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          THAT DOWN. EVERYBODY IN POSITION. I GOT YOUR MIC ON. OKAY. MADAM CLERK, ROLL CALL, 
          [CALL TO ORDER]
PLEASE. WE GOTTA TURN THE MIC UP THERE. CLOSE FOR SOME REASON. MAYOR DEPAOLO HERE. VICE MAYOR PEREZ HERE. COUNCILWOMAN PALMER HERE. COUNCILWOMAN WATERS BROWN HERE. COUNCILWOMAN ONZAGA HERE. 
          OKAY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME TO OUR MAY 22ND INDIANTOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING. I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU TO SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. THE BATHROOM IS LOCATED THROUGH THE DOOR TO YOUR LEFT. EXIT DOOR IS LOCATED LEFT AND RIGHT, CLEARLY MARKED WITH EXIT SIGNS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK TONIGHT. THE FIRST WILL BE DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS SEGMENT, AT WHICH TIME YOU CAN COMMENT ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SECOND WILL BE DURING AGENDA ITEM DISCUSSION, AND THE THIRD OPPORTUNITY WILL BE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THE MEETING. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES IN EACH SEGMENT. PLEASE ADHERE TO OUR CIVILITY PRACTICE IN THIS COUNCIL, IN THIS AND ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE FILL OUT AN INFORMATION CARD AND HAND IT TO THE CLERK. THIS TIME I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAND FOR THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY PASTOR TONY ZIEGER AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. IF YOU WOULD JUST BOW YOUR HEADS AND JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF PRAYER. LORD, FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TO PRAY TODAY ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD. WE'RE TOLD TO PRAY IN ALL MATTERS, IN ALL THINGS. FATHER, TONIGHT WE'RE GATHERED HERE WITH DECISIONS TO BE MADE. AND WE ASK, LORD, THAT IN YOUR INFINITE WISDOM YOU WOULD GUIDE EACH AND EVERY DECISION AND DIRECT US, FATHER, IN THE PATH THAT YOU WOULD HAVE US TO TAKE. FATHER, WE DO PRAY THAT THERE WOULD BE ALL HERE WOULD FIND INTERACTION WITH LOVE. YOUR LOVE, FATHER. 
          GUIDE US, USE US. FATHER, WE ASK THIS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. ANY 
          [ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS]
ADDITIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA? YES, SIR. WE HAVE JUST ONE ADDITION TO THE AGENDA. THERE'S GOING TO BE AN AGREEMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE HEARD AFTER NUMBER FOUR ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. OKAY. OKAY. PROCLAMATIONS, PROCLAMATION FOR CODE 
          [Proclamation for Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week]
ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK, CODE ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK JUNE 1ST THROUGH THE SEVENTH, 2025. WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE BY ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES THAT PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAKE SAFE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. WHEREAS THESE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS WORK DILIGENTLY TO ENFORCE REGULATIONS RELATED TO ZONING, HOUSING, PUBLIC NUISANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THAT HELP COMMUNITIES THRIVE. AND WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OFTEN PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION, RESOLVING COMPLEX ISSUES, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, AND IMPROVING THE APPEARANCE AND SAFETY OF NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WHEREAS THEIR WORK HELPS TO PREVENT BLIGHT, PRESERVE PROPERTY VALUES, AND ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES REMAIN CLEAN, SAFE AND WELCOMING PLACES TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT NOW. THEREFORE, THIS COUNCIL FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 1ST THROUGH THE SEVENTH AS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING AND APPRECIATING THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I WILL BE ACCEPTING THIS ON BEHALF OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT. GENTLEMEN, THEY COULD NOT BE WITH US THIS EVENING, AND MISS FREEMAN COULD NOT AS WELL. WITH GRADUATION AND EVERYTHING GOING ON TONIGHT. SO ANYWAYS, WE ACCEPT IT, WE THANK YOU AND WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THEY'RE LEARNING AND THE CLEANUP, WHICH I KNOW MISS COUNCILWOMAN BROWN WILL DISCUSS IS GOING TO BE ESSENTIAL. AND THEY'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND THE COMMUNITY INVENTORYING THOSE AREAS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. 
          SO WE HAVE A LIST AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE. I THINK THIS TIME WHEN WE HAVE THE CLEANUP. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON. PRESENTATION OF STRATEGIC RETREAT THAT WE HAVE. 
          [Presentation on Strategic Retreat with Village Council on March 29, 2025]
          [00:05:09]
YES. WE PUT THIS ON AND IT WAS BROUGHT UP AND WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO DO IT AT THE PRIOR MEETING. BUT MR. CRUMPLER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HIM TO. GET YOUR DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL AND STAFF. IT'S AN IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS IKE CRUMPLER AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, WHICH I REALLY ENJOYED IN MARCH, TO HAVE A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION WITH THE COUNCIL. AND I KIND OF JUST WANTED TO DO SORT OF A WRAP THERE AND SHARE WHAT WE TOOK FROM THAT EXPERIENCE. YES. IT DOESN'T WANT TO COOPERATE WITH ME. OKAY. SO I'LL DO A VERY BRIEF RECAP. FIRST. WE JUST WE JUST DID A KIND OF A ROUNDABOUT ON GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES AROUND THE STATE. AND OF COURSE, WE FOCUSED ON THE OLDEST MUNICIPALITY AND THE BIGGEST AND THE SMALLEST AND THE NEWEST, WHICH WE HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING. WE TALKED ABOUT HOME RULE AND GO BACK REAL FAST. THIS IS A LITTLE TOUCHY. SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HOME RULE, ITS HISTORY, ITS EVOLUTION OVER THE HISTORY OF IN FLORIDA, AND ALSO ONE OF THE BIG INDIAN TOWN HISTORY. WE SPOKE A LOT ABOUT THE CHALLENGES TO OF PREEMPTION, WHICH IS A REOCCURRING EVENT, AND WENT THROUGH SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, EVEN VISITED THE FACT THAT THE VILLAGE WAS ORIGINALLY INCORPORATED IN 1927 AND FOR SIX YEARS HAD THAT STATUS. SO IT'S A REALLY INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT THAT YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO RECAPTURE IT. WE WENT INTO THAT FALSE STARTS THAT COULD REALLY BE DESCRIBED FROM THE PLANS FOR THE VILLAGE OVER THE YEARS. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES THERE WERE HEADLINES IN ALMOST EVERY DECADE GOING BACK TO THE 60S THAT PROMISED THE NEXT BIG MOMENT ABOUT TO HAPPEN ON INDIAN TOWN. 
          AND THEN WE WENT IN, OF COURSE, TO YOU GUYS ACTUALLY BECOMING A VILLAGE. AND WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE SO FAR, YOUR IMPORTANT MILESTONES. WHAT I WAS REALLY STRUCK BY IS BECAUSE I DID A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WHERE ALL OF YOU GOT TO AND WE WANTED TO START WITH BASICALLY, WHAT ARE YOUR REASONS FOR SERVING? AND YOU GUYS KNOW ALL THIS BECAUSE AT LEAST THOSE OF YOU WHO WHO GOT TO THE SEAT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, YOU'RE OFTEN ASKED, WHY ARE YOU RUNNING? SO THESE ARE WHY YOU'RE SERVING, YOU KNOW, AND EACH ONE REALLY REFLECTED A UNIFORM THEME. AND THAT WAS THE DESIRE TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE VILLAGE. SO IF YOU ARE A CONSTITUENT OR A RESIDENT, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. YOUR PRIORITIES. YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S FIVE OF YOU, THEIR PRIORITIES OVERLAPPED SIGNIFICANTLY. OBVIOUSLY, IMPROVING YOUR WATER QUALITY, QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY IS THE DOMINANT ONE. ENCOURAGING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND HAVING MAKING SURE YOUR GROWTH IS MEASURED AND MONITORED. WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT NEEDS, BUT THESE WERE THE DOMINANT THEMES. YOU KNOW, MORE HOUSING OPTIONS, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, YOUTH SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, GROCERY OPTIONS, ADDITIONAL DINING AND RETAIL. THE THINGS THAT WOULD REALLY ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE. THERE ARE SOME ACTION ITEMS THAT I THINK WERE LARGELY AGREED UPON, AND ONE OF THEM WAS A CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD. HOW THAT COULD PROVIDE A SERVICE TO YOU, MAYBE GETTING TAKING YOUR MEETINGS OUT INTO SOME COMMUNITIES, WORKING WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS, DOING WHAT WE DID IN MARCH, PERHAPS ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS QUARTERLY WAS DISCUSSED. THAT MEETING WAS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST ONE, BUT IT REALLY DIDN'T DRILL DOWN INTO A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WOULD COME UPON THE EVOLUTION OF THESE TYPES OF MEETINGS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, ADDING PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE END. SO, SO THE PUBLIC FELT MORE HEARD. WE HAD A GOOD AMOUNT OF FOR THOSE WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT. WE DID HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF PUBLIC AT THE MEETING AND THEIR INPUT WAS REALLY VALUABLE. SOME OF THE SUBJECTS OF THOSE FUTURE SESSIONS, THESE COULD BE, OF COURSE, DRILLED DOWN ON SO THAT SO A MEETING HAS FOCUS. BUT ASSESSING YOUR REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES, YOU KNOW ATTRACTING ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND THAT ADDITIONAL S THERE'S AN EMBARRASSING THING TO HAVE I APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING THAT. YOU KNOW MORE YOUTH ACTIVITIES VISIONING. THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT CREATING THE VILLAGE AS A DESTINATION, AND THAT INVOLVED REALLY ENHANCING THE LOCAL CULTURE, BUILDING UP THE CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE. AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, GETTING MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT. THAT WAS FROM EVERYTHING FROM MORE MEETINGS TO THINGS LIKE COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN WATERS BROWN TALKED ABOUT, WHICH WAS LIKE COMMUNITY PRIDE TYPE ACTIVITIES THAT DON'T REALLY REQUIRE ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST ELBOW GREASE. SO WHAT I DID BASED ON ALL OF THIS WAS A MICRO SWOT, WHICH JUST KIND OF LIKE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF ACTION ITEMS WE COULD TAKE FROM THIS. WE WANTED TO LOOK AT YOUR, OF COURSE, YOUR STRENGTHS, YOUR WEAKNESSES, YOUR OPPORTUNITIES AND THE THREATS. SO THIS WILL BE THIS IS VERY BRIEF, BUT I THINK YOU'LL SEE SOME VALUE IN IT. OBVIOUSLY THE LOCATIONS IS HUGE. I MEAN, 
          [00:10:05]
BETWEEN PALM BEACH, SAINT LUCIE COUNTY, YOUR MAIN THOROUGHFARES, YOUR LEGISLATIVE INFLUENCE, YOU'RE DEFINITELY PUNCHING BEYOND YOUR WEIGHT. THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID FOR THAT WITH WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE IN ADDRESSING SOME OF YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID FOR HAVING THE STATUS AS A STATE NEWEST MUNICIPALITY. WHAT I THINK, WHAT I WAS ENCOURAGED BY HAVING DONE THIS BEFORE AND WATCHED GOVERNMENTS CLOSELY, IS THERE'S ALL OF YOU BRING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE. THIS IS A YOUNG COUNCIL. THEIR DURATION IS JUST A COUPLE YEARS OLD. THESE ARE THE VETERANS I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S ALL NEW FACES. BUT A LOT OF UNANIMITY, WHICH IS I THINK IS REALLY EXCITING. YOU HAVE AN EXPERIENCED STAFF TO YOUR BENEFIT. YOU HAVE A VERY EFFICIENT APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS. I DON'T HAVE TO BELABOR HOW POWERFUL THAT COULD BE. YOU'VE GOT NOTEWORTHY INVESTORS EXISTING AND INCOMING. THE AIRPORT, I THINK, IS A STRENGTH. IT REPRESENTS A LOT OF UNIQUE VALUE. AND OF COURSE, YOU HAVE A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY. BUT THAT COMMUNITY DOES SEEM TO BE LARGELY UNIFIED AROUND THE IDEA THAT GOOD THINGS CAN COME HERE AS LONG AS THEY'RE THOUGHTFUL. 
          SOME WEAKNESSES. YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE A LOT. YOUR FUNDING REVENUE IS NOT VERY DIVERSE. 
          YOU'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THAT. THE HOUSING CHALLENGE, OF COURSE, THE WATER. HAVING A YOUNG COUNCIL IS A STRENGTH. IT'S ALSO A WEAKNESS. THERE'S A LOT STILL YOU'RE LEARNING. AND THE YOUTH SERVICES, WHICH IS AN ONGOING CHALLENGE, WHICH I'M SURE WOULD BE A GOOD DISCUSSION POINT IN THE DIFFERENT MEETING. HERE ARE YOUR OPPORTUNITIES AS I COULD SEE THEM FROM AGAIN, HIGH LEVEL. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN YOU'RE THE STATE'S NEWEST MUNICIPALITY PRESENTS TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY. YOU GUYS HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT THOSE NUMBERS ON THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS, THOSE ARE THE ONES UNDER REVIEW. THEY DON'T REFLECT THE FULL SCOPE OF WHAT TERLAGO HAS PLANNED, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT YOU'RE ACTIVELY PUTTING THROUGH THE PROCESS. OBVIOUSLY, THE DIVERSITY OF BUSINESSES, ADVENTURE PARK, THE HIGH LEVEL OF SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR MANUFACTURING UNDER REVIEW OR APPROVED INDIANTOWN MARINE CENTER. AND I WOULD ALSO PUT IN THERE, OF COURSE, THE LONG STANDING HISTORY WITH INDIAN TOWN MARINA, THE VALUE THAT BRINGS THE COLLEGE. I KNOW IT'S NOT QUITE IN THE VILLAGE, BUT IT BEARS YOUR NAME, SO THAT'S UNIQUE AND IT'S GROWING POTENTIAL. AND ALSO THEY HAVE A REALLY ROBUST EMPHASIS ON TRAINING THAT MARINE WORKFORCE. EVERYONE THAT YOU SPEAK TO WHO'S IN BUSINESS WILL TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR TALENTED WORKFORCE. SO THIS IS LIKE A UNIVERSAL CONCERN, BUT IT'S ONE THAT YOU GUYS ARE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE HIGH SCHOOL VERY SIMILAR AS FAR AS BEARING THE NAME OF WHAT THAT CAN MEAN IS IT'S GROWTH MOVES FORWARD. AND AS I KNOW, YOU GUYS RECENTLY MOVED TO PURSUE THE AD VALOREM TAX ABATEMENT, WHICH THE COUNTY HAS HAD AS A TOOL FOR OVER 15 YEARS. SO IT IS A IT IS ONE OF THE INCENTIVES THAT OUR COMMUNITY WRIT LARGE, SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT BEHIND. 
          AND WE'RE NOT A BIG HIGH INCENTIVE COMMUNITY. SO IT'S PROMISING ON THE THREAT SIDE, OF COURSE, AGAIN, THIS ONE WAS ON THE PREVIOUS LIST. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT TO BE. YOU'RE UNDER A MICROSCOPE IN TALLAHASSEE IN SOME WAYS. PREEMPTION, HOME RULE, UNIVERSAL THREAT THAT WILL EBB AND FLOW. AND OF COURSE, THIS IS A REALITY FOR EVERYONE WHO'S DOING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. WHAT ARE THE WHAT IS THE PRESSURE OF THE INTEREST RATES, PROPERTY INSURANCE, AND HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT ABSORPTION? AND THEN OF COURSE, HOW YOU TIME THE CYCLE AND A THREAT. AND I THINK RECOGNIZING THIS IS BOTH AN OPPORTUNITY AS A THREAT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT IS, OF COURSE, THE CONFIDENCE THE CITIZENS ARE WILLING TO INVEST IN YOU, YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU YOU SERVE WITH THE WITH THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED. SO THAT'S A POWERFUL RESPONSIBILITY. AND I THINK THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO THEM, THE MORE YOU'LL SUCCEED. SO THAT'S BASICALLY THE WHAT I HAD TAKEN FROM THAT. AND IF YOU HAD COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK, I'VE GOT SOME FEEDBACK. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT MEETING. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LOT OF OPEN DISCUSSION, AND I WAS, BECAUSE WE AREN'T ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SPEAK OUTSIDE OF THE ROOM. IT WAS REALLY NICE TO HEAR THAT WE ALL HAVE THE SAME THE SAME GOALS. I FEEL LIKE WE MAY BE THE MOST UNIFIED BOARD THAT'S SET HERE, SO I'M JUST REALLY PROUD TO BE PART OF IT. 
          THANK YOU FOR HAVING THAT PROGRAM. WELL YOU'RE WELCOME, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SAYING THAT. I THINK YOU REALLY HIT SUCH AN IMPORTANT THEME. IT'S EASY TO FACTIONALIZE WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT, AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR EARS AS LONG AS I MEAN AND DIVERSE VIEWS ARE POWERFUL. AND THAT'S THE STRENGTH, BEING UNITED BY CORE THEMES IS GOING TO REALLY HELP YOU, ESPECIALLY WITH SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY COMING YOUR WAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, GROWTH IS HARD. YOU KNOW, WE'RE A NEW VILLAGE. THIS IS WHERE WE'RE WAY BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL. 
          THERE'S STUFF THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE WE ALL GOT HERE. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM. AND YOU KNOW IT HELPS THAT THIS COUNCIL IT SHOWED THAT THE COUNCIL IS UNITED. AND THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO GET GET THINGS DONE. BECAUSE IF WE'RE ARGUING ABOUT EVERYTHING NOTHING WOULD EVER GET DONE. SO YEAH, IT WAS IT WAS A GREAT IT WAS A GREAT SESSION. THOROUGHLY 
          [00:15:05]
ENJOYED IT. THANK YOU. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN WE COULD MAYBE DO ANOTHER ONE AND FOLLOW UP. 
          AND I CAN OF COURSE COORDINATE WITH, WITH TARYN ON THAT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS. 
          IS THE PRESENTATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. SO IT'S CERTAINLY OKAY. NO WE JUST GOT YEAH. SO BUT WE WILL OKAY. YEAH WE DEFINITELY WILL. YOU DO WHAT. SHE'S GOING TO ADD IT TO THE MINUTES. BUT THANK YOU. SO IT WILL BE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING. THANK YOU ALL. REALLY 
          [PUBLIC COMMENT (3 MINUTES EACH)]
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. MISS LORI BECKER. YES. THANK YOU. WELCOME. HI. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. MY NAME IS LORI BECKER. I AM THE FOUNDER OF A DOG RESCUE CALLED PAWS FOR RECOVERY. AND WE MOVED TO INDIANTOWN ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. SO WE'RE JUST KIND OF GETTING OFF THE GROUND HERE. AND I WANTED TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE. WE DO NEED VOLUNTEERS. WE SIGN OFF ON HIGH SCHOOL HOURS. IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT IS A STUDENT THAT NEEDS COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS. SO FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS AND FOR ANY KIND OF TYPE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS WE CAN SIGN OFF ON, AND I WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN ANY COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT ARE THAT ARE OFFERED IN INDIANTOWN. AND ANY WAY THAT WE AS A DOG RESCUE CAN HELP YOU GUYS IN THE VILLAGE. WE LOVE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL. AND WE'RE RIGHT ON WARFIELD. WE'RE ON IT'S A 90 ACRE PROPERTY. WE ARE ON 20 OF THAT 90 ACRES. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE J AND J LOADING IS WE'RE RIGHT PAST THERE. YEAH. SO WE'RE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WHAT'S THE ADDRESS. IT'S 20751 WARFIELD. SO WE'RE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE I LIVE ON THE PROPERTY, AND I HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WORKS AT THE RESCUE THAT LIVES ON THE PROPERTY, BUT WE'RE BY APPOINTMENT, SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE DOG ADOPTIONS, WE HAVE EVENTS. WE DID HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE RECENTLY. SO WE'RE WE'RE MOVING ALONG AND WE'RE GETTING MORE AND MORE DOGS ADOPTED. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO. WE ARE HERE AND I WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. I DO HAVE SOME FLIERS TO I CAN LEAVE HERE AS WELL. DO YOU HAVE A PHONE NUMBER? YES. YES, 609 2878903. THAT'S THAT'S MY PRIVATE NUMBER. YOU CAN YOU CAN CALL ME ON THERE. YEAH. AND DO YOU TAKE DONATIONS? YES, YES WE DO. I WORK FOR THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL. AND I THINK WE CAN DO LIKE A SERVICE PROJECT WHEN WE GET BACK IN THE FALL, LIKE, HEY, WE, WE WANT TO ADOPT, YOU KNOW, THE RESCUE. WHAT CAN WE DO, KIDDOS? OKAY. AND I CAN ALSO COME IN TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. I ALSO AM A DRUG AND ALCOHOL THERAPIST. SO I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN IN THERAPY AND I USED TO BE AN ENGLISH TEACHER. PERFECT. WE'LL CONNECT. YEAH OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THAT IS ANGELINA WHO I TOLD YOU. DOES THE FOOD DRIVES ARE OKAY? YES. I GOT HERE BECAUSE OF KAREN. BY THE WAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO COMMENTS. 
          [COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]
NOTHING. OKAY. THANK YOU LORI. OKAY. COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS. GO AHEAD. VICE MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SOUTH FORK CLASS OF 2025. LAST NIGHT THEY HAD THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. SO CONGRATS YOU GUYS DID IT. AND THE NEXT IS THE DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON CEDRON TECHNOLOGIES. NO, WE NORMALLY HAVE MEETINGS ON THURSDAY MORNINGS. AND THEY CANCELED TODAY'S BECAUSE STANLEY AND ANOTHER PERSON WERE TRAVELING. 
          BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THEY'RE CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE WAS A RFP AT THE COUNTY THAT HAD A SELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING YESTERDAY THAT SAID RON WAS PARTICIPATING IN WITH THE HAULER, AND I WENT TO THAT. SO I'VE SHARED THOSE COMMENTS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT YESTERDAY WITH MR. STANLEY. SO THEY CONTINUE, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO PROCEED. LAST I KNEW THEY WERE GETTING THEIR PERMITS ALL SQUARED AWAY. AND I DON'T KNOW, WADE, HAVE YOU HAD ANY FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE? SO I KNOW THEY WERE WORKING ON SOME LEGAL DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO A POSSIBLE CHANGE OF SITE, BUT THEY HAD NOT FINALIZED THAT YET. BUT THEY'RE STILL GOING TO BE IN THE VILLAGE. THAT WAS I WAS LIKE LIKE IT'S BEEN QUIET, VERY QUIET. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES. 
          OKAY. I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE TO SOME AND REMIND OTHERS THAT ON THIS SATURDAY, WHICH IS THE 24TH 
          [00:20:04]
AT 6:30 A.M, WE WILL START OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY CLEANUP. I NEED A HEALTHY MIND. IT CAN BE DIRTY IF HE WANTS, BUT JUST COME ON OUT. LEGS AND ARMS AND A WILLINGNESS TO WORK. WE WILL CLEAN UP THE ENTIRE BOOK OF PARK EVERY STREET IN BOCA PARK. IT IS THE TIME FOR A BOOK OF PARK SPRING CLEANUP. AND IN SEPTEMBER WE'LL DO DOWNTOWN AND DO THE SAME THING THERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY ITEM THAT YOU WISH TO GET RID OF, PUT IT OUT ON THE STREET CORNER. IT WILL BE PICKED UP. SO WE'RE HAVING EXTRA CLAW TRUCKS, EXTRA DUMP TRUCKS, EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA FOR THAT DAY. IF YOU NEED COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, WE WOULD SIGN OFF ON THAT. IF YOU HAVE HAZMAT MATERIALS, HAZMAT WILL HAVE A TRUCK, THE HAZMAT MOBILE, AND ALSO A DUMPSTER. SO IF YOU HAVE TIRES THAT YOU NEED TO GET RID OF, NOT BUSINESSES, INDIVIDUALS, IF YOU HAVE TIRES THAT YOU WANT TO GET RID OF, YOU WILL PUT IT IN THAT DUMPSTER AND THEY'RE PUT AROUND THE LOCATION, COME INTO THE PARKS AND REC BUILDING WHERE YOU WILL SIGN UP, GET YOUR MATERIALS, AND WE'LL HAVE TRUCKS GOING OUT WITH WATER AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BY 11:00, WE HOPE TO BE IN THE SHOWER, OUT OF THE SHOWER, AND RESTING WELL AT HOME. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US JUST TO MEET OTHER NEIGHBORS AS WELL. GET TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY A LITTLE BETTER AND JUST TO CLEAN. THANKS. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. OH. I'M SORRY. 
          I WANT TO THANK CODE ENFORCEMENT, CODE COMPLIANCE, AND THE VILLAGE FOR JOINING IN AND HELPING WITH THAT. CODE ENFORCEMENT WENT AROUND ALMOST DOOR TO DOOR. THEY ARE VOLUNTARILY VOLUNTEERING THERE THEMSELVES TO HELP MOVE THE TRASH OUT TO THE STREET. 
          ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE AND NEEDED HELP, THEY'RE WILLING TO DO THAT THEMSELVES. SO RATHER THAN BEAT YOU ON THE HAND ALL THE TIME FOR NOT BEING COMPLIANT, THEY'RE LENDING A HAND TO HELP YOU BECOME COMPLIANT. SO RATHER THAN SAY, OKAY, I'LL JUST HOLD ON TO IT, JUST LET US REMOVE IT NOW SO YOU'RE NOT PUNISHED LATER FOR NOT BEING COMPLIANT. SO WE'RE WILLING TO HELP DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO HELP YOU BECOME COMPLIANT. I PROMISE I'M DONE. 
          IT'S OKAY. YOU'RE ALL THE TIME YOU WANT COMMITTEE REPORTS, ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS, NONE. 
          [COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER]
COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER. ONE QUICK ONE. I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A ANNUAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS EXPO ON JUNE 3RD AT 12:00 PM AT THE CAIN CENTER OR COUNCIL ON AGING ON 900 SOUTHEAST SALERNO ROAD IN STUART. WE DID HAVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TWO INDIVIDUALS HERE ON MONDAY TO DO SOME EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS THROUGH THE ALERT MARTIN SYSTEM, AND WE DID NOT HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL FROM THE PUBLIC SHOW UP. SO UNFORTUNATELY WE GOT THE WORD OUT. I MEAN, WE POSTED IT. WE COULDN'T I DON'T I DON'T BELIEVE WE COULD HAVE BEEN ANY MORE DILIGENT JUST TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE. BUT I WILL BE CIRCLING BACK AROUND AND WE CAN USE THE ALERT MARTIN SYSTEM TO BE MORE INDIANTOWN SPECIFIC. SO I'M GETTING INFORMATION ON HOW THAT WORKS AND I'LL BE SHARING THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. HURRICANE SEASON STARTS IN TWO WEEKS. 
          [2) APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
OKAY. MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. I MAKE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. I SECOND. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN BROWN. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN SLAUGHTER. ALL IN 
          [3) APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]
FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN BERNSTEIN PALMER. 
          SECOND. SECOND. BY. COUNCILWOMAN PHYLLIS BROWN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASS UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. 
          [4) Walton & Hersham Football Academy Facility Use Agreement ]
NEXT WE HAVE. WALTON AND HERSHAM FOOTBALL ACADEMY FACILITY USE AGREEMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON, DEBBIE PARKS, DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD. BEFORE YOU, WE HAVE THE WALTER AND HERSHAM FOOTBALL ACADEMY. THIS IS A HYBRID EDUCATION AND SOCCER PROGRAM, AND WE'RE SEEKING TO ENTER INTO A FACILITY USE AGREEMENT WITH THE VILLAGE. THIS AGREEMENT WOULD ALLOW THE ACADEMY TO USE A CLASSROOM AND A SOCCER FIELD AT BELMONT PARK. STARTING IN AUGUST, FOLLOWING THE SCHOOL CALENDAR. IT STARTS AT 9:00 IN THE MORNING AND RUNS TILL 330 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AND LIKE 
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I SAID, IT WILL ALIGN WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR. SO I'M ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT AND I HAVE KRISTOPHER COREY AND ELLIOT MATA HERE FROM THE SCHOOL. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM. LOVE TO HEAR FROM. WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM. YEAH. YEAH, DEFINITELY. 
          HELLO. GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. GOOD. GREAT. SO I'D LOVE TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS PROJECT. WE LOOK TO ENGAGE CHILDREN IN THE FOOTBALL ACADEMY SCHEDULE THAT IS MORE POPULAR IN EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA. WHEREAS KIDS WHO ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN THE SPORT, THEY GO TO SCHOOL FOR IT, RIGHT? SO THEY SHOW UP AT SCHOOL. OUR KIDS SHOW UP AT SCHOOL AT 9 A.M, THEY TRAIN FOR AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES. THEN THEY HAVE AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES OF CLASS, THEN LUNCH, AND THEN THEY DO IT AGAIN. THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GREAT BENEFITS FOR THAT FOR THE KIDS. MENTAL HEALTH, EXERCISE, ENGAGEMENT. ALSO, THEY'RE NOT SITTING FOR EIGHT HOURS A DAY. WE TYPICALLY SEE AN INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY IN SCHOOL. FOR ME, I WHAT I TRULY LOVE ABOUT OUR PROGRAM IS THAT IF YOU LOOK AROUND ACADEMIES IN PORT SAINT LUCIE COST $45,000 A YEAR TO DO THE SAME THING. FC FLORIDA IS 50,000. IMG IS 90,000, MONTVERDE IS 60,000, AND OURS WORKS OFF THE STEP UP FOR STUDENTS HEP PROGRAM AND IS COMPLETELY FREE TO THE FAMILIES. OH THAT'S FANTASTIC. YES. IT'S VERY IT'S DIFFICULT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, BUT IT'S A PASSION OF MINE AND ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, ELLIOTT, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OVER INDIANTOWN AND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF YOUR FAMILIES AND GETTING INTERTWINED IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS A HUGE PART OF WHAT WE DO. SO ULTIMATELY, WHAT I'M LOOKING TO DO, THE GOAL HERE IS TO GIVE KIDS OPPORTUNITIES. THE WAY I LOOK AT AT OUR PROGRAM AND OUR SCHOOL IS THAT WE LAY A PLATFORM, A FOUNDATION FOR THEM. THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY WOULDN'T OTHERWISE HAVE. AND THEN MY FAITH IS ALWAYS 100% IN THE CHILDREN IF YOU LET THEM, IF YOU GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY AND YOU LET AND YOU GIVE THEM OWNERSHIP OF THEIR ACADEMICS, YOU GIVE THEM OWNERSHIP OF THEIR ATHLETICS, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU YOU GIVE THEM THIS. I WOULD SAY, GIVE THEM THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW WHAT THEY'RE MADE OF. THEY ALWAYS SURPRISE US. AND THEY YOU KNOW, I CONTINUOUSLY SURPRISED BY THEM. SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM THAT GREETED ME SO NICELY WHEN IT CAME OUT. I'M A LITTLE BIT SHY. SO IT'S REALLY NICE THAT THAT PEOPLE SMILED AT ME WHEN I CAME IN. I'M A I'M A SOCCER GUY. SO THIS SO THAT WAS GREAT. BUT THEY'VE ALL BEEN SO WONDERFUL AS WE BROUGHT THIS IDEA HERE TO BRING THIS TO INDIANTOWN, IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT IT'S HERE IN INDIANTOWN, RIGHT? SO THAT THE KIDS HAVE, YOU KNOW, CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE PROGRAM. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT FLIPS THE SCRIPT ON WHAT YOUTH SPORTS REALLY HAS BECOME IN THE UNITED STATES, WHERE IT'S VERY, VERY EXCLUSIVE FINANCIALLY. AND, YOU KNOW, WITH WORKING WITH ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE HERE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THIS 100% FREE FOR THE KIDS. SO WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO BUY THEIR LAPTOPS. THOSE WILL BE FREE. THEIR UNIFORMS WILL BE FREE. THE LUNCHES FOR THOSE THAT NEED THEM WILL BE FREE. THE CLASSES FOR THEIR HEP PROGRAM WILL BE FREE. SO, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN A IN A MARKET WHERE THIS COST IS THE COST FOR THIS KIND OF SCHOOL IS ABSOLUTELY EXCLUSIVE FOR, FOR FAMILIES THAT CAN THAT ARE WEALTHY, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO SPEND ALMOST $50,000 A YEAR TO BE ABLE TO, TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER WITH REALLY GOOD PEOPLE IN THIS IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN AND GET IT TO AS FAR AS IT'S GOTTEN HERE, THAT IS JUST INSPIRING TO ME. AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF REAFFIRMS WHY ELLIOT AND I HAVE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS THE LAST SIX MONTHS. 
          SO WERE YOU TELLING US IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US AN OLYMPIC CLASS SOCCER TEAM OUT OF INDIANTOWN? I DON'T LIKE TO I DON'T I DON'T LIKE TO SAY I WOULDN'T SAY THAT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT OUR PALM CITY LOCATION DID BEAT THE LOCATION. SO THERE YOU GOT A FREE SCHOOL IN PALM CITY BEATING A $50,000 A YEAR SCHOOL. I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD. THAT'S GREAT. YEAH, THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD. I'M COMPETITIVE, SO I PROMISE YOU THAT WHEN OUR OUR ACADEMY TEAM, THE OTHER PART OF OUR IS VERY IMPORTANT IS THAT WE ARE NOT A TRAVELING YOUTH SOCCER CLUB AT ALL. RIGHT. SO WE HAVE NO MATCHES OR PRACTICES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT ANY YOUTH PROGRAMS BESIDES WHAT WE DO. THE KIDS ARE THERE TO GET 
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THE ATHLETIC, ACADEMIC, HYBRID SCHEDULE THAT KIDS THE REST OF THE WORLD GET FOR FREE. BUT HERE IN THE US, YOU KNOW, YOUTH SPORTS IS SUCH A MONEY MAKER. SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR MODEL AND VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE KIDS SO THAT THEY HAVE OPEN OPTIONS. IF THEY WANT TO GO PLAY, TRAVEL OR ANYTHING, THEN NOTHING FROM THE SCHOOL. AND CHRISTOPHER AND ELLIOT, HOW MANY STUDENTS DO YOU HAVE ALREADY? WONDERFUL. SO WE HAVE 29 AND 21 OF THEM ARE INDIAN TOWN NATIVES. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT AT THE BEGINNING. AND I CREDIT ELLIOT AND HIS WIFE BELINDA, WHO'S WHO COULDN'T BE HERE. BUT THEY YOU KNOW, THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE HELD. WHAT GRADES DO YOU SERVICE. WONDERFUL. FIFTH GRADE TO 12TH. FIFTH TO 12TH. WOW. FIFTH THROUGH 12TH. YES. AND YOU ONLY NEED ONE ROOM. 
          YEAH. SO THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THAT WE SPLIT THEM INTO BASICALLY A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEN HIGH SCHOOL AGE. RIGHT. AND REMEMBER, WE'RE AN HEP HOME EDUCATION PROGRAM. SO EACH ONE OF THESE KIDS GETS AN INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULUM THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON. AND THEN THEY HAVE AN HTTPS. THEY HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A COACH OR AN INSTRUCTOR WHO KNOWS EACH INDIVIDUAL CURRICULUM. AND SO EACH KID IS WORKING IN, IN, IN A HYBRID MODEL. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE BEING TAUGHT PART OF THE DAY, THEY'RE ON THEIR COMPUTER PART OF THE DAY. AND WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS, IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, I'M SEVERELY ADHD. SO IF YOU KEEP ME MOVING RIGHT, I'M OKAY. AND MOST OF OUR KIDS HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY, RIGHT? SO IF YOU'RE TEACHING THEM FOR TEN, 15 MINUTES AND THEN THEY'RE ON A COMPUTER FOR 10 TO 15, THEN THEY'RE DOING INDIVIDUAL READING, 10 TO 15, THEY'RE MOVING. AND THEN AND THEN AS SOON AS THEY START TO MAYBE GET A LITTLE BIT RESTLESS, NOW THEY'RE OUT ON THE ON THE FIELD RUNNING AROUND. SO I'M A, I'M A I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN THAT FOR CHILDREN. SO YOU SEE THREE THINGS FLIP UP REAL QUICKLY. 
          WE'RE ALL IN EDUCATION. OH GREAT. EVERY ONE OF US I TEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL READING. WHAT? WHAT YOUR STUDENT TO COACH RATIO. STUDENT TWO HOW MANY TEACHERS DO YOU HAVE? WE HAVE ONE. SO WE. SO FOR 30 CHILDREN YOU'RE BASICALLY GOING TO HAVE A CLASSROOM SIZE OF 15 AT ONCE. 
          RIGHT. BECAUSE THE OLDER KIDS ARE OUTSIDE. SO TYPICALLY THE YOUNGER KIDS GO ON THE FIELD FIRST BECAUSE YOU WANT THEM TO GET THAT ENERGY OUT. AS TEACHERS, I'M SURE YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND THAT. THEN THE OLDER KIDS, THEN THE OLDER KIDS COME OUTSIDE AND THE YOUNGER KIDS GO INSIDE. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT AT AT 15 CLASS SIZE OF 15, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT. YOU KNOW, WE REALLY DON'T FOR ONE TEACHER, WE REALLY DON'T GO ABOVE 20 OKAY. SO AS SOON AS THAT HAPPENS THEN THEY NEED A TEACHER'S ASSISTANT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND SO YOU HAVE A HEAD OF FULLY STAFFED. YEP. YOU HAVE A. SO WE'VE ALREADY WE'VE ALREADY HIRED OUR HEAD OF FOOTBALL AND HEAD OF ACADEMICS. AND THEN YOU HAVE ELLIOT OVERSEEING THE LOCATION. THAT'S EXCITING. AND THEN I'M THERE A LOT AS WELL. YOU KNOW JUST AND I GET TO HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THE HOW ARE YOU FUNDED BY STEP UP FOR STUDENTS. SO BY RIGHT SO THE SO THE KIDS ARE ARE PART OF AN EIGHT STEP PROGRAM. SO WE ARE A SERVICE PROVIDER OF STEP UP FOR STUDENTS. SO THE STATE SENDS THEIR STEP UP FOR STUDENTS ALLOCATION STRAIGHT INTO OUR STEP UP FOR STUDENTS ACCOUNT. 
          AND THAT'S HOW WE KIND OF MAKE IT WORK. OKAY DEBBIE, HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU KNOW, WE WERE HAVING EACH PERSON ON THE COUNCIL CHOSE ONE PERSON TO BE ON OUR SPORTING. HOW DOES DOES THIS WORK IN OR IS THIS OUT OUTSIDE OR SEPARATE OR CHRISTOPHER SITS ON THERE? YES I SIT ON YOUR OH, COUNCILWOMAN ANGELINA PEREZ NOMINATED CHRISTOPHER COREY TO BE ON OUR PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD. OKAY, GOOD. I MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT PART IN MY INTRODUCTION, BUT ALSO, I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE LIAISON TO THE WORLD CUP 2026 FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI. IT WAS MY JOB FOR FIVE YEARS TO WIN THAT HOST CITY CANDIDACY. I'M THE AMBASSADOR OF SPORT FOR THE TREASURE COAST WITH THE TREASURE COAST SPORTS COMMISSION. AND MOST FAMOUSLY, I SIT ON YOUR SPORTS ADVISORY BOARD, AND ANGELINA NOMINATED ME FOR THAT. SO I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT SPORTS AND WHAT IT CAN DO FOR CHILDREN. AND I HAVE TWO TWIN BOYS THAT ARE 15 YEARS OLD. 
          YEAH, YEAH, SO PRETTY HARD TO FOLLOW UP. BUT YOU KNOW, FOR THE FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH CHRISTOPHER, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY. I'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW THE KIDS, LEARN THE FAMILIES AND UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS TO THEM, TO THE POINT OF, YOU KNOW, COMING DOWN ON NIGHTS AND GETTING, YOU KNOW, WORKING IN BIG MOM PARK TO THE LIGHT WOLVES OUT AND BRINGING MY OWN LAPTOP TO SUPPORT THESE FAMILIES AND, YOU KNOW, HELP THEM GET UTILITY BILLS AND WHATEVER IT TOOK JUST TO HELP THEM GET THERE. SO I'M VERY 
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PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. I GREW UP IN NEW YORK, AND UNFORTUNATELY, A PROGRAM LIKE THIS WASN'T AVAILABLE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, AND I COULDN'T ATTEND ALL THE SPORTING THINGS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST COULDN'T AFFORD IT. SO I'M EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE CAN BRING IT TO THIS COMMUNITY. I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE CAN BRING IT AT NO COST TO FAMILY. SO, YOU KNOW, SO WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. 
          ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. SO MY ONLY CONCERN, YOU KNOW, AS A EX MEMBER OF THE CLUB IS THE PROFICIENCY HERE IN INDIANTOWN. WE SEE IT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WE SEE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND WE SURE DO SEE IT AT THE ELEMENTARY. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN ADD THAT TO THE PROGRAM ON THE EDUCATION PART? BECAUSE I HAVE A FEAR. LIKE I TALKED TO ONE OF YOUR CURRENT I THINK HE'S GOING. BUT I TOLD HIM, I SAID, YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE IN 10TH GRADE. I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET DISCOURAGED AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO DROP OUT. YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THEY WALK THAT STAGE IN TWO YEARS. THREE YEARS, YOU KNOW, BUT PROFICIENCY IS VERY LOW HERE IN INDIANTOWN. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN ADD THAT TO THE EDUCATION PLAN? MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEY STAY ON THAT PROFICIENCY LEVEL, YOU KNOW, GET THEM TO GO LIKE WE HAD WE HAD A LITTLE INCREASE AT IHS. BUT YOU KNOW, BUT WE'RE STILL LOW. BUT IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN ADD THAT TO THE EDUCATION PLAN. COULD WE OVERSEE THAT. YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES? OKAY. BECAUSE YOU OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT NOT WORK OUT FOR ALL. AND THEY WANT TO GO BACK TO THE TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. THEN WHERE DO WE FILL THAT GAP? BECAUSE NOW NOBODY WAS LOOKING AT IT AT THE ACADEMY. BUT NOW WE'RE JUMPING TO THE REGULAR SCHOOL. AND THERE'S STILL I DON'T WANT, YOU KNOW, THAT GAP TO AFFECT THEM. ANGELINA. JUST SO YOU KNOW, MARTIN COUNTY ALL HOMESCHOOLED CHILDREN AND HOMESCHOOL HELP PROGRAMS HAVE TO BE REGISTERED WITH MARTIN COUNTY. THE TESTING IS DONE. 
          THEY'RE NOT JUST LEFT TO THEMSELVES. WELL, LET'S SEE FOR JAMES, ALL HE DID WAS THE EOC FOR ALGEBRA. SO? SO MY DAUGHTER ATTENDED ONE OF THESE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND SHE IS ONE OF 25 KIDS THAT GOT ACCEPTED TO CLARK. SO THE EDUCATION WAS SO SUPERIOR IN THIS TYPE OF A PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY CAN REALLY DIAL IN ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT. BUT THE COUNTY DOES KEEP TRACK, AND THEY DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ACADEMICS ARE BEING MET. SO I THINK THAT THAT IS AM I CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. BUT BUT I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY, ANGELINA, YOU YOU GOT MY CELL PHONE NUMBER. 
          ANYTHING. IT'S JUST THE PROFICIENCY BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE. REMEMBER WHEN THAT LADY WAS HERE, SHE SAID, OR WHEN THE SUMMERTIME HITS? YES. THEY DON'T. THEY FORGET TO EVEN HOW TO READ A BOOK. YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO READ A BOOK. I DON'T BLAME THEM, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S LIKE KINDERGARTEN. YOU'RE ALREADY SUPPOSED TO KNOW HOW TO READ. 
          YOU KNOW, LIKE, IT'S JUST I GET IT, SUMMER, BUT IT'S JUST LIKE. AND THIS IS WHERE I BELIEVE THE INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULUM HELPS A LOT. BUT AGAIN, I THINK THE RESPONSE THERE IS ANGELINA LIKE IT'S BEEN WITH EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM THAT'S BEEN WONDERFUL IS LET'S WORK TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ONE OF MY FIRST PHONE CALL WAS WITH DEBBIE, AND SHE TALKED ABOUT SO PASSIONATELY ABOUT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS INDIAN TOWN HAD. AND WE SAID, WE ARE, WE'RE WE'RE THERE WITH YOU. 
          RIGHT. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO BE OPEN ARMS ABOUT IT. 
          I ALWAYS SAY THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE PERFECT AT FIRST, BUT WE'RE GOING TO WORK REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THAT, THAT THAT WE FIT THE STANDARD. YOU KNOW, WE SAID WE'RE GOING TO WORK TO MAKE THIS FREE. WE FIGURED THAT OUT. WE'RE GOING TO WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WAS MOSTLY AN INDIAN TOWN FOR INDIAN TOWN KIDS. WE HAVE OVER 70% FROM INDIAN TOWN. SO IF YOU GIVE US A TASK, WE'RE WE'RE REALLY HARD WORKING AT THAT. SO I THINK THAT THAT'S A FANTASTIC METRIC FOR US TO FOR US TO TRACK MOVING FORWARD. OKAY. MR. PALMER, HI. HOW ARE YOU DOING? HOW ARE YOU, MA'AM? I'M DOING GREAT. I REALLY LIKE THAT IDEA. I LIKE THE SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE BRINGING IT. MANIFESTING IT. SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. I'M AN EDUCATOR AS WELL. I'M SPECIAL EDUCATION. I DEAL WITH A LOT OF S KIDS. I DO MY GOAL, MY JOB. MY PRIMARY JOB IS TO WRITE IEPS AND SERVICE THE KIDS. SOMETIME I OVER SERVICE THEM. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE STATE WHEN YOU'RE OVER SERVICE THEM. SO I JUST SAID WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION, YOU KNOW. SO MY QUESTION ABOUT THAT IS CHILDREN THAT COME TO YOU WITH IEPS, HOW ARE YOU MANAGING THOSE KIDS? SO I THINK THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FASCINATED ME ABOUT STARTING THIS ACADEMY IS THAT IN OUR PALM CITY LOCATION, WE HAD 12 CHILDREN THAT WERE ON ADHD MEDICINE AND NOW WE HAVE TWO. OKAY. SO WE'RE REALLY I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT HOW KIDS TAKE 
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IN INFORMATION. PROBABLY MORE THAN LIKELY BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THEM. RIGHT? I WAS A KID THAT THAT THE EDUCATION SYSTEM DIDN'T REALLY LIKE. I CAN'T PAY ATTENTION. I'M CHASING BUTTERFLIES. I'M DAYDREAMING, I'M DOING ALL THAT STUFF. SO, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SAY THAT I THAT WE PLANNED IT THAT WAY, BUT WE HAVE A WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR ACADEMY MANY STUDENTS. BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY EDUCATORS IN THERE THAT SERVICE. THOSE STUDENTS THAT HAVE IEP OR 504 PLAN. SO OUR OUR CURRENT EDUCATOR AT PALM CITY DOES THAT. OKAY. I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S ANOTHER GREAT POINT. AND FOR JC WHO IS OUR OUR HEAD OF ACADEMICS HERE, WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH HIM AND I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT IRONED OUT FOR OUR INDIAN TOWN LOCATION AS WELL. OKAY. ALSO, I KNOW THEY EVERYTHING IS WELL. I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER ABOUT THAT. I WANT TO KNOW TOO. STUDENTS, DO THEY HAVE TO HAVE ANY QUALIFICATIONS TO COME LIKE A KID JUST SAY, HEY, THEY'VE NEVER HAD ANY EXPERIENCE, BUT THEY WANT TO TRY TO PLAY SOCCER. 
          THEY WANT TO COME. WHERE ARE YOU AT? SO I WOULD SAY THAT THAT THAT'S THAT THERE IS THERE IS A LEVEL THAT THEY NEED TO BE AT. THANKFULLY YOU GUYS HAVE A FANTASTIC INDIAN TOWN WARRIORS PROGRAM. SO THE WE DIDN'T HAVE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT BECAUSE THOSE KIDS. HERE'S THE OTHER THING. YOU GUYS ARE A FOOTBALL TOWN BY THE WAY. IF YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT OUT, I ACTUALLY IN ONE OF MY FIRST CONVERSATIONS WITH THE KID, HE SAID, WE'RE GOING TO COURT, WE'RE GOING TO COURT. AND I'M LIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR FUTSAL COURTS, RIGHT? AND THAT'S A BIG CULTURAL THING HERE. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION THERE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS IN TALENT IN INDIAN TOWN, SO THAT WE HAVE COME ACROSS THAT IN SOME OF OUR OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE THE KID POTENTIALLY REALLY WOULDN'T ENJOY THE ACADEMY BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ON THAT LEVEL YET, BUT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD TRACK AND SAY, OKAY, WORK ON THIS, WORK ON THAT. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE KIDS. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THAT FIRST. BUT THEN HERE IN INDIAN TOWN, THERE'S 5 OR 6 KIDS WHO I BELIEVE SHOULD CAN PERSONALLY, YOU KNOW, HAVE A SHOT TO BE ON A PROFESSIONAL TRACK AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE THING. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S EXCITING FOR US. YEAH. I'LL ADD ONE MORE PIECE TO THAT. SO THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, PART OF MY INTERNAL PROCESS TWO MEETINGS WITH FAMILIES AND THE CHILDREN TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT DRIVES THEM. WHY DID THEY APPLY? WHAT ARE THEIR GOALS. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE FRANKLY, JUST CONVERSATIONS THAT I TOLD THE PERSON, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THIS IS NOT EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, FOR YOU FOR WHATEVER REASON. BUT MOST OF THESE FAMILIES THAT I SPOKE TO, THEY UNDERSTAND THE VISION. THEY UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THE EDUCATION AND THE SCHOOL COMES WITH. AND WE HAVE A VERY CLEAR RELATIONSHIP RIGHT NOW. I GET CALLS AND TEXTS FROM THESE FAMILIES DAILY AND I LOVE TO HAVE THEM. SO IT'S LIKE AN EXTENSION OF WHO WE ARE NOW. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT PIECE. LET ME THIS ONE, ONE LAST QUESTION. NOW I'M FROM BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, TOO. I'M FROM THE BRONX. OH WELL, I LIKE THE BRONX. I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO THERE, BUT I LIKE IT. I'M FROM BROOKLYN. I MOVED TO FORT LAUDERDALE. I WAS I WAS REARED UP THERE IN FORT LAUDERDALE. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE DIVERSITY WE HAVE HERE. LIKE FOOTBALL WAS THE THING. YOU KNOW, I WENT TO DILLARD HIGH SCHOOL, SO WE ALWAYS HAD RIVALRY WITH EALY AND STRANAHAN, ALL OF THOSE SCHOOLS. SO WHEN I MOVED HERE, SOCCER WAS THE THING. SURE. AND I DON'T SEE A LOT. AND I KNOW A LOT OF MY HAITIAN FRIENDS, THEIR KIDS PLAY AND A LOT OF MY HISPANIC FRIENDS, THEIR KIDS PLAY. BUT I DON'T SEE A LOT OF BLACK AMERICANS PLAY NOW. THAT'S JUST IN MY SMALL VIEW. SO IN YOUR SCHOOL, WHAT DOES THE DIVERSITY LOOK LIKE? SO I THINK THE DIVERSITY IS VERY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THIS IS THIS IS A COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAM. SO HOW CHRISTOPHER STARTED OFF, YOU KNOW, ABOUT 70, 75% OF THE KIDS WILL BE LOCAL INDIAN TOWN. AND OUT OF THAT 70%, PROBABLY ANOTHER 70% ARE IN THE GUATEMALAN, YOU KNOW, FAMILY AND THAT TYPE. SO, YOU KNOW, HEAVY HISPANIC. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE BALANCE JUST BEING, YOU KNOW, OF ALL RACES. YEAH. RIGHT. THAT'S I JUST WANT TO ADD, I KNOW SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT DIVERSITY, PEOPLE START. SURE. AND IT'S AND 
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IT SHOULDN'T BE I FROM IN FORT LAUDERDALE I JUST WAS AROUND A LOT OF BLACK AND WHITE PEOPLE MOVING WHEN I TEACH IN PALM SPRINGS, 90% OF MY STUDENTS ARE HISPANIC AND THE OTHER PERCENT ARE HAITIANS, AND THEY'RE TEACHING ME THE LANGUAGE. SO I'M LEARNING. SO I'M MAYBE SAYING SOME STUFF. OKAY, YOU ACTUALLY TOUCHED ON SOMETHING THAT THAT IN OUR CURRENT WORK WITH FIFA THAT THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHY DIDN'T WHY DOESN'T THE BLACK COMMUNITY PLAY SOCCER AS MUCH? AND ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE THE URBAN CORE IS IGNORED. BECAUSE IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE. RIGHT. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS THERE IS THAT YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTORS AT, IN THE URBAN, IN THE URBAN CORE, IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THEY PUSH BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL. HERE'S THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THAT. THEY THEY PUSH BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL. BECAUSE IF YOU'RE A NUMBER ONE DRAFT PICK IN THE NFL, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE YOU MAKING? MILLIONS. MILLIONS. YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER ONE DRAFT PICK FOR THE MLS MAKES $70,000 A YEAR. YEAH. SO WHY WOULD YOU PUSH THAT RIGHT. THERE'S NO THAT'S NOT YOU KNOW YOU CAN BE THE YOU IF YOU ARE THE BEST COLLEGE SOCCER PLAYER IN THE COUNTRY, YOU COME OUT AND YOU MAKE $80,000 A YEAR. SO IT'S EXPENSIVE IN THE YOUTH. AND THERE'S NOT A PAYOFF IN THE PROS HERE IN THIS COUNTRY. SO AGAIN, THIS PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNT IS TRYING TO KIND OF REVERSE THAT THAT TREND OF EXCLUSIVITY IN THIS SPORT. AND IT'S UNIQUE TO THIS SPORT, WHICH IS VERY STRANGE IF YOU ASK ME. AND DEALING WITH IT ON A HIGH LEVEL, I, I FIND IT ACTUALLY KIND OF APPALLING. SO IT'S A FANTASTIC QUESTION THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON A HIGH LEVEL ARE ASKING. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS. YES, MA'AM, OR A COMMENT AT LEAST. I THINK THAT WHAT I WHERE I SEE VALUE IN THIS. I'M ALSO AN ESE TEACHER IS IN THAT TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS DON'T ALLOW KIDS TO BE KIDS. YEAH. SO I LOVE THE FACT THIS MAY BE THE MOST EXCITED I'VE BEEN ABOUT ANYTHING WE'VE EVER VOTED ON. I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ALLOWING THOSE KIDS OUTDOORS. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SITTING ON A COMPUTER. I SEE THE KIDS IN MY SCHOOL SITTING ON A LAPTOP ALL DAY, AND THEY MIGHT GET MIGHT, IF THAT'S ONE OF THEIR ELECTIVES, GET A 50 MINUTE PE CLASS FOR HALF THE YEAR, AND IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH. SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROGRAM. AND CAN WE COME SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING? OF COURSE. ACTUALLY FOR MY DAY JOB THIS ISN'T IT'S NOT MY DAY JOB. I'M ACTUALLY A BRAND AUDITOR. SO A LOT OF LIKE WHAT THIS GENTLEMAN DID. BUT I DO IT FOR BRANDS OKAY. SO I LOVE FEEDBACK I LOVE CRITICISM AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT TOO AGGRESSIVE BECAUSE I TOLD YOU. I TOLD YOU I'M SHY. SO YOU MIGHT GET THIS AT FIRST, BUT THEN I'LL COME BACK AND SAY, OKAY, THAT'S FANTASTIC. THIS PROGRAM IS CONTINUING TO EVOLVE. I WANT TO KNOW HOW WE CAN GET BETTER ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE. I WANT TO KNOW HOW WE CAN GET BETTER ON THE FOOTBALL SIDE. YOU KNOW? AND LIKE I SAID, IT WON'T ALWAYS BE PERFECT, ESPECIALLY IN YEAR ONE OF THIS SCHOOL IN INDIAN TOWN. WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING THROUGH IT. BUT I WILL SAY, GOING BACK TO THE FACT THAT WE WORK HARD, OUR HEAD OF OUR HEAD OF FOOTBALL HAS ALREADY HAD MULTIPLE SESSIONS WITH THESE KIDS. ELLIOT'S BEEN AMAZING. PICKING KIDS UP, TAKING THEM TO OUR FIELDS. WE'VE HAD SESSION AT THEIR FIELDS. OUR HEAD OF FOOTBALL VOLUNTEERED FOR YOUR FOR A FOR A FREE SESSION PROGRAM, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. I ALWAYS START IT THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO FOR THIS PROGRAM. IT IS NOT A FINISHED PRODUCT BY ANY MEANS. AND I WELCOME EVERYBODY FROM THE VILLAGE TO HELP BECAUSE THAT'S AGAIN, GOING BACK TO YOUR POINT, THAT IS GOING TO BE HAVE ME EXCITED FOR A LONG TIME. WHAT THIS SPORT'S ABOUT GLOBALLY IS COMMUNITY. IT'S COMMUNITY. AND THIS SPORTS JOB IN EVERY COMMUNITY IN THE WORLD BESIDES THE UNITED STATES. IT SEEMS SOME PLACES, ALTHOUGH YOU'RE INDIAN TOWN WARRIORS, GET IT DONE. IS THAT THE SPORTS SUPPOSED TO UPLIFT THE COMMUNITY? IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE AS AN ESCAPE FROM STRESS, ESCAPE FROM THIS IN HARD TIMES IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, THEY ALL GO TO THE FOOTBALL CLUB. THE FOOTBALL CLUB LIFTS THEM UP. AND WE'VE SEEN THAT IN TRAGEDY IN THE UNITED STATES. THAT SPORT CAN DO THAT. SO WE LOOK FOR THIS PROGRAM HERE IN INDIAN TOWN TO BE SOMETHING YOU GUYS ARE VERY PROUD OF. AND OUR JOB IS TO WORK TO EARN THAT. I THINK WE WILL BE VERY PROUD OF IT. AND YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BEING ON THE BOARD. AND YOU KNOW, SPORTS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. DID YOU TELL US THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL IS IT'S WALTON, IT'S WALTON HERSHAM FOOTBALL ACADEMY. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. SORRY. WE'RE BUILDING A LOT OF HOMES HERE IN 
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INDIANTOWN. A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE GOING TO BE COMING HERE. AND, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT SPORTS. 
          YEAH. YOU KNOW, AND BRIAN HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. HE'S LIKE A ONE MAN I DON'T KNOW HOW HE'S HE'S LIKE A ONE MAN MACHINE. BUT YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT THAT WE'RE THAT THAT WE WANT TO ALSO BRING TO JUST CONTINUE TO TRY AND HELP AND ESPECIALLY BEING ON THE SPORTS ADVISORY BOARD, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS. BUT FOR ME IT'S ABOUT WHAT YOU EXECUTED. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHERE I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR. NO. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR FACILITY USE AGREEMENT. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. I SECOND. OKAY, MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAMS. SECOND BY. COUNCILWOMAN ANSLINGER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU HERE. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND, MAYOR, OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE WALK ON ITEM. YES. OKAY. 
          IT'S ALL YOURS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. WELL, THE LAST ITEM WAS VERY INTERESTING. THIS IS A BORING PAPERWORK ITEM. JUST VERY BRIEFLY FOR YOU. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT LANDED ON MY DESK THIS WEEK, BUT IT WAS COMING RELATING TO TERRA LARGO AND HAD A SHORT FUZE ON IT. SO WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND GET IT IN FRONT OF YOU. THE. TERRA LARGO PROJECT IS GOING TO BE PURCHASING 40 EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL CONNECTIONS, WATER AND WASTEWATER IRKS FROM THE FROM SKYFARM STRATEGIC, THE FLORIDA COMMERCE PARK THEY HAD RESERVED 250 IRKS WAY BACK WHEN WITH THE INDIAN TOWN COMPANY. IT'S ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT WE'VE INHERITED WHEN INDIAN OR WHEN FLORIDA COMMERCE PARK HAS LOOKED AT WHAT THEY PROJECT USING THOSE IRKS FOR, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO NEED ALL OF THEM. THEIR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT THEY ENTERED INTO WITH INDIAN TOWN COMPANY, JUST LIKE OURS, NOW ALLOW FOR A TRANSFER OF IRCS FROM A DEVELOPMENT TO ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT SO LONG SO THEY CAN BE USED MOST EFFECTIVELY, BUT THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT IT BE APPROVED BY THEN THE INDIAN TOWN COMPANY, NOW BY THE VILLAGE. WE'RE REQUIRED TO APPROVE IT UNLESS THERE'S A GREAT CAUSE NOT TO UNDER THE AGREEMENT. THIS IS COMPLETELY SOMETHING IN THE MATTER, OF COURSE, AND SOMETHING STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE. SO WITH THAT, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT TO THIS ASSIGNMENT OF THESE 40 IRKS TO TALAGA. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT IT. A MOTION TO ACCEPT MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN, SECOND BY SECOND. OH POM POM POM. COUNCILWOMAN PALMER, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT. I BELIEVE THIS SECOND READING AND NO FIRST READING, SECOND READING OF 
          [5) ORDINANCE NO. 03-2025 -- AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, CREATING CHAPTER 20 “FINANCE AND TAXATION” OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES; CREATING CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 1 “IN GENERAL”; CREATING CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 2 “ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTIONS” TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, AS PERMITTED BY SECTION 196.1995, FLORIDA STATUTES; ESTABLISHING AN EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN AD VALOREM TAXATION FOR CERTAIN NEW AND EXPANDING BUSINESS PROPERTIES; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION; SPECIFYING DUTIES OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, AND SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE CONTINGENT UPON REFERENDUM APPROVAL OF TAX EXEMPTION AUTHORITY BY THE VOTERS OF THE VILLAGE.]
ORDINANCE. I GUESS YOU CAN HAVE THAT ONE TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER ZERO THREE DASH 2025, AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, CREATING CHAPTER 20 FINANCE AND TAXATION OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. CODE OF ORDINANCES CREATING CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE ONE. IN GENERAL, CREATING CHAPTER TWO. ARTICLE TWO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTIONS TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, AS PERMITTED BY SECTION 196 .1995 FLORIDA STATUTES ESTABLISHING AN EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN AD VALOREM TAXATION FOR CERTAIN NEW AND EXPANDING BUSINESS PROPERTIES, PROVIDING DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION. SPECIFYING DUTIES OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PROPERTY. PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS CONVOCATION CONFLICTS AND SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE CONTINGENT UPON REFERENDUM. APPROVAL OF TAX EXEMPTION AUTHORITY BY THE VOTERS OF THE VILLAGE MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS YOU'LL RECALL FROM YOUR MEETING TWO MEETINGS AGO, HAD BEFORE YOU AND YOU HAD BEFORE YOU. NOW, FOR SECOND READING. 
          THIS ORDINANCE IS THE COMPANION TO THE RESOLUTION CALLING THE REFERENDUM ELECTION THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD HERE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THIS IS THE ORDINANCE THAT PUTS INTO PLACE THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT VALOREM TAX EXEMPTIONS. IF THAT ITEM DOESN'T PASS ON THE AGENDA OR PASS IN THAT REFERENDUM, THEN THIS KIND OF GOES AWAY. BUT THIS SETS UP THE STRUCTURE FOR HOW TO DEAL WITH THINGS ON THE. IN THE EVENT THAT THAT REFERENDUM IS APPROVED 
          [00:55:03]
BY THE VOTERS AT THAT ELECTION. AS YOU'LL RECALL FROM OUR DISCUSSION BEFORE, THIS BASICALLY TRACKS WHAT MARTIN COUNTY HAS SET UP FOR THEIR PROCEDURES. WE DID OUR BEST TO MAKE IT TRACK VERY SIMILAR TO THEIRS, SO THAT ANYONE WHO'S GOING TO BE COMING IN TO APPLY FOR AN AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION, THEY WILL IN ALL LIKELIHOOD BE APPLYING BOTH TO MARTIN COUNTY AND TO THE VILLAGE. SO HAVING THOSE FLY IN UNISON, THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFIT TO THAT. SO WITH THAT, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL, RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE ON SECOND AND FINAL READING. AND I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILWOMAN ONSLAUGHT. SECOND. 
          SECOND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PALMER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. WE GOT ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS? NO. ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. NO, SIR. OKAY. 
          [ANNOUNCEMENTS]
ANNOUNCEMENTS. YOU GOT TO HAVE ONE. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. OUR NEXT FRESH MARKET WILL BE AT BIG MOUNT MAY 30TH AT 930. BE THERE EARLY AND WE'LL. GET TO SEE THEY GOT UP. I WILL GET IT TO YOU. 
          AND JUNE 4TH AT AT THE BOOK OF PARKSIDE. AT SAME TIME, 930 AS WELL. WE HAVE TWO FRESH MARKETS COMING UP MAY 30TH AT BIG MOUNT AT 930. AND THEN JUNE 4TH AT BOOKER PARK AT 930 AS WELL. THE OLD FEMA SITE. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. ANY MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS? I GUESS I DO NOW. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU ALL ON SATURDAY MORNING AT 630. I'LL HAVE COFFEE FOR YOU. I'LL HAVE JUICE FOR YOU. I'LL HAVE MUFFINS FOR YOU. I'LL HAVE GLOVES FOR YOU, GARBAGE BAGS FOR YOU, PICK UP STICKS FOR YOU, AND A HAPPY SMILEY FACE. SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU ON SATURDAY MORNING. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. AND LET'S NOT FORGET SUMMER. SUMMER BREAK BEGINS NEXT WEEK FOR SOME, OUR HIGH SCHOOL ENDS TOMORROW. BUT LET'S JUST BE, YOU KNOW, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LET'S LET'S BE SAFE. THE KIDS WILL BE OUT. I KNOW IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A CRAZY SCHOOL YEAR. TOUGH. BUT THEY'LL BE OUT. LET THEM ENJOY THE LITTLE SUMMER BREAK THEY GET. BUT LET'S BE OUT THERE BEING SAFE. YEAH. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? I HAVE ONE. I JUST DAWNED ON ME. SO I'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE INTERESTED IN THE PROPERTY THAT ABUTS THE VACANT LOT AT THE PARKS OFFICE. THEY'RE MOVING THAT HEAD STARTER. IS IT HEALTHY START, WOULD IT? PERKINS? PERKINS TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND SO I WOULD LIKE PERMISSION TO GO AHEAD AND GET AN APPRAISAL ON THAT SITE AND THEN CIRCLE BACK AROUND. I'M SEEING HEADS NOD. THANK YOU. YES YES YES YES YES. 
          [NEXT REGULAR MEETING (ANNOUNCE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION)]
YOU HAVE APPROVAL? YES. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ROOM REGULAR MEETING IS GOING TO BE JUNE 12TH AT 6 P.M, RIGHT HERE IN VILLAGE HALL. WITH THAT, HAVE A GOOD
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