[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:07] CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. REGULAR VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2024, SCHEDULED FOR 6:30 P.M. IT IS 6:32 P.M. MADAM CLERK, IF YOU COULD PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MAYOR. GIBBS. THOMAS. HERE. VICE MAYOR PEREZ. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEPAULO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PALMER. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BROWN. HERE IF YOU PLEASE, JOIN US FOR THE INVOCATION. AND THEN FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND I'VE CAJOLED LAUREN INTO PROVIDING US OUR INVOCATION. DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US. GOD, WE ASK THAT AS WE'VE APPROACHED THIS MEETING THAT YOU WOULD TAKE CONTROL, THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE US AS A COMMUNITY, AS AS A WORKING BODY, THAT YOU WOULD LEAD US. AND WE THANK YOU. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN 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. COUNCIL MEMBER, AS IT IS YOUR FIRST REGULAR MEETING IN SEPTEMBER OF AN ELECTION YEAR. THE FIRST ORDER [6.  Selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor for 2024-2025, Pursuant to Section 4(3)(a) & (b) of the Village Charter.  ] OF BUSINESS IS THE SELECTION OF A MAYOR FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE NOTES ON THAT. WITH NOMINATIONS, THERE'S NO NEED FOR A SECOND. AND YOU CAN NOMINATE YOURSELF. SO WE'LL OPEN NOMINATIONS, SEE WHAT NOMINATIONS WE HAVE, AND THEN CLOSE NOMINATIONS. AND I WILL ASK YOU TO TAKE ACTION AT THAT POINT, PURSUANT TO THE VILLAGE CHARTER, A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR WILL NEED A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE FULL COMMISSION. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR. I NOMINATE CARMINE. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE NOMINATIONS AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO NAME CARMINE, COUNCIL MEMBER DEPAULO AS THE MAYOR FOR THE NEXT YEAR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK IT'S A, COMMON SENSE, BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO FRESHMAN COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE ON THE COUNCIL, AND THAT LEAVES TWO THAT HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE AND, AND I THINK THOSE POSITIONS NEED A LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO, TO MOVE US FORWARD. SO I THINK IT'S A ONCE ONCE AGAIN, A COMMON SENSE AND LOOK FORWARD TO IT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, MA'AM. OH I'M SORRY. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET USED TO THAT. NO, SIR, WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. VOTE IS UNANIMOUS. CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PROCEED TO HANDLE THE VICE MAYOR? OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO HANDLE IT? YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND HANDLE IT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE MAYOR FOR THE NEXT YEAR. OH MY GOD. WE'RE PROCEEDING TO HAVE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE MAYOR. CAN WE MAKE NOMINATIONS? YES. THE NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN. I WOULD LIKE TO. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ANGELINA PEREZ, VICE MAYOR. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE NOMINATIONS AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO NAME COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ AS VICE MAYOR FOR THE NEXT YEAR. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE NOMINATION FOR MAYOR, VICE MAYOR OF ANGELINA PEREZ. I SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ALL [00:05:04] THOSE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. CONGRATULATIONS, VICE MAYOR. AND I WILL GO. WE'LL GET THAT OVER TO THE MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY I'D LIKE TO THANK MAYOR THOMAS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT IN THIS VILLAGE. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND I THANK HER FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND I WISH YOU WOULD RECONSIDER RETIRING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER, SHE'S BEEN A STEADY HAND WITH WITH THIS COUNCIL. AND I. WE ALL OWE HER A DEBT OF GRATITUDE, BECAUSE IN THE EARLY DAYS, WHEN THIS BECAME A VILLAGE, SHE WAS THE MINORITY COUNCILWOMAN. THAT SHE ALWAYS VOTED THE RIGHT WAY. AND IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WASN', YOU KNOW, THINGS DIDN'T GO THE WAY THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE. BUT SHE FOUGHT AND SHE KEPT FIGHTING AND KEPT FIGHTING. AND TWO YEARS AGO, WITH THE ELECTION OF COUNCILWOMAN PEREZ AND MYSELF, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THIS VILLAGE ON A DIFFERENT COURSE. SHE WAS A BIG PART OF THAT. SO I THINK THE COMMUNITY I KNOW I THE GRATITUDE SHE SHE BECAME A FRIEND, AND I WISH HER NOTHING. NOTHING BUT THE BEST. WE LOVE YOU, SUSAN. AND I REALLY MEAN IT. RECONSIDER YOUR RETIREMENT. IT'S NOT WHAT IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE. TRUST ME, I TOOK OFF, I RETIRED, TOOK OFF FOR SEVEN MONTHS, AND LOOK WHERE I AM NOW. OKAY, SO TAKE OFF FOR SIX MONTHS, AND YOU KNOW, COME ON BACK. OKAY SO YOU HAVE THE PROCLAMATIONS, RIGHT? YES I HAVE. YOU HAVE THE PROCLAMATION. OKAY. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND READ THEM. I KNOW YEAH, YOU KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO. YES. AND JUST FOR [ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS] THE RECORD, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS OR THERE PULLED ITEMS? YES. THERE IS A DELETION, THE FACT FINDING COMMITTEE STAFF IS ASKING FOR THAT REPORT TO BE BROUGHT BACK AT A LATER DATE. AND NOW FOR PROCLAMATIONS. THE FIRST IS CONSTITUTION WEEK, SEPTEMBER [1.  Proclamation for Constitution Week  ] 17TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23RD. WHEREAS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES SIGNED ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1787, IS THE BEDROCK OF OUR NATION'S DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, ESTABLISHING THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR GOVERNMENT, PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, AND PROMOTING JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND THE RULE OF LAW. AND WHEREAS CONSTITUTION WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE ENDURING LEGACY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR CONSTITUTION, RECOGNIZING ITS ROLE IN SHAPING OUR HISTORY, GUIDING OUR PRESENT, AND SECURING OUR FUTURE AS A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. AND WHEREAS THE CONSTITUTION EMBODIES THE VALUES VALUES OF LIBERTY, DEMOCRACY, AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, ENSHRINING FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES SUCH AS SEPARATION OF POWERS, CHECKS AND BALANCES, AND THE RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH, RELIGION AND ASSEMBLY, WHICH WE HAVE, WHICH HAVE INSPIRED AND GUIDED NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. WHEREAS CONSTITUTION WEEK SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION IN OUR DEMOCRACY AND OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF CITIZENSHIP IN UPHOLDING AND DEFENDING THE PRINCIPLES AND IDEALS ENSHRINED IN OUR CONSTITUTION. I CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY OF SIGNING OF THE CONSTITUTION, AND TO PROVOKE TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF OUR CONSTITUTION AND THE PRINCIPLES IT EMBODIES. AND THIS EVENING WE HAVE DEPUTY ADAMS FROM THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT WILL BE ACCEPTING CONSTITUTION WEEK'S PROCLAMATION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING, I DIDN'T REALLY PLAN ANYTHING TONIGHT, BUT, FIRST OFF, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY HERE ON THEIR NEW POSITIONS. MAYOR, THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND VICE MAYOR, BUT ON BEHALF OF THE SHERIFF'S [00:10:03] OFFICE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. IT DOES MEAN A LOT, ON BEHALF OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, I KNOW DEPUTY LOPEZ IS NOT HERE TODAY. HE NORMALLY WOULD HAVE RECEIVED THAT. HE'S OUR COMMUNITY POLICING DEPUTY. THAT WOULD BE HERE FOR MOST OF YOUR MEETINGS. BUT THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAN YOU JOIN THE COUNCIL OVER BY THE SEAL TO SIGN TO HEAR. I'M COMING UP WITH A PLAN. HISPANIC MAN. HUNGER. FREEDOM. HISPANIC WE HAVE. THE SIGN RIGHT HERE. OH, YEAH. WE JUST TAKING PICTURES ON IT. WE'LL SORT IT OUT AND GET A NEW. I'M AT THE END. AT THE END? OF THE HOT. THE NEXT WE HAVE [2.  Proclamation for Hunger Action Month ] HUNGER ACTION MONTH. WHEREAS HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITIES REMAIN A PRESSING CHALLENGE AFFECTING MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS OUR NATION, THREATENING THEIR HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND ECONOMIC STABILITY. HUNGER ACTION MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PREVALENCE AND IMPACT OF HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO MOBILIZE INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND POLICYMAKERS TO TAKE ACTION TO END HUNGER AND ALLEVIATE FOOD INSECURITY FOR ALL AMERICANS. AND WHEREAS HUNGER KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES AND AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND WALKS OF LIFE, INCLUDING CHILDREN, SENIORS, VETERANS, AND WORKING FAMILIES, AND DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS MARGINALIZED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, EXACERBATING DISPARITIES AND INEQUITIES IN ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND RESOURCES. AND WHEREAS HUNGER ACTION MONTH SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER, INCLUDING POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND NUTRITIOUS FOODS AND SYSTEMIC SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT PREVENT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM MEETING THEIR BASIC NEEDS. AND WHEREAS, THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTIONS, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE CAN MAKE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS IN COMBATING HUNGER, SUPPORTING FOOD BANKS, PANTRIES, AND MEAL PROGRAMS, PROMOTING NUTRITION EDUCATION AND FOOD LITERACY, AND ADVANCING POLICIES THAT ENSURE ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD. NOW, THEREFOREOLO, MAYOR OF THEF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH. I CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT HUNGER AND SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITIES AND WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE AND HUNGER FREE SOCIETY. AND THIS AFTERNOON, WE HAVE TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK HERE. GOOD EVENING, ON BEHALF OF TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK'S PRESIDENT AND CEO, JUDITH CRUZ, AND OUR DEDICATED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH. AS A MEMBER OF THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK OF FOOD BANKS, TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK IS LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY BY SECURING MILLIONS OF MEALS AND PROVIDING THEM TO PEOPLE FACING HUNGER. WE ARE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH MORE THAN 300 LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, SHELTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT INDIAN RIVER, SAINT LUCIE, MARTIN AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. AND THANK YOU FOR, ALL THE FOOD YOU SEND OUT HERE. I KNOW ANGELINA IS A BIG PART OF THAT. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TAKE A PHOTO. RIGHT. I'LL GIVE YOU STEWART. OKAY DO YOU THINK I WON'T CUT IT SHORT? THE REASON WHY I DIDN'T CUT YOU. I THINK. GIDEON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DON'T TAKE A PICTURE. I THINK SOMEBODY ELSE. [00:15:10] I'VE GOT THE DATES. I THINK SOMEBODY. MIGHT. KNOW SOME HAPPY PEOPLE. REMEMBER THERE. AND NEXT [3.  Proclamation for Hispanic Heritage Month  ] WE HAVE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH. WHEREAS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS A TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE RICH AND DIVERSE CULTURAL HERITAGE, CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF HISPANIC AND LATINO AMERICANS WHO TRACE THEIR ROOTS TO SPAIN, MEXICO, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND OTHER SPANISH SPEAKING REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD. WHEREAS HISPANIC AND LATINO AMERICANS ENRICH OUR COMMUNITIES WITH THEIR VIBRANT LANGUAGES, TRADITIONS, CUISINES, AND CUSTOMS AND PROMOTE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY, ENHANCING THE FABRIC OF OUR SOCIETY AND STRENGTHENING THE BONDS OF UNITY AND SOLIDARITY AMONG ALL AMERICANS. HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PROVIDES A PLATFORM TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORIES, CULTURES, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPERIENCES OF HISPANIC AND LATINO AMERICANS AND TO FOSTER GREATER APPRECIATION, RESPECT, AND RECOGNITION FOR THEIR INVALUABLE ROLE IN SHAPING THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF OUR NATION. NOW, THEREFORE, I, CARMINE DIPAOLO, MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. I CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE HERITAGE, CULTURE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE HISPANIC AND LATINO AMERICANS AND TO HONOR THEIR ENDURING LEGACY AND IMPACT ON OUR NATION. AND THIS AFTERNOON, WE HAVE ACTUALLY VICE MAYOR PEREZ THAT IS GOING TO BE ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION. AWESOME. OKAY WELL, I HAD ORIGINALLY, NOMINATED OUR OFFICER, OFFICER CAMACHO, AT INDIANTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE DOES. SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE KIDDOS, SHE'S THERE, SHE'S QUICK AND SHE LISTENS. SO. AND THAT'S WHY WHEN RENE SAID, DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY IN MIND? I SAID SHE WAS THE FIRST PERSON THAT CAME TO MY TO MY MIND. BUT I WILL BE DROPPING THIS OFF TO HER TOMORROW. SHE DESERVES IT. AWESOME. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE? WE'RE TAKING A PICTURE. ARE WE DOING PICTURES? YES. YES. OH, WE WERE TOLD. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY OKAY. OH PURPOSES. I'M GOING TO GROW AGAIN. TAKE YOUR TIME. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. GIVE ME A CAMERA AND I'LL SPOT IT. DOESN'T MATTER. SO. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE LAST WE HAVE IS CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEK, [4.  Proclamation for Celebrate Freedom Week  ] SEPTEMBER 22ND THROUGH THE 28TH. WHAT ARE WE DOING? WHEREAS CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEK IS THE TIME TO HONOR AND TO COMMEMORATE THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND PATRIOTISM THAT ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE FOUNDATION AND IDENTITY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND WHEREAS CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEK SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF UPHOLDING AND DEFENDING THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE ENSHRINED IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE CONSTITUTION, AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF CITIZENSHIP IN PRESERVING OUR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND VALUES. AND WHEREAS, CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEK ENCOURAGES SCHOOLS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION, [00:20:09] ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION AMONG STUDENTS. FOSTERING AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PRIVILEGES OF CITIZENSHIP AND EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME ACTIVE AND INFORMED MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. WHEREAS CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS TO COME TOGETHER IN UNITY AND GRATITUDE. TO HONOR THE SACRIFICES OF OUR VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TO REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO THE IDEALS OF FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. NOW, THEREFORE, I, CARMINE DIPAOLO, MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 22ND THROUGH THE 28TH AS CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEK, AND I CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY THAT UNITE US AS A NATION. AND WE HAVE MISS MIRIAM HERNANDEZ. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MIRIAM HERNANDEZ. I'M A TEACHER AT INDIANTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL. ON BEHALF OF INDIANTOWN, MIDDLE SCHOOL, I HUMBLY ACCEPT THIS RECOGNITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR YOU KNOW, SHE GOT IT. SHE GOT. YEAH. THAT'S IT. FREEDOM OKAY. THERE YOU GO. I'M SORRY. WITH THE REPUBLICAN. BOARD APPOINTMENTS. THANK YOU. I WANT TO TALK. RIGHT NOW. I'M SMILING AT THE CAMERA. I GAVE THEM THEY HAVE THE MASTERS, AND THEY HAVE APPOINTMENTS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. LAUREN, I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO TO DELEGATE. SO OH, GOD, I [PUBLIC COMMENT (3 MINUTES EACH)] APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. IT HAS TO BE ON A SUBJECT, NOT ON OUR AGENDA. THE FIRST IS MISS JACKIE CLARK. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, JACKIE CLARK, A RESIDENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, HI. MY TIMER. TIMER I'VE BEEN SILENT FOR TWO YEARS. AND, SUSAN, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. I'VE BEEN SILENT FOR TWO YEARS. HAVEN'T BEEN WATCHING Y'ALL ON TV, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE PHYSICALLY, SO MY CONCERN IS, I WANT TO THANK KAREN KRISNER IN ADVANCE FOR COMING TO BOCA PARK TO EVERGREEN BAPTIST CHURCH TO GIVE THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ASKING ME ABOUT THESE FEES THAT ARE GOING TO GO UP. SO I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU TO GIVE ME A TIME AND A DATE. AND IF YOU ALL MAKE THE FLIERS, WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN. OKAY. SO I NEED TO KNOW TOO, HOW Y'ALL GOT TO THIS POINT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT IS MISTER DARRELL HOLMES. DARRELL HOLMES, FOR THE RECORD, CONGRATULATIONS, ALL NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M JUST HERE TO PUT ON RECORD THAT I'VE REQUESTED EMAILS AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED REPLIES WRITTEN REPLIES. PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, MAYOR DEPAULO DID REPLY, COUNCIL MEMBER GIBBS DID NOT REPLY, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE TWO REQUESTS SENT BY MISS MCBRIDE TO MRS. GIBBS, WHO VERBALLY SAID SHE HAD NO EMAILS CONCERNING THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST. HOWEVER, THERE IS MENTION IN THOSE EMAILS OF MRS. GIBBS REPLYING TO EMAILS SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST PLACE IT ON RECORD THAT THERE WERE NO EMAILS ON ANY DEVICES. ACCORDING TO COUNCIL MEMBER GIBBS. COUNCIL [00:25:05] MEMBER DEPAULO SAID THAT HE ALSO HAD NO EMAILS, THOUGH THERE IS EMAILS IN THE RECORD FROM HIM. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PLACE THAT ON RECORD. THANK YOU. AND THE LAST IS MISS LINDA NICCUM. GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, LINDA NICCUM. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY IN THEIR NEW SEATS, ANGELINA, WE GOT TO MOVE YOU TO A DIFFERENT SPOT. YOU STILL GOT THE SAME CHAIR. I GUESS MY AGE IS COMING OUT. BECAUSE THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT OF WHEN I THOUGHT I SHOULD SAY SOMETHING WAS AN OLD COMMERCIAL THAT SAID, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY. THINKING BACK TO OUR FIRST DAYS. HOW WE MANAGE TO GET ANYTHING ORGANIZED AT THAT POINT, IS BEYOND ME. WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY. WE HAVE GOT. WE HAVE GOT SO MANY THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOT GREAT PEOPLE HERE TO LEAD US, AND WE'VE GOT A GREAT VILLAGE OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO STAND BEHIND YOU AND NOT ONLY MAKE SURE YOU MIND YOUR P'S AND Q'S, BUT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO SUPPORT YOU IN GETTING THE THINGS DONE THAT WE NEED TO GET DONE TO MAKE OUR VILLAGE PROSPER. THE VILLAGE HAS A LOT COMING UP, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PREPARATION TO DO BEFORE THAT. WE CAN SUPPORT ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY. SO OUR GROWING PAINS MAY HURT, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE A LOT OF THE TIMES, BUT WE WILL GET THERE AS LONG AS WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER AND FOR IN THE SAME DIRECTION. AND NOT PULLING AT EACH OTHER IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THE BALL AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING TO THE GOAL AND NOT BEING DISTRACTED BY ANYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU. THAT IS IT. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS? NO. YES, SIR. THANK [COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS] YES. I'M SORRY, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING THE MEETING TODAY. AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK FORMER COUNCILWOMAN JANET HERNANDEZ FOR HER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. I FEEL SO PRIVILEGED THAT YOU CHOSE ME TO STAND IN THIS CHAMBER. A PLACE THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO SO MANY. BEING THAT I AM THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF PIONEER MIGRANT FAMILIES AND A DAUGHTER FOR SEASONAL WORKERS, I'M FULLY COMMITTED TO HELP THIS COUNCIL FULFILL THE DREAMS OF OUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. MY TIME WITH MANY OF YOU DURING MY CAMPAIGN GAVE ME AN INSIGHT ABOUT THE NEEDS AND WHAT YOU EXPECTED FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOUR CONCERNED VOICES MADE THE STRUGGLE WORTHWHILE. ON THIS DAY AND MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SPACE, THIS CHAMBER IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE TO COME, TO FEEL JUST AS COMFORTABLE AS WE DO. THIS MEANS THAT WE ARE INVITING YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN EVERY PROJECT, EVERY COMMITTEE, AND IDEA THAT THIS COUNCIL IS INVOLVED IN, AND WE NEED YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THEM. I WILL CONTINUE TO MEET WITH YOU IN THE SPACES THAT I DID WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF SPACES. THE TORCH HAS BEEN PASSED FORWARD. NOW LET US RUN OUR RACE TO MAKE THE VILLAGE THE GEM THAT WE KNEW IT COULD BE ALL ALONG. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND YOUR VOTE. COUNCILWOMAN COMBS. WELL, I THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING TONIGHT. IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY. AND I TO ECHO WHAT, COUNCILWOMAN BROWN SAYS THAT THE VILLAGE CAN ONLY MOVE FORWARD WITH YOU. WE CAN ONLY DO AS MUCH AS YOU PARTICIPATE IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL WANT. THAT COMES TO THE VILLAGE. WE'RE GOING TO TURN AROUND AND ASK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND GETTING IT DONE. SO WE WANT EVERYBODY JUST TO JUST [00:30:03] TO CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTIVE BECAUSE THIS IS OUR VILLAGE. AND IF WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF OUR VILLAGE, THE VILLAGE WON'T TAKE CARE OF NONE OF US. SO LET'S CONTINUE TO BAND TOGETHER. AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE ON THIS COUNCIL, BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT COUNCIL AND I AM DEFINITELY COMMITTED TO, AS MISS LINDA SAID, TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PULL TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, WHEN I GOT ON THE COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, TO SIT IN A SEAT THAT, YOU KNOW, I WAS APPOINTED TO THE SEAT. MY WHOLE GOAL WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER I DO THAT WE THAT WE'RE TOGETHER, EVERYBODY DON'T AGREE. BUT THAT'S OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE TO BE DISAGREEABLE. AND I'M. AND I'M JUST I'M JUST REALLY PROUD OF US, YOU KNOW, AND I THANK, THANK GOD FOR SUSAN'S LEADERSHIP. I'M GLAD SHE PASSED THE TORCH FOR ANGELINA. I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR THAT. ALL ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE THEY LED THE WAY. ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS JUST WALK THEREIN AND CONTINUE TO BUILD. BUT WE BUILD IN HARMONY IN SPITE OF MAYBE WE DISAGREE. THAT'S OKAY, BUT WE BUILD IN HARMONY AND THAT IS. AND THAT'S WHAT LEADERS DO. WE BUILD IN HARMONY IN SPITE OF DISAGREEMENTS. WE ARE, AND WE WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST COUNCILS. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN GIBBS. THOMAS THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR EVERYBODY BEING HERE THIS EVENING, THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS AND THE SENTIMENTS. IT IS A NEW EXPERIENCE TO BE, I GUESS, ON THIS COUNCIL AND STEPPING AWAY AT THE SAME TIME. IT, IT'S ENCOURAGING. AND IT'S SAD. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE FACES NEW FACES, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT. THAT'S WHAT THE VOTERS WANT. THE VOTERS VOTERS, I THINK ARE ARE LOOKING AT THAT AND REQUESTING THAT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN SERVICE THAT HAVE BEEN THERE A WHILE, THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO STEP UP AND TAKE THOSE ROLES. SO I WILL BE STEPPING AWAY AT THE OCTOBER THE 31ST WILL BE MY LAST DAY WITH THE VILLAGE. AND, I LOOK FORWARD TO WHATEVER NEW ROLE THAT I HAPPEN TO STEP INTO. AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT SITS UP HERE ON THIS COUNCIL AND IS COMMITTED. I IT GOT A LITTLE EMOTIONAL HEARING THE SWEARING IN OF OUR TWO MEMBERS BECAUSE I KNOW THE WEIGHT OF WHAT THOSE WORDS MEAN. AND FOR YOU GUYS TO TAKE THAT ON IS, ENCOURAGING THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE WILLING TO STEP UP AND STEP OUT INTO THOSE ROLES AND IN THOSE LEADERSHIP ROLES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. VICE MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO A NEW NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS AND A BIG THANK YOU TO SUSAN. YOU KNOW, SHE SHE LED OUR WAY. YOU KNOW, SHE'S AN AMAZING LEADER. AND WHEREVER SHE'S OFF TO, I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. AND, YOU KNOW, AND I ALSO WANT TO KNOW, DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY TRUST FUND? YES, WE HAVE AN ITEM COMING TO YOU ON THE 10TH. WE HAD A MEETING AND, WE'LL BE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THAT WILL BE COMING TO ON THE 10TH OF OCTOBER. OKAY. THANK YO. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO SAY I'D LIKE TO WELCOME I YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS OTHER THAN ON TV UP THERE, BUT, CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOUSE. AND I LOOK FORWARD SO MUCH FORWARD TO WORKING WITH BOTH OF YOU. AND AS YOU SAID, I THINK WE GOT A GREAT COUNCIL, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS. WE GOT A LOT OF THINGS COMING DOWN THE PIKE. SOME THINGS ARE GOING TO HURT A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT GOT TO BE DONE. SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR SERVICE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WILLING TO STEP UP AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. SO WELCOME. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS. SORRY. STARTING TO SAY THERE WAS A, [COMMITTEE REPORTS] INDIAN TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST FUND MEETING THIS WEEK. I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND BECAUSE I THINK I HAD A DENTIST APPOINTMENT, BUT, WE DID MEET ONCE AGAIN. YEAH. AND WE WENT THROUGH THE. WE HAD FIVE APPLICATIONS THAT WERE REVIEWED. AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT COMMITTEE WILL BE COMING TO THIS COUNCIL ON THE 10TH OF OCTOBER, BASED ON THE REVIEW OF THOSE APPLICATIONS, WE HAVE [00:35:04] ROUGHLY IN THE FUND RIGHT NOW, A LITTLE OVER NINE, ALMOST 93,000. AND ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE WAS TO UTILIZE 25%, WHICH IS ALLOWABLE THROUGH THE AGREEMENT TO SAVE INTO AN ACCOUNT SO THAT WE CAN DO FUTURE PROGRAMS, BECAUSE THE PROGRAM WILL EXPIRE JULY OF NEXT YEAR. OKAY OKAY. COMMENTS BY THE VILLAGE MANAGER. DO YOU HAVE ANY YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. OKAY. [APPROVAL OF AGENDA ] APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION. SECOND. OKAY ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NOW, DO I NEED TO SAY A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? YES. OKAY. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY A UNANIMOUS. OKAY. THE [CONSENT AGENDA] REGULAR AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION FOR TO APPROVE THE REGULAR AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE REGULAR AGENDA. IT'S GOING TO BE. I'M SORRY. IT'S GOING TO BE THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT. OKAY. I'M SORRY. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY AND THEN, MAYOR, WE'VE ALREADY HANDLED ITEM SIX. SO YOUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM SEVEN. ALL RIGHT. [7.  Reorganization of Council Committee Appointments ] ALL RIGHT. REORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. MAYOR. THERE'S ONE. OH. OH, I HAVE A COMMENT REAL QUICK. SORRY. GO AHEAD. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A LITTLE WHILE. YEAH IT WILL, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST AND REQUEST THAT WE PUT THIS OFF UNTIL MY SEAT IS VACANT. AND LEAVE EVERYBODY WHERE THEY ARE, SO IT WILL ENABLE WHOEVER IS GOING TO STEP INTO MY SEAT. THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE, TO BE ON ONE OF THESE BOARDS, OR TO BE ABLE TO CHOOSE TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY. OKAY. IF THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO, THEN THAT'S WHAT THAT GIVES EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON A BOARD. THERE'S NOTHING THAT COMPELS YOU ALL TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS TONIGHT. SO. OKAY. YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT. SO WE'LL PUT THAT OFF TILL, NO, I JUST I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT TO REACHED OUT TO FOR THE MPO. WILL YOU BE AT THE MPO MEETING? I WILL BE. OKAY. YES. ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. EVERY MEETING AT THE MPO IS VERY IMPORTANT. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE'LL MOVE ON. OKAY. THE NUMBER EIGHT [9.  Authorization to Schedule a Public Hearing for the Adoption of a Resolution for Uniform Method of Collecting Non-Ad Valorem Assessments ] HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF. ALL RIGHT. AUTHORIZATION TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION FOR UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON AD VALOREM TAXES. ASSESSMENTS. AND I'LL BE HANDLING THIS ONE. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. GOOD EVENING, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, SECTION 1973632 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE YEAR BEFORE THE YEAR YOU MIGHT, ASSESS A NON AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT. WE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY IN YOUR BUDGET WORKSHOP AND AT OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT FUTURE FINANCES. THAT IT MIGHT BE, REASONABLE OR A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE A LOOK AT SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR CERTAIN COSTS AND EXPENDITURES TO, TO, FURTHER WORK OUT THE BUDGET, WHAT IS STATUTORILY NECESSARY IS TO HOLD A HEARING IN THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE TIME YOU WOULD DO IT, HOLDING THAT HEARING DOES NOT OBLIGATE YOU TO IMPOSE ANY ASSESSMENTS WHATSOEVER. IT'S JUST ONE OF THE BOXES YOU NEED TO CHECK TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND PUT TOGETHER A, THE NOTICE THAT'S REQUIRED TO GO INTO THE PAPER. IT'S GOT TO BE ADVERTISED FOUR TIMES GOING INTO THE HEARING. THAT WOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 24TH, 2024 AND LISTED OUT IN THAT NOTICE. AND IN THE AGENDA ITEM ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS THAT COULD BE ON THE MENU. KEEP IN MIND THE MERE FACT THAT AN ASSESSMENT OR CATEGORY OF ASSESSMENT IS LISTED ON THIS DOESN'T MEAN WE JUST GET TO GO DO IT. THERE'S A LOT OF, EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING EXPERT CONSULTANT WORK THAT GOES INTO WORKING UP WHAT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT JUSTIFICATION WOULD BE, AND WHAT SORT OF AMOUNTS THOSE CAN BE, AND SO ON. THIS [00:40:01] LIST IS NOT THE FULL LIST OF EVERYTHING YOU WOULD BE DOING, BUT IT'S THE TYPICAL PRACTICE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ONCE YOU GO THIS DIRECTION TO THROW BASICALLY EVERYTHING AT THE WALL, JUST TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AND THEN YOU ZERO IN WITH YOUR CONSULTANTS AS TO WHICH ONE, TWO, THREE, WHAT HAVE YOU, YOU MIGHT LOOK AT. SO I PUT TOGETHER A COMPREHENSIVE LIST WITH A COUPLE LEFT OUT PRIMARILY SERVICES THAT ARE ALREADY UNDER LONG TERM ARRANGEMENT WITH MARTIN COUNTY FOR THE PROVISION OF IT. SOLID WASTE AND FIRE AND EMS. SO THOSE WOULD OTHERWISE BE TYPICAL THINGS YOU'D HAVE IN THIS LIST. BUT WE OF COURSE HAVE LONG TERM ARRANGEMENT WITH THE COUNTY FOR THOSE. SO THEY'RE NOT IN THIS LIST RIGHT NOW. SO WITH THAT STAFF IS, RECOMMENDING AND REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH THE ADVERTISEMENT TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS RESOLUTION TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2024. AND I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD. COUNCILWOMAN, I JUST WANT TO THOSE WHAT IS LISTED THERE. DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE ANY PLANS ON ANY OF THE IMPLEMENTING ANY OF THOSE OR THOSE ARE JUST PRELIMINARY JUST IN CASE THIS I WOULD CATEGORIZE AS FAR AS I KNOW AND IN TALKING WITH STAFF, THIS LIST IS KIND OF BLUE SKY. IT IS IT'S NOTHING. NOTHING IN THE NOTHING IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW ON ANY OF IT. HOWEVER, WE'RE JUST KIND OF COVERING NOT CURRENTLY COVERING OUR BASES, COVERING THE BASES WITH AS MUCH CREATIVITY AS WE COULD PUT TOGETHER, LOOKING AT GREAT NUMBER OF JURISDICTIONS WE REPRESENT, LOOKED AT MARTIN COUNTY'S AS WELL. MARTIN COUNTY DOES ONE OF THESE EVERY YEAR AS WELL. AND TOOK KIND OF THEIR COMPREHENSIVE LIST AND THREW THIS IN HERE AS WELL. SO IT'S EVERYTHING IN THE KITCHEN SINK. THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD TELL YOU THAT IS INCLUDED IS IN THE BUDGET PREPARATION. WE DID INCLUDE TWO, BUDGET LINE ITEMS FOR STUDIES, ONE FOR, I BELIEVE, MAINTENANCE OR DRAINAGE AND ROAD MAINTENANCE AND ONE FOR UTILITIES. SO THOSE MONIES ARE IN THERE. BUT BEFORE WE CAN DO ANYTHING, WE HAVE TO ENGAGE AS MR. VOSS SAID, WE HAVE TO HAVE A CONSULTANT. THE METHODOLOGIES HAVE TO BE I MEAN, VERY CLEAR, AND ANYTHING LIKE THIS. SO THIS IS JUST PURELY LETTING US MOVE FORWARD. IF THE COUNCIL CHOOSES. OKAY. AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THAT AND AUTOMATICALLY THINK, ALL THESE THINGS ARE COMING. YES. THAT IS NOT THE CASE AT ALL. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO WANT THAT TO BE VERY CLEAR. I ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, SIR. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE, ACCEPT THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT. I'M SORRY I SAID ON THIS ITEM. IT WOULD BE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO AUTHORIZE SCHEDULING THE PUBLIC HEARING. WHERE ARE WE AT? WE'RE NUMBER NINE. NUMBER NINE. OH, I WENT TO THE WRONG THING. I'M SORRY. I MOVED THAT WE. THAT WE AUTHORIZE. WE MOVE FORWARD WITH AUTHORIZATION TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING. I SECOND THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION MADE BY MISS PALMER. SECOND BY THOMAS. I WANT TO SAY MAYOR GIBBS, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THERE WASN'T ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THAT, WAS THERE? NO DISCUSSION? NO SIR. MAKE SURE YOU ASK FOR DISCUSSION, THOMAS. BUT YOU DON'T MIND IF I CALL YOU MAYOR, RIGHT? I'VE BEEN CALLED WORSE. OKAY. NUMBER TEN, THE [10.  Approval of Contract for Construction Services regarding 12" Watermain Looping Project and 8" Force Main Extension on West Farm Road and SR 710 with CK Contractors in the Amount of $4,092,976.70. ] APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. REGARDING 12 INCH WATER MAIN LOOPING PROJECT AND EIGHT INCH FORCE MAIN EXTENSION ON WEST FARM ROA. MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL. PAT NOLAN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. UTILITIES. WHAT THIS ITEM IS, IS APPROVAL FOR A CONTRACT TO DO THE 12 INCH WATER MAIN LOOPING PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR QUITE A WHILE, WHAT? THIS PROJECT IS, IS RUNNING A 12 INCH WATER MAIN FROM FARM ROAD UP TO SILVER FOX OVER TO 710, AND THEN DOWN 710 TO THE COMMERCE PARK. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ADDED PROBABLY ABOUT 6 OR 8 MONTHS AGO, WE ADDED A PART OF THAT TO EXTEND THE FORCE MAIN, WHICH IS THE SEWER SIDE FROM THE COMMERCE PARK TO 710 AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, THAT CONTRACT CAME IN. WE'VE NEGOTIATED A PRICE OF $4,092,976.70. WHAT THAT IS, IS, EXCUSE ME, IT'S PRETTY MUCH FULLY FUNDED BY GRANTS. WE APPROPRIATED SOME ARPA MONEY FOR THIS. WE'VE GOT SOME MONEY FROM [00:45:03] MARTIN COUNTY THROUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE 12 INCH LOOPING MAIN IS TO ENHANCE THE FIRE PROTECTION IN THAT PART OF THE TOWN. A MILLION OF IT IS THE WASTEWATER PART OF THAT THAT IS ALSO GRANT MONEY, THAT $38 MILLION THAT WE TALK ABOUT, WE WERE ABLE TO TALK TO THE STATE ABOUT ADDING THIS PROJECT TO THAT. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE COST TO THE VILLAGE IS $71,747. THE OTHER PORTION IS ALL GRANT MONEY THAT WE HAD THIS THIS PROJECT, WHEN WE PUT IT OUT TO BID, WE HAD MORE THAN TEN BIDDERS. THE, THE LOW BIDDER IS ACTUALLY IN THE ROOM. MR. BURNS AND HIS COUNTERPART, QUINTON FROM CJ CONSTRUCTION. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR THEM WE'RE AVAILABLE. OKAY. HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO TAKE. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD QUESTION FOR MR. BURNS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WANT IT DONE YESTERDAY. YOU KNOW THE PROJECT YOU GOT TO GET ON. CAN YOU GET ON THE RECORD, PLEASE? I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THEN I DON'T. I'M ROBERT BURNS WITH CJ CONTRACTORS, WE ORIGINALLY STARTED THE PROJECT AT FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE IT. WITH THE RAIN AND STUFF AND A LITTLE BIT OF DELAYS. AND THEN ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF SCOPE OF WORK, IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGHLY ABOUT SIX MONTHS. OKAY. AND WHAT KIND OF TRAFFIC IMPACT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE? WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TOO MUCH TRAFFIC IMPACT. EVERYTHING'S OFF THE ROAD, WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SCHOOL. THERE WAS A SCHOOL THERE THAT WE WERE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT, WE TRIED TO GET IT IN BEFORE THE SCHOOL. EVERYBODY WENT BACK TO SCHOOL. BUT DUE TO, YOU KNOW, SOME SOME, SOME ENGINEERING AND SOME CHANGES, WE HAD TO WE HAD TO BACK IT UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT, SHOULDN'T BE TOO BAD. EVERYTHING'S OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WE HAVE A FEW CROSSINGS, BUT THAT'S IT. OKAY I'M JUST CURIOUS. WHERE ARE YOU GUYS OUT OF? WE'RE OUT OF WEST PALM. OKAY. YEP WELL, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR THE COUNCIL FOR OVER THREE YEARS. YES. YEAH. THE MONEY THAT THE MARTIN COUNTY. ACTUALLY, I WAS THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AT THE TIME THAT THAT AGREEMENT WAS, BROUGHT TO THE COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. AND ONCE I WAS ABLE TO COME TO THE VILLAGE AND REALIZE THEY HAD NOT COLLECTED IT YET, THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE WORKED ON DOING, WAS GETTING THAT MONEY IN HAND SO THAT WE COULD GET OUT TO BID AND GET THIS PROJECT GOING. IT'S ESSENTIAL. THIS PROJECT IS ESSENTIAL. SO WE'RE EXCITED. YEAH WE HAD TO. WE APPRECIATE I. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY I NEED A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A MOTION. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT. SECOND. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN GIBBS. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN PALMER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE WE HAVE NO DISCUSSION AND NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT. GOOD. OKAY I'LL GET THERE. OKAY. APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH EMPIRE [11.  Approval of Contract Amendment with Empire Pipe & Supply Company to purchase Automated Meter Reading (AMR) Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Water Meters and Installation services for Water Utilities Department.  ] PIPE AND SUPPLY COMPANY TO PURCHASE AUTOMATED METER READING. ADVANCED METER READING INFRASTRUCTURE, PATRICK NOLAN AGAIN. THIS PROJECT IS THE PROJECT THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. WE COMMENCED WITH THE PROJECT, AND, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME, SOME CHANGES. THESE THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS, IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR CHANGE ORDERS, THE CHANGE ORDERS AMOUNTED TO ABOUT $90,000, BUT WE HAD SAVINGS IN OTHER AREAS. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE PAPERWORK THAT WE GAVE YOU, THE CONTRACTED PRICE WAS $694,000. AND CHANGE, BUT THE TOTAL PRICE IS GOING TO BE $699,000 A CHANGE. SOME OF IT IS DUE TO CREDIT. SOME OF IT WAS PART OF OUR DATABASE WAS INCORRECT. SO WE HAD TO ORDER SOME EXTRA METERS. BUT THAT MEANT OTHER METERS. WE DID NOT ORDER SOME WORK. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO. SO, LIKE I SAID, THE CHANGE ORDER LOOKS LIKE IT'S A LOT BECAUSE IT SAYS IT'S $90,000. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE PROJECT IS REALLY LESS THAN $5,000 OVER WHAT WE BUDGETED OR EXCUSE ME, WHAT WE CONTRACTED. THE BUDGET WAS ACTUALLY $750,000. WE CAN'T WE'RE GOING TO COME IN AT 699,000. AND THIS IS ALSO GRANT MONEY. THE 38 MILLION THAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE STATE TO ADD THIS PROJECT. AND AT FIRST BLUSH, YOU SAY, WELL, WHY ARE WE DOING A WATER METER PROJECT ON WASTE WATER GRANT FUNDING? BUT WE WERE ABLE TO IMPRESS UPON THE STATE THAT THESE WATER METERS WILL GENERATE REVENUE FOR BOTH DEPARTMENTS. SO WE'RE CALLING THEM WATER AND WASTEWATER REVENUE GENERATORS INSTEAD OF WATER METERS. AND THEY BOUGHT THAT. AND THAT'S WHY [00:50:05] WE GOT THE GRANT MONEY TO PAY FOR THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EMPIRE, MR. JAMES MATHIS, AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM OR MYSELF IN REGARDS TO THIS ITEM. OKAY. COUNCIL, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THAT OKAY? THE, ARE THEY HAVE THEY BEEN COMPLETELY. IS THAT COMPLETED ALL THOSE PUT IN THE INSTALLATION IS 99.9% COMPLETE. WE ARE WORKING ON, SOME MINOR CORRECTIONS. THERE'S SOME FACTOR ISSUES, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THEY'RE BEING. AND THIS PROJECT IS JUST TO EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BIT. WHEN I GOT HERE, WE WERE READING THE METERS MANUALLY. WE WERE SENDING OUT 3 TO 4 EMPLOYEES WALKING THROUGH THE VILLAGE AND READING METERS IN THE GROUND, MOVING DIRT TO GET TO THE METER, GETTING ON THEIR HANDS AND KNEES. THIS PROJECT, WE NOW HAVE THREE ANTENNAS THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE. THERE'S ONE AT BIG MOUND, THERE'S ONE AT BOOKER PARK AT THAT PARK, AND THERE'S ONE OVER AT ALLAPATTAH. SO NOW THE METERS ARE BEING READ REAL TIME. ALL THE TIME. SO ONCE WE GET THE SOFTWARE UP AND RUNNING, WHICH ONCE WE GET THE TILER UP AND RUNNING, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE SOFTWARE FROM THE METER PROJECT AND THEN GET THAT WORKING WITH THE TILER, AND THEN THE CUSTOMER WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THEIR OWN METER READING REAL TIME. SO WE DID START WITH WHAT I SAID, MANUAL READING. WE'RE NOW GOING TO BE DOING IT AUTOMATICALLY, AND ONCE IT'S FULLY COMPLETE, THE CUSTOMER WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THEIR OWN WATER METER READING IN REAL TIME. SO YES, ALL THE METERS PHYSICALLY ARE IN THE GROUND AND WE'RE ALMOST COMPLETE WITH THE PROJECT. WELL, NOW, YOU MENTIONED IT WAS BEING DONE BY MANUAL AND I THINK WE MAY BE ONE OF THE LAST FEW, IF NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT WERE FULLY PROTECTED FROM HACKERS. BECAUSE. YES, BECAUSE BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE THAT. BUT NOW. SO NOW THAT WE'VE GOTTEN WITH THE PROGRAM AND NOW DO WE HAVE THINGS IN PLACE THAT WE KNOW WILL PREVENT ANY KIND OF OUTSIDE? YES WE DO. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR. MISS JACKIE CLARKE, THANK. EXCUSE ME. JACKIE CLARKE, PRESIDENT, FOURTH VILLAGE, YOU YOU ASKED THE QUESTION, SO I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM. SO WE'RE ALMOST THROUGH WITH ALL THE METERS, ALL WITHIN THE VILLAGE. METERS ARE EMPTY. OKAY, SO YOU JUST NEED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO READ IT THEMSELVES. YES. OKAY. AND DO YOU HAVE A TIMELIN? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THE TILER UP AND RUNNING. ONCE THAT'S UP AND RUNNING, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE IT IN JUNE, JANUARY OR FEBRUARY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRAC? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE EMPIRE PIPE AND SUPPLY COMPANY. WE MOVE FORWARD, I SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. FIRST MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN PALMA. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN BROWN. BROWN OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. PASS UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ADD ONE COMMENT. EMPIRE PIPE WAS GREAT TO WORK WITH, AND ACTUALLY, THEY HAD AN ISSUE WITH ANOTHER CUSTOMER. SO WE ENDED UP GETTING THIS DONE A LITTLE QUICKER THAN WE HAD PLANNED. YEAH, THEY DID A GREAT JOB. THEY REALLY DID. THEY REALLY DID. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I THAT I SAID THAT OUT LOUD. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY 12. WHAT RESOLUTION IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. THANK [12.  A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A POOLED CASH ACCOUNT FOR VILLAGE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, DESIGNATING SOUTHSTATE BANK, N.A.  AS A DEPOSITORY FOR PUBLIC FUNDS; AUTHORIZING SIGNATORIES; APPROVING AGREEMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ] YOU. MAYOR. ITEM 12 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A POOLED CASH ACCOUNT FOR VILLAGE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, DESIGNATING SOUTH STATE BANK, N.A, AS A DEPOSITORY FOR PUBLIC FUNDS, AUTHORIZING SIGNATORIES, APPROVING AGREEMENTS, AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MAYOR. COUNCIL MIKE FLORIO, FINANCE DIRECTOR, THIS IS A GREAT AGENDA ITEM FROM MY STANDPOINT, BECAUSE WHAT IT DOES IS WE ARE NOW AT THE POINT WHERE WE'RE STARTING TO FLIP SWITCHES ON WITH THE TILER SOFTWARE CORE FINANCIALS, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE REST OF SEPTEMBER AND EARLY OCTOBER GOING LIVE WITH THAT SYSTEM. AND WHAT, WHAT MODERN SOFTWARE ALLOWS YOU TO DO IS IT ALLOWS YOU TO SEGREGATE AND [00:55:04] ACCOUNT FOR CASH SEPARATELY IN YOUR SOFTWARE PROGRAM WHILE HAVING A MINIMIZATION OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT STRUCTURE. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THE VILLAGE HAS SIX SEPARATE CHECKING ACCOUNTS. AT SOUTH STATE, WE HAVE THREE FOR WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES AND THREE ON THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT SIDE, AND WHICH INCLUDES THE INDIANTOWN TRUST FUND. WE'VE HAD TO KEEP THOSE SEPARATE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE TECHNOLOGY TO BE ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE TRANSACTIONS. APART FROM ONE ANOTHER WITH THE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SOFTWARE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO START TO CONSOLIDATE OUR BANKING STRUCTURE. WE'RE GOING TO SAVE FEES. WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO POOL INVESTMENTS AND INTEREST EARNINGS. AND IT'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE EFFICIENT BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FROM A POSTING AND ACCOUNTING STANDPOINT, WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE POOLED CASH, EVERYTHING IS SEPARATE. YOU HAVE TO SET UP A LOT OF INTERFUND, TRANSFERS, DO TO'S AND FROM'S. YOU HAVE TO CLEAR ALL THIS STUFF MANUALLY. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. IT'S VERY TIME CONSUMING AND THE SOFTWARE WILL ALLOW ME TO DO THAT A LOT MORE AUTOMATICALLY. AND HAVING CASH PULLED TOGETHER WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE WITH THIS. SO THIS IS JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PRETTY MUCH EVERY MUNICIPALITY OF ANY SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OPERATES POOLED CASH. MARTIN COUNTY OPERATES POOLED CASH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, PORT SAINT LUCIE, CITY OF STUART. THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. IT'S A GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICER. BEST PRACTICE METHODOLOGY, THE LIST IS LONG. OF ALL THE DIFFERENT BENEFITS FOR IT. AND I DO REQUEST, YOUR APPROVAL FOR IT. OKAY. COUNCIL COMMENT. MAYOR. MAYOR COUNCILWOMAN THOMAS. THANK YOU. AND PULLING IT, WE GET ANNUALLY AUDITED. SO IF THERE'S ANY IRREGULARITIES, IT WOULD SHOW UP IN AN AUDIT. CORRECT? CERTAINLY. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. SO THEN WE. I KNOW THAT SOUTH STAKE IS OUR, LOCAL BANK. DO WE ANNUALLY REVIEW THAT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING THE, THE BEST SERVICES OUT OF, OF OUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. HAVE WE LOOKED AT. YEAH I. YES YES, YES, COUNCILWOMAN, I DO BELIEVE THAT, WE HAVE RECENTLY ENGAGED IN THAT PROCESS, AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME IMPENDING CHANGES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO MAKE IN ADDITION TO FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE ACCOUNT STRUCTURE, AGAIN, WITH THE CHANGES IN IN THE FINANCIAL SOFTWARE, THERE'S ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FROM A BANKING STANDPOINT, FROM SECURITY TECHNOLOGY, SEGREGATION OF DUTIES, AND JUST OVERALL FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY THAT WE CAN GAIN ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR. I DO HAVE PLANS ON BRINGING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITHIN THE NEXT MEETING OR TWO, TO GIVE YOU SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, MISS JANET HERNANDEZ. HELLO. SO, JANET HERNANDEZ, RESIDENT OF INDIANTOWN. SO MY QUESTION IS FOR STAFF, SO YOU'RE BASICALLY SAYING WE'RE PUTTING ALL THE ACCOUNTS TOGETHER. MOST OF THEM FOR NOW, BUT. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS. YES. I'M GOING TO START WORKING ON CONSOLIDATING THOSE ACCOUNTS OVER THE WEEKS AND MONTHS TO COME. BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET DOWN TO PROBABLY A COUPLE OF ACCOUNTS TOTAL AT MOST. OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE I PERSONALLY DISAGREE WITH POOLED ACCOUNTS, WHERE FUNDS ARE ALL COMBINED IN ONE ACCOUNT CAN CREATE DIFFICULTIES IN TRACKING HOW MONEY IS SPENT WITHOUT INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY, IT BECOMES HARDER FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MONITOR WHICH PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES ARE BEING FUNDED. THIS MAY LEAD TO CONCERNS ABOUT MISUSE, MISALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. WHEN FUNDS ARE POOLED, IT'S HARDER TO HOLD ANY ONE PERSON OR GROUP ACCOUNTABLE FOR SPENDING. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE MANAGING A SINGLE ACCOUNT. THE LINE OF RESPONSIBILITY CAN BLUR. THIS CAN RESULT IN EFFICIENCY, INEFFICIENCY, AND IN WORST CASE CASES, FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT. AND SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY TOOK A BUDGET CLASS LAST SEMESTER THAT WE HAVE POLICIES IN PLACE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO THIS BECAUSE YOU WANT TO CUT THE RED TAPE. THERE'S YOU'RE PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER. SO THEN YOU DON'T HAVE LIKE THERE COULD BE OVERSIGHT, THERE COULD BE MISMANAGEMENT AND YOU DON'T YOU HAVE EVERYTHING TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY WITH THE WATER AND SEWER. YOU NEED TO HAVE THAT IN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT BECAUSE THAT'S ITS OWN ENTITY, ITS OWN OWN ENTERPRISE. AND I DON'T AGREE ABOUT PULLING THAT ACCOUNT SPECIFICALLY INTO THE OPERATING ACCOUNT TOGETHER. SO MY PERSONAL OPINION IS, IS THAT THIS SHOULD [01:00:04] NOT BE PULLED TOGETHER BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RED TAPE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE OF CERTAIN ITEMS WHEN YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW? AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? IF YOU KNOW WE WANT LINE ITEMS, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE VILLAGE AS AN OUTSIDER, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. OKAY OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY COMMENTS? I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS MIGHT AS WELL JUST KEEP THAT UP. ONCE AGAIN, WHAT YOU ARE, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT HERE IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD. IT'S STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. THIS TYPE OF A THING. ALSO GO BACK TO AN AUDIT. AND YOU SAID THE TILER SOFTWARE WILL GIVE US THOSE LINE ITEMS AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE. YEAH. I THINK, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT IN ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT AND CONTROL, NOT A REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF IT. AGAIN, THE SOFTWARE IS DESIGNED TO WORK A CERTAIN WAY, AND IT'S DONE THAT WAY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE INDUSTRY STANDARD IS. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS AND SEPARATE, POSTINGS FOR EVERYTHING, AND YOU'RE HAVING TO SPLIT EVERYTHING FROM PAYROLL TO ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, THAT ACTUALLY CAN CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS AND CAUSE GREATER POTENTIAL FOR ERROR. WHEREAS WHEN YOU HAVE EVERYTHING CLEAN IN A SINGLE RECORD AND THE CASH IS POOLED TOGETHER, THAT'S A LOT MORE EFFECTIVE METHODOLOGY. AGAIN, WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, FORTUNATE THAT WE'RE WE'RE LATE TO THE GAME, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE. THIS IS HOW THIS IS DONE INDUSTRY WIDE, ORGANIZATIONS, BIG AND SMALL, MANAGE THEIR CASH RESOURCES. THIS WAY, AND THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO MAKE USE OF, REALLY RELIES ON THAT. YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO DO IT THAT WAY. YOU CAN'T SPLIT THINGS THE WAY THAT WE DID BEFORE, AND IT'S A LOT MORE EFFICIENT FROM A TIME TIME STANDPOINT AS WELL. SO ALL ALL THE REASONS WHY WE SHOULD DO THIS AND HOW OFTEN ARE WE AUDITED, ANNUAL. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH ANY OTHER COMMENTS. YES. MISS KAREN ENTEGRE. OKAY, KAREN, FOR THE RECORD, CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE. IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT COUNCIL TO ME. I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, SUSAN. ABSOLUTELY, A POSITIVE FORCE FOR THE COMMUNITY. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. I WAS A MANAGER OF ACCOUNTING FOR 24 YEARS. I STARTED OUT WHEN YOU HANDWROTE EVERYTHING IN YOUR LEDGERS AND THEN WE GOT ONE RIGHT WHERE IT PRINTED. IT THREW THREE COPIES, AND WE THOUGHT WE WERE REALLY ROCKING AND ROLLING. AND THEN I MOVED INTO, OF COURSE, THE COMPUTER STAGE. AND I AM A EXPERT WITH SEVERAL ACCOUNTING PACKAGES AND BY FAR, JUST TO GIVE YOU ALL SOME, SOME REST BY FAR THE AUTOMATION AND THE TRACKING AND THE ENCRYPTION AND CODING THAT YOU GET THROUGH THIS SYSTEM THAT HE'S REFERRING TO ELIMINATE A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT MISS HERNANDEZ WAS CONCERNED ABOUT. BECAUSE IT'S ALL AUTOMATED AND THERE AREN'T 5 OR 6 PEOPLE TRYING TO BALANCE 5 OR 6 ACCOUNTS AT A TIME. SO I FEEL LIKE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT MOVING INTO THE FUTURE, THESE AUDITS, IT'S ALMOST AN AUTOMATIC AUDIT ALL THE TIME FOR YOUR ACCOUNTS. IT WILL RED FLAG THINGS IF THEY'RE NOT CORRECTLY ENTERED, THAT'S WHAT THE PROGRAM DOES. THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR. AND I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM. BUT BASICALLY MOST OF THE BIG ACCOUNTING PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED THAT WAY FOR THAT PROTECTION AND FOR AUDIT TRAILS. SO PLEASE FEEL COMFORTABLE KNOWING THAT THAT'S PROBABLY A BETTER THAN MANUAL SYSTEM. THANK YOU. WELL, IF I MIGHT TO I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS COUNCIL, PARTICULARLY SINCE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PLEASE UNDERSTAND STAFF IS NEVER GOING TO BRING SOMETHING TO YOU THAT IS GOING TO DETERIORATE, OR CREATE SOME TYPE OF LESS TRANSPARENCY OR AN ISSUE. I MEAN, WE'RE BRINGING THINGS FORWARD TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT, CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. SO PLEASE KNOW THAT MR. FLORIO HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 26 YEARS, SO I THINK HE WOULD BE BRINGING RECOMMENDATIONS. YOU GOT MR. VOSS TOO. I'M SURE THAT IF THERE WAS SOME ISSUE OR CONCERN, HE WOULD HAVE RAISED THAT AS WELL. AND I CAN SHARE FROM FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS AS WELL. I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS TRANSITION, BY THE WAY, AND IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY VERY SIMILAR. I WAS THINKING MORE ABOUT WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE, I WOULD OFFER THIS IF YOU WERE USING ACCOUNTING PACKAGES THAT COULDN'T ACCOUNT FOR THE, THE NOW INDUSTRY STANDARD POOLED CASH MODEL, THEN YEAH, IT PROBABLY WOULD BE A RESPONSIBLE IT'S NOT SET UP TO [01:05:07] BE ABLE TO TRACK ALL THIS STUFF. BUT WHEN YOU MOVE TO A PROPER MODERN SYSTEM AS IT'S GOING ON WITH TYLER AND I REALIZED THAT IT WAS THE OTHER ONE I WAS THINKING OF WAS WHEN ANOTHER CITY OF MINE MOVED TO TYLER. ACTUALLY, WHERE THEY HAD BEEN ON AN OLD ARCHAIC SYSTEM. THEY MOVED AWAY FROM, FROM SEPARATE ACCOUNTS AND SO ON. THERE'S A REASON WHY IT WAS DONE THAT WAY IN THE PAST, RIGHT? NOWADAYS, THE SOFTWARE, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THERE, IT'S GOING IN A SINGLE ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK. BUT ALL OF THE MONEY IS ACCOUNTED FOR. RIGHT. AND THAT'S PRECISELY HOW THE SYSTEM IS, IS SET UP. SO THAT WHEN MONEY MOVES AROUND, YOU SEE WHY IT'S MOVING AROUND AS OPPOSED TO MANUAL ENTRIES TO MOVE THINGS HERE AND THERE. AND EVERYWHERE. SO THERE'S A REASON WHY IT HASN'T BEEN THIS WAY FOR A MILLION YEARS. BUT THIS IS IN THE MODERN DAY. THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED BEST PRACTICE AMONG JURISDICTIONS WHEN THEY CAN MOVE TO A PLATFORM THAT CAN APPROPRIATELY ACCOMMODATE IT, WHICH THE VILLAGE IS NOW. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH, I CAN SAY WE, AS A COUNCIL SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS PROGRAM AND WE BOUGHT THE LATEST, THE GREATEST AND THE BEST WITH JUST ABOUT EVERY MODULE I THINK THAT YOU COULD HAVE. AND IT'S DESIGNED TO DO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING TO DO. SO I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE WORRIED ABOUT ANYTHING REALLY. IT'S GOING TO MAKE TRANSPARENCY. IT'S GOING TO BRING TRANSPARENCY FORWARD, TRANSPARENCY THAT HASN'T BEEN THERE IN THE PAST, AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE MR. FURIO'S JOB A LOT EASIER. AND STAFF'S JOB A WHOLE LOT EASIER. SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT IMPLEMENTED. I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING HARD ON IT. WE'VE HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS. YOU AND I. AND, HAVING SAID THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MOTION TO APPROVE MAKE I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THE SECOND MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN THOMAS, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN PALMER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. PASS UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, LAST ON [13.  Parks Projects Priority List to Apply for Grants ] THE LIST IS PARK PROJECTS PRIORITY LIST. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LAST BUT DEBBIE RIZZO'S RIGHT. WELCOME NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. GLAD TO SEE EVERYBODY UP HERE, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE PARKS PROJECT PRIORITY LIST TO APPLY FOR GRANTS. RECENTLY, THE FIRDAPSE GRANTS BECAME AVAILABLE FOR US TO APPLY FOR. WE HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO APPLY FOR THEM IN THE PAST BECAUSE WE NEEDED A MASTER PLAN, AND A PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING IN OUR BUDGET TO DO ALL THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I'VE BEEN OUT IN THE VILLAGE TWO YEARS AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK OUT THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, INCLUDING REPLACING PLAYGROUNDS AND REPLACING REPAIRING FIELDS. IMPROVING OUR FACILITIES. SO BEFORE YOU, I PROVIDED A LIST THAT I'D LIKE YOU GUYS TO HELP ME PRIORITIZE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR OR BE FUNDED FOR TWO GRANTS TOTALING $200,000 EACH, AND THEY TYPICALLY ARE A MATCH. BUT BECAUSE THE VILLAGE, QUALIFIES FOR THE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, THE READY ELIGIBILITY, WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THAT MATCH. OH, OKAY. SO IF YOU GUYS WOULD LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OUR PRIORITIES ARE, WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE. I KNOW SPORTS FIELDS ARE IN THE IN YOUR HEART, AND THAT'S THE PRIORITY. I KNOW YOU'D LIKE TO SEE A SPLASH PAD, WITH THE GRANT PROGRAM, PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT IS THE HIGHEST RANKING BECAUSE IT IT INVOLVES EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'D LOVE DIRECTION FROM YOU BECAUSE THE GRANT IS OPENING ON THE 16TH OF SEPTEMBER AND IT CLOSES ON THE 30TH. I'VE ALREADY BEEN WORKING WITH THE GRANT LADY, CHLOE, TO. YEAH, WE'RE WE HAVE EVERYTHING LINED UP FOR WHAT WE NEED TO DO. WE JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT PROJECTS WE WANT TO PUT IN FRONT OF THEM. NOW, THE PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT, WHICH PLAYGROUND AND DOES IT INCLUDE? SHADE. SAILS, SAIL, SAIL SHADES. ALL THREE OF OUR OUR PLAYGROUNDS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY'RE PAST THEIR USEFUL LIFE. MY PRIORITY WOULD BE THE BOOKER PARK PLAYGROUND AND YES, I WOULD START WITH SHADE SAILS, WHEN THE QUOTE I GOT RECENTLY WAS ABOUT $282,000 TO DO THAT PLAYGROUND. SO IF THE GRANT WOULD COVER 200,000, I HAVE TO COME UP WITH $82,000 OUT OF MY BUDGET. CAN IT BE PHASED IN? NO, NO. SO AND IT IS A REIMBURSABLE GRANT, WHICH MEANS WE SPEND IT AND GET AND GET REIMBURSED. OKAY. 282,000 FOR BOOKER PARK. POST-FAMILY. AND BIG MOUND PARK WITH SHADE IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE AROUND THREE $350,000. I DON'T HAVE [01:10:05] EXACT QUOTES FOR THOSE YET BECAUSE I WASN'T HAPPY WITH WHAT THEY TURNED IN PER PARK. YES AND THEN POST. PLAYGROUND AND THE REASON I PUT BOOKER PARK IN FRONT OF POST FAMILY IS BECAUSE POST FAMILY IN OUR MASTER PLAN IS THE CENTER OF TOWN, AND WE WANTED TO PUT IN A SPLASH PAD TO GO WITH IT. WE WOULD NEED TO RELOCATE THAT CURRENT PLAYGROUND TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING. IT'S GOING TO BE A BIGGER PROJECT THAN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET FUNDED IN THIS PROJECT. LET ME ASK YOU, WHICH PARK IS USED UTILIZED THE MOST BIG MOUTH BECAUSE OF THE ATHLETICS. SO YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO START THERE? THE FIELD RENOVATIONS, WE WANTED TO CONVERT FIELD A TO A MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD. THERE ARE FIVE FIELDS THERE. IT'S $346,000 TO CONVERT THAT FIELD. SO I'M LOOKING AT ANOTHER 400,000. I NEED $1 MILLION TO CHANGE THREE FIELDS AT BIG MOUTH PARK. I WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN OUR BUDGET AT THIS TIME. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. BUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR GRANT I NEED TO FIND PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THAT 200, $300,000 RANGE. WE DO HAVE THE SKATE PARK PROJECT. THE SECOND PHASE, WHICH I PUT MONEY ASIDE IN FOR $125,000 FOR THAT PROJECT, WE COULD ASK FOR THAT TO BE PAID FOR AND REIMBURSED, AND THEN WE COULD HOLD THAT MONEY FOR A PROJECT NEXT YEAR, SUCH AS A FIELD RENOVATION. AND THEN, OF COURSE, IT'S ONLY $125,000 FOR PHASE TWO FOR THE SKATE PARK. BUT WE WOULD ADD THINGS LIKE SHADE STRUCTURES AND PICNIC TABLES AND BIKE RACKS TO GET THE MOST WE COULD OUT OF THAT PROJECT. OKAY SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TWO. I'D LIKE TO APPLY FOR TWO. YES. SO I'D LIKE YOU GUYS TO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OUR TWO PRIORITIES SHOULD BE. WELL, I, I PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT IF BIG MOUNTAIN PARK IS THE MOST UTILIZED PARK, I THINK WE OUGHT TO START THERE. I THINK WE OUGHT TO TRY AND FIND SOME MONEY, MAYBE USING THAT SAVINGS THAT WE HAVE. IF WE CAN GET $200,000 AND YOU NEED 350, THEN WE CAN GET 150 OUT OF THAT. THAT MILLION THAT'S SITTING THERE AND GET THAT PARK DONE. BECAUSE WE REALLY NEED TO START DOING THEM, YOU KNOW. AND THEN WHAT'S YOUR SECOND AND SECOND WHAT BOOKER PARK OR. WELL I, I THOUGHT DOING THE SKATE PARK WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE THEN WE'D HAVE THAT MONEY TO APPLY TO ANOTHER LARGER PROJECT THE FOLLOWING YEAR BECAUSE WE CAN APPLY FOR ANOTHER GRANT IF THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. AND OF COURSE, THIS IS ALL BASED ON IF IT GETS FUNDED, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR CAN ALWAYS DECIDE NOT TO FUND THE PROGRAM AND WHETHER WE MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS BECAUSE IT IS A COMPETITIVE GRANT. OKAY COUNCILWOMAN THOMAS. NO, SHE WAS NEXT. YOU FIRST. I'M NOT. EVERYBODY WENT UP. OH EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S START DOWN HERE, THEN. OKAY. YOU WIN AT FIRST, YOU WIN IT FIRST. OKAY. I LIKE THE IDEA OF YOU STARTING IN BOOKER PARK, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE THING I KNOW THAT THAT WAS A. I THINK YOU SAW THAT AS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE ATTAINABLE QUICK, YOU KNOW, GETTING THE JOB DONE, AND THEN YOU. I'M SORRY ABOUT BIG MOUND. YOU WILL HAVE TO RELOCATE YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR MORE LAND. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? NO. POST-FAMILY PARK IN OUR MASTER PLAN, WE WERE REDOING IT TO MAKE IT MORE USER FRIENDLY FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO WE COULD HOLD MORE EVENTS THERE. AND THE MASTER PLAN MOVES THE PLAYGROUND BACK TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL PARKING. BECAUSE WE HAVE LIMITED PARKING IN MOST OF OUR PARKS EXCEPT BIG MOUND, WHICH IS WHY IT GETS USED MORE. WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, 20 PLUS ACRES IN THAT PARK. THAT'S TRUE. SO LET ME ASK YOU YOUR, YOUR THOUGHTS FOR BOOK APART. WHAT WHAT WOULD YOU WHAT WHAT ARE YOU ENVISIONING? I ENVISION A LARGER PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE THERE AND SHADE SAILS OVER TOP OF THE PLAYGROUND. SO KIDS CAN GET MORE USE OUT OF IT. AND TO GO WITH A PORT AND PLAY SURFACE INSTEAD OF THE ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER, WHICH TENDS TO WASH OUT IN THE RAIN, AND THE KIDS KICK IT. AND IT REQUIRES A LOT OF MAINTENANCE AND IT WOULD BRIGHTEN IT UP AND MAKE IT A PLACE THAT KIDS WANT TO COME. OKAY. AND I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD. AND I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING IN THAT COMMUNITY BECAUSE THOSE KIDS NEED SOMETHING AS WELL. YOU KNOW BECAUSE ALL THE KIDS CAN'T MOVE, CAN'T GO TO THE OTHER PARKS. A LOT OF THEM DON'T HAVE CARS. A LOT OF FAMILIES DON'T HAVE CARS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CARPOOLING. AND I THINK EVEN AFTER SCHOOL, IF THE KIDS WANTED TO GO THERE AND HAVE A LITTLE PLAY OR WHAT HAVE YOU, THAT THAT WOULD BE A NICE PLACE. SO I THEY COME BY OUR OFFICE NOW AND KNOCK TO USE BALLS. WE HAVE BALLS WE LET THEM BORROW AND WE HAND OUT ICE POPS. AND WE ALWAYS WANT THE KIDS IN [01:15:02] OUR PARKS. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE, RIGHT? THEY NEED A PLACE TO GO. AND I THINK THAT'S GOOD, I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOOD BECAUSE THAT PARK DOES NOT SERVICE A LOT. IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT, BUT THAT'S GREAT. I LIKE YOUR VISION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN BROWN, FOR YOUR TIME LIMIT. WHAT'S THE TIME LIMIT ON EACH PARK? WHAT, WHAT HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL TAKE PER PARK? I THINK WE CAN HAVE IT DONE IN 12 TO 18 MONTHS. ALL PARKS OR ONE PARK? NO. EACH PROJECT, EACH PROJECT. PROJECT. SO THE SMALLEST PROJECT WE HAVE IS THE BIGGER PARK. AND YOU HAVE $200,000. THE GRANT IS THE GRANT IS $200,000. CORRECT. AND SO YOU'D HAVE TO COME UP WITH 82,000 WITHIN YOUR BUDGET. BEG, BORROW, STEAL OR ASK IF THERE'S MONEY AVAILABLE TO SUPPLEMENT AND POST. AND BIG MOUND IS ABOUT 350,000 WITH MORE WORK. CORRECT OKAY. WHEN ARE YOU LOOKING AT STARTING THIS? IF MONEY COMES I, YOU APPLY FOR THE GRANTS. MONEY COME IN. SO HOW LONG BEFORE WE ALREADY HAVE THE PLANS LAID OUT FROM A PLAYGROUND COMPANY? SO IT WOULD JUST BE A MATTER OF COMING BEFORE COUNCIL GETTING THAT PROJECT APPROVED. AND THEN WHENEVER THE CONTRACTORS COULD GET STARTED, I LIKE THE SMALLER PROJECT FIRST AND THEN GET TO THE LARGER PROJECTS, IT'S EASIER TO START SMALLER AND THEN WORK YOUR WAY UP RATHER THAN MOVE THIS, MOVE THAT, MAKE MORE ROOM. IF WE CAN START WITH THE SMALLER ONE, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, HERE'S ONE UP FOR MINE. YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG ADVOCATE FOR THE FIELD RENOVATIONS AT BIG MOUND. JUST BECAUSE IT'S BEING USED. AND I KNOW IT'S BUSY. I KNOW THEY NEED TO BE DONE. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S MY NUMBER ONE RIGHT THERE. YOU KNOW, IS THE FIELD RENOVATIONS. YOU KNOW, WHEN IS IT GOING TO GET DONE? YOU KNOW, WHEN WE INCORPORATED PRIOR TO INCORPORATION, YOU KNOW, MARTIN COUNTY REALLY DIDN'T DO MUCH OUT HERE IN INDIANTOWN. AND IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. BUT I ALSO LIKE THE PLAYGROUND RENOVATIONS, TOO. SO THE HARD PART IS, AND I THINK YOU STEPPED OUT FOR A BIT, WAS THE GRANT IS MAXED OUT AT 200,000 AND WE DON'T HAVE THE ADDITIONAL MONEY IN OUR BUDGET. AND, YOU KNOW, AND THE SKATE PARK, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY KIDS EVERY TIME I DRIVE BY IT, THERE'S NOBODY NOBODY THERE. YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE USAGE OF THE SKATE PARK? YOU KNOW, HAVE TO GET BACK WITH YOU ON NUMBERS ON THAT. BUT WE DO SEE KIDS ON THE SKATE PARK AFTER HOURS. I READ THE LIBRARY HAS A SKATE RAMP BOARD RAMP OUT FRONT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY KIDS GOING BY AT A DIFFERENT TIME BECAUSE I NEVER I ALWAYS, EVEN ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN I GO TO CIRCLE K, IT'S EMPTY. WELL, WELL. OKAY. BOOKER PARK, I HAVE A TENDENCY TO AGREE IT'S MORE IMPACTFUL AND IT IS DOABLE, IS THERE ANY ELEMENT OF THAT FOR PARKING TO EXPAND PARKING? IF YOU'RE GOING TO REDO OR MAKE IT BIGGER THAT THAT PAR, ARE YOU GOING TO IMPACT PARKING ANYMORE? ARE YOU GOING TO EXPAND YOUR PARKING AT ALL? THERE IS NO PLAN AT THIS TIME FOR THAT. BUT IN OUR MASTER PLAN, YES, THERE IS. OKAY. AND WE CAN LOOK AT WAYS TO PUT, PARKING ALONG THE SPORTS FIELD SIDE, OR WE CAN LOOK AT LAND ACQUISITION. THE CRA OWNS THE ONE LOT ON THE END AND THE OTHER LOT IS UP FOR SALE. THERE ARE WAYS TO EXPAND AND BUT THERE'S BUT THERE'S 200 BUT THERE'S 208. RIGHT LIMITED CHECKBOOK OR $4 MILLION. THERE'S 282 IS JUST SOLELY IS SOLELY THE PLAYGROUND. THE PLAYGROUND NOW NOW THE 300 AND THE 350,000 FOR THE FOR THE OTHER TWO. NOW THE SKATE PARK IS HOW MUCH? IT'S LESS THAN THE 200,000 THAT THE SECOND PHASE IS 125,000. SO THIS THE TO APPLY WOULD BE DOABLE AND WOULD BE WITHIN THAT SCOPE FOR THE SECOND PHASE. CORRECT. AND WOULD THAT SEE THAT'S A THAT'S A DOABLE THING. NOW I KNOW OVER AT BIG MOUND THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN SOME, I DON'T WANT TO SAY IMPROVEMENTS, BUT SOME MAINTENANCE. I KNOW THAT. AND ON THE BUILDING AND SO THERE HAS BEEN MONEY THAT HAS GONE INTO BIG MOUND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN OR TO UPGRADE. YES, MA'AM. WE SPEND ABOUT $50,000 A YEAR MAINTAINING THE FIELDS AT BIG MOUND PARK. THAT'S RIGHT. BUT NOT JUST THE FIELDS, BECAUSE I KNOW THE STAIRS HAD TO READ. THERE HAS BEEN SOME OTHER THINGS. YEAH, WE'RE WORKING ON THE DECK. YEAH. I'M WAITING ON A QUOTE TO REDO THE BATHROOMS AND THE TWO STORY BUILDING. PLUS WE MADE RENOVATIONS TO THE BUILDING FOR THE SENIOR PROGRAM TO COME IN AND BE UPSTAIRS. RIGHT. OKAY. AND WE RECENTLY REDID AND CUT LIPS ON THE BASEBALL FIELD SO THAT THOSE ARE BACK UP AND OPERATIONAL. OKAY. SO THERE [01:20:03] THERE'S ODDS AND ENDS GOING ON THERE. YES, MA'AM, SO I'M, I LEAN TOWARD THE BOOKER PARK PLAYGROUND AND THEN THE SKATE PARK BECAUSE THOSE TWO ARE DOABLE WITHIN THOSE MONIES AND NOT TOTALLY OUT OF RANGE. THAT'S MY THOUGHTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. I DIDN'T WANT TO GO THERE. I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO GO THERE. BUT I'M GOING TO. AND THE REASON WHY I SAY BIG MOUND PARK IS BECAUSE IF THAT'S THE MOST USED, IT'S THE MOST LIABILITY. RIGHT. AND BOOKER PARK, OKAY. SO. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ACQUIRING PROPERTY AROUND BOOKER PARK. THERE WAS A LETTER THAT WAS SENT OUT TO A LANDOWNER OUT THERE BY THE VILLAGE MANAGER LOOKING TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY BEHIND THE FIRE STATION. YOUR OFFICE? WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. GETTING RID OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOUR OFFICE. PUTTING THAT ROAD BEHIND YOUR OFFICE. HAVING PARKING, WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO GET THE SCHOOL BOARD BUILDING, WORKING WITH THE CRA TO GET THAT CORNER LOT. WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT MR. JONES'S PROPERTY. AND SEE IF WE CAN EXPAND THOSE FIELDS. THE BASEBALL FIELDS IN EXPAND THE PARK, PUT MAYBE SOME PICKLEBALL COURTS OR OTHER THINGS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPORTS PROGRAM, WE HAVE TO HAVE FIELDS THAT CAN HANDLE THOSE SPORTS PROGRAMS. SO RIGHT NOW I CAN'T SEE. AND THAT'S JUST ME. EVERYBODY ELSE MADE ME FEEL DIFFERENT. I CAN'T SEE PUTTING MONEY INTO SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DESTROY A YEAR OR TWO DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THERE'S A PARK THAT'S UTILIZED THE MOST THAT NEEDS THE EQUIPMENT REPLACED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY GETTING HURT. THAT'S OUR FIRST RESPONSIBILITY, RIGHT? IF THERE'S EQUIPMENT THAT'S BAD OR DANGEROUS, WE NEED TO GET IT OUT OF THERE. WE WOULD HAVE IT OUT OF THERE IF THE EQUIPMENT WAS DANGEROUS. IT'S JUST PAST ITS USEFUL LIFE. SO IF IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE FUNDS TO DO BOOKER PARK AND DO IT THE RIGHT WAY. SO WHEN WE HAVE OUR SPORTS PROGRAM, THEN THEY YOU CAN MOVE THE SOCCER FROM FIELD TO FIELD, RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT HAPPENING. BIG MOUND PARK IS GETTING UTILIZED OVER UTILIZED HAS BEEN FOR MANY YEARS. THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AM I CORRECT OR AM I WRONG? WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SHUT THE TO SHUT THE FIELDS DOWN AND REPLACE THE TURF. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TREATING FOR BUGS, WE'RE TREATING FOR WEEDS, AND WE'RE TOP DRESSING. AND YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, RIGHT. WITH WITH THE BUDGET WE WORK WITH. RIGHT BUT THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT. SO I THINK IN THE FUTURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO AND NOT THE LONG FUTURE EITHER. TALKING TO SHORT FUTURE 2 OR 3 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. OKAY. IT'LL BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SITUATION. BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD FINISH THE SKATE PARK AND I THINK YOU SHOULD REPLACE THE EQUIPMENT AT BIG MOUND PARK IF THAT'S THE MOST UTILIZED. AND THAT'S COUNCIL IF THAT'S COUNCIL'S DIRECTION. THAT'S WHAT I THINK. JUST BECAUSE IF IT'S THE MOST UTILIZED, THEN IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. IF IT NEEDS TO BE. THAT'S MY $0.02. COUNCILWOMAN GIBBS, NOW WE'RE TALKING. OKAY. SUGGESTED REPLACING THE EQUIPMENT AT BIG MOUND. ARE WE TALKING FIELDS? I THINK THE COMMENT WAS MADE REPLACING EQUIPMENT AT BIG MOUND. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS YOU MEANT THE PLAYGROUND. IF THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. YES. AT BIG MOUND. DOES IT NEED IT? DO THEY ALL DO? OKAY, SO IT NEEDS IT OKAY. SO TO REPLACE THE PLAYGROUND AT BIG MOUND. NOW WE'RE NOT TALKING FIELDS. THE PLAYGROUND. THAT'S $350,000. IT'S OVER 300,000 OKAY. SO WE APPLY FOR A GRANT FOR 200,000. [01:25:04] WHERE'S THE REST OF IT? COMING FROM? SO I DON'T I DON'T I DON'T THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, REALISTIC I MEAN AND WE'RE TALKING BOOKER PARK AND WE'RE TALKING WELL THE MASTER PLAN FOR BOOKER PARK OKA. SO MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL THESE COULDA, SHOULDA WOULDAS AND MAYBE 3 OR 4 YEARS THAT MASTER PLAN AND REPLACING THE PARK THERE. NOW, IS THAT GOING TO BE PLACED CORRECTLY? SO IF ALL THESE MAYBES COME ABOUT THAT IT WON'T BE TORE UP, THAT IT WILL BE IN A PLACE THAT THAT MASTER PLAN SAYS THAT IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. SO I HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT BUYING ANY ADDITIONAL PROPERTY OR ANY CHANGES TO THE LOCATION OF A PLAYGROUND. OKAY, SO THAT'S ALL SUPPOSITION AND MAYBE AND, AND IT MIGHT BE 3 OR 4 YEARS OR IT MAY NEVER COME ABOUT. SO MY THING IS ONCE AGAIN, I'M GOING TO STICK WITH REDOING BOOKER PARK AND THE SKATE PARK BECAUSE THOSE ARE ATTAINABLE. THOSE WE ARE ABLE TO DO, THEY ARE IMPACTFUL. THANK YOU. MY $0.02 OR $0.03. OKAY, AGAIN I'M INCLINED TO SAY BOOKER PARK. WE TALK ABOUT SOCCER, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE PLAY SOCCER, RIGHT. THE PARK OVER IN BOOKER PARK, THEY PLAY SOCCER OVER THERE AS WELL. SO I'M JUST. AND THEN A LOT OF TALKS, NEGOTIATIONS AND ALL OF THAT. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF ALL OF THAT. SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT INFORMATION IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD THE INFORMATION. I THINK OUR QUESTION WOULD HAVE BEEN AS, AS, FORMER MAYOR SAID, WOULDA, COULDA, SHOULDA, SUBLIMATIONS, WHAT HAVE YOU WHEN, WHEN, WHEN ARE THOSE THINGS? AND I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THIS, AND I KNOW IT'S STAFF AND OUR MAYOR, BUT BECAUSE WE WERE NOT PRIVILEGED TO PRIVILEGED TO THAT, ALL WE KNOW IS THIS RIGHT HERE, THAT'S THAT THIS PARK RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED RIGHT? WHATEVER IS COMING DOWN THE LINE, IT ONCE ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE TAKEN CARE OF, THE BUSINESS ASPECT, THE CONTRACTS, THE TALKS AND ALL OF THAT, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. SO BUT RIGHT NOW THIS IS NEEDED. BOOKER PARK HAS BEEN IN DIRE STRAITS FOR BETTER PARK FOR A BETTER PARK. THE KIDS OVER THERE NEED IT. JUST LIKE THE KIDS IN AT POST. JUST LIKE THE KIDS AT BIG MOUND. THOSE KIDS NEED SOMETHING TOO. AND I THINK IT BEHOOVES US THAT WE CONSIDER THAT AS WELL. AND IN REGARDS TO ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT, THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED, JUST LIKE WE MAKE CONCESSIONS FOR EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAVE, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THIS AS WELL. THAT'S JUST MY, IS IT $0.02? OKAY YEAH, YEAH, YEAH IT IS. TACKING ON TO LINDA. SO I'M NOT A PENNY. I HAVE A QUESTION IN BROOKLYN PARK AND BIG MOUND. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CHANGING EQUIPMENT WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, CORRECT? YOU SAID THEY ALL NEED TO BE CHANGED. YES WE DO NOT HAVE ANY UNSAFE EQUIPMENT IN THOSE PARKS AT THIS MOMENT. CORRECT NO. GOOD. I'M GOING FOR A PARK. OKAY OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? I DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT. MISS MARIA AGUIRRE. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AND MAYOR, COUNCILWOMAN THOMAS ASKED MY QUESTION, AS SHE SAID ABOUT THE SKATE PARK, I KNOW A LOT OF KIDS THAT BUILDS THEIR OWN BOARDS BEHIND THEIR HOUSE BECAUSE THE SKATE PARK IS NOT THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE, AND IT'S GOTTEN BETTER, BUT IT'S NOT WHERE HOW WE SHOULD HAVE OUR SKATE PARK. SO I'M GLAD THAT IT'S NOT A BIG PROJECT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN OBTAIN. AND WITH BUCA PARK, I DO STAY IN BUCA PARK, MY KIDS ARE IN BUCA PARK EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE GROWN. BUT, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH AND IT'S NOT A BIG PROJECT, WE ALL TAKE BABY STEPS IN EVERYTHING. WE TAKE IT LITTLE BY LITTLE. AND IF WE CAN STILL HOLD ON WITH INDIAN MOUND FOR A LITTLE MORE AND AS WE WORK ON THIS LITTLE SMALL PROJECTS, WE'LL GET THERE AND WE'LL MAKE INDIAN MOUND HOW WE WANT IT TO BE, BECAUSE IT'S BIGGER. IT'S YOU CAN'T ACCOUNT YOU CAN'T RUN IF YOU IF YOU [01:30:02] DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH, IF WE DON'T HAVE WHAT WE NEED, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO. BUT WE CAN START SMALL AND WE'LL SEE THE STUFF THAT WE'LL GET ACCOMPLISHED. THANK YOU, MISS LAURA HERNANDEZ. GOOD EVENING. LAURA HERNANDEZ. FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS KIND OF INFURIATING TO HEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE WHAT I'M ASSUMING THE RESIDENTS TAXPAYER MONEY TO BUY PROPERTY THAT HASN'T BEEN MENTIONED TO THE RESIDENTS. SO WE ARE THINKING ABOUT, LIKE, SUSAN AND MISS REINSTEIN STATED, WE'RE IN THE CURRENT. WE'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT THE COULDA, SHOULDA, WOULDA OR THE FUTURE PLANS. THIS IS THE CURRENT PLANS. AND I THINK THAT BOOKER PARK DOES NEED AN UPGRADE. I SEE KIDS PLAYING IN THE PLAYGROUND EVERY DAY, LIKE GOING AND THEY'RE SO LIMITED. WHY DON'T GIVE THEM THE UPGRADE? AND IF IT'S LIKE THE CHEAPEST ONE THAT'S THERE, BIG MOUND, KUWAIT, POST-FAMILY PARK, KUWAIT. BOOK A PARK, THINK ABOUT THE KIDS. PEOPLE ASSUME THINGS OF BOOKER PARK AND THINK THAT KIDS ARE GOING TO GO INTO BAD HABITS. WELL, GIVE THEM A PARK, UPGRADE THEIR PARK, LET THEM HAVE FUN, BE KIDS AND ENJOY THE MOMENT. I HAVE NIECES AND NEPHEWS THAT WILL BE GOING TO THAT PARK LIKE I THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS ON NOW. AND WHEN THE TIME DOES COME TO DO, DO THE UPGRADE THAT IS NEEDED OR WHAT, THE MAYOR STATES, THAT WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE RESIDENTS AND NOT THE DECISIONS OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER AND THE MAYOR. THAT'S NOT UP TO THEM. THAT'S FOR THE RESIDENTS TO DECIDE. THANK YOU, MISS CAROLYN PARKER. CAROLYN PARKER I WAS HOME LOOKING AT THIS ON ZOOM, AND I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THE $2,000 CAN'T. I MEAN, 200,000 CAN'T GO TO BOOKER PARK. OUR KIDS DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO OUT THERE. NOWHERE TO GO LIKE DEBBIE SAID, THEY'RE COMING IN ASKING FOR BALLS TO PLAY BALL IN THE SUN. AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE, THE EQUIPMENT OUT THERE IS SO OLD. IF I HAD GRANDKIDS THAT AGE, I WOULDN'T WANT THEM OUT THERE. IT IS A LIABILITY. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BIG MOUND PARK. THEY PLAY FOOTBALL, SOCCER, BASEBALL. THERE'S NO KIDS THERE TO PLAY O, THE TOYS GIVE THESE KIDS A BOOK, A PARK, SOMETHING TO DO. PLEASE OKAY. MISS JANET HERNANDEZ. JANET HERNANDEZ, FOR THE RECORD, RESIDENT OF UNIONTOWN. SO I WANT TO CONCUR. I RARELY CONCUR WITH COUNCILWOMAN THOMAS, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT LITERALLY. YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT. I UNDERSTAND BIG MOUND PARK AND THE AND THE SOCKERS, BUT LIKE, IF YOU HAVE A GRANT THAT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU $200,000, YOU'RE GOING TO MISS OUT FOR TWO YEARS JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO DO A FIELD THAT'S GOING TO COST 300,000, WORK ON THE LITTLE STUFF FIRST, AND THEN AFTER WHILE YOU'RE WORKING ON THE LITTLE STUFF, YOU CAN PUT TALK TO YOUR FINANCE GUY, PUT SOME MONEY ASIDE, SAVE THAT UP. AND THEN WHEN YOU FINISH THOSE TWO PROJECTS, THOSE SMALL PROJECTS, THEN YOU CAN GO AND DO THE BIG MOUND PARK. BECAUSE THAT'S $300,000 THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE $100,000. AND MISS DEBBIE WILL TELL YOU THAT SHE SPENDS ALL HER MONEY IN MAINTENANCE. WE AIN'T CHEAP. WE'RE TRYING TO CONTROL THAT, WITH FERTILIZER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE USES IT, BUT. BUT TO MAINTAIN FIELDS, IT'S NOT EASY. SO SHE USES. HER BUDGET'S ALREADY ALLOCATED, SO TRYING TO TAKE $100,000 OUT OF HER BUDGET TO THINGS THAT SHE ALREADY HAS A SHORTFALL UP TO IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. WE SHOULD BE WORKING ON THE SMALL STUFF, SAVING UP FOR THE FUTURE. AND THEN ONCE YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO THE 300,000, YOU CAN DO IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? THAT IS IT. OKAY SO. DO WE NEED A MOTION? WE NEED A MOTION, WHAT ARE WE DOING? WHAT'S WHAT DISCUSSION. BUT THIS IS A DISCUSSION ITEM. BUT, I THINK STAFF WOULD WANT SOME CLEAR DIRECTION. DIRECTION? YEAH. OKAY WELL, I THINK THE CONSENSUS IS THEY WANT BOOKER PARK BE DONE FIRST AND FINISH THE SKATE PARK. I AGREE. EVERYBODY IN, EVERYBODY IN AGREEMENT I AM. YES OKAY. [ANNOUNCEMENTS] [01:35:11] THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS. HE DID SAY EVERYBODY HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. YEAH, I HAVE TWO. OKAY. VICE MAYOR, SO TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK HAS ADDED AN ADDITIONAL MOBILE FOOD DRIVE, AND IT WILL BE SCHEDULED NEXT THURSDAY THE 19TH AT TIMERS POWER PARK, STARTING AT 8 A.M. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE PARK GATE MARKET, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ON THE 27TH AT 10 A.M. AT BIG MOUND PARK. VERY GOOD. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS [NEXT REGULAR MEETING (ANNOUNCE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION)] SEPTEMBER 26TH AT 6:30 P.M. SIX SIX, 6:00. IS THE BUDGET SIX OH, I'M SORRY. OKAY. 6:00 IS THE BUDGET MEETING. I'LL GET IT. OKAY. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. H * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.