Dec 08, 2022 Regular Meeting

[CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN REGULAR VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER THE 8TH 2022. MADAM CLARK. ROLL HALL, PLEASE. GIBBS. THOMAS HERE , WHERE? STONE COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER TO PALO COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ HERE. A FEW QUICK. HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. THE EXITS ARE TO YOUR LEFT AND TO YOUR RIGHT RESTROOMS ARE TO YOUR LEFT OVER HERE. ALSO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SILENCE YOUR PHONES. UM WE DON'T HAVE THE.

DOLLAR JAR, BUT WE MAY IMPLEMENT THAT. AND ALSO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE READ THIS ABILITY CLAUSE THAT WE HAVE THE VERY FIRST PARAGRAPH THAT CIVILITY IS PRACTICED AT ALL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETINGS. THIS EVENING. WE HAVE PASTOR BRUCE BUTLER OF THE FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER FOR THE INVOCATION IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE AND STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF RELATIONS. LET'S PRAY. FATHER THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE OF LIVING HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WORKING HERE. LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU'D HELP US TO DO AS YOU'VE CALLED US TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO CAUSE OUR COMMUNITY PROSPER. WE PRAY LORD, FOR THOSE WHO REPRESENT THIS COMMUNITY THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE THEM. BLESS THEM, HELP THEM AS THEY TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT IS BEST FOR THIS COMMUNITY, WE ASK YOUR HELP. AND ASK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS IN THIS AND PRAY THIS IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER DOG. WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MADAM CLERK EDITIONS TO RELATIONS PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER

[ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS]

ITEMS. NINE. CONTENT 10 ALSO IF WE COULD MOVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE DOWN TWO ITEMS 17 OKAY? OKAY WE'RE ONTO IS THAT IS THAT ALL? THAT'S ALL STUFF HAS HAIRS. OKAY WE'RE ONTO PROCLAMATIONS AWARDS

[1.  Mr. Raimann is the 'Principal of the Year' for Martin County School District.  Council Member Perez would like to present him with a Certificate of Appreciation ]

BLESS HIS HEART. I'M I'M GLAD THAT UM, COUNCIL MEMBER UM PEREZ BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.

BECAUSE MR RAINMAN IS RAYMOND IS A DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL AND HE HAS BEEN FOR YEARS AND PARTICIPATING WITH, UM THE COMMUNITY AND IN ALWAYS, AND THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION , SAYS THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN HEREBY WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEDICATION AND RECOGNITION OF INDIAN TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL. PRINCIPAL MR JEFF RAINMAN AS THE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2022 2023 PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, AND IT IS A DEFINITELY A WELL EARNED RECOGNITION. SO THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT ITEM. A PRESENTATION BY MS SHARON DOOLEY

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Presentation by Ms. Sharon Dooley with the United States Small Business Association.

AND I JUST COME TO EDUCATE MARTIN COUNTY A LITTLE BIT. WHAT YOU GUYS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE BUSINESS WISE DUE TO HURRICANE IAN S P A IS OFFERING, UM, HAS DECLARED YOU ELIGIBLE FOR ECONOMIC INJURY LOST THE SMALL BUSINESS NONPROFITS BECAUSE YOU ARE ADJACENT TO WORK. OR TOUCHING A PRIMARY COUNTY THAT WOULD HAVE PHYSICAL DAMAGE. ECONOMIC INJURY DAMAGE. YOU DO NOT HAVE FINANCIAL. I MEAN, EXCUSE ME PHYSICAL DAMAGE, BUT YOU MAY HAVE DAMAGE DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF IT, SO WE ARE OFFERING LONG TERM LOW INTEREST , FIXED RATE LOANS TO SMALL

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THEY MAYBE. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE, UM, YOU HAVE TO BE IN THIS COUNTY. YOUR BUSINESS HAS TO BE PHYSICALLY IN THIS COUNTY CAN'T HAVE A P O BOX. IT HAS TO BE IN THIS THE CLERIC COUNTY TO, UM BE APPROVED FOR IT. YOU APPLY ONLINE? THAT DISASTER ALONE ASSISTANCE THAT S B A DOT GOV.

OR YOU CAN GIVE US A CALL AT 800. YOU WENT QUICK, AND WE WENT QUICK WITH THAT DOT GOV THING.

YOU MAY HAVE TO REPEAT THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES DISASTER LOAN ASSISTANCE DOT S B A DOT GOV OR YOU CAN GIVE US A CALL AT 800. 6592955. AND I HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT THEY ARE OPENED UP A DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER IN PALM BEACH ON MONDAY. HAGEN LIBRARY SO WHEN THEIR OFFICE WOULD BE FROM MONDAY THROUGH IT. SAD RIGHT FROM NINE. TWO. I THINK SIX. BUT THAT'S NOT OPENING YET, BUT IT IS OPENING SO YOU CAN WALK IN THERE AND THEY CAN WALK YOU THROUGH THE APPLICATION IF YOU NEEDED, OKAY , HAVE LEFT, UM, LITERATURE WITH MR GUIDING THE PASS OUT IN THE COUNTY, SO YOU GUYS CAN KNOW WHERE TO APPLY FOR IT, BUT THESE LOANS CANNOT BE USED TO EXPAND.

YOUR BUSINESS CANNOT BE USED FOR LOST PROFITS LOST REVENUE, BUT IT CAN BE FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS EXPENSES LIKE IF YOU NEED HELP PAYING YOUR RENT YOUR UTILITIES YOUR MORTGAGE. ORDINARY BUSINESS DEBT, CONTINUATION OF HEALTH BENEFITS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES. THESE BUSINESS HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE SUPPLIERS ON THE PRIMARY COUNTY AND THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED. AND THEY CAN'T GET THE SUPPLIES. THAT MAY BE A REASON WHY YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR THIS TYPE OF LOAN. UM YOU CAN PAY YOUR BUSINESS CREDIT CARDS AS WELL. THEIR LONG DISTANCE BUSINESS. YOU CAN DO IT. YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. YEAH TAX RETURNS YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT, UM, YOU WILL HAVE TO DO FILL OUT. THINK ITSELF 45 06 C FOR YOUR TEXT TRANSCRIPTS. NO.

YOU UM YOU CAN'T HAVE A PRIOR DISASTER LONG. AND STILL QUALIFY FOR THIS LONG AS LONG AS YOU'RE ABLE TO PAY THAT LOAN IN THIS LONG WHAT WE WON'T DO. WE CAN'T CONSOLIDATE THE LOANS. WE WILL NOT CONSOLIDATE THEIR LOANS NOW ARE YOU HAVE TO HAVE S P A CREDIT. HISTORY IT'S NOT A STRENUOUS AS YOU KNOW, ORDINARY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FOR ANYTHING OVER $25,000 LOAN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE COLLATERAL REQUIRED COLLATERAL. THEY WILL WORK WITH YOU. YOU CAN USE REAL ESTATE.

YOU CAN USE ASSETS THEY WILL WORK WITH EACH SITUATION IS DIFFERENT. THAT BEING SAID, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE IF YOU DON'T HAVE COLLIDE OR THEY WON'T NECESSARILY DID NOT DECLINE, YOU KNOW? YOU'RE LOW. YOU CAN LIKE I SAID, MAY QUALIFY FOR UP TO TWO MILLION. IF YOU DON'T NEED THE TWO MILLION YOU'RE APPROVED. WHAT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF OR YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ANY OF IT. THERE IS NO FREE TO APPLY. THERE IS NO PREPAYMENT PENALTY. AND LIKE I SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT, BUT IT'S BETTER TO HAVE THE RESOURCES. AND NOT NEED THEM TO NEED THE RESOURCES AND LET THE DEADLINE PASSED IN THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR ECONOMIC INJURY IS JUNE 29TH 2023. ANY THAT'S A LOT. THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION LIKE ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ANYTHING. I MISSED ANYTHING YOU MIGHT, YOU KNOW, COULD YOU REPEAT ONE MORE TIME? THE WEBSITE AND THE PHONE NUMBER. THE PHONE NUMBER IS 1 806 59. 2955. AND, UH, WEBSITE IS DISASTER LOAN ASSISTANT THAT S B A .COM. AND YOU ALSO CAN GO INTO DISASTER RECOVERY THAT'S OPENING UP IN PALM BEACH HAGEN LIBRARY. END OF THE OPEN FROM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAYS, 9 TO 6. OTHER QUESTIONS ANY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HOW THEY MAY OR MAY NOT QUALIFIED? THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYTIME HAVE LEFT SOME BUSINESS CARDS. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ME A CALL OR EMAIL. IF WE CAN HELP ANY FURTHER, WE WILL. THANK YOU . WELL I HAD A QUESTION THAT I WENT TO I R S C UP IN SAINT LUCIE WEST, AND THERE'S A SMALL BUSINESS AND S P A OFFICE DOWN THERE. HELPING DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT? WE D. C YES, THEY CAN HELP YOU APPLY FOR THE LOAN AS WELL BUT THAT THEY WILL HELP YOU. IF YOU GO IN AND SAY, I WANNA APPLY FOR DISASTER ALONE ASSISTANCE,

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Parks & Recreation Quarterly Report 

THEY'VE THEY'RE SHOWING AN INCREASED PRESENCE IN OUR PARK, REDUCING VANDALISM, LITTER, OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES LIKE SMOKING AND DRINKING, AND WE'VE MANAGED TO SAVE THE VILLAGE CLOSE TO $50,000 BY ADDING THESE POSITIONS. WE'VE CUT OUT SOME CONTRACT WORK THAT I THOUGHT WAS DUPLICATE. SERVICES. SO UM, AND WE HAVE AN OPEN POSITION FOR A PARKS FACILITY SUPERVISOR AND ONCE THAT POSITION COMES ON, I HAVE SOME OTHER COST SAVINGS THAT I PLAN. UM PARK STAFF HAD BEEN BUSY IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE WORKING WITH THE TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK. WE WORKED WITH THE 1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM WHERE WE GAVE OUT BOOKS TO THE ALL THE KIDS UNDER FIVE. WE ASSISTED COUNCILWOMAN PEREZ WITH THE TURKEY GIVEAWAY, WHICH WAS A LOT OF FUN IN THE RAIN. WE GOT SOAKED, BUT WE HAD A GOOD TIME. UM AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE MARTIN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON THEIR HEART HEALTH EQUITY TASK FORCE, UM, FOR IDEAS TO BRING HEALTHY FOOD TO THIS COMMUNITY. I NOTE THAT COUNCILWOMAN, UM HERNANDEZ HAD ASKED THAT WE LOOK AT A FARMER'S MARKET, SO I'M TRYING TO FIND SOME RESOURCES SO WE CAN HELP BRING THAT TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. UM AND ALSO THE PALM CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS REACHED OUT TO ME. THEY WANT TO START A LITTLE LIBRARIES PROGRAM AND PUT THOSE IN OUR PARKS TO GIVE OUR PATRONS ACCESS TO BOOKS. SO FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET TO THE LIBRARY IF WE HAVE ONE IN BOOKER PARK WHEN A BIG MOUNTAIN THAN THEY HAVE ACCESS TO BOOKS, AND THEY WOULD MAINTAIN THEM AS WELL. OTHER THINGS WE'VE BEEN UP TO. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO MENTION THE THELMA WATERS OFF STREET SIGN. IT'S BROWN. I WAS HAPPY TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT AND GET FINALLY GET THAT NAME UP. F D O T INSTALLED THE NEXT AVENUE SIGNS IF ANYBODY SAW THOSE GO UP TODAY, UM AND LET'S SEE. ALSO WORKED WITH THE INDIAN TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON THE INSTALLATION OF THE CHRISTMAS CARDS AT POST FAMILY AND THE PARADE, WHICH WAS A BLAST. WE HAD A GOOD TIME. LOTS OF FUN.

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I'M WORKING ON FIELD CONDITIONS . GOT SOME WORK GOING ON OUT THERE. BIG MOUNTAIN, NOW TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE WE'VE GOT GOING ON OUT THERE IN THE WEEDS, TRYING TO GET THE BERMUDA TO GROW BACK IN DOING SOME TAP DRESSING TO MAKE THE FIELD SAFE. UM I'VE ASKED FOR A QUOTE TO RENOVATE PARK RESTROOMS BECAUSE I THINK OUR RESTROOMS NEED SOME CLEANING UP. UM ONE CALLER CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN BUSY ON THE WEST COAST, SO HE'S A LITTLE DELAYED, BUT THEY PROMISE I'LL HAVE THEM WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND I'M ALSO WAITING ON QUOTES FOR SKATE PARK AND PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND SPLASH PAD. SO IT'S BEEN A BUSY NINE MONTHS, AND HERE'S A PICTURE OF MISS CATINA HARD AT WORK FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW US CATINA. SHE'S WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET A JOB DONE. ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THE ANTS. I KNOW THE AND PILES WERE GETTING BIG AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU TRIED SOME DIFFERENT THINGS, AND HOPEFULLY THIS TREATMENT IS YES. THANK YOU ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO OUR

[PUBLIC COMMENT (3 MINUTES EACH)]

IT'S MY OPINION THAT THERE IS ALL THE MARKING SUPPORT POTENTIAL CORRUPTION AND CRONYISM HERE. HERE'S WHAT I SEE . HE HIRES A CREW OF SELECTED PEOPLE TO FARM AROUND FROM TOWN TO TOWN AND THEIR CONTROL CONTRACTORS. CONSULTANTS HE SAYS THEIR WAGES SAY $70,000. THEN IN 60 TO 90 DAYS, HE GIVES HIM A RAISE OF ABOUT $25,000. BUT OF COURSE, NOW THERE IS THE NEED TO BE, UH, A LUNCH MEETING FOR EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR SOME CONSULTING, WHICH MAY BY THE WAY, ONE OF THOSE TWO WOULD KNOW WHAT GOES ON. IT STILL ENDS UP WITH THE BILL FROM THE MANAGERS CONSULTING FIRM, WHICH SAY MAYBE 5 10,000 GOALS INTO HIS MIDDLE BOX OFFICE. BOTH OF THESE ARE COMING OUT OF INDIAN TOWNS EXPENSE THERE'S NO CHECKS OR BALANCES HERE, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. I'M SAYING THIS GIVES THE APPEARANCE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR IT TO HAPPEN. IF WHAT APPEARS TO BE POSSIBLY HAPPENING. IS HAPPENING, THEN IT'S A GREAT LITTLE KICKBACK SCHEME AND I'M TOLD WHILE UNETHICAL IT STILL MAY BE ILLEGAL. AH I GUESS IT COMES BACK TO ONE'S LEVEL OF INTEGRITY AGAIN. THAT WORD LEGAL MAYBE. WELL THAT IS, IF ALL INVOLVED IN THIS ARE BEING HONEST AND COMPLETELY REPORTING TO TRANSACTIONS AND THE AMOUNTS TO THE R R S. IF NOT WELL. MY FINAL THOUGHTS ON THIS. I UNDERSTAND. UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE SOME FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS OR CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO SET UP CONSULTING FIRMS PRINTING MANUFACTURER EVEN 5013 CS FIRMS OF THEIR OWN. AS A REMINDER WITH 86,000 NEW I R S AGENTS COMING ONLINE AND NEEDING TO JUSTIFY THEIR EXISTENCE. YOU MAY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR RECORDS ARE CORRECT. THIS TYPE OF THING WELL, WELL, BE EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO INVESTIGATE. I CAN POINT THIS OUT. I CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT IT, BUT THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE I CAN DO ABOUT IT. YOU WERE. THE COUNCIL ARE THE ONES THAT CAN CHANGE THIS. PUT THE CHECKS AND BALANCES BACK IN PLACE, REMOVE EVEN THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY. HE WORKS FOR YOU.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. IS THERE ANY OTHER? NO, MADAM. THERE. MOVING ON TO OUR COMMENTS

[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]

FROM HIS TERESA LAMAR AND MR PAUL NICOLETTI, TRYING TO HELP US ESTABLISH THE NEWEST CITY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITH FIVE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAD NO POLITICAL BACKGROUND BUT HAD SO MUCH PASSION FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH AND LITTLE TIME. I THINK MR VILLAGE MANAGER FOR COMING IN HERE AND STUDYING THE PATH FOR US TO DO GREAT THINGS TO SUCCEED. I REMEMBER.

THE FIRST TIME MEETING MR BROWN AND BEING A NOVICE TO MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. THE FIRST THING MR BROWN ENCOURAGED WAS TO NETWORK AND EDUCATE MYSELF TO UNDERSTAND THE MUNICIPAL PROCESS. I CAN HELP MY COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY THAT ALWAYS FELT LIKE THEY WERE THE SECOND STEP CHILD TO THE COUNTY, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CURRENT ONES HAD HARD DECISIONS TO MAKE. YES WE KNEW THAT WE WOULD NOT SATISFY EVERYONE WITH OUR DECISIONS. BUT LIKE ANYTHING IN THIS LIFE, WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT THE EVERYDAY CITIZENS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERY FORMER AND CURRENT STAFF MEMBER I'VE HELPED US SHAPE THE WAY OF THE VILLAGE . UM AN INDIAN TOWN. WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH AND LESS THAN FIVE YEARS. PEOPLE WOULD ALWAYS TELL ME BUYING THE WATER COMPANY WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND WOULD BE A YEAR EIGHT OR A YEAR NINE ITEM. WERE YOUR FIVE AND WE BOUGHT THE WATER COMPANY WE BOUGHT AND WE ARE LITERALLY ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE ARE CONSTRUCTING AGREEMENT WITH KIMBERLY HORN. IN REGARDS OF THAT WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN REGARDS OF OUR WATER TREATMENT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW. FROM DAY ONE. I ALWAYS SAID I WAS COMMITTED TO AN IN TOWN AND I WAS COMMITTED TO IN YOUR TOWN FOR THE EVERYDAY CITIZEN THAT'S ALWAYS BUSY WORKING. THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE TIME TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS. THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO ATTENDING THESE MEETINGS AND HAVING ENGAGED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, FIVE YEARS HAVE BEEN GREAT. UM GOOD OR BAD. YOU KNOW , I THINK EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF THESE FIVE YEARS BECAUSE WITHOUT WITHOUT YOUR INPUT WITHOUT, UM THE STAFF THAT HAS PUT SOMETHING TOWARDS WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. WE WERE ABLE TO SET OUR PATH. UM AND MAKE MAKE ANY IN TOWN. GREAT WHICH I APPRECIATE MR VILLAGE.

UM ATTORNEY, MR VILLAGE MANAGER AND EVERYONE, EACH STAFF MEMBER THAT TEAR THAT'S NEW THAT HAS DONE. UM GREAT THINGS FOR ANY ANTON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AH, COUNCILMAN DE POLLO. OKAY? COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. GOOD EVENING. AH! SO I JUST I THOUGHT OF AN IDEA. I LOOKED AT THE VACANT PROPERTY WE HAVE BY RYAN'S. AND IT CAME TO ME. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE YARD SALES OUT THERE. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING TO ME. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET YOUR YARD SALE PERMIT? AS YOU GO DOWN TWO DOORS DOWN AND BRING THE PAPERWORK AND I'LL HELP YOU FILL OUT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME OUT AND SAY SECOND SATURDAY, THIRD SUNDAY TO COME OUT AND SELL AND GET TO MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS. GET TO GO MAKE YOU MAKE MEMORIES.

BUT YOU MIGHT FIND YOUR BEST FRIEND OUT THERE BUT WITHOUT EVEN LEAVING TOWN. AND MY SECOND THOUGHT IS UNITED WAY HE REACHED OUT TO ME TO ASK, UM NEXT WEEK IS DISTRIBUTION DATE. THEY'RE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS. IT'S ACTUALLY THE 14TH AND 15TH. AND THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE OF RESIDENTS THAT DO NOT HAVE TRANSPORTATION. TO PICK UP GIFTS FOR THE CHILDREN. SO I'M ASKING THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. COULD I USE DEVON TO TRANSPORT OUR RESIDENTS TO PICK UP TWICE? DOES THAT JUST NEED. WHO'S AUTHORIZED TO DRIVE THAT. COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE RIGHT. SO WOULD YOU. WOULD YOU BE DRIVING THAT VAN? OKAY? YES, I WOULD. YOU KNOW, I WANTED WHY NOT HELP THEM OUT DURING THE

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[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER]

RELOCATION OF THE BUS STOP. UH TO THE OTHER SIDE OF ROAD, UH, IS UNDERWAY. STAFF IS WORKING WITH MARTIN COUNTY. JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. AH WE ALSO HAVE RECEIVED THE UPDATED DP OPERATING PERMIT FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR US. AND WE HAVE KIM LEE HORN, UH, DIVISION OF KIM LEE HORN THAT'S WORKING ON THE RFP S THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GETTING OUT MOMENTARILY. THE. WE'VE ALSO RETAINED THE CONSULTANT. INFINITY TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP US WITH HAILING OUR I T ISSUES OR AT LEAST PROVIDING SOME ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION ON WHERE WE MOVE NEXT TO IN TERMS OF, UH STAYING WITH BLUE STREAM OR HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE. ALSO, UM. WASTE WATER AND, UH, UTILITIES DEPARTMENT. THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY AROUND REMOVING MADE DOING MAINTENANCE ON THE DIFFERENT, UH, UTILITY SITES AS WELL AS AH, REMOVING SURPLUS EQUIPMENT THAT'S ON SITE ISSUES RIGHT DOWN. I THINK IT'S FIRST TREAT, YOU'LL SEE YOU'LL SEE STUFF ALL OVER THAT YARD, SO THEY'RE CLEANING UP THE YARDS AROUND. YOU SHOULD SEE HIM SOME GOOD IMPROVEMENT. UM, THAT'S ALL I HAPPENED HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S A LOT. AH DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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Authorization for the Village Manager to Enter into a Short-Term Land Lease with Dennie H. Pinson Jr. for property located at 15225 S.W. Warfield Blvd. for the Spectacular Circus Sensation event.

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WELL FIRST OF ALL, MR BROWN. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU. I COME FROM A LITTLE. WELL, HAMLET CALLED GIBSON 10, FLORIDA. AND THATS WHERE THE CIRCUS AND CARNIVAL WITH ALL STARTED YEARS AGO. MY FAMILY. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TENSION CIRCUS THAT WHEN COVID HIT IT OFF THE ROAD FOR TWO YEARS. AT THIS TIME . A LOT OF THE CIRCUSES ARE BACK HOME IN SARASOTA AND GIBSON TURN WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING OUR CIRCUS BACK OUT INTO A FIVE TOWN TOUR. IT IS OUR FAMILY OWNED. I'M NOT A SALESMAN OR PICKING ON THE FAMILY. SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN A WIDE MAMA. AND I JUST BEEN IN OKEECHOBEE. WHAT? THE GENTLEMAN AT THE CATTLEMEN'S ARENA, AND NOW I'M HERE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO RENT THE LOT FOR THE ONE WEEK TIME PERIOD. UM IT'S UH YOU CAN'T EXCUSE ME. I HAVE BAD TEETH. I JUST HAD SURGERY ON MY HIP AND MY TEETH, SO I WALKED FROM YOU. I TALKED RIGHT, OKAY. A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT WE'RE A FAMILY AND THE WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT CIRCUSES IS? YES ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYBODY. UM, YOU'RE OUR CUSTOMER PEOPLE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SELL A TICKET TO, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, A CIRCUS IS A BUSINESS THAT MAKES PAYROLLS PIECE TAXES PERMIT. PLEASE PLEASE OFFICERS. IT'S A BUSINESS SET THAT FUNCTIONS. SINCE WE'RE PRIVATE, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO GO OUT LIKE FELD ENTERTAINMENT AND DO 30 WEEKS. WHAT WE CAN DO. IS YOU FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS INCOMING TONIGHT'S TOWNS, DILIGENCE. WHEN YOU PUT A CIRCUS ON IN YOUR OLEAN YOU WALK UP INTO OUR TENT IN YOUR FEET NEVER TOUCHED THE GROUND. YOU'RE WALKING WITH DIGNITY WHERE STATE OF THE ART LIGHTING SOUND. WE HAVE ONE ELEPHANT. WE HAVE ONE TIGER. WE HAVE HORSES AND WE HAVE ZEBRAS. AND I'M HERE TO DISCUSS POSSIBLY RANKING THAT YARD FOR THAT ONE WEEK. IF YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, AND MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU. DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY ANY QUESTIONS? MR DEPAULO, YOU'RE INSURED, RIGHT? UM YOU KNOW, IT'S A FAMILY. IT IS. IT'S A BUSINESS TOO. I ACTUALLY PROMOTE FOR THE SHRINERS HOSPITALS. FOR MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN DESTROYING CIRCUS. WHEN THAT'S CONSTRUCTED. OR FLIP CIRCUIT. I DO A LOT OF PROMOTING FOR THEM. THIS IS NO. IT'S MY FAMILY. I DO THESE FOR OTHER CIRCUSES. BUT THIS IS MY FAMILY THAT WE'RE BRINGING HERE. IT'S OUR TECH. IT'S OUR EQUIPMENT, AND FOR TWO YEARS IT'S SET. AND THAT'S GOING TO COME UP FOR FIVE WEEKS. I LIKE TO BRING IT HERE AND BRINGING VERY NICE FAMILY SHUT THEIR, UH IT'S AFFORDABLE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU COME TO A PLACE THAT YOU KNOW, WHICH IS YOUR OWN BACKYARD. THE MOMENT YOU'RE YOU'RE TREATED WITH RESPECT WHEN YOU WALKED UP INTO THE TENT. YOU LOOK DOWN INTO IT . YOU'RE NOT WALKING IN MUD YOU WENT INTO AND LOOKING DOWN. UM SO WE'RE PROUD OF IT. AND IT'S JUST IT'S PERSONAL BECAUSE IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS. IT'S WHAT WE DO HAS BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE WE'VE DONE IT. SO UM, I HAVE THE INSURANCE. I GET ALL THE PERMITS. I WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. I SPEND THE PROMOTIONAL MONEY HERE. I GET TICKETS ON OPENING NIGHT, ALMOST ALMOST. THE ENTIRE OPENING UP LIKE SHOW IS GIVEN AWAY. IT'S GIVEN AWAY FOR THOSE WHO WHO CAN'T MAKE IT OR FIRST RESPONDERS. WE CAN BRING THEIR FAMILY OR CITY COUNCIL WHO WANT TO SEE WHAT THE PRODUCT IS SO IT DOESN'T GO LONGER. IT SHOULD WE DO THAT FOR A REASON, BECAUSE WE ARE A FAMILY. THANK YOU NOW, MR BOSE. WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS THAT THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THAT NEGOTIATION PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THAT WAS THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WE'VE WORKED OUT WHEN WE WERE WORKING WITH HILDEBRAND AMUSEMENTS RIGHT OUT THERE IN THE PAST, UH, AN AGREEMENT THAT WOULD START AS A BASE TO BE ABLE TO SORT THAT OUT, AND IT INCLUDES INSURANCE AND UNIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, OKAY? DO WE NEED DO WE NEED A MOTION AND A VOTE ON THIS TO MOVE FORWARD TO ALLOW THAT NEGOTIATION TO HAPPEN? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE. MOTION MADE BY VICE MAYOR STONE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TO FOLLOW ALL IN FAVOR. I PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. YEP. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. MR T. GIC

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Strategic Plan Update

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MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF. LIKE THE WORKSHOP THAT WE HELD. I WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS SHORT. ON THE 22ND OF. OCTOBER YOU ALL GAVE UP A BIT OF A SATURDAY TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND DECIDE WHETHER YOU WANTED TO CONTINUE WITH THAT PROCESS. IF NOT, OR IF YOU DID, WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? HOW COULD YOU ALTER THAT? THAT PLAN AND. CAN WE ADVANCE, PLEASE? BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE ADVANCING FOR ME. SO MY OBJECTIVES TONIGHT ARE TO BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE WHAT TOOK PLACE AT OUR SATURDAY WORKSHOP. UH TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE REVISIONS, WHICH WERE DERIVED FROM DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL THAT DAY MEETING ONE ON ONE PRIORS STAFF REPLYING AND REFINEMENT AND THANKS TO THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF MARTIN COUNTY. WHICH WAS CONSULTED AS WELL, AND WE'RE SEEKING YOUR DIRECTION AND OR APPROVAL OF THE REVISED STRATEGIC PLAN. FOR OUR PUBLIC AND A REFRESHER. FOR OUR COUNCIL . A STRATEGIC PLAN IS REALLY A BUSINESS PLAN, ISN'T IT? IT'S ASKING US TO PICK THE MOST, UH URGENT ITEMS TO WORK ON THIS IS A FIVE YEAR HORIZON. UH THOSE START WITH A VISION. ARE FED BY A MISSION. WE SET OUR OVERALL GOALS WE HAVE TO IN THIS PLAN ONE IS PRIMARILY ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE OTHER IS MORE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENHANCEMENT OF OUR DESIGN OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THEN IT'S THE HARD LIFTING OF WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THAT? WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIC ACTIONS THERE SHOULD BE AS FEW AS POSSIBLE, DOABLE AND MEASURABLE, AND WE ROUTINELY PRACTICE THIS AS WHICH IS THAT CONSIDERED A BEST PRACTICE NOT ONLY AMONG BUSINESSES BUT AMONG COMMUNITIES AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH MANY IN FLORIDA. SO WE HAVE BEEN GIVING OURSELVES A GRADE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS ON HOW WE'RE DOING TOWARDS PURSUING THIS. SO IF THE PLAN IS JUST ON THE SHELF LIKE WE LIKE TO SAY, THEN DON'T EVEN PURSUE IT. FOR THE PUBLIC OR ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL EMPHASIZE THAT THIS WORKSHOP IS BETTER TRANSPARENCY . YOU HAVE THREE ITEMS AND BACKUP TONIGHT OUR SUMMARY REPORT. A THE PLAN ITSELF AND THE PLAN DOCUMENT AND THAT'S A PIECE OF TEXT AND THEN THE ACTUAL TABLES OF STRATEGIC ITEMS , WHICH NUMBER 13 NOW. AND THEN LASTLY, ONLINE YOU HAVE THERE WE GO VIDEO OF OUR PROCEEDINGS ON THAT SATURDAY. AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'M ADVANCING THIS OR YOU ARE OKAY, GREAT. YEAH. UM RECALL THAT WE HAD TWO MAIN, UH, BUCKETS IF YOU WILL. ONE WAS ABOUT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND THE OTHER WAS ABOUT STRATEGIC ACTIONS. UM WE DID AN EXERCISE TO WHICH I'VE USED WITH MANY COMMUNITIES IS HOW DO WE ALL MAKE DECISIONS? HOW DO WE LEAD? HOW DO WE MANAGE AND WHERE DO YOU FALL MORE IN YOUR STYLE OF MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING, SO IT'S INTERESTING TO LOOK AT THAT AND LEARN HOW TO WORK TOGETHER AS A GROUP WITH HEALTHY DEBATE AND DISAGREEMENT, BUT ALSO FIGURING OUT WHEN YOU CAN WORK WITH EACH OTHER, AND WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM DS OR DOMINANCE LIKE I TEND TO BE OR INFLUENCERS. ON DOWN TO THE STEADFAST OR THE COMPLIANCE PEOPLE. WE CAN DIVE DEEPER INTO THAT DISK TYPOLOGY, BUT IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL FOR US. WE ALSO LOOKED AT SOME OF THE CRITICAL DATA. UH SOME COMING TO US FROM THE LAST CENSUS. WHAT ARE OUR TRENDS IN PROPERTY VALUE? WHAT ARE TRENDS IN TAXES? WHAT ABOUT OUR DEMOGRAPHICS WERE KIND OF FLAT ON POPULATION GROWTH RIGHT NOW, ETCETERA. WE LOOKED AT THOSE AND LIKE ANY GOOD BUSINESS PLAN OR STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU LOOK AT THOSE TO HELP DETERMINE YOUR CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.

OTHERS TIMES WE CALL THOSE STRENGTHS. WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES. THREATS IS A SUMMARY AND OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THAT YOU ALL IDENTIFIED WERE NO SURPRISE YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE. WHAT ARE OUR REVENUE SOURCES? WE DON'T HAVE A DIVERSE TAX BASE WERE WELL AWARE OF THAT. HOW DO WE BALANCE OUR BUDGET AND MINIMIZE BUDGET AMENDMENTS? SECONDLY YOU IDENTIFIED THE DISPENSE WITH US VERSUS THEM MENTALITY AND PARTNERSHIPS, ESPECIALLY WITH MARTIN COUNTY. HOW DO WE WORK THROUGH THAT? AND HOW DO WE BUILD MORE TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS? WERE THERE ANY MISSING? WELL, TAKE A LOOK AT THAT LIST IN THE SUMMARY, AND I

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REMAINS ONE OF YOUR TOP CHALLENGES WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COULD BE LIMITED GROWTH THAT YOU WOULD FIND APPEALING THAT COULD INCREASE YOUR TAX BASE, ETCETERA . YOUR POVERTY RATES TENDS TO BE STILL REMAINS HIGH BY THE NUMBERS. SO THE EMPHASIS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AGAIN DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN, UH IN MARTIN COUNTY REMAINS FOREMOST.

YOU DID TALK ABOUT CREATING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THAT WOULD BE A VILLAGE LEVEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE . WE DIDN'T REALLY GET INTO THE DETAILS OF HOW YOU HOW YOU WOULD DO THAT. WHETHER YOU HAVE FIVE OR SEVEN MEMBERS YOU EACAFF, ETCETERA. WE DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS, BUT THAT IS IN THIS PLANNED DRAFT THAT YOU WOULD ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER, UM PIECES HERE. YOU'RE EXPLORING THE ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE YOUR EFFICIENCIES, ESPECIALLY TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. ANYBODY SEEKING PERMITS OR DEVELOPMENT OF, UH, PROPOSALS AND THE LIKE. READY TEAM FOR NEW BUSINESS PROSPECTS . SO YOU GET A CALL ON A SUNDAY AND SOMEBODY WANTS TO SEE THE ASSETS WE HAVE HERE. THERE'S A READY TEAM WHO WILL INTRODUCE THEM TO THE VILLAGE, IF NOT YOURSELVES AND SUPPORT THE NEW CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL. TOUCHDOWN ALREADY. REVENUE REVENUE DID, UH , YOU DID EMPHASIZE THE DISCUSSIONS GOING ON WITH MARTIN COUNTY, AND I'M NOT SURE SINCE OCTOBER YOU MAY HAVE HAD SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS, ESPECIALLY SURROUNDING MOBILITY FEES. MESSAGING YOU TALKED ABOUT THE STATE OF THE VILLAGE THAT IT SHOULD BE CONTINUED. THOUGH NOT AS AN OUTSIDE COST THAT YOU CAN ABSORB THAT INTERNALLY. PLEASE ADVANCE. LAND INVENTORY MEANS TO TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE VILLAGE HALL SITE AND WHETHER YOU CONTINUE TO, UH ONE A PROGRAM THAT FOR A NEW VILLAGE

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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN. AND THEN OF COURSE YOU HAVE YOUR ANIMAL BUDGET. BUT I WHAT I'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW PROFESSIONALLY WHAT THIS DOES WELL, FOR YOU IS HELPS YOU ESTABLISH PRIORITIES TO WALK THROUGH THOSE TOP. IN THIS CASE, THE TOP 13 ITEMS THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT. MAKE SURE THOSE ARE REFLECTED IN YOUR BUDGET AND THAT YOU MOVE, YOU MOVE FORWARD ON THOSE, AND SO IT IT'S A PLANTS. IT COMPLEMENTS YOUR BUDGETARY PROCESS. BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SAME DEBATES. REALLY? I GUESS MY QUESTION IS YOUR YOUR CONSULTANT. CORRECT YES. YOUR FEET FOR THIS. WHAT'S THAT? MY PIECE OF IT? WHAT IS YOUR FEE FOR? YOU'RE NOT DOING THIS FOR FREE. UH MY TOTAL FEE I DON'T I THAT'S CERTAINLY PUBLIC INFORMATION. I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER IN. I DON'T KNOW IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. GENERALLY I DO THESE PLANS ANYWHERE FROM 3000 TO SOMETIMES $15,000, BUT YOU'RE NOWHERE. YOU'RE TOWARDS THE LOWER END OF THAT. I PUT IT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 60 HOURS, DEPENDING ON TIME AND DESIRES. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR BUDGET. AND WE'VE TAKEN A COUPLE OF THINGS OFF OF THE AGENDA TONIGHT WITH OUR, UM. I DON'T KNOW. I'D HAVE TO. I'D HAVE TO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR MIKE, YOU KNOW? YEAH. WE? WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS COMING UP. IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. AND YOU KNOW? THE

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DO WE NEED. TO DO THIS. THE QUESTION IS, CAN WE AFFORD TO DO IT AND $15,000 MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A LOT OF MONEY FOR 15,000 HERE, 35,000 THERE. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT. AND IS IT REALLY BENEFITING US? WE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND $30,000 ON THE PLANT. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA BE PAYING KIMBERLY HORN ALMOST $1.8 MILLION TO MANAGE THAT. DO WE NEED ANOTHER ENTITY? TWO. PLAN WHAT'S ALREADY PLANNED. I THINK SOME OF THIS COUNCILMAN FROM UM FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, I BELIEVE WHAT WE'VE PAID SO FAR IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR FOR THE COSTS RELATED TO THIS STRATEGIC PLANNING IS SOMEWHERE WHEN AROUND THE REALM OF $10,500 TOTAL AT THIS POINT, UM, YOUR QUESTION REGARDING PLANNING, STRATEGIC PLANNING? YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS A COMMON PRACTICE THAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES DO AND I THINK THEY DO IT. FOR GOOD REASON. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT THE MISSION, VISION AND VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE ORGANIZATION KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TRICKLES THROUGH TO THE OPERATIONAL PLAN OF THE MUNICIPALITY. UM AND REPRESENTS AND REFLECTS WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. I THINK THAT'S THE INTENT OF IT. UM IF YOU FEEL THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH OTHER MEANS OR THROUGH BETTER WAYS THAT CERTAINLY THE COUNCIL'S DISCRETION. UM ULTIMATELY, THE BUDGET DOCUMENT SHOULD BE KIND OF A MATCH AN AMALGAMATION BETWEEN THE FINANCIAL PLAN OF THE VILLAGE AND THE OPERATIONAL EXECUTION OF THAT. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING FROM A STRATEGIC PLANNING STANDPOINT IS GOOD FROM A PERSPECTIVE STANDPOINT, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KIND OF HAVE CERTAIN THINGS. THOUGHT OUT AND ANTICIPATED, AND WE KIND OF KNOW WHAT'S COMING. UM WE DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH ISSUES. YOU KNOW, ON A YEAR BY YEAR BASIS, WE WANT TO HAVE A PROSPECTIVE APPROACH TO IT. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE DECISION IN THE PURVIEW OF THE COUNCIL ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU FEEL THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS BEST ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH OTHER MEANS. BESIDES THIS, OR IF YOU THINK THIS IS A TOOL THAT ACTUALLY HELPS YOU OKAY. AND WE'VE WE'VE USED THIS IN THE PAST AND PAST FOUR YEARS. MR. BROWN CAN SPEAK TO THAT. YES, SIR. AND I THINK OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE DOING THIS. I KNOW PARTICULARLY CITY GOVERNMENTS ARE DOING THIS, YOU KNOW, PORTION UNLESS YOU THINK. UM I STARTED INVOLVED WITH THAT MANY YEARS AGO. UM AND I THINK THEY HAVE A VERY ROBUST, COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PLAN UP THERE. UM I THINK PROBABLY CITY. STEWART DOES AS WELL. UM IT'S I THINK OF RELATIVELY COMMON FUNCTION. THE QUESTION IS, IS PERHAPS IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES . THEY HAVE DEDICATED STAFF WHO DO THIS VERSUS CONSULTANTS. I CAN'T REALLY ANSWER TO THAT. POINT BUT THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT YOU SEE. YOU HAVE TEAMS IN IN OTHER IN ORDER OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOING THIS IN HOUSE VERSUS CONSULTING WE'RE NOT THERE YET TO DEDICATE SOMEONE TO THAT HERE, BUT, UM, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, PLANNING AND STRATEGIZING IS AN IMPORTANT THING THAT WE NEED TO DO REGARDLESS. IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST ON HOW WE ACCOMPLISH THAT. AND DOES THE BUDGET AND THE FINANCIAL PLAN AN OPERATIONAL PLAN OF THE VILLAGE MATCH WITH WHAT YOU WANT. FROM A VISION. UM FOR THE VILLAGE. AND WHAT DO THE RESIDENTS WANT? OKAY? THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. YES THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, APOLLO UNDERSTANDS THE ST STRATEGIC PLAN. IS IT LINKS WITH THE BUDGET? SO ARE FINE NATIONAL DIRECTOR WOULD TELL US IF WE CAN DO IT OR NOT NECESSARILY. WE WON'T BE SPENDING THE MONEY OR WE COULD WAIT. BUT THIS IS YOUR PLAN FOR LIKE 5 10 YEARS. WHAT? WHAT'S THIS PLAN? CAN YOU TELL ME? YES MA'AM. IT IS A FIVE YEAR HORIZON. AND INCIDENTALLY, UM, MANY COMMUNITIES ADOPT THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN AS CHAPTER ONE OF THEIR BUDGET, SO IT IT GETS FOLDED, RIGHT? YES AND THEN IT CHANGED. IT COULD CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UM DEPENDING ON LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE MEET TWICE TO SEE IF WE WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE WITH THAT, BUT STRATEGIC PLANNING HAS ESSENTIALLY HELPED US, UM TO KNOCK OFF THINGS THAT WE WANTED . LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE FIRST ONE WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS WE WANTED TO FIX. UH THE ROADS WE WANTED TO BODY WATER

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PEOPLE WERE THINKING THAT WE WERE PLANNING TO DO THIS. NO, WE ONLY PLANNED BUT THE THING IS, THERE WAS NO MONEY OR FINANCIAL DIRECTOR TOLD US THERE WAS NO MONEY TO EVEN, UM GO INTO THE DESIGN PHASE. SO UM, STRATEGIC PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL IN EVERY GOVERNMENT AND I'VE SEEN IT AND, UM, AND ALL CITIES THAT I'VE WELL, I'VE TALKED TO DIFFERENT CITIES, AND THEY ALL DO THIS BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD WAY TO KNOW IF WE'LL CHANGE THIS YEAR WILL BE GOOD NEXT YEAR. PROBABLY THE ECONOMIC SITUATION MIGHT BE DIFFERENT. SO THAT'S HOW YOU YOU SEE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT, BUT IT'S ESSENTIAL AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR INDIAN TIME BECAUSE WE'RE STILL FIVE YEARS YOUNG. WE'RE YOUNG. WE'RE NOT LIKE CITY OF STEWART. THAT HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. UM SO I REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD KEEP ON THE TABLE . NO MATTER WHO OUR MANAGER IS WHO NO MATTER WHO DOES IT. I THINK STRATEGIC PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL. THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT ANYTHING? I WANT TO SPEAK TO ANYTHING. SURE I MEAN, THIS IS BASICALLY THE ONE OR MAYBE TWO TIMES A YEAR THAT WE REALLY COULDN'T GET TOGETHER AROUND A TABLE AND ACTUALLY HAVE CONVERSATIONS INSTEAD OF BUSINESS. UH WELL, IT'S STILL BUSINESS, BUT WE COULD ACTUALLY TALK FREELY. SO THIS IS NECESSARY TO FOR THE VILLAGE AS A WHOLE. OKAY? AND IN THE WAY THAT, UM, I SEE THE STRATEGIC PLAN. I UNDERSTAND. I THINK I GET WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS APOLLO IS SAYING, IF WE ACCEPT THIS, WE'RE LOCKED INTO AND WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY. UM AND I THE WAY THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS OF STRATEGIC PLAN WHERE WHEN WE GET TOGETHER , AND WE DO OUR TALKING, AND WE'RE ABLE TO DISCUSS THESE ISSUES THAT WE'RE CREATING A ROADMAP, AND IT LAYS OUT OUR PRIORITIES, SO WHEN WE COME TO THE BUDGET, WE CAN SAY OKAY, NOW WE WATER AND WASTEWATER IS A PRIORITY, SO IT'S LIKE YOU SAID . IT'S THE FIRST CHAPTER OF YOUR BUDGET. SO THEN YOU'RE ABLE TO EVERYTHING ELSE FALLS IN LINE WITH IT BECAUSE THOSE ARE YOUR PRIORITIES AND THIS IS WHAT YOU SEE. WANT HOW YOU WANT MHM. OH, AND THAT ROAD MAP, SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THERE. BUT IT GIVES YOU A WAY TO KNOW WHERE YOU'RE HEADED. SO IF I COULD ABSOLUTELY CLARIFY, AND MR ATTORNEY WOULD NO DOUBT AGREE THAT THIS IS NOT A LEGAL REQUIREMENT OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IT'S AN OPTION UNTIL YOU FOLD IT INTO ANOTHER DOCUMENT, BUT THESE ARE ESTIMATED COST SO IT DOESN'T LOCK YOU INTO SOMETHING. LIKE YOU KNOW, SAY A CONTRACT WOULD BUT IT GIVES US AN IDEA. WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT THAT WE SHOULD SHOULD PLAN ON. YES MAYBE THAT THAT AMOUNT AND LIKELY GO UP IF I CAN MAKE A COMMERCIAL OF MY STYLE OF DOING THIS WORK, I HAVE SEEN STRATEGIC PLANS ACROSS THE STATE THAT ARE. GOALS AND FLUFF TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH. AND I'VE ALWAYS MADE SURE THAT THESE HAVE A TIMELINE AND DOLLARS TIED TO THEM. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE YOU'RE STUCK WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST A REVISIONS OR WISHES , ASPIRATIONAL GOALS. AND THIS THESE DO HAVE ASPIRATIONAL GOALS. BUT THERE IS A ROAD MAP ON HOW TO GET THERE. AND YOU SAID, THIS IS THE TOP 13 OF HOW YOU SHOULD DO THESE. YOU REVISIT THIS TWICE A YEAR? THAT'S ANOTHER BEST PRACTICE AND YOU'VE GIVEN YOURSELF LETTER GRADES.

HOW ARE WE DOING ON EACH ONE OF THESE COMMUNITIES? DON'T ENJOY THAT. PUBLIC SPOTLIGHT. BUT YOU ALL HAVE DONE THAT. YOU'VE YOU'VE RANKED THEM AN OLD FASHIONED LETTER GRADES A THROUGH THESE OR YOU DELETED STUFF THAT YOU DIDN'T LIKE. SO OKAY. IF I MAY, I MEAN, I ENJOYED THAT SESSION. I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. I THINK YOU'RE GREAT FACILITATOR. OKAY? UM. MY QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH IS IT? WHAT'S IT GONNA COST THE VILLAGE TO DO IT? I GET THE BENEFITS OF IT, OKAY? BUT I THINK THAT WE KNOW THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS, THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO GET DONE, AND THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE. IT'S NOT LIKE LITTLE THINGS AND WE DON'T HAVE A 9.5. MHM $90 MILLION BUDGET LIKE THE CITY OF PORT ST LUCIE HAS YOU KNOW, WE JUST BARELY SURVIVING IF IT

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RIGHT? WHERE WOULD BE WE WILL BE RIGHT NOW. UM NOT WITHOUT QUESTION. I THINK THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN THE 3.5 MILLION WE GOT FOR THAT HAS BEEN, UH, A TREMENDOUS BLESSING TO THE VILLAGE AND COUNTLESS WAYS. UM THERE'S SO MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT ON IT, UH, ESSENTIAL, NECESSARY EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEED FOR WATER . WASTEWATER UM, AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN REALLY SCRATCH THE SURFACE AND THE THINGS THAT WE NEED WITH GENERAL GOVERNMENT WITH PARKS AND ROADS, AND THERE'S JUST SO MUCH THAT THAT IS NEEDED. ABSOLUTELY BUT THAT 3.5 MILLION.

WE HAVEN'T SPENT THAT ALL WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE MILLION LEFT . BUT YOU KNOW, THAT HAS THE MILLION TO THAT WE'VE SPENT SO FAR. HAS BEEN, I THINK WELL NEEDED AND, WELL, WELL, WELL SPENT. BUT IF YOU TOOK THAT MONEY AWAY LET'S ASSUME IT'S NOT GONNA BE THERE NEXT YEAR. IT'S NOT GOING TO GET INTO YOUR AFTER. WHERE WOULD BE WE BE RIGHT NOW? WE'D BE IN THE RIGHT I THINK THE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT WOULD BE IN THE RED OR WE'D BE ISSUING LOANS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. I THINK WE'D BE WE'D BEAT. ISSUING DEBT IN ORDER TO COVER SOME OF THE OPERATIONAL NOT THE OPERATIONAL , BUT SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS THAT WE'VE HAD TO MAKE. JUST IN THIS PAST YEAR LONG, OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT SOME IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GET DONE SO WE CAN GET OUR REVENUE BASE UP. FOR SURE. OKAY WELL, WE KNOW WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE, YEAH. YEAH I UNDERSTAND. YOU'VE GOT YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF YOU KNOW, VILLAGES AND CITIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT THIS IS THIS IS OUR VILLAGE. WE HAVE TO WATCH OUT. FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND WE'RE SPENDING MONEY. BECAUSE IT COULD BE OUR LAST DOLLAR. OKAY. AND THEN WHAT? WE HAVE SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO. YEAH WE HAVE TO GET THAT MOBILITY. WE NEED TO DO THAT SHARING. WE NEED TO SIT DOWN WITH THE COUNTY THAT THAT THERE'S JUST SO MANY THINGS ARE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. WE DON'T HAVE A BUILDING DEPARTMENT. TRY TO BUILD A HOUSE IN INDIAN TOWN, GET TRY AND GET A PROJECT APPROVED, OKAY? OMAR. STARTING HIS CONSTRUCTION BACK THERE, BUT IT'S DELAYED HIM BECAUSE HIS CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE UP. 60% ANNOUNCEMENT. AND THESE ARE THINGS WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON. IF YOU WANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN INDIAN TALENT. I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT.

THANK YOU. SORRY SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. THERE IS A BLACK HONDA THAT IS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH ACROSS THE STREET. IT'S BLOCKING PEOPLE FROM ENTERING THEIR PARKING LOT.

THANK YOU. OKAY? YOU KNOW IF WE REALLY IF WE'RE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT BRINGING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO INDIAN TOWN, THEN WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT OURSELVES . WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY WE'RE DOING THINGS. OTHERWISE, THIS IS ALL A PIPE DREAM. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE RECORDS. I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE BOOKS. I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE LEDGERS. I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN UP TILL 23 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. I DON'T GET MUCH SLEEP. LOOK AT MY EYES. OKAY, TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THIS VILLAGE. AND THE NICKEL AND DIMES WORK THERE. IT'S GONNA HURT US, IT'S GOING TO HURT US. SO I MEAN, YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL, AND I REALLY DID ENJOY THAT SATURDAY. I WISH WE COULD HAVE GONE LONGER. I WOULD HAVE STAYED ALL DAY. BUT YOU CAN'T GIVE ME A COST. WHAT'S IT GONNA COST US PER YEAR? WE'VE SPENT $5000 AND WHAT? WE NEED ANOTHER 15. IT MAKES IT 20. I DON'T. I DON'T KNOW IF THE VILLAGE NEEDS THAT RIGHT NOW. I THINK THE VILLAGE NEEDS TO CONCENTRATE MORE ON GETTING OUR GETTING OUR HOUSE IN ORDER. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? SO WITH THIS INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN. UM THAT CAME OUT OF THAT MEETING OUT OF THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING. SO WHAT YOU JUST PRESENTED TO US DO WE NEED TO ACCEPT IT? IS THERE A MOTION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE TO ACCEPT IT? YES. OKAY? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PLAN WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PLAN. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT ARE WE ACCEPTING? FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND WE ARE ACCEPTING THOSE THINGS THAT WE SAID WE DISCUSSED AS OUR GOALS AND AS WHAT WE SAY, IS PRIORITIES MOVING FORWARD WASTEWATER PRIORITIES. WE'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT MAKING EMOTION TO SPEND ANY MONEY BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S IN THERE. WE KNOW THAT

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RECEIPT WE'RE JUST WE'RE JUST ADOPTING WHAT WE SAT, AND WE CAME UP WITH. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECONDED. BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. ALL IN FAVOR. SO WERE DISCUSSED IT. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC? NO, MADAM MAYOR. WHAT? NEVER MIND. THANK YOU. SCOTT WATSON. SCOTT WATSON FOR THE RECORD. CARMEN I WANT TO TELL YOU, I APPRECIATE THE WHAT YOU'RE BRINGING UP HERE. GUYS IT'S ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT USING YOUR MONEY JUDICIOUSLY. WE HAD OUR FIRST STRATEGIC PLAN. WE HAD THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COME IN AND DO IT FOR NOTHING. OKAY WHEN YOU RUN A BUSINESS, WHICH I THINK THIS PLACE NEEDS TO BE RUN A WHOLE LOT MORE LIKE A BUSINESS. PRETEND IT'S YOUR MONEY COMING OUT OF YOUR POCKET GUYS. I LOVE JIM. I THINK HE'S A GREAT FACILITATOR. THINK IT DOES A GREAT JOB? BUT THE POINT THAT CARMEN I THINK IS TRYING TO MAKE IS IT'S TIME WE START LOOKING AT EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING. PRETEND IT'S YOUR MONEY COMING OUT OF YOUR POCKET. WE CAN DO OUR OWN STRATEGIC PLAYING WITHOUT A FACILITATOR. WE CAN 0.1. SO THE POINT IS, I JUST WANTED TO START THINKING ABOUT CAUSE THAT'S THE WAY I THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING. YOU GO TO MY OFFICE. WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE? IT'S A CLOSET IT THAT'S WHERE THE BEER STORED. THAT'S THE ELECTRICAL ROOM. IT'S A CLOSET. YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE I KEEP MY OVERHEAD LOW. BECAUSE IT'S MY MONEY COMING OUT OF MY POCKET. SO I APPRECIATE THE POINT OF VIEW THAT CARMINE'S TAKEN THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? NO MATTER, MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION BASE MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ ALL IN FAVOR. IT'S ACCEPTING ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT APPROVAL OF

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Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn for Construction Phase Services for Water Treatment Plant Improvements in the Amount of $1,747,031.00.

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THERE WAS WE WERE UNDER A TIGHT DEADLINE TO GET TO GET THAT FUNDING SECURED, UM, AND PERMIT SECURED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PLANT WERE ABLE TO DO IT AND 77 MONTHS, PARTNERING WITH THE VILLAGE AND OUR SUB CONSULTANTS TO MAKE THIS PROJECT HAPPEN. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. UM AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE PROJECT ITSELF, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. THANK YOU. MR MUNGER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? HI GOOD EVENING. UM NO, I DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS, OKAY? THANK YOU. OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN. APPRECIATE

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Authorization to Participate in and Co-Sponsor an Independence Day Fireworks Show in Cooperation with the Indiantown Chamber of Commerce

CULTURAL DANCES, DIFFERENT OTHER THE COMMUNITY GATHER AGAIN. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I'VE GIVEN YOU A PARENT PACKAGE IN THE PACKAGE THAT ARE PROVIDED TO YOU, WHICH I WILL SHARE WITH MR BROWN AND MICHELLE ONES HAVE A COPY FOR YOU, SUSAN. WE HAD A PRELIMINARY BUDGET BECAUSE WE LOOKED AT WHAT JUST A BASIC AND THAT WAS BEFORE MY MEETING WITH MARK COUPLE OF MY BOARD MEMBERS.

SO WE JUST ROUGHLY LOOKED AT POTENTIAL COST AND ROUGHLY BETWEEN THE FIREWORKS X ELF. AND

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THAT IS CORRECT, AND THAT THAT IS BECAUSE WE RELY HEAVILY ON VOLUNTEERS. AND, UM IT'LL TAKE TIME FOR SETUP AND IT'LL TAKE TIME FOR CLEANUP. YES WE MAY BE OFF ON THE FOURTH, BUT WE'RE NOT OFF ON THE FIFTH AND WE'RE NOT UP ON THE THIRD. SO MANY OF US HAVE TO SPEND. YOU KNOW A LOT OF OUR TIME. OUR FREE TIME, WHICH WE DON'T MIND AND MAJORITY DO NOT, BUT AND THAT A BUSINESS TO RUN A BUSINESS AND YOU HAVE TO OPEN THAT ALSO IMPACTS THAT PRICE. IT'S LESS YES. OH, YES, YES, YES, MUCH LESS ON ON A SATURDAY ON THE FIRST VERSUS THE FOURTH BECAUSE WE SPOKE WITH HIM AND IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER LIKE 36,000, AND THAT'S WHEN THEY TOLD US 18. SO THAT WAS BEFORE WE GOT A PRICE UPDATE AN ACTUAL PRICE UPDATE FROM THEM. THAT IS CORRECT. AND I APOLOGIZE . YES IT WOULD BE ON SATURDAY, JULY 1ST NOT ON THE 14TH. IT'S I MEAN THE FOURTH ITSELF. OKAY ANNIVERSARY SUPPORT ENOUGH SO CONFUSED ON DAYS AND GETTING OLDER, IT'S GETTING HARDER. VICE MAYOR. SO YES, A COUPLE OF THINGS I NOTICE THEY HAVE, LIKE A DONATION PER CAR. YEAH, WE THOUGHT ABOUT DOING DONATION FOR CAR AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT THIS YEAR , AND YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO DITCH THE TRADITION, WE NEED TO START RAISING MONEY FOR NEXT YEAR. I MEAN, 24. SO AND HOW WE DO THAT TYPICALLY IS BY SELLING DRINKS, TAKING FIVE OUT OF THE CAR, YOU KNOW, FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. TO SET ASIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW IT'S DONE NOW. IT'S UP TO YOU, SO I MEAN, I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THAT, BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE THEY PROBABLY COME INTO THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THEIR OWN FIREWORKS OR WHATEVER THE CASE IS. AH SOME OF POSING AS FAR AS COLLECTING MONEY FOR PARKING BECAUSE NO OTHER CITY IS GOING TO COLLECT MONEY FOR FIREWORKS. UH AND ALSO, I WOULD RATHER TO SEE IT ON JULY 4TH INSTEAD OF JULY 1ST. WELL THERE WAS A PREFERENCE FROM SOME OF THE FOLKS WITH WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VILLAGE. THAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS TRYING TO DO IT ON THE FOURTH HOLIDAY. I THINK IT SHOULD BE ON THE FOURTH. EVERYBODY EXPECT FOR FIREWORKS ON THE BOARD. OKAY WELL, GUYS. I FULLY UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. IT JUST INCREASES THE COST, AND IT JUST MAKES IT HARDER FOR ALL OF US, NOT JUST THE VILLAGE. TO CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING AND AGAIN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE UNABLE. I FEEL THAT'S APPROPRIATE JUST PERSONALLY, I WOULD RATHER TO VOTE FOR MORE MONEY AND HAVE IT ON THE FOURTH.

THEN HAVE IT ON THE FIRST. OKAY GONNA SHOW UP TO VOLUNTEER LIST AND PASS IT AROUND NOW. HMM BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA NEED HELP TO PULL THIS OFF. IF WE WANT TO DO IT ON THE ACTUAL FOURTH ITSELF, AND I'M BEING PERFECTLY HONEST WITH YOU IN THAT REGARD. BECAUSE EVERYONE THAT'S OUT THERE VOLUNTEERING AS JANET WILL ATTEST FROM HER EXPERIENCES WITH THE CHURCH AND ANGELINA.

EVERYONE'S WORKING LATE, SO ARE RUNNING A BUSINESS, SO IT'S HARD TO GET HIM OUT. BUT I WOULD LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU GUYS. FOR YOUR DISCUSSIONS. WELL ME, I WOULD RATHER TO HAVE IT ON THE FOURTH, AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD CHARGE FOR PARKING. I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU ON THE PARKING OKAY? THANK YOU, SIR. WAYS AND MEANS YOU GOT TO FIND WAYS OF RAISING MONEY AND TO BE ABLE TO PAY THE EXPENSE. YEAH. IS THERE. ANY OTHER. COMMENTS ANY OTHER. YEAH OK, FIND YOUR LIFE FORCE. ON A TUESDAY TUESDAY. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ. I THINK HAVING IT ON JULY 1ST IS A

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JUST DO THE FIREWORKS AND THAT BE IT. YOU'RE STILL GONNA HAVE EXTENSIVE COSTS, OBVIOUSLY FOR INSURANCE AND ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AND YOU KNOW, ALMOST 5000 FOR PARK USE OF TIME POWERS PARK WHEN YOU ADD ALL THAT UP, AND IT COMES UP PRETTY QUICK, SO AGAIN, DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU WANT TO HAVE IT AND WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE WE JUST SCALE IT DOWN. BUT AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO DO. AND THEN I TAKE IT BACK TO OUR BOARD, AND I THINK WE WOULD BE SCALING IT DOWN BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST YEAR. YOU DON'T KNOW. UM, TRYING IT OUT FOR SATURDAY WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW I WOULD I WOULD CONSIDER, UM, BUT NOT THE $5 DONATION PER CAR.

AH, UM UM SO. THEN FROM THERE, I WOULD I WOULD APPROVE. I WOULD APPROVE FOR IT, BUT AND YES, YOU MIGHT SAY IT'S A DONATION, BUT WHEN SOMEONE'S THERE AND GIVING YOU THE CAN. IT'S AN OBLIGATION.

AGAIN AS A. MENTIONED IT IS A DONATION AND YOU CAN'T FORCE ANYONE. AND OVER THE YEARS THAT WE DID IT. WE HAD PEOPLE THAT SAID, SORRY. I DON'T HAVE IT. YOU LIKE COME ON IN. SO IT IS A DONATION AND I DO UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM ON IT, BECAUSE I HAVE MY CONS ON THAT AS WELL. UM BUT I KNOW THAT WE SAY. THAT YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T HAVE MONEY, BUT YOU LIVE IN INDIAN TOWN. THINK ABOUT NEW YEAR'S AND THINK ABOUT FOURTH OF JULY. THOSE FIREWORKS GO OFF TILL ABOUT FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. DON'T KID ME. I'M JUST BEING HONEST WITH YOU FOLKS HAVE LIVED HERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND STILL LIVE HERE AND STILL HEAR IT ALL NIGHT LONG. EVERY DOG IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING BERSERK, HIDING UNDER THE BED, SO I'M JUST SAYING, ANYWAY, I WILL MAKE THAT COMMENT BECAUSE BEING CLEAR. HONEST AND ACCEPTING THE TRUTH IS NOT A BAD THING I FORGOT TO ASK. DID YOU DO LIKE I ONLY SEE LIKE YOU DID ONE, WHICH IS THE PYRO TECHNIQUE. TECHNICAL DO YOU DO IT OTHER WAYS WE CAN REACH OUT FOR ADDITIONAL QUOTES , BUT I CAN PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEE YOU THAT THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE PRETTY MUCH COMPARABLE ANYWHERE THAT YOU SPEAK WITH. IT'S ABOUT 2000 MINUTE AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO SO AGAIN. YOU KNOW IF YOU WANT US TO GO OUT AND GET ADDITIONAL QUOTES WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO.

UM, SO IT'S UP TO YOU. YOU'RE YOU'RE THE VILLAGE. YOU GUYS DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT. I MEAN, YOU'RE PUTTING THE MONEY UP OR YOU'RE GONNA PAY THEM DIRECTLY. ARE YOU GOING TO GO THROUGH OUR ORGANIZATION? YOU KNOW, DO Y'ALL WANT THE LIABILITY WILL BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU? EITHER WAY.

YOU KNOW IF YOU WANT TO. COVER THE INSURANCE COVER IT ALL TAKE ON THAT LIABILITY. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU SO JUST DEPENDS ON HOW YOU WANT TO DO IT. DID YOU HAVE IT? DON'T I

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YES TYPICALLY, WE DO THE BARBECUE FEST IN MARCH, SO WE DECIDED TO ELIMINATE BARBECUE FEST TO COMBINE IT WITH THE FOURTH OF JULY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES IN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY MAKE IT MORE BROADER AND MORE OPEN AND MORE WELCOMING. TO EVERYONE. OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW, WE'RE A BIG MELTING POT HERE IN INDIAN TOWN LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THIS NATION, AND WE NEED TO CELEBRATE THAT, OKAY? OKAY WELL, AND I THINK THE HAVING IT ON JULY THE FIRST, I THINK, UM IT SPREADS IT OUT, GIVES PEOPLE MORE OPPORTUNITY. TO ENJOY A. A DAY OUT, AND WE HOPE SO AND TO PARTICIPATE, AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, PARTICIPATION. YEAH. I KNOW SCHOOLS OUT AND IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT, BUT EVERYBODY STILL HAS TO WORK. YEAH TOWN THAT HAVE A LOT OF TALENT LIKE TO UTILIZE OR TO SEE. EXPOSED. AND I THINK HAVING A ON FIRST IN ORDER TO, UM MINIMIZE THE COST. AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE, UM I WOULD. I WOULD DARE SAY IF WE ARE LOOKING TO CO SPONSOR I MEAN, IF THE VILLAGE PICKS UP THE COST OF THE FIREWORKS RIGHT NOW, IT'S 26,000. AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE THE CHAMBER IS. IS RAISING AND ON THE HOOK FOR ABOUT 30,000 IN THE ASSOCIATED COSTS. WITH PUTTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON CORRECT, SO IT'S A TRUE PARTNERSHIP THAT IS CORRECT.

JUST FOR THE VILLAGE. THE PARTNERSHIP PURELY WOULD BE MONEY BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE GOT TO COME UP WITH THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE MANPOWER AND THE AND THE OVERSEEING AND LIABILITY IF THAT'S WHAT EVERYTHING ELSE WITH IT, SO IT'S JUST KIND OF THROWING MONEY AT IT. AND YOU GUYS TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING ELSE. THAT'S THE EASY BACK. TRADITIONALLY DONE. YEAH, THAT'S THE EASY PART. OKAY? OKAY? UM HMM. WELL DO DO WE DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. O? HOW MUCH OF IT ARE WE GOING TO CO SPONSOR? WE'RE PAYING THE 26,000. MIKE, WHAT'S YOUR? WHAT'S YOUR MIND? MUCH? YOUR MOTION. YOU CAN BE WHATEVER YOU MAKE IT. IT'S NOT BUDGETED. I WILL SAY THAT, UM YEAH, UH, BEGINS UP TO THIS QUESTION OF THE COUNCIL. UM YOU KNOW THE END OF THE YEAR. WE USUALLY HAVE SOME SOME AREA WHERE WE LIVE IN. SPEND WHAT WE ANTICIPATED. GOOD NEWS. IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU GUYS. UM I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE TO ISSUE LOANS FOR $26,000 . BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S NOT A BUDGET EXPENSE AT THIS TIME. OKAY, SO YOUR MOTION IS TO FIND IT. DO YOU FIND IT ON? $26,000 ON ON. FIRST ON THE FIRST SATURDAY, OKAY? I MEAN, SHE CAN DO WHATEVER SHE WANTS TO DO IT. I MEAN, THE FIRST OF THE FOURTH.

THAT'S UP TO HER. IT'S ALL WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE GIVING IT THE MONEY. OKAY OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER APOLLO. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY AND WE HAVE PUBLIC FIRST TO SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM MAYOR. OKAY? A PERIOD YOU HAVE SOMETHING. YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YES. LINDA IVORY. LINDA IVORY. OKAY? I CAN. I CAN STAND $2000 2000 DOLLARS A MINUTE. NOW

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IN REGARDS TO THE WAY THAT YOU YOU MAJOR RECOMMENDATION AND HOW YOU'RE VOTING ON THIS MATTER. I THANK YOU. IS THAT ALL LIKE YOU SO SURE, NO, MADAM MAYOR, THAT IS IT. OKAY WE HAVE EMOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED. YES I OPPOSE ONLY BECAUSE I WOULD RATHER FOR IT TO BE ON THE FOURTH. OKAY? SO IT PASSES 4 TO 1. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. I WILL GET BACK TO YOU AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. SHARE THIS WITH OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THANK YOU.

CAN I JUST SAY SOMETHING? YOU CANNOT LOOK AT IT AS IT WERE BLOWING UP MONEY. AN EVENT. WILL BRING PEOPLE TO INDIAN TOWN THAT WOULD NORMALLY NOT BRING PEOPLE TO INDIAN TOWN. YOU GOTTA LOOK AT IT AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. OKAY MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT DIVE AND

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Approval of 2023 Village Council Meeting Schedule

OKAY MOTION AND TECHNIQUE. DID EVERYBODY HAVE A CHANCE? IN THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAVE IN? QUITE HONESTLY, I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING UP HERE. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. HAVE WE ONCE AGAIN HAVE JUST ONE MEETING IN EACH OF THOSE MONTHS TOTALLY UP TO THE COUNCIL, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IS CURRENTLY THERE, OKAY? OKAY? SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM COUNSEL MADAM MAYOR ALSO NEEDS TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO RESCHEDULE THE AUGUST 10TH COUNCIL MEETING DUE TO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE. BEFORE MAKING A FINAL MOTION ON THIS I. I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO THAT. BUT THAT'S WHOEVER MAKES THE MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION BUT RE SKELETAL AND, UM FOR THE FLORIDA LEGAL CITY. TO WIN. THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AUGUST 17TH. SO WE'LL HAVE BACK TO BACK. YES. BEFORE MAKE A MOTION. CHOOSE ONE BEFORE. THE WEEK BEFORE IS P C A. B. SO WE COULD DO. AUGUST 17TH THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. SURE. OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH THAT MODIFICATION OF MOVING A COUNCIL MEETING DUE TO CONFLICT WITH THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? I'LL SECOND THAT

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IS THERE A IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? NO, MADAM MAYOR. OKAY? UM CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS? ABSOLUTELY. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. YES, COUNCIL MEMBER DIPAOLO. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ NO. VICE MAYOR STONE MARY GIBBS. THOMAS. NO. SO DO WE HAVE EMOTION? ON ACCEPTING A CALENDAR OR CREATING A DIFFERENT CALENDAR . JUST MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT, AS IS THERE A 2ND 2ND? CAN WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER COUNSEL COMMENT ON THIS? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? MADAM MAYOR? OKAY? ALL IN FAVOR. YES.

ANY OPPOSED. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES, MR. VOTE.

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ORDINANCE NO. XX-2022:  AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO PERMIT THE FENCING OF SPECIFIED VACANT PROPERTIES WITH NO PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

[14.  

National League of Cities (NLC) Conference Update by Vice Mayor Guyton Stone

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MANAGER. ARE WE? NOT AT THIS TIME WE ARE RECRUITING FOR GRANTS MANAGER. WE DID STATE THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET LIKE AN AGENCY TO TAKE THAT. MEANWHILE RIGHT, COME ON ON ON.

YES YES, YES, AND THEY WILL BE WILL BE PUSHING THAT TO THEM FOR ACTION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, REACH TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES BECAUSE THE ACTUAL PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL LEGAL CITIES IS FROM THE PAHO KEY AREA, AND I TALKED TO HIM AT THE FLORIDA LEGAL CITIES AND HE HE KNOWS ANY IN TOWN. YOU KNOW THAT. YOU KNOW, THE NEWEST CITY AND WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH. SO YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET RESOURCES FROM THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, UM, WOULD BE ESSENTIAL ADDITIONALLY, TO, UM THE NO. LEO WHICH IS THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF, UM LATINOS ASSOCIATED SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE ESSENTIAL HAVING ALL THEM COMMUNICATE WITH BECAUSE THERE'S GRANTS THE HUB IS HOT RIGHT NOW FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR INTERNET DIGITAL, UM, INTERNET RIGHT NOW. IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, I THINK INDIAN TOWN WOULD BENEFIT FOR A LOT OF THINGS LIKE THAT, LIKE SAFE ROADS, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE UM, THAT YOU KNOW, THE GRADS MANAGER KNOWS THAT THERE IS, UH A ROLE HUB AREA, UM, THAT THEY CAN GO BY.

THANK YOU. OH, ONE MORE THING IF I MAY, MR SURE. SO WE ARE ALSO VOTING. WE HAVE A VOTING DELEGATE ON THE NATIONAL LEGAL CITY BY THE WAY IN WHICH UNFORTUNATELY TO ME, BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT WENT, BUT JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW WE ARE BEING REPRESENTATIVE. NATIONWIDE ALSO , UM DO YOU KNOW IF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES HAS FOLLOWED WHAT THE FLORIDA LEAGUE CITIES HAS DONE ON THEIR WEBSITE BECAUSE THE FLORIDA LEGAL CITIES HAS A DEDICATED GRANTS. PAGE THAT. THAT THE LOCAL FLORIDA MUNICIPALITIES, OR I GUESS ANYBODY IS ABLE TO GO IN THERE AND SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE. AND I KNOW THAT WAS THAT WAS THAT WAS A HUGE THING. DO YOU KNOW THAT THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES HAS WEBSITE IS NOT AS FRIENDLY? WELL, ACTUALLY, THEY THEY LAUNCHED THAT IN AUGUST AFTER THE FLORIDA LEGAL CITIES BECAUSE I DID TALK TO THE PRESIDENT. UM AFTER THAT THEY LAUNCHED A WEBSITE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALL THAT. SO THERE IS A BUTTON THERE BECAUSE I DID NOT GRANT SPECIFIC. IT'S LIKE FOR GRANTS FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE, SO THERE'S THERE IS A LINK THERE. I REMEMBER FORWARDING INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE I KNOW THE FLORIDA LEGAL CITIES THERE'S IS I MEAN, IT'S EXTENSIVE AND IT'S MORE THAN INFRASTRUCTURE.

BUT THAT'S THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. WELL JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW FLORIDA AS FLORENCE FAR AS FLORIDA LEGACY THEY'RE LIKE, YEAH. TOP 10 COMPARED TO THE PREMIER. THEY ARE PREMIER. OKAY IS OKAY. SO THAT WAS DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THAT NEEDS TO WELL, IF YOU GUYS IF YOU GUYS WANT WE CAN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING OR FOR WHAT? AS FAR AS FOR, YOU KNOW, JUST TO DISCUSS THE ITEM AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT WE WANT TO GO? AS FAR AS WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY WE WANT TO BE? WHAT KIND OF RETAIL DO WE WANT TO INVITE INTO INDIAN

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[15.  

Railroad Crossing Concern - Public Safety Response

BECAUSE IF THERE WAS A FIRE OR SOMETHING, HOW WOULD THE AMBULANCE OR THE FIRE TRUCK GET ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS IF WE HAVE A TRAIN PARKED THERE? THEY HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SILVER FOX AND GO ALL THE WAY AROUND. BY THEN. I MEAN THE HOUSE WOULD BE BURNED OUT. SO IT'S A BIG ISSUE. THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BRING UP. AND WE NEED TO START DISCUSSING IT. AND EITHER WE HAVE TO GET WEIRD. C S X OR WHOEVER IT IS THAT WE HAVE TO GET WITH, BUT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO START LOOKING INTO THIS. IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN. YEAH. I'M. MRS CARMEN, ARE YOU ON THE RECENTLY FORMED REAL ROAD. MEETING. I HAD A MEETING WITH, UH, N P O THE BETH BELTRAN AND SHE SAID THAT YOU WERE ON THE RAILROAD. YEAH. SURPRISE YOU DO SO OKAY. OK HMM . OKAY. YEAH MEETING AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS. YOU JUST GET ASSIGNED TO ALL SORTS OF STUFF.

YEAH SO YOU MAY THEY MEMORIES THAT MAYBE, UM UM YEAH. CSX IS WHAT FEDERALLY MANDATED IS THAT LOCAL YEAR WATER? CSX IS A PRIVATE CORPORATION IS REGULATED BY THE UNITED STATES. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO GET THEIR ATTENTION TO TALK TO SOMEONE ON OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION, CONGRESSMAN CONGRESSMAN MASKED WOULD BE A GOOD PERSON TO TALK TO ABOUT THIS ITEM. SHOULD WE GET MR BOWLES INVOLVED? YES LIKE DRAFTING THE LETTER, RIGHT? YEAH, I THINK I THINK I HELPED DRAFT THAT LAP HELPED DRAFT THE LAST ONE. YEAH DIDN'T DIDN'T WE ALREADY RIGHT AND LETTER AND WE DID WE GET A RESPONSE THAT WE GET ANY FEEDBACK. IT'S LIKE WE KEEP ON THIS KEEPS ON GOING ON. WE SENT IT AND BRING IT UP HERE. SENATE TO C S X, AND THEN, UM, CONGRESSMAN MASKED SENATOR SCOTT SENATOR RUBIO, UH, SENATOR HAROLD. AND REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER AND THE F DOT SECRETARY FOR THIS DISTRICT. UM. I'LL TELL YOU FROM SOME EXPERIENCE WITH C S X. C S X. YES, IT'S PRIVATE COMPANY. I THINK IT THINKS IT'S A GOVERNMENT CERTAINLY ACTS LIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET ANYTHING DONE. UM. AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET A RESPONSE OUT OF THEM. I SHARE HOWARD'S OPINION THAT SOMETIMES GOING THE FEDERAL ROUTE, THEY DON'T EVEN NECESSARILY LISTEN TO STATE SENATORS AND STATE REPS. GETTING GETTING CONGRESSMAN'S MASS OFFICE DIRECTLY INVOLVED AS A CONSTITUENT SERVICE ISSUE TO HAVE THEM REACH OUT TO C S X MIGHT GET US TALKING TO SOMEONE AT THE VERY LEAST. DID YOU HAVE IN THAT LETTER THAT WENT OUT IN THE SPRING? WHEN DID THEY? HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT? IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. IT WAS IT WAS FEBRUARY. 2021 IS THE ONE I HAVE HERE. SO WE'RE COMING UP ON TWO

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[16.  

Tent Permits for Special Events

TENSE THAT REQUIRES ALL KINDS OF STUFF, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT FOR OUR PARKS. I THINK IT WAS ADOPTED. WHEN. THEY WERE DOING THE BOOKER PARK SWAMP FAST. I BELIEVE. HOWEVER I DON'T THINK ALL THOSE RULES SHOULD APPLY TO A PRIVATE PERSON PUTTING UP A TENT ON THEIR PROPERTY.

I MEAN, FOR INSTANCE. WELL, NOW MORE MICHAEL AND I GET IT. WHAT WHAT SIZE? I'M GONNA SCOTT WATSON TO COME UP AND FILL US IN ON HIS SITUATION. THE LAST TIME I GOT A TENT PERMIT. USUALLY IN ALL YEARS PAST. I'VE DONE IT FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS AT ANY TIME, RIGHT EVERY YEAR HAVING THANKSGIVING RENDEZVOUS, WE GET A 40 BY 80 FT TENT. TYPICALLY IT'S ONE PHONE CALL TO TENT LODGES OR WHOEVER THEY HANDLE THE PERMIT WITH THE COUNTY DONE. LAST YEAR WHEN I WENT TO GET HIM PERMIT WITH THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. HE WAS NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS FIRST, WHEN I CALLED TENT LOGIC TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN THE VILLAGE OF ANY TOWN, SHE SAID. OH, MY GOD.

THEY'RE WORSE THAN JUPITER ISLAND. SHE GOES. I'M GONNA HAVE TO CHARGE YOU $250 FOR THE PERMIT, AND THEN BY THE HOUR FOR HOW MANY HOURS IT TAKES ME TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO WE WENT THROUGH MEDIATOR. MANY ITERATIONS HAD TO DO A SITE PLAN SHOWING EXACTLY WHERE THE TENT WAS GONNA BE LOCATED ON MY PROPERTY. THAT WAS KICKED BACK TWICE IN THE LAST COMMENT THAT CAME BACK WAS WHERE IS THE OUTLET THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PLUG THE LIGHTS INTO ON THE TENT? SO I HAD TO TAKE AND DRAW A LITTLE BOX. ON THE ON THE ON THE SITE PLAN ON THE CORNER OF MY BUILDING SHOWING WHERE THE OUTLET WAS GOING TO BE. THAT PERMIT COST ME OVER $450.

ABSOLUTELY ASININE, RIDICULOUS. THE TIP. COMPANIES ARE PROFESSIONALS. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. LET THEM DO THEIR DEAL. LET THE ONLY THING WE NEED IS MARTIN COUNTY TO DO THE FIRE INSPECTION, WHICH IS REQUIRED, BUT ALL THE OTHER SILLINESS NEEDS TO GO AWAY. IT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. SO. I AGREE WITH CARMEN. YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE THOSE TENT REGULATIONS BECAUSE ANYTHING OVER A 10 BY 10 I BELIEVE IT'S YOU KNOW, JUST ABSOLUTELY ASININE. AH THE TENT COMPANIES KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. YOU DON'T NEED TO COME OUT. INSPECT SOMETHING. ACTUALLY I THINK YOU'RE BUYING LIABILITY WHEN YOU COME OUT. SO YEAH, THAT'S GOOD DOWN, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. LET THE TENT COMPANY TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TENT, WHETHER THEY TIED IT DOWN PROPERLY OR NOT. THE FIRE MARSHAL. MAKE SURE THAT THE EXIT SIGNS ARE THERE AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS THERE. STAY OUT OF IT. THAT'S MY ADVICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO YES, SIR. 16 A LITTLE BIT HERE. LET ME SUGGEST BREAKING THIS INTO TWO PIECES.

UM, THANK YOU. ONE. I ASKED, BUT, UM, REMEMBERING BACK FROM WAY LONG TIME AGO WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THIS WHEN THIS ISSUE COME UP PREVIOUSLY AND I ASKED OF BUILDING FOLKS WHY ARE WE REQUIRING PERMITS FOR SOMETHING? THIS SMALL? AND THEY SAID, BECAUSE OF THE FLORIDA

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CERTAINLY SOME ALSO REQUIRED TO FILE A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT, WHICH I NOTICED COMMENCEMENT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A TENT NOTICE COMMENCEMENT HAS TO DO WITH WHEN A WHEN A SUBCONTRACTOR SUPPLYING SUPPLIES OR OR SERVICES THAT THE THAT THE OWNER IS NOT PRIVY TO. WELL I'M PRIVY TO THE TENT COMPANY THAT I'M GETTING THE TENT FROM. THERE IS NO OTHER PERSON THAT MAY BE SUPPLYING SERVICES THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A LIEN ON MY PROPERTY. THAT'S IT'S JUST COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS. THAT WAS ANOTHER THING THAT IRRITATED LIVING HELL, BECAUSE THAT HAS TO BE NOTARIZED AND TAKEN TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND STAMPED IN IT'S JUST ANOTHER RIDICULOUS THING. I'LL STOP SO THAT SPEAKS TO THAT MAKING IT EASIER AND I AGAIN I'M JUST A HUMBLE ATTORNEY . I'M NOT A BUILDING OFFICIAL, SO I DON'T KNOW THE MOVING PARTS OF THESE PIECES. HOW MUCH OF THIS COMES FROM OUR PROCESSES VERSUS HOW MUCH COMES FROM THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE? OKAY UM, I HAVE SEEN POKING AROUND JUST IN THE MEETING HERE. UM THERE ARE OTHER TERMS. TENT PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE. SEEMS SURPRISING TO ME, TOO, AND THEY REQUIRE NOTES OF COMMITMENT COMMENCEMENT, BUT IT'S FOR A VERY HIGH VALUE OF WHAT THE TENT IS AND SO ON, WHICH WOULDN'T SEEM TO ME HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE TENTS THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED HERE. UM. I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT THIS IS A DOWN IN THE WEEDS THING AND THE DIRECTION YOU ALL MAY WANT TO GIVE STAFF. IS. FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE ABSOLUTE BARE MINIMUM REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. AND THENT EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING WITH RESPECT TO THAT TO MAKE IT EASIER. UH, WE CAN'T CHANGE FLOORED BUILDING UP. THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T DO, BUT JUST TO THIS POINT, I WOULD THINK THAT MIGHT BE A DIRECTION TO POTENTIALLY GO AND HAVE THAT EVALUATED. DOES THE COUNCIL AGREE WITH, UM MR VOS IS OPINION OF THAT. YES I JUST WANTED TO STATE SOMETHING BECAUSE I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH PULLING FOR PERMITS FOR TENSE SO I CAN TELL YOU, UM. NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT IS NEW TO ME BECAUSE I'VE NEVER PULLED THAT AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS I'VE BEEN AT HOLY CROSS CHURCH PULLING PERMITS. SO THAT FOR ME WITH THE VILLAGE WHEN WE INCORPORATED YES. UM, WHEN WE HAD WE HAD TO PULL FOR 10 BY TENS, BUT NOT ANYMORE. OR 10 BY TWENTIES. WE DON'T BECAUSE CURRENTLY, HOLY CROSS DOES. UH THERE'S PEOPLE LIKE HOLY GRASS THAT UM, BUYS THEIR TENTS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE PAYING, UH, CONTRACTOR TO COME OUT AND PUT THESE TENTS OUT EVERY YEAR WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO USE THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SO UM, I'VE ACTUALLY HAD THE EXPERIENCE WHERE IT'S GOTTEN EASIER FOR ME , ESPECIALLY SPECIAL EVENTS BECAUSE I DID HAVE WE DID HAVE THE CONVERSATION WHERE I HAD TO PULL A SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT AND THEN 1/10 PERMIT AND IT WAS CRAZY. AND NOW THAT HAS BEEN STREAMLINED BECAUSE THIS YEAR I ACTUALLY HAD. I DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM WHERE THEY CALLED ME AT LAST MINUTE TOLD ME. HEY YOU NEED A TEMPERAMENT. UM AND SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS THIS YEAR, AND IT'S BEEN MUCH MORE EASIER RIDE. I DO THINK THAT 10 10 BY TWENTIES. UH WE DON'T ASK FOR 10 PERMITS. BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE A CARPORT. UM BUT ANYTHING ELSE I THINK IT'S YOU JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT WHAT THE FIRE OFFICIAL, WHICH ISN'T THE 900 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS BASICALLY LIKE A 20 ANYTHING LESS THAN 20 BY 20. YOU JUST GOTTA GOOGLE IT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I DO TO MAKE SURE I DON'T HAVE TO PULL TEMPERAMENTS. BUT I THINK WE'VE STREAMLINED THE TEMPERAMENTS BECAUSE THE DIFFERENCE FROM LAST

[02:05:05]

THAT COOL. UM TENTS, UM, FOR THEIR EVENTS, AND THEY OWN THOSE TENTS. THEY DON'T YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T. THEY'RE NOT LIKE MR WATSON THAT YOU HAVE THE MONEY TO, UM, UM TO CALLED TENT LOGICS , AND THERE'S PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW THEY THEY MANUALLY DO WE MANUALLY DO IT, SO I'M JUST SAYING IT OUT THERE. OKAY, SO. ONCE AGAIN WE GET BACK TO, UM MR VOS IS SUGGESTION OF HAVING STAFF STARTING WITH THEIR BONES AND OF STATE REQUIREMENTS IS EVERYBODY IN AGREEMENT WITH STAFF REVIEWING AND YES, OKAY. SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE A CONSENSUS HERE TO THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY

[5.  

Village Manager Performance Review

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

HAVE ANYBODY NOBODY. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANKS, MR BROWN FOR COMING IN HERE. WHEN THERE WAS A WILD WEST. WE WERE NOT PREPARED. WHEN WE CAME HERE . WE DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE NOVICE. WE YOU HELPED US GUIDE US TO GET TRAINING AND WE DID. WE LEARNEDT

[02:10:10]

EVERYONE HAS TO MOVE. BUT. I'M HERE TO FIGHT FOR YOU. SO THANK YOU, MR BROWN. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE, AND I APPLAUD YOU FOR EVERYTHING. BECAUSE YOU WE'RE AN EXAMPLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYTHING? SURE. WELL MR BROWN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. APPRECIATE IT. AH THANK YOU VERY WORKING WITH US AS A COUNSELOR, NEW COUNCIL THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH ROOKIES. UM, I KNOW THAT WASN'T EASY, EITHER. AND THANK YOU FOR A DEAL WITH STAFF.

I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SAD FACES. BECAUSE I DON'T SEE ONE STAFF THAT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE PLEASED FOR YOU LEAVING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. APPRECIATE IT.

WELL THANK YOU, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST JUST TO ADD SOMETHING MAYOR UNLESS THERE'S SOMEBODY PUBLIC COMMENT, COMMENT. YEAH, YOU DO. AND OKAY, UM AND ALSO, I WOULD UM LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YEAH YOUR TIME HERE AT THE VILLAGE. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT ACCOMPLISHED, AND I HAVE TOLD YOU TIME AND TIME AGAIN, I WOULDN'T HAVE YOUR JOB. THERE'S NO WAY I'D HAVE YOUR JOB. UM AND IT IS IT BEHOOVES EVERYBODY AN INDIAN TOWN TO STAY INVOLVED. YOU KNOW, WE ARE ELECTED TO SERVE. EVERYONE IN INDIAN TOWN AND WHEN WE HEAR FROM EVERYONE IN INDIAN TOWN WE KNOW UM. WHAT IS NEEDED. WE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND IT'S STAYING TUNED TO THE INVOLVEMENT OF EVERYONE AND INDIAN TOWN AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD. SO IS THERE ANY IF THERE'S NOT ANY MORE, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WISH YOU LOTS OF LUCK IN

[02:15:03]

IT'S GOING TO BE SAD TO SEE YOU LEAVE MR BROWN. BUT SURE ENOUGH , UH, I CAN TELL PEOPLE BE CAREFUL THE SEEDS THAT YOU SO CAUSE THEY SURELY WILL COME UP AGAIN AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S NOTHING WRONG WITH US AFTER THE PART, BUT BE SURE YOU'RE DOING IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS AND NOT THE WRONG REASONS. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID. WE HAVE DONE MORE IN THE VILLAGE OF ANY TOWN. UH OVER THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE IN THIS OVER 50. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW MY AGE, BUT WE DON'T GOT MORE DONE IN THE LAST CLOSE TO FIVE YEARS, THEN WE'VE DONE IN MY LIFETIME OF BEING HERE IN THE VILLAGE. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE DON'T SEE FORMER YOU KNOW PEOPLE THAT WAS EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY OR WHATEVER TAKES YOUR PLACE. I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT Y'ALL TIMELINE IS AND WHO'S GOING TO STEP IN SINCE MR BROWN IS GOING TO RESIGN, SO YES, RESIDENTS BE AWARE OF WHO SITS IN THE SEAT NEXT. THANK YOU. NEXT ONE IS MILTON WILLIAMS. FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS MILTON E. WILLIAMS. AND IN ESSENCE, I HAVE SIX MINUTES. GIVE A DEFINITION. TO EVERYONE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PLACES. LOT RIGHT HERE, COLLECT THE WORDS IN MY MOUTH. THE MEDITATION MY HEART BE ACCEPTABLE IN HIS SIGHT. OH, LORD, MY STRENGTH. AND BARRY DEMA. NOW WE HAVE HERE IN THIS TOWN HALL. VERY SMART, WILL EDUCATED PERSON BEFORE US. I'M GOING SOMEWHERE WITH THIS NOW.

JUST LISTEN TO ME, PLEASE. SOME HAVE BEEN DISSERTATIONS. SOME HAVE DUNBAR EXAMS. SOME HAVE DONE PRACTICAL. THEORIES. AND TEST NOW. WHAT BEFORE US SHOULD HAVE BEEN ANY VALUATION? BEING INTELLIGENT PEOPLE AS WE ARE. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN BEING INTELLIGENT AND HAVE A WISDOM.

BEFORE YOU YOU HAD TO EVALUATE. DO WE KNOW THAT THE NEWSPAPER WE READ IS GOOD SIXTH GRADE LEVEL.

EVEN OUR CELL PHONE. MOST OF WHAT WE READ IS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. WE CAN'T TEACH WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. WE CAN'T LEAVE OR WE DON'T GO. PERSONALLY SPEAKING. THE VILLAGE COUNCIL HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED LONG ENOUGH. WITH THIS NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. NO I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SOCIAL MEDIA IS OUT THERE. MINUTE PLATFORM. AND THEN I WANT TO BE ABLE AT THE END OF THE DATE. TO LOOK ME IN THE EYE. MR BROWN. YOU'VE DONE THAT HERCULEAN JOB HERE IN THIS VILLAGE. BECAUSE ALL OF US NEED GOOD FRIENDS. TO MAKE OUR LIVES. BUT RIGHT. THEY HELP US THROUGH THE BAD TIMES AND MAKE THE LOAD SEEMS LIKE ONE NICE THING ABOUT FRIENDS. AND THIS SHOULD MAKE US GLAD. THEY LIKE THE GOOD THAT'S IN US. MHM AND FORGET THE BAG. IF WE WANT TO ASK OUR FRIENDS.

TO SHARE SORROWS AND ARE FUN. WE WILL HAVE TO DO OUR BEST. YOUR FRIEND. ABOUT BEING ONE GARFIELD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU THANK YOU. LINDA IVORY. AND THEN I REFER THE RECORD. IS

[02:20:18]

BUT LIKE SAYING IT, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP. AND KEEP MOVING, BECAUSE GOD GOT SOMETHING BETTER FOR YOU AND THE ONES THAT THAT FOUGHT AGAINST HIM. THAT DID THINGS BEHIND HIS BACK. IT'S GONNA CATCH UP WITH YOU. I KNOW THAT THAT'S GOD'S THAT'S GOD'S WORD. WELL, HEY. NO CIVILITY, PLEASE. FOR WHAT? FOR? FOR ONE THING, BUT ONE THING I CAN SAY THIS MUCH TOO. IF YOU DIG A DITCH YOU BETTER DIG TWO. BECAUSE THERE'S A SHOW AS YOU DIGGING DONE DUG A DITCH FOR MR BROWN AND THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT LEFT YOU BETTER DIG SOME MORE BECAUSE IT'S COMING.

ALRIGHT. YOU CAN REST ASSURED IT'S COMING. AND I AND I GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THAT A THREAT NO, NO, NO, NO! STOP! STOP PROBLEM. NEXT SPEAKER IS LAURA HERNANDEZ. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS LAURA HERNANDEZ. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO MR BROWN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT ADMIRATION FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. UM AS WELL. I JUST STARTED COMING AND HONESTLY, IT MAKES ME REFLECT BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE THAT POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT COMMENTS SO BAD ABOUT MR BROWN ARE ADULTS ARE THEY SEE THEIR ADULTS, BUT CLEARLY THEY CAN. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT LIKE ADULTS. THEY'RE ACTING LIKE CHILDREN. THEY WANT TO START DRAMA THEY WANT TO BUILD. YOU KNOW HOW RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL THAT IS. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO ADMIRE THE ADULTS. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE EXAMPLE. I KNOW MY VOICE IS NOT GOING TO BE HEARD TONIGHT BECAUSE HOWEVER, REFLECTS ON THE BOARD. I'VE SPOKEN SO MANY TIMES, AND IT'S SHOWN THAT OUR VOICE OF THE MINORITY HISPANICS. LATINO AFRICAN AMERICAN. WE'RE NOT REALLY GOING TO BE HEARD. BECAUSE YOU SHOWED US. THE NEW COUNCIL. PEOPLE SAID THEY WERE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. BUT WHERE YOU REALLY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND MR BROWN, YOU WERE FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU ARE FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU ARE PART OF US LATINOS. AND YOU ARE FAMILY TO US. YOU WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. AND LIKE, MS LINDA SAID. GOD KNOWS AND JUDGMENT. THEY WILL COME HE KNOWS EVERYTHING. REFLECT ON WHAT YOU WHAT YOU SPEAK. HOW YOU PREACH WHO YOU ARE. BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T COME TO YOU

[02:25:02]

JUST IN CASE THERE'S PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW IN JANUARY. UM MR HOWARD BECAME A PERMANENT PERMANENT VILLAGE MANAGER ARE PERMANENT POSITION WOMAN AND HER AND HE WAS HIRED TO RUN OUR DAYS OPERATIONS. AND HIS TENURE, HE INITIATED A FIVE YEAR PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR THE VILLAGE. WHERE NEARLY ALL OUR STREETS SPAIN WITHIN THREE YEARS. INITIATED THE PURCHASE OF THE INDIAN TOWN WATER COMPANY. YES SUCCESSIVELY ADOPTED THE VILLAGE JUST FIRST COMPREHENSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF 2020. HE WAS PART OF THE TANK. IT WAS BECAUSE OF HIM THAT WE WERE ABLE WELL, HE TOOK PART IN RETAINING THE SERVICES OF QUEST COMMUNICATIONS OF AMERICA TO ASSIST THE VILLAGE WITH PUBLIC RELATIONS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH THE INFORMATION.

THAT WAS NEEDED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, RETAINED THE SERVICES OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT SYSTEMS, WHICH LED TO THE PAVING TRAIL ROAD AND WASHINGTON AVENUE. HE APPROVED THE LED LIGHTNING AGREEMENT WITH F B NL TO EXCHANGE EXISTING SNL ON STREET LIGHTS TO LED LIGHTS, THEREBY SAVING THE VILLAGE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. HE ALSO PURCHASED THE 5.1 ACRE TRACT OF LAND FOR THE FUTURE COMMUNITY STANDARDS, COMMUNITY CENTER AND VILLAGE HALL. ALONG WITH ACQUIRING THE INDIAN TOWN. I SEE. I WHICH IS THE PRIVATE WATER AS TO COME FOR 8.5. AND WE SEE NEARLY 75% LOAN FORGIVENESS. SO THE VILLAGE ONLY PAID $2.1 MILLION.19 AND 2020 AND 2021. HE COMPLETED THE DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLANS FOR THE ENTIRE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. THESE PLANS WERE SORELY NEEDED IN ORDER TO CREATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES IN THE VILLAGE. HE WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH MARTIN COUNTY FIRE, RESCUE RESULT AND THEN $1.5 MILLION FROM MARTIN COUNTY TO BE USED TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION TO CERTAIN AREAS THAT ANY IN TOWN. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING THE GREEN CARBON INDUSTRIES TO INDIAN TOWN. HE WAS A PART OF HE TOOK PART IN RECEIVING THE $3.5 MILLION IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. ACTING FUN HE APPROVED THE RAILROAD AVENUE AND SOUTHWEST 151ST STREET WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT AND MEDIA REPLACED INTO THE SIGNED CONTRACT. WHICH WAS. AND WITH HELP OF KIM LEE HORN. TODAY THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY $23 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING RECEIVED BY THE VILLAGE SENSIBILITY BEEN TO BROWN HAS BEEN HIRED 2020 TO THE VILLAGE OF ANY ENTIRE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $18 MILLION TO REPAIR THE SOURCE SYSTEM FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE VILLAGE MANAGER ALSO WAS INFLUENTIAL AND GETTING THE MORS NEEDED AND FUNDING TO CARRY OUT THE BOOK APART DRAINAGE AND ROAD. WAY PROJECT THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS YOU SPEAK WITH MILLER, YOU NEED TO REACH YOUR TIME UNDER THE YEAH. GO AHEAD HERE BECAUSE UNDER MARTIN COUNTY. WE DID NOT NEED, UH. NEXT SPEAKER IS DOUG CALDWELL. OKAY ME OFF. FOR THE RECORD.

DOUG CALDWELL. AH! MADAM MAYOR COUNCIL, NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. ARE EXTINGUISHED, DISTINGUISHED, NOT EXTINGUISHED, DISTINGUISHED. COUNTY COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE ALL RECALL ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO FIVE YEARS AGO. AH! WHEN YOU INCORPORATED I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OR TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE NEW COUNCIL PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE

[02:30:03]

BECAUSE WE INTERACTED WITH IT. THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON PROBABLY IN THE ROOM. IT'S BEEN TWO MORE MEETINGS THAN ME. AND THAT MRS IVORY, I THINK BLACK GAL FROM BOOKER PARK, AND A WHITE GUY FROM INDIA WOULD SO AH, THAT THAT BEING SAID, UH I HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AND I THINK YOU DO. YOU SHOULD STUDY IT OUT. AH! TWO OR THREE DAYS. THREE DAYS. I'LL BE 85 YEARS OLD. UH, SO THANK YOU FOR THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT. NOW THAT'S ANOTHER DEAL, AND IN 15 OR 20 DAYS, IT'S CHRISTMAS. SO BEING THE LAST SPEAKER OF THE YEAR. TO, UH. TO THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR. I'LL SAY THANKS TO THE COUNCIL PEOPLE. ALL OF DECISION MAKING ARE HARD. I'VE BEEN THERE DONE THAT. UH IT'S A DIFFICULT JOB. BECAUSE YOU GOT PUBLIC TELLING YOU ONE THING. YOU GOT FACTS TELLING YOU WHAT ANOTHER THING AND YOU'VE GOT A CERTAIN SORT OF AND MAKE THE RIGHT AND THE BEST DECISION. I THINK. YOU YOUR MISTAKES THAT YOU WILL MAKE. YOU HAVE TO ANSWER FOR THEM. YOU'RE THE ONE YOU'RE THE ONES THAT DO THAT MAKES THE DECISION. ALL OF YOU. THE NEW COUNCIL PEOPLE LEARNED FROM THE OLD COUNSEL PEOPLE TO APPOINT GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT STUFF.

GOVERNMENTS DIFFICULT. IT'S A AND GOVERNMENT SLOW. MY ONE OF MY FAVORITE SAYINGS. THE SPEED OF GOVERNMENT. SPEEDY GOVERNMENT SUCKS. UH, BUT ANYWAY, I GOT 40. FIVE SECONDS LEFT. AND I'M GONNA BE QUIET FOR 40 SECONDS AND LET YOU ALL THINK. AND THE LAST TWO SECONDS. I GOT SOMETHING TO SAY.

IT'S KIND OF RUDE. MERRY CHRISTMAS. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, UM. AND I GUESS, LASTLY HISTORICALLY. AND I KNOW THAT IT WAS BROUGHT UP. YOU KNOW? WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW? SO HISTORICALLY, THE VILLAGE CLERK HAS STOOD IN THE GAP WHEN THE VILLAGE MANAGER HAS BEEN ABSENT. UM SO IF THE COUNCIL IS AGREEABLE TO THAT, UM HISTORICA. HAVE THAT BE THE WAY FORWARD FOR

[NEXT REGULAR MEETING (ANNOUNCE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION)]

SO ARE IS EVERYBODY AGREEABLE TO A MEETING NEXT THURSDAY. TO MOVE FORWARD. OKAY, THAT WORKS.

THURSDAY AT 6 30 NEXT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH AT 6 30. YES, HERNANDEZ. DOES THAT SOUND LIKE THE WAY FORWARD? AND THIS IS TO WHAT? JUST THIS? SO THE SOLE PURPOSE SALA AGENDA ITEM. WOULD BE MOVING FORWARD THE PROCESS OF PROCURING AN INTER MENDER JUROR AND THE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MANAGER SEARCH MR VILLAGE ATTORNEY WOULDN'T WE? I WANT TO DO THAT NOW. I THINK WHAT I HEARD IN IN THE MAYOR SUGGESTION WAS TWO THINGS. UH, THAT AH, BUT YOU WOULD HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS YOUR PROCESS FOR INTERIM MANAGER MANAGER HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT. AND SO ON, AND THE SECOND PIECE THAT SHE STATED FIRST WAS THAT, UM, THE VILLAGE CLERK SERVED AS AS TEMPORARY VILLAGE MANAGER UNTIL THAT MEETING NEXT WEEK, SO AT THAT MEETING, WE WOULD COME UP WITH PROPOSALS IN REGARDS OF INTERIM YEAH. COME UP WITH YOUR MORE YOUR STABLE PLANS FOR HOW

[02:35:07]

APOLLO YES, COUNCIL MEMBER OF PEREZ. VICE MAYOR STONE YES. GIBBS. THOMAS? YES. MAYOR LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING TO THANK EACH ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL MEN, UM ANTHONY GROWLING AND JACKIE CLARKE. MAYOR SUSAN GIBBS. THOMAS WAS THE MAYOR WHEN I CAME ON AND OBVIOUSLY GUIDING STONE AND JANE HERNANDEZ. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND SELECT ME AT THE SERVICE YOUR YOUR VILLAGE MANAGER. IT WAS AN HONOR. IT REALLY WAS AND I WILL TRULY MISS OUR STAFF. WE HAVE A HARD WORKING STAFF HERE AT THE VILLAGE BENDING DOWN. THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB FOR US. THEY WORKED DURING COVID. AND THAT WAS LEADERSHIP. AND I WANT YOU GUYS TO CONTINUE ON. I'M SURE YOU'LL DO WELL AND THANK YOU AND GOD SPEAK TO YOU IN THE VILLAGE PONYTAIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE BACK TO MEETING FOR NEXT THURSDAY. YOU CAN GIVE DIRECTION TO HAVE A MEETING. AND IF WE HAVE WE HAVE CONSENSUS GIVEN DIRECTION THAT THAT WE'RE HAVING A MEETING NEXT THURSDAY, AND THAT'S THE AGENDA AT 6 30, THEN. I THINK WE'VE GOT WHAT WE NEED. MADAM CLARK, DO YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THAT? YES MADAM MAYOR AND I'VE ALSO CONTACTED CONTACTED A COUPLE OF RECRUITING AGENCIES AND THE FLORIDA CITY COUNTY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION. SO I HAVE SOME CALLS INTO THEM FOR INFORMATION ON SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE.

OKAY FANTASTIC HEAD OF THE BALLGAME. SUBMIT THIS LETTER TO THE CLERK FOR THE RECORD. OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND SEEING HOW WE HAVE DEALT WITH ALL ALL THE BUSINESS AT HAND. WE WILL HAVE A MEETING NEXT THURSDAY. THE 15TH. AT 6 30 IN THE EVENING

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.