Mar 28, 2022 Regular City Commission Meeting

[Call to Order]

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MATHESON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STEWART, SINCE MARCH, 28TH AT 5 30 PM WE'RE HERE IN DOWNTOWN STUART. CITY HALL 1 21, SOUTH WEST FLAGLER AVENUE. FOR OUR REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING. IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. AND MS KENDALL, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YOU'RE MATHISON HERE, VICE MAYOR MCDONALD HERE, BRUNER. HERE MR. CLARK HERE, MR MEYER HERE. PLEASE RISE WITH ME AS WE SAY THE PLEDGE AND AH, COMMISSIONER CLARK, DO YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS? MAYOR UM AS YOU KNOW WHAT WE SAY THE PLEDGE. WE ALWAYS TRY TO REMEMBER OUR TROOPS AND THOSE MORE. OR A CARD FOR A COUNTRY WELL IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE HAD SOMEONE WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY, DR. LARRY HOWELL WAS A MEMBER OF OUR CHARTER COMMUNITY. AND I JUST WANT US TO REMEMBER IT'S FAMILY AT THIS TIME AS THEY MOURN HIM. AND OF COURSE, WE KNOW THAT WE ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR TROOP AND WE REMEMBER THOSE MORE. TRYING TO KEEP PEACE IN THIS WORLD SO AS WE REMEMBER DR HOLLOW. THANK YOU. ALLEGEDLY INJURED STATES. TO RICHARD STANDS ONE NATION.

TINGLING WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR. COMMISSIONER CLARK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS OF DR HAL. LONG TIME MEMBER OF THE NAACP, FORMER TEACHER AND VERY ACTIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. DO WE

[COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS]

I THINK. YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T LOSE SIGHT OF SOME BIGGER PICTURE VISION. AH AH, AND AS FAR AS LAND CONSERVATION WHERE WE CAN, UM GOOD PIECES OF LAND LARGE TRACTS OF LAND THAT COULD FORM AN IMPORTANT ECOLOGICAL SERVICE AND USING THEM WHERE APPROPRIATE TO TURN THEM INTO A GREAT PUBLIC ASSETS LIKE THE BELOVED PARKS THAT THESE PROJECTS HAVE TURNED INTO OVERTIME, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE CITY STAFF. UM ARE AND HOPEFULLY HAVE THAT BUDGET OUT FOR THIS NEXT BUDGET YEAR, TWO BEGINS SURVEYING AND PLANNING. UM BUT LET'S NOT LOSE SIGHT OF. OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BEFORE US AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW. THANKS. VERY GOOD COMMENTS. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE A MM COMMENT. I JUST WANTED TO ASK WHEN OUR FLAGS GET OLD. WHAT DO WE I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT WE DO. AND THERE'S A THINK THE ONE ON MARTIN LUTHER KING SMITH TURNER THAT FLAGPOLE IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S REALLY GETTING OLD AND JUST WONDERFULLY COULD HOW YOU GO ABOUT THAT WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT NORMALLY TAKE A LOOK. MILTON WILL TAKEN TOGETHER TONIGHT. THERE HE IS. HE JUST FINISHED. SHEPHERDS PARK? YEAH, HE JUST IMPROVEMENT. ANOTHER PART. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER CLARK. YES THANK YOU. AND JUST CONTINUING WITH REMEMBRANCE FOR OF DR HALL. UM I WAS WONDERING IF THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD MIND. UM THINK I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, MAYBE FOR

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IF HE DIDN'T MIND, I WILL DO THAT. AND I WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER. ON IT. I HAD APPRECIATE THAT. UM ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS THAT I'VE TALKED TO CITY MANAGER ABOUT THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. AND HE DID GET BACK WITH ME. UM IT'S THE CORNER OF PALM BEACH ROAD AND MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD. PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ABOUT STRIPING THE SIDEWALK DOING CERTAIN THINGS. THERE'S A ROAD YOU KNOW, THERE'S A THERE'S THE CITY AND THE COUNTY ISSUE THERE, BUT I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN APPROACHED AGAIN BY OTHER PEOPLE. AND I'M JUST ASKING IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN THAT WE NEED TO LOOK INTO THE COUNTY WITH REGARD TO TRAFFIC POTENTIAL SIGNAL IZATION , IF NECESSARY, OR DOING SOMETHING THERE AT PALM BEACH ROAD AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BOULEVARD. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT WILL QUALIFY FOR SIGNAL IZATION. I KNOW THAT THE AUTOBAHN IS LOOKING FOR A CROSSWALK THERE TO GET PEOPLE TO CROSS PALM VITRO TO THEIR LOCATION. MILTON IS WORKING WITH THE CANDIDATE TO FIND OUT ABOUT THAT PROCESS AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO IT. I KNOW THERE WAS A PLAN AT ONE TIME FOR THAT CROSSWALK. WHAT WILL CONTINUE LOOKING AT AND SEE IF WE CAN GET IT. AND IF OBVIOUSLY IF WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, OR WHATEVER. COME BACK TO YOU GUYS FOR BUDGET AMENDMENT.

OKAY ALRIGHT RESIDENTS, SOME RESIDENTS WERE ASKING ME ABOUT JUST DIFFICULTIES TURNING IN AND OUT OF THE EARTH, SO I DON'T LIKE YOU SAID. I DON'T KNOW IF IT MERITS SIGNAL IZATION, BUT AT LEAST WE'LL LOOK AT IT WHEN MILTON IS LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY. FOUR ACROSS WALL. UM. WE JUST HAD A BIG ARTS EVENT DOWNTOWN. AND APPARENTLY, IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE FOUND ENOUGH SPACES TO PORK ALL AROUND THE AREA, BUT, UM, I WAS WONDERING IF WE'RE GOING TO GET ANY TYPE OF A REPORT OR JUST TO FOLLOW UP FROM OUR STAFF WITH REGARD TO, YOU KNOW, THE NEW RESTAURANT THAT WAS PUT IN DOWN AT THE END OF FLAGLER. AND WHETHER OR NOT, UM WE WOULD BE LOOKING INTO DOING ANYTHING ADDITIONAL BECAUSE APPARENTLY PEOPLE CAN FIND PARKING IF THEY NEED TO. SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY TIMEFRAME TO LOOK AT ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT I THINK HE HAD ASKED IF WE COULD GIVE HIM PERMISSION TO PUT IN SOME ADDITIONAL SPACES, BUT WE NEVER DID APPROVE THAT. NO HE HASN'T APPROACHED US YET ABOUT ACTUALLY PUTTING IN ADDITIONAL SPACES. HE WAS GOING TO WAIT AND SEE HOW THE SEASON THE END OF THE SEASON WENT. WAS FOR A MINUTE. I WAS SCARED. I THOUGHT YOU'RE GOING TO ASK FOR THE G WORD GARAGE PARKING GARAGE. NO, I'M JUST ASKING FOR THING OVER THE WHOLE CITY AND THAT THE WORD WILL COME UP. BUDGET. AS FAR AS IT IS, HE'S GOT THE VALLEY UP AND GOING AND THOSE PARKING SPOTS THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, WE ONLY HAVE PROBABLY A COUPLE MONTHS OR MONTH AND A HALF OF THE SEASON LEFT. HE'LL PROBABLY DETERMINE THEN WHETHER OR NOT ANYONE WANTS TO COME TO YOU TO ASK FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL FOR HIM TO ADD ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES DOWN THERE. THAT TIME YOU GUYS HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT THANK YOU, SIR. NOTHING FURTHER, MR MAYOR. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. NICE MAN. YES THANK YOU. I WON'T BRING UP THE G WORD. DO I LIKE THE D WORD? ANYWAYS I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, LAST NIGHT THERE WAS A STRUCTURE FIRE ANDY STEWART, WHERE SOMEONE I BELIEVE WAS ACTUALLY INJURED FAIRLY BADLY, AND I DON'T WANT TO THANK OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR DOING A GREAT JOB. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY DID A DID A YEOMAN'S JOB OF, UM, WITH WITH THE RESCUE AND WITH PUTTING OUT THE FIRE, SO THANK YOU GUYS. CHIEF. MAKE SURE YOU THANK YOUR YOUR MEN AND WOMEN AND ALSO THINGS I DID SPEAK WITH THE CHIEF LAST WEEK. UNRELATED TO THE STRUCTURE, FIRE ABOUT HOW THINGS WERE PROGRESSING, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THINGS ARE PROGRESSING QUITE WELL, FAR AS MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR FIRE STATION, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF AND JUST REMINDED EVERYTHING THAT ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE THAT. KEEP IT MOVING. KEEP KEEP US MOVING, AND IT SOUNDS BY THE WAY IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYBODY IS DOING MULTIPLE FROM MY CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF.

THERE'S MULTIPLE THINGS HAPPENING AT ONE TIME SIMULTANEOUSLY. UM SO THAT IS

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SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I KNOW WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT NEW STATION, A NEW PERMANENT. THE STATION. UM FEW OTHER THINGS, COMMISSIONER. MY MENTIONED IT WITH. THE RIVERS COALITION RECENTLY THIS WEEK HAD ITS ITS FIRST BACK TO IN PERSON MEETING HERE IN THIS ROOM. LAST THURSDAY. WHICH WENT FAIRLY WELL. THEY'RE STILL DISCUSSING LOS, UM AND THE DRAFT OPERATIONAL PLANS AND DIFFERENT LANGUAGE ON THAT, AND I WANT TO THANK MR HOGARTH FOR SUBMITTING SOME, UM. WELL WORDED WRITTEN COMMENTS TO THE CORE STAFF. HUDSON'S WAS BROUGHT UP A LITTLE BIT, AND THIS LAST SATURDAY, I GAVE A SPEECH. FOR THE U. S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY WHICH UNTIL 1986. WAS STATIONED AT THE END OF THE PENINSULA. HERE, UM AT WHICH IS NOW HUDSON'S, AND AS HE WAS THE PRIMARY PELICAN CAP PRIOR PELICAN CAFE. FOR ME. FORMER CHARTER BOAT CAPTAIN. IT WAS HONORED TO SPEAK AND THANK THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY. CELEBRATING 80 YEARS OF SERVICE HERE, UM, ONE OF THEIR ORIGINAL HOMES WAS THE HOUSE OF REFUGE. GERMAN WORLD WAR TWO THEY SOME OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS WERE STATIONED THERE AND WOULD RIDE UP AND DOWN THE BEACH ON HORSEBACK. WATCHING FOR GERMAN U BOATS TO COME IN. AND THEN, OF COURSE, DOWN THE LINE. THEY WERE HERE AND DOWNTOWN STUART AND THEN IN 86. MARTIN COUNTY WORKED OUT AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO HAVE THE BUILDING THEY CURRENTLY SIT IN AT SAND SPRINGS PARK. BESIDES THE. DOWNTOWN STUART ART SHOW. THERE WAS ALSO A HEALTH FAIR AT E. STEWART, WHICH I WAS INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED TO SEE THAT NUMEROUS DIFFERENT AGENCIES COME AND OFFER FREE HEALTHCARE. TO OUR RESIDENTS FOR THOSE WHO CHOSE TO COME AS WELL. WE HAD WATER DAY. AND THE ART FAIR, SO EVERYONE'S OUT AND ABOUT SHAKING OFF THE DUST WE'VE HAD FROM COVID. UM. LIKE OKEECHOBEE IS AT 13.92 FT. WE'D LOVE TO SEE. A BIT MORE RECESSION BEFORE WET SEASON COMES ON AVERAGE, THOUGH YOU GET ABOUT HALF A FOOT A MONTH. THAT PUTS US A LITTLE HIGHER THAN WHERE WE'D LIKE. BUT RIGHT NOW. WE ARE ABOUT HALF A FOOT BETTER THAN WHERE WE WERE A YEAR AGO. AND FOR ANY VOTERS OUT THERE. THE ST LUCIE LOCKS HAS BEEN CLOSED PRETTY MUCH ALL WINTER FOR ACTUAL BOAT TRAFFIC TO MAINTENANCE, AND TOMORROW THEY WILL BE REOPENING. FOR THE CROSS FLORIDA WATERWAY. BOAT TRAFFIC, SO THEY'VE BEEN CLOSED SINCE THE END OF 2021. UM OTHER THAN THAT, COMMISSIONER MEYER CERTAINLY AGREE WITH YOU. WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MORE. CONSERVATION LAND. UM THAT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY PERTINENT. IN THE CITY OF STEWART TO PRESERVE WHAT WE CAN CITY MANAGER. UM JUST COMMENT.

[COMMENTS BY CITY MANAGER]

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

[COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (3 Minutes Max.)]

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AND THANK GOODNESS THAT WAS ALL THE GUY GOT BACK IN HIS CAR AND LEFT. SO I'M JUST IN THEIR THINKING. WHENEVER I COME WITH A PROBLEM, I TRY TO COME UP WITH AS MANY SOLUTIONS, AND NOW THAT I'M RETIRED, I HAVE TIME ON MY HANDS MEDDLING EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS. SO I MADE A COUPLE OF PHONE CALLS TODAY. MY THOUGHT. JUST A THOUGHT, AND YOU GUYS ARE A LOT SMARTER THAN I AM ABOUT HOW THIS WOULD WORK IF IT WAS DOWN HERE. WE GOT THE FOUR BUILDINGS ON US. ONE BEHIND THEM. THEY HAVE A PARKING GARAGE THAT'S AVAILABLE EVERY WEEKEND. IT'S ALMOST WIDE OPEN, SO I CALLED THE MANAGER AND I SAID WHAT WOULD IT TAKE? AND I SAID, I DON'T REPRESENT ANYONE. AND BY THE WAY, I'M ONLY A CITIZEN. NOT REPRESENTING A GROUP HERE WITH THIS. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT ON THE WEEKENDS AND HE SAID, WELL, IT'S BEEN TWO OF THEM AND I SAID I'M GOING TO SEND YOU AN EMAIL WITH MY PERSONAL OPINION AND SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD WORK.

BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE GARAGE THAT EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM HAS AN IDEA ON HOW THEY WANTED TO LOOK, I HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL PHILOSOPHIES THAT I WON'T SHARE NOW, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO GET TRAFFIC IS TOUGH, AND WE'RE ALL COMPETING.

WE ALL DEAL WITH IT, BUT SOME PEOPLE DON'T DEAL WITH IT VERY WELL. SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I WANTED THROUGHOUT THEIR WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO. I'LL BE THE CITY OF STEWART PARKING GARAGE COMMITTEE OF ONE UNTIL YOU OFFICIALLY APPOINT ONE. BUT LIKE I SAID, I JUST THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED EVENTUALLY DOWN THE ROAD. LET'S NOT WAIT TILL IT'S ABSOLUTELY SESAME. LET'S GET AHEAD OF THE GAME. THANK YOU. MR FLANNIGAN. MR MAYOR. LET'S GET THAT GUY BADGE CHIEF NEXT TIME DIDN'T WANT TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HE HAD TO SWING INTO ACTION. DON'T MESS WITH JOE, THE TALLEST MAN IN TOWN. WE HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? I DO, CAT COE. HE HAD HE HAD SORRY. GOOD AFTERNOON. HI THERE, EVERYONE. THANK YOU, MRS CLARK. FOR THOSE KIND WORDS FOR LARRY. HELL HE'S A GREAT MAN, GOOD FRIENDS AND MARTHA UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR REMOVING THE LARGE TRUCKS FROM THE CORNER OF 14TH AND DIXIE. IT'S MUCH MUCH NICER . SORRY I SHOULD HAVE STARTED WERE WITH ELDORADO HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND ALL WE WANT TO BE IS A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO LIVE IN. SO THANK YOU FOR REMOVING THOSE LARGE TRUCKS. UM IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOU WILL NOT BE BUILDING THE PUBLIC WORKS FEEL COLD. FACILITY ON PARK.

THEN IT BACKS UP TO 13 STREAM TO ELDORADO HEIGHTS IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE BUILT. SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU. WE ALREADY DEAL WITH LARGE COMMERCIAL SIZED JETS FLYING OVER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. UG ONE WENT OFF AT 5 50 THIS MORNING. I KNOW BECAUSE IT WOKE ME UP AND I LOOKED AT MY CLOCK AND THEN THE TRAINS, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THERE'S TRAIN SCOFF AT MIDNIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR NOT ADDING THE TRUCKS WITH THE BACKING UP NOISES AND EVERYTHING ELSE SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM LAST TIME I SPOKE, I DID SPEAK ABOUT THE FLOODLIGHTS AT THE FIELD ON THE 10TH STREET COMMUNITY CENTER. AND DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ABOUT LED FLOODLIGHTS. AND UM, THERE'S ABOUT 45 REASONS. WHY LED SPOTLIGHTS ARE BETTER THAN TODAY'S. FLOODLIGHTS. UM. FOR US IN OUR COMMUNITY OF EL DORADO HEIGHTS. IT'S A REDUCTION IN LIGHT POLLUTION, AND IT HAS A PRECISION FOCUS SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD IN ANY AREA THAT YOU WANT AND ACTUALLY AS TILTING HEADS. BUT JUST TO GO OVER SOME OF THE REASONS WHY LED IS BETTER THAN A

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UM. IT CONTAINS NO MERCURY. I'M NOT SURE IF OUR CURRENT 10TH STREET COMMUNITY CENTER HAS MERCURY, BUT SOME LIGHTS DO HAVE MERCURY DOES NOT EMIT ANY UV RADIATION. IT TURNS ON INSTANTLY, YOU DON'T NEED TO HEAT THAT SUCKER UP. UM AND IT TURNS OFF IMMEDIATELY, UH, IT IS DIMMABLE AND ALSO MAYBE VERY INTERESTINGLY, IT CAN BE OPERATIONAL DIGITALLY, SO YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEONE HAS TO GO UP THERE, BUT YOU CAN DO IT THROUGH YOUR COMPUTER. SO LOTS OF REASONS WHY LED IS JUST A LOT LOT BETTER THAN THE CURRENT FLOODLIGHTS. BUT FOR US IN THE YOU KNOW, ELDORADO HEIGHTS. I HAVE MORE PICTURES. I GAVE SOME PICTURES FROM 13TH STREET. BUT THESE ARE ACTUALLY FROM 14TH STREET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU PICTURES OR RECORD. MR MAYOR, JUST FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. THE DECISION ON MOVING THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET. IT IS THE PRICE THAT CAME IN VERY HIGH, SO THERE MAY BE A RECOMMENDATION AGAINST THAT. BUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS ONCE OUR RATE STUDY HAS COME BACK FOR THAT PORTION WILL BE BRINGING BACK AN ITEM TO YOU GUYS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THAT. THANK YOU. WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT LIGHTING AT THE PARK. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. YES, I HAVE ONE MORE. CARLA WILLIAMSON. GOOD AFTERNOON. NOTHING GREAT. BUT WHERE NEW HOMEOWNERS AND WE ACTUALLY LIVE IN OLD RATHER HIGH. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT WAS THE NAME OF THE ACTUAL AREA UNTIL THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE ALL KIND OF MEAT WHEN WE'RE WALKING DOGS AND ONE ANYWAY. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE PATH OF POSSIBILITY. SOUTH STREET. PLANS AND THEY WERE VERY EXCITED OF POSSIBILITY OF MARKET. THAT WE WANTED TO THANK YOU, AND WE JUST REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY STAY SAFE. ONLY WITNESSED, YOU KNOW. LYING DOWN THE ROAD, WHICH IS NOT VERY FAST. IT'S NICE TO KEEP IT NICE, AND THEY'VE BEEN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRUCK BEING ELIMINATED.

THAT REALLY HELPS AS WELL BECAUSE ONE THING AS A PARENT, YOU JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO TRUST YOU HAVE THESE WONDERFUL SIDEWALKS AND I WANT MY KID. STATE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY COULD DRIVE THEIR BLACKS AROUND AND I CAN TRUST AT THE RIGHT AGE. YOU KNOW, WITHOUT ME GETTING TROUBLE. BUT ANYWAY, UM I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING TO MAKE STEW. IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE. WE HAD SO MANY OPTIONS ACTUALLY. FIVE TIMES. COMMITTEES AND WE'VE DECIDED TO PUT GROUPS HERE OF ALL THE THANKS FOR KEEPING US SAFE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STAY INVOLVED AS THE PARK PLANS. INVOLVED. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS. I DO CAN GIL. HELLO. CAN GIL I'D LIVE IT 14TH STREET IN ELDORADO HEIGHTS ALSO HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 22 YEARS. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE GARBAGE TRUCK THING WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN ON POP VITRO THERE, AND MY CONCERN IS IT'S NOT AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW. IT'S NOT RAINING, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN IT RAINS, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THAT AREA, THE ROAD BECOMES IMPASSABLE ALREADY. AND IF YOU WERE TO PUT GARBAGE TRUCKS. THE I IMAGINE YOU WOULD HAVE TO BURN UP THE ROAD THERE EVEN FURTHER TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. SO UM, DRAINAGE IS GOING TO BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE IF YOU CONSIDER GOING TO CONSIDER THAT. THINK THANK. PUBLIC COMMENTS. I HAVE NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE HAVE ANY ONLINE, MR SANSON. MR MAYOR WITH REGARD TO THE CONSENT

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

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COMMISSIONER MYRON. FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE APPROVAL THAT CONSENT AGENDA. HEARING NONE. MISS KENDALL, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER BRUNER. YES COMMISSIONER CLARK? YES MR MEYER ? YES MAYOR MATHESON? YES. NICE MAYOR MCDONALD. YES. CONSENT AGENDA PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. UP NEXT. COMMISSION ACTION. WE HAVE A LETTER TO US REPRESENTATIVE

[4. LETTER TO U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN MAST REGARDING SAINT LUCIE RIVER TRAIN BRIDGE LEGISLATION]

MASS LEGISLATION WHICH WE ARE SUPPORTING. IS ADJUSTING THAT TIME. THE RAIL BRIDGES UP. MORE SIMILAR TO THE BRIDGE OF THE NEW RIVER. UM, BUT I WANTED TO BE AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE, WHICH I

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UM, WE HAVE EMOTION. TO APPROVE. THEY DRAFTED SUPPORT LETTER WITH THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE PRESENTED BY VICE MAYOR MCDONALD BY COMMISSIONER MEYER. AND SECOND AND BY COMMISSIONER CLARK . IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION. HEARING NONE. AH, WE HAVE IT ALL IN FAVOR. I OPPOSED.

LETTER IN MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON. ORDINANCE FIRST READING

[5. ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION RIGHT-OF-WAY AS REQUIRED BY THE PALMETTO COVE RPUD (RC): ORDINANCE No. 2484-2022; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF A CERTAIN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY WITHIN THE CITY BEING THAT PORTION OF A PLATTED 11 FOOT-WIDE ALLEY AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF HALPATIOKEE PARK, MORE CLEARLY DESCRIBED AND DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT ‘A’ ATTACHED; FOR PAYMENT OF A PRIVILEGE FEE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

NOW A PORTION OF THIS 11 FT WIDE ALLEYWAY WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED AND MAINTAINED BY THE DEVELOPER.

AND APPROVED BY A SEPARATE RESOLUTION. FOR THE MAINTENANCEI AGREEMENT. THAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PORTION OF RIGHT AWAY. THAT'S NOT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THE ONLY THING THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE PORTION AND RED. FOR ABANDONMENT. AND THEN WE HAVE THE REMAINING 11 FT WIDE ALLEYWAY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE OWNED BY THE CITY. SO TO JUST GO OVER WHAT I HAD JUST PRESENTED. THE PUBLIC'S WORK DEPARTMENT DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE ABANDONMENT OF THE CITY'S INTEREST OF THE PORTION OF RIGHT AWAY AND RED. THEY WILL ENTER INTO A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR WITH THE DEVELOPER FOR THE PORTION AND YELLOW. HOT AND IT WILL BE APPROVED BY A SEPARATE RESOLUTION. OR BROUGHT BACK TO YOU BY SEPARATE RESOLUTION. A FAIR MARKET APPRAISAL FOR THE PROPERTY. IT WAS AT 14,500. STAFF WHO RECOMMEND PAYMENT OF THE PRIVILEGE FEE AND THAT AMOUNT 100% OF THAT AMOUNT TO THE CITY'S PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FUND WITHIN 60 DAYS OF APPROVAL.

STATS RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 24 84 AT FIRST READING FOR THE PALMETTO KHOBAR.

FEW D PORTION OF RIGHT AWAY ALI ABANDONMENT. THAT CONCLUDES STAFFS PRESENTATION THE APPLICANTS ATTORNEY IS HERE. FOR QUESTIONS. OR I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

MR. MAYOR. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL SECOND. MOTION FOR APPROVAL. AND THE SECOND. WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ABANDONMENT OF RIGHT AWAY. THIS WAS A REQUIREMENT DURING THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL OF THE PRD. HEARING NONE. NO PUBLIC COME. NONE CAN I JUST ASK? MR READS? HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING FROM ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS SINCE IT'S FOR THIS LAST CHANGE. NO. I

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[6. SILVERTHORN RESIDENTIAL PUD (QUASI-JUDICIAL) (RC): ORDINANCE No. 2472-2022; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THEREBY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM “COMMERCIAL” TO “MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL” FOR A 9.43 ACRE PARCEL ANNEXED BY ORDINANCE NO. 1527-97, OWNED BY TED GLASRUD ASSOCIATES FL LLC, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF SE INDIAN STREET AND SE COMMERCE AVENUE, SAID LAND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED; AND FURTHER PROVIDING THAT SAID LANDS SHALL CONCURRENTLY BE REZONED FROM COMMERCIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT “CPUD” TO RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT “RPUD” ON THE CITY’S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; ESTABLISHING THE SILVERTHORN RPUD CONSISTING OF SEVENTY SEVEN (77) ATTACHED HOMES; APPROVING A MASTER SITE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS AND A TIMETABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT, DECLARING THE PLAN TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

ESTABLISHING THE SILVERTHORNE R P U D, CONSISTING OF 77 ATTACHED HOMES, APPROVING A MASTER SITE PLAN PROVIDING FOR DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS AND A TIMETABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. DECLARING THE PLAN TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU, MR MARTEL. TO ANY OF MY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY EXPORT A COMMUNICATION? I'VE MET WITH STAFF WITH THE APPLICANTS.

AGENTS UM, AND WITH RESIDENTS, AND I'M HERE WITH AN OPEN MIND. THANK YOU. I MET WITH THE DEVELOPERS. I'M HERE WITH AN OPEN MIND. I MET WITH STAFF, THE APPLICANTS AND WITH RESIDENTS AND I'M HERE WITH AN OPEN MIND. ADMIT WITH THE APPLICANTS. UM, I JUST REALIZED I KNOW SOMEBODY IN THE ERA TODAY, BUT I'M HERE WITH AN OPEN MIND. THANK YOU. AND I'VE DISCUSSED WITH. MY LP REPRESENTATIVE RESIDENTS. STAFF AND I'VE MET WITH THE DEVELOPER. AND I CONTINUE TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND. MR MARTEL, WOULD YOU PLEASE PLACE ANY WITNESSES? WE'RE GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY DURING THIS UNDER OATH. FOR THOSE OF YOU GIVING TESTIMONY, PLEASE RISE AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THE ENTIRE ROOM STOOD UP. THREE COUNT 123456789 10 11 12 13 14 HOLD ON PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMENTS, NOT TESTIMONY 13 TO 17 9. CAN'T YOU? WE SENT IT OVER TO PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT TESTIMONY, OKAY? MAN. YOU YOU CAN SIT DOWN, MR CORBYN, THAT SORT 468.

THERE'S LET THE RECORD REFLECT. THERE'S NINE PEOPLE BEING SWORN . DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD. AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD WHEN GIVING THE TESTIMONY JUST SO THAT WE CAN KEEP IT.

STRAIGHT ON THE TAPE RECORDING. THANK YOU. MR READS WE PLEASE PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE AGENDA ITEM BEFORE. YES MAYOR. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. TOM RATES AGAIN SENIOR PLANNER FOR THE RECORD. THIS IS A FUTURE LAND USE, MAP CHANGE AND REZONING REQUESTS ALONG WITH THE MASTER SITE PLAN APPROVAL CONSISTING OF 77 ATTACHED TOWN HOME UNITS. THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF INDIAN STREET AND COMMERCE AVENUE. IT'S 9.43 ACRES.

EXISTING LAND USE IS COMMERCIAL . THE PROPOSED LAND USES MULTI FAMILY TO SUPPORT THE TOWN HOMES. EXISTING ZONING IS C P U D AND THE PROPOSED ZONING IS OUR PEUT RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. SINCE THE OPEN MEETING IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A REVISED PLAN WITH SOME OF THE CHANGES CONSISTING OF LOW IMPACT DESIGN FEATURES TO

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SOME OF THE UNITS. WE HAVE BIO SWELLS AT THE ENTRY. BY EIGHT FT. SIDEWALK AS I MENTIONED WITH THE CONNECTIONS THAT MEANDER THROUGH THE PARK ALSO IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROADWAYS THAT COMMERCE AVENUE AND INDIAN STREET WHERE THE MEDIAN WAS IMPROVED SO THAT THERE'S NO LONGER A LEFT HAND. THERE WILL NO LONGER BE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT ON INDIAN STREET HEADING WEST ALSO. THE MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS AT COMMERCE AVENUE WILL BE LANDSCAPED AND MAINTAINED BY THE DEVELOPER. AS I MENTIONED THE CONNECTIONS TO BOTH INDIAN STREET AND COMMERCE AVENUE. SOME OF THE STORM WATER IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE APPLICANT WILL GO OVER IN. MORE DETAIL CONSISTS OF LIKE I WAS SHOWING YOU SWELLS RANK GARDEN'S BIO SWALES. UM ONE ACRE LAKE INCLUDES FOUR THESE MAX THESE MATS AT THE CORNERS OF THE LAKE. BUT MATERIAL PLANNINGS AS I MENTIONED TREE PRESERVATION OF 17 EXISTING TREES AND PALMS ON THE SITE. A ALONG WITH RELOCATION OF 73 OF THOSE SABLE PALMS. THEY'RE PROVIDING 636 TREES AND PALMS ON SITE, WHICH YIELDS AN EXTRA 389 TREE CREDITS THAT EXCEEDS THE 2 75 MINIMUM THAT IS REQUIRED. THEY EXCEED THE HARDWOOD TREE MITIGATION REQUIREMENT BY 283 INCHES, THEY EXCEED THE SOFTWOOD TREE MEDICATION REQUIREMENT BY 576 INCHES. AND THEY'RE PROVIDING 28% OF THE PERIMETER AS A NATIVE VEGETATION. AREA UP LAND WITH NO SIDE AREAS. AS I MENTIONED THE TREE MITIGATION IS, UM 1197 INCHES ABOVE THE HARDWOOD REQUIREMENT, ALONG WITH 1491 INCHES, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 500 INCHES MORE THAN WHAT IS REQUIRED. WITH THAT THERE'S EXCUSE ME. THERE'S CONDITIONS THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO. THAT WILL BE INCORPORATED AT SECOND READING. AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE RESTRICTION OF THE PURCHASE OF INDIVIDUAL UNITS TO OWNER OCCUPANT ONLY. AND ALSO THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO PUT THAT IN HIS H O A DOCUMENT SO THAT THE PURCHASE SALE OF INDIVIDUAL UNITS TO OWNER OCCUPANTS ONLY HAPPENS AND THAT'S IN PERPETUITY. WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS EITHER TO APPROVE. THE DEVELOPMENT. THE ORDINANCE APPROVED WITH ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE CONDITIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE OR DENIED. THE PROPOSAL TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MR ROOD. YES WITH THAT STAFF, THIS CONCLUDES STAFFS PRESENTATION.

THE AFRICAN IS HERE TO GIVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION, TOO. ANY OF MY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR STAFF AT THIS TIME. YEAH YES. JUST BEFORE THE HEAT COMES. I JUST WANTED YOU IF YOU COULD CLARIFY IF YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION WHEN EXACTLY THIS PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE PUBLIC AND TO JUST GET IT ON THE RECORD 1997 IN THE SPRING OR FALL. I'M NOT SURE WHICH UM, IT WAS PART OF MASS ANNEXATION, WHERE MOST OF THOSE PROPERTIES

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GOOD EVENING. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR CIVIL THORN PLANNED PROJECT TO YOU. TO START WITH, LIKE TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR PROVIDING US THE EXTRA TIME WE NEEDED TO IMPROVE OUR PLAN. WE ALSO LIKE TO THANK STAFF KEPT TOM TIM AND THEIR TEAM FOR THEIR GUIDANCE AND SUGGESTIONS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, ESPECIALLY OVER THE PAST 60 DAYS. HE REVISED THIS REVISED SITE PLAN. AND WE APPRECIATE THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE PROJECT. I HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU THAT WILL ADDRESS ISSUES RAISED AT EL PAS. COMING FROM THE PUBLIC AND FROM STAFF. FEEDBACK FROM THIS COMMISSION. WE TAKE EACH COMMENT TO HEART AND HAVE DONE OUR BEST TO LISTEN TO LEARN AND TO ADAPT THE SILVERTHORNE PROJECT TO MEET THE WISHES AND SENSIBILITIES OF THIS COMMUNITY. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS. THE PLAN BEFORE YOU TODAY HAS MANY MONTHS IN THE MAKING. WE PAID THE PRICE IN TERMS OF TIME AND MONEY TO GET US TO THIS POINT. IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN EASY. SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE, AND THESE TIMES NEVER IS. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. STEPH HAS GIVEN US THEIR COMMENTS. AT TIMES WHEN NEEDED DIRECTION. AT TIMES NEEDED COUNSEL. AND AT TIMES WE NEEDED A FIRM PUSH. TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THE LAST, MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES YOU MADE TO THE SITE PLAN WILL RESULT A STAFF SUGGESTIONS AIMED AT IMPROVING SILVERTHORNE AND MAKING IT A PROJECT THEY COULD SUPPORT. AS A RESULT, WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. IT MADE THE REQUESTED CHANGES. WE ARE BETTER FOR IT. THE PROJECT IS BETTER FOR IT. AND IF YOU PUT THE PROJECT WE BELIEVE THIS COMMUNITY WILL BE BETTER FOR IT. DESPITE THE SETBACKS AND CHALLENGES THAT WE AND MANY APPLICANTS EXPERIENCE AND ENTITLEMENT STAGE, THIS HAS BEEN A WORTHWHILE PROCESS. WHAT DO WE SAY THIS ALL FOR? ONE THING IS TRUE. AND FOR ANOTHER. WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THE VERY BEST PLAN FOR THIS PROJECT IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS IS A BETTER SITE PLAN THAN THE ONE PRESENTED IT HELPS TO IT'S AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SITE PLAN SUPERIOR IN ALL RESPECTS. WE ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SILVERTHORNE PROJECT BASED ON ITS OVERALL QUALITY AND POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THIS COMMUNITY. CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH INCLUDE HOUSING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INNOVATION DISTRICT. ENHANCED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED ATTAINABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY. TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS AT NO COST THE TAXPAYER AND ENSURING THAT THOSE WHO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY HAD THE CHANCE TO LIVE WHERE THEY SERVE. WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE PRESENTING A PROJECT TO YOU OF SUCH OVERALL QUALITY AND LONG TERM BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY THAT NOT APPROVING THE PROJECT MIGHT BE VIEWED AS MISSED OPPORTUNITY. IN SUMMARY, WE ASKED THIS COMMISSION NOT BE A SILVERTHORNE AS AN ORDINARY TOWN HOME PROJECT. IT HAS BECOME SO MUCH MORE. SO WE'RE THORN REPRESENTS AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM BENEFITS SILVERTHORNE CAN OFFER. THE CITY OF STEWART JUSTIFIES YOUR VOTE TO APPROVE. AND THEN WE'LL BEGIN OUR PRESENTATION. SO AS YOU CAN SEE THE ELEVATION PRESENTATION OVERVIEW. IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESSED COMMENTS RAISED AT L. P A. FROM THIS COMMISSION. FROM THE PUBLIC. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LENGTH OF PRESENTATION, BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTS AND THEIR ENTIRETY AT THIS TIME. THIS IS OUR SITE PLAN. AND I'LL ASK.

DOUGLAS WATER FROM MACEDO TO COME UP AND POINT OUT THAT FEATURES OF THE NEW SITE PLAN.

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MARITIMES WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNITS TO 77 UNITS , SO WHAT THAT DID IS AFFORDED AS AN OPPORTUNITY. TO START TO OPEN UP THE SITE PLAN, PARTICULARLY IN THIS AREA HERE.

SO WHAT YOU SEE NOW ON THIS NEWS SITE PLAN IS FRONT LOADED FRONT FACING UNITS SO AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS OF STAFF IS THE SCENE THE REAR OF THE UNITS. AS YOU DRIVE DOWN COMMERCE AVENUE, SO WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO IS SINGLE LOAD THIS DRIVE. I'LL NOW AND HAVE FRONT FACING UNITS LONG. COMMERCE AND AS WELL AS INDIAN STREET AND THEN ALSO WITH THE REDUCTION TWO UNITS WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO DO ALSO IS PROVIDE THIS AREA HERE NOW IS PART OF THE INNOVATION DISTRICT.

GATEWAY. WE HAVE A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA HERE AT THE CORNER OF INDIAN STREET AND COMMERCE AVENUE. AND WE HAVE A MEANDERING WALK THAT GIVES ALONGSIDE SOME BIAS. WELL WHICH IS GOING TO BE EXPRESSED AREA THAT WE'VE PLANTED OUT WITH NATIVE LANDSCAPE. IT WOULD BE A VERY INTERESTING WALK ALONG HERE AND THEN ALSO, WE HAVE A EIGHT FT SIDEWALK. GET ALONG. COMMERCE SO THE PEDESTRIAN WILL HAVE ACTUALLY TWO OPTIONS OF AN OPTION TO WALK OR SHE WILL HAVE AN OPTION MARKING ALONG COMMERCE AND THEN WE CAN ALSO GO INTO THE PARK. YEAH AND, UM AND COME UP TO THE PLAZA WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SCIENTISTS TO SIGNS THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE INNOVATION DISTRICT. UM THE OTHER. THE OTHER OTHER INTERESTING PART OF THIS IS THAT WE ALSO HAVE NOW WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE SURROUNDING SIDEWALKS. SO WE HAVE ONE ON INDIAN STREETS THAT YOU WALK DOWN INTO THE GOLDEN GATE AREA, WHICH IS NOW STARTING TO GET SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS . WE HAVE A ACCESS HERE AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE AN ACCESS DOWN IN THIS AREA HERE THAT THE SIDEWALK SO PEOPLE ARE CONCEIVABLY COULD WALK DOWN. COMMERCE RATIFY.

ACCESS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THE SOUTH OR SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES HERE OR TOWARDS HOME DEPOT. SO THERE'S A STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF PEDESTRIANS. ABILITY AND ALSO WHEN I WHEN I MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A PARK, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE NECESSARILY NEED TO BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY AND THE CITY MAINTAINS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE MAINTAINED HOLY BY THE H O A. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FENCE ALONG PARKING AREA HERE. TO DELINEATE. PUBLIC PRIVATE SO THIS AREA IS GOING TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE WAY, AS WELL AS THE IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMERCE AVENUE. THEN THERE ARE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE COUNTY IS GOING IS AS ACTUAL ACTUALLY ASKING FOR WHICH. THEMSELVES. SO WITH THAT. ANOTHER ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE PLAN. THAT'S INTERESTING, TOO, IS, UM YOU WERE AT BELIEVE IT'S 28% NATIVE LANDSCAPE AREA AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE. SO ALL THIS AREA ALL OF THIS, THIS AREA LONG ALL ALONG HERE IS PLANTED OUT WITH NATIVE LANDSCAPE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS WE'VE GOT NATIVE GRASSES LIKE MARTINEZ. ONLY GRASS MIXED IN. UM WE'VE GOT CYPRUS TREES. WE'VE GOT PINE TREES. WE'VE GOT OVER TREES. WE'VE GOT TO JUST A MIXTURE OF NATIVE LANDSCAPE IN THERE, AND THERE'S NO REALLY SAD OR ANYTHING OF THAT AGE, SO IT'S JUST 100% NATIVE SHOULD BE A VERY LOW IRRIGATION DEMAND. WE'RE ANTICIPATING, UM, AND SO IT WOULDN'T BE A MAJOR BURDEN ON THE WAY AND WE REALLY WANT TO SEE THAT. AH! RETURN TO. YEAH. BECOME MORE OF A NATIVE HABITAT AREA. AND THEN AS FOR STORM WATER SYSTEM, WE HAVE AREAS THAT WE'RE PLANTING OUT HERE WITH WITH NATIVE LANDSCAPING, IT'S GOING TO BE A RAIN GARDEN, WHICH IS GOING TO BE DEPRESSED AREA AGAIN. IT'S GOING TO TIE INTO THE OVERALL STORMWATER SYSTEM AND AGAIN HERE TOO. SO OUT OF THESE RESIDENTS BACK DOOR THAT COULD HAVE NATIVE PLANTINGS AND NATIVE LANDSCAPING. IT'S GOING TO THEN FLOW INTO THIS AREA, AND THIS DRIVER ATTENTION AREA WAS ACTUALLY RECONFIGURED TO TRY TO PRESERVE THE NATIVE TREES THAT WE HAD IN THIS HERE. AND THEN IT ALL FLOWS INTO THE LAKE SAYS SOR PART I WANTED TO BRING UP TO MARITIMES REALLY WORKED THROUGH THE PERIMETER WALL SYSTEM AS

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THANK YOU, DOUG. I APPRECIATE THAT. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE DONE QUITE A BIT AND THAT SITE PLAN IS A REFLECTION OF A LOT OF LISTENING AND A LOT OF WORKING WITH STAFF AND AGAIN SOME HELPFUL MENTORING FROM FROM FROM REALLY THAT. THE COMMISSION AND EVERYONE'S INPUT ON THIS. NEXT THING I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON IS OUR LAND USE IN THE LAND USE WAS AN ISSUE BROUGHT UP AT L P A.

HAVE YOU KNOW? WHY ARE WE USING THIS SITE? THE WAY WE INTEND AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT RECENTLY, IS THE IDEA OF AN INNOVATION DISTRICT THAT I THINK THAT THE REGIONAL PLANNERS MARTIN COUNTY HAVE COME UP WITH AND THE CITY IS WORKING. WITH THAT TO CREATE A KIND OF A MULTIPURPOSE ZONE WHERE YOU HAVE THE EMERGING OF ACADEMIC BUSINESS AND OTHER USES TO BRING SORT OF A COMMUNITY FEEL IN TERMS OF GROWING BUSINESS AND GROWING THE ECONOMY HERE. A MAJOR COMPONENT. THAT, OF COURSE, IS HOUSING. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE, UH, OUTLINED THERE AND WE'VE PUT THE SILVERTHORNE SITE INDICATED RIGHT AT COMMERCE AND INDIAN. IT'S ALMOST RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DISTRICT, AND SO IT COULDN'T BE IN A BETTER LOCATION IN THAT RESPECT. SOME OF THE FEATURES AND REASONS WHY WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT FOR THIS LOCATION. GOOD AT THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW OUR PLAN IS THAT SILVERTHORNE CAN SERVE AS A GATEWAY TO THE INNOVATION DISTRICT. AND BECOME A KEY COMPONENT OF THE DISTRACT, PROVIDING A PORTION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES AND JOBS THAT WILL BE ATTRACTED TO IT.

AGAIN AS I MENTIONED. THE MARTIN COUNTY ACTION PLAN RECOMMENDS THE HOUSING COMPONENT AS PART OF THE INNOVATION DISTRICT. THAT MEANS HOUSING FOR EMPLOYEES OF WHAT COULD BE THE NEXT PART TECHNOLOGIES OR FOR EMPLOYEES TO THE ACADEMIC PARTNERS OF THE INNOVATION DISTRICT BUT HAS IN THE UNIVERSE STATE COLLEGE TO NAME ONE SUCH PARTNER. AND WE BUILD THESE SILVERTHORNE IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THIS SITE BY ANY OBJECTIVE MEASURE. IT WOULD HAVE THE LOWEST DENSITY AT 8.1 UNITS PER ACRE COMPARED TO THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES. BUT HAD THE FEWEST DAILY TRIPS 5 69 COMPARED TO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES. MORE LATER ON THIS PRESENTATION. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ALSO ENORMOUSLY SIGNIFICANT TOPIC IN THIS COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES IN FLORIDA. WE. AGAIN TOOK TO HEART THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS TOPIC AS RELATES TO THIS PARTICULAR SITE. AND. REALLY ASKED OUR CONSULTANTS MILK OR DID A GREAT JOB WE THINK OF PLUS NG UP OUR STORM WATER MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES ON THIS SITE TO MAKE IT REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL. WE'VE TAKEN GREAT STRIDES TO IMPROVE THE PLAN. THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STAFF. AND FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ON THIS SIDE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE WATER QUALITY. THAT EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY INTO THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. AND THIS IS OUR GENERAL PRACTICE. WHO TRY TO ALWAYS, UH PLUS UP OR ENHANCE. THE REQUIREMENTS ARE SET FORTH THE JURISDICTION THAT WE DO BUSINESS IN WATER QUALITY TREATMENT VOLUME WILL EXCEED 179% OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY AND THE

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THIS WOULD GENERATE OVER 22,000 DAILY TRIPS. A MORE REALISTIC MIXED USE COMMERCIAL BY RIGHT DEVELOPMENT COULD PRODUCE OVER 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE IN 84 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. THIS WOULD GENERATE AS I MENTIONED 7200 DAILY TRIPS. I WANT TO NOTE THAT A BUY RIGHT DEVELOPMENT WOULD ALLOW FOR THESE DEVELOPMENTS TO BE BUILT OUTRIGHT. SUBJECT ONLY TO SITE PLAN APPROVAL AND THE PERMIT PROCESS. A SILVERTHORNE P U D WOULD PRODUCE JUST 77 TOWN HOMES SPENT OVER 9.4 ACRES. WE BELIEVE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS A MORE ATTAINABLE HOUSING. MORE ATTAINABLE HOUSING. MORE SO THAN ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL SPACE IN THE COMMUNITY. AT THIS TIME, THE RESIDENTIAL OPTION IS THE BETTER OPTION. WE BELIEVE MR HIGHER AND BETTER USE OF THIS SITE. 5 69% 7000 TO 14 AVERAGE DAILY TRIPS.

JUST LET THAT RESONATE A BIT. AGAIN. CONCERN OVER TRAFFIC WAS VOICED STRONGLY AT THE EPA. BUT THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. AS MENTIONED BEFORE THE SILVERTHORNE PROJECT WOULD ACTUALLY REDUCE TRAFFIC COUNT AND IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW. ALL WE'RE PROVIDING HOUSING TO THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY NEEDS. AS A COMPONENT OF THIS DISCUSSION AT L. P A. AND THE ISSUES REGARDING THE USE THE HIGHEST BEST USE OF LAND COMMERCIAL VERSUS RESIDENTIAL STAFF ASKED US TO LOOK LITTLE MORE DEEPLY INTO THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVENTORY. IN THE COMMUNITY BOTH ON THE LAND SIDE AND ON THE ABOUT BUILDINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY IN PLACE DEVELOPED IN THIS JURISDICTION. AND CURRENTL0 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE SPACE LIFTED FOR RELEASE IN THE CITY. POLICE ARE FOR SALE IN THE CITY. AND THEN WE ESTIMATE THERE'S ANOTHER 130 ACRES OF UNDEVELOPED LAND. ZONE VACANT COMMERCIAL. I THINK ITS OWN 1 1000. IN THE CITY. SOUTH OF THE MONTEREY AVENUE CORRIDOR. POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SILVERTHORNE PARCEL. OVER TIME, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS OF ADDING A MINIMUM OF ONE MILLION SQUARE FEET OF SPACE TO THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL INVENTORY IN THE CITY AGAINST SOUTH OF THE MONTERREY CORRIDOR. OUR CONCLUSION. IS THAT CHANGING

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ARE FULLY APPROVED OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IN SUMMARY THE HOUSING PIPELINE DOES NOT DESCRIBE WITH PRECISION THE STATUS OF THE UNITS COMING TO MARKET. NOW WE BELIEVE THAT SILVERTHORNE HELPS PROVIDE FOR GROWTH AND PUT ME ON THAT BY THAT. WELL YOU KNOW, THERE'S NATURAL GROWTH IN THE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE ARE COMING HERE. THEY'RE MOVING HERE. YOU'RE BEING HIRED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR, AND WE NEED TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR THIS NATURAL GROWTH. I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO THAT DEVELOPMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT SAKE IS NOT GOOD DEVELOPMENT. AND THIS IS A CONCERN THAT I THINK HAS BEEN VOICED BY THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT WAS EVIDENT AT L. P A. AND WE AMERICANS AGREE. BUT WE DON'T DEVELOP JUST TO DEVELOP WE DEVELOPED WITH THE PURPOSE. IT MUST BE PURPOSEFUL, AND WE BELIEVE THAT SILVERTHORNE IS A PURPOSEFUL, MINDFUL STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT. WELL DESIGNED. HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS ARE THOSE WHICH ARE TARGETED TO SERVE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS. WE THINK THIS PROJECT DOES THAT.

TIMELY DEVELOPED AND WELL DESIGNED HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS ENABLED TO PLANT AND NATURAL GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY. NEW HOUSING ACCOMMODATES NEW HIRES AGAIN BOTH FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. HOUSING, WHICH CAN KEEP PACE WITH THE GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY. HELPS EVERYONE AS MENTIONED THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS WHEN VITAL MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE SECTOR CAN LIVE AND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY LIVE. THEY SERVED. PUBLIC BENEFIT. AGAIN ON THE KEY TOPIC AND I THINK. KEVIN AND TOM REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT WITH US AND QUITE HONESTLY PUSHED US TO DO MORE. AND AGAIN, WE'RE BETTER FOR IT. IT'S A BETTER PROJECT, AND I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME INTERESTING THINGS TO OFFER IN THAT WAY. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUPERSTORM PROJECT BRINGS OVER THAT MANY LONG TERM PUBLIC BENEFITS, ALL THAT NO COST TO TAXPAYERS. THEY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DEVELOPMENT OF MUCH NEEDED ATTAINABLE HOUSING STOCK IN THE CITY. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, WHICH EXCEEDS CITY COUNTING AND WATER MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS. TRAFFIC SAFETY AND CAPACITY FLOW IMPROVEMENTS TO INDIAN STREET AND COMMERCE AVENUE. INSTALLATION OF THE STOP SIGNS OR STOP SCIENCE RATHER AT FISHER AND COMMERCE AVENUE. AAH AWAY! MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC MEETING LANDSCAPING ON INDIAN STREET AND COMMERCE AVENUE. THIS PROJECT CONSERVATIVES A CORNERSTONE

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WHICH IS THE HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE OF EACH AND EVERY COMMUNITY. IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE IMPORTED. BUT RATHER SUPPORTED. THROUGH THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. MORE OF THIS POINT. WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL JUST TO.

TO PROVIDE A FEW QUOTES. WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR NEWSPAPER CLIPPING AND LOOKING AT THE NEWS LIKE EVERYONE PROBABLY HAS REGARDING THE ALMOST DAILY STORIES ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES. PEOPLE STOP BEING ABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT INCREASES AND HAVING TO MOVE AND IT'S AFFECTING KEY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. UM I THINK WHAT'S VERY HONORED TO MOST OF US IS HEARING FEEDBACK FROM EMPLOYERS WHERE THEY HAVE A GREAT INTERVIEW WITH A CANDIDATE, AND THEN THEY TALK ABOUT HOUSING THE COST OF HOUSING AND THEN THEY LOSE THAT CANDIDATE AND THERE AND IT'S HARD TO HIRE AND WHEN I LIVED IN CALIFORNIA, THAT WAS ESPECIALLY TRUE, AND IT'S BECOMING TRUE NOW HERE IN FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE THINK THE MOST COMPELLING QUOTE IS THAT QUOTE THAT WE PUT IN RED AND IT'S FROM LOWEST HEALY OF THE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP FOUNDATION. SHE SAID. YOU CAN BE RICH ALL YOU WANT. IF YOU CAN'T FIND SOMEONE TO WAIT ON YOU IN A RESTAURANT. ARE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. OR BE YOUR NURSE. THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE HAVING A LOT LESS ABILITY TO SURVIVE. THIS QUOTE GOES RIGHT TO THE HEART OF EARLIER POINTS MADE REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING ATTAINABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOICES TO THE SERVICE SECTOR AGAIN SO THEY CAN LIVE WHERE THEY SERVE. RENTING VERSUS OWNING. THIS COMES AS NO SHOCK. I'M SURE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE, BUT THE RENTS ARE PRETTY HIGH HEARINGS. STEWART ACCORDING TO OUR MARKET STUDY, RENTS FOR A TWO BEDROOM, TWO BATH APARTMENT IN THE CITY OF STEWART RANGE BETWEEN $204,700 PER MONTH. A THREE BEDROOM 2.5

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AND USING A HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $58,000. NOTING THAT $71,500 IS THE MEETING HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND STEWART. WITH AN F H A MORTGAGE AT 3.5% DOWN THE TOTAL MONTHLY PAYMENT. IT'S 2000 AND 6 13 54.

THIS PAYMENT INCLUDES MORTGAGE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST CURRENTLY AT 4.125. MORTGAGE INSURANCE.

HOMEOWNERSINSURANCE. PROPERTY TAXES. HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION DUES. THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF VALUE. AND CERTAINLY WELL UNDERT A THREE BEDROOM 2.5 BATH TOWN HOME. OR RENT, MAYBE A HIGHER END APARTMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY. AT OUR PRICE POINT WITH OUR FINANCING PROGRAMS, IT COSTS LESS TO OWN A MERITAGE HOME THAN TO RENT. THE ABILITY TO OWN A HOME IS REAL. HOMETOWN HEROES.

FELTON. WE HAVE A LOT OF THEM HERE IN STUART AND MANY COMMUNITIES AND WE'RE PROUD OF THEM. AND WE'RE EQUALLY PROUD THAT THAT OUR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTORS OR WE CALL THEM HOMETOWN HEROES AT MERITAGE. COMPRISE 30% OF ALL HOMEBUYERS AND RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY SIDE INTERNALLY IN COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY NINE FIRE EMS AND POLICE OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, 10 EDUCATORS AND 25 MEDICAL PERSONNEL. AND AT LEAST 19 MILITARY VETERANS. SUPPORTING THESE LEADERS AS AN HONOR FOR MERITAGE. MORE THAN MERELY BUILDING HOMES WERE HELPING TO BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND LEADERS. THAT'S JUST NOT MARKETING FLUFF. IF COMMUNITY LEADERS CAN LIVE IN STEWART VERSUS, SAY, PORTS. ST LUCIE.

THE CITY HAS A GREATER ABILITY TO DRAW ON THAT LEADERSHIP AND TALENT WHEN IT NEEDS IT. AS THEY SAY IN SPORTS RECRUITING. YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR TALENT AT HOME. QUALITY CONSTRUCTION.

THAT'S THE HALLMARK OF OUR COMPANY. AND IT GOES TO. YOU KNOW WHY WE BUILD WELL, WE BUILD COMMUNITIES, WE BUILD HOMES. WE BUILD AND CREATE ATTAINABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

WHAT WE BUILD WHAT WE BUILT ON HOMES IN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AT THE FIRST TIME BUYER FIRST TIME MOVE UP. AND MOVED DOWN MARKETS. HOW DO WE BUILD? WELL ON THIS LINE WE'RE DISCUSSING. THAT WE BUILD SMART AND WE BUILD GREEN. MARRIAGE HOLMES WAS NAMED AT 2020 BUILDER OF THE YEAR FOR GREEN HOMEBUILDER. SINCE 2000 AND 13 MERITAGE HOMES HAS BEEN AWARDED TO ENERGY STAR PARTNER OF THE YEAR FOR SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP IN HOUSING. MR JONES WAS THE FIRST NET ZERO NATIONAL BUILDER. MARRIAGE HOLMES WAS THE 1ST 100% ENERGY STAR NATIONAL BUILDER.

AND AGAIN AS THAT SLIDE INDICATES, WE ARE ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED HOMES. WE START ENERGY STAR APPLIANCES, USUALLY A WORLD FULL PACKAGE LED LIGHTING. LOT OF BOC MATERIALS ARE USED LOW E IMPACT WINDOWS. SEALED INSULATED DUCKS SPRAY FROM INSULATION IN THE ATTIC. WATER EFFICIENT FAUCETS AND OUR AUTOMATION SUITE , WHICH INCLUDES SMART DOOR LOCKS, GARAGE DOOR OPENERS AND THERMOSTATS. MERITAGE HOMES CARES ABOUT WHAT IT'S BUILT AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INDUSTRY FOR JUST THAT. MERITED STANDS ON ITS FORWARD LEANING APPROACH TO BUILDING MINDFUL OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY , THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE LIVING IN THE HOMES THAT WE BUILD. MERITAGE BUILT SMART. MERITAGE BUILDS GREEN. MERITAGE BUILT QUALITY. GIVING YOU AN OVERVIEW IN THIS PRESENTATION OF ALL THE ISSUES THAT WERE DISCUSSED. AGAIN BY L. P AND L P. A BY THE PUBLIC. OTHER COMMENTS WE HAD FROM STAFF FROM THIS COMMISSION. WE'VE TAKEN THEM TO HEART. WE TRIED TO REVIEW THEM IN THIS

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THAT'S PRETTY MUCH SOLD OUT TO SAY. YOU HAVE OCEAN COVE. WHICH IS ALSO GETTING TO THE POINT OF BEING SOLD OUT. BUT SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, THERE'LL BE NOTHING FROM A NEW CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP SOUTH OF THE RIVER. UM BUT WHAT THIS REALLY BOILS DOWN TO IS ATTAINABLE HOUSING. UM AND STEWART. OUR INTEREST LISTED. TRILLIUM CONTINUES TO GROW.

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. WE'VE HAD OVER 270 PEOPLE COME AH! ADD TO THE INTEREST LIST.

BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A HOME TO BUY. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE TO SELL THEM. UM THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE CORE VALUES. THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND SUPPLY OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK. THEY'RE SUCH AS THE FIRST RESPONDERS, TEACHERS, THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS EMPHASIZED BY OUR ONE THIRD OF OUR BUYERS BEING THOSE HOMETOWN HEROES. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THAT UNLIKE AN APARTMENT BUILDING ONCE THE UNIT IS PURCHASED. THE MORTGAGES FIXED UNLESS YOU CHOOSE THE VARIABLE RATE MORTGAGE, OF COURSE. UM RENTS ARE CHANGING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW, AND PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO STAY. WE'VE SAID WE'VE SEEN ARTICLE AFTER ARTICLE AFTER ARTICLE AS YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY SEEING ON THE NEWS AS WELL. YOU KNOW, RENTS GOING UP $1000 1100 DOLLARS 30% HERE, 50% THERE. AND PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO LEAVE WHERE THEY LIVED BEFORE, AND LEAVING THE AREAS THAT THEY WORK IN. BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO STAY. UM YOU KNOW, WE'RE OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOCK IN THE PAYMENT. RIGHT. YOU BUY THE HOUSE PRICES ARE GOING TO CHANGE. IT'S SET AT THAT POINT IN TIME. SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF BRINGING THIS PROJECT FORWARD AND REQUESTING APPROVAL. BASED UPON THE OVERALL POSITIVE IMPACT SILVERTHORNE WILL HAVE ON THE CITY. TAKE A GUESS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. TO HAVE MY QUESTIONS? FOR THE APPLICANT FOR MERITAGE HOMES FOR. SEE YOU TO OUR ASSOCIATES. I DO, MR. MAYOR. MR MEYER, OKAY? UM SO IT'S JUST SOME TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AROUND STORMWATER. UM, MAYBE. THIS CORVETTE. DO YOU MIND IF I CAN ASK YOU? SO IN THE PRESENTATION , WE SAW THAT THERE IS 79% MORE VOLUME PLAYING FOR THAT IS REQUIRED BY CURRENT CITY AND SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT STANDARDS. BUT THEN THERE WAS ALSO A STATEMENT THAT THE UPSTREAM LED COMPONENTS WERE ALSO. PROVIDING BENEFIT ABOVE AND BEYOND CURRENT CITY.

DISTRICT AND COUNTY CODE IS THAT FOR NUTRIENT REDUCTION MELISSA CORBETT WITH THE MILK OR GROUP FOR THE RECORD. YES WE ARE PROVIDING NUTRIENT REMOVAL THAT EXCEEDS THE STATE REQUIREMENTS.

WE ARE EXCEEDING THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS, AND WE'RE EVEN EXCEEDING MARTIN COUNTY'S REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND HOW ABOUT IF I CAN FOLLOW UP? HOW BOUT FOUR VOLUME? HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO WHAT THE COUNTY'S REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE?

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THAT'S THE CRAZY STUFF THAT I PAY ATTENTION TO. EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR LITTLE STUFF THAT, YOU

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I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I'M SORRY, OKAY? THANK YOU. THAT'S TO THE COUNTIES. YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. YES. THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR HIM, MARTIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS CORBIN. ASK A FEW MORE. YEAH ABSOLUTELY. COMMISSIONER MEYER.

I DON'T WANT TO HOLD THE FLOOR IF EVERYBODY ELSE HAS MORE. NO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING. DRAINAGE I'M INTERESTED IN THE HOUSING. UM IN THERE IN THE OWNER, OCCUPANT RESTRICTION THAT IS VERY THAT'S VERY INTERESTING TO ME. I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT. SO WELL, YOU HAVEN'T MENTIONED IT IN YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT STAFF DID IN THE INITIAL REPORT. SO YOU'RE PROPOSING THAT THERE WILL BE A OWNER OCCUPANCY RESTRICTION IN THE SEA CNRS TO START ARE THERE ANY. FOR CIRCUS. SIMILAR RESTRICTIONS FOR C CIDER. CHILEAN CURRENTLY JUSTIN COOK, MERITAGE. AH, THERE ARE THERE ARE NOT NOT DO YOU KNOW, CAN YOU SAY ROUGHLY? HOW MANY OWNER OCCUPANTS VERSUS INVESTMENT OWNERS ARE IN THE EXISTING UNITS. I THINK IT'S 75 25. 75 INVESTORS. 25% INVESTORS. OKAY, BROOKLYN. UM. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE CAPABLE OF ANSWERING THIS, OR MAYBE MR MARTEL CAN HELP OUT SO IF WE WERE TO CREATE A CONDITION IF WE WERE TO APPROVE THIS SAY WITH CONDITION ON THE PUY DE THAT THERE WAS AN OWNER OCCUPANT RESTRICTION IN THE SEA CNRS. COULD A FUTURE H AWAY? BOARD. VOTE TO CHANGE THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. WELL. FIRST OF ALL. YOU DON'T THINK WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS DOING THE NATURE RESTRICTIONS. SO IF IT'S IN THE DOCUMENTS, THEN IT WOULD BE GOVERNED. BY THE WAY THEY'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE IT BEYOND HOH DOCTOR IF YOU DID IT AS A DEED RESTRICTION. IT WOULDN'T BE IN THE AGE OF A DOCUMENTS AND THEN IT. WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE MODIFIED. HOWEVER IF YOU DID IT AS A DEED RESTRICTION, IT WOULD PROBABLY IMPACT FINANCING.

BECAUSE THE BANK WOULD NOT LIKE THE IDEA THAT IT WAS PERMANENT. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS CAN BE, YOU KNOW? PROTECTED SO WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST ANOTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA, FOR INSTANCE, WE OPERATE LIKE CALIFORNIA AND THIS IS A RESTRICTION THAT COMES UP A LOT, BUT IT'S ASKED FOR SO. IN THE RACHEL DOCS. WE ALSO PUT IN THAT THERE'S AN AFFIDAVIT THAT THE BUYER HAS TO SIGN THAT STATES, THEIR OWNER, OCCUPANT, ONLY SAME THING WILL BE IN OUR CONTRACT FROM AN ADDENDUM STANDPOINT THAT THEY'RE AN OWNER, OCCUPANT ONLY.

UM THE DEED RESTRICTION TO ME IS THE BEST WAY TO GO OVERALL. BUT WE WANT TO DISCLOSE THAT AND HAVE IT IN OUR CC AND RS AND THAT'S WHAT WE CONTROL. OKAY, SO IF IT'S SO WE'LL WE'LL WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT IT WOULD BE PROTECTED AS A DEED RESTRICTION AND IN THE SEA CNRS AND AS A CONDITION OF THE P U D SO THAT THERE'S A MULTI LEVEL OF PROTECTION. I WILL TELL YOU FROM A STANDPOINT REALISTICALLY, MOST PEOPLE THAT BUY INTO PLACES THAT HAVE THAT DEED RESTRICTION HONOR IT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY CHOSE TO LIVE THERE BECAUSE OF IT, AND AS A RESULT, THEY THEY TEND TO CONTINUE. UM BUT BEING STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT A FUTURE CITY COMMISSION WOULD BREACH THE P U D IF THE HOR VOTED TO GET RID OF IT, BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER WOULD

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THAT'S NOT LIKELY TO SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. OKAY? UM. GUESS THAT'S IT FOR THE OWNER, OCCUPANCY. THANK YOU. I MEAN, AND THEN I WANTED TO SEE IF MR MORTAL COULD HELP US OUT. AND MAYBE MR FREEMAN. COULD HELP US OUT WITH THIS IDEA OF. BY RIGHT DEVELOPMENT. UM, BECAUSE THE CURRENT ZONING IS CPU D. AND IF WE COULD HAVE SOME REVIEW WHAT WAS AN EXTENDED CPU D WITH WITH PLAN BACK IN THE NINETIES? YEAH CAVALRYMEN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD. AS WE'VE HEARD, THIS WAS PART OF A TRENCH OF ANNEXATIONS THAT CAME INTO THE CITY IN THE LATE NINETIES. UM, THAT TIME IT WAS THE MARKET WAS, IN ESSENCE. DO, YOU KNOW? MOVING TOWARDS MORE COMMERCIAL, UM, FUTURE LAND USE AND SO THAT WHOLE YOU KNOW, NUMBER OF PARCELS WERE BROUGHT IN AS A COMMERCIAL WITH OVERLAY OF WHATEVER ZONING WAS AVAILABLE, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN THE COMMERCIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS, UH, DISILLUSION REALLY, OF A LOT OF THOSE PROPERTIES AND REALLY, AT THE TIME OF BRINGING IN THOSE DEVELOPMENTS WAS REALLY NOT MUCH STRATEGIC THINKING. IN TERMS OF PLANNING THE FUTURE FOR THE CITY. JUST THAT THESE WERE BEING ANNEXED IN AND THAT WOULD BE DELIVERED LATER. UM AS WE ALL KNOW, THAT REALLY HASN'T BEEN DONE OVER THE YEARS, AND NOW WE'RE SEEING A MORE OF A PIECEMEAL THOUGHT PROCESS ABOUT HOW LAND IS DEVELOPED. UM. AND WHAT STAFF HAVE DONE RECENTLY IS LOOKED AT WHAT THE COUNTY OF PROPOSED SPECIFICALLY IN THIS AREA WITH THE INNOVATION DISTRICT AND REALLY ATTEMPTED TO FORM A MORE STRATEGIC VIEWPOINT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN THIS CORRIDOR. AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE OVERALL. WEIGHT OF COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE WITHIN THE CITY AGAINST WHAT? WHAT IS THE REAL RATIO THAT THE CITY SHOULD HAVE BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL? FUTURE LAND USE? THERE ARE STUDIES OUT THERE. THAT SHOW THAT AH! EACH SQUARE FOOT OF COMMERCIAL FLOOR SPACE REQUIRES SIX SQUARE FEET OF RESIDENTIAL TO SUPPORT IT. AND WE ARE AT THE MOMENT AS A CITY WELL SKEWED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION IN TERMS OF WHAT WE COULD PROVIDE IN TERMS OF COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL AND WE'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, WITH THE APPLICANTS PROPOSED. PRESENTATION HERE. WE SEE THAT THE AMOUNT OF. MULTIFAMILY FUTURE LAND USE IN THE CITY IS REALLY QUITE MINIMAL AT THE MOMENT IN TERMS OF THE RATIO TO THAT, AND COMMERCIAL GETTING BACK TO THE INNOVATION PIECE. SO THIS STRATEGIC THINKING WAS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE THIS AREA AND ATTRACTIVE PLACE FOR THE TYPE OF JOBS AT THE INNOVATION DISTRICT WOULD WANT TO SEE GOING IN THERE. WE'VE ALSO HEARD AND I ATTENDED A TRAGIC REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. UM WORKSHOP ON FRIDAY, AND WE HEARD FROM SOME EMPLOYEES THERE THAT WHAT THEY'RE FACING IS GETTING THERE, RIGHT? NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN THE AREA TO ACTUALLY ENTICE THEM TO COME INTO THE AREA IN THE FIRST PLACE IF THEY DON'T HAVE A RESERVOIR. OF PEOPLE IN THAT INDUSTRY OR WITH THOSE QUALIFICATIONS OR WITHIN THAT CLASS OF BEING A, YOU KNOW, A WORKFORCE UNIT. CLOSE TO WHERE THEY WANT TO LOCATE. THEN THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO EVEN GET OVER THE BARRIER OF WHY SHOULD THEY COME TO A PLACE? AND WHEN THEY DO COME TO A PLACE THAT FACED WITH HIGH RENTAL OR HIGH PURCHASE OPTIONS FOR THEIR POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES. SO THE

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PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE CITY ALREADY INTO INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT OFFERS SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT WE'RE SEEING. UM AND MAYBE THERE WILL BE A POINT WHERE WE SAY LOOK THIS YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE DONE WHAT WE SHOULD DO FOR RESIDENTIAL AND WE NOW WANT TO CONCENTRATE ON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY OR WHAT JOBS DO WE NEED THESE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO CAT THAT COULD BE A NATURAL PROGRESSION WITH, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE GET UP A CRITICAL TIPPING POINT OF RESIDENTS IN AN AREA THAT WE THEN START TO GENERATE AND ATTRACTANT FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF INDUSTRIES WHO WANT TO BE USING THAT RESOURCE. UM. AND WE HAVE A GOOD BLEND OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL, SMALL AND LARGE SCALE EMPLOYERS IN THIS AREA ALREADY, AND WE'RE NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT. WE'RE NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM OTHER, UM INDUSTRIAL TO THE SOUTH OF WALMART IN THE COUNTY. SO THERE'S THAT POINT OF VIEW. BUT IT'S ALSO A POINT OF VIEW, WHICH WAS MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION, WHICH WE ALSO DISCUSSED WITH THE APPLICANT AND UM, IS TO FORM THIS ATTRACTIVE ENTRANCE TO COMMERCE AVENUE TO HAVE A. A WELCOMING PEACE TO ATTRACT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A HIGHER QUALITY OF EMPLOYER TO ACTUALLY JUST LOOK AT THIS TO BE, YOU KNOW. AS THEY DRIVE DOWN INDIAN STREET TO ACTUALLY NOTICE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON. AND TO BE ATTRACTED TO WANTING TO GO INTO THAT AREA. SO I THINK FROM GETTING BACK TO A ROUNDABOUT WAY TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS A, YOU KNOW, USE BY RIGHT IN THIS FUTURE LAND USE AND ZONING. WELL, ESSENTIALLY, THERE'S NOT A USE BY RIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING THROUGH. YOU KNOW, THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WHICH ALWAYS COMES FORWARD TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY COMMISSION. HAVE THE ULTIMATE SAY ON WHAT COULD BE BUILT THERE. UM. IT WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN DOWN A COMMERCIAL. PROPOSAL THAT MEETS THE UNDERLYING FUTURE LAND USE AND ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH IS COMMERCIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, WHICH VIRTUE ALLOWS ANYTHING AND THERE'S ONLY DISTRICTS COMMERCIAL GERMANY, DISTRICTS OF THE CITY OF STEWART, LIKE SUCH AS SUGGEST ANYTHING YOU SEE ON US ONE SUCH AS CAR DEALERSHIPS, YOU'RE SUCH AS STORAGE, UM, SUCH AS OFFICE, SUCH AS MANUFACTURING GAS STATION THERE. ESSENTIALLY, YES. YES. UM WITH THE RIGHT PLAN.

STATION A DOLLAR GENERAL? YES. YOU COULD HAVE LOW FACILITY, YOU COULD HAVE LOW VALUE COMMERCIAL USES WITH LOW IMPACT ON THE EMPLOYMENT GENERATION. BUT ALSO HAVING HIGH IMPACT ON TRAFFIC GENERATION. UM NOT PROVIDING SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO. GATHER AS AN EXCHANGE FOR ALLOWING ON RESIDENTIAL USE IN THIS LOCATION. WE WOULD LOSE. I THINK FROM THE STAFF POINT OF VIEW, YOU GET MORE NEGOTIATION PROCESS ABILITY IN THE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING WHAT WE WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS. UM. I WAS GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE WITH. SO I GUESS THE IDEA. THANK YOU FOR THE VERY THOROUGH. I GUESS THE IDEA IS THAT AND I MEAN THAT I MEAN THAT, HONESTLY, UM, I THINK I GUESS THE IDEA OF THAT I'M AFTER IS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, UM I THINK WE HAVE TO DISPEL THE MYTH THAT WE CAN JUST DENY ANYTHING FOREVER. UM, AND THAT YOU KNOW THIS CAN STAY UNDEVELOPED. THAT'S NOT LEGAL. UM AND THEN I THINK WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT TOO. MR FREEMAN'S POINT. IF IF A TRULY YOU KNOW BY RIGHT EVEN THOUGH TECHNICALLY BECAUSE IT'S STONED P U D NOTHING CAN BE BY RIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK FOR A REZONING, WHICH MAYBE IS THERE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE WAY THAT THEY COULD DOWN ZONE THIS TO

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I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE IT IN MY BRAIN CELLS. OKAY, I'LL GET BACK TO YOU. UM. I GUESS FOR OUR STAFF, MR FREEMAN. YOU DID TOUCH ON THE KIND OF THE. PRECIPICE OF HOW MUCH HOUSING IS NEEDED TO SPUR MORE COMMERCIAL GROWTH. AND HOW WOULD WE AS A CITY? NO. IF WE'RE THERE IF WE HAVE ROUGHLY PLUS OR MINUS DEPENDING WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED. 3000 UNITS. STILL IN THE PIPELINE. AND WE WANT TO KEEP ADDING MORE GRANTED. WE HAVE THIS UNKNOWN OF WHAT COULD BE DONE. BY RIGHT ON A PROPERTY, BUT THAT WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. HOW ARE WE TO LOOK AS POLICY MAKERS? TO KNOW WHEN WE'VE HIT THAT POINT. TO TAKE A BREATH. OR THAT POINT? I THINK THAT'S ALMOST LIKE AN IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION. I THINK WHAT WE DRY WHAT WE PERCEIVE THEM. COMES MAINLY FROM THE MARKET AT THE MOMENT AND WE DON'T HAVE AT THE MOMENT IN THE CITY. A TIPPING POINT. WHERE WE CAN SEE THAT WE ARE ABOVE ALL BE, YOU KNOW, BELOW. WHERE WE WANT TO BE. THE INDICATORS THAT THE APPLICANT SHOULDERS EARLIER ARE PART OF THAT WE LOOK AT THE VACANCY RATE OF COMMERCIAL FLOOR SPACE OF EXISTING BUILDING FLOOR SPACE. UM, WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE MARKET AND THE VIABILITY OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL FLOOR. SPACE IS CHANGING. SO WE WERE SEEING DIFFERENTIALS IN THE SIZE OF UNITS THAT WILL BE IN DEMAND. WE'RE SEEING DIFFERENTIALS IN THE TYPE OF USES OF THOSE COMMERCIAL UNITS THAT WILL BE IN DEMAND. WHAT'S BEEN DRIVING THE CITY AT THE MOMENT IS OBVIOUSLY THE LACK OF RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION. IF WE JUST TAKE THE INDICATORS OF LAND VALUE.

RENTAL. COST AND HOUSING COST. THAN JUST FROM A PURE MARKET POINT OF VIEW. WE HAVE NOT REACHED THE TIPPING POINT AND NOWHERE NEAR THE TIPPING POINT OF HAVING IN OUR PRESIDENTIAL AND OF THOSE 3000 UNITS THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE. A LOT OF THOSE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD. A LOT OF THOSE PRECONSTRUCTION. AH! PEOPLE ARE ON THE LIST FOR. WE ARE BUILDING THEIR THEIR UNITS BEING BUILT IN THE HS. UM THE OTHER AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF COMMERCE AND INDIAN AS PRIMARILY BUILD OUT NOW. UM WATERMARK NORTH OF THE BRIDGES PRIMARY BUILD OUT NOW. BRIDGEVIEW IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO, MR FREEMAN, IF YOU WERE I BEEN THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE NUMBERS FOR THIS PRESENTATION, AND I CERTAINLY AGREE. WE ARE STRIVING. FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE'RE STRIVING. TO ATTAIN THAT GOAL. WE HAVE ROUGHLY A LARGE AMOUNT IN THE PIPELINE. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT SOME OF WHAT MERITAGE HOMES HAS PROPOSED AND I DON'T NECESSARILY DISAGREE, BUT AT $2700 A MONTH. PAYMENTS FOR YOUR HOUSING, YOU KNOW? 32 GRAND A YEAR. IF YOU'RE

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YES. AND ANOTHER. WE'VE WE'VE SORT OF WE'RE ALSO. OUT OF THE STAFF STRATEGY IS, UM, WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS INTERNALLY. MAYBE LAST LAST WEEK OR SO. IS. TO DELIVER THAT IS TO DELIVER A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE AND WORK. AND PART OF THAT ATTRACTION IS DOWNTOWN AND PART OF THAT ATTRACTION IS YOU KNOW WE'VE HEARD TODAY YOU KNOW THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO VISIT DOWNTOWN. IS CREATING A VIABLE DOWNTOWN. IT'S CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY AND THE CITY COMMISSION TO USE SOME OF THAT REVENUE. TO BUILD BETTER PARKS TO BUILD BETTER SIDEWALKS TO BUILD BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE. AND IF WE DO THIS CORRECTLY WE ARE, IN EFFECT PROTECTING DOWNTOWN. WE'RE PROTECTING THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY BECAUSE WE ARE DELIVERING PEOPLE WHO WILL LIVE AND WORK IN THE CITY AND UM HELP EXISTING BUSINESSES. SURVIVE IN THE CITY. HAVE.

GENERAL QUESTION FOR MARRIAGE HOMES. THEY'RE MICRO MR COOK, BUT. ONE OF THE LINES STUCK OUT TO ME AND YOUR NARRATIVE FOR THE LAND USE CHANGE. WHICH WAS THAT THE ONLY. YOUR ARGUMENT WAS FOR THE ONLY REMAINING. OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE INFILL PROJECTS. AND I WONDER WHAT POINT DOES A COMPANY AS LARGE AS MERITAGE HOMES REEVALUATE. THEIR TARGET. TO LOOK AT THOSE SMALLER INFILL PROJECTS. UM PERHAPS LOOKING AT MULTIPLE LOTS. AT THE SAME TIME, THOUGH. BEHOLD. USING ALL YOUR RESOURCES BECAUSE I KNOW FOR US AS A COMMISSION.

WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT REACHING THAT. TIPPING POINT. WHERE. A LOT OF THE INFELD DEVELOPMENT.

IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY STARTS TO HAPPEN. AND WE'RE ALMOST SEEING THAT NOW, BUT I KNOW.

I'VE HEARD IT. ANOTHER COMMISSION MEETINGS BROUGHT UP THAT THAT'S A GOAL OF SOME OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER. FOR US TO HAVE AN EFFICIENT SITE THAT NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 5 TO 6 ACRES IN SIZE. ANY TIME YOU TAKE ON ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH UNITS TO SPREAD ANY OF YOUR LAND DEVELOPMENT RISK OVER BECAUSE YOU ARE THERE ARE ALWAYS RISKS WHEN YOU'RE DOING LAND DEVELOPMENT. SO IT'S YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE CITY MAP, IT'S REALLY HARD TO COME BY. STATES THAT SIZE INFILL BASIS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S LITTLE THERE'S SPOT HERE. THAT'S AN ACRE ACRE AND A HALF. THERE'S A SPOT HERE. THAT'S TWO ACRES. THERE'S A SPOT HERE WHERE IT'S JUST A SINGLE FAMILY LOT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE DO. WE'RE MORE OF A BUILDING A COMMUNITY WHERE WE NEED TO GET AT LEAST 60, PLUS UNITS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AND VIABLE AND HAVE HOR WHERE YOU'RE NOT BURDENING, YOU KNOW? 12 RESIDENTS ARE 20 RESIDENTS WITH THE COST OF ALL THE THINGS THAT GO INTO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY GROUP. SO MR COOK, DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY, BUT MERITAGE PART OF YOUR BUSINESS PLAN WOULD BE TO EXAMINE CITY OF STEWART MARTIN COUNTY. AND REMOVE A LOT OF THE SMALLER, UNDEVELOPED INFILL PROJECTS. WE HAVE UNTIL THERE ARE ABOVE THAT THRESHOLD OF 5 TO 6 ACRES OR SO I MEAN THAT WHEN YOU'RE EVALUATING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR SIX PLUS

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THESE DEVELOPMENTS WHERE I LIVE NOW, WHICH IS ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM THE OTHER ONE. GUYS ABOUT 20 HAMAS FROM MY WORK. AND NOW IT'S CLOSE TO EVERYTHING. I WALK AROUND THE COMMUNITY EVERY DAY.

AND I SEE THE RESIDENTS AND MANY ARE FIREFIGHTERS, POLICEMEN, CONTRACTORS, PEOPLE THAT LIVE AND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. AND WHERE DO YOU WORK, SIR, WORKED AT INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE CAMPUS, BUT I'M SPEAKING AS A PRIVATE SEASONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR I R C MY OTHER. PUBLIC COMMENT. YES, I HAVE ADRIAN BRUNA. TALLER TOO. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY COUNSELING. UM SO I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF JUST CITIZEN OF STEWART AND THE GENERAL AREA. MERITAGE HOMES HAS ALLOWED ME AND MY FAMILY HAS PROVIDED US WITH AFFORDABLE QUALITY. HOUSING. AND I THINK A COMMUNITY LIKE SILVER FORM COULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. UM, I SPEAK FOR I THINK PEOPLE YOUNGER RESIDENTS OF STEWART BEING SO WORRIED THAT ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM OF BUYING A HOME IT IS KIND OF SLIPPING AWAY , SEEING THAT PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE AND RENTAL RATES CONTINUE TO RISE, SO I THINK HAVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO DRAW THE YOUNGER COMMUNITY OF STEWART. TO STAY HERE, RAISE OUR CHILDREN HERE AND REALLY BE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE LONG RUN, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. DANIEL SENDER HAS. YOU SAID IT. CORRECT THANK YOU. GOOD

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THANK YOU. KRISTIN BROWN. KRISTIN BROWN TECH CLASSROOM ASSOCIATES WE ACTUALLY OWN THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD TO HERITAGE. UM I DO WANT TO SAY I WAS LOOKING TODAY THE PROPERTIES ON THE PERSONALS ACROSS THE STREET THAT YOU ALL UM ALLOWED TO DEVELOP THE APARTMENTS.

THEY'VE GOT ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS OVER THERE THAT THEY'RE RENTING FROM $1998 PER MONTH. I THINK THAT THE AFFORDABILITY OF THESE HOMES AND THE EQUALITY FAR SURPASSES WHAT WE'VE GOT AVAILABLE ALREADY. AND I JUST FELT LIKE I NEED TO LET YOU KNOW I DO HAVE AN INTERESTED PARTY. AS A BACKUP TO THIS PARTICULAR BUYER, AND IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE THE GUY NEXT DOOR.

IT'S GOT YOURSELF STORAGE. HE REALLY IS VERY INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY. UM SO I THINK THAT, UM AT THE COMMERCIAL PIECE, IT WOULD BE VERY VIABLE AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. BUT I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THIS PARTICULAR USE IT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST. USE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY. AND I DON'T GAIN ANYTHING FROM SAYING THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW. AND I HAVE TWO ON ZOOM. GOOD EVENING, ROBIN. CAN YOU HEAR US? I CAN. CAN YOU HEAR THE COMMISSIONER'S YES. THANK YOU. ROBERT CARTWRIGHT. 703 THIS GUEST. UM. I DIDN'T COME TONIGHT BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED. BUT HERE WE ARE 569 TRIPS. IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, RIGHT TURN ONLY ONTO INDIAN PLUS WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, AND SO NOW PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO MAKE A HUGE TURN. AT DIXIE OR GO OVER TO GRAND PARKWAY TO GET TO US ONE TO BE CLEAR REGARDING ADDING A THREE WAY TRAFFICS STOCK THAT DOES NOT IMPROVE TRAFFIC. MORE CARS DOES NOT IMPROVE TRAFFIC AND REGARDING HOUSING THE DEVELOPERS BEING KIND OF OFFER IT BECAUSE IT MAKES THE DEVELOPER MORE REVENUE. THIS ISN'T ATTAINABLE OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR MARTIN COUNTY OR CITY OF SHORT RESIDENTS. THIS LIKE ALL OTHER

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LET ME REMIND YOU ONLY 7000 DAY TO THE 50 ACRE PARCEL ON CANTOR HIGHWAY. UM SO LET'S REMEMBER THAT TRAFFIC NUMBERS UM, CAN BE MANIPULATED FOR ANY SITUATION BECAUSE IF THAT LITTLE 9.43 ACRE COULD HAVE 22,000 TRIPS PER DAY , IN SOME SORT OF COMMERCIAL ASPECT, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IT. I'D LIKE TO BE THE DEFINITION FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS. UM OUR LAND USE TYPES AND DENSITIES THAT A COUNTY AND OUR CITY HAS DETERMINED TO BE THE MOST DESIRABLE FOR A PARTICULAR AREA . FUTURE LAND USE IS MEANT TO GUIDE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A COMMERCIAL PIECE OF PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT TO A RAILROAD WITH A RAILROAD SPUR ON IT. IT'S ON A ROAD CALLED COMMERCE. SO LET'S JUST THINK ABOUT THAT. THE STAND LONGER THAN THREATS AWAY CAN BE IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME SAD. I ACTUALLY LIKE MERITAGE HOMES, AND I REALLY WISH THEY HAD THE 50 ACRE PLAN ON COUNTER CPU TO PUT HOME OWNERSHIP. ON THAT LAND INSTEAD OF APARTMENTS AND BIG BOX COMMERCIAL, BUT WE CHANGED THE LAND USE OF THAT WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING LIKE EIGHT. EIGHT UNITS PER ACRE. AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING TO CHANGE COMMERCIAL AND USE. YOU GUYS HAVE HAD EVERYTHING UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS AND IT'S REALLY TIME TO JUST SAY WE DON'T NEED TO CHANGE OUR PLAN TODAY. LET'S NOT MAKE ANY MORE FUTURE LAND, HE SAYS. AND DON'T LISTEN TO THE FEARMONGERING AND THE THREATS. $350,000 FOR A TOWN HOME IS NOT ATTAINABLE. A SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN THE CITY OF STEWART SHOULD BE WELL LESS THAN $3500 FOR 35 $350,000. FOR ETERNAL HOME. YOU DON'T EVEN OWN THE LAND. THAT'S FOUR WALLS AND IN $350,000 OR A TOWN HOME. THAT IS NOT ATTAINABLE. I AM REALLY HOPING THAT THE CITY COMMISSION. LOOKS AT THIS AND REALIZES THAT FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS ARE THERE FOR A REASON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMING? PLEASE FILL OUT A GREEN CARD. ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU'RE FROM, AND THEN FILL OUT A GREEN CARD AFTER I WILL DO IT AFTERWARDS TIMORESE AND I'M HAPPY CUSTOMER OF THAILAND. JUST BUT TO HOUSE THERE IN DECEMBER JUST WENT TO VOUCH, YOU KNOW, GIVE MY SUPPORT TO A COMPANY. I AM A LONG TIME LIKE A POWER TIME. IT WASN'T OF THE CITY HAD A CONDO ON THE ISLAND FOR YEARS AND YEARS. BUT LAST YEAR I KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THE SURFSIDE TRAGEDY HAPPENED, YOU KNOW THE BUILDING COLLAPSE IN SOME MANY PEOPLE DIED, YOU KNOW, INCREDIBLE. DECIDED IT WAS I WAS A WAKE UP CALL FOR ME. AND I STARTED LOOKING FOR A NEW HOUSE AND WHAT THE TRACKING TRILLION WAS, UH, THE OTHER HIGH QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION. SO IS THIS FOLKS BUILT TO MIAMI DADE COUNTY STANDARDS, WHICH IS PRETTY HIGH. THE CODE. UM IT'S. AFFORDABLE

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THOSE ARE TWO. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYERS THAT PAY WELL ABOVE THE PAY GRADE OF. OF A LOT OF THE EMPLOYERS IN THE COMMUNITY. UM AND FOR HARD, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HIRE A LOT OF APPRENTICE, SO THEY'RE HIRING PEOPLE THAT ARE STARTING SO BUT I WILL GIVE VERY TOUCHED CREDIT. I THINK THAT YOU GUYS DID. GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN, AND I THINK THE DEVICE I PLANS A LOT BETTER. BUT I'M STILL STILL ON THE FENCE ABOUT THIS LAND USE ISSUES SO AND THAT'S MY THAT'S BEEN MY BIG ISSUE FROM DAY ONE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. COMMISSIONER MEYER. I JUST WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IDEA OF INDUSTRIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL VERSUS VERSUS COMMERCIAL UM, I AGREE WITH YOU AND THE IDEA OF WANTING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ADEQUATE SPACE FOR GOOD JOB. GOOD JOBS. HOG IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A GREAT JOB ENGINE, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK YOU DID TO HELP BRITAIN LAND. UM, HERE. UM AND. YOU KNOW, WE NEED WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CAN PROTECT OUR INDUSTRIAL AREAS. IF THIS PROJECT I MEAN, I CAN JUST GO OUT AND SAY THAT THIS PROJECT IS I MEAN, AS IT HAS BEEN MODIFIED FACING HISTORY. YOU KNOW BUILDINGS FACING THE STREET STORMWATER OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS LIKE THIS IS A MODEL PROJECT THAT WOULD LOVE TO SEE ANYWHERE AGAIN. THE CHALLENGES THAT THE BIGGER PROBLEM IS THE LAND USE CHANGE. AND YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME FOLKS THAT BELIEVE THAT GLAND USE IN THE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SHOULD NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER EVER BE TOUCHED. WELL, I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THAT. BECAUSE TIMES CHANGE MARKETS CHANGE NEEDS CHANGED BACK IN THE EIGHTIES, WHEN WE PUT TOGETHER THE COM PLAN, WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD HAVE AMAZON AND THAT NOBODY IS GOING TO GO AND SHOPPING STORES AND RETAIL WAY LIKE LIKE THEY DO YOU KNOW THAT THEY USED TO DO SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE NIMBLE AND CHANGE. IF THIS WAS AN INDUSTRIAL LAND USE PARCEL. NO WAY. NO WAY. WOULD I EVER CONSIDER THIS? SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A PARCEL. DOWN FURTHER ON COMMERCE NEAR THE INDUSTRIAL USES. THIS IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM ALL THAT WE DID APPROVE A LAND USE CHANGE. THIS IS ON INDIAN AND COMMERCE. IT'S NEAR. IT'S NEAR THE INTERSECTION . IT'S AT THE MOUTH OF AN INDUSTRIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. SO YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH YOU. I THINK THAT IT IS A IT IS A BIG QUESTION. WHAT ARE WE? WHAT OPPORTUNITY COSTS. ARE WE POTENTIALLY SACRIFICING BY GRANTING THE LAND USE CHANGE? BUT THE REALITY IS I MEAN, THIS IS A COMMERCIAL PARCEL. HOW MUCH INDUSTRIAL IS LOUD AND COMMERCIAL? THIS ISN'T INDUSTRIAL ZONED. THIS IS A COMMERCIAL COULDN'T COULD A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. MAKE USE OF THAT RAIL SPUR. I MEAN, ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUILD SOLAR PANELS OR WIND TURBINES? OR WHO KNOWS WHAT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO BE IN THAT LAND USE DESIGNATION COMMERCIAL LAND USE.

CAN YOU DO THAT INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AND PUT THINGS ON THE SPUR THAT EVERYONE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT THE SPUR? I'VE NO , IN ESSENCE, ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUT OUTDOOR MANUFACTURING OR STORAGE OR STACKING WOULD NEED A FUTURE LAND USED TO INDUSTRIAL. SO I WOULD SAY IF WE WANT TO MAKE USE OF THIS SPUR. THEN MAYBE WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT LIKE CONSIDERING AN INDUSTRIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THIS. I MEAN, I'M OPEN TO THAT DISCUSSION. BUT I JUST WANT TO

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MAKING DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS. AND I'M VERY. THANKFUL THAT PROJECT HAS COME AS FAR AS IT HAS THAT WE SHOULDN'T TAKE AS LONG TO COME. TO ACHIEVE THE POINT THAT IT DID. BUT I'LL ALWAYS TAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF OUR ADVISORY BOARD VERY SERIOUSLY. LIKE I SAID, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT AH, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR. FOR HOUSING AND WHAT ARE HOUSING NEEDS ARE I HAD ASKED, AND I HOPE THAT WOULD HAVE RECEIVED THIS BY NOW. BUT IT'S NOT IN THE PLANS EVEN TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR ALONG THIS COMMERCE AVENUE. WHICH WAS DESIGNATED WHEN MOST OF THIS BELONGED IN THE COUNTY. AND NOT NECESSARILY IN THE CITY. AND IT WAS DESIGNED FOR THAT, AND WE KNOW THAT THE SOUTHERN PORTION MOSTLY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AS COMMERCIAL. WE HAVE DESIGNATED A FEW PARCELS ON THE WITH SIDE OF COMMERCE AVENUE TO BE RESIDENTIAL. UM. THIS IS BETWEEN COMMERCE NOW AND THE RAILROAD. AND OF COURSE, I THINK THE CLOSEST THING TO IT IS A PLANTATION STORAGE THAT I THINK THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY MENTIONED THAT THAT'S THAT'S THERE. MAYBE I AM. I DON'T QUITE RECALL. MISS CORBETT OR SOMEBODY HAVING PUT SOMETHING, AND MAYBE MR UM. FREEMAN CAN REMIND ME IF THERE WAS A NOTE AS TO WHAT THE CURRENT SITUATION IS, OR EVEN THE PROJECTION FOR THE PLANTATION STORAGE. TRAFFIC NUMBERS. AND EVEN IF THERE WASN'T ESTIMATE OF WHAT THAT COMBINED WITH ANY RESIDENT ANY COMMERCIAL ALONG THIS AREA UM, I GUESS THAT WOULD BE AS AS THEY HAD PUT FORWARD. THAT WOULD BE MUCH MORE THAN WHAT IS PUT FORWARD AS THE COMMERCIAL AS A RESIDENTIAL OF 77 UNITS. NOW THAT THAT'S CORRECT. COULD YOU JUST REPEAT THAT? SO I'M SAYING THAT WHAT THE COMBINED NUMBERS FOR THE, UM THE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC COUNT BASED ON COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC COUNT, WHETHER IT'S A PLANTATION STORAGE EXTENDED UM. OR THE CURRENT PLANTATION STORAGE. THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE MORE TRAFFIC THAN WHAT IS THAT THIS 500? I CAN'T SAY THAT UNITS. IT'S UNLIKELY THAT IS STORAGE USE WOULD BE MORE THAN THE RESIDENTIAL USE. IT'S UNLIKELY

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COMMISSIONER BRUNO I GREW UP HERE IN MARTIN COUNTY AND MOST OF IT IN THE CITY OF STEWART, AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ALL THE NEW PEOPLE. WELCOME TO THE GRACEFUL CITY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE COUNTY. A COUPLE YEARS YOU'LL BE SAYING NO, NO MORE GROWTH. ALWAYS HAPPENS, UM I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF MY CONSTITUENTS. PEOPLE THAT I CARE A LOT ABOUT. EVERYONE IS STAND SLOW THINGS DOWN. AND I AGREE WITH THAT. SO. THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO ADD, ANYWAY. WELCOME.

THANK YOU. NICE MAN. I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT WE DENY. SECOND. MOTION FOR DENIAL BY ADVICE MAN MCDONALD AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRUNER. ANY COMMENTS BY MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER. WE HAVE TAKEN PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU PROBABLY NEED TO TAKE IT BASED UPON THE MOTION. THERE. ANY PUBLIC TOOK THE POSITION THAT HE WASN'T AT THE BEGINNING, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULDN'T COMMENT. AND THEN YOU'RE NOT. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT? WHO HASN'T ALREADY COMMENTED ON THE TOP. ENTERTAIN ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.

NEVER GOING TO BE OPPOSED TO TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY ONLINE, MR SAND. CLARK WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SURE COMMISSIONER CLARK. NO YES. FOR THE MOTION. NOT TO HAVE THE PROJECT AS IT AS IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S A GOOD PERSON. REPRESENTATIONS TO THE MOTION IS TO MOVE DENIAL. YES YES WOULD BE TO DENY YES, COMMISSIONER MEYER. NO. COMMISSIONER BRUNER. YES. VICE MAYOR MCDONALD YES. AND MAYOR MATHESON. YES. MOTION TONIGHT. MOTION DENIED WELL MOTION COMMISSIONERS. MOTION OF FOOD ON FIRST READING, CONVERSE READING BREATHING. HE MOTIONED TO ONE TO DENY HIS GRANTED RIGHT. AND WE KNOW OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I WILL ADJOURN THE

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