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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. AND WELCOME TO THIS. FEBRUARY THE 22ND 2024 VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. UH, ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR GIBBS THOMAS HERE, VICE MAYOR PEREZ HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DEPOLO COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ HERE. LET THE RECORD REFLECT IT.
COUNCIL MEMBER. STONE IS NOT PRESENT. DO UH, DO WE HAVE ANY REASON TO EXCUSE HIM? HAS ANYBODY HEARD FROM HIM? I'VE BEEN CONTACTED. OK, THANK YOU. UM A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. IF YOU WOULD SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES, YOUR EXITS ARE TO YOUR LEFT AND TO YOUR RIGHT. YOUR BATHROOMS ARE TO YOUR LEFT SPEAKING FORMS. YOU HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS EVENING TO SPEAK. ONE WILL BE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION WHERE IT IS ON ANYTHING EXCEPT WHAT WOULD BE AN AGENDA ITEM. AND YOU WOULD HAVE THREE MINUTES THEN YOUR SECOND OPPORTUNITY IS ON A AGENDA ITEM ITSELF WHERE YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES IF YOU WOULD FILL OUT THE FORM AND ON YOUR LEFT, GIVE IT TO OUR UM, CLERK. ALSO WHEN YOU GET UP TO SPEAK, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING CLEARLY INTO THE MIC. AND IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. OK THIS EVENING. OUR INVOCATION IS GOING TO BE GIVEN BY FATHER FRANCISCO WHO? EVERYONE. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO HAVE THIS VOCATION TODAY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. LET US GATHER OUR MINDS AND HEARTS. AS WE COMMENCE THESE COUNCIL MEETING. UNITED IN OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH WISDOM. INTEGRITY. AND COMPASSION. MAY YOUR DELIBERATIONS BE GUIDED BY THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS. JUSTICE AND THE COMMON GOOD. LET US WORK TOGETHER HARMONIOUSLY. TOWARDS THE BETTER MAN. OF ALL THOSE WHO REPRESENT HERE IN THIS MEETING. THE PROCEEDINGS BEGIN. AMEN. I KNOW. WHY NO, I UNDERSTAND OF AMERICA. FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. UH, INDIVIDUAL. WHATEVER. OK? MADAM CLARK. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS? NO, MADAM MAYOR. OK? WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING UNDER OUR PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS. OUR PROCLAMATION
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Proclamation Future Farmers of America Week
]IS NATIONAL FUTURE. FARMERS OF AMERICA WEEK F FA. IT'S FEBRUARY, THE 17TH 17TH THROUGH THE 24TH. WHEREAS THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA F FA IS A DYNAMIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH AMONG ITS MEMBERS. AND WHEREAS F FA PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS, INNOVATORS AND STEWARDS OF AGRICULTURE, ENSURING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR OUR NATION'S FOOD AND FIBER SYSTEMS, AND WHEREAS F FA WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF FA MEMBERS, ADVISORS, ALUMNI AND SUPPORTERS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY AND NATION. AND WHEREAS F FA WEEK SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND FOSTERING A STRONG AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY, VIBRANT RURAL COMMUNITIES AND GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY, AND WHEREAS F FA INSTALLS VALUES OF RESPONSIBILITY INTEGRITY, TEAMWORK AND SERVICE IN ITS MEMBERS, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD. NOW THEREFORE, I SUSAN GIBBS THOMAS, MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY THE 17TH THROUGH THE 24TH 2024 AS NATIONAL FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA WEEK IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS. TO JOIN ME IN THE VILLAGE COUNCIL IN THIS CELEBRATION. AND THIS EVENING. WE HAVE. TWO OF INDIAN TOWNS, VERY OWN BORN AND BRED. UM YOUNG LADIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN F FA. IF WOULD ONE OF YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? ABSOLUTELY. COME ON[00:05:03]
UP. IF YOU WOULD, YEAH, STEP TO THE PODIUM THERE. WELCOME. IS IT? GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I'M JACQUELINE. AND THIS IS YVONNE. SHE IS OUR VICE PRESIDENT, AND I'M YOUR SECRETARY OF THE SOFT WORK F FA CHAPTER AND WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS HONOR. THANK YOU. AND LET ME TELL YOU THESE TWO LADIES HERE. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE THROUGH THE YEARS TO WATCH THEM GROW UP.THEY'VE BEEN AN EXTENDED DAY AND THEY ARE AND IT'S SHINING EXAMPLE OF THE YOUTH IN INDIAN TOWN AND, UH, MOVING UP AND LEARNING AND BEING SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. SO IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND STEP OVER HERE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OK? PUBLIC COMMENT. DO WE HAVE? AND A PUBLIC COMMENT. YES,
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MA'AM, WE HAVE MS LINDA NYUM. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD. LINDA. I WELL, I. IN THE PAST. I'VE GIVEN YOU YOUR WHAT FORS? I GAVE YOU YOUR YOUR KUDOS LAST TIME. UH THIS MEETING . I WANT TO START GIVING YOU SOME GENTLE NUDGES BEFORE THEY BECOME MORE STRINGENT NUDGES. UH I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY TRUST FUND PROJECT UP AND RUNNING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT IT CAN BE REVAMPED. IT CAN BE STAFFED AND POSSIBLY APPLICATIONS GIVEN OUT TO THE PUBLIC. TO THE ORGANIZATION SO THAT THEY CAN COME UP WITH POSSIBLE PROJECTS THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE WORKING ON UNTIL NEXT FALL, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE THAT LONG TO GET THIS WHOLE THING ROLLING AND GET IT DONE CORRECTLY. UH SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE, UH, THE VILLAGE MORE ACTIVE IN UM, HAVING MAYBE SOME WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE TO INCREASE. OUR NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS TO EDUCATE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAY BE HESITANT ABOUT REGISTERING TO VOTE. UH THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS THAT WE'VE GOT IS REALLY, UM. YEAH, IT'S A PITTANCE IN COMPARISON TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO BE OUT THERE HELPING TO MAKE THE DECISIONS OF WHO WHAT'S GONNA BE DONE IN OUR VILLAGE. THE LAST ONE IS I'VE BEEN ACTIVE, WORKING WITH RED CROSS. AND THE UH MARTIN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT ON INSTALLING FREE SMOKE DETECTORS IN INDIAN WOOD. UH, THEY WILL COME OUT AND INSTALL. UP TO 100 10 YEAR.SMOKE DETECTORS IN HOMES INSTALLED BY THE VOLUNTEERS NO COST AT ALL TO THE HOMEOWNERS.
UM, BUT TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRES. IN IN OUR HOMES, UH, IS SO IMPORTANT. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE, UH, POSSIBLY SMALL, SMALLER GROUPS AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS GO THROUGH THE SAME PROJECT. GET GET THE PEOPLE INTERESTED. I MEAN, YOU CAN'T BE FREE, UH AND SAVE A LIFE OF THIS AT THE SAME TIME, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME SOME PUSH SOME ENCOURAGEMENT FROM, UH FROM THE VILLAGE TO POSSIBLY GET THIS DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT IS IT, MA'AM. THANK YOU.
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COMMENTS BY OUR VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. YES GOOD EVENING,[00:10:07]
EVERYONE. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT'S HERE. VIRTUALLY UM I WOULD LIKE TO ASK STAFF, UH, IN REGARDS OF SNO, WHERE DO WE STAND IN REGARDS OF HAVING THEM. LOCKED IN. ARE WE CURRENTLY LOCKED IN WITH THEM? THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD FROM IN INDIA TOWN RESIDENT RECENTLY, UM ABOUT ET CEDRON TECHNOLOGIES AND ALSO, I WANTED TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT SLIDE SHOW THAT THEY PRESENTED THE LAST MEETING ONTO ONLINE BECAUSE I TRIED GOING ON AND I DIDN'T SEE IT ATTACHED THERE SO THAT THOSE ARE MY TWO THINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I CAN DRESS THAT BRIEFLY. IF YOU'D LIKE WITH REGARD TO, UM WHETHER WE HAVE CENTERED ON LOCKED IN RIGHT NOW, THE NEXT STEP WITH RESPECT TO SED IS UH, REVIEWING AND SIGNING UP A LEASE WITH CEDRON. AND WE HAD BEEN WAITING ON THAT FOR A WHILE. WE GOT THE DRAFTED. I GOT THE DRAFT OF THE LEASE EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND, UH, IT'S BIG AND LENGTHY AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, AND MY OFFICE IS WORKING THROUGH IT RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE SOME, UM TERMS BUSINESS TERMS IN IT THAT ARE UH, THAT ARE IN BLANK. SO THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD, UH, WITH THEM AS WELL CONCERNING THE BUSINESS TERMS OF IT, BUT I'M WORKING THROUGH THE FORM OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW. IN ADDITION , UH, COMING UP IN MARCH, YOU'RE GOING TO, UH, BE UH, HAVING GO BEFORE THE, UH PZAB AND THEN BEFORE THE COUNCIL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONING CONCERNING SOME VILLAGE PROPERTY . THE VILLAGE PROPERTY THAT IT'S ANTICIPATED THE CENTER WILL BE GOING ON, SO THAT'S ANOTHER STEP IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING ALL THAT HAPPEN. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO LOCKING IN, SAID RON, IF YOU WILL, UH, THAT'S THAT'S GONNA TYING GOOD PART TO THE LEASE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.IT'S GOOD INFORMATION. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, DE PALMA. UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. VICE MAYOR PEREZ. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I ALSO WANNA GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO THE VILLAGE STAFF FOR HELPING AT TARGET MARKET AND OUR MONTHLY FOOD DRIVE. I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. WE ALSO ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PARK MARKET.
YOU KNOW, IT'S WE SERVE. WHAT OVER 100 CARS EVERY FRIDAY. 200/200 YOU KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW, TEAMWORK MAKES IT HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE TIME TO COME OUT FRIDAY MORNINGS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AT. 910 AT 945. WE'LL GO AT 945 TRUCKS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE AT 10, BUT WE COULD USE YOU HERE EARLY. WE REALLY DO IF THERE'S ANY CIVIC GROUPS OR ANY, UM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD LIKE TO LEND A HAND, IT'S WE REALLY NEED SOME ASSISTANCE BECAUSE IT'S GETTING OVERWHELMING. WE HAD PROBABLY OVER 250 CARS BACKED UP LAST WEEK AT 730 IN THE MORNING.
OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, GOOD EVENING. GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE HERE. I, UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TO JUDGE A DEBATE COMPETITION IN FORT PIERCE. IT WAS, UH, INCUBATE DEBATE. AND IT WAS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL KIDS. AND IT WAS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE. I REALLY ENJOYED IT. THE UM THE USE OF TODAY THAT GIVES ME HOPE. AND I WOULD.
THINK IT APPROPRIATE AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIGH SCHOOLS. UH, WHEN YOU GET ON A COMMITTEE OR A COUNCIL TO LEARN TO DEBATE BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT POINT MAKING YOUR POINT AND THEN MAKING COUNTERPOINTS AND CIVILITY. AND ONCE YOU GET DONE WITH YOUR FACTS AND TALKING ABOUT THEM YOU'RE ABLE TO WALK AWAY. TALKING TO EACH OTHER AND STILL BEING FRIENDS. SO IT WAS A WONDERFUL THING, A WONDERFUL THING TO DO. I REALLY ENJOYED IT LEARNED A LOT. UM, ALSO PARKS AND REC. WE ALL DID NOT APPOINT. SOMEBODY TO PARTS. AND WRECK. WE HAD TWO THAT WE WERE WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON. OK, SO I HAVE MINE, OK? UH, HIS NAME IS ELIAS MORALES. I HAVE HIS INFORMATION I CAN GIVE YOU AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY AND MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE IT IN MY MIND THAT, UH, THESE APPOINTEES THEY'LL RECEIVE AN EMAIL OR SOME GUIDANCE WITH A PATH FORWARD AND MAYBE GUIDELINES OR EXPECTATIONS AND MAYBE A TIMELINE? YES. WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE A AN INITIAL
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MEETING. OK GOOD. UM M, REZO AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT AND SO SHE WOULD GET GET THAT MEETING TOGETHER, SO THEY'RE ALL IN THE SAME ROOM HEARING THE SAME OK, GOOD EXPECTATIONS AND THEN GO FROM THERE. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. AND ALSO, UM COMMUNITY TRUST FUND. SPEAKING TO THAT, UM, AND THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD ON THE TRUST FUND , IT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT THERE IS A THREE YEAR TIME FRAME ON OR TIME LIMIT ON REQUESTING REPORTS. AND I THINK THAT IN MARCH. THAT THREE YEAR TIME FRA ME IS UP ON THE FINAL REPORT THAT WAS DUE IF I'M REMEMBERING OUR CONVERSATIONS CORRECTLY, UM AND I THINK IT APPROPRIATE THAT WE REACH OUT TO THE RECIPIENTS OF THOSE, UM OF THAT TRUST FUND. UM, LAST APPOINTMENTS THAT UM AND GET THOSE. IF WE DO NOT HAVE THOSE WE NEED TO GET THOSE BEFORE THE TIME EXPIRES. I THINK IT ONLY APPROPRIATE AND PROPER BECAUSE THAT IS PART OF PART OF THE PROCESS, AND IT NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED. UM, ALSO, UH, TRAVEL.I'D LIKE TO NOTIFY THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY THAT I MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, DC TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR MARINE INDUSTRY AND OUR FRESHWATER PLANT ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE AND THAT I WOULD BE USING A BUDGETED TRAVEL MONEY FOR SO THAT IS A POSSIBILITY.
ALSO. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE, UH TO ASK STAFF. TO BRING BACK ON THE NEXT AGENDA INFORMATION FOR A CHARTER AMENDMENT REFERENDUM. ON COUNCIL MEMBER TERM LIMITS. WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN A TIMELINE ON THE PROCESS. IF WE COULD ABSOLUTELY OK. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE AT THE MOMENT. DOES
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ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? YES, MA'AM. I DO? UM I ATTENDED THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES MEETING YESTERDAY. IT WAS IN FORT PIERRE. I IRS C. UM, WE GAVE UPDATES. UM FROM OUR DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES, AND I WANTED TO THANK THE STAFF BECAUSE THAT MANAGER'S REPORT LITERALLY HAD ALL OUR YOU KNOW HOW BUSY WE ARE, UM, AS EVERYONE KNOWS IN TOWN IS GOING TO GROW AND WE HAVE EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING HERE WITH, UH, COMPANIES COMING ON BOARD. UM FROM MANUFACTURERS TO HOUSES BEING IN THE NEXT MONTH BEING, UH, WE'RE GONNA SEE A GROUNDBREAKING FOR TERRA LAGO. SO WE'RE SEEING EXCITING THINGS COME THAT WE'VE WE'VE SEEN THE WORKS IN SO, UM, I UPDATED THE, UM. THE COMMITTEE IN REGARDS OF WHAT INDIAN TOWN IS DOING. UM WE DID TALK ABOUT CERTAIN, UM, BILLS. UM AND YOU KNOW HOT TOPIC BILLS LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND THEIR TERM LIMITS THAT THEY SUSPECT THAT THAT'S GOING TO PASS. UM BUT THAT'S ONLY FOR COUNTY COMMISSION. THEY DON'T EXPECT THAT TO HAVE ANY, UM, CITY. UM. MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THAT BILL, ADDITIONALLY TO THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE AVALOR TAX BILL. THEY SUSPECT THAT'S GOING TO PASS AND YOU KNOW THE DETRIMENTAL TO THAT. IN REGARDS OF, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A TAX CUT . IT'S A TAX SHIFT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE PEOPLE THAT UM, ARE RENTING THEY'VE ALREADY SEE THEIR RENTING PRICES GO UP. AND WITH THIS THE PRICES OF, UM TAXES ARE GONNA GO UP FOR THE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW, ARE GONNA THEIR THEIR RENTING ZONE. THE OWNER IS GONNA GIVE THAT COST TO THE RENTER. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE , UM FEW BILLS THAT YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN TRACKING. UM, AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING OH, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? THERE WAS A I ATTENDED THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE , UH, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER]
LAST THURSDAY. AND THEY WERE REVIEWING UPCOMING UM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. UH MARCH. THE HOEDOWN WILL BE A TIMER POWER PARK. I THINK IT'S ON MARCH. THE 23RD. APRIL IS THE KIDS FISHING TOURNEY. AND I THINK SOMEBODY HAD MENTIONED THAT IT'S THE ONLY KIDS FISHING TOURNEY IN MARTIN COUNTY, SO THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME. I THINK THEY ARE LIMITING[00:20:01]
IT TO 100 AND 50 KIDS THIS YEAR, AND I THINK THEY ALREADY HAVE 100. AND EACH OF THOSE 100 AND 50 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A NEW ROD AND REEL. SO THEY HAVE A THEY HAVE A GREAT TIME. UM THEN JULY IS, UH, THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED. THEY, UM.THEY'RE MEETINGS AND THEIR DISCUSSION ON THE RODEO IN THE FALL, SO. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT FOR REPORTS COMMENTS BY OUR VILLAGE MANAGER. OKEY DOKEY. OKAY. DO WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE
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AGENDA? MOTION. SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DEPOLO SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY PUBLIC DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOUR. A[CONSENT AGENDA]
PASS UNANIMOUSLY CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION? I MOTION IS MADE. 2ND 2ND AND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY PUBLIC DISCUSSION. NO, MA'AM. ALL IN FAVOR. I V UNANIMOUSLY. GOING ON TO OUR NEXT WOULD BE OUR REGULAR AGENDA. UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE. SECOND AMENDMENT TO ENTER LOCAL[3.
Second Amendment to Interlocal Agreement for Creation of the Martin County Metropolitan Planning Organization
]AGREEMENT FOR CREATION OF THE MARTIN COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. YES UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS WAS A REQUEST FROM THE MARTIN COUNTY OR, UH, METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. UH MISS BELTRAN IS HERE. UH, SHE HAD SENT THIS TO US. ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT DOES IS, IT CHANGES THE MEMBERSHIP TO ADD ALL FIVE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON THAT. UM ORGANIZATION AND THE MAYOR CURRENTLY SITS ON THERE AS THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWNS, REPRESENTATIVES. SO BETH, IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SURE, SURE. I WAS, UM, UM, LIKE, UM, THE VILLAGE MANAGER SAT ON BETH BELTRAN FROM THE, UM MARTIN MP ON THE MP. ADMINISTRATOR I WAS HERE LAST MONTH. AND I TOLD YOU ALL KIND OF GAVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE NPO DOES OR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY AND, UM, WE ARE MULTI JURISDICTIONAL. SO WE HAVE MAYOR SUSAN GIBBS THOMAS ON THE BOARD, AS WELL AS TWO COMMISSIONERS FROM THE CITY OF STEWART. ONE FROM SEWELL POINT. AND RIGHT NOW , WE ONLY HAVE FOUR OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND, UM, WE WOULD WE PROPOSED TO GET FIFTH ONE. THIS HAS BEEN APPROVED BY CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND WHAT THEY'VE ASKED US TO DO IS TO GO TO THE DIFFERENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, THE SIGNATORIES OF OUR, UM OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT AND REQUEST YOUR CONCURRENCE WITH ADDING 1/5 COMMISSIONER, UM THE BIG REASON WHY WE WANNA ADD. THE FIFTH COMMISSIONER IS BECAUSE THE PERSON NOT ON THE NPO BOARD FROM THE COMMISSION IS COMMISSIONER CAMPY, WHICH REPRESENTS DISTRICT FIVE AND HE REPRESENTS THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTY. KIND OF WHERE C IS UP TO THE COUNTY LINE WHERE SAINT LUCIE COUNTY IS AND THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT JUST NORTH OF THE COUNTY LINE, AND THAT'S GOING TO CERTAINLY IMPACT OUR ROADWAYS HERE IN MARTIN COUNTY, ESPECIALLY ALLAH AS WELL AS MARTIN HIGHWAY, SO IT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT VOICE ON THE NPO BOARD, HELPING MAKE THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING DECISIONS. SO UM, I DO REQUEST THAT YOU ALL APPROVE THIS SECOND AMENDMENT, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY DON'T SAY ANY. THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. UM DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. SECOND HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DEPALO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PUBLIC DIS. YES MA'AM. OH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL ALSO FOR INDIAN TOWN BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE SORT OF KIND OF INTER TAKES WITH ANY IN ANY IN TOWN HAS LIKE TWO DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES. SO THIS IS BENEFICIAL. AND UM, I'M HAPPY THAT THIS WAS THIS WAS DONE.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR A PAST UNANIMOUSLY. OUR NEXT ITEM ITEM NUMBER FOUR
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Special Event Application for Holy Cross Church's Annual Procession to be held on Good Friday.
]SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION FOR HOLY CROSS CHURCH'S ANNUAL PROCESSION TO BE HELD ON GOOD FRIDAY. I DO. LET MS REZO, UH, KICK THIS OFF AND THEN. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR COUNCIL, DEBBIE RESO'S PARKS DIRECTOR. FOR THE RECORD. UM, WE HAD A SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION THAT WAS TURNED IN FROM HOLY CROSS CHURCH ON FEBRUARY 14TH. REGARDING THEIR PROCESSION FOR HOLY WEEK TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY. MARCH 29. WHICH IS GOOD FRIDAY. UM THE APPLICATION WAS NOT TURNED IN WITHIN THE 60 DAY REQUIREMENT THAT THE LDRS HAVE, UM IN THEM. BUT THERE IS A CLOTH[00:25:01]
A CLAUSE THAT SAYS FOR GOOD CAUSE THAT CAN BE WAIVED. SO IN THE PAST, WE HAVE TURNED DOWN OTHER EVENT APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE NOT MET THAT GUIDELINES. SO STAFF IS LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM COUNSEL ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS. OK, THANK YOU. I ALREADY SEE A TAG UP. YES MA'AM.YES FIRST. I WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, I TALKED TO OUR VILLAGE ATTORNEY, AND I HAVE TO PUBLICLY SAY THAT BECAUSE I AM AN EMPLOYEE FOR HOLY CROSS CHURCH. I HAVE TO EXEMPT FROM MYSELF FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM. UM, BECAUSE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY? SO COUNCILS. THOUGHTS. COMMENTS. I GOT A FEW OTHER THAN, UH THAN THE TIME IS EVERYTHING ELSE IN ORDER. YES THEY HAVE, UM, PAID THEIR FEES SUBMITTED THEIR APPLICATION TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR AND GIVEN US THE DOT. I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM. OK, UM. AND WHAT IS. THE POLICY STATES FOR WHAT'S THE CLAUSE IN THERE THAT IT'S IT COMES FOR US FOR EXCEPT WHAT? WHAT I'M SORRY.
THE EXCEPTIONAL CLAUSE OR IF THAT'S OK. THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, WHICH IS 3-5 0.7.
SAYS THAT, UM. A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE VILLAGE 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROPOSED EVENT. THIS MAY BE WAIVED UPON A SHOWING OF GOOD CAUSE. GOOD CAUSE AND WHAT IS THE GOOD CAUSE? THERE IS NO FURTHER EXPLANATION. YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE A DEFINITION FOR THAT MAYOR. THAT'S WHY. WELL I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS SOME , UM, MAYOR. YES SIR. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A DEFINITION OF GOOD CAUSE THAT'S KIND OF A I WAS JUST WONDERING THE TERM OF ART.
WELL III I UNDERSTAND THE GOOD CAUSE I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US AS THE GOOD CAUSE AS W. WE SHOULD GIVE ONE SURE THAT THAT WAS MY QUESTION. IT LOOKS LIKE THE APPLICANT YEAH . JUAN CARLOS FROM HOLY CROSS. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS JUAN CARLOS LASSO AND I AM THE MANAGER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR FRANCISCO IS THE PASTOR AND MANY OF THE LADIES THAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE REPRESENT THE CHURCH. UM GOOD FRIDAY. WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS. IN A GREAT PROCESSION OF FAITH. UH, IT DOESN'T INCUR MANY THINGS.
THE ONLY COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE OF HAS HAD ON PLACE IS A COUPLE OF OFFICERS LEADING TO US. WHEN A THRONE AND THE OTHER ON THE BACK OVER THERE WHICH HAVE EVER HAVE AN INCONVENIENCE WE HAVE SUBMITTED THE PERMITS BEFORE THE MARTIN COUNTY BEFORE THAT, AND EVERYTHING WAS SO GRAND. THEY WERE SO EASILY DOING THAT. WE HAVE EVER HAD ANY INCONVENIENCE. THE GREAT CAUSE OF THIS IS OUR FAITH EXPRESSION OF OUR FAITH. THEY DO REPRESENT A LIVE, UM STATIONS OF THE CROSS. IT IS 45 ACTORS AND ACTRESSES DOING THIS UH BY THE YOUTH GROUP. IN UH, WE DO BEGIN AT THE BEAUMONT PARK GATHERING THE FIRST STATION OVER THERE. THEY HAVE 14 STATIONS AND LITTLE BY LITTLE. THE PEOPLE START CONGREGATING. BY FAITH. HE SAW OUR EXPRESSION OF FAITH. A LITTLE BY LITTLE. THEN WE DO STOP IN THE SECOND STATION AND THIRD STATION WERE FACILITATED BY THE PEOPLE HOUSES. MOSTLY THE CAT HAS TO BE CATHOLIC IN REPRESENTING, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE CONGREGATE TO THIS. BECAUSE IT'S AN EXPRESSION OF, UH OF FAITH. THAT'S THE WILLING THAT SO WE YES, WE DO APOLOGIZE WITH YOU BECAUSE WE SUBMITTED THAT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO THAT.
LAST YEAR, WE SUBMITTED APPLICATION. EVERYTHING WAS SO GRANTED AND E USED TO FIND, AND I DO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE WE WERE LATE ABOUT 11 DAYS. BUT THE THIS EVENT THAT'S IN. REQUEST SO MANY THINGS, THE ONLY COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THEY DO TO REQUEST IS A COUPLE OF OFFICER GUIDING.
SECURITY. THAT'S WHAT IT IS, BUT, UH AT THE END, WE END. UH UH UH, A CHURCH IN OUR OWN GROUNDS. UH, WITH THE FINAL, UH, EXPRESSION OF THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS CHRIST, AND THAT'S REALLY IT MOTIVATES. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT UH, 1000 PEOPLE INSIDE THE CHURCH, BUT LITTLE BY LITTLE PEOPLE START CONGREGATING. FAITHFULLY RESPECTFULLY. AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS NOT ONLY THAT, YOU KNOW THIS THIS YOUTH UH UH, MEMBERS THEY HAD BEEN DOING THIS FOR SO MANY YEARS. IN UH IN IN
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THE YOUTH GROUP DO A LOT OF FOR THE COMMUNITY. THEY DO EXPRESS A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY. IN A AS A AS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH. I AM VERY PROUD TO HAVE THEM. AS A REAL VOCALS OVER THERE, SO MY PLEA TO YOU IS THAT IF WE DO HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR TO COME BEFORE YOU SOMETHING. I MEAN, IT'S A REGULAR EXPRESSION THAT WE HAD BEEN DOING THIS DURING SO MANY YEARS. WE SUBMITTED THAT TO MARTIN COUNTY IN EVERY HALF THIS INCONVENIENCE. I WENT I SPOT TO, UH, MISS DAVID OVER THERE, AND SHE WAS SO NICE AND KIND AND SHE SAID EVERYTHING IS CLEAR IN. I UNDERSTOOD THAT. CLEAR MEANS READY TO GO, AND IT SEEMS TO BE THERE IS NO WAY TO GO. SO I'M BEGGING YOU. CLEAN YOU PLEASE DON'T CUT OFF. THIS EXPRESSION OF OUR FAITH. IS IT INDEED DOESN'T TAKE MORE THAN TWO HOURS. IT TAKES AN HOUR AND A HALF JUST WALKING. AND I DO HAVE THE INSURANCE. IS SOMETHING HAPPEN EVERY ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED OVER THERE. WE DO HAVE COVER INSURANCE. WE DO HAVE THE STREET MAP OVER THERE. IT THAT MAKE DOESN'T MAKE ANY INCONVENIENCE FROM ANY PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, GET OUT FROM THERE AND START SEEING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. LIKE, UH, OUR ANNUAL CARNIVAL, OUR LADY GUADALUPE, SO WE HAD TO COME.NICK STEIN AGAIN. FOR OUR LADY OF CARNIVAL THAT BEGINS ALSO IN, UM AND BE BUM PACK, SO UM. UM BEGGING YOU. YOU PLEASE. TO GRANT THE PERMITS TO DO OUR EXPRESSION OF FAITH YOU WANT. WE CAN CALL THAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND THE WAY THAT I LOOK AT THIS, THOUGH IT DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH DENYING YOUR EXPRESSION OF FAITH. WHAT THIS HAS TO DO IS KEEPING ALL OR EQUAL UNDER THE LAW. AND WE JUST LAST MONTH DENIED SOMEONE THE VERY THING THAT WE THAT WE ARE ASKING NOW TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR AND IF WE DO THAT FOR YOU, WHY DIDN'T WE DO IT FOR THEM? AND WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T AND GOING FORWARD. WHAT PRECEDENT DOES THIS TAKE? AND YOU AND YOU SAID, YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 35 YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN A VILLAGE HERE FOR SIX YEARS. SO YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH US IN THAT TIME ON THIS VERY THING. SO WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A GOOD CAUSE, IT'S NOT A GOOD CAUSE TO HAVE IT A GOOD CAUSE TO AN ALLOW AN EXCEPTION. WHAT EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION WAS THERE THAT THAT PREVENTED YOU FROM GETTING THAT THAT, UM, PERMIT REQUEST AND WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO WE HAVE TO UPHOLD THE LAWS THAT WE MAKE AND THE STAFF. IT MAKES IT VERY HARD FOR THEM WHEN WE DO NOT BACK THEM. IN IN UPHOLDING WHAT THOSE LAWS ARE. THEY QUESTION AND IT IT. IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD THING. SO, UM ACTUALLY WAS SUBMITTED ON THE NINE BUT, UH, WE DIDN'T PRESENTED THE CHECK OVER THERE. SO WAS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. YOU WANT ME TO EXPRESS TO YOU? THAT WAS A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. OK, SO WE DO THAT LAST YEAR. OKAY WELL, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE LAST YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL. IT WAS SUBMITTED ON TIME AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M APOLOGIZING BEFORE YOU OK NOW, NOW, OK NOW, OK, NOW WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RECORD IS STRAIGHT. MISS RESO, WOULD YOU PLEASE ADDRESS THAT? LAST YEAR. DEBBIE RESO AGAIN FOR THE RECORD . UM AS YOU GUYS KNOW, SPECIAL EVENTS RECENTLY MOVED OVER TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. I WENT BACK TO COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THERE WAS NO SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT LAST YEAR FOR THE YEARS PRIOR, I DO HAVE FROM HOLY CROSS FOR THE LADY OF GUADALUPE FESTIVAL. OKAY? AND THOSE ARE USUALLY IN WITHIN THE 60 DAY PERIOD. CORRECT. OH, OK, MY UNDERSTANDING. I WILL HAVE TO GO BACK AND VERIFY THOSE DATES. LIKE I SAID, I RECENTLY TOOK OVER THIS GOOD. GOOD. GOOD.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION. THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH THIS IS IT HAS LIKE I SAID, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DENYING YOUR EXPRESSION OF FAITH . IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TREATING EVERYBODY ABSOLUTELY THE SAME. AND WE JUST DENIED THE PEOPLE LAST MONTH, NOT THEIR THEIR REQUEST. HOW CAN WE JUSTIFY IT TO THEM THAT THEY WEREN'T AS GOOD AS AN EVENT AS WHAT YOU HAVE. IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE. IT WAS A MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY. SO HOW AM I GOING TO LOOK THEM IN THE FACE AND SAY, UH, WELL, SORRY. AND GOING FORWARD. WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT EVERYBODY TO ADHERE TO THAT 60 DAYS, AND IF THEY KNOW, OK, WELL, IF WE DON'T QUITE MAKE IT, THEY'LL GIVE US AN EXCEPTION. WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE? WHERE IS IT EQUAL FOR EVERYBODY NOT SHOWING FAVOR FOR ANY WELL, THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S WHY WE A RE HERE. THANK YOU
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APOLOGIZE, OK? AND THAT'S APPRECIATED. BUT WE HAVE IT SO AND THEN THAT'S THE CRUX OF THE WHOLE THING. YEAH AND TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. OKAY NOW, LET ME JUST EXPRESS AND ENCOURAGE YOU IF IT IS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET IT DONE ON TIME. NEXT TIME. I PROMISE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU, AND THAT IS THAT IS APPRECIATED. THAT'S APPRECIATIVE. BUT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH WITH HERE AND NOW. SO CAN I SPEAK? SORRY A YES. SO UH, LET ME JUST EXPLAIN, BECAUSE I'M THE ONE THAT USUALLY DEALS WITH THE PERMITS AT THE CHURCH AND I'M SO WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF LIKE TRANSITION. AND THE CHURCH OFFICE, SO I'M TRYING TO TRAIN SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THESE. PERMITS. THIS INFORMATION. WE HAVE HAD NEVER HAD A PROBLEM IN REGARDS OF UM. IN REGARDS OF PULLING PERMITS OR THIS PROCESSION. THIS PROCESSION HAS ALWAYS GONE ON WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE STAFF. UM WHEN. TRANSITIONS HAPPEN IN REGARDS OF I DON'T KNOW HOW THINGS GOT, BUT I KNOW THAT WHEN I STARTED AT HOLY CROSS CHURCH, IT WAS WAY BEFORE THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. AND MARTIN COUNTY HAD US ALWAYS GET A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE. FOR A BIG MOUNTAIN PARK. AND WE HAVE THAT ACTUALLY. UM AND JUAN CARLOS HAS HAS IT BECAUSE, I SENT IT TO HIM TODAY BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE OFFICE. SO IT'S YES. HOLY CROSS DID FORGET THE TIME LINE. CAUSE HOLY WEEK CHANGES EVERY YEAR. THIS HAS NOT GONE WITHOUT A PERMIT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT STAFF IS SAYING, BUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE STAFF HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE.AND THIS IS A RELIGIOUS EVENT. THAT. YOU ARE TRYING TO PROBABLY LIKE I UNDERSTAND TREATING OTHER PEOPLE, BUT THERE'S NO ALCOHOL HERE. THIS IS LITERALLY AND HOUR AND A HALF. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM IF IT WOULD BE WITH PEOPLE FROM OTHER AREAS. YOU KNOW? THIS IS THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN RESIDENTS. WE LITERALLY START FROM IT IN YOUR MOUTH AND WE GO DOWN. ALL THE WAY TO YAHA. YAHA, WE GO. SHANE AND SHANE, WE GO 1/50 STREET. AND LESS THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF. WE ARE IN HOLY CROSS. WE'VE ALWAYS GOTTEN MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, UM OFFICIALS AND YOU CAN GO BACK AND ASK THEM BECAUSE LITERALLY THERE IS EMAILS BETWEEN MARIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND OUR ENTITY, AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU BECAUSE WE TO THOMAS MCDONALD IS THE GUY THAT I CALL ALL THE TIME? IN REGARDS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE THERE. TWO. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HAS TO COME IN FRONT OF THE IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL WHEN THIS SHOULD BE DONE IN STAFF LEVEL. THERE'S NO ALCOHOL HERE. THIS IS NOT BEING DONE IN A PUBLIC LIKE PUBLIC PLACE. PROBABLY THE ONLY THING IS WE'RE USING THE STREETS. SO WHY IS THERE SOME LIKE. WHY IS THERE SO MUCH PROBLEM WITH THIS RELIGIOUS EVENT? IS IT BECAUSE I WORKED THERE. NO COUNCILWOMAN. IT'S BECAUSE YOUR LDRS THAT WERE ADOPTED REQUIRE A 60 DAY NOTICE OR IT COMES TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S HERE FOR YOU TODAY. THAT'S IT AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, IF IT WAS LEFT TO STAFF STAFF WOULD HAVE DENIED IT. STAFF WOULD HAVE DENIED IT BECAUSE IT FELL OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE GUIDELINES WERE. SO STAFF DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. THEY WOULD HAVE DENIED IT. THEY THEY'RE COMING TO US BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF AND I THINK IT WAS REQUESTED THAT IT COME TO US. SO IT HAS COME TO US. AND I AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS BUT THAT DOESN'T PERTAIN TO THIS SITUATION. THIS COUNCIL'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO UPHOLD THE POLICIES IN THE LAWS AND THE POLICIES THAT WE MAKE. NOW WE HAVE DENIED IT. YOU SAY ALL OTHER AREAS THAT THAT THAT WE WOULD BE GOOD WITH. WE DENIED IT
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ONE MONTH AGO. FOR ANOTHER AREA BECAUSE THEY DID NOT FOLLOW THOSE POLICIES AND THOSE GUIDELINES. IT HAS ABSOLUTELY ZERO TO DO WITH WHAT THE EVENT IS AS TO IT DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA AS BEING HANDLED AS BEING TURNED IN AND FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DONE FOR 35 YEARS. AND IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING. IT'S JUST SURPRISING THAT IT DOES NOT. AND I CANNOT LOOK THE PEOPLE THAT WAS DENIED A MONTH AGO IN THE FACE. IN GOOD CONSCIENCE.MANHATTAN AND APPROVE SOMETHING THAT THEY WE SHOULD HAVE APPROVED THEM FOR. SO IF WE APPROVE EVERYBODY THAT DOESN'T MEET THE GUIDELINES. WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE? WHERE IS THAT? NEXT ONE THAT, OK, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN ANYMORE. SO YOU HAVE TO DO IT FROM THE BEGINNING, OR ELSE YOU LOSE CONTROL. IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO HAVE A LAW OR TO HAVE A POLICY. AND YES, IT MAY BE HURTFUL. AND YES, YOUL. IT HG TO DO WITH WHAT I WI WITH IT TO THE CHURCH, RELIGIOUS OR IF IT WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING OR WHAT? IT WAS THE POLICY AND THE LAW IS THE LAW. AND IT SHOULD BE EQUAL FOR EVERYBODY. THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY FAVORITISM FOR ANYONE BECAUSE IT IS WHAT IT IS. AND WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR FAVORITISM. BUT ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU IS WE ARE GOING THROUGH TRANSITIONS IN THE OFFICE. YES, IT FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS. BUT EVERY YEAR HOLY WEEK IS DONE IN A DIFFERENT WEEK. LAST YEAR. IT WAS IN APRIL. IT WASN'T SO CAN WE BE. HANG ON. NO, JUST WAIT A MINUTE. WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT OVER HERE. YES, SIR. WELL. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE MAYOR. YOU KNOW WE HAVE RULES. AND WE GOTTA STICK TO THOSE RULES.
WE'RE MAKING LAWS AND WE GOT TO STICK TO THOSE. AND IF WE DENIED SOMEBODY A MONTH AGO I CAN'T SIT THERE AND LOOK AT THEIR FACE AND SAY WELL, OKAY, WELL, WE DENIED YOU, BUT WE APPROVED THEM. AND I KNOW. YOUR EVENT BECAUSE I'VE WORKED IT FOR YEARS. WHEN I WAS WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I WAS OUT THERE WITH YOU. AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. OKAY THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM HERE. THE PROBLEM HERE IS THAT THE APPLICATION CAME IN TOO LATE. DIDN'T MEET THE GUIDELINE.
FOR THE TIME. AND AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE SO YOU HAVE THE EVENT. I. I HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE MAYOR 1000. SO. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, BUT I'M I'M I'M ASKING YOU. TO CONSIDER THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, UH, LAST MONTH ABOUT THIS UH, IS THIS SO IMPORTANT TO THAT AND I AM APOLOGIZING AGAIN. THERE WERE NINE DAYS. NINE DAYS. HOW CAN WE GO BEYOND? I MEAN, YOU'RE THE COUNSEL RIGHT HERE. GEORGIA. YOU KNOW THE GOLD BE BEYOND THERE.
IN WHICH WE ARE YOU KNOW? ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS EVENT. GO, JOHN. I MEAN, NEXT TIME IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. OK THIS BEFORE THAT IF WE HAD TO CONSIDER THAT, BUT THAT WAS A MISTAKE. CAN WE GO BEYOND THE LITTLE MISTAKES AND THINGS LIKE THAT? YOU ARE. I MEAN, THE PRIVATE MORE THAN 3000 PEOPLE FROM THIS EVENT. I MEAN, LET ME ONCE AGAIN TO EXPRESS TO YOU. I UNDERSTAND THINGS FALL ON THE CRACK. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ATTENDED TO BETTER. I I'M SO MY QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE A DO WE HAVE ANY KIND OF EMOTION? I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO DENY. WELL, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT. THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A DO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TO YOUR V. YEAH.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN A MOTION TO YOU MAKE EXCEPTION. FOR THIS. EVENT. SO IMPORTANT EVEN FOR MORE THAN 3000 THAT THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUT THIS COUNCIL HAS GOT TO HAS GOT TO, UM, MAKE A DECISION ON IT, AND WE ARE GOING TO IT LOOKS LIKE NOT, UM NOT, UH, GRANT. AND EXCEPTION IN THIS CASE IN ORDER TO KEEP CONSISTENCY AND EVERYONE FAIR UNDER THE LAW, SO WE HAVE NO MOTION. SO, UM THE ISSUE. UM, JUST EYES. WE THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. CAN I CAN I JUST WANT TO? YES, PLEASE DO WE HAVE TO BE HERE? EVERY TIME THAT WE'RE
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GOING TO DO THIS? DON'T THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY? I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU HAVE TO BE HERE. IF YOU DO NOT IF YOU WANT AN EXCEPTION IF YOU NEED IT ALL THE ALL OF THE POLICIES. IF YOU MEET ALL THOSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE IT GOES ON NORMAL. MAYOR IF I MAY TO THE OTHER REASON WHY THIS IS COMING TO YOU IS BECAUSE THEY INDICATE ON THE APPLICATION . THEY'RE CLOSING STREETS FOR THE HOUR AND A HALF AND YOUR LDR ALSO ADDRESSES IF YOU'RE CLOSING STREETS, I UNDERSTOOD THAT PERMIT. THE OFFICERS WERE GOING TO BE IN THE FRONT AND THE BACK, BUT I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL JUST NOW LOOKING AT THIS DOCUMENT THAT THE STREETS WOULD BE CLOSED AND THAT WILL COME TO YOU EVERY TIME IT WOULD HAPPEN ON OUR LADY AS WELL. DO WE HAVE TO COME HERE EVERY TIME THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS EVENT? APPARENTLY IF THERE IS POWER, POWER PARK AND RECREATION, THE POWER USED TO GRANTED. NO YOU HAVE TO CALL NOT BASED TODAY ON WHAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THIS COUNCIL. THEY HAVE THEIR LDRS, WHICH IS THEIR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. IT'S VERY CLEAR IN HERE. WHAT COMES TO THIS. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND. IT'S JUST STAFF CAN'T WE CAN'T WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES. SOMETIMES WE HAD GO BEYOND THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR THE SAKE OF THE COMMUNITY. AGREE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE NO FIRST READINGS OR SECOND READING JUST HUH? OH WE HAVE COMMENTS. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, OK? MISS LINDA NYM. MISS. I COME. WELCOME FOR THE RECORD, LINDA, I CAN, UM THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE VERY RARE TIMES THAT I AM IN TOTAL.DISAGREEMENT WITH YOUR DECISION. UM. I FEEL THAT THAT THIS THIS PROGRAM THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING.
IT'S FOR THE BENEFIT. OF SO MANY OF OUR CITIZENS, ANYTHING THAT THAT WILL ENCOURAGE AND REFRESH THEIR FAITH. AND KEEP THEM TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY DESERVES TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED. YEAH, WE HAVE NEVER GONE DONE ANYTHING WHERE EVERY RULE HAD TO BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO. I MEAN, THERE ARE ALWAYS EXCEPTIONS. THERE ARE ALWAYS LITTLE BUMPS IN THE ROAD WILL THIS WOULD GO AND I'M JUST ASKING THAT THE COUNCIL GIVE A LITTLE GRACE AND MERCY. AND SEE THIS AS ONE OF THE TIMES WHEN IT IT IS MORE BENEFICIAL FOR THE COMMUNITY. HAVE THIS PROGRAM. THEN IT WOULD BE TO ADHERE TO THE RULE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND LET'S LET'S BE CLEAR THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE THEM FROM HAVING THE CELEBRATION. JUST THE PROCESSIONAL. ANY OTHER.
COMMENTS. NO, MA'AM. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS? NOTHING TO DISCUSS. NO, MA'AM. ANY
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