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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO THIS VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. REGULAR VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH THE 28TH 2024. IF WE COULD HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR GIPPS THOMAS HERE. VICE MAYOR PEREZ HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DEPALO COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ HERE. AND UH, HOUSEKEEPING REAL QUICK. IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE SILENCE THEIR PHONES. YOU WILL NOTICE. UH, THE EXITS TO YOUR RIGHT AND TO YOUR LEFT AND TO YOUR LEFT IS THE RESTROOM THROUGH THAT DOOR. ALSO IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK THIS EVENING, YOU WILL HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES. THE FIRST IS PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. MAKE SURE THAT YOU FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR HIM BACK THERE AT THE TABLE AS YOU COME IN AND GIVE IT TO YOUR CLERK ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE YOUR SECOND OPPORTUNITY. SPEAK WILL BE DURING THE AGENDA ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM. MAKE SURE THAT YOU, UH, PUT THAT ON YOUR REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR HIM AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CLERK GETS IT. UH, THIS EVENING. OUR INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY BROTHER RICK WILLIAMS. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OUR KIND FATHER IN HEAVEN. WE POWER OUR HEADS AND THANK YOU FOR OUR MANY BLESSINGS. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS BUILDING THAT WE HAVE AND THE LUXURIES THAT WE ENJOY WERE GRATEFUL FOR. ARE OUR VILLAGE LEADERS AND FOR THE TIME AND DEDICATION THEY GIVE TO HELP THEM TO TOWN GROW. AND, UH, AND HELP INDIAN TOWN BE THE PLACE WHERE FOR GOOD THINGS COME TO GROW AND WE ASK THAT THEY SPIRIT WILL BE AMONGST US THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THAT IDEA AND HELP GOOD THINGS GROW HERE AND THAT WE ASKED TO BE NO CONTENTION AND THAT WE'LL WORK TOGETHER. AND DO THINGS PLEASING UNDER THE AND WE ASK THAT THEY'LL WATCH OVER US AND CONTINUE. UH THAT GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION AND, UH AND THIS WE PRAY IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.
[ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS]
MADAME CLARK, A RE THERE. ANY ADDITIONS TO LESIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA. MADAME MAYOR. WE HAVE JUST SLIGHT CH, UH, MODIFICATION ON THE SECOND READING ORDINANCES AS IT IS SHOWN ON THE AGENDA. UM, WE'LL MODIFY AND GO ORDINANCE 25 AND SIX IF ANYONE ELSE IS FOLLOWING ALONG. ORDINANCE. YOU HAVE ITEM NUMBER 89 AND 10. THANK YOU.WE'RE GOING TO DO THE ORDINANCE IN ORDER BY ORDINANCE. NUMBER TWO, THEN FIVE, THEN ORDINANCE NUMBER SIX. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I WAS CONFUSED THERE FOR A MINUTE. OKAY? THANK YOU. OK THIS EVENING FOR PROCLAMATIONS. OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION OF THE EVENING. IS FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MARTIN COUNTY. YOUTH OF THE YEAR, 2024. WHEREAS THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAS A LONG STANDING TRADITION OF RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS FOR YOUTH OF THE YEAR WHO ARE OUTSTANDING YOUNG PEOPLE THAT DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTER LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. AND WHEREAS THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MARTIN COUNTY FOSTERS LEADERSHIP, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AMONG ITS MEMBERS AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. OF HOPE SOUND HAS SELECTED TWO MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. AS THE 2024 YOUTH OF THE YEAR IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE AWARDEES HAVE CONSISTENTLY EXHIBITED THE CORE VALUES OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB BY SHOWING INTEGRITY, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY AND LEADERSHIP, AND THEY SERVE IT AS AN INSPIRATION TO THEIR PEERS AND ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE EVERYWHERE, AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THE HONOREES HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN VARIOUS BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS THEIR EFFORTS TO INITIATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER ADVOCACY AND MENTORSHIP. NOW. THEREFORE I SUSAN GIBBS THOMAS, MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM. THAT JAMAR
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RECIPIENT OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MARTIN COUNTY YOUTH OF THE YEAR AWARD IN 2024, AND I COMMEND THE RECIPIENT FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND DEDICATION, AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND SUPPORTING HIS CONTINUED SUCCESS. AND MISTER. IF YOU WOULD, IF WE'D LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS. YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND CONGRATULATIONS, MAKE SURE YOUR MIC'S ON LITTLE GREEN, ITS ON GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NA ME IS JAMAR ZAYA. I AM THE YOUTH OF THE YEAR FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MARTIN COUNTY. AS OF THIS YEAR, 2024 I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE PORTS AND LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SINCE I WAS ABOUT 910 YEARS OLD, AND I AM HAPPY TO SAY I'M STILL A REGULAR MEMBER TODAY. I AM A SENIOR AT MARIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WILL BE GRADUATING WITH OVER 500 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, THANKS TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. AT FIRST I DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT MY MOM FORCED ME TO GO TO. BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, I REALIZED ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THE CLUB HAS TO OFFER. I HAVE GAINED A LOT OF FRIEND NEW FRIENDSHIPS AND I'VE SEEN PEOPLE COME AND GO THROUGHOUT MY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE THERE. AND THIS PROCESS HAS SHOWN ME LEADERSHIP SIBIL, AND IT HAS ALSO MADE NEW CONNECTIONS WITH ME, SUCH AS MILDRED AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS, JOSIAH, WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO B CLUB AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE HERE HERE WHO IS LISTENING TO ME RIGHT NOW. WELL, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU WOULD STEP OVER HERE, SO WE'RE ABLE TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU.[2.
Proclamation for Autism Acceptance Month
]OUR SECOND PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING IS FOR AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH. HM? KNOW. OK? OKAY? PROCLAMATION FOR AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH OF APRIL 2024. WHEREAS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY IN APRIL TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING, ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER OR A SD. AND WHEREAS AUTISM IS A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY THAT AFFECTS PEOPLE, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, COMMUNICATION BEHAVIORS AND SENSORY PROCESSING, BUT ALSO BRINGS UNIQUE STRENGTHS, TALENTS AND PERSPECTIVES TO OUR COMMUNITIES. AND IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RECOGNIZE THE DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCES AND ABILITIES WITHIN THE AUTISM COMMUNITY AND TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM IN ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIETY. AND WHEREAS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT AUTISM, COMBAT STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION AND PROMOTE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS THAT ENABLE INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM TO THRIVE AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. AND WHEREAS IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US AS A COMMUNITY TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF ACCEPTANCE, UNDERSTANDING AND INCLUSION WHERE INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM ARE VALUED, RESPECTED AND SUPPORTED IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS. NOW, THEREFORE, I. SUSAN GIVES THOMAS MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL AS AUTISM ACCEPT THIS MONTH, ACCEPTANCE MONTH IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIA TOWN AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN PROMOTING ACCEPTANCE, UNDERSTANDING AND INCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND IN CELEBRATING THE UNIQUE TALENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS THEY BRING TO OUR COMMUNITIES. AND THIS EVENING. WE HAVE MISS JEAN WRIGHT. WHO HAS BEEN A TEACHER AT WARFIELD ELEMENTARY FOR MANY YEARS TO ACCEPT THIS IF SHE WOULD, AND IF YOU WOULD COME AND[00:10:01]
SPEAK TO US. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. MY SISTER WANTED TO BE HERE, TOO, BECAUSE WE CO TEACH IN THE VE UNIT OR FIELD. AND, UM WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO HAVE. CHILDREN WITH ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY IN YOUR CLASSROOM, BUT WE'VE GROWN TO. REALLY, UM LEARN A LOT ABOUT AUTISM AND HELP OUR CHILDREN GROW WITH THAT, AND IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE THE VILLAGE. HAVE THE PROCLAMATION FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM BECAUSE I REALLY THINK THAT BRING IN KNOWLEDGE TO THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST THE INDIAN TOWN, BUT ANY COMMUNITY ABOUT AUTISM. A KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS. UM REALLY HELPS THE STUDENTS OUT AND, UM THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT THE VILLAGE HAS DONE THIS. AND NOT ONLY IS IT A BLESSING TO ME AS A TEACHER BECAUSE IT IS FOR YOU ALL TO DO THIS. BUT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO HONOR OUR STUDENTS, YOU JUST YOU HAVE NO IDEA AND WE JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. WELL THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU AND YOUR SISTER DO IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE KNOW YOU DO. WE KNOW YOU DO. THEY'RE YOUR KIDS. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.[3.
Proclamation for Water Conservation Month
]AND WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR LAST PROCLAMATION. CLASS PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING IS FOR WATER CONSERVATION MONTH IS APRIL OF 2024. WHEREAS WATER IS A FUNDAMENTAL RESOURCE ESSENTIAL FOR THE LIFE, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND ACCESS TO CLEAN AND RELIABLE WATER IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT. AND WHEREAS WATER IS A FINITE RESOURCE, FACING INCREASING DEMANDS DUE TO POPULATION GROWTH, URBANIZATION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER FACTORS LEADING TO WATER SCARCITY.ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND WATER CONSERVATION IS A CRITICAL IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT, HELPING TO PRESERVE WATER SUPPLIES, PROTECT ECOSYSTEMS AND ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS WATER CONSERVATION MONTH IS OBSERVED IN APRIL TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER CONSERVATION AND TO PROMOTE WATER SAVING PRACTICES, POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGIES, AND IT IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE VALUE OF WATER, THE IMPACTS OF WATER WASTAGE AND THE BENEFITS OF WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES AT HOME IN BUSINESSES AND IN PUBLIC SPACES AND WHEREAS BY WORKING TOGETHER TO CONSERVE WATER, WE CAN REDUCE WATER USAGE . LOWER UTILITY BILLS MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF DROUGHT AND SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. NOW THEREFORE, I SUSAN GIVES THOMAS, MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA TO HEAR MY PROCLAIM APRIL AS WATER CONSERVATION MONTH IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER CONVERSATION CONSERVATION AND IN TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR PRECIOUS WATER RESOURCES AND TO ACCEPT THIS THIS EVENING, WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN MR PAT NOLAN. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU, UH, SPORT. THINK IT'S FITTING THAT YOU'RE PROCLAIMING, UH, WATER CONSERVATION MONTH FOR APRIL. AND AT OUR NEXT MEETING, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE SECOND READING FOR OUR WATER IRRIGATION ORDINANCE, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING OUR OUR COMMUNITY TO TRY TO SAVE WATER. SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE AND I. I APPRECIATE YOUR AWARENESS. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU. WE THANK THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, AND YOUR STAFF AND YOUR DEPARTMENT. FOR, UM, WHAT THEY DO AND HELPING US DO THAT. FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS. THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. HAVE TO OK? SO THAT WAY, YEAH.
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OKAY. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. WE HAVE VILLAGE MANAGERS QUARTERLY DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE. YES THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD, UH OR COUNCILWOMAN HERNANDEZ HAD RAISED THIS, UH AT THE LAST MEETING, AND I WAS NOT AWARE THAT WE WERE DOING, UH, THAT THE VILLAGE HAD BEEN DOING QUARTERLY. UH, UPDATES BY DEPARTMENTS. SO MR NOLAN IS GONNA BE YOUR FIRST ONE AND THEN WE WILL GO FROM THERE. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, PAT NOLAN FOR THE RECORD. UH, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE SYNOPSIS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING UP TO THIS POINT. ON A PUBLIC WORKS SIDE. WE'VE GOT A WE'VE GOT A FEW PROJECTS. THESE ARE PROJECTS YOU'VE HEARD OF BEFORE WE GOT THE UPTOWN ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECT. THAT'S IN. THE DESIGN PHASE. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE NEIGHBORHOODS OVER HERE IN UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. UH IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE ENGINEER. RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE WORKING ON THE DESIGN. AND THEN, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT, WITH A GRANT FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. BUT ONCE WE GET IT DESIGNED THEN WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IF WE HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION, BUT, UH, THAT'S ONGOING. THE NEXT ONE IS A SEMINOLE DRIVE IN MAGNOLIA GENERATOR PROJECT. THAT PROJECT IS A DRAINAGE PROJECT OVER ON SEMINOLE DRIVE. AS IT SAYS ON THE, YOU KNOW, MY POWERPOINT HERE, AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA PUT A GENERATOR OVER A MAGNOLIA LIFT STATION OVER IN BOOKER PARK SO THAT WE CAN HARDEN THAT LIFT STATION. THAT PROJECT WILL BE GOING OUT TO BID VERY SOON. WE FINALLY HAVE EVERYTHING PUT PUT TOGETHER FOR THAT DESIGN IS DONE AND WHERE WE HAVE GOT IN THE CONTRACTOR TO TAKE CARE OF THE RFP. SO THAT'LL BE OUT IN THE STREET. PROBABLY IN A FEW WEEKS. AND THEN WE'VE GOT THIS, UH, SOUTHWEST LINCOLN STREET ROADWAY DRAINAGE PROJECT. THAT'S ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON WITH DOT FUNDING. THAT'S NOT IN THE DESIGN STAGE YET, BUT NEXT MONTH I'LL BE BEFORE YOU WITH A COUPLE OF CONTRACTS, ONE FOR THE ENGINEERING TO DO THE DESIGN AND OF ONE FROM DOT TO ACTUALLY ACCEPT THE, UH, THE GRANT MONEY. NEXT. ON THE WATERSIDE. UM, A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS ALSO, AS YOU SEE THEM. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THEM BEFORE. WE'VE GOT A WE'RE WORKING ON A LOT, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY STARTING TO HAVE SOME OF THIS STUFF COME TO FRUITION.UH, WATER PLANT. WE'VE GOT TWO PROJECTS OVER THERE. WE'RE WORKING ON SRF FUNDING TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING WATER PLANT. WE'VE ALREADY DONE SOME WORK. WITH FEVER. ECO WORKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE WATER. GOT THE RAILROAD AVENUE WATER MAIN. THAT IS A EIGHT INCH 100 YEAR OLD WATER MAIN THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE CS X ROADWAY. WE'RE WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO FIND THE MONEY FOR THAT PROJECT THAT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN DESIGNED. BUT WE IF YOU RECALL ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, WE HAD TO PICK WHAT WE WERE GOING TO FUND WITH SRF. AND THE WATER PLANT WAS THE PROJECT. SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT. EVER SINCE. NEXT ONE IS A 12 INCH WATER MAIN LOOPING PROJECT. UH, THAT PROJECT RUNS ALONG FARM ROAD TO SILVER FOX. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BRING IT DOWN 710 AND CONNECT IT TO AN EXISTING.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS CONNECT 212 INCH MAINS AT FORM A LOOP. THAT'LL STRENGTHEN THE WATER SYSTEM OVER IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOPEFULLY IMPROVE THE FIRE FLOW AS WELL. AND THEN AS PART OF THAT PROJECT, WE'RE ADDING OUT OF FORCE MADE THAT WILL GO FROM SILVER FOX DOWN TO THE COMMERCE PARK AS WELL. WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT PROJECT WITH SOME OF THE FUNDING WE RECEIVED ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE. AND THEN UH, THE LAST ONE ON THIS SLIDE IS 100 AND 51ST.
SO NALA THAT IS ALSO ANOTHER WATER MAIN PROJECT. WE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT WE SHOULD BE SEEING THE FUNDING. FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THIS PROJECT. WE SA ME STORY. THAT PROJECT WAS, UH, ALSO IN LINE WITH THE RAILROAD AVENUE PROJECT. WHEN WE DECIDED TO PUT THE MONEY A T THE WATER PLANT BECAUSE OUR REES IS WE ONLY HAD SO MANY RESOURCES, SO WE STARTED SHOPPING AROUND TRYING TO FIND FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT, AND WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND SOME AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. SO WHEN WE DID THIS SLIDE, WE WERE WAITING ON FUNDING. WE'RE WE'RE STILL WAITING, BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PULL THAT PROJECT OFF WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. NEXT. GOT SOME SPECIAL PROJECTS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THEM OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. UH, CEDRON. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT A COUPLE OF MONTHS OR SO AGO. BASICALLY WHAT THAT IS, IS A WASTEWATER BIOSOLIDS PROJECT. THAT IS A PRIVATE ENTITY THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME TO INDIAN TOWN AND SET UP AN OPERATION TO TREAT BIOSOLIDS. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE VILLAGE? THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY NEXT DOOR TO OUR WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH WILL ALSO WHICH WILL DIRECTLY HELP US BECAUSE
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THEY'LL TAKE OUR BIOSOLIDS DIRECTLY FROM US. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO SHIP THEM OFF SITE. A CONTRACTOR TO TAKE CARE OF IT, AND ALSO WAIT ON THE CONTRACTOR TO COME AND TAKE CARE OF BEFORE US. SO UH, THERE'S MANY POSITIVES TO THAT PROJECT, AND, UH, THE VILLAGE WILL REALIZE A LOT. POSITIVITY FROM THAT PROJECT ON OUR OWN OPERATION. THE MIDDLE PROJECT AS A IS THE BEAVER ECH WORKS, PEOPLE A RE ACTUALLY HERE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM SINCE NOVEMBER. AND IF YOU LOOK A T THAT CENTRE SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S IN THAT TRAILER. ALL OF THIS. EQUIP MENT. UH, SANJEEV. DESIGNED PUT IT IN A TRAILER, AND WE'RE TREATING ABOUT A HALF A MILLION GALLONS A DAY THROUGH THAT LITTLE TRAILER. AND WE HAVE IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF THE WATER IN THE VILLAGE. SO THERE'S NOT REALLY A LOT TO SAY OTHER THAN LOOKED AT THE WATER. AND YOU CAN THANK THESE TWO GENTLEMEN APPREN APPROACHED THE VILLAGE. APPROACH HER MIND TO PAOLO AND THEN BROUGHT ME IN A LITTLE LATER. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO HELP YOU. THAT'S HOW THIS STARTED. THEY APPROACHED US AND SAID, WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU. CLEAN UP YOUR WATER. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED? IN? A PILOT PROGRA MME. SO HERE WE ARE. NEXT IS THE AUTOMATIC METER READING INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. I ACTUALLY HEARD FROM THE CONTRACTOR TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO START THIS PROJECT ON APRIL 15TH. THE METERS WERE ORDERED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. I SHOULD BE SEEING THEM ANY DAY NOW. UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE GETTING PREPARED FOR THIS PROJECT, SO YOU'LL SEE PEOPLE. AROUND INSTALLING METERS . WE'VE GOT A CONTRACTOR COMING INTO THAT WORK, BUT WE WILL SUPERVISE THE WORK. MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS DONE PROPERLY. THAT ALSO WAS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WAS FUNDED, UH, THAT WAS STATE MONEY. WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE STATE TO TAKE SOME OF THE WASTEWATER MONEY AND APPLY IT TO THIS PROJECT. NEXT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES, COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ.YES THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. SO, THE, UM DESIGN PHASE. WHAT PHASES IT FOR THE UPTOWN ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE REPAIRS MIDWAY THROUGH THE DESIGN. OKAY, CAUSE I HAVE EXPRESS PREVIOUSLY THAT I WANTED TO SEE A COMMUNITY MEETING. UM WITH THE RESINS OF UPTOWN BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT WHAT HAPPENED IN BOOKER PARK TO HAPPEN IN THE REGION OF UPTOWN BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS. YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATION IS KEY, AND SO IF WE'RE GOING TO DIG DITCHES AND ALL THAT IN FRONT OF THEIR YARDS, THEY NEED TO AT LEAST BE AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. UM SO I WANNA GET IN FRONT OF IT BEFORE WE GET TO THE, UM TO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE IN THE FUTURE , SO THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS INFORMED ONE AND TWO. WE YOU KNOW? FIX ANY CAVEAT THAT COULD HAPPEN OR PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT INCUR INCUR DURING THAT PHASE, SO I WANTED TO SEE IF HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT A COMMUNITY MEETING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT DURING THE DESIGN PHASE BECAUSE I THINK I WENT TO. I'VE EXPRESSED IT TWICE ALREADY. ONCE WE GET A DESIGN, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL BRING IT TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE DESIGN IS BASICALLY ENGINEERING, THEN WE'LL THAT'S WHEN WE'LL PRESENT IT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ASK IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WILL AFFECT THE COMMUNITY. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S CHANGES A RE, WE NEED TO BE I WAS THROUGH THE BOOKER PARK PROJECT. WE STARTED THAT WHEN I GOT HERE THAT WAS ALREADY DESIGNED WHEN I GOT HERE. BUT I LIVED THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS AND SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I SAW SOME OF THE MISTAKES ON THE DESIGN. SO WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT AGAIN. WE WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT AND THEN THE SEMINOLE DRIVE AND MONGOLIA GENERATOR PROJECT, YOU SAID AT THAT'S GOING OUT TO BED. VERY SOON. IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE CONTRACTOR WHO'S GONNA DO THE RFP. WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA PUT THE 12 INCH WATER MAIN PROJECT OUT FIRST, ONLY JUST BECAUSE OF TIMING. WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ENGINEERS WORKING ON THOSE PROJECTS AND THEN THE SEMINOLE.
WE WILL DEFINITELY TALK TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE WILL BE AFFECTING PEOPLE'S DRIVEWAYS AS WE WORK ON A DRAINAGE BUT AGAIN. IT'S THAT ONE. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED PRETTY EARLY ON. I UNDERSTAND ABOUT DISRUPTING THE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T DISRUPT THE NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT ALSO THE PUBLIC HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. AND WE ARE MINDFUL THAT PEOPLE LIVE THERE, SO WE WILL DEFINITELY TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT. EVEN THOUGH IT'S A IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT. WE HAVE TO ADVISE THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW WE'RE HAVING GAS. TYPES EVERYWHERE IN IN TOWN AND VILLAGE PROJECT. I KNOW EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT A VILLAGE PROJECT, BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE COMMUNICATION WITH THE VILLAGE.
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WE ON OUR STREETS, SO THEY BLOCK AND B. AND DURING THIS TIME WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WE'RE DURING HOLY WEEK, AND YOU HAVE LITERALLY THEM BLOCKING 1/50 STREET. SO IT'S THINGS LIKE THAT , THAT THEY DON'T THEY'RE NOT AWARE SO IF WE CAN AT LEAST HAVE AN ADVANCE OF WARNING THE RESIDENTS. HEY, THIS IS HAPPENING. IT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. WELL THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND YOUR TEAM. THEY ARE WHAT YOU ARE BUILDING OUT OF WITH THAT TEAM. AND AND THAT DEPARTMENT ALSO MENTIONED YES, PHENOMENAL. I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON IN IN IN THIS DEPARTMENT. IT'S A TEAM AND, UH, YOU PROBABLY SEE THE TEAM OUT ON THE STREETS MORE THAN YOU SEE ME. I AM OUT THERE, BUT, UH, IT IS A TEAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO MADAME MAYOR. OKAY MOVING RIGHT ALONG COMMENT.
[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]
COMMENTS BY OUR VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DEPALO. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. COMMENTS. OK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, HERNANDEZ. YES GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. UM I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT'S VIEWING US ONLINE AND IN PERSON. UM YOU KNOW WHAT A GREAT THING WAS THIS WEEK ABOUT HAVING THE GROUNDBREAKING OF TERRA LAGO. UM BUT ADDITIONALLY TO THAT I'VE HAD MANY RESIDENTS EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE HUNDREDS OF NEW RESIDENTS WHO WILL ADD TO IT FOLLOWING THIS WEEK'S GROUNDBREAKING OF, UM TERRA LAGO. I'M ASKING STAFF FOR THREE OR FIVE YEAR PAVEMENT PLAN OR PROJECTS SO THAT YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. UM WE'RE THE ONLY CITY THAT DOESN'T REGULARLY ENGAGE IN STRATEGIC PLANNING. THIS IS NOT A GRADE TO MANAGE THE CITY. UM STRATEGIC PLANNING IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO, AND I'VE HAVE BEEN A HUGE ADVOCATE IN REGARDS OF THAT, BECAUSE THINGS CHANGE AND WE HAVEN'T HAD A STRATEGIC PLANNING IN PROBABLY TWO YEARS. MY APPROXIMATE THE NEXT ITEM IS COMMUNICATION. AND WE HAVE A SEVERE LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF TOWN AND ITS CITIZENS. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL LAST WEEK, SAYING HOW REDUNDANT IT WOULD SEEM THAT WE GET QUARTERLY UPDATES DURING OUR MEETINGS. WE'RE HERE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA TOWN AND THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. SO IF IT SEEMS REDUNDANT. IT'S NOT REDUNDANT BECAUSE YOU'RE THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WATCH THIS MEETING. AFTER THIS MEETING HAPPENS A FEW WEEKS AFTER SO IF THE MORE OUR RESIDENTS KNOW AND ARE INFORMED, THE BETTER SO IT'S NOT REDUNDANT. IT'S ACTUALLY GETTING COMMUNICATION OUT THERE. I DO THINK THE STAFF FOR YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THEY DO, BUT COMMUNICATION IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO WORK ON. AND IF WE CAN COME UP WITH DIFFERENT OPTIONS, UM TO BETTER THAT COMMUNICATION WE GO. WE HAVE TO DO VERY DIFFERENT AVENUES BECAUSE THE EMAIL I GOT WAS WELL , WE DO DO A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER. BUT IT'S ONLY FOR THE SELECTED FEW THAT HAVE HAVE, UM ACCESS TO IT. WELL, NOT EVERYONE. HA! MANAGES AN EMAIL. NOT EVERYONE DOES THING ON THINGS ON THE INTERNET, SO I ASK THE STAFF TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND IN REGARDS TO THAT, BECAUSE WE WORK FOR THE RESIDENTS. IS NOT THE OPPOSITE. I AM A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE SO IF MY CONSTITUENTS ARE ASKING FOR UPDATES FOR THIS AND THAT I HAVE TO DELIVER AND THE STAFF NEEDS TO HELP ME DELIVER THAT STUFF BECAUSE THIS IS THE RESIDENTS. IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE RESIDENTS, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE SO I WOULD LIKE FOR STAFF TO COME UP WITH DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN REGARDS OF COMMUNICATION, BECAUSE IT'S KEY, THE KEY TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL VILLAGE OF INDIA TOWN IS HAVING COMMUNICATION AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT WHERE ARE WE? WE USED TO HAVE A COMMUNICATION WHERE IT WAS BILINGUAL. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING BILINGUAL. EXCEPT SOME FLYERS WHEN YOU KNOW THERE ARE EVENTS, BUT WHEN I'M SAYING MANAGER REPORTS WE USED TO HAVE NEWSLETTERS THAT WERE IN SPANISH AND IN ENGLISH. NEWSLETTERS ARE ONLY IN ENGLISH. UM SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, VICE MAYOR PEREZ. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I. I ALSO WANNA SAY, UM TOMORROW IS THE LAST PO[00:30:01]
MARKET THAT WOULD BE HOSTED AT VILLAGE HALL. WE ARE MOVING IT. TB A ON LOCATION AND FINALIZING THAT TOMORROW. UM WE ALSO ARE MOVING THE FOOD DRIVE DAY FROM THE THIRD THURSDAY TO THE SECOND , SO WE WILL BE POSTING THAT TOMORROW AT THE PARK MARKET. BUT I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE VILLAGE. STAFF. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN OUR BIGGEST HELPERS. AND YOU KNOW, WE LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING TO SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE WILL MISS YOU. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN, YOU KNOW. TO THE RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW TEAMWORK. WE GOT IT DONE. I ALSO WANNA SAY, UM TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK IS COMING UP THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY. YOU KNOW, WE ALSO WANNA SHOW OUR APPRECIATION TOWARDS OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF. THEY DO A LOT FOR OUR KIDDOS. YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG ADVOCATE WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, UH, FOR EVERYONE BEING HERE THIS EVENING. UM EVERYBODY. IT IS EASTER THIS COMING WEEKEND.BE SAFE. I SAY IT'S KINDA LIKE CHRISTMAS, YOU KNOW, REMEMBER THE REASON FOR THE SEASON. UM AND WE JUST HAVE A LOT GOING ON. AND IT'S UH IT'S AMAZING THAT WE'VE COME AS FAR AS WE HAVE.
AND I APPRECIATE STAFF. AND UH, IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING, BUT I THINK THAT WE'RE WE'RE GETTING THROUGH IT. OKAY? THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR RIGHT NOW. NO, YOU'VE ALREADY HAD YOUR CHANCE
[COMMITTEE REPORTS]
FOR MOVING ON. UM, COMMITTEE REPORTS. ANYBODY HAVE A COMMITTEE REPORT? YES. SO UH, THE TREASURE COAST LEAGUE OF CITIES HAD THEIR, UM, MONTHLY LUNCHEON, AND IT WAS JUST AN UPDATE IN REGARDS OF SEWELL'S POINT, AND HOW THEY ARE, UM DOING A LOT OF PROJECTS WITH THE WATER. UM, THE SEWER TO UM, MUNICIPAL WATER. THE CONVERSION AND THEN THEY HAD UPDATES IN REGARDS OF UM, TALLAHASSEE SOME BILLS THAT WILL AFFECT THE CITY'S AND THEY INVITED EVERYONE TO THE MAY, UM, LUNCHEON. SO UM, STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INVITED AND ALSO, I THINK THERE IS AN ETHICS COURSE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TAKE THE ETHICS COURSE IN APRIL, UM PATRICIA HAS SENT OUT EMAILS, BUT YOU HAVE TO RESPOND BECAUSE THEY HAVE LIMITED SEATING. SO JUST LETTING MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS KNOW IF YOU DON'T WANNA TAKE THE ETHICS COURSE THROUGH FLORIDA LIGA CITIES BECAUSE SOMETIMES THOSE ARE VERY FAR AWAY. YOU CAN BUT, UM IN PORT SAINT LUCIE WITH UM OR FORT PIERCE WITH THE TREASURE COVE LEGAL CITIES, AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT MAY? LUNCHEON'S GONNA BE HELD I YES, IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE INDIAN RIVER YACHT CLUB. I THINK. OK, THANK YOU. OKAY COMMONS BY OUR VILLAGE MANAGER. OKAY? APPROVAL OF[APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]
AGENDA. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ANY COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL IN FAVOUR. I PAST UNANIMOUSLY. CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A[CONSENT AGENDA]
MOTION I'LL MAKE A MOTION. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ANY COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENT.NO, MADAM MAYOR. ALL IN FAVOUR. I. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX
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Approval of Purchase Agreement with Beaver Ecoworks LLC for Trailer-Based Water Treatment Model CF12E
]APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH BEAVER ECO WORKS LLC FOR TRAILER BASED WATER TREATMENT MODEL CF. WANT TO EAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. DID YOU HEAR ME? OK? YES, SIR. THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS THE MAYOR STATED, THIS ITEM IS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF THE WATER TREATMENT. TRAILER UH FROM , UH, BEAVER WORKS LLC, UH, AS YOU HEARD DISCUSSED, UH TONIGHT AND JUST AS A REMINDER FOR THE COUNCIL BACK IN JANUARY, UH, THE COUNCIL APPROVED A SHORT TERM LEASE OF THE BEAVER ERE WORKS. UH, WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, UH, AS A PRELUDE TO ULTIMATELY[00:35:02]
PURCHASING THE SYSTEM A COUPLE MONTHS LATER. UH AFTER IT HAD PROVEN ITSELF FURTHER AND SUCCESSFUL USE, AND WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT SRF FUNDS COULD BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE.UM AS ANTICIPATED, THE UTILIZATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY HAS WORKED OUT WELL TO PROVIDE A BETTER END PRODUCT. AND UH, STAFF HAS CONFIRMED THAT SRF FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE SYSTEM. THE TRAILERS, UH, BEEN BUILT AND CUSTOMIZED AND INSTALLED. UH, CURRENTLY, UH TO, UH, INTEGRATE INTO THE SYSTEM. AND IS CURRENTLY OPERATING. THE PURCHASE PRICE. UH, IS 670 $72,750 LESS A CREDIT OF $95,422 ? THOSE ARE THE LEASE PAYMENTS.
UH, TO DATE. UH, AS YOU'LL RECALL IN THE LEASE, IT STATED THAT WE GET 100% CREDIT OF THOSE LEASE PAYMENTS TOWARDS THE PURCHASE PRICE. UH, WE PUT TOGETHER, UH, WORKING WITH BEAVER EKER WORKS, UH, IN THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT. WE HAVE A THREE YEAR WARRANTY ON PARTS AND ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON LABOR. IF YOU RECALL, THAT WAS, UH, PRIMARY CONCERN MY OFFICE HAD BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH, UH, INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAD SOME COVERAGE ON THAT. IN ADDITION, UM IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN A GOOD PLACE WITH REGARD TO REPAIRABILITY INTO THE FUTURE. SO UH, THE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY MY OFFICE AND APPROVED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY. SO WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND THE PURCHASE OF THE TRAILER. MM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO DO WE HAVE ANY, UM DISCUSSION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DEPOLO. A SECOND HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? YES, MA'AM. YES I HAVE A QUESTION IF IN THE FUTURE THAT WE GROW. WOULD THIS BE ABLE TO EXPAND OR MAINTAIN THE CAPACITY OF THE EXPANSION. THE IJ J FROM BEVER ECO WORKS. SO THIS TRAILER IS DESIGNED FOR THREE QUARTER MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. AND AS TO BE, UH, VILLAGE WILL EXPAND. UH, PROCESSING CAPABILITY. WE CAN ADD ADDITIONAL SYSTEM TO COMPENSATE FOR ALL THE FUTURE NEEDS. SO CURRENTLY DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH CAPACITY WE USE OR HOW MUCH FUN WE USE AS WE ARE SEEING FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. YOU UH, ACTUALLY PROCESSING APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 70% OF THE CAPACITY. AND, UH, WE CAN SWITCH IT TO ALMOST, UH, 100% CAPACITY.
AND THE NEXT FEW YEARS IF, UH, VILLAGE EXPAND TO DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE CAPACITY, WE ARE ABLE TO SLIDE IN ADDITIONAL TRAILER OR, UH, ENHANCE THE CAPACITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND MOVING FORWARD, EXPANDING THAT CAPACITY. IT'LL COME BEFORE US AGAIN, AND IT'LL BE AN ADDITIONAL THAT'S NOT A PART OF THIS ORIGINAL. OK, JUST WANNA I'M GONNA MAKE THAT. IS THERE ANY? IS THERE ANY, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, MADAM MAYOR, WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOUR. I PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. WE APPRECIATE WHAT
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A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GRANT AGREEMENT (FINANCIAL PROJECT NO (446657-1-84-01) TO PROVIDE FUNDING ASSISTANCE TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OPERATING SERVICES; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE ATTORNEY TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT BY APPROVING IT AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
]YOU DO. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. RESOLUTION. YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR. ITEM SEVEN A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GRANT AGREEMENT.FINANCIAL PROJECT NUMBER 446657-1 DASH 84-01 TO PROVIDE FUNDING ASSISTANCE TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OPERATING SERVICES AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE ATTORNEY TO EXIT THE AGREEMENT BY APPROVING IT AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. UH, YES. COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM MR FLORIO IS ON VIA ZOOM. HE PUT TOGETHER THIS ITEM, BUT ESSENTIALLY, IT IS, UM GOING TO EXTEND THE SUNDAY BUS SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE. SORRY. NO. TWO, SENDING YEAH. SO UH, MICHAEL, IF YOU'RE ON YOU WANNA PIPE IN, GO AHEAD. WE LOST THEM. OK SO WE LOST HIM.
UM IT'S TOTALLY FUNDED THROUGH THIS, UH, GRANT ADDENDUM, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY ADDITIONAL
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IMPACT FOR THE VILLAGE. BUT, UM LIKE I SAID, IT'S UH IT'S GONNA S, UH, COMMENCE SUBSEQUENT PASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. BUT THE HE SAYS ON HERE, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS APPROVAL BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL TO EXTEND SUNDAY BUS SERVICE FOR RESIDENTS SO AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SATURDAY. YEAH, AND THEY A RE VERY PLEASED WITH THE RIDERSHIP, AND IT CONTINUES TO GROW ON SATURDAY AND I THINK SUNDAY WAS REQUESTED. SO THEY'RE GONNA SEE SEE HOW THAT GOES, SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A PLUS AND A NEEDED UH, THING OUT HERE IN INDIAN TOWN, ESPECIALLY. THIS WAS PART OF THEIR SENIOR RESOURCE ASSOCIATION. OKAY? DO WE HAVE ANY ANY QUESTIONS OR MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND SECOND BY VICE MAYOR PEREZ. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL.DISCUSSION ON THIS. OR JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS IS VERY BENEFICIAL FOR THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE USE IT. UM AND BECAUSE WALMART IS MORE OF WE HAVE BIG FAMILIES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO WALMART, SO THIS IS ESSENTIAL FOR THEM TO GET THEIR WEEKLY.
UH, GROCERIES, SO I THINK THAT THIS EXTENDING IT IS THE BEST THING THAT WE CAN DO. SO I THINK STAFF FOR WORKING ON THIS AND WHOEVER, UM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS. THANK YOU, BECAUSE, UM, OUR RESIDENTS REALLY LOVE THE SERVICE AND IT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO SEE IT.
GO AWAY. SO, I, I THINK THE STAFF FOR THIS OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
NO, MADAME MAYOR. OKAY? WE HAVE, UM, A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND ALL IN FAVOUR. I ASKED UNANIMOUSLY. NOW. FIRST READINGS WERE ON TO SECOND READINGS. AND WE A RE TAKING ORDINANCE NUMBER.
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ORDINANCE NO. 02-2024 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ANNEXING BY VOLUNTARY PETITION CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 116.16 ACRES IN SIZE, LOCATED AT SOUTH OF SW CITRUS BOULEVARD, NORTH OF SW KANNER HIGHWAY, AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE EXISTING BOUNDARIES OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, PARCEL ID 03-40-39-000-000-00030-2, 02-40-39-000-000-00050-9, AND 35-39-39-000-000-00040-4, WHICH PROPERTY IS CONTIGUOUS TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 171.044, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND OTHER CONTROLLING LAW; REDEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN TO INCLUDE SAID PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND A MAP; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND NOTICE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CONFLICTS, NON-CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
]02-2024 1ST. YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL WITH THE REORDERING OF THE ITEMS ON HERE. THE FIRST ONE WE'RE ADDRESSING IS ORDINANCE. 02-20 24. IT'S THE ANNEXATION. I'LL FIRST READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE NUMBER 02-20 24, AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN FLORIDA, ANNEXING BY VOLUNTARY PETITIONS, CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 116.16 ACRES IN SIZE, LOCATED SOUTH OF SOUTHWEST CITRUS BOULEVARD, NORTH OF SOUTHWEST KOR HIGHWAY AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE EXISTING BOUNDARIES OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. PARCEL ID 03-40 DASH 39-000 DASH 000-00030 DASH 2 0 2 DASH. 40-39 DASH 000-000 DASH 00050-9 AND 35-39 DASH 39-000 DASH 000-00040 FOUR, WHICH PROPERTY IS CONTIGUOUS TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 171.044 FLORIDA STATUTES AND OTHER CONTROLLING LAW REDEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN TO INCLUDE SAID PROPERTY PROVIDING FOR A LEGAL DESCRIPTION IN A MAP PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND NOTICE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS CONFLICT.NON CODIFICATION SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DAY. AND MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH BEFORE PROCEED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE OTHER TWO ITEMS VERY BRIEFLY. I'M JUST GONNA GIVE MY LITTLE QUASI JUDICIAL SPIEL JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RECORD. UM THIS ITEM IN THE NEXT TWO ITEMS AFTER THAT, UH, THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED ARE QUASI JUDICIAL IN NATURE. UH, SO WE'RE GONNA BE DISCUSSING A COUPLE OF THINGS VERY BRIEFLY, SO FIRST OFF, IF ANY INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING THE APPLICANT AND THE STAFF, WITNESSES OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLAN TO SPEAK OR OFFER TESTIMONY DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM OF THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, I'D ASK YOU TO PLEASE RISE AND BE SWORN IN BY THE VILLAGE CLERK. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. THANK YOU. THIS ITEM IN THE TWO THAT FOLLOW. IT ARE QUASI JUDICIAL IN NATURE, WHICH REQUIRES THIS PUBLIC HEARING COMPLY WITH PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN FLORIDA LAW. QUASI JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS ARE LESS FORMAL THAN PROCEEDINGS BEFORE A CIRCUIT COURT ARE MORE FORMAL THAN OUR NORMAL COUNCIL MEETING ITEMS AND MUST FOLLOW BASIC STANDARDS OF NOTICE AND DUE PROCESS. THE COUNCIL'S DECISION MUST BE BASED ON COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL FACT BASED TESTIMONY OR EVIDENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL IN
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ITS DELIBERATION AND VOTING ON THIS ITEM. IF YOU INTEND TO SPEAK, PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME CLEARLY FOR THE RECORD, WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE BEEN SWORN YOUR QUALIFICATIONS OR INTEREST IN THE MATTER. WE ALSO ASK YOU TO SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD TO INCLUDE FOR THE RECORD. AND I WOULD ASK FOR THE RECORD. UH, VILLAGE CLERK IS THIS ITEM BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED. YES, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED. THANK YOU VERY BRIEFLY. COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH DOES ANY COUNCIL MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO DECLARE WITH RESPECT TO THE, UH, ANNEXATION? SEE NONE. MOVE ON, UH ANY COUNCIL MEMBER HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO DISCLOSE CONCERNING THE UM, ANNEXATION.THE NUMBER OF YOU, UH, DISCLOSED PREVIOUSLY WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE APPLICANT PREVIOUSLY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT, UH, AS YOU HAD STATED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING. AND UH, MAYOR WITH THAT? THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THIS ITEM. I BELIEVE, UH, YES, PLEASE. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE TO DISCLOSE THIS, UM IN REGARDS OF COMMUNICATING TRYING TO GET A MEETING FOR WASHINGTON DC. OR THE THAT DOESN'T RELATE TO THAT DOESN'T RELATE TO THIS APPLICATION. SO THANK YOU, THOUGH. UH MAYOR, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I BELIEVE, UH, STAFF IS READY FOR THEIR PRESENTATION.
OK, STAFF, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE PROCEED. HELLO GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. DENA FREEMAN WITH THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. UM, I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION. THIS IS THE THIRD PUBLIC HEARING WITH A SECOND READING BEFORE THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. WE ALSO HAVE THE PC, A B PLANNING ZONING APPEALS BOARD. BEFORE THAT. SO THE WELSH INDIAN TOWN PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. NOT WORKING. SORRY. I DID. OKAY? THANK YOU. SO THE REQUEST IS FOR THE 116.16 ACRES OF VACANT PROPERTY TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN FROM MARTIN COUNTY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS THE PROPERTY LOCATION DEPICTED IN RED. UM IT'S ADJACENT TO SOUTHWEST CITRUS BOULEVARD AND SOUTHWEST CAN HIGHWAY UM, IT IT'S INCLUDING 100 AND 16.16 ACRES WITH THREE PARCELS. UM, AND IT'S ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SHOWS THE RED AREA SHOWS THE EXISTING MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AND THE BLUES DEPICTS THE AREA THAT IS THE REQUEST FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION TO WITHIN THE VILLAGE BOUNDARY LIMITS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS THE EXISTING LAND USE. IT SHOWS THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN LAND USE, WHICH IS DEPICTED WITH THE DIFFERENT COLORS WITH THE BLUE, THE LIGHT BLUE, UM TO THE IMMEDIATE, UM TO THE IMMEDIATE WEST IS COMMERCIAL WATERFRONT, AND WE'VE GOT SOME INDUSTRIAL LAND ALSO, UH, NORTHWEST AND THEN ALL THE AREA THAT'S NOT COLORED, IS CURRENTLY WITHIN THE MARTIN COUNTY JURISDICTION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THIS IS THE EXISTING LAND USE DESIGNATION WITHIN MARTIN COUNTY WITH A RURAL DENSITY LAND USE DESIGNATION. AND IT SHOWS ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS AROUND THAT WE HAVE SOME RECREATIONAL, WHICH IS WHERE THE UM NEWLY CONSTRUCTED AND OPENED HIGH SCHOOL FOR INDIAN TOWN IS. UH, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THIS IS A PROPOSED LAND USE, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING BLUE TO THE WEST WITH THE COMMERCIAL WATERFRONT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THE EXISTING ZONING. UM, THIS IS THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN MAP THAT SHOWS THE COLORS ON THE MAP ON THE EXISTING WITH THE, UH, CANAL MIX JUICE. CM UM, IMMEDIATELY ABUTTING THE PROPOSAL SITE, AS IS SOME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, SOME SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, SOME PUBLIC AND SOME OTHER, UM UH, VILLAGE AND OTHER MIXED USED, UH, DESIGNATIONS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS THE EXISTING ZONING WITHIN. UH, MARTIN COUNTY . THE EXISTING ZONING ON THE SITE IS A TWO AGRICULTURAL. A SIDE NOTE IS THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY AN INCONSISTENT ZONING WITH THE EXISTING ROLE DENSITY LAND USE. IF IT WAS TO, IF IT HAD TO REMAIN IN IN THERE, IT WOULD NEED A MANDATORY REZONING. SOME OF THE OTHER IS PR, WHICH IS PUBLIC RECREATIONAL, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY THE EXISTING SITE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS A PROPOSED ZONING, AS WAS JUST DISCUSSED CAN NOW MIX JUICE, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND WHERE WE HAVEN'T ANY EXISTING MARINA TO IMMEDIATE WEST. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS JUST SHOWING A LITTLE BIT OF THE AREA SURROUNDING THE SITE. UM THE LABELS, UM, SHOW THAT SOME OF THE LAND IS SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT OWNED AND OPERATED. THERE'S SOME EXISTING AG. THERE'S AN FP AND L SITE, AND, UM, OBVIOUSLY, THE SITE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS CURRENTLY VACANT. UM AND THEN IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST IS THE EXISTING MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY AND THERE'S AN EXISTING WATERFRONT. UH, MARINE, UH, USE AND THE AIRPORT IS WITHIN PROXIMITY AS
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IS TO THE NORTH, THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA PACKET AND THE STAFF REPORT IT IT'S A SUMMARY OF WHAT I'VE JUST TALKED ABOUT. REALLY UM, WITH AN EXTENSION ON WHAT'S THE EXISTING LAND USE, OWNING AND EXISTING USES? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE ANNEXATION REVIEW PROCESS WERE AT THE END OF IT WITH REGARDS TO THIS PROJECT IN THAT WE'VE HAD INTAKE FOR THE APPLICATION STAFF REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION AGENDA PREP FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING APPEALS BOARD. WE HAVE THAT AS A FIRST PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS ADVERTISED AND NOTICED. THEN WE HAD THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND READINGS FOR THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. UM, THAT WAS BASICALLY JUST ON THE MARCH 14TH. UM WAS THE LAST, UH, THE FIRST OF THE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE VILLAGE COUNCIL? WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW IS A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE VILLAGE COUNCIL AND WE ALSO DID CONSULT AS PER THE STATE STATUTES MARTIN COUNTY AHEAD OF THIS SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE'RE HERE TO CONSIDER A FINAL DECISION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS THE SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS. IT WAS REVIEWED IN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTES AND WITH REGARDS TO THE COMP PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, SECTION 12-3 ANNEXATION, CONTRACTION APPLICATIONS NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. VILLAGE STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS PART OF THE APPLICATION. UM AGENDA PACKETS. THE PGA B PLANNING ZONING APPEALS BOARD MET ON MARCH THE SEVENTH. I RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND VILLAGE COUNCIL MET FIRST READING MARCH 14TH AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL , AND NOW WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE WE ARE REQUESTING THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING, UH, FOR A FINAL CONSIDERATION.ON THE APPLICATION TO ANNEX THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU A RE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL TO STAFF ON THIS? ALREADY BEEN BEFORE US ONCE. SO THE APPLICANT IS THE APPLICANT HAVE GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DAN ROMANCE. I AM, UH REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT. I HAVE BEEN SWORN AND, UH, VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY FOR THE SECOND READING FOR THIS ANNEXATION. UH, WE AGREE WITH STAFF COMMENTS AND CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL THAT YOU MAY HAVE IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS. FROM THE COUNCIL. NO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. SO NOW WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YES, MA'AM. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, MADAM MAYOR. OKAY? SO A RE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO COMMENT ON THIS MATTER? I GUESS NOT. SO I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND REQUEST DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM OR A MOTION. MOTION. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DEPOLO. SECOND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. SAYING THAT THERE IS NO DISCUSSION. OR COMMENTS ALL IN FAVOUR. A APPROVED YOU UNANIMOUSLY. MISTER
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ORDINANCE NO. 05-2024 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR A SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 4.14 ACRES IN SIZE, LOCATED EAST OF SW 168TH AVENUE, INDIANTOWN, PARCEL ID 06-40-39-001-013-00010-1, FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO UTILITY LAND USE DESIGNATION; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
]BOS. THANK YOU, MAYOR MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE ORDINANCE NUMBER 05-20 24. AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR A SMALL SCALE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 4.14 ACRES IN SIZE, LOCATED EAST OF SOUTHWEST 1, 68TH AVENUE, INDIAN TOWN PARCEL ID 06-40 DASH, 39-001 DASH 013-00010 ONE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO UTILITY LAND USE DESIGNATION AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS. SEVERABILITY CONFLICTS, COD. AND AN EFFECTIVE DAY. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS VERY QUICKLY. I JUST WANT TO, UH, ASK FOR THE SAKE OF THE RECORD. UH, THE CLERK HAS, UH, THIS ITEM BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED? YES, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED. THANK YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBERS IS ARE THERE ANY VOTING CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS ITEM OR THE NEXT ITEM? NO SIR. ALRIGHT HERE. NONE UH, WITH RESPECT TO, UH UH, EX PARTE DISCLOSURE I CAN PUT ON[00:55:04]
THE RECORD FOR ALL OF YOU. THE VILLAGES, THE APPLICANT, SO YOU'VE COMMUNICATED WITH STAFF CONCERNING THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, UM AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE WITH REGARD TO THIS ITEM, AND I BELIEVE STAFF IS READY FOR THE PRESENTATION. HELLO DINA FREEMAN , UH, WITH THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. UM, WE'VE GOT A SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. WE'RE GONNA NEED HELP. YES SO THE APPLICANT REQUEST UM, THE VACANT PORTION 4.14 ACRES OF THE EXISTING UTILITY PLAN HAS A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION, AND THE PROPOSAL IS TO CHANGE THAT TO UTILITY. WE ARE THE APPLICANT AND THE OWNER OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND IT'S PART OF THE LARGER 24.96 ACRE WATER WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THERE'S A PROPERTY LOCATION DEPICTED IN RED ADJACENT TO SOUTHWEST 168TH AVENUE AND FOR ADJACENT TO THE RAILROAD, AND ALSO, UM, OBVIOUSLY FURTHER AWAY FROM SOUTHWEST WARFIELD BOULEVARD. UM, IS THE EXISTING VILLAGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT? UM, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE EXISTING LAND USE IS SHOWN IN GRAY, WHICH IS THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND THE AREA IS SHOWN IN RED AND THE REMAINDER OF THAT BLUE AREA IS THE LARGER PORTION OF THE EXISTING UTILITY LAND USE DESIGNATION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THIS IS A PROPOSED LAND USE TO MAKE IT CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING BLUE WITH THE UTILITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THIS IS THE EXISTING ZONING, WHICH IS ALSO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, AND IT'S SHOWN IN PURPLE. SO THE NEXT SLIDE WILL SHOW THE PROPOSED ZONING WHICH WILL CHANGE TO GRAY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WHICH WILL MAKE THE WHOLE SITE THAT'S UM, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE VILLAGE AS A ZONING IS LIKE INDUSTRIAL CONSISTENT WITH THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PROPOSED LAND USE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS JUST SURROUNDING PROPERTY AREAS AND NORTHEAST, SOUTH AND WEST AND THE EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING WITH SOUTHWEST 168TH AVENUE SEPARATING, UM THE, UH, PROPOSED LAND USE CHANGE FROM THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND UNITS AND VACANT LOTS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF THE SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TO THE LARGE SCALE AND THAT IT DOES NOT GET TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE AND HAVE THE 30 DAY CONSULTATION PROCESS. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND AND FINAL. UM PUBLIC HEARING SORRY, THIRD PUBLIC HEARING BUT SECOND READING FOR THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THE APPROVAL EVALUATION CRITERIA IS SUMMARIZED. UM IT'S BEEN PROCESSED AND REVIEWED IN CONSISTENT WITH THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES AND ALSO WITH THE LDR SECTION 12-4 PARENTHESES THREE REGARDING A SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. VILLAGE STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL IN THE APPLICATION PACKETS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN PC, A B AND THEN THE VILLAGE COUNCIL AGENDA PACKETS AND THE PC, A B ARE ACTING AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT A PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON MARCH THE 7TH 2024 AND THEN FOLLOWING ON FROM THAT WE HAD A SEP. SEPARATE ADVERTISED AND HELD PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 14TH BEFORE THE VILLAGE COUNCIL IS FIRST READING. AND SO THIS IS THE SECOND OF THOSE VILLAGE COUNCIL. PUBLIC HEARINGS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND SO THE END OF THE REQUEST IS, UH, CONSIDERATION FOR FINAL DECISION ON THIS SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT. FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO UTILITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY? SO I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLICANT. YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE APPLICANT TOO? SO THANK YOU. SO IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO MADAME MAYOR. OK? OH, YEAH, THIS IS THIS. THIS IS THE TIME ABS. YEAH HE'S BEEN SWORN IN. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. PLEASE COME ON UP AND WHENEVER YOU GET A CHANCE IF YOU COULD FILL OUT A COMMENT THERE, SORRY, I'M STILL NEW TO THESE PROCEDURES. DON'T MIND ME. COULD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF? YES YES, I WILL. MY NAME IS FRANCISCO.
I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE ANY DOWN WITH 28 YEARS. JUST QUICK COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. IS WHAT'S THE FOOT TRAP TRAFFICKING ON THIS LOCATION? WHEN IT'S A PROVEN ALL . LIKE LIKE I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE USING YOU. YOU GUYS WILL BE USING THE LAND FOR UTILITY AND STUFF. RIGHT? MEANING YOU'RE CLAIMING THE LAND AND EVERYTHING CORRECT? I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT'S THE PROCESS? HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? IF WE DO HAVE THAT DECISION MADE BY ANY CHANCE. I DO. TO WHAT HAPPENS IN THAT
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AREA. IF IT IS THAT'S NEXT TO ME AS WELL, IF YOU LIKE. IT'S FINE. SO DINA FREEMAN FOR THE RECORD JUST TO RESPOND TO THAT. IT'S IN IN TERMS OF WHAT'S NEXT. UM, WE'VE GOT A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM FOR THE ZONING CHANGE, SO THE LAND USE MAP CHANGES THE COLOR. AND FROM THE GRAY TO THE BLUE.AND THEN THERE'S A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM FOR THE REZONING BECAUSE THE ZONING HAS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE AND THEN SEPARATE TO THAT IF THERE'S ANY DEVELOPMENT ON THE SITE AND WHICH EVERYBODY IS AWARE THAT SED RON IS LOOKING TO DEVELOP ON PART OF THIS AND PART OF THE UTILITY EXISTING UTILITY BLUE AREA THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE SITE PLAN APPLICATION PROCESS AFTER THIS AS WELL, SO THAT WILL BE WHERE WE GET INTO THE NUMBER OF TRIPS AND DESIGN AND THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE SO A T THIS POINT IT'S JUST A COLOUR ON MAP. CHANGE. JUST FOR THE LAND USE AND THEN SEPARATE FOR THE ZONING AND THEN THE SITE PLAN APPLICATION PROCESS IS ITS OWN APPLICATION SUBMITTAL AND THEN REVIEW AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, THEY RESUBMIT BASED ON ANY COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE OKAY. DOES THAT HELP? I? I THINK PROB. THAT'S WHAT I WANT. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU. AND NOW THAT CAN I ADD ON TO THAT QUESTION. UM I THINK MORE OF A IT'S LIKE A TIMELINE EXPECTING WHEN SHOULD THIS STACY START SEEING CONSTRUCTION, I THINK FOR THEM.
SO DINA FREEMAN, UH, FOR THE RECORD, UM THE TIMELINES ARE THEY CAN THEY'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF REVIEWS. UM, AT THIS POINT, WE'RE WAITING FOR SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. UM, BUT THEN THEY WILL LOOK TO RESUBMIT ON THAT AND APPROVAL COULD BE WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. BASICALLY. OKAY BUT THEN CONSTRUCTION. THEY THEN SUBMIT THE BUILDING PERMITS. THEY CAN RUN THOSE CONCURRENTLY. AFTER THEIR FIRST ROUND OF SUBMITTAL, THEY CAN START TO LOOK AT PUTTING IN CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PERMITS FOR BUILDING PERMIT STAGE WHERE THEY GO VERTICAL. UM, AND BASICALLY THAT THE REVIEW PROCESS IS FIVE DAYS, BUT THEY, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THEY SUBMIT THEY GET COMMENTS BACK FROM OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL. AND THEN THEY RESUBMIT UNTIL THEY GET TO A POINT WHERE THEY'VE DEMONSTRATED COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES IN BUILDING AND FIRE AND WHATEVER. CODES, A RE APPLICABLE AND THIRD PARTY REVIEWS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY? SO I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND REQUEST ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. IF NOT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DEPOLO. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND HAS BEEN MADE BY VICE MAYOR PEREZ. ALL IN FAVOUR. A PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU FOR THE FINAL ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 06-20 24 AN
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ORDINANCE NO. 06-2024 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 4.14 ACRES IN SIZE, LOCATED EAST OF SW 168TH AVENUE, INDIANTOWN, PARCEL ID 06-40-39-001-013-00010-1, FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) ZONING DISTRICT TO UTILITY (U) ZONING DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
]ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 4.14 ACRES IN SIZE, LOCATED EAST OF SOUTHWEST 1, 68TH AVENUE, INDIAN TOWN PARCEL ID 06-40 DASH, 39-001 DASH 013-00010 DASH ONE. FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ALLI ZONING DISTRICT TO UTILITY USE ZONING DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS SEVERABILITY CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DAY. I BELIEVE YOU MAY HAVE ONE MORE VERY BRIEF STAFF PRESENTATION. YOU'RE ON. I KNOW. DINA FREEMAN FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME FOR THIS EVENING. SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE. SO WE JUST HAD THE LAND USE AMENDMENT SMALL SCALE SO CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE MAP . WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE COLOR ON THE MAP FOR THE ZONING. SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THEN NEXT SLIDE AGAIN. SO AGAIN, THERE'S JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT, UH, SITE AREA IS 4.14 ACRES DEPICTED IN THE RED BOUNDARY, AND IT SHOWS IT IN RELATION TO THE AERIAL IN RELATION TO THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF THE VILLAGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND IT'S IN ADJACENT TO THE CS X RAILROAD, AND IT SHOWS ALL THE LABELS OF THE EXISTING ROADS AND THE EXISTING AREA WITH LAND TO THE WEST BEING AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THEN TO THE NORTH IS AN INDUSTRIAL OPERATION. OUR NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THE EXISTING LAND USE AS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT WAS AS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND NEXT SLIDE, AND THEY PROPOSED, UM WHICH WE JUST CONSIDERED IN THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM IS FOR IT TO BECOME UTILITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE EXISTING ZONING IS ALSO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DEPICTED IN, THE RED AREA IN PURPLE. AND THE PROPOSED ZONING IS LIKE INDUSTRIAL NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THAT'S[01:05:06]
THE SUMMARY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. WE WE'VE HEARD ON THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE ZONING CHANGE REVIEW PROCESS. IT'S NOT DISSIMILAR TO THE SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT IN THAT THIS IS THE SECOND OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UH, THERE WAS AN APPROVAL. UH, SORRY. A REVIEW PROCESS UNDER SECTION 12-6 THE REZONING AND SUBSECTION 12-665 OUTLINE THE APPROVAL CRITERIA THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA. PACKET. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. VILLAGE STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO REZONE THE 4.14 ACRES PROPERTY FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO UTILITY, THE PLANNING ZONING APPEALS BOARD AS THE LP, A LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY, MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH THE SEVENTH OF THIS YEAR. VILLAGE COUNCIL HAD THEIR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH THE 14TH AND RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY FOR APPROVAL, AND THIS IS THE REQUEST FOR FINAL RECOMMENDATION. UM AND FINAL DECISION IS NOW REQUIRED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL ON THE REQUEST TO REZONE THE FROM THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL L TO THE UTILITY USE ZONING DISTRICT, AND THAT'S THE END OF STAFF PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO ONE LAST TIME, DO WE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OKAY, SO NOW I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY? I HAVE ONE, MR JOSE DEL CARPIO. WELCOME YOU. MY NAME IS JOSE ROSA DEL CARPIO OWNER, UH, SOUTHWEST 100. 68TH AVENUE. LLC NEXT, UH, INSIDE THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. I GOT ONE QUESTION. I I'M SO SORRY. REALLY, REALLY QUICKLY. MR DEL CARPIO. WERE YOU SWORN IN AT THE BEGINNING? DO YOU RECALL? YEAH WOULD YOU MIND REAL QUICK, JUST JUST TO MAKE THE RECORD ALL CLEAN, DO YOU OR FIRM TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. AND SORT OF, UH, MANAGE JOSE DEL CAR. I AM THE OWNER, SOUTHWEST LLC. AND THE NEXT INSIDE THE PROPERTY THERE. THE QUESTION. I GOT ONE QUESTION.YOU KNOW? THE CAR IS LIKE INDUSTRIAL WHY DO YOU WANNA CHANGE YOUR THE? MY QUESTION IS MY PRO MY PROPERTY THAT WE CHANGED TO BECAUSE THE NOW THIS LIKE INDUSTRIAL. IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. I RECOGNIZE WHO YOU ARE NOW. A DEA FREEMAN JUST TO EXPLAIN SO THE REMAINDER IF WE GO BACK TO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE PARCEL THAT'S OWNED BY, UM THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN IS ALL BLUE. AND THE , UM THE GRAY AREA IS A 4.14 ACRES. SO IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING ANY OF THAT UNDERUTILIZED AREA OF THE WASTEWATER PLANT IT CROSSES OVER BETWEEN A BLUE AND A GRAY. SO IN TERMS OF SITE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, IT MAKES IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AND COMPLICATED WHEN YOU'VE GOT A MIXED LAND USE AND ZONING, SO IF YOU C, YOU CHANGE IT ALL TO BLUE. IT'S GOT THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR UTILITY. AND THE ZONING DICTATES THE DEVELOP MENT STANDARDS AND SO HAVING A UTILITY ZONING DISTRICT DESIGNATION, YOU'RE APPLYING ONE SET OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS RATHER THAN OVERLAPPING WITH TWO. YOU'RE ALSO REDUCING THE LIST OF PERMITTED USES ACTUALLY, DOWN FROM THE I LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO THE UTILITY. SO IT JUST IT CREATES A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTROL AND AS IT'S OWNED BY THE VILLAGE, IT JUST MAKES IT A CLEANER. YOU KNOW A ANY APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT? ANY DEVELOP REDEL MENT OF THE SITE. IT JUST REALLY HELPS WITH THAT. DOES IT CHANGE HIS NO, IT DOES NOT CHANGE. THIS DOES NOT CHANGE YOURS RIGHT NOW IS GRAY. NO YOUR PROPERTY, NOT YOUR PROPERTY.
THAT'S YOUR PROPERTY. YOUR YOURS IS STILL YOURS IS OUTSIDE OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDED IN THE APPROVAL, UM, WILL ONLY DEPICT THE AREA THAT'S IN RED RIGHT THERE AND YOURS. YOU AT YOUR PARCELS TO THE NORTH OF THAT, SO THAT WILL NOT BE TOUCHED BY THIS. DOES THAT HELP? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. NO, MADAM MAYOR. OKAY? THINK WE'VE HAD ALL THE COMMENTS SO YEAH. I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND REQUEST DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM OR A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION MOTION? MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY A COUNCIL MEMBER TO FOLLOW. IS THERE A SECOND? 2ND 2ND BY VICE MAYOR PEREZ AND I THINK WE'VE
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TALKED IT. ALL IN FAVOUR. A PAST UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. MOVING ON. TO OUR[11.
Discussion on Code Enforcement
]DISCUSSION ITEMS. 11 DISCUSSION ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM I PUT THIS ON HERE, UH, FOR A COUPLE A COUPLE OF THINGS ONE. I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM VARIOUS COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THEY FEEL THAT WE'RE JUST NOT, UH, ENFORCING OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT ENOUGH. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT I HAD HEARD PREVIOUSLY WHEN CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS TRYING TO BE MORE ENFORCING. UM AS RESIDENTS WILL CALL AND COMPLAIN . THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE TOLD. YOU KNOW, MAYBE JUST BACK OFF A LITTLE BIT. SO UM, THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION CREATED THROUGH THAT, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT MOVING FORWARD . WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS AND BE CONSISTENT. AND MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING RELATIVE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. THE OTHER THING IS, WE ONLY HAVE ONE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. UM I WOULD LIKE TO REPURPOSE AN EXISTING, UH, POSITION THAT'S VACANT AND TURN THAT INTO A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. BUT IT WILL REQUIRE US TO PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL TRUCK AND WE HAVE THE FUNDING IN THE BUDGET. WITH THE ONE POSITION THAT HAS BECOME VACANT, SO I'M LOOKING FOR PERMISSION FOR THAT. AND THEN ALSO, UM, MR VOS AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF A CITATION PROGRAM. BECAUSE PART OF THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT NOW. IS, UH UH UH, CITATION OR OR THE VIOLATION IS ISSUED. IT GOES TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND A LOT OF THESE PROPERTIES, THERE'S RENTERS. AND A CITATION PROGRAM WILL ALLOW US TO CITE THE RENTER, THE INDIVIDUAL ACTUALLY LIVING THERE. WHICH WOULD BE A MUCH BETTER ENFORCEABLE. OPPORTUNITY FOR US SO THAT WAS REALLY THE REASON UM, FOR PUTTING THIS ITEM ON THERE WAS TO GET PERMISSION TO PURCHASE THAT ADDITIONAL TRUCK AND YOU JUST MAKE SURE THAT I'M NOT, UM MOVING FORWARD ON THIS CITATION PROGRAM WITHOUT COUNSEL SUPPORT. OKAY NOW, THE CITATION WHEN IT'S GIVEN TO THE RENTER. NOW IS A COPY GOING TO GO TO THE LANDOWNER ALSO. IT IT IT COULD BE. UH, SO LET ME JUMP IN AND I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW KIND OF THE DEFAULT CHAPTER 162 PROCESS VERY BRIEFLY. UH AND THEY'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CITATIONS. WAY IT WORKS RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATION ON A GIVEN PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT THE WAY IT WORKS THE DEFAULT WAY IT WORKS ACROSS THE STATE. YOU HAVE A CODE VIOLATION ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY. YET. UH, COURTESY NOTICE, TELLING THEM YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN VIOLATION. YOU NEED TO CLEAN IT UP. AFTER THAT DOESN'T WORK. COMES TO THE POINT WHERE A NOTICE IS ISSUED THAT THEY'RE BEING BROUGHT TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. OK, NOW YOU'RE TALKING THE OWNER THAT'S CORRECT ON RECORD OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY THAT'S CORRECT, AND SO EVERYTHING WITH RESPECT TO THE TRADITIONAL CODE ENFORCEMENT GO IN FRONT OF THE MAGISTRATE FOR A RUNNING FINE. THE VIOLATOR. IS THE PROPERTY OWNER. ALL RIGHT? WHY? IT'S SET UP THAT WAY IN THE STATUTE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU WHERE THE GOVERNMENT CAN GET WHERE IT HAS STRONG WEAPONS IF YOU WILL. THEY CAN GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS AND ULTIMATELY PUT A LIEN ON THAT PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT , THAT IS ONE OF THE BIG HAMMERS A CITY OR COUNTY CAN HAVE IN GOING THROUGH THAT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE SIDING OR GOING THROUGH THE, UH NOTICE OF VIOLATION PROCESS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT NECESSARILY THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A TENANT. UH, DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. NOW, I WILL TELL YOU IN, A LOT OF JURISDICTIONS. IN A GIVEN INSTANCE, IT MIGHT BE A JUDGMENT CALL FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO DECIDE WHETHER IT WOULD BE A CITATION TO THE TENANT, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE OWNER AND A CITATION TO THE TENANT. OR JUST TO THE OWNER. OKAY IT'S USUALLY BASED ON WHAT LOOKS LIKE WOULD BE THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD OF BRINGING ABOUT COMPLIANCE. GETTING THINGS CLEANED UP. WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED HERE WITH REGARD TO THE CITATION PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY HAVE IN THE CITY OF STUART. OKAY RIGHT NOW THE VILLAGE IS USING THE CLASSIC TRADITIONAL STATUTORY PROCESS THAT I JUST VERY BRIEFLY DESCRIBED, WHICH IS THE[01:15:04]
PROCESSES PROCESS. IT'S IN THE MARTIN COUNTY CODE, ALL RIGHT, BUT THE MARTIN COUNTY CODE DOESN'T HAVE IS A SEPARATE CODE ENFORCEMENT CITATION PROCESS. SO WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING IS KIND OF GRAFTING IN THAT PROCESS INTO THAT OTHER BIT THERE. THE WAY THEY DO IT IN STEWART, AND I THINK IT'S A FAIR ONE TO MODEL IS THAT, UH, CITATIONS COULD BE ISSUED TO A TENANT, FOR EXAMPLE, OR OTHER VIOLATOR WHO DOESN'T OWN THE PROPERTY AND THAT CITATION WOULD ULTIMATELY GO IN FRONT OF OUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AS WELL. WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO INVOLVE THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE ONE THING I'M GONNA BE EXPLORING WHEN WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO START A CITATION PROGRAM AS WELL IS, UH, SPEAKING WITH THE CITY OF STEWART TO SEE HOW ENFORCEMENT WORKS AFTER THAT STEP WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A TENANT GETS THAT CITATION AND THEY SAY THAT'S NICE AND THROW IT OVER THEIR SHOULDER. AND I WILL TELL YOU HOW THAT WORKS AS A PRACTICAL MATTER. WORKS SURPRISINGLY DIFFERENTLY IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE BECAUSE IT USUALLY INVOLVES ULTIMATELY, THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM AND THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND SO ON. SO THAT'S I'M EXPLORING. MY OFFICE IS GONNA BE DOING TO GET THAT ADDITIONAL TOOL. IT'S NOT GOING TO CURE EVERYTHING BY ANY MEANS. BUT IT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL TOOL FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH CERTAIN PROBLEMS. OKAY? YEAH BECAUSE MY THOUGHT, MY THOUGHT IS IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE THE TENANT A CITATION THE LANDOWNER SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEIR TENANT IS IN VIOLATION OF AND SO THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PROD THEM ALSO SINCE THEY ARE AWARE IT'S OFTEN THE CASE. WHY EVEN EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF A CITATION PROGRAM LIKE THAT, IT CAN STILL BE EFFECTIVE IN A LOT OF INSTANCES TO CITE THE PROPERTY OWNER BECAUSE IN THE LANDLORD GETS ON THE TENANT AND THAT THAT WORKS OFTEN BUT NOT ALWAYS. SO IT I. I THINK WITH RESPECT TO THAT. THE IDEA IS JUST TO GIVE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR OFFICERS MORE TOOLS TO WORK WITH. SO THE CITATION ITSELF WOULD BE CITING THE RENTER AND NOT THE LAND OWNER. IF THEY WERE DOING IT AS A AS A CITATION, AS OPPOSED TO A NOTICE OF VIOLATION THAT WOULD GIVE RISE TO A LIEN RUNNING WITH THE LAND. YES, IT WOULD BE TO THE RENTER OR TO THE OTHER. MAYBE NOT A RENTER. MAYBE JUST AN OCCUPANT. UM OR OR WHAT HAVE YOU OK? SO THAT WOULD NOT INVOLVE THE LANDOWNER AT THAT TIME. DOING A CITATION ALONE? NO, BUT THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FROM DOING BOTH GIVING A CITATION AND GIVING COURTESY NOTICE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER DOING A CITATION AND GIVING A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. AGAIN DIFFERENT TOOLS, IN THE TOOL KIT FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO USE. MM. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ANY THOUGHTS? WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM FROM COUNCIL? REALLY JUST APPROVAL FOR THE ADDITIONAL, UM, VEHICLE TRUCK FOR THAT ADDITIONAL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M NOT UM DOING SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL WOULDN'T SUPPORT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UNTOWARD? YEAH. YES, MA'AM. NOW THE NEW OFFICER, WILL HE BUY BE BILINGUAL? WE WILL SEEK BILINGUAL AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. I MEAN, I KNOW THAT'S CRUCIAL IF WE DO, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER, HERNANDEZ SAID, LIKE I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE IT AVAILABLE IN CREOLE AND IN SPANISH. YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE. YOU GET THE CITATION.YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS WORKING AT ANYTOWN NONPROFIT, THEY WOULD COME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
IT WAS ENGLISH. UM YOU KNOW NOW NO, NO, NOBODY'S NO LONGER THERE TO TRANSLATE FOR THEM OR HELP THEM OUT. BUT WE NEED TO BE, YOU KNOW. RESIDENTS NEED TO KNOW. OK, HEY, YOU'RE A VIOLATION OF THIS. THIS IS HOW YOU NEED TO FIX IT. AND OUR CURRENT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. HE IS BILINGUAL. CORRECT YES. OK. YES, HE IS. QUESTION ARE THE LETTERS IN SPANISH ALSO IN SPANISH. I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD ASSUME SO, BUT I CAN DOUBLE CHECK. WE ARE OKAY? II. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE, BUT, UM MM. YEAH. IF THEY IF THEY IF THE COUNCIL WOULD SEE SIGNIFICANT VALUE IN IN THAT IT'S EASY TO ADD ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES. YEAH, DEFINITELY BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY IS DIVERSE AND WE'RE YOU DON'T KNOW WHOSE DOOR YOU'RE GONNA HANG IT ON IF THEY BUT BUT STILL YOU CAN HAVE THREE. THREE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES ON THERE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INCLUSIVITY.
EVERYONE AND THIS IS A HUGE TOPIC THAT IS IN THE GOVERNMENT ROLE, AND WHEN YOU'RE IN PUBLIC
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ADMINISTRATION AND CLASSES INCLUSIVITY YOU NEED TO INCLUDE EVERYONE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW SO I THINK THAT HAVING AN OPEN MIND, IT'S FIRST GREAT WORK JUST TRYING TO DO BUT ONCE YOU HAVE THE STANDARD, ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS COPY AND PASTE OR JUST HAVE A YOU KNOW? IN ADDITION TO IT, SO IT'S JUST LIKE A FOUR FOR YOU KNOW YOU YOU RE USE THE SA ME THING. JUST CHANGE THE INFORMATION, JUST A HEADS UP AND WE CAN EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY TO MAKE THIS WORK WELL. UH, I JUST PULLED UP A COUPLE BECAUSE OF A CASE THAT MY OFFICE IS WORKING WITH RIGHT NOW FOR THE VILLAGE. UM AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF IT IS STANDARD FORM LANGUAGE EASY TO HAVE TRANSLATED INTO, YOU KNOW, INTO SPANISH AND CREOLE. UM BUT THEY'RE OFTEN KIND OF BLOCK QUOTATIONS FROM THE CODE. SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA DO THIS AND YOU GOTTA DO THAT, AND SO ON. WE'LL HAVE TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF MAKING THAT WORK. EASILY UM, I THINK IT'S LIKE IF THEY HAVE TO SHOW UP TO A HEARING. ABSOLUTELY, AND THAT'S EASY. AND IF THIS IS THE VIOLATION BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW AND I'VE I'VE COME ACROSS WHERE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN MAGISTRATE HEARING. I'M LIKE, HEY, UM, JUST LETTING YOU KNOW I SAW THE REPORT AND YOUR NAME IS THERE, DO YOU ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS? AND I HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS LIKE NO, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT WE HAVE RENTERS. THEY DON'T SO I THINK HAVING COMMUNICATION WITH THE OWNER, PLUS, THE CITATION WITH THE OCCUPANT IS VERY VALUABLE BECAUSE SOMETIMES I'VE HAD RESIDENTS WHERE THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, WE CLEANED UP, BUT THE OCCUPANTS JUST KEEP ON DOING IT.AND SO I THINK JUST HAVING THAT IS ESSENTIAL. AND YOU KNOW, THE AT LEAST THE BASIC, UM IF THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT, HEY, YOU GOTTA PAY $10 OR $15. BECAUSE YOU DID THIS. AND IF YOU DON'T FIX THIS BEFORE, THEN YOU GOTTA SHOW UP TO A COURT DATE. I THINK, UM I THINK FOR MYSELF AND I'M I'M NOT TOO SURE IF THE REST OF THE COUNCIL AGREES, BUT MOVING FORWARD, I THINK STAFF UM SHOULD BE REQUIRED AND SHOULD BE FREE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOB AND THAT'S THE REASON WE PUT THESE THINGS IN PLACE AND THE LAWS AND THE AND, UM THE, UM WELL, THE LDRS AND ALL THAT CODES AND ALL THAT. I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT'S REQUIRED OF STAFF. AND SO THEY NEED TO BE DOING IT. THE TRUCK AND THE POSITION IF THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE BUDGET, AND IT'S COVERED, I THINK THAT THAT IS, UM I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE AND GOOD MOVING FORWARD. IN. THE CITATION THING SOUNDS GOOD. AND I THINK THE YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF IT SO NOW I KNOW EARLIER IN, UM EARLIER IN THE MEETING. I THINK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DI PAOLO. YOU REMEMBERED SOMETHING THAT YOU DIDN'T GET TO SPEAK ON. WE NEED A MOTION ON THAT LAST ITEM. OK, SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DE PALO IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR PEREZ ANY FURTHER. DISCUSSION. ANY PUBLIC DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOUR? YES. ASK YOU. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS. TOMORROW. PARK AT MARKET SEE YOU GUYS HERE
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TOMORROW. WE'RE ALSO IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. PROJECT GRADUATION IS HAPPENING. MAY 16TH AND WE'RE ANITA SPONSORS. SO IF YOU'RE ABLE, UM, TO DONATE, GIVE YOUR TIME. IT'S A REALLY GREAT EVENT, YOU KNOW, AS A SENIOR MOM AND COLLEEN, TOO.YOU KNOW, WE WILL BE GIVING OUR TIME AT PROJECT GRADUATION. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO SEE, UM, ABOUT THE SENIOR PARADE. I KNOW IT'S GRADUATION IS AROUND THE CORNER. MAY 16TH I KNOW WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST. MAYBE WE CAN DO IT. GET A LITTLE HEAD START THIS YEAR. OUR LITTLE PROGRA MME.
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