FAULT. PRESENT EVERYBODY. OKAY? ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO OUR MAY 28TH INDIAN TOWN
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VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING. I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU TO SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. THE BATHROOMS ARE LOCATED AT THE PARKING LOT END OF THE HALLWAY TO THE RIGHT. EXIT DOORS ARE LOCATED TO THE LEFT AND TO YOUR RIGHT. IN THE HALLWAY, YOU'LL HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK TONIGHT.THE FIRST WILL BE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT SEGMENT, AT WHICH TIME YOU CAN COMMENT ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THE SECOND WILL BE DURING THE AGENDA DISCUSSION, ITEM, AGENDA ITEM DISCUSSION, AND THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE CLOSE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT PRESENT DURING THE OPENING TO SPEAK. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES IN EACH SEGMENT. PLEASE ADHERE TO OUR CIVILITY PRACTICE IN THIS AND ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE FILL OUT THE INFORMATION CARD LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND HAND IT TO THE CLERK. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAND FOR THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY LORINDA AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MOST GRACIOUS GOD, WE THANK YOU TODAY FOR ANOTHER DAY OF YOUR GRACE AND YOUR MERCY. LORD, AS WE START THIS MEETING, GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH US, THAT YOU WOULD LEAD AND GUIDE THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL TO HANDLE THE BUSINESS OF INDIAN TOWN. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TOWN. WE THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF AND ALL OF THE RESIDENTS, AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE. AND WE PRAY THIS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR PULLED ITEMS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS? NO, SIR. OKAY.
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ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST UP WE GET. PRESENTATION BY BARBARA FLORES. BARB. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ADDRESS YOU THIS EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO BLAME THE FACT THAT. THE PRESENTATION. THE FACT THAT MIRANDA GOT THE DRAFT OF MY PRESENTATION INSTEAD OF THE FINAL VERSION. I'D LIKE TO BLAME THAT ON CARMINE DE POLLO BECAUSE EVERYTHING BAD THAT HAPPENS IN INDIAN TOWN SEEMS TO BE BLAMED ON HIM. ABSOLUTELY. I GOT BIG SHOULDERS. I CAN TAKE IT. SO BE THAT AS IT MAY. MY NAME IS BARBARA CLOWDUS. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE INDIAN TOWN YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION.I'M VERY PLEASED TO TELL YOU THAT LAST THE LAST MEETING OF THE INDIAN TOWN PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDED. I WANTED TO RECOMMEND TO YOU THAT THE VILLAGE ENDORSE THE. IS A. AS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF YOUTH SPORTS IN INDIAN TOWN. TO ME, THAT'S QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. IF YOU RECALL THAT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN JEFF LESLIE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL, EVERYBODY WAS ENTHUSIASTIC. THAT. AND RECOGNIZED THAT THIS WAS THE KIND OF SPORTS PROGRAM WE WANT IN INDIAN TOWN. BUT IT TOOK A WHILE TO GET IT ON ITS WAY. NOW WE HAVE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FIVE COACHES. WE'LL HAVE OUR FIRST REGISTRATION JUNE 27TH AND 28TH. DO I LET ME CHECK TO SEE IF I HAVE BOARD MEMBERS HERE. YOU TOO, BERNICE SIMPSON IS SECRETARY. TIM ROBERTS IS VICE PRESIDENT, AND HE'S FILLING IN
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FOR THE PRESIDENT. TERRY SIMS. WHO SAID THAT HE WANTED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO EXPLAIN WHY HE RESIGNED. IT WAS SIMPLY THE HIS COMMUTE TO WEST PALM BEACH DAILY THAT RESULTED IN A LOSS OF TIME THAT HE FELT HE COULD DEVOTE TO YOUTH SPORTS. NEXT SLIDE. ONE OF THE THINGS I DISCOVERED IN A RESEARCH AND IN THE SURVEYS OF INDIAN TOWN RESIDENTS. THAT WHEN PARENTS ARE ASKED WHY THEY WANT THEIR KIDS INVOLVED IN YOUTH SPORTS, THE ANSWERS. THE TOP ANSWERS ALWAYS SEEM TO BE. IT KEEPS KIDS BUSY AND OUT OF TROUBLE. IT ENCOURAGES HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. THEY'RE PRETTY SICK OF THE THUMB EXERCISES THEY GET ON THEIR PHONES. IT HELPS KIDS MAKE FRIENDS AND IT GIVES THEM GREATER SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SPORTS.WHEN COACHES ARE ASKED. THEIR ANSWERS FREQUENTLY ARE THE EXACTLY THE SAME AMONG THE COACHES. IT'S TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN CHILDREN AS WELL AS TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH TEAMWORK, DISCIPLINE AND SPORTSMANSHIP, WHICH THEY FEEL CREATES CITIZENS WITH GOOD CHARACTER. AND THEY WANT TO SHARE THEIR OWN LOVE OF SPORTS.
AND THEY'RE USUALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHATEVER SPORT THEY'RE COACHING. SO WHEN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GIVE THEIR INPUT, THEIR REASONS FOR SUPPORTING A SPORTS PROGRAM IS THAT IT REDUCES CRIME AND VANDALISM ON A LOCAL SCALE. AND WE'VE SEEN TOO MUCH OF THAT ALREADY HERE IN INDIAN TOWN. IT BUILDS STRONGER COMMUNITY PRIDE AND CONNECTIONS. AND IT'S AN ECONOMIC DRIVER BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO ATTRACT FAMILIES TO PURCHASE HOMES AND FOR BUSINESSES TO LOCATE HERE. IF THERE IS A WELL ORGANIZED YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM. WHEN YOU ASK THE KIDS THEMSELVES. WHAT DO THEY SAY? THEIR NUMBER ONE REASON IS TO HAVE FUN. THEIR NUMBER TWO REASON IS TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN SKILLS IN WHATEVER SPORT IT IS THAT THEY LOVE. AND NUMBER THREE IS TO MAKE FRIENDS. NOW, IF YOU NOTICE, NONE OF THOSE OBJECTIVES ARE INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES FROM ANYBODY ELSE. THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT MAKING SURE THEIR KIDS ARE HAVING FUN. EVERYTHING, ALL OF THE OBJECTIVES THAT THEY HAVE ARE LEGITIMATE. THEY'RE ALL TRUE. BUT THEY FORGET THAT ONE ELEMENT. WHAT THE KIDS WANT. AS A RESULT, STUDIES HAVE SHOWN.
THAT KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN YOUTH SPORTS FROM THE AGES OF 5 OR 6, 70% OF THEM DROP OUT BY AGE 13, AND IT USUALLY STARTS AT AROUND AGE 11. THERE IS LOTS OF REASONS THE COST, THE PRESSURE, BUT THE ONE THAT THEY GIVE MOST OFTEN BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HAVING ANY
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FUN. SO THE PROGRAM THAT INDIAN TOWN WISHES TO MODEL ITSELF AFTER, IT'S A JUPITER TEQUESTA.YOUTH SPORTS NO ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. OURS IS THE INDIAN TOWN YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
THE FOCUS IS ON SAFETY, THE WELL-BEING OF KIDS, AND FUN. WE WANT TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS WITHOUT SACRIFICING ENJOYMENT. WE WILL TRAIN COACHES HOW TO COACH YOUTH SPORTS, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN COACHING HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE, OR WHAT THEY REMEMBER FROM THEIR OWN CHILDHOOD. BUT IT'S NOT JUST COACHES THAT HAVE TO BE TRAINED, IT'S PARENTS AS WELL. SO WE HAVE A DUAL SYSTEM WHERE COACHES AND PARENTS WORK IN TANDEM TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS.
OF THEIR CHILDREN. AND CREATE POSITIVE PARTICIPATION. IT REQUIRES SOME RULES. ONE OF THEM IS THAT EVERY CHILD WILL PLAY, AND ALTHOUGH THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED BY A LOT OF THE GOVERNING BODIES OF LITTLE LEAGUE POP WARNER, THE RECOGNIZED FISA, THEY ALL SAY ALL KIDS HAVE TO PLAY. THIS ASSOCIATION WILL MODIFY THOSE RULES A LITTLE BIT. WE WILL KEEP THE NUMBER OF KIDS ON A TEAM TO THE LOWEST NUMBER AS POSSIBLE, TO ALLOW MORE PLAYING TIME. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY TEAM IS BALANCED, SO WHEN THEY TRY OUT, THEY'LL BE RATED BY THE COACHES AND THE COACH IN THE OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION WILL LOOK AT THE ROSTERS AND TRY TO BALANCE THE TALENT ON EVERY TEAM. WE WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT REGISTRATION FEES ARE NEVER MORE THAN $50 PER CHILD, PER SEASON. AND THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. BECAUSE EVEN ANGELINA'S TEAM PAYS 200. BUT IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE KIDS CHARGED 2500 TO $3000 PER SEASON PER CHILD. THAT USUALLY COVERS 3 OR 4 TOURNAMENTS, AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER JUST ATTENDED A TOURNAMENT THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND THE FEE TO ATTEND THAT TOURNAMENT WAS $1,700. THERE'S BIG MONEY IN YOUTH SPORTS, SO YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHO YOU ALLOW IN THE DOOR.
EVERY COACH WILL HAVE TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION. THOSE APPLICATIONS WILL BE RESEARCHED.
THEY WILL HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS. NOBODY WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE FIELD WITH KIDS THAT DOESN'T HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK. THAT GOES FOR SCOREKEEPERS. THAT GOES FOR ANYBODY WHO FILLS IN AS AN ASSISTANT COACH. IT'S NOT JUST THE COACHES, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE GRAB DAD OUT OF THE STANDS TO FILL IN. IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T SHOW UP, THEY'LL HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE
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WHATEVER. WHOEVER IS THERE WHO HAS BEEN CHECKED AND PROPERLY VETTED. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO PLANS TO OFFER. ANY SPORT THAT IS REQUESTED BY ENOUGH PEOPLE LIKE WATER POLO. WE'VE NOW HAD REQUESTS FOR WATER POLO TEAMS, EXTREME FRISBEE. KICKBALL. WE BELONG TO THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF YOUTH SPORTS, AND THEY HAVE TRAININGS FOR ABOUT 20, MAYBE TWO DOZEN SPORTS OF ALL KINDS SO THEY CAN LEARN THEIR SKILLS. COACHES CAN BE TRAINED. AND EVEN IF YOU PLAYED AS A CHILD AND YOU REMEMBER HOW MUCH FUN YOU HAD, DON'T THINK YOU CAN'T COACH NOW BECAUSE YOU CAN BE TRAINED. AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR INDIAN TOWN CHILDREN. NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE MAYOR ASKED ME FOR. WAS A WORKFLOW THAT SHOWED THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT EVERYBODY HAD AND HOW IT'S STRUCTURED, AND I FORGOT ABOUT THAT UNTIL AFTER I WAS ALL DONE. SO I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE. PUT YOUR IMAGINATION IN GEAR. THAT STARTS WITH THE SPORTS COMMISSIONER'S. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A COACH, BUT IN OUR CASE, ALL OF OUR SPORTS COMMISSIONERS ARE COACHES. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THE COACHES HAVE FOLLOWED THE RULES, HAVE BEEN VETTED, HAVE TURNED IN THEIR BACKGROUND CHECKS. AND THEY ALSO OVERSEE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT MIGHT BE COME FROM A PARENT OR FROM A SPECTATOR, OR WHO KNOWS WHERE. AND THOSE COMPLAINTS GO FIRST TO THE SPORTS COMMISSIONER, AND HE TAKES IT TO THE SPORTS BOARD, WHICH COMPRISES ALL THE COACHES FOR THAT SPORT AND ALL OF THE ASSISTANT COACHES THEY MEET, THEY CAN MEET ON THE FIELD WHEREVER IT'S CONVENIENT, BUT THEY TRY TO RESOLVE WHATEVER THE COMPLAINT IS. SO IT ENDS RIGHT THERE. IT DOESN'T GO TO THE MAYOR. IT DOESN'T COME TO THE ADMINISTRATION. IT GETS SETTLED RIGHT WITH THE COACHES AND THE PARENT, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. IF IT'S NOT SETTLED THERE, IT GOES TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD COMPRISING THE FOUR OFFICERS PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER, AND THE SPORTS COMMISSIONER'S. THOSE ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD WHO MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS, THE FINAL DECISIONS AND WHATEVER DECISION THEY HAVE, IT IS FINAL. THEY ALSO ARE RESPONSIBLE IF ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN. AS FAR AS PARENT PARENTAL BEHAVIOR OR A PLAYER'S BEHAVIOR. THEN THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS AND THEY COMPRISE THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SO YOU HAVE OFFICERS, SPORTS COMMISSIONERS AND BOARD DIRECTORS. THEY MEET ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE COACHES FOR BASEBALL, COED, SOFTBALL, VOLLEYBALL,[00:20:13]
BASKETBALL, AND SOCCER. WE HAVE TO PAY THE CHARTER FEES FOR EACH OF THOSE TO BELONG TO LITTLE LEAGUE POP WARNER. WHAT WHATEVER GOVERNING BODY IS, IS APPROPRIATE. WE HAVE TO HAVE INSURANCE. DIFFERENT GOVERNING BODIES REQUIRE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSURANCE. SO WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE POLICIES, FIND THE ONES THAT COVER ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL THE GOVERNING BODIES, PLUS THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN, WHICH ALSO REQUIRES A THAT A A SEPARATE LIABILITY POLICY. AND HOW DO WE PAY FOR THIS? WELL, THERE ARE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER YOUTH SPORTS GRANTS SUCH AS T MOBILE OFFERS GROW THE GAME GRANTS, AND THERE'S PROBABLY A DOZEN OTHER NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER GRANTS.THERE'S COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS SPONSORSHIPS. THERE'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS AND FOUNDATIONS. OUR MOST IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIP IS WITH THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. THAT IS WILL REQUIRE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL. WHOOPS. WE'RE NOT NATIONAL. BETWEEN THE INDIAN TOWNS YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE VILLAGE. WE NEED TO COMPLETE OUR STAFFING, WHICH IS PRIMARILY THE COMMITTEES. WE HAVE AT LEAST A DOZEN COMMITTEES THAT NEED TO BE STAFFED WITH VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING REGISTRATION CONCESSIONS. AND. FIELD FACILITIES. EVENTS, TROPHIES AND AWARDS. AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO NAME THEM ALL.
AND WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR PARENTAL FEEDBACK, BECAUSE WE REQUIRE CERTAIN BEHAVIORS, AND THEN A CODE OF CONDUCT THAT PARENTS MUST SIGN AND AGREE TO.
COACHES HAVE THEIR OWN CODE OF CONDUCT THAT ALSO MUST BE SIGNED. AND WITHOUT A WAY OF HAVING ANY ACCOUNTABILITY, IT REALLY DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. SO WE WANT PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO REGISTER DIRECTLY. ANY COMMENTS THAT ARE EITHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE WITH THE PRESIDENT OR THE SPORTS COMMISSIONER. IT WILL BE. THAT'S PRIVATE. IT WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL, AND THEY WILL DECIDE WHETHER IT NEEDS TO BE PURSUED AND WHAT ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BASED ON WHO IT IS, WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE. BUT WE FEEL THAT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN CREATING ANY PROGRAM. AND SOMETIMES IT CAN BE SURPRISING. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. INDIAN TOWN HAS A LONG HISTORY OF REMARKABLE ATHLETES. SOME HAVE PROGRESSED TO NFL STATURE, SOME TO THE NATIONAL. OH, THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LEAGUES LEVEL.
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BUT BESIDES THAT, INDIAN TOWN HAD A REPUTATION, A VERY GOOD REPUTATION FOR ITS SPORTS PROGRAMS. AND I WAS REMINDED OF THAT WHEN I HEARD A STORY THAT CAME FROM A MAN I HAD NEVER MET, PROBABLY NEVER WILL MEET. HIS NAME IS MIKE JONES. HE LIVES IN TAMPA. HE HAS NEVER LIVED IN INDIAN TOWN, BUT HE WAS AN OUTSTANDING BASEBALL PLAYER. AT THE AGE OF TEN, HE LED HIS WEST PALM BEACH TEAM TO A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. ALONG THE WAY, HIS LEFT HANDED CURVEBALL KNOCKED OUT INDIAN TOWNS. VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD LITTLE LEAGUE ALL STAR TEAM AND KEPT THEM FROM PROCEEDING TO THE FINAL COMPETITION. THAT TEN YEAR OLD BOY HAD A BIKE ACCIDENT A WEEK OR SO AFTER THEY WON THEIR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND HIS HEAD WAS CRUSHED. HE WASN'T WEARING A HELMET. HE WAS PARALYZED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY. NOW REMEMBER, HE WAS A LEFT HANDED PITCHER. SO TO BE PARALYZED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR BODY, THE WHOLE SIDE. AND THE DOCTOR SAID, WE CAN ONLY HOPE FOR THE BEST AFTER A SURGERY AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.BUT IT'S POSSIBLE HE'LL NEVER REGAIN USE OF THAT ARM OR ANYTHING ELSE ON THE LEFT SIDE.
WHILE HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, WHICH WAS AN EXTENDED STAY, THIS WAS BACK IN 1978. HE SAID HE GOT A BOX AND WAS FROM INDIANTOWN AND IN THE BOX. WAS A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUBBLE BUBBLE BUBBLE GUM. AND A NOTE SIGNED BY ALL THE PLAYERS WISHING HIM WELL. AND THEY INCLUDED A BASEBALL THAT WAS SIGNED BY EVERY MEMBER OF THE INDIAN TOWN TEAM. HE WAS ABSOLUTELY DUMBFOUNDED AND HE ASKED HIS PARENTS. I KNOCKED THEM OUT OF THEIR CHANCE TO WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS? AND HIS MOTHER SAID, WELL, THEY RESPECTED YOU. BUT THEY HAD TO HAVE BEEN TAUGHT THAT KIND OF RESPECT, THAT KIND OF SPORTSMANSHIP. AND THAT'S THE KIND OF PROGRAM WE WANT TO HAVE HERE AGAIN, IN INDIAN TOWN. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
AND I KNOW I'VE LEFT A LOT OUT, BUT I CAN ANSWER ANYBODY'S QUESTIONS. OKAY. I HOW MUCH DID TERRY HAVE? HE HAD EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THIS, RIGHT? PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER. HE HE HE HE CAN IF HE CAN COME UP. WHO? TERRY. HEY, TERRY. YES. HEY. HOW YOU DOING, TERRY? YES. WELL, I DIDN'T HAVE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WE CALL KIND OF COLLABORATED ON IT, BUT I'M NO LONGER THE PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN TOWN YOUTH ASSOCIATION ANYMORE, SO I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE LAST FEW MEETINGS. BUT YES, I DID. WE DID SPEARHEAD THIS TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH A COMMISSION, AND WE TALKED ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT SPORTS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. AND BARBARA AND THE REST OF THE COMMISSION KIND OF PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. WE SELECTED COACHES AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHICH PROGRAM AND WHICH COACHES, WHICH TEAMS WOULD BE BEST. AND WE MORE OR LESS KIND OF FILLED THAT EXACTLY HOW I WANT IT. THE NEXT STEP WAS FINDING OUT WHAT KIDS WERE GOING TO BE INVOLVED, HOW MANY KIDS WERE GOING TO BE INVOLVED, HOW MANY COACHES WERE GOING TO HAVE, AND WHAT TYPE OF SITUATION THAT WE WERE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, JUST TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE BIG PICTURE, TO KNOW
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EXACTLY WHAT PARAMETERS WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH. SO THAT'S WHERE I WHEN I LEFT OFF.BUT I'M NO LONGER THE PRESIDENT OF THE, OF THIS ASSOCIATION. BUT YEAH, I WAS PART OF A PART OF THE WHOLE DEAL WHEN WE STARTED IT UP FOR SURE. DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU'RE NOT, WHY I'M NOT? WELL, BECAUSE, WELL, THE FIRST THING THAT KIND OF HAPPENED WAS THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF MY DUTIES AT MY AT MY SCHOOL, AND IT EVEN INCREASED MORE NOW WITH THE CUTBACKS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO NOW MY JOB IS GOING TO ENTAIL MORE. AND DRIVING BACK AND FORTH FROM WEST PALM BEACH WAS A BIGGER CHALLENGE THAN I THOUGHT. SO GETTING HOME LATE AFTER BALL GAMES, SOMETIMES TEN, 11, 12:00 AT NIGHT, IT GOT TO BE. I REALIZED THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A LOT MORE DIFFICULT THAN I THOUGHT, SO THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED I DID NOT, I COULDN'T, I COULD, I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO IT. I COULDN'T PULL IT OFF. MONDAYS WERE VERY DIFFICULT NOW. AND SO AFTER I EVALUATED, I DECIDED I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO IT, JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE AMOUNT OF TIME TO TO PUT INTO IT. AND I WANTED TO REALLY EVALUATE HOW I WAS GOING TO UTILIZE THE TIME THAT I HAD. AND I COULDN'T I COULDN'T PULL IT OFF. THAT'S WHY I DECIDED, WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU DOING WHAT YOU DID. YEAH. AND AGAIN, WHO KNOWS, AFTER AFTER WE GET ANOTHER ANOTHER YEAR OR SO UNDER MY BELT, TRY TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY BECAUSE IT'S REALLY GETTING TOUGH IN TERMS OF THE EXTRA DUTIES THAT THEY'RE DOING NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW LAWS AND WHAT THEY'VE ALL SEEN, THE DIFFERENT LAWS THAT THE GOVERNOR PASSED IN TERMS OF SPORTS. SO IT'S CHANGED EVERYTHING ABOUT THE SPORTING AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CHECKS AND BALANCES HAVE TO BE PUT IN PLACE. SO I DECIDED THAT I HAVE TO FOCUS IN ON THAT. AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I DECIDED TO KIND OF STEP DOWN. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TERRY. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT I WOULD YEAH, YEAH, I WANTED TO KNOW YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT FUNDING. HAVE YOU ALL IDENTIFIED ANY FUNDING, ANY ANY GRANTS THAT YOU WOULD GO AFTER? ANYTHING IN THE MAKING? YES. WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. TO INCLUDE US IN THEIR NEXT BUDGET. AT A RATE OF $10,000 A YEAR. THE COST TO LAUNCH, WE'VE ESTIMATED TO BE 50 TO 60,000. SINCE WE HAVE NO EQUIPMENT. WE ALSO HAVE PLANS TO WRITE GRANTS. AND INDIAN TOWN IS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE INDIAN TOWN ECONOMIC COUNCIL WAS FORMED AND THAT CHLOE SUE PARKER. YOU. HOWEVER YOU PRONOUNCE HER LAST NAME, IS AN EXPERIENCED GRANT WRITER AND SHE'S EXPERIENCED IN TALLAHASSEE IN HER ROLE AS WORKING FOR A LOBBYIST IN TALLAHASSEE. SO WE PLAN TO USE HER. WE ALSO PLAN TO ASK THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL FOR A DONATION. EXCUSE ME, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE SILENCE? THANK YOU. WE'VE ALSO ALREADY APPLIED TO THE T MOBILE PROGRAM AND THERE WILL BE OTHERS. I DON'T KNOW THEM RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD RIGHT NOW. AND I'M NOT AN EXPERIENCED GRANT WRITER. I JUST KNOW HOW TO WRITE. SO I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN GET SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS. BUT YES, TONIGHT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE VILLAGE AS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF YOUTH SPORTS IN INDIAN TOWN. WHAT THAT WHAT THAT MEANS AS FAR AS OUR ROLE IS, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE VALUES THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT HERE ARE UPPERMOST IN EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS REGARDING YOUTH SPORTS. IT WON'T THEY WON'T TAKE SECOND PLACE TO SOMEBODY WHO CAN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY DOING SOME EVENT. ALWAYS. INDIAN TOWN YOUTH WILL COME FIRST. WE HAVE A MENTOR WHO HAS GUIDED OUR PROCESS AND HE IS THE FORMER PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR FOR THE
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CITY OF JUPITER, AND HE HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE JUPITER TEQUESTA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, UPON WHICH THIS IS MODELED. AND HIS ADVICE TO US WAS MAKE SURE THAT THIS ASSOCIATION IS PRIMARY PROVIDER. OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE CHAOS IN ASSIGNING FIELDS. WHAT HAPPENS IS WE WILL ASSIGN FIELDS FOR ANY ACTIVITY THAT'S PLANNED AND COLLECT FEES AND REMIT THEM TO THE VILLAGE.I THINK OUR BYLAWS SAY THREE DAYS. WITHIN THREE DAYS THEY WILL BE REMITTED TO THE VILLAGE.
THAT WILL ALL BE PART OF THE CONTRACT THAT'S WRITTEN BETWEEN THE VILLAGE AND THE YOUTH SPORTS YOUTH ASSOCIATION. SO THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, BARBARA, ONE MORE QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU, I KNOW. WHAT YOUR WHAT THE COMMITTEE, YOUR COMMISSION, WHAT HAVE YOU HAVE YOU ALL DECIDED ON? I KNOW YOU'RE DOING DIFFERENT SPORTS. HAVE YOU ALL DECIDED ON ONE PARTICULAR SPORT TO START OFF WITH? WE'RE STARTING OFF WITH FIVE. YOU'RE GONNA START OFF WITH FIVE. OKAY. WE WILL HAVE SUMMER SPORTS BASED ON WHATEVER AVAILABILITY FOR THE GYMNASIUMS IT WILL BE. EITHER IT WILL BE VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL INDOORS DURING THE SUMMER. BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO REGISTER IN JUNE FOR FALL SOCCER. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO WIND UP DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF KIDS PLAYING SOCCER IN INDIANTOWN, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN JUST OVERWHELMED WITH REQUESTS. WE ALSO LOOK AT HER SMILE. WE ALSO HAVE. ONE PERSON WHO'S INTERESTED IN FLAG FOOTBALL OR FOOTBALL. WE CAN'T MAKE UP HIS MIND WHICH ONE, BUT IT WILL ALL COME TOGETHER WHEN WE HAVE REGISTRATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'LL ALSO BE RECRUITING COACHES AS WELL AS PLAYERS AND PARENT VOLUNTEERS. SO DO YOU HAVE COACHES? YEAH.
RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW? YEAH. YEAH. HOW MANY COACHES DO YOU HAVE? FIVE. FIVE. OKAY. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT IS IT THAT YOU NEED FROM US TONIGHT? WE'RE GOING AROUND. WHAT IS IT YOU NEED FROM US TONIGHT? I NEED YOU TO MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE US A PRIMARY PROVIDER OF YOUTH SPORTS. WELL, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN DO THAT WITHOUT A CONTRACT. THAT YOU CAN PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA. YEAH, IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. ON THE AGENDA. IT'S JUST A PRESENTATION. OKAY.
ANYTHING ELSE? NO THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO YOU HAVE
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ANYBODY. YES, SIR. WE HAVE ERIC MILLER. I'LL BE BRIEF. I'VE ONLY GOT THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. THE WATER. WELL, I GUESS BECAUSE I'M GREGARIOUS AND OUTGOING, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED ME AND ASKED ME IF I KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE WATER. A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEM TO BE GETTING A CONDITIONAL RASH AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER. THAT BEING SAID, I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON WATER SOFTENERS, AND I ALSO KNOW THERE'S NOTICES GOING OUT TELLING THEM THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT. WOULDN'T YOU THINK, IN THIS CRISIS WHERE YOUR WATER SUPPLY IS NOT ADEQUATE, MAYBE THE FIVE OF YOU COULD DIRECT THE THREE OF THEM TO FIND A WAY TO ELIMINATE THE PERMIT FEES AND STILL SEND YOUR INSPECTOR OUT TO PUT IT IN. BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO USE YOUR CITY WATER, AND THEY CAN'T.THEY HAVE TO PUT THEM IN TO SHOWER AND BATHE. OUTSIDE OF THE POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS, TWO $8 MILLION IS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE SEMINOLE IN. WE DON'T HAVE A COLD WEATHER SHELTER AND WE DON'T HAVE A HURRICANE FACILITY. AND TO TRY AND FACILITATE THIS INSTITUTION TO GET $8 MILLION IN A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR AN INDIVIDUAL THAT PAID 2 MILLION FOR IT AND WANTS TO PUT A CIGAR BAR AND A STEAK ROOM IN, IS OUTRAGEOUS. HOW THIS GOT APPROVED. DID YOU GUYS APPROVE THIS? I HOPE SOMEBODY ANSWERS THAT QUESTION. SOFTWARE. THANK
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YOU. DINA. DINA AND I HAVE AGREED TO WORK TOWARDS TRYING TO GET US ACCESS TO YOUR TAYLOR SYSTEM, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN UP AND RUNNING. ACCORDING TO MISS HERNANDEZ SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THERE'S ALSO AN EXPOSURE YOU HAVE WITH THAT. WHILE I WAS DOING RESEARCH, I CAME TO FIND MY WAY INTO THE SYSTEM UNAUTHORIZED AND FOUND SOME VERY INTERESTING THINGS. I LEFT IMMEDIATELY. AND BECAUSE I'M A WHITE HAT KIND OF DIGITAL GUY, I DIDN'T GO BACK IN. AND I'M TELLING YOU NOW THAT YOUR SYSTEM IS VULNERABLE, YOUR IT SYSTEM SUCKS. I DON'T SEE WHY YOU NEED TO EXPOSE YOURSELF TO BE THE ALLOWING ONE GROUP TO BE THE ONLY SPORTS ORGANIZATION THAT'S HERE. I HAPPEN TO KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER GROUP OUT THERE THAT'S WORKING RIGHT NOW TO BRING TOGETHER A FAITH BASED SPORTS PROGRAM INTO TOWN. SO GIVING ONE PRIORITY OVER THE OTHER OR FUNDING OVER THE OTHER IS JUST NOT RIGHT. VERY NICE JOB ON THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. WE NEED THE SPORTS. BRING IT FORWARD, FUND YOURSELF. THEY CAN FUND THE FIELDS AND KEEP THINGS WORKING. BUT IF A SPORTS GROUP IS GOING TO COME HERE, PAY YOUR PAY FOR YOURSELF. NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ALL OF MY NEIGHBORS ON PALOMINO STREET YET. MR. BLAKE'S PUMP, EVEN THOUGH HE IS 24 OVER SEVEN, PUMPING WATER INTO HIS POND IS STILL DRY. THERE'S A BROKEN WINDOW THEORY, AND THIS GOES BACK TO IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. AND THAT'S WHERE JIMMY STEWART TELLS HIS GIRLFRIEND, PICK UP THE ROCK, THROW IT THROUGH THE WINDOW. AND SHE SAYS, NO. HE SAYS, WELL, YEAH, YOU GOTTA DO IT. EVERYBODY ELSE DOES. AND ONCE THE WINDOWS ARE FIXED, GUESS WHAT HAPPENS? NOBODY THROWS ROCKS THROUGH THEM. SO MAYBE WE SHOULD BE CLEANING OUR OWN HOUSE AND GETTING THINGS READY FOR WHERE WE'RE GOING. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT MAYOR. OKAY, ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS?[COMMITTEE REPORTS]
YEAH, I HEAR FROM. I HAVE A COUPLE. I WANT TO THANK THE VILLAGE FOR ALLOWING ME TO GO TO TO ATTEND THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE THAT WE HAD ON MAY 14TH THROUGH THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. IT WAS AN AWESOME, AWESOME WORKSHOP. IT IS NOT MY FIRST LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE THAT I'VE BEEN TO, BUT THIS IS THE BEST ONE I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME. EVEN WITH A DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT. THE STUFF THAT WAS GIVEN, THE INFORMATION THAT WAS SHARED, I THINK IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD. SO WE WERE GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR THE WORKSHOP THAT WE ATTENDED. I BOUGHT FOUR BOOKS BACK BECAUSE I WANTED THE DIOCESE TO HAVE THEM. SO EVERYONE HAS A COPY OF THE BOOK, AND THE PERSON THAT DID THE PRESENTATION WAS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, WHICH IS BESSIE GARDNER. NO, I'M NOT GETTING KICKED BACK, BUT THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOOD BOOK TO READ. EVEN HAVE PICTURES IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ. THE PICTURES ARE SELF-EXPLANATORY AS WELL. IT TALKS ABOUT THE FIRST THING SHE SAID WAS TRUST. WE HAVE TO TREAT TRUST FROM THE DIOCESE AS THOUGH IT'S A LONG TERM MARRIAGE THAT YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF. YEAH, SHE SAID THAT LIKE 50 TIMES, THIS IS A MARRIAGE WE CAN'T GET OUT OF. SO HOW DO WE TREAT PEOPLE ON THE DIOCESE AND HOW DO WE TREAT OTHER PEOPLE WHEN YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE MARRIAGE, SO YOU'RE STUCK. SO IT SORT OF KIND TO THEM A LITTLE BIT KINDER THAN WE WOULD BE. SO I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO GO TO THAT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. I ALSO ATTENDED. FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE, AND WE HAD. A LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE TO COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT HOUSE BILL 1329, WHICH IS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE BILL THAT WILL BECOME ACTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2027. IT TALKS ABOUT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY. WE WILL MANDATE THAT ALL COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO PUBLISH HIGHLY DETAILED, ACCESSIBLE BUDGETS INFORMATION DIRECTLY ONTO THEIR WEBSITE. THEY HAVE TEMPLATES TO HELP US DO THAT AS WELL. THE EXERCISE OF BUDGET CUTTING THAT WAS DONE. THEY WANT US TO TOTAL IT BY 10% TO DECREASE, AND YOU CAN'T TAKE IT FORWARD TO THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR EITHER. SO THAT WAS ALMOST AN EXERCISE OF BRUTALITY. QUARTERLY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION REPORTS THAT WILL BECOME A LAW IN JANUARY. IMPACT FEE OVERHAUL CHANGES THE RULES FOR IMPACT FEES. THE CHANGES ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS REQUIRING TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY IMPACTS TO BE CALCULATED USING LOCALIZED PLAN BASED METHODS. IT ALSO ALLOWS NEW PROCEDURES AND CHALLENGES, WAYS TO CHALLENGE THE FEES OF OVERPAYMENT AND HOW TO REFUND THE MONEY FOR OVERPAYMENT. WE TALKED ABOUT. HOUSE BILL 132 I'M SORRY. 145 WHICH BECOMES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2026. IT[00:45:14]
RELATES TO CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT, SIGNIFICANT OUTDATED STATE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY LAWS IS WHAT THEY CALLED IT, PASSED OVERWHELMINGLY IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. IT RAISES THE STATUTORY CAP FOR A DAMAGE AGAINST THE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO IT INCREASED. IT WAS 200,000. NOW IT'S 350,000 PER INCIDENT. AND IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE CLAIMS, THE CAP WAS INCREASED FROM 300,000 TO 500,000. INSURANCE PROTECTION.IT PROHIBITS INSURANCE POLICIES FROM CONDITIONING THE PAYMENT OF LIABILITY BENEFITS AND ENACTMENT AGAINST LEGISLATIVE CLAIM BILL. THE EFFECTIVE DATE AGAIN IS OCTOBER 1ST. SO THAT WAS FROM THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. I WOULD LIKE TO. BE ABLE TO GO TO LEADERSHIP MARTIN COUNTY FOR THE CLASS OF 36. THE APPLICATIONS ARE DUE SOON, AND I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THAT. IT'S WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MARTIN COUNTY AND STEWART. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORTS, I THINK. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ELENA. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THAT LEADERSHIP WITH US BEING TWO ELECTED OFFICIALS, OR SHOULD SHOULD I JUST WAIT FOR THE NEXT CLASS? WE JUST HAD A PRESENTATION ON LEADERSHIP AND I GOT I'M LIKE, ARE I WANT TO TAKE THAT CLASS? SURE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IT WOULDN'T BE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. I THINK YOUR CONCERN WOULD BE SUNSHINE LAW. AND GENERALLY WITH A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM LIKE THAT, IT'S GENERALLY NOT A PROBLEM FOR THE TWO OF YOU TO BE IN THAT. IF ANYTHING PARTICULAR TO INDIANTOWN GOT DOWN IN THE WEEDS, MIGHT ASK ONE OF YOU TO STEP OUT OF THE ROOM FOR A MINUTE WHEN YOU DO THAT. SO I DON'T THINK THERE IS A TOTAL BAR TO BOTH OF YOU BEING IN THE SAME CLASS. OKAY. JUST DON'T CHAT ABOUT INDIANTOWN BUSINESS IN THE MEETINGS, OF COURSE. AND AND JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE HISTORY, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AT LEAST ONE THAT I CAN RECALL, HAVE GONE THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP MARTIN PROGRAM BEFORE. SO. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? NOTHING. OKAY. COMMENTS THAT VILLAGE COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY
[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]
COMMENTS? ANYBODY? GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. WE WILL HAVE CHILDREN'S RUNNING AROUND. JUST BE CAREFUL AND PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE THEY'RE OUT THERE ALREADY. AS I PULLED UP, THEY WERE OUT HERE ALREADY PLAYING DRIVE SAFE. OKAY, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT. IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE EVERYONE. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR KIDS HAVE ONE MORE DAY, BUT TEACHERS ARE THERE UNTIL JUNE 1ST. SO I PROBABLY WAS A BAD TEACHER TODAY. I TOLD ALL MY KIDS, DON'T COME TO SCHOOL TOMORROW. I TOLD THEM YESTERDAY FIFTH GRADERS THAT DID THEIR STEP UP CEREMONY. I SAID, IT'S OKAY IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COME TOMORROW. START EARLY. I HAD TWO KIDS COME TO SCHOOL, ONE I HAD. I LET HER GO TO ANOTHER CLASS AND THE SECOND KID I HAD TO CALL BECAUSE I TAKE THOSE TESTS. YOU GUYS, I KNOW ALL THE EVERYBODY SHOULD PERMIT THESE STATE TESTS AND IT'S REALLY HARD ON THESE KIDS, BUT I. WHAT I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYONE, IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, GOD, CHILDREN, NEIGHBOR, KIDS, IF YOU CAN, PLEASE ENCOURAGE THE CHILDREN TO REJOIN THE SUMMER AND DO SOME FORM OF MATH AND SCIENCE BECAUSE THESE STATE TESTS ARE NOTHING TO PLAY WITH. AND I HAVE I HAVE A E, B D I'VE GOTTEN A, I GUESS THAT I GOT A PROMOTION, SO TO SPEAK. NO MORE MONEY, UNFORTUNATELY. BUT I DID GET A PROMOTION. BUT WHAT A. WE HAVE TO. MY GOAL IS FOR THIS SUMMER IS IS TO HELP CHILDREN THAT ARE AROUND ME, WHOEVER TUTOR THEM, BECAUSE THE TEST THAT'S COMING UP, EVEN FOR OUR KIDS THAT ARE AUTISTIC, THAT ARE THAT ARE SLOWER LEARNING, THEY NEED ALL THE HELP. AND IF THEY MISS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HELP FROM THE SUMMER WHEN WE START BACK IN AUGUST, THEY'RE GOING TO BE BEHIND. AND JUST IMAGINE HOW FRUSTRATING THAT IS TO DEAL WITH A CHILD THAT'S ALREADY COMPROMISED[00:50:02]
EDUCATIONALLY. AND NOW WE'RE WE'RE HERE IN AUGUST AND THEY'RE IN A A BAD DEFICIT. SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO DO SOMETHING WITH THE KIDS. READ, TAKE THEM TO THE MUSEUM, GIVE THEM, TAKE THEM ON DIFFERENT EXCURSIONS, LEARN ABOUT ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMALS. SO JUST TO KEEP THEIR MIND GOING, GOING, ENCOURAGE THEM TO ASK QUESTIONS. I HAVE A KID ALL DAY.HE WANT TO ASK ME A QUESTION. I SAID, CAN I TAKE A BREAK FOR A MINUTE? YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S GOOD THAT HE WANT TO KNOW. SO JUST PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR KIDS. AND THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR COMING OUT. BLESS YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON. COMMENTS BY VILLAGE MANAGER. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO APPROVAL
[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
OF AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE AGENDA SECOND, FIRST AND SECOND.[1) APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT IT.MOTION TO SECOND. SECOND. MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. OKAY. THE FIRST ONE
[2A) Approval of First Amendment - CAPTEC Engineering Services Agreement Services for Seminole Drive Roadway Improvements]
IS GOING TO BE, I GUESS, PAT APPROVAL OF CAP TECH ENGINEERING SERVICES. FOR THE RECORD. PAT NOLAN, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES. THIS FIRST ITEM IS APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE CAP TECH ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT. THIS IS FOR THE SEMINOLE DRIVE PROJECT.SEMINOLE CAP TECH DID THE ENGINEERING FOR THE PROJECT, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SELECT A CONTRACTOR. BUT AT THE BACK END OF THE PROJECT, WE NEED TO HAVE INSPECTION SERVICES AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS FOR, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE CAP TECH ON SITE TO THG THE PROJECT. AND THE COST WOULD BE $71,242.50 APPROXIMATELY. AND WE DO HAVE THE MONEY IN THE PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET TO COVER THAT. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SORRY. NO, SIR.
OKAY. HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE WE. APPROVED. OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION. WE GOT A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE AYE. OKAY. THAT'S UNANIMOUS VOTE. THANK YOU. 2B2B. THIS IS
[2B) Approval of Agreement with Florida Design Drilling LLC for Overdrilling of Wells #1, #3, #5 and Construction of Replacement Well 4R.]
ON THE WATER SIDE. WHAT THIS THIS ITEM IS FOR THE EXISTING WATER TREATMENT PLANT. I KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING WITH THE NEW REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANT. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE EXISTING PLANT AS WELL AND THE NEEDS THAT IT HAS. SO WE RECEIVED SRF FUNDING BACK IN 2022. IT'S TAKEN US THIS LONG TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY USE IT FOR A LOT OF LOT OF REASONS. INITIALLY, IT WAS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY BACK THE LOAN PORTION. IT TOOK US ALMOST A YEAR TO GET THAT STRAIGHTENED OUT. PART OF THAT WAS WHEN WE INSTALLED THE NEW WATER METERS. THAT PUT US IN A BETTER POSITION TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THAT LOAN AGREEMENT, BUT THEN WE HAD TO DO ENGINEERING. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THE WELLS HAS BEEN MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY. WHEN I GOT HERE, WELL, IT DID NOT WORK WELL. TWO DID NOT WORK WELL FOR DID NOT WORK WELL. TWO WELL TWO. AND NUMBER FOUR STILL DO NOT WORK. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN THAT THEY HAVEN'T WORKED. SO PART OF WHAT THIS PROJECT IS, IS TO DRILL A NEW WELL FOR OVER DRILL, WHICH WHEN I SAY OVER WE'RE GOING TO GO IN THERE AND REDRILL THE EXISTING WELL AND IMPROVE IT, BECAUSE THOSE WELLS HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 19. EXCUSE ME. MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN HERE FROM THE 60S, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF WORK DONE TO THOSE WELLS IN THE TIME BETWEEN THE 60S TO. SO WE PLAN ON REHABBING EVERY WELL IN THE SYSTEM EXCEPT FOR, WELL, EIGHT, BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY DONE THAT.I DID THAT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. AND WHAT WE DID WITH THAT WAS OVER DRILL IT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AGAIN WITH THE REST OF THE WELLS EXCEPT TWO AND FOUR. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DRILL TWO NEW WELLS BECAUSE THOSE WELLS ARE SO BAD WE CAN'T DRILL THEM. SO WHAT THIS PROPOSAL IS, IS A CONTRACT WITH FLORIDA DRILLING DESIGN SERVICES TO DRILL ONE NEW. WELL WELL NUMBER FOUR AND THEN OVER DRILL WELL NUMBER ONE. WELL NUMBER THREE AND WELL NUMBER FIVE. AND I MIGHT ADD THAT WELL NUMBER FIVE IS DOWN ALSO. IT WAS OPERATING WHEN I GOT HERE.
BUT WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BACTERIA IN THAT. WELL ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE COULD NOT CLEAR THE BACTERIA. SO WE STOPPED USING IT BECAUSE IT'S A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH IF WE WERE TO USE
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IT. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE NOT BEEN USING IT. BUT WITH THIS, YOU KNOW, OVER DRILL, WE WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE WATER AND BE IN A BETTER POSITION. THERE'S ALSO A REDUNDANCY ISSUE. WE DON'T HAVE REDUNDANCY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE WELLS THAT ARE DOWN. SO I KNOW I'M GOING. BEEN A LITTLE LONG WINDED ON THIS DESCRIPTION, BUT I THINK IT'S INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW. LIKE I SAID WHEN I GOT HERE WELL EIGHT DID NOT WORK WELL. TWO DID NOT WORK. STILL DOES NOT WORK WELL FOR DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO REHAB WELL SIX SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND REHAB WELL. EIGHT AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE WAITING TO REHAB. FIVE WITH THIS PROJECT AND THEN THE BALANCE WILL BE THE REST OF THE WELLS. ONCE WE GET THE REST OF THE FUNDING FROM THE SRF. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. IS THIS GOING TO HELP ELIMINATE SOME OF THE. WELL, OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO HELP, BUT. THE OVER DRILLING, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S LIKE DOING A NEW SLEEVE, RIGHT? WELL, YES. IS THAT GOING TO IS THAT GOING TO JUST PRODUCE MORE WATER IN THAT WELL. OR IS IT GOING TO IMPROVE THE WATER IN THOSE WELLS. WE'RE HOPING THAT IT IMPROVES THE QUALITY BECAUSE WITH THE WELLS, THERE'S SCREENS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL. AND WITH THE WATER SO HARD WITH THE MINERALS THAT ARE IN THE GROUND, WHAT HAPPENS IS THOSE SCREENS GET PLUGGED, BUT THEN YOU'VE GOT THE WATER PASSING THROUGH THIS POLLUTED SCREEN, SO TO SPEAK, RIGHT? SO IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER WITH AGE. IT ONLY GETS WORSE. SO YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO WORK ON THESE, DO SOME O&M, WHICH IS FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, HAS NEVER BEEN DONE. SO WHEN WE OVER DRILL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BRAND NEW CASING, BRAND NEW SCREENS, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A. WHAT GOES WITH THIS IS ALSO AN O&M PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, TO TAKE CARE OF THESE WELLS SO THAT WE DON'T GET IN THE POSITION THAT WE'RE IN NOW. I MEAN, IT TOOK 60 YEARS TO GET HERE, BUT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF O&M IN THE FUTURE, WE'RE NOT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS WITH THESE WELLS. SO THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A LONG TERM PROJECT. WHAT'S THE TIMETABLE FOR THE OVER DRILLING? IT SHOULD TAKE 2 TO 3 MONTHS. WHEN WE OVER DRILLED EIGHT IT WAS THEY HAD A LITTLE IT WAS A LITTLE TOUGH IN ONE SPOT. IT WAS A LOT OF ROCK. BUT THEY STILL GOT IT DONE IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS. AND IT'S NOT JUST DRILLING. I MEAN, ONCE YOU DRILL THE WELL, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEVELOP IT.CHECK THE QUALITY OF THE WATER, CHLORINATE IT, MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE, AND THEN TAKE CARE OF THE TOPSIDE, REBUILD THAT AND THEN PUT IT IN ONLINE. SO HOPEFULLY IN THREE MONTHS WE'LL HAVE ONE OF THE DRILL WELLS DONE. BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE TACKLING THIS WITH TWO WELLS AT A TIME.
FLORIDA DRILLING IS BIG ENOUGH THAT THEY HAVE IT'S TWO DIFFERENT RIGS. SO THE PLAN IS TO BRING IN THE DRILL RIG, START THAT BECAUSE THAT'S AVAILABLE. AND THEN WHEN THE TRADITIONAL RIG IS AVAILABLE, THAT'LL BE COMING IN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER. SO ACTUALLY IN A MONTH OR SO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FOUR DRILLING RIGS IN THE VILLAGE. WE'RE DRILLING THE DEEP INJECTION WELL, WHICH FLORIDA DRILLING THAT CONTRACTOR IS ONE OF ONLY THREE IN THE ENTIRE STATE THAT CAN DO A DEEP INJECTION. WELL. SO I HAVE A LOT OF TRUST IN THEIR SKILL. THEY'RE ALSO DRILLING THE FLORIDAN WELLS THAT WE'RE DRILLING FOR THE R O PLANT.
WE'RE ON OUR FOURTH FLORIDAN. WELL, AND THEN WHEN WE GET THESE TWO IN. SO YOU'RE THIS LITTLE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN IS GOING TO HAVE FOUR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR RIGS IN THE VILLAGE WORKING ON THE WATER. THANK YOU. YEAH. OKAY. I GOT A QUESTION, PAT, JUST TO CLEAR SOME STUFF UP. SURE. SO THE WATER THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT, SO THE THE DOWN WELLS AND THE LIKE FIVE, EIGHT, TWO AND FOUR, I KNOW SIX IS BEING REHABBED. SO THOSE ARE IS IT IS IT SAFE TO SAY OR AM I WRONG THAT BECAUSE THESE WELLS ARE DOWN THAT'S WHAT'S CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WATER SITUATION. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS CONTRIBUTING TO THE WATER SITUATION. YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT NUMEROUS TIMES. THE SYSTEM WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF PRIOR TO ME GETTING HERE.
I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY CREDIT FOR ANYTHING, BUT I'M ALSO GOING TO KNOCK THE PREVIOUS OWNERS. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A THERE'S COMMENTS. I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, THERE WAS COMMENTS ABOUT ONE PUMP. YEAH, THOSE COMMENTS WERE CORRECT. THERE WAS ONLY ONE PUMP IN THE WATER PLANT WHEN I GOT HERE, AND IT WAS BARELY RUNNING. WE. I GOT HERE IN OCTOBER OF 21 AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THAT PUMP IN JANUARY OF 22 BECAUSE IT FAILED. WE WERE PLANNING ON DOING IT. I MEAN, WE WERE IN THE PROCESS AND WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO START UP THE NEW PUMP, BUT IT WAS A FRIDAY. SO WE WAITED OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THAT ONE PUMP FAILED SATURDAY NIGHT. THAT WAS 2022. THAT WAS THE FIRST PUMP THAT I REPLACED. I'VE SINCE REPLACED THE OTHER PUMP. SO WE NOW DO HAVE, I'M GOING TO SAY
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TWO AND A HALF PUMPS BECAUSE THERE'S ONE PUMP THAT EVEN I'M AFRAID TO TOUCH BECAUSE THERE'S PROBLEMS ON THE SUCTION SIDE. BUT WE HAVE TWO PUMPS THAT SINCE WE PUT THEM IN, WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. IF YOU RECALL, ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, I CAME TO THE BOARD AND ASKED TO REPLACE A PUMP. THE NEW PUMP THAT I PUT IN IN 2022 HAS BEEN WAS WORKED SO HARD. PLUS THE ORGANIC OR THE THE MINERALS IN THE WATER, IT ACTUALLY DESTROYED THE IMPELLER IN THE PUMP. IT CAUSED THE IMPELLER TO GO OUT OF BALANCE. AND THEN WE LOST THAT PUMP. WOW. IT'S BECAUSE OF THE WATER. THE WATER IS SO HARD. SO I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE WATER, BUT IT'S BEEN HARD SINCE 1959. THAT DIDN'T JUST START RIGHT. AND WE'RE DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AND EVERY TIME I COME UP HERE, I ASK ABOUT SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I MEAN, THIS PROJECT THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS $1.7 MILLION TO DO FOUR WELLS. AND I MIGHT REMIND EVERYBODY THAT IT'S NOT MONEY COMING FROM THE VILLAGE, BECAUSE THE VILLAGE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ALL THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S FROM GRANTS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER $70 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR UTILITY THAT SOMETIMES I THINK PEOPLE FORGET, YOU KNOW, THEY THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT NOBODY LOOKS AT THE CONTRIBUTION COMING FROM THE VILLAGE. THE MONEY THAT WE'RE SPENDING ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THE VILLAGE IS NOT COMING FROM THE VILLAGE BECAUSE WE CANNOT WE CANNOT AFFORD IT. IT'S COMING FROM GRANTS, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK INVOLVED LIKE THIS SRF GRANT. IT TOOK US TWO YEARS TO GET TO WHERE WE COULD SPEND THE MONEY, BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE WORKING 24 OVER SEVEN ON THE PAPERWORK TO DO THIS GRANT. SO I APPRECIATE THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE COMING FROM THE PUBLIC, BUT I'VE ALWAYS SAID, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, COME AND SEE ME. I'VE GOT NOTHING TO HIDE. I'LL SHOW YOU ALL THE WORDS. I'LL TAKE YOU TO THE PLANT AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON, AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT WE DID TO IMPROVE IT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT BREAKS, I FIX IT. I KNOW I DRIVE SOME PEOPLE CRAZY BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I DO IT. I DON'T THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST, WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE. I JUST FIX IT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I WAS TRAINED. THAT'S HOW I DO THINGS, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING WITH MY PEOPLE, IS TRAINING THEM TO FIX THINGS THE RIGHT WAY. SO THAT'LL LAST FOR THE LONG TERM. SO WE'RE NOT JUST BUILDING PARTS, WE'RE BUILDING A VILLAGE.AND I AM BUILDING A UTILITY, AND I'VE DONE IT WITH PEOPLE WHO'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
WHEN WE STARTED FOUR YEARS AGO, HAD ONE PERSON FROM THE UNIONTOWN COMPANY TO KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING THAT TIME. ANDRE, WHO LIVES IN THE VILLAGE, DO YOU DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER ENTITY, ANY OTHER VILLAGE, CITY, TOWN, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, THAT'S BUILDING BRAND NEW PLANT, A BRAND NEW WASTEWATER PLANT. AND THAT HAS RECEIVED, I'D SAY IT'S CLOSE TO $100 MILLION NOW, 73 MILLION SO FAR, 73, 73 MILLION SO FAR. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 28 YEARS.
I'VE WORKED IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. THIS IS MY THIRD FULL TIME MUNICIPALITY.
I'VE WORKED IN PROBABLY TEN OTHER PLANTS ON THE SIDE, SO I'VE OPERATED UPWARDS OF A DOZEN PLANTS IN MY CAREER. I HAVE REBUILT A COUPLE OF OTHER PLANTS IN MY CAREER. NOTHING TO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. IT IS AN HONOR TO BUILD WHAT WE'RE BUILDING HERE IN THE VILLAGE.
ANYBODY THAT KNOWS ME KNOWS THAT I ENJOY COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY, BECAUSE WHO GETS TO DO WHAT I DO EVERY DAY? LIKE THE MAYOR JUST SAID, WHO GETS A BILL TO REVERSE OSMOSIS TREATMENT PLANT FROM THE GROUND UP? WHO GETS TO DRILL FLORIDA WELLS? FOUR OF THEM. WHO GETS TO DO A DEEP INJECTION? WELL, WHO GETS TO BUILD A BRAND NEW WASTEWATER PLANT? WHO GETS TO BUILD A BRAND NEW LIFT STATION AT THE WASTEWATER PLANT? WHO GETS TO REHAB THE EXISTING WATER PLANT THAT YOU'RE WORKING IN? NOBODY, NOBODY. AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 28 YEARS. I HAVE NEVER DONE WHAT I'M DOING HERE IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, AND I ENJOY IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS GET THE PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH ME, MY PEOPLE, TO DO THE SAME THING AND THINK THE SAME WAY THAT I DO. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. SO THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN JUST, YOU KNOW, I KNOW I COME UP AND I TALK IN MY LITTLE SPEECHES ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS WE'RE DOING. WE'RE DOING SOME MAJOR THINGS HERE IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING. AND IT, LIKE I SAID, WHEN SOMETHING BREAKS, WE'RE GOING TO FIX IT. WE'RE GOING TO FIX IT, RIGHT? WE'RE GONNA GET IT FINISHED. PAT, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR YOUR JOB IS NOT OVERLOOKED. WE WE SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I ANYBODY THAT KNOWS WATER KNOWS WHAT YOU INHERITED. AND YOU, YOU HAVE A HUGE JOB AND YOU HAVE TO DEAL
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WITH A LOT OF RED TAPE THAT SLOWS YOU DOWN. I KNOW THAT IF YOU HAD IT ON YOUR OWN, WE'D ALREADY BE UP AND RUNNING. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF A LOT OF HOOPS THAT YOU HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH TO GET EVERYTHING DONE. AND SO WE WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU'RE APPRECIATED. IT'S APPRECIATED THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT SEVERAL YOUNG MEN INTO INTO THE FOLD AND GOTTEN THEM CERTIFIED.THAT'S GOOD, SOLID JOBS THAT THEY CAN TAKE ANYWHERE. HOPEFULLY THEY STAY HERE TO EXPAND ON THAT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM HAS ONLY BEEN IN OPERATION. IT'S ONLY BEEN AROUND SINCE LIKE 2019. IT'S A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAM. I PUT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THROUGH THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM WHEN I WAS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. SO WHEN I GOT HERE, THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I ASKED OF FLORIDA RURAL WATER IS, IS THERE AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM? THEY HAD JUST STARTED IT. SO AS SOON AS I COULD PUT EMPLOYEES IN THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, I DID. SO WE HAVE TWO GRADUATES OF THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT HAVE BOTH EARNED THEIR WASTEWATER LICENSE. IVAN, WHO IS A FUTURE LEADER HERE IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, HE WAS LICENSED IN ANOTHER STATE LIKE I WAS, BUT I KNEW THAT THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM WOULD MAKE HIM A BETTER LEADER. AND IT'S ALREADY PROVEN BECAUSE HE IS A GOOD LEADER AND HE'S ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER. THE OTHER GENTLEMAN THAT I PUT IN THE PROGRAM, RAFAEL, IS A YOUNG GUY WHO NEEDED SOME CONFIDENCE AND NEEDED AN EDUCATION THAT I CAN'T PROVIDE. THE THING ABOUT THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IS WE'RE EXPOSING OUR PEOPLE TO A BIGGER WORLD. IT'S NOT JUST THE WASTEWATER PLANT HERE IN INDIANTOWN. THEY WENT TO MIAMI AND SAW WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. AND JUST BECAUSE IT'S BIGGER DOESN'T MEAN IT'S BETTER. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS. EVERYBODY HAS PROBLEMS. WE NOW HAVE TWO MORE THREE MORE EMPLOYEES IN THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. I STARTED MICHAEL AND AARON ON THE WATER SIDE, MICHAEL, FOR THE SAME REASON AS IVAN, BECAUSE HE'S A FUTURE LEADER IN THIS OPERATION. AARON IS A YOUNG GENTLEMAN, YOUNG MAN WHO GREW UP IN INDIANTOWN, WHO HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL. MIKE ALREADY HAS A WATER LICENSE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED A HIGHER GRADE LICENSE IN THE FUTURE. SO THAT'S WHY I SENT HIM. AARON HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL AND HE WILL GET HIS LICENSE. AND HE LIVES RIGHT HERE. YEAH, BUT HE'S SEEING A BIGGER WORLD WITH THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THEY HAVE ONE MORE. DAVIS, WHO LIVES HERE IN INDIANTOWN, WHO'S WORKING ON HIS WASTEWATER LICENSE. HE'S ALSO AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. IT'S A SMALL INVESTMENT, BUT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE AT THE END OF THIS, HOPEFULLY, OPERATORS THAT KNOW HOW TO OPERATE A PLANT BETTER THAN I DO, THAT'S MY GOAL, IS TO GIVE THEM THE EXPERIENCE TO TAKE THIS TO THE FUTURE. AWESOME. WELL, YOU'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND PAT, I JUST WANTED TO JUST TO BEFORE YOU GO, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE I THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT VERY CLEAR, BECAUSE WHAT YOU CAME TO WORK WITH WAS SOMETHING FROM THE 60S THAT BELONGED TO MARTIN COUNTY BEFORE WE WAS INCORPORATED. NO. THAT'S INCORRECT. SORRY. PRIVATE, PRIVATE. THEY CAN'T GIVE IT. CAN'T GIVE IT TO HIM. OKAY. NO, IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S AN INTERESTING STORY. IT WAS PRIVATELY HELD AND IT HAS GREAT HISTORY. UNFORTUNATELY, NEAR THE END THERE, THEY DIDN'T DO WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT IN THE FIRST 25, 30 YEARS IT WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THEY WERE WAY AHEAD OF THEIR TIME HERE IN INDIANTOWN WHEN THEY BUILT THAT WATER PLANT IN 1959, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THAT DID NOT BUILD A WATER PLANT UNTIL 1972, WHEN THE CLEAN WATER ACT CAME INTO PLAY. SO MRS. OR MISS FOR ME, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK SHE WAS A MISSUS WHEN MISS FEMALE BUILT THAT WATER PLANT IN 1959, SHE WAS WAY AHEAD. WOW. SHE REALLY WAS. IT'S UNFORTUNATE, THOUGH, THAT NEAR THE END, PROBABLY THOSE LAST 15 YEARS, THEY DID NOT TAKE CARE OF IT. WOW. SO IT STARTED WITH A GREAT HISTORY. YEAH. BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T HOLD UP. BUT WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU BECAUSE WHAT YOU DID WAS TAKE MEN. WE HAVE THIS IN THE GROUP THAT I'M IN. IT SAYS TAKE MEN AND MAKE BETTER MEN. AND IN THAT I'M SAYING YOU TAKE YOUNG PEOPLE OR THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH, AND NOT ONLY HAVE YOU GIVEN THEM SOME LEADERSHIP, YOU'RE PUTTING THEM IN PLACES THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO TO. SO THAT'S COMMENDABLE. SO I THINK YOU'LL YOU'RE WORTH YOUR WEIGHT.
AND YOU KNOW, TO DO THAT ON, YOU KNOW, ALL THE, THE MISUNDERSTANDING. AND IT'S, IT'S EASY TO MAKE COMMENTS WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW THE FULL STORY. YOU CAN HAVE A PIECE OF A STORY AND YOU CAN FEEL YOUR SOUL. RIGHT. I, I'VE BEEN THERE THINKING, OH, YEAH, YEAH. BUT WHEN YOU HEAR THE WHOLE STORY, YOU HAVE TO GO, WOW. SO I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THE MOTION WAS ACTUALLY MADE A MOTION. I JUST MADE IT MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT A SECOND. THE CLERK IS TALKING. COME ON. MOTION MADE. BY WHO? OKAY. SECOND BY PEREZ. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. OKAY.
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ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PAT. AND AS I STATED BEFORE, MY OFFER STANDS. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE PAID FOR THAT PLANT? 7.9 MILLION ISH. YEAH, THAT WAS THE TOTAL FOR WHAT WAS FORGIVEN OF THAT SEVEN. THAT WAS THE WATER AND WASTEWATER.YEAH, THAT WAS BOTH. 67% WAS WITH A REPORT THAT SAID THEY'D ONLY NEED ABOUT $12 MILLION WORTH OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATER PLANT TO BRING IT UP TO STANDARDS. BUT BUT WHAT WAS FORGIVEN OF THAT MONEY THAT WE BORROWED SOME ABOUT 90%. 90% OF IT WAS FORGIVEN. YEAH, YEAH. SO WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD. YOU HAD THAT 90% TO 73 MILLION. WE'RE CLOSE TO. YEAH, YEAH. AND, AND JUST TO THROW THIS CAVEAT IN THERE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THINGS BE SAID. AND AGAIN, WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT YOU GOTTA LOOK AT THE FACT THAT THINGS ARE BEING MANAGED. YOU KNOW, SO WHEN, WHEN THE QUESTION IS ASKED, WHERE IS THIS AND WHERE IS THAT? THE PAPERWORK DON'T LIE, YOU KNOW, SO EXACTLY THERE. IT'S AN OPEN DOOR POLICY THAT ANYBODY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE PAPERWORK. SO THAT'S GOOD. SO YOU ALL Y'ALL HAVE HEARD WHAT WHAT IT COST. WHAT WHAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON? AND IF THERE'S A QUESTION, PLEASE, IF SOMEONE DON'T UNDERSTAND, JUST ASK THE QUESTION. THE THE, THE VILLAGE OFFICE IS WELCOME TO IT. AND IF ANYBODY NEED ANY FURTHER, JUST ASK ONE OF US AND, AND WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. I ALWAYS TELL THE PEOPLE THAT CALL ME, I'LL GET YOU THE ANSWER, YOU KNOW, AND THEN IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, YOU CAN DO SOME RESEARCH. BUT THE PAPERWORK DON'T LIE. IT'S RIGHT THERE IN BLACK AND WHITE.
SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST WANT TO JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY. DON'T DON'T JUST TAKE ONE THING, LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE. OKAY. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND LIKE I SAID, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING, MY I HAVE A STANDING OFFER. COME AND SEE ME AND I WILL SHOW
[ORDINANCE NO. 04-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BASED ON THE VILLAGES EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO SECTION 163.3191, FLORIDA STATUTES; AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
YOU WHAT WE'RE DOING. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT NO SECRETS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT IS THE FIRST READING. GO AHEAD. THIS IS WADE. YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-2026, AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BASED ON THE VILLAGE'S EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE. 63.3191 FLORIDA STATUTES AND PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS, SEVERABILITY CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO BONNIE AND HER TEAM FOR THEIR PRESENTATION ON THE AMENDMENT COMP PLAN. OH YEAH, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DINA FIRST. SORRY.THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR COMING TONIGHT. DINA FREEMAN WITH THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS BRIEF JUST TO INTRODUCE BONNIE LANDRY AND ASSOCIATES WITH BONNIE AND MICHAEL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT THE JOINT WORKSHOP. WE HAD SOME OUTREACH AS WELL. WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO TURN THE LIGHTS. YES.
SO WE'RE GOING TO SET UP FOR A PRESENTATION. BUT THIS IS THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE FLORIDA COMMERCE FOR A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT. AND SO BONNIE LANDRY AND ASSOCIATES WAS ABLE WE WERE ABLE TO APPLY FOR AND BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT TO HELP AMEND THE COMP PLAN. IT'S BEEN SEVEN YEARS WITH INCORPORATION AND COMP PLANS REQUIRE AMENDMENTS EVERY SEVEN YEARS. SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TEAM AND FOR STAFF AND ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC THAT HAVE ATTENDED SOME OF THESE IN RECENT TIMES IN THE JOINT WORKSHOP. BUT THE LIBRARY, THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL. WE'VE HAD THE PLANNING ZONING APPEALS BOARD AS LPA AND NOW WE'VE GOT VILLAGE COUNCIL AHEAD OF TRANSMITTAL. SO BONNIE AND MIKE ARE HERE TO DO A PRESENTATION, AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE. THANK YOU, DANA, FOR THE RECORD.
BONNIE LANDRY SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU TONIGHT IS AN OVERVIEW. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHY WE'RE DOING IT, WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT COMES NEXT. SO AND MIKE IS WITH ME AND HE'LL HELP. HE'LL ASSIST IN CERTAIN POLICY QUESTIONS. SO FIRST SLIDE. SO AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS. AND IT'S MANDATED BY STATE LAW. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT CHANGES GENERALLY IN THE PLAN. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING WHICH IS REQUIRED. NEXT SLIDE. NEXT ONE AFTER THAT. SO THE AR PROCESS, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, BY ANY MUNICIPALITY. IT PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR GROWTH MANAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE IT'S ORDERLY. AND MOST RECENTLY, IT HAS SOME POLICIES RELATED TO PROPERTY RIGHTS. NEXT SLIDE. SO WHAT EXACTLY IS THE AR? THIS IS A STATE MANDATED PROCESS THAT
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EVERY AT LEAST ONCE EVERY SEVEN YEARS, MUNICIPALITIES MUST LOOK AT THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SEE IF IT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED, AND IF SO, THEY NOTIFY THE STATE THAT THEY PLAN TO UPDATE IT. THIS IS GUIDED BY CHAPTER 163 OF FLORIDA LAW. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOKED AT IN CHANGES OF LOCAL CONDITIONS, YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR BOUNDARIES. SO WE HAD TO UPDATE IT FOR THAT. YOUR POPULATION HAS GONE UP. WE HAD TO UPDATE FOR THAT. AND THEN ALL THE OTHER REQUIRED DATA TO SUPPORT THE POLICIES THAT WE END UP PUTTING TOGETHER FOR YOUR YOUR APPROVAL. SO NEXT SLIDE. SO THE FOUNDATIONS OF AN EAR, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS IS PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE'S AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS REQUIRED PLUS ONE WITH THE LPA. BUT THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND. WE HAD TWO PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AT ONE, ONE IN ENGLISH AND ONE IN SPANISH, SO THAT THE ONE IN SPANISH WAS COMPLETELY FACILITATED IN SPANISH TO MAKE PEOPLE MORE COMFORTABLE. AND WE ALSO HAD A WORKSHOP MOST RECENTLY AT THE LIBRARY ON SATURDAY, MAY 16TH. AND WE ALSO HAD A PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT. YOUR BOARD, YOUR BZA BOARD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 21ST.SO WE PUT ALL THAT TOGETHER AND THAT HELPS FORM YOUR DATA. SO YOUR DATA IS DIFFERENT CENSUS DATA, POPULATION DATA, BUT ALSO INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC. THEY THEY CAN SAY WHAT THEY THINK NEEDS TO CHANGE OR NOT CHANGE IN YOUR PLAN. AND THEN AFTER YOU HAVE THAT SUPPORTING DATA, THEN YOU COME UP WITH POLICIES, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHAT YOU'RE MOST FAMILIAR WITH. AND THESE ARE YOU HAVE TO DEFEND THEM BY LAW. THEY ARE LAWS OF THE LAND. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE WEIGHED VOTES. HE REVIEWED THE PLAN TO MAKE SURE IT WAS LEGALLY SUFFICIENT AND DEFENDABLE. NEXT SLIDE. SO SOME OF THE BROAD THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO LOOK, LOOK AT IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS YOUR VISION FROM NOW? BECAUSE NOW YOUR YOUR LONG TERM VISION IS BEYOND SINCE YOUR ORIGINAL PLAN, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT STATE LAWS. SO AS THE LAWS IN FLORIDA CHANGE, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT YOUR POLICIES TO MAKE SURE THEY COMPLY WITH CURRENT LAW. WE ALSO LOOK AT LOCAL CONDITIONS. LIKE I MENTIONED, YOUR BOUNDARIES HAVE CHANGED. MAYBE YOUR OTHER THINGS IN THE VILLAGE HAVE CHANGED YOUR POPULATION, YOUR HOUSING AND YOUR BOUNDARIES.
AND THEN OF COURSE, ALWAYS PUBLIC INPUT, WHICH IS REQUIRED. NEXT SLIDE. SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE ARE THREE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARINGS. BUT THE VILLAGE WENT BEYOND. AND WE HAD THE WORKSHOPS AND WE HAD THE OUTREACH. SO THE VERY FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WAS JUST LAST WEEK, AND THAT WAS WITH THE LPA. AND THEIR JOB AS LPA IS TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT HOW, HOW THEY THINK THE PLAN SHOULD BE. THIS CURRENT HEARING IS TODAY, AND WHAT THE VILLAGE COUNCIL WILL DO WILL LISTEN TO OUR SUMMARY. THEY'LL LOOK AT THE LPAS RECOMMENDATION, THEY'LL ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN WE WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION BECAUSE IF WE GET A MOTION TO TRANSMIT, THEN WE SEND IT TO THE STATE, AND THE STATE LOOKS AT IT FOR 60 DAYS, AND THEN THEY COME BACK WITH A REPORT. WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED CHANGES BASED ON THEIR REVIEW.
AND THAT TAKES 60 DAYS. NEXT SLIDE. SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE THE WORKSHOPS AND TRANSMITTAL HEARINGS. THIS IS THE TRANSMITTAL HEARING TONIGHT. AND THAT WILL FOLLOW WITH THE REVIEW BY THE STATE. NEXT SLIDE. SO I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE VILLAGE HAS DONE. BUT THAT MEANS YOUR PLAN IS SEVEN YEARS OLD, WHICH IS WENT BY FAST. SO WE DID LOOK AT YOUR INAUGURAL PLAN. AND WE DID FIND SOME AREAS THAT NEEDED TO CHANGE.
NEXT SLIDE. SO JUST AS A REMINDER, YOU NOW HAVE TEN ELEMENTS TO YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. YOU STARTED WITH EIGHT ACTUALLY. AND AFTER THE INAUGURAL PLAN WAS DONE, THE STATE REQUIRED ALL MUNICIPALITIES TO ADD A PROPERTY RIGHTS ELEMENT. AND THEN MOST RECENTLY, BASED ON SOME LOCAL DATA, WE PREPARED AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT, WHICH IS BRAND NEW. AND YOU'LL SEE TODAY. SO LET'S START OUT BY LOOKING AT CHANGES TO COMMUNITY PLANNING LAW. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE STATE WANTED US TO DO IS TO AT LEAST HAVE A SHORT TERM HORIZON FOR YOUR PLAN FOR TEN YEARS AND A LONG RANGE FOR 20. SO THERE WERE OTHER CHANGES TO LAW THAT WERE PREEMPTIVE RELATED TO SOLAR FACILITIES AND RESILIENCY FACILITIES, AND WATER AND SEWER PLANNING. AND TWO OF THE ONES YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF IS THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, WHICH WAS RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND IT REQUIRES CERTAIN INCENTIVES FOR PROPERTY PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND THEN
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MOST RECENTLY, SENATE BILL 180, WHICH HAS HAD A MAJOR EFFECT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. SO LET ME KIND OF GIVE YOU THE RUNDOWN OF SENATE BILL 180. ITS ORIGINAL PURPOSE WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO HAD DAMAGES TO THEIR HOMES OR THEIR PROPERTIES COULD QUICKLY GET TO REPAIRING, CUT THE RED TAPE. BUT WHEN THEY PUT THIS TOGETHER, THERE WAS OTHER, OTHER PARTS OF THE BILL WHICH ESSENTIALLY FROZE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THE ABILITY TO CREATE REGULATIONS THAT ARE MORE STRINGENT. AND THE TIME FRAME IS FROM AUGUST 2024 TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. THAT WENT RETROACTIVE. SO MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAD TO LOOK AT ANYTHING THAT THEY HAD CHANGED DURING THAT TIME GOING BACK TO AUGUST, AND SOME HAD TO ACTUALLY REPEAL REGULATIONS.IT'S ALSO BEEN THE SUBJECT OF LAWSUITS. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THINK THIS IS A REACH FROM THE STATE, AND IT DID HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON EARS. THE THE THE PROCESS WE'RE DOING WITH YOU TONIGHT, WE'VE WE'VE DONE FOR OTHER CLIENTS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, BASED ON THIS BURDENSOME RESTRICTIVE RULE, WE. ONE OF OUR CLIENTS, BREVARD COUNTY, THEY SENT THE ENTIRE THING BACK AND SAID, START OVER. THEY UNDID ALL THE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE PUBLIC OUTREACH, ALL THE DATA COLLECTION. THEY SAID, IT'S LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED. SO IT'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATING AS A CONSULTANT AND AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE SAME THING ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN NEARBY IN CITY OF FORT PIERCE. SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED. NEXT SLIDE. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE TIMELINE OF HOW LONG THAT WE'RE UNDER THIS RESTRICTION. IT IS TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT THAT ANY POLICIES THAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE AT THIS POINT IN TIME WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE MORE BURDENSOME OR RESTRICTIVE, BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT THE STATE TO SEND IT BACK LIKE THEY HAVE FOR OUR OTHER CLIENTS. NEXT SLIDE. SO MY RECOMMENDATION AND EVERYBODY HERE IS RECOMMENDATION IS TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PLAN. ALSO, ANY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THAT YOU CHANGE TO BE COMPLIANT WITH YOUR NEW PLAN. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT ANY OF THIS WORK IS WASTED. ANY POLICIES THAT WE PUT TOGETHER INITIALLY THAT COULD BE MORE RESTRICTIVE OR BURDENSOME, WE SHELVED THEM, PUT THEM ON A SHELF, AND YOU CAN RE YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT IN OCTOBER OF 2027.
CONSIDER DO WE WANT TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES? BUT ONE OTHER THING THAT PUTS YOU IN A REALLY GOOD POSITION COMPARED TO OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN WROTE A GRANT TO FLORIDA COMMERCE. THEY'RE THE PEOPLE WHO REVIEW YOUR PLAN. AND THE GRANT NOT ONLY PAYS FOR THE THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, BUT IT GIVES YOU VERY GOOD ACCESS TO VERY HIGH LEVEL PEOPLE AT FLORIDA COMMERCE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE REVIEWING THE PLAN. SO AS PART OF THE GRANT STAFF AND MY TEAM HAS HAD NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH FLORIDA COMMERCE TO MAKE SURE AS BEST WE CAN THAT YOUR PLAN IS ACCEPTED BY THEM AND DOES NOT GET SENT BACK. SO THAT IS ALWAYS OUR GOAL. SO NEXT SLIDE. NOT TO DWELL ON THAT. SO LET'S START FIRST BY LOOKING AT OVERALL CHANGES IN YOUR LOCAL CONDITIONS. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, YOUR JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARY HAS CHANGED BECAUSE YOU ANNEXED SOME PROPERTY. BIG CHANGE. YOU HAD A PRIVATE UTILITY, YOU'VE PURCHASED IT. SO NOW IT'S A VILLAGE ASSET. WE RECENTLY ADOPTED A MOBILITY PLAN, I THINK IT WAS IN 2023. SO WE HAD TO CHANGE PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT TO ATTRIBUTE TO THAT. YOU DID A GREAT PARKS MASTER PLAN. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT REC AND OPEN SPACE, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMPLIANT WITH THAT MASTER PLAN BECAUSE THAT'S A LONG RANGE PLAN AS WELL. SO IN IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED DATA, WE LOOK AT ANY PLANS THAT YOU LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAD DONE IN PARKS. MASTER PLAN WAS ONE OF THEM. SO WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT YOU'VE HAD SINCE 2019, ANY ROADWAY CHANGES YOU'VE HAD? AND THEN AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, A NEW ELEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT IS BASED ON A STUDY THAT WAS DONE BY THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. NEXT SLIDE. SO FIRST, I'LL START BY OVERALL PLAN CHANGES. AND THEN I'M GOING TO TAKE IT ELEMENT BY ELEMENT. SO WE LOOKED AT THE ORIGINAL PLAN WITH A SHARP EYE. AND WE MOVED POLICIES THAT ARE ALREADY IN THERE. WE TRACKED IT TO MAKE SURE THE DOCUMENT FLOWED BETTER AND WAS EASIER FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, RESIDENTS
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TO UNDERSTAND. SO WE THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB OF REORGANIZING IT, BUT WE DIDN'T DELETE ANY POLICIES. WE MOVED THEM. ANYTHING THAT HAS CHANGED, WE TRACKED OUR CHANGES, AND WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH YOUR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S MOVED AND WHAT'S NEW. WE ALSO OUTLINED THE PLANNING HORIZONS, AND WE STARTED OUT WITH AN ACTUAL TEN YEARS FROM NOW AND 20 YEARS FROM NOW. AND IN ONE OF OUR MEETINGS WITH THE STATE, THEY SAID, USE 2040 AND 2050. WE SAID, OKAY, IT HAS TO BE AT LEAST TEN YEARS AND AT LEAST 20. BUT THEY WANTED US TO USE THOSE YEARS. SO WE DID HAVE TO UPDATE OUR DATA TO TAKE IT OUT TO THAT THOSE OTHER YEARS.SO LOTS OF CHANGES AS WE WENT THROUGH WITH OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. GENERAL UPDATES. OH I'M SORRY. NEXT SLIDE. SO THE OTHER THING THAT WE CHANGED IS WE YOU HAVE DRAFTED YOUR WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN, WHICH IS REQUIRED, ALSO REQUIRED BY THE STATE. SO IN RELATION TO ADOPTING THAT WATER PLAN, WE HAD TO PUT SOME POLICIES TO RECOGNIZE THIS WATER PLAN. WE PUT TOGETHER AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT, AND IT WAS BASED ON STRATEGIC STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT YOU DID WITH THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. AND THEN WHEN WE WERE REORGANIZING EACH OF THE ELEMENTS OR CHAPTERS, IF YOU WILL, HAD A GLOSSARY AT THE END, WE WE TOOK ALL OF THOSE DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS AND PUT IT IN ONE PLACE SO THAT REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU ARE IN THE DOCUMENT, YOU CAN GO TO ONE PLACE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT WORD MEANS. SO WE THINK THAT ALSO HELPS IT MAKE BE MORE USER FRIENDLY.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THE NEXT THING I'D LIKE TO DO IS HAVE ABOUT ONE SLIDE PER ELEMENT. AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S TEN ELEMENTS. WE WE WILL LISTEN FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. SO WHAT I'LL DO IS WE'LL DO THE FIRST ELEMENT AND I'LL SAY, DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OR THE MAYOR WILL ASK IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT. THE PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE AT THE END. SO IF THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HAS A QUESTION RELATED TO A CERTAIN ELEMENT, JUST WRITE IT DOWN. WE'LL ANSWER IT. OKAY. AND PLEASE, IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC POLICY, INSTEAD OF REFERRING TO A PAGE NUMBER, PLEASE USE THE POLICY NUMBER BECAUSE PAGE NUMBERS ISN'T IT. THEY'RE DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW IN AN AGENDA THIS SIZE. SO WE WILL PAUSE AFTER EACH ELEMENT AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH FUTURE LAND USE, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT MOST PEOPLE FOCUS ON. IT'S IT'S ONE OF THE BIG ONES. SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE WE REORGANIZED IT, WE MADE A CLARIFICATION. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF REFERENCES TO URBAN CORE THAT WAS REALLY NOT DEFINED. SO WE'RE THAT POLICY WHERE THE POLICIES SAY URBAN CORE. WE USED VILLAGE CORE MIXED USE BECAUSE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY THE INTENT OF THAT TYPE OF POLICY. WE. WE ALSO, AT THE ADVICE OF YOUR YOUR LAWYER, WE ADDED A POLICY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT THEIR EXISTING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT ORDERS ARE STILL IN PLAY. WE DIDN'T UNDO THEM. WE GENERALIZED ON GREEN BUILDING POLICIES. INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT SPECIFIC CERTIFICATIONS, WE JUST SAID GREEN BUILDING AND MADE IT BROAD SO THAT ANYBODY WHO WAS BUILDING GREEN, REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT WAS CERTIFIED, IT WOULD STILL BE RECOGNIZED. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE FLOATING SOLAR FACILITIES AND RESILIENCY FACILITIES. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS BY STATE IS YOU HAVE TO ALLOW SOLAR PANELS IN WATER BODIES, SUCH AS STORMWATER TREATMENT AREAS OR OTHER WATER BODIES. I THINK THEY'RE REALLY WANTING THIS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TO START USING THESE, I THINK, REALLY INTERESTING WAYS TO DEVELOP POWER. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED FROM THE WORKSHOP IS WE HAD LIKE A PREVIEW. CAN YOU NOT HEAR ME? I'M JUST ASKING HIM TO MAKE THAT MATCH. WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? NO, THAT'S TO GO OVER HERE TO THE RECORD THAT WAY. OKAY. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD.
YOU GOT IT. OKAY, SO WHAT WE DID AT THE BEGINNING, AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT UP, IS WE HAD WHAT WE CALLED CATCH LINES WHERE IT SAID, THIS ONE'S ABOUT HISTORIC PROPERTIES. THIS IS ABOUT HISTORIC PRESERVATION. WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE CATCH LINES IN ALL OF THE ELEMENTS. SO WE SAID, WELL, LET'S JUST TAKE THEM OUT OF FUTURE LAND USE BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY MATCHING THE OTHERS. BUT AT THE WORKSHOP, SOME OF THE MEMBERS THERE SAID, WE LIKE THOSE BECAUSE ESPECIALLY IN FUTURE LAND USE, BECAUSE IT HELPS US KNOW WHERE TO GO IN THE DOCUMENT. AND THAT ELEMENT IS THE LARGEST. SO WE DID PUT THOSE BACK. SO THEY'RE NOW BACK
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INTO THE PLAN, AS Y'ALL RECOMMENDED. WE ALSO UPDATED POLICY L2 1.4 DUE TO FLORIDA COMMERCE. AND I THINK MIKE WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THAT. MICHAEL MEYER WITH BONNIE LANDRY AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE RECORD AND THROUGH THE MAYOR, THE REASON WE'RE BRINGING THIS POLICY TONIGHT IS THAT THIS THIS SMALL CHANGE, IT'S A CORRECTION, REALLY DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO THE AGENDA SYSTEM. SO THE THE RECORD THAT WE HAVE, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SHOW ON THE SCREEN THAT THIS IS THE PROPOSED CHANGE WILL REFLECT IT IN THE MOTION, HOPEFULLY LATER ON THIS EVENING, SO THAT THIS ACTUAL LANGUAGE GOES THROUGH IN THE TRANSMITTAL POLICY. L TWO ONE FOR THE TOP POLICY YOU SEE THERE. AND IT'S SISTER POLICY BELOW 215 OUR EXISTING POLICIES IN THE VILLAGES COMP PLAN. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED ORIGINALLY.AND THE ORIGINAL DRAFT WE HAD PROPOSED TO CHANGE THE WORD LOCAL. AS FAR AS THE LOCAL OR NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER. WE HAD PROPOSED TO CHANGE THAT TO COUNTY TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC, BECAUSE THERE IS NO LOCAL VILLAGE REGISTER YET, BUT AS WE WERE REVIEWING WITH THE STATE AGENCY AND WITH STAFF, WE THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS BY CHANGING IT TO COUNTY, MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC COULD BE SEEN AS A VIOLATION OF SENATE BILL 180. AND PERHAPS IT WOULD BE NICE TO LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN FOR AN EVENTUAL LOCAL VILLAGE HISTORIC REGISTER, IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT MAY HAPPEN. SO JUST A TECHNICAL NOTE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO HAVE THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN, 214 WITH LOCAL OR NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER RATHER THAN COUNTY OR NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER. SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS TOLD US TO DO BECAUSE WE AGAIN, WE'RE BEING VERY CAUTIOUS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT OURS TO GET SENT BACK. SO THAT IS AN OVERVIEW OF FUTURE LAND USE. SO I'LL PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ON THE COUNCIL HAS ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT ELEMENT. ARE WE GOOD TO PROCEED? OKAY. SO LET'S GO TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER RESOURCES. ONE OF THE BIG CHANGES, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU HAVE NOW ACQUIRED THE PRIVATE UTILITY. SO NOW WE HAVE POLICIES TO TALK ABOUT THAT. THE WATER SUPPLY PLAN, WHICH I MENTIONED BEFORE. AND WE ALSO INCLUDED A PROVISION IF FOR THE THE ABILITY TO BUILD NEW INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN IT IS NOT FEASIBLE TO REPAIR, MEANING IT'S SO BROKEN, IT'S BETTER JUST TO START OVER. AND I THINK MAYBE PAT ALLUDED TO THAT. THAT'S ALL IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER RESOURCES. EVERYBODY. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE NEXT WE HAVE HOUSING.
SO THIS ELEMENT WE TALKED ABOUT SUBSTANDARD VERSUS DILAPIDATED HOUSING, SUBSTANDARD MEANS IT'S IN BAD SHAPE. IT PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, BUT LET'S REPAIR IT. BUT DILAPIDATED IS DEFINED AS IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE. YOU'VE GOT TO TEAR IT DOWN. IT'S JUST BEYOND HELP. ALSO, LIKE WHAT WE DID IN FUTURE LAND USE, WE TALKED ABOUT GENERALIZING THE GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND NOT BEING SO SPECIFIC SO THAT WE COULD LOOK AT ALL WAYS THAT PEOPLE ARE CERTIFIED. AND WE ALSO UPDATED REFERENCE TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, WHICH IS REQUIRED. SO NOT A LOT OF CHANGES IN HOUSING QUESTIONS. WHO DETERMINES SUBSTANDARD VERSUS DILAPIDATED. SO IT'S, IT'S IT'S IN THE DEFINITION JUST TO UNDERSTAND IT. BUT NO, I. YEAH, YEAH. GO AHEAD. YEAH. YEAH. MIKE I CAN YEAH. IF YOU WANT TO. IT'S DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OKAY. ON INSPECTION. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. ONE QUESTION. I THINK YOU SAID SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS OFF TASK. THEN I STILL DON'T GET OFF TASK.
I THINK WE SAID SOMETHING. OUR COMMENT WAS MADE ABOUT THE HOUSING AFFORDABLE VERSUS ATTAINABLE. DID WE DISCUSS THAT? THE ONLY THING I RECALL IS WE TALKED ABOUT LIVE LOCAL, ACT AND AFFORDABLE. BUT I DON'T THINK WE I DON'T RECALL TALKING ABOUT ATTAINABLE, BUT IF IF
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THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO ADD. SO. THAT'S HARD TO DEFINE BECAUSE WHAT'S ATTAINABLE TO ME MAY NOT BE ATTAINABLE FOR YOU. WELL, I WOULD LET ME LET ME JUST SAY THIS BECAUSE THEN YOU CAN HELP ME OUT. WE HAVE NEW DEVELOPMENT HERE AND THAT'S GREAT. A LOT OF, LOT OF PEOPLE, EVEN THE YOUNGER PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD THE NEW DEVELOPMENT. AND I KNOW THERE'S THERE'S PUBLIC HOUSING, PUBLIC PRIVATE HOUSING. IT'S NOT REALLY SECTION EIGHT. OKAY. SO MY, MY, MY BIGGEST QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS TO WE NEED HOUSING AND WE, WE, AND I'M, I'M HAPPY WITH EVERYTHING, BUT I'M, I'M JUST VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE THAT NEED HOUSING BEYOND WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE WITH THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PRIVATE, PUBLIC, WHATEVER HOUSING AND WHAT ARE THE PLACES THAT. NOT. TARA, LAGOS. NOPE. WE HAVE NO, NOT RIVER OAKS. WHAT IS THAT DEVELOPMENT? INDIANTOWN. OH, IS IT WITH THE LIVE DEER? HORTON. OH NO, NOT THAT THERE THERE IS.YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THEIR EXISTING APARTMENTS. YEAH. THAT'S THE LIVE WORK. YES. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING GARDENS. AND YES THERE'S A LOT OF EVEN. THERE'S ONE SUNRISE, RIGHT? YES. SO THERE'S LIKE TWO, THREE PLACES, BUT THOSE PLACES ARE NOW ESPECIALLY OVER THERE.
THEY'RE TELLING PEOPLE, IF YOU'RE NOT IN THERE, YOU PROBABLY WON'T GET IN THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO GO, THEY WANT MARKET RENT. AND THEN YOU, YOU MAY HAVE A MOTHER THAT HAVE ABOUT 3 OR 4 KIDS, AND SHE'S DOING EVERYTHING SHE CAN. SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE SUPPORT.
SHE'S HOMELESS OR EVEN FATHERS. I'D LIKE TO SEE PLACES WHERE CATER TO FATHERS TOO, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF FATHERS OUT HERE THAT ARE SOLE PROVIDERS. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M, I JUST WANT IT TO BE. I'M JUST MY THOUGHT IS HOW DO WE INCORPORATE THAT? OR IF WE CAN. HOW CAN WE WE ATTRACT THOSE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPERS. WE DON'T WANT THEM TO BRING, YOU KNOW, MATERIAL THAT SAY, I'M SORRY, SUBSTANDARD. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? WELL, NORMALLY YOU WOULD PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF INCENTIVE FOR THE DEVELOPERS, RIGHT? WELL, DONNA CARMEN WAS OVER THAT WHEN THEY WAS BUILDING. AND THOSE MY HUSBAND WAS ON THAT BOARD. AND, AND THE PEOPLE, THE DEVELOPERS WERE NOT BEING VERY NICE. SO THEY GOT A, THEY GOT A SLAP ON THE HAND. I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE A REAL BIG ONE. AND THEY HAD TO REDO STUFF AT THEIR OWN COST.
SO WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T HAVE PEOPLE LIVING THIS STUFF THAT'S GOING TO FALL APART. YES, MA'AM. YEAH. SO LET ME LET ME OFFER JUST A THOUGHT ON, ON THAT WHOLE SUBJECT MATTER AND KIND OF WHERE IT CAN BE ADDRESSED AND, AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTICULAR TYPE OF COMP PLAN AMENDMENT. WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AS YOU HEARD, THIS IS THE, THE ERA AMENDMENT. THE ONCE IN EVERY SEVEN YEARS GO THROUGH AND GET EVERYTHING UP TO CURRENT LAW. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT WORKED OUT HERE RIGHT NOW BEFORE YOU ALL FOR TRANSMITTAL, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS MORE OF THE BIG PICTURE PLANNING DOCUMENT AS OPPOSED TO KIND OF DOWN IN THE WEEDS, VERY PARTICULAR OPERATIONAL OR PROGRAMMATIC THINGS WITH, SAY, INCENTIVES, RIGHT? WHERE YOU HAVE PARTICULAR INCENTIVES, HEY, WE WANT TO HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IF WE HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE'RE GOING TO OFFER YOU MORE DENSITY AND WE'RE GOING TO OFFER YOU MORE THIS. WE'RE GOING TO OFFER YOU MORE OF THAT AND SO ON. THAT CAN BE A THING SOMETIMES YOU WOULD IMPLEMENT IN PART, YOU KIND OF HAD THE THE MAIN STUB OUT OF THAT IN YOUR COMP PLAN MAYBE. AND THEN YOU HAVE VERY MUCH MORE PARTICULAR THINGS IN YOUR, IN YOUR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND SO ON. SO GETTING MORE IN THE WEEDS OF MORE THINGS LIKE THAT ARE THINGS THE VILLAGE CERTAINLY CAN LOOK AT AND DEVELOP. THAT WOULD BE THE TYPE OF THING THAT WHEN YOU WANT TO GET INTO THAT PARTICULAR, A PARTICULAR POLICY LIKE THAT, YOU'D FOCUS ON THAT POLICY ALONE AND THAT WOULD BE THAT POLICY ALONE. WE'D HAVE BE HAVING A WHOLE HEARING ABOUT AND TALKING ABOUT AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, WHICH INCENTIVES ARE, WHAT TYPES OF INCENTIVES WOULD WE OFFER, AND SO ON. SO MY THOUGHT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE WITH REGARD TO COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS, GENERALLY, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE WOULD PUT INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AT SOME POINT. ALONG THOSE LINES, A LOT MORE OF IT WOULD BE SOMETHING PARTICULAR WE'D PUT IN TO THE ELDERS, OR EVEN JUST A PROGRAM TO FURTHER INCENTIVIZE, BUT THAT WOULD BE ITS OWN LITTLE ENTERPRISE TO DEVELOP SOME OF
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THOSE THINGS TO ADD INTO THE COMP PLAN. SO I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS IT'S A VERY GOOD THOUGHT. IT MAY NOT BE A GOOD THOUGHT FOR THIS LITTLE VEHICLE, THIS VEHICLE WE'VE GOT RUNNING RIGHT NOW, BUT FOR OTHER AMENDMENTS AND OTHER THINGS. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. SO I HOPE THAT HELPS A LITTLE. THAT DOES HELP. SO I JUST WANT STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO ADDRESS IT.OKAY. YEAH. AND, AND WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT CHANGES TO LAW. THERE'S SOME INCENTIVES FOR BUILDING ON PROPERTY OWNED BY A CHURCH AND THEY LIVE LOCAL ACT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER AREA WHERE THE INCENTIVES ARE ACTUALLY MANDATED BY THE STATE. SO I THINK THEY'RE AWARE THE STATE IS AWARE, BUT IT LIKE LIKE WADE SAID, IT REALLY BELONGS IN YOUR LAND DEVELOPMENT, NOT ON THE THE COMP PLAN. OKAY. SO IF THERE'S NOT ANY MORE QUESTIONS, WE'LL SWITCH TO RICK AND OPEN SPACE. OKAY. SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE WE HAD LOCAL CHANGES SINCE THE PLAN, WE NOW HAVE A PARKS MASTER PLAN. WE ALSO HAVE A PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS. SO WE UPDATED TO, TO SHOW THAT WE UPDATED THE DEFINITION OF RECREATION SPACE. BECAUSE THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN IT, IT APPEARS TO INCLUDE SPACES THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER. SO WE CHANGED THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE A POLICY ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY THAT YOU DON'T, CAN'T, CAN'T CONTROL. WE ALSO REMOVE THE LOSS, AS I MENTIONED, FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AREAS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT UNDER THE.
EXCUSE ME FOR A SECOND. WOULD YOU STOP WITH YOUR COMMENTARY BACK THERE? NEXT TIME? I'M GOING TO HAVE THE DEPUTY ESCORT YOU OUTSIDE. OKAY? YOU UNDERSTAND? WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND TAKE HER OUT, PLEASE? LET HIM LEAVE. IT'S TIME. I'VE BEEN DOING IT ALL NIGHT LONG. VERY RUDE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I, I THINK THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS REC AND OPEN SPACE. SO WE JUST TIGHTENED IT UP A BIT AND WE RECOGNIZED YOUR, YOUR PLANNING THAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, QUITE WELL FOR MOVING FORWARD PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. SO IF THERE'S NO MORE COMMENTS, WE'LL GO TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION.
SO THIS IS A MANDATE FROM THE STATE THAT YOU NEED TO COORDINATE WITH YOUR ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES. IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS AND HOW YOU RESOLVE IF YOU HAVE A DISPUTE AMONGST YOURSELVES. WE UPDATED THE COMP PLAN RELATED TO AGENCY REVIEW TO TO COMPLY WITH STATUTE. WE UPDATED THE SCHOOL IMPACT REVIEW TO COINCIDE WITH YOUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, COUNTY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE HAD POLICIES FOR THE WATER SUPPLY PLAN. WE ADDED POLICIES RELATING TO YOUR MOBILITY PLAN, WHICH IS WAS 2023, AND WE UPDATED REFERENCES TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES BECAUSE THEY CHANGE AS TIME GOES ON. SO NOT A LOT OF CHANGES TO THIS ELEMENT, BUT WE CAN KEEP GOING. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THE NEXT ELEMENT IS TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY. I KNOW I KEEP SAYING THIS, BUT WE DID HAVE TO ADD SOME POLICIES RELATED TO THE MOBILITY PLAN AND MOBILITY FEE. WE ADDED A POLICY THAT CAME OUT OF THE WORKSHOP. WE WERE WHEN WE WERE IN THE WORKSHOP, SOMEONE WAS MENTIONING, WE DON'T REALLY TALK ABOUT THE TRAIN. WHAT ABOUT WE WANT TO TRAIN STATION FOR AMTRAK OR ALL ABOARD FLORIDA. SO WE ADDED A LONG TERM GOAL TO COORDINATE TO TRY TO FACILITATE A FUTURE TRAIN STATION. SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN RESPONSE TO FDOT WAS RELATED TO SENATE BILL 180. THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAID THIS IS BORDERLINE MORE RESTRICTIVE, MORE BURDENSOME. YOU REALLY NEED TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE. SO IT WAS IT WAS GOOD TO GET THAT FEEDBACK NOW, BECAUSE TYPICALLY YOU DON'T GET THAT UNTIL AFTER YOU'VE SENT IT TO THE STATE. SO AGAIN, BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH FLORIDA COMMERCE, WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MORE CLEAN PLAN WITH LESS COMMENTS. AND THEN, MIKE, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT T 1411. THAT ONE WAS SENT. YOUR PACKETS WENT OUT. THANK YOU. THROUGH THE MAYOR.
AGAIN THIS IS JUST A CLARIFICATION A CHANGE SINCE THE AGENDA PACKETS WERE PUBLISHED. THIS WAS THE RESULT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH FLORIDA COMMERCE. THEY HAD RECOMMENDED
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THAT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS THAT WERE THAT ARE CURRENTLY ADOPTED FOR ROADWAYS, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY USED FOR CONCURRENCY, MEANING REVIEWING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR ROADWAYS WERE NOT GOING TO EXCEED THOSE LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS BEFORE APPROVAL. THEY'RE NO LONGER USED FOR CONCURRENCY, BUT FLORIDA COMMERCE RECOMMENDED THAT WE STILL MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS IN THE COMP PLAN FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, SO THE VILLAGE KNOWS HOW TO PLAN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. YOU KNOW, WIDEN ROADWAYS IF YOU NEED TO IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOUR MOBILITY PLAN AND MOBILITY FEE.SO PREVIOUSLY, THE LANGUAGE OF THE POLICY THAT YOU SEE, I'M SORRY, IT'S JUMPING ACROSS THE PAGE HERE. THIS LANGUAGE WAS UNDER POLICY T 1.4.1. AND WE WERE PREVIOUSLY STRIKING IT AND REPLACING IT WITH THE REFERENCE TO THE NEW MOBILITY PLAN AND FEE. AND SINCE THE AGENDA WAS PUBLISHED, WE'VE ADDED IT BACK IN AS T 1411. COPIED ESSENTIALLY WORD FOR WORD THE WAY IT WAS. EXCEPT WE'VE MADE THE SMALL CHANGE THAT IT'S FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANNING PURPOSES RATHER THAN FOR CONCURRENCY. SO. BUT THE SAME STANDARDS D AND C, WHERE DO WE FIND THESE STANDARDS FOR. SO THAT WE. WHERE WOULD THE PUBLIC LOOK TO SEE WHAT A STANDARD D IS OR A STANDARD C IS? THOSE ARE THEIR THEIR TECHNICAL THEIR TECHNICAL TERMS, THEIR TECHNICAL STANDARDS THAT ARE IN THE DATA AND ANALYSIS THAT WE HAVE UNDERLYING THIS, AS WELL AS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THEY MAINTAIN ALL OF THOSE FDOT. YES, THERE ARE LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS HANDBOOKS THAT THEY PUBLISH AND UPDATE EVERY FEW YEARS. SO IF SOMEONE WANTED TO INVESTIGATE WHAT THAT IS, THEY WOULD LOOK IN FDOT UNDER LEVEL OF SERVICE TRAFFIC. YEAH. THEY WOULD, YOU'D SEARCH FOR LEVEL OF SERVICE THERE. NOW REALLY MOVING IT OVER TO WHAT'S CALLED Q LOSS, QUALITY OF LEVEL AND LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS, BECAUSE THEY'RE ENCOURAGING MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO MOVE TO MOBILITY PLANS THAT ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT NON MOTOR VEHICLE LIKE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN QUALITY OF SERVICE STANDARDS. SO IT'S Q LOSS, QLOSFQLOS HANDBOOK WOULD BE A PLACE TO CHECK. THANK YOU.
WOULD THAT BE PART OF THE GLOSSARY? WE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND PUTTING THE DATA IN THE GLOSSARY BECAUSE IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OKAY. WITH THE THE STANDARD OF SERVICE SHE'S ASKING. RIGHT. OH, THE STANDARD LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARD THAT IS DEFINED IN THE GLOSSARY. YES. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU MIKE. SO IF THERE AREN'T ANY MORE QUESTIONS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ELEMENT, WHICH IS CONSERVATION. SO I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I HAD A QUESTION. OH I APOLOGIZE, I'M SORRY. NO, IT'S MY FAULT, I APOLOGIZE WITH AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'M I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS PART OF THAT. WHEN WE THINK I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT I DON'T KNOW IF THIS APPLIES, BUT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE EXPAND OF ROADS, WITH THE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE BACK AND FORTH ON THE ROAD, WOULD THIS APPLY TO THAT? NO, IT'S A WAY TO LOOK AT YOUR ROADS AND SEE IF THEY NEED HELP. AND THEN IT FUNDS IT. IT KIND OF LEADS TO YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN. SO IF YOU SEE A ROAD IS FAILING, YOU WANT TO PLAN FOR IT. BUT ALSO I'LL LET WADE TALK ABOUT THE MOBILITY FEE. OKAY. NO, I WAS WERE YOU PARTICULARLY ASKING ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF 710? NO, NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE. NO. WELL IF NOT, NOT NO I WOULDN'T. YEAH. LIKE WE HAVE NOT EVEN TERRA LAGO SO TO SPEAK, OVER IN BUENA PARK. THE THE ROADS ARE REALLY BAD, ESPECIALLY GOING TOWARD LINCOLN ROAD. SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT WITH ALL THAT TRAFFIC BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS APPLY TO THAT. YEAH. YEAH, IT, IT, IT WOULD AS A AS GUIDANCE TO THE VILLAGE AS, AS BONNIE WAS INDICATING YOU'D BE AS GUIDANCE TO THE VILLAGE AS TO, YOU KNOW, WHERE TO FOCUS RESOURCES AND SO ON. OKAY. YES, WE KNOW THAT LINCOLN STREET NEEDS TO BE DONE. WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS FOR IT. YEAH. SO WE KNOW IT HAS TO BE DONE WHEN WE GET THE FUNDS FOR IT, IT'LL GET DONE. PAT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. CAN I SAY LINCOLN IS CONCERNED WE HAVE A GRANT. OKAY.
WE GOT TO A POINT WHERE THEY APPROVED OUR ENGINEERING PLANS. THAT'LL BE COMING BEFORE YOU SOON. OKAY. AND LINCOLN WILL BE BUILT TO FDOT STANDARDS. OKAY. BECAUSE IT'S AN FDOT GRANT.
OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PATCHING IT. IT LOOKS LIKE EVERY TIME Y'ALL PATCH IN A FEW FEW WEEKS, IT'S BACK AT THE SAME PLACE AGAIN. IT'S IT'S A GRANT. WE HAD TO MEET ALL
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THEIR CRITERIA. PART OF IT WAS COST. GRANT MONEY IS NOT GOING TO COVER EVERYTHING WE THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE CAN WITH THE GRANT MONEY. BUT THE PART OF THE CONVERSATION WAS THE ENGINEERING AND IT COST THE ENGINEERING, WHETHER IT IS INITIALLY WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ENGINEERING, AND THAT WAS A NONSTARTER FOR ME.YEAH. SO WE FINALLY NEGOTIATED WITH THE STATE AND WERE ABLE TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE ENGINEERING, BUT THAT REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE ENGINEERING IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER STORY OF HOW, WHY IT TAKES SO LONG TO DO SOME OF THESE THINGS. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY IN THE VILLAGE TO DO OUR PART, SO WE HAVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN WITH FDOT MONEY. BUT AT THE END, WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THOSE STANDARDS. YEAH. AND I'M AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THEY THAT WHEN THEY SEE MONEY BEING YOU'RE ASKING FOR MONEY, THAT'S GRANT MONEY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE IT. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT OUT. PAT, BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, PAT, HE DID THE COMPLETE. THAT'S OKAY. YOUR PRESENTATION. I'M SORRY. I'M. PAT, CAN YOU LIFT THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE? I'M SO SORRY. BUT YOU WERE SO. IS THAT BETTER? SO I, I GET LINCOLN STREET. HOW ABOUT 168TH AND 69TH? ONE CAR CAN GO DOWN THAT STREET. 168TH. WE'RE DOING A WATER PROJECT THERE. WE GOT GRANT FUNDING FOR THAT FOR THE 16 INCH MAIN JUST GOT OFF THE SCREEN. SO AS PART OF THAT WE'LL BE FIXING THE STREET. THAT'S WHY I HAVEN'T PUT ANY MONEY INTO 168, BECAUSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO A BETTER JOB WHEN WE DO THE WATER MAIN. WOULD IT BE WIDENED IF WE CAN? YOU'RE KIND OF LIMITED IN SPACE THERE. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ONLY WIDEN IT AS FAR AS WHAT SPACE YOU HAVE WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY. BUT WE TAKE ALL THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
YEAH. WHEN WE TRY TO DO THESE PROJECTS. THANKS, PAT, FORST TOT THESE POLICIES HELP WHEN YOU'RE APPLYING FOR THOSE GRANTS, AND THEY ALSO HELP WHEN WE'RE LOOKING TO SHAPE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND THE PRIORITIES. SO THEY START WITH A COMP PLAN AS THE UMBRELLA APPROACH AND THE COMMITMENTS AND THE VISION. AND THEN THAT FILTERS DOWN TO THE GRANTS THAT PAT APPLIES FOR ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE. SO THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT POLICIES THAT ARE IN THE COMP PLAN. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT OUT, DEENA, BECAUSE WE'RE SITTING UP HERE AND SOME OF US KNOW, SOME OF US DON'T KNOW, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE, BECAUSE IN ORDER FOR US TO KNOW AND TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN IT, WE NEED YOU GUYS TO THE PROS TO HELP US KNOW WHAT WE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WHAT WE'RE SAYING AND EVEN EXPLAINING TO OTHERS. SO THANK Y'ALL. SURE. YOU KNOW WHO'S LIKE THIS? SO IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS, WE'LL DO CONSERVATION NEXT. SO OBVIOUSLY IT IS WHAT IT IS. IT'S CONSERVATION. WE UPDATED I THINK WE WENT TOO FAR. GO BACK. THERE WE GO. SO SOME OF THE AIR QUALITY POLICIES WERE UPDATED BECAUSE CERTAIN TERMS AND STATE AND FEDERAL POLLUTANT STANDARDS CHANGED. SO WE DID THAT TO COMPLY WITH THE WAY IT IS NOW. AGAIN, WE RECOGNIZE THE WATER SUPPLY PLAN. WE UPDATED THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES BECAUSE THOSE CHANGE, AS YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A GOAL AT ONE TIME TO HAVE A STATEWIDE RECYCLING. IT WAS A FLORIDA LAW. THERE WAS A GOAL TO DO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RECYCLING. BUT I THINK IT WAS ONLY THE GOAL WAS TO 2025 AND THEY STOPPED. SO IT'S NO LONGER IN LAW THAT THERE'S A GOAL. AND THEN WE ADDED SOME OBJECTIVES TO TRY TO GET MORE GREEN, BUILDING SMART GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE VILLAGE.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR CONSERVATION. EXCUSE ME, I KNOW I WANT TO GET THROUGH THIS AND ALL, BUT DO WE HAVE ANY NOISE ORDINANCES IN OUR COMP PLAN THAT WOULD BE IN THE ELDERS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. OKAY. SO THE NEXT ELEMENT IS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND HOW WE FUND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU NEED EITHER REPAIRS OR BRAND NEW. ONE OF THE CHANGES WE MADE IN THE INAUGURAL PLAN, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, WAS IN YOUR COMP PLAN, WHICH MEANT YOU'D HAVE TO YOU'D HAVE TO UPDATE IT AS YOUR YOUR CIP HAS DONE ANNUALLY. SO WHAT WE DID TO MAKE THAT EASIER IS IT'S NOW AN APPENDIX. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO A COMP PLAN AMENDMENT TO GET YOUR NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN YOUR PLAN. SO IT'S JUST MAKING IT MORE EFFICIENT FOR YOU. WE ALSO ADDED SOME STANDARDS RELATED TO POLICY C 1113. AND I THINK THAT'S ALSO LEVEL OF SERVICE RIGHT MIKE. SO IT'S SIMILAR. IT'S A CHANGE THAT THE STATE WANTED US TO MAKE TO RECOGNIZE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND PUT IT BACK WHERE IT WAS. WE DIDN'T CHANGE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE. WE
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JUST PUT IT IN THIS AS A POLICY. OH, GOOD POINT. I'LL LET YOU. I'M NOTICING HERE WE MADE THIS CHANGE THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED THIS MORNING FROM THE STATE AGENCY.AND I'M REALIZING NOW THAT WE NEGLECTED TO ADD THE PARKS LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARD HERE.
IT WOULDN'T HOLD US UP. IT WOULDN'T CAUSE A NULL AND VOID DETERMINATION FROM COMMERCE.
BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE WILL, AS PART OF THE MOTION, THE CHANGES DISCUSSED TONIGHT, I THINK THAT'S THE LANGUAGE WE'RE USING IN THE RECOMMENDED MOTION THAT WE. THAT WOULD ENTAIL THE ADDITION OF. IN POLICY 113, THE CURRENT ADOPTED PARKS LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARD. SORRY, THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON OUR PART. SO YOU JUST NEED US TO SAY THAT WE'D LIKE THIS DONE WITH THE ADDITION OF THE LOS FOR PARKS. WE'LL DEFER TO THE ATTORNEY. BUT WE'VE MADE WE'VE MADE A RECOMMENDED MOTION THAT ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE DISCUSSED TONIGHT, AND HOPEFULLY THE RECORD WOULD COVER THIS ONE AS WELL. OKAY. HEY, MIKE, BEFORE YOU LEAVE MIKE UP HERE. RIGHT HERE. SORRY. YOUR VOICE CAME FROM BACK HERE. I'M SO SORRY. WHEN WE TALKED ON SATURDAY'S WORKSHOP, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT NOT JUST HAVING THE POLICY NUMBER, BUT THE HEADING AS WELL.
DID THEY KICK THAT OUT OR WE JUST DECIDED IT WOULDN'T WORK? BECAUSE FOR ME, I WOULDN'T KNOW TO LOOK FOR POLICY C 11. AND YET CAN I GO TO THE GLOSSARY? PROBABLY, BUT WE DISCUSSED WITH STAFF AND WE WE WENT FORWARD WITH ADDING THEM BACK INTO THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT AS THE MAIN ELEMENT THAT MOST OF THE PUBLIC USES. YEAH. BUT THEY WERE REALLY HIT AND MISS ON THE REST OF THE ELEMENTS. SOME ELEMENTS DIDN'T HAVE THEM AT ALL. SOME ELEMENTS HAD A FEW AND NOT OTHERS. WE WERE CONCERNED THAT BY ADDING THEM IN, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT A POLICY PROVISION, WE WOULD HAVE TO DO SOME GYMNASTICS WITH COMMERCE TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO ADD ONES THAT WEREN'T BEFORE. THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE SEEN AS AN INTERPRETATION. IT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO, BUT WE WOULD THEN NEED TO ALSO ADD SOME POLICY LANGUAGE OR AT LEAST LANGUAGE IN THE INTRODUCTION TO EACH ELEMENT THAT CATCH LINES ARE NOT REGULATORY IN NATURE OR PROVIDING FOR A POLICY BASIS. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON SATURDAY. WE DID BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY PROBABLY WILL LOOK AT ONE PART OF THIS WHOLE COMP PLAN, THERE ARE SOME OF US THAT SOMETIME WILL NEED TO FIND OTHER STUFF AS WELL. SO IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT, I THINK, AS OPPOSED TO. WE'RE NOT IT'S NOT REDUNDANT WORDING, IT'S NOT MAKING MORE STRICT OR MORE CONSTRAINED. IT'S JUST TELLING ME WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. ALL RIGHT. SO. WHAT I'M HEARING IS WHEN YOU WENT BACK THROUGH EVERYTHING. WE HAD CATCHPHRASES ALL THROUGH THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT. YEP. AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE ELEMENTS, IT WAS MUCH MORE HIT AND MISS. VERY FEW CATCH PHRASES RIGHT THROUGHOUT. AND SO THERE HAPPENS TO BE AN EXAMPLE THERE WHERE THERE WAS ONE. BUT IN MOST OF THE OTHER PLACES THERE WAS. OKAY. ONE THING I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND, OKAY. AT THIS POINT WHERE WE WHERE WE ARE IS MAKING UP NEW CATCHPHRASES. THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A LOT OF TEXT WORK BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE NEED TO TRANSMIT, WHICH IS LIKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR APPROVAL TO COME UP WITH WORDS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE. OKAY.
AT AT BEST, I COULD RECOMMEND. AT BEST, I COULD SEE REVIVING WHAT HAD BEEN THE EXISTING CATCHPHRASES THAT WERE KIND OF SPORADIC THROUGHOUT THE OTHER ONES. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO LEAVE WHAT'S THERE, BUT DON'T ADD ANY NEW ONES OR MAKE UP. OKAY? CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? CAN WE DEVELOP A CHEAT SHEET? LIKE IF SHE WANTS TO DEFINE, YOU KNOW, BACK WHEN I WAS A COP, BACK IN THE DAYS I HAD A CHEAT SHEET FOR ALL THE, THE THE SPEEDING, THE DIFFERENT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU DO USE EVERY DAY, DIFFERENT STATUES THAT YOU USE EVERY DAY.
SO, SO IF, IF WE HAD A CHEAT SHEET THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE A PART OF THIS, THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PUTTING IT THROUGH FLORIDA COMMERCE. AND IF ANYBODY NEEDED THE CHEAT SHEET, THEY CAN GO LOOK ON THAT SHEET AND THEY CAN GO FIND WHERE THAT IS. BUT THE CHEAT
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SHEET SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF IT. AND NO, WE DON'T NORMALLY BECAUSE THEN IT, IT COMPLICATES EVERYTHING. RIGHT. WE, WE, WE HAVE A SOLUTION RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. THE POLICIES ARE TITLED C ONE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. SO ALL WE HAVE TO KNOW IS TO LOOK AND SEE ONE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. SO WE ALREADY HAVE THEM BROKEN INTO PARTS THAT ARE TITLED. YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT THAT YOU LOOK IN ALL THE C ONE.IS THAT CORRECT. C ONE IS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. SO EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL POLICY ELEMENTS, EVEN THOUGH EACH OF THE NUMBERED ONES, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THEM. BUT YOU KNOW THAT ALL C I ARE RELATED TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, RIGHT? I LIKE HIS IDEA BETTER. LEAVE IT WHERE IT WAS. IF IT WASN'T THERE, DON'T ADD IT. BUT LEAVE THE ONES THAT ARE ALREADY LISTED AS LISTED. YEAH. DO YOU FROM YOUR FROM YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH FLORIDA COMMERCE, DO YOU THINK THAT POSES A RISK. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT WE ARE TRYING NOT TO GET A KICKBACK. WE'RE. WE ARE NOT. YEAH WE ARE. YEAH. WE WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH. I'LL SAY A A PREDICTABLE EVALUATION. I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY. OKAY. SO IT GETS DIFFICULT PREDICTING WHAT WHAT RESPONSES WILL GET TO CERTAIN THINGS. I ECHO WADE. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PUSHBACK ON REALLY SIMPLE WORDS THAT WE'RE ADDING. I KNOW WE'VE GOT LIKE BICYCLE. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SAY YOU REMEMBER THE BICYCLE. I WOULDN'T I WOULD SAY THAT WE SHOULD PUT TITLES IN, IN THE FUTURE, BUT NOT UNDER SENATE BILL 180 RESTRICTIONS. WE'RE FEELING CONFIDENT MOVING FORWARD THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK THAT SAYS WE'RE DOING GREAT WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT. IF WE CHANGE ANYTHING AT THIS POINT, THEY PROBABLY WILL KICK IT BACK. YEAH. SO ACTUALLY, LET ME AND I MAY BASED ON THIS, I MAY ACTUALLY ROLL BACK A LITTLE BIT ON ON MY SUGGESTION. THEY THEY HAVE OKAYED THE REVIVAL IN THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT. I'M GOING TO SAY YES, THEY HAVE REVIEWED IT TO MAKE A CHANGE. NOW WE, WE, WE RECEIVED A PROVISIONAL DETERMINATION FROM COMMERCE TODAY, TODAY THAT THEY ESSENTIALLY ARE ACCEPTING NOTHING IS GUARANTEED, BUT THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY ACCEPTING OUR AMENDMENTS AS, AS AS DRAFTED. SO TO CHANGE IT AFTER THAT, I GOT THAT. I GET THAT PART. THAT PART IS NEWS. YEAH. THAT'S A LEVEL OF YOU DIDN'T SAY THAT PART. NO. YEAH. NO. AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO DIG INTO THIS A LITTLE DEEPER. THE THAT LEVEL OF BLESSING, I THINK IS VALUABLE, VALUABLE IN ITS OWN RIGHT. AND I THINK I'VE GOT TO ROLL BACK MY SUGGESTION A LITTLE BIT. AND OUTSIDE OF THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, WHICH THEY BLESSED LEAVE IT STRUCK. AND YEAH, I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO PUT TOGETHER A CHEAT SHEET AT SOME POINT. AND THEN THAT CHEAT SHEET BECOMES WHAT WE THROW IN THERE AFTER OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. THIS COULD GO IN WITH DON'T THROW IT IN THERE WITH THE AMENDMENT. DON'T VOTE WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT I MEAN TO TO THE POINT YOU NEED A CHEAT SHEET. HERE IT IS. AND I'VE DONE WITH IT. SHRED IT. I'VE I ALLUDED TO THIS PREVIOUSLY IN THE IN THE WORKSHOP, BUT I'LL JUST MENTION IT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE PLANNING CIRCUMSTANCE. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS 22 YEARS. THIS IS A THIS IS A TYPE OF NAVIGATION ON WORDS THAT YOU WOULD NEVER OTHERWISE THINK WOULD BE OF CONCERN. THAT IS UNIQUE IN MY 22 YEARS. SO OUR CONCERN HERE MAY SEEM ABSURD, BUT I ASSURE YOU IT'S IT'S WARRANTED IN THIS INSTANCE, I THINK WE'VE BEEN BLESSED. AND SO WHEN YOU SAID CHANGE IT IN THE FUTURE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS. NO NO NO NO NO NO, WE WE CAN MAKE COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS ANYTIME WE'D LIKE. AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE CAN MAKE THINGS LIKE THAT OR OTHERS OUTSIDE OF THE SB 180 WINDOW. SO AFTER OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. SO WE NEED TO PRAY FOR GOOD WEATHER. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YES, MA'AM.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT BECAUSE WE GET ANOTHER HURRICANE. WE'RE BACK WHERE WE STARTED. SO LET'S HOPE IT'S NOT A VERY BUSY HURRICANE SEASON. IF WE'RE DONE WITH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, LET'S TRY PROPERTY RIGHTS NEXT. SO PROPERTY RIGHTS IS AN INTERESTING ONE. IT WAS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA LAW. I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 2020 ONE, 22. EVERY LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAD TO HAVE THIS. AND BEFORE THEY IF IF THEY DIDN'T PUT THAT IN, THEY COULDN'T MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THEIR PLAN. SO THIS WAS PUT IN. WE REALLY DON'T WANT ANY CHANGES TO THIS ELEMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN WE HAVE SEEN EXPERIENCES WHERE YOU CHANGE ONE WORD ON THIS PARTICULAR ELEMENT AND THE STATE THROWS IT BACK. SO YOU LITERALLY JUST COPY AND PASTE.
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY LIKE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE IT. NEXT
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ELEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU DID A GREAT FUTURE GROWTH STUDY WITH THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. IT PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR THIS NEW ELEMENT.AND REALLY, WE JUST TOOK THE THE PLAN, USED THAT DATA AND CAME UP WITH POLICIES TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT. AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE GOT THE GRANT, BECAUSE THAT'S INNOVATIVE TO HAVE. THIS IS AN OPTIONAL ELEMENT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT. NEXT, AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, WE CONSOLIDATED YOUR GLOSSARY AND WE ADDED A FEW DEFINITIONS RELATED TO SOLAR FACILITIES. AND THERE WAS A WORKSHOP SUGGESTION. WHAT DID WE ADD? AN. OH, FLOATING OKAY, I GOT YOU. OH, SO WE ADDED THOSE DEFINITIONS. THEY WEREN'T IN THE ORIGINAL ONE. OKAY. THANKS, MIKE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THERE'S REQUIRED MAPS THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA MAKES YOU DO. SO WE UPDATED OUR MAPS TO SHOW THE NEW PROPERTY THAT WAS ANNEXED. WE CHANGED THE PLANNING HORIZON TO 2050. WE ADDED. WE UPDATED SOME ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA MAPS, WETLANDS, POTABLE WATER, WELLHEADS WE UPDATED YOUR ROADWAY INVENTORY AND WE ALSO UPDATED YOUR ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. THAT'S YOUR BIKE, PED, TRANSIT, ETC. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY, BEFORE I GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MIKE. HE LITERALLY MADE THESE CHANGES THE DAY THAT WE HAD THIS MEETING WITH THE STATE. SO HATS OFF TO YOU TO GET IT DONE PRIOR TO THE MEETING, BECAUSE IT JUST MADE THIS A LOT EASIER TO SHOW YOU WHAT CHANGED. BUT THAT MEETING WAS THAT COMMENT WAS FROM THIS MORNING. SO RECOGNIZE HIS HARD WORK. SO IF THERE'S NO MORE COUNCIL YOU CAN OPEN UP. I WANT TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO FOR US. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? NO. DO WE HAVE ANY? YES, SIR. IS ANNA FARIAS. OH THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, ANNA FARIAS. I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S PRETTY LATE, BUT I WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE WORKSHOP. I THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT AND HAVE IT ACCESSIBLE FOR THE RESIDENTS. ONE THING I LEARNED, AND I GOT MYSELF A LITTLE INVOLVED ON THE DIFFERENCES ON TITLES. FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF THE TITLES ARE NECESSARY. WHAT I MEAN BY TITLE IS WHEN YOU COMPARE A PLANNER VERSUS AN ENGINEER, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY INPUT, AND DURING THE WORKSHOP, I NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE WERE SO THAT IT COULD CLARIFY CERTAIN THINGS. WHEN YOU READ IT, THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN FIGURE IT OUT. ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS I HAD, AND I MENTIONED IT DURING THE WORKSHOP WAS THE PORTABLE WATER VERSUS DRINKABLE WATER. THE STANDARDS OF THE STATE. SOMETIMES IT COULD BE ALMOST BORDERLINE. AND WITH THE HELP THAT PAT JUST EXPLAINED ON ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, THERE COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE IN THE WATER THAT IS COMING INTO THE HOMES AND ALL THE TESTINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE OR CONDUCTED COULD POSSIBLY NOT BE DONE ON THE FAUCET. IT COULD BE DONE ON THE PLANT AND THE PLANT. IT COULD BE FINED AND THROUGH THE PIPES IT COULD BE FINE. AND THROUGH THE HYDRANTS IT COULD BE FINE. BUT ON MY SINK, ON MY WATER FILTER FOR THE REFRIGERATOR, I COULD BE GETTING SICK. AND WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? IS PAT STILL HERE? YEAH. YES. AND IT'S OKAY. AND I JUST, LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK AND FORTH. I JUST, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LANGUAGE IS SOMETHING THAT IS BEING CAREFULLY LOOKED AT. BECAUSE IF YOU CHANGE ONE THING, JUST LIKE HOW SHE MENTIONED ON THE PROPERTY RIGHTS, IF YOU CHANGE SOMETHING THAT HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE WHEN THE WATER PLANT WAS BUILT IN INDIANTOWN, THE WOMAN PUT DRINKABLE WATER FOR A REASON. THE STANDARDS THAT SHE HAD BACK THEN, WHEN EVERY ALL THE WELLS WERE WORKING AND WE
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DIDN'T HAVE SO MUCH POLLUTION COMING DOWN FROM ORLANDO ALL THE WAY HERE, IT WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. WE WERE DEALING WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT. GLOBAL WARMING IS A THING. IT IS CHANGING. A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE TODAY ARE CONSUMING. AND SO IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL ON THE STANDARDS AND WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO CONSUME, EVENTUALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO RESOLVE. THERE'S A LOT. SORRY. NO, LISTEN, I RAN OUT OF ROOM. BUT WHAT I WANT, WHAT I WANTED TO SAY TO YOU IS THAT IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF WATER THAT'S COMING OUT OF YOUR FAUCET, THEN TAKE A SAMPLE OF THAT WATER, BRING IT TO THE WATER PLANT, AND I'M SURE THEY'LL THEY'LL PROCESS IT AND TELL YOU WHAT'S IN IT, IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN IT. WELL, I MEAN, I DID THAT MYSELF. I DID THAT, AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO PUT A WATER SOFTENER. AND I DID ASK ABOUT WHETHER I NEEDED TO PULL A PERMIT AND THE ACTUAL COMPANY THAT CAME OUT AND DID IT.UNFORTUNATELY, THEY PUT IT IN, THEY DIDN'T THEY DIDN'T PULL A PERMIT. YES, I DO HAVE A VIOLATION. AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS BEING PROVIDED TO US. WE'RE ASKING THE QUESTIONS. YES, I SHOULD HAVE COME TO THE VILLAGE AND ASKED, BUT I DIDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS A BRAND NEW HOUSE. AND I WAS THINKING THAT BECAUSE IT WAS ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO EVEN DEAL WITH THAT TYPE OF ISSUE. BUT I AM, AND I'M SURE MANY OTHER RESIDENTS ARE, AND MANY OTHER RESIDENTS CAN PROBABLY CAN'T AFFORD TO DO IT AND TO PULL THE PERMIT. SOMETIMES IT'S BASED ON HOW MUCH YOU SPEND. SO IF MY WATER SOFTENER IS LIKE 2000, $3,000, MAYBE MY NEXT DOOR PERSON PAID ALMOST EIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE PULLED THE PERMIT EITHER, BUT BASED ON HOW MUCH YOU SPEND IS HOW MUCH YOUR PERMIT IS GOING TO BE. SO I KNOW WE'RE BEING PROACTIVE. WE CAN'T LOOK THE OTHER WAY. WE HAVE TO STOP CERTAIN THINGS. BUT IF PAT IS HAVING SOMEONE OVERSEE THE BIG PROJECTS OF THE WELLS AND STUFF AND SO FORTH, WHY CAN'T WE SHARE SOME OF THOSE INSPECTORS TO ACTUALLY INSPECT ALL THE WATER SOFTENERS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE? I MEAN, WE'RE ASKING FOR MONEY SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE BEING DONE RIGHT. AND CERTAIN PEOPLE HAVE PUT THINGS IN PLACE TO TRY TO LIKE, FIX SOMETHING WHILE THINGS GET BETTER. BUT WE CAN'T JUST SAY, OH, WELL GET BETTER IN TWO YEARS. WHEN WE'RE ALL DONE, IT'LL ALL BE BETTER. WHAT ABOUT IN TWO YEARS? WHAT ABOUT IF I GROW ANOTHER ARM OR OR MY HAIR FALLS OFF? THEN WHAT? IN TWO YEARS, SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO IMPLANT MY HAIR? I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT. IT WE. TIME IS MONEY. AND AND AND MAYBE WE WON'T SEE THE IMPROVEMENT. WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET EVERYTHING DONE. WE'RE WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD TO GET THE MONEY RIGHT. I MEAN, I, I'VE BEEN DOWN ON MY KNEES SAYING I NEED, I NEED, I NEED GIVE IT TO GIVE IT TO US, BUT WE'RE GETTING SOME OF THE MONEY. OKAY, BUT WE'RE GETTING IT. OKAY. SO WE'RE VERY LUCKY AS A COMMUNITY.
CORRECT. WE'RE VERY LUCKY BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER ENTITY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT HAS GOTTEN THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN. OKAY, OKAY. THERE JUST ISN'T. OKAY. WHEN THAT SHEET COMES OUT. THERE WERE COUNTIES THAT WERE ASKING FOR MONEY FOR THEIR WATER PLANT AND THEY DIDN'T GET IT. WE GOT, WE GOT WHAT WE WHAT, WHAT JUST ABOUT WHAT WE ASKED FOR. OKAY, SO IT'S A PROCESS THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAD MY HOUSE, I HAD TO HAVE WATER SYSTEM TO ACTUALLY, I PUT TWO OF THEM IN. YOU KNOW, I, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S FOR YOUR I PUT A WATER SYSTEM IN AT THE MARINA FOR MY FOR MY MOTOR COACH. THAT'S WHERE I GOT IT HOOKED UP TO. THE ONLY THING I'M WORRIED ABOUT IN IT COMES TO TRANSPARENCY. WHEN I COME FROM. WE GOT MONEY TO FIX A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE. AND WHEN ADMINISTRATIONS CHANGE, THE MONEY ALSO DISAPPEARED. SO LIVING THAT EXPERIENCE COMING FROM PUERTO RICO, THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS WAY BELOW STANDARDS HERE. AND THE QUALITY IS A LITTLE BETTER THAN HERE. IT'S VERY CONCERNING. WELL, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, IF THIS WAS NOT A VILLAGE, YOU WOULD NOT BE GETTING ANYTHING. WE WE WE NEED TO MOVE. YOU WOULDN'T BE GETTING A DIME FROM THE COUNTY. WE NEED WE NEED TO MOVE ON, MAYOR. AND YES, WE DO NEED TO TALK. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. IT'S ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. EXCUSE ME BEFORE WE MOVE ON. NO. EXCUSE ME. BEFORE WE GO WRITE YOUR QUESTIONS DOWN. I'LL EMAIL. I GOT PAT'S EMAIL.
NOW. WE DON'T WANT TO DISMISS YOU. NO PROBLEM. SO WRITE IT DOWN. THANK YOU. OKAY. TWO
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MINUTES PER COMMENT. YEAH, SHE SHE JUST WANT MORE CLARITY. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION.MOTION TO PASS WITH THE CHANGES WITH THE CHANGE TO C 113 WITH THE PARK LOS THAT WAS STATED.
COMMENTS. THERE YOU GO. YES. OKAY. SO I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND. THE CLERK IS TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING. YEAH. OKAY. THE STAFF HAD PUT TOGETHER A RECOMMENDED MOTION THAT WOULD INCORPORATE WHAT YOU JUST REFERENCED HERE. BUT THIS THIS WOULD TEE UP EVERYTHING.
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL APPROVES HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. THE VILLAGE COUNCIL APPROVES THE EAR BASED AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS PRESENTED TONIGHT, WITH CHANGES NOTICED, NOTED AND AUTHORIZES VILLAGE STAFF TO TRANSMIT THE AMENDED PLAN TO FLORIDA COMMERCE. SECOND. OKAY, WE GOT FIRST AND
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SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. APPROVED DISCUSSION ITEMS. ANY OTHER ANYTHING TO DISCUSS? NOTHING. YEAH. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING REAL QUICK. AND IF THIS IS OFF TOPIC RIGHT.IT'S FOR TOPIC. OKAY. WE STILL NEED TO GET TO THE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FPL TRUST FUND.
WE NEED TO GET. AND ALSO, IT'S BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT SEMINOLE IN THE WHERE, WHERE DO THE VILLAGE BEGIN AND END WITH THAT? AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO. I'M HOPING KNICKS.
KNICKS, IF YOU PUT ON THE AGENDA THESE TWO THINGS, WE NEED TO GET TO THE END OF IT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF MISNOMER OUT THERE THAT THE VILLAGE IS THIS. THE VILLAGE IS THAT. BUT IN JUST IN JUST IN REGARDS FOR CLARITY, I KNOW BECAUSE I ASKED AND I WAS ABLE TO GIVE, GIVE, YOU KNOW, RELAY THAT. BUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE, THEY'RE JUST MAKING A LOT OF COMMENT. SO I FEEL FEEL LIKE IF WE FILL IT OUT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY GET THE RIGHT MESSAGE.
SO IF WE COULD JUST DO THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST PUT IT OUT THERE AND BE DONE WITH THAT AND THAT'S IT. SOMETHING TO IT'S REGARDING THE WATER SOFT WATER SOFTENER PERMIT. SO THE FEES BASED ON HOW HOW MUCH YOU SPEND ON YOUR SYSTEM OR HOW IS THAT CALCULATED? KNOW DO WE HAVE A FLAT FEE? JUST. DEENA FREEMAN THERE'S A FLAT FEE FOR PLUMBING. AND IF YOU HAVE AN ELECTRICAL, THERE'S A SEPARATE THERE'S A SEPARATE FEE, BUT IT'S NOT BASED ON THE VALUE VALUATION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. AND I HAVE MET WITH YOU AND WE'VE EXPLAINED, AND WE DO WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE, THAT YOU DO NEED TO HAVE A PERMIT FOR A WATER SOFTENER TO BE INSTALLED.
IT'S HOOKING UP TO UTILITIES. THERE MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET THAT'S BEING. SO IT'S ABOUT SAFEGUARDING OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY HAVE THE INSTALLATION OF THE WATER SOFTENERS, AND THAT THEY'RE DONE CORRECTLY AS WELL. BUT WE'RE HERE TO HELP. WE HAVE HAD TO ISSUE SOME NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS, BUT WE'RE HERE TO WORK WITH PEOPLE AND HELP THEM GET THROUGH AND SUBMIT THE PERMITS, AND WE'LL REVIEW THEM AND HAVE MARTIN COUNTY INSPECT. THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS. I SAW THE FLIER. IT WAS THAT GOING TO BE TRANSLATED TO SPANISH AS WELL? IT IS OKAY. I ONLY SAW THE ENGLISH. THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE, IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE. WE'RE TRYING. WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE EDUCATIONAL. WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD INPUT FROM YOU DURING OUR MEETING, BUT WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT MORE TO DO. WE CAN HELP EDUCATIONALLY, BUT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN AND TRYING TO SAFEGUARD THE VILLAGE AS WELL. AND I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. WHY NOW? I GOT ASKED BY A RESIDENT WHY. WHY DID WE NEED. BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INSTALLATIONS OF, OF WATER SOFTENERS WITHOUT PERMITS. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. I, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR WADE. PLEASE LET ME. PART OF THE PROBLEM IS AND, AND I EXPERIENCED THIS AT THE COUNTY TOO. THEY GO TO LOWE'S OR HOME DEPOT OR SOME TO AN INSTALLER AND THEY DON'T ASK US. SO THEY SAY, OH, YOU DON'T NEED A PERMIT. AND SO THEY GO AHEAD AND INSTALL IT. AND THEN SOMEBODY FINDS OUT AND A NEIGHBOR OR SOMEBODY CALLS, AND THEN THAT'S HOW WE GET NOTIFIED. WE'RE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH FENCES. WE'RE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH SCREENED IN PATIOS RIGHT NOW. THEY ALL REQUIRE PERMITS. SO WADE, CAN YOU PLEASE VERIFY THIS INFORMATION IS CORRECT? I JUST READ SOMETHING ABOUT. A $7,500 HOME IMPROVEMENT PERMIT WAIVER THROUGH THE SUMMER. DOES THAT APPLY IN OUR VILLAGE? IT'S IT IT'S NOT A WAIVER. IT'S NOT THROUGH THE SUMMER. AND IT ACTUALLY ONLY APPLIES TO A FEW TYPES OF PERMITS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE INFORMATION THAT HAS GOTTEN OUT IN THE PUBLIC NEWS MEDIA ABOUT THAT IS IS NOT ACCURATE. YEAH, IT I BELIEVE IT DOESN'T EXEMPT AT ALL EITHER PLUMBING OR ELECTRICAL, AS I RECALL. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO BASICALLY. IT'S A LAW THAT
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LOOKS GOOD. BUT MOST THINGS, MOST THINGS YOU ACTUALLY NEED A PERMIT FOR IT DOESN'T EXEMPT.OKAY. SO AND LET ME LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. IF SOMEBODY HAS A WATER SYSTEM PUT IN BEFORE.
CO. BY THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S BUILDING THE HOUSE THROUGH THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S BUILDING THE HOUSE, DO THEY STILL NEED A PERMIT? IT WILL BE TIED TO THE PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL PERMITS, IF THEY INCLUDED IT AS PART OF THE BUILD, BUT THEY'D STILL NEED INSPECTING ONCE IT HAD BEEN INSTALLED. AND THAT'S WHAT THE FEES FOR. YEAH. SO YOU NEED A PERMIT AFTER IF YOU MOVE INTO A HOUSE, YOU BOUGHT A HOUSE AND YOU GET CODE AND YOU MOVE IN AND THEN YOU DECIDE TO PUT A WATER SYSTEM IN, YOU NEED A PERMIT. YOU DO. RIGHT. IS IT LOCATED ANYWHERE ON OUR WEBSITE WHERE YOU NEED A PERMIT FOR WE NEED TO IMPROVE ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT WE DO HAVE WHAT YOU TYPICALLY NEED A PERMIT FOR. WHERE WOULD I FIND IT? BUT IF YOU ON THE ON THE BUILDING WEBSITE. BUT WE DO NEED TO IMPROVE. WE KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE HANDOUTS. WE'RE A REALLY SMALL TEAM WORKING IN THE VILLAGE. WE'VE WE'VE MET WITH ANNA AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT WE COULD PUT MORE OUT. WE'VE WE'RE ALREADY PRIORITIZING. I'M ALREADY WORKING WITH MY TEAM TO PRIORITIZE GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT. BUT IT IS ALREADY AVAILABLE IN A LIST. BUT WE CAN DO BETTER WITH THE GRAPHICS AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE FLIERS. BUT WE ALSO GET CRITICISM FOR PROVIDING THOSE THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY WIN. NO, IT WASN'T A CRITICISM. IT'S LOCATED UNDER BUILDING AND UNDER PERMIT APPLICATIONS. SO THEY'RE ALL LISTED THERE, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION FOR THE PERMIT. YES. I HAVE A VERY QUICK QUESTION FOR PAT. PAT, CAN YOU APPROACH PLEASE. CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHERE OUR MUNICIPAL WATER RESPONSIBILITY IS? IS IT TO THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE? IS IT TO THE HOUSE? IS IT INSIDE THE HOUSE? AND GOOD QUESTION. WHAT ABOUT PRIVATE WELLS? YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE HOMES IN THE AREA WITH PRIVATE WELLS. IS THAT NOT CORRECT? CORRECT. SO WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE WATER QUALITY IN A PRIVATE. WELL, NO. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REGULATES THE PRIVATE WELL. AND AS FAR AS THE MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE SERVICE LINE, IT'S USUALLY AT THE AT THE END OF THE RIGHT OF WAY, IT'S IN DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES IN DIFFERENT PLACES. BUT HERE IT'S AT THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND TYPICALLY THERE'S A SHUT OFF VALVE THERE.
SO THE VILLAGE RESPONSIBILITY IS TO THE RIGHT OF WAY LINE. AND FROM THAT IN. AND THAT'S BOTH THE WATER AND THE SEWER LINE. THAT'S THE HOMEOWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY. SO I THINK THAT THAT ANSWERS A LOT OF QUESTIONS. MOST PLACES THAT I'VE EVER BEEN THAT IS THE CASE. THE WATER IS BROUGHT FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, BOTH WATER AND WASTEWATER FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE FOR YOU TO HOOK UP TO. AND YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY TO HOOK THAT UP. IF YOU'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH SOMETHING BRAND NEW, I'D BE TALKING TO YOUR CONTRACTOR. SO. AND IF YOU HAVE A PRIVATE WELL, THEN WE HAVE NO, ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER YOUR WATER. AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE ARE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DON'T MANAGE THE AQUIFER. SO WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING WATER TO. YOU GOT A LOT OF ISSUES THAT PAT HAS BEEN CLEANING UP EVERYTHING. AND JUST SO FOLKS KNOW, IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG BETWEEN WHERE WE'RE RESPONSIBLE AND YOUR HOME, THAT'S ALSO YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T COME INSPECT YOUR WATER SYSTEM. OKAY. LET ME, LET ME.
WE GOTTA FINISH UP HERE. OKAY. ASK ME AFTER. ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE'RE DONE. WE'RE DONE.
RIGHT? YES, I WAS OH YOU'RE FINE. OH, OKAY. OKAY. I'LL TALK WITH YOU LATER. I GOT SOMETHING
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FOR YOU. I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THIS. AND. AND I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE VILLAGE CLERK WE TALK ABOUT. I THINK THEN I TALKED WITH YOU. I THINK SO ABOUT ABOUT TRANSLATION. WE CAN'T JUST. OR THEY CAN'T JUST PUT JUST GO THE DIFFERENT DIALECTS AND EVERYTHING. SO THE VILLAGE STAFF HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING ADEQUATE APPROVED SITES FROM THE GOVERNMENT. WHAT YOU KNOW WHICH SITE THEY CAN USE TO DO X, Y AND Z, WHETHER IT'S CREOLE, WHETHER IT'S SPANISH, THE DIFFERENT DIALECTS. BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE A PERSON IS MEXICAN, OTHER ONE IS[02:25:04]
GUATEMALAN. THE DIALECT ARE NOT THE SAME. SO WE HAVE TO BE WE HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY. WE HAVE TO WAIT AND WE HAVE TO BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DO IT. THEY HAVE TO BE GIVEN THE PERMISSION TO, TO, TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT FROM THIS SITE OR WHATEVER IS GIVEN TO THEM, THE APPROVED SITES.THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, THE APPROVED SITES. SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT TO ANYBODY LISTENING. GO TELL SOMEBODY, TELL SOMEBODY THAT THE VILLAGE STAFF IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO LOG INTO OR CONNECT WITH APPROVED SITES. SECOND THING. THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS SAID AND I, I WANT THE STAFF TO REALLY LOOK INTO THIS. IF WE ARE COMPROMISED IN ANY KIND OF WAY WITH THIS TALENT SYSTEM THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TRUE THAT IS. OKAY, I OKAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY, EVERY LOOP IS CLOSED, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS CLOSED AND THAT WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WHOEVER WE HAVE CONTRACTED SERVICES WITH THAT PERSONAL INFORMATION IS NOT GETTING OUT. AND, AND THAT'S THAT. THANK Y'ALL. OKAY. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I HAVE ONE FAMILY MARKET WILL BE JUNE 3RD AT BIG MOUND PARK AT 10 A.M. WHAT TIME? 10 A.M. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. OKAY, I GOT ONE. MOTION TO ADJOURN. GO AHEAD. NO, I WANT I WANT TO REACH OUT AND THANK I WISH EVERYBODY HAD ENOUGH. HOPEFULLY A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHING BECAUSE WE NEED VOLUNTEERS. I WANT TO THANK PAL POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE AND HOME DEPOT. THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPLYING PAINT AND PAINTING HOUSES AND THIS IS TODAY. THEY. WELL, YESTERDAY THEY STARTED THE SECOND HOUSE IN INDIANTOWN, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE IN INDIAN WOOD. AND WE WERE LOOKING FOR A VETERAN. SO I REACHED OUT TO SOMEBODY THAT WAS SITTING BACK THERE. I FORGET HIS NAME. HE LEFT ALREADY. AND HE GAVE ME THE NAME OF A VETERAN THAT THAT WAS IN NEED. SO HOME DEPOT WENT IN AND NOT ONLY ARE THEY GOING TO PAINT THE HOUSE, THEY'RE REDOING THE LANDSCAPING AND THEY'RE PUTTING NEW FLOORS IN. THEY PUT ALL NEW APPLIANCES IN. THEY PUT NEW CEILING FANS IN.
THEY'RE PUTTING ALL NEW TOILET TOILETRIES AND, AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THE TOILETS AND SINKS AND EVERYTHING. HOME DEPOT IS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY STEPPED UP. SO SATURDAY WE'RE PAINTING. SO WE NEED SOME MORE VOLUNTEERS. TODAY THERE WERE PROBABLY ABOUT 30 PEOPLE THERE PUTTING TOGETHER PATIO FURNITURE. WE GOT NEW PATIO FURNITURE FOR THEM AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND, AND SO IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER TO GET SOMETHING DONE. SO I KNOW INDIAN TOWN LIKES TO VOLUNTEER BECAUSE THEY COME OUT FOR THE CLEANUP. SO MAYBE THEY'LL COME HELP AND, AND PAINT THE HOUSE. WELL, YOU BETTER MAKE SURE YOU GET A PERMIT BECAUSE YOU GOING TO BE FINE. YEAH. WELL I THINK THEY DID GET A PERMIT. DID THEY COME GET A PERMIT? THEY SAID THEY WERE JUST PAINTING. THEY DIDN'T NEED A PERMIT. OH WELL, HE JUST MOVED OUT OF THE WATER. WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL PAY FOR THEIR PERMIT. I DON'T CARE. THEY DON'T NEED A PERMIT. DON'T NEED A PERMIT TO PAINT. THEY DON'T NEED A PERMIT TO PAINT. THEY NEED A PERMIT TO DO THE PLUMBING AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF. THAT'S ALL. I'LL PAY FOR IT. JUST SEND ME A BILL. LOREN, WHAT TIME FROM THIS IS HAPPENING? SATURDAY MORNING AT 9:00. AND IT'S AT 143, SEVEN TWO SOUTHWEST DAVID DRIVE IN INDIAN WOOD. YEP. SO GO AHEAD CLARK. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT, IF I MAY, MAYOR. MONDAY, JUNE 1ST. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS? HURRICANE SEASON. OH. SO IT'S JUST A REMINDER. YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY YOU HAVE TO BE REMINDED. THAT'S RIGHT. TREES, ANY YARD DEBRIS, ANYTHING THAT YOU MAY NEED TO SHORE UP NOW JUST IN CASE. PREPARATION IS KEY. THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE WITH
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.