[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
THIS IS THE FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
IT IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2022.
PLEASE STAND FOR 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, INDOESABLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE... JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> CHAIRWOMAN HUDSON?
>> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES?
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON? >> PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON? >> PRESENT, MA'AM.
>> THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTE FROM THE NOVEMBER 8, 2022
MEETING. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> SENATOR GAINES?
[5. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Any person who wishes to comment on any subject on this agenda may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less, as directed by the Chairperson, as this section of the Agenda is limited to fifteen minutes. The FPRA Board will not be able to take any official actions under Comments from the Public. Speakers will address the Chairperson, Commissioners, and the Public with respect. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.]
>> NEXT WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
>> THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
MS. COX WILL GIVE YOU THE THREE-SECOND WARNING.
>> 5277 OAKLAND LAKE CIRCLE. FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, AND THE PUBLIC, I GREET YOU.
THANK YOU. I WANT TO START BY READING THE DECLARATION OF INTERESTS. EACH RESPONDENT SHALL EXECUTE A DECLARATION OF INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING FORM: I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT IN ITS ENTIRETY. IT STATES THAT THIS STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION IS SUBMITTED WITH OUR (INAUDIBLE) WITHOUT COLLUSION OR FRAUD. THAT SENTENCE IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY AND YOU KNOW, IT IS EVOLVING... INVOLVING OUR TAX DOLLARS, YOU KNOW, WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS FAIR, EQUITABLE.
THERE IS NO COLLUSION. THERE IS NO FRAUD.
ALL LAWS AND ETHICS ARE FOLLOWED.
I'M A STAUNCH ADVOCATE FOR. THAT FOR RULES AND REGULATIONS.
WHAT'S TROUBLING ME IS THE% DIVISION IN MY COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT ENTITIES BIDDING ON A PROPERTY.
I SAW HOW THAT CAME INTO PLAY. GOOD IDEA.
YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE WHO HAD THE BILL OVER TO THE CITY.
IT IS SAD HOW EVERYTHING PLAYED OUT.
NOW, THERE WAS MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS.
ETHICS VIOLATIONS OCCURRED. I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM ANY OF YOU. COMMISSIONER BRODERICK, YOU ARE EXCUSED FROM THIS. YOU WASN'T ELECTED THEN.
HOWEVER, I DID REACH OUT, AND I DID A CONSTITUENT ANSWER.
FOR ANY COMMISSIONER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO STATE THAT THE PROCESS WAS FAIR AND EQUITABLE ON THE RECORD, THAT IS PERJURY.
NOW, COMMISSIONER GAINES WAS TRANSPARENT.
HE RAISED ISSUES OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
HE SIGNED THE AFFIDAVIT. WE SHOULD HAVE HAD ONE MORE COMMISSIONER THAT HAD DONE IT. BUT HE DIDN'T.
COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON DID NOT.
I'M NOT DIRECTING NO COMMENT. I'M SPEAKING AS A WHOLE.
EVERYONE AS A WHOLE. >> RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> I'M STATING THE FACT. AND ALSO HE IS A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY ROUNDTABLE. HE IS TERESA'S BOSS AS A BOARD OF DIRECTOR. ALL OF THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE TABLE. WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER THE TABLE... IT SEEMED TO BE GATHERED UNDER THE TABLE.
IT WAS COORDINATED WITH OUR CITY MANAGER.
I'M CLOSING. I HAVE LETTERS FROM BOTH THE ROUNDTABLE, AND I'M LEAVING. AS WELL AS ALLEGHANY.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> IT ADDRESSES HIM PERSONALLY.
I SAID "DEAR NICK." >> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, THE BOARD? PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE ELSE? >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, CITY COMMISSION, CITY MANAGER, STAFF,
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CITY ATTORNEY. I'M COMING BEFORE YOU...>> STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD FOR ME, PLEASE.
>> PAMELA CARRUTHERS, LINCOLN MAIN STREET.
FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. >> WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
WE WANT IT ON THE RECORD. >> EMMY YES, MA'AM.
ABSOLUTELY. I'M COMING BEFORE YOU TO JUST TALK ABOUT THE REASONABLENESS OF THE NOVEMBER 8 DECISION CONCERNING THE SPACE AT MEN'S COURT.
WITH SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED IN TERMS OF A BANK BEING LOCATED THAT WAS THE PRECEPT OF INITIATING, USING THE SPACE THAT IS CURRENTLY OCC OCCUPIED.
HOWEVER, WHEN THERE IS BANKS INVOLVED, NO MATTER WHAT COMMUNITY IT IS, T THERE ARE REGULATIONS, FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT TAKES TIME AND EFFORT THAT HAS TO BE ADHERED TO.
I'M NOT SURE THAT IT EXISTS IN THE CURRENT LOCATION.
ALSO WITHIN THE PROPOSALS... THE PROPOSAL IS â– THATITWAS GOING TO BE KIOSK AS WELL AS KIOSK AS WELL AS OTHER... LIKE, AN A.T.M.
AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT A BANK.
THEY STILL FALL WITHIN THOSE SAME GUIDELINES FEDERALLY THAT STIPULATES SECURITY, DIFFERENT THINGS IN PLACE.
SO NOW I ALSO ASK THAT A CDFI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION OR INSTITUTION IS NOT A BANK IS NOT A CHECIAL B BANK... COMMERCIAL BANK. HOWEVER, IT IS A BROKER.
A BROKER THAT PUT TOGETHER OR COORDINATE THE PACKAGES OF BUSINESS OWNERS TO PITCH OR TO CONNECT THE BUSINESS OWNER'S PACKAGE WITH LENDERS. NOW, WITH THAT... WOULD THAT REQUIRE A FULL-FLEDGED 2,000-SQUARE-FOOT SPACE? NO. IT WILL ONLY REQUIRE PRETTY MUCH A CUBICLE. HOWEVER, THERE IS ALSO THE 24,000-SQUARE FEET THAT THE OTHER PROPOSAL ALREADY HAS ON THE LEASE THAT IS NOT FULLY UTILIZED.
AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, COMING AFTER THE SPACE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. HOWEVER, THE CHANGE OF USE AND OTHER AGREEMENTS WITH THE PROPOSED BANK OR INITIATIVE, THERE IS NO TIMELINE ON THAT. SO AGAIN, THE REASONABLENESS OF THE DECISION OR TO PURSUE THAT IS QUESTIONABLE.
SO WITH NO TIMELINE AS TO CHANGE THE USE OF THE APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE USE OF THE BUILDING AS WELL AS AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH OTHER BIDDERS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THE REASONABLENESS BEHIND THAT. HOWEVER, LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET WILL BE DISPLACED, AND OUR PROGRAMMING IS ON HOLD AS A
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
AND MOVE ON. >> NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSENT
AGENDA. >> IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT ANY BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION
FOR APPROVAL. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE
>> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER C JOHNSON IN.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER J. JOHNSON?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?
[a. Authorization to execute Master Services Agreement with BEEFREE, LLC in the amount of $400,000 for a mobile application-based transportation services pilot program.]
>> YES, MA'AM. >> CHAIRWOMAN HUDSON IN.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> NEXT, WE HAVE A MASTERS SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH BEEFREE LLC.
A MOBILE APPLICATION BASED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PILOT
. >> MADAM CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SOME TIME AGO, WE BEGAN TALKING ABOUT A LOCALIZED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT WE WANTED TO IMPLEMENT.
WE WANTED TO TEST IT OUT. AND SEE IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND THE FPRA. WE RECEIVED A PROPOSAL.
AND SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTRACTUAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH A FIRM CALLED BEEFREE LLC. THE COMPANY, I BELIEVE, IS CALLED FREEBIE. ... FREEBEE.
I BELIEVE FINALLY HERE WE HAVE THIS ORGANIZATION IN FRONT OF YOU. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER IS GOING TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK INTO. I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM BEEFREE HERE WITH US TODAY TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
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>> MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, AS MR. MIMMS MENTIONED. I THINK BACK TO, LIKE, 2019, I WAS TRYING TO GO BACK THROUGH AND REMEMBER ALL THE TIMES THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROJECT. BUT MORE RECENTLY, IT WAS PART OF THE PROJECT BASE BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE... EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN THE FPRA NEEDS TO BE IN THE PLAN. RIGHT? SO I HAVE SOME EXCERPTS HERE FROM THE FPRA PLAN.
THIS WAS PART OF THAT PROJECT-BASED BUDGET THAT SPEAKS TO WHAT FREEBEE IS GOING TO BE PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITY.
MOSTLY CONNECTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS BOUNDARY, THIS SERVICE BOUNDARY WHICH CAN BE ADJUSTED IS VERY FLEXIBLE. IT DOES INCORPORATE ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS OF THE FPRA WHICH IS VERY EXCITING.
IT IS A FREE PROGRAM. ACTUALLY, LET ME GO THROUGH.
IT IS REALLY EXCITING. IT IS KIND OF LIKE AN UBER.
RIGHT? YOU WILL SUMMON THIS VEHICLE AND ON-DEMAND SERVICE ON THE MOBILE APPLICATION.
THIS SERVICE IS PAID FOR BY THE FPRA.
IT IS COMPLETELY FREE TO ANY USER.
SO THEY WILL REQUEST A PICK-UP AT THEIR LOCATION WITHIN THAT SERVICE BOUNDARY. THIS DRIVER WILL COME AND GET THEM AND TAKE THEM TO ANOTHER LOCATION WITHIN THE BOUNDARY COMPLETELY FREE. THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THEY HAVE SOME MOCK-UPS HERE FOR THE FARMER'S MARKET OR WHOEVER MAY WANT TO ADVERTISE. THERE IS SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THIS IS THE INITIAL SERVICE BOUNDARY THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.
AND ACTUALLY, IF WE GO BACK TO THIS FIRST SLIDE, THIS WAS THE INITIAL VEHICLE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT BACK IN, LIKE, 2019.
WE HAVE SINCE EVOLVED. NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FOUR TESLA VEHICLES. THEY ARE ENCLOSED.
THAT WILL PROVIDE SERVICE THROUGH ALL WEATHER.
AIR-CONDITIONING, RAIN, WHATEVER.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE ABLE TO CROSS THE BRIDGE.
WE WERE LOOKING AT THOSE ELECTRIC, LIKE, GOLF CARTS, AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO CROSS THE BRIDGE.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONNECT WITH, LIKE, A VAN.
AND THEN GO OVER THE BRIDGE AND GET OUT OF THE VAN.
IT WAS, LIKE, KIND OF COMPLICATED.
THE BOUNDARY THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TO START IS WEST AT 13TH STREET. SOUTH HERE AT DELAWARE AND CITRUS. ALL OF DOWNTOWN AND UP INTO FISHERMAN'S WHARF AT AVENUE H. THEN DOWN TO WHERE... WHERE ARE WE LOOKING AT? I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY IS HERE. NO.
THAT IS PORPOISE OR SOMETHING. ALONG THOSE LINES.
IT IS GOING TO INCORPORATE A LOT OF OUR POINTS OF INTEREST WITHIN THE FPRA. WE ARE GOING TO REALLY STUDY THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE PILOT PROGRAM AND UNDERSTAND WHERE MOST RIDES ARE BEING REQUESTED.
AND WE CAN ADJUST THIS AS NEEDED.
WE ALSO WANT TO BE REALLY MINDFUL OF, LIKE, RESPONSE TIMES. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE WHOLE ENTIRE AREA AND THEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT 30 MINUTES TO GET A CAR AND WHATNOT. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR STARTING WITH. AND THE AGREEMENT THAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS JUST A PILOT PROGRAM.
IT IS 364 DAYS. JUST TO SEE IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE FOUR TESLA VEHICLES.
FREE ON-DEMAND DOOR-TO-DOOR TRANSPORTATION.
THEY WILL OPERATE 40 HOURS PER WEEK.
WE ARE LOOKING AT FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, AND SUNDAYS RIGHT NOW. THIS CAN ALSO BE ADJUSTED.
WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT TIMES ARE MOST POPULAR.
ALL DAY SATURDAY, ALL DAY SUNDAY AND PROBABLY MORE EVENING ON FRIDAY. BUT AGAIN, IT IS REALLY GOING TO BE EVOLVING. THE SERVICE AREA AND OPERATION HOURS, AS I MENTIONED, ARE CUSTOMIZABLE AND COMPLETELY FLEXIBLE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. AT OUR REQUEST.
WE WILL BE GETTING A LOT OF RIDERSHIP REPORTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THE VEHICLES ARE DRIVEN BY FREEBEE EMPLOYEES. THESE NOT CONTRACTED.
THESE ARE NOT CITY EMPLOYEES. IT IS AN INTERESTING MOTD EL.
THEY SERVE AS, LIKE, FORT PIERCE AMBASSADORS.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, PROVIEDING INFORMATION ON EVENTS AND PLACES TO GO AND REALLY MARKETING OUR COMMUNITY WHILE THEY ARE TRAVELING IN THIS VEHICLE.
THAT IS KIND OF A BRIEF OVERVIEW.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, PLEASE.
>> MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU MISS HARNAGE FOR.
THIS A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM ITSELF.
YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE HOURS. AND PARTICULARLY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WHO WILL MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS.
THIS IS A PILOT. THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS WE ARE TESTING THROUGHOUT. WHO IS GOING TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS? FOR INSTANCE, IN ONE PARTICULAR AREA, WHAT WILL WE BE LOOKING AT, MAYBE SERVICING OUR RET RETIREES. PEOPLE THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, TROUBLE MOVING AROUND DRIVING, TO GET TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS OR THE GROCERY STORE OR WHATEVER. ARE WE LOOKING AT THINGS AND PROGRAMS, A CERTAIN AGE AND DEMOGRAPHICS? THEY MAY NOT BE GOING OUT AT NIGHT TO DO THE NIGHTTIME ACTIVITY. THEY NEED TO MOVE THROUGH THE DAY. HOW IS THAT FACTORED INTO THE ACTUAL PILOT? YEAH.
>> SURE. WE WILL TAKE, YOU KNOW, ANY TYPE
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OF INPUT THAT COMES FROM FREEBEE.IT IS GOING TO BE THE CITY'S DECISION IF WE WANT TO ADJUST THAT. WE ARE PAYING FOR 40 HOURS A WEEK. WE CAN SLICE THAT UP HOWEVER WE CHOOSE. WE WERE LOOKING AT THE WEEKENDS JUST BECAUSE THAT WAS MOST RIDERSHIP OF OUR SCOOTER SHARE PROGRAMS. AND UBERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THAT CAN CERTAINLY BE ADJUSTED THROUGHOUT. WE WILL LOOK AT THE RIDERSHIP.
IF THERE IS, LIKE, SOME LULL TIMES OR IF WE GET FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, MAN, I WISH THURSDAYS WERE AN OPTION BECAUSE I GO TO X, Y, AND Z, WE CAN ADJUST AS NEEDED.
>> I KNOW WE HAVE DAYTIME MARKETS SOMETIMES DOWN HERE.
AND THESE OTHER THINGS. THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE, AS FAR AS THE MAP, COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC MAP?
>> YES, SIR. >> WHO IS RESPONSIBLE, THEN, FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESSES IN THIS AREA TO NOTIFY THE OPPORTUNITY TO MARKET THROUGH FREEBEE?
>> GREAT POINT. FREEBEE WILL MANAGE THAT WITH OUR ASSISTANTS. THEY ARE GOING TO CREATE BROCHURES, ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY WILL REACH OUT TO THESE BUSINESSES IN THIS AREA.
AND REALLY PUSH IT. THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK FOR, LIKE, A PARTNERSHIP. LIKE, HEY, TELL YOUR PATRONS ABOUT THIS SERVICE AND IN RETURN, WE WILL DO SOME ADVERTISING. I FORGOT TO MENTION, THEY ARE GOING TO BE BRANDED WITH CITY OF FORT PIERCE BRANDING.
FPRA BRANDING. IT IS GOING TO BE COOL TO LOOK AT, TOO. THEY ARE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THAT MARKETING AND OUTREACH. >> OKAY.
>> THAT WAS A GREAT QUESTION. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PARTNERING WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
THAT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT INITIATIVE.
I'M SPEAKING FROM MY SIDE OF THAT.
I HAD A FOLLOW-UP. >> ANYBODY DOWN HERE?
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON IN. >> I HEARD YOU SAY 40 HOURS.
AND THEN, LIKE, 12 AND 13 HOURS. I THINK IT WAS 12 ON SUNDAYS.
13 ON SATURDAYS. I MEAN, WE HAVE JUST KIND OF DIVIDED IT UP BETWEEN THOSE THREE DAYS FOR THE 40.
AFTERNOON TO EVENING ON FRIDAY. LIKE, LATE INTO THE EVENING.
ALL DAY AND NIGHT SATURDAY FOR THE MARKET.
AND THE EVENING. AND THEN SUNDAY, MOSTLY FOR THE DAY, YOU KNOW, TRIPS TO THE BEACH.
THINGS OF THAT NATURE. >> OKAY.
SO THIS AREA ON THIS MAP THAT IS COVERED HERE, WE HAVE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE OPPORTUNITIES TO RIDE TO... YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT IS AN APPOINTMENT OR MAYBE A GROCERY OR MARKET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, HAVE WE... ARE THERE OPTIONS TO EXPAND THAT? BECAUSE THERE IS NOT TOO MANY AVAILABLE MARKETS WITHIN THIS
THIS WAS... WE TOOK THEIR LEAD ON.
THIS THEY HAVE STUDIED THIS MARKET.
THESE WERE POINTS OF INTEREST THAT THEY THOUGHT WERE GOING TO BE CAPTURED. BUT ABSOLUTELY CAN BE EXTENDED, ADJUSTED AS NEEDED. BUT TO THE POINT EARLIER, IT WAS, LIKE, IF WE INCLUDED THE ENTIRE FPRA AND WE HAVE FOUR VEHICLES RUNNING AT ANY GIVEN TIME, IF WE ARE AWAITING 30 MINUTES, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE, LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
YEAH. WE THOUGHT LET'S START SMALL.
THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT STARTING AS SMALL AS JUST, LIKE, THE MAIN-LAND SIZE SIDE. TO KEEP IT FAST SERVICE.
WE THOUGHT THAT CONNECTION TO SOUTH BEACH IS SO CRITICAL.
SO THIS CAN BE ADJUSTED THROUGHOUT.
>> IS THERE A HOME BASE FOR THE FOUR VEHICLES?
>> YES. IN OUR CITY'S GARAGE, THEY WILL BE INSTALLING FOUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.
THAT IS WHERE THEY WILL BE STATIONED.
IN THE GARAGE? >> PROBABLY ON THE THIRD FLOOR WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES. THAT HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED.
THEY WILL INSTALL THEM. THEY HAVE TO COME UP AND LOOK.
WE NEEDED TO GET THE AGREEMENT MOVING FIRST.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO ASK WHO PAY IT IS ELECTRICITY?
(LAUGHTER) PRESIDENT NOT YET. >> MADAM CHAIR, WHEN I WAS PUTTING THESE SLIDES TOGETHER, I WAS, WILL LIKE, ICE... WOW, THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. WE WILL.
>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE HAS BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO ENHANCE OUR TRANSPORTATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A LACK OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION EAST OF HIGHWAY 1.
WE HAVE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION UP AND DOWN THE U.S. 1 CORRIDOR, THE AVENUE D CORRIDOR AND DOWN OUR ARTERIALS AND COLLECTORS.
BUT WE HAVE A GAP IN TRANSPORTATION EAST OF U.S.
HIGHWAY 1. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD CONNECTIVITY TO THE REG REGIONALIZED TRANSPORTATION OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY. AND THEN WE CREATE THE CONNECTIVITY TO EAST OF U.S. 1 TO OUR BEACHES AND ACROSS OUR BRIDGE. YES, SIR.
>> THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES?
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OKAY. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM IS WE ARE TRYING TO, I GUESS, CAPITALIZE ON THE BUSINESSES IN THIS AREA. RIGHT?
>> THAT IS ONE ASPECT. >> ONE ASPECT.
>> MOSTLY IT IS CONNECTIVITY. AS MR. MIMMS MENTIONED, LAST-MILE CONNECTION. YUP.
>> THAT IS RIGHT. >> CAN YOU MOVE YOUR MIC A
LITTLE CLOSER, PLEASE. >> AND WITH IT BEING A FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND I'M FOLLOWING UP ON MY...
WHAT COMMISSIONER JOHNSON SAID, AS FAR AS RESIDENTS TRYING TO USE THIS, IF POSSIBLE, TO GO TO DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, DURING THIS PILOT PROGRAM, I DON'T SEE HOW WE WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THAT IS FEASIBLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MOST DOCTORS CLOSE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.
NOT ALL OF THEM ARE OPEN ON SATURDAYS.
IS THERE SOME TYPE OF THINKING THAT IF WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO EXPAND THIS AND AT ONE POINT, WE GO TO THE WHOLE AREA...
THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE THINKING ABOUT?
>> ABSOLUTELY. AGAIN, REALLY WANT TO START SMALL TO GAUGE THE INTEREST. MAKE SURE RESPONSE TIMES ARE SHORT. AND THEN REALLY TRY TO MOVE PEOPLE THROUGH OUR DESTINATIONS, MUSEUMS, TOURISM.
AND THEN CONNECTING TO, AS MR. MIMMS MENTIONED, THE TREASURE COAST CONNECTOR. THEY ARE CALLING IT THE ART BUS NOW. RIGHT.
THIS IS LAST MILE. DEFINITELY CAN BE ADJUSTED IF...
WE JUST... THE THOUGHT WAS ALSO, LIKE, HEY, IF WE ARE PAYING FOR 40 HOURS, AND WE HAVE THEM OUT THERE ALL DAY ON MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY, AND NO ONE IS REQUESTING THEM, IT IS
LIKE, WE WANT TO UTILIZE... >> I UNDERSTAND.
I'M FOLLOWING UP ON SOMETHING THAT WAS THERE.
400,000. I WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION.
THE 400,000 IS JUST FOR THIS YEAR, THE PILOT PROGRAM?
>> FOR ONE YEAR. THAT IS CORRECT.
>> LAST POINT I MAKE. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE ELECTRIC STATIONS IN THE PARKING LOT. WE HAD A MEETING LAST NIGHT...
CAN I TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT BOARDS?
WE HAD A MEETING LAST NIGHT WHERE WE HAVE A POTENTIAL...
>> YES, SIRMENT. >> THAT WANTS TO COME ON THE FOURTH FLOOR. I DO BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THEIR CARS NOW ARE ELECTRIC CARS. IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AND SEE SO THAT WE CAN USE THE FOURTH FLOOR ALSO TO TRY TO SAVE SOME MONEY. IF POSSIBLE.
IF WE HAVE TO INSTALL. DON'T KNOW... I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. I KNOW THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD ALSO TRIED TO GO TO ELECTRIC CARS.
IF WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THAT, BEFORE E BUILD A STATION ON THE THIRD FLOOR, AND A STATION ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, LET'S SEE IF WE COULD TRY TO SAVE SOME MONEY. BECAUSE IF THEY ARE, I THINK IT WILL BE EASIER TO PUT IT ALL ON THE FOURTH FLOOR.
IF WE HAVE TO BUILD SOME STATIONS AND PUT SOME STATIONS UP THERE, LET'S MAXIMIZE, LET'S MAXIMIZE THE SPACE.
BECAUSE EVERY SPACE WE TAKE OUT OF THAT PARKING GARAGE IS GOING TO COME BACK TO BITE US WITH THE PARKING SITUATION.
>> THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO WHAT?
>> THERE IS SEVERAL GOALS. MOSTLY TO CONNECT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR VISITORS TO THE POINTS OF INTEREST IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
SO WHETHER THEY TAKE A SCOOTER OR TAKE THE BUS TO CONNECT TO, LET'S SAY, THE DOWNTOWN AND THEN GO OVER TO THE BEACH AND BACK OVER TO LINCOLN PARK. TO MOVE FOLKS AROUND, THROUGH OUR MAIN DISTRICTS OF OUR FPRA. THAT IS NUMBER ONE.
THEN ALSO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MARKING OPPORTUNITY FOR HELPING TO ADVERTISE AND CREATE THAT BETTER PERCEPTION OF FORT PIERCE WITH THESE BRAND AMBASSADORS.
HEY, I'M HERE. I'M GOING TO GO TO EAT AND THEN GO OVER TO THE BRIDGE. HEY, DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE A FARMER'S MARKET? AND WE HAVE THIS EVENT COMING UP. AND THE SUNRISE THEATER NEXT ON THE AGENDA. THAT IS ANOTHER MAJOR MARKETING OPPORTUNITY FOR US. WE ARE REMOVING VEHICLES FROM THE STREETS AND THE CROWDING AND CONGESTION.
THOSE ARE ALL WAYS. MOSTLY CONNECTING OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR VISITORS TO OUR POINTS OF INTEREST.
IN SUPPORTING THAT LOCAL COMPLI. >> THE IDEA WOULD BE IO GO TO AT DOESN'T LIKE TO DRIVE ACROSS THE BRIDGE OR EXPECTS TO IMBIBE AND
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DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE HOME, THEY COULD USE THIS SERVICE.TO MAKE IT KIND OF... AND THIS DOESN'T, IN ANY WAY, REPLACE THE TRAM THAT WE HAVE OPERATING ON... WHAT IS IT? FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS? IS THAT RIGHT? I HAVE SEEN IT ON SATURDAY MORNINGS.
I'M NOT SURE I HAVE SEEN IT ANY OTHER TIME.
>> MA'AM, I BELIEVE IT OPERATES ON SATURDAY AND SOMETIMES ON FRIDAY, I BELIEVE. THE TRAM IS AN ACCEPTABLE USE OF TRANSPORTATION. WE NO LONGER UTILIZE THE TROLLEY. THE TROLLEY IS NO LONGER DEEMED TO BE FINANCIALLY OR OPERATIONALLY FEASIBLE.
WE HAVE THE TRAM. THAT WILL BE USED ON DEMAND.
AND FOR SPECIFIC EVENTS. IF WE DO HAVE THE FREEBEE TYPE SERVICE AND SITUATION, THOSE OPERATORS AND THE SYSTEM WILL BE AN ENHANCED TRANSPORTATION OVER AND ABOVE THE TRAM.
>> WILL IT REPLACE THE TRAM? >> WE HAVE NOT MADE THAT
DETERMINATION. >> WE OWN THE TRAM.
WE HAVE THE PART-TIME OPERATOR. WE ARE GOING TO SEE HOW THE FREEBEE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WORKS.
IF IT WORKS AS WE ENVISION, THERE MAY NOT BE A NEED FOR THAT
RIDE-SHARING? >> LIKE, CAN MULTIPLE PEOPLE GET IN THE VEHICLE AT THE SAME TIME? YES.
I BELIEVE SO. WE DID IT IN DELL REY OR SOMETHING. THERE WERE OTHER FOLKS IN THE VEHICLE WITH US AS WELL. NOT ALWAYS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT... >> THE PEOPLE DRIVING IT WILL BE... THE VEHICLES WILL BE OWNED BY THE COMPANY?
>> THEY ARE OWNED BY FREEBEE. THEY ARE DRIVEN BY FREEBEE.
>> WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR IS THESE DRIVERS TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES ALL YEAR LONG 40 HOURS A WEEK.
>> AND THE TECHNOLOGY ASPECT. WITH THE MOBILE APPLICATION.
>> THE MOBILE APPLICATION. THE PERSON ORDERING HAS TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT.
>> RIGHT. THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. >> I THINK THERE IS.
I THINK THERE IS. >> YES, MA'AM.
>> A LOT OF TIMES, THE PEOPLE WHO NEED RIDES TO SOMEPLACE ARE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T OPERATE THEIR CELL PHONES, PERHAPS.
THEY CAN OPERATE IT. THEY MAYBE ARE NOT SOPHISTICATED. PEOPLE LIKE ME, PROGRAMS. ... PERHAPS. YEAH.
WHO IS NEXT? >> THAT COMMENT DID COME BACK TO ME. I SHARE YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE MOBILE APP. I'LL WAVE THEM DOWN ON THE
RIGHT. >> THE PARKING COMMITTEE TOOK A LOOK AT THIS SCENARIO A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A PHENOMENAL IDEA.
YOU PRESENTED THAT AT THAT TIME TO THAT WORKING GROUP.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD WAY TO SIPHON OFF PARKING DEMAND IN DOWNTOWN BY PEOPLE LITERALLY COMMUTING BY CITY-PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION. WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ONE ASPECT OF LESSENING THAT PARKING LOAD IN THE HIGH-PEAK DEMAND TIME. THAT IS AN ADVANTAGE THAT IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. IT WILL BE A BENEFIT TO ALL.
SECONDLY, THE PARKING COMMITTEE ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION PROBABLY A YEAR AGO FROM A COMPANY THAT DOES CHARGING STATIONS, AND THE INTERESTING PART OF THIS PRESENTATION, AND THIS MAY BE THE ANSWER... ALL THE... THIS MAY ALL THE COMMISSIONERS' QUESTIONS AS TO WHO PAY IT IS FREIGHT.
THEY INSTALL THE UNITS. THEY RAN THE ELECTRIC.
THEY CHARGED... AS THE CONSUMER, YYOU HAD TO PAY.
AND THE SYSTEM, IF I RECOLLECT, WAS FREE TO THE CITY.
THEY INSTALLED THE UNITS FOR FREE.
THEY WERE THE RAPID-CHARGERS. ET CETERA.
I DON'T THINK IT GOT ANY TRACTION AFTER THE INITIAL PRESENTATION. THE PRESENTATION INDICATED NO COST TO THE CITY. THE CONSUMER PAYS THE FEE.
AND INSTEAD OF THE SLOW CHARGES WHICH APPARENTLY ARE IN THE GARAGE NOW, THESE RAPID CHARGES, THEY WANTED TO INSTALL A DOZEN OF THEM. OR 15 OF THEM.
THEY WERE GOING TO DO AN IMPACT FORECAST STUDY TO DETERMINE HOW MANY WERE APPROPRIATE. JUMPING ON THAT SAME THEORY WOULD BE IF WE WERE GOING TO GO THAT ROUTE, YOU MAY WANT TO REVISIT THAT POINT. AND INCORPORATE IT ALL AT ONE TIME. AND THE WHOLE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS WE CAN REALLY BE AN EXAMPLE ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER.
AND GET OUT IN FRONT OF IT. AND PROVIDE A SERVICE TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
AT NO COST TO THE CITY. WHICH CAUGHT MY EAR.
THAT WE ARE NOT PROVIDING ANYTHING AT THAT JUNCTURE.
IT IS UP TO THE CONSUMER TO PAY THE FREIGHT.
>> I'M TRYING TO ENVISION WHO WOULD BE USING THIS.
I LIKE THE PROSPECT OF REDUCING CARS IN DOWNTOWN.
AND IMPROVING THE PARKING. AND SO WE COULD GET A LIST OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TOWED.
YOU KNOW, WHO DON'T WANT TO BOTHER PARKING.
YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE BEEN PARKING IN AN ILLEGAL SPOT.
AND SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO NEED A GOOD DEAL OF MARKETING AND ROLLOUT FOR PEOPLE TO EVEN KNOW THAT THIS EXISTS.
AND THAT IT IS FREE. IT REALLY IS FREE.
IT IS SOMETHING NEW FOR FORT PIERCE.
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SOMETHING THAT MAYBE SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BE A LITTLE LEARY OF...LEERY OF OR CONCERNED ABOUT. SO... BECAUSE YOU GO TO OTHER CITIES. PEOPLE TAKE UBERS.
PEOPLE RIDE-SHARE. YOU KNOW, THAT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT IS TERRIBLY COMMON HERE. YET.
SO COMMISSIONER C JOHNSON. >> YES, MADAM MAYOR.
PART OF THE CONCERN AND I THINK WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND MAYBE LET ME ASK A QUESTION FIRST.
WHAT IS OUR CHECKPOINT WITH THIS? THIS IS A 364-DAY PILOT. LET ME ASK YOU FIRST.
WHAT IS OUR CHECK-IN POINT ON THIS BEFORE I MAKE MY COMMENT.
>> SURE. YOU KNOW, WE WILL BE MONITORING THIS PROGRAM JUST AS WE DID WITH THE SCOOTER SHARE PROGRAM.
THE PILOT THAT WE ORIGINALLY DID.
WE GOT MONTHLY RIDERSHIP REPORTS.
WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH THIS BOARD OR WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. AND REALLY GAUGE THE INTEREST.
THAT IS HOW WE ADJUST THE BOUNDARY, ADJUST THE OPERATION TIMES. I WOULD SAY WE ARE GOING TO COME TO YOU BEFORE THAT 364-DAY POINT.
CAN'T BE ONE YEAR TO. MAKE A DECISION.
HOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SOLICITATION TO CONTINUE THIS TYPE OF SERVICE. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION AT THAT POINT.
>> RIGHT. >> A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE END, WE WOULD PROBABLY COME BACK TO YOU WITH ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION.
>> AND THAT IS WHERE I WANTED TO GO.
MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST... IT IS OKAY TO HAVE MONTHLY DATA. A QUARTERLY DISCUSSION AMONGST US TO REVIEW THAT, TO SEE HOW IT IMPACTS.
I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS AND THEN SOME CREATIVITY TO DRIVE THIS TO OTHER MARKETS OF PEOPLE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE USING. I IT.
RIGHT? IF WE HAVE AN INTENTIONAL PROGRAM GOING AFTER OUR DAY-TIMERS THAT WE NEED TO MOVE AROUND TO DIFFERENT EVENTS. THINGS THEY CAN GET TO SAFELY AND MAKE THEM AWARE OF IT. YOU KNOW, IT IS WORTH A TRY.
EVEN IF IT IS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
RIGHT? WE HAVE A 364-DAY CALENDAR.
A WHOLE YEAR. WE EVENTS THAT RANGE FROM, FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER. WE ALL KNOW WHAT THOSE EVENTS ARE. WE CAN TARGET SOME SPECIFIC PILOTS INTENTIONALLY TO DRIVE CERTAIN MARKETS.
CERTAIN GROUPS. CERTAIN CULTURES.
WHATEVER WE NEED TO. WE CAN... I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AT LEAST.
>> I KNOW WHAT YOU DID WITH THE SCOOTERS.
WHEN THEY WERE... THERE WERE CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS.
AND WE CHANGED IT AS THE YEAR WENT ON.
WE MADE CERTAIN AREAS OFF LIMITS.
>> THE OTHER THING I THINK, IF THIS GOES RIGHT AND WE DEVELOP BUSINESS AND BUSINESS SEES THIS IS A GREAT WAY OF ADVERTISING, THEN OUR INVESTMENT TENDS TO COME DOWN AT THAT POINT, I HOPE.
AND WE WOULD REINVEST THOSE FUNDS IN SOMETHING ELSE OR PUT MORE VEHICLES. THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, WE HAVE FOUR VEHICLES. THEY AREN'T LOCKED TO THOSE PARTICULAR MAPS, I SEE. THEY ARE GOING TO BE TRAVERSING EVERYWHERE BACK AND FORTH. HOPEFULLY, THE TECHNOLOGY WILL BALANCE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ALL FOUR ON THE ISLAND AT ONE POINT AND NONE ON THE MAINLAND? I'M TRUSTING TECHNOLOGY.
THAT IS MY QUESTION REALLY. THE TECHNOLOGY ASPECTS OF THIS.
WILL IT BE ABLE TO PICK UP PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY? IF YOU ARE GOING DOWNTOWN AND I HAPPEN TO BE ON THE CORNER, AND WE ARE GOING TO CHUCK'S TOGETHER.
WILL IT STOP AND PICK ME UP AND TAKE ME WITH THOSE OTHER PEOPLE TO GO TO CHUCK'S? THAT IS THE TECHNOLOGY QUESTION.
>> I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER. BUT MAYBE... YES.
>> ALL RIGHT. THIS IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE.
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, SIR.
>> JASON COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. HE RECENTLY HAD A CHILD.
HE IS ON DADDY DUTY. >> OH, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I HAVE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FROM ALMOST THE BEGINNING.
I STARPTED OUT AS A DRIVER. NOW I'M THE IN-HOUSE PLANNER.
>> SO HOW OLD IS THE COMPANY? >> NINE YEARS OLD.
ARE YOU ANSWERING HIS QUESTIONS? >> THE TECHNOLOGY ASPECT.
>> YES. WE DO HAVE AN AL GO RISK IN PLACE. WE DO SEE WHERE PEOPLE ARE AND WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO GO. IT STRATEGICALLY PICKS PEOPLE UP
TO MINIMIZE THE WAIT TIME. >> OKAY.
THAT IS... I FIGURED. THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING I'M READING BETWEEN THE LINES.
WE DO GO OUT OF OUR WAY TO REACH OUT TO THE ELDERLY COMMUNITY.
WE DO GO TO THE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND TEACH THEM ABOUT OUR PROGRAM. WE HAVE A VEHICLE DEDICATED TO
SERVICING THE AREA. >> THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW.
COMMISSIONER GAINES, I BET YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT THAT.
>> HE TOOK MY QUESTIONS. >> YES.
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON? >> MR. JACOBS, THANK YOU FOR COMING. SINCE YOU ARE UP HERE, I WANT TO ASK SHYANNE, TOO. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE TESLA VEHICLE. THAT IS FINE.
PERSONALLY, I LIKE THE ONE I SEE ON THE SCREEN.
THAT IS THE PERSONAL THING. I FEEL LIKE IT IS, YOU KNOW, IT IS ENTERTAINING. IT IS FUNKY.
IT IS DIFFERENT. WE HAVE SOME OPEN WINDOWS THERE.
YOU KNOW, YOU RIDE AROUND. ARE THERE OPTIONS FOR OTHER VEHICLE TYPES? OR IS THIS JUST... YOU ARE GOING
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TO STICK WITH THE TESLA? >> WELL, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU MAKE THE DECISION. WE DO HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE TESLAS. THEY ARE THE HIGHEST RATED SAFETY VEHICLE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
AS A SEDAN. THEY HAVE FIVE-STAR RATINGS DOWN THE BOARD. THE OTHER ASPECT IS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GO UP AND DOWN THE BRIDGE.
AND OPERATE ON STREETS THAT GO 35 MILES PER HOUR.
AND UP. THE GYM CARS ARE GREAT AND BEACHY. THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BRIDGE THE GAP FROM ONE SERVICE AREA TO THE NEXT.
>> THIS ONE DOESN'T CUT. THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
THAT I WASN'T SURE IF TECHNOLOGY HAD CHANGED.
>> LEGALLY EQUIPPED TO GO ACROSS THE BRIDGE?
IT IS NOT SAFE? >> IT IS NOT... SAFETY IS A FACTOR. THE OTHER ASPECT IS SPEEDS.
>> YEAH. >> THE TESLA GOES FASTER AS WELL. IT WILL ALSO REDUCE WAIT TIMES.
ANOTHER ASPECT IS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER ZONES, OTHER TERRITORIES, THE YOUNGER CROWDS, THE YOUNG IRCOMMUNITIES LOVE THE TESLA. IF YOU HAVE EVER RIDDEN IN ONE, IT IS LIKE RIDING IN A SPACESHIP.
THE OTHER COMMENT I HAD AND IT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY TO YOU.
IT IS JUST THINKING ABOUT US AND OUR STRATEGIES WITH OUR CHARGING STATIONS. I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE GARAGE... I DON'T WANT TO LOCK INTO THE GARAGE.
THERE IS A LOT OF COMPETITION FOR THE GARAGE.
THAT MAKES MY HEAD SPIN A LITTLE BIT.
I CAN UNDERSTAND AND I CAN SEE AN OPPORTUNITY MAYBE AT OUR RIVERWALK CENTER. THERE IS A LOT OF PARKING THERE.
EASY. IT IS A GOOD ADVERTISING.
NOT LOCKED IN THE GARAGE. IT IS OUT FRONT.
VISIBLE. YOU KNOW, TOWARDS THE NORTH END. THAT SECTION THERE.
THERE IS PROBABLY SOME ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE WE COULD TAP INTO. JUST KEEP AN OPEN MIND ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THE VEHICLES LEAVE FOR THE FOUR OR FIVE-DAY PERIOD THEY ARE NOT AROUND. OR DO THEY STAY IN TOWN?
HOW DOES THAT... >> THEY STAY IN TOWN.
>> THEY DO STAY IN TOWN. >> THERE IS FREE ADVERTISING.
>> THEY STAY IN TOWN AND THEY ARE CHARGED WHILE THEY ARE NOT
>> IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING? >> YES.
THEY STAY CHARGED OR THEY ARE NOT IN USE.
YES. THEY STAY IN THE GARAGE OR
WHEREVER. >> MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
>> CORRECT. WE ALSO HAVE, LIKE A SHEDD.
... LIKE, A SHED. WITH THE IMPORTANT CLEANING MATERIAL TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING STAYS TIDY.
THE OPERATORS ALWAYS KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING IS AT.
AND WHERE SECURITY ITEMS WOULD STAY AS WELL.
>> OKAY. SO ARE YOU... IS THERE ANY CONDITION WITH THE CONTRACT? ARE YOU OPPOSED TO OUTDOOR VERSUS A PARKING GARAGE ENVIRONMENT?
WHEN WE COME OUT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE SURVEY THE AREA.
AND WE SHARE THE REPORT. >> OKAY.
>> NOW, IN THE AGREEMENT, IT DOES STATE, MADAM DP CHAIR, COMMISSIONER, IT DOES STATE IN THE GARAGE.
WE WOULD HAVE TO AMEND THAT, I WOULD ASSUME.
>> FROM THERE DISADVANTAGES FOR IT BEING OUTSIDE?
OUTSIDE WOULD BE MORE VISIBLE. THE GARAGE WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE SECURITY. KEEPING THEM HIDDEN.
>> I VISITED SATELLITE BEACH. THEIR CITY HALL, THEY HAVE OUTSIDE CHARGING STATIONS. FOR THE PUBLIC.
THAT IS NOT FOR SPECIFIC... SO KIT BE DONE.
I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. IT IS SAFER AND IT ISN'T AS
VISIBLE IN THE GARAGE. >> CORRECT.
>> YEAH. I'M TRYING TO... YOU KNOW, GET A MULTITUDE OF INTEREST. FOLKS ARE GOING TO LOOK AT.
THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SEE, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS OUTSIDE AND THEY ARE DRIVING BY. THEY ARE GOING TO GO, WAIT A MINUTE. I CAN PARK AT THE NORTH END OF THE DRIVE AND GET A RIDE INTO DOWNTOWN? OKAY. I HAVE DOWNLOADED THE APP.
I'M ALREADY LOOKING AT IT. I'LL HELP YOU, COMMISSIONER.
>> I CAN PARK AT YOUR HOUSE AND PICK IT UP.
RIGHT? >> WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO.
>> THAT IS HOW THE SERVICE EXPANDS.
WORD OF MOUTH. OUR MARKETING, WE HAVE A HUGE MARKETING TEAM THAT IS IN-HOUSE. JUST USING THE APP AND FRIENDS TELLING FRIENDS AND FAMILY TELLING FAMILY, THAT IS HOW IT EXPANDS. THAT IS HOW IT EXPANDS ORGANICALLY. THAT WAY EVERY MONTH, MONTH AFTER MONTH, YOU OUR DATA SHOWS INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP.
IT IS NOT ALL AT ONE TIME. IT IS INCREMENTAL.
STEP BY STEP. GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR
CARS. >> THIS MAY BE SOMETHING FOR STAFF. WHAT IS THE ROLLOUT PLAN? WHAT IS THE ROLLOUT PLAN? MARKETING PLAN?
>> 45-60 DAYS FROM THE EXECUTION MADAM CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THAT IS WHEN THE VEHICLES CAN BE MOBILIZED. AS FAR AS THE MARKETING, I'LL DELLER IF TO YOU. I SPOKE TO JASON ABOUT IT.
THEY WILL PRINT BROCHURES. COME TO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE. ANY COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT WE CAN OUTREACH, POTENTIALLY FOR SOME EVENTS.
THEY CALLED THEM SAFETY EVENTS. THEY CAME OUT AND HAD A BOOTH AT
FRIDAY-FEST AND OTHER PLACES. >> GOOD IDEA.
YES, MA'AM. >> OUR TEAM WILL BE OUT HERE AS
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SOON AS POSSIBLE. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM WILL BE CONNECTING WITH THE BUSINESSES.OUR H.R. TEAM WILL BE LOOKING FOR DRIVERS.
MAKING SURE F WE HIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOCAL AND THEY KNOW THE
AREA. >> AND OUR OWN STAFF SHOULD BE VERY WELL-VERSED IN THIS. IN TERMS OF ENCOURAGING THE STAFF AT THE RIVERWALK CENTER AND PUBLIC WORKS AND POLICE AND WE ALL SHOULD BE... BECAUSE... WE WANT THIS TO WORK.
WE WANT IT TO REDUCE PARKING IN DOWNTOWN AND THE BEACH.
WE ALSO WANT TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH BEING ABLE TO GO... I MEAN, WE WANT THIS TO WORK. I THINK IT TAKES ALL OF US TO DO
>> YES. >> IS THERE ANY... YES, SIR.
>> SO I'M LOOKING THROUGH THE AGREEMENT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT... WE CAN BE LOCKED INTO THE GARAGE. I UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T SEE IT. >> IT IS IN THE... IT IS DEFINITELY IN THERE. IT IS, LIKE, THE CITY WILL GIVE FOUR SPACES FOR THE INSTALLATION.
LET ME CHECK THE AGENDA. IT MIGHT BE ON THE RSA.
I'LL SHOW YOU. IT MIGHT BE IN THE SECOND
PROBABLY IN THE EXHIBIT. >> I WOULD LOOK AT... MADAM
MAYOR, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. >> OH, PLEASE.
>> EXHIBIT A, SUB 2-D. THAT HAS THE GENERAL LANGUAGE.
YES. I DON'T RECALL SEEING IT SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THE PARKING GARAGE.
BASED ON MY MEMORY. THERE COULD BE SOMETHING THAT I WAS MISSING OR THAT COULD HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATIONS BACK AND
FORTH WITH THE COMPANY. >> THAT IS POSSIBLE.
WELL, THAT WOULD BE GOOD. >> IT ACTUALLY SAYS WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. THE CHARGERS WILL BE INSTALLED BY BEEFREE AT A DESIGNATED LOCATION WITHIN THE TERRITORY.
IT WAS IN THERE AT ONE POINT, I THINK.
MAYBE SOME OTHER ITERATION. THAT IS GOOD.
VERY GOOD. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS... YES.
MR. MIMMS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CLARITY.
>> YES. >> A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE IS I THINK IT WOULD BE A VERY GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A REPORT TO THIS FPRA BOARD SIX MONTHS INTO THE PROGRAM.
THAT WAY IF THERE IS A FEELING OF SUCCESS OR A FEELING OF UNCERTAINTY, THEN WE WOULD KNOW HOW TO PROCEED.
IF WE NEED TO DRAFT RFP DOCUMENTS TO SEEK ANOTHER VE VENDOR, THEN YOU KNOW, WE NEED TIME TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I BELIEVE A SIX-MONTH PERIOD WOULD GIVE THAT, YOU KNOW, TIME TO US. THEN WITH REGARD TO THE ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS, I HAVE HEARD VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS FROM ALL OF YOU, SO DO YOU HAVE DIRECTION ON THAT?
>> IN TERMS OF LOCATION? >> YES.
>> BECAUSE I MEAN, WE CAN JUST GO OUT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I HAVE HEARD YOUR COMMENTS. >> I LIKE, I LIKE THE VISIBLE...
THE VISBILITY OF IT BEING OUTSIDE MYSELF.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ALL OF THEM.
MAYBE YOU COULD SPLIT THEM UP. I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT IS THE COMMISSION'S... >> GO AHEAD.
>> I WOULD REALLY PREFER TO SEE NO SURFACE PARKING DOWNTOWN FOR PERMANENTLY STORED VEHICLES. THE ALTERNATE WOULD BE THE GARAGE. IT IS GOING TO BE A HECK OF A LOT EASIER FOR THEM TO INSTALL CHARGING STATIONS IN THE GARAGE
THAT IS TRUE. >> THAT IS REALLY THEIR CONCERN, I GUESS. SURFACE PARKING IN DOWNTOWN IS SO VALUABLE. I WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE THAT TAKEN UP ON CARS THAT ARE PARKED FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
FOUR DAYS A WEEK. >> YES, SIR.
>> MAYBE. ON THE ELECTRIC PART.
BECAUSE THE GARAGE HAS THE CAPACITY.
THE GARAGE HAS SO MANY TRANSFORMERS.
FOUR FLOORS OF OPPORTUNITY. SOME OF IT BEING USED.
MAYBE THERE IS ENOUGH ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THERE TO BRING SOMETHING FROM THE STREET, THROUGH THE CONDUITS TO THE WHATEVER FLOOR THAT IS CHOSEN FOR RAPID CHARGERS OR, YOU KNOW, HIGH CAPACITY CHARGERS. IF THAT IS EVEN NEEDED.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A TECHNICAL ANSWER.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.
ABOUT THE SURFACE-LEVEL PARKING. THAT IS WHY I WAS TALKING ABOUT RIVERWALK OR SOMEWHERE JUST ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE DOWNTOWN.
THAT IS WHERE I WAS GOING WITH IT.
IF THAT MADE SENSE. >> IT DOES MAKE SENSE.
>> WE WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO, OF COURSE, FPUA ABOUT THE CLOSEST INFRASTRUCTURE. BECAUSE THAT RIVER WALK MIGHT NOT MAKE SENSE EITHER. THOSE MIGHT BE TRANSMISSION LINES. THERE IS NOTHING TO CONNECT TO
THAT IS EASY. >> ON EXTENSION CORDS.
IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE GETTING AT? >> YEAH, YEAH.
THE GOOD THING IS... TO ANSWER MR. MIMMS FROM MY BEHALF, YOU
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ARE LOOKING FOR THE SPECIFIC DIRECTION.I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THE SPECIFIC.
MY CHOICE WOULD BE TO EXHAUST ALL THE OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE GARAGE.
>> I'M LOOKING FOR VISIBILITY. FOR OPTIONS.
THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN. RATHER THAN THE CORE.
465 SPACES. ALWAYS COMPETING FOR FIVE MORE SPACES. FOUR MORE SPACES IN THIS CASE.
SO... >> YOU COULD ALSO CONSIDER THE
FPUA PARKING LOT. >> OH, YEAH.
THERE YOU GO. >> THAT IS OUTSIDE.
AND I THINK I HEAR WHAT COMMISSIONER JOHNSON IS SAYING.
IF THERE IS A WAY TO MAKE IT VISIBLE THAT STAFF CAN SEE THAT, THAT MAKES SENSE, THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN, I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE. AND WE KNOW THAT THAT BALANCE IS WHAT SECURITY AND WE KNOW THAT THAT IS A BALANCE.
SO YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT, TOO. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO KNOW YOUR BEST... HAVE YOUR BEST EFFORT TO SEE IF THAT CAN BE DONE.
>> IT CAN'T, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT.
IS THAT RIGHT, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?
ARE YOU THERE? >> BUT I DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON IT AGAIN. I JUST NEED TO SAY EXHAUST THE EFFORT. I'M ONE VOICE.
FOUR MORE TO LISTEN TO. >> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WHATEVER MAKES THE MOST ECONOMIC SENSE. I DOENT WANT A MASSIVE BURDEN PLACED ON THE VENDOR TO LOCATE THESE THINGS.
WHATEVER IS GOING TO BE MOST FEASIBLE, MAYBE ALTERNATIVES CAN BE DEVELOPED TO. SAY THIS IS THE BEST OPTION.
THIS IS SECOND. THIS IS THIRD.
AND LEAVE IT TO STAFF TO FIGURE IT OUT.
>> YEAH. I'M COMFORTABLE WITH STAFF FIGURING IT OUT. WORST-CASE SCENARIO, YOU KNOW, WE WILL HAVE ELECTRICAL CHARGING STATIONS SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY.
THEY WILL BE THERE, PERIOD. I THINK EITHER WAY, IT IS A WIN-WIN FOR THE CITY. YOU KNOW, STAFF WILL FIGURE OUT SUGGESTIONS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HEAR YOU RIGHT, THOUGH. I WANT TO CHECK IN EVERY THREE
MONTHS. >> YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SIX
>> EVERY THREE MONTHS. I WANT TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION
SO WE CAN LOOK AT THIS DATA. >> THAT IS A GOOD IDEA.
THAT IS QUICKER THAN SIX MONTHS. >> GREAT IDEA.
>> HE RAISE HIS HAND VERY NONCHALANTLY.
THAT IS OKAY. HE WAS TRYING TO GIVE SOME INPUT
ON ELECTRIC STATIONS. >> YOUR DECISIONS ARE GOOD.
I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST POSSIBLY THERE IS A BUILDING OR A PART IN THE COMMUNITY... FOR PART OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.
SEEKING ACCREDITATION OR CERTIFICATIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE.
THAT THIS WOULD FIT IN THAT CATEGORY.
>> OKAY. THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW.
>> I'M SURE THERE PROBABLY IS. I'M TRYING TO THINK RIGHT NOW WHAT IT IS. ALL RIGHT.
ANY MORE INFORMATION? ANY MORE DISCUSSION?
WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? >> MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITHBEEFREE LLC.
>> SECOND. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER J JOHNSON IN.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER C JOHNSON?
>> YES, MA'AM. AND CHAIRWOMAN HUDSON?
[b. Sunrise Theatre Update]
>> YES, MA'AM. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS THE SUNRISE
>> MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS THE LARGEST AND THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SUNRISE THEATRE, I FELT IT APPROPRIATE THAT WE HAVE OUR SUNRISE THEATRE DIRECTOR COME BEFORE YOU AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE HAPPENINGS IN THE THEATRE.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL YEAR I BELIEVE.
WE ARE HERE TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
PREVIOUSLY, WE ALSO HAD A REPORT FROM OUR SUNRISE THEATRE CONSULTANT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO ONE OF OUR AGENDAS.
WE WENT OVER THAT BRIEFLY. SHARON IS HERE TO GET MORE TECHNICAL AND GIVE YOU MORE OF A DETAILED OVERVIEW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR? BOARD MEMBERS, I AND MY STAFF AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MY STAFF WHO IS HERE TODAY. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AS SUNRISE THEATRE STAFF AND YOU, AS THE BOARD THAT, YOU RECOGNIZE WHO MY STAFF IS. WHO THE STAFF IS THAT IS FRONTING THE SUNRISE THEATRE. WHEN YOU SEE THEM ON THE STREET, OR OUT AND ABOUT, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE MEETING.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MARISA.
SHE IS OUR BOX OFFICE MANAGER. AND SHE IS IN CHARGE OF ALL THINGS CUSTOMER SERVICE-ORIENTED FOR DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC. NEXT IS ANN SATTERLY.
ANN IS OUR MARKETING DIRECTOR. SHE DOES EVERYTHING MARKETING-WISE, WEBSITE. ALL COMMUNICATIONS.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT KAREN SKIDMORE.
KAREN IS THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT.
SHE HANDLES ALL OF THE RENTALS AND DAY-TO-DAY OFFICE
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MANAGEMENT. SO CELEBRATING A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. I'M SORRY.I'M TRYING TO... >> FROM THE BEGINNING?
THANK YOU. CELEBRATING A SUCCESSFUL SEASON, '21-2022 SEASON. A YEAR IN REVIEW: WE HIRED NEW MANAGEMENT FOR TECHNICAL OPERATIONS AND DIDIVERSE AND COMMUNITY-LED PROGRAMMING. AND REINSTATING SCHOOL TIME PERFORMANCES. NEW WEBSITE, INCREASE DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND REBRANDING. UPGRADED MEMBERSHIP PERKS AND ENHANCED EXPERIENCES. UPDATED TICKETING PRACTICES AND POLICIES. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO HIS OR THE TICK... HISTORIC BUILDING.
WE WORKED WITH PFM CONSULTING. PFM PROVIDED US ASSISTANCE FOR SEARCHING FOR A NEW TICKING PLATFORM.
COMING SOON TO A THEATRE, OUR RENTALS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE OVERALL PROGRAMMING AT THE THEATER.
AND THERE HAS BEEN A NOTED INCREASE IN RENTAL BOOKINGS ON BOTH THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL.
FROM GOSPEL TO ROCK AND ROLL TO LATIN FREE-STYLE TO OLD-SCHOOL R&B. NATIONAL TOURING PRODUCTIONS FURTHER P AND FURTHER IN AND NATIONAL CHRISTIAN ARTIST ZACH WILLIAMS. OUR 2022 FLORIDA GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE WHICH WAS THE ONLY GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE HELD IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND WE WELCOMED BACK THE BLUE-BIRD
FOUNDATION WITH ON. >> OF THEIR PERFORMANCES.
INCREASED BLACK BOX USE AND OUR COMMUNITY RENTERS.
THE ST. LUCIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MANY LOCAL DANCE STUDIOS JUST TO NAME SOME... A FEW.
THE SUNRISE THEATRE FOUNDATION SCHOOL SHOWS AND KIDS CAMP.
SO THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO RESUME OUR SUMMER CAMPS WITH MA ZHU L.A. CHILDREN'S THEATER. WE HELD THREE SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. THE FOUNDATION FUNDED 36 CHILDREN TO ATTEND THE SUMMER CAMP AND PROVIDED EACH FAMILY WITH A TICKET TO THE SHOW. WE HAVE NOW ALSO INCLUDED OUR SCHOOL-TIME PERFORMANCES. WE JUST HAD OUR FIRST ONE SINCE COVID STARTED THIS PAST FRIDAY WITH A PRODUCTION OF THE NUTCRACKER. WE HAD OVER 700 CHILDREN COMING TO THE SHOW WITH THE BUSING PROVIDED BY THE ST.... SUNRISE THEATRE FOUNDATION. WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER ONE FEBRUARY 13 WITH LET'S GO SCIENCE.
I'M PRETTY CERTAIN THAT THAT ONE IS JUST ABOUT FULL.
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MARTIN AND ST.
LUCIE COUNTY IS ONE OF THE FOUNDATION'S NEWEST INITIATIVES.
AND THEY HAVE ALSO HELD TWO EVENTS SO FAR IN 2022.
ONE IN THE SUMMERTIME, WHICH WAS PROFESSOR PENNYGOODS.
THAT WAS MOSTLY FOR EXPOSURE AND TO TRY AND GET SOMETHING GENERATED. AND ALSO HAPPY HAUNTING HALLOWEEN GALA. THAT WAS VERY WELL-ATTENDED EVENT FOR THEIR FIRST ONE BACK SINCE THE BIG EVENT, SINCE COVID. OUR MARKETING INITIATIVES.
WE HAVE RECENTLY LAUNCHED A NEW WEBSITE.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ALONG WITH THAT ARE PATRON LOG-INS FOR OUR MEMBERS AND TICKET BUYERS.
MOBILE OPTIMIZATION AND E-BOOK OF EVENTS.
WE HAVE DONE SOME REBRANDING WITH THE NEW LOGO.
WE HAVE HAD BUSINESS CARDS SIGNAGE, MEMBERSHIP CARDS, AND A NEW BRANDING MESSAGE. CONSISTENT SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING WITH FACEBOOK AND STAIN GRAM WHICH WAS ALSO NOTED BY PFM WHICH HAD BEEN INCREASED AND OUR VISIBILITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAS INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY.
UTILIZATION OF VIDEO INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE THEATRE.
OUTSIDE WE HAVE OUR MONITORS WHICH YOU CAN SEE UPCOMING PERFORM MAPSES. YOU CAN HEARS YOU ARE WALKING AROUND, WE HAVE MANY, MANY PEOPLE STOP IN BECAUSE OF THAT AT THE BOX OFFICE. GETTING INFORMATION AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE AT THE THEATER, WE ALSO HAVE MONITORS THROUGHOUT THE THEATRE SHOWING UPCOMING EVENTS.
ROUTINE COMMUNICATION WITH TICKET-HOLDERS.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO. A NEW INITIATIVE THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION OF PFM. WE REACH OUT TO TICKET-HOLDERS
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FOR UPCOMING EVENTS. FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL EVENT.WE LET THEM KNOW CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AROUND TOWN.
IF THERE IS ROAD CLOSURES, THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW SPECIFIC ABOUT THE SHOW, PAST EXPERIENCES WHERE ARTISTS HAD CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR COVID. WEARING A MASS, THINGS LIKE.
THAT WE DON'T HAVE MUCH OF THAT ANYMORE.
WE DO REACH OUT AND GIVE THEM INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE COMING DOWNTOWN.
AND SPECIFICALLY, TO THE THEATER.
NEW CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS. WE ARE DEVELOPING NEW CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP PACKETS THAT ARE NOT AS ROBUST AS THE OLD ONES.
I SAY ROBUST. I JUST MEAN THEY ARE EASIER TO ALIGN YOURSELF WITH. AND THEY ARE SOMETHING THAT IS PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE APPEALING TO SOME OF THE SPONSOR THAT IS WE WOULD BE GETTING COMING IN. THIS YEAR, WE WERE AWARDED $150,000 STATE OF FLORIDA CULTURAL AFFAIRS GRANT.
WHICH GOES THROUGH THIS ENTIRE YEAR.
AND THEN THIS IS... SORRY. THIS IS OUR SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE PUT OUT IN AUGUST. WE WILL HAVE MANY, MANY MORE SHOWS. WE HAVE ADDED MORE SHOWS THAN THIS. WE HAVE ALSO ENHANCED OUR PATRON EXPERIENCES, UPDATED FRONT OF HOUSE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT, AGAIN, GO OUT WITH A KNOW BEFORE YOU GO.
WE HAVE ENHANCED OUR MEMBERSHIP PERKS.
WE HAVE INCLUDED A MEMBERS-ONLY LOUNGE, A MEMBERS-ONLY CONCIERGE AND PRIORITY ENTRY. WE INCREASED OUR BOX OFFICE AND VOLUNTEER STAFF. WE MADE TICKETING EASIER WITH HAVING AN APPLE WALLET APPLICATION.
PRINT AT HOME TICKETS AND MOBILE PURCHASING AND DOWNLOADS.
PATRON SURVEYS WERE ALL AN A-PLUS RESULTS FOR OUR FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF WHICH WE ARE PROUD OF.
NEW MERCHANDISE AREA TO HELP EGRESS OF THE LOBBY AREA.
WITH THE HIRING OF OUR NEW TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AND FACILITIES MANAGER, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK A LOT ON THE BUILDING ITSELF. AND HAVE DEVELOPED A TEN-YEAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH WE HAD NEVER HAD BEFORE.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A CORE STAFF OF WELL-TRAINED THEATER TECHNICIANS AND STAGE HANDS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING OUR DIMMER SYSTEM AND HOUSE LIGHT CONTROLS.
WE HAVE REPLACED OUR STAGE CURTAINS.
WE HAVE BEGUN CONVERTING FIXTURES TO MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT LEDS. WE HAVE REPLACED THE CARPETING IN OUR ADMINISTRATION AREA. WE HAVE REPAIRED DAMAGED SPANISH TILE ROOF. WE HAVE FIXED THE SPRINKLER TRANSFER SWITCH AND HAD IT UPGRADED.
WE HAVE REPAIRED OUR MARQUIS. HOPEFULLY, WE WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO A DIGITAL MARQUIS. WE HAVE REPUSH THE IRED OUR DRESSING ROOMS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MIGRATING OUR HVAC AUTOMATION. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF UPGRADING OUR FIRE PANEL. WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING OUR WATER TANK. WE HAVE REPAIRED ALL OF OUR EXTERNAL DOORS AND PATCHED LEAKS IN OUR ROOF.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MY STAFF IS HERE TO DO TODAY IS ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON OUR PRESENTATION AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THEIR AREAS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU GOT... CELEBRATING A HUNDRED YEARS.
2023, THE SUN RIEPS THEATRE, WE WILL CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY. DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S
BEEN PLANNED? >> WELL, WE ARE KINKING IT OFF WITH THE HISTORY FESTIVAL IN JANUARY.
>> RIGHT. >> THAT LICK CUFF... THAT WILL KICK OFF THE YEAR. OUR 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY IS AUGUST 1. WE FELT IT APPROPRIATE TO START IN THE BEGINNING OF 2023. THAT WILL KICK US OFF.
WE DO PLAN TO HAVE A GALA. A PARTY.
ON AUGUST 1. AND WE ARE OUR FIRST MEETING TO GO OVER THOSE DETAILS NEXT WEEK. ON DECEMBER 18.
WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING A SPEAK-EASY, HAVING PERFORMANCES ON THE STAGE. AGAIN, WE HAVE THAT MEETING.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT. I HAVE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNEW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ALSO VICTORIA BUSH.
THE NEWLY POINTED MEMBER... APPOINTED MEMBER TO YOUR COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ANY DISCUSSION? >> ONE QUESTION.
>> YES, SIR. >> THE CONTEXT OF YOUR PRESENTATION, I NOTED THAT YOU HAVE, IN ESSENCE, TWO BUCKETS OF
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EXPENDITURES HERE. ONE IS THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE THEATER ITSELF. THE SECOND IS THE FACILITY MANAGEMENT REPAIR COMPONENTS. THIS IS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.DO YOU MAINTAIN SEPARATE BUDGETS F AS FAR AS THEATER OPERATIONS VERSUS PHYSICAL PLANT OPERATIONS?
>> WELL, THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
PREVIOUSLY, WE HAVE NOT. AND THAT IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE CONSULTING GROUP THAT WE WERE WORKING WITH THIS PAST YEAR. TO DO THAT.
SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN THAT DIRECTION.
TO HAVE THOSE ITEMS SEPARATED. SO WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE PERFORMANCES ARE PERFORMING AND WHAT THE OPERATION IS COSTING.
>> I LOOK AT IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE.
YOU HAVE CONSUMABLES THAT ARE THEATER-DRIVEN VERSUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, FACILITIES ISSUES. I WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE THEATER TO DELINEATE THOSE EXPENSES MOVING FORWARD FOR A VARIETY OF REA REASONS.
AS THE FACILITY AGES, COSTS ARE GOING TO INCREASE.
I NOTE, YOU KNOW, REPLACEMENT OF FIRE ALARMS. I UNDERSTAND THE COST OF THAT. ET CETERA.
PATCHING OF ROOFS IS A SHORT-TERM SOLUTION.
ET CETERA. I THINK IT IS A WISE MOVE TO SEGREGATE THOSE FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THERE WILL BE SOME ANALYTICAL WORK DONE BY THIS BODY, I'M ASSUMING. THAT WILL LOOK TO BREAK OUT PHYSICAL PLANT VERSUS THEATER OPERATIONS.
IF YOU HAVE THOSE NUMBERS TABULATED MOVING FORWARD, THAT WOULD BE VERY ADVANTAGEOUS. > OF COURSE, YES.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT. IT IS A LOT OF WORK.
WHEN I SAW THAT OTHER SLIDE, I SAID, OH, MY GOODNESS.
YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL WITH TASKS.
YOU KNOW, WELL-SPOKEN FROM, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE PUT OUR CITY COMMISSION HATS ON. YOU KNOW, FROM YOUR BOARD MEMBER DOWN HERE. RIGHT? WE HAVE A CITY COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE?
>> I MISSED MY FIRST MEETING WITH THEM TODAY.
>> YOU ARE EXCUSED. >> I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AT 7:30
THIS MORNING. >> BLAME IT ON THE MEETING.
THAT IS ALL. >> IT IS VERY GOOD.
APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL HERE.
YOU KNOW, GIVING SUPPORT. >> YEAH.
I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF THE STAFF.
>> THANK YOU. >> WE APPRECIATE IT.
AND BACK ON THE BUDGET. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS ALWAYS HAPPENED, BECAUSE IT IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND OF THE CITY, BUT FINANCE STILL PREPARES THE BUDGET, I THINK THAT THE BUDGETS WERE PREPARED, LIKE, A CITY OPERATING BUDGET AS OPPOSED TO THIS IS A SEPARATE OPERATION. I THINK THAT YOU WERE MOVING TOWARD THAT ANYWAY. WEREN'T YOU? DIDN'T WE SEE A BUDGET RECENTLY THAT WAS ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT HE WAS ASKING THAT WAS DIFFERENT THAN PREVIOUS BUDGETS?
>> I THINK THAT BUDGET WAS IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> YEAH, YEAH. >> THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. >> RIGHT.
RIGHT. >> MY ANALYSIS IS INDICATING THAT YOU HAVE... I DON'T WANT TO OAMP SIMPLIFY IT.
THE THEATER OPERATIONS GROUP IS THE TENANT.
THE BUILDING IS THE LANDLORD, THE CITY, IN ESSENCE.
I GET IT. IT IS ALL KIND OF MESHED TOGETHER. IF THERE CAN BE SOME SEGREGATION BETWEEN THOSE OPERATIONAL COSTS, I CAN ASSURE YOU AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THAT IS GOING TO BE A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION WHEN IT COMES TIME TO REPLACE THE A.C. UNITS AND THINGS OF THIS NATURE.
THAT WILL BE COSTLY. AND REALLY, IT IS DIFFERENT POTS OF EXPENDITURES. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE ANYWAY, TO KNOW THE CAPITAL FACILITY OPERATIONS BREAKDOWN. VERSUS THE OPERATIONS OF THE
THEATER. >> I CAN ASSURE YOU EVERY BUDGET SESSION, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE SUNRISE THEATER.
A LOT OF TIME STUDYING THE BUDGET, QUESTIONING.
AND BECAUSE WE DO CONTRIBUTE FROM THE FPRA, WE ALSO DO THAT WITH THE FPRA, TOO. YES, SIR.
MR. MIMMS? >> MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONER BRODERICK, WE HAVE AN OPERATIONAL DETAILED BUDGET.
WE ALSO HAVE CAPITAL OUTLAY. WE ALSO HAVE A RESTRICTED REVENUE FUND THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTION OF THE TICKET SALE PRICE. SO ALL OF THAT IS USED TO COME UP WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND SCHEDULE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE A MORE DETAILED BUDGET PER SHOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS... OKAY. BUT WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE COMPONENTS. I THINK IT IS A MATTER OF UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES OF THE CITY VERSUS WHAT SHARON DOES.
IT IS TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS. SHARON AND JOHN, THEY FIGHT WITH
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THAT CONTINUOUSLY. I TRY TO BREAK IT UP, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE UTILIZE THOSE PRINCIPLES, TO COME UP WITH OUR OPERATING EXPENSES.>> ANYTHING ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SUNRISE THEATRE FOR DOING YOUR GOOD WORK.
AND YOUR VOLUNTEERS, TOO. EVERYBODY LOVES YOUR VOLUNTEERS.
[c. CRA Advisory Committee Update and Recommendation by Chairwoman Sabrina Taylor and Pat Murphy]
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY CHAIRWOMAN SABRINA TAYLOR AND MR. PATS
MURPHY. >> MR. MIMMS, NOPE? YOU ARE GOING TO LET SA WREE THAT AND PAT HANDLE THE WHOLE
WELCOME. >> IT HAS BEEN A WHILE.
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN? >> GLAD TO SEE YOU TWO.
>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE THANK YOU FOR MAKING TIME FOR US TO COME AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOU. MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE YOU QUARTERLY UPDATES. IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT.
JUST KNOW, REST ASSURED, WE ARE ALWAYS BUSY SUPPORTING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ALWAYS IN ALIGNMENT WITH MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE NOT ONLY CONSIDERING AND APPROVING AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS ON SURPLUS PROPERTIES BUT ALSO LOOKING AND REVIEWING GRANTS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. SO THIS EVENING, WE ARE BEFORE YOU WITH ONE UPDATE AND ONE RECOMMENDATION.
SO I'M ALWAYS DELIGHTED WHEN ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS TAKES THE TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY SCHEDULE, AND AND SO NOT ONLY AS I INDICATED, THAT WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE GOOD STEURTS OF IMPROVING FORT PIERCE BUT AS A BOARD, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING FORTH OTHER IDEAS. AND SO THIS EVENING, PAT MURPHY IS GOING TO PROVIDE YOU ALL AN UPDATE AS IT RELATES TO THE ORANGE AVENUE BOARD ASSOCIATION. YOU MAY RECALL... WELCOME COMMISSIONER. CONGRATULATIONS.
THIS PAST SUMMER, WE CAME BEFORE YOU WITH AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE RECOGNIZED, AS IT RELATES TO THE BEAUTIFICATION AND THE CONTINUED RENOVATION OF THE ORANGE AVENUE CORRIDOR.
WE HAD ALSO HAD BEEN IN ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE FACT THAT WE ARE GROWING RAPIDLY, AND A LOT OF OUR INVESTORS HAVE A DIRECT ACCESS TO THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE CITY DIRECTLY FROM ORANGE AVENUE. WE RECOGNIZE THAT SOME PARTS OF ORANGE AVENUE COULD STAND TO BE MORE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING.
AND SO WE CERTAINLY HAD AN ACTIVE DISCUSSION AT THE BOARD LEVEL. WE MADE A RECOMMENDATION.
WE BROUGHT THAT BEFORE YOU AS AN IDEA FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER.
WE ALSO ADDITIONALLY MADE THE COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE YOU ALL CONTINUOUS UPDATES. PAT MURPHY IS GOING TO DO THAT.
I'M NOT GOING TO STEAL HIS THUNDER.
WE WILL ALSO COME BACK BEFORE YOU READ THE RECOMMENDATION.
ANOTHER IDEA THAT HAS BEEN GENERATED BY THE BOARD AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. >> GOGOOD EVENING, MAYOR.
COMMISSIONER. MOSTLY A LOT OF THANK YOUS THAT I WANT TO PUT OUT THERE TO THE CITY AND CITY STAFF.
I THINK WE ARE NOW... FORT PIERCE... I'M SORRY.
THE ORANGE AVENUE CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION IS ABOUT A YEAR OLD.
A LOT OF IT HAS BEEN SET UP. IN MY WORLD, I'M USED TO RUNNING THE SHOW AND GETTINGS THINGS DONE QUICK.
NOW WE ARE GETTING EVERYTHING APPROVED BY COMMITTEE.
IT IS A LONG DRAWN-OUT PROCESS. NOT WHAT I'M USED TO.
>> WELCOME TO OUR WORLD. >> YEAH.
EXACTLY. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU, SHYANNE AND MIRIAM. THEY ARE KIND OF LIKE THE GREAT ENCOURAGERS, YOU KNOW, KEEP IT GOING.
KEEP IT GOING. I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. YOU APPOINTING ANNA DIAZ AS A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THAT IS REALLY FOCUSED ON ORANGE AVENUE. THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY CREATING A LOT OF GOOD. A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH MARCIA NOEL.
SHE WANTS TO SUPPORT WHAT WE ARE DOING.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK EARLY ON WHEN YOU MA MADE... WHEN YOU WENT ON RECORD MAKING ORANGE AVENUE A PRIORITY, THAT WAS REALLY JUST A BIG, BIG THING.
I THINK THAT AGAIN, GOT EVERYBODY FOCUSED ON IT.
AS A RESULT, YOU CREATED THAT PAINT GRANT PROGRAM AND THAT IS OBVIOUSLY HELPING. BIG ONE COMING UP.
THAT $500,000 FACADE GRANT ON THE ST. AN ANASTASIA BUILDING.
THAT IS A GAME-CHANGER FOR THAT AREA OF ORANGE AVENUE.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO. THAT AS A GROUP, WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ENGAGEMENTS ALREADY WITH OWNERS ON THE CORRIDOR THAT HAS
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RESULTED IN COMMITMENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR PROPERTIES.WE TALKED ABOUT ANNA DIAZ. WE HAVE HAD TWO INITIAL LUNCH MEETINGS WITH EACH ONE HAVING ABOUT 25-30 PROPERTY OWNERS, BUSINESS OWNERS THAT ATTENDED THOSE MEETINGS.
SO AGAIN, OFF TO A GOOD START RIGHT THERE.
AS EVERYBODY PROBABLY KNOWS, BUT THERE IS THREE MAJOR DEVELOPERS THAT ARE... THAT HAVE PROJECTS IN THE WORKS BETWEEN HARTMAN AND JENKINS ROAD. IF THOSE PROJECTS COME INTO FRUITION, THAT WILL CREATE A LOT OF BUSINESS FOR BUSINESSES ALONG THE CORRIDOR. ALL THE WAY INTO DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE. THE BIGGEST AND THE GOOD NEWS IS IN THE LAST YEAR, THERE HAS B BEEN... AND WE ARE QUICHING A RUNNING COUNT. THIS COUNT NOTCHED UP A COUPLE OF PROPERTIES JUST IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
17 PROPERTIES ON ORANGE AVENUE HAVE COMPLETED OR STARTED SOME TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS ON THE CORRIDOR.
WE WANT TO KEEP THAT GOING. WE WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON THAT. AGAIN, PRIMARILY, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING... YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF GOT THE FOCUS GOING.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOUR STAFF HAS DONE. WE WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE.
LY MENTION ONE THING. WHAT I CALLED LOW-HANGING FRUIT WITH SOME OF THESE BLOWN-OUT SIGNS ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
THEY HAVE BEEN BLOWN OUT FOR 20 YEARS.
AND WE STARTED POINTING OUT, LIKE, THE POWELL SIGN.
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A BEAUTIFUL ADAPTIVE REUSE.
PROBABLY A 60-YEAR-OLD SIGN FRAME.
IT IS NOT ILLUMINATED. PROBABLY VERY, VERY REASONABLE AND COST... IN COST. THERE IS TWO OR THREE THERE.
I THINK NOW THE CITY IS STARTING TO POINT THAT OUT TO SOME OF THESE PROPERTY OWNERS. HEY, YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH THOSE 60-YEAR-OLD BLOWN-OUT SIGNS.
SO I THINK THAT IS LOW-HANGING FRUIT THAT IS COMING ALONG FAIRLY QUICK. I THINK WE WILL SEE CONTINUED PROPROGRESS. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, MR. MURPHY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.
IF I REMEMBER RIGHTLY, YOU WERE YOU WERE THE ONE THAT BROUGHT THIS IDEA TO US. YOU SAID "I WANT TO DO THIS.
BECAUSE I THINK THIS CORRIDOR NEEDS ATTENTION.
I'M GOING TO GET PROPERTY OWNERS TOGETHER AND I'M GOING TO DO THIS. I THINK YOU SAID YOU CAN COME ALONG WITH US IF YOU WANT TO. I'M GOING TO DO THIS.
I THINK YOU HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL SERVICE FOR THE CITY.
>> WE KNOW IT IS THE GATEWAY COMING INTO FORT PIERCE.
WE CAN CONTINUE AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO GET IT IMPROVED.
WE HAVE A LIAISON TO OUR GROUP FROM THE COMMISSION.
WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
YES, SIR. >> ACTUALLY, YOU HAVE FIVE LIAISONS, HONESTLY. YOU HAVE TWO TO YOUR RIGHT DOWN THERE. COMMISSIONER C JOHNSON HAS TALKED ABOUT IT MANY, MANY TIMES.
OF COURSE, COMMISSIONER BRODERICK, YOU KNOW, NOT KNOWING HE WAS GOING TO BE A COMMISSIONER.
NOW HE IS. BEING AN ADVOCATE, TOO.
THE OTHER THING THAT SPURRED SOME MOVEMENT AND SOME DISCUSSION FOR ME BEING... WITH MY CITY COMMISSION HAT ON IS A TPO MEMBER. A TRANSPORTATION PLANNING MEMBER AND TALKING TO D.O.T. ABOUT THE ROAD ITSELF.
AND TALKING TO CITY STAFF AND ENGINEERING STAFF ABOUT... YOU KNOW, THE COMPONENTS OF THE ROADWAY NETWORK.
AND SEEING WHAT AREAS NEED TO BE RESURFACED.
COMPLETE STREETS. A WHOLE IDEA AND A NEW CONCEPT FOR ME, BRINGING IT TO THEM AND OUR PARTNERS OF SAYING WHAT WE CAN DO. IN ADDITION TO THE EFFORTS THAT YOU ARE DOING. IT IS ALL INTERRELATED.
INNER WORKINGS. VERY IMPORTANT.
>> CERTAINLY, THE ASSOCIATION WOULD BE VERY IS UP POR IN WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO LEND OUR SUPPORT TO THAT.
AND AGAIN, IT IS JUST NOT THE BUSINESS OWNERS ON THE CORRIDOR.
IT AFFECTS EVERYBODY IN FORT PIERCE.
>> YUP. >> WHETHER YOU ARE ON THE ISLAND, NORTH, SOUTH. THAT KOR DPOR AFFECTS EVERYBODY.
I WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE FOR YOU AND THE COMMITTEE...
I ALSO... YOU KNOW, AS WE ENTER INTO OUR STRA STRATEGIC PLANNIG PHASE WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT AND WE TALKED ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY LAST YEAR.
WE STARTED TO SEE SOME OF. THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE MY RESOUNDING MARK THIS YEAR TO. CONTINUE TO BEAT THAT DRUM.
ONE FORT PIERCE. THAT AVENUE REPRESENTS THE TRUE ONE FORT PIERCE. YOU COME THROUGH SEVERAL CULTURAL NEIGHBORHOODS. I WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU AND I
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CHALLENGE MY COMMISSIONER AND THE CRA TO CONTINUE TO PUSH US BUT ALSO I'M CHALLENGING YOU GUYS TO REACH OUT TO THOSE COMMUNITIES TO PLAY A PART IN THAT.I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM AND HOPEFULLY, THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN YOUR MEETINGS FOR ORANGE AVENUE.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE CREOLE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY. AND THE LATINO NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE HISPANIC-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES.
AND I WANT TO SEE SOME CULTURAL FLOURISHMENT COMING.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. I HAVE SEEN GREAT PROGRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN. LAND OWNERS CLEAN UP THEIR LITERAL PROPERTY AND MOW THE GRASS.
I WANT TO DO WHATEVER I CAN DO TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT.
THAT AND PUSHING THOSE COMMUNITIES TO.
THIS IT IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT ASPECT AS WE LOOK TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT GATEWAY LOOKS LIKE.
COMING INTO DOWNTOWN. THAT IS THE PART THAT I THINK I'M GOING TO BE PUSHING THAT WE PLAY.
WE TALKED ABOUT. THAT WHAT DOES THAT GATEWAY, ARCHWAY LOOK LIKE COMING IN? THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN CORRIDORS COMING INTO DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE.
WE HAVE TO GET THAT RIGHT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER. >> TO FOLLOW UP ON COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. IF THEY ARE NOT COMING TO YOUR MEETINGS, CALL MY OFFICE. I'LL GO AND KNOCK ON THE DOORS, AND MAKE THEM GET TO THE MEETINGS.
WE NEED EVERYBODY ONBOARD OF THIS PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> IF YOU SEND OUT THE NOTICE AND THEY DON'T COME, LET ME KNOW.
I'LL KNOCK ON THE DOORS. I'LL TELL THEM TO GET THERE.
THANK YOU. >> WE NEED PROPERTY OWNERS.
BUSINESS OWNERS. ON THE CORRIDOR.
THEY HAVE DON'T HAVE TO BE PROPERTY.
BUSINESS OWNERS. ANYBODY IN FORT PIERCE THAT IS INTERESTED, TO COME AND I THINK I'LL BE CALLING YOU.
I DO NEED THAT ASSISTANCE. >> ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE WHAT WE ARE ALL TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
I DON'T MIND PARKING MY CAR AND WALKING DOWN.
KNOCKING ON SOME DOORS. SAYING HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. MAYBE IT IS COMING FROM MYSELF OR COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. ANY OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> THEY WILL SEE THE PICTURE.
I'M HERE TO HELP. I DON'T MIND KNOCKING ON DOORS.
I DO IT FOR THIS PROJECT. >> I'LL GO WITH YOU.
>> I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST, COMMISSIONER GAINES, KNOWING THE MAKEUP OF THAT GROUP FROM HAVING BEEN INVOLVED, YOU MAY WANT TO
KNOCK ON THOSE DOORS NOW. >> GOOD.
>> I DON'T THINK PARTICIPATION IS OVERLY PRESENT.
PAT, AM I CORRECT? GETTING INVOLVEMENT FROM THOSE COMMUNITIES RIGHT NOW, THE BASE LINE WOULD BE A PHENOMENAL
I CAN START THIS WEEK. I WILL START.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION THAT IS BEFORE YOU, AGAIN, ALONG THE PULL-THROUGH RELATES TO ITEMS THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT WILL CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE AREA, THE PARKING SPACE BACK BEHIND... WE REFERENCE IT, THE OLD JCPENNEY PARKING LOT.
IF YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH TO% REMEMBER THAT.
IF YOU ARE BACK THERE OFTEN, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE AREA REALLY NEEDS... IT IS IN HIGH NEED OF RESURFACING.
IT IS NOT ONLY PROBLEMATIC FOR PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THROUGH THERE BUT ALSO FOR PEOPLE WHO WALK THROUGH THERE.
AND SO WE WANT TO OFFER THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THAT AREA BE RESURFACED AND RECONFIGURED. THIS PARKING SPACE... THE PARKING SPACES OF THE PARKING LOT.
OFFICIALLY LOCATED AT 102 NORTH RIVER DRIVE.
AND INCLUDING LOOKING TO YOU ALL FOR SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE LANDSCAPING. THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY PROBLEMATIC BUT A ALSO, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO USE MY TERM. AESTHETICALLY PLEASING.
RIGHT? IF YOU ARE BACK THERE AND YOU PARK AND THERE ARE DUMPSTERS ALL OVER THE PLACE... WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT BUSINESSES NEED SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW, TO PUT REFUSE. MAYBE WE CAN COME UP WITH A WAY TO ALLOW THAT IMPORTANT ACTION TO CONTINUE, BUT ALSO MAYBE COMING UP WITH THE WAY TO KIND OF HIDE IT AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF VISITORS.
ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.
AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE VISITORS DOWN THERE.
MAKING SURE THAT THE AREA IS SAFE AND ACCOMMODATING AS WELL.
>> HAVE YOU SEEN THE... OH, ACTUALLY, HOLD.
MR. MIMMS, HAVE WE WORKED ON... WE WERE WORKING ON A MASTER PLAN FOR REFUSE AND GARBAGE PICKUP. MR. REELS TALKED TO US MANY
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TIMES. HAVE YOU TALKED WITH PUBLIC WORKS? HAVE YOU HEARD FROM ANYONE IN PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT THIS SPECIFICALLY?IT IS A GREAT IDEA. >> I'M NOT AWARE...
>> THAT IS OKAY. >> HAVE WE HAD THAT
CONVERSATION? >> WE DID REACH OUT.
>> OKAY. SO YOU HAVE HEARD IT A LITTLE BIT. I'M HEARING FROM STAFF IN THE BACKGROUND THERE. THANK YOU FOR.
THAT THANK YOU. IT IS A DYNAMIC PROCESS.
RIGHT? WE HAVEIDE PHI THAT FOR, OH MY GOODNESS, THREE YEARS AGO. IF NOT MORE.
ABOUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. HOW WE ARE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH IT. THANK YOU FOR REIGNITING THAT FIRE. BECAUSE YOU ARE RIGHT.
IT IS IMPORTANT. THERE ARE A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH, YOU KNOW, REFUSE AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR RESTAURANT COMMUNITY WITH, YOU KNOW, GREASE WASTE AND WHAT TO DO WITH THAT.
HOW DO WE HANDLE THAT AS A CITY. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT A NUMBER OF TIMES. YOU KNOW, IT HAS GOTTEN PUSHED AND SHOVED A LITTLE BIT. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
WE HAVE LOOKED AT MANY OPTIONS. WE HAVE LOOKED AT UNDERGROUND FACILE DISS EVEN. THERE ARE SOME TECHNOLOGIES OUT THERE THAT YOU CAN HAVE AN UNDERGROUND, FIX IT UP.
TAKES IT AWAY. YOU SWITCH IT OUT.
MORE OR LESS. SO YOU ARE RIGHT.
THERE ARE 70 OR 80 SPACES THAT THEN THERE IS 30-35 THAT ARE THE ANYTIME PARKING TO THE NORTHENED YOU ARE A RIGHT.
IT NEEDS A FACE-LIFT. ACTUALLY, A LOT OF FACE-LIFT.
WHAT OTHER SUGGESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?
>> THAT IS THAT COMPLETE REPORT THIS EVENING.
JUST THAT RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT.
AND AGAIN, THE RESURFACING OF THE PARKING LOT AS WELL AS DEALING WITH THE DUMPSTERS AND THE THIRD PIERCE IS THE LANDSCAPING. ... THIRD PIECE IS THE
LANDSCAPING. >> THE OTHER COMPONENT IS THE PEDESTRIAN... YOU MENTIONED IT, I THINK.
THE PEDESTRIAN COMPONENT. RIGHT? THE ALLEY, THE BREEZEWAY. BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS.
THEN TRAVERSING THE PARKING LOT INTO MARINA SQUARE.
AND GETTING ACROSS BACK TO THE WATERFRONT.
WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED FROM OUR ADVISORY TO GET TO WORK.
RIGHT? >> AND WE KNOW IMPROVEMENTS ARE COSTLY. RIGHT? IT MAY BE A LITTLE PAIN ON THE FRONT END.
LONG-TERM, IT IS A WORTHY INVESTMENT.
>> IT IS. >> AS I SAID EARLIER, AS WE CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE GROWTH THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN ST.
LUCIE COUNTY, BOTH CITIES SIMULTANEOUSLY AND I THINK WITH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN SEE AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE TAX BASE. MORE REVENUE COMING.
IN WE KNOW WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISIONS IN THE BEGINNING.
>> MR. MIMMS? >> I WOULD LOVE TO RESPOND TO THAT. I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION. 110%.
I BELIEVE WE SHOULD SCRAPE THAT PARKING LOT.
WE SHOULD BEAUTIFY IT. RESURFACE IT.
RECONFIGURE IT. HAVE LANDSCAPING.
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS. AND BRING IT UP TO CODE.
I WILL LOVE TO DO THAT. THAT PARKING LOT IS WOEFULLY OUT OF CODE. IT IS IN POOR CONDITION.
AND IT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. >> WHERE IS THE MONEY?
>> WELL, IT COMES FROM YOU. (LAUGHTER).
>> I WAS LIKE WAIT A MINUTE. >> RIGHT, RIGHT.
RIGHT. WELL, WILL WE TALK ABOUT THAT AM
SOME TIME VERY SOON? >> IF YOU ACCEPT THIS RECOMMENDATION, TO TELL ME TO DO IT, WE WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> ALL RIGHTY. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS? DOES SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE A
MOTION? >> I NEED TO SAY ACCEPTED.
WE NEED A MOTION, THAT IS FINE. I MOVE WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
>> SECOND. >> THERE IS A SECOND.
MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> COMMISSIONER C JOHNSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? >> YES.
>> CHAIRWOMAN HUDSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING... I WALK IN THAT PARKING LOT EVERY...
WHEN I GO TO THE FARMER'S MARKET.
AND I HAVE GOTTEN SO USED TO IT. I DON'T NOTICE IT ANYMORE.
NOW THAT Y'ALL BROUGHT IT TO US, I'M THINKING, YEAH, THAT IS
RIGHT. >> THAT WAS OUR RESPONSE.
BEFORE I LEAVE YOU I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I MAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE STAFF. I LIVE BY MS. SHYANNE.
THEY DO A PHENOMENAL JOB MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR MEETING MATERIALS, GETTING OUR MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ONE THING THAT YOU ALL MAY NOT KNOW AND DURING MY TENURE, WE IMPLEMENTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO... FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS TO SUGGEST AGENDA ITEMS BEFORE THE THREE OF US HAVE OUR KIND OF STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR OUR MEETINGS AS WELL.
AND SO THEY ARE CERTAINLY VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH US, AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW HOW MUCH THEY KEEP US SUPPORTED. I REALLY DO THANK THEM FOR THEIR EFFORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
[8. STAFF COMMENTS]
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>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. THANK YOU, GUYS.
ALL RIGHT. >> NEXT WE HAVE STAFF COMMENTS.
I WANT TO ADD, BECAUSE... I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE.
ONE OF THE FOCAL POINTS OF ORANGE AVENUE IS OUR UNITED STATES POST OFFICE. AND WE HAVE OUR REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT SARAH DELGADO. SHE IS WORKING ON A BEAUTIFUL PLAN THAT SHE WILL BE UNVEILING AND PRESENTING TO YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING OF THE FPRA. BUT WE ALSO HAVE OUR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES SUMMARY. IF THERE IS ANY ACTIVITY OR PROGRAM THAT YOU ELECT TO DISCUSS OR HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, WE HAVE OUR TALENTED STAFF. OUT THERE TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS. >> SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU BACK ON THE POST OFFICE. DIDN'T PUBLIC WORKS GO OUT AND DO SOME SPRUCING UP THERE? NO?
I DON'T BELIEVE. >> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
ACTUAL... >> THE ONE ON 17TH STREET.
>> YEAH. I THOUGHT... I MUST HAVE BEEN DREAMING THAT. I HAVE GUESS.
I MUST HAVE BEEN WISHING THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN.
>> IT WAS A GOOD DREAM. I SAW SOME IMPROVEMENTS.
I MADE SOME PHONE CALLS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU ALL IN THE AUDIENCE... I THINK PAT, YOU PROBABLY DID, TOO.
>> THEY PRESSURE-WASHED AND CLEANED IT.
>> FINALLY. MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS.
>> MANY, MANY PHONE CALLS. >> YES.
YES. I KNOW, MR. MIMMS, YOU MET WITH
>> ALL RIGHT. THERE WAS THE CATALYST.
>> VERY SAD MEETING. >> I BELIEVE OUR U.S.
CONGRESSMAN, OUR LOCAL RESIDENT HELPED TO EXPEDITE AND MOTIVATE THE POST OFFICE STAFF TO GET THE AREA CLEANED.
WE WANT TO GET IT CLEANED AND ENHANCE IT.
YOU WILL SEE A BEAUTIFUL PLAN. >> ON THE ORANGE AVENUE CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION, I'M REMINDED THAT MOST RECENT GOLD HAMMER AWARD, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME, I GAVE GOLD HAMMER AWARD TO THE... WHAT THEY DID, THE REHAB CENTER ON ORANGE AVENUE.
I CAN'T REMEMBER A TIME WHEN I... EXCEPT ANYTIME FITNESS, YOU
HAD AN AWARD. >> FOUR YEARS AGO.
THAT WAS FOUR YEARS. >> BEEN A LONG TIME.
BEEN A LONG TIME. YOU KNOW, I HOPE WE KEEP THAT UP. I HOPE EVERYTHING KEEPS IT UP.
[9. BOARD COMMENTS]
>> MS. EARLY? >> NOTHING, MA...
>> I'M GLAD SHYANNE IS HERE. SHE MAY BE ABLE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS. THERE IS... YOU MAY KNOW THAT MY OFFICE IS LOCATED ON DELAWARE AVENUE.
WE ARE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT.
THE DISTRICT GOES RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF DELAWARE AVENUE.
>> YUP. >> THIS IS CREATING SOMEWHAT OF A REDEVELOPMENT ISSUE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DELAWARE AVENUE.
ONE OF THE PRIMARY CHANGES WITH THE DISTRICT WAS THE REDUCTION OF PARKING REQUIREMENT BY 50%. I COULD NOT LOCATE A BUSINESS IN ITS LOCATION ON ORANGE AVENUE WITHOUT THE DISTRICT CHANGES BEING MADE. WE ARE RUNNING INTO SOME RESISTANCE ON DELAWARE AVENUE NOW FOR BUSINESSES LOOKING TO LOCATE ON DELAWARE ON THE SOUTH SIDE THAT ARE UNABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE SAME ADVANTAGES OF THE PROPERTIES ON THE NORTH SIDE BECAUSE THE DELAWARE... THE...
IT GOES RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. I'M GOING TO SUGGEST, IF IT IS POSSIBLE, THAT THAT MATTER BE REVISITED.
WE HAVE ONE BUSINESS THERE NOW THAT IS LOOKING TO GET OPERATIONAL, THAT IS BUMPING INTO SOME ISSUES BECAUSE OF THAT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THAT IS GOING TO IMPEDE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DELAWARE AVENUE. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE MAY WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT EXPANDING THE PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT TO INCORPORATE THE PROPERTIES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DELAWARE AVENUE, SIMPLY TO GIVE THEM THE ADVANTAGES.
KEEPING IN MIND, THAT THESE ARE HISTORIC STRUCTURES IN ONE CAPACITY OR ANOTHER. PARKING THE LIMITED.
FUNCTIONS THAT CAN BE DONE WITH THESE PROPERTIES IS LIMITED.
WE HAVE SEEN A PHENOMENAL AMOUNT OF QUASI--RETAIL USES POPPING UP ON THE NORTH SIDE BECAUSE OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT REDUCTION.
SO SHYANNE IS SHAKING HER HEAD YES.
THE INFORMATION I'M GIVING IS ACCURATE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US REVISIT THAT TO EXPAND THAT.
THE NORTH SIDE HAS BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAVE A HAIR SALON THERE. IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE STREET, WE ARE AN OPERATOR LOOKING TO PUT IN A WINE BAR.
AN APPETIZERS TYPE LOCATION. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH HIM RELATIVE TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS, ET CETERA.
IF HE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, THIS WOULDN'T BE A DISCUSSION POINT. IF WE COULD LOOK AT EXPANDING THAT, WE WILL SEE ADDITIONAL DELAWARE AVENUE CORRIDOR.
IT HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE I HAVE BEEN THERE.
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>> DELAWARE AVENUE LOOKS GOOD. YUP.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM HAVE THE SAME ADVANTAGES ON THE SOUTH SIDE THAT THE SIDE DOES. I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW WE WOULD APPROACH THAT. IF WE CAN... IS THAT A
WE PUT TOGETHER THE ARTS DISTRICT BY, I BELIEVE, A RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE. THERE WERE ESTABLISHED BOUNDARIES. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE BOUNDARY STOPS ON DELAWARE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS...
I THAT THIS COMMISSION HAS THE ABILITY TO ALTER THOSE BOUNDARIES. WE CAN BRING THAT BACK TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. THERE MAY BE A PLANNING FUNCTION AS WELL. WE WILL LOOK AT THAT.
THAT WON'T BE A PROBLEM. IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION OF
THIS... >> IT IS THE CITY COMMISSION.
YES. >> I THINK THAT THIS FPRA BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS BOARD?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO STARE AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR AND SAY THAT TO MYSELF, TOO. YEAH.
ABSOLUTELY. I RECOMMEND AS A BOARD MEMBER THAT WE DO THAT. (LAUGHTER).
>> OKAY. >> ANYBODY... SO YOU HAVE THREE COMMISSIONERS AT LEAST. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE TWO MORE. OKAY.
GOOD IDEA. >> YOU GET TO TALK IN THE THIRD
PERSON. >> I WASN'T SURE WHERE YOU WERE
THAT IS WHAT IT IS. YOU KNOW, ALL RIGHT.
I'M NEW. >> YOU WILL GET A COMPLEX, TOO.
>> ANY OTHER BOARD COMMENTS? >> YES, SIR.
>> I WANTED TO END THE REPORT. I WANTED TO COMMEND AND I LOVE THE PROGRAM OF OUR SRO PROGRAM. SEEING THE REPORT THERE.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THE BICYCLES AND THE TRAINING AND THE COORDINATION. I'M JUST EXCITED ABOUT IT.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT AND STILL HAPPY WE ARE DOING IT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WITHIN THE CRA SPECIFICALLY REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT OUTSIDE OF OUR DOWNTOWN FUNDING? ARE WE DOING ANYTHING ELSE WITH
OUR PROGRAM? >> SPECIFICALLY TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT? >> I DO NOT BELIEVE SO, SIR.
>> SO WE HAVE TWO PROGRAMS THAT ARE... WAIT A MINUTE.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE SPECIAL OFFICERS THAT ARE FUNDED FOR COMMUNITY POLICING OPERATIONS. LY GET YOU MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. WE HAD A COPS GRANT.
I BELIEVE WE HAD TO FUND THOSE OFFICERS. IF YOU RECALL A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK. I BELIEVE WE HAD TO FUND THOSE OFFICERS THROUGH SOME SORT OF SOURCE.
I BELIEVE THE FPRA WAS CHOSEN AS THE SOURCE.
THAT IS FOR COMMUNITY POLICING INITIATIVE.
I WILL GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
>> THAT WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GRANT WE HAD TO FUND.
YES. I BELIEVE THAT... YOU KNOW, IT IS A GRADUATED SCALE OF OUR FUNDING... OUR FUNDING INCREASES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. I WILL GET THE SPECIFICS TO YOU.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO DRILL DOWN INTO THE SPECIFICS OF HOW THE CRA AND THE FORT PIERCE P.D. ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENHANCE SECURITY AND SAFETY WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
>> YES, SIR. >> AS A BOARD MEMBER.
THAT WOULD BE A GREAT REPORT TO SEE.
>> OKAY. >> HOW THOSE PROGRAMS WORK TOGETHER. SO THEN ON THE OTHER THING, ON THE COMMENT, ON THE REPORT IS THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR GETTING THAT PUBLICIZED.
GETTING IT OUT THERE. IT IS GENERATING ACTIVITY.
IT IS GENERATING EXCITEMENT. ANY EMAILS?
>> YEAH. >> WELL, THAT IS GOOD.
GOES RIGHT BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT CONVERSATION.
EXACTLY THAT. AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO BUILD FOR THE NEXT 10, 15, 20 YEARS. OR AT LEAST AS A CRA.
2042. >> WE HAVE 20 YEARS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS AN ASIDE THIS MORNING.
AT THE CHAMBER BREAKFAST, OUR CHIEF RECOGNIZED ARCHIE'S WHICH IS IN THE FPRA AREA. BECAUSE ARCHIE'S HAS A PROGRAM THAT IF YOU ARE... IF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH REFRESHMENT, THEY WILL PAY AN UBER FOR YOU TO GO HOME. THEY WILL ALSO... THEY HAVE A BREATHALYZER ON SITE. AND THEY ARE WATCHING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS... PATTY MCGEE GOT THE AWARD.
SHE SAID "WE WANT OUR COMUSSERS CUSTOMERS TO HAVE FUN AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. WE WANT THEM THERE.
WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO THEM WHEN THEY GO HOME.
OR TO ANYBODY ELSE." IT IS A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM.
ARCHIE'S PAYS FOR THE UBER. A VERY GOOD PROGRAM.
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SO ANYTHING ELSE? >> THEY LI IN THE DISTRICT, THEY CAN MAYBE USE FREEBEE. MAYBE.
>> WE WILL TELL ARCHIE'S ABOUT THAT.
GIVE THEM THE APP ON THEIR PHONE.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.