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CONSTRUCTION. I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. TAKE A ROLL CALL,
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PLEASE. MAYOR DEPAOLO HERE. VICE MAYOR PEREZ. HERE. COUNCILWOMAN WATERS BROWN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ONZAGA HERE. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS PALMER IS NOT HERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY 27TH, 2025 VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. IF YOU DO ME A FAVOR AND CHECK YOUR PHONES, MAKE SURE THE SILENCED AND WE HAVE TWO EXITS CLEARLY MARKED OVER THE DOORS AND THE BATHROOMS LOCATED BEHIND THE DOOR TO THE LEFT. WE HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK. THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY IS ON ANY SUBJECT OTHER THAN ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AND THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY IS DURING THE AGENDA ITEM. AND YOU'LL ALSO HAVE THREE MINUTES AT THAT TIME. PLEASE ADHERE TO OUR CIVILITY CLAUSE AND ON THIS AND ALL MEETINGS OKAY WITH THAT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR INVOCATION THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE BY BROTHER RICK WILLIAMS. AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I WOULD ASK YOU ALL TO STAND FOR THE. IS HE HERE? NOPE. OKAY. IS THAT. DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD ASSIST IN GOVERNING THIS MEETING. BE OUR GUIDE. BE OUR STRENGTH AND WATCH OVER THIS COMMUNITY. WE THANK YOU. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE, 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, ONE. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS,[ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS]
DELETIONS, DELETIONS, PRO ITEMS, OR MODIFICATIONS? MAYOR, I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE THING I NEED TO ADD TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. IF WE COULD ADD IT AS NUMBER SIX ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. IT'S FOR THE FINAL FORMAL APPROVAL OF THE DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND CONSTRUCTION LOAN AGREEMENT THAT THE VILLAGE APPLIED FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, AND IT'S ALL DONE. WE JUST GOT IT IN. SO WE WANT TO GET GOING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OKAY. AFTER THREE YEARS I WOULD YEAH, I WOULD WANT TO GET THAT DONE TOO. EXACTLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. OUR PROCLAMATIONS[1.
Presentation from Helping People Succeed
]PRESENTATION FROM HELPING PEOPLE SUCCEED. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS KARA STIMPSON. I AM THE NEW CEO AT HELPING PEOPLE SUCCEED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DO OR DON'T KNOW. MY PREDECESSOR, SUSIE HUTCHINSON, WAS CEO FOR 50 YEARS. AND. RIGHT. AND JUST RETIRED AT THE END OF 2024. SO I'VE JUST COME ON BOARD. I'M ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MONTHS IN TO BEING THE NEW CEO AT HELPING PEOPLE SUCCEED. AND I'M HERE WITH MY BOARD VICE CHAIR, TOM PENNY. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THE PURPOSE OF BEING HERE TONIGHT IS REALLY JUST TO EDUCATE OR REEDUCATE THE GROUP ON WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, AND HOW WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SERVING AS MANY PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN AS NEED OUR SERVICES. SO QUICKLY. I OBVIOUSLY WON'T READ ALL THESE WORDS, BUT THEY ARE HERE FOR YOU. BUT WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION IS WE DO FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICES FOR OUR OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. AND YOU SEE THE NUMBERS UP THERE FOR HOW MANY FAMILIES OR CHILDREN OR FOLKS IN INDIAN TOWN ARE SERVED HEALTHY FAMILIES YOU'LL SEE UP THERE YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH IT IS A CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM. WE GET DIRECT REFERRALS FROM ALL SORTS OF PLACES FOR THAT. AND WE'RE SERVING 173 INDIAN TOWN FAMILIES WITH THAT PROGRAM, WHICH IS AMAZING. OUR TEAM OF HEALTHY FAMILIES FEELS REALLY WELL RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THIS PROGRAM. IT'S A HOME VISITING PROGRAM WHERE OUR TEAM IS ASSIGNED TO A FAMILY AT SOME TIME BETWEEN BIRTH AND AGE ONE, BUT THEN THEY STICK WITH THAT FAMILY UP UNTIL THE CHILD'S AGE AT AGE FIVE, AND THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE PARENT IN OR PARENTS IN THE HOME TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A HEALTHY HOME AND FREE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. WE HAVE AN OVER 99% SUCCESS RATE WITH THAT PROGRAM. IF FAMILIES ARE WITH US, THEY THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN THAT HOME. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT PROGRAM AND WE'RE PRETTY IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT THEN YOU'LL SEE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. WE ARE ONLY SERVING SIX INDIAN TOWN RESIDENTS IN OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM. AND I THINK THAT[00:05:04]
IS A GAP, RIGHT. WE ALL KNOW THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS HUGE. AND I'M SURE THE NEED HERE IS HUGE, JUST LIKE IT IS IN LITERALLY EVERY COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTRY. RIGHT? SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL KNOW WE HAVE A REALLY ROBUST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM. WE HAVE COMMUNITY, MENTAL HEALTH, CHILDREN, FAMILIES, ADULTS. IT DOESN'T MATTER. WE SERVE THEM WITH VERY QUALIFIED, TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS LICENSED. WE DO TARGETED WRAPAROUND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR FAMILIES. SO IF WE'RE SERVING MAYBE, YOU KNOW, A 13 YEAR OLD CHILD, BUT THEN WE FIND OUT THE FAMILY'S HAVING HOUSING ISSUES OR FOOD INSECURITY OR WHATEVER. THE THING IS, WE BECOME THE WRAPAROUND SERVICE FOR THAT ENTIRE FAMILY. SO A LOT OF TIMES THE POINT OF ENTRY IS ONE INDIVIDUAL. BUT WE LEARN THAT THERE'S A FAMILY DYNAMIC THERE THAT WE CAN SERVE, AND WE DO OFFER AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMING. WE HAVE SEVERAL MODELS OF THAT FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE ANY SORT OF MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. THAT'S ANYTHING FROM A.D.D. ALL THE WAY UP TO BIPOLAR DISORDER, ANYTHING IN BETWEEN. SO I WOULD LOVE YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THESE SERVICES, AND I'LL TALK IN A MOMENT ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US GET THE WORD OUT, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT MORE WE CAN OFFER TO FOLKS HERE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. SUCCESSFUL FUTURES IS A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED. WE'RE SERVING A WHOLE ONE PERSON SOMEWHERE OUT HERE IN INDIAN TOWN THROUGH OUR SUCCESSFUL FUTURES PROGRAM. BUT THAT'S OUR PROGRAMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, MOSTLY ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. AND IT'S MOSTLY AROUND HELPING THEM TO FIND AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT. SO THIS IS ANOTHER AREA WE WORK THROUGH VOCATIONAL REHAB WITH THIS. SO IT'S A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED. PEOPLE CAN'T JUST GET THE PROGRAM. VR REFERS THEM TO US. BUT AGAIN WE HAVE AN AMAZING PROGRAM AND WE COULD SERVE MORE FOLKS HERE IF WE KNEW WHO THEY WERE AND HOW TO GET TO THEM. AND THEN FINALLY, BABY STEPS. BABY STEPS IS ARE JUST LIKE CUTESY LITTLE NAME FOR ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT WE DO FOR KIDS BIRTH THROUGH AGE FIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. THAT NUMBER THERE IS HUGE 409 INDIAN TOWN RESIDENTS SERVED, BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT MISLEADING. SO I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW, I THINK ONE AREA WHERE WE COULD DO MORE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, THOSE 409 ARE BECAUSE ANYBODY WHO HAS A BABY WHO IS AN INDIAN TOWN RESIDENT CAN GET OUR SERVICES WHILE THEY'RE IN THE HOSPITAL, AND THEN RIGHT WHEN THEY GO HOME SO THAT IT'S IMMEDIATE, RIGHT? WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE. THEY HAD A BABY. WE CAN SERVE THEM, BUT WE HAVE ALL THESE OTHER PROGRAMS WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE THEM. AND THE ONE I WANT TO REALLY TALK WITH YOU ABOUT, WE ARE BARELY SERVING ANYONE IN THIS PROGRAM AND THEIR BEHAVIOR PROGRAMS WHERE WE WORK WITH PRESCHOOLS, WHERE KIDS ARE HAVING BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN PRESCHOOL. SOMETIMES YOU THINK WHO'S WHO'S BAD IN PRESCHOOL? WELL, LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES WHEN THEY'RE IN PRESCHOOL. BUT WHAT WE DO IS WE WORK WITH THE PRESCHOOL TEACHER AND THE FAMILY TO TEACH THEM BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION STRATEGIES AND SKILLS SO THAT THEIR CHILD CAN STAY IN AND NOT GET KICKED OUT OF PRESCHOOL. BECAUSE IF A CHILD GETS KICKED OUT OF PRESCHOOL, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE HAPPENS? PARENT CAN'T GO TO WORK BECAUSE NOW THEY HAVE NO ONE TO WATCH THEIR CHILD OR, YOU KNOW, NOW WE'RE INTO AN UNHEALTHY FAMILY SITUATION. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. I'M NOT SO SURE IF PRESCHOOL IS IN THE AREA KNOW ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. IT'S USUALLY THE PRESCHOOL TEACHERS OR STAFF WHO CALL US TO SAY, HEY, LITTLE JOHNNY OVER HERE IS STRUGGLING. CAN YOU HELP? AND THEN WE CONTACT THE FAMILY TO SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT. SO WE'D LOVE TO PUSH THAT PROGRAM OUT MORE. IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE. YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE IF YOU DON'T MIND. SO REALLY AGAIN THAT'S JUST THE AWARENESS WE OFFER A LOT. YOU SAW THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED ALMOST 8000 A YEAR. FOLKS WERE SERVING. BUT FOR YOU ALL REALLY HOW YOU CAN HELP US JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING AS MUCH AS WE CAN FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, IS HELPING US TO PROMOTE OUR SERVICES, BUILD AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY. ANYTHING THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT, I CAN GET YOU A FLIER, A PAPER, A QR, YOU KNOW, I CAN GET YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT. AND YOU HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION UP THERE. IT SHOULD. WE HAVE OUR COLLATERAL IN EVERY PRESCHOOL AND EVERY PEDIATRICIAN'S OFFICE, EVERYWHERE PEOPLE GO, YOU NEED TO TELL US WHERE PEOPLE GO. HERE WHERE WE CAN HAVE OUR STUFF. IF THERE EVER COMMUNITY EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES WHERE WE COULD BE A PRESENCE AND SHOW UP TO ADVERTISE OUR OWN SERVICE, WE'RE HAPPY TO SEND A TEAM, HAVE A TABLE, HAVE A BOOTH, WHATEVER IT IS. OF COURSE WE'RE A NONPROFIT. WE ALWAYS WANT MONEY. SO IF THERE ARE EVER ANY LOCAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF OR COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO GO FOR, FOR GRANTS OR FUNDING THAT WOULD HELP SERVE THIS COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR, WE'D LOVE TO PARTNER ON THAT. AND THEN REFERRING FOLKS TO US, IF YOU ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU'RE SITTING HERE THINKING, I HAVE A NEIGHBOR, I KNOW SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS ANY OF THOSE THINGS, LITERALLY JUST CALL OUR MAIN LINE AND WE'LL GET YOU TO THE RIGHT PLACE. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GREAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENTS I FORGOT TO SAY THERE'S CARDS ON THE BACK THERE ON THE BACK TABLE. IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, YOU AND FILL OUT A CARD AND GIVE IT TO THE CLERK.SIX. SORRY. IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY. RHONDA FILLED IN FOR YOU. SO? SO WE'RE COVERED. THANK YOU.
NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, SIR. COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS. ANYBODY? NO. OKAY. COMMITTEE REPORTS. NO. NOT COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER.
[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER]
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THANK YOU. CARE. I WAS ONLY GOING TO LAST MEETING. I WAS ASKED TO REACH OUT TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY WERE KEEPING ANY REPORTS OR STATISTICS RELATIVE TO SOME OF THE ACTIVITY THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN INDIAN TOWN WITH THE US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. AND I DID REACH OUT TO THEM, AND THE SHERIFF TOLD ME DIRECTLY THAT THERE IS NO ORDER AT THIS TIME FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ASKING THEM TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THEIR NORMAL DAY TO DAY ACTIVITY. IF SOMEBODY HEADLIGHT'S OUT OR THERE'S A REASON TO PULL SOMEBODY OVER OR SUSPECT SOMEBODY, THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE. BUT THEY CANNOT RANDOMLY OR ARBITRARILY GO TOWARDS SOMEBODY UNLESS THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT THEY DEEM TO BE INAPPROPRIATE OR ILLEGAL.AND THEN THERE WAS A REQUEST FROM THE AGENCY FROM ICE FOR SHERIFF'S ASSISTANCE. AND WHEN THEY GET THOSE REQUESTS, THEY HAVE AN OBLIGATION THROUGH THEIR OATH THAT THEY TAKE TO RESPOND.
AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY INVOLVEMENT THEY'VE HAD SO FAR. THEY DO NOT KEEP SEPARATE REPORTS. THEY DO HAVE TO ENTER THE INFORMATION IN THE SHERIFF'S DATABASE IF THERE'S AN ARREST AND IF THAT INDIVIDUAL IS ILLEGAL, IT WILL SAY THAT ON THERE. BUT THEY DO NOT PULL THAT DATA AND REPORT ON IT. SO THAT'S I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I DID REACH OUT TO HIM, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THANK YOU. OKAY.
[APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA I HAVE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN LAGER, SECOND BY SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN. YEAH. ALL IN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. PASS SECOND. WE'RE GOING TO FOR THE TRANSCRIPTION. SECOND BY WATERS. BROWN. ROGERS. BROWN. WRIGHT.[CONSENT AGENDA]
CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN LAGER. SECOND I.SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN BROWN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. WE GOT
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Approval of The Village of Indiantown to Piggyback agreement between City of Pompano Beach and Trio Development Corporation for Lift Station repairs throughout Village of Indiantown.
]APPROVAL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. THE PIGGYBACK AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH. IT'S GOING TO BE MR. NOLAN. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR THE RECORD, PAT NOLAN, WHAT THIS AGENDA ITEM IS, IS A CONTRACT WITH BETWEEN TRIO CONTRACTING AND POMPANO BEACH.WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT CONTRACT SO THAT WE CAN USE TRIO TO WORK ON OUR LIFT STATIONS. I'M SURE IF YOU RECALL, I'VE STOOD BEFORE YOU MANY TIMES BEFORE. WE HAVE ISSUES WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES WE HAVE IS THE LIFT STATIONS. WE'VE IDENTIFIED A LOT OF PROBLEMS, BUT TO GO THROUGH AN RFP IS VERY COSTLY. SO INSTEAD OF COMPLETELY REBUILDING THE LIFT STATIONS, THE APPROACH IS TO FIX WHAT WE CAN. WITH THIS CONTRACT. IT SHOULD BE MUCH MORE COST EFFECTIVE. AND WE CAN, YOU KNOW, FIX WHAT WE HAVE TO FIX UNTIL OUR REVENUES ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ROBUST, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK AND DO MORE. BUT THIS WILL ENABLE ME TO GET TO SOME OF THESE LIFT STATIONS THAT ARE MORE PROBLEMATIC AND GET THEM FIXED SOONER WITHOUT SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SO ESSENTIALLY, THAT'S WHAT IT IS IN A NUTSHELL. THANK YOU. AND OKAY, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, JUST A VERY QUICK TECHNICAL THING. IF THE COUNCIL IS INCLINED TO APPROVE IT, WE ACTUALLY JUST GOT A COMMUNICATION JUST RECENTLY FROM FDEP, WHICH IS THE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF THIS FOR THIS CONTRACT.
AND OF COURSE MANY, MANY OTHERS IS GOING TO COME FROM SOME FUNDING THROUGH EITHER SRF OR OTHER GRANT MONIES FROM FDEP. THEY HAVE MORE FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT THEY'D LIKE US TO TACK ON TO A NUMBER OF OUR AGREEMENTS. I THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING RID OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, BUT APPARENTLY NOT YET. BUT I WOULD ASK IF YOU APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT, TO APPROVE IT WITH AUTHORIZATION FROM MY OFFICE TO ADD ON THE ADDITIONAL REQUIRED LANGUAGE.
HOW MUCH WORK ARE WE TALKING? I'M SORRY, HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL WORK ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? OH, WITH REGARD TO THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND SO ON, IT'S MOSTLY COMPLIANCE THINGS THAT ANYONE WHO WORKS IN WATER AND WASTEWATER IS ALREADY COMPLYING WITH, BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THE MONEY IS FUNDED FEDERALLY. IT'S JUST IT'S JUST PAPERWORK AND WORDS THAT COMPLIANCE PEOPLE AND FDEP WANT TO SEE ON SOME CONTRACT WHEN THEY'RE AUDITING. OKAY. ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION
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MOTION TO APPROVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, SIR. NO MOTION MADE BY. TO APPROVE, RIGHT? YES. BY COUNCILWOMAN ONSLAUGHT A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WATERS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT ONE IS A RESOLUTION. THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN COUNCIL. YES. THANK[4.
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, TO APPROVE THE “TERRA LAGO PUD (FORMERLY INDIANTOWN DRI PUD) FIFTH AMENDMENT TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONING AGREEMENT” FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 806.342 ACRE +/- PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF SW WARFIELD BOULEVARD AND EAST OF SW ALLAPATTAH ROAD; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
]YOU, MAYOR. YOURS. YES. THIS ITEM IS A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, FLORIDA, TO APPROVE THE LARGO PUD, FORMERLY INDIAN TOWN DRY PUD. FIFTH AMENDMENT TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONING AGREEMENT FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 806.342 ACRE MORE OR LESS PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF SOUTHWEST WARFIELD BOULEVARD AND EAST OF SOUTHWEST ALLAPATTAH ROAD, AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, JUST VERY BRIEFLY TO KICK OFF AS A TECHNICAL MATTER, THIS ITEM AND THE NEXT ITEM ARE QUASI JUDICIAL LAND USE MATTERS AND MAKE YOUR DECISIONS BASED ON COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE FOR ANYONE WHO IS GOING TO BE SPEAKING. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE YOUR YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE MATTER AND ANY RELEVANT FACTS THAT MAY WEIGH ON THE DECISION. LET ME ASK VERY QUICKLY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DOES ANYONE HAVE A VOTING CONFLICT CONCERNING EITHER OF THESE NEXT TWO MATTERS CONCERNING TERRA LARGO? SEEING NONE, HAS ANYONE HAVE ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THESE PRECISE MATTERS HERE? I KNOW, OF COURSE, YOU'VE SPOKEN WITH FOLKS WITH TERRA LARGO BEFORE A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH OTHER APPROVALS. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS PARTICULAR TO THESE MATTERS? NO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND ACTUALLY, LET ME ASK THE CLERK VERY QUICKLY. MADAM CLERK, HAVE THESE TWO ITEMS BEEN APPROPRIATELY ADVERTISED? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DINA TO START THE PRESENTATION. DOES ANYONE. OH, GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. DINA FREEMAN WITH COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THE FIRST PRESENTATION IS A TERRA LARGO PUD AMENDMENT. THIS WOULD BE THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE TERRA LARGO PUD SWITCHED ON. SO I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. YEP. SO THIS IS THE APPLICANT REQUEST, TERRA LARGO LLC, SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE VILLAGE FROM THE VILLAGE COUNCIL FOR THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE TERRA LARGO PUD AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12, SUBSECTION 1210, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIAN TOWN LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, APPLICATION NUMBER PD 20 4-075. OKAY. AND THIS IS A PROPERTY LOCATION. THIS IS THIS PD AMENDMENT DOES IMPACT THE OR IS APPLICABLE TO THE ENTIRE TERRA LARGO PUD. AND THERE'S THE AREA DEPICTED IN RED IN RELATION TO THE SURROUNDING AREA. AND THIS IS A ZOOMED IN VERSION JUST TO SHOW THE OVERALL SCALE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE LOCATION. AND THIS IS THE PD MASTER PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED. THE REASON THIS SLIDE HAS BEEN INCLUDED IS TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS IS THE PUD MASTER PLAN, AND ALSO TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE FIFTH AMENDMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CHANGES IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF UNITS, THE DENSITY.IT'S PURELY DOWN TO SOME MINOR CHANGES IN TERMS OF MAINLY DESIGN STANDARDS. BUT THERE'S THE PUD MASTER PLAN. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY FROM THAT THERE'LL BE FINAL SITE PLANS. AND SO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN THE PUD, DESIGN STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO LIGHT SETBACKS WHERE THE HOUSES FIT MINIMUM LOT, MINIMUM HOUSE SIZES AND SO FORTH. AND I'M JUST ALSO GOT SLIDES JUST TO REMIND FOR ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT HAS NOT SEEN THE MASTER PLAN, THERE'S THE PHASING PLAN AS WELL WITH THE MULTIPLE PHASE, ONE A AND ONE B IS GOING TO BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR THE PLAT APPROVAL AS A RESULT OF ALREADY HAVING HAD FINAL SITE PLAN. AND THIS IS JUST A COLORED MAP THAT JUST MORE CLEARLY SHOWS ALL OF THE PHASES OF THE ACTUAL OVERALL TERRA LARGO, AND THIS WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN APPROVED AND INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL PUDS AND AMENDMENTS, AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY CHANGE TONIGHT. AND THIS IS JUST TO SHOW YOU, THIS IS EXTRACTED FROM THE APPLICATION MATERIALS AND WAS INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION PACKET FROM THE APPLICANT. BUT JUST TO SUMMARIZE, SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IS TAKING IT FROM THE WARFIELD INVESTMENTS TO TERRA LARGO AND OBVIOUSLY BRINGING IT UP TO THE CURRENT 2025 YEAR. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO
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SOME CHANGES TO THE TIMETABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT, THE PUD PHASING PLAN AND TIMETABLES DEPICTED IN BLUE. AND THERE'S THIS IS WHERE WE GET INTO SOME OF THE SPECIFICS, THE PRODUCT TYPES.AND THIS IS WHERE IT GETS INTO THE MINIMUM FLOOR SPACE. THE APPLICANT SINCE THE PLANNING ZONING APPEALS BOARD THAT WAS LAST WEEK, HAS PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL CHANGE. THEY'VE TAKEN THE MINIMUM FLOOR SPACE ON LINE A AND B FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DOWN TO 1300. AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY PROVIDED A LETTER JUST TO BASICALLY JUSTIFY THE CHANGE WILL PROVIDE A GREATER VARIETY OF MODEL PRODUCTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT AFFECTING CURB FRONT ESTHETICS. THIS CHANGE WILL PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH MORE OPTIONS FOR LAYOUTS AND A GREATER PRICE DIVERSITY, SO THEY'RE AIMING TO GO HOPEFULLY LOWER THAN THE 300 300,000, WHICH IS A REALLY EXCITING THING FOR INDIAN TOWN. SO THAT'S A MINOR CHANGE THAT WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN ITS IN THE CLEAN COPY OF THE ZONING AGREEMENT READY TO BE SIGNED IF IT'S APPROVED TONIGHT. AND THEN THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ON THE, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE PACKET AND ARE IN THE PUD ZONING AGREEMENT AS A FIFTH AMENDMENT. IT'S MAINLY TO DO WITH SETBACKS, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT PLACEMENT OF THE HOME ON THE LOT INDIVIDUALLY, RATHER THAN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF TERRA LAGO. AND IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE COMPANY WORKING WITH THE HOUSEBUILDERS AND WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO FIT AND SELL IN INDIAN TOWN. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THEY'VE COME IN WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS IN THE FIFTH AMENDMENT. AND AGAIN, JUST TO SHOW YOU THE, YOU KNOW, FULL DISCLOSURE ON SOME OF THESE DETAILS THAT HAVE CHANGED. PD REVIEW CRITERIA, LDR SUBSECTION 12 EIGHT FIVE OUTLINES THE APPROVAL CRITERIA. AND THIS IS CLASSED AS A REVIEW AS A MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEW BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE LDR FOR PUD SAYS USE THE MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR A PUD AMENDMENT TO SO THE CRITERIA. IT'S QUITE EXTENSIVE, BUT I'VE PROVIDED JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THAT, AND IT'S IN THE AGENDA PACKET AND WAS INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT WITH THE ANALYSIS. SORRY, MY CLICKER IS A LITTLE BIT SLOW. SO WE'VE GOT HERE. THIS IS JUST ABOUT IF IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STAFF IS REVIEW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ALSO LOOKED AT THE DESIGN STANDARDS AS AMENDED AND DETERMINED THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICIES. AND THIS ONE IS TO DO WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES. NOTHING'S CHANGING ON THE OVERALL PUD OTHER THAN INDIVIDUAL LOTS, SO IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY IMPACT ANYTHING THAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AND COMMITMENTS, YOU KNOW, WITH LANDSCAPING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS ON THE WETLAND PROTECTION. AND THIS IS SECTION C, FAVORABLE IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY. STAFF'S ADDRESSED THAT AND THAT WAS ADDRESSED IN PREVIOUS SUBMITTALS. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF HOUSING, HOUSING CHOICE, INCREASED TAX REVENUE FOR THE VILLAGE AND WILL WILL BE IMPACT POSITIVELY IMPACTED DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY FROM THE CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION ACTIVITY THROUGH PERMIT FEES, IMPACT FEES WHICH ARE COLLECTED AT BUILDING PERMITS. SO ONCE THEY THIS AMENDMENT DONE THE PLAT APPROVALS AND THEY'LL THE BUILDING PERMITS WILL START TO WILL START TO COLLECT IMPACT FEES AND MOBILITY FEES AND CONNECTION FEES FOR UTILITIES AND SUBSECTION D, IT WILL NOT UNDULY BURDEN PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES. THIS WAS ALL DEMONSTRATED IN PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS AND NOTHING'S CHANGED TO TRIGGER, YOU KNOW, A NEED TO RE RELOOK AT THOSE THOSE CRITERIA. IT WILL NOT UNDULY BURDEN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A DESIGN CHANGE. MINOR CHANGES NOT IMPACTING LEVEL OF SERVICE.
AND THIS IS SO WE'VE DONE THAT SORRY. AND SO THE PD RECOMMENDATIONS THE PED HAS BEEN CORRECTLY ADVERTISED AS THE VILLAGE CLERK INDICATED AT THE START OF THE MEETING. AND IT DOES SATISFY THE CRITERIA PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 EIGHT MAJOR SITE PLAN VILLAGE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. VILLAGE STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING ZONING APPEALS BOARD LAST WEEK. AND THIS STAGE. THE NEXT STAGE IS TO REQUEST APPROVAL FROM VILLAGE COUNCIL BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. YEAH, AND THAT'S THE END OF PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, SIR. OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE BY. COUNCILWOMAN AUGER. SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WATERS. BROWN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASS UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MR. WAIT. YEAH. I DON'T HAVE A RESOLUTION TO READ FOR THE NEXT ONE. SO THE NEXT ITEM
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APPLICATION NO. PLT-24-076 A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PHASE 1A & 1B, TERRA LAGO PLAT, FOR THE TERRA LAGO PUD PROJECT LOCATED NORTH OF SW WARFIELD BOULEVARD (SR-710), FRONTING GARCIA DRIVE ON PARCELS TOTALING 340.808 ACRES.
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IS THE APPLICATION NUMBER PLT DASH 24 076. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PHASE ONE A AND ONE B TERRA LAGO PLAT. SO MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TURN IT OVER TO DINA OKAY. HE'S GOING TO HELP ME ON THIS ONE WITH THE CLICKER. SO WE'VE GOT THE PLAT APPLICATION, FINAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR PHASE ONE A AND ONE B OF THE TERRA LAGO IN ORDER TO GO TO THE NEXT STAGE, WHICH IS TO GO VERTICAL, THEY'RE ABLE TO CLEAR THE SITE AND PREPARE INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT AHEAD OF SUBMITTING AND ACTUALLY ISSUING BUILDING PERMITS AND STARTING TO SELL INDIVIDUAL LOTS, THEY DO REQUIRE PLAT APPROVAL AS A SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STATUTES.SO THIS IS A TERRA LAGO LLC IS SEEKING RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IT SHOULD SAY VILLAGE COUNCIL ON THIS. BASICALLY THIS IS A REQUIRING APPROVAL FROM VILLAGE COUNCIL FOR PHASES ONE A AND ONE B PURSUANT TO 12 DASH SEVEN PLATTING AND THE RIGHT OF WAY. THIS IS APPLICATION NUMBER PLT 24 076 TERRA LAGO PLAT PHASE ONE A AND ONE B. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE'VE GOT THE LOCATION.
THE DIFFERENCE WITH THIS ONE IS THIS JUST SHOWS ONE A AND ONE B AND NOT THE OVERALL TERRA LAGO PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S SPECIFIC JUST TO THOSE TWO PHASES. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THIS IS JUST TO REMIND YOU AGAIN OF THIS PUD MASTER PLAN FOR THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
AND THIS IS THE PHASING PLAN. NONE OF THAT IS CHANGING. THE PLAT IS JUST ONE A AND ONE B.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND PHASING PLAN. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS THE PHASE ONE A SITE PLAN. JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS WAS APPROVED BEFORE VILLAGE COUNCIL ON PREVIOUS, YOU KNOW PREVIOUS MEETINGS AHEAD OF THE GARCIA GROUP STARTING TO CLEAR THE PROPERTY. AND THE NEXT SLIDE WILL BE ONE B AND THERE'S THE SITE INFORMATION FOR THAT AS WELL, JUST TO REMIND YOU OF THE APPROVAL. AND THEN THE PLATS HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE FINAL THOSE SITE PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED. AND THIS IS JUST A SCREENSHOT TO SHOW YOU IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. BUT THIS IS THE PLAT THAT'S BEEN PREPARED BY A PROFESSIONAL LICENSED SURVEYING TEAM AND HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY A PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING LICENSED SURVEYOR WITH KIMLEY-HORN WITH TOM JENSEN PROJECT MANAGING THAT. SO WE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AS DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COLLEAGUES, AND IT INCLUDED VERY STRINGENT REVIEW BY SURVEYORS AND PREPARATION OF THE PLAT BY THE APPLICANT TEAM. AND NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THIS IS JUST TO SHOW YOU AGAIN IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVEN'T SEEN BUT THIS IS SOME OF THE PAGES FROM THE PLAT FOR ONE A AND ONE B. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND IT JUST GETS INTO MORE OF THOSE DETAILS. OBVIOUSLY IN TERMS OF DEPICTING THE CORNERS AND THE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AND METES AND BOUNDS AND ALL OF THAT. SO JUST SHOW YOU THE DETAILS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK WE'RE ABOUT THERE. OKAY.
THERE WE GO. THIS AGAIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. AND SO LDR SUBSECTION 12 SEVEN OUTLINES THE APPROVAL CRITERIA. THE VILLAGE COUNCIL AND PLANNING ZONING APPEALS BOARD SHALL USE COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARDS IN THIS CHAPTER. CRITERIA MAKING THE DECISION REGARDING APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL. AND THEN THAT FORWARDS ON TO THE VILLAGE COUNCIL, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE AT. WE'RE AT TODAY. NEXT SLIDE. AND THE PLAT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY VILLAGE, THE VILLAGE STAFF WITH THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COLLEAGUES, AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY 4 TO 0 WITH A ZAB MEMBERS THAT WERE PRESENT ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2025. SO WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR REQUEST OF APPROVAL BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL FOR THE PLAT ONE A AND ONE B PHASES. THAT'S THE END OF STAFF PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, SIR. MEMBERS? NO A MOTION.
MAYOR, VERY QUICKLY I HAVE NO NO, NO, IT'S ALL GOOD ON A MOTION TO APPROVE. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU ALSO INCLUDE IN THE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE A CORRECTION OF ANY SCRIVENER'S ERRORS OR WORKING THROUGH A LITTLE PROCEDURAL ISSUE BETWEEN THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE ABOUT PARCEL IDS. SO WE MAY NEED TO CHANGE OUT A PARCEL ID OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. MOTION TO APPROVE WITH ATTORNEY'S REQUESTS. THANK YOU.
OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN SLAUGHTER. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WATERS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, I. OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OH, THIS IS GOING FAST. MIGHT BE OUT OF HERE BY 7:00. OKAY, NEXT ON THE LIST. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE MATTER I ASKED JUST TO BRING UP VERY QUICKLY. CORRECT. SO WE JUST WE JUST GOT THIS IN RECENTLY, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS
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MOST ADVISABLE JUST TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND ASK FOR A QUICK APPROVAL ON IT. AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND, CONSTRUCTION LOAN AGREEMENT, LOAN NUMBER DW430341. AS I ALLUDED TO BEFORE, THE VILLAGE ORIGINALLY STARTED APPLYING FOR THIS BACK IN 2022. IT'S GONE THROUGH INCREDIBLY LONG PROCESS STAFF AND CONSULTANTS WORKING WITH FDEP AND THE STATE REVOLVING FUND. ALL OF THAT TIME, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLYING FOR IT, PROCEEDING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS AND COMPLETING THE PROCESS AND SO ON. BUT SINCE I HAD IT IN HAND HERE, I THOUGHT IT WAS BEST TO BRING IT TO YOU RIGHT NOW. JUST GIVE YOU A HEADS UP SO YOU CAN DO A QUICK FORMAL APPROVAL ON IT, AND WE CAN PROCEED FORWARD WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO. THE TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOU ALL A NUMBER OF TIMES AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE ON, IS IN THE AMOUNT. WHERE DID IT GO? I APOLOGIZE, TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT OR DISPERSAL AMOUNT OF $12,624,447. IMPORTANT THING TO KEEP IN MIND. THE LOAN AMOUNT OF THAT IS JUST A LITTLE OVER 4 MILLION. THE PRINCIPAL FORGIVENESS PORTION OF THAT IS JUST ABOUT 8.5 MILLION, 8 MILLION, 500,000. SO AND AGAIN, THESE ARE NUMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY AS THIS HAS PROGRESSED. BUT UNFORTUNATELY THESE THINGS TAKE A LONG TIME WITH THE STATE REVOLVING FUND. SO IT IS NOW ALL DONE BUTTONED UP BEFORE YOU. NOW IT'S BEEN REVIEWED AND IN CORRECT FORM FROM FDEP, AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND FORMAL APPROVAL. AND THESE FUNDS, IF I CAN JUST CLARIFY, ARE FOR THE WATER PLANT TO IMPROVE OUR EXISTING. I CALL IT THE EXISTING GUTS IF YOU WILL. YES, THIS IS THE SRF, THE LAST BOARD MEETING I MENTIONED THAT WE HAD JUST RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT WE RECEIVED $12.6 MILLION. YEAH, WHAT THIS IS, IS TO REPAIR THE EXISTING WATER PLANT. THE INITIAL GOAL WAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE WATER, WHICH THAT STILL IS THE GOAL, BUT ALSO MAKE THIS PLANT MORE RELIABLE AND MORE RESILIENT. SO THIS THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK INVOLVED AND MOST OF IT OCCURRED IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE, MOSTLY MR. FLORIO. HE DID MOST OF THE HEAVY LIFTING TO PROVE TO THE STATE THAT WE COULD PAY BACK THAT LOAN. SO A LOT OF CREDIT GOES TO MR. FLORIO FOR GETTING US TO THIS FINISH LINE. SO ONCE WE GET THAT FUNDING, WELL, NOW THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDING, WE HAVE ALREADY PUT TOGETHER A PLAN TO REHAB THAT EXISTING WATER PLANT.AND THAT'S THE GOAL. YEAH, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE. WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO DO IT OKAY. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, SIR. OKAY. WE MOTIONED AND MOVED MOTION OKAY. MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN WATERS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ONZAGA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. FINALLY. THAT'S GOOD. WE GET IT DONE. THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT'S GREAT. OKAY, NEXT WE GO TO DISCUSSION ITEM
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Selection of a name for the New Parks and Recreation Building.
]SELECTION OF A NAME FOR THE NEW PARKS AND RECREATION BUILDING. HI. DEBBIE RIZZO'S PARKS DIRECTOR. FOR THE RECORD, AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, YOU GUYS SUGGESTED THAT WE REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO GET INPUT FROM THEM ON WHAT TO NAME THE NEW BUILDING THAT WE JUST ACQUIRED.AND SO IN FRONT OF YOU ALL ARE THE 13 NAMES THAT WERE SUBMITTED. AND SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST. OKAY. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT? YES, SIR. MISS BARBARA CLOWDUS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS BARBARA CLOWDUS. I'M A RESIDENT OF INDIAN TOWN, AND I SENT AN EMAIL TO ALL OF YOU AND TO OUR ADMINISTRATOR AND TO MISS RIZZO'S. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OTHER NAMES ARE. I DIDN'T IF THAT IF A MEMO WAS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA, I DIDN'T SEE THAT.
HOWEVER, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THAT LETTER WAS, I POSTED IT ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO READ. IF THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT I SAID. BUT I RECOMMENDED BOB SOUSA, A
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FORMER YOUTH SPORTS COACH WHO WAS IN INDIAN TOWN FOR, WELL, HE LIVED HERE FOR 40 YEARS, BUT HE COACHED FOR DECADES, THREE DECADES AT LEAST. AND HE TURNED OUT SUCH AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM.BUT IT WAS MORE THAN JUST STAR PLAYERS AND ATHLETES. HE HELPED BUILD THE REPUTATION FOR INDIAN TOWN THAT WENT FAR BEYOND JUST INDIAN TOWN. AND WE'RE SO USED TO BEING CALLED THE ARMPIT OF MARTIN COUNTY OR ANY OTHER NAME YOU WANT TO PICK, BUT THERE WAS A TIME OF GREAT PRIDE AND EXCELLENCE IN INDIAN TOWN, SO I THOUGHT HIS NAME WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR A BUILDING, AND NOT BECAUSE OF THE SPORTS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT HE BUILT CHARACTER AMONG THE PEOPLE THAT HE WORKED WITH. AND HE EXEMPLIFIED COMMUNITY SERVICE BECAUSE HE HAD A FULL TIME JOB, BUT HE WAS COMMITTED TO THE YOUTH OF INDIAN TOWN. SO IT'S A GOOD REMINDER FOR ALL OF US TO SEEK EXCELLENCE AND TO CONCENTRATE ON THE YOUTH OF THIS PLACE. IF I RECALL, I THINK SOME OF THE CAMPAIGN MESSAGING WAS THAT THE YOUTH OF INDIAN TOWN IS INDIAN TOWN'S FUTURE, AND THAT'S WHY I ALSO RECOMMENDED RECREATION CENTER AS A PLACE THAT WILL DRAW CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, SENIORS. AND WE KNOW THAT MULTI-GENERATIONAL INTERACTION IS HEALTHY FOR BOTH, BOTH AGE GROUPS, ANY AGE GROUP. AND IT ALSO SENDS A MESSAGE TO PROSPECTIVE. BUSINESSES THAT THIS IS A PLACE THAT PUTS AN EMPHASIS ON YOUTH. IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT NOW THAT WE HAVE D RATING OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, I THINK. SO THERE'S MULTIPLE REASONS FOR IT, AND I'D LOVE TO KEEP TALKING, BUT I STILL TALK TOO SLOW. I CAN'T TALK AS FAST AS DEENA FREEMAN.
THANKS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. BECAUSE WE HAD A SHORT TURNAROUND TIME ON THE REQUEST.
WE DIDN'T GET THE LIST OF NAMES POSTED IN THE AGENDA, SO I DO HAVE COPIES AVAILABLE IF ANYBODY WANTS. WE ENDED IT AS OF YESTERDAY. SO. AND BEGAN AT THE AFTER THE LAST MEETING. YES.
YEP. VILLAGE STAFF GOT IT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. SO I'D LIKE TO ASK THE AUDIENCE TO SHOW A RAISE OF HANDS. AND HOW MANY OF YOU THINK BOB SOUSA'S A GOOD IDEA? OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO PASS OUT SO I CAN MAKE SOME ADDITIONAL COPIES? IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO VOTE ON IT. RIGHT. SO. PLEASE. OKAY. COUNCIL COMMENTS. THOUGHTS? SEE YOU. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SEE THE PEOPLE THAT MADE ME GO TO ANOTHER. AND I, I LIKE THE IDEA. HE WAS AN AMAZING PERSON. I DIDN'T PLAY SPORTS AS A KID, BUT THE IMPACT, YOU KNOW, THE SHOES TO FILL. YOU KNOW, AS SOMEONE WHO RUNS THE YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAM, I HAVE, I HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT WAS A BETTER WAY TO NAME A BUILDING AFTER HIM. HE MADE SUCH A GREAT IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY. ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH. I MEAN, BOB WAS A GREAT GUY. KNEW HIM, KNEW HIM WELL. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. THE ONLY THING I DON'T WANT TO SEE RECREATION. I WANT TO SEE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO. WE WANT TO MARKET THIS BUILDING. THIS BUILDING IS GOING TO BE FOR RENT TO HAVE WEDDINGS OR SWEET SIXTEENS OR MEETINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND I DON'T WANT IT TO HAVE THAT RECREATION FEEL TO IT WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK, WELL, THAT'S A RECREATION CENTER. I'M NOT GOING TO GO RENT IT. I'M GOING TO GO
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SOMEPLACE ELSE. AND. ONE OF THE MAIN PURPOSES OF GETTING THIS BUILDING AND GOING AND FIGHTING FOR IT WAS THAT I WANTED TO BE A MONEY MAKER FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, SO WE GOT TO BRAND IT PROPERLY. SO THE BOB SOUSA COMMUNITY CENTER, I THINK, SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD. AND IT'S A COMMUNITY CENTER. SO IT'S FOR EVERYBODY. COME RENT IT, USE IT AND HELP THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A LOT OF MONEY AT THE END OF THE DAY, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO MAYBE DO SOMETHING TO A PARK. YEAH. SO THAT'S MY THOUGHT ON IT. SO YOU'RE YOU'RE RECOMMENDING WE COMBINE A COUPLE OF THESE AND CALL IT THE BOB SOUSA COMMUNITY CENTER. YES. I GO WITH THAT. THE BOX IS A COMMUNITY CENTER. AND, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SIGNAGE AND ALL THAT. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. I THINK THAT THAT WE CAN GET THE SIGNAGE DONE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, JUST LIKE WE GOT THE GYMNASIUM DONE INSIDE THE FIRE STATION, THE BOXING RING, I EVER COME. THE BOXING RING SHOULD BE DELIVERED NEXT WEEK. WE HAVE THE PARKS GARAGE ALMOST COMPLETELY CLEANED OUT. OKAY. I'M SORRY. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED NEXT WEEK, AND THEN THEY NEED ABOUT A WEEK TO ASSEMBLE IT. AND THEN I NEED TO GET WITH NOEL TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PLANS ARE TO START THE PROGRAM. OKAY. I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR LIKES THE COMMUNITY TO BE PUT INTO THE VERBIAGE, BUT IF IT'S BOB SOUSA CENTER INDIAN COMMUNITY IMPLIED.MAYBE TO YOU, MAYBE TO ME. BUT I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN. I'M FINE WITH EITHER OF THOSE. I'M FINE WITH EITHER OF THOSE. BOB SOUSA, CENTER SOUNDS NICE. BOB SOUSA COMMUNITY CENTER SOUNDS GREAT.
I'LL GO EITHER WAY. SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION. I'M GOING TO MAKE MY MOTION. GO AHEAD, MAKE I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT. BOB SOUSA, CENTER I SECOND, YOU DON'T GET TO VOTE.
OKAY. MOTION WAS MADE. BY COUNCILWOMAN WATERS BROWN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR PERES? OKAY. A I. OKR IT IS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT, COMMUNITY. AND THANK YOU, MARY ELLEN, FOR ALL YOUR FAMILY'S DONE FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. YOU GOT A TRULY YOU PEOPLE. YOU'RE YOUR FAMILY IS TRULY A. I MEAN, AMAZING, AMAZING. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I. DON'T YOU LIKE ME? COME ON.
YOU KNOW, SHE USED TO COOK US THE BEST MEALS WHEN SHE WAS OUR DISPATCHER. I GREW UP IN INDIAN TOWN. I MOVED HERE WHEN I WAS TEN YEARS OLD. AND WHO ARE YOU? MY NAME IS MARY ELLEN SOUSA, AND I AM BOB SOUSA'S DAUGHTER. I GREW UP IN INDIAN TOWN. I MOVED BACK TO INDIAN TOWN. I LIVE IN INDIAN WOOD NOW AND MY MOM STILL HAS HER HOUSE ON TIGER BILLY TRAIL IN INDIAN TOWN. AND I JUST THANK YOU ALL. I DID NOT FIND OUT ABOUT THIS UNTIL TODAY, AND I AM SO HONORED AND HUMBLED BECAUSE MY DAD VOLUNTEERED A LOT OF TIME AND HE SPENT A LOT OF OUR FAMILY'S MONEY MAKING SURE THAT KIDS HAD CLEATS AND GLOVES, AND WE LEARNED HOW TO SEW AND MAKE GIRDLE PADS FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM TO SAVE MONEY FOR THE PROGRAM, I LEARNED HOW TO LACE BASEBALL GLOVES, AND WE THRIFT SHOPPED AND FIX THINGS UP SO THAT KIDS THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY HAD THE EQUIPMENT. AND THIS IS JUST A JUST LEAVES A LEGACY FOR MY FAMILY. AND THERE ARE FOUR GENERATIONS OF SOUZA'S STILL IN INDIAN TOWN. AND I MY MOM WILL BE VERY, VERY SURPRISED WHEN I GO HOME AND TELL HER THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? I'D LIKE TO ASK SOMETHING REAL QUICKLY OF MISS SOUSA, AND YOUR MOM MAY BE THERE WHEN WE PUT THE SIGN UP AND COMMEMORATE THE BUILDING. YES, MA'AM. WE WILL HAVE THE WHOLE THING. OKAY.
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THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS. OUR NEXT MOBILE FOOD DRIVE IS GOING TO BE THURSDAY, MARCH 13TH AT 8 A.M. AND BOOK A PARK. OUR PARK AT MARKET IS TOMORROW AT 915 AT BIG MOUND, AND I'M. I ALSO WANT TO ANNOUNCE THE INDIAN TOWN HIGH SCHOOL IS HAVING THE INFORMATION SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12TH FROM 430 TO 630. IF ANY POTENTIAL INCOMING NINTH GRADERS 10TH GRADERS WANT TO GET TO KNOW ABOUT INDIAN TOWN HIGH SCHOOL WON A TOUR, COME ON OUT. SAY THAT DATE AGAIN, PLEASE. THE INFORMATION SESSION. YES. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12TH, 430 TO 630. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? NEXT FRIDAY, MARCH 7TH IS YOUR JOINT MEETING WITH THE COUNTY CITY OF STUART AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AT THE BLAKE LIBRARY BEGINNING AT 9:00. WHAT IS THAT ANNOUNCEMENT? NEXT FRIDAY, MARCH 7TH, IS A JOINT MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD, THE CITY OF STUART, THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN AND MARTIN COUNTY. THEY DO IT EVERY QUARTER. AND SO THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THIS, IT WILL BE IN MARCH 7TH. I NEED TO KNOW. I NEED TO KNOW WHO'S ALL GOING TO BE IN ATTENDANCE. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW TONIGHT SO I CAN TURN IN THE ATTENDANCE TOMORROW? YEAH, I'LL BE THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE[NEXT REGULAR MEETING (ANNOUNCE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION)]
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