ORGANIZED PILE. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. AND WELCOME TO THIS. REGULAR VILLAGE
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COUNCIL MEETING. DECEMBER. THE 14TH. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THOMAS HERE, VICE MAYOR PEREZ HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER OF APOLLO COUNCIL MEMBER, HERNANDEZ. HERE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER. STONE IS NOT HERE AT THE TIME. HOW DO WE NEED TO EXCUSE HIM. KNOWING THAT. HE IS NOT HERE, AND THERE IS POSSIBILITY THAT SURE THAT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO DO IT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM AH! UH, AH! I APOLOGIZE. COUNCIL MEMBER STONE CONTACT ME JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO AND ADVISE THAT HE IS STUCK IN TRAFFIC. VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC FAR AWAY AND MAYBE SUBSTANTIALLY LATE. SO IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH YOUR IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH YOUR PRACTICE. HAVE EMOTION TO EXCUSE ME. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND? WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, APOLLO SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. UH REAL QUICK AS YOU CAN TELL. WE'RE TRYING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I HAVE A LAPEL MIC ON. UM WE HAVE. TRYING. WE'RE TRYING TO SEE WHAT WORKS. TRANSCRIPTION IS HAVING A HARD TIME. TIME HEARING PEOPLE SPEAK. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE SPEAKING INTO YOUR MICROPHONES. MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU'RE A PUBLIC COMMENT IS MADE THAT YOU ARE SPEAKING INTO THE NICELY CHRISTMAS AND THE DECORATED MICROPHONE. WE HAVE UP HERE AT THE PODIUM. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SILENCE ALL THE PHONE YOUR PHONES. THE EXITS ARE TO YOUR LEFT. AND TO YOUR RIGHT. THE BATHROOMS ARE TO YOUR LEFT THROUGH THE DOOR. YOU HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. AH ONE GENERAL COMMENT IS DURING THE PUBLIC. A COMMENT PORTION. ALSO IF IT IT PERTAINS TO A PARTICULAR ITEM THAT WHEN THAT ITEM COMES BEFORE US, THAT IS WHEN THAT IS APPROPRIATE. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE FILL OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD. UM AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU TURN IT INTO YOUR LEFT HERE TO OUR CLERK. ALSO WHEN YOU COME TO THE MIC, MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC AND MAKE SURE YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF. ALSO UM WE PRACTICE CIVILITY. FROM PUBLIC AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ALIKE DURING THE PROCEEDINGS. THIS EVENING. ARE. SCHEDULED IN VACATION GIVER IS UNABLE. TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING. SO I WILL BE SAYING THE INDICATION AND IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU THIS EVENING JUST PRAISING YOU AND THANKING YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE. LORD, WE PRAY THAT IF YOU ARE. YOU'LL BE WITH US THROUGH THIS SEASON. LORD THAT YOU HELP US THROUGH THESE PROCEEDINGS AND HELP US TO KEEP IN MIND AND IN OUR ACTIONS THE BEST FOR WHAT IS INDIAN TOWN. WE ASKED ALL THIS IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MADAM CLERK. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS. NO MADAM MAYOR.[1.
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]OKAY MOVING RIGHT ALONG PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE A PRETTY SPECIAL PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. RUM, FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. YES MA'AM. WE WERE ASKED TO BRING THIS. UM COUNCILWOMAN HERNANDEZ HAD ASKED FOR THIS. AND SO THEY WERE GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO JOIN US AND THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE AFTER THEIR PRESENTATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LONG DRIVE AHEAD OF THEM. AFTER THIS. MACLIN AND LADIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF CITIZENS. MY NAME IS AARON RUSSELL. I'M THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM SPECIALIST FROM THE TALLAHASSEE OFFICE OF THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. I'VE BEEN WITH THE LEAGUE ABOUT SIX YEARS AND THEN INTRODUCE HERSELF. HI LYNNE TIPTON, DIRECTOR OF F L. C UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS THE LEAGUE'S TRAINING PROGRAM. I'M BASED IN THE ORLANDO OFFICE AND HAVE BEEN[00:05:01]
WITH THE LEAGUE ALMOST 33 YEARS. SO WE WANT TO SAY FIRST. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE 40 LIGAS CITIES AND WHAT WE DO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE MAXIMIZING THE BENEFITS OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE LEAGUE, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR MEMBERSHIP.AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M NOT DOING THIS CORRECTLY. ONE GOING DOWN. SORRY, EVERYBODY. AND MY POINTING AT SOMETHING. IF YOU CAN CLICK IT FROM YOUR COMPUTER. I CAN JUST STAY NEXT ONE, OKAY? OKAY? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENT , SO THE FLORIDA LEGAL CITIES WAS CREATED OVER 100 YEARS AGO TO SERVE AS THE UNITED VOICE FOR FLORIDA'S 411 CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES. AND SINCE THE LEAGUE'S CREATION OVER 100 YEARS AGO, WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES FROM OUR MEMBER CITIES. AND SO WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING TO DO A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THOSE SERVICES. AND WE WANTED TO MENTION AS WELL, ALTHOUGH THE LEAGUE PRIMARILY WORKS FOR OUR MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, WE DO MANAGE 10 AFFILIATE ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL. SO THAT INCLUDES ASSOCIATIONS FOR YOUR MANAGER. YOUR CLERK. YOUR ATTORNEY, UM, AND THIS RELATIONSHIPS HELD HELPS US REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE. SO WE'RE NOT ONLY WORKING WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT YOUR VILLAGE STAFF AS WELL. SO AS I STATED, WE WERE CREATED TO BE THE UNITED VOICE FOR FLORIDA'S 411 CITIES. AND SO OUR MISSION WAS TO PROTECT. LOCAL VOICES MAKING LOCAL CHOICES, WHICH IS LOCAL DECISION MAKING SO YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND THAT WAS THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH THE LEAGUE WAS CREATED. AND SO THE LEAGUE IS LED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MADE UP OF 50 PLUS ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THIS ALLOWS OUR BOARD TO DIRECT ETHEL C STAFF TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE HELPFUL TO OUR MUNICIPALITIES, AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN AS WELL. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SLASH CEO GENIE GARNER, WHO IS THE LEADER? WE'RE PROUD TO WORK FOR NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THE FOR THE LEAGUE OF CITIES DOES WE CATEGORIZE IT INTO FIVE CORE OFFERINGS, ADVOCACY AWARDS AND RECOGNITION EVENTS IN TRAINING, RESOURCES AND SERVICES. SO WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT EACH OF THESE CORE OFFERINGS. TELL YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE TIMELY RESOURCES YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NOW, UM AND THEN WE CAN END WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. SO I'LL PASS IT OFF TO LYNN. THANK YOU, ERIN. SO I WAS WITH INDIAN TOWN AT YOUR VERY FIRST MEETING EVER BACK IN 2017 WHEN THE INCORPORATION PAST AND IT IS WONDERFUL TO GET TO COME BACK. I WAS ALSO HERE FOR A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION WITH A FEW OF YOU AND IT'S JUST WONDERFUL TO BE BACK AGAIN. ON THE ADVOCACY SIDE. WE PUT A POUCH IN EACH OF YOUR CHAIRS THAT INCLUDES A KEY DATES LIST. BECAUSE ADVOCACY IS THE MAIN REASON THE LEAGUE WAS CREATED TO BE THE UNITED VOICE FOR ALL THE CITY'S THE TOWNS AND THE VILLAGES IN FRONT OF BOTH THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE IN THE U. S CONGRESS IN ORDER TO DO THAT RE RELY ON OUR MEMBERS, MANY OF YOU HAVE SERVED ON POLICY COMMITTEES. AND WE'RE JUST AT LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE LAST WEEK, FOR EXAMPLE, TWO WEEKS AGO NOW, FOR EXAMPLE, AND WE HAVE A GRASSROOTS DRIVEN PROCESS FOR PICKING THE ISSUES THAT WILL COME BEFORE THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE, AND THEN WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT GOES WITH US TO WORK IN WASHINGTON, D C ALONGSIDE THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, SO ADVOCACY IS A VERY KEY PART OF WHAT WE DO. IT'S KIND OF THE REASON, YOU KNOW ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL REASONS THAT THE LEAGUE WAS CREATED. AMONG THESE KEY DATES COMING RIGHT UP IN THE NEW YEAR HALFWAY THROUGH SESSION AT THE END OF JANUARY.
WE WILL HAVE OUR LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAYS. THAT'S THE HIT THE HILL DAY. ANY CITY THAT CAN COME UP AND JOIN US. WE APPRECIATE HAVING BIG NUMBERS. OBVIOUSLY THOUGH, ADVOCACY IS A YEAR ROUND EFFORT. IT IS BASED UPON YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR HOUSE AND SENATE MEMBERS. AND IF YOU'VE GOT SOME KEY CONTACTS OR HAVE HAD SOME KEY CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU THINK WILL HELP THIS YEAR. PLEASE PLEASE LET THE LEAGUE STAFF NO, BECAUSE WE LOVE TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU FOR THAT.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE TRAINING WHICH IS WHAT FL C UNIVERSITY IS ALL ABOUT. AND IN THE ADVOCACY PART WE HAVE AN ADVOCATE THAT WALKS YOU THROUGH ALL THE STEPS FOR HOW TO ADVOCATE AND ON OUR WEBSITE. WITH THE TOUCH OF ONE BUTTON, YOU CAN REACH ANY HOUSE OR SENATE MEMBER FOR AN EMAIL, WHICH WE KNOW MOST OF THEIR STAFF READ BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE LEAGUE'S SYSTEM AND OUR PROCESSES, SO THAT'S PART IS GREAT. OUR GRASSROOTS EFFORT WHERE IF YOU'VE GOT COMMUNITY GROUPS AND YOU'D LIKE SOMEONE TO COME AND EXPLAIN HOME RULE, AND WHY LOCAL DECISION MAKING MATTERS, WE HAVE A TEAM THAT WILL COME DOWN MAKE PRESENTATIONS. THEY LIVE ON THE ROAD, AND THEY'D BE GLAD TO DO THAT. AND AT THE END OF SESSION, WE WILL HAVE A WRAP UP. UH AND SEE WHAT PAST WHAT DIED AND WHAT'S COMING BACK AGAIN. IT'S KIND OF A THREE PART PROCESS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE GET TO OFFER IN TERMS OF OUR AWARDS AND
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RECOGNITION. THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IS F L C. UNIVERSITIES WAY TO AWARD THOSE PEOPLE WHO ATTEND OUR WEBINARS CONFERENCES AND ANY OTHER TRAINING THAT WE OFFER. THE OPPORTUNITY TO AWARD YOU A BRONZE SILVER OR A GOLD MEDAL RIBBON, NOT A METAL, BUT A RIBBON AND IT GETS WE'RE COMING INTO AN OLYMPICS YEAR KIND OF A GOOD CHANCE TO THINK I'M GOING TO GO FOR THE GOLD. I'M GOING TO SAVE UP MY POINTS YOU HAVE TO REGISTER YEAR TO YEAR. AND SO IT RUNS JULY TO JULY, JUST BEFORE OUR AUGUST CONFERENCE. ALL THE WAY WRAPPED AROUND AGAIN THIS PAST YEAR WE HAD ALMOST 170 CITY OFFICIALS WHO EARNED RIBBONS. SO WE WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT'S A WAY FOR YOU TO SHOW YOUR COMMITMENT AND IT'S A WAY FOR THE LEAGUE TO BE ABLE TO PUT, UH , AN AWARD IN FRONT OF THE OTHER MEMBERS TO INCENTIVIZE THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE IN OUR TRAINING. THE MUNICIPAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IS YOUR CHANCE TO BRAG ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING THAT IS INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE, NEW EFFECTIVE AND IT'S OUR CHANCE TO SIGN TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON YOU AND YOUR CITIES PROGRAMS. THESE WINNERS. IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING A BEAUTIFUL TROPHY, THEY'RE FEATURED IN OUR QUALITY CITIES MAGAZINE. THEY'RE HIGHLIGHTED AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THOSE AWARDS. IN ADDITION, THE HOME RULE HERO AWARD IS OUR CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO SAY TO THOSE ELECTED MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS WHO WORK ALONGSIDE OF US IN LOBBYING THAT THEY'VE BEEN HEROIC IN THEIR EFFORTS. WE JUST ASK THAT YOU LET OUR LEGISLATIVE STAFF KNOW AND APPLY FOR IT, AND WE GAVE OUT. I THINK 72 THIS LAST YEAR HOME RULE HERO AWARDS AMONG THE MEMBERSHIP. YEP REALLY GREAT AWARD PROGRAM. SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SOME DATES TO KEEP IN MIND AS YOU LOOK AT YOUR 2024 CALENDAR IS OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WHICH IS EDUCATIONAL , PLUS THE LEAGUE'S BUSINESS SESSION. THIS IS WHERE WE ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IT'S WHERE WE ADOPT OUR RESOLUTIONS. THE POLICY COMMITTEES WRAPPED THEIR YEAR UP AND THEN GET REAPPOINTED FOR THE NEW YEAR COMING UP, SO IT'S A MULTI PRONGED THREE DAY EVENT. IT WILL BE IN HOLLYWOOD. IN AUGUST, SO BASICALLY JUST SOUTH OF FORT LAUDERDALE AT THE DIPLOMAT THE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE IS ALWAYS HELD IN ORLANDO OR RIGHT AROUND ORLANDO, AND THAT IS DECEMBER 4TH TO THE SIXTH. IT'S A LITTLE BIT LATE THE WAY THE CALENDAR FALLS, SO IF YOU'RE SCHEDULING YOUR HOLIDAY PARTIES AND ACTIVITIES, I JUST BEAR THESE DATES IN MIND. NEXT YEAR LEGISLATION THIS COMING YEAR LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAYS IS RIGHT AT THE END OF JANUARY. BECAUSE SESSION IS EARLY. WE THEN HOLD IT IN FEBRUARY OR IN APRIL, WHEN IT'S THE OTHER YEARS WHEN THEY ALTERNATE THE FEDERAL ACTION STRIKE TEAM, WHICH WE CALL FAST TAKES TWO TRIPS A YEAR TO WASHINGTON, DC, TO WORK ON FEDERAL LEGISLATION. THOSE ARE IN APRIL AND MAY AND WE HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED THE DATES. FOR THAT NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO ALSO SAY THAT WE HAVE OFFERINGS JUST FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, INCLUDING OUR ONLINE ORIENTATION CLASS THAT IS SELF PACED. IT'S EIGHT WEEKS TO COMPLETE SEVEN MODULES. THE MORE INTENSIVE FORMAT IS TO COME TO EMAIL I E. M O AND I AM HAPPY TO SAY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER STONE HAVE BEEN THROUGH CHEMO. 02 IS A SECOND LEVEL OF THIS. IT'S EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CITIES AND FLORIDA CRAMMED INTO A WEEKEND AND THEN PART TWO IS EVERYTHING WE COULDN'T FIT INTO PART ONE. WE DO HAVE A CLASS COMING UP IN JANUARY FOR GAINESVILLE FIRST KICK OFF OF THE NEW YEAR. WE ALSO OFFER FOUR TIMES A YEAR AND ONCE IN PERSON, THE FOUR HOUR MANDATORY ETHICS CLASS THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO TAKE. I WAS TALKING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. SHE WAS ON THE CLASS YESTERDAY ONLINE. AND SO WHEN THAT IS COMPLETED, YOU'RE DONE FOR THE YEAR. YOU CAN CHECK THE BOX AND BE FINISHED. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE OFFERED EVER SINCE THIS LAW WENT INTO EFFECT. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES THE SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10 A.M. ONE HOUR OF TIMELY MUNICIPAL TOPICS, AND WE CALL THAT FL CITY STRONG NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ALRIGHT JUMP IN. SO WHEN YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR YOUR STAFF HAVE A QUESTION WE WANT YOU GUYS TO THINK OF US AS A RESOURCE, SO HOPEFULLY WILL BE THE FIRST CALL YOU MAKE WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS. UM WE COLLECT INFORMATION ANNUALLY ABOUT OUR MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH OUR CITY SET SURVEY, WHICH IS ON THE SCREEN. UM SO THANK YOU PARTICIPATED LAST YEAR. THAT MEANS THAT YOUR STAFF TOOK THE TIME TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.AND IN THIS INFORMATION IN THIS DATA IS AVAILABLE TO YOU. SO YOU YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER CITIES BUDGETS LOOKS LIKE WHAT THEIR POLICIES ARE. WE CAN WE COLLECT THAT INFORMATION ANNUALLY AND AGAIN CAN PROVIDE THAT BACK TO YOU. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS INCLUDED IN THAT BAG THAT WAS ON YOUR CHAIR IS THE FLORIDA FLORIDA MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS MANUAL, SO THIS IS A RESOURCE OF COMMON MUNICIPAL TOPICS. AND SO YOU CAN TAKE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THAT BOOK. IF
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YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'S WHERE WE CAN COME IN. BUT THAT BOOK IS A GUIDE FOR YOU AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL THINGS YOU MIGHT NEED TO KNOW. AND WE ALSO HAVE A BI ANNUAL QUALITY CITIES MAGAZINE, WHICH LIN MENTIONED EARLIER. OUR FIRST ONE IS GOING TO FOCUS ON LEGISLATIVE ISSUES, AND OUR SECOND ISSUE FOCUSES ON MEMBERSHIPS. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR EDUCATION ON ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING MUNICIPALITIES OR IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, THAT'S WHERE QUALITY CITIES MAGAZINE COMES IN. AND AS YOU GUYS DO INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE THINGS, MUCH LIKE OUR AWARDS PROGRAM. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE CAN INCLUDE THAT IN OUR QUALITY CITIES MAGAZINE AND SHARE THAT WITH OUR OTHER CITIES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE ALSO PROVIDE SEVERAL FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES, WHICH THE VILLAGES TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CURRENTLY. SO WE HAVE THE FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INSURANCE TRUST WHICH INDIAN TOWN DOES HAVE SOME OF OUR COVERAGE IS THERE AND WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU HAVE A DEDICATED ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE THAT'S HAPPY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. UM, I WAS TOLD HE DROVE THROUGH LAST WEEK AND SPOKE TO SOME OF YOUR STAFF. BUT IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INSURANCE SERVICES YOU'RE RECEIVING FROM THE LATE WE CAN. WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU, AND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LIKE A PENSION TRUST FUND INVESTMENTS LOANS. SO YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE IN A CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN THESE QUESTIONS ARE COMING UP. YOU CAN THINK TO THE LEAGUE OFFER THAT AND WE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. AND LASTLY, IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS, WE DO HAVE A GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SO THIS PROVIDES YOU WITH A DATABASE OF OVER 9000 TRACKED GRANTS, AND IT PUTS IT IN A FORMATTED WAY.THAT'S EASY FOR YOU TO FIND THE GRANT AND THEN MANAGE THE GRANT AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES CAN COME THROUGH THAT PROGRAM AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ALRIGHT WE'VE MADE IT THROUGH OUR CORE OFFERINGS, SO WE JUST WANTED TO LEAVE YOU WITH A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS. UM LIN MENTIONED OUR INSTITUTE FOR ELECTED MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS GROUP. SO FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET ATTENDED, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME AND GAINESVILLE UM, WE HAVE A PRE LEGISLATIVE WEBINAR HAPPENING JANUARY 4TH. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER SOME THINGS WE THINK ARE GOING TO AFFECT OUR MUNICIPALITIES IN THIS UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO ARE LOBBYISTS WILL GO OVER THAT AND HOPEFULLY AWAY. THAT'S SIMPLE AND CLEAR FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND. SO PLEASE JOIN US ON THAT WEBINAR. I'M ALSO GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK OUT FOR OUR WEEKLY E NEWSLETTER. THIS IS SENT EVERY TUESDAY. AND SO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE LEAGUE IS GOING TO COME THROUGH THAT NEWSLETTER. UPCOMING EVENTS, NEW RESOURCES THINGS WE THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW. SO KEEP YOUR EYE OUT FOR THE NEWSLETTER AND THEN EVERYTHING WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY AND MORE IS LOCATED ON OUR WEBSITE, SO PLEASE UTILIZE OUR WEBSITE AS A RESOURCE AS WELL.
AND SO NEXT SLIDE IS JUST OUR CONTACT INFORMATION, WHICH IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT BAG WE GAVE YOU, LYNN AND I ARE HERE TO ASSIST YOU WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE MUNICIPAL RELATED.
SO PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT AND CONTACT US AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY AT THE TIME. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. YES WELL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT HERE BECAUSE I KNOW THE DRIVE FROM ORLANDO TO INDIAN TOWN AS LONG. UM BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU LOT, BECAUSE, UM YOU KNOW YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT IN ADVOCACY AND THE WEALTH OF INFORMATION THAT WE GET FROM THE LEAGUE IN REGARDS OF HOW TO HELP OUR MUNICIPALITIES, ESPECIALLY THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN BEING SO NEWLY INCORPORATED IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW A LOT. JUST THAT. IT HELPS ME THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS OF TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR RESIDENTS FOR OUR BUSINESSES FOR EVERYTHING, BECAUSE A REALITY. WE DO NEED A LOT OF WE HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS. INFRASTRUCTURE WISE, MONEY WISE.
SO THE LEAGUE HAS HELPED ME BECOME A BETTER COUNCIL MEMBER BY ONE OF THANK YOU, BECAUSE IN REALITY, HE HAS DONE A LOT FOR ANY IN TOWN. PLEASURE THANK YOU. I WILL SAY IT'S OUR PLEASURE AND TO FEED ON JUST ONE COMMENT THAT AARON MADE AS YOU LOOK FOR COMPARISONS. WE CAN MATCH YOU WITH OTHER PEER CITIES THAT ARE INTERIOR. MORE RURAL AND SUBURBAN THAN URBAN, SIMILAR IN LOCATION, POPULATION AND SCOPE OF SERVICES SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO INVENT THAT WHEEL.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MANY SERVICES WE OFFER, AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD IT ONTO THE LIST. THANK YOU AND ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND HAVE WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON. Q THANK YOU.
LADIES. I HAVE TO SAY YOU ARE A WONDERFUL RESOURCE THAT THEY VILLAGE. UM PERSONNEL, AND THE VILLAGE HAS DEFINITELY, UM UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANY DEFINITELY. THEN ARE BETTER FOR IT. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS OF THAT MEMBERSHIP RELATIONSHIP. OBVIOUSLY AS YOU GUYS MOVE INTO FINISHING YOUR FIRST DECADE AND BEYOND, SO WE ARE HERE FOR YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM CLARK. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC
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COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. THE FIRST IS MISS DONNA CARMEN. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. DONNA CARMEN, REPRESENTING THE INDIAN TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD NEWS, AND, UH , TO BRING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH A LOT OF GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION. FOR WHAT THE VILLAGE HAS DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND AIDING US AND SERVING THE PUBLIC THE WAY THAT WE DO THROUGH THE CHAMBER AND OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS, UM AND I DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE THIS EVENING. I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN ON BEING THE WINNER OF THE INDIAN TOWN CHRISTMAS PARADE. WHO SHOULD I PRESENT. TO ARE ARE WONDERFUL. OUR WONDERFUL MADAM CLERK OVER THERE SHE IS A POWERHOUSE AND A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. OH WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. SO AS THEY'RE DOING THAT MISSILE HAS TO TIE THAT AROUND HER HER WRIST AND WEAR THAT. THAT BOY. ALL MY WORD. LOOK AT THAT. OH WOW. LOOK AT THAT. OH, THE STAFF. UM WORKED ON THAT FLOAT FOR AT LEAST A WEEK, AND WE WANT TO THANK UTILITY STAFF. PARTICULARLY THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL. WE USE THE UTILITY VEHICLES. UM WE HAD A GOOD SHOWING. AND WE HAD LAURENT. MR LAURENT DOMAIN T SHIRTS. THE MAYOR WAS THERE. MR CANCELED WOMAN. HERNANDEZ WAS THERE. UM AND OUR THEME FOR THE PUBLIC WAS WHOVILLE. WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2017, AND WE WERE THE GRINCH THAT STOLE CHRISTMAS SO WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE COMMUNITY WAS IMPRESSED. AND ESPECIALLY THE JUDGES, AND SO WAS I. I WAS SO PLEASED TO SEE THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT THAT RHONDA AND EVERYONE IN THE VILLAGE TEAM PUT FORTH THAT DAY AND THE WEEK BEFORE I WOULD IMAGINE A COUPLE OF WEEKS. SO THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, WHICH REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. IT IS WELL, IT IS VERY WELL DESERVED RECOGNITION ON OUR STAFF SUPPORT. CHAIR.OKAY. THANK YOU. IS, UM ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME. YES, MA'AM. MISS LINDEN ECOM. WELCOME. YOU HAVE TO GET THIS SHORTENED, TALL THING FIGURED OUT HERE. FOR THE RECORD, LINDEN ICOM, UM MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASONS. I ATTENDED LAST WEEK. CLASS PRESENTED BY SKY WORN BY NOAH. IT WAS THE MELBOURNE DIVISION OF THE NATIONALS. OCEANIC AND. SOMETHING OR OTHER RIGHT? OKAY? AND I WAS ONCE AGAIN REMINDED OF THE HORRIFIC RESULTS OF WINDSTORMS, TWO PERSONS AND HOMES, ILL EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THE SUDDEN BLAST OF WINDS. WHETHER THEY'RE FROM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, HURRICANES TRY AS WE MAY WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO RECTOR FIT OUR AGING HOMES. WHETHER THEY ARE BRICK AND MORTAR STICK. OR MANUFACTURED HOMES. WE CAN IMPROVE SOME SITUATIONS. BUT MOTHER NATURE HAS THE UPPER HAND IN THESE MATTERS. WHAT WE CAN DO , THOUGH, IS TO EDUCATE OURSELVES. KNOW WHAT TO DO WHERE TO GO? HOW TO PROTECT OUR LIVES. EVEN AS OUR PROPERTY GOES FLYING OFF TO THE NEXT COUNTY. THE MELBOURNE BRANCH OF NOAH, THE ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING US INFORMED ABOUT OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE WILLING TO COME TO INDIAN TOWN TO TALK TO US. PERHAPS WE CAN SET UP A PROGRAM AND CONJUNCTION WITH MARTIN COUNTY E. O. C. THE
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ONE THING THAT WE CAN DO AND SHOULD DO. IS TO PROVIDE A WARNING SYSTEM FOR EVERYONE WITHIN EARSHOT OF INDIAN TOWN. A SIMPLE SIREN ALERT. CAN ALERT EVERYONE THAT THEY NEED TO CHECK THEIR T V. THE RADIO THEIR PHONES FOR EMERGENCY INFORMATION. IT COULD BE FOR WEATHER TRAIN ACCIDENTS. FLASH FLOODS BOMB THREAT WILDFIRES MASS SHOOTING. IT JUST TELLS EVERYONE THAT THEY ARE ATTENTION IS REQUIRED FOR SOME SAFETY ISSUE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE SIRENS WOULD BE ACTIVATED BY E. O. C, NOT LOCAL OFFICIALS. SOUNDS LIKE THE ONLY THING THAT THE VILLAGE WOULD NEED TO DO WOULD BE TO LOCATE THE SIREN AND A TOWER TO PUT IT ON. AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR THE WELFARE OF OUR CITIZENS. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THAT IS IT. OKAY? MOVING RIGHT ALONG. COMMENTS BY OUR VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL MEMBER[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]
HERNANDEZ. HELLO GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR COMING TO OUR LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR.FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF. FOR A WONDERFUL CREATION OF THE FLOW. I HAD FUN. IT WAS NICE TO, YOU KNOW, GET TO KNOW NEW, UM, STAFF MEMBERS I HAD NOT MET. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST GIVING, UM. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO TARYN BECAUSE SHE WAS THERE. SHE WAS SWEATING, BUT SHE HAD BEEN THERE ALL DAY. AND I GIVE HER THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, UM, BEING INVOLVED, UM, AND WITH THE STAFF AND TRYING TO GET THAT FLOAT READY FOR, UM, THE CHRISTMAS PARADE WAS AWESOME.
IT'S AWESOME TO SEE ALL THE RESIDENTS ADDITIONALLY TO THAT. I WANT TO THANK THIS STUFF FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR. IT'S BEEN GREAT. UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE, BUT WE STILL HAVE MORE WORK TO DO. UM BUT ALSO I WANTED TO THINK THIS COUNCIL BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE PROBABLY MIGHT BE ON DIFFERENT PAGES, BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE JOB DONE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. AND FOR OUR BUSINESSES. BUT ADDITIONALLY TO THAT I WANTED TO ASK, UM, I WAS, UH, ASKED BY ONE OF THE COACHES FROM INDIAN TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN REGARDS OF THE USE OF THE VAN BECAUSE AND THEN TELL MIDDLE SCHOOL DISTRICT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT THE DISTRICT DOES NOT GIVE THEM ANY MORE TRANSPORTATION TWO AWAY GAMES AND SO THEY WERE TRYING TO SEE IF THEY IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE THAT THE VILLAGE CAN, UM PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION WHEN ANY COUNCIL MEMBER IS AVAILABLE. UM SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT OUT THERE. PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR THE COUNCIL REGARDS, UM TO THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, COMMON COULDN'T BE HERE BECAUSE I THINK THEY HAD A GAME TODAY, SO THAT'S WHY HE'S NOT HERE TO ACTUALLY PRESENT BUT THEN FROM THERE, I JUST WANT TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. AFTER YEAR. AND IT MIGHT TAKE ME A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES. BUT BEAR WITH ME. YOU KNOW? I'M PROUD OF A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE AS A COUNCIL. AND ONE OF THE MOST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE ME REALLY PROUD WAS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW IT. BUT LAST MONTH I HELD THE FIRST ANNUAL VILLAGE BARBECUE. EMPLOYEES. AND WHAT I WITNESSED. WAS A CAMARADERIE AMONGST ALL ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE VILLAGE.
AND. THE PASSION THAT THEY HAD FOR THEIR JOBS. AND IT WAS REALLY ENLIGHTENING BECAUSE YOU KNOW? IT'S BEEN A LONG YEAR. YOU KNOW, AND THERE WERE DEEP DIVISIONS. EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T FEEL IT. YOU DIDN'T SEE IT. THEY WERE THERE. AND I THINK WE HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER A STAFF WELL, I'M GOING TO GIVE THE CREDIT TO TARYN. THE SINGLE MOST. IMPORTANT THING THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS DONE. THIS YEAR. WITH THE HIGHER TERM CRYSTAL. SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO NEGOTIATE
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WITH HAROLD AND TO GET US ARE SPLIT ON OUR IMPACT FEES. ENABLING NEGOTIATE. WITH FP AND L. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THINGS THAT SHE HAS DONE THAT. IF WE HAD HIRED ANYBODY ELSE, WE WOULD NOT BE WHERE WE ARE TODAY. I CAN SAY THAT AS A FACT I KNOW THAT UM. HANDS DOWN. THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS AS COUNCIL MADE AND. THIS COUNCIL HAS BROUGHT BACK TOGETHER THE COUNTY THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE COUNTY BETWEEN THE COUNTY IN THE VILLAGE. BETWEEN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE VILLAGE. WE'VE WE'VE DONE A LOT IN THIS YEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW IT AND REALIZE IT, BUT WE'VE DONE A LOT, BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE TO DO. AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I WOULD LOVE TO TALK ABOUT, BUT I CAN'T AND I WON'T RIGHT NOW. BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS IN THE PIPELINE THAT ARE COMING HERE. GOT JOBS. WE'VE GOT ROOFTOPS COMING, AND I THINK IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS EVERYBODY. YOU SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE. NOBODY CAN SEE IT.THERE'S NO RIBBON CUTTING. THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN'T SEE IT. IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, YOU WILL START TO SEE THE REWARDS OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE. AND SOME OF IT WAS DONE BEFORE I GOT HERE. YES, THERE WAS A LOT DONE BEFORE I GOT HERE. OKAY, BUT I THINK THIS COUNCIL AS A UNIT.
HAS BROUGHT THIS VILLAGE. TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN SAY WE'RE SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS. TONIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA VOTE. ON AWARDING A CONTRACT TO GET THE TYLER SYSTEM . THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN HERE THAT WAS BOUGHT THREE YEARS AGO BUT NEVER IMPLEMENTED. I CAN ONLY GUESS TO WHY IT WAS NEVER IMPLEMENTED. BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE REAL TRANSPARENCY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE REAL TRANSPARENCY.
IT'S HERE. IT'S COMING. AND IT'S THIS ADMINISTRATION. THAT'S MAKING IT HAPPEN. SO I WANT TO THANK KAREN CHRISTER, OUR BELOVED VILLAGE MANAGER. AND I WANT TO THANK THE REST OF STAFF ALONG WITH WADE. AS HE HAS. I TALKED TO WEIGH A LOT. SO HE'S EARNING HIS MONEY WITH ME. SO.
YOU KNOW, THE THERE'S SO MUCH HAS BEEN DONE WILL BRING HIM PAT HERE AND MAKING PAT THE DIRECTOR. OF PUBLIC WORKS. CHAIRMAN RECOGNIZED WHAT I RECOGNIZED A LONG TIME AGO WHEN I FIRST MET PAT THAT WE HAD THE RIGHT GUY FOR THE JOB, AND HE'S LEADING US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. NOW THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS HAROLD I AND I KNOW WE AS A COUNCIL APPRECIATE YOU.
BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET YOU HAVE HER BACK. MHM. YOU KIND OF FIGURED THAT? WELL, I'M GLAD THAT YOU FIGURED THAT BECAUSE WE GOT A LOT MORE WORK TO DO. AND I THINK WE'VE WE HAVE STARTED. WE HAVE A TEAM. THAT. IS SET IN THIS VILLAGE UP FOR SUCCESS. NOT JUST FOR TODAY, NOT JUST FOR TOMORROW. BUT FOR THE FUTURE. AND FOR THE FUTURE, NO MATTER WHO'S GOING TO SIT IN THAT CHAIR. NO MATTER BECAUSE EVENTUALLY WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO. OKAY? BUT AT LEAST WE'RE PUTTING THE POLICIES IN THE PROGRAM. AND THE THINGS THAT NEED TO MAKE VILLAGE BUSINESS.
WHATEVER YOU HAVE. WHATEVER YOU DO, WHETHER IT'S GOVERNMENT, WHETHER IT'S PRIVATE, YOU GOTTA SET IT UP FOR SUCCESS. AND IF YOU SET IT UP FOR SUCCESS, AND YOU DO IT RIGHT. NO MATTER WHO'S SITTING AT THAT CHAIR. THE JOB WILL GET DONE. THAT WAS MY PERSONAL MISSION WHEN I RAN FOR OFFICE. AND IT CONTINUES TO BE MY MISSION EVERY DAY. THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I AM NOT ADVOCATING. WORKING TOWARDS BRINGING. THINGS THAT WE NEED TO THIS VILLAGE. THERE'S NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I'M NOT DOING SOMETHING OR I'M NOT MEETING WITH SOMEBODY. TODAY. I HAD THREE MEETINGS. I JUST CAME FROM ROYAL PALM BEACH. AND I CAN TELL YOU. PEOPLE AS FAR SOUTH AS BROWARD COUNTY. KNOW ABOUT INDIAN TOWN. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT I CAN PROMISE YOU SHALL. TO THE COMMISSION TO OUR TO MY FELLOW COUNCILMAN. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU. WE'VE HAD A
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GOOD YEAR. BUT WE GOT A LOT MORE WORK. AND LET'S KEEP GOING. THANK YOU. HOPE I DIDN'T TAKE TOO MUCH TIME AND HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. I FELL IN LOVE. WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER, WHO IS SEVEN MONTHS OLD. AND SOON AS THIS MEETING IS OVER, OR IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. I'M HEADING BACK NORTH BECAUSE I CANNOT SPEND CHRISTMAS WITHOUT MY GRANDDAUGHTER. SO. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AND HAVE A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND SPEND A LOT OF MONEY AND I DRINK A LOT OF EGGNOG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. VICE MAYOR PEREZ. GOOD EVENING, ALL. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF. IT WAS A GREAT FLOW. YOU KNOW, FROM AFAR. I DID SEE WHEN I DROVE DROPPED OFF MY LITTLE ONE AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. I SAID THERE GOES THE FLU BUT GREAT JOB IN BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER. I REALIZED THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, TEAMWORK IS THE KEY. TO SUCCESS.YOU KNOW WHAT MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS? YOU GOT TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
I ALSO WANT TO WISH MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. AND LIKE, CARMINE SAID, WE HAVE WORK TO DO. I ALSO WAS APPROACHED BY TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK. UM THEY HAVE THEY WANT TO GRANT AND THEY'RE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A LOCATION. TO GIVE OUT FREE PRODUCE ONCE ONCE A WEEK. AND I GUESS UNTIL THEY RUN OUT OF FUNDING. AND I. I SAID I WOULD PROPOSE IT TO COUNSEL TO SEE IF WE HAVE LOCATION. WELL, THEY'RE LOOKING TO START LIKE JANUARY 5TH. SO WOULD THEY BRING BRING BRING EVERYTHING. BRING THE TRUCK. IT'S LIKE IT'S NOT THE ONES WE USED TO. IT'S JUST LIKE A TRAILER. PRODUCED FIRST COME FIRST SERVE ONCE THEY'RE OUT, THEY'RE OUT. WELL IN THE PAST. WE'VE USED BEHIND THE BUILDING HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE COULDN'T CONTINUE TO DO THAT. IT'S A NICE LOOP LOOP AROUND THE TRAFFIC TO COME IN, GET THEIR LOADED UP AND THEN HEAD OUT, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS THINK. I MEAN, GARY WOULD LIKE TO START JANUARY 5TH. SO TO BE EVERY FRIDAY UNTIL FUNDING RUNS OUT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN BEFORE. I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE WITH IT. I MEAN, THE ONLY OTHER THING WOULD BE TO BE OUT FRONT AND JUST LET THEM DRIVE. DRIVE, YOU KNOW? MAKE A LOOP AND DRIVE PAST THIS OUT IN FRONT. EITHER WAY, I THINK THEY'RE USED TO THE BACK OF THE BACK IS EASIER, AND IT'S LESS DISRUPTIVE. IF YOU'RE YEAH, I MEAN, THAT'S ANOTHER THING WHERE STAFF HAS BEEN WILLING TO JUMP IN AND HELP OUT AND THEY'RE OUT THERE, STARTING AND TAKING BOXES TO CARS AND TALKING TO PEOPLE AND GETTING PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEED. YEAH AND IT'S AMAZING THAT WE HAVE WONDERFUL STAFF THAT STEP UP AND DO IT. IT'S NOT EASY, YOU KNOW, BEING OUT THERE, LOADING SORTING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OKAY. DID WE PUT ENOUGH APPLES IN THIS BOX OR NOT? YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE ARE GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND THANK YOU AND ALSO SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU, TARYN. YOU KNOW YOU ARE A GREAT LEADER. THANK YOU FOR LEADING US. IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. YOU CAN'T LEAD IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD TEAM. SO WE'RE FORTUNATE. I'M FORTUNATE. THANK YOU. OKAY AND ALL I CAN DO IS ECHO EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS SAID. UH THE STAFF. IT IS VERY ENCOURAGING, INTERACTING AND SEEING HOW THE STAFF INTERACTS WITH EACH OTHER, AND THE MORALE IS JUST THROUGH THE ROOF, AND IT IS VERY ENCOURAGING. PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE, YOU KNOW, ENJOY EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE AND THANKFUL FOR HIM AND TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK. AND WE'RE LIVING IT EVERY DAY. SO IT'S UM IT'S GREAT. APPRECIATE IT IN THE PARADE WAS FUN. I ENJOY A GOOD PARADE AND THANKFUL FOR IT. ALSO UM, SPEAKING TO THE VAN, I HAD COMMON FOREMAN. HE DROPPED OFF THERE. UM THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO ME AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK, AND I TOLD HIM THAT I'D BE WILLING TO DRIVE THE VAN IF THE COUNCIL SEES FIT THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO IT. THEY'VE ONLY IT'S ALL WITHIN COUNTY. THERE ARE FOUR AWAY GAMES. THERE IS ONE ON MONDAY, DECEMBER. THE 18TH IS COMING MONDAY AND IT'S BOYS GIRL . IT'S BOYS GAME AND GIRLS GAME.
AND I SAID, WELL, HOW MANY KIDS ARE THERE? TO RIDE AND HE SAID, MAYBE SIX OR SEVEN BECAUSE IT'S WHAT NINE PASSENGER VAN SO IT'S NOT THAT MANY, BUT HIS COMMENT WAS THAT BECAUSE. SOME PARENTS
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ARE UNABLE TO MAKE EVEN A HOME GAME BECAUSE THEY WORK. BUT THERE ARE SOME KIDS THAT WILL NOT HAVE A WAY TO GET BECAUSE OF THE BUS SITUATION. SO UM, I ASSURED HIM THAT WE WOULD I WOULD BRING IT TO THE COUNCIL HERE. AND WE WOULD, UM GET APPROVAL BECAUSE WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE FOR OTHER SITUATIONS, AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST 44 GAMES IN THE NEXT ENSUING MONTHS. UM AND I WOULD BE WILLING TO DRIVE IT AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AND SPEAKING WITH OUR CLERK, UM THAT IS ACCEPTABLE ON OUR INSURANCE BECAUSE THAT WAS AN ISSUE. SEE IF WAIVERS NEEDED TO BE SIGNED BY WHOEVER WROTE IN THAT, BUT IT'S JUST AS LONG AS HAVE SOMEONE FROM STAFF THAT THAT DRIVES IT. SO DO WE HAVE? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL IS? MADAM MAYOR. YES, SIR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, WHY THIS IS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY AND WHY IS THE COUNTY NOT PROVIDING A BUS ANYMORE? YEAH, IT'S COOL. GREAT. YEAH, WE HAD. ME FOR THAT. IT'S VERY HARD BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I'M HELPING THE GIRLS BASKETBALL, BUT WHAT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT'S JUST IT'S A SCHOOL FUNCTION. THEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WHY, BUT BUT HERE'S THE THING. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A TRANSPORTATION IS NOT PROVIDED. SO PARENTS HAVE TO DO IT AND STEP UP AND DO IT. AND SO SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE NOT ABLE TO SO THEY ARE THE MR. MR MR FOREMAN. UM THE BOYS. IT'S THE BOYS PUT TEAM AND THE GIRLS TEAM THAT'S BOTH GAMES. SO I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I'M ALL FOR IT. BUT I JUST WAS WONDERING WHY WHY QUESTION BOARD NOT PROVIDE A BUS QUESTION BEFORE US, SO IF WE'RE ALL FOR IT, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN MONEY. THAT'S IT SO WE CAN HELP. SO FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND EVERYBODY IS IN FAVOR , SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THERE'S NOTHING THAT HAROLD CAN DO ABOUT IT. NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. IT IS THE SCHOOL BOARD AND IT'S A SCHOOL BOARD ISSUES SO THE VILLAGES IS WELLING TO ENABLE TO STEP UP AND PROVIDE SOMETHING FOR OUR YOUTH IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND REPRESENT THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, AND WE HAVE A GOOD GOOD COACH THERE THAT IS THAT IS THERE AND TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING OF THAT TEAM.SO I'M THANKFUL THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL FOR BEING WILLING TO SUPPORT THEM AND ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN, SO I'LL EVEN SAY THAT IF YOU NEED A DRIVER I'LL HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED TO HIM. I KNOW BUT IN THE FUTURE, YEAH, AND HE'S HE'S GOTTEN THERE YOU GO. ALWAYS ALWAYS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT IN SPACE. UM. SO THAT BEING SAID, MOVING ON COMMITTEE REPORTS ANY YES, I DO. HAVE A
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COMMITTEE REPORT. YES, MA'AM. WE HAD TREASURE COAST REGIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES. LUNCHEON YESTERDAY WE HAD A PRESIDENT GREG ROSS. HE PRESENTED HIS, UM. OH WHAT HE'S GOING TO DEDICATE THIS YEAR ON BUT I DIDN'T I WAS SO RUSHED. I DIDN'T BRING IT WITH ME. UM BUT, YOU KNOW HE SPOKE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ADVOCACY. ADVOCACY AND ADVOCACY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE LIVE OFF OF, UM IN CITIES, ESPECIALLY DURING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO THAT WAS ONE AND THEN THE OTHER THING WHEN THEY ELECTED A NEW BOARD. UM, AND THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALSO JUST A QUICK UM QUICK NOTE. THE CHAMBER. OF COMMERCE. I DON'T HAVE A BOARD MEETING TO REPORT ON, HOWEVER THERE CHAMBER INSTALLATION IS IN JANUARY. THURSDAY JANUARY THE 18TH 6 PM GET YOUR TICKETS NOW. MOVING INTO THE NEW YEAR. AH COMMENTS BY OUR VILLAGE MANAGER. I JUST[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER]
HAVE ONE QUICK ONE SINCE WE TALKED ABOUT THE PARADE WE DIDN'T SCORE INCUR AS SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS WERE BUYING PLYWOOD AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE DID NOT HAVE THAT SCHEDULED OR BUDGETED IF YOU WILL, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PAY THE HEY, THOSE INVOICES UTILIZING THE VILLAGE FUNDS, AND THEN NEXT YEAR AS WE PUT THE BUDGET TOGETHER, WE'LL PUT TOGETHER A LINE ITEM. WE'RE TALKING $364.17 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO IT'S NOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY. A LOT OF EMPLOYEES BROUGHT THINGS FROM HOME OR WE'RE BUYING THINGS ON THEIR OWN . THAT'S HOW MUCH PARTICIPATION WAS GOING ON. AND SO NEXT YEAR WE'D LIKE TO PREVENT THAT FROM[00:45:03]
HAPPENING AND THAT WAY. IT WOULD BE MORE INCLUSIVE IF YOU WILL, AND IT COULD BE BUDGETED IN THE BUDGET. THAT'S IT. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I HAD ONE THING I WANTED TO SAY. IF I CAN.YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE PROMISES THAT WE MADE IS, YOU KNOW, WE GOT THIS THIS PARKS AND RECREATION THING GOING ON. I THINK I THINK WE ALL OUGHT TO THINK ABOUT YOU KNOW WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT? A FEW MONTHS AGO. AS BEFORE WE PICK A BOARD. TOGETHER A PROGRAM FOR US. THAT WE GET A GROUP OF PEOPLE. OUTSIDE THE SUNSHINE LAW. TO GO OUT TO DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND WHAT THEIR PROGRAMS LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THEY COST WHO'S RUNNING THEM AND HOW THEY'RE BEING RUN. AND THEN THAT GROUP CAN COME BACK. AND. TELL WHATEVER BODY WE PUT TOGETHER. TWO. PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM. THEY CAN GIVE THEM THE FACTS ON WHAT OTHER OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE DOING. I THINK THAT IS THE ONLY WAY. THAT WE ARE GOING TO BUILD A PROGRAM.
THAT'S GOING TO BE ATTRACTIVE. THAT'S GOING TO BE BE ABLE TO RUN AND ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT'S ACTUALLY GOT SOME STUMPS SCIENCE TO IT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN THIS TOWN FOR 30 YEARS AND I'VE WATCHED DIFFERENT PEOPLE TRY TO GET DIFFERENT PROGRAMS UP AND RUNNING, AND THEY JUST DON'T WORK FOR WHATEVER REASON. SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO EDUCATE LIKE WE NEED TO EDUCATE OURSELVES. YOU KNOW, FLORIDA LEGAL CITIES AND THIS AND THAT, OKAY, AND YOU GO TO THESE SCHOOLS. WE NEED TO TAKE A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND LET THEM GO OUT AND EDUCATE THEMSELVES SO THAT THEY CAN COME BACK AND EDUCATE. WHOEVER IT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT. TO PRODUCE THIS PROGRAM FOR US. I THINK WE OUGHT TO THINK ABOUT THAT. AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO HAVE MEETING ON IT AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO GET IT DONE. BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A BIG PART. OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITY. LISTEN THIS PETE, HOW'S IS GOING TO COME OUT OF THE GROUND HERE? PRETTY SOON AS WE FAMILIES MOVING IN, AND THESE FAMILIES ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR THEIR KIDS.
AND EVENTUALLY 15 YEARS FROM NOW. SOMEBODY ELSE WILL BE DOING IT AND THEY'LL HAVE ALL KINDS OF PROGRAMS GOING ON BECAUSE THERE'LL BE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE AND SO MANY KIDS HERE, BUT FOR THE TIME BEING, WE HAVE TO JUMP STARTED. WE GOT TO GET THAT THAT TRAIN MOVING. AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THAT TRAIN MOVING. I THINK IS TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE EDUCATED ON THE SUBJECT, SO I REALLY THINK IT WOULD BE A WISE DECISION FOR THIS FOR THIS COUNCIL TO DO THAT. AND I'M SURE WE CAN FIND BETWEEN THE FIVE OF US. OR MORE. THAT WE CAN FIND. FOUR OR FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE. AS A GROUP. AND MAYBE WITH THE PARKS. DIRECTOR WITH DEBBIE AND SHE CAN BE PART OF THAT GROUP. TO GO TO DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES AND LOOK AT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. I THINK THAT WOULD DO US A GREAT JUSTICE AND WE WON'T BE HERE TWO YEARS FROM NOW. TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING. SO LET'S DO IT ONCE AND LET'S DO IT RIGHT. SO I WANT YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT THAT, OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK YOU . SOUNDS UM, SOUNDS LIKE AN AGENDA ITEM AND LET ME MAKE A COMMENT. 30 YEARS AGO, WE HAD A VERY THRIVING UM, YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL BECAUSE I WAS PRESIDENT OF THE BASEBALL LEAGUE AT ONE POINT AND WAS A DEDICATED MOM AND WE HAD WE HAD T BALL. WE HAD COACH PITCH. WE HAD LITTLE LEAGUE WE HAD A WE HAD A. A TRAVELING TEAM. I MEAN FOOTBALL WAS A THRIVING THINGS, SO IT IS POSSIBLE AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT THAT WE CAN DO. AND, UM I DON'T THE END IT AND IT DID NOT. IT WAS. IT WAS COMMUNITY BASED. IT WAS IN AND SEE. THAT'S THE THING IF WE'RE GETTING PARENTS IN HERE PARENTS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE THE ONES THAT THAT DRIVE PROGRAMS LIKE THIS AS AS SOME OF US ARE VERY WELL AWARE, SO YES. YOU KNOW, PICK STARTED AND GET IT. GET IT GOING IS A GOOD THING. SO AGENDA ITEM I THINK WOULD PROBABLY BE APPROPRIATE IN
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THE COMING DAYS. YES, MA'AM. OKAY DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MADE A SECOND. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER APOLLO, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, HERNANDEZ. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. NO MATTER MAYOR BUT I DO HAVE[00:50:10]
ANOTHER ITEM WHEN YOU GET DONE, PLEASE. OKAY I'M SORRY. YOU'RE FINE. OKAY, WHERE EVERYBODY IN FAVOR. I UNANIMOUSLY YES, MA'AM. UH, THE VILLAGE CLERK RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE COUNTY. THERE IS THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL FOR NEXT YEAR. THE PRIMARY MUNICIPAL POINTY IS THE TOWN OF SCHOOLS POINT, BUT THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWNS, THE ALTERNATE SO WE HAVE TO HAVE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, UH, ESTABLISHED TO SERVE ON THAT SHOULD THE TOWN OF SCHOOLS POINT NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE MEETINGS IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN WOULD BE THE ALTERNATE. SO I'M NOT SURE WHO HAS AN INTEREST IN THAT. IT DOESN'T SAY IN YOUR HOW OFTEN THEY NEED. I THINK YOU'RE AT LEAST QUARTERLY. IT DOESN'T SAY LIKE A DAY SPECIFICALLY, NO, NO, IT'S THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. AND THEY USUALLY MEET AT NINE O'CLOCK.COMMISSIONER JENKINS DO YOU KNOW? FOR THE BIG GROUP ONCE A MONTH. YEAH. IS THAT SOMETHING? IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN REPRESENTING. HE'S SAYING THE MEETINGS ON FRIDAYS AT 930. IS THERE. ANYONE INTERESTED IN AND REPRESENTING INDIAN TOWN. ON THAT. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE? THE MEETINGS ARE NORMALLY HELD AT THE CHEST AT THE IRIS. SEE THAT THE WOLF CENTER AND IT'S ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF. THE MAYOR IS VOLUNTEERING. YEAH NOBODY ELSE WHERE WE NEED. WE NEED REPRESENTATION. I'LL DO IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. OKAY THEY CONSENT AGENDA. DO WE HAVE A
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MOTION MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBERS. APOLLO IS THERE A 2ND 2ND 2ND HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ ALL IN FAVOR. OKAY WE MOVE ON NOW TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER[4.
Designation of Council Member(s) to be Lead on Discussions with Sedron on the Possible Co-location of Their Facility at Wastewater Plant Location
]FOUR. YES COUNCIL MEMBERS. I HAD PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA. UM WE HAVE BEEN IN DIALOGUE ON A REGULAR BASIS STAFF HAS WAS, SAID RON TECHNOLOGIES. AND THEY WERE HERE IN OCTOBER TO DO A PRESENTATION ON THE POSSIBILITY OF CO LOCATING AT OUR WASTEWATER PLANT LOCATION, AND SO I JUST FELT THAT AS THIS BECOMES MORE AND MORE OBVIOUS THAT AND THINGS ARE HAPPENING IF YOU WILL. THEY TALKED ABOUT A SITE VISIT. THEY'RE GONNA BE HERE A LOT NEXT MONTH. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME INTERACTIONS, SO I JUST WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER. ALSO PART OF THIS TEAM, UM SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST MR NOLAN AND MYSELF. THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY THE RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE RELYING ON YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON. ON THAT FACILITY, SO THAT'S WHAT THIS ITEM WAS WAS REQUESTING THAT WE HAVE A COUNCIL INDIVIDUAL, UM IDENTIFIED TO BE TO WORK WITH US ON THIS PROJECT. OKAY, UM. AND I DID GO IN AND IN THE ITEM, AND I TALKED ABOUT COUNCIL COUNCILMAN APOLLO HAD BEEN IN ON SOME CONVERSATIONS. UM I DON'T REMEMBER THE NATURE OF IT, BUT I REMEMBER US HAVING KIND OF A MEETING TO HAVE SOME DIALOGUE AND THEN I KNOW ALSO MAYOR AND OUR CONVERSATIONS. YOU'VE WE'VE HAD SOME DIALOGUE ABOUT IT, TOO. SO WELL. I'M I'M NOT REAL SURE.I DON'T WANT TO SAY WHERE THIS CAME FROM. I KNOW THAT YOU'VE JUST EXPRESSED YOUR FEELINGS ON IT, BUT WE'VE NEVER HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER LEAD. IN A PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT DISCUSSION. THAT HAS, UM. THE COUNCIL'S ROLE IS NOT TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY IS MIGHT JUST MY PERSPECTIVE. OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND YOURSELF. YOU'VE EXPRESSED THAT YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE HAVE BEEN LEADING IN THAT AND TAKING CARE OF THAT. AND I BELIEVE THAT BOTH OF YOU ARE MORE THAN
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CAPABLE OF DOING THAT. THAT'S PART OF THE JOB AND FULFILLING THE RESPONSIBILITIES IN THAT AREA. AND I THINK THE PUBLIC'S WORK DIRECTOR IN PARTICULAR. HE'S MORE WELL VERSED AND HAS THE EXPERTISE TO HANDLE THOSE DISCUSSIONS REQUIRED ON THE HALF BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE. AND I THINK TO INSERT A COUNCIL MEMBER INTO THAT PROCESS. IS CREATING AN UNINTENDED PROBLEM. ON SO MANY LEVELS, AND I THINK IT'S A PRECEDENTS. THAT I'M NOT REAL COMFORTABLE. AND SETTING UM. AND YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF DECISIONS I UNDER I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IN THAT WHOLE PROCESS, BUT THOSE DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE THEY COME BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL AND I THINK IF YOU INSERT ONE COUNCIL MEMBER IN THAT I THINK THAT THAT CREATES A SITUATION THAT COULD BE PROBLEM PROBLEMATIC. UM. I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S A NEED OR THERE'S ADVANTAGE FOR THE VILLAGE TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD, OKAY? THAT THAT'S MY THAT'S MY TAKE ON IT PERSPECTIVE IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO WEIGH IN? YES COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I FEEL THAT AS HE TO COUNCIL MEMBER. WE SHOULD BE. IN THE CONVERSATIONS OR OUT OF CONVERSATIONS, BUT AS A WHOLE IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT DO THIS ALL DAY AND EVERY DAY UM, REPRESENT THE VILLAGE. I THINK THAT'S THE BEST THING. UM AND IF THERE'S ANY INPUT THAT THEY WANT FROM THE COUNCIL, YOU KNOW YOU CAN EMAIL US BECAUSE I CHECK MY EMAIL. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I CHECK MY EMAIL. I CHECKED MY EMAIL ABOUT 50 TIMES A DAY. THAT'S HOW THAT'S HOW BAD I AM AT CHECKING LIKE IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I CHECK EMAILS CONSTANTLY. SO IF THEY WANT OUR FEEDBACK AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE CAN GIVE IT TO THEM. UM AND IF LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S LIKE A TOUR THAT'S GOING TO GO ON WITH, UH, THE. INDIVIDUAL COMPANY. UM AND YOU KNOW THEY WANT FEEDBACK ON. FROM BECAUSE EVERY INDIVIDUAL COMES FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. UM I KNOW MADAM MAYOR HAS A PERSPECTIVE OF YOU KNOW, SHE SHE LIKES TO HAVE THINGS UP FRONT LIKE ME. I LIKE TO HAVE LIKE VISUAL STUFF, AND SHE LIKES TO BE MORE DETAILED IN IN WHAT? SHE, UM SHE ASKED FOR, SO I THINK THAT HAVING AT LEAST EVERYONE IN THE LOOP OR NO. ONE IN THE ROOM. THAT'S IT'S JUST ONE OR THE OTHER. WELL, MAYBE WE SHOULD SCHEDULE LIKE AUTOMATICALLY PUT ITEMS ON FOR EVERY LAST AGENDA IF YOU WILL OF THE MONTH FOR UPDATES BECAUSE THEY'RE TALKING A 12 MONTH WINDOW. AND SO THINGS ARE GOING TO START. MOVING FAIRLY QUICKLY, AND THAT WAS MY CONCERN, BECAUSE ONCE WE START CLEARING THE LAND AND THINGS START HAPPENING, THEN THE RESIDENTS ARE OBVIOUSLY AND WE GOT TO GET AHEAD OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE FIRST PLACE. I KNOW THAT UM, BUT I JUST SO I WOULD SAY, AND I AGREE WITH THAT. I WOULD SAY EVERY MAKE THAT JUST AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM AT THE VERY END OF THE AGENDA BECAUSE WE DID THAT WITH THE AT THE MPO ON 710. THERE IS THAT ITEM AT THE VERY END THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DISCUSS THINGS THAT SOMETHING'S COME UP WITH, YOU KNOW, F DOT OR WHATEVER. AND IT IS IT'S HELPFUL. SO IF THAT I THINK THAT IF THAT'S ON, YOU KNOW THE PROJECT, IT IS WHAT IT IS. THE MAGNITUDE THAT IT IS, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE JUST AT THE VERY TAIL END AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. FOR SOMETHING GREAT IF NOT YOU KNOW, GREAT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE ABLE TO DEAL WITH. IDEA ALSO SO I SORRY. RIGHT AWAY HERE, UM, SO PROBABLY ALSO HAVING LIKE YOU SAID THAT THEY'RE COMING INTO TOWN, PROBABLY SCHEDULING ALREADY IN ADVANCE, ONE ON ONE MEETING IF THE COUNCIL NUMBER 16 GREAT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER DOESN'T WANT IT.GREAT. ALSO, YOU KNOW, YOU OFFERED IT TO THEM. IT'S THEIR, UM, IF THEY CAN'T BECAUSE OF THEIR SCHEDULE, OR THEY'RE JUST TOO BUSY. UM YOU KNOW THAT'S ON THEM, BUT IF THEY'RE COMING INTO TOWN, MEETING WITH THEM GETTING TO KNOW THAT IDEA LIKE FREAKING ME. I'M MORE OF A VISUAL PERSON.
I LIKE TO LIKE IF I HAVE TO GO DO A TOUR AND LIKE BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU I WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS WATER SYSTEM WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, I ACTUALLY I ASKED ONE OF THE MAYORS AND, UM
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TREASURE COAST, THE CITY OF FORT PEERS, AND I ACTUALLY WENT OUT THERE AND TOWARDS THEIR FACILITY AND THEY TOOK ME TO THE WATER SECTION AND TO THE WAIST AND I SAW HOW YOU KNOW IN THE WAIST.YOU CAN YOU GET OTHER STUFF THAN JUST TOILET PAPER. THERE'S OTHER STUFF. SO LIKE THERE THAT VISUAL OF SEEING HOW THINGS WORK AND HOW THINGS FUNCTION AND HOW YOU KNOW THEY'RE IMAGINING THINGS.
GIVES YOU A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. SO I'M MORE OF A HANDS ON PERSON. SO IF YOU CAN ALREADY PRE SCHEDULED MEETINGS WHEN THEY'RE IN TOWN SO THAT WE CAN ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS, COMMENTS CONCERNS. YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THINGS. YOU KNOW, AND LIKE I SAID, I'M MEETING AND ADVOCATING AND TRYING TO BRING AND MAYBE THEN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS I SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT. UM SO I JUST COME TO THESE MEETINGS AND JUST VOTE ON WHAT'S PRESENTED TO US. THAT'S NOT ME. THAT'S NOT WHAT I RAN FOR OFFICE FOR. I RAN FOR OFFICE TO GET THIS VILLAGE SET UP FOR SUCCESS, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO. IF I'M GONNA MEET WITH THE COMPANY TO EDUCATE MYSELF ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING. I'M DOING A SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. AND WHETHER IT'S A YEAR OR IN A AND. SAY. WELL, WE CAN'T DO THAT. IS DOING A DISSERVICE. I MEAN, ANYBODY CAN SIT IN THIS CHAIR AND SAY, OH, YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT VOTE FOR THIS AND I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO EDUCATE YOURSELF. I'M ALWAYS I'M LEARNING EVERY DAY. IF I STOP LEARNING, I'M DONE. THERE'S NOTHING FOR ME TO DO IF I KNEW IT ALL I WOULDN'T BE HERE. SO TO SAY THAT THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE SETTING UP. FOR YOU KNOW? WHAT? WHAT PROBLEM IS THERE? THE PROBLEM BECOMES WHEN YOU PUT TWO AND THREE COUNCIL PEOPLE IN ONE ROOM. THAT'S THE PROBLEM. HAS TO BE IN THE PUBLIC SIGHTING LIKE THIS. BUT FOR ME TO SIT INTO A MEETING I DON'T SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WHEN WE GOT OUR TRAILER. THE TRAILER THAT IS HOOKED UP TO THE WATER PLANT. I SPENT ALL OF HOURS RESEARCHING IT AND MEETING WITH THE PEOPLE THAT BUILT IT. I WENT OUT TO THE PLANT WHEN THEY HOOKED IT UP. AND I'VE EDUCATED MYSELF ON IT SINCE THEN. AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. EVERYBODY SHOULD BE DOING THAT. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN ORDER TO DO THE RIGHT THING. YOU'VE GOT TO EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE SUBJECT. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, AND THEN YOU KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK ONCE YOU'VE EDUCATED YOURSELF, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK. AND YOU'RE ANYWAY, THAT'S MY OPINION. THANK YOU AND LET ME EXPRESS WHAT YOU DO IS WHAT WE ALL DO. WE'RE OUT THERE ADVOCATING. UM WE'RE OUT THERE EDUCATING OURSELVES, AND I DON'T THINK UM, THAT IS THE SAME AS. AS AS, UM. NOMINATING OR HAVING A LEAD. ALL OF US SHOULD BE DOING THAT. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU DO IT. WE ALL DO IT. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU KNOW. WE CAN'T DO THAT WE DO AND WE SHOULD, AND THAT IS OUR JOB. THIS IS A DIFFERENT SITUATION. THIS IS THIS IS JUST DEDICATING ONE PERSON TO DO THAT. AND LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ IS IF ONE OF IT DOES. ONE OF US HAS ALL OF US MEET. BE DOING THAT THAT SAME THING. SO I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT WE ALL NEED TO EDUCATE OURSELVES. WE ALL NEED TO ADVOCATE SO MY STATEMENTS THAT I SAID BEFORE THAT, UM, TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD OF JUST DOING, YOU KNOW. DOING A LEAD. TO DO THAT. I DON'T. I DON'T THINK THE RIGHT PATH AND I THINK I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT. THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING. WE'RE COMING AT IT FROM DIFFERENT WAYS. BUT I THINK WE'RE ALL THE SAME THING. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU, OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,600,000 VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA NON-AD VALOREM REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2023 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING, REFINANCING AND/OR REIMBURSING THE COSTS OF THE ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT AND EQUIPPING OF AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING TO SERVE AS THE VILLAGE HALL; PROVIDING THAT THE 2023 NOTE SHALL BE A LIMITED OBLIGATION OF THE VILLAGE PAYABLE FROM NON AD VALOREM REVENUES BUDGETED, APPROPRIATED AND DEPOSITED AS PROVIDED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR RIGHTS, SECURITIES AND REMEDIES FOR THE OWNER OF THE 2023 NOTE; AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE VILLAGE TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF SUCH NOTE; DESIGNATING THE 2023 NOTE AS A QUALIFIED TAX EXEMPT OBLIGATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; MAKING CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR READING BY TITLE ONLY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
]THANK YOU, MAYOR. ASSIGNED IT WAS A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL, THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,600,000 VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA NON ADVIL ARM REVENUE NOTE SERIES 2023 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING, REFINED EMBASSY AND OR REIMBURSING THE COST OF THE ACQUISITION. IMPROVEMENT AND EQUIPPING OF AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING TO SERVE AS THE VILLAGE HALL. PROVIDING THAT THE 2023 NOTES WILL BE A[01:05:06]
LIMITED OBLIGATION OF THE VILLAGE PAYABLE FROM NON ADVIL ARM REVENUES. BUDGETED, APPROPRIATED AND DEPOSITED AS PROVIDED HERE IN PROVIDING FOR RIGHTS, SECURITIES AND REMEDIES FOR THE OWNER OF THE 2023 NOTE. AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE VILLAGE TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF SUCH NOTE. DESIGNATING THE 2023 NOTE AS A QUALIFIED TAX EXEMPT OBLIGATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, MAKING CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH PROVIDING FOR READING BY TITLE ONLY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DEBT. WE HAVE PUT THIS ON. WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE TEAM. WE HAVE A FINANCE. GROUP AND WE HAVE OUTSIDE BOND COUNSEL FOR THIS. WE DID A FORMAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. AND WE HAD, UH, THROUGH THAT RFP PROCESS. WE HAD FOUR BANKS THAT ACTUALLY SUBMITTED, UH. RESPONSES AND OUR FINANCIAL TEAM , OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR, UNDERWRITERS AND BOND COUNCIL LOOKED AT ALL THOSE PROPOSALS AND WE ARE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION. TWO AWARDED WITH JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK GAVE US ACTUALLY FIVE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. AND THEY REALLY TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT THAT THE VILLAGE DID NOT WANT TO BE NECESSARILY TIED TO THIS NOTE FOR 10 YEARS THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO PAY IT OFF EARLY AND NOT INCUR AS MUCH IN PENALTIES AND FEES. AND SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN YOU LOOKED AT ALL THE VARIOUS PROPOSALS THAT WERE RECEIVED THE JPMORGAN CHASE BANK OPTION TWO WAS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS AND THE LEAST COSTLY FOR THE VILLAGE. UM MR FLORIO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS. THERE ARE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER, TOO. TO SIGN ON THIS. MR VOTERS HAS GONE THROUGH THOSE DOCUMENTS. UM LIKE I SAID, WE HAD BOND COUNSEL. AND WE HAD EVERYBODY THAT AND ANYBODY THAT WAS NEEDED TO BE IN THE CALL AND WORKING WITH US WORKING ON THIS. WE HAD A QUICK TURNAROUND TIME.I APPRECIATE THE INDIVIDUALS DOING THAT FOR US BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO CLOSE BY THE 20TH OF DECEMBER. SO THAT WE CAN THEN CLOSE ON THIS BUILDING, WHICH MR BOSE HAS ANOTHER ITEM TO DISCUSS ON THAT FOLLOWING THIS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THEY'VE ALREADY MOVED OUT IN SWEET D. UM AND SO WE'RE READY TO START. MOVING THINGS FORWARD, SO THIS IS JUST TOO AWARD THE RFP TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, ALONG WITH ALL THE LOAN DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN FINALIZED FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
TERRENCE SUMMARIZED IT VERY WELL. YET THE ACTION BEFORE YOU, AS SHE STATED, IS TO MAKE THAT AWARD BUT IN PARTICULAR TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, THAT'S BEFORE YOU, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE REVENUE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.6 MILLION, AND SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ITEM. OKAY DO WE HAVE EMOTION? SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER APOLLO, A SECOND HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ . IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE BY THE COUNCIL? WE? I DIDN'T ELABORATE. THE INTEREST RATE THAT WE GOT WAS 4.70. FOR ONE SOMEONE 4.71, AND THAT'S PRETTY DECENT RATE THAT WE GOT. AND SO WE WERE EXCITED. WE GOT SUCH A GOOD RESPONSE. SO WE JUST LOOK FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. INFORMATION. UM, NO COUNCIL DISCUSSION. ANY PUBLIC DISCUSSION. NO, MADAM MAYOR. OKAY ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX COUNCIL MEMBER BEFORE THE
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Authorization to Proceed to Closing on Purchase of Village Hall Building and Land (15516 SW Osceola St.)
]COUNSELORS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THAT, AS, UH, THE MANAGER MENTIONED WE WILL NEED EACH OF YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T YET. THERE ARE A COUPLE FORMS EACH OF YOU NEED TO SIGN AND MAYOR. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FORMS. YOU NEED TO SIGN. YES, SIR. MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED TO CLOSING ON THE PURCHASE OF THE VILLAGE HALL BUILDING AND LAND.UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AT YOUR NOVEMBER 16TH MEETING, THE VILLAGE COUNCIL APPROVED THE OPTION CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE VILLAGE HALL. UM, THAT'S SORT OF THE 30 DAY INSPECTION PERIOD THAT RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER 16TH. AH THE OPTION CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR CLOSING WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE INSPECTION PERIOD. IF APPROVED TONIGHT, THE PLAN IS FOR HAVING CLOSING ON DECEMBER 21ST NEXT THURSDAY, SO THE FUNDS WILL BE COMING IN FROM
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JPMORGAN CHASE ON THE 20TH AND THE CLOSING OCCURRING ON THE 21ST. AND THEN WE'LL BE DONE.SO, UH, AS PART OF THIS ITEM, THE VILLAGE MANAGER COMMISSIONED A PRELIMINARY STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF THE BUILDING THAT WAS PERFORMED BY KIM LEE HORN AND AFTER REVIEW OF THAT, AS WELL AS MY REVIEW OF THE TITLE COMMITMENT ON THE PURCHASE OF THE BUILDING STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE VILLAGE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED PROCEEDING THE CLOSING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE MANAGER EXECUTE ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE TO EFFECTUATE THE CLOTHES. OKAY? DO I HEAR A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER APOLLO A SECOND HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. NO MATTER MAYOR ALL IN FAVOR.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL PROCEED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK YOU WILL OWN A VILLAGE JOB. FANTASTIC I APPRECIATE STAFF'S DEDICATION TO THIS OUTCOME. SO THANK YOU SO
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Authorization and Approval by the Village Council to Enter into an Agreement with Avero Advisors, LLC for professional project management services for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation.
]MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS, UM. ONE OF ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A VERO ADVISORS LLC. FOR PROFESSIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THEY WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS ITEM VIA ZOOM. I BELIEVE MR FLORIO HAS PUT THIS ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA. HE HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY INDIVIDUAL LEADING THE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES DISCUSSION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ENDEAVOR. WE'VE THE VILLAGE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MONEY ON THE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPLEMENT IT CORRECTLY. AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE DON'T HAVE THE BAND WITH AS STAFF TO TAKE THIS ON FROM A NIGHT PERSPECTIVE, SO MR FLOREAL, TURN IT OVER TO YOU. AH MAN. AMERICAN CELL. MIKE FLORIO PLANTS DIRECTOR AGAIN. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT AND TO DISCUSSING HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM A VERY ADVISORS REGARDING THIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL . UM JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS AND KIND OF JUST, YOU KNOW, PULLING FROM THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF. YOU KNOW, THE VILLAGE DID COMMENCE THIS PROJECT. QUITE SOME TIME AGO. THE LAST TIME WE WERE BEFORE YOU WAS IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR TO BUY THE LAST MODULES THAT WERE NEEDED, UM AND WE REALLY RAN INTO A PROBLEM AFTER THAT, REGARDING THE ABILITY TO DEDICATE THE TIME AND RESOURCES TO IT, AND THE IN HOUSE PROJECT MANAGEMENT NECESSARY. TO ENSURE THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL. UM IT TOOK SOME TIME REALLY OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO FOR ME TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT OPTIONS ON HOW THESE SERVICES CAN BE DONE. THE MAIN ISSUE IS, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFFING OR THE IN HOUSE EXPERTISE TO ENSURE THAT AN IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS DONE CORRECTLY. THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS TO DO A SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION. MANY OF THEM ARE THE WRONG WAY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S CONSEQUENCE WHEN THAT HAPPENS, AND WE COULD TALK AT LENGTH ABOUT THAT, AND I BELIEVE ARE PRESENTED HERE TONIGHT WILL GIVE YOU SOME OF THE EXPLANATIONS ON THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE TO ENSURE SUCCESS AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO WRITE TRACK. OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU KNOW, KIND OF WENT OFF THE RAILS. BUT VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO. WHAT WE WANT TO HAVE IS WE WANT TO HAVE TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS THAT SERVE OUR PURPOSES THAT MEET THE PURPOSE OF, UM WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO IS TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY TO HAVE GOOD PUBLIC RECORDS. UM AND TO HAVE A SYNERGY BETWEEN UM , ALL THE APPLICATIONS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING IN. IT'S A WIDE RANGE OF STUFF FROM FINANCE TO PURCHASING TO THE UTILITY BILLING, PLANNING, ZONING AND BUILDING PARKS AND RECREATION. THERE'S A LOT TO IT.IT REQUIRES VERY SKILLED PROFESSIONALS TO GET IT IN, RIGHT. IT'S A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THAT ONLY VILLAGE STAFF AND, UM, THE TOILET TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADVOCATES ON OUR SIDE AND THAT EVERYONE IS MOVING FORWARD AS NECESSARY, AND AS REQUIRED SO UM, I DO HOPE THAT YOU ALL ENJOY THIS PRESENTATION AND AGAIN IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE OF ME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND AGAIN, OUR PROFESSIONALS HERE TONIGHT WILL BE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. AS WELL. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. YES I AM GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN. I HOPE EVERYONE CAN SEE AND HEAR ME FOR THE MOST PART. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. AND THANK YOU, MR FLORIO. FOR THAT AWESOME INTRODUCTION. UM LET ME SHARE MY SCREEN AND YOU GUYS JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN
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SEE IT OR NOT. THERE IT IS. WE SEE IT. I. YO FULL SCREEN. HERE WE GO. OKAY? SO AGAIN TO REITERATE WE ARE PROPOSING TONIGHT TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL FOR THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF THE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION. I AM MEGHAN SEATON. I LEAVE THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM AT A VERY ADVISORS. AND JOINING ME IS MY PARTNER, MR ROBERT PARNEVIK. HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF ADVISORY SERVICES. A VR FOUNDER AND CEO COULD NOT BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT AND ANOTHER ONE OF OUR GREAT TEAM MEMBERS IS ACTUALLY REALLY, REALLY SICK, WERE KIND OF WORRIED ABOUT HIM. BUT HE WAS GOING TO JOIN, AND HE COULD NOT EITHER. SO I DO APOLOGIZE TO THE COUNCIL FOR THAT. UM, SO HERE'S OUR AGENDA. JUST WE'RE GOING TO DO BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE. WE'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF STORYTELLING. I THINK THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID OF PAST EXPERIENCES THAT WE'VE HAD, UM AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR APPROACH TO YOUR PROJECT SPECIFICALLY. AND WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US. UM SO VARIABLE ADVISORS WAS FOUNDED IN 2016 WITH A VISION TO REVOLUTIONIZE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. UM OUR FOUNDER AND CEO WHO'S ALSO MY BOSS, MR AVIJIT, VERY, A CAR RECOGNIZED EARLY ON AND THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THAT LIE WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. UM HE ALSO RECOGNIZED THE INEFFICIENCIES OF TRADITIONAL METHODS AND RELIANCE OF OUTDATED TOOLS AND THE USE OF STICKY NOTES AND SPREADSHEETS. AND ROBERT'S GOING TO GET IN TO A LITTLE BIT OF THAT. AND JUST A MINUTE BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT EACH GOVERNMENT ENTITY IS VERY, VERY DIFFERENT WITH ITS OWN SPECIFIC NEEDS. A VERY OFFERS TAILORED SOLUTIONS. UM LIKE I T STRATEGIC PLANNING, YARP MODERNIZATION AS WELL AS A BUSINESS PROCESS. REENGINEERING I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I WANT TO POINT OUT ON THIS SLIDE IS THE FACT THAT OUR APPROACH GOES BEYOND MORE THAN JUST TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES. UM IT'S ABOUT REIMAGINING AND EMPOWERING GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE. SO HERE IS YOUR PROPOSED TEAM HAVE MENTIONED MY BOSS AND LEADER AND FOUNDER. MR ABHIJIT. VERY CAR WE HAVE MR ROBERT PARNEVIK, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF ADVISORY SERVICES, AND ANDREW HAYES, WHO IS A SENIOR MANAGER WITH OUR COMPANY. KATIE CAN ANSWER WILL BE YOUR SENIOR MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT EXACT TO DEAN WILL BE THE PROJECT MANAGER AND KAYLEIGH WILSON WILL BE YOUR BUSINESS ANALYSTS I'M NOW GOING TO TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MR ROBERT CARR. NOVICH TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE AND DO SOME STORYTELLING. THANK YOU. YEAH. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU.ROBERT KONJEVIC, DIRECTOR OF ADVISORY SERVICES HERE TO BARROW AND I HAD 20 YEARS IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEFORE COMING TO A VERO. SO I BRING A VERY DEEP BACKGROUND OF BOTH TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR A LOT OF THESE SYSTEMS, BUT AS TYPICAL I CAN'T DO THIS ALONE. I HAVE A GREAT TEAM THAT IS WELL VERSED AND WELL EXPERIENCED IN THE DAY TO DAY OF THESE PROJECTS, BOTH TASK LEVEL AS WELL AS HIGH LEVEL VISION EXPERIENCE WITH THE WHOLE VARIETY OF VENDORS. QUITE A NUMBER OF CLIENTS THAT SPANS SEVERAL DECADES IN SOME CASES. AS WELL AS SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATIONS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND MAKING DISCUSSED MANY OF OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE. IT REALLY IS IN ICT MODERNIZATION WHEN IT COMES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THE OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE GREAT AND THERE ARE WAYS TO IN A LOT OF WAYS HIGHER. BE THE FIRM THAT I WANTED TO HIRE WHEN I WAS IN GOVERNMENT TRYING TO HIRE A CONSULTANT. I GET TO NOW BE THAT FIRM THAT I WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THAT DOES THINGS TO ENSURE SUCCESS, NO MATTER WHAT, AND WE'RE VERY DEDICATED TO THAT, BECAUSE PROJECTS HAVE VARIETY OF CHALLENGES, AND ESPECIALLY FROM THE SOFTWARE VENDORS. WE WILL GET YOU TO A HALF OF SUCCESS AND WE WILL GET YOU THERE. THAT IS OUR COMMITMENT. WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. VARIETY OF AREAS THAT WE WORK IN BOTH IN TERMS OF MODULES, BOTH IN TERMS OF, UH, PRODUCTS THEMSELVES IN A VARIETY OF SYSTEMS, CONFIGURATIONS AND STATES SOMETIMES WERE BROUGHT IN. WHEN THE SYSTEM IS 22 YEARS OLD, SOMETIMES WERE BROUGHT INTO THE SYSTEM IS ONLY A YEAR OR TWO OLD. SOMETIMES AND I'LL TELL ONE OF THOSE STORIES IN A MINUTE. WE'RE RIGHT IN EVEN BEFORE THE SYSTEM IS IN THE MIDDLE IS REACHED. IMPLEMENTATION SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THEN THE FIVE LEADERSHIP ASPECT. AS MY BOSS
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LIKES TO SAY WE'RE NERDS ON THIS TYPE OF THING. WE REALLY, REALLY LIKE DOING THIS. WE LIKE SHARING A LOT OF INFORMATION. GOING TO OUR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU'LL SEE QUITE A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE RP, DEPENDING UPON WHO YOU ARE. IF YOU'RE THE END USER, YOU OWN A PROCESS. YOUR DIRECTOR YOUR YOUR CITY MANAGER, YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER. THERE'S A VARIETY OF CONTENT ON THERE. THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PROJECTS WHEN THESE ITEMS ARE ARE BROUGHT TO YOU AS WELL. AND THEN AGAIN, THE VARIOUS ASPECTS THAT WE USED TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH CURRENCY DISCOVERY MAPPING OF YOUR OF YOUR BUSINESS PROCESSES HELPING YOU IMPROVE THOSE THAT ALL DISTILLS DOWN TO REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION WHICH, WHEN YOU'RE IN THE RFP PROCESS, THAT'S WHAT YOU USE TO MEASURE. WHETHER OR NOT A PRODUCT IS GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL. WE ALSO TURN THAT INTO VENDOR DEMO SCRIPT SO THAT THE VENDOR DEMONSTRATES TO YOU USING YOUR REQUIREMENTS. HOW THE SYSTEM WILL WORK FOR YOU THAT ALSO BECOMES PART OF THE CONTRACTING LANGUAGE, WHICH IS IN USED TO HOLD THE VENDOR ACCOUNTABLE FOR DELIVERING EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO DO BECAUSE BEGIN YOUR SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON A PRODUCT. YOU DESERVE TO HAVE EVERYTHING THAT WAS PROMISED TO YOU. OUR CLIENTS IN THIS MAP ACTUALLY ISN'T UPDATED, BUT IT'S PRETTY CLOSE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND WE'VE HAD A FEW INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS AS WELL. VARIETY OF ENTITIES SMALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 UP TO FOUR OR FIVE OR 6000 USER COUNTIES AND IN CASES, SUITCASES , STATES AND WHAT WE CALL QUASI GOVERNMENT HOUSING AUTHORITIES, REGIONAL CONSORTIUMS. ALONG THOSE LINES AS WELL. SO WHAT WE TYPICALLY SEE AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TO HELP YOU AVOID. THIS IS WE GET BROUGHT IN WHEN AN AIR P SYSTEM ON PAPER. LOOKS GREAT.YOU CAN DIAGRAM ALL THE SYSTEMS. YOU CAN SAY YOU HAVE THIS PURCHASE THIS PURCHASE. YOU HAVE THIS TYPE OF SERVER. UM THIS IS THE LAY OF THE LAND. BUT WHEN YOU START DIVING INTO THE END USER EXPERIENCE YOU WIND UP DISCOVERING VERY TYPICALLY, THERE'S A LOT OF MANUAL PROCESSES GOING ON. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE PRINTING THINGS OUT AND WALKING HIM ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND DELIVERING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. UM USERS ARE VERY CREATIVE. THEY JUST WANT TO DO THEIR JOB. SO IF THEY RUN INTO A SYSTEM THAT EITHER HASN'T BEEN KEPT UP TO DATE OR DOESN'T DO WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO OR WHAT THEY ASKED FOR IT TO DO. THEY'RE GOING TO FIND A WAY TO GET IT DONE, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH EXCEL OR MANUALLY AND A PIECE OF PAPER, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BYPASS THAT, AND NOW YOU HAVE A PERMANENT WORK AROUND RATHER THAN SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH YOUR YOUR VENDORS. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN THE PLAN THAT YOU'VE SELECTED THE OPTION YOU SELECTED IS GOING TO AVOID ALL THIS. THESE ARE THE VERY COMMON PAIN POINTS THAT COME UP VERY QUICKLY WITH FAILED THE RP IMPLEMENTATIONS. THEY ALL FEED OFF OF EACH OTHER, AND THEY ALL TEND TO NOT BE RESOLVED BECAUSE STAFF DOES NOT HAVE THE TIME TO GO BACK AND REVISIT WHY THEY'RE ER P IMPLEMENTATION WILL ISN'T DONE CORRECTLY. YOU WIND UP LIVING WITH THE SYSTEM. IT DISAPPOINTS YOU. AND AT SOME POINT YOU STARTED LOOKING FOR A NEW ONE. SO THE FIRST CASE STUDY IS A SUCCESS STORY FOR A DIFFERENT REASON. WHAT YOU'RE PROBABLY EXPECTING. THIS IS MARKUP ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS, THEY DO A LOT OF REGIONAL INITIATIVES ON BEHALF OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE PHOENIX AREA. THEIR FUNDING IS STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL, THEIR PARTICULAR PROJECT ACCOUNTING AND COST ACCOUNTING IS VERY PARTICULAR AND IT'S VERY PECULIAR TO THE WAY THEY ARE CHARTERED TO DO BUSINESS. THEIR EXISTING SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO HANDLE THAT, FOR THE MOST PART, BUT WHO'S BECOMING QUITE AGED AND WAS NO LONGER BEING SUPPORTED AND WAS RAPIDLY BECOMING OUT OF DATE. THEY NEED TO SELECT A NEW SYSTEM. SO THEY BROUGHT IN A VENDOR TO HELP THEM FIND A NEW SYSTEM. WENT THROUGH THE CONTRACTING AND STARTED THE KICKOFF AND VERY QUICKLY NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WASN'T CORRECT THAT THE PARTICULAR AREAS THAT THEY REALLY NEEDED OUT OF THE SYSTEM OR NOT BEING DISCUSSED.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE WERE BROUGHT IN THE BROUGHT US IN TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. X LIFE, PLEASE. IT BECAME VERY, UH COULDN'T GO BACK A FEW. YOU KNOW, UM YEAH. THERE WE GO. SO WHAT WE DID IS WE TOOK OVER THE VENDOR RELATIONSHIP IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT THE CONTRACT. THE REQUIREMENTS DEFINITIONS THAT WERE DONE BY ANOTHER CONSULTING COMPANY. AND STARTED HOLDING THE VENDOR ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY SAID WE'RE GOING TO DO. AND AFTER A NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE VENDOR HAD NOT BEEN HONEST ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO ADDRESS THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF ACCOUNTING. AND IT ALSO BECAME AVAILABLE. APPARENT THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HAVE A SOLUTION ANYTIME SOON. THE GOOD NEWS IS MIRACLE ASSOCIATION OF
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GOVERNMENTS HAD NOT PAID A SINGLE DIME TO THE VENDOR, MOSTLY BY ARE URGING. SO WHEN IT WAS TIME TO HAVE THAT TERRIBLE DISCUSSION OF WE NEED TO GET OUT OF THIS CONTRACT. UM IT WAS VERY, VERY EASY TO DO. THE LEGALITIES, OF COURSE, ARE NOT QUITE AS EASY, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO EXTRACT FROM THAT CONTRACT THOUGHT KNOWING ANY MONEY TO THE VENDOR, MUCH TO OUR DETRIMENT BECAUSE WE WERE BROUGHT IN TO FIX THAT IMPLEMENTATION AND CARRY IT FORWARD. BUT THERE WAS NOT A PATH FORWARD WITH THAT PRODUCT. THE REASON WHY THIS IS A SUCCESS STORY IS THEY DID NOT GO LIVE WITH THE PRODUCT THAT THEY KNEW, AND WE KNEW WOULD NOT MEET THEIR NEEDS. THE VENDOR WAS HELD ACCOUNTABLE THE CONTRACT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING THE CORRECT SYSTEM.NEXT ONE, PLEASE. THE OTHER ONE IS OUR HOMETOWN, THE CITY OF MERRILLVILLE, TENNESSEE, JUST OUTSIDE OF KNOXVILLE. THIS IS A MORE TRADITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION. SO WHAT WE SEE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR YOU EXISTING SYSTEM IN THEIR CASE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES. THEY LOST CONFIDENCE. WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A NEW SYSTEM GOING THROUGH THAT REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION. LIKE I SAID, BUSINESS PROCESS MAPPING. UM AND THEN OWNING THAT VENDOR RELATIONSHIP ALL THE WAY TO AND INCLUDING GO LIVE WE ADVOCATED FOR THE STAFF SO THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE THE WAY ANY FURTHER FROM THERE ALREADY.
OVERLOADED DAY JOBS. UM, I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING WHERE YOU HAVE A DEFINED JOB. BUT YOU'RE ALSO WEARING 10. OTHER HATS. THE LAST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS TAKE ON AN E. R P PROJECT. UM AND HANDLE DAY TO DAY TASKS WHEN YOU COULD JUST HAVE A VENTURE. TAKE CARE OF IT IN THIS SITUATION, SO UM, COULDN'T COME TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
AND WHAT? I'M GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE NEXT ONE BEGGING IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. SO THE METHODOLOGY IN FRONT OF YOU AS A STANDARD METHODOLOGY FOR MAKING THIS A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT AND AVOIDING ALL THESE PIT BULLS. THE HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY. I'M GONNA I'M GONNA GIVE TO YOU IS THE RESOURCING THAT YOU DECIDED TO DO ON THIS PATH YOU'VE SELECTED TO GO AND THE PROCESS YOU'VE SELECTED TO GO. WITHIN THIS IS GOING TO PAY HUGE DIVIDENDS IN THE LONG RUN. UM AND WE DO NOT SEE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO PEOPLE HEARING WITH YOU ON THIS. THIS THIS WILL BE OPTIMIZED FROM THE GET GO. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ANY. LET'S JUST GO LIVE NOW AND FIXED LATER. UM IT'S VERY EASY TO DO THAT AND DECIDE. I DON'T WANT TO TACKLE THESE PROBLEMS AND DEFINE OUR PROCESSES CORRECTLY. UM I DON'T WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TRAINING STAFF. I JUST WANT TO GO LIVE ON THIS PRODUCT. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY READY TO GO LIVE AND THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. BECAUSE ONCE YOU GO LIVE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE STAFF TIME TO GO BACK AND REVISIT THOSE AREAS THAT YOU SAID. LET'S WORRY ABOUT THAT LATER, THERE WILL BE NO, LET'S WORRY ABOUT THAT LATER. THIS WILL BE DONE CORRECTLY FROM THE GET GO. WE'RE ALSO NOT GOING TO LET THE VENDOR CHOOSE GO WIDE. THEIR PROFIT MODEL IS TO GET THE PRODUCT IN YOUR HANDS AND LIVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AND IF THEY CAN DO THAT, WITH THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. WE DON'T LET YOU DO THAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO THE WORK THAT IS OWED TO YOU MAKE SURE THAT IS DONE CORRECTLY. WE'RE ALSO NOT GOING TO JUST LET YOUR PROCESSES BE SHOEHORNED INTO THE DEFAULT WITH SOFTWARES. IT'S SET UP. THE SOFTWARE WILL BE SET UP AND CONFIGURED THE EXACT WAY THAT YOU NEED TO DO NEEDED TO SERVE YOUR PURPOSES AND YOUR INITIATIVES. AND THE SAME THING WITH THE PROCESSES. IF THERE ARE ISSUES WITH PROCESSES, THEY CAN BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SYSTEM. WE'RE NOT GOING TO WAIT LATER UNTIL TRY AND FIX YOUR PROCESSES DOWN THE ROAD. WHAT'S KEY WITH US IS WE DON'T OPERATE ON ASSUMPTIONS. WE DON'T LET THE SOFTWARE VENDOR OPERATING ASSUMPTIONS AND WE WILL NOT LET YOU OPERATE ON ASSUMPTIONS. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE CLEAR COMMUNICATION AS TO WHERE THINGS ARE. THE VENDOR WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IS YOU WILL PAY THAT SOFTWARE VENDOR WHEN YOU HAVE THE PRODUCT OF DELIVERED TO YOU, AND IT'S READY NOT BEFORE THAT. SO THIS WILL BE QUITE A SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION FOR YOU. UM AND THIS IS GOING TO LAST FEW YEARS. I MEAN A LOT OF YEARS BECAUSE WE SEE SOFTWARE. IMPLEMENTATIONS THAT WE'RE NOT DONE CORRECTLY IN 18 MONTHS LATER, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW SOFTWARE PRODUCTS SO YOU NOW HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO LAST YOU FOR QUITE A WHILE AND WE'LL BE DONE CORRECTLY. SO DETAILS ON THE DELIVERABLES SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ON A TASK LEVEL OR DAILY BASIS WEEKLY BASIS TO KEEP EVERYONE INFORMED AND STAFF ENGAGED PROPERLY, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, NOT WASTE YOUR STAFF'S TIME. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WERE CLEAR AND WHAT IS NEEDED OF THEM. NO MORE, NO LESS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HOLD ENDLESS MEETINGS WILL BE VERY RESPECTFUL OF STAFF TIME. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ON A LOT OF THIS ON YOUR BEHALF. MAKE SURE IT GETS DONE AND IT WILL BE DONE ON TIME. THE OUTCOME REALLY IS STRAIGHTFORWARD. THESE POINTS ARE RELEVANT, BUT REALLY WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO IT WITHIN THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM. YOU ARE GETTING CORRECT INFORMATION IN THE HANDS OF DISCUSSION MAKERS SO THEY CAN MAKE A TIMELY DECISION. THAT'S
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REALLY WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO. AND IF THE PRODUCT IS NOT SERVING THAT NEED OF GIVING YOU THAT INFORMATION, GETTING INFORMATION TO YOUR PUBLIC IN A TRANSPARENT WAY. EXCUSE ME, AS WELL AS YOUR STAFF MEMBERS THAN SOMETHING WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY , AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS DONE CORRECT. THANK YOU. SO UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS ITEM WHERE IS THE FUNDING COMING FROM THE FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT THAT'S IN THE AGENDA ITEM. UM SHOWS IT'S A $250,000 SET ASIDE WITH WHICH INCLUDES A $50,000 CONTINUOUSLY BUDDY BUDGET. THERE'S A I T PROJECT MANAGER OF CED DIRECTOR AND OFFICE COORDINATOR INVOLVED IN THAT. YOU'VE MADE THIS HUGE INVESTMENT , MR FLORIO, NINE. OUR CONVERSATIONS. YOU'VE GOT SLAP SALARY. WE HAVE SALARIES OF POSITIONS. ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP US DO THIS, WHICH IS HAS NOT BEEN FILLED ALONG WITH SOME OTHER STAFFING POSITIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FILLED. SO WE WOULD STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH A VERO ADVISERS AND WE WILL ALLOCATE THE FUNDING ACCORDINGLY. THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT? WE'RE PUSHING THEM TO GET THIS DONE NEXT YEAR. UM YEAH , ABSOLUTELY THE TIMELINE ON THIS. WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET ALL MODULES EVERYTHING INSTALLED IN PLACE NEXT YEAR. IT'S DOABLE. IT'S ACHIEVABLE. UM AND AGAIN, I THINK YOU KNOW, WITH THE RIGHT GUIDANCE, YOU KNOW THAT WE WOULD GET FROM A BARREL. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE WOULD BE VERY SUCCESSFUL AND OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO SAY THAT WAS, YOU KNOW IMPORTANT DURING THE RESEARCH PROCESS OF THIS, I'VE WORKED WITH DIFFERENT E R P SYSTEMS, UM , ACTUALLY WORKED WITH TYLER FOR MOST OF MY CAREER. WHEN I WORKED UP IN PORT ST LUCIE, I USED THE TYLER MEANEST PRODUCTS FOR MANY YEARS. I'VE USED OTHER PRODUCTS, UM FROM FROM BANNER TO CG ADVANTAGE TO OTHER SYSTEMS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, BIG AND SMALL, COMPLEX AND RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD. YOU KNOW, VERY STAFF OF THE TOLD ME YOU GUYS MADE IT. WE MADE A GREAT SELECTION WITH THE TAILOR TECHNOLOGY. TYLER IS A GOOD PRODUCT IN CODE AND ENTER GAV MODELS ARE REALLY GOOD. UM BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE, I THINK FOR THEM AND IN TERMS OF WHY I SELECTED THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE DOING AND EUROPEAN PRESENTATION WITH THESE EXACT MODULES AND MULTIPLE DIFFERENT STATES. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH LOOKING AROUND FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE. THERE ARE OTHER PROFESSIONAL FIRMS I SPOKE WITH AND CONTACTED OTHER PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS EUROPEAN IMPLEMENTATION. I WORKED WITH A LADY AND AFFIRM THAT I HAD DONE WORKED WITH OVER IN MARTIN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE WHO HAS DONE EUROPEAN IMPLEMENTATION WITH TYLER. BUT NO ONE REALLY HAD. I FELT THE BACKGROUND, THE EXPERTISE AND THE TRACK RECORD THAT OF ARAL HAS DOING THIS TYPE OF IMPLEMENTATION. UH AND THE SUCCESS RECORD. I DID SPEAK TO OTHER FINANCE DIRECTORS AND I T PEOPLE AS WELL AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. I PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO THIS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S RIGHT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET IT DONE OUT OF THE GATE AGAIN. WE HAVE A LOT OF ADVANTAGES. YOUR VILLAGE WERE SO SMALL. AND FRANKLY, WE'RE NOT REALLY TRYING TO OVERCOME MUCH IN THE WAY OF HISTORICAL PRACTICES AND PROCESSES. WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF THAT SAYS NEVER EVEN BEEN DEFINED, SO WE REALLY WILL BE ABLE TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK WITH THAT FROM THE BEGINNING AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ESTABLISHING BEST PRACTICES OUT OF THE GATE, AND WE'RE GONNA BE PIVOTING OUR WORKFLOWS AND WORK PROCESS, WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THAT'S SO IMPORTANT WHEN YOU'RE DOING YOUR EUROPEAN IMPLEMENTATION. IS THAT YOUR DESIGNING YOUR WORKFLOWS AND PROCESSES TO MAXIMIZE AND LEVERAGE THE BENEFITS OF THE SYSTEM. YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE YOUR OLD WAYS OF DOING THINGS AND BRING IT INTO THE NEW SYSTEM. THAT'S HOW YOU GET INEFFICIENCIES, AND THAT'S HOW PEOPLE END UP MAYBE GETTING FRUSTRATED. NOT USING THE SOFTWARE THEY GIVE UP. THEY START OVER AGAIN. YOU KNOW, A FEW YEARS LATER DOWN THE ROAD, WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET IT RIGHT INTO A DEFINED THINGS FROM THE GET GO. UM AND AGAIN, I THINK A VERY WILL BE OUTSTANDING IN THAT. MISSION GETTING US THERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. YES. SO YOU DID SAY THAT? YOU'RE EXPECTING FOR THEM TO FINISHED THE WHOLE PROCESS. THIS IS DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FINANCE. AH PUBLIC WORKS. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING ALSO THE WATER COMPANY? YES INCLUDED. THE UTILITY BUILDING WILL BE A PART OF IT. ABSOLUTELY UM, AND THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS THAT RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT EVEN, UM, DOING WHERE WE HAVE, LIKE INVENTORY PROCESSING WORK, QUARTER SYSTEMS OR STUFF THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL DO. THAT'S THERE THAT WE'VE SIGNED UP FOR THAT VERA WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US ALONG WITH THE TYLER TEAM TO GET IMPLEMENTED, BUT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO NOW THAT IS ALREADY ELECTRONIC AND OR MANUAL PAPER PROCESS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO THE NEW SYSTEM. WELL THAT INTERRUPTS LIKE THE BUILDING FOR THE WATER.[01:35:04]
UM NO WOULD NOT INTERRUPTED USUALLY AND AGAIN, MR CORNER, WHICH IN IN MAKING CAN UM CERTAINLY SPEAK TO THAT WHAT I'VE SEEN ON THINGS LIKE THIS AS YOU TYPICALLY RUN PARALLEL FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, SO THEY RUN PARALLEL PROCESSES. THERE'S A CONVERSION, AND THEN THERE'S A GOAL LIVE DATE WHERE THEY SWITCH OVER. UM SO NO, THEY WOULD NOT BE INTERRUPTION. THERE WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. WE WOULD HAVE TO COORDINATE. OF COURSE, ANY SORT OF CHANGES WITH, UM YOU KNOW, CUSTOMER ONLINE BILLING. IF WE CHANGE ANYTHING WITH THAT WE CHANGED MERCHANT SERVICE PROVIDERS WHERE PEOPLE TAKE YOU KNOW, CREDIT CARD. YOU MAKE YOUR PAYMENT ONLINE WITH A CREDIT CARD. IF THERE'S A CHANGE IN MERCHANT SERVICE PROVIDER, WHICH I THINK THERE WILL BE, UH, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WOULD ALL BE SCHEDULED AND COORDINATED. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS SEAMLESS TRANSITION AS POSSIBLE. YES. SO WHEN ARE WE EXPECTING FOR A VARROA TO COME AND START? WELL I MEAN IT. REALISTICALLY, I THINK WE'D START. YOU KNOW, DEPENDING COUNCIL APPROVAL HERE. YOU KNOW, I WOULD BE SPEAKING WITH THEM, YOU KNOW, IN THE COMING DAYS, AND WE PROBABLY SET UP A PLAN HERE. I THINK THE PROJECT PLAN FOR A TENTATIVE PROPOSED PROJECT PLAN IS IN THE PROPOSAL WILL WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS IN JANUARY. WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO IS AGAIN THEY HAVE TO TAKE A LOT OF INVENTORY OF WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW THEY'RE GONNA COME IN.THEY'RE GONNA HAVE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, EVALUATE WHAT EVERYONE IS DOING. WE'RE GOING TO DOCUMENT THAT THEN THEY'RE GOING TO DO AS I SAY, BUSINESS PROCESS RE IMAGINING WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO START HELPING US THEN FIGURE OUT OKAY, THIS IS HOW YOU'RE DOING THINGS NOW. THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE DOING. UH TO TRANSITION TO THE NEW APPLICATIONS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THEM. AND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO MEET THE GOALS OF YOUR OF YOUR FUNCTIONAL DEPARTMENT AND POSITION, SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL BE DOING. THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. I GUESS I CAN'T. I CANNOT UNDERSTATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PIVOTING AND PROCESS REDESIGNING WHAT WE DO TO MAKE USE OF THIS APPLICATION. THAT'S THAT. THAT IS WHERE THEY ALL COME IN IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT THAT RIGHT THERE IN AND OF ITSELF IS INSTRUMENTAL AND I DON'T THINK WE FRANKLY HAVE ANY CAPABILITY OF DOING THAT OURSELVES. THAT'S THE BIGGEST PART THAT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO MISS THE BOAT IS YOU KNOW, THE TYLER PEOPLE WILL COME IN. THERE WILL BE HAPPY TO LET US DO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IN THE NEW SYSTEM, AND THEN YOU KNOW, HEAD OUT, HEAD OUT THE DOOR WHEN THEY'RE DONE, AND MEANWHILE, WE HAVEN'T REALLY MADE SURE THAT WE'VE TAKING THE DEEP DIVE NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW. ARE WE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW? TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THIS SYSTEM. AND THAT'S THAT IS WHERE THE FOLKS THAT ARE VARIABLE. REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO THAT. AND AGAIN. REAP THE BENEFITS OF THE SYSTEM FOR YEARS TO COME. IT'S REALLY LIKE BUILDING A HOUSE IF YOU DON'T SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE PROBLEMS. YOU DON'T DO THAT, RIGHT? YOU DON'T BUILD A FOUNDATION. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE STRUCTURE DOWN THE ROAD, AND THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS IS AND THEY'RE GONNA HELP US GO VERTICAL, TOO, BUT THAT'S SO IMPORTANT WITH THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE YOU KNOW? AWESOME JOB. THANK YOU. UM. I'VE LOOKED INTO THE COMPANY AND I KNOW THAT THE PROGRAM THAT WE BOUGHT IS THE FERRARI OF PROGRAMS. IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM. IT IS IT IS, AND I'VE TALKED TO SOME OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT IT ALSO SO UM, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT IF YOU DON'T SET IT UP CORRECTLY, IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU GUYS DO THINGS. BUT IT'S GONNA MAKE YOUR JOB A WHOLE LOT EASIER . SO IT'S GOT TO BE SET UP. RIGHT? SO YEAH, I AND I THINK YOU GOT THE RIGHT COMPANY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. ALSO. OH, MY LITTLE QUESTIONS I HAD HERE HAVE BEEN ANSWERED AND ADDRESSED, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO THESE STAFFING POSITIONS THAT WERE THE FUNDING IS WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT. SO MY QUESTION IS, IF WE'RE USING THOSE FUNDS. THERE'S THOSE DOES THAT MEAN THAT THOSE POSITIONS WILL NOT BE STAFFED? AND FOR WHAT TIME PERIOD THIS IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD OF ONE YEAR? YEAH, WELL, THAT'S THAT'S THE THAT IS THE ALLOCATION THAT THOSE POSITIONS WILL NOT BE FILLED DURING DURING THIS PERIOD . SO IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THIS, AND IS THAT IS THAT GOING TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE TOUGHER IN ORDER FOR THINGS TO GET BETTER. YOU KIND OF GOT TO BITE THE BULLET, OR I THINK WE'RE AGAIN. LIKE ONE OF THE MAIN POSITIONS. THERE WAS A PROJECT MANAGEMENT POSITION. I'M GOING TO HAVE THAT HERE. SO I'M GONNA I'M GETTING FRANKLY, I THINK EVEN MORE THAN I COULD HAVE HOPED FOR BECAUSE I'M GETTING A WHOLE TEAM GETTING A WHOLE TEAM OF EXPORTS AND EXPERTISE AND BRINGING IN BACKGROUND WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THIS EXACT IMPLEMENTATION MANY TIMES OVER AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, SO THAT'S NOT THE ONLY POSITION. WHAT OTHER POSITIONS ARE THE CD DIRECTOR, WHICH IS RIGHT NOW CONTRACT THE POSITION WITH TINA FREEMAN.
SHE'S BEING PAID THROUGH CONTRACTING SERVICES. UM AND THEN WE HAVE THE OFFICE COORDINATOR POSITION, WHICH IS WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING FILLED. ELLA RHONDA IS, UH, SHE WEARS MANY HATS AND THAT IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT SHE WEARS. SO THAT THAT POSITION IS NOT BEING
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FILMED. OKAY? THANK YOU. AND MR FLORIO. LET ME JUST ADD THAT, UM YOUR DEDICATION AND KNOWLEDGE TO YOUR POSITION, AND WHAT YOU BRING TO THE VILLAGE IS JUST INVALUABLE, AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. OKAY? MM HMM. SO DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO WRAP IT UP? DO WE NEED WE NEED EMOTION MOTION WOULD BE RECOMMENDED MOTION. OKAY PROVE I HEARD EMOTION ON MY LEFT HERE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ, AND SO THAT SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HEARD APOLLO OKAY? OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER APOLLO. IS THERE ANY FURTHER? COUNCIL DISCUSSION. ANY PUBLIC DISCUSSION. NO MA'AM, ALL IN[8.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 40, “UTILITIES”, ARTICLE VII, “WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL CONNECTION FEES”, OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES; ADOPTING EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL CONNECTIONS FACTORS FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
]FAVOR HIGH PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES.THANK YOU, MAYOR. AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 40 UTILITIES ARTICLE SEVEN WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL CONNECTION FEES OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES ADOPTING EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL CONNECTION FACTORS FOR MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS CODIFICATION CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND INEFFECTIVE DAY. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS THIS ITEM AH, BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS UH, RELATES TO A REVISION TO THE WATER AND WASTEWATER CAMPELL CONNECTION FEES THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED BACK IN MARCH. IF YOU RECALL AT THAT TIME THEY CANCELED, ADOPTED REVISED WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL CONNECTION FEES BASED ON A STUDY THAT HAD BEEN PREPARED BY WRAPPED ELLIS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS WHERE THEY HAD GONE THROUGH AND DONE AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE COSTS WERE. AND THE BENEFITS WERE TO, UM TWO. NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE VILLAGE.
AND CAME UP WITH NEW RECOMMENDED WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL CONNECTION FEES IF YOU RECALL AFTER SOME DISCUSSION YOU MADE THE POLICY DECISION TO REDUCE THAT NUMBER TO SOME EXTENT ON A UNIFORM BASIS. BASED ON YOUR POLICY EVALUATION OF THAT, BUT NEVERTHELESS UTILIZING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY RAFT ELLISON THAT INSTANCE, SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE THAT ORDINANCE AND UTILIZATION OF THE RAP TELE STUDY THE VILLAGE HAS RECEIVED INQUIRIES ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL CONNECTION FEE STRUCTURES. TWO NEW MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED. IT IS. BUT YOUR CAPITAL CONNECTION FEES ARE ON AN E R C BASIS THAT'S EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL CONNECTIONS AT RESIL UNITS YOU'VE GOT A SITUATION WHERE YOU'VE GOT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. THEY ARE PAYING THE SAME CAPITAL CONNECTION PHASE. ALL RIGHT. THESE ARE EFFECTIVELY WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES . WE DON'T USE THAT TERM BECAUSE OF PARTICULAR LANGUAGE IN THE IMPACT THE STATUTE, BUT NEVERTHELESS, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT IT IS. WHEN YOU HAVE NONRESIDENTIAL USES, UH, NEW DEVELOPMENT PAYS. IMPACT FEES OR CAPITAL CONNECTION FEES FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER, AND IT'S DENOMINATED EFFECTIVELY ON AN E R C BASIS, THE EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL CONNECTIONS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAD A COMMERCIAL PROJECT, IT WOULD BE EVALUATED AND MIGHT HAVE TO PAY MULTIPLE YEAR SEES BASED ON WHAT THAT UTILIZATION WOULD LOOK LIKE.
BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE METER, AND SO ON. AFTER FURTHER EVALUATION AND THE INQUIRIES THAT WERE RECEIVED ABOUT MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE VILLAGE ADMINISTRATION APPROACH RAP TELLS TO ASK THEM TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER. AND TAKE A LOOK AT BASED ON THE INFORMATION THEY HAD AVAILABLE TO THEM AND EVALUATING, UH, FACTORS THAT WOULD BE RELEVANT TO IT TO SEE UH WHAT. SORT OF FACTOR OR MULTIPLIER THEY COULD EVALUATE AND POTENTIALLY RECOMMEND IN LOOKING AT CERTAIN SORTS OF MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. ALL RIGHT AFTER THAT EVALUATION, REPTILES PROVIDED A TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM TO THE VILLAGE BACK IN OCTOBER.
THAT UPON WHICH THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS BASED AND IT PROVIDED AN ANALYSIS OF MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, WATER WASTEWATER CAPITAL CONNECTION FEES AND PROVIDED THE RECOMMENDED APPROACH BASED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS THEY LOOKED AT, INCLUDING RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. PROPOSED ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTS THEIR RECOMMENDED
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APPROACH AND BASICALLY WHAT THE RECOMMENDED APPROACHES. IS FOR CERTAIN MULTI FAMILY NEW MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT WOULD BE DEVELOPED IN PARTICULAR MULTI FAMILY UNITS THAT ARE LESS THAN THREE BEDROOMS AND LESS THAN 1201 SQUARE FEET. SO IT HAS TO SATISFY BOTH CRITERIA. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MULTI FAMILY UNIT THAT WOULD BE TWO BEDROOMS, ONE BEDROOM OR A STUDIO, AND THAT UNIT IS EFFECTIVELY AT OR UNDER 1200 SQUARE FEET. THEN THE RECOMMENDATION. BE THAT FOR THOSE UNITS, A UH, FACTOR OF 0.5 WOULD BE APPLIED TO THE E. R. C S. THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY EFFECTIVELY, THOSE SMALL UNITS WOULD HAVE TO PAY 50% FOR THE CAPITAL CONNECTION FEES FOR THAT UNIT. KEEP IN MIND WHAT WE'RE DOING WHEN WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THINGS THAT ARE IMPACT FEES ARE LIKE IMPACT THESE IT'S NOT LIKE ATTACKS WHERE WE CAN JUST SAY WE THINK THAT'S A FAIR PRICE OR YOU. WE THINK THAT THAT'S THAT'S A FAIR. UH YEAH. AMOUNT TO SET IT TO OR WHAT HAVE YOU IT IS HAS TO MEET WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE. IT'S CALLED THE DUAL RATIONAL NEXUS TEST. IT HAS TO HAVE A TIE TO THE COSTS THAT THAT. NEW DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE ON THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. AS WELL AS A TIE TO THE BENEFIT THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED TO THAT UNIT. SO IN THIS INSTANCE, WHEN, WHEN RAFAEL IS KIND OF SHARPEN THEIR PENCILS, LITTLE BIT MORE AND TOOK A LOOK AT THIS WHEN YOU'RE GETTING INTO THOSE SMALL, MULTI FAMILY UNITS, THEY FOUND EFFECTIVELY THAT THE IMPACT ON THE SYSTEM WOULD BE LESS THAN IF YOU HAD A SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OR LARGER, MULTI FAMILY HOMES. SO THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT EFFECTIVELY WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL CONNECTION FEES. PROVIDING THAT BASICALLY A . 50% FACTOR APPLIED. TO NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT IS MULTI FAMILY UNITS THAT ARE LESS THAN THREE BEDROOMS AND LESS THAN 1200 SQUARE FEET. ANYTHING ABOVE EITHER OF THOSE FACTORS SO THREE OR MORE BEDROOMS OR GREATER THAN 1200 SQUARE FEET WOULD STILL BE AT THE STRAIGHT. 100% FACTOR. PAY STILL, ONE E R C PER NEW UNIT DEVELOPED WITH THAT? WELL UM, ALSO, I'VE HEARD THE COUNCIL TALK ABOUT IMPACT THESE PARTICULARLY AND NOT WANTING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN MARTIN COUNTY. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT MARTIN COUNTY ALSO HAS A ONE HALF ER, SEE, CALCULATION FOLDED OR MULTIFAMILY. UM SO YOU KNOW, WE WOULD BE MORE WE WOULD. WE WOULD NOT BE A MORE EXPENSIVE IF YOU WILL. DEVELOPING COMMUNITY, WE WOULD BE SIMILAR TO WHERE MARTIN COUNTY WAS ON THAT. OKAY THANK YOU. NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL. AND WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING, AND I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY DO WE HAVE A MOTION MOTION MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER APOLLO. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. A SECOND HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. COUNCIL, HERMAN HERNANDEZ. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, SO I DID TALK TO WADE IN REGARDS OF THIS BECAUSE I HAD A WHOLE DIFFERENT IDEA. AND I THINK WAIT FOR CLARIFYING WHAT I WAS THINKING AND RIGHT. WHEN YOU WERE TALKING, I WENT AND PULLED UP. WHAT WAS A MULTI FAMILY HOME AND A REGULAR SINGLE FAMILY HOME. MULTI FAMILY HOME IS LIKE ALMOST LIKE A DUPLEX.SORT OF KIND OF, SO IT'S LIKE SAME THING AS A SINGLE FAMILY. WITH THING IS, THERE'S TWO HOUSEHOLDS, TWO DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS AND ONE WELL, A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. IT'S JUST ONE HOUSEHOLD. SO I UNDERSTAND NOW WHY WE HAVE TO DO THIS. SORT OF KIND OF THING BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING WAS NOW THIS WAS IMPACTING AND IT'S NOT TAUGHT. IT'S NOT AN IMPACT BE SO THANK YOU WAIT FOR CLARIFYING THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR FOR YOU KNOW IF THERE ARE RESIDENTS AND HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE AGENDA AND THINK THAT THIS IS A REDUCTION IMPACT, THESE WHICH I WOULDN'T BE WANTING A REDUCED THAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE GOTTA FIX, BUT THIS IS CONNECTION FEES. AND BASICALLY IT WOULD MAKE IT THE SAME BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WITH ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME, YOU GET ONE CONNECTION FEE. AND THEN IF YOU HAVE TO WHAT ARE YOU HAVE ONE MULTI FAMILY HOME. YOU BASICALLY GET
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TO HAVE ONE. UM SO THAT'S HOW I UNDERSTAND IT. I THINK WAIT FOR CLARIFYING IT. THANK YOU. AND.ONE THING I DO WANT TO FURTHER CLARIFIED THE ORDINANCE TIES. THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS TO, UH, THE DEFINITION OF A MULTI FAMILY DWELLING UNDER THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. OKAY AND SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, I WENT RUNNING TO THE L D. R TO REMIND MYSELF BECAUSE YOU HAD MENTIONED EFFECTIVELY A DUPLEX TYPICALLY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN FLORIDA DON'T DEFINE THE DUPLEX AS MULTI FAMILY. THEY FIND THIS DUPLEX. IT'S KIND OF IT'S OWN SEWAGE.
GENEROUS THING. UM AND OUR, UM. RL DRS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THAT MULTI FAMILY USUALLY REFERENCES AND REFERS TO AN RL DRS REFER TO IT AS THREE OR MORE DWELLING UNITS. SO SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PROJECT THAT MIGHT HAVE THREE OR MORE UNITS. THREE MORE UNITS, AND IT MEETS THOSE SMALL SIZE AND BEDROOM COUNT REQUIREMENTS. DUPLEX IS TWO UNITS. THAT'S RIGHT. YES FAMILY IS THREE. SO YOU'RE MORE THREE OR MORE. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM. JUST A COMMENT. I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT SMALL IS CONSIDERED. 1200 FT. SQUARE FEET. OR LESS. THAT'S KIND OF BIG TO ME. I FIND THAT INTERESTING. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, MADAM MAYOR. OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DEPAULO, A SECOND MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ ALL IN FAVOR BY PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. AH NO DISCUSSION ITEMS. UM. ANNOUNCEMENTS VILLAGE CLOSINGS
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WERE GOING TO BE CLOSED. LET ME SEE IF I GET THIS RIGHT WILL BE CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS ON MONDAY, THE 25TH AND TUESDAY THE 26TH AND WE WILL ALSO BE CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR'S ON MONDAY, THE FIRST[NEXT REGULAR MEETING (ANNOUNCE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION)]
AND TUESDAY THE SECOND SO, UM, THAT LEADS TO OUR NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE ON JANUARY. THE 11TH THURSDAY AT 6:30 P.M. AND WE WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. HEALTHY NEW YEAR. AND HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. YES, MA'AM. YES I JUST WANTED TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT I MIGHT BE HERE IN THE FIRST MEETING AND MIGHT NOT ALL BE TRAVELING BACK FROM TALLAHASSEE. BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. SO JUST LETTING YOU KNOW IF I TUNE IN THROUGH ZOOM OR I'M NOT HERE PHYSICALLY. OKAY? YES, MA'AM. UM JUST A REMINDER AND NEXT FOOD DRIVE IS NEXT THURSDAY BE THERE. EARLY STARTS AT EIGHT. BUT LINEUPS USUALLY STARTS UP FIVE IN THE MORNING. OVER IN BANGOR PARK LOCATION, OKAY? NEXT THURSDAY.IT IS AND WITH THAT
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