Feb 09, 2023 Regular Meeting

GOOD. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

[CALL TO ORDER]

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WELCOME TO THIS VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON FEBRUARY THE NINTH, 2023.

ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

MAYOR GIBBS THOMAS HERE, VICE MAYOR STONE HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DEPALO NOT PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ HERE.

UH, QUICKLY, HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. MAKE SURE THAT ALL YOUR CELL PHONES ARE SILENT.

PLEASE PUT THEM ON VIBRATE.

BATHROOMS ARE TO YOUR LEFT THROUGH THE DOOR.

EXITS ARE NOTATED HERE TO YOUR RIGHT AND TO YOUR LEFT.

ALSO, IF YOU HAVE AN AGENDA THAT ON THE VERY FIRST PAGE IS A CIVILITY CLAUSE, PLEASE READ THAT AND BE AWARE BECAUSE CIVILITY IS PRACTICED IN THE COUNCIL MEETINGS BY THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL.

WE HAVE FOR THE INVOCATION THIS EVENING.

PASTOR PEDRO CARCAMO OF THE FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER, SPANISH CHURCH.

HE WILL BE BRINGING THE INVOCATION.

AND IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR THAT AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PASTOR PEDRO. FATHER.

GOD, WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, LORD, TO BE TOGETHER.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, LORD, FOR OUR GOVERNMENT AND OUR GOVERNING BODY, LORD GOD, AND THANK YOU FOR OUR MAYOR, THE VICE MAYOR, AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE PRESENT.

LORD. AND I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU, FATHER, TO GIVE THEM THE WISDOM THAT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF OUR COMMUNITY.

LORD GOD, FATHER, GIVE US THE GUIDANCE AND THE DIRECTION.

LOWER FATHER AND FATHER, WE PRAY FOR BLESSINGS ON OUR COMMUNITY, LORD.

WE PRAY FOR PROSPERITY, LORD GOD, AND WE PRAY FOR PROTECTION.

LORD, FATHER AND LORD GOD.

WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS.

AMEN. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC AND ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA?

[ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS]

SO OUR FIRST ITEM THIS EVENING IS PROCLAMATIONS.

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Proclaiming February 2023, as Black History Month in the Village of Indiantown.

PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY THE FEBRUARY 2023 AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN.

WHEREAS, THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN RECOGNIZES AND HONORS THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND. WHEREAS, BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVEMENTS BY BLACK AMERICANS AND A TIME FOR RECOGNIZING THE CENTRAL ROLE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN US HISTORY.

AND. WHEREAS, SINCE 1976, EVERY US PRESIDENT HAS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING CANADA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM, ALSO DEVOTE A MONTH TO CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY.

AND. WHEREAS, THIS OBSERVANCE AFFORDS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT BLACK HERITAGE AND TO HONOR THE MANY BLACK LEADERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROGRESS OF OUR COMMUNITY, STATE AND NATION.

AND. WHEREAS, SUCH KNOWLEDGE CAN STRENGTHEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF ALL CITIZENS REGARDING THE ISSUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, THE GREAT STRIDES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE CRUSADE TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO EQUALITY FOR MINORITY GROUPS AND THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND POVERTY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I. SUSAN GIBBS THOMAS, MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 2023 AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME AND THE VILLAGE COUNCIL IN THIS CELEBRATION.

AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE THIS EVENING IN ORDER TO TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION IS MISS GLORIA ALDRICH JENNINGS.

WOULD YOU LIKE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE PRESENT THIS TO YOU? OKAY. WELL, COME ON. COME ON.

LET'S GET PICTURES. UH, I WASN'T REAL ADDRESS FOR.

SURPRISE YOU GET HIM ANYWAY.

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THANK YOU. COME ON.

I'M LOOKING FOR A FOUR ARCHERS IN THE ROOM.

AND I DON'T SEE THEM.

SIDNEY CRUZ AND SEAN WATSON.

WELL, HOPEFULLY THEY COME IN.

UNTIL THEN, WE WILL GO AHEAD WITH THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE NATIONAL FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FFA WEEK FEBRUARY THE 18TH THROUGH THE 25TH OF

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Proclaiming National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Week
February 18-25, 2023 in the Village of Indiantown.

AND. WHEREAS, AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND FFA ENSURE A STEADY SUPPLY OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS IN THE SCIENCE, BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURE.

AND. WHEREAS, THE FFA MOTTO LEARNING TO DO DOING TO LEARN, EARNING TO LIVE AND LIVING TO SERVE GIVES DIRECT GIVES DIRECTION AND PURPOSE TO THESE STUDENTS WHO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SUCCEEDING AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. AND.

WHEREAS, FFA PROMOTES CITIZENSHIP, VOLUNTEERISM, PATRIOTISM AND COOPERATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, I SUSAN GIBBS THOMAS, MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY THE 18TH THROUGH THE 25TH, 2023, AS NATIONAL FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA WEEK IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME AND THE VILLAGE COUNCIL IN THIS CELEBRATION.

AND IN THE ABSENCE OF OUR FAIRS, I AM MYSELF AN FFA ALUMNI.

I WAS PART OF THE VERY FIRST FFA CLUB AT MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WAY BACK WHEN.

WE WON'T SAY HOW LONG AGO THAT'S BEEN, BUT PLEASE SUPPORT THESE KIDS IN FFA AND FOR H.

THE MARTIN COUNTY FAIR IS ABOUT TO KICK OFF AND THEY IF YOU LOOK AT THE FAIR, THE FAIR IS MARTIN COUNTY FAIR AND LIVESTOCK SHOW.

I THINK THEY STILL HAVE THAT IN THEIR IN THEIR TITLE AND A LOT THE LIVESTOCK ARE A HUGE PORTION OF THE FAIR AND THESE KIDS SPEND QUITE A PORTION OF THEIR LIFE WITH THEIR ANIMALS GETTING THEM READY FOR THE FAIR AND TO SHOW SO GET OUT AND SUPPORT THEM.

IT IS AN AWESOME PROGRAM.

MAYOR? YES.

COUNCILMEMBER DEPAULO HAS JOINED THE CALL.

LET THE RECORD SO REFLECT THAT WE HAVE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DIPAOLO IN ATTENDANCE VIA ZOOM.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT, THE PUBLIC IS ALLOWED 3 MINUTES EACH ON ANY

[PUBLIC COMMENT (3 MINUTES EACH)]

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING? YES, MAYOR, WE HAVE TWO COMMENT CARDS VERSUS COLLEEN PUCKETT'S.

GOOD EVENING. WELCOME.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AS YOU KNOW, I AM COLEEN BERKOWITZ AND I'M WITH THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

COMMISSIONER JENKINS, WHO CANNOT BE HERE TONIGHT.

SO I'M STANDING IN FOR HIM THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

I WANTED TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE THAT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, FDOT WILL HOLD A MEETING AT THE ELIZABETH LAHTI LIBRARY TO DISCUSS PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE STATE ROAD 710 WARFIELD BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT TOMMY CLEMENT STREET.

THIS MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 AND IS SCHEDULED TO RUN UNTIL 730.

COMMISSIONER JENKINS AND I PLAN TO BE THERE, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALSO JOIN US.

AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SECTION OF THAT ROAD.

SO THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE VERY WELL NEEDED.

ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LIBRARY SIGN.

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ALSO, I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, THE MPO, WHICH IS THE METROPOLITAN METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, WILL MEET AT 9 A.M.

TO DISCUSS THE LIST OF PROJECT PRIORITIES AND CURRENTLY THE WIDENING OF STATE ROAD.

710 IS TWO LANES TO FOUR LANES FROM MARTIN COUNTY THE TO THE ST LUCIE COUNTY LINE I'M SORRY THE MARTIN MARTIN ST LUCIE COUNTY LINE TO THE POWER PLANT IS MPOS NUMBER TWO PRIORITY.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME TO THIS MEETING, IT WILL BE HELD AT THE MARTIN COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT 2401 SOUTHEAST MONTERREY ROAD IN STEWART. AND PUBLIC COMMENT IS VERY WELCOME.

SO IF YOU WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK AS TO MAYBE WHY IT MIGHT WANT TO BE MOVED TO NUMBER ONE, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO.

AND THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT FOR YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND A COUPLE OF, UH, CLARIFICATIONS.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, ISN'T THERE A SECOND MEETING ON THE 22ND? IS IT A ZOOM MEETING? IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO ATTEND THAT, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

IF YOU CANNOT COMP, THIS IS FOR THE TOMMY CLEMENTS INTERSECTION.

SO THERE IS THE IN-PERSON ON FEBRUARY 21ST AND THEN ON THE 22ND, WHICH IS WEDNESDAY AT 6 P.M., THERE'LL BE A VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING.

I DO HAVE INFORMATION ON THAT, SO IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, I COULD SHARE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.

AND ALSO THAT IS FROM THE MARTIN COUNTY OKEECHOBEE LINE, NOT ST LUCIE COUNTY.

SO MARTIN COUNTY, OKEECHOBEE, SMART AND SLASH SAINT LUCIE COUNTY LINE TO THE POWER PLANT THIS ON 710 DON'T GO TO ST LUCIE COUNTY SO THAT'S IT MUST BE A TYPO IT MUST BE THAT CAME FROM ON THE MPO.

YEAH. AND SO AND SO PEOPLE SO PEOPLE REALIZE THAT SECTION SPECIFIC SECTION INCLUDES THAT TOMMY CLEMENTS AND THOSE AND THOSE COMMUNITIES OUT THERE, CORRECT? CORRECT. AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE TOP THREE PRIORITIES, TWO OF THE TOP THREE ARE 710.

THE SECOND AND THIRD ONE ARE 710.

THAT THIRD PRIORITY WOULD BE THE REALIGNING RIGHT OF WHERE, UH, SEVEN, TEN AND 714.

YES, EXACTLY CORRECT.

YEP. OKAY, VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GLORIA ELDRIDGE JENNINGS.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, I'M GLORIA.

ALWAYS JENNINGS.

AND I AM.

VERY DISAPPOINTED.

AND SOMEWHAT I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW THE WORDS TO EXPRESS IT.

THE ZONING DEPARTMENT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR BOOKER PARK.

WE HAVE CHICKENS RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD AT ANY TIME.

WE HAVE.

DISABLED CARS THAT ARE PARKED, BACKED INTO BUILDINGS AND HOMES AND APARTMENT.

OR WHATEVER THEY ARE.

AND IT'S IT'S VERY DISCOURAGING.

CONSEQUENCE TO SEE THAT.

SAW THE THING GOING ON IN BOOK PARK.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THE ZONING PERSON IS.

BUT THEY NEED TO REALLY GET ON THAT JOB.

AND GET SOMETHING DONE.

NOW. TODAY IS FEBRUARY 9TH, 2023.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR THEM TO GET THESE CARS.

OLD CARS PARKED IN THE YARDS AND CHICKENS RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD.

AND THAT'S NOT A PART OF A COMMUNITY.

SHOULD NOT BE PART OF A COMMUNITY.

I DON'T SEE IT UP HERE IN INDIAN TOWN.

I HAVEN'T SEEN CHICKENS RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD.

AND I WAS RIDING AROUND LOOKING, AND I DO SEE A FEW CARS BACKED INTO THE YARDS THAT ARE NOT, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE NOT RUNNING, BUT NOT LIKE IT IS IN BOOK APART. PEOPLE NOT LIKE IT IS.

AND I LIVE THERE.

AND I FEEL THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, YOU KNOW, HAPPENING FOR THAT GOING ON.

SO I'M PLEADING TO THE.

THIS COUNSEL TO PLEASE GET THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

CHICKENS SHOULDN'T BE RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD.

YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR THEM OR WHAT.

AND THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME.

AND ALSO THE SECOND THING IS MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD IS LIKE DAYTONA 500.

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AND I BROUGHT THAT TO THE BOARD ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT MONTHS AGO AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

AND I WAS ASKING FOR A I SEE THEY GOT ANOTHER RED LIGHT.

UP AT THIS WHERE YOU TURN AND GO INTO A.

WHAT THIS PLACE CALLED ALL THESE.

HOMES OUT THERE. WHAT'S IT CALLED? THE RED LIGHT. THAT'S ON ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY.

THAT'S INDIAN WOOD.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.

ANY WOOD? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LIGHT IS UP TO REPRESENT.

I REALLY DON'T. BUT THERE'S A RED LIGHT THERE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE PUT SPEED BUMP OR SOMETHING SHOULD BE PUT ON.

THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD, THAT'S MINE.

TWO THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE.

THANK YOU. HEY, MAN.

HEY, MAN. IS THAT ALL WE HAVE FOR? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY, WE MOVE ON TO COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]

YES. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

I THINK BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A HUGE SECTOR IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO INDIAN. I CAN JUST SAY, MR. WILLIAMS, I GREW UP KNOWING MR. WILLIAMS BECAUSE HE HE WAS A TEACHER DOWN AT INDIANTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WHO DID NOT KNOW MR. WILLIAMS. SO I THINK US GROWING UP THE MILLENNIAL COMMUNITY, I THINK MR. WILLIAMS, FOR IMPACTING OUR LIVES WHEN HE WAS WORKING AT NEWTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, I ALSO WANTED TO SEE OR TO DIRECT.

INTERIM MANAGER FORMER MANAGER WOULD DO A VILLAGE MANAGER REPORT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN SEEING SINCE. I KNOW SHE HASN'T HAD TIME, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR THE PUBLIC TO STILL HAVE BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE PUBLIC I BELIEVE IN TRANSPARENCY AND THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT FORMER MANAGER DID.

SO THE ACTIVITIES OF EACH DEPARTMENT WOULD HAPPEN WOULD GO ON THIS VILLAGER REPORT.

AND ACTUALLY YOU CAN GO AND SEE SINCE 2019 OR 20, 2019, 2020, ALL THE REPORTS.

SO SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR HER TO CONTINUE ADDITIONALLY TO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO FOR.

OH MY GOD. THAT WAS SOMETHING ELSE I WANTED TO FOR INTERIM MANAGER TO DO, BUT I'LL COME BACK TO MY MIND AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE.

IF I HAVEN'T ANSWERED PHONE CALLS, I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

BUT I HAVE BEEN RESPONDING TO EMAILS AND AND IF JUST CALL ME, MESSAGE ME, I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO ME. I THINK THE STAFF ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AND WHAT THEY DO.

OH, AND INTERIM MANAGER I WANTED TO IT WAS ODD FOR ME WHILE I WAS AWAY THAT YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN.

TWO OR THREE WEEKS THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN SEEING ANY LIKE NOTIFICATIONS COMING THROUGH EMAIL IN REGARDS OF LIKE OUR CONSTANT CONTACT.

SO I WANTED TO SEE IN REGARDS OF IS DO WE STILL HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH QUEST? THEY WERE OUR, OUR PUBLIC BASICALLY OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN TRANSPARENCY AND I BELIEVE THAT THE OUR COMMUNITY WANTS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING.

AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I LOVED AND I HAVEN'T BEEN SEEING ANY EMAILS.

SO I'M WONDERING, DID WE DID WE STOP OR WHAT? SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ.

GOOD EVENING, ALL.

GLAD TO BE BACK FROM MY CANCER JOURNEY.

I WILL BE GOING IN AND OUT.

I START RADIATION TREATMENT NEXT WEEK, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A TOLL ON MY BODY.

SO EVERYTHING'S NEW TO ME.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO DISCUSS.

I WATCHED THE LAST WEEK, THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, AND I FELT THAT WE NEED TO RESPECT EACH OTHER.

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THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DEPAULO ON ZOOM, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS THIS EVENING? NO. OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR. UH, VICE MAYOR STONE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THAT'S OKAY.

AND LET ME ECHO THAT.

THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE AND SPENDING THEIR TIME TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING.

ALSO WOULD LIKE TO PUT A PLUG IN FOR THE FAIR ALREADY AND THE KIDS THERE.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET OUT AND PARTICIPATE WITH THEM AND THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF INDIAN TOWN COMMUNITY THAT IS IN THAT AND DOES THAT FAIR.

WEEK. ALSO PUT ON YOUR CALENDARS FOR THURSDAY, MARCH THE NINTH AT 6:15 P.M..

BEFORE THE REGULAR REGULARLY SCHEDULED 630 MEETING AT 6:15 P.M., WE WILL HAVE A VERY QUICK AND CONCISE STATE OF THE VILLAGE ADDRESS BEFORE THAT MEETING, SO JUST COME A LITTLE EARLY.

AND. BESIDES THE MPO, MAKE SURE THAT YOU COME OUT FOR THE F DOT AT ELIZABETH LORD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT.

AND WE'RE. THAT'S IT FOR ME THIS EVENING.

COMMITTEE REPORTS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS?

[COMMITTEE REPORTS]

I HAVE. I KNOW THAT, UH, ARE.

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTEE MR. HOWARD L BROWN.

HE SENT.

THEIR AGENDA.

THEY HAD THEIR MEETING YESTERDAY.

SO I WILL PUT THIS IN IN THE RECORD AND I'M SURE HE'LL BE SUBMITTING A REPORT ON THAT NEXT.

WE HAVE COMMENTS BY ACTING VILLAGE MANAGER.

[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER]

SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE.

AS YOU REMEMBER, BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021, THE COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN FOR A $1.5 MILLION APPROPRIATION OUT OF THE FUNDS THAT THE COUNTY HAD RECEIVED.

I SENT THEM A LETTER ON THE 24TH OF JUNE BECAUSE I KNEW THAT THOSE FUNDS HAD NOT BEEN REQUESTED AND THEY SENT THEM WITHIN A WEEK.

SO WE HAVE RECEIVED THOSE.

MR. FLORIO CONFIRMED THAT FOR US, AND SO WE HAVE SECURED THOSE FUNDS FROM THE COUNTY.

AND THAT'S FOR OUR LOOPING SYSTEM WITH THE UTILITIES.

AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER.

I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU WOULD NORMALLY HANDLE THESE, BUT I GOT A REQUEST FROM THE COUNTY.

THEY HAVE SET UP A LOCAL TECHNOLOGY PLANNING TEAM AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN.

IT COULD BE STAFF OR IT COULD BE A COUNCIL MEMBER.

IT'S UP TO YOU. AND WHAT IS IT AGAIN? THIS IS A GROUP THAT THE.

WAS ESTABLISHED TO START ADDRESSING BROADBAND CAPABILITIES, PARTICULARLY IN THOSE AREAS THAT DON'T HAVE BROADBAND ABILITIES IN THE WESTERN SOME WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. AND SO THEY HAVE TO MEET I THINK THE CRITERIA IS TWICE A MONTH, I MEAN, TWICE A YEAR.

AND THE LEAD ON THIS IS THE IT DIRECTOR FOR MARTIN COUNTY, MR. MARKER. SO THEY'VE GOT VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ON THIS GROUP FROM OTHER ENTITIES.

IT'S JUST UP TO YOU. I MEAN, WE CAN HAVE STAFF OR WE CAN HAVE A COUNCIL PERSON.

WE CAN WE WE CAN KIND OF TAKE A POLL HERE REAL QUICK.

I THINK IT MORE BE MORE APPROPRIATE STAFF BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE DAY TO DAY AND THEY KNOW THOSE THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

DOES EVERYBODY THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE? ARE YOU OKAY WITH ME FIGURING OUT WHICH ONE THAT SHOULD BE? I MEAN, MAYBE ME MYSELF.

YEAH. OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND THAT'S IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MOVING ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]

IS THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? COUNCIL OTHERWISE.

ALL IN FAVOR?

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CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

MOTION MADE BY STONE, SECONDED BY HERNANDEZ.

ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? ALL IN FAVOR? I PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM HERE.

QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS.

WHAT IS THAT ON THERE? WE HAVE ANYTHING? WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUASI JUDICIAL.

OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG, THEN.

WE MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

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Approval of Amended Agreement/Purchase of Additional Tyler Technologies ERP System Modules and additional maintenance in an Amount $395,253.00.

YES, MA'AM. SO THE ERP STANDS FOR ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING, AND THE VILLAGE HAS ALREADY AWARDED A PORTION OF THAT PROGRAM FOR THE PLANNING SIDE.

THAT WAS ROUGHLY 174,000.

I HAD PUSHED THIS OFF THE LAST AGENDA BECAUSE I WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT AND MEET WITH THE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES TO ENSURE THAT THE NEEDS OF THE VILLAGE WERE BEING MET PER WHAT DIRECTION AND WHAT WE WERE GETTING FROM THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND THEIR NEEDS.

WE MET WITH THEM.

I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS WILL DO IS BRING ALL OF YOUR VARIOUS FUNCTIONS TOGETHER IN ONE TECHNOLOGY SO WE CAN ALL TALK TO EACH OTHER THROUGH THAT TECHNOLOGY. AND SO I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO MOVE FORWARD.

THE SOONER THE BETTER, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A WHILE TO GET IT IMPLEMENTED.

I CAN ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE ON FROM TYLER TECHNOLOGIES AS WELL.

MR. HAMBURGER HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH LEADING THIS WITH THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, I ALREADY SEE COMMENTS HERE BY COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ.

THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

DOES THIS ALSO INCLUDE RECEIPTS? BECAUSE THEY SAID WHAT? LIKE INCLUDE AUTOMATED RECEIPTS? SOMEONE COMES AND DOES A PERMANENT.

IT'S. THEY DON'T HAVE TO LITERALLY TYPE THIS AND.

I'LL DEFER TO THE INTRICACIES ARE NOT THAT SPECIFIC AS TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

GO AHEAD, MIKE. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE PROPER HARDWARE AND EQUIPMENT, WHICH YOU PROBABLY ALREADY DO.

ANY TIME SOMEBODY PAYS FOR A BILL, A PERMIT OR WHATEVER, THE SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY GENERATE A RECEIPT FOR THEM.

OKAY. AND THEN ALSO, THIS ALSO INCLUDES MOBILE APP, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

AND I.

THAT'S ALL I. I THINK THOSE ARE THE MOST ESSENTIALS FOR ME.

THANK YOU. OH, OTHER QUESTIONS.

SORRY. DO WE? I KNOW WE NEED STAFF FOR THIS.

ARE WE STILL IN THE HIRING PROCESS, OR HAVE WE ALREADY GOTTEN CANDIDATE? HAVE WE ALREADY HIRED? BECAUSE I KNOW TYLER NEEDED CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN THAT DEPARTMENT AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO START THIS BECAUSE WITH THE ONE MAN SHOW RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE POSSIBLE.

SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW THAT GOES.

SO I HAVE RECENTLY ENGAGED A COMPANY.

IT'S ADVANCED SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC..

THEY HAVE IMPLEMENTED A TYLER TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE BEFORE.

IT ALSO INCLUDED UTILITIES BECAUSE THAT'S AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THIS.

AND SO THEY ARE GOING TO HELP US, ALONG WITH MR. HAMBURGER, TO KIND OF BE PROJECT MANAGERS AND SHEPHERD THIS ALONG.

WE DO HAVE SOME POSITIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN ADVERTISING THAT ARE GOING TO BE HOPEFULLY FILLED, PARTICULARLY IN THE FINANCE ARENA, AND I BELIEVE WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU. MR. DEPAULO, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? NO, I'VE LOOKED AT IT, AND I'M GOOD.

OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, JUST ALL THE QUESTIONS I NEED.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YEAH, MY. MY LINE OF THOUGHT WAS THE SAME AS COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ, AS FAR AS BEING USER FRIENDLY AND GETTING INFORMATION BACK UP. BACK OUT OF IT.

PUBLIC USE. BECAUSE I KNOW WITH THE COUNTY YOU'RE ABLE TO GO ONLINE AND YOU'RE ABLE TO DO SO MUCH.

SO I THINK THAT'LL BE A.

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ALSO, DOES THIS INCLUDE A YEARLY SERVICE AGREEMENT OF SOME SORT OR OR IS THAT GOING TO BE AN ONGOING EXPENSE FROM YEAR TO YEAR? IT'S A SOFTWARE APPLICATION, AS I UNDERSTAND IT.

SO, DARREN, YOU HAVE THE ANSWER? YES, MA'AM. YES, IT WILL HAVE A YEARLY MAINTENANCE THAT COMES WITH IT AND WITH THE PRICE.

TYLER HAS ALLOWED US TO BUY FIVE PREPAY FOR FIVE YEARS OF MAINTENANCE.

SO ADD THE COSTS FOR TODAY.

SO THAT WILL ALLOW US TO HOLD THAT RATE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

AND THAT MAINTENANCE IS UPGRADES, CORRECT? IF THERE'S AN IMPROVEMENT, IT INCLUDES THE UPGRADES, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY, GOOD.

THANK YOU. OKAY, DO DO WE HAVE A, UM.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ.

IS THERE A SECOND? SO SECOND, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR STONE.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER COUNCIL COMMENT ON THIS? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? ALL IN FAVOR? I, I PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX APPROVAL TO PIGGYBACK OFF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARTIN COUNTY AND KERNER ENVIRONMENTAL FOR PARKS LANDSCAPE

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Approval to piggyback off of an agreement between Martin County and Kerner Environmental (Contract No RFB2021-3270) for Parks Landscape Maintenance Services.

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Approval of Piggybacking Off of an agreement between Martin County and Kerner Environmental (Contract No RFB2020-3200) for Roadway & STA Landscape Maintenance Services.

YES, MAYOR.

SO THIS ITEM HAS BEEN ON THE AGENDA NUMEROUS TIMES.

AND AFTER WE KIND OF DRILL DOWN INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AND IN SPEAKING WITH OUR COUNSEL, I'D LIKE TO HOLD OFF ON DOING THIS.

WHAT PREEMPTED IT WAS THAT THE CONTRACT WITH THE EXISTING CONTRACTOR HAD EXPIRED AND THEY HAD A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE THEY WERE OFFERING AT EIGHT AND ONE HALF PERCENT. AND SO WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PIGGYBACK ON VERY QUICKLY.

BUT THAT PIGGYBACK CONTRACT, THE INITIAL CONTRACT IS GOING TO EXPIRE NEXT MONTH.

WE HAD THE OPTION TO CONTINUE, BUT I'M JUST NOT COMFORTABLE DOING THAT.

I THINK WE SHOULD JUST GO OUT FOR BID THIS ONE AND AND I'LL HAVE THE SAME COMMENTS FOR THE NEXT ONE.

I JUST WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF WE JUST GO OUT AND AND GET OUR OWN.

SO I JUST ASK SO.

SO THIS ENCOMPASSES ITEM NUMBER SIX AND SEVEN.

IF MR. VOS SAYS WE CAN DO THAT THAT WAY.

SURE. YEAH. I BELIEVE HER COMMENTS ARE DIRECTED BOTH THE SIX AND SEVEN.

SO THEY ARE OKAY.

SO ARE WE ASKING FOR ANY KIND OF ACTION OR NON ACTION? THE ONLY ACTION WOULD BE THAT WE GET PERMISSION TO CONTINUE ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS WITH THE EXISTING CONTRACTORS.

AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WE'VE GOT SOME BILLS FROM JANUARY, POSSIBLY EARLIER AND THEN THIS MONTH.

AND SO WE WOULD DO THAT UNTIL WE GET THAT BID ON THE STREET AND GET IT APPROVED BY COUNCIL.

OKAY. AND OUR CURRENT CONTRACTS CONTRACT, THESE ARE THOSE THOSE BUSINESSES, THEY'RE THEY'RE FAVORABLE TO DO THAT.

THEY WERE YES, MA'AM.

ONE OF THEM WE DON'T HAVE REALLY A FORMAL AGREEMENT WITH.

SO THAT INDIVIDUAL IS HAPPY TO CONTINUE.

AND THE OTHER ONE, MS..

RUSSELL, HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH, AND THEY'RE AMENABLE TO THAT.

OKAY. OKAY, GOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND CAN I.

YES. I JUST WANTED TO ASK.

AND WHO ARE THE CONTRACTING EYES RIGHT NOW? WE HAVE RIGHT FOR YOU.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS PALMYRA, OK POWELL.

PALMYRA. OKAY.

AND THEY ARE AGREEABLE FOR CONTINUOUS OR MONTHLY BASIS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION? I WOULD RECOMMEND B MOTION, AND IT CAN BE DIRECTED TO BOTH CONTRACTS THAT THE MOTION NEEDS TO SOUND LIKE.

WHAT THE MOTION NEEDS TO BE.

AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE TO CONTINUE ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS WITH THE CURRENT CONTRACTORS FOR THE TWO SUBJECT MATTERS AND ITEM SIX AND SEVEN.

DO I HEAR A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AS PER VERBATIM.

MR. VOS, DO I HAVE A SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY HERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY BY PEREZ. IS THERE ANY FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS? ANY? YES, SIR.

I GOT A QUESTION.

SO WHAT IF WE JUST CONTINUE WITH THE MONTH? A MONTH UNTIL MARTIN COUNTY EITHER RENEW THEIR CONTRACT OR MAYBE THEY CAN GET SOMETHING WHERE WE COULD PIGGYBACK ON IT, LET'S SAY, THREE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD, OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. WE COULD DO THAT.

IT'S JUST THAT I FEEL THAT BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCE OF THE VILLAGE AND THE DEMOGRAPHICS OUT HERE IN THE IN THE WAY THE PROPERTIES ARE, THAT

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AND IT WAS A LARGE CONTRACT.

IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THEY'RE GOING TO RAISE THEIR PRICES ANYWAYS.

EVERYBODY IS.

WE CAN IF YOU WANT.

BY THE TIME MARTIN COUNTY GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS, WE'LL PROBABLY BE DONE WITH OURS AND THEN WE CAN DO A COMPARISON AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST OPTION IS.

THANK YOU. WELL, GOOD.

GOOD. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND ON ITEM SEVEN AND SIX AND SEVEN.

IS EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? I. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

KIND OF IN THE SAME ARENA.

IN WHAT REGARD, MA'AM? PALMYRA. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

THAT'S OUR NEXT ONE. RIGHT? WE DID SIX AND SEVEN.

I HAVE AN EIGHT HERE.

I DO. I HAVE AN OLD ONE. YEAH.

THEY'RE NOT THE SAME THING.

OH, YEAH? HOW DID YOU. NUMBER EIGHT WAS THE HIRING PROCESS FOR THE OK.

WELL, THIS. I MUST HAVE AN OLD ONE.

I PRINTED THIS ONE OUT. I DIDN'T GRAB THE NEW ONE.

OK. THERE WAS A NEW ONE.

WE DID OUTSTANDING INVOICES, SO.

YEAH, THAT MUST'VE BEEN ON THE OLD ONE.

YEAH, ON ONLINE.

IT'S NOT SHOWING THE PALMYRA ITEM.

NO, NO, IT WAS OK.

I APOLOGIZE.

OKAY, SO WE'RE. WE'RE DOWN TO EVEN.

EVEN EVEN.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH.

MORE JUDICIOUS ON TIME.

GOOD. OKAY. YEAH, WE.

WE PULLED IT IN, REPUBLISH THE AGENDA.

OKAY. AND YOU MAY MISS THE EMAIL FOR THAT.

SO I HAD AN OLD ONE.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, HIRING PROCESS FOR PERMANENT VILLAGE MANAGER.

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Hiring Process for Permanent Village Manager

MR. HAMBURGER. DID YOU WANT TO TAKE THE LEAD ON IT? YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER STONE WANTED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON WHAT THE HIRING PROCESS WAS GOING TO BE TO HIRE A PERMANENT VILLAGE MANAGER.

SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER STONE YEAH.

SO BASICALLY, I FEEL THAT WE NEED TO GET THE PROCESS STARTED.

WE ALL KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE ROUGHLY ABOUT SIX MONTHS, SO WHY DELAY THE PROCESS? SO THIS IS BASICALLY THE TIME FOR US TO.

DECIDE HOW WE WANT TO GO ABOUT IT.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COUNCIL COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ YES, AND I CONCUR WITH VICE MAYOR STONE IN REGARDS OF STARTING THE PROCESS.

I THINK THAT THE THE DEBATE HERE WOULD BE MORE OF IF WE WANT TO GO TO THE PAYING AGENCY ROUTE OR WE WANT TO GO AND DO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE AS THE CITIES AND HAVE THEM SEND SOMEONE AND DO THE PROCESS LIKE WE DID THE FIRST TIME. BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY TWO WAYS THAT THIS CAN BE DONE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANOTHER OPTION, BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO START ROLLING THE BALL SO THAT WE ARE NOT DELAYED IN THIS.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS OR AS COUNCIL MEMBER? DEPAULO, YOU HAVE ANY? ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? YEAH. I'M NOT THERE, SO I'M LIKE A LITTLE DISADVANTAGE HERE.

BUT I JUST GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

I JUST LITERALLY JUST GOT HOME.

SO I'D LIKE TO PUT IT OFF TILL NEXT MEETING.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE.

A CONTRACTOR OF THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES.

I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A WORKSHOP ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS.

WE NEED TO HAVE THE COMMITTEE.

AND WE NEED TO UTILIZE THE SPREADS THE ALSO SPREADS TO.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S GOT THE EXPERIENCE.

SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING.

SO I THINK I'M.

I JUST. OKAY.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE YOU PUT OFF TILL NEXT MEETING.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND ALSO MY.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER, HERNANDEZ.

NO. GO AHEAD.

OH, SO IF HE WANTS TO SEE A WORKSHOP, I THINK THAT WE MIGHT AS WELL START.

PUTTING AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE WORKSHOP SO THAT WE DON'T COME AND DO THE SAME CONVERSATION OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

I THINK WE DIRECT STAFF TO START LOOKING INTO THE VENUES OF HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST DOING THAT COST SETTING.

ASKING FOR QUOTES IN REGARDS OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT DO THIS ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, AND THEN TALKING TO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND SO

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AND IT'S THE SAME THING OVER.

THERE'S NO THERE'S NO INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT IT? HOW MUCH DOES THIS GOING TO COST? BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S IT'S A MONEY FACTOR WHICH GOES INTO OUR BUDGET.

SO I DO THINK THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON TALKING ABOUT THIS, IT'S GOING TO BE.

SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

SO WE NEED TO.

DIRECT STAFF THAT THEY COME WITH AN AGENDA ITEM OR A WORKSHOP ITEM, BUT WITH OPTIONS SO THAT EACH COUNCIL MEMBER CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN THOSE OPTIONS.

AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THIS COUNCIL MEETING, NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS GOING TO BE THE SAME THING AND WE'RE JUST WE'RE JUST HOLDING IT OFF.

SO I THINK MAKING IT CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS COUNCIL HAS HAS HAS A DUTY TO DO IN REGARDS OF PICKING A VILLAGE MANAGER.

AND YOU GUYS NEED TO CALL YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TELL THEM THAT THIS IS NOT WE'RE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE DOING THIS EVERY MONTH OR EVERY MEETING.

I NEED MORE TIME.

I NEED MORE TIME.

LET'S SET UP A WORKSHOP, HAVE THESE OPTIONS, AND HAVE PEOPLE GIVE US FEEDBACK IN REGARDS OF WHAT THEY WANT.

SO I DO THINK THAT THAT'S THE WAY TO GO IN REGARDS OF THIS, JUST SO THAT WE'RE NOT MOVING IT TO THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE I ALREADY SEE IT. LET'S MOVE IT TO THE FOLLOWING MEETING.

BY THEN WE'LL BE IN JUNE AND WE'LL BE WITH THE SAME DISCUSSION.

SO I THINK I WILL DIRECT STAFF TO DO THAT.

MEANWHILE, COUNCIL MEMBER DEPALO CAN CAN RECOVER AND HE CAN HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND SO THAT THIS COUNCIL CAN SEE WHAT OPTIONS THEY WANT TO DO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I KNOW THAT THERE IS AN AGENDA ITEM ON THE I BELIEVE THE NEXT MEETING THAT WAS ASKED TO BE PUT THERE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ IN ORDER TO ADDRESS DOING A WORKSHOP. SO I THINK EVERYBODY'S KIND OF ON THE SAME PAGE HERE.

I THINK IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US TO BECAUSE THE WORKSHOP WE HOLD WILL BE ABLE TO ENCOMPASS ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT.

WE NEED TO HAVE THE TIME TO SIT DOWN AND WORKSHOP AND GO OVER THOSE EXACT THINGS.

SO I THINK THE AND I THOUGHT THAT THE NEXT MEETING WAS THE ONE BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN THAT WAS REQUESTED HOWEVER LONG AGO TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA AT THAT FOR THAT FOR THAT COUNCIL MEETING SO WE CAN SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE AHEAD OF IT BY A COUPLE OF WEEKS IF WE GO AHEAD AND SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP.

THIS MEETING.

AND IN ORDER TO ADDRESS ALL THOSE ISSUES AND START WORKING ON IT.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT IF IT IS IF WE NEED TO HAMMER OUT A WORKSHOP TIME NOW, IF EVERYBODY GETS THEIR CALENDARS TOGETHER AND AND GO AHEAD AND SEE FEBRUARY, MARCH.

I'M NOT TOO SURE.

SATURDAY MORNING.

TAKE THREE OR 4 HOURS.

THE COUNSEL I'M AT YOUR PLEASURE.

SO YOU SHOULD TAKE NO MORE THAN 2 HOURS.

I'LL SEE WHY WE NEED 4 HOURS FOR TROUBLE.

WELL, WE CAN START IT, AND THEN WHENEVER WE'RE ABLE TO GET THROUGH IT, WE CAN GET THROUGH IT.

SO WHAT? YEAH, WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPONENTS IN THAT ONE ITEM.

SO WHAT DATES ARE WE LOOKING AT? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS THAT WE CAN START OF MARCH? FOR SATURDAY, A MARCH WOULD BE MARCH THE FOURTH.

YEAH, BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING WEEK IS SPRING BREAK.

YEAH, WELL, IT'S ACTUALLY THE WEEK OF THE 13TH.

IT'S SPRING BREAK.

SOME OF US TAKE IT EARLY, SO.

SO DO WE HAVE MARCH THE FOURTH? WHAT TIME IN THE MORNING DO WE WANT TO START? NINE OR EARLIER.

BRIGHT AND EARLY. BRIGHT AND EARLY.

GET DONE WITH IT. 9:00 IS GOOD.

9:00 IS FINE WITH ME ON MARCH 4TH.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE A GENERAL CONSENSUS OF SATURDAY, MARCH THE FOURTH AT 9:00.

COUNCIL MEMBER DEPAULO, ARE YOU GOOD WITH THAT? I AM. SO 9 A.M..

NOW, DOES THAT GIVE ENOUGH TIME FOR STAFF TO DO WHATEVER NOTIFICATION NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE LEGAL ASPECT OF IT?

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OKAY. AND IT WILL. YES, SIR.

OH, I'M SO SORRY.

I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHAT WOULD WHAT INFORMATION WOULD YOU LIKE STAFF TO BRING TO THAT MEETING SO YOU ALL CAN BE AS PRODUCTIVE AS POSSIBLE.

AND I THINK EVERYTHING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ SAID, AND I'M SURE THAT MISS CHRISTA HAS DONE THIS PROCESS BEFORE AND IS VERY WELL AWARE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE NEED TO REVIEW. LIKE LIKE WAS STATED, WHETHER WE GO WITH A HEAD HUNTER FIRM, WHETHER WE CREATE OUR OWN COMMITTEE OF LOCAL WHOEVER WE GO TO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, THOSE THOSE OPTIONS IN THAT PLUS ALSO REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE I KNOW THE LAST TIME WE HAD WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AS INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS KNOW WHAT WE ARE BRINGING TO THE TABLE, OUR EXPECTATIONS, OUR DESIRES, SO WE'RE ABLE TO EXPRESS THOSE.

DID I MISS ANYTHING? NO.

BUT I REALLY THINK THAT BRINGING TO THE TABLE, I THINK THAT'S MORE WHEN ONCE WE DETERMINE WHICH OPTION, BECAUSE THAT PERSON, WE WOULD HAVE LIKE A DOUBLE DISCUSSION BECAUSE WHEN THAT IF WE HAVE THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES OR THE HEADHUNTER, THEY BOTH WILL DO THAT BECAUSE THEY NEED TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH WITH THE COUNCIL.

SO I THINK IT'S JUST MORE OF THE OPTIONS FOR THIS POINT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING TWICE.

IF I MAY, PLEASE.

IT WOULD HELP EACH OF YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, I BELIEVE, TO HEAR FROM YOUR FELLOW COUNCIL PERSON WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

AND AND THAT WAY THERE'S A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS WE PUT TOGETHER, ANY KIND OF INVITATION TO APPLY THAT IT'S CLEAR WHAT THE COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR.

AND YEAH, AND COME AND WHATEVER WE DECIDE ON, WHICHEVER WAY WE GO, THEN THEY HAVE A DIRECTION.

THEY KNOW WHAT THIS COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR AND WHAT THEY HAVE GOT TO WORK WITH.

AS FAR AS AS LOOKING OR PUTTING IT OUT THERE, THIS DESCRIPTION.

SO THAT'S THE REASON IT MAY TAKE MORE THAN JUST AN HOUR.

IT MAY TAKE A COUPLE. AND ALSO LIKE A TENTATIVE TIMELINE IN REGARDS OF WHAT STAFF THINKS IN REGARDS OF HOW THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN SO THAT THE PUBLIC HAS INFORMATION.

BECAUSE I, LIKE I SAY, TRANSPARENCY AND ALL WITH THE PUBLIC NEED TO KNOW HOW LONG THIS PROCESS IS GOING TO TAKE.

SO THEY NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE THINKING OF AS AND WHAT THE STAFF IS THINKING ABOUT IN REGARDS OF TIMELINE AND GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

THANK YOU. WE CAN ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF IT TOO.

OH YEAH. IT'S A WORKSHOP.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH.

PERFECT. YES, MR. BOSS. AND I WOULD OFFER IT'S.

IT'S POSSIBLE WHEN INFORMATION IS COLLECTED FROM FCC MAY AND THE FOLKS WHO TEND TO DO THIS AS HEAD HUNTERS AND SO ON, THEY WILL LIKELY BE, FROM MY EXPERIENCE, THERE WILL LIKELY BE INPUT FROM THOSE FOLKS AS HOW.

HOW THEY WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THE TIMELINE MIGHT LOOK SO THAT INFORMATION MIGHT BE IN THE FORM OF WHAT THEY'VE SHARED.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE KIND OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THAT.

IT SOUNDS GOOD. IS IT PUBLIC INVITED TO.

OH, YEAH. WORKSHOP.

ABSOLUTELY. YES. YES, ABSOLUTELY.

ALL MEETINGS ARE AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

ABSOLUTELY. SO DO WE DO STAFF HAVE GOOD ENOUGH DIRECTION AS EVERYBODY? MAYOR? YES, SIR.

COUNCILMEMBER DEPALO WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.

OH, YES, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER THE PROBLEM, I THINK.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN ONE WORKSHOP BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO FIRST, HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO.

AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY.

DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE I KNOW THE MERCER GROUP IS OUT THERE AND THEY'RE THERE.

THEY'RE LIKE, I'M A BETTER WORD, A HEADHUNTER, BUT I KNOW THERE'S OTHERS, TOO.

AND AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE OF THEM WE'RE GOING TO USE AND WHICH ONE IS GOING TO BE THE BEST FIT FOR US.

I THINK THIS IS LIKE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IN OUR ELECTED TIME ON THIS COUNCIL.

SO WE NEED TO GET IT RIGHT.

ABSOLUTELY. AND I BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION AT THE WORKSHOP.

SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAMMER THROUGH THAT.

THAT'S MY PLAN. I'LL BE ASKING THEM TO PROVIDE ME WITH SOME NOT A FORMAL PROPOSAL, BUT SOME IDEA.

AND PLUS THERE'S OTHER ENTITIES CLOSE TO THE SAME SIZE AS THE VILLAGE THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT THEY PERFORM AND GET AN IDEA OF THE COST AND WHAT IT

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AND THEY WENT THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT WAVES OF SOLICITATION TO GET TO THAT POINT.

FOR THE ONE CONTRACT COST.

OKAY, GOOD.

GOOD TO KNOW. GOOD INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. SO I DO NOT SEE ANY FURTHER COUNCIL COMMENT ON THIS.

DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT? YES. KEVIN POWERS.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU, KEVIN POWERS, FOR THE RECORD.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILWOMAN PEREZ AND YOUR PRESENCE THIS EVENING AS AN ANSWER TO PRAYERS, PRAYERS FROM THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

YOUR STRENGTH AND COURAGE ARE ALWAYS AMAZING, BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TRIED.

SO NICE TO SEE YOU AND COUNCILMAN PAULO.

I THINK THAT'S INDIAN TOWN HISTORY, RIGHT? GOING FROM THE HOSPITAL TO ATTENDING, EVEN ON ZOOM, IT'S.

THAT'S A FIRST FOR THE VILLAGE.

AMAZING. SO GODSPEED AND.

AND FEELING BETTER.

BUT I REALLY WANTED TO JUST PULL BACK A LITTLE BIT ON THIS DISCUSSION.

AND I'M COMING FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT, AND THAT IS THE BIGGEST THING.

THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN REVENUE IS DERIVED.

IT'S NO SECRET. IT'S IT'S F P, L, F, P, L F PAL.

AND THAT CONTRACT THAT CONTRACT IS UP THIS YEAR AND YOU HAVE WORKING WITH YOU FOR YOU THE MOST QUALIFIED PERSON IN ANYWHERE TO DEAL WITH THAT CONVERSATION AND KIND OF STARTING THE NEGOTIATIONS RENEGOTIATIONS AND THAT'S TERRAN KRISTA SHE WAS WITH MARTIN COUNTY WHEN IT WAS NEGOTIATED THE FIRST TIME AND SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN.

AND NOW SHE'S SHE'S ON OUR TEAM AND NEGOTIATING TOGETHER WITH MARTIN COUNTY, WITH FP AND L AND DOING IT.

AND I WOULDN'T LOSE SIGHT OF THAT THAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND, AND WITH REGARD TO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT RECRUITING A NEW MANAGER, MAYBE MAYBE YOU LOOK AT A 60 OR 90 DAY PAUSE IN STARTING THAT PROCESS AND THAT'S TWO THINGS.

ONE, SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BETTER WHERE YOUR BUSINESS DISCUSSION IS WITH OUR LARGEST TAXPAYER, THE PERSON THAT PAYS ALL THE BILLS.

AND THEN SECONDLY, I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A MEETING WHERE IT'S NOT A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE INTERIM VILLAGE MANAGER.

JUST TAKE A BREAK.

IT'S JUST SOMETIMES IT JUST NEEDS A REST.

AND THE LAST MEETINGS, THAT'S ALL IT'S BEEN ABOUT, THIS MEETING.

IT'S WHAT ABOUT AND NOW IT'S THE NEXT MEETING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND PAUSE.

FOCUS ON THE BIGGEST THING.

AND THAT'S WHAT PAYS THE BILLS.

AND THEN AND THEN, BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER HEARD I HAVEN'T HEARD IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING TO AN INTERIM THAT THERE'S A SENSE OF A SENSE OF URGENCY.

I THINK SHE'S OFFERED A WINDOW OF OF UP TO A YEAR OR SO.

DON'T LET TIME WORK AGAINST YOU.

LET TIME WORK FOR YOU, AND THEN THEN YOU CAN GO ABOUT THE SEARCH IN A MORE MEANINGFUL MANNER AND GET SOMEBODY THAT'S MORE QUALIFIED.

AND AND I GOT TO BE HONEST, TOO, AS A AS A COUNCIL.

AND I SERVED EIGHT YEARS I SERVED EIGHT YEARS IN PUBLIC OFFICE.

AND WE WENT THROUGH IT WAS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND NOT A MANAGER.

AND WE WENT THROUGH SEVERAL OF THEM.

AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT PROCESS.

AND AS A DIVIDED BOARD, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO RECRUIT THE BEST UNTIL YOU'RE ABLE TO START COMING TOGETHER ON SOME ISSUES AND COALESCING FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIAN TOWN. AND I THINK THAT'S A REASON TO SLOW DOWN AND PAUSE AND FOCUS ON WHAT'S WHAT'S IN THE BEST LONG TERM INTEREST OF INDIAN TOWN.

YOU DON'T HAVE A TIME CLOCK TICKING THAT SAYS IT HAS TO HAPPEN TOMORROW.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME.

THANK YOU. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBER IS DEDICATION TO TO ATTENDING A MEETING AND BEING HERE IS IS IS RECOGNIZED AND APPRECIATED.

BUT I THINK VICE MAYOR STONE MAY HAVE BROKEN THAT BARRIER BECAUSE I REMEMBER YOU SHOWING UP TO A MEETING.

YOU STILL HAD YOUR LITTLE ARMBAND ON FROM THE HOSPITAL.

AM I REMEMBERING THAT CORRECTLY? YEAH. SO, YEAH.

SO WE HAVE DEDICATED COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS ON THIS COUNCIL THAT WILL COME STRAIGHT FROM A HOSPITAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE IN ATTENDANCE.

SO THAT IS VERY MUCH A RECOGNIZED AND APPRECIATED.

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SINCE WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT, WE CAN STRIKE THAT FROM THE NEXT MEETING, CORRECT? WE DON'T NEED TO DEAL WITH THAT SINCE WE'VE ALREADY DEALT WITH IT.

CORRECT. I'M SEEING NODS ALL OVER THE PLACE, I IMAGINE.

OKAY. OKAY, GOOD.

BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

OKAY. WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE THAT I SEE ON THE AGENDA FOR OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING.

I DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

THIS IS TO SUPPORT INDIAN TOWN EDUCATION COALITION OR INDIAN TOWN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

SENIOR STUDENTS.

I WAS. I WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP.

AND SINCE I'VE BEEN ELECTED, THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE IT GIVES BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO OUR STUDENTS THAT GRADUATE OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

AND THIS HAS HELPED PROBABLY ABOUT 120 KIDS, STUDENTS.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I TAKE REALLY AT HEART.

AND I WOULD LIKE FOR PEOPLE TO GO OUT TO TOMORROW AND AND SUPPORT THIS GREAT CAUSE, WHICH HELPS OUR INDIAN TOWN STUDENTS. THANK YOU.

AND YOU ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AND HAVE A GREAT LUNCH, BUT ALSO BUY THE DONATION RAFFLE TICKETS, BECAUSE THE BASKETS THAT ARE PUT TOGETHER FOR THIS TO RAISE MONEY IS PHENOMENAL EVERY YEAR.

IT IS JUST AMAZING THE THE IMAGINATION AND INGENUITY THAT PEOPLE HAVE AND PUTTING THESE THINGS TOGETHER.

SO AND IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING IF YOU WIN ONE.

SO, YEAH, PLEASE SUPPORT THAT.

ALSO. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ, YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

NEXT THURSDAY'S THE FOOD DRIVE.

WE WILL BE STARTING AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING.

BUT GET THERE EARLY BECAUSE WE ONLY SERVE UP TO 200 CARS THIS SATURDAY.

THE THE WARRIORS WILL BE HAVING HOME GAMES IF YOU WANT TO CATCH THEM OUT THERE, START FROM 9 TO 4 AND THEN ON NEXT WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE THUNDERBIRDS FIRST SOCCER GAME STARTING AT 515.

SO COME OUT AND CHEER ON THE THUNDERBIRDS.

THE 15TH AT 515.

OK. DID I SAW.

COOKMAN IT STARTS LIKE AROUND 1130.

YEAH. I'M JUST GETTING GETTING THERE EARLY.

YEAH, THEY HAVE.

THEY HAVE TWO OPTIONS.

YOU CAN.

YOU CAN ATTEND A MEAL AND A PROGRAM AT INDIANTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP A LUNCH TO GO. SUBWAY.

YEAH. BOXED LUNCH TO GO AND STILL SUPPORT AND CAUSE THAT INCLUDES TICKETS, RAFFLE TICKETS.

SO IT'S I THINK $20.

YOU GET THE LUNCH PLUS A DRINK AND RAFFLE TICKETS WITH THAT.

YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. WE APPRECIATE OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THEIR SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT THIS EVENING.

ALMOST RECORD TIME.

SO WE STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY THE 23RD AT 630.

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