWO STORY RUNNING HOME COMMUNITY. I URGE YOU TO CAREFULLY DEVELOPED THIS AWESOME VILLAGE NATURE RESOURCE OF 55 ACRE OAK HAMMOCK BY REQUIRING LARGE AREAS SET ASIDE FOR TOWN PARK AND WILDLIFE PRESERVE. AND NO MORE THAN 50 HOMES. THANKS GOD BLESS YOU AND AUNTIE IN TOWN. THANK YOU.
COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCILMAN STONE. YES, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]
FOR JOINING US TODAY FOR OUR COUNCIL MEETING. MHM. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN SUSAN GIBBS, THOMAS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. LET ME ECHO THAT. THANK YOU. EVERYONE FOR TAKING YOUR TIME THIS EVENING TO JOIN US. AND I WOULD ALSO IT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THIS EVENING'S, UH AGENDA. ABOUT NEXT TUESDAY. JULY. THE 13TH AT THREE P.M. MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WORKSHOP REGARDING BUSES AND TRANSPORTATION OUT HERE IN INDIAN TOWN. I WOULD URGE EVERYONE. AND I MEAN EVERYONE BECAUSE THIS DOES AFFECT EVERYONE TO ATTEND THAT. WHO,[00:05:02]
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD TO PLEASE EMAIL YOUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. IT IS AN IMPORTANT, VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC FOR OUR COMMUNITY HERE. AND ALSO ON SATURDAY, JULY THE 17TH. THERE WILL BE A CLEAN UP DAY AT OUR LOCAL BRANCH OF THE Y M. C. A.WE ALL BE STARTING AT 78 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING BEFORE IT GETS TOO HOT. PLEASE COME OUT. CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY AND HELP THE Y LOOK BETTER. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR COUNCILMAN DOWLING. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING, UM, SUSAN. WHAT WHAT IS THE LOCATION FOR THIS JULY 13TH MEETING. DO YOU KNOW? THAT WILL BE IN THEIR MEETING CHAMBERS, OKAY? THEY USUALLY HOLD THEIR MEETINGS AT WHICH IS 500 EAST OCEAN AVENUE. THANK YOU. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I LOOK FOR THE ADDRESS. THEY DO HAVE NEW OFFICES THERE ON US ONE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE STILL MEETING IN THE OTHER PART OF THE STATION. YES SIR. THANK YOU. YEAH, I DEFINITELY WANTED TO SHARE THOSE SENTIMENTS AS WELL. FOR THE JULY 13TH. UM, I THINK SOME OF US WHEN WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP, SO I'M GLAD THAT IT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO OTHER THAN THAT LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT MEETING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR JACKIE CLARKE. THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING. UM, I DO HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. SO ARE WE GONNA HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THE AND OR SHOULD I MAKE THEM NOW, AND WE JUST BE DONE? WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT. YEAH I'LL BEGIN TO OUR POSTER FLIER OVER THE WEEKEND, AND I'LL BE PASSING THEM OUT TO THE CHURCH'S, UH, SATURDAY. JULY 31ST. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COMMUNITY CLEANUP. STARTING AT THE BOOK OF PARK FIRE STATION, UM FROM 8 TO 12, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE ONGOING. THIS IS GOING TO BE A MONTHLY PROJECT.
UH THAT I'M GOING TO BE ASKING AND TASKING THE RESIDENTS TO DO. AND ON AUGUST THE SEVENTH FROM 10 A.M. TO 12 P.M. NEXT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY OUTREACH WILL BE HOSTING THEIR 13TH 12TH ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL BASH FROM 10 TO 12. AND THAT'S ALSO A SATURDAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. THANKS FOR LET'S KEEP THE MITCHELL FAMILY IN OUR PRAYERS. UH, THOMPSON FAMILY. UH I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOST LOVED ONES AND STILL ON THE SICK LIST. PLEASE LET'S PRAY FOR BROTHER KENNY MITCHELL, WHO'S IN THE HOSPITAL, WHICH HIS MOM IS MISS ALICE MITCHELL. SO LET'S JUST KEEP THE BORY FAMILY IN OUR PRAYERS. ALSO UH, LET'S CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR COUNCIL IN DALLAS FAMILY AS WELL. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR CLARKE. AND I JUST WANTED TO THINK EVERYONE FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
[COMMITTEE REPORTS]
COMMITTEE REPORTS ANY COMMUNITY REPORTS BY THE COUNCIL. COUNCILWOMAN GIVE THOMAS YES, MA'AM JUST CAME FROM A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE, UM, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING. JUST WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON IS IN AUGUST, THEIR DENIM AND DIAMONDS EVENT. THAT IS FOR THE, UM NICHOLAS BACHELOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND THAT IS ON FRIDAY. AUGUST 27TH GET YOUR TICKETS WHILE THEY'RE STILL AVAILABLE. THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER OF THOSE. THERE ARE ALSO I'M CONTINUING TO WORK ON THEIR. MY SIGNATURE EVENT. THE RODEO IN IN OCTOBER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL A QUESTION ON THAT. CAN WE PAY ONLINE FOR OUR TICKETS? I BELIEVE SO. YES, CREDIT CARD KIND OF A THING. YEAH OKAY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.YES IT'S A I THINK IT'S FOREVER AFTER. IT'S EVER EVER EVER EVER AFTER RAND. THEY DON'T YES. NO THAT THAT'S NOT THEIRS. IT'S NOT THEIRS. YES IT'S OUT ON FOX BROWN. IT'S A WONDERFUL VENUE.
AND THEY DO HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS. SO GET THEM WHILE THEY'RE HOT. THANK YOU.
[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER]
COMMENTS BY MR VILLAGE MANAGER WHO IS TUNING IN VIA ZOOM. YES, THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR REMEMBERS FOR THE COUNCIL. IF EVERYONE CAN HEAR ME, OKAY. I WILL NOT BE PRESENT AT THESE MEETINGS. I AM OUT SNAKE TODAY, UH, TWO QUICK THINGS. I JUST HEARD, UH, CALIFORNIA GIVES TO HIM. THIS AND VICE MAYOR CLARK TALKED ABOUT. TRASH DRIVES OR OR COMMUNITY CLEANUPS. I JUST[00:10:07]
WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE THAT YOU ARE AGREEMENT WITH MARTIN COUNTY. UH WASTE MANAGEMENT OFFERS SERVICES TO US IN THAT RESPECT, WE COULD CONTACT. WE SHOULD NOT JACK SAM ANDERSON WITH MARTIN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS AND SEE IF THEY CAN OFFER SOME ASSISTANCE, AT LEAST BUT DISPOSING OF THE TRASH AND DEBRIS THERE. UH, SECONDLY, UH AND ATHLETES, UM.WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SAY THAT ARE THREE BUDGET WORKSHOPS HAVE BEEN SET UP. NEXT NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP WILL BE JULY. ME AND HATE. AT MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE PERFECT THANK YOU, UH, NOT A MAYOR, AND I WAS MAYBE I NEED TO SAY IT'S EVENING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. HAVE A MOTION FOR THE. ADJUSTED APPROVAL AGENDA, SO MOVE FOR
[APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]
THE APPROVAL WITH THE AS AMENDED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL.ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. NO MATTER MAYOR. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER, DARLING. HI.
COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS MY COUNCIL MEMBER STONE YES, BYS. MAYOR CLARKE. YES MAYOR HERNANDEZ? YES CONSENT AGENDA MAY HAVE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
[CONSENT AGENDA]
MOVE. TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, DARLING, ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS I COUNCIL MEMBER STONE. YES, VICE MAYOR CLARKE. YES MAYOR HERNANDEZ? YES REGULAR AGENDA.ITEM NUMBER THREE MISC. VILLAGE CLERK. YES, MADAM MAYOR. I AM. NUMBER THREE IS AUTHORIZATION
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Authorization to Transmit Letter to the Martin County School Board Requesting the Reinstitution of the Indiantown Bus Barn.
]TO TRANSMIT A LETTER TO THE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, REQUESTING THE REINSTITUTION OF THE INDIAN TOWN BUS BARN. AS WAS MENTIONED BRIEFLY BY COUNCIL MEMBER SUSAN GIBBS.THOMAS ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL WORDS YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS ITEM? THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE THIS BEING PUT ON THE AGENDA. WHEN I REQUESTED MR BROWN TO DO SO AND SITTING AND GOING THROUGH THE. AND CREATING THE LETTER FOR TRANSMITTAL. BECAUSE IT IS SUCH AND I'M EVERYBODY THAT SITS ON THIS COUNCIL IS VERY WELL AWARE IT IS OF, UM JUST, UH OVERWHELMING. URGENCY. FOR US TO HAVE BUSES OUT HERE AND I'M AWARE OF VERY AWARE OF IT BECAUSE I WORK AT AT ONE OF THE SCHOOL SITES HERE IN INDIAN TOWN. AND I HAVE BEEN AT THAT SCHOOL SITE. WHEN THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WHERE THE STUDENTS HAD TO BE EVACUATED.
AND IT TOOK LONGER. THEN IT SHOULD HAVE AND IT'S IT IS A VITAL ISSUE FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS FORWARD THAT WE ARE ABLE TO. GO TO THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH IT AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE REPRESENTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. NO MATTER MAYOR. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER, DARLING. HI. COUNCIL MEMBER, GIBBS THOMAS, I COUNCIL MEMBER STONE. YES VICE MAYOR CLARKE. YES, MAYOR HERNANDEZ. YES, ITEM NUMBER FORMERS VILLAGE, CLARK. THANK YOU,
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Designation of Voting Delegate for the 2021 Florida League of Cities' (FLC) Conference.
]MADAM MAYOR. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS DESIGNATION OF THE VOTING DELEGATE FOR THE 2021 FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE. HISTORICALLY THE DELEGATE HAS BEEN THE MAYOR THAT IS UP TO THE COUNCIL TO DECIDE AND STAFF IS SEEKING DIRECTION. DOES ANYONE TO MAKE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE HAVE THE MAYOR AS THE PRIMARY AND THE VICE MAYOR AS THE, UH, SECONDARY. DO I HAVE A 2ND 2ND? ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. NO MATTER MAYOR. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER, DARLING, HI. COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS I COUNCIL MEMBER STONE YES, VICE MAYOR CAR? YES MAYOR HERNANDEZ. YES? ITEM NUMBER FIVE MINUTES. VILLAGE[5.
RESOLUTION NO. XXX-2021: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE STATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT TO HARDEN THE INDIANTOWN CIVIC CENTER; DELEGATING AUTHORITY AND DESIGNATING AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES AND CERTIFYING OFFICER WITH RESPECT TO THE GRANT APPLICATION AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
]CLERK. OF WADE, DO YOU WANT TO READ THIS ONE? WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ IT? ABSOLUTELY YEAH.[00:15:07]
NO, I'D BE GLAD TO A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL, THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA RELATING TO THE STATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM IN AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT TO HARDEN THE INDIAN TOWN CIVIC CENTER. DELEGATING AUTHORITY AND DESIGNATING AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES AND CERTIFYING OFFICER WITH RESPECT TO THE GRANT APPLICATION AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS. CONFLICTS SEVERABILITY IN AN EFFECTIVE DAY. MADAM MAYOR. THIS STEMS FROM A REQUEST OR REQUIREMENT RATHER FROM THE FLORIDA UH, D E O AS RELATES SOLELY TO THIS GRANT, ALLOWING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE GROUND. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS WE DO HAVE MISS TRACY BRYANT ON ZOOM. THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER? DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE FOR APPROVAL. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. NO MADAM MAYOR. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER DARLING HIGH COUNCIL MEMBER, GIBBS, THOMAS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER STONE? YES VICE MAYOR CLARKE. YES. MAYOR HERNANDEZ? YES? ANNOUNCEMENTS MR SCOTT DEADLY FROM FLORIDA. LEAH CITIES PRESENTS PROTECT YOUR[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
NEIGHBORHOOD ON THURSDAY, JULY 15TH 2021 AT SIX O'CLOCK P. M. HERE AT THE VILLAGE HALL. OUR[NEXT REGULAR MEETING (ANNOUNCE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION)]
NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS JULY 22ND 2021 AT 6:30 P.M. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.