Oct 09, 2023 Regular City Commission Meeting

[ROLL CALL]

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THANK YOU GO AHEAD AND CALL THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE STUART CITY COMMISSION TO ORDER AND I GOT TO GET MY MICROPHONE OVER HERE. WHERE? EVERY BOOK SO EVERYBODY CAN HEAR ME. UM MARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR MACDONALD VICE MAYOR BRUNER HERE, COMMISSIONER CLARK HERE. MISSIONER COLLINS, COMMISSIONER RICH AND WE HAVE AN INVOCATION TODAY BY DR DARRELL ORMAN, PASTOR AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEWART, FOLLOWED BY BY THE PRESIDENT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE EARTH AFTER THE IMPLICATION, SO THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONERS I'VE GOTTEN FROM MISSION FROM OUR MAYOR TO MAKE IT QUICK PITCH TO YOU. THE METHODIST ACROSS THE NATION HAVE HAD THE CORNER ON THE PUMPKIN MARKET. AND WE HAVE CONSTRUCTED A TENT OUT ON 76 PUT A TENT UP. SELL PUMPKINS LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME BY SOME PUMPKINS THAT BENEFITS ARE WOMEN'S MINISTRY AND OUR PROPERTY. AND BROTHER CAMPBELL. IF YOU COULD BRING YOUR DEAR FAMILY AND JUST BUY A BUNCH OF PUMPKINS, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. ALRIGHT LET'S PRAY. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER . FATHER WE JUST WANT TO TELL YOU WE LOVE YOU. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO MEET TODAY AND ASK YOU ALMIGHTY GOD AS YOU'RE SEATED THERE ON YOUR THRONE. JUST TO LOOK DOWN ON US. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE EACH COMMISSIONER ILLUMINATION. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD OPEN THEIR HEARTS TO SEE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO SEE.

GIVE THEM THE POWER OF PERCEPTION IN EVERY INSTANCE AND FATHER FOR EACH OF OUR CITIZENS HERE TODAY WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP THEM TO BE LOVING AND CORDIAL. AND RESPECTFUL AND FATHER TO MAKE THEIR APPEALS IN A WIN SOME WAY AND FATHER WE JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, WE LOVE YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR MIGHTY SON, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. PLAN. WHAT STANDS. PHYSICAL JUSTICE GIRL? OKAY? OKAY SO THE FIRST THING UNDER AGENDA DAY IS THE FIRST

[1. ARTS MOMENT - NEW DAY DANCE ACADEMY PERFORMANCE]

WELCOME. VERY EXCITED TO SEE YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS CAMI, HERNDON AND I HAVE WITH ME. CASSIDY AND CARLY REINHARDT . WE ARE THE CO OWNERS AND CO FOUNDERS OF NEW DAY DANCE ACADEMY, WHERE A NEW CHRISTIAN FAITH BASED DANCE STUDIO IN THE AREA AND WE'RE JUST SO EXCITED FOR WHAT'S WHAT'S COMING ABOUT SO QUICKLY IN OUR DANCE STUDIO, WE HAVE GROWN VERY, VERY QUICKLY TO OVER 80 STUDENTS IN OUR IN OUR FIRST SEASON, AND, UM, WE ARE WE HAVE COMING UP A CHRISTMAS RECITAL AND SO THE NUMBER THAT WE'RE GOING TO PERFORM FOR YOU GUYS TODAY IS THE OPENING PIECE ACTUALLY OF THAT RECITAL. AND THE CHRISTMAS RECITAL IS ONE THAT IS BRINGING , UM, THE AUDIENCE THROUGH THE STORYLINE. THE BIBLICAL STORY OF CHRISTMAS, AND IT'S GOING FROM, UM YOU KNOW THAT THE JEWISH PEOPLE LONGING FOR THEIR MESSIAH , THE MESSIAH COMING THE WHOLE REASON THAT HE CAME AND THEN ALSO HOW WE'RE LONGING FOR A SECOND COMING. SO OUR DANCE STUDIO, THOUGH WE WANTED TO SHARE IS JUST THE HEART BEHIND IT REALLY IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND UPLIFTING ENVIRONMENT FOR KIDS TO COME AND RECEIVE EXCELLENT DANCE TRAINING. THERE ARE MANY STUDIOS IN THE WORLD THAT ARE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT WITH DANCE BECAUSE IT CAN BE FULL OF COMPETITION AND COMPARISON INSECURITY. THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO OUR HEART IS TO PROVIDE THE OPPOSITE ENVIRONMENT OF THAT ONE. THAT'S VERY UPLIFTING AND ENCOURAGING A PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE, LIKE THEY CAN THRIVE AND GROW. AND, UM YEAH, JUST REALLY LEARN ABOUT THE ART OF DANCE. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PIECE CALLED OCAMPO COMING MANUAL FOR YOU TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US AND I ACTUALLY ONE MORE THING. WE BROUGHT TWO FREE TICKETS TO OUR UPCOMING SHOW, AND I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD GIVE IT TO WHOEVER HAS THE BIRTHDAY CLOSEST TO OUR SHOW DATE. SO OUR SHOWS ON DECEMBER 10TH. DOES ANYBODY IN THE ROOM HAVE A BIRTHDAY NEAR DECEMBER 10TH. LET'S GET HIS HAND UP. YES, WHICH WHICH ONE'S YOURS? THE THIRD. OKAY WELL, WHAT IF WE GAVE ONE TO BOTH OF YOU? NOT GOOD. NICE THAT'S SMART

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YEAH GOOD JOB. BEAUTIFUL. BABY. LADIES. EXCUSE ME, LADIES CERTIFICATE OR ANYTHING. THEY'RE ALL WORN OUT. AND HERE WE HAVE TO STAND HERE. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY MY DAUGHTERS ATTEND THEIR ACADEMY, AND IT REALLY IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOUNG WOMEN THAT WANT TO HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS PURE FOR MY DAUGHTER TO BE IN WHERE I'M NOT WORRIED. ABOUT A LOT OF WHAT YOU DESCRIBED. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND SHOWING YOUR TALENTS AND THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS HONORING STUDENT WITH THE

[2. HONORING STUDENT WITH PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD]

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THAT. AND WE ARE TOO SO YEAH. HERE IS THE THAT'S CALLED SERVICE AWARD. THAT'S WHY PAY THEM DOWN. YOU HAVE THE POPULATION. WE HAVE IT ALL TO 18. AND FLETCH. AND IF THE IF THEIR FAMILY WANTS TO GET UP AND HAVE PICTURES AS WELL, PRETTY BIG ADVANTAGE. SURE ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY ROAD SHOES TODAY. HERE COME ON, GRANDMA. YEAH. HOW ARE YOU BELIEVE BRIAN DOING WELL, HOW ARE YOU? YEAH. COMMISSIONER. WANT TO COME DOWN SHORT. FIX THE CHAIRS TO IT. YOU KNOW THE DRILL, OKAY? EVERYONE ELSE THIS WAY, AND THEN I'LL GET TO YOUR OTHER PHOTOGRAPHER HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH PRECEDENT. MHM. HE'S GOING TO GIVE HIM WELL , IT'S AN HONOR TO BE AWARDED THIS AND I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. JOB. OKAY NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION HELPING PEOPLE SUCCEED NATIONAL DISABILITY

[3. HELPING PEOPLE SUCCEED - NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH (NDEAM) (OCTOBER 2023)]

IN 1988. CONGRESS EXPANDED THE WEEK TO A MONTH AND CHANGE THE NAME TO NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH. AND WHEREAS WORKPLACES WELCOMING OF THE TALENTS OF ALL PEOPLE, INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE CRITICAL PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY AND STRONG ECONOMY. AND WHEREAS HELPING PEOPLE SUCCEED IS WHOLLY COMMITTED TO MAXIMIZING THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING, COLLABORATION AND AWARENESS. AND WHEREAS ACTIVITIES DURING THIS MONTH OR REINFORCE THE VALUE AND TALENT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ADD TO OUR WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES. AND A FIRM STEWARTS COMMITMENT TO AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT INCREASES ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY. NOW. THEREFORE I

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BIRTHDAY. WEEK. THAT HE'S NOT EVERYTHING. GIVE IT TO GIVE IT TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO I LIKE THAT. LIKE, HMM. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE BOARD MEMBERS WHO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO ALL THE TIME. AND I DO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU ARE. THIS MAN IS AN INCREDIBLE MEMBER OF OUR BOARD. AND I THANK HIM FOR BEING HERE. EXCUSE ME. UM YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ME MANY YEARS. TALK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HIRE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT ABILITIES. NOT JUST DISABILITIES WERE NOT THE SAME ANY OF US WHEN THOSE YOUNG WOMEN ARE UP. I SAID TO ROBERT NEARY. I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A FAMOUS DANCER. HE TOLD ME IT WAS NOT TOO LATE. I DON'T BELIEVE HIM. BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS IN LIFE. SO I GUESS THAT'S KIND OF. I AM GOING TO SEE EARTH WIND AND FIRE THIS WEEKEND ANYHOW, UM I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REALLY LOOK AT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CAPABILITIES THAT PEOPLE HAVE. I TELL THE STORY THAT I WAS AN ARMY BRAT. AND WHEN YOU WERE IN THE SERVICE AND A KID YOU MAKE FRIENDS IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG YOU WERE GOING TO BE THERE. WHEN I MOVED TO TALLAHASSEE, NOBODY WOULD TALK TO ME. I COULDN'T SIT THERE AT LUNCH TABLE BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMEBODY ELSE'S PLACE. ON THE BUS. IT WAS SOMEBODY ELSE'S PLACE. IT TOOK ME ABOUT SIX WEEKS TO FIND MY WAY. WELL I WENT TO WORK AT HELPING PEOPLE SUCCEED, THEN TRY COUNTING REHABILITATION CENTER. I REALIZED THAT THE FOLKS I WORKED WITH NEVER GOT THROUGH THAT SIX WEEK PERIOD. THEY SPENT THE MAJORITY OF THEIR LIFE SEPARATE FROM EVERYONE ELSE. WELL WE'RE BLESSED IN THAT OUT. WE'RE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN TO HELP PEOPLE SHOW THEIR ABILITY. YOU'LL FIND THAT ONCE A PERSON COMES INTO YOUR AREA INTO YOUR GROUP THEY'RE JUST AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN JUST ABOUT ANYONE ELSE. PEOPLE THINK. OKAY SO YOU PLACED PEOPLE AT PUBLIX. PUBLIX IS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF OUR FAVORITE EMPLOYERS BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO THEY PLACE BUT THEY HELP PEOPLE GROW. WE HAVE PEOPLE NOW WORKING AS CASHIERS, PEOPLE DOING OTHER KINDS OF JOBS, JUST A COUPLE OF OTHER PLACES THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE WORKING. WE HAVE PEOPLE AT THE MARTIN COUNTY CLERK OF THE COURT'S OFFICE. WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE THERE WORKING AND DOING A GREAT JOB. ONE HAS. HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT OUR VIDEO WORKING IN HIS OFFICE DRESSED LIKE YOU ALL AND YOU GUYS LOOK REALLY NICE. WE ALSO HAVE SOMEONE WORKING AT THE WILLOUGHBY GOLF CLUB HAS BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAVE TWO AUTO PART STORES THAT WORK WITH US AND CLEVELAND CLINIC. UM IS HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY HELPFUL IN HIRING FOLKS SO I COULD TALK ALL DAY. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU TO FIND A PLACE AT THE CITY. IN YOUR OWN BUSINESS, ETCETERA, WHERE YOU MIGHT HIRE SOMEONE WHO HAS A DISABILITY ARE KIND OF A DIFFERENT ABILITY. SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. ORDINARY MOVING ON THE ITEM NUMBER FOUR DOMESTIC

[4. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH (OCTOBER 2023)]

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THEREFORE, I TRY MACDONALD, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA. DO YOU HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2023 IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA AND URGED ALL CITIZENS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY SAFE SPACE INC. AND WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF PERSONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE AGAINST ADULTS AND CHILDREN. THANK YOU AND ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF SAFE SPACE IS JENNIFER FOX OR CEO AND BYRON GARDNER, ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS.

HMM. OKAY? AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND GUESTS. I'M JENNIFER FOX, AS I SAID, THE NEW CEO AT SAFE SPACE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW EVERYBODY AND MEETING PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WORKING TOGETHER. ON BEHALF OF SAFE SPACE. WE'VE HAD STAFF MEMBERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, OF COURSE, TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE. WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THIS TO THE CITY OF STEWART COMMISSIONERS TO RECOGNIZE THAT OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND THIS TEAM, ESPECIALLY OF COURSE, OUR TEAM IS WORKING REALLY HARD TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THAT THIS IS A LOCAL, VERY LOCAL PROBLEM. UM WE ARE RECOGNIZING THIS, AS YOU KNOW, AGAIN, A LOCAL PROBLEM. AND JUST THIS YEAR ALONE WE'VE HAD FOR OVER 4000 CRISIS HOTLINE CALLS JUST TO OUR HOTLINE NUMBER AND WE PROVIDED SERVICES TO 892 ADULTS AND CHILDREN ON THE TREASURE COAST. SO THIS IS A VERY LOCAL PROBLEM, AND WE KNOW THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS ABOUT POWER AND CONTROL. AND SO IT'S SAFE SPACE. WE WANT TO COME ALONGSIDE THE SURVIVORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES AND THE TOOLS AVAILABLE. SO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN POWER AND CONTROL. AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND NOT ONLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS AN ISSUE, BUT ALSO THAT SAFE SPACES HERE AND THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO HELP . SO OUR TEAM IS OUT, RUNNING AROUND DOING DIFFERENT EVENTS AND THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM. POWER AND CONTROL LIKE WAS MENTIONED ABOUT, YOU KNOW PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL ABUSE, BUT IT'S ALSO ECONOMIC ABUSE USING CHILDREN ISOLATION. HOUSING SAFETY IS AN ISSUE. I SAW THERE WERE TOOLS THAT WE COME ALONGSIDE, AND WE'VE GOT THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM TO HELP WHEN THEIR ABUSERS HAVE BEEN KEEPING THEM FROM GETTING AN EDUCATION FROM HAVING INCOME. AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO HELP THEM ATTAIN FINANCIAL SAFETY AND STABILITY AND THEN ALSO COMING ALONG AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT ISOLATED. WE'VE GOT THE ADVOCATES AVAILABLE FOR PHONE CALLS IN PERSON MEETINGS, MAKING SURE WE'RE OFFERING REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES APPEAR SUPPORT GROUPS ARE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH CHILD PROTECTION INVESTIGATION TEAMS ARE WORKING WITH CHILD WELFARE. MAKING SURE CHILDREN HAVE THEIR OWN ADVOCATES WORKING ON THE SURVIVOR HOUSING ISSUE, SO WE, OF COURSE, GOT THE EMERGENCY SHELTER BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE THAT DON'T NEED SHELTER ARE SAFE IN THEIR OWN HOMES. SO WE HAVE THINGS LIKE OUR STAFF ATTORNEYS THAT'S OFFERING INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTIONS. WE'VE GOT SAFETY PLANNING WITH THINGS LIKE EVEN CAMERA DOORBELLS. WINDOW LOCKS, MOTION SENSORS, SO MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE GOT SAFETY IN THEIR IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND FOR THEIR CHILDREN. OFTEN WITNESSES DO NOT, UM WITNESSES OF DOMESTIC ABUSE ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT. OR GET INVOLVED. SO THIS MONTH, ESPECIALLY WE'RE ASKING THAT EACH ONE OF US HERE DO OUR BEST TO LEARN ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. REALLY BE ABLE TO TALK SERIOUSLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE

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[5. FIRE PREVENTION WEEK (OCTOBER 8-14, 2023)]

AND TO CHECK OUR KITCHENS FOR FIRE HAZARDS AND YOU SAFE COOKING PRACTICES DURING FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, 2023. AND TO SUPPORT THE MANY PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES AND EFFORTS OF STEWART'S FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. NOW, THEREFORE I. TROY MACDONALD, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STEWART, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 8TH 3/14 2023 HAS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF STEWART. AND ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF VINCE FELICIAN AND OPERATIONS CHIEF JOHN HONEYCUTT. LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST ME EVERY DAY. WE'RE GETTING. EVENING COMMISSIONERS. THE CHIEF COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT ON HIS BEHALF AND BEHALF OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF STEWART FIRE RESCUE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION THIS MONTH THIS WEEK, FIRE PREVENTION IS A HUGE ACTIVITY FOR US, BUT IT DOESN'T GET ALL THE GLAMOUR AS THE TRUCKS WITH THE LIGHTS AND SIRENS DRIVING UP DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAVE OUR FIRE MARSHAL MACCAULAY HERE, AND HIS SOLE JOB IS WORKING ON FIRE PREVENTION AND SETTING UP NEW BUSINESSES THAT THEY'RE SAFE WHEN THEY BUILD THEM. LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE. BUT EVEN A SMALL KITCHEN FIRE CAN DISPLACE A RESIDENT FOR MONTHS AND COST TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND WHEN THEY'RE NOT IN THEIR HOME. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT HAPPY. IT'S A BURDEN ON THEM. SO WE EMPOWER ALL OF OUR PEOPLE THAT ANY TIME THEY SEE A FIRE SAFETY ISSUE TO SEND IT UP THE CHAIN. WE TRY TO ADDRESS IT, AND THIS IS A PRETTY BIG MONTH FOR US. WE SPEND MOST OF THE MONTH DEALING WITH FIRE SAFETY TALKS, MEETING WITH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, THE SCHOOL'S DIFFERENT CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. WE DO SMOKE REALY TRY AND PUSH FIRE SAFETY THIS MONTH. IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT WERE MEASURED AGAINST MAINTAIN RI. SO CLASS ONE RATING, SO THAT'S HUGE FOR

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THANK YOU HAVE A PRETTY LARGE STOCKPILE. OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[6. E-WASTE DAY (OCTOBER 14, 2023)]

AND BRING ABOUT A CLEANER, SAFER AND HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT. STEWART IS UNDERTAKEN MANY POSITIVE AND SUCCESSFUL WAYS TO REDUCTION PROGRAMS THAT HAVE HELPED MAKE STEWART, ONE OF FLORIDA'S RECYCLING LEADERS. HOWEVER, WE CAN FURTHER REDUCE ELECTRONIC WASTE E WASTE. AND RECYCLE EVEN MORE ELECTRONIC AND WHEREAS ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLING AND STEWART TODAY WE MUST CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON OTHER ELECTRONIC WASTE INITIATIVES SUCH AS ELECTRONIC WASTE REDUCTION. ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION EVENTS.

ELECTRONIC WASTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE REUSE OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS AND PURCHASING, RECYCLED OR POST CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING. WHEREAS BY ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES, STATE AGENCIES, NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND INDIVIDUALS TO CELEBRATE STUART E. WASTE DAY. WE CAN FURTHER PROMOTE ELECTRONIC RECYCLING AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICALLY SMART WAY OF LIFE.

AND WHEREAS LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS CAN HELP ENCOURAGE RECYCLING BY INFORMING CITIZENS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BUYING RECYCLED ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS. THEY CAN ALSO HELP FOSTER GREATER AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO EXPAND COLLECTION PROGRAMS FOR RECYCLED GOODS AND MATERIALS BY PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF RECYCLED INVESTMENT FOR BUSINESSES. AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL STEW STEWART RESIDENTS BECOME INVOLVED IN E WASTE RECYCLING ACTIVITIES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING AVAILABLE TO THEM. AS CONSUMERS. IT IS ALSO FITTING FOR STEWART TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL E WASTE DAY TO HELP ENSURE SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. AND AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PRESIDENT. FUTURE GENERATIONS. NOW THEREFORE I. TROY MACDONALD, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA. DO YOU HEREBY RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 14TH 2023? THAT'S STUART E WASTE DAY IN THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA. IN ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION TODAY. I HOPE I PRONOUNCED THIS ANYA GUPTA. FEBRUARY. UM HI. MY NAME IS ANYA GOT TO AND I'M THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF THE U. S REVOLUTION. I STARTED THIS MOVEMENT AND INITIATIVE BECAUSE AFTER DISCOVERING HOW DETRIMENTALLY WAYS CAN BE TOUR ENVIRONMENTS, I MADE IT MY MISSION TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS TO THE YOUTH AND THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THE WASTE OR ELECTRONIC WASTE JUST PROPERLY DISPOSED OF FROM HERE ON OUT. I WANT TO PRESERVE OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR WORLD FOR OUR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING ME WITH THIS PROCLAMATION BECAUSE THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE A VERY IMPRESSIVE LITTLE GIRL, YOUNG LADY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. PARENTS MOVING ON TO FLORIDA

[7. FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK (OCTOBER 16-22, 2023)]

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDES SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS MAKING THEIR CITY THEIR HOME. AND WHEREAS CITY GOVERNMENT HAS ADMINISTERED FOR AND BY ITS CITIZENS, AND IT'S DEPENDENT UPON PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF ITS MANY RESPONSIBILITIES, AND WHEREAS THE CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PASS ALONG THE UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND THEIR BENEFITS AND WHEREAS FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK OFFERS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITY STAFF TO PROTECT AND SPREAD THE WORD OF ALL CITIZENS OF FLORIDA THAT CAN

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22ND 2023 IS FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK IN THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA AND COURAGE, ALL CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHEDULED EVENTS THAT RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK AS WELL AS ENCOURAGE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN CITY GOVERNMENT. IN SCHOOLS, CIVIC GROUPS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. AND ACCEPTING IS OUR OWN CLERK MARY KENDALL AND THE FIGURES VERY GOOD. WE GOT IT COVERED. UNDER THE SEAL UNDER THE SEAT.

GOT IT. SPEECH. OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PROCLAMATION. UM WE JUST WANTED TO KIND OF ANNOUNCE A FEW THINGS. I JUST WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST FOR GOVERNMENT WEEK. UM, LAST YEAR, WE DID VIDEOS OF INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS. I DON'T KNOW SOME OF YOU REMEMBER, MAYBE SOME OF THE AUDIENCE REMEMBERS, BUT THEY WERE FUN, AND IT WAS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF SHARE AND GET TO KNOW THE DEPARTMENTS THAT SERVE YOU. AND THEN A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE THAT, WE WENT OUT TO SCHOOLS, LOCAL PRESCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND YOU COMMISSIONERS, AS WELL AS SOME STAFF READ A BOOK CALLED THE CITY THAT TALKS TO THE STUDENTS, SO THAT WAS GOOD. IT WAS ALL ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL, LOCAL GOVERNMENT. AND THEN THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, WE WERE IN COVID. SO WE KIND OF HAD TO BE A LITTLE CLEVER, AND WE TOOK THE BOOK WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT THE CITY THAT TALKS AND WE KIND OF DID A VIDEO AND ANIMATION OF IT OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE ASSOCIATED IN THE BOOK. READING THE BOOK, AND THAT WAS POSTED ONLINE. EVERYTHING SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD, AND THE MYSTERY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FUN STUFF WE PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR. WELL THIS YEAR ON MONDAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO TO HISTORIC TRAM TOURS COMPLIMENTARY 1ST 18 PEOPLE THAT SIGN UP. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE YOUR RESERVATION CALLED NINA, AND IF ANYONE NEEDS THAT NUMBER, I CAN GIVE IT TO THEM. AND THEN ON TUESDAY, WE'RE GOING TO SHARE ALL KINDS OF NEWS ABOUT THE STUART POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR CITIZENS ACADEMY, WHICH HAPPENS IN JANUARY. SO WE'RE HOPING PEOPLE WILL GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GET SIGNED UP FOR THAT CLASS. IT'S EIGHT SESSIONS. I BELIEVE SO YOU GET TO RIDE WITH THE COPS. YOU GET TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS AND SEE THE BEHIND THE SCENES OF HOW THEY FIGURE OUT WHO'S DONE WHAT AND THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF, SO DON'T MISS THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND THEN ON WEDNESDAY, WE HOPE YOU ALL COME OUT FOR THE FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE GROUNDBREAKING AT 10 O'CLOCK, UM IT RAIN OR SHINE WILL BE THERE. COME ON OUT. WE HAVE GOLD SHOVELS AND GOLD HATS FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO HELP US BREAK THE GROUND. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN ON THURSDAY , WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE RECREATION ACTIVITIES THAT COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICE, OUR CITIZENS. HOPEFULLY YOU'LL LEARN A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DON'T KNOW. OR LOOK AT COMING INTENDING ONE OF THE CLASSES AND THEN ON FRIDAY, WE WRAP IT UP WITH A MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER COFFEE HERE IN THE COMMISSION'S ROOM. FROM 9 TO 10 30. AND. I GUESS A FEW LITTLE PRESENTATIONS HAPPEN , AND THEY'LL JUST BE VERY CASUAL, SO PLEASE COME OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

WONDERFUL. OKAY MOVING ON RIGHTS ON AFTER SCHOOL DAY, OCTOBER 26TH 2023 PAUL, WHEREAS THE

[8. LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL DAY (OCTOBER 26, 2023)]

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THANK YOU IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES RECREATION DIVISION IS GOING TO ACCEPT THE CITY OF STEWART. YOU WANNA MOVE? PEOPLE CRAZY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DARWINIAN BUTLER. AND UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE EAST STEWART YOUTH INITIATIVE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. EACH DAY WE SERVICE BETWEEN 85 TO 90 YOUTH ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO JUST KNOWING THAT AFTER SCHOOLS ARE ALWAYS OPEN AND WILLING TO TAKE IN ANY CHILD AVAILABLE IS SOMETHING WONDERFUL FOR AND IT'S MY PASSION. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY. AND OUR LAST PROCLAMATION OF THE

[9. HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE MONTH (NOVEMBER 2023)]

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[10. OATH OF OFFICE FOR CITY ATTORNEY LEE J. BAGGETT ]

CONGRATULATIONS LEE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ALL. UNEVEN READY, PAUL. LEAVE MY FAMILY AND CLING TO THE CITY OF STEWART. HE LIVES CLOSE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. GET TO WORK.

YEAH YEAH, GAGGING IS OVER NOW IT'S HARD TO GET TO DO THAT. AH ALL RIGHT. GOOD WORK, MARY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UM KYLIE AND GIRLS. YOU SHOULD BE REALLY PROUD OF YOUR DAD. AND YOUR HUSBAND. HE'S WORKED REALLY HARD AND I KNOW ALL OF US ARE BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM BE A PART OF THIS TEAM. AND YOU'RE GONNA DO GREAT. THANK YOU FOR APPLYING FOR THIS JOB, AND I'M GLAD WE PICKED YOU. WELCOME TO TAKE GREAT. THANK YOU, LEE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? UM I'LL BE REAL BRIEF, BUT IT'S AN HONOR. AND THANK YOU . THE BOARD FOR SELECTING ME OUT OF THE LOT OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES. UM. I'VE HAD ABOUT 22 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE LOCALLY, 17 IN PRIVATE PRACTICE AND FIVE YEARS AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ST LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTY. AND I PROMISE TO USE ALL THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED IN EXPERIENCE. TO REPRESENT THE BOARD COMMITTEE. CITY COMMISSIONERS, THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. IT TAKES IT TAKES A FUNERAL MEETINGS CITY OVER ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. BETTER STOP THEIR PLAN. UM THANK YOU VERY

[11. SERVICE AWARDS - OCTOBER 2023]

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I THINK I WAS BUSY ON THURSDAY DIDN'T CATCH THIS. NICE, RIGHT. YEAH. YES AH. OKAY. CHANCE.

THAT'S RIGHT. MY OWN SPOT OF AGENDA. THAT'S RIGHT. BUT AND OUR FINAL AWARD AND HE IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT DEREK OR TATO POLICE DEPARTMENT 20 YEARS YOU WILL MAKE SURE HE GETS US TO 56 AND THANK DEREK FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT IS OUR

[12. LOSOM UPDATE]

SO AS A RESULT OF ALL THAT YOU EXPECT THAT THE LAKE IS NOT GOING TO GO DOWN SO MUCH. WE WOULD LIKE IT TOO. BUT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE AT MAYBE 16 THEY HAVE FEET. BY THE END OF THIS RAINY SEASON, AND THAT'S SIMILAR TO WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T GET DOWN BELOW 13 FT ON THE LAKE THIS YEAR, SO IT JUST INCREASES OUR PROBABILITY OF NOT DOING SO AGAIN NEXT YEAR. SO IT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE GO FORWARD BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THE ARMY CORPS TO ROLL OUT LOW SOME AND JUST TO KIND OF PUT THAT FOR THE RECORD EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT THE ARMY CORPS HAS BEEN IN A FORMAL CONSULTATION PROCESS WITH THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, SO THESE CONSULTATION PROCESSES OCCUR WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES COOPERATING ON A NUMBER OF THINGS. IN THIS CASE, IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE A BIOLOGICAL OPINION THAT THEY BOTH AGREE ON.

OR AT LEAST THERE'S SOME KIND OF AGREEABLE OPINION THAT THEY CAN ROLL IN THERE AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE ARMY CORPS. THEY DON'T EXPECT IT TO MODIFY OR CHANGE THE PLAN THAT WE'RE ALL NOW FAMILIAR WITH. SO THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. THE BAD NEWS IS, IT WAS SORT OF DELAYED INDEFINITELY BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING THROUGH SOME LAST FEW ITEMS ON THERE. AND THAT WAS AT THE CORES REQUEST AFTER THEY RECEIVED THE LAST FEEDBACK FROM FROM THE FISHERY SERVICE, SO IF YOU IF

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THE GOOD NEWS IS THE ARMY COURSE WORKED WITH US. THAT'S WHY WE ENDED UP SENDING THOSE THOSE LETTERS, YOU KNOW, THANKING THE ARMY CORPS AND THE SOFTWARE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT THIS YEAR FOR THEIR OPERATIONS, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH LONESOME ISN'T OFFICIALLY IN EFFECT BY LAW, THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HONOR AS MUCH AS THEY CAN OF IT STILL UNDER LORDS, SO OTHER THAN THAT, YOU MIGHT ALSO HAVE SEEN THAT THE RIVERS COALITION GAVE A PRESENTATION OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE FUTURE OF DREDGING IN THE FUTURE OF BEING TO REMOVE LEGACY MUG AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE EVEN HAD AT LEAST SOME KIND OF CONVERSATIONS WITH MARTIN COUNTY. BECAUSE IN THE FUTURE WE KNOW ONCE THE RESERVOIRS COMPLETED THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GO TO ELIMINATING, YOU KNOW ISSUES THAT WOULD KEEP CONTINUING OVER A YEAR AFTER YEAR. IF WE DIDN'T SOME OF THIS MONEY COULD BE THERE HUNDREDS OF YEARS, SO WE NEED TO REMOVE THAT MUCK TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE HOPING ONCE THE RESERVOIRS PUT INTO PLACE THAT THEY CAN START WORKING ON THAT THE PRESENTATION YOU SAW THE RIVERS COALITION WAS MORE TO DEAL WITH LEGACY POLLUTION IN THE LAKE ITSELF, BUT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY DOING MUCK REMOVAL, MAYBE 10 YEARS FROM NOW, 5 10 YEARS FROM NOW, UM IN EVEN IN OUR ESTUARY, BUT THAT'S ALL STUFF THAT HAS TO BE VETTED OUT BY SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO IT SAFELY, AND IT'S DIFFERENT DOING IT IN THE LAKE VERSUS DOING AN ESTUARY. SO ANYWAY, I DIDN'T WANT TO GO INTO A WHOLE LOT, BUT YES, SIR. QUICK QUESTION, BEN. UH I JUST READ AN ARTICLE THAT SOME OF THE C 44 THAT THE RESERVOIR IS LEAKING AND THEY CAN ONLY USE 20% OF ITS CAPACITY . I BELIEVE THEY RAISED A COUPLE OF FEET EXTRA RECENTLY. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I HEARD THE REPORT. BUT WE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS LEAK SINCE SHORTLY AFTER THEY DID THE RIBBON CUTTING THAT EXISTED THEY WERE AT THAT TIME INVESTIGATING. THIS WAS OVER A YEAR AGO. THEY WERE INVESTIGATING, YOU KNOW IS THIS PROBLEM SOMETHING THEY CAN EASILY FIX OR ADDRESS? OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT MORE EFFORT LOOK LIKE, UNFORTUNATELY, AS A RESULT, ENGINEERING IS NOT PERFECT WITH THIS THING BECAUSE THE LEAKING UNDERGROUND THERE'S ALSO PRIVATE PROPERTIES THAT SURROUND THIS AREA AND THEY INFECTED TO ACQUIRE PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THE FIRST PLACE TO BUILD IT. SO BY LAW, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN'T BE, YOU KNOW, CREATING DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE AROUND IT, SO WHAT THEY'RE HAVING TO DO NOW IS GO BACK TO THE CONTRACTOR.

ENFORCE THEM, AND I'M MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S LITIGATION AT THIS POINT, UNLESS IT'S OUR ESTUARY. YEAH, WELL, THAT'S A WHOLE ANOTHER. UNFORTUNATELY WHAT WAS THE UNITED STATES AND STATE WATERS GETS INTO THIS GRAY AREA SO WITHOUT WITHOUT GETTING INTO ALL OF THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG CONVERSATION. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY HAVE TO RIGHT NOW ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE CONSTRUCTION. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL TAKE SO AS A RESULT, THEY CAN'T FILL IN. I THINK IT WAS NEARLY 15 FT. THEY CAN'T FILL IN THE REST OF THE RESERVOIR ITSELF UNTIL ALL OF THAT IS ADDRESSED BECAUSE IT WILL JUST EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM. SO UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S DELAYED AND AFTER THE INEVITABLE RIGHT NOW, SO DEFINITELY UNTIL WE LEARN MORE. THANK YOU, BUT THAT'S ALL I GOT. YES, MA'AM. JUST SAY THAT. WITH THE RIVER COALITION.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'D BE TODAY AND HOW FAR WE HAVE BECOME BECAUSE OF HAVING ALL THESE MEETINGS ALL THESE YEARS AND ALL THE CONSERVATION PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME OVER THE YEARS FROM INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. WE HAVE MARK PERRY AND ALL HE'S DONE FOR OVER 40 SOMETHING YEARS, BUT THESE MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE COME AND STAYED IN THAT ORGANIZATION IT'S JUST PUSHED US SO FAR. UM AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY. ANY RAIN. I MEAN, NOT ANY RING HAVEN'T TO HAVE ANYTHING DUMPED ON US. AND IT'S ME. IT'S JUST BEEN THE BEST THREE YEARS. A LOT OF IT THAT THAT WE DO HAVE IS OUR OWN RUNOFF AND STUFF LIKE THAT, AND THE LEGACY. YES THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO START DEALING WITH AND THE LAKE. YOU KNOW, GETTING RID OF THAT, BUT I JUST CAN'T SAY TO THE PEOPLE ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE RIVER COALITION, UM THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE WITH THE CHILDREN AND EVERYTHING. THIS IS A GREAT COUNTY. THAT'S JUST BEEN OUT THERE IN THE FOREFRONT, YOU KNOW , FIGHTING AND GOING TO WASHINGTON, D. C AND TALLAHASSEE AND ALL THE RALLIES AND THINGS AND OUR PRESS TC PALM REMEMBER HAVING IT SAMPLES AND HER GANG OF MEN AND WOMEN WRITING AND STUFF. AND NOW SHE'S WITH THE, UM THAT'S EVERYBODY'S FINDING.

EVERYBODY'S FOUNDATION. THANK YOU. AND, UH, AND THE OTHER GOOD WRITER, SKILL. HE'S GOT HIS OWN THING GOING ON. BUT THERE'S SO MANY BETTER INVOLVED AND GETTING ALL THAT INFORMATION OUT. IT'S THERE. IT'S ON FACEBOOK. IF YOU WANT TO GO SO MUCH ABOUT THAT LAKE AND THE EVERGLADES AND ALL

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RECORD ENGINEERED THAT THE MAN, THIS ISN'T A LIEUTENANT. UH GENERAL. THIS IS A HE'S A MAJOR COREY. COREY SO, YEAH. THE COLONEL OVERSEES THE DISTRICT IN JACKSONVILLE. THEIR HIGHEST SUPERIORS IN WASHINGTON ARE THREE STAR GENERALS THAT OVERSEE THE WHOLE GROUP. SO THEY ALL HAVE TO COORDINATE, BUT, YEAH, YEAH. STANDING CONTACT LIKE 100% YEAH, IN IN IN. ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC CERTIFICATION IS EVERY THREE YEARS ABOUT THERE'S A NEW COMMANDER IN JACKSONVILLE AND THE ARMY ROTATES FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. WE JUST ACTUALLY HAVE A NEW LIEUTENANT COLONEL ON NEW EXO EXECUTIVE OFFICER UNDER HIM , MAJOR BELL AND JOHN MAIL MYSELF MET IN MIKE'S OLD OFFICE FEW WEEKS BACK IN MAJOR BELL IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT, AND I'M SURE THAT HE'S GOING TO BE GREAT CONTACT. NOW THAT LIEUTENANT COLONEL POKE IS RETIRING. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE A GOOD REPORT GOOD RELATIONSHIP, AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. THAT'S WONDERFUL NEWS . THANK YOU. YES MA'AM. ANY QUESTION ON THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION? WAS THERE ANYTHING ON THE. YES WELL, WE OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO HANDLE THE SUBJECT TO SEWER ON THE PRICE OF THE AND THAT'S ON THE APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS. SO THAT'S FOR OUR SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR COMMUNITY FINALLY ALL CONNECTED ON THE POLICY SIDE. OF COURSE, EVERY SINGLE YEAR WE'RE GOING TO PUT WATER QUALITY. ALL THAT THE GOOD THING IS, WE'RE FINALLY GETTING THE STATE TO SEE MOVEMENT ON THAT LAST YEAR REPRESENTATIVE OVER DOOR AND A NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES GET TOGETHER ON A BILL TO START ADDRESSING THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE RIVER LAGOON IS JUST AS BAD, IF NOT WORSE, IN SOME INSTANCES IS LIKE OKEECHOBEE CAN BE IN OUR ESTUARY TENDS TO BE WHEN WE GET DISCHARGES. SO CLEANING ALL OF THIS UP IS A STATEWIDE EFFORT. IT'S A NATIONAL AND GLOBAL EFFORT RIGHT NOW, FOR SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE, BUT AS FAR AS 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP NOT TO FORECAST EVERYTHING. I'M NOT GOING TO PRETEND BUT BE MAPS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE ON THE LIST BECAUSE IT WAS LAST YEAR, BUT THAT WAS KIND OF A TARGETED THING. I THINK THEY WANT TO EXPAND ITS STATEWIDE SO THANK

[COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS]

UH, CAMPBELL. RICH COMMISSIONER RICH THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. WELL MADAM VICE MAYOR. YOU WILL BE HEARTENED BY MY REMARKS BECAUSE I TRAVELED ON FRIDAY TO ORLANDO. TWO. THE SECOND OF THREE MEETINGS FOR THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. UTILITIES AND NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY COMMITTEE. UM.

AND THIS WAS WE WERE PRESENTED THE FIRST MEETING. WE WERE PRESENTED WITH FOUR ISSUES THEN WE REPRESENTED WITH AN ADDITIONAL ISSUE AT THIS MEETING. DEALING WITH STORMWATER AND IT IS CALLED THE CLEAN WATERWAYS ACT STATEWIDE STORMWATER RULE. PERHAPS IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE. TO KNOW THAT THE STORM WATER RULES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED FOR 20 YEARS. AND THERE'S ANOTHER NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THAT. BUT ONE, OF COURSE, IS THAT THE MODELING DATA IS COMPLETELY. OUT OF DATE WITH REGARDS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TERMS OF PRECIPITATION TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. I THOUGHT WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN. WAS IT LAST WEEK, WE HAD 12 INCHES AND TWO DAYS IN NORTH RIVER SHORE'S WHEN COSTCO OVERFLOWED, MIKE MAN WAS THAT WAS THAT TWO SATURDAYS AGO NOW, BUT NOT THE WEEKEND THAT JUST PASSED. BUT THE WEEKEND BEFORE BUT ACTUALLY IN TWO COUNTIES NORTH OF US THEY HAD 10 INCHES IN FOUR HOURS. AND NONE OF THE STORM WATER RULES. UH NONE OF THE STORM WATER REGULATIONS TAKE THIS INTO

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AND I'M DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THE GROUP VERY STRONGLY AGREED THAT THIS WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE COULD DO. UM FOR TWO REASONS. ONE IS AND I'LL GIVE THEM CREDIT. IS THEY REALIZE IT'S MUCH EASIER TO SPEND $1 NOW TO PREVENT POLLUTION RATHER THAN $10 LATER TO TRY TO RE MEDIATED UM AND THE OTHER REASON THEY DECIDE. THAT THIS WAS THE BEST PRIORITY IS BECAUSE THEY REALIZED THEY COULD DEVELOP THE LARGEST STATEWIDE COALITION. AND I WILL BE TALKING TO GIL SMARTED NEED SAMPLE TO GET THEIR SUPPORT FOR THIS AS WELL. THE BIG CHANGE HERE THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS THERE'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT AND THIS IS WHAT'S REALLY LACKING. IS WE DEVELOP THESE MODELS AND THEN NO. ONE LOOKS AT WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS SO. YES ACTUALLY, SO THEY'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THE B MAPS AGAIN. YOU KNOW, THESE BAFFLE BOXES ARE TERRIFIC. THEY WORK BUT IF YOU DON'T CLEAN THEM THEY DON'T WORK ANYWHERE NEAR AS WELL. AND EVERYONE AGREE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A DIFFICULTY FOR ALL MUNICIPALITIES. I REALIZED THIS IS TOO WE ENACT THIS LEGISLATION . WE MAKE THESE RULES, BUT WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THEY'RE PERFORMING IN THE MANNER IN WHICH WE THINK SO. I'M GLAD TO REPORT THAT THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE. UM. IT IS STATEWIDE STORMWATER RULE , 62-330 WAS ADOPTED IN APRIL OF 23. IT HAS TO BE RATIFIED AND IF IT'S NOT RATIFIED WE GO BACK TO THE 20 YEAR OLD SO EVERYBODY NOBODY WANTS THAT TO HAPPEN. I WILL BE MEETING WITH MR HOGARTH AND WILL BE BECAUSE IT IS QUITE A LENGTHY SET OF REGULATIONS AND WILL BE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORT OF THIS WITH REGARD TO THE CITY OF STEWART. AND THE SECOND ITEM THAT THE GROUP DECIDED TO EMPHASIZE WAS THE PACE PROGRAM, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE MUCH OF A PROGRAM PROBLEM WITH IS THAT TRUE? WE HAVE HAD THEM IN THE PAST, BUT DEPENDS ON THE TIME OF YEAR AND WHAT THEIR PROGRAMMING IS. BUT THE PACE HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE AND PACE WORKED WITH THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE HERE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO TRY AND GET INVOLVED WITH THEM. WE DID DO IT COMMERCIAL PACE. LOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WAS FOR, UM WAS IT THE PROPERTY NEXT ACROSS? IT WAS ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS. IT WAS THE, UH PROJECT ON THE CORNER OF INDIAN STREET AND CANNER. SINCE THE ANGRIEST I'VE EVER HEARD. MUNICIPAL A NUMBER OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS SPEAK IN A PUBLIC MEETING. APPARENTLY THIS IS JUST A VERY PREDATORY PROGRAM IT CAN BE, AND THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T DO IT AND IN THE PAST AND STEWART MANY YEARS AGO, WHEN THEY APPROACHED US ON THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, WE COULD SEE THAT THE INTEREST RATES AND OTHER EXPOSURE COULD LEAD TO PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES, RIGHT. THAT'S THE PROBLEM AND TRAVEL IN THE EXPENSE TRAVELS AND THEY HAVE TROUBLE SELLING THEIR HOMES. IF THERE'S A PACE PROGRAM MODEST GET, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SORE PEOPLE. ARE YOU SORE PACE TO PUT SOLAR ON? IT'S BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT TO SELL THEIR HOMES. I SOLD MY HOME RECENTLY, WHICH HAD SOLAR BUT NOT PACE, AND IT WAS REALLY HARD TIME GETTING THROUGH TO PEOPLE THAT DID NOT HAVE A PACE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S SCARED PEOPLE AWAY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF SOME POINT I MEAN, SOME MUNICIPALITIES HAVE DENIED THEM THE ABILITY TO OPERATE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SIMPLE. WE WANT TO LOOK AT THAT. WE HAVEN'T WE DON'T. THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY HERE. I KNOW THAT THEY HAD TO DO A RECORDING THROUGH THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE TO BE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING IN PLACE, AND I THINK THEY'RE ONLY COMMERCIAL ASPECT DONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. COMMISSIONER COLLINS. HIS IS THIS PROGRAM, SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE MAYBE A MORE FORMAL PRESENTATION ON HOW WE WANT TO PACE. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. WITH THAT ESSAY.

THE RULE IS WRITTEN. OKAY SO WHERE WE WOULD SUPPORT IT AS A CITY OR IT CAN BE REOPENED. IT CAN ONLY BE RATIFIED. BUT I'LL GLADLY MAKE MATERIAL AVAILABLE TO THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS. I DIDN'T WANT TO, UM ASSUME EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE ROLE BECAUSE I FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE

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I WOULDN'T SAY THAT. THAT'S A BAD SIGN. BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO INQUIRE HIGHLIGHTS AND SOME COULD YOU GO THROUGH IT? MAYBE GIVE US A IF YOU ALL WANT TO BE ABLE TO IS OKAY IF I SEND AN EMAIL LIKE A LIKE A KIND OF A WRITTEN DRAFT, OR I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. JUST BECAUSE I WANTED TO ME. I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT IT. MAYBE MIKE WOULD I DON'T KNOW. VERY TECHNICAL. I'VE ALREADY THAT THE D E P S, UM PROPOSED RULES AND. DP IS PROPOSING REVISIONS CHAPTER 62 3 30 ENTITLED ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMITTING, AND I SENT THAT PAGE TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS WITH SOME SOME LAKES ON IT, BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY AS DEEP AS YOU WANT TO GET A PERFECT EXAMPLE. HOW INADEQUATE IT CURRENTLY IS, IS, WHAT HAPPENED WITH COSTCO. THEY WERE DOING WHAT BIRTHDAY. WE'RE DOING WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO. BUT THAT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IN THAT SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

JUST OVERWHELMED. THE OTHER THING IS THAT WASN'T IT WAS A TEMPORARY UM FIRM DESIGNER BERM AND IT WASN'T THE PERMANENT OPEN THIS CAN OF WORMS. HERE WE GO. MY ONLY COMMENT WAS IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY TOMORROW, SO I WAS HOPING THAT TWO DAYS TWO DAYS, 11 MR CAMPENNI WOULD SAY THAT YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THAT'S OKAY . COULD DO THAT. IF YOU WISH I WOULD HAVE YOU IF YOU WOULD OBLIGE. WOULD WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ? YES YES, VERY GRUMPY. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND MEETING WITH MR BARTELL ON WEDNESDAY, PRIVATELY PERFECT. THAT'S PERFECT VIDEO AND SHARE THAT FEEL THE FLU COMING ON. THAT WAS ALL FOR ME FOR THE HOOK. TOM OH, OKAY. YEAH THAT'S PLENTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU START MOMENT. OH, ME. THANK YOU. HAVING THIS IS A LOT AS LONG AS CAMPBELL BUT A LOT SO ENTER IN THE CITY COUNCIL. MEDIAN IS THE RAP TROLLEY. TRAM WHATEVER WE CALL IT, AS WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE SPENDING THAT MONEY, AND I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR SUPPORTED THE STRONGLY AND I'M JUST GLAD THAT IT'S ALL DONE AND IT'S THERE AND I WANT TO THANK THE DRIVERS AND THE NEW DRIVERS, AND FOR THAT JUST HOLD KADRE AND CALIBER OF CAMARADERIE AND HARD WORK AND AMBASSADORSHIP FOR CITY. I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM AND HAVING THE WRAPPED TROLLEY WILL ALSO ASSIST IN THAT AMBASSADORSHIP.

SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT. THE OTHER THING IS THE YOUTH. WE HAD SO MANY YOUTH HERE TODAY. AND I JUST WANT TO JUST CONGRATULATE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE PAST OR CITY COMMISSION HAS BEEN ON A TWO YEAR TERM. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE A WEAK MAYOR SYSTEM WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A MAYOR WHO'S UM EITHER ELECTED OR EVEN APPOINTED FOREVER OR PAID FOR THEIR JOBS SPECIALLY AS MAYOR. SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP WHERE WE HAVE THE STUDENTS AS A SMALL CITY COUNCIL YOUTH CITY COUNCIL, BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE FOUR YEAR TERMS, I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD LOOK INTO IT, UM OR OR OR CITY ATTORNEY AND OTHERS AND SEE IF THERE'S A SUGGESTION TO MAYBE START WORKING MORE WITH THE YOUTH, MR CROSS SKI OR WHATEVER WE DECIDE TO DO BECAUSE WHEN THEY DO HAVE THOSE MEETINGS THAT YOU GO TO AND WE HAVE THE LEGAL CITIES MEETINGS, A LOT OF CITIES BRING THEIR YOUTH THEIR TO THOSE MEETINGS, ANNUAL MEETINGS, AND I KNOW THAT OUR CITY IS JUST RUN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT I THINK WITH FOUR YEAR TERMS, WE CAN PROBABLY HAVE MORE TIME FOR COMMISSIONER TOO. WORK WITH YOUTH AND TO HELP DO THAT, SO WE'VE SEEN THAT WE HAVE SOME YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED. SO THAT'S GOOD. I'M JUST GOING TO RUN THROUGH A VERY LONG LIST OF OCTOBER HAPPENINGS, STARTING WITH OCTOBER 10TH WERE SENT TO

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TOGETHER YOU CAN GO TO THE ST MARY'S WEBSITE AND SEE HOW TO SIGN UP. TO COME TO LUNCH AND HOW TO MEET OTHER PEOPLE IN OTHER DIVERSE, UM, BELIEF SYSTEMS AND CULTURES AND TRY TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM. IT'S A SERIES OF LUNCH ONS. SIX WEDNESDAY'S SUMMIT TEMPLE BETH SOME WOULD SAY IT MIRRORS, BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING OUR COMMUNITY MORE STRONGER AND RESILIENT AND ABLE TO COMMUNICATE BETTER WITH EACH OTHER. OCTOBER 12TH. THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WILL HAVE A TOWN HALL MEETING AT THE 10TH STREET RECREATION CENTER. THEY'RE BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY THEY'RE BUILDING IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTED INFORMATION PRESENTING VIDEOS AND PICTURES AND TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD. SO PLEASE COME OUT TO THE 10TH STREET RECREATION CENTER ON OCTOBER 12 FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB TOWN HALL MEETING. IN AH, COME OUT AT 5 36 O'CLOCK. UM OCTOBER 13TH.

THERE'S GONNA BE A MOVIE IN THE MEMORIAL PARK. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DEPICTS A PORTION OF THE LIFE OF ATTORNEY WILLIE GARY. IT'S A VERY GOOD MOVIE. I'VE SEEN IT AND IT WILL BE SOMETHING WORTHWHILE AGAIN FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING AND FOR KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND TO LEARN ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE AND CULTURE. ER AND HOW THAT FITS INTO OUR MARTIN COUNTY SYSTEM.

THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. THIS MOVIE'S CALLED THE BURIAL AND IT'S ABOUT THIS LAWSUIT, BUT IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT. IT DEALS WITH A LOT OF THINGS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. PLEASE COME OUT. IT'S A FREE MOVIE. OCTOBER 13TH AT THE MEMORIAL PARK OCTOBER 14TH EARLY IN THE

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PLEASE GO TO THE CORNER OF PALM BEACH ROAD AND SEVENTH ST MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BOULEVARD IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THAT. IS A POSSUM LONG NATURE CENTER IS WHERE THE AUTOBAHN WHERE THE BIRDS ARE. THEY'VE BEEN CLEANING OUT SOME EXOTICS IN THERE. IT HAS BEEN CONTROVERSIAL, BUT IT'S WORK CLEANING OUT AND WORKING ON THAT AREA. COOL WEATHER. USE YOUR COMMUNITY. IT'S AN URBAN FORESTS. IT'S A WAY TO MEDITATE. WATCH THE BIRDS. AND JUST ENJOY STEWART. ENJOY OUR GOOD NATURE IN STUART. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU . WELCOME MR BAGGETT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU THERE. NO I DON'T. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. THANK YOU. BECKY ONLY HAVE TWO THINGS. ONE IS THIS PAST WEEK WITH THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION WHERE WE WERE PRESENTED AT OUR REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF STEWART. I GOT NO QUESTION, SO I'M SURE THAT THEY LOVE HER IDEAS AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GIVE US ALL THE MONEY WE'VE ASKED FOR, UM AND THEN THE SECOND THING WAS, UH, THE ITEM NUMBER 20 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA LIKE TO PULL THAT FROM THE ASCENT TO DISCUSS FOR

[COMMENTS BY CITY MANAGER]

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

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[CONSENT CALENDAR]

[20. RFP# 2023-206, DOWNTOWN UNDERGROUNDING AND SEMINOLE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (RC): RESOLUTION No. 102-2023; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA REQUESTS AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR RFP #2023-206, DOWNTOWN UNDERGROUNDING AND SEMINOLE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WITH THE ONLY PROPOSER, THE WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY. OF BALTIMORE, MD PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

WITH THE ONLY PROPOSAL THE WHITE WHITING TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SO, UM. I'M KIND OF THE LINES OF THINKING WHAT COMMISSIONER CALLS WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKES AND MAY WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH THE NEGOTIATION, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO EVOLVE AND I'VE BEEN WANTING THIS PROJECT DONE FOR YEARS AND I, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO SPEND 2 MILLION OR 3 MILLION MORE. I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT F P N L. WE'RE GOING TO HARDEN THE WOODEN POLES ON OSCEOLA STREET. UM SO THAT'S WHY WE EXPEDITED THE PROJECT. IF WE PULL OUT THEN THEY'RE JUST GONNA HARDEN THOSE POLLS INTO THIS CONCRETE GIANT POLLS WITHIN OUR SIDEWALK. YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? SO F P N L. UM THE REASON WE EXPEDITED THE PROJECT INCLUDE OSTEO STREET FOR UNDER GROUNDING IS BECAUSE, UM, FPL'S GOING TO HARDEN THOSE WOODEN POLES FOR SO STORM SAFETY REASONS, SO IF WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD, AND THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CHEAP , CONVERTING THOSE WOODEN POLES TO CONCRETE POLES AND THOSE CONCRETE POLES WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE THEM IN THE FUTURE, AND THE GOAL WAS FIRST TO GET THOSE GET THEM OUT AND GO UNDERGROUND . MR. COLLINS MY THOUGHT IS JUST WITH BRIGHT LINE AROUND HER EYES ANNOY. I'M NOT SAYING THIS ISN'T A GREAT DIRECTION TO GO IN AND IT WOULDN'T BE A HUGE BENEFIT BY MY THOUGHT IS HAVING THAT CAPITAL AVAILABLE. POTENTIALLY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THE STATION. YOU KNOW, GARAGE. THERE'S JUST SO MUCH THAT COULD BE AND TO GET DEEPER IN WITH THIS BEYOND WHAT WE WERE SORT OF ANTICIPATING. SEEMS LIKE TOO MUCH IS MY ARE MY THOUGHTS. SO BEFORE WE GO TOO FAR, I DON'T KNOW NOT SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED THE SIERRA DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE RIGHT? SO I THINK THE COMMISSION COULD LET IT KIND OF PLAY A PARALLEL COURSE. AND YOU COULD AUTHORIZE. UH PENALTY NEGOTIATED BUT ASKED HER TO COME BACK ON THE 23RD FREDDIE RATIFICATION, SO THE U DAYS DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAY NO TO WHATEVER NUMBER SHE GETS, BUT AT LEAST TO FINALLY SEE WHERE THAT NUMBER IS. RATHER THAN RELYING JUST ON WHAT RESPONSIVE BID THEY GAVE US , SINCE THERE'S ONLYNE AND SHE IS NEGOTIATING WITH THEM IF YOU COULD PLAY IT OUT TO SEE WHAT

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HERE'S WHAT I DO KNOW. IT CAN TAKE WEEKS AND MONTHS TO REPAIR THE UNDERGROUND POWER AS COMPARED TO DAYS AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THEY'RE NOT REPLACING THEM. I HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THIS. BUT I WAS TOLD BY TWO PEOPLE THAT THE LEAGUE COUNTY ELECTRICAL COOPERATIVE IS NO LONGER RECOMMENDED THAT WATERFRONT COMMUNITIES UNDERGROUND THEIR UTILITIES. UM . I HAVE HEARD BUT NOT CONFIRMED THAT IN SOME INSTANCES FP AND L WAS NOT GOING TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRING THOSE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES. I JUST THE REALITY OF THIS IS THERE'S TOO MANY UNKNOWNS. AT THIS POINT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE WOULD BE ASKING THIS CONTRACTOR TO DO FOR US. IF YOU GET SALT OR BRACKISH WATER, APPARENTLY IN THIS UNDERGROUND SYSTEM IS A NIGHTMARE. TO REPAIR AND TO FIND SO I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY HERE. AND AS YOU SAID, MISS, THAT'S A LOT OF MORE MONEY THAN WE THOUGHT. YEAH IS IT THE BEST USE AT THIS TIME? I'M NOT SURE. YEAH, MY CONCERN IS JUST THAT IT'S BEEN UM, HOW MUCH MORE I MEAN, AND I PUSHED FOR THIS PROJECT FOR YEARS AND I PUSHED FOR THE UNDER GROUNDING OF THE UTILITIES IN DOWNTOWN BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE JUST PITIFUL LOOKING. BUT UM, BUT IT IS A LOT OF MONEY, AND I THINK THAT I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY WRONG THING WRONG WITH GOING IN NEGOTIATING AND SEE WHERE WE END UP AT. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S JUST KIND OF PREFERENCE THAT HEY, WE NEED DEPENDING ON WHAT THOSE NEGOTIATIONS COME BACK BECAUSE I DIDN'T PULL THIS ITEM TO VOTE. NO ON IT. I PULLED IT TO SAY HEY, LET'S BE THINKING ABOUT THIS WHEN THESE NEGO WHEN IT COMES BACK AND SEE WHERE IT IS, AND THIS GIVES US SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT WHILE WHILE PANEL AND HER TEAM JUST TO NEGOTIATIONS WELL, I WANTED TO, UM SAY. HOW MANY POLES THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND IT'S JUST TAKES AWAY THE WHOLE PLAN OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO BACK THERE, YOU KNOW, FLAT AND, UH, WE'RE WE'RE GONNA AND ALSO ALL THE BEAUTY UTILITIES THAT YOU SEE, UM YEAH, IT'S UM AND THEN AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THAT, UM UM COMMISSIONER RICH TALKING ABOUT . I WILL GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. YEAH, WE NEED YEAH, AND DEFINED UM, IF THAT'S TRUE, YEAH , LIKE MYSELF TO KNOW THAT, BUT IT DOES TAKE COMMISSIONERS. IT REALLY DOES TAKE AWAY WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH BACK THERE. YEAH THAT'S WHAT HE SAID . I WOULD. I WOULD HOPE FOR THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE NEGOTIATIONS AND THEN WHEN IT COMES BACK WE CAN HAVE AND WE SEE WHAT THE WHAT THE FINAL NUMBER ACTUALLY IS. AND THEN MAKE THE DECISION. ANOTHER THING . YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS IS A TIME TO REALLY CAREFUL WITH EVERY PENNY THAT WE SPEND, UH THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE JUST REALLY, REALLY STRUGGLING, AND I KNOW IT BECAUSE FIRSTHAND IT'S BEEN HAPPENING TO ME WAS FAMILIES AND PEOPLE. UM I LOST MY. I THOUGHT, WELL, THE THAT AMOUNT IF IT IS IT IS THAT AMOUNT THEN, UM IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING. BETTER AND REALLY GET A BANG FOR THAT 7 MILLION IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO COME DOWN. THEN. MAYBE WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT. NEGOTIATED THANKS, BERNARD. FOR ALL YOU DO EVERYTHING YOU DO. IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFUL EMOTIONS ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT IT WAS A TWO PART IT WAS STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ALSO, AND THAT ONE WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT WE EXPECTED UNDER GROUNDING WAS ACTUALLY AT BUDGET. OKAY THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO THE BUDGET. WE'LL BRING. I'LL BRING THE ITEMS WE CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN INSURE MOVED. JUST

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WELL FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT THE WHETHER THERE'S ABANDONED WIRES.

I KNOW THAT WHEN WE DID THE MLK IMPROVEMENT. THEY WERE THEY HAD I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A T AND T OR COMCAST WIRES THAT HAD CONTINUED ON. I MEAN, THEY DIDN'T TAKE THE POLLS OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE WAITING FOR THEM TO REMOVE. THE OTHER AGENCIES LINES AND IT WAS A BIG SNAFU ON DID. FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE THESE OTHER LINES, OR DID THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR HIM? AND IT TOOK LITERALLY LIKE NINE MONTHS TO GET THAT MOVING FORWARD, BUT I'LL IN BETWEEN THIS TIME AND NEXT TIME I'LL KIND OF DO AN INVENTORY AND FIND OUT WHERE WE'RE AT AS FAR AS DEBRIS AND IT'S NOT AS BAD AS INDIA AND WHAT INDIA WHERE YOU SEE ALL THE NO. DO WE HAVE A MOTION MOTION TO DO WHATEVER YOU SAID. LET'S NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH NEGOTIATIONS FOR A SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK FOR ME TO DO WHATEVER I WANT. UH YEAH. UH ANYWAYS, I THINK WE KNOW THE MOTION ACTUALLY HAS EXECUTIVE BY COMMISSIONER COLLINS. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? I SEE NICK BARNES ANOTHER NO. HE'S NOT TAKING THE BAIT. MARRIAGE. CALL THE ROLL. BRUNER. YES COMMISSIONER CLARK? YES, RICH.

YES COMMISSIONER COLLINS? YES. MCDONALD'S YEAH, AND THAT'S A WRAP. OH MEETING OUTSIDE OF SOME MEETING ADJOURNED. KNOW WHAT ABOUT PAUL? WE'RE PULLING THAT 1 22. OKAY. WE MOVED IT

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