Dec 12, 2024 Regular Meeting

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ANYMORE. OH, OKAY. OKAY. LET'S CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR

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WATERS. BROWN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. ONZAGA HERE. OKAY. I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIA TOWN. DECEMBER 12TH COUNCIL MEETING. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. THE BATHROOMS ARE LOCATED THROUGH THE DOOR TO YOUR LEFT. EXITS ARE TO YOUR LEFT AND RIGHT, CLEARLY MARKED BY EXIT SIGNS. IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHES TO SPEAK, PLEASE FILL OUT THE INFORMATION PAMPHLET LOCATED IN THE BACK BEHIND YOU AT THE TABLE AND HAND IT TO THE CLERK WHEN YOU'RE DONE FILLING IT OUT. YOU'LL HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK. THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY IS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION. AT THIS TIME, YOU CAN COMMENT ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN AN AGENDA ITEM. YOUR SECOND OPPORTUNITY IS DURING THE DISCUSSION OF AN AGENDA ITEM.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. PLEASE ADHERE TO THE CIVILITY PRACTICE DURING THIS AND ALL MEETINGS. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK YOU TO STAND FOR THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY PASTOR TONY Z. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF YOU WOULD BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME, PLEASE LET US GO TO THE CREATOR BY WHATEVER NAME YOU KNOW HIM? LET'S PRAY TO HIM. FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER HERE TONIGHT. WE PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOUR PRESENCE OF YOUR SPIRIT WOULD BE AMONG US. WE ASK, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD INDEED GRANT THIS COUNCIL AND ALL INVOLVED HERE TONIGHT WISDOM BEYOND THEIR YEARS, BEYOND THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCE. FATHER. GIVE US A HEART TO SERVE THE PEOPLE, FATHER. GIVE US A MIND TO FIND THE SOLUTIONS AND A HEART TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THEM. LORD, WE ASK THAT. LORD, AS WE'RE GATHERED, WE JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME INTO YOUR PRESENCE AND JUST PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOU ARE HERE AND THAT YOU WILL GUIDE US AS WE SET ASIDE OUR PERSONAL PRIDE ISSUES, OR IF THERE IS ANY, WE SET ASIDE OUR PERSONAL AGENDAS. FATHER, TO FOLLOW YOUR WILL AND BE COMMITTED TO THAT. LORD. WE THANK YOU FOR IT AND I PRAY IN JESUS NAME WE ASK. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE 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. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS? YES,

[ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS]

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO WE GOT A COUPLE OF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS. FIRST ONE

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Presentation by Florida Department of Health for a Farmer's Market 

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AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE FOUND IS THAT 40% OF THE PEOPLE IN INDIAN TOWN DEPEND ON SOMEBODY ELSE TO TAKE THEM TO THE FOOD SOURCE, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE FRESH FOOD AT HOME. NEXT SLIDE. AND WE ALSO ASKED FOR WHAT IS THEIR PERCEIVED SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. AND WE FOUND THAT THESE WERE THE THREE TOP CHOICES. AND FROM THESE A FARMER'S MARKET CAME OUT AS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHOICE FOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR SURVEYS. NEXT SLIDE. SO SINCE THEN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING IN CREATING A FARMER'S MARKET FOR INDIAN TOWN, A FARMER'S MARKET THAT IS AFFORDABLE, THAT IS ALSO ACCESSIBLE FOR THE PEOPLE IN INDIAN TOWN. AND WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME EXISTING SOURCES OF FOOD. AND SO WE CREATED A FLIER THAT I'M GOING TO LINK HERE IN FOR YOU GUYS TO ALSO TAKE IT HOME. BUT AND, AND THAT IT HAS AFFORDABLE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN FIND FOOD HERE IN INDIAN TOWN WHILE WE CONTINUE WORKING ON THE FARMER'S MARKET AND BRITTANY, JOHN PHILIP FROM AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS GOING TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT. SO NEXT SLIDE. SO WE KNOW THAT THAT FLIER HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE EXISTING RESOURCES, JUST A SHORT TERM OPPORTUNITY. AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN TO RECEIVE APPROPRIATION FUNDS FROM MARTIN COUNTY IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT AN INDIAN TOWN FARMER'S MARKET FOR THREE YEARS. SINCE THIS WAS THE MAIN PRIORITY THAT THE RESIDENTS WANTED TO SEE, AND THAT THREE YEAR BUDGET THROUGH THE FUNDS WOULD INCLUDE STAFFING AS WELL AS THE START UP COSTS FOR THE MARKET. ANY MARKETING, ADDITIONAL LIABILITY OR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES OR FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARKET. AND I WILL PASS IT OVER TO DEBBIE TO REALLY SHARE ABOUT SOME OF THE LOGISTICS AROUND THE MARKET. WHEN WE ARE LOOKING TO PUT IT INTO PLACE. ALL RIGHT. SO IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, WE TALKED ABOUT LAUNCHING THIS MARKET SOMETIME IN OCTOBER OF 2025. WE THINK IF WE CAN GET THE FUNDING TOGETHER THROUGH MARTIN COUNTY AND WE CAN GET SOME STAFFING TO HELP SUPPORT IT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING A FARMER'S MARKET TO POST-FAMILY PARK. IN THE SURVEY,

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AND I BELIEVE I'M TURNING IT BACK OVER TO NICK. ONE THING I DID FORGET TO MENTION WAS SOME OF THE PREVIOUS PACE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE HAD IN MARTIN COUNTY. THEY INCLUDE WAY BACK WHEN SURVEYING THE COMMUNITY AND ASSISTING WITH BRINGING SEWER AND WATER TO BOOKER PARK. WE DID THE SAME THING WITH GOLDEN GATE AND STUART, AND WE DID A BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT IN PETTWAY. WE DID A PROJECT TO STUDY THE MERCURY LEVELS IN HAIR OF CHILDBEARING AGE WOMEN. AND THEN WE ALSO ASSISTED THE CITY OF STUART WITH INSTALLING SPEED BUMPS IN THE EAST AND CROSSWALKS IN EAST STUART NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THESE ARE ALL PROJECTS THAT HAVE STARTED AND COME TO FRUITION. SO THERE'S NO REASON THAT THIS SHOULDN'T EITHER. AND I JUST FORGOT TO MENTION THAT SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT WE'LL SEE, THAT WE COULD SEE WITH THE FARMERS MARKET IN THE VILLAGE WOULD BE OBVIOUSLY, THE WHOLE PREMISE OF THIS IS MORE ACCESS TO HEALTHIER FOOD OPTIONS, THE AFFORDABILITY OF THE FRUITS AND OR HEALTHY FOODS. SO THE PLAN IS TO HAVE A $1 FOR DOLLAR MATCH WITH FRESH ACCESS BUCKS TO EVERY SNAP OR EBT DOLLAR SPENT, AND THEN THE LOCAL COLLABORATION WITH FARMERS WHO HAVE AGREED TO PROVIDE US WITH WHOLESALE OR WHOLESALE OR BETTER PRICES TO KEEP THE COST DOWN. THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS, LIKE DEBBIE MENTIONED, HAVING THE LOCAL LIKE COTTAGE FOOD INDUSTRY FOLKS BE ABLE TO HAVE A CENTRALIZED LOCATION TO PROVIDE THEIR SERVICES AND SHOWCASE THEIR GOODS, WALKABILITY, GET PEOPLE OUT WALKING AROUND GOING TO THE FARMER'S MARKET, AND THEN JUST THE OVERALL PROMOTION OF HEALTHIER FOOD OPTIONS AND HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE LEADS TO GENERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND REDUCES THE BURDEN ON THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WITH LONG TERM CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY LEVELS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, NOT EVEN IMMEDIATELY, BUT WAY DOWN THE ROAD. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THESE ARE SOME OF OUR PARTNERS AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CLEVELAND CLINIC, INDIAN TOWN, THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, CHI CHI FOOD BANK, UF, IFAS AND THEN THE YMCA HAVE ALL BEEN ON OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN IN THIS SINCE 20,000 OR 2022. NEXT SLIDE. SO IN SUMMARY, WE'RE JUST BASICALLY HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE PROJECT. YOU KNOW, TRY TO GARNER YOUR SUPPORT TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS AND PURSUING SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL IS VERY BENEFICIAL IN THE COMMUNITY, FELT WAS VERY BENEFICIAL. SO WE'RE JUST HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT WITH THE USE OF POST-FAMILY PARK, WITH THE WITH, WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE FUNDING THROUGH MARTIN COUNTY TO SUPPORT THE POSITION AND THE PROMOTION OF THE PARK WITH THE VILLAGE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S OPEN EVERY GOING TO BE OPEN EVERY DAY OR IS IT JUST ON THE WEEKENDS? I THINK IT WAS DETERMINED. THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS SURVEYED, THEY SAID IT WAS ONCE A WEEK ON THE WEEKENDS. WEEKENDS? YEAH. WHAT IS IFAS DIRECT? CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT? OKAY. WE HAVE I SEE SO YOU CAN SPEAK TO THAT. GOOD, GOOD. YVETTE GOOD DEAL WITH THE EXTENSION OFFICE. AND SO WE'VE BEEN HELPING AS FAR AS CONNECTING THE MARKET TEAM WITH POTENTIAL GROWERS WHO COULD SUPPLY THE MARKET. AND WE DO HAVE COMMITMENTS FROM THREE GROWERS AT THIS TIME, AS NICK MENTIONED, THAT WOULD SUPPLY THE MARKET WITH THE PRODUCTS AT WHOLESALE PRICE. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT. AND JUST HELPING WITH THINGS THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED AS FAR AS TRAINING AROUND FOOD SAFETY. AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN WE HAVE WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES IN UF AS FAR AS NUTRITION, FOOD

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TIGHT ANSWER PHONE. NOT A BIG DEAL OUTSIDE OF THAT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WILL THERE BE SKILLED AS WELL AS NON SKILLED POSITIONS AVAILABLE? THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE THE GOAL ESPECIALLY. OH GO RIGHT AHEAD. SO THE INTENT WOULD BE TO IT WOULD BE A PART TIME POSITION TO START. AND AS THE FARMERS MARKET DEVELOPS WE'LL ADD POSITIONS AS NEEDED. AND OF COURSE ALL POSITIONS THAT THAT NEED TO BE ADDED THAT ARE FULL TIME HAVE TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. OKAY OKAY, OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? YES. THERE'S A THERE'S A BIG PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF LOT OF JOBS ARE COMING. BUT THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THEM. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THEM. AND THAT'S THAT'S A PROBLEM. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. WELL, I'M OUTSIDE OF THE FARMER'S MARKET. PEOPLE ASK ME IN THE COMMUNITY

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL. AND GOOD LUCK WITH IT. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING FOR YOU. LET US KNOW. ALL RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE IT.

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Presentation by Mr. Josh Kellam, President of Garcia Companies, on Their Investments in Indiantown

WHAT A GREAT TIME OF YEAR IT IS. I DON'T KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT CHRISTMAS. I JUST LOVE, LOVE THIS SEASON. SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO STAND IN FRONT OF YOU ALL. HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAND IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS AND IN SOME TIME NOW. SO I WANTED TO COME REALLY TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH TERRA. LAGO ACTUALLY TOOK SOME, HAD THE TEAM TAKE SOME PHOTOS TODAY OF WHERE WE ARE. IF WE GO TO THE SECOND PICTURE, WE CAN PROBABLY START THERE. BUT I JUST WANTED TO COME TALK ABOUT KIND OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT. JUST A LITTLE REMINDER FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHO TERRA LAGO OR WHAT TERRA LAGO IS. IT'S A NEW COMMUNITY WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, WHERE WE'RE BUILDING A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CONSISTS OF ABOUT 2500 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, ABOUT 50,000 60,000FT■S OF COMMERCIAL ASSISTD LIVING FACILITY AND SOME OUTDOOR STORAGE, AND SOME OF THE FUTURE PHASES. THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ARE MIXED BETWEEN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, TOWNHOMES AND APARTMENTS. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE STARTED ON WHICH THE VILLAGE HAS BEEN A KEY PART OF MAKING THIS PROCESS SUCCESSFUL TO WHERE IT IS TODAY IS PHASE ONE A AND PHASE ONE B.

SO PHASE ONE A AND PHASE ONE B IS KIND OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WAY YOU ARE LOOKING. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE UP ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW IS KIND OF NORTH LOOKING SOUTH WEST INTO THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. YOU CAN SEE KIND OF OUR NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE. OUR NORTHEAST PROPERTY LINE IS AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS PICTURE. YOU CAN SEE SOME FRESH, A FRESH NEW DITCH THAT RUNS ALONG OUR PROPERTY LINE. THAT WAS A IS A MARTIN COUNTY DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT USED TO RUN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF OUR PROPERTY AND WAS RELOCATED TO THE NORTHERN END OF OUR PROPERTY. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WHERE THERE IS FRESH DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE. THAT'S PHASE ONE A AND ONE B THAT CONSISTS OF ABOUT 800 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. THROUGHOUT BOTH OF THOSE PHASES. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT. PICTURE, THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE EAST LOOKING TO THE WEST. THIS IS PHASE ONE B ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE PICTURE. PHASE ONE A ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE PICTURE. THIS IS ALL SINGLE FAMILY HOME. LOTS THAT WILL BE SIT WITHIN THIS AREA. HERE YOU CAN SEE OUR NEW PONDS THAT HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THIS IS A VERY GOOD PICTURE OF OUR LARGEST WETLAND THAT WE MAINTAINED ON THIS PROPERTY. THIS WETLAND IS ABOUT 50 ACRES, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL AREA OF NATIVE WILDLIFE. YOU CAN SEE IN THERE WHERE THERE'S SOME WATER, EVEN IN THE DRIER TIMES THAT WE SIT TODAY. SO IT HOLDS VERY GOOD WATER. IT HYDRATES VERY WELL.

OUR TEAM HAS BEEN IN THERE RESTORING THIS WETLAND THAT WAS OVERGROWN WITH A LOT OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES. SO PUTTING A LOT OF RESOURCES AND EFFORT BACK INTO MAKING SURE THAT THE GREEN AREAS AND GREEN SCAPE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ARE PRESERVED AND ENHANCED, IT'S A LOT EASIER TO JUST PRESERVE IT AND A LOT HARDER TO ENHANCE IT. AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ENHANCE EVERYTHING ON THIS PROPERTY SO THAT IT ULTIMATELY CAN BE UTILIZED BY BY THE PUBLIC THERE. YOU CAN'T SEE THIS IN THIS PICTURE, BUT THEY'LL BE WALKING TRAILS THAT ARE CONSTRUCTED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THE ONE THAT ABUTS INDIAN WOOD COMMUNITY, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE. IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT PICTURE TO. SO THIS PICTURE IS FROM SOUTH, KIND OF LOOKING NORTHWEST. YOU CAN SEE THE INDIAN WOOD COMMUNITY ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. YOU CAN SEE OSCEOLA PINES ON THE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE OF THE PICTURE. THIS AREA OF DISTURBED GROUND ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE

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SO BOTH OF THOSE PRODUCTS WILL BE FIRST CLASS PRODUCTS. WE'RE VERY, VERY CONFIDENT OF. THE TWO BUILDERS THAT WE HAVE SELECTED SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN OUR DUE DILIGENCE PHASE OF MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT ONES. YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT HARDER WHEN WE SELL THE LOTS TO CONTROL WHAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. SO THEY BOTH HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY HAVE TO GET IT RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE. IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE A PARTNER OF, OF TERRA LAGO FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

SO I KNOW THEY TAKE WHAT WE SAY SERIOUSLY AND DELIVERING ON WHAT WE PROMISED. AND WE PROMISED A PRODUCT IN THE THREE HUNDREDS TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DELIVER. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED AS A COMPANY ABOUT THAT. IN THIS SAME PICTURE, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT KIND OF THE PROCESS OF, OF DEVELOPMENT, THE PHYSICAL PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, HAS BEEN NO SECRET POST HURRICANE SEASON, THE WINDS IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN AND SURROUNDING AREAS HAVE HAVE PICKED UP SIGNIFICANTLY. AND WE WENT THROUGH A SEASON OF TIME A LOT LONGER THAN ANY OF US WOULD HAVE WANTED, WHERE THE WINDS WERE COMING PRETTY HEFTY OUT OF THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND PLUS, WHICH STIRRED UP A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DUST. THAT DUST HAS BLANKETED A LOT OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. AND MOST IMPACTFUL TO OUR OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE EAST AND THE INDIAN WOOD COMMUNITY. AS A COMPANY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADD ADDITIONAL WATER TRUCKS AND ADDITIONAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. WE'VE BEEN DEVELOPING FOR A VERY LONG TIME, SO WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE OUR EXPERTISE AND OUR RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UPPED THE WATER TRUCK DISBURSEMENT OF WATER. WE WERE PUTTING DOWN OVER 500,000 GALLONS OF WATER A DAY ACROSS THE OPEN FIELD AREAS. WE ALSO ACCELERATED OUR PLANTING SCHEDULE OF OUR GRASSES, EVEN CHANGING SOME OF THE VARIETIES AROUND A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE WE COULD GET QUICK GERMINATION. FOR THOSE OF YOU ALL THAT THAT KNOW VEGETATION IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA AREA, JAPANESE MILLET IS A IS A PRODUCT THAT GROWS VERY FAST. YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET GERMINATION WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS WHEN YOU HAVE MOISTURE. AND SO IF YOU SEE A GRASSES THAT ARE POPPING UP OUT THERE, THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN PLANTED. AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE ALSO HAVE BEEN GETTING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE LONG BEFORE WE PUT A SHOVEL IN THE GROUND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT THAT FOLKS KNEW WE HAD AN OPEN DOOR POLICY. YOU COULD COME BY, YOU COULD STOP BY THE SITE, THE INFORMATION CENTER. YOU COULD PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL US IF YOU HAD ANY CONCERNS OR ANYTHING WAS GOING ON THAT WE NEEDED TO ADDRESS. AND WE THEN WENT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. I BROUGHT JAMES TO SPAIN WITH ME, WHO HAS BEEN WITH OUR ORGANIZATION FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND JAMES HAS PERSONALLY BEEN OUT HERE WALKING DOOR TO DOOR WITHIN THE INDIAN WOOD COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, AND ALSO SO THAT WE CAN HELP. AND WE HAVE WE HAVE GONE IN WE'VE WE'VE TRIED TO HELP AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AS QUICK AS WE CAN. A LOT MORE ARE LEFT TO DO.

BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY GONE IN THERE AND WE HAVE HAVE BEEN PRESSURE WASHING SOME HOMES ALONG THE DIVOT DRIVE, WHICH IS THE ROAD THAT ABUTS THE TERRA LAGO COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. WE RECOGNIZE THAT DUST WAS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND OTHER COUNTIES, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. WE DID ACTUALLY GO TO A COMMUNITY MEETING WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN. I MEAN, IN IN INDIAN WOOD AS WELL. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN, FOR BEING THERE AND MANAGER AND, AND PAT FROM THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT AND SOME OF THE OTHER TEAM. AND WE WANTED TO GO LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS. I SAT WITH THE WITH THE HEAD OF THE HOA, AND WE LISTENED TO THE RESIDENTS TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE SEEING AND THEN ASKING ULTIMATELY HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN HELP. AND, AND WE AS AN ORGANIZATION, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON. THE GARCIA COMPANIES HAS BEEN A COMPANY THAT HAS HELPED IN MANY COMMUNITIES, IN MANY AREAS, NOT EVEN COMMUNITIES THAT WE'RE TOUCHING, BUT ONES THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ULTIMATELY FEEL WE CAN ADD VALUE TO. AND SO WE WANT TO DO OUR BEST TO BE A GOOD COMMUNITY PARTNER, TO NOT BE SOMEONE THAT RUNS AND HIDES, BUT TO BE SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT AFRAID TO BE ON THE FRONT LINE. IT'S NOT ALWAYS GREAT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW WILL WILL HELP US TO CONTINUE TO SUCCEED. HERE IN THE VILLAGE OF

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC

[PUBLIC COMMENT (3 MINUTES EACH)]

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HOW MANY RESIDENTS AGREED TO THE CHANGE? OKAY. ON THAT STREET, EVERY ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THAT STREET DID AGREE. EXCEPT FOR TWO PEOPLE, TWO HOMES. SO THE OVERRIDING MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ON LEE AVENUE DID AGREE TO IT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? SO THE OTHER TWO DID NOT. THEY DID NOT JUST SHE. SAID, IF YOU WANT TO SAY, COME ON UP, MOMMY. SIGN A PAPER. IT'S ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO THANK YOU. PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT I ASKED TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THAT IS IT, MAYOR. IS THAT IT? THAT'S IT.

[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]

AND I'M WISHING EACH OF YOU A HAPPY NIGHT AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS. ANYBODY ELSE? I DO.

MISS NANKIN WAS TALKING ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. THAT LONG WORD. SO SINCE THE LAST MEETING, I. I AGREE WITH YOU, MISS NANKIN. WITH THE TRANSPARENCY PORTION. FOR THE LAST MEETING, WE WENT TO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES FOR NEWLY ELECTED. IT WAS A WORKSHOP WHERE WE TOOK THE OATH. WHAT DOES IT MEAN ABOUT OUR PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY AND DO'S AND DON'TS? TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE IS WHAT WE LEARNED. WE WENT TO THE INDIAN TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST ON NOVEMBER 25TH. IT WAS A MEMBERSHIP NETWORK BREAKFAST. THAT WAS AT 8 A.M. MY EYES WERE OPEN, WENT TO A NEWLY ESTABLISHED INDIAN TOWN KIWANIS MEETING. THEY ARE NEW TO OUR VILLAGE. AT THIS MEETING THEY TALKED ABOUT CREATING A COAT CLOSET AT ANY TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE CHRISTMAS PARADE THAT WAS JUST A COUPLE DAYS AGO, DECEMBER THE 10TH. I HAD A MEETING WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT, I, THE VILLAGE MANAGER, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT HAD A MEETING ABOUT THE FOURTH ANNUAL COMMUNITY CLEANUP, WHICH IS SATURDAY, JANUARY THE 25TH AT 630. WE SPOKE WITH NICK BLOT ABOUT HOW IT'S A HOUSING SOLUTION COUNCIL, ABOUT A HOME BUYING WORKSHOP. THE MAYOR STARTED WITH A WORKSHOP THAT WE HAD WITH DEVELOPERS COMING IN AND TALKING ABOUT IT, AND IT'S NICE THAT WE HAVE HOMES COMING, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE OUR PEOPLE PREPARED TO BUY THE HOMES THAT ARE COMING IF THEY'RE NOT PREPARED. NOW, YOU ALSO NEED TO PREPARE, BE PREPARED TO RENT HOMES. SO THERE'S A WORKSHOP THAT WILL BE HERE IN VILLAGE

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WHETHER IT'S MY PIPES ARE RUSTED OR I NEED EXTRA STREET LIGHTS OR THE LIGHTS ARE OUT, THEY CAME TO US AND VOICED THEIR CONCERNS, BUT WHAT DID WE GIVE THEM IN RETURN FOR THAT? THEY PUBLICLY CAME. WE NEED TO PUBLICLY FIND A SOLUTION, EITHER AT THE MEETING WE'RE IN OR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING THAT'S COMING UP, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING GIVEN BAC. AND I THINK THAT IS IT FOR ME. I MEAN, RIDE OFF OF THAT ONE RIDE, BABY. MISS NICKUM, YOU DID ASK ABOUT THE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.

AND SO I DID DO SOME RESEARCH, AND I FOUND THAT THERE ARE SOME GOOD THINGS AND SOME BAD THINGS ABOUT THE WARNING SYSTEM, THE WARNING SYSTEM. IT WOULD NEED AN ENTIRE OPERATIONAL CREW, WHICH AT THIS MOMENT WE DO NOT HAVE THE BUDGET. THEY HAVE TO BE TESTED WEEKLY. HALF HAVE TO BE ATTACHED TO THE POWER GRID AND HALF HAVE TO BE BATTERY OPERATED. YOU CANNOT HEAR THEM INSIDE A HOME. THEY'RE DESIGNED TO WARN PEOPLE THAT ARE OUTSIDE. AND IT SAID THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. EACH ALARM IS $25,000. THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY INCLUDE THE POLE THAT THEY GO ON, NOR THE INSTALLATION. SO I WANT YOU TO KNOW, I DID CHECK IN ON THAT. AND RIGHT NOW IT'S COST PROHIBITIVE. AND THERE ARE SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE COMING OUT THAT MAY WORK BETTER FOR US. BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I DID LOOK INTO THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME.

OKAY. I HAVE ONE OTHER THING. I'M SORRY. WE ASKED THAT DEENA FRIEDMAN GIVE US REPORTS, SHARE HER PRESENTATION WITH US ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE VILLAGE, WHAT'S COMING, WHAT'S HERE, WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINES TO COME. SO SHE'LL GIVE US A PRESENTATION OF THAT. AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA IF WE HAVE THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS, NOT JUST FOR PCAB, BUT FOR THE COUNCIL AS WELL. SO THE COMMUNITY WILL KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. THANK YOU. AND THEN I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. WHEN DO I MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT MY APPOINTEES? OUR NEXT ITEM. OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS, COMMENTS BY

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. PASS. UNANIMOUS. CONSENT AGENDA. A MOTION FOR

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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Appointments to Boards and Committees

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RIGHT. RIGHT. IT'S THE THIRD THURSDAY AT EIGHT AND USUALLY IT'S AT THE OUTPOST AND IT USUALLY LASTS A GOOD HOUR. I'LL DO IT. OKAY. AND WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE. PALMER. OKAY. INDIAN TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST FUND. PALMER. OKAY. ALTERNATE, I THANK YOU ALL FOR. IS THAT PEREZ? DID I HEAR YOU? OKAY. YEAH. MARTIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD, I BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD. I'M ON THERE. AND I'D LIKE TO REMAIN ON THERE. BUT WE NEED AN ALTERNATE. BUT THAT'S.

ALTERNATE. AWESOME. MARTIN COUNTY EMS ADVISORY BOARD. PALMER. I'LL BE THE ALTERNATE.

OKAY. MARTIN COUNTY MPO, I'D LIKE TO DO THAT. I'D LIKE TO BE THE ALTERNATE. TREASURE COAST COUNCIL. LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ANYBODY? WHAT DO THEY NEED TO ASK? THEY THEY MEET IN. THAT'S THE ONE THAT MEETS IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY, RIGHT? AT THE COUNTY ADMIN BUILDING. YES.

WHICH IS IN OFF OF OFF OF VIRGINIA, WHATEVER IT IS. FORT PIERCE. YEAH. OKAY. LET'S CIRCLE BACK. ANYBODY WANT THAT TREASURE COAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT.

HOW ABOUT TREASURE COAST? REGIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES? I LIKE THAT ALTERNATE.

TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. PALMER. ALTERNATE. OKAY, I GUESS I'LL BE THE ALTERNATE. ALL RIGHT, BACK TO THE TREASURE COAST COUNCIL. LOCAL GOVERNMENT. I'LL DO IT.

NOW. I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THE ALTERNATE ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. I'D LIKE TO DO THAT IF IT'S. IF TIME WILL ALLOW. YEAH. WE'RE WE'RE THAT'S THE NEXT ONE UP. WHO DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR PICK? YOU HAVE TO PICK SOMEONE. WE'LL GO RIGHT DOWN THE LINE HERE. OH, GOODNESS. IT WOULD HAVE TO DISCUSS IT WITH MY PERSON THAT I'D LIKE TO DO THAT WITH I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. YEAH. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK BEFORE I COMMIT THEM. OKAY. I HAVE RIO PACHECO. RIO PACHECO, PHYLLIS BROWN. OKAY. IS THAT. PERSON COUNCILWOMAN BERNSTEIN? PAUL, DO YOU HAVE YOUR PICK? I DO, I HADN'T SAID ANYTHING TO ROSE WILLIAMS, BUT I WAS. I ALREADY HAVE I'M A DRINK ON THAT ONE. OKAY. GO AHEAD. HIS NAME IS CHRISTOPHER COREY. HE'S. E O R E Y. I'M SORRY. AND WE WOULD NEED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOU. OKAY. YEAH, I CAN GET IT TO HER BECAUSE. AND DEBBIE HAS IT. COREY. OKAY, FINE. COUNCILWOMAN PALMER, DO YOU HAVE A PICK? DO YOU HAVE SOMEBODY? I HAVE TWO OF THEM. THEY'RE SITTING HERE, BUT I HADN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THEM YET. OKAY, THE MILTON WILLIAMS. I'M SORRY. MILTON WILLIAMS, I WOULD LIKE

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SHE'S PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. I KNOW, I'LL BE HONEST. THANK YOU. SIR. THERE IT IS. OKAY. AND I AM GOING TO PUT. I'M GOING TO SUSAN GIBBS. THOMAS. OH, I WAS GOING TO DO THAT. THAT'S WHO I WAS GOING TO DO. IT TOOK ME A LITTLE, LITTLE CONVINCING, BUT I GOT HER TO COMMIT TO IT. I HADN'T TALKED TO HER YET, AND I WAS GOING TO ASK HER TO. OKAY. AND THE PTA BOARD, WE'VE GOT ONE OPEN. THAT'S ANGELINA PEREZ'S PICK. I'M GOING TO ANNOUNCE THAT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

YOU'RE GOING TO ANNOUNCE IT THE NEXT ONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM

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Village of Indiantown to Partner with Deggeller Attractions, Inc. for a Festival at Timer Powers Park

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT. THEY'RE STILL WORKING. MR. VOSS IS WORKING ON AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ZIEGLER ATTRACTIONS INCORPORATED, AND SO THIS ITEM IS ASKING THAT ONCE THE LEGAL FOLKS GET THROUGH AND GET A FINAL DOCUMENT, THAT THE MAYOR BE ALLOWED TO SIGN IT, I DIDN'T BELIEVE I HAD THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN IT, SO THAT'S WHY I PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. IT'S TARGETED FOR JUNE 23RD. I MEAN, JANUARY 23RD THROUGH JANUARY 26TH OF 2025 IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR ENTRY. THERE'LL BE NO CHARGE FOR PARKING. THE ONLY THING THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE FOR WOULD BE TICKETS FOR THE RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS AND FOOD, WHICH THEY ARE WILLING TO SHARE SOME OF THAT WITH THE VILLAGE TO COVER THE COST OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH WOULD BE FIRE RESCUE AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE GIST OF IT. IT CAME UP VERY QUICKLY. WE WERE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO GET TOO FAR AHEAD OF IT, BECAUSE MARTIN COUNTY AND THE FAIR ASSOCIATION OF MARTIN COUNTY HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME DIALOG ABOUT A CONTRACT THAT THEY HAVE. AND SO WE DID NOT WANT TO INTERFERE WITH THAT WHATSOEVER. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S BEING KEPT REALLY SEPARATE WITH THE VILLAGE. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, SIR.

COUNCIL COMMENT. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO ASK WHAT OUR LIABILITY WOULD BE AND EXACTLY HOW THAT WOULD BE COVERED. THEY WOULD THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN LINE. THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. IN FACT, THEY RECENTLY LANDED THE PLANT CITY STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL. AND SO THEY WOULD BE WORKING THROUGH THAT. THE COUNTY'S REQUIREMENTS OBVIOUS IS THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, NAME THEM AS AN INSURED AND COVER ALL THOSE BASES. SO I'M NOT ANTICIPATING ANY ISSUES ON THE INSURANCE PERSPECTIVE. WOULD WE ALSO BE A NAMED INSURED JUST IN CASE THEY WOULD BE. YES. WE THE DRAFT AGREEMENT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER AND WE'VE CIRCULATED TO THE DEALERS HAS BOTH INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE PERFECT REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. AND I FELT COMFORTABLE MEETING WITH THEM AND GOING THROUGH THAT EXERCISE, BECAUSE THE COUNCIL IN THE PAST HAS EMBRACED THE

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OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN SLAUGHTER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER PALMER. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILLIAMS. PALMER. YEAH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THANK YOU. OKAY. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER

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Approval of Payments to Cyber Electric of Central FL. Inc. for Emergency repairs to the Water Plant, Wastewater Plant and Lift Stations.

WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING A CONTRACT WITH A COUPLE OF ELECTRICIANS, BUT UNTIL THEN, WE'LL BE BRINGING THE COST TO YOU FOR APPROVAL. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS LIST, IT'S A PRETTY LONG LIST OF ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD IN OUR LIFT STATIONS. AND IF YOU WERE TO COMPARE IT TO LAST MONTH'S LIST, IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LIST. WE HAVE 13 LIFT STATIONS AND EIGHT WELLS OR WATER PLANT AND A WASTEWATER PLANT THAT ARE ALL OLD AND AGING. SO UNFORTUNATELY I'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME REPAIRS AS OF LATE AND IT'S BEEN COSTLY. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, WHEN WE DO MAKE THESE ELECTRICAL REPAIRS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOOD FOR YOU KNOW, THE LIFE OF THESE REPAIRS WILL BE 20, 25 YEARS. SO I'LL BE FOR YOU TO ASK TO APPROVE THIS ITEM FOR $88,000 TO PAY FOR ELECTRICAL REPAIRS, REPAIRS. AND IF YOU SEE IN THE LIST, LIKE I SAID, IT'S A DIFFERENT LIST FROM LAST MONTH. WE DID SOME WORK AT THE WATER PLANT ON THE CONTROL PANEL. WE HAD A LIFT STATION SIX, WHICH IS LINCOLN LIFT STATION TWO, WHICH IS JEFFERSON. BOTH OF THOSE WERE SAFETY AND CODE ISSUES. LIFT STATION TWO. WE HAD A FAILED PUMP, SO WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENCES AT THE ONE LIFT STATION, THE WATER PLANT. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HIGH AND LOW ALARM FLOATS IN THE GROUND SERVICE OR THE GROUND STORAGE TANK. SOME WORK ON THE GENERATOR AT THE WASTEWATER PLANT. WE HAD TO WORK ON ONE OF OUR RAW WATER WELLS BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S A LAUNDRY LIST OF ISSUES THAT ARE MOSTLY FAILURES OR CODE AND SAFETY ISSUES. OKAY.

AND THIS IS YOU. YOU GOT THE FUNDS FOR IT, RIGHT? YES. YES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, SIR. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

SLAUGHTER A SECOND SECOND SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN BROWN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ALL OPPOSED.

PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND IF I COULD TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES JUST TO ADD TO MISTER KELLER'S PRESENTATION. I KNOW HE JUST WALKED OUT THE DOOR, BUT ALONG WITH THE TERRA LAGO DEVELOPMENT THAT HE'S BUILDING, HE'S ALSO BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US WITH THE APPROPRIATIONS THAT ARE DRIVING THE NEW WASTEWATER PLANT THAT WE'LL BE BUILDING. WE'RE UPDATING TWO OF OUR LIFTS. YOU KNOW, I JUST TALKED ABOUT $80,000 IN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT OUR LIFT STATIONS, WE JUST RECEIVED BIDS ON TWO LIFT STATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING FULLY FROM THE APPROPRIATION MONEY THAT WE RECEIVED. AND THAT WAS WITH MR. KELLER'S HELP. SO I KNOW HE PROBABLY WOULD NOT LIKE ME TO BE TALKING ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT HE IS DOING MORE FOR THIS VILLAGE THAN JUST BUILDING A DEVELOPMENT. HE HAS BEEN ON THE FOREFRONT OF HELPING US FIND THE MONEY TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING. AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WE'VE HAD OTHER DEVELOPERS COME TO THE VILLAGE, BUT THEY HAVEN'T PROVIDED THE HELP THAT HE HAS. AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS PUT ON THE RECORD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'VE GOT AN ADDITION WHICH IS A UTILITY COST. YES, SIR. WE ADDED THIS ITEM. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. VOSS. BUT THIS WAS FINALIZING THE RATES THAT HAD BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE COUNCIL PRIOR. WE HAD THOSE THAT ONE DAY OF WORKSHOPS WHERE WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT MEETINGS FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME AND SEE A PRESENTATION FROM MR. FLORIO, WHICH WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION. AND THEN WE NOTICED WE HAD TO SEND OUT NOTICE THAT THIS TODAY, THIS MEETING WHERE THESE WOULD BE ADOPTED, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? EVERYTHING

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Application No. CU-24-053 Mobile Food Vendor: A Request by Nery Perez for Conditional Use Approval to allow a Mobile Food Vendor (Food Truck) at 15988 SW Warfield Blvd. 

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A RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL BY STAFF BASED ON THE CODE AND WITH THE TIMELINES FOR OPERATING NO LATER THAN 10:00 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND 11 P.M. ON WEEKENDS. THERE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO SELL ALCOHOL. THEY'VE ALSO GOT TO PROVIDE THE NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOOD TRUCK AND MAINTENANCE OPERATION OF THE FOOD. THEY ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE A NOTARIZED LETTER FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE PROPERTY BY THE APPLICANT. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE ARE OTHER STATE STATUTES AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS. SO IT'S A BRIEF PRESENTATION. I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, JUST GIVES YOU SOME OF THE CONDITIONAL APPROVAL. IT HAS TO, AS IT SAID, APPLY, COMPLY WITH ALL THE APPLICABLE HEALTH AND SANITARY LAWS OF THE VILLAGE, COUNTY AND STATE. THEY HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE IMMEDIATE AREA AROUND THE FOOD TRUCK CLEAN. THEY REQUIRE ALL THE LICENSES TO BE POSTED IN A PUBLIC VIEW ON THE FOOD TRUCK, AND IF THEY HAVE ANY, FAILURE TO ABIDE BY ANY OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MOBILE FOOD REGULATIONS, THERE WILL BE A DAILY FINE. AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE CODE COMPLIANCE WITHIN CDD AND THEY WOULD BE INVESTIGATING THAT. AND THAT'S THE I THINK BELIEVE THAT'S THE YEAH. VILLAGE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL CU 2453.

WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE ATTACHED AND THE PCB CONSIDERED THIS AND RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2024. THAT'S THE END OF STAFF PRESENTATION, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO I SEE THE CONDITIONS AND ALL THIS, BUT WHAT A MOBILE FOOD TRUCK NEEDS TO BE MOBILE. WE HAVE FOOD TRUCKS SITTING AROUND INDIAN TOWN THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE LONG ENOUGH THAT THEY'RE NO LONGER MOBILE. THEY AREN'T MAINTAINED PROPERLY. THEY AREN'T. THEIR WHEELS ARE OFF. I MEAN, HOW ARE WE GOING TO START REGULATING THE ACTUAL MOBILITY SECTION OF THIS? THIS CONDITION DOES NOT SAY THAT THE TRUCK HAS TO BE KEPT IN MOBILE READY CONDITION. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S SOME IT'S A CONCERN BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE JUST PARKING THESE TRUCKS IN THESE SPOTS. ONGOING AND LETTING THEM ROT IN PLACE.

AND IT ISN'T A GOOD LOOK FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I'D LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE WITH ENTREPRENEURIALSHIP.

I LOVE TO SEE THAT. BUT WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT HOW OUR COMMUNITY APPEARS TO PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING THROUGH, HOW WE PRESENT OURSELVES AS A COMMUNITY, AND GIVING ALL OF THESE FOOD TRUCKS. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT I DON'T I CAN'T EVEN COUNT HOW MANY THERE ARE, AND THEY'RE DETERIORATING. SO THEY'RE MEETING CERTAIN CONDITIONS. BUT THERE ARE CONDITIONS OF MOBILITY THAT THEY ARE NOT MEETING. WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THAT? DO YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER? YES. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE CODE BECAUSE THE CODE IS TOO LOOSE WITH REGARDS TO, YOU KNOW, THE ACTUAL CODE, THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, HOW WE DEFINE THE MOBILE FOOD TRUCK.

AND THEN WE NEED TO BE USING THAT IN A WAY THAT WE CAN THEN WORK WITH OUR CODE COMPLIANCE SECTION OF COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, APPROACH THE DIFFERENT FOOD VENDORS THAT ARE ALREADY HERE, RIGHT? AND OBVIOUSLY, LOOK AT HOW WE LOOK AT CODE COMPLIANCE AND WHETHER THERE'S A VIOLATION AND REQUEST THAT THEY HAVE A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD TO BRING IT INTO SUITABLE CONDITION. AND ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE LONGEVITY OF THE PERMIT.

YEAH. WHAT IS THE LIMITATION ON THE LONGEVITY OF THESE PERMITS? THEY NEED TO BE LIMITED TO ANNUAL RENEWAL. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING SO THAT THEY MUST KEEP A STANDARD. OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TRUCKS LINING THE ROADWAYS. SO IF I MAY BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER. I SPOKE TO ATTORNEY BOSE ABOUT THIS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. I THINK HE HAS A SOLUTION. AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOUNDS GREAT, BUT I GUESS BY STATUTE WE CAN'T DO IT. SOME OF IT WE CAN, SOME OF IT WE CAN, SOME OF THEM WE CAN. BUT SO THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF THE THINGS YOU BROUGHT UP BEFORE GETTING INTO THAT

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IT CAN BE THEN MOVED TO COMPLY WITH, WITH THOSE REVISED REGULATIONS. SO I'VE, I'VE GOT KIND OF A FRAMEWORK OF SOME LANGUAGE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND SO I THOUGHT IN THE COURSE OF CONSIDERING THIS APPLICATION, YOU KNOW, AS AN ASIDE IN THIS DISCUSSION, THERE MIGHT BE SOME DIRECTION AT SOME POINT FROM THE COUNCIL TO GET SOMETHING TOGETHER AND PUT IT THROUGH. AND DO WE NEED TO PROVIDE SOMETHING TO YOU TO GET THE BALL ROLLING TO, TO MAKE THOSE AMENDMENTS IN THE COURSE OF ALL THIS, SOME DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL TO, TO GO DO THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND THEN WE CAN, WE CAN GO GET THAT BALL ROLLING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICED IS IN MOST COMMUNITIES, FOOD TRUCKS ARE LIMITED TO A CERTAIN AREA AND A CERTAIN TIME THEY'RE NOT JUST STACKED UP ALONG THE ROADWAYS PERMANENTLY. AND I THINK CONSIDERING THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO TO BRING PEOPLE IN THAT ARE GOING TO BE SPENDING DOLLARS AND, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING TAX REVENUES AND SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO TAKE THESE THINGS VERY SERIOUSLY AND INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION, THIS IS COUNCIL WILLING TO GIVE HIM DIRECTION TO GO AHEAD AND START THIS PROCESS.

YES. YES OKAY. THANK YOU. AS FOR THIS APPLICATION, THERE'S NOT MUCH THAT WE CAN WE CAN'T WE CAN'T IMPOSE ANY SANCTIONS ON IT. RIGHT. AS OF RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE WORKING WITH THE RULES YOU HAVE. WE ARE WORKING WITH WHAT WE HAVE. YOU'VE GOT A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FROM FROM STAFF. THE APPLICANTS COMPLIED WITH ALL THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE CODE. SO UNDER THE CURRENT FRAMEWORK HERE, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE WORKING. CAN WE LIMIT THAT FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. CAN WE GIVE THEM AN APPROVAL FOR A YEAR A GRACE PERIOD. UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOESN'T REALLY WORK THAT WAY UNDER OUR CURRENT FRAMEWORK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND I WILL TELL YOU THERE ARE THERE ARE REGULATIONS, SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW MIGHT END UP IN THIS EVENTUALLY, THAT THERE ARE REGULATIONS IN SOME JURISDICTIONS THAT EVEN IF YOU HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE OR WHATEVER, GRANTED, FOR A FOOD TRUCK TO BE ON A GIVEN PROPERTY OR WHATEVER, THAT THEY CAN ONLY BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT ON THAT PROPERTY X DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHICH OF ITS NATURE ENSURES ITS MOBILITY? CORRECT. SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THE OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY OWNS OTHER PROPERTIES, WHICH I'M SURE HE'LL BE LOOKING TO DEVELOP. AND, AND IN THE FUTURE. SO THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES AT THAT TIME. IF IT'S TIME FOR THE FOOD CART TO

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YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR. WE HAVE MISS SUSAN GIBBS. THOMAS. GOOD EVENING. EXCUSE ME. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL VICE MAYOR. MAYOR. MY NAME IS SUSAN GIBBS.

THOMAS. FOR THE RECORD, I AM A RESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, AND I ORIGINALLY HAD NOT INTENDED IN SPEAKING THIS EVENING, BUT I STAYED AROUND SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS ITEM. AND I HAVE TO SAY, COUNCIL MEMBER ANSAGER HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD. THOSE WERE MY COMMENTS AND CONCERNS. ABSOLUTELY. BECAUSE DO WE REALLY NEED ANOTHER FOOD TRUCK ON WARFIELD BOULEVARD? WHAT IS IT? IS THIS THE TYPE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT? THIS IS WHAT WHEN I CAME IN AND SAW THIS, I STARTED WRITING MY THOUGHTS DOWN. SO IS THIS THE KIND OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND EATERIES ON WARFIELD THAT IS WANTED AND WARRANTED? LOOK GOOD. DOES IT LOOK GOOD? IS THIS IS THIS WHAT WE ARE WANTING TO PROPAGATE ALONG ALONG THAT THAT MAIN THOROUGHFARE THROUGH INDIAN TOWN? AND IS IT FAIR TO THE ALREADY ESTABLISHED BRICK AND MORTAR RESTAURANTS AND EATERIES IN INDIAN TOWN? HOW CAN THEY COMPETE WITH A FOOD TRUCK? WHAT INCENTIVE IS THERE FOR A PERSON TO INVEST THEIR RESOURCES, THEIR TIME, THEIR MONEY TO PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED BRICK AND MORTAR EATERY IN INDIAN TOWN? AND DOES THIS COUNCIL AND I AND YOU KIND OF YOU YOU HIT IT ONCE AGAIN. DOES THIS COUNCIL REALLY KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY FOOD TRUCKS THERE ALREADY ARE IN INDIAN TOWN? HOW MANY HAVE BEEN APPROVED? AND IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER THAT RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, WHY ARE YOU GOING TO APPROVE ANOTHER ONE? IT'S NOT THE LAND, IT'S FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS COUNCIL CAN DENY IT. IT'S CONDITIONAL USE.

EVEN THOUGH THEY MEET ALL OF THE ALL OF THE CHECK, ALL THE BOXES, IT CAN BE DENIED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED TO ANSWER THAT OR NOT, BUT THAT IS THAT IS MY CONCERN, BECAUSE THAT CONDITIONAL USE IS ONLY CONDITIONED BECAUSE THERE IS A RESTAURANT ALLOWED ON THAT PROPERTY. HOWEVER, THEY'RE SKIRTING THE INVESTMENT AND PROVIDING SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY NEEDED IN INDIAN TOWN QUALITY BY THROWING A FOOD TRUCK UP THERE. AND HOW MANY DO WE ALREADY HAVE? DO WE REALLY NEED ANOTHER ONE? THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MR. VOSS. IS THAT THE CASE? YES. SO. AND LET ME ADDRESS IT. IT'S AN OUTSTANDING QUESTION. SO. VERY TWO VERY SIMILAR CONCEPTS IN IN LAND USE LAW YOU GOT CONDITIONAL USES AND SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS. AND QUITE FRANKLY, WHEN YOU READ CODES THEY MIX THEM UP ALL THE TIME. BUT WE HAVE THINGS IMPLEMENTED IN THE VILLAGE ELDERS, AND IT IS THE TYPICAL WAY A CONDITIONAL USE IS, IS IF YOU COME IN AND YOU DEMONSTRATE WE MEET ALL THESE CRITERIA, THEN IT EFFECTIVELY BECOMES INCUMBENT UPON THE VILLAGE TO SAY, YEP, WE EITHER AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT YOU'VE SATISFIED ALL THESE CRITERIA. IF WE DISAGREE THAT THEY'VE NOT SATISFIED ONE OF THE WRITTEN CRITERIA, THAT'S ONE THING. BUT IF IT'S THEY'VE SATISFIED ALL OF THEM, THEN IT'S SOMETHING YOU GO WITH SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS. VERY SIMILAR. ALL RIGHT. BUT THERE'S A LITTLE MORE NUANCE TO IT WITH A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT MORE KIND OF EVALUATING. IS THIS GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY? IS THIS GOOD IN THIS SPOT? IS THIS THE RIGHT THING HERE WITH THE DYNAMICS OF EVERYTHING? THAT'S KIND OF A REAL LAYPERSON WAY OF PUTTING THE ADDITIONAL EVALUATION. SO CONDITIONAL USE A LITTLE MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD. CHECK THE BOXES AND YOUR YOUR GO TIME IS A LITTLE BIT A FAIR DESCRIPTION OF HOW IT'S STRUCTURED HERE RIGHT NOW. WELL AND THIS IS THIS IS WHY I HAPPEN TO COME TO A PTA MEETING WHERE THIS WAS BROUGHT UP. AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MEETING, BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED, I'M LIKE YOU, I GOT THE SAME FEELING THAT THAT TOO MANY FOOD TRUCKS. SO IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MEETING, I SPOKE TO

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COUNCILWOMAN BERNSTEIN PALMER. YES, SIR. THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A THROWBACK TO WHAT COUNCILWOMAN HUNSAKER WAS SAYING. AND I'M YOU KNOW, I'M IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THAT. WE NEED TO KNOW MORE.

WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT. AND I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW THAT I KNOW THERE'S A FOOD TRUCK THAT'S THAT'S INOPERABLE, THAT'S JUST SITTING ON PROPERTY AND IT'S NOT DOING ANYTHING. ONE MINUTE IT'S YOU'LL SEE SOMEBODY, THEN THE NEXT MINUTE YOU WANT. SO, YOU KNOW, I CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY.

WE DON'T WANT WE DON'T. AS WELL AS FORMER COUNCILWOMAN GIBBS SAID WE DON'T WANT THAT. LOOK, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE JUST DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE A RAGTAG VILLAGE. AND ANOTHER THING, MAYBE WE COULD LOOK AT THIS AT THE ELDERS FOR THE EXISTING, EVEN THE EXISTING ONES WE HAVE. IF THEY'RE IF THEY'RE SITTING THERE AND THEY'RE NOT MOBILE, WHERE ARE THEY DUMPING THEIR WATER? WHERE ARE THEY GETTING THEIR WATER FROM? SO, I MEAN, I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO ASK THE APPLICANT SOME QUESTIONS. OKAY. YOU KNOW, LIKE DO YOU HAVE A IF YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP IT THERE, IF YOU, IF IT'S GOING TO STAY THERE AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT HOME AND DUMP IT, TAKE IT TO A PROPER FACILITY TO DUMP IT, WHERE'S YOUR GREASE TRAP? WHERE'S YOUR SEWER CONNECTION? WHERE'S YOUR WATER CONNECTION? THOSE ARE ALL THOSE ARE ALL

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AND, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED A GREASE TRAP. YOU NEED A PLACE TO DUMP YOUR GREASE. YOU NEED A SEWER SYSTEM. WE HAVE BATHROOM FACILITIES, I MEAN, AND MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. IF THE COUNCIL IS SO INCLINED, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE APPLICANT'S NOT HERE, YOU ALL ARE VERY MUCH ENTITLED TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ALL THESE THINGS. IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED, YOU COULD TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING AND ASK THAT THE APPLICANT ATTEND TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THIS TABLE UNTIL WE CAN SPEAK TO THE APPLICANT, WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO MAKE A DECISION. SECOND MOTION TO TABLE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SLAUGHTER. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UNANIMOUS. OKAY. MOVING ON. AND ACTUALLY, MAYOR, THIS IS JUST A CHECK, A VERY TECHNICAL THING. CAN WE SAY THAT WAS TABLED TO YOUR COUNCIL MEETING ON JANUARY 9TH, 2025 HERE IN VILLAGE HALL, CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. JUST NEED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE APPLICANT BE HERE TO RESPOND TO. YES, ABSOLUTELY. I WAS SAYING THAT OUT LOUD FOR A VERY TECHNICAL THING. SO IT GETS IN THE RECORD. YEAH. OKAY. NEXT ON THE LIST IS

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PLT-24-054 River Oak Fernwood Holdings, LLC (Plat) Order seeking Plat approval from Village Council concerning real property totaling 55.1907-acres, located on the east side of S.W. Famel Boulevard, west of Fernwood Forrest Road, and north of the St. Lucie Canal.

SO THERE'S A SITE PLAN THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. AND NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THIS IS THE RIVER OAK PLAT. I'M JUST SHOWING YOU THIS JUST VISUALLY YOU CAN'T READ IT ALL. THERE'S A LOT OF WRITING. BUT JUST TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE PLAT LOOKS LIKE. AND THEN THERE'S THIS HAS BEEN PREPARED BY A PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR FOR THE APPLICANT AND REVIEWED BY A PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR FOR KIMLEY-HORN TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH ALL THE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT BOUNDARIES AND DELINEATIONS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THESE JUST SHOW YOU THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, SHOW YOU THE PLAT AND THE OVERALL METES AND BOUNDS AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT EASEMENTS AND DEDICATIONS AND INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD SEE ON A PLAT AHEAD OF LOOKING TO

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AND THEN ANOTHER REAL QUICK QUESTION, I'M LOOKING AT THIS AND I'M GUESSING THIS WAS A PREVIOUS BEFORE WE CHANGED IT ALL TO ONE ZONING. IS THAT CORRECT? NO. THAT'S THE MAP THAT SHOWS ALL OF THE ORANGE IS THIS IS YES. THIS IS THE WITH THE BLUE BOUNDARY. YEAH. PERFECT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MAYOR? VERY BRIEFLY, JUST BECAUSE A NUMBER OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NEWER TO THE COUNCIL AND FRANKLY, THE VILLAGE HAS NOT HAD MANY PLATS, JUST VERY BRIEFLY. SO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS DOING, PLANNING IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH YOU CHOP UP LAND, OKAY. YOU CHOP IT UP INTO THE INDIVIDUAL LOTS AND YOU HAVE DEDICATIONS OF THINGS LIKE ROADS AND OTHER EASEMENTS AND SO ON. ALL RIGHT. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THIS PLAT. IT CONFORMS EXACTLY TO THE SITE PLAN YOU ALREADY APPROVED. THIS IS JUST THE LEGAL INSTRUMENT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO CHOP IT UP INTO THOSE INDIVIDUAL LOTS, SO THEY CAN SELL THEM INDIVIDUALLY. IN THIS INSTANCE, THEY'RE NOT SELLING THEM INDIVIDUALLY RIGHT OFF THE BAT, BUT THEY ARE CHOPPING THAT UP AND SO ON. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION VERY QUICKLY THAT IF THERE'S A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, THERE WERE SOME CONDITIONS THAT WERE THE STANDARD WERE LISTED CONCERNING THE PLAT IN THE STAFF REPORT. JUST LITTLE THING TO NOTE. FOR THE RECORD, THERE'S ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS UPON APPROVAL OF A PLAT IS EITHER SECURITY IN THE FORM OF A BOND OR OTHER MONEY, OR SOMETHING PUT UP TO MAKE SURE ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE SET FORTH CONCERNING THE PLAT ARE DONE, OR IF THEY'RE ALREADY DONE, THAT YOU GET CERTIFICATION FROM AN ENGINEER, THAT IT'S ALL DONE, AND AN AFFIDAVIT SAYING IT'S ALL PAID. ALL RIGHT. THEY ARE ABOUT 80 TO 90% DONE WITH WHERE THEY'RE AT RIGHT NOW. SO IN TALKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS TO SATISFY THAT REQUIREMENT, THE IDEA WOULD BE PRIOR TO PLAT RECORD RECORDING OF THE PLAT. SO WE'LL SIGN IT ALL UP. BUT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY GETS RECORDED WITH THE CLERK, WE'LL GET THOSE CONFIRMATIONS THAT EVERYTHING'S ALL DONE BECAUSE THAT'S ANTICIPATED TO BE IN LIKE FEBRUARY, WHICH WILL BE REAL SOON NOW. SO THE BOND THAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE I'VE GOT 23 YEARS OF REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE, AND PLANNING IS DEVELOPING AS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SPECIALIZED IN. SO DEVELOPERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BE 80% FINISHED AND NOT FINISHED. OH YEAH. SO ARE WE REQUIRING A BOND THAT SHOWS THAT THEY CAN COVER THE PRICE FOR COMPLETING THE REST OF THE. OR ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE THAT IN PLACE? SO WE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE FUNDS TO COMPLETE THAT PROCESS. SO IN THIS INSTANCE HERE, AND I UNDERSTAND PRECISELY WHAT YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. BUT IN THIS INSTANCE HERE, THEY ARE LITERALLY WEEKS FROM BEING DONE. AND THE WHERE THE HARM IS DONE, IF YOU WILL, IS WHEN A PLAT GETS RECORDED WITHOUT IT BEING DONE. ALL RIGHT. THIS THING'S NOT GETTING RECORDED TILL IT'S DONE.

OKAY. SO IF SOMETHING FALLS APART AND SO ON, IT'S GOING TO STAY A SINGLE PIECE OF LAND THAT'S MOSTLY DONE, BUT THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM, OKAY? IT BECOMES THE PUBLIC'S PROBLEM WHEN YOU CHOP UP PROPERTY BEFORE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN, AND THEN IT GETS SOLD OFF TO WHOMEVER OR

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IT'S A GREAT GROUP. SO YOU'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE IT'S INDIAN RIVER, MARTIN, SAINT LUCIE COUNTY, IT'S A COUNCIL MEMBER FROM EACH OF THE COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS SOMEBODY FROM THE COUNTY. SO YOU HAVE ALL THREE COUNTIES THAT ARE REPRESENTED. SO YOU REALLY LEARN A LOT. THEY CREATE A LOT OF COLLABORATION, SHARE A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS. SOME OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS, SOME OF THE CITY MANAGERS ALSO ATTEND AND GO TO THAT. AND SO IT'S KIND OF NEAT.

AND THEY HAVE LEGISLATIVE STAFF THAT ATTEND AND TALK ABOUT LOBBYING EFFORTS. SO I THINK YOU'LL LIKE THAT THAT THAT AREA. SO I KNOW IT WAS A QUESTION OF, WELL, WHAT IS THAT GROUP GOING TO DO? SO THAT WAS EXCITING. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU, PLEASE. SURE. SO THE 55 ACRES, THOSE ARE RENTAL HOMES. THEY ARE ALL RENTAL HOMES. AND DO YOU HAVE WHAT'S THE DO YOU KNOW THE RATE. SO ALL OF THAT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS BEFORE, BUT NOTHING IS SET IN STONE AT THIS POINT. AND IT'S TWO, THREE BEDROOMS, MOST OF THEM. SO YOU HAVE THERE'S A COMBINATION IN THIS COMMUNITY.

BUT YES, MOSTLY WE'RE SEEING TWOS AND THREES. THAT'LL BE THROUGHOUT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. THIS IS THIS IS THE LONG HAUL. NO NO. SURE. UNDERSTAND WAY OUT THERE. AND

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SO GEORGE LINDEMANN, I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO HAVE HIM PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF A WRITTEN UPDATE.

SO THAT WAY YOU CAN HAVE SOMETHING AS WELL THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW, BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION THROUGH OUR PROCESS. AND I FEEL LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THESE, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SOME SOLID ANSWERS TO WHERE WE ARE EXACTLY AT THIS POINT, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN FINALIZING THINGS WITH A HOME BUILDER. SO LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU DIRECTLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY, I APPRECIATE IT. MR. LINDEMANN HAS DONE THE RIGHT THING ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY BY CHANGING IT BACK TO, YOU KNOW, FROM THE THREE DIFFERENT. THAT WHOLE MESS. OH, YEAH. YOU KNOW, SO. SO HE'S ALWAYS DONE THE RIGHT THING. SO I WOULD PERCEIVE HIM TO. I DON'T SEE HIM DOING THE WRONG THING. EXACTLY, EXACTLY.

THANK HIM FOR US. HE'S HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL. THIS ISN'T SOMEBODY THAT'S JUST WANTING TO COME IN AND GET OUT. THIS IS A LONG HAUL WE UNDER I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND I THINK THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS THAT. I KNOW OUR VILLAGE MANAGER UNDERSTANDS IT. AND WE'RE HERE TO WORK WITH YOU.

WELL, IT'S DEFINITELY NICE TO SEE THAT PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THINGS WORK. WE'RE ALL WE'RE ALL IN THIS. WE'RE ALL TRYING TO GET TO THE SAME PLACE WE ARE. YEAH.

SO WE NEED APPROVAL. CORRECT? WE DO. I HAVE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SECOND MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS BROWN. WATERS. BROWN. SECOND. FIRST COUNCILWOMAN. ONSLAUGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED. PASS UNANIMOUSLY. MR. MAYOR, BEFORE YOU GET TO THE NEXT ITEM, IF I COULD, I TALKED ABOUT TERRA LAGO AND THE INVESTMENT THEY PUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. RIVER OAK ALSO PUT IN AN EXTRA INVESTMENT. THEY HAVE INSTALLED A NEW LIFT STATION OVER IN FRONT OF THEIR COMMUNITY THAT THEY'LL BE GIVING TO THE VILLAGE. WE HAVE A LIFT STATION IN THE CENTER OF HAMEL BOULEVARD THAT IS ABOUT READY TO FAIL. THAT LIFT STATION WAS A CHALLENGE. YES, I WATCHED THEM PUT THAT IN. SO THEY ARE ALSO INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY OTHER THAN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY'RE BUILDING. AND THE BIGGEST INVESTMENT THAT THEY'VE DONE IS PUT THAT LIFT STATION IN FOR THE VILLAGE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. WE PASSED

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ORDINANCE NO. 12-2024 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ANNEXING BY VOLUNTARY PETITION CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 0.19+/-  ACRES IN SIZE, LOCATED SOUTH OF SW CITRUS BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF SW KANNER HIGHWAY,  PARCEL ID 03-40-39-000-000-00021-0, WHICH PROPERTY IS CONTIGUOUS TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 171.044, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND OTHER CONTROLLING LAW; REDEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN TO INCLUDE SAID PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND A MAP; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND NOTICE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CONFLICTS, NON-CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MAYOR. ORDINANCE NUMBER 12, DASH 2024, AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ANNEXING BY VOLUNTARY PETITION CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 0.19 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES IN SIZE. LOCATED SOUTH OF SOUTHWEST CITRUS BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF SOUTHWEST KANNER HIGHWAY PARCEL.

ID. 034039000000000210. WHICH PROPERTY IS CONTIGUOUS TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN? IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 171 .044 FLORIDA STATUTES, ANOTHER CONTROLLING LAW REDEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN TO INCLUDE SAID PROPERTY PROVIDING FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND A MAP PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND NOTICE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES, AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CONFLICTS, NON CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND MAYOR, I BELIEVE DINA HAS A PRESENTATION OKAY. ME PRESENT. HELLO DINA FREEMAN WITH COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE'VE DONE A PRESENTATION THAT COMBINES THE ANNEXATION, THE SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND THE REZONING BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME SITE WITH JUST. AND YOU'LL SEE IN THE PRESENTATION WHEN IT COMES UP.

ARE WE OKAY, RENEE. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T KNOW IF I'D PUT THE WRONG ONE ON FOR HER. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MESSING UP THERE. SO THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE TITLE OF THE PRESENTATION THAT BASICALLY SAYS WHAT I JUST SAID. WE'RE COMBINING THE PRESENTATION. THERE'S THE ANNEX CPA AND THE R'S. SO THREE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS WITH THE SAME OBJECTIVE TO NEXT SLIDE AND I'LL SHOW YOU. SO A REQUEST BY JOSEPH W WALSH AND INDIAN TOWN PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION, A SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND A REZONING. AND IT'S A 0.19 ACRES OF VACANT SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND IT'S ACTUALLY A TIDY UP THAT WAS A LEGAL

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NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THIS IS JUST A ZOOMED IN JUST TO SHOW YOU IT'S OFF OF SOUTHWEST CITRUS BOULEVARD, NORTH OF SOUTHWEST KANNER HIGHWAY AND EAST OF THE EXISTING VILLAGE BOUNDARY. AND THAT JUST SHOWS YOU A DESCRIPTION OF SURROUNDING USES IN RELATION TO THE EXISTING MARINA MARINE CENTER, AND ALSO WITH THE MARTIN COUNTY, THE INDIAN TOWN HIGH SCHOOL TO THE NORTH AND SOME SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT LAND, AND OBVIOUSLY THE REMAINDER OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN BOUNDARY MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY DEPICTED IN THE HATCHED AREA.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THIS JUST SHOWS YOU THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. SO WHAT THIS WILL DO, THE ANNEXATION WILL BRING IT INTO THE VILLAGE. THIS TINY PIECE AND OBVIOUSLY THE LAND TO THE WEST DEPICTED IN BLUE IS ALREADY THE AREA THAT'S JUST RECENTLY BEEN ANNEXED. AND THE LAND USE AND ZONING, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP WILL BE CHANGED TO BLUE, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPERTY THAT'S ALREADY OWNED AND BY THE MARINE CENTER. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED LAND USE IS COMMERCIAL WATERFRONT WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S THERE. THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THIS IS THE EXISTING ZONING. IT'S A VACANT PIECE RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT IT WILL DO IT WILL BECOME CANAL MIXED USE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND AGAIN PROPOSED ZONING CANAL MIXED USE. THIS ZOOMED IN NEXT SLIDE. AND THIS IS JUST THE CODE PROVISIONS JUST TO AND ALSO THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES BECAUSE IT'S AN ANNEXATION THERE'S BEEN OBVIOUSLY SOME CONSISTENCY WITH THE LDR SECTION 1203 BUT ALSO THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED AND REVIEWED CONSISTENT WITH STATE STATUTES AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THE SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AGAIN AN APPROVAL. THERE'S A EVALUATION CRITERIA. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A SMALL PIECE OF LAND, WE STILL WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS, BUT AS A SMALL SCALE INSTEAD OF A LARGE SCALE AMENDMENT. SO THERE'S THE NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN THERE'S THE APPROVAL CRITERIA FOR THE REZONING. BECAUSE IN ORDER TO DO AN ANNEXATION, THEN A LAND USE, YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A CONCURRENT REZONING. SO THAT WAS REVIEWED IN RELATION TO LDR SECTION 1206 AND SUBSECTION 12 DASH SIX FIVE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. VILLAGE STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR ALL THREE OF THE APPLICATIONS AND THE PLANNING ZONING APPEAL BOARD, AS THE LPA RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON THE NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024. AND THAT'S THE END OF STAFF PRESENTATION. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THIS. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT NO ISSUE WITH WITH ANNEXING THAT IN AT ALL. BUT I'M WONDERING, IS THERE SOME SPECIFIC REASON LOOKING AT THIS, IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE AN INGRESS EGRESS ACCESS POINT. IS THERE ANY FUTURE PLAN ON HAVING THOSE TWO PROPERTIES JOINED ACROSS THAT CANAL? I'LL LET THE APPLICANT ANSWER. THANK YOU, SIR. TYSON WATERS, ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I THINK IT'S REALLY JUST A CONNECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ORIGINALLY ADJACENT AND CONTIGUOUS WITH THE BORDERS, THE BOUNDARIES OF INDIAN TOWN. OKAY, SO THAT'S THE ONLY THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT QUESTION. I THINK THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT, RIGHT? WHEN. YEAH, THE DEAN OF FREEMAN AGAIN. SO THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION WHEN IT CAME TO LOOK AT IT JUST WAS A DISCREPANCY WHERE IT WAS MISSED AND, AND IT NEEDED TO BE ADDED. SO IT'S UNFORTUNATE IT WASN'T CAUGHT BEFORE, BUT WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU. OKAY. WE'LL FIX IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR, YOU KNOW, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. NO SIR. OKAY. WE HAVE APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION FIRST WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SLAUGHTER. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATERS. BROWN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.

ALL OPPOSED. PASS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THIS NEXT ITEM IS ORDINANCE

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ORDINANCE No. 13-2024 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR A SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 0.19+/- ACRES IN SIZE, LOCATED SOUTH OF SW CITRUS BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF SW KANNER HIGHWAY, PARCEL ID 03-40-39-000-000-00021-0, FROM COUNTY RURAL DENSITY LAND USE DESIGNATION TO VILLAGE COMMERCIAL WATERFRONT LAND USE DESIGNATION; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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THERE'S GOING TO BE A SECOND READING ON ALL THREE OF THESE. OKAY. FIRST MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANSORG, A SECOND BY WATERS COUNCIL MEMBER WATERS. BROWN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.

ALL OPPOSED. PASS UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU AGAIN. NEXT. THE FINAL ONE IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 14. DASH

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ORDINANCE NO. 14-2024 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF REAL PROPERTY 0.19+/- ACRES IN SIZE, LOCATED SOUTH OF SW CITRUS BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF SW KANNER HIGHWAY, PARCEL ID 03-40-39-000-000-00021-0, FROM COUNTY A-2, AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICT TO VILLAGE CANAL MIXED USE (CMU) ZONING DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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ORDINANCE NO. 10-2024 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN'S TRANSITIONAL CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REPEAL SPECIFIED CHAPTERS THAT HAVE BEEN RENUMBERED, NO LONGER EXIST, OR RELATE EXCLUSIVELY TO COUNTY FUNCTIONS OR PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MAYOR. FIRST ORDINANCE FOR SECOND READING IS ORDINANCE NUMBER TEN, DASH 2024, AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWNS.

TRANSITIONAL CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REPEAL SPECIFIED CHAPTERS THAT HAVE BEEN RENUMBERED, NO LONGER EXIST, OR RELATE EXCLUSIVELY TO COUNTY FUNCTIONS OR PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS YOU'LL RECALL FROM YOUR LAST MEETING, THIS ORDINANCE IS PART OF THE MULTI-STEP PROCESS TO TRANSITION FROM YOUR TRANSITIONAL CODE OF ORDINANCES, ULTIMATELY TO YOUR OWN VILLAGE CODE. THIS IS THE FIRST KIND OF CLEAN OUT ROUND, IF YOU WILL, TO NARROW IT DOWN TO A MUCH MORE NARROW SET OF WHAT WERE COUNTY ORDINANCES? WHAT ARE YOUR TRANSITIONAL ORDINANCES FOR STAFF AND THE COUNCIL TO GO THROUGH AND REVIEW? PROBABLY A COUPLE CHAPTERS AT A TIME TO SEE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO KEEP? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO CHANGE, GO IN DIFFERENT DIRECTION, WHAT HAVE YOU? FIRST STEP IS GETTING IT IN A MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE FORM. SO THAT IS WHAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR ADOPTION. AND THE NEXT ITEM IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THOSE FIRST EFFORTS TO MOVE THINGS OVER AND TAILOR THEM YOUR OWN WAY. SO WITH THAT, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING. MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND, WHO'VE MADE THE FIRST? PALMER. PALMER. PALMER. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAM PALMER. SECONDED BY. BY. WILLIAM WATERS. WATERS. BROWN. I'M SORRY. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, ANY OPPOSED? PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ONE. THIS ORDINANCE FOR

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ORDINANCE NO. 11-2024 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, TRANSFERRING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 4 “CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD” OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN TRANSITIONAL CODE OF ORDINANCES TO, AND CREATING, CHAPTER 2 “CODE ENFORCEMENT” OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES; AMENDING SUCH PROVISIONS TO CONFORM THEM TO THE VILLAGE AND ITS OFFICIALS, DEPARTMENTS, AND STAFF; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CODE ENFORCEMENT CITATIONS BY VILLAGE CODE INSPECTORS; ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF FINES APPLICABLE TO CITATIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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Discussion on Considering Council Meeting Time Change to Earlier Than 6:30 PM

IT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S A NEGATIVE FOR ME. I WORKED IN PALM CITY AND I WORK A WHOLE HOUR AWAY AND I GET OFF AT 4:00. SO TRYING TO GET HERE AT 5:00. NO, 530 OH FIVE, 530 I CAN TRY SIX, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I HAVE TO PICK UP MY GRANDSON. THEN COME HERE. THAT'S. IT'S A LOT. IT'S A LOT BECAUSE I. AND SOMETIMES IF I HAVE AN IEP MEETING OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.

LIKE TODAY, YOU KNOW, THEY ALREADY KNOW I MAKE A BIG DEAL. I GOTTA GO. SO BUT I CAN I CAN DO 6:00 BUT FIVE, 530. THAT'S THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK FOR ME. I CAN DO 530 OR 6. I PREFER SIX BECAUSE WE WANT THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AND THE COMMUNITY IS WORKING. THEY CAN'T GET HERE AT 530. SO FOR THAT I'D LIKE 6:00. OKAY. TWO SIX IS ONE 530 I THINK THAT'S SIX IS FINE. OKAY. THREE SIX I MEAN I'M 530. I CAN DO 530 OR 6. I'M OFF BY FOUR. OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE SIX IS 6:00. IT IS 6:00. IT IS 6:00. CONSENSUS THAT WORKS. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS BEGINNING. WHEN? YEAH. WHEN WE BEGIN WITH COMMENT. PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BARBARA CLOWDUS. I AGREE WITH COUNCILWOMAN. PHYLLIS BROWN THAT PEOPLE WHO WORK FREQUENTLY WORK OUT OF TOWN. SO GETTING HERE BEFORE SIX WOULD BE DIFFICULT. IT'S ALSO. SUCH A CHANGE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE THE VILLAGE GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET HERE BY 6:00 TO HAVE A TIME SET UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END OF THE MEETING, SIMILAR TO WHAT MARTIN COUNTY DOES. SIMILAR TO WHAT OKEECHOBEE DOES IS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE BUSINESS IS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, THEY MAY STILL WANT TO HAVE A COMMENT, WANT TO TALK TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE THEIR COUNCIL PEOPLE. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER LIKE UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS. JUST ADD PUBLIC COMMENT TO THAT AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

OH, ONE MORE THING. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I'VE HAD PEOPLE ASK ME IF THERE ARE TWO DEPARTMENTS FOR

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[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MAYOR? IF I MIGHT, ON MONDAY, THE MAYOR WILL BE ATTENDING THE SAINT LUCIE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION. THEY DO IT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE ONE FOR MARTIN COUNTY IS IN JANUARY, JANUARY 9TH. AND AS MAYOR. MAYOR DE PAULA WAS PLANNING ON ATTENDING THAT. WE FILLED OUT OUR ASK IS FOR MONEY FOR WATER PLANT. I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY THE LEGISLATIVE, AS YOU SAID, AS A MR. NOLAN SAID, HAS BEEN VERY KIND TO US SO FAR WITH WASTEWATER, BUT WE NEED TO START POUNDING THE PAVEMENT FOR WATER. YEAH. SO THAT'S THE ONE IN RC.

THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY THE KEN PRUITT CENTER IN SAINT LUCIE WEST. OH, SAINT LUCIE, SAINT LUCIE COUNTY'S DELEGATION, BECAUSE YOU HAVE SENATOR HARRELL AND SOME OTHERS THAT WHEN THESE THINGS COME TO LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATION FOR VOTE, IT'S GOOD FOR THESE OTHER LEGISLATORS, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT, TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT OUR ASK IS. AND THEN THE NINTH IS THAT ASK, OKAY, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OURS HERE TOO. SO WE'LL GO TO THAT ONE. BUT BUT IF YOU CAN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE MPO MEETING, THAT WOULD BE GREAT ON MONDAY. OKAY. I CAN'T BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE. WHY NOT? TRIED I HAVE TRIED. WE'LL GET YOU THE AGENDA AND THE MATERIALS. IT'S AT 9:00 AT THE ADMIN BUILDING. OKAY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU JUST HANG FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER? I NEED TO GIVE YOU SOME APPLICATIONS FOR YOUR COMMITTEES. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO NEXT, NEXT MEETING, 6:00. NEXT MEETING WILL BE AT 6:00.

[NEXT REGULAR MEETING (ANNOUNCE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION)]