Aug 28, 2025 Regular Meeting

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GOING TO BE HERE. OKAY. THIS MEETING COME TO ORDER, MADAM CLERK. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR

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BROWN HERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO OUR AUGUST 28TH INDIAN TOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING. I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU TO SILENCE YOUR PHONES. THE BATHROOMS, LOCATED THROUGH THE DOOR TO YOUR LEFT EXIT DOOR IS LOCATED TO YOUR LEFT AND YOUR RIGHT CLEARLY MARKED WITH EXIT SIGNS. YOU'LL HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

THE FIRST WILL BE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION SEGMENT, WHICH TIME YOU CAN COMMENT ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THE SECOND WILL BE DURING THE AGENDA DISCUSSION ITEMS. THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THE CLOSING. FOR PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT PRESENT DURING THE OPENING, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES IN EACH SEGMENT. PLEASE ADHERE TO OUR PRACTICE IN THIS AND ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE FILL OUT AN INFORMATION CARD LOCATED ON THE TABLE BEHIND YOU AND HAND IT TO THE DEPUTY. THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO STAND FOR THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY PASTOR PITTS. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LET'S PRAY. OUR FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY WITH HONOR AND RESPECT, BUT ALSO IN NEED. LORD, THE SHOOTING AT THE SCHOOL IN MINNESOTA YESTERDAY REMINDS US OF THE FRAILTY OF HUMAN LIFE. IT ALSO REMINDS US OF THE SINFULNESS OF THE HUMAN HEART.

IT REMINDS US OF OUR NEED TO TEACH LOVE FOR YOU AND LOVE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. IT REMINDS US OF OUR NEED FOR TRANSFORMATION. IT ALSO REMINDS US OF OUR NEED FOR PROTECTION. LORD, YOU ARE OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH, AN EVER PRESENT HELP IN TIMES OF TROUBLE AND YOUR WISDOM. YOU'VE CALLED US TO ESTABLISH FORMS OF GOVERNMENT THAT STAND TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT AND VULNERABLE. YOU TELL US THAT GOVERNMENT IS MEANT TO PROTECT GOOD PEOPLE FROM EVIL ONES, AND TO PROMOTE AND BRING TRUE JUSTICE SO THAT WE CAN LEAD QUIET LIVES, HELPING ONE ANOTHER WITHOUT FANFARE. LORD, THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN IS GOING THROUGH A BUSY SEASON OF ACTIVITY WITH NEW BUSINESSES STARTING, NEW HOMES BEING BUILT, NEW PEOPLE MOVING IN, NEW INFRASTRUCTURE BEING PUT IN PLACE, IT CAN BE HARD TO JUGGLE ALL THE DIFFERENT INTERESTS IN SUCH A TIME AS THIS. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THIS COUNCIL WISDOM TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND THE COURAGE TO SEE IT THROUGH. MAY THOSE WHO LIVE IN AND WORK IN INDIAN TOWN GIVE GOOD INPUT, BUT ALSO RESPECT THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE. BLESS THIS MEETING TIME TODAY AND ALL THOSE WHO TAKE PART IN IT. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. DO WE

[ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS]

[Proclamation for Suicide Prevention Month]

[Proclamation for Hunger Action Month]

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NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION. WHEREAS SUICIDE IS A PROFOUND PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS THAT AFFECTS NOT ONLY INDIVIDUALS BUT ALSO DEEPLY IMPACTS FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND ENTIRE COMMUNITIES, LEAVING LOVED ONES WITH EMOTIONAL PAIN, GRIEF AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. AND WHEREAS THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE TO SUICIDE CAN CAUSE LONG LASTING EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, INCLUDING FEELINGS OF GUILT, SADNESS AND ISOLATION. HIGHLIGHTING THE URGENT NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGING IN SUICIDE PREVENTION THROUGH CONFERENCES, TRAINING PROGRAMS AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, ENSURING THAT FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AFFECTED BY SUICIDE HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND COMPASSIONATE CARE. AND WHEREAS, COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AMONG GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS AND REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SUICIDE WHILE OFFERING MEANINGFUL SUPPORT TO THOSE LEFT BEHIND. NOW, THEREFORE, THIS COUNCIL FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2025 AS NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO BE AWARE, SUPPORT AND PREVENT SUICIDE, AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO.

READY? ONE, TWO. THREE. TWO. CHEESE. ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YEAH. GOOD.

[PUBLIC COMMENT (3 MINUTES EACH)]

WELCOME. HI. MY NAME IS DEBORAH THIELE. I'M A RESIDENT OF INDIANWOOD. AND I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT REALLY AREN'T THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL. BUT I'M HOPING MAYBE YOU CAN MAKE CONTACTS ABOUT THEM. ONE IS, IT'S BECOME SO DIFFICULT TO GET IN AND OUT OF INDIAN WOODS DRIVEWAY. THE TRAFFIC IS SO HEAVY NOW. THOSE OAK TREES HAVE GROWN UP SO HUGE.

I'M WONDERING IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO GET MAYBE THE FIRST THREE TAKEN DOWN SO WE HAVE BETTER VISIBILITY BECAUSE YOU BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH, AND THE CARS GET HIDDEN BETWEEN THE GAPS AND THE TREES. AND THEN MY OTHER THING IS THE FIRE HYDRANT ACROSS FROM MY STREET HAS BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION FOR OVER A MONTH. THERE'S YELLOW TAPE WRAPPED AROUND IT, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE COMING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I KNOW ONE DAY IT WAS JUST SPRAYING ALL OVER AND THE CITY WATER PEOPLE AND THE FIREMEN WERE THERE, AND THEY SHUT IT OFF AND WRAPPED TAPE AROUND IT. AND THAT'S ALL. WHAT STREET? IT'S ON INDIAN WOOD CIRCLE, KIND OF AT THE END OF RAKE. SO THAT'S BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION FOR A LONG TIME. AND THEN MY ONLY OTHER COMMENT IS I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL MEETINGS BEING SHOWN ONLINE, BUT WHENEVER THERE'S A SLIDE SHOW,

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MISS LINDA NICCUM. GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, LINDA NICCUM, I MIGHT NOT BE SHORT AND SWEET TONIGHT. I MIGHT ONLY CHARGE YOU A PENNY FOR MY THOUGHTS. I WANTED TO PROPOSE TWO OPTIONS FOR THE USE OF THE HALF CENT SALES TAX FUNDS THAT WILL REDUCE OUR CURRENT EXPENDITURES AND NOT ENSURE OUR FUTURE REQUIREMENT FOR MORE SPENDING. NUMBER ONE, DIRECT THE FUNDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW WATER PLANT. A MEASLY MILLION MAY SOUND LIKE ONLY A DROP IN THE BUCKET COMPARED TO THE TENS OF MILLIONS IN GRANTS, BUT EVERY DROP COUNTS AND IT WILL INCREASE FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS. IT WILL REDUCE ANY POSSIBLE EXPENSE OF REPAYMENT OF GRANTS AND LOANS IT TOOK. IT WILL LOOK MORE FAVORABLE TO THOSE GIVING THOSE GRANTS AND LOANS. IF IT'S OBVIOUS THAT WE ARE ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO OUR PROJECT AND NOT JUST WAITING FOR HANDOUTS. NUMBER TWO, USE THOSE FUNDS TO ADVANCE THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE FOR THE WASTEWATER DRAINAGE ROADS THAT ARE ONGOING. UPTOWN, LINCOLN, OSCEOLA, THEREBY FREEING UP FUNDS FOR THE MASSIVE RAILROAD AVENUE PROJECT. PUT THAT MONEY INTO OUR FOUNDATION INSTEAD OF SPENDING IT FRIVOLOUSLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT IS IT, MAYOR. ANYBODY ELSE? NO, SIR. OKAY. COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS. ANYBODY HAVE

[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]

WE WILL MEET AT POST POST-FAMILY PARK AT 7 A.M. WE'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS, FRIENDLY FACES AND HELPING HANDS AGAIN. THAT'S SEPTEMBER 27TH AT 7:00 AT POST FAMILY PARK. ANYBODY ELSE? I DO. I JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. OKAY. YES, I ECHO WHAT VICE MAYOR SAID. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL. I KNOW YOU COULD HAVE HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO, BUT YOU THOUGHT IT NOT ROBBERY TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A TEAM. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. OKAY. AND I'LL ECHO THAT AND MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS. WE HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? NO, NOTHING. NOTHING OVER THE WEEKEND. OKAY. COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER. NO

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

AGENDA? MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN PALMER. SECOND BY. I'LL SECOND IT. MARTIN. SECOND BY. I WAS GOING TO SAY, GOD FORGIVE ME, THELMA, BUT WATER'S BROWN. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

[Amendment to Rules and Procedures for Village Council Meetings]

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OKAY, SO WHENEVER OVER ADHERENCE OR OR OVER FOOLING AROUND WITH LITTLE BITS AND PIECES OF RULES GET IN THE WAY OF THOSE TWO GOALS, MY ADVICE IS DON'T LET THAT HANG YOU UP.

WORK FOR CLARITY AND FAIRNESS, SO I HOPE THAT HELPS A LITTLE BIT. SO WITH THAT, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION, WHICH IS JUST MAKING THOSE TWO VERY MINOR CHANGES THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE. I MAKE A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND AS WRITTEN.

CORRECT? YES. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN BROWN. SECOND SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN PALMER.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. WE GOT A BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR THE

[Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (FY26) Budget Presentation and Discussion]

HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING. GOOD.

THAT IN SLIDESHOW MODE.

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LOOKS LIKE I SKIPPED A SLIDE THERE. THERE WE GO. SOME MORE DETAILS ON THAT. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET THIS COMING YEAR IS RENOVATIONS TO VILLAGE HALL. WE HAD BORROWED FUNDS AS PART OF OUR LOAN OFFERING TO PURCHASE THIS BUILDING IN 2023. AND SO THERE'S MONEY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SAVED AND INVESTED FOR THAT. IF I PULL THAT OUT, THEN OUR ACTUAL GENERAL FUND WOULD BE 4% DECREASE OVER CURRENT YEAR. SO THAT IS WHERE WE STAND.

WATER AND SEWER FUND ABOUT 6% 5.7 TOTAL. WE'LL GET INTO SOME DETAILS WITH THAT. GENERAL GOVERNMENT. BIGGEST COMPONENTS OF THAT FOR CIP IS LINCOLN STREET AND OSCEOLA AVENUE PROJECTS. AND WE'LL SEE. THAT'S IT MAY BE AN AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE TO TRY TO GET THOSE DONE BY SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR. IT ALL KIND OF DEPENDS. THERE'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, HICCUPS AND DELAYS. BUT THOSE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN IN THE MAKING I THINK, FOR A WHILE. I BELIEVE OSCEOLA AVENUE IS PRETTY MUCH READY TO GO. LINCOLN STREET, MAYBE WE'RE EEKING CLOSER, BUT I DO HAVE THOSE FULLY BUDGETED IN THE UPCOMING YEAR. AND THE WASTEWATER PLANT CIP, WE HAVE TO DATE SPENT ABOUT 23 MILLION OF THE SOON TO BE ALLOCATED TOTAL OF 43 MILLION FOR THE WHAT WE WHAT WE COMMONLY CALL THE WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND WASTEWATER PLANT CONSTRUCTION. THE LAST PIECE OF THAT WE EXPECT TO SPEND BY AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR, THAT'S 15 MILLION BUDGETED. WE SPENT 19 MILLION IN THE CURRENT YEAR, AND I THINK WE WILL START REALLY CRANKING UP WITH THE WATER PLANT, FLORIDA AND WELLS AND OTHER WORKS FOR THE NEW WATER PLANT NEXT YEAR FOR AN ESTIMATED 10 MILLION. AND IT MAY BE MORE, BUT I HAVE PROJECTED ABOUT 3.5 MILLION FOR OUR SRF PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE REHABILITATION AND RELIABILITY OF THE EXISTING WATER SYSTEM AND A FIVE YEAR CIP. OOPS KEEPS MOVING ON ME. FIVE YEAR OF 143 MILLION. ALL RIGHT. SO OUR OKAY. OKAY. SO OUR THIS IS GETTING A LITTLE FINICKY ON ME HERE OKAY.

OUR TOTAL AD VALOREM IS UNCHANGED AT 1.8250 MILLS DECREASE BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN ASSESSED VALUE OF 4.1%. WE'RE BUDGETING $175,000 DECREASE. I WILL SAY THE OVERALL DECREASE IS IN REALITY MORE THAN THAT, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS I HAD TO COMPENSATE FOR IN THIS BUDGET IS COST INCREASES. THINGS WILL COST MORE IN 2026 THAN THEY DID IN 2024 AND 25. SO WE HAVE TO KIND OF PLAN FOR THAT. THERE ARE CERTAIN TRENDS THAT ARE CONTINUING WITH THE BUDGET, AND SO WE HAVE TO KIND OF TRY TO DO ALL WE CAN TO STAY UNDER THE WATER, AND SEWER RATES WILL ADJUST ON OCTOBER 1ST, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED LAST YEAR FOR THE UTILITY MAINTENANCE CIP INDEX, IT WILL BE ABOUT 4.72% INCREASE IN BASE AND USAGE CHARGES. AGAIN, I HAVE SOME CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS NUMBERS IN THERE FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT AN OVERALL REVENUE INCREASE OF JUST UNDER 6% AND PERSONNEL COSTS, WE DID. YOU KNOW, THE VILLAGE MANAGER DID BRING FORWARD THE RATE AND CLASSIFICATION STUDY IN JUNE. WE DID IMPLEMENT THAT IN JULY. SO AS SUCH WE ARE PULLING BACK ON ANY COLA. THERE'S NO COLA IN FISCAL YEAR 26. THE ONLY THING THAT WE CURRENTLY DO HAVE IS A

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SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE THE CASUALTIES OF GOING BACKWARDS IN REVENUE WERE THE PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE BEEN SPONSORING WITH THE LOCAL CHAMBER OF 30,000. WE, AS YOU MAY RECALL, BACK IN, I THINK IT WAS APRIL, THE SENIOR RESOURCE CAME AND SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE YOU GUYS TO FUND THE SATURDAY BUS GOING THROUGH JULY OF NEXT YEAR AT 100% COST SHARE FOR THE VILLAGE, AND WE AGREED TO 64,000 AT THAT TIME. BUT I THINK UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT'S PRUDENT TO TO PULL BACK ON THAT. AND SO I HAVE REMOVED THAT FROM THE BUDGET. AND ALSO, WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT OUR PARTNERS AT THE CITY OF STUART, WITH THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGE, THEY ARE NO LONGER MATCHING THE 12,500 FOR THAT PROGRAM. AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ASKED FOR IT THIS YEAR. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING. I'M NOT REALLY EVEN SURE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH IT, BUT SO I HAVE REMOVED THAT FROM THE BUDGET AS WELL. SO THAT'S THE THOSE ARE THE OBVIOUS CUTS THAT I CAN SAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THESE ARE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE BEEN CARRYING IN THE BUDGET AND BUDGETING EACH YEAR. WE HAD TO PULL PULL THESE OUT. THIS IS THE TOTAL FULLY LOADED PERSONNEL COSTS OF THESE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD. AGAIN THIS YOU KNOW, THANKFUL THAT THESE ARE VACANCIES. WE HAVE NEEDED THESE POSITIONS. WE STILL NEED THESE POSITIONS. WE'RE VERY THANKFUL, IN THE CASE OF MISS FREEMAN, THAT SHE'S FILLING THAT ROLE AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPER ON AN INTERIM BASIS. BUT THE OTHER POSITIONS, WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO TO CONTINUE THEM IN THE BUDGET AT A FUNDING LEVEL. SO I AM BACKING THEM OUT. OOPS. OKAY. OOPS. YEAH. YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO ARE YOU GUYS ARE YOU GUYS PUSHING OVER THERE? IT'S YOU CAUSING THAT TROUBLE OKAY. ALL RIGHT I'LL JUST SAY NEXT AND I'LL PUT MY I'LL PUT IT DOWN OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THE BUDGET APPROACH, YOU KNOW I DO THIS EVERY YEAR BUT I, I DO. AND STAFF AND MANAGEMENT, THE OTHER DIRECTORS GO WE GO THROUGH EVERY LINE OF THE BUDGET AND WE REALLY LOOK TO SEE WHAT ARE WE SPENDING, WHY ARE WE SPENDING. DO WE NEED TO SPEND? WE REALLOCATE FUNDS BASED ON NEED. WE REAPPORTION FUNDS WHERE THE NEED IS NOT THERE OR NOT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE BUDGETED. AND SO WE SHIFT THE MONEY AROUND AND WE'RE ESSENTIALLY GOING THROUGH AN ANNUAL JUSTIFICATION PHASE ON AN INTERNAL BASIS. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T JUST, YOU KNOW, KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TAG, TAG THE MONEY AND JUST CARRY IT FORWARD FROM YEAR TO YEAR TO YEAR. WE DO REALLY LOOK AT IT AND WE TRY TO JUSTIFY EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING. AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT WAS A LOT OF EFFORT PUT INTO THIS. AND OVERALL, IT RESULTED IN A 1.1% INCREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO I DON'T THINK YOU CAN ASK FOR MUCH MORE THAN THAT. I THINK IT'S THE BEST WE CAN DO. I AM VERY THANKFUL, THOUGH, THAT WE, AT LEAST CERTAINLY IN THE GENERAL FUND, THAT WE DID MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT LAST YEAR TO THE 1.8250 MILLS, BECAUSE I THINK WE'D BE HAVING A VERY DIFFERENT CONVERSATION TONIGHT IF WE HAD NOT DONE THAT. SO YEAH, WE HAVE CONTINUED. YOU CAN GO NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, WE WILL CONTINUE. AND AS WE ARE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND FUNDING FOR EVERYTHING FROM WATER, SEWER, ROAD, STREET AND DRAINAGE AND TRY TO HAVE OUR COST MATCHES IN PLACE AND HAVE THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO MEET THOSE COST MATCHES. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS A VERY HIGH LEVEL. OF OUR GOVERNMENT WIDE TRIAL BALANCE FOR BUDGET. AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE JUST GOING ACROSS FROM FISCAL YEAR 3 TO 26 THAT HONESTLY A LOT OF THE ACTIVITY IS VERY FLAT OR DOWN. WE'VE PULLED SOME THINGS OUT AND DOWN IN 26 VERSUS 25. IT'S REALLY BASED ON WHAT THE PROJECTIONS HAVE BEEN. YOU KNOW OUR PERSONNEL. WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT NEXT SLIDE WITH PERSONNEL. BUT AGAIN WE DID WE YOU KNOW PERSONNEL IS DOWN IN 26 VERSUS 25 BECAUSE OF THE VACANCIES THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO FUND. THE BIGGEST CHANGES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS BUDGET RELATED TO OPERATING COSTS, WHICH ARE INCREASING, ARE SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN COSTS THAT WILL BE RELATED TO BUILDING OFFICIAL AND CID. YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE WORK GOING ON IN THAT DEPARTMENT WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THERE'S ADDITIONAL CONSULTING FEES IN MY DEPARTMENT RELATED TO AUDIT SUPPORT AND CERTAIN COMPLIANCE THAT WE NEED ASSISTANCE WITH, WITH THE GROWING WORKLOAD OF CAPITAL PROJECTS. OKAY. NEXT. YOU GUYS

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IT JUST TELLS YOU, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE AT. MOST OF OUR REVENUE IS INTERGOVERNMENTAL, WHICH IS LARGELY GRANT GRANT BASED REVENUES. SOME OF THE PERMIT AND FRANCHISE FEE REVENUE TOGETHER IS KIND OF COMES IN AT A LARGE AMOUNT. AND THEN TRANSFERS, WHICH ARE MOST OF THE TRANSFERS THAT WE HAVE, ARE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS LIKE THE LINCOLN STREET LINCOLN STREET PROJECT, THE OSCEOLA AVENUE. AND WE ALSO ARE TRYING TO CONTINUE WITH THE FUNDING LEVEL OF THE. ROAD AND STREET STRIPING AND PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVE THAT PUBLIC WORKS STARTED LAST YEAR AND GOING CURRENT YEAR, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THAT. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE FELT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THAT NOT BE TOUCHED. THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO BE DOING MORE OF THAT, NOT LESS. SO WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THE SAME $275,000 SPEND ON THAT. AND SO THIS IS IN CHARGES FOR SERVICES. MOST OF THAT MAKES UP THE UTILITY FUND. AND THAT'S WHAT WE CHARGE FOR WATER SEWER CUSTOMERS AND ALSO BASIC FEES THAT WE WILL COLLECT WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT. CERTAIN PARK RENTAL FEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES THAT WE CHARGE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. NEXT. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS, AGAIN, THE OVERALL TRIAL BALANCE FOR EXPENDITURES. AGAIN, EVERYTHING OVERALL 26 TO 25 IS BEING PROJECTED DOWN. AGAIN, I THINK OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGET HERE IS FEASIBLE. IF I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS FEASIBLE, I WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNT, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OUR WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS. EVERYTHING ELSE IS REALLY KIND OF STATUS QUO OR DOWN. YOU KNOW, THE OVERALL VALUATION WITH TPP IS DOWN. SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY THE GRANTS AND AIDS HAVE DECREASED. AND TRANSFERS AND CONTINGENCY ARE ALSO DOWN NEXT. OKAY. AND THIS IS JUST A PIE CHART OF THE SAME THAT SHOWS THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE BREAKOUT AND THE BUDGET. AND AGAIN OUR PERSONNEL ON A GOVERNMENT WIDE BASIS, OBVIOUSLY THE CAPITAL PROJECTS HAVE KIND OF SKEW THIS A LITTLE BIT. BUT OUR TOTAL BUDGET 8% OF PERSONNEL IS IS A TOTAL BUDGET FOR FOR STAFFING AND DEBT SERVICES. NOW 368,202 FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REST IS FOR WATER AND SEWER.

OKAY. NEXT, GENERAL FUND REVENUES. AGAIN VERY FLAT. YOU SEE $175,000 DECREASE IN AD VALOREM THE GAS TAX. I THINK WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR THE BOTTOM OF THAT. THAT CONTINUES TO DECREASE. I WOULD JUST POINT OUT TWO YEARS AGO, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, WE WERE AT $360,000 A YEAR IN GAS TAX, AND WE'RE NOW GOING TO BE SUB 100,000 AGAIN. THAT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE CHANGE IN THE GAS TAX FORMULA AND THE ALLOCATION SPLIT OF REVENUES. THAT HAS RESULTED FROM THAT. WE WENT FROM ABOUT 3% OF THE COUNTYWIDE SHARE DOWN TO LESS THAN 1%. SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST A UNFORTUNATE REALITY OF THE SITUATION HERE FOR US. BUT THAT HAS BEEN A KIND OF A SORE SPOT IN THE OVERALL NON-AD VALOREM COMPONENT OF OUR BUDGET. THE REST IS KIND OF MOVING ALONG AT A VERY MEDIOCRE PACE. SOME OF THEM ARE STILL, AS I MENTIONED WHEN I GAVE THE UPDATE LAST TIME, WE'RE KIND OF THEY'RE SOFTENING A LITTLE BIT AND NOT SHOWING GROWTH POTENTIAL THERE. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES THEN ALSO RELATE TO SOME OF THE GRANT FUNDS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND ITSELF. INVESTMENT INCOME. I YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU ALL FOLLOW THE NEWS JUST AS I DO. I THINK IT'S MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT INTEREST RATES THIS TIME OF YEAR FROM NOW WILL BE LOWER THAN THEY ARE TODAY. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH. I DON'T KNOW BY HOW MUCH. SO I'M I'M REALLY KIND OF PLAYING IT REALLY CLOSE AND CONSERVATIVE WITH INVESTMENT INCOME. INVESTMENT INCOME THE LAST TWO YEARS HAS BEEN IN SOME WAYS A SAVING GRACE FOR US BECAUSE WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, FLATTER, SOFTENING OTHER NON-NATIVE. AND THE INVESTMENT INCOME HAS BEEN BEEN VERY STRONG. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A LONG TERM TREND. I THINK IT'S LIKELY GOING TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO TO DECREASE. AND THE THE TRANSFERS IN RIGHT NOW, THAT IS THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE WATER AND SEWER FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR ESSENTIALLY SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES FOR FOR FINANCE, VILLAGE MANAGER, VILLAGE ATTORNEY. THAT'S THAT'S AN AMOUNT THAT WE'RE GOING WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT FLAT FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE UTILITY FUND CONTINUES TO SHOW CONTINUED YEAR OVER YEAR OVER GROWTH TREND IN REVENUE, AND THEY CAN START BUILDING MORE RESERVES OVER THERE. THEY NEED TO BE BUILDING MORE RESERVES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S JUST THE PIE PIE BREAKOUT OF THE OF THE TOTAL TOTAL AMOUNT. YOU GUYS CAN ADVANCE. OKAY. UTILITY FUND

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YOU KNOW, WE HAD AGAIN THIS CURRENT YEAR A LOT OF REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OVER THERE QUITE A BIT. I THINK WE WILL COME DOWN A BIT NEXT YEAR IN THAT ARENA IN IN WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES OF THE UTILITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. BUT I THINK SOME OF THE MAJOR INITIATIVES THAT WE NEEDED TO PUT FORTH WITH EMERGENCY REPAIRS AND WELL FIELDS AND EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL UPGRADES, MOST OF THAT, HOPEFULLY ALL OF THAT CAN BE PUSHED THROUGH THE SRF PROJECT AND THE GRANT FUNDED PROJECT, AND WE'RE NOT HAVING TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF OPERATION. SO THAT'S THE PLAN HERE WITH WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND DEBT SERVICE OVERALL. THOSE ARE OUR EXISTING LOANS THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT INCLUDE THE ACQUISITION OF THE SYSTEM TO SOME OF THE DESIGN SRF PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THAT'S OUR TOTAL DEBT SERVICE. AGAIN, KEEP IN MIND, THOUGH, AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THE SRF PROGRAM, THE CONSTRUCTION LOAN THAT WE HAVE NOW, THAT'S A $12.6 MILLION PROGRAM, SIX PLUS MILLION OF IT WILL BE FORGIVEN, BUT FOUR OF IT WILL GO INTO DEBT REPAYMENT. SO OUR DEBT LOAD WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN ABOUT PROBABLY THREE YEARS WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH THIS PROJECT. AND SO THE DEBT SERVICE ON THE SYSTEM WILL INCREASE, YOU KNOW, A GOOD BIT THERE. AND SO WE'RE HAVING TO BUILD TOWARD THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MEET THOSE OBLIGATIONS. BUT AGAIN, I WILL SAY IT'S A GREAT DEAL FOR US BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AT IT, THERE'S $3 ON THE TABLE. WE PUT ONE IN, THEY PUT TWO IN. I'LL TAKE THAT DEAL EVERY DAY, ALL DAY. SO AND AGAIN, THE INTEREST RATE ON THIS IS VERY LOW. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1% INTEREST RATE. YOU JUST CAN'T YOU CAN'T BEAT IT. WE'RE NOT PAYING 9% ON THOSE LOANS. SO IT'S A FABULOUS PROGRAM OKAY.

NEXT. OKAY. IN THIS YEAH. YOU CAN JUST SEE HERE THAT YOU KNOW AGAIN CHARGES. THAT'S REALLY WHAT EVERYTHING IS IN THIS FUND IS YOU KNOW IT'S CUSTOMER BASED. IT'S CUSTOMER DRIVEN CHARGES FEES AND RATES. SO OKAY NEXT OKAY. AND THE PIE CHART HERE FOR THE OVERALL OPERATING EXPENSES OKAY. AGAIN THIS IS INTEREST INCOME HERE FOR TOTAL FOR CURRENT YEAR. AGAIN WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN A GOOD BIT NEXT YEAR. BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH OF IT HAS BENEFITED THE GENERAL FUND. AND AGAIN UTILITY FUND HAS DONE VERY WELL WITH IT AS WELL. TRUST FUND UNIONTOWN TRUST. WE'VE DONE REALLY WELL WITH THAT ARPA MONEY. AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. WE'RE DOWN TO THE LAST REALLY FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND OF THAT. WE'VE SPENT EVERYTHING SO THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT. AND THAT FUND WILL GO AWAY IN FISCAL YEAR 26 FOR SURE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS OUR CURRENT STAFFING ALLOCATION IN THE VILLAGE. WE HAVE 42.5 POSITIONS ON THE BOOKS. COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE CONSIDERED PART TIME FTES. SO TWO AND A HALF FULL TIME POSITIONS THERE. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES IS THE VILLAGE MANAGER VILLAGE CLERK IN THIS DEPARTMENT. HERE WE ARE CONVERTING A POSITION FROM ONE OF THE VACANT OFFICE COORDINATOR POSITIONS TO A DEPUTY VILLAGE MANAGER. SO THAT POSITION, WE'RE TRYING TO FUND THAT FOR JUST THREE MONTHS OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THE FINAL QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 26. SO

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OKAY. IN FINANCE, I'M AT EIGHT TOTAL POSITIONS AND PARKS, FOUR AND A HALF THAT DEPARTMENT.

HERE WE ARE REQUESTING TO CONVERT A PART TIME ADMIN ASSISTANT TO FULL TIME. THERE'S MORE WORK GOING ON IN PARKS, AND THAT POSITION CURRENTLY DOES SOME ASSISTANCE WITH PUBLIC WORKS, WITH ROAD, STREET DRAINAGE AND OCCASIONALLY, I THINK SOME WATER AND SEWER WITH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AS WELL. SO AGAIN, THE WORKLOAD IS JUST GROWING AND SHE'S NEEDED FULL TIME. SO WE ARE REQUESTING THAT. SO TECHNICALLY IN THIS BUDGET WE'RE ASKING FOR A HALF OF AN FTE ADDITION TO THE BUDGET. AND WE'RE CONVERTING A VACANT OFFICE COORDINATOR TO DEPUTY VILLAGE MANAGER OKAY. AND WATER AND SEWER TOTAL OF 12.5 POSITIONS. OKAY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. GENERAL GOVERNMENT. SO THIS IS KIND OF THE OVERALL DEPARTMENT THAT CAPTURES EVERYTHING THAT IS ESSENTIALLY NON-DEPARTMENTAL SPECIFIC. THIS COVERS A LOT OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, FROM AS I SAID HERE FROM OUR REFUND BACK TO FPL CURRENT YEAR, REFUND BACK TO FPL IS 794,000. OUR DEBT SERVICE ON VILLAGE HALL IS 202. WE DO PAY FOR GENERAL LOBBYIST SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH OBTAINING GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN TALLAHASSEE WITH 60,000. OBVIOUSLY THAT HAS WORKED OUT VERY WELL, ALONG WITH THE INCREDIBLE EFFORTS OF OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS HERE IN THE VILLAGE, ESPECIALLY GARCIA COMPANIES AND MR. KELLUM, WHO HAVE BEEN AMAZING, OBVIOUSLY. I.T. SUPPORT FOR THE OVERALL VILLAGE IS 75,000 THIS YEAR DUE TO SOME CHANGES IN LAW AND STATUTE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO IMPLEMENT SOME CYBERSECURITY TRAINING FOR STAFF AND ONGOING TESTING WITH THAT. SO THAT'S A NEW THING THAT WILL START IN PLANNING ON STARTING THAT IN OCTOBER. SO THAT'S 7000. AND THEN JUST GENERAL FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE VILLAGE PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE.

BIGGEST NUMBER IN THIS DEPARTMENT THIS COMING YEAR IS THE FUNDS THAT WE BORROWED. IN 23. IT WAS 450,000 FOR RENOVATIONS. AND AGAIN THERE IS A PLAN THAT I BELIEVE IS GOING TO BE BID AT SOME POI FUTURE, WITH OFFICE SPACE BEING ALLOCATED THIS CHAMBER, THESE CHAMBERS WILL BE RECONFIGURED AND REDESIGNED. THERE WILL BE WORK HERE DONE WITH SUITE D AND PROBABLY SOME OTHER THINGS I'M NOT RECALLING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD AND WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE I GUESS IS DONE HERE. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE. ALL RIGHT. VILLAGE COUNCIL BUDGET.

HONESTLY, THIS IS NO REAL CHANGE HERE. THERE'S A SLIGHT PERCENT DECREASE, BUT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY NO CHANGING IN SALARIES OR ANY OF THE RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION COSTS.

WE STILL HAVE THE SAME TRAVEL AND TRAINING AND PER DIEM ALLOCATION. AND THEN THE MEMBERSHIPS FOR THE TO THE LEAGUE OF CITIES. ALL RIGHT. SO NO CHANGE HERE. SLIGHT DECREASE.

TECHNICALLY ADMIN SERVICES. AGAIN VILLAGE MANAGER AND THE VILLAGE CLERK OFFICE HERE AGAIN PERSONNEL SERVICES. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKOUT. AND THEN OUR PLAN HERE IS TO CONVERT THE OFFICE COORDINATOR TO DEPUTY VILLAGE MANAGER AGAIN FUNDED THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR. WE DO HAVE GENERAL ADVERTISING COSTS HERE FOR ABOUT 5000. WE ARE DECREASING IT. WE HADN'T SPENT AS MUCH AS WE THOUGHT. WE DO HAVE SOME MORE SOFTWARE LICENSE FEES.

HOWEVER, FOR SOME OF THE VILLAGES TECHNOLOGY, SPECIFICALLY GRANICUS AND LASERFICHE AND AGAIN SOME TRAVEL AND TRAINING THERE THAT MAY TAKE PLACE FOR FOR FISCAL YEAR 26. OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. ALL RIGHT. FINANCE MY DEPARTMENT. OVERALL A SMALL INCREASE LESS THAN 1%. I DO HAVE. FINALLY I THINK THE STAFFING COMPLEMENT THAT I NEED FOR THE INTERIM. I DO HAVE NOW A FULL TIME SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, A PART TIME SENIOR ACCOUNTANT THAT WILL BE JOINING ME AFTER THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY THAT I'M TRYING TO FILL FOR A LONG TIME. VERY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING HER ON BOARD. I HAVE A FULL TIME ACCOUNTING CLERK, A PART TIME ACCOUNTING CLERK, AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BILLING CLERKS AND UTILITY BILLING. AND SO WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD TEAM HERE. I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THEM, VERY PROUD OF THEM, AND THEY'RE DOING REALLY GOOD WORK AND CONTINUE TO SHOW MORE AND MORE ALL THE TIME. WE WILL HAVE IN HERE. FUNDED THROUGH ARPA MONEY, SOME OF THE REMAINING ARPA MONEY, THE TYLER TECH SOFTWARE, SAAS FEES, WE CALL THEM SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE LICENSE FEES THAT WE HAVE TO PAY THAT WILL BE EXPENDED NEXT YEAR. AND THEN JUST BASIC, YOU KNOW, SERVICE CHARGES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE CAN DO. I DO PLAN ON INCREASING AND I HAVE PROPOSED THIS BUDGET, AN INCREASE IN PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AGAIN, WE'VE DONE OUR BEST UP TO THIS POINT WITH CAPITAL PROJECTS WITH TERLAGO.

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I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME ADDITIONAL HELP BROUGHT OVER THERE WITH CODE COMPLIANCE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT TO GET CERTAIN THINGS UP TO CERTAIN STANDARD, AND MISS FREEMAN IS WORKING WITH THEM CURRENTLY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE MEMBERSHIP SPONSORSHIP WITH THE BDB AND SOME ADDITIONAL CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR THE BUILDING OFFICIAL THAT WE UTILIZE THROUGH MARTIN COUNTY, OKAY. PARKS. OKAY. PARKS. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS DEPARTMENT HAS, YOU KNOW, TRADITIONALLY BEEN PRETTY CONSERVATIVE. THEY DO GREAT WORK OVER THERE. THE OVERALL OPERATION IS ALWAYS BELOW BUDGET. WE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB MANAGING HER BUDGET OVER THERE. THE TOTAL TOTAL FTE COUNT INCLUDING CONVERSION OF THE ADMIN ASSISTANT FROM PART TIME TO FULL TIME, IS FOUR AND A HALF POSITION. FTES AND BIGGEST ITEMS IN HER BUDGET ARE CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR FIELD MAINTENANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER ASPECTS OF THE OPERATION.

UTILITIES AND THE JUST GENERAL REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE OPERATION. THE BIGGEST INCREASE IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR IS REALLY CAPITAL OUTLAY. DEBBIE'S LOOKING TO ADD A PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT IN THE BUDGET. LAST YEAR SHE HAD 125,000, WHICH WAS PHASE TWO OF THE SKATE PARK THE YEAR BEFORE. THAT WAS PHASE ONE. AND SO SHE'S LOOKING TO DO PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT THIS YEAR OF 250. AND THE ADDITIONAL COST IN THIS BUDGET THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE IN CURRENT YEAR WAS WE HAD SOME THIS YEAR. AND YOU'RE GOING TO THERE'S AN ITEM OR TWO ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT RELATED TO IT. BUT THE O&M COST FOR THE BOB SOUSA CENTER, WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT 55,000 INCREASE PER YEAR FOR PARKS. OKAY. SO ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC WORKS, OUR LARGEST DEPARTMENT AND BUDGET IN THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE THREE AND A HALF POSITIONS OVER THERE. THAT INCLUDES MR. NOLAN, MR. CAMPOS AND MISS JOY, WHO ARE SPLIT FUNDED BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES. AND THEN WE HAVE TWO FULL TIME PARKS AND REC MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS.

AGAIN, THEY'RE NEEDED FOR ALL THE THINGS STATED FOR BASIC ROAD REPAIR, STRIPING, RAMPS AND SIDEWALKS. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED IN THE ROAD AND STREET BUDGET THIS YEAR. MOST OF THEM ARE SEMINOLE AVENUE AND LINCOLN STREET. AND AGAIN, WE DID MENTION EARLIER, WE ARE CONTINUING THE FUNDING OF THE ROAD STRIPING AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM OF $275,000, AND IN FUTURE YEARS, ALL WE DO IS HOPE TO INCREASE THAT THE ONLY REAL CAPITAL OUTLAY WE HAVE IN THIS ENTIRE BUDGET, OTHER THAN CAPITAL PROJECTS, IS A TRAILER FOR 15,000, AN EXCAVATOR FOR 40, AND A MOWER FOR 15. THAT'S IT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER TRUCKS AND BOOM TRUCKS OR DUMP TRUCKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THIS BUDGET. IT'S ALL THIS IS IT, THIS IS IT. THE REST OF IT IS JUST CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, ROAD DRAINAGE, WATER AND SEWER. IT'S IT PRETTY LEAN. OKAY. UTILITY BUDGET, 12.5 EMPLOYEES. THEIR TOTAL. AGAIN THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF UTILITY WILL INCREASE A BIT NEXT YEAR JUST DUE TO COSTS. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME CUSTOMERS COMING ONLINE. OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL HAVE A WHOLE YEAR OF CUSTOMERS WHO ARE COMING ONLINE THIS FISCAL YEAR, PLUS THE ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS NEXT YEAR. THE ONLY THING THAT HE HAS THERE, WHICH AGAIN, MAY TRANSPIRE, WE'LL SEE, IS SOME SORT OF EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT IN ALL IN ALL THREE OF HIS DIVISIONS WITHIN THE UTILITY BUDGET, TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND. AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THIS IS THIS THE UTILITY

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BUT WE HAVE TO REALLY WATCH THIS BUDGET. I AGAIN I THINK GOOD THINGS ARE AHEAD. BUT YOU KNOW AGAIN RIGHT NOW WE'RE STILL OPERATING ON PRETTY CLOSE MARGINS. WE MAY DO BETTER THAN THAN THIS. THIS IS PRETTY CONSERVATIVE. THIS YEAR. WE HAD VERY, VERY STRONG REVENUES IN UTILITY. THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE TURNED ON OVER TERRA LAGO, A LOT OF AGAIN, SOME TESTS OVER THERE FLUSHING, A LOT OF IRRIGATION THERE, GETTING A LOT OF STUFF KIND OF SETTLED AND ESTABLISHED. AND SO WE'VE HAD SOME STRONG REVENUES OVER THERE. NEXT YEAR WE MAY WE MAY SEE MORE OF THAT. WE MAY NOT, BUT I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO COUNT ON IT. SO WE KIND OF KEEP IT CLOSE TO THE VEST. HAVE WE HAD TO SUBSIDIZE WATER OPERATION THIS YEAR? NO, NO.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO CASH TRANSFERS TO THE UTILITY FUND WHATSOEVER. WE HAVE NOT HAD TO DO THAT AT ALL AT ANY AT ANY POINT IN TIME IN RECENT YEARS. AGAIN, THE ONLY THE ONLY CASE THAT YOU CAN MAKE ABOUT UTILITY FUND IS THAT THEY MAY NOT BE TRULY PAYING THEIR FULL COST SHARE OF THEIR UTILIZATION OF THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT. YOU KNOW, SO MY MY TIME, THE VILLAGE MANAGER'S TIME, THE VILLAGE ATTORNEY'S TIME, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT WE COULD PROBABLY SAY THERE ARE DAYS AND WEEKS, MAYBE EVEN MORE THAN THAT, WHERE WE'RE WE'RE SPENDING WATER HOUR TIMES ON WATER AND SEWER. YOU KNOW, WE BUILD ON THE HOUR. IT WOULD BE A LOT OF MONEY. SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY GETTING GETTING A SET OF DISCOUNT. THERE'S NO QUESTION YOU NEED TO START CHARGING THEM. BUT WE ARE NOT WE ARE NOT PUTTING MONEY INTO THE UTILITY FUND FROM THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT. WE ARE NOT. OKAY OKAY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THIS IS JUST A A GRID OF OUR FIVE YEAR CIP PROGRAM PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS, MAYBE A LITTLE HARD TO READ. WHAT I TRIED TO DO IS KIND OF COLOR CODE. THESE PROJECTS, THE ONES THAT ARE IN GREEN, ARE FUNDED FULLY THROUGH ONE SOURCE OF FUNDING OR ANOTHER. THE OTHERS ARE EITHER PART, THE ONES IN BLUE ARE PARTIALLY OR UNFUNDED. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, YOU KNOW, THE COLUMN THERE, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THE TOTAL PROJECT COST. AND THEN WE HAVE THE FUNDED PORTION, AND THEN WE HAVE THE UNFUNDED PORTION TOTAL AMOUNT THERE LOOKS LIKE IT'S SPLIT EVENLY, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN FUNDED AND UNFUNDED. BUT AGAIN, IF YOU GO PROJECT BY PROJECT, IT REALLY KIND OF VARIES. YOU KNOW. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE REQUIRED COST MATCHES WITH THE THE FIRST THREE PROJECTS THE ROAD AND STREET, LINCOLN STREET UPTOWN DRAINAGE WHICH IS COMPLETING. WE'RE FINISHED WITH THAT NOW. THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR UPTOWN DRAINAGE IS MR. NOLAN HAS TALKED ABOUT THIS IN RECENT MEETINGS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY IMMEDIATE FUNDING TO TO CONTINUE WITH THAT. THE DESIGN WORK IS DONE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR CONSTRUCTION TO DO THAT WORK. AND 7 MILLION WAS THE ESTIMATE PROBABLY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

IT'S PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT. AND AGAIN, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS WITH ANY KIND OF ROAD AND STREET AND DRAINAGE PROJECT IS WHEN YOU START DIGGING UP ROADS AND YOU GET INTO EASEMENTS, YOU ULTIMATELY HAVE WATER AND SEWER MAINS THAT NEED TO BE MOVED, AND UTILITY FUND HAS TO PAY FOR THAT. AND THE UTILITY FUND DOESN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PAY FOR THAT.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AND IT WAS WITH A DIFFERENT COUNCIL, BUT WHEN WE WERE DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK IN BOOKER PARK WITH THE BOOKER PARK DRAINAGE PROJECT, WE HAD ARPA MONEY ALLOCATED FOR THOSE RELOCATES. WE HAD 2 OR 3 OF THOSE RELOCATES THAT WE HAD TO FUND AT ARPA TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THE UTILITY FUND DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO MAKE THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS. THEY JUST DIDN'T. AND THIS WOULD BE PROBABLY A LOT MORE THAN WHAT THAT WAS, THAT THOSE THOSE UTILITY RELOCATES WERE, I THINK, MAYBE A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, LIKE 300 OR 350,000 TOTAL BETWEEN ALL OF THEM. THIS WOULD BE MORE THAN THAT. THIS WOULD BE PROBABLY DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHEN YOU DIG THINGS UP, WHAT YOU FIND AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S DOWN THERE UNTIL YOU GET THERE. AND THEN YOU GET DOWN THERE AND YOU GO, OH BOY. WE GOT, WELL, A LITTLE MORE THAN WE BARGAINED FOR, YOU KNOW? AND SO THAT'S THAT'S GOING TO BE THE CHALLENGE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. OKAY. THE NEXT ONE THAT I HAVE IS, IS AND WE'VE TALKED WE'VE TOUCHED ABOUT THIS, BUT I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO PUT IT OUT HERE FOR THE COUNCIL TO, TO BE AWARE. BUT WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN RIGHT NOW FOR RAILROAD AVENUE. WATER LINE REPLACEMENTS 151ST STREET, WATER MAIN. THOSE ARE MAJOR TRUNK LINES. THOSE ARE MAJOR SOURCES OF POTABLE WATER IN THE VILLAGE. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 100% NEED TO BE DONE, BUT THERE'S ALL KINDS OF WATER MAINS ALL OVER THIS TOWN. BACKYARD EASEMENTS AND UP AND

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AND AGAIN, PUBLIC WORKS UTILITIES. PAT NOLAN, THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THE TREATMENT PROCESSES AT THE WATER PLANT. THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS OVER THERE.

THEY WILL MAKE HUGE STRIDES AND GAINS IN ALL OF THAT WORK AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE SRF PROJECT. AND AGAIN, WE HOPE THAT WE CAN EVENTUALLY FUND ALL OF THESE OTHER MAJOR WATER MAIN REPLACEMENTS. BUT I WOULD SAY A GOOD CHUNK OF THIS VILLAGE IS IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOME SORT OF PROGRAMMATIC WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE TO FUND AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO FUND, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE YEARS TO DO IT. IT WON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. BUT IT'S IT'S IT'S IT'S ESSENTIAL. AND THAT'S PROBABLY I'M, THAT'S THAT'S JUST A THAT'S JUST A, A GUESS 30 MILLION. I COULD BE OFF BY TWICE THAT. I REALLY DON'T KNOW. TOM JENSEN MIGHT KNOW HE'S HERE.

HE PROBABLY KNOWS I CAN PULL HIM UP HERE. HE MIGHT HAVE AN IDEA PROBABLY A BETTER IDEA THAN I DO. BUT THAT'S JUST A GUESS, YOU KNOW? BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S OUT THERE AGAIN. AND. OKAY. SO OUR NEXT THING, OUR WATER LOOP, IS ABOUT DONE WITH THAT PROJECT. WE HAD 3.2 MILLION OF THAT FUNDED. AND TWO AND A QUARTER WILL COME OUT OF OUR UTILITY FUNDS. AND THEN THE BIG PROJECTS DOWN BELOW WATER PLANT, DEEP INJECTION, WELL, ALL THOSE OTHERS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE DO TALK ABOUT RAILROAD AVENUE, 151ST STREET WATER MAIN. THOSE ARE SOME BIG PROJECTS THERE THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS THAT, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET FUNDING FOR. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE WE GOT 33.5 MILLION TOWARD THE WATER PLANT AND THE DEEP INJECTION. WELL THAT'S INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE FORTUNE FOR US. AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE GENEROSITY AND LOOKING OUT FOR US. AND WE'RE HOPING FOR MORE. WE NEED A LOT MORE. BUT AGAIN, THE NEEDS OUT THERE ARE ARE STILL PRETTY EXTENSIVE, AS YOU ALL UNDERSTAND. OKAY. AND THAT'S I THINK THE LAST SLIDE I HAVE, I JUST WANT TO EMBELLISH A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE. THIS BUDGET IN MOST REGARDS IS FLAT OR DOWN.

IT'S FEASIBLE. BUT WE HAVE TO WATCH OURSELVES. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF MARGIN FOR ERROR, AND WE HOPE FOR GOOD LUCK AND GOOD FORTUNE IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. YOU KNOW, WE HOPE OUR FRIENDS AT FPL ARE GOOD TO US. WE HOPE MOTHER NATURE IS GOOD TO US. AND THE ATLANTIC BASIN AND THE GULF. AND, YOU KNOW, WOULD JUST KEEP YOU KNOW, ALL WE CAN DO IS, YOU KNOW, VILLAGE STAFF IS CONTINUE TO DO OUR JOB, DO IT AS BEST AS WE CAN BE. AS I THINK AS PRUDENT AS WE CAN MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. I THINK WE DO THAT EVERY DAY UNDER THIS LEADERSHIP. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST BUILD THE BEST VILLAGE THAT WE CAN AND AND WORK WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU. MARK. THANK YOU. I, I APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT. I HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. AS OF TODAY, WHAT ARE THE TOP THREE DEBTS THAT WE HAVE? DEBTS. DEBTS.

VILLAGE HALL WHICH WE OWE ABOUT. IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT PRINCIPAL BALANCE, IT'S ABOUT 1.25 MILLION. THE DEBT SERVICE ON THAT IS A 202,000. I HAVE THAT IN HERE. AND THEN THE THE OVERALL SRF INDEBTEDNESS THAT WE HAVE I BELIEVE IS ABOUT 2.3 MILLION, 2.35 MILLION. YEAH. SO THREE AND A HALF, 3.75 MILLION TOTAL FOR THE VILLAGE. YEAH YEAH YEAH. I'LL MAKE ONE NOTE ABOUT THE VILLAGE HALL DEBT WHEN WE WHEN WE ISSUED THAT BANK LOAN IN DECEMBER OF 23, WE HAVE THE FIRST CALL DATE ON THAT IS DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. SO THAT MEANS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF A DECISION WAS MADE, IT WAS ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO RETIRE THAT NOTE TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF CASH RESERVES. OR IF WE SOLD OUR FIVE ACRE PARCEL, YOU KNOW, WE COULD TAKE THAT MONEY AND RETIRE THAT LOAN AS EARLY AS DECEMBER 20TH OF THIS YEAR. I DIDN'T BUDGET FOR THAT. WHAT I HAVE BUDGETED IS THE DEBT SERVICE ITSELF. BUT WE CAN ALWAYS CHANGE THAT DEPENDING ON

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ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING. WELL, I THINK YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF BREAKING EVERYTHING DOWN. YOU AND THE STAFF. OKAY. DEFINITELY IS AN EYE OPENER. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY, OKAY. VICE MAYOR. NOTHING. OKAY. THANK YOU. I KNOW IT WAS HARD. I KNOW YOU WORKED ON IT VERY HARD. YOU KNOW, GOVERNMENT. HOW DO WE GET MONEY? WE GET MONEY FROM AD VALOREM TAXES, RIGHT? GOT MONEY FROM THE GAS TAX. WE LOST A CHUNK OF MONEY FROM THE GAS TAX. AND WHY DID WE LOSE THAT? A REALLOCATION OF THE GAS TAX DISTRIBUTION FORMULA. THE THE I BELIEVE AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE THE MODEL THAT WAS IN PLACE WAS GAS TAXES WERE ALLOCATED BASED ON ROAD AND STREET AND STORMWATER CONSTRUCTION COSTS OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD, WHICH THEN GOT SHORTENED TO FIVE YEAR PERIOD IS WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING AND WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING, RIGHT? WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING OUT OF YOUR OWN COFFERS, THAT'S A BIG THAT'S A BIG DELINEATION THAT NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD. SO LIKE BOOKER PARK, WE SPENT $2.2 MILLION ON THAT PROJECT. BUT MOST OF THAT, I THINK THREE QUARTERS OF THAT WAS WAS WAS DOT MONEY. RIGHT. SO WHEN YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY THEY THEY REWARD YOU WITH THAT ALLOCATION. WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE TAKING MONEY OUT OF YOUR OWN POCKET. CORRECT. SO WE LOST THAT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T ALLOCATE ANY MONEY TO THE ROAD. WELL THAT'S YEAH. WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR OWN MONEY. RIGHT. WE WERE RELYING ON GRANTS TO DO IT. CORRECT. SO BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SPEND ON IT, WE LOST FREE MONEY. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT THAT'S A FAIR OBSERVATION. YES. OKAY. AND THE OTHER, THE OTHER STREAM OF MONEY IS FROM GRANTS. YEAH. RIGHT. YEAH. SO IF WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR GRANTS, WE WOULDN'T BE DOING ANY OF THE STUFF THAT WE'RE DOING. NO. OKAY. SO WE NEED THOSE GRANTS. YES. AND WE NEED TO KEEP APPLYING FOR GRANTS FOR AS MANY GRANTS AS WE CAN GET. YEAH. SO WHEN PEOPLE SAY, YOU KNOW, NOT TAKE MONEY FROM FROM THE GOVERNMENT, IT'S OUR TAX MONEY. YEAH. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A WATER PLANT. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE. A WATER TREATMENT PLANT. YEAH. RIGHT.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE THE WORK BEING DONE THAT'S BEING DONE. SO. YEAH, YOU KNOW, THIS BUDGET TELLS ME LOOKING AT IT AS A BUSINESS GUY, OKAY. IT TELLS ME THAT WE'RE ON A TRACK AND WE CAN'T STOP. IF WE STOP, WE'RE GOING TO CRASH. RIGHT? SO WE NEED TO KEEP MOVING. YEAH, WE NEED TO KEEP MOVING. AND EVENTUALLY WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH PROPERTIES, ENOUGH ROOFTOPS, ENOUGH BUSINESS, ENOUGH INDUSTRY THAT CAN SUPPORT OUR GOVERNMENT VERY COMFORTABLY. AM I WRONG? NOT AT ALL. NO. YOU'RE CORRECT. YOU'RE HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECT. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SO WE GOT TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THE BIG PICTURE, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. I MEAN, YEAH, I'D LIKE TO ADD ONE THING TOO, THAT I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'M SPEAKING TO. YOU ALL ARE WELL INFORMED AND EDUCATED ON THIS AS MUCH AS ME. BUT WE'VE BEEN TALKING SINCE MISS CHRISTY GOT HERE ABOUT THE THE HIGH RISK THAT WE HAVE WITH THE VERY UNUSUAL IMBALANCE OF TAXABLE VALUES THAT WE HAVE WITH, WITH TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY VERSUS ALL OTHER REAL PROPERTIES. AND THE QUITE HONESTLY, THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENT TO TO DIVERSIFY THAT AND TO AND TO CHANGE THAT. AND THAT'S ULTIMATELY GOING TO LAND ON YOUR DESKS TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. WHEN THOSE DECISIONS

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AS A FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL, I'D LIKE TO KNOW, IS THERE SUCH THING AS GOOD DEBT AND BAD DEBT? WELL, I MEAN, YEAH, I MEAN, LISTEN, YOU THERE IS I THINK THERE IS. THERE CERTAINLY IS. I MEAN, LISTEN, WHEN YOU HAVE DEBT THAT LEVERAGES YOU AND INCREASES YOUR NET POSITION, YOUR INCREASES YOUR BOTTOM LINE, THEN THAT'S GOOD DEBT, DEBT THAT KIND OF TAKES AWAY FROM THAT IS IS BAD DEBT. AND I THINK THE VILLAGE HAS MADE SOME INCREDIBLY GOOD INVESTMENTS IN GOOD DEBT. I THINK ALL THE DEBT THAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS. NOW, LISTEN, I MEAN, THIS GOES BACK TO WHAT WE SAID WITH THE SRF EARLIER. YOU KNOW, WE GOT TWO THIRDS FORGIVENESS ON THE ACTUALLY, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE MORE THAN THAT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE UTILITY. WE HAD 8.5 MILLION ACQUISITION COSTS, 6.4 FORGIVEN, AND WE HAD A $2.2 MILLION DEBT LOAD. WOW.

THAT'S A GREAT DEAL. YOU KNOW, WE WE GOT A GREAT DEAL ON THAT. AND I THINK ACQUIRING THIS BUILDING AND THIS PROPERTY, WHEN WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT WAS ALSO A GREAT DECISION, A GREAT A GREAT DECISION AND REALLY ESTABLISHED OUR FOOTHOLD HERE FOR HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, DECADES TO COME AT A TIME WHEN THE COSTS, I THINK, AND THE PRICE WAS RIGHT. YEAH, YEAH. SO IN MY OPINION, MOST PEOPLE WHEN THEY BUY A HOUSE, THEY FINANCE IT, RIGHT? I MEAN, NOT EVERYBODY PAYS CASH, RIGHT. SURE. SO YOU BUILD EQUITY IN THAT, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT.

RIGHT. AND ONE DAY IT'S PAID OFF AND YOU HAVE AN ASSET, RIGHT? YEAH. NO DOUBT IF WE DID AN APPRAISAL TODAY ON THIS BUILDING AND COMPARED IT TO THE APPRAISAL FROM TWO YEARS AGO, WE'VE BUILT EQUITY INTO THIS PLACE. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. OKAY. OTHERWISE WE'D BE PAYING RENT. RIGHT. THERE'S NOTHING FOR IT. RIGHT. OKAY. RIGHT. SO THERE IS SUCH GOOD THING IS GOOD I, I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE WAS. YES THERE WAS. YEAH.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOOD. I GOT NOTHING ELSE. DO WE HAVE ANY ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO GET A MOTION TO ADOPT THE BUDGET AS SURE. YEAH. I MEAN UNLESS. YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT. YES. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE BUDGET? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE BUDGET. MOTION MADE SECOND. SECOND BY. COUNCILWOMAN PALMER, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I APOLOGIZE, WAS WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENT. YEAH. OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE WE VOTE. OKAY, I WILL TAKE MY SEAT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE IT, AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND, MAYOR, I WANTED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. THE MOTION BEFORE YOU IS, IS TO APPROVE WHAT'S BEEN PUT BEFORE YOU TO BE THE BUDGET THAT'S GOING TO COME BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR TWO BUDGET HEARINGS THAT ARE COMING UP HERE IN SEPTEMBER. WHICH THERE WILL BE A FURTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COME AND COMMENT ON. SO. ASKING, ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE MOTION RIGHT? YEAH. WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DO. MISS LINDA NICCUM. OKAY. AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, LINDA NICCUM. THE THE BUDGET PRESENTATION WAS FANTASTIC AND IT WELL EXPLAINED. ONE OF THE ITEMS, THOUGH, THAT I PICKED UP ON AND PROBABLY DOESN'T NEED TO BE ADDRESSED THIS EVENING, BUT I THINK IT IS

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SO THAT 150,000. THAT'S THAT'S IT. RIGHT. NO. MONTHLY ANYTHING. YEAH. THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF THE AGREEMENT. YES, MA'AM. OKAY OKAY OKAY. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, SIR. OKAY.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH KIMBERLY HORN.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILWOMAN WALTERS, SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAMS. PALMER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC

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[Public Hearing for the Opportunity to Receive Public Comment on the Four Points Water Main Fire Flow Improvement Project Prior to Submittal of an Application to Florida Commerce - Division of Community Development Office of Long-Term Resiliency (OLTR) for Grant Funding ]

OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION, MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAMS PALMER SECOND. SECOND BY VICE MAYOR PEREZ. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. NEXT

[Public Hearing for the Opportunity to Receive Public Comment on SW Osceola Street Water Main Replacement Project Prior to Submittal of an Application to Florida Commerce - Division of Community Development Office of Long-Term Resiliency (OLTR) for Grant Funding ]

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS ON THAT? NO, SIR. OKAY. MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAMS. SECOND. SECOND BY VICE MAYOR PEREZ. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL PASSED

[Public Hearing for the Opportunity to Receive Public Comment on the Floridan Aquifer Wellsite Generator Project Prior to Submittal of an Application to Florida Commerce - Division of Community Development Office of Long-Term Resiliency (OLTR) for Grant Funding ]

COUNCILWOMAN WATERS BROWN, SECOND SECOND BY VICE MAYOR PEREZ. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.

[Public Hearing for the Opportunity to Receive Public Comment on the Indiantown Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant Project Prior to Submittal of an Application to Florida Commerce - Division of Community Development Office of Long-Term Resiliency (OLTR) for Grant Funding ]

[01:20:04]

MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN LONG WILLIAMS PALMER. SECOND, I SECOND IT SECOND BY WATERS. BROWN. COUNCILWOMAN WATERS. BROWN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

[Approval of Agreement with Kimley Horn in the amount of $300,000.00 for Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant Raw Water Main and Floridan Wellhead Design services for the existing Indiantown Water Treatment Plant Improvements. ]

[Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Utilization of the Mass Notification System Between the Martin County Board of County Commissioners and the Village of Indiantown]

IT HAS PARAMETERS ON IT. IT CAN'T BE USED FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN EMERGENCIES ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, OR THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO IMPACT THE RESIDENTS TO THAT MAGNITUDE.

SO EVEN THOUGH I JOKED ABOUT IT, WE COULDN'T USE IT FOR THAT. ANYWAYS. WE LOSE OUR OUR LICENSE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WOULD BE GREAT, YOU KNOW, IF IT AT LEAST LET US TRY. IT DOESN'T COST US ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE TIME AND ENERGY TO GET TRAINED ON IT.

SO THIS IS HOME PHONE SALES AND TAX? NO. AND EMAILS. OKAY. JUST ANOTHER FORM OF COMMUNICATION

[01:25:01]

MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAMS. SECOND. SECOND BY VICE MAYOR PEREZ. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OKAY. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION

[DISCUSSION ITEMS]

IT'S REALLY DARK, LIKE YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR HAND IN FRONT OF YOU. DARK. AND THE PLAYGROUND IS THERE? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND THE BATHROOMS ARE THERE. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE?

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

BONNIE SHELDON. WELCOME. THANK YOU. OKAY. HI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M BONNIE SHELDON. THIS IS NOT TRUE. PARTICULAR POINT, BUT TO A GENERAL CONCEPT OF COMMUNICATION. I WAS THRILLED WHEN YOU STARTED TALKING ABOUT TEXTING AND EMAILING RESIDENTS UNTIL YOU SAID ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A BUDGET THAT'S IN THE $7 MILLION RANGE AND IT'S A PRECARIOUS BUDGET, WE KNOW THAT YOUR ANSWER IS TO GO FORWARD AND GROW BIGGER, AND THAT SEEMS LOGICAL. BUT WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE AND I DON'T TALK TO THAT MANY HERE IN THE VILLAGE, I FIND THAT MOST PEOPLE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. IN MOST SMALL TOWNS. YOU HAVE FORMERLY A NEWSPAPER, A TV STATION, A SOURCE OF INFORMATION. NOW, I USED TO BE A GROUP DIRECTOR AT YOUNG BRANDS. INCORPORATED, THE LARGEST AD AGENCY. WE DID A LOT OF SEAT OF THE PANTS MARKETING AND RESEARCH. SO I JUST WENT AROUND AND I TALKED IN THE $2 STORES, IN RORY'S AND ON THE PLAYGROUND, AND I ASKED PEOPLE, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE CONSIDERING WHAT TO DO WITH THAT $0.01 SALES TAX, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PUT IT HERE, OR YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IT THERE? AND I FOUND THAT NO ONE KNEW THEY WERE PAYING A $0.01, HALF A CENT SALES TAX. NO ONE I SPOKE TO IN INDIANTOWN KNEW THAT. NOW I KNOW WE HAVE A GREAT WEBSITE. IT'S A REALLY GOOD WEBSITE, A LOT OF INFORMATION. I KNOW WE CAN WATCH THESE ON THE INTERNET, BUT THIS IS NOT A WAY WE'RE COMMITTING MORE. PEOPLE KNEW THERE WERE YOGA CLASSES AND STORYTELLING FROM THE LIBRARY FLASHING SIGN. THEN THEY KNEW ABOUT THE SALES TAX. NOW I KNOW THAT'S A COUNTY SIGN THAT YOU PROBABLY CAN'T UTILIZE, BUT I ALSO KNOW THERE WAS A MEETING ON A SATURDAY ABOUT THE VILLAGE FUTURE VISION, AND I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT THAT. AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY. I KNOW YOU CAN'T HIJACK THAT SIGN AT THE LIBRARY, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT POLITICAL BY HIGHLIGHTING THE WE MAY BE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES, BUT IF THERE CAN'T BE A WAY, MAYBE WITH JUST FLIERS IN THE STORES OR YOUR OWN STANDALONE FLASHING SIGN ABOUT WHAT'S COMING UP, BUT A WAY FOR THE PEOPLE TO REALLY IN THIS VILLAGE REALIZE IT'S THEIR VILLAGE. IT'S OUR VILLAGE. I MEAN, THERE'S NOBODY HERE, AND YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF MONEY. WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO BRING THE COMMUNITY IN. AND I SEE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS FORMERLY AN ECONOMIC DIRECTOR IS NOW COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S NOT A CHANGE OR I JUST NEVER CAUGHT IT. BUT I THINK YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY AS A COMMUNITY, NOT JUST BY GIVING

[01:30:02]

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

I'LL POST IT. AND WHO ARE YOU? I'M A NEW RESIDENT. OKAY. OKAY, OKAY. NEXT. NEXT REGULAR

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