GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO THIS VILLAGE OF [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:11] INDIAN TOWN. REGULAR VIGIL. VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING JUNE THE 27TH, 2024. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR GIBBS THOMAS HERE. VICE MAYOR PEREZ HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEPAULO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HERNANDEZ HERE. IF EVERYONE, PLEASE, WOULD SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. ALSO NOTATE THAT THE EXITS ARE TO YOUR LEFT AND TO YOUR RIGHT. YOUR BATHROOMS ARE TO YOUR LEFT. THROUGH THAT DOOR. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK THIS EVENING, THE CARDS, THE PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS ARE BACK THERE ON THE TABLE. PLEASE INDICATE AT WHICH PORTION IN THE EVENING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, EITHER IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE VERY BEGINNING, WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT NOTHING THAT IS ON THE AGENDA. OR PLEASE INDICATE THE ITEM NUMBER THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AND PLEASE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS OUR WONDERFUL CLERK. YOU COULD HAND IT TO HER SO SHE IS ABLE TO CALL YOU UP. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. YOU'LL HEAR THE BEEP AND WE HAVE A CLOCK UP HERE YOU CAN PAY ATTENTION TO. AND WHEN YOU STEP UP TO THE MIC, PLEASE MAKE SURE IT'S ON AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, I THINK THAT'S EVERYTHING OUR INVOCATION THIS EVENING WILL BE GIVEN BY BROTHER RICK WILLIAMS. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OUR DEAR, KIND FATHER IN HEAVEN. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT WE CAN BE HERE. TONIGHT, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR, THIS FINE BUILDING AND FOR THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE. WE'RE GRATEFUL ESPECIALLY FOR THE HARD WORKING, OFFICIALS THAT, STRIVE TO HELP, INDIAN TOWN GROW THE BEST IT CAN. AND WE, ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE POLICE SERVICE. WE HAVE SHERIFF'S SERVICE TO, TO HELP MAINTAIN ORDER HERE IN THIS TOWN. AND WE ASK THAT THY SPIRIT BE WITH US TONIGHT, THAT WE MAY MOVE FORWARD AND HELP INDIAN TOWN TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND TO STRENGTHEN AND, AND DO GOOD THINGS. AND WE PRAY THAT THERE WILL BE NO CONTENTION TONIGHT AND THAT WE'LL MOVE FORWARD AND WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS WE PRAY IN JESUS NAME, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. THIS IS THE PORTION WHERE [ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS] WE HAVE ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS, OR OTHER MODIFICATION. AND I HAVE A REQUEST FOR AN ADDITION. THIS EVENING IF WE COULD ADD IT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PROCLAMATIONS TO ADD A VOTE ON OR THE DISCUSSION ON A, ON FILLING THE SEAT THAT HAS BEEN LEFT VACANT. SO WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AND MAKE A VOTE ON THAT THIS EVENING. OKAY, SO I WOULD ASK THAT WE DO IT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATION. WE'LL DO IT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS. SO IS THAT THE ONLY MODIFICATION THAT WE HAVE THIS EVENING? YES, MADAM MAYOR OKAY. SO SEEING SEEING THAT IT'S THE ONLY ONE. I KNOW PREVIOUSLY WE HAD, DECIDED TO LEAVE THE VACANT SEAT VACANT UNTIL WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE ELECTION ON AUGUST THE 20TH, AND THE PEOPLE SPOKE AS TO THEIR SELECTION FOR THAT SEAT. AND I BELIEVE IT. AFTER QUALIFICATION, WE HAVE THAT DETERMINATION THIS EVENING. SO THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT. MAYOR, YES. FOR, FOR THAT SEAT, BERNSTEIN PALMER WAS THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO QUALIFIED. AND THAT TERM, THAT SHE WILL BE DEEMED ELECTED FOR BEGINS UPON CERTIFICATION OF THE ELECTION THAT WILL GO ON IN AUGUST. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, SHE WOULD TAKE, TAKE HER SEAT IN AUGUST. BUT OF COURSE, THERE STILL REMAINS A VACANCY ON THE COUNCIL THROUGH [00:05:05] THAT TIME THAT THE COUNCIL IS COMPLETELY AT LIBERTY TO FILL. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? DOES ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE FILL THAT, VACANT SEAT ACCORDINGLY? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO FILL THE SEAT. FILL THE SEAT WITH, THE ELECT, CHRISTINE PALMER. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. WE HAVE AN EMOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON IT? ANY PUBLIC DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE I HI, CONGRATULATIONS. SO CAN WE DO THAT RIGHT NOW. SO WE CAN. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. SHE CAN BE SWORN IN RIGHT NOW. AND OKAY SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. SO WE CAN CONTINUE ON WITH THE MEETING WITH A FULL WITH A FULL COUNCIL. AND OUR CLERK WILL RIGHT HERE KIND OF RUN AROUND. NOW THIS WILL BE THIS WILL BE A FIRST FOR OUR CLERK. OUR CLERK WILL BE THE ONE THAT WILL BE ADMINISTERING THAT OATH OF OFFICE. WE WILL TAKE OUR DIRECTION FROM FROM OUR. MADAM CLERK. YEP TESTING, TESTING. AND, MISS PALMER, IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE YOUR HUSBAND HOLD THE BIBLE THERE FOR YOU. THERE YOU GO. ARE YOU GOING TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE? YOU'RE GOING TO REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME. I PALMER, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE. THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A COUNCIL MEMBER. PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A COUNCIL MEMBER ON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER. SO HELP ME GOD, WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. IT'S. YOU MAY TAKE YOUR SEAT. NOW THAT WE HAVE A FULL COUNCIL SEATED. TESTING. AND IT WORKS [2.  Martin Reads Proclamation- Children Services Council ] GREAT. OKAY, SO WE WILL MOVE ON WITH OUR MEETING. SO WE HAVE OUR PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING. THE VERY FIRST ONE IS MARTIN READS, READ, RISE AND REALIZE JUNE 2024. WHEREAS THE FIRST YEARS OF A CHILD'S LIFE WHEN THE MOST RAPID BRAIN DEVELOPMENT OCCURS, LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL FUTURE LEARNING, WHICH IS DEPENDENT ON LITERACY. AS CHILDREN MUST FIRST LEARN TO READ BEFORE THEY CAN READ. TO LEARN. AND WHEREAS STATISTICS SHOW THAT CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT READING ON GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE HAVE A GREATLY DIMINISHED CHANCE OF SUCCESS, IMPACTING NOT ONLY INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING BUT ALSO THE PROSPERITY OF THE BROADER COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS WE UNDERSTAND THE TREMENDOUS BENEFITS OF BEING A MOONSHOT COMMUNITY WHERE WE ALL TAKE A STAND FOR EARLY LITERACY TO WORK TOWARD A GOAL OF MOONSHOT GOAL OF 90% LITERACY. BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, SUSAN GIBBS THOMAS, MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL OF MARTIN COUNTY, THE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATION LISTED HEREBY DO PROCLAIM TO WORK TOGETHER AS A CHANGEMAKER NETWORK RECOGNIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL OF MARTIN COUNTY TO BECOME A MOONSHOT COMMUNITY BY FOCUSING ON THIS IMPORTANT GOAL AND THE VITAL [00:10:03] EFFORTS OF OUR MARTIN READS CAMPAIGN. AND THIS EVENING, RECEIVING THIS PROCLAMATION IS MISS KIANA KELLY WITH THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ENTERING INTO THIS PARTNERSHIP. SO, JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME QUICK INFORMATION. INDIAN TOWN IS VERY SPECIAL. WE HAVE A VERY WONDERFUL POPULATION HERE. HOWEVER, OUR CHILDREN ARE STRUGGLING LESS THAN 25% OF THE CHILDREN IN INDIAN TOWN ARE ON GRADE LEVEL BY THE THIRD GRADE. AND I LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND IF YOU LOOK WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND THIRD GRADE READING. SO OUR OUR KINDERGARTNERS THAT ARE NOT READY FOR KINDERGARTEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE OUR THIRD GRADERS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE READING ON GRADE LEVEL. AND BACK IN MAY, WE HAD A REVERSE VISIONING AND WE PARTNERED WITH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO OUR COUNTY, OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY, VERY PROGRESSIVE AND CHANGING THOSE NUMBERS AROUND. AND THEY'VE GONE FROM 38TH IN THE STATE TO SEVENTH TO FIFTH, AND THEY HAVE PARTNERED WITH US, AND THEY'RE SHARING THEIR RESOURCES, THEIR INFORMATION, THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO HELP US GET THERE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WHAT THIS PROCLAMATION SIGNIFIES IS ALL OF US GETTING ON ONE ACCORD, UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMUNITY ISSUE THAT WE ALL HAVE TO ADDRESS. WE'RE LOOKING AT CREATING A LAB SCHOOL WHERE WE WOULD PUT SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO HAVE THOSE INTERVENTIONS IN PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN THAT NEED THEM THE MOST, AND GET OUR CHILDREN ON GRADE LEVEL BY THE TIME THEY'RE IN THE THIRD GRADE. WE CAN DO THIS. WE CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT WE ALL HAVE TO PARTICIPATE. SO I'M GRATEFUL TO MY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL, DAVID HEATON, PROGRAM DIRECTOR LAURA HAAS, SUSAN GIBBS, VERNA STEIN, EVERYONE THAT'S BEEN SO KIND AND COOPERATIVE AND INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US GET THE WORD OUT AND SORT OF GET ORGANIZED AROUND THIS EFFORT. SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. AND YOU WILL SEE ME AGAIN. THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD JOIN US HERE ON THE SIDE AND WE'LL LET EVERYONE GATHER. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION. I'M TAKING THESE OUT OF ORDER HERE FOR A REASON. OUR NEXT [1.  Proclamation for Independence Day ] PROCLAMATION IS FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY. WHEREAS INDEPENDENCE DAY IS A TIME HONORED OCCASION TO COMMEMORATE THE ADOPTION OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. INDEPENDENCE. ON JULY 4TH, 1776. AND TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS A FREE AND SOVEREIGN NATION. AND WHEREAS INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLDS A SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE AS A SYMBOL OF LIBERTY, DEMOCRACY, AND THE ENDURING VALUES OF FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE UPON WHICH OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED, IT IS THE WAY WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE COURAGE, VISION AND SACRIFICE OF THE PATRIOTS WHO FOUGHT TYLER TIRELESSLY FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF 70 SELF-GOVERNANCE, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY, AND WHO ESTABLISHED A GOVERNMENT OF, BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS INDEPENDENCE DAY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS TO COME TOGETHER IN UNITY AND PATRIOTISM, TO HONOR OUR SHARED HERITAGE AND DIVERSITY, AND TO REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO UPHOLDING THE IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES ENSHRINED IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. AND WHEREAS INDEPENDENCE DAY IS A TIME FOR CELEBRATION, REFLECTION AND RENEWAL, AS WE RECOGNIZE THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE AS A NATION AND REDEDICATE OURSELVES TO THE ONGOING WORK OF BUILDING A MORE PERFECT UNION WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT AND EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW. NOW, THEREFORE, I, SUSAN GIBBS THOMAS, MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 4TH AS AN INDEPENDENCE DAY. I CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN TO OBSERVE THIS DAY WITH REVERENCE, GRATITUDE, AND CELEBRATION TO [00:15:02] REFLECT ON THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY THAT WE ENJOY AS CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND THIS EVENING WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN JONATHAN PABLO. THAT WILL BE RECEIVING, RECEIVING THIS PROCLAMATION. MISTER PABLO WORKS FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, AND HE IS ALSO A VETERAN. SO WE RECOGNIZE AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SACRIFICE THAT HAS BEEN MADE. YOU ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERATIONS OF AMERICANS THAT HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY TO ENSURE OUR FREEDOM. AND WE THANK YOU. WE GOT TO COME FORWARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. WELL, LET'S GET A PICTURE. WE APPRECIATE. [3.  Proclamation for Parks and Recreation Month ] AND OUR LAST PROCLAMATION OF THE EVENING IS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IS JULY OF 2024. WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF PARKS, GREEN SPACES, TRAILS AND RECREATIONAL AMENITIES IN ENRICHING OUR LIVES, FOSTERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS, VOLUNTEERS AND ADVOCATES WORK TIRELESSLY TO MAINTAIN IMPROVED PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, AND TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT CATER TO THE DIVERSE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF RESIDENTS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE VIBRANCY, SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY BY PRESERVING NATURAL HABITATS, PROTECTING WILDLIFE, AND PROMOTING ECO FRIENDLY PRACTICES THAT MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENHANCE THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF OUR PLANET AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTERING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, PROMOTING SOCIAL EQUITY AND BUILDING STRONG, INCLUSIVE AND CONNECTED COMMUNITIES, AND TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO EXPLORE, ENJOY AND APPRECIATE THE BENEFITS OF OUTDOOR RECREATION AND NATURE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, SUSAN GIBBS THOMAS, MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JULY AS PARKS AND REC MONTH. I CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN AND CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO ENHANCE AND PRESERVE OUR PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND RECREATIONAL AMENITIES FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND BENEFIT OF ALL. AND THIS EVENING, WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN MRS. DEBORAH RIZZO'S. IN ORDER TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU. I'LL KEEP IT SHORT BECAUSE I HAVE A PRESENTATION. DEBBIE RIZZO'S, PARKS DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION. AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PARKS AND RECREATION WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND PARKS ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF A COMMUNITY. AND THAT NOT ONLY OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, THEY OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND GETTING OUT AND GETTING IN GREEN SPACE AND CONNECTING WITH NATURE. SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ALL WE DO IN PARKS AND RECREATION. AND I HAVE A WONDERFUL STAFF WHO'S HERE TO ACCEPT THIS AWARD WITH ME. YES, I SEE THAT. SEE, THEY SHOWED UP AND THAT'S AWESOME. WE APPRECIATE WE APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF YOU AND MISS RECESS BEFORE YOU GIVE YOUR QUARTERLY DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE, WOULD YOU PLEASE. AND LET'S GET YOUR STAFF UP HERE. LET'S GET LET'S GET EVERYBODY UP HERE AND JUST HOWEVER IT WORKS, WE CAN WE CAN SCOOCH TOGETHER. WE CAN KIND OF GET EVERYBODY KIND OF SCOOCH IN. IS THAT GOING TO WORK FOR YOU? PROBABLY BETTER. YEAH. CAN YOU CAN YOU GET IT ALL? SCOOCH. SCOOCH. WANT ME? OKAY SCOOCH. WE'RE SCOOTING. GOOD YOU'RE GOOD. DO WE HAVE EVERYTHING? DO WE NEED TO SIT AND LAPSE? HOW'S MY HAIR? WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU GUYS DO AN AWESOME JOB. AT [00:20:03] LEAST NOBODY GRABBED THE GAVEL TO HIT ANYBODY. WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, DEBORAH [4.  Quarterly Departmental Update with Parks and Recreation Department ] RIZZO'S PARKS DIRECTOR. FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE A FABULOUS TEAM THAT WORKS IN THE VILLAGE PARKS. THE MAJORITY OF THE STAFF ARE ACTUALLY FROM INDIANTOWN. WE HAVE, LAURA, WHO'S BEEN WITH US THE LONGEST. I BELIEVE SHE'S JUST CELEBRATED HER ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY. SHE'S OUR ADMIN ASSISTANT. SHE DOES FULL TIME WORK IN A PART TIME POSITION. NOT ONLY DOES SHE ANSWER PHONES TRANSLATE FOR ME. BOOK FIELDS. SHE DOES OUR BILLING. SHE PAYS OUR INVOICES AND SHE LOVES TO GET OUT IN THE PARKS AND INTERACT WITH THE KIDS FOR ANY OF THE EVENTS WE HAVE. SHE'S AN ASSET TO THE DEPARTMENT, AND I'M THRILLED TO HAVE HER. AND THEN I HAVE THREE AMAZING PARK RANGERS MISS PAT, I THINK YOU'VE BEEN WITH US THE LONGEST, SORT OF JOSIE. MISS PAT GREW UP OUT HERE IN THE VILLAGE, AND SHE SPENT 30 YEARS, ALMOST 30 YEARS AS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER. SO SHE'S ALWAYS GIVEN BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND ENJOYS BEING OUT HERE AND INTERACTING WITH THE PEOPLE. YOU'LL OFTEN SEE HER IN THE PARKS, USUALLY ASKING PEOPLE TO HELP HER PULL TRASH OR PICK UP, MISS MISS JOSIE ALSO IS A NATIVE OF INDIAN TOWN WITH TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. SHE'S RAISING. SHE WORKS FULL TIME. BESIDES WORKING PART TIME FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, SHE'S ALSO ON OUR FACT FINDING COMMITTEE. AND, SHE'S ALWAYS GOT HER HEART IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES OUT HERE. MR. TIM IS OUR NEWEST ADDITION, AND HE ALSO SERVED PLENTY OF YEARS IN MARTIN COUNTY WORKING FOR THE COUNTY, CAME TO WORK, CAME OUT HERE ASKING US FOR A POSITION, AND HE'S BEEN AN ASSET TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. MAKE CLEANING THINGS UP, MAKING THEM LOOK PRETTY AND, KEEPING US STRAIGHT, HELPING ME UNCLOG TOILETS. AND HE ALSO HAS A LOVELY WIFE WHO IS A TEACHER AT WARFIELD AND A GRANDDAUGHTER WHO WAS MAKING QUITE A SPLASH AT OUR LAST WATER DAY EVENT. SO WE ENJOY HAVING THEM ALL OUT HERE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BRIAN IS OUR FULL TIME PARKS AND FACILITIES SUPERVISOR. HE IS A JACK OF ALL TRADES, AND EXTRAORDINARY AT WHAT HE DOES. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE AC IN THIS CHAMBER. RECENTLY HE HE MANAGES ALL OF THE PARK RANGERS AND THEIR DUTIES SO THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN OUR PARKS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. HE ALSO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE CONTRACTORS AND THE WORK THEY DO FOR MAKING SURE THE CLEANING PEOPLE ARE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, KEEPING OUR FACILITIES NICE. HE'S WORKING ON FIELD RENOVATIONS. I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE YOU CHANGING PAGES. YOU TOLD ME IT WASN'T GOING TO BE UP IN MY MIND. WENT ELSEWHERE. IT'LL CATCH UP. OKAY. THERE WE GO. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT MISS SUSAN GIBBS. THOMAS IS THERE. AND SHE WENT DOWN THE SLIDE TO CHECK US OUT. AND THEN THERE'S CARMINE AT OUR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION. WE ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE THAT, AND THEN MISS HERNANDEZ AT OUR MASTER PLANNING EVENT. I'M SORRY. ANGELINA, I LOOKED FOR A PICTURE WITH YOU. I DID NOT HAVE ONE, BUT THERE'S MY STAFF. HARD AT WORK. THEY'RE FABULOUS. THE ONE PICTURE WITH KATINA IN IT. SHE USED TO BE WITH PARKS, AND SHE'S MOVED OVER TO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND SHE'S MOVED ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS. BUT SHE'S ALWAYS A PARKS GIRL AT HEART. NEXT PAGE PLEASE, AND THIS IS BRIAN BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE CONTRACTORS, PARK RANGERS AND ALL PROJECTS IN OUR PARKS, IN THE FIRST PICTURE, HE'S WORKING WITH A CONTRACTOR TO GET ANT BAIT OUT SO THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T GET BIT UP DURING AN EVENT WE HAD AT OUR PARKS. AND ANOTHER ONE, HE'S PULLING ROOTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PLAYGROUNDS ARE RAKED AND WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, AND THEN INSTALLING NEW NETS FOR THE SOCCER GAMES NEXT PAGE. HE'S ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PROJECTS THAT WE'RE PUSHING TO GET GOING. WE'VE HAD A LITTLE DELAY WITH PERMITS, BUT I THINK WE'RE FINALLY CAUGHT UP THE STAIRCASE AREA THAT'S BEING RENOVATED IN THE BACK AT BIG MOUNT PARK, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT THE CAIN CENTER IS USING FOR THEIR SENIOR PROGRAM. RIGHT NOW. AND WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE INTERESTED IN USING IT FOR SOME OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS. SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE DECK IS GOING TO BE REPLACED AROUND THE OUTSIDE RESTROOM CONCESSION AREA AT THE FRONT OF BIG MOUND THAT IS SUPPOSED TO START BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH, AND THEN FIELD RENOVATIONS. IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT TO BIG MOUND, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY'RE TREATING THE WEEDS THAT IT'S IN THE CLAY AND THEY'RE BRINGING BACK YOUR YOUR BASEBALL FIELDS. AND WE'RE LOOKING TO MODIFY FIELD A AND MAKE IT A MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD. SO WE HAVE MORE FIELDS FOR THE SOCCER PLAY THAT GOES ON, THE SKATE PARK YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN, IT'S BEEN CLEARED. WE JUST GOT OUR PERMIT BACK, MARTIN COUNTY WAS TOUGH ON MAKING SURE WE WERE MEETING ALL THEIR REQUIREMENTS. AND IT WAS A LEARNING CURVE FOR ME, BUT WE JUST GOT THAT APPROVED. SO NOW WE'RE WAITING ON A DATE FOR THE EQUIPMENT TO BE SHIPPED, WE ALSO [00:25:05] PARTNERED WITH MARTIN COUNTY FIRE RESCUE, THANKS TO TARYN AND HER CONTACTS TO BRING AED UNITS TO ALL OF OUR PARKS. THEY'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLED ON THE OUTSIDE IN A IN A CASE IF THEY IF THEY NEED TO OPEN THEM, IF SOMEBODY HAS AN EMERGENCY TO PARK, THEY CALL 911. THEY'LL GIVE THEM A CODE TO GET IN. SO THE EQUIPMENT DOESN'T GET STOLEN. I DID ASK THEM TO UPGRADE THE EQUIPMENT SO THAT IT IS BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, SO THEY CAN CHOOSE WHICH WHICH LANGUAGE THEY WOULD LIKE. SO IT'S GOOD USEFUL FOR EVERYBODY. AND THEN TREE PRUNING. WE'VE GOT, THAT SCHEDULE COMING UP IN ALL OUR PARKS TO GET OUR TREES READY FOR HURRICANE SEASON. NEXT SLIDE, THINGS WE WORKED ON THIS YEAR. THE BORN LEARNING TRAIL WITH. THANK YOU. UNITED WAY, AND BRIAN WORKED WITH A CONTRACTOR TO GET THE PICKLEBALL COURT LINES REPAINTED AT POST FAMILY PARK. SO WE NOW HAVE THAT AVAILABLE, WE HAD SOME EXOTIC TREES REMOVED AT BOOKER PARK IN THE FIELD NEXT TO US. WE'VE GOT SOME MORE WORK TO DO IN THERE. THERE WAS A LOT MORE TREES IN THERE THAT WE THOUGHT THAN WE THOUGHT, AND A LOT MORE EXOTICS THAN WE THOUGHT. SO WE'VE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL WORK TO DO IN THERE, WE HAD OUR SPRING BREAK POP UP ACTIVITIES WHERE WE DID THREE DIFFERENT EVENTS IN OUR PARKS SO THAT WE WERE IN EVERY COMMUNITY. SO THE KIDS THAT COULDN'T COME TO US, WE CAME TO THEM SO THAT THEY COULD COME OUT AND PARTAKE IN OUR ACTIVITIES. WE DID BUBBLES AND CHALK AND JUMP ROPE AND BASEBALL OR BASKETBALL AND ALL KINDS. WHATEVER THE KIDS WANTED TO DO. I THINK WE EVEN MADE, PINE CONES WITH PEANUT BUTTER AND BIRD SEEDS SO THEY COULD HANG OUT FEEDERS AND HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THAT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AND WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE WORKED WITH, I TOWN, MY TOWN ON THE ELMA WATERS CLEANUP, JAZZ IN THE PARKS, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE HEART HEALTH MONTH, MOSQUITO CONTROL HAD A FABULOUS TURNOUT FOR THE TIRE DRIVE THIS YEAR TO KEEP THE TIRES OUT SO WE DON'T HAVE MOSQUITOES BREEDING IN THEM, MARTIN COUNTY PAL HAS BEEN IN OUR PARKS. THEY ARE NOT HERE DURING THE SUMMER. THEY DON'T. THEY? THEY'LL COME BACK WHEN SCHOOL COMES BACK, INDIAN TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE'VE WORKED FOR THEM ON THEIR EVENT. UPCOMING STARS AND STRIPES. CAN'T FORGET, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THEY DID A CPR CLASS AT BOOKER PARK AND THEN HEALTHY START. WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM RECENTLY. THEY'RE BRINGING OUT A MOM MOBILE TO OFFER PRENATAL CARE TO UNINSURED MOTHERS IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. SO WE HAVE MORE HEALTHY BABIES, AND DAILY TASKS. THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT MY STAFF SPENDS MORE THAN TWO HOURS A DAY PICKING UP TRASH, FIXING THINGS THAT ARE BROKEN, AND CLEANING UP GRAFFITI. WE NEED A WAY TO TAKE PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY. MY STAFF BUST THEIR BUTTS TO CLEAN UP, AND THEY COULD BE DOING SO MUCH MORE TO IMPROVE OUR PARKS. IF EVERYBODY WOULD DO THEIR PART TO HELP KEEP IT CLEAN. WE HAVE A FAMILY FUN DAY EVENT COMING UP. IT'S THIS COMING. NO, NOT THIS SATURDAY FOLLOWING SATURDAY THE SIXTH. WE'LL BE THERE FROM TEN UNTIL TWO. WE'LL HAVE A WATER SLIDE, A DUNK TANK. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS. WE GOT FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS PICK A DAY. I KNOW YOU'LL BE ON THE SLIDE. DON'T. I THOUGHT THE DUNK TANK WOULD BE FUN, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE JOUSTING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BUBBLE PIT FOR THE LITTLER KIDS. WE HAVE TREASURE COAST WILDLIFE COMING OUT. WE'RE DOING FAIRY HAIR GLITTER TATTOOS. KONA ICE WILL BE THERE. CHEF GREEDY HAS AGREED TO GRILL FOR US. HE'S GOING TO GRILL THE HOT DOGS, THE FOOD STOP DONATED MONEY TO HELP US WITH OUR EVENT. TO MAKE IT MORE MORE FUN, WE HAVE, A GAMING BUS COMING OUT. DID I MISS ANYTHING? WE'RE WORKING WITH HIPPIE FROM THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL AS WELL, JUST. IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN EVENT. COME ON OUT. LAST YEAR WE HAD A GREAT TIME. WE HAD A FABULOUS TURNOUT AND WE HOPE TO DO IT AGAIN. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE STARS AND STRIPES, WHICH I DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET ABOUT AT TIME OR POWERS PARK THIS COMING SATURDAY FROM 5 TO 10, 3 TO 10. I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO OPEN AT THREE. OKAY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SWAMP FEST GOING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IN BOOKER PARK. SO MY STAFF WILL BE OUT WORKING THAT EVENT AS WELL AS THE WEEKEND. WHEN YOU HAVE BUSY WEEKEND, WE HAVE WATER DAY. OH THANK YOU. AND OH YES. AND OH YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO DO WATER DAY TOMORROW AS WELL. SO BIG MOUNT PARK TEN TO NOON. COME ON OUT. WE'RE MAKING SNOW CONES BECAUSE WE FOUND THAT THE VILLAGE HAD A SNOW CONE MACHINE. SO WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT TO MAKE IT WORK. SO SO WE HAVE A WATER SLIDE, SNOW CONES, YOU KNOW. YEAH COME ON OUT. SHOULD BE FUN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK AND THERE'S A PICTURE FROM LAST WEEKEND. WE HAD SO MANY KIDS THEY WERE HAVING SO MUCH FUN. IT'S PARKS AND RECREATION IS FUN. THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT MY JOB IS I GET TO WORK WITH ALL THE KIDS. I, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE HERE, BUT THE KIDS ARE. WHY? THEY MAKE IT FUN. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? YES. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE CAMERAS AND THE SECURITY SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE, [00:30:02] APPROVED IS GOING TO HELP IN ANY OF THAT? YES BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE MORE MONITORING RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY CAMERAS ARE HERE. SO WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE CAMERAS IN THE PARKS, WE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE CAMERAS. AND THEY CAN THEY CAN BE SET UP TO SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS FOR WHEN THERE'S MOVEMENT AFTER HOURS ACTIVITY, WHEN THEY SEE ACTIVITY THAT YOU KNOW ISN'T SOMETHING THEY WANT TO SEE IN A PARK, THEY'LL NOTIFY US. AND THOSE CAMERAS ALSO, MAYOR, ARE GOING TO BE TIED INTO THE SHERIFF'S, CRIME. WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT, LIVE CRIME OR REAL TIME CRIME SCENE, SO THEY WILL HAVE SOMEBODY 24 HOURS A DAY MONITORING THOSE FEEDS. YAY GOOD. THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD THING . DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YES, MA'AM, I DO, DO WE KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE, BUT THERE WERE SOME BROKEN GOALS OUT THERE, BIG MOUNTAIN, WHICH E I JUST. OKAY THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE I DON'T WANT KIDS HANGING IN. ABSOLUTELY NOT. YEAH YOU ALREADY YOU ALREADY KNOW. AND YEAH, WE CAN GET THAT OUT REAL QUICK. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. YES, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. I JUST WANTED TO ASK WHEN SHOULD WE EXPECT THE CAMERAS TO? THEY ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 8TH TO BE INSTALLED. OH, SO THAT'S LIKE COMING UP BECAUSE I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PROBABLY A FEW MONTHS AGO. YEP. WE DID, DEBBIE EXPLAINED TO HIM. WHAT'S THE DELAY? WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH, ELECTRICAL WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE GENTLEMAN WE USED FOR OUR ELECTRICAL SERVICE HERE PASSED AWAY. SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ESTABLISH A CONTRACT WITH A NEW ELECTRICAL COMPANY, AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANYBODY OUT HERE. THE COMPANY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO COME, TOLD US THEY HAD THEY WERE TOO BUSY. THEY COULDN'T DO OUR PROJECT. SO THEN WE STARTED WITH, I DON'T WANT TO NAME THE COMPANIES WE STARTED WITH ANOTHER COMPANY AND THEY SAID, WE CAN'T GET TO YOU UNTIL AUGUST. SO ARE ANY OF THESE LOCAL INDIAN TOWN COMPANIES? THE GENTLEMAN WHO PASSED WAS OKAY, ANY OF THE OTHER ONES, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT AT LEAST I KNOW A COUPLE MORE, NO. OKAY. I'D BE HAPPY TO GET NAMES AND REFERENCES, I KNOW PAT STARTED WORKING WITH A FEW. YEAH, AND GOOD COUPLE. OKAY, OKAY, GOOD. GOOD FINDING PEOPLE WHO ARE LICENSED AND INSURED AND CAPABLE OF THE WORK IS. CAN BE TOUGH SOMETIMES. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. NO. THAT'S IT. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER. IT'S GOT A NICE RING TO IT. GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT. I KNOW YOU HAVE THE SPANISH AND ENGLISH, DIRECTIONS FOR THE AED, BUT DO ARE WE GOING TO INVEST IN CREOLE? I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK IN TO SEE IF THAT'S AVAILABLE ON THE ON THE SYSTEMS THEMSELVES. I KNOW ADDING THE SPANISH WAS SOMETHING NEW THAT THEY HAD DONE, BUT I CAN CHECK INTO IT TO SEE. NOW WHEN YOU SAY ADDING THAT IT IT ACTUALLY SPEAKS TO YOU AND WALKS YOU THROUGH THE ACTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO BE TAKING. YES. SO YOU CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN SPANISH OR ENGLISH. WHEN YOU HAVE TO UTILIZE THAT EQUIPMENT. OKAY. AND I CAN CHECK TO SEE IF THAT'S JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A BIG POPULATION AS WELL WITH CREOLE SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS . SO WE JUST DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANYBODY OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND ARE YOU COOL WITH THAT? COMFORTABLE I'M GOOD. OKAY AND I HAVE TO SAY, I LOOK OVER HERE AT THIS, THIS CREW THAT YOU HAVE AND I'M, I'M ENCOURAGED AND I'M THANKFUL. I KNOW THAT, MISS PAT. I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HER. I KNOW HER I'VE WORKED WITH, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK MANY YEARS WITH WITH JOSE AT THE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND MISTER TIM , HE WAS WEREN'T YOU DIDN'T WEREN'T YOU THE CHAIR ON THE NAC COMMITTEE ON THE NAC? YEAH YEAH. BUT YEAH, BEFORE THE VILLAGE INCORPORATED AND KIND OF TOOK OVER FROM YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE DURING THAT TIME. AND, AND I APPRECIATE THE, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I COULDN'T DO WHAT I DO WITHOUT THESE GUYS. THEY'RE FABULOUS I UNDERSTAND THAT. THANKS GUYS. OKAY, MOVING ON TO [PUBLIC COMMENT (3 MINUTES EACH)] PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE MR. JAMES SNEDECKER. JIM, I'M SORRY. JIM. JIM, WELCOME. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT WE HAD A WE HAD A MISCOMMUNICATION. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING, BECAUSE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY IS IMPORTANT. IT'S ALL YOURS. THANK YOU. SO I REPRESENT A GROUP ON. CAN YOU TURN YOUR MIC ON, SIR? OH, HERE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. THANK YOU. SPEAK LOUDLY. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. SO I REPRESENT A GROUP CALLED MARTIN COUNTY FOREVER, WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF ON AN INITIATIVE TO PUT ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. A CAUSE THAT WILL BASICALLY PRESERVE 45,000 ACRES IN MARTIN COUNTY, THE REASON FOR DOING THIS IS TO PROTECT OUR [00:35:06] QUALITY OF LIFE IN MARTIN COUNTY . AND ALSO THE WATER, THERE ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THAT THIS WILL HAVE ON THE C-44 RESERVOIR. AND OUR FEELING IS THAT ONCE THE LAND IS GONE, IT'LL BE GONE FOREVER. SO WE REALLY NEED TO ACT NOW. THERE ARE FOUR CRITICAL AREAS IN WHICH THIS IS INVOLVED IN WHAT I MIGHT DO. IF I MAY STEP AWAY FROM THE MIC. OKAY. OH, THERE YOU GO. OKAY. HANDHELD. THERE YOU GO. GOT TO BE RECORDED. OH, LOOK, WE BROUGHT VISUAL PLAYED. HEY. SO IN ANY CASE, THERE ARE FOUR CRITICAL AREAS. ONE OF THE FIRST OF THE BLUEWAYS AREA, WHICH WAS 400 ACRES. PARDON ME. THERE ARE BEACH ACCESS AND BOAT ACCESS AREAS, SO THAT'S 400 ACRES. THE NEXT IS THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON WATERSHED, WHICH IS PRIMARILY THE C-44 RESERVOIR. AND WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS DOUBLE MORE THAN DOUBLE THE CAPACITY OF THE C-44 RESERVOIR. SO IT PURCHASED THIS AREA, THIS AREA AND THIS AREA. NOT ALL OF THIS IS USED FOR THE C-44 RESERVOIR, MOST OF YOU, I WOULD THINK, KNOW WHAT THE C-44 RESERVOIR DOES, BUT JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T, IT BASICALLY CLEANSES THE WATER COMING FROM OKEECHOBEE. AND IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR WATERWAYS AND THE HEALTH OF OUR ECOSYSTEM. THE NEXT AREA IS PALMER. THIS IS A SERIES OF QUARTER ACRE AND VERY SMALL LOTS THAT WERE PURCHASED BACK IN THE 20S AND 30S AND SOLD TO PEOPLE, SIGHT UNSEEN. IT'S MOSTLY WETLANDS AREAS, BUT WHAT'S HAPPENED IS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BUILD ON IT AND THERE'S NO WAY TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ONE PROPERTY AND ANOTHER. FOLKS WILL BUY A QUARTER ACRE LOT. THEY'LL GO ON WITH THEIR ATV, AND THEY'RE NOT ONLY DIGGING THE PLACE UP, BUT THEY'RE SHOOTING THE PLACE UP. AND SO QUITE A FEW OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA WILL FIND BULLET HOLES IN THEIR HOMES. SO IT'S BECOME A FREE FIRE ZONE. SO ONE OF THE GOALS IS TO ACQUIRE PALMER. THIS WILL ALSO CREATE A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR IN THIS ENTIRE AREA. AND IT WILL BE A RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNTY. THE NEXT AREA IS THE HEADWATERS FOR THE LOXAHATCHEE AND THE SAINT LUCIE RIVERS. WHICH ARE THESE AREAS IN PALE YELLOW. THAT'S ROUGHLY 9800 ACRES. SO THIS IS 8500, 9800, AND THIS CREATES A CORRIDOR, A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR, AND RECREATIONAL AREA ALL THE WAY FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY UP TO THE CITY OF STUART BORDER. SO AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING 45,000 PLUS ACRES IN NEW OPEN SPACE. THAT WOULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FOR RECREATION AND OTHER PURPOSES. NOW, ANOTHER PART OF THIS ACTUALLY, I'LL GO BACK TO THE THANK YOU. AND IN ADDITION TO SAVING THIS LAND, IT'LL CREATE ROUGHLY 1300 JOBS. IT'LL HAVE A NET ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF $381,000. THAT IS THE COST TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTIES IS ROUGHLY $40,000. BUT THE TAXES THAT WILL BE LOST ARE $95,000. BUT THE REVENUE FROM TOURISM, ACCORDING TO A GROUP CALLED THE BALMORAL GROUP, IS $516,000. SO THE NET ECONOMIC BENEFIT IS $381,000, WHICH IS VERY SIGNIFICANT. SO THE QUESTION IS HOW DO WE FUND THIS? THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A ONE HALF CENT SALES TAX THAT DOES NOT APPLY TO GROCERIES, PHARMACEUTICALS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND ROUGHLY 37.5% WOULD BE PAID BY NONRESIDENTS AGAIN, 37.5. SO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT WOULD BE PAID BY NON RESIDENTS OVER THE TEN YEAR PERIOD OF THIS, IT WILL CREATE $180 MILLION IN MONEY TO BUY THIS LAND. IN ADDITION, WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO GET MATCHING FUNDS WHICH WILL CREATE ROUGHLY $360 MILLION. WE CAN BOND FOR THE $180 MILLION ON DAY ONE, WHICH EQUATES TO ROUGHLY $140 MILLION. SO YOU CAN BUY THE LAND IN PRESENT VALUE. THE ANOTHER ELEMENT OF THIS IS THAT IT WILL INCLUDE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF FARMS IN MARTIN COUNTY AND THE FARMERS WHO WANT TO PASS ON THEIR FARMS TO THE NEXT GENERATION ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE. AS YOU PROBABLY IF YOU GET THE ONE MARTIN BULLETINS, YOU'LL READ ABOUT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. BUT BASICALLY WHAT THEY DO IS THEY ENABLE THE [00:40:05] COUNTY TO BUY THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO A PIECE OF PROPERTY. NOW OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, AND IT LITERALLY TOOK US A YEAR AND A HALF TO DO THIS. WE BUILT IN GUARDRAILS, SO THE MONEY WOULD BE SPENT AS INTENDED. THE FIRST GUARDRAIL IS A NINE MEMBER CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE. NOW ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS DIDN'T WANT THAT ALMOST KILLED THE DEAL. BUT WE WENT TO THE CARPET ON IT AND WE GOT THE NINE MEMBER CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE NEXT WAS AN ANNUAL AUDIT, WHICH WE FELT WAS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO BE SURE. AGAIN, THE MONEY IS USED AS INTENDED, AND THE NEXT IS THAT IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE FOUR AREAS THAT WE'VE DESIGNATED. AGAIN ONE INDIVIDUAL WANTED TO BE ABLE TO PICK AND CHOOSE THE LAND THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL FELT SHOULD BE BOUGHT. AND WE SAID NO DEAL. AND SO MY MYSELF AND MY PARTNER IN THIS MERRITT MATHESON, WHO SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, MERRITT AND I SAID, LOOK, IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUSH FOR THIS STUFF, WE'RE BACKING OUT OF THE DEAL. AND THAT LITERALLY, DIDN'T COME TO A HEAD UNTIL A MONTH AGO WHEN WE FINALLY GOT UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. SO, AGAIN, THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO PROTECT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN MARTIN COUNTY, THERE IS ENORMOUS PRESSURE ON DEVELOPMENT. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE PROPERTY VALUES FOR EACH OF US, BECAUSE KEEPING MARTIN COUNTY AS PRISTINE AS POSSIBLE WILL ENABLE US TO POSITION IT AS A UNIQUE PLACE IN FLORIDA. AND BY SOME ESTIMATES, IT WILL INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES BY 22. THAT IS, BY HAVING THAT OPEN SPACE, THOSE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. SO THAT'S IT, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. OKAY. NOW, I MAY HAVE MISSED IT. NOW, WAS THERE AN ESTIMATE AS TO THERE WAS 30 SOMETHING PERCENT THAT'S GOING TO BE PAID BY NONRESIDENTS? YES. SO HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST A RESIDENT YEARLY? THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE TAXED ON THEIR GROCERIES OR THEIR PHARMACIES. BUT DO THEY ESTIMATE HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST US EXTRA EACH YEAR? $5.88 A MONTH? OKAY IS WHAT IT WOULD COST. YEAH. SO ROUGHLY TWO CUPS OF FANCY, REALLY FANCY COFFEE. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WHOLE NOTHER ELEMENT THAT I DON'T WANT TO BURDEN YOU WITH US, BUT THE COST OF WATER DOWN SOUTH HERE IS ROUGHLY TWICE WHAT IT IS HERE. AND ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE INTRUSIONS INTO THE BY THE SALT WATER INTO THEIR AQUIFERS AND A LARGE PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE RETENTION PONDS IN MARTIN COUNTY. WE HAVE THE OPEN SPACE, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE RETENTION PONDS. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT'S NOT JUST THE WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. IT'S NOT JUST THE WATER FOR US. IT'S NOT JUST THE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, BUT IT'S ALSO OUR COST OF WATER, IF YOU DO A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY, THEIR WATER LITERALLY COSTS TWICE AS MUCH. SO IT HELPS OUR AQUIFERS. IT DEFINITELY HELPS THE AQUIFERS, BUT THERE THERE ARE SO MANY. WE HAVEN'T GONE DOWN THAT TOO DEEPLY BECAUSE WE'RE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN THEY ARE. AND THEY'RE DIFFERENT VARIABLES IN THE EQUATION. BUT ROUGHLY BOTTOM LINE IS, BOTTOM LINE IS, THE COST OF WATER SOUTH OF HERE IS TWICE WHAT IT IS HERE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DO THIS REVERSE OSMOSIS PROCESS. OKAY. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE ON THE ON THE BALLOT. YES. IT'LL BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER. WHAT. WELL NOVEMBER 5TH, NOVEMBER THE 5TH OKAY. NOVEMBER 5TH BALLOT. AND ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE. SO THIS LAND THAT YOU HAVE HIGHLIGHTED HERE. YES. THESE PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY AGREED TO THIS IS A DONE DEAL AS FAR AS THESE ARE THE PIECES THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE FOR THIS SPECIFIC PURPOSE. GREAT QUESTION. IT WILL ONLY BE PURCHASED FROM WILLING SELLERS. OKAY SO YOU KNOW, IF A FARM, IF A SUSIE OR JOHNNY HAVE A FARM AND THEY WANT TO SELL IT, WE WILL WORK ON THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS YOU BASICALLY PAY $0.50 ON THE DOLLAR BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT BUYING THE LAND PER SE. YOU'RE BUYING THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. AND SO THE FARMER CAN ACTUALLY PUT THAT MONEY IN THE BANK. IF THEY PUT IT IN A GOOD VALUE FUND OR SOMETHING AND 7 OR 8 YEARS, THEY WILL DOUBLE THAT WHICH THEY'RE RECEIVING. SO THEY'LL END UP WHEN THE BETTER END OF THE DEAL. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE FARMING COMMUNITY OKAY. OH THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE, COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. YES, THANK YOU. I HAD A QUESTION. SO ONCE THE GROUP, LET'S JUST SAY, AS, MAYOR THOMAS SAID ONCE THE [00:45:04] GROUP HAS A WILLING SELLER, THE GROUP WILL PURCHASE THAT. SO IT WILL BE THE MARTIN FOREVER THAT OWNS LAND. YEAH GREAT QUESTION. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS, LET'S SAY THAT A FARMER WANTS TO SELL HER FARM. IT WILL THEN GO TO THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY, WITH JOHN MAYLE, WHOM SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW. AND WE'VE BEEN CONNECTED AT THE HIP WITH JOHN AND HIS TEAM IN ANY CASE. SO IT WOULD GO TO THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THEY WOULD THEN RECOMMEND IT TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE TITLE AND THE PROPERTY WOULD BE IN MARTIN COUNTY'S NAME. ONE REASON FOR DOING THAT IS BECAUSE OF THESE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. THERE ARE LOOPHOLES IN THEM. IF THE COUNTY DOESN'T OWN THE LAND. SO WE'VE INSERTED IN THE REFERENDUM AND WORDING TO TERMS IRREVOCABLE AND BASICALLY NON-CANCELLABLE. SO BASICALLY VERY FIRM, LEGALLY BINDING VERBIAGE, WHICH IS WHY IT TOOK A YEAR AND A HALF TO PULL IT TOGETHER. SO IT WOULD HAVE LIKE A DEED RESTRICTION THAT LET'S JUST SAY MARTIN COUNTY OWNS IT. IT CAN FOR THE NEXT 60, 70, 80 YEARS OR FOREVER, THAT LAND HAS TO BE FOR RECREATIONAL OR FOR WATER PURPOSES. IT CAN'T BE SOLD TO JOHN DOE THAT WANTS TO DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE. THAT WOULD DEPEND UPON THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, BECAUSE IN THEORY, IF YOU WERE TO GET A NEW BUNCH OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WHO WANT TO SELL OFF THE LAND, FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS EMBEDDED IN LAW. SO THEY WOULD BE THEY BASICALLY THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT, BUT INEVITABLY SOMEBODY'S GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT. SO THERE WOULD BE A VERY STRONG CASE FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO SUE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. AND THEN IT GETS STICKY. SO THAT'S THE REASON IT'S TAKEN SO LONG WITH THE LANGUAGE, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN . THAT'S WHY I SPENT A YEAR AND A HALF ON THE LANGUAGE, BECAUSE IT WAS, IN TRUTH, THERE WERE ONE INDIVIDUAL IN PARTICULAR DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE UP ANY POWER, AND HE, YEAH, IT GOT PRETTY IT GOT VERY TESTY AS SOME PEOPLE DO. YOU HAVE LIKE A WEBSITE THAT YOU KNOW, WE CAN RESEARCH AND LOOK ALL THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE I'M LIKE ONE OF THOSE THAT LIKES TO READ AND KNOW FOR MYSELF BEFORE I TAKE A. YEAH. AND START ADVOCATING FOR SOMETHING THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT. YES. AND I AND ONE OF US IS DELIGHTED TO COME BACK SO MERIT OR MYSELF, OR STACY RANIERI, WHO YOU MAY KNOW IN ANY CASE, IT'S CALLED MARTIN COUNTY FOREVER IS THE WEBSITE. WE'VE GOT PAMPHLETS HERE. YEAH, THERE THERE ARE SOME PAMPHLETS IN THE BACK THAT YOU YOU HAD PROVIDED ME BEFORE. SO I, YOU KNOW, KIND OF PASSED THEM ON. SO. YEAH. YEAH. AND I HAVE ONE. THANK YOU. AND WE'VE JUST RAISED SOME MONEY TO DO SOME ADVERTISING, WELL, NOW THAT WHAT IS THE WEBSITE THERE IS A WEBSITE MARTIN COUNTY FOREVER. IF YOU SEARCH IN YOUR SEARCH ENGINE, JUST TYPE IN MARTIN COUNTY FOREVER. SO IT'S MARTIN COUNTY FOREVER.COM. YES. OKAY. YES AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL IT'S MARTIN COUNTY FOREVER AT GMAIL. AT GMAIL. OKAY. GOOD. AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL RIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT DO A TOTALLY UNRELATED SIDEBAR. I GREATLY COMMEND YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE CHILDREN. I USED TO BE A VOLUNTEER FOR THE HEAD START PROGRAM, AND ACTUALLY, WHAT GOT ME INVOLVED IN WHAT I'M DOING NOW IS I FOUND OUT THAT THE LOCAL TOWN WHERE WE LIVE WAS CUTTING THEIR HEAD START PROGRAM, BUT THEY WANTED TO BUILD A NEW HIGHWAY, AND I, I WAS I WENT BALLISTIC AND I LITERALLY SPENT 40 YEARS FIGHTING THAT HIGHWAY AND WE GOT THE HEAD START PROGRAM REINSTATED. SO BUT IN ANY CASE, I, I AM SUCH A FIRM BELIEVER IN HEAD START BECAUSE THESE KIDS REALLY NEED THAT. IT'S JUST CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. SO BUT IN ANY CASE, THANK YOU. SORRY TO DIVERGE, BUT WELL YOU'RE STILL ADVOCATING FOR THOSE NEXT GENERATIONS THAT COME AFTER US. YEAH. YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL IS TO LEAVE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, RIGHT? YEAH. YES. AND A LOT OF KIDS, NEED A HELPING HAND AND ESPECIALLY ENTERING KINDERGARTEN, I MEAN, WE HAD SITUATIONS WHERE IF WE WOULD SAY JOHNNY OR SUSIE, PLEASE STAND BEHIND SOMEBODY ELSE. WELL, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT. SO THEN THE TEACHER WOULD SAY, WELL, YOU'RE BEING DISRESPECTFUL, RIGHT? RIGHT AND SO JUST THE BASIC, YOU KNOW, CORE, SKILLS THEY LEARN THROUGH THE HEAD START PROGRAM IN THE PROGRAM THAT YOU FOLKS ARE DOING ARE JUST, JUST WONDERFUL. SO THANK YOU. WELL THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR PRESENTATION. IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR [00:50:04] BRINGING VISUAL AIDS I LOVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE? YES, MA'AM. MISS MELODY BAUM. HELLO GOOD EVENING. WELCOME, I WORK FOR THE MARION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A TRANSPORTATION OPERATOR. MELODY BOND. AND I WAS LOOKING. I WAS LISTENING TO THE LADY WITH THE CSC SAYING ABOUT THE STRUGGLING KIDS. I SEE THIS DAILY. DAILY. AND I KNOW THE BUS DEPOT IS ABOUT TO OPEN UP OUT HERE. OH, IS IT REALLY? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. AND THERE ARE PROGRAMS THAT'S ALREADY SET UP IN PLACE OVER AT STEWART HOPE SOUND, PORT SALERNO. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE KIDS THAT PARENTS DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION IF THEY OFFER THE AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING. SO MOST OF OUR KIDS WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. IF THE PARENTS CAN'T COME WHEN THEY PROVIDE SOLELY ON THE TRANSPORTATION TO GET THEM HOME. SO JUST AN OPEN MINDED COULD WE TALK TO TRANSPORTATION ABOUT PUTTING THE BUS OUT HERE TO TAKE THE KIDS HOME? THAT'S GOING TO THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS BECAUSE I WORK THERE, I SEE IT ALL. TRUST ME. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BUS COME OUT HERE. SO COULD THAT BE A SUGGESTION? JUST, YOU KNOW, GETTING SOME TRANSPORTATION AND GET THESE KIDS HOME? BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T GET THE TRANSPORTATION, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO STAY AFTER SCHOOL? THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. I WILL GET WITH YOU AFTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT IS IT. OKAY WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON. COMMENTS BY OUR [COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS] VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ. HELLO. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE THAT'S IN, THE AUDIENCE, EVERYONE THAT'S VIEWING THIS IN THE FUTURE, THROUGH VIDEO, I WANTED TO FIRST THANK THE STAFF FOR, YOU KNOW, DOING WHAT THEY, THEY, THEY DO EVERY DAY IN REGARDS OF ASSISTING OUR RESIDENTS WITH THEIR NEEDS, A FEW THINGS I HAVE HAD RESIDENTS, CONCERNED ABOUT, SPEEDING. AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD THESE TALKS BEFORE ABOUT HAVING WE DID HAVE A STUDY IN REGARDS OF SPEED BUMPS, AND I KNOW THAT DIDN'T END ANYWHERE, BUT WANTED TO BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN ROADS WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. AND I ALSO TALKED TO COLLEEN BEFORE THIS MEETING IN REGARDS OF LIKE FARMS, ROAD PEOPLE GOING DOWN 60 MILES AN HOUR. AND I HAD THAT HAPPEN ALMOST A YEAR AGO, WHERE IN MY STREET THEY GO 60 GOING THE BEND, AND THEY, THEY HIT MY DAD'S CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND THAT RECENTLY HAPPENED ON FARMS ROAD. SO TRYING TO SEE HOW WE CAN ASSIST WITH SLOWING TRAFFIC DOWN SPEED BUMPS, I KNOW THAT'S NOT RECOMMENDED BECAUSE OF, FIRE RESCUE PURPOSES, BUT SOMETHING LIKE SIGNS. SIGNS THAT SAY SLOW DOWN. YOU KNOW, THOSE ELECTRONIC ONES. SO I WANTED TO SEE IF STAFF CAN LOOK INTO THAT. WE SHOULD WE HAVE A WORKSHOP. WHAT SHOULD THE COUNCIL DO? BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE RESIDENTS REALLY WANT. ALSO POTHOLES. THERE IS A POTHOLE ON OSCEOLA GOING OUT. SO AND I ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER FOR BEING SEATED TODAY. HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, THESE, COMING YEARS IN REGARDS OF FOR THE BETTERMENT OF INDIANTOWN. OKAY. THAT BEING SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE TONIGHT FOR BEING HERE. YOU KNOW, WE PUT OUT A CALL. EVERYONE CAME, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT . I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. MY HUSBAND. THANK YOU. AND I THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE ON THE COUNCIL THAT HAVE ALWAYS WELCOMED ME. WADE TAMARA, THE VILLAGE MANAGER, A VILLAGE CLERK. AND OVER THERE, RENEE, RENEE, JUST EVERYBODY. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PCB BOARD, FOR YOUR TRUST. AND, IN CONFIDENCE THAT I, THAT I COULD DO THE JOB SO I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT OUT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, I DO HAVE SOME THINGS THAT HAD CAME TO MIND. CONCERN AS WELL. BROUGHT TO MY DOOR WAS FARM ROAD WITH COYOTES. THAT THAT WAS A MAJOR CONCERN, ONE RESIDENT SAID THAT THEY WILL WALK. I THINK IT WAS COYOTES RIGHT ON, ON THAT ROAD. AND THEY SAW SOME EYES AND THEY FELT LIKE IT WAS COYOTES. NOW, YOU KNOW, [00:55:05] WE HAVE A LOT OF LITTLE CHILDREN AND WE HAVE LITTLE ANIMALS, LITTLE DOGS. SO IF WE HAVE AND IT'S A IT'S AN OVERGROWTH THERE AS WELL, I'M NOT SURE WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING THAT AREA UP. VILLAGE MANAGER, BUT IT'S REALLY SOMETHING I'M HOPING THAT WE COULD ADDRESS THAT TO DEAL WITH THAT. AND ALSO OVER ON LINCOLN, THERE ARE SOME POTHOLES OVER THERE AS WELL, AND WE HAVE SMALL CHILDREN OVER THERE. THERE'S A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH SMALL CHILDREN. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY PRESSED ON ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DEPAULO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. THANK YOU FOR ALL BEING HERE. RALEIGH'S VICE MAYOR PEREZ, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST COUNCILWOMAN. YOU'RE HERE FOR A RIDE. YOU WILL ENJOY IT. I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE, ARE WE GETTING WORK DONE ON THE ROADS? BECAUSE YESTERDAY I WENT BY THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND I SEE THERE. ARE THEY GOING TO DO THAT ON EVERY STREET? THOSE AREN'T OUR PEOPLE. UNFORTUNATELY IT'S THE CABLE FOLKS, WE ARE AWARE OF THE NEEDS FOR THE ROADS. UNFORTUNATELY, BUDGET RIGHT NOW AT THIS TIME IS VERY LIMITED. SO WE'RE, MR. NOLAN IS PUTTING TOGETHER A PROGRAM FOR YOUR NEXT BUDGET YEAR TO CONSIDER. AND. RIGHT NOW, HE'S ABOUT $270,000. HE'S IDENTIFIED FOR SAFETY CONCERNS, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY AWARE, BUT YOU TELLING US HELPS US BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT EVERYWHERE. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED. I'M LIKE, OH, WE'RE GETTING IT DONE. AND I'M LIKE, THIS WOULD BE GREAT. OKAY. I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO THEY WERE. YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE GAS PEOPLE. IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE SEAL ON THE SIDE THAT SAYS VILLAGE, I'LL PAY ATTENTION. WELL, I WAS JUST LIKE IT WAS AFTER HOURS. SO I'M LIKE GOING ON. THANK YOU. YEAH OKAY. AND JUST TO ADD TO EVERYBODY ELSE, WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE. AND AND, JUST KIND OF, BUILDING ON COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER'S, COMMENTS ABOUT THE PGA BOARD. WELL NOW THERE IS A OPENING ON THE PGA BOARD. SO, THAT SEAT IS THAT WAS THAT A AT LARGE? IT WAS AN AT LARGE SEAT. OKAY. SO THEN WE WILL HAVE THAT ON AS AN AGENDA ITEM TO FILL THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING OR. YEAH. YEAH THAT'S APPROPRIATE. SURE. ABSOLUTELY. SO EVERYBODY YOU KNOW, BRING YOUR, BRING YOUR, SUGGESTIONS AND YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THAT. YES, MA'AM. MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION. THE, WOULD THERE BE TWO VACANCIES AT LARGE IN THE SEAT, THE APPOINTEE FOR THIS SEAT, SEAT ONE. THANK YOU. NOT YET. NOT YET. WHAT SEAT? THE APPOINTEE FOR SEAT ONE WOULD BE WHEN? AUGUST SORRY ABOUT THAT. FOR THE SEAT? YEAH, FOR THE SEAT NOW. AND IN YOUR TERM, STARTING IN AUGUST, THAT IT WILL BE AT THAT TIME. OKAY. THAT THAT THAT WILL BE FILLED BECAUSE THAT THE TERMS MATCH UP WITH OR COTERMINOUS WITH, WITH THE TERMS OF OFFICE SO THAT THAT SEAT WILL BE UP FOR CHANGING OUT OR MAKING A DECISION ON AFTER THE ELECTION, CERTIFIED THE MEETING AFTER THAT. OKAY, OKAY. GOOD POINT. GOOD CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND I HAVE TWO THINGS. THE FIRST THING I HAVE, I'VE NEVER I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS AWARE THAT ON MAY THE 23RD, I SUBMITTED MY LETTER OF RESIGNATION TO OUR CLERK AND TO THE GOVERNOR ON ON ME AND MY COUNCIL SEAT HERE. IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER THE 31ST OF 2024. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS AWARE OF THAT. ALSO I AM A BRAND NEW FOR THE FIRST TIME, GRANDMA. OH I JUST SO IF YOU SEE ME WALKING AROUND WITH A SILLY GRIN ON MY FACE, THAT'S THE REASON. AND IT'S A LITTLE GIRL. I HAD TWO BOYS, SO A GIRL IS GOING TO BE A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME. SO THAT'S. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE REASON I GO AROUND SMILING. SO I JUST HAD TO I'M NOW A PROUD GRANDMA. SO JUST WAIT FOR THE PICTURES. THEY'RE COMING. YEAH. THAT'S IT. I'M A MIMI, BUT I DO NOT WEAR BLUE EYESHADOWS. SOMEBODY WILL GET THAT. OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY COMMITTEE REPORTS? NO. COMMITTEE REPORTS. OKAY. COMMENTS BY OUR VILLAGE MANAGER, [COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER] [01:00:03] I JUST HAVE A COUPLE. ONE IS. I'M NOT SURE, BUT, COUNCILMAN STONE WAS YOUR ALTERNATE ON THE MPO. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO SEE IF, COUNCILWOMAN PALMER WOULD LIKE TO BE THAT ALTERNATE FOR THE MPO. THAT'S OUR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. THE MAYOR SITS ON THAT. CURRENTLY AN ALTERNATE. OKAY, OKAY. DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT? JUST MAKE SURE TO IF YOU GUYS CAN MAKE SURE TO TELL HER LIKE THE DATES THAT THEY MEET. IT'S LIKE A MONDAY. I THINK IT'S A MONDAY. MONDAY MORNING. IT'S THE FIRST. AND YEAH, I HONESTLY I DON'T HAVE MY SCHEDULE IN FRONT OF ME. I'M SURE. YEAH, I'M SURE THAT THEY CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION. YEAH. AND IF THERE'S A CONFLICT 9:00 YOU CAN LET US KNOW. BUT MR. VOSS WOULD LIKE A VOTE FOR THAT, PLEASE. OKAY. YEAH. SO DO DO WE HAVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER AS VICE ALTERNATE. ALTERNATE AS AN ALTERNATE FOR MPO FOR. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. MOTION SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, MA'AM. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE OKAY. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BECAUSE I HAVEN'T MISSED ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS EITHER. SO AND THEN ALSO THE, FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS COMING UP AUGUST 15TH THROUGH THE 17TH IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA. SO YOU SHOULD BE RECEIVING EMAILS FROM MISS, PATRICIA CHRISTENSEN, AND I WILL GET HER COUNCILWOMAN PALMER'S INFORMATION. SO YOU WILL START RECEIVING EMAILS ON INFORMATION LIKE THAT, AND THEN THE TRUST FUND APPLICATION DEADLINE IS TOMORROW. WE'VE RECEIVED THREE SO FAR THAT I'M AWARE OF. AND SO WE MAY. OKAY. YEAH. AWESOME THAT'S IT. I HAD A QUESTION. OH, AND I'M GOING TO BE ON VACATION NEXT WEEK. LUCKY YOU. OKAY, I JUST HAD A QUESTION. THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. HOW WOULD WE KNOW? LIKE IF A COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO PARTICIPATE, HOW WOULD WE DO THAT? WELL, LAUREN SENDS OUT AN EMAIL, BUT I THINK YOUR YOUR RULES AND PROCEDURES ARE THAT YOU GET PERMISSION BY THE COUNCIL, BY THE COUNCIL. SO THE COUNCIL, I THINK, COULD SAY IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE THEM THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T KNOW WHO WANTS TO GO. AND THERE'S A DEADLINE, I, I EMAILED, CLERK LARONDA. YES. SO YOU'VE INDICATED YOU WANT TO GO? I HAVE INDICATED I WANT TO GO. SO YOU JUST ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO APPROVE THAT? CORRECT. AND I WOULD ALSO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE THIS THIS WOULD BE A VERY GOOD REFRESHER TO UNDERSTAND THEY DO HAVE I THINK THURSDAY THEY DO HAVE LIKE A FIRST TIME ATTENDEES . AND SO SHE COULD GET HER FEET WET THERE. YEAH. WE'LL GET HER THAT INFORMATION. AND YOU ALL HAVE BUDGET SET ASIDE FOR THIS. SO WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN OKAY. SO DO I NEED LIKE A VOTE IN REGARDS OF THIS? MR. ATTORNEY, I WOULD RECOMMEND IT. YES OKAY. OKAY. OKAY WELL, AND I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT SCHEDULES AND, AND PEOPLE THAT ARE, ARE, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY WANT TO GO. THAT'S THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. I MEAN, AND SO PERSONALLY I CAN'T THERE THAT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF TOUGH FOR ME TO, ATTEND THAT WHEN SCHOOL IS STARTING UP THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL FOR YOU, TOO, BUT OKAY, GOOD. OKAY. WELL, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S TOTALLY, TOTALLY UP TO YOU, LIKE IT SAID IS THERE A MOTION FOR TRAVEL FOR COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ? DO YOU WANT TO LET US KNOW, OR DO YOU WANT US TO GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER YOU COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER IN THAT OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO I'LL GIVE YOU THE MOTION. OKAY SO WAIT A MINUTE. WE'VE GOT THREE SO FAR. ANYBODY I, I CAN'T I PHYSICALLY CAN'T I JUST CAN'T MAKE IT. SO WE'VE GOT THREE PERFECT. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THREE TO TRAVEL. IS THERE A SECOND A SECOND OKAY A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE MAYOR PEREZ SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER. YEAH. NO OH, DEPAULO. SORRY ON THE OTHER SIDE, THANK YOU FOR PAYING ATTENTION. KEEP ME STRAIGHT. I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET. OKAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? IS THERE? IS THERE A MAX ON THAT OR IS IT JUST EVERYBODY'S GOT A I'M. YOU ALL HAVEN'T. EXCUSE ME. THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVEN'T BEEN TRAVELING THAT MUCH SO FAR. THIS THIS CALENDAR YEAR. SO EVERYTHING SHOULD BE COVERED. YEAH. SHOULD BE WELL WITHIN YOUR. OKAY. AND IT'S LOCAL IN HOLLYWOOD AND THEY ALWAYS GIVE YOU A DISCOUNT. AND YOU KNOW WE'LL WE'LL WORK ON THAT OKAY. GOOD. SO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. [01:05:05] AYE AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. OKAY ANYTHING ELSE? WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE [APPROVAL OF AGENDA ] A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? MOTION. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DEPAULO. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, PUBLIC DISCUSSION? NO MA'AM. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. CONSENT AGENDA. DO [CONSENT AGENDA] WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION. MOTION SECOND MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DEPAULO. A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER. YOU GUYS ARE MAKING IT HARD TO KEEP UP ANY, ANY DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. ANY PUBLIC DISCUSSION? NO, MA'AM. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSED [6.  Approval of Agreement with Raftelis to Provide Services for General Rate and Financial Consulting] UNANIMOUSLY, ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH RAFTELIS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR GENERAL RATE AND FINANCIAL CONSULTING. YES, MA'AM. THAT'S MINE, WE THE VILLAGE HAS ENGAGED WITH A COMPANY CALLED RAFTELIS AND THEY ARE A COMPANY THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS. THEY'RE EXPERTS IN PROVIDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND UTILITY CONSULTING SERVICES, AND WE HAVE THEM CURRENTLY IN AN ENGAGEMENT TO PERFORM OUR RATE STUDY THAT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON. AND, WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE THEM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 15,000 TO PERFORM, GENERAL RATE AND FINANCIAL CONSULTING SERVICES FROM TIME TO TIME. YOU KNOW, LIKE WE'RE LOOKING AT CURRENTLY, OUR FEES AND OUR RATES FOR THINGS LIKE LATE PAYMENTS OR TURN OFFS, TURN ONS, YOU KNOW, THE USUAL DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES THAT WE GET, AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS. SO WE'RE PICKING DOLLARS AND MAKING CHOICES OF DOLLARS THAT HAVE SOME FORM OF ANALYSIS TIED TO THEM. SO WE WOULD ONLY USE THEM ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. THE 15,000 ISN'T GUARANTEED TO BE SPENT. THE FUNDING WILL COME OUT OF YOUR UTILITY AND WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND AND IT'S JUST HELPS. IT WILL HELP. MR. FLORIO. IT'S JUST ANOTHER LAYER OF FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR US. THEY UNDERSTAND THE VILLAGE AND THEY'RE EXPERTS AT THIS FIELD. I'M SURE YOU'VE PROBABLY. MR. VOSS HAS WORKED WITH THEM. WE WORK WITH THEM A LOT. AND A LOT OF OUR CITIES. YES. YEAH THEY'RE EXPERTS. OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU. SO I'M JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL. SINCE IT'S AN AMOUNT THAT EXCEEDS MY, AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE AT THE 15. OKAY THANK YOU, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. A MOTION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DEPAULO. IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER A PALMER? DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ANYBODY DO WE? NO MA'AM. OKAY. DO WE DO WE HAVE DO WE DO WE HAVE ANYTHING IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE? FUTURE? IMMEDIATE, FUTURE THAT YOU REALIZE? YES. YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THEM TO DO. LIKE YOU JUST SAID, WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR FEE STRUCTURES. YES, YES, AND THEY'RE DOING OUR CURRENT RATE STUDY, AND BUT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE REALIZED WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER FEES TO YOUR CONNECTION FEES. EVERYTHING ELSE. OKAY. GOOD THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. AND THAT ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS? NO. NOBODY HAS ANYTHING. ANNOUNCEMENTS SATURDAY. YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY HEARD FIREWORKS TIMER. POWER PARK. IT IS, ONE OF THE BEST IN THE AREA. YES, VICE MAYOR PEREZ, I JUST HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. YES, MA'AM, THE NEXT FOOD DRIVE IS JULY 11TH AT 8 A.M. AT BOCA PARK. WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY HIGH SCHOOLERS, MIDDLE SCHOOLERS THAT WOULD LOVE TO COME AND HELP US, LET ME KNOW. DO THEY GET VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THAT SO THEY GET VOLUNTEER HOURS? OKAY, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. 8 A.M. FOOD DRIVE. JULY THE 11TH, WHICH I THINK IS A THURSDAY, 8 A.M. OVER IN BOCA PARK. AND ALSO DO NOT FORGET, FAMILY FUN DAY, WHICH IS GOING TO BE NEXT SATURDAY, JULY THE 6TH. OKAY YES, MA'AM. UNFORTUNATELY, MISS RUSSO, I WILL NOT BE THERE. WE ARE TAKING FAMILY VACATION, SO I'LL SEND YOU BACK SOME FUN, OKAY? I'M [NEXT REGULAR MEETING (ANNOUNCE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION)] JEALOUS. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON THURSDAY, JULY THE 11TH * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.