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GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THIS VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER, THE EIGHTH AT 6 15. UH OH. CALL PLAYS. MAYOR GIVES THOMAS HERE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COUNTS. VICE MAYOR STONE IS NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ HERE. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THE COUNCIL MEMBER DIPAOLO IS NOT HERE AT THIS TIME COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ HERE. OKAY. WORK COULD. IF WE COULD STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY THE PLUGS OF PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO COME AND CONDUCT THE VILLAGE BUSINESS LORD AND THE DAYS AHEAD AS WE WALK THROUGH THE TRYING TIMES THAT ARE HEADED OUR WAY, FATHER. WE JUST PRAY FOR YOUR GUIDANCE. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY IN JESUS' NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. AGENT CLARK , THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THANK YOU VERY PUBLIC FOR WE JUST SAID ONE QUESTION UNDER GOD , INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE THE
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AGENDA. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND? MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ ALL IN FAVOR. I PAST. I WOULD SAY UNANIMOUSLY WITH THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. MOVING[1.
EMERGENCY RESOLUTION NO. XXX-2022: AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, DECLARING A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY FOR TROPICAL STORM NICOLE.
]ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM. THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. MR BROWN. WELL, UH, MISS VOTES. CAN YOU READ THE TITLE FORCE? YES THIS IS VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA EMERGENCY RESOLUTION NUMBER 002-202 TWO. AND EMERGENCY RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, DECLARING A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY FOR TROPICAL STORM NICOLE THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF FLOOR STATUTE TO 52 AUTHORIZES THE ABILITY OF INDIAN TOWN TO DECLARE A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY. WOULD ENABLE US TO, UH, DO CERTAIN THINGS DURING THESE, UM AND GIVE US EMERGENCY MAJOR POWERS AND WAIVE CERTAIN FORMALITIES RELATED TO OUR POSITIVE PROCEDURE AT THE VILLAGE WINNING TOWN ON NOVEMBER 7TH AS YOU KNOW, GOVERNOR RON DE SANTIS DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY. AND AS OF YESTERDAY, MAYOR GIBBS. THOMAS UH, DIRECTED THIS MERCY MEETING AND PURSUANT TO AH! BUT THE VILLAGE CHARTER SECTION FOUR WERE REQUIRED TO HOLD THAT MEETING. UM THE EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT THE GOVERNOR IMPOSED, UH, INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES, WHICH INCLUDES MARTIN COUNTY, AND WE'RE WE ARE DEFINITELY PART OF PART OF THAT SYSTEM. TROPICAL STORM TOO COLD IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND POSES A SEVERE THREAT TO MANY FLORIDA COUNTIES. INCLUDING THE VILLAGE WINNING TOWN. THE BILL IS BEING TOWN SHOULD TAKE ALL THE TIMELY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF TROPICAL STORM NICOLE . THE IMPENDING NATURE OF THE STORM NECESSITATES THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE CONSIDERED AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THE WHOLE VILLAGE OFFICES, AS YOU KNOW, WILL BE CLOSED. EXCEPT FOR OUR RECOMMENDATION. MAYOR IS THAT ALL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED. EXCEPT FOR THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT. WE WILL HAVE A SKELETON CREW WORKING TOMORROW. PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE MAKING THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE. WE WILL HAVE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SEARCH DIRECTOR AND PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR STAFF, THE MARTIN COUNTY E. O. C. PARK FIELDS WILL BE OPEN TONIGHT. BUT CLOSED BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STORM STAFF WILL MAKE A TERMINATION WHEN THE FIELDS CAN BE OPEN. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SUSAN UM OWENS ARE MISSED RESEARCH DIRECTOR. IF SHE'S GOT ANYTHING SHE'D LIKE TO ADD. BE GREAT. AS THE MANAGER MENTIONED THE E E. O C IS AT ACTIVATION LEVEL ONE, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ACTIVATION. THE ALPHA TEAM WILL BE BROUGHT IN AT 6 45 AM THE BRAVO TEAM AT TWO PM THE COUNTY , THE LIBRARY, THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, THE SCHOOLS, THE COURTS ARE ALL CLOSED. GARBAGE WILL BE SUSPENDED. THEY'RE LOOKING AT A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL. IT IS STRENGTHENING AT THIS TIME. THIS WILL AFFECT INLAND PROPERTIES. IT IS A VERY LARGE STORM. AND. THEY EXPECT THE STORM TO COME ACROSS MARTIN COUNTY SOMETIME ABOUT WEDNESDAY AT ONE PM LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY AT TWO[00:05:05]
P.M. THEY DON'T EXPECT IT TO STALL LIKE DORIAN DID SO IT'LL HOPEFULLY BE FAST MOVING AND WON'T HAVE TOO MANY REPERCUSSIONS ON US. THIS IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THEY ARE OPENING ALL FIVE SHELTERS, INCLUDING ARTHUR ANDERSEN FOR SPECIAL NEEDS. WILL IT BE FOR PETS? JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL. PORTS SALERNO AND WAR FIELD. I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE ARE ROOM FOR 250 PEOPLE AT WAR FIELD. THEY STARTED TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORT TO THE SHELTERS , AND I ASKED THAT ONE OF THOSE TRANSPORTATIONS BE SAVED FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN BECAUSE WE NEED PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE CARS THAT NEED SPECIAL NEEDS TO GET TO ARTHUR ANDERSEN OR THE PATHS OR SOMETHING ELSE. SO I MADE THAT, UM MADE THAT REQUEST. UM VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE GOING TO START TOMORROW. OH I FORGOT TO MENTION THE SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN FROM EIGHT AM TO NOON. THEY'RE CLOSING BEFORE THE WEATHER GETS TOO. AND, UH, TOO BAD. WEB E. O. C IS NOW OPEN.AND I KNOW THAT DEBRA WAS AT A MEETING. UM AROUND FIVE O'CLOCK TO GET SOME FURTHER INFORMATION . I COULDN'T GO BECAUSE I HAVE THIS MEETING. UM AND THAT IS THE REPORT FROM THE MEETING THAT I ATTENDED. FANTASTIC THANK YOU SO MUCH NOW OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICES HERE AT THE VILLAGE, THEY WILL BE CLOSED. WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH OKAY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH. WILL THEY BE OPEN ON FRIDAY? THE 11TH. IT'S OUR DAY OFF. SO OFFICE WAS A HOLIDAY , SO IT WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY.
ALSO, YES, MA'AM, JUST WANTED TO MAKE CLARIFY THAT MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNEW THAT. OKAY? YES.
WE'RE FIELD WILL OPEN AT EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS RESOLUTION? I MAKE A MOTION. DIVERSITY. NO. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT VICE MAYOR. STONE HAS JOINED US SO NOTED. SO ON OUR. EMERGENCY RESOLUTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ ALL IN FAVOR. I. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING ON. EMERGENCY RESOLUTION, THE ONLY THING ON THE AGENDA I THANK YOU.
OKAY WE HAVE UNANIMOUS EVERYBODY IN ATTENDANCE. AH DISCUSSION ITEM. THAT IS NOT ON HERE THAT I
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THINK THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING WOULD BE THE THURSDAY NIGHTS COUNCIL MEETING THAT, UM, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AND I THINK EVERYBODY'S IN AGREEMENT THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT THAT BE CANCELED. AND RESCHEDULED. AND I BELIEVE. YES SO, MR BROWN, SO WE, UM, WE'D LIKE TO CANCEL THE THURSDAY COUNCIL MEETING IN LIGHT UP TROPICAL STORM NICOLE. AND WE ARE REQUESTING, UH, THAT MEETING BE RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY , NOVEMBER 14TH OR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH. AND SO ON. THAT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION. UM, I HAVE NOT SPOKEN WITH EVERYONE ABOUT WHAT DATES BUT SINCE WE'RE ALL HERE, MAYBE WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHICH DATE WORKS FOR EVERYONE, AND WHAT TIME I THINK THE REGULAR TIME 6 30 WOULD BE FINE REGULAR TIME. THE STAFF HAVE A PREFERENCE OF DAY. SINCE EVERYTHING'S ALREADY I THINK I THINK I THINK MONDAY WOULD BE THE BEST DAY GET IT OUT THE WAY.UM YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I WOULD WOULD WANT TO DO OR TUESDAY. IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A MOTION OR SOMETHING JUST CONSENSUS. WELL IF YOU DON'T, I HAVEN'T HEARD EVERYONE MONDAY.
MONDAY IS GOOD. OKAY OKAY. THAT'S COOL WITH YOU, SUSAN. ALRIGHT YEAH, 30. SO DO WE NEED THAT EMOTION OR JUST, YOU KNOW, I THINK EMOTION WOULD BE BETTER THAT WAY. WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE A MOTION TO CANCEL AND TO RESCHEDULE. OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. TO MONDAY. THE NOVEMBER THE 14TH AT 6 30. THE MOTION MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND? SECOND HAS BEEN MADE BY A COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. OKAY? AND SO IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY SO
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WE'LL SET THE MEETING UP. IT WILL BE EVERYTHING ON THE AGENDA THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN, EXCEPT FOR THE AUDIENCES. AS YOU KNOW, OUR ATTORNEY SAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RE NOTICE THOSE WHICH WHICH IS NOT AN ISSUE, SO OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT WE NEED TO HANDLE? BEFORE THE STORM. NO THAT'S IT. JUST UM LET'S PRAY FOR ANY IN TOWN, AND, UH, FOLKS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT MIGHT GET HIT. YOU KNOW, WE HOPE THAT YOU KNOW NO ONE GETS HURT. SO OKAY, WE'LL KEEP EVERYBODY, UM UPDATED AS AVAILABLE. STAFF WILL BE OUT THERE WORKING AS NEEDED IN THE UTILITIES, AND WE APPRECIATE WE APPRECIATE OUR PERSONNEL.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.