[15. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER LONG TERM LEASE & DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH BRIGHTLINE TRAINS, LLC (RC): RESOLUTION No. 52-2024; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A LONG-TERM LEASE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH BRIGHTLINE TRAINS, LLC. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PASSENGER RAIL STATION ON FLAGLER AVENUE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

OKAY OKAY. 15. DID WE DO OR. YEAH LET'S DO 15. LOOK AT THE 15 I'LL START WITH 15 I GOT IT I BACKED THE WRONG STUFF OKAY. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER LONG TERM LEASE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH BRIGHTLINE TRAINS, LLC, THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. SIR OKAY.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 52, DASH 2024, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A LONG TERM LEASE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH BRIGHTLINE TRAINS, LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PASSENGER RAIL STATION ON FLAGLER AVENUE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, I'M OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE HANDLING THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. THE. ON DECEMBER 13TH, THE CITY COMMISSION PASSED A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT AUTHORIZED THE CITY AND THE COUNTY TO SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO BRIGHTLINE, RELATED TO THE PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM IN STUART. TECHNICALLY, THE READING OF THAT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED THE STAFF TO ENTER INTO THE LEASE AGREEMENT. BUT DURING THE MEETING I ALSO SAID THAT IT WOULD BE RETURNED TO THE COMMISSION, FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND, AND, BASICALLY TRANSPARENCY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE, SINCE THEN, WE HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH WITH BRIGHTLINE AND THE COUNTY ON SEVERAL ISSUES. WE'VE REVIEWED THE SITE AND IT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE THREE PARCELS ADJACENT TO THE FEC CORRIDOR ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE COURTHOUSE ON FLAGLER AVENUE, THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY WAS, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM BRIGHTLINE FOR, A STATION BETWEEN 8 AND 10,000FT■S AND 200 PARKING SPACES, AS WELL AS TWO TWO ACRES AND 900FT OF FRONTAGE ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS, ALL OF THOSE CRITERIA HAVE BEEN MET. THE BRIGHTLINE SENT THE CITY AND THE COUNTY A LETTER ON MARCH 4TH. LISTING SOME CONDITIONS TO NECESSARY TO SELECT THE PROPOSAL BY MARTIN AND STUART IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THOSE CONDITIONS, MARTIN COUNTY HAS AMENDED ITS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH BRIGHTLINE AND THAT'S UNRELATED TO THE CITY LEASE AGREEMENT.

HOWEVER, THE INTERLOCAL AND THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND BRIGHTLINE IS GOING TO CONSISTENTLY, ESSENTIALLY CONSIST OF AN 80 YEAR LEASE THAT'S GOING TO BE MADE UP OF A 40 YEAR LEASE WITH A 40 YEAR OPTION. THE CITY AND COUNTY ARE GOING TO, FUND THE CONSTRUCTION, OF THE PROJECT, UP TO $45 MILLION. THE TRUTH OF IT IS THAT WE BELIEVE THAT IT COULD END UP BEING LOWER THAN THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE LOOKED INTO WORKING WITH BRIGHTLINE IS TO TRY AND MAINTAIN THE CHARACTER OF STUART, AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT HAS RESULTED IN A BRIGHT LINE STATION THAT'S ONLY GOING TO BE ONE STORY TALL, SIMILAR TO THE BOCA RATON STATION, NOT THE WEST PALM, WHERE IT KIND OF GOES UP AND OVER THE TRACKS. INSTEAD, IT'LL BE JUST A ONE STORY BUILDING THAT YOU WALK OUT THE BACK DOOR AND YOU WALK ACROSS THE PLATFORM OR ACROSS TO THE TRACKS SO THAT THERE'LL BE A TRACK THAT KIND OF DEVIATES OFF OF THE CORRIDOR JUST UP TO THE STATION, SO THAT IT WON'T BE AS BIG. AND AS A RESULT, WE ALSO HAVE LOOKED INTO IT AND BELIEVE WE CAN PLACE THE 200 PARKING SPACES ON THE SURFACE OF THE REMAINING PROPERTY, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO PRESERVE A LOT OF THE OAK TREES AND ALLOW US TO HAVE A VERY LOW PROFILE, STATION AND PARKING GARAGE. IT'S STILL SUBJECT TO DESIGN. THAT DESIGN, WON'T BE FINISHED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IN FACT, NONE OF THE FUNDING FOR THE DESIGN CAN START UNTIL WE

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APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT TONIGHT. AND THEN ONCE THAT DESIGN HAPPENS, IF IN FACT, WE CAN'T PUT ALL 200 SPACES ON THE SITE WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING, POSSIBLY DOING A SECOND STORY OR, YOU KNOW, ONE AREA OF PARKING THAT WOULD BE COVERED AND THEN A ROOF ABOVE IT THAT YOU COULD PARK ON THE ROOF, BUT IT'D STILL BE A VERY LOW PROFILE, SCENARIO, AND IT WOULD STILL LIMIT IT TO THE 200 SPACES SO THAT IT DOESN'T GET OVER PARKED AS WELL. AGAIN, THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT ARE ESSENTIALLY A NON SUBORDINATED TRIPLE NET LAND LEASE. NORMALLY THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT APPRAISALS AND ASSESSED VALUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU ARRIVED AT THE RENT. BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR INTEREST IN, IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, IN DECEMBER, THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY AND THE COUNTY WAS THAT THE RENT WOULD BE $1 PER YEAR AS PART OF THE PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND THEREFORE THERE IS NO RENT. HOWEVER, BRIGHTLINE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, TAXES AND INSURANCE FOR THE PROPERTY.

WHAT THE PROPOSAL IS, IS TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY. IF OUR APPROVAL IS CONDITIONED, OBVIOUSLY ON MARTIN COUNTY'S APPROVAL, BUT ASSUMING MARTIN COUNTY IS GOING TO APPROVE IT AS WELL, THE CITY OF STUART WILL RECEIVE THE THREE PARCELS BACK WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE COUNTY MEETING, WHICH IS THE LAST TUESDAY IN AUGUST. I BELIEVE. AND ONCE WE RECEIVE THE PROPERTY BACK, WE HAVE AGREED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY AS A PARKING LOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, IN USE FOR THE PUBLIC UNTIL SUCH TIME AS, BRIGHTLINE ACTUALLY NEEDS TO TAKE THE PROPERTY FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES. SO OUR DESIRE IS TO, DURING THE DESIGN AND DURING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE, WHERE THEY'RE DOING ANY PHASE TESTING IS TO SIMPLY ALLOW THEM TO BLOCK OFF A FEW PARKING SPACES TO DO A BORING TEST OR WHATEVER, BUT KEEP THE PARKING LOT OPEN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND BECAUSE BRIGHTLINE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO LIABILITY ONCE THEY TAKE THE PROPERTY, WOULD HAVE TO BE FENCED IN. SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE PROPERTY IN STUART'S POSSESSION UNTIL EITHER THE PERMIT IS ISSUED OR SUCH TIME AS BRIGHTLINE NOTIFIES US THAT THEY NEED THE PROPERTY. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE LONGER THAN SHORTER, BUT AS IT RELATES AS THIS GOES FORWARD, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THE CITY APPROVES IT, THE COUNTY APPROVES IT, AND THEN THE CITY AND COUNTY WILL PRODUCE APPROXIMATELY 2.5 TO $3 MILLION INITIALLY, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR ALL THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING THAT WILL LAST WELL INTO THE FALL AND PROBABLY JANUARY, WHEN THE DESIGN IS COMPLETE. BRIGHTLINE, I KNOW FOR SURE, IS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE OR A MAJOR URBAN CODE. CONDITIONAL USE FOR LEGAL CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, REQUIRE, I BELIEVE IT'S A 20 OR 25 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE BACK LOT LINE. AND IN THIS INSTANCE, THE DESIGN IS GOING TO PUT THE TRAIN STATION LITERALLY ON THE LOT LINE. SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ANY OTHER DEVIATIONS FROM CODE. THEY'RE PROVIDING MORE PARKING THAN CODE REQUIRES. THERE'S NO HEIGHT, THERE'S NO LANDSCAPING THAT WILL BE BEING THE STORMWATER WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF AND ALL THAT. SO THERE'S NO OTHER DEVIATIONS. BUT I AM CONFIDENT THAT THERE'S NO WAY THEY CAN DO IT BY STRAIGHT PERMIT WITHOUT COMING BACK BEFORE THIS BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THEY'LL FINISH THE DESIGN AND PLANS, AND THEN IT'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF, SITE PLAN REVIEW. IT'LL HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING. IT'LL THEN HAVE A CRB MEETING, AND THEN IT'LL COME TO THE CRA FOR A CONDITIONAL USE, THERE WAS A REFERENCE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR EARLIER AS IT RELATED TO PROJECT LIFT, POSSIBLY HAVING TWO HEARINGS. THAT REALLY ISN'T THE CASE. IT HAS TWO AGENDA ITEMS. THIS WON'T HAVE THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED TO DO A LAND USE CHANGE OR ZONING CHANGE ON THIS PROPERTY. IT'S ALREADY GOT A LAND USE AND ZONING OF DOWNTOWN. BUT GOING BACK TO THE PROJECT, LIFT PEOPLE MISCONCEIVE TWO AGENDA ITEMS AS TWO HEARINGS. IT'S ACTUALLY BOTH AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE HEARD IN THE SAME HEARING ANYWAY, IF THIS NEEDED A ZONING CHANGE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SAME CASE. BUT WE THERE IS NO ZONING NECESSARY. IT IS ZONED FOR THIS USE. THE ONLY THING I ANTICIPATE IS THE SETBACK. THE WAY IT'S GOING TO WORK IS, THE CITY IS GOING TO BE THE MANAGER OF THE PROJECT AND AS A RESULT, WE WILL DEVELOP A DRAW SCHEDULE THAT, WILL BE APPROVED BY FINANCE AND THE COUNTY BECAUSE THEY'RE PARTICIPATING AS WELL. AND BRIGHTLINE, WHEREIN WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM THIS INITIAL DESIGN MONEY UP FRONT. AND THEN THE DRAW SCHEDULE WILL BE BASED UPON EXACTLY THAT. THE DRAWS OF THE

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CONSTRUCTION LEADING TO THE FINAL DRAW, WHICH WILL BE, YOU KNOW, THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AND CERTIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY. THE DESIRE AND TIMING ON THAT RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE APPROVE TONIGHT. COUNTY APPROVES AT THEIR NEXT MEETING, WE PROVIDE THE INITIAL DRAW OR THE INITIAL PAYMENT IN SEPTEMBER. THEY THEN DO ALL THEIR DESIGNS, COME BACK FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL OR WHATEVER IS NECESSARY, HOPEFULLY TO START CONSTRUCTION SOMETIME NEXT SPRING. AND THEN THE DESIRED COMPLETION DATE RIGHT NOW IS THE FALL SLASH SPRINGF 27, WHICH WOULD, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY JANUARY. FEBRUARY OF 27 IS WHAT I, WHAT I PROJECT US TO BE INTO, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE ANY LONGER THAN THAT BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S AN 8 TO 10,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, SOME RAILROAD TRACK MODIFICATIONS AND A PARKING LOT. THE AGREEMENT WAS BEING EMAILED FROM GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE BRIGHTLINE'S PARENT COMPANY THIS AFTERNOON. I WASN'T I DIDN'T RECEIVE IT BY THE TIME THE MEETING STARTED, SO I WASN'T ABLE TO PRINT IT OUT. BUT NONE OF THE TERMS HAVE CHANGED. IT'S STILL THE SAME FINANCIAL TERMS, SAME SQUARE FOOTAGE, SAME PARKING TERMS. IT'S JUST THAT THE ANTICIPATED COSTS OF BUILDING A FOUR STORY PARKING GARAGE AND MANAGING AND MAINTAINING THAT TO, MAINTAIN THOSE 200 PARKING SPACES VERSUS BUILDING IT AS SURFACE PARKING SHOULD CONSIDERABLY REDUCE THE COST AND EXPOSURE TO THE COUNTY AND CITY RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS ANY FUTURE MAINTENANCE COSTS, MAKING IT A MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE PROJECT FOR BRIGHTLINE AND HOPEFULLY MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL. IT MAKES IT SO MUCH GREENER.

AND, THERE ARE TWO MEMBERS OF BRIGHTLINE, BRIAN CRONENBERG AND ALLIE SOUL, THAT ARE BOTH HERE TONIGHT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GRILL THEM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO, THEY DROVE ALL THE WAY UP FROM MIAMI, SO WE SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE THEM SAY HELLO. YEAH, BEFORE THEY COME UP, CAN I ASK MR. ACTUALLY.

OH, HERE FOR. OKAY COMMISSIONER MCDONALD. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT ACTUALLY, I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SO THAT'LL BE ON THE FLOOR. OKAY I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT. MR. BAGGETT.

SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. OH, OKAY. SECOND, ONE QUESTION. YES. I KNOW THAT WE'RE WE'RE ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 41, DASH 2024, BUT ATTACHED TO THE THING, IS AN AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

AND THAT'S LIKE SOMETHING THAT THAT'S THE OTHER AGENDA ITEM IS OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S THAT ONE I WANT OKAY. WE'RE GETTING TO IT NEXT. ALL RIGHT I'LL I'LL OKAY. GO ON TALK ABOUT THIS ITEM. I'LL ASK MR. BAGGETT IN PRIVATE. WELL, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MACDONALD, WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLARK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON BRIAN? DID YOU WANT TO GIVE US ANY COMMENTS? MR. MOORE? YES HE WANTED TO ASK ONE MORE QUESTION. STAY RIGHT THERE. GO AHEAD.

KRISHNA, THERE'S GOING TO BE NO COVERED PARKING. CORRECT I MEAN, WE COULD DEMAND IT AND PAY FOR EXTRA FOR IT IF YOU WANT, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO CHARGE FOR IT AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ANYWAY. SO THAT'S YOUR CALL. NO TIME. WILL IT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THERE WAS NEVER THE DESIGN WAS ALWAYS THAT THE PARKING WOULD BE PAID FOR. SO IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

ANYBODY CAN PARK IN IT, BUT YOU HAVE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PARK FOR FREE ON THE STREET, OR YOU'D HAVE TO PAY TO PARK THERE. SO I DOUBT THAT PEOPLE WERE JUST GOING TO RANDOMLY SELECT IT TO PARK IN THE NON COVERED PARKING. CORRECT OKAY. IF THE PARKING IS REALLY DESIGNED FOR SOMEONE GOING ON VACATION AND WANTING TO LEAVE THEIR CAR FOR TEN DAYS AND THEN COME BACK, IT'S. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS ALSO THAT WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A PARKING GARAGE WAS THAT BENEFICIAL TO EVERYBODY. BECAUSE THE 200 SPACES, AGAIN, IF IT'S ARTS FEST OR 4TH OF JULY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY PAY TO PARK THERE EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT GETTING ON THE TRAIN. BUT DAY IN AND DAY OUT, ALL THE STUDIES SHOW US THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO USE THAT MANY PARKING SPACES AND THAT THERE WILL BE AVAILABLE. WE ALSO HAVE FREE PARKING AT WELLS FARGO THAT PEOPLE DON'T PARK AT NOW TO GO DOWNTOWN ON FRIDAY NIGHT. OKAY. I JUST I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE IS ESPECIALLY LOCALS AND SPEAKING WITH LOCALS, THE ABILITY TO GO TO A PARKING GARAGE, PARK UNDER COVER AND GET ON AND OFF THE TRAM UNDER COVER CREATES A MUCH GREATER APPEAL FOR THAT MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION. TRAM WOULDN'T HAVE GONE IN THE PARKING GARAGE NO MATTER WHAT, BUT IT COULD HAVE. WE COULD HAVE MADE THE ARRANGEMENT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN OR PICK YOU UP. UP RIGHT OUTSIDE OF IT. I'M. I JUST THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE. I THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER, I UNDERSTAND THERE WOULD BE GREATER EXPENSE WITH THE COVERED PARKING, BUT.

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AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE YOUR CAR FOR A LENGTH OF TIME, THE ABILITY TO LEAVE IT IN COVERED PARKING HAS MUCH GREATER APPEAL. I MEAN, WHAT SORT OF RATES WERE WE LOOKING AT? I I THINK IT'S THE SAME. YOU CAN ANSWER, BUT I THINK IT'S THE SAME RATES AS OF WEST PALM. YES, IT WOULD BE COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE HAVE IN WEST PALM AND BOCA, WHICH DEPENDS. IF YOU PAY IN ADVANCE OR AT THE METER, IT COULD RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 8 TO $15 PER DAY. NO, I WILL TELL YOU TOO. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH BRIAN AS RECENTLY AS TODAY AS IT RELATES TO THE PARKING. WE DON'T HAVE A SITE PLAN, SO IT COULD END UP THAT WHEN THEY SUBMIT THE SITE PLAN, THERE ACTUALLY IS COVERED PARKING BECAUSE THE TWO IT'S GOING TO HAVE 200 SPACES NO MATTER WHAT. AND THE QUESTION IS DO THEY FIT OR DO THEY NOT FIT. AND SO IT ACTUALLY COULD COME BACK BEFORE THE COMMISSION WITH COVERED PARKING INCLUDED IN IT. IT'S COVERED PARKING IN WEST PALM. CORRECT THERE'S TEN. IT'S A TEN STORY PARKING GARAGE. IT COVERED PARKING IN BOCA, ISN'T IT, WE YES, WE HAVE WE HAVE PARKING GARAGES AT EACH OF THE. BUT BUT IT'S ALSO A FUNCTION OF THE SIZE OF THE, THE SITES. SO THIS SITE IS, IS LONGER AND AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT WE CANNOT ACCOMMODATE 200 SPACES AT THE SURFACE. AND IN THAT CASE WE WOULD BE, HAVING STRUCTURED PARKING RIDES, LIKELY TWO LEVELS. SO ONE FIRST LEVEL WOULD BE COVERED AND SECOND LEVEL WOULD BE EXPOSED. BUT AS SOON AS WE'RE ABLE TO HOPEFULLY WE GET THIS, APPROVED TONIGHT, WE'RE ANXIOUS TO START THE DESIGN. THE FIRST THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT DURING THE DESIGN IS THE PARKING CONFIGURATION. AND WHAT'S THE BEST WAY MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO CONFIGURE 200 PARKING SPACES? OKAY OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MCDONALD. OH, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT IN AS FUTURE NEED GOES, WE START OFF WITHOUT THE COVERED PARKING OR OUT THE PARKING GARAGE. WE CAN LOOK AT IT. AND THAT WOULD ALSO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR GRANTS FOR THE BILL TO GARAGE LATER. AND GET IT PAID FOR. SO THERE'S IT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. SO AND I WILL MENTION THAT A LITTLE BIT. WE IN SPEAKING WITH, THE BRIGHTLINE REPRESENTATIVES, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT AND I'LL GIVE DON DONALDSON THE CREDIT FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS HIS KIND OF IDEA, WAS TO DESIGNATE WHERE THE PARKING GARAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN. AND IN THE AGREEMENT, HAVE SOME LANGUAGE THAT AGREES TO ALLOW THE COUNTY AND THE CITY TO APPLY FOR THE FEDERAL CHRISSY GRANT FUNDS NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER, AND WE DIDN'T APPLY FOR THEM. NOW BECAUSE TO GET THE CHRISSY GRANT FUNDS, YOU HAVE TO DO THE NEPA EVALUATION. AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT A 30 MONTH DELAY IN THE PROJECT JUST TO DO THE NEPA EVALUATION. HOWEVER, IF WE GO THIS APPROACH, WE CAN BUILD THE SURFACE PARKING RESERVE. THE SPACE AT THE END OF THE PARKING LOT FOR THE PARKING GARAGE IN THE FUTURE EVENT, AND THEN IF WE APPLY FOR CHRISSY, WHICH IS THE CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY ACT, AND WERE TO GET FUNDING TO BUILD AN ENTIRE PARKING GARAGE, IT WOULDN'T BOTHER ANYBODY TO WAIT. THE 30 TO 36 MONTHS FOR THE NEPA EVALUATION BECAUSE YOU WERE STILL OPERATING THE TRAIN STATION. THINGS ARE STILL GOING.

AND THEN AT THE END, YOU COULD THEN BUILD A PARKING GARAGE IF IT WAS DEEMED NEEDED OR PLAUSIBLE OR WHATEVER. AND IF BRIGHTLINE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT BECAUSE THE RIDERSHIP WASN'T SUPPORTING IT, WE COULD FIGURE OUT SOME KIND OF HYBRID ON HOW TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THAT PARKING GARAGE AS A PUBLIC STRUCTURE AND FACILITY. I MEAN, BEFORE THE BRIGHTLINE, THE CITY SPOKE ABOUT THE DESIRE TO BUILD A PARKING GARAGE BEFORE THE BRIGHTLINE. I CAN TELL YOU I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BUILD A PARKING GARAGE FOR 14 YEARS AND I'VE HAD NO SUCCESS. SO. BUT THAT THAT THAT DOESN'T OBVIATE THE NEED THAT YOU RECOGNIZE. COMMISSIONER MCDONALD. I'M JUST SAYING, IF WE CAN ACCOMPLISH TWO THINGS WITH ONE. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY, IF WE CAN, TO ACCOMPLISH SOME OF OUR GOALS AND OBVIOUSLY ACCOMMODATE BRIGHTLINE. THAT'S THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. IN TWO MONTHS AGO, I WOULD HAVE SAID EXACTLY THE SAME THING. BUT SINCE THEN, I'VE READ A BOOK ABOUT PARKING AND, IT'S, AND IT'S CALLED PAVED PARADISE.

IT'S A FASCINATING BOOK ABOUT PARKING. I BOARD MY WIFE TO DEATH WITH IT, AND MY WIFE AND MY WIFE IS LIKE, DO YOU REALLY LIKE THIS? AND I SAID, THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE AND YOUR VIEWPOINT. YEAH. AND I THINK THAT, IT'S ACTUALLY CHANGED SOME OF MY THOUGHTS REGARDING NOT JUST PARKING GARAGES, BUT PARKING IN GENERAL AND HOW WE ARE NOT DOING IT RIGHT. NOBODY'S DOING IT RIGHT, IN GENERAL. AND SO I REALLY HAVE BEEN FASCINATED BY THE SUBJECT. I'VE BEEN DIGGING INTO PARKING AS YOU KNOW, AS A HOBBY, SO, SO I'M NOT AS CONCERNED ABOUT IT AS I WOULD HAVE BEEN TWO MONTHS AGO. THAT'S FAIR ENOUGH. SO MORE PARKING COMES OUT OF THIS. I'LL BE

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GRATEFUL FOR IT, COMMISSIONER CLARK, I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENTIRE STRIP FROM, MR. VITALE'S PROPERTY DOWN, WHICH IS FROM THE LUMBER COMPANY WHERE THAT STARTS THERE AT THE LUMBER COMPANY, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ERNESTINE'S. AND INCLUDING THIS PARCEL. I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. THE PLANNING FOR THAT STRIP AND THE PARKING FOR THAT STRIP, IF ANYTHING ELSE SHOULD HAPPEN, LIKE WE SAY IN THE FUTURE, AS SOON AS THE BRIGHT LINE GOES IN, I'M SURE THAT THOSE OWNERSHIPS AND LAND USES ARE GOING TO CHANGE WHILE THE USES ARE GOING TO CHANGE IN THAT AREA. AND IT WOULD BE KIND OF SHORT SIGHTED IF WE CAN'T TRY TO COME TOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING OR BE ABLE TO CONVERT TO A LARGER PARKING GARAGE IF WE NEED IT, BASED ON WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THAT LITTLE STRIP ALONG THERE. WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THAT RESERVATION. BUT ALSO I SHOULD MENTION FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE PARKING GARAGE, WE ALSO WERE GETTING FEEDBACK THAT WE WERE SECRETLY BUILDING EXTRA PARKING SO THAT WE COULD SECRETLY BUILD A BUNCH OF HOUSING AND OVERDEVELOPED DOWNTOWN. NOW IT WAS MISINFORMATION, AND IT WASN'T ACCURATE BECAUSE WE NEVER HAD EVEN DISCUSSED IT. BUT IF YOU OVER BUILD A PARKING GARAGE, THE PERCEPTION IS THAT THERE'S A PURPOSE BEHIND IT. I HEAR YOU, I YOU'LL SEE THE DESIGN WHEN IT COMES BACK. THIS IS A BIG IT'S A 2.3 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND. THE FOOTPRINT FOR AN 8000 SQUARE FOOT SINGLE STORY BUILDING IS EXACTLY THAT. 8000FT■!S CAN BE 0 BY 100 OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO MAKE IT. BUT IT'S JUST NOT 2.3 ACRES. SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WHEN THEY COME BACK WITH THE PRESENTATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT, THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A LARGE AREA THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO AND IT CAN BE A FUTURE SITE UNDER THE CHRISTIE GRANT FOR A PARKING GARAGE. BUT THERE ARE PART THERE ARE OAK TREES THAT WERE PLANTED THERE IN THE MID 80S. SO 30 TO 40 YEAR OLD OAK TREES THAT WOULD ALL BE RIPPED OUT TO BUILD A PARKING GARAGE THAT ARE ALL GOING TO BE ABLE TO STAY BECAUSE THE SHADE TREES ALONG THE SIDEWALK THAT HAVE NOW GOTTEN MATURE WILL ALL BE ABLE TO STAY AND BE THERE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND AGAIN, THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO FOR THE CHRISTIE GRANT TO ME SEEMS LIKE KIND OF THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. WE WON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT UP FRONT. WE DON'T HAVE TO CREATE. AND I'LL TELL YOU, BRIGHTLINE'S BIGGER CONCERN IS THE OPERATION OF THE GARAGE AND THE AND THE STATION. OBVIOUSLY, THE BALANCE IS THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR STAFF AND MAKE MONEY FROM THE OPERATION OF IT AND THE AND THE GARAGE ITSELF HAS ELEVATORS, ADA COMPLIANCE, LIGHTING, AIR CONDITIONING FOR THE ELEVATORS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU HAVE TO PRESSURE CLEAN THE GARAGE. YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE GARAGE THAT WILL ACTUALLY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. AND IF YOU YOU ALSO HAVE, PEOPLE THAT SLEEP ON THE GROUND INSIDE PARKING GARAGES. SO YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT AND CONSTANTLY MONITOR IT. AND THE COST OF THE OPERATION, INCLUDING A PARKING GARAGE, ACTUALLY GOES UP EXPONENTIALLY. NOW IF IN FACT, THE DEMAND IS SUCH THAT THERE'S SO MANY RIDERS, IT SUPPORTS A PARKING GARAGE, I'M SURE BRIGHTLINE WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAINTAIN IT AND SUPPORT THE PARKING GARAGE. AND WE CAN GO DOWN THAT PATH AS WE GET THAT. BUT THE REALITY IS, RIGHT NOW WE JUST DON'T SEE THE REAL NEED FOR, ANYTHING EVEN CLOSE TO THE 200 SPACES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDED. SO THERE WILL BE A SURPLUS OF PARKING THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IF THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE PARKING. THANK YOU. AND LIKE I SAID, WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPLY LATER. ALL RIGHT. GOOD, GOOD. GO AHEAD. NO NO. EVERYTHING. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO GET TO THE NEXT STEP, WHICH IS DESIGN. AND THEN THAT'LL KIND OF TELL US WHAT THE SITE IS ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE OR NOT ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE. AND WE I MEAN, PROBABLY 5050 CHANCE THAT WE END UP WITH A PARKING GARAGE ON THIS SITE. SO WE DON'T KNOW FOR CERTAIN IF THE 200 COULD FIT ON THE GROUND AND IF NOT, WE'VE WE'VE GOT NO PROBLEM. AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO BUILDING A PARKING STRUCTURE ON THIS SITE. ALL ALL WE WANTED TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE FLEXIBILITY EXISTS SO THAT IN THE EVENT WE CAN FIT 200 ON THE GROUND, WE WOULD DO THAT. BUT WE WOULD DO THAT WITH THE ABILITY TO EXPAND INTO A PARKING GARAGE AT A LATER DATE. AS MR. MARTEL TALKED ABOUT. SO I TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN'T WAIT TO RIDE THAT TRAIN. YES. SO, AND THANK YOU ALL. WE'RE IT'S BEEN A GREAT FEW MONTHS WORKING WITH, CITY MANAGER MARTEL AND ATTORNEY MR. BAGGETT, AND IT'S BEEN GREAT TO

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SEE THE COOPERATION. NOT JUST BETWEEN THE CITY BUT ALSO THE COUNTY AND HOW EVERYONE IS WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. YES. I ASSUME THAT IT'S SORT OF LIKE THE AIRPORT. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BE DROPPED OFF UNDER COVER, CORRECT? CORRECT. RIGHT. YEAH. YES. WE'LL HAVE A COVERED PORTICOS AS WELL. YEAH. OKAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU. EVERYBODY GOOD. WELL WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO I HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE. WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ON THIS. YES YOU FILL OUT THE CARD. TOM PENNY, SAINT LUCY CRESCENT. I AM SO HAPPY THAT I KNOW OF TWO COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE READ A GOOD BOOK. THAT BOOK SHOULD BE. HAVE YOU READ IT TOO, COMMISSIONER? NOT THAT BOOK, BUT I HAVE A BOOK CLUB AND I'M READING ALL THE TIME. IT IS A FANTASTIC BOOK. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PAVED PARADISE. SO I HOPE YOU ALL REMEMBER THAT. THE SECOND THING IS WE TALK ABOUT LITTLE OLD STUART AND HOW WE WANT TO KEEP THE SMALL TOWN CHARACTER. AND SO THE FIRST THING WE WANT TO DO IS BUILD A PARKING GARAGE THAT WE MAY NOT NEED, KNOCK DOWN THE TREES, MAKE IT LOOK LIKE BOCA OR WEST PALM BEACH. THAT'S NUTS. BESIDES THE $20 MILLION COST. SO COMMISSIONER RICH, PLEASE THINK BEFORE SAYING THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE PERFECT STATION TO GET US EITHER TO ORLANDO OR MIAMI, AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO KEEP THE SMALL TOWN. STUART. WE ALL KEEP SAYING WE WANT THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY. WE NEEDED TO HEAR THAT ANY OTHER ANY OTHER, COMMENTS I SEE NONE. LET'S HAVE A CALL ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER MCDONALD. YES, COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES, MAYOR. BRUNER. YES. VICE MAYOR RICH. YES. OKAY, I

[14. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MARTIN COUNTY (RC): RESOLUTION No. 41-2024; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MARTIN COUNTY PROVIDING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PASSENGER RAIL STATION ON FLAGLER AVENUE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

WANT TO GO RIGHT INTO 14. IF, COMMISSIONERS DON'T MIND, CAN I GET A MOTION? DO WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS? WE HAVE TO READ IT. OKAY OH, I'LL LET LEE READ IT. ALL OF IT. LEE 14. GIVE ME A SECOND HERE. YEAH, I GOTTA FIND IT. HERE IT IS. ALL RIGHT. RESOLUTION NUMBER 41, DASH 2024, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MARTIN COUNTY, PROVIDING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PASSENGER RAIL STATION ON FLAGLER AVENUE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE, EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU SIR. YOU WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT THIS ONE, YEAH. WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD? SURE, THIS WAS PREPARED BY MYSELF AND MY PARALEGAL. AS MR. MARTELL HAS ALREADY GIVEN YOU SOMEWHAT OF A BRIEF BACKGROUND IN THE PRIOR, ITEM NUMBER 15. AND IN THAT BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2023, WE ENTERED INTO THE FIRST INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN THAT FIRST INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, WE SINCE THEN, WE PROPOSED FILED THE JOINT PROPOSAL, WITH THE COUNTY TO BRIGHT LINE IN RESPONSE TO THE RFP, SINCE THEN, WE'VE HAD SOMEWHAT MINOR MODIFICATIONS ON WHAT WE ORIGINALLY BROUGHT BEFORE YOU IN DECEMBER OF 2023.

SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS JUST KIND OF MEMORIALIZE SOME OF THOSE CHANGES, THAT IN AN AMENDED AGREEMENT WHICH IS BEFORE YOU NOW, BOTH MR. MARTELL AND MYSELF HAVE WORKED WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR MARTIN COUNTY AND ALSO WITH SARA, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ON COMING UP WITH THE LANGUAGE IN THE AGREEMENTS IN THE AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, WHICH WE HAD ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA ITEM. BRIEFLY, THE, COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE POINTED OUT WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AS AMENDED, THE COUNTY WILL GO AHEAD AND CONVEY THE THREE PARCELS THERE ON FLAGLER AVE TO THE CITY, AND THAT WAS NOT IN THE PRIOR ONE.

IT WAS NO DATE OR DEADLINE, THE ONLY THING THAT SHE WANTED ADDED WAS THAT THE PROPERTIES HAVE A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT IN THE CONVEYANCE, THAT THEY CAN ONLY BE USED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES, WHICH WE DID NOT OBJECT TO, ALS, WE KIND OF CLEARED UP AS FAR AS THE, THE FUNDS, SO YOU'VE HEARD 30 MILLION FROM THE CITY AND 15 FROM THE COUNTY, AND THAT WAS, IDENTIFIED ORIGINALLY. BUT WHAT WE DID IS WE CLARIFIED FOR THE FIRST $30 MILLION SPENT, BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY WILL EQUALLY BE RESPONSIBLE. AND AFTER $30 MILLION IN FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED, THEN THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AMOUNTS ABOVE THAT. SO IT WASN'T A ONE THIRD, TWO THIRD SPLIT,

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BUT 5050, UP TO 30 MILLION. AND, IT TALKS ABOUT THE PARKING SPACES OF BEING 200, WHICH WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED AD NAUSEUM. BUT THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THE COUNTY WAS TALKING WITH BRIGHTLINE ABOUT CONVEYING THE TRIANGLE PARCEL, WHICH IS A PARKING LOT, THAT THE STAFF OF THE COURTHOUSE USES BETWEEN, THE COURTHOUSE AND THE BASEBALL. BUT THAT WAS, THAT'S FOR THE MOST PART, GONE AWAY FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. WE TOOK THAT OUT. WE TOOK THAT OUT. WE DO STILL REQUIRE THAT WE'RE GOING TO STRIKE, THE LEGAL AGREEMENT, MY RECOLLECTION REQUIRES THAT IN EXCHANGE FOR THE SPACES THAT ARE BEING USED, THAT WE PUT 50 FOR OR MAINTAIN 54 SPACES WITHIN 2500FT OF THE, CURRENT LOCATION. THERE ARE 54 SPACES ALREADY BEING MAINTAINED, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT I'VE ALREADY STARTED LOOKING AT AND MILTON'S FINDING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME RIGHT NOW THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO PUT DIAGONAL STRIPING ON THE SPACES RIGHT ALONG THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT ON STILLMAN, DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE BASEBALL FIELD. AND I'M GOING TO TRY AND PUT FORMALIZED PARKING THERE. THAT SHOULD CREATE PROBABLY 30 OR 40 ADDITIONAL SPACES. OKAY. I WANTED TO POINT OUT THE 200 SPACES BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS ADDRESSED IN THE LAST ITEM OR ITEM 15, BUT THERE WAS TALKS WITH WITH WHEN THE COUNTY WAS TALKING ABOUT CONVEYING THE TRIANGLE PARCEL TO BRIGHTLINE. THEY WERE GOING TO LOSE OVER 100 SPACES, AND SO THEY WERE REQUIRING OVER 300 SPACES IN A PARKING GARAGE. SO SINCE THAT DEAL DID NOT GO AWAY, THE COUNTY HAS NOT LOST ALL OF THAT PARKING IN THAT TRIANGLE PARCEL, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S MINIMAL CHANGES FROM WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED BACK IN DECEMBER. BUT WE WANTED TO MEMORIALIZE THOSE CHANGES. THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS MR. MARTEL MENTIONED, IT'S ON THEIR NEXT AGENDA. THIS SAME INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AS AMENDED. THANKS, MR. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. I'LL SECOND IT WITH QUESTION. SO BY THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL, WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.

OKAY. YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY SO, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. IS THAT CORRECT? SO I HAVE A QUESTION ON ITEM NUMBER SIX ON PAGE THREE OF EIGHT. AND THEN I JUST TALKED TO MR. BAGGETT ABOUT ITEM NUMBER EIGHT TO SEE IF THERE WAS A TYPO. AND I WAS LOOKING BACK ON THE, AGREEMENT THAT WAS DONE ON DECEMBER 12TH TO SEE IF THEY HAD MENTIONED, THE ISSUE THAT I SAW IN ITEM NUMBER EIGHT AND SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING DONE BY THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT BOARD ON NOVEMBER. I KNOW THAT THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS GIVING AN $800,000 PAYMENT THROUGH THE MARTIN COUNTY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT TO THE BRIGHTLINE SETTLEMENT FROM 2018. BUT THAT'S NOT A PART OF THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. THAT'S NOT A PART OF WHAT'S NUMBER EIGHT. THEN EXPLAIN ITEM NUMBER EIGHT TO ME ON PAGE THREE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WANTED THIS, PARAGRAPH IN THERE, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY. WELL, IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THE CITY, THE COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $800,000 ON TOP OF THE 15 MILLION, TWO BRIGHT LINE FOR MARKETING PURPOSES FROM THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND THE DATE THAT THEY HAVE IT, THE FUTURE DATE OR A PAST DATE OR THAT NOVEMBER 8TH, 2024, I CAN CHECK WITH HER. IT WAS WHEN THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE IT. BUT THE DATE HASN'T HAPPENED YET. IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? OH, NOVEMBER 23RD. RIGHT. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE 23. OKAY, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. AND THEN THEY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EXECUTION ITEM NUMBER SIX. AND THAT'S WHAT MR. MARTEL SPOKE IN THE LAST ITEM, THAT, AS SOON AS IT'S APPROVED BY BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, THAT WE WOULD DO AN INITIAL FUND, TOWARDS THE DESIGN STAGE AND IT WOULD BE PROPORTIONAL 5050, LIKE, IT STATED IN, PARAGRAPH, IT SHOULD BE CONTROLLING THEIR OWN MONEY. OR WOULD WE BE PUT IT INTO SOME THE, THE INITIAL FUND THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO THE INITIAL PAYMENT IS GOING TO BE PAID DIRECTLY TO BRIGHTLINE.

THAT MONEY WILL GO TO THEM RIGHT NOW FOR THEIR DESIGN AND IT'LL BE PAID OUT AS BILLS COME IN.

THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWS. THE COUNTY IS PLANNING TO EITHER GET JOINT FINANCING WITH THE CITY.

IF WE GO TO A BOND OR TO TRANSFER THEIR $15 MILLION OBLIGATION TO OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR US TO HOLD THAT MONEY IN TRUST. SO THAT, AS WE DO, THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWS, WE ACCOUNT FOR THE COUNTY'S FUNDS AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY KEEP THEM APPRIZED OF IT. BUT THAT'LL BE OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR MAKING THOSE DRAWS. BUT WE DO THIS TODAY AND IT GOES TO THEM

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TOMORROW. SO I THINK THE COUNTY. YEAH, WE APPROVE IT TODAY. AND THEN THE COUNTY IS GOING TO HAVE TO. THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PLANNING TO APPROVE IT FIRST. LAST TUESDAY. BUT, SOME FINALIZATION STUFF CAUSED IT TO NOT MAKE IT TO THEIR AGENDA. AND SO IN ORDER TO NOT DISRUPT IT, WE SAID WE'LL COME IN AND APPROVE IT, CONDITIONED UPON COUNTY APPROVAL. SO THE APPROVAL OF LAST ITEM AND THIS ITEM IN THE RESOLUTIONS, IT SAYS OUR VOTE IS CONDITIONED UPON COUNTY'S APPROVAL. SO IF THE COUNTY WERE TO VOTE NO OUR VOTES, THE OUR APPROVALS WOULD HAVE BEEN CANCELED. SO EVERYTHING IS CONDITIONED UPON THE APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY ON WHATEVER THEIR MEETING DATE IS. BUT I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE COUNTY WILL APPROVE IT, JUST LIKE THEY DID ON DECEMBER 12TH OR 13TH AS WELL. WELL, THIS AGREEMENT IS THE RESULT OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN. RIGHT? YEAH BUT I MEAN, THE COMMISSIONERS WEREN'T PARTIES TO THAT. SO BUT I STILL BELIEVE THE COMMISSION SUPPORTS IT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ON THE DECEMBER 12TH, ORIGINAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, I'M GLAD THAT I'M SURE THAT THERE'S A REASON FOR IT, BUT, WE ACTUALLY DID HAVE THE THREE PARCELS LISTED AND ADDED ON HERE AS AN EXHIBIT. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT, AND I'M GLAD THAT THEY DID THAT WASN'T ON THE LAST THING. IT WAS MENTIONED, BUT IT WASN'T REALLY IT DIDN'T HAVE THIS. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SURVEY AND SITE PLAN. READY AT THAT POINT BECAUSE IT WAS FOR THE SUBMITTAL TO THE RFP. AND SINCE THE COUNTY WAS ABLE TO GET IT FOR US AND IDENTIFY IT, AND WE HAD THE SURVEY DONE, AND THAT'S WHY THEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY IT MORE CLEARLY. AND IT WAS ALSO BASED UPON THE FACT THAT IT WAS JUST FOR THE SUBMITTAL FOR THE RFP BEFORE. AND NOW THAT IT'S OFFICIALLY TO TRANSFER IT, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IDENTIFY THE ACTUAL PARCEL ID NUMBERS RATHER THAN JUST A PICTURE OF THE PARKING LOT. HAVING THREE ATTORNEYS UP HERE MAKES YOU FEEL PRETTY GOOD.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CLARK. TRY FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. CAN WE, YOU'LL WE'RE GOING TO DO ROLL CALL, PUBLIC COMMENT. OH, YES. PUBLIC COMMEN. I SEE NONE. OKAY, WE'LL DO A ROLL. VICE MAYOR. RICH. YES, COMMISSIONER MCDONALD. YES, COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES, MAYOR BRUNER. YES. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK HERE, COMMISSIONER MCDONALD PULLED 13.

[13. KINGSWOOD 3 WATER LINE REPLACEMENT AGREEMENT (RC): RESOLUTION No. 78-2024; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE UTILITIES AND ENGINEERING DIRECTOR TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF STUART ("CITY") AND THE KINGSWOOD 3 CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION ("KINGSWOOD 3"), CONTINGENT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WATER SERVICE LINE TO SERVE THE KINGSWOOD 3 PROPERTY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

I'LL LET, KINGSWOOD, THREE. WATER LINE REPLACEMENT AGREEMENT. LEE WOULD YOU READ THE REST? RESOLUTION 113. SURE RESOLUTION NUMBER 78, DASH 2024, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE UTILITIES AND ENGINEERING DIRECTOR TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF STUART AND THE KINGSWOOD THREE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION. KINGSWOOD THREE, CONTINGENT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WATER SERVICE LINE TO SERVICE SERVE THE KINGSWOOD THREE PROPERTY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

VERY GOOD, MADAM MAYOR. YES. THE REASON I ASKED THE POOL IS ACTUALLY. THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT, BUT KIND OF EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE HERE. BECAUSE A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT USED TO BE PART OF THE KINGSWOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, THE DEVELOPER SOLD IT OFF AND IT HAD A WATER LINE THAT WENT TO THE KINGSWOOD RESIDENCE. AND THERE WAS NEVER ANY EASEMENT GRANTED FOR THE WATER LINE. THE OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY IS GETTING READY TO BUILD SOME, BUILD A COUPLE OF HOUSES ON THE PROPERTY. AND SO THE WATER LINE NEEDED TO BE MOVED. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS LITIGATION AND STUFF BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES. AND IT BECAME SOMETHING THAT WAS BECOMING A BIG BURDEN TO THE TO THE RESIDENTS OF KINGSWOOD, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF COST, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF TIME, BECAUSE IT LITERALLY THEY WERE THERE WAS THREATS OF HAVING THEIR WATER SHUT OFF, GOING TO THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT AND, THANKFULLY, MR. MARTEL AND MR. KUHNE FROM OUR CAME UP WITH A PLAN THAT ONCE THEY GOT THE NEW EASEMENT FOR THE WATER LINE TO FOR THE CITY TO ACTUALLY GO IN AND BUILD THE WATER LINE, AND WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE THEM FOR THAT. THEY'RE NOT GETTING IT FOR FREE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE PUT ONTO THEIR WATER BILLS AND THIS IS GOING TO ENSURE THAT 300 AND SOME RESIDENTS DON'T INADVERTENTLY, INADVERTENTLY LOSE THEIR WATER, SO, FORTUNATELY, OUR STAFF WAS ALSO ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THEY COULD REUSE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTERS AND STUFF TO KEEP THE COST DOWN. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND. AND SO AND IT'S GOING TO ADD LIKE $10 A MONTH TO EACH ONE OF THE, RESIDENTS WATER BILLS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, MANY OF THOSE FOLKS ARE IN PLACES LIKE KINGSWOOD, HAVE, ARE ON FIXED INCOMES AND THEY'VE BEEN HIT

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REALLY HARD WITH, FOR EXAMPLE, REALLY HIGH INSURANCE RATES AFFECTING THEIR HOA. SO BY HELPING TO KEEP THIS BURDEN DOWN AND WORKING WITHIN OUR SYSTEM AND BEING ABLE TO GET IT DONE ON TIME FOR THEM, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO START BY A CERTAIN DATE HERE. COMING UP IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. THAT'S WHY IT WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS APPROVED. SO I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL. AND JUST ON TOP OF THAT, LET ME JUST COMMENT TO THAT, THE CITY HAD THE PROGRAM CALLED, SIGN UP AND SAVE FOR THE SEWER UTILITIES IN THE PAST. AND WHAT THE CITY SET THE PRECEDENT TO DO THERE WAS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO SIGN UP AND THEN MAKE THE PAYMENT OVER A COURSE OF TIME SO THAT IT WAS MORE ACCEPTABLE TO THEM AND MORE DIGESTIBLE. SO WHEN THIS ISSUE AROSE, RATHER THAN HAVING A GIANT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT THAT CRUSHED ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THE SAME YEAR, THEY'RE GETTING HIT BY THE INSURANCE INCREASES, ETC. WE WORKED WITH KINGS KINGSWOOD TO COME UP WITH A PAYMENT PLAN THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IS AGREED ON AS THREE YEARS. SO IT'S SPREAD OUT. BUT THE CITY IS NOT INCURRING A SPECIAL BENEFIT TO ANYBODY BECAUSE IT'S GETTING PAID IN FULL. IT DOESN'T IMPACT OUR BOND COVERAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE AGAIN, THE ENTERPRISE FUND IS RECEIVING 100% OF THE MONEY AND IT'S NOT PROVIDING ANYTHING TO ONE CONDO ASSOCIATION THAT IT WOULDN'T PROVIDE TO ANOTHER, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THE CLARITY THERE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S ALSO AN AGREED UPON LENGTH OF TIME AND EVERYTHING IS SATISFACTORY TO KINGSWOOD, WHICH IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO KINGSWOOD AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY. RENARD, WHO IS ALSO OUR LPA REPRESENTATIVE, HAPPENS TO BE PRESENT IN THE AUDIENCE AND HE IS. KINGSWOOD'S. ARE YOU PRESIDENT OR. I JUST. HE'S JUST A RESIDENT OF KINGSWOOD. BUT, HE IS PRESENT HERE. IF YOU WANTED TO ASK HIM SOME QUESTIONS, I'LL JUST THINKING OF THE ANY DEVELOPER IN THE AREA WHOM THE LINE AFFECTS. IF EVERYTHING IS.

IT'S JUST. YEAH. THIS IS JUST THEIR ONLY THEIR WATER. MARCELLA OWNED A ONE ACRE PARCEL ON SAINT LUCIE BOULEVARD THAT SHE HAD BOUGHT FROM THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER OF KINGSWOOD THAT HAD THE WATER LINES UNDER IT. THE REASON THERE WAS NO EASEMENT FOR THE WATER LINES IS BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THE PROPERTY AND POSSESSION OF KINGSWOOD, SO THERE WOULD BE NO EASEMENT NECESSARY. IT WASN'T UNTIL THAT TRANSACTION, WHEN SHE ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY THAT AN EASEMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED. AND I DON'T THINK THE RESIDENTS OF KINGSWOOD KNEW THAT TRANSACTION TOOK PLACE. AND IT WAS LIKE OVER TEN YEARS AGO, IN ANY EVENT, THIS PROPERTY NOW HAS PROVIDED AN EASEMENT TO KINGSWOOD THAT THE CITY COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD UNTIL KINGSWOOD SHOWED US THAT THEY HAD THE EVIDENCE OF IT. AND SO THIS ONE LINE WILL COME OFF THE CITY'S LINE THAT GOES DOWN SAINT LUCIE BOULEVARD AND WILL JUST PROVIDE WATER TO THIS KINGSWOOD DEVELOPMENT. AS LONG AS WE WEREN'T TRIGGERING A NEW LAWSUIT. NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY SAVING. YEAH, IT GOES DOWN RIVER TERRACE. RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T THINK IT GOES DOWN THAT STREET. IT COMES RIGHT UP TO SAINT LUCIE. RIGHT THERE. RIGHT I HAVE A MOTION, BUT I DON'T HAVE A SECOND. ALL SECONDED. OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ON THIS? NO MORE QUESTIONS. ROLL, MAYOR BRUNER. YES, VICE MAYOR RICH. YES. COMMISSIONER MCDONALD. YES, COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES? BEFORE WE CLOSE, THERE'S A YOUNG MAN. I'LL

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

PROBABLY EMBARRASS HIM, HE ALSO APPROVE THE WHOLE CONSENT AGENDA? NO, THEY DID NOT. NO, NO, WE NEED TO DO THAT. LET'S DO THAT. I APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU. APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND COMMENTS. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? I HEAR NONE ROLL. COMMISSIONER RICH, I'M SORRY, VICE MAYOR. RICH. COMMISSIONER CLARK. YES MAYOR.

[DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION]

BRUNER. YES. COMMISSIONER MCDONALD. YES. OKAY ONE MORE THING I WANTED TO SAY, JAKE, I'M SORRY TO EMBARRASS YOU. JAKE. JAKE'S A YOUNG MAN. HE'S GOING TO MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, AND THIS IS HIS SECOND MEETING. HE WENT TO THE LPA THE OTHER NIGHT, AND HE WANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE, THE CITY STUFF, THE COUNTY AND ALL THAT. AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF HIM THAT HE. AND TODAY WAS HIS FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU, JAKE,

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Aug 12, 2024 Regular City Commission Meeting

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