Feb 14, 2022 City Commission Conference Agenda

[1. Call to Order]

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TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022.

THIS THE CONFERENCE AGENDA. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND

JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> MAYOR HUDSON: CALL THE ROLL

PLEASE PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES:

PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER JERMIAH

[a. Presentation of St Lucie Public Schools 2021 graduation rates]

JOHNSON: PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON:

PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA:

PRESENT. >> FIRST ITEMS ON THE AGENDA IS THE PRESENTATION OF ST. LUCIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2021 GRADUATION

RATES. >> MAYOR HUDSON: DO YOU HAVE

IT FOR US. >>NICK MIMMS: COMMISSIONER

JEREMIAH JOHNSON DID THIS. >> COMMISSIONER JERMIAH JOHNSON: WE HAVE A GROUP FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PRESENT TO US. I SAW THEIR PRESENTATION AND I

WAS THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED. >> MAYOR HUDSON: SO THEY ARE GOING TO WOW US TODAY. THIS IS SUPER BOWL MONDAY.

YOU HAVE GOT A LOT TO LIVE UP TO.

RIGHT. WELCOME, MR. JEN.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. GUYS IF YOU FORGET, YOU HAVE GOT TIME. HAPPY TO BE HERE.

PROMISE NO OVERTIME. YOU WILL KNOW THE ENDING BUT WE ARE GLAD TO BE HERE THIS MORNING AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLKS HERE THIS MORNING. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DEBRA HOLLY BEHIND ME AND NEXT TO HER IS DR. JONATHAN PRINCE.

AND HE WILL BE SUCCEEDING ME WHEN I RETIRE JUNE 30.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: CONGRATULATIONS.

>> HE WILL BE STEPPING IN AND LYDIA MARTIN IS OUR PUBLIC

RELATIONS OFFICERS. >> MAYOR HUDSON: WELCOME.

>> APPRECIATE THEM BEING HERE. WE WANT TO SHARE VERY QUICKLY A COUPLE OF THINGS. GRADUATION RATE AND TWO OTHER ITEMS. THIS COMES -- THIS IS RELEASED FROM THE STATE IN JANUARY. THIS CAME OUT ABOUT A MONTH AGO -- A LITTLE OVER FIVE WEEKS AGO.

WE HAD AN INCREASE LAST YEAR OF -- WE ARE RIGHT AROUND 94.5%.

ALMOST 95%. OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, THE SIX HIGH SCHOOLS IS ALMOST 99%.

THAT'S LINCOLN PARK -- LET'S SEE -- WESTWOOD, CENTRAL, TREASURE COAST, CENTENNIAL AND PORT ST. LUCIE.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: THOSE ARE THE HIGHEST, RIGHT?

>> RIGHT, RIGHT. AND THEN -- WE ARE RANKED OUT OF THE 67 COUNTIES, WE ARE RANKED SEVENTH IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS THERE. THERE IS REALLY A TIE -- A TIE THERE FOR FIFTH, SO REMEMBER REALLY FIFTH, BUT WE WILL TAKE THE TOP TEN ANY TIME. [LAUGHTER] ONE OF THINGS WE ARE VERY PROUD ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE A VERY DIVERSE DISTRICT. 34% HISPANIC.

33% AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND 32% WHITE.

IN ALL THE CATEGORIES THE TOP 20 AND IN THREE OF THEM THE TOP TEN. ESC ARE THE SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND RANK IN THE TOP TEN THERE.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN GRADUATION RATE.

7% HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE.

SAME WITH HISPANIC AND WHITE GRADUATION RATE IN THE TOP 20.

AND WE LOOK ON THE TREASURE COAST, WE ARE REALLY, YOU KNOW, 94.5 WHICH IS 5/10 OF A PERCENT OVER INDIAN RIVER AND MARTIN.

ON THE FAR CORNER -- FAR PART OF THE CHART THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH RATE. WE HAVE -- THAT IS USUALLY THE ECONOMICS OF OUR -- OF THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES, THE FAMILIES THAT THEY COME FROM. AND ECONOMICS AND ON THE POVERTY RATE IS REALLY AN INDICATOR OF SUCCESS SOMETIMES IN EDUCATION. IT CREATES SOME UNIQUE CHALLENGES BUT WE NEVER USE IT AS AN EXCUSE WHY OUR STUDENTS CAN'T ACHIEVE AT HIGHER LEVELS AND JUST CHALLENGES WE OVERCOME WITH THAT. AND WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH SOME NUMBERS. DO SOME DISTRICT COMPARISONS OF SOME OF THE LARGER DISTRICTS THAN SOME OF THEM AROUND THE AREA. YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE AT COMPARED TO THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS THERE.

YOU WILL SEE MIAMI-DADE, PALM BEACH IN THERE AS WELL, HILLSBOROUGH. SOME OF THE LARGER ONES.

ON THE TREASURE COAST. ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THE TREASURE COAST. LINCOLN PARK AT 100%.

CENTRAL AT 99.6. TREASURE COAST 98.8.

CENTENNIAL AT 98.8, AND WESTWOOD AT 98.9.

THEY HAVE HAD THE HIGHEST GAINS OF ALMOST ANY SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND IF YOU LOOK AT OUR TREND LINE FROM 2014-'15 TO NOW, YOU CAN SEE COMING FROM -- AS A DISTRICT FROM 76% ALL THE WAY TO 95%.

AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE WE ARE VERY PROUD OF.

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ALL STUDENTS FROM 76 TO 95. OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS 68-94. OUR HISPANICS 78-96.

OUR WHITES 79 TO 94. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS NO GRADUATION GAP WITH OUR STUDENTS IN THE DIVERSE DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE. WE ARE ONE OF THE OUTLIERS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IN THAT AREA AND SOMETHING THAT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO BE PROUD OF. THIS IS JUST THE SAME CHART WITH THE NUMBERS WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE GAINS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. SIX YEARS REALLY.

BLACK STUDENTS, 26%. WHITE, 14%.

OVERALL, 19%. WE BREAK IT DOWN BY RACE.

BLACK MALES, 30% INCREASE. HISPANIC, 16.

AND WHITE, 17%. AGAIN, JUST INCREDIBLE NUMBERS WE HAVE HAD. WITH OUR FEMALES, SIMILAR NUMBERS, BLACK FEMALES 23. HISPANIC 15.

AND THE WHITE 12%. AND ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON IS WE PREPARE THE STUDENTS TO GO TO COLLEGE OR GO DIRECTLY INTO THE WORLD OF W WORK.

WE HAVE CHEER AND SECRETARY CAL EDUCATION CTE IN OUR SCHOOL CENTER WHERE IS STUDENTS CAN EARN INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION IN HIGH SCHOOL SO THEY CAN COME IN AT -- NOT AT THE ENTRY LEVEL, BUT AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAT WILL PAY THEM MORE MONEY WHETHER THEY ARE WORKING HERE OR WORKING AT SOME OF THE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE ACROSS THE COUNTY.

WE HAVE 34 CAREER ACADEMIES. 55 PROGRAMS. THE ONE THERE IS REALLY THE EMORY RIDDLE PROGRAM THAT IS OVER AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. THIS SHOWS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE IN OUR CTE PROGRAMS. OVER 7700 STUDENTS. AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS THERE BY SCHOOL. THIS IS A LOT -- A LOT OF NUMBERS AND INFORMATION, BUT THAT IS THE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS THAT ARE OFF OFFERED.

I WILL JUST PAUSE FOR SECOND. I KNOW IT IS A LITTLE SMALL, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT AREAS AND THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. THIS MAY HELP OUT A LITTLE BIT.

PORT ST. LUCIE SCHOOLS AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE THERE BY EACH SCHOOL. AND THEN FORT PIERCE SCHOOLS THAT ARE HERE, YOU WILL SEE CENTRAL, WESTWOOD AND LINCOLN PARK. WE HAVE A GRANT THREE YEARS AGO FOR WESTWOOD. AND WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN -- ENHANCE THE VETERINARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN AT WESTWOOD.

WE DO GAMING -- GAMING SIMULATION AND ANIMATION.

THAT IS A VERY POPULAR PROGRAM. YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR SCHOOL CENTERS. THEY GET INDUSTRY CERTIF CERTIFICATIONS WHERE WE ARE A LEADER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AS WELL. THE CREDENTIALS THAT THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE. I MENTIONED 2700 STUDENTS THAT WILL GRADUATE WITH INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF -- WE HAVE HIRED AN ARCHITECT. WE ARE DOING THE LAND -- THE PLANNING RIGHT NOW WHERE WE ARE GOING TO REBUILD WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE GOING TO BE FOLLOWING A MODEL. THE SAME.

THE ARCHITECT IS THE SAME THAT BUILT CENTRAL AND THE SAME ARCHITECT WITH TREASURE HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY BUILT A BRAND-NEW SCHOOL OVER IN -- WHAT -- WHAT COUNTY IS THAT? ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS PASCO.

POLK -- YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH POLK TO GET TO PASCO.

SO THIS IS KIND OF A DESIGN. A SIMILAR DESIGN.

BUT CENTRAL IS A FEW YEARS OLD AND SO IS TREASURE COAST.

WE HIRED THE SAME ARCHITECT AND KIND OF A SHOT OF SOME OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT WENT OVER AND LOOKED AT THAT SCHOOL.

IT JUST OPENED. A SIMILAR FOOTPRINT TO THAT SCHOOL. AND OUR TIMELINE WOULD BE THAT HOPEFULLY WITHIN THREE YEARS FROM NOW, FOUR -- THREE AND A HALF YEARS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO OPEN.

SO NEXT YEAR'S FRESHMAN CLASS WILL EVOLVE -- IF EVERYTHING GOES THAT'S RIGHT. WILL BE THE FIRST GROUP THAT WILL GRADUATE FROM THAT SCHOOL -- THAT COOL SCHOOL.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A SCHOOL GOING UP AT THE SAME TIME DOWN IN THE TRADITION AREA. SO WE WILL BE BUILDING THE TWO SCHOOLS, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON TRACK, ON SCHEDULE AND WILL BUILD A CAMPUS ON WESTWOOD CAMPUS AND TEAR DOWN THE OLD SCHOOL.

AND HAVE A BRAND-NEW BUILDING THERE.

IT IS HIGH TIME. ONE OF THE THINGS THINK THAT WANTED TO TRY TO ACCOMPLISH BEFORE -- BEFORE I LEFT, SO EVEN THOUGH IT WON'T BE -- IT WON'T BE BUILT BY THEN, WE WILL HAVE -- WE WILL BE WELL ON OUR WAY TO DOING THAT.

THAT COMPLETES THE PRESENTATION.

I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: I AM SURE YOU WILL BE INVITE TO THE GRAND

OPENING, RIBBON CUTTING. >> THAT WOULD BE NICE.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: COMMISSIONER PERONA.

>> COMMISSIONER PERONA: I AM ALWAYS AMAZED THAT THE GRADUATION RATE WENT STRAIGHT UP.

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WE HAVE A LOT OF COMPANIES COMING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND EDUCATION COMPONENT AND EVERYTHING. HOW DID YOU DO IT?

>> WELL, YOU DON'T WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE A SENIOR.

YOU START IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. BUT AT FRESHMAN LEVEL, YOU MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS ARE IN THE RIGHT COURSEWORK.

DISTRICT -- BEFORE I CAME, THEY HIRED GRADUATION COACHES.

LIKE A COUNSELOR. BUT THEY MONITOR THOSE STU STUDENTS. WHEN THEY COME IN AT A FRESHMAN LEVEL, WE START MAKING SURE -- ONE OF THE THINGS WE PUSH MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN THE RIGHT CLASS.

MIDDLE SCHOOL TAKING ALGEBRA. LOOKING AT COMMISSIONER GAINES WITH THE MATH BACKGROUND IN HIS FAMILY AND CONGRATULATIONS BEING ON THE COMMISSION. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

AND WE MONITOR THEM AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN THE RIGHT CLASSES. RIGHT COURSEWORK.

SOMETIMES IF YOU DON'T DO WELL IN THE STATE TEST.

YOU CAN CAKE THE S.A.T. AND A.C.T. AND YOU CAN GET CERTAIN SCORES AND WE ARE STRATEGIC AND MONITOR FOR ALL FOUR YEARS.

WHEN SENIOR YEAR, THEY COME IN WE KNOW WHAT THE STUDENT NEEDS TO CROSS THAT FINISH LINE. PEOPLE WAIT UNTIL SENIOR YEAR.

WE START FOUR YEARS EARLY AND HAVE COACHES THAT WORK FOR THEM AND COUNSELORS THAT WORK WITH THEM.

WE MONITOR THE DATA AND GO OUT TO THE SCHOOL CENTERS AND MEET WITH THEM AND LOOK AT THEM. IT IS DOWN TO A SCIENCE AND STRATEGIC AND.KICKS OFF IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.

>> IT WORKS. >> IT WORKS.

>> COMMISSIONER PERONA: CONGRATULATIONS.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: COMMISSIONER GAINES.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES: I CAN ANSWER, COMMISSIONER PERONA, WITH YOU. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I ADDRESSED DR. JENT AS DR. JENT. BECAUSE I CALL HIM COACH.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES: I AM NOT A --

>> I AM NOT A DOCTOR, I AM A COACH.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES: PERSONALLY I KNOW WHAT HE DID FOR US AND MY GENERATION. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FOLLOWED UP IN HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK I PLAYED FOR HIM ONE YEAR UNTIL I DECIDED THAT I MIGHT NOT BE TALL ENOUGH TO PLAY BASKETBALL. HE SAID GO ON TO THE BASEBALL FIELD. BUT -- BUT IF COACH -- AND I KNOW YOU DID BECAUSE WE SAW THE NUMBERS.

IF HE RAN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LIKE HE BE RAN HIS PLAYERS, HE MADE US ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERYTHING.

AND IT JUST WASN'T WHILE WE WERE THERE.

HE HAD EYES ON US EVERYWHERE, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN COACH WILL BE AROUND LOOKING AT YOU AND WE GIVE YOU THAT LOOK AND YOU KNEW THAT -- PICK UP A BASKETBALL GOING TO PRACTICE.

AND RUN LAPS UNTIL HE TELLS TO YOU STOP.

COACH, I WANT TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR YOUR TIME AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT I ALSO WANT TO TAKE IT PERSONAL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ROLE IN GETTING ME HERE AND THE SUCCESS IN MY LIFE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> MAYOR HUDSON: VERY NICE.

ANYBODY ELSE? COMMISSIONER C. JOHNSON.

>> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON: I WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ONCE AGAIN REMIND MR. JENT MUCH LIKE COMMISSIONER GAINES.

INSTRUMENTAL IN MY LIFE CUT MOOING HE WERE THE BASKETBALL TEAM. AND I GOT OVER THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THAT, COACH.

I WANT TO SAY JOB WELL-DONE. YOU ARE ENTERING INTO RETIREMENT PRETTY SOON. ENJOY YOURSELF.

ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT. DON'T GO FAR.

YOU WILL HAVE FREE TIME AND WE WILL LOOK TO TRY TO OCCUPY THAT ON SOME OF THE COMMITTEES AROUND OUR COUNTY AND CITY.

BUT REMARKABLE WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS AND SOMETHING I THINK WE CAN REALLY UTILIZED AS WE USHER IN THIS -- THIS ONE FORT PIERCE, THIS NEW FORT PIERCE THAT IS EVOLVING AND THINGS THAT WILL BE DEVELOPING HERE. YOU TALKED ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES STILL OUT TH THERE. SOME SCHOOLS THAT ARE BEING CHALLENGED RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO BE KIND OF CORRECT.

LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T GET RANKINGS BECAUSE OF COVID AND SOME OF THE DISRUPTION IN EDUCATION, BUT ANY STATUS THAT YOU CAN GIVE US RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE NEED TO DO FROM A COMMUNITY STANDPOINT TO REALLY WORK WITH SOME OF THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE CHALLENGED WITH GETTING UP TO PAR AND GETTING ON LEVEL?

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS CATCHING UP ON LEARNING LOSS WE HAD THROUGH THE COVID. WE STILL HAVE A LOT -- WE ARE KIND OF BACK TO NORMAL. LAST WEEK WE ONLY HAD ON FRIDAY MAYBE FIVE CASES IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OUT OF 40,000.

WE ARE KIND OF BACK AND A LOT OF ABSENTEEISM THIS YEAR.

WE REALLY NEED TO PUSH THAT THE PARENTS -- CAREGIVERS GET THE KIDS IN SCHOOLS. SME STUDENTS ARE TAKING JOBS

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WE ARE WORKING TO TRY TO GET THEM BACK IN THE BUILDING.

BUT THAT LEARNING LOSS. ACCELERATE THE LEARNING.

SOME STUDENTS WERE FINE, AND OTHER STUDENTS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THAT. AND ALL SCHOOL CENTERS BUT RIGHT HERE IN FORT PIERCE AS WELL.

THAT IS OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO DO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND THE CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO MAKE HOUR THAT WE DON'T WANT KIDS COMING TO SCHOOL SICK.

IF YOU WERE NOT SICK, WE WANT NEW THE SCHOOL BUILDING.

SO THAT IS THE GREATEST CHALLENGE THAT WE ARE FACING

RIGHT NOW. >> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON: ABSENTEEISM. WOW.

>> I THOUGHT THAT WAS COACH THORNTON.

>> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON: HE SAVED ME.

YOU CUT ME FROM THE VARSITY TEAM.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: BUT HE GOT OVER IT.

>> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON: I GOT OVER IT.

>> CHARACTER BUILDING. THAT'S IT.

YOU KNOW, I -- I SEE THE NUMBERS HERE AND I WAS THINKING BACK WITH MY PARENTS A FEW WEEKS AGO AND TALKING WITH T THEM. MY MOM STOOD IN LINE, I GUESS '85, '86 WHEN FIRST STARTED THE MAGNET SCHOOL PROGRAM IN ST.

LUCIE COUNTY AND I WENT TO SIXTH GRADE AT FAIR LAWN AND THEN LINCOLN PARK. SHE SAID THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE. AND I A DIFFERENCE.

YOU BEING THE PAIN OF A NECK THAT I WAS OBVIOUSLY, BUT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OVERALL, AND TAKING THAT MODEL AND RUNNING WITH IT WHETHER IT IS THE MAGNET SCHOOL PROGRAM OR NOT AND INVESTING IN CHILDREN. AND WE HAVE A FAMILY FULL OF TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF EDUCATORS AND HERE WE HAVE A COMMISSION FULL -- FULL OF THEM TOO.

AND SO IT IS JUST UNIQUE THAT THE COMMUNITY SEES THAT TOO.

YEARS AND YEARS AGO THIS STARTED.

AND BEING IN A PLACE ON THIS COMMISSION OR IN THE CITY OR IN THE COMMUNITY AND BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CELEBRATE WITH YOU YOUR SUCCESS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. SO IT STARTED MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. NOT JUST -- AND EACH ONE OF US HAVE MADE OUR PIECE OF HISTORY AND BEEN A PART OF SOMETHING GOOD. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY

THIS MORNING. >> MAYOR HUDSON: YEAH, YOU MAKE US ALL LOOK GOOD. AND YOU GOT ALL KINDS OF PRODUCTS OF ST. LUCIE SCHOOLS RIGHT UP HERE.

I THINK I GRADUATED PROBABLY BEFORE YOU WERE BORN, BUT IT WAS A GOOD SCHOOL. A GOOD SCHOOL.

THE TOUGHEST TIMES FOR TEA TEACHERS.

THEY DO A REMARKABLE JOB AND ALL STAFF MEMBERS FROM BUS DRIVERS TO THE CAFETERIA WO WORKERS.

IT IS A TEAM EFFORT AND WE TAKE IT BACK TO THE TOTAL TEAM.

PLEASED WHERE WE ARE AT. STILL CHALLENGES THAT FACE US, BUT WE APPRECIATE THIS GREAT RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH YOU ALL. AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT UNDER DR. PRINCE AND I KNOW HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND GIVE YOU BETTER NEWS, HOPEFULLY.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: GREAT NEWS. WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR

TIME. >> THIS FROM LAST YEAR.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: IS THAT OUR HOMEWORK?

>> IT'S FREE. >> MAYOR HUDSON: THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU.

[b. Sunrise Theatre Update & Recommendations]

>>> THE SUNRISE UPDATE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: MR. MINIMUMS. >>NICK MIMMS: WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE SUNRISE ADVISORY BOARD AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SUNRISE THEATRE THAT IS FOLLOWING UP FROM AN UPDATE THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR. AND THIS IS THE PROGRESSION OF

THEIR EFFORTS. >> MAYOR HUDSON: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: WHO IS GOING TO START.

WHEN DO YOU, INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS REBECCA SHER.

I AM CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE SUNRISE THEATRE.

I AM THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM INDIAN STATE COLLEGE.

>> LUKE KROGAN, CHAIR OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: WELCOME. >> WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD HERE WITH US.

IF YOU DON'T MIND STANDING. WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR SUNRISE THEATRE FOUNDATION WITH US. AND ALSO OTHER STAFF MEMBERS

FROM THE SUNRISE THEATRE. >> MAYOR HUDSON: WOW, THANK YOU, ALL.

>> LAST TIME WE WERE HERE IN SEPTEMBER AND CAME TO YOU AS AN ADVISORY BOARD THAT THE CITY MOVE FORWARD WITH OBTAINING P FM AS A CONSULTING GROUP TO DIVE IN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE

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THEY STARTED IN OCTOBER. AND THEN IN DECEMBER, THEY PROVIDED US WITH THE FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT.

AND UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL OF HAVE YOU RECEIVED THIS. AND THE ADVISORY BOARD RECEIVED THIS. AND THERE WAS A LOT, I AM SURE YOU REMEMBER. WE AS AN ADVISORY BOARD LOOKED AT IT AND WE ARE HERE TODAY WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS OUT OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY COVERED. WHAT WE FEEL AS AN ADVISORY BOARD. AND THIS IS WHAT THE PRESENTATION IS HERE TODAY ABOUT.

SOME OF THE MAIN TOPICS WET BE HITTING HERE TODAY.

STOPPING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, MARKETING, TICKETING, COMMUNITY ENGA ENGAGEMENT, FUND RAISING AND CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS.

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS IN THE QUARTERLY REPORT THAT THEY PROVIDED TO US IN DECEMBER WAS OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE VERY BIG CONCERNS WAS STAFFSING AND ORGANIZATIONALAL STRUCTURE OF THE SUNRISE THEATER. PFM RECOGNIZED WHAT OTHER STANDARD OPERATING THEATRES ARE OPERATING AT.

AND SAID THAT MOVING FORWARD THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED RIGHT AWAY I. RESTRUCTURING AND RESTRUCTURING STAFF. ALL POSITIONS ARE CITY OF FORT PIERCE EMPLOYEES. INCREASE HEAD COUNT FROM THREE TO SEVEN USING OUR SHUTTERED VENUE GRANT.

SOME OF THE POSITIONS ARE LISTED HERE.

HIRE PART-TIME POSITIONS IN THE AREA I CAN'T OF BOX OFFICE WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLETED ALREADY, THANK YOU.

AND SOME VOLUNTEER COORD COORDINATORS.

AGAIN AS THE ADVISORY BOARD AND LOOKING AT THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT WAS HARD TO ADD MORE SHOWS WE DIDN'T HAVE STAFF TO OPERATE THE SHOWS OR SELL THE TICKETS.

ALREADY WE ARE ADDRESSING SOME OF THOSE.

AND ALREADY WE HAVE SEEN A HUGE INCREASE.

THE BOX OFFICE HOURS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INCREASED.

THEY ARE DOING OPEN HOUSE EVENTS BECAUSE OF THE STAFF THAT IS THERE AND WE ARE ALREADY SEEING SOME INCREASE BASED ON THAT. LUKE, JUMP IN WHENEVER YOU -- I

WILL LET YOU TAKE THIS SLIDE. >> SO NEXT WE ARE GOING TO TALK OF THE FINANCE AND OPERATION SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PFM WAS TO SEPARATE THE ACCOUNTING FOR THE -- THE WAY THE ACCOUNTING IS SET UP FOR THE SUNRISE THEATRE TO LOOK AT THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. LOOKING AT THE THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE OVERHEAD AND THE ACTUAL OPERATIONS OF THE THEATER. AND THEN LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT EVENT REVENUES AND EXPENSES THAT WILL GIVE US A BETTER OCCASION OF EVALUATING THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE AT THE EVENT LEVEL. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AT AN EVENT LEVEL, WHILE NOT GET IT KIND OF MUDDIED WITH THE REST OF THE THINGS IN THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS SUCH AS THE INSURANCE COSTS APPRECIATION AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT CAN BE USED AS AN ALLOCATION AGAINST THE EVENTS AND WE FEEL THAT WILL BE A BETTER REPORTING MECHANISM AND GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA WHERE WE STAND AS A THEATRE FROM OUR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE PERSPECTIVE.

THE NEXT PIECE FROM THE PFM WAS IN THE OPERATIONS AREA THAT HAVE TO DO WITH LOOKING AT OUR KIND OF OVERALL MAINTENANCE ITEMS IN THE THEATRE. PRIORITIZE LIST OF REPAIRS.

AND PREPARE BUDGET AND TIM TIMELINES TO ADDRESS THOSE.

THAT IS IN PROCESS. THE OTHER RECOMMENDATION IS A DEVELOPMENT OF A TEN-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.

WE FEEL THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO REALLY INTEGRATING THAT WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING.

SO ON AN ONGOING BASIS YEAR TO YEAR, A BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN PROVIDE WHAT THE FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS ARE GOING TO BE TO KEEP THE THEATER IN A STATE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED IN. THERE IS CURRENTLY -- THERE ARE DEFERRED ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE, BUT WE FEEL THE MORE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN BE PROVIDING TO THE COMMISSION AND THE CITY REGARDING WHAT THOSE FEATURE EXPENSES ARE A BETTER WAY TO OPERATE THE BUSINESS.

THE LAST THING A SHOW BY SHOW GUEST SATISFACTION SURVEY.

THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED FOR LAST TWO SHOWS.

>> SINCE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. >> SINCE THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY.

WE ARE COLLECTING DATA AND FEEDBACK FROM THE PATRONS, AND

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>> NEXT UP WAS THE MARKETING. WE THOUGHT THIS PART WAS VERY INTERESTING FROM AN OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE FROM PMF.

WE WERE USING SEVERAL DIFFERENT NAMES TO ADDRESS THE SUNRISE THEATRE. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE HONE IN ON PICKING ONE -- AND THEY WENT WITH THE SUNRISE THEATRE BRINGING THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT TO THE TREASURE COAST.

THAT HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED. THE SLOGAN FOR THE CURRENT SEASON IS "LIGHT UP THE SUNRISE." THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE CONTINUE DROPPING FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FROM THE MARKETING PERIODS.

AGAIN THE PMF'S JOB WAS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND A THEATRE AND ADVISORY BOARD WE ARE TAKING ALL INTO CONSIDERATION.

BOTH THE STAFF OF THE SUN RISE AND ADVISORY BOARD WILL LIKE TO LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE BEFORE WE ABSOLUTELY MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. IN THE INDUSTRY, THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE WITH THAT.

SO WE JUST WANTS TO REALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO FOCUS IN ON THAT BEFORE WE GO RIGHTS AHEAD WITH THAT.

SAME THING WITH THE WEB SITE. WE ALL AGREE THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE WEB SITE. PMF SAYS TEN YEARS BEHIND THE INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND A VERY LARGE UNDERTAKING THAT COMES WITH A LARGE BILL. INSTEAD OF THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION OF WHO THEY RECOMMEND WE HIRE TO GO WITH, WE WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO, OKAY, ARE THERE OTHER OPTION AS SOON AS WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST AND CURRENTLY IN PROCESS.

WE WENT IN AND MADE TWEAKS TO THE CURRENT WEB SITE TO UPDATE SOME OF THE ISSUES ALREADY THERE, INCLUDING SOME OF THE DESIGNS. THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM INVESTIGATING INTANGIBLE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH MEMBERSHIP AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PRESALES TO TWO.

THIS WAS BETTER IN LINE WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS BASED ON

RECOMMENDATIONS. >> MAYOR HUDSON: CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? WHY DID THEY WANT TO GET RID OF

"FOR PERFORMING ARTS?" >> WE DON'T REALLY KNOW.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: THEY DIDN'T GIVE A REASON?

>> NO, THEY DIDN'T. GOOD MORNING.

REALLY DID NOT GIVE A REASON AND THAT WILL BE SOMETHING WE WILL BE DISCUSSING WITH THEM. I AM HONESTLY NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT --

>> MAYOR HUDSON: I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT TOO.

THANKS. >> YOU ARE WELCOME.

>> REVISED TICKET FEE STRUCTURE FOR ENHANCED OPPORTUNITIES.

THIS IS IN PROCESS ALREADY. PLACE RESTORATION FEE WITHIN THE FACE VALUE OF THE TICKET AS FOR BEST INTEREST PRACTICE.

AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TICKETING SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR 2022 IMPLEMENTATION. ANOTHER ONE.

I PERSONALLY HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS AT MY WORK TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST TICKETING SYSTEM AND WILL TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO LOOK WHAT WILL BE THE BEST FOR ALL PARTIES.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. LEVERAGE, SYNERGY GROUPS DEVELOP GRANT WAIVER PROGRAM AND APPLICATION PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS. SO CREATE THE FIVE-YEAR PROCESS SLATED FOR MAY 2022 FOR PRESENTATION FOR THE CITY COMMISSION. AGAIN THESE ARE BIG AREAS HERE THAT WE KNOW WE NEED MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WE KNOW WE NEED A BETTER THING IN PLACE.

WITHOUT THE STAFF IN PLACE TO ACCEPT THE PHONE CALLS FOR THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, IT WAS A LITTLE CHALLENGING.

WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE STAFF POSITIONS IN PLACE.

THE MARKETING IN PLACE. AND GO OUT THERE AND MAKE THE GREATER PARTNERSHIP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ALL THE LITTLE COMPONENTS EFFECT THE ULTIMATE FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. FUND RAISING AND CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP. SOME AREAS THAT THEY RECOMMENDED. AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THEM. SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY COMPLETE. SOME OF THEM ARE IN THE PROCESS. WE ARE STILL VERY MUCH WORKING TO RESTRUCTURE THE CURRENT SUNRISE THEATRE FOUNDATION AND BUILD THEIR MEMBERSHIP UP TO HELP WITH A STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT THAT IS STILL A VERY BIG UNDER STAKING AND IN THE PROCESS AND THAT PRETTY MUCH WRAPS UP MY PRESENTATION FOR TODAY.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR HUDSON: ANY QUES QUESTIONS? ANY DISCUSSION? SO -- IDENTIFYING THE TOP CORPORATIONS, THAT SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY IDENTIFYING THEM -- SHOULD BE EASY.

WHAT -- I GUESS WHAT ISN'T EASY IS REACHING OUT TO THEM.

FINDING OUT -- FINDING OUT HOW THEY CAN HELP.

AND SO -- BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A LOT OF PROGRESS THAT

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SO IT'S DIFFICULT -- DIFFICULT DILEMMA.

>> I MEAN MOST ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY THEATRES, THERE IS A

DEVELOPMENT PERSON. >> MAYOR HUDSON: THAT IS THEIR JOB. YEAH, WHEN YOU SEE THEM COMING, THEY WANT MONEY. YOU KNOW THAT.

>> AGAIN, I KNOW -- WHAT IS THE POINT OF RAISING MONEY IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY RUNNING THE SOUND BOARD.

I KNOW SHARON IS WORKING ON A PRIORITY LIST OF WHAT WE HAVE -- WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE TO START OPERATING MOVING FORWARD AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT ONCE THE DEVELOPMENT PERSON IS HERE AND GETTING THAT -- THERE NEEDS BE TOO PLAY PUT TOGETHER OF WHAT IT IS THAT WE ARE OFFERING THESE CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP AND AFTER THE BEST PRACTICE THEY WANT TO COME AND SPONSOR AND THE TEN FREE TICKETS AND GET THEIR NAME IN THE PROGRAM BUT ALL NEEDS TO BE REVISED AND LOOKED AT FOR THE POSSIBLE SELL

TO THESE PLACES. >> MAYOR HUDSON: COMMISSIONER

PERONA. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA: THE ADVISORY BOARD EARLY ON THIS YEAR IDENTIFIED THAT WE NEED HELP. WE NEED A LOT OF HELP FROM THE OUTSIDE AND A CONVERSATION CAME UP ABOUT OUR FOUNDATION AND IN FACT RIGHT NOW I SEE PEOPLE FROM OUR FOUNDATION.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND WE HAVE FOLKS FROM OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOW THAT ARE ON THE -- ON THE FOUNDATION COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING BACK AND FORTH AND WE WANT TO MOVE THAT FROM YOUTH PROGRAMMING TO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE SUBSTANTIVE THAT WILL HELP THE THEETD MOVE FORWARD. -- THE THEATRE MOVE FORWARD.

THAT HAS BEEN A BIG ITEM OF DISCUSSION AND WE IDENTIFIED THAT AND THAT HAPPENS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE THE FOUNDATIONS OUT THERE ARE BADGERING EVERYBODY FOR MONEY TO MAKE REAL STRONG CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR THEATRE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND I THINK -- THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED THAT AS A KEY COMPONENT MOVING FORWARD AND I THOUGHT THAT -- THAT IS MY TAKEAWAY FROM SOME OF THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAD. AND THE COMMITMENT TO WORK ACROSS THE LINE WITH THEM. AND THEY ARE INVOLVED WITH OUR MEETINGS. WE ARE INVOLVED WITH THEIRS.

HOPEFULLY OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO WE COULD SEE SOME TYPE OF

MOVEMENT ON THEM. >> SOMETHING WE REALLY THOUGHT STRONGLY ABOUT THAT THEY SHOULD BE TALKING TO EACH EAR.

>> AND WE ARE. >> MAYOR HUDSON: COMMISSIONER

C. JOHNSON. >> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON: TO THAT LAST POINT. I RECENTLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE OUT HERE AND HOPEFULLY MAYBE WE ARE THINKING OF SOME SYNERGIES THERE WHEN IT COMES TO FOUNDATION AND THE INVESTMENT OF FOUNDATION DOLLARS SO THAT THE ACTUAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BEGIN TO HELP STEADY THE SHIP OF THE SUNRISE THEATRE. I HAD A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION LAST WEEK ABOUT SUCH THINGS AS FOUNDATION AND THE ABILITY TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLEGE AND ALL THEIR DSOS. DIRECT SERVICE ORGANIZATION.

AND SOMETHING THAT THE FOUNDATION MUST DISCUSS.

IT IS MUCH GREATER IF YOU PARTNER WITH THE COLLEGE.

UNDER THEIR UMBRELLA, THEY ARE DOING VERY WELL.

AND I WILL HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT.

I NEED TO GO BACK TO THAT FIRST POINT AND MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND SOMETHING ABOUT THE STAFFING, RIGHT.

AND WHAT I SAW WAS APPROXIMATELY SEVEN FULL-TIME POSITIONS CITY OF FORT PIERCE EMPLOYEES WHAT I THOUGHT I HEARD, RIGHT. ONLY 7.

>> FROM THREE TO SEVEN. >> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON: FOUR ADDITIONAL. MAYBE THIS IS NOT THE TIME OR PLACE FOR IT. BUT AT SOME POINT, HOW DO WE BEGIN TO LOOK AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE THAT IS A COST. YOU ARE TALKING OF THAT HAVE CERTAIN SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT THINGS AND COMPETENCIES TO DO THE THINGS YOU NEED DEVELOPMENT WORK.

MARKETING WORK PEOPLE COME A CERTAIN PRICE WITH FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND BENEFITS. DID I -- WE DIDN'T GET INTO THE NUMBERS, BUT IS THAT COMING AT SOME POINT.

ARE YOU GOING THROUGH THE DISCUSSION.

>> I THINK THAT GOES BACK TO WHAT LUKE MENTIONED FIRST UP IS REALLY INVESTIGATING AND PUTTING OUT THE BUDGETS, AND PFM'S REPORT ARE WOULD LITERALLY -- RECOMMENDING FROM

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THE STAFFING AGENCY WITH THE TRUE ADMINISTRATIVE AND WILL LIKELY HAVE LESSER QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AS A FULL-TIME PERSON WOULD BE. WE ARE HIRING TO MAKE THESE SHOWS HAPPEN, BUT WHAT YOU ARE PAYING THESE PEOPLE.

WHEN LUKE LOOKS AT IT, IT IS REALLY HARD.

WHERE IS THIS EXPENSE REALLY GOING.

IF WE CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXPENSES PEOPLE WILL BE SURPRISED WHAT IT IS COSTING TO HIRE THESE PEOPLE VS. WHAT IT WOULD BE HAVING A QUALIFIED, TRAINED, FULL-TIME PERSON THAT IS ACTUALLY THERE ABLE TO BUILD

THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. >> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON: OKAY. BIG SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS.

BIG SUPPORTER WANTING TO SEE THIS PROJECT COMPLETE.

JUST FOR ME, THIS CONVERSATION HAS BEEN GOING ON OVER A YEAR NOW. THE CONCERN, YOU KNOW, WE I WANT TO SUPPORT AND WILL SUPPORT THIS THEATRE BUT GIVES ME A LITTLE SCARE THAT WE ARE HIRING -- THAT WE ARE IN THE THEATRE BUSINESS. AND BEEN IN THE BACK OF MY MIND. WE, GOVERNMENT, US, ARE IN THE THEATRE BUSINESS, AND I AM STILL A LITTLE CHALLENGED WITH THAT. I WILL BE HONEST NOW.

I AM CHALLENGING THE FOUNDATION.

YOU GUYS SHOULD BE HIRING YOUR OWN STAFF OUT THERE TO BE CONTRACTED WITH THE THEATRE, IN MY OPINION.

AND WE FIGURE OUT HOW THOSE SALARIES WORK AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. WHEN YOU ASK FOR US TO HIRE PEOPLE, THEY COME THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT PROCESS AND THAT TO ME IS A CHALLENGE. THE THEATRE IS A BUSINESS.

WE ARE GOVERNMENT. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T PLAY WELL TOGETHER WHICH IS MY CONCERN WHEN I SAW THAT.

I WANTED COMMISSION TO KNOW IN MY, THAT JUMPED OUT TO ME AS AN HR PROFESSIONAL AT THIS POINT WHEN I LOOKED AT THAT.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: YEAH, AND -- WE HAVE GOTTEN THE REVISED ACCOUNTING -- DID YOU GET THAT. DID WE GET THE QUARTERLY RE

REPORT. >> MADAM MAYOR, I KNOW THREE REPORTS THAT I RECEIVED AND I BELIEVE WE HAD ONE IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. I BELIEVE THAT SHE IS REFERRING TO THE ONE IN DECEMBER. I AM NOT QUITE SURE IF YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED. I KNOW THAT I MET WITH THE CONSULTANT ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR REPORT, AND THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE REVIEW AND GOING TO BE CONSIDERED SUBSEQUENT TO THAT REPORT.

I WILL DOUBLE CHECK. BUT I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE TWO PREVIOUS -- THE -- THROUGH DECEMBER.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: I REMEMBER GETTING THE DOCUMENT WITH THE NEW ACCOUNTING. I DON'T JUST REMEMBER GETTING

THE OTHERS. >> IT WAS FAIRLY CONSISTENT, YES, MA'AM. .> MAYOR

>> MAYOR HUDSON: >> MADAM MAYOR?

>> MAYOR HUDSON: YES. >> I WAS GOING TO KEY IN ON THE STAFFING AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUGGLE ALSO.

THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE MANAGER.

IN MY EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPALITY WORK, I FOUND IT TO -- MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO LEAVE THAT EXPERTISE INTO THE GROUPS THAT ARE DOING THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY ON A CITY LEVEL. THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, A PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND HIS STAFF.

AND ALLOW THEM TO PERFORM THOSE TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES, CAPITAL FORECASTING.

YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE BUILDING GOING TO NEED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY IN A POSITION LIKE THAT AND I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER C. JOHNSON THAT I AM NOT SO SURE A CITY EMPLOYEE.

IT ACCOMPLISHES THE SAME MISSION BUT AN AVENUE TO MEET THE FINISH LINE. BUT HAVING OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT IS HERE IN THE CITY, YOU KNOW, BEING THE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION THAT WE NEED AS FAR AS THE -- THE MAINTENANCE -- THE TRUE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS WHEN YOU DIG IN.

THOSE GUYS KNOW IT AND SEE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY WITH THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND SO THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR. I CAN SEE THAT BEING, YOU KNOW, IN THE -- I HAVE TO DIG IN DEEP WE ARE PFM.

I CAN SEE THAT BEING A CONTRACT TYPE APPLICATION ALSO TO WHERE WE HAVE -- I DON'T WANT TO USE THE WORD "CONTROL" BUT I FEEL LIKE THERE IS JUST A DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIP BUILT WITH A CONTRACT AND YOU GET TO -- YOU JUST GET TO IMPOSE DIFFERENT

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THE EXACT SAME CONVERSATIONS. IT AMAZES ME HOW MUCH THEY RUN IN PARALLEL. WHEN YOU HAVE AN ORGANIZATION WHERE YOU ARE LOOKING AT FOUNDATIONS AND REVENUE SOURCES AND LOOKING AT DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS EVEN THOUGH CHURCHES ARE NOT ENTERTAINMENT BUT ON THE BACK GROUND ON THE BUSINESS SIDE. THAT IS WHERE I STAND WITH IT AND I AM ENCOURAGED THAT THE BOARD -- PARTS OF THE BOARD IS HERE. THE FOUNDATION IS HERE AND THEY ARE LISTENING TO WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AS A COMMISSION.

THAT YOU ARE GIVING YOUR PRESENTATION.

I APPRECIATE YOU ARE SHARING YOUR IDEAS AND THE BOARD DIALING IN. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PERONA FOR COMING HERE AS AN ADVISORY BOARD AND SAY THESE ARE THE KEY POINTS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS IN ON.

I THINK THOSE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OUT THERE, BUT NOW WE ARE DIALING IT IN. AND I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS.

AND THE CONCERN FOR WHERE WE ARE HEADED.

THE THEATRE IS -- IT IS SOMETHING WITH US FOR A VERY LONG TIME, I BELIEVE JUST HOW WE ARE GOING -- TO CROSS THAT LINE. IT IS NEVER GOING TO BE COMPLETE, BUT IT ALWAYS WILL BE THERE.

WHERE WE HAVE A MISSION AND I THINK WE CAN COMPLETE THE MISSION THAT IS IN FRONT OF US. SO THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: COMMISSIONER GAINES.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES: I AM SITTING HERE LISTENING TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND I HEARD IT BEFORE.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE THEATRE BUSINESS.

I AM LEARNING AND HEARD THAT BEFORE.

AND I AGREE THAT WITH OUTSIDE BUSINESS IN GOVERNMENT, WE SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL. ONE THING THAT COMMISSIONER J.

JOHNSON JUST SAID, LET'S ALSO BE CAREFUL IF WE ARE GOING TO GO ON THAT PATH -- I AM NOT SAYING THAT YOU SAID THAT -- TO GO ON THE PATH AND USE SOME OF OUR WORKERS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE EXPERTISE INSIDE THE CITY THAT WE ARE NOT PUTTING AN ADDITIONAL TASK ON THEM WITHOUT SOME TYPE OF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION BECAUSE WE ARE BASICALLY ASKING THEM TO DO SOMETHING ELSE. BUT I AGREE WITH THE IDEA THAT IF WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE CITY THAT HAVE EXPERTISE CAN BE IN AN ADVISORY ROLE AND SAY THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED.

ALSO COMMISSIONER J. JANSEN, WHEN I SAW THAT THE FIRST -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS SAW ME, I LOOKED AT NICK, THE CITY MANAGER SAYING, OKAY, SIR, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO HIRE FIVE OR FOUR MORE PEOPLE TO SEE -- TO COME BACK AND WE WILL BE BACK TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS. WE PAID THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY WHAT DO WE HAVE TO SHOW FOR IT. THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT TAMPA I SAID THIS LAST WEEK. THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE SUNRISE THEATRE. THE SUNRISE THEATER TO ME, G GUYS, IS ANOTHER PART OF THAT PUZZLE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PUT IN DOWNTOWN A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.

GETTING PEOPLE AND HOTELS EVERYBODY DOWN TO DOWNTOWN, AND YOU GOT TO HAVE THAT THEATRE THEATRES A -- ASPECT FOR SOMETHING JUST THERE AND EVERYBODY IS COMING DOWN GIVING SOMETHING TO US THAT WE ARE ADVERTISING TO COME BACK TO OUR CITY. SO, I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE SUNRISE AND JUST LIKE THAT. AND I AM ALSO -- I AM NOT NAIVE TO LET YOU KNOW YOU GUYS WOKE ME UP -- I AM GLAD YOU PUT IT FIRST, BECAUSE -- SO WE HAVE TO WORK ON THAT.

BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO PROTECT BEFORE WE GO DOWN THAT ROAD.

AND, AGAIN, NOT SAYING THAT IS WHAT YOU SAID, JEREMIAH.

THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU SAID. BUT AS WE GO AS OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES TO GO LOOK, THEY GOT TO DO IT BECAUSE THEY WANT SUCCESS ALSO. LET'S NOT GOING DOWN THAT PATH.

NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE THIS JOB, WE NEED FOR YOU TO DO AN

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THAT THE CONCERN I HAVE. I LIKE THE IDEA USING THE EXPERTISE. TIME IN AGREEMENT WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD THAT THIS BUSINESS ASPECT OF IT, I AM A LITTLE WARY OF IT. BUT AS THE CITY ATTORNEY MIGHT SAY, HE PUT -- WHEN I HEAR THAT I PUT ON MY PLAINTIFF PLAI PLAINTIFF'S HAT OR ATTORNEY'S HAT.

I CAN SEE PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD IF WE ARE HIRING PEOPLE AND DOING STUFF. I LIKE WHAT I AM SEEING.

LET'S -- I READ -- I READ THE TWO REPORTS THAT I HAVE.

SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEEN GOING ON.

I CAUGHT IT REAL FAST. AND I AM GLAD THAT I AM HEA HEARING, COMMISSIONER PERONA THAT THE FOUNDATION BOARD AND ADVISORY BOARD ARE SPEAKING. BECAUSE BEING ON OTHER BOARDS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND ADVISORY BOARDS NEVER REALLY TALK AND THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM.

THE GOOD THING TO ALWAYS TALK AND THAT IS A GOOD STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO, YOU KNOW, GREAT REPORT.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR SOME MORE FEEDBACK BECAUSE I WANT THE -- YOU KNOW THE SUNRISE TO BE THAT SUCCESS STORY THAT WE ALL WANT IT TO BE BECAUSE AS A CHILD, THAT WAS -- I WILL SAY IT LIKE IT WAS, MAYOR, THE TWO AND A HALF TO THREE-HOUR B BABYSITTER FOR MY MOM TO DROP US OFF.

IT WAS. DROP US OFF.

$1.50, $2. WE GOT TO SEE TWO OR THREE MOVIES, POPCORN AND SODA AND WE CAME HOME.

IT HAS BEEN THERE. AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, BUT I JUST SEE A BIGGER PICTURE OF THE SUNRISE PLAYING AN IMPORTANT PART INTO EVERYTHING ELSE WE ARE DOING TO GENERATE DOWNTOWN. I AM IN SUPPORT, SO LET'S KEEP

UP THE GOOD WORK. >> MAYOR HUDSON: COMMISSIONER

PERONA. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA: I AM HAPPY YOU SAID THAT. THE ONE THING I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS WE RIGHT NOW HAVE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SUNRISE. NOBODY IN THIS ROOM PUT US IN THE THEATRE BUSINESS. NO ONE HERE DID THIS.

ALL DONE BEFORE HAND. WHEN I SAY MILLIONS, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT ON THIS EFFORT.

WE ARE HERE NOW. IT IS OURS.

WHEN YOU TAKE THE OATH TO BECOME PART OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, YOU HAVE TAKEN ON OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

THAT IS ALREADY DONE. MOVING FORWARD IS IMPORTANT.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN PEEK IN SITUATION.

WE HAVE GRANTS OUT THERE TO HELP OUR FUNDING.

AN ADVISORY GROUP. PFM GROUP THAT COME ALONG AND HAVE DONE THIS SO MANY TIMES AND THEY ARE REALLY GOING TO SHOW THEIR STRENGTH AND HELP US WITH WAYS TO STRENGTHEN THE SUNRISE THEATRE. IT WILL NEVER PAY FOR ITSELF.

IT WILL NEVER PAY FOR ITSELF, BUT IT WILL BE ABLE TO AT LEAST RAISE ENOUGH REVENUES TO BE ABLE TO HELP THE MAY OF IT ALL.

THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE WILL ALWAYS BE ON THE HOOK AND A GOOD HOOK TO BE ON. I BELIEVE THAT THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS LOOKING AT EVERYTHING.

EVERY ROCK IS BEING UNTURNED. ALL THE SACRED COWS YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT, WE TALK ABOUT.

A DYNAMIC GROUP AND I WILL SAY THAT MORE THAN HALF OF US ARE HERE TODAY AND THEY ARE ALL VERY CONCERNED WHAT IS GOING ON AND THE STAFF BEEN THERE HAVE BEEN -- PUT THE FINGER IN THE HOLE IN THE DIKE. THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING.

RUBBER BANDS, PAPER CLIPS, EVERYTHING TO KEEP THIS

ROLLING. >> MAYOR HUDSON: DUCT TAPE.

>> COMMISSIONER PERONA: DUCT TAPE.

WE HAVE AN UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW WITH THIS MOMENT IN TIME WITH FUNDING IN PLACE, WITH ADVISORY GROUPS READY TO GO, A COMMUNITY THAT I THINK IS REALLY RIPE FOR THEIR THEATRE THAT TAKES CENTER STAGE -- I LIKE THAT -- TO BE ABLE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THIS THEATRE IS ALL ABOUT.

I THINK AND YOU HEARD FROM THE COMMISSION AND WE ALL HAVE OUR WAYS TO WATCH THIS AND ALL GOING TO WATCH IT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT WE WANT THIS TO SUCCEED. AND I THINK -- THIS IS OUR BEST OPPORTUNITY. OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHOW AND DEMONSTRATE EXACTLY WHAT THE SUNRISE THEATRE CAN DO. THAT IS WHAT I AM EXPECTING OUT OF IT ALL. I KNOW IT WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS BEFORE. WE WERE ALL WORRIED IT WOULD GO NOWHERE. BUT WE -- WE CONTRIBUTE $400,000 HERE. BUT THEN DURING THE YEAR, WE

HAVE -- >> MAYOR HUDSON: COME UP WITH

MORE. >> COMMISSIONER PERONA: AGAIN

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TIME TO KEEP IT ALL PUMPED UP. BUT WE NEED TO GET BACK TO WHERE IT IS THAT SUSTAINABILITY AND MOVE THAT.

SO I THINK WITH OUR SUPPORT, WITH YOUR DYNAMIC ADVISORY GROUP AND THE STAFF WE ALREADY HAD AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WANTS IT TO HAPPEN. I EXPECT THE NEXT TWO YEARS TO

REALLY BE DYNAMIC. >> MAYOR HUDSON: I THINK WITH THE REVITALIZATION OF THE -- OF THE FOUNDATION BOARD AND THE ADVISORY BOARD HAS COME A LITTLE -- HAS -- HAS INCREASED THE COMMITMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE THE MORE -- IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTED, WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE THEATRE AND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND WANT TO SUPPORT IT, THAT SPREADS THE EXCITEMENT.

AND -- SO, I -- I -- I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH.

WHY -- WHY DID THEY RECOMMEND THEY BE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AS OPPOSED TO CONTRACT EMPLOYEES.

DID THEY GIVE A REASON? >> THEY FEEL LIKE IF THE EMPLOYEE -- IF WE GO OUT AND BRING IN EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES IN THESE INDIVIDUAL AREAS THAT THERE WILL BE -- THERE IS MORE BUY-IN. THAT THEY ARE -- THEY CAN'T JUST BE -- OKAY, WE DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE.

SO THEY ARE A PART OF THE SUNRISE THEATRE.

THEY ARE A PART OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.

SO MORE OF A COMMITMENT FROM THE CITY TO THEM AS WELL AS WELL AS THEM TO THE SUNRISE THEATRE.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: INTERESTING. OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> AGAIN I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE DID USE A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE GRANT TO BRING IN THIS PROFESSIONAL GROUP TO GIVE US RECOMMENDATIONS. AS I SAID WITH WE WILL NOT TAKE ALL THE RECOMMENDATION BUS THIS WAS BIG SIGNIFICANT PORTION IS THE STAFFING TO MAKE IT MOVE FORWARD I THINK THAT IS WHERE WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH. WE WANT TO PUT IN A STRATEGIC FIVE-YEAR PLAN BUT EVERY TIME WE MEET, WHICH IS A LOT, WE GO BACK -- IF WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF.

BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF. IF WE DON'T HAVE THE, WE TAKE ONE STEP FORWARD AND THREE STEPS BACK.

AGAIN ALL OF US HERE ARE WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD BUT I GUESS ME PERSONALLY, I NEED SOME TYPE OF DIRECTION WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GO WITH THIS SO WE CAN REALLY START MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS FIVE-YEAR PLAN.

AGAIN WE HAVE THE SHUTTERED VENUE GRANT FUNDS THAT WE CAN -- WE ARE NOT -- WE ARE NOT EVEN SAYING THAT WE NEED ALL SEVEN RIGHT THIS SECOND BUT PART OF OUR FIVE-YEAR PLAN.

BY YEAR ONE, WE HOPES TO HAVE, FOR INSTANCE, THE DEVELOPMENT PERSON IN PLACE. WHO IF DONE CORRECTLY, JOB NOT ONLY PAY FOR THAT SALARY BUT BRING IN MORE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO THINK AS PART OF OUR FIVE-YEAR PLAN IT IS NOT GOING TO BE THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THESE EMPLOYEES, BUT BY PUTTING ALL THESE ESPECIALLYTURES IN PLACE THAT WE HOPE -- WE DO HOPE BY THE END OF THE FIVE YEARS, THIS PLACE IS AT THE SEAMS AND FULL SPEED AHEAD. I DON'T THINK THAT WILL BE THE CASE WITHOUT MAKING DECISIONS FOR STAFFING AND FACILITY

MAINTENANCE. >> I WILL ADD A LITTLE MORE COLOR TO PART OF THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

AS WE PRESENT TO YOU IN MAYÚWILC PLAN AND WILL INCLUDE VARIOUS ASSUMPTIONS OF A VARIETY OF THINGS, SOME OF WHICH ARE THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND WITHIN THAT WILL BE TIED TO NOT JUST WORDS BUT THE FINANCIAL ASPECT.

HOPEFULLY GEM STRAIGHT KIND OF THE PAYBACK, IF YOU WILL, ON THE INVESTMENT IN A ADDITIONAL HEAD COUNT.

KIND OF TO BE DETERMINED IN MY MIND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE BRINGING UP. DOES IT HAVE TO BE -- DOES THE ROLE HAVE TO BE A CITY OF FORT PIERCE EMPLOYEE OR A CONSULTING CONTRACT TYPE SITUATION THAT WE GET THE BENEFIT FROM THE ROLE -- THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOB. YOU CAN CRAFT THOSE AGREEMENTS IN SUCH A WAY BECAUSE THAT IS THE BUSINESS THAT I AM IN, THAT -- WHEN I READ A STATEMENT OF WORK, I AM BEHOLDEN TO THAT STATEMENT OF WORK. I AM THOROUGHLY INVESTED IN EVERY CLIENT THAT I DO WORK FOR BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE THINGS I HAVE SIGNED UP TO DO. SO I THINK -- I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE A HYBRID APPROACH. MAYBE A FEW ADDITIONAL.

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BUT ALL OF THAT WE ARE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY FLESH OUT

IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. >> THE LAST COMMENT ON THAT.

AND I THINK WE ARE GOING ON THE RIGHT PATH.

WHEN I HEAR "DEVELOPMENT"THOSE ARE ACCOUNTABLE POSITIONS AND YOU NEED TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO -- IF PEOPLE AREN'T FULFILLING THE CONTRACTS TO LET THEM GO, RIGHT AND TWUV GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND THAT SENDS MY RADAR AND THAT IS WHERE I AM AT. WE DON'T WANT THE CITY TO BE INVOLVED WITH THAT KIND OF STUFF, RIGHT.

LET'S JUST BE REAL CLEAR. DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING, ALL OF THOSE ARE ACCOUNTABLE POSITIONS THAT YOU NEED THE FLEXIBLE MOVING IN AND OUT AND BASED ON THAT AND THE EXPEDIENCY IS FASTER THAN GOING THROUGH THE CITY AND HIRE WITH HR AND GET ON BOARD. THAT REALLY GOT ME UP.

I IMPLORE YOU TO GO BACK AND THINK AND FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU NEED AND GO TO MARKET SEE HOW MUCH THAT COSTS AND COME UP WITH A BUDGET AND LET'S TRY TO FIGURE THAT PART OUT, RIGHT.

FOR US TO HIRE, I AM DEAD SET THEM BEING A CITY EMPLOYEE.

YOU NEED THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO SAY OUR BOARD, FOUNDATION.

IF THE PERSON IS NOT PERFORMING TO STANDARD.

OKAY, HERE ARE YOUR TWO WEEKS AND YOU ARE DONE.

FIND SOMEBODY ELSE. >> THANK YOU FOR CHA CLARITY.

I WAS 100% IF THIS PERSON IS PAID $100,000 IF THEY DON'T BRING $1 MILLION. BA-BYE, NEXT.

>> THAT IS HOW I THINK OF IT. >> MAYOR HUDSON: EXACTLY.

>> JUST TO BELABOR THIS PART OF IT, IT ALSO ALLOWS -- THE METRICS ALLOW INCENTIVES. YOU KNOW WITHIN THE CONTRACT STRUCTURES. YOU KNOW -- I HAVE BEEN IN PUBLIC GOVERNMENT SETTINGS FOR A LONG TIME.

AND YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT. THAT WHOLE EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP THROUGH THE PROCESS WE HAVE ESTABLISHED, WHICH IS A GOOD PROCESS, BUT NOT IN THIS INDUSTRY.

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE NOT IN KIND OF THIS TECHNICAL -- I AM NOT THINKING OF A SOUND ENGINEER.

THEY DON'T WANT -- THE ONES THAT I KNOW DON'T WANT TO BE LOCKED DOWN FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AT ONE PLACE.

THEY WANT TO USE THEIR TALENTS ELSEWHERE AND HAVE AND UTILIZE THAT TALENT BECAUSE THEY ARE AN ARTIST.

HOWEVER YOU -- HOWEVER YOU -- YOU LOOK AT IT, THEY ARE AN ARTIST AND THEY ARE GOING TO USE THEIR TALENTS OUT THERE AT DIFFERENT VENUES AT DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS.

YOU STRUCTURE A CONTRACT THAT PROVIDES THAT OPPORTUNITY.

YOU KNOW, MUSICIANS ARE THE SAME WAY.

THESE FOLKS -- THAT IS WHAT THEY DO.

THAT IS WHAT THEY DO. AND THEY LIKE THAT FREEDOM.

THEY LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY. AND THEY ALSO WANT TO MAKE MONEY AT IT THE WHILE THEY ARE DOING IT.

AND FOR US TO -- I WOULD FEEL LIKE WE HANDCUFF OUR SELVES A LITTLE BIT. THAT IS OKAY.

WE HAVE A DIRECTION, I THINK. I HEAR THE COMMISSION LOOKING AT THE OPPORTUNITIES. COMMISSIONER PERONA TALKED ABOUT THE NEXT TWO YEARS. WE HAVE A LOT OF SYNERGIES AND ACTIVITIES IF OUR DOWNTOWN. THINGS ARE CHANGING.

THINGS ARE CHANGING QUICKLY. WE HAVE MADE APPROVALS OF THE COMMISSION THAT WILL CHANGE THE FACE OF FORT PIERCE.

THE SUNRISE TO ME, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FOCUSED ON AND MY COMMITMENT TO MAKE SURE THE SUNRISE IS A COMMUNITY THEATRE, 100% COMMUNITY THEATRE. WHERE ALL AGES AND GROUPS ARE COMING TO OUR DOWNTOWN, AT DIFFERENT VENUES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I SAW THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURING AND THE FULL BULLET POINTS YOU HAVE THERE IS CRITICAL FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE ENGAGED.

BUILDING ON THE ENERGIES BEING CREATED RIGHT HERE FROM THIS DAY THROUGH APPROVALS. THROUGH STREET ENHANCEMENTS, THROUGH SPECIALIZED DISTR DISTRICTING.

OUR STRATEGIC PLAN HAVE MANY ELEMENTS THAT WILL BENEFIT THE SUNRISE THEATRE. IF YOU REALLY DIAL IN AND TAKE THOSE ELEMENTS OUT AND PUTS IT INTO OUR FOCUS PLAN.

THAT IS THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN.

WE MOVE ONE STRATEGY FROM NUMBER FIVE IN THE LETTERS AND WE DON'T EVER RANK THEM IN IMPORTANCE.

BEAUTIFICATION AND BEAUTIFYING OUR COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN NUMBER FIVE. I HAVE BEEN UP HERE -- IN MY SIXED YEAR AND ALWAYS NUMBER FIVE.

IT HALLS ALWAYS BEEN THERE. WE MOVED IT TO NUMBER TWO AND WE JUST CHANGED IT. A MOVEMENT WITHIN THE FIVE CHAIRS THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO THINK OF THIS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WE DID IT ALL ON OUR OWN AND CAME TO A MEETING AND SAID WHAT ABOUT THIS.

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>> MAYOR HUDSON: WE CAN'T STAFF TALK TO EACH OTHER EXCEPT

IN THIS SEAT. >> COMMISSIONER JERMIAH JOHNSON: WE DID IT AND THAT WAS A ENERGY ALONE.

WE WENT TO THE MIND SET THAT WE HAVE TO CHANGE.

WE SEE THAT HAPPENING RIGHT HERE.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR FOCUS AND A LOT OF THINGS YOU CAN PULL OUT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND A LOT OF INPUT FROM STAFF, CITYWIDE STAFF AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT IS GOING TO ENHANCE WHAT WE ARE DOING. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COPY OF THAT, TAKE IT UPON THIS REPORT AND TAKE THAT STRATEGIC PLANS AND TALK OF THE SYNERGIES AND ITS LEADERSHIP ITEMS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, FUND RAISING, TICKETING, MARKETING.

YOU KNOW THE GENERATIONS ARE CHANGING.

RIGHT. WE KNOW EVERY SINGLE DAY THE HENS THAT WE ARE LOOKING THROUGH CHANGES NO WHAT THE A AGE. SUPER BOWL WAS DIFFERENT LAST NIGHT. IT WAS JUST DIFFERENT.

DIFFERENT ENERGIES GOING ON. A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES HERE.

APPRECIATE IT. >> MAYOR HUDSON: YEAH, I DIDN'T WATCH THE SUPER BOWL. SHOCK.

THE REACTION TO THE HALFTIME SHOW WHICH WAS VERY A

AGE-SPECIFIC, I THINK. >> YES, IT WAS.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: THE YOUNGER YOU WERE THE MORE EXCITED YOU WERE OF IT. THE OLDER YOU WERE, OH, MY G GOSH, THE SUPER BOWL ISN'T THE SAME AS IT USED TO BE.

>> COMMISSIONER JERMIAH JOHNSON: A LOT OF GENERATION X

INFLUENCE. >> IT WAS AWESOME.

>> COMMISSIONER JERMIAH JOHNSON: COMING FROM A GEN GEN-XER. SO SO SO MY WIFE SENDS A TEXT TO HER DAUGHTER -- OUR DAUGHTER -- WHO IS 28 AND SAYS, THAT WAS TERRIBLE. AND THE DAUGHTER SAYS, IT WAS THE BEST -- BEST SHOW SHE HAS EVER SEEN ON TV.

SO WE ARE SITTING THERE GOING OH, MY GOD.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: THAT IS WHAT IT WAS, YEAH.

SO -- I THINK THAT IN A NUTSHELL WHAT WE ARE ALL FACING WITH THE SUNRISE THEATRE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS.

WHAT WE ARE FACING. WHAT WE ARE FACING A THEATRE THAT WAS WELL FUNDED AND REALLY THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT WHEN IT BEGAN. AND THEN THINGS HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS, AND WE -- WE NEEDED TO KEEP THAT EXCITEMENT UP AND THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. SO WE NEED TO GET THAT BACK, I THINK. AND I ALSO -- I AM THINKING THAT -- THAT A DEVELOPMENT THAT WE APPROVED DOWNTOWN IN TERMS OF KINGS LANDING AND IN TERMS OF THE BUSINESS ALLIANCE DOWNTOWN, THEY ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER.

A LOT OF SYNERGY. THE BEST TIME TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GETTING THIS THEATR MORE SELF-SUSTAINING, I WILL SAY THAT. MORE SELF-SUSTAINING.

AND WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THIS IN OUR BUDGET AT SOME POINT WHICH HAPPENS IN JUNE AND JULY.

I HAVE A QUESTION, MR. MIMS, FOR THE OTHER ENTERPRISE FUNDS, DOES THE CITY -- DO THEY PAY FOR THEMSELVES IN TERMS OF STAFFING OR THE CITY PAY THE STAFFING OR IS IT DIFFERENT FOR

DIFFERENT ONES. >>NICK MIMMS: YES, MA'AM.

THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE IS COMPRISED OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNDS. THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE GENERAL FUND FOR OPERATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SAFETY, COVID AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

THOSE ENTERPRISE FUNDS ARE, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, SELF-SU SELF-SUSTAINING. NOW WE HAVE CERTAIN ENTERPRISE FUNDS LIKE THE SOLID WASTE FUND THAT GENERATES A SURPLUS WE HAVE THOSE LIKE THE CITY MARINA AND THE GOLF COURSE AND THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THE SUNRISE THEATRE.

THESE ARE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THEORY SELF-SUSTAINING. NOW WHEN IT COMES TO THE SUNRISE THEATRE, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONTRIBUTES $450 TO $500,000 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR THAT OPERATION. WHEN YOU TALK OF THE EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE SUNRISE THEATRE. THE FPR A HELPS TO ASSIST THE OPERATION BUT THE SUNRISE THEATRE IS SUPPOSED TO FUND ITS SALARY, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR ANY STAFF.

WHETHER THEY ARE FULL-TIME STAFF OR CONTRACTUAL.

I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE ONE-TIME INFUSION.

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WE OPERATE AS A BIG. AND THE OPERATION OF ENTERPRISE FUNDS ESPECIALLY ENTERTAINMENT IS CYCLICAL.

GREAT YEARS AND TERRIBLE YEARS AND LET PEOPLE GO AND I TALKED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS.

THERE ARE YEARS THAT WE RAMP UP INACTIVITY AND YEARS WHERE WE HAVE A QUOTE, UNQUOTE, RECESSION.

AND WE HAD TO LET PEOPLE GO. I WOULD BE VERY CAUTIOUS IN HIRING NEW EMPLOYEES BECAUSE NEXT YEAR WHEN THE MONEY RUNS OUT, WE HAVE TO LET THEM GO. I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION.

AND I DON'T REALLY THINK YOU ARE GETTING A 100% CLEAR VITIONZ OF WHAT THIS MARKET AND INDUSTRY HAS IN STORE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.

WE BEGAN THIS IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.

AND WE DON'T HAVE THE FULL PARTICIPATION.

WE DON'T HAVE FULL ATTENDANCE. WE ARE NOT GETTING THE CLEAR PICTURE. WE DID AN RFP.

SOMEONE COME. RUN OUR BEAUTIFUL THEATRE.

WE HAD ZERO RESPONSES. THE MARKET IS NOT HOLT ENOUGH FOR ANYONE TO COME IN AND RUN THIS THEATRE.

I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THIS VERY SLOW.

VERY CAUTIOUSLY AND REALLY WATCH HOW WE ARE TRYING TO SPEND THIS ONE-TILE INTRUSION OF FUNDING.

>> MAYOR. >> MAYOR HUDSON: YES, SIR.

>> THE FINANCE OPERATION WHERE YOU ARE TALKING OF SPREADING APART TWO EVALUATION METHODS. AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT, BECAUSE THAT WILL GIVE A VERY GOOD LOOK AT THE DATA -- AT THE DATA AND JUST WHERE -- WHERE WE ARE SPENDING MONEY. WHAT REVENUES ARE GENERATED AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME FOR THIS PARTICULAR EVENT.

I THINK THAT IS CRITICAL WITH -- WITH THE CYCLE OF -- OF THE

PERFORMING ARTS INDUSTRY. >> MAYOR HUDSON: THROUGHCAM MARCH -- MARCH IS THE HALF Y YEAR.

>> APRIL, APRIL 1. >> MAYOR HUDSON: WE WILL GET TO REPORT. A FINANCIAL REPORT.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR HUDSON: HOW YOU ARE DOING THIS YEAR AND WHAT IS HAPPENING.

THANK YOU MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND THANK EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE DOING FOR THE THEATRE.

WE APPRECIATE IT. >> NEXT ITEM ON AGENDA IS

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. >> MAYOR HUDSON: ANY MEMBER FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY SUBJECT? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

IN NO MOVEMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

[6. City Commission Boards and Committees Updates]

>> NEXT WE HAVE CITY COMMISSION BOARD AND COMMITTEE UPDATES.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: OKAY. IS THERE A VOLUNTEER TO START? IF NOT, I WILL CALL ON YOU. COMMISSIONER PERONA.

>> COMMISSIONER PERONA: WELL, THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST

COMMITTEE -- >> MAYOR HUDSON: YOU DID YOUR

REPORT. >> THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY REPORT FOR ME. ACTUALLY I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR PARKING COMMITTEE REPORT, BUT WE DIDN'T GET A QUORUM. SO IT IS PRETTY TOUGH RIGHT N NOW. WE HAVE BEEN DRAGGING ALONG THERE. AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME UPDATES WITH OUR WALKER STUDY AND WHAT IS HAPPENING DOWNTOWN.

WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY OF THAT MOMENTUM.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: DID YOU HAVE TEA AND BISCUITS?

>> DID WE DO WHAT? >> MAYOR HUDSON: DID YOU HAVE

TEA AND BISCUITS? >> COMMISSIONER PERONA: NO WE DIDN'T. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT I DON'T COUNT TO THE QUORUM. I AM SITTING THERE AND I AM LIKE, LET'S GO. THE CHAIRMAN WAS GOING TO TRY TO GET A MEETING THIS NEXT WEEK OR SO BECAUSE WE NEED ONE VERY BAD. WE WILL HAVE TO FIND OUT.

THIS IS A TOUGH TIME. PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING ALL OVER THE PLACE. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET A QUORUM AND HAVE THAT MEETING. OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE REPORTED ON EVERYTHING ELSE SO FAR.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: COMMISSIONER GAINES.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES: COMMISSIONER PERONA, WHEN I LEAVE THIS MEETING GO TO THE CITY CLERK.

I SHOULD HAVE APPLICATIONS IN FOR THE BOARD -- NO? PARKING COMMITTEE. PARKING BOARD.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE SEEN ONE YET OR NOT.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES: HOPE THAT WILL HELP -- HELP YOUR QUORUM. UPDATES.

WE MET -- I MET WITH THE THE INAUGURAL L1 HOMELESS TASK

FORCE. >> MAYOR HUDSON: OH, YOU DID?

OKAY. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES: ON FRIDAY MORNING. WE WERE LOOK AGENT IT THE WRONG WAY WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO NOW IS INSTEAD OF PUTTING OUT WHAT WE THINK THE HOMELESS AND VETERANS NEEDED, HAVE A COUPLE OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND LISTEN TO

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WE DIDN'T HAVE A MEETING BECAUSE WE DID THAT FUNCTION AND MAYOR, I SAW THE PICTURE WITH YOU THERE.

THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONERS THAT CAME.

WE THANK YOU. WE THINK THAT WAS A SUCCESS IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS. THE LAST BOARD WAS THE BOARD OF THE -- WHAT IS THE ONE -- THE ONE YOU ARE ALWAYS ON.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: COUNCIL ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES: WE HAVE WITHIN VERY ACTIVE ON THAT BOARD WATCHING THESE BILLS AND WRITING LETTERS.

I KNOW YOU GUYS WENT -- GOING OR ALREADY GONE TO TALLAHASSEE.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: I COULDN'T GO, BUT THEY CAME BACK, THE

LEAGUE DID. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES: THEY JUST CAME OUT AND LOOKING AT AN UPDATE HOW SUCCESSFUL WE WERE OR NOT SUCCESSFUL. LIKE I SAID, I WAS VERY CONCERNED OF THAT SENATE BILL 6 6620.

-- 620. PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED IT WOULD

PASS. >> MAYOR HUDSON: A LOT OF THINGS PASSING BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTION YEAR.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES: LET IT BE KNOWN THAT IT HAS TAKEN AWAY -- IF IT DID PASSED, I HAVEN'T GOT -- TAKEN AWAY HOW SOME OF OUR HOME RULE. SOME OF OUR HOME RULE POWERS BECAUSE IT WILL BE A PROBLEM FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GOING FORWARD. SO, MADAM MAYOR, THOSE ARE MY

UPDATES ON BOARDS. >> MAYOR HUDSON: THANK YOU,

COMMISSIONER J. JACKSON. >> COMMISSIONER JERMIAH JOHNSON: I ATTENDED MY FIRST CDC MEETING.

EXCITED OF THAT 37. A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION FROM THE, D -- WE ARE DIRECT BENEFITS FROM IT.

ONE-THIRD OF A FIFTH CENT -- THAT HOW MUCH MONEY OUT OF THE TDC, HEADS IN BEDS, $.50 TO THE DOLLAR.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: THE REST GOES TO THE METS.

>> COMMISSIONER JERMIAH JOHNSON: WELL, TO OTHER PE PEOPLE.

>> OUT OF BASEBALL RELATED. >> COMMISSIONER JERMIAH JOHNSON: IT IS. PART OF THE REPORT THAT IS INTERESTING IS THE EXPERIENCE AND UPTICK IN THE TDC FUND THAT IS COMING IN. THEY EXPECTED 35-PLUS PERCENT LOWER REVENUES THAN WHAT THEY ARE NOW.

35% -- UP 35%. AND THAT MEANS FOLKS ARE COMING HERE IS THE POINT. I LOOKED AT -- AND LOOKED AT STAFF TO GIVE ME SOME OF THE ANALYTICS ON THE WEB CAMS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND THE FORT PIERCE WEB CAMERAS NUMBER ONE ON LIST. THEY ARE LOOKED AT EVERY SINGLE DAY AND METRICS RELATED TO THAT THAT IS IMPORTANT AT THE INLET.

AND A VERY GOOD AND WISE VE VECHLT.

YOU LOOK AT THE SIGNAGE ON THE INSET BEACH.

GLAD YOU ARE HERE. TAKE YOU SELFIE PHOTO.

THAT IS ALSO AWESOME. >> MAYOR HUDSON: A LOT OF

PEOPLE DO THAT. >> COMMISSIONER JERMIAH JOHNSON: ONE THING THEY REQUESTED IS THE DUST TRACKS -- THE TRAIL. WE WILL DO UPGRADES WITH SIGNAGE. DO WE -- DO WE HAVE A COMMITMENT WITH THAT, MR. MIMS? I FORGET TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT

THE OTHER SAY. >>NICK MIMMS: YES.

>> COMMISSIONER JERMIAH JOHNSON: THINGS WE COMMITTED.

>>NICK MIMMS: A GRANT TO HELP MAINTAIN AND SPRUCE UP OUR EXISTING SIGNS. WE HAVE BEEN SUFFERING AND STRUGGLING TRYING TO GET A CONTRACTOR DO THAT.

WE HAD A FEW BACK OUT, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET SOMEONE IN LINE TO COMPLETE THEIR TASK, BUT, YES, WE ARE DEFINITELY COMMITTED TO MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

>> COMMISSIONER JERMIAH JOHNSON: I WILL REPORT BACK TO THAT GROUP BECAUSE THEY ASKED US TO SEE.

IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT UP. LET'S MOVE ON.

MAIN STREET. MAIN STREET HAS THE IMPORTANT EVENT ON THE 19TH WHICH IS A REVERSE RAFFLE.

COMMISSIONER SADOVSKI WILL BE THE AUCTIONEER FOR THE LIVE AUCTION. 500 ORANGE.

A GREAT EVENT. MANY COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE ALREADY ATTENDING. BUT MAIN STREET IS DOING WELL.

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PRESENCE, COACH, MARKETING. HOW DO YOU ENGAGE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES. DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE IS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT THINGS.

THE FOCUS HAVE TRANSITIONED INTO ANOTHER BOARD.

THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT ALL THINGS DOWNTOWN AND KINGS LANDING AND A LOT OF EXCITEMENT PARKING IS A LARGE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AND MAIN STREET AND THE DBA DOING WELL. THE CHAMBER IS DOING GREAT.

WAS ABLE TO. WE HAD AN ONLINE ZOOM CALL THE OTHER DAY. BUSINESS AS USUAL.

A LOT OF NEW MEMBERS. A LOT OF NEW RIBBON CUTTINGS.

IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THEIR REPORT ARE VERY POSITIVE.

THE TPO I DID NOT ATTEND AND LET COMMISSIONER C. JOHNSON.

LOOKED LIKE A LIGHT AGENDA, BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTENDS THE TPO AND THE EAST COAST GREENWAY AND TRAIL RIBBON CUTTING PART OF THAT A LITTLE WHILE BACK. I ALREADY REPORTED ON IT.

BUT IT IS ALWAYS A FOCUS IN THE CONVERSATIONS WITH TPO.

SO THAT'S ALL. >> MAYOR HUDSON: COMMISSIONER

C. JOHNSON. >> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON: LET ME ADD A FEW THINGS BEFORE I GET INTO TOURISM.

I MET THIS LAST THURSDAY, BUT THIS COMING WEEK COMING UP, THEY ARE BRINGING FOUR JOURNALISTS IN TOWN -- YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT, MADAM MAYOR. YOU PARTICIPATED THAT THAT.

THESE ARE NATIONAL WRITERS. ONE I AM VERY FAMILIAR THAT HAS SEVEN MILLION PER MONTH LOOKING AT THIS.

SO THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE A HISTORICAL TOUR OF FORT PIERCE AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS IN DEVELOPMENTS.

AND I WILL BE PARTICIPATING. THE MAYOR BE PARTICIPATING.

AND I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT H HELPING TO PUSH THAT FORT PIERCE, LETS 'GET ON THE MAP. LET'S GET THINGS GOING.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: SPECIAL KIND OF TOURS.

A WORD FOR IT. ANYWAYS, THEY ARE GOING TO DO

BOTH HIRING AND TOURS. >> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON: YEAH, THEY WILL RIGHT ABOUT IT.

TPO, A LIGHT AGENDA. ONE THING THAT WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT OUR ROADWAYS AND SAFETY.

SO I HAVE ASKED FOR A SPECIAL MEETING WITH MR. BUCKWALL.

AND HE IS COMING TO MEET WITH ME AND TALK ABOUT SOME ROADS THAT WE HAVE HAD FATALITIES ON AND ACCIDENTS, ETC.

IT HAS BECOME MORE CONSCIOUS OF ME AT NIGHT WHEN I AM STRIVING AROUND. WE HAVE DARK ROADS ON THE MAJOR ROADS AND GET THEM TO ADDRESS THAT.

OUR CITIZENS ARE BEING HARMED, FATALLY IN SOME OF THE SITUATIONS. THAT IS BIG ON THAT.

THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL.

RELATIVELY LIGHT AGENDA. REGIONAL ECONOMIC SUMMIT IN THE 25TH OF MARCH AND THAT IS GOING TO BE REALLY A BIG PART OF THAT AT THE CHASTAIN CAMPUS WHERE WE NORMALLY MEET FOR TREASURE COAST PLANNING COUNCIL. I AM EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THAT AND REPORT BACK. THE PORT ADVISORY.

I AM ON THAT BOARD. WE HAVE NOT MET BUT MISS COX OPINIONED STAN PAYNE. I AM ON HIS BOARD.

LEVTSD 'MEET. WHAT IS GOING ON.

WE CHALLENGED HIM ON THAT TO GET THE BOARD GOING OR TO GET THE NUMBERS UP TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AND BEGIN TO SEE HOW WE ENGAGE AND TALK ABOUT THINGS IN DEVELOPMENT AT THE PORT AND AIRPORT. I CAN TELL THAT YOU THINGS ARE HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT. AND THINGS ARE HAPPENING AT THE PORT. LAST BOARD IS THE FIRE BOARD.

IT WAS A LIGHT AGENDA. MAYOR MAYOR IS THE CHAIR.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: THE FASTEST MEETING IN HISTORY AND THEY ALL CONGRATULATED ME. NOBODY TALKED, SO IT WASN'T ME. OKAY.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES: I F FORGOT ONE.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: THAT'S OKAY. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES: I DID MEET WITH THE AREA AGENCYING MR. DRUMMOND.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: COUNCIL ON AGING.

>> YES. WE SAW THE TOUR AND MET THE STAFF THERE. AND I TENDED MY FIRST MEETING

OF THE COUNSEL OF AGING. >> WAS THAT IN PERSON OR DO IT ON THE PHONE. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IT ON THE

PHONE. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES: I MET

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TOUR AND WE DID THE PHONE -- >> MAYOR HUDSON: MEETING ON

PHONE. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES: I -- FOR THE RECORD I WANT TO SAY THAT I DID ATTEND THE MEETING.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: GREAT. MELEE DIAZ IS THE OUTREACH PERSON AND SHE DOES A LOT OF OUTREACH.

SHE DOES HER JOB WELL. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES: I MET

HER, SHE DOES. >> MAYOR HUDSON: SO THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES WENT TO TALLAHASSEE LAST WEEK. I WAS UNABLE TO GO.

I HAVEN'T HEARD A REPORT. AND WE ARE MISSING A CALL THIS MORNING. SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIS TALLAHASSEE LAST WEEK.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES: LOOKING IN MY E-MAILS RIGHT

NOW. >> MAYOR HUDSON: I DON'T KNOW AND NO UPDATES ON THAT. FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITIES MEETS TOMORROW. HEARING FROM BONDS COUNCIL AND TALKING OF THE STRUCTURING OF THE RATE STRUCTURES AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MOVE THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FINANCIALLY AND HAVE THAT TIME IN APRIL.

AND THE FIRE DISTRICT. I WAS CHAIRMAN -- I THINK WE ARE MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY. I DON'T HAVE MY BOOK YET.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR BOOK YET? THEY MAY NOT HAVE DELIVERED IT YET. AND I THINK THAT IS IT.

I THINK THAT IS IT. I DID WANT TO MENTION AND REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THE CANNON TOMORROW.

EVENT TOMORROW I HEAR OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE THERE. AND, OF COURSE, SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE IN SESSION AND THE REVEREND CANNON BRUSS CAME TO SEE ME LAST WEEK AND HE IS AT ST. ANDREWS AND HE IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. HE SAID I GET TO LOOK OUT MY WINDOW AND SEE IT EVERY DAY. HE SAID I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT SPRUCED UP.

I WANT TO SAY THAT THE CHAMBER BMI AWARDS.

NOTIONS AND MOTIONS DID MAKE IT THEY WON A AWARD.

AND ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT GOT CHAMBER AWARD.

THAT IS GREAT. THOSE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, OF BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAMBER. SO I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE

A. >> MADAM MAYOR.

I THINK WE NEED TO HEAR THIS, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: I DON'T MIND AT ALL.

>> THIS IS THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE FAM TOUR COMING. FOUR NATIONAL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE COMING MR. PENNY IS THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN GOLFERS DI DIGEST, RELATIONSHIP OF 20,000 MONTH. TOTAL SOCIAL FOLLOWING OF 14,000. TYLER EDWARDS FROM BLUE LIFE MEDIA GROUP, $25,000 MONTHLY, SOCIAL FOLLOWING $175 MILLION.

ALEXIS FLAKES FROM THE GRIO. READERSHIP IS 7 MILLION.

SOCIAL FOLLOWING 174 MILLION. DANDACE GRIO, 7 MILLION AND SOCIAL FOLLOWING OF 1.4 MIL MILLION.

THESE JOURNALISTS WILL BE EXPOSED TO FORT PIERCE THIS WEEKEND AND MANAGE THE INFLUENCE THAT WILL GO OUT ON THE WORD OF FORT PIERCE OF THE CULTURAL ASPECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT IS GOING TO DRAW EVEN MORE PEOPLE ON THE EYES OF FORT PIERCE. .> MAYOR

>> MAYOR HUDSON: ABSOLUTELY. >> AMAZING.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: YES. THAT WILL BE THIS SATURDAY.

A LOT GOING ON THIS SATURDAY. >> ALSO IF I COULD ADD -- I F FORGOT TO MENTION THERE IS A PODCAST OUT THAT THE TDC DOES PRODUCE. WITH THE VOICE OF THE METS.

I FORGET HIS NAME SPECIFICALLY, BUT THIS MONTH WAS AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND THEY HAD DERETHA ON ALONG WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND MARTIN COUNTY.

IF YOU WERE INTO PODCAST OR VENTURE INTO THE WORLD OF

PODCASTING AND LISTENING. >> MAYOR HUDSON: HOW DO YOU

ACCESS IT? >> GOODELL ON YOUR PHONE.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: I WANT TO GET INTO THE WORLD OF PODCAST.

HOW DO I DO THAT? >> GET MIND THE MICROPHONE.

>> LOOK IT UP. IT SAYS "DON'T COME HERE." A CAMPAIGN ACTUALLY HIGH HIGHLIGHTING THE -- ST. LUCIE COUNTY AND CITY OF FORT PIERCE. IF YOU LOOK UP DON'T COME HERE PODCAST. DO ANY SEARCH ENGINE, IT WILL POP UP. SPECIFICALLY THE TDC OR TYPE IN

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APPLE PODCASTS AND THEY ARE ON THERE.

I HAVEN'T CHECKED THE CITY PHONE TO SEE IF WE HAVE THE APP. IF WE DON'T, START LISTENING WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE TREASURE COAST.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: ANYBODY SEE OFFICER DAMIAN SPOTS.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES: I WAS GOING TO MESS WITH.

>> COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON: ALSO HAD A NATIONAL HOLIDAY, THOMAS PERONA'S BIRTHDAY.

I TOOK IT OFF. I TOOK THIS DAY OFF.

[LAUGHTER] HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

>> MAYOR HUDSON: HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

YEAH, OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FOR GOOD

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