PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

[Presentation of Apprenticeship Completion Certificate to Rafael Sanchez, Village Water & Wastewater Technician, by Katherine Van Zant, PE, Florida Rural Water Association.]

OKAY. NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE THE PRESENTATION OF APPRENTICESHIP COMPLETION CERTIFICATE. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. PAT NOLAN. FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE CATHERINE VAN ZANT. SHE'S FROM THE FLORIDA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION. SHE IS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, AND SHE'S HERE TO PRESENT AN AWARD TO RAFAEL SANCHEZ FOR COMPLETING THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO PROVIDE SOME HONORS. BUT FIRST, I WANT TO NEED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL AND YOUR VILLAGE MANAGER, BECAUSE YOU HAVE PUT A SYSTEM INTO PLACE HERE THAT AFFECTS THE HEALTH OF EVERY RESIDENT OF INDIAN TOWN. EVERY DAY WE GO TO THE KITCHEN AND TURN ON OUR TAP. WE GO FLUSH OUR TOILET AND WE TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. BUT IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL UNDERSTANDING PUT INTO PLACE, AND YOU HAVE PROVIDED FOR YOUR STAFF TO BE A PART OF THIS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SO THAT THEY CAN GET THE TRAINING, TO BE ABLE TO DO A GOOD JOB FOR YOUR RESIDENTS HERE. THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IS A TWO YEAR PROGRAM.

IT TAKES QUITE A BIT OF IN-DEPTH CLASSROOM TIME. YOU HAVE TO HAVE MENTORS ON STAFF WHO ARE EXPERIENCED SENIOR TECH PEOPLE, STAFF MEMBERS IN THIS FIELD, WATER TREATMENT AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT. AND THOSE MENTORS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. THEIR JOB CONTINUES WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THEY HAVE GOING ON, BUT THEY'RE MENTORING THESE NEW FOLKS THAT ARE COMING UP AND GETTING THE TRAINING. SO LAST FALL, WE BROUGHT A CERTIFICATE FOR IVAN CAMPOS, WHO FINISHED THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THEY'VE PUT A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT.

THEY'VE NOT ONLY DONE ALL THE TRAINING, BUT IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, THEY GET THEIR STATE CERTIFICATION TO BE TREATMENT PLAN OPERATORS. WITH THIS CERTIFICATION, THIS PROGRAM IS UNDER THE US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AND WITH THIS CERTIFICATION, THEY ARE RECOGNIZED NATIONWIDE AS JOURNEYMAN OPERATORS, JUST LIKE A JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN. SO THEY CARRY THAT CREDENTIAL OUT OF THE WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS APPRENTICESHIP. SO I HAVE THE CERTIFICATION FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR RAFAEL, BUT I ALSO HAVE CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION FOR THE TWO MENTORS THAT MENTORED RAFAEL AND IVAN. AND SO THAT'S PATRICK NOLAN AND JAIME ANDRES AND THE CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION SAYS THIS CERTIFICATE EXPRESSES SINCERE APPRECIATION TO PATRICK NOLAN FOR SERVING AS A MENTOR FOR THE FLORIDA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, IMPROVING OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF WASTEWATER UTILITIES BY PROVIDING THOUGHTFUL SUPERVISION AND COACHING TO FUTURE LEADERS IN THE WASTEWATER UTILITIES FIELD. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM AND TO SUPPORT, REALLY, THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF EVERY RESIDENT THAT YOU HAVE HERE IN INDIANTOWN.

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WELL, THANK YOU. I THINK WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD, AND I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE A GREAT, GREAT STAFF AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEM. THEY'RE. I THINK I SAW HIM IN INDIAN WOOD UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER. YEAH, TRYING TO FIX A LEAK. BUT THAT'S DEDICATION. BUT THEY ARE DEDICATED AND THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB KEEPING OUR BROKEN DOWN WATER PLANT ALIVE. YES. AND THEY ARE. YOU DO HAVE AN EXCELLENT UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

YEAH. JUST WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE. COME ON UP. YEAH. COME ON UP HERE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. FOR YOUR CERTIFICATES. FOR THE PROGRAM. OH. IT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. OKAY. NEXT

[Presentation by Martin County Fair Board]

UP IS THE PRESENTATION BY MARTIN COUNTY FAIR BOARD. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS SUSAN GIBBS THOMAS.

I AM AN INDIAN TOWN RESIDENT AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE MARTIN COUNTY FAIR AND YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW BOARD. I AM ONE OF 15 ON THAT BOARD. THAT BOARD ENCOMPASSES A WIDE SWATH OF OUR COMMUNITY, ITS BUSINESS OWNERS, GENERAL CONTRACTORS, TEACHERS, MARTIN COUNTY FIREFIGHTER, ATTORNEY, ENGINEERS, RETIREES, AND EVEN FORMER PUBLIC SERVANTS. IT'S LIKE HERDING CATS TO GET EVERYBODY AND TO SCHEDULE MEETINGS. BUT WE ARE LUCKY THIS EVENING. WE HAVE A QUORUM HERE IN ATTENDANCE WITH US, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR OUR MARTIN COUNTY FAIR BOARD TO RAISE RISE, PLEASE, IF YOU WOULD RISE UP AND AND IF YOU INDULGE ME, IF WE COULD JUST GO AROUND AND EVERYBODY SAY YOUR NAME SO YOU CAN PUT A FACE WITH A NAME. AND IF YOU HAVE, IF YOU ARE ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, IF YOU COULD JUST SAY YOUR OFFICE, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, SUSAN, WAIT. WE GOT TO GET HIM ON THE MIC. OH, OKAY. SORRY. TESTING. YEAH, JUST. JUST FOR YOUR EYES. KYLE KIRKLAND, FAIR BOARD PRESIDENT BRAD TANZER GREG CAMPBELL, VICE PRESIDENT. DENNIS D'ANGELO, JUST ON THE BOARD. KATHY MASSEY, BOARD MEMBER. BRIDGET HOWE, TREASURER. TRINA GIBSON, BOARD MEMBER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO NOW YOU HAVE A FACE WITH THE NAMES. AND THIS TRULY IS TRULY IS A WORKING BOARD BECAUSE WE JUST FINISHED THE FAIR AND TURNED AROUND IN THIS PAST WEEKEND. WE HOSTED THE STUART MARTIN COUNTY CHAMBER WITH ITS HOME AND HURRICANE SHOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MARTIN COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY ANNUAL SALE AND SHOW AND THE WORKING BOARD. IT PULLED IT OFF THE. OUR MISSION IS TO BE A GOOD COMMUNITY PARTNER IN MARTIN COUNTY, AND ONE OF OUR PARTNERS IS WITH THE MARTIN COUNTY RAILROAD CLUB. IT IS IN ONE OF OUR BUILDINGS AND THEY WERE OPEN DURING THE FAIR, TURNED AROUND AND THEY WERE OPEN DURING THIS PAST WEEKEND'S SHOW. AND WE ARE PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO HAVE ON OUR FAIR BOARD THE PRESIDENT OF THE MARTIN COUNTY RAILROAD CLUB AND A GREAT PARTNER, AND HE IS ALSO THE CHAIR OF OUR BUILDING COMMITTEE FOR INDIAN TOWN. SO WE'LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A MINUTE. AND HIS NAME IS DENNIS CIAGLO. YOU MET HIM RIGHT HERE. SO OUR BOARD HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY AS AND IS ENTRUSTED BY MARTIN COUNTY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF ITS ASSETS OF THE FAIRGROUNDS. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE FAIR, BUT IT'S YEAR ROUND, LIKE I JUST STATED, WE HAVE. AND SO WE PARTNER WITH ALL OF MARTIN COUNTY. THERE WE GO. WE JUST

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FINISHED UP OUR 67TH ANNUAL FAIR. IT WAS FOR TEN DAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY, AND WE HAD OVER 35,000 ATTENDEES. AND I WAS ENCOURAGED TO KNOW THAT AND LISTEN TO SOME FEEDBACK FROM ONE OF OUR OWN COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE NEED THAT IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD TO KNOW WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. WE ALSO KNOW THAT AS A NONPROFIT, SPONSORSHIPS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE A NECESSITY. WE HAD A LOT OF SPONSORS. HOWEVER, I CHOSE JUST TWO THAT YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH. OUR PREMIER SPONSOR WAS THE LAW FIRM JOHN EBERS. HE DOES SIT ON OUR BOARD.

ALSO, ONE OF OUR MAJOR SPONSORS WAS TERRA LAGO. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IN THAT FERRIS WHEEL, WHICH WAS A GREAT ADDITION THIS YEAR, THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT FERRIS WHEEL, IT'S AN LED DISPLAY. AND WE WERE ABLE TO PUT ON THEIR DIFFERENT SPONSORS. OUR ACTS ARE ENTERTAINMENT THAT WAS COMING. AND IT WAS JUST IT WAS A GREAT ADDITION. IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE. IT WAS FUN TO SEE. OUR ENTERTAINMENT, OUR ENTERTAINMENT. WE HAD, I THINK, MORE THAN BUT 15 DIFFERENT ENTERTAINERS AND SHOWS. IT COUNTED FOR OVER A HUNDRED PERFORMANCES IN THAT TEN DAY PERIOD. WE HAD. AND THIS IS JUST THIS IS SOME OF IT. WE HAD.

WE HAD A LATIN NIGHT. WE HAD A CHRISTIAN MUSIC NIGHT, WE HAD A COUNTRY NIGHT, WE HAD ALLIGATOR WRESTLERS, WE HAD ENTERTAINERS THAT WALKED US THE, THE MAIN STREET AND MAGIC STILT WALKERS.

THE BUTTERFLY GAL, SHE WAS ON A BICYCLE AND SHE DID BUBBLES. SHE WAS AWESOME. KIDS LOVED HER.

ALSO THE CIRCUS INCREDIBLE WAS ONE. AND THOSE ARE, I BELIEVE, THE VENDORS. THAT NAME MIGHT RING A BELL. AND THEY WERE FABULOUS. THEY WERE FABULOUS. ALSO, WE HAVE WE HAVE OUR HOME ARTS. WE HAD OVER 100 ENTRIES IN HOME ARTS. WE HAD OUR FOUR ARTS THAT WERE SET OVER 75 ENTRIES, AND THERE WERE FOUR SCHOOL BOOTHS THAT WERE PARTICIPATED IN A CONTEST. YOU WILL SEE ALSO DURING THE WEEK WHEN YOU CAME THROUGH THAT, THAT HOME ARTS AND THAT ARTS WING, THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON. THERE WAS A WOMAN THAT WAS DOING ACTUAL PAINTING THERE, AND YOU HAD A4H CUPCAKE DECORATING CONTEST, WHICH WAS, WHICH WAS GREAT. THEY, THEY DID A THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB. ALSO, THE YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW HAD OVER 180 EXHIBITORS. THE MARKET SALE, THE MARKET ANIMALS. WE HAD 65 SWINE, 13 STEER AND FIVE POULTRY. THOSE KIDS ON THE MARKET SALE THAT TOTALED $229,000. AND IT WAS A LOW YEAR FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PRICES WERE KIND OF LOW THIS YEAR. ALSO, OUR MISS MARTIN COUNTY TEEN. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST YEAR THAT WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE MISS FLORIDA PROGRAM, WHERE THE WINNER CAN GO AHEAD AND GO ON AND PARTICIPATE IN THE MISS AMERICAN TEEN PAGEANT. SO SHE IS HEADED TO THE STATE LEVEL. AND EVEN THE POSSIBILITIES OF ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. AND THAT NAME MAY SOUND FAMILIAR TO SOME LONG TIME INDIAN TOWN RESIDENTS.

HER GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER, BOB AND PAULA. HOW LONG TIME RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS ARE VERY PROUD OF THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER. AND THAT BRINGS US TO WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF. WE WERE ABLE TO SIGN A LEASE, GET A LEASE AGREEMENT AND GET IT SIGNED IN DECEMBER WITH THE COUNTY FOR 30 PLUS ACRES, 30 ACRES AND A SMIDGE FOR 40 YEARS.

IT'S AT 1010 YEAR INTERVALS OF OF, I GUESS RE-UPPING. THE INITIAL SURVEY HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE MOWING, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING. THE MOWING AND THE, I GUESS,

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BRUSH CLEARING OF THAT. THEN THAT SCHEDULED. WE HAVE SILT FENCING AND A BOUNDARY SURVEY THAT IS IS UP NEXT. ONCE WE GET THE MOWING DONE, WE HAVE OVER, I THINK $1.5 MILLION. AND I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, BUT THIS COUNCIL IS VERY AWARE IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS. IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT IT'S GOING TO GO A LONG WAY AND IT'S GOING TO GET US OUT HERE TO INDIAN TOWN BY 2028. WE HAVE ONE MORE YEAR ON DIXIE HIGHWAY AND STUART, THAT'LL BE OUR 68TH ANNUAL FAIR.

AND WE WILL BE HAVING HOLDING OUR 69TH ANNUAL FAIR OUT HERE IN INDIANTOWN. AND AS A BOARD, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE A QUORUM HERE THIS EVENING, WHICH IS KIND OF HARD TO PULL OFF. I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE DO HAVE THEM HERE, THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING, PARTNERING WITH THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, MOVING FORWARD IN THAT SITE AND WITH THE POSSIBILITIES THAT WE CAN HAVE FOR THIS COMMUNITY, AS IT CAN HAVE FOR ALL OF MARTIN COUNTY.

AND THAT IS IT. GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES WILL BE FORTHCOMING. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS GETS INVITED. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE THANK YOU FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING. I'M JUST GLAD YOU FINALLY BEING DONE. ABSOLUTELY. SO ARE WE FOR FOR A WHILE. SO ARE WE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT WE GOT PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO

[PUBLIC COMMENT (3 MINUTES EACH)]

WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. YOU WANT TO MAGGIE WRIGHT AND WE'D LIKE TO REMIND FOLKS THAT WHEN YOU PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, THAT YOU ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. HI. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S ON FOR THE RECORD. MAGGIE WRIGHT. I LIVE ON FARM ROAD. I'M A FOURTH GENERATION INDIAN TOWN RESIDENT, BORN AND RAISED. MY FAMILY CAME AND SETTLED HERE IN 1918 WITH THE SEMINOLES, WHEN WHAT WE NOW CALL INDIANTOWN WAS MERELY A TRADING POST. MY GREAT GRANDFATHER, WILLIAM PRIEST, OVERSAW THE CONSTRUCTION. THE ORIGINAL INDIAN TOWN ROAD THAT RAN FROM INDIANTOWN TO JUPITER WITH HIS WIFE, MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER AND NAMESAKE, MARGARET PRIEST. AFTER THAT, HE DREDGED THIS PART OF THE WATERWAY THAT WE NOW KNOW AS THE SAINT LUCIE CANAL. THEY TRADED WITH SEMINOLES IN WHAT IS NOW BARKER PARK. THEY BROUGHT IN CATTLE AND PLANTED THE FIRST ORANGE GROVES ON THE SAME LAND THAT MY FAMILY STILL LIVES ON. THIS IS WHERE I HOPE TO RAISE MY KIDS, AND WHERE I HOPE THEY'LL WANT TO RAISE THEIR KIDS BECAUSE OF HOW WE ALL GREW UP HERE. BUT I FEAR THAT DREAM IS SLOWLY DYING BECAUSE OF THE DECISIONS BEING MADE HERE. THERE WERE COMMENTS MADE AT THE LAST VILLAGE MEETING THAT I FEEL THE NEED TO SPEAK AGAINST IN REGARD TO THE SILVER FOX 606 AI DATA CENTER. FIRST OF ALL, I FOUND IT INTERESTING AND CONTRADICTORY AND ITS VERY NATURE THAT THE COUNCIL SAYS THAT IT WAS UNAWARE OF THE AI DATA CENTER WHEN THE PLANS HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP ENOUGH TO HAVE AN OFFICIAL NAME, LOCATION, PROPOSALS, MEMBERS. AND THERE WAS A FACEBOOK COMMENT WRITTEN BY A COUNCIL MEMBER ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL DATA CENTERS ARE AND WHY THEY'RE A GOOD IDEA FOR TOWNS. ABOUT THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE LAST MEETING, WHEN THIS TOPIC FIRST GAINED ITS TRACTION.

THAT'S A HUGE SLAP IN THE FACE OF OUR. THAT'S A HUGE SLAP IN THE FACE OF OUR INTELLIGENCE AS A COMMUNITY AND IS INDEED SHOW LACK OF TRANSPARENCY. ANOTHER COMMENT WAS MADE THAT, QUOTE UNQUOTE, YOU GUYS ACT LIKE WE'RE OUT OF TOWNERS. THAT'S BECAUSE WE SEE SEVERAL OF YOU ARE. AND THAT'S HOW WE SEE OUR OUR VILLAGE BEING TREATED AS A WHOLE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MORE THAN THE LAST TEN YEARS, MUCH LESS OUR WHOLE LIVES. THIS IS NOT THE SAME INDIAN TOWN IT WAS. I BELIEVE, IN GROWTH, BUT I BELIEVE IN SUSTAINABLE, TRUE TO ROOTS GROWTH. AND THAT IS NOT WHAT AN AI DATA CENTER IN INDIAN TOWN IS. THE MISSION STATEMENT OF INDIAN TOWN CLEARLY STATES. THE VILLAGE IS DEDICATED TO PROUDLY MAINTAINING OUR SMALL TOWN FEEL AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY. I DON'T BELIEVE IN AI DATA CENTER FALLS IN THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL CATEGORY, UNLIKE THE MARTIN COUNTY FAIR THAT DOES CONTRIBUTE AND HAVE A PLACE HERE. WHEN YOU ADD IN THE FACTS ABOUT POLLUTION, ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF WATER IT WILL TAKE ON AN ALREADY DEPLETING AQUIFER, THE LIGHT POLLUTION, THE INTERTWINED ECOSYSTEMS, THE EMISSIONS, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE CLOSE TO IT LIKE MYSELF, THE STRAIN ON THE POWER GRID, FEWER PERMANENT JOBS, AND THEY USUALLY COME WITH THREE OR MORE.

I BELIEVE IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS ON THOSE POINTS ALONE, HOW AN AI DATA CENTER WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DETRIMENT OF INDIAN TOWN AND ITS HERITAGE, NOT ITS POTENTIAL FUTURE. THE FINAL COMMENT WAS THAT THE COUNCIL COULDN'T MAKE, QUOTE UNQUOTE, EMOTIONAL DECISIONS AND ANY DECISION, IN MY OPINION, MUCH LESS ONE OF THIS MAGNITUDE THAT HAS DRAWN THIS MUCH SCRUTINY THAT IS INTENDED AS THE COUNCIL'S POSITIONS DEFINED TO BE MADE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF INDIAN TOWN PEOPLE'S HOMETOWN SHOULD AND PARTIALLY WILL BE AN EMOTIONAL ONE. TO SAY YOU LOVE INDIAN TOWN AS YOU HAVE IS AN EMOTION TO WANT THE BETTERMENT OF INDIAN TOWN BECAUSE YOU QUOTE UNQUOTE LOVE. IT SHOWS EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT AS IT SHOULD. BUT IF YOU LOVE IT LIKE YOU SAY YOU DO, YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE RESIDENTS AND THEIR WISHES TOO. THANK YOU, THANK

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YOU, LINDA NIGAM. FOR THE RECORD, LINDA NIGAM, AFTER LISTENING TO THE DISMAL FINANCIAL REPORT AT THE LAST MEETING, I WANTED TO MAKE A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR VILLAGE SPENDING. WE ARE ALL IN A BELT TIGHTENING SITUATION THESE DAYS, NOT ONLY NOT SPENDING ON THINGS THAT WE CAN DO WITHOUT, BUT SAVING FOR THE DAYS WHEN WE NEED TO SPEND ON THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITIES. THE SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR OUR VILLAGE, AND THE FIRST TWO ITEMS THAT COME TO MIND TO ME IS ONE THE SPENDING OF OVER HALF $1 MILLION FOR RENOVATION OF THIS BUILDING. WE WILL NOT BE DOING ANY HIRING SPREES, AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, THERE ARE NO CRITICAL INFRACTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED RIGHT NOW. I KNOW IT'S IN THE BUDGET, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE NEED TO SPEND IT. TWO ANY INITIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE THREE LOTS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY PURCHASED? AGAIN, NOT NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF STATE DECISIONS ON PROPERTY TAXES, WE NEED TO PULL BACK ON ALL FRIVOLOUS SPENDING PLANNED WITH THE EXPANSION OF BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE VILLAGE, NOW IS THE TIME TO HARDEN OUR ASSETS AND TO REINFORCE OUR FOUNDATION. WE NEED TO BE SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ALIKE. THE OLD PHRASE COMES TO MIND BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES, WHICH MEANS TO SECURE A SHIP'S HATCH. TOP TARPAULINS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ROUGH WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PREPARE FOR A STORM. AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT ROUGH WEATHER IS AHEAD OF US AND WE NEED TO BE READY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

DONNA. CARMEN. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS DONNA CARMEN. I LIVE AT LITTLE RANCH ESTATES HERE IN INDIANTOWN, BUT I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE INDIAN TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AT THE LAST MEETING, I KIND OF SHARED WITH YOU SOME OF MY HISTORY OF HOW LONG I'VE BEEN HERE AND WHERE MY PASSIONS LIE. I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT HOW MUCH A COMMUNITY PARTNER FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT HAS BEEN FOR OUR COMMUNITY, CONSISTENTLY SHOWING UP YEAR AFTER YEAR FOR THIS TOWN. THEY'VE STAYED ENGAGED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO INVEST IN INDIAN TOWN AND BE A PART OF ITS FUTURE. ONE THING I FOUND IRONIC, THIS CURRENT COMMUNITY CONVERSATION THAT SOME OF THE LOUDEST VOICES ARE CRITICIZING WHAT IS PROPOSED, AND I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. WE HEAR A LOT OF INFORMATION COMING FROM FOLKS THAT DON'T REALLY RESIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S CONCERNING TO ME. YOU ARE HERE TO SERVE, AND YOU GUYS HAVE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE TO DO THAT. AND WE KNOW THAT CHOICES ARE NOT EASY, AND YOU'LL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY OVERALL. SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO TO MAKE THOSE DETERMINATIONS, BUT WE HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY. AS MISS NICCUM INDICATED, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET TOUGH AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASIER. AND THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE FIRMS LIKE FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY, BRINGING NEW ASSETS. FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE LIVED HERE ENTIRE LIVES, INCLUDING OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN, WE WANT TO SEE INDIANTOWN GROW IN A WAY THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITY WHILE STILL PROTECTING OUR CHARACTER OF OUR TOWN, WHICH IS OUR NEIGHBORLY CONNECTIONS WITH EACH AND EVERYONE THAT'S HERE SERVING. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE INVESTMENT BEING DISCUSSED REPRESENTS A CHANCE FOR PROGRESS IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS WAITED A LONG TIME FOR MEANINGFUL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. AND WE SHOULD NOT FORGET WHAT A STRONG AND CONSISTENT PARTNER, COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY PARTNER FLORIDA HAS BEEN OVER THE YEARS. THEY'VE INVESTED IN GRID RELIABILITY, ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH KEEPS OUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES POWERED, ESPECIALLY DURING STORMS. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN I HEAR FOLKS SAYING BAD THINGS ABOUT OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY KIND OF FRUSTRATES ME. SO I'D LIKE TO SPEAK UP AGAIN ON THAT. I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL TAKING ITS TIME, UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE COMING, AND IT IS KIND OF FRUSTRATING TO HEAR ALL THE NEGATIVE COMING TOWARDS YOU EACH AND EVERY DAY.

AND I, YOU KNOW IT. AND STAFF, THAT REALLY FRUSTRATES ME. I'LL TRY TO KEEP MY PERSONAL

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OPINIONS AND PASSION IN CONTROL IN THAT REGARD, BECAUSE I AM A NURTURER, I'M A MOTHER, I'M A GRANDMOTHER, AND I HAVE A LOT OF GREAT FRIENDS IN TOWN, AND I'LL STAND UP FOR THEM EVERY DAY SO THAT TIME WILL COME, BUT NOT THIS EVENING. SO I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU. LINDA. OKAY, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN THIS TIME. RIGHT. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEN AND WOMEN AND RESIDENTS. IT'S NICE TO BE HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU. AS YOU CAN SEE, I TALK OFF THE CUFF. WE GET YOUR NAME, PLEASE. AND YOUR. OH, I'M VERY SORRY. I DID THAT LAST TIME TOO. MY NAME IS LINDA BISCO. I LIVE IN CLEMENTSVILLE. I'M HERE TO ALSO TALK ABOUT THE DATA CENTER. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS ARE TAKING A LOT OF HEAT, AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT NO ONE IS AGAINST YOU GUYS. WE ALL SHOULD BE WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE TOWN, FOR THE VILLAGE. I LIVED IN CLEMENTSVILLE FOR YEARS. I LOVE THIS TOWN. I REALLY TOOK TIME AND FINDING WHERE I WANTED TO BE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE AND I. I FOUND IT HERE. THE PEOPLE HERE ARE SO PLEASANT. I WISH I KNEW MORE OF YOU. BUT WHEN IT. WHEN YOU SAY IT TAKES A VILLAGE. I THINK WE HAVE A VILLAGE HERE, AND I THINK AFTER I HEARD THE FINANCIAL ISSUES THE TOWN HAD IN THE LAST MEETING, WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, SO I STOOD HERE AND I LISTENED TO IT. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE IN A TOUGH SPOT, AND I THINK AS A VILLAGE, THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF US HERE THAT CAN TRY TO HELP IN THAT MANNER. I CERTAINLY WOULD BE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER MY TIME TO REACH OUT TO COMPANIES TO SEE WHERE WE CAN BRING IN THE RIGHT TYPE OF ECONOMIC. BOOST HERE IN INDIAN TOWN TO HELP US GROW. I DON'T THINK A DATA CENTER IS AT AS I DO RESEARCH, I'VE DONE NOTHING. BUT SINCE I HEARD ABOUT THIS, THE DETRIMENTS THAT COME WITH THE DATA CENTER. THEY DON'T JUST START WITH ONE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THEY CLUSTER. WE HAVE A LOT OF OPEN LAND HERE. AND RIGHT NOW, SINCE THE ANNEXATION, 43% OF INDIAN TOWN IS INDUSTRIAL. BETWEEN THE HEAVY AND THE LIGHT, THAT'S 43%.

THAT'S A BIG, BIG NUMBER. AND IF WE BRING IN GROWTH THAT IS FILLING UP 43% OF OUR VILLAGE, WE'RE NOT A VILLAGE ANYMORE. SO. SPEAKING FROM MY HEART, I HOPE I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE A TOUGH JOB. YOU ASKED FOR PRAYERS. I'VE BEEN PRAYING THAT YOU GUYS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PUSH BACK ON THIS AND NOT DO IT. SO THAT'S HOW I FEEL. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. KIMBERLY JACKSON BROWN. THAT. WAS A KIMBERLY JACKSON BROWN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MANY OF US IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DATA CENTERS ARE AND WHAT THEY COULD MEAN FOR A SMALL TOWN LIKE OURS, BUT IT'S DEEPER THAN DATA CENTERS. THE REAL ISSUE TONIGHT IS TRANSPARENCY, COMMUNICATION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. RIGHT NOW, MANY RESIDENTS ARE LEARNING ABOUT THESE POSSIBLE PROJECTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONVERSATIONS WITH NEIGHBORS. THAT SHOULD NEVER BE HOW A COMMUNITY FINDS OUT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT COULD AFFECT ITS FUTURE. I'VE HEARD IT SAID THAT IF PEOPLE WOULD ATTEND THE TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS HELD EACH MONTH, THEY WOULD KNOW MORE. BUT MEETINGS TWICE A MONTH ARE NOT THE SAME AS ACTIVELY INFORMING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT A PROJECT THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT OUR TOWN. WHEN SOMETHING THIS IMPORTANT IS BEING CONSIDERED, THERE SHOULD BE CLEAR OUTREACH AND A DEDICATED EFFORT TO MAKE SURE RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED. DATA CENTERS RAISE SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT ENERGY USE, WATER CONSUMPTION, LAND USE, AND HOW PROJECTS LIKE THIS COULD AFFECT A SMALL TOWN LIKE OURS. THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE DESERVE THE CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS, HEAR THE FACTS, AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED BEFORE DECISIONS MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS OUR TOWN. THE DECISIONS MADE HERE AFFECT OUR

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HOMES, OUR FAMILIES, AND THE FUTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY. THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, AND I MEAN THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE FOR REAL AND ARE NOT JUST USING AN ADDRESS HERE WHILE ON POLITICAL VACATION SHOULD NEVER BE THE LAST TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING PLANNED FOR THE PLACE WE CALL HOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, ERIC MILLER. WOW, THAT'S HARD TO FOLLOW. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ERIC MILLER. I AM A RESIDENT OF MARTIN COUNTY. I'M ONE OF YOUR NEAREST NEIGHBORS IN LITTLE RANCH ESTATES. AND I'M FORTUNATE TO SAY WE HAD THE FORESIGHT TO GET OURSELVES OUT OF YOUR INCORPORATION FROM THE GET GO TO AVOID SITUATIONS THAT ARE JUST LIKE THIS. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT SAY WE ARE NAYSAYERS, THAT WE'RE HORSE AND BUGGY PEOPLE, THAT WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING LIKE THIS. YOU COULDN'T BE ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. WE ARE ON THE SAME SIDE. WE WANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR INDIAN TOWN.

BUT WHEN YOU START TO DO THE RESEARCH ON THESE THINGS FROM A PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL STANDPOINT THAT SHOW LISTS AND LISTS OF POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS, AND THEN YOU LOOK AT THE CODE AND THE CODE ISN'T EFFECTIVE ENOUGH TO MEET THOSE HEALTH EFFECTS BY SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS, YOU HAVE TO STAND HERE AND SAY, HERE'S YOUR CODE. HERE'S THE REPORT, WHICH YOU'LL FIND IN THE REPORTS THAT I GAVE TO YOU TONIGHT, PLUS SEVERAL OTHER EXAMPLES ON HOW YOU CAN VOTE NO AGAINST THIS. THIS IS WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN, IN THE OLD DAYS, CONSIDERED A DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT, JUST FROM ECONOMIC STUDIES THAT I HAVE, FROM QUALIFIED ECONOMISTS WITH PHDS AND DOCTORATES. AND I'VE POSTED THIS ONLINE FOR YOU TO SEE IT. TALK ABOUT MARTIN COMM. THE DRI HAS BEEN DONE AWAY WITH, BUT THEY STILL ARE GOING TO REQUIRE. BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR POD WITH SILVER FOX AND THE ONE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED BETWEEN META AND FP AND L ON FP ANNALS, NEWLY ANNEXED PROPERTY WILL BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH STATE DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW. PLUS, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE THE VILLAGE AND OTHER MUNICIPAL ELECTED EXPLAIN TO US HOW A TWO POINT 2,000,000 SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER WITH HEALTH EFFECTS AFFECTS THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITY. PLUS, IT EATS THE RURAL LIFESTYLE AND NATURE THAT IS PRESCRIBED TO YOU IN YOUR OWN PLANS, NOT ONLY IN YOUR CHARTER, YOUR COMPREHENSIVE GROWTH PLAN, IN YOUR ELDERS AND IN YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, AT SITES OVER AND OVER AND OVER. AND I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU A LIST OF EVERYWHERE THAT IT SAYS THAT YOU ARE. YOU ARE TASKED AS AN ELECTED INDIVIDUAL BY THE PEOPLE WHO FORMED THOSE DOCUMENTS THROUGH COMMITTEE AND WORKSHOPS TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GOVERNMENT LIGHT. YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT STANDARD. AND WHEN YOU VIOLATE IT BY PUTTING NOT ONE, BUT TWO AND POTENTIALLY THREE WITH YOUR TWO NEW ANNEXES THAT ARE COMING IN, OKAY, THAT VIOLATES YOUR OWN REQUIREMENT TO SATISFY YOUR OWN DOCUMENTS. AND THAT'S KIND OF THE OTHER WITH THE OTHER REPORT IS ABOUT EXPLAINING OUR POSITION ON THAT. WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS TONIGHT OPENLY WHEN I HANDED THESE REPORTS TO THE OFFICIALS AND THESE REPORTS WENT TO EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL IN MARTIN COUNTY, I'M NOT SINGULARLY, SINGULARLY PUTTING THESE GUYS OUT. IT CALLS FOR A MORATORIUM, WHICH I LEARNED TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE SOME LEGAL ISSUES BECAUSE OF THE STATE FOR MORATORIUMS, BUT THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER THROUGH DIALOG, OPEN PUBLIC DIALOG, NOT A YOU GET THREE MINUTES. WE NEED OPEN DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE ELECTED AND THE PEOPLE AND THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, BUT WE STILL HAVE TIME ON THE PUD TO FILE AN INJUNCTION FOR FPL. WE'RE WORKING WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY TO SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE A WAY WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO. SO LET'S TALK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT THESE REPORTS BE ADDED TO THE RECORD. JENNIFER LONGMIRE DOESN'T MIND THE SAME REPORTS THAT I TRANSMITTED TO YOU. CAN I HAVE THESE PUT IN THE RECORD FOR PUBLIC AVAILABILITY? YEAH, SURE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER LONGSHORE. HELLO. I'M JENNIFER LONGSHORE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SORRY, OF THE INDIAN TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIFETIME RESIDENT THOUGH AS WELL. MORGAN STREET OUT IN LITTLE RANCH. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE DATA CENTER AS WELL. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INFORMATION FLOODING, SOCIAL MEDIA AND GOSSIP AND RUMORS, BUT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTUAL PLANS FOR A DATA CENTER SUBMITTED TO THE VILLAGE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. THERE HAS BEEN PLANS FOR THE ZONING AND IS THE SITE VIABLE. BUT ALL OF THIS INFORMATION THAT'S OUT THERE ABOUT THIS DATA CENTER IS PULLED FROM OTHER DATA CENTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THE ONE THEY'RE PROPOSING FOR HERE WILL HAVE THOSE SAME ISSUES OR REQUIREMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY IN THE PUBLIC TO TAKE A BREATH, GET THE INFORMATION BEFORE YOU GO SPREADING ALL THIS FEAR MONGERING IS WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL IT, BECAUSE TO ME, THAT'S WHAT IT IS ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO BRING AND

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ACCUSING THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OF NOT KNOWING ANYTHING WHEN THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE NOT ACTUALLY RECEIVED ACTUAL PLANS FOR DATA CENTER. YES, RUMORS ARE ONE THING, BUT IF THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED AN ACTUAL PLAN, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO PASS THE JUDGMENT EITHER WAY ON IT OR FORM AN OPINION? YOU CANNOT FORM A VALID OPINION ON SOMETHING UNTIL YOU HAVE THE ACTUAL FACTS OF THAT SPECIFIC CENTER. IN MY OPINION, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN IDAHO OR WHEREVER. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING FOR HERE IS WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO BRING UP THE NETWORK ACCESS POINT CENTER OF THE AMERICAS, WHICH IS A 750,000 SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER SLAP IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN MIAMI. I HAVE AN IMAGE HERE, THE RED CIRCLE. IS IT RIGHT ACROSS FROM HEAT STADIUM? EVERYBODY CAN SEE THAT DOWNTOWN MIAMI, ALL THAT'S AROUND IT. THAT DATA CENTER OPENED IN 2001. SO FOR OVER 25 YEARS THAT HAS BEEN THERE. PEOPLE WALK BY IT EVERY DAY, DON'T EVEN KNOW IT'S A DATA CENTER. SO HOW CAN. YES, IT'S A LITTLE SMALLER THAN THE ONE THAT IS RUMORED. AGAIN, NO PLANS RUMORED TO WANT TO COME HERE, BUT HOW CAN THAT SUSTAIN ITSELF FOR 20 YEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN MIAMI WITH NO SERIOUS NEGATIVE EFFECTS, AND THIS ONE IS SUPPOSEDLY GOING TO DESTROY THE TOWN? TO ME, IT MAKES NO SENSE. AND I'M SORRY I GET A LITTLE I DON'T LIKE PUBLIC SPEAKING. OH, THE POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL. RIGHT NOW, RESIDENTS PAY AVERAGE $45 IN PROPERTY TAXES TO THE VILLAGE. THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN ALL THE THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. THIS POTENTIAL COULD BE $9 MILLION TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN TO DO ALL THE ROAD WORK, ALL THE AMENITIES THAT EVERYONE SCREAMS FOR OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR PROPERTY TAXES RAISED, YOU NEED BUSINESSES LIKE THIS TO COME IN AND INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY. OTHERWISE WE'LL FALL APART. YOUR LITTLE $45 A YEAR ISN'T GOING TO COVER IT. AND ALSO, BLUESTREAM FIBER IS A DATA CENTER. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DID NOT KNOW RIGHT THERE IN TOWN, BEEN THERE FOR SINCE 2013, I GET A LITTLE WORKED UP. SORRY. THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? NO COMMITTEE REPORTS. COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL.

[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]

HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ANYBODY? GO AHEAD. ANGELINA. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT AND HEAR YOUR CONCERNS. WE ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS. WE HEAR YOU. I MEAN, WE SEE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL, BUT WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK. THIS DATA CENTER, POTENTIAL DATA CENTER. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I TRUST THAT EVERYONE IS DOING WELL. I THINK YOU DID PRETTY GOOD AS A PUBLIC SPEAKER. I THINK YOU DID GOOD. I LOVE YOUR PASSION. I JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT SUPPORTING US. YOU KNOW, REGARDLESS OF DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, THAT'S WHAT MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND. YOU KNOW HOW IF I IF WHATEVER YOU KNOW, I MAY NOT KNOW WHAT I KNOW YOU MAY NOT KNOW. SO WE COME TO THE TABLE AND WE, WE, WE TALK ABOUT IT. THAT'S HOW THE WORLD GO AROUND. WE TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING. AND IN THE MIDST OF OUR TALKING. MISS VICKY. RIGHT. IS THAT YOUR NAME? YEAH. MISS LINDA SAID THE SAME THING THAT I SAID LAST WEEK. CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR YOUR COUNCIL. CONTINUE TO TO SUPPORT US WITH YOUR POSITIVE AND, YOU KNOW. MY PUBLIC SPEAKER HERE SAID ABOUT NEGATIVE TALKING AND RUMORS, RIGHT. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION AND EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO VOICE THEIR OPINION. WE JUST ASK THAT WHEN YOU ARE VOICING YOUR OPINION AND YOUR THOUGHTS, JUST LET'S LET'S KEEP THE LINES OPEN, AS ANGELINA SAID, WITH COMMUNICATION AND IN PRAYER, AS MISS LINDA SAID. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY ONE THING. YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I DID FOR 30 YEARS AS A COP. WHEN I WENT TO COURT, I WENT WITH THE WHOLE FILE. I DIDN'T GO WITH THE LITTLE PIECE OF IT. SO THINK ABOUT THAT. OKAY? THINK ABOUT THAT. WHEN WE SEE THINGS ON THE INTERNET, DON'T BELIEVE IT BECAUSE IT'S FAKE NEWS. IT'S FAKE NEWS. AND THINK ABOUT WHERE IT COULD BE COMING FROM. I THINK SHE KNOWS SHE CAN PROBABLY TELL YOU SO. I WANT OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE FAITH THAT WE WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE JUST LIKE WE HAVE ON EVERYTHING ELSE. AND AT THE END

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OF THE DAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE BELIEVE, WHAT WE THINK, THE FACTS THAT WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT THING FOR THE VILLAGE. SO I'VE BEEN TALKED ABOUT ON THE INTERNET AND ALL THAT STUFF, AND I REALLY DON'T CARE BECAUSE I GOT BIG SHOULDERS. I COULD CARE LESS.

SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT ABOUT ME. BUT I CAN TELL YOU, IF YOU WERE GOING TO COURT, YOU'D WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR LAWYER HAD ALL THE INFORMATION BEFORE YOU WALKED INTO THAT COURTROOM. AND THAT'S THE WAY I LOOK AT MY JOB HERE. SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING, AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP MOVING ON. IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING ELSE I DO, GO AHEAD. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING. I LOVE THAT YOU CAME TO WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO COME TO, VOICE HOW YOU FEEL AND WHAT YOU THINK. I HOPE AND PRAY THAT WE CAN SHOW YOU THAT YOU CAN TRUST US WITH WHAT WE DO. THAT'S MY HOPE AND THAT'S MY PRAYER. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT ON APRIL 18TH, WE ARE HAVING AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP IN TWO LOCATIONS. ONE IS IN BROOK PARK AND THE OTHER ONE WILL START AT POST PARK. THE FLIER SAID 6 A.M. IT IS PITCH BLACK, DARK AT 6 A.M.

SORRY ABOUT THAT ONE. THAT WILL GIVE US TIME TO SET UP. THE OFFICIAL TIME IS 7 A.M. ON THAT SAME DAY, WE ARE HAVING OUR FIRST INDIAN TOWN FARMER'S MARKET THAT WILL BEGIN AT 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. THAT WILL BE AT POST PARK. SO IF YOU CAN COME OUT AND SHARE IN THAT, MEET SOME NEW NEIGHBORS, IT GIVES YOU FREE REIGN ON COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THAT TIME TOO. BUT PICK UP TRASH AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY LOOK BETTER, FEEL BETTER, AND TAKE OWNERSHIP. BUT AGAIN, I THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING AND SHARING HOW YOU FEEL, WHAT YOU THINK, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO COME IS HERE. YOU VOTED FOR US TO BE HERE. YOU VOTED FOR US TO HAVE YOUR BEST INTERESTS AT HEART. SO THE ONLY WAY WE CAN HAVE IT IS IF YOU SHARE IT AND WE LISTEN. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? VILLAGE MANAGER, WE GOT SOME COMMENTS.

[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER]

JUST JUST ONE EXCUSE ME. INITIALLY WE HAD TALKED ABOUT HAVING A WORKSHOP AND POSSIBLY LOOKING AT APRIL 11TH. THERE'S BEEN SOME YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE RIGHT FACILITATOR AND SOME OTHER THINGS POSSIBLY IN PLACE. SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT OUT AND LOOK FOR ANOTHER DATE THAT WOULD MEET EVERYBODY'S NEEDS AND GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO SLIDE THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. OKAY. I THOUGHT WE AGREED WE DIDN'T NEED A FACILITATOR. WELL, I WAS APPROACHED. BY A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A FACILITATOR. SO THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN TALK ABOUT. I MEAN, SPEND THE MONEY. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH ANOTHER DAY. OKAY? OKAY. OKAY. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE

[1) APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE THAT. WE APPROVE THE AGENDA. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. APPROVAL OF

[2) APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]

CONSENT. AGENDA. MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND. I SECOND IT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, I ASK UNANIMOUS. OKAY.

[3B) Funding for the Indiantown Chamber's Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration]

SO WE HAVE STRUCK THREE A SO WE'RE GOING TO THREE B, WHICH WILL BE. FUNDING FOR THE INDIAN TOWN 4TH OF JULY. YES. AND PRIOR TO THIS, OUR PUBLIC SPEAKER, MISS LONGSHORE, I WILL INTRODUCE THE ITEM. THIS. AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, THIS JULY 4TH OF 2026 IS A COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION FOR THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICA'S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. THIS SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE HAS VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THAT ARE PLANNING FOR WHAT THEY'RE CALLING AMERICA. 250 EVENTS.

THE INDIANTOWN CHAMBER COORDINATES AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INDIANTOWN 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION. THIS CELEBRATION IS A COMMUNITY DRIVEN EVENT OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES AND A FAMILY FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE OF CHARGE.

THIS ANNUAL EVENT IS HELD AT TIMER POWERS PARK, WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT IS THAT STUNNING FIREWORK DISPLAY FINALE THAT THEY DO DURING OUR DEVELOPMENT OF OUR BUDGET. DUE TO A SHORTFALL THAT

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WE EXPERIENCED WITH HAVING A CONSTANT MILLAGE RATE WITHIN OUR TAX BASE ACTUALLY DECREASED, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME REDUCTIONS ABOUT $180,000 OUT OF OUR BUDGET. ONE OF THE LINE ITEMS THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BUDGET WAS TO FUND $36,000 TO COVER THE COST OF THE 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS FOR THIS YEAR. THE CHAMBER HAD PUT IN A REQUEST WITH THE INDIAN TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST FUND FOR THAT $36,000, AND RIGHT NOW, THE TRUST FUND. IN FACT, WE MET JUST BEFORE THIS MEETING. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF REEVALUATING SOME PARAMETERS IN THAT TRUST FUND. AND SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO THE TRUST THE TRUST FUND COMMITTEE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON THIS $36,000 REQUEST IN TIME FOR THE CHAMBER TO SECURE THE PYROTECHNICIAN WHO, BECAUSE 4TH OF JULY IS ON A SATURDAY, IT'S PROBABLY EXTREMELY BUSY. AND SO THEY CAME TO ME TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD THE VILLAGE COULD FUND IT FOR THIS YEAR. AND SO I WENT TO MR. FLORIO, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR. AND IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, IN THE BUDGET, WE WE ESTIMATE. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE ESTIMATING WHAT OUR BUDGET IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR NEXT YEAR. AND IN THERE YOU HAVE YOUR FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY GRANT. AND SO WHAT THAT IS, IS FPL PAYS X AMOUNT IN PROPERTY TAXES BECAUSE THEY'RE OUR LARGEST PROPERTY TAX PAYER AND THE VILLAGE REBATES THEM A PORTION OF THAT MONEY BACK. AND IT'S A FORMULA AND IT VARIES. AND THAT'S WHY OUR TAX BASE WENT DOWN LAST YEAR BECAUSE THEY HAD REMOVED ABOUT $200 MILLION WORTH OF VALUE IN INVENTORY OFF OF THAT, THEIR SITE WHERE THEY STORE THEIR EQUIPMENT. SO IN GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT THAT, WE INITIALLY HAD BUDGETED $794,629.73, WHICH WAS BASED ON PRIOR TPP VALUES.

BUT THE ACTUAL GRANT, ONCE THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, PROVIDED US THOSE FINAL TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUES, IT CAME TO $762,845. SO THAT LEFT A BALANCE OF ABOUT $31,784.73.

AND THEN THE REMAINING WOULD BE A LITTLE OVER $4,200. AND IN GOING BACK AND TALKING WITH MR. FLORIO, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR INITIAL INTEREST EARNINGS ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAD ESTIMATED. AGAIN, WE WERE DOING OUR ESTIMATES LAST YEAR. THE INTEREST RATES WERE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. WE HAD DIFFERENT FUND BALANCE. SO IN CONSULTATION WITH MR. FLORIO, WE BELIEVE WE CAN PULL THAT EXTRA $4,200 FROM THERE SO THAT YOU'RE STILL WITHIN YOUR BUDGET AND YOU COULD FUND THE REQUEST OF THE FIREWORKS FOR 36,000, AND THEY CAN GET THEIR PYROTECHNICIAN UNDER CONTRACT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR.

LINDA. OH, SORRY. NO DISCUSSION. OKAY. WELL, I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT EVENT AND PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT. YES. LINDA NEWCRM. OKAY. FOR THE RECORD. LINDA NEWCRM. AFTER MY LAST LITTLE SPIEL, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE COULD SPEND $36,000 TO GO UP IN SMOKE IN A 30 MINUTE PERIOD OF TIME. WE JUST WE NEED TO APPLY COMMON SENSE TO THIS. THAT'S IT. OKAY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY. SUSAN GIBBS? OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAM PALMER, I HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M SORRY, SUSAN, I THOUGHT I SAW SHE'S WORKING. YUP. GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, SUSAN GIBBS THOMAS, A VILLAGE RESIDENT. YEAH. IT'S TOUGH. I STARTED THIS WHEN I SAT IN THAT SEAT. AND THIS YEAR IS THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY. IT IS A EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT

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DOESN'T COST THEM ANYTHING TO COME TO. IT IS VERY WELL ATTENDED, NOT ONLY BY INDIAN TOWN RESIDENTS, BUT THE COUNTY, WHICH IS A PLUS. ALSO THIS. THIS COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE TO DO ONE THING. THE CHAMBER IS THE ONE THAT HANDLES THE WHOLE THING. FROM STAFFING TO SETUP TO TEAR DOWN ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. I WOULD HATE TO. I WOULD HATE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY TO LOSE THIS EVENT BECAUSE HISTORICALLY YEARS. I REMEMBER AS A YOUNG KID DOWN AT THE MARINA SITTING ON THE, YOU KNOW, ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR WATCHING THE FIREWORKS OVER THE CANAL. I KNOW IT'S NOSTALGIC, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S FUNNY. BUT SOME THINGS YOU JUST NEED TO DO BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT TO DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JENNIFER LONGSHORE. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVEN CONSIDERING THIS. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO ASK FOR IT, OBVIOUSLY WE WOULDN'T. WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO FUND IT. WE ALREADY HAVE TO RAISE MONEY FROM SPONSORS TO COVER THE ADDITIONAL $14,000 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THE EVENT. WE PAY OUT 5000 TO FIRE RESCUE FOR, AND THESE ARE COUNTY REQUIRED EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AT THIS TYPE OF EVENT. SO WE PAY 5000 FOR FIRE RESCUE, 3000 FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S JUST PART OF THAT 14,000. THERE'S ALSO THE INSURANCE PARK FEES, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE AS A CHAMBER, WE WORK TO TRY TO GET SPONSORSHIPS. AND IF WE COULD GET SPONSORS TO COVER THE ENTIRE EVENT, WE WOULDN'T NEED A PENNY OF YOUR MONEY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S ABOUT 50 GRAND OVERALL TO DO THE WHOLE THING. 36,000 IS JUST FOR THE FIREWORK PORTION. SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK, AND IF WE DON'T GET ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE 14, THEN THE CHAMBER EATS THOSE COSTS OURSELVES JUST TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT COMMUNITY EVENT FOR INDIANTOWN. EVERY OTHER CITY ACROSS THE WORLD, MOST HAVE FIREWORK DISPLAYS. INDIAN TOWN DESERVES THAT AS WELL.

WE'RE SMALL, BUT I THINK THAT OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES THAT. OUR TAXPAYERS DESERVE THAT. IN MY OPINION. IT'S AGAIN, MY OPINION. AND IF WE ARE LIKE I SAID, IF WE'RE ABLE TO SECURE A BIG DONOR AND GET FUNDING ELSEWHERE, WE WILL. WE WON'T NEED THE MONEY. WE'RE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TODAY IS MAYBE SOMETHING SAYING IF WE CAN'T, THAT YOU WOULD COVER THE COSTS. OTHERWISE WE CAN'T LOCK IN THE PYROTECHNICS COMPANY. WE HAVE TO GIVE HIM AN ANSWER ASAP OR WE'LL LOSE THEM. AND THIS IS A NEW ONE THAT WE'VE HAD TO GO TO THIS YEAR, BECAUSE LAST YEAR AND THE YEARS WE'VE USED BEFORE, HE'S NOT AVAILABLE ALREADY ON THAT DAY BECAUSE IT'S SO LATE IN THE GAME. WE APPLIED FOR THE TRUST FUND. BUT AGAIN, LIKE KAREN SAID, THAT'S IN A HOLDING PATTERN RIGHT NOW. SO WE'RE KIND OF WE CAN'T MAKE A DECISION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

WE CAN'T COMMIT TO THE FIREWORKS UNLESS WE HAVE SOME SORT OF CONFIRMATION FROM SOMEBODY THAT THEY'LL COVER THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COSTS OF IT. AND SO WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU EVEN CONSIDERING TO DO IT. IT IS, LIKE YOU SAID, THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATION, WHICH IS A BIG DEAL. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST THE COMMUNITY LOVES THE EVENT. IT'S FREE. I JUST THINK THAT IT'S WORTH IT IN MY OPINION AGAIN. BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION, YOU KNOW. SO AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US ABOUT ANY OF THE STUFF THAT GOES INTO IT ON OUR END, OKAY. AND WE DO GET ABOUT 2000 PLUS VISITORS. SO THAT IS MONEY COMING TO TOWN AS WELL BECAUSE THEY STOP AT THE GAS STATIONS, THEY GO TO THE RESTAURANTS WHILE THEY'RE HERE. YOU KNOW, THE SO BRINGS IT UP A LITTLE BIT IN MY OPINION. AGAIN, I'M SORRY, I HATE PUBLIC SPEAKING. THANK YOU. ERIC MILLER. I'M SORRY. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

I FIGURED AS LONG AS I'M THE MOST HATED GUY IN THE ROOM, I'D TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THROW SOMETHING ELSE OUT ON THE TABLE HERE. I'M NOT AGAINST THE FIREWORKS, FOR GOODNESS SAKE.

I'M A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND AN AIRBORNE INFANTRYMAN, SO. WHOO! LET'S THROW SOME FIREWORKS UP. HOWEVER, I LEARNED THAT FAIRNESS WORKS A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS, AND THERE ARE OTHER SUBMISSIONS FOR FUNDING THAT ARE IN THAT COMMUNITY TRUST RIGHT NOW. AND THERE'S A $45,000 GRANT FOR RESTORATION OF THE BLACK CEMETERY, WHICH QUITE HONESTLY, FOR THE LONGEST TIME HAS BEEN, IN MY OPINION, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING BETTER, MYSELF INCLUDED. I WILL OFFER TO WHOEVER THOSE PEOPLE ARE THAT THE INDIANTOWN VETERANS ASSOCIATION WILL FORM A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND DEDICATE OURSELVES TO ONCE A MONTH GOING OUT THERE AND MORE, IF NEEDED, TO AT LEAST KEEP IT IN A PRESENTABLE MANNER, IF THAT'S HELPFUL. THAT'S WHAT THE COMMUNITY SHOULD DO AND PEOPLE WITHIN A COMMUNITY SHOULD DO FOR YOU. BUT IN ALL FAIRNESS, DON'T DON'T THROW STUFF AT ME NOW. ALL RIGHT? WE BOTH I KNOW ALL NOT TRUST FUND, BUT THIS THIS IS THE SAME GRANT THAT'S IN THE SAME. THIS IS SEPARATE JUST. WELL, OKAY, WELL, IT'S IN A SEPARATE AREA FOR ALL I KNOW. OKAY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF SEPARATE CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST SIMILAR TO THIS ONE, WHERE THE FUNDING FOR WHATEVER REASON HAS

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BEEN PULLED BACK, I THINK THAT THAT IS ALSO A VALID CONSIDERATION. AND EVEN IF YOU APPROVE IT ON AN UNFUNDED BASIS, UNTIL YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO FUND IT AND POSSIBLY FUND AT LEAST ENOUGH TO GET IT STARTED, I WOULD GIVE THAT EQUAL CONSIDERATION, IS ALL I'M SAYING. I'M NOT AGAINST ANYTHING. I'M JUST SAYING, LET'S OPEN THE DIALOG A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. OKAY. WE HAD I HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE.

COUNCIL. I HAVE ONE QUESTION, JEN. YES, MA'AM. YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE MONEY TO STAND IN THE GAP IN CASE YOU CANNOT GET BUT HOPING TO GET OTHER FUNDING. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? CORRECT. IDEALLY, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE CAN GET OTHER FUNDING AND WE ARE APPROACHING OTHER SPONSORS. OKAY. WE'RE WE'RE PUSHING AS HARD AS WE CAN. OKAY. BUT WE ALREADY HAVE TO GET 14,000 JUST TO COVER THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE COUNTY PUTS ON US TO HOST THE EVENT.

SO THE ADDITIONAL 36 IS FOR THE FIREWORK DISPLAY. SO WE ARE PUSHING FOR IT. AND LIKE I SAID, IF WE CAN GET IT, WE WON'T TOUCH VILLAGE MONEY. I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND, THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL, I HAVE WILLIAM PALMER. YEAH. OKAY. I'M NOT AGAINST IT EITHER. HOWEVER, I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT WE JUST HAD A A CONVERSATION CONCERNING MONEY AND I KNOW Y'ALL THING WAS IN THERE AND I UNDERSTAND THE HOLDING PATTERN, BUT THERE WAS ALSO WE JUST GOT TODAY ABOUT BUS FOR, FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE THE BUS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SO IF, IF, IF APPROVED THE 36,000 BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE BUS WAS LOOKING FOR LIKE 2020, WHAT WAS IT? 2222 FIVE RIGHT. SO. IT SEEMED LIKE THAT IF IF EVEN IF Y'ALL DON'T GET GET THE THE MONEY FROM OTHER PEOPLE, THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, THAT'S $36,000 GOING OUT. RIGHT? AND THEN WE STILL HAVE THE ISSUE WITH THE COMMUNITY FOR SATURDAY, SUNDAY BUSSING. SO THEN NOW THOSE PEOPLE GOING TO COME BACK AND SAY, WE ASKED FOR LESS OR THIS COST LESS. BUT YOU ALL DID THE THE FIREWORKS. AND HERE WE ALL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY STILL LOOKING FOR RIDES. THAT'S THAT IS THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. THAT'S WHY WE WOULD HOPE TO GO THROUGH THE TRUST FUND AS WELL AS THOSE OTHER PROGRAMS ARE. RIGHT? RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE JUST ON A TIME CRUNCH. SO OUR LAST DITCH EFFORT WAS TO BRING IT TO THE COUNCIL AND PRAY YOU GUYS WILL SEE THE BENEFIT IN THE LARGE COMMUNITY EVENT. WELL, AND I'M GLAD YOU DID. AND AND I UNDERSTAND YOU, I GET THAT THERE'S A FINANCIAL I UNDERSTAND THAT I'M NOT SAYING YOU HAVE NO FEELINGS IF YOU DON'T GET IT RIGHT MIXED UP. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M I'M GLAD YOU SAID EARLIER ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. CORRECT. AND, AND RUMORS, ALL OF THAT. AND WE'RE HAVING THAT DISCUSSION NOW. AND I BROUGHT THAT OUT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE WATCHING HOWEVER IT GO, IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING SAID YAY. SOME GOING TO SAY NAY. SO I'M I'M GLAD WE ARE HAVING THAT. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT OUT, BUT I NEEDED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME? ANYBODY ELSE? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. FLORIO. YES. IT'S JUST A HARD.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE. I KNOW WE TABLED IT.

I'M SORRY TO BRING THIS UP, BUT SINCE IT WAS BROUGHT UP, WHERE WAS THE $22,500 FUNDING FOR THE BUS RIDE? THE FUNDING THAT WE HAD FOR THIS YEAR, YOU MAY RECALL, WE HAD THE END OF OUR GRANT THROUGH THE D O T, WHICH ENDED IN MAY OF 25, AND WE HAD THE BUDGET THROUGH THE END OF JUNE OF THIS YEAR. SO IT'S IN THE PUBLIC WORKS TRANSPORTATION BUDGET IS WHERE WE HAVE IT CURRENTLY. OKAY. SO THAT MONEY HAS THE 22 FIVE HAS ALREADY SET ASIDE. YES, YES. SO IT DOESN'T DOESN'T AFFECT WHERE THE FIREWORKS MONEY COMES FROM. IT'S ALREADY CORRECT. SET ASIDE.

CORRECT. THANK YOU FOR THAT VERIFICATION. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? YES. THAT RIGHT THERE.

OKAY, SO WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION EARLIER. MISS NICOLE BROUGHT THAT UP AND TARYN WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING AND THEN CORRECT ME, IT WASN'T IN THE LINE. IT WASN'T A LINE ITEM. IT'S IN THE CONTRACTED SERVICES BUDGET FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS TRANSPORTATION DIVISION. SO THAT'S WHERE WHERE WE HAD IT. YEAH. OKAY. SO WITH

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THAT BEING SAID, YEAH, THEY WOULDN'T NEED TRUST FUND MONEY FOR THE BUS. IS THAT CORRECT? WE BUDGETED IN THE REGULAR BUDGET. RIGHT. IT'S IN THE REGULAR BUDGET. CORRECT. OKAY.

SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT TRUST FUNDS. IT DOES NOT. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GET WITH HIM BEFORE THE MEETING, BUT THIS ALL CAME UP THROUGH THE MPO WHEN CHRIS STAPLETON WENT TO THE MPO AND SAID THE PROGRAM WAS ENDING. RIGHT. NOT KNOWING THAT WE HAD IT IN OUR BUDGET. RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE SAYING TRANSPARENCY, THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL TRANSPARENCY. YEAH. SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP. PUBLIC SPEAKER. OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE? NO. OKAY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A GREAT EVENT, THAT IT BRINGS PEOPLE TO THE TOWN. IT PROMOTES INDIAN TOWN. AND I THINK WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD. I HAVE A. MOTION TO APPROVE. NO MOTION.

I'M JUST I'M JUST WAITING BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS THE ONE THAT THEY SAY JUMPS INTO IT. SO I'M JUST WAITING TO HEAR IF ANYBODY ELSE ARE. SO GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE BUS FUNDS ARE NOT IN JEOPARDY, GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT'S THE 250TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF OUR NATION, GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE DON'T DO A LOT OF FREE THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, GIVEN THE FACT THAT I THINK WE'RE ALL SERIOUS PATRIOTS HERE. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE. OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION, A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOOK YOUR PYROTECHNICS, I WILL, THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY. I KNOW THE TOWN THINKS YOU TOO. GOOD TO BE THE BAD GUY. WELL, SOMETHING. SOMETHING. NO, I THINK YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS? ANYBODY WANT TO DISCUSS ANYTHING? DISCUSS? NO, I JUST HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS THAT DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE IN THE FIRST AND

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

SECOND ROUND? NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. OF COURSE. MY FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT IS THE NEXT MOBILE FOOD DRIVE. IT'S TOMORROW, 8 A.M. AT TIMES SQUARE PARK. WE'RE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS.

AND ON MARCH 21ST IS THE EGG HUNT AT BIG MOUNT PARK. 1001 THE EGG HUNT STARTS AT 12. HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE. I KNOW THEY'RE STILL IN NEED OF PRIZES AND EASTER BASKETS, SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE CONTACT DAVE, HE'S THE HE'S THE CONTACT. WHAT DAY DID YOU SAY THAT? MARCH 21ST. 21ST OR THE CHAMBER OFFICE? OKAY. WELL OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HOLD ON, HOLD ON. MARCH 22ND, SUNDAY, MARCH 22ND, WE'RE HAVING COUNTRY MUSIC AT THE MARINA. SO MUSIC AT THE MARINA FROM 12 UNTIL THREE. COME OUT AND JOIN US. THERE IS A FOOD TRUCK. IT IS A FREE EVENT. THE FOOD'S NOT FREE, BUT THE EVENT'S FREE. WE HAVE A GOOD TIME. YOU CAN MEET SOME NEIGHBORS THAT YOU'VE NOT MET BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE HERE, AND THEY CAME TO THE LAST WEEK'S MUSIC AT THE MARINA. I THINK THERE WERE PROBABLY TEN PEOPLE THAT I DID NOT KNOW HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. AND SO THAT WAS GREAT. AGAIN, MUSIC AT THE MARINA ON THE 22ND OF MARCH. IT'S 12:00 UNTIL THREE. COME OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. THANK YOU. ALSO, I HAVE ANOTHER, I HAVE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT MARCH 28TH AT MOUNT ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN BUENA PARK. WE'RE HAVING AT 4:00. WE'RE HAVING A SEASON OF PRAISE. SO I WISH SUSAN DAD WAS HERE BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE CAME IN SONG FOR US. SO YEAH, YOU ALL PLEASE KEEP SUSAN AND HER SISTER IN PRAYER BECAUSE THEY'VE SUFFERED A LOT OF LOSS. AND WE LOVE YOU, SUSAN.

OKAY, SO WE WANT YOU ALL TO COME OUT. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO. ANY CHURCHES, ANY INDIVIDUAL PERSONS WOULD LIKE TO COME DO POETRY, PRAISE, SING. PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL.

EVERYBODY GOT MY PHONE NUMBER. WE CALL ME, TEXT ME, WHICHEVER ONE IS GOOD. BUT. MARCH 28TH, 4 P.M. MISSIONARY, MOUNT ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, OUR NEXT

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

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REGULAR MEETING IS GOING TO BE MARCH 26TH AT 6 P.M. RIGHT HERE AT TOWN HALL. AND WITH THAT, WE

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