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GREAT OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE STUART CITY COMMISSION MEETING THE REGULAR MEETING. UM PLEASE SAY WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? MACDONALD VICE MAYOR BRUNER HERE, COMMISSIONER CLARK HERE. MISSIONER COLLINS AND COMMISSIONER RICH. OKAY IF YOU PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE IMPLICATION FOLLOWED BY THE BUDGET REGIONS, AND TODAY'S IMPLICATIONS BEING GIVEN BY HANK, CHAPLAIN HANK AND HE TOLD ME HIS LAST NAME. IT'S BRENTON CAM HUMANISTS OF THE TREASURE COAST. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR, CITY COMMISSION RESIDENTS AND STAFF. A GOOD WAY TO TAKE A TAKE IN THE PANORAMIC BEAUTY OF STEWART. IS BY GOING OVER THE ROOSEVELT BRIDGE. WHERE THE OCEAN BOULEVARD CAUSEWAY, PREFERABLY AS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. BUT TO REALLY TAKE IN THE AWESOME WONDER THAT MAKES STEWART THE REAL GEM OF THE TREASURE COAST. ONE ONLY NEEDS TO DRILL DOWN INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUSINESSES, MARINAS, PARKS, RESTAURANTS, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AT THE AIRPORT JUST TO NAME A FEW PLACES. THESE PLACES WILL FIND PEOPLE INTENT ON HELPING OTHER PEOPLE. PEOPLE WHO KNOW WE EACH HAVE THE ABILITY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPECT AND CARE FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND TO PROTECT THE RESOURCES OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. BESIDES THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE STEWART THEIR HOME VACATION DESTINATION PLACE TO WORK OR WHO COME FOR AN ENJOYABLE DAY OR EVENING. OF SHOPPING, DINING OR FISHING. THE OTHER KEY, ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL ELEMENT THAT MAKES GOOD THINGS HAPPEN IN STEWART IS THE CITY COMMISSION. MEETING HERE THIS AFTERNOON. THE DECISIONS MADE IN THIS CHAMBER BY THIS COMMISSION. AFFECT EVERY ASPECT OF THE CITY ON A DAILY BASIS. BY MAKING LAWS. POLICIES AND PLANS BY PROVIDING THE CITY WITH ITS ALL IMPORTANT VISION. AND BY HONORING SUCCESSES, RECOGNITIONS AND CELEBRATIONS. AND WHEN NECESSARY, IDENTIFYING AND CORRECTING ERRORS AS NEEDED. THE IMPORTANT AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE COMMISSION REQUIRES SOUND PRUDENT. FAIR. AT RECENT JUDGMENT AS COMPLEX ISSUES ARE PRESENTED. THAT ARE AS VARIED AS THE CITIZENS OF STEWART. AND OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY. THIS IS NO EASY TASK. AND SO THE CITY OF STUART CITY COMMISSION. THIS WAS THE BEST OF EVERYTHING GOOD IN THE EXECUTION OF ITS DUTIES. AS IT ENCOURAGES THE OLD AMERICAN OPPORTUNITIES OF LIFE. LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. IN SHORT. VISION THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE. WHO WAS RESPECTFUL OF DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM. SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO THE STAFF OF ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS AS THEY MAKE THIS WELL OILED OPERATION.
WORK AROUND THE CLOCK. PROVIDING SERVICE WITH A SMILE. TEAMWORK REALLY DOES MAKE THE DREAM WORK.
BE SAFE OUT THERE. FRIENDS. AS WE TAKE IN THE BEAUTIFUL PANORAMA. AND DYNAMIC OF LIFE.
THAT IS STUART PLEASE KNOW WE ALL SIMPLY JUST NEED TO BE MORE KIND WITH EACH OTHER. AS WE DAY BY DAY, MAKE GENTLE THE LIFE OF THE WORLD. HERE IN STUART, FLORIDA, USA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE BUDGET OF REGIONS. PLEASURE. IT'S A VERY. ONE CONDITION. VISIBLE. GREAT UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE ARTS MOMENT, UH, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE FOR THE CANINE SOCIAL CLUB REHEARING, AND I'VE JUST RECEIVED AN EMAIL THAT THE APPLICANT MR RITCHIE IS WITHDRAWN THAT SO OH, THAT THAT ITEM IS RESOLVED. THE EFFECT OF THAT IS THAT THAT WILL NOT BE CALLED AS AN AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT. SO IT WON'T MOVE FORWARD AT ALL. SO THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO THE ARTS MOMENT. 50 LET THEM WE'LL GET THEM. PLEASE STAY AND ENJOY YOURSELVES. ARCH MAMA IS A REALLY GOOD EVENT. NOBODY'S INTERESTED. ALL RIGHT. OKAY TIME FOR ARTS MOMENT. THE DIANE OF FREE FREE NEED FRIENDLY, UM,
[1. ARTS MOMENT - DIANE FREANEY FEATURING THE ART OF JIMMY MIRIKITANI.]
FEATURING THE ART OF JIMMY. MIRROR TACCHINI. I HOPE I PRONOUNCED THAT CORRECTLY. IT'S[00:05:02]
JIMMY AMERICA. TANI AMERICA, TANI. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM I'M DIANE FREENEY AND I LIVE AT KING'S KINGSWOOD PHASE. 1 29 50 SOUTHEAST OCEAN. AND THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. UM I'M THE CAT LADY AND LITTLE BIT UP TO YOU. SPEAK UP OR PULL IT CLOSER. OKAY YEAH, THE CAT LADY, I'M SPEAKING OUT. SO UM, YEAH. THIS BOOK WAS . PUT TOGETHER. UM I HAD THIS EXHIBIT IN MY HOUSE AND PORTLAND, OREGON. AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXHIBIT AND I WANTED TO BRING IT HERE. I DO WANT TO BRING IT HERE TO, UM TO STEWART. AND, UM SOMEHOW. I NEED TO FIND A PLACE QUICKLY AND IT CAN BE ANY PLACE THAT CAN BE A PRIVATE HOME. IT CAN BE A ROOM IN A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OR A CIVIC ORGANIZATION. IT JUST HAS TO HAVE ABOUT 400 SQUARE FEET. AND IT CAN BE BY INVITATION.ONLY IT CAN BE. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. WHATEVER. I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. SO IF ANYBODY HAS THAT SPACE AVAILABLE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. BECAUSE I CAN'T DISTRIBUTE THESE BOOKS UNLESS I FIND A PLACE AND BRING IT IN. UM THEY ARE ART IS, UH, VERY HE'S IN THE SMITHSONIAN. JIMMY'S ART ? UM HE I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE NOW BECAUSE HE, UH. HE LIVED HOMELESS ON THE STREET IN NEW YORK CITY FOR MANY YEARS. THE ART THAT HE PRODUCED. IN THIS BOOK. HE PRODUCED WHEN HE WAS ON THE STREET. AND I'VE PUT IN JUST THE CATS. BECAUSE THE CATS ARE WHAT THE TOURISTS WOULD BUY, AND THAT'S WHAT HE WOULD HE WOULD DO. MOST OF THAT'S HOW HE SUPPORTED HIMSELF. HE WOULD SELL THEM FOR NOT A LOT OF MONEY, AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BUY UP SOME OF THEM ON EBAY AND PLACES LIKE THAT, AND I HAVE I'VE FOUND FOUR BUT NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL TO DO ANY OTHERS. SO THE OTHER THING THAT'S HAPPENING AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF STUART IN MARTIN COUNTY. I'M SORRY, BUT LIKE LIBRARY WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING. UM UH IN MOMENTS. A.
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR JIMMY. HE'S DEAD, BUT IT'S A MEMORIAL AND THE PUBLISHER OF THE BOOK, THE CAT WHO CHOSE TO DREAM IT'S GOING TO BE COMING IN AND READING THE BOOK TO CHILDREN AT THE BRIGHT LIBRARY. UM SHE KNEW JIMMY. SHE WORKED WITH JIMMY TO CHOOSE ALL THESE, UH IMAGES THE THESE THAT WERE IN THIS BOOK, THE CAT WHO CHOSE TO DREAM AND, UM SHE'LL BE DOING THAT AND THE OTHER THING THAT WILL BE HAPPENING THEN. IS SHE IS CLOSING DOWN HER TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING HOUSE IN DIXON, CALIFORNIA. WHERE SHE'S COMING IN FROM AND I AM GOING TO BE TAKING IT OVER. SO WE WILL HAVE A TRADITIONAL, UM, PUBLISHING COMPANY IN STUART, FLORIDA AGAIN. SO I THINK THAT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO THE CITY OF STEWART FOR UH, FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO THIS. SO QUESTION. ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YES, I AM.
YOU GOT TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PRESENT YEARS. YEAH YOU'RE TAKING. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH TICKET. CAN I SAY? MAYBE YOU CAN CONTACT MISS CALLAHAN AT THE FLAGLER CENTER. AND SEE WHAT CAN HAPPEN. I KNOW THAT WE ALLOW ONE COMMUNITY TODAY AND MAYBE THIS KIND OF DISPLAY SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE OVER TIME. BUT BETWEEN THAT AND THE ARTS COUNCIL AND OTHER PLACES. MAYBE YOU CAN TRY TO FIND SOMEPLACE. SO WE THANK YOU FOR BEING INTERESTED IN THE ARTS. WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY MOVING ON TO PROCLAMATIONS. MR. MARTEL APPARENTLY REALLY LIKES TO READ PROCLAMATIONS. YOU COULD
[2. PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK - APRIL 9-15, 2023]
DO IT TONIGHT. SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK. THIS IS PROCLAMATION. PUBLIC SAFETY. TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK, APRIL 9TH THROUGH 15TH 2023, WHEREAS EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THAT REQUIRE POLICE FIRE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND WHEREAS WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS , THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND[00:10:06]
PARAMEDICS IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY. AND WHEREAS THE SAFETY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO TELEPHONED THE CITY OF STEWART'S EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARE THE SINGLE VITAL LINK FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY OF STEWART HAVE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, SUPPRESSION OF FIRES AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS, AND WHEREAS EACH DISPATCHER HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOB. IN THE PAST YEAR NOW THEREFORE I TROY MACDONALD, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 9TH THROUGH 15TH 2023 TO BE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK IN THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA AND HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP OUR CITY AND CITIZENS SAFE AND I SEE SEVERAL OF OUR DISPATCHERS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. WE HAVE TAMMY CHAPMAN AND ELLEN FINLEY HERE. WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO GIVE UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS? EILEEN. I'M SORRY. PLEASE SAVE YOU. THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING OUR HARD WORK AND WE ARE HAPPY TO DO WHAT WE DO, AND WE ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO. THINK ABOUT IT FOR A REALLY LONG TIME AND ENJOY EVERY DAY. DO YOU WANT TO BRING THE REST OF THEM UP FOR A PICTURE WITH THE MAYOR GETTING THE CERTIFICATE? WE HAVE DIANE KIRKLAND, WHO HAS 20 PLUS YEARS WITH US. EMILY HAS ALMOST THREE. AND CHIEF HUMAN L . A. I THINK WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE WE TAKE THE PICTURES. ANYBODY WATCHING THE PHONES RIGHT NOW? YEAH YEAH, THERE. THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE CRIMINALLY FOR THE RECORD REAL QUICK. I JUST WANT TO, UH SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR MY THIS TOUCH STAFF, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A SINGULAR DAYS THAT CELEBRATES SPECIFIC TOP TOPICS, AND THE IMPORTANCE SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN ENTIRE WEEK OF YOU KNOW, HONORING OUR DISPATCHERS, SO THEY'RE GOING TO GET SOME GOODIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.THEY DON'T KNOW THAT YET, BUT THEY'RE GETTING A BUNCH OF GOODIES. I APPRECIATE EVERY DAY THAT THEY GOT THE CUPCAKES ALREADY. ALRIGHT UH, EVERY DAY THEY COME TO WORK AND YOU KNOW THEY ARE TRULY THE FIRST RESPONDERS. THEY GET THOSE CALLS BEFORE THEY EVEN THE POLICE OFFICERS DOING THE FIRE. SO TO HAVE THAT. AND YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT EVEN KILLED LIKE, YOU KNOW, STAY CALM AND GIVE IT GIVE IT OUT. AND TO THE OFFICERS. IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB, SO I DO APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION BY THE CITY. AND I DO CERTAINLY APPRECIATE MY DESK. BEST STAFF, SO THANK YOU. INTERNET. LADIES. OKAY OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS
[3. BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK - APRIL 11-17, 2023]
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK, MIKE. HAVING A LITTLE THERE WE GO. HOLD ON. IT'S A PROCLAMATION . BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK APRIL 11 THROUGH 17 2023, WHEREAS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK IS A WEEK OF AWARENESS ACTIVISM AND COMMUNITY BUILDING AIMED AT AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF BLACK MAMAS, BRINGING VISIBILITY TO BLACK LEAD MATERNAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AND CENTERING THE VALUES AND TRADITIONS. OF THE REPRODUCTIVE AND BIRTH JUSTICE MOVEMENTS. THE 2023 THEME IS OUR BODIES BELONG TO US RESTORING BLACK AUTONOMY AND JOY. AND WHEREAS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK WAS FOUNDED BY BLACK MAMAS MATTER, ALLIANCE OR BMA. WHICH IS A NATIONAL NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS FROM THE MATERNAL HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE FIELDS, WHO BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE DESERVES ACCESS TO QUALITY AND HOLISTIC HEALTH CARE. AND WHEREAS RECENT DATA SHOWS THAT MATERNAL DEATHS HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED BY COVID,[00:15:01]
19 INFECTIONS AND NEGLECT IN CARE AND HOSPITALS SYSTEMS IMMEDIATELY AFTER LABOR AND DELIVERY B M. M A CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT AND FOCUS ON BLACK MIDWIFERY CARE AND FULL SPECTRUM BLACK LEAD DOULA CARE AS SOUND EVIDENCE BASED SOLUTIONS, AMONG OTHER INTERVENTIONS. AND WHEREAS THE LAST MATERNAL DEATH IN MARTIN COUNTY WAS IN 2009, WHICH WAS A BLACK, MATERNAL DEATH, SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY OR S S S. MM IS THE PRESENCE OF A COMPLICATION DURING A DELIVERY HOSPITALIZATION. COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY OR DELIVERY CAN LEAD TO NEGATIVE OUTCOMES FOR THE WOMEN AND THE INFANT. IN 2019, THE BLACK SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY RATE WAS 52.1 PER 1000 , COMPARED TO 18 PER 1000 FOR WHITE BABIES BORN THE RATE OF BLACK SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY DECREASED TO 21.3 IN 2021. NOW THEREFORE, I TRY MACDONALD, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 11TH THROUGH 17TH 2023 AS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK IN THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA AND ON APRIL 15TH AND PARTNER WITH THE 10TH STREET COMMUNITY CENTER MARTIN COUNTY HEALTH HEALTHY START COALITION WILL BE HOSTING THEIR SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNITY BABY SPRINKLE AT THE 10TH STREET COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 10 AM TO 11 AM TO RAISE AWARENESS OF BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH DISPARITIES THAT EXIST AND HOW WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN CLOSE THE HEALTH DISPARITY GAP. OKAY RECIPIENTS. UH SAMANTHA STUFF IT ANASTASIA ANDERSON AND ACTUALLY CALLED HER OWN. WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? OKAY? THANK YOU FOR HAVING US GOOD. GOOD EVENING. AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS ADMINISTRATION. ANDERSON I'M THE CLINICAL PROVIDER EXAMPLE. MARTIN COUNTY HEALTHY START AND I'M ALSO THE LEAD FOR THE HEALTH. MATERNAL HEALTH EQUITY HERE AT YOUR MORNING COUNTY. ON BEHALF OF THE HEALTH, MARTIN COUNTY HEALTHY STAR COALITION AND THE THOUSANDS OF MARTIN COME TO RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF APRIL AS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH MONTH. HEALTHY START MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY BABY I'M SORRY, MY CHILD. EVERY BABY IN MARIN COUNTY IS BORN HEALTHY AND EVERY MOTHER IS SUPPORTED AND EVERY FATHER IS INVOLVED. IN A POSITIVE WAY IN THE BIRTH AND LIFE OF THE CHILD. HE'S FINE. WE CARRY OUT OUR MISSION EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR WITH THE PROGRAMS AND STAFF OF HEALTHY START AND THE WORK OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES GERMAN APRIL NATIONAL BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH MONTH WE FOCUSED PARTICULARLY ON THE MATERNAL HEALTH ISSUES, CHALLENGES FACING OUR BLACK COMMUNITY. THE NATIONAL RESEARCH IS CLEAR. AS YOU MENTIONED BLACK WOMEN ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN WHITE WOMEN TO ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTIES DURING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH AND MORE LIKELY TO DIE AS A RESULT OF UNNECESSARY COMPLICATIONS. I MUST REPEAT THAT BLACK WOMEN ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN WHITE WOMEN TO DIE FROM PREGNANCY RELATED ISSUES, ISSUES THAT NEVER NEED TO OCCUR.UNFORTUNATELY THROUGH THE HARD WORK OF THE HEALTHY STOCK COALITION AND OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, WE HAVE NOT EX EXPERIENCE, MATERNAL DEATH OF ANY MOTHERS OR ANY RACE OR ANY ETHNICITY SINCE 2009 YEAR IN MARTIN COUNTY. THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN 2009. WHAT'S THE BLACK MOUNTAIN? HOWEVER TIME OF THE TIME OR BLACK, EXPECTANT MOTHERS EXPERIENCED COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH THAT COULD BE AVOIDED. EARLIER THIS MONTH, A PANEL OF LOCAL BLACK WOMEN SHARED THEIR STORIES OF HOW EASILY THIS DISCRIMINATION CAN HAPPEN. BLACK WOMEN NOT LISTENING TO BUY PROVIDERS ASSUMPTIONS MADE ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN, MISSED OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THESE ISSUES OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. MARIN COUNTY. HEALTHY START COLLISION CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR THESE WOMEN AND FOR ALL WOMEN AND MEN IN OUR COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE ACCESS TO QUALITY, HEALTH CARE AND SAFE BIRTH OUTCOMES. OUR INNOVATIVE DOULA PROGRAM IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW WE HAVEN'T DEALER PROGRAM, FOR EXAMPLE, PUT AN EXAMPLE PUT AN UNDERSTANDING SKILLED WOMEN AT THE SIDE OF AN EXPECTANT MOTHER THROUGHOUT THE CHILDBIRTH PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT RIGHT? THINGS ARE DONE TO ACHIEVE THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE OUTCOME AND HEALTHY BABY AND A HEALTHY MOTHER. ON APRIL 15TH AND THE MAYOR MENTIONED HEALTHY START ALONG WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES ARE HOLDING THE COMMUNITY SPRINKLER AT THE TIME STREET. FROM 10 TO 11:30 A.M. TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY BLACK WOMEN, KNOW WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM. WE INVITE YOU ALL TO JOIN US THAT DAY. THANK YOU AGAIN ON BEHALF OF ALL WOMEN AND FAMILIES RESEARCH FOR RECOGNIZING BLACK MATERNAL MONEY. THANK YOU.
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I JUST WANT TO SAVE THE HEALTHY START. COALITIONS ARE AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND WHAT THEY DO TO ENSURE THE HEALTH OF OUR BABIES. I PARTICIPATED IN THE DANCING WITH THE STARS PROGRAM A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS THE LONGEST TWO MINUTES AND 15 SECONDS OF MY LIFE ON STAGE. UM AND I THINK MR MARTEL DID THAT AS WELL. BUT HE DID A LOT BETTER THAN I DID SO[4. SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH - APRIL 2023]
UM, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT. OKAY, SO THE NEXT SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH APRIL 2023, WHEREAS APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND CALLS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS A WIDESPREAD PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM. AND WHEREAS EVERY DAY TOO MANY WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN ACROSS FLORIDA SUFFER THE PAIN AND TRAUMA OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ALL OF ITS FORMS. AND WHEREAS DURING NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH WE RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO LIFTING THE VEIL OF SECRECY AND SHAME SURROUNDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE, EXPANDING SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING FOR OUR SURVIVORS AND STRENGTHENING OUR RESPONSE. AND WHEREAS AT EVERY LEVEL WE MUST WORK TO PROVIDE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, WITHOUT JUDGMENT AND WITH DIGNITY, INCLUDING MEDICAL ATTENTION, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, RELOCATION AND HOUSING , ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY DURING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS NOW, THEREFORE, I TRY. MACDONALD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2023. IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF STEWART AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS, ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES , HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO PREVENT THESE CRIMES IN OUR COMMUNITY. OKAY AND RECEIVING THE PROCLAMATION IS MINDY FETTERMAN WITH THE FOUNDERS OF THE INNER TRUTH PROJECT. GOOD AFTERNOON.MAYOR COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS QUITE AN HONOR. AND I DO HAVE TO SAY THIS IS PROBABLY I DON'T KNOW THE 5000 TIME. I'VE RECEIVED THE PROCLAMATION FOR THIS AND I'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO BECAUSE, AS YOU SAID, THIS IS ABOUT TAKING THE VEIL OF SECRECY AWAY FROM WHAT WE DO. THIS IS NOT A COMMON THING TO TALK ABOUT, BUT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. IT SHOULDN'T BE NORMAL, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND THE PROCLAMATION IS JUST A SMALL REMINDER. IT'S A MONTH LONG REMINDER THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE ON OUR CALENDARS. WE SHOULD DO ACTIVITIES. WE SHOULD GET OUT AND TALK ABOUT IT. BUT WE DO THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE DAY PEOPLE ARE BEING VICTIMIZED. AND I REMEMBER WHEN WE STARTED THIS WORK OVER A DECADE AGO, THERE WERE PEOPLE IN THIS CITY AND IN THIS COUNTY WHO TOLD US WE DON'T NEED THIS WORK HERE BECAUSE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE. AND I WAS NICE ABOUT IT. BUT NOW TODAY, I LET PEOPLE KNOW WE HAVE PHONE CALLS. WE HAVE PEOPLE IN OUR PROGRAM THAT ARE FROM ALL OF ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN MARTIN COUNTY. WE'RE WORKING WITH ALL OF THE NON PROFITS IN MARTIN COUNTY BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE CHILDREN HAVE ISSUES RELATED TO SEXUAL TRAUMA. NOT ALL THE CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAMS BUT CHILDREN IN THOSE PROGRAMS. WHY BECAUSE IT'S ONE AND FOUR BEFORE THE AGE OF 18 WHEN IT COMES TO GIRLS. THAT ARE VICTIMIZED. IN SOME WAY BY SEXUAL TRAUMA. AND FOR MEN. IT'S ONE IN SIX. SO THOSE ARE THE KIDS AND ALL OF THE AGENCIES. THOSE ARE THE ADULTS THAT ARE IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW. SO WE CAN'T JUST TALK ABOUT IT THIS MONTH. WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. AND SO THE OH THIS. THIS IS AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION. IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAT I SPEAK OUT AND THAT I ASK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO TAKE THE COMMITMENT EVERY SINGLE DAY AND ALL OF YOU IN THIS ROOM, TAKE THE MESSAGE BACK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT THIS IS A REAL ISSUE. IT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY ON OUR STREETS AND THAT IF YOU DO KNOW SOMEBODY THAT IS A FRIEND OR A FAMILY MEMBER, THAT THERE IS HELP. AND THAT THERE IS NO SHAME LIVING AS A VICTIM OF SEXUAL TRAUMA. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OKAY NUMBER FIVE WATER CONSERVATION MONTH, MIKE. THIS
[5. WATER CONSERVATION MONTH - APRIL 2023]
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IS A PROCLAMATION WATER CONSERVATION MONTH. APRIL 2023 WERE AS WATER IS A BASIC AND ESSENTIAL NEED OF EVERY LIVING CREATURE. AND WHEREAS THE STATE OF FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF STEWART ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER CONSERVATION, AND WHEREAS STEWART AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS DESIGNATED APRIL TYPICALLY A DRY MONTH WHEN WATER DEMANDS ARE MOST ACUTE FLORIDA'S WATER CONSERVATION MONTH TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT HOW THEY CAN HELP SAVE FLORIDA'S PRECIOUS WATER RESOURCES. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF STEWART HAS ALWAYS ENCOURAGED AND SUPPORTED WATER CONSERVATION THROUGH VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS WHEREAS EVERY BUSINESS INDUSTRY SCHOOL AND CITIZEN CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN IT COMES TO CONSERVING WATER. WHEREAS EVERY BUSINESS INDUSTRY SCHOOL AND CITIZENS CAN HELP BY SAVING WATER AND THIS PROMOTE A HEALTHY ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY NOW, THEREFORE, I TRY. MACDONALD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023 AS WATER CONSERVATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AND CALL UPON EACH CITIZEN AND BUSINESS TO HELP PROTECT OUR PRECIOUS RESOURCE BY PRACTICING WATER SAVING MEASURES AND BECOMING MORE AWARE OF THE NEED TO SAVE WATER. THANK YOU, MIKE AND RECIPIENT IS KATHY MARTINA FROM THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. OKAY? PEOPLE. HE'S PROBABLY GOING. TO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE ON BEHALF OF THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. I JUST LIKE TO THANK THE CITY SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS WITH WATER CONSERVATION . YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE A GREAT JOB AND DOES A GREAT JOB WAS THAT WATER FAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND WE JUST TRULY APPRECIATE IT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR STEWARDSHIP OF OUR WATER RESOURCES. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, KATHY . WHICH IS. YOU KNOW, IT'S THE ONLY THING.ONLY SEVEN MORE. OKAY NUMBER SIX LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH. PROCLAMATION LUPUS AWARENESS
[6. LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH - MAY 2023]
MONTH MAY 2023 WHEREAS LUPUS IS AN UNPREDICTABLE AND MISUNDERSTOOD AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE THAT CAN CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE TISSUE AND ORGANS IN THE BODY, AND IN SOME CASES, DEATH AND WHEREAS MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION AMERICANS AND FIVE MILLION WORLDWIDE SUFFER FROM THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THIS CRUEL AND MYSTERIOUS DISEASE, INCLUDING OVER 100,000 FLORIDIANS. AND WHEREAS LUPUS CAN BE PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE,■ BECAUSE ITS SYMPTOMS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF MANY OTHER ILLNESSES, AND MAJOR GAPS EXIST AND UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF LUPUS, MORE THAN HALF OF ALL PEOPLE WITH LUPUS, TAKE FOUR OR MORE YEARS AND VISIT THREE OR MORE DOCTORS BEFORE OBTAINING A CORRECT DIAGNOSIS. AND WHEREAS WHILE LUPUS STRIKES MOSTLY WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE, NO ONE IS SAFE FROM LUPUS. AFRICAN AMERICANS, HISPANICS, LATINOS, ASIANS AND NATIVE AMERICANS ARE 2 TO 3 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP LUPUS DISPARITY THAT REMAINS YET UNEXPLAINED. AND WHEREAS LUPUS ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR INCREASE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH ON LUPUS, TARGETED EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC AND RECOGNITION OF LUPUS IS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. NOW THEREFORE, I TRY. MACDONALD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2023 AS LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA AND ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO OBSERVE THIS MONTH BY EDUCATING THEMSELVES ON THE SYMPTOMS AND IMPACT OF LUPUS AND THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OTING PROGRAMS OF AWS RESEARCH, EDUCATION ADVOCACY. AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. OKAY AND RECIPIENT IS PAMELA CLINKER RAZO. I HOPE I PRONOUNCED THAT. PLEASE COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS. I WASN'T PREPARED TO SPEAK TODAY, BUT THIS IS MY FIRST PROCLAMATION. UM BY DOING THIS YOU ARE JOINING WITH MANY OTHER CITIES ON THE TREASURE COAST WHO ARE DOING SOMETHING TO BRING LUPUS AWARENESS TO LIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY. JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT OFTEN. BUT IT AFFECTS SO MANY OF US AS THE PROCLAMATION MENTIONED THERE ARE OVER 100,000 FLORIDIANS WITH THIS DISEASE SO[00:30:06]
ON BEHALF OF THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA. ON BEHALF OF THOSE RESIDENTS AND MYSELF.WELL TIME HAS LITTLE BITS. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS. YOU ARE DOING A WONDERFUL THING FOR US. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
I'M MAKING SURE I GET MY STEPS TODAY. LAST PROCLAMATION. 54TH ANNUAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK,
[7. 54TH ANNUAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK - APRIL 30 - MAY 6, 2023]
APRIL 30TH OF MAY 6TH MIKE PROCLAMATION. 54TH ANNUAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS. WEEK APRIL 30TH THROUGH MAY 6 2023. WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK, A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK IS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS AND PROVIDES THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES AND AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AT OTHER LEVELS. AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THE NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY , RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL AND WHEREAS THE MUNICIPAL CLERK SERVES AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY AND THEY CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSAL COOK MUNICIPAL CLERK THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS. SEMINARS WORKSHOPS IN THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE. PROVINCIAL COUNTY AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. AND WHEREAS IT'S MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK NOW THEREFORE I, TROY MACDONALD, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF APRIL 30TH TO MAY 6TH 2023 AS THE 54TH ANNUAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK AND I FURTHER EXTEND APPRECIATION TO OUR MUNICIPAL CLERK AND TO ALL MUNICIPAL CLERKS FOR THE VITAL SERVICES THEY PERFORM AND THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT. AND ACCEPTING OF IT'S OUR VERY OWN MISERABLE CLERK, MARY KINDLES SPECIAL AND A SPECIAL NOTE FOR SUSAN. THANK YOU. UM I JUST WANTED TO MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS AND THROW IN A COUPLE OF TIDBITS. THE CITY BECAME INCORPORATED 1914 AS WE KNOW, AND THROUGHOUT THE 109 YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN 18 CITY CLERKS AND THREE TEMPORARY CLERKS NUMBER 18, BUT I'M PROUD TO SERVE AND BE A PART OF STEWART'S LEGACY. UM, I HAVE WORKED FOR THE CITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND UNTIL I TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY CLERK'S DEPARTMENT IN 2016. I REALLY KNEW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND WHAT THEY DID. THE CITY CLERK WEARS MANY HATS AND IS ONE OF THE FEW DEPARTMENTS THAT WORKS REGULARLY WITH EVERY SINGLE CITY DEPARTMENT. SO I'M I'M ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES I FEEL UM I WON'T BORE YOU WITH A LIST OF ALL THE CLERKS RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT RECORDS AND PROCEDURES ACTUALLY MAKE ME HAPPY. IT'S A LITTLE STRANGE, BUT I ENJOY RECORDS, SEARCHES AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF AND GETTING INTO THE HISTORY OF STEWART. YES AND, UM, BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW JUST KIND OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO DUTIES OF MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING THE CITY'S OFFICIAL RECORDS, ENSURING RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. MEETING'S MINUTES NOTICES AN ELECTION ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO LAW AND BY OUR CHARTER. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING THE CITY CLERK'S DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY CLERKS POSITION AND WE APPRECIATE IT.WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, SO THANK YOU. YEAH. EVERY WEEK IS MUNICIPAL KIRKA WEAKENED STEWART , RIGHT? THANK YOU. IT'S ALL THE PROCLAMATION. SO
[8. SERVICE AWARD - APRIL 2023]
LET'S MOVE ON TO SERVICE AWARDS. WE ONLY HAVE ONE TODAY. AND IT'S JUDY BROWNING 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN EVERYBODY ALWAYS SAYS IT'S GREAT TO WORK HERE. BUT IT REALLY IS.IT'S LIKE A FAMILY. AND EVERYBODY ALWAYS IS THERE IF YOU NEED SOMETHING, WHETHER IT HAS TO DO WITH YOUR WORK OR OUTSIDE, EVERYBODY JUST BANDS AROUND YOU AS A REALLY A GREAT PLAY STORE.
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THANK YOU . PRETTY SURE CHILDREN. OKAY LET'S MOVE ON TO COMMENTS BY[COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS]
COMMISSIONERS. DON'T WORRY, OKAY? THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO TODAY IS I'M GONNA TAKE COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS FIRST, AND THAT'S ONE OF TAKE A CHANCE TO RECOGNIZE CHRIS RUDIGER AND HIS RETIREMENT. TELLING YOU, IT'S CHRISTMAS, GREETED BY EIGHT OR NINE YEARS NOW, CHRIS EIGHT YEARS, BUT YOU HAD WHAT 20 OR 25 IN THE NAVY 26 BOMB DISPOSAL AND ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF LIKE THAT. GREAT BLENDING, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO THE COMMISSION? COME ON. HE CAME WITH A SPEECH FOR FEARED MISSING WITH, UH. COMMISSIONERS IN A ROME CITY MANAGER, CHIEF CLERKS WITH A WONDERFUL DAY, ESPECIALLY RECOGNIZING THE, UH, OUR TELE COMMUNICATORS WHO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING TOLD WHERE TO GO FOR EIGHT YEARS BY THEM. IT'S LIKE BEING MARRIED EIGHT LADIES WAS AWESOME, BUT THEY REALLY THEY REALLY ARE CRITICAL PART. AND IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE HERE IN THE CITY. I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. AND UH, WE DID NOT MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE. SHE'S OVER THERE. AND, UH, WE I DID NOT TAKE OFF THE UNIFORM. I SAY WE BECAUSE SHE'S A CRITICAL PARTNER DID NOT TAKE OFF THE UNIFORM FOR ANY OTHER REASON. THEN IT HAS BEEN 34 YEARS IN UNIFORM. IT IS TIME TO BE WITH OUR FAMILY AGAIN AND GIVE THEM SOME OF MY TIME. BUT IT'S BEEN A GREAT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE. LOVE THIS CITY. AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH TO RETIRE. THE DEPARTMENT GAVE ME A FANTASTIC RETIREMENT. IT WAS AMAZING, AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE. ONE TRADED FOR THE WORLD YOUTH, I WENT ON THE MOST FASCINATING RIGHT ALONG WITH CHRIS. WE SPENT FOUR HOURS INVESTIGATING AN ARGUMENT OVER A PARKING SPACE.YES. YEAH AND SOMEONE ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED. SO ME WITH CHRIS AND THOUGHT I WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED. IT WAS ABOUT TO ATTACK ME AND CHRIS HAD TO JUMP IN AND SAVE ME. WE DON'T WANT TO ARREST THAT GUY. YEAH SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE AND IT'S GREAT TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S BEEN, UH, IT'S JUST BEEN FANTASTIC. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE COMMISSION? SURE ABSOLUTELY . ABSOLUTELY CHIEF POLICE. THIS PACKAGE. WHO WHO'S EVER STILL HERE. YOU BRING HIM UP. OFFICERS THAT WE HAVE. IT LOOKS LIKE MR GERWIN GOT A SPECIAL HAIRCUT. JUST FOR TODAY. I ALWAYS ADMIRED HIS HAIRCUT. YES. ANY MORE ON THIS SIDE, CHIEF. Y GLYN. MY VILLAGE.
OKAY? MOVING ON TO THE REST OF MY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. GOT A FEW TODAY. UM SO A COUPLE OF THINGS ONE IS, UM. I GUESS I WAS SPEAKING WITH A GENTLEMAN. THE OTHER DAY WAS RETIRED. I THINK HE'S SOME SORT OF RAILROAD EXECUTIVE, AND HE BROUGHT AN ISSUE OF CONCERN REGARDING CONFUSION, CORNER AND THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS ON COLORADO AVENUE JUST SOUTH OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH BONG LANE. THE WHERE THE WHEN SOMEONE STOPS FOR A PEDESTRIAN IN THE CROSSWALK. THE GATE WILL COME DOWN ON THE CAR IF THERE'S A TRAIN COMING, AND AS HE POINTED OUT, THAT COULD CREATE THIS CONFLICT WHERE SOMEONE'S TRYING TO AVOID A GATE. AND ENDS UP HITTING A PEDESTRIAN AND I THOUGHT, SO I WENT OVER THERE AND I WALKED ACROSS THE CROSSWALK A FEW TIMES LOOKED AT WHERE THE GATES WAS AND SAW HOW THERE COULD BE A
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PROBLEM THERE. TALKED TO PANEL A LITTLE BIT, UM, INCLUDED LIKE TO DO IS SEE IF WE CAN HAVE STAFF LOOK AT IF WE CAN MOVE THAT CROSSWALK ABOUT TO THE OTHER END OF THE LANDSCAPE ISLAND AND IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO MOVE IT THERE TO GET IT SO WE CAN AVOID THAT CONFLICT. WITH THE GATES FOR THE TRAIN, BECAUSE THAT I THINK THAT WOULD BE HORRIFIC. SOMEONE'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAIN. THE GATES ARE COMING DOWN. THERE'S PEOPLE COMING ACROSS THE CROSSWALK NEXT. YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE GETTING HIT, AND I THINK THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. UM SECOND THING IS TALK TO THE CHIEF TODAY ABOUT SOME STEPPED UP ENFORCEMENT IN THE MORNING ON A THEOLOGY STREET. UM AS PEOPLE ARE GOING, I'M ASSUMING TO WORK AT YOU KNOW, THEY COME HERE FROM JENSEN BEACH IN PORT ST LUCIE AND THE RACE NOW IN OSCEOLA STREET TO CLEVELAND CLINIC, AND I ACTUALLY HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS CARS, UH, DOING WELL OVER THE SPEED LIMIT RUNNING STOP SIGNS GOING TO CROSSWALKS ON A THEO STREET. SO, THE CHIEF SAID, HE'S GOING TO LOOK AT THAT. UM LAST MONDAY, I DID A I GUESS CALLED A MINI TOWN HALL MEETING AT AH CIRCLE BAY YACHT CLUB, AND IT WAS A KNAUER OF QUESTION AND ANSWER. IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY, REALLY FASCINATING. EVERY TIME I'VE DONE ONE OF THESE, YOU ALWAYS THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET A CERTAIN SET OF QUESTIONS AND END UP BEING ANOTHER SET OF QUESTIONS. AND OF COURSE, PUMP CITY ROAD WAS A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION, BUT THE NUMBER ONE TOPIC FROM CIRCLE BAY WAS THE WAS BRIGHT LINE, AND THAT WAS SO THAT IS STILL FIRMLY UNDERMINED CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC AND ESPECIALLY THE BRIDGE. UM THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TRUCKS IN ILLEGALLY AND IMPROPERLY USING PALM CITY ROAD , THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT'S IN PALM CITY ROAD TRANSITIONING THROUGH STUART. UM, BUT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MEDIUM. GLAD SO GLAD I DID THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS A WHY IT WAS JUST BASICALLY, I SPOKE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. JUST KIND OF TALKING ABOUT A COUPLE OF BIG THINGS, AND THEN THE REST WAS QUESTION AND ANSWER. AND IT WAS A VERY ACTIVE GROUP, AND WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FOR US. UH A VARIETY OF THE OF ISSUES. BUT AGAIN, I'D SAY 20 MINUTES AT LEAST 20 MINUTES WAS SPENT ON BRIGHT LINE, SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS FASCINATING. I SAW I SAW FATHER ANDERSON HERE. ME AND YOU ACTUALLY DID THE PUMP SUNDAY PRAYER WALK THROUGH EAST STEWART FROM ST MARY'S OVER THE 10TH STREET NET WAS REALLY NICE GOT TO SEE A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE ON THAT PRAYER WALK. AND THEN FINALLY, UM WHAT? I THINK I WAS TALKING TO MIKE TODAY, AND HE'S ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING ON THIS. I THINK THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO DO SOME EDUCATION PIECES, UM, MARKETING TO GET OUT THERE. OF WHAT THE EFFECTS OF SENATE BILL ONE. OH TWO IS GOING TO BE ON OUR COMMUNITY ARE AND FOR WHEN ANY PROJECTS COME IN THAT WE HAVE TO APPROVE UNDER THAT LAW, SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. SO UM, THAT'S ALL. I REALLY HAVE A NURSE AND THIS REMIND ANYBODY THAT WASN'T HERE EARLIER. UM MR RITCHIE WITHDREW . THE ITEM IS A PROPOSAL FOR THE CANINE SOCIAL CLUBS, SO WILL BE NOT BE HEARING ITEM 13. AND THEN UM, UM I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE . SO I'M JUST GOING TO MOVE ON.I'LL GIVE COMMISSIONER RICH YOU CAN GO FIRST TODAY. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. UM SO THE LEGISLATURE IN TALLAHASSEE JUST ENTERED THE FINAL HALF OF THEIR SESSION, WHICH ENDS MAY 5TH. AND I'M HAPPY THE MAYOR MENTIONED SENATE BILL ONE. OH TO IT'S GOTTEN A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION. BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER BILLS THAT HAD BEEN PASSED AND SIGNED. THAT ARE ENGAGED IN WHAT WE CALL PREEMPTION. THAT MAY NOT BE IT. TERM THAT'S FAMILIAR TO ALL OF YOU, BUT IT'S THE INTENT IS TO LIMIT OUR HOME RULE. AND THAT IS TAKING AWAY OUR ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS. US UP HERE AND UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW THAT IMPACTS CHARACTER OF OUR COMMUNITY VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
AND SOME OF THESE BILLS MAY WELL PROVE VERY HARMFUL. TO THE CHARACTER OF OUR CITY. AND IN ORDER TO DISCUSS THAT, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SOME PUBLIC AWARENESS. TREASURE COAST REGION , FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND CONJUNCTION WITH MYSELF. WITH UH SEWELL'S POINT, COMMISSIONER KAYA MAYFIELD. AND THE MAYOR OF OCEAN BREEZE KAREN, AUSTRALIA, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A TOWN HALL NEXT THURSDAY AT 5 30 RIGHT HERE IN FLAGLER CENTER. TOM CAMPENNI HAS VERY KINDLY OFFERED TO MODERATED FOR US. AH! PROBABLY BE A COUPLE OF LOCAL STAFF, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE
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TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND IN DETAIL, SO I WOULD JUST ASK AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ATTEND IF THEY POSSIBLY CAN. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. THANK YOU, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THAT WHAT I SAID ABOUT DOING AN EDUCATIONAL PIECE AND SENATE BILL ONE OR TWO. IT REALLY SHOULD PROBABLY BE AN EDUCATION ON ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WERE BEING PREEMPTED FROM BECAUSE IT IS THIS YEAR.I'VE NEVER SEEN THE AMOUNT OF PREEMPTION BILLS THAT I HAVE IN THE PAST THAT WE'VE SEEN THIS YEAR AND WITH THE SPEED THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE THREE OF US BECAUSE EACH OF US IS TAKING A SPECIFIC AREA. TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH AND BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS. SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER COLLINS. I HAVE NO COMMISSIONER CLARK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UM JUST POINT OUT AGAIN ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION THAT WE DID FOR THE WAY I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD HAPPY EASTER AND EVERYBODY IS READY TO ROCK AND ROLL, AND THIS SPRING, THE REST OF THE MONTH WAS SPRING. BUT, UM THE FURTHER BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH MONTHS.
THEY REALLY DOING A GOOD JOB WITH HEALTH TO START PROGRAM WITH SAMANTHA, AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OPPORTUNITY, THEY CAN LOOK AT THIS MOVIE ON HULU CALLED AFTER SHOCK, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT GIVES US SOME INFORMATION AND SOME REAL TESTIMONIALS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEN THEY HAD THE WORKSHOP AT THE STAR STROKE. UM THEY SHOWED THAT MOVIE THERE UH, AFTERSHOCKS, SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. I WANTED I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. MY FIRST ONE IS WITH REGARD TO I SOMETHING THAT I PROBABLY HADN'T DECIDED. DIDN'T DISCUSS THIS WITH SOME MORE TAIL, AND I WANTED TO PROBABLY, UM YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ANYTHING, MR MORTAR, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT UP AND IT KIND OF CONCERNS COMMISSIONER COLLINS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I SAW, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND CLARIFY. I KNOW THAT MR COMMISSIONER. RICH JUST JUST MENTIONED ABOUT HIS PART WITH THE TRAGICAL LEGAL CITIES, AND I THINK WE HAD AGREED ON THE COMMISSION TO HAVE, UM, COMMISSIONER COLLINS HAD SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO TRY TO KEEP US UPDATED ON THE OKEECHOBEE AND THE RIVER ISSUES AND SO ON, AND I'M FINE WITH THAT, BUT I WAS JUST CONCERNED BECAUSE I SAW AN ARTICLE THAT SAID THAT COMMISSIONER COLLINS WAS TALKING ABOUT DOING LAWSUITS OR SOMETHING. AND I WAS WONDERING, I JUST DON'T WHEN WE ASK THE COMMISSIONER TO DO SOMETHING, OR TO KEEP US ABREAST ON SOMETHING TO HELP ADVOCATE BASED ON ANY POLICIES THAT WE HAVE. IF THAT, UM. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING IS SAID THAT MAY CAUSE A CITY ANY POTENTIAL HARM OR ISSUES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING WITHIN OUR BONES. AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH , MR MORTAL CAN DISCUSS WITH COMMISSIONER COLLINS. BUT I WAS JUST CONCERNED BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM TO GET DEEP TOO DEEP IN THE RIVER OVER AND THEN FOR US FOR THE CITY, SO IT'S BE SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW? IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ASKING? YOU DO OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE INDIVIDUALLY DOING? SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT LINE, SO I WANTED TO BE SURE THAT I BROUGHT THAT UP AND LET WE KNOW WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE. AND I HOPE THAT MR MORTAL COULD BE ABLE BETTER. BETTER ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THE FUTURE THAT IF EVEN IF YOU FEEL A CERTAIN WAY, OR YOU'RE EXPRESSING SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALWAYS EXPRESSING ONLY WHAT THE COMMISSION HAS ASKED TO DO OR ASK FOR YOU TO HELP BRING BACK OR KEEP US ABREAST OF, AND THAT'S IT THE OTHER. NOBODY'S ASKED ME TO BE THE RIVER REPRESENTATIVE, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE GONNA DO THAT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE DOING, MR . THAT'S YOUR WITH US. WE DON'T HAVE A RIVER HAS BEEN ASKED TO DO IT. OKAY SO THEN THAT'S CLEAR THEN THAT I EXPRESS MY DESIRE FOR THE DIRECTION THAT WE WANT TO GO, AND THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION. AND I ALWAYS VOICE THAT. I DON'T SPEAK EVER FOR THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE. IT CAN GET DICEY, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT COMES OUT AND THAT MR MORTAL TRIES TO WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN POLICIES ARE EXPRESSED THAT IT DOESN'T SEEM AS IF IT'S INTERESTING COMMISSION THAT'S EXPRESSING SOMETHING, SO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH REGARD TO THAT. I'D LIKE TO, UM ASK IF MAYBE THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT I WASN'T AWARE OF IT. WHETHER OR NOT MISS, UM AGAIN THIS SUB THIS HAS YOUR WILL SET A DATE OR TIME TO HAVE A, UM AH , LIKE A RIBBON CUTTING OR
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SOMETHING WITH REGARD TO THE LITTLE ERA THAT WE HAD DONE ON THE 18 95 BUILDING THE WALL ALLOWAY DEDICATION IF THAT WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE DEDICATED, AND AGAIN, MR MORTAL CAN FOLLOW UP WITH MISS, UM, GETTING TO SERVE THIS AND THAT, UM I THINK I BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE, BUT I WANT TO BRING IT UP AGAIN ABOUT THE DARKNESS OF THE ROADWAY FROM THE BETWEEN THE WALMART AND COMMERCE BOULEVARD PEOPLE. COUPLE OF PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT IT UP TO ME, AND IT IS THEIR ROADWAY. BUT THE TREES ARE THERE AND EVERYTHING, AND MAYBE THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME LIGHTING ISSUE. I DON'T HAVE THE SAFETY STUDY HAS BEEN DONE OR IF ANYBODY HAS BEEN HARMED IN THAT ERA, BUT IT HAS JUST BEEN BROUGHT UP. UH TO ME. UM ALSO, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT WITHOUT REGARDING ONE HOSPITAL. ONE OF SENATE BILL ONE. OH, TWO AND THAT WE WILL. NOW IT'S PASSED LEGISLATION. SO THAT WE CAN PREPARE UP UNTIL JULY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO. SO I'M HOPING THAT WHATEVER MR MARTEL COMES UP WITH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET EDUCATED AND STAFF GETS EDUCATED THAT WE THAT WE WORK ON THAT, UM , I RECENTLY HAD A CHANCE AFTER THE JOINT CITY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEDIAN. UM TO MEET WITH MR COONAN AND TO TAKE HIM A LITTLE BIT AROUND THE COMMUNITY, AND I PROMISED TO TAKE HIM AROUND SOME MORE. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT TO MEETING WITH HIM AND TALKING TO HIM ABOUT OUR UTILITY PROJECTS AND OTHER THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THE LAST THING IS, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK MICHELLE TAKE IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THIS BIRTHDAY CARD. I THANK HER AND I THANK EVERYBODY WITH A HAND IN IT AND WHO SIGNED IT? I HAVE ANOTHER BIRTHDAY GIN COMING UP IN A FEW DAYS. AND I THINK ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES AND ALL THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE CITY A REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S IT. WELL, THERE'S THREE OF US WITH APRIL BIRTHDAYS. OH WOW. HAPPY BOY ALREADY. THAT YES. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET THREE VOTES FOR THAT. WILLIAM, COULD YOU PLEASE SING AWAY? YOU YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. YEAH. COFFEE BIRTHDAY, DEAR.GIRL TO YOU. THANK YOU. MOMENT. THANK YOU WHO'S WHO'S GOING TO BE THE OLDEST? WE'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO YOU? YEAH, YOU COULD SEE UM, YEAH, TOMKINS SING . HE NEEDS TO BE ON THE ARTS MOMENT WITH NO YEAH, I WANTED TO ADD TO THAT WOULD, JUDY SAID HOW NICE. IT IS TO WORK HERE IN THE CITY AND BEING THE COMMISSIONER. I CAN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR THE PEOPLE THAT I WORKED AROUND AND THAT THAT DO SO MUCH WORK FOR US UP HERE. UM, IT IS. IT IS A GREAT LITTLE COMMUNITY. AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE VOTES. I HAVEN'T AND I WILL CONTINUE BEING YOUR COMMISSIONER. SO YOU DON'T WANT ME ANYMORE? AMEN. THANK YOU. AND UM, BEFORE THERE WAS HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. UM, MILTON. I WANTED TO THANK THE TO SEE THE BEST IN IS SEE THROUGH THOSE TREES ON COLORADO. THEY REALLY, REALLY LOOKED GREAT. VERY NICE. WHAT ELSE DID I HAVE ? NOT MUCH. I'LL BRING IT UP WHEN WE GET TO GET TO IT. SO THAT'S IT. OKAY THANK YOU WITHOUT COMPLEMENTING MILTON.
BUT I GUESS NOT. I KNOW ALMOST MADE IT EVERYTHING. WAIT. MAYBE THERE IS ONE MORE THING. IN, UM AND IT CONCERNS ME A LITTLE. AND THAT'S WHAT THE MAD BRING UP WHATEVER YOU LIKE. MR ERNST, YOU'RE VERY NICE MAN, AND GOT TO MEET YOU AND KNOW YOU MORE THAN TALK TO YOU. DOWN HERE ON FLAGLER LAST WEEK. BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SIGN THAT YOU BRING EVERY TIME AND I BELIEVE THAT WE'LL JUST ALLOW A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BRING WHAT THEY WANT TO BRING. UM I JUST. IT CONCERNS ME A LOT. WE SET UP HERE I SET UP HERE. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY A LOT OF THINGS AND IT CAN GET UGLY. UM AND SOMETIMES IT BRINGS FEAR. I'M NOT BRINGING THAT TOGETHER, BUT BUT I JUST WOULD LIKE IT TO BE MORE PROFESSIONAL. UM, LET'S DO BUSINESS. AND ANYTHING ELSE. I
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THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE IT UP WITH EMAILS, WHICH YOU DO YOUR YOU PICTURES AND EMAILS AND YOU DO A GREAT JOB AND WE HEAR YOU. WE REALLY DO HEAR YOU UP HERE. BUT I'M NOT FOR BRINGING IN SIGNS AND THE RT'S WHEN ALL THAT BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE WILL BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT'S GOING TO GET CARRIED AWAY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A ZOO HERE LIKE A CLOWN SHOW . SO I HOPE YOU RESPECT THAT.NO, THANK YOU, OKAY. MIKE IT'S YOUR TURN. OKAY I, UM I DID HAVE SOME COMMENTS, THE AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED I AM. HAD DISCUSSED THE IDEA OF TALKING. TO UM, MISTY AND HAVING HER PUT TOGETHER KIND OF, UH, PUBLIC RELATIONS DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACTS AND EFFECTS OF SENATE BILL 102 AND THE LIVE LOCAL ACT SO THAT WE CAN GET SOME PUBLIC INFORMATION OUT THERE BECAUSE AS SOME OF THESE PROJECTS COME FORWARD, AND I THINK JULY THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY IS GOING TO BE BUSY BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO COME FORWARD QUICKLY WHEN THAT LAW COMES INTO EFFECT. I WANTED TO BE CLEAR TO THE RESIDENTS THAT THE CITY DIDN'T ENDORSE OR APPROVE THE PROJECTS, BUT RATHER THAT THEY ARE A SUBJECT OF LEGISLATURE AND THAT THE IMPACT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALONG THOSE LINES, WE HAVE STAFF INTO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON UM WHAT IS THE AM I IS IT A NAME ? I A FAMILY OF FOUR. AND WHAT IS AFFORDABLE BECAUSE UNDER THE 4 20.4. IT SAYS THAT THE 40% OF THE UNITS THAT HAVE TO BE AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE WILL SAYS THAT 30% OF YOUR. AM I SHOULD BE USED FOR YOUR MORTGAGE OR RENT INCLUDING TAXES AND UTILITIES, AND THE CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT WHEN IT COMES BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL WE'RE GONNA NEED THE APPLICANT TO STATE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE 40% OF THE UNITS BE RENTED AT A RATE. THAT I THINK IT'S GOING TO MATTER WHAT WE WHEN I SAY WE THAT WHAT THE COMMISSION SETS THE POLICY. AS FOR THE DEFINITION OF UTILITIES , SO I THINK I'LL AT SOME POINT BE BRINGING BACK TO YOU BEFORE JULY. A POLICY DECISIONS SO THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE SOME DIRECTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS TO WHAT YOU ADOPT IS THE UTILITIES AND OBVIOUSLY WILL PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO THAT JUST THINGS I'M THINKING OF IS YOU KNOW? IT SAYS TAXES, BUT I THINK TAXES ARE GOING TO FALL UNDER THE RENT ANYWAY, BUT WATER, SEWER GARBAGE. ARE SOMETIMES PROVIDED BY THE APARTMENT COMPLEX. AND DOES THAT MEAN THEY SAY, WELL, WE'RE PROVIDING UTILITIES AND THOSE ARE THEM OR DO THEY NEED TO ALSO PROVIDE CABLE INTERNET AND THE ELECTRIC AND AGAIN WE'LL BRING IT FORWARD FOR YOU TO KIND OF REVIEW AND DISCUSS ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING UP IS THERE'S A KIND OF MOVEMENT AS IT RELATES TO TRAM WRAPPING. AND THE C R A HAS LOOKED INTO IT AND THE COST OF WRAPPING THE TRAMS WOULD BE ABOUT $2300 EACH OR ROUGHLY $7500 TO WRAP THE THREE TRAMS. I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER CLARK HAD COME FORWARD A FEW YEARS AGO WITH THE IDEA OF DOING THE WRAPPING OF THE UTILITY BOXES. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH THAT IS THAT NOT ALL THE UTILITY BOXES WERE IN THE, UH UM CRH CRE COULDN'T PAY FOR IT AT ALL, AND THERE WERE 37 OF THEM. SO THAT WAS GOING TO BE A BIGGER ENDEAVOR. THIS IS THREE. IF THE COMMISSION IS INTERESTED IN HAVING THE C R A MOVE FORWARD ON THAT I WILL DIRECT THEM TO UM, BUT IF NOT LET ME KNOW ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WHAT YOUR FEELINGS ARE ON THAT. I'M ALL FOR IT. OKAY VERY COLORFUL OF SEEN HIM, BEACHY, UH, THEY WERE NOT DOOR LOOKING. A LITTLE TRANSITION AROUND. PEOPLE WILL NOTICE THEM AND, UH, GET THE IDEA MORE AND MORE TO WRITE THEM. REALLY OKAY , SO IF I DON'T HEAR OTHERWISE FROM YOU GUYS, I'LL DIRECT MR PENALTY. BRING IT FORWARD WITH THE CRB AND THEN SCIARRA, AND ULTIMATELY, IT WILL BE BACK TO THE COMMISSION TO MAKE THE ULTIMATE DECISION. AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. OKAY? ALSO, UM. THE CITY OF STEWART IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KATANAS. HAS UM AND WILL BE THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK, MOVING FORWARD ON THE LARGEST PHASE OF QANTAS PARK. YET. AND IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGHLY $300,000 FOR A SIGNIFICANT, UM. INCREASES AND CHANGES TO THE PLAYGROUND AREA
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THAT THE DESIGNS ARE COMING FORWARD. HOPEFULLY THIS WEEK AND I'LL KEEP YOU APPRISED OF THOSE AS THEY COME. AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO PUT TOGETHER A WHOLE LIST OF STUFF TO TALK ABOUT THESE COMMENTS. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR MAYOR. CAN I ADD SOMETHING HERE? I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT I SAW A COUPLE OF EMAILS AND QUESTIONS THERE WERE PEOPLE ASKING ABOUT THINGS WHETHER THEY WERE ON THE TAX ROLL OFF THE TAX ROLL, AND SOME OF IT HAD TO BE SOME OF THE COMMENTS COMING OUT OF THE PUBLIC IN CREEK PARK. BUT I WAS WONDERING SINCE WE'RE COMING UP INTO TAXES, MR MARTEL AND IN TERMS OF TRANSPARENCY. IF PEOPLE ARE THAT WE JUST DID THAT ANNUAL REPORT ACTUALLY JUST JUST SENT OUT. UM BUT IF WE COULD LET PEOPLE KNOW OR MAYBE AS A PART OF THE BUDGET BOOK WHEN THE BUDGET COMES OUT, LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT ARE THE CITY. UM ONE OF THE CITY PROPERTIES AND WHICH WHAT ARE WHAT IS LEAST OR WHATEVER IT IS. I THINK THAT PEOPLE HAVE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CITY BUILDING. AND THEY AND ALSO WITH THE WELL, SPARGO AND SO ON. MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO GIVE A LITTLE ACCOUNTING OF OUR CITY PROPERTY SOMEWHERE. WOULD THAT BE A BAD IDEA? IN LIGHT OF 102? TO HAVE AN ORGANIZED LIST. BUT WE GOT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT UNTIL 102 IS ONLY A LIST OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I'M GONNA HAVE TO BRING THAT FORWARD TO YOU GUYS AS AN AGENDA ITEM AT SOME POINT, BUT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE MULLIGANS PROPERTY THAT'S OWNED BY THE CITY THAT'S ALREADY OCCUPIED IN THE LONG TERM LEASE WOULD NOT FALL UNDER THAT SENATE BILL ONE TO LIST OBVIOUSLY BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND BRING THAT UP WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND STAFF MEETING AND PUT TOGETHER I KNOW THAT IN THE BUDGET IN THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE IS A LIST OF THE PROPERTIES AND WE HAVE A LIST OF THE WHEN THE LEASES BECOME DUE ON ALL OF THOSE PROPERTIES AS WELL, SO I CAN PROVIDE THEM AND UPDATE YOU ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF WE COULD PULL 12 OUT OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO TALK ABOUT. LET'S SEE. OKAY. ARE YOU DONE HERE? GOOD. THANK YOU. CAN WE HAVE A APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, REMOVING[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
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UNANIMOUSLY MOVE ON TO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND OUR FIRST COMMENT IS CHRIS RUDIGER. CHRIS WE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THEIR WELL, YOU DON'T NEED TO SAY YOUR ADDRESS. I DON'T THINK THAT COMES OUT THAT SECRET. BUT PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, AND CHRIS RUDIGER. I LIVE IN STEWARDESS CITIES THROUGH IT. ACCESS ONE, AND I'M NOT AFRAID. SO WE'RE ALL WE'RE ALL GOOD. THANK YOU. I'M GONNA I'M GONNA READ A LITTLE BIT. I'VE ONLY GOT THREE MINUTES , SO I WON'T MAKE IT BRIEF, BUT THANK YOU AGAIN. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO WORK FOR THE CITY OR STEWART, AND IT'S A GREATER PLEASURE TO LIVE HERE, SO MY COMMENTS TODAY ARE BASED ON THE FUTURE OF THE CITY. UH, NOT THAT I'M ANYBODY CRITICAL IN THAT FORMULA, BUT JUST THE COMMENTS TODAY ABOUT AND AGAIN I WANT TO ADDRESS. UH ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THE TELE COMMUNICATORS THIS WEEK. BUT VERY QUICKLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP TODAY, ACTUALLY, THE PREEMPTIVE LEGISLATION THAT'S COMING DOWN FROM THE STATE MY COMMENTS AS A WHOLE ARE VERY QUICKLY. MY MOTHER LIVES HERE.MY AUNT LIVES HERE. MY GRANDMOTHER LIVES HERE. MY GRANDMOTHER MOVED HERE IN 19 SEVENTIES. WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE COMMUNITY LOVE THIS COMMUNITY AS YOU AS YOU SAW EARLIER, UM IT'S BEEN ENJOY. THAT BEING SAID, UH. IN MY TIME IN THE NAVY 26 YEARS I TRAVELED ABOUT 30 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. I VISITED A LOT OF PLACES. THE CITY OF STEWART IS MY FAVORITE.
HANDS DOWN BAR. NONE IS A LOT. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IT. STAY THAT WAY. AND THE CURRENT TREND IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW, JUST CHECK PLACES LIKE NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO. THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGE GOING ON. THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGE GOING ON IN THE CITY OF STEWART. TALKED ABOUT PREEMPTION. AH! COMMISSIONER RICH MENTIONED THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. I'M NOT SURE HOW THE HOW THE CAKE BATTER IS MADE. SO TO SPEAK. I BELIEVE THAT THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES LOOKS IF THEY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SIZE OF THE POLICE FORCE IS BASED ON CRIME. UH YOU LOOK AT THESE BIG CITIES AND THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE COLLAPSING UNDER THE
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WEIGHT OF THEIR OWN DECISIONS. WHEN IT COMES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MANY OTHER THINGS. UM SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT HOW YOU MAKE YOUR POLICE FORCE THE SIZE OF YOUR POLICE FORCE, AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT CRIME, I JUST WANTED TO BRING SOME OF MY EXPERIENCE AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS. REAL QUICK, PROACTIVE POLICING, NOT A CRIME, WELFARE CHECKS, NOT A CRIME, VAGRANCY ISSUES, NOT A CRIME. DISABLED VEHICLES, NOT A CRIME. I THINK YOU GET THE IDEA ALL THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER CONFUSION, CORNER, UM, MATERNAL HEALTH, SEXUAL ASSAULT. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE CONTRIBUTED TO REACT TO BY YOUR FIRST RESPONDERS, PLEASE DEPARTMENT, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND AS THESE THINGS INCREASE AS OUR POPULATION SIZE INCREASE, AS.SURROUNDING CITIES. POPULATION SIZE INCREASE THAT VEHICLE TRAFFIC COMES THROUGH HERE.
EVERY DAY, IT GETS HARDER AND HARDER FOR YOUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. GO AHEAD AND ASK YOU TO BE I WOULD ASK YOU TO BE THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
BE PROACTIVE. STAY AHEAD OF IT. WE TALKED ABOUT. WE TALKED ABOUT WALKING WITH WARRIORS. IT'S A PROGRAM THAT'S INTENDED TO HELP YOUR FIRST RESPONDERS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. I WOULD ASK YOU TO FIND WAYS TO FUND THAT. AND ON THAT NOTE, THE LAST THING I'LL SAY THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A LITTLE MORE TIME ARBA. RP FUNDS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. IF WE DON'T THINK THAT IT'S THE FIRST RESPONDERS OF YOUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE GOING TO BE PART OF RESCUING AMERICA. UH, IT'S THAT'S MY POINT. BE CREATIVE. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, BE PROACTIVE AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SUPPORT THESE FOLKS. AND THINK ABOUT ALL OF THESE THINGS . THAT CITY OF STEWART WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE GREATEST CITIES IN THE NATION. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHRIS. GOOD. REGARD TO MICHAEL STRESS. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS THAT YOU REMEMBER FROM LAST MEETING AT THE LAST MEETING. I WAS TALKING ABOUT PUBLICAN GREEK PRESERVED IN THE PARK AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED WAS IS THERE A MASTER PLAN FOR THE FACILITY TO HAVE ANYBODY? ANYBODY DO ANY RESEARCH ON THAT TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A PLAN FOR THAT? I KNOW I'VE BEEN YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW YOUR FOLKS KNOW THAT I'M A RESIDENT SEASIDE, BUT YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN ENVIRONMENTAL, CIVIL ENGINEERING, AND I KIND OF DO A LITTLE SNOOPING AROUND AND ASK PEOPLE QUESTIONS AND ABOARD AS MILTON OF A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND STUFF, TOO, AND I UNDERSTAND OUR PLANS NOW FOR A PLAYGROUND IN THAT AREA, SO AND I THINK THAT'S GREAT, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CENTRAL PARKWAY WITH CENTRAL PARK WHERE LOFTS AND THEN THE NEWS 6 60 TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT GOING DOWN THE STREET. UM AND THEN MARTIN COUNTY IS ACTIVE. THERE HAS BEEN A PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR OUT THERE AND IF THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE, ESTABLISHING MONUMENTS AND THEY REVEALED TO ME THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE TWO WAYS NOW EXTENDING WILLOUGHBY. ONE IS, YOU KNOW, RIGHT BEHIND US THROUGH OUR HAMRA AND THE OTHER IS RAISED WAYS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THAT AREA THAT'S GONNA AFFECT THAT PRESERVED. AND SO I'M SUGGESTING THAT MAYBE IT'S TIME MAYBE THE CITY FORM A TASK FORCE LIKE THEY DID WITH MEMORIAL PARK , YOU KNOW, GET SOME COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WORK WITH MILTON AND OTHERS, YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE COME UP WITH AN OVERALL PLAN. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW FOR THAT FACILITY, AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO BE PART OF THAT AS PART OF A LOCAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER. AND, UH, BELIEVING THAT DAD THANK YOU. THANK YOU THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND ESPECIALLY WITH THAT SENATE BILL. ONE OR TWO THAT HAS PASSED. THE GOVERNOR SIGNED IT.
YES, SIR. THAT'S TERRIBLE. ALRIGHT THANK YOU. THANK YOU, REVEREND CARTWRIGHT. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER. SO IF YOU HAVE A NICE EASTER, UM I SPOKE AT THE LAST MEETING TO THANK MR DICE FOR ACKNOWLEDGING MY EMAIL ABOUT THE HYDRANT AT THE CANTER CPU D BEING USED FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT IT WAS APPLIED FOR AND APPROVED FOR SO HE SENT ME AN EMAIL SAYING THAT A POLICE REPORT HAD BEEN FILED IN SHAME ON ME FOR THINKING THAT THE CITY HAD FILED THE POLICE REPORT. SO IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I LEARNED IT HAD BEEN FILED BY THE DEVELOPER BECAUSE THEY ALLEGE SOMEONE HAD TAMPERED WITH THE HYDRANT LIKE THERE'S AN ECOLOGICALLY CONCERNED VIGILANTE CITIZEN DOING WHAT AN ARBORIST DIDN'T DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE NEWLY PLANTED PALM TREES WERE PROPERLY IRRIGATED. AND AMBIGUOUS EMAIL RESPONSE. INDEED THEN THERE WAS THE EMAIL SENT TO THE CITY ABOUT UNNECESSARY SPRAY FULL HARMING CHEMICALS IN OUR LOCAL LAKES. SOME CORRESPONDENTS
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LEFT OPEN AND AMBIGUOUS AS TO WHAT'S NEXT. THEN THERE WAS EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE FROM CITY STAFF THAT SAID THAT THE DOG CAFE MAY NOT HAVE YOU EVEN BEEN LEGALLY ALLOWED. AND I PRESUME THAT'S BECAUSE OF A FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RULING STATING THAT AN EXISTING PUBLIC FACILITY COULD NOT BE LEASED TO A PRIVATE FOR PROFIT ENTITY. IT COULD ONLY BE LEASED TO A NONPROFIT BARELY ACKNOWLEDGED. SO HERE'S MY POINT. PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE REACHING OUT TO YOU AND STAFF WITH QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AND IDEAS AND THOUGHTS AND THE RESPONSES IF THEY ARE SENT AT ALL OR AMBIGUOUS AT BEST. AND AS A RESULT, THE CITY SELECT SWITCH INFORMATION IS STATED AS CORRECT AND THE STATEMENTS LIKE I'VE HEARD FROM SO MANY PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT FILL IN THE BLANK AND MOST OF THE TIME. THAT IS NOT TRUE OR THINGS LIKE, OH, THAT'S NOT RIGHT. BUT THE NEWS STATION. PUT THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE. NOBODY DOES ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT OR MY FAVORITE REPLY OF THE UBIQUITOUS BUT IT COULD BE WORSE. AND I ALWAYS QUESTION WORSE THAN WHAT IT SHOULDN'T TAKE THE COMMUNITY SENDING YOU EXAMPLES OF AN ATTORNEY GENERAL RULING JUST LIKE IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN CENTRAL PARKWAY RESIDENTS PULLING THE SAIL BOAT CLUB MEMBERS TO SHOW THEIR CONCERNS WERE CLEARLY NOT ADDRESSED, AND IT SHOULDN'T TAKE US TAKING THE TIME TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION. 10 DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET A GOOD RESPONSE. WE AREN'T DUMB. WE AREN'T IGNORANT AND WE AREN'T ILL INFORMED. WE ARE ONLY LIMITED BY THE INFORMATION THAT YOU CHOOSE TO SELECTIVELY SHARE. WE ASK THAT YOU BE MORE OPEN AND MAYBE EVEN MORE CANDID AND MAYBE DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER. OKAY. JONATHAN DOBBS. HOW ARE YOU DOING? JONATHAN DOBBS, 4 TO 89 PLACE AND STUART, FLORIDA 34997. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU TO BE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND I'M WITH WALKING WITH WARRIORS AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU KIND OF AN UPDATE GOT A CHANCE TO MEET ALMOST ALL OF YOU. NOT ALL OF YOU. STILL TRYING TO PRODUCING.TRY TO PURSUE YOU AND DO THAT. UM WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, WE'VE HAD A CHANCE THROUGH. UM WE HAVE A WARRIOR PRAYER TIME THAT WE GET TOGETHER WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. UM EVERY MONDAY TO PRAY FOR ALL OF THE OPERATIONS THAT ARE GOING OUT RIGHT NOW, FOR EVERY FIRST RESPONDER AND THE MILITARY PRAY FOR EACH OF YOU AND WE ASKED FOR GOD TO HELP YOU GUYS AS YOU LEAD BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU NEED WISDOM AND PRAYING FOR YOUR WELL BEING AND FOR YOUR FAMILIES. WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO FORGE A FRIENDSHIP WITH OPERATION 300, THE VON FAMILY AND THE BALD ONES. AND THEY'RE GOING TO ALLOW US TO USE CAMP VALOR TO DO POST TRAUMATIC CARE CAMPS AND FUTURE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. UM WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE OFFICER RUDIGER RETIREMENT CAN ATTEST. THEY HAD A GREAT PARTY AND A GREAT CELEBRATION WITH EVERYBODY. THERE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE, CHIEF. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
THERE WAS AWESOME TO BE WITH YOU GUYS SO THANKFUL. WE'RE MEETING BUSINESS OWNERS EVERY DAY. AND FOSTER AND SUPPORT FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WARRIOR COMMUNITY. TRYING TO GET CARE PACKAGES OUT THAT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED SOON. WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AS WE TRY TO TOUCH EVERY FAMILY THAT'S SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY , INCLUDING OUR DISPATCHERS. WE'RE ALSO WORKING TOWARDS FAMILY DAYS, MARRIAGE RETREATS OF WARRIOR AND CHILD EVENTS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GROUPS AND DATE NIGHTS. THIS IS ABOUT PEER TO PEER SUPPORT. THIS IS ABOUT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S ABOUT CHARACTER, FORGING, UM, IT'S ABOUT WALKING ALONGSIDE CONNECTING WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. SUPPORTING THEM, STRENGTHEN THEM AND HELPING THEM IN THEIR MISSION. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE WE'RE WORKING WITH YOU. ALL WE KNOW THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS YOU CAN DO EVERY DAY AND WE WILL BE IN THE TRENCHES AND WE WANT THEM TO THRIVE AND THEY'RE CALLING SO THAT THEY CAN SERVE WITH STRENGTH AND HONOR. SO WE JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE REPORT AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SERVING IN THE CAPACITY YOU'RE IN. THANK YOU FAMILY BECAUSE IT'S A LOT SOMETIMES A LOT OF HOURS. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND OUR FAMILY IS GRATEFUL TO WALK ALONGSIDE YOU. AT TIMES. WE HAVE A GREAT EVENING AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, GRAYSON. GOOD EVENING COMMISSION. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. I WAS HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE. BUT AH! AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. I'M AGAINST SENATE BILL ONE OR TWO MORE THAN PROBABLY ANYONE ELSE. UM AND TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO TO HELP YOU OUT WITH THAT? UM AND HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS OR THROUGH THE COMMISSION'S I SHOULD SAY, UM, I'M JUST GONNA GIVE A LITTLE PORTION OF MY SPEECH. I HAD PREPARED, UM, LAST NIGHT EVEN THOUGH THE DOG PORTION OF THE PARK IS CURRENTLY CLOSE TO RENOVATIONS, THERE WERE MODEL FAMILIES ENJOYING THE PARK. THERE'S A FAMILY OF THREE FISHING OFF THE BRIDGE AT THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARK. A FAMILY OF SIX PLAYING SOCCER IN THE AREA. I REFER TO AS THE PENINSULA AND THE FAMILY OF FIVE WAS FISHING ON THE NORTH BRIDGE. UM IT WAS AN INNOCENT REMARK, BUT REMARK WAS MADE DURING FEBRUARY'S NEGOTIATIONS WITH SELFISH K THAT THIS AREA IS WHAT CITY LIFE COULD BE NOT ARGUE IT . CAN'T YOU ALL SEE THAT IT? IT'S WHAT SMALL TOWN CHARM IS OR
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WHAT REMAINS OF SMALL TOWN CHARM AFTER THE CENTRAL PARK BY LOSS. UM AND I'M ALONE. I'M ENCOURAGED AFTER I SAW THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING THAT THE EMAILS ARE BEING ACKNOWLEDGED. PEOPLE WHO GET UP OR BEING KNOWLEDGE DID AND I THINK THINGS ARE STARTING TO CHANGE. AND MAYBE THE CITY STARTED TO REALIZE THAT THEY NEED TO PUT THEIR CONSTITUENTS BEFORE THE DEVELOPERS. UM AS MICHAEL SAID, WE'VE SEEN THE BELLMAN TRUCKS. WE KNOW THERE'S PLANS FOR POSSIBILITY. ROAD EXTENSION WE KNOW THAT'S GONNA BE A BIG DEAL. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. IT'S ACTUALLY MARTIN COUNTY BUT PULLING INTO THE REMAIN ON IMPOVERISHED MINORITY FAMILIES IS A REAL BIG DEAL. UM HAVING MORE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE 17TH SEASIDE FAMILIES. I'M NOT ONE OF THEM TO LIVE ON THE EASTBOURNE EAST WALL OF OUR COMMUNITY IS A BIG DEAL. IN FACT , I GOT A FRIEND FOR LIFE. AND PAUL CAVALLO BIANCO BACK THERE BECAUSE ME AND MY WIFE WARNED HIM AFTER HE ALREADY PUT A DEPOSIT DOWN. UM IN IN SEASIDE ON THAT WALL THAT LOFTS WERE COMING, AND IF THERE'S POTENTIALLY, IT WILL BE RIGHT EXTENSION COMING. AND HE HE'S FOREVER GRATEFUL MOVED UP TO JENSEN. SO TAKE THAT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. UM ALSO WITH THIS PROJECT, AND I REALIZED IT'S PROBABLY AN EFTA AND INVOLVES MARTIN COUNTY AS WELL, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS BEING USED AS A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. I KNOW IT'S BEEN ON THE DOCKET FOR AWHILE, BUT IT'S BASICALLY YOU KNOW, TO RELIEVE £10 OF STUFF IN A £5 BAG. UM AND REGARDLESS WHICH WAY IT GOES, I REALLY HOPE YOU CONSIDER THAT ALTERNATIVE ROUTE. I KNOW IT'S ALL UP TO YOU. UM YOU KNOW, I'LL BE AGAINST ANYTHING IS GOING TO HARM MY PRECIOUS PARK. IT'S GOING TO ADD ANOTHER STOPLIGHT ON U S ONE IN SO THINGS DOWN SO THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR CONCERNS. OKAY MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. KAREN HALL USED JUDGE 17. OH, ONE SOUTHWEST BOND CITY ROAD. UM THIS, I GUESS, BUT, UH, COMMISSIONER BRUNER WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS BACK THERE AND IT'S A ZOO OR SOMETHING. I REALLY DO. SUPPLIED THIS MAN. I THINK WHAT WE NEED AND I THINK ROBYN CARTWRIGHT ALSO ALLUDED TO IT. WE EMAIL YOU WE TALKED TO YOU.WE DO AND YOU JUST IGNORE US, SO I THINK IT'S A LOT OF HUBRIS. COMMISSIONER BRUNER TO TELL SOMEBODY NOT TO PRACTICE REDRESSING THEIR GRIEVANCES TO THEIR GOVERNMENT. AND ALSO NOBODY BROUGHT UP, TROY. I GUESS ON THE MAYOR THIS WEEK, THERE WAS A SCUTTLE, BUT A LOT OF STUFF ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT HIS INSTAGRAM POST. I GUESS HE HAD 300 OF THEM. LOOKING AT SCANTILY CRIED LADY. THIS IS COMMISSIONER NOT PERSONALLY ATTACK INDIVIDUALS. ALL OF YOU WERE GUILTY OF DOING THIS. AND REALLY, THAT'S LIKE THE LEAST OF WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE IS HAVE THE TIME TO SIT AROUND. LEERING AT WOMEN, OKAY? IT'S VERY INAPPROPRIATE AND SHOWS LACK OF CHARACTER, WHICH IS INTERESTING BECAUSE THE SAME ALL OF YOU VOTED HIS OWN PAY RAISE AND SAID , WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE MONEY TO ATTRACT A BETTER QUALITY OF CANDIDATE. SO YOU THINK GETTING MORE MONEY MAKES YOU A BETTER CANDIDATE. BUT LOOK HOW YOU ALL BEHAVE. AND YOU USE YOUR, UH MARTIN COUNTY RUNNING FROM MARTIN COUNTY, RUNNING FOR CITY USING AS A POLITICIAN TO GARNER , I GUESS ATTENTION FROM SCANTILY CLAD WOMEN. SO I THINK THAT THE COMMISSION HAS A WHOLE NEEDS TO REMEMBER. WE ON THIS PLACE WE VOTE YOU IN AND WE EXPECT YOU TO LISTEN TO US AND SHOW US SOME RESPECT. AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE YOU GET UP THERE AND THAT YOUR LITTLE CLUB AND THAT'S ALL YOU CARE ABOUT IS YOUR CLUB. IT'S OUR MONEY, AND WE EXPECT YOU WHEN YOU'RE NOT SERVING US THAT YOU ARE WALKING ON A LIFE OF DIGNITY AND BEING HONEST. AND NOT DOING CORRUPT THINGS AND NOT DOING CRIMINAL THINGS WHICH SOME OF YOU ARE GUILTY OF. SO ANYWAY, I AGREE. WE LOVE YOU AS PEOPLE. BUT WHEN YOU ARE SERVING US, WE WANT YOU TO BE TOP DOLLAR. WE WANT YOU TO BE HONEST. WE WANT YOU TO FALL THE RULE OF LAW. OKAY? AND WE DO ALL PRAY FOR YOU. BUT YEAH, WE'RE IN CHARGE. WE PAY YOU AND YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO US. THANK YOU. OKAY,
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MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO. OKAY I WISH I HAD PULLED THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION MINUTES. IT DOESN'T MATTER THERE AND PEOPLE ALL ALL THAT IS JUST FOR AN UPDATE. THE CITY IS CURRENTLY GOT SEPTEMBER 19TH. I'M SORRY. APRIL 19TH. THE CITY STAFF WILL BE MEETING WITH UH,[01:20:06]
THE MODERATOR AND FORMULATING A . ACTUAL REPORT THAT WILL BE GENERATED FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEN WE WILL RETURN TO THE COMMISSION FOR A PRESENTATION OF THAT REPORT, AT WHICH TIME THE COMMISSION CAN ADOPT THE REPORT, REVISED THE REPORT OR MAKE ANY CHANGES. AND THEN FROM THAT PLAN, AND THAT REPORT I WILL PROVIDE FURTHER DIRECTIONS THAT I WILL PRESENT BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION THAT ABSENT DIRECTION. OTHERWISE I'M GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AND WE CAN ADDRESS THAT A SECOND TIME. SO ALL YOU'RE ADOPTING IN . THIS IS THE MINUTES WHICH DOCUMENT? WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT DAY. IT IS NOT A PLANET IS NOT AN AGENDA. IT'S JUST THE MINUTES. I LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL. OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH INCLUDES IS PUBLISHED ITEMS 19 AND 11 AND ITEM. 11 IS A UM, RESOLUTION APPROVING A NEW MAGISTRATE FOR THE CITY OF STEWART REGARDING CODE IN FORCE MINT. WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE COMMISSIONER CLARK FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND, UH, ITEMS. 9 10 11 SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER COLLINS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER CHLORINE YES. COLLINS YES. BRUNER YES, COMMISSIONER. RICH YES. MCDONALD YES. OKAY. ITEM 12[12. AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN UPUD APPLICATION (RC): RESOLUTION No. 28-2023; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN APPLICATION FOR CITY PROPERTY LOCATED ON MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD., TO PARTICIPATE IN A UPUD AS ADVERTISED BY THE CITY IN THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
AUTHORIZATION DESIGN U P D APPLICATION RESOLUTION NUMBER 28 2023 RESOLUTION, THE CITY COMMISSION IN THE CITY OF STUART , FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN APPLICATION. FOR CITY PROPERTY, LOCATED ON MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD, PARTICIPATE IN A U P U. D IS ADVERTISED BY THE CITY AND THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND OTHER PURPOSES. UM THE ACTUAL OWNER OF THE TWO REMNANT PARCELS ARE FROM TRAILER TOWN. IT WAS PRESENT THIS EVENING. THE PURPOSE FOR THE MOTION IS TO SIMPLY FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR ADVERTISEMENTS TO MARKET THOSE PROPERTIES. THERE'S A BIT OF HISTORY. WHEN THE CITY PURCHASE TRAILER TOWN TO EXPAND THE CREEK AND MAKE IT A STORMWATER AREA WITH THE DP GRANT. COMMISSIONER CROSS COUGH HAD ORIGINALLY WANTED THE ENTIRE SEGMENT OF LAND TO BE DEDICATED TO REDEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. BUT THE COMMISSION WANTED TO DEDICATE, UM, THE CENTER AREA AS GREEN UP SPACE OR OR OR UPLAND PRESERVATION AND AT THE TIME AS A COMPROMISE, THE COMMISSION AGREED WITH COMMISSIONER CROSS COUGH TO MARKET AND DIRECT THAT THE TWO SEPARATE PARCELS GO OUT, UM FOR ADVERTISEMENT AND THAT THE PARK COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ORDER TO CONNECT THEM TOGETHER SO THAT THE CITY COULD WOULD BE A PARTICIPANT AND WOULD EXECUTE THE APPLICATION BY WAY OF THIS RESOLUTION. BUT BY EXECUTING THAT RESOLUTION OR APPLICATION THAT BY NO MEANS IS A CONFIRMATION THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO APPROVE ANYTHING. IT WAS SIMPLY THAT IT WOULD AGREE TO PARTICIPATE WITH THAT BEING SAID. I ALSO DID IN FACT, NOTIFY THE OWNER THAT HE HAD THE RIGHT TO OR THE PURCHASER THAT HE HAD THE RIGHT TO PURSUE THE APPROVAL PRIOR TO CLOSING ON THE PROPERTY. BECAUSE ONCE HE CLOSED, IT WAS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT THE CITY WOULD PARTICIPATE . BUT RATHER THAN WOODS THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH THAT BEING SAID , WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE APPLICATION, WHICH SIMPLY INCLUDES THE LAND BETWEEN THE TWO PARCELS AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER, SO THAT THE APPLICANT CAN SUBMIT ONE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDER, UH, THAT WOULD INCLUDE BOTH PARCELS ON EITHER SIDE. MR MAYOR , THAT WE HAVE THE I KNOW THAT MR COLLINS PULLED THE SAW. GIVE HIM A CHANCE, BUT WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT, BUT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF DISCUSSION, AND IT'S GOOGLERS. SOMEBODY HAS, UH, A MAP THAT WE COULD PUT UP THE CHOSE THE LOCATION AND THE PROPOSED CONTIGUOUS NOUS OF THE PARCELS, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE SEPARATE AND APART, BUT BECAUSE OF THIS PROPERTY THAT'S OWNED BY THE CITY. AND IF ANYBODY HAD PREPARED A MAP FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE AGENDA ITEM, I DON'T HAVE IT. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN PULL UP IF EVEN SOMEBODY'S HERE THAT CAN THAT CAN PULL UP THE COMPUTER AND TURN IT ON. UM YEAH, WE'RE GONNA SEE IF CHRIS KNOWS HOW TO USE THE COMPUTER. WE'LL FIND OUT IN A SAGA. WELCOME ABOARD. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S UH, CHRISTMAS PARCELS ARE MIXED USE. UM, ACTUALLY, THOSE PARCELS. ARE NOW I BELIEVE CREEK DISTRICT. AND SO THEY WOULD HAVE DOWN THE USES DOWNTOWN. AS THE FUTURE LAND USE[01:25:02]
FOR THEM. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ZONING IS, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE ZONING IS URBAN CENTER , BUT IT COULD BE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD TO OVERRIDE. I WOULD SAY NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.BUT UM, THAT'S AN AMBIGUOUS SITUATION AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE FIRST IT'S NOT AN EFFECT, ONE OF THE THINGS FROM A HISTORICAL SENSE OF WHEN WE SO MIKE HAD TALKED ABOUT WHEN THE ORIGINAL COMPROMISE WITH THE COMMISSION AND COMMISSIONER CHRIS COUGH SKIPPING AHEAD, UH TILL I'M GONNA SAY AROUND 2013 OR SO, UH , WE WERE REALLY THE CITY WAS REALLY GETTING READY TO PUSH, UH , MARKETING THE PROPERTY, AND THEN WE REALIZED THE LOCATION OF THE WE'RE ON FREIGHT. IS THAT RIGHT? CLOSED IF YOU LOWER THE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BOTTOM OF THE SUMMARY THERE LOWER THAT THERE, THERE YOU GO. OVER THERE ON THE LEFT. YOU SEE THE WEIRD, RIGHT, LIKE IN THE CREEK FURTHER DOWN WITHIN THE ARROW RIGHT IN THERE, RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE. JUST UP A LITTLE BIT WEIRD RIGHT THERE. THERE'S A LITTLE LINE GOING ACROSS THE CREEK THAT IS A CEMENT WERE THAT WAS INSTALLED BY THE CITY. TO HOLD WATER IN THE POND SO THAT IT WOULD REHYDRATE THE SUPERFICIAL AQUIFER AND ALLOW THE RUNOFF TO DISCHARGE BEFORE GOING OUT TO TIDE. SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS ON ONE SIDE OF THE WHERE IT'S TITLEY INFLUENCED THE OTHER SIDE THAT WEIRD IT IS NOT. BUT BECAUSE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY WAS ON TITLEY INFLUENCED BECAUSE OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENT FROM 2006, OR SO, UH, WE HAVE IN ORDER TO GO AHEAD AND MARKET THE PROPERTY FOR SALE OR LEASE AND AT THE TIME WE WERE PREFERABLE LEASING, AND I WISH WE WOULD HAVE LEASED IT VERSUS L A. BUT THAT'S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE. UM THE WHAT HAPPENED WAS WE HAD A DISCUSSION AND IT WAS AT THE TIME THE DISCUSSION WAS, AS I RECALL WAS THAT WE WOULD MARK IT AS THEY COULD COMBINE THE SINCE WE WERE SELLING IT AS ONE PARCEL THEY THAT THE CITY WOULD PARTICIPATE IN A P U D AND SO THEREFORE, UM, I THINK AND THEN IT'LL EVENTUALLY UM, WHEN I WAS NOT HERE WHEN HER CONTRACT TO SELL RATHER THAN BE RELEASED, AND YOU KNOW, OF COURSE. THAT WAS WHAT THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT WAS MARKETED TO THE PERSPECTIVE BUYERS SO IS THAT WE WOULD PARTICIPATE WAS ABOUT THE TIME OF THE REFERENDUM, AND, WELL, THAT WAS ONE OF THE REFERENDUM IS WE DID THE REFERENDUM AND LIKE 2013, 12 23. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN EVEN 2011 WE MAY HAVE DID AT THE SAME TIME WE DID HANDY CREEK. I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN WE DID THAT REFERENDUM, SAYING IT WASN'T A GUARANTEE THAT WE WOULD WOULDN'T GUARANTEE THAT WE WON'T APPROVE IT. THAT WE CAN'T. WE CAN'T GUARANTEE WE'LL APPROVE A APPLICATION PROCESS TO GUARANTEE THAT THE LANDING BETWEEN THAT PARK WOULD BE ABLE TO COUNT. I DON'T IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? WHAT I SAID WAS WHEN IT WENT OUT OR AS WE SIT HERE TODAY, BEFORE THEY CLOSED, I WROTE AN EMAIL, AND I SAID THAT THEY HAD THE RIGHT TO COME FORWARD AND JOIN THAT PRE BEFORE CLOSING AS A CONDITION OF CLOSING. AND WHEN THEY CHOSE NOT TO WHEN THEY WERE CLOSING. I SAID EMAIL, SAYING IT'S STILL GOING TO BE THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSION TO VOTE WHETHER OR NOT TO JOIN YOUR PROPERTIES TOGETHER AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS AND BY CLOSING WITHOUT THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION, I, IN NO WAY WAS MAKING ANY GUARANTEE THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD IN FACT, DO IT. THE COMMISSION DID AS THE MAYOR IS POINTING OUT MARKET THE PROPERTY AND PUBLICLY HOLD OUT THAT IT WOULD BUT THERE WAS NO VOTE BY THE COMMISSION BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER PRESENTED AS A RESOLUTION TO DO IT. AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY A DIFFERENT COMMISSION NOW AS WELL, BUT THAT THE THERE WAS MARKETED AS THE ABILITY TO DO IT AND I'M ONLY ASKING JUST TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE WITH REGARDS TO PARKING, BECAUSE PEUT PROCESS IS THE ACCESS TO WAVING PARKING SO WITH THE LIMITED SPACE THAT IS AVAILABLE HERE. I KNOW WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT A SITE PLAN OR PROJECT WE'RE WAY AHEAD. BUT ONCE YOU ENTER INTO THAT PD PROCESS, YOU'RE IN SORT OF LOCKED IN AND MAYBE THIS DOES.
EXPOSE A LITTLE BIT OF ANXIETY ON MY PART WITH HOW THOSE VOTES COULD GO WITH WAVING PARKING IN A LACK OF FAITH IN ALL OF US, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT ONCE WE ENTER INTO A P U D NOW WE CAN BE LOOKING AT WAVING PARKING WHERE IT'S BY, RIGHT. EVEN WITH SENATE BILL ONE. OH, TWO WERE NOT FORCED. TO WAIVE PARKING WITH SENATE BILL ONE. OH, TWO. WE JUST HAVE TO CONSIDER IT COULD JUST AS EASILY CONSIDERED AND SAY NO, THANKS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO WAIVE ANY AND THEN THAT PROJECT IS TRULY LIMITED BY WHAT IT CAN PARK. AND SO THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN WITH ENTERING INTO
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A P U D AND I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT. UM THERE'S MOVING PARTS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY THE. THE PARK IN BETWEEN. THAT IS THE P U D. WE'RE GIVING ACCESS TO THAT PARK AND MAKING IT ONE THING.BUT IF IT'S TOO, AND IT'S BY RIGHT ZONING. AH YOU KNOW HOW MUCH CAN TRULY BE PARKED AND BUILT ON. WHAT ARE THOSE TWO PARCELS? 20.7 POINT EIGHT ACRES. INDIVIDUALLY, MIKE. 0.7 POINT EIGHT OR POINT SOMETHING LIKE THAT RIGHT? HALF BETWEEN THE TWO. AND WE CAN'T DISCUSS WHAT WHAT THE PLAN IS POTENTIALLY TOO. I KNOW IT WAS IN THE PAPER. AND I'VE HEARD RUMORS OF 45 UNITS. GOING THERE. AND THAT'S WHY IF WE ENTER INTO. SO THE RESOLUTION WOULD SIMPLY AUTHORIZING ANTHONY TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL AND HAVE IT BE PROCESSED AND THEN IT WOULD COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON THOSE TERMS FOR YOU GUYS. TO DECIDE IF YOU WANTED TO DO IT SO RIGHT EVEN IF YOU PASS THE RESOLUTION IF HE CAME BACK, AND EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT, AND EVERYTHING WAS WITHIN ZONING. YOU COULD STILL AT THAT TIME VOTE AND SAY YEAH, BUT WE DON'T WANT OUR PROPERTY BE INVOLVED WERE NOT APPROVING IT. SO YOU'D STILL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BACK OUT OF IT WITHIN BY, RIGHT? JUST IT. IT WOULDN'T BE BY, RIGHT IF YOU WITHDREW YOUR PORTION OF THE PROPERTY FROM IT. HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ANYWAY. NOW IF THAT'S GONNA BE THE ULTIMATE INTENTION OF THE BOARD DON'T MAKE HIM SPEND THE MONEY IN TIME BECAUSE THAT'S NOT FAIR, EITHER THE RIGHT SO AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANTHONY'S HERE WHY DON'T YOU COME UP IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? I WOULD. I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. ANTHONY OLIVER MIGHT LOOK UP TO YOU. I HEAR YOU GOT BETTER. THERE WE GO, ANTHONY, ALL OF YOU, 2 TO 39, NORTHEAST GINGER. TEXT JENSEN BEACH, FLORIDA 34957. MY COMPANY IS 901 HUB. I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION. IF YOU LIKE. YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING? I DON'T KNOW. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. THE GOAL HERE WAS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY PROJECT. UM PREVIOUS PLANNER KEVIN WHEN I MET WITH HIM HIS HIS THOUGHTS WERE IF WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A SHINY OBJECT ON ONE SIDE OF THE PARK AND SHINY OBJECT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK, THEN MAYBE WE CAN JUST HAVE ONE SHINY OBJECT AS A FOCAL POINT AND BRING THE PARK UP TO STANDARDS WITH BATHROOMS. WHAT A FOUNTAINS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE MORE OF A COMMUNITY PROJECT. I JUST WANTED TO REASONS WHY WE CHOSE TO COME BEFORE YOU TO ASK IF WE CAN USE THAT PROPERTY NOT TO BUILD ON BUT TO JUST IMPROVED LANDSCAPING WITH THE PROJECT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. I KNOW THIS IS SEVERAL STEPS DOWN THE LINE. WHAT ARE YOU? HOW MANY UNITS ARE YOU TRYING TO PUT THEIR ULTIMATELY RIGHT NOW? WE'RE JUST ASK FOR A POINT OF ORDER. IF HE DESCRIBES HIS PROPOSAL IN IN SOME DETAIL. PERHAPS HE COULD SAY YOU GAVE ME IMPLICIT APPROVAL. WE'RE NOT THIS IS NOT ASKING US TO GET INTO ANY SPECIFIC PROJECT. I THINK IT'S THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD WHEREVER YOU GUYS WANT TO GO WITH IT. I MEAN, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. UH COMMISSIONER RICHARD IS NOT HE'S HIS PROJECT IS NOT IS NOT BEEN REVIEWED BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE REVIEWED UNTIL PRESENTING THIS RESOLUTION GOES FORWARD, SO IT'S VERY MUCH SUBJECT TO CHANGE BEFORE IT GETS TO YOU BASED UPON WHATEVER FIRE OR SEWER WHATEVER OTHER REVIEWS WOULD HAPPEN, BUT HE IS ABLE TO ANSWER WHAT HE POTENTIAL. IT'S OKAY TO ANSWER. I HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION COMMISSIONER. I THINK IT'S OKAY TO ANSWER FOR HIM TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS. BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GETTING INTO ANY SPECIFICS, AND WE'RE NOT APPROVING ANYTHING. WE'RE JUST ASKING HIM HOW MANY UNITS I DON'T KNOW UNTIL I OBVIOUSLY DO SOME SORT OF SAFE PLAN MASTER SITE PLAN ON BEING WHOLE PROPERTY. ALL WE HAVE DONE IS DRAWINGS INTERNALLY ON EACH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY AS STAND ALONE, ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT ZONING, YOU THOSE RAINS YOU'VE DONE ARE YOU? YOU'RE YOU COULD GO STRAIGHT ZONING IF THEY VOTED? NO IT JUST WOULDN'T INCLUDE THE BOARDWALK AND THE OTHER. CORRECT SO WOULDN'T INCLUDE AMENITIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CREATE STRAIGHT ZONING. WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF UNITS? I THINK IT WAS 45. I DON'T REMEMBER. REMEMBER? 45 UNITS ON ONE POINT THREE. 1.4 ANCHORS 1.4 ACRES. AND THAT'S MY CONCERN, RIGHT IS BY RIGHT. IS THERE PARKING FOR 45 UNITS ON 1.4 ACRES. YOU KNOW? BECAUSE IF HE'S
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LIMITED TO BUY RIGHT, SURE WE CAN SAY THAT WE GET AMENITIES AND A BATHROOM THERE OR BOARDWALK. AND AGAIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF THAT. I DON'T DISAGREE THAT THAT WOULD BE A CONCERN AND THAT I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD EVALUATE IT. BUT WE CAN'T EVALUATE IT TONIGHT BECAUSE THE APPLICATION NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO BE PREMATURE FOR US TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES TODAY WITHOUT HAVING, UM THE APPLICATION QUESTION FOR THE COMMISSION IS DO YOU WANT TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ALLOW HIM TO INCLUDE THE PARK IN A PROPOSAL TO PRINT FORWARD A AN IDEA, ESSENTIALLY AND HERE? THE IDEA OR NOT. MR MAYOR WITH REGARD TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 28 2023. I'D LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL HERE. WE HAVE A MOTION MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RICH. DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? HEARING NONE. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER CLARK. YES, MAYOR BRUNER. YES MAYOR MCDONALD COMMISSIONER RICH YES, COMMISSIONER COLLINS. OKAY I DON'T PASS THIS 4 TO 1. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD LUCK. I WISH YOU WELL, UM OKAY, SO 13 IS CANCELED. 14 COMPREHENSIVE TEXT AND ZONING IN PROGRESS. UM MIKE,[14. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT - ZONING IN PROGRESS (RC): ORDINANCE No. 2514-2023; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AS DEFINED IN F.S.§163.3187; AMENDING THE TEXT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT 1, USE OBJECTIVE 1.A7. FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES, POLICY 1.A7.2. GROSS DENSITIES AND TABLE OF LAND USE DENSITIES AND INTENSITIES, OBJECTIVE 1.C1. URBAN CODE OVERLAY ZONE; AND OBJECTIVE 3.A7. DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES; AMENDING THE TEXT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT 1; PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
ARE YOU GOING TO READ ME RESOLUTION? I WILL. AND IF I COULD JUST MAKE REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 13. FOLLOWING THE WITHDRAWAL. I'M GOING TO ASK THE CLERK TO MAKE A NOTATION ON RESOLUTION 19-2023 THAT IT IS NOW BOYD BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM, UH BYE, MR RITCHIE. THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE THAT RESOLUTION DID IN FACT, AUTHORIZED SOMETHING TO GO FORWARD. I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY AMBIGUITY TO THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. IF SOMEBODY LOOKS AT IT TO THINK THAT THAT WAS STILL GOING SO WE WILL INTERNALLY ADDRESS THAT WITHIN THE, UM LASER FISH. YEAH I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE PART THE DOG PARK WHEN IT STARTED WAS IT WAS JUST A PATCH OF DIRT AND THE LEG AND PEOPLE COMING TO BRING THEIR DOGS. AND OVER THE YEARS AS WE'VE GOT MORE MONEY AND IMPROVED IT, IT IS SUCH A FINE PART. UH IT'S SOMETHING TO BE VERY PROUD OF. AND I COULD SEE WHY EVERYONE WAS SAYING NO, NO, NO, DON'T TOUCH THIS PART AND, UH I WAS OVER THERE TODAY AND IT'S THEY'RE DOING SOME MORE WORK. UM BUT IT REALLY IS THAT THE CITY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING, AND UNTIL NOW, AND IT TAKES SO MUCH TIME TO DO PROJECTS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE OF THE FUNDS AND MORE ON A BUDGET AND ALL THAT STUFF. SO ANYWAY, UM. THAT'S IT. MARY BRUNNER. IS THAT THE CITY OR IS THAT MILTON SKILLET? YEAH PROBABLY MILTON. IT'S AMAZING RETIRES. WE'RE CONTESTING NAME EVERY PARK AFTER MILTON MILTON PARK ONE MILTON PARK, TOO. YOU WOULD THINK SETTING UP HERE TODAY THAT WE DIDN'T YOU KNOW, GIVE A HOOT ABOUT THAT PARTNER WOULDN'T LISTEN TO ANYBODY. WELL, THAT'S NOT TRUE. OKAY COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 25 14 2023 IN ORDER TO THE CITY COMMISSION. OF THE CITY OF STEWART. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT IS DEFINED IN THE STATUTE 163.3187 AMENDING THE TEXT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT ONE USE OBJECTIVE. 1.87 FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES POLICY 1.87 POINT TWO GROSS DENSITIES AND TABLE OF LAND USES DENSITIES AND INTENSITIES. OBJECTIVE ONE POINT C. ONE. URBAN CODE OVERLAY ZONE AND OBJECTIVE 3.87 DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES. AMENDING THE TEXT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT ONE PROVIDING DIRECTIONS. THE CITY CLERK WRITING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIS IS ON SECOND READING. UM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. CHANGES AS DIRECTED BY THE COMMISSION. I DON'T THINK THERE WERE ANY ACTUALLY TO THE COMPLAINT. IS THAT RIGHT? NO SORRY. THERE WAS NO CHANGES AT THE FIRST HEARING, OKAY FOR A PRIVILEGE. SECOND MOTION BY VICE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR BRUNER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLARK. DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, DISCUSSION OR PUBLIC COMMENT? SEE HERE WE GO, MR ERNST. RESPECTFULLY. NEWS COMMISSIONERS BARBER IN STATE OF ONE JOHNSON HAVE. I'M HERE TODAY[01:40:01]
TO EXERCISE MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO PETITION MY GOVERNMENT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR.I'VE MET WITH A LOT OF YOU HAVE TALKED WITH A LOT OF YOU. UM, MY ONLY PURPOSE HERE. IS TO ADVOCATE THE SMALL TOWN, STEWART. I'M A REFUGEE OF BOSTON. I'M A REFUGEE, CAPE CON.
I'M A REFUGEE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. I'M A REFUGEE. BYE. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY TO ME, I'M GOING TO LEAVE. ACTUALLY. WHERE YOU GONNA GO? WHERE YOU GOING TO ESCAPE TO YOU CAN'T GO SOUTH.
YOU CAN'T GO NORTH. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT. I CAME HERE LATER IN LIFE. I MEAN, I WAS HERE IN 1953. AS A BOY. BUT I CAME BACK LATER IN LIFE BECAUSE MY GRANDKIDS WERE BORN HERE. TAKE YOUR TIME, MR LAWRENCE. IT'S YOU HAD THAT LUPUS RESOLUTION. AND I JUST LOST MY WIFE TO LUPUS, SELF LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR ME, BUT BELIEVE ME, I'M HERE FOR ONE REASON AND THAT'S FOR SMALL TOWNS. STEWART. PICTURES I TOOK OUR HONORABLE OPERATED PICTURES . THESE ARE PICTURES OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO SMALL TOWNS. STEWART YOU DID? YOU ASKED ME THE LAST TIME. THE LAST MEETING IF YOU COULD SEE THE PICTURES WELL, THE EASELS WE USED WAY BACK. WHEN REALLY ISN'T THE ANSWER? I DID ASK TODAY TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS SO EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM CAN SEE THE PICTURES. I SENT YOU A COPY AND SAID, PEOPLE HAVE TO HELP ME WITH THIS BECAUSE I'M A DINOSAUR. I ADMIT I'M A DINOSAUR AND I DON'T HAVE TECHNICAL CAPABILITY. AH BUT I GET HELP DOING THIS SO I COULD GET THESE PICTURES TO YOU. I SENT THEM SATURDAY AND THEN I SENT THEM AGAIN THIS MORNING TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT THEM BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO SMALL TOWNS. STEWART AND I THOUGHT WHEN YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG HERE WITH PICTURES OVER THERE COULD HAVE HAD HIM UP HERE. BUT I THOUGHT WE DID. CUBE SMART. IT WAS SUCH AN OUTCRY ABOUT CUBE SMART, BECAUSE NOT WHEN YOU DRIVE NORTH ON FEDERAL WHAT DO YOU BUMP INTO? YOU LOOK, AND THERE IT IS SITTING THERE AND LOOK AT THE PICTURE I SENT YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE RIGHT OVER HERE. COMMUNITY CHARACTER. COMMUNITY CHARACTERS, THE FIRST STEP IN PLANNING, RESPECT, COMMUNICATING AND LOOK AT THAT LITTLE HOUSE. IN THAT COMMUNITY SITTING NEXT TO CUBE SMART, THAT IS NOT GOOD PLANNING. THAT FLUX PLANNING ONE. OH, ONE. MY ONLY ACCESS TO THE WORLD IS CANON. I WILL BE OFF OF CANADA. AND WHEN I SAW WHAT HAPPENED THERE, CANTOR INDIAN 212 APARTMENTS CALLED INDIGO. IS THAT WHEN YOU VOTED FOR THAT? IS THAT WHAT YOU EXPECTED TO HAPPEN? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? CANADA LOOKS LIKE IS THAT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT YOUR FUTURE VOTES TO BE ON CANADA A WALL GOING DOWN CANADA AND THEIR PROPERTY IS STILL FOR SALE ON CANADA. THEIR PROPERTIES ARE DEVELOPED ON CAMP ON WILLOUGHBY. THEIR PROPERTY IS PROPERTY FOR SALE. IS THIS WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TO HAPPEN, MR ERNST, COULD YOU WRAP IT UP THEN? YOU GET YOU GET TIME IN THE NEXT ITEM. OKAY, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? SAYING NONE OF WHAT YOU CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER RICH NO, COMMISSIONER CLARK. YES COMMISSIONER COLLINS VICE MAYOR BRUNER. YES, MCDONALD. OKAY I
[15. LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENT - ZONING IN PROGRESS (RC): ORDINANCE No. 2515-2023; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY’ LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; MORE SPECIFICALLY AMENDING THE EXISTING SECTION 2.07.00.I OF CHAPTER II ENTITLED “URBAN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (UPUD) DISTRICTS, TABLE 2.07.A. UPUD UNIT DENSITY AND PARKING SPACE CALCULATION TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM UNIT SIZE REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
DON'T 15 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENT ZONING AND PROGRESS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2515-20 TO 3 IN ORDER TO THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE MORE SPECIFICALLY AMENDING THE EXISTING SECTION 2.7 POINT 0.1 OF CHAPTER TWO ENTITLED URBAN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OR U P U D DISTRICTS. TABLE TWO POINT OH SEVEN POINT, A UPU D INTENSIVE UNIT IN DENSITY AND PARKING SPACE CALCULATION TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM UNIT SIZE REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING DIRECTIONS. 30 CLERK PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF FURNACES AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIS IS ALSO BEFORE THE COMMISSION HAS A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE L. D. R ON SECOND READING AT FIRST READING. COMMISSIONER CLARK HAD MOVED APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE PARKING CALCULATIONS BE CHANGED FROM 1.21 POINT FOUR AND 1.5. TO 1.41 POINT FIVE AND TWO POINT OH, AH, CREATING, UM, PARKING STANDARDS. UM ESSENTIALLY, THAT'S NOT RIGHT UP THERE. OKAY SO THE ONE IS A MAYBE I WAS WRONG ON THE 1.4 WAS AT 1.51251 POINT FIVE AND TWO POINT. OH YEAH, WELL, 1.25 WAS THE FIRST ONE ON THE FIRST READING AND THEN COMMISSIONER CLARK HAD CHANGED IT. I'M SORRY . COMMISSIONER 1.25 FOR THE[01:45:02]
ORIGINAL 11.5 FOR THE SECOND ONE OR TWO POINT. OH, THAT'S WHAT WHAT'S UP? THERE WAS MY UNDERSTANDING 15175. AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS 1 TO 515 AND TWO OH, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IT'S AN AGENDA ITEM AND YOU GUYS CAN VOTE FOR WHATEVER YOU WANTED TO BE TONIGHT. ON SECOND READING, THE REVISION HAS BEEN MADE AS REFLECTED BY STAFF 5175 AND TWO IS THE CAN WE CHECK THOSE MINUTES? ME THAT THAT REAL QUICK CONVERSATION IF WE CHANGE IT TO LET'S JUST TAKE IT AS YOU SAID, AND IT'S 1.251 POINT FIVE AND TWO POINT OH, IT'S STILL SUBJECT TO WHATEVER MOTION THE STAFF OR THE COMMISSION. SOMEBODY MAKES A MOTION OF THAT. DON'T NOTED FOR IT, BASED ON IT BEING 1.251 POINT FIVE AND TWO POINT LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE ACTUALLY VOTED OUT AT THE LAST MEETING. THOSE NUMBERS RIGHT THERE REFLECT THE PART MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS CURRENTLY, RIGHT? LIKE THE FOR 1 TO 2 BEDROOMS UNDERLYING PROVIDE THE PARKING FOR HALF UNITS CURRENTLY, RIGHT WHEN IT'S OFF 1.5, AND I THOUGHT THAT WE DID ONE POINT STATE CAPITAL 1.25 FOR THE FOR THE 501.25 DID. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 1.25. AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 1.5 AND 2.0 IS WHAT WE WHAT WE APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING. YES I MADE THAT, UM I WOULD SAY IT'S MY BABY. THE PARKING SO IT'S 1.251 POINT FIVE TWO PARKING SPACES. OKAY, SO.YOU'RE NOT CHANGING THE PARKING FOR THE UNITS. ON THE OTHER 500 SQUARE FEET AT ALL THE SAME, CHANGING THE PARKING FROM 1.4 TO 1.5. FOR THE PARKING SPACES. ON THE DENSITY OF UP 2.75 AND THE 700 SQUARE FEET AND THEN ANY UNITS ABOVE 700 SQUARE FEET IS TWO SPACES. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT I RECALL IT AND I WILL PULL UP THE AGENDA FROM THE PRAYER MEETING AND VERIFY THAT AND LET YOU GUYS KNOW A MOTION TO AMEND. UM OR TO ADOPT MR MAYOR. YES THAT CITY MATCH. MR MAYOR. YES SIR. SORRY THIS IS THE QUIETEST I'VE EVER BEEN IN A CITY COMMISSION MEETING. BUT I'M LOOKING AT THE ORDINANCE. UH TITLE AND THE TOP HAS THE WRONG NUMBER. IT'S IT SHOULD BE 2515.
IT'S JUST TWO FIVE ONE DASH. 2023. SO IT IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED . BUT OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU THAT YOU CAN ADOPT IT. YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE THIS, JODI. OKAY? SO YOU HAVE. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION MAKING EMOTIONAL. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD, MR CLARK. NO SINCE IT'S YOUR BABY, KEEP BIRTHING IT GO ON. ALRIGHT BIRTHING IT WORKING OUT. I'LL GET TO TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT. SHE'S GOT THE FOREST TO MAKE A MOTION AND THEN DID OKAY. PLEASE MAKE MAKE YOUR MOTION MAKE EMOTION FOR CLARIFY IT. APPROVAL THAT WE ARE CLARIFYING. UM THE TOP UNIT 500 SQUARE FEET IS THE UNIT IS 1.25. 700 SQUARE FEET. THE UNIT IS 0.75. IT WILL BE 1.5. AND THEN THE ONE BEDROOM MORE IS 2.0. OKAY? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I RECALL IT BEING BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THAT. DO WE HAVE A 2ND 2ND NOW? CHRIS DELIBERATION. NO, I'M POLITICAL. OKAY, A PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT WAS QUITE. YOU YOU WERE. YOU WERE A NO VOTE. WHAT'S THE RATIONALE, CHRIS? WE'RE AT SHE, BOB. GO AHEAD. JUST TAKE YOUR I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
UM COMMISSIONERS HAVE ALWAYS SAID IF YOU'RE GOING TO COMPLAIN, YOU NEED TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS OF WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE END OF THE EMAIL WE TALK SO MUCH ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE END OF THE EMAIL PICTURES ON THE RIGHT HAND POSTER THERE IT'S THE ONLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING I KNOW THAT EXISTS IN THIS COUNTY. IN THIS CITY. AND THEY'VE DONE A BEAUTIFUL JOB CROSSINGS. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? YES, SIR. NOW, SOME OF YOU SAY IT'S PROBLEMS IN POLICE PROMISES THAT'S MANAGEMENT. IF YOU ACT UP YOUR IMPROPER YOU DON'T NEED TO LIVE THERE ANYMORE. YOU'RE OUT, SO THAT'S THE MANAGEMENT
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SITUATION. BUT I TOOK MY WIFE AND I SAID WE COULD LIVE THERE. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPOT. THE IT'S TWO STORIES. THEY'VE LEFT THE TREES. THEY LOOKED THE WETLANDS. SO IF ANYBODY COMES HERE AND SAYS I WANT TO DO. AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. IN THE CITY OF STEWART MARTIN COUNTY. GO LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO. AND THAT'S TRULY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.THAT'S ONE THIRD OF ALL THESE APARTMENTS IS YOU'RE IMPROVING THE RENT. THERE IS ONE THIRD QUARTER. OF WHAT THESE APARTMENTS ARE CHARGING TODAY, THESE NEWS OF NEW APARTMENTS AND YOU'VE APPROVED SOMEONE EVEN OCCUPY AGAIN. SO I'M SAYING, YOU'VE GOT A JEWEL HERE THAT YOU COULD USE AS WHAT WE THINK. THE CITY OF STEWART SHOULD BE AND I JUST WANT TO GO ON FURTHER. WE TALKED ABOUT CUBA SMART. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT PHOTO OVER THERE ALREADY YOUR WHEN I SENT YOU THE PLANTATION. ON COMMERCE. THEY DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB LANDSCAPING , ONE STORY, LOW DENSITY. SO SOMEONE COMES HERE AND SAID, WE NEED A DO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL LAWS. YOU SHOULD KNOW WE'VE GOT BETTER HERE. THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT YOU TO DO IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO STORAGE HERE. PEOPLE PROUD OF THIS COMMUNITY AND LOOK FOR THE BEST THAT WE'VE GOTTEN TO SAY THAT NEEDS TO BE EMULATED. IF YOU CAN EMULATE THAT WE WANT YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THE LAST ONE AGAIN.
I WANT TO POINT OUT COMMISSIONS. TANNER WE SIT INSTALLED TRAFFIC. WE SIT THROUGH TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT THE INTERSECTIONS. IT'S SO FRUSTRATING. AND HERE YOU THERE'S A TABLE IN THERE OF THE AMOUNT OF UNITS IF YOU HAVE APPROVED, A LOT OF THOSE ARE GOING TO ACCESS CANADA. THAT TOTALS UP. I BELIEVE THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE. 1670 UNITS JUST ON THESE THAT I'VE POINTED OUT THERE. I JUST BESIDES THAT. BUT THAT IN THOSE PLACES I LIKE IF I GET INDIGO IS NOT OCCUPIED, JIM . COSTCO ISN'T EVEN BUILT YET. 373 MORE APARTMENTS. THE ONES ON CENTRAL PARKWAY AND OCCUPIED YET WHEN ALL THAT TRAFFIC HITS CANON WERE HURTING RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S WHY I SAY WE CAN'T DO ANY MORE HIGH DENSITY HERE IN THE CITY OF STORE WELL BEYOND CAPACITY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR MEETING. I LOOK FORWARD. I'M GOING TO BE THERE AND I WANT TO HEAR HOW WE'RE GOING TO STOP OUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM DESTROYING OUR HOME RULE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COMMISSIONER. I'M OPEN TO WORK WITH ANY OF YOU. I'M NOT HERE TO ANTAGONIZE YOU. I'M NOT HERE TO INSULT YOU. I'M HERE TO PROTECT THAT YOU'LL CALLED SMALL TOWNS TO THANK YOU, BOB. AS A POINT OF ORDER. I'VE PULLED THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING. AND I'M JUST GONNA READ VERBATIM WHAT IS TRANSCRIBED AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE TRANSCRIPTION IS BASED ON HOW THE COMPUTER PICKS UP THE WORDS SO IT MAY NOT BE PERFECTLY THE SAME AS WHAT WAS SAID, BUT IT DOES GIVE THE INTENT. UM SO LET ME FIND WHERE THE SENTENCE CAN START. THEY WOULD NEED A TOTAL OF THREE SPACES STILL ONLY NEED THAT THE REGULAR PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND THEN I'M FINE WITH THAT. OKAY AS LONG AS THE LONGEST THAT YOU KNOW WHERE TO STAY FROM, THEN I'M FINE, SO HALF UNIT WOULD CARRY JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. HOW MANY PARKING SPACES PER UNIT MIKE? DAVE I'M ASKING THEM THAT THEY HAVE. UNIT 1.25 PARKING SPACES. THERE ARE THREE QUARTERS. AND I WOULD LIKE 1.5 INSTEAD OF 1.4. WITH THE ONE UNIT IS TWO CARS INSTEAD OF 1.5. SO IT APPEARS TO BE 1.25 STAYED THAN ONE POINT. FOUR WAS CHANGED TO 1.5. AND THEN THE FINAL OF 1.5 WAS CHANGED TO TWO POINT.
OH, AND, UM, COMMISSIONER BURNERS, MOTION IS POINTED OUT BY THE MAYOR. SATISFIED OKAY.
I'M SORRY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I REMEMBER THAT VERY CLEARLY. SO I JUST WANTED THAT I UNDERSTAND. BUT OKAY, SO ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS. SAYING DONE. MAYOR MCDONALD YES , COMMISSIONER COLLINS? YES COMMISSIONER RICH NO. MAYOR BRUNER. YES COMMISSIONER CLARK?
[16. DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE CITY'S TWO (2) ACRE PARCEL ON THE EAST SIDE OF US HIGHWAY 1, ADJACENT TO NW RIVER SHORES BLVD.]
YES, OKAY. MOVING ON TO THE LAST ITEM DISCUSSION AND DISCOURAGING THE TWO ACRE PARCEL EAST SIDE OF HIGHWAY ONE ADJACENT TO NORTH RIVER SHORE BOULEVARD. ARE WE LOOKING AT TABLE IN THIS CELL AUGUST FOR ALWAYS RECOMMENDATIONS AND EMAIL. OKAY SO, UM, ALL THAT TONIGHT IS A DISCUSSION. CONCERNING THE TWO ACRE PARCEL AT THE LAST MEETING , THE CITY COMMISSION TABLED A MOTION. OR A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS FOR A LONG[01:55:03]
TERM LAND LEASE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE TWO ACRE PARCEL COMMISSION ASKED THE STAFF TO BRING BACK A DISCUSSION ITEM FOR THE DISCUSSION FOR THE COMMISSION TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL TO SEEK TO RETURN THE PROPERTY, TOO. UM. HANEY CREEK BY REFERENDUM. I KNOW THAT PAUL MICHELETTI DID SOME RESEARCH ON IT WAS ALSO THE CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED, AND HE'S ON ZOOM SO HE CAN PROVIDE SOME COMMENT TO YOU AS WELL ACCORDINGLY, BUT THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM. IT'S A DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION, WHICH WOULD THEN GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF AS TO WHERE WE GO FORWARD. SO. DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DELIBERATION? WELL, I HEARD MOST OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY IN MY MEMO, AND I JUST THINK YOU HAVE TO GO VERY DELIBERATELY AT ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY MOVING PARTS. UM YOU KNOW, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS THE UTILITY OF THAT PARCEL ITSELF, AND THEN WHETHER IN FACT. YOU'VE GOT ANY OTHER. REVENUE SOURCE TO JUST SUBSTITUTE FOR IT, BUT BUT I DO THINK THAT, UM BECAUSE. THE COUNTY WAS VERY HEAVILY INVOLVED. IN APPROVING THIS AND THE WAY IT ULTIMATELY GOT CONFIGURED. BOTH THE LAND ITSELF AND. THE DEEDS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DEEDS, WHICH I'VE DONE NOW ALL IN THE SAME DAY WE CLOSED. BASICALLY, WE TOOK THE TWO ACRE PARCEL SEPARATELY. AND THEN, UM , THE LARGER PARTS OF THE FIFTIES. WANT OR WHATEVER THE RESULTING ACREAGE WAS WE TOOK JOINTLY WAS COUNTING SO, BUT THERE'S AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY THAT SAYS HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THE LAND AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT. I'M NOT SAYING TO YOU THAT THAT YOU COULDN'T PUT THE TWO ACRE PARCEL IN THE PRESERVE. IT'S JUST THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, YOU WANT TO DO IT ISA WIDE OPEN AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GETTING. BECAUSE THE I KNOW WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE LAND THAT TO ECHO PARCEL. IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY ENVIRONMENTALLY VALUABLE. AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHY THAT PROPERTY WAS SUBSTITUTED FOR THE FLAG LOT, WHICH IS OFF OF RIGHT. UM WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS A BETTER PARCEL TO PUT INTO THE PRESERVE. COUNTY AGREE. AND ALLOWED IT TO OCCUR THAT WAY. SO I'VE THERE. THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS. UM, PROBABLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, BUT I JUST DON'T THINK WE HONESTLY KNOW ENOUGH TO I WANT YOU TO BRING FOR US, UH, DECISION FOR YOU VERY QUICKLY UNLESS IT'S BELIEVE IT ALONE. SO OBVIOUSLY IF YOU WANT TO JUST LEAVE THINGS WHERE THEY ARE THANK YOU, PAUL. ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS JUST GONNA SAY AND I WAS HERE WITH COMMISSIONER CLARK THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF HANEY CREEK. AND REMEMBER THE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THAT, AND IT WAS VERY MUCH A DELIBERATE CHOICE. IN FACT, COMMISSIONER IT WAS ACTUALLY ARCHITECTED BY COMMISSIONER CHRIS COUGH HE FOR AS THE IDEA THAT WE HAD CARVED THIS PARCEL OUT, AND THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE AND HE WAS ALSO WANTED ARCHITECT THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY, AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHY THERE'S A BIG OLD BRONZE PLAQUE OVER THERE WITH HIS NAME ON IT. AND WELL DESERVED BY THE WAY, BECAUSE BECAUSE HE IT'S AN AMAZING PIECE OF PROPERTY. WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE BUT OH, THE OTHER THING WAS WE? WE WERE VERY DELIBERATE AND I THINK IT WAS 2014. THE CITY COMMISSION WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT MIGHT GO ON THE PARCEL. WE DIDN'T WANT TO GAS STATION. WE DIDN'T WANT RESIDENTIAL. WE DIDN'T WANT THIS. WE DIDN'T WANT THAT. SO WE ACTUALLY DID THE DID. I THINK IT WAS THAT WE DID YOU ADOPTED ORDINANCE NUMBER 22 75-2014, WHICH WAS A P U D. BUT USES ON THE PROPERTY BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, UNRELATED TO THIS DISCUSSION I WAS I SAT THROUGH A PRESENTATION THE OTHER DAY WITH A GENTLEMAN THAT'S BRINGING FORWARD A PLAN FOR TO ASK THE COUNTY TO PUT ON THE BALLOT, EITHER A SALES TAX OR REVENUE GUARANTEED BONDS TO BUY. SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LAND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AND THE FEEDBACK THAT HE RECEIVED WAS PEOPLE WERE IN FAVOR OF IT.EXCEPT FOR THERE WAS ALWAYS THIS CATCH ABOUT HOW THEY WERE GOING TO PAY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF IT
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OR THIS, AND HE'S ALWAYS JUST BAIT AND SWITCH. THE IT'S NOT GONNA COST US ANY MORE MONEY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A PAY FOR THE MAINTENANCE THIS WAY, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO COST AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY TAKE THAT AWAY, AND NOW WE'VE GOT TO USE. UH THE NOW WE HAVE TO USE ADVIL OR, UM, TO COVER THE MAINTENANCE COSTS AND THAT AND AS WE WERE GETTING READY FOR THIS DISCUSSION THAT THAT CAME HOME TO ME. I MEAN, WE YOU KNOW, WE, UH WE MADE PROMISES THAT WE WOULD USE THIS PROPERTY AS A REVENUE GENERATOR TO MAINTAIN THE PART THE PART THAT PARK AND IF WE WANT TO HAVE DONE THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE MONEY BECAUSE MARTIN COUNTY PUT UP HALF THE MONEY WE DON'T PUT WE PUT UP TO. I THINK IT WAS TWO MILLION. I THINK MARTIN COUNTY PUT UP TWO MILLION INTERESTING ENOUGH, I THINK. WASN'T THERE A PLAN TO PUT A CASCO THERE AT ONE TIME? THERE HAD BEEN ACTUALLY AN APPLICATION. BUT WHAT WAS APPROVED THERE WAS MULTI FAMILY WAS IT SO AT A HOTEL AT SOME POINT, RIGHT? I MEAN, THERE WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. SO YOU KNOW SO WE BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID WE SPEND $4 MILLION ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, BUT WE ALSO TOOK POTENTIALLY 53 ACRES IN THE HEART OF THE CITY OFF THE TAX ROLLS. AND SO MY THEORY IS THE VOTERS THE VOTERS WEIGHED IN. WE THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT MADE WE MADE AND WE MAY AS A COMMISSION. WE MADE PROMISES THAT WE WOULD FUND THIS PROJECT THROUGH THIS PURCHASE OF THIS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LAND AND CREATE A 53 ACRE OASIS IN THE CENTER OF STEWART THROUGH THIS TWO ACRE PARCEL SO ANYWAYS, CHRIS, GO AHEAD. WHAT YEAR? WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? 2011 THAT WAS ALL APPROVED IN 2011. YEAH WELL, IT STARTED IN 2000 AND THE PURCHASE PLACE IN 2012, AND THE ORDINANCE WAS IN 14 2020 14. IT WAS MULTIPLE YEARS. SO WHAT I WOULD SAY TO THAT IS UH, IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT TIME NOW THAN IT WAS IN 2014 IN TERMS OF WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED. SPEAK UP, MR. IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT TIME NOW THAN IT WAS IN 2014 TONIGHT. I WOULD GAMBLE THAT IF YOU. PUT THAT ON. IF YOU HAD THAT ON A REFERENDUM, AND YOU LET RESIDENTS VOTE THEY WOULD OVERWHELMINGLY WANT TO SEE THAT PUT INTO CONSERVATION. UM, THE COUNTY. PAID FOR THAT.BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SEE LAND PUT IN CONSERVATION. IN TERMS OF LOST REVENUE. I THINK THAT'S A REAL CONCERN, BUT ALSO WE HAVEN'T HAD INCOME FROM THAT PROPERTY. IT'S BEEN VACANT AND IT'S BEING MANAGED AND HAS BEEN MANAGED SINCE 2014 WITH SP ONE. OH TWO. OUR GOAL SHOULD BE TO HAVE AS MUCH OF OUR LAND DESIGNATED TO PARKS BEFORE IT'S POTENTIALLY TAKEN FROM US. UM.
IF WE WAIT A YEAR THAT COULD BE REFERENDUM, YOU KNOW, PUT ON A BALLOT FOR NO ADDITIONAL COST.
AGAIN THIS WAS THIS HAPPENED THIS 2014 WAS VERY DIFFERENT THAN 2023. THE 3000 UNITS THAT WE HAVE APPROVED THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, SO. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS ULTIMATELY THAT GETS PUT ON A REFERENDUM AND THE PEOPLE GET TO DECIDE IN LIGHT OF WHAT WE HAVE APPROVED MORE RECENTLY. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. MR MORE TILL, YES, MA'AM WITH REGARD TO THE REFERENDUM.
WERE THERE ANY DID WE PUT OUR ANY LIMITATIONS WHEN WE WENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT IT WAS ALWAYS JUST GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO BE DEVELOPED SO THAT WE CAN USE THE TAXES OR WHATEVER THE BENEFITS FROM THAT PARCEL TO HELP? FUND. THE. MAINTENANCE OF THE PRESERVED AREA OR IS ZERO UM DO WE HAVE TO GO STRAIGHT TO JUST GET IN A NEW OUR REFERENDUM DONE IF WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE SOMETHING ON THERE. WAS THERE SOME KIND OF REVERSION CLAUSE IT IF IT WASN'T USED OR DEVELOPED BY A CERTAIN TIME, THE CITY OF STEWART HAS OBVIOUSLY TAKEN STEPS TO DO WORK IN HONEY CREEK , BUT AGAIN PURSUE IT TO THE COMMISSION DIRECTION. THOSE IMPROVEMENTS TAHINI CREEK WHERE IDENTIFIED AND SEPARATED SO THAT THE CITY COULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MANY RENTAL FUNDS THAT CAME FROM IT SINCE THE REFERENDUM TOOK PLACE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IN 2014. THE COMMISSION MADE A LIST OF PERMITTED USES AND PROHIBITED USES AND FURTHER IN I BELIEVE IT WAS 2018. WHEN THERE WAS SUCH A
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DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE COMMISSION WENT DOWN THE PATH OF CONSIDERING PUTTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE SITE AND PRIOR TO DOING SO, WE WENT BACK TO THE COUNTY AND GOT PERMISSION FROM THE COUNTY TO DEVIATE FROM THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION, UM, TO ALLOW US TO PUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE CONSISTENTLY CONSENSUS WAS THAT PROVIDING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALONG WITH THE TAXES THAT WOULD BE GENERATED FROM THAT. IT WAS WORTH THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY RELATED TO, UM, THE LOSS OF THE REVENUE. THE PROPOSAL. WAS NOT JUST RECENTLY CAME IN WAS NOT BINDING BY ANY MEANS, BUT IT WAS AROUND $100,000. SO I RAN A PRESENT VALUE OR NOT A PRESENT VALUE A PROJECTED VALUE. AND I INDEX DID AT 3. BASED UPON THE C P. I AND IT WOULD GENERATE 7,143,000 IN RENT. DURING THE 40 YEARS OF THE LEASE. IF IT WAS INDEXED TO 3% STARTING $110,000 A YEAR. UM THE OTHER THING WAS THAT AN ISSUE THAT COMES UP AS WELL. AND REALLY WHAT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION WAS THE USE WAS THE COMMISSION. OKAY WITH. STAFF NEGOTIATING FOR THESE TWO FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS. AND THEY ARE AUTHORIZED USES UNDER THE ORDINANCE, BUT I BELIEVE THE CITY MANAGER WANTED TO BRING IT TO THE COMMISSION'S ATTENTION BEFORE CAUSING THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPERS TO GO INTO ANY DEBT OF DOING THEIR EVALUATIONS OF THE COMMISSION WASN'T GOING TO APPROVE IT. BUT I CAN MENTION TO YOU THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT A POPEYE'S ON THAT CORRIDOR. THE REALTOR TOLD ME FLAT OUT THAT POPEYES IS GOING TO GO ON THAT CORRIDOR. IT'S WHETHER THEY'RE GONNA GO IN THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION OR WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PRIVATE LANDOWNER TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE ON THE CORRIDOR, SO THE ISSUE OF YOU KNOW, PREVENTING THAT PARTICULAR USE FROM THAT PARTICULAR AREAS, PROBABLY NOT. WORTH ADDRESSING THE QUESTION. THAT'S BEEN TABLED WAS, DO WE? MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT LEAST NEGOTIATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT WAS AT THE LAST MEETING. THE COMMISSION DIRECTED STAFF TO COME BACK AND GIVE YOU THE OPTIONS OF WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GO BACK TO REFERENDUM. I KNOW THAT PAUL DID THE MEMO. WHAT MY OWN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF IT IS TWO FOLD NUMBER ONE. IF YOU WERE DIRECTING STAFF TO GO BACK TO REFERENDUM, YOU COULD HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION THIS YEAR. SPECIAL ELECTION THIS YEAR WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID FOR BY THE CITY. AND COULD BE TALKED TO THE CLERK EARLIER TODAY, AND IT COULD BE DONE ONE OF TWO WAYS IT COULD BE BY A FULL ON PUBLIC ELECTION OR IT COULD BE BY A DIRECT MAIL VOTE ELECTION. THE DIRECT MAIL WAS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A REGULAR POLLING PLACE ELECTION.AND THEN THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE. WOULD BE TO NOT GO BACK TO SPECIAL ELECTION THIS YEAR, BUT INSTEAD AT IT AS A AGENDA ITEM TO THE BALLOT. NEXT YEAR WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE A BALLOT BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ELECTION ANYWAY, AND IT COULD BE ADDED TO THAT. AND THEN IF THE COMMISSION DIRECTS ME TO COME BACK. WITH A AND AGENDA ITEM. TO SAY THAT IT'S GOING TO GO TO SPECIAL ELECTION. THEN ORAL OR ELECTION NEXT YEAR. THEN I WOULD ALSO BE RETURNING WITH THE AGENDA ITEM. FOR THE OFFER, SO THAT THE MATTER COULD BE UNSTABLE. SO THAT THE COMMISSION COULD VOTE NO ON THAT OFFER. OBVIOUSLY PUTTING IT BACK TO UM THE, UH VOTERS IN WHICHEVER OPTION YOU WANTED. AND THEN ALTERNATIVELY, THERE IS ALSO THE OPTION TO NOT TAKE ANY ACTION AS IT RELATES TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS. BUT TO SIMPLY TAKE THE POSITION THAT YOU. I DON'T WANT TO USE THESE TO END USES OF THE TWO FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS AND THEREFORE IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF THE OTHER USES. BUT THAT WE SHOULD BRING IT BACK TO YOU SO THAT THE CITY COMMISSION CAN AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO REMOVE RESTAURANTS FROM THE PERMITTED USES. AND CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. AND FINALLY, THE LAST ALTERNATIVE THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PUT IT BACK TO ELECTION. AND YOU WOULD DIRECT THAT YOU'VE HAD TO GIVE IT THAT YOU'VE EVALUATED IT AND YOU WANT US TO BRING BACK THE RESOLUTION AS A RELATES TO THE CORRECT USES AND HAVE IT BE
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ADDRESSED. I FEEL THAT IT'S UM ANOTHER PART. THAT'S HOW MANY MILLIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SPENT AND WHAT IT COSTS TO KEEP THAT PARK. UM. THE CITIZENS VOTED FOR IT WASN'T 83% 86 76 76 YEARS.THEY SAID THAT TWO ACRES ASIDE TRUSTING ELSE TO BE STEWARDS OF THAT PROPERTY. AND IT HELPS WITH THE TAXES AND THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING OUT. AND WHAT DO WE HAVE COMING IN? I THINK WE REALLY HAVE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS AND, UH, WHAT ABOUT 100 AND 30,000 YEAR? AND WHAT DID YOU SAY? THE MATH I DID WAS BASED UPON $110,000 PER YEAR. THERE IS NO BINDING CONTRACT RIGHT NOW.
UM BUT THERE IS NO THAT THE 110 WAS BASICALLY THE MAP. THEY DID, BECAUSE THE POTENTIAL PERSON THAT WOULD BE PUTTING IT IN AS GOING TO BRING IN THE FILL BRINGING THE CONNECTED SEWER AND UTILITIES ETCETERA MAKE THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS TO ACTUALLY MAKE IT SITE READY AND THEN THE RENT WOULD BE STARTED. 100 AND 10 A YEAR WITH INDEX AT 3. I DID THE MATH IN THE YEAR 40. THE RENT WOULD BE $324,000 A YEAR AND IT WOULD HAVE GENERATED $7.1 MILLION IN RENT. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE TAXES THAT WOULD BE PAID. AGAIN I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THAT IS, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S ANY KIND OF MAGIC NUMBER OR ANYTHING CRAZY. HMM BUT IT WOULD PROVIDE $7 MILLION FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF PAINT, AGREED COMMISSIONER. VERY I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD. UM THEY PICKED THOSE TWO ACRES FOR PRIME PROPERTY ON US ONE. IT'S A VERY VALUABLE PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND HAVING THAT INCOME COMING IN AND DOING WHAT WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO. AH! TO MAKE IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE. AND I GO UP ON THEIR TAXES, WILL WE? I JUST DON'T SEE THROWING THIS TWO ACRES AWAY AND SAY NO, I'M NOT GOING TO DO NOTHING WITH IT. AND THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN SAID YES. 86% 76 10 YEARS AGO YEARS AGO, 10 YEARS BUT 10 YEARS AGO, YOU COULD GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO VOTE AGAIN AND SEE HOW THEY FEEL FOR A SECOND, PLEASE KNOW YOU'RE DONE. NO NO. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER RICHES NEXT. YES YOU CAN. YOU CAN BE NEXT, UM BUT WE CAN'T GO BACK, SAYING THIS YEAR THAT YEAR. YOU COULDN'T SELL ANYTHING IN 2011 HELL, WE WERE BEGGING FOR STUFF. UM IT'S A PRIME LOCATION. THOSE COMMISSIONERS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING, AND I WANT TO CONTINUE. SETTING THAT THAT WE HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING WITH THAT TWO ACRES. WHATEVER WE GOTTA DO, YOU FENCE IT TAKE CARE OF IT. THE ENVIRONMENTAL UM WE HEAR THE CITY OR NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS. I SURE HOPE NOT. OH, GONNA LOSE THEIR MINDS. YOU YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT. YOURS ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR MINDS.
COMMISSIONER. YOU PROBABLY COULD BE RIGHT. BUT YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS RIGHT. I'M NOT EITHER, BUT I AM THINKING ABOUT THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY. THE CITY OF STEWART. AND I PERSONALLY WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH SEEING TO, UM . IF IT CAN BE A RESTAURANT OR A CAR, WASH WHATEVER WE CAN GET THE MOST MONEY. OKAY, COMMISSIONER RICH THAT'S TWO POINTS. I HAVE TWO POINTS TO MAKE. SO IF I'M GOING TO THE HANEY CREEK PRESERVE, WHICH IS 84.7 ACRES I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE TWO ACRES MORE OR ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST STREETS IN MARTIN COUNTY. THAT'S NOT WHY I'M GOING. WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS THAT THE TRAILS ARE MAINTAINED. THAT THE EXOTICS ARE REMOVED THAT THE BOARDWALKS ARE KEPT UP. AND THEN THERE'S A COMMITMENT TO THOSE LARGE BODIES OF WATER. IT'S NOT THE TWO ACRES THAT'S SOMETHING YOU KNOW, STANDING THERE ON U. S ONE. IT'S LIKE GOING DOWN TO JONATHAN DICKINSON AND STANDING NEXT TO US ONE AND GOING, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PARK? YOU KNOW? AND SECONDLY, I AGREE WITH REGARD TO THE POINTS MADE, THE CITY DID MAKE A COMMITMENT TO THE TAXPAYERS. UM THESE. THIS IS A BIG PART. IT'S EXPENSIVE TO KEEP UP. AND I AM NOT WILLING TO HAND THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF STEWART. A BILL FOR $7.5 MILLION WHICH IS WHAT WE'D BE GIVING UP BASICALLY. WHEN THEY AGREED BY A LARGE MARGIN TO SAY HERE IS THE
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MEANS BY WHICH WE CAN KEEP UP THIS PRESERVE THAT WE VALUE. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. CHRIS I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT THAT LAND SHOULD BE. THAT LAND SHOULD BE A TRAILHEAD FOR ANNIE CREEK, AND THAT SHOULD BE PARKING IN A TRAILHEAD. THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE THERE. YOU HAVE CONTIGUOUS PARK THERE. WHY? 10 YEARS AGO WAS SUCH A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. LIKE YOU SAID WITH THE ECONOMY OF SAT AND TALKED TO JEFF AT LENGTH ABOUT THAT PROPERTY. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IDEA WAS. BUT THAT WAS 10 YEARS AGO, AND IT IS SUCH A DIFFERENT CITY NOW, AND GREEN SPACE IS SO VALUABLE AND YOU HAVE TO THINK OF HOW VALUABLE THAT LAND IS GOING TO BE IN 10 YEARS. 20 YEARS, 30 YEARS WHEN THERE IS NO GREEN SPACE LEFT, WHY WOULD YOU CARVE OUT TWO ACRES? TO BE A POPEYES OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT, OR A CAR WASH IS NOT THE CHARACTER OF STEWART. ENJOY OUR GREEN SPACE. MARTIN COUNTY. PAY FOR ANOTHER PART. ENJOY OUR GREEN SPACE. IT SHOULD BE A PARKING LOT AND TRAILHEAD FOR HANEY CREEK. THAT'S WHAT MAKES SENSE THERE. AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THE TRAILS? WE HAVEN'T HAD TO WORRY ABOUT IT FOR 10 YEARS, IT'S BEEN FINE.THE BOOKS HAVE BALANCED FOR 10 YEARS, AND NOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT NEEDS TO BE A POPEYES. MAYOR GIVE THE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON IT AGAIN. NOW, IN LIGHT OF WHAT WE'VE APPROVED, THAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO IN THE ETHICAL THING TO DO, LET PEOPLE IN THIS, UM CITY VOTE AGAIN AND THEN IN THE YEAR TWO YEARS LATER, IS A DIFFERENT COMMISSION. WE HAVE ANOTHER REFERENDUM, PEOPLE VOTE . THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THE OTHER THING IS I WILL TELL YOU THAT WITH WE ARE NOT FAITHFUL TO WHAT THE PROMISES WE MADE THE NEXT TIME WE GO TO MAKE A CONSERVATION LAND PURCHASE, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY NO. BECAUSE BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY KNOW WHERE ELSE TO BIND NOW IT'S OVER. THIS IS THE THIS THIS IS THE LANDS BUILT OUT. THIS IS ONE OF OUR LAST CHANCES TO CONSERVE LAND AND PRESENT THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND. BY THE WAY, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE CAN SERVE 53 ACRES THERE'S AND 55. IF YOU WANT TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY, YOU KNOW, PUT IT PUT A SET OF TRAILS, AND THERE'S A MILLION DOLLARS. HOW WE'RE GONNA SO YOU WANT TO BUILD A TRAILHEAD, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY PLACE ANY MONEY FOR THEIR TRAILS ALREADY IN THERE. THERE ISN'T THERE'S NOT TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROPERTY.
THERE'S ONLY A SMALL TRAIL AROUND THE WETLAND AND ABOUT EIGHT ACRES OF IT. THERE IS NOT TRAILS THROUGH THE WHOLE PROPERTY. MAYBE MISS JACKIE MAKING HELP US WITH GRANTS TO PUT IN TRAILS. YOU KNOW, LIKE THERE'S IT'S NOT THAT THERE HAS TO BE A STRAW MAN ARGUMENT BETWEEN A COSTING THE CITY $7 MILLION. I THINK WE MADE PROMISES. WE NEED TO KEEP THEM.
LET'S SEE HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT IT NOW. LET'S SEE. GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE. COMMISSIONER CLARK.
THANK YOU. UM I WAS A PART OF THIS WHOLE THING WHEN IT FIRST STARTED ON THE PAINTING CREEK.
I'M GONNA GO AND I PROBABLY JUMPED BACK AND FORTH BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO RESPOND TO CERTAIN THINGS AND I'M NOT TRYING TO TALK ABOUT ANYBODY PERSONALLY, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EITHER ALL OF US HAVE KNOWN OR SEEN. THIS PARK AND YOU MENTIONED ABOUT A PLAQUE THAT WAS THERE, WHICH IS ON THE EAST SIDE ALONG. UM 707, A ONE A, WHICH IS WHERE THE ENTRANCES AND THERE IS PARKING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND YOU GO IN THERE. I THINK I DON'T KNOW. I'VE NEVER CALLED MILTON UP. BUT MAYBE I MIGHT HAVE TO CALL MILTON UP NOW. BUT I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY PARKING THAT'S AVAILABLE AND THAT THERE'S NO ACCESS FROM US ONE AND THERE'S TALKING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL. AND THERE'S NO ACCESS FROM BAKER ROAD OR CHARLIE GREEN OR WHATEVER IS UP IN THAT AREA, AND, OF COURSE HOUSES ARE BEING BUILT ON THE NORTH SIDE. BUT ANYHOW, IT SOUNDS REALLY EASY TO SAY. LET'S ADD THESE TWO ACRES IN AND THROW IT IN AND JUST ADD IT ALL TO PARKLAND AND LET IT GO AT THAT. BUT I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE DEALS OR WHATEVER THAT WAS MADE TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT IF THIS BECOMES PARKLAND, THERE'S A POTENTIAL TO USE A SMALL PORTION OF IT. TWO USES MONIES TO, UM TO HELP WITH THE PARK. AGAIN LIKE I SAID, I WOULD PROBABLY CALL MILTON AND I HAVE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THE POTENTIAL 75,000 OR SOMETHING THAT IT TAKES OUT OF OUR BUDGET TO DO THE PARK AND YES, WE HAVEN'T BEEN RECEIVING THAT MONEY FROM ACTIVE TAX REVENUES FROM THAT TWO ACRES, BUT THERE COMES A TIME WHEN THAT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED. MORE AND MORE WHEN WE HAVE LESS THAN OUR BUDGET TO PUT THE FULL 75,000 OR MORE TOWARDS THAT PORTION OF THE MAINTENANCE, AND SO WE THAT'S WHY THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE IN THE BACK POCKET.
IT'S EASY TO SAY, JUST ADD IT ALL IN. JUST KEEP IT AS PRESERVED. AND THAT MAKES US
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LOOK ABSOLUTELY WONDROUS PERCENT. ENVIRONMENTALLY GOOD AND SQUEAKY CLEAN AND EVERYTHING , BUT I THINK THOSE ARGUMENTS WERE DISCUSSED AND THE LONG TERM PART OF IT IS THAT'S OUR JOB.THAT'S THE HARD PART ABOUT BALANCING AND AS COMMISSIONER MAYOR MENTIONED ABOUT YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONS WILL COME AND GO THE LAND. IS THERE THE IDEA OF KEEPING OUR CITIES SOLVENT AND AS WELL AS KEEPING, UM THEY CAN NOT VACANT LAND. UM UM PARKING PARK AREAS, OPEN LAND AND HAVING THOSE SPACES OPEN SPACES IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT THING TO CONSIDER. UH IT IS A BIG THING. I THINK MR NICOLETTI HAS SENT US AN EMAIL THAT COVERS. UM ALL OF THE WHEREFORES ON THIS THING AND. I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN GO BACK OR SHOULD GO BACK TO SOME TYPE OF REFERENDUM OR IF WE CAN MAKE SOME POLICY DECISIONS. IT IS TOUGH TO SAY, ADD MORE TRAFFIC AND DO MORE THINGS ON US ONE IN THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION, BUT I THINK ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAD COME UP IN THE CONSIDERATIONS. AND EVEN WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE CONSIDERATION OF ADDING THE MULTI FAMILY AND THE POTENTIAL TO LEASE IT TO THE HOUSING SOLUTIONS COALITIONS. ALL THOSE THINGS WERE DISCUSSED. IT IS TOUGH, IT SEEMS EASY TO ADD THE TWO ACRES AND SAY, JUST HATE TO HECK WITH IT, MAKE IT ALL PRESERVE, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF GUMPTION AND IDEA, BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WE'RE IN THE FUTURE. WE'RE GOING TO GET THE FUNDS FROM TO CONTINUE TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK AREA, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WHEN WE CAN'T PULL IT OUT OF GENERAL FUNDS ANYMORE, AND WE'RE BEING TALKED AND ALL SIDES THAT AT LEAST WE HAVE SOMETHING TO HELP. UM PUT BACK INTO THE BUDGET AND TO HELP WITH THAT, SO I THINK THAT IT IS TOUGH AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION COMPLETELY IN WANTED TO JUST MAKE IT ALL PARK. AH. I DON'T KNOW WHO WE'RE GONNA NEGOTIATE WITH IF WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THE TO BUILD THE TWO THINGS ARE WE GOING TO SAY TONIGHT THAT WE WANT TO DO NOT START WITH IT, OR WE JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE WANT TO KEEP IT THE WAY THAT IT IS AND NOT BRING ANYTHING NEW UP. YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON ANYTHING. IT'S A D AND D IF I YOU HEAR A CONSENSUS? I CAN TAKE ACTION. ACCORDING TO YOU FEEL LIKE WHAT I'M GETTING IS THE DIRECTION THAT YOU WANT ME TO BRING THE RESOLUTION BACK FOR CONSIDERATION AND THEN YOU CAN VOTE ON IT ACCORDINGLY. YOU KNOW ALL THESE YEARS WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TENANT. UM UM, POPEYE'S THAT'S THE ONE. CHRIS, PLEASE LET HER FINISH. YOU KNOW, WE. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TENANT AND . I PERSONALLY THINK THAT FOR ME , I HAVE TO BE A GOOD STEWARD FOR THE CITY CONSTITUENTS. THE ONES THAT VOTED FOR THIS. AND I'D LIKE TO IF YOU DO COME WHEN YOU DO BRING IT BACK IS TO LET MILTON LET US KNOW OR OR ALRIGHT, THAT'S FIVE. MILTON REFERENCES MILTON'S NAME, SO I DON'T I DIDN'T MISS IT. HELLO PETER. I SHOULD BE SEEN. THERE YOU GO THE NEW MONEY THAT IT COSTS TO RUN TO RUN ANY CREEK. YOU KNOW, TO KEEP THOSE BOARDWALKS AND THEY KEEP IT STAY IN THE WETLANDS, AND IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AREA UP THERE WHEN YOU DRIVE. UM ON GREEN RIVER PARKWAY AS YOU'RE GOING THAT WAY AND AROUND ABOUT YOU KNOW THAT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THERE, THERE'S THE OTTERS AND, UH THE CITY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.
BUYING THESE PIECES OF BLEND AND HAD TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY ON THIS BECAUSE IT WAS SO VALUABLE AND WE WANTED TO DO IT AND THOSE TWO ACRES WERE SET ASIDE FOR THAT. AND I DON'T APOLOGIZE. WE WERE DIFFERENT HATS UP HERE. ONE DAY WE MIGHT BE BUILDING OR WORKING AND CLEANING YOUR WETLAND. APART FOR THE DOGS. THE CHILDREN AT QANTAS PART PEOPLE LOVE TO LIVE HERE. UM, SO TODAY TONIGHT. I WEAR THE HAT. WE GO FORWARD AS A REFERENCE. IF IT'S THE REFERENDUM SAID AS THE PEOPLE SAID WE GO FORWARD. HOW I FEEL ABOUT MR COLLINS. OKAY, SO IF THERE IS ANY BENEFIT TO APPROVING THE TYPE OF DENSITY THROUGH LANDES CHANGES AND ZONING CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE
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OVER THE LAST, YOU KNOW SO MANY YEARS. WE'VE INCREASED THE TAX BASE AND ADDED MORE ADVIL ARMED THAN THAT LAND WOULD HAVE PRODUCED OTHERWISE THAT ADDITIONAL MONEY THE BENEFIT FROM DOING THAT SHOULD BE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO CONSERVE AND PRESERVED GREEN SPACE. UM IF THE SECOND POINT WOULD BE IF EVERYBODY IS DEAD. SET ON BUZZ SIGN THAT AND HAVING IT BE SOME SORT OF COMMERCIAL SPACE AND NOT GIVING THE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A VOICE IN IT 10 YEARS LATER. LET'S BE PICKY. LET'S BE PICKY ABOUT WHAT GOES THERE. LET'S REALLY LOOK AT IT CRITICALLY AND SAY DOES THIS MATCH THE TONE OF STEWART IS THIS, YOU KNOW? THE FOLKS WHO ARE COMING OUT OF NORTH RIVER SHORE'S EVERY DAY COMING TO AND FROM WORK. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT REALLY IS GOING TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY? OR IS IT JUST YOU KNOW, NO OFFENSE TO DEL TACO. IS IT JUST FAST FOOD? IS THIS REALLY GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE GOOD QUALITY JOBS? THIS IS THIS REALLY A BENEFIT TO THE CITY? IF WE ARE GOING TO GO THAT ROUTE OKAY. WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC CAMERA ON THIS ITEM. GAIL GOLDIE. WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE IT ANYWAYS. OKAY, THAT GIL BALDY. 115 STREET, NORTHWEST 12TH TERRORISTS AND STEWART. I DO HAPPEN TO LIVE UP THAT WAY, AND I DO GO BUY THAT PROPERTY DAY AFTER DAY NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, ALL THE TIME. AND. THE ONE THING I JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT AS YOU KNOW, YOU DO HAVE HANEY CREEK THERE, AND IF YOU COULD ADD THIS TO THE HANEY CREEK PARCEL, I THINK THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT. THAT'S A COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY, US ONE, AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES UP THERE THAT ARE AVAILABLE. BUT I WOULD ASK YOU TO CHECK YOUR BUDGET AND TO THINK ABOUT THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOSELY. UM MISS CLARK, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE TRAMS AND HAVING THEM WRAPPED $7500. IS THAT A NECESSARY FOR A BEAUTIFICATION OF STEWART YOU TALKED ABOUT, I THINK, BECKY, YOU SAID THAT IT WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THOSE TRAMS DECORATED WITH WELCOME TO STEWART OR WHATEVER. WELL I THINK SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE MUCH MORE BEAUTIFUL WOULD BE THAT PARCEL STAY IN GREEN AND BEING PART OF HANEY CREEK BECAUSE THAT IS ANOTHER WELCOME MAT TO THE COUNTY AND TO THE CITY. UM, LET POPEYE'S AND DEL TACO. LET THEM GO TO THE COUNTY. THERE'S PLENTY OF COUNTING PROPERTIES AVAILABLE. THIS CITY NEEDS TO STAY. THE GYM THAT IT IS AND I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO PLEASE PLEASE, PLEASE CHECK YOUR BUDGETS. YOU KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERY HOMEOWNER, EVERYBODY THAT THAT HAS A JOB THAT HAS TO DO IS TO FIGURE OUT THEIR BUDGET AND WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING. YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT YOU CAN'T LOOK AT YOUR BUDGET AGAIN. AND THEN FIND SOME MONEY AND AS FAR AS THE 7.5 MILLION THAT THAT WOULD BE BRINGING IN I'M SURE THAT OVER IT AND THAT WAS OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD IF I'M NOT 40 40 40 YEARS, OKAY, SO 7.5 MILLION OVER A 40 YEAR PERIOD. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT NUMBERS DON'T LIE, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I DO APPRECIATE AND I UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS. BUT JUST AS THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO WANTED YOUTUBE BECKY YOU TALKED ABOUT, UM YOU KNOW YOUR WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS. WELL THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT. THAT DON'T WANT THAT TO BE BUILT ON THAT THAT ARE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE COME UP WITH A PLAN. TO FIND OUT HOW TO PAY FOR THAT. THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF PROPERTY.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TELL ME START. FOR NEXT SEASON. HELEN MCBRIDE, FLAMINGO AVENUE. HMM. I WAS HERE, WAY BACK. AND I WENT TO ALL THE MEETINGS WHEN HE NEEDS CREEK WAS JUST A DREAM. AND I RESENT ANYONE SAYING WHEN I VOTED FOR 10 YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS WE, AS THE CITIZEN WAS PROMISED THAT WILL WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE NEW NEWCOMERS THAT CAME INTO TOWN THERE. THERE THERE. THEIR VOICE MATTERS MORE THAN REALLY MADE THIS CITY WHAT IT WAS IN A LOT OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN. IT WAS ON THE BACKS OF PEOPLE THAT DID THIS ALL AND THAT WAS THE PROMISE. THOSE TWO ACRES WAS. FOR REVENUE NOW INVENTION NORTH EVERY SHARES AND I REMEMBER TALKING AND I USED TO HAVE A CLIENTS AND RIGHT THERE EVERY SHORT THEY WERE LOOKING FORWARD. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TRAILS BY SUGAR PAST.
PEOPLE WERE SAYING HOW YOU COULD HAVE TO SUFFER A GOOD DOWN ON ONE MOMENT, SO MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE A NIGHT. JOHN JEFFERSON ON ICE CREAM PLACE WHERE WE ALWAYS COULD GET AN ICE CREAM AND WALK
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THE TRAILS IN THAT BUT WE'RE PAYING. YOU KNOW WHAT? I PROBABLY TAXES OUR IN APP BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL PROPERTY ON USING THE CITY. BUT YOU MADE A PROMISE. NOT YOU, BUT WHEN YOU.I WANTED TO BE COMMISSIONERS. YOU TOOK ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WHAT THE FORMER COMMISSIONER STICK. AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT LITTLE TWO ACRES AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY LIKE WE'RE GONNA PICK OUR MILK, AND, UH, I GOTTA MENTION YOU GOTTA MENTION MILTON'S NAME HERE, AND I GOT A LOT OF MEAT COMMISSIONER MILTON , COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER LEG BUT ANYWAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD . YOU GET THESE NEW YOUNG YOUNG PEOPLE COMING AND DESTROYED ALL WE WANT EVERYTHING TO BE GREEN.
THEY DON'T REALIZE. HOW ARE TAXES? YOU KNOW WHAT I PAID BACK WHEN I FIRST BUILT THIS HOUSE AND WHEN I'M PAYING NOW? AND A LOT OF US ARE, YOU KNOW SENIOR CITIZENS AND LIMITED INCOME, BUT I WANT TO SEE A GREEN SPACE. YES BUT LET'S CLEAN UP THAT KENNY'S CREEK SO WE CAN GO ENJOY THE GREEN SPACE. WE CAN WALK THROUGH IT, MAN MPO AND THAT ONE YOUNG LADY WAS SAYING BICYCLE. YOU COULD PUT THE TRAILS FOR BIKES HAVE THEY HOPE SOMEDAY THAT THEY CAN DO IT? YOU MADE I PROMISE, AND I REALIZED THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW. NOW THEY'RE COMING AND SAYING WE'RE ALL A BUNCH OF DANGLING BECAUSE WE THIS IS WHAT WE VOTED FOR, AND THIS IS WHAT WE WERE PROMISED.
BUT WE WERE PROMISED. AND I'M A FIRM BELIEVER LIKE I MY SISTER AND PROMISED ONE OF HER GRANDCHILDREN SOMETHING AND SHE COULDN'T GET OVER THE PRICE. I PAID FOR IT. I SAID, I NEVER MAKE A PROMISE. I CAN'T KEEP THAT'S MY BELIEF. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS GOING TO BE THAT EXPENSIVE. BUT I DID PROMISE THAT LITTLE GUY THAT STEPPED IN ANIMALS. YOU BACK WHEN I WAS PROMISED HAYNIE STREET, AND THERE'S TWO ACRES WAS GOING TO HAVE THE REVENUE DO THANK YOU. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS AS LONG AS IT IS FOR YOU. I WANT TO. I WANT TO ADD SOMETHING. YOU KNOW THIS CITY. THIS CITY IS EVERYBODY'S CITY, THE WHOLE COUNTY. BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CITIZENS , THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE HERE AND VOTE AND I WELCOME EVERYONE THAT EVERYONE LOVES HIS CAN.
BUT, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU COME UP HERE AND YOU DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CITY AND IN THE REFERENDUM OF THE CITY AND TAKING CARE OF THE CITY AND PAY IT FOR THE CITY. IS TODAY. TONIGHT. THIS EVENING IS A DIFFERENT STORY FOR ME. YES MA'AM. OKAY GO AHEAD. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO. I DON'T SEE WHAT IT WOULD HURT IF WE DID HAVE A REFERENDUM. AND THEN IF EVERYBODY LIKE HELEN ARE STILL ON THE SAME PAGE, OF COURSE, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO SAY YES, LET'S PUT A POPEYE'S THERE, SO IT DOESN'T HURT ANYTHING BY HAVING THE REFERENDUM AND IT SHOWS RESPECT TO PEOPLE BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE, MAYBE EVEN HELEN'S AGE. THAT WOULD HAVE CHANGED THEIR MINDS. WE'VE HAD. OKAY. LETS COME ON. TRICK TRICK. CORRECT, CORRECT EVERYTHING CHALLENGE SAID YEAH. OKAY. PEOPLE THAT AGE MAY HAVE CHANGED THEIR MINDS. WE HAD COVID. WE'VE HAD ALL THIS OVERDEVELOPMENT AND SO I DON'T THINK IT COULD HURT ANYTHING IF WE HAD THE REFERENDUM. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID? NOT YOU? BUT WHAT IS ONE AFRAID OF? BY NOT DOING IT.
LET'S JUST SEE IF EVERYBODY IS STILL ON THAT SAME PAGE. MANY THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. SO WHY NOT DO THE REFERENDUM AND EVERYBODY CAN SAY AGAIN? YES, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. OR NO, NOT REASONABLE.
DO WE NEED A REFERENDUM? YOU DON'T NEED A REFERENDUM, DO WE? WE WANTED TO REVERSE. OKAY SO KEEP IT ALL STRAIGHT. HAVE A CONSENSUS. I THINK WE HAVE A QUESTION, RIGHT? THERE'S NO QUESTION, YOU GUYS YOU DIDN'T NEED THE PUBLIC CONTENT. NO BUT I BUT I WILL WAIT. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED. WELL DON'T GET BUT IN STUART, WE ARE VERY GENEROUS ABOUT OUR PUBLIC COMMENT UNDER LIKE UNDER LIKE THE SCHOOL BORDER CUT THEIR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IT IT SO, UM, SO, MR EARTH WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? I WOULD. YOU KNOW, I'M SITTING HERE LISTENING AND THINKING. WE DO ALL THIS TALKING AND I'M THINKING SOME OF YOU DON'T GET HIM. LET ME GIVE YOU A CHALLENGE. THE FRIENDS OF HANEY CREEK. HAVE OFFERED WITH AN ORGANIZATION TO AT NO CHARGE TO THE TAXPAYERS. LANDSCAPE KANNA. FROM PRATT AND WHITNEY TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. I'M WORKING WITH D O T RIGHT NOW. THE OTHER DAY, WE PUT ORCHIDS AT THE SAILING
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CENTER IN THE TREES. UH THE ORCHID SOCIETY, THE NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY, AUDUBON. I'M SHOWING YOU TO GIVE US TIME TO PUT THE FRIENDS OF HANEY CREEK TOGETHER BECAUSE HOW MUCH HELP DOES MOTHER NATURE NEED? AT ANY CREEK. IF WE LET MOTHER NATURE ALONE, MORE OFTEN WOULD BE A LOT BETTER OFF. SO I'M HOPING WORKING WITH SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HERE WITH SOME OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT I'VE MENTIONED. THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER THE FRIENDS OF HANEY CREEK. TRAILHEAD PARKING. I THINK THAT'S RIGHT ON AND IF WE CAN ELIMINATE THE COST OF MAINTAINING THE PARK BECAUSE WE'RE FRIENDS OF EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY HAS FRIENDS AS FRIENDS OF THE EVERGLADES. I JUST DONATED SOME MONEY TO THEM SO THEY COULD DO A BETTER JOB. SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN'T PUT THE FRIENDS OF HANEY CREEK TOGETHER. I LOVE TO BE PART OF IT. UM THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN BEING WITH GOOD PEOPLE OUT IN NATURE. IT'S A WONDERFUL FEELING AND PRESIDENT NO, I THINK THAT BRINGS PEOPLE FROM THE CITY OF STEWART IN TO SOMETHING NATURAL, SOMETHING THEY OWN. IT GIVES THEM THEY BUY IN. AND I THINK WE CAN DO SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS. SO MANY GOOD PEOPLE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A FRIENDS OF HAITI CREEK NOW, IF THERE ISN'T WE NEED TO HAVE IT. I DO HOPE YOU PROTECT THIS. MAKE IT A TRAILHEAD AND WELL, I'D LIKE THE LADY SAID YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THE MONEY. CAN WE GET THIS AWESOME TIME? CAN WE KIND OF GO BY MR NICHOLAS? WE'RE NOT VOTING ANYTHING TODAY, ANYWAY, SO WE'RE TELLING THE MANAGER TO GO FORWARD WITH TO LOOK AT? WE'RE SO I THINK WE HAVE CONSENSUS. REALLY SO, BUT ANYTHING THAT COMES FORWARD AND NOT THAT NECESSARY, SAYING I WANT TO POPEYE'S OR ANYTHING. WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WE MADE CERTAIN PROMISES. SO SAYING THAT, UH THIS ITEM IS THIS ITEM IS CONCLUDED, AND, UH, PARDON? OKAY, THE ITE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.