[6. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Any person who wishes to comment on any subject on this agenda may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less, as directed by the Chairperson, as this section of the Agenda is limited to fifteen minutes. The FPRA Board will not be able to take any official actions under Comments from the Public. Speakers will address the Chairperson, Commissioners, and the Public with respect. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.]

>> COMMISSIONER C JOHNSON. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> COMMISSIONER J JOHNSON? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> NEXT WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, PUBLIC, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO DISCUSS WHAT YOU WANT TO DISCUSS. MADAM CLERK WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S THREE-SECOND WARNING AND I WOULD ASK YOU TO END YOUR CONVERSATION. SO, I DON'T SEE ANY PAPERWORK.

>> NO. >> AT THIS MEETING, THEY DON'T HAVE TO SIGN UP, IF THEY WANT TO LINE UP IN THE AISLE THERE AND THAT WAY THEY COULD COME FORWARD AS NECESSARY.

>> SO, DON'T BE SHY, COME TO THE MIC, AND LET US KNOW WHY YOU

ARE HERE. >> I'M RICK MODINE AND I LIVE IN FORT PIERCE. I'M REQUESTING FPRA NOT TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE THIRD AGREEMENT. SPECIFICALLY SECTION 5-E OF THE AGREEMENT STATES THAT THE DEVELOPER MAY EXTEND THE DEVELOPMENTAL APPROVAL PERIOD FOR THE MAX OF 31 DAYS.

AMENDMENT ONE DID NOT MENTION THE DAP AND AMENDMENT 2 EXTENDED THE DAP FROM 3/12-2023. 7/10/2023. FOR THE RECORD, THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENTS AND SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENTS WERE PREPARED BY THE DEVELOPMENT ATTORNEY NOT THE CITY ATTORNEY OR ANY CITY OFFICIAL. THESE AGREEMENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MADE JOINTLY AT ARM'S LENGTH AND I PERSONALLY DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE. THE DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD IN SECTION 3 AND THE DEVELOPMENTAL APPROVAL PERIOD IN SECTION 5-A. TWO SEPARATE YET COHESIVE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE CONTRACT. THIS CONTRACT IS HEAVILY BIASSED AND WRITTEN TO PROVIDE FOR PROTECTION FOR THE DEVELOPER. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR THE DEVELOPER TO TERMINATE SEVEN TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS AND ZERO TIMES FOR THE CITY. THE CONTRACTS WRITTEN THIS WAY ENSURES THAT THE CITY DOESN'T DRAG THEIR FEET DURING DUE LITTLE GENERALS. THE FPRA HAD AN HAND WRITTEN LETTER FROM THE DEVELOPER'S ATTORNEY ON 10/28 DETAILING THE OBJECTIONS. CITY ATTORNEY MADE THE REQUEST TO REVERSE THE CLAUSE SIX MONTHS AND 20 DAYS LATER ON THE 20TH. CURTIS JOHNSON YOUR COMMENTS WHICH YOU STATED WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF ALL OF FORT PIERCE AND OUR HOUSE MUST BE IN ORDER. WE NEED DO THAT.

THE QUALITY COMMISSION ON ETHICS CALLS THAT A BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST. THE NUMBER EXTENSION FIVE TIMES FROM LAST. WHICH OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAD THE COURAGE TO STAND UP LIKE MAYOR HUDSON DID SO THE BALL'S IN YOUR COURT, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN YOUR COURT. IT'S HARD TO PLAY BY THE RULES WHEN THE RULES WERE WRITTEN BY THE OPPOSING TEAM. THIS AGENCY CAN INTERPRET THE LANGUAGE IN THIS AGREEMENT AND MAKE A GOOD, SOUND DECISION THAT SUPPORTS THE INTERESTS OF ALL OF FORT PIERCE. WE WOULD SEND THE ETHICS COMMISSION, NOTER RISED AFFIDAVITS AND EVENTUALLY, AN NDR IN THIS FOOD CHAIN WILL MAKE THAT INTERPRETATION FOR YOU.

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THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU, SIR.

>> MICHAEL JENKINS, 2204 BRANDO. LAST MONDAY AT THE COMMISSIONER'S MEETING WE HAD MANY STATEMENTS ASSURING THE PUBLIC THAT EACH OF YOU IS QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THE AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERMAN'S WAR OF COMMISSION CURTIS JOHNSON, I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON A COMMENT YOU MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS IN PLACE THAT MAY BE YOU COULD COMMENT ON AGAIN DURING THE DISCUSSION PERIOD AFTER THIS PORTION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING. IN SECTION 5-B TITLED CITY OBLIGATIONS, IT STATES, THE CITY SHALL GIVE IT'S BEST EFFORTS TO SFOERT CHANGING THE ZONING OF A PROPERTY TO AN APPROPRIATE ZONING CATEGORY WHICH IS MUTE YOU'LL THE FOREGOING CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY ZONING SHALL BE A CONDITION TO CLOSING. MY COMMENT IS IN THE FORM OF A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. IS THIS COUNCIL WILLING TO LET THE DEVELOPER DICTATE HOW HIGH HIS BOAT HOUSE WILL BE? AND IS IT YOUR INTENTION TO DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN TO ENSURE THE ZONING CHANGES ARE APPROVED TO ALLOW IT? IF NOT, WOULD THIS COUNCIL UPHOLD A STATEMENT IN THIS AGREEMENT THAT IF THIS HEIGHT REQUIREMENT IS NOT APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS COUNCIL WILL NOT CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY? THANK

YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> ANYONE ELSE? >> WELCOME, STATE YOUR NAME AND

ADDRESS. >> JEAN HORN, 5404 CITRUS

AVENUE, FORT PIERCE, WHITE CITY. >> THANK YOU.

>> IN MY HAND HERE I HOLD HUNDREDS OF SIGNATURES OF PETITION FOR THE DENIAL OF FISHERMAN'S WAR OF, THERE EXISTS A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND ST.

LUCIE COUNTY FOR VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK. THERE IS A LETTER DATED 10/24/2008 TO THE CITY MANAGER THEN TO THE THEN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR GIVING NOTICE THAT THIS LEASE WOULD BE TERMINATED EFFECTIVE, 11/14/2008 DUE TO THE COUNTY VACATING THE LEASE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, WE CAN NOT LOCATE ANY DOCUMENTATION OF THIS TERMINATION OF THIS LEASE AS BEING RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD. AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF THE CITY TO SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT AT OR BEFORE CLOSING CONFIRMING THAT THIS LEASE WAS TERMINATED.

AND TO BE RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD, WHICH, WE CAN NOT FIND.

DURING THE UPCOMING DISCUSSION, PLEASE COMMENT ON WETHER OR NOT THIS LEASE AGREEMENT WAS IN FACT TERMINATED, BY WHO, AND WHEN, AND IF IT WAS RECORDED BY THE CLERK OF THE COURTS. REMEMBER, HE WHO HIRES THE BAND CALLS FOR THE TUNES. THANK YOU.

>>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> WELCOME, PLEASE STATE YOUR

NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> MATTHEW RIOT, 2394, CHANCE

ROAD, FORT PIERCE. >> THANK YOU.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND WHATNOT FOR THE WHOLE THING, BUT, I'M ASKING YOU GUYS NOT TO EXTEND THE FURTHER DEBT IT'S GONE. IT'S INSANE INMY OPINION, IT'S THE BEST RAMP BOATER AROUND AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SELECT FEW THAT WILL USE AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM THINGS THAT EVERYONE USES. SO, I JUST WISH YOU GUYS WON'T DO IT.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> ANYONE ELSE? >STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

>> PRESTON PAIN. I STAND HERE NOT TO APPROVE. INESS THAT YOU TRY I KINDLY ASK YOU NOT TO EXTEND ANYMORE TIME AND KEEP OUR LOCAL BOAT RAMP TO USE RATHER THAN AN OVERPRICED BOAT HOUSE PLACE THAT MOST LOCALS CANNOT AFFORD. THIS BOAT RAMP IS THE BEST BOAT RAMP THERE IS, LOCATION WISE, RATHER THAN GETTING RID OF IT, A BETTER IDEA WOULD BE TO MAKE IT EVEN BIGGER

AND BETTER. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

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>>> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING, SIR.

>> I'M GREGORY SSUMMONS, I LIV IN FORT PIERCE. BOAT RAMPS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, THE PUBLIC TRUSTS YOU TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION. 12 A RAMP IS USED BY ST. LUCY'S COUNTY RESIDENTS, FISHERMEN, RESIDENTIAL, CHARTER, COMMERCIAL, AND PEOPLE CRUISING AND SIGHT SEEING. FORT PIERCE IS A DESTINATION FOR BOATERS IN SOUTH FLORIDA AS WELL. WE AS A COUNTY IN FORT PIERCE, WE ALREADY HAVE A SHORTAGE OF BOAT RAMPS AND PARKING. NOW, THIS IS SOMETHING IN CASE NOBODY'S BROUGHT IT UP, THE COUNTY OF OKACHOBEE HAS MORE BOAT RAMPS THAN WE HAVE HERE. BUT, BEFORE THE CLOSING OF ANY RAMP THERE AT 12-A, ANOTHER FULL-SIZED RAMP, FOUR OR MORE SLIPS NEEDS TO BE STARTED AND COMPLETED BEFORE ANYTHING CHANGES. THE JOB DOESN'T NEED TO BE STARTED MID-STREAM AND COME TO A HALT. AND, UM, THIS IS WHERE THE USE OF BOATERS OF EVERYWHERE, AN IDEAL LOCATION WOULD BE THE HARBOR POINT AT THE MOUTH OF TAYLOR CREEK. A PIECE THAT'S NOT ON THE ISLAND, IN CASE WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY FROM STORMS WHEN YOU CAN'T ACCESS THE ISLANDS. YOU KNOW HOW YOU CAN'T GO OVER WHEN THE HURRICANES HIT? WELL, THAT'S JUST A GOOD SPOT.

BOATERS SPEND MONEY ON VEHICLES, TRAILERS, HOTEL, RESTAURANTS, FOOD, ICE, TACKLE, FUEL, CHARTER COSTS, TAGS, REGISTRATION, THE LIST GOES ON. I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO VISIT HERE AND

BOAT. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU, SIR

ANYBODY ELSE? >> GOOD EVENING, MARK WALTERS, 3034 DRIVE, IN FORT PIERCE. UM, SO MANY THINGS THAT I DON' UNDERSTAND, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN DROUTH MANA-- GROWTH MANAGE PLANNING SINCE 1997, HERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT INDUSTRIAL WATERFRONT, WHICH, IF ON THE OPEN MARKET, IT WOULD BE A COMPLETE, UM, CLASH WITH PLANNING. ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT'S A GREAT THING HERE. THE THING THAT'S GOT TO BE ADDRESSED IS, UM, IN THIS PROCESS, IS ONE THING, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CANNOT BE MISUNDERSTOOD. SO, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, IF YOU TAKE THAT BOAT RAMP OUT, YOU, IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY ON THE ISLAND, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY PLACE TO ACCESS BOATS EXCEPT PUTTING THEM IN A CRANE OFF OF HARBOR POINT. THE OTHER THING IS IS RIGHT NOW ON A GIVE BE DAY THE TRAFFIC ON THE SOUTH BRIDGE IS ALREADY OVER THE CREST, TWO LANES AND PEOPLE SCREAMING AND FIGHTING. OKAY. ON A GIVEN DAY, IT'S NOT JUST A SPECIAL WEEKEND DAY. I JUST HEARD ON THE RADIO I HEARD BRIGHT LINE, 32 TRIPS A DAY UP TO 125 MILES PER HOUR. THERE COULDN'T BE A MORE BOTTLENECK IN THIS COUNTY THAN SOUTH RIDGE AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND EVEN IF WE TAKE IT TO HARBOR POINT, IT'S GOING TO FILTER IN THERE. AND I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE, AND, RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE THE NEW, WHERE THE HERSHEYS IS, ALREADY, PEOPLE ARE DARTING OUT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. I LIVE OUT THERE. I LIKE TO MIND MY OWN BUSINESS, BUT, I'LL HAVE TO BRING HARBOR AISLE OUT HERE IN FORCE TO SHOW THE DISDAIN FOR THIS. LIKE, I SAID, YOU HAVE TRAFFIC ON THE BRIDGES, YOU'VE GOT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

IF YOU WERE TO DESCRIBE THAT INTO THE PUBLIC, YOU WOULD GO, REALLY, THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT? HIGH DENSITY, RIGHT THERE, AT THE CHOKE POINT OF A BRIDGE AND A RAILROAD. IT'S INSANITY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS, IT WAS HANDED TO ME ON THE COST OF THIS DEAL, SHOWS, 1,000,980 TO GET RID OF THE REVERTER CLAUSE AND WHOEVER PUTS IT UP, GETS IT BACK SO IT COSTS NOTHING. AND, $1 MILLION WORTH OF TAX INCREMENT REVENUE OF

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$1 MILLION. I'M JUST GOING TO HAND THIS INTO THE RECORD. WE HAVE PLENTY OF COPIES OF IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST, FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT THAT EVERYBODY ELSE GOES THROUGH, WE

WOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU, SIR.

>> THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: ANYONE ELSE?

>> WELCOME, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

>> I'M NICHOLAS ROSARIO. I'M H HERE TO YOU SEE ARGUING AND BOATS GOING IN AND OUT, THERE'S NO ROOM. YOU GOT TO PARK A MILE AWAY FROM THE RAMP, PEOPLE PARKING SIDEWAYS ON THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET, YOU CAN'T TOW A TRAILER, THERE ARE SO MANY BOATS SITTING THERE YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES FOR PEOPLE TO GO. YOU HAVE TOURISTS HERE, YOU HAVE TWO RAMPS ON ALL FOUR PIERS. YOU CAN'T GO OUT THERE, YOU GO OUT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY ON MONDAY, YOU'RE STILL PARKING ON THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET.

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ANY PEOPLE, WE NEED MORE RAMPS, DON'T SHUT

DOWN OUR BOAT RAMPS. THANK YOU. >> WHAT IS YOUR FIRST NAME

AGAIN? >> NICHOLAS.

>> ANYONE ELSE? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

>>> LEE DOBINS HERE REPRESENTING CHRIS SHELLY AND THE MARINA.

WITH THE DEAN READ LAW FIRM IN FORT PIERCE REPRESENTING CHRIS SHELLY 2, REPRESENTING FORT PIERCE MARINA, LLC, AND HE ASKED ME TO SPEAK ON ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST MEETING.

I WANTED TO ADDRESS THOSE ITEMS QUICKLY. FIRST, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES SURROUNDING THE PROJECT THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. IT'S REALLY NOT THAT COMPLICATED FROM MY STANDPOINT, THERE ARE TWO ISSUES. THERE'S THE NORMAL LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THAT HAS TO BE FOLLOWED, BUT, BEFORE THAT THERE ARE TWO ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, AND THAT'S WHAT THE EXTENSION IS ABOUT, TO ALLOW YOU MORE TIME TO ADDRESS THOSE TITLE ISSUES. ONE IS THE STATE DEED RESERVATION, THERE'S NO MYSTERY ABOUT THAT, THERE'S A PROCESS FOR DEALING WITH THOSE, YOUR CITY ATTORNEY IS DEALING WITH THOSE. WE HAD SOME SIMILAR CITY APPROVALS THAT HAD TO BE OBTAINED WITH THE KING'S LANDING PROJECT, THOSE TAKE TIME BUT THE PROCESS IS BEING WORKED THROUGH BY YOUR STAFF. AND THE OTHER IS THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ADDRESSING THE BOAT RAMP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES ARE THERE. SO, THOSE ARE THE TWO TITLE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ■ADDRESSED IN ORDER FOR THE PROJECT TO BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD AND FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO CONVEY CLEAN TITLE UNDER THE CONTRACT. UM, ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I HEARD WAS THAT, UM, I THINK THERE WAS CONCERN THAT MY CLIENT WASN'T MOVING FORWARD QUICKLY AND WAS DRAGGING HIS FEET. I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT'S NOT THE CASE. HE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON SURVEYS, TITLE WORK, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, SOIL STUDIES, SITE PLANNING. HE WOULD LIKE TO BE MOVING A LOT FASTER, AND WE'VE HAD TO DO THESE MULTIPLE EXTENSIONS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. I WARNED CHRIS TO SLOW DOWN. I TOLD HIM DO NOT MOVE FORWARD TOO FAST WITH THE SITE PLANNING PROCESS AND SPEND A LOT OF HIS MONEY, BECAUSE, AGAIN, IF THE CITY CAN'T GIVE HIM CLEAN TITLE AND RESOLVE THE TITLE ISSUES, AGAIN, HE'S JUST BURNING HIS MONEY AND HE AUTO WAIT UNTIL THOSE ISSUES GET FURTHER ALONG. I ALSO HEARD THAT THE CITY DID NOT RECEIVE A SITE PLAN, THAT'S NOT CORRECT.

THE TEAM DID SUBMIT A PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN TO THE CITY AND IT SHOWS POLLITT PHASE 1 AND PHASE TWOCHLT AND MAY BE SOME OF THE CONFUSION IS THAT IT'S A PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN SO IT DOESN'T SHOW ALL THE DETAILS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IN A FINAL SITE PLAN. IT BASICALLY SHOWS THE BUILDING LOCATION, AND THE SETBACKS ET CETERA. AGAIN, I CAUTIONED CHRIS NOT TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON FINAL SITE PLANNING AND ENGINEERING WORK BECAUSE WE WANT THE FINAL THRESHOLD ADDRESSED FIRST.

WE'VE BEEN DOING WHAT WE CAN ON OUR SIDE TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD.

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETING WITH COUNTY STAFF, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND CITY STAFF TO WORK OUT A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND NEW BOAT RAMPS AT HARBOR POINT. AND I THINK THAT WE'VE HELPED BROKER A PATH FORWARD ON THAT. BUT,

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AGAIN, THOSE ARE NOT ISSUES THAT WE CAN RESOLVE ON OUR SIDE.

>> THANK YOU, SIR, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO

SPEAK? >> I'M TIM COLLIER, I LOVE AT 5 5902 YUCCA DRIVE. I'VE BEEN SITTING AND LISTENING TO THESE MEETINGS, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE I COULD BE WRONG, BUT, THIS ALL RESOLVES AROUND A CONTRACT BEING SIGNED ON AN UNSELLABLE PIECE OF PROPERTY. WE HAVE, UM, WE'VE GOT THE PRETTIEST NULL LET ON THE EAST COAST, WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE COMING HERE TO ENJOY OUR INLET, DUE TO FISHING TOURNAMENTS AND JUST ENJOY WHAT WE HAVE. AND I THINK THAT BUILDING A BOAT HOUSE ON OUR MAIN ENTRANCE INTO TOWN IS TAKEN AWAY A CHUNK OF OUR PARADISE. AND THE CHUNK OF PARADISE THAT WE HAVE IS NOT GOING TO BE HERE FOREVER. BUT, I THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT, UM, THE THINGS THAT WE LET COME IN TOWN AND, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP OUR LITTLE

PIECE OF PARADISE HERE. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU, SIR. IS

THERE ANYONE ELSE? >> JOHN DUNCAN, FORT PIERCE,

FLORIDA. >> ADDRESS?

>> 5909 RAIN TREE TRAIL. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> SO, WHAT I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IS, IS, WHY DO WE SEEM TO HAVE TO HAVE CONCRETE EVERYWHERE? IT'S JUST SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY COMES TO THE DOWN, I'VE BEEN HERE MY WHOLE LIFE, AND IT WAS NICE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE GROWTH, BUT, WHEN YOU PUT UP THOSE MOMONTROSTYES, WE PUT UP THIS SIGH LOW,'S LIKE, THERE'S A SPECK OF AREA, SO, WE GOT TO BUILD SOMETHING. AND NOW, GOING OVER THE SOUTH BRIDGE, LIKE THE GENTLEMAN SAID, GO AHEAD ANYTIME, BROTHER, YOU COULD GO OVER THE BRIDGE AND GET PARTWAY OVER AND TWO LANES, YOU CAN'T GET TO THE SOUTH BRIDGE, OR THE SOUTH BEACH. BUT, WE'RE GOING TO PUT MORE STUFF WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT WHERE FISHERMAN'S WHARF IS GOING TO BE. IT'S LIKE, PEOPLE COME HERE BECAUSE IT'S QUIET AND NICE, AND YOU GUYS FIGURE TO PUT UP MORE CONCRETE TO GET MORE REVENUE, WHY NOT TRY DOING SOMETHING ELSE TO GET MORE REVENUE INSTEAD OF PUTTING ALL THIS STUFF UP, IT MAKES NO SENSE. YOU'RE TURNING THE PLACE INTO PALM BEACH, LAUDERDALE, WHATEVER, YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO HANDLE WHAT WE'RE, THAT KIKING' ISLE, OR WHATEVER THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT IS. HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE A BIG HOTEL, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PARKING FOR THE FARMER'S MARKET, EVEN THE HOTEL, IT BOGGLES MY MIND THAT YOU GUYS EVEN THINK THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I DON'T KNOW, MAN, MAY BE IT'S JUST ME, BUT, IT JUST MAKES NO SENSE. BUT, THERE YOU HAVE IT.

>> CHAIR: THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK?

>> >> CHRIS LONG HILL, 2611 NORTH

INDIAN HILL DRIVE, FORT PIERCE. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF NEW THINGS, THESE FOLKS HERE BEHIND ME HAVE REALLY HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD OF A LOT OF THE ISSUES.

I AGREE WITH THEM. THE DEVELOPER'S ATTORNEY, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR HIM. I'M NOT PART OF THAT. BUT, I THINK THIS BOAT HOUSE, WE NEED ONE. BUT, IT'S PNOT WRONG SPOT. MAY BE DOWN TOWARDS TAYLOR CREEK THERE ARE ALREADY MARINAS THERE, BOAT HOUSES, CRACKER BOY, BOAT WORKS, I THINK IT'S THE WRONG SPOT. WE DIRELY NEED BOAT RAMPS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THAT COME HERE, AS FROM AS ORLANDO, THEY BRING IN REVENUE TO THE LOCALS. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT SPOT, YOU KNOW, FORT PIERCE NEEDS TO GROW. WE ARE A GEM. WE ARE A HIDDEN GEM, WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF IT AND PLAN IT PROPERLY. SO, I URGE, DO NOT MOVE FORWARD ON THIS.

>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, SIR. ELSE?

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M KRISTA STONE AND I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND EXPRESS MY UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION AND SYMPATHIES TOWARDS EVERYONE ON ALL PARTIES. I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY, IMPORTANT THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD. I'M AN ENVIRONMENTALIST AS WELL AS A CONSERVATIONIST WHO IS DEFINITELY HERE ON ALL LEVELS OF SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPER AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND IN ADDITION TO THE LOCALS HERE. WHAT I'M SEEING AS A RESORT, IS THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MISINFORMATION AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM ADDRESSING THE BOARD AS WELL AS THEY'RE CONCERNS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I DO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS AND RESERVATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO BOAT RAMPS AND THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. I KNOW THAT'S A CONCERTED EFFORT FROM THE COUNTY AS WELL AS OTHER AGENCIES AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A KICKBACK. SO, IF THERE'S A POTENTIAL WAY THAT WE COULD WORK TOGETHER ON RELEASING INFORMATION THAT WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO MAY BE CONTRO THE NARRATIVE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, SO THAT THERE'S UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE PROCESS IS AS WELL AS NOT ONLY FOR THE DEVELOPER MR. SHELLY, BUT, FUTURE DEVELOPERS AS WELL AS OUR LOCALS. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? GENERAL WITH THEM WHICH IS AN ISSUE PERTAINING TO THE BOAT RAMPS, IT'S AN ISSUE WITH OUR FISHING AREA. THEY'RE DEFINITELY CORRECT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT. WE ALSO DO HAVE THE SKILL SET AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ANTIQUITITY OF OUR AREA IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO MAYBE PEOPLE. SO, FIGURING OUT A WAY TO WORK WITH DEVELOPERS AS WELL AS LOCALS TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM WOULD BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THE VOICE OF BRINGING IN THAT VESSEL AND DEPLOYING HER. I DO SEE THE NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL'S CONCERN. SO, IF THERE'S A WAY TO COME TOGETHER AND HAVE SOME TYPE OF ARBITRARY UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER TOMORROW AND A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND ST.

LUCY COUNTY AND BENEFIT OF ALL PARTIES I THINK IT WOULD BEHOOVE ALL OF US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> CHAIR: THANK YOU. >> I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE STANDING UP, SO, UNLESS SOMEONE JUMPS UP, AT THIS TIME, I WILL

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE ON WITH THE AGENDA.

>> OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. UM, CAN I GET A

MOTION OR A DISCUSSION? >> MR. CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO PULL ITEM 6-B WHICH IS THE THIRD AMENDMENT FOR THE AGREEMENT.

>> CHAIR: ALL RIGHT, ITEM 7-B?

>> 7-B. >> ON THIS SHEET HERE IT'S 7.

>> THE NUMBERING GOT MIXED UP. >> 7-B.

>> 7-B. ITEM 7-B WILL BE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION, CAN I HAVE A MOTION ON THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA.

>> MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

>> CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL. >> J JOHNSON?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?

[b. Approval of Third Amendment to Agreement for Purchase and Development of Fisherman's Wharf to provide additional time to cure title and survey objections with a new deadline of September 1, 2023.]

>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER C JOHNSON?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> CHAIRMAN GAINES?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> SO, ITEM 6-B, OR 7-B, DEPENDING ON WERE YOUR LOOKING IS APPROVAL OF THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE ACOMBREEMENT OF THE PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERMAN'S WHARF TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME TO CURE TITLE AND SURVEY OBJECTIONS WITH NEW DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2023.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT CONTINUING TO ENGAGE AND TALK ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. THIS IS THERE'S A LOT TO THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. AND THERE'S A LOT TO HOW WE LOOK AT SURPLUS PROPERTIES OR PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN THE NAME OF THE FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. SO, IN MY SHORT TENURE HERE, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF HOW THIS PARCEL HAS BEEN REVIEWED, LOOKED AT, AND, THEN, PUT INTO PLAY FOR THE PUBLIC, THROUGH THE SCHERETTE PROCESS AND THROUGH COMMENTS OVER MANY, MANY MEETINGS OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES. THIS BODY, THIS BOARD, RATHER THAN SITTING AS A COMMISSION, THIS BOARD HAS GONE THROUGH THE ITERATION WITH STAFF AND THE PROCESS TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PARCEL. AND, I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, MY TAKE ON IT, COMMISSIONERS, AS FAR AS THE PLANNING OF OUR CITY

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AND THE PLANNING OF HOW WE KEEP, UM, A QUAINT, SMALL TOWN IN ADDITION TO GROWING AND DEVELOPING, HOW DO WE WORK AND PLAY HERE AT THE SAME TIME AS LOCAL RESIDENTS, WHICH I AM A LIFE-LONG RESIDENT OF, SO, IT'S A CHALLENGE. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S A CHALLENGE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHILE FOLKS SAY, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HERE IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, AT THE SAME TIME, SAYS DON'T CHANGE MY FORT PIERCE, SO, HOW DO YOU ACCOMPLISH BOTH MISSIONS WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH. HOW DO WE CHANGE IT OR NOT CHANGE IT, EXCUSE ME. SO, IT'S A CHALLENGE, THERE'S 48,000 PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, SO, IT'S VERY COMPLICATED WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITIES OF OUR CITY. SO, UM, WHEN WE PUT THIS OUT FOR BID, OR PUT THIS OUT FOR PROPOSAL, WE CAME UP WITH SOME, UM, SOME FOLKS THAT HAD IDEAS AND THEY CAME TO THIS BOARD AND SAID, HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? SO, THE BOARD ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO NEGOTIATE, TO LOOK INTO, TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS PARCEL. FOR ME, AS A BOARD MEMBER, AND AS A COMMISSIONER WHEN I PUT ON THAT HAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT. THE OTHER THINGS THAT COME INTO EFFECT ARE THE PLANNING OF OUR CITY, WHICH I MENTIONED A NUMBER OF TIMES.

AND IT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE I ALWAYS ASK THE WHAT IF SCENARIO.

I'M, LIKE MOST OF YOU IN THIS ROOM, AN AVID USER OF THE WATERWAYS OF FORT PIERCE INCLUDING FISHEFISHERMAN'S WHAR THE BUOY BOAT RAMP. AND IF SOME THINGS WERE TO TAP, IT WOULD AFFECT THE USE OF OUR PBOAT RAM. ALL OF US SITTING IN THIS ROOM, BECAUSE THERE'S 12 PARKING SPACES IN THAT PARKING LOT, AND IF OTHER THINGS HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO. AND I'M TALK ABOUT VACANT PARCELS IN THAT LITTLE AREA. A NUMBER OF YOU MENTIONED PARKING TODAY. AND, AND I HAVE A CHECK MARK FOR HOW MANY TIMES WE TALK ABOUT PARKING ON MY PAPERWORK HERE AND IT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE OTHER THINGS HAPPEN WITHOUT OUR CONTROL, OTHER, PIECES OF PROPERTY ARE CHANGED OR DEVELOPED, THEN, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH 12 PARKING SPACES? WHERE WILL WE PARK BOATS AND PARKING SPACES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONGESTION, WHAT WILL WE DO WHEN WE HAVE TO PARK OUR BOAT AND TRAILER ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD THAT'S ALREADY CONGESTED. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I'M LOOKING THROUGH MY LENS AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BALANCE THAT. I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT COULD BE THERE AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE I'M NOT LOOKING AT A SITE PLAN. BUT, I CAN TELL YOU AS A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD, TO YOU AS THE PUBLIC SPEAKING TODAY, THAT IT WILL BE REVIEWED IN GREAT DETAIL BY THIS BOARD MEMBER, BY THIS COMMISSIONER. THAT'S WHAT I DO. THAT'S WHAT YOU TASKED ME TO DO.

AND THAT'S MY, UM, THAT IS MY DIRECTIVE FROM YOU, AS THE PUBLIC. SO, I WOULD WANT YOU TO WALK AWAY FROM HERE, NO MATTER HOW THE VOTE GOES AND SAY IT'S GOING TO BE -- EVERYTHING THAT COMES FORWARD WILL BE SCRUTINIZED, LOOKED AT, AND LOOKING AT THE OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD OF US, WHETHER IT'S CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL, DEVELOPMENT, WATERWAYS, WATER CONSERVATION, PRESERVING OUR INDIAN RIVER DRIVE LAGOON WHICH IS ONE OF OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCES, AND LOOKING AT THE GROWTH OF OUR CITY FOR THE NEXT 50-100 YEARS. SO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, AND PUT IT ON THE RECORD HERE AS A FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT BOARD MEMBER, AND A CITY COMMISSIONER, WHEN WE DO THAT AT OTHER MEETINGS WHEN WE ADJOURN. BUT, THIS PROCESS, I CAN TELL YOU IN MY EDUCATION, THIS PROCESS HAS TAKEN US TO NEW LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE HISTORICAL AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IN ADDITION TO, UM, YOU KNOW, PRESERVATION OF LANDS AND REVERTER CLAUSES AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FROM WHAT I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE LAST 20-25-30 YEARS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THIS LITTLE AREA, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THE BRIDGE AND THE BEACHES, WHAT WILL WE DO WITH THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, HOW WILL WE HANDLE THAT WHEN IT'S TIME TO MOVE THAT PLANT. SO, ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE A CASCADING EFFECT AND THERE'S NO BETTER CATALYST TO KICK THIS OFF AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT, REDEVELOPMENT EXPANSION, BRAND NEW BOAT RAMPS SOMEWHERE ELSE

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NEARBY, BECAUSE, I COULD TELL YOU IF YOU LOOK AT THE FISHERMAN'S WHARF'S PROPERTY, WE'RE SURROUNDED BY PROPERTIES ALL THE WAY AROUND. I'VE HEARD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SAY, WHY NOT EXPAND THE BOAT RAMPS, WE COULD EXPAND THE BOAT RAMPS ALL DAY LONG, I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE PUT AGO TRUCK AND A TRAILER IF WE EXPAND THE BOAT RAMPS, THAT'S THE TRUTH. I'VE WORKED HARD AT IT. BUT, I'M OPEN FOR IDEAS EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE'RE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE, UM, THE AGREEMENT EITHER STOP, MOVE FORWARD, OR, JUST MAKE FORT PIERCE THAT MUCH BETTER. SO, THAT'S WHERE I AM. THANK YOU,

COMMISSIONERS. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, ANY

OTHER DISCUSSION? >> YEAH.

>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK. >> CHAIRPERSON BRODERICK?

>> I WAS NOT PART OF THE CITY FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WHEN THIS INITIATIVE WAS PUT FORWARD, BUT, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND REVIEW ALL THE MEETINGS WHERE THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. UM, I HAVE A VARIETY OF CONCERNS AND I'M GOING TO LAY THEM OUT AS PRECISELY AS I CAN SO AS NOT TO TAKE UP AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF TIME. FIRST AND FOREMOST, BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL TO THE CITY, AND A SUBSEQUENT PART OF THE FPRA. THIS SEAT THAT I SIT ON IS OWNED BY YOU FOLKS. SO, MY VOTE GOES TO WHAT THE BEST INTEREST IS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IN DETAIL THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY ENTERED INTO QUITE AWHILE AGO. AND THE SUBSEQUENT EXTENSIONS WHICH WERE GRANTED TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. THERE'S A BY FE BIFERCATION IN THAT THERE'S NOT TWO POINTS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE HERE, THERE ARE THREE. ONE IS THE REVERT CLAUSE DEALING WITH THE STATE, I THINK THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED AT LENGTH AND TWO, THERE'S THE MEMORANDUM OF THE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY REGARDING THE 25-YEAR DEDICATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO THOSE BOAT RAMPS. I DO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER J JOHNSON'S COMMENTS ON THE LACK OF EXPANSION CAPABILITY DUE TO LACK OF PARKING. HOWEVER, THE THIRD PORTION OF THE THREE-LEGGED STOOL HERE THAT HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT TOUCHED ON BUT WITHOUT A RESOLUTION PRESENTED, IS THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND RELOCATION OF THOSE BOAT RAMPS. AND TO DATE, AS OF TODAY, WHEN MY PHONE WAS RINGING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I HAVE NOT HEARD A CREDIBLE PLAN, EXCUSE ME, A CREDIBLE PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. SO, SIMPLY PUT, IN MY OPINION, THE CITY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT'S DUE DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTS. BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE A DUE DILIGENCE RESPONSIBILITY TO ANALYZE WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED, REVIEW THE BALANCE OF THE INTENT OF THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, AND TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY AND ARTICULATE IF BOAT RAMPS WILL BE INSTALLED, WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLED, AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLED. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE REVERTER CLAUSE IS BEING PETITIONED TO THE STATE, THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY IS BEING DISCUSSED. BUT, IN MY OPINION, THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THIS IS THE BOAT RAMPS. SO, HAVING THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET, I THINK THIS ISSUE IS COMPLICATED.

SORRY, IT'S COMPLICATED, BUT, THE INTENT IS CLEAR, IN MY MIND, AND I PROMISE TO KEEP THAT INTENTION IN MIND AS THESE DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE FORWARD. I HAVE SOME VERY SERIOUS RESERVATIONS, THOSE RESERVATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED, AND I'M GOING TO AS COMMISSIONER J JOHNSON STATED, I LOOK FORWARD

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GREATLY TO SEEING WHAT THE PLAN HERE IS TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THESE NEEDS, BUT, MOST IMPORTANTLY, IS THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. AND IN MY MIND THAT'S THE ONLY OPTICS THAT I WILL LOOK AT THIS THROUGH, SO, YOU NEED TO JUST KEEP IN MIND, THERE'S A BIFERCATION OF WHAT THE ORIGINAL RENDERINGS OF WHAT THAT DEVELOPMENT SCHEME WAS GOING TO BE ARE WHOLESALE DIFFERENT FROM THE RENDERING WHICH WERE PRESENTED TO ME, PERSONALLY. BIFURCATION.

>> I WOULD AGREE, AS A FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD, I WAS HERE WHEN THESE PROPOSALS CAME UP AND PARTICIPATED IN PART OF THAT PROCESS, I KNEW WHAT WAS THERE ON THOSE PARCELS THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING VACANT NOW FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IN THAT AREA, AND LIKE MANY, HAD GREAT, FOND MEMORIES OF SMALL RESTAURANTS AND SIT ON THE WATER AND ENJOYING THAT AND WE WANTED TO SEE THAT. WHEN THE PROPOSALS CAME UP, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF POINT OF DENSITY, AND I THINK IN THAT LENS THAT WE LOOKED AT THAT, THOSE PLANS THAT CALLED FOR A LOT OF DENSITY OF PEOPLE AND CARS AND PEOPLE LIVING DOWN THERE WAS NOT MET WITH MUCH SUPPORT FROM THIS BOARD BECAUSE, WE DIDN'T SEE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT BUT ALSO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, MEANING THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD STILL HAVE GREAT USE OF IT. WE WERE LOOKING FOR FACILITIES THAT GAVE US OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOATERS TO COME UP AND RECREATE, HAVE FUN, AND WHATEVER AND ENJOY THEMSELVES AND GO FROM THERE. SO, THAT WAS MY ORIGINAL LENS.

SO, WE SIFTED THROUGH FOUR OR WOULD AGREE THAT THE ORIGINAL RENDERING AND WHAT I SAW HAD SCALES THAT ALLOWED FOR THE BOATERS TO COME UP, RECREATE AND CONTINUE TO LAUNCH BOATS FROM THAT PARTICULAR ASPECT. AND I THINK, WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE HAT THAT I WEAR AS THE SERVANT TO PROTECT THE CITY COMES DOWN TO DUE DILIGENCE AS YOU'VE SPOKEN OF, COMMISSIONER BRODERICK. WE HAVE TO COMPLETE THAT PART OF THIS TO GET THAT PART THERE TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THE CITIZENS OF FORT PIERCE. THE OPPORTUNITY OF LOOKING AT ANY RENDERING, ET CETERA, OR SITE PLAN SUNSHINE A WHOLE OTHER PROCESS AND WE'RE NOT THERE. AND SO, WHAT I'M LOOKING AT NOW IS JUST WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME. WHAT I'VE HAD IN COUNSEL WITH MY ATTORNEY HERE IS MAKING SURE THAT WE LOOK AT WHAT WE NEED DO ON OUR END FROM THIS CONTRACT THAT WE'VE SIGNED AND ENTERED UPON. I'VE HEARD YOUR CONCERNS. I HEAR THEM LOUD AND CLEAR. I UNDERSTAND THEM.

THERE'S A PART IN THIS CLAUSE, TOO, THAT WILL CONTINUE TO FLUSH OUT PARTICULARLY, THE, REPLACEMENT OF BOAT RAMPS, SO, I WOULD ECHO AND AGREE TO THE POINT WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN RAISED IS THAT, THAT TIMELINE OF UNDERSTANDING, I THINK, WILL HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HEAR ABOUT BOAT RAMPS FOR PEOPLE TO LAUNCH THEIR BOATS AND HAVE ADEQUATE PARKING FOR THAT.

WE THINK WE MAY HAVE IDENTIFIED, MAY BE SOME POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES. SO, JUST KNOW THAT YOUR CONCERNS HAVE BEEN LOUDLY HEARD WITH THAT, AND I AM, PARTICULARLY, I BEAR INTEREST IN HAVING FURTHER CONVERSATIONS TO MATCH UP TO WHERE WE ARE. SO, MR. CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS FOR

NOW. AND BACK TO YOU. >> CHAIR: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE UM, I HAVE SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, I MET WITH BOTH SIDES, OR, OR PEOPLE FROM BOTH SIDES OF THIS ARGUMENT OR THIS DISCUSSION, I'M NOT GOING TO CALL IT AN ARGUMENT, BUT, THIS DISCUSSION, AND I TOLD EVERYBODY IN MY MEETING THE SAME THING: WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME NOW IS THE DUE DILIGENCE OF THE CITY THAT ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT. THAT'S ALL I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. I'VE HEARD THE ARGUMENTS OF A BOAT RAMP AS A LIFE-LONG RESIDENT OF FORT PIERCE WHO GREW UP DOWN

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THERE, WHO FISHED DOWN THERE, I UNDERSTAND THAT WHOLE AREA, I UNDERSTAND HOW FORT PIERCE WAS, I ACTUALLY REMEMBER WHEN PORT ST. LUCY, GOING TOWN US 1, WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING SOMEWHERE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FORT PIERCE. ALSO, AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ELECTED BY DISTRICT 1, I REPRESENT ALL OF FORT PIERCE. AND I HAVE THE DUE DILIGENCE, I HAVE THE DUTY TO PROTECT FORT PIERCE AND IF WE'VE ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT, AND WE HAVE TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO JUST JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PART OF THE CONTRACT IS COMPLETED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THIS TITLE SEARCH WILL BE. I DON'T KNOW.

HOWEVER, I HAVE A DUTY TO EVERYONE SITTING IN THIS ROOM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FIND OUT. ONCE THAT IS DONE, ONCE THAT IS DONE, IT WILL EITHER SAY, HEY, THE PROPERTY CANNOT BE SOLD, AND WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT, OR IT'S GOING TO SAY, THE PROPERTY CAN BE SOLD WITH THESE CONDITIONS. NO ONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IT. BUT, UNTIL I HAVE THAT INFORMATION, THEN, I KNOW I'VE DONE WHAT I WAS ELECTED TO DO TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS OF FORT PIERCE. NOW, ONCE THAT'S DONE, EVERY PLAN, EVERY OTHER PIECE OF DOCUMENTATION THAT COMES ALONG WITH THIS PROJECT HAS TO COME BEFORE MY EYES, I WILL MEET WITH ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY, I SEE THE PEOPLE LOOKING AT ME, YOU KNOW THAT I'LL MEET WITH YOU, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND WE'LL SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS. I'VE BEEN TOLD SOME THINGS THAT YOU KNOW, I DID GO BACK AND RESEARCH, AND LOOK AT, SO, THE PEOPLE THAT, UM, TOLD ME TO DO THAT, I WANT YOU TO DO THAT I DID DO THAT. BUT, LET US, AT THIS JUNCTURE TONIGHT, I HEAR THE PASSION IN THE ROOM FROM BOTH SIDES. I UNDERSTAND THE PASSION. I AM A LIFE-LONG RESIDENT OF FORT PIERCE. I AM NOT A TRANSPLANT, BEEN HERE ALL MY LIFE. THE ONLY TIME I LEFT WAS TO GO TO SCHOOL AND I CAME BACK HERE. I UNDERSTAND FORT PIERCE. BUT, WE NEED TO SEE IF THIS CONTRACT IS GOING TO GO FORWARD OR NOT.

THAT'S THE DUTY THAT I HAVE AS A MEMBER, A BOARD MEMBER OF THIS AGENCY, AND, AS A CITY COMMISSIONER. ONCE THAT'S DONE, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED TONIGHT BY THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM AND THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM, I'M GOING TO ASK THE SAME QUESTIONS. AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE UM, YOU KNOW. I'VE MET WITH THE DEVELOPER, I'M NOT GOING TO HIDE THAT. AND HE HAS EXPRESSED HIS CONCERNS. I TOLD HIM THAT, OKAY, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE YOUR 30-45 MINUTES AND AS SOON AS YOU LEAVE, OPPOSITION WAS WAITING OUTSIDE THE DOOR AND I OPENED IT, AND SAID, HEY. CHRIS JUST LEFT. AND WE TALKED. SO, I WANT TO HEAR BOTH SIDES. BUT, RIGHT NOW, WE NEED TO JUST, I HATE TO USE THE WORD PAUSE OR PUT A PIN IN IT, BUT, WE NEED TO JUST PAUSE, PUT A PIN IN IT, LET US SEE WHAT THIS CONTRACT IS GOING -- HOW THIS CONTRACT IS GOING TO PLAY OUT. BECAUSE, IF THERE'S NO CLEAN TITLE, THERE'S NO CONTRACT. I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S NOT MY EXPERTISE, BUT, I'M WAITING TO SEE, I'M WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. AND ONCE THAT IS DONE, THEN, EVERYTHING ELSE WILL COME BEFORE US AND BE SCRUTINIZED BY ALL EYES UP HERE, INCLUDING MAYOR HUDSON WHO IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, HER EYES WILL BE ON IT TOO. SO, IF Y'ALL HEAR ANYTHING ELSE TONIGHT, UNDERSTAND THAT HOWEVER THIS VOTE GOES TONIGHT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE BUILDING OR THE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE BUILT TOMORROW, IT JUST MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THIS LAND OR, WITHOUT THAT LAND AND THEN, HOWEVER THAT FALLS, THAT WILL BE A WHOLE DIFFERENT DISCUSSION FOR ALL OF US SITTING UP HERE, THAT'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE DIFFERENT DISCUSSION. SO, AS OF RIGHT NOW, I KNOW, SITTING IN THIS CHAIR TONIGHT, WHICH, I CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK TO MY CHAIR OVER THERE, BECAUSE, I DON'T LIKE SITTING IN THE CENTER CHAIR, I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO MY CHAIR OVER THERE, I CAN

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SPEAK FOR MYSELF. I DON'T KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TITLE SEARCH WILL TAMPA BAY CLEARED? I HAVE FAITH IN OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OUR STAFF. I NEVER KNOW WHAT TALLAHASSEE IS GOING TO DO, SO, IF THEY HEAR ME, THEY JUST HEAR ME. I NEVER KNOW WHAT TALLAHASSEE IS GOING TO DO. SO, UNTIL WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION, I THINK THAT ALL OF US UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE THAT WE HAVE TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF WE DON'T. YOU GUYS DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT, IF WE DON'T DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE, UM, IT'S ONLY GOING TO HURT FORT PIERCE BECAUSE I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT YOU ALL TO UNDERSTAND THAT I'VE HEARD EVERYONE AND I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF A BOAT RAMP.

I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF TRYING TO CREATE NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BUILDINGS IN FORT PIERCE. IT'S OUR DUTY TO TRY TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM AND THE ONE THING THAT I'M LEARNING BY SITTING UP HERE, THAT MIGHT BE THE HARDEST JOB IN AMERICA TRYING TO FIND THAT HAPPY MEDIUM. BECAUSE, I DON'T EVER SEE IT BEING HAPPY, BECAUSE, SOMEBODY'S ALWAYS WALKING OUT, UPSET, OR NOT AS HAPPY AS I THOUGHT THEM TO BE. SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, THAT'S WHERE I AM, AND, IF THERE ARE ANYMORE DISCUSSIONS, OR ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING. IF NOT, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO ON 7-B

>> MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE WAY UP MORE COMMENT, IF I

COULD, SIR. >> CHAIR: YOU CAN.

>> WE HAVE A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP AT THIS POINT, RIGHT? SO, THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESS FOLKS SITTING HERE IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT, AND, PERSONALLY, I FEEL VERY OBLIGATED TO, UM, GOOD THROUGH AND EVALUATE ALL ASPECTS OF A CONTRACT WHEN THE CONTRACT IS HERE. THE ONE THAT'S IN FRONT OF US IS AN EXTENSION, BUT, I FEEL LIKE PART OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT IS STILL PENDING WHICH YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE FOUR OF US UP HERE AND I'VE GOTTEN THAT FROM THE THREE OF YOU, AND I KNOW THAT I HAVE ITEMS IN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WHICH ARE STILL PENDING, IN MY MIND, AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD UP HERE.

SO, ON THE TRUE, UM, YOU KNOW, BLACK AND WHITE, PIECE OF PAPER CONTRACT, WITH A SIGNATURE, USUALLY IN A BLUE PEN COLOR, I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE SOME OBLIGATIONS AND I FEEL LIKE THE DEVELOPER HAS SOME OBLIGATIONS AND WE ARE 100% A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION WITH, WITH, UM, EACH OTHER, IN THIS FORMAL ENVIRONMENT, AND WITH YOU IN THE PUBLIC MEETING WITH US INDIVIDUALLY. SOME, THE OTHER PART OF IT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE, BECAUSE, I DID HEAR A COUPLE OF PARTS OF THE CONTRACT BEING BROUGHT UP TONIGHT IN THE COMMENT PERIOD, I LIKE CONTRACTS BY THE WAY, I THINK IT'S A VERY, UM, NECESSARY THING TO HAVE IN LIFE, AND, SO, IN SECTION 5, I THINK IT'S 5-C, I WANT TO MAKE SURE OF THE ORIGINAL, I THINK IT'S SUBPART 2, PIERCE WILL OBTAIN APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY OR CITY AS NEEDED FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING BOAT RAMP. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BRING OUT THE WORD "APPROVAL FROM COUNTY AND OR CITY". SO, I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THIS CITY IS A PART OF THAT.

THAT THIS CITY HAS AN EVALUATION AND AN APPROVAL PROCESS TO GO THROUGH, BUT, THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS WITHIN THE CONTRACT THAT ARE JUST IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE CONTRACT IN GENERAL. BECAUSE, WE TALK ABOUT THE BOAT RAMP A LOT. SO, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT IN DETAIL, THAT SENTENCE TO ME, IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT, I HEARD A COUPLE OF FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TALK ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING, BUT, I WANT TO POINT OUT THE CONTRACT PORTION OF IT. SO, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING PARTS AND PIECES, AND BECAUSE THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND PIERCE ONE HAS OBLIGATIONS WITHIN THE CONTRACT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE EXTEND THIS AND GET TO A POINT AND WE'VE HEARD, YOU'VE HEARD MANY OF US TALK ABOUT HOW THIS EXTENSION AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO I PHRASE IT, IT, IT'S AN EXTENSION TO GET SOME WORK DONE AND IF THE WORK DOESN'T GET DONE, THEN, WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WITH IT AT THAT POINT, RIGHT? YOU'VE HEARD THAT FROM MANY OF US HERE ON THE DAIS, SO, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE

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THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT.

>> SECOND. >> CHAIR: ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SICKEDED. ROLL CALL?

>> COMMISSION BRODERICK? >> YES.

[a. Freebee Consumer Operation Overview]

>> COMMISSIONER C JOHNSON? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> COMMISSIONER J JOHNSON? >> CHAIRMAN GAINS?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS THE FREEBEE

CONSUMER OPERATIONS OVERVIEW. >> THIS IS YOU?

>> MR. CHAIR. >> WE HAD AN EXCITING RIBBON CUTTING LAST WEEK WHERE WE, BROUGHT TO LIFE AN INITIATIVE THAT YOU ALL APPROVED SOME TIME AGO. AND WE HAVE, I THINK THIS IS JOHN. THIS IS JOHN, RIGHT? THAT'S MY GUY. THIS IS JOHN FROM FREEBEE, AND HE'S GOING TO GIVE US A DEMONSTRATION OF USING THE FREEBEE APP. AND, THE APP SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUSHED TO ALL OF YOUR PHONES SO IS THAT YOU CAN LEARN ALONG.

>> WHICH PHONES? >> YOUR CITY CELLPHONE.

>> HOW DO I TURN THAT ON? >> IN FACT, YEAH, I NEED TO

SPEAK TO SOMEONE. >> WE'RE GOING TO USE IT SIR.

>> NOT ON MY CITY PHONE, THOUGH. SO, WE'LL GET SET UP AND THEN, JOHN WILL GIVE A DEMONSTRATION, AND HE CAN TELL US ABOUT THE FREEBEE UTILIZATION IN P OUR CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE

STATE. >> WELL, WHAT DOES THAT FREEBEE

APP LOOK LIKE? >> I GOT IT. I HAVE IT ON MY PERSONAL PHONE BUT I DON'T HAVE IT ON MY CITY PHONE.

>> WE HAVE IT. >> CAN YOU CHANGE THE SCREEN?

>> YES. >> I'LL LEAVE IT ALONE.

>> GO TO VIEW. OKAY. >> THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER.

GENTLEMEN, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FPRA. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE, I'M JOHN JANICE, I'M THE VP OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TORE FREEBEE. AS CITY MANAGER MIMMS JUST MENTIONED, WE HAD A PICTURESQUE RIBBON CUTTING. OF ALL THE CUTTINGS THAT WE'VE DONE, THAT WAS THE ONE WE HUNG AROUND THE LONGEST BECAUSE IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NO ONE WANTED TO LEAVE. AFTER EVERYONE ELSE WAS LONG GONE, WE WERE STILL JUST STITTING THERE AND TAKING ALL IN. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY. I HEARD SOMEONE EARLIER SAY IT'S A HIDDEN GEM. THAT DEFINITELY APPLIES TO THIS CITY THAN MORE THAN ANY OTHER CITIES THAT I'VE BEEN IN FLORIDA.

THAT'S THE TRUTH. JUST A QUICK TUTORIAL ON FREEBEE. SO, EVERYONE'S FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE'RE MORE THAN A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. SO, FREEBEE FORT PIERCE, WE'RE FREE, ON-DEMAND, 1 HUNDRED% ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION. HERE IN FORT PIERCE, WE HAVE A FLEET OF FOUR MODEL X TESLAS, THESE VEHICLES ARE 1 HUNDRED% ELECTRIC, THEY GO DOOR TO DOOR, ON DEMAND AND IT IS AN AMAZING SERVICE. WE HAVE A PHONE NUMBER FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT CELLPHONES OR FEEL LIKE CALLING INSTEAD OF USING THE APP. BUT, THE APP IS THE QUICKEST WAY TO GET AN APP.

THIS IS THE HOME SCREEN OR THE FRONT PAGE OF THE FREEBEE APP.

SO, THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT BUTTONS HERE, THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE GREEN ONE AT THE BOTTOM THAT SAYS "REQUEST A RIDE". IN THE SENSOR, WHERE IT SAYS "TAKE ME TO CITY MARINA". THAT IS A CAROUSEL THAT HOLDS FIVE IMAGES AND HOLDS UP TO 10 SECONDS AND IT'S VISIBLE FOR PEOPLE'S RIDES. THAT'S WHAT WE UTILIZE TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU HAVE ANY FESTIVALS OR EASTER EGG HUNTS OR ANYTHING, PLEASE LET US KNOW TO HELP THE WORD GET OUT AND HELP PEOPLE GET TO AND FROM THE EVENT AND ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC HEADACHES THAT I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT. ON THE TOP WE HAVE THE DEAL SECTION, SO, WE CONNECT WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES ABOUT PROMOTING THEIR BUSINESS ON THE APP, WE DO NOT CHARGE THE BUSINESS FOR THAT. DESTINATIONS IS WHERE WE KEEP A GUIDE TO FORT PIERCE, A PHYSICAL LOCATION SO

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THAT PEOPLE CAN NAVIGATE IF THEY'RE NOT FAMILIAR. CONNECT IS THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARE IS JUST SO THAT PEOPLE CAN TELL THEIR FRIEND ABOUT IT. HOW TO GET A RIDE? SO, AGAIN, THERE'S THE REQUEST TO RIDE BUTTON. HIT THAT BUTTON AND A PIN WILL BE DROPPED AT YOUR LOCATION, CONFIRM THAT IT IS CORRECT, AND SET PICKUP LOCATION ON SCREEN TWO THERE AND THEN YOU GO TO SCREEN THREE. SCREEN THREE AT THE TOP IS WHERE TO, THAT'S WHERE YOU PUT IN YOUR DESTINATION, THE NAME OR ADDRESS OF THE LOCATION OR PEOPLE HAVE THE OPTION TO GO THROUGH THE DIRECTORY OF BUSINESSES BELOW. IT'S BROKEN DOWN TO A DOZEN CATEGORIES FROM RESTAURANTS AND BARS, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, POINTS OF INTEREST, SHOPPING, TRANSIT STOPS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. ONCE YOU SELECT YOUR DESTINATION, IT GOES TO SCREEN FOUR AND THEN YOU WILL SELECT HOW MANY PASSENGERS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO RIDE WITH, AND I THINK IT GOES UP TO FIVE PASSENGERS THERE. IF YOU HIT THE PLUS SIGN, THAT ALLOWS SOMEONE TO ENTER WETHER OR NOT THEY NEED A WHEEL CHAIR, A CAR SEAT OR A BOOSTER SEAT OR SOMETHING NOT ON THE LIST. ONCE YOU PRESS THE SELECT RIDE, IT WILL PAIR YOU WITH A DRIVER WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS. YOU'LL SEE ON THE SCREEN SIX THERE, IT WILL SHOW A MAP OF WHERE THE VEHICLE IS AS IT'S HEADING TOWARDS YOU. YOU'LL GET AN ETA. THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU REQUEST A RIDE THAT HAPPENS TO BE SOME SORT OF RUSH HOUR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE AIM TO PICK EVERYONE UP WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES, BUT, TIMES THERE'S A SPIKE IN DEMAND, SO, YOU'LL GET THE ETA AND YOU CAN DECIDE HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROGRESS FROM THERE. UM, AND THEN, ONCE YOU ARE PAIRED WITH A DRIVER, YOU HAVE AN OPEN TEXT CONVERSATION WITH THE DRIVER. SO, IF, YOU KNOW, YOU WERE UPSTAIRS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON YOUR WAY DOWNSTAIRS, YOU COULD SAY, FIVE MINUTES, I'M COMING DOWN THE ELEVATOR, OR MAY BE THERE'S A BACK DOOR TO THE LOCATION OR AN ALLOY, OR ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED YOU COULD COMMUNICATE WITH THE DRIVER RIGHT THERE. THEN DRIVER TAKES YOU TO YOUR DESTINATION, AND THERE'S SOME SOCIAL MEDIA, AND AT THE CONCLUSION, YOU COULD ADD NOTES OR GIVE STARS. WE GET MOTORCYCLE FEEDBACK WHICH HELPS US SEE IF WE NEED COACHING SESSIONS WITH DRIVERS OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES. BUT, THAT'S THE SIMPLE, HOW TO GET A RIDE WITH THE FREEBEE APP. I WANTED TO GET INTO HOW WE'RE MORE THAN A TRPG SERVICE, ANYONE CAN DO TRANSPORTATION. WE LIKE TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND CONNECT WITH THE CITY BUSINESSES AND DESTINATIONS. SO, EVEN BEFORE I CAME IN HERE TODAY, I WAS GOING DOOR TO DOOR, I'M KIND OF LIKE A DOOR TO DOOR SALESMAN, I'M NOT REALLY SELLING ANYTHING BUT I GO TO THE BUSINESSES AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE FREEBEE APP IS AND I OFFER IT TO THEM COMPLIMENTARY. I OFFER A DEAL, A 10% OFF OR SPEND $30 IN MY RESTAURANT, WE'LL GIVE YOU A COMPLIMENTARY DESSERT. THE AX THROWING LOCATION HAS A $5 OFF. THE CABA BAR OFFERS A FREE DRINK IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE. BEACH BOWLS, WILL START TO OFFER 10% OFF SOON. THESE ARE THINGS TO GIVE PEOPLE A REASON TO RIDE, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.

THAT'S THE APP TUTORIAL ABOUT FREEBEE, I WANT TO COMMUNICATE HOW MUCH WE REALLY WANT TO CONNECT WITH THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AT FORT PIERCE TO BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE TO THE BUSINESSES WHETHER THEY'RE GOING THERE TO WORK OR THEY'RE GOING THERE BECAUSE THERE'S NO PARKING WE COULD GIVE THEM AN EASIER RIDE THERE. HELP PEOPLE SPEND MONEY LOCALLY, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHEN PEOPLE DON'T GO OUT, THEY SIT AT HOME AND SPEND MONEY ON THEIR PHONES AND IT LEAVES THE COMMUNITY. UM, AGAIN, I'M JOHN, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M

HERE. >> >> CHAIR: THANK YOU, JOHN. I FORGET I HAVE THE MAJOR MIC SOMETIMES, I'M SORRY. ANY

QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? >> JUST A COUPLE, CHAIR. HOW ARE WE DOING SO FAR, I'VE SEEN THE CARS OUT, ZOOM PAST ME AND I THINK, I WAS SUPPOSED TO RIDE THAT. BUT, HOW ARE WE DOING

WITH THE EARLY DATA? >> SO FAR GOOD. IT'S KIND OF LIKE, WE JUST HAD THE RIBBON CUTTING, RIGHT? SO, THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OR SO WE LIKE TO GET THE DRIVERS ACCLIMATED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE VEHICLES. NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE DRIVEN A TESLA BEFORE, SO, THAT TAKES A LEARNING CURVE BUT IT'S OFF TO A

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GOOD START COMPARED TO THE OTHER CITIES THAT WE OFFER IT IN.

IT'S TOWARDS THE END OF THE FIRST MONTH WHERE WE TURN UP THE HEAT ON THE MARKETING AND GETTING THE WORD OUT TO EVERYBODY. BUT, YEAH, IT'S OFF TO A STRONG START SO FAR, OUR AIM IS TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL AND MAKE SURE THAT THE COST FOR RIDERS IS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. SO, A PERSON WOULD HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THE APP TO SEE ANYTHING ABOUT FREEBEE, PER SE, RIGHT? THERE'S NO WEBSITE OR STATIC SITE THAT WOULD GIVE PEOPLE THE MAPPING RIGHT NOW, WHERE THIS VEHICLE CAN OR CANNOT GO, RIGHT? I WOULD LIKE TO, AT SOME POINT, HAVE STAFF KIND OF PUT THAT THERE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHERE THIS THING CAN AND CANNOT GO RIGHT NOW AND I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT, OR MAY BE I'VE MISSED IT, TOO.

>> WE DO HAVE IT ON THE "RIDE FREEBEE.COM WEBSITE. AND THERE ARE BROCHURES THAT I HAVE AS WELL. THE BROCHURES IS WHAT YOU

JUST SAW AND A MAP OF THE AREA. >> THERE ARE PEOPLE WATCHING THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THE QUESTION TO SAY, HOW DO I KNOW WHERE TO GO TO FIND WHERE I CAN AND CAN'T GO. BECAUSE, I'M ON ONE PART OF TOWN AND IT WON'T COME OVER HERE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE HEAR. THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO GUIDE THE PEOPLE TO GET THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE IT SUCCESSLE. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING TO HELP WITH THAT. LAST QUESTION, ARE WE DOING ANY SOCIAL MEDIA, IS THERE LIKE A HASHTAG FOR FREEBEE FORT PIERCE SO PEOPLE CAN TAG THAT AND TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE. THERE WAS A PART THAT

SAID CONNECT SOCIAL, RIGHT? >> I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A FREEBEE FORT PIERCE HASHTAG, THERE SHOULD BE. I IMAGINE

THERE'LL BE ONE. >> THAT WOULD BE A GREAT TAG.

>> RIGHT. IT'S NOT JUST A RIDE SERVICE, IT'S AN EXPERIENCE.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> A LOT OF PUBLIC TRANSIT DEPENDS ON PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON IT. WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREAS THAT WE ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM ALL TIERS OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC SPECTRUM SO IT'S A KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM TO ATTRACT PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PRIVATE VEHICLE AND WANT TO LEAVE IT AT HOME, AS WELL AS PEOPLE GOING OUT TO THEIR FIRST MINIMUM WAGE JOBS, LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES. IT'S THE MOST EQUITIBLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, AND IT'S THE VIP LUXURY SERVICE NO MATTER WHO IS DRIVING.

>> JUST TO FOLLOW UP CHAIRMAN JOHNSON, I LIKE THAT IDEA.

STAFF, IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT SOMEBODY ON THE WEBSITE, THAT GETS MORE TRAFFIC TO THE WEBSITE, BUT, ALSO, SOMETHING WHERE THEY SEE FREEBEE, AND CLICK IN AND HOOK UP THAT WAY.

>> I JUST NOTICED SOME PEOPLE JUST WANT TO SEE IT AND DON'T

HAVE THE APP, THAT'S ALL. >> I CAN TELL YOU, I'M THINKING ABOUT MY MOM AND DAD, THEY'RE NOT DOWNLOADING AN APP, THEY'RE AFRAID, BECAUSE, THEY THINK SOMETHING'S GOING TO GO WRONG, BUT, IF I COULD SHOW THEM A WEBSITE, I'M JUST THROWING IT

OUT THERE TO PUT IT ON. >> TO THE CHAIR, THE ANSWER IS

YES." >> CHAIR: THANK YOU, SIR.

>> CHAIR: THANK YOU, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. I SAW YOUR VEHICLES ALL OVER TOWN, VERY HIGH-PROFILE AND THE FEEDBACK THAT I'VE RECEIVED FROM FOLKS THAT HAVE USED IT, HAS BEEN 5 STARS. SO, VERY, VERY, POSITIVE ROLLOUT AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK, I LOVE THE EXPOSURE OF THE VEHICLES, I WISH THEY WENT ANOTHER TWO BLOCKS SOUTH TO MY

HOUSE. SO. >> THEY WANT YOU TO WALK TWO

BLOCKS. >> WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO BE

WALKING SOON. >> SO, I'LL HOBBLE DOWN ON MY CRUTCHES TO GULF STREET, I THINK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF THE ROLLOUT. I LOVE THE VEHICLES, THE HIGH-PROFILE NATURE OF THEM. IT'S LIKE WE HAVE A ROLLING BILL-BOARD, IF WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, THAT'S PHENOMENAL, AND THE WEBSITE, THE MORE EXPOSURE, THE BETTER, CONGRATULATIONS, I THINK THAT YOU'RE OFF TO A BANNER START.

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>> THANK YOU. >> I WISH THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN AT THE RIBBON CUTTING, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT MAKING IT THERE. BUT, I'M A USER ALREADY, AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CHARGED WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF FORT PIERCE AND THIS IS ONE OF THE ECONOMIC DRIVERS AND WILL BE AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR OUR CITY, I COULD SEE IT ALREADY. I'VE RIDDEN FREEBEE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THE ONLY THING THAT I'VE DONE, I HAVEN'T COME TO CITY HALL, BUT, I'VE GONE TO BUSINESSES. I'VE GONE TO BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, RIGHT HERE, OUT TOWARDS THE WEST SIDE OF US-1. AND I'VE BEEN TRAVELING TO BUSINESSES ON SOUTH BEACH AND BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN. SO, THAT'S THE POINT, RIGHT? THE POINT IS CONNECTION. SO, MY QUESTION FOR YOU SPECIFICALLY, AND I SAID AS THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE. SO, I WAS BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU WERE SPEAKING TO THEM. I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE NOT BE IN YOUR VIEW, BUT I WAS IN THE ROOM WHEN YOU WERE TALKING TO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING THERE TOO. SO, WHAT KIND OF INTEREST DO YOU HAVE SO FAR WITHIN THE CRA DISTRICT THAT YOU ARE SERVING FOR BUSINESSES?

>> IT'S BEEN A LOT MORE ENGAGING THAN THE AVERAGE. SOME CITIES I GO INTO TIME AND TIME AGAIN, AND IT'S LIKE PULLING TEETH TO GET PARTICIPATION. I GOT A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK FROM A LOT OF BUSINESS OWNERS AND IS IT STARTED AND I DIDN'T KNOW EVERYONE, I WENT THROUGH THE WEBSITES, SCRAPED COME EMAILS AND PUT OUT THE WORD AND WE GOT THE INVITATION TO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE AND WALKED OUT WITH 10 BUSINESS CARDS AND EMAILS ALREADY WAITING WHEN I GOT HOME. WENT DOOR TO DOOR THREE TIMES NOW. I'VE BEEN DOOR TO DOOR ON THE BEACH TO THE HOTELS. ESPECIALLY THE HOTELS, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST COMING IN TEMPORARILY. THEY'RE HERE TO SPEND MONEY AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE, WELL, THEY'RE ON A BUDGET. EVERYONE'S ON A BUDGET, BUT, IF THEY'RE VISITING, YOU COULD GET THEM TO MAXIMIZE THAT BUDGET IN THE CITY. I HAVE A HOTEL BACKGROUND, SO, I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE HOTELS AND WE'LL CIRCLE BACK TO THEM AT LEAST ONCE MORE.

THE ENGAGEMENT IS A HIGHER LEVEL HERE IN FORT PIERCE, THAN AVERAGE, EVERYBODY'S BEEN WARM, WELCOMING AND THEY UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT, THEY TELL ME ABOUT THE SHORTAGE OF PARKING PROBLEMS, GETTING PEOPLE TO HAPPY HOURS AND GETTING THEM HOME SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRINK AND DRIVE. IN SOME AREAS THAT'S A DANGEROUS THING, DRINKING AND DRIVING. YOU KNOW, I'M SAD WHEN EVERYONE GOT UP AND LEFT AS SOON AS YOU ANNOUNCED FREEBEE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT PARKING SHORTAGES AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE HELPING TO REDUCE, IF PEOPLE WERE TO BE JUST RIDING AROUND IN FREEBEES, THERE ARE LESS ROADS ON THE ROAD. IF PEOPLE ARE TAKING UBERS, THEY'RE NOT NAVIGATING THE ROADS AS WELL, BUT, OUR DRIVERS ARE ON THE SAME ROADS ALL THE TIME, SO THEY WILL KNOW THEM. REDUCING THE CARBON EMISSIONS IS GLOBAL. AND YEAH, THE PARKING WOES, ANYONE THAT DIDN'T WANT TO WALK 10-15 MINUTES TO THE BOAT RAMP, IT'S ONLY A MINUTE AND-A-HALF TO GET

THERE WITH FREEBEE. >> AND THE OTHER THING, DID YOU

HAVE IT ON THE SCREEN, THE TIME? >> I DON'T KNOW IF THE TIMES

ARE HERE. >> I DON'T THINK I SAW IT.

>> IT'S ON THE WEBSITE AND THE APP. I PAID ATTENTION TO IT.

TALK TO ME ABOUT THURSDAYS? >> THURSDAYS AND SUNDAYS ARE 10:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. AND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IT'S 10:00 TO 10:00. SO, HOPEFULLY THAT COVERS THE EVENING, DINING

CROWD. >> SO, MY QUESTION, IS THURSDAY, I CALL IT FRIDAY EVE. TO BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE WEEKEND. BUT, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY AS WE SEE AND GET DATA BACK IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SLIDE THOSE TIME FRAMES, BECAUSE, WHAT I ALREADY THURSDAY BUT AS MUCH ON A SUNDAY, BUT, THURSDAY, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SLIDE THE

SCALE OR CHANGE THE TIME FRAMES. >> 100%, WE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE DATA OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF WHOSE RIDING BY AGE AND GENDER

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

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> JUST A COMMENT, I JUST OPENED AND IT DID SAY, POUND FREE RIDE OR SOMETHING, THERE WAS A HASHTAG ASSOCIATED WITH IT. I THOUGHT THERE WAS, BECAUSE, SOME PEOPLE TAG THINGS

WITH HASHTAG SIGNS. >> CHAIR: WELL, THANK YOU. I GOT GREAT COMMENTS. I GOT GREAT COMMENTS ABOUT THE ROLLOUT, AND, I GUESS THIS COMMENT IS MORE GEARED TOWARDS STAFF AND, UM, THE FOUR OF US SITTING UP HERE, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO PUT OUT ANOTHER TYPE OF PRESS RELEASE SO THAT PEOPLE IN THE CITY UNDERSTANDS IT'S ONLY FOR A CERTAIN AREA. WE COULD SHOW PEOPLE ON THE MAP, BECAUSE, SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT I GOT WAS THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVED OUT WEST REALLY WANTED TO USE YOUR SERVICES AND I TRIED TO EXPLAIN, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A TEST PILOT, WE'RE TRYING TO SEE HOW IT WORKS, BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN I SAW ALL OF THE HASHTAGS AND THE PICTURES OF PEOPLE GOING DOWNTOWN. SO, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, ASK STAFF TO LET'S JUST REISSUE A SIMPLIFIED OR IF WE JUST DID IT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING DO THE CIRCLES ANYWHERE, YOU LAUGHED AT THE CIRCLES LAST WEEK, THE GREEN AND YELLOW CIRCLES, BUT, IF WE COULD JUST LET THE RESIDENTS KNOW, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE AREA AND WHY, WHY THIS IS THE AREA, I THINK THAT WE'LL GET LESS HEADACHES AND I THINK THAT WE'LL MAKE THE FREEBEE MORE SUCCESSFUL, YOU KNOW, AND THE MORE SUCCESSFUL IT GETS, YOU KNOW, MAY BE DOWN THE ROAD WHEN WE PUT ON OUR OTHER HATS, YOU KNOW, AS COMMISSIONER'S HATS, MAY BE WE COULD LOOK AND SEE IF THAT RADIUS COULD BE EXTENDED DOWN THE ROAD, BUT, RIGHT NOW, THAT WAS THE ONLY AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT WAS A NEGATIVE COMMENT, I THINK IT'S JUST PEOPLE WANTED TO GET A RIDE.

SO, UM, I'LL PUT THAT ON STAFF. I'M HAPPY, LIKE COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING THE RIBBON CUTTING, BUT I, YOU KNOW, HEARD IT WAS GOOD AND I HEARD THAT YOU GUYS HAD A GOOD TIME. SO, WELCOME, AND WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TO MAKE OUR VISION OF FORT PIERCE BETTER AND TO MAKE OUR VISION OF FORT PIERCE BETTER BECAUSE IT'S ALL TOGETHER. THANK YOU.

>> CHAIR, I HAVE AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

>> GO AHEAD. >> I SEE HERE THAT YOU STILL HAVE TEAM STAFF UP, BUT, ARE YOU OPTIMIZED ON DRIVERS? BECAUSE, I SEE THAT YOU HAVE A $300 BONUS AND PEOPLE PEOPLE LISTENING MAY HAVE TIME AND WANT TO DRIVE, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT?

>> WE'RE ALWAYS HIRING. WE'RE ALWAYS HIRING AND, YOU KNOW, SO THAT BANNER'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE. SO, YEAH, YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'VE LAUNCHED HERE IN FORT PIERCE, WE'VE ALSO LAUNCHED IN THE CITY OF KISSIMEE. IT'S BEEN CRAZY, RECENTLY, WE GOT AN E-MAIL FROM THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS ASKING FOR A PRESENTATION AND IN ASPEN, COLORADO. IT'S GETTING CRAZY BUT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PHENOMENAL PEOPLE, WE ALWAYS SAY THE TERM, DRIVERS BUT THEY'RE SO MUCH MORE.

>> AMBASSADORS. >> YEAH. EXACTLY. ONCE THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE LAYOUT, THEY COULD FOCUS ON THE CONVERSATION OF GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE AND GETTING TO KNOW THEIR NEEDS AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS IN THINGS AROUND TOWN. IT'S A GREAT JOB AND THERE'LL BE OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW WITHIN THE COMPANY. BENEFITS WISE, ALMOST EVERY YEAR WE GET TO ADD SOMETHING IN THE BENEFIT'S PACKAGE TO THE TEAM MEMBERS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE HIRING RIGHT THIS VERY SECOND IN FORT PIERCE, BUT, WE PROBABLY ARE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S,

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WHAT'S THAT PHASE WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF TURNOVER NATIONWIDE, SO, WE'VE GOT, COMPARED TO MOST LINES OF BUSINESS WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD RETENTION RATE. WE'RE PROUD OF THAT. WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DRIVEN WITH FREEBEE FOR FIVE YEARS AND PEOPLE WITH THE COMPANY SINCE THE INCEPTION OVER 10 YEARS AGO. IF WE'RE NOT HIRING IN FORT PIERCE, CHANCES ARE THAT WE WILL BE IN 90 DAYS. BUT, YEAH, THE GOAL'S TO GET THE RIDERSHIP UP. WE ALSO HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE KIND OF LIKE OUTER SERVICE AREAS. THAT WAY, IF YOU EXPANDED TOO FAR, WE HAVE PEOPLE JOY RIDING FROM ONE FRIEND'S HOUSE TO THE OTHER FRIEND'S HOUSE. WE HAVE AN OUTER TO AN INNER SERVICE AREA, YOU COULD GET IT TO WHERE THEY ONLY GO TO WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO AND FROM. WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY THERE AND WE HAVE THE DATA FOR YOU, WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON THE RIDERSHIP UNTIL WE MAXIMIZE IT. SO, YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED.

>> CHAIR: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, OR COMMENTS, LOOK FORWARD TO

CONTINUING THE PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER.

[b. Authorize staff to enter negotiations with the highest ranked respondent, Coral Reef General Contracting, pursuant to the review of proposals associated with RFP 2022-031 for the redevelopment of 301 S. Ocean Drive and 306 Hernando Street.]

>> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ENTER NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HIGHEST RANKED RESPONDENT CORAL REEF GENERAL CONTRACTING,TURE SUINT TO THE REVIEW OF PROPOSALS ASSOCIATED WITH RFP 2021-031 FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF 301 ST. OCEAN DRIVE AND 306 HERNANDO

STREET. >> CHAIR: WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION AS WE LOOK INTO THE SOLICITATION FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY IN FRONT OF YOU.

>> HELLO. >> HI. WE DON'T GET TO SAY THAT VERY OFTEN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR HEARING THIS PRESENTATION. SO, AS MR. MIMMS MENTIONED, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TWO PARCELS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. THE FPRA PURCHASED THESE PARCELS IN 2017 FOR $799,000. IT'S ABOUT OVER A HALF ACRE. THERE WAS A BUILDING THERE, WE HAVE SINCE DEMOLISHED THAT BUILDING. IT'S CURRENTLY BEING USED AS PUBLIC SURFACE PARKING AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE PURCHASE BACK IN 2017.

SO, THAT WAS LIPSHITZ AND DEMACHIO. AND WE PUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IN DECEMBER, AND WE HELD A PREPOE POSAL MEETING AND PROPOSALS WERE DUE JANUARY 11TH OF THIS YEAR. WE WERE SEEKING AN OCEAN VIEW MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT CAPITALIZED ON THE SITE'S PROMINENT LOCATION AND PROVIDED A MIX OF USES AS WELL AS PUBLIC PARKING COMPONENT TO SERVE THE SOUTH BEACH DISTRICT. THESE ARE, UM, WHAT WE REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSERS TO SUBMIT, SO, WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE. A DESCRIPTION OF OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS THAT THIS DEVELOPER HAS COMPLETED, A FINANCIAL PLAN LOOKING AT HOW THEY CAN SECURE FINANCING FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT. AS WELL AS A CONCEPTUAL, A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. HOW THEY, WILL MEET THE CRA PLAN GOALS.

AN ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT. THE ACQUISITION TERMS AND THE PROJECT'S SCHEDULE. WE RECEIVED TWO PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFP, THE COCORAL REEF GENEL CONTRACTING AND HST DEVCO, LLC.

AND THE HIGHEST RANKED IT THE CORAL REEF REEF GENERAL CONTRAC WE LOOKED AT THEIR PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THEIR QUALIFICATIONS THE ACQUISITION TERMS AND THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY, THE SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING THIS PROJECT HOW THEY MEET THE PROJECT AND CRA GOALS AND THE EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT, THERE WERE 300 POINTS TOTAL, WE HAD THREE EVALUATRS, THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, JJACK ANDREW OUR CITY ENGINEER AND WE HAD OUR BUSINESS NAVIGATOR, DAWN EVALUATE IT. THE FIRST PROPOSAL, HFC ARE LOOKING AT RETAIL ON THE THIRD FLOOR, OFFICE SUITES ON THE THIRD FLOOR AND PARKING ON-SITE WOULD REMAIN PUBLIC AND THEY INTEND TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT WITHIN

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12-18 MONTHS. I WILL NOTE, THE PROPOSAL WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL, THIS IMAGE WAS A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN THAT WE APPROVED IN THE PAST, SO, THERE WAS NO CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. CORAL REEF GENERAL CONTRACTING THIS WAS THEIR RENDERING, THE FIRST FLOOR RETAIL, OPPORTUNITIES SPACE THAT COULD BE EITHER TWO RETAIL DEVELOPMENT SPACES OR THEY SHOWED LIKE A RESTAURANT AS THE FIRST FLOOR, THE UNITS ABOVE THERE'LL BE 12 HIGHER AND RENTER UNITS, ROOF TOP GARDEN, OUTDOOR MEETING AREAS WITH FIRE PITS, OUTDOOR GRILLING AND FIREPLACES AND A RESIDENT ONLY GARAGE.

THEY PLAN TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY FOR $750,000, AND THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS $8 MILLION. THERE'LL BE NO DEDICATED PUBLIC PARKING BUT WILL BE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE CITY ON A SHARED DESIGN FOR ON-STREET PARKING OR ANOTHER TYPE OF PARKING. THERE WERE TWO PARKING SPACES PER RESIDENTIAL UNIT ON SITE. THEIR SCHEDULE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND THEY HAD A DETAILED TIMELINE IN THEIR PROPOSAL.

HERE ARE A FEW OTHER RENDERINGS OF THEIR DESIGN, IT'S FOUR STORIES, FIRST FLOOR RETAIL AND THEN THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ABOVE. HERE'S FROM THE REAR, THAT COVERED PARKING FOR THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH THE GARDEN TERRACE ABOVE, AND THEN, AS WELL AS SOME SURVEYS PARKING. THIS WOULD BE FROM OCEAN, AND HOW THAT WOULD LOOK. THIS WAS PART OF A REALLY COOL VIDEO, BUT, I CAN'T SHOW IT HERE BUT IT'S GREAT. SO, WE'RE LOOKING TO ENTER, OH, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE, I APOLOGIZE, THEY REVIEWED THIS AND THEY DID FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU FOR AN APPROVAL. WE'RE REALLY JUST LOOKING TO ENTER NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HIGHEST RANKED RESPONDENT TO WORK OUT SOME OF THE DETAILS AND COME BACK WITH AN AGREEMENT IF WE GET TO THAT POINT, SO, I'M HAPPY TO

ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> CHAIR: BOARD, ANY

QUESTIONS? >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION,