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TO GO, MADAM MAYOR. NO COMMENT AND CLARK. MARY CLARK HERE. BY SMALLER DARLING. HERE COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER STONE HERE. THE IMPLICATION WOULD BE BY. YOU CAN LOOK AT WILLIAMS, PLEASE. AND LOOK CONGRATULATIONS FOR DEVASTATING, PLEASE. EMBELLISHED ME FOR A MOMENT. AND THIS FAMILIAR PRAYER.
BREATHE, ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. HOW THE YOUR NAME YOUR KINGDOM COME.
YOU WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. GIVE US THIS DAY. DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS. AND WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS. DO NOT LEAD US INTO TEMPTATION. BUT DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE. FOR YOURS IS THE KINGDOM. AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY. BUT, UM AND WHEN WE INCORPORATE THIS PRAYER. IN OUR SPIRITUAL HEART. THIS ENCOMPASSED. THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN AND WOMAN. THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH AND THE MEDITATION OF OUR HEARTS. BE ACCEPTABLE IN YOUR SIDE. OR LOYAL, OUR STRENGTH AND OUR REDEEMER. IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS. WE PRAY. HEY, MAN. OH, NO. AN ADDITIONAL DELETIONS ITEMS PULL FROM THE AGENDA. EVER ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE ON THERE. NO MATTER WHERE. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBER SUSAN GIVE
[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]
THOMAS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE. COUNCILWOMAN. JANET HERNANDEZ.GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR COMING. COUNCIL MEMBERS DOWN GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. BY SMEAR, DARLING. REPEAT DIDO TO SEE EVERYBODY WHO WELCOME EVERYONE. CADE. THEN WE WILL HAVE COMMENTS, PART OF VILLAGE MANAGER NOTHING, MADAM MAYOR, OKAY? APPROVE OF THE AGENDA,
[APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]
PLEASE. SO MOVED SECOND. UH, ROAD CAR. COME IN. CLARK THAT'S OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS I. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ YES, COUNCIL MEMBER STONE. US VICE MAYER, DARLING.[CONSENT AGENDA]
I MAYOR CLARK. YES. CONSENT JEN AGENDA. SO MOVED SECOND. ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS I. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ YES, COUNCIL MEMBER STONE? YES VICE MAYOR, DARLING, I CLARK. YES. VILLAGE ATTORNEY. REGULAR AGENDA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU MAY HANDLE IT. OKAY?[2.
Engagement of GrayRobinson as Lobbyist for 2022 Legislative Session in the Amount of $35,000.00
]SURE. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS THIS ITEM AND BY THE WAY, WE'RE HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING PRIOR TO YOUR REGULAR MEETING TONIGHT OR YOUR REGULAR WORKSHOP TONIGHT. UH BECAUSE TWO ITEMS THAT WE FELT WERE VERY TIME SENSITIVE. WE WANTED TO GET IN FRONT OF YOU. THE FIRST IS YOUR APPROVAL OF GRAY ROBINSON IS YOUR LOBBYIST FOR THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.UM AND AS YOU KNOW GRAY ROBINSON HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING WITH THE VILLAGE FOR THIS NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AND PROVIDING US A LOT OF GOOD ADVICE AS TO HOW TO PROCEED FORWARD AND SO ON. BUT WE DO NEED TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, FORMALIZE OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THEM FOR THE NEXT YEAR. THE ENGAGEMENT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,000 FOR THE FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD, BUT PAID OUT PRIMARILY OVER THE LEGISLATIVE TERM. IN $5000 INCREMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF $35,000. THIS IS A $5000 INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S FEE OF $30,000. BUT IT DOES REMAIN BELOW GRAY ROBINSON'S INITIALLY PROPOSED THE ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2019 OF 40,000, AND I CAN TELL YOU IT'S STILL WAY BELOW WHERE THEY CHARGE SIMILARLY SITUATED CITIES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE. AS SUCH STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ENGAGEMENT WITH GRAY ROBINSON FOR THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. MOTION. MAKE A MOTION.
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SECOND AND THE DISCUSSION. COUNCILWOMAN GIVES THOMAS THANK YOU. UM THANK YOU, MR VOS. FOR HIGHLIGHTING AND CLARIFYING THAT IT IS A 12 MONTH TERM. IT IS IT AND IT COVERS THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. NOW OUR LAST CONTRACT THAT WE HAD WITH THEM. IT COVERED THE SESSION FROM THE TIME THAT WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH THEM. SO OUR LAST CONTRACT WAS FOR ACTUALLY HOW MANY MONTHS. I DON'T RECALL EXACTLY. WE STARTED LATER. AND YEAH, AND I KNOW THAT THE VILLAGE MANAGER AND I WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION. NOW. ONE THING I KEEP IN MIND. I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT HOWARD. BUT. THIS IS IT WITH ALL LOBBYING CONTRACTS, STATE LOBBYING CONTRACTS. IT IS A SICKLE COMMANDER. IN ANY INSTANCE THAT COVERS ONE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.CORRECT AND WHAT WE HAVE HERE AND. TO BE HONEST, REGARDLESS OF WHAT I THINK. MAYBE IT STARTED IN JANUARY LAST TIME OR WHAT HAVE YOU AND IT WAS RAN FOR SEVEN MONTHS. BASICALLY WE HAD STARTED LATE WITH THEM, AND SO IT KIND OF EATS INTO THE SAME SITE. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
NO, NO, I WAS JUST YEAH. YEAH, BECAUSE THE VILLAGE MANAGER AND I HAD THIS CONVERSATION, AND SO IT WAS THE LESSER AMOUNT THAT $30,000 DID NOT ACTUALLY COVER A WHOLE YEAR. THAT'S CORRECT.
AND IT DID NOT COVER EVEN. I THINK THE FULL LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHEN WE CAME IN AND CONTRACTED WITH THEM IT WAS FROM, I THINK, FEBRUARY. THROUGH AUGUST SO THAT LESSER AMOUNT. YOU KNOW, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT LESSER AMOUNT YOU KNOW FOR A YEAR, BUT IN REALITY, IT WAS FOR A LESSER TIME PERIOD TO SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, UM, FOR A FULL YEAR, THE EXTRA $5000. YOU KNOW, TO BEGIN WITH. HONESTLY I WAS KIND OF LIKE, WELL, WHY ARE WE RAISING IT UP? YOU KNOW, UH, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT IN REALITY, IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A JUMP CONSIDERING.
WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THE TIME FRAME COMPARED TO THE 30,000 COMPARED TO THE 35 SURE.YOU. IN.
MADAM MAYOR. YES UM MR VILLAGE ATTORNEY QUESTION. UH, THE E. I KNOW COMMITTEE WEEKS ALREADY STARTED. DOES THAT INCLUDE. EVEN THOUGH THIS CONTRACT IS BEING PROVED TONIGHT COME THE FIRST COMMITTEE WEEKS ALREADY STARTED THIS PAST WEEK. THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON YOUR BEHALF. THEY'VE ALREADY THIS THIS CONTRACT WHEN APPROVED WILL BE RETROACTIVE TO SEPTEMBER 1ST, OKAY? JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL THE STATE OFFICIALS HAVE FOLLOWING EVEN TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING GOING UP IN TALLAHASSEE THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN. WORKING IN GOOD FAITH ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE. SO THANK YOU. NO MORE DISCUSSION. ROLL CALL THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER. SORRY YOU'VE GOT TO COMMENT. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS DOESN'T COME. IT'S HERE. NO MATTER THEIR ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS I. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ YES, COUNCIL MEMBER STONE? YES. BY SMALLER DOWLING.
I MAYOR CLARK? YES. I DON'T KNOW. THREE. THIS WOULD BE ME AS WELL, MA'AM, OKAY. AT MAYOR,
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Approval of Grant Agreement with Martin County for a $1.5 million grant pursuant to the Second Amendment to Interlocal Agreement
]COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH BEFORE YOU ON THIS SIDE, UM, IS YOUR APPROVAL OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH MARTIN COUNTY FOR THE $1.5 MILLION. PURSUANT TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND A LOCAL YOU ALL JUST, UH, RECENTLY APPROVED, UM WE WORK BACK AND FORTH WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND I'M. VERY HAPPY TO SAY IT CAME TOGETHER QUICKLY BECAUSE IT'S REALLY SIMPLE. IT'S A LOT MORE SIMPLE THAN EVEN WHAT OUR DISCUSSIONS HAD BEEN BEFORE. IF YOU RECALL THERE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN A THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE SOME SORT OF, UH, BE DONE AS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT. WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY AND THEN SUBMIT EVERYTHING TO THE COUNTY, AND THEN THEY'D REIMBURSE US. THE COUNTY DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE EASIEST FOR EVERYONE IF THEY JUST CUT US A CHECK. SO UM, THAT WORKS OUT A LOT BETTER FOR THE VILLAGE FROM A CASH FLOW STANDPOINT AND OTHERWISE ALL WE'LL NEED TO DO IS WHEN IT COMES TIME AND WE NEED THAT 1.5 MILLION. WE WILL SUBMIT AN INVOICE TO THE COUNTY ADVISING THEM. HEY, WE NEED THE MONEY.NOW THEY WILL SEND US A CHECK. WE WILL HAVE TO AND THESE ARE. THE MOST COMMON GRANT KURT GRANT AGREEMENT TERMS YOU CAN EVER FIND, WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE AUDIT REPORTS TO THE COUNTY
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SIMPLY INDICATING THAT WE SPENT THAT MONEY APPROPRIATELY. UM AND THAT IF ANY PORTION OF THE GRANT ISN'T USED FOR ITS DESIGNATED PURPOSES THAN IT HAS TO BE RETURNED, THIS IS ALL STANDARD GRANT AGREEMENT LANGUAGE WE WOULD FIND ANYWHERE. AND THAT OUR RECORDS BE SUBJECT TO AUDIT. WELL, OUR RECORDS ARE PUBLIC RECORD, AND THERE ARE RECORDS ARE AUDITED WILL BE GOING THROUGH ALL THIS SAME THINGS, UH, WITH THE RP FUNDS, AND SO ON, SO. THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE GRANT AGREEMENT. BASICALLY APPROVING THIS LETS US ASK FOR THAT MONEY AND GET A CHECK WHEN THE TIME COMES. AND HAS SUCH STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVE. AND THE DISCUSSION.ARE MAKING MOTION. SECOND OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN GIVES THOMAS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. TALKING ABOUT THAT LUMP SUM PAYMENT OUT PAYMENT AND WHEN IT'S TIME. WHEN IS THE TIME WHEN IT'S TIME? I MEAN ARE WE DO WE GET INTO THE PROJECT? IS IT BEFORE THE PROJECT? IT'S WHEN WE REASONABLY WHEN WE'RE WHEN WE'RE GOING TO. AND WHEN WORD YEAH, WHAT? WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING. WHEN? WHEN WE'RE GOING TO NEED ACTUALLY NEED THE CASH TO PAY OUT IN SOME REASONABLE TIME BEFORE IT. OKAY, SO I WOULDN'T SUGGEST SENDING OVER AN INVOICE NEXT WEEK, RIGHT? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'RE THERE YET. BUT WHEN WE ARE REASONABLY AT THE POINT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO EVEN START ENCUMBERING MONEY, NO LESS PAYING OUT MONEY. MAYBE WE'LL DO IT, THEN THAT'S WHAT I'D RECOMMEND YOU SAY WHEN WE HAVE A CONTRACT AND THEY'RE READY.
YES WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE A PROCESS IT'LL BE IT'LL BE R P. IT WILL BE AWARDING A CONTRACT AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, RIGHT IN THERE IS WHAT WE PROBABLY START REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OR OR OR OKAY, AT LEAST WE'D REQUEST IT AND GET CLEARANCE. CLEAR VISION AS TO WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET THE CHECKED PRIOR TO ISSUING A NOTICE TO PROCEED. NOW THAT THAT'S THE NEXT DAY, SO WE INVOICE. SO IS IT PAYABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS, 60 DAYS, 90 DAYS AS THEY'RE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU. YEAH TO PUT IT IN THE VERNACULAR. I THINK IT'S RIGHT.
QUICK. NOW IS REALLY WHAT IT IS. SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT SOME LEAD TIME BECAUSE ALL GOVERNMENT TAKES TIME. SO WELL, IT WILL BE WELL IN ADVANCE OF THAT. BUT. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
NO MATTER THEIR. COUNCIL MEMBER GIVES THOMAS I COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ YES. COUNCIL MEMBER STONE, YES BY SMALLER DOWLING. HI, MAYOR CLARK. YES. GOING ITEM OR VILLAGE MANAGER OR. WE HAVE TO INCLUDE THIS MEANING OKAY ON THE NEXT MINUTE AND THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEXT
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