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[CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THIS VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN REGULAR VILLAGE VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 88 2024. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR GIBBS THOMAS HERE. VICE MAYOR PEREZ HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER, APOLLO COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ HERE COUNSELOR MEMBER STONE. REAL QUICKLY, UM.

TO KNOW TATE THE EXIT YOU HAVE UNTIL YOU'RE LEFT TO YOUR RIGHT. THE BATHROOMS ARE ALSO TO YOUR LEFT THROUGH THE DOOR CELLPHONES . IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE TURN YOUR CELL PHONES ON VIBRATE OR OFF. YOU HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK THIS EVENING ONCE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, PORTION, THE OTHER IS ON A SPECIFIC ITEM. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES WHEN YOU STEP UP TO THE MIC AND PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIKE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD. I DO SPEAK, FILL OUT A FORM THAT YOU CAN FIND ON THE BACK DESK AND HAND IT TO OUR CLERKS TABLE OVER THERE ON YOUR LEFT. THAT DOES IT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR INVOCATION THIS EVENING THAT WILL BE HELD BY PASTOR A LAMB. AND THEN IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR A PLEASANT PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THERE YOU GO SOMEWHERE RIGHT THERE. I DON'T HAVE MY READING GLASSES ON. HEAVENLY FATHER, I GIVE THANKS FOR OUR GOVERNMENT AND ITS LEADERS. I PRAY FOR ALL MEN AND WOMEN HAVING GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY OVER US. YOUR SPIRIT UPON THEM AND MAKE YOUR WORD KNOWN TO THEM. HELP THEM TO BE MEN AND WOMEN OF INTEGRITY WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR PRINCIPLES. ACTING JUSTLY AND RIGHTEOUSLY. THAT WE MAY LEAD A QUIET AND PEACEABLE LIFE AND ALL GODLINESS AND HONESTY. GIVE OUR LEADERS WISE AND UNDERSTANDING HEARTS AND LET GODLY KNOWLEDGE BE PLEASANT TO THEM. GUIDE THEM AND MAKING WISE AND GODLY CHOICES. GUARD OVER THEM WITH UNDERSTANDING, KEEPING THEM OUT OF DANGER, DELIVER THEM FROM THE WAY OF EVIL AND FROM EVIL MEN MAKE THEIR HEARTS AND EARS ATTENTIVE TO GODLY COUNSEL DOING WHAT IS RIGHT AND YOUR SITE. GIVE US UPRIGHT, JUST AND FAIR MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR GOVERNMENT THAT OUR NATION WOULD BE SECURE. SUSTAINED THOSE WHO LIVE RIGHT AND BLAMELESS BEFORE YOU AND KEEP THEM FIRM AND STRONG SHAKE ALL AREAS HARBORING CORRUPTION AND ON GODLINESS IN OUR LAND AND CUT OFF THE WICKED.

BUT THE UNFAITHFUL BE ROOTED OUT. BRING TO LIGHT THE HIDDEN THINGS DONE IN DARKNESS AND EXPOSED THE SECRET DISHONESTY OF THEIR HEARTS CAUSE THIS NATION TO REMEMBER FROM WHERE WE HAVE FALLEN REPENTING AND RETURNING TO RIGHTEOUSNESS AND GODLY WORK. SETTING OUR HEARTS AND OUR SOULS TO SEEK FIRST, YOU, LORD. AND YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, HUMBLING OURSELVES, PRAYING AND TURNING FROM OUR WICKED WAYS. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEN YOU WILL HEAR US SO LORD AND FORGIVE OUR SINS AND HEAL OUR LAND, OPEN OUR EYES AND TURN US AS A NATION FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT SOFT IN OUR HEARTS FOR WE RECOGNIZE WE ARE HARDENED THROUGH THE DECEITFULNESS OF SIN. SEND YOUR WORD ONCE AGAIN TO THE PEOPLE OF OUR NATION AND RESCUE US FROM DESTRUCTION. FATHER THANK YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN LONG SUFFERING TOWARDS US. NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH.

BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE RAISE UP A STANDARD OF GODLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS IN OUR NATION, BRING THE REINS OF YOUR SPIRIT TO FLOOD THIS LAND AND AWAKEN US ONCE AGAIN.

REVIVING YOUR WORK IN THE MIDST OF US RAISES UP INTERCESSOR IS AND THOSE WHO WILL STAND WATCH OVER OUR NATION, GIVING US DISCERNMENT AND UNDERSTANDING TO PULL DOWN STRONGHOLDS OVER OUR LAND AND LET THE GLORY OF THE LORD BE REVEALED. ARISE AND SHINE THROUGH YOUR PEOPLE AND FILL OUR LAND. WITH YOUR LIGHT AND TRUTH. WE ASK ALL OF THIS AND THE MATCHLESS AND POWERFUL NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. DID STATES. WHICH IS A NATION. WORKING.

MADAM CLARK. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS. NO

[1.  National Human Trafficking Prevention Month]

MATTER MAYOR. MOVING ON TO OUR PROCLAMATIONS AWARDS, ESPECIALLY PRESENTATIONS. AND I BELIEVE IN LOOKING OVER. THIS. WE HAVE OUR FIRST ONE IS OUR NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH.

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NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH. JANUARY 2024. WE'RE AS HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AND CRIME THAT EXPLOITS THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US AND WEAKENS THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS GENERATIONS, WHEREAS MORE THAN 20 YEARS SINCE THE PASSING OF THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT HUMAN TRAFFICKING STILL EXISTS, AND INCLUDING FORCED OR FRAUDULENT RECRUITMENT, HARBORING OR TRANSPORTATION OF PEOPLE AND ESTIMATED 27.6 MILLION PEOPLE ARE SUBJECTED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING GLOBALLY, INCLUDING CASES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTED IN EVERY US STATE AND TERRITORY. WHEREAS HUMAN TRAFFICKING CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE BUT CERTAIN POPULATIONS THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AT RISK, INCLUDING PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ABUSE. VIOLENCE POVERTY AND STABLE LIVING SITUATIONS, SOCIAL DISCONNECTION OR DISCRIMINATION. WHEREAS PEOPLE CAN BE TRAFFICKING. TRACK DIG IN PERSON AND ONLINE AND INDUSTRY INDUSTRIES SUCH AS RESTAURANTS, DOMESTIC WORK, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE AND FACTORIES. AND BY STRANGERS OR SOMEONE THEY KNOW, INCLUDING EMPLOYERS, PARTNERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. HUMAN TRAFFICKING CAN BE PREVENTED BY BUILDING INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY AND SOCIETAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESILIENCE.

REDUCING SOCIAL INEQUITIES AND ADDRESSING THE CONDITIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO EXPLOITATION.

WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING ANY ONE IMPACTED BY HUMAN TRAFFICKING CAN RECEIVE SERVICES THAT PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED CARE , UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA AND INCORPORATE CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC NEEDS BECAUSE A SUCCESSFUL RESPONSE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING REQUIRES A COORDINATED COMMUNITY WIDE EFFORT. THEREFORE I SUSAN GIVES THOMAS MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024 AS NATIONALS HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA.

REAFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, MAKING RESOURCES AVAILABLE BY BUILDING DIVERSE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT A MORE COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO PREVENT AND RESPOND. AND RESPOND TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. AND THIS EVENING. THIS THIS EVENING. I'M HERE TO RECEIVE THIS. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STEP UP. THIS IS MISS LYNN. BARLETTA UM, WHO HAD REQUESTED THAT WE CONSIDER THIS SO WELCOME. HELLO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF FLORIDA FAITH ALLIANCE MIRROR. GIVES THOMAS AND VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR HELPING YOUR COMMUNITY TO BECOME AWARE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CRIME IN THE WORLD, WHICH IS NOW CHILD TRAFFICKING. CHILDREN HAVE BECOME THE MAIN TARGET OF TRAFFICKERS, ACCORDING TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IN AMERICA IS NOW THE BIGGEST BUYER OF SEX IN THE WORLD. OVER THE LAST YEAR, TWO TEACHERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN MARTIN COUNTY FOR SEXTING STUDENTS FOR MEN WERE ARRESTED FOR HAVING THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS OF CHILD AT THAT WERE VIOLENT AND AS YOUNG AS INFANTS, AND ONE OF THESE MEN WAS A JANITOR AT JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL.

FLORIDA FAITH ALLIANCE TURNED IN A TIP LAST YEAR AND A RESIDENT OF INDIAN TOWN WAS ARRESTED WHO WAS SEEKING TO LORD CHILDREN INTO HIS FAN AT SCHOOL BUS STOPS. PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. I PERSONALLY TURNED IN A TIP. THAT CAME IN AFTER ONE AWARENESS TRAINING AND OUR LIAISON, WHICH WE SET UP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, WENT AND BUSTED A HOME. A WOMAN CAME FORWARD AND TURNED IN A TIP. AND SHE SAID THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME AS BEING USED FOR TRAFFICKING THAT HOME WAS CONNECTED TO LAKE WORTH AND THAT WAS CONNECTED TO INDIAN TOWN. HUNDREDS OF MEN WERE INVOLVED. WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE RESCUED. FLORIDA FAITH ALLIANCE IS ADVANCING A MOVEMENT AND BRINGING AWARENESS TO CHURCHES, SYNAGOGUES, BUSINESSES , ORGANIZATIONS IN SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT WITH 10 PROCLAMATIONS IN JANUARY ALONE FROM INDIAN RIVER COUNTY TO PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND WE WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE F F A MISSION IS TO EDUCATE CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, SYNAGOGUES, ORGANIZATIONS IN SCHOOLS, WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO FIGHT CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING AND TO PROVIDE RESTORATION TO SURVIVORS. SO WE'RE ABLE TO VARY

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TURN, YOU WERE ABLE TO TURN IN TIPS VERY QUICKLY AFTER EACH PRESENTATION BECAUSE OF OUR CONNECTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE ALSO PRODUCING AWARENESS VIDEOS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS , BEGINNING IN MARTIN COUNTY WITH A PLAN TO GO STATEWIDE ALL 67 COUNTIES BECAUSE THE FASTEST GROWING GATEWAY TO TRAFFICKING IS SEXTING AND EXTORTION, WHICH IS IN ALL SCHOOLS. AND THESE GATEWAYS ALSO ARE PROVIDED FOR BY RECRUITERS WHO ARE SENT INTO SCHOOLS TO START SEXTING RINGS AND SOMETIMES THROUGH ORGANIZED CRIME. AND RENEE, IF YOU WOULD PLAY THE VIDEO.

YOU CAN ENLARGE THAT.

YEAH. THIS AWARENESS VIDEO IS TO EDUCATE YOU. WE WANT YOU TO BE EQUIPPED AND ABOVE ALL, DON'T TAKE THE BAIT. HI MY NAME IS HANNAH CONNOLLY. I AM A GRADUATE FROM WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND FOUNDER OF THE FIRST HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS CLUB AT MY SCHOOL. I AM HERE TO EQUIP YOU AND GIVE YOU THE TOOLS NEEDED TO BE PROTECTED FROM PREDATORS AND TRAFFICKERS IS SO IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT ALL CHILDREN AND TEENS ARE AT RISK. AND FOR YOUR SAKE AND THE SAKE OF YOUR FRIENDS.

THIS MAY SAVE A LIFE. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE AGE OF GIRLS VICTIMIZING TRAFFICKING IS BETWEEN 12 AND 14 YEARS OLD AND FOR A BOY, IT IS 11. FLORIDA IS THE NUMBER THREE STATE IN THE NATION FOR REPORTED CASES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SO WHO IS THE TRAFFICKER? IT COULD BE A BOYFRIEND, A GANG, AN ONLINE FRIEND, A NEIGHBOR OR EVEN A FAMILY MEMBER. IF YOU HAVE FULL ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT MEANS THAT SOCIAL MEDIA HAS FULL ACCESS TO YOU. YOUTUBE AND MANY OTHER APPS CAN BE USED TO LOOK THROUGH YOUR PHONE INTO YOUR HOME AND CONTACT YOU. DATING APPS ARE A LARGE PLATFORM THAT TRAFFICKERS TEND TO USE. 150,000 BRAND NEW ESCORT ADS ARE POSTED ONLINE EVERY DAY. CHILDREN ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THESE DATING APPS CONSTANTLY. THESE ARE THE TOP GAMES THAT TRAFFICKERS USE TRAFFICKER WILL TAKE UP TO TWO YEARS TO CONVINCE A CHILD THAT THEY'RE THE SAME AGE AND WANT TO BE A FRIEND. TEXTING WHILE STILL A MINOR IS ILLEGAL. THE REASON IT'S ILLEGAL IS THAT THESE IMAGES MAY BE INTERCEPTED BY OR DISTRIBUTED TO SOMEONE OTHER THAN WHO WAS ORIGINALLY SET TO COMPROMISING THE PRIVACY AND SAFETY OF THE ORIGINAL CENTER. SOMEONE COULD BEGIN THREATENING YOU THAT IF YOU DON'T SEND MORE GRAPHIC PICTURES OF YOURSELF AND YOUR BODY, THEN THEY WILL EXPOSE YOU AT SCHOOL TO YOUR FAMILY AND ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA. SEXTING AND SEXTORTION IS THE FASTEST GROWING GATEWAY TO TRAFFICKING.

EXTORTION DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN LOCALLY IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE CRIMES CAN EXTEND NOT ONLY TO OTHER COUNTIES BUT ALSO OTHER STATES. BUT JUST REMEMBER THIS DON'T TAKE THE BAIT. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO BE YOU? IF YOU HAVE A DREAM, THEY'RE GOING TO PROMISE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. MAYBE YOU WANT TO HEAR. I'M PROUD OF YOU. MAYBE YOU'D LIKE SOMEONE TO SAY. YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL. COMPETITOR.

PROMISE TO TAKE YOU WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO. SO THE IMPORTANT THING IS, DON'T TAKE THE BAIT TO REMEMBER IS DON'T TAKE THE BAIT. HEY IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SHOW YOU , DON'T TAKE THE BAIT DOT TAKE THE BAIT. DON'T TAKE THE BAIT. DON'T TAKE THE BAIT. DON'T TAKE THE BAIT. DON'T TAKE THE BAIT.

BEHIND THE VIDEO, BUT I THINK YOU GET THE PICTURE LEGISLATION IS A VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF CHANGE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STATE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE TOBY OVER DOOR SINCE 2019. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT YOUR FLORIDA SENATORS ON BILL HB ONE AND HB THREE, WHICH LIMIT UNDERAGE PARTICIPATION IN ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA, WITH CERTAIN ALGORITHMS AND LIMITS UNDERAGE VIEWING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AWARENESS IS A VERY POWERFUL FORCE, AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNITE AND FIGHT AS WE COLLABORATE WITH ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATORS AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS LIKE YOURSELF. SO THE CALL TO ACTION IS TO SUPPORT LOCAL

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AWARENESS PRESENTATIONS TO EQUIP PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS ON HOW TO PROTECT THEIR OWN CHILDREN UNDERSTANDING THAT 80% OF ALL PROSECUTIONS ARE NOW FOR ONLINE RECRUITMENT. ALSO TO LEARN AND SUPPORT OUR HEALING PROGRAMS BECAUSE TOGETHER WE CAN ALL SAY NOT ON OUR WATCH. AND I LIKE ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS TO PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SUPPORT US TODAY. AND IF I COULD ASK YOU BEFORE YOU STEP AWAY FROM THE MIC, YOU SAID TIPS. PEOPLE TURN IN TIPS. WHERE DO THEY TURN THEM? TIPS TO? WELL THEY OFTEN TURN INTO US BECAUSE WE'RE THERE GIVING A PRESENTATION. WE HAVE A BROCHURE AND I HAVE THEM IN MY PURSE RIGHT THERE. IF YOU WOULD GIVE EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, ONE OF THE BROCHURES, IS THERE AN 800 NUMBER THERE IS AN 855 F L, A SAFE NUMBER THAT YOU CAN CALL RIGHT NOW FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO BRAND NEW NUMBER THAT ASHLEY MOODY, JUST PUT INTO PLACE BECAUSE THE NATIONAL NUMBER WAS NOT. IT WASN'T RESPONDING AS QUICKLY AS SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. AND SO THIS IS TO CONTACT YOUR SHERIFF IMMEDIATELY, BUT PEOPLE CALL US BECAUSE THEY WANT TO PROCESS THE TIP THROUGH US. AND OUR 888 NUMBER IS IN THIS BROCHURE. OKAY? AND FOR THE EDIFICATION OF THE PEOPLE ONLINE AND THERE ARE LISTENING, THAT NUMBER IS AT THE BOTTOM LEFT EIGHT. 670. 4638. YOU CAN EITHER TEXT OR CALL THAT NUMBER. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT HOMELAND SECURITY HAS A BRAND NEW PLAN FOR PEOPLE WHO FEEL THAT THEY'RE AFRAID TO TURN IN A TIP BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE HERE ILLEGALLY WITHOUT PAPERS.

HOMELAND SECURITY WILL HELP THEM GET VISAS PAY FOR THEIR EDUCATION PAY FOR THEIR HOUSING JUST ABOUT TAKE CARE OF THEM TOTALLY AND EVEN HELPED FAMILY MEMBERS IF THEY WILL HELP TURN IN A TIP. FOR A TRAFFICKER TO BE ARRESTED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME AND STAND WITH US. AND WE HAVE OUR VOLUNTEERS COME TO ABSOLUTELY I WAS GOING TO ADD TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALSO HAS AS SHE MENTIONED A DIVISION THAT MONITORS THIS AND EDUCATES. CUTE. OKAY? AND I'M SURE THAT ANYONE NEEDING ANY INFORMATION, JUST CONTACT THE VILLAGE HALL AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO DIRECT YOU WHAT YOU NEED.

[2.  

Proclaiming February as Black History Month

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OKAY? OUR AH PROCLAMATIONS NUMBERS. 23 AND. FOUR PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. PROCLAMATION ON 211 AWARENESS MONTH. PROCLAMATION ON THE AMERICAN HEART MONTH. WE DO NOT HAVE. UM PEOPLE TO RECEIVE THOSE, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO ONLINE AND TO LOOK AT ORIGIN AND TO LOOK AT THOSE, AND, UM PARTICIPATE WITH THE COUNCIL.

AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THOSE AND THOSE ACTIVITIES AND IN THAT AWARENESS OUR PROCLAMATION OR

[5.  

Sedron Technologies Inc. Presentation

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PRESENTATION OR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE, SAID RON TECHNOLOGIES INC PRESENTATION. YES WE HAVE WITH US THIS EVENING , STANLEY JANICKI AND TIM LEVINSON. WHO HAVE WE'VE BEEN THE VILLAGE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH FOR ON THIS, SAID RON PROJECT, UM AND, UH I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THEM. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU GUYS. SORRY.

I'M JUST GONNA GET MY PRESENTATION UP HERE.

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PERFECT. CAN YOU GUYS SEE THAT? OKAY. PERFECT. SO I KNOW A LITTLE WHILE BACK. WE PRESENTED SOMETHING SIMILAR, AND WE'VE GOTTEN SOME FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY. WE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON THE PROJECT. THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT. AND REALLY WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT FOR EVERYONE HERE TO SEE AND ALSO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMUNITY OR COUNCIL MEMBERS OR MAYOR AND OTHERS MAY HAVE SO WE CAN JUMP IN HERE. I WANT TO GIVE. I KNOW THIS. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE SOME QUICK HISTORY ON WHO SAID RON IS AND KIND OF WHERE WE CAME FROM WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO HERE IN INDIAN TOWN AND THEN ANSWER SPECIFICALLY SOME QUESTIONS WE'VE GOTTEN I'M STANLEY JANICKI. I'M THE CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER, ETCETERA, AND I REALLY ME AND MY TEAM HAVE REALLY KIND OF LEAD THIS PROJECT SO FAR, SO WE'LL JUMP IN. SOME QUICK BACKGROUND ON THE COMPANY WERE ACTUALLY SPIN OFF OF AN AEROSPACE COMPANY, JANNIK INDUSTRIES THAT MY FATHER FOUND IN THE EARLY 19 NINETIES. THIS COMPANY WORKS IN EVERY MANNER OF LARGE SCALE AEROSPACE. WHETHER IT'S UH, MODERN STEALTH VEHICLES OR SPACE WORK SO VERY EXCITING AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE.

IN 2011, THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION REACHED OUT TO THEM TO DO SOME CUSTOM ENGINEERING WORKFORCE SANITATION PROJECTS THEY WERE WORKING ON. SO HE SPUN OFF SEVERAL TECHNOLOGIES TO FOCUS ON THAT INITIALLY. WE'VE SINCE GROWN THAT COMPANY TO PHENOMENAL COMPANY OVER 200 EMPLOYEES, FOCUSING REALLY ON LARGE SCALE SANITATION, SUCH AS THIS AND ALSO UP CYCLING. THAT'S A HUGE PART OF WHAT WE DO IS SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND WE'LL WALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SOLVE. HERE'S JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT GENIC INDUSTRY STARTED THE PAST AND FUND PROJECTS WE'VE WORKED ON. I WANT TO JUMP INTO WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO SOLVE WITH THIS PROJECT, RIGHT? AND AS WE JUMP IN, WE LOOK AT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS HAVE NUTRIENT LOADING. WITH THE TREMENDOUS POPULATION GROWTH AT FLORIDA HAS SEEN MANY OF THE WASTEWATER PLANTS ARE OVERLOADED. THERE'S ALSO THE QUALITY OF THE BIOSOLIDS. I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN ALGAE BLOOMS, VARIOUS ISSUES WITH VIOLENCE. SOLIDS WERE WORKING TO SOLVE THAT AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WE DO THAT.

AND, OF COURSE, NUTRIENT POLLUTION. I'M SURE YOU HAVE ALL SEEN RED RED GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS AND THE ISSUES OF THAT CAUSES THE ISSUES WITH THE MANATEES. THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT TOURISM THAT YOU'RE SEEING ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THIS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY WORKING TO SOLVE, AND I'LL WALK THROUGH HOW WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND, OF COURSE, THE CARBON FOOTPRINT NOT ONLY OF WASTEWATER AND BIOSOLIDS, BUT OF OTHER INDUSTRIES THAT ARE VERY CRITICAL TO FLORIDA SUCH AS CEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION, SO WE'LL JUMP INTO THE ABSOLUTELY ANSWER THAT BETTER. PERFECT. NOW I WANT TO WALK THROUGH WHAT THIS TECHNOLOGY IS AT A HIGH LEVEL OF OUR CORE SYSTEM. THERE WAS A PICTURE OF ONE IN SEATTLE, THIS ONE'S PROCESSING HUMAN WASTE.

YOU CAN THINK OF IT AS A VERY EFFICIENT THERMAL EVAPORATOR. AND I'LL WALK THROUGH KIND OF HOW WE DO THAT. IT'S I MEAN, IT'S AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE MORE EFFICIENT THAN CONVENTIONAL PROCESSES FROM AN ENERGY STANDPOINT, SO AS WE TALKED ABOUT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES, IT'S ABOUT 30 TIMES MORE EFFICIENT THAN CONVENTIONAL PROCESSES. WE DEVELOP THIS TECHNOLOGY OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, WITH NEARLY 100 ENGINEERS WORKING ON IT THAT ENTIRE TIME SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GONE INTO TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S THAT EFFICIENT. AND IT PRODUCES FROM BIOSOLIDS IN SEPTIC. BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL CLEAR, CLEAN WATER. A DRY CLASS DOUBLE A BIOSOLIDS. THIS IS A HIGH CALORIC CONTENT PRODUCT. THIS IS SUITABLE FOR CO FIRING AND CEMENT KILLED. THAT WOULD DISPLACE THE USE OF FOSSIL FUELS SUCH AS COAL OR NATURAL GAS AND CEMENT KILNS, REDUCING THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OF CEMENT IN FLORIDA. AND OF COURSE, IT'S ALSO A WONDERFUL FERTILIZER, BUT THERE'S DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THAT. AND WE ALSO PRODUCE A NITROGEN FERTILIZER PRODUCT. THIS IS P FALLS FREE, AND IT WILL BE USED TO GO INTO THE SUPPLY CHAINS OF LARGE PETROCHEMICAL FERTILIZER COMPANIES TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON INTENSITY SCORE OF THEIR FERTILIZER PRODUCTS. IT WILL DISPLACE THE PRODUCTION OF FOSSIL FUEL DERIVED NITROGEN FERTILIZERS. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT WHEN 3% OF WORLDWIDE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE USED TO PRODUCE NITROGEN, FERTILE. PEOPLE OFTEN ASK. IS THIS NEW? WHERE IS IT AT LIKE, WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THIS? WE HAVE NUMEROUS SITES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT OUT. I WANT TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE NOW. HERE'S ONE ON A DAIRY FARM IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. TO A GREAT SIGN. THIS SIDE. HERE IS A BOUNCE ALL THIS PROCESSING FACILITY VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE PLANNING TO DO HERE, AN INDIAN TOWN BUT IN SEATTLE, AND IT'S PERMITTED ALL TO WASHINGTON STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS AT THAT SITE HAS TO DO WITH AND OF COURSE, THE LOCAL REGULATIONS PHENOMENAL SITE AND RUNNING SINCE 2022 HERE'S A SMALLER SCALE SYSTEM THAT WE USED TO DEVELOP THE NEW FEEDSTOCKS. THIS HAS BEEN THIS HAS BEEN OPERATING THE U. S.

VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM WASTES WORKED ON BIOSOLIDS WASTE AS FAR WOODLAND DISTILLERY WASTE DAIRY WASTE. IT'S REALLY FOR ITERATING AND DEVELOPING NEW WASTE STREAMS THAT WE GO INTO. THIS IS A LARGE DAIRY SYSTEM. A MUCH LARGER DAIRY SYSTEM ALSO NEED IN THIS YEAR IS A LARGE DAIRY SYSTEM IN WISCONSIN UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND I HOPE TO ADD ANOTHER SLIDE WITH INDIAN TOWN ON IT. WE'LL GET THERE. NO I WANT TO WALK THROUGH WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING HERE IN INDIAN TOWN IN

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FLORIDA IN GENERAL. BUT I WON'T TAKE A STEP BACK AND GO BACK TO WHAT WE DID IN WASHINGTON STATE IN SEATTLE. WE BUILT A PHENOMENAL NEW REGIONAL ACCEPTED AND BIO SOLIDS PROCESSING FACILITY. TAKES CLASS B BOTTLE SOLID, SOME LOCAL WASTEWATER PLANTS ACCEPTED AND PORTER PARTY WASTE AS WELL AS VARIOUS FOG WAYS. IT'S LOWER COST AND CURRENT PROCESSES. THOSE CURRENT PROCESSES ARE LAND APPLICATION, AND IT'S LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THAT, OR LANDFILL. ZERO TAXPAYER INVESTMENT. NO TAXPAYER PAID ANYTHING FOR THIS. WE ACTUALLY INCREASE THE REVENUE BASE FOR THE CITY OF SUMNER. THE EXACT CITY WE'RE IN NEAR SEATTLE BECAUSE OF THE VALUE OF WHAT WE BUILT. TREMENDOUS PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT. WE INVESTED SERIOUS CAPITAL INTO THIS AND OF COURSE, THE JOBS THAT WERE CREATED IN AND THEN EVERY SINGLE DAY. THIS IS A 20 YEAR PROJECT. WE HAVE HIGH PAYING MANUFACTURING TYPE JOBS THAT SHOW UP TO THAT SITE EVERY DAY. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE TRAINING FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT CONTINUE TO BECOME BETTER AT WHAT THEY DO AND BECOME LIKE THEY CAN ACTUALLY HAVE OTHER JOBS AS WELL BEYOND THAT. NOW WHAT WE WANNA DO IS COPY THAT.

BUT HERE IN INDIAN TOWN AND ALL OF THOSE BENEFITS, WHETHER THEY ARE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOLVING NUTRIENT POLLUTION, REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, SOLVING THOSE SLUSHY BIOLOGISTS ON THE FREEWAY GETTING THAT BETTER WHEN I DO THAT HERE IN FLORIDA BUT PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME OKAY. FLORIDA IS A BIG STATE. WHY DO YOU DO IT? AN INDIAN TOWN? WELL, THIS IS A MAP OF FLORIDA THE GREEN DOTS. OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS IN FLORIDA. THE LITTLE LIZARD I LOOKING DOTS ARE LAND APPLICATION SITES. A LARGE PORTION OF THE BIOSOLIDS IN FLORIDA, WHICH IS THE SLUDGE THAT COMES OFF OF THE BACK OF A WASTEWATER PLANT OR SPREAD ON FIELDS AND FLORA. AS YOU CAN SEE EVERYONE IN SOUTH FLORIDA NINE APPROXIMATELY 9 MILLION PEOPLE ARE SHIPPING THEIR BIOSOLIDS RIGHT PAST INDIAN TOWN AS IT IS TODAY INTO NORTH FLORIDA, OR ACTUALLY, SOMETIMES ALL THE WAY UP TO GEORGIA OR ALABAMA. AND WE WILL THIS INTERMEDIATE THAT TRUCKING REDUCE THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM DRIVING THOSE TRUCKS HUNDREDS OF MILES AND PROVIDING A GREAT PROJECT HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. ANOTHER THING IS THAT MANY OF THE LANDFILLS IN SOUTH FLORIDA ARE AT CAPACITY OR NEARING CAPACITY. HOUSEHOLDS CURRENTLY GO TO MANY LANDFILLS WILL DIVERT THOSE AS WELL SO WE CAN JUMP INTO MORE DETAILS AS WELL. WE'RE PROPOSING A SITE HERE IN INDIAN TOWN. I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHERE IT WHERE WE'RE PROPOSING HERE IN INDIAN TOWN, WE WOULD BE NEXT TO THE CURRENT WASTEWATER PLANT. WHICH IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAILROAD.

THERE'S A NICE LITTLE VISUAL OF APPROXIMATELY WHERE IT IS. NOW WE'LL JUMP IN A LITTLE BIT MORE TO GIVE A LITTLE VISUAL ON WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. HERE'S WHAT THE BUILDINGS ARE PROPOSED TO LOOK LIKE ON THAT SITE. WILL BE TRUCK RECEIVING. UH AND TRUCKS WILL GO IN, THEY'LL TURN AROUND, THEY'LL UNLOAD THEIR BIOSOLIDS. WE HAVE A SYSTEM WHERE THE TRUCKS ARE UNLOADED IN INSIDE OF AN AREA SUCH THAT WE DON'T HAVE ODOR WHEN THE TRUCKS SHOW UP. IT'S A VERY, VERY CLEAN SITE. IF YOU WERE TO WALK THROUGH OUR SITE IN SEATTLE. IT'S VERY CLEAN SIDE. AND I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE VISITED THAT TYPE CAN ATTEST HOW CLEAN THAT SITE IS. WE'RE NOT GETTING BIOSOLIDS TRUCKED OFF. IT'S VERY, VERY WELL CONTAINED. I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO SOME QUESTIONS. WE RECEIVE VERY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. AND ANSWER THEM ONE AT A TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE REALLY THINKING ABOUT THIS, NOT JUST FROM A REVENUE PERSPECTIVE.

WE WANT TO MAKE A GOOD PROJECT. WE WANT TO LOOK AT THIS FROM WE'RE GOING TO BE A 20 YEAR, HOPEFULLY MORE MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO START IN A GOOD SPOT AND CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD SPOT FOR THAT WHOLE PROCESS AND ALSO HAVE THE HUMILITY TO ASK PEOPLE. HOW CAN WE DO IT? DO IT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING. SO THE FIRST QUESTION WE OFTEN GET HIS ODOR. ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS ABOUT THE BARKER TECHNOLOGY COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL PROCESSES IS WE DON'T MAKE A LOT OF DIRTY AIR. THAT IS ODOROUS. IF YOU LOOK AT A COMPOSTING SITE, YOU HAVE 40 OR 50 ACRES OF BARREN SALT IS OUT IN THE FIELD BEING TURNED OVER EVERY DAY. THE ODORS TREMENDOUS. A CONVENTIONAL DRIVE . TREMENDOUS ODOR ISSUES MAKE A VERY SMALL VOLUME OF VOTER. YOU CAN SEE THERE COMPARED WITH A CONVENTIONAL DRYER. ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE LESS AND WITH STATE OF THE ART ODOR CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. WE CAN CONTROL THAT VERY EASILY. A QUICK NOTE I'D LIKE TO COMMENT HERE. PEOPLE ASK US WELL, THE SEATTLE SITE IS COLD. THE ODORS ARE GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THERE THE BOWS ALL THAT YOU'RE GETTING THERE MIGHT BE DIFFERENT. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH.

IT'S REFERRED TO AS THE BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS ON THESE MILES OR ON THIS SITE, SO WE CAN HAVE AN ODOR CONTROL TECHNOLOGY THAT SPECIFICALLY BUILT FOR THE WEATHER. WE'RE GOING TO GET IN FLORIDA AND WILL ACTUALLY BUILD A WEATHER STATION ON SITE WILL MEASURE THE TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY , WHETHER INVERSIONS WIND IN REAL TIME. THAT WILL ALLOW US TO CONTROL THAT SYSTEM BASED ON THOSE INPUTS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HAVING THE MOST EFFICIENT ODOR CONTROL SYSTEM IMAGINABLE, AND THEN MORE SO SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO BE AHEAD OF THAT EVEN MORE. THERE'S THESE THINGS THAT ARE KNOWN AS ENOS IS THEIR DIGITAL NOTES THAT REPLICATES LIKE YOUR NOSE AND YOU CAN HOOK IT UP TO A COMPUTER AND IT CAN MEASURE WHAT THE ODORS ARE.

WE'RE GONNA PUT ONE OF THOSE ON ALL THE EDGES OF THE SITE SO THAT IF THERE IS AN ODOR ISSUE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, WILL BE ALERTED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ANYONE ELSE EVEN WOULD SMELL THAT. AND WE CAN ADDRESS THE PROBLEM VERY QUICKLY. WE'RE TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY BECAUSE THIS IS, UH THIS WOULD BE A PROBLEM FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO BE A GOOD COMMUNITY. SO WE'LL KEEP GOING WITH THAT. THE OTHER QUESTION. WE GET THE BOUNCE SOLID, JUST

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SHOWING UP. HOW MUCH TRAFFIC ARE YOU GOING TO CREATE? AND THE ANSWER IS WE'RE GONNA HAVE BETWEEN 3 30 50 VEHICLES PER DAY THAT WILL SHOW UP TO THE SITE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.

THAT'S A SIMILAR PATTERN THAT WE SAW AT OUR SEATTLE FACILITY. UH 710, WHICH IS GOES RIGHT THROUGH HERE THROUGH INDIAN TOWN HAS 13,500 VEHICLES PER DAY THAT GO ON THAT BIT THAT ROAD, SO THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THAT WERE CONTRIBUTING TO INDIAN TOWNS. TRAFFIC IS THE MINIMUS. SO HAVE A NICE LITTLE VISUAL. I TRIED TO FIT A CAR ON THAT BOTTOM SLIVER, BUT IT WOULDN'T FIT. SO I'M TRYING TO HAVE A NICE LITTLE VISUAL. UM WHAT? ACTUALLY, I WANT TO GO BACK TO ORDER REALLY QUICKLY. ANOTHER PART OF ODOR IS WE'VE ACTUALLY GONE TO LOCAL WASTEWATER PLANTS HERE. INDIAN TOWN, BROWARD COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY PORT SAINT LUCIE, TAKING SAMPLES OF THEIR VIOLENCE HOLLERS, THEN A CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THOSE BIOSOLIDS TO SEE WHAT IS IN THOSE THAT HAS THE PROPENSITY TO CREATE ORDER AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR ODOR CONTROL TECHNOLOGY IS CAPABLE OF PROCESSING THOSE ODORS. SO WE'RE REALLY TAKING A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO THIS TO MAKE SURE WE HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK. NOW THE NEXT QUESTION WE OFTEN GET HIS NOISE. IT'S IT IS AN INDUSTRIAL SITE. IS THERE GOING TO BE NOISE? HERE'S THE VISUAL. SORRY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A POINT ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THOSE 30 TO 50 VEHICLES A DAY. THOSE ARE VEHICLES TONIGHT THINK IT WAS ALREADY PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT THOSE ARE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT EXTRA TO THE TRAFFIC. THOSE AREN'T GOING TO BE EXTRA. THEY ARE GOING TO BE ACTUALLY STOPPING. THEY'RE ALREADY COMING THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY HEADED SOMEWHERE ELSE, SO IT'S NOT ADDED TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED LOOK HOW MUCH MORE TRAFFIC IT'S NOT MORE EXACTLY THOSE LIKELY I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE VEHICLES ARE ALREADY DRIVING ON THAT ROAD ANYWAYS, BECAUSE FOR MY GRAPHIC HERE THEY'RE ALREADY DRIVING ON THAT ROAD UP THROUGH THERE ANYWAYS. SO REALLY, IT'S NOT A NET INCREASE. THERE'S MAYBE THERE'S SOME NET INCREASE, BUT IT'S MAYBE A COUPLE TRUCKS A DAY, RIGHT? IT'S NOT SOME CRAZY THING. ANOTHER THING I'D LIKE TO NOTE IS BY HAVING THOSE TRUCKS STOP. IN INDIAN TOWN. THERE'S A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THAT, RIGHT. THEY'RE GONNA STOP. THEY'RE GONNA REFUEL RIGHT? THEY'RE GOING TO BUY FUEL IN TOWN. THEY'RE GOING TO BUY LUNCH. THEY'RE GOING TO STOP AT THE GAS STATION. BUY SODAS RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO BECOME THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THAT. BEYOND THEM.

JUST DRIVING THROUGH TOWN. THAT MAKES SENSE. YES, ABSOLUTELY. ALSO, IT'LL LESSEN THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT, TOO, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT DRIVING THIS FAR. NOT SO NOT AS MANY ADMISSIONS, UM, TYPE OF A THING ALSO, IF YOU'RE BACK UP, AND I KNOW ANOTHER CONCERN IS ONE MORE IS RIGHT. THERE IS TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS I SEE IT THERE THAT IT IS PROPOSED, AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE NOT COMING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IT HAS A, UM DEDICATED ENTRANCE INTO THAT IS NOT OFF OF WHAT IS THAT 100? 168 DRIVE YES. SO ARE CURRENTLY HAS PROPOSED. WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING AN EASEMENT WITH THE LOCAL LANDOWNER THERE THAT ALLOWS US TO ACTUALLY DIVERT THE VEHICLES FROM THE PUBLIC PUBLIC ROAD. TO A PRIVATE ROAD. THAT PARALLELS THE PUBLIC VOTE. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT GRAY STRIP AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A LARGE HEDGE THAT WILL MITIGATE ANY IMPACT THAT COULD HAPPEN. NOT SAYING I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE. WE'RE REALLY WORKING WITH OUR DRIVERS AND OUR SUMNER FACILITY. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE NO NOISE PROTOCOLS THAT THE DRIVERS HAVE TO GO ONTO THE TRUCK ACTUALLY IS QUIET. IT'S NOT USING THE JAKE BREAK THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. UM BUT IF WE DRIVE PARALLEL TO THAT ROAD, WE ACTUALLY WON'T HAVE ANY VEHICLE IMPACTS NEAR THOSE TWO HOMES THERE, WHICH ARE THE ONLY TWO HOMES THAT WERE NEXT WITH THIS SITE. SO THANK YOU FOR CALLING THAT I DO APPRECIATE THAT. THIS IS AS CURRENTLY PROPOSED. OBVIOUSLY, WOMEN BUILT IT YET, BUT THAT'S THAT'S THE SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THIS THIS PROVIDES, I THINK PHENOMENAL. OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THIS WITH VERY, VERY LITTLE IMPACT TO THE COMMITTEE. AND THERE IS AN IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WILL JUMP INTO IT A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IS THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, WHICH WILL JUMP INTO BEYOND JUST THE TRUCKS. UH THERE'S A PERFECT SEGWAY TO NOISE. UM SO PEOPLE ASK US. HOW LOUD IS THIS SITE? IS THERE A PROBLEM HERE? FROM A NOISE STANDPOINT? I PUT THIS LITTLE GRAPHIC DISH TOGETHER TO SHOW YOU WHAT OUR SITE IN SUMNER IS THE SITE AND SOMEONE ACTUALLY HAS A PERMIT REQUIREMENT OF 60 DECIBELS AT THE PERMIT BOUNDARY.

WE MEASURE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE'VE NEVER ACTUALLY EVEN HIT 60 DECIBELS. I'M ACTUALLY TALKING NOW VIA THE MICROPHONE IS IN EXCESS OF THAT RIGHT NOW. TO THE CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW IS MORE THAN 60 DECIBELS. AND SO THAT'S BASICALLY THE SOUND WE GET FROM THE BARK OR AND AGAIN. PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRUCKS. WHAT SOUNDS TO THE TRUCKS HAVE WE MAKE THEM IN THE THEY'RE ACTUALLY PERMITTED. WE HAVE THREE STRIKES RULE WITH THE TRUCKS, SO WE'VE ACTUALLY IN SUMNER THREATENED TO FIRE CUSTOMERS WHO DIDN'T FOLLOW THE NOISE PROTOCOLS OR WE DIDN'T HAVE A CLEAN TRUCK. WE CANNOT HAVE DIRTY TRUCKS SHOWING UP TO OUR SITE RIGHT AT THE DIRTY TRUCK SHOWS UP TO OUR SITE. THAT MEANS SOMETHING COULD GET ON THE ROAD. WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TRUCKS WHERE WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT. SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. THE NOISE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO BE VERY OPEN WITH. I THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE VISITED OUR OUR SEATTLE SITE CAN ATTEST TO THE

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FACT THAT IT'S NOT ALLOWED AT ALL. THE LAST THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF WHAT IF THERE'S SOMETHING I DIDN'T THINK OF? WHAT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT SAID GROUND? DIDN'T THINK OF IT. YOU JUST NEED TO GET A HOLD OF US. BUT WE HAVE A WEBSITE AT OUR SON, OUR SEATTLE FACILITY. 24 7. THERE'S A PHONE NUMBER YOU CAN CALL. THERE'S A SIGN ON THE SITE WITH THE QR CODE THAT YOU CAN SCAN IF YOU SMELL SOMETHING, YOU GO TO A WEBSITE, YOU CAN SUBMIT A COMPLAINT. AND A PERSON WILL RESPOND TO YOU. IF YOU CALL THAT NUMBER, ACTUALLY RIGHT THERE.

SOMEONE WILL PICK THAT NUMBER UP. 24 73 65. AND IF THAT PERSON DOESN'T PICK UP THEIR MANAGER PICKS UP, AND IF THEIR MANAGER DOESN'T PICK UP, THEIR MANAGER PICKS UP AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY RING TO MY CELL PHONE. SO WE'RE TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. IF YOU ACTUALLY TAKE YOUR PHONE AND SCAN THAT QR CODE, IT WOULD TAKE YOU TO THAT WEBSITE FOR THE SEATTLE FACILITY, AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON. SO IT'S ONE WHERE WE WERE TAKING A VERY PROACTIVE APPROACH HERE SO THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT WE CARE ABOUT ABOUT THEM AND WHAT WE CAN DO. I WANT TO WALK THROUGH. WHAT IS THIS REALLY MEAN FOR INDIAN TOWN? WELL THERE'S A NEW FACILITY HERE FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THAT'S REALLY STATE OF THE ART FOR POLICYHOLDERS.

ACCEPTANCE DISPOSAL. IT'S PROVEN OUT OF STATE. IT'S PERMITTED AND WITH FEDERAL AND STATE PERMITS OUT OF STATE, THERE'S NO PUBLIC INVESTMENT IS ACTUALLY A REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE CITY BECAUSE WE ARE LEASING A PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR THE CITY, SO THE CITY WON'T HAVE MORE REVENUE. AFTER THIS THEN BEFORE IT'S ALSO A VERY EXPENSIVE FACILITIES. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS A LARGER TAX BASE FOR THE CITY, SO THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A LARGER, MORE DIVERSE REVENUE SOURCE AND, OF COURSE, LOCAL HIGH PAYING MANUFACTURING STYLE JOBS. THESE ARE REALLY GOOD JOBS, AND HOPEFULLY THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO OUT TO LUNCH EVERY DAY. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUY GROCERIES. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO THIS STUFF THAT THEY WOULD DO AND HOPEFULLY LIVE IN THE CITY. ARCTIC UNTIL YOU BUILDING THAT OUT, AND OF COURSE, WE'RE PRODUCING TREMENDOUS ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, WHETHER IT'S RENEWABLE NITROGEN FERTILIZER OR DISPLACING FOSSIL FUEL DERIVED PRODUCTS FOR CEMENT KILLED, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS.

AND I REALLY JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THIS. AND CAN YOU TELL US WHAT FOG IS? FORGET OILS AND GREASES. SO IT'S VERY COMMON THAT WHEN SOMEONE PUMPS OUT OF SEPTIC TANK, THERE'S FATS, OILS AND GREASES THAT ARE IN THAT. AND THEY DISPOSED OF IT ON OUR SITE. SO YES, THANK YOU FOR I SHOULD DEFINE THAT ACRONYM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH SO THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU. ALL SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY HERE WERE EXCITED FOR THIS PROJECT. AND I WON, OF COURSE, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THE COUNCIL HOUSES OR THE COMMUNITY HAS OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE OKAY? REMEMBER HERNANDEZ? THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL I WANTED TO THANK SEN SAID RIN IN REGARDS OF THIS UM, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING IN REGARDS OF OUR WASTE. AND OUR WATER SYSTEM. SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS AND I JUST WANTED TO JUST CONFIRM SO. NOISE IMPACTS FOR RESIDENTS NEAR FAT.

UM SECTION WILL BE MINIMAL, CORRECT WOULD MEAN AT 60 DECIBELS. IT'S DE MINIMUS. YOU WOULD NOT NOTICE IT. IT WOULD. IT WOULD BE LIKE ANY OTHER, UH, FACILITY LIKE A CONVERSATION.

OKAY AND THEN WHEN YOU MEAN ABOUT, UM THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PROBABLY FORGOT WAS THAT THIS WOULD HELP THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN TO BRANDON THEIR TAX BASE BECAUSE YOU WILL BE PAIN FOR TAXES. CORRECT WE'RE GOING THROUGH A TAX ANALYSIS. NOW AS MUCH AS I DISLIKE PAYING TAXES.

I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING TAXES HERE. I MEAN, VERY FRANK WAY LIKE DEATH AND TAXES.

TARYN WILL DEFINITELY GET US FOR PAYING TAXES. OKAY JUST WORKING IT OUT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER ON HIM. YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO CALL THE WHOLE CONVERSATION TODAY. AND YEAH, WE'RE GONNA BE PAYING TAXES. SO DEFINITELY THIS IS GOING TO HELP THE VILLAGE INTO BROUGHT IN THE TAX BASE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN SO THAT'S A PLUS. AND UM YOU KNOW, THE HIGH PAYING LOCAL JOBS. UH YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS ARE LOOKING FOR, UM THESE TYPE OF JOBS. AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO UM, WHENEVER YOU GUYS ARE READY, JUST PUT OUT THAT THAT FLYER OUT BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF RESIDENTS IN ANY IN TOWN WOULD BE VERY QUALIFIED AND WILLING TO HAVE A JOB THERE. UM, AND YOU KNOW I THINK THIS IS AN AWESOME IDEA. UM BECAUSE CURRENTLY WE ARE BIOSOLIDS IS WE SELL THAT HER CORRECT CALL IT WE HAUL IT TO A VENDOR THAT WE PAY FOR SOMEONE TO HAUL THIS SIDE. THESE ITEMS, SO INSTEAD OF THAT, YOU WOULD JUST BE PAYING US FOR THE LEASE AND BACK. CORRECT SO THIS IS A YOU KNOW, WIN WIN SITUATION. UM BUT THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, COMING OUT HERE. I KNOW YOU. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN COMING OUT. FOR A LONG TIME. UM SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT AND PUTTING IN YOUR TOWN ON THE MAP BECAUSE I DO KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THERE ARE OTHER UM, YOU KNOW, DUMPSTERS FROM LIKE

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BROWARD COUNTY COULD COME THROUGH INDIAN TOWN GOING TO OKEECHOBEE COUNTY. SO YOU KNOW THAT IS GOING WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. ECO FRIENDLY. WE'RE TRYING TO UM, HELP THE EARTH AND SO THIS IS GOING TO HELP AND SOME WAY ON TRYING TO HELP OUR EARTH IN REGARDS TO THAT. SO THANK YOU. OF COURSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND JUST KIND OF PUT A FINER POINT TO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ WAS POINTING OUT. UM ABOUT YOUR NOT ONLY PAYING A LEASE. BUT WE ARE SAVING MONEY, SO WE'RE MAKING MONEY BY, UM NOT HAVING TO STORE. MR PAT NOLAN. I KNOW THAT THAT'S A DISCUSSION WE HAD WERE NOT HAVING. YOU KNOW THE ISSUE OF STORING. WE'RE NOT HAVING THE ISSUE OF HAVING TO HAUL IT AND PAY SO WE'RE SAVING MONEY THERE, SO WE'RE MAKING MONEY BY NOT HAVING TO SPEND IT SO THAT'S ON TOP OF THE OTHER REVENUES. ANYONE ELSE? YEAH, I JUST, UM I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION MORE OF A STATEMENT. AS YOU KNOW , MOST OF YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU KNOW, I DID TAKE THAT TRIP OUT TO SEATTLE AND I DID VISIT THE PLANT. AND BEFORE I LEFT, I ASKED A FEW PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. GIVE ME THE QUESTIONS, AND I'LL GET YOU THE ANSWERS. I WAS ABLE TO ANSWER ALL THOSE QUESTIONS. I DID GO OUT A DAY EARLY BEFORE THE REST OF THE GROUP CAME AND TIM INTRODUCED ME TO SOME RESIDENTS AND I GOT TO YOU KNOW, THERE'S A RESTAURANT. PROBABLY 50 YARDS. FROM THE PLANT. AND I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK SOME PEOPLE THERE IN THE ASSET. YOU EVER GET ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ORDER OR SMELL OR ANYTHING, AND NOBODY HAD ANYTHING BAD TO SAY. UM I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY SMELL. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH ON THE SUNDAY THAT I WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GO OUT. THEY ACTUALLY HAD. WE'RE DOING SERVICE TO THE UNIT. AND I GOT TO SEE THE INSIDE OF THE UNIT. UH ON MONDAY, WE GOT TO SEE IT OPERATING. AND THERE WAS NO NOISE. VERY QUIET. THERE WERE TRUCKS THAT CAME IN THAT UNLOADED AND I THINK THERE WAS SEPTIC TRUCKS. I BELIEVE YEAH. AND THERE WAS NO NOISE. AND BEYOND ALL THAT. IF I HAD ANY RESERVATION, AND I TOLD HIM THAT NOT KNOWING THAT HE IS THE OWNER'S SON. OKAY? I TOLD HIM IF I HAD ANY RESERVATION AFTER I MET PETER, YOUR DAD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH HIM. IT COMPLETELY TOOK ANY RESERVATION AWAY BECAUSE I KNOW I KNOW. THE RIGHT THING WILL ALWAYS BE DONE. I BELIEVE THAT AND, UM. KIND OF THE GUY THAT YOU WANT TO BE IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU KNOW? AH! SO. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY, AND, UM THANK YOU. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE IN A LOT OF EACH OTHER. PERFECT THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT WILL BE BACK HERE NEXT WEEK WITH MACKENZIE'S ANOTHER. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THERE. SO IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR WANNA FURTHER HAVE DIALOGUE OR WHATEVER WILL ACCOMMODATE NEXT WEEK WHEN THEY'RE HERE, UM WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT, AND THEY'LL BE HERE MORE OFTEN, UM AS THE SKITS MOVING JUST REAL QUICK. I KNOW THAT THERE IS ANOTHER, UM QUESTION OUT IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WATER. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WATER? UM I THINK SOMEBODY HAD EVEN ASKED WELL THOUGHT OR HAD HEARD THAT IT'S GOING TO BE INJECTED INTO THE DEEP WELLS OR SOMETHING. THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT THAT I HAD SPOKEN WITH MR NOLAN ABOUT. UM SO IF WE COULD, IF WE COULD SPEAK TO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WATER FOR THE YEAH, FOR THE FOR THE PUBLIC. I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I'LL STAND UP HERE WITH STANLEY. IT WAS ACTUALLY THERE'S TWO THINGS PLEASE EXPAND ON WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ABOUT OPERATIONALLY. THE WORLD. THERE WILL BE A HUGE BENEFIT OF HAVING THIS. LOCATED NEXT TO OUR PLAN. BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO AS YOU SAID, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO SHIFT THE SLUDGE TO ANOTHER LOCATION, BUT THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER OPERATIONAL BENEFITS. BECAUSE OF THE PLANT BEING SO CLOSE TO US. WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WILL ABLE TO GET THE SLUDGE OVER THERE WHEN WE NEED TO DO IT RIGHT NOW. THE WAY IT'S DONE IS WE TAKE CARE OF THE SLUDGE QUARTERLY. WE HAVE A PROCESS BY SENEGAL. THEY COME IN WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT, AND THEY PROCESS IT, SO WE RELY ON THEM TO SHOW UP AND WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO SHOW UP. BUT IN THE

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MEANTIME, WE HAVE TO MANAGE THE SLUDGE AND IN A TANK, WE CALL THAT A DIGESTER TO MANAGE THAT FOR THREE MONTHS. SO WE HAVE TO DECANT, WHICH MEANS WE TAKE THE WATER OFF OF IT. PUT IT BACK INTO THE PLANT. WELL, IF YOU IF YOU SOMETHING HAPPENS, YOU UPSET THE PLANT. SO OPERATIONALLY HAVING THEM RIGHT NEXT DOOR. IVAN IS GOING TO HAVE A MUCH EASIER LIFE AND HE CAN FOCUS ON OTHER THINGS, SO WE'RE GOING TO GAIN SOME RESOURCES BY HAVING THE THAT'S WHY I'M EXCITED BECAUSE THE PLANT WILL ACTUALLY BE NEXT TO OUR WAYS TO OUR PLAN. SO WE'RE GOING TO GAIN SOME RESOURCES OUT OF THIS AND SOME OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY THAT WE DON'T HAVE. NOW TO THE OTHER POINT OF THE WATER, AS YOU KNOW. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A NEW WASTEWATER PLANT. ALONG WITH THAT PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO BE UPGRADING AND REHABBING THE REUSE PLAN. SO THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO TAKE THE WATER FROM THEIR PROCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND BLEND IT WITH OUR WATER FROM OUR WASTEWATER PLANT, PUT IT INTO THE REUSE SYSTEM AND THEN PUT IT OUT FOR IRRIGATION. CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT THAT REUSE WATER MAINS? WATER IS? AND THIS IS ACCOUNT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S DONE COMMONLY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IT WAS DONE HERE IN INDIAN TOWN. PREVIOUSLY WE HAVE A REUSE PLANT. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE AFFLUENT FROM OUR WASTEWATER PLANT WILL TAKE THEIR EFFLUENT WILL BLEND IT. WE'LL PUT IT THROUGH THE REUSE PLANT, CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE AND THEN PUT IT OUT FOR IRRIGATION. TERRA LAGO. PROBABLY BE OUR NUMBER ONE CUSTOMER. THE GOLF COURSE ALSO WILL PROBABLY TAKE THAT WATER AND THAT WILL FILL THE PONDS ON THE GOLF COURSE PROPERTY AND THEY'LL HAVE IRRIGATION WATER AS WELL AS TERRA LAGO AND ANY OTHER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND THAT WILL HELP TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF OF USAGE FROM THE YOU KNOW THE BASIC QUARTER LAUDABLE THE WELL WATER, WATER FOR IRRIGATION AND THE DEEP. WELL, THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT IS WHEN WE DEVELOP THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. WE'RE GOING TO NEED A DEEP INJECTION WELL FOR THE CONCENTRATE FROM THE NEW WATER PLANT. SO THAT WILL GIVE US A BACKUP SO THAT IF THERE IS AN UPSET ON THEIR SIDE, OR OUR SIDE WILL HAVE SOME PLACE TO PUT IT.

SO THAT'S JUST SOME OTHER INSURANCE POLICY FOR THE PROJECT OVERALL. IT'S ALL GREAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU. ANYTIME. THANK YOU. IS THAT IS THAT ALL THE QUESTIONS? WE HAVE COMMENTS? AND I ECHO ARE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND I THINK EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE IN, UM. IN AGREEMENT ON THIS, THAT IT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, AND IT IS KIND OF A SKEPTICAL PERSON AND IT KEEPS BEING WIN. WIN WIN WIN AND I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE TO DROP, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. SO WE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SORRY MAY I REQUEST THIS PRESENTATION? IT'S NOT ON OUR ONLINE SYSTEM. I'LL SEND IT AFTERWARDS. APOLOGIES FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THEY WERE WORKING ON WE STANLEY WAS WORKING ON IT ON ALL DAY. SO KAREN ROASTED ME THIS MORNING. SHE SHE SAW ME ACTUALLY WORKING ON A POWERPOINT TAKES. I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU ACTUALLY WORKED BEFORE, AND I WAS LIKE, YEAH, ACTUALLY, I DO. I DO WORK SO OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND OF COURSE, IF THERE'S QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE AS WELL, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY

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MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. MR MILLER. SORRY, MISS LINDEN, ICOM. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING FOR THE RECORD. LINDEN ICOM. I REALIZED THAT I WAS LOOKING THROUGH TONIGHT'S AGENDA. I HAVE A TENDENCY TO BE LOOKING FOR THINGS TO CRITICIZE. OR. QUESTIONS THAT PROBABLY HAVE A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION. AND I REALIZED THAT. WITH ALL THE YEARS OF RAISING KIDS. MANAGING PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE TO FIND A GOOD BALANCE BETWEEN CRITICISM. AND PATS ON THE BACK. AH ADEBOYE SCHOOL A LONG WAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE MY THREE MINUTES OR LESS. TO THANK YOU ALL FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE. MAKING INDIAN TOWN BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. HAVING TO PUT UP WITH OUR CRITICISM AND OUR CRITIQUES. WE KNOW THAT YOU HOLD WORK HARD AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AND OUT. VERY HONESTLY, WE WOULD NOT CHANGE PLACES WITH YOU FOR ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD. SO AGAIN.

THANK YOU. AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU, MR LINDA. I'VE ALWAYS HEARD THAT TALK. TALKED

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ABOUT YOU. MAKE SURE YOU THROW THE BOUQUET BEFORE YOU THROW THE BRICK SO YES. THAT IS IT. OKAY.

[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY COMMENTS BY OUR VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL MEMBER, HER STONE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. YES GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU. I WANTED TO ASK STAFF IN REGARDS OF WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR FILLING THE POTHOLES AND ALSO WHAT'S, UH, WHAT'S OUR PLANS? IN REGARDS OF SEMINAL, NOT SEMINAL, UM SIMILAR DRIVE IN THAT SECTION , WHERE THE CIRCLES AT BUT ADDITIONALLY ON ANY AMOUNT DRIVE BECAUSE THAT IS LITERALLY FALLING APART AS WE SPEAK LIKE IT RIGHT NEXT TO DITCH. WE FIXED IT, BUT YEAH. IN REGARDS TO POTHOLES WERE TRANSITIONING FROM USING A CONTRACTOR TO OUR OWN. UH PEOPLE, SO WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING ASPHALT IN A TIMELY FASHION, SO WE'RE STILL RELYING ON THE CONTRACTOR. WE'RE USING OUR PEOPLE. IVAN. IVAN IS OUR EVEN WEARS MULTIPLE HATS EVEN HAPPENS TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.

ORGANISMS ARE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SUPERVISOR. HE MAKES SURE THAT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATES, BUT THEN I ASKED HIM TO WEAR ANOTHER HAT AND TAKE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS SIDE. AND WE JUST RECENTLY HIRED AN EMPLOYEE TO WORK WITH IVAN ON THE PUBLIC WORKS SIDE. SO WE'RE WORKING AT FIXING THE POTHOLES WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE'RE USING PREVIOUSLY BECAUSE IN THE YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET THE CONTRACTOR HERE WHEN YOU NEED TO, BECAUSE THEY ARE SHORTHANDED AS WELL. SO WE ARE WORKING ON FILLING THE POTHOLES AND AS FAR AS SEMINOLE WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO GOING OUT TO BID FOR THE SEMINAL DRIVE PROJECT OVER THERE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO REPAIR THE DRAINAGE AND THEN FIX THE ROAD. SO YOU HAVE A BRAND NEW ROAD OVER THERE, PROBABLY WITHIN THIS NEXT YEAR. SO WE ARE WORKING ON IT. IT'S WORK IN PROGRESS. WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE EQUIPMENT. YOU'RE PROBABLY BREAK IT TO YOU. NOW YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ME IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, ASKING FOR SOME EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT TO DO THESE THINGS. BECAUSE WE'RE RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING IT BY HAND BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THAT DUMP TRUCK WAS THE BEGINNING OF IT. AND WE'RE USING THAT DUMP TRUCK TO FILL BOTTLES, BUT WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE EQUIPMENT AND WE NEED MORE BODIES. ONCE WE GET DAVID TRAINED, WE'RE GOING TO HIRE ANOTHER PERSON. SO I HAVE ANOTHER PAIR OF HANDS TO WORK ON THE BOTTLES. AND THEN AS WE FILL IN THE EQUIPMENT WE'LL GET MORE EFFICIENT AT THIS AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A BIT, BUT I'D SAY IN THE NEXT YEAR YOU'LL BE MUCH HAPPIER WITH HOW WE'RE GETTING THIS DONE. ALSO WHAT'S THE UPDATE ON THE LINCOLN? LINCOLN STREET. I KNOW WE GOT APPROPRIATION. WE GOT A GRANT FROM THE D O T. FOR THE LINCOLN PROJECT. WE ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING WITH F D. O T YESTERDAY. WE ARE IN THE PLANNING STAGE WITH THAT. IT'S MOVING ALONG. AND ONCE THE D O T. I'LL PROBABLY HAVE A CONTRACT FOR YOU AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS. FOR THAT GRANT. WHERE THE D O T. AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE DESIGN. AND ONCE THAT'S DONE, WE'LL DO THE WORK OVER THERE AS WELL. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU.

OKAY? WE HAVE OUR WE WERE GOOD. COUNCIL MEMBER DE POLLO JUST WELCOME EVERYBODY. THE VICE MAYOR PEREZ. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR VILLAGE STAFF. UM FOR ALWAYS COMING TO HELP AT THE PARK IT MARKET. WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. AND I ALSO WANT TO ASK MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT I M S SOCCER TEAM IS IN NEED OF TRANSPORTATION. AND I'M WILLING TO DRIVE THE VAN. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW. WE CAN USE THE VILLAGE MAN. TRANSPORTATION DURING THE AFTER AFTER SCHOOL TO TAKE THEM TO THE AWAY GAMES.

THERE'S FOUR AWAY GAMES FOR THE MORROW. OKAY, OKAY. AND YOU'RE WILLING TO DRIVE. IF NOT, I CAN BE A BACKUP. SO IS EVERYBODY ELSE IN AGREEMENT. WE WERE GOING TO DO IT FOR THE BASKETBALL TEAM. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY? YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM AND. JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE. UM HMM. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THINK STAFF. AND THIS COMMUNITY. UM. MY FATHER PASSED AWAY THIS PAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE

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OUTPOURING OF LOVE. FROM THIS COMMUNITY. IT'S JUST STAGGERING. IT REALLY IS. IT PROVES THAT WE ARE TRULY MY FAMILY. WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE. BUT NOT ALL FAMILIES DO. BUT WE LOVE EACH OTHER ANYWAY. WE HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACK. AND WE MOVE FORWARD. SO I'M YOU KNOW, EVERY MY DAD WAS JIMMY GIBBS. WE'VE BEEN AROUND TOWN 50 YEARS. HE USED TO DO HORSE AUCTIONS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE OLD AUDIO BOWL. HE USED TO SELL LUMBER FOR AND TRUSSES OUT OF THE LUMBER YARD. BUT EVERYBODY'S GOT A JIMMY STORY. HE LOVED TO SING. HE SANG HIS WHOLE LIFE. HE WAS IN GOSPEL QUARTETS AND. TRAVEL THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND, UH HE HAD A GOOD LIFE, AND I KNOW I'M RAMBLING, BUT, UH, HE WAS MY DAD AND HE WAS AN AMAZING MAN TO ME. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THIS COMMUNITY. FOR BEING HIS FAMILY ALSO. AND WE WILL BE CELEBRATING HIS LIFE. ON SATURDAY. THE 17TH OF FEBRUARY. AT FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER. VISITATION WILL BE FROM 1030 TO 1130. AND THEN FROM 1130. UNTIL WHENEVER THE SERVICES OVER WILL BE HAVING THE SERVICE AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING. GOOD SOUTHERN FOLK FASHION. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEAL. AND THE FELLOWSHIP HALL. SO, UM I WOULD WELCOME TO SEE EVERYBODY COME OUT AND SHARE THEIR JIMMY STORY AND WHAT'S LOVE ON EACH OTHER. WHILE WE CAN AND SO IS THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? SAYING NONE

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]

COMMENTS BY OUR VILLAGE MANAGER. NO, MA'AM. OKAY DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? MOTION MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND 2ND? IS THERE ANY COMMENTS? SAYING NONE

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL IN FAVOR. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. OUR CONSENT AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION MOTION MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND 2ND? IS THERE ANY COMMENTS? SAYING NONE ALL IN FAVOR HIGH.

AND WHEN I SAY I DON'T I'M KIND OF RUSHING THROUGH THIS THING. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS? THAT

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Council to Provide Individuals for Parks and Recreation Fact-Finding Committee

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MEANS PUBLIC TOO? NOT JUST US, SO OKAY, MOVING ON. TO A REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 10. COUNCIL TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS FOR PARK AND RECREATION FACT FINDING COMMITTEE. YES, MA'AM, YOU'RE MEETING UM ON THE 25TH OF JANUARY. THE COUNCIL DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THIS MEETING AND WITH THEIR INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO, UH, PUT ONTO THE UM PARK.

FACT FINDING COMMITTEE UM. SO THAT'S WHY THIS ITEM WAS PUT ON THERE SO THAT WE COULD STAFF COULD BE AWARE AND YOU'VE GOT PARK STAFF HERE AS WELL. OKAY? DOES EVERYBODY HAVE SOMEONE THAT, UM THEY ARE READY TO, UM POINT AS A. REMEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE. AND I HAVE TO ADMIT I HAVE TALKED TO SOMEONE AND TOLD HIM I WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM THIS WEEK. AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES I JUST I HAVE HAVE NOT FOLLOWED UP WITH THAT PERSON. SO I DO NOT HAVE THEIR FINAL. OKAY THAT YES, THEY WILL. SO I'M NOT READY WITH ONE AT THE MOMENT. THAT'S FINE. THIS WAS JUST COUNCIL. THIS YOU KNOW IS DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE THERE'S READY? OKAY, 12, YOU GOT ONE. OKAY WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THREE OUT OF FOUR OF US HAVE GOT ONE AND THE OTHER TWO OF US CAN GET THAT TO YOU WITHIN THE NEXT BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY DO WE WANT TO JUST DO THAT NOW? PUBLICLY OR YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND DO YOU THINK PUBLIC? PUBLICLY. YEAH WE'LL PROBABLY HELP STATS AS WE'VE GOT, OKAY? COUNCIL MEMBER DEPAULO. WHO DO YOU HAVE BARBER, CLOVIS. OKAY? COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. JACKIE GARY CLARK. OKAY VICE MAYOR PEREZ PENA FLORES. OKAY AND THEN THAT WILL JUST LEAVE COUNCIL MEMBER STONE AND MYSELF TO GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU. WITHIN TWO WEEKS. AND WE CAN ANNOUNCE THEN I DON'T NEXT MEETING WHO WE HAVE APPOINTED, SO EVERYBODY'S AWARE OF WHO THEY ARE. OKAY

[11.  

Authorization to Participate in and Co-Sponsor the 2024 Independence Day Fireworks Show in Cooperation with the Indiantown Chamber of Commerce

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO ITEM NUMBER, EAT 11. OUR AUTHOR IS

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NOW WAS THAT I'M SORRY. YEAH, WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. YEAH, YOU CAN MOVE ON. YEAH, WE'RE GOOD. OKAY OKAY. AUTHORIZATION TO PARTICIPATE IN AND CO SPONSORED THE 2024 INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS SHOW IN COOPERATION WITH THE INDIAN TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND VILLAGE COUNCIL. DEBBIE RESOURCE FOR THE RECORD PARKS DIRECTOR. AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ASK COUNSEL IF THEY ARE GOING TO SPONSOR THE WITH OUR CO SPONSOR WITH THE INDIAN TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THEIR ANNUAL FIREWORKS SHOW. UM THEY'RE EXPECTING A EVEN BIGGER SHOW THIS YEAR THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR. THE STARS THAT STRIKE FIREWORKS SHOW IS PLANNED FOR JUNE 29TH FROM 5 TO 10 AT TIME OR POWERS PARK. AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE COUNCIL TO COVER THE COST OF FIREWORKS. THE COST, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET WAS $26,980 CONDUCTING THE SHOW ON THE SATURDAY WILL SAVE US MONEY VERSUS HAND HAVING THE SHOW ON THE THIRD OF THE FOURTH AND, UM, DONNA. CARMINE IS HERE. SHE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, AND THE VILLAGE DOES HAVE IN THEIR BUDGET FUNDING FORCES. FUNDING BUT THE BUDGET WAS SET ASIDE AT YOUR DIRECTION. GOOD. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. UM, MRS CARMEN.

CARMEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBERS AGAIN. WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU SEEKING ASSISTANCE, WHETHER PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY EVENT IT'S OBVIOUSLY A FREE EVENT LAST YEAR WE DID TAKE DONATIONS. YOU KNOW, WE RAISED ABOUT $2800. YOU KNOW, DOLLAR HERE. A DOLLAR THERE FROM THE VEHICLES COMING IN. BUT THIS YEAR UH, OUR EVENT COORDINATOR KIM PRESCOTT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON WHAT SHE'S GOT IN MIND SO FAR AND WHAT SHE'S ALREADY ACHIEVED IN OUR FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS OF HER POSITION. THANK YOU. WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME HI.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME KIM PRESCOTT FOR THE RECORD. UH, THANK YOU. MAYOR GETS THOMAS AND VICE MAYOR OR MR PRESIDENT. SO JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON JULY 4TH, THE FIRE STARS AND STRIPES FIREWORKS CELEBRATION IS GOING TO BE A TIMER POWERS ON SATURDAY. IT'LL BE JUNE 29TH FROM 5 TO 10. WE'VE ALREADY PULLED THE PERMITS WITH THE MARTIN COUNTY PARK, SO THAT'S ALL BEEN APPROVED, SO WE'RE READY TO GO FOR THERE. WE WILL HAVE TO STILL DO SOME WORK WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BEING THAT THERE ARE FIREWORKS WITH THE FALL LINE. WE WILL DO A WALK THROUGH WITH THE PYRO COMPANY THAT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE DOING THE FIREWORKS. WE'VE GOT FOOD VENDORS. WE ALSO GOT SOME RETAIL VENDORS WILL ALSO HAVE A KIDS AREA. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DJ. UM AND WE HAD A GREAT SHOW LAST YEAR WE HAD FOLKS COME FROM ALL OVER BEING IN MARTIN COUNTY RESIDENT FOR OVER 40 YEARS. TYPICALLY, WE WOULD GO TO DOWNTOWN STUART. VERY CONGESTED IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN, THERE ARE TWO PARK. UM WE HAD FOLKS COME FROM AS FAR AS I WANT TO SAY, MIAMI ALL THE WAY UP TO I WANT TO SAY PAST BUREAU AH, I LOVE THE WAY THAT THE PARK WAS SET UP. THE PARKING WAS EASY AND EASY TO NAVIGATE THROUGH. I PERSONALLY MAN, THE OID BOOTH LAST YEAR. UM AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY KIDS KEPT COMING BACK OVER AND OVER AND OVER WITH THEIR DOLLAR BILLS TO BUY ALL THE LIGHT UP TOYS I SOLD OUT. AND WE DID THAT FOR THE CHAMBER, SO IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT EVENT. SO WE JUST HOPE THAT YOU GUYS CAN SUPPORT US AT WHAT TIME DO WE ANTICIPATED TO OPEN ITS DOORS TO START THE FESTIVITIES? FIVE O'CLOCK AND FIREWORKS WILL GO OFF AT NINE. AND THE FIREWORKS SHOWS ABOUT 20 TO 21 22 21 MINUTE SHOW. GET DOWN. PYROTECHNIC FIRM IS LOCATED IN JUPITER, AND THEY ASKED ME ABOUT PROPERTY AND INDIAN TOWN SO YOU NEVER KNOW. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S AWESOME.

THEY LOVE THE FACT THE WATERWAYS AND THEY COULD HAVE THE BARGES VERY SET. YOU KNOW, IT'S SAFELY DONE THERE, SO THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG, BIG BIG THINGS FOR THEM. OKAY, THAT'S AWESOME. OKAY IS THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT GETTING MORE QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? I THINK THEY ALL DID A GREAT SHOW LAST YEAR, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND SECOND, ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENT QUESTIONS CONCERNS FROM THE PUBLIC, SAYING NONE ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ASKED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 12. YES MA'AM.

[12.  

Councilman Dipaolo Requests a Change to the Village's Land Development Regulations to Address Gated Communities

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THIS WAS PUT ON, UM AS COUNCILMAN DE POLLO HAD REQUESTED, UH, STAT OF STAFF. TO BRING THIS AGENDA ITEM FORWARD. SO IN THE END, WHAT IT IS HE WANTS LIKE TO LOOK AT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AT THE VILLAGE HAS ADOPTED THAT ADDRESS GATED COMMUNITIES, SO WITHIN THE ITEM ITSELF, I DO REFERENCE. A COUPLE OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE L G R S WHICH

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DO ADDRESS TRAFFIC STREET DESIGN , UM AS WELL AS US SUBDIVISIONS AND WHAT RELATES TO SUBDIVISIONS AND SO UM, YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS AREAS THERE WHERE OF WE TALK ABOUT CLOSED OR GATED STREETS ARE DISCOURAGED. UM IT GOES, IT DOES TALK ABOUT GATED COMMUNITIES BEING DISCOURAGED.

SO. REALLY ESTABLISHES, LOOKING FOR DIRECTION ON HOW THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED. AND WITH THAT, I THINK I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN DE POLLO TO ELABORATE. OKAY, WELL, YEAH. I MEAN, OUR LAST MEETING WE SPOKE ABOUT YOU KNOW WHERE THE VILLAGE IS GOING AND WHERE IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GROW, AND IT ALL STARTED OUT WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO I'VE BEEN TALKING SOME PRETTY BIG COMPANIES. ABOUT BRINGING HOUSING HERE AND THEY WANT TO BRING THE BIG COMMUNITIES HERE.

THEY WANT TO BRING THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR HOMES HERE. THEY WANT TO BRING THE GOLF COURSES HERE. THAT'S ONE WAY FOR US TO GET SOME LAND. TO DO OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT. I ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED TO UP OUR TAX ROLL. THAT'S ANOTHER WAY OF DOING IT. AND I JUST THINK HAVING THIS LANGUAGE IN HERE. WHICH IS NOT GOING TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING. OKAY? BUT IT'S JUST A PRINCIPLE OF IT. THAT WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT WE DISCOURAGE GATED COMMUNITY. BECAUSE. PEOPLE WANT TO BE SECURE. THEY WANT TO FEEL SECURE. NOW. SOMETIMES IT'S A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY, BUT THE SENSE OF SECURITY AND PEOPLE DON'T WANT GATED COMMUNITIES AND GATED COMMUNITIES USUALLY YOU KNOW, THEY BRING THE BIG MONEY HOUSES, THEY BRING THE TAXES THAT GO ALONG WITH IT. AND THEY BRING THE WELL, WE TALKED ABOUT IT. I MEAN, WE ALREADY SPOKE ABOUT IT. I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD. BUT I THINK THERE'S A PLACE IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. FOR GATED COMMUNITIES. AND I THINK THAT IF A DEVELOPER IS GOING TO COME IN AND SPEND YOU KNOW 20, OR $30 MILLION ON THE TRACK OF LAND. TO FORGET THE COMMUNITIES AND IN GOLF COURSES IN TO HAVE THAT LANGUAGE THERE TO ME IS A LITTLE A LITTLE OBSTRUCTIVE. WHY DO WE WANT TO DO THAT? WHY DO WE WANT TO DISCOURAGE SOMETHING LIKE THAT? SO I'M PROPOSING THAT THAT LANGUAGE BE DONE AWAY WITH. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ENCOURAGE IT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE ARE TO DISCOURAGE IT EITHER. SO I THINK WE OUGHT TO BE NEUTRAL ON IT, BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY COMES IN AND WANTS TO DO IT THAT I JUST THINK IT'S LANGUAGE. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE IN THERE AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IT STRICKEN THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT ONE? MOTION. NO WELL, I GET WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT. NOBODY'S MADE A MOTION YET. COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND WE HAD A DEVELOPER. COME AND, UM BUT I ALSO YOU KNOW. THERE ARE DOWNFALLS. YOU KNOW, I HEARD POSITIVE. I HAVEN'T HEARD LIKE THE NEGATIVE.

AND SO I CAN'T REALLY DECIDE IN REGARDS TO THAT. I DON'T THINK ARE L D. E R S. EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS LATER, THIRD DISCOURAGED, BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS. IT'S NOT ACCEPTED, SO DISCOURAGED IS YES, IT'S A SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE WORD, BUT IT'S NOT LIKE NO. SO I. AND I'VE LIVED HERE IN ANY TOWN ALL MY LIFE, AND I'VE SEEN HOW ANOTHER COMMUNITIES THEY HAVE GATED COMMUNITIES. AND I SEE THE DIVISION AND ANYTIME. YOU KNOW YOU CAN TRAVEL I COULD GO INTO INDIAN WORD AND GO HELP. RESIDENT WHEN THEY NEED HELP. I CAN GO TOO BIG A PARK. I COULD GO UP AND UPTOWN SANDY OAKS, UM AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM. UM ONCE YOU HAVE THAT GATED COMMUNITY, I KNOW YOU KNOW THE SENSE OF SECURITY. BUT SOMETIMES I'VE SEEN PLACES WHERE. YOU LITERALLY CAN CAUSE TRAFFIC BECAUSE THERE'S ONE GUARD AND LIKE. 1520 THE MACHINES DOWN. AND SO IT CAN CREATE PROBLEMS. KATE CANNOT BE WORKING SO THAT'S THE DOWNFALL OF HAVING GATED COMMUNITIES. BUT I THINK THAT OUR L D. R DOESN'T THEY KNOW FOR A FACT IT DOES THEY DISCOURAGED BUT IF THEY

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WANT TO PROPOSE THAT THEY CAN COME IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AND REQUESTS A GATED COMMUNITY, SO I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE WE'RE LIKE PROHIBITING IT, SO THAT'S MY THOUGHTS ABOUT IT. AND I HAVE TO AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. I THINK THE LANGUAGE IS APPROPRIATE FOR WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. AT THIS POINT IN OUR HISTORY, I THINK WE DO NEED IT. WHY DO WE HAVE L. DRS IT'S IN ORDER TO CREATE THAT ATMOSPHERE, JUST LIKE IN MARTIN COUNTY. THEY, YOU KNOW IT'S FOUR STORIES AS YOUR STORY. IT IS AN ORDER TO SET THAT PATH OF HOW YOU WANT YOUR COMMUNITY TO WORK. AND SO I TOTALLY AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. UM AS FAR AS THE NEGATIVITY IS THAT IT WOULD BRING YOU HAVE, UM. CREATING A DEFINITE AND ESPECIALLY WHERE WOULD THEY BE AT I THINK MOVING FORWARD. WE SEE WHERE THE AREAS THAT WOULD SUSTAIN THINGS LIKE THAT, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE. AND QUITE HONESTLY. I THINK RL DRS ARE HAVE. WRITTEN IN THERE THAT IF YOU WANT TO LIVE IN A GATED COMMUNITY BUT YOUR FENCE UP AND GET YOUR GATE LORD KNOWS I GOT ONE SO YOU KNOW IF YOU WANT TO LIVE IN A GATED COMMUNITY STILL LIVE IN A GATED COMMUNITY. UM IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL COMMENT? DO WE NEED? THERE'S ANYBODY HAVE EMOTION. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS? OKAY I JUST THINK YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT HERE, OKAY? IF YOU THINK THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO COME IN HERE AND BUY $20 MILLION WORTH OF LAND. OR IN SOME OF THESE PARCELS, PROBABLY EVEN UP INTO THE 30. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. OKAY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BUILD A HOUSE FOR $300,000. THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD A THREE OR FOUR MAYBE A $5 MILLION HOUSE. OKAY AND I KNOW YOU THINK THAT THAT'S WAY OUT THERE. OKAY. I KNOW PEOPLE THINK THAT BUT IF YOU TAKE A RIDE DOWN THE PALM BEACH COUNTY AT NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD AND BEELINE HIGHWAY AND YOU TAKE A RIGHT THAT WAS ALL SWAMPLAND BACK THERE, AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE CRAZY, TOO.

BUT GUESS WHAT? THERE'S HOMES IN THE OTHER SONG FOR 22 TO $28 MILLION DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE TAX REVENUES ON THAT? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATION IS FOR THAT. ENTITY FOR THAT CITY. I THINK IT'S WESTGATE. FROM THAT MISTAKEN OKAY, IT'S HUGE. IF WE HAD AN AREA, AN INDIAN TOWN AND MAYBE IT'S NOT WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES AS THEY SIT TODAY, BUT MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ANNEX IN. IN THE FUTURE. AND YOU CAN HAVE MULTI MILLION DOLLAR HOMES, SOME OF EQUESTRIAN GOLF COURSES. JUST THINK OF WHAT THE TAX IN THEM. THE BUILDING PERMITS THE IMPACT FEES. THEY PUT THEIR OWN ROAD SYSTEM IN BUT THEIR OWN SEWER. THEY PUT THEIR OWN WATER. THEY MAINTAIN IT THEMSELVES. THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE DON'T USUALLY HAVE DON'T HAVE KIDS.

THEY'RE ALL OLDER PEOPLE. THEY DON'T USE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. DON'T USE THE ROADS. ON PEAK HOURS. AND THEY USUALLY DONATE THEIR TIME AND THEY DONATE THEIR MONEY. SO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT SEGMENT OF OUR SOCIETY AWAY FROM INDIAN TOWN. WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S VERY SMART THING TO DO MYSELF BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A NUMBER. 86% OF OUR TAX BASE IS FROM F P N L.

SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH THAT. PML, WHICH HOPEFULLY, NEVER WILL. BUT IF IT DOES, WE DON'T HAVE A VILLAGE ANYMORE. THINK ABOUT THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A MOTION BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, BUT FAILED. I MAKE A MOTION TO STRIKE THAT FROM THE FROM THE L D. R OKAY, WE HAVE EMOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? HEARING NONE. DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES MA'AM. THE FIRST IS MISS BARBARA CLOUD IS WELCOME. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BARBARA CLOUD, A SUMMER RESIDENT OF INDIAN TOWN. AND HISTORY. OF INDIAN TOWN HAS ALWAYS BEEN. THERE HAS BEEN A GOAL TO INCREASE THE CONNECTIVE ITTY. WITHIN INDIAN TOWN. THERE ARE A LOT OF OPEN ROADS. THERE

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ARE A LOT OF SIDEWALKS THAT NEED TO BE BUILT THERE. THERE'S A LIE , BUT THEIR GOAL WAS TO IMPROVE THAT CONNECTIVITY. I'M NOT AN LAND PLANNER LONG WAY FROM BEING AN EXPERT. BUT I HAVE LISTENED TO COUNTLESS HOURS. UH, OF. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND COMMENTARY AND HAVE LIVED IN A DOZEN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. IN GATED COMMUNITIES IS ALWAYS HOT TOPIC. IN THE LAND PLANNERS THAT I'VE LISTENED TO ALL SAY THE SAME THING. GATED COMMUNITIES. DESTROY. THAT CONNECTIVE ITTY THEY HAVE ONE WAY IN AND THEN ALL THAT TRAFFIC. GETS FUNNELED OUT. OF ANOTHER. PERHAPS ANOTHER WAY OUT , BUT SOME OF ALMOST JUST ONE WAY IN AND THE SAME WAY OUT. YOU ACTUALLY CREATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION. WHEN IF IT WAS NOT GATED, IT WOULD BE DISPERSED. IN THE COMMUNITIES. GRID SYSTEM. WHICH IMPROVES YOUR SAFETY. AND YOUR TRAFFIC FOR THAT'S JUST ONE POINT IF YOU MAKE YOU'RE WALKWAYS APPEALING. AND ATTRACTIVE. YOU'RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE WALKING ON THE IN A GATED COMMUNITIES SAYS TO THE REST OF THE WORLD. I WANT TO BE SAFE.

BECAUSE I LIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S DANGEROUS. AND I HATE THAT KIND OF MESSAGE BEING SENT ABOUT INDIAN TOWN. INDIAN TOWN IS NOT A DANGEROUS PLACE TO LIVE. THE PEOPLE WHO WALK ON THE SIDEWALKS. OR BIKING ON THE SIDEWALKS. ARE HARDWORKING PEOPLE, THEIR STUDENTS. THESE ARE GOOD PEOPLE. IT'S NOT REFRACT. IT'S NOT PEOPLE TO BE KEPT OUT. WE WANT IN MY MIND. TO INCREASE THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY. NOT CREATE DIVISIVENESS. WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THAT. SO I AM THEM OPPOSED. TWO GATED COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT DISMISSED LINDEN ICOM. WELCOME AGAIN. AND AGAIN, LINDA AND I COME FOR THE RECORD, UM WILL BE SHORT AND SWEET. THE ONE THING THAT. I THINK WE HAVE ALL ATTEMPTED TO DO AND CREATING THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. OVER THE LAST 56 YEARS NOW. IS THAT WE HAVE WANTED EVERYBODY THAT'S LIVING HERE TO FEEL THAT THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE ARE INCLUSIVE. WE ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE. WE DON'T WANT ONE SEGMENT OF THE COMMUNITY FEELING. THAT THEY ARE MAYBE. NOT AS GOOD AS THE OTHERS THAT THERE'S ANY KIND OF A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM. WE ARE AND THEN TONE RESIDENTS AND THAT'S WE NEED TO DO. BRINGING IN A GATED COMMUNITY, BRINGING IN MULTIMILLION DOLLAR HOMES.

PRETTY PRESENTS A. YOU KNOW IT'S BRINGING THE CITY INTO OUR WORLD COMMUNITY AND WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP OUR WORLD COMMUNITY. UH YES, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE TAX BASE GO UP. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE THE WAY TO DO IT. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING HERE AND NOW THE BENEFIT OF OUR RESIDENTS. WE WANT EVERYBODY HERE TO FEEL LIKE ONE FAMILY.

AND NOT A HAVE AND HAVE NOT UM THAT'S MY TWO CENTS THANK YOU, MA'AM. THAT IS IT. OKAY SO WE HAVE EMOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY. THAT MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF SECONDS. YOU HAVE NO FIRST

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READING THEIR SECOND DISCUSSION ITEMS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS. ANYBODY GETTING ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES, I DO. OKAY SO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD 2024. WE HAVE SHARED A LOVE OF LEARNING LUNCHEON. IT WILL BE HOSTED AT ANY INTEL MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS IS TO BENEFIT ON INDIAN TOWN. HIGH SCHOOL

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STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND YOUR TOWN SCHOOLS WITH GRANTS. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THE IN PERSON LUNCHEON COST $30 PER PERSON AND WE DO HAVE A GIFT BASKETS $2 EACH OR $3 OR $5? YEAH, FOR FIVE. THANK YOU. AND LET ME JUST KIND OF TACK ONTO THAT THOSE THOSE RAFFLE OR DONATION TICKETS THAT THAT THE BASKETS ARE PHENOMENAL. BELIEVE ME EVERY YEAR ARE OUR THREE LITTLE DEPARTMENTS, UM THERE OR FIELD WE GET TOGETHER AND WE PUT TOGETHER A RAFFLE BASKET. THAT HAS OVER $100 WORTH OF RAFFLE TICKETS IN IT AND HUNDREDS OF IT'S ACTUALLY MILLIONS DOLLARS WORTH OF CHANCES THAT YOU HAVE. SO THAT'S ALWAYS FUN TO GET AND SCRATCH ON. UM YES, MA'AM. JUST A REMINDER OF PARKING MARKET. IT'S EVERY FRIDAY. IT STARTS AT 10 HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE AND THE NEXT FOOD DRIVERS. FEBRUARY 15TH STARTS AT EIGHT. OKAY AND I ALREADY MADE MY ANNOUNCEMENT. SO HERE WE GOT ONE MORE. WHAT DO WE GOT? OH YES, YES, YES. CORRECTION THE PARKING MARKET.

TOMORROW IS AT NINE. IT MOVES TO 10 O'CLOCK STARTING THE FOLLOWING WEEK. OKAY SO NINE O'CLOCK TOMORROW MORNING. YES, MA'AM. AM MARKET MARKET. OKAY AND WITH THAT WE STAND ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.