[1. Call to Order] [00:00:12] >> THIS IS THE CONFERENCE AGENDA OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> MAYOR HUDSON? >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER JEREMIAH JOHNSON? >> START WITH THE FIRST ITEM. AND PRESENTATION OF THE PARKS [a. Presentation by Parks Advisory Committee, Charlene Adair, Chair, on the call for nominations to rename Jaycee Park. ] ADVISORY COMMITTEE. CHARLENE ADAIR CHAIR, ON THE NOMINATION TO RENAME JAYCEE PARK. I THINK THE CHAIR IS GUS GITAIR. >> AND THE RENAMING EFFORT FOR JAYCEE PARK. >> WELCOME MR. ADAIR AND MS. RIOS. >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.. >> GOOD MORNING. >> AS MR. MIMMS STATED, WE ARE HERE TO STATE, IDEA OF RENAMING JAYCEE PARK. WE HAVE PARKS ADVISORY CHAIR AND SHE WILL BE DOING THE PRESENTATION AND I WILL BE ASSISTING WITH THE -- >> YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE OPERATOR? >> I AM. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ASSISTANCE. >> GOOD MORNING, MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SUMMARY OF THE RENAMING OF JAYCEE PARK. AS THE MAYOR RECALLED, WE HAD A CALL FOR RENAMING JAYCEE PARK AND THAT WAS DUE IN DECEMBER 9, 2022. WE'RE NOW RECORDING FOR THAT. THE PROCESS IS INCLUDING A PACKET IN CASE WE GET CONFUSED IN THE DETAILS, WE CAN REFER TO THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THE QUOTE FROM THE NAMING PROCESS THAT RENAMING CARRIES A MUCH GREATER BURDEN OF PROCESS COMPARED TO THE INITIAL NAMING. TRADITION AND CONTINUITY AND NAMED, ARE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY VALUES. EACH REQUEST TO RENAME MUST MEET THE CRITERIA OF THE POLICY BUT MAINLY IT DOESN'T INSURE NAMING. THIS IS JUST TO INSURE THE NAMING PROCESS DOES INCLUDING RENAMING. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE INCLUDES BY VOTES AND NOMINATIONS MUST BE COMPLETE. AND THIS INCLUDES STATING A REASON AND A SIGNATURE AND WE HAVE RESULTS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, E-MAILS AND NOMINATION FORMS, WE'LL BE ADDRESSING BRIEFLY. AND WHILE SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT CONSIDERED A NOMINATION, IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT A NUMBER OF POSTS FOR THE NAME TO BE JAYCEE PARK. WE ONLY MENTION THIS INFORMALLY BECAUSE THERE WAS QUITE AN OUTCRY ON SOCIAL MEDIA. ALSO, THERE WERE 14 E-MAILS RECEIVED AND, AGAIN, E-MAILS ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS A NOMINATION. IT'S WORTH NOTING, THAT FIVE DID PREFER THE NAME REMAIN JAYCEE PARK AND SUGGESTING, NIS. JOHN GARTHER, SUN RISE CITY PARK, SUNSET PARK OR SEA SIDE OR RIVER PARK. AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE PARTICULAR CALL FOR RENAMING, TO ILLICIT QUITE A RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC. NOT ALWAYS IN NOMINATION FORMS BEING COMPLETED. THE NEXT CHART JUST SHOWS, THE NOMINATIONS. WE FELT WE NEEDED TO IDENTIFY NOMINATIONS, WITH CITIZENS, CARED ENOUGH TO SUBMIT THOSE. AND AS YOU COULD SEE, WE ONLY HAVE SIX THAT ACTUALLY COMPLETED THE FORM METHOD AND METHOD CRITERIA OF THE RENAMING PROCESS. AND THOSE INCLUDED SUN RISE KIWANIS PARK, JAYCEE PARK, [00:05:05] JAYCEE PARK AGAIN. SO YOU COULD GET AN IDEA ABOUT THE ACTUAL NOMINATION FORMS THAT WERE SUBMITTED INTO THE CITY'S OFFICE. AND TO SUMMARIZE, THREE SUGGESTED RENAMING AND THREE SUGGESTED LEAVING IT JAYCEE PARK. THE REASONS GIVEN TO LEAVE THE NAME JAYCEE PARK, CONFUSING TO RENAME AND EASY TO RECOGNIZE AND FIND AS IS. THOSE WERE SORT OF THE PREDOMINANT THINGS THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE INPUT THAT WE GOT, BUT PARTICULARLY THE NOMINATION FORMS. WE AT PARKS COMMITTEE REVIEWED THIS CAREFULLY, DISCUSSED IT THOROUGHLY AND WE'VE CONCLUDED THAT COMMUNITY PREFERS TO LEAVE THE NAME FOR THE ENTIRE PARK JAYCEE PARK. THE COMMUNITY ALSO RECOGNIZES THE HUGE CONTRIBUTION THAT KIWANIS IN REBUILDING THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS A LARGE PART OF THE AMENITIES IN JAYCEE PARK. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THAT THE PLAYGROUND IS CERTAINLY A CENTRAL FOCUS BUT SO ARE THE OTHER TEN OR SO ACTIVITIES THAT OCCUR AT JAYCEE PARK. NOT THE TO MENTION THE PICKLE BALL COURTS, WHICH IS CROWDED ALL THE TIME NOW AND THE FRONT PARKING LOT HAS NEVER BEEN USED SO MUCH. THAT'S BEEN A HUGE HIT. IN ANY CASE, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE PARK. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT ASKED TO GIVE AN OPINION, THEY WILL GIVE IT ANYWAY. SOME SAY THE PLAYGROUND SHOULD BE NAMED TO HONOR THE HUGE CONTRIBUTION OF KIWANIS CLUB. YOU COULD NAME A PARK OF A FACILITY AS YOU DO THE SUNRISE THEATER BALCONY AND YOU'VE DONE SEVERAL OF THOSE, PART OF THE FACILITY, NOT THE ENTIRE THING IT'S AN UNSOLICITED SUGGESTION, LET'S JUST SAY THAT. AND OF COURSE, THE PROCEDURES TO RENAME, WE PUT IT RIGHT HERE, WE'RE DOWN AT NUMBER 5 RIGHT NOW, TO DISCUSS THIS. AND YOU DECIDE HOW TO GO FORWARD AND HOW YOU WANT TO PROCEED. BUT THE ACTUAL DECISION IS MADE AT A COMMISSION MEETING, IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS. SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND WE'LL OPEN THE QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. I THINK IT WAS VERY THOROUGH. I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY CARED THAT THE PARKS STAYED THE SAME. EVEN THOUGH MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT A JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS, WHICH IS THE OLD NAME FOR JAYCEES. TO ME, THEY CONSIDERED THAT HISTORICAL. IT IS A HISTORICAL NAME AND SHOULDN'T BE CHANGED. AND I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY CARED THAT MUCH. SO -- I KNOW I WAS PART OF THE KIWANIS, THE KIDS BUILT, AND THAT WAS ALL CONSUMING FOR A SHORT TIME. YOU KIND OF GOTTEN WRAPPED UP INTO IT, IT SHOULD BE KIWANIS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF THE COMMITTEE. ANYBODY ELSE? >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. THANK YOU FOR THE RECOMMENDATION. I KNEW IT WAS COMING. IT WAS A MATTER OF DIRECTION. I AGREE. I THINK THE ASSESSMENT CONTINUING OF JAYCEE PARK IS WARRANTED. AND THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INPUT BUT THE INPUT IS COMPELLING. I ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF THE SECTIONAL RENAMING OF THAT PARTICULAR AREA, THAT THE KIWANIS WAS SO HEAVILY INVOLVED IN, TO THE KIWANIS, WHATEVER --. >> PARK OR WHATEVER. >> I THINK THAT ACTUALLY CAPTURES THE INTENT OF WHAT EVERYBODY WAS LOOKING FOR. THAT'S MY POSITION. NAME THE PLAYGROUND WITH THE KIWANIS INVOLVED AND KEEP THE JAYCEE PARK NAME BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE -- >> ANYBODY ELSE? >> COMMISSIONER GAINES HAS A LOOK, HE DOESN'T AGREE WITH MY STATEMENT. >> NO, I'M JUST -- I LOVE THE IDEA. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. GOING FORWARD, WHEN THE PROCESS [00:10:08] OF GOING TO OTHER PARKS, ARE WE GOING, GOING FORWARD. IF SOMEONE COMES IN THE OTHER PARKS AND DONATE SOMETHING OR DOES SOMETHING, ARE WE GOING TO DO? I'M JUST GOING TO USE, I HAVE THEME PARK ON MY MIND. WE GET MONEY FOR SOMEWHERE, ARE WE GOING -- I DON'T KNOW. ARE WE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING AT OTHER PARKS? OR ARE WE GOING TO JAYCEE PARK BECAUSE IT WAS UNIQUE TO THE SITUATION. ARE WE GOING TO GOING TO THE REPORT. I LOVE THE IDEA I COULD HEAR THE PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS, WHAT ABOUT, I DID SUCH AND SUCH AT THIS PARK. WHY MY FAMILY NAME CANNOT BE AT THIS PARK? I HAVE SOME OTHER PARKS IN MIND CITY MANAGER. YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS? I'M JUST CURIOUS, GOING FORWARD, COULD WE DO THE SAME THING? HOW DOES THAT WORK. I KNOW THE OTHER PARKS ARE NOT COMMUNITY BUILT. WE'RE PUTTING THE MONEY AND DOING IT CORRECT. THAT'S MY CONCERN. >> LIONS ARE DOING PART OF THE FENN PARK, AM I REMEMBERING THAT RIGHT? >> THE LIONS CLUB WAS EXACTLY WHO I WAS GOING TO USE AS AN EXAMPLE. THE LIONS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS YEARS AGO TO OLD FOE PARK. WE HAVE AMENITIES THERE RECOGNIZING THEM FOR THEIR EFFORT. WE HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST. I THINK IF MR. MIMMS COULD CONFIRM, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING IF WE GET A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION, WE WANT TO RENAME AN AMENITY, I THINK WE CAN DO IT. WE HAVE DONE IT. >> I WANT TO ENCOURAGE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO PARTICIPATE. THEN YOU HAVE A PORTION OF THE NAMING RIGHTS AS WELL. I COULD SEE IT BEING BENEFICIAL. >> THE LIONS CLUB HAS SPONSORED THE FITNESS NATION AT FEN PARK. THE SAME LOCATION WILL BE AT FEN PARK. >> I LIKE THE -- I LIKE THE SUGGESTION OF KEEPING IT JAYCEE AND GIVING THE SUNRISE KIWANIS, SOME KIND OF PLAQUE RECOGNITION FOR THE KIDS' PLAYGROUND. I LIKE THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I HAVE NO ISSUES. I GUESS FOR ME, I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS; RIGHT? AND YOU WALKED US THROUGH YOUR COMMITTEE GOING THROUGH, RECEIVING NOMINATIONS FOR RENAMING THE PARK; RIGHT? YOU RECEIVED THAT AND RECEIVED THE PROCESS. I GUESS FOR ME MY CLARIFICATION, WAS THIS WIDELY NEEDED TO RENAME THE PARK? I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING ANYTHING. MAYBE I MISSED IT. >> YES, IT WAS WIDELY PUBLICIZED AND IT WAS SENT OUT AS A NEWS RELEASE. THIS IS THE NEWS RELEASE THAT MIKE PULLED UP. AND IT WAS ON THE WEBSITE AND, YOU KNOW -- >> SOCIAL MEDIA. >> AND SOCIAL MEDIA. SO IT WAS WIDELY PUBLICIZED AS OUR RENAMING SUGGESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR WALKING ME THROUGH IT. LIKE MUCH OF THE CITIZENS, SOMETIMES, I MAY MISS STUFF. I DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO COME BACK AND HAVE BEEN, AND WE WANT TO DO THIS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. I USE MYSELF AS AN EXAMPLE. I DON'T NEED TO CALL ANYBODY UNINFORMED. THIS IS OKAY. THIS IS HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS. THIS IS OUT THERE. THIS WAS PUT IN, A DEBATE ON THIS, USUALLY IT IS SOMEWHERE OUT THERE. >> NO LATER. >> HE GAVE. >> OBVIOUSLY, SOMETIME IN DECEMBER, THIS WENT OUT. >> NOVEMBER. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. >> AND AS A COMMISSION, ASK FOR THAT, I THINK. >> I WANT TO BE CLEAR. >> THERE'S PEOPLE WATCHING TODAY, THAT WOULD COME UP AND CLAIM, NO KNOWLEDGE OF NONE OF THIS. BOTH SIDES. I RECEIVED E-MAILS TO KEEP IT THE SAME. I RECEIVED E-MAILS AND ALSO IN FAVOR OF CHANGING THE NAME. SO SOMEHOW BETWEEN OUR HOLIDAY SYSTEM, HOLIDAY. AND I WANTED TO REMIND MYSELF, THAT THIS WENT OUT, THIS IS HERE AND THIS IS HOW IT GOT TO THE PROCESS. I TOO, WILL SUPPORT RENAMING THE SECTION. AND MADAM MAYOR, I THINK YOU POSTED A PICTURE, WE PUT HOURS. PICKETS. [00:15:04] WE PUT WORK OUT THERE. I'M IN FAVOR OF THE SECTION. GOING FORWARD, AGAIN, I COULD SEE THIS GOING DOWN THE PATH AGAIN. YOU KNOW. WE HAVE THE PARK ON 23RD STREET, WHICH IS CITY OWNED, AND LIONS STATED AN INTEREST IN GET BEING IT BACK. THE COMMUNITY WILL WELCOME IT. IT SEEMS THERE'S GREAT AMENITIES. RIGHT NOW, IT'S NAMED HAYDEN PARK, CORRECT? >> NO, SIR, COACH THIN PARK. >> OH, COACH THIN PARK. >> IT'S NAMED COACH FINN PARK. >> OKAY, THANK YOU, SIR. THAT'S THE MAIN REPORT. >> COACH FINN. >> TO SOME, WE KNOW HIM AS COACH FINN, BROTHER FINN. HEYBERT L. FINN. I'M DONE. THANK YOU. >> AND GOT A FEW PHONE CALLS ABOUT JAYCEE PARK? >> OH, YES THE WORD WAS OUT. >> THAT'S ALL I WANT. >> AND JUST, MADAM MAYOR, IF YOU WILL, YEARS THE COMMISSION ADOPTED THE RENAMING PROCESS YEARS AGO UNKNOWN THE PREMISE, WE ALWAYS WANTED TO GET PUBLIC INPUT JUST AS YOU GOT FROM THE SO. SINCE THE PROCESS, IS PART OF RENAMING A FACILITY. IN KEEPING WITH THE PROCESS. YOU COULD GO OUT FOR RENAMING FOR THE PLAYGROUND IN THE SAME PRO PROCESS. DO WE HAVE TO? >> WE DON'T HAVE TO. >> THE PROCESS DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO DO IT FOR PART OF THE PLAYGROUND. >> THE COMMISSION COULD DECIDE. WE JUST NAME IT. >> WE CAN'T TAKE VOTES HERE. SO HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? >> TODAY, IT'S ABOUT RECEIVING INFORMATION. AND I GUESS, CONFIRMATION THAT THE NOMINATIONS, MEET ALL THE GUIDELINES FROM THE PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS IS FOR YOUR DISCUSSION AMONGST YOURSELVES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED, THEN BASICALLY, THE FEEDBACK, WE WILL BRING BACK A RESOLUTION THAT PROVIDES A NAME FOR YOU ALL TO VOTE ON AND -- >> KIDS PARK. >> IF NOT FOR JAYCEE PARK. >> WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO. >> IF WE'RE JUST KEEPING THE NAME JAYCEE PARK, WE DON'T NEED A RESOLUTION FOR THAT. IF WE WANT TO NAME A KIDS PARK, DO WE NEED A RESOLUTION FOR THAT? >> I DON'T THINK SO. THIS IS ABOUT RENAMING FACILITIES. THE PLAYGROUND IS A FACILITY WITHIN JAYCEE PARK. . >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TACKLING THIS AS QUICKLY AS YOU DID. >> AND AS THOROUGHLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [b. Parking Committee recommendation for parking solution at Depot Drive and Boston Avenue] . >> OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS THE PARKING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR PARKING SOLUTION AT DEPOT DRIVE IN BOSTON AVENUE. >> MR. MIMMS? >> AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE GUTIERREZ AND CITY ENGINEERING ANDREWS, TO GIVE US AN UPDATE WITH ONE OF THE RECENT RECOMMENDATION FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AR AREA. >> THIS IS VERY INTERESTING. GOOD MORNING. MAYOR HUDSON AND CITY MANAGER MIMMS. AND I HAVE THIS ALONG, THAT WILL SHOW US THE AREA ON THE SCREEN. WE WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE APPRAISAL IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD, TO ADD THE PROPERTY ON DEPOT DRIVE AND BOSTON. SO WE CAN ADD THIS ADDITIONAL SPACE. WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND RECOMMEND TO SEE IF WE CAN ENGAGE THE COUNTY, SINCE THIS IS A DIRECT BENEFIT FOR THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE SOLUTION. SO THE COUNTY COULD BE BROUGHT IN AND HELP US. IT'S A SHOVEL READY PROJECT, THAT WILL BE A QUICK INEXPENSIVE SOLUTION TO ADD. HOW MANY SOLUTIONS ARE WE A ADDING? >> 63 IN TOTAL. >> DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF COURTHOUSE WILL BENEFIT. THAT WILL HELP THE REST OF THE AREA WITHIN THE CITY. . >> I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE NINE SUBMITTALS FOR PROPOSALS. [00:20:01] ONCE WE CAN GET IT TOGETHER, IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE A DECISION AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COUNTY DECISION FOR THE PARKING GARAGE. THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO START DRIVING BY AND SEEING, THERE'S VACANCY. LET'S GO IN, WE CAN GET IT. . >> LET ME BRING EVERYONE UP-TO-DATE ON THE PROPOSAL. AS FAR AS THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP, IT'S MADE OF DIFFERENT PARCELS. WE HAVE A DEPOT DRIVE, RIGHT AWAY SHOWN IN YELLOW. WE HAVE THE MARKET STREET, RIGHT AWAY, WHICH FEW PEOPLE KNOW, WE EVEN HAVE A MARKET STREET. IT'S A RIGHT OF WAY. WE COULD COMBINE THAT TOGETHER WITH THIS. WE HAVE THE CITRUS RIGHT OF WAY, AVENUE RIGHT OF WAY IN GREEN. AND THEN WE HAVE THE PRIVATE PARCELS THAT IS OWNED BY THE C-BAT INVESTMENTS SHOWN IN RED. AND THEIR PROPERTY IS SPLIT BY THE RIGHT OF WAY. THEIR PROPOSAL IS TO ACQUIRE THE TWO PARCELS TO MAKE A PROPOSED PARKING LOT. THE PROPOSAL THAT I HAVE, IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE ASPHALT TRAVEL WAY AND THE PERVIOUS WAIVERS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND AS YOU COULD SEE, THE TURN AROUND FOR THE PARKING WOULD BE OWNED BY THE COMPANY THERE. - THIS IS A POSSIBILITY TO -- UTILIZE THE TWO LOTS, BUT WE END UP USING PROBABLY 12 PARKING SPACES IF WE DRAGGED THAT NORTH AND, BECAUSE WE NEED SOME WAY TO TURN THE VEHICLES AROUND. WE HAVE TO BE AWARE THAT THIS BUSINESS HERE, THAT UTILIZES PARKING. >> LET ME ZOOM IN HERE. >> THEY UTILIZE THE PARKING FOR THE BACK OF THE BUSINESS. THEY UTILIZE THE MARKET STREET, AS THEIR ACCESS. SO IF WE CAN -- IF WE CONVERT THAT TO THE PARKING, WE BASICALLY ELIMINATE THEIR ACCESS. SO IN THE DESIGN, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE SOME KIND OF ACCESS. THIS IS ONE PROPOSAL THAT WE CAN D THAT. ANOTHER PART OF THIS, IS WE MAY WANT TO CONSIDER A PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION TO THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITRUS OVERPASS FRIDGE, WE HAVE THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WHICH IS IN RIGHT IN THIS AREA RIGHT HERE. NOW THAT ATTORNEYS AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES TO THE COURTHOUSE, THEY HAVE TO CROSS SECOND STREET, RIGHT THERE AT SECOND STREET AND CITRUS, WHICH IS A LESS THAN DESIRABLE CROSSING COMING WITH VEHICLES OFF THE BRIDGE. THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO CONNECT THIS AND UNDER THE BRIDGE AND COME RIGHT ALONG HERE WITH A PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. AND THEY CAN ACCESS THE COURTHOUSE THIS WAY. AGS -- AS YOU COULD SEE, THIS IS A DIRECT CONNECTION WITH IT. THE ROUND ABOUT WOULD BE RIGHT HERE. THE CONNECTION WOULD CONTINUE AND UNDER THE BRIDGE. COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE AND THEN CONNECT UP WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER PROPOSAL, THAT WE HAVE -- MIGHT CONSIDER FOR THIS. [00:25:03] AS FAR AS OUR COSTS, THE COST FOR THE PROPOSED PARKING LOT, WE'RE 420,000. THIS DOES INCLUDE ALL THE PAVING DRAINAGE, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, SO THIS IS UNPAVED PARKING LOT. THE PEDESTRIAN SECTION MAY ADD ANOTHER $50,000. TO DO A FIRST SCALE PARKING LOT, WE'RE LOOKING AT LESS THAN HALF MILLION DOLLAR. >> I WANT TO PUT THE CONNECTION TO THE FUTURE BRIGHT STATION LOT TO THE OTHER SIDE AND A POSSIBLE WALK OVER. >> OVERHEAD CONNECTION TO THAT. >> AND THIS IS THE PROPOSAL THAT THE PARKING COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE COMMISSION. TO PROCEED AND TO PROCEED WITH AN APPRAISAL WITH THE TWO PIECES OF PROPERTY. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE IT FORWARD. >> THIS IS TWO PIECES OF PROPERTY? >> YES, THERE'S TWO LOTS. IT'S -- THEY HAVE SEPARATE BACKUP TO IT. THEY ARE RIGHT BESIDE EACH OT OTHER. >> 4500 SQUARE FEET OF LAND. IT'S A POSTAGE STAMP. >> WE HAVE TO GET AN APPRAISAL ON IT, IS THAT RIGHT? >> YEP. YEP. . >> COMMISSIONERS? >> LET ME BE CLEAR WITH SANDRA. YOU'RE SAYING, GET A PROPOSAL FOR THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. THAT WOULD ADD ON, DOES THAT FACTOR INTO YOUR COST? >> YES, THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL. . >> THE COST IS NOT PART OF THIS. >> AND IDENTIFY ING SUPPORT, YO LOOKED AT THAT. ARE WE ABLE TO UTILIZE DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THAT STUFF? WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? >>. >> WHERE IS JOHNNA, WHEN YOU NEED? >> JOHNNA WILL SAY NO. WITH REGARD TO THIS, INFRASTRUCTURE CANNOT BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. . >> WE HAVE IMPACT FEES AND OTHER THAT ARE AVAILABLE. WE CAN FIND THE MONEY. ALSO, THERE'S A STRONG PROBABILITY, TO HOPEFULLY, WORK ON A COLLABORATIVE FUNDING AGREEMENT. TO PAY FOR THESE IMPROVEMENTS. >> THAT'S EXACTLY HOW WE'RE GOING, EVEN TALKING TO THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, OVER THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY MAY HAVE. CERTAINLY, THEY CAN BE STRONG GRANT PARTNERS. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SIDEWALKS AND MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY, I THINK THERE'S SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES, EITHER STRONG GRANT PARTNERS, RIGHT. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, WHAT POPS IN MY MIND, THE CONCERN FOR SECURITY; RIGHT? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE TRAVERSING TO ONE PARK TO THE ANOTHER. AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE OPTIONS. TO COME ABOARD, AND PROVIDE THOSE TYPES OF FUNDINGS, TO PROVIDE THAT LEVEL OF SECURITY AND PROTECTION AS PEOPLE TRAVERSE TO THAT PART OF THE PARK, ET CETERA. IT'S POPPING IN MY MIND: IT GIVES GOOD USE OF PROPERTY, THAT'S NOT VALEAL. THE FUTURISTIC LOOK, IS EXACTLY WHERE RIGHT SIGNAL TO THOSE WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT OBTAINING FOR PIERCE. . [00:30:05] >> DO YOU KNOW IF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE WILLING TELLERS. DO WE KNOW THAT? >> YES, I BELIEVE THEY ARE. >> ANYTHING ELSE, ANY OTHER? >> YES, SIR >> AND I WANT TO POINT OUT, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON'S COMMENTS ARE SPOT ON, AS FAR AS LOCATION, SENSITIVE, ET CETERA TO POTENTIAL FUTURE PROGRAMS THAT COME FORWARD. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, AND THE REASON WHY THIS IS IN THE AGENDA THIS MORNING. ONE OF THE COMMISSION ADVISER. PRIOR TO THE MEETING THE THEORY, IS THAT THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARY OF THE TRACK AND LIT PAVED PARKING IS GOING TO BE THE COUNTY. AS THE CHAIRMAN STATED, THIS IS VOFL READY THIS IS AS READY TO GO AS READY TO GO CAN BE. IF THERE'S A SERIOUS ATTEMPT TO ASSIST IN THE PARKING ISSUES DOWNTOWN THIS IMMEDIATELY COMES TO THE FOREFRONT ON WHAT COULD BE DONE NOW: MY POSITION, THEY CAN DONATE THE LAND OR IMPROVEMENTS. LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY, IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START THE DISCUSSION THERE'S A VALUE TO THE TRACK OF LAND. THE TRACK OF LAND THE CITY CONTROLS IS SIGNIFICANT. AND SO THE VALUE ATTACHED TO THAT, IS UNKNOWN. BUT IT WOULD BE EASY TO COMPUTE, ONCE WE GET A SQUARE FOOTAGE, BASED ON THE 4700 SQUARE FOOT LOT, TO FACTOR INTO THE TRACK OF LAND. WE KNOW WHAT WE'LL BE BRINGING TO THE TABLE, ONCE THE COMMISSION IS COMMITTED. THE OTHER THING, THERE'S AN INTENT TO TRY TO TIE IN, SOUTH OF CITRUS, TO THE REST OF DOWNTOWN, AND MAKE IT MUCH MORE COMMUNABLE, IS THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT. THAT END, IS ALMOST LIKE A SECOND. >> FORGOTTEN ABOUT. >> WE HAVE A HARD TIE IN TO DOWNTOWN. >> AND ALSO, I SEE, THIS BEING ATTRACTIVE TO GET A STATION HRE. >> IT SUPPLEMENTS, FROM A -- AND POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE OTHER TRACK. IT'S A WIN, WIN FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE. . >> THIS IS WITHIN A BLOCK OF THE SUN RISE. PEOPLE COULD TECHNICALLY, THEY CAN GET TO THE COURTHOUSE, THEY CAN GET TO THE SUN RISE, AS FAR AS WALKABLITY. THIS ADDS ADDITIONAL MORE PARKING SPACES, PEOPLE PATRONIZING THE SUN RISE THEATER, ET CETERA. OKAY. . >> REAL QUICK. JUST TWO POINTS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE ON THE SCREEN, WE HAVE JUST TO PROTECT THE BUSINESS, THAT WE SAID, THAT NEEDED THE PARKING. WOULD THEIR INTEREST BE COMING OFF THE ROUND ABOUT? >> YES. >> ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. . >> SO YOU DON'T FORESEE ANY TYPE OF, I GUESS, TRAFFIC DELAYED. TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AND OUT, OR TRYING TO COME AROUND THE CIRCLE? >> NO, THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH ROOM IN THERE. WE HAVE -- >> HAVE TO PROTECT THE BUSINESS, BUSINESS OWNERS. MY SECOND QUESTION, IF WE GO BACK TO THE -- THIS WALKWAY FOR THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, TO THE COURTHOUSE, IS THAT GOING TO BE SUDDENLY USED ONLY FOR THE EMPLOYEES OR THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. OR WILL THAT BE A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. AND THE REASON I'M ASKING THE QUESTION, IS OFFICERS OR ATTORNEYS FROM THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND A LOT OF TIMES, WHEN THEY ARE LEAVING THE [00:35:02] COURTHOUSE, IS MAY NOT BE UNDER THE BEST CIRCUMSTANCES FOR SOMEONE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO, MADAM ATTORNEY'S LAUGHING JA FOR SAFETY REASONS. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. ARE WE, IN ESSENCE, GOING BACK, A POINT WITH US AND COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON WITH THE COUNTY, ARE WE GOING TO MAKE THAT FOR THEIR USE ONLY. WOULD IT BE SOMETHING FOR THE PUBLIC. AND IF IT'S SOMETHING FOR THE PUBLIC, WE REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT SOME TYPE OF SECURITY FOR THE ATTORNEYS AND EMPLOYEES, STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, ESPECIALLY, LEAVING COURT, IF WHATEVER HAPPENED IN COURT DIDN'T GO THE WAY CERTAIN RESIDENT'S -- >> YOU KNOW YOU HAVE MONEY THERE FOR LIGHTING. . >> RIGHT, RIGHT. . >> AND YOU KNOW. . >> MY ORIGINAL THOUGHTS, IS TO HAVE LIGHTING AND UNDER THE BRIDGE TO KIND OF KEEP THAT A LITTLE MORE SECURED. I WAS ALWAYS ANTICIPATING BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. >> AND THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE. I'M JUST -- JUST THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT THE PURPOSE OR THOSE ATTORNEYS COMING FROM THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THEY ARE NOT GOING OVER THERE MOST OF THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT CONTRACTS. AND BUILDING STREETS. YOU KNOW, THEY ARE GOING THERE TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TAKING PEOPLE'S LIBERTIES. >> PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE. >> LIBERTIES AWAY. YOU KNOW. I JUST WANT US TO BE THANKFUL THAT, YOU KNOW, OR -- >> SUBCONSCIOUS. >> AND WE NEED TO TRY TO PROTECT. I LOVE THE IDEA. I'VE TRIED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION YOU WERE SAYING AND TRYING TO CROSS IT WITH PULLING SOME, PULLING SOME FILES AND OTHER THINGS. YOU KNOW. YOU GOT A GOOD START AND GO. JUST BE HONEST WITH YOU. JUST PUT IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS, IF WE'RE GOING TO USE IT, LET'S THINK ABOUT SOME TYPE OF ADDITIONAL. WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO PROTECT, THAT'S WALKING TO THE COURTHOUSE, GOING TO THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND GOING BACK TO COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON, IT'S A GOOD POINT, HEY, GUYS, WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE YOU ACCESS. YOU KNOW, WHAT GRANT MONEY DO YOU HAVE TO HELP US, HELP US SECURE IT OR WHATEVER. I WANT TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD. >> I HAVE QUESTION, TOO DOES RAILROAD, ARE THEY FENCED OUT THERE. DO THEY FENCE OFF? >> THIS IS OFF THEIR RIGHT OF WAY. . >> I'M WONDERING, IF SOMEONE COULD WANDER OFF THE RAILROAD TRACKS OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW. >> THEY DO HAVE, THEY DO HAVE -- >> I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION. ONCE WE HAVE THE COMPLETE DESIGN, I'M SURE IT WILL BE A MAGNIFICENT LOOK. COMMISSIONER GAINS, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, TOO I THINK, ALSO, ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES, THAT WORK IN THE OFFICE, THAT DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH CASES. THEY JUST WORK THERE TO MAINTAIN THAT OFFICE. PEOPLE JUST VISITING, TO BE ABLE TO WALK ON THAT. IT'S SOMETHING THEY WILL GET INTO WITH THE COURT BAILIFFS AND THEY WILL DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO, TO INSURE. >> AND I AGREE WITH YOU, TOO >> IT IMMEDIATELY CAME TO MY MIND AS WELL. >> IMMEDIATELY CAME TO MY MIND AS WELL. >> IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE A SAFE ATMOSPHERE AT ALL. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE OR DO. AS WE TRAVERSE INTO THE AREA, WE WILL INTENSIFY THE LIGHTING. WE WOULD HOPE THAT THIS WOULD HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF SAFETY AS ANYWHERE ELSE IN OUR CITY. EVEN THOUGH IT'S SMALL, WE DID GO OVER, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE, IF ONE'S BRIGHT LINE COMES IN, [00:40:07] WE CAN HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING TORE A GAR AGE WHATEVER WE ADD WITH LAND, WILL BE EMBRACED, BRIGHT LINE WITH PARTNERS IN THE CITY AS WELL: HOW DOES EVERYBODY FEEL ABOUT THE COUNTER. >> THE STATUS WITH THAT, AND AS MENTIONED, AS BROUGHT UP IN THE PARKING COMMITTEE MEETING PROBABLY WELL BACK THROUGH THE PARKING COMMITTEE TO COME BACK HERE. . >> I UNDERSTAND, THAT SOMETIMES, LETTING BE THIS HERE AND HERE. >> AND THEY ARE ON BOARD IN MOVING THE WHOLE AGENDA. IT LOOKS LIKE, EVERYBODY IS MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. . >> I ASSUME, THAT OVER, OVER PASS FOR PEDESTRIANS IS NOT IN THE MONEY. THAT'S FUTURE THING, FOR THE BRIGHT LINE STATION; RIGHT? IT WOULD BE ANOTHER BRIDGE TO NOWHERE, RIGHT? >> ALL RIGHT. . >> AND GREAT REPORT. THIS IS EXCITING. ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONERS. >> WHAT WE CAN DO, AS WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION, DOWNTOWN PARKING, WE CAN INCLUDE THE INFORMATION. THAT WAY, WE CAN COLLABORATE THE ARRANGEMENTS. [c. City of Fort Pierce Resiliency Plan - Presented by Paul Thomas, Director of Building.] >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VEVERY MUCH. >> MR. NIMS, WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING. AND HE'S GOING TO TALK TO US ABOUT RESILLIENCE. . >> AND SO SERVING IN THE CAPACITY. MR. MIMMS HAS GIVEN ME A NEW HAT. I COME WITH A NEW HAT AND I'VE APPOINTED TO BE THE RESILLIENCE COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY. I'M VERY EXCITED TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION. I'M REALLY HOPEFUL, AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, THAT ALL OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE AS EXCITED AND JUST AWARE, WHY RESILLIENCE IS SO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. SIMPLE DEFINITION, RESILLIENCE, IS TO IDENTIFY PROLONG VULNERABLEITIES TO INSURE THAT PEOPLE COULD THRIVE. IF YOU COULD COMPRESS IT TO ONE IDEA, RESILLIENCE IS EVERYTHING. RESILLIENCE IS EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH YOUR COMMUNITY. RESILLIENCE IS HOW WE GET OVER HURRICANES. NONE AT ALL. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ILLUSTRATION. THIS IS PROVIDED BY ST. LOUIS COUNTY. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A RESILLIENCE DEPARTMENT. MOST FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND STATE ORGANIZATION HAS A RESILLIENCE DEPARTMENT. ST. LOUIS, HAS AN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT, DEDICATED TO RESILLIENCE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PIE CHART RIGHT HERE, WE START AT THE VERY TOP AND WE SAY PEOPLE. WE GO ONE STEP DOWN, WE GO [00:45:05] EDUCATION. WASTE SYSTEM. ECONOMIC SYSTEM. ENERGY SYSTEMS, BUILT SYSTEMS, FOOD AND NATURAL SYSTEMS AND RESILLIENCE, TOUCHES EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF THESE, OF THESE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS THAT EVERY COMMUNITY HAS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. HOW DO WE PROTECT EACH OF THE ASSETS WE HAVE. RIGHT NOW, IF YOU GO OUTSIDE, YOU SEE THE GRASS IS CRISPY AND BR BROWN. AS THE CITY GROWS, HOW ARE WE RESILLIENT. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE FUTURE? TRUTH BE TOLD, THE CITY USE COMMISSIONERS, WE INVESTED HUNDREDS OF HOURS INTO STRATEGIC PLANNING; RIGHT? STRATEGIC PLANNING, LET'S MAKE A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. WHAT'S THE GOALS IN THE FUTURE. RESILLIENCE, REALLY ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A STRATEGIC PLAN. RESILLIENCE DEALS WITH UNFORESEEN. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENED, THAT YOU DIDN'T PLAN? OR 15-20 YEAR AND YOU REALIZE, PEOPLE CAN'T -- IT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN POINT ST. LUCIE. LET'S BUILD HOUSES AND WE HAVE TO DO EMINENT DOMAIN BECAUSE THEY OVERBUILT THE INFRASTRUCTURE. THEY DON'T REALLY FAR ENOUGH AHEAD. RESILLIENCE IS CRITICAL TO BE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN DEALING WITH ALL OF THE AREAS. NOW, WHY IS RESILLIENCE PLANNING CRITICAL? THE FUTURE IS THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE IS REALLY IN THE HANDS OF YOU FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION RIGHT NOW. I CAN'T OVERSTATE THE IMPORTANCE OF RESILENCE WHY. I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF PICTURES AND DIFFERENT THINGS AFTERWARDS, THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO HIGHLIGHT, JUST TO GIVE YOU A TASTE ON WHY RESILLIENCE, FORWARD THINKING IS SO IMPORTANT. THE SECOND POINT SAYS, IF WE DON'T START NOW, WE MAY BE TOO FAR BEHIND TO RECOVER. IT'S A VERY STRONG STATEMENT BUT IT IS VERY TRUE. RESILLIENCE IS BEING PRESENTED TO YOU AS A COMMISSION, BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE TO FACE SOME STRONG DECISIONS; RIGHT? THIS IS NOT JUST AN INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION. AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, YOU WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS RESILLIENCE INITIATIVE. SO RESILLIENCE PLANNING PROTECTS AGAINST NUMBER ONE, LOSS OF LIFE, LOSS OF PROPERTY, LOSS OF INFRASTRUCTURE, LOSS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND LOSS OF TAX BASE. I WANT YOU TO KNOW, ALL THE SLIDES COMING WILL COME TO HURRICANE, THAT WE JUST EXPERIENCED. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND, HURRICANE NICOLE WAS A MINIMUM IMPACT HURRICANE. IT WAS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE YOU PROBABLY FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT, AS IT WAS NOT THAT BAD. AND THESE PICTURES ARE GOING TO BE BASED OFF MY EXPERTISE. EVERYONE WHO IS ON THE RESILLIENCE COMMITTEE COULD COME AND PRESENT THINGS THEY WOULD FEEL ARE URGENT AS WELL. LET'S GO TO THE FIRST SLIDE. THIS IS ON SOME POINT. AND YOU MAY BE AMAZED TO THINK, THIS IS SOME POINT. AND THIS IS MR. COAL'S PROPERTY. I THINK SOME OF THE PARCELS WERE SOLD. YOU COULD LOOK OFF AT THE DISTANCE. YOU COULD SEE THE LAGOON. YOU COULD SEE THE LAGOON ENCROACHING IN THE LAND, IN THE BACKGROUND IS THE LAGOON, IN THE FOREGROUND. THAT'S NOT FRESH WATER. THAT'S SALT WATER. AND THE MOST INTERESTING STATEMENT ABOUT THIS PICTURE, IF WE CAN CLICK TO THE NEXT PICTURE. YOU SEE THE SEA WALL THAT'S RIGHT THERE. THAT SEA WALL IS BRAND-NEW; RIGHT? THAT SEA WALL WAS JUST PERMITTED AND IT'S LESS THAN A YEAR OR TWO OLD. NOW, THIS IS A CATEGORY ONE [00:50:01] EVENT THAT WE THOUGHT WAS A NONEVEN. LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE AND ASK YOURSELF, WHAT IF IT HAD BEEN 3 WE'RE TALKING THUMB POINT. I GUESS WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT PICTURE. THIS IS. COMPLETELY FLOODED BY SALT W WATER. IT TURNS INTO WHAT WE START TO HAPPEN. HOW DO WE GET RESCUED. HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE BACK AND FORTH. WE HAVE ONE EVENT AND LOST SEVERAL POLICE VEHICLES, BECAUSE THE WATER WAS SO HIGH, THE ENGINES BROKE THROUGH IT BROKE THE ENGINE BLOCKS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY. YOU COULD SEE THE DEBRIS, IS THE WATER THAT HAS COME OUT OF THE INLET AND HAS GONE ALL THE WAY AND REACHED THE WALL FOR A SQUARE GROUP. WHEN THAT FLOOD ELEVATION, YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, THIS IS A CATEGORY ONE EVENT AND THE WATER HIT THE WALL. WHAT IF WAS A 5. WHERE WOULD THE WATER BE WITH WAVES AND WIND. THIS IS HAPPENING. WE GO TO THE NEXT STEP, SLIDE. YOU CAN'T GET PAST IT IS. WE HAVE TWO SLIDES. I DON'T KNOW IF WHERE YOU HAVE HEARD, IT'S REALLY, REALLY TOUGH, THE FLOODING THAT HAPPENS OUT THERE. THIS IS GHOST STREAM AVENUE. GHOST STREAM, IT TURNS INTO A LAKE; RIGHT? HERE'S WHAT'S THE INTERESTING THING. IF YOU LOOK, YOU SEE THE TRUCK; RIGHT? YOU SEE THE TRUCK THAT'S PARKED IN SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY. HERE'S A HOUSE, AS IT SHOULD. AND IT WAS ELEVATED AS IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS WHY YOU HAVE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FOR NEWER STRUCTURES. BUT HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU HEARD THE COMPLAINTS FROM NEIGHBORS WHO SAY, WELL, THIS PERSON HAS BEEN IN THE HOUSE. AND IT'S SO HIGH. THEIR FLOODWATER IS GOING TO COME TO MINE. WHAT IF YOU DON'T. WHAT IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT THAT HIGH. WHAT ARE YOUR RECOURSES? HOW DO YOU MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOODS RESILLIENT? THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS THERE. WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO? ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO ELEVATE THE ROADS? HOW DO YOU DO THAT? REALLY, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT RESILLIENCE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE FUTURE, WE HAVE SOME HARD DECISIONS TO FACE. IT'S NOT INEXPENSIVE AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE EASILY ACCOMPLISHED. THIS IS RIGHT AT THE BEACH ACCESS. WHAT YOU SEE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ENTERING THE BEACH. IN THE FOREGROUND, YOU SEE HOW THE TIDE OR THE STORM SURGE HAS IMPACTED THE DOOM. USUALLY THE C8 WOULD BE C8. THE STORM SURGE, IN A CATEGORY EVENT, WAS ALMOST GOING TO GO TO THE A PATH AND HIT YOUR MAIN STREET SOUTH OCEAN. JAYCEE PARK. INTERESTINGLY, YOU -- I BROKE IT UNDERWATER. IF WE TAKE ANOTHER PICTURE HERE. WE BASICALLY SEE, LAGOON HAS ENCROACHED INTO WHERE THE REST ROOMS ARE. HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THAT. WE JOKINGLY CALLED, AND MANY DOCKS IN THE CITY, WERE AFFECTED [00:55:04] NEGATIVELY. ONCE AGAIN, THE SEA WALL, YOU CAN'T SEE THE SEA WALL IN THIS PARTICULAR PICTURE. ALL THE BOAT RAMPS, THEY WERE GONE. MR. MIMMS, HAS ASSIGNED ME TO BE THE RESILLIENT COORDINATOR. WE HAVE FORMED A RESILLIENCE WORK GROUP. IT'S IMPORTANT IT'S NOT A COMMITTEE, IT'S JUST A WORK GROUP. THAT WORK GROUP IS COMPOSED OF 11 CITY EMPLOYEES. WE PARTNER, WITH UTILITIES, LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET. ST. LUCIE COUNTY. AND RESILLIENCE COORDINATOR, SANDRA, WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THE PRESENTATION IN TANDEM. THIS IS A SECOND HALF SHE WAS GOING TO PRESENT FROM WHAT THEY ARE DOING THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT THE WORK GROUP OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO IDENTIFY VULNERABLES >> RIGHT, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT TURNS INTO, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. THEN WE HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM. IT TURNS INTO LAND ACQUISITION. IF WE ARE GOING TO CREATE A SOLUTION, THERE'S SOME HARD DECISIONS TO BE MADE. WHO WILL WANT TO COOPERATE WITH TH THAT: ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE WILL MAKE TO THE COMMISSION, WELL, THIS IS WHAT MANY COMMUNITIES, THEY DONE THAT. THAT'S EXPENSIVE; RIGHT? THAND THAT'S NOT EXPENSIVE FOR THE CHUNITY. THIS IS ALL IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S EXTREMELY SERIOUS. WE DON'T HAVE THE OPTION TO DO NOTHING. THIS IS THE LAST GENERATION, BASED ON THE REALITIES WITH THE ENVIRONMENT THIS IS THE LAST ONE TO DO THINGS, THAT WILL HAVE A [01:00:02] POSITIVE IMPACT TO THE FUTURE GENERATIONS. RIGHT NOW, WE CAN, PEOPLE WANT TO PUT THEIR HEAD IN THE HOLE AND SAND AND SAY, MAYBE IT'S HAPPENING. MAYBE IT'S NOT. IT'S A POLITICAL THING OR -- 20 YEARS FROM NOW, NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO SAY THAT. OUR CHILDREN AND CHILDREN'S CHILDREN, IF WE DON'T START TODAY, WE LOSE. THERE'S A POINT OF NO RETURN. FOR OUR CITIZENS AND TAX BASIN AND WAY OF LIFE. SO, ONE OF THE THINGS, OKAY, SO, WHAT ARE WE ASKING TO DO. THE CITY HAS CERTAIN VULNERABLEITIES. AND THIS IS JUST THE SMALLEST SNAPSHOT. AS HEAT CONTINUES TO GROW AND TO INCREASE, WHEN YOU'RE, YOU'RE DISENFRANCHISE. FRANCHISE COMMUNITIES ARE IMPACTED MORE THAN OTHER AREAS. AS THE CITY EMPLOYEES, I DON'T DRIVE THE BUS. HOW DO WE ADDRESS THAT? IS THAT AS SIMPLE AS ADDRESSING THE CANOPY. DOES THE CITY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, WHEN THEY APPROVE TREES TO BE CUT DOWN FOR DEVELOPMENT? YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN TASKED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INTERESTINGLY, THE TASK FORCE HAS COME UP WITH A LIST OF 45. I THOUGHT I PUT IT HERE. I'M SORRY. IT'S RIGHT HERE. WE WANT TO PRESENT TO THE POSITION. WE DON'T WANT TO INUNDATE YOU. TODAY, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GET RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE LOW-HANGING FRUIT. TO MOVE TO THE PROCESS AND HELPING OUR CITY TO REALLY EMBARK ON THE COURSE OF RESILLIENCE. HERE'S WHAT'S INTERESTING. IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY WE DON'T HAVE. AND ALL THE RESILLIENCE CONNECTS TO THE BILL, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE. IT'S NOT JUST NEW BRIDGE AND NEW ROADS. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THERE'S PHENOMENAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE. THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS DEDICATED 500 MILLION, STRICTLY TOWARDS RESILLIENT PROJECTS: RECENTLY THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEDICATED $2.5 MILLION, JUST FOR THE COUNTY AND SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BRIDGE IN FORT PIERCE BY THE, WHY CAN'T I THINK ABOUT THE NEW HOTEL, WE WILL BE BUILDING. YOU'RE RIGHT. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, THERE'S MONEY AVAILABLE. THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGE, YOU CAN'T GET THE MONEY UNLESS YOU MATCH IT. IF THERE'S GRANT MONEY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE MATCHING GRANTS. THIS IS WHY, IF YOU DOAN GET ON BOARD NOW, YOU WILL BE TOO FAR BEHIND BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT GETTING THE MONEY WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE AND WE'RE NOT SAVING TO GET MATCHING GRANT WHEN WE REALLY NEED THE MONEY, THEN THE PROJECTS CAN'T BE DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION. THERE'S TWO PROJECTS THIS COMMISSION HAS ALREADY APPROVED. FIRST ONE, AGREEMENT TO MOVE [01:05:06] FORWARD WITH DOC REPAIRS AND DOC REPLACEMENTS. AND DOCS THAT ARE BEING REPLACED ARE FLOATING DOCS. IF WE HAD A CATEGORY ONE EVENT, IT ONLY AFFECTED THE DOCS THAT ARE STATIONARY. WHEN YOU WENT TO JAYCEE PARK, AND YOU SAW THE DOCKS UNDERWATER, IT WOULDN'T BE THAT WAY IF IT WAS FLOATING DOCKS. CONGRATULATIONS, IT'S A FORWARD THINKING APPROACH. CODE ENFORCEMENT. RECENTLY PRESENTED AN ORDINANCE, FOR IRRIGATION, TO SAY YOU COULD IRRIGATE THE PROPERTIES, CERTAIN DAYS OF THE WEEK, CERTAIN NUMBER OF TIMES. IT'S NOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH COMMITTEE. IT'S A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO, YOU KNOW, SAVING OUR RESOURCES. A RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE CONSIDER A SEA WALL ORDINANCE. WE CAN PRESENT, THERE ARE MANY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE MOVED FORWARD, IN COMMUNITIES, THAT ARE FLOODING WAY WORST THAN WE ARE. . IF WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT AN ORDINANCE, WE'RE GOING TO BE MAVERICKS. IF YOU ARE GOING DOWN, OUR LAND MASSES ARE HIGHER THAN THE LAGOON. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO IMPLEMENT AN ORDINANCE AND JUST SAY, OR TO ESTABLISH AN ORDINANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION IS, A DATE CERTAIN. THAT MAY BE A WAY TO DO IT. THAT WAY YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN THE BOOKS, BUT THE FISCAL IMPACT, IT'S NOT SO HARSH AT THE PRESENT. THIS COMMITTEE, IS ASKING, AND WE WILL PRESENT IT TO YOU. IF YOU'RE MENDABLE. BUMP STATIONS IN AREAS, THAT'S PRONE TO FLOODING. LET'S HAVE PUMP STATIONS. WHERE DO WE GET THE LAND. LAND ACQUISITION MAY BE A CHALLENGE. WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND SPECIAL, WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR DRAINAGE. USUALLY, YOU'RE DRAINING INTO THE WOUND. MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE FOUND GREAT AMOUNT OF SUCCESS. WHERE'S THE SALT WATER COMING FROM. USUALLY, IT'S COMING TO THE DRAINS. THE COMMUNITIES IS MAKING SUCCESS, AND WHEN YOU'RE DRAINING, THE TIDE IS LOW, THE WATER COMES OUT. WHEN THE WATER IS HIGH, IT PREVENTS FROM THE WATER, FROM COMING BACK. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT REQUIRE MONEY, BUT NOT TERRIBLY, THEY DON'T REQUIRE LAND ACQUISITION AND THEY MAY BE MORE SIMPLE TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT. AND SO, REALLY, THAT'S ABOUT -- OH, I WOULD SAY, THAT'S THE ABSOLUTE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO CONSIDER, IS CREATING A FUNDING STREAM FOR RESILLIENCE. A RECOMMENDATION TO THAT, I'M CERTAINLY OUT OF MY LEAGUE. WE HAVE A STORM WATERFRONT AND WE HAVE A STORM DRAIN. DO YOU WANT TO INCREASE, AND PUT THE PARTITION AND SAYING, THIS MONEY IS DEDICATED STRICTLY TO RESILLIENCE. I COULD SAY, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. AND IT'S BEEN DONE TO SAY, MONTHLY, EVERY RESIDENT, WILL HAVE A DOLLAR CHARGE ON THE BILL, TO BE SURE, THE MONEY IS DEDICATED FOR RESILLIENCE. THIS IS THE TWO THINGS, I COULD THINK OF. THIS IS NOT MY EXPERTISE. HOWEVER, IF WE DON'T FIND A FUNDING MECHANISM TO GET A MATCHING GRANT, THIS IS A MATCHING DISCUSSION. BELIEVE YOU AND ME, EVERY OTHER COMMUNITY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, EVEN IN THIS COUNTRY IS JUMPING ON THIS MONEY. I WENT TO A CONFERENCE LAST YEAR, AND THIS IS THE MANAGER'S FLOOD PLAIN MANAGER'S CONFERENCE. AND THEY HAD THE SFP, WHICH IS REALLY ENGINEERS. IT WAS A HEY DAY FOR ENGINEERS. YOU CONDITION BELIEVE, THE ASSESSMENTS AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY ARE DOING, BECAUSE THE MONEY IS THERE. YOU CAN'T GET THE MONEY. YOU REALLY GET NOTHING CHLTD AND THE LAST THING ABOUT RESILLIENCE, REALLY IT'S A COMMUNITY WIDE THING. [01:10:14] >> HOW MANY TIMES, THAT'S FLOODED. THAT'S COMPLETELY ON THE WATER DISTRICT SIDE, WHICH WE HAVE NO CONTROL OF IF WE'RE NOT PARTNERING WITH THE ENTITIES AND READY TO PARTNER. WHEN YOU HAVE FORWARD THINKING AND LOOK FORWARD. THAT'S THE PRESENTATION FOR TODAY. I HOPE, YOU'RE STILL EXCITED ABOUT IT. IT IS TRUTHFUL, BUT, VERY SERIOUS. . >> WHY DO I FEEL LIKE, YOU'RE BRINGING US THE TWILIGHT ZONE. . >> IS FORT PIERCE FARMS, HAS A WATER DISTRICT? CONTROLS, ORANGE BLOSSOM. >> I THINK THE NORTH ST. LUCIE. >> AND IT'S DIFFERENT. . >> AND ARE THEY PART OF YOUR, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, NOT A TASK FO FORCE. >> WE WILL ATTEND THE CONFERENCES THAT THEY HAVE. AND THEY ARE DOING IT REGULARLY. I CAN'T TELL YOU, HOW MANY CONFERENCES, WE ARE INVITED TO AND MEETINGS, WE ARE INVITED FROM THE WATER RESISTANCE ABOUT RESILLIENCE. >> I WILL START THERE. MADAM MAYOR. >> AND WE HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS, AND WE HAVE A JOINT CONFERENCE WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA, REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. THIS IS PRETTY MUCH ON THE AGENDA. WE STRATEGICALLY BEGIN TO ALIGN AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO BRING THE DOLLARS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, IN MAKING THE PROJECTS KNOWN. THEY ARE DENIERS, WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THIS AND DENY FUNDING. THEY ENTER DO THINK IT WILL HAPPEN, UNTIL IT HAPPENS, AND THEY LOSE THEIR PROPERTIES ET CETERA. AND MY QUESTION, TO YOU PARTICULARLY, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE SEA WALLS. THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT. WOULDN'T THAT REQUIRE ENCROACHMENT ON THE LAND, TO PUT THE SEA WALLS IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE PROPERTIES? IS THAT RIGHT THERE. >> HISTORICALLY, YOU COULD SEE IT WHERE IT IS. GET TO THE WHOLE AESTHETIC THING. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I APPLAUD THE EFFORTS. ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD CHALLENGE AND I'M GOING TO TALK TO MY CITY MANAGER ABOUT, HANDLING OF THE STORM WATER. A LOT OF PICTURES, ARE OBVIOUSLY, HIGH VALUED PROPERTIES ON THE ISLAND OUT THERE. FLOODING IS NOT HANDLED WELL. WE HAVE THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE. AND I THINK, WE HAVE TO DO AN ASSESSMENT. EITHER WAY, PEOPLE ARE CUT OFF. SURVIVAL IS CHALLENGE. AND EVEN SOME OF THE PROPERTIES, ARE MORE VULNERABLE PROPERTIES THAN SOME OF THE PROPERTIES. AND A LOT OF THE INNER CORE PROPERTIES, ARE AIDED. THEY HAVE BEEN RESILLIENT AND WITHSTOOD A LOT OF STORMS OVER TIME. THERE'S COMPREHENSIVE LOOK. ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS COMING [01:15:12] IN, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SOUNDS LIKE TO ME, AND I HEARD FROM THE LAST POINT, THE COUNTY IS CALLED FOR THE ASSESSMENT SH COUNTY WIDE. THEY WILL PRESENT IT TO YOUR WORK GROUPS, SO YOU COULD CALL OFF THE PIECE. AND TO BE NOTE, COLLECTIVELY, BASED ON WHAT WE IDENTIFIED THE GAPS. >> WHAT THE COUNTY IS DOING RIGHT NOW, THEY'VE REACHED OUT. THEY HAVE A PRELIMINARY VULNERABLITY ASSESSMENT. THEY ARE GOING FOR ANOTHER ONE. MEANTIME, THEY FORMED A TASK FORCE, THAT CITY OF ST. LUCIE, AND THE COUNTY, WE ARE ALL INVITED TO. THEY ARE WORKING ON A RESILLIENCE PLAN. THIS IS HUGE, BECAUSE THEY INVITED A LOCAL -- FOR ALL OF THEM. THEY HAVE TO WORK IT OUT TOGETHER. IT'S OUR GROUP, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE AREAS, WE WILL BRING IT TO YOU AS COMMISSIONERS, TO SAY, THESE THE AREAS OF CONCERN, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO APPROACH IT. WE WANT TO COMMIT THE LATE CITIZENS, AND WE HAVE PEOPLE OUT HERE, THAT COULD HELP US, HELP THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS; RIGHT? I SEE A LOT MORE CONVERSATION NEEDS TO BE HAD. WHEN YOU SIT DOWN, IN TOTALITY, LIKE YOU SAID TODAY SOONER WE GET THEM TO ENGAGE AND UNDERSTAND THAT, THE LESS WE'LL HAVE OF WHAT WE HAD HERE BEFORE. PEOPLE SHOWING UP, BECAUSE IT'S TOTALLY OUTLANDISH. YOU WUNT TO TAKE MY LAND AND WANT TO LOOK AT THE INDIAN -- AND WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY AND YOU. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT CONCERN ME. THANK YOU, MR. THOMAS. >> I'M IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE. WHY ARE YOU BRINGING THIS AT 9:00 ON A MONDAY MORNING, 10:00 ON A MONDAY MORNING. I UNDERSTAND, THE SERIOUSNESS OF IT. FROM CATEGORY ONE, NICOLE AND ALSO, THE RAIN WE HAD FROM -- A AND -- AND ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE BEACH. I UNDERSTAND, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, TO DRIVE IN THE AREAS, THAT WE SHOULD PRESENT. SOMETIMES WHEN WE DO THE COMMITTEES, GETTING PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE TITLES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOMETIMES. THEY SEE STUFF, THAT WE DON'T FIND EVERY DAY. WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO ONE HOMELESS PERSON, TO SEE WHAT THEY WANT US TO DO. SOME OF THE OLDER COMMUNITY LEADERS OR, I KEEP GOING BACK TO, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY PASTORS ANYMORE. I HAD A LONG CONVERSATION WITH THE PASTOR IN THE WEEKEND. [01:20:06] FAGE LEADERS. >> YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? I'M LEARNING. THEY HAVE MORE ACCESS AND HANDS ON, THAT COULD GIVE YOU ALL THE ANSWERS AND TELL YOU EVERYWHERE, WHAT'S NEEDED. AND I WOULD LIKE THAT, IF YOU COULD. EVEN THOUGH YOU -- SOMETIMES, AND THE MORE PEOPLE, THE MORE HEADACHES YOU GET. I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE'RE MEETING, THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE IN THE PUBLIC EVERYWHERE I GUARANTEE, THAT YOU GET SOME IDEAS. WAIT A MINUTE. HOW DID I MISS THAT AND HOW DID I NOT SEE THAT. I'M GOING ON WITH COMMISSIONER JOHNSON HERE. . YOU MAY HAVE TOOK THE GOOD ONES. YOU DON'T WANT TO SCARE US TOO BAD THIS MORNING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT ON THE WORK BOOKS. NOW IS THE TIME TO TRY TO FIND THE MONEY, BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE BATTLE. WITH EVERY COASTAL CITY, TO TRY TO GET THE MONEY, THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME HARD DECISIONS. AND I COULD ALMOST GUARANTEE AND I HATE GUARANTEEING, THE COASTAL CITIES IN THE GULF COAST AND AFTER WHAT THEY SAW, IAN TO FOOT MEYERS AND IN THAT AREA, THEY DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT. I'M NOT HEARING YOU HAVE TO RECREATE THE WHEEL. YOU HAVE TO JUMP ON AND MAKE SURE OUR PART OF THE COUNTY'S BIG WHEEL. WHEN THEY SAY THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. WE'RE THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUT WE'RE LOCATED IN ST. LO LOUIS -- ST. LUCIE COUNTY. AND I'M SMILING, BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT THE HEADACHES, TALKING ABOUT PUTTING PUMP STATIONS IN SOMEONE'S CORNER. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET AROUND THAT. >> AND I DON'T KNOW. WE AS COMMISSION, BECAUSE, EVERY DAY, AND I'M IN THIS. EVERY DAY, EVEN WITH THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. EVERY DAY, I SAY A PRAYER. IF IT COME THIS WAY AND HEAD US, AS WE HEAD IN FORT MEYERS, WE WOULD BE SCRAMBLING RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GOING TO PUT UP OUR BOOT STRAPS AND -- I KNOW, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON DOWN THERE. TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE WE DO IT. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO IT. HURRICANE SEASON, FIVE MONTHS. >> JUNE 1. >> AND YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO PROTECT, EVERYTHING ELSE, LET'S JUST DO IT SO I COULD GET OUT, AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING. >> ADD TO ONE COMMENT. ONE QUESTION. . >> I FOUND YOUR REPORT COMPELLING. IT POINTS TO THE PICTURE, WHERE WE NEED TO PROCEED TO, AS YOU POINTED OUT AS COMPLICATED AND [01:25:05] COSTLY. ONE IN CATEGORY 2, HURRICANE THREE. HURRICANE GENE, LARGE PORTIONS OF SOUTH BEACH, INCLUDING MY NEIGHBORHOOD. JUST AS A PREFERENCE POINT, THAT STORM SURGE, WAS 6'5". AND REASON I -- 6'6" INCHES. ONE INCH. FLOW WATER INTO THE GARAGE RING AROUND THE GARAGE. THREE-QUARTERS UNDER THE INCH. AND MY HOUSE, WAS A NEWER STRUCTURE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, 1984. COMPARED TO A HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT IN THE 60S. EVERYONE OF THE HOUSES WAS NOT HABITABLE. I'M NOT SURE, WHO ON YOUR TEAM WAS THERE. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT RESPONDED IN MASS, TO BASICALLY CONDEMN BUILDINGS THAT WERE NO LONGER HABITABLE. THAT WAS A CATEGORY 3. THAT'S A 6 1/2 FOOT STORM SURGE YOU COULD IMAGINE 10 FEET. MOST OF SOUTH BEACH IS GONE, SO HEAVILY DAMAGED. THE FLOOD DAMAGE IS AS BAD, IF NOT WORST THAN THE WIND STORM DAMAGE. YOUR POINT, TRUST ME. IT RESONATES WITH ME. TWO OF THE PICTURES WERE FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND AS SIGNIFICANT AFTERNOON RAINSTORM. AND HAVING SAID THAT, I FULLY SUPPORT, WHERE YOU WANT TO GO WITH THIS. AND ALL THE MECHANISMS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO DEPLOY TO GET TO THAT, WILL OBVIOUSLY, HAVE TO BE WIDESPREAD AND INVOLVED MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS ET CETERA. I APPLAUD YOUR TEAM. THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND BUILDING OFFICIAL, I THINK YOU TOOK ON ANOTHER FULL-TIME JOB. I DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT DISCUSSION THIS MORNING. SUFFICE IT TO SAY, ON THE HUMOROUS SIDE, AS SUCH, IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW. YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET A LOT OF ANALYSIS. AND THE CONDITIONS IS -- WE'RE SEEING IN OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS, WHERE FLOOD ELEVATIONS WERE NOT A THING IN A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS. IMPACTS EVERYTHING FROM WEST, CORE, BEACH, NORTH, SOUTH, EVERYWHERE, IS DIRECTLY IMPACTED ON THIS. HAVING SAID THAT, I SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE, 110 PERCENT. WE NEED TO MOVE ON AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ON A TECHNICAL NOTE, YOU RAISE THE ISSUE OF A SEA WALL ORDINANCE. AND REPLACE THE SEA WALL, THERE'S NEW ELEVATIONS THAT I NEED TO, IS THAT CORRECT. AS PART OF THE ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE NEW CONSTRUCTION, MEET THE NEW THRESHOLDS. DEFENDED IN THE SLIDING GLASS STORES AND WHATEVER. IT DID BREACH IN THE OLDER STRUCTURES AND AS YOU REFERENCE SH THAT'S A MINIMUM CATEGORY ONE. SO BACK TO THE QUESTION ON THE SEA WALL. HOW DO YOU SEE THAT. YOU COULD GIVE ME A DETAIL ON HOW IT WORKS. >> AND WE HAVE LOOKED AT CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITIES, MIAMI, BROWARD COUNTY, THEY ARE FLOODING REGULARLY. FIRST THING, YOU HAVE TO DO, IS GET A VULNERABLITY ASSESSMENT, THAT SHOWS, WHAT YOU'RE PROJECTING. BECAUSE THE COST OF ADJUSTING YOUR SEA WALL AS PROHIBITED RIGHT UP FRONT. WHAT DO YOU DO, IF YOU PUT IT A FOOT LOWER, WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. THE IDEA, IS THAT YOU PERHAPS TAKE THE CAP OFF THE EXISTING SEA WALL. AND JUST RAISE IT TO THE NEW ELEVATION, WHICH IS SET. >> IS THAT EFFECTIVE NOW? IS THAT EFFECTIVE, WHEN I COME TO THE BUILDING PERMIT TO DO OTHER WORK. IF I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING THT SEA WALL, OR AS I'M APPLYING TO BUILD THE OTHER HOME? >> WE DON'T HAVE THE ORDINANCE YET. WE HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT. THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR DECISION. IF YOU'RE DETERMINATION TO SAY, YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT RIGHT NOW, THEN, IT HAS TO BE DETERMINED, WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S IMPLEMENTED NOW. IF YOU SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE ORDINANCE IN PLACE, THIS IS WHERE IT'S GOING. WE WILL GET FIVE YEARS OR 10 YEARS, BEFORE IT COMES INTO EFFECT, THAT WILL BE UP TO THE DETERMINATION OF AS A POLICY MAKING BODY. >> AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE MAYOR. IF I HAVE AN EXISTING SEA WALL, BUILT IN THE 60S AND 70S, I [01:30:03] DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH THAT CURRENTLY. IF I TEAR DOWN THE HOUSE AND BRING IT TO CURRENT CODE, I HAVE TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE SEA WALL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT, IS THAT CORRECT. THE SEA WALL IS ITS OWN STAND ALONE. IF IT'S STILL FUNCTIONING, IT'S FUNCTIONAL UNTIL IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. >> THAT'S MY QUESTION. DO WE HAVE IN SEA WALL. PERHAPS, PERHAPS WATERFRONT, WATERFRONT OR SEA WALL HEIGHT. NOT TELLING PEOPLE WHO HAVE A CURRENT ONE NOW, THAT THEY HAVE TO ALSO DO IT, TOO? >> WELL, YES. >> RIGHT. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IF YOU HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE EXISTING. AND EVERYBODY IS GOING TO FLOOD. IT WORKS TO THE DEGREE, THAT, YOU HAVE. >> IF YOU HAVE EXISTING, LOGICALLY, LET'S DEFER IT. MAYBE WE GIVE TIME, 5-10 YEARS. >> IT'S THE HOMEOWNERS RESPONSIBILITY? >> YEAH, THE PROPERTY OWNER. >> AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, COMMISSIONER GAINES, WHEN IAN HIT, NOT ONLY THE WEST COAST, EVENTUALLY IT AFFECTED THE WHOLE CENTER PART OF THE STATE, IN TERMS OF FLOODING. >> EXACTLY. AND WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF DECISIONS THE COMMISSION LEVEL, DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS, WHERE PEOPLE COME IN, IT FLOODS NOW. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT? WE NEED TO THINK RESILLIENCE AND USUALLY COMMISSIONER JEREMIAH JOHNSON IS TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT IN TERMS OF, ALL OF US TOO. I THINK YOU SHOULD BE THE RESILLIENT STAR. IT'S GOING TO BE OVERLAID IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT DECISIONS IN THE CITY. >> AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TOED A, MULTIPLE COMMISSIONERS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, HOW DO YOU REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC. IT'S NOT IN THE SUNSHINE. WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER. THERE'S NO REASON, THE ENTIRE GROUP, TO SIT IN THE ROOM, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DRAINAGE FLOODING AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM, I WISH I WAS AT MY DESK, DOING MY WORK. KEVIN FRIEDMAN, FROM PLANNING, IS CONNECTED TO THAT. AND FOR GRANT FUNDING. JOE SWEAT FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND A PARTNER, AS PAM CARRUTHERS, WITH LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET. YOU WANT TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. WE'RE TRYING TO SAY, LET'S TAKE THE QUALIFIED PEOPLE, DEAL WITH SIMILAR ISSUES, PUTTING THEM TOGETHER. THEY DO THE RESEARCH AND COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE, SO THEY CAN MAKE PRESENTATION. JUST THE VERY FIRST, FIRST BLUSH OF PROJECTS, 45 DIFFERENT PROJECTS FROM ALL OVER THE DEPARTMENTS. THEY HAVE 45 DIFFERENT INITIATIVES THAT THEY PROGRESSIVELY WOULD PRESENT TO YOU. >> DO THEY GET TO TAKE A PEAK AT SOME POINT? >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S COMING. THEY ARE RIGHT. WE CAN SIT IN HERE AND BE EDUCATED. NOBODY IS WORRIED ABOUT RESILLIENCY. AND YEAH. . >> RESILLIENT TASK FORCE, THEY WILL WORK AND WILL OVERCOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE LOCATED IN THE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. WE ARE DETERMINED FUNDING MECHANISM, THAT WAY, THE PROJECTS COULD BE IMPLEMENTED. WE'RE NOT GOING TO COMPLICATE THIS. [01:35:01] THIS IS A SIMPLE STRUCTURED, INITIATIVE. WE WILL INSURE A PART OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. >> WE NEED TO BRING THE COMMUNITY ALONE. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, MOVING THE WATER TREATMENT WASTELAND IS THE GREATEST MOVE. >> ONE OF THE GREATEST TREATMENTS EVER. >> DOES THE DIRECTOR NEED THE DIRECTION IN THE SEA WALL ORDINANCE TO CONTINUE THAT. >> IF YOU'RE WILLING TO PRESENT. . >> TO THE POINT, YOU'RE ACTUALLY READY TO SAY, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. TO THAT POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THAT. >> AND THE ONLY THREE I'M RECOMMENDING TODAY, THE RECOMMENDATION, YOU'RE CONSIDERING A SEA WALL ORD ORDINANCE, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO CONSIDER THAT. THE SECOND, IDENTIFYING A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR MATCHING GRANTS. IF IT'S A PARTITION, OR A DOLLAR, HOWEVER YOU CHOOSE TO DO. THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE AT YOUR DISCRETION. >> LET'S NOT DISCUSS THAT TODAY. . >> THE PUMP STATIONS FOR AREAS OF THE CITY THAT HAVE FLOODING, IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING FOR US TO PRESENT THAT IN THE UP WITH WAY VALVES, IF WE CAN PRESENT THOSE INITIATIVES. THOSE ARE THE ONES. >> WERE THOSE PUMP STATIONS BE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET, TOO, THE IDEA FOR THAT? >> YES, MA'AM. THE PUMP STATION, IF IT'S DETERMINED, WILL HAVE A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THAT WILL BE A PROJECT, IN AND OF ITSELF. JUST LIKE THE ONE, NOT BYPURRPOISE. AND. >> CHURCH. >> CHURCH. >> AND SEA POINT TOWERS. EVERY PROJECT, WILL BE PART OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE BRAINSTORMING. WE'RE KICKING ALL KINDS OF THINGS OUT. AND I DON'T WANT YOU HUNG UP ON TRYING TO FIGURE. THESE FOLKS ARE KICKING THINGS AROUND. ONCE WE DETERMINE THE PROJECTS, WILL COME TO THE STRUCTURE-TYPE OF INITIATIVE. >> I THINK, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEA WALL ORDINANCE, BEFORE WE GO STRAIGHT TO AN ORDINANCE, LIKE A CONFERENCE AGENDA. IS THAT AGREEABLE? YEAH. OKAY. >> ONE OF THE QUESTION, MAJORITY IS -- BECAUSE OF THE CAPITOL FUNDING. THERE COULD BE MORE MINIMAL TYPE PROJECTS THAT HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. I BELIEVE THE -- CREST VIEW IS NOT FROM THAT. THAT'S A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. ONE WAY VALVE, COULD BE REASONABLY INEXPENSIVE PROPOSITION TO FIX SOME SUBSTANTIAL ISSUES. ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WOULD ALL GO TO CAPEX. IS THAT SOMETHING, THAT COULD BE OPERATING CASH FLOW TO INITIATIVE A PROGRAM. IS THAT POSSIBLE? >> I THINK WE ARE TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS AND IN A SPECIFIC WAY. I SAID, ENGINEER, WILL LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND DETERMINE IF THEY ARE VIABLE AND MAKE SENSE. THEY ARE IN PLACE IN THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. WE CAN DO SEVERAL AREAS, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A FLAT GATE OR VALVE, OR SOME OF THE OUTFALLS. THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE EVALUATED BY THE CITY ENGINEER. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US ANOTHER GLOOMY REPORT. [d. Proposed Ordinance Amending Chapter 103, Article II, Building Code, Division 2 of the Code of Ordinances Entitled "Building Fees" ] . >> DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER. >> BUILDING DEPARTMENT FEES. >> READY. >> WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT AS BRIEF AS WE CAN. IT REALLY IS JUST HOUSEKEEPING. THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL THAT WHEN THE ORDINANCE WAS RECODIFIED OR WE DID THAT IN [01:40:02] 2020, THERE WAS INFORMATION THAT WAS NOT REALLY INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE. BEFORE WE GET STARTED, WE HAVE TO SAY, FIRST OFF, THERE'S ZERO INCREASES IN ANYTHING WE WILL PRESENT. MATTER OF FACT, IT'S DECREASING IN THE FEES. THERE'S DIFFERENT FEES, PUT IN, FOR THE MOST PART, THIS IS HOUSEKEEPING. IF WE START OFF, AND THE OTHER THING, IS THERE'S GOING TO BE A RESOLUTION, THAT WILL BE PRESENTED, WHICH IS REALLY CONNECTED TO THIS. THIS PRESENTATION IS CONNECTED TO THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU WILL SEE. WE SEE THE RESOLUTION. THIS IS GOING TO COVER ALL THE ■ POINTS ON THE RESOLUTION. SECTION 103.2 FOR FEES. THE FIRST POINT, THIS CLARIFIES THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT COMPLIANCE REVIEW OR DCPR WRITING FEES. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, DCR PROCESS, CAME INTO EFFECT, BECAUSE OF A STATE PROCESS LAST YEAR. THIS IS HOUSEKEEPING TO PUT IT IN THE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS WHAT IT IS. THIS IS THE WAY WE ALWAYS WERE DOING IT. THERE'S NOTHING NEW BUT NOW IT'S IN THE ORDINANCE. ROUTING FEES ARE DUE AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTAL. WTH ALL THE REMAINING FEES AT THE TIME OF THE INSHOANCE. NUMBER TWO, IT REQUIRES AN ESTIMATED PERMIT VALUE TO BE PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION. DETAILED ESTIMATE, PURSUANT TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. THAT'S THE DIRECTION IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND WE'RE PUTTING IT IN ORDINACE NOW. THE NEXT POINT CLARIFIES THE APPLICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED FEES ARE REQUIRED PER APPLICATION WE'RE MORE THAN ONE STRUCTURES, THE APPLICATION AND ASSOCIATED FEES ARE REQUIRED PER STRUCTURE. THIS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. YOU COULD IMAGINE, THERE'S A QUAD AND THERE'S A FIRE IN ONE OF THE UNITS. YOU WANT TO PULL A PERMIT FOR THE UNIT. BECAUSE THE DAMAGE IS ISOLATED INTO ONE AREA. IF YOU HAVE A PARCEL OF LAND AND IT HAS TWO PARCELLINGS. IN ORDER TO TRACK, IT HAS TO BE DEMONSTRATED. EVEN THOUGH, THE PARKING STRUCTURE IS OVER HERE AND YOU PULL PERMITS, IT'S PER PARCELL. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS BLANKET PERMITS. THEY HAVE TO BE, EXACTLY, WHAT PARCELL. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT, THAT REPRESENTS. THIS UP WITH IS A VERY, VERY BIG INCENTIVE. IT OFFERS A CONCURRENT BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW DURING THE DPCR REVIEW. THIS INCENTIVE WAS REQUESTED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW TASK FORCE. IT IS VERY, IT USED TO BE BEFORE THE DCPR PROCESS, THAT A PERSON WOULD SUBMIT FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT. WHILE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING AND FIRE, YOU'RE HAVING THE BUILDING DONE. AND SO THIS ALLOWS YOU TO BE ABLE TO SAY AT A FEE, YOU COULD HAVE A REVIEW, THAT'S NOT YOUR OFFICIAL REVIEW. YOU COULD HAVE IT REVIEWED IN BUILDING, SO WHEN IT'S APPROVED, YOU COULD MOVE RIGHT TO BUILDING. IT SAVES QUITE A BIT OF TIME AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES BENEFIT. >> DESIGN THE PURPOSE. PER THE BUILDING CODE, THE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE IS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. A DUPLEX AND TOWN HOME. SO BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU HAVE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, THAT'S RESIDENTIAL AS WELL. YOU COULD HAVE A WHOLE BUILDING OR HAVE A QUAD OR TRI-PLEX. AND THIS IS CORRECT IN THERE. IN 2020, IF YOU COULD IMAGINE, THEY HAD THE AREA, FOR PERMIT FEES AND THEY HAVE A LISTING ON THE 50 FEES OR WHATEVER. BASICALLY, WE'RE REPLACING THE FEE STRUCTURE, THAT SHOULD BE [01:45:04] BASED ON THE ERROR. THE FEE SCHEDULES WAS EXCLUDED, AND THE ORDINANCE WILL COLLECT THE PLANNER PROPOSED BY THE RESOLUTION. THIS IS THE RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE BECOMING. THERE'S NO INCREASES TO PERMIT FEES OR PLAN REVIEW FEES. WE ACTUALLY REDUCED CERTAIN FEES. THESE ARE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN MOST REQUESTED. W ACTUALLY SAT DOWN TO THE PUBLIC. PERCENTAGE IS GOING DOWN. AND I SHOULD SAY, RESIDENTIAL IS GOING DOWN MUCH AND PLANNED REVIEW FOR KHMERRIAL IS GOING DOWN. SO WHAT THAT MIPS MEANS, THERE'S A 2.5 SURCHARGE, THAT'S MANDATORY TO BE COLLECTED. THIS JUST CLARIFIES, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S BROKEN DOWN. THAT'S THE WAY WE HAVE TO SEND IT TO THEM. . >> AND ADVERTENTLY EXCLUDED WHEN THE ORDINANCE WAS QUALIFIED. THEY REPLACED IT. . >> AND BECAUSE YOU REALLY DO THE PROCESSES AT DIFFERENT POINTS. AND SO, IT JUST MAKES SENSE. AND, AGAIN, THOSE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION, 22 22R43: OKAY INCENTIVES AND OPTIONAL FEES. THE ADDED FEE CATEGORY FOR ART TICK TURRAL FEE REVIEW OR CONCURRENT REVIEW. WE MENTIONED IT ALREADY. THERE'S PART OF THE ORDINANCE THAT'S JUST FOR VERBIAGE. THAT'S WHERE WE WERE FOR THIS PART. IT'S FOR THE ACTUAL FEES. IT'S STATED, AND IT'S IMPLEMENTED, WHAT ARE THE COSTS. THAT'S WHY IT'S A DUPICATION. IF A PERSON CHOOSES TO USE A PROVIDE DIVIDER, THEY SHOULD BE DISCOUNTED. THIS IS GOING TO THE ORDINANCE TO REFLECT THAT. CATEGORY NAMED, FOR TEMPORARY, TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. THAT'S TO ALLEVIATE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION AND IT'S NOT EVEN WORTH IT. WE ARE GOING TO ISSUE TCO'S, TEMPORARY CO AS OPPOSED TO AGREEMENTS. IT WAS CONFUSING. >> WE'RED AING A FEE CATEGORY FOR NOT HAVING, ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING. THERE'S NO ENFORCEMENT THAT WE HAD. WE'RE PUTTING IT IN. THESE ARE CLARIFICATIONS. >> AND I LIKE NO FEE INCREASES. . >> SOUNDS GOOD. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. [e. Proposed Ordinance amending Chapter 117 of the Code of Ordinances Entitled "Signs"] >> ANYTHING ELSE >> READY TO GO ON. >> PROPOSED ORDINANCE, CHAMENTER 117 OF THE CODE ENTITLED SIGNS. . >> PREVIOUSLY THE SIGNED ORDINANCE, IT HAD TO BE EXPEDITED AND HAD TO BE ISSUED WITHIN 15 DAYS. IF IT WASN'T, IT HAD TO BE AUTOMATICALLY ISSUED. THE STRIKE-OUT WAS THE VERBIAGE. THE STATE TUTS RECENTLY CHANGED. SINCE WE'RE IN THE DPS STATUTE. WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF THINGS, THEY HAVE 30 DAYS TO DO THEIR WORK AND GET THE APPROVAL DONE, NOT 15. [01:50:12] IT STILL IS, ONCE IT'S TIME TO GET PROCESSED OR THE PERMITS TO BE ISSUED. AND BASICALLY, THE LANGUAGE AND CHANGE, TO REFLECT THE CHANGE IN STATUTE. IT WON'T BE 15 DAYS ALTOGETHER. THEY HAVE THEIR TIME FRAME. ONCE IT GETS TO BUILDING, THEY HAVE THEIR TEN DAYS OR WE GET IT FOR FREE. . >> ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW BILL THAT'S GOING INTO LEGIS LEGISLATURE? >> I'M AWARE OF IS THAT. UNREASONABLE TIME FRAME. >> WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE IT BETTER. . >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO? >> THANK YOU. [f. Proposed use of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act for two projects at the Fort Pierce Animal Adoption Center. Project #1 - Request $100,000 for repairs and upgrades to the FPAAC Project #2 - Request $200,000 to create an on-site, low-cost veterinary clinic] THANK YOU. . >> NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO THE PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS IN THE ADOPTION CENTER. >>. >> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE CUTEST PRESENTATION, ONCE WE SEE THE SLIDES. >> MR. RAYS, WELCOME. >> CAN'T SAY NO. >> GOOD MORNING, MADAM MAYORS, COMMISSIONERS. I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY, THERE'S REMAINING FUNDS THAT'S NOT ALLOCATED THROUGH THE RAPA FUNDS WE ARE PRESENTING TWO SEPARATE PROPOSALS. AND SO THE FIRST THING TO ADDRESS, ELGIBILITY. THE USE OF THE AAPA FUNLDZ IS FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES. IT'S A BROAD SOMEBODYING TORE THAT CITIES AND JURISDICTION COULD CONSIDER. IT'S MY BELIEF THAT THESE ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTERS -- AND I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY FOUR SPECIFIC, THAT. AND SOUTH CAROLINA DID ITS GRANT WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING OTHER JURISDICTIONS LOOKED AT. THIS IS A QUALIFIED USE FOR THE FUNDS. THE REQUESTS ARE ELIGIBLE: PROJECT NUMBER ONE, A REQUEST FOR 100,000 FOR REPAIRS AND UPGRADES FOR THE FORT PIERCE ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER. WHEN THE CITY TOOK OVER, WE WERE REQUIRED TO FULLY FURNISH THE FACILITY. WE HAD TO PUT IN CHAIRS, TABLES, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING, INCLUDING MEDICAL SUPPLIES, FURNITURE, COMPUTERS, PHONES. THERE'S STILL QUITE A FEW THINGS TO BE ADDED THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. SO THESE REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS AND ALTERRATIONS TO THE FACILITY, BASED ON ONES WE HAVE ALREADY DONE. AND JUST, TO EMPHASIZE, IT DOES QUALIFY. IT'S A QUALIFIED REQUEST. THE FUNDING REQUEST, IS TO HELP COVER THE COSTS FOR EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENTS AND UPGRADES TO CITY SPECIFICATIONS. WE HAVE TO UPDATE IT AND THE CITY DEPARTMENT, HAS STRICT RULES AND REGULATIONS. AND AS I MENTIONED, BASIC FURN FURNISHES. I WENT STOCK UP NEW WINDOWS IN THE NEW COTTAGE. I FORGOT TO PUT HERE, WASHERS AND DRYERS. ADDRESS DRAINAGE ISSUES, ALL OF WHICH WAS NOT FUNDING ALLOCATED. THAT IS THE REQUEST NUMBER ONE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO KEEP GOING. >> WE WANT THE WHOLE THING. PROJECT NUMBER TWO, REQUEST FOR $200,000 TO CREATE AN ON-SIGHT, LOW VETERINARY CLINIC. . >> AND WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE [01:55:02] ACCESS TO DIRECT VETERINARY CARE. ALL OF THE ANIMALS HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO -- AND THANKFULLY, SEVERAL IN THE COMMUNITY ARE WORKING WITH US, GIVING US COST REDUCTIONS AND WHAT NOT. WE ARE EVERY MEDICAL NEED, WE HAVE TO TRANSPORT THE ANIMALS OUT TO. WE HAD A COUPLE VETS COME ON SITE. WE WERE ABLE TO SKROUNL A TABLE AND SCALE. . THE ON SITE VISITS HAVE HAPPENED. THEY ARE NOT AS SUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE THERE'S NO FACILITY FOR THEM. WE LITERALLY, EVERY ANIMAL IS GOING FROM THEIR INTAKE VACCINE NAGS TO THEIR STERILIZATION SURGERIES IS BEING TRANSPORTED. WHEN YOU'RE MOVING THEM, IT'S ADDING MORE STRESS AND NOT COST-EFFECTIVE. WE DON'T HAVE A CONSISTENCY OF CARE. EVERYBODY DOES THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AND PUBLIC ACCESS AND NEEDS. FOR MANY YEARS, YOU ALL MAY REMEMBER, WHEN THE HUMANE SOCIETY, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, OCCUPIED THE FACILITY, THEY HAVE UP WITH OF THE FEW VETERINARY SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LIMITED INCOMES. THEY RAN A LOW COST CLINIC. WHEN THEY MOVED, THEY TOOK THEIR SURGERY CENTER WITH THEM. THAT ELIMINATED ONE OF THE LOW COST CLINICS. WE ARE SLOWLY LOSING ACCESS TO THE TYPE OF SERVICE. WE HAVE CURRENTLY ONE LOW COST SERVICE SERVING THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. YOU WAIT FOR THEM OR DRIVE TO VERO BEACH TO ACCESS THIS TYPE OF CLINIC. COVID MADE IT WORST. IF THEY DIDN'T SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, THEY WERE LIMITED. THE SISTERILIZATION PROGRAM WAS LIMITED. WE'RE CLIMBING BACK UP. THIS IS A NEED NOT ONLY FOR THE SHELTER BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE REQUESTING, THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMODEL, VETERINARY CLINIC AT THE FORT PIERCE CLINIC CENTER. IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE AN OPTION TO THE CITY RESIDENTS AND FOR THE ANIMALS. IT WILL HELP THOSE IMPACTED THROUGH COVID OR LOSS OF ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE. IT WILL PROVIDE CONSISTENT CARE FOR THE SHELTER ANIMALS. THAT'S MY PRESENTATION AND MY REQUESTS. WOULD A VETERINARIAN BE ON SITE? >> THAT'S A WORKING PROGRESS. WE HAD A VETERINARY SERVICE, IF THERE WAS A FACILITY, ON SITE, THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK WITH US. WHEN YOU ARE BECOMING A SHELTER VETERINARIAN AND YOU'RE COMING OUT OF SCHOOL, YOU HAVE TO DO A YEAR AT A SHELTER. WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE, VETERINARY SERVICE ON SITE. . >> 200,000, IS THAT OPERATIONAL MONEY >> NO, THAT'S TO, ACTUALLY. . >> I REACHED OUT, AND UP, REALLY, REALLY BEEN A WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR ME. AND THEY'VE HELPED ME A LOT IN THE LAST SIX MONTH. THEY PUT IN TOUCH, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY A LIST OF ITEMS, YOU WOULD NEED. [02:00:17] OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GOING TO THE GOLD STANDARD, THAT'S PART OF IT. WITH THE X-RAY, THIS IS THE PURCHASE OF THE EQUIPMENT. IT'S RUNNING AT, 214,000. THAT'S A GOAL, A LONG-TERM GOAL. JUST THE EQUIPMENT, RUNS AT 1:39. THAT ALLOWS A BUFFER OF MONEY FOR THE REDESIGN OF THE ACTUAL FACILITY, WHICH I ALSO HAVE, WHICH I COULD SHOW YOU REAL QUICK. SO I DID FIND SOME OLD PLANS, THAT SHOWED THE OLD CLINIC. THIS IS EXISTING ROOMS. IT'S OPENING UP A COUPLE OF WALLS ESSENTIALLY. ALL THE WALLS ARE HERE. IT'S KIND OF TAKING AWAY SOME OF THE WALLS. IT'S REMOVING THE ITEMS. WITH THE 140, THESE ARE ESTIMATED COSTS. THEY ARE REAL ESTIMATED COSTS. AT 140, THERE ARE SOME THINGS COULD BE DOB. >> IS THERE AN OPERATIONAL PLAN, THE CITY BUDGET IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE? >>. >> RIGHT NOW, AND AT THE COMMISSION MEETING YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTED A BUDGET FOR THE SHELTER. PART OF THE FUNDING I'M HOPING TO BE A SHORT TERM FUNDING, THAT WILL BE REPLACED FROM INCOME COMING FROM THE CLINIC. . >> TRANSITIONAL PERIOD. AND IT'S MY HOPE AND MY PLAN, TEMPORARY FUNDING, WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE CLINIC. AND, SO. >> TRAES ALWAYS PROMISED TO US FROM THE SUN RISE. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT AGAIN. . >> SHE'S ARE OPERATIONAL MANAGER AT THE SHELTER. I INVITED HER TO BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION, IF YOU HAD SOME QUESTIONS. . >> OKAY, THANK YOU VEVERY MUCH W'VE HAD SO MANY VETS, TO INDICATE, IF WE HAD A FACILITY TO WORK. >> LONG-TERM, IS THE SHELTER GOING TO MAKE INCOME OR IS THE CITY GOING TO BE SUPPORTING IT. >> THE HOPE IS, WE'RE STILL RECOVER. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE DOING AMAZING CONSIDERING. YEAH, I DO BELIEVE SO. . >> THE REQUESTS, THAT WE RECEIVED AT THE SHELTER FOR THE SERVICE. . >> AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP A LOT, BRINGING INCOME IN. >> OTHER COMMISSIONERS, ANYTHING ELSE TO ASK. >> YOU COULD GO BACK TO SLIDE 8. I THINK THAT'S WHERE I HAD MY QUESTION. YEAH, THIS IS IT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I ASKED MS. COX FOR ME TO COME DOWN THERE. I WAS THERE WHEN WE SHUT DOWN FOR COVID. I WOULD LIKE TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE THINGS. IF I HEAR YOU RIGHT, OBVIOUSLY, BUILDING THE FACILITY, TO A WAY, THAT WOULD ATTRACT THOSE THAT WOULD DO THE SERVICES, IS WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING BASICALLY. [02:05:05] IT'S EASY TO ATTRACT SOME OF THE VETERINARY SKILLS THAT NEEDED TO DO SOME, I GUESS COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, TO GET THE COMMUNICATIONS. YOU BROUGHT ABOUT THE LOW COST PUBLIC ACCESS. AND SO WE CAN GET SOME CARE TO RESIDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO DO THAT AND ALSO TO HELP WITH THE CONTROL OF THE POPULATION AND ANIMALS ROAMING. IF I HEARD YOU RIGHT, WE CURRENTLY USE SOME OTHER FACILITIES. IS THIS FOR FORT PIERCE RESIDENTS ONLY. ARE THEY ALLOWED TO BRING THEIR PEOPLE, ANIMALS, FOR LOW COST JUSTIFICATION. . >> IT'S THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSION, WHETHER YOU WANT TO RESTRICT ACCESS. I PERSONALLY THINK, WE SHOULDN'T. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD OPEN TO ANYONE WHO IS IN NEED. THAT'S A DECISION FOR THE COMMISSION. MY INTENTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SERVE THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE RESIDENTS. WE HAVE OUR SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM. THAT'S WHAT MY ORIGINAL PLAN WAS. I'M ASKING THAT, MEANING AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN UP TO OTHERS. VETERINARY CARE IS A NEED. >> I WAS THINKING, SPECIFICALLY SPRAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM. IT'S SUCH A CHALLENGE, FOR THE DENSITY OF PEOPLE TO GET THEIR ANIMALS TO HELP US CONTROL THE POPULATION AND NOT JUST HAVE OVERABUNDANCE OF ANIMALS, RUNNING LOOSE IN THE STREETS, CAS OR DOGS. WE DON'T SPAY AND NEUTER CHICKENS, I DON'T THINK. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I'M WILLING TO WEIGH THE OPTIONS. THE DOLLARS WAS ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE, I UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S SO MUCH MORE NEED HERE. YOU'RE ASKING US TO ALLOCATE, WHAT I THINK IS A REMAINING AMOUNT OF OFFER WE HAVE LEFT. THIS IS IT. YOU'RE ASKING, IT WILL HELP OUR CITIZENS, OBVIOUSLY IN THE XHUPITY, TO HELP CONTROL SOMETHING THEY NEED HELP CONTROLLING IN, IN THE AMOUNT OF ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITY. AFTER SOME POINT, IT IS A CONCERN. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. AND AS I STATED, AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF ANIMAL SHELTER AND PROVIDED NEEDED SERVICES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE, I UNDERSTAND FULLY WHAT YOU'RE ASKING AND THE BUDGET PART, THAT'S SOME OF MY CONCERN, PRIOR IS SOME THE SERVICES COULD GENERATE FUNDS THAT HELPS GET ON THE TRACK AS SUSTAINABLE, AS STAND ALONE ENTITY. I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT, THIS IS THE BUDGET. IT'S NEVER ENOUGH MONEY TO GO AROUND AND I JUST WANT TO START THAT CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. . >> PEGGY AND I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THIS PRIOR TO THE PRESENTATION. YOU I SHARED CONCERN AS A RESIDENT, BECAUSE WHERE MY OFFICE IS LOCATED, IN DELAWARE, WE HAVE A MASSIVE FELLOW CAT COMMUNITY. SUBSEQUENTLY, WE ARE FORCED TO TRANSPORT THE ANIMALS TO STEWART, BECAUSE THERE'S NO AVAILABLE FACILITY TO DO IT LOCALLY. MY THOUGHT PROCESS, SIMPLY BECAUSE, THE TIME COMMITMENT ET CETERA, PEOPLE ARE NOT DOING IT. WITH FACILITY LOCAL. I THINK IT'S AN INVENTIVE, TO PITCH IN AND HELP OUT ON THE FRONT. IT'S CUMBERSOME. YOU REALLY HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG INTENTION OR DESIRE, THAT YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE AND TRY TO HELP OUT. [02:10:09] I ALSO, UNDER COMMISSION JOHNSON, COMMENTARY, IS OPENING IT UP POTENTIALLY TO MORE OUTSIDE FOLKS THAT A FAIRLY ACCURATE -- >> THAT'S TRUE. AND ALSO WITH THE TNVR PROGRAM. WE ALWAYS, ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT T THAT. THEY WILL CROSS THE LINE BETWEEN COUNTY AND CITY. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY, BECAUSE THE CATS DON'T KNOW THE CITY BOUNDARY. I THINK, IF WE CAN BROADEN THE SCOPE A LITTLE BIT, I THINK IT WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY AND ANIMALS, THAT DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CITY LINE AN COUNTY PROPERTY. >> AND THE ASSESSMENT I APPLAUD IT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT DEPLOYMENT OF THE FUND AND GREAT DEPLOYMENT USED WITHIN THE CITIZENS HERE. . >> I'M AWARE OF SOME MOBILE. >> DO WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS, GETTING TO FA SILL, TO BENEFIT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE FOR THEM. . >> OF COURSE, WE HAVE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, THAT PROVIDES THE SERVICES. IF WE ARE AWARE OF THEM, WE CAN DIRECT THE RESOURCES IN THE DIRECTION. I COULD TELL YOU, GOING DOWN SAVANNAH ROAD, IT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF CITY NORTH AND SOUTHWISE. KNOWING WE HAVE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE, WE CAN DIRECT THE RESOURCES. ARE WE QET GETTING THE INFORMATION, TO SOME, THAT MAY NOT -- MAY NOT KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, AND I COULD LEAVE -- I COULD LEAVE THERE RIGHT NOW. I COULD TAKE YOU THROUGH MAJOR BREATHERS OR DOGS, AROUND THERE. AND I DON'T KNOW. I'M CONCERNED, AM I AFRAID TO COME. WE CAN BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG INSIDE THE CITY ORDINANCE. THEY JUST DON'T KNOW. THEY JUST DON'T KNOW, WE'RE PUTTING ON THE MONEY, TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE FOR THEM, IF THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT. HOW ARE WE GETTING THE INFORMATION TO THEM. >> RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE THE SERVICE TO PROVIDE. WE ARE NOT GETTING THE MEGSAGE OUT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THERE. IF THIS IS APRFD, YES, WE WILL DEFINITELY BE INCLUDING AN AN EDUCATION FACTOR AND GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE AND WORKING WITH SOME OF THE AFFILIATED GROUPS THIS IS OUT THERE AND LET'S START USING IT >> AND. >> EDUCATION, OF COURSE. . >> THEY ARE NOW PROVIDING, THEY HAVE WEN TO A VETERINARIAN, THAT ALREADY EXIST. YOU COULD TELL ME, HOW THE COUNTY'S ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES WORKS AND IS IT WORKING? >> I HAVE VERY LIMITED KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MARIA. IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING WELL. DR. ADAMS CONTINUES TO DO THE VETERINARY PRACTICE. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT >> I'M WONDERING IF THAT MAY BE, IF WE'RE DOING THE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS, IF THAT MAY BE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR THE FUTURE. [02:15:02] SOME VETERINARIAN MAY BE ACTUALLY RUNNING THIS FACILITY AND STAFFING THIS FACILITY. >> AND THIS IS ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE OPEN TO LOOKING AT, SAYING WE HAVE THE FACILITY. WE'LL LEASE IT OUT TO A VET. AS PART OF THE LEASE. >> AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW. IF THAT'S A MODEL THAT WORKS, THAT MAY BE WHAT WE CONSIDER. . >> THAT'S DEFINITELY AN OPTION, PROVIDING THE FACILITY. AS PART OF THE LEASE, THEY WILL HANDLE THE SHELTER ANIMALS, IN ADDITION TO THE COMMERCIAL. >> ONCE WE GET THERE, VETERINARY SCHOOL, VETERINARY PROGRAM. IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH, TO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GET THE KIDS THERE YOU KNOW, TO DO WHATEVER TRAINING. >> I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN. THAT'S SOMETHING I STARTED. ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THEY ARE, SET AND READY TO GO. JO COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. THERE'S NO PROGRAMS, THAT YOU KNOW OF. >> NOT YET. . >> BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME. ONCE WE GET THE VET ON BOARD, WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE SCHOOL, WHICH WE HAVE LINED UP. . >> I HEAR NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS. I KNOW, THAT YOU, WANT TO GET THE ANIMAL SHELTER, AS WE SHOULD. . WE'RE APPROVING THE MONEY, AND HOPING, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PRETTY MUCH SOLVES THIS PROBLEM. . WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUT FURY ANIMALS. WHAT ABOUT THE FEATHER ANIMALS THAT'S INHABITS THE CITY. . >> IT KIND OF SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT. MAYBE WE NEED TO GET MORE ADVERTISING OUT THERE. AND IF YOU CATCH THE CHICKENS, WE WILL PAY YOU. WE HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH SOME OF THE FARMS OUT WEST. THE CHICKENS -- THAT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE IN EXISTENCE. IT DID SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT. IT'S A CATCH THAT CHICKEN PROGRAM. >> I ASK WE GET IT GOING. LET'S MARKET THAT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE. I'VE SEEN MORE -- >> OH, REALLY. OKAY. >> AND IN MY COMMUNITY, NOW. NATURE IS HELPING OUT, TOO. . >> I HAVE NOT SEEN THE COYOTES. YOU SEE THEM ON THE TREES. AND IF WE CAN ADVERTISE THAT PROGRAM, THAT. I KNOW SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, THAT COULD TRY TO GET THE MUP, TO GET THEM OFF THE STREETS. . >> THANKS FOR BRINGING THE IDEA. DO YOU HAVE DIRECTION YOU NEED. >> I HAVE THE FEEDBACK, YES, MA'AM. . >> WE WILL BRING YOU BACK THE PURCHASES. IF THEY SURPASS THE SPENDING LI [g. Discussion of Community Engagement by the City Commission] LIMIT: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH >> AND THE NEXT ITEM IN THE AGENDA, IS DISCUSSION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY THE CITY COMMISSION. >> SO MR. MIMMS, DO YOU WANT ME TO START? HE AND I BRAINSTORMED. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. WHAT WE SAID, WE WANTED MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE DID. WE ALSO SAID, IN THE SAME [02:20:03] MEETING, WE WERE VERY, OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GOES ON ALL THE TIME. THE PART-TIME JOB IS A PRETTY FULL PART-TIME JOB. WITH THAT IN MIND, WHAT WE CAME UP WITH COULD HAVE ONE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENT PER YEAR. YOU COULD CHOOSE YOUR OWN VENUE. WORKING WITH ADMINISTRATION, COULD CHOOSE YOUR OWN STAFF PERSON. IT COULD BE, LIVE STREAMED. IF YOU WANT IT. WHAT WE'RE THINKING OF, IT COULD BE EVERY OTHER MONTH. I CONSIDER, WE NOT CONSIDER IT BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND NEW YEAR'S. BECAUSE LIFE GETS REALLY FULL IN THOSE TIMES. AND IN ELECTION YEAR, THERE NOT BE IN AUGUST AND NOVEMBER. THAT'S KIND OF BARE BONES ON WHAT WE CAME UP WITH AS A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT, FOR EACH COMMISSIONER. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT, ONE TIME AS A COMMISSIONER. WHETHER A COMMISSIONER, HAS MORE EVENT, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE THE WAY YOU WANT TO. YOU PUT YOUR STAMP ON IT. THAT'S WHAT WE CAME UP IN TERMS OF A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPTION. . >> THERE'S AN ISSUE, THAT WILL REQUIRE SOME TYPE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. I INTENDED TO ASK A GROUP, HOW DO I GO ABOUT DOING THIS. IT'S SOMETHING I JUAN TO TACKLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSING TO EVERYBODY, INVOLVED AND HOW TO GET IT ROLLING. >> ANYBODY ELSE? IT'S KIND OF EVERY OTHER MONTH. YEAH. YEAH. AND SO, YOU WOULD PICK OUT WHATEVER DATE AND WHATEVER TIME AND WHATEVER ISSUE. HE'S ALREADY GOT ONE. >> MAYOR, I DO. AND WHEN THIS FIRST CAME UP, I APPLAUD YOU. YOU CAME UP WITH SOMETHING, THAT, TO BRING UP A PLATFORM FOR ALL COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN DOING SINCE I GOT ELECTED. I HAVE OPEN DOORS FOR MY RESIDENTS TO MEET WITH ME. I'VE HELD THESE MEETINGS THROUGHOUT MY TIME AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT TO EDUCATE. INITIALLY, WE HAD THE DISCUSSION, I WAS MORE OF THE FRAME HAVING US AT LEAST LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL, INSIDE AN AGENDA. WE HAVE AN AGENDA TO GET THINGS, JUST BUSINESS; RIGHT? SOMETIMES, I HOPE WE HAVE MORE OF A LISTENING OPPORTUNITY. THEN WE GET MORE TIME, TO GET THE PULSE OF COMMUNITY. AS WE SIT THERE, TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THINGS. WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT RESILLIENCY. THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE WANT TO TALK MORE ABOUT. JUST SO PEOPLE ARE NOT CONFINED, AND SOME PEOPLE ARE NERVOUS, AND THEY CAN NOT GET THE POINT ACROSS. THEN KEEP IN MIND, TOO, THAT CAME IN THE HEELS OF THE MISCOMMUNICATION THAT'S GOING ON HERE, ABOUT THE DEVELOP AM. IT'S ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY. [02:25:04] AND YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT. AND AS YOU GUYS, AS COMMISSIONER, WILL WELCOME. YOU HEAR SOMETHING, I HEAR IT DIFFERENTLY. AND IF WE DID THAT, ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS OR MAYBE ONCE A YEAR, IT'S JUST LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S REALLY AN IDEA. IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY, PEOPLE TO BE HEARD, OUT AN AGENDA. THAT'S WHAT WE DO AS BUSINESS, TO LISTEN TO THE CITIZENS, I HOPE WE WOULD LAND ON WITH THIS. IT'S WHERE WE ARE NOW AND WHAT I WANTED TO AT LEAST SEE US THINK ABOUT. I CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE, SOMETIMES IT'S IMPORTANT, I THINK TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE, WHERE THEY ARE. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. WHERE I WAS GOING WITH IT AND, IS THAT, SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU HAVE AN UNSTRUCTURED MEETING AND TO GET UP AND SAY ANYTHING, THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION PASSED OUT IN THE UNSTRUCTURED MEETING. YOU WOULD BE LISTENING IN THE PARTICULAR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. YOU WOULD AT LEAST HAVE A TOPIC. THIS IS WHAT THE CITY IS DOING NOW. YOU ARE ENGAGING IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU'RE JUST NOT, YOU'RE JUST STAYING ON A TOPIC AND NOT DOING A FREE RANGE. AND I THINK, IT IS A KIND OF DIFFERENT WAY STATUS. >> AND RESPECTED MEETING. >> AND THAT'S FINE. I HAVE DONE THAT. I HAVE MR. NIMS, COME. >> AND VERY WELL ATTENDED. AND I THINK, THAT'S GREAT. BUT I WOULD ALSO CHALLENGE TO SAY, HEAR ME ON THIS. I'M NOT GIVING THEM UNFETTERED ACCESS. THERE'S CERTAIN PARAMETERS. AND IT COULD BE PORK DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE ALL FIVE SITTING THERE. THAT'S THE POINT ABOUT ANIMAL CARE. THEY WANT TO EMPHASIZE. IT WILL GIVE OUR COMMUNITY AND US, TO LISTEN, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I HEARD SOMETHING, AND IT MAY INVOLVED MISINFORMATION OUT THERE. THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING, TOO TO GET THE UNDERSTANDING, GEE, AS MUCH AS WE'RE COMMUNICATING AS WELL, AS WE DO WITH STAFF AND GETTING THINGS OUT. I HEAR YOU AND APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION. >> GO AHEAD. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. I'M TRYING TO ENVISION. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. I UNDERSTAND THAT COMMUNITY, SIT SOMEWHERE, NO THE IN THE COMMUNITY MEETING OR THIS TYPE OF MEETING AND HEAR WHAT THE CONCERNS OF THE WE CAN BE HERE 24 HOURS, IF WE OPEN IT UP TO PEOPLE COMING, TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING ON THEIR MIND. ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR TOPICS THAT WE PUT OUT. >> IT COULD BE STRUCTURED THAT WAY. STREAM LINE RIGHT NOW. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS, THAT I'M GETTING E-MAILS AND CALLS ABOUT, ARE, SOME OF THE TIMES WE'RE UP IN A MEETING. >> OKAY. >> THAT PEOPLE CAN'T TAKE OFF WORK OR THEY ARE TRYING TO GET TO THE 505 TO GET TO THE FIRST PART. IF WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU WANT TO COME, SO WE CAN GET THE BEST PARTICIPATION FROM THE RESI [02:30:11] RESIDENTS. >> THIS COULD FLUCTUATE QUITE FRANKLY. IF YOU ASK ME OFF THE CUFF, THE PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE THE POINT, THEY ARE ENJOYING RETIREMENT. WE MAY HAVE ONE, IN THE DAYTIME, WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE COMING OUT. COUPLE OF TIMES OF YEAR. IT WOULD ALLOW FOR OUR CITIZENS, ALL OF THE CITIZENS, THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO COME OUT AT NIGHT. . >> FOR SOME REASON, I DON'T KNOW WHY. I THOUGHT WE WERE PRETTY GOOD. THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, INTIMIDATES, SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS. . >> THEY STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH COMMUNITY. ARE WE TRYING TO HAVE IT HERE. ARE WE TRYING TO HAVE IT IN ANOTHER LOCATION. >> IT'S JUST A CONCEPT AND IT'S A LOT MORE PLANNING. I'M HAVING A DISCUSSION, FOR US TO THINK ABOUT. HOW DO WE ENGAGE OUR TOTALITY OF THE COMMUNITY. IF WE SET OUT AN AGENDA RESILLIENCY IS TOP OF MIND. THERE'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE COMMUNITY, I UNDERSTAND, AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT IT. NOW YOU ARE GOING TO TELL ME, THEY HAVE TO COME THINK ABOUT IT. I THINK THERE'S BROAD TOPICS WE CAN LEARN. IT HELPS ME BE A BETTER POLICYMAKER, WHEN I KNOW WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE IN MY COMMUNITY. WIR MORE INFORMED THAN WHAT I HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC. I WANT TO HEAR DISTRICT, TOO. THERE'S LARGE DOLLARS, COMING FROM WHAT WE NEED TO DO OVER THERE. . >> I LIKE THE IDEA. I'M TRYING TO -- ENVISION WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE. TASK FORCE WITH THE COUNTY. THAT FIRST, TOWN HALL MEETING THAT WE HAD TWAEN AN ASK QUESTIONS TYPE OF THING. IT WAS A BASING OF CITY OFFICIALS, WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS. WHY HAVE YOU DONE THAT? TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I HAD A BULL'S-EYE WITH REPRESENTATIVE FORT PIERCE. WE GOT THROUGH IT. THE NEXT ONE, I'M HEARING, GUYS, YOU TOOK THAT, YOU DIDN'T RUN AWAY. YOU REALLY WANTED TO HELP. THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED. I LIKE BOTH IDEAS. MADAM MAYOR, I LIKE YOUR IDEA. I LIKE COMMISSIONER JOHNSON'S IDEA. AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE FIVE OF US SITTING SOMEWHERE, FIVE OF US SITTING SOMEWHERE AND RESIDENT, AND TRIES TO SAY, I'M VIOLATING SOMETHING, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT SAYING A WORD BACK TO THEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GET AROUND THE SUNSHINE LAW. >> WE DON'T WANT TO GET AROUND THE WORD. >> YOU ALL PUT THE MUSLIM ON ME FIRST. HOW WE DON'T GET OURSELVES IN TROUBLE, BY THE FIVE OF US SITTING HERE JUST LISTENING. >> I COULD ACCEPT MADAM MAYOR. [02:35:07] . >> I'M WILLING TO CONTINUE TO ENG ENGAGE, I'M GLAD THAT'S COMPROMISE NOW. WE ALL LEARN SOMETHING. >> IF IT IS LIVE STREAMED, ANOTHER ONE COULD BE TUNING TO HIM COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR IS NOT AN ISSUE. WHAT IT IS, BUSINESSES GET TO MAKE THEIR ANNOUNCEMENTS. NONPROFITS GET TO MAKE THEIR ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THEIR EVENTS. WE DON'T GET INTO ISSUES. AND IT'S LIVE STREAM. ANYBODY COULD GET INTO IT, TOO. >> MADAM ATTORNEY, COULD YOU HELP ME OUT? NOT TODAY. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT THIS MORNING YOU COULD SEE, IF THERE'S A SITUATION, WHERE THE FIVE OF US COULD SIT SOMEWHERE AND LISTEN WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT VIOLATING THE SUNSHINE LAW IN IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, TO GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WHERE COMMISSIONER JOHNSON IS COMING FROM. IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE THE COMMISSIONER TALKING. IT WILL BE A LARGE STATEMENT FROM ALL OF US SITTING THERE, LISTENING TO EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, BOTH DISTRICTS TOGETHER THIS ONE, COULD BE REALLY SEEN. I'M CONCERNED, WE CAN REALLY DO IT. IF YOU COULD HELP US, DUR THE MEETINGS, THIS WEEK, NOT PUTTING A TIME LINE, HELPING, SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW. I REALLY WANT TO HEAR AND I WANT YOU TO HEAR FROM DISTRICT ONE. WE HEAR A PLETHRA OF STUFF THAT EDUCATES US. I'M COMPLETELY, WITH COMPLETELY GOOD JOB. >> I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT. NOT NECESSARILY, I WOULD LIKE THE ANSWER, WHEN WE GET TO THE WORKING MEETINGS. THE OTHER QUESTION I WOULD RAISE, IN THE SAME THEORY, YOU HOLD A MEETING, IN DISTRICT ONE FOR A LITANY OF REASONS. IF THESE ARE LIVE STREAM MEETINGS, WHAT IS TO PREVENT A COMMISSIONER, WHAT IS TO PREVENT A COMMISSIONER FROM SITTING IN A MEETING TO PARTICIPATE, OR NOT PARTICIPATE, TO HEAR THE DISCUSS AND GIVE AND TAKE. LOOKING INTO IT. THAT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. A SUNSHINE LAW, VARIETY, DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. ISSUES I'M HEARING THEM FRAMED, IS AS FOLLOWS. NUMBER ONE, A LOCATION THAT'S OFF SIGHT. AND IS THAT, ACCURATE? OKAY. I'M HAPPY TO LOOK INTO THAT AND MODELS OF HOW JURISDICTIONS HAVE DONE THAT IT'S APPROPRIATELY ACCESSIBLE AND IT COULD ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN THE SUNSHINE MEETING. ADVANTAGE IS THE FLEXIBILITY THAT, YOU'RE NOT OPERATING UNDER THE SUNSHINE LAW AT THAT POINT, BECAUSE I'M NOT HAVING ANY TWO COMMISSIONERS IN ONE PLACE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF COMMUNICATING. THOSE ARE THE ISSUES, THE WAY I'M SEEING IT AND GOING TO COMMISSIONER BROAD RICK'S QUESTION. AT A BASIC LEVEL, WHERE THERE'S CHUNICATION BACK AND FOR THE. YOK IT'S GOING TO FALL UNDER THAT. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS IN A LATER DATE. . >> MR. NIMS, DID I COVER EVERYTHING? >> I THINK YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES, IF ALL OF US ATTEND THE MEETING, IT'S CALLED THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING. AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO ADVERTISE IT ACCORDINGLY. YOU HAVE TO ADVERTISE IT, LIKE [02:40:02] ANY OTHER COMMISSION MEETING. SOMETHING WE'VE ALSO DISCUSSED IN THE PAST AND POSSIBLE HE COMMISSIONER GAINES AND COMMISSIONER BRODERICK WAS NOT PART OF THE DISCUSSION, HAVING A CHUNITY CONVERSATION. THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION WOULD BE THE PREFAS FOR THE STRATEGIC PLANNED SESSION. IN THAT, WE WOULD HOLD A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH ALL THE COMMUNITY LEADERS SH AND IT COULD BE A WIDE SPECTRUM OF IDEAS. IT DN HAPPEN BECAUSE WE HAD A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND WE ENDED THAT INITIATIVE. THAT IS, IF COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, THAT'S SOMETHING, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE IN THE FUTURE. >> YES, SIR. . >> IS THAT THE ONE WE HAD VISITATIONS TO PEOPLE AND DIDN'T HAVE IT BECAUSE OF COVID? >> CORRECT. . >> WE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. IT'S A GREAT FOREWAY INTO THAT. WE'RE STRATEGICALLY PLANNING OUR CITY. . >> MADAM MAYOR, TO MY COLLEAGUE, COMMISSIONER BROAD RICK SOMETHING I LEARNED THE FIRST YEAR. GOING TO ANOTHER COMMISSIONER'S EV EVENT -- I'M PRETTY SURE, IF SOMEONE SEES YOU THERE, AND -- SENDS YOUR EVENT AND I'M TALKING WHATEVER. SOMEBODY WILL STEP UP SAYING, COMMISSIONER BRODERICK, WHAT DO YOU THINK? YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING. BY YOUR NOT SAYING ANYTHING, THAT COULD GO, THEY CAN TAKE IT ONE OR TWO WAYS. OH, I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM TO SPEAK. HAD HE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE SUNSHINE LAW. BE VERY CAREFUL, PUTTING YOURSELF IN THAT POSITION. I CAN'T SPEAK. >> THANK YOU FOR REMOVING THE LAND MINE. >> HE'S RIGHT, THOUGH . I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE VALUABLE AND NOW YOU HAD NOT GONE DOWN THAT PATH. COMMISSIONER GAINS, BE QUIET, BASICALLY. YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS. >> YEAH. >> AND ON QUSLY, WE'RE DIVING INTO THIS THING. >> OKAY. I THINK WE BEAT THIS DEAD HORSE. WE'LL MOVE ON. >> WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMENTS OF THE PUBLIC. >>. >> ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, [6. City Commission Boards and Committees Updates] WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS, MOVE FORWARD. >> MOVE ON. >> MOVE ON TO COMMISSION BOARD AND MOVEMENT UPDATES. >> IS THERE A VOLUNTEER TO START FIRST? >> I WILL. >> OKAY. >> >> FIRST, I WANT TO INVITE THE BOARD AND OPEN HOUSE, THIS SATURDAY, AT LITTLE LEAGUE, 9:00. I WON'T BE PRESENT, BUT THE KIDS AND COACHING AND PARENTS WILL BE THERE. THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO STILL HAVE THE FIRST PITCH. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR CITY MANAGER, CITY CLERK, I DON'T CARE. I -- STAFF, YOU WANT TO THROW PITCH AT LITTLE LEAGUE. IT'S NOT THAT FAR, I COULD GET ACROSS THE PLATE. IF YOU WANT TO THROW THE FIRST PITCH, WE APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S THERE. THE COMMITTEE UPDATES. TREASURE COVE LEAD, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WE MET. WE DISCUSSED THE UPCOMING BILLS AND LAYTIVE HEARING ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE. THEY ARE ON BOARD AND THEY ARE READY TO PROTECT WITH THE BILLS, [02:45:03] THAT COMING BY. WE ARE ON BHORD AND ARE READY TO GO GET UPDATES. IF I DON'T GIVE THEM, MADAM MAYOR, BETWEEN MADAM MAYOR, WE'LL GIVE YOU THE UPDATES ON WHAT'S GOING. TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, TAKE TIME TO LOOK AT THESE BILLS, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM -- I JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. JUST LOOK AT THE BILLS AND YOU COULD SEE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. AND MAIN STREET, WE HAVE SOME OF THE STUFF, THAT MR. THOMAS WAS TALKING ABOUT. THEY ARE ACTIVELY GOING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITIES IN THAT AREA FOR OUR -- GETTING PLANNED AND GETTING IDEAS TO BRING BACK TO THE CITY. RETIREMENT BOARD MEETS THIS WEEK. I WON'T BE HERE. I THINK, COMMISSIONER BRODERICK WAS SAYING, TAKE OVER THE RETIREMENT BOARD AND DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I DID PASS THE FIRST PART OF THE CERTIFICATION. I THINK THEY DID SIGN UP THE SECOND PART OF OCTOBER. WISH ME LUCK ON THAT. COUNCIL AGING MEETS THIS WEEK. AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS MET. WE HAVE A GROUP OF, I THINK 9-11. IT'S A GREAT GROUP. YOU WILL BE PROUD OF WHAT WILL COME OUT AND THE RECOMMENDATION COMING OUT OF THE MEETING. WE ACTUALLY HAVE WATCHED THE STATE STATE COMMITTEE. WE WATCHED, AND THE LAST ONE, IF WE DIDN'T MISS IT, THE COUNTY HOMELESS TASK FORCE, OR NOW COMMITTEE. WE HAVE OFFICERS, I THINK VICE CHAIR, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED. I MUST HAVE BEEN READING SOMETHING. I WAS THERE. THEY CALLED MY NAME. THAT'S FINE. I WAS THERE, FROM THE BEGINNING. WE HAVE A GOOD COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A REPORT DUE AND WE'RE TRYING TO RIGHT NOW COME UP WITH A QUICK REPORT. THERE'S SOME MONEY, THAT'S UP IN TALLAHASSEE, THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO COME, BRING BACK TO ST. LUCIE COUNTY FOR A PERIOD, ST. LUCIE AND THE COUNTY, TO USE, GO ALONG WITH THE HOMELESSNESS. YOU GUYS WILL GET A COPY AS SOON AS IT'S DONE. WE GO FROM THERE. . >> AND I HAVE ADMIT. SO I THINK MADAM MAYOR, THOSE ARE MY UPDATES, IF I DIDN'T MISS ONE. TO GO BACK TO THE RETIREMENT BOARD, I THINK WE'RE BRINGING COMMISSIONER BRODERICK IN VERY SLOWLY. IT WAS KIND OF, IT WAS KIND OF FUNNY THE FIRST MEETING WAS. SECOND MEETING, I WAS LOOKING AT THEM. HE HAD THE SAME LOOK I HAD MY FIRST MEETING. WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO? IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING AND FOR THE STAFF AND THE EMPLOYEES, TO KNOW, WHO ARE COUNTING US AND ON THE RETIREMENT BOARD: YOUR MONEY IS SAFE. THE BOARD IS OUTSTANDING. WE ARE TRYING TO MAXIMIZE EVERYTHING WE CAN, TO HAVE MORE MONEY IN THE RETIREMENT BOARD, SO WHEN IT'S NEEDED TO THE POINT, THE LAST DISCUSSION WAS -- AND WE WERE TRYING TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WHO RETIRED 30 YEARS AGO AND TRYING TO BRING THEM UP TO INFLATION AND COSTS TODAY. THE BOARD IS LOOKING TO ACTIVELY SEE, HOW IT COULD BE DONE. WE DO TAKE THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. MADAM MAYOR, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS AND COMMUNITY UPDATES. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK, YOU [02:50:01] WANT TO GO NEXT? >> IT WILL BE QUICK. I AGREE ON COMMISSIONER GAINES'S RETIREMENT BOARD. THE GROWING CURVE IS REASONABLY STEEP AND IT MAKES A GOOD TIME READING. HAVING SAID THAT, LOOKING AT ACTUALITY TABLES. YOU'RE CORRECT. I DID GET INTO CONVERSATION, AFTER RETIREES OUT OF THE SYSTEM AND IN RETIREMENT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. I WAS CHALLENGED BASED ON THE STRUCTURE. THAT'S SOMETHING, WE'RE DIVING INTO DEEP. >> HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. >> SAME ISSUE. >> NEXT MEETING IS THIS WEEK. SUN RISE BOARD CANCELLED THE LAST MEETING. THEY HAVE ONLY ONE ITEM IN THE AGENDA. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE MANAGEMENT TEAM THERE INDEPENDENTLY. I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIALS, IN MUCH GREATER DETAIL WE'VE TALKED ABOUT STRATEGIES AND WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. I EMERGED MYSELF INTO THE OPERATIONAL CONTROLS AND FINANCIAL ISSUES, ET CETERA THERE. PARKING COMMITTEE, THEY ARE LOOKING AT IT. THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR, LINCOLN PARK, ET CETERA. TO INCREASE THE PARKING CAPACITY OVER THERE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. STAY TUNE. THAT'S ALL I GOT. >> TREASURE COAST COUNCIL, WITH THE SOUTH REGIONAL COUNCIL. HAD SOME VERY GOOD INTERACTIONS AND FEEDBACK AND JOINT PROJECT CONVERSATIONS, A LOT OF IT, IS OBVIOUSLY, AROUND RESILLIENCY. WATER MANAGEMENT, ET CETERA, BOLD UPDATE AND TALKING ABOUT THINGS WE HAVE IN COMMON WE HEARD FROM THE LEGISLATIVE PERSON OUT OF THE SENATE OFFICE, OFFICE SENATE OFFICE, WHO CAME AND GAVE US AN UPDATE. LOT OF SHARED INTEREST BETWEEN THE TWO. A LOT HAS TO DO WITH INFRASTRUCTURE, RESILLIENTCY WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT HERE. IT'S A COMMON THING. MY MEETING IS COMING UP. WE'LL SEE WHAT THAT MEET WILL BE, COMING UP ONE OF THE FRIDAYS. WE'VE ELECTED FIRE CHIEF, CAPTAIN LEE. >> AND THAT WAS UNANIMOUS DECISION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH CHIEF LEE MOVING FORWARD. AND IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THOSE HE TALKED TO, AND WE LOOK TO THE LEADERSHIP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE MUCH COUNTY IS GOING. THE AMOUNT OF THINGS AND ASSETS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO PROTECT AND PROVIDE SERVICES IS GROWING. AND THOSE THINGS COST A LOT OF MONEY. LOT OF MONEY. THE DELAY IS LONGER THAN WE ANTICIPATE. I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO BREAK GROUND IN THE CENTRAL STATION. AND THE ADVISORY HAS NOT MET. SO NOTHING FROM THAT. TPO IS COMING UP AS WELL. I MISSED THE LAST MEETING, BUT I THINK THEY ARE HAVING ANOTHER ONE PRETTY SOON. TPO HAS SOME FUNDING, AS A RESULT OF ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS. THAT'S A MUCH NEEDED OPPORTUNITY. I THINK GOING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, MY BIG THING RIGHT NOW, IS TRYING TO CONNECT THE COMMUNITIES WITH SOME SIDEWALKS AND AREAS, THAT DESPERATELY NEED SOME SIDEWALKS. [02:55:04] I'VE GOT SOME CONCERNS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO HONE IN, SIDEWALKS AND MOVING PEOPLE SAFELY FLU THE CITIES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE TRAFFIC, MORE PEOPLE IN THE CITIES, AND IT'S A CONCERN OF MINE. . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> TOMORROW, I'M GOING TO TALLAHASEE, WITH THE CITIES. >> MAYOR PROTEMP. >> AND MAYOR PROTEMP. >> JESUS. . >> STOP TALKING TO ME LIKE THAT. >> YOU WILL HAVE A GAVEL. >> GAVEL. . >> BODE OF CONFIDENCE RIGHT THERE. . >> I NEVER KNOW A MAYOR TO MISS A MEETING. SHE NEVER MISSED A MEETING. >> MR. MIMMS, YOU GET NO CREDIT FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE. >> YES >> HOW MANY YEARS. >> AFTER 10 YEARS. >> 10 YEARS. >> SO WE'LL BE MEETING WITH OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS AND WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT A VARIETY OF BILLS. YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THEM. THEY ARE ALL HARMFUL. COMMUNICATION SERVICES TEXT WILL LIMIT THAT. HOME STEZ EXEMPTION, THE HOUSING B BILLION ENOUGH ABOUT THEM. I HAVE TO STUDY ON THAT ONE. THAT'S THE CITY OF STUART IS UPSET ABOUT THAT. I HAVE A FEELING, WE'LL BE UPSET TOO IF YOU HAVE CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE UTILITY, YOUR UTILITY WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. . >> WE CAN BE AS NIMBLE AS WE ARE AS A CITY OWNED UTILITY. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE, THAT TALKS ABOUT THE TRANSFER FROM THE UTILITY TO THE GENERAL FUND. LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A BILL NA PREVENTED THAT ONE. I HAVE TO CHECK. THERE'S ABOUT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS, THAT SPEEDS UP THE TIME, FOR BUILDING PERMITS. SOLID WASTE, THAT BASICALLY SAYS, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE -- ANY PROVIDER COULD COME IN AND PROVIDE SOLID WASTE SERVICES TO YOUR CITY. TAKEN TO THE LOGICAL CONCLUSION, YOU DON'T HAVE A SOLID WASTE ANYMORE. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY, THEY ARE INCREASING IT TO 2.5 MILLION AND 5 MILLION. AND THAT GOES, 200 AND 600 NOW. THERE'S ONE ABOUT SOBER HOMES. WE HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT SOBER HOMES FOR A WHILE. >> SOBER? >> IT'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE HOUSES? HALFWAY HOUSES? THERE'S A NEW ONE AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT WHAT THAT BILL IS ABOUT. I COULD ASSURE YOU, IT'S NOT GOOD. WE'LL BE TALKING TO THEM. AND I'LL BE BACK THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING, IN ST. LOUIS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE -- 100 FORT PIERCE OFFICER DEPARTMENT. OFFICER SPOTS WILL BE HELPING US WITH THAT. HE'S BRINGING TWO RETIRED POLICEMEN FROM THE FORT PIERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF WILL BE THERE AND WILL INTRODUCE IT. BASED ON RESEARCH AND BOOK WRITTEN BY GENE ALLEN WILSON, WHO HAPPENS TO BE MY SISTER, TALKS ABOUT WHAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS LIKE 100 YEARS AGO IN FORT PIERCE. ALSO, 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SUN RISE WILL BE AT THE NEXT ST. LOUIS MEETING AT THE FORT PIERCE SOCIETY, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF INT VIEWING A CANDIDATE FOR THE ATTORNEY POSITION. THE ATTORNEY SERVING IS THE FPA ATTORNEY AS THE INTERIM ATTORNEY. AND I THINK THAT'S IT. ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER. IF NOT, SHALL WE ADJOURN? [03:00:01] LET'S ADJOURN. WE'LL BE MOVING OUT OF THE CHAMBER. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.