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OKAY GUYS, START THE MEETING. OKAY GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF STUART CITY COMMISSION. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. UM WE'LL START OFF WITH THE ROYAL CALLS TUESDAY. MCDONALD HERE. BRUNER HERE. COMMISSIONER CLARK HERE. COMMISSIONER COLLINS AND COMMISSIONER RICH AND PASTOR HARP. WOULD YOU DO THE IMPLICATION FOR US, AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW THAT WITH THE PASSAGE OF ALLEGIANCE? ALRIGHT IT IS A PRIVILEGE. I WANT TO SAY THAT THE COMMISSION TO BE ABLE TO STAND HERE AND PRAY, FATHER. THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING, AND AS I JUST MENTIONED GOD, YOUR GOD OF GRACE. YOU GOTTA LOVE AND A GOD OF MERCY, AND I JUST REJOICE AND HOW GOOD YOU ARE. LORD YOU'VE GIVEN US THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF GEOGRAPHY IN WHICH TO LIVE AND SERVE AND ENJOY AND RAISE OUR FAMILIES AND GROW OLDER AND GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE THROUGH ALL OF THAT. YOU'RE A GOOD GOD. AND SO GOD, THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TONIGHT. THIS MEETING, AND ESPECIALLY THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY TO SERVE THIS CITY AND LORD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS. I JUST ASK YOUR GREATEST BLESSING UPON THEM, FATHER. YOU KNOW THERE NEEDS YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR HOMES AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND SO GOD, WOULD YOU JUST MEET THEM RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE AND POUR OUT YOUR GRACE AND YOUR LOVE UPON HIM. THANK YOU, LORD, YOU'RE A GOOD GOD. AND WE JUST GIVE YOU PRAISE TONIGHT. BLESS THIS TIME BLESSED THE DECISIONS THAT WILL BE MADE.
WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AND DIRECTION AS YOU CAN GIVE THIS YOU TOLD US IF WE LACK WISDOM WERE TO ASK YOU AND YOU GIVE IT FREELY AND LIBERALLY AND WITHOUT REPROACH TO THOSE WHO ASK HIM FACE, SO THANK YOU IN JESUS' NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN. STATES. LIKE JUST STANDS NATION UNDER GOD. INDIVISIBLE EVERYTHING. AND SEE COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS WILL START DOWN AT
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THIS END, COMMISSIONER RICH. HMM. HE ASKED FOR MY COMMENTS, COMMENTS UM. I ONLY HAD ONE COMMENT, BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE TO BECAUSE I HAD TO GO TO THE I AM BUILDING AN AID YOU ON MY PROPERTY. FOR OUR ADULT SON. AND AS AN OWNER BUILDER. YOU HAVE TO PUT EVERYTHING. YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE ALL THE INFORMATION BY PAPER. EXCEPT FOR THE BUILDERS PLANS FOR ARCHITECTS PLANS THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT ON A CD. WELL. MY WIFE HAS BEEN A GRAPHIC ARTIST FOR 40 YEARS. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAVE THE LATEST COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE A CD AND THE PEOPLE WE TALKED TO SAID WE CAN'T GIVE YOU A CD THAT IS AN OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY. I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT REQUIREMENT. IF WE COULD PUT IT OUT OF THUNDER DROP THUMB DRIVE . THAT WOULD BE OKAY. BUT IT'S JUST MAYBE IT'S A PETTY COMPLAINTS, BUT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT ISSUE IS COMING. OKAY THANK YOU. UM I CAN REPORT BACK TO YOU AND OUR CONCERN ARISES IN THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT. I MEAN, MY THOUGHT WAS THERE TRYING TO AVOID MALWARE, BUT I COULD PUT IT ON THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK SAID TO ME, HE SAYS NO, IT DOESN'T ANY ANY TIME. YOU'RE INPUTTING DATA COULD PUT IT ON THE CD IF I COULD PUT IT ON THE THUMB DRIVE, RIGHT? EXACTLY PICK IT UP WITH DARREN ONE. THANKS. OKAY SO THE SECOND I JUST WANT TO MENTION BRIEFLY. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO ATTEND THE DEDICATION OF THE CAVALRY MOUNT CAVALRY CHURCH. COMMISSION CARD, MY CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH AND THAT WAS FUN, AND IT WAS NICE TO CITY COULD DO THAT, AND I'LL LOOK COMMISSIONER CLARK PERHAPS SPEAK TO THAT MORE EXTENSIVELY. UH THIS IS AN ITEM. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE FACING THE DECISION OF HIRING A CITY ATTORNEY. AND WE HAVE ALL RECEIVED A GREAT DEAL OF INPUT. I KNOW IT'S COME FROM THE DIOCESE. WELL, THAT WE SHOULD HIRE AN ATTORNEY. WHO'S PRIMARY FOCUS AND MAYBE AREA OF EXPERTISE IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL IS AN ENVIRONMENTALIST TO DEAL WITH THE SUBSTANTIAL ISSUES WE FACE WITH OUR WATER QUALITY. SO WHAT? I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE PUT AN AGENDA ITEM ON AND THIS IS THE RESULT OF SPEAKING WITH TENS OF PEOPLE. SOME WITH DECADES, LITERALLY DECADES OF EXPERIENCE[00:05:07]
DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES. THAT WE FUND A STUDY BY A GROUP OF ATTORNEYS. TWO. DETERMINE IF THERE IS IF IT'S EVEN FEASIBLE FOR US TO PURSUE PURSUE SOME LEGAL AVENUE, WHETHER IT BE THE STATES. OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR WHATEVER, GOLIATH WE'RE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES.HAVING TO SLAY. UM. THIS IDEA. I BELIEVE THIS COMMISSION CONSIDERED THIS TO A DEGREE BECAUSE IN 2019 2020 THE COMMISSION DID DEDICATE 100,000 TOWARDS RIVER FUND. 98,000 OF THAT WAS RETURNED TO THE GENERAL FUND, THEN DURING THE 2021 BUDGET YEAR. $50,000 WAS ALLOCATED. UM. THEN AGAIN, THAT MONEY HAD TO BE RETURNED BECAUSE THE CITY CAN'T HAVE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT AS I UNDERSTAND IT. BUT CERTAINLY THIS COMMISSION IN THE PAST HAS MADE SUBSTANTIAL COMMITMENTS TO FINDING ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEMS WE FACE. AND SO I WOULD ASK, I WOULD DIRECT CITY MANAGER MORE TELL. TO COME BACK WITH A SPECIFIC PROPOSAL. IN TERMS OF. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WOULD WORK, MR MOTEL, AND CERTAINLY WE NEED TO KNOW A DOLLAR AMOUNT. SO FOR CLARITY, YOU MENTIONED THE IDEA OF A GROUP OF ATTORNEYS TO FUND A STUDY BY A GROUP OF ATTORNEYS.
OR ARE YOU SAYING TO HIRE A LAW FIRM JUST FOR CLARITY? SO I UNDERSTAND IT THE SAME. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION BEING ONE LIKE ONE FIRM TO YEAH. OKAY, OKAY. MR COLLINS. RIGHT SO I'LL SPEAK TO THAT. I THINK IT CAN GET A LITTLE BIT. REDUCTIONIST IQ. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO EXACTLY WE WOULD WANT TO HIRE AS A CITY ATTORNEY AND IT YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY NEED TO BE SPECIFICALLY AN ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE. IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT OF A STRONG MAN OF WE'RE GOING TO SUE THE COURT TO STOP DISCHARGES. THERE'S MORE NUANCE TO THIS CONVERSATION, WHICH WE CAN POTENTIALLY HAVE TONIGHT. OR FUTURE MEETINGS BECAUSE WE NEED TO REALLY HAVE SOME CONSENSUS OF WHO WE WANT TO HIRE, SO WE NEED TO TALK IT OUT.
BUT I'LL USE THESE SUGAR ARMY CORPS CASE OF LATE TO HELP DEMONSTRATE A POINT IN TALKING TO ONE COUNTY COMMISSIONER, THE CONVERSATION I HAD WAS YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PARTY.
THIS MAY SOUND STRANGE WITH THE ARMY CORPS. AND SUING IN THEIR SUIT WITH SUGAR BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED. US TO POTENTIALLY RECEIVE LESS DISCHARGES IF THAT WATER WAS BEING STORED IN THE ESTAS WHICH WAS ANTAGONISTIC TO WHAT SUGAR WANTED, BUT THAT'S A CASE WHERE THE COUNTY AND THE CITY POTENTIALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PARTY TO THE SHOOT. WITH THE ARMY CORPS, YOU KNOW AGAINST ANOTHER PARTY, SO HAVING A CITY ATTORNEY WITH LITIGATION EXPERIENCE. AN ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY WOULD BE NICE, BUT YOU KNOW, I'M NOT MARRIED TO THAT NECESSARILY EVEN BROUGHT IT UP. BUT THERE ARE MANY AVENUES IN WHICH HAVING SOMEBODY THAT HAS LITIGATION EXPERIENCE. UM AROUND THIS, THESE SORT OF CONVERSATIONS WOULD BE A HUGE BLESSING. AND AGAIN WE CAN TALK MORE, BUT YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT IT TO GET SORT OF I DON'T WANT THIS TO TURN INTO A STRONGMAN OF SORT OF SUING THE CORE TO STOP DISCHARGES ONLY. AND CAN WE EVEN DO THAT? UM, IT'S MORE TO HAVE I WAS TALKING TO MR NICOLETTI ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT.
SOMETIMES THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE IS WHAT. PROTECTS YOU FROM GETTING INTO A FIGHT THAT THE SENSE THAT THERE IS STRENGTH. ALLOWS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PROTECTION, THE THREAT THAT I MUNICIPALITY MIGHT BE WILLING TO GO THE LEGAL ROUTE AND ACTUALLY HAS THE CAPACITY TO DO IT IN THE EXPERTISE AND YOU KNOW PEOPLE THAT CAN LITIGATE. ON THEIR SIDE. WOULD BE GOOD GOING INTO LOS, UM, RIGHT. SO LOOSEN IS GOING TO GET CHALLENGED BY SUGAR. I'M SURE AND WE SHOULD BE LOOKING TO HAVE POLITICAL GATING ATTORNEY THAT CAN HELP IN FORCE. THAT CONTRACT THAT IS LOS, UM, ON THE BEHALF OF THE CITY. AND HOPEFULLY THE COUNTY MIGHT WANT TO DO THE SAME THING AT THAT TIME IF LAWSON DID FAIL BUT SOMETIMES HAVING THOSE PEOPLE IN PLACE CAN PREVENT THAT SORT OF FAILURE. BECAUSE THERE'S THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT THAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE VERSUS
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MUNICIPALITY WHO HAS NO INTENTION OR TEETH TO FIGHT FOR ITS WATER QUALITY. BUT, UM. I GUESS I DID FOR MY COMMENT. OKAY? COMMISSIONER CLARK. THANK YOU. I'LL JUST START OFF WITH THESE TWO FELLAS LEFT OFF WITH REGARD TO THIS CITY ATTORNEY. I THINK THAT, UM. WHOEVER WE HIRE IF WE JUST INCLUDE SOMETHING IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION THAT TALKS ABOUT AN ABILITY TO DEAL WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN REALITY, IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENS IF WE EVER GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE DID A LAWSUIT , WHAT A ONE MAN SHOW IT WITH ONE PERSON IN THE CITY SAID, BECAUSE WE SPENT ALL THIS TIME THINKING ABOUT THEM AND HIRING THEM AND HAVE THEM HERE. ANYTIME YOU HAVE THAT TYPE OF A LAWSUIT . YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH SOMEBODY ELSE LIKE ANOTHER PERSON, WHETHER IT'S SUGAR ANYBODY ELSE, BUT THERE WOULD BE SO FILLED UP WITH THEIR TIME AND WE'VE HAD EXPERIENCE HERE AT THE CITY WHERE EVEN IF IT'S JUST LOTS OF WHAT WE CONSIDER SIMPLE THINGS, AND WE'VE HAD A 11 ITEM ISSUES. EVEN WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES, AND WE'VE HAD TO HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE COME IN AND DO SOME OF THE WORK AND SO TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT QUALIFICATIONS AND FIGURING OUT IF WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE A SPECIFIC, ENVIRONMENTALLY TRAINED ATTORNEY AS AS THE NEXT CITY ATTORNEY OR MAKE IT THE FOCUS OF THE NEXT CITY ATTORNEY . I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S UH THAT'S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE PERSONALLY BECAUSE THAT PERSON IS NOT GOING TO BE THE ONLY PERSON WORKING ON A LAWSUIT AND THEIR TIME IS NEEDED TO BE SPENT ON A LOT OF OTHER THINGS, WITH THE CITY, HAVING GOOD OVERSIGHT AND HAVING THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH SOMEBODY ELSE, ESPECIALLY IF THE CITY GETS ACTIVE AND HAS TO DO HIRE A LAW FIRM. THEN THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE. THEIR KNOWLEDGE WILL BE IMPORTANT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE EXPECTING TO HIRE SOMEBODY AND THINK THAT THAT ONE PERSON IS GOING TO BE HANDLING THIS LAWSUIT. NOT EVERYBODY'S LIKE MIKE MOORE TELL CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS AND I KNOW HE COMMITTED TO FINISH OUT A COUPLE OF LAWSUITS AND HE DID SOME WORK. WHAT WE REMEMBER WHEN WE HEARD WE HAD THE HARBOR BRIDGE AND WE THOUGHT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH SOMEBODY AT $10,000 TO JUST WORK WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND WHAT'S GOING ON. AND I THINK $300,000 LATER. AND WE'RE STILL YOU KNOW, CONSTANTLY DOING BATTLE, SO IT REALLY WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. IT'S NOT JUST ONE INDIVIDUAL AND THEIR PARTICULAR EXPERTISE. THE OTHER THING IS THAT I LIKED IT WHEN MR RICH STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS WORKING WITH OTHERS, AND THEN IT WAS CLARIFIED TO SAY IT'S JUST A LAW FIRM. BUT I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT USING A THINK TANK OF SOME VOLUNTEERS TO SAY. LET'S ADVISE OUR CITY, OUR COMMUNITY WHERE WE LIVE. AS ATTORNEYS WHETHER WE'RE ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEYS OR WHATEVER IT IS AND SAY. WHAT HAS HAPPENED? WHAT ARE WE INTERESTED IN? UM AND, UH, SEE IF THEY COULD GIVE US SOME ADVICE IS A THINK TANK IF WE EVER GOT SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOGETHER, BUT I THINK IT WAS CLARIFIED BY SAYING THAT IT WOULD BE, UM, ODDLY, USING A LARGE LAW FIRM AND NOT A THINK TANK OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTING SOME TIME TO GIVE US GIVE US SOME ADVICE. AH THAT'S THAT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR ALLOWING ME TO ATTEND THE USO EVENT NEXT DOOR AT THE FLAGLER CENTER. TO ME, THAT'S THE KIND OF THING IT'S NOT LIKE . UM WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT THING? HALLMARK MOVIES? IT'S NOT REALLY THAT YOU KNOW, HOMETOWN TYPE THING, BUT IT IS GREAT. IT DOES CREATE SOME OF THAT HOMETOWN FEEL. AND SEE WHEN YOU HAVE THE VETERANS THERE, AND THE PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO BE GOING ON THE HONOR FLIGHT AND YOU SEE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND YOU HAVE, UM STAFF AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WILLING TO MOVE MOUNTAINS TO PUT THEIR TIME AND THEIR EFFORT TO HELP RAISE FUNDS TO ACHIEVE SOME THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO THE US SAW EVENT AT THE OLD CAMP MCCONNELL SIDE WELL, WHAT? WHERE PEOPLE WOULD COME FROM CAMP MCCONNELL UP HERE TO, UM, HAVE EVENTS DOWN THERE AT THE OLD FLAGLER CENTER. OR THE LOUNGE. I THINK IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT. I WANT TO THANK CANDACE KELEHAN WITH OUR STEWART MAIN STREET AND ALL THEIR PEOPLE WHO PUT THEIR EFFORTS AND ALL THEIR VOLUNTEERS AND I THINK, BUT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT SOME OF THESE GENTLEMEN WHO HAVE SERVED AND WHO ARE VETERANS, THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AND NEVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO[00:15:02]
REALLY HAVE OTHER PEOPLE. JUST THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE, SO I APPRECIATE, UM, GOING TO THAT EVENT. I ALSO PARTICIPATED THIS WEEKEND AND EMANCIPATION, FLORIDA EMANCIPATION DAY HISTORIC REMEMBRANCE EVENT AND WE HAD THAT UP IN THE JENSEN BEACH AREA. COMMISSIONER SMITH WAS THERE AND, UH, THAT WAS ALSO SOMETHING AGAIN THAT BRINGS A GOOD HOMETOWN FEEL TO OUR COMMUNITY TO OUR MARTIN COUNTY COMMUNITY. AND OF COURSE, THE MONK CALVERA MISSIONER BAPTIST CHURCH EVENT, WHICH I THINK, MR RICH AND, UH, MR BRUNER AND I ATTENDED AN ALONG WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OUR CITY STAFF WITH THE C R A AGAIN SO WE HAD QUITE A FEW HOMETOWN FIELD TYPE EVENTS, AND IT SHOWS THAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT THAT THESE THINGS MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT MAY NOT BE A LOT OF SPENDING BIG FUNDS, BUT THEY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND EARLIER BEFORE PEOPLE CAME TO THIS MEETING, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE CRE. AND I THINK THAT THOSE TYPE OF THINGS TALKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE TRAMS DOWNTOWN, HOW THEY SHOULD LOOK ALL THOSE THINGS ADD TO THE, UM TO THE VIBRANCY OF OUR COMMUNITY , AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. UM. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY. I'M GOING TO BE TALKING TO MR MORTAL THIS WEEK ABOUT SOME THINGS, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S IT FOR RIGHT NOW. SPACEFARING BOOK. WHAT I DO TO WANT TO, UM BECAUSE CLEAR ON WHAT COMMISSIONER, RICH SAID.ABOUT WHAT HE WANTS YOU TO DO. IS IT A. SO I CAN TELL YOU WHAT I OBSERVE, ABSORBED FROM THE CONVERSATION. IT IS MY INTENTION BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 12TH. TO CONSULT WITH SOME AH AGENCY TAPE ATTORNEYS THAT REGULARLY DEAL WITH FTP, CELLPHONE, WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LAWS AND GET MAYBE SOME. ROUGH NUMBERS FROM MAYBE TWO OR THREE A B RATED FIRMS. AND SEE WHAT THEY WOULD CHARGE US TO GIVE A FAIRLY COMPREHENSIVE AND I WANTED TO BE WORTH THEIR TIME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO JUST, YOU KNOW, SHOOT FROM THE HIP. BUT GIVE US A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE AS TO WHAT IT IS. THAT THE CITY COULD PURSUE IF ANYTHING, AS IT RELATES TO THE DISCHARGE IS COMING OUT OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE HISTORY OF IT FROM ESSENTIALLY 1992 FORWARD WHEN LOT IN CHILD'S ENTERED INTO THE CONSENT DECREE IN THE LAWSUIT THAT WAS PENDING IN ITSELF FOR THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. ON JUNE 12TH WHEN I BRING BACK THAT INFORMATION IF IT'S A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY. THE COMMISSION CAN THEN VOTE AND DECIDE IF, IN FACT WE WANT TO HIRE ONE OF THOSE FIRMS TO DO AN EVALUATION AND LITERALLY GIVE US THAT REPORT SO THAT THE COMMISSION HAS A REAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WOULD BE OUT THERE AND NOT OUT THERE. RUNNING IN A PARALLEL COURSE WITH THAT, AND I WAS PLAYING ON BRINGING IT UP DURING MY COMMENTS ANYWAY, IS THE IDEA THAT I ALSO WAS THINKING THAT ON JUNE 12TH I WOULD PUT AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE COMMISSION TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. RELATED TO THE HIRING OF A CITY ATTORNEY. AND THE DRAFTING AND PREPARATION OF AN RFP THAT OUR INTENTION WOULD BE TO HAVE THAT BEING GOING OUT. MAYBE IN JULY SO WE COULD COME BACK ON THE SECOND MEETING IN JUNE. MAYBE HAVE THAT REPORT BACK? FINALIZING THE RFP AT THE SAME TIME, WE COULD INCORPORATE THE REPORT AND INFORMATION FROM IT. YOU GUYS COULD TURN IN WHICHEVER DIRECTION YOU WANTED WITH THE INTENTION, THEN TO GO OUT TO UH, A MORE FORMAL ADVERTISING IN A MORE FORMAL DIRECTION TO ADVERTISE THE POSITION OF CITY ATTORNEY AND WHAT IS GOING TO BE EXPECTED FROM THE CITY COMMISSION, UH, FOR THAT ROLE SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. AND, WELL, MR CAMPBELL WAS TALKING ABOUT HAVING SOMEONE GIVE US A REAL LEGAL RICH. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FRENCH. SORRY I'M COMMISSIONER RICH WAS TALKING ABOUT GIVING US A REAL EVALUATION OF WHAT IT IS. WHAT WHAT WOULD THAT ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SUIT LOOK LIKE? I MEAN, WHETHER WE DO IT OR NOT, IT'S NOT WHAT HE'S SAYING. HE'S SAYING, LET'S HEAR WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND THEN FROM THERE. YOU GUYS CAN DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO HAVE AN IN HOUSE.
LITIGATION DEPARTMENT THAT PURSUES SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY THAT HAS SOME SKILLS IN THAT AREA, OR IF YOU WANT TO HAVE BOTH, OR IF YOU WANT TO
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HAVE NEITHER. OR WHATEVER IT IS. THE BOARD JUST SEEMS LIKE WE'RE KIND OF GETTING OUT IN FRONT OF IT A LITTLE BIT. BY DOING THAT VERSUS JUST HAVING SOMEBODY THAT MIGHT HAVE THAT SKILL SET. AND THEN IF LET'S SAY ANOTHER ARMY CORPS SUGAR CASE CAME UP. THEN HAVING THAT FIRM GIVE US SOME AFFIRM. COME IN AND GIVE US SOME INFORMATION. I'M NOT DOING YES. OKAY GOOD FEEDBACK IS STARTED, OKAY? YOU SHOULD USE YOUR MILES. COMMISSIONER RICH THE PEOPLE YOU SPOKE TO. COULD YOU TELL US? COULD YOU TELL ME YOU SAID A COMBINATION OF THESE PEOPLE TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE NOW WHERE YOU ARE, WHERE YOU WANT TO GO WITH. THIS COUNCIL. UH I MEAN WITH REGARD TO THE FEASIBILITY OF US TAKING A VERY ACTIVE AND LITIGIOUS ROLL TOWARDS SO YOU'RE ASKING? YES AND THE AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SPOKE WITH I SUPPOSE ADVICE WHAT THEY HAD GIVEN YOU. IF I CAN ASK, IF NOT, THAT'S OKAY. WELL, I WOULDN'T ACH. WELL I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION. UM SO WE HAVE WE HAVE A BASICALLY A THREE WEEK BREAK HERE, SO I LIKE MR MARTEL SUGGESTION. TO INCLUDE BOTH ITEMS BECAUSE WHAT THAT WILL ALLOW TO HAPPEN AND THIS GOES TO COMMISSIONER CLARKS POINT AND VICE MAYOR BRUNNER'S POINT IS, MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WILL COME AND SPEAK TO US AND GIVE US THEIR OPINIONS BECAUSE THEY'RE ANXIOUS. YOU KNOW THERE WERE ALL SUCCESSFUL IN THIS EFFORT, SO I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST TO LET THEM SPEAK. UM. IF WE DON'T TAKE IN MORE ACTIVE ROLE, AND I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULD CERTAINLY THE PEOPLE TO WHOM I SPEAK ARE GOING TO GIVE ME A LOT OF HEAT. SO I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW TO THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE PRACTICAL OPTIONS THAT WE CAN TAKE. AND ENSURING THAT OUR WATER IS CLEAN. AND IF NOTHING ELSE? THIS LETS MANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS COME SPEAK TO US VICE MAYOR AND CERTAINLY THE PEOPLE. YOU KNOW IF YOU COME TO THE RIVERS COALITION MEAN AS I KNOW YOU DO THEY'LL, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL COMMENT. SPEAK TO US, TOO. AND UH AND I THINK I BE MORE COMFORTABLE AT THIS POINT, LETTING THEM SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. IF WE CAN PROVIDE THEM JUST THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WELL, UM. AND I APPRECIATE ATTORNEY EXPLAINED IT TO ME MORE. IT GETS SCARY SOMETIMES FOR ME AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE AND ALL THE NON PROFITS. UM IT'S LIKE THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION. THE LAWSUIT I READ THAT THEY THEY'RE THEY'RE SCIENTISTS LEFT AND HE'D BEEN WITH THEM FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS AND NOW HE'S GONE WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION. THERE'S GONNA BE A LAWSUIT AND SOMETIMES I FEAR ALL THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 2030 YEARS. UM. SO I DO WHAT I'M SAYING IS, I WANTED TO TALK TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE. AND, UH UM BEEN HAVING OUR ATTORNEY HERE, DO IT. I THINK THAT THAT WILL WILL GET US THERE BETTER IF THAT HELPS ANYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. IT'S JUST CONFUSING. WE KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN SO INVOLVED WITH THIS FOR SO MANY YEARS. I WISH THERE WAS AN ANSWER. I WISH THERE WAS SOMEONE THAT COULD SAY I'M GOING TO CHARGE $500,000. THAT'S IT, AND WE'RE GONNA WIN. AND IT'S HARD, MR. ACTUALLY I WAS KIND OF OKAY . THAT'S WHAT I WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF WANT TO GET THIS MOVING ALONG OUT OF COMMISSIONER COMMENTS, BUT UH, IF I MAY, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND JUST KIND OF SUMMARIZE WHAT I THINK I'VE HEARD. AND THEN IF I'M AND MY SO A COUPLE OF THINGS ONE IS, UH, THERE. WE WANT. YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. THERE'S A, UH ABOUT WHAT A REMOTE AND GET A HEAVY DISCUSSION ABOUT POSSIBLY HIRING AN A V RATED LAW FIRM TO REVIEW OUR OPTIONS REGARDING, UM EITHER DIRECT LITIGATION, OR MAYBE IN THE KIND OF WHAT COMMISSIONER COLLINS SAID. WE COULD INCLUDE AH, INTERVENING IN OTHER LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CORE IN SUGAR. IS THAT WHAT YOU KIND OF WHERE YOU WERE GOING, CHRIS? HYPOTHETICAL BUT AS THINGS COME UP, MY MAIN POINT IS HAVING THE CAPACITY WITH WHO WE DO HIRE AS A CITY ATTORNEY THAT THEY COULD LITIGATE. IF, FOR INSTANCE, LOW, SOME FAILED OR AT LEAST BE A PART OF THE TEAM. WELL, THEY CAN BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION OF WHEN WE HAVE THIS SO IT CAN KIND OF DISSOLVE INTO CAN WE SEE THE CORD? NOT AND WE BRING THIS GROUP IN? THAT IS[00:25:04]
HYPOTHETIC. THEY'RE GONNA THEY'RE GONNA GIVE US OUR LEGAL GONNA BE INTERVIEWING US AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, WOULD YOU ASSUME LOST OR ARE THEY JUST GOING TO BE LOOKING AT CASE YOU KNOW, PRESIDENT IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU GUYS. WHY WHY I WASN'T PLANNING ON HAVING ANY LAWYERS SHOW UP ON JUNE 12TH I WAS PLANNING ON PRESENTING TO YOU GROUP IN TO DO THIS SORT OF THE IDEA OF THIS FIRM DOES THIS AND HERE'S THEIR BACKGROUND. DO YOU WANT US TO RETAIN THEM TO GIVE A REPORT AND YOU GUYS CAN FINE TUNE THAT REPORT? THE ONE THING I AM ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN. IS THAT YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO LITIGATE LOS , UM WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE IF IT'S PERFECTLY IN OUR FAVOR, SUGAR WILL SUE IT EXACTLY PERFECTLY IN THEIR FAVOR. SOMEONE ON THE OTHER SIDE WILL SUE IT, SO THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT IS IN OUR INTEREST THAT ISSUE SOME POINT. SO MOVING ON. UM, JUST ONE OTHER THING IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. IT WOULD NOT BE UNCOMMON ONCE A LAW FIRM WAS SELECTED. TO THEN INTERVIEW EACH OF YOU TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR CORE ISSUE AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WANT, AND WE'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE, IT'S SORT OF LIKE A TRAFFIC STUDY. DON'T HIRE YOU WHAT YOU WANT YOU BLOW 30 GRAND FOR THEM TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED TO GET DOWN THE ROAD. THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY APPREHENSION WITH GOING THAT ROUTE POINT OF ORDER. MR MAYOR IS IF THERE'S TOO MUCH CROSSTALK HERE IF WE'RE NOT NOT ALL ON THE SAME POINT OF ORDER, MR EVERYBODY CALM DOWN, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING A GOOD DISCUSSION DISCUSSION, NOT WANT A WANT A FREE FLOWING DISCUSSION , BUT BUT I DO, BUT WE DO NEED TO. WE DO ACTUALLY NEED TO KIND OF START MOVING ON TO. I'M GONNA JUST GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. AND WE'RE GONNA GO ON TO MY COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, SO UM, SO ANYWAY, SO MY COMMENTS COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T WANT TO TIE UP THAT THAT 1ST JUNE MEETING WITH TOO MUCH STUFF, BUT, UH, SOMETIME IN JUNE, I THINK WE KNEW NEED TO PUT A DISCUSSION DELIBERATION TO TALK ABOUT WELLS FARGO PROPERTIES AND ABOUT MOVING CITY HALL. UM YOU KNOW, THERE'S I WASN'T ON THE COMMISSION WHEN THE COMMISSION BOUGHT THE PROPERTY I'VE HAD HEARTBURN ABOUT IT. BUT YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GONNA MOVE, WE NEED TO MOVE. WE NEED TO HAVE A PLAN AND WHAT TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY, UH AND MAKE AND WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION. SO UM, IF IT'S ACCEPTABLE TO THE REST OF THE COMMISSION, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MIKE PUT THAT ON AN AGENDA. UM AND IF IT'S NOT THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE, BECAUSE WE'RE LOADING IT UP. MAYBE IT MIGHT BE. IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE PUT ON JULY AND SO WE'LL MOVE ON WITH THAT. THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS, UM, BOTH MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER COLLINS SERVE ON THE MPO AND I'VE BEEN CHAIR FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AND THEN YOU KNOW, PRIOR APPOINTMENT TO THE NPR'S CHAIR FOR THREE YEARS. AND GOING BACK SEVERAL YEARS WHEN PROJECTS COME TO THE MPO. IT'S THAT FOR TRANSPORTATION ROAD PROJECTS. IT'S A MULTI YEAR PROJECT PROCESS TO GET ANYTHING DONE, OFTEN FROM THE TIME OF INCEPTION TO START A CONSTRUCTION CAN BE 7 TO 12 YEARS AND THIS YEAR IN THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. SO I WENT THROUGH IT. WE PROVED THE DRAFT. WHAT THEY CALL TIP AT THE ARE LEFT MEETING WILL FINALIZE IT AT OUR APPROVED THE FINAL VERSION OF IT NEXT MONTH, BUT IN THE DRAFT TIP IF I JUST ROUGH NUMBERS, ROUGHLY $26 MILLION BEING SPENT IN THE CITY IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, AND I PULLED OUT A COUPLE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. UM RIVERSIDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD 1.2 MILLION FOR SIDEWALKS. UH CONCRETE SIDEWALKS ON STREET PARKING, HIGH VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS. US ONE AND CANTOR HIGHWAY, IMPROVING THAT INTERSECTION TO ALLOW MORE TRAFFIC TO FLOW THROUGH, UM, MAKE IT MAKE IT MORE USABLE 4.2 MILLION THAT'S ACTUALLY FUNDED FOR AND THAT'S FUNDED FOR CONSTRUCTION. MONTEREY ROAD, DIXIE HIGHWAY. UM PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS. 1.3 MILLION. UM MONTEREY ROAD AND YET A SEA OF CROSSING. IT'S JUST THE FIRST PART OF A MAJOR PROJECT. UM BUT GREAT SEPARATION TO SEPARATE THE MODERATE ROAD FROM THE ROYAL TRACK SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR TRAINS. THERE'S THE INITIAL FUNDING OF 1.5 MILLION TO START STUDYING THAT, UM US ONE AT JOAN JEFFERSON. IT'S FUNDED FOR CONSTRUCTION TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN THIS AND MAKING IT MORE SAFE AND A LOT MORE TRAFFIC TO GET THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION. 3.5 MILLION. AND AH, THE WILL BE EXTENSION. UH I GOT THE FIRST SET OF FUNDING ON[00:30:08]
THAT AT 4.5 MILLION, AND THAT'S JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF ONE ONLY 260,000. BUT IT'S A LOOKING AT ITS INITIAL STUDY OF LOOKING AT REALIGNING RIGHT BOULEVARD AND ALICE AVENUE, SO THEY LINE UP SO THAT WE CAN HAVE AN IMPROVED INTERSECTION THERE TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR PEOPLE COMING OUT OF THE HARBOR REGION RYO UNDER DIXIE HIGHWAY SO THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING TO THE CITY THAT ARE BEING FUNDED BY TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY THROUGH THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD ON THIS, AND I'VE CERTAINLY BEEN WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PROJECTS GET DONE AND THAT WE HAVE THESE IMPROVED ROAD PROJECTS SO I'M VERY CAN I SPEAK TO THAT AS WELL? AND JUST SAY THAT? PEOPLE DON'T SEE THOSE MEETINGS. THOSE MPO MEETINGS, BUT THEY SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT AS THE CHAIR OF THAT BOARD, YOU ARE CONSISTENTLY PUTTING THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN THE CITY IN THE PROJECTS THAT WE NEED DONE. FRONT AND CENTER. THANK YOU. I WORKED VERY HARD AT IT. IT'S A IT'S A. IT'S A CHALLENGING BOARD IN A COMPLICATED ONE, BUT, UH, BUT THE ROAD PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE COMING FORWARD AND THESE ARE JUST THE HIGHLIGHTERS. THIS IS ABOUT $16 MILLION, BUT JUST THE FCC RATE GRADE COSTING THAT PROJECT WILL PROBABLY END UP BEING ABOUT 50 MILLION OR PLUS WHEN IT'S DONE SO. ON THAT WILL BE MONEY COMING INTO THE CITY.SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO MOVING ON FROM THEIR COMMENTS BY THE MANAGER. UM
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FIRST BEFORE WE MOVE ON POSITIVE NEWS. THERE WAS A BIG AWARD HANDED OUT LAST WEEK. AND WE HAVE A LOCAL CELEBRITY HERE ON THE DIESS WITH US TONIGHT BECAUSE COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL RICH WAS NAMED A HOMETOWN HERO AT THE TREASURE COAST LEAGUES OF CITIES LAST THURSDAY. BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS IT IT ACTUALLY MEANS THAT HE DIDN'T OUTSTANDING JOB OF REPRESENTING HOME RULE AND OUR COMMUNITY AS IT RELATES TO TALLAHASSEE AND STATE ISSUES AND FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE ABILITY TO HAVE AH, THE RIGHT TO MANAGE OURSELVES ON A LOCAL LEVEL, AND HE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE TREASURE COAST LEAGUE OF CITIES FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS THIS YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS I THINK FORMER COMMISSIONER COMPANY RECEIVED THAT IT MIGHT AS WELL AS MYSELF MARIST TIMES, SO I'M ONLY A ONE MATTERS. IT'S A BIG DEAL. IT IS A BIG DEAL. THEY DON'T SELECT THAT MANY FROM OUT OF THE 400 MUNICIPALITIES. ONLY ABOUT I THINK 60 OR 70 GETS SELECTED EACH YEAR ABOUT HOW MANY ELECTED OFFICIALS THERE ARE IN ADDITION, I DO WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE MPO AS IT RELATES TO THE NORTH OF A SHORE'S MAIN ENTRANCE. UH, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS, ACTUALLY A TIP SHEET FOR THAT MIKE AND I CAN AND I THINK THAT WAS A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS PUT ON THAT ONE OR SOMEWHERE AROUND. THERE IS NOT ONE OF THE ONES THAT INCLUDED MY HIGHLIGHTS. STILL THE MAYOR AND I WERE SPEAKING YESTERDAY ABOUT THE FACT THAT KANNER HIGHWAY WAS GOING TO BE CLOSED OVER THE WEEKEND, AND IT WASN'T UM F DOT HAD NOTIFIED US THAT IT WOULD IN FACT BE CLOSED. BUT THEN IT ENDED UP NOT BEING CLOSED. SO I'M WORKING ON FINDING OUT IF THERE'S A DELAY OR IF WE SKIRTED THAT ISSUE. BUT IF YOU'RE WONDERING, THERE IS A BUNCH OF WORK GOING ON ON CANTOR HIGHWAY . THAT IS AN F DOT PROJECT AND THE REPLACING SOME STORM WATER AND SOME OTHER CITY PIPES AT THE SAME TIME THAT THEY'RE DOING IT, BUT THAT IS ACTUALLY F DOT AND THEY'RE EXPECTING THAT TO LAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OR END OF JULY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IN CASE YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT CLOSINGS. UM CONFUSION CORNER WILL BE CLOSING SOON. AH THAT WILL BE THE FOR 10 DAYS IN JUNE, THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE CLOSED FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY RECOGNIZE THIS I KNOW IT'S TERRIBLE AND NONE OF US WANTED CLOSED, BUT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, THEY REALLY DID WORK WITH US BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE DONE IT IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH, BUT WE HAD ASK THEM IF THEY WOULD COOPERATE WITH US AND WAIT UNTIL THE SUMMER TIME AND THEY ACTUALLY DID. IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE THAT THERE'S REALLY NO GOOD TIME FOR US TO HAVE THEM CLOSE IT SO JUNE JUST DOESN'T FEEL ANY BETTER THAN ANY OTHER TIME. AS IT RELATES TO OPENINGS, THE RAILROAD BRIDGE. OPENED. UM AS PLANNED ON THE 21ST. HOWEVER THERE WILL BE SOME NIGHTTIME CLOSINGS THROUGH THE 20/9. BUT IT IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS TO AND FROM AS WE SPEAK . THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS THE CITY ATTORNEY[00:35:06]
SEARCH, BUT I THINK WE'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THAT IN DETAIL. AND THEN I WILL, IN FACT, BRING BACK UH, AND AGENDA ITEM IS IT RELATES TO THE UM WELLS FARGO. UH MATTER. UM ON THE JUNE 12TH AND LASTLY, JUST AS AN UPDATE. UM, I MENTIONED THE. THE CITY OF STEWART IS A BELLWETHER.PLAINTIFF IN A WATER RELATED CASE THAT'S IN MULTI DISTRICT LITIGATION GOING TO TRIAL ON JUNE 5TH IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON MOTHER'S DAY. BY THE WAY, I'M LOOKING AT THE CHIEF BACK THERE. THE FIRE CHIEF IS KIND OF A CELEBRITY AND HIMSELF BECAUSE OF IT, LIKE THEY'VE BEEN TAKING THOSE PICTURES AND STUFF. BUT ANYWAY, UM THEY ON MOTHER'S DAY AT THREE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. NATIONAL FOAM NOTIFIED EVERYBODY THAT THEY HAD FILED BANKRUPTCY AS A TRIAL STRATEGY MATTER TO DISRUPT THE TRIAL AND TO CAUSE A STAY THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AFTER A LOT OF DELIBERATION, FILED A PLEADING WITH THE FEDERAL JUDGE AND SAID THAT THEY WERE SEVERING NATIONAL TILE NATIONAL. FOAM AND KITTY K I, D D E UH, AS WELL AS THE DUPONT SUBSIDIARIES. AND AS A RESULT, THE MATTER WILL BE GOING FORWARD. UM JUST ON THREE M DIRECTLY. IT'S BEEN KIND OF CHAOTIC FOR THE LAST 10 DAYS OR SO SINCE THAT HAPPENED EVERY DAY. THERE'S BEEN IT'S BEEN VERY FLUID. I WAS ON THE PHONE THREE TIMES TODAY WITH THE ATTORNEYS ABOUT IT. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING FORWARD. UM, ABSENT. A RULING FROM THE FEDERAL JUDGE. OTHERWISE UM WHICH A COUPLE OF THINGS. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, YOU'RE GOING TO BE READING AT SOME POINT A LOT OF INFORMATION AS A RELATES TO THE WATER. IN 2016, THE CITY OF STEWART'S WATER. WAS. IN THE SAME CONDITION. IT WAS IN THE NEXT DAY WHEN THEY CHANGED THE ACCEPTABLE RATE OF PEOPLE AND FAST COMBINED. ON MAY I ON ON MAY 15TH FOR LACK OF A BETTER DESCRIPTION. THE STATE OF FLORIDA SAID THAT IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU HAVE BELOW 600 PARTS PER TRILLION OF PEOPLE AND FAST IN THE WATER. ON MAY 16TH. THEY CHANGED IT TO 70 PARTS PER TRILLION, AND THE CITY HAD THREE WELLS THAT WE'RE GENERATING WATER ABOVE 70 PARTS PER TRILLION. DAVE PETERS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY IMMEDIATELY. STOPPED USING THOSE WELLS AT THE CITY COMMISSION TO VOTE TO EXPAND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. DID STUDIES, INCLUDING GRANULAR GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON VERSUS AND ION EXCHANGE MADE THE DETERMINATION THAT THE IRON EXCHANGE WITH RESIN FILTERS WAS THE MOST EFFICIENT METHOD FOR US AND ALSO PURSUED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANT. AS A RESULT, ONCE WE INSTALLED THE IRON EXCHANGE FILTERS. WE'VE MAINTAINED THE WATER THAT'S BEEN COMING OUT OF THE CITY OF STEWART. WELL SINCE 2016 AT WELL BELOW THE ACCEPTABLE RATES FROM THE D E P, AND IT'S CURRENTLY BEING MAINTAINED AT A LEVEL OF NON DETECT LAST YEAR, THEY CHANGED THE ACCEPTABLE RATE TO FOUR PARTS PER TRILLION. BUT BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY OUR WATER TREATMENT FACILITY BACK IN 2016 AND 17, MOVING IT FROM 70 TO 4 DID NOT. CAUSE ANY SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION BECAUSE THE CITY WAS ALREADY OPERATING WITH ITS WATER BELOW FOUR PARTS PER TRILLION. I SAY THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WHEN THESE ARTICLES COME OUT IN THE NEWSPAPER AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S ALREADY BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS AROUND TOWN THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN PRODUCING WATER AT 100 TIMES THE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL AND ALL OF THESE OTHER STORIES. THE TRUTH IS THAT THE WATER COMING OUT OF THE CITY AND GOING IN ITS PIPES HAS NINE DETECTABLE LEVELS OF PFOA AND P FOSSE AT A VERY HIGH COST THAT THE CITY COMMISSIONERS HAVE PRIORITIZED. TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WATER IS VERY SAFE. SO IF YOU HEAR OTHERWISE OR READ OTHERWISE. PLEASE CONTACT US BEFORE REPEATING IT BECAUSE I CAN PROVIDE YOU THE LISTS OF MONEY THAT WE'VE SPENT TO ENSURE THAT THE WATER IS SAFE, AND I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT THE WATER IS CURRENTLY SAFE AND FREE FROM PEOPLE AS MP FOX, BUT I DO KNOW THERE'S A WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE COMING OUT. I DO KNOW THERE'S A CONSUMER REPORTS ARTICLE COMING OUT, AND I DO KNOW THERE'S SOME OTHER UH, INDUSTRY ARTICLES COMING OUT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GONNA SAY. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA
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BLAME THE CITY OF STEWART FOR DOING ANYTHING, BUT I THINK SOCIAL MEDIA SOMETIMES HAS A WAY OF GETTING AWAY FROM US, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THE QUESTION COMES UP, OUR WATER IS SAFE. CAN YOU JUST REALLY BRIEFLY ARTICULATE HOW WE TEST THAT? IT IS NOT DETECTABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T FIRST AUDIT TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE. 70 PARTS PER TRILLION IS THE SAME AS ONE GRAIN OF SAND AND AN OLYMPIC SIZE SWIMMING POOL. BUT IT'S. TESTED TO FOUR PARTS PER TRILLION IN A MOLECULAR LEVEL, AND WE TEST THE WATER GOING INTO THE PLANT. WE TEST THE WATER BEFORE IT GOES INTO THE ION EXCHANGE, AND WE TEST THE WATER GOING OUT OF THE PLANT AND WE DON'T TEST IT. WE SAMPLE IT AND WE SEND THOSE TESTS TO INDEPENDENT LABORATORIES THAT DO THE TESTS. FOR US, UM REGULARLY AT THIS POINT. IT'S ABOUT EVERY THREE WEEKS OR A MONTH. UM WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT KIND OF THING. WE DON'T HAVE THE MACHINERY THAT COULD TEST IT TO THAT TYPE OF MOLECULAR LEVEL. IT'S THE TESTING THAT WE'RE USING RIGHT NOW IS IN ORLANDO. BUT WE ARE MAINTAINING IT. AND MIKE WOODSIDE WHO WAS RUNNING THAT PLANT OVER THERE IS REALLY BEEN DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB WORKING A LOT. AND I WANTED TO SAY ONE THING. YOU KNOW, DAVE PETERS, WE YOU KNOW WHEN HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, HE WAS HE WAS LONGTIME CITY EMPLOYEES RETIRED. HE CAME BACK WHEN WE NEEDED, UM, RECENTLY AS IN TERMS OF DIRECTOR FOR UTILITY DEPARTMENT. HMM HE MADE IT HIS MISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY HAD FOR YEARS HAD THE SAFE, CLEAN, GOOD TASTING WATER, AND WE KNOW THAT BY THE NUMBER OF TIMES WE WON THE BEST TASTING WATER, BUT WHEN HE SAW THAT THIS THIS ISSUE, HE MADE IT HIS MISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID NOT HAVE UNSAFE WATER THAT WE PREVENTED IT IN THE FUTURE. AND I THINK I HAVE TO WONDER WHAT IF SOME OTHER PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI AND FLINT, MICHIGAN COME TO MIND IF THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO DAVE PETERS. THERE'S WOULD THEY HAVE TO BE IN THE SITUATION THEY ARE AND WE AND I CAN TELL YOU I PERSONALLY AH, GRATEFUL FOR DAVE AND EVERYBODY ON HIS TEAM BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO COME UP WITH THE SUIT THAT ONLY IDENTIFYING THE ISSUE.COMING UP WITH THE SOLUTIONS AND THEN DOING THE HARD LIFTING OF CONVINCING THE FIVE OF US THAT, YOU KNOW, TO SPEND $40 MILLION SOLVING THE PROBLEM AND WHICH ARE I? I WAS HERE, AND COMMISSIONER CLARK WAS HERE IN 2016. AND PAUL WASN'T AND THESE WERE THESE WERE BIG, DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS. UM. AND WE'VE WE'VE TAKEN THIS ISSUE HEAD ON. AND WE ARE NOW WE'RE TACKLING THE BEAST. I GUESS WE'LL KNOW MORE SOON. I REMEMBER IN IN MAY 2016 1 DAY PIERS FIRST CAME TO ME AND SAID WE'VE WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM. WE'VE GOT THIS ISSUE. AND BASICALLY HE WAS SAYING, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO ABOUT IT? AND WHEN I HEARD THAT THEIR FIRST OFF THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL. OKAY BEFORE AND P FARCE. IT'S LIKE LEAD. FROM THAT STANDPOINT, THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL REALLY. AND SO YOU WANT TO GET AS MUCH OF IT OUT OF THE WATER AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN, AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WHAT DAVE AND I TALKED ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT I DIRECTED HIM TO MOVE TOWARD DOING AND SO I MEAN, HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT AND CONTINUES WHEREVER HE IS, WHETHER HE'S HERE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE IS HERE, SO I WILL. I WILL MENTION ONE OTHER THING IF YOU'VE EVER HAD POPCORN AND YOU PUT IT IN THE MICROWAVE. THE REASON THAT GREECE DOESN'T SLIP THROUGH THE BAG IS BECAUSE IT'S GOT P FOUR OR P. FOSS ON THE LINING TO MAKE IT WATERPROOF. IF YOU'VE EVER GOTTEN A PIZZA DELIVERED IN THE GREASE DIDN'T COME THROUGH TO YOUR KITCHEN COUNTER. IT'S BECAUSE THE PIZZA BOX HAS FOO ON IT EVER BEEN TO A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT AND WONDERED WHY THE RAPPERS ARE THE KIND OF IN THE OVEN LEAK THROUGH BECAUSE THAT IS WORK TEFLON ON A ON A FRYING PAN? THEY NO LONGER IN USE. BUT THIS CAME FROM FIREFIGHTING FOAM, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER SOURCES OF IT, AND IT'S STOPPING. UH MR RICHMOND. ONE QUICK QUESTION. MR MARTEL. WILL YOU BE ATTENDING THE UM I ORIGINALLY CAROLINA THEY'RE ALMOST THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE. DAVE PETERS IS GOING TO BE THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY. HE'S ACTUALLY THEY'RE GOING THURSDAY . MY WAS COMMUNICATING WITH THE LAWYERS TODAY, UM GARY PRIMARY GUY TRYING THE CASE, AND FRANK AND NANCY OR GOING TO GET THERE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF THIS WEEKEND, I BELIEVE GAVE DAVE
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PETERS IS GOING TO GET THERE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. UM IT WAS MY INTENTION. UM. TWO I'M WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AS FAR AS THE RULINGS ARE CONCERNED ON WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THREE M. IF THREE M. ALLOWED IF THE CASE IS ALLOWED TO GO FORWARD. I'LL PROBABLY GO UP THE 4TH, 5TH AND 6TH JUST TO BE THERE IN THE BEGINNING, BUT I'LL BE BACK FOR THE MEETING ON THE 12TH, AND THEN I'LL GO BACK UP. AFTER THE MEETING ON THE 20/6 AND BE UP THERE, DEPENDING ON WHERE WE FALL IN THE TRIAL, HOPEFULLY UNTIL THE CONCLUSIONS OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. WE DO WANT TO ASK IF WE COULD PULL OUT 34 AND FIVE FOR DISCUSSIONS. OKAY LOOK AT COMMENTS. UM OKAY, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE APPROVAL. WELL, WE HAVEN'T HAD A MOVE FOR APPROVAL YET, BUT, UM WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL ITEM TO ADD TO THE ADDENDUM, SO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA WITH THE ADDENDUM FOR CYBERSECURITY AND REMOVING 35 AND 66345 DISCUSSION AND FIVE AND MR MAYOR, PLACING NUMBER SEVEN AS ARE THE ADDENDUM IS NUMBER SEVEN ON CONCERN. YES, YES. I ALSO NEED FOUR OUT OF FIVE. COMMISSIONERS OR A, UM TO VOTE. THAT BECAUSE WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS BY MAY 31ST THAT IN FACT, YOU ARE WAIVING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE NOTICE AND ARE WILLING TO LET ME MOVE THIS FORWARD AS A EMERGENCY TONIGHT, AND WHICH ONE IS THAT THE AGENDA ? OK IT DOES NOT COMMIT FUNDS, AND IT ONLY ALLOWS US TO APPLY.FOR CONSENT AGENDA ACCEPTED BY MAY 31ST. THERE ISN'T A MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND MAY 31ST. I'D HAVE TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING JUST TO HAVE YOU GUYS ACCEPTED. THERE'S NO OBLIGATION OF FUNDS WHATSOEVER FOR THE CITY WILL HAVE A FULL DETAIL OF IT AT THE NEXT MEETING AN AGENDA BUT I NEED A UM, SUPERMAJORITY TO I AGREE THAT IT'S AN EMERGENCY TO ALLOW US TO AMEND IT, AND THEN WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT. OKAY I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO ALLOW IT TO BE ADDED. UM WOULD YOU ARE DOING ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS MEANS? WE HAVE A MOTION. THAT IS , TOO. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA PULLING ITEMS . 345 ADDING THE ADDENDUM TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. DO WE HAVE A 2ND 2ND? OKAY SO WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLLINS. AH ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE, AYE, UH, POST MOTION CARRIES ONTO PUBLIC COMMENT. AH! ONE MORE HE DID
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THAT DONE AGENDA MARGINS. OKAY TOM CAMPENNI. AND IT'S REMIND EVERYBODY THAT POLICE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND ASK EVERYBODY TO MAINTAIN CIVILITY TIME CAMPENNI ST LUCIE CRESCENT SOME GOOD NEWS. I WAS YOUR ONE AND ONLY WITNESS AT A RECENT TRIAL FOR NORTH POINT. AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND MIKE MOORE TELL. I MEAN, I'VE TESTIFIED IN A LOT OF CASES OVER MY 50 YEARS IN REAL ESTATE. I'M GOING TO SAY THAT WILL TELL WAS COMPLETELY COMPLETELY. UH, PREPARED. VERY PROFESSIONAL. I KNOW YOU WERE THERE FOR SOME OF THAT MAYOR. I JUST THINK WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SOMEONE OF HIS CALIBER REPRESENTING THE CITY. DURING THAT TRIAL, OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SAY, AND THE COUNCIL ON THE OTHER SIDE WAS ACTUALLY ACTUALLY VERY GOOD. ALSO SO IT WASN'T THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE TO FACE CASES. STILL PENDING IN THAT CASE IS STILL PENDING. OKAY. THANK YOU, SHERIFF FISHER. PEOPLE SAY THEY DON'T KNOW. HELLO SHARE. FISHER, 45 13 SOUTHEAST BRIDGETOWN COURT . I AM HERE IN REFERENCE TO FAMILY PROMISE OF MARTIN COUNTY . WE GET CALLS DAILY FROM CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. ELDERLY SINGLE PARENTS, EXCEPT THAT NEED HOUSING. WE ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH ALL THE MANY REQUEST, EVEN WITH OTHER NONPROFITS, HELPING CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF THE HOMELESS. MARY'S HOME WORKS WITH UNWED MOTHERS COMPASSION HOUSE FOR MOMS WITH CHILDREN. LONG AS THE BOYS AREN'T OVER THE AGE OF 12. SAFE SPACE WOMEN EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC ABUSE. MARTIN COUNTY SIMPLY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THESE. ISSUES AND DEMAND HOMELESSNESS GRANTING OF THE ARPAIO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN AT AND THE DOLLAR'S GOING TO FAMILY PROMISE OF MARTIN COUNTY WILL HELP US ASSIST MORE FAMILIES AND ALLOW US TO PARTNER WITH OTHER[00:50:03]
NONPROFITS WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS SEGMENT. WE HAVE A PROPERTY IN MIND, AND THE OWNERS ARE WORKING WITH US TO HELP US ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF OFFERING HOUSING TO THOSE IN NEED. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MIGHT WANT TO RECEIVE A FIRSTHAND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES WE FACE. I INVITE YOU TO SPEND SOME TIME IN OUR FAMILY CENTER. AND ANSWER THE PHONES. YOU MAY RECEIVE A PHONE CALL LIKE I DID LAST WEEK FROM A 24 YEAR OLD SINGLE MOTHER WITH A SIX YEAR OLD CHILD MAKING $2000 A MONTH. SHE AND HER CHILD WERE SLEEPING ON HER BOSSES COUCH. OR YOU MIGHT ANSWER A CALL FROM A WOMAN IN HER SEVENTIES. LIKE I DID ABOUT A MONTH AGO. SHE WAS JUST EVICTED FROM HER RENTAL HOME OF OVER EIGHT YEARS. THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN SOLD IT TO AN INVESTOR AND THE RENT HAD BEEN DOUBLED. WITH A TREMBLING VOICE. KIND OF LIKE THE ONE I HAVE RIGHT NOW.SHE ASKED ME. WHAT CAN I DO? I SAID, THERE'S NOTHING THERE'S NOTHING FOR YOU HERE. NOW SHE COULD CALL ALAYA THEY WOULD OFFER HER FOOD SHOWERS. THEY MIGHT EVEN GIVE HER A TENT. SHE COULD CALL THE CAN CENTER. THEY WOULD OFFER HER ASSISTANCE. BUT NOT IN THE WAY OF HOUSING. I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE CEO, AND SHE ACTUALLY TOLD ME THEY WERE SENDING SOME ELDERLY CITIZENS TO BUREAU BEACH BECAUSE THERE WAS HOUSING THERE. SO I JUST NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT'S THE REAL WORLD FOR MANY OF OUR CITIZENS, AND IT'S HEARTBREAKING. WE HAVE AN OPTION RIGHT NOW WITH THIS HOUSING 10 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX. IF YOU WOULD GRANT US THE AARP A GRANT. WE HAVE A FIX RIGHT NOW FOR AT LEAST 10 FAMILIES, SO THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO SO I ASK YOU TO.
PLEASE CONSIDER THAT AND PUT US ON YOUR AGENDA AND WE HAVE SEVERAL HERE. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO MAKE YOUR MEETING RUN A LITTLE LONGER, BUT PUBLIC COMMENT IS IMPORTANT. AND WE WANT YOU TO SEE HER POINT OF VIEW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOHN FEDORA. I HOPE I PRONOUNCED IT CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT ME. HELLO I'M JOHN THEODORIC 1 TO 77 , SOUTHWEST JASMINE THERESE PALM CITY, FLORIDA. UM I'M HERE REPRESENTING FAMILY. PROMISE I'M A BOARD MEMBER. AND I'M GONNA TREASURER. I ASSISTED MADELINE BO ZONE WITH PREPARING THE HARPER GRANT APPLICATION OR ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED BACK IN 2018 SINCE ITS INCEPTION. WE SEARCH FOR A DAY CENTER TO HOUSE OUR STAFF. AND PROVIDE A STABLE LOCATION FOR OUR FAMILIES TO SHOWER. HAVE THE MEAL DO LAUNDRY , ALLOW THEIR CHILDREN TO DO HOMEWORK AND HAVE A RESPITE FROM THEIR CHALLENGING DAYS. WE ULTIMATELY LOCATED THE PROPERTY AT 3 16 SOUTHEAST MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD, YOU MAY KNOW BACK IN NOVEMBER, 2020. IT TOOK US A WHILE TO FIND IT, BUT WE FOUND A SUITABLE PLACE. SINCE WE OCCUPIED THAT FACILITY, WE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS RUN INCREASES OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. WE ENDURED A BATTLE. UH, OF WHO ACTUALLY OWNED THE PROPERTY SO WE CAN NEGOTIATE A PURCHASE. THAT FINALLY GOT SETTLED, AND WE ULTIMATELY PURCHASED THE DAY CENTER IN JANUARY OF 2023 THAT WAS NOT REFLECTED IN OUR APPLICATION. WE BELIEVE WE BOUGHT THE DAY CENTER AT THE HEIGHT OF THE MARKET. UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY RELIEF FOR RECOGNITION WITH THE SELLER OF THE PROPERTY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE TO HELP US PURCHASE THAT PROPERTY. WE PAID FULL PRICE MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NONE OF THIS WAS POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE EFFORTS OF OUR STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS AND GENEROUS DONORS. AS YOU HAVE, AND WILL HEAR. DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS HIGH SINCE SUBMITTING THE RP GRANT APPLICATION IN EARLY NOVEMBER, 2022 WE HAVE SINCE ADDED TWO ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES, WE NOW HAVE A STAFF OF FIVE AND THAT'S NOT EVEN ENOUGH. NOW WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S WILLING TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED PROPERTY AT AN ATTRACTIVE PRICE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE. FORTUNATELY AS I REVIEWED THE ARPA GRANT APPLICATION, I NOTICED THAT THE LETTER OF INTENT THAT WE HAVE SIGNED WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER IS ACTUALLY A $500 LESS A MONTH THAN WHAT OUR APPLICATION REFLECTS, AND IT'S PROJECTED OPERATIONS. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. UNFORTUNATELY AS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3 20 SOUTHEAST MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BOULEVARD WILL BE COMPLETING ITS RESERVE RENOVATIONS AND BE AVAILABLE FOR OCCUPANCY AND EARLY JUNE. ALTHOUGH OUR APPLICATION DOES NOT REFLECT OR GUARANTEED OUR DESIRE TO ULTIMATELY PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY, EVERY FAMILY WE ASSIST HAS AND WILL BE PERMANENTLY IMPACTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHRIS. CHRIS UH, SHIMMER. SHIMMER. THANK YOU. IF I MAKE MY
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NAME WRONG, THANK YOU. NO CHRIS SHIMMER. I WAS A RESIDENT OF MARK COUNTY FOR SEVEN YEARS AND UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO RENT AND RISING COSTS, I AM FORTUNATE LUCIE RESIDENT AND 26 38 SOUTHWEST CAMEO BOULEVARD. UM GOD PUT IT ON THE HEART OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MADELINE ZONE ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO TO HAVE ME PART OF THE BOARD. I DO A LOT OF VOLUNTEERING IN STUART, ESPECIALLY FOR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH. I WAS TRYING TO HAVE REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED, AS YOU GUYS KNOW IT IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO PUT ANY OF THE YOU KNOW, ATTENDANCE OR ANY OF THE FAMILIES AT RISK ARE NONPROFIT DOES SCREEN FAMILIES.WE HELP PUT THEM ON A GOOD TRACK. I'VE BEEN HELPING OUT WITH A MANUAL, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE KIDS WHO HAS MADE IT THROUGH FAMILY PROMISE OF MORGAN COUNTY AND NOW WITHOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THERE'S A HUGE GAP NOT ONLY FOR THE RESIDENTS BUT ALSO FOR THE BUSINESS OWNERS. IT'S A PROBLEM IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, TOO, SO BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE PART OF OUR DONORS ARE TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE. HAVE PEOPLE WHO CAN BE PAID 12 TO $15 AN HOUR. SO I JUST YOU KNOW, I ASKED YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER THIS GRANT TO NOT ONLY HELP YOU KNOW THE FAMILIES AND THE YOU KNOW THE YOUNG MEN WHO DO NOT HAVE ASSISTANCE, 12 YEARS AND OLDER, YOU KNOW WHERE THEY WERE FILLING THAT VOID TO HELP THESE YOUNG FAMILIES WHO WERE LIVING IN THE WOODS TO BE PUT ON TRACK TO ACTUALLY HAVE A HOME. AND TO HAVE A STABLE ENVIRONMENT SO THAT YOU KNOW CRIME AND OTHER THINGS DON'T RESULT IN THIS HOMELESSNESS. SO I, YOU KNOW, GOD PUT IT ON MY HEART TO COME HERE TONIGHT AS A BOARD MEMBER TO PLEASE ASK YOU TO HELP FUND THIS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. REBECCA CRAIG. MY NAME IS REBECCA CRAIG FROM 7 41 SOUTHEAST THORNHILL DRIVE IN PORT ST LUCIE. I'M ALSO HERE TO TALK ABOUT FAMILY PROMISE. I AM A PASTOR IN, UH, BOTH PUMPS CITY AND STEWART AT IMMANUEL LUTHERAN. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF GRANTING FAMILY PROPERTY. PROMISE THE MONEY TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS. I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW DESPERATE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITUATION IS , AT THE MOMENT FOR EVERYONE. UM I PERSONALLY HAVE TAKEN IN SEVERAL SINGLE WOMEN INTO MY HOME OR THE PAST TWO YEARS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE TO AFFORD LIVING IN THIS AREA. I'VE HELPED RELOCATE ONE TO WISCONSIN. I'VE GOT ONE CURRENTLY STAYING WITH ME WHO SHE'S CONSIDERING. MAYBE NORTH CAROLINA, BUT THAT TAKES HER AWAY FROM ALL OF HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND THE COST OF HOUSING HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR MANY EVEN JUST MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE AND FAMILIES TO CONTINUE TO SURVIVE IN THIS AREA. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH FAMILY PROMISE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW WE'VE BEEN HOSTING FAMILIES AT OUR CHURCH. AND THE WORK THEY DO. HELPING FAMILIES FIND A PLACE TO LIVE. HIS HONESTLY BEEN SOME OF WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK I HAVE EVER DONE. AS PART OF MY 14 YEARS OF ORDAINED MINISTRY. WE GET PEOPLE IN OUR CHURCH OFFICE DAILY WHO ARE LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE. THE NEED IS DESPERATE. IT IS URGENT. AND I THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS GRANT REQUEST. THANK YOU. ROBERTA SCOTT. HELLO MY NAME IS ROBERTA SCOTT 27, 36, SOUTHWEST HOLLYWOOD CIRCLE AND PUMP CITY. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC TONIGHT. AND ASKING YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER THE A P R R P A R GRANTS TO THE FAMILY PROMISE. TO HOUSE 10 MORE PEOPLE IN THIS BUILDING. I'M VERY AWARE OF THE HOMELESS SITUATION IS I HAVE WORKED FOR MANY YEARS WITH TENT CITY HELPERS AND VOLUNTEER WITH FAMILY PROMISE, AND I AM CURRENTLY ON THE HOUSING SOLUTIONS BOARD. HOW MUCH THIS IS GETTING TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE IN MARTIN COUNTY.
DUE TO GET LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE HAVE FAMILIES. WE HAVE ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE PEOPLE WITH REAL HEALTH ISSUES LIVING IN OUR WOODS. SORRY. UM. FAMILY PROMISE NOT ONLY HELPS HOUSE PEOPLE, BUT THEY HELPED THEM GET THE SKILLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GET AND KEEP SECURE HOUSING. OUR COMMUNITY HAS HELPED. AND WE CAN HOUSE MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR
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YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, JILL BENNETT. MY NAME IS JILL BENNETT. I LIVE AT 5 20, SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA IN STEWART ON THE BOARD OF FAMILY PROMISE OF MARTIN COUNTY. THE SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING HIT HOME. PUN INTENDED TO ME WHEN MY DAUGHTER'S BEST FRIEND FOUND HERSELF WITHOUT A HOME. SHE LIVED PART TIME WITH EACH PARENT DUE TO DIVORCE. THE HOME HER MOTHER WAS RENTING WAS SOLD LAST SUMMER AND IS A NURSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE. DURING HER DAUGHTER'S SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, SHE HAD TO MOVE IN WITH HER PARENTS IN BROWARD COUNTY AND COMMUTE AND WORK REMOTELY. SHE HAS MISSED MANY ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND DAILY LIVING EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR DAUGHTER, WHO MOVED IN FULL TIME WITH THEIR DAD TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL IN JENSEN BEACH. THE ONLY PROMISE ADDRESSES THESE NEEDS EACH AND EVERY DAY. PARENTS WANT TO WORK AND SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN. THEY FIND THEMSELVES REACHING OUT FOR HELP WHEN THEY NEVER IMAGINED BEING IN THAT SITUATION. LOCAL CONGREGATIONS PROVIDE SHELTER ON A ROTATING BASIS FOR FAMILIES, HOWEVER, THE NATIONAL MODEL OF BEING IN THE SHELTER ROTATION FOR 30 TO 60 DAYS HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO 4 TO 6 MONTHS BECAUSE THERE IS NO PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE, WHILE THE SHELTER MODEL KEEPS THEM SAFE, FED AND LOVED, IT ISN'T MEANT TO BE A LONG TERM SOLUTION. WOULD YOU WANT TO MOVE EVERY TWO WEEKS TO A DIFFERENT CONGREGATION WITH YOUR YOUNG CHILDREN? THE ONLY PROMISE HAS BEEN CREATING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SO THEY CAN MOVE OUT OF SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND INTO A HOME ENVIRONMENT, CONTINUING TO SAVE MONEY AND SEEK PERMANENT HOUSING. LOCAL FAITH GROUPS OPEN THEIR DOORS, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE MEALS AND OTHER ESSENTIALS. DONORS PROVIDE FUNDING FOR OUR FAMILY CENTER AND STAFFING NEEDS. NOW WE NEED YOU OUR CITY LEADERS TO STEP UP AND JOIN US. WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE TEACHERS, NURSES, RESTAURANT STAFF AND OTHER ESSENTIAL WORKERS TO OTHER STATES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO BE HERE. I'M BLESSED. I HAVE A HOME TODAY. I'M CHOOSING TO USE MY VOICE TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN CRUMMY HOTELS, CAMPING COUCHSURFING OR STAYING IN UNSAFE HOUSING SITUATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, NANCY KING. HI MY NAME IS NANCY KING. I LIVE AT 175, SOUTHEAST ST LUCIE BOULEVARD AND STUART. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT FAMILY FAMILY. PROMISE UM, I HAVE TO SAY OUR DIRECTOR IN ST MARY'S CHURCH HAD ASKED MY HUSBAND FEW YEARS BACK. TO GET INVOLVED WITH FAMILY PROMISE WE HAD WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS INVOLVED. IT WAS NEW AND SHARING. MADELINE WERE VERY INVOLVED AT THE TIME AND MY HUSBAND GOT INVOLVED WITH THEM. AND UM I REALLY NEVER KNEW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE. WHO ARE LIVING HEART HOMELESS SITUATIONS. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO WORK. THEY HAVE CHILDREN, AND THEY HAD A LIFE AND THEY HAD DIGNITY AND THROUGH ILLNESSES OR LOSS OF A JOB OR SITUATIONS IN THEIR HOME LIFE. THEY BECOME HOMELESS. A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING THESE DIFFERENT APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE SELLING THEIR APARTMENTS TO MAKE MORE MONEY FOR THEMSELVES. LEAVING THESE PEOPLE OUT. WHO COULD JUST AFFORD WHAT THEY HAD, AND NOW THERE'S NOTHING ELSE LIKE THAT AROUND FOR THEM. SO, UM THIS ORGANIZATION I JUST WANT TO SAY IS WONDERFUL. I'VE MET SOME OF THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE ROTATED INTO OUR CHURCH AND THEY'RE LOVING. THEY'RE HAPPY. THEY'RE THANKFUL. AND THEY'RE THEY'RE HARDWORKING. THEY WANT TO BE ON THEIR OWN. THEY'RE NOT OUT THERE LOOKING FOR FREE ANYTHING. SO UM , I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS PROGRAM IS SO NEEDED AND I AM SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT NEED IT AND YOU WALK AROUND STEWART AND YOU SEE, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S IN THE BACKGROUND AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ABOUT THE BEAUTY AND THE NECESSITIES THAT WE HAVE, SO IT'S VERY, VERY NEEDED. SO I HOPE YOU CONSIDER, UM UM THIS GRANT FOURTH FAMILY PROMISE BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT GOOD MORNING DID THAN ANYONE KNOWS UNTIL YOU'RE INVOLVED IN IT.THANK YOU. I HOPE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS. THANK YOU. EDWARD KING. A K A LION KING. AND I LIVE AT 1 75 SOUTH EAST ST LUCIE BOULEVARD, UH, MEMBER OF ST MARY'S, AS MY WIFE GAVE ME AN INTRODUCTION ON THE PEOPLE'S WARDEN AIR AND I'M, THE HOST COORDINATOR FOR ST MARY'S AND FAMILY. PROMISE, UM I WANT TO THANK AH! LOCATION. THAT WAS GIVEN EARLIER. AH INDICATING THAT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO AND HOW WE'RE TO THINK OF OTHERS AND, UH WHAT THE COMMUNITY THAT
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WE SERVE AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. AND, UH, COMMISSIONER CLARK'S AH, RECOGNITION OF THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHE HAS VISITED THAT HAVE HELPED PEOPLE THERE ARE OVER AT AND AS OF OCTOBER OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR THERE WERE 614 HOMELESS, REGISTERED HOMELESS CHILDREN A LOT MORE THAN THAT ARE EXIST, BUT PARENTS ARE AFRAID TO REGISTER THEM BECAUSE OF FEAR OF POSSIBLY LOSING THEM. UM THE GRANT WOULD HELP ASSIST FAMILY PROMISE IN GIVING SOME DIGNITY TO PEOPLE AS WE HELP THEM, UH, MOVE UP. YOU KNOW, WE WERE GIVING A HAND UP, NOT A HANDOUT. UH AS IT WAS MENTIONED LIVING IN CARS, COUCHSURFING DOING DIFFERENT THINGS RIGHT NOW, I THINK ALL BUT ONE FAMILY THAT WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BUT UNDEREMPLOYED. AND IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER. AND IN MARTIN COUNTY AND STEWART, THE COUNTRY TO AFFORD THINGS, THIS WOULD GREATLY ASSIST US THE LOCATION THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH GREATLY. WORK. FOR FAMILY PROMISE, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU FAVORABLY CONSIDER HAVING LESS RECEIVED THIS GRANT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. CHAD FAIR. GOOD EVENING, PASTOR CHAD FAIR AND LIVID ON STERLING DRIVING PUMPS CITY SERVICE PASTOR OF EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND WHICH IS THE HOST CONGREGATION FOR FAMILY PROMISING. I'M PROUD TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FAMILY PROMISE. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THESE ARE INDEED CHALLENGING AND POLARIZING TIMES TO SERVE IN ANY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO REPRESENT THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF STEWART. I AM HERE, OF COURSE ON BEHALF OF FAMILY PROMISE OF MARTIN COUNTY. UM, UNFORTUNATELY , HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH FAMILY PROMISE OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS . PREVIOUSLY IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA AND NOW HERE IN MARTIN COUNTY, SINCE 2018 OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS BASIC ECONOMICS SUPPLY AND DEMAND THE FAMILIES WE SERVE, LIVE AND WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT DUE TO THE EXORBITANT RENT INCREASES OR MEDICAL BILLS OR OTHER UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THESE FAMILIES FIND THEMSELVES LIVING WITH FRIENDS, CAL, CERTAIN COUCHSURFING LIVING IN THEIR CARS. OR PERHAPS IN THE WOODS.WE MAY BE QUICK TO DISMISS THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD HOUSING. BUT. THIS PUTS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE. THE CURRENT HOUSING CRISIS DOESN'T JUST AFFECT THOSE WHO STOCK GROCERIES OR WORK IN A RESTAURANT. IT AFFECTS NURSES, TEACHERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, WHO ALSO STRUGGLED TO FIND HOUSING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THAT IN MIND, I ASK YOU, TOO, WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY COMMISSION HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REMAINING RP FUNDS AND THEIR FAMILY PROMISE OF MARTIN COUNTY BE CONSIDERED AS A RECIPIENT OF THOSE FUNDS. FAMILY PROMISED RECENTLY PURCHASED OUR FAMILY CENTER ON MARTIN MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD, AND WE'RE INTERESTED IN DETAINING APARTMENTS THAT ARE BEING RENOVATED NEXT DOOR SO WE CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THIS COMMISSION VOTED TO BEGIN EACH MEETING WITH THE WORD OF PRAYER. A FEW YEARS AGO, POPE FRANCIS GAVE US THIS GUIDANCE REGARDING PRAYER. HE SAID. YOU PRAY FOR THE HUNGRY. THEN YOU FEED THEM. THAT'S HOW PRAYER WORKS. I ASKED US ALL TO PRAY FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AND THEN TO HOUSE THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHRIS VEGA. CHRIS IS NOT OKAY? UM DAVID BRADFIELD JUNIOR. DAVID BRADFORD JR. 54 1, SOUTHWEST HONEYSUCKLE COURT PALM CITY, FLORIDA I'M HERE TO STAND UP FOR FAMILY PROMISE AS WELL. BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE MY TIME TO READ A LETTER FROM MATTHEW PRICE, SENIOR PASTOR COVENANT FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH HERE IN STUART. AND IT READS. ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE STUART CITY COMMISSION. FIRST OF ALL, I'D ASK YOU TO FORGIVE MY ABSENCE FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING.
I'D MUCH PREFER TO SPEAK IN PERSON. BUT PARK COMMITMENTS BRITTANY FROM BEING WITH YOU.
THAT SAID, I'M WRITING ON BEHALF OF FAMILY PROMISE OF MARIN COUNTY TO REQUEST THAT CONSIDERATION OF THEIR REQUEST TO RECEIVE RP FUNDS. BE INCLUDED ON THE COMMISSION'S AGENDA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I APPRECIATE APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTY OF YOUR TASK AND MAKING DECISIONS SUCH AS WHERE TO INVEST THESE UNUSED FUNDS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I CERTAINLY WON'T PRETEND TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE PARAMETERS GOVERNING YOUR DECISIONS. THAT SAID, IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO PUT FUNDS SOMEWHERE THAT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE CITY OF STEWART. I DEFINITELY THINK THAT FAMILY PROMISES AT LEAST WORTH YOUR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. JUST LIKE
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ALL OF YOU HAVE SEEN LOTS OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS COME AND GO IN MY 27 YEARS AS PASTOR OF COVENANT FELLOWSHIP HERE IN STUART SOME OF THEM. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH OTHERS WE'D WATCHED FROM A DISTANCE. FAMILY PROMISES, ONE THAT WE'VE PARTNERED WITH, AND I GENERALLY BELIEVE IS MAKING AN IMPACT. AND WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ABOUT SIGNIFICANT LONG TERM CHANGES IN THE LIVES OF FAMILIES THAT ARE APART FROM THEIR ASSISTANCE. WOULD NOT STRUGGLE BUT LIKELY BECOME FAR GREATER DRAIN ON CITY RESOURCES. I APPRECIATE IT FROM THE BEGINNING THAT THE FACT THAT FAMILY PROMISED DID NOT BRING THEIR SHOW TO TOWN BEFORE SPENDING MONTHS. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS GETTING BUY IN FROM LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND BRINGING LEADERS TOGETHER. TO HELP STRUGGLING FAMILIES GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.WHAT I APPRECIATE MOST ABOUT THE APPROACH OF FAMILY PROMISE. ASIDE FROM WHAT THE WAY THAT THEY PULL THE CHURCHES IN AGENCIES TOGETHER. IS THERE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH? UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE? THAT THEY SERVE DON'T NEED HOUSING. OR FINANCIAL HELP. THEY NEED TO BE TAUGHT THE BASICS OF LIVING ON A BUDGET AND SAVING MONEY FOR THEIR RAINY DAYS THAT WILL INEVITABLY VISIT THEM. THEY AREN'T GIVING HANDOUTS. BUT THEY ARE INVESTING TIME TO TEACH AND MENTOR AND GIVING THEIR FAMILIES IN MUCH NEEDED HAND UP, ENABLING THEM TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND STAY ON THEIR FEET WITHOUT ASSISTANCE IN THE FUTURE. GIVEN THE PRICE, GIVING THE RISING PRICE OF RENT IN MARTIN COUNTY AND THE INCREASED COST OF EVERYTHING. THE FUNDS WOULD ENABLE THEM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MORE FAMILIES DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS AND TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. FOR THOSE CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OF THEIR SCOPE OF EFFORTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BELINDA. WELL. GOOD EVENING. I'M BELINDA LOW AND MY ADDRESS 89 33 , SOUTHEAST RIDGE AVENUE. HOPE SOUND, FLORIDA. I DIDN'T COME WITH A PREPARED SPEECH. I CAME TO SPEAK FROM MY HEART. I'VE WORKED WITH FAMILY PROMISE FROM THE ONSET FROM 2018 WHEN THEY WERE FORMULATING THIS AND I'VE WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH THEM AS A HOST COORDINATOR WHERE WE HAVE MEMBERS THAT COME TO PEOPLE THAT COME TO OUR CHURCH. TO STAY. AND WE GOT A COMP. YOU KNOW, WE TALK WITH THEM AND WE COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AND WHATEVER. FAMILY PROMISE STARTED DOING SOMETHING ON. I THINK IT WAS ON A THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHERE THEY WOULD DO ROLE MODELS WHERE WE WOULD GET PEOPLE THAT CAME IN THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE DONORS. AND I WENT TO ONE OF THOSE ON A THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AND WHEN I SAY I SPEAK FROM MY HEART I HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE I WAS IN TEARS.
BECAUSE I MYSELF WAS HIT WITH THE SITUATION THAT I WOULD POSSIBLY BE HOMELESS. THE PLACE THAT I WAS LIVING IN WAS BEING SOLD. AND I SAT THERE LOOKING, AND THEY HAD KID OUTSIDE AND ATTEMPT WITH THE MOTHER. THEY HAD ANOTHER ROOM WHERE THERE WAS A KID WITH THE MOTHER WITH THE BABY, AND THEY HAD AUDITS AND DRIED ROACHES FROM AMAZON. AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT IS THAT? BUT THIS IS WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE LIVING WITH. THEN THERE WAS A VAN OUTSIDE WHERE THERE WAS A MOTHER IN THERE WITH THE DAUGHTER AND I SAID TO MYSELF. THIS COULD BE ME. THIS COULD BE ANY OF YOU.
OKAY? WE ALL TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT LIFE CAN BE SO PERFECT. BUT IT'S NOT BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO WORK. SITUATIONS HAVE HAPPENED WHERE THEY'VE HAD MIRACLE BILLS. THEY'VE LOST JOBS . MY SITUATION WAS ONE OF WHICH MY LANDLORD SOLD THE PLACE. I LIVED IN MY RENT WENT FROM 13 50 TO $2000 A MONTH. AND THIS HURTS. SO WE NEED TO BE CONVICTED OF THIS FOLKS. WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS. IF THERE IS A WAY THAT WE CAN HELP, WE NEED TO DO IT. THANK YOU. IN THE LAST GREEN CARD. KAREN HALL. YEAH. OR KAREN HALL, 17 01 SOUTHWEST BONN CITY ROAD. I I AGREE WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE AS WELL, AND IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE SITUATION WITH OUR HOME WHERE WE WERE FORCED OUT OF OUR HOME AND WE HAVE HAD NO, UH, CLOSURE FOR THIS. WE THE SUPREME COURT SENT THE CASE APRIL 17TH BACK TO THE 14TH A NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE DISTRICT COURT, BUT WE NEED TO EXHAUST ALL THE REMEDIES HERE IN THE STATE COURT, SO WE WILL GO TO THE SUPREME COURT. BUT THE FACT IS, WE KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE HOMELESS. WE WERE THROWN OUT OF HER HOUSE BY OUR OWN GOVERNMENT . OKAY AND SO, YES, THIS IS A GREAT NEED, SO THERE'S MANY REASONS WHY PEOPLE GO HOMELESS, BUT I WILL, UM, SAY THAT I
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BROUGHT I SPOKE TO. I EVEN HAVE FROM MIKE HERE ON THE SEVENTH. I THINK THIS WAS THE 17TH. UM I SAID, UH LET'S SEE WHERE WE GO. I SAY THAT THE ONLY REASON WE'VE ONLY BEEN DENIED JUSTICE BECAUSE THE CITY CHOOSES TO AVOID ACCOUNTABILITY BY INCESSANT PERJURY, AND HE SAYS, OKAY, BUT THE ORDER TO CLOSE THE CASE IS A VERY LIMITED ISSUE. AND THIS IS THE FACTS. OKAY, YOU HAVE AVOIDED RESPONSIBILITY. YOU HAVE CONTINUED TO DEFRAUD THE COURT. YOU WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY EACH TIME. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU PREVAILED. IT'S ONLY DUE TO PERJURIOUS TESTIMONY . THAT'S HOW YOU HAVE KEPT US FROM GETTING BACK IN OUR HOME AND REMEDYING YOUR HARM BECAUSE YOU CONTINUE TO DEFRAUD THE COURT. THIS IS NOT GOOD. OKAY YOU RAISED YOUR HAND YOU SWORE TO DEFEND AND UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION. SO THESE ARE CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES. THESE AREN'T GOING AWAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE DISTRICT COURT. AND THE ONLY READ THE FEDS DISMISSED IS BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WERE ONGOING PROCEEDINGS IN THE STATE CORE.SO WE WILL EXHAUST THOSE AND THEN WE WILL GET A REMEDY. YOU WILL REMEDY YOUR HARM BECAUSE THAT IS DUE PROCESS. OKAY AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE. YOU'RE HERE TO SERVE US AND YOU JUST I HAVE A DUTY TO DO THIS. DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE WAS BLOOD? SHED A LOT OF BLOODSHED. SO THAT THESE THINGS COULDN'T HAPPEN TO PEOPLE NOW MIGHT CONTINUALLY ASKED ME WHAT IT ALL WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DAMAGES ARE? SO I MADE EVERYBODY A LITTLE THING. WITH THE DAMAGES, OKAY? AND YOU CAN IGNORE ME, WHICH HAS BEEN YOUR MODUS OPERANDI. BUT THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE I HAVE TO DO THIS.
I HAVE NO CHOICE BECAUSE OF VETERANS THAT THAT LED AND DIED FOR DUE PROCESS OF LAW. SO ANYWAY, I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU AND , UM AND I'M GLAD WE PRAY NOW BEFORE THE MEETINGS. AH CREECH.
HI AUNTIE. REACH 48 98 SOUTHWEST FOR STREET. UM I JUST WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL MAY NOT BE AWARE OF. UH, I'M NOT SAYING YOU NEED TO GIVE MONEY TO FAMILY PROMISE. I'M JUST SAYING.
THIS HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE. SO I CAME OUT OF LAW SCHOOL IN 2016 HAD MY BAR LICENSE AND I GOT A JOB IN STUART. I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHICH FIRM I WAS PAID $38,500 A YEAR. I LIVE WITH MY PARENTS FOR A YEAR. AND THEN I HELD DOWN A HOUSE WITH FOUR OTHER PEOPLE. SO THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH MY PARENTS. THAT INCOME DID NOT INCREASE. SO I BEGAN COMMUTING TO BOCA TO WEST PALM TO VARIOUS OTHER PLACES UNDER OTHER FIRMS TRYING TO FIND AN INCOME THAT I COULD COME BACK WITH THAT. I WOULDN'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH FOUR OTHER PEOPLE. INCLUDING MEN BECAUSE EVERYBODY NEEDS A ROOM. SO, UM SO FINALLY, SEVEN YEARS AFTER GETTING A LAW DEGREE, I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY HAVE A JOB THAT I COULD LIVE IN MARTIN COUNTY. UM BY MYSELF. SEVEN YEARS WITH A LAW DEGREE. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. SO HOWEVER YOU DECIDE TO RESOLVE A JUST DEAL WITH THIS. UM I UNDERSTAND THERE'S ONLY CERTAIN THINGS YOU CAN CONTROL. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A HARD ISSUE. BUT THAT'S INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THE OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. NO OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. CAN WE HAVE A
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MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS 34 AND FIVE INCLUDING ITEM SEVEN. EMOTIONAL PROOF. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COLLEGE SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLARK EDDIE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. SAYING DONE, SHE SAID, WOULD YOU CALL IT ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER RICH. YES COMMISSIONER CLARK? YES COMMISSIONER COLLINS? YES MCDONALD. BRUNER YES. SO YOU'VE GOT YOUR SUPERMAJORITY AND THAT , UM SEVEN, RIGHT? BECAUSE WHEN YOU WHEN YOU DID THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, THAT WAS MY SUPERMAJORITY NEEDED, OKAY TO[3. INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL (TCRPC) FOR CONTINUING PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES (RC): RESOLUTION No. 32-2023; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF STUART AND TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING DESIGN AND PLANNING SERVICES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
ALLOW US TO GO FORWARD. OKAY SO NOW WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER THREE THEATER. LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR TREASURY GROWTH REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. WE COULD ASK THE ATTORNEY TO READ THAT MAN.DID THAT FEEL GOOD? I HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN A LONG TIME RESOLUTION NUMBER 32-2023 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE
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MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF STEWART AND TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING DESIGN AND PLANNING SERVICES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. KIND OF LIKE MIKE'S VOICE BETTER JUST HAVE ENOUGH. THAT WAS NICE . EVERYBODY'S HAD ENOUGH OF THAT. I'M NOT FEELING THE LOVE THAT WAS SOON THAT WAS WAS SMOOTH, NOT THE BOOMING SO, UH I'LL HANDLE THIS MATTER JUST BECAUSE I KNOW THAT JODI THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE ON CONSENT. THIS IS AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I SEE JESSICA ON THE BACK OF THE ROOM. THAT THIS IS TO PROVIDE SOME ONGOING AND CONTINUED SERVICES TO THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AS IT PERTAINS TO THE FORM BASED CODE , WHICH IS THE CREEK DISTRICT AND THE EAST STEWART DISTRICT. I SEE JODI IS ACTUALLY HERE AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS AS IT PERTAINS TO THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. UM BUT, UH I HAVE TALKED TO DEVELOPMENT AND, UM, IT IS OUR INTENTION MOVING FORWARD THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN HOUSE AS IT STANDS. THIS PARTICULAR, UH, CODE WAS DRAFTED ORIGINALLY BY TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. I THINK THERE'S SOME SUBJECTIVE ISSUES THAT THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WANTED TO SEEK SOME CLARIFICATION ON AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'M COVERING IT ENOUGH. YOU UNDERSTAND? ADD TO IT. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME ON. YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DO. SO IS THIS A ARRIA OF A PREVIOUS AGREEMENT, OR IS THIS AN ENTIRELY NEW AGREEMENT IN TERMS OF IT SEEMS TO ME IT'S A SO THE WAY IT WORKS IS THE TRIGGER GROCERY JOURNAL PLANNING COUNCIL IS ACTUALLY A FLORIDA AGENCY. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING A CONTRACT FOR SERVICES, WE HAVE TO DO IT AS AN INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT EACH TIME A YEARLY IS IT AN ANNUAL? THIS IS GOING TO BE JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF FINISHING UP THESE TWO FORM BASED CODES, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO COME TO AN END AND IT'S OVER WITH UNLESS SOMETHING ELSE COMES FORWARD, THEY'D HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE YOU TO HIRE THEM AGAIN FOR IT. AND WE HAVE HAD UH, SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL IN THE PAST. BUT THEY'RE USUALLY ON AN AD HOC BASIS AS WE NEED THEM. THIS IS FOR CONTINUING SERVICES OF AN EXISTING PROJECT. OKAY THAT WAS ALL. I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION APPROVED A SECOND. OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COLLEGES SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ADVISED ME A BURNER. COMMISSIONER CLARK HAS LEFT THE ROOM AND IF I REMEMBER FROM OUR ETHICS COURSE THAT WE JUST TOOK, WE ACTUALLY NEED TO GET HER BACK THERE SHE BEFORE WE CALL THE ROLL. AND THERE SHE COMES. SO TUESDAY, WOULD YOU CALL IT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY I'M GLAD WE ARE DOING THIS BECAUSE WHEN WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THE FORM BASED CODE , WE AGREED WE NEEDED TO VALUE WEIGHTED ON AN ONGOING BASIS GOING FORWARD AND UH, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE CAN ACHIEVE THE SUCCESS WE WERE LOOKING FOR, AND IT'LL BE NICE TO REALIZE THAT MAYBE EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THAT. OKAY AND I ALMOST FORGOT TO CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM? THING NONE. SUZY WOULD YOU CALL THE BROTH COMMISSIONER CLARK. PROVE IT, RIGHT? YES YES, THANKS. MCDONALD. YES COMMISSIONER RICH YES. COLLINS VICE MAYOR BRUNER. YES. OKAY I DON'T NUMBER FOUR. PAUL WOULD YOU READ THE TITLE[4. ADOPTING A TITLE VI TRANSIT PROGRAM POLICY (RC): RESOLUTION No. 36-2023; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TITLE VI TRANSIT PROGRAM POLICY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
RESOLUTION NUMBER 36-2023 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, ADOPTING TITLE SIX TRANSIT PROGRAM POLICY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, LIKE YOUR VOICES AS WELL, UM FOR THE RECORD WITH THIS IS THIS IS SO THAT THE CITY CAN APPLY FOR AN F DOT GRANT. UM AND, ACCORDING TO DR MAY. A AND F DOT TITLE SIX.POLICY WAS NECESSARY TO BE ADOPTED IN ORDER TO SUBJECT OURSELVES TO QUALIFY FOR THE APPLICATION FOR THIS GRANT. I DID BRING UP AT THE LAST STAFF MEETING THAT WE'RE GOING TO START TO IMPLEMENT A DIFFERENT POLICY AS IT RELATES TO THE ADOPTION OF CITY POLICIES.
BECAUSE WE HAVE A FOR DAP TITLE SIX POLICY AND FIND TITLE, SIX POLICY AND A CITY OF STEWART.
TITLE SIX POLICY AND A CDBG TITLE SIX POLICY AND SOON TO HAVE AN F D O T TITLE. SIX POLICY AND WHEN I ASKED WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WAS, THEY'RE NOT TOGETHER. SO I DON'T KNOW, BUT I DID PULL UP TITLE SIX AND READ IT. AND THIS POLICY IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CITY'S
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NONDISCRIMINATION TITLE. SIX POLICY. BUT ACCORDING TO DR MAY IS NECESSARY FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS TRANSIT. GRANT. NO COMMENTS MOVE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION. SO MIKE CONCERN WAS ON PAGE 38 OF OUR PACKET. ALL OF THIS IS RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD. WITH TITLE SIX AND NONDISCRIMINATORY. POLICY, BUT. ON PAGE 38. ON PAGE 38. AND MAYBE MISS MAKE AN ANSWER THIS.THAT PAGE IS THE RACIAL BREAKDOWN OF OUR NON ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHAT. I D O T GRANT FOR OUR TRAMS. WHAT WHAT? THE RACE RACES OF OUR VARIOUS BOARD MEMBERS HAS TO DO WITH THE D O T. GRANT WHY? WHY DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEED TO KNOW THE RACES? EITHER RACE MATTERS OR IT DOESN'T RIGHT. SO WHY DO THEY NEED TO KNOW THE RACE OF OUR NON ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS? IS THAT TRULY REQUIREMENT, MISS MAY FOR THIS TO GET APPROVED OR HELLO. HELLO. FOR THE RECORD, DR JACKIE MAY CITY OF STUART GRANT ADMINISTRATOR, ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION. CITY MANAGER WE ALREADY HAVE THIS GRANT. THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF AN AUDIT. HOW MANY YEARS IN THREE YEARS THREE YEARS IN WE'RE BEING AUDITED, WHICH WE KNEW WOULD HAPPEN AND AT THE ONSET OF THE GRANT WE HAD COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING THIS POLICY AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER COLLINS IT'S SIMPLY A REQUIREMENT. THE CONSULTANT THAT WAS WORKING WITH F DOT TOLD US THAT WE HAD TO HAVE THIS AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN CITY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS THIS ALL ON RECORD AND MY CORRECT I AM NOT CORRECT ON THIS. THANK YOU. HR ALREADY HAS THIS. SO THIS IS A REQUIREMENT. IT'S STANDARD AND QUITE A NUMBER. REALLY THESE TYPES OF THINGS. JUST CONCERNS ME. IT'S WHY WHY. IT'S SEEMINGLY INNOCUOUS, RIGHT? WHO WHO, WHO REALLY CARES? RIGHT? BUT WHAT IS THE NEED TO HAVE THIS? WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? POTENTIALLY FROM HERE IS MY CONCERN. LET ME SEE IF I CAN ANSWER THAT. ON PAGE 37 TALKS ABOUT DATA COLLECTION AND SAYS THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS REQUIRE FEDERAL AID RECIPIENTS TO COLLECT RACIAL, ETHNIC AND OTHER SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AND BENEFICIARIES. OR OF THOSE AFFECTED BY TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. THE CITY OF STEWART ACCOMPLISHES THIS. THROUGH THE USE OF CENSUS DATA. AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY REPORTS.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING DRIVER RIDERSHIP SURVEYS ITS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND OTHER METHODS. AND THEN IT GOES ON TO SAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE CITY OF STEWART MAY FIND IT NECESSARY TO REQUEST VOLUNTARY IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN RACIAL, ETHNIC OR OTHER DATA. UM IF YOU SKIP DOWN AND ALSO SAYS THE CITY OF STEWART WILL NOT RELEASE OR OTHERWISE USE THIS DATA IN ANY MANNER AND CONSISTENT WITH THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS OR OTHER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. SO WHILE WE DISCLOSE IT TO THE TO THE GOVERNMENT. THE FEDERAL WITH THIS CASE, STATE GOVERNMENT, UM, ADOPTING A FEDERAL PROGRAM. UM AND WE CAN'T RELEASE A DAY CAN'T RELEASE IT OTHERWISE, SO WE WANT TO KNOW THE RACE IF WHOEVER TAKES OUR MONEY BUT DID THE BOARD MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR RACE HAS BEEN SENT UP TO THE FEDS AS A PART OF IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF ICKY TO ME. THAT'S THAT WAS MY ONLY CONCERN ON THIS. IT DIDN'T SEEM APPROPRIATE, BUT I UNDERSTAND OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES WASHINGTON APPROVED SOLUTION NUMBER 26 2023. A JUST TRYING. THANK YOU, JACK. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND MR RICH. JUST CLARIFICATION. MR NICOLETTI ON 37. IT SAYS SELF IDENTIFICATION OF DATA TO THE CITY WILL ALWAYS BE VOLUNTEERING. AN ANONYMOUS SO CLEARLY IT'S NOT ANONYMOUS. JUST WENT WAY OUTSIDE OF ANONYMOUS. YEAH, SO WE HAVE A CONFLICT HERE. I BELIEVE. I'M BACK. THAT IS FOR ANY. YOU DON'T BY ANY WRITERS OR PEOPLE THAT UTILIZE THE TRANSPORTATION IF THEY WERE TO COME FORWARD WITH ANY TYPE OF , UH, AN ISSUE OR COMPLAINT, THEIR INFORMATION COULD BE CAPTURED FOR THAT USER DATA CRACKED. THANK YOU. WAIT JUST SAID I WAS GONNA SECOND, BUT WE NOW HAVE A NEW DRIVER. THAT'S A FEMALE. I NOTICED. I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT GOOD NEWS OUT THERE
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. SECOND OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY UH, COMMISSIONER CLARK. A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR BRUNER ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YOU CALLED IT? ROLL VICE MAYOR BURNER. YES, COMMISSIONER COLLINS. COMMISSIONER RICH YES, MCDONALD COMMISSIONER CLARK. YES AND JUST FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION, EVERY ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE ALL OF THIS AT THE MPO. WE READ YOU EVERY YEAR BECAUSE IT'S ALL FEDERAL HIGHWAY MONEY, SO I KNOW IT'S THROWAWAY. VOTE IT JUST TAKE YOU TO ME. I DON'T LIKE IT. OKAY SO WE'LL[5. RENEWAL OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH STUART MAIN STREET FOR 'MARKET ON MAIN' (RC): RESOLUTION No. 37-2023; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED RFP #2021-203 AND LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THE TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS TO STUART MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION, INC. A DESIGNATED 501(c) ORGANIZATION, FOR THE OPERATION OF A WEEKLY OUTDOOR MARKET PLACE FOR SALES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE, GREEN PRODUCTS, BAKED GOODS, PLANTS, ASSORTED FOODS, AND OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY INDEPENDENT VENDORS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
MOVE ON TO RENEW THE NIGHT STUPID LIGHTS AGREEMENT WITH STEWART'S MAIN STREET AND FOR MARKET ON MAIN, WOULD YOU BUT YOU READ THAT FOR US? YES, SIR. I WILL. THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 37-2023 RESOLUTIONS CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF A NONEXCLUSIVE LICENSE FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED OR A P 21, 2021 2000 OR. 203 AND LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THE TERM OF THREE YEAR TERM THREE YEARS TO STUART MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION AND A DESIGNATED 501 C THREE ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE OPERATION OF A WEEKLY OUTDOOR MARKETPLACE FOR SALES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE, GREEN PLANT AND PRODUCTS. BIG GOODS PLANTS, ASSORTED FOODS AND OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY INDEPENDENT VENDORS PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. UM, WHO'S HANDLING THIS WITH MIKE OR I'M HAPPY TO HANDLE IT. IT'S BASICALLY A CONTINUATION OF THE STUART MAIN STREET OPERATING THE , UH, GREENMARKET. THE LICENSE AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2021. 54-2021 THE INTENTION HERE IS, UM, TO THE REQUEST, I GUESS IS TO CONTINUE IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS. UM AT THE SAME TERMS, I BELIEVE. UM AND, UH, I CAN TELL YOU UM, IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TO DOWNTOWN STUART ON A SUNDAY. IT'S DOING VERY WELL FROM THE STANDPOINT OF PEOPLE AND CROWDS. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT IT IS FULL. UM IT'S SIMPLY THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD AS IT RELATES TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE SCREEN MARKET COLLEGE. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT MY FAMILY AND I WERE THERE YESTERDAY, SO I HAVE REAL TIME FEEDBACK AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT I WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE FAMILY FRIENDLY. YOU KNOW THE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS, UM, SIGNS THAT ASKED PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR DOGS ON A LEASH. I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY NICE HOW EVERYTHING WAS LAID OUT. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME, UM FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT HAVING MORE PRODUCE. AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN THAT FEEDBACK AND STRIDE BECAUSE I COUNTED THREE FRESH PRODUCE VENDORS THERE AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. I PERSONALLY WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT. MOVE BACK TOWARDS THE BRAND OF THE GREENMARKET. I GET THE MARKET ON MAIN REBRAND, YOU KNOW. BUT I DID GET TO WALK OUT OF THERE WITH £24 JACKFRUIT IN A BAG OF LEECHES, SO I FELT LIKE I WANTED UM, FOR ME WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND THIS IS NOT IN ANY WAY TO TRY TO SUBVERT MARKET. I MEAN, I THINK YOU'RE DOING GREAT, BUT I WANT ALL OF THESE. THREE TO LINE UP AND START MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.THESE THREE DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WE HANDLE FROM MARKET ON MAIN, JUST SO IT'S YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THREE YEARS IN TERMS OF WHAT THEM TO ALL LINE UP. SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS SEE IF WE COULD APPROVE. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THIS WOULD WORK BUT SORT OF AN AMENDED VERSION OF THIS UNTIL THE NEXT ONE LANDS OCTOBER. MAYBE WE SO WHEN YOU SAY THE THREE I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CONTRACT WITH FLAGLER AND THEN THE GREENMARKET, BUT I DON'T WANT THE THIRD THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE FOR 70,000. THAT'S THE FLAGLER AND THE 70 TO ME IS ONE TOGETHER, BUT THEY LANDED DIFFERENT TIMES. OKAY, SO, YEAH, I CAN TO ME. IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE MONEY. YES. TO END UP IN THE BUDGET TIME TO LIKE, COME IN OCTOBER. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM. YOU GUYS COULD EXTEND THIS RIGHT NOW UNTIL OCTOBER AND THEN REVISIT. I CAN BRING ALL THREE TOGETHER ON OCTOBER. 1ST JUST THINK THAT WOULD BE PACKAGED BETTER FOR US TODAY. YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S FINE WITH ME. IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ACTUALLY SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS SOME REASON WHY, AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHY. BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT AT ONE TIME, BUT I AGREE. I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM LINE UP, IN FACT, BUT I
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WOULD EVEN SUGGEST IS THAT WHAT WE COULD DO WITH THIS IS, UH, JUST ADD WHATEVER THE AMOUNT OF TIME NECESSARY SO IT GO, SO THAT IN OCTOBER, WE DO THE BUDGET. THAT IT JUST JUST HAD IT'S APPROVED FOR THE THREE YEARS, THREE YEARS AND THREE MONTHS OR WHATEVER IT IS, SO THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION AS WELL. THAT'S FINE, TOO. WHATEVER YOU WHATEVER THE MOTION IS SO THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION IS THAT WE GOOD NIGHT. SURE, SURE. I WANT TO HEAR WHAT CHRISTMAS MOTION BEFORE IS THAT WE SORT OF DO. A TEMPORARY CONTINUING MIND WAS OCTOBER TAKE THE THREE YEARS HAD WHATEVER AMOUNT OF TIME WE NEED SO THAT IT GETS US TO, IT ADDS SO INSTEAD OF THE EXPIRING IN JUNE , IT'S SIMPLY EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH. YEAH I WAS ORDERED. YEAH THREE YEARS FROM THE ASPIRE STEP , YOU KNOW, DO THAT WE WOULD BE APPROVING THIS TODAY FOR THE THREE YEARS JUST EXPIRED THREE YEARS. IT LANDS ON OCTOBER, RIGHT, AMEND THE CONTRACT TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 30TH INSTEAD.IT OF JUNE. 14TH OR WHATEVER IT IS SEPTEMBER 30TH 2020. 456 26, RIGHT. I'LL UM, SECOND WITH JUST A QUESTION. SO WHEN WE WERE QUOTE UNQUOTE LINING THINGS UP, UM ARE WE GONNA MOST DEFINITELY ASK. MAIN STREET TO COME BEFORE US EVERY BUDGET TIME AND LET US HAVE AN IDEA WHAT THEY'RE DOING , AND SO FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT, THEY MUST PROVIDE THE CITY EVERY AUGUST WITH AN ANNUAL AUDIT AND CERTAIN CRITERIA PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT. THAT WILL HAPPEN DURING OUR BUDGET PROCESS. THIS CONTRACT ITSELF IS FOR THREE TERMS, SO IT'LL STILL COME BACK FOR RENEWAL IN SEPTEMBER OF 2026 , THE OTHER TWO ISSUES THAT COMMISSIONER COLLINS IS ADDRESSING. WILL BE COMING UP. SHORTLY I KNOW THE $70,000 FOR SURE IS AND SO AS THEY COME FORWARD, I WILL ROLL THOSE INTO OCTOBER AS WELL. THEY DON'T NECESSARILY THREE YEARS. IT MAY BE THAT YOU GUYS DO ONE YEAR OR 20 YEARS OR WHATEVER, BUT IT WILL ALWAYS BE THAT THEY'RE ON THE SAME TIMELINE OR WHATEVER, BUT THAT MONEY AND EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH OUR BUDGET WOULD BE COMING FOR OCTOBER 1ST ANYWAY. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COLLEGE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLARK. NO PUBLIC COMMENTS TUESDAY. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER RICH YES. BRUNO YES, MA'AM.
MCDONALD YES, COMMISSIONER COLLINS? YES, COMMISSIONER CLARK. CAN I BELIEVE THE LAST NUMBER SEVEN. COMMISSIONER CLARK DIDN'T CONCERN NUMBER SEVEN WAS IN THE SECOND, OKAY? MEETING ADJOURNED. IT WAS IN CONSENT. SORRY IT WAS IN CONSENT. SO MEETING A DRINK. THERE WAS THE BOSS
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