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THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THE REGULAR MEETING OF STUART CITY
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COMMISSION ORDER. UM MARY, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? PLEASE MAYOR MCDONALD HERE. MAYOR BRUNER HERE . COMMISSIONER CLARK HERE. COMMISSIONER COLLINS, COMMISSIONER RICH OKAY. IF EVERYBODY PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE INVOCATION BY BISHOP EDWARD J. SKIPPER YEAH, THAT WOULD BE FOUND BY THE BUDGET. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. SHOULD THE COUNCIL MEMBERS CITY MANAGER, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE PRESENCE OF GOD INTO THIS MEETING. PROVERBS 15 VERSE, 22 SAID WITHOUT COUNCIL PLANS GO AWRY. BUT IN THE MULTITUDE OF COUNSELORS, THEY ARE ESTABLISHED . I JUST WATCHED THIS FLESH OUT IN THE ER, A MEETING THAT WE JUST HAD HERE. THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF WISDOM IN THAT MEETING BECAUSE OF THE ABUNDANCE OF COUNSELORS. SO YOU'RE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE LORD HAS COMMANDED US TO DO. LET'S GET TOGETHER AND AGREE ON THINGS WHICH IS HARD TO DO IN THIS COUNTRY TODAY. BUT YOU'RE DOING IT. WELL, LET'S GO BEFORE THE LORD. OUR GOD. NO FATHER. GREAT CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE. I THANK YOU FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT YOU HAVE RAISED UP IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE WISDOM. OUR PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE ELECTED THEM TO THESE POSITIONS. GIVE THEM THE GUIDANCE AND THE DIRECTION YOU TALK ABOUT FISCAL THINGS TO TALK ABOUT PHYSICAL THINGS TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOUR CHILDREN, BLESS THEM AND ALL THAT THEY DO AND BE HERE IN THE MIDST OF US. WE INVITE YOUR PRESENCE AND IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME, WE PRAY AMEN. THANK YOU. I PUT IT WITH THE FLAG OF THE TREES. ONE NATION UNDER GOD. HAVEN'T YOU ANY ATTENTION TO SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I KNOW WE'RE GETTING SOME BREAKFAST, RIGHT? AND I APPRECIATE THE PRAYER. FISH UP WAS AT A CHURCH SERVICE IN NORTH CAROLINA RECENTLY, WHERE THE PASTOR SAID THAT WE SHOULD IT WAS THAT WE NEED TO GET WORK GETTING HARDER TO AGREE TO AGREE. SO I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. UM OKAY. LET'S MOVE[COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS]
ON TO COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS . UH MR RICH HAVE NO COMMENTS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. COMMISSIONER COLLINS COMMISSIONER CLARK. I'LL MAKE UP FOR THEM. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE HAVE THE CR IMMEDIATE AND WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT DRAINAGE ON A PARTICULAR AREA.THIS IS A COUNTY ROAD, WHICH IS IN THE CITY PALM BEACH ROAD. VERY CONCERNED OF THE AREA FROM 10TH STREET ON DOWN TO 14TH STREET. UM THE CITY HAS PROPERTY ON THE WEST SIDE OF IT. AND THERE'S AN APARTMENT DWELLING ON THE EAST SIDE OF IT. BUT IN THE PAST FEW RAINS EVERY TIME THAT I'VE HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH THERE, THE WATER HAS BEEN VERY HIGH. I HOPE THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO SEE WHAT CAN HAPPEN IN THAT AREA. I JUST WANTED TO, UM TO MAKE NOTE OF THAT. AND I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR BRUNER FOR GOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAD SOMEONE WHO WAS VERY ACTIVE IN OUR 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND SCHAEFER. SHE PASSED AWAY AND COVER SHOT. BRUNO WENT OUT AND MET WITH A GROUP THAT WAS HOT HONORING HER FOR CELEBRATION OF LIFE. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR THAT. WE'VE ALSO HAD SOMEBODY WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY. MILDRED PLANTS. HER FATHER WAS ARTHUR CLIENTS. ONE WAS THE UH, AN ATTORNEY WHEN WE FIRST STARTED MARTIN COUNTY GOVERNOR MARTIN AND VERY LONG, LONG TIME AGO, UM AND SO, AND HER MOTHER WAS ALSO WITH THE CLERK OF COURT AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH OUR HISTORY FOR PASSING THIS WAY, AND WE JUST WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO HAVE LEFT A LEGACY AND WHO HAVE REALLY KEPT THE CITY OF STEWART AND THE WORK THAT WE DO. IN THEIR HEARTS AND IN THEIR EFFORTS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THANKS FOR BRITAIN. OKAY IT ALWAYS GONNA JUST KEEP IT SHORT IN INTEREST OF TIME. UH RECENTLY DID A TOUR WITH SOME LOCALS, SOME RESIDENTS WHERE WE DID A TOUR OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW WATER TREATMENT PLAN, INCLUDING THE R O FACILITY, AND I JUST GOT TO SAY THAT EVERY ALL THE TOURS WERE GREAT, BUT THE BUT PETER OVER AT THE WATER FACILITY WAS GREAT IN THE PHOTO. WE WOULDN'T HAVE LUNCH AFTERWARDS, AND THEY TALKED. THEY SAW THE ARROW
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PLANT. THEY SAW HOW WE MADE A CAR, WATER AND I HADN'T DONE THAT TOUR IN A LONG TIME, MYSELF AND THE FIRST TIME SEEING YARROW PLANT AND I JUST WAS VERY IMPRESSED. AND THE PROFESSIONALS I THINK IT WAS MIKE THAT GAVE US THE TOUR. UH THAT GUY IS AMAZING . PLEASE PLEASE PASS ALONG. HE'S A HE DID A WONDERFUL JOB AND HE IS SO NICE TO HAVE DEDICATED EMPLOYEES LIKE HIM AND EVERYONE ELSE AT THE AT IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT UTILITIES, SO THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON[COMMENTS BY CITY MANAGER]
COMMENTS BY MANAGER UM, I JUST HAD A COUPLE SPEAKING OF THE CITY STAFF. WE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM PROPERTY OWNERS WANTED TO LET US KNOW THAT THEY HAD BEEN PREPARING FOR HURRICANE STUDENTS SEASON AND STARTED TRIMMING THEIR PROPERTIES. AND THERE WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP AND OUR CITY STAFF WAS EXCELLENT. AND THEY QUOTED BOWL CITY CREWS OF TRUCKS. WORKING SATURDAY OR GOOD REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY AND HELPED US VERY MUCH AND WANTED TO THANK THE CITY STAFF AGAIN WITH THAT, AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY, SPEAKING OF THE CITY STAFF ON SATURDAY WAS THE ANNUAL RIVER CLEANUP AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE STAFF CAME OUT FOR THAT SATURDAY MORNING. BRIGHT AND EARLY AND I WOULD WAS OUR HOST AND SPONSOR AND PERSON RESPONSIBLE AND DID A GREAT JOB AND AGAIN. THE CITY OF STEWART CAME OUT STRONG AND CLEANED UP THE RIVERFRONT. OKAY?[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
ANYTHING ELSE, OKAY, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA IS PUBLISHED. A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER COLLEGE. IT'S ALL[COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (Non-Agenda Related) (3 Minutes Max.)]
IN FAVOR SAY, AYE AYE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. THE FIRST SPEAKER I HAVE IS MARK BROOKVILLE. MR BREKKE VILLE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. MARK BREAKFAST TO A SOUTHEAST AS HILDA STREET. STUART FLORIDA. UM, I WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE BUDGET GOING FORWARD BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE CONSIDERING THIS AND THIS IS BUDGET SEASON, A COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON. YOU KNOW, WE ARE A RELATIVELY LOW INCOME COMMUNITY WHEN YOU REALLY LOOK AT IT, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON FIXED INCOMES AND THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT, AND MANY OF THEM LIVE IN CONDOMINIUMS, AND THEY'RE FACED WITH HUGE INSURANCE COSTS. WE'RE SEEING ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO 2, OR 300% INCREASE IN INSURANCE INSURANCE COSTS, AND SO WHEN THESE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THEIR INSURANCE COSTS, THEIR CONDO FEES GOING UP BECAUSE OF THAT. THERE AND THEN, IF THEIR IF THEIR TAXES GO UP OR THEIR FEES GO UP, AND EVEN YOU KNOW THEIR REAL ESTATE TAXES.THEIR UTILITIES. ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY AND ON A LARGE PORTION OF THE POOR PORTION OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND I THINK THAT WHEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY, WE NEED TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE THOSE. AND I UNDERSTAND MILLAGE DOESN'T DO IT BECAUSE OF THE CAPS AND SAVE OUR HOMES AND THAT, BUT REBATING SOME FEES. REDUCING SOME UTILITY COSTS WOULD GO A LONG WAY TO HELPING THOSE PEOPLE MAKE THEIR BILLS WHEN THE TIME COMES, AND SO I JUST IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE DO THE MILLAGE. BUT THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T REIMBURSE SOME PEACE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WE CAN'T REDUCE UTILITY COSTS.
UTILITY COSTS ARE NICE, BECAUSE THEY COVER EVERYBODY THAT USES THAT AND IF WE USE SOME OF THAT MONEY THAT WE GET FROM THE LAWSUIT. MAYBE WE CAN HELP SUPPLEMENT OR REDUCE THOSE UTILITY COSTS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND HELP THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL, AND IT'S GOING TO HURT A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW, LET ALONE THE MORTGAGE COSTS BUT ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT THAT ARE GOING TO HIT HIM, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS DOING OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LAURIE GOV. MISS DOBIE, HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU. WELCOME. GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK. WELL YES. OH MY GOODNESS. YOU NOTICED I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE. I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN BUSY PERSONALLY AND HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO COME TO THE LAST SEVERAL COMMISSION MEETING. HAVING A GOOD TIME. NO IT'S NOT SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYWAY. UM ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DID COME UP DURING ONE OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS WAS ABOUT THE PLAN FOR THE CITY HALL. AND I UNDERSTAND IT WAS SO NICE TO HEAR COMMISSIONER CLARK REFERRED TO AN OLD PLAN AND HAVING LOOKED AT IT AND PROBABLY REVISING. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN 2014 QUITE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, AND I THINK PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL INVOLVED IN THE TOWN CAME TOGETHER TO PUT TOGETHER A VERY EXTENSIVE PLAN ON REDOING OR WHAT TO DO WITH THE CITY HALL. AND I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL CERTAINLY LOOK AT THOSE PLANS MAY BE ASKED FOR SOME INPUT OR PEOPLE IF THEY WANT TO COME BACK ON THAT COMMITTEE. UM AND MY CONCERN, AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE'S CONCERN IS THAT THE CITY HALL WILL WIND UP BEING A WATERFRONT.
CONDO COMPLEX THAT SOME DEVELOPERS GOING TO COME IN, AND MAYBE THEIR SUGGESTIONS AND WAYS TO SAVE IT, MAKE IT A HISTORIC SITE OR WHATEVER IT CAN BE DONE SO THAT THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN STUART AND THE SURROUNDING AREA CAN ENJOY THIS PROPERTY RATHER THAN IT BECOMING PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THAT PART OF THE WALKWAY TO ENJOY THE
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RIVER AND ALL THOSE VIEWS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JUST SAY, GET WORRIED. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE BEFORE THERE'S ANYTHING IS DONE WITH THE CITY HALL PROPERTY WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY A REFERENDUM. OKAY BUT BEFORE YOU GET TO THAT REFERENDUM, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO A LOT OF WORK. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK. YES THANK YOU. AND FINALLY, UH, FRANK MCCHRYSTAL. STUCK AROUND FOR SOME MORE, HUH? YES SIR. I HOPE THAT THE PREVIOUS MEETING WAS A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME.WHERE THE CITIZENS. DESIRES AND WHAT THEY WANT FOR THEIR LITTLE PIECE OF STEWART. NEAR LITTLE NEIGHBORHOODS. CARRIES AS MUCH WEIGHT AS. THE PROFESSIONAL EXPERTS, IDEAS AND OPINIONS FOR WHERE WE NEED TO GO AS A CITY. AH! YOU KNOW, LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. I REMEMBER THE MOMENT I DECIDED TO GET SOMEWHAT MORE INVOLVED. IN CITY GOVERNMENT. WAS PROBABLY GOING ON THREE YEARS AGO. NOW WHEN I WATCHED THE ENTIRE 2.5 3 HOUR MEETING IS ONE OF THOSE RE AROUND SITTING ON THE TABLE AS SOME SORT OF LONG RANGE PLANNING MEETING. AND AT THE END OF THE MEETING, THE FORMER COMMISSIONER, FORMER MAYOR SAID. NOW WAIT A MINUTE. HERE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.
WE NEED TO HIRE SOMEBODY FULL TIME. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW GOOD ALL THIS STUFF IS GOING TO BE FOR THEM. AND THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO GET SOMEWHAT MORE INVOLVED. WITH THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS. SAYING NONE. ON TO THE CONSENT COUNT HAVE A MOTION FOR
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THE CONSENT CALENDAR. NO SHIP. GOOD MOTION BY VICE MAYOR BRUDER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLARK. DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SAYING NONE. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER COLLINS? YES BURNER? YES MR MCDONALD. COMMISSIONER RICH YES,[4. ADOPTING THE CITY OF STUART STRATEGIC PLAN (RC): RESOLUTION No. 31-2023; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY OF STUART; INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT PLAN GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND STRATEGIES INTO THE EXECUTION OF MUNICIPAL BUSINESS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
COMMISSIONER CLARK. YES. OKAY MOVING ON THE COMMISSIONER SHEN ADAPTING THE CITY OF STEWART STRATEGIC PLAN POETRY, READ THE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 31-2023. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSIONER CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY OF STEWART.CONSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT PLAN GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES. THE EXECUTION OF MUNICIPAL BUSINESS, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR THE PURPOSES. OKAY, UM. MIKE WHO'S GONNA BE THERE WE GO. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER JIM CURL, SKI COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD. UM WE HAVE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL PROCESSES AND TO GET TO THIS POINT TODAY. YOU HAD JIM CARREY'S WHO HAS MET WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY. AND ALSO WE BEHEAD ANOTHER STAFF WORKSHOP AS WELL IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THIS POINT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, AT THE LAST MEETING, YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY OF REVIEWING THE PRELIMINARY PLAN AND MAKE SOME COMMENTS. THIS VERSION. THOSE COMMENTS, AND THOSE SUGGESTIONS ARE ADDED TO THE YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN. I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT PERSONALLY, THAT THE LAST TIME THAT WE MET HERE. THE LINE OF DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD, UM, TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THESE IMPORTANT PROJECTS. AND WHEN I SAY THOSE THINGS, THEY'RE THE BIG PROJECTS, YOU KNOW. WHAT DO WE DO WITH CITY HALL? SOME OF THESE SHIFTING AROUND THESE PROPERTIES TO ME, I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE HEALTHY DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS AND FLUSH THEM OUT. SO I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE THAT THIS IS THE I HOPE TO BE FINAL VERSION OF THIS PLAN. SO THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START ADOPTING IT AND MOVING FORWARD AND IMPLEMENTING IT. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSIONS? IT'S ALREADY PRESENTATION, OR IS IT? UH UM WE CAN GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAN. YEAH I MEAN, MIKE WAS WE'VE WE'VE MADE THE REVISIONS THAT WERE REQUESTED BY STAFF LAST TIME, AND WE'VE TWEAKED IT TO INCLUDE UM SOME OF THE QUESTIONS YOU GUYS RAISED.
WE ALSO ATTACHED THE UM 2020 PLAN THAT'S REFERENCED IN IT. UM SO THAT YOU HAD SOME CONTEXT ON WHICH TO TAKE IT, BUT IT PROVIDES SOME DIRECTION TO STAFF. AND ALLOWS US TO MOVE FORWARD AT THIS POINT. OKAY DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER COLLINS? IT'S A DID YOU WANT TO GO FIRST LADIES FIRST. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, SO IT'S . YOU KNOW, ON FACE VALUE, I WOULD ASSUME MAYBE SOME EYE ROLLS FOR THIS, BUT AND 4.2 0.3. PERFORMANCE MEASURES SAFE,
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HEALTHY RIVERFRONT ENVIRONMENT. IT'S PAGE 48 ON OUR THING, BUT I WENT BACK, AND I LOOKED AT THAT SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN THAT I HAD REFERENCED LAST TIME JUST TO DOUBLE CHECK AND MAKE SURE AND WHAT I WANTED TO ASK IS THAT BECAUSE, UM IN PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AND THAT THERE'S THREE PARTS THERE, BUT IT REFERENCES THE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN FOR WHAT WE'RE PURSUING. IN TERMS OF OUR PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, SO IT'S SORT OF GUIDING WHAT WE'RE DOING. WHEN I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TRYING TO PICK FIGHTS, BUT IT WAS. IT WAS VERY I CALL IT LEFT. WAYNE IS WHAT I WOULD SAY BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSATIONS AROUND. THE NUMBER ONE GOAL OF THE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN FIRST OUTLINED. ACTION TO DO IS TO MITIGATE THE HUMAN DRIVEN CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. COMPLETING A GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS STUDY FOR THE CITY. CREATING A GREEN TASK FORCE TO STEER THIS KIND OF STUFF, I THINK IS WITHOUT OPENING THE CAN OF WORMS OF LIKE HASHING THIS ALL OUT AND CREATING A NEW SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN. I JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT WE REMOVE THAT? FROM YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT? WE'RE USING TO GUIDE OUR PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE MOVING FORWARD WITH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. JUST UNLESS AND UNTIL WE'RE REALLY WILLING TO LOOK AT THIS AND DISCUSS IT AGAIN AS A GROUP. AGAIN THIS CAME OUT IN 2020, SO THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO YOUR REQUEST IS TO REMOVE 4.2 0.2 JUST THAT ONE. POINT WHERE WE'RE SAYING THAT. AND I TOOK NOTES. THE WORDING IS PURSUED COMPLETION OF ALL IDENTIFIED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. C I P, INCLUDING PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN. SO I WOULD SAY, JUST INCLUDING PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE OUTLINE AND THE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN. WE SHOULD JUST BE PURSUING COMPLETION OF ALL IDENTIFIED CAPITAL YEAH. 4.2 0.33 PAGE SCROLL DOWN PAGE. YOU'RE IN THE AGE 13 POINT POINT TWO PERFORMANCE MEASURES, SAFETY OR SAFETY, HEALTH ENVIRONMENT. NOT WITH NOT WITH. NOT WITH IN TERMS OF GUIDING OUR PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD JUST BE FOCUSED ON COMPLETING ALL IDENTIFIED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH BECAUSE THAT'S YOU KNOW. I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH TO SAY THAT WE'RE FRAMING THAT IN REFERENCE TO THIS SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN.UNLESS WE WANT TO HASH OUT WHAT THAT'S SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN IS AGAIN IF YOU LOOK AT 4.2 0.1 TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE AND IMPLEMENT LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND TO CONTINUE AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, RIGHT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND BRING WATER QUALITY. EXACTLY. THERE ARE UM, DIRECTION IN 4.2 0.1 AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY'S DIRECTION IN THAT LEVEL. AND THEN YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO MOVE NUMBER FROM 4.2 POINT, NOT MOVING, BUT BUT SORT OF STRIKING OUT THAT SORT OF STRIKING STRICKEN 0.2 0.3 NUMBER ONE. ONE WITHIN PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. IT JUST SAYS I WANT TO SCRATCH OUT, INCLUDING PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE OUTLINE STANDARD JUST AFTER C I P EXACTLY. WHAT'S THE CONSENSUS OF THE COMMISSIONER? I DON'T AGREE COULD KEEP THEM. IF YOU JUST REMOVE THE PHRASE OUTLINED IN THE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN KEEP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, BECAUSE YOU NEED TO HAVE IF WE WANT TO HASH THIS OUT IN MORE DETAIL OF WHAT'S INCLUDED IN HERE. I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE READING THIS, BUT IT'S VERY UH, I KNOW WE ALL WANT TO DO OUR PART TO FIGHT CLIMATE, BUT I DON'T THINK OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD BE GUIDED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD BE NUMBER ONE. CLIMATE RESILIENCY IS OUR GOAL. AND AGAIN I KNOW THIS IS AN EYE ROLL . THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY SHOULDN'T BE A BIG RESILIENCY PART OF THE ACTION PLAN. IT IS, BUT THERE'S ALSO OTHER THINGS INCLUDED WITHIN THIS THAT ARE VERY MUCH FOCUSES MITIGATING THE HUMAN DRIVEN CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. SO THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS IS TO COMPLETE A GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS STUDY FOR THE CITY OPERATIONS. WHY WOULD WE DO THAT? I CAN. I KNOW
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WE'RE NOT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS AS ARE WHAT WHAT'S DRIVING US.INCLUDING WHAT IT'S WORTH, THERE ARE THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN IT. I TALKED TO MR HOGARTH ABOUT IT, AND AGENCIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA WEREN'T PURSUING IT. HE WASN'T ABLE TO PURSUE THOSE TYPES OF STUDIES ANYWAY IN THE CITY WASN'T DOING THEM SO FROM EITHER THIS NEEDS TO BE AMENDED. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE STRUCK OUT, THE ATTORNEY SAID.
WITH THE WITH THE PERIOD AFTER THE WORD INFRASTRUCTURE, EXACTLY JUST SO YOU KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE ADOPTED 2020 PLAN ANYWAY, SO THAT PLAN EXISTS. IT'S JUST NOT MANDATED BY THIS SENTENCE, SO TAKING OUT ACCOUNTED BULL. FOR OR I'M SORRY OUTLINED IN THE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN BECAUSE THAT DOES LIMIT IT TO JUST THAT OUTLINED IN THE CITIZEN INABILITY ACTION PLAN, WHEREAS IF IT'S SOMETHING NOT OUTLINED, IT'S NOT EVEN IN HERE. SO IT IF ANYTHING THAT MAKES IT BROADER FOR STAFF TO ME AND MAKES COMMISSIONER IN MY OPINION, THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY OF GETTING YOUR WISHES ON THIS PLAN WITHOUT HAVING TO DIVE INTO ALL THE WEEDS ON IT. THE OTHER THING IS THAT THE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN STILL STANDS SAYING SHOW YOU LATER CHANGES EVEN IF IT'S NOT BUT IT'S STILL THERE IN THE JUST. IT'S JUST THE IT'S JUST DECOUPLING IT FROM THE STRATEGIC, BUT IT'S NOT, BUT IT'S STILL OUT THERE. IT'S NOT CONSIDERATION, SO I'M FINE WITH MAKING THAT ONE RIGHT AFTER THE WORD INFRASTRUCTURE. THANK YOU GUYS. I MEAN, YOU GUYS, IT'S UP TO THE COMMISSION. BUT I'M FINE WITH THAT ONE CHANGE. I CAN, BY THE WAY. I'M FINE EITHER WAY, SO, BUT I CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE. IF THAT HELPS GET THIS MOVING. IT DOESN'T DECAPITATE THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. OKAY WELL, COMMISSIONER COLLEGE YOU HAVE ANYMORE. OKAY, COMMISSIONER CLARK, OKAY. SO, MR M. MCCHRYSTAL. UM TALKED ABOUT THE C R. A MEDIAN AND SOME THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THOSE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ARE PART OF OUR IDEA OF GETTING NEIGHBORHOOD , UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING NEIGHBORHOODS THAT NEIGHBORHOODS GET THEIR CHANCE TO BE BRANDED TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO GET THERE SPECIAL PLANS AND PROJECTS DONE, AND THAT'S INCLUDED IN HERE ABOUT NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THIS IS YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE CITY AND CONTINUING TO DO AND I'M GLAD THAT HE RECOGNIZES THAT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO DO, AND IT'S IN. IT'S IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. UM, I THINK THAT, UM THAT SAFETY AND RESILIENCE THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, MR COMMISSIONER. UM COLLINS. AS LONG AS NOTHING DECAPITATES IDEA OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH UM DEALING WITH ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE JUST THINK IT HELPS FOCUS ON STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND THINGS THAT REALLY MATTER VERSUS LARGER. ALL RIGHT. SO IN THAT REGARD IF NOBODY HAS ANYTHING, OR AT LEAST TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AND TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 31-2023, WHICH IS A STRATEGIC PLAN. I DON'T HAVE THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION HAS EVER BEEN READ. READ IT, OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE COMMISSIONER COLLINS AS THAT'S AMENDING SECTION 4.2 0.3 0.1 IN THE SECOND LINE, TOO. CHECK OUT THE REFERENCE TO THE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN. OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK HA? 2ND 2ND. OKAY, SO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER RICH NO. MR BROODER. NONE OKAY.
DO THEY HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? OKAY KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT. HMM MARGARETVILLE TO EIGHT. SOUTHEAST DUSTY ON THE STREET. UM COUPLE THINGS JUST IN GENERAL. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO STRATEGIC PLAN AND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A LOT TO MAKE SURE IT'S WHAT WE WANT AND BUT THIS AND THE ORIGINAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN AND THE BUDGET WE REALLY DON'T GET THE PEOPLE INVOLVED. A LOT OF THOSE THINGS JUST HAPPEN . THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS AND SOME THINGS HAPPEN . AND SO MY ONLY COMPLAINT IS THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT AFFECT US LONG TERM AND I KNOW YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND ARE DOING A GOOD JOB. I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT. BUT I THINK ON SOME OF THESE ISSUES WHERE WE WORKSHOP THEM AND DO THEM JUST AMONG THE BOARD. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INPUT AND ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN KIND OF. I DON'T THINK IT HAD A LOT OF INPUT WHEN IT WENT THROUGH. UM IT KIND OF PASSED IN THE HEAT IN THE EVENING, AND NOBODY WAS PAYING ATTENTION, YOU KNOW, AND SO I JUST MENTIONED IT ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT WOULD BE
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NICE IF WE COULD HAVE SOME CHARETTE'S LIKE COMMISSIONER CLARK MENTIONED OR OTHERS SO THAT EVEN IF IT'S JUST TO EDUCATE US AS TO WAIT WHAT YOU WANT IN THERE AND WHY IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. OKAY, THANK YOU. OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, SAYING NONE. YOU SAY WHAT YOU CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER RICH? YES VICE MAYOR BRUNA? YES COMMISSIONER CLARK? YES MCDONALD COMMISSIONER COLLINS, OKAY, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS. AND MR CARESS JIM KAREN HARRIS. LET'S GIVE HIM A HAND CLAP. SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, THE QUIRK HAS HANDED ME A NOTE. THERE WAS A GREEN CARD THAT GOT MISSED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDED TO ME, BUT IT WAS PUT IN THE WRONG PILE. UM STEPHANIE LAMU. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TIME. I'LL BE VERY QUICK. UM MY NAME IS STEPHANIE LAMU AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF INDIAN TOWN HIGH SCHOOL, UM, WANTING TO INVITE YOU TO OUR NEW EVENT THAT'S TAKING PLACE ON JULY 30TH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FROM 1 30 TO 3 30 YOU AS OUR COMMUNITY SPOKESPERSONS ARE YOU KNOW OUR CHAMPIONS TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S A NEW SCHOOL IN YOUR DISTRICT. WE ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLING, NINTH 10TH AND 11TH GRADE STUDENTS AND JUST WELCOMING YOU OUT TO COME TO THE EVENT DO AN OPEN HOUSE TOUR OF THE NEW FACILITIES AND MEET ALL OF OUR FACULTY AND STAFF THAT WILL BE WORKING AT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY SEEING YOU OUT THERE AND HELPING US PARTNER IN GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND I BROUGHT SOME FLYERS AND I'LL JUST KEEP THEM OUT FRONT. WHOEVER'S INTERESTED AND JUST GRAB ONE AND I HAVE SOME IN SPANISH AS WELL.[5. APPOINTING A CITY MANAGER AND ADOPTING AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (RC): RESOLUTION 54-2023; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL J. MORTELL AS CITY MANAGER AND AUTHORIZING AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE CITY MANAGER; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR 7/24/2023 CCM OTHER PURPOSES.]
OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WELCOME ABOARD. THANK YOU. OKAY MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, UH, APPOINTING A CITY MANAGER AND ADOPTING AN APPOINTMENT CONTRACT . PAUL, WOULD YOU READ THE RESOLUTION TITLE? PLEASE THANK YOU. IT IS AN HONOR TO READ A RESOLUTION THERE WILL APPOINT THE 15TH, PERMANENT CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF STEWART. HE HAS TO GET THREE VOTES. YEAH, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WILL LEAD TO EITHER WAY. THAT'S RIGHT. NOT BE ME. RESOLUTION 54 2023 RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSIONER , THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL J. MARTELL IS CITY MANAGER AND AUTHORIZING AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE CITY MANAGER PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE IN FRONT OF PURPOSES. OKAY MR NICOLETTI OR MR MIKE, WHO'S GOING TO HANDLE THIS DISCUSSED THIS? I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THERE IS I KNOW THAT THERE IS ONE EDIT. THERE'S THE PARENTHESIS, IT SAYS. IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERANCE, IT SAYS, SIX MONTHS AND THAT SHOULD BET PARENTHESES SHOULD BE STRICKEN BECAUSE IT SHOULD JUST SAY. UM AS APPOINTED OR AS PER PER STATE STATUTE, OR WAS WHATEVER IT SAID THAT BY LAW IT'S PROVIDED IN BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY 20 WEEKS. IT'S NOT SIX MONTHS. AND I KNOW THAT I HAD SPOKEN WITH COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL, WHO HAD I'M SORRY, MR RICH, WHO NEEDED TO WOOD SAID THAT HE WANTED IT TO BE, UM, FOUR YEARS. I BELIEVE IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO. THREE YEARS AND NOW THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER. NO, IT WAS IN THREE MICROPHONE. YEAH IT WAS. YES YOU CAN TERM OR FOUR YEAR TERM, MIKE, BUT YOU COULD I WAS GOING TO BRING THAT UP TO THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE. BUT I THOUGHT WE HAD AGREED, MR MARTEL THAT IN THREE IF YOU ENGAGED IN THAT WAS THE NEXT ISSUE, OKAY.THANKS FOR THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT. I COULDN'T REMEMBER IF YOU SAID IT WAS THREE YEARS OR FOUR YEARS. THAT YOU HAD WANTED IT TO BE CAPPED. AND THEN THE OTHER THING WAS, THERE'S A PARAGRAPH THAT TALKS ABOUT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. I WAS DOING ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. I WOULD HAVE TO BE LISTED AND CLEAR IT WITH THE HR DEPARTMENT, WHICH I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO ADDING THAT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY MANAGER POSITION.
LET'S REGARD TO THE FORMER ITEM. I JUST I'M NOT SAYING I WANTED I'VE SPOKEN TO OTHER YOU KNOW? OFFICERS WITHOUT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER WHETHER WE WANTED TO BE OPEN ENDED AS IT IS CURRENTLY. OR IT'S IT SEEMS 50 50 SOME SOME MUNICIPALITIES CAPITAL FOUR YEARS OR SO. I THINK THE CITY OF SEWELL'S POINT IS TWO YEARS. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT FOR DISCUSSION HERE, SO WE WANTED TO BE OPEN ENDED LIKE IT IS FINE WITH THE OPEN ENDED BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM A BIG RAISE EVERY THREE YEARS. THAT'S EXACTLY THAT'S WHAT I THAT'S WHAT I FOUND OUT IF WE CAP IT, AND THEN WE THAT WORKS BOTH WAYS
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. RIGHT IT DOES OPEN. UM I JUST THE GALLOWS HUMOR OF THAT IS EVERY CITY MANAGER SAYS. I GET RE ELECTED EVERY TWO WEEKS AND THERE IS SOME TRUTH TO THAT. BUT BUT IN FACT, UM MOST OF THE CONTRACTS THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN DID NOT HAVE A TERM. THERE ARE A FEW THAT DO, BUT MOST OF THEM DON'T. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A POSITION ON MR MAYOR. CAN I JUST SORRY. THANK YOU. CONTINUE YOU KNOW, I DID SEE AH! THAT SPREADSHEET WAS IT, PEPE? WHAT IS IT? YEAH. HIS COMPENSATION IS . IT IS NOT EXCESSIVE BY ANY MEANS. IT'S QUITE SHOCKING, ACTUALLY, WHAT'S BEING PAID TO SOME OTHER CITY MANAGERS? SO I THINK THIS IS AN EQUITABLE DEAL FOR MR MARTEL AND FOR AND FOR THE CITY ITSELF AND THOSE WERE MY ONLY CONCERNS, AND THEY'VE BEEN ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS SOMEWHERE. SO MR NICOLETTI, JUST FOR THE RECORD. UM I KNOW THAT THE RESOLUTION THAT'S PRINTED ON THE. ON THE PAPERS. RESOLUTION 54. THAT'S 2023. AND THEN THE PUBLISHED ONE THAT WAS IN MY PACK. IT JUST SAYS 58 2023, AND I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT IT'S THE SAME RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AND THAT WHEN WE CHANGE IT IS YEAH. OKAY. JUST FOR THE RECORD. MR COLLINS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW MUCH WORK AND ENERGY PUT INTO WHAT HAS PROBABLY BEEN LIKE A HURRICANE. YOU KNOW THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS TRYING TO LEARN A NEW JOB, AND MY QUESTION TO YOU WOULD JUST BE DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DO YOU SURE. ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS? SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HIRE SOMEBODY GETTING SIX MONTHS OR 100% URINE. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. MR MAYOR ASKED TO RESOLUTION $54 2023 I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AT THIS TIME, EVEN IF WE HAVE OTHER DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION THAT WE APPROVE.WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US AND THE HARD WORK FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND STAFF AND EVERYBODY WHO GAVE INPUT TO CREATE IN THIS, UM, EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR MR MORTAL AND FOR MR MARTEL IN, UM , THE SHORT TIME THAT HE'S BEEN ACTING AS THE CITY MANAGER. FOR JUST THE BIG QUANTUM LEAP AND 3 60 THAT HE'S TURNED AROUND AND MADE HIMSELF A MANAGER. AMAZING AND I WILL INCLUDE THAT MOTION TO REMOVE THE SIX MONTHS AND HAD THE NOTIFICATION OF AND DO. COMMISSIONER RICH HAD THAT ONE CUP ONE ASPECT OF THE OUTSIDE THE PARTS I WAS TALKING ABOUT. OKAY SO YOU'RE GONNA GET THAT OKAY? YEAH. YEAH, WE HAVE A SECOND. OKAY WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLLINS. DO WE HAVE
[6. COMMISSION ACTION TO APPROVE A RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF A CITY ATTORNEY; ESTABLISHING TARGET DATES; AN INTERVIEW METHODOLOGY; AND A SALARY RANGE ]
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE CAN FIRE HIM EVERY TWO WEEKS. ALSO YES, THAT'S TRUE. DEFINITELY HOPE YOU WAIT AT LEAST TWO WEEKS. WELL, THAT'S REASSURING TO HEAR, UH, ON THAT NOTE. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? MRS RUDGE. HELLO REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY FIRST OF ALL, I AM GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE I CAN SPEAK MY FIVE MINUTES. I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOU GUYS THAT YOU THAT YOU DO THAT YOU PUT THE TIME IN. UM BUT I JUST YOU KNOW , IT'S SUCH A SMALL TOWN AND WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE THE. WE HAVE. WE JUST SWITCHED THE MANAGER, AND THEN WE SWITCHED THE ATTORNEY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO WISH MR MOORE TELL WELL BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD ALL GET SECOND CHANCES, AND I ANYBODY THAT KNOWS ME. I'M NOT ASHAMED TO SAY I FIND MR MARTEL , MR NICOLETTI BAD PLAYERS ON THE FIELD, BUT EVERYBODY SHOULD GET A SECOND CHANCE. I, UM I JUST HOPE I LIKE THE OPEN ENDED PART OF IT. AND I DID WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH ARE WE PAYING HIM? THAT WASN'T HERE. HOW MUCH IS IT TO 25 0? ALRIGHT WELL, HOPEFULLY GIVE SOME IT AWAY. AND ANYWAY, IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL. BUT YEAH , I LOVE YOU ALL. PRAY FOR YOU ALL THE TIME, BUT, YEAH, EX. NAY, ON THESE TWO. THANK YOU.HEY, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? SIGNAL TO SAY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER RICH? YES, MR BRUNER. YES MACDONALD. YES CLARK? YES INFORMATION. COLLINS YES, PLEASE WELCOME ME AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT NOW WE GOT TO
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SPEND MONEY ON NEW BUSINESS CARDS. FIRST REVIEWING TO BRITISH, NOT TODAY, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. OKAY WHEN I'M FIRED NEXT WEEK. YEAH RIGHT. MAKE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. I'LL GIVE YOU A SPEECH. OKAY, SO, UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX COMMISSION ACTION TO APPROVE RECRUIT THE PROCESS FOR THE HIRING OF A CITY ATTORNEY PAUL, WOULD YOU, MR MAYOR? THANK YOU. I'VE SUBMITTED TO YOU REPORT AND I'VE MET WITH BOTH THE MANAGER AND THE HR DIRECTOR REGARDING HOW TO BEST, UM, MOVE FORWARD TO FIND A PERMANENT CITY ATTORNEY. AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO YOU IS A FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE. BUT BUT IT'S ONE THAT I THINK IS DOABLE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY IN PLACE. UM RIGHT AROUND OCTOBER 1ST. AND BASICALLY THE IDEA OF IT IS BEGINNING TOMORROW THEY WILL ADVERTISE BOTH LOCALLY AND STATE WIDE TO FIND. SOMEBODY WHO HAS, UH CITY COUNTY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ATTORNEY EXPERIENCE . WE'RE RECOMMENDING A SALARY RANGE AND THE 1 92 TO 10. UM RANGE FOR THE POSITION. AND UM, AND WE'RE ALSO SUGGESTING THAT WE LIMITED TO SOMEBODY THAT WILL RESIDE WITHIN 25 MILES OF CITY HALL WITH ANY YEAR OR SO OF APPOINTMENT. THE THERE IS A MEMBER FROM YOU VERSUS CAME OUT OF HR. HEAD OF DESCRIPTION. CITY OF ONE YEAR VERSUS TWO YEARS FOR THAT, OKAY, AND I'M NOT TIED TO THE YEAR TWO IS FINE. AND UM, BUT BUT THE IDEA OF IT EVENTUALLY HAVING SOMEONE THAT DOES RESIDE IN THE AREA. IS FAIRLY IMPORTANT. THERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO TOOK A POSITION AND CONTINUES TO LIVE. VERY FAR AWAY AND MIAMI AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND TO YOU OR WANT TO SEE HAPPEN. TO THE CITY. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS TO BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED WITHIN TWO YEARS. AND, UM. AND WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE POOL LOOKS LIKE TO SEE IF THE PERSON IS ALREADY BOARD CERTIFIED. MOST LAWYERS WHO HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE CAN BECOME CERTIFIED WITHIN THAT TWO YEAR PERIOD BY TAKING COURSES AND THEN TAKING THE EXAM SITTING FOR THE EXAM AND GETTING ENOUGH CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS, SO THE THING THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE GOOD TO DECIDE THIS EVENING. IF YOU POSSIBLY CAN IS TO DECIDE A SCREENING COMMITTEE BECAUSE IF WE GET SEVERAL APPLICANTS, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE EACH GOING TO WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM. WE'VE HISTORICALLY WE'VE DONE IT WITH THE HIS THE HR DIRECTOR CERTAINLY I'M HAPPY TO SIT AND SCREEN. I HAVE NO AMBITIONS TO BE YOUR PERMANENT CITY ATTORNEY.AND THEN ONE LOCAL ATTORNEY, USUALLY SELECTED FROM THE COMMUNITY TO REVIEW AND THEN AS CITY COMMISSIONER. THAT'S HOW WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST. UM IT'S WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL.
THERE ARE AN INTERNET VARIETY OF WAYS TO DO IT, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THAT ONE HAS HAS SERVED US PRETTY WELL IN IN THE PAST THROUGH THE PAST COUPLE OF APPOINTMENTS. AND THEN, UM, LOOKING FOR COMMITMENT OF 4 TO 5 YEARS FROM THAT INDIVIDUAL, AND I THINK THAT'S THAT'S AN INDIVIDUAL THING. I DON'T AGAIN . I DON'T THINK THAT IT NEEDS TO BE IN THE CONTRACT. BECAUSE THE CONTRACT IS FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD. BUT UM, BUT IT WOULD NOT DO WELL FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES.
CERTAINLY TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME FOR A YEAR OR TWO. YOU REALLY NEED SOMEBODY THAT THAT THAT CAN DO IT FOR LONGER THAN THAT, AND SO WE'RE PREPARED TO GO FORWARD. YES. YES WHAT I'VE OUTLINED TO THE COMMISSION IS ACCEPTABLE. AND IN FACT, EVEN AS SOON AS START TO ADVERTISE TOMORROW. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION . UM THE QUESTION FOR YOU ALL IS WHAT DOES THIS SCREENING COMMITTEE LOOK LIKE? I KNOW. UH AT LEAST A COUPLE OF YOU HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN IT. AND
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UM AND I THINK YOU NEED TO MAYBE DEAL WITH THAT. BUT THE SALARY I'M SATISFIED. IS REASONABLE AND FAIR AT EITHER OF THOSE LIMITS TO THE RANGE. DEPENDING ON THE EXPERIENCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT, UM YOU ULTIMATELY HIGHER NO. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY SO MR NICHOLAS AREAS AS WELL AS OUR COMMISSION. IS IT OUR GOAL AND VISION? TO HIRE AN INDIVIDUAL VERSUS DOING SOMETHING LIKE WHAT INDIAN TOWN AND SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES DO, WHERE THEY HIRE A LAW FIRM AND THEN THE LAW FIRM. UM SENDS AN INDIVIDUAL, EVEN THE SCHOOL BOARD. I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING I'M AWARE OF THAT. AND UM WE HAVE HISTORICALLY LOOKED AT THAT THE CITY HAS REJECTED IT ONE BECAUSE OF COST, WHICH IS MUCH HIGHER. AND TWO BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET THE KIND THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT YOU GET WITH WITH SOMEBODY HERE FULL TIME. SOMEBODY DEDICATED TO MY ACCOUNT MUCH MONEY. HAVE YOU SAVED THE CITY IN THE LAST EXACTLY RIGHT HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS, BUT IT'S ALSO IF SOMEBODY'S WORKING IN ANOTHER FIRM WHILE THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB, THEY'RE NOT.FIRST OF ALL GOING TO BE LIVING IN THE CITY. SECONDLY, THEY DON'T BECOME PART OF THE STAFF OF THE CITY. EVERYTHING IS A IS ADJUSTED THE JOB OR WHATEVER THEY DON'T ABILITY. INFORMATION FROM STAFF THAT IS CRITICAL TO BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING. THANK YOU. MR MAYOR. CAN I JUST CONTINUE? UM DO YOU NEED THE NAME OF A SUGGESTED ATTORNEY OR FOR THE FOR THE REVIEW TEAM, OR DO YOU? UM ARE YOU GUYS GONNA PICK UP SOMEBODY OR DO YOU NEED SOMEBODY FROM US? I MEAN WELCOME SUGGESTIONS. SHIELDS MCMANUS. BUT SCOTT KIDNAPPED BECAUSE HE'S A LITIGATOR AND EITHER EITHER OF THEM WITH SCOTT. YEAH EITHER OF THEM WOULD BE FUN AND SHIELDS IS JUST MET MCMANUS RETIRED JUDGE MCMANUS IS A IS A VERY GOOD GUY, TOO. SO, YEAH. UM FORMER JUDGE, WHICH IS NICE. YEAH COMMISSIONER RICH DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP DOWN THERE? NO I JUST I THINK THE BEST QUALIFIED COMMISSIONER TO SIT ON THIS WOULD BE YOU, MR MAYOR. BECAUSE OF YOUR LENGTHY TENURE AND UNDERSTAND THE REQUIREMENTS AND YOU UNDERSTAND THE PERSONALITIES AND THAT'S UP TO YOU ALL I WOULD JUST LIKE I MEAN, THAT IS MY STRONG SUGGESTION WOULD JUST ASK THAT IF WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED, WE'D BE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED. IT SHOULDN'T BE THE ANY OF US ARE BOXED OUT IF WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS, THE SUNSHINE VIOLATES THE INVOLVEMENT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE COMMITTEES. BUT NO MATTER WHAT THE CITY COMMISSION WILL END UP THE LAST STAGE WOULD BE.
LET'S SAY IT WAS NARROWED DOWN TO FIVE PEOPLE. YOU WOULD LITERALLY DO LIKE A ROUND ROBIN OF 30 MINUTE INTERVIEWS OF ALL FIVE WOULD MEET WITH ALL FIVE OF YOU, AND THEN YOU GUYS WOULD LITERALLY COME TO THIS DIOCESE AND DISCUSSED IT AND DECIDED IF IT WAS NARROWED DOWN TO THREE PEOPLE. IT WOULD BE STAGGERED, BUT YOU'D STILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT THOSE SAME YOU'D HAVE 11 ON ONE INTERVIEWS AND DISCUSSIONS. THERE WERE THERE WOULDN'T BE NO CIRCUMSTANCES I CAN IMAGINE WHERE A NAME WOULD JUST BE POPPED UP, AND HERE'S A RESUME AND YOU KNOW, WITHOUT YOUR IN DEPTH INTERVIEW OF THAT PERSON. HOW DO WE HOW DO WE GUARANTEE SORT OF THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF APPLICANTS ARE ABLE TO BE IN FRONT OF EACH OF US? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? HOW DO WE GUARANTEE IT'S NOT JUST ONE OR TWO NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN FILTERED OUT. LET'S SAY 20 PEOPLE APPLY, AND THAT COMMITTEE COMES UP WITH ONE OR TWO FOR US TO CHOOSE FROM HIS. IT'S SORT OF WHAT I WANT TO AVOID LIKE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT WITH THE HELP OF HR DOWN FIRST OF PEOPLE WHO MEET THE MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS, RIGHT PEOPLE THAT DON'T EVEN MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS THERE A NUMBER THAT SHOULD BE SET. FOR WHAT IS BROUGHT FORTH. HOW DOES THIS WORK HISTORICALLY, GENERALLY, 3 TO 5 NAMES? UH IN THE PAST, WHEN WE DON'T CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY WHEN WE'VE GONE OUT, UM AND I WILL TELL YOU BACK IN 2011 WHEN MR NICOLETTI BECAME WE WERE LOOKING FOR A VERY SPECIFIC SITUATION OF A SECURITY. I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY WORK PART TIME AND THE ATTORNEY WE END UP HIRING WORKED PART TIME HERE AND HE AND THEN HIGHLANDS AS THE SHERIFF'S ATTORNEY IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY LATER ON WHEN HE LEFT, AND WE WENT TO HIRE ANOTHER ATTORNEY WE HAD WE INITIALLY DECIDED TO GO WITH THAT SAME MODEL. AND WE IT CAME DOWN TO, UM, I THINK THREE ATTORNEYS, BUT
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THEY MET THE QUALIFICATIONS. ONE WAS MR MARTEL. ONE WAS. I DON'T REMEMBER WHO THE THIRD PERSON WAS. AND THERE WAS A SOMEONE FROM ST JOHN'S COUNTY AT A HEATED BOAT. UM THIS GENTLEMAN FROM SAINT JOHNS COUNTY WAS VOTED TO BE THE CITY ATTORNEY. AND THEN HE CAME IN TO NEGOTIATE HIS CONTRACT AND SAID THAT HE WENT WORK PART TIME FOR THAT MONEY. AND SO THAT FELL THROUGH, SO WE STARTED OVER AND WE CAME BACK. I THINK WITH THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND WE MADE THE JOB A FULL TIME POSITION AT THIS POINT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE HIRED MR MARTEL CITY ATTORNEY AND YOU SAT ON THOSE. YOU SAT ON THOSE SMALL COMMITTEES. THAT WAS YOU. UH KELLY GLASS LIGHTING SAT ON ONE OF THEM THEN YOU SAID ON THE OTHER ONE SAID ON TWO OTHER ONES. OKAY SO DO WE HAVE? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? JUST ANOTHER POINT. IF IT'S 3 TO 5 APPLICANTS THAT WILL BE CONFUSING ENOUGH TO TRY AND PICK AND CHOOSE BETWEEN 20 0. I'M NEW HERE, BUT I'VE HIRED PEOPLE. I'VE INTERVIEWED PEOPLE IN MY BUSINESS. I HAVEN'T CITY ATTORNEY BUT. I ENJOY THAT PROCESS. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO BE INVOLVED AND YOU'LL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF I FEEL LIKE IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS. I'LL MAKE TOURS. WE'RE THERE WE COULD DO AND CAN DO EVEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS COMMITTEE. IS TO HAVE UM, HAVE YOU ACTUALLY RECENTLY THOSE APPLICATIONS AND THEN IF OKAY. PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO YOU. YEAH EXACTLY. IT'S SOMETHING I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT WRIST, THEN FEEL FREE TO LET US KNOW SO WE CAN. NO WE CAN'T MAGIC, REMEMBER? DON'T MY CITY MAN. WE RANK THEM BEFORE WHILE THE COMMITTEE SEES IT. NO, I DON'T THINK I WOULD DO THAT. I THINK I WOULD. JUST IF YOU SEE AN APPLICATION THAT YOU THINK WARRANTS. FOR FURTHER REVIEW. THEN CERTAINLY LET THEM. UM BUT ONE OF US KNOW EITHER. I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I THINK ARMY. OF COURSE, I THINK I TRUST THAT THE PROCESS WILL. I THINK I CAN THINK I CAN HELP YOU REST ASSURE YOU'LL GET YOUR OPPORTUNITY. UM IN THE PAST, WITH THE COMMITTEE REALLY FOCUSED WAS JUST VETTING THE QUALIFICATIONS AND IN QUITE HONESTLY, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY GONNA BE UPDATED. WILL BE RELIED ON FROM HIS FIRST HR FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, BUT THE ESPECIALLY THE OUTSIDE ATTORNEY . I FOUND THAT THE OUTSIDE ATTORNEY IS VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE THEY MAY ASK JUST A FEW QUESTIONS THAT ARE MORE INTRICATE AND LEGAL THAT NONE OF US WOULD PROBABLY REALLY GET THAT JUST INQUIRE INTO THEIR EDUCATION AND A FEW OTHER THINGS , UM, FOR APPROVAL. OKAY WITH BUT B S THE COMMITTEE MEMBER. IS THAT YES. YES MR MAYOR, MATURE COMMISSIONER RICH. ONE MORE COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT. PLEASE DON'T IGNORE SEE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, LIFTING AND CARRYING OBJECTS OF MODERATE WEIGHT £30 BECAUSE I WILL BE BRINGING A £30 WEIGHT TO MY INTERVIEWS. THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUALIFICATIONS AFTER THE WORKSHOP, WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN DO IT AND WHEN I WAS CARRYING THOSE BIG JUGS OF THAT STUFF BEHIND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, MR MAYOR, DOES THAT INCLUDE, UM HAVING THE HAVING THE EITHER DECIDED ON MR FORMER JUDGE MCMANUS. OR MISCONDUCT. CORLETT THAT MR NICOLETTI LOOK INTO IT, PAUL. IT'S PROBABLY BEST UNAVAILABILITY. YEAH IT MIGHT JUST BE BASED ON THAT. SO THIS FIELD WITHIN THE CITY.NEITHER ONE OF THEM TO ACTUALLY MOST OF THE ATTORNEYS IN TOWN. DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY. UM, BUT . IT DOESN'T MATTER. BOTH HAVE PRACTICED HERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. YEAH I KNOW SCOTT PRACTICES IN THE CITY AND SO DOES, UH, DOES SHIELD SO AND SHIELDS WAS DOWNTOWN FOR YEARS.
YEAH BOTH OF THEIR OFFICES ARE IN THE CITY. OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR BRUNA. YOU HAVE A 2ND 2ND BY COMMISSIONER COLLINS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? MARK. SO I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE. THE MOST UNUSUAL AND POTENTIALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT ANY CITY HAS EVER HAD IN THAT WE HAVE A PERSON WHO IS AN ATTORNEY AND IS ALSO THE CITY MANAGER. WHICH SHOULD HELP REDUCE SOMEWHAT OUR LEGAL COSTS BECAUSE HE ALREADY KNOWS THE ANSWER. AND SECOND, WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE A PERSON BACKING HIM UP ON A PART TIME BASIS WHO WAS A CITY MANAGER AND IS AN ATTORNEY. AND IT SEEMS FOOLISH NOT TO USE THAT. I MEAN, DO WE REALLY? AND IT GETS TO
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WHAT COLLINS WAS SAYING THAT HE YOU KNOW IF WE THEN NEED TO HIRE SOMEBODY ELSE FOR A LITIGATOR? WE GO TO A FIRM AND HIRE SOMEBODY FOR THAT, BUT IT'S JUST PAUL'S GOT SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY AND EVERYTHING ELSE, SO I JUST SAID PAUL, UM, LET HIM BE ANYWAY. TAKE IT VACATION. THAT'S WHY SHE'S HERE WAITING ALONE. DON'T RAISE MY HAND. KAREN DID YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SEE YOU? JUST UH WELL TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT COMMISSIONER COLLINS SAID. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE, AND IT AFFECTS A LOT OF THINGS. AND I'LL JUST READ THIS IS A ACTUALLY FROM OUR LAST MANAGER RIGHT BEFORE HE LEFT AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY SO I TOLD DAVE DIES THAT I WAS GOING TO GIVE JUNO BEACH A HEADS UP OF WHAT HOW HE DIDN'T DO WELL AS A CHIEF OF POLICE AND A MANAGER. AND HE SAID, WHAT IS MY PAST WITH YOU? I WASN'T INVOLVED IN YOUR HOUSE SITUATION AT ALL. I ALWAYS THOUGHT WE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. I SAID WE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE I CONTINUALLY FORGIVE YOU, DAVID. I WAS ILLEGALLY DETAINED, BULLIED BY THE POLICE LOST MY DRIVER'S LICENSE WHEN YOU WERE THE CHIEF AND NOW YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT. YOU HAVE MORE TELL ARE THICK AS THIEVES AND I HAVE EMAILS ASKING YOU TO REIN HIM IN. BUT YOU HAVE TOTALLY IGNORE ME. YOU HAVE ALWAYS IGNORED ME WITH ANY ISSUE, BUT I CHOOSE TO FORGIVE YOU. THEN HE SAID, OKAY, I WASN'T THE CHIEF DURING YOUR HOME SITUATION. I HAVE TALKED TO YOU MANY TIMES TO LET YOU KNOW MIKE DOES NOT WORK FOR ME. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER LEGAL, SO THIS IS MY CONCERN.OKAY? THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER WHEN WE KEEP SWITCHING ALL THE PARTS AROUND, AND THEN WE GET THE CITY MANAGER AND THEN HE'S THE ATTORNEY. AND WE'RE MR BROOKVILLE, CAESAR AS A GOOD THING I WANT TO WARN YOU. IT ALSO CAN BE A BAD THING FOR CERTAIN CASES. OKAY, I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE. SO LET'S BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHO I HOPE WE HIRE SOMEONE FROM THE AREA. I HOPE WE DON'T SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO GET AN ATTORNEY. I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY GREAT ATTORNEYS HERE. AND UM YEAH, I DON'T LIKE JUST A COUPLE OF PEOPLE PICKING AN ATTORNEY. I UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T TRUST SOME OF YOU. BUT ANYWAY, I WISH YOU WELL AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? SAYING DONE CULTURAL. MR MCDONALD. COMMISSIONER COLLINS. YES.
BRUNER? YES. COMMISSIONER CLARK . YES COMMISSIONER. RICH OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVIE GONE, UM. ITEM SEVEN COMMERCE AVENUE LLC PETITION FOR VOLUNTEERING ANNEXATION. HAS
[7. COMMERCE AVENUE, LLC PETITION FOR A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION (QUASIJUDICIAL) (RC): ORDINANCE No. 2517-2023; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, ANNEXING A PARCEL OF LAND FRONTING ON SE COMMERCE AVENUE, CONSISTING OF 1.45-ACRES, SAID PARCEL BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO; 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.]
ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE THE LAST MEETING. UH IS THIS COURSE I'D USUAL. YES IT IS TO GET THIS CARD OUT HERE. READ THE ORDINANCE WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT. YES PLEASE. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 17 2023, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA.THE NEXT THING A PARCEL OF LAND FRONTING ON SOUTHEAST COLUMBUS AVENUE, CONSISTING OF 1.45 ACRES. PARCEL BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED THINGS OF IT A TASK HERE TOO. PROVIDING DIRECTIONS THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR REPEATABLE ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERAL ABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ANOTHER PURPOSES. THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY EX PARTE A COMMUNICATIONS. I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER RICH ON THIS MATTER.
COMMISSIONER COLLEGE COMMISSIONER CLARK. I'VE KNOWN, AND I'M HERE WITH AN OPEN MIND.
THANKS MR BRUNER DONE AND I HAVE NO EXPERTISE IN COMMUNICATION SINCE THE LAST MEETING, AND I'M HERE WITH AN OPEN MIND. CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE ANY POTENTIAL WITNESSES UNDER OATH? YOU HAVE ANY WITNESSES? BIKE. THAT WOULD BE YOU PLACING THEM UNDER OATH. WOULD YOU GUYS STAND AND RAISE YOUR HAND? SO YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. THE ATTORNEY. YOU SWEAR FROM TESTIMONY ABOUT TO GIVE IT WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH OF OKAY. AND WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, NOT YOU, CHRIS. BUT WHEN YOU COME TO THE PARTY AND PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, AND CHRIS, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US A BRIEF PRESENTATION? HAS THERE BEEN ANY CHANGES IN THIS ITEM SINCE THE LAST NOT ON THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL? WE GOTTA GET THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. YEAH GO THROUGH THE YELLOW CARD FIRST . OKAY SPEED IT UP THIS TIME AS FAST AS I CAN. UM SO, MIKE, DO YOU HAVE ANY PRESENTATION? OKAY PLEASE. CAN YOU SAY THAT INTO THE MICROPHONE? JUST SO I HAVE IT UNTIL YOUR NAME. GOOD EVENING , MIKE MCCARTHY, MCCARTHY, LAND PLANNING AND DESIGN AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT. I HAVE NO FURTHER TESTIMONY OR PRESENTATION PROVIDE UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. SAYING NONE. THE PETITIONER WHAT YOU WANT TO OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. OKAY THE. THE
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PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE HAS NOW ENDED. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? SAYING NONE. OKAY NOW WE CAN DELIBERATE AND MAKE A MOTION. AND FOR APPROVAL. 2ND 2ND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR BRUNER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER COLLINS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION. SAYING NONE SO THEY WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER COLLINS? YES, MCDONALD. YES COMMISSIONER. RICH MAYOR BRUNA? YES, COMMISSIONER CLARK? YES? OKAY I DON'T EIGHT,[8. COMMERCE AVENUE, LLC, SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT (RC): ORDINANCE No. 2518-2023; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, FOR A SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT AS DEFINED IN F.S.§163.3187; AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 1.45-ACRE PARCEL FROM THE FUTURE LAND USE OF INDUSTRIAL (COUNTY) TO THE FUTURE LAND USE OF INDUSTRIAL (CITY); AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP; 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.]
WHICH IS NOT QUASI JUDICIAL, OKAY. COMMERCE AVENUE LLC. SMALL SCALE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT. PAUL, WOULD YOU READ THE TITLE IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 18 2023, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSIONER, THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA FOR A SMALL SCALE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT. AS DEFINED IN FLORIDA STATUTE 1 63.31 87 AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FUTURE LAND USE MAPS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE 0.45 ACRE PARCEL. FROM THE FUTURE LAND USE OF INDUSTRIAL IN THE COUNTY TO FUTURE LAND USE OF INDUSTRIAL IN THE CITY, AMENDING A FUTURE LAND USE MAP, PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK.
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERAL ABILITY, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. CHRIS HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE YOUR PRESENTATION AT THE LAST MEETING. NO SIR, BUT JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT WASN'T INFORMAL PRESENTATION. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU NEED TO HEAR IT AGAIN, BUT BUT IT'S THE SAME PRESENTATION.
IT'S JUST THE FIRST READING FIRST AND FINAL READING OF THIS. IT'S THE FIRST READING IS IN THE RECORD AS LONG AS THERE'S NO CHANGES THAT COUNTS. OKAY SO WE HAVE THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR MOTION APPROVAL? OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COLIN'S SECOND BY VICE MAYOR BRUNER ANY PUBLIC COMMENT SAYING NUNS YOU SAY? COMMISSIONER CLARK. YES MAYOR BRUNA. YES, COMMISSIONER RICH MAYOR MCDONALD. COMMISSIONER COLLINS. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT. THIS IS QUASI JUDICIAL. SO UH, FOLLOWED YOU READ THE, UH, EXCUSE ME. REMEMBER NINE.
[9. COMMERCE AVENUE, LLC REZONE PETITION (QUASI-JUDICIAL) (RC): ORDINANCE No. 2519-2023; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY’S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; TO REZONE A 1.45-ACRE PARCEL; LOCATED ON THE SOUTH EAST SIDE OF SE COMMENRCE AVENUE; BEING MORE DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED, FROM THE M-2: INDUSTRIAL (COUNTY) ZONING DESIGNATION TO THE I: INDUSTRIAL (CITY) ZONING DESIGNATION; 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.]
PAUL, WOULD YOU READ THE TITLE? THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 1920 23, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION. THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, MENDING THE CITY'S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE A 1.45 ACRE PARCEL LOCATED ON THE SOUTH EAST SIDE OF SOUTHEAST COMMERCE AVENUE. BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HER TO FROM THE M TWO INDUSTRIAL COUNTY IS OWNING DESIGNATION TO THE I INDUSTRIAL CITY ZONING DESIGNATION. PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK PROVIDING FOR REPEATABLE ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERAL ABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND FOR THE PURPOSES. THERE ARE COUPLE OF TYPOS IN THERE THAT WILL FIX AND DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY EXPERT TAKE COMMUNICATIONS? COMMISSIONER RICH NONE ON THIS ITEM. I HAVE NONE. NO NO, I'M HERE WITH AN OPEN MIND AND DONE FOR ME. AND I BELIEVE THE WITNESSES ARE STILL UNDER OATH. YES THE WITNESSES ARE UNDER EARTH. UM HAS ANYTHING CHANGED? CHRIS HAS ANYTHING CHANGED IN THE LAST MEETING? MCDONALD? NOTHING HAS CHANGED, MR MIKE MCCARTY. JUST PLEASE TELL US NOTHING THAT IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION TO MAKE MCCARTHY, MCCARTHY AND ASSOCIATES LAND PLAYING IN DESIGN AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD. OKAY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NOPE AND MIKE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO OFFER? NO OKAY, APPROVAL.WE'RE ALMOST THERE. THE PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE ENDED. DOES THE THERE'S ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? SAYING DONE NOW WE CAN MOVE APPROVAL. OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COLLINS SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR. UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION? YOU SAY MCDONALD'S? YES COLLINS . YES COMMISSIONER. RICH YES. MAYOR BRUNER. YES COMMISSIONER CLARK? YES OKAY. MOTION PASSES MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. GOOD 30 SECONDS. CAN WE
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