[ROLL CALL]
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          GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION ON MAY 11TH, 2026 AT 4 P.M. TO ORDER. MARY, COULD YOU ROLL CALL MAYOR REED HERE. COMMISSIONER CLARK HERE. 
          COMMISSIONER. JOB HERE, COMMISSIONER RICH HERE AND FOLLOWED. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE INVOCATION BY CHAPLAIN EDWARD SKIBA, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL STAFF, AND ESPECIALLY THE CITIZENS OF STUART. I WANT TO ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BRING THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD INTO THESE PROCEEDINGS. I SEE A BUNCH OF CHILDREN OVER HERE. THEY ARE SO WELL BEHAVED. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BUNCH. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO BEFORE THE LORD OUR GOD AND OUR FATHER, GREAT CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE. WE COME TO YOU NOW AND ASK YOUR BLESSING OVER THESE PROCEEDINGS. WE ASK YOUR PROTECTION AND BLESSING OVER OUR CITY SERVANTS, ESPECIALLY OUR FIRE, POLICE, EMS PERSONNEL. LORD, BE WITH THEM AS THEY PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE EVERY DAY. BE WITH OUR CITY MANAGERS AND AND ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AS THEY GIVE ALL THEY HAVE TO KEEP THIS PLACE A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. LORD, WE ASK YOUR BLESSING OVER OUR TROOPS. THIS WE JUST PASSED RED FRIDAY. 
          REMEMBER, EVERYONE DEPLOYED AND WE SHOULD REMEMBER OUR TROOPS EVERY DAY. BLESS AND PROTECT OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS AS THEY'RE OUT THERE IN HARM'S WAY. FATHER, KEEP US EVER MINDFUL OF THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US OVER THIS GREAT COUNTRY AND OVER THIS GREAT CITY. FATHER, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS US. GIVE WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AND UNDERSTANDING TO OUR COUNCIL AS THEY DISCUSS THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOUR PEOPLE. 
          ALL THIS WE PRAY IN THE PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME NOW IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE BE SEATED. THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO READ THAT OFF THE. NEXT UP, WE HAVE AN ARTS MOMENT FROM GERTRUDE WALDEN, STUDENTS DANCE PERFORMANCE AND MISS THELMA WASHINGTON. GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          WE BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM DOCTOR WALDEN CENTER AND THESE ARE OUR. THESE 29 WILL BE GRADUATING ON FRIDAY EVENING. THEY'LL BE GOING ON TO KINDERGARTEN AND TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THEY ARE READY AND WE ARE READY FOR THEM TO GO. IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING YEAR. WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES THE LAST TWO WEEKS, STARTING WITH A FREE FALL FOR A LARGE NIGHT WITH 205 GRADUATES AND THEIR PARENTS AND FAMILY THERAPY PERFORMING AT THE LYRIC, THE BAND. TOMORROW THEY'LL BE GETTING AN EXCELLENT. UNIVERSAL. LAST WEDNESDAY. SO LIKE I SAY, THEY'VE TRIED ALL OF THEM AND WE'RE HERE TO BE PART TODAY, BOYS AND GIRLS. SO THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TAKE THIS OFF AND. ALRIGHT, 123. A B FOR THE BEAUTIFUL THING OF COURAGEOUS. SEE, WE CAN GO. WE CAN ACTUALLY. EM. AND WE HAVE THIS IN OUR MINDS. EIGHT ALL THIS TO BE MY OWN, I. AND I. LOOK LIKE A GOOD LET ME OUT, I GIVE ME A. I'LL BE HAPPY NOW UP ABOVE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS IN. I KNOW. I'LL BE, I WILL FOLLOW YOU. WHAT IS IT? WELL, I. YOU 
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AND I. A. WILL BE. YOU ARE ALL YOU NEED. ME AND. LOVE YOU. I'M SO. YOU NEED. AND I'M THE. ONE THAT YOU WON'T TAKE. A LOT OF LOVE. YOU ARE, I KNOW, I KNOW A THING, I KNOW MY A, B, C COME ALONG WITH ME. COME ON. THE WATER WITH ME. I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS, I KNOW MY A, B, C COME UP WITH. ME. THANK YOU. AND NOW, ONE SMALL VOICE. BECAUSE WE'RE JUST ONE SMALL VOICE. BUT WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF FUN. RIGHT, BOYS AND GIRLS? YES. READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. LIFT US ONE MORE VOICE. TAKE US ALL. WITH US. ONE SMALL VOICE. SAY IS READ US LOVE. ONE BY ONE. NAME. WHILE. 
          AND THE LONG. AS US YOU. I LOVE WILL BE. SAY. WITH JUST ONE SMALL VOICE. SAY ALONG LOVE FOR. 
          LEAD US. LOVE ONE BY ONE. ELBOW. AND TOGETHER SAY THE LONG. AND THE. SOON ALL THE WORLD WILL BE. 
          SAY. THANK YOU. MISS THELMA. WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AS WELL FROM THE CITY OF STUART. UP HERE. STEP BACK, STEP BACK. THREE ROWS. I'M GOING TO GET SOME. YOU GET SOME OF YOU OVER HERE. COME ON. USUALLY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT. COME ON IN. I KNOW, I KNOW OH MY GOD IS DOWN THERE TOO. OKAY. EVERYBODY READY? THERE'S RIGHT THERE. 
          YOU SEE THOSE KIDS? I'M SORRY. I GOT PLENTY OF ROOM OVER HERE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. 
          USE THE ROOM AS MUCH AS I CAN. I GOT ALL THIS SO YOU CAN USE THAT. MOVING ON TO 
          [PROCLAMATIONS]
PROCLAMATIONS. WE HAVE SAFE BOATING WEEK. IF YOU COULD READ THE PROCLAMATION, LEE. WHEREAS FOR OVER 100 MILLION AMERICANS, BOATING CONTINUES TO BE A POPULAR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY FROM COAST TO COAST AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN, PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE TO THE WATER AND ENJOYING TIME TOGETHER BOATING, SAILING, PADDLING AND FISHING. DURING NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK, THE US COAST GUARD AND ITS FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL SAFE BOATING PARTNERS ENCOURAGE ALL BOATERS TO EXPLORE AND ENJOY AMERICA'S BEAUTIFUL WATERS RESPONSIBLY. AND. 
          WHEREAS SAFE BOATING BEGINS WITH PREPARATION, THE COAST GUARD ESTIMATES THAT HUMAN ERROR ACCOUNTS FOR MOST BOATING ACCIDENTS IN THAT LIFE JACKETS COULD BE COULD PREVENT NEARLY 87% OF BOATING FATALITIES THROUGH BASIC BOATING SAFETY PROCEDURES, CARRYING LIFE SAVING, EMERGENCY DISTRESS AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, WEARING LIFE JACKETS, ATTENDING SAFE BOATING COURSES, PARTICIPATING IN FREE BOAT SAFETY CHECKS, AND STAYING SOBER. WHEN NAVIGATING. WE CAN HELP ENSURE BOATERS ON AMERICA'S COASTAL, INLAND AND 
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OFFSHORE WATERS STAY SAFE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. AND WHEREAS, ON AVERAGE, 650 PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR IN BOATING RELATED ACCIDENTS IN THE US, 76% OF THESE ARE FATALITIES CAUSED BY DROWNING AND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF VOTERS WHO LOSE THEIR LIVES BY DROWNING EACH YEAR WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY HAD THEY WON THEIR LIFE JACKETS. NOW THEREFORE, I, SHAWN REED, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 16TH THROUGH THE 22ND 2026 AS SAFE BOATING WEEK. SO WE HAVE ROBERT HESS, THE FLOTILLA COMMANDER THAT'S GOING TO BE ACCEPTING THIS. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO A PICTURE WITH LIFE JACKETS. ROBERT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? YES, A COUPLE OF THINGS. MY NAME IS DOCTOR BOB HESS. I'VE BEEN A NURSE ABOUT 50 YEARS. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF STUFF. I GOT INVOLVED IN THIS ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO BECAUSE MY SON WAS IN THE COAST GUARD AND HE DIED ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS STUFF FOR A LOT OF US. YOU KNOW, IT'S HAPPY WHEN YOU GET OUT ON THE WATER, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO KEEP YOU HAPPY AND KEEP YOU COMING HOME. I WAS TALKING TO A WOMAN TWO DAYS AGO. THIS JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AT ME. SHE SAID, I'M, I'M, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE I LOST MY SON OR MY, MY HUSBAND TWO YEARS AGO, HE WASN'T WEARING A LIFE JACKET. HE WASN'T WEARING A CUT OFF SWITCH AND HE DIED. WE JUST KNOW THAT I THERE'S ABOUT 80%, I THINK, OF PEOPLE THAT DROWN OUT THERE. THEY DON'T HAVE A LIFE JACKET ON. THEY DON'T HAVE A LIFE JACKET ON BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE INLAND WATERWAYS, AND THEY DON'T THINK ANYTHING BAD WILL HAPPEN THERE. THEY DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO TRIP AND FALL AND HIT THEIR HEAD ON SOMETHING AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET, GET IN A LIFE JACKET. MY WIFE AND I, WE ALWAYS PUT A LIFE JACKET ON. WE'VE GOT A EPIRB IN TO CALL THE CAVALRY. I'VE GOT D RINGS AND I GOT A ROPE TO TO ROPE US TOGETHER. I JUST LEARNED HOW TO BE A BOATER ABOUT NINE YEARS AGO, SO I'M DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT THE OCEAN WHEN I GO OUT THERE. 
          SO I DON'T WANT TO BE A BIG DOWNER. BUT YOU KNOW, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME. THERE'S ABOUT 65 OF US IN THIS FLOTILLA. WE'RE EXCELLENT AT WHAT WE DO. WE WERE THE FLOTILLA OF THE YEAR A COUPLE YEARS AGO AT 850 FLOTILLAS IN THE UNITED STATES, FROM GUAM TO PUERTO RICO. SO WE ARE DEAD SERIOUS. WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND WE LOVE TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT HOW TO BE SAFE EVERY THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH BECAUSE OF THE AUSTIN BLUE FOUNDATION, THE COUPLE KIDS THAT WENT OUT JUPITER INLET YEARS AGO AND NEVER CAME BACK, THEY THEY FUND US. WE USE MULTIPLE INSTRUCTORS. SO IT'S A FUN DAY. SO IF YOU'VE GOT KIDS, THEY'RE FREE. THE KIDS, IF THEY CAN BRING A SIGNIFICANT OTHER OR A SIGNIFICANT PARENT, THEY'RE FREE. AND IF YOU'RE AN ADULT AND YOU DON'T HAVE A KID, MAYBE YOU CAN BORROW ONE AND THEN YOU'LL BE FREE. AND THE NEAT THING ABOUT IT IN FLORIDA NOW IS, IS THAT IF YOU HAVE GO IN TO GET YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWED AND YOU HAVE YOUR BOATING SAFETY CARD THAT YOU MOST CERTAINLY GET FROM US, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'LL PUT A LITTLE ANCHOR ON YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE. SO YOU'LL BE SOME OF THE FEW PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THAT HAVE PROOF THAT YOU CAN DRIVE BOTH A CAR AND A BOAT. 
          AND THIS IS A BOATING COMMUNITY. SO WHEN PARENTS TELL ME THAT THEIR CHILDREN DON'T GO ON BOATS, IF THERE ARE ANYTHING LIKE ME, I LIED MY BUTT OFF. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. MY PARENTS HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING. AND YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE THE SAME FOR YOU. SO THAT'S MY MESSAGE. THANK YOU. I LOVE IT HERE. ALL. THANK YOU ROBERT. SO WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN. 
          WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU. WE'RE GOING TO PUT LIFE JACKETS ON. FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS CAN JOIN ME EVERYONE EVERYONE EVERYONE LADIES. THERE YOU GO. HE WAS GETTING ONE FOR ME. 
          ON A VESSEL AND IT'S STARTING TO SINK. AND YOU'RE TRYING TO GET ONE OF THESE ON, SO. YOU. KNOW, I'M ON LASIX, SO I'M AROUND WATER ALL THE TIME. WHY DON'T WE DO THIS? UP FRONT? 
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YEAH. COME ON. RIGHT HERE. GREAT. THANK YOU. IN OTHER WORDS, HUG EVERYBODY. AND I GOT A HINT FOR YOU. SO INSTEAD OF SAYING CHEESE OR SMILE, SAY SNOOPY. SNOOPY IS AN ACTUAL. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          YOU. THE NEXT PROCLAMATION THAT WE HAVE IS PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. LEE, IF YOU COULD READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE DAILY LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS THE UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT OF OF AN INFORMED CITIZENRY ARE VITAL TO THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF PUBLIC WORKS SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PARKS AND BALL FIELDS, MICRO TRANSIT SYSTEMS, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND FLOOD CONTROL, AND FLEET MAINTENANCE. AND WHEREAS, THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMFORT OF THIS COMMUNITY DEPEND UPON THESE FACILITIES AND SERVICES AND THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SUCH FACILITIES, INCLUDING THEIR PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE EXPERTISE AND DEDICATION OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. AND WHEREAS, 2026 MARKS THE 66TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION. NOW THEREFORE, I, SEAN READ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD 2026 AS PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. THE RECIPIENT FOR THIS PROCLAMATION IS CHRIS CORRADO, MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION CHAPTER. CHRIS, DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS? YES. THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF YOUR NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND ALL OF YOUR ALL OF YOUR CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THIS PROCLAMATION, PROFOUND, PROFOUND, YOUR FAITH, TRUST, AND RELIABILITY TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. AND THAT IS TRULY MEANINGFUL WHEN CALLED UPON TO SEE IF STUART PUBLIC WORKS WILL RESPOND AND MAINTAIN POSITION UNTIL THE JOB SECURELY FINISHED. 
          AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU. ANYBODY FROM PUBLIC WORKS WANTS TO BE IN THE PICTURE. MILTON. IS MY FIRST. 
          THE NEXT PROCLAMATION IS LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH. LEE, IF YOU COULD READ THAT ONE. WHEREAS LUPUS IS AN UNPREDICTABLE AND MISUNDERSTOOD AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE THAT CAN CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE TISSUE AND ORGANS IN THE BODY AND IN SOME CASES, DEATH. AND WHEREAS MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE SUFFER THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THIS CRUEL AND MYSTERIOUS DISEASE, AND EACH YEAR, OVER 100,000 YOUNG WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD ARE NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH LUPUS, THE GREAT MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE ARE WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 AND 44. 
          AND WHEREAS MEDICAL RESEARCH EFFORTS INTO LUPUS AND THE DISCOVERY OF SAFER, MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR LUPUS PATIENTS ARE UNDERFUNDED IN COMPARISON WITH DISEASES OF 
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COMPARABLE MAGNITUDE AND SEVERITY. MANY PHYSICIANS WORLDWIDE ARE UNAWARE OF THE SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF LUPUS, CAUSING PEOPLE WITH LUPUS TO SUFFER FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE THEY OBTAIN A CORRECT DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT. AND WHEREAS THERE IS A DEEP UNMET NEED WORLDWIDE TO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED AFFECTED BY LUPUS, AND THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO INCREASE AWARENESS IN COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE OF THE DEBILITATING IMPACT OF LUPUS, AND TO RECOGNIZE LUPUS AS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. 
          NOW, THEREFORE, I, SHAWN REED, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH, THE RECIPIENT FOR LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH IS PAMELA KLINGER, MILAZZO LOOP. I TRIED FOR THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN AMBASSADOR. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A FEW MOMENTS TO SPEAK TO ALL OF YOU. MISTER MAYOR. COMMISSION. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUPUS ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO. COMING UP, IT'S IT'S KIND OF HARD TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU'RE FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE, AND EVEN THE DOCTORS DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT. WE'VE COME A WAYS IN THE LAST 50 YEARS. WE NOW HAVE SOME LUPUS SPECIFIC MEDICATIONS, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF THEM. AND A GLOBAL STUDY THAT WAS JUST DONE BY THE LUPUS FOUNDATION SHOWED THAT IN THE UNITED STATES, LESS THAN 50% OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT LUPUS IS. IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO, TO GET A HOLD OF, GET MORE RESEARCH, MORE AWARENESS. OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS MAKE LUPUS VISIBLE. AND BY HAVING ME HERE EACH YEAR AND RECEIVING A PROCLAMATION, YOU HELP ME MAKE LUPUS VISIBLE. AND THAT MEANS AN AWFUL LOT. SO ON BEHALF OF THE LUPUS FOUNDATION, MYSELF AND THE LUPUS COMMUNITY, WE THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. THANK YOU. 
          FOR THE CITY. JUST MOVE TO THE RIGHT. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. CENTER THAT EMBLEM. 
          THE NEXT PROCLAMATION WE HAVE IS HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH. 
          WHEREAS HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR REVITALIZING NEIGHBORHOODS, FOSTERING LOCAL PRIDE, AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY CHARACTER. AND WHEREAS HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS RELEVANT FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION, BOTH URBAN AND RURAL AND FOR AMERICANS OF ALL AGES, ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND ALL ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS. AND WHEREAS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR LIVES, AND WE SHOULD CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS AND HELPING TO PRESERVE THE INTANGIBLE ASPECTS OF THE HERITAGE THAT HAS SHAPED US AS A PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS, THE MARTIN COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD HAS PLANNED EVENTS THROUGHOUT MARTIN COUNTY DURING THE MONTH OF MAY TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND THE NEED FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN ORDER TO SAVE OUR LOCAL TREASURES. NOW THEREFORE, I, SEAN REED, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH. RECEIVING THIS PROCLAMATION AS JACKIE MAY, VICE CHAIR OF MARTIN COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, THANK YOU. WELCOME. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND THE CITIZENS OF MARTIN COUNTY. THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF STUART FOR RECOGNIZING THIS MONTH AS HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH AND FOR BEING A TRUE PARTNER IN PRESERVATION. THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, MORE THAN TWO DOZEN FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS ARE HAPPENING ACROSS OUR COUNTY, INCLUDING SEVERAL RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF STUART. I'VE GOT A ROSTER OF PROGRAMS THAT I WILL PUT OUTSIDE ON THE BENCH, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TAKE SOME. I WILL HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THE STEWART SPECIFIC EVENTS. 
          OTHERWISE COMMISSIONER CLARK WILL COME OVER HERE AND YELL AT ME, SO I. TOMORROW AT 4:00 
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THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION OF FLORIDA'S EMANCIPATION DAY AND THE HISTORIC 1934 SHORT TRAINING SCHOOL, NOW KNOWN AS SPECTRUM ACADEMY AT 800 SOUTHEAST BAHAMA AVENUE. ON SATURDAY THE 16TH MARTIN COUNTY BLACK HERITAGE INITIATIVE AND MARTIN ARTS ARE CO-PRESENTING A REENACTMENT OF THE MAY 1865 EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION AT GAZEBO PARK THAT WILL BE AT 11 A.M. AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A PROGRAM INSIDE THE HISTORIC 1937 COURTHOUSE CULTURAL CENTER ON THE ROLE OF WOMEN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN TROOPS DURING THE CIVIL WAR. 
          THURSDAY, MAY 21ST, THERE'LL BE A HISTORIC MARKER UNVEILING AT 4 P.M. AND A TOUR OF THE 1922 COTTAGE, LOCATED AT 227 SOUTHEAST OCEAN, WHICH IS CURRENTLY HOME TO FRANCESCA MORGAN INTERIORS. THURSDAY, MAY 28TH AT THE FLAGLER, A BUILDING OWNED BY THE CITY OF STUART STUART MAIN STREET WILL HOST PRESERVATION MEETS PROFIT, HIGHLIGHTING HOW HISTORIC PRESERVATION STRENGTHENS THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF COMMUNITIES WHILE ALSO PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER. AND LASTLY, IN STUART ON SUNDAY, MAY 31ST, PLEASE JOIN US FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL NOON DURING MARKET ON MAIN, YOU CAN STEP INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING OF THE HISTORIC FLAGLER CENTER FOR THE FIRST INAUGURAL AND HOPEFULLY ANNUAL HISTORY AND CULTURE EXPO, WHERE YOU CAN MEET. YOU CAN MEET REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. THIS IS A FREE, FAMILY FRIENDLY. IT'LL BE AN INFORMAL GATHERING WHERE YOU COULD GET ALL SORTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIQUE RESOURCES THAT MAKE MARTIN COUNTY SPECIAL. WE APPRECIATE THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP AND LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING OUR SHARED RESPECT FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ALL MONTH LONG. 
          THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 
          GOOD JOB. GUYS. ALL RIGHT. THIS NEXT PROCLAMATION KEEPS THE CITY FLOWING. IT KEEPS US SUCCESSFUL. IT'S MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK. WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK, A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS. THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK PROVIDES THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES AND AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AT OTHER LEVELS. AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY, RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL, THE MUNICIPAL CLERK SERVES AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY. 
          WHEREAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE, PROVINCIAL, COUNTY AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. AND WHEREAS IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK. NOW, THEREFORE, I. SEAN REED, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 3RD THROUGH THE NINTH, 2026 AS MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK. THANK YOU, MARY KENDALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PROCLAMATION. RECOGNIZING CITY CLERK'S WEEK MUNICIPAL CLERKS. IT WAS ACTUALLY LAST WEEK, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE MEETING FELL. SO WE HAD A GREAT WEEK AND WE JUST APPRECIATE THE TO HAVE THE TEAM THAT I HAVE THAT HELPS US TO FLOW AS IT DOES. AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR FOR HELPING US AND MAKING OUR JOB EASIER. THANK YOU. MARY. AND YOUR STAFF AT THE CITY. STEWART WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOUR. THANK YOU. BEAUTIFUL. IS GOING TO JOIN US. 
          [PRESENTATIONS ]
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MOVING ON TO PRESENTATIONS AND SERVICE AWARDS. THIS ONE IS FOR JAMES TROTSKY, ALSO KNOWN AS JIM. FOR 20 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. JIM. YEAH, WE'LL DO A PICTURE. YEAH, ONLY IF YOU PROMISE TO SPEAK. OH, THAT WON'T BE. I KNOW HE DOES IT SO ELOQUENTLY. 
          JIM. THANK YOU. JIM. I GUESS 20 YEARS GETS YOU THREE MINUTES UP AT THE PULPIT HERE. 
          WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN BACK IN THE 80S, I ATTENDED THE COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN IN OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. I STUDIED FINE ART AND COMMERCIAL ART WITH A SPECIALIZED FOCUS OF A LITTLE SUB AREA CALLED MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION. AS AN ARTIST, I DEVELOPED A FASCINATION WITH HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, AND THROUGHOUT MY CAREER IN GOVERNMENT, I OFTEN NOTICED THAT GOOD CITY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS ARE MUCH LIKE HEALTHY HUMAN ANATOMY. AND HERE'S HOW THE CITY COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS. MUCH LIKE THE BRAIN WHERE VISION, DECISION MAKING, AND DIRECTION OR ORIGINATE POLICIES BEGIN AS IDEAS THEN MOVE THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE REST OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE INFORMATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT SERVES AS A NERVOUS SYSTEMS TRANSMITTING COMMUNICATION DATA INFORMATION THROUGHOUT EVERY PART OF THE ORGANIZATION TO KEEP THE CITY CONNECTED, DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS FUNCTION MUCH LIKE MUSCULATURE SYSTEMS. IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THE CITY DRIVING. WITH GROWTH AND PHYSICAL CHANGE THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE REGION, PUBLIC WORKS SERVES SERVES AS A CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, KEEPING ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES FLOWING EFFICIENTLY. ENGINEERING PROVIDES STRUCTURAL AND TECHNICAL FOUNDATION, MUCH LIKE DNA. THE BODY'S BUILDING BLOCKS PUBLIC SAFETY FUNCTIONS LIKE THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, PROTECTING PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY FROM THREATS AND RESPONDING WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE. HUMAN RESOURCES IS MUCH LIKE THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM REGULATING ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH, CULTURE, GROWTH AND BALANCE. THE COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVES AS OUR VOCAL CORDS AND SENSORY SYSTEMS BECAUSE THEY INFORM THE PUBLIC, RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND SHAPE OUR IMAGE. OUR CITIZENS ARE THE CELLS OF THE BODY. EVERY ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS CONTRIBUTES TO THE HEALTH, IDENTITY AND FUNCTION OF A LARGER ORGANISM. ALL THESE SYSTEMS MUST WORK IN HARMONY FOR A CITY TO REMAIN STRONG AND HEALTHY. BUT THERE'S ONE MORE FUNCTION THAT'S OFTEN OVERLOOKED THAT CANNOT BE IGNORED. THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, RECREATION AND PARKS, AS YOU MAY REFER TO IT AS, IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF A HEALTHY, WELL-FUNCTIONING CITY. THEY BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR CELEBRATIONS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND MEANINGFUL FAMILY EXPERIENCES. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING A PART OF MANY OF THOSE EXPERIENCES FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND AFTER THOUSANDS OF HANDSHAKES AND MILLIONS OF SMILES, IT NEVER GETS OLD. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF ALLOWING ME TO HELP LEAD THIS IMPORTANT FUNCTION FOR THE CITY. BECAUSE IN THE END, A CITY IS MUCH LIKE THE HUMAN BODY. IT KEEPS SYSTEMS FUNCTIONING WELL. AND ALTHOUGH OUR CITIZENS MAY NOT ALWAYS BE AWARE OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL CITY FUNCTION, IT WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE WAY WE MAKE THEM FEEL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JIM. OUR NEXT SERVICE AWARD IS BRIAN TYSON, FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IF I COULD JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT, I JUST WANTED TO THIS IS DETECTIVE BRIAN TYSON. YEP. IT'S. I JUST WANTED TO SAY BRIAN'S BEEN WITH US FOR FIVE YEARS. HE'S ASSIGNED TO OUR DETECTIVE BUREAU. HIS FIANCEE, KAYLEE, IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. SHE'S A MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND SHE'S BROUGHT THEIR NEWEST BORN CHILD IN TOW WITH HER. SO SHE'S HERE TO SUPPORT HIM AS WELL. AND JUST UNIQUELY, BRIAN COMES FROM A FAMILY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRADITION. HIS FATHER, BRIAN TYSON SENIOR, WORKED FOR THE STEWART POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALMOST NINE YEARS, AND HE AND I WERE PARTNERS IN THE EARLY AND MID 90S WHEN WE WERE FRESH FACED ROOKIES HERE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO HE COMES FROM A 
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GREAT FAMILY, GREAT LAW ENFORCEMENT, DEDICATION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO GO UP HERE AND TAKE A PICTURE. I'LL BRING HER UP. YES. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE BABY IN THE PICTURE. 
          TO LEARN HOW TO USE THIS. YOU KNOW, NORMALLY. OUR NEXT PRESENTATION WILL BE ON MARTIN COUNTY TRANSIT. SURE. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. WELL, THIS IS COMING UP. I'LL INTRODUCE OURSELVES. I'M. I'M KAREN DAIGLE, I'M THE CEO OF MARTIN COUNTY TRANSIT. WE ARE A DIVISION OF SENIOR RESOURCE ASSOCIATION. WITH ME IS CHRIS STEVENSON, WHO IS THE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR. AND ALSO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ASH BEECHER. HE IS THE TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATOR AT MARTIN COUNTY. MARTIN COUNTY TRANSIT IS CONTRACTED BY MARTIN COUNTY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES. AND WE WANTED TO TO COME TONIGHT TO GIVE A INFORMATIVE IDEA OF WHAT WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE TRANSIT SINCE WE TOOK OVER LAST JULY AND WHAT OUR PLANS ARE FOR TRANSIT IN PUBLIC TRANSIT IN MARTIN COUNTY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE WORKING. YES. 
          ALL RIGHT. GOOD. OKAY. SO FIRST OF ALL. MARTY, IS THE TRANSPORTATION, THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THERE ARE TWO TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN MARTIN COUNTY THAT MARTY, IS THE PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT RUNS FIVE DAYS A WEEK. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE COMMUNITY COACH SYSTEM THAT WE ALSO OPERATE IN COMMUNITY COACHES FOR INDIVIDUALS, FOR TRANSPORTATION, DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS. AND THAT IS MORE OF A DOOR TO DOOR SYSTEM. BUT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT MARTY TODAY, THE PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM. SO TODAY THE SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE FIVE TOTAL FIXED ROUTES. WE DO RUN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 6 A.M. TO 8 P.M. WE DO HAVE 14 BUSSES. 
          WE DO HAVE 67 BUS STOPS. WE DO HAVE REGIONAL SERVICE TO SAINT LUCIE COUNTY AND TO WEST PALM BEACH AND MARTIN COUNTY TRANSIT. WE HAVE 30 EMPLOYEES THAT INCLUDE OPERATORS, DISPATCHERS, MECHANICS AND SUPERVISORS. SO WE WANT TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RIDERSHIP AND THIS OVER THE YEARS. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS AN INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP OVER EACH YEAR. 
          AND A LITTLE BIT LATER, WE'LL SHOW YOU ANOTHER NUMBER ABOUT OUR RIDERSHIP. SINCE WE'VE TAKEN OVER THE SYSTEM. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON IS A ROUTE OPTIMIZATION STUDY. AND THIS, IN FACT, WE HAVE JUST, WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT WHO WE'VE JUST HIRED. AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IS CHANGING OR ADDING ROUTES. A MICROTRANSIT SYSTEM, POSSIBLY THE HOURS OF SERVICE AND OF COURSE, NEW BUS STOPS AND NEW LOCATIONS FOR THOSE BUS STOPS. AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO CHRIS TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT ALL OF THOSE. HI, EVERYONE. THANKS FOR LETTING US COME AND TALK. SO LIKE KAREN INDICATED, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS FINDING NEW BUS STOPS, NEW AREAS WHERE PEOPLE 67 STOPS IN A COUNTY THIS SIZE IS ON THE LOW END. 
          AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET THOSE NUMBERS UP, ADD MORE BUS STOPS. WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED 21 THAT ARE IN REALLY PRISTINE LOCATIONS ALL ACROSS MARTIN COUNTY, SOME OF THEM RIGHT HERE IN STEWART. AND WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TALKING WITH CITY STAFF ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE THOSE BUS STOPS REALITIES, BECAUSE THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES PEOPLE HAVE TO RIDE THE FIXED ROUTE, THE THE MORE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT YOU CAN SEE THE LIST THERE OF THE 21 STOPS THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO, TO GET INSTALLED HERE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. THOSE ARE ALL THE ONES THAT DON'T TAKE MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE TO INSTALL AT ALL. WE WOULD JUST BE TALKING ABOUT LIKE A POLE ON THE GROUND WITH THE, WITH THE SIGN WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET ON AND OFF. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO LOOK AT THE, THE MAKE UP OF OUR FLEET. YOU KNOW, WE, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET 
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PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND GET THEM WHERE THEY'RE GOING. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT DOING IS LOOKING MAYBE EVERY ROUTE DOESN'T NEED A HEAVY DUTY BUS ON IT TO, TO GET BACK INTO APARTMENT COMPLEXES OR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT EXPLORING THE MAKEUP OF OUR FLEET. AND IF WE NEED TO, TO DOWNSIZE OUR FLEET IN CERTAIN AREAS, EVEN GOING TO MICRO TRANSIT VEHICLES, WHICH IS A REAL EXCITING THING THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SPACE. AND SPEAKING OF THAT, WE'RE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ROUTE OPTIMIZATION STUDY THAT WE JUST KICKED OFF ON MAY 1ST IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IS MICRO TRANSIT, WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY EXCITING THING, YOU KNOW, MICRO TRANSIT, SOMETHING THAT CAN BE USED WHERE THERE'S TRANSIT DESERTS, NOT A LOT OF TRANSIT BEING OFFERED, OR YOU CAN TAKE UNDERPERFORMING FIXED ROUTES AND REPLACE THEM WITH MICRO TRANSIT. AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN DO IT. YOU CAN HAVE DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE WITHIN A ZONE. YOU CAN GO FROM ONE ZONE TO ANOTHER ZONE. YOU CAN HELP FEED THE FIXED ROUTE USING MICRO TRANSIT. 
          SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES AND POTENTIAL. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT EXPLORING HERE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE WITH MICRO TRANSIT HERE IN MARTIN COUNTY. AND THEN LIKE KAREN INDICATED, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO LOOK AT WHEN, WHEN THE SERVICE IS OPERATING. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A, THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT WE WANT TO OFFER PUBLIC TRANSIT WHEN PEOPLE ARE USING IT. AND RIGHT NOW IT'S ONLY RUNNING UNTIL 8:00 AT NIGHT, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 
          THAT'S NOT WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED TO USE THE BUS. PEOPLE WANT TO USE IT LATE AT NIGHT ON THE WEEKENDS. AND SO OUR RIDERSHIP HAS BEEN GROWING A LOT, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE HOW IT GROWS AS WE LOOK AT ADDING SERVICE WHEN MORE PEOPLE NEED THE SERVICE AND WANT THE SERVICE, AND THEN THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE EXCITED, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, OUR DRIVERS HAVE TO CALL OUT THE NAMES OF ALL THE STOPS. THEY HAVE TO MANUALLY KEEP TRACK OF PEOPLE GETTING ON AND OFF THE BUS. AND WE WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT WITH OUR SAFETY SECURITY FEATURES ON THE BUS. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE EXPLORING THE IDEA OF ADDING VOICE ANNUNCIATORS THAT WILL CALL OUT THE NAMES OF ALL THE STOPS FOR FOR ALL THE PASSENGERS, AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY COUNTING. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY POPULAR IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SPACE. AND THEN HAVING 360 COVERAGE OF THE CAMERAS ON ALL THE VEHICLES. AND SO I THINK YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HEARD THAT BACK IN NOVEMBER, THE MARTY SYSTEM WENT FARE FREE. WE HAD SOME VERY GOOD REASONS WHY WE WE SPOKE TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABOUT DOING THAT. THEY AGREED WITH US. AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT SUCCESS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN. WE ARE UP 37% OR RIDERSHIP 37% COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. SO THAT'S JUST ONE OPTIMIZATION THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH AND HAVE SUCCESS WITH. AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CITY AND PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICE TO, TO OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN, IN MARTIN COUNTY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER. ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. SO WE HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL NONPROFIT HERE IN TOWN CALLED LITTLE LIGHTS DENTISTRY, WHICH IS ON 10TH STREET BY SAINT JOE'S. THEIR NAME IT AGAIN, PLEASE. LITTLE LIGHTS DENTISTRY, OKAY. THEY GET A LOT OF FAMILIES WITH VERY YOUNG CHILDREN COME IN FROM INDIAN TOWN. OKAY. AND THE NEAREST STOP FOR THEM IS A MILE AWAY. AND IN THE SUMMER, IT'S HOT. OKAY. IS THERE SOME WAY WE COULD ACCOMMODATE THEM? WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS THE KIND OF FEEDBACK WE NEED FROM INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? YOU KNOW, IT'S A MOM WITH A FIVE YEAR OLD AND A SIX YEAR. AND SO, OKAY, THAT WOULD BE WE WILL ABSOLUTELY LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. COMMISSIONER CLARK? YES. THANK YOU. SO TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGE, YOU DIDN'T PUT MUCH OF THAT IN THERE, BUT I DEFINITELY LIKE TO I PUSHED ON TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGE WHEN I WAS ON THE MPO AND I'VE DONE A LOT. YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN MY NAME. I KNOW WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID. YEAH. THANKS. SO YEAH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE COVERING ALL THOSE PEOPLE WITH TD. AND THEN THE OTHER THING WAS I, WE KIND OF BROUGHT UP A HALF OF THAT, BUT IT WOULD BE THIS THE SATURDAY SERVICE TO INDIAN TOWN OR ANYTHING. IT'S HOW'S THAT GOING? JUST TELL US HOW HOW'S IT GOING. YEAH. WELL, SO GO AHEAD. SO THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP, COMMISSIONER CLARK. LIKE, LIKE KAREN HAD INDICATED, IN ADDITION TO THE MARTY FIXED ROUTE, WE ALSO OPERATE THE TD SERVICE, THE 
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TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED SERVICE HERE IN MARTIN COUNTY. IT'S CALLED MARTIN COMMUNITY COACH. THAT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY AND DISABLED. SO WE GIVE THEM DOOR TO DOOR TRIPS, TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND TO CHURCH TO SEE THEIR FRIENDS ANYWHERE THEY WANT TO GO. WE HELP WITH THAT. AND WHEN WE TOOK OVER AS THE CTC IN 2018, WE BROUGHT BACK THE THE COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR. EVERY COUNTY HAS A COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR. WE HAVE BEEN THE THE CTC HERE IN MARTIN COUNTY SINCE 2018. AND WHEN MISS CLARK WAS ON LEAVE AND WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT OF GREAT THINGS WITH HER AT THE HELM THERE, AND WE BROUGHT BACK THE INDIAN TOWN SHUTTLE BACK IN 2018. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT STILL OPERATES TODAY ON THE WEEKENDS. IT'S A SHUTTLE FROM INDIAN TOWN TO STEWART, JUST ON ON THE WEEKENDS, WHENEVER THE MARTY ISN'T OPERATING. AND SO A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE IN INDIAN TOWN, THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE THE MARTY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING. AND SO WE STARTED OFF OPERATING THE SHUTTLE ON THE ON THE WEEKENDS TO BRING THEM INTO STEWART, TO GO TO PUBLIX AND TO WALMART. 
          THE TWO STOPS AND STEWART ON THE WEEKENDS ARE ARE PUBLIX AND WALMART. AND RIDERSHIP HAS BEEN EXTREMELY STRONG. WE'RE DOING OVER 700 TRIPS A MONTH ON, ON THAT INDIAN TOWN SHUTTLE, AND WE'VE SECURED FUNDING TO LAST THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF NEXT YEAR. SO IT'S IT'S IT'S IT'S GOING STRONG. AND IT'S, IT'S HERE FOR AT LEAST 13 MORE MONTHS. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND HOW ARE WE DOING ON THE JOB ROUTE TO, TO THE PALM BEACH GARDENS MALL AS WELL AS TO THE NORTH, THE INTERCONNECTIVITY. YES. SO LIKE KAREN INDICATED, OUR RIDERSHIP HAS BEEN UP EXTREMELY UP 37% SINCE NOVEMBER. AND SO ALL THE ROUTES ARE EXPERIENCING STRONG RIDERSHIP. 
          AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE EXPECT MOVING FORWARD IS THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO RIDE THE MARTY. AND YOU ACCEPT PEOPLE WITH THEIR BICYCLES AND THEIR DOGS. AND THAT'S SUCH A GREAT QUESTION, MISS CLARK. YES, MA'AM. SO WE WE HAVE TWO BIKE RACK POSITIONS ON ALL THE BUSSES SO PEOPLE CAN RIDE THEIR BIKES TO THE TO THE STOPS AND PUT THEIR BIKES ON. AND WE, WE ACCEPT SERVICE ANIMALS ON THE, ON THE VEHICLES AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS. WHAT DID COULD YOU ELABORATE WHEN YOU SAID TAKING OVER THE SYSTEM? OH, SURE. SO THERE'S A, A PROCESS THAT MARTIN COUNTY HAS TO GO THROUGH EVERY SO MANY YEARS. THEY HAVE TO DO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR SYSTEM. SO THIS PAST YEAR THAT HAPPENED BACK BACK IN 2025. AND WE WE WERE AWARDED THE TRANSIT CONTRACT. OKAY. AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION WAS, WHAT IS THE POLICY ON GETTING NEW STOPS? IS THERE A WRITTEN POLICY ON THAT OR HOW DOES IT WORK? SO, CHRIS, DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT ONE? GO AHEAD. WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING NEW SERVICE, MAINLY WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE PEOPLE WANT THE SERVICE AND ALSO WHAT TYPE OF RIGHT OF WAY WE HAVE. RIGHT. SO IF IT'S ON US, ONE, THAT'S FDOT RIGHT OF WAY. SO IF WE SAY, HEY, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT STOP ON US ONE FOR A BUS STOP, WE WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO FDOT AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY WITH US PUTTING A STOP ON THEIR RIGHT OF WAY. AND THEN WE HAVE TO, TO, TO WORK, WORK IT INTO THE SCHEDULE FOR THE BUS SYSTEM. 
          AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THOSE, THOSE STOPS THAT I CAN GO BACK TO IT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE STOPS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT WE WANT TO ADD BUS STOPS. A LOT OF THOSE ARE IN THE CITY OF STUART, AND WE'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO THE CITY STAFF TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO, WHAT APPLICATIONS WE NEED TO FILL OUT TO, TO MAKE THOSE STOPS REALITY. BECAUSE THERE ARE LOCAL THERE ARE LOCAL RULES ABOUT BUS STOPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE FOLLOW. 
          AND WE'RE WE'VE ALREADY STARTED WORKING WITH CITY STAFF TO MAKE THAT A REALITY. I UNDERSTAND THAT, CHRIS, BUT GOING BACK TO IT, LIKE, WHAT WOULD THE CRITERIA BE? IS IT LIKE, DO YOU NEED A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, PUBLIC? LIKE IT'S JUST LIKE NO RECOMMENDATION. OKAY, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. WE'LL SEE IT ON. IS IT ON THE ROUTE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE? YOU KNOW? YEAH, THERE'S BASICALLY IT COMES DOWN IF IT'S FEASIBLE OR NOT FEASIBLE. THAT'S CORRECT. IF IT FITS INTO OUR ROUTE ITSELF, LIKE CHRIS HAD SAID, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR ROUTES ON TIME. YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S AN HOUR OR HALF HOUR, YOU KNOW, BACK AND FORTH OR WHATEVER. SO WE WEIGH INTO ALL OF THAT. BUT CERTAINLY WE TAKE ALL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOR BUS STOPS AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. 
          AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION WAS ON THE 37% INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP, WAS THAT JUST FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER OF 2024 TO NOVEMBER OF 25? COMPARISON. IT'S NOVEMBER OF 20 THAT IT'S UP 35 7%, NOVEMBER OF 2025 TO TO PRESENT RIGHT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS. OKAY. SO 
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IT COULD GO HIGHER. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO WE'LL KNOW ONCE WE GET MORE. WE'RE HOPING. 
          ALL RIGHT. WELL, AWESOME. ANY OTHER FELLOW COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? NO. IT'S JUST THAT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ASKING ABOUT THE BEACH. BUT WE KNOW THAT THROUGH THE ROUTE OPTIMIZATION STUDY, WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY WHERE WE SHOULD EXPAND. SO ANY AND WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC INPUT WHEN WE'RE DOING THAT STUDY AS WELL. SO IF THERE ARE PLACES SUCH AS THE BEACHES TO GO TO, AND OF COURSE IT WILL ALL DEPEND ON FUNDING, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING I MEAN, WE WOULD LOVE TO EXPAND THIS, YOU KNOW, QUICKLY. BUT HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, YOU KNOW, GREAT, GREAT PLANS, BUT FUNDING IS, IS THE KEY FACTOR OF IT. AND WE THAT IS ANOTHER THING THAT WE HAVE COMMITTED TO DO IS CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE FEDS, THROUGH THE STATE AND AND LOCAL. AND I KNOW THAT I THINK, COMMISSIONER, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A LINK. DO WE HAVE A LINK, JIM? DO WE HAVE A LINK TO MARTY ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE? IF WE DON'T, IF CITY MANAGER OR SOMEBODY COULD LOOK INTO THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE COULD ADD THAT TO. THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. 
          THANKS SO MUCH. THIS NEXT PRESENTATION THAT I HAD ASKED FOR WAS REGARDING THE INNOVATION HUB UPDATE. JODI QUESTION. IS THIS THE ENTIRE INNOVATION HUB BACKSTORY OR IS IT JUST AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT PRESENTLY AND WHAT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY WOULD BE? OR GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. IT WAS ESSENTIALLY THE UPDATE FROM THE 2023 STUDY THAT THEY THEY PROVIDED. I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE FOR 2026. I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ON THEIR WEBSITE FOR MARTIN COUNTY. YEAH. LOCATION. OR ARE WE GOING THROUGH THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION ON EVERY SLIDE THEN TONIGHT? OR IS THERE A SUMMARY LIKE A 10 TO 15 MINUTE? I WAS JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF WHAT, WHAT THE INTENT OF THE INNOVATION HUB WAS AND, AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CITY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU JODY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR REED AT THE MARCH 9TH, 2025, 2026 CITY COMMISSION MEETING, THE COMMISSION DIRECTED STAFF TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE MARTIN COUNTY INNOVATION HUB RECOMMENDATION REPORT PREPARED BY BUSINESS FLAIR IN 2023. THIS REPORT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 22ND, 2022, AS A PRESENTATION ONLY, AND NO FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE BOARD. AN INNOVATION HUB IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS CREATIVITY, SUPPORTS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT, AND ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS ALONG A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS. THE REPORT WAS PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE MARTIN COUNTY INNOVATION HUB STUDY AREA LOCATED WITHIN MARTIN COUNTY, INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY OF STUART. PORTIONS OF THE GOLDEN GATE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA. 
          AS PART OF THE STUDY AND ASSESSMENT WAS DONE WAS COMPLETED IDENTIFYING THE STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS KNOWN AS SWOT ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARTIN COUNTY INNOVATION HUB. THE PURPOSE OF THE ASSESSMENT WAS TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN AND LONG TERM VISION FOR THE INNOVATION HUB, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE, MARKETING AND BRANDING REGULATIONS, ESTHETICS AND OPPORTUNITY SITES. THE STUDY AREA IS GENERALLY BOUND BY COVE ROAD TO THE SOUTH, MONTEREY ROAD TO THE NORTH, US ONE TO THE WEST AND DIXIE HIGHWAY TO THE EAST. GENERALLY CENTERED ALONG THE FEC RAILROAD CORRIDOR, THE REPORT SERVES AS A GUIDING PLANNING TOOL AND IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE DISCUSSIONS AND CONSIDERATION BY PARTICIPATING AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS. MOST OF THE LEADERSHIP AND COORDINATION OF EFFORTS FOR THE MARTIN COUNTY INNOVATION HUB INITIATIVE ARE UNDERTAKEN BY MARTIN COUNTY. AT THIS TIME, THE CITY OF STUART DOES NOT HAVE ANY FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT. 
          ANY FUTURE FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION OR OBLIGATION BY THE CITY WOULD REQUIRE FORMAL ACTION BY THE CITY COMMISSION THROUGH A PUBLIC VOTE BY THE BOARD. THIS IS JUST SHOWING WHAT THE INNOVATION HUB WOULD LOOK LIKE. THIS IS ALONG THE US ONE CORRIDOR AND AROUND OURS IS AROUND THE COMMERCE CENTER AREA, AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH OUR AREA THAT WOULD BE PART OF. BUT THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO WITHIN 15 MINUTES, YOU CAN GO TO THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TO LEARN TO WALK, INNOVATE, TO BE BY THE WATER, TO ENTERTAIN, PLAY, TO LIVE, TO HEAL, TO EAT WELL AND 
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TO GROCERY SHOP. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JODY? NO THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS PRESENTATION? NO. SEEING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE PRESENTATION THEN. THANK YOU. JODY. THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE IS RECOGNITION OF NEW SRT METRICS AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE CITY OF STUART RESIDENTS. GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS. 
          JOHN HONEYCUTT. I'M THE OPERATIONS CHIEF FOR FIRE RESCUE. I'M UP HERE WITH CHIEF NOVICK FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF LUCIEN AND SERGEANT BEAUVAIS, WHO'S THE SRT COORDINATOR OR TEAM LEADER ON THE POLICE SIDE. AND THE REASON WE WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE FEEL THIS IS JUST A GREAT PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK THROUGH. AND BEFORE WE JUMP INTO IT, THIS REALLY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THE COLLABORATION OF BOTH OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. I THINK ONE THING THAT YOU'LL FIND NATIONWIDE, THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES WHERE FIRE, RESCUE AND POLICE, THEY DON'T QUITE GET ALONG. BUT HERE WE HAVE A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIP. WE'VE DONE PUBLIC EVENTS TOGETHER. WE'VE EVEN PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE TOGETHER. SO WE WORK PRETTY WELL AS A TEAM. AND THE OTHER KEY FACTOR TO THAT IS THE OPENNESS AND WILLINGNESS TO LET US WORK ON THIS, FROM BOTH THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE POLICE CHIEF. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE WORKED ON FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, AND WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE GROUND THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S BEEN FANTASTIC FOR US. SO WHAT IS SRT OR SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM? THEY'RE THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE DRIVEN TO GO AND DEAL WITH THOSE HIGH ACUITY CALLS, THOSE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS THAT COULD BE A HIGH RISK WARRANT, A BARRICADED SUBJECT, SOMETHING ALONG THAT MATTER. AS RESPONDERS, WE'RE TAUGHT TO GET TO THE SCENE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN START RENDERING AID, STABILIZING THE SCENE, AND JUST GOING TO WORK. 
          THAT'S WHERE WE KIND OF DIVIDE ON THE POLICE SIDE OF THE WORLD. THEY MAY USE THAT TIME, RUSH IN AND START STABILIZING THINGS, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY KIND OF USE TIME TO THEIR ADVANTAGE TO CONTROL THE PACE OF THE EVENT AND SLOW THINGS DOWN. ON THE FIRE SIDE, WE USE WORDS LIKE TIME IS BRAIN, TIME IS MUSCLE. WE DEAL WITH THE GOLDEN HOUR, WHICH IS TO GET A TRAUMA VICTIM TO A TRAUMA CENTER WITHIN 60 MINUTES. AND IF WE'RE WAITING AROUND, THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO DO OUR JOB, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE A VICTIM WHO'S BEEN INJURED OR, HEAVEN FORBID, ONE OF OUR OWN OFFICERS, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. SO HOW DO WE FIX THAT? THE ANSWER IS AN SRT MEDIC, AND THAT'S A SPECIALLY TRAINED PARAMEDIC WHO'S LEARNED THE SRT SKILLS, WHO'S ABLE TO MAKE ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING WITH THE SRT TEAM MEMBERS, AND THEY CAN PROVIDE IMMEDIATE CARE TO AN INJURED VICTIM. AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP THAT PROGRAM. THEY'RE JUST GOING THROUGH THEIR TRAINING NOW. WE'RE EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO, AND WE JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU. 
          RIGHT NOW WE HAVE LIEUTENANT ANTHONY PESATURO. WE HAVE FIRE MEDIC DREW EDWARDS AND FIRE MEDIC LEIGH ERIC. THERE ARE THREE INAUGURAL MEMBERS OF THE SRT MEDIC PROGRAM WHO ARE GOING TO BE JOINING THE TEAM, WORKING WITH THE OFFICERS ON THESE HIGH RISK SITUATIONS, SO THAT WE CAN RENDER THAT AID AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU. I BELIEVE CHIEFS HAVE A FEW REMARKS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO GIVE, SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ONE OF THE CHIEFS AND THEN WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANKS, HONEY. THANKS. APPRECIATE IT. REALLY, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MEDICS WHO WORKED REALLY HARD, OF COURSE, TO MAKE IT AND GET TO THIS POINT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEFINITELY VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE POLICE CHIEF. THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING WE TRIED TO DO A LONG TIME AGO, 20 YEARS AGO. YOU KNOW, IT WAS SOMETHING I WAS EXCITED TO DO BACK THEN. 
          I WAS YOUNGER AND SKINNIER, BUT THAT'S LITERALLY HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, ON THIS PROJECT. SO WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CHIEF TO LET US JUST KIND OF DO OUR THING. LET THE LET SERGEANT BEAUVAIS IS GOING TO COME UP AND TALK AS WELL. LET HIM AND CHIEF HONEYCUTT DO THEIR THING. SO WE'RE JUST WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. 
          THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO JUST ADDRESS BRIEFLY THAT THE SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS 14 FULL TIME OFFICERS WHO TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY ON, IN ADDITION TO THEIR OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES. NICK QUIGLEY, ON THE BACK OF THE ROOM, THERE IS A LONG SERVING MEMBER OF THE SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM AND OVER 20 YEAR MEMBER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO THAT EVERYONE THAT'S THAT'S ASSIGNED HAS TO GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS TRAINING PROGRAM. AND THEN ONCE THEY ONCE THEY'RE ACCEPTED ONTO THE TEAM, THEY'RE ON CALL 24 OVER SEVEN, 365. SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE READY FOR CALL BACK IF WE HAVE A CRITICAL INCIDENT. AND THAT COULD BE ANYTHING LIKE, LIKE A CHIEF HONEYCUTT MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, BARRICADED GUNMAN WARRANT 
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SERVICE. HAVE WE EXECUTED SEARCH WARRANTS IN THE CITY? AND WE DO. THE SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM HAS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY TO EXECUTE THOSE WARRANTS SO THEY CAN DO IT SAFELY. AND WITH THE ADDITION OF THE NEW RESCUE VEHICLE THAT WE TOOK POSSESSION OF BACK IN OCTOBER, IT WAS A TWO YEAR PROCESS TO GET THE RESCUE VEHICLE. IT IT HELPS TO PROVIDE US THAT EXTRA SAFETY NOT ONLY AT THESE WARRANTS BARRICADED TYPE SITUATIONS, BUT ALSO DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. 
          THEY'RE HEAVY VEHICLES. THEY'LL HELP SUPPORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE RESCUE WHEN THEY NEED TO RESPOND DURING HURRICANE SEASON TO PROVIDE FIRST AID JUST IN THOSE NORMAL CALLS. BUT I WOULD JUST ASK SERGEANT BOBBITT JUST BRIEFLY, JUST TELL YOU ABOUT THE THE TRAINING OR THE TRYOUTS THAT THESE FIREMEN HAD TO PARAMEDICS HAD TO GO THROUGH TO EVEN BE CONSIDERED TO JOIN THE TEAM. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO I'M NOT AS TALL AS YOU. SO THE, THE, THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR THEM IS THEY HAD TO HAVE AT LEAST THREE YEARS ON AS A MEDIC AND BE CHECKED OFF ON THE POLICE SIDE, THEY WENT THROUGH A PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST, WHICH IS THEY THOUGHT WAS EASY. IT WAS NOT. THEY FOUND OUT. AND THEN FIREARMS HANDLING AND QUALIFICATIONS AS WELL. THE SAME STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE ON THE TEAM. ON THE POLICE SIDE, THEY ALSO MET WITH THAT. WE GO INTO AN ORAL BOARD THAT'S WITH TEAM MEMBERS WITH DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE LEVELS, SOME OF THEM BRAND NEW, AND SOME OF THEM LIKE OFFICER BIGELOW OVER THERE WITH 20 PLUS YEARS ON THAT BOARD, ASKING THEM VARIOUS QUESTIONS ON SCENARIOS AND POLICY RELATED ITEMS. AFTER THAT, AS A TEAM, WE'RE EVALUATING THEM ON THEIR MINDSET AND HOW WELL THEY WORK WITH THE TEAM. LUCKILY, THEY'RE FIREFIGHTERS, SO THEY ALWAYS WORK AS A TEAM, SO THAT MADE THINGS PRETTY SIMPLE ON OUR END. ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLE PROCESS, IT'S IT'S PRETTY GRUELING AND IT'S A, IT'S A VERY LONG DAY. PRETTY MUCH IT. 
          THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I AM SO PROUD OF THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR SERVICES. IT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE REALIZES IT. AND I WANT TO WELCOME THE THREE NEW MEDICS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER CLARK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU PUT YOUR LITERALLY PUT YOUR LIVES ON THE LINE, AND WE ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE IT. 
          AND THE LEVEL OF EXPERTISE I JUST MET WITH, I CAN'T REMEMBER PEOPLE'S TITLES NOW, BUT IT'S I, I WANT TO SAY BATTALION HATCH, WHO'S A, THE PRESIDENT AND, AND CAPTAIN LEVI AND OF COURSE, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, I'M ALWAYS MEETING WITH THEM. I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON A CALL. I'VE BEEN OUT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT I THINK THAT HAVING THE EXPERTISE AND THE KNOWLEDGE, IT IS COMFORT. YOU SPELL COMFORT FOR US IN THE CITY AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEIR LOVED ONES ARE GOING TO GET THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE AND THE BEST RESPONSE TIME POSSIBLE. AND WE ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO ANY OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO ANY OF THESE GENTLEMEN? I HAVE A QUESTION. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED FIREARM TRAINING. SO ARE THEY ALLOWED TO CARRY FIREARMS ON CERTAIN CALLS THEN WHEN THEY'RE NECESSARY THEN CHIEF. SO YES, THEY WILL. THEY, THEY WILL CARRY THEIR ISSUED FIREARM ISSUED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ONLY WHILE THEY'RE EMBEDDED WITH THE TEAM ON A CALL. SO THEIR GEAR WILL STAY AT THE STATION. ONCE THEY GET ACTIVATED FOR A CALL, THEY'LL BE THEY'LL GET ACCESS TO THEIR GEAR AND CARRY IT WHILE THEY'RE ON SCENE. BECAUSE NOW, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE SERVING THE FIRST RESPONDER MEDICAL ROLE IN A CRITICAL SITUATION, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND PROTECT THE REST OF THE TEAM IF IT TURNED INTO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO SO YES, THEY'RE TRAINED, THEY'VE GONE THROUGH A WEEK OF FIREARMS TRAINING AND JUST LIKE OUR OFFICERS DO, SO THEY'RE HELD TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE PROFICIENT AND SAFE HANDLING OF THE WEAPONS WHILE THEY'RE IN POSSESSION OF THEM. THAT'S AWESOME. WELL, I'M GLAD WE'RE HERE 20 YEARS LATER. THIS I THINK IT'S AMAZING THE COLLABORATION THAT YOU GUYS DO HAVE YOU GUYS IN THE SAME SAFETY COMPLEX. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. FOR SURE. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS 
          [COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS (Part  1 of 2)]
COMMISSIONER RICH. JUST VERY BRIEFLY, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS, MR. MAYOR, ON YOUR NEW POSITION. I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING. AND I HEARD THAT EXCUSE ME. IT WAS VERY LOW. WE DIDN'T HEAR IT. OKAY, I'LL WAIT FOR ALL THESE FIRST RESPONDERS TO. I THINK ONE OF THEM HAD TO 
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RESPOND. HE RAN OUT THERE. NO, IT'S JUST TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, MR. MAYOR, ON YOUR NEW POSITION. AND I WAS. LAST WEDNESDAY, I ATTENDED THE JOE KORDIC AWARDS, WHICH IS AWARDS TO EIGHTH GRADERS AND SENIORS AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB EARLIER IN THE EVENING. 
          AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE SENIORS IN RECEIVING THEIR AWARDS. THE THE RECITATION OF THEIR CV'S WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. THESE ARE SOME VERY IMPRESSIVE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AND GOOD LUCK TO THEM. AND THEN I WENT TO. I WENT FROM THERE OVER TO 10TH STREET, AND I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE. ALL MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS WERE THERE AS WELL. AND THE POINT OF THAT COMMENT IS JUST TO REVEAL HOW MUCH EFFORT IS MADE ON OUR PARTS, TO REACH OUT TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. IT'S IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING TO THEM, BUT WE MAKE THE EFFORT CONSISTENTLY. AND I KNOW THAT PROGRESS MAY BE MAY SEEM SLOW, BUT WE DO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITIES WANT AND NEED. AND COMMISSIONER CLARK, DO YOU REMEMBER THAT YOUNG MAN'S NAME WHO STOOD UP AND QUOTED JOHNSON? NO, IT WAS QUITE IMPRESSIVE. 
          I'D NEVER MET HIM BEFORE, AND HE DID A TERRIFIC JOB AND A HALF. HE WORKED ON GETTING THE COMMUNITY FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR MAKING THE EFFORT TO BE OUT THAT EVENING AND LISTEN AT LENGTH TO WHAT THAT COMMUNITY HAD TO SAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RICH, COMMISSIONER JOB, AS ALWAYS, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. IT'S SO GREAT THAT EVERYONE GETS INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MAYOR SHAWN REED. 
          CONGRATULATIONS AND WISH YOU LOTS OF LUCK IN YOUR NEW POSITION. I THINK THAT'LL BE GREAT. SECOND, I'D LIKE TO SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE, IN HONOR OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH, THAT MRS. HAMILTON FROM THE 1895 CHURCH HAS DECIDED TO PRESENT HERE WITH OFFICIAL GARB OF WOMEN OF THE LATE 18TH CENTURY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. LOVE YOUR OUTFIT, AND IT WAS AN HONOR FOR YOU TO DO THAT FOR THE PRESERVATION MONTH. I APPRECIATE IT AND ANYONE GETS A CHANCE. YOU REALLY SHOULD STOP AT THE CHURCH. THANK YOU. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO SAY, AND I NEVER THANK HIM, BUT I WANT TO THANK NOT SO FRIENDLY NEIGHBOR BECAUSE HE MADE MENTION OF THE NEW LOCAL PAPER. AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD WHEN SOMEONE MAKES MENTION OF SOMETHING AND IT'S IMPORTANT. SO I DID LEAVE SOME OUT ON THE BENCH AND IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO GRAB THE LOCAL PAPER, IT WILL BE QUARTERLY PRESENTATION, A PUBLICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND I THINK YOU'LL FIND A VERY NICE, UNBIASED OF ITEMS THAT HAPPEN HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CLARK. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. SINCE WE'RE AT HISTORIC PRESERVATION, I'LL JUST I'LL JUST GO WITH THAT. I WAS GOING TO THANK THE THE FIREFIGHTERS THAT I MET WITH DURING THIS WEEK, BUT I ALREADY SAID THAT. SO. WE'RE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH. THE SCHEDULE IS OUT THERE. 
          JACKIE MAY JUST MENTIONED ABOUT THE THE PROGRAM TOMORROW, FLORIDA'S EMANCIPATION DAY IS MAY 20TH. CITY OF STUART IS WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE IT TOMORROW AT STUART TRAINING SCHOOL WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND EVERYBODY. WE KNOW THAT THE WEATHER IS SAYING SOMETHING OR OTHER TOMORROW, BUT WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO COME OUT OR COME EARLY SO THAT YOU COME BEFORE OR COME AFTER THE LITTLE RAIN FALLS AND THEN COME AGAIN. BUT WE'LL WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE THERE TOMORROW FOR THAT. AND OF COURSE, ON SATURDAY AT THE GAZEBO PARK BESIDE THE COURTHOUSE CULTURAL CENTER FOR THE OTHER EVENT. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH CELEBRATING NOW, BUT THE CITY OF STUART HAS WORKED HARD IN TRYING TO GET TWO APPLICATIONS UP TO THE NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER. AND ON THIS, THE 7TH OF MAY, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS YOUNG MAN WHO HAD A MEETING ON THE 6TH OF MAY AND AT THE 10TH STREET REC CENTER, CODY JOHNSON. THE. THE RESIDENTS HAD QUESTIONS. HE SAID HE WANTED TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. HE PUT IT TOGETHER. VERY YOUNG MAN WORKED WITH HIS LEADERSHIP. I 
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WORKED WITH HIM FOR OVER A YEAR. I'VE. HE CAME AND HE PRESENTED LAST YEAR AT THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, AND HE'S BEEN WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY AND DOING OTHER THINGS VERY GOOD. 
          BUT STUART. MAIN STREET AND THE EAST STUART HISTORIC DISTRICT, THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT, EAST STUART, THOSE WERE APPROVED ON THE 7TH OF MAY BY THE STATE TO BE SENT ON TO THE NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER. A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS BY THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS GROUPS, THE STUART MAIN STREET, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT AND FOR THE SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMISSION AND THE CITY. WE'LL HEAR MORE AS WE HEAR BACK FROM THE NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER. WE'LL HEAR EVERYTHING IS ABSOLUTELY APPROVED, BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW THAT WE HAD MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. AND THE STATE IS IS REFERRING THAT. SO THAT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD THING FOR OUR CITY. THE OTHER THING IS THAT RECENTLY I RECEIVED A PICTURE FROM SOMEONE WHO TOOK A PICTURE AT. IT'S LUKE LATHAM WHO LIVES IN SEASIDE, AND IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE CENTRAL ON THE PARKWAY WHERE THE DOG PARK IS, AND HE FOUND OTHERS IN THE. THERE. MILTON, DID YOU FIGURE OUT THAT THOSE WERE. THOSE WERE OTHERS. HE WAS SHOWING THE WILDLIFE AND HOW THINGS ARE IN THAT AREA AND IN THE PARK. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUPPET AND CREEK AND CLEANING UP AREAS. SO THERE'S SO MUCH BENEFIT TO BE HAD FROM WORKING WITH OUR AREAS AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR WILDLIFE AREAS ARE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE ALWAYS KEEPING AN EYE OUT AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY NOTE WHEN THINGS ARE GOING GOOD FOR THE CITY. AT THAT EAST STUART MEETING, IT CAME UP AGAIN ON THE SIXTH. IT CAME UP AGAIN. HOW DO WE ABSOLUTELY GET THINGS, WHETHER FROM THE BOTTOM UP OR THE TOP DOWN FOR RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THAT AREA, WHO MAY NOT ALWAYS COME TO EVERY CITY MEETING OR WHO MAY NOT ALWAYS CLICK ON THEIR EMAIL OR EVEN KNOW HAVE EMAIL TO CLICK ON, HOW DO WE GET INFORMATION TO THEM? IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED IN THESE CHAMBERS BY MISS GWEN BRINKLEY, GWENDOLYN BRINKLEY, AND SHE BROUGHT IT UP AGAIN AND OTHER PEOPLE BROUGHT IT UP. WHAT ABOUT MAYBE INCLUDING THAT AREA? IT'S NOT ITS OWN ZIP CODE, BUT SOMEHOW TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO INCLUDE THAT AREA, WHETHER IT'S IN A UTILITY BILL OR IN A WEEKLY LEAFLET THAT SAYS SOMETHING GOES OUT. I KNOW WHEN WE PUT THE MARQUEE AT 10TH STREET, WE SAID THAT WE WOULD PUT ITEMS UP THERE TO REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT ACTIVITIES HAPPENING, AND PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT, AT LEAST ON THE SECOND AND THE FOURTH MONDAY, WE HAVE MEETINGS AT CITY HALL. SOMEHOW WE NEED TO TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT. I KNOW I'VE HAD TOWN HALLS IN THE PAST. THE TOWN HALLS ARE STILL NOT ENOUGH, BUT PEOPLE NEED TO. WE NEED TO GET A RHYTHM GOING WHERE PEOPLE ARE IN TOUCH WITH CITY HALL, AND CITY HALL IS IN TOUCH WITH THEM. SO LET'S THINK ABOUT IT. AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TALK TO MISS BRINKLEY, I'M SURE THAT SHE'LL TRY TO BRING THAT CITY MANAGER. I'LL GIVE YOU MISS BRINKLEY'S INFORMATION AND YOU CAN GET BACK WITH HER AND SEE IF SHE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SUGGESTION THAT WE CAN DO. AND OF COURSE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL CITY AREAS ARE TREATED THE SAME. BUT IF WE SEE SOME ISSUES THAT HAVE SOME PLACES THAT NEED HELP, THEN WE DEFINITELY NEED TO TO DO THAT. 
          THE LAST THING THAT I WANTED TO SAY, AND IT'S NOT LAST IS, IS, IS NOT THE LEAST IMPORTANT. BUT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY WHO KNOW BY NOW THAT WE HAVE WE DON'T HAVE COMMISSIONER COLLINS HERE ANYMORE. AND WE HAVE A BRAND NEW MAYOR, MAYOR REED. AND SO BASED ON THE CHARTER AND SO ON, MAYBE WHEN IT GETS TO CITY MANAGER'S TIME OR TO THE. YEAH, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT IN, IN THE LAST ITEM TOO. BUT JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE WHAT THE CHARTER SAYS ABOUT THE ASCENDANCE TO THE MAYOR FOR THE VICE MAYOR. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPENS IN OUR CITY, WHICH IS CALLED REORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER THINGS THAT GO ON IN THE FUTURE. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, PEOPLE MIGHT BE WONDERING, WELL, WHY ISN'T WHY AREN'T WE DOING GET THE DRUMS OUT AND GETTING JIM TO HAVE HIS DRUM SALUTE. BUT IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AUTOMATICALLY. AND WE ARE WE'RE JUST SO THANKFUL THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO LEAD US AND CARRY ON, AS THE QUEEN WOULD SAY. LET'S CARRY ON. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS. COMMENTS 
          [COMMENTS BY CITY MANAGER]
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FROM CITY MANAGER OR ANY UPDATES. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU I. I HAVE I, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE JOB ON THE 27TH AND SAT HERE AND WE BEGAN WORK RIGHT AWAY. BUT I PROMISE YOU, WEEKS BEFORE THAT I WAS PREPARING FOR THIS JOB AND I LEARNED ABOUT THE STAFF, BUT I, I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH MORE, OF COURSE, IN IN JUST TWO WEEKS AND IN TWO WEEKS, YOU KNOW, CHIEF Z AND I TOOK A RIDE UP AND WE TOURED EVERYTHING. AND HE POINTED OUT THE THINGS THAT NEEDED, NEEDED TO BE POINTED OUT. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION WHILE WE RODE AND VISITED FACILITIES AND THE COMMUNITY AND CERTAIN TOPICS IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH BROADENS MY PERSPECTIVE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF THAT. OUR OWN MILTON RECEIVED A I WON'T CALL IT A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. IT'S A CAREER TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARDS, WHICH WE ATTENDED. SOME COMMISSIONERS AND I AND STAFF. AND IT WAS GREAT. AND TO A SURPRISE AWARD TO ONE OF OUR LONGTIME STAFF MEMBERS ONLY AGAIN SHOWS ME THE DEDICATION, THE EXPERIENCE THAT OUR STAFF HAS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO NOT JUST THE CITY OF STUART, BUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SO WE ARE THANKFUL. I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. I DID MEET WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR LAST WEEK. IT WAS A GREAT MEETING. YOU HAVE IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET FOR APPROVAL. THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WHICH, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, WASN'T WHEN I CAME HERE AND MY CONTRACT WAS VOTED ON A FEW JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, YOU KNOW, THIS AGREEMENT WAS MAYBE WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, BUT THINGS CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR STAFF AND OUR TEAM AND ALSO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF MONROE, OUR MARTIN COUNTY. I'M SORRY. AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND I, YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, NOT JUST TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS, BUT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IT DIDN'T EVEN COME UP IN THE CONVERSATION. SO I WAS GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW AGAIN, AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL AMONGST THESE TWO, TWO PROFESSIONAL FIRE CHIEFS AND THEIR TEAMS, THEY CAME TO A CONCLUSION WHICH BENEFITS MARTIN COUNTY AND ESPECIALLY THE CITY OF STUART, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT TO US. OF COURSE, I WAS GLAD TO I'M GLAD TO REPORT ON THAT. I HAD A MEET AND GREET WITH STAFF ON FRIDAY THIS PAST FRIDAY. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED, EVEN THOUGH DURING THE DAY IT'S TOUGH TO GET A 247 365 STAFF TOGETHER, BUT I'M GRATEFUL FOR MISTY FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND THE REST OF THE TEAM, AND ALSO SHAKING HANDS, GETTING TO KNOW THE STAFF AND THEM ACTUALLY WANTING TO COME OUT AND GET TO KNOW ME. AND I WAS GRATEFUL FOR THAT. SO I'M I'M GOING TO DO MORE OF THAT AND AS WELL, I'LL VISIT THEM AT THEIR LOCATIONS. BUT IT WAS NICE TO SEE THEM HERE AT CITY HALL. I JUST WANT TO REPORT OUT THIS. AND I MENTIONED THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND HOW IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS AGO, BUT IT IS NOT. AND WE ARE IN A VERY, VERY GOOD PLACE TO INCLUDE TRAINING. TRAINING FACILITIES ARE SO IMPORTANT. I'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. I'M NOT A GOOD FIREFIGHTER, BUT I HAVE BEEN A FIREFIGHTER BECAUSE THE NAVY TRAINED ME TO BE ONE BOTH ON SHIPBOARD AND ON FLIGHT DECK. 
          IT'S HARD WORK. IT'S ARDUOUS WORK, AND YOU NEED TEAMS WHEN YOU'RE FIGHTING A FIRE, AND THERE CAN BE NO CONTROVERSY, THERE'S NO CONTROVERSY AT ALL. AND THIS AGREEMENT IS GREAT. 
          AND ONCE AGAIN, WITH TRAINING FACILITIES, WE TALK ABOUT TRAINING. MARTIN COUNTY HAS A TRAINING FACILITY. WE NOW HAVE ACCESS TO THAT TRAINING FACILITY ON CALL. AND THAT WASN'T DONE VERY EASILY. IT TOOK HARD WORK AND EFFORT. AND OUR FIRE CHIEF IS WE'RE WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR HIS EFFORTS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW ABOUT COOPERATION. 
          AND ONCE AGAIN, THE QUALITY OF OUR STAFF, A VERY PROFESSIONAL STAFF, A HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF, AND AS A NAVAL AVIATOR, I MAY HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED IN THINGS, BUT MAYBE EVERY ALL THE TIME I WASN'T PROFICIENT IN SOMETHING LIKE SHIPBOARD LANDINGS. I HAD TO BECOME PROFICIENT. I MAY 
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HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED, BUT NOT SHIPBOARD PROFICIENT. WE HAVE BOTH A HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF AND AN ULTIMATELY PROFICIENT STAFF. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF STUART. THAT IS WHAT I HAVE FOUND. LASTLY, I'VE. I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE A FEW DAYS, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS WORKING WITH, KNOW AND WORKING WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS. AND WHY? BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE KNOWN THROUGHOUT MY CAREER INDIVIDUALS LIKE WE HAVE THE STAFF, THE COMMISSION THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF STUART AND THE CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF STUART, WHO I'VE ENGAGED WITH SOME OF OF THEM. SO I KNOW THAT WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE AND WE'RE GOING TO DO BETTER THINGS EVERY DAY BECAUSE WE'RE DEDICATED TO. THIS MISSION AND WE WILL FULFILL IT TOGETHER. SO THAT IS MY REPORT, MY FIRST REPORT, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO GIVE IT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU MIKE. THANK 
          [COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS (Part  2 of 2)]
YOU. COMMISSIONER JOB. YES. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THAT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS DINNER, THE CITY OF STUART DIDN'T WIN ONE AWARD. WE WON TWO. AND OUR IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY WAS THERE AND IT WAS FOR THE OYSTER BEDS. SO WE WERE EXCITED TO WIN. THANK YOU MILTON. THANK YOU RUTH. AND WE GOT TO I LOVE IT. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO SAY TONIGHT. WHAT I WILL DO IS I'LL THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR KIND WORDS. THANK YOU FOR BEING BEHIND ME AND FULFILLING THIS ROLE. I KNOW IT WAS SUDDEN. IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN EXPECTED, BUT HERE I AM TO FULFILL MY DUTIES AS THE MAYOR AND THE CITY OF STUART MOVING FORWARD. AND 
          [APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. MOVING ON. APPROVAL FOR OF THE AGENDA. LOOKING FOR A MOTION MOVE. 
          APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PUBLISHED. I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 12, PLEASE. FROM THE CONSENT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THE MOTION TO PULL ITEM 12 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SHE WANTS TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 12. YEP. THAT'S FINE. OKAY THEN SECOND, I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA PULLING ITEM 12 BY COMMISSIONER CLARK AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER RICH. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA PULLING THAT ITEM, SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR I COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. I HAVE ONE MAYOR. OH I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE NOT NOT ON THIS. 
          OKAY MINE IS FOR LATER. SO THIS IS COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON AGENDA ITEMS THREE MINUTES. 
          [COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ]
THANK YOU. THANKS. MARK BROOKFIELD 406 SOUTHEAST PHINNEY DRIVE STUART FLORIDA 34996. THE ONLY COMMENT I WANT TO MAKE. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING AND KIND OF TO TO FIX THE CROSSINGS HERE AS A RESULT OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. AND I KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK AS PRETTY AS EVERYBODY MIGHT LIKE WHAT THEY'VE DONE, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE SAVED THE LIVES OF PEOPLE. THAT WAS A DISASTER OUT THERE WAITING TO HAPPEN. AND THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO SPECIFICALLY IN WHAT DEPARTMENT OR WHATEVER, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAD TO BE BEHIND IT BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN THE CITY. SO YOU HAD TO HAVE SOME, SOME CONTROL OVER IT. AND I THINK IT WAS A BIG DEAL. AND I KNOW, LAURA, YOU YOU'VE DONE A LOT TO, TO DO THAT. AND, AND THE REST OF YOU, IT, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT. BUT TO DO THAT, YOU KNOW, AND SAVE PEOPLE'S LIVES IS, IS, IS AN AMAZING THING. AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR THAT EFFORT. THANK YOU. MARK. THANK YOU. MARK. MARY, DO WE HAVE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT? I DO, I HAVE ROBIN CARTWRIGHT. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. I HOPE EVERYBODY IS DOING WELL AND HAD A NICE MOTHER'S DAY. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT TO THE PUBLIC, THIS IS NOT CITY SPECIFIC, BUT IT IS AN ELECTION SEASON. AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE DECIDED IT WOULD REALLY BE WISE TO CHANGE EVERYBODY'S AND RANDOMIZE THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBERS. SO IF YOU GOT A NEW LICENSE LAST YEAR OR THIS YEAR, IT WOULD BEHOOVE YOU TO GO ON TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS WEBSITE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR NEW LICENSE INFORMATION IS REGISTERED SO THAT WHEN YOU GO TO VOTE IN AUGUST AND OR AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DO SO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. I WAS ABLE TO GO IN THERE. IT 
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TOOK LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES TO DO IT, BUT YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR INFORMATION IS UPDATED. SO JUST A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO GET NEW LICENSES LAST YEAR OR THIS YEAR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ROBIN. I HAVE OLGA HAMILTON. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. OLGA HAMILTON 311 SOUTH WEST SIXTH STREET, SOLON. THE PIONEER CHURCH, THE 1895 CHURCH OF STEWART. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CHAIR, ON YOUR POSITION AND CONGRATULATION, MAYOR REED. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR VISITING US DURING AND MEETING OUR FRIENDS. WHEN MAY HISTORIC MONTH PRESERVATION KICK OFF? IT WAS SUCH A PLEASURE AND WE WILL SEE YOU, COMMISSIONER JOB SOON. I HOPE SO 131 YEARS AGO, THE SMALL VILLAGE POTSDAM GOT TOGETHER ALL THE PIONEERS AND THEY PUT THE VERY, VERY FIRST CHURCH IN OUR AREA. WE PUT THE CHURCH NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS, PUT THE STEEPLE HIGH AND PAINTED THE ROOF RED. SO PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN WOULD SEE CIVILIZED COMMUNITY. SIX YEARS AGO. ROBERT AND I, AFTER A WHILE, WHEN WE BOUGHT THE BUILDING IN 2019, WE WERE STANDING. SIX YEARS AGO IN MARCH, IN THIS VERY, VERY SAME HALLWAY AND GIVING PRESENTATION ON THE FIRST COMMUNITY CHURCH IN STUART, THE OLDEST SURVIVING CHURCH STRUCTURE IN THE PRESENT DAY MARTIN COUNTY. TO THE PIONEERS NAME AND TO THE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY. WE WERE STANDING HERE AND WE WERE EXPLAINING OUR PLANS EVEN AFTER WE HOMESTEADED OUR PROPERTY IN 2020, WE OPENED OUR DOORS TO THE PUBLIC, AND SINCE THE TIME WE HAVE BEEN GIVING HISTORICAL TOURS, INVITING PEOPLE TO VISIT US, AND GREETING THE HISTORIC TRAM TOURS. SO PRETTY MUCH EVERY DRIVER KNOWS US AND WE WELCOME ANY PERSON TO COME AND TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A TEA. EVEN WHEN WE HAVE BEEN IN PROCESS OF RESTORING OUR ORIGINAL BID BOARD DATE COUNTY PINE. THE LONG LEAF PINE SLOW GROWTH THAT BY 1930S WAS DEFORESTED. AND TO SHOW THIS PINE TO PEOPLE, LET THEM TOUCH THIS BIG BOARD AND TO SHOW THE DATE COUNTY STATS. THEY HAD SUCH A PLEASURE TO KEEP THIS HISTORIC BUILDING GOING AND SEE PEOPLE COMING FROM NOT ONLY UPSTATE, BUT FROM EUROPE TO VISIT US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MRS. THANK YOU ALL. GOOD. THANK YOU. ROBERT HAMILTON. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR REED. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR KEEPING YOUR WORD. FROM THE TIME YOU WERE ELECTED ON YOUR CAMPAIGN, PROMISES ALONG WITH MISS JOB MEANS A LOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. YOU SAVED US A LOT OF MONEY. 
          AND MOVING ON FROM THERE, MISTER GIARDINO, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. 
          I COME FROM A LONG LINE SITTINGA MILITARY. WHEN THE COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED IN EVERY CAMPAIGN SINCE. 
          SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WOULD ASK IN THE FUTURE IF WE COULD HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTER THE PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DO THAT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TONIGHT IS, MISTER GIARDINO, I'M ASKING YOU AND MAYOR REED TO MEET WITH OLGA MYSELF AT THE 1895 CHURCH OF STEWART. WE BELIEVE THESE ISSUES CAN BE RESOLVED BETWEEN US. THERE IS NO PENDING LITIGATION. NO LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED. WE'D LIKE OUR CHURCH FIXED. WE FEEL IF WE MEET WITH YOU AND MAYOR REED, WE CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND TURN THIS INTO A HAPPY ENDING STORY. IT'S BEEN QUITE THE SEVERAL YEARS, BUT THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY, LIKE 
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JONATHAN KIRCHOFF, HE SPENT DURING COVID, TRAVELING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE TO FIND 130 YEAR OLD WOOD SO HE COULD MAKE THE KITCHEN CABINETS, AS THEY ORIGINALLY WERE. DEBORAH HAAS WHEN WE HAD NO AIR CONDITIONING, NO HEATING BECAUSE OF ALL THE CONSTRUCTION ISSUES, SHE WENT OUT AND GOT US HEATING. THEY WENT OUT AND MADE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO EAT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T COOK IN THE KITCHEN, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS THAT COME OVER AT 4:00. THE PUBLIC'S ALWAYS WELCOME. ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS WE HAVE A POTLUCK DINNER. 
          THERE'S A LOT DISCUSSED AT THE DINNERS. IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY. WE LOVE THE CITY OF STEWART. WE BELIEVE THAT THE TRAINING AND YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCES AND MR. REED'S AND MISS JOBS, WE BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY CAN GO IN A BETTER DIRECTION AND A GOOD DIRECTION. I'M VERY PROUD I STARTED MY CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. I WORKED MY WAY ALL THE WAY UP INTO THE AS A TRIAL CONSULTANT, MY SISTER STARTED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, WORKED HER WAY THROUGH. 
          PROSECUTOR BECAME A JUDGE. WE'RE ALL FROM HERE, SIR. WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND TO GIVE YOU THE HISTORICAL TOUR, WHICH TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES. IT HAS A VERY COLORFUL, BEAUTIFUL HISTORY OF THE CHURCH. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME, SIR. MAYOR REED, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING YOUR WORD. AS A POLITICIAN. THAT'S RARE IN TODAY'S DAY AND AGE, AND I'M NOT BEING JOKED ABOUT THAT. AND THE SAME WITH YOU, MISS JOB. YOU KEPT YOUR WORD, AND THAT MEANS SOMETHING. IT'S A QUESTION OF HONOR IN MY FAMILY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU. SHIRLEY BRENNAN. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SHIRLEY BRENNAN. I AM A RETIRED ATTORNEY AND A RETIRED JUDGE. AND I COME HERE ALL THE WAY FROM PONCE INLET TO SEE HERE FOR THE HISTORIC MONTH TO CONGRATULATE YOU. MARRIED. AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE NEW CITY ATTORNEY, MR. GIORDANI. 
          I'M VERY IMPRESSED. MANAGER WITH WITH CITY MANAGER. AND I WOULD LIKE. AS ROBERT SAID FOR YOU, MISS MARY AND AND MR. DEAR, YOU KNOW, DEAR DINO, I'M SORRY TO PERHAPS MEET AND AND GO AND SEE THE 1895 CHURCH OF STEWART TRIED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ALL OF THE DETAIL ON THAT. Y'ALL KNOW Y'ALL KNOW ALL THE DETAIL ON THAT. BUT TO PREVENT A MAJOR LAWSUIT, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHAT'S GOING TO COME DOWN THE ROAD, SHOULD THERE NOT BE A RESOLUTION OF THIS. SO I BUT IT'S A RESOLVABLE CASE. THERE'S THERE'S NO REASON THAT THIS HAS TO CONTINUE.TI SO I THANK YOU FR GIVING ME TIME TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL TODAY. I ASK YOU ALL TO JUST RELOOK AT THIS MATTER, RESOLVE IT. AND YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, A BEAUTIFUL CHURCH, AN HISTORIC BUILDING HERE THAT TRULY IS, IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PLACES. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A BLESSED EVENING, ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS. I HAVE DEB HASH HARSH. GOOD AFTERNOON. I WANT TO SAY HI TO EVERYBODY UP THERE. SEAN, CONGRATULATIONS, EULA. HI, JOB. LAURA. AND WE HAVE A NEW CITY MANAGER AND HI TO OUR ATTORNEY. I'M HERE BECAUSE IT'S PRESERVATION MONTH AND IT'S ALL OVER THE COUNTY PRESERVATION MONTH. AND HERE IN DOWNTOWN STUART, WE HAVE A BUILDING THAT IS ON THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND NO ONE RECOGNIZES IT. FOR PRESERVATION MONTH, WE HAVE THE 1895 CHURCH, THE FIRST CHURCH IN STUART WHEN IT WAS CALLED POTSDAM. WHY HASN'T OUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECOGNIZED THIS AND PUT THIS IN PRESERVATION MONTH? THEY HAVE A WHOLE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. THEY CAN GIVE TOURS, WHICH THEY DO, AND BRING IT UP TO SPEED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THIS WAS THE 1895 CHURCH AND STUART, THAT EVERY CHURCH THAT CAME THROUGH, STUART HAS BEEN IN THAT BUILDING, BESIDES BEING. 
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WHAT WAS IT? OH, WHEN YOU GET ARRESTED AND. YEAH, YEAH. OH YEAH. THE PROBATION OFFICE AT ONE TIME. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A SHOUT OUT AND MAYBE NEXT YEAR THE PRESERVATION BOARD CAN LOOK AT THE 1895 CHURCH. THEY'RE ALREADY DESIGNATED HISTORICAL AND THEY CAN PUT THEM ON THEIR ROUTE. THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU. NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          [APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR ]
SEEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, CAN I GET AN APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR PULLING ITEM 12. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR PULLING ITEM 12 FROM COMMISSIONER JOB AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLERK MARY. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER RICH. YES. COMMISSIONER. CLERK. YES. 
          COMMISSIONER. YES. MAYOR REED. YES. ONE QUESTION. WHERE ARE WE MOVING IT TO ON THE AGENDA? IT WOULD BE NEXT. IT GOES RIGHT NOW. NO, RIGHT AFTER CALENDAR. RIGHT NOW. MAY I PROCEED? YEAH. 
          [12. STUART HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBER RATIFICATION (RC):    RESOLUTION No. 32-2026; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE  CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, RATIFYING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF BOARD  MEMBER JENNIE DAVIS ON THE STUART HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF  STUART, FLORIDA FOR A FOUR (4) YEAR TERM FROM MAY 21, 2026, THROUGH  MAY 21, 2030; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]
SORRY. RESOLUTION NUMBER 32-2026. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, RATIFYING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBER JENNIE DAVIS ON THE STUART HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM FROM MAY 20TH 1ST TO 2026 THROUGH MAY 21ST, 2030, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. MISS MALARKEY IS LISTED AS AGENDA ITEM, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS THIS ONE. THE FORT PIERCE HOUSING AUTHORITY HANDLES OUR STUART HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. SO WE APPOINT, I THINK IT'S THREE APPOINTEES ON FOUR YEAR TERMS. MISS JENNY DAVIS HAS THIS IS A RENEWAL. SO SHE'S CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD. AND THIS WILL BE A RENEWAL FOR A FOUR YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT. BUT IT'S A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO I DIDN'T DO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON THAT MOTION. SO DID I CORRECT THAT? I DON'T I MEAN, YOU CAN'T I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS. BUT IF YOU WANT TO, THAT'S FINE. IF YOU WANT TO, WHY DON'T WE FINISH THIS AGENDA ITEM FIRST AND THEN. ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY. SO THE REASON YOU'RE YOU THE REASON WHY I PULLED IT WAS NUMBER ONE FOR THAT REASON, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T. THERE ARE TWO REASONS WHY I PULLED IT. BUT THAT REASONS THAT YOU BROUGHT UP. SOME PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN FORT PIERCE, BEING IN CHARGE OF THE STUART HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND THE FACT THAT UNDER THE STATUTES, WE DO APPROVE THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO PARTICIPATE ON THAT BOARD. AND I PULLED THIS BECAUSE I WAS ON THE STUART HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. I'D SAY BACK IN THE 2000, WHEN BERNIE MALONE AND OTHER PEOPLE WERE AROUND AND MISS JENNY DAVIS WAS THERE, AND SHE LIVES THERE, AND HOUSING AUTHORITY AND PEOPLE NEVER GET THEIR KUDOS OR GET THEIR FLOWERS. BUT HERE SHE IS AGAIN, ONE MORE TIME SERVING ANOTHER TERM TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. 
          AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE HER HER KUDOS FOR WANTING TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND SERVE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND TO JUST THANK HER. I DON'T KNOW, MAYOR, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND MAYBE CITY MANAGER AS WELL COULD GET TO KNOW SOME OF THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY DO A SERVICE TO HELP KEEP THAT PLACE. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO DO THIS. SO THIS DOES NOT MEAN HOLD ON. YEAH, I KNOW THAT ONE. I KNOW IT'S IT'S ON SILENT. BUT SO IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT SO THAT MAYBE IF WE COULD MAYBE A CITY MANAGER, IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE A NOTE AND MAYBE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DID THAT WITH CHIEF, BUT I WAS HOPING ONE DAY TO TAKE YOU OVER THERE, BUT TO JUST MEET THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE EVERYDAY WORK OVER THERE, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND THEN THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE ASK US, WELL, WHAT'S THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY? AND SOMETIMES WE JUST NEED TO REMIND PEOPLE WHAT THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE. BUT THE MAIN THING IS JUST TO THANK MISS JENNY DAVIS FOR HER SERVICE, FOR ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE THE BOARD THERE THAT CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME. BUT SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN LONG STANDING PERSONS WHO ARE SERVING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN PEOPLE LIVE IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTY, THAT EVERYTHING IS KEPT UP AND THAT THEY GET THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT THEY NEED TO PROVIDE FOR HEAT 
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AND COOL, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE, ARE THE MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING, ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO HAVE A SAFE, HABITABLE AND AFFORDABLE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE. SO IT'S, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK CHIEF WOULD AGREE WITH ME THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BUILDINGS ARE PROBABLY ABSOLUTELY THEIR ZERO TOLERANCE IN THEIR CRIME RATE. AND THEY'RE VERY GOOD NEIGHBORS. THEY'RE IN THE HEART OF THE EAST YORK COMMUNITY AND IN FACT, IN THE HEART OF STUART. SO I JUST WANTED TO NOT ONLY RECOMMEND ON THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 30-2026 THAT MISS JENNY DAVIS BE REAPPOINTED FOR THE BOARD. BUT JUST TO THANK HER TREMENDOUSLY FOR HER SERVICE AND FOR THOSE WHO SERVE. SO THAT IS MY MOTION AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 32, 2026. SECOND COMMISSIONER JOB HAD A COMMENT ON THE HOUSING BOARD. I THANK HER ALSO. SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE, IF THERE IS SOMEHOW THAT THE CITY COMMISSION CAN REACH OUT TO THEM. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND WE'VE HAD HER HERE BEFORE. 
          I THINK THEY HAVE 70 APARTMENTS AVAILABLE AND IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR THE LAST, I DON'T KNOW, 25 YEARS. AND CERTAINLY THE CITY OF STUART HAS GROWN WAY IN CAPACITY OF THAT. AND WE CERTAINLY ARE IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY THAT THE COMMISSION COULD REACH OUT TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, REAL, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS OF STUART. THAT'S ALL FEDERAL DOLLARS? YEAH. WE HAVE TO WORK WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS, AND THEN WE WORK WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS. BUT WE NEED TO WORK WITH SOMEONE TO INCREASE THAT AMOUNT OF HOUSING AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PEOPLE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE STUART HOUSING BOARD MEMBER, RATIFICATION FROM COMMISSIONER CLARK AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER RICH. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS MOTION? SEEING NONE. MARY. ROLL CALL. CAN I JUST MAKE A COMMENT? SURE. SORRY. SO WE THE TWO OTHER MEMBERS, LOCAL MEMBERS WE HAVE ONE OF THEM, IN FACT, IS HERE THIS EVENING. IT'S MR. JOE COOPER WHO'S NOW ATTENDED A FEW MEETINGS, AND JEFF DOHERTY FROM MARTIN COUNTY, AND I'M SURE THEY WOULD BE HAPPY AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON HOW THEY PERCEIVE THIS SITUATION AND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES MAY EXIST FOR MARTIN, FOR THE CITY OF STUART. 
          AND THE QUESTIONS YOU ASK ARE GOOD ONE, COMMISSIONER JOE, THANK YOU. SO I'M SURE THE CITY MANAGER CAN ARRANGE THAT WITH ONE OF THEM AT SOME POINT. I'LL GET THAT ON THE AGENDA, SIR. 
          YEAH. THANK YOU. IS THAT OKAY, JOE? THANK YOU JOE. MAKE IT HAPPEN. MARY. ROLL CALL. 
          COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES, COMMISSIONER. YES. MAYOR. REED. YES, COMMISSIONER. RICH. YES. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE TOO. IT MAKES MY JOB A LOT EASIER IF WE USE THE LIGHT SYSTEM. I'M DOING MY BEST TO PAY ATTENTION TO IT, AND I WILL CALL UPON YOU. I SEE IT, THANK YOU. GOT IT. 
          [14. FIRE RESCUE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT (RC):  RESOLUTION No. 37-2026; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE  CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN  INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF STUART (“CITY”) AND MARTIN  COUNTY (“COUNTY”) FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL  SERVICES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
COMMISSION ACTION REGARDING FIRE RESCUE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. WE. RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 37-2026. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF STUART AND MARTIN COUNTY FOR FIRE, FIRE SUPPRESSION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU'RE UP, CHIEF. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS, FIRST, THANK YOU TO CITY MANAGER FOR THE KIND WORDS ON THE TOPIC. I CAN MAKE THIS AS SHORT OR AS LONG AS WE WANTED TO MAKE IT. BUT I THINK REALLY THE THE GIST OF THIS IS PEOPLE JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE OBVIOUSLY HAD INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY ON FIRE FOR MANY YEARS, AND IT IS NOT UNUSUAL TO RENEGOTIATE IT OVER. OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE SEEN MANY ITERATIONS OF THIS. THIS IS THE LATEST ONE. I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT ANGLES, BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE BEST AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY RESIDENTS, THE COUNTY RESIDENTS, AND TAKES US BACK PRE 2021, WHICH IS A WHICH IS A GOOD THING. SO I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. I CAN HIGHLIGHT. THE TWO BIGGEST CHANGES OF COURSE, WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SWITCHED BACK TO CLOSEST UNIT RESPONSE AND THAT'S COUNTY WIDE. SO WHETHER YOU'RE IN THE CITY OR THE COUNTY'S JURISDICTION, IT WILL BE THE CLOSEST UNIT, IRREGARDLESS OF THE AGENCY. AND OBVIOUSLY THE NEXT BIGGEST THING IS NO MONEY. SO THERE'S NO MONEY BEING EXCHANGED. SO WITH THAT I'M I'M OPEN. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE 
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COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CHIEF? NO, COMMISSIONER RICH? NO. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF. WE SPOKE AT LENGTH EARLIER TODAY, AND I GET A LITTLE WORRIED WHEN ALL PARTIES ARE HAPPY. AND YOU WOULD, WOULDN'T YOU? BUT THAT'S INDEED SEEMS TO BE THE CASE, SO I, I SO I CONGRATULATE BOTH CITY MANAGERS AND THE CHIEFS ON. IN SOME WAYS THIS IS EASY BECAUSE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS TO ACT IN A MANNER THAT PROVIDES THE GREATEST DEGREE OF SAFETY TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND SO WHEN THAT IS KEPT IN MIND PRIMARILY, THEN WE CAN COME TO WHAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY BENEFICIAL AGREEMENT FOR ALL OF US AND ALL OUR RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU, CHIEF. YEAH, I AGREE, AND JUST TO ECHO THAT, I TOLD A COUPLE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, HOW WE GOT HERE IS KIND OF IRRELEVANT. 
          BUT THE COUNTY CHIEF AND MYSELF HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. SO SOMETIMES WE DO THIS. AND BUT THAT'S THAT'S HOW IT IS. WE SAT DOWN, WE HASHED IT OUT, CAME OUT WITH THE THIS GREAT AGREEMENT, COMMISSIONER. OKAY. ON THAT NOTE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT RESOLUTION 37-2026, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF STUART AND MARTIN COUNTY FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THANK YOU. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM COMMISSIONER JOB FOR RESOLUTION NUMBER 37, 2026 AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLERK. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THIS MOTION? SEEING NONE. MARY. ROLL CALL. MAYOR REED. YES. 
          COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES. COMMISSIONER. RICH. YES. COMMISSIONER. JOB. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, DO YOU. THANK YOU. CHIEF. I GOT EDUCATED ON FIRE RESCUE SINCE BEING ELECTED FROM MY CONSTITUENTS THAT I REPRESENT. AND I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, BUT I WAS PROUD OF, ONE, TO SUPPORT THE MILLAGE NOT ONLY BEING ROLLED BACK, BUT WE GOT YOU FOR FIRE RESCUE AS WELL. SO YES, THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. DOES THE BOARD WANT TO TAKE A TEN MINUTE RECESS, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO CONTINUE ON FIVE FIVE. I'VE BEEN. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE 
          [15. (CONTINUED TO A DATE CERTAIN OF MAY 26, 2026 - CITY COMMISSION  MEETING)   WAL-MART EXTERIOR REBRAND - MAJOR COMMERCIAL PLANNED UNIT  DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT (QUASI-JUDICIAL):  ORDINANCE No. 2551-2026: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE  CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, APPROVING A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO THE WAL MART COMMERCIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (CPUD), PROVIDING FOR AN  AMENDMENT TO THE ADOPTED RESOLUTION NUMBER 28-2011 TO AUTHORIZE  MODIFICATIONS TO THE APPROVED UNIFIED SIGNAGE PLAN, INSTALL A NEW  CANOPY AND PAINT THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING; PROVIDING FOR  CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR  SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER  PURPOSES.]
SURE, MAYOR, BUT WE. IT'S UNNECESSARY. IT'S UNNECESSARY TO EVEN HAVE A MOTION ON IT. 
          OKAY, SO YEAH, AT THE LAST MEETING, IT WAS CONTINUED TO A DATE CERTAIN. AND YOU GUYS HAD VOTED ON IT TO MAY 26TH AT THE REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING. LEGALLY, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. THIS WAS PLACED ON HERE BECAUSE THE CITY CLERK INDICATED THAT IF WE REMOVE IT AND THEN WE REPLACE IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA, IT COST THE CITY MORE THAN 100 A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS. SO YOU DON'T NEED A MOTION. WE DO NOT, BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD A MOTION THAT WAS APPROVED TO CONTINUE IT. SO IT'S ALMOST JUST LIKE A PLACEHOLDER. BUT WE CAN CONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE FIRST READING AGENDA ITEM 16 CHARTER AMENDMENT SALE OR LONG TERM LEASE OF CITY. MR. MAYOR, CAN I JUST ASK ONE QUESTION? DOES THE APPLICANT STILL HAPPY WITH THAT DATE? WITH THAT DATE? THAT WAS THE DATE THAT THEY HAD REQUESTED. I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE IT AGAIN. OKAY. SO THANK YOU. PROCEEDING. NORM. NORMALLY I JUST SPOKE WITH JODY ON IT AND AND WE'RE MOVING AHEAD. AND YES IS THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. SO AGENDA ITEM 16 FOR ORDINANCE 
          [16. CHARTER AMENDMENT- SALE OR LONG TERM LEASE OF CITY PROPERTY  CONTAINING RECREATIONAL BALLFIELDS MUST BE APPROVED BY  REFERENDUM VOTE (RC):  ORDINANCE No. 2553-2026; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE  CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA APPROVING BALLOT LANGUAGE AND DIRECTING  THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO PLACE A  REFERENDUM ON THE AUGUST 18, 2026 PRIMARY ELECTION SEEKING VOTER  APPROVAL ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER PERTAINING  TO THE SALE OR LONG-TERM LEASE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY CONTAINING  RECREATIONAL BALLFIELDS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR  CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
FIRST READING IS CHARTER AMENDMENT SALE OR LONG TERM LEASE OF CITY PROPERTY CONTAINING RECREATIONAL BALL FIELDS MUST BE APPROVED BY REFERENDUM VOTE. LEE IF YOU COULD READ IT. SURE. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2553-2026. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, APPROVING BALLOT LANGUAGE AND DIRECTING THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA TO PLACE A REFERENDUM ON THE AUGUST 18TH, 2026 PRIMARY ELECTION. SEEKING VOTER APPROVAL ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER PERTAINING TO THE SALE OR LONG TERM LEASE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY CONTAINING RECREATIONAL BALL FIELDS. PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THIS IS MY AGENDA ITEM, AND I WANTED TO REITERATE THAT THE MAYOR JUST CALLED IT AS FIRST READING. SO WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO TRANSMIT THE ORDINANCE TO SECOND READING. ANYWAY, SO THE THE COMMISSION FIRST DISCUSSED THIS TOPIC IN THEIR ONE ON ONES WITH FORMER MAYOR COLLINS BACK IN JANUARY. THE MAYOR, FORMER 
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MAYOR COLLINS, BROUGHT IT UP AGAIN AT THE MARCH 9TH REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING, AND THERE WAS A CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD TO PLACE IT ON A FUTURE AGENDA. SO IT'S ON THE AGENDA HERE. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THERE'S THREE WAYS TO AMEND OUR CHARTER. NUMBER ONE IS AN INITIATIVE BY CERTAIN NUMBER OF VOTERS, WHICH IS ALSO ADDRESSED IN ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE CITY CHARTER. AND THAT'S AGAIN, IT'S AN INITIATIVE BROUGHT BY THE VOTING BY VOTERS, NOT BY THE GOVERNMENT. NUMBER TWO, EVERY TEN YEARS THERE'S A CHARTER ADVISORY BOARD FORMED BY THE COMMISSION, AND IT'S ON ON THE EVERY TEN YEARS BY THE LAST ONE, I BELIEVE WAS 2020. SO THE NEXT ONE WILL BE IN 2030. SO UNDER OUR UNDER OUR CHARTER, IT'S TO CREATE IT EVERY TEN YEARS. AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO MEET WITHIN 180 DAYS, AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO REVIEW THE CHARTER AND MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT THAT TIME. AND THEN NUMBER THREE IS THE COMMISSION CAN AMEND THE CHARTER BY ORDINANCE THAT NEEDS TO GO OUT TO REFERENDUM FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS TO APPROVE AT A SPECIAL ELECTION OR AT A GENERAL ELECTION. WE HAVE A GENERAL ELECTION COMING UP ON AUGUST 18TH, AND SO IT MAKES NO SENSE TO DO A SPECIAL ELECTION. SECTION 10.01 OF THE CITY CHARTER AND FLORIDA STATUTES. SECTION 166.031 ADDRESSES CHARTER AMENDMENTS IN YOUR PACKET. WE HAVE IN THE ORDINANCE YOU'LL SEE ON SECTION ONE HAS THE LANGUAGE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED, AND I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE COMMISSION HAD WANTED A REFERENDUM TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE SAILFISH BALL FIELDS. HOWEVER, FLORIDA STATUTE PROHIBITS THE USE OF A REFERENDUM FOR ANY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT ORDER. IT'S MY OPINION THAT THE CHARTER AMENDMENT LANGUAGE SHOULD NOT ADDRESS A SINGLE PARCEL OF LAND. 
          INSTEAD, IT SHOULD BE MORE BROAD. WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE WE'VE PATTERNED THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU SEE IN THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE IN THIS ORDINANCE. WE PATTERNED IT AFTER A PRIOR CHARTER AMENDMENT THAT THE CITY DID IN 2006. AND THAT'S WHEREIN THE CITY AMENDED THE CHARTER TO ADD THAT ANY CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT IS ON THE RIVER IS REQUIRED TO GO TO REFERENDUM BEFORE WE CONVEY IT, SELL IT, OR DO A LEASE LONGER THAN TEN YEARS. I KNOW RECENTLY, WITH THE MUSEUM DOWN THE STREET, WE DID A REFERENDUM BECAUSE WE WERE LEASING THE MUSEUM FOR IN EXCESS OF TEN YEARS. AND SO THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT TOOK PLACE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO POINT YOU TO SECTION ONE. SO THERE IS A TITLE. THE TITLE HAS TO BE UNDER STATUTORY FLORIDA STATUTES. THE TITLE CAN BE NO LONGER THAN 15 WORDS. SO IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING TO TRY AND GET EVERYTHING WITHIN THE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO, TO WORK WITH. AND IN THE EXPLANATION, THE OF THE AMENDMENT, YOU'RE, YOU'RE LIMITED TO A 7075 WORD MAXIMUM. 
          SO I'M GOING TO READ THE TITLE TITLE IS SHALL THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF STUART, FLORIDA, BE AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING PROVISION. THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL NOT SELL, CONVEY OR LEASE FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS, INCLUDING ANY RENEWAL OPTIONS. ANY CITY OWNED REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING RECREATIONAL BALL FIELDS, UNLESS FIRST APPROVED BY THE VOTERS THROUGH A PUBLIC REFERENDUM HELD UNDER CHARTER SECTION 9.04. PROCEDURES FOR VACATING PUBLIC STREETS OR ABANDONING RIGHT OF WAY. THIS RESTRICTION DOES NOT APPLY TO LEASES REASONABLY NECESSARY TO SUPPORT SPORTS, RECREATION OR CONCESSION USES. SERVING THE PROPERTY. AGAIN, THIS LANGUAGE WAS PATTERNED AFTER WHAT WE PREVIOUSLY DID IN 2006 WITH CITY OWNED PROPERTY ON ON WATERFRONT, AND IT WOULD BE OUR INTENTION TO PUT IT IN THE NEXT SECTION, SECTION 906, WHICH WOULD BE DIRECTLY BELOW 905, WHICH ADDRESSES THE CITY OWNED WATERFRONT PROPERTY. I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER FURTHER. DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR LEE? OKAY, SO THE. THE CHANGE OF THE LANGUAGE TO. TO ADDRESS THINGS OTHER THAN THE OTHER THAN THE BALL FIELDS. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT. MY ISSUE IS I'M LOOKING AT THIS. NOW, I KNOW THAT WE'RE A FOUR PERSON COMMISSION RIGHT NOW, AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET. 
          YOU KNOW, WE'RE OUR COMMISSION IS GOING TO CHANGE IN, IN IN AUGUST. WE HAVE THREE SEATS THAT ARE OPEN. AND I'M WONDERING IF, IF WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME TO HAVE THAT 
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LANGUAGE READY TO BE PUT ON THE AUGUST BALLOT, IF THIS IS FIRST READING? AND THEN THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED THAT INFORMATION READY. IF WE'RE EVEN GOING TO TRY TO SEND THIS UP TO SECOND READING, I'D WANT TO AT LEAST HAVE SOME ANSWERS BEFORE I EVEN HAVE A SECOND READING ON THIS. AND WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME THAT IF WE HAD TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS AND THEN COME BACK AGAIN AND MAKE SOME DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT LANGUAGE CHANGE TO WHAT YOU HAVE AND BRING THAT UP, WHAT'S THE DEADLINE BEFORE YOU CAN GET ON THE BALLOT FOR THIS TIME? SO WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SIGNED ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD THAT JUNE 12TH. MARY. SO JUNE 12TH, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SIGNED ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD TO GET IT TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. THAT'S HER DEADLINE. IN ORDER TO MEET THE AUGUST 18TH ELECTION DAY. OKAY. AND THAT'S JUNE 12TH. AND WE HAVE TWO MORE MEETINGS UNTIL THEN. 
          YEAH. OKAY. SO AND SO END OF QUALIFYING. SO I HAD LOOKED AND I HAD TALKED TO YOU, MR. BAGGETT, AND I'D LIKE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK SOME MORE WITH MR. KOWALSKI AND WITH ESPECIALLY AND MAYBE EVEN OUR BUDGET PERSON, AS WELL AS JODY, ABOUT SOME OF THE GUIDELINES THAT IS SHOWN IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND I. I ASKED MR. BAGGETT TO PULL THIS UP. I THINK THE GOAL IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ON THE RECREATION SECTION SIX A THAT TALKS ABOUT IF WE'RE GOING TO. BECAUSE THIS WAS SPECIFICALLY GEARED TOWARDS RECREATION SITE, THE BALL FIELD ITSELF, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE PROPER INVENTORY, THAT WE HAVE THE PROPER INFORMATION TO. REGARDING MAINTAINING COMMUNITY PARKS AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THEM IN THE FUTURE. I THINK THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES, THAT WE'RE DOING, ALL THE RESEARCH THAT WE NEED PROPER IN ORDER TO, TO TO SAY THAT WE'RE READY FOR SECOND READING. AND THIS LIMITATION, WHETHER IT'S A TEN YEAR, I THINK WE HAD AN EXTRA TIME BOTH FOR THE THE PARCEL HERE AT WHERE THE RESTAURANT IS, AS WELL AS FOR THE FLAGLER CENTER, BECAUSE THERE WERE MORE THAN TEN YEARS. AND WE HAD TO OF COURSE THERE WERE BECAUSE OF THE THE LOCATION ALONG THE WATERWAY, THEY WERE ALWAYS NEEDING A REFERENDUM. BUT THERE WERE SOME SPECIAL CRITERIA BECAUSE THEY WERE LONG TERM. 
          AND THIS IS UP TO TEN YEARS, NOT OVER OVER TEN, UP TO TEN YEARS OR OVER TEN YEARS. I JUST JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, JUST TO CLARIFY, TEN YEARS AND OVER. YEAH. SO JUST LIKE, JUST LIKE THE FLAGLER MUSEUM, THE FEED STORE DOWN THE STREET. WE HAD LEASED IT TO THEM ALREADY FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS. AND SINCE THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT HAPPENED, WE NEEDED IN ORDER TO RENEW THEIR LEASE, WE HAD TO COME AND TAKE SEND BALLOT LANGUAGE TO THE PUBLIC VOTERS AT A AT A GENERAL ELECTION. AND THEY ENDED UP VOTING IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THE LEASE. THIS WOULD ACT THE SAME WAY. STEP EXTRACT WATERFRONT PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY AND PUT IN CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT HAS BALL FIELDS. CURRENTLY, THAT ONLY IMPACTS THE GUY DAVIS PARK AND THE SAILFISH BALL FIELD. I, I, I CHECKED WITH JIM AND NO OTHER BALL FIELDS ON ANY OTHER CITY OWNED PROPERTY. SO IT WOULD JUST BE THOSE TWO. SO ANYTIME THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO SELL, CONVEY OR LEASE FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT FOR REFERENDUM FOR ANY LAND ON GUY DAVIS PARK OR THE SAILFISH BALL FIELDS. AND THIS RESTRICTION DOES NOT APPLY TO LEASES REASONABLY NECESSARY TO SUPPORT SPORTS, RECREATION AND OTHER CONCESSION USES SERVING THE PROPERTY. OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS WORKING, AS WE JUST DID WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WORKING WITH THE COUNTY IN CONCERT WITH THE COUNTY, ON COORDINATION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER. WE DID THAT FOR FIRE. SAME THING HERE IN IN GOLD STATEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SEVEN A TALKS ABOUT WORKING WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES TO MANAGE GROWTH. AND WE HAVE A TRADITION HERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO PARK, WHERE WE'VE GOTTEN FUNDS FROM THE THE FLORIDA RECREATION. WAS IT FLORIDA, JIM, YOU MIGHT WANT. YEAH. FURRED UP GRANTS AND SO ON. AND THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT CAN BE USED TO, TO LIMIT AND CONTROL CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE MAY NOT NECESSARILY NEED THIS REFERENDUM. I JUST THINK THAT I NEED TO MAYBE, AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GET THAT EXPLORED FULLY BEFORE THIS TIME, BUT THIS IS A FIRST READING WITH THE CHANGE 
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THAT YOU HAVE. AND THEN I'D WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROBABLY MORE FULLY PREPARED BEFORE WE HAVE A SECOND READING. SO OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON THE 26TH, AND THEN THE ONE NEXT ONE WOULD BE ON THE 12TH. AND THAT WOULD BE CUTTING IT VERY CLOSE ON THE 12TH. BUT THE 12TH IT HAS IT HAS TO BE EIGHTH IS THE FIRST MEETING IN MAY, MAY, MAY 8TH. SO WE WOULD HAVE FOUR DAYS FROM THAT BEFORE THE 12TH. OKAY. I'M SORRY. JUNE. JUNE. SORRY. JUNE. THANKS FOR CORRECTING ME. 
          HI MR. BAKER. YES. SO THOSE. THAT'S MY THAT'S MY CONCERN IS THAT I THINK THAT I DON'T SEE ANY NEED TO RUSH THIS BALL FIELD ISSUE. I DID DISCUSS THIS WITH WITH THE FORMER MAYOR AND I, I, I AM IN FAVOR OF PRESERVATION, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE USING ALL OF OUR LITERALLY USING ALL OF OUR BALLS, MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HITTING IN THE RIGHT PARK. 
          BUT THIS PARK, IS THIS REALLY CONCERNS TWO PARKS. I'M SORRY. SORRY, SORRY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RICH, I YOUR LIGHT SWITCH WAS ON. SORRY. YES. IF IF IF WE'RE DONE WITH QUESTIONING OF MR. BAGGETT REGARDING THE PARTICULARS, THEN THIS DISCUSSION SHOULD OCCUR PROPERLY IN THE CONTEXT OF A MOTION AND A SECOND. OH. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER FOR LEE. WELL, I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE I WAS ASKING COMMISSIONER CLARK BECAUSE SHE MENTIONED IT. THESE ARE CITY PARKS. WOULD THERE BE A REASON THAT WE NEED TO INVOLVE THE COUNTY? I'M JUST CONFUSED. IS IT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? WE JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. COMMISSIONER CLARK WAS REFERENCING CERTAIN OBJECTIVES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT SAYS WE DO NEED TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND OTHER AGENCIES IN MANAGING OUR OUR RECREATION, RECREATIONAL PARKS. OKAY. I'M I'M SUMMARIZING. THERE'S A LOT MORE DETAIL. OKAY, I GOT IT. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO MOVE THIS TO THE SECOND READING. 
          I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE ORDINANCE 2553 2026 TO THE SECOND READING, WHICH WOULD BE WHAT DATE? 526 THE 26TH, MAY 26TH. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2553 2026. 
          DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO MOVE IT TO SECOND READING? WHICH YOU COULD THEN DISCUSS IT, COMMISSIONER CLARK. I ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO. SECOND, I'M GOING TO PASS THE GAVEL ON TO COMMISSIONER CLARK. AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION MYSELF BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS WHEN THEY HAVE THE POWER TO VOTE THROUGH A REFERENDUM, INSTEAD OF MYSELF BEING IN CONTROL OF THE NARRATIVE OR BEING ONE OF FOUR BOARD MEMBERS UP HERE, I THINK IT'S INAPPROPRIATE. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 AND FAILED ORDINANCE NUMBER 2553, 2026 TO SECOND READING. SO THE POINT OF ORDER POINT, POINT OF ORDER. 
          MR. BAGGETT, COULD YOU JUST CLARIFY YOUR STATUS? I, I THINK MAYOR, MAYOR REED NEGLECTED TO SAY THAT THE MOTION FAILED BEFORE HE PASSED THE GAVEL, BUT THERE WAS NO SECOND THAT I HEARD. SO IN ESSENCE, THE MOTION WOULD FAIL. BUT IF YOU WANT TO SAY THAT BEFORE YOU PASS THE GAVEL, THAT MIGHT BE SURE. THE MOTION FAILED. AND I PASSED THE GAVEL TO COMMISSIONER CLARK AS THE GAVEL. YOU MAKE A MOTION, SIR, I DID. I MADE A MOTION FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 2553, 2026 TO MOVE IT TO SECOND READING. I SECOND THE MOTION. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MOVE THE LANGUAGE THAT MR. BAGGETT UPDATED TO, WHICH DOES NOT JUST ONLY MENTION THE SAILFISH, BUT ACTUALLY IT'S A LANGUAGE THAT'S HERE. IT SAYS RECREATIONAL BALL FIELDS, ALL NOT JUST SAILFISH PARK, ALL RECREATION BALL FIELDS. SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JOB, SECONDED BY MAYOR REED. I THINK YOU HAVE THAT REVERSED BY THE MAYOR. OH, MOTION BY THE MAYOR AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JOY. THANK YOU. 
          ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT? OKAY. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS MOTION? I DO, I HAVE JOSEPH COOPER. OKAY. THANK YOU. CLERK MR. COOPER 906 SOUTH EAST NINTH STREET. DUE TO LIKE I SAY, I THINK THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE RUSHING THIS THIS MOTION 
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THROUGH THIS ORDINANCE. I DO BELIEVE I PLAY THOSE PARKS, I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PRESERVE. WE CAN'T PRESERVE THE PARKS, BUT WE SHOULD DO THAT IN A MORE METHODICAL WAY. AND SO WE SHOULD CLEAR UP THE LANGUAGE. WE SHOULD ALSO FIGURE OUT WHO'S LEASING THE PARKS, MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAVE ACCESS TO THESE PARKS. ALL THE LEAGUES. THERE'S THERE ARE FORCES TRYING TO KIND OF EXCLUDE CERTAIN LEAGUES FROM PLAYING, MAKING AFFORDABLE FOR CERTAIN PEOPLE TO PUT LEAGUES AND PLAY IN THESE PARKS. AND WHEN I GREW UP, THAT WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. SO WE NEED TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE BALLPARKS, NOT JUST IN THE CITY BUT IN THE COUNTY, BUT IN PARTICULAR THE CITY, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT EVERY EVERY GROUP HAS ACCESS, EVERY PLAYING GROUP, WHETHER IT'S TEE BALL, BASEBALL, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS CAN AFFORD TO ACCESS THESE PUBLIC PARKS. SO I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE TO KIND OF PUSH THROUGH THIS ORDINANCE OR TO PUT IT ON PUT PUT THIS MEASURE ON. WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO MAKE SURE WE LOOK INTO THE LANGUAGE FOR THESE, EVEN THESE LEASES FOR LEAGUES TO LEASE THESE PARKS AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO EVERY GROUP THAT LIVES IN THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, I HAVE WILL LAUGHLIN. MR. LAUGHLIN, I'LL LET YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. WELCOME. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE I HAVE THE LIGHT ON? WELL, WE'LL OFFER 950 SOUTH COUNTY HIGHWAY. JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU. 
          ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR RESEARCH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF HOW THE CITY OF STUART CAME INTO POSSESSION OF SELFISH BALL FIELDS, AND IF IT WAS GRANTED TO US BY AN INDIVIDUAL OWNER, DID THEY PUT IT IN A TRUST FOR CONDITIONAL USES SUCH AS RECREATION? ONLY BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE AT SOME POINT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME DEVELOPERS, SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY NEAR A RAILROAD STATION, TRAIN STATION, AND GIVEN SENATE BILL 102, THAT OPENS THE DOOR FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS TO BASICALLY TAKE OVER THAT PROPERTY AND USE IT FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN RECREATIONAL USE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE RESEARCH ON WHAT THE BACK HISTORY OF THIS WAS. AND IF IT'S GRANTED TO US WHAT THE CONDITION OF RECREATIONAL USE ONLY. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. LAUGHLIN. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY ELSE? I HAVE NO MORE, COMMISSIONER. OKAY. SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, WE HAVE A MOTION ON AND WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM OUR COMMISSIONER. I GOT HER COMMISSIONER JOB IS RECOGNIZED. OH, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CLARK, INTERIM MAYOR FOR THE MOMENT. OKAY. I'M. 
          THE QUESTION IS TO OUR ATTORNEY AND TO THE CITY MANAGER. THESE ARE ALL VALID TO DO THIS KIND OF RESEARCH AND. BUT COULD WE HAVE THIS INFORMATION BEFORE THE NEXT READING IS MY QUESTION. 
          WHAT RESEARCH? WHAT MR. LAUGHLIN MENTIONED, OR MR. LAUGHLIN AND ALSO JOE, THERE WERE THERE WERE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORIGINAL TRUST OR OWNERSHIP OF THE SAILFISH BALLPARK. AND THEN. WOULD THERE BE RESTRICTIONS AS TO WHAT INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE ABLE TO LEASE THE PROPERTY AND UNDERSTANDABLE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROTECT THAT FOR USE OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT LEAGUES THAT WANT TO USE THE PARK? ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST OFF, I'LL ADDRESS MR. COOPER'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. THIS APPLIES TO NOT ALLOWING THAT THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LEASE AGREEMENTS. ALL RIGHT. CONVEY SAME THING OR LEASE FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS, INCLUDING ANY RENEWAL OPTIONS. 
          ANY CITY OWNED PROPERTY CONTAINING THE RECREATIONAL BALL FIELDS, UNLESS VOTER APPROVED THROUGH A REFERENDUM. AND IT'S A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE POPULATION. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE SAME LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE IN WHERE CITY OWNED PROPERTY ON WATERFRONT, ALL AROUND THE PENINSULA HERE, AND EVEN IN HANEY CREEK, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE SIMILAR THING FOR THE HANEY CREEK CONVERSION. I THINK IN THE NEXT MEETING, IT'S I PATTERNED THIS ORDINANCE JUST SIMILAR TO THAT, JUST SO IT'S SIMILAR. WE'RE GOING TO USE THE SAME MECHANISM. I HAVE A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IN HERE THAT THIS RESTRICTION DOES NOT APPLY TO LEASES REASONABLY NECESSARY TO SUPPORT SPORTS RECREATION OR CONCESSION USES SERVING THE PROPERTY. WE WILL BE ABLE TO LEASE MORE THAN TEN YEARS TO THE LEAGUES OR ANY CONCESSION SERVICES. NOTHING WILL CHANGE THERE. THIS IS JUST SELLING, CONVEYING OR LEASING FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE PROPERTY, NOT RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. WELL, 
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RIGHT NOW THE BALL FIELDS ARE THEY'RE ZONED IN COMP PLAN AS RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE THERE FOR. SO AS FAR AS MR. LAUGHLIN'S CONCERNS THAT THE LIVE LOCAL AGREEMENT AND SENATE BILL 180, THE LIVE LOCAL AGREEMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO RECREATIONAL ZONED AREAS. SO THAT'S NOT REALLY AN ISSUE. AND THEN LIKEWISE WITH SENATE BILL 180. I DON'T THINK THAT THOSE EVEN APPLY TO THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE BALL FIELDS, UNLESS THE CITY COMMISSION SELLS THEM TO A PRIVATE OWNER AND THE PRIVATE OWNER WANTS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL OR MULTIFAMILY, THAT'S WHERE THAT ISSUE WOULD COME UP. BUT THAT'S SO MY QUESTION WOULD THEN BE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION TO HAVE IT REZONED. 
          YES. WELL, YOU CAN'T EVEN GET THERE. IF THEY IF THE CITY COMMISSION WAS ONCE THIS IS IN THE CHARTER, RIGHT. THE CITY COMMISSION CAN'T LEASE IT. OKAY. CAN'T OR CAN'T LEASE IT FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS, CAN'T SELL IT WITHOUT GOING OUT AND LET THE POPULATION VOTE. OKAY. SO AND IT, IT'S NOT JUST ON THE SAILFISH BALL FIELDS. IT'S ANY CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT HAS BALL FIELDS, WHICH RIGHT NOW INCLUDES GUY DAVIS AND SAILFISH BALL FIELDS. AS FAR AS MR. LAUGHLIN'S COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS, I'M NOT PREPARED TO SAY IT, BUT I, BOTH MYSELF AND RUTH HOLMES ASSISTED ME WITH LOOKING INTO THE BACKGROUND AND ALSO RYAN, MY PARALEGAL. WE LOOKED INTO THE BACKGROUND OF THE PROPERTY A VERY DECADES AGO, THE CITY ACQUIRED THE LAND, I BELIEVE, THROUGH PURCHASE. IT ALSO INCLUDED THE, THE, THE, THE MEMORIAL PARK AND ALSO THE COURTHOUSE. REMEMBER, WE DON'T I'M TALKING 1950S OR OLDER, SO WE DON'T HAVE THE BEST RECORDS. 
          AT SOME POINT, THE COUNTY TOOK OVER AND PURCHASED AND BUILT THE COURTHOUSE IN THE 80S. I DON'T KNOW, I CAN'T I DIDN'T GO THROUGH AND RESEARCH ALL OF THAT. BUT AT SOME POINT WE GOT NOT FOR THAT MONEY, BUT WE GOT IT WAS EITHER STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS, A GRANT TO DO THE BALL FIELDS ON THOSE PARCELS. OKAY, WHICH WERE SEPARATED FROM THE COURTHOUSE. AND IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY, THERE WAS A RESTRICTION THAT THOSE PROPERTIES COULDN'T BE USED FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN RECREATION. I LOOKED AT THAT BECAUSE IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS EXERCISE. IT WOULD BE MOOT. HOWEVER, THAT WAS DONE IN, I THINK, THE 60S OR 70S. 
          AND I THINK IN THE 80S, I FOUND DOCUMENTATION THAT THAT RESTRICTION WAS LIFTED. OKAY. 
          SO THEN IT WENT BACK TO THERE IS THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY LIKE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE FUR DAP GRANT. SO I, AND I DIDN'T RESEARCH IT MYSELF. MISS HOLMES HELPED ME AND MY PARALEGAL, BUT I DISCUSSED IT WITH HIM. AND SO THEN WE CAME BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. THAT'S WHY IT TOOK US TWO MONTHS, BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO RESEARCH WHETHER WE EVEN HAD TO DO THIS EXERCISE. AND IF WE IF THERE WERE RESTRICTIONS, THEY'RE ALREADY THERE BECAUSE OF JUST LIKE, JUST LIKE SHEPARD PARK WITH THE GRANT, WE CAN'T DO OTHER THINGS. 
          THERE CAN ONLY BE RECREATION. SO WOULD SECURE THAT TAKING AWAY WHATEVER WAS REMOVED YEARS AGO. THIS WOULD SECURE THAT. AND TO JOE'S CONCERN, THE THE YOU WOULD BE THE USE OF THE PARKS FOR EVERYONE. THEY COULD NO, NO ONE COULD COME IN AFTER WE LEASED IT TO SOMEONE AND SAY, WELL, ONLY FOUR DIFFERENT BALL FIELD TEAMS COULD USE IT. THAT'S NOT AT ISSUE IN THIS. 
          OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT MR. TROTSKY CAN COME UP AND TELL YOU WHO CURRENTLY LEASES IT. I, I KNOW SOME LEAGUES LEASE THE PROPERTY, NORTH COUNTY LITTLE LEAGUE, THIS WOULD BE USING IT. THIS WOULD NOT AFFECT IT BECAUSE THEY'RE LEASING IT FROM THE CITY. OKAY. SO IT ACTUALLY PROTECTS THOSE LEAKS BECAUSE IF WE AT SOME POINT DECIDE TO SELL THE BALL FIELDS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EITHER GET A LEASE FROM THE NEW OWNER. BUT I DOUBT THE NEW OWNER WILL BE BUYING IT TO DO BALL FIELDS. THEY'D BE DOING IT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE. BUT THIS SAYS THE CITY COMMISSION CANNOT SELL THE PROPERTY WITHOUT GETTING TAKING OUT TO REFERENDUM AND LETTING A MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION VOTE ON IT. YES. AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THE PUBLIC IS THE ONE WHO'S IN CHARGE, BUT ALSO WITH TRANSPARENCY. WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN TALKING ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS THAT WE HAVE. AND I, YOU AND MISS HOLMES, HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THAT RESEARCH. AND I DON'T THINK A LOT OF IT WAS PUT INTO THE INTO THE THE ITEM. AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY MAYBE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A DETAILED PRESENTATION SO THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS AND OTHER PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHY IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND WHAT'S IN OUR COMP PLAN. THAT'S WHY I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE 
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INVENTORY AND ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP, ON HOW WE DO OUR BEST TO PROTECT THIS AREA AS A BALL FIELD. THE OTHER THING, AND THAT'S INTERESTING TO ME IS THAT IT'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH. AND WHEN THIS CAME UP, WHETHER IT WAS BEFORE OR AFTER THESE IDEAS ABOUT BRIGHT LINE AND CREATING SOME TYPE OF A HUB THERE. AND WHEN WE HAD THE LEASE, WE HAD PUT OUT AN RFQ. 
          PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS COME IN AND SAID, THIS HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL BALL AREA AND THE DIFFERENT PEOPLES THAT HAVE PLAYED THERE HAVE PLAYED BASEBALL THERE. AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'S A A HISTORIC MECCA FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THAT HAS BEEN THERE. SOMETIMES PEOPLE WERE DISAPPOINTED THAT WE WEREN'T USING IT AS MUCH BECAUSE WE HAD TO. NORTH COUNTY LITTLE LEAGUE HAD LEASED IT OUT, AND THEY WERE USING IT FOR ALL THEIR THINGS. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN WAS THAT BECAUSE IT WAS LEASED OUT TO ONE ENTITY, AND THEY DID BRING PEOPLE HERE TO PLAY BALL FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE. BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A MAYOR ONE TIME, THEY WON A CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEY WENT UP. AND THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE. PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE AN IDEA, WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN DO TO EXPAND BASEBALL IN OUR COMMUNITY? WE HAVEN'T USED GUY DAVIS PARK IN A LONG TIME AS A BIG ENTITY. PEOPLE PLAY THERE, THEY PRACTICE THERE, BUT PEOPLE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED IN COMPETITION, SO TO SPEAK. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT INVENTORY ASPECT IS IMPORTANT AND HOW WE USE IT WHEN WE DO HAVE IT IN THE CHARTER AND SOMEBODY COMES IN AND WE LEASE TO THEM TO DO A PARTICULAR USE THERE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR THE CITY, AND THAT WE HAVE DONE THE BACKGROUND RESEARCH. I DO THINK THAT IT'S A AT THIS POINT, THE INVITATION, THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE, IT'S PREMATURE. AND I'M I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE TO MOVE IT ON. 
          EVEN THOUGH THE MAYOR HAS MADE A SEPARATE MOTION TO TO TRY AND BRING IT UP FOR THE FOR THE MEETING OF THE 26 COMMISSIONER. OKAY. COMMISSIONER. OKAY. I THINK CITY MANAGER HAS A. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD A QUESTION FOR ME. NO, NO. I'M SORRY. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO LET HER KNOW THAT THE LIGHTS WERE LIT BECAUSE SHE'S JUST GETTING THE GAVEL FROM. I THOUGHT YOU HAD A QUESTION FOR ME, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER RICH, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. WELL, BASED ON YOUR LAST REMARK, I DON'T FEEL I NEED TO GO INTO FURTHER DETAIL. I AGREE WITH YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLY. 
          THIS IS REMARKABLY PREMATURE. WE'RE CURRENTLY IN VIOLATION OF OUR OWN COMP PLAN AND HAVE BEEN FOR MONTHS, WHICH PUTS US IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW. AND WE'VE SHOWN NO EFFORT TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMP PLAN AS REGARD THE CHANGES WE MADE TO THE LDR DURING THIS PERIOD. 
          SO TO PROCEED SO RECKLESSLY AND INDIFFERENT TO THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE THIS DECISION IS IS A SOURCE OF GREAT CONCERN. 6.81.1 AS MENTIONED, THE CITY SHALL CONTINUALLY MONITOR ITS COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TO DETERMINE WHAT PROGRAMS, FACILITIES AND SITES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CITY'S RECREATIONAL OFFERS A, B, C, D. ALL OF THESE ARE MEANT TO ENSURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE COSTS OF THESE FACILITIES, THE BURDEN TO THE TAXPAYERS AND WHETHER THE NEED EXISTS. WE JUST SEEM TO BE IGNORING THAT. WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE THAT IN HAND. MR. LOFLIN BRINGS UP A VERY GOOD POINT. I THINK POTENTIALLY, AS THE ORDINANCE IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, WE COULD BE IN REAL TROUBLE BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE GIFT TO CITY. AND IN ADDITION, WE WERE JUST LAUDING THE VIRTUES AND WHAT WAS SO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY. THAT SAME REQUIREMENT EXISTS VERY SPECIFICALLY IN OUR COMP PLAN AS WELL. IT SHOULD, SINCE WE SHARE RECREATIONAL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE COUNTY, SAYING THAT WE WILL WILL ENTER INTO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH MARTIN COUNTY, ADDRESSES HOW THE CITY AND COUNTY WILL WORK TOGETHER TO COORDINATE RECREATIONAL USE OF THEIR FACILITIES. THANK GOSH THAT'S IN THERE AS HAVING RUN ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY'S MOST RESPECTED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THREE DECADES. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. RESOURCES TO RUN. THESE BALL FIELDS COST US, LAST 
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I HEARD, AND THIS WAS OVER A YEAR AGO, WELL OVER $250,000 A YEAR. UNDERSTANDING THAT DEBT TO THE THAT OBLIGATION TO THE TAXPAYER IN THE GREATER CONTEXT IS ONLY SENSIBLE, AND WE SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. YES, I THINK THE DEBT ISSUE HAS TO BE RESOLVED THAT ACTUALLY. MR. BAGGETT, YOU INDICATED THAT MIGHT, IN FACT, BE A SIMPLER SOLUTION TO THIS, TO THIS EFFORT. AND CERTAINLY WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, INVESTIGATE THAT IF WE CAN SAVE THE MONEY OF A REFERENDUM. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS QUITE A HAMMER WE'RE BRINGING DOWN. 
          THIS WOULD APPLY TO EVERY RECREATIONAL BALL FIELD IN THE CITY, JUST NOT THE SAILFISH. 
          CORRECT. YEAH. THE THE GUY DAVIS IS THE ONLY ONE. WE HAVE TWO. RIGHT. YEAH. I CONFIRMED WITH MR. TROTSKY WE HAVE TWO. RIGHT. MR. TROTSKY, IT'S GUY DAVIS AND THE SAILFISH BALL FIELDS. I. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE DOING AN ORDINANCE. IF IT'S PERTAINING TO A DEVELOPMENT ORDER ON A PARTICULAR PARCEL. AND IT COULD BE ARGUED THAT WE'RE IF WE'RE ONLY DOING IT ON SAILFISH BALLPARK, THAT IT COULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THAT STATUTE. SO THAT'S WHY I PATTERNED IT AFTER WHAT WE ALREADY HAD IN PLACE WITH THE THE CITY OWNED ON WATERFRONT. SO I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WANT TO ENCUMBER 10TH STREET. AND THAT LAST LINE IS REALLY THAT REALLY GIVES ME PAUSE. SOMETHING'S. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO LEASES REASONABLE, REASONABLY NECESSARY TO SUPPORT SPORTS RECREATION OR CONCESSION USES SERVING THE PROPERTY. ARE WE GOING TO END UP LEASING THIS OUT TO A PRIVATE ENTITY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH WOULD INHIBIT OR RESTRICT THE USE BY THE PUBLIC? THIS. THIS IS I, I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER CLARK. THIS IS PREMATURE TO WAY TOO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU. IT'S A GOOD THING. COMMISSIONER JOB, YOU'RE KEEPING TRACK OF THE LIGHTS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THANK YOU, ATTORNEY BAGGOTT, WHO ACTUALLY FASHIONED THIS IN A WAY THAT IT WOULD NOT BE CHALLENGED. NUMBER TWO, THIS IS A FIRST READING. WE'RE JUST ASKING TO MOVE IT ON TO THE NEXT READING. SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. CAN WE NOT MOVE IT ON TO THE NEXT READING? IF AT THAT POINT YOU MAKE A DECISION THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO APPROVE THE MOTION, YOU CAN DO IT AT THE SECOND READING. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE MORE THING. SO WE HAVE TWO MORE MEETINGS IN ORDER TO DO THE SECOND READING. IF WE DON'T GET TO IT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD DOING A SPECIAL ELECTION, WHICH WOULD BE TOO COSTLY, BUT I BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE A GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. AND WE DIDN'T LOOK INTO IT UNDER THERE. YEAH, IT COULD BE ADDED ON THERE OR A NEXT RESEARCH. RIGHT. 
          SO THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER DEADLINE IN NOVEMBER. WELL, OKAY. SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND AND WE'VE HAD PUBLIC COMMENT. OR DO WE NEED PUBLIC COMMENT? WE NEED PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          THERE'S ONE MORE. THERE'S ONE MORE. OH, WE DID WE HAD PUBLIC COMMENT. ARE WE OPENING IT UP A FINAL VOTE. WE DID A MOTION AND A SECOND THANK YOU. THANK YOU THANK YOU COMMISSIONER JOB. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HARRIS. ALAMANDA STUART. I FIRST STARTED COMING ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO TO THE MEETINGS. I ATTENDED A MEETING WHERE THIS WHOLE DISCUSSION WAS COMING UP. 
          MIKE MEYER, WHO WAS A COMMISSIONER, WANTED TO PUT 800 APARTMENTS ON THAT BALL FIELD. 
          THE THE CITY WENT CRAZY. THIS PLACE WAS PACKED. WE HAD A A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER COME FLY IN SAYING, NO, THIS IS PART OF THE QUAINTNESS OF THE CITY. SO I YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IF WE CAN BE GUARANTEED A TEN YEAR. NO TRANSFER OF TITLE, THAT'S FINE. PUT IT ON THE BALLOT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO IT'S GOING TO STAY HERE. IT'S PART OF STUART. I MEAN THIS PLACE WAS PACKED. AND MIKE MEYER AND ALL THE OTHERS WERE INTO DEVELOPING EVERYTHING. AND THAT'S HOW WE GOT 3400 APARTMENTS IN ONE YEAR. AND THANK GOD WE DON'T HAVE THAT 
          [02:25:07]
ANYMORE. BUT I HAD TO STAND UP AND SAY, THIS IS THIS IS THE PAST. PLEASE DON'T DO IT AGAIN. 
          YES, THANK YOU, MISS GWENDOLYN HALL BRINKLEY. GOOD EVENING. I COME UP BECAUSE I MY POINT IS, FIRST OF ALL, I THINK WE'RE MOVING TOO QUICKLY. OKAY. THIS HAS TO BE GIVEN SOME CONSIDERATION. I'M SITTING HERE AND I'M SAYING, NO, I'M NOT READY FOR THIS. WE'RE NOT READY TO PUT THIS ON A BALLOT FOR US TO VOTE ON. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR ME, AND IT HAS NOT HIT THE CITIZENS OF STUART, ESPECIALLY THE CITIZENS OF EAST STUART. THAT BALLPARK HAS SIGNIFICANT HISTORY TO US. IT'S ALREADY BEEN CUT OUT OF THE HISTORICAL BLACK DISTRICT, WHICH I FEEL STRONGLY IT SHOULD BE A PART OF. FOR YEARS, OUR LITTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAMS PLAYED FOOTBALL ON THAT FIELD. IT'S DEVELOPED PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT LITTLE LEAGUE THAT PLAYED AGAINST ON THE GREEN WALL. WE'VE GOT PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS THAT HAVE COME AND DEVELOPED, STARTED THEIR SKILLS ON SELFISH PART, AND I THINK THAT WE DON'T NEED TO RUSH PUTTING THIS ON THE BALLOT. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT AND HELP THE CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND IT, BECAUSE I'M PROMISING YOU I'LL FIGHT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY TO GET THIS DEFEATED IF IT GOES ON A BALLOT ANYTIME SOON. MAYOR REED. YES, I WANTED TO CLARIFY WHAT THIS ORDINANCE ACTUALLY DOES. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD STOP THE SALE OR LONG TERM LEASING OF THE BASEBALL FIELD, SO THE FIELDS WOULD STAY SO THEY COULDN'T BE SOLD OFF FOR DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S WHAT THE ORDINANCE IS DOING. AND THAT WOULD GIVE THE POWER TO THE CONSTITUENTS TO VOTE ON IT ON THEIR BALLOT COME AUGUST. THAT'S WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES. 
          BY THE WAY. I THINK THERE'S SOME MISINFORMATION OUT THERE. I DON'T THINK IT'S RUSHED BY ANY MEANS. THE MOTION WAS TO MOVE IT ON TO SECOND READING. SO ALL OF THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS FROM BOARD MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COULD BE ADDRESSED BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. BUT TO SEE THIS MOTION POTENTIALLY FAIL AND NOT EVEN MAKE IT TO SECOND READING, I THINK IT'S A DISSERVICE TO THE CONSTITUENTS THAT I'M UP HERE TO REPRESENT, BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO PROTECT GREEN SPACE. AND OBVIOUSLY, I FEEL TWO BOARD MEMBERS UP HERE MAY OR MAY NOT EVEN SUPPORT IT. 
          GOING TO A SECOND READING. AND SOMETIMES I THINK WHEN WE SIT UP HERE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, I THINK WE HAVE TOO MUCH POWER. AND THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT THIS BY GOING TO THE SECOND READING, BECAUSE IT GIVES THE POWER BACK TO THE PEOPLE THAT GAVE US THE PRIVILEGE TO EVEN SIT IN THIS CHAIR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER JOB. YEAH, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CLARK. QUESTION TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY. SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME MISREPRESENTATION OF WHAT THIS BILL ACTUALLY WILL DO, AND I HOPE THAT THE THE MAYOR HAS CLEARED THAT UP A BIT, IS IT A POSSIBILITY TO DO A WHITE PAPER FOR THE NEXT READING? AND MAYBE WE DO WIND UP HAVING TO COMMUNICATE THAT WHITE PAPER TO THE CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF STUART, AND IT WILL THEN BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE. THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING, THAT WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE HOMEWORK. BUT THAT WASN'T THE QUESTION. I GOT THE IMPRESSION I GOT IT WAS GOING TO DIE RIGHT HERE. I MEAN, A LITTLE BIT MORE HOMEWORK IS ONE THING. YES. I'M SORRY. EARLIER YOU ASKED A SIMILAR QUESTION ABOUT ANALYSIS AND MY ONLY RESPONSE LEE GAVE YOU HIS RESPONSE. MY RESPONSE TO YOU, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SEVEN A OF THE COMP PLAN THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY COMMISSIONER CLARK, IS I DO BELIEVE THAT WE COULD DO A WHITE PAPER, QUICK TURN ANALYSIS ON UTILIZATION AND AS WELL, HOW WE PAIR OR HOW WE ALIGN WITH THE COUNTY ON, YOU KNOW, THE COMPREHENSIVE FACILITIES. AND ARE THERE ANY GAPS IN FACILITIES THAT WE COULD IDENTIFY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CITY OF STUART, BUT, YOU KNOW, WRIT LARGE WITH THE COUNTY IF NECESSARY? BUT I THINK WE COULD DO THAT QUICK TURN ANALYSIS BASED UPON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT UTILIZATION OF THE PARKS AND WHO DOES HAVE EITHER LEASE AGREEMENTS, LICENSE AGREEMENTS, AGREEMENTS TO USE. AND OF COURSE, OUR OWN SCHEDULING PROCESS. I COULD GET THAT DONE PRIOR TO THE THE NEXT MEETING AND IN TIME ALSO TO 
          [02:30:06]
SHARE IT WITH THE PUBLIC. RIGHT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC DOES UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE IF IT GOES TO THE BALLOT, THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT REALLY MEANS, WHAT IT'S PROTECTING, SO THAT THEN WHEN THEY MAKE A VOTE, THEY'RE MAKING A, A CONSCIOUS VOTE ON INFORMATION THAT THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDED. THANK YOU. YES, I HAVE MY LIGHT ON. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAD SAID. AND I KNOW THAT, COMMISSIONER. I MEAN, MR. BAGGETT HAS TALKED ABOUT THE IDEA OF THE BEYOND TEN YEARS, BUT THAT'S THE MOST THING IS THAT COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND NOT HAVING IT RUSHED THROUGH SO FAST SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE, WE HAVE TO PUT OUT AN RFQ. SO IT'S NOT LIKE ANYTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THERE TOMORROW. OKAY, SO I MEAN, THE COMMISSION HAS TO DO THAT. SO IT'S YOU KNOW, SO THEN YOU'RE IN AGREEMENT TO MOVE IT TO THE SECOND READING. NOW I'M IN AGREEMENT TO DOING A STUDY AND, AND GET IT, GET SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN THE LANGUAGE MAY STAY THE SAME, BUT THE PUBLIC WILL BE FULLY INFORMED AND WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THAT IS JUST WHAT THE CITY BORDER COMMISSIONER CLARK. I'M NOT. 
          COMMISSIONERS MAY NOT POLL OTHER COMMISSIONERS PRIOR TO A VOTE. YOU MAY NOT. THE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER SPECIFICALLY PROHIBIT YOU FROM. OH, YOU SAID THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE IT TO A SECOND READING. YOU WERE POLLING HER. YOU MAY NOT DO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. BUT OUR CITY COMMISSIONER CLARK, ARE YOU FINISHED WITH YOUR COMMENTS? OUR CITY MANAGER JUST SAID THAT HE COULD HAVE THAT WHITE PAPER AVAILABLE, AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD ALSO READ AND THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE OF, YOU KNOW, PROVIDED THAT INFORMATION. 
          THANK YOU. WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. IS THERE A CHANCE FOR A VOTE AT THIS POINT? MR. CLARK? I DO HAVE ONE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. IT'S MARK BROOKVILLE. WELL, WHILE MR. BROOKVILLE IS COMING FORWARD, WHERE ARE WE BENDING THE RULES ON COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? YES, YES, WE ARE BENDING THE RULES. BUT THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. HAVEN'T HAD A FINAL VOTE. MARK BROOKVILLE, 406 SOUTHEAST FINNEY DRIVE, STUART, FLORIDA, 34996. I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATION. YES, SIR. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BALLPARKS, WE'VE GOT TWO BALL FIELDS IN TOWN BASICALLY, OR TWO BALLPARKS IN TOWN, ONE IN EAST STUART, ONE THAT'S NOT IN EAST STUART. THE SAILFISH BALLPARK WAS RESTRICTED. IT WAS WHITES ONLY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU START TALKING ABOUT TAKING SOME OF THESE THINGS AWAY. AND EVEN EVEN IF IT'S NOT ON PURPOSE, THAT WAS A WHITES ONLY BALL FIELD. AND THERE WAS THE BLACKS ONLY WALL BALL FIELD. AND THAT CAUSED SOME SOME GRIEF. IT ESPECIALLY WAS A PROBLEM WHEN THAT RFP PROCESS TOOK PLACE. AND THE FIRST OF ALL, WE WERE LEASING THAT OUT TO A GROUP OUT OF PALM CITY. SO WE HAD A GROUP OF WHITE KIDS WHO WERE PLAYING ON OUR ON OUR BALL FIELD. WE HAD LESS THAN FIVE KIDS, I THINK, OR SEVEN KIDS THAT WERE ACTUALLY PLAYING BASEBALL HERE. AND YET WE WERE PAYING 100, 250,000 OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER WAS TO SUPPORT THE KIDS FROM PALM CITY. IF THAT HAPPENS AGAIN, I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME REAL UPSET PEOPLE ABOUT THAT. AND I THINK ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO EDUCATE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, AND TO GIVE THOSE PEOPLE A VOICE RELATIVE TO THIS IS IMPORTANT DOWN THE ROAD. AND THEN THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS THE LANGUAGE THAT THAT LEE IS USING WAS FROM THE OTHER, FROM THE ONE THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER PREVIOUSLY RELATIVE TO THE TIDAL WATER. THAT'S UNWORKABLE. I MEAN, I THINK OVER THE YEARS THAT WE'VE HAD THAT IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE THAT THING WORK. FIRST OF ALL, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A REFERENDUM. ANYBODY THAT'S GOING TO DO ANYTHING IS GOING TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION OR PAY FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION. THAT PROCESS IS AN UN IS JUST NOT I DON'T THINK IS FEASIBLE. IT JUST DOESN'T DO IT. AND AND WHEN WE'VE TRIED TO DO IT, WHAT HAPPENS? WE GO AND WE GET AN APPROVED FOR SOMEBODY TO HAVE MORE THAN TEN YEARS AND THEY FLIP THE PROPERTY AND MAKE A FORTUNE AND LEAVE US HOLDING THE BAG. SO, YOU KNOW, ALL YOU'RE DOING IS TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER SITUATION LIKE THAT. SO I WOULD JUST CAUTION TO LOOK AT THAT. I THINK GOING SLOW VERSUS GOING FAST IS IMPORTANT AND MAKING SURE YOU'VE GOT VALID INPUT FROM EAST STUART IN PARTICULAR, WHO'S HAD THAT SITUATION, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE ELECTORATE IS GOING TO BE AND WHAT THE VOTE WOULD BE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. AND IT COULD BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT MAYBE WE THINK RIGHT NOW. SO ANYWAY, I JUST I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE HISTORY THAT WAS WAS THERE. THANK YOU. MR. BROOKVILLE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS? THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. THERE IS ANOTHER 
          [02:35:01]
PUBLIC. THERE'S ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. MISS CARTWRIGHT. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, I WOULD I AM NOT ON THE DAIS SO I CAN MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION AND I'M NOT POLLING. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS THE MOTION BE WITHDRAWN AND THIS BE TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. I DO THINK THERE IS SOME CONCERN TO ADDRESS MISS HARRIS'S COMMENT. IT WAS FROM 2018 WHEN THERE WAS AN RFQ THAT WAS PUT OUT TO PUT ABOUT 800 UNITS ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND IT WAS HIGHLY CONTESTED. AND TO THAT POINT, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE ALL NEW COMMISSIONERS, BECAUSE WE WERE ALL SO DISGRUNTLED WITH THE PROSPECT OF THAT POTENTIALLY EVEN HAPPENING. SO I DO THINK IF THERE IS A WAY TO CODIFY AND RESOLVE THIS SO THAT THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR A DEVELOPER TO COME IN, I DO THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY PRUDENT. I DO THINK THAT IS WHAT THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE RESIDENTS WANT. THAT IS OBVIOUS BASED ON HOW WE VOTED THE LAST TWO ELECTIONS. SO WITH REGARDS TO THAT, MY RECOMMENDATION AS AN OBSERVER WOULD BE TO WITHDRAW THE MOTION TO TABLE IT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING SO A WHITE PAPER COULD BE PRESENTED, AND THEN THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN INFORMED DISCUSSION WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. BUT ALSO THERE NEEDS TO BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE DONE WITH THAT PROPERTY, BECAUSE IT DOES NEED TO BE PROTECTED. IN 2018, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION THAT WAS HAD ABOUT THOSE 800 UNITS, AND THEN WE ENDED UP WITH UNITS. ALL OF THESE LAND USE CHANGES, AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THAT WE SHOULD BE TAKING A PUBLIC FACILITY, REGARDLESS OF THE COST OF MONEY. THERE IS A QUALITY OF LIFE THAT IS INHERENTLY APPLIED TO PEOPLE WHO USE THAT VENUE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE PAY. THAT IS, THAT IS THE PRIVILEGE OF LIVING HERE, IS BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TO THE YOUTH WHO USE THAT FACILITY. SO THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS MOTION FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT AND INPUT, MR. CARTWRIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MR. MR. MAYOR REED YES, LEE, IN ORDER TO I WOULD JUST MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND IT AND CHANGE THE LANGUAGE. SURE. ONE THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT TO THAT THE CITY MANAGER MIGHT NOT BE THINKING ABOUT TO PUT TOGETHER A WHITE PAPER WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT. AND REMEMBER, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT DUE IN ON WEDNESDAY BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE GIVEN US CERTAIN DEADLINES THAT WE'VE GOT TO PUBLISH OUR AGENDA BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. SO YOU'VE GOT LIKE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO DO IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH BEFORE YOU CAN PUBLISH IT ON THE AGENDA. YOU MIGHT. THAT'S I JUST WANT TO PUT OUT A REALISTIC DISCUSSION ON THAT. AND WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS LEFT. 
          BUT AGAIN, SOME OF YOU HAVE DISCUSSED THAT IT COULD GO TO THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A FEW MONTHS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. YES, THAT'S THE CHAIR BUT YES, CITY MANAGER OR CITY MANAGER WAS FIRST. THE THE PROMISE WOULD BE TO ANSWER THE ORIGINAL QUESTION IS THAT WE COULD QUICK TURN THE UTILIZATION OF BOTH BALL, BOTH BALL FIELDS, AND THEN DO A COMPARISON OVER WHAT WOULD BE OUR REQUIREMENT IN THE COMP PLAN TO WORK WITH. AND OF COURSE, WE'D RUN IT THROUGH MARTIN COUNTY, AND I THINK WE COULD GET IN TOUCH WITH MARTIN COUNTY VERY QUICKLY TO SEE WHAT THEIR OPINION IS ON THE SUFFICIENCY OF BALL FIELDS, THE UTILIZATION RATE OF BALL FIELDS, AND EVEN DOWN TO THE CONSTITUENCIES WHO ARE USING THE BALL FIELDS, WHETHER THAT'S ADULT OR LITTLE LEAGUE OR, YOU KNOW, ANY DEMOGRAPHIC THAT WE COULD DRAW OUT. AND I THINK WE COULD DO THAT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER JOB. YES, I WAS NOW, AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION, WE WERE TARGETING NOVEMBER. I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS AFTER, YOU KNOW, READING THE WHITE PAPER AND DOING ALL OF THAT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT I CAN'T SEE WELL, BUT I THINK I CAN MANAGE HIS PERIPHERAL. MR. BAGGETT, THANK YOU. I NEVER GOT TO ANSWER MAYOR REED'S QUESTION ABOUT PROCEDURE. I THERE'S MULTIPLE OPTIONS. YOU KNOW, NUMBER ONE, YOU CAN GO FORWARD WITH THE MOTION AND A VOTE. AND IF IT DOESN'T PASS, THEN THERE COULD BE A NEW MOTION. OR YOU COULD DO A MOTION TO WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN THEN DO ANOTHER MOTION TO TABLE THIS FIRST READING TO THE NEXT MEETING. WE WOULD STILL THEN HAVE TWO HEARINGS TO BE TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS IN ORDER TO HAVE TWO. THAT'S APPROPRIATE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO WITHDRAW A MOTION. WHAT'S THAT? YOU CAN JUST YEAH. I'M SORRY, HE CAN WITHDRAW THE MOTION, I APOLOGIZE. YEAH. YOU DON'T NEED TO DO A MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE MOTION. BUT YOU COULD DO A MOTION TO AMEND YOUR MOTION. TRUE. AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET A SECOND AGAIN. 
          RIGHT. WHICH IS EASIER FOR YOU AMENDING IT OR WITHDRAWING IT AND REMAKING, I WOULD SAY WITHDRAWING IT AND REMAKING IT WOULD BE EASIER. OKAY, THEY NEED A SECOND ON THAT OR HE'S 
          [02:40:02]
JUST GOING TO WITHDRAW HIS. COULD YOU ASKING. MR. MR. MR. BAGGETT, NO, MAYOR REED HAS A FLOOR. OKAY, I DO, AND THEN AS A MOTION MAKER. SO YOU'RE SAYING, LEE, IF IF I WOULD WITHDREW IT, THERE MIGHT NOT EVEN BE ENOUGH TIME FOR THE 25TH MEETING REGARDLESS. NO, I SO IF YOU WITHDRAW IT AND YOU DO A MOTION TO TABLE, HYPOTHETICALLY, IF THERE'S A MOTION TO TABLE THIS FIRST READING TO THE NEXT MEETING, THERE WOULD BE STILL YOU STILL HAVE TWO REGULAR COMMISSION MEETINGS BEFORE THE DEADLINE THAT THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. MY CONCERN WAS NOT SAYING YOU'RE OVERZEALOUS, BUT I IN MY MIND, HE'S GOT TWO DAYS TO DO A WHITE PAPER TO HAVE THIS TURNED IN. YEAH. BECAUSE WE IT'S A TIGHT TURNAROUND FOR THE NEXT MEETING TO GET THE AGENDA ITEM SO IT CAN BE PUBLISHED. HE MAY BE ABLE TO GET A WHITE PAPER DONE, A SHORT VERSION, BUT THERE MIGHT BE MORE, BUT IT WON'T BE PUBLISHED WITH THE AGENDA TIMELY. THAT'S THAT WOULD BE MY CONCERN. BUT IF IT'S TABLED TO THE FIRST READING NEXT MEETING, AGAIN, IT'S THE FIRST READING. AND THEN YOU WOULD GO TO THE SECOND MEETING. SO THERE'S NEW INFORMATION THAT COULD COME OUT AS WE GO. OKAY, SO I'LL WITHDRAW MY MOTION AND I'LL I'LL MAKE A NEW MOTION FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 2553 2026 TO MOVE IT TO A DATE CERTAIN OF MAY 25TH. SO THAT GIVES THE. 626 IT'S IT'S LABOR DAY, THE 26TH, MEMORIAL DAY 26TH. SO THAT WOULD GIVE THE CITY MANAGER ENOUGH TIME TO ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION ASSISTANT ACTUALLY A MOTION TO TABLE, ISN'T IT? HOLD ON. LET ME JUST COULD YOU JUST LET ME CONTROL THIS MEETING? I, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE THE FACT THAT MAYOR REED HAS WITHDRAWN HIS MOTION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY MADE. MAYOR REED IS NOW MAKING A MOTION TO DO WHAT? TO MOVE IT TO A DATE CERTAIN OF MAY 26TH, WHICH IS THE ACTUALLY THE NEXT MEETING. CORRECT. WHICH STILL PUTS US IN THE SAME SCHEDULE TO HAVE THAT WHITE PAPER AND THE CONTACT WITH THE COUNTY AND SO ON, READY TO PRESENT SOMETHING. 
          YES. AND IF NOT LIKE LEGAL SAID, WE WOULD ADDRESS IT AT THE NEXT MEETING IF WE HAD TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER DATE. CERTAIN. OKAY, SO YOU'RE SAYING IT'S THERE, BUT THEN THEY CAN ALWAYS PREPARE, SAY, SAY TO US WHAT IT WOULD BE, WHAT THE STATUS IS. CORRECT. OKAY, ALRIGHT. AND THEN THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION? THAT MOTION. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT MOTION? AND SECOND. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? CLERK NO, I DO NOT. RECORD SHOWS THAT THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOTION. 
          AND SECOND, ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO. THANK YOU. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES, COMMISSIONER. RICH. NO. COMMISSIONER. YES, COMMISSIONER. 
          CLERK. NO. AND MAYOR REED. YES. SO, MR. BAGGETT, THAT'S A TWO TWO. SO, YES. MOTION FAILS. 
          YEAH. MOTION FAILS. THANK YOU. PLEASE SAY THAT IN THE RECORD FOR ME. MOTION FAILS. THANK YOU. 
          JUST FOR THE RECORD. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE BACK THE GAVEL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 
          [17. GROUP III COMMISSIONER VACANCY DISCUSSION  ]
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. I HOPE THE VOTERS ARE PAYING ATTENTION COME AUGUST. THE DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO FOR GROUP THREE. COMMISSIONER VACANCY DISCUSSION. 
          LEE. SURE. OBVIOUSLY, SINCE THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING, THE MAYOR, FORMER MAYOR COLLINS RESIGNED, LEAVING A VACANCY ON IN HIS SEAT UNDER THE RULES IN OUR CHARTER, ONCE A VACANCY HAPPENS, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE. A MAJORITY OF YOU TO VOTE, TO APPOINT A REPLACEMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO PUT IT OUT AT AN ELECTION. THE ELECTION. THE NEXT ELECTION IS LESS THAN 120 DAYS, SO YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF WAITING UNTIL THE ELECTION FOR THE ELECTORATE TO VOTE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF THREE OF YOU VOTING TO APPOINT SOMEONE TO REPLACE. THAT IS ANOTHER OPTION. AND I WANTED TO MENTION A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. I MADE SOME NOTES. ON TOP OF THAT, I WOULD RECOMMEND APPOINTING A NEW VICE MAYOR. SINCE MAYOR REED WAS THE VICE MAYOR, THERE IS NO VICE MAYOR. IT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER IF HE WERE TO VACATE 
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HIS POSITION. SO IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSFER LIKE WE HAD. IT WAS VERY SMOOTHLY WHEN WHEN COMMISSIONER COLLINS RESIGNED, THAT COMMISSIONER REED TOOK HIS PLACE. SO IT WOULD BE NICE THAT YOU GUYS APPOINT A VICE MAYOR TO REPLACE VICE MAYOR REED SINCE HE BECAME MAYOR. THE OTHER THING THAT MARY BROUGHT UP IS THAT COMMISSIONER COLLINS, HE WAS ON TWO BOARDS. HE WAS ON THE MPO, AND HE WAS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER ON THE STEWART MAIN STREET. SO WE JUST POINTING US OUT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT THIS IS AN OPTION. YOU MIGHT WANT TO REPLACE HIM ON THOSE BOARDS. SO AGAIN, THE REPLACEMENT ON THE MPO AND THE STEWART MAIN STREET AND ALSO RECOMMEND APPOINTING A NEW VICE MAYOR. AND YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF APPOINTING A FIFTH MEMBER TO THE BOARD. I KNOW IN THE PAST I LOOKED IT UP THE LAST TIME IT WAS DONE. IT LOOKS LIKE IN 2018, WHEN THEN COMMISSIONER TOM CAMPINI HAD RESIGNED, THEY. THEY APPOINTED. NICK BLOUNT WAS A RESIDENT AND THEY DID A MOTION TO APPOINT HIM TO REPLACE HIM UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION. AND AND IT WAS UNANIMOUS VOTE. SO THAT IS SOME AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE IT'S COME UP IN THE PAST. IT'S MY OPINION THAT IF YOU APPOINT SOMEONE, THEY STILL NEED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IN OUR CHARTER THAT THEY HAVE BEEN A A CONTINUOUS RESIDENT OF THE CITY FOR MORE THAN 12 MONTHS. AND SO THAT I WOULD IF YOU'RE GOING TO APPOINT SOMEBODY, I THINK THAT THAT STILL IS A REQUIREMENT. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LET ME KNOW. 
          IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE WE SHOULD DO THIS IN THREE PARTS. ONE IS FOR VICE MAYOR, RIGHT? ONE IS FOR THAT MIGHT BE THE EASIEST. YEAH. YEAH. AND THEN ONE WOULD BE FOR THE BOARDS. WHETHER OR NOT THE PERSON THAT BECOMES VICE MAYOR WOULD ASSUME THESE BOARD POSITIONS THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION ON WHAT WE DO WITH THE VACANCY SEAT. RIGHT. COMMISSIONER JOB. YES, I AGREE WITH YOU. BUT IN THE REVERSE, I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT A PERSON TO THE COMMISSION BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO AND TWO. I'D LIKE TO APPOINT A PERSON TO THE COMMISSION AND THEN LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAYBE HAVE A VICE MAYOR. I DON'T THINK WE DON'T NEED A VICE MAYOR, AM I CORRECT, ATTORNEY BAGGETT? YEAH. IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE VICE MAYOR. HOWEVER, IT WOULD MAKE IT EASY AN EVENT. LET'S SAY HE'S SICK. IT IT'S AUTOMATIC. WHO BECOMES THE MAYOR OR THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING? RIGHT. AND YOU CAN HAVE A CHAIR FOR THE MEETING IF HE'S JUST OUT SICK FOR ONE MEETING, IF VOTED ON, YEAH, IT WOULD BE VOTED ON. YOU'D HAVE TO APPOINT A PERSON THAT PARTICULAR DAY TO BE THE CHAIR. BUT THAT CHAIR WOULD NOT. THAT PERSON WOULDN'T BE PREPARED FOR IT. SO BUT A VICE MAYOR WOULD BE PREPARED FOR IT. MAYBE. MAYBE NOT. I'M I'M NOT SURE, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT'S LIKE THE LEAST. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. WELL, THE THIRD WOULD BE THE LAST. AFTER WE APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL OUT THE COMMISSION, THEN MAYBE LOOK AT A VICE MAYOR AND THEN LOOK AT THOSE POSITIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE NOW ON THE MPO AND THE STEWART MAIN STREET. I'LL GET A CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD COMMISSIONER. RICH, HOW DO YOU FEEL WE SHOULD DO IT? IN WHAT ORDER? I THOUGHT YOU WERE CORRECT IN YOUR INITIAL ORDERING. OKAY. PICKING A VICE MAYOR FIRST. COMMISSIONER CLARK, HOW DO YOU FEEL? I HAVE NO PROBLEM EITHER WAY. IS THERE ONE THAT YOU PREFER OVER THE OTHER? I JUST DEFINITELY NO, I'LL JUST SAY THIS, THAT I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE ABOUT REPLACING THE COMMISSION, THE GROUP THREE COMMISSION SEAT THAT'S NOTED HERE ON ITEM 17. AND FROM LISTENING TO RESIDENTS AND KNOWING THAT THERE'S AN ELECTION PENDING. AND I JUST KNOW THAT I'M NOT I'M NOT ABSOLUTELY I'M NOT READY TO. I KNOW THE COMMISSIONER JOB HAS ONE PERSON HERE. I TALKED TO 4 OR 5 PEOPLE ASK PEOPLE IF I COULD PUT THEIR NAMES UP. PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME THERE. 
          THERE'S NO NEED TO TO HAVE SOMEBODY IN HERE WHEN WE CAN. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUNE AND JULY. 
          AND THEN IN AUGUST, AFTER THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST. THE OTHER THING THAT I'M KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT SO FAR, WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 4:00 AND IT'S WHAT NOW? SEVEN, SIX, 637, 7:00. 
          OH, SORRY. CAN'T SEE. SORRY. IT'S 7:00. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A MEETING. WE'RE LIKE 99.9% OF EVERYTHING WAS UNANIMOUS VOTE. AND FOR COMMISSIONER JOB TO MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT WE HAVE A THREE A TWO TWO. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS BECAUSE PEOPLE VOTE ON WHAT THEIR OPINION AND THEIR INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE AND HOW THEY'RE VOTING. AND IF SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS THAT WE'RE DIFFERENT. BUT I THINK THAT FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE CAN DEFINITELY 
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COME TOGETHER AND WORK THIS THROUGH IN JUNE AND JULY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BUDGET AND SOME OTHER THINGS. AND I'M VERY CONCERNED WHEN YOU BRING SOMEBODY IN HERE AND WE HAVE THE SITUATION THAT WE HAVE WHEN WE HAD TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS AND THEY'RE SAYING, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS. SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS OR I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOTTA WORK WITH WHAT YOU HAVE. 
          WHEN YOU GET IN, YOU GET IN, YOU FIT IN, YOU WORK IN IT, AND YOU DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. AND SO I, THAT KIND OF CONCERNS ME TO HAVE SOMEBODY HERE FOR TWO MONTHS IN ONE OF THE, THE PARTS OF THE, THE, THE, THE IMPORTANT PART OF OUR AGENDA WHERE WE'RE APPLYING, WE'RE DOING THE BUDGET. AND I JUST THINK THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, WE NEED TO HAVE IT ON OUR SHOULDERS, AND WE CAN WAIT UNTIL AUGUST AND SEE WHERE THE CHIPS FALL AND WHO'S HERE AND LET THEM MAKE THAT DECISION. SO THAT'S WHY WITH THAT NUMBER THREE, I WANTED TO SAY SO FOR CLARIFICATION FOR MYSELF AND THE PUBLIC, YOU DON'T CARE WHICH ORDER THAT WE GO IN FOR PICKING VICE MAYOR OR WHAT THE THREE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT PICKING A GROUP THREE OR APPOINTING SOMEONE. NO, NOT APPOINTING SOMEONE. OKAY. SO YOU DON'T SUPPORT EVEN APPOINTING SOMEONE TO THE BOARD. OKAY. UNLESS WE DO A. WELL, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT PROCESS. 
          WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT PROCESS. WELL, YEAH. SO I GUESS WE'LL GO FOR A VICE MAYOR POSITION. I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION FROM ONE OF YOU THREE. I WOULD A SHORT TERM. OH, I DIDN'T HAVE I'M SORRY. WELL IT WOULD BE UNTIL DECEMBER. YEAH CORRECT. IT'S IN DECEMBER. COMMISSIONER RICH, YOU WERE FIRST. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT COMMISSIONER CLARK AS VICE MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RICH TO APPOINT COMMISSIONER CLARK. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SEEING? NO SECOND. THAT MOTION FAILS, COMMISSIONER CLARK. HEY, I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT SINCE COMMISSIONER RICH WAS THE MOST RECENT PERSON BEFORE ACTING IN THAT ROLE AS MAYOR, WAS IT BEFORE THE OTHER MAYOR? YEAH. THAT WE MAKE YOU VICE MAYOR. ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CLARK TO HAVE COMMISSIONER RICH AS VICE MAYOR. I'M LOOKING FOR A SECOND. THAT'S WHERE OUR TWO TWO. YES. THANK YOU. CASE IN POINT. OKAY, I GUESS IT LOOKS BAD IF SOMEONE SECONDS THEIR OWN. YEAH. YES, SIR. IN THIS SITUATION, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE SO. WE MIGHT NOT GET A VICE MAYOR JUST FINE WITH ME. MOVING ON, MOVING ON, MOVING ON. WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DO ABOUT THE ADVISORY BOARD SEATS? TO ASSUME THEM, TO FULFILL THEM OR LEAVE THOSE EMPTY AS WELL? SO I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION. WELL, MR. MAYOR, CAN I JUST I MEAN, YOU SIT ON THE MPO. SO DO YOU FEEL IT WOULD BE VALUABLE TO HAVE ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER WITH THE REASON I SAY THAT WAS. SO I'LL GIVE YOU SOME BACKSTORY, COMMISSIONER RICH. I WAS ACTUALLY THIS IS A GOOD ONE. SO AT THE MPO BOARD MEETING THIS MORNING, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT CHANGING THE RULES TO FIT THE NARRATIVE. SO THE MARTIN COUNTY MPO DISCUSSED TODAY THE CHAIR THAT THEY DON'T LIKE THAT YOU CAN MAKE MOTIONS FOR RESCINDING ITEMS AND IT DOESN'T FIT THEIR NARRATIVE IN MY OPINION. SO THAT'S GOING TO COME BACK AS A DISCUSSION ITEM. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE UP THERE. I'M ONLY ONE SET OF EYES AND THERE ARE ISSUES, NOT AS MANY THAT COME BEFORE THE CITY BOARD REGARDING THE MPO, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FULFILL THAT SEAT AS FAR AS STUART MAIN STREET. LIKE LEE SAID, THAT'S THAT'S FAIRLY NEW. I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE IN ONE MOTION, BUT THAT'S MY COMMENTS ON THAT. 
          SO HOPEFULLY THAT THAT HELPS YOU, COMMISSIONER RICH, WITH YOUR DECISION. VOLUNTEER. WELL IT DOES. THANK YOU. I MEAN, YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE. I MEAN, I SIMPLY I, YOU KNOW, I SIT ON SO MANY BOARDS AT THE MOMENT AND UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF THEM REQUIRE ME TO TRAVEL. YEAH. BUT I THINK YOU'RE CORRECT, MR. MAYOR, BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY GETS SPENT THERE AND THOSE ARE IMPORTANT PROJECTS. SO I WOULD ASK EITHER COMMISSIONER CLARK OR COMMISSIONER JACOBY TO TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AND WHAT I WHAT I WILL SAY AS WELL, BY BEING ON THE MARTIN COUNTY MPO, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON THERE, WE 
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NEED YOU ON THERE YEAR AFTER YEAR BECAUSE ONE, IT TAKES A WHILE TO LEARN IT. AND TWO, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES ON THERE. IT'S NOT ONE OF THOSE FLY BY SEATS THAT YOU SHOULD BE SITTING ON. SO THAT'S MY COMMENT. COMMISSIONER JOB. I WILL OFFER TO BE ON THE MPO. IF SOMEONE COULD GET ME A LITTLE CAUGHT UP. I DO WATCH THE MEETINGS FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT I'M CERTAINLY MORE THAN WILLING TO OFFER MY TIME TO THE MPO. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. I HAVE SERVED ON IT MANY YEARS. SO GOOD. DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON COMMISSIONER JOB ONE BY ONE? THEN DO THAT ONE. DO WE NEED A MOTION? OKAY I MAKE OH, I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOOK AT ME. I CAN'T MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER JOB SERVES ON THE MPO. AND WHAT ABOUT STUART MAIN STREET? ARE WE DOING THEM IN THE SAME STREET? NO, I CAN'T DO BOTH, MR. MAYOR. IT'S A LOT. YEAH, YEAH, I'M NOT DOING BOTH. SORRY. SO WE CAN. I MEAN, I GUESS WE CAN NOT FULFILL THE STUART MAIN STREET ONE. I DON'T KNOW HOW EVERYONE FEELS ABOUT LEAVING THAT EMPTY OFTEN. DO THEY MEET AT STUART MAINSTREAM? STUART MAIN STREET IS EVERY THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. SO THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 430 AT THE FLAGLER CENTER. 430 YEAH, THE MARTIN COUNTY MPO DOESN'T MEET AS OFTEN, SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE SUMMERS OFF. WE DO. THERE YOU GO. YOU HAVE TO GO TO CONFERENCES. SO CONFERENCES GET SUMMERS OFF, SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET CAUGHT UP, LET ME TELL YOU. 
          WELL, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE MY INAUGURATION AND I'M STILL GETTING CALLS. WHEN'S THE NEXT MEETING THEN? JUNE. OKAY, WELL, IT'S RIGHT AROUND LAST MEETING. SO IT'S ONE MEETING. 
          OKAY. BUT YOU WOULD BE THERE UNTIL BOARD REORGANIZATION IN DECEMBER. SO WHEN WE RECONVENE, I BELIEVE IN AUGUST, THAT WOULD BE I THINK IT'S AUGUST OR MAYBE SEPTEMBER. BUT YES, THINGS WILL CHANGE. YEAH. COMMISSIONER CLARK, YOU CAN'T DO ON MAIN STREETS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAIN STREET. SO WE HAVE A MOTION FIRST FROM COMMISSIONER JEREMY FOR FOR JOB. WE'RE LOOKING FOR A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO PUT COMMISSIONER JOB ON THE MPO BOARD TO FULFILL CHRIS COLLINS'S TERM UNTIL DECEMBER AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER RICH. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS MOTION AND BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. AND COMMISSIONER CLARK'S GOING TO GO ON MAIN STREET. YEAH, WE'LL DO THAT IN A SEPARATE SEPARATE. 
          OKAY. UNLESS YOU. YEAH. THAT'S FINE. OKAY. MAYOR, I DO ALL RIGHT. I DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT. JOSEPH COOPER REGARDING THE MPO. OH, NO. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS MOTION. MARY, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR REED. YES, COMMISSIONER. 
          CLARK. YES, COMMISSIONER. YES, COMMISSIONER. RICH. YES. CONGRATULATIONS, LAURA. THANKS. 
          ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. SO FOR THE STUART MAIN STREET TO FULFILL CHRIS COLLINS SEAT, LOOKING FOR A MOTION FOR THAT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER CLARK, WHO HAS VOLUNTEERED TO BE ON THE. STUART MAIN STREET. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. 
          SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO PUT COMMISSIONER CLARK ON STUART MAIN STREET TO FULFILL CHRISTOPHER COLLINS AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER RICH. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS MOTION? SEEING NONE, I JUST I'M SORRY. ONE QUESTION. YES. IS THAT A VOTING POSITION ON MAIN STREET? THAT'D BE. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I THINK IT'S A IT'S A IT'S JUST A VISIONARY. 
          IT'S JUST A PRESENCE. YEAH. IT'S LIKE COUNTY. YEAH. THERE'S NO VOTE. OH, OKAY. FIRST ONE TO SIT ON THERE AMONGST US. FIVE. YEAH. WE WERE JUST THERE TO MONITOR TO KEEP TRACK. YEAH. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU MARY. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER. YES. COMMISSIONER. CLARK. YES, COMMISSIONER. RICH. 
          YES. MAYOR REED. YES. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE GROUP THREE VACANCY, YES, I KNOW COMMISSIONER CLARK DOES HAS NO PLANS TO FULFILL IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW COMMISSIONER RICH OR COMMISSIONER JOB. COMMISSIONER JOB. YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YES I DO. WELL, ACTUALLY, I HAVE A PERSON WHO IS VERY QUALIFIED AND HAS AGREED TO DO THE TEMPORARY POSITION. SHE CURRENTLY RESIDES ON OUR LPA AND A FAIR AND VERY FAIR PERSON, BUT I THINK THAT SHE WOULD BE A GREAT TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT TO THE COMMISSION OVER THE SUMMER, WHEN WE MIGHT HAVE SOME ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED IN A MAJORITY AND NOT WIND UP BEING TWO AGAINST TWO. AND I SHOULD 
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REPHRASE THAT NOT TWO AGAINST TWO, BUT TWO ON, YOU KNOW, ONE SIDE OF THE COIN AND TWO ON THE OTHER WHERE NOTHING WILL BE RESOLVED. AND THAT IS A VERY POOR PLACE, I THINK, FOR THE CITY TO BE. SO I THINK THAT WE SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER IT. I'VE MADE THE STAFF HAS GIVEN EVERYONE A COPY OF HER CV, AND MOST OF YOU KNOW HER, AND SHE ACTUALLY IS HERE TODAY. SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO YOU WANT TO DISCUSS IT OR THINK ABOUT IT OR VOTE ON IT? WELL, COMMISSIONER RICH, WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO WITH THE VACANCY SEAT? DO YOU HAVE ANYONE? I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A MOTION. DO YOU HAVE ANYONE IN MIND? BECAUSE IT'S A DISCUSSION ITEM. 
          SO I'M SURE SOME OF US MIGHT HAVE SOME IN MIND. AND I THINK LIKE TO ADDRESS THE WHOLE TWO TWO THING. I'M A DISSENTING VOTE AGAINST EVERY BOARD MEMBER UP HERE AT CERTAIN TIMES IT'S HAPPENED, IT'LL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE YOU FELT, COMMISSIONER RICH, IF WE SHOULD EVEN ONE IF WE SHOULD EVEN BE FULFILLING THAT POSITION. AND TWO, IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, WE CAN KIND OF GET A CONSENSUS ON WHERE. NO, I DON'T FEEL THERE'S ANY NEED. 
          WE'RE WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE ELECTION. LET THE PEOPLE'S VOICE BE HEARD. AND, YOU KNOW, A MONTH, TWO AND A HALF MONTHS, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. WE JUST NEED TO MOVE FORWARD AS WE ARE CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RICH. COMMISSIONER JOB, YOU HAD A COMMENT? YES. THE RESIDENTS VOICE WILL BE HEARD. THIS IS NOT ELECTING A PERSON. THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION. AND I COULD LIVE WITH 1 TO 3 WHEN A VOTE. I MEAN IF THERE'S. THAT'S FINE BECAUSE THAT'S A MAJORITY. WE NOW SIT WITH NO MAJORITY. AND THAT IS REALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. AND I DON'T THINK THAT THE PEOPLE OF STEWARD WANT TO SIT HERE TWICE A MONTH AND WATCH. MAYBE NOTHING GET PASSED BECAUSE THERE IS NO MAJORITY ON A PARTICULAR ISSUE. AND YES, I BELIEVE YOU'RE RIGHT, COMMISSIONER CLARK. THERE ARE MANY OCCASIONS WHERE WE DO ALL AGREE OR THERE'S, YOU KNOW, 4 TO 1 OR WHAT, BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE A MAJORITY GOING FORWARD. 
          WE NEED THAT HERE. AND IT'S A TEMPORARY POSITION. AND WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S VERY CAPABLE WHO'S WILLING TO DO IT. AND I, I JUST THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY WE DON'T REALLY LOOK AT THAT. AND IF ANOTHER COMMISSIONER HAS SOMEONE ELSE THEY'D LIKE TO PUT INTO THE THE MIX, THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND WE CAN DISCUSS IT. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T MAKE A THING. COMMISSIONER CLARK, I KNOW. SORRY. PUSH MY WHITE BUTTON TO GET A RED LIGHT. 
          MAKES MY JOB EASY. SO IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD THIS WHERE SOMEBODY HAS DIED AND OTHER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. AND THAT TIME WE DID, THERE WAS A CONSENSUS. MR. BLUNT HAD SERVED AS A PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER, AND HE WAS WAS A VERY EASY TIME IN TERMS OF BRINGING HIM BACK. AND HE HAD KNOWLEDGE AND THERE WAS NO BIG LAG OR LAPSE IN IN KNOWLEDGE. AND EVERYBODY AGREED ON THAT. BUT THERE ARE OTHER TIMES, I THINK, IN THE PAST, AND IT MIGHT BE MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO WHEN SOMEBODY PASSED AWAY, THE CITY COMMISSION ACTUALLY SENT OUT AND ASKED FOR RESUMES. AND I KNOW THAT SHE DID A GOOD JOB HAVING MISS PETERSON'S RESUME. BUT IF WE MAYBE IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, AND I KNOW THAT WE SAY THAT WE WANT TO DO THIS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE MAYBE IN IMPORTANT THINGS LIKE THE BUDGET AND OTHER THINGS WE. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO GIVE SAY OFFICIALLY THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED MAYBE SEND THEIR RESUME IN BY A CERTAIN TIME OR WE TALK TO THEM. IT'S, IT'S A, THAT MAKES IT A BIG PROCESS TO HAVE PEOPLE COME AND TALK ABOUT THEMSELVES AND SAY WHY WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE THEM OR HAVE US VOUCH FOR THEM AND SAY WHY WE'D WANT TO VOTE FOR THEM. SO IT IS A PROCESS. AND IF LEE CAN GIVE US SOME OTHER OPTIONS, INCLUDING THAT PROCESS, AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE JUST LOOK AT THIS RESUME AND SAY, WELL, THERE'S NOBODY ELSE IN OPPOSITION, LET'S HAVE THIS PERSON, WHICH IS GOOD IF WE CAN AGREE ON THAT AND CONSENSUS OR IF WE NEED ANOTHER PROCEDURE. 
          SO HANG ON, LEE. SO FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES, YOU DIDN'T SUPPORT APPOINTING SOMEONE AND IT'S FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES. SO IF YOUR POINT OF VIEW IS IS THE DISCUSSION, IF YOU THINK PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TO APPLY WITH RESUMES, THAT'S THAT WOULD BE DONE THROUGH A MOTION THEN LEE WHERE PEOPLE WOULD APPLY WITH RESUMES AND THEY WOULD COME BACK AND DISCUSS IT. 
          I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT'S JUST ONE ONE BECAUSE I KNOW WE ONLY GOT ONE. SO I AGREE. BUT YES. LEE. YEAH, I WOULD AT LEAST HAVE TO BE A CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD, BUT I WOULD, IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE MOTION, YOU KNOW, THEN THE QUESTION IS, IS HOW DO YOU 
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COMMUNICATE THAT. RIGHT, RIGHT. YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IT'S DIFFICULT. I THINK YOU GUYS NEED TO JUST LIKE YOU DO THE ADVISORY BOARDS OR SELECT SOMEONE FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S THE WAY YOU SHOULD DO IT. OR, AND WHEN I STARTED OFF WITH INTRODUCING THIS ITEM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO APPOINT SOMEONE, RIGHT? IT'S NOT REQUIRED UNDER OUR CHARTER. IT'S A DISCUSSION. SO SOME OF YOU FEEL HESITANT. SOME OF YOU WANT TO GO FORWARD, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO. IF WE WERE 120 DAYS OUT OR MORE FROM THE NEXT ELECTION, YOU WOULD HAVE TO OR WE'D HAVE TO GO TO SPECIAL ELECTION. AND OBVIOUSLY, I'M NOT HEARING THAT SPECIAL ELECTION IS NOT EVEN AN OPTION. SO BUT THAT IS AN OPTION. BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN OPTION TO ANY OF YOU. I YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT TODAY. YOU CAN COME BACK NEXT MEETING. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU'VE COMMUNICATED OUT AND MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN TALK TO SOME OTHER PEOPLE AND COME BACK JUST LIKE YOU DO WHEN YOU REORG WITH THE ADVISORY BOARDS OR, OR YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T HAVE TO APPOINT SOMEBODY. IT'S NOT REQUIRED. THANK YOU. LEE. SURE. 
          COMMISSIONER JOB. WELL, EVERYONE KNOWS MY FEELINGS ON HOW SLOW GOVERNMENT MOVES. SO YES, WE COULD DO THAT. WE COULD PUT OUT AND FILL OUT TO THE TO THE COMMUNITY. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT A RESUME. AND WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, AND BY THE TIME THAT'S ALL DONE, THE THREE AND A HALF MONTHS IS OVER AND THE ELECTION IS HERE. SO WE CAN EITHER MOVE FORWARD TO APPOINT SOMEONE, OR WE COULD SPEND THE REST OF THE SUMMER WITH THE FOUR COMMISSIONERS. MY MY COMMENTS WOULD BE, IF WE WERE GOING TO DO ANYTHING, MY ADVICE WOULD BE MAYBE IF THEY'RE CURRENTLY AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, THAT KIND OF LIMITS IT AND THEY HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE FROM BEING ON HERE, MAYBE A PAST ELECTED OFFICIAL. THAT THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHT PROCESS, BUT IT'S FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES. BUT IF NOBODY WANTS TO FULFILL IT. YES, COMMISSIONER. JUST A POINT OF ORDER. MRS. PETERSON IS ON OUR LPA BOARD AND HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO SHE'S QUALIFIED AND SHE'S WILLING, WHICH IS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. OH, YES. COMMISSIONER CLARK. MR. BAGGETT, IF MR. PETER, LET'S SAY NEXT MEETING OR ANYTIME AT ANY POINT, IF MISS PETERSON, FOR EXAMPLE, OR IF A MEMBER OF A BOARD IS APPOINTED, WILL THEY. AND AFTER AUGUST, THERE'S A COMMISSIONER IN THAT SPOT. WILL THEY LOSE. 
          THEY THEY WON'T EVER GO BACK TO THAT ORIGINAL ADVISORY BOARD, BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE REORGANIZATION AND WE'RE GOING TO BE SUBMITTED, OR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING NAMES. 
          HYPOTHETICALLY, IF DINA PETERSON BECAME THE TEMPORARY COMMISSIONER, SHE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE UP HER SEAT ON THE LPA. YOU CAN'T DO BOTH. THAT WOULD BE A CONFLICT, RIGHT? SO YOU COULD LEAVE THE LPA POSITION, BUT YOU ARE CHAIR. SO I GUESS SHE'S A CHEERLEADER. SHE'S AN IMPORTANT, CRUCIAL PART OF THE LPA. YOU KNOW, SHE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE IT UP. YOU COULD NOT WHOEVER APPOINTED YOU AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHO APPOINTED. WAS IT COMMISSIONER COLLINS? IT WAS YOU'RE AT LARGE. OKAY. SO YOU COULD NOT YOU COULD CHOOSE NOT TO RE OR REPLACE THAT PERSON ON LPA, BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THE LPA, SO THEY WOULD BE DOWN TO SIX. AND, YOU KNOW, SHE COULD ALWAYS, ONCE THE ELECTION HAPPENED, BE REAPPOINTED BACK TO THE LPA. 
          THAT'S WHAT SHE IS DOING IT VOLUNTARILY. SO WELL, SHE COULD BE APPOINTED BACK. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT REAPPOINTED THAT THE THAT THE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER JOB, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO ACTUALLY MIRROR WHAT LEE JUST SAID IS THAT BASICALLY, MISS PETERSON COULD BE REAPPOINTED AFTER SHE'D BEEN SO KIND TO DEDICATE THREE AND A HALF MONTHS TO BE ON THIS COMMISSION WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE. 
          IF HELEN MCBRIDE WAS HERE, I WOULD HAVE NOMINATED HER. YES, I WOULD HAVE. SHE MIGHT HAVE MADE IT. YEAH, BUT IT STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN A BODY OF FIVE. AND YES, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE ALWAYS VOTED. SO IS THERE NO, NO MOTION FROM THE THREE OF YOU TO FILL THIS VACANCY SEAT UNTIL AUGUST? CAN YOU BRING IT BACK NEXT MEETING? YES, SIR. CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD TO BRING IT BACK NEXT MONTH. BRING IT BACK. SEEING NO FURTHER
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