3. APPENDIX A UPDATE (RC): RESOLUTION No. 86-2025; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA ADOPTING TYPES, FEES, RATES AND CHARGES AS APPENDIX “A” TO THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS PROVIDED AND PERMITTED IN VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

[3. APPENDIX A UPDATE (RC): RESOLUTION No. 86-2025; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA ADOPTING TYPES, FEES, RATES AND CHARGES AS APPENDIX “A” TO THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS PROVIDED AND PERMITTED IN VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

YOU READ ITEM THREE FOR CONSIDERATION, PLEASE? SURE. RESOLUTION NUMBER 86, DASH 2025, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA. ADOPTING TYPES, FEES, RATES AND CHARGES AS APPENDIX A TO THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES AS PROVIDED ANDIN VAS OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES. PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS. PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE STAFF WISH TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OF ANY KIND ON THIS. SO THIS IS APPENDIX A, WHICH IS THE FEES THAT THE CITY CHARGES FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FOR RENTING A GAZEBO OR IN THIS INSTANCE, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVING FEES. MR. REED ASKED TO BE PULLED BECAUSE I GUESS THERE WAS COMMENTS FROM TOW TRUCK DRIVERS OR SOMEBODY THAT WANTED TO SEEK CLARIFICATION ON IT. YEAH, KW TOWING, YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT A CARD THOUGH. OKAY. YOU CAN FILL IT OUT AFTER. TO COMMISSIONER REED, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF REGARDING THIS? I DON'T THEY KNOW MORE THAN I DO ABOUT IT. THIS IS OKAY. SO IN ORDER TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT, CAN WE GET A MOTION PLEASE. IN A SECOND. SO MOVED SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE VICE MAYOR AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLARK. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? I DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, MAYOR.

NO. AND DO YOU HAVE SOME YOUR OWN, MADAM CLERK I DO OKAY FOR THIS ITEM. NATHAN. WILL YOU CALL THEM, PLEASE? NATHAN. OKAY. SIR. HAVE YOU HANDED YOUR GREEN CARD IN? OKAY, WE'LL GET TO YOU.

HI. HOW'S IT GOING? MY NAME IS NATE MCEWEN. I OWN ALL HOOKED UP TOWING LOCAL TOW COMPANY HERE. WE'VE BEEN OPEN SINCE 2013. COULD YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE JUST A LITTLE BIT CLOSER? YEAH. SORRY. CAN YOU HEAR ME A LITTLE BIT BETTER NOW? THERE YOU GO. OKAY. SURE. SO WE WANTED TO GO OVER SOME OF THE THINGS HERE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A FEW ISSUES WITH OUR PRICING.

THERE'S SOME DISCREPANCIES WITH OUR PRICING IN THE CITY VERSUS SOME PRICING IN THE COUNTY. AND WE WERE KIND OF TRYING TO GET THAT TO COINCIDE AND TO BE SIMILAR, IF NOT THE SAME. SO I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE. AND I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE WERE HEADING WITH OUR WITH OUR MEETING AND TRYING TO GET THAT TO GO DOWN THE SAME ROUTE. THERE WAS, YOU KNOW. SOME OF THE CHARGES ON, ON OURS DON'T LINE UP WITH THE CITY.

THEY'RE JUST COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. SO WHEN WHEN CUSTOMERS COME TO OUR LOT WHO HAVE HAD A A TOW DONE IN MARTIN COUNTY, PER SE, BY A POLICE TOW, POLICE DIRECTED TOW AND THEY'VE HAD ONE IN THE CITY. THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, WHY IS THE PRICE DIFFERENT? THERE'S ALL THIS KIND OF TALK, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF HAVE NO REALLY EXPLANATION FOR IT. AND THERE'S JUST A FEW MILES APART IF NOT IN THE SAME AREA. SO WE WERE JUST TRYING TO GET THE RATES TO MIRROR ONE ANOTHER, TO MAKE IT MORE TRANSPARENT AND EASIER TO FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND AND FOR US, YOU KNOW, TO BE MORE FLUENT BECAUSE WE'RE PROVIDING THE SAME SERVICE BASICALLY IN THE

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SAME AREA, THINGS LIKE THAT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH WAS. WHERE OUR WRECKERS HAVE TO OPERATE, OUR HEAVY DUTY RECORDS HAVE TO OPERATE. ON SCENE INCREMENTS AFTER 30 MINUTES, THEY WERE PAYING US ON HERE $51 PER EVERY 30 MINUTES, WHEN REALLY IT SHOULD BE A MUCH HIGHER RATE. THERE'S JUST SOME SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE AND UPDATE, AND WE WERE JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL ON THAT. AND WE HAD SUBMITTED SOME DIFFERENT PRICING THAT WE WANTED TO BASICALLY MIRROR THE COUNTY IF WE COULD. AND THAT'S REALLY THAT'S REALLY ALL I REALLY HAVE ON MY END. IT REALLY WASN'T MUCH THAT I WAS LOOKING TO DO. AS FAR AS MY NOTES GO. I KNOW WE WERE LOOKING TO STAY WITH WITH THE ROTATION, YOU KNOW, WITH MAINTAINING THE THE 30 MINUTES. WE WERE TRYING TO LOOK FOR A 30 MINUTE ROTATION. ETA I KNOW THERE WAS TALK OF A 20 MINUTE ROTATION. ETA DUE TO SOME TRAFFIC CONSTRAINTS, THE POPULATION GROWTH AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING TO ACCIDENT SCENES, AN AMPLE AMOUNT OF TIME WITH TRAFFIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THOSE ETAS. IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT. SO I WANTED TO SEE IF WE CAN ADJUST THAT AS WELL TO 30 MINUTES, AND THAT'S ALL I REALLY HAVE. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. AND AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I, I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THE 30 MINUTE POLICY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. THE APPENDIX A IS THE FEE SCHEDULE. AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SEVERAL MEETINGS AGO, DURING ONE OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS, EXPLAINED TO THE BOARD THAT IT WAS MEETING WITH THE COUNTY AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO ADOPT THE MATCHING FEE SCHEDULE AS THE COUNTY. AND WE HAVE MADE THOSE CHANGES. IF YOU GO TO APPENDIX A UNDER CHAPTER 12, BUSINESSES 12 DASH 45, LIKE 12 DASH 130 SAYS LICENSE FEE FOR RECORDS AND VEHICLE BUSINESSES AND THEN BACK BELOW THAT IT STARTS CLASS A SLASH ROLLBACK. IT WAS $575 AND 73 PER HOOKUP MILE, AND IT'S NOW BEEN CHANGED TO $7.07 PER HOOKUP MILE, WHICH WAS THE THE TOTAL OR THE ORIGINAL PRICE WAS ONE 6481. THAT'S BEEN CHANGED TO 209 99. CLASS B HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 294, CLASS C HAS BEEN CHANGED TO $458, CLASS D HAS BEEN CHANGED TO $694. LABOR UNSEEN AFTER OF ACCIDENT AFTER 30 MINUTES, IT SAYS. SEE THE SCHEDULE BELOW. AND THEN IT'S A FAIRLY EXTENSIVE SCHEDULE, BUT IT'S FOR FOR 6 TO 24 HOURS, AFTER 24 HOURS INSIDE, FOR 6 TO 24 HOURS AFTER 24 HOURS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE SIMPLY ADOPTED THE COUNTY SCHEDULE VERBATIM. SO IT'S THE COUNTY SCHEDULE. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. CLERK. YES, I HAVE DUSTIN DRISCOLL. TWO FOR ONE. YEAH. HI THERE. I'M DUSTIN DRISCOLL. THIS IS MY FATHER, WARREN DRISCOLL. WE'RE OWNERS OF K.W. WRECKER SERVICE. ANOTHER LOCAL COMPANY HERE IN STUART. WE ARE ON YOUR GUYS'S ROTATION. AND ALTHOUGH THE APPENDIX A HAS BEEN ADOPTED TO MATCH MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OR THE COUNTY RATES, NOT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN UPDATED LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE IT WITH THE LABOR ON SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT. AFTER 30 MINUTES IT SAYS SEE THE SCHEDULE BELOW THAT HAS THE SCHEDULE THAT YOU MENTIONED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LABOR ON SCENE. IT MENTIONS THE THE SCHEDULE OF HOW LONG A VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT OUR YARD, NOT THE ACTUAL LABOR ON SCENE. AS FAR AS I COULD TELL, IT IS A LONG LIST, SO I DIDN'T GET TO SKIM OVER EVERY LITTLE BIT OF IT, BUT FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, IT'S NOT WHAT I THAT'S NOT WHAT'S VALID. ALSO, AS FAR AS THE THE APPENDIX A, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT IF IT HAS BEEN ADOPTED, AT LEAST WE HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN ANY NOTIFICATION THAT IT HAS BEEN ADOPTED. WE HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD BY THIS STUART POLICE DEPARTMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YEAH. SO, SIR, IT'S FOR ADOPTION TONIGHT. I'M SORRY IT WOULD BE ADOPTED TONIGHT IF THE COMMISSION VOTES ON IT. OKAY, I GOT YOU. YEAH. SO IN GENERAL, AS LONG AS IT'S, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS IT'S ADOPTED, IT JUST HELPS ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY HELPS US. IT HELPS MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS ALL AROUND, ALL ACROSS THE BOARD, EVEN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE

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JUST TRYING TO FIND THAT. WHAT? ON THE THE RATE SHEET THAT WE DO HAVE THE RATE SHEET. IT SHOWS THE LABOR THAT'S NOT ON THE. APPENDIX A IF YOU'D LIKE A COPY OF IT. GIVE IT TO THE CHIEF. YEAH. HOLD ON CHIEF, LET'S JUST WAIT TILL THEY'RE DONE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.

OKAY. ARE YOU DONE? THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. CHIEF, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON THE REMARKS? HELLO? WAS AN EXTRA POLICE DEPARTMENT. I SPOKE WITH RYAN TODAY. THE PARALEGAL. I SET THIS SCHEDULE BASED ON THE COUNTY'S FEES SO WE WOULD MIRROR IT WHEN SHE WAS REVIEWING IT TODAY, THE THE PORTION ABOUT THE DOLLY AND THE FIRST 30 MINUTES AND THE EXTRA 15 MINUTES, IT JUST FELL OFF OF THE TRANSFER FROM THE WORD DOCUMENT TO THE FEE SCHEDULE.

SHE WAS TAKING CARE OF THAT TODAY. SO WE ADOPTED IT. EXACTLY HOW THE COUNTY'S PRICE CHART IS RIGHT NOW. OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE ANY ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, I DO NOT. OKAY.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM. NO, I GOT CLARIFIED. THAT'S CLARIFIED.

YEP. OKAY. MR. MARTEL, YOU ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THEIR PARTY? YOU DON'T SEEM. I'M NOT.

WELL, WE'RE JUST THE STAFF'S ASKING THE COMMISSION TO ADOPT EXHIBIT A. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE NEED A VOTE ON THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. OKAY. I THINK WE ALREADY DID. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 86. ROLL CALL. ALL WE NEED A ROLL CALL. WE HAD A MOTION A SECOND. SO ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SECOND, VICE MAYOR COLLINS. YES, COMMISSIONER. YES, COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES, COMMISSIONER. YES, MAYOR. YES. ALL RIGHT. AND WHEN WE DID THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, THAT NEEDS A ROLL CALL AS WELL, WE DID IT BY ALL IN FAVOR. SO IF WE COULD JUST ASK FOR ROLL CALL ON THE OTHER BALANCE OF IT, FOR THE RECORD TO MAINTAIN IT.

ARE YOU ASKING US TO GO BACK? YEAH. OKAY. ROLL CALL PLEASE. THIS IS FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR. YES, COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES, COMMISSIONER. READ. YES, VICE MAYOR COLLINS. YES, COMMISSIONER. YES, MAYOR. YES. THAT ENDS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEM NUMBER FIVE. MR. BAGGETT,

[5. SEACOAST BANK HEADQUARTERS MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE & MAJOR SITE PLAN, 815 S. COLORADO AVENUE (QuJ)(RC): OF STUART, RESOLUTION No. 85-2025; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY FLORIDA, GRANTING A MAJOR CREEK DISTRICT CODE CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL AND MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SEACOAST BANK HEADQUARTERS PROJECT LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST 9/22/2025 CCM CORNER OF COLORADO AVENUE AND KINDRED STREET; GRANTING APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT AN APPROXIMATELY 58,647 SQUARE FOOT THREE-STORY HEADQUARTERS OFFICE BUILDING WITH DRIVE-THRU BANK TELLER LANES AND PARKING DRIVE-THRU ATM, A DETACHED 90,762 SQUARE FOOT THREE-STORY PRIVATE GARAGE, AND MAINTAIN THE EXISTING OUTBUILDING STRUCTURES OUTSIDE THE REDEVELOPMENT AFFECTED AREA; REQUIRING ARCHITECTURAL SPECIFIC POLICIES TO BE CONSIDERED INCLUDING PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR A_ TIMETABLE PROVIDING OF AN DEVELOPMENT; CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

WILL YOU READ? SEACOAST BANK HEADQUARTERS, MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE AND MAJOR SITE PLAN FOR 815 SOUTH COLORADO AVENUE. THIS IS QUASI QUASI JUDICIAL. SO THE COMMISSIONERS NEED THEIR YELLOW CARD HERE, MR. BAGGETT. NO. JUST YOU. THAT'S YOUR THAT'S YOUR SHEET THAT YOU MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW ALONG. WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE ITEM FOR OUR CONSIDERATION? OF COURSE, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, GRANTING A MAJOR CREEK DISTRICT CODE, CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL AND MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SEACOAST BANK HEADQUARTERS PROJECT, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COLORADO AVENUE AND KENDRICK STREET, GRANTING APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT AN APPROXIMATELY 58,647 SQUARE FOOT, THREE STORY HEADQUARTERS OFFICE BUILDING WITH DRIVE THROUGH BANK TELLER LANES AND DRIVE THRU ATM. A DETACHED 90,762 SQUARE FOOT, THREE STORY PRIVATE PARKING GARAGE AND MAINTAIN MAINTAIN THE EXISTING OUTBUILDING STRUCTURES OUTSIDE THE REDEVELOPMENT EFFECTED AREA, REQUIRING SPECIFIC POLICIES TO BE CONSIDERED, INCLUDING PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS. STANDARDS PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PROVIDING FOR A TIMETABLE OF DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

OKAY, SO THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE TO ASK OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS IS DO YOU HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO DISCLOSE REGARDING THIS ITEM? AND COMMISSIONER, I'LL SPEAK WITH, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER MET WITH THE APPLICANT OR I'M SORRY, NO. YES, I'VE MET WITH THE APPLICANT ACTUALLY. TWICE. OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER REED. YES, I MET WITH THE APPLICANT TWICE. A PHONE CALL WITH JIMMY SMITH AND AN IN PERSON MEETING WITH UNITED WAY WITH CAROL.

COMMISSIONER CLARK, I'VE MET WITH THE THE APPLICANTS, THE REPRESENTATIVES. AND I KNOW MANY PEOPLE AT SEACOAST BANK. EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES THERE, AND I HAVE. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY OTHER MEETINGS, BUT I'M HERE WITH AN OPEN MIND, MR. VICE MAYOR. YES, I MET WITH THE APPLICANT. OKAY. I MYSELF MET WITH THE APPLICANT TWICE. I'VE KNOWN DENNIS HUDSON FOR 45 YEARS, SO I'VE SPOKEN WITH HIM. I'VE SPOKEN WITH TENS OF CITIZENS SPECIFICALLY REGARDING

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THIS PROJECT. I SPOKE WITH MR. ASTOLFI REGARDING THIS PROJECT, AND I SPOKE WITH MR. CAPRA THIS MORNING SPECIFICALLY REGARDING SOME OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES. SO. MR. BAGGETT, YOU PLACE THE WITNESSES UNDER OATH, PLEASE. YES. WHAT ALL PEOPLE WILL BE PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT AND STAFF, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU. OKAY, MR. MAYOR MAY BE HEARD REAL QUICK. EXCUSE ME.

MAY I BE HEARD REAL QUICK? I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, AND I HAD SENT ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS A COPY OF AN EDITED VERSION OF THE RESOLUTION. AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS IN THE RESOLUTION AND A FEW OF THE WHEREAS CLAUSES. AND THEN IN WHEREAS CLAUSE NUMBER EIGHT, I MADE MORE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES JUST TO CLARIFY THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS, ONES BEING DEVELOPED AND ONES NOT. AND THEN AN EXHIBIT. C CONDITIONS. EXHIBIT C, IT'S CALLED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. I ADDED A PARAGRAPH NUMBER 23.

AND IN THAT WAS APPLICANT, DEVELOPER OR SUCCESSOR SHALL MAINTAIN THE EXISTING OUTBUILDING STRUCTURES OUTSIDE OF THE APPROXIMATE FOUR ACRES OF REDEVELOPMENT, SAID OUTBUILDING. STRUCTURES INCLUDE A THREE STORY OFFICE BUILDING CONSISTING OF 27,529FT■!S AND A DRIVE THROUGH TELLER BUILDING CONSISTING OF 838FT■!S. AND I JT WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, THAT I RAN THAT BY COUNSEL FOR THE APPLICANT, AND THEY WERE FINE WITH THESE EDITS, BUT THEY WERE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA A WEEK AGO. SO BUT THAT'S SOME OF THE EDITS TO THE MOST RECENT VERSION. I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. OKAY, SO WHEN STAFF MAKES A PRESENTATION, YOU'LL CLARIFY WHICH BUILDINGS WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY THAT ARE INCLUDED IN ITEM 23. IS THAT CORRECT, JODY? YES, SIR. OKAY. ARE YOU PREPARED TO GO AHEAD? YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JODY KOOGLER, THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF STUART. TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE FOR THE MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE PETITION IN CONCURRENT MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATION FOR THE PROJECT TO BE KNOWN AS SEACOAST BANK HEADQUARTERS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED UNDER SECTION 11.02 .05 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, THE APPLICANT MAILED 30 LETTERS TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS LOCATED WITHIN 300FT OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL, PROVIDING DETAILS OF THE REQUESTED DEVELOPMENT AND THE DATE AND TIME OF TONIGHT'S MEETING. ADDITIONALLY, THREE SIGNS WERE POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ALONG US ONE COLORADO AVENUE AND KENDRICK STREET WITH THE SAME INFORMATION. THE 8.13 ACRE SUBJECT PARCEL IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COLORADO AVENUE AND KENDRICK STREET. THE PARCEL IS SITUATED WITHIN THE CREEK DISTRICT OVERLAY AND IS ZONED CREEK SOUTH WITHIN A DOWNTOWN FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION, AND IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF STUART'S COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. THE PROPERTY IS ALSO SITUATED WITHIN THE CITY OF STUART COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA IN CREEK DISTRICT. IN 2023, THE CITY COMMISSION ADOPTED THE FORM BASED CODE, WHICH THIS DEVELOPMENT IS BEING REVIEWED UNDER AND THE COMMISSION'S PRIMARY GOAL WHEN ADOPTING THIS CODE WAS TO ENCOURAGE INFILL DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTE THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CREEK DISTRICT. THE SUBJECT PARCEL IS THE PROPERTY SITUATED TO THE SOUTH, EAST AND NORTH ARE DESIGNATED BY THE CREEK SOUTH ZONING DISTRICT. THE PARCEL TO THE WEST IS DESIGNATED BY THE B-2 BUSINESS GENERAL. THE PARCEL AND PROPERTY SITUATED TO THE SOUTH, EAST, AND NORTH ARE DESIGNATED BY THE DOWNTOWN. FUTURE LAND USE. THE PARCEL TO THE WEST IS DESIGNATED BY THE COMMERCIAL. COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE. THE DOWNTOWN LAND USE IS APPLIED TO PROPERTIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA, AND IS GENERALLY ALLOWS FOR LOW DENSITY AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE, COMMERCIAL RECREATION, LODGING, PUBLIC FACILITIES, CONSERVATION AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS. TONIGHT, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FOR FOUR MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE TO. ONE IS TO ALLOW FOR A PRIVATE PARKING GARAGE AS A PERMITTED USE WITHIN THE CREEK SOUTH DISTRICT. THE SECOND ONE IS RELIEF FROM THE STRICT INTERPRETATION AND REQUIRING A PRIMARY STREET FRONTAGE LOCATED ON A STREET AS IDENTIFIED IN THE FRONTAGE FACING US ONE IN COLORADO AVENUE. THE THIRD RELIEF FROM THE REQUIRING A TEN FOOT SIDEWALK ALONG US ONE AND COLORADO AVENUE, AND THE FOURTH

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IS TO RELIEF TO ALLOW THE PRIVATE PARKING GARAGE TO EXCEED THE 200 FOOT HORIZONTAL LENGTH TO 246FT OVERALL. PURSUANT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 3.04.03 PARKING GARAGE, PARK, PRIVATE PARKING GARAGES AND LOTS ARE IDENTIFIED AS ALLOWABLE USE WITHIN THE CREEK SOUTH DISTRICT. HOWEVER, THE CODE REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL FROM THE CITY COMMISSION. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE TO ALLOW A DETACHED PRIVATE PARKING GARAGE AS A PRIMARY PARKING FOR THE CUSTOMERS.

EMPLOYEES FOR THE SEACOAST BANK HEADQUARTERS OFFICE BUILDING. THE PARKING GARAGE WILL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 252 PARKING SPACES. THE SECOND REQUEST IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 3.04.05 OUTLINES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FRONTAGE TYPE DESIGN FOR BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CREEK DISTRICT. FRONTAGE TYPE SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE PRIMARY FACADE. PRIMARY FACADE SHALL BE LOCATED ON AN A STREET AS IDENTIFIED IN THE FIGURE CD DASH ZERO SEVEN THOROUGHFARE AS OUTLINED IN RED. PER THIS FIGURE, BOTH COLORADO AVENUE AND US ONE ARE CONSIDERED A STREETS, AND A STREET IS IDENTIFIED IS INTENDED TO DEVELOP OVER TIME AS A PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT AS SUCH, AND TO HELD TO HIGHER STANDARDS REGARDING BUILDING PLACEMENT, BUILDING FRONTAGE AND THE LOCATION OF PARKING LOTS AND SERVICE USES. BE STREETS OUTLINED IN ORANGE ARE NOT HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS AS A STREETS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING RELIEF FROM THE REQUIREMENTS TO NOT INCLUDE ACCESS OR A PRIMARY ENTRANCE FACING US ONE OR COLORADO AVENUE. DUE TO SECURITY PURPOSES, THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING IS PROPOSED FACING AN INTERIOR NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE. THE DESIGN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE MEETS THE INTENT OF A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA CONNECTING THE BUILDING ENTRANCE TO THE STREET, AND A PEDESTRIAN PASSAGEWAY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEWED THE PLANS AND SUPPORTS THE BANK'S REQUEST FOR RELIEF TO ALLOW FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING. THIS APPROACH ALIGNS WITH THE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES, ENHANCES CUSTOMER SAFETY, AND PROVIDES A MORE FUNCTIONAL AND SECURE DESIGN FOR THE HEADQUARTERS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 3.04.06, THE THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS, ACCESS AND PARKING STANDARDS REQUIRES A TEN FOOT SIDEWALK ALONG US ONE AND SOUTH COLORADO AVENUE.

FOR CONDITION NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING RELIEF TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING SIDEWALK WIDTHS OF SEVEN FEET ALONG US ONE AND SOUTH COLORADO AVENUE. UNTIL SUCH TIME, THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE RIGHTS OF WAY CAN BE ADJUSTED FOR A MEANINGFUL ADDITION TO THE PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK. IN CONCLUSION, THE APPLICANT IS IMPROVING TO INCLUDE NEW TEN FOOT WIDE MULTI-PATH CONSISTING OF US CONNECTING TO US ONE TO CANADA STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF COLORADO AND US ONE. THE FOURTH AND LAST RELIEF CONDITION IS PURSUANT TO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 3.0, 4.09. PARENS D DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS REQUIRES BUILDING MASSIVE NOT TO EXCEED 200FT HORIZONTAL LENGTH MAXIMUM. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING RELIEF TO ALLOW THE PARKING STRUCTURE TO EXCEED THE 200 FOOT HORIZONTAL LENGTH TO 246FT OVERALL LENGTH. THE PROPOSED PARKING STRUCTURE IS PURPOSEFULLY KEPT TO PURPOSELY TO KEPT TO A 25 FOOT TO LIMIT THE MASS OF THE STRUCTURE. THE LONGER THE GARAGE ALLOWS FOR A GENTLE SLOPING RAMPS AND A SAFER SCENARIO FOR USERS. THE DEVELOPMENT SITUATED WITHIN THE CREEK DISTRICT, GREATER THAN 35,000FT■!S AREA, IS A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN. APPROVAL MUST BE GRANTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AS PER LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 3.04.01. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CONSIST A TO CONSTRUCT A NEW 58,647 SQUARE FOOT, THREE STORY HEADQUARTER BUILDING, FREESTANDING DRIVE THROUGH AND A DETACHED STRUCTURED PARKING GARAGE. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHT ACRES. THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PLANS HAS AN AFFECTED AREA OF ABOUT FOUR ACRES. THERE ARE TWO EXISTING BUILDINGS ON THE SUBJECT SITE THAT WILL REMAIN OPERATIONAL DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW PROPOSED HEADQUARTERS. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. THE EXISTING MAIN BUILDING, WHICH IS INCLUDES THE BANK BRANCH, WILL BE DEMOLISHED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED PARKING STRUCTURE. THE EXISTING DRIVEWAYS ALONG COLORADO STREET, HUDSON COURT AND JOHNSON AVENUE WILL REMAIN. THE PARKING GARAGE ENTRANCE IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST DRIVEWAY ALONG COLORADO, TRAVELING SOUTH AND AN EXISTING ONE WAY OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE AT THE SECOND ENTRANCE. TRAVELING NORTH. ASSOCIATED

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SITE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE LANDSCAPING, PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS, REFUGE COLLECTION, STORMWATER UTILITIES IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC ART, ON SITE LIGHTING, AND INSTALLATION OF BIKE RACKS. THIS JUST SHOWS THE OVERALL HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING. THE MAIN BUILDING WILL. THE MAIN BUILDING WILL BE AT 44FT HIGH WITH THREE STORIES MAXIMUM, AND THE GARAGE WILL BE AT 25. SOME CHANGE AND BE ABOUT THREE STORIES. THIS JUST SHOWS THE OVERALL PARKING DATA FOR THE FOR THE INFILL SITE AND FOR THE EXISTING SITE. THE SEA COAST IS REQUIRED TO HAVE 195 PARKING SPACES. THEY ARE PROVIDING 252 FOR THE GARAGE AND 27 FOR AROUND PARKING. THAT INCLUDES HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES. THIS IS THE PROPOSED HEADQUARTERS BUILDING ELEVATION FACING US ONE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN ALUMINUM WINDOW WALL SYSTEM WITH BLUE TINT, GLASS GLAZING AND WINDOW FRAMES TO BE GRAY. THE EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS INCLUDE LONG BOARD, ITALIAN ROSEWOOD GRAIN FINISH, AND METAL SCREENING. THE PRIMARY. THE PRIMARY BUILDING'S FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR INCORPORATE PRECAST WALLS WITH WOOD CLADDING, PILLARS ATTACHED TO BLUE GLASS GLAZING THAT WRAPS AROUND THE ENTIRE THIRD FLOOR.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE PROPOSED ELEVATION FACING COLORADO, DEPICTING THE SAME MATERIALS AS THE FRONT FACADE. THE PLAZA IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE REAR OF THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING AND PRIVATE PARKING GARAGE. THE PLAZA CONSISTS OF PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS, BENCHES, LARGE SHADE TREES, BENCHES, AND ARTWORK ARTWORK. THIS AREA CAN BE UTILIZED BY PUBLIC, INCLUDING CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES. THE DETACHED PARKING GARAGE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH THE SAME PRECAST WALLS AND OPEN SPACE FOR EACH FLOOR. THE BUILDING WILL INCLUDE THE BLUE TURQUOISE WAVE ALONG THE FRONTAGE AND IN ALL SIDES VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC VIEW. THE PARKING GARAGE WILL ALSO INCLUDE PLANTERS AND A WIDE VARIETY OF LANDSCAPE MATERIALS TO SOFTEN THE HORIZON.

FACADE. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, AND FOUND THE DEVELOPMENT COMPLIES WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. ALL TREE MITIGATION WILL BE ON SITE, INCLUDING PRESERVING AN EXISTING OAK TREE AND A BANYAN TREE. THE LANDSCAPING WILL CONSIST OF A VARIETY OF SHADE TREES, WHICH INCLUDES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO 14 GUMBO LIMBO TREES, SILVER BUTTONWOODS AND 20 SOUTHERN LIVE OAKS. ALL TREES WILL BE PLANTED WITH A ROOT BARRIER SYSTEM AND IRRIGATED. THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO PROVIDED A SUBMITTED A MASTER SIGNAGE PLAN THAT ENHANCES THE OVERALL BUILDING ARCHITECTURAL, AND INCORPORATES A WAYFINDING SIGN FOR THE HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN STEWARD AREA. IN REVIEWING THESE APPLICATIONS, STAFF HAS DETERMINED THE APPLICANT HAS DEMONSTRATED THEY COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS OF REVIEW SET FORTH IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. SECTIONS 3.0, 4.00 AND 3.01.06 AND WERE FOUND TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CODE AND THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CRA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN. WILL MEASURABLE IMPROVE THE FORM AND FUNCTION OF TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER CHARACTERISTICS. HAS SATISFIED SITE QUALITATIVE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.00.04.

AT THE SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025, THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND TO FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. IN REVIEWING THESE APPLICANTS APPLICATIONS, STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THEY COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS OF REVIEW SET FORTH IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. SECTIONS 3.0, 4.00 AND 3.01.06, AND WERE FOUND TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND POLICY. STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVE. THE CITY APPROVED THE SEACOAST BANK HEADQUARTERS, MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE AND MAJOR PLAN DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN RESOLUTION 85 DASH 2025, OKAY, AND NOW I WILL ASK THE PETITIONER TO PRESENT THEIR. CAN WE ASK YOU ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S NOT WHAT IT SAYS. CAN I CALL THIS. CAN ANSWER. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD PLEASE. NO PROBLEM. GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, GEORGE MISSIMER, I'M A PARTNER WITH CUTLER. AND HEARING HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, SEACOAST BANK AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. THANK YOU. START OVER. SO THE RECORD, GEORGE MISSIMER WITH CUTLER AND HEARING HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, SEACOAST BANK, I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I'D LIKE TO JUST START BY THANKING THE COMMISSION. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR SERVICE

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AND BEING ON THIS COMMISSION. I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER COLLINS WORDS AT THE START OF THE MEETING. THE SERVICE THAT YOU DO IS A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY, AND IT TAKES COURAGE TO COME UP AND SAY YOUR OPINION. SO I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY.

SO GETTING INTO THE PRESENTATION AGAIN, OUR TEAM THAT'S BEEN PART OF IT, LOCAL PROFESSIONALS THAT HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN LAND DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE. WE ALL WENT THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE INTERVIEW PROCESS WITH SEACOAST BANK.

THEY WERE VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT WHO THEY HIRED TO DESIGN THEIR SITE AND THE FUTURE OF THEIR THEIR COMPANY. SO WE'RE ALL EXTREMELY HONORED TO BE PART OF THE PROJECT. MYSELF, I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN STUART. I GREW UP SURFING AND FISHING IN THE RIVERS, AND IT'S JUST BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR OF MINE TO BE PART OF THIS PROJECT. AS MANY WHO GREW UP HERE IN STUART, I MEAN, IT'S ODD TO THINK A BANK BEING A BIG PART OF YOUR LIFE, BUT IT REALLY WAS. MY FIRST BANK ACCOUNT WAS OPENED AT SEACOAST WHEN I WAS A KID, AND I JUST I'VE HEARD COUNTLESS STORIES OF THE SAME. SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR. BUT OUR OWNER AND APPLICANT, AGAIN, SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK OWNERS, REPRESENTATIVE ZAMBONI COMPANIES TO GUIDE SEACOAST THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT. ZAMBONI COMPANIES, RICHARD AND LAURIE ARE BOTH HERE WITH US TONIGHT. CUTLER AND HEARING WE WERE THE LAND PLANNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS FOR THE PROJECT, OUR ARCHITECT, BAKER BARRIOS. MR. WAYNE IS HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. CIVIL ENGINEER CAPTECH ENGINEERING JOSEPH CAPRA IS ALSO HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AND THEN OUR TRAFFIC CONSULTANT, MCKENZIE ENGINEERING AND PLANNING. AND WE DO HAVE SEAN MCKENZIE AS WELL HERE TONIGHT.

JUST BRIEFLY SUMMARIZING THE APPLICATION. AGAIN, THERE'S TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ONE IS THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN BECAUSE THE PROPOSED OFFICE BUILDING EXCEEDS 35,000FT■!S. AND THE SECOND IS THE MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE FOR THE PARKING GARAGE. AS A PART OF THAT CONDITIONAL USE, WE HAVE THREE DESIGN DEVIATIONS THAT ARE PROPOSED. IN MY EXPERIENCE, THE ONLY HAVE THREE DEVIATIONS FROM A FORM BASED CODE IS PRETTY SPECTACULAR. WE WORKED REALLY HARD WITH STAFF TO GO THROUGH THOSE AND MEET EVERY INTENT AND EVERY CODE REQUIREMENT THAT WE COULD, AND WE'LL WALK THROUGH THE SITE PLAN AND GO THROUGH ALL THOSE REQUIREMENTS. BUT THESE TYPE OF APPROVALS ARE VERY COMMON IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. THEY'RE CALLED WAIVERS OR ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE. BUT WE'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN OUR OPINIONS OF BRINGING THE BEST PROJECT FORWARD THAT WE COULD. AND THAT'S BEEN THE GOAL FROM DAY ONE HAS BEEN CUTTING CORNERS IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST FOR STUART, WHAT'S THE BEST FOR SEACOAST? AND SO WE'LL GET INTO IT. LOOKING AT THE SITE LOCATION AND I THINK WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR. THIS IS THE SITE OFF OF US ONE IN COLORADO. WE ARE JUST TO THE EAST OF KANNER HIGHWAY IN COLORADO. WE ARE JUST TO THE NORTH OF US ONE. AND IN RELATIONSHIP TO WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT, BRIEFLY, YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST A STONE'S THROW AWAY FROM THE ORIGINAL 1933 LOCATION. AND JUST THINKING BACK ON THE HISTORY OF SEACOAST BANK IN OUR COMMUNITY IS PRETTY SPECIAL. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL JUMP RIGHT IN TO A 3D VIDEO THAT WE HAD MODELED. THIS IS ACCURATE LANDSCAPING FOR WHAT'S BEEN DESIGNED. SEE IF IT PLAYS FOR US. THERE WE GO. I'LL TRY TO BE QUIET THROUGH THIS PART, BECAUSE YOU'LL HEAR ENOUGH OF ME HERE IN A MINUTE.

I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT I THINK OUR STAFF INCORRECTLY INDICATED THAT THE US ONE SIDE IS THE COLORADO SIDE. I REMEMBER JODY SHOWING THAT IT WAS THE TWO.

YEAH, I THINK ONE OF THE RENDERINGS WAS LABELED AS BEING THE COLORADO FRONTAGE. SO COULD YOU JUST INDICATE CLEARLY WHICH IS WHICH? YEAH. NO PROBLEM. SO. SO THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING WEST ON US ONE AT THE FRONTAGE OF THE BUILDING. SO COLORADO YOU CAN SEE THE INTERSECTION JUST TO THE LEFT. THERE'S THE VIDEO PLAYS. YOU'RE MOVING TOWARDS THE INTERSECTION OF COLORADO AND US ONE. SO THIS WOULD BE THE FRONTAGE FACING US ONE. OUR EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING THERE PROVIDING HEIGHT AND SCALE TO THE BUILDING AS WELL AS PROVIDING SHADE TO THE PERIMETER SIDEWALKS. AND THEN THIS WOULD BE THE COLORADO FACING SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT VIDEO THAT WE'LL

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PLAY. WE'LL MAKE SURE THERE'S ENOUGH SOUND FOR EVERYBODY TO HEAR. MR. DENNY HUDSON COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT HE DID PROVIDE A SHORT VIDEO CLIP AS PART OF IT, JUST TO. SO YOU COULD SEE HIS FACE AND HEAR HIS WORDS. FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, SEACOAST HAS BEEN PROUD TO CALL STEWART HOME. AND WE'RE EXCITED AND HONORED TO SHARE OUR VISION FOR OUR FUTURE HEADQUARTERS AND EXCITED ABOUT OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF STEWART. SEACOAST BEGAN IN STUART WITH A SIMPLE PROMISE TO HELP FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE. FROM OUR FIRST BRANCH DOWNTOWN TO DECADES OF SERVICE ON COLORADO AVENUE, WE'VE BEEN HERE THROUGH EVERY CHAPTER OF STEWART'S GROWTH. OUR STORY IS ROOTED IN TRUST, RESILIENCE, AND PARTNERSHIP. WE ALL FEEL SUCH A SENSE OF PRIDE WORKING WITH MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF CUSTOMERS AND FAMILIES OVER THE YEARS. TODAY, THAT LEGACY AND LONG STANDING DEDICATION CONTINUES NOT JUST IN BANKING, BUT IN THE IMPACT SEACOAST MAKES ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.

HERE IN STEWART, SEACOAST BANK SUPPORTS MORE THAN 200 LOCAL JOBS. MANY OF OUR STEWART BASED ASSOCIATES HAVE WORKED AT THE BANK FOR 3040 YEARS OR EVEN LONGER, BUT CONSTANTLY MAKING MEANINGFUL LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF LOCAL IMPACT. TO STRENGTHEN STEWART'S ECONOMY. SEACOAST HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH US OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS, HELPING US GET THE GAFFORD OFF THE GROUND IN 2012 AND MOST RECENTLY, SEACOAST HAS PULLED THEIR WHOLE TEAM TOGETHER TO HELP US OPEN A SECOND RESTAURANT. WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE UPS AND DOWNS. THEY PROVIDE TRUST, STABILITY, SERVICE.

THERE VERY FEW, IF ANY BUSINESSES THAT CAN SAY THEY'VE BEEN A PART OF A COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY A CENTURY. WE PROUDLY SUPPORT DOZENS OF NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CONTRIBUTING THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS EACH YEAR. UNITED WAY IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. BUT HERE, SPECIFICALLY IN MARTIN COUNTY, WE SERVE AS RAISING RESOURCES, WHETHER THAT'S FINANCIAL OR IN-KIND IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE DISTRIBUTE IT BACK OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. SEACOAST HAS BEEN AMAZING. NOT ONLY DO THEY FINANCIALLY SUPPORT US, THEY ALSO SUPPORT US WITH VOLUNTEER HOURS. THEY SERVE ON COMMITTEES. THEY ARE THE NUMBER TWO MOST GENEROUS WORKPLACE IN MARTIN COUNTY. WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE IT'S MORE THAN JUST A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION. I AM JUST ALWAYS AMAZED ABOUT THE SUPPORT, NOT ONLY FINANCIALLY, BUT ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT SEACOAST IS INVOLVED IN IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I WOULD HATE TO LOSE THAT, REALLY. IT'S, YOU KNOW, ALMOST 100 YEARS. WE WANT THE NEXT CENTURY TO HAVE SEACOAST BASED RIGHT HERE IN STUART, FLORIDA. OUR LEGACY IS BUILT ON HISTORY, BUT OUR FUTURE IS BASED ON VISION. THE NEW SEACOAST HEADQUARTERS WILL BE A VIBRANT ANCHOR FOR DOWNTOWN STUART THAT SERVES CUSTOMERS, SUPPORTS EMPLOYEES, AND INSPIRES THE COMMUNITY WITH A SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, EXPANDED GREEN SPACE AND ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC AREAS.

THE PROJECT REPRESENTS MORE THAN A BUILDING. IT'S OUR RENEWED PROMISE TO STUART'S NEXT CHAPTER. AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TRACY DEXTER, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WITH SEACOAST BANK. TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE BANK, WHAT THEY DO HERE IN STUART, AND THEN I'LL GET BACK INTO THE SITE PLAN AND THE CONDITIONAL USE ITEMS. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF. GOOD EVENING TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND FRIENDS.

MY NAME IS TRACY DEXTER. I'M THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT SEACOAST BANK. I'VE LIVED AND WORKED IN STUART FOR NEARLY NINE YEARS. AS WE EMBARK ON THIS VERY EXCITING PROJECT TO REFRESH OUR HEADQUARTERS. I'M JUST REALLY PROUD TO BE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL OF OUR SEACOAST ASSOCIATES IN TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND SHARING SOME OF OUR OUR INTENTIONS WITH YOU. SO YOU'VE SEEN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR JOURNEY AND OUR VALUES, OUR DEEP ROOTED COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY. SO I'LL JUST SHARE A COUPLE MORE THINGS. WHAT WE HOPE TO CONVEY IS JUST HOW STRONGLY SEACOAST HISTORY IS WOVEN INTO THE VERY FABRIC OF STUART'S

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STORY, AND OUR REPUTATION FOR PROFESSIONALISM. OUR PEOPLE CENTRIC CULTURE REALLY ANCHORS OUR COMMITMENT HERE. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING US THE TIME TO DO THAT TODAY. THIS PROJECT REALLY REVIVES AND REFRESHES OUR HEADQUARTERS HERE IN STUART. IT ALLOWS US TO BETTER SUPPORT LOCAL HOMEOWNERS, SMALL BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORS AND OUR PARTNERS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. I'M GOING TO SAVE YOU ANOTHER COUPLE OF MINUTES FROM SOME OF THE HISTORY THAT YOU'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT. AS YOU KNOW, THE THE BANK'S BEEN HERE FOR MANY YEARS. THE LOCATION WHERE WE CURRENTLY SIT WAS CREATED IN 1961, AND A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN. OUR BUSINESS HAS GROWN QUITE A BIT FROM THE ONE ORIGINAL BRANCH IN STUART TO OVER 100 LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR HERE ON THE STUART CAMPUS. IN ADDITION TO OUR CLIENT SERVING BANKING TEAM, OUR HEADQUARTERS SITE HOUSES OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM. MANY OF THE LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS IN OUR OPERATIONS, ACCOUNTING, TECHNOLOGY, COMPLIANCE, MANY OTHER FUNCTIONS THAT SUPPORT THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE BUSINESS. OF THE NEARLY 2000 OVERALL EMPLOYEES THAT SEACOAST WILL HAVE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, THE STUART CAMPUS IS HOME TO 225 PEOPLE. OUR GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS HAS INCLUDED ESTABLISHING OTHER OPERATIONS AND BACK OFFICE HUB LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE. DOING THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL DECISION MAKERS IN THOSE AREAS, AND IT PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY AND RESILIENCE TO OUR BUSINESS. OUR DELIVERY MODEL THEN IS DISTRIBUTED, BUT OUR STUART CAMPUS REMAINS AT THE HEART AND THE CENTER OF THIS GROWING BUSINESS. BEYOND JUST OUR GROWTH IN SIZE. ANOTHER INDICATION THAT I WANTED TO OFFER OF OUR SUCCESS IS THE FREQUENT INDUSTRY RECOGNITION THAT WE RECEIVE. WE'RE CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED AND HAVE A STRONG REPUTATION FOR BEING A GREAT PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO WORK. OUR CULTURE SUPPORTS AN ATMOSPHERE FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, AND IT CELEBRATES PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE. OUR GOAL WITH THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE THE SURROUNDINGS THAT ALIGN WITH THAT CULTURE. A BIT ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT WE HOPE TO BRING TO THE COMMUNITY AS ONE OF OUR BUSIEST LOCATIONS.

THE BRANCH AT OUR HEADQUARTERS CAMPUS HERE IN STUART IS WHERE OVER 5000 LOCAL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. THEY ENTRUST US WITH THEIR DEPOSIT RELATIONSHIPS. SO WE PROCESSED 12,500 TRANSACTIONS EVERY MONTH. THAT'S ABOUT 600 TRANSACTIONS EVERY BUSINESS DAY IN THIS BRANCH OR AT THE DRIVE THROUGH OR AT THE ATM AT THIS LOCATION. THAT'S A LOT OF CUSTOMER TOUCH POINTS. AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US THAT THIS, OUR FLAGSHIP LOCATION, REALLY REPRESENT US WELL IN THOSE TOUCH POINTS. WE ACTIVELY FUND THE PEOPLE AND PROJECTS THAT WE KNOW MAKE THIS COMMUNITY VIBRANT THROUGH OUR SMALL BUSINESS LENDING AND MORTGAGE LENDING. TODAY, WE HAVE $215 MILLION IN LOANS OUTSTANDING TO CUSTOMERS IN THE CITY OF STUART.

THE AVERAGE LOAN SIZE $150,000. OUR LENDING ACTIVITY ENABLES THE SUCCESS OF HUNDREDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND HAS PROVIDED FINANCING SOLUTIONS TO GENERATIONS, THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES THAT FOSTERS THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND THE PROSPERITY OF THIS AREA YEAR AFTER YEAR. OUR 225 LOCAL ASSOCIATES SPEND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THEIR DOLLARS EACH YEAR AT LOCAL BUSINESSES. THEY FREQUENT LUNCH SPOTS AND COFFEE SHOPS. THEY GO TO THE DRY CLEANER AND THE GAS STATION. AS A CORPORATE ENTITY, WE ALSO SPEND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EACH YEAR. CORPORATE EVENTS, CATERING, HOTELS, THAT KIND OF THING. WE ALSO RELY ON OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HELP US MAINTAIN OUR FACILITIES, AND TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES AND SERVICES THAT WE NEED EVERY DAY. I AM THE CFO. SEACOAST IMPACT IS NOT MEASURED ONLY IN DOLLARS. OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITIES ARE BUILT THROUGH ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT AND MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF OUR PEOPLE. OUR EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEER OVER 1000 HOURS EACH YEAR HERE IN STUART WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE SPONSOR ANNUAL COMMUNITY EVENTS, FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS. WE HOST BLOOD DRIVES, WE COLLECT AND DONATE SCHOOL SUPPLIES. SO MANY OTHER EFFORTS WE SERVE ON LOCAL NONPROFIT BOARDS, PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND CONNECTIVITY TO HELP THESE ORGANIZATIONS FLOURISH. OUR PEOPLE AND THEIR DEEP SENSE OF SERVICE TO OTHERS REALLY CREATES THAT VIBRANCY. OUR VISION HERE IS TO CREATE A MODERN AND DYNAMIC CAMPUS THAT WILL HONOR OUR NEARLY CENTURY LONG DEDICATION TO BEING A TRUSTED ADVISOR AND COMMUNITY

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FOCUSED INSTITUTION. IT WILL CONTINUE TO ANCHOR OUR PRESENCE HERE FOR DECADES TO COME. I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK TO GEORGE TO GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT, BUT I KNOW THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BACK PORTION OF THE PARCEL. AND SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST ADDRESS THOSE AND OFFER CLARIFICATION, IF THAT'S HELPFUL. OUR PLANS RIGHT NOW ONLY INCLUDE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FRONT PORTION OF THE SITE. WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TODAY, THERE ARE PROBABLY THREE POINTS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE AS IT RELATES TO THE REMAINDER OF THE PARCEL, THE UNDEVELOPED OR THE THE THE REST OF THE PARCEL. SO FIRST KNOW THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE THAT BACK PORTION OF THE PARCEL FOR OUR OPERATIONS. THAT'S THE KINDRED BUILDING, THE DRIVE THROUGH THE PARKING.

WE'RE USING ALL OF THAT NOW AND THROUGH THE PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION. I KNOW THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME FROM START TO FINISH, MAYBE 2 TO 3 YEARS TO COMPLETE.

WE'LL BE FOCUSED ON GETTING THIS PROJECT DONE WELL, AND DURING THAT TIME, WE'RE NOT EXPECTING TO TURN QUICKLY TO EVALUATING WHAT HAPPENS ON THAT BACK PORTION OF THE PARCEL. SO WHEN WE'RE FINISHED WITH THIS PROJECT, AT THAT POINT, WE CAN TURN OUR ATTENTION TO EVALUATING OUR NEEDS RELATED TO THE REST OF THE SITE. THE SECOND THING, WHATEVER OUR NEEDS ARE AS WE APPROACH THAT FUTURE DATE, IT IS CERTAINLY IMPORTANT TO US THAT ANYTHING HAPPENING ON OR NEXT TO OUR HEADQUARTERS PROPERTY IS VERY MUCH ALIGNED WITH OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND SOMETHING THAT COMPLEMENTS OUR BUSINESS. WE HAVE GREAT INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT ANY USE HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN THE THIRD THING I'D OFFER, OF COURSE, IS THAT YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THAT PROCESS WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT.

I UNDERSTAND IF THERE WERE TO BE ANY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY ON THAT BACK PORTION OF THE PARCEL THAT WOULD COME THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH THE THOROUGH REVIEW, I'M SURE, OF THE CITY STAFF AND THE AGENCIES AND BY THIS COMMISSION. SO FOR NOW, WITH NO PLANS TO MAKE CHANGES ON THE BACK PORTION OF THE PARCEL, OUR FOCUS IS BRINGING THIS PROJECT TO LIFE. THE NEW HEADQUARTERS WILL ENHANCE OUR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. IT WILL IMPROVE OUR CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCE. IT WILL PROVIDE OUR ASSOCIATES AND THEIR MEETING GROUPS WITH MODERN FACILITIES THAT REALLY MATCH THEIR LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND SHOW THEM AT THEIR BEST. IT ALSO PROVIDES A DISTINCTIVE GATEWAY FOR VISITORS TO DOWNTOWN STUART. SO TODAY WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR HEADQUARTERS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION. GEORGE, I'LL ASK YOU TO COME BACK WITH THE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS. THANKS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE INTO THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF THE DESIGN.

WE'VE GOT JUST A COUPLE RENDERINGS HERE THAT I'LL MOVE THROUGH SINCE WE'VE SEEN THE VIDEO ALREADY. AGAIN, THIS IS THE VIEW FROM US. ONE. THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING BACK EAST FROM COLORADO. AND THEN THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING WEST FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE SITE. YOU CAN SEE THE FREESTANDING DRIVE THROUGH THAT'S BEING PROPOSED, AS WELL AS THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPOSED BANK OFFICE BUILDING. I'LL TRY TO SKIP OVER ANY INFORMATION THAT WAS SAID IN JODY'S PRESENTATION JUST FOR ESSENCE OF TIME, BUT THE PROPERTY IS JUST OVER EIGHT ACRES IN TOTAL SIZE. WE HAVE A DOWNTOWN FUTURE LAND USE AND A SOUTH CREEK DISTRICT ZONING DESIGNATION. UNDERSTANDING THE PROPOSED SITE DESIGN REQUIRES SOME LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXISTING SITE ITSELF. AS YOU'VE HEARD, THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1961 AND HAS NOT BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY UPDATED SINCE THAT TIME, SO THE NEED FOR SEACOAST TO BE ABLE TO UPDATE THEIR HEADQUARTERS IS CRITICAL AT THIS STAGE. SO THERE ARE TWO EXISTING BUILDINGS, THE LARGER ONE, THE 71,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, IS OPERATIONAL AS THEY'RE BOTH FLAGSHIP BRANCH LOCATION AS WELL AS THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE HEADQUARTERS. THERE'S ALSO THE 27,000 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE BUILDING ON KINDRED STREET, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING UTILIZED BY THE BANK AND WILL BE USED INTO THE NEAR FUTURE THROUGH CONSTRUCTION AND WILL EVALUATE ITS NEED POST COMPLETION OF THE NEW BUILDING. SO WHAT THAT MEANS SEACOAST HAS A NEED TO REMAIN IN THAT EXISTING HEADQUARTERS BUILDING THROUGH CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW OFFICE BUILDING. AND SO A LOCATION ON THE EXISTING PROPERTY WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE CORNER OF COLORADO AND US ONE AS THE LOCATION FOR THE NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING TO BE CONSTRUCTED. SO ONCE THE NEW BUILDING IS BUILT AND CODE, ALL THE OFFICES AND THE BANK BRANCH WILL BE MOVED INTO THE NEW BUILDING. THE EXISTING 71,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WILL BE TORN DOWN, AND THEN THE PARKING

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STRUCTURE WOULD BE BUILT FOLLOWING THAT COMPLETION. SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER WITH THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE EXISTING HEADQUARTERS VERSUS THE PROPOSED HEADQUARTERS. AS YOU'LL REMEMBER, THIS IS A 58,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPOSED OFFICE BUILDING, INCLUDING ABOUT 2500FT■!S. THAT WILL BE TE NEW BRANCH LOCATION, SO IT'S CONSIDERABLY SMALLER THAN WHAT'S EXISTING. AND THE REASON BEHIND THAT, OBVIOUSLY, THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1961, AND IT'S HIGHLY INEFFICIENT IN TERMS OF THE USE OF SPACE. IT'S GOT VERY WIDE HALLWAYS, VERY LARGE OFFICES, SOMETHING THAT'S JUST NOT SEEN IN TODAY'S OFFICE SPACE. AND SO THERE'S A CONSOLIDATION OF SOME OF THAT SPACE THAT'S UNDER UTILIZED WITHIN THE EXISTING HEADQUARTERS. AND SO YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED IN THE TRAFFIC REPORT THAT WAS PREPARED, THE THEORETICAL TRAFFIC TRIPS FOR THIS REDEVELOPMENT IS ACTUALLY LOWER THAN WHAT THE EXISTING THEORETICAL TRAFFIC TRIPS ARE FOR THE EXISTING HEADQUARTERS. AND THAT IS BECAUSE IT'S A REDUCTION IN SQUARE FOOTAGE. WE KNOW THAT IT'S THE SAME NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE GOING TO BE THERE POST COMPLETION, SO THERE WON'T BE AN IMPACT TO TRAFFIC EITHER WAY. BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING THEORETICAL NUMBERS AND HOW TRAFFIC TRIPS ARE MEASURED, THAT'S WHY THE REPORT SHOWS A REDUCTION IN TRIPS. SO AS YOU LOOK AT THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND THE AREA I'VE HIGHLIGHTED SHOWS THAT AREA OF THE EXISTING SITE BEING REDEVELOPED FOR THE PROPOSED HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ON BUILDING PLACEMENT, THE CRA DISTRICT.

THE CREEK DISTRICT IS VERY SPECIFIC IN ITS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. IT IS A FORM BASED CODE, AND SO IT SPECIFIES PRECISELY WHERE BUILDINGS NEED TO BE LOCATED.

THERE IS PROVISIONS THAT REQUIRE BUILDINGS TO BE LOCATED ON THE CORNER. WHEN TWO PRIMARY STREETS INTERSECT AS WELL, THERE'S A BUILD TO ZONE WITHIN THE CODE, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN CAN'T BUILD YOUR BUILDING ANY CLOSER OR ANY FURTHER AWAY FROM A SPECIFIC RANGE WITHIN THAT CREEK DISTRICT, AND IT DIFFERS BASED ON YOUR USE WHERE YOU ARE IN THE DISTRICT. AND SO IN THIS SECTION OF THE CREEK DISTRICT, IT'S BETWEEN 20 AND 30FT, I BELIEVE WITHIN THE CODE, WE'VE HEARD COMMENTS ABOUT BUILDING PLACEMENT AND THE SCALE OF THE BUILDING. THERE'S CONCERNS OVER, YOU KNOW, HAVING A THREE STORY BUILDING CLOSER TO US, ONE, AND WE UNDERSTAND THOSE. AND SOMETHING TO THINK BACK AND CONSIDER IS WHEN THE CREEK DISTRICT CODE WAS IMPLEMENTED, THERE WAS A DESIRE FOR THIS FORM BASED CODE, WHICH REMOVES PARKING LOTS FROM THE FRONT SIDE OF A PROPERTY, PUTS THEM BEHIND THE BUILDING SO IT HIDES YOUR FIELD OF PARKING. OR IN THIS CASE, IF YOU HAVE A PARKING STRUCTURE, IT PUTS IT NOT UP ON THE FRONTAGE TO WHERE IT'S THE MOST VISIBLE POINT. AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE AREA, SUCH AS THE BANK OF AMERICA BUILDING, IT'S SET BACK FROM THE ROAD OVER ABOUT 150FT IN THAT LOCATION. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE STREET, IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT'S THAT FAR BECAUSE THERE'S NO BUFFER, THERE'S NO LANDSCAPING, YOU'VE GOT A LARGE AMOUNT OF PARKING AREA IN THE FRONT, BUT IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING TO SOFTEN THE SCALE OF THAT BUILDING. THERE'S SOME DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS WITH THE ARCHITECTURE, OF COURSE, BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PROTECTIONS IN TERMS OF THAT. SO WHEN YOU COMPARE THAT TO THE PROPOSED DESIGN WITH THE EXPANSIVE LANDSCAPE BUFFER IN THE FRONTAGE, THE LARGE CANOPY TREES PROVIDE A SCALE TO THAT BUILDING. IT SOFTENS AS WELL. THE ARCHITECTURE BEING, YOU KNOW, MILES BETTER THAN WHAT THE SOME OF THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS ARE. THE SOME OF THE BASIC INFORMATION OF THE SITE PLAN WE ARE MEETING AND EXCEEDING ALL DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS. PARTICULARLY OF NOTE IS THE GREEN SPACE PROVIDED ON THE SITE. SO WE REQUIRED 20% AND WE ARE NEARLY DOUBLE THAT. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE THAT'S EXISTING TODAY WITH THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT. AND PART OF THAT IS THE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED IN THE DESIGN PROCESS, SUCH AS INCLUDING A PARKING STRUCTURE. THERE'S PARKING STRUCTURES ARE A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE. I THINK THE LATEST ESTIMATES ON A PER PARKING SPACE COST EXCEED $30,000. SO IT'S NOT A DECISION MADE LIGHTLY, AND IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT. AND IT IMPROVES THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE SITE, INCREASES GREEN SPACE AND OVERALL JUST MAKES A BETTER PROJECT. SO TALKING ABOUT ACCESS, I'M SURE WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE, BUT WE'LL JUST GO OVER SOME OF THOSE ACCESS POINTS AND HOW IT OPERATES TODAY OFF COLORADO, THERE IS AN EXISTING INGRESS AND EGRESS. THESE ARE ONE WAY DRIVES. SO YOUR FIRST INTERSECTION OR FIRST DRIVEWAY ACCESS POINT OFF COLORADO AS YOU GO NORTH IS THE ENTRANCE.

AND THEN JUST FURTHER TO THE NORTH IS THE EXIT OFF OF HUDSON. THERE IS AN ENTRANCE INTO A ONE

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WAY ATM LANE, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE DRIVEWAYS THAT INTERSECT AT THE SAME POINT AT THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY. THIS CREATES SOMEWHAT OF A CONFLICT POINT. IT'S NOT HEAVILY TRAFFICKED, SO WE HAVEN'T HAD SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH IT, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY IMPROVING THE ACCESS FOR THE SITE AND FLOW CIRCULATION PROVIDING OPTIONS. SO WE'LL LOOK AT OFF COLORADO AGAIN MAINTAINING TRAFFIC FLOW. ONE OF THE THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN YOU'RE REDEVELOPING A SITE THAT'S PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED IS YOU HAVE DAILY EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS COMING TO SITE THAT ARE USED TO A CERTAIN TRAFFIC FLOW, AND IF YOU CHANGE THAT, IT CAN CAUSE CONFLICTS IN THE SHORT TERM. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE PAID CLOSE ATTENTION TO.

WE WANTED TO MAINTAIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT STILL IMPROVE THE OVERALL FLOW. YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE AREA WHERE WE HAD THOSE CONFLICTING DRIVEWAYS ON HUDSON, IT'S LIMITED NOW TO AN EXIT ONLY FROM THE DRIVE THROUGH LANE. SO FAR FEWER CONFLICT POINTS. IT'S ALSO MOVED FURTHER AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF US ONE. AND THEN ALSO INCLUDED IS A TWO WAY ALLEY THAT CONNECTS HUDSON TO KINDRED STREET. NOW THAT IS A RECOMMENDED CONNECTION WITHIN THE CREEK DISTRICT CODE. AND THE INTENT BEHIND THAT CONNECTION WAS TO CREATE A CONNECTION AGAIN BETWEEN THOSE TWO STREETS. IT SHORTENS THE BLOCK LENGTH OF THAT EIGHT ACRES, PROVIDING AN OPTIONAL ROUTE TO GET CONVENIENTLY THROUGH THE SITE WITH MINIMAL CONFLICT POINTS. LOOKING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AT THE INTERSECTIONS ON COLORADO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS ARE A LOT OF PAVEMENT. THEY'RE EXTREMELY WIDE, DESPITE THEM BEING ONLY ONE WAY DRIVES. SO IF YOU LOOK ON THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, ON THE BOTTOM PORTION, IT'S MORE THAN 30FT FOR THE ENTRANCE INTO THE SITE, AND IT SPLITS IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN EITHER GO STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE PARKING LOT OR YOU CAN MAKE A LEFT TOWARDS THE ATM. IT'S VERY CONFUSING AND AS WE ALL WE ALL KNOW, PEOPLE ON COLORADO IN THAT LOCATION TEND TO BE MOVING RATHER QUICKLY, TRYING TO MOVE FROM THE RIGHT LANE INTO THE LEFT LANE BECAUSE OF THE MERGE THAT'S COMING UP. AND SO WE REDUCED. IF YOU LOOK BACK TO THE IMAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE, WE'VE REDUCED THE WIDTH. IT'S STILL LARGER THAN WHAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY NEED FOR A ONE WAY ENTRY DRIVE. BUT WHAT THAT DOES IS IT SHORTENS THE DISTANCE THAT A PEDESTRIAN HAS TO WALK AND COVER TO GET ACROSS THAT DRIVEWAY. SO WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN 30FT OF PAVEMENT ON A DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE, THE DISTANCE THAT A PEDESTRIAN HAS TO WALK TO GET OUT OF THE CONFLICT ZONE IS SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE. SO WE'VE DONE THAT ON BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH DRIVES, REDUCING FROM MORE THAN 35FT ON THE NORTH TO 12.5FT, AND SIMPLIFYING THOSE DESIGNS, WHICH ALSO CREATES SUBSTANTIAL MORE GREEN SPACE AND BETTER DESIGN. LOOKING AT VEHICULAR ACCESS THROUGH THE SITE. AGAIN, SIMILAR TRAFFIC FLOW AS TODAY, IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT EASIER AND MORE CONVENIENT. YOU HAVE YOUR EAST SOUTH DRIVEWAY GOING FROM COLORADO TO THAT ALLEY, WHICH THEN CONNECTS YOU TO EITHER HUDSON OR KINDRED STREET. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR ONE WAY DRIVE AISLE THAT EMPTIES OUT ONTO HUDSON. THERE ARE THREE ENTRANCES PROPOSED TO THE PARKING STRUCTURE, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU'RE DESIGNING THESE SPACES IS PROVIDING OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO GO. SO IN PEAK TRAFFIC TIMES, THEY'RE NOT ALL FUNNELING OUT INTO ONE LOCATION. THEY'RE GOING TO FIND THE EASIEST WAY OUT OF THE SITE. AND IN THIS LOCATION THERE'S MULTIPLE EGRESS ROUTES FROM THE SITE TO OTHER INTERSECTIONS THAT WE DON'T HAVE. AGAIN, FUNNELING EVERYONE INTO ONE SPOT. PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION. WE DO HAVE EXISTING SIDEWALKS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE SITE ALONG COLORADO AND US ONE, AND THEN WE'RE PROPOSING AN INTERNAL NETWORK OF SIDEWALKS PROVIDING CONVENIENT ACCESS THROUGH THE REST OF THE SITE. GETTING OUT TO KINDRED STREET, GETTING TO THE PARKING STRUCTURES, AND THEN ALSO GETTING TO HUDSON AND BACK TO US ONE. AS PART OF OUR PEDESTRIAN NETWORK, WE ARE PROVIDING A LARGE NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE AND OUR PEDESTRIAN PLAZA AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE BANK. AND THIS PROVIDES A NICE SHADED AREA IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING WITH GOOD SECURE ACCESS AND SECURITY FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING. NOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LANDSCAPING. KOTLIN HEARING DID THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN, AND NOW THERE'S VERY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THIS PROPERTY, SPECIFICALLY DUE TO ITS FRONTAGE ON US ONE AS WELL AS THE CREEK DISTRICT IN GENERAL, PROVIDING CERTAIN ELEMENTS, SO ON. FOR EXAMPLE, US ONE, WE'RE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE OAK TREES AS THE CANOPY TREE FOR THE DESIGN RECOMMENDATION OF THE CORRIDOR.

SO WE ARE SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDING THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SITE, BOTH

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IN AREA AND QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THOSE TREES BEING MUCH LARGER THAN THE MINIMUM SIZES. AS WELL AS THAT PART OF OUR DESIGN PROCESS IS TO DESIGN THE LANDSCAPE TO FIT WITH THE BUILDING. AND SO PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHERE WINDOWS ARE LOCATED, WHAT SPECIES ARE PROVIDING SCALE TO THE BUILDING, WHAT SPECIES ARE PROVIDING SHADE TO THE PEDESTRIAN AREAS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE AS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF NATIVES AS WE CAN PUT ON THE SITE WITH TO INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY, REDUCE IRRIGATION NEEDS AND OVERALL PROVIDE JUST A BETTER QUALITY DEVELOPMENT. SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON IS THE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. JODIE MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT IN HER PRESENTATION. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF DEVELOPMENT THESE DAYS, AND WE TRY TO IMPLEMENT THOSE POLICIES AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS AS MUCH AS WE CAN. AND ONE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT WE OH, WELL, I'LL GO BACK, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE DO THAT IS WE'LL JUMP AHEAD A LITTLE BIT. SORRY I'M OUT OF ORDER. SO IN THE PEDESTRIAN PLAZA AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, WE'VE PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL CANOPY TREES, VERY LITTLE MID LEVEL AND LOTS OF UNDERSTORY. AND SO THE REASON THAT WE DO THAT IS IT PROVIDES CLEAR SIGHTLINES FROM THE PARKING AREA TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING. WE DON'T LIKE TO HAVE BLIND SPOTS. WE DON'T LIKE TO HAVE CORNERS.

WE LIKE THERE TO BE CLEAR VISIBILITY. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE DESIGNING A BANK SITE, THAT YOU'RE NOT CREATING THOSE POTENTIAL HAZARDS FOR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS. JUMP BACK A LITTLE BIT. SO PART OF THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN, WE'VE CREATED CORRIDORS OF LANDSCAPE, IMPLEMENTING ROYAL PALM TREES. SO ON OUR MAIN ENTRANCE, AS YOU COME IN OFF COLORADO, IT'S A FORMAL STREET SCAPE WHERE YOU'VE GOT ROYAL PALMS ON EACH SIDE LINING IT, PROVIDING A VERY BEAUTIFUL DESIGN ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY WE DO HAVE OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINES. THESE ARE HARDENED POWER LINES FROM FPL AND PER THEIR GUIDELINES, WE ARE RESTRICTED IN HOW HIGH WE CAN PLANT LANDSCAPING. CERTAIN SPECIES PO.

AS WE KNOW, LARGE PALM TREES, CANOPY TREES CONFLICT. YOU END UP HAT RACKING THEM, OR THOSE STRANGE V'S CUT OUT OF A LARGE CANOPY TREES THAT WE ALL LOVE TO SEE. AND SO THERE'S SOME DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS THERE. BUT ON US ONE, AGAIN, WE ARE PROVIDING THOSE LARGE CANOPY OAK TREES WHICH ARE GOING TO PROVIDE GREAT SCALE TO THE FRONTAGE OF THE BUILDING, AS WELL AS SHADE TO THAT PERIMETER SIDEWALK. AND THEN SOME OF THOSE RENDERINGS OF THAT LANDSCAPE. NOW THIS IS THE COLORADO FRONTAGE OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE. SO YOU'LL NOTICE AGAIN IN THE FRONT WHERE WE HAVE THOSE OVERHEAD POWER LINES, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE VERY ANY TALL LANDSCAPING. SO IT WON'T CONFLICT WITH THE POWER LINES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD WITH THAT. WE ARE PROVIDING CANOPY TREES ON THE CORNERS AS WELL AS LANDSCAPE THAT IS DESIGNED SPECIFIC TO ACCENTUATE THE DESIGN OF THE GARAGE WE ARE IMPLEMENTING, AND WHICH WE'LL GO OVER IN THE ARCHITECTURE SECTION OF THE PRESENTATION, THE SEA COAST WAVE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THAT GARAGE TO ENHANCE THE DESIGN. AND SO REALLY TRYING TO DESIGN A SPACE THAT COMPLEMENTS LANDSCAPE AS WELL AS OUR ARCHITECTURE. AND THEN HERE'S THE SOUTH SIDE OF THAT PARKING STRUCTURE WHICH FACES THE INTERIOR PLAZA. AND SOME OF THOSE LARGE ROYAL PALM TREES ON THAT MAIN ENTRY DRIVE. SO GOING OVER THE ARCHITECTURE, I'LL DO MY BEST. I AM NO ARCHITECT, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE DO HAVE MR. WAYNE FROM BAKER BARRIOS HERE. THE THEME INITIALLY FROM THE ONSET OF THE PROJECT WAS MAKING REALLY A CLASS A OFFICE SPACE TO ACCENTUATE THIS BEING THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND FLAGSHIP BRANCH FOR SEACOAST BANK. SO PLAYING OFF THE COASTAL HERITAGE OF STUART, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE CODE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE CREEK DISTRICT, WHICH REQUIRES PERCENTAGES OF TRANSPARENCY ON THE BUILDING. SO THAT'S NOT THAT DOESN'T JUST MEAN GLASS.

THAT MEANS NON EXTREMELY REFLECTIVE GLASS, LIKE YOU SEE AT THE ROYAL PALM FINANCIAL CENTER. SO THAT IS CURTAINWALL GLASS. BUT IT ACTS AS A LARGE BLANK FACADE ESSENTIALLY NO DIFFERENT THAN CONCRETE IN SOME CASES. SO THE TRANSPARENCY OF THOSE WINDOWS REALLY PROVIDES A MORE AIRY FEEL TO THE BUILDING. YOU CAN SEE INTO IT, IT CREATES MORE LIGHT WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF THE SPACE. AS WE WENT OVER. THE HEIGHT OF THAT BUILDING IS 44FT. THE MAX WITHIN THE DISTRICT IS 45, SO WE ARE UNDER THAT. THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLEAR HEIGHTS FOR FLOORS, ESPECIALLY ON THE GROUND FLOOR. THE MINIMUM IS A 12 FOOT CLEAR HEIGHT FOR THE FIRST FLOOR.

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PART OF THE REASON OF THAT IS YOU'RE CREATING A ARTICULATION AND SEPARATION OF FLOORS, ELEVATING THE DESIGN IN THE FORM. THE FORM BASED CODE IS PRETTY SPECIFIC, SO THERE'S A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS IN THERE. SOME OF THOSE DESIGN ELEMENTS TO ACCENTUATE THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, THE EXPOSED WOOD BEAMS, THE INCREASED TRANSPARENCY ON ALL FLOORS AND THEN INTEGRATED BALCONIES. AND JUST ANOTHER VIEW FROM THE INTERIOR COURTYARD SPACE. WE ARE SCREENING ALL THE ROOFTOP MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON THE ROOF. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING, BECAUSE IT TAKES UP A LARGE AMOUNT OF AREA, AND IF YOU PUT THAT ON THE GROUND, IT REDUCES YOUR AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE AND REALLY HINDERS SOME OF YOUR DESIGN STRATEGIES THAT YOU CAN USE ON THE GROUND FLOOR. SO YOU PUT IT OUT OF SIGHT, WELL SCREENED ON THE ROOFTOP OF THE BUILDING. AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE SEA COAST WAVE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE GARAGE, PROVIDING SOME ARTICULATION ON THAT BUILDING, REALLY ELEVATING THE DESIGN. AS WE TALKED ABOUT SOME CASES, WHEN YOU IMPLEMENT LARGE AMOUNTS OF GLASS, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ENHANCE THE ARTICULATION. IT CAN STILL ACT AS A LARGE BLANK FACADE. WE TALKED ABOUT SIGNAGE A LITTLE BIT. THE ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO NOTE IS THAT WE WERE VERY SPECIFIC IN HOW WE DESIGNED THESE SIGNS TO REFLECT THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING. WE DIDN'T WANT A SIGN THAT STOOD OUT TOO MUCH AND WAS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THAT DESIGN.

SO REALLY INTEGRATING THOSE DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND COLOR AND MATERIAL ACROSS THE ENTIRE SITE TO MAKE FOR A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT. SO WHEN YOU'RE THERE LOOKING AT THE WAYFINDING SIGNAGE, IT REALLY RELATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND WHERE YOU'RE POSITIONED. NOW TALKING ABOUT THE CONDITIONAL USE, THERE'S FOUR MAIN CRITERIA LISTED WITHIN THE CREEK DISTRICT FOR EVALUATING THOSE CONDITIONAL USES. JODY WENT OVER THEM IN HER PRESENTATION.

THE MAIN POINT THERE IS THAT WE ARE MEETING ALL OF THOSE CRITERIA AS OUTLINED IN SUPPORTED BY STAFF. NOW, WHY DO A PARKING GARAGE IN THE FIRST PLACE? SO AS WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT, THE PARKING STRUCTURE IS AN EXTREMELY SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OPTION. IT REDUCES YOUR FOOTPRINT OF PARKING. IT REDUCES YOUR OVERALL AMOUNT OF ASPHALT. IT REDUCES THE HEAT GENERATION FROM THAT PARKING FIELD. AND IT'S A BENEFIT FROM A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE. FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS. THE OTHER REASON IS THE CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES. WHEN YOU TALKING ABOUT A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, BOTH FOR CUSTOMERS COMING TO A BANK AS WELL AS EMPLOYEES LEAVING THAT BANK, IF YOU HAVE A VERY LONG DISTANCE THAT THEY HAVE TO GO FROM THE FRONT DOOR TO GET TO THEIR VEHICLE, THEY'RE EXPOSED FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. AND THERE ARE VERY WELL DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF PEOPLE WATCHING, PEOPLE LEAVING A BANK. THAT'S NOT TO BE AN ALARMIST, IT'S JUST A REALITY OF THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN. AND SO CREATING A STRATEGY AND A DEVELOPMENT THAT CORRESPONDS TO SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE DEAL WITH IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN PROVIDING THE SAFEST AND BEST DESIGN POSSIBLE FOR THIS SITE. AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STORMWATER. AND SO AGAIN EVERYTHING TIES TOGETHER. REDUCING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PARKING MEANS THAT YOU'RE INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE, WHICH MEANS YOU'RE IMPROVING THE STORMWATER DESIGN OF THE SITE. SO AGAIN, MORE ALMOST DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE. THE INCLUSION OF PERVIOUS PAVERS, THE EXISTING STORMWATER DESIGN AND HOW WATER FLOWS IN RED ARROWS PARTICULARLY PAY ATTENTION. AT THE CORNER OF US.

ONE, THERE ARE SOME FLOODING CONCERNS WITH THAT INTERSECTION AND THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY DESIGNED. IT DOES CURRENTLY ACCEPT STORMWATER FROM THE SEA COAST PROPERTY BECAUSE OF THE WAY THIS PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED, AND SO PART OF THE NEW DESIGN REMOVES THAT CONDITION TO WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE DUMPING WATER IMMEDIATELY OFF THE SITE INTO THE ROADWAY. IT'S CAPTURED INTERNALLY THROUGH A SERIES OF INLETS, AS WELL AS BEING KEPT INTERIOR BY THE PERIMETER BERM THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE. AND THEN IT ENTERS OUR TREATMENT TRAIN. SO WHAT IS A TREATMENT TRAIN? AND SO THAT IS ALL OF THE IMPLEMENTATIONS WITHIN A SITE. AND DEVELOPMENT TO STORE, DISCHARGE AND TREAT STORMWATER. THAT'S FROM THE SITE. AND SO YOU CAN SEE OUR EXFILTRATION SYSTEM WHICH COLLECTS THE WATER, ALLOWS FOR PERCOLATION THROUGH THE SOIL AND ULTIMATELY WILL TAKE IT TO OUR DRY BIORETENTION AREA. AND THAT IS AN AREA THAT WE'VE ADDED TO THIS SITE AS PART OF OUR INCREASED GREEN SPACE THAT PROVIDES SOME STORMWATER RETENTION OR DETENTION, AND ALSO INCREASES WATER QUALITY AT THAT POINT THROUGH THE USE OF THE THE BIO, THE THE LANDSCAPE MATERIAL THAT'S INCLUDED THIS WATER LOVING LANDSCAPE SPECIES TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. ULTIMATELY, IT DRAINS THROUGH A

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BAFFLE BOX TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE, WHICH IS THE EXISTING OUTFALL, THE PROPERTY. SO WE'RE SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THE SITE. AND THE FIRST DESIGN DEVIATION THAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS FOR THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING. AGAIN, THE CODE IS VERY SPECIFIC THAT IT WANTS ITS FRONT ENTRANCE OFF THE PRIMARY FRONTAGE, WHICH FACES THE PRIMARY STREET. IN THIS CASE THE REQUIREMENT IS TO BE ON US. ONE THERE'S NUMEROUS REASONS FOR WHY WE DON'T WANT THIS DESIGN AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. REALLY, IT BOILS DOWN TO SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS OF THE BANK. HAVING TWO ENTRANCES OF THE SITE DOUBLES THE SECURITY RISK INCREASES DANGERS FROM US ONE. IT ALSO PROMOTES ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY ON US ONE, WHICH WE'VE HEARD FROM BOTH THE SHERIFF AND THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT. SO OUR REQUEST IS TO PROVIDE THAT MAIN ENTRANCE AND ACCESS POINT FACING THE NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE INTERIOR TO THE SITE. WE'VE DESIGNED THAT SPACE TO BE VERY WELCOMING AND COMFORTABLE, BOTH FOR CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES.

AND HERE YOU CAN SEE AGAIN SOME OF THOSE LANDSCAPE DESIGN THAT WE'VE INCLUDED TO PROVIDE CLEAR SIGHT LINES TO THAT MAIN ENTRANCE. THE NEXT DESIGN DEVIATION THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT WAS THE PERIMETER SIDEWALKS WITHIN THE CREEK DISTRICT CODE. WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TEN FOOT SIDEWALKS ON BOTH COLORADO AND US ONE. THEY'RE EXISTING AT SEVEN FEET. SO THAT WOULD BE THREE ADDITIONAL FEET. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE ON BOTH US ONE AND COLORADO, WHICH IS OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE CITY, AS WELL AS FDOT FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT INTERSECTIONS OR TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROL BOXES, CONTROL ARMS, ADA INDICATIONS, STREET SIGNAGE, STREET LIGHTS, AS WELL AS UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE. EXISTING. THERE'S A CITY WATER MAIN THAT RUNS ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTY ON US, ONE WHICH PREVENTS US FROM PUTTING LANDSCAPING TOO CLOSE TO THE STREET. TO MITIGATE THAT, WE'RE NOT PROVIDING THE THREE FEET ON COLORADO AND US ONE. WE'RE OFFERING A BYPASS, A TEN FOOT MULTIMODAL SIDEWALK GETTING FROM US ONE TO KINDRED STREET THROUGH THE SITE. WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THAT CONNECTION, BUT WE'RE WANTING TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE ON US. ONE, TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET INTO THE SITE, TOWARDS DOWNTOWN AS WELL, AT THE CORNER OF COLORADO AND US ONE, PROVIDING A BYPASS TO GET AROUND THAT HARD CORNER, WHICH HAS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO SOME OF THE STREET VIEWS OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE WE'VE ALL BEEN PAST IT EVERY DAY, BUT SOMETIMES YOU DON'T REALLY THINK OF IT MINUTE. TO LOOK AT IT AND UNDERSTAND THAT BLUE LINE REPRESENTS THAT EXISTING CITY WATER MAIN THAT'S IN THE GROUND. SO OUR POSITION IS IF WE WERE TO PAVE THE ADDITIONAL THREE FEET OF THE SIDEWALK, IT WOULD BE UNUSABLE DUE TO THAT EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE CAN'T MOVE. THERE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS RELATED TO FDOT.

THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE MAKING TO CANTER, COLORADO IN THE INTERSECTION OF US ONE. IT'S ENTERING THE DESIGN STAGE, SO THEY'RE NOT OPEN FOR INPUT TO ADDITIONAL DESIGN, BUT THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT THE SIDEWALK COULD BE EXPANDED IN THE FUTURE. IN THAT CASE, SEACOAST WOULD BE WILLING AND OPEN TO PROVIDING AN EASEMENT FOR THE INCREASE THE WIDTH OF THAT SIDEWALK. SO WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW SEACOAST HAS DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO MAKE THIS THE BEST POSSIBLE POSSIBLE PROJECT. NOT LOOKING TO AVOID COSTS. IT'S A PRACTICAL MATTER LOOKING AT THE DESIGN, THE ESTHETICS. THEY WANT TO IMPROVE SAFETY. SO PROVIDING THE BYPASS SIDEWALKS THROUGH THE SITE, IMPROVING THE CONDITION THAT'S THERE TODAY, AND THEN UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S A POTENTIAL IN THE FUTURE TO WHERE THROUGH THESE IMPROVEMENTS BY FDOT, WE COULD STILL GET THE TEN FEET AND SEACOAST IS NOT GOING TO UNREASONABLY WITHHELD WITHHOLD THAT POSSIBILITY. OUR FINAL DEVIATION THAT WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS THE GARAGE LENGTH. SO AGAIN, WITHIN THAT FORM BASED CODE, THERE'S A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT TO NOT EXCEED A 200 FOOT BUILDING LENGTH. IT DOES PROVIDE FOR AN EXCEPTION. IF YOU PROVIDE A TEN FOOT WIDE BY TEN FOOT TALL DEEP VEHICULAR OR PEDESTRIAN VIA OR PATHWAY THROUGH THE BUILDING, WE COULD POTENTIALLY ARGUE THAT WITH A PARKING GARAGE, BUT WE PROBABLY DON'T MEET THE TEN FOOT CLEAR. AND SO WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHY IS IT 246FT LONG? AND WE'VE DESIGNED THIS GARAGE TO BE THE MOST EFFICIENT AND SAFEST GARAGE THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY DESIGN. WE'VE DESIGNED

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IT SO THAT THE SHORTEST, SHORTEST FRONTAGE OF THE GARAGE FACES COLORADO. WE'VE DESIGNED IT SO IT'S INCREASED SETBACK OFF OF COLORADO, MORE THAN 50FT AT THE AT THE CLOSEST POINT.

THE DESIGN OF THE GARAGE AND ITS EFFICIENCY IS BASED ON THE SLOPE OF THE RAMPS. SO IT'S BEEN DESIGNED TO HAVE A GENTLE SLOPING RAMP WITH PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RAMP. IF YOU WERE TO SHORTEN THE LENGTH OF THE GARAGE TO MEET THE 200FT, YOU INCREASE THE SLOPE OF THE RAMP. YOU REMOVE THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING PARKING ON BOTH SIDES, WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO HAVE SPEED RAMPS. PROBABLY ALL BEEN IN A GARAGE WITH SPEED RAMPS. THEY'RE UNCOMFORTABLE, THEY'RE CRAMPED, AND THOSE RAMPS ARE USUALLY HIGHER SPEED. AND THERE'S TIGHT CORNERS. SEE IT ALL THE TIME WITH BLACK MARKS ON THE SIDES OF THE WALLS FOR PEOPLE RAN INTO THE GARAGE. SO AGAIN, WE WANTED TO MAKE A SAFE DESIGN THAT'S COMFORTABLE TO USE. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE CONFLICTS AS WELL. IF YOU WERE TO SHORTEN THE LENGTH OF THE GARAGE TO THE 200FT, PROVIDE THE SPEED RAMPS, YOU'D BE ADDING A FLOOR TO MEET THE NECESSARY PARKING REQUIREMENTS. THE SEACOAST BANK YOU TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ALREADY ABOUT THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE CRA. SO WITHIN THE CREEK DISTRICT, ALL COMMERCIAL USES REQUIRE ONE SPACE PER 300FT■!S. IT'S A PRETTY GENEROUS CODE. AND THE REASON IS YOU'RE TRYING NOT TO PROVIDE AN OVERABUNDANCE OF PARKING. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT WE'RE REDEVELOPING. WE KNOW HOW MANY EMPLOYEES THERE ARE. WE KNOW HOW MANY SPACES WE NEED.

AGAIN, 30,000 SPACES, MINIMUM PER SPOT TO CONSTRUCT THAT GARAGE. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT, AND SEACOAST DOESN'T WANT TO OVERBUILD THAT GARAGE BY ANY MEANS. THEY HAVE 225 EMPLOYEES ON A DAILY BASIS, PLUS CUSTOMERS PLUS DAILY AND WEEKLY MEETINGS FROM THEIR EXECUTIVES, EMPLOYEES FROM ALL OVER THE STATE THAT COME TO THEIR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS.

SO THIS IS THE MINIMUM PARKING THAT WE THINK WE NEED, AND WE'RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE MASS OF THAT GARAGE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO ON THAT FRONTAGE ON COLORADO, RATHER THAN HAVING A FOURTH FLOOR OF PARKING, HAVING IT A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THE 200FT DOESN'T IMPACT YOUR VIEW FROM COLORADO, EXCEPT FOR TO REDUCE THE HEIGHT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 25FT TO THE TOP, IT'S ABOUT 30 31FT TO THE TOP OF THE STAIR TOWER AND ELEVATOR BAY. SO IN CONCLUSION, THE REQUESTED SITE PLAN AND CONDITIONAL USE SUBSTANTIALLY MEETS THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND COMP PLAN. BUT FOR THOSE THREE DEVIATIONS THAT WE'RE REQUESTING, IT'S PROMOTING THE BUSINESS RETENTION WITHIN THE CITY. IT'S MAINTAINING THE PUBLIC FACILITIES NEEDS OF THE SITE, WHILE ALSO INCREASING THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE TAXABLE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.

CITY STAFF, AS WELL AS THE CRB BOARD, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, AND IT'S A CONTINUATION OF THAT SEACOAST LEGACY THAT'S MORE THAN 90 YEARS IN THE MAKING HERE IN STUART. AND SO WE'LL JUST CLOSE WITH OUR VIDEO AGAIN. TO SAY OF THE DEVELOPMENT. AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. SO THIS IS QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. MR. VICE MAYOR GEORGE, I THOUGHT YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. OUR SMOOTH AND RELAXED PROFESSIONAL VERY WELL PREPARED. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING IN HERE WITH THAT ONE. ASK I WOULD HAVE FOR MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE SHOT AT DOING THIS. THIS IS NOT LIKE A TYPICAL TWO STEP PROCESS THAT WE WOULD HAVE IS THAT WE WOULD RESERVE A MOTION FOR AFTER WE'VE ALL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS, IT CAN BE. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN WANT TO JUMP TO EMOTION, ESPECIALLY TO TRY TO MAKE EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM HAPPY. BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE WAIT ON A MOTION UNTIL WE'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS. ACTUALLY, THE PROCESS REQUIRES THAT THE MOTION IS, AFTER ALL, OUR QUESTIONS. SOMETIMES, THOUGH, IT CAN BE. YEAH. SO CAN THE PROCESS BE OVERRULED? NO NO, NO. JUST TO PUT IT ON FOR DISCUSSION. CAN I MAKE A MOTION? I DON'T BELIEVE THE VICE MAYOR HAS CONCLUDED HIS. OH, SORRY. NO, WE'RE ASKING QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT RIGHT NOW. OKAY.

I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO PUT IT OUT FOR DISCUSSION. NO, NO, NO. SO, JODY, THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SPACES IS 195. YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. DOES THAT INCLUDE THE HANDICAP SPACES THE CUSTOMERS, EVERYTHING? IT'S JUST 31 ANSWERED. I CAN ANSWER IT IF YOU WANT. SURE, I'M SURE YOU CAN. YOU'RE VERY PREPARED. YEAH. SO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS BASED OFF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING, IT DOESN'T SEPARATE OUT THE BAKE RANCH OR THE OFFICES. IT'S ALL COMMERCIAL USES REGARDLESS. ONE SPACE PER 300FT■!S, AND THAT EQUATES TO 15 SPACES, INCLUDING THE ADA REQUIREMENTS. AND SO YOU GUYS HAVE WITH THAT 252 PLUS, WAS IT

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27 MORE. YEAH. SO THE PLUS THE ADDITIONAL SURFACE SPACES ON THE SITE. SO IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING THERE JUST ON THE NORTH SIDE, THERE'S EXISTING PROPOSED SURFACE PARKING INCLUDING ADA SPACES. YES. SO THERE THERE'S SOME ADA SPACES IN THE GARAGE, BUT ALSO SOME DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING FOR MORE CONVENIENT ACCESS SPOTS. WOULD BE THE TWO 6268. YES. OKAY. THAT NUMBER. AND THEN THAT'S JUST FOR THE NEW HEADQUARTERS. CORRECT. SO THERE'S NO SHARING OF PARKING BETWEEN THE TWO OFFICE BUILDINGS. YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, DON'T YOU? YES, SIR. YOU ARE PREPARED SO THAT THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN WAS, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS WITH PHASE TWO? AND I DO APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM YOU THAT WHATEVER DOES GO THERE IS, IS AND I GET THIS SENSE FROM WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US IS YOU HAVEN'T SPARED EXPENSE ON WHO'S REPRESENTING YOU. AND EVERYBODY'S DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. EVERYBODY'S VERY PREPARED. SO I DO GET THE SENSE THAT WHATEVER DOES GO NEXT DOOR IS GOING TO BE APPROPRIATE. AND, YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IT. BUT WE CAN'T CONTROL ONCE THIS IS APPROVED AND THERE IS A PHASE TWO IF THAT PARKING IS SHARED. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT REALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT LOSES OUR AUSPICE. SO THAT'S THAT IS ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WILL PHASE TWO BE? BECAUSE ONCE THERE IS A GARAGE APPROVED. AND THAT'S BEEN ONE OF MY CONCERNS INITIALLY. AND AND TODAY I AM MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT, WITH THIS NEW RESOLUTION THAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY HAS PROVIDED, I AM COMFORTABLE NOW THAT THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO COME BACK FOR THAT TO BE DEVELOPED.

BUT. IS THERE A MECHANISM BY WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE CAN BEYOND YOU SAYING THAT, THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT SHARING THAT PARKING FOR WHAT COULD GO ON PHASE TWO, SINCE WE ARE PARKING THIS PARTICULAR SPOT IN ABUNDANCE, AT LEAST PER OUR CODE. I MEAN, I THINK FROM SEACOAST SIDE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEIR PARKING NEED AS WELL AS FROM A LIABILITY PERSPECTIVE, THEY'RE NOT DEVELOPERS. THEY'RE NOT PERMITTED BY BY LAW TO BE A LANDLORD OR A DEVELOPER OR VERY STRICT REGULATIONS BY THAT. AND SO THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PARK THEIR SITE, THEIR, THEIR PARKING IT FOR WHAT THEY NEED. AND THEY DON'T WANT TO INCREASE LIABILITY UNNECESSARILY, POTENTIALLY WITH ANOTHER DEVELOPER. SO WHILE, YOU KNOW, WITH A STANDARD DEVELOPMENT WHEN YOU'VE GOT SOMEONE COMING IN, THAT'S JUST SAYING, HEY, I'M BUILDING AN OFFICE BUILDING, THEY DON'T HAVE A TENANT NECESSARILY THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO SHARE, OR THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE IT YET, AND THEY'RE JUST BUILDING IT ON THAT SEACOAST LOGO ON THE SIDE.

SHOULD MAKE THAT ABUNDANTLY. YEAH. SO THEY'RE THE USER. THAT'S THEIR PARKING. THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED. AND SO THE EXPECTATION IS THAT IF THEY WERE TO NOT NEED THAT PHASE TWO AREA OR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, THEN IT'S JUST A LIKELY A CHANCE THAT THEY DO NEED IT.

IT'S A FROM THE START OF THIS PROJECT, AND OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE BANK HAS GROWN BY ABOUT 20%. SO THEIR NEEDS ARE GROWING. THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE THAT THEY STILL NEED THAT PROPERTY GROWING INTO THE FUTURE, ESPECIALLY THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE. SO EITHER WAY, THE BANK WOULD BE LOOKING. IF THEY WERE NOT TO NOT NEED IT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SELL IT AND THEY WOULD BE PARTICULAR IN WHO THEY SOLD IT TO, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO PARK THEIR SITE, WHATEVER AREA THEY BOUGHT, WHATEVER PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THEY WANTED, THEY'D HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT PARKING ON THAT PORTION.

AND PER THIS UPDATED RESOLUTION, THAT WOULD COME IN FRONT OF US TO DELIBERATE. SO I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. IN TERMS OF LANDSCAPING, DO YOU HAVE THAT OTHER SIDE OF THE GARAGE, SOME SORT OF RENDERING FOR THAT? BECAUSE I SEE TREES THERE, BUT I WASN'T SURE ON THAT OTHER SIDE WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE. YEAH. SO THE THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GARAGE, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. NO. SO I DON'T HAVE A VIEW OF THAT PREPARED FOR YOU. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SAME SCALE OF TREES AS WELL. CORRECT. IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH LARGER. SO THAT NORTHERN SIDE, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THE ENCUMBRANCES WITH OVERHEAD UTILITIES AND SOME OF THOSE OTHER THINGS. SO IT'S A SIMILAR ROYAL PALM THEME. THERE'S A FEW MORE OF THEM BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE DRIVEWAYS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. SO WE HAVE LARGE HEDGE MATERIAL THAT COULD GROW, YOU KNOW, UP TO 12FT AT LEAST ON THAT NORTH SIDE, AS WELL AS THE LARGE ROYAL PALM TREES PROVIDING SCALE TO THE HEIGHT. OKAY, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A PICTURE, BUT DO YOU HAVE AN INVENTORY OF THE PLANTS ON THAT SIDE? YEAH, WE HAVE A COPY OF THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. OKAY. YEAH. SO THERE'S. AND THEN MY, MY NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE THE, THE FACE THAT IS FACING COLORADO. YEP. THOSE TREES I SAW THAT RENDERING. FOR ME PERSONALLY, IF I WAS GOING TO MAKE A CONDITION ON THIS, I HAVE NO REAL ISSUE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'VE

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PROVIDED HERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE MATURE TREES UP AGAINST THAT GARAGE. I'M NOT A LANDSCAPING ARCHITECT, YOU KNOW, SO FORGIVE ME, BUT I DO THINK. BECAUSE THAT IS THE ENTRANCE TO COLORADO, THEY'RE AS PROUD AS WE ARE OF THIS GARAGE, YOU KNOW, AND THAT WAVE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS ONE OF THOSE CONDITIONS. LARGER, MATURE TREES, SORT OF LIKE YOU HAVE AT, YOU KNOW, THE SEA COAST BUILDING HEADQUARTERS. OTHERWISE, BECAUSE IT DOES SEEM A LITTLE BIT SPARSE, THEY'RE SMALLER TREES TO SHOW THE WAVE, MAYBE IN THE LOGO, BUT I WOULD LIKE THAT GARAGE, AT LEAST FROM COLORADO, TO HAVE LARGER, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY OAK TREES OR SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T INTERFERE WITH THE FUNCTION OF THE GARAGE BUT WOULD MAKE IT LESS VISIBLE FROM THE ENTRANCE OF COLORADO. UNDERSTOOD. WE APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS. I THINK IF YOU WERE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDED CONDITION TO STAFF, THAT THEY WORK WITH US TO PROVIDE MORE MATURE TREES, WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY DO THAT. AND WE CAN COORDINATE DIRECTLY WITH STAFF. IT'S A IT'S A, YOU KNOW, NO PROBLEM. WE WANT TO AGAIN MAKE THE BEST DEVELOPMENT THAT WE CAN. IF THAT'S YOUR CONCERN, NO PROBLEM. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU NOT SPECIFY A SPECIFIC TYPE OF TREE. WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, OPPOSED TO OAK TREES. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE WE'RE PROVIDING THEM. THERE'S OTHER CONSIDERATIONS WHEN WE GET INTO THAT DESIGN PROCESS, HOW CLOSE THEY ARE TO THE PARKING GARAGE. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT THE BRANCHES IMPACTING AND THEN HAVING TO, YOU KNOW, SAW OFF HALF THE TREE EVERY YEAR. SO IF YOU WERE TO MAKE A CONDITION, MAKE IT SUCH THAT IT WAS MORE GENERAL AND PROVIDING MORE MATURE, LARGER TREES THAT MIGHT MATURE INTO A LARGER TREE AS WELL. OKAY.

BEYOND THAT, LIKE I MENTIONED, WHERE I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS GARAGE IN THE PAST AND REALLY, TO BE TRANSPARENT AGAIN, I WAS WORRIED THAT THIS IS OPENING UP MORE CAPACITY FOR WHAT MIGHT GO ON PHASE TWO AT THIS POINT. WITH THE RESOLUTION NOW AMENDED FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY. AND FROM YOUR COMMENTS, I FEEL COMFORTABLE MINUS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE SHADE TREE, YOU KNOW. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OR IS IT MY TURN? WELL YOU LIKE THANK YOU. HI. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK EVERYONE. AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN HERE TO TURN OUT FOR SEACOAST AND YOUR LOYALTY. AND AGAIN, A GREAT SHOW OF COMMUNITY. HOW'S THE BABY? HE'S DOING GOOD. FOUR MONTHS OLD NOW I KNOW. YEAH. WE EVERY SUNDAY WE COME HERE TO DOWNTOWN, WE GO TO KIWANIS PARK. I HAD THE SAME CONCERNS THAT THE VICE MAYOR HAD, WHICH WAS THAT OTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY. I WAS A LITTLE BIT ENCOURAGED WHEN YOU SAID THE BANKS NEEDS MIGHT GROW, AND I SEE THAT MAYBE IT WOULD BE SOMETHING AS A HUGE IT CENTER, WHATEVER. BUT AGAIN, HAVING ITS OWN PARKING. SO THAT'S I'M MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. AND THE RESOLUTION REALLY COVERED WHATEVER MIGHT GO THERE THAT YOU MIGHT SELL. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU MADE IT CLEAR DURING THE MEETING THAT THE BANK REALLY IS CONSTRAINED AS TO WHAT THEY COULD OR COULD NOT DO. I MEAN, THEY COULD SELL THEIR PROPERTY, BUT UNLESS YOU'RE DOING AN EXPANSION OF THE BANK OR AN IT CENTER FOR THE BANK THAT YOU REALLY CAN'T DEVELOP LAND OR BE A LANDLORD.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER CLERK. OH, THANKS. I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS AND IT PROBABLY I NEED MR. CAPRA, BUT I'LL I'LL JUST. HE'S HERE. YEAH. HE PERKED HIS HEAD UP THERE. YOU WEREN'T. I JUST WANTED I DON'T KNOW IF JODY OR MR. CAPRA HAS THE THE DRAINAGE PLAN BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS VERY, VERY TIGHT. AND I KNOW THAT US, THE BANK IS HIGH UP FROM US.

ONE THERE. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A HOTEL THAT'S GOING TO GO IN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF COLORADO. AND THERE WERE OTHER THINGS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DRAINAGE IN THE ENTIRE REGION AND ON SITE IS GOOD. AND THEN JUST A QUESTION FOR SEACOAST BANK.

WHEN WE GET TO IT, AFTER MR. CAPRA ANSWERS MY QUESTION, I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE ROOF AND WHATEVER YOU HAVE, WHETHER IT'S AIR CONDITIONED OR SOMETHING. I WAS WONDERING WHY YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SOME SOLAR IN EITHER THAT OR THE GARAGE FACILITY, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU TO EXPLORE THAT. AND THEN I WANT TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTION ABOUT THE GARAGE ALSO.

SO, MR. CAPRA, OKAY, COMMISSIONER, THANKS FOR INVITING ME UP BECAUSE I WAS KIND OF GETTING BORED BACK THERE LISTENING TO ALL THESE GREAT ITEMS HERE. AND AS USUAL, STORMWATER IS THE LAST ITEM. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, I'LL START YELLING A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SO ANYWAYS, I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THIS EXHIBIT SO EVERYBODY RECOGNIZES IT. SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAPPENS RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE THE SITE WHERE THE BUILDING GOES IS GOING NOW.

AND RIGHT NOW THIS AREA OF THE SITE IS DRAINING OR OVERFLOW DRAINING. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IN 61 WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME RULES WE HAVE TODAY IS OVERFLOWING AND INTO THE INTERSECTION AND BRING THIS UP BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HAVING WORKED ON THAT INTERSECTION

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BEFORE, WE KNOW IT FLOODS. AND THE BENEFIT OF THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT THAT WATER FROM THAT AREA, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO FOLLOW THE BLUE LINE INTO BRUNER POND. SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT AREA RIGHT NOW BY PIPING COLORADO? AS YOU KNOW, WE DID THAT PROJECT ALSO.

BASICALLY IT GOES UP HERE, FOLLOWS THE RED LINE, GOES THROUGH A BAFFLE BOX AND GOES INTO FRAZIER CREEK. SO WHAT THE WHAT THE SEACOAST IS DOING IS ACTUALLY PUTTING IN A PARALLEL SYSTEM TO GO THROUGH THEIR OWN PROPERTY TO, TO GET THAT WATER OUT OF THAT INTERSECTION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT'S THAT'S A BENEFIT FOR FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING. THE OTHER THING THAT, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE WATER QUALITY TREATMENT, NEW NUTRIENT LOAD REDUCTION, ALL THOSE ARE REQUIREMENTS. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE MEETING THE NEW STORMWATER RULES OKAY, 80% FOR NITROGEN AND ACTUALLY ABOVE 50%, 5,050% FOR PHOSPHORUS OKAY. SO WE ARE EXCEEDING WHAT OTHER REQUIREMENTS NOW. BUT EVEN WHEN WE DO HAVE WHEN WE DO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF WATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT, WE WILL BE EXCEEDING THE REQUIREMENTS ANYWAYS BECAUSE ON TOP OF THAT WE'RE PROVIDING WATER QUALITY TREATMENT TO THE SITE. OKAY. SO WE WILL EXCEED IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE GOING TO EXCEED THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS IN THIS AREA. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT AS WELL AS STORAGE AS WELL AS REDUCTION IN FLOODING. OKAY. THE NEXT SLIDE THAT'S ON THE LIST. IF I CAN MAKE SURE THIS GOES IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, IT'S NOT GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. GEORGE.

OKAY. ONE MORE. SO I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THE PIPE SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING. AND IF YOU LOOK DOWN HERE IN THE BOTTOM AGAIN I KNOW I'M BORING EVERYBODY'S TEARS HERE. SO I'M GOING TO I LIKE THIS STUFF. BUT OKAY. SO BASICALLY THIS IS THE PATIO AREA AND THAT'S PERVIOUS PAVERS IN THERE. OKAY. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME PERVIOUS PAVERS IN THERE. THAT'S PART OF A TREATMENT TRAIN THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. ON TOP OF THAT THESE BLUE PIPES ARE ACTUALLY PIPES STORM PIPES THAT TAKES THE STORMWATER UNDERGROUND STORAGE AND BRINGS IT TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE SITE. ON TOP OF THAT, WE ALSO HAVE WHAT IS A DRY BIORETENTION AREA RIGHT IN THIS LOCATION. SO THE WATER GOES THROUGH THE INFILTRATION SYSTEM, GOES THROUGH THE BIOSWALE ULTIMATELY AGAIN PICKS UP SOME MORE EXFILTRATION. THESE ARE ALL TREATMENT TRAIN ELEMENTS, OKAY. AND ESSENTIALLY ULTIMATELY COMES OVER HERE TO THE BAFFLE BOX OUTFALL OKAY.

THEN IT GOES INTO BRUNER POND. SO WE ARE TREATING IT. WE'RE PROVIDING EXTRA WATER QUALITY TREATMENT. BUT BUT IN ADDITION EXTRA STORAGE. THAT'S THAT'S THE LIST OF THE TREATMENT TRAIN RIGHT THERE. ANYTHING ELSE. NO, NO I THINK ON THE ON THE BIO ON THE, ON THE DRAINAGE. THAT'S GOOD SOLAR POWER. THANK YOU, MR. KAPLAN. SO IN IN WHICH APPLICATION DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT EITHER EITHER. YEAH. THE OFFICE OR THE GIRL. YEAH. OKAY. ANY OPPORTUNITY I WAS JUST THINKING. YEAH. SO IT'S NOT RULED OUT IN EITHER CASE. THE PARKING GARAGE. WE'VE ACTUALLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE RENDERING, WE'VE INCLUDED A SHADE ELEMENT OVER THE CENTER OF THAT PARKING GARAGE AND THAT'S GOT A SOLAR REFLECTIVE SURFACE TO IT. SO IT'S GOING TO BE REFLECTING THE SUN, REDUCING THE HEAT GENERATION OF THE ROOFTOP OF THE GARAGE, PROVIDING COVER FOR THOSE ROOFTOP PARKING SPACES. AND IT HAS THE ABILITY TO HAVE SOLAR ADDED LATER. IT'S NOT BEING PROPOSED RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF OFFSETTING ANY POTENTIAL POWER NEED FOR THE SITE, INCLUDING SOLAR PANELS AT THIS SCALE, IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE IN THE FUTURE, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS FOR SEACOAST.

IT'S JUST NOT PART OF THE CURRENT PROPOSAL. SO WE APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION.

AS YOU AS YOU CAN TELL, WE'VE BEEN VERY FOCUSED ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS ECO FRIENDLY AND GREEN AS POSSIBLE. LOTS OF GREEN AREAS ON THE SITE, SO WE APPRECIATE THE COMMENT. OKAY, ON THE GARAGE. I KNOW WHEN I MET WITH DID I MEET I MET WITH YOU. YES MA'AM. AND IN TERMS OF THE. EVENING PARKING OR WEEKEND PARKING FOR OTHERS WHO ARE NOT CUSTOMERS OF THE BANK, HOW DOES THAT WORK? WILL THAT WILL THERE BE ANY OPPORTUNITY? RIGHT. SO IF THE COMMISSION DISCUSSED AND THEY WANTED THE POTENTIAL POSSIBILITY OF HAVING PUBLIC PARKING ON WEEKENDS, YOU KNOW, SEACOAST WOULD BE OPEN TO THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY. SO IT'S NOT PART OF OUR PROPOSAL. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S AN INCREASE IN LIABILITY, BUT SEACOAST WANTS TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. THEY HAVE BEEN FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS. SO IF THE COMMISSION FELT STRONGLY ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF IMPROVING PARKING FOR OTHER AREAS OF DOWNTOWN, AND A POTENTIAL SOLUTION WAS TO HAVE WEEKEND PARKING, SEACOAST WOULD BE OPEN TO THAT DISCUSSION. SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO DISCUSS THAT AND LET US KNOW YOUR OPINIONS, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO RESPOND. YES, I DO REMEMBER TALKING WITH YOU ABOUT THAT.

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OKAY. SO EVERYBODY'S WEARING THESE TEAL AND PINK. CAN YOU PULL UP THE PICTURE WHERE YOU VIDEO WHEN YOU GO AROUND THE BUILDING? I SEE THAT YOU HAVE ALL THESE ROSE COLORED, I DON'T KNOW, PERENNIALS OR SOMETHING. I KNOW THAT WE WON'T HAVE EXACT FLOWERS, BUT IT'S JUST INTERESTING THAT YOU HAVE THAT AS A STANDARD IN YOUR LANDSCAPING. YEAH, I THINK THOSE MIGHT BE OYSTER PLANTS. YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THAT TO WORK. THAT'S THAT ONE. THERE IS PINK MUHLY GRASS OKAY. OBVIOUSLY WE SHOW IT WHEN IT'S IN BLOOM. OKAY. GOOD. THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER REED. GEORGE, I KNOW IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT. THERE'S NO IMPERVIOUS MAX PERCENTAGE, BUT WHAT IS IT? JUST FOR MY OWN RECORD. IT'S A EXCELLENT QUESTION. GOT HIM, GOT HIM. IF YOU GIVE JODY AND I. NO WORRIES. I HAVE SOME OTHER. YOU HAVE IT.

THAT'S WHAT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. MAXIMUM. THE MAXIMUM. WE'VE GOT IT ON THE SITE PLAN.

YEAH, I HAVE IT ON THE SITE PLAN. LET ME JUST PULL THAT UP FOR YOU. AND DO YOU WANT IT SPECIFIC FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA OR THE TOTAL SITE AREA? OKAY. VERY STRICT GUIDELINES.

WHAT WAS THE GARAGE SETBACK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY? IT'S NOT REQUIRED, BUT IT'S FIVE FEET OKAY. IT IS FIVE FOOT IF IT'S GARAGE. YES. BASED ON THE HEIGHT THERE'S. YEAH. AND THEN WHAT IS THE TWO STORIES VERSUS THREE. YEAH. IT'S EQUIVALENT TO TWO STORY BUILDING. AND THEN WHAT WAS THE PRINCIPAL BUILDING HEIGHT VERSUS THE GARAGE HEIGHT. YEAH.

SO THE POST OFFICE BUILDING IS 44FT TO THE TALLEST POINT. AND THEN THE GARAGE AGAIN 25 TO THE TOP OF THE PARAPET AND ABOUT 30, 31 TO THE TOP OF THE STAIR TOWER. SO IT'S, IT'S MUCH LOWER.

AND THEN I, I KNOW YOU HAD A QUESTION ON THAT FOR THE PARKING. I SAW IT SOMEWHERE IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TWO. LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET TO IT AT 44FT. INCLUDES EQUIPMENT. NO, I BELIEVE THE EQUIPMENT SCREENING'S NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THAT. SO 44 TO THE TALLEST POINT, NOT INCLUDING THE SCREENING EQUIPMENT. THERE'S SOME OVERLAP. THAT SCREENING WAYNE EIGHT FEET. AND TO TOUCH BASE ON YOUR COMMENT VICE MAYOR COLLINS I THINK GEORGE DID THE THE TREE HEIGHT LIKE THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DIAGRAM IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. THAT'S WHY IT WAS LIKE THAT. COMMISSIONER REID, IF I MAY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION REGARDING THE MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS IS 65%, IS THE MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS. AND THEY ARE DOING 61%, ALMOST 62%. SO THEY ARE UNDER THE REQUIREMENT, OKAY, FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA. A LARGE AMOUNT OF THAT IS THE. PLAZA SPACE. I THINK THIS IS WHAT MAYBE ULA WAS ASKING JODY AND YOU MIGHT KNOW. SO IN THE IN SECTION 3.04 FOR THE CREEK DISTRICT CODE, I'M LOOKING AT FIGURE SEED 37 FOR PARKING DESIGN DIMENSIONS, AND IT MENTIONS FOR NINE B. IT SAYS STRUCTURED PARKING MAY BE PERMITTED THROUGH CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, AND SHALL PROVIDE THE SHADE ON AT LEAST 30% OF THE EXPOSED PARKING ON THE ROOF WITH AN AGED SOLAR REFLECTIVE INDEX. I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE TOUCHING ON. MAYBE IT'S IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. SO I THINK THE QUESTION WAS MORE SPECIFIC TO SOLAR PANELS FOR POWER GENERATION, ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS TO FOR POSSIBLE. YEAH. INCLUDED AS PART OF IT. BUT THERE'S CERTAIN THERE'S AN INDEX OF REFLECTIVITY FOR, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY THE COLOR OF THE SURFACE. SO THAT'S WHAT THE PROPOSED MATERIAL ON THE ROOF IS JUST TO REFLECT THE SOLAR AND THE HEAT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS I HAD. THANK YOU GEORGE. OKAY. THANK YOU I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I DID ATTEND THE CRB MEETING WHERE YOU MADE YOUR PRESENTATION. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT, UNUSUALLY, THERE WERE ALL ALL SEVEN OF THE MEMBERS WERE THERE, INCLUDING ALL OUR APPOINTEES, AND IT WAS IN FACT UNANIMOUS. IN FACT, ONE OF THEM ASKED, IT COULD BE IF IT WOULD BE IN ENTHUSIASTICALLY UNANIMOUS, AND IT CAN ONLY BE UNANIMOUS. I

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LIKE THIS PROJECT FOR A GREAT MANY REASONS. AND I LEARNED A LOT ATTENDING THE MEETING. I HAVE TO SAY IT WAS THAT WAS TIME WELL SPENT. I LIKE THE FACT THAT IN THE PARKING GARAGE IS THE SHORTEST FACADE IS THE MOST VISIBLE FACADE. SO EVEN THOUGH WE ARE GRANTING YOU THAT CONDITIONAL USE FOR THE EXTRA FEET TO KEEP THE OVERALL HEIGHT DOWN, IT WON'T BE THAT APPARENT.

SO THE TEN FOOT SIDEWALK. I LOVE THAT LITTLE BYPASS PATH WHICH DEALS WITH IT IN MY MIND.

I'M SURE MOST PEOPLE WHO USE IT WHO WALK OR RIDE, WILL LIKE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD AS TO AS GREAT A DEGREE AS POSSIBLE. IS THERE SOME MEANS BY WHICH IN THE FUTURE WE CAN? IF WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH DOT, THAT WE CAN GET TO THAT TEN FOOT SIDEWALK. IF WE IS THERE SOME SORT OF MEANS OF MR. BAGGETT RELOCATION TO RELOCATE? IS THERE SOME SORT OF OWNERSHIP THEY CAN PROVIDE OR RIGHT OF WAY OR EASEMENT OR RIGHT NOW, I GUESS I DON'T KNOW THE STATUS OF THE FDOT, BUT HE SAID IT'S IN THE DESIGN THEY'RE NOT EVEN OPEN TO. IT'S CONSTRAINED IN THEIR. SO IF THE COMMISSION WANTED TO MAKE A CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT SEACOAST WOULD NOT UNREASONABLY WITHHOLD AN EASEMENT FOR GETTING THE ADDITIONAL LAND THAT'S NECESSARY TO CREATE THE TEN FOOT SIDEWALK IN THE FUTURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH FDOT, NO PROBLEM. OKAY. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. I HAVE A. WHEN YOU FINISH OKAY. THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND MAJOR DEVELOPMENT WITH THE THIS CODE, THIS NEW FORM BASED CODE.

CORRECT? CORRECT. I BELIEVE THE CREEK DISTRICT WAS ADOPTED IN 2023. YEAH. I'M WONDERING WHY YOU EVEN NEED. AND YOU CAN CLARIFY THIS TO ME. WHY YOU EVEN NEED THE FIRST CONDITIONAL USE? BECAUSE IF I LOOK AT 3.04.04 PRIMARY FACADE, MAIN ENTRY SHALL BE PROMINENT, WELL-LIT AND ORIENTED TO THE STREET. THERE'S ACTUALLY AN EXCEPTION IN E WHERE IT SAYS OR A NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE SHALL BE PROVIDED. IT SEEMS TO ME YOU ARE PROVIDING A NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE? YES. DID YOU NOTICE THAT? YEAH. THERE. WELL, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN US AS THE APPLICANT AND THE REVIEW STAFF AS TO WHAT EXACT NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE TYPE WE WERE PROVIDING. THERE'S CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACES TO BE FRONTING ON THE STREET TO EITHER COLORADO OR US ONE, OR AT THE AT THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION. AND IF WE WERE TO DESIGN IT THAT WAY, YOU'VE GOT A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE THAT NOBODY WANTS TO USE BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT UP ON THE STREET.

RIGHT. AND SO WE BELIEVE WE'RE MEETING THE INTENT OF THAT SECTION AND PROVIDING A NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE FRONT ENTRANCE. BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, IN THE REAR OF THE BUILDING. AND SO OPEN TRANSPARENCY. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS PART OF THE REQUEST SO THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD AND WALKED THROUGH THE DESIGN AND THE INTENT BEHIND BOTH THE CODE AS WELL AS SEACOAST. I AGREE. SO I THINK YOU'RE YOU'RE REALLY DOING A GOOD JOB THERE WITH THIS NEW CODE THAT WE WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THAT. AND I DON'T THINK THE CODE REALLY ANTICIPATED THIS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS LIKE THIS. YOUR WATER TREATMENT IS JUST A TERRIFIC BENEFIT TO THE CITY. AND THIS IS THIS IS A DIFFERENCE. I'VE NOTICED IN THE SIX YEARS I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN APPROVING PROJECTS FOR THE CITY, IS THE MANNER IN WHICH WE TREAT STORMWATER HAS CHANGED COMPLETELY. WE USE THE ACRONYMS LYD AND GSI, WHICH IS LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT AND GREEN STORMWATER INITIATIVE. AND RATHER THAN IN THE PAST, DUMPING ALL THAT WATER ONTO COLORADO OR US ONE, YOU IN FACT ARE CAPTURING IT ALL AND TREATING IT ALL, REDUCING THESE POLLUTION LEVELS. AS MR. CAPRA POINTED OUT, EVEN THOUGH THE NEW UPDATED STORMWATER REGS DON'T GO INTO PLACE, YOU ARE GOING TO MEET THOSE. AND ONE OF THE GOALS THE CITY HAS HAD FOR QUITE A WHILE, THIS WAS EVEN IN THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION, WAS WE WANT TO RESTORE FRAZIER CREEK. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE PEOPLE BE ABLE TO PADDLEBOARD UP FRAZIER CREEK. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND YOU GO UP FRAZIER CREEK RIGHT NOW.

ANYONE. BUT THE ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS WE FACED IS WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FLOW OUT OF BRUNER POND INTO AND OUT OF BRUNER POND, SO THIS IS A HUGE POTENTIAL BENEFIT FOR US. NOT ONLY THE QUANTITY OF WATER, BUT THE WATER QUALITY. SO I APPRECIATE SO MUCH THAT YOU

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MADE THE EFFORT TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. I'M GOING TO MAKE ONE EXTRA ASK FOR YOU THERE. AND ACTUALLY YOU GAVE ME THE IDEA BECAUSE IN YOUR APPLICATION, THERE IS A DOCUMENT FROM 1994 OR 19. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? WHICH DOCUMENT? BUT ANYWAY, IT TALKS ABOUT WE'VE GOTTEN THIS AGREEMENT FROM MR. PATEL, WHO'S BUILDING THE HILTON HOTEL, AND HE'S GOING TO DO SOME TRIMMING AND CLEANING UP ON THE CREEK. AND COULD I ASK YOU TO WORK WITH STAFF TO HELP FROM BRUNER POND? LET'S JUST SAY TO THE BRIDGE ON COLORADO, HELP GET GET THE BRAZILIAN PEPPERS OUT THERE, CLEAN UP THOSE, CLEAN UP THE SHORE AND AGREE TO ANNUAL MANGROVE MAINTENANCE TRIMMING, WHICH IS YOU CAN ONLY TRIM 20% A YEAR. YEAH. SO SEACOAST DOESN'T OWN ANY OF THE PROPERTY THAT FRENCH FRAZIER CREEK OR BRUNER POND. SO THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER IMPLICATIONS FOR THAT TYPE OF REQUEST. OBVIOUSLY, SEACOAST WANTS TO DO AS MUCH AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN, BUT IN TERMS OF THAT SPECIFIC REQUEST, SINCE THEY DON'T OWN ANY OF THE FRONTAGE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET EASEMENTS. AND THIS PROBABLY NOT FEASIBLE. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD FIND A WAY TO GET. I KNOW IT'S COMPLICATED, BUT MAYBE YOU COULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTIONS OF FUNDS. WRITE A CHECK. AND NEGOTIATE. THE RIGHT. CAN'T DO THAT. HEY, I'M ASKING RIGHT? IS SPEARHEAD SOME SORT OF. I'M NOT IN YOUR SITUATION. I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. YOU'RE DOUBLING THE GREEN SPACE THAT HUDSON AND KINDRED CONNECTION IS TERRIFIC. LOCALS ARE GOING TO LOVE THAT. TO BE ABLE TO GO DOWN THERE AND AVOID THAT INTERSECTION. AND LET'S FINALLY LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PARKING, BECAUSE. AND LOCALS HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO ME, IF THEY KNEW THEY COULD GO TO THAT SPACE ON THE WEEKENDS OR AND GET IN AND OUT OF THEIR CARS UNDER COVER AND HOP ONTO THE TRAM AND GO DOWNTOWN, THEY WOULD LOVE NOT TO HAVE TO DRIVE THEIR CAR AND WOULD. THERE'S COMMISSIONERS UP HERE WHO HAVE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOLVING THE PARKING PROBLEM, THE ABILITY TO KEEP ALL THOSE CARS OUT OF DOWNTOWN DURING CERTAIN PERIODS OF TIME, I THINK WOULD JUST BE AN ENORMOUS BENEFIT. IT WOULD REALLY ENERGIZE THE THE CREEK DISTRICT. WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO TO GET, YOU KNOW, STRETCH OUR DOWNTOWN. AND BY THE WAY, I WANT TO MENTION THAT YOU GUYS, YOU DO ALLOW FRAZIER CREEK TO DO OVERFLOW PARKING BEHIND, BEHIND IN, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THEM IN YOUR PARKING LOT, WHICH IS VERY NICE OF YOU. SO I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT LIABILITY WISE, BUT BOY, I WISH WE COULD FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK. AND WE HAVE THIS NEW STAGE GOING INTO MEMORIAL PARK. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE BIG EVENTS. AND TO SAY TO PEOPLE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE ALL DOWNTOWN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO COLORADO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO EAST, YOU KNOW, PARK HERE AND WE'LL FERRY YOU OVER TO THIS VENUE. SO RIGHT NOW, OUR PROPOSAL INCLUDES THAT WE WOULD JUST BE THE EXCLUSIVE USERS OF THE PARKING GARAGE. CERTAINLY, IF THE COMMISSION THINKS THAT IT'S AN APPROPRIATE USE, WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE WILLING TO CONSIDER PROVIDING NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS ACCESS UNDER WHATEVER TERMS YOU ALL THINK IS RIGHT. MAYBE A TROLLEY STOP. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THAT MIGHT BE DESIRABLE. WE'RE OPEN TO IT, BUT WOULD ACT ON THE INSTRUCTION OF THE COMMISSION FOR ME. I WOULDN'T WANT TO PUT THAT LIABILITY ON THEM PERSONALLY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER FEELINGS ON THAT? YEAH, THE LIABILITY ISSUE. IF THERE WERE A WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO PARKS THERE COULD SIGN OFF ON ANY LIABILITY TO SUE SEACOAST WOULD BE NICE.

YEAH. I THINK WE HAVE PARKING, PUBLIC PARKING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET TO THAT PARKING GARAGE.

I THINK NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS DO WE? LEE? I THINK WE'RE AT. FINANCIAL CENTER, SO I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER WE HAVE. I'M PRETTY SURE WHEN THAT CAME IN FRONT OF THE BOARD. NO, THE PEOPLE WHO USE WHO HAVE I DON'T THINK IT IS THE HOTEL. THERE WAS GOING TO BE A TRAM STOP, I KNOW THAT, YEAH, THE HOTEL FOR THE HOTEL. THE HOTEL WAS OFFERING A TRAM STOP, BUT WE DON'T RUN A FIXED TRAM ROUTE ANYWAY. BUT REGARDLESS, WE COULD PUT A FIXED TRAM STOP.

BUT THEY WERE JUST GOING TO PUT A LOCATION FOR THE TRAM TO STOP AND PICK PEOPLE UP AND TAKE

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THEM DOWNTOWN. THE PARKING ITSELF, THOUGH, WAS JUST A PART OF THE HOTEL PARKING. I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT, TOO, THAT THE CODE THE CONDITIONAL USE IS FOR PRIVATE PARKING, GARAGES AND LOTS, PUBLIC PARKING GARAGES AND LOTS DON'T REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE, SO YOU'RE KIND OF OKAY, OKAY, I WAS ASKING. SAVED. YES. MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, BUT. YEAH, IT'S A TERRIFIC PROJECT AND IT'S ESSENTIAL. AND IT'S AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY AND IT'S VERY EXCITING.

THANK YOU. SO, MR. MAYOR. YES, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. THE CUT THROUGH KINDRED IS A GREAT.

THAT IS SO GREAT. BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE ON ANY OF THE LANDSCAPING OR ANYTHING. IS IT WELL LIT BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD BE UTILIZING THAT THROUGH THE NIGHT. YEAH. WE'RE PROVIDING LIGHTING TO ALL PUBLIC PEDESTRIAN SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SITE, BOTH VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN. THANK YOU. YEP. DOES THE I'M SORRY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE LAST THING IS, BEFORE WE GET INTO VOTES, WITH DETAILS OUT OF THE WAY, I DO APPRECIATE THAT SEACOAST IS KEEPING ITS HEADQUARTERS IN STUART. I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE TO NOT BE HERE IN THIS LITTLE TOWN, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE COMMITMENT TO THIS CITY. OBVIOUSLY, THE TAX ROLLS, WE ALL APPRECIATE THAT HERE IN THE CITY, BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT WHOEVER AND HOWEVER IT HAPPENED, DENNY, MAYBE I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE'RE A LONG WAY FROM A BOAT. SURE.

DOES THE PETITIONER WISH TO OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEFORE CONCLUDING ITS PRESENTATION? NOT MYSELF. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A MEMBER OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THAT WAS GOING TO BE WILLING TO OFFER SOME TESTIMONY TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY BENEFITS, IF YOU WILL. YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. SO BOTH THE SHERIFF AND CHIEF SPOKE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTUALLY NOT HAVING THE FRONT ON THE STREET. WOULD THE COMMISSION WISH TO HEAR THOSE COMMENTS? YES, SURE. THAT COMMISSIONER. REASONABLE. OKAY. I DON'T THINK WE I THINK WE ALL AGREE WITH THAT. THANK YOU CHIEF. NOT NOT THAT WE DON'T LIKE HEARING FROM YOU. YEAH, IT WAS OKAY. SO THE PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE HAS ENDED AND THE HEARING IS CLOSED. NOW, ALL OF YOU. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT, MADAM CLERK, WE HAVE RHONDA GLASS. YEAH. DON'T TALK US OUT OF IT. RELAX, RHONDA. RHONDA GLASS. SHE LEFT UNTOLD. NEXT, I HAVE WILLIAM CORBIN. CAN YOU GET TO. YES. I WILL SAY SOMETHING. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MR. CORBIN. WE'RE DOING WELL TODAY. WILLIAM CORBIN, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, MARTIN COUNTY, AND. HAPPY TO BE SPEAKING TO YOU BEFORE TODAY. SO JUST WANTED TO TO MENTION THAT THE PRIMARY MISSION, YOU KNOW, OF, OF THE BDB IS TO STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND ACHIEVING THIS. WE SUPPORT OUR EXISTING BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY LEGACY INDUSTRIES, MARINE, AVIATION, MANUFACTURING. AND THESE COMPANIES DERIVE A MAJORITY OF THEIR REVENUE FROM THE. OUT OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND THEN AND THEN REINVESTING THOSE DOLLARS INTO OUR ECONOMY BY WAY OF EXPANSIONS AND INVESTMENTS IN FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, JOB CREATION, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND THIS GENERATES MORE TAX REVENUES FROM THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR, THEREBY EASING THE TAX PRESSURE ON HOMEOWNERS. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED EARLIER AND YOU'VE HEARD, AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SEACOAST BANK'S HEADQUARTERS WILL ALSO GENERATE MORE TAX REVENUES. IN FACT, LIKELY HAVE AN ESTIMATED POST TAXABLE VALUE OF 25 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS, SO MORE THAN DOUBLE THE CURRENT TAXABLE VALUABLE VALUE INCREASE OF ABOUT 250,000. IN TERMS OF REVENUES FOR, YOU KNOW, FROM THOSE TAXES. AND THE CITY OF STUART, OF COURSE, GAINS THE MOST AD VALOREM TAX, YOU KNOW, GROWING A GREAT AMOUNT MARTIN COUNTY THE SCHOOL BOARD ALSO SEE LARGE INCREASES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF ANY STRONG ECONOMY IS HEADQUARTERS. AND I WANTED TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT HEADQUARTERS AND THOSE TYPES OF BUSINESSES AND LARGE COMPANIES AND BUSINESSES OF THOSE SIZES

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LIKE SEACOAST. ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THAT 500 OR SO EMPLOYEES, PURSUIT AEROSPACE, 300 EMPLOYEES, HAWK TECHNOLOGIES, 200 EMPLOYEES, ALONG WITH SEACOAST, ALL IN THE CITY OF STUART AND HEADQUARTER BUSINESSES BY THEIR VERY NATURE ARE DEEPLY INVESTED IN THEIR HOST COMMUNITIES. IT'S EVIDENT WITH SEACOAST AND THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT THEY SERVE LOCALLY, IN ADDITION TO THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THEY EMPLOY LOCALLY, THE COUNTLESS CHARITIES THEY SUPPORT LOCALLY AND HEADQUARTERS BUSINESSES DO SEND THAT MESSAGE TO OTHERS THAT THE BUSINESS CLIMATE OF A COMMUNITY IS HEALTHY, THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IS PREDICTABLE, THE TAX BASE IS STABLE, AND THE LEVEL OF OPPORTUNITY IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS, FOR ME MOST IMPORTANT FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE.

IT'S RELIABLE, IT'S CONSISTENT, AND THAT'S REALLY ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN THE HEADQUARTERS IN QUESTION HAS BEEN AROUND FOR NEARLY 100 YEARS. AND CONVERSELY, WHEN A HEADQUARTER BUSINESS LEAVES AN AREA, IT SENDS A VERY DIFFERENT AND DISCOURAGING MESSAGE. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND WE DO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL THE COMMISSION TO TO SEND THAT RIGHT MESSAGE. AND WE WE'VE WE'VE HEARD YOU TODAY. I'M ENCOURAGED BY THE DISCUSSION. AND TO THE LARGER BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND HOPE YOU SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT, I HAVE TED ASTOLFI. DO YOU WANT TO ANNOUNCE THE NEXT ONE AS WELL? SO THEY'RE READY. NICK BLUNT, SO LONG TIME RESIDENT OF MARTIN COUNTY. AND ALSO I'M NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL TODAY, BUT I'M THE CEO OF THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL, MARTIN COUNTY AS WELL. AND I, I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD JUST BE ASKING, SHOULD YOU CALL THE QUESTION INSTEAD OF SPENDING TWO HOURS LISTENING TO US ALL? BUT I JUST WANT JUST I KNOW THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HERE IN SUPPORT OF SEACOAST TONIGHT. IT'S HOURS OF TESTIMONY. IT'S I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY HERE NOT IN SUPPORT. I THINK EVERYBODY HAS A STICKER. SO I JUST WANT TO BE VERY STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THIS IS A CORPORATE, LONG TERM CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS ICON OF OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORTED THIS COMMUNITY'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT. TIMELESS, TIMELESS TIMES. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT YOU TO GO DOWN IN THE HISTORY BOOKS AS THE CITY COMMISSIONERS THAT WERE SITTING HERE, THAT KEPT SEACOAST HERE FOR ANOTHER HUNDRED YEARS. SO I WANT TO SEE THAT WRITTEN INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND I HAVE NANCY TERRELL. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, I'M NICK BLUNT. I LIVE IN STUART. I'M I'M IN MY 52ND YEAR AS A RESIDENT OF STUART. YOU KNOW, I SPENT I'VE TALKED BEFORE THIS COMMISSION OR OTHER COMMISSIONERS SEVERAL TIMES ON A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WHEN I WAS WITH FBL OR QUALITY, WATER QUALITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE UP HERE TRYING TO DEFEND THE PILLAR OF THIS COMMUNITY, WHICH IS SEACOAST BANK. I'M ENCOURAGED BY WHAT I'VE HEARD IN YOUR DISCUSSION TONIGHT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I CAME TO STUART IN IN THE EARLY 70S AS A YOUNG ENGINEER FOR FPL CONTRACT.

I'VE BEEN CONTRASTING POPULAR BELIEF. I DID NOT WORK WITH THOMAS EDISON, BUT WHAT I DID COME TO STUART DENNY HUDSON WAS JUST A SUMMER STUDENT AT THE BANK, SO I DO HAVE SOME HISTORY WITH THAT. AND MY WIFE WORKED THERE WHEN WE FIRST CAME TO STUART IN 74. IN THE LATE 70S AND EARLY 80S, I WAS DEALING WITH THE COUNTIES AND THE CITIES, AND IT WAS DURING THAT TIME THAT I BEGAN TO SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF OF THEN FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN STUART. THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH EVERYTHING. THE EXECUTIVES WERE, THE EMPLOYEES WERE. I WAS INVOLVED WITH UNITED WAY EARLY ON RIGHT WHEN THEY WERE CHARTERED IN MARTIN COUNTY, AND I COULD THERE WAS ALWAYS THIS FRIENDLY COMPETITION BETWEEN PUBLIX, FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT AND YES, FIRST NATIONAL BANK ON WHO WOULD RAISE THE MOST MONEY. THAT CONTINUES ON. I UNDERSTAND TODAY, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. AND YOU YOU SAW ONE OF THE SLIDES. ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SEACOAST HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT. FIRST TWO SPEAKERS TALKED ABOUT ABOUT THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF BEING HERE. BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE SOCIAL BENEFITS OF SEACOAST BEING HERE. YOU KNOW, I NOW REVIEW THE PLANS. I LOOKED AT THEM CLOSELY ON WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AS FAR AS THE GATEWAY INTO THE CITY. WHEN I CAME HERE,

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THERE WAS A GAS STATION ON THAT CORNER, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS BANK IS A MUCH MORE WELCOME, INVITING FACILITY COMING IN TO THE TO THE CITY, AND CERTAINLY WOULD BE MORE INVITING THAN A ANOTHER STORAGE FACILITY OR A CAR WASH. YEAH. SO SO I URGE, I URGE YOU TO BE TO MAKE THIS DECISION. IT'S AN IMPORTANT DECISION, AS TED SAID, YOU KNOW, DOING THE RIGHT THING.

IT WOULD BE YOUR LEGACY. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPROVE THE MATTER BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THE COMMUNITY WILL BE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOREVER AS YOU MAKE THIS LANDMARK DECISION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AFTER AFTER NANCY TERRELL, I HAVE GORDON PROCTOR. GOOD EVENING, MISS TERRELL.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS NANCY TERRELL AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF STUART FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. HARD TO BELIEVE MYSELF. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS SEACOAST BANK PROPOSAL THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING TONIGHT. I'M A CUSTOMER OF SEACOAST.

IMPORTANTLY, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH MANY, MANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES OVER THE YEARS THROUGH MY ROLE IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. THE LEADERSHIP AT SEACOAST DOESN'T JUST SERVE CUSTOMERS, THEY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. THEY GIVE GENEROUSLY OF THEIR TIME, THEIR EXPERTISE, AND THEIR WISDOM. I'M GOING TO SKIP MY PERSONAL ANECDOTE BECAUSE I'M CONSCIOUS OF THE TIME OF ALL THE OTHER SPEAKERS BEHIND ME, AND I FEEL LIKE WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO ADD, THOUGH, THAT BECAUSE THIS ISN'T JUST A BANK BRANCH THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, THE LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP TALENT CONCENTRATED HERE FAR EXCEEDS WHAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY FIND IN A COMMUNITY BANK. THE THAT TALENT TRANSLATES INTO STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS, MORE VOLUNTEERS, AND GREATER COMMUNITY IMPACT. SEACOAST HAS BEEN A PART OF STUART FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, SUPPORTING THEIR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THEIR HEADQUARTERS IS WORTH A FEW MINOR EXCEPTIONS TO THE CODES. KEEPING STUART ROOTED OR SEACOAST ROOTED HERE BENEFITS US ALL. THANK YOU, AND I APPRECIATE STAFF'S DEDICATION AND HARD WORK ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL. THANK YOU. THEN I HAVE ASHISH. OH YOU'RE UP. THAT'S THE NEXT ONE. AFTER YOU. HELLO, I'M GORDON PROCTOR, CPA WITH PROCTOR, CROOK AND CROWDER. NOW CARR RIGGS AND INGRAM. JUST TO SAY WE BUILD OUR BUILDING IN 1984. AND WE'VE BEEN ACTUALLY IN DOWNTOWN CLOSE TO 50 YEARS. AND I REALLY SUPPORT THE THE WHAT WE DID IN DOWNTOWN, WHICH WAS REALLY LED BY THE CITY OF STUART WITH THE REVITALIZATION. AND TO ME, THIS IS JUST AN EXTENSION OF IT. AND I THINK WE'RE ALL BETTER OFF. WE WILL HAVE A HIGHER TAX BASE AND JOBS. SO I FIRMLY SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THEN WE'LL HAVE JOHN GONZALEZ. MY NAME IS ASHISH AND I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF A COMPANY CALLED BIG FIVE TOURISM EXPEDITIONS. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF MARTIN COUNTY SINCE 1992. I'M A METS FAN AS WELL. I'M SORRY. NO. THAT'S GOOD. GO, METS! I WENT TO MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, I GRADUATED, I ACTUALLY WENT TO WORK FOR CHARLES SCHWAB CAPITAL MARKETS. IT IS RARE TO SEE A PUBLICLY TRADED BANK IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE CENTRAL BANK IN OUR COMMUNITY. SEACOAST BANK FINANCED MY BUSINESS. THEY LOANED ME $1.1 MILLION TO BUILD $11,000 FACILITY THAT NOW FACILITATES A YOGA CENTER, FACILITATES A DOCTOR'S OFFICE, AND FACILITATES ONE OF THE TOP TOURISM COMPANIES IN THE WORLD, KEEPING THEM HERE FOR ANOTHER 100 YEARS IS A LEGACY THAT THREE GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY WILL NOW APPRECIATE. I'M THE SON OF A REFUGEE FROM SUDAN. I'M THE SECOND GENERATION FROM KENYA. COMMISSIONER CLARK, I STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH YOU AT WITH MY FAMILY AND MY KIDS AT THE MIRACLE ON 10TH STREET. IT'S BECAUSE OF SEACOAST BANK THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO I THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY TONIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. JOHN GONZALEZ, FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT WE'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE WERE RUMORS FLYING AROUND AND I'M GLAD TO BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT A RUMOR ANYMORE. AND SO I'M PROUD TO KNOW THAT SEACOAST BANK IS GOING TO STAY HERE. MY ANECDOTE IS MY FATHER USED TO BE THE THE CORRESPONDENT BANKER IN JACKSONVILLE, THAT THE HUSBANDS WOULD COME UP AND BORROW MONEY AND BRING IT BACK TO LEND TO FAMILIES AND STEWART. AND EVERY TIME MR. HUDSON SAW ME AT THE DRY CLEANER, HE WOULD ASK ME HOW MY FATHER WAS. THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT THIS FAMILY IS TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND HOW IMPORTANT THIS BANK IS TO SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

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THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. ANDREW TREADWELL, TREADMILL. TREADWELL. SORRY. I'M NOT SURE. EVERYBODY HEARD NO GONE. OKAY, SEAN. CLEMO. LANDALE. THAT'S GREAT. 51 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE I'VE HAD A BANK ACCOUNT SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. SEACOAST WAS PART OF HELPING MY DAD BUILD HIS BUSINESS AND ME BUILDING MINE. JENNY, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE TELLER OPEN SO I COULD GET CASH TO BUY MY WIFE A ENGAGEMENT RING. SEACOAST HAS BEEN THROUGH ALL THE MILESTONES IN MY LIFE AND KEEPING THEM HERE AS A BUSINESS OWNER WHO OWNS PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN IS CRUCIAL. AND I AGAIN ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY. THANK YOU SIR. I HAVE BILL MOORE AND THEN SCOTT TURNBULL. BILL LEFT, SCOTT TURNBULL IS COMING IN. I THINK HE'S COMING. YOU SEE HIM. YES HE'S COMING. HE'S COMING AROUND THE CORNER RIGHT NOW. AFTER SCOTT I HAVE CHRISTOPHER SMITH RAPIDLY. GOOD EVENING, SCOTT TURNBULL I'M A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF STUART AND ALSO MANAGING PARTNER FOR CURRY BUCHANAN, ONE OF THE LONGEST LAW FIRMS IN THE CITY OF STUART. WE ARE HERE TO ASK THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE THIS APPLICATION. I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BANK. AND RICK CREARY WAS TELLING ME TODAY THAT HE LEARNED THE PRACTICE OF LAW WORKING IN THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AT SEACOAST, WHEN OUR FIRM HAD ITS OFFICES THERE. AND HE STARTED AS A CLERK IN THE 1970S. AND THE RELATIONSHIP HAS CONTINUED OVER THE YEARS, WITH THE BANK SUPPORTING MIKE CREARY AND HIS 911 BLOOD DRIVE THAT HE DID FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IN HONOR OF 911. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE THANK YOU FOR THE ENCOURAGING COMMENTS AND APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE BANK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHRISTOPHER SMITH.

GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M CHRISTOPHER SMITH, AND I JUST HAPPEN TO STOP IN THE BANK LAST WEEK AND TO DO SOME BUSINESS AND WAS TALKING WITH PATTY, AND SHE TOLD ME THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF DISCREPANCY OR WHAT WAS GOING TO GO ON WITH THE, WITH THE APPLICATION. SO I SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GOING TO COME DOWN. I'M FOURTH GENERATION IN MARTIN COUNTY. I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE. MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS, MY GRANDPARENTS AND MY PARENTS AND NOW MY FAMILY ALL HAVE BANKED WITH SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK.

WE'VE TRUSTED THEM. WE WE CAN WALK IN THE DOOR, WE CAN SEE SOMEBODY, WE CAN SIT DOWN, WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS. I CAN TELL YOU THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I WOULD PICK UP THE TELEPHONE. I WOULDN'T GET AN ANSWERING SERVICE. I WAS GET DIANE, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, SHE WAS THE SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR. YOU COULD GET BEVERLY, YOU COULD GET WHOEVER YOU NEEDED, AND YOU COULD GET WHAT YOU NEEDED DONE. I'VE LISTENED TONIGHT. I'VE LEARNED A LOT OF INFORMATION TONIGHT THROUGH THE PRESENTATIONS. AND AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH, AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT. THE ONE THING THAT I CAN TELL YOU, WHEN I SAT WITH PATTY AND SHE SHOWED ME THE DESIGN INTENT ON THE SCREENS, AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WHY WOULD THERE BE AN ISSUE WITH WHAT I'M LOOKING AT? TIME WAS PUT INTO IT. THOUGHTFULNESS WAS PUT INTO IT. THE DESIGN INTENT IS IMPECCABLE. NOW, I CAN TELL YOU I'M ALSO IN THE BUILDING BUSINESS, BUT I'M JUST HERE TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT. I CAN REMEMBER WHEN IT BEFORE IT WAS SEACOAST, IT WAS FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AND FROM THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDPOINT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT, I GO BACK TO WHAT THE ORIGINAL BANK DID FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT WAS A CUTTING EDGE DESIGN, THAT GOLD HONEYCOMB SCREENING THAT YOU SEE ON THAT BUILDING. YOU MIGHT NOT REALLY THINK OF IT MUCH NOW, BUT THINK OF IT WHEN THAT BUILDING WAS BUILT, SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK HAS REALLY ALWAYS PUT THEIR FIRST FOOT FORWARD.

THEY REALLY LOOK OUT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THEY DO SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY FOR IT. I HAVE NO REASON TO DOUBT, AS I'M SURE YOU ALL DO, WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE HERE DOES, THAT. THE DESIGN OF THIS BUILDING IS FANTASTIC. THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ON THE OUTLYING PROPERTY. I HAVE NO

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QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT SEACOAST WOULD NOT MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER GOES ON THAT PROPERTY, WITH THE HELP OF YOU ALL LOOKING AT IT AS WELL, WOULD NOT BE THE SAME THING.

IMPECCABLE. THEY'VE PROVEN IT OVER THE COURSE OF TIME IN OUR TOWN. WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE THEM HERE, AND I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK TO KEEPING THEM HERE. AND JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TONIGHT TO LISTEN. I HAVE ERIC KEEN AND THEN JEFF BOWERS, BY THE WAY, SIR, THAT ELEMENT ON THE FACE IS CALLED A BRIS SOLEIL. AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN TOWN WHO LOVE THAT AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH IT. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS ERIC KEEN. I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CAER TECHNOLOGIES. YOU KNOW, I'M THANK YOU FOR THIS THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL. MY BUSINESS IS 40 YEARS OLD. I'VE BEEN AND I'VE BEEN. MY BUSINESS HAS BEEN IN THE CITY OF STUART FOR OVER 39 YEARS. SO I HAVE A, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A FOND HEART FOR STUART BECAUSE IT HAS BUILT MY BUSINESS OVER THE YEARS AND WE ARE STILL IN BUSINESS AND WE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF MY BUSINESS, AND WE STRETCH STATEWIDE AND EVEN NATIONALLY. AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING FROM A LITTLE BUSINESS THAT'S PART OF STUART AND WHAT STUART HAS DONE FOR US. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT SEACOAST FORMERLY FIRST NATIONAL FORMERLY BEFORE THAT, YOU KNOW, HAS DEMONSTRATED OVER TIME THAT THEY THAT THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COMMUNITY.

THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR 100 YEARS, AND WE WANT TO SEE THEM HERE FOR 100 YEARS MORE. AND I THINK COMMISSIONER OGILBY SAID SOMETHING EARLY ON THAT I THINK WAS REALLY RELATED TO SOMETHING I HAD SEEN THAT, YOU KNOW, SEACOAST HAS HAS BEEN LOYAL TO STUART. THEY'VE SHOWN THEIR LOYALTY TO THE CITY OF STUART AND TO THIS COMMUNITY. AND I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S FOR YOU.

IT'S AN EASY YES TO SHOW LOYALTY BACK TO THEM AND HELP THEM BE HERE FOR ANOTHER 100 YEARS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HELLO, SIR. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. MY NAME IS JEFF BOWERS. AND THE COOL THING IS, THE LONGER THIS MEETING GOES ON, I KEEP EDITING THINGS OUT TO MAKE IT SHORTER. I'M THE FOUNDER AND OWNER OF MASTERPIECE DESIGN BUILD AT 410 COLORADO AVENUE. AND FOR THE RECORD, OUR FAMILY HOLDINGS INCLUDE THE REAL ESTATE ON COLORADO AVENUE AND TWO RESIDENTIAL HOMES HERE IN THE CITY OF STUART, INCLUDING THE HOME I GREW UP IN ON COUGAR CREEK. WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE HUDSON KIDS AND CHRIS AND TED AND A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE, SO I WANTED TO SHARE MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS. I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT QUICK, BUT I AM ALSO REPRESENTING THE TREASURE COAST BUILDERS ASSOCIATION AS A PAST LEADER AND PRESIDENT LIKE 30 YEARS AGO, BUT I'M STILL PRETTY INVOLVED ALL THESE YEARS LATER. YOU KNOW, SEACOAST CONTINUES TO BE A TIGHTLY WOVEN FABRIC OF THIS COMMUNITY, BUT IT TOOK ME BACK IN TIME TO KIND OF RETHINK THE HISTORY WITH THIS. IN THE EARLY 70S, MY PARENTS DID ALL THEIR BANKING THERE. SO WHEN I STARTED MY FIRST BUSINESS IN 1977, YES, ERIC KEENE, ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO, WHO I HAD SEVERAL ACCOUNTS AND VEHICLE INSTALLMENT LOANS, THEY REALLY KIND OF HELPED ME GET THINGS GOING. BUT TODAY, PATTY MCCAULEY AND HER TEAM AT SEACOAST ARE STILL TAKING GREAT CARE OF US. THIS DOESN'T EVEN ADDRESS THE NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION LOANS SEACOAST HAS FINANCED FOR OUR CLIENTS, WHO HAVE BUILT NEW HOMES OR BOUGHT EXISTING PROPERTIES AND DONE RENOVATIONS. BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU, IF I COUNTED THEM UP, IT'S TONS, DOZENS AND DOZENS. WHAT I'M TRYING TO ILLUSTRATE IS HOW MUCH OF A TANGIBLE PART OF THE COMMUNITY SEACOAST BANK REALLY IS. AND IT GOT ME THINKING ABOUT THE MOVIE IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE WITH JIMMY STEWART PLAYING GEORGE BAILEY, AND THAT BANK IN THAT MOVIE PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE FILM'S THEME BY GENEROSITY, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND RESISTING CORPORATE GREED. AS THE STORYLINE OF THE MOVIE GOES, CAN ANYONE EVEN IMAGINE WHAT STUART WOULD LOOK LIKE IF SEACOAST AND THE HUDSON FAMILY HAD NOT BEEN HERE ALL THESE YEARS? SO REALLY, THAT KIND OF WRAPS IT UP. I WANTED TO GET IT FROM A PERSONAL SIDE. I APPRECIATE WHERE THIS DISCUSSION IS GOING TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU GUYS PUT INTO THIS TO MAKE STUART GREAT. BUT IN CONCLUSION, ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY, I WOULD URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE SEACOAST BANK PROJECT AND THEN

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SIT BACK AND TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT GETS ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE OF YOUR DECISION TONIGHT. THANK YOU. AND JENNIFER ATKINSON LOVETT. I'M SORRY. HI. MY NAME IS JENNIFER ATKINSON LOVETT. I AM THE OWNER OF REMAX OF STUART, AND I COME TO YOU TODAY SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF. SO I. MY FAMILY HAS LIVED HERE IN STUART FOR 47 YEARS. I HAD TO DO THE MATH NEXT TO SEAN AND I SAID, HOLY LORD, I'M GETTING OLD. SO MY FAMILY MOVED HERE IN 1978, BUT I'M ACTUALLY SOME OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW I'M A DESCENDANT OF CYNTHIA HANEY. SO SHE WAS MY GREAT, GREAT GREAT AUNT. SO SANDY THURLOW LOVES TO TELL THAT STORY. SO I REALLY DO CARE ABOUT THE HISTORY AND THE LEGACY OF STUART. IT'S SUPER, SUPER IMPORTANT TO ME AND SEACOAST. I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY OUR COMPANY HAS A SECOND GENERATION. OUR BUSINESS, REMAX OF STUART HAS BEEN SERVING THIS COMMUNITY HERE FOR 45 YEARS, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO PARTNER WITH SEACOAST AND WITH JENNY AND PATTY MCCULLY OR MY BANKERS. AND SO THEY JUST DO SO MUCH IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I'M SO THANKFUL TO HEAR THE WAY THIS CONVERSATION IS GOING. SO JUST THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THEM.

THEY DO SO MUCH IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND I JUST REALLY BELIEVE IN GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO. IT'S A SUPER IMPORTANT FOR THE WAY THAT WE LEAD OUR COMPANY AND WHAT WE DO, AND JUST ASK THAT YOU PLEASE SUPPORT THEM AND IT'S NOT. IT'S WHAT THEY GIVE TO THE NONPROFITS. AND ALSO, COMMISSIONER COLLINS, YOU TALKED ABOUT YOUR FAITH, AND AS A MEMBER OF SAINT MARY'S, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR OUR CHURCH, FOR SAINT MARY'S. WE LIKE TO CALL SAINT MARY'S SAINT HUDSON. THE HUDSON FAMILY HAS TRULY BUILT OUR CHURCH AS WELL. AND I KNOW SEACOAST HAS BEEN A HUGE PART OF THAT. SO PERSONALLY, I FEEL THAT THE PLANS THAT THEY HAVE BROUGHT BEFORE WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL SHOWCASE TO WELCOME PEOPLE TO STUART. AND SO I TRULY ASK FOR YOU TO PLEASE APPROVE THEIR PLANS, AND I JUST THANK YOU FOR THEIR TIME AND ALSO THANK THE STAFF FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO IT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. NEXT I HAVE MURRAY FERRINI. I'M MURRAY FORNEY WITH TREASURE COAST HOSPICE. I'M THE VP OF PHILANTHROPY AND ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS. SEACOAST HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE PARTNER NOT JUST TO MY AGENCY, BUT MANY IN THE COMMUNITY. AS YOU'VE HEARD TONIGHT, AS SOMEONE SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO, I COULD GO THROUGH THESE NOTES, BUT MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN SAID IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM ALREADY. WHAT I'D OFFER TO YOU, THOUGH, IS A PERSPECTIVE FROM SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN RAISING FUNDS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY FOR 40 YEARS. THERE WAS A TIME THAT BANKS TOOK THEIR ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY SERIOUSLY. THEY WORKED HARD. THEIR STAFF MADE AN INVESTMENT OF TIME, TREASURE AND TALENT. AND I SAW THAT DISAPPEAR THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA UNTIL I CAME TO STUART, FLORIDA, TEN YEARS AGO. SEACOAST STOOD UP RIGHT AWAY WHEN MY WIFE AND I GOT MARRIED AND HELPED US GET ESTABLISHED IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY'VE HELPED COUNTLESS FAMILIES AS THEY'VE LOST LOVED ONES. THEY'VE HELPED THEM ENVISION LIFE AFTER LOSS. WHEN WE STARTED OUR PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE PROGRAM TEN YEARS AGO, SEACOAST WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FIVE BUSINESSES THAT NOT ONLY COMMITTED $5,000 A YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS, BUT ALSO SAID, WE'LL DO ONE BETTER. WE'RE GOING TO REACH OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE GOING TO HELP BRING PARTNERS IN TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THANKS TO THE VISION OF SEACOAST EXECUTIVES AND FRIENDS THAT HAS GROWN TO BE OVER 20 ORGANIZATIONS ANNUALLY, COMMITTING A MINIMUM OF $5,000. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO RETAIN THIS VALUABLE ORGANIZATION, BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT FIND IT IN OTHER PARTS OF THIS COUNTRY. THEY MAKE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU ALL APPROVING THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS THAT THEY'VE REQUESTED, BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE CHRISTY BEARSE AND THEN ANGELA BROWNING. THANK YOU. I'M CHRISTY BEARSE, I'M THE PRESIDENT FOR THE MARTIN COUNTY REALTORS ASSOCIATION FOR THE TREASURE COAST. I'M HERE TO FOLLOW UP ON OUR LETTER THAT WE RECENTLY SENT TO SUPPORT SEACOAST BANK AND THEIR PROPOSAL FOR THIS PROPERTY. IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US AS AN ASSOCIATION TO STAND HERE ALONGSIDE SEACOAST IN, IN RELATION TO THE FACT THAT WE ARE TURNING 100 YEARS OLD AND WE ARE CELEBRATING WITH THEM AND ALONG WITH THEM TO STAND BY STUART AND MARTIN COUNTY AND HOW RELEVANT AND COMMITTED WE ARE JUST AS SEACOAST. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SAY,

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BECAUSE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, SO MUCH HAS BEEN SAID AND I'VE REWRITTEN EVERYTHING, BUT I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH ONE THING. SEACOAST IS NOT JUST A BANK, BUT THE PARTNER IN LIFE, NOT JUST FOR THE INDIVIDUALS, BUT FOR STUART AND MARTIN COUNTY. I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL AND THE CHANGES. THEY ARE HERE FOR US. LET'S EMBRACE IT. THANK YOU. ANGELA BROWNING. GO ON. BOB ZACCHEO. BOB ZACCHEO. HE'S HERE. THERE'S. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. HEY, I GOTTA TELL YOU, I'VE CHANGED ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO SAY FROM THE TIME THAT I WALKED UP HERE. BUT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I'LL NEVER MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO SEACOAST BANK FOR ALL THAT THEY'VE DONE. AND NOW THAT I KNOW THAT HOSPICE GETS 5000 A YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO UP THAT, YOU KNOW, ALSO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW TOO, A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, ANECDOTE IS THAT PATTY MCCAULEY HAS GOTTEN A TON OF SHOUT OUTS. SHE IS MY NEIGHBOR AND WE SHARE A DRIVEWAY. SO TOP THAT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM. BUT THE REALITY HERE AND HAVING MISTER PROCTOR HERE IS REALLY POETIC FOR ME TOO, BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY COACHED MY BASEBALL TEAM THAT WAS FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST WITH HIS SON WHO WAS THROWING ROCKETS AT THE TIME. THEN NONE OF US COULD HIT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. YEAH, RIGHT. THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY IT GOES. BUT I'M NEVER I'M NEVER GOING TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY THOUGH, TO SAY THANK YOU TO THIS COMMISSION. I MEAN, WE CAN ALL SEE THE DIRECTION THAT THIS IS GOING FOR SURE. AND TO, TO CHUCK, I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT PROJECT LIFT HAS THE FIRST EVENT IN THE COURTYARD AND ON TOP. SO TO SHADE ALL YOU OTHER OTHER NONPROFITS OUT THERE. BUT BUT AGAIN. BUT AGAIN, JUST SO YOU KNOW, TO JUST A BIG DEAL TO ME. FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST OBVIOUSLY SEACOAST BANK.

AND ONE OTHER QUICK ANECDOTE WAS WENDY HUDSON WAS ON OUR FOUNDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN WE PUT PROJECT LIFT TOGETHER. SO THAT'S HOW DEEP THIS RUNS. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. I HAVE SUZY HUTCHINSON, FOLLOWED BY JIMMY SMITH. I'VE BEEN WAITING HERE.

OH, JIMMY. WELL, AT LEAST NOW YOU'LL HAVE A CALM PERSON HERE TO TALK TO YOU FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. I'M SUZY HUTCHISON, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS, I'M TALKING TO YOU AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, HAVING RETIRED A LITTLE BIT AGO. BUT I WILL TELL YOU, OVER THOSE 50 YEARS, BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, SEACOAST WAS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP US. I GUESS I CAN STILL SAY WE HAVE OUR NEW HOME BECAUSE OF THEIR HELP, BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, AND I THINK THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME FORGET HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THE HEADQUARTERS HERE, BECAUSE WE DO GET SOMEBODY ELSE SAID IT, BUT I'LL STEAL IT. THE CREAM OF THE CROP. WHEN WE LOOK AT BOARD MEMBERS, WHEN WE LOOK AT FUNDRAISING, WHEN WE LOOK AT VOLUNTEERS FOR OUR PROGRAMS. AND FOR ME, HERE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I FOUND. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THAT, BACK IN THE DAY, I COULD ACTUALLY GET DANNY HUDSON ON THE PHONE. I HAD TO THREATEN HIM A LITTLE BIT, BUT I GOT HIM.

TODAY BECAUSE THE HEADQUARTERS ARE HERE. IF I HAVE A QUESTION, I JUST CALL JENNY YINGLING. I DON'T CALL IT THE 800 NUMBER AND GET PUT ON HOLD FOR 30 MINUTES. SO THANK YOU, SEACOAST, AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AFTER JIMMY SMITH. I HAVE KEVIN POWERS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME MY NAME IS JIMMY SMITH, SMALL BUSINESS OWNER HERE. STEWART, PRESIDENT, NAACP. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE KIRK FAMILY. MR. COLIN, YOU MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT HOW NOBODY DESERVED TO BE HURT LIKE THAT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE, I WANT I THAT'S BEEN ON MY HEART THAT BECAUSE I CAN REMEMBER IN THE 60S THOSE THINGS WAS HAPPENING AND YOU SAID SOMETHING VERY EARLY THAT THAT SHOULD BRING US TOGETHER IN AMERICA IS ENOUGH PAIN AND HURT GOING AROUND THE WORLD THAT THIS SHOULD UNITE AMERICA TOGETHER WITH LOVE IT. IN SPITE OF THAT, I'VE HEARD EVERYBODY WAS SPEAKING AND SOME PEOPLE SAID THEY'VE BEEN HERE 50 YEARS. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE THE EARLY 60S. I WAS TRYING TO SEE IF SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO BEAT ME OUT. BUT YEAH, I WANTED TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE THE EARLIEST, REAL EARLY 60S. MY MOTHER WAS WORKING FOR HENRY FLOWERS, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, UNITED STATES, AND I WAS A LITTLE BOY, AND MISS FLOWER, HIS WIFE, SHE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST WOMEN IN THE WORLD. AND I REMEMBER THAT SHE GAVE MY MOM A FIRST CAR, AND WE

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WENT TO THE BANK, AND I SEEN THIS BANK AT THE SEACOAST. I WENT TO THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

AND YOU KNOW, ALL THAT BACK IN THOSE DAYS, $5 WAS A LOT OF MONEY. AND SHE GAVE US OUR FIRST $5. AND, MAN, LET ME TELL YOU, YOU CAN BUY FIVE COOKIES WITH ONE PENNY BACK IN THOSE DAYS. AND SO JUST TO SAY THAT I ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT WHEN IT WAS A CHRISTMAS PROGRAM, THAT WHEN YOU OPEN UP A COUNTER AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND BEING A KID IS SO EXCITED TO KNOW THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, YOU KNOW, I COME FROM A VERY POOR FAMILY, BUT WE WAS RICH IN FAITH AND SPIRIT, AND IT'S 21 OF US, 11 GIRLS AND TEN BOYS AT THE END OF ALL THE RAINBOWS.

BUT WHAT I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS BANK HERE, FIRST NATIONAL BANK, IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEARN AS YOUNG AGE. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DO THAT ANYMORE. IN SCHOOL, THEY USED TO TEACH US, COME AND TEACH US HOW TO WRITE CHECKS AND LEARN HOW TO BALANCE YOUR CHECKBOOK AND ALL THOSE THINGS. THOSE THINGS STICK WITH US TODAY. BUT I WANT TO ALSO SAY THIS WITH PATTY AND WITH THE BANK THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SO MANY GREAT THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I CAN SEE THE THE SUCCESS THAT THEY HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS CITY OF STUART. YOU EVER CALLED THE BANK AND YOU GOT TO TALK TO SOMEBODY WAY OVER IN ANOTHER COUNTRY? THAT'S KIND OF VERY HEARTBREAKING. AND, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE THEY SPEAKING. SO BUT IT WAS SEACOAST I CAN SAY THAT YOU CAN GO DIRECTLY AND SPEAK TO THEM AS A FAMILY. AND ALSO I WANT TO JUST SAY TO THE MAYOR, MAYOR, YOU SAID ABOUT THE CLEANUP OF THE CREEK, I HAVE A SMALL LANDSCAPE BUSINESS. I HAVE TWO BOBCATS. I HAVE SOME TRUCKS. AND I KNOW, I KNOW, IT'S A BELL RING. AND I WANT TO SAY THIS TO THE MAYOR, AND I HAVE A SMALL BARBECUE BUSINESS AND I DO CATERING. I'M WILLING TO SACRIFICE BOTH OF THOSE VENDORS. I'M WILLING TO BRING MY BOBCAT, AND I'M QUITE SURE WE GOT SOME VOLUNTEERS. WE WILL COME HELP CLEAN UP THE CREEK IF THAT'S GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND TAKE THOSE PEPPER TREES OUT. AND I WILL FEED, FEED FREE BARBECUE AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU. MY LUCKY NIGHT.

I GET TO FOLLOW JIMMY SMITH. THANK YOU. JIMMY, GIVE IT UP FOR JIMMY ONE MORE TIME. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KEVIN POWERS. I'M HERE THIS EVENING AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE MARTIN COUNTY TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION. BUT LIKE MANY IN THIS ROOM, OUR FAMILY, OUR FAMILY'S ROOTS ALSO RUN VERY DEEP IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND I CAN TELL YOU, THERE'S NEVER BEEN A CHAPTER IN OUR FAMILY'S HISTORY THAT HASN'T INCLUDED SEACOAST BANK AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID WITH REGARD TO THAT. FROM A TAXPAYER STANDPOINT, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES IN TERMS OF A RETURN ON INVESTMENT FROM A TAXABLE VALUE STANDPOINT. I DON'T NEED TO EXPAND ON THAT. OUR BOARD WAS UNANIMOUS IN COMING TOGETHER AND SUPPORTING SEACOAST THIS EVENING. YOUR CRB, I THINK WAS UNANIMOUS IN SUPPORTING THIS. AND WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THIS COMMISSION BE UNANIMOUS IN SUPPORTING SEACOAST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE KAREN RIPPER. I FEEL LIKE IT'S OLD HOME WEEK HERE IN THE ROOM FROM ME TEACHING LAMAZE BACK IN THE EARLY 70S ALL THE WAY TO DELIVERING BABIES. AND NOW AT THE COUNCIL ON AGING OF MARTIN COUNTY. I'VE COME FULL CIRCLE, KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS PROJECT. SEACOAST MEANS SO MUCH TO US AT THE COUNCIL ON AGING. DO YOU KNOW THAT WE STARTED THE HUGS PROGRAM, WHICH IS HELPING UNDERSTANDING, GUIDANCE AND EMPATHY FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA IN MARTIN COUNTY AND SEACOAST STEPPED UP? ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS CALL AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU HELP US WRITE THE CURRICULUM FOR THE TELLERS SO THEY KNOW WHEN SOMETHING'S GOING ON WITH A CUSTOMER, AND THAT WE CAN TEACH YOUR TELLERS HOW TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR FAMILIES. THAT'S JUST ONE ASPECT THEIR PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS WITH THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY IS OUTSTANDING. AND I'M NOT. I KNOW YOU WANT TO CALL THE QUESTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. CAROL DIAZ, FOLLOWED BY THELMA WASHINGTON. I HAVE THE MIC AND I COULD BE LONG, BUT I WON'T. CAROL HOWARD DIETZ WITH THE UNITED WAY OF MARTIN COUNTY, I DITTO EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID. THE NONPROFIT WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF SEACOAST BANK. AND I WILL ARM WRESTLE BOB FOR THE FIRST EVENT. CHUCK. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. THELMA. SELMA. MISS WASHINGTON IS NOT HERE. CORRECT, PAUL. I DON'T SEE HIM YET. MARK. BROOKVILLE. MARK. BROOKVILLE.

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MR. BRECHBILL WILL NOT HAVE LEFT. SO MARK BRECHBILL AND I'M REPRESENTING THE CRB IN THIS. I AM WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU ASK FOR ENTHUSIASTICALLY COMING. SO OUR BOARD ENTHUSIASTICALLY APPROVED THIS UNANIMOUSLY. AND THEY WERE. AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THERE WERE A COUPLE THINGS THAT I THINK THEY MADE. POINTS ON THAT BOARD WORKED VERY HARD. THEY MADE POINTS ON A COUPLE OF THINGS. I WANT TO MENTION THAT THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS IS A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, NOT A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. AND THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE. AND AND TO BE ABLE TO GROW UP AND, AND LIVE IN A COMMUNITY AND KNOW THAT THERE'S A PATHWAY THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE LEAVING FOR YOU TO FIND A JOB OR HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WAS A BIG DEAL. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S A BIG THING A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE. WHEN I CAME TO STUART ORIGINALLY, I WAS A BANKER, AND I HAD TO COMPETE AGAINST DENNY AND SEACOAST AND, WELL, FIRST NATIONAL AT THE TIME. AND THE PROBLEM WAS THEY KNEW ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS KNEW THEM. AND IT WAS ALL A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP. AND THAT'S HARD TO FIGHT. AND THAT'S THE THING, THE THE GOOD THING ABOUT A BUSINESS LIKE SEACOAST IS WE HAVE THEIR VALUES, THEY HAVE OUR VALUES, AND WE'VE GROWN UP WITH THAT. AND TO GIVE THEM NOW THIS OPPORTUNITY I THINK IS IS HUGE. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS. AND AND I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP BECAUSE I KNOW YOU CAN TALK TOO LONG. AND THE FINAL COMMENT I HAVE IS MARY HUTCHINSON. WOW. YOU HAVE THE FINAL COMMENT. FORMER COMMISSIONER HUTCHINSON. HELLO, MARY HUTCHINSON AND CITY OF STUART. LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, I DID WRITE SOMETHING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT THE CITY HAS HAD WITH SEACOAST AND A LOT OF YOUR MEETINGS. YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT HANEY CREEK, WHICH YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, THAT WE ONLY HAVE HANEY CREEK BECAUSE WE PARTNERED WITH SEACOAST BANK BACK IN THE RECESSION IN 2000, WHEN THEY ENDED UP HOLDING THE NOTE FOR IT. AND THEY WORKED WITH US, THE CITY, STUART, SO WE COULD GET OUR DUCKS IN A ROW AND PURCHASE THAT PROPERTY. SO BECAUSE OF THEM, WE HAVE THAT GORGEOUS PIECE OF PROPERTY NORTH OF THE BRIDGE. AND THANK YOU, SEACOAST. WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE THIS UP BY SAYING TO THOSE THAT KNOW CORKY, HE'S PROBABLY IN HEAVEN, SAILING ON THE GALATEA, SMILING, SEEING EVERYBODY HERE. THANK YOU. NOTHING AND NO COMMENTS. OKAY.

I WAS ONLY HERE THAT IF THE VOTE DIDN'T GO THE RIGHT, OKAY, THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE GRABBED HIM. YES. SEE HOW IMPORTANT NIGHT MEETINGS ARE? IT CAN'T BE. SENSIBLE. SO THE APPLICANT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY. DO YOU WANT TO PROVIDE NEW EVIDENCE OR TESTIMONY? NO. DO YOU WISH TO RESPOND TO ANYTHING YOU'VE HEARD SUBSEQUENT TO. NO. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. SO THANK ALL OF YOU SO MUCH FOR STAYING. I MEAN, YOU'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. WE'RE USED TO IT. BUT FIRST OF ALL, TO BE HERE AND THEN TO WAIT AND THEN TO SPEAK WITH SO MUCH CONCERN FOR THIS. IT'S A COMPANY, IT'S A BUSINESS. BUT I HOPE I HOPE DENNY'S WATCHING THIS BECAUSE WE'RE SO LUCKY.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE SO LUCKY TO HAVE A A LOCAL BUSINESS THAT HAS CREATED SO MUCH LOYALTY AND SUCCESS IN THIS SMALL COMMUNITY. AND SOMETIMES I'M REALLY OVERWHELMED BY THE CHARM OF A SMALL TOWN. AND THIS IS SUCH STRONG EVIDENCE OF THAT. SO I AM SEEKING A MOTION. WERE THERE ANY OTHER CONDITIONS? WE HAD SHADE TREES. THAT WAS MY IDEA. LARGER AROUND THE COLORADO ENTRANCE OF THE GARAGE AND THEN, NOT UNREASONABLY, WITHHOLDING RIGHT OF WAY IF AND WHEN IT GETS THAT INTERSECTION SORTED OUT. WAS THERE ANY OTHERS FROM THE COMMISSION? DO WE HAVE JODY, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT. YEAH, THAT WAS THE TWO CONDITIONS. WELL, I DON'T KNOW. I'M ASKING. NO, NO THAT WAS IT. NO, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING. YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR IT. OKAY. WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, SEACOAST BANK HEADQUARTERS, RESOLUTION NUMBER 85, DASH 2025, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AND INCLUDE THE CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO SHADE. CHOOSING SHADE MORE SHADE TREES OR THE OR LARGER SHADE TREES AROUND THE GARAGE AREA, AND TO ALSO LEAVE THE OPTION OPEN TO EXPLORE TO HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY IF THE DOT OR ANYBODY NEEDS IT ALONG COLORADO AVENUE, WE CAN PUT THAT IN THE AGREEMENT. I'M SORRY, DID YOU SECOND, I WAS SECOND. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A

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MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK. SO JUST JUST FOR CLARITY THAT THAT WOULD BE NOT UNREASONABLY WITHHOLDING EASEMENT THERE. YES. JODY HAS A LANGUAGE. YEAH, THAT WAS THE DIRECTION. NOT RIGHT AWAY. EASEMENT. OKAY. WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JOB. SO WE NEED TO REPEAT. MR. BAGGETT, WILL YOU REPEAT THE MOTION AS THE WE ARE INSTRUCTED. CAN I ASK THE CITY CLERK BECAUSE SHE TAKES EVERYTHING DOWN. OKAY. MADAM CLERK. APPROVAL OF. RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT, DASH 2025, INCLUDING. SORRY. WHERE IS MY CHOOSING? LARGER SHADE TREES AROUND GARAGE AND LEAVE OPEN OR OPTION TO OPEN THE RIGHT OF WAY ON COLORADO AND TO PROVIDE EASEMENT AND MORE LANDSCAPING ON THE BACK END OF THE LARGER SHADE TREES ON THE COLORADO FACING WALL OF THE GARAGE AND THEN, NOT UNREASONABLY, WITHHOLDING EASEMENT THERE AT THE INTERSECTION. AND THERE WAS ADDITION. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING BEHIND THE FOR ME, I WAS SATISFIED WITH THE OKAY PALMS IN THE BACK. IT JUST LOOKS SPARSE ON THERE, BUT I'M SURE THEY'LL FILL IT IN. MAYOR, IF I CAN JUST CLARIFY ONE THING ON THE MOTION. OKAY. DO WE HAVE IT, MADAM CLERK? YES, WE HAVE IT. IF I COULD JUST CLARIFY THAT IF IF AT THE DISCRETION, THAT STAFF COULD WORK WITH THE APPLICANT ON THE SPECIES OF TREES JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE MATURE. CORRECT. THAT WE DIDN'T CHOOSE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AS THEY INDICATED, THEY WANTED SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE SENSIBLY. SO OKAY. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS AMONG THE COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER READS THIS IS FOR YOU. DO WE HAVE TO FILE ANYTHING? IF WE HAVE HAD BANK ACCOUNTS AT SEACOAST OR WILL HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS, IS THERE A FORM THAT I HAVE? BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE MOST OF US HAVE PROBABLY USED THEM FOR THEIR BUSINESS OR FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES. CAMPAIGN BANK. RIGHT. I JUST I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M DOING IT CORRECT. YEAH. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I MEAN, I DO YOU NEED AN ANSWER TO THAT PRIOR TO YOUR VOTE OR. NO, NOT PRIOR TO MY VOTE. I JUST WANTED ON THE RECORD. YOU HAVE A CONFLICT. YEAH. THAT WAY WE ACTUALLY NEED TO PROBABLY ANSWER THAT BEFORE.

YEAH. BECAUSE I, I MEAN THAT NO ONE CAN VOTE NO. THAT WRAPS IT UP. I DON'T BELIEVE I THINK IT'S MORE GENERAL THAN THAT SO I DON'T. RIGHT. I, YOU DON'T HAVE A SPECIAL INTEREST RIGHT.

YOU'RE NOT YOU DON'T HAVE A SPECIAL YOU'RE NOT GAINING AS A RESULT OF IT. YOU'RE SOLD ALL YOUR MONEY. YOU'RE NOT ENDURING A SPECIAL GAIN OR LOSS BY THEM BEING HERE, NOT BEING HERE. SO WHAT'S THAT? DOES THAT INCLUDE BUSINESS LOANS BY CHANCE? I'M JUST MAKING SURE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M OKAY. RIGHT. OH. I DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT YOU'D GET A LOAN IF HE GAVE. NO, HE DIDN'T SAY THAT. NO. THEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIAL INTERESTS. THEN YOU'RE OKAY. AS LONG AS I'M OKAY WITH CITY ATTORNEY, THEN I'M COOL WITH THAT. OKAY. ARE YOU BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED, I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE WITH IT. PERFECT. OKAY. IN FULL DISCLOSURE, I'VE HAD ALL OF MY CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTS AT SEACOAST BANK. I KNOW PATTY AND BEVERLY AND TOM HALL AND CHUCK SHAD. I GO WAY BACK. WE ALREADY DID. EX PARTE. RIGHT. MOVING ON. OKAY, I'M. SO OUR DELIBERATIONS ARE CONCLUDED. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE PROVIDE A RECORDED VOTE? YES, COMMISSIONER. REED. YES, COMMISSIONER. SELBY. YES, COMMISSIONER. CLERK. YES, MAYOR.

YES. VICE MAYOR. COLLINS. YES. WE TAKE A BREAK. MAYOR. RICH, I'M GLAD YOU FOUND YOUR WAY THERE. VICE MAYOR SEAN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL RECESS FOR TEN MINUTES. WE WILLNT ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE BUDGET? BECAUSE IT'S GOT TO BE DONE BEFORE 12. BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WELL, WE BETTER GET THERE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. OKAY. I'M RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE STUART CITY COMMISSION FOR THE 22ND OF SEPTEMBER. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION FROM THE COMMISSION, CAN WE HAVE MR. BAGGETT READ ALL THREE ITEMS OF THE NEXT THREE ITEMS, SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE SAME TIME? THAT'S FINE. I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

I'M OKAY WITH OKAY, MR. BAGGETT. FOR RUTH. MR. DINNER COULD BE WORSE, RUTH. THEY COULD HAVE PUT THE BUDGET INTERVIEW. HOLD ON A SECOND. I'VE LOST MY AGENDA. I GOT IT ON MY COMPUTER.

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ITEM SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT. ALL RIGHT, MR. BAGGETT, RESOLUTION NUMBER 91, DASH 2025, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO A STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES WITH THE LAW FIRM OF HARVEY M SHELDON, P.A. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ITEM AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. RESOLUTION NUMBER 22 DASH 2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO A STANDARD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WITH THORN RUN PARTNERS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES IN ITEM EIGHT.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 93 DASH 2025, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, APPROVING A WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR EXISTING CITY CONTRACTOR HOLTZ CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC. TO SUBCONTRACT WITH HAZEN AND SAWYER PC, PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE SUBCONTRACTED WORK, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. MISS HOLMES, WILL YOU COME TO THE LECTERN, PLEASE? THIS IS YOUR AGENDA. ITEMS TO PRESENT. THANK YOU, MISS HOLMES. CAN YOU STRAIGHTEN THAT BACK UP FOR ME? THANK YOU. DOCTOR, SHE'S A LITTLE OCD.

THIS IS FINE. THANK YOU. AND I KNOW I HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL, SO I ONLY HAVE A FIVE PAGE INTRODUCTION, SO I HOPE THAT'S NOT TOO LONG. OKAY, SO AS PART OF MY INITIAL EFFORTS AS YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY, I HAVE THREE CONTRACTUAL ITEMS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. BUT BEFORE I GET INTO THE BRIEF SUBSTANCE OF EACH OF THESE CONTRACTUAL ITEMS, I WANT EACH OF YOU TO KNOW AND THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THE MONEY THAT I'M REQUESTING HERE FOR EACH OF THESE CONTRACTS IS MONEY THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROPRIATED LAST YEAR. THIS IS NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE UPCOMING 2026 BUDGET. THE FIRST CONTRACTUAL ITEM IS A LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HARVEY, SHELDON, AND YOU ALL PROBABLY REMEMBER HARVEY. HE WAS ONE OF THE APPLICANTS FOR THIS JOB. HE HAS SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIENCE WORKING AS GENERAL COUNSEL FOR EPA REGION FIVE. AND ALSO HE DID A LOT OF ENVIRONMENTAL WORK IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. AND WHEN HARVEY AND I BEGAN TALKING ABOUT POTENTIAL STRATEGIES GOING FORWARD, HE AND I REALLY SAW EYE TO EYE ON A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE THAT ARE REALLY NOT SO ADVERSARIAL IN NATURE, BUT JUST MORE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS THAT COULD BE DONE RELATIVELY OR MORE INEXPENSIVELY THAN OTHER TYPES OF PROCEEDINGS. AND WITH HIS FEDERAL EXPERIENCE AND MY STATE EXPERIENCE, I THINK THAT WE WOULD MAKE A REALLY GOOD TEAM TOGETHER. SO I AM RECOMMENDING THAT WE ENTER INTO A CONTRACT TO HIRE HIM AS A CONSULTANT ALSO. SO, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE I HAVE PUT A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT ON HIS CONTRACT DOESN'T MEAN NECESSARILY THAT HE'S GOING TO SPEND EVERY DOLLAR OF THAT. IT'S JUST IT'S JUST A BUDGET GOING FORWARD. AND ALSO I THINK IT'S NOTEWORTHY TO SAY THAT HIS CONTRACT AND ALL THE OTHER CONTRACTS TONIGHT, I REDUCED THEIR THEIR INITIAL PROPOSALS PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY. IN FACT, WITH HARVEY, I GOT HIM AT A LOWER HOURLY RATE THAN THE MEDIAN THAT THE FLORIDA BAR RECOGNIZES. SO PRETTY GOOD ON THAT ONE. THE NEXT, THE THE NEXT CONTRACTUAL ITEM IS WITH THORN RUN PARTNERS. THORN RUN PARTNERS IS A GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRM OUT OF WASHINGTON, DC. THEY DO, OF COURSE, LOBBYING EFFORTS, BUT ALSO PART OF THOSE PART OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE LARGER UMBRELLA OF WHAT WE ALL KIND OF KNOW AS LOBBYING IS PROVIDING THE CLIENT US, PROVIDING US INFORMATION ON WHAT'S GOING ON. CONGRESSIONALLY AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT WAS JUST SIGNED IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. SO WE'VE GOT ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT ONE THAT'S GOING TO COME DOWN THE ROAD, AND WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR THAT, AND WE NEED TO BE TALKING TO OUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES. CONGRESSIONAL CONGRESSMAN MAST, AND THIS IS A WAY TO HELP US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON CONGRESSIONALLY WITH ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. WHAT KIND OF FUNDING MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEAR TERM? I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE'S SOME FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO START UP IN THE NEXT 5 TO 7 MONTHS, SO WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT. THERE MAY BE

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GRANT FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE CITY FOR ADDITIONAL MONITORING, WATER QUALITY MONITORING, MONITORING, MUCH MORE SPECIFIED SPECIFIC WATER QUALITY MONITORING THAN WHAT EXISTS RIGHT NOW. SO I AM RECOMMENDING THAT CONTRACT AS WELL. THE LAST CONTRACT IS A WORK AUTHORIZATION. LIKE MR. BAGGETT SAID, IT'S WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR AN EXISTING CONTRACTOR. THEY'RE AN ENGINEERING FIRM. THIS IS NOT AN ENGINEERING CONTRACT, BUT BECAUSE IT IT'S GOING TO BE WORK THAT'S CONDUCTED BY ENGINEERS. I THOUGHT I WOULD BRING THAT UP, AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE IT MANAGED. AND A SECOND LAYER OF ENGINEERING EYES FROM YOUR CURRENT CONSULTANT, HOLT'S CONTRACT, HOLT'S CONSULTING ENGINEERS THAT CONTRACT WORK AUTHORIZATION IS GOING TO BE FOR THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, THEIR SUBCONTRACTS HAZEN AND SAWYER TO EVALUATE ALL OF THE EXISTING, THE PLANNED AND CONSTRUCTED OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND OTHER REGIONAL STORMWATER PROJECTS.

THE REASON THIS IS IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE YOU MIGHT THINK, OH WELL, DOESN'T THE ARMY CORPS OR THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HAVE INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT PROJECTS ARE OPERATIONAL, WHAT THEIR CAPACITIES ARE? NOT REALLY. I MEAN, IF YOU YOU CAN LOOK AROUND AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE EXISTING STORMWATER PROJECTS, THE LARGER ONES THAT ARE OPERATIONAL AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THOSE, BUT YOU REALLY DON'T GET CAPACITIES AND YOU REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT KIND OF BENEFIT THEY HAVE FOR THE SAINT LUCIE RIVER AND ESTUARY. WE ALSO DON'T HAVE DIRECT INFORMATION ON WHAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO POSITIVELY BENEFIT SAINT LUCIE RIVER AND ESTUARY, LIKE THE SEA.

2524 RESERVOIRS AND THE INTERCONNECTS WITH THE C-44. AND WE NEED TO KNOW THOSE THINGS BECAUSE THE CITY, AS YOU KNOW, A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT BEING ADVERSARIAL WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE STATE OR WHOMEVER. IT'S ALSO ABOUT RECOGNIZING WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS ACTUALLY ARE, WILL AND WILL BENEFIT THE SAINT LUCIE RIVER AND ESTUARY. AND FOR THOSE PROJECTS, THE CITY COULD DO WELL FOR ITSELF TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE AND TO SUPPORT THOSE BECAUSE IT'S GOOD. IT'S GOOD GOVERNMENT POLICY WHERE THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN CONSTRUCTED OR ARE NOT FULLY OPERATIONAL, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL RIBBON CUTTINGS. WE NEED TO KNOW WHY. AND WE COULD ALSO BE THE SQUEAKY WHEEL OR A SQUEAKY WHEEL AND MAKING SURE THOSE PROJECTS GET MAYBE PUT AHEAD OF SOME OF THE OTHER ONES, OR JUST PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL AND GET THEM UP AND RUNNING. SO THIS, THIS PROJECT THAT HOLT'S CONSULTING IS GOING TO PUT FORWARD TO US IS GOING TO GIVE US THAT KNOWLEDGE, AND IT'S KNOWLEDGE THAT JUST IT IS JUST NOT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. SO WE'LL BE ABLE, YOU KNOW, WITH WITH THAT KIND OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE, THE CITY WILL HAVE A LEVEL OF CREDIBILITY THAT A LOT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS JUST DON'T HAVE. THE KNOWLEDGE IS GOING TO BE OR THE INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE FROM AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE, WON'T BE COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WON'T BE COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT. IT'LL BE YOUR CONSULTANTS THAT, BY THE WAY, HAVE ALL HAVE EXPERIENCE AT EACH LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. SO THEY DO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND WITH THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. BUT OTHERWISE I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE EACH OF THESE CONTRACTUAL ITEMS. EACH. OKAY. WE HAVE TO WELL WHY DON'T WE WHY DON'T WE JUST QUESTION HER ABOUT ANY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO VOTE ON EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUAL. BUT WHY DON'T WE GO JUST GO AHEAD AND QUESTION HER LIKE ANY STAFF PRESENTATION ABOUT ALL OF THEM RIGHT NOW. SO, MR. VICE MAYOR, OKAY, SO IN TERMS OF HOLT'S CONSULTING ENGINEERS. FIRST I WOULD SAY THANK YOU FOR HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING AND FOR NOT JUST HANGING OUT IN YOUR OFFICE, BUT ACTUALLY TRYING TO GET SOME THINGS DONE. IN TERMS OF THE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS HUGELY IMPORTANT AND THIS IS A ONE TIME EXPENSE.

CORRECT? RIGHT, RIGHT. SO THIS IS THIS IS HUGELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE IN YOUR BACK POCKET AND AS SOMEWHAT OF A ROADMAP, YOU KNOW, AS YOU GO FORWARD. ITEM SEVEN IF THAT HELPS YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE FEDERALLY WITH WHAT'S GOING ON AND AND GIVES YOU THAT INFO AND INTEL, I'M ALL FOR IT. THAT'S A RECURRING EXPENSE THOUGH, RIGHT? THAT'S A RECURRING MONTHLY EXPENSE. BUT THE CONTRACT ITSELF IS A NOT TO EXCEED FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD. SO I ANTICIPATE THIS IS ONGOING.

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RIGHT. WELL, YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES. I THINK IT'S TO SEE HOW IT GOES. SO YOU'RE SIGNING A 12 MONTH CONTRACT? YES. OKAY. AND OVERALL THIS IS GOING TO COST HOW MUCH THAT NUMBER SEVEN OR ALTOGETHER SEVEN IS 36,000 FOR 12 MONTHS. SO 3000 A MONTH. AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE 80 82, 82 PLUS. WHERE I AM MORE RELUCTANT IS GOING TO BE HARVEY AND I. I'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT BEFORE. WE TALKED ON THE PHONE, BUT FOR HARVEY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHERE I'M LIKE FULL, FULL SUPPORT FOR SEVEN AND EIGHT WITH HARVEY. I WOULD ALMOST LIKE TO WAIT AND SEE AND OR AS NEEDED MORE THAN JUMPING INTO A CONTRACT LIKE THAT, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW YOU WOULD PROBABLY FIGHT ME TO THE DEATH OVER THIS. YOU WANT HARVEY, BUT SPENDING THAT GOING THAT HARD, THAT FAST, THE OTHER TWO. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S MORE, ESPECIALLY EIGHT. I FEEL LIKE HUGELY IMPORTANT. AND SEVEN AGAIN, IF IT GIVES YOU, YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S GIVING YOU WHAT YOU NEED. BUT HOW DO I SAY THIS IN TERMS OF HARVEY, I KNOW YOU WANT A TEAM. MY HOPE IS LIKE, I HIRED YOU, I WANT YOU, YOU TO BE THE TEAM. I UNDERSTAND, VICE MAYOR, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.

BUT THE REALITIES ARE THAT. AND IF YOU KIND OF KIND OF LEAN ON THEM A LITTLE BIT AND PICK, YOU KNOW. RIGHT. WE HAVE A BUDGET FOR BEING, YOU KNOW, BUT LIKE AN ONGOING LARGER CONTRACT I FEEL LESS COMFORTABLE WITH. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, IN SUPPORT OF HIS CONTRACT, I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT IT IS NOT A A FLAT FEE MONTHLY RETAINER LIKE IT IS WITH THORN RUN OR IT'S NOT A YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE ME A WRITTEN PRODUCT IN 6 TO 8 MONTHS WITH HAZEN. IT'S IT IS IT IS JUST A IT IS A BUDGET. AND HE CAN THE WAY THAT WE WROTE THE CONTRACT OUT IS HE CAN CHARGE X NUMBER OF HOURS PER MONTH. IF THAT HAPPENS, IT MAY NOT HAPPEN THAT WAY. HE MAY NOT. YOU KNOW IT. IT MAY NOT BE THAT MUCH. I MEAN, I WILL SAY THAT WE NEGOTIATED AN HOURLY RATE FOR HIM AT 250 AN HOUR, WHICH IS PRETTY LOW. AND I'M NOT I'M NOT LONG TERM OPPOSED TO DOING THIS WITH HIM. BUT JUST LIKE RIGHT NOW, WHILE YOU'RE STILL GETTING GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO A SECOND ATTORNEY, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO SEE THESE OTHER RESOURCES BE FRUITFUL AND START TO GIVE YOU A ROADMAP. AND AND AS YOU'RE DEVELOPING THAT, HE VERY WELL MAY BE HUGELY IMPORTANT, BUT RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, I KNOW, I KNOW, THERE'S THAT PREVIOUS BUDGET, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THERE THAT WASN'T USED. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME OR, OR JUST MY THOUGHTS ON IT. MR. BAGGETT, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT? YEAH. CITY MANAGER POINTED OUT TO ME HE HAD A QUESTION. AND SO AS REGARD TO THE RESOLUTION, SO EACH OF THE CONTRACTS HAVE THE CITY MAYOR SIGNING THE CONTRACTS, BUT IN THE RESOLUTIONS, IT'S JUST AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT. SO TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT. SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO HAVE LANGUAGE. MOST OF OUR RESOLUTIONS IDENTIFY WHO'S SIGNING IT, WHETHER IT'S CITY MANAGER OR CITY MAYOR. THE CHARTER ONLY ALLOWS THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER CONTRACTS. AFTER MR. REED'S COMMENTS AT THE LAST MEETING. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT ANY VOTE TONIGHT IS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THESE CONTRACTS, BECAUSE THE MAYOR SIGNATURES ON THEM. OKAY. COMMISSIONER JOB. COMMISSIONER, I THINK THERE IS VALUE IN ACTUALLY, I THINK THERE IS VALUE IN THE AGREEMENT WITH HARVEY. AND ONLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO GET ON THE GROUND RUNNING. BUT AGAIN, IT WAS KIND OF ALMOST AD HOC. I MEAN, SO IF ATTORNEY HOLMES DOES NOT REACH OUT TO HARVEY FOR LIKE A MONTH, HE'S HE'S NOT BILLING US AS LIKE THREE HOURS A MONTH. HE'S BILLING US AS PER WE USE HIM. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT AVAILABLE BECAUSE A MONTH DOWN THE ROAD, SHE MIGHT FIND A NEED FOR HER STATE ABILITIES AND HIS FEDERAL TO TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE A GOOD DECISION. COMMISSIONER REED. YEAH, MY ONLY THING WOULD BE VICE MAYOR COLLINS. MAYBE MAYBE WE CAN SEND A LETTER TO MARTIN COUNTY AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTY. MAYBE THEY SHOULD CONTRIBUTE BECAUSE ALL THEIR RESIDENTS ARE AFFECTED. IT'S NOT JUST THE CITY OF STUART. EVERYBODY THAT USES THAT RIVER FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES OR BUSINESS PURPOSES. THEY'RE ALL AFFECTED. SO MAYBE THEY WOULD CONTRIBUTE SOME OF THE FUNDS.

THAT WOULD JUST BE MY ADVICE. SO THOSE ITEMS ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. BUT THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. YEAH. PERHAPS. COMMISSIONER CLARK, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR. OKAY, SO NONE OF THESE AGREEMENTS OR PROPOSALS TOTAL AN AMOUNT THAT EXCEEDS WHAT WE'VE ALREADY

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ALLOCATED IN OUR FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET. CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. AND THERE'S ACTUALLY THERE'S ABOUT AS IT STANDS NOW, IF THE CONTRACT WITH HARVEY WAS 100% UTILIZED, THERE WOULD STILL BE ABOUT $52,000 LEFT FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. THAT HAS NOT BEEN SPENT.

AND IF WE DON'T EXPEND THESE FUNDS AND THE MANNER WE EXPEND THEM, IT'S CALLED AN OBLIGATED FUND ACCOUNT. SO IT'S ALTHOUGH THE WE WON'T PAY HIM ALL THIS MONEY THIS YEAR, IT'S WE'RE ALLOCATING IT INTO THIS OBLIGATED FUND ACCOUNT. CORRECT. MR. IS THAT THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

OKAY. SO IF WE DON'T SPEND THIS MONEY, IT JUST GOES BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND. IF YOU DON'T OBLIGATE THIS MONEY PURCHASE ORDER PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, RIGHT, IT ROLLS BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND. IT DOESN'T CARRY OVER IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY'S ACCOUNT. CORRECT.

IT'S THESE PURCHASE ORDERS ARE ISSUED. THEN SHE CAN SPEND THE MONEY THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE PURCHASE ORDER TO CARRY IT FORWARD. RIGHT. SO I I'VE HAD MANY MEETINGS WITH MISS HOLMES.

I'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH MISS HOLMES. WE'VE HAD ZOOM MEETINGS. I'VE BROUGHT INDIVIDUALS IN TO MEET HER. I AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE LEVEL OF HER KNOWLEDGE. AND I THINK IT WAS THE VICE MAYOR SAID, SHE'S TRYING SHE'S HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING, TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED. I DO NOT WANT TO UNDERCUT HER AT THIS POINT AT ALL. SHE'S DEALING WITH A VAST NUMBER OF REGULATORY AGENCIES THAT CAN PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE FUTURE. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONES THEY ARE. IF I DID, I WOULDN'T HAVE HIRED YOU, BUT BUT THAT'S WHY YOU ARE HERE. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY. I'M SORRY. I FORGET HARVEY'S LAST NAME.

SHELDON. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY MR. SHELDON. AND I TALKED TO A NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS AFTERWARDS, AND THEY AGREE THAT HIS INSIGHT AND EXPERIENCE WAS INVALUABLE AND THAT, IN FACT, MAY VERY WELL REPRESENT THE BEST WAY FORWARD. THE CLEAN WATER ACT MAY ULTIMATELY PROVIDE US THE SOLUTION WE'RE SEEKING, AND I DON'T WANT TO FORECLOSE THAT AT THIS POINT.

WE'RE NOT HERE TO PLAY. WE'RE HERE TO WIN. AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE THE INVESTMENT UP FRONT AND FIND THE STRATEGY THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO CLEAN THIS WATER UP. I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER REED'S SUGGESTION. THAT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE THINKING OF. SO I CERTAINLY AM IN FAVOR OF SUPPORTING HER ON ALL THESE ISSUES. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR CAN WE GO TO THE VOTE ON EACH ITEM? WELL, YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. OKAY.

LET'S START WITH NUMBER SIX, PLEASE. YEAH. NUMBER I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 91 2025, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO A STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES WITH THE LAW FIRM OF HARVEY M SHELDON, P.A. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JOBY AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLARK. IS THERE.

STOP. WE HAVE MORE STAFF HERE. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR. RICH. YES, COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES, COMMISSIONER. DOBI. YES, COMMISSIONER. READ. YES. VICE. MAYOR. COLLINS. YES. ITEM SEVEN PLEASE. I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION. WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. RESOLUTION NUMBER 9 TO 2, 2025. I MOVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY ON THIS MATTER. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK AND A SECOND BY THE VICE MAYOR. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER. READ. YES. VICE MAYOR COLLINS. YES, COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES, COMMISSIONER. SELBY. YES, MAYOR. RICH. YES. AND ITEM EIGHT, PLEASE. LOOKING FOR A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE I MAKE MY MOTION. I THINK COMMISSIONER, VICE MAYOR COLLINS. COLLINS. YEAH, THAT.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. COME ON, VICE MAYOR COLLINS. YOU KNOW, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING. AND I MUST SAY, EVEN AS AN ATTORNEY AND MEETING MISS HOLMES AS A ANOTHER ATTORNEY, IT WAS JUST VERY REFRESHING TO ME TO TO MEET WITH HER AND TO UNDERSTAND HER PERSPECTIVE AND TO HAVE HER LAY OUT HER PLANS AND HER IDEAS. AND I KNOW THAT THE, THE, THE,

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THE, THE WAY THAT SHE CAME HERE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE PUT IN THIS POSITION IN AND IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS. THEN WE FINALLY DECIDED TO GET SOMETHING DONE IN THE BUDGET, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S OTHER THINGS. BUT I AND I TALKED TO HER ABOUT THAT. BUT I TELL YOU, WITH THAT AND WITH WHAT SHE LAID OUT TO ME ON THE WORK PRODUCT THAT WE WOULD GET OUT OF, ESPECIALLY THIS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, I MUST SAY THAT I, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE WORK PRODUCT YET, BUT I COMMEND YOU FOR THE THOUGHT THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS.

AND WITH REGARD TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 93 DASH 2025, I MOVE THAT WE. GO WITH THIS. AS LONG AS EVERYTHING WORKS OUT WITH THIS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE SOLE SOURCE WITH THIS CURRENT CONTRACTOR AND THEN WITH THE SUB PERSON. BUT I MOVE THAT WHATEVER THE RECOMMENDATION IS AND WHATEVER PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES ARE THAT WE FOLLOW THOSE AND THAT WE FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JOB. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? I WOULD JUST LIKE SINCE JOLIE IS HERE, JOLIE, THERE IS NO WAY YOU WOULD ALLOW HER TO EXCEED THE ALLOCATION THAT THAT OFFICE IS PROVIDED BY US. CORRECT. I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU PUT IN A REQUISITION TOMORROW FOR EACH OF THESE. YEAH. SEPTEMBER 30TH IS ALSO I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. I DIDN'T SEE THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE RECORD THAT I JUST WANT TO BE OKAY. WELL ALL RIGHT, JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE THE CURRENT OF THAT COMMENT, MR. MARTEL, I JUST I COMMISSIONER CLARK COMMENTED THAT IT WAS A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT THAT WE WERE PIGGYBACKING, AND I BELIEVE IT'S SIMPLY A PIGGYBACKING CONTRACT, BUT NOT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. OKAY. IT'S ACTUALLY A IT'S ACTUALLY A WORK AUTHORIZATION FROM AN EXISTING CONTRACTOR. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OKAY, FINE. THANK YOU. I, I DON'T I ASSUME YOU SEE NO TROUBLE WITH THE THE STRUCTURE OF THAT. OKAY. OKAY. GOOD. OKAY. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MADAM. CLERK. MAYOR. RICH. YES, COMMISSIONER. READ. YES, VICE. MAYOR. COLLINS. YES, COMMISSIONER. YES, COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES. OKAY. MR. YEAH. THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[9. ADOPTING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 2026 FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE SESSION (RC): RESOLUTION No. 94-2025; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

SORRY. I SERIOUSLY THINK YOU'RE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ALL THESE. IT'S IT'S IT'S IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER NINE, PLEASE, MR. BAGGETT, FOR CONSIDERATION. RESOLUTION NUMBER 94, DASH 2025, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. MR. TROTSKY, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. SEEMS LIKE WE JUST ENDED UP IN A FAMILY REUNION HERE WITH THE SEACOAST. AND WE'RE ON A ROLL HERE. SO LET'S CONTINUE THE PARTY. JIM KOWALSKI, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR. FOR THE RECORD, I'M HERE TO REPRESENT RESOLUTION 94 2025, WHICH IS OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY. ONE AND TWO, GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND. AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES HAS BEEN MANAGING SOME OF THESE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS AND SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP FOR ABOUT A DECADE NOW. AND AS YOU KNOW, BEN HOGARTH IS NO LONGER WITH US. SO I'LL BE REPRESENTING THAT ROLE NOW MOVING FORWARD. AND I DID IT EARLIER BEFORE BEN WAS HERE.

AND I'LL CONTINUE DOING IT NOW. I WANTED TO ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT AS A BEFORE WE GET TO THE ACTUAL REQUEST, A LITTLE SCHEDULE HERE THAT WE'VE GOT FOR THE 2026 OR 2028 LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WE'VE GOT HERE, 2026 I'M SORRY, OCTOBER THE 21ST IS WHEN WE HAVE OUR MARTIN COUNTY DELEGATION. EVERY YEAR WE GO BEFORE THERE. THE MAYOR ALWAYS REPRESENTS THE CITY AND PRESENTS TO OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION. THIS YEAR, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OVER AT THE AT THE IRS. IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE BLAKE LIBRARY. SO THAT'LL BE AT 9:00 IN THE MORNING. AND THEN OUR LEGISLATIVE SESSION ITSELF IN 2026 IS GOING TO BE JANUARY 13TH. AND IT'LL END IN MARCH 13TH, UNLESS THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF DELAY EARLY SESSION THIS YEAR. YES, IT'S VERY EARLY IN THE SESSION. SO IF YOU GO UP THERE MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR COAT. WHILE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAD SOME SURPRISES, WE ENDED UP HAVING SURPRISE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WITH SB 102, AS YOU KNOW. AND THEN LAST YEAR WE HAD SB 180 AND THAT WAS KIND OF SNUCK IN IN THAT EMERGENCY BILL THIS YEAR. I'M TRYING TO ANTICIPATE WHAT WE MIGHT BE EXPECTING. AND GOVERNOR DESANTIS HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT HE WANTS TO SEE SOME KIND OF PROPERTY TAX RELIEF. IT'S BEEN IN THE NEWS. HE PROBABLY HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT IT.

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REPRESENTATIVE OVERDORF HAS. HE'S THE CO-CHAIR OF THIS PARTICULAR COMMITTEE. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF BILLS FILED. THEY DIED AND THEY DIED ON COMMITTEE LAST YEAR, AND THEY DECIDED TO CREATE THIS COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE ISSUE. REPRESENTATIVE OVERDORF IS ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS OF THIS. THEY HAD AN INITIAL MEETING EARLIER THIS MONTH. AND TODAY AND TOMORROW THEY'RE IN TALLAHASSEE DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE. RIGHT NOW, I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THIS THING IS GOING, BUT I THINK THAT THERE'S ENOUGH POLITICAL MOMENTUM ON THIS THING THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THERE'S A CALL FOR COMPLETE TAX REDUCTION OF ALL REAL ESTATE TAX. I DON'T SEE HOW THAT'S EVEN POSSIBLE. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING. BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SOME RELIEF ON SOME LEVEL. SO I JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO BE PREPARED OF THAT. AND WE'LL BE WATCHING IT AND WE'LL BE REPORTING ON IT AS WE GO THROUGH THE SESSIONS. AS IT RELATES TO WHAT OUR LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION IS FOR THIS YEAR, I SENT OUT AN EMAIL TO ALL THE ALL THE SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS TO ASK FOR IDEAS ON WHAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO HAVE AN APPROPRIATION FOR. IT REALLY DIDN'T GET TOO MUCH OF A RESPONSE, BUT THE CRA AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT WITH PINAL, AND WE FELT THAT HAVING A IT'S IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER. SO THIS YEAR'S REQUEST WOULD BE POTENTIALLY UPON YOUR YOUR APPROVAL WOULD BE UP TO $1 MILLION FOR A DESIGN BUILD FOR THE RENOVATED 10TH STREET COMMUNITY CENTER. THE REASON THAT WE'RE ASKING THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY SPECIFICALLY JUST FOR RECREATION. IT'S ACTUALLY TO CREATE A HARDENED STRUCTURE AS WELL. WE DON'T HAVE A HARDENED STRUCTURE REALLY, ANYWHERE OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO FOR US TO PREPARE IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF A DISASTER OR A HURRICANE. SO HAVING A HARDENED STRUCTURE KIND OF DOUBLE SERVES AS BOTH A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR MULTI-GENERATIONAL, INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER NOW THAT THE KIDS ARE NO LONGER THERE, SO THAT WE CAN SERVE A BROADER AGE GROUP, AS WELL AS HAVING A HARDENED STRUCTURE FOR THE CITY. SO IS THIS IT JUST THIS DOESN'T SUPPLANT THE EOC? NO. SO IT'S AN EVACUATION. FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, LAST YEAR THE STATE FOCUSED AND PASSED A HUGE HURRICANE RELIEF ACT THAT INCLUDED LOTS OF GRANTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE. THE ABILITY FOR YOU TO SHELTER IN PLACE WHEN THE CITY OF STUART DECLARES AN EMERGENCY AND WE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THE EOC, THERE'S A CERTAIN LIST OF EMPLOYEES THAT ALL HAVE TO STAY IN EOC. WE THEN ALSO HAVE POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS THAT HAVE TO STAY AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING ON DUTY. AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS THROUGH INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE COUNTY. WE'VE CREATED A SECONDARY SHELTER FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES, FAMILIES THAT CAN'T STAY IN THE CITY EOC.

THAT WOULD BE STAYING AT J.D. PARKER IN A SEPARATE AREA, BUT WITH THE PUBLIC IN THE PUBLIC SHELTER. THAT SHELTER IS ACTUALLY AT THE WILL OF THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AND IS NOT A CITY COUNTY. BUT IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT, NUMBER ONE, THE STATE SAYING THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY MORE WATER GRANTS OR WATER THINGS, WE FIGURE WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEND ONE UP JUST TO GET A NO. AND SECONDLY, THE STATE'S SAYING THAT THEY DO WANT TO SEE THE BUILDING OF SHELTERS AND RESILIENCY AND, AND AND ABILITY TO SHELTER IN PLACE RATHER THAN EVACUATIONS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE ROAD NETWORK TO DO SO. SINCE AS THE TIMING OF THIS WOULD WORK, THE GUY DAVIS PARK WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND WHEN IT'S FINISHED, THE 10TH STREET REC CENTER WAS NEVER PART OF THE GUY DAVIS IMPROVEMENTS. SO WE COULD TURN AND TURN 10TH STREET INTO A COMPLETE REBUILD AND REMODEL UNDER THE PRETEXT THAT IT'S ITGOING TO BE USED AS A CITY SHELTER, PROBABLY FOR EMPLOYEES OF THOSE THAT ARE REQUIRED TO STAY AT THE EOC DURING THE TIME, IT WOULD NOT SERVE AS THE COUNTY SHELTER AT ALL. SO IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD SOME DAMAGE, THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES AND WE COULD POST STORM AND AND INSTEAD OF LIKE WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE COUNTY, WE ARE AGREEING TO VOLUNTEER AND STAFF J.D. PARKER IN THE EVENT OF A HURRICANE. WELL, WE COULD INSTEAD OF DOING THAT, IF WE BUILT THIS PROPERLY, WE COULD HAVE A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND WE COULD HAVE IT SET UP. WE COULD HAVE IT DESIGNED SO THERE COULD BE SEPARATED AREAS FOR PEOPLE AND, AND BE MORE ORGANIZED IN THE IN THE WAY OF A STORM. RIGHT NOW, J.D. PARKER IS GOING ON IN THE GYM AND AND, YOU KNOW, FIND A PLACE TO SIT DOWN. LET ME SHARE A FUNNY STORY WITH YOU. ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO, WE THOUGHT, WELL, WHY DON'T WE JUST USE THE 10TH STREET CENTER AS SORT OF A HURRICANE EVACUATION CENTER? AND I'M LIKE, I KNOW WE USED TO DO THAT, BUT IS ANYBODY REALLY GOTTEN THIS THING EVALUATED? SO WE HAD IT EVALUATED. IT WAS

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ONLY REALLY EVALUATED TO WITHSTAND A HURRICANE TO A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. SO WHEN WE FOUND THAT INFORMATION OUT, WE WERE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE STUNNED. I'M GLAD I ASKED IT BECAUSE THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO IS HAVE PEOPLE INSIDE A BUILDING AND HAVE IT CRUMBLE, SO YOU CAN DO THAT FOR JUST A MILLION. NO, NO, IT'S JUST LIKE ASKING THE MONEY FOR GUY DAVIS. IT'S JUST A PROJECT AND MOVING FORWARD. WE KNOW ALSO THAT WHEN WE FINISH GUY DAVIS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO USING CRA FUNDS AND OTHER FUNDS, FOCUS ON REDOING 10TH STREET, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN 40 YEARS SINCE IT'S REALLY BEEN REMODELED. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S TIRED. AND SO WE MIGHT AS WELL FORTIFY IT AND MAKE IT A TRUE SHELTER IF WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THAT PATH ANYWAY. THE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT IT'S RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY.

SO IT KIND OF MAKES SOME SENSE FROM A GEOGRAPHIC STANDPOINT. OKAY, SO THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE SOUL. THIS IS THAT. AND PROTECTING HOME RULE. WITH EVERY RIGHT WE HAVE. SO I WAS JUST AT A LEAGUE MEETING AND THEY ARE PURSUING WHAT THEY CALL A GLITCH BILL ON 180, WHICH IS TO REMOVE THE LANGUAGE THAT'S OF CONCERN TO US. THEY FEEL THAT'S THE BEST WAY FORWARD, SORT OF TRYING TO GIVE THE LEGISLATORS COVER. SO THEY HAVE NO IDEA. I MEAN, THEY HAD NO IDEA IT WAS GOING TO BE IN THERE, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEIR TALKS ARE GOING. BUT NONETHELESS, I CERTAINLY WILL BRING IT UP WITH OUR LEGISLATORS. RIGHT. I ATTENDED TOBY'S MEETING. MR. MORTEL, WAS THERE, SOMEBODY ELSE WAS THERE FROM THE CITY ANYWAY. BUT I WILL CONVEY TO YOU. HIS THOUGHTS WERE THERE WERE QUITE A FEW. I MEAN, ONE OF THEM, FOR EXAMPLE, IS A 20 YEAR RESIDENT WILL HAVE PROPERTY TAX REDUCED BY 10% A YEAR. THE 3% MAY BE OVER 2 OR 3 YEARS. THE SAVE OUR HOMES 3%. THERE'S A REAL ESTATE THAT PASSES TO YOUR HEIRS WILL NOT BE AT MY OLD BUSINESS IS NOT AT A STEPPED UP BASIS. THEY ARE THROWING AROUND A LOT OF IDEAS. ABOUT 5% OF EVERY SALE OF EVERY HOUSE. YEAH, SALES TAX INCREASE. THERE'S A LOT OF LITTLE FORMULAS OUT THERE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT. YOUR IMPACT FEE WILL BE ABATED THROUGH YOUR TAX. THEY STILL NEED MONEY TO RUN CITIES AND STATES. SO THEY WILL GET IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. AND AND AND. TOBY OVER TO HER CLEARLY STATED THAT NOBODY ON THE COMMITTEE WAS SEEKING TO ABOLISH AD VALOREM. HE SAID THERE'S ALL SORTS OF DISCUSSIONS OF TWEAKS AND CHANGES AND WHAT WE COULD DO HERE AND WHAT WE COULD DO THERE, BUT NOBODY WAS SEEKING TO ABOLISH IT BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST SAID. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE THE STATE WITHOUT THE REVENUE. THERE'S A REALLY INTERESTING LITTLE YOUTUBE ARTICLE THAT WAS DONE JUST YESTERDAY, AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. IT'S A GOOD INTERVIEW WITH WITH REPRESENTATIVE OBERDORF AND YOU CAN HEAR DIRECTLY FROM HIM.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF MR. TROTSKY? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. NUMBER 94, 2025, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 2026 LEGISLATION SESSION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOBEY. SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND BY THE VICE MAYOR. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL PLEASE. VICE MAYOR COLLINS. YES, COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES, COMMISSIONER. SELBY. YES, COMMISSIONER. RICH. I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER. READ. YES, MAYOR.

RICH. SOON ENOUGH. YES. THE FIRST DAY OF FALL. WE'RE ON A ROLL HERE. THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER ITEMS FOR OUR CONSIDERATION. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. STICK

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Sep 22, 2025 Regular City Commission Meeting

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