Apr 10, 2023 City Commission Conference Agenda

[1. Call to Order]

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PLEDGE. >> PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE NATION UNDER GOD WITH LIBERTY

AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> [INAUDIBLE].

>> MAYOR HUDSON. COMMISSIONER GAINES? COMMISSIONER C. JOHNSON. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. FIRST AGENDA IS LINCOLN THEATRE RESTORATION.

>> MR. JOHNSON. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER,

THIS ITEM [INAUDIBLE] >> I CALL MISS AUDREY WOLF

[a. Lincoln Theater Restoration Update.]

WELLS. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.

A REPRESENTATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HERE. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEMPT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ASK THEM TO COME AT A LATER DATE OR ANOTHER MEETING SO THEY CAN DISCUSS WHAT THEY HAVE DONE THUS FAR.

>> REPRESENTATIVE [INAUDIBLE] >> FROM THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE THEATRE. JUST TO GIVE YOU BACKGROUND, 2021, CITY OF FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUNDED THE PRELIMINARY DESIGNS FOR THE PLANS TO RESTORE THE BUILDING. SINCE THAT TIME ORGANIZATION, WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS TAKEN THE PLANS AND SUBMITTED GRANTS. ONE OF THE GRANTS TO THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE GRANT PROGRAM.

IN DECEMBER THEY NEEDED TO SUBMIT LETTER OF INTENT. IN MARCH ANNOUNCEMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE MADE. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN WAS MADE OR NOT. WE HAVE ANOTHER ORGANIZATION ALSO SUBMITTED LETTER OF INTENT FOR THAT GRANT. THEY ARE ASKING THE ORGANIZATION FOR $150,000 TO ASSIST WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF THE THEATRE RESTORATION. FIRST PHASE OF THAT RESTORATION WOULD INCLUDE BRINGING BUILDING UP TO CODE. GETTING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. ALSO MAKING SURE IT IS AVAILABLE OR IT IS TO A POINT WHERE THEY CAN START OR BEGIN TO ACTIVATE AND HAVE PROGRAMMING THERE AT THE BUILDING TO CONTINUE WITH RAISING FUNDS AND SUBMITTING ADDITIONAL GRANTS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, ORGANIZATION HAS, THEY ARE A PART OF THE [INAUDIBLE] COHORT NO. 3 WHICH MEANS PART OF THAT COHORT. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY. AS AN ORGANIZATION AND COMPLETION OF THAT TRAINING WILL ALLOW THEM TO ACCESS 20,000 FROM ALLEGHENY FRANCES MINISTRIES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ABOUT THE LINCOLN THEATRE TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THINGS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT THE THEATRE AND GET THE CONVERSATION, THE TO BRING IT BACK TO EVERYBODY'S FORETHOUGHT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH THE BUILDING. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO SEEING THE ACTUAL COST TO RESTORE THE BUILDING HAS BEEN ESTIMATED COST OF 3.3 MILLION DOLLARS. THEY HAVE A LITTLE WAYS TO GO BUT THEY ARE DOING IT

INCREMENTALLY. >> THAT IS CAPITAL?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> QUESTIONS? WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE. MAYBE MY QUESTIONS ARE WHY THEY ARE ON

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>> THANK YOU, ANYONE ELSE? YES, SIR?

>> MISS WELLS,. >> YES, SIR.

>> YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT A $150,000 GRANT TO BRING UP TO

CODE. >> YES, SIR.

>> WILL THAT BRING IT UP TO CODE BASED ON WHAT YOU KNOW? ALSO PRESENTS ITSELF TO BRING IT UP TO CODE

>> NO WE HAVE NOT. LOOKING AT THE PRELIMINARY DESIGNS THAT WERE DRAWN UP BY REG, I BELIEVE IT IS GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN $150,000 TO BRING IT UP TO CODE ANDS GET IT TO A POINT WHERE IT IS A USABLE SPACE, I AM NOT AN ENGINEER.

>> I DON'T KNOW THE CHANGE OF USE MUCH. CODE FOR SAFETY, FOR CITIZENS THAT COME IN AND EVEN BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THE BUILDING. PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, THAT BUILDING HAS TO

BE ASSESSABLE BY ALL CITIZENS. >> YES, SIR.

>> ADA COMPLIANT. JO THAT IS WHAT REALLY COSTS A LOT TO BRING BUILDINGS UP TO CODE. IT IS NOT JUST PLACES GETTING TO RESTROOMS. ALL THAT STUFF NEEDS TO BE IN THERE WITH OCCUPANCY. I WANT TO PUT THAT ON RECORD FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT. OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THE STRUCTURE IS SAFE FOR ALL PEOPLE. THAT IS WHEN YOU BRING IT UP TO CODE SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT. I WOULD ECHO COMMISSIONER GAINES' CONCERNS. I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND FROM THAT COMMITTEE WHERE WE ARE, WHAT IS GOING ON. SO WE CAN REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU.

>> YES, SIR. >> YOU SAID LETTER OF INTENT SUPPOSED TO BE SUBMITTED IN DECEMBER?

>> YES, MA'AM. IT WAS SUBMITTED. >> MARCH THE [INAUDIBLE]

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>> THAT DO IT. [LAUGHTER]. >> IT IS COMING BACK UP. THAT LOOK THE BOOM WE HEARD OVER THE WEEKEND.

>> WHILE WE ARE WAITING, ITEM NEXT ON AGENDA, WE ARE GO TO GO AHEAD AND DO EDGARTOWN. GENTLEMAN PRESENTING THAT WITH MR. RAYS HE IS ON HIS WAY. HE WON'T BE HERE IN TIME FOR IT TO BE NO. 2 ON AGENDA. THAT IS FINE.

>> TESTING, TESTING. >> MR. [INAUDIBLE] GOES ON

VACATION. >> WE HAVE IT RIGHT HERE. ARE WE

GOOD? >> SO UM, ANYTHING ELSE FOR MISS WELLS? COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, INFORMATION HELPFUL. I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER GAINES AND COMMISSIONER JOHNSON REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ORGANIZATION REALLY NEED TO COME AND IN MY MIND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CRITICAL PATH CONSTRUCTION FAWNING. HOW IS ALL THIS ALIGNING? SO WE HAVE A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF PRECISELY WHAT THE MISSION IS THE TIMELINE I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT COMPLETE ANALYSIS NOT JUST LETTERS OF INTENT ETC., I GET THAT. HOW ARE THEY BEING APPLIED. I WANT SPECIFICS HOW THEY ARE APPROACHING THIS. THAT

WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> RIGHT. WE ASKED BEFORE OPERATIONAL. WHEN IT GETS TO THE POINT OF BEING OPERATIONAL. WHAT IS THE OPERATIONAL PLAN? IT IS VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE WHOLE THING. SINCE WE HAVE HAD LITTLE BIT OF ISSUE WITH LIENS COURT WE NEED TO DO THIS RIGHT AND HOPING TO GET BACK ON TRACK WITH MEANS COURT. DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION WITH MEANS COURT

PROGRESS. >> IT IS FINE. CURRENTLY PLANS ARE IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS WITH INCUBATE AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT AS IT RELATES TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR THEIR REVIEW.

HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY FPUA AND I BELIEVE THE FIRE DISTRICT.

>> SO IT IS STILL MOVING ALONG? I HAVE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE LOSING THEIR PATIENCE. I AM SAYING WE ARE HELPING. WE, THE CITY ARE HELPING AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

>> YES, MA'AM. THING ABOUT IT IS SHE IS NOT MISS GARDENER.

CURRENTLY CEO PROGRAM GOING ON NOW WITH SOME ENTREPRENEURS THAT IS GOING ON AT ANOTHER SITE. ALSO GETTING GEARED UP FOR 'JUNETEENTH' CELEBRATION WHICH WILL NOT UTILIZE BUILDING ITSELF UNLESS THINGS HAVE BEEN IMPROVED BY THAT TIME. THE PROPERTY.

>> YES. I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND, OUR PROJECTS ARE

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MUSEUM? THERE WAS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALWAYS KEEPING THAT IN OUR MIND AND KEEPING THAT PART OF THE RECORD, CITY IS ACTIVELY NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED AND MAYBE A DIFFERENT LOOK TO HOW WE ARE INVOLVED NOT SPECIFICALLY TO THE BUILDING.

WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO REVAMP STRUCTURE, SO MANY COMPONENTS, PARTS AND PIECES. SOMETIMES IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. THAT IS ALL I HAD. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE HELPING US OUT. MISS COX?

[c. Edgartown Street Renaming Recommendation from the Parks Advisory Committee]

>> WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO EDGARTOWN STREET NAMING

RECOMMENDATION. >> MR. JOHNSON.

>> YES, MA'AM. THIS PRESENTATION >> WELCOME.

>> GOOD MORNING. >> MAY NOTICED, I ALWAYS GET

GREAT ASSISTANCE. >> YOU DO, FOR SURE.

>> GOOD MORNING, I AM SCHARLENE LA DARE. WE WERE ASKED TO COMMENT ON POSSIBLE RENAMING OF STREETS IN EDGARTOWN. I BELIEVE THIS WAS GENERATED BY A SURVEY DONE AS WE REVIEWED THIS. DATA LOVING GROUP, PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WENT BACK TO THE HISTORY. STUDIED ENTIRE RESOLUTION THAT NAME THE STREETS BACK IN 1923 TO THE PRESENT NAMES. BEFORE THAT, THEY HAD DIFFERENT NAMES. OUR CONCLUSION WAS THAT RIGHT AT 100 YEARS IS PROBABLY HISTORICAL ENOUGH. THEY HAVE BEEN NAMED THAT FOR RIGHT AT ALMOST 100 YEARS. SO UM WE TOOK THE MAP. I THOUGHT I WOULD EMBELLISH THIS A LITTLE BIT. LISTED IN MY LETTER. SO THAT KIND OF SPEAKS FOR ITSELF AVENUE E WOULD GO BACK TO SPRUCE STREET. THAT WAS THE NAME 100 YEARS AGO. CITY PLACE GO BACK TO CEDAR AVENUE. AVENUE D. WOULD BE CELINE AVENUE. INDIAN RIVER DRIVE, DRIVE. THAT IS ONLY IN THIS DISTRICT. TO RENAME THEM IS

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WHETHER THEY BE BUSINESSES OR HOMEOWNERS. IMAGINE HAVING YOUR ADDRESS CHANGED? I REMEMBER WHEN I HAD TO CHANGE JUST MY CREDIT CARD NUMBER. SO IT WOULD BE QUITE A BIT OF EFFORT. WE FELT THAT EFFORT COULD BE IN THE MONEY INVOLVED IN THAT COULD BE UTILIZED BETTER ELSEWHERE. WHAT WE DO SUGGEST AND SUPPORT STRONGLY IS TO DO HISTORICAL SIGNS TO THE ENTRANCE OF EDGARTOWN MAYBE THE NORTH END AND THE SOUTH END YOU KNOW, MAYBE ALSO THE EAST END OF SOME OF THOSE STREETS. AT LEAST A COUPLE OF SIGNS RECOGNIZING EDGARTOWN AS A HISTORIC DISTRICT. HONORING THAT. WE COULD GO FURTHER WITH FLAGS IN AREAS. THERE IS A WAY, I THINK, TO DISTINGUISH A NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT IS ON IDENTITY, NOT DIVIDE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE REST OF THE CITY. SO THAT IS UM, THAT IS OUR COMMENTS. AS

ASKED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SO I APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH. I READ YOUR BACK UP AND I AGREE MYSELF. I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY THE RESIDENTS WITH SURVEY I, BELIEVE THIS WAS SOMETHING COMMISSIONER PERONA. THAT SEEMS TO BE A PASSING SENTIMENT IN MY OPINION. I HAVE A QUESTION THAT MAYBE YOU, I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO ANSWER, MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME KATELYN IS THE LAVENDER ON NORTH SIDE, THAT IS NOT EDGARTOWN, IS IT? EDGARTOWN STOPS AT SEAWAY, DOESN'T IT?

>> SORRY, TRYING TO ZOOM IN. SEAWAY.

>> THAT IS THE NORTHERN LINE OF EDGARTOWN.

>> WE WERE PROVIDED THIS FROM THIS ZONING DISTRICTS.

>> OKAY. >> PROPOSAL.

>> OKAY. >> SO WE ASSUMED WAS AS IT IS

SHOWN. >> I BELIEVE NORTHERN PART IS

CONSIDERED FISHERMAN'S WHARF. >> IT IS ALL IN THE FPRA. WHAT WAS EAST OF WHAT WAS USED TO BE CALLED RIVER SIDE, INDIAN RIVER DRIVE CREATED, 1954 THAT WAS FILLED IN. AND THE REASON IT WAS

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NAME. THAT WAS PLATTED 1880S. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. YOU KNOW HOW WHEN DRIVE PLACES AND SEE THOSE LITTLE PLAQUES. IT SAYS HISTORY. SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO, LET'S USE, YOU SAID CELINE AVENUE. LET'S LOSE THE POINT YOU CROSS OVER AND GET INTO AVENUE D. CELINE AVENUE. WE CAN WOULD A HISTORY BLACK THERE BECAUSE, I JUST LEARNED HISTORY SITTING HERE FROM YOU TODAY TELLING ME WHY CELINE AVENUE WAS NAMED CELINE AVENUE. JUST PUT THEM ON EACH CORNERS. ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO READ IT CAN STOP AND READ IT. THEY'LL UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY, THEY UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN IT CHANGES 1923. HERE WE ARE NOW. JUST SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW. IT IS JUST BRINGS MORE HISTORY BACK TO THE OTHER GENERATIONS TO SEE THIS IS WHAT REALLY IS GOING ON. INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE, I WANT TO GET INTO THE FELLOW AND THE MAPS AND ALL THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, A LITTLE PLAQUE OR WE HAD THE UM, WHAT WAS THE PRESENTATION WE HAD THE SIGNS? DIDN'T WE WANT FLAGS?

>> BANNERS. >> BANNERS OR SOMETHING WE WERE TRYING TO PUT OUT. ONE OF THOSE HISTORICAL METAL. THEY ALWAYS LOOK LIKE THEY ARE ALL GOLD AND BRONZE STATUTE, HEY, REAL QUICK, 1923, THIS WAS CHANGED TO X. THIS WAS WHY. I GUARANTEE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND WILL STOP AND READ IT. OH, OKAY. WE HAVEN'T CHANGED ANYTHING. WE ALSO HAVE MADE IT KNOWN, OKAY, YES, THIS IS AVENUE D. THIS IS NOW CELINE AVENUE WAY BACK WHEN. MY TWO

CENTS. >> AGAIN COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?

>> WHAT HE SAID. [LAUGHTER]. >> I THINK THE HISTORICAL MARKERS, MONUMENTS WOULD BE A GREAT AREA FOR THAT ESPECIALLY WITH THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE SURROUNDING EDGARTOWN. ALL THE SUDDEN YOU COME INTO EDGARTOWN. OBVIOUSLY VERY HISTORICAL. MARKERS GREAT FROM TOURISM. LET'S THEY CAN OUT HISTORICAL. THEY WERE A GREAT IDEA.

>> ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD

WORK AND DATA-DRIVEN DECISION. >> NEXT ITEM PROPOSED CHANGE

[d. Proposed change to the DROP program from 5 years to 8 years]

>> MR. JOHNSON? >> FINANCE DIRECTOR MISS MORRIS?

>> GOOD MORNING MAYORS, WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED AS THE CITY BY OUR POLICE OFFICERS AS WELL AS TEAMSTERS, EMPLOYEES ABOUT A PROPOSED CHANGE TO OUR CURRENT DROP PROGRAM WHICH IS FIVE YEARS TO EIGHT YEARS. UM, EARLY LAST YEAR, OUR GOVERNOR SIGNED A STATE BILL ALLOWING LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE FRS SYSTEM TO EXTEND THE DROP FROM FIVE YEARS TO EIGHT YEARS. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, OUR WE HAVE -- WE AREN'T A PART OF FRS. OUR OFFICERS WANTED THAT TO BE AN ALLOWANCE IN OUR SYSTEM.

IT WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE RETIREMENT BOARD, BUT WE BROUGHT ITMISSION AS AN EMPLOYER BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A BENEFIT CHANGE. WE DON'T HAVE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE BENEFIT WSZ THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THIS LEVEL TO

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>> AS I UNDERSTAND IT FROM MM

MR. MIMS, BENEFIT CHANGE? >> EXTENDED BENEFIT.

>> IT IS CONSIDERED BENEFICIAL, RIGHT?

IS IT A POSITIVE? >> I AM ASKING THE WRONG

QUESTION. >> MAYOR?

>> YES, SIR. >> I SPOKE WITH MR. MIMS, I'LL SPEAK TO SPECIFIC BENEFITS HE IDENTIFIED PARTICULARLY SURROUNDED PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. STAFFING NEEDS THIS WILL GIVE US SPACE AND BUFFER TO FILL AS OPPOSED TO BEING CYCLED OUT DUE TO THE DROP PROGRAM AND NOW IN A NEGATIVE SITUATION.

SOME CIRCUMSTANCES DEFINITELY BENEFICIAL.

>> THIS IS COST THE CITY ANY MONEY?

>> IT IS THEIR, SO MANY VARIABLES. MR. MIMS AND I HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH. COST NEUTRAL TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

ONCE THEY ENTER THE DROP, THEY ARE TECHNICALLY RETIRED. NO MORE BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS INTO THE PENSION SYSTEM. THEY CAN GET NO MORE THAN WHAT THEY ENTERED IN RETIREMENT.

>> THEY GET MORE IN THEIR PAYCHECK. YOU ARE GOING TO CARRY THESE POSITIONS LONGER ON THE PAYROLL. INCREASE COST TO

PAYROLL. >> YOU ALSO GET A MORE EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEE. GIVES YOU LONGER TIME TO, WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE DROP IS TO CREATE SUCCESSION PLAN. YOU KNOW YEAR ONE, YOU HAVE FIVE YEARS TO TRY TO GET SOMEBODY INTO THAT SPOT. OUR CURRENT ENVIRONMENT IS SORT OF HARD BECAUSE OF YOU HAVE TO TRY TO HOLD ON TO THE OFFICERS THAT YOU DO HAVE THAT ARE TRAINED.

THEN THERE IS IT IS NOT A GUARANTEE PEOPLE ONCE THEY GO INTO THE DROP ARE GOING TO STAY THE EIGHT YEARS. ONCE YOU DROP YOU CAN COME IN TOMORROW, YOU ARE DONE. YOU HAVE ALL OF THOSE, SO MANY VARIABLES. WHEN YOU SPOKE TO ACTUARY, WE WOULD HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION HERE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS SAID, ONLY THING IT WILL EFFECT US RETIREMENT WISE. OUR LONG-TERM LIABILITY. YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ESCALATING PAYROLL, HOWEVER THEY ARE NO LONGER CONTRIBUTING TO THE SYSTEM.

>> COMMISSIONER J. JOHNSON? >> HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD THE DROP

PROGRAM BEFORE FRS.? >> PRIOR TO ME. WENT INTO EFFECT AROUND 20 -- 10 OR SO. SANDY STEEL AND GREG KIRK. IT WAS

AROUND 20 -- BETWEEN '10-'12. >> RELATIVELY NEW. I WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS, COMMISSIONERS. WE ARE THINKING ABOUT SUCCESSION PLANNING. ARE WE KICKING THE CAN SUPPOSED TO START, IF WE EXTEND TO YEAR EIGHT. HUMAN BEINGS DO WHAT WE DO BEST.

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>> I DON'T WANT TO CREATE THAT SCENARIO. IT IS GOING TO BE A SCENARIO CREATED. WE ARE GOING TO HIRE AND TRAIN AND COSTS THE CITY MORE MONEY. I SEE HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE BENEFIT. I HAVE TO DO LITTLE MORE RESEARCH.

WE'LL HAVE TO TALK LITTLE MORE. I AM SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED

ABOUT THE BUDGET IMPACT. >> YEP.

>> YEP. ON EMPLOYEE SIDE. CITY COMMISSION SIDE.

>> RIGHT. YEAH. >> THANK YOU.

>> COMMISSIONER C. JOHNSON THEN BRODERICK.

>> YEP, THANK YOU MADAME MAYOR. THANK YOU MISS MORRIS. CONCERN FOLLOWS WHAT COMMISSIONER J. JOHNSON MENTIONED HAVE WE MODELED THIS? ACTUARIES MODEL THIS OUT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS ABC MODEL LOOKS LIKE?

>> WE HAVE NOT. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THOUGHT WAS SO MANY DIFFERENT VARIABLES. WE COULD DO A MILLION WHAT IFS.

I KNOW OF WHERE IT WILL POSSIBLY EFFECT US IN OUR CONTRIBUTION RATE. AS IT RELATES TO OUR RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

>> IMMEDIATELY I THOUGHT OF EXPENSE FOR THE BUDGET, RIGHT.

WE HAVE EXTENSION OF EMPLOYEES THAT WE HADN'T ANTICIPATED AT HIGHER END OF THE SALARY BAN STAYING LONGER. I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THREE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS MODELING THAT SO WE HAVE SOME WHAT OF AN IDEA. TALKING ABOUT 10, 15, 30 EMPLOYEES. OTHER PART IS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY DROP PROBLEMS. BUT I THINK THAT FOR US TO TAKE THAT LEAP FOR ME, I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT FINANCIAL MODEL. LOOKING AT THE DOLLARS OVER THE THREE TO FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION AS WELL AS NUMBER OF POTENTIAL PEOPLE. CLEARER LINE OF SIGHT AS TO THE IMPACT. ULTIMATELY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BALANCE A BUDGET.

>> YES, COMMISSIONER BRODERICK. I WAS WATCHING CMBC. THEY INDICATED NEW UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL 3.4% NATIONALLY. WORSE THEN THAT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. BETTER DEPENDING ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

THIS DISCUSSION TAKING YOU THE WORST SIDE TO SUGGEST ANY TYPE OF BENEFIT TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP SEASONED PEOPLE IN POSITIONS THAT, THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED A HARD LOOK AT. SINCE I HAVE BEEN SITTING IN THIS CHAIR. THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE MRISIC WAY.

$100,000 EMPLOYEE. TRYING TO REPLACE SENIOR DIESEL MECHANICS IS POSSIBLE. BASED ON MY CALCULATIONS, APPEARS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS 10% SHORT STAFFED. THAT RINGS TRUE. PUBLIC WORKS STRUGGLING WITH STAFFING TO PROVIDE LEVEL OF SERVICES ALL THE RESIDENTS HAVE COME TO EX EXPECT. I WOULD BE ADVOCATE. KEEPING THEM ON STAFF. I DO

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VENDORS. >> I HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME. WE RELY ON DEPARTMENT HEADS TO STAFF DEPARTMENTS AND EXECUTE ON THEIR MISSION STATEMENT. IF THIS IS ADVANTAGE TO KEEP SEASONED VETERAN EMPLOYEES LONGER, ALL FOR IT. BENEFIT THAT PEOPLE 30ISH, WHATEVER, NOT SURE IF THEY ARE LOOKING AT RETIREMENT.

IS THAT LOOKED UPON BY THE NEW HIRE? LOOKING AT IT FROM BOTH PERSPECTIVES THIS IS PERSONAL NEUTRAL. MINOR COSTS THAT ARE INVOLVED OVER THE LONG TERM CITY WOULD INCUR. BUT THE BRAIN DRAIN IS WHERE MY CONCERN LEVEL COMES IN, LOSS OF THESE DEPARTMENT HEADS. CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AS LONG AS THEY WOULD LIKE IN THE SYSTEM. SOME OF YOU WANT TO SAY HEY, I AM OUT. I LIKE THE IDEA COMING IN ONE DAY AND QUITTING.

[LAUGHTER]. A SITUATION WE NEED TO LOOK AT IN REFERENCE TO COMMISSIONER C. JOHNSON AND SUPPORT THAT INITIATIVE. I SUPPORT ALL OF THIS MOVING FORWARD. THEY MAY SAY HEY, THIS IS MINOR. IF THIS IS A BENEFIT TO THE FOLKS RUNNING INDIVIDUAL

DEPARTMENTS, I APPLAUD IT. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES?

>> MADAME MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS, I UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL PART OF IT. I UNDERSTAND KEEPING SEASONED EMPLOYEES. LOSE ONE VERY HARD TO FIND. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, WE HAVE A DROP PROGRAM ALREADY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW WE ARE, WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT JEREMIAH, HOW WE ARE TRAINING THE NEXT MASTER DIESEL MECHANIC. HAVE WE HIRED ONE AND SAID HEY, THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD CARBON DIOXIDE -- CANDIDATE. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS TRAINING, WE NEED YOU TO FILL THIS POSITION. WE WANT YOU AT THE CITY. CAN'T SAY IT LIKE THAT. I AM SAYING, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT ARE WE DOING? ARE WE TRAINING? INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR YEAR 7, MONTH 11 TO GO OUT AND START TRYING TO FIND A MASTER YOU KNOW DIESEL MECHANIC. ARE WE GOING OUT TO TRY TO HIRE HIM? I AM GOING BACK TO AGAIN WE HAVE THIS COTTAGE AND EIGHT HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. LET'S GO OUT AND GRAP SOME OF THESE KIDS.

SOME OF THESE RECENT GRADUATES WALKING AROUND FORT PIERCE OR HANGING AROUND THE COUNTY SOME WHERE. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE

OFFERING AND TRYING TO DO. MIGHT >> SOUNDS IMPRESSIVE. THAT IS

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YOU KNOW, I WASN'T AT THAT MEETING. I READ WHAT WAS SAID.

ALL GOES INTO ONE BASKET. REALLY CAN'T DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL PART WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT UP HERE IF WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING TO FIND THESE WORKERS. BECAUSE TO BE HONEST WITH YA, IF WE DON'T FIND THE WORKERS THAT IS MY CONCERN. FOLLOWING UP ON COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON'S COMMENTS. WE NEED TO START PUSHING THEM AND TRYING TO GET THEM TRAINED, WHATEVER, THAT IS

MY CONCERN. >> MISS MORRIS, DID YOU HAVE

SOMETHING TO SAY? >> I CAN'T SAP EVERYBODY AS A WHOLE. ONE OF THE MAY ISSUES AS IT RELATES TO SUCCESS PLAN AND GETTING PEOPLE IN. GOVERNMENT IS ONE OF THE HARDEST PLAYS TO GET TRA TRA TRAINED OUR PAY SCALE HERE. PRIVATE INDUSTRY IS HERE. PEOPLE YOU NEED WITH THE SKILLS AREN'T COMING BECAUSE PAY ISN'T GREAT ENOUGH. THAT HAS BEEN A LOT OF OUR PROBLEM. WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE PEOPLE IN. BECAUSE WE CAN'T PAY WHAT PRIVATE INDUSTRY IS PAYING. ONCE THE ECONOMY TANKS, EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD FLOODING TO COME TO US. VERY HARD TO GET IN THE TRAINED

PERSONNEL WE NEED. >> WE HAVE BETTER BENEFITS THAN PRIVATE INDUSTRY. MR. JOHNSON, I THIS MR. WHEELS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE. HOW IS OUR RECRUITMENT?

WHERE ARE WE ATTRACTING PEOPLE? >> SEVERAL, VERY DIVERSE ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. TALK ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS AND THESE MECHANICS, THAT WAS ONE OF THE SPECIFIC POSITIONS THAT IS EFFECTED BY THIS. YOU ALSO HAVE THEIR PROGRAMS FOR EXAMPLE, REQUIRES YOU TO SIT IN THE SPACE SOMETIMES FIVE YEARS IN ORDER TO

BE QUALIFIED. V D DIVERSE. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES, THAT IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL IDEA AND CONCEPT. WE TRY AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY. WE ARE GROOMING MCS. WE ARE NOT COMPETITIVE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. PRIVATE SECTOR STRUGGLING TO GET QUALIFIED DIESEL MECHANICS ON THEIR OWN. THEY ARE ABLE TO PAY A RATE MUCH GREATER THAN WE ARE. OUR CHALLENGE IS NOT ONLY DO WE NEED A DIESEL MECHANIC ALSO SOMEONE SKILLED WITH HYDRAULICS. WE NEED SOMEONE EXTREMELY SKILLED. PROBABLY CLOSE TO A YEAR NOW. WE

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COMING. >> I KNOW TIEZING CITY IS DOING.

I ALSO FEEL SOME KIND OF WAY WE ARE STILL MISSING TALENT AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR POSITION IS REALLY YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT FOR THEM TO GROW INTO SOMETHING THEY CAN HAVE FOR A CAREER AND NOT A JOB. IN MY COMMUNITY A LOT OF THE OF PEOPLE LOOK FOR JOBS. YOU WANT A CAREER. YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT YOU, A CAREER. I AM TRYING TO SCRATCH MY HEAD BECAUSE I SEE ALL THESE KIDS EVERYDAY YOU KNOW, I KNOW I AM THINKING YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING. MAYBE I AM NOT DOING AS MUCH AS I CAN. YOU CAN START TRAINING. THERE ARE POSITIONS WHERE YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU GET IN, EVERYBODY DOESN'T WANT TO LEAVE FORT PIERCE. ME AND COMMISSIONER JOHNSON BACK. BORN AND RAISED IN FORT PIERCE. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE KIDS REALLY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE FORT PIECE. THEY LOVE IT. I UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION BEING A SON OF A THIRD GENERATION MORTICIAN. CAN'T JUST TRAIN EVERYBODY TO BE A MORTICIAN. YOU HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO STAY IN FORT PIERCE ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE WANTING THEM TO HELP IN YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS BECAUSE IT IS SERVING FORT PIERCE. I GET IT. FOR SOME REASON, WE ARE MISSING TALENT IN THIS AREA. THERE ARE KIDS OUT THERE. SOMETHING IS JUST NOT CLICKING. THAT IS WHERE WE NEED TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER TO SEE WHAT CAN MAKE IT WORK? THERE ARE SOME YOUNG MEN OR LADY. HOPEFULLY THEY TURN THIS

ON. >> I HEARD SOMETHING HEARD. I NEED TO KNOW THE NUMBERS OF THE REAL PART. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MODEL. I THINK THAT HELPS US TO GET THE SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE.

THAT CAN HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER WITH THE HR PERSON IN THE ROOM I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NUMBERS. WE LOOK UPON AND WELCOME OUR RETURNING CITIZENS TO A CERTAIN LEVEL OF DEGREE WHATEVER THEY ARE RETURNING FROM. THOSE THAT ARE INCARCERATED NOW OUT. THERE ARE CERTAIN INCARCERATIONS WOULD NOT PROHIBIT THEM. THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE LISTENING TO THIS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO RETURN, SECOND CHANCE. PROJECT LIFT IN TOWN. THERE WILL BE PEOPLE PUSHING YOUNGER PEOPLE TO THESE WONDERFUL

OPPORTUNITIES. >> HOW MANY POSITIONS IN YOUR DEPARTMENT ARE VACANT, CURRENTLY?

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APPROXIMATELY? >> ABOUT SIX?

>> STAFFING OVERALL. >> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO

ADD? >> CRITICAL NEED IN OUR DEPARTMENT IS WITH THAT MASTER DIESEL MECHANIC. WITH SOLID WASTE, LIFE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF FORT PIERCE. OUR SENIOR MOST EXPERIENCE FOLKS ON A TEAM SET TO LEAVE SOON.

>> I AM ASKING YOU, IN YOUR DIVISION, IS THIS, YOU SEE THIS AS A BENEFICIAL THING, THE INCREASE?

>> ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. PUBLIC WORKS, MOST DEFINITELY CHANGE FOR US. JUST SO EVERYONE IS AWARE.

>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON? >> WHAT I JUST HEARD AS A COACH IS A SHORT-TERM GAME. WELCOME LOOKING AT LONG-TERM ALSO. SHORT TERM THIS IS A SOLUTION. LONG-TERM GAIN, FINANCIAL ASPECTS. WE STALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN'T COMPETE AND SLACKING ON THE START SALARY. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE BALANCE BETWEEN TAKING THE MONEY AND THIS ASK. SO THE LONG GAME IS MORE SATISFACTORY AT THE END OF THE DAY. I CAN TELL YOU NOW, MY TWO KIDS IN COLLEGE BOTH OF THEM, READY TO START THE WORKFORCE WITH FULL-TIME JOBS. THANKFUL THEY ARE TAX PAYING JOBS. I TAUGHT THEM TO LOOK AT LONG-GAME SCENARIOS FOR THEMSELVES. FIRST TWO, THREE, FIVE YEARS. THEY ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH A CAREER.

>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSONS, WE ARE NOT GETTING PEOPLE IN THE DOOR LOOKING TO STAY 25 YEARS. COULD BE A BENEFIT FOR SOMEONE IS LOOKING. STRUGGLE TO GET FOLK THAT IS COME AND STAY. IF WE LISTENED TO THE CHIEF HOW FORT PIERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A

TRAINING GROUND. >> TWO POINTS, GREAT POINT. I LIKE THAT POINT. ONE THING ABOUT THAT, YOUNG KIDS I DEAL WITH, THEY MIGHT SAY THEY ARE ONLY LOOKING FIVE YEARS, SEVEN YEARS.

BUT THEY GET COMFORTABLE. AND THEIR MONEY AND BENEFITS START LOOKING BETTER AND BETTER. THEY GET A FAMILY. THEY GET RESPONSIBILITIES. NOW WE ARE BACK HERE.

>> ALL THE SUDDEN BECOMES IMPORTANT.

>> ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE HERE FIVE YEARS, THEY ARE HERE 25 YEARS.

AND SO I LOVE THE IDEA MAYBE LOOKING HOW WE ARE GOING TO SPEND THIS MONEY FRONT END, BACK END. THIRD THING, SINCE PUBLIC

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>> BRINGING THIS BACK TO US, SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE IDEA. WE WANT MORE FINANCIAL INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY AND LONG TERM IF WE CAN, RIGHT? ALSO, HOW IT BALANCES OUT WITH RECRUITING, TOO AND TRAINING, SUCCESSION PLANNING. MY UNDERSTANDING THAT PEOPLE CAME TO THE RETIREMENT FUND, THEY WANTED THIS. THIS IS FROM EMPLOYEES.

>> RIGHT. >> IT HAPPENED AT THE STATE,

RIGHT? >> INITIALLY LED BY OFFICERS,

YOU KNOW, ONCE FRS. >> IS THAT RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS?

>> IMMEDIATE NUMBERS, CURRENT SITUATION.

>> YOU ARE THE ONE GUY. >> CLARITY PURPOSES, ARE YOU WANTING ME TO ENGAGE ACTION WARE FOR POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION UM?

>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. TAX PAYOR PAYS THAT.

>> RIGHT. >> THAT EFFECTS OUR BUDGET. THAT IS WHAT YOU WERE TALKING. IS THAT A BIG COST FOR THE ACTUARY

TO DO THAT? >> YOU HAVE TO PAY THEM FOR A

STUDY? >> WE NEED TO KNOW THE COST ANY

WAYS. >> RIGHT.

>> I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT. >> OKAY.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> RIGHT?

EVERYBODY AGREE? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[b. Presentation by No Anchors Ever - addressing invasive species, their impact on the environment and potential strategies to address them.]

>> NEXT PRESENTATION ON NO ANCHORS ADDRESSING INVASIVE

SPECIES. >> MR. JOHNSON.

PRESENT. MOST OF THEM HAVE NO NATURAL PREDATORS, THIS ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO PRESENT US WITH OFFERINGS AND POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS IN THE FUTURE TO ADDRESS THOSE.

>> I JUST REALIZED WE HAVE THREE JOHNSONS ON THE DAIS. WE ARE

OUTNUMBERED. [LAUGHTER] >> YOU HAVE POWER VERY SHORT

TIME. >> MR. -- MR. RALPH MORRISON

WITH NO AN ANCHORS EVER. >> APPRECIATE IT. WE ARE DEDICATED TO DANGEROUS INVASIVE SPECIES. WE HAVE BEEN NOTICING THIS A YEAR AND A HALF, CLOSE TO TWO YEARS NOW. INCREASE OF POPULATION LARGE LIZARDS, REPTILES AS A WHOLE. FISH WHEN IT COMES TO LION FISH, SO ON AND SO FORTH EVER WILL INCREASING COMING FROM THE SOUTH PUSHING FURTHER NORTH. REASON FOR IF FROM WHAT WE HAVE SEEN COMING UP THE C 24. C 23 WHERE WE SET SEAWALLS. UNFORTUNATELY UM, YOU KNOW, WE NEED THE SEAWALLS IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE WATER. THEY ARE BECOMING ACCESS POINT FOR THESE PARTICULAR REPTILES. WE HAVE BEEN ATTACKING THIS PARTICULAR POINTS, WE HAVE OUR 501C3. WE ARE FINDING SMALLER LIZARDS EATING THINGS NECESSARY LIKE BUTTERFLIES. WE SPOKE TO BOTANICAL GARDENS CHANGED JANUARY. WHETHER YOU KNOW OR NOT WE HAD A BUTTERFLY WHICH WAS CALLED AITOLA. WE THOUGHT IT WAS GONE. APPEARED AGAIN SLOWLY WITHIN OUR BOTANICAL GARDENS. WE ARE HAVING WITH THE BROWN LIZARDS AS WELL AS WHAT YOU KNOW AS RAINBOW LIZARDS. THESE LIZARDS ARE ATTACKING THIS BUTTERFLY. WE ONLY HAVE IT HERE. WITHOUT THE BUTTERFLIES, BEES,

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>> OXYGEN. >> WHOLE NINE YARDS RUNS DOWNHILL. AS FAR AS THE IGUANAS, THEY ARE DIGGING HOLES AND TRENCHES. THE SEAWALLS YOU USE MONEY TO BUILD. BEHIND PUBLIX THAT SEAWALL IS CAUSING EXTREME AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE. IF YOU GO TO THE CRANE YARD. THAT IS THE DEVASTATION THESE ANIMALS HAS CAUSED AS WELL. BEGINNING TO COLLAPSE, CONCRETE FALLING APART. THIS IS A STAPLE FOR FISHERMAN. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING AS FAR AS BORE, IGUANA. THEY ARE TURNING IT INTO A SPORT. IT IS A PROBLEM. WE ELIMINATE SPECIES EVERYDAY. DEMANDING AND STRAIGHTFORWARD FORCE. WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT. WE HAVE BEEN ERADICATING EVERYTHING FROM JUVENILE TO ADULTS. THESE ANIMALS BEGINNING TO MOVE BECAUSE OF HUNTING PRESSURE INTO AREAS NOT ALLOWED TO GET INTO. YOU CAN LOOK AT J.D. WILCOX.

DONATED BENCHES YOU CAN SEE TAKING DAMAGE. IF YOU HAVE A SITUATION WAITING SEASON. THEY START HAVING A LOT OF INJURIES WHERE THEY CAN BE DEALING WITH OTHER THINGS. IF YOU CAN PUSH

THE BUTTON. >> NO ANCHORS?

>> 5013C IS BLACK WILDLIFE. >> OKAY. PROCEED. PROCEED.

REPTILE EXPO. I SPOKE WITH EVERYONE, THOSE PARTICULAR ANIMALS THAT COME FROM CANNOT EXIST WITHIN OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS. EITHER TOO BRIGHT THEY WON'T SURVIVE. WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TRAFFICKING FROM MIAMI. EVERYBODY WANTS A PPRETT

SNAKE. >> NOT EVERYBODY. [LAUGHTER].

>> CREATES A HAVEN US BEING OUTSIDE. WE ARE ON PAROLE. IT IS NOT ON CALL, FWC. ANIMAL CONTROL, WE WANT TO WORK HAND IN HAND. WHAT WE ARE DOING IS MAKING UNIFIED FRONT. WE ARE NOT HERE TO GO GET RACCOONS, ARMADILLOS. SPECIFICALLY PATROLLING AND ERADICATING ANY INVASIVE SPECIES. NOTHING OUTSIDE THE BOX, CUTE, PRETTY, FLUFFY, IT HAS TO GO. CAUSING

DAMAGE AND CAUSING US MONEY. >> GOT TO GO.

>> CORRECT. >> KEEP IT SIMPLE. THEY HAVE AN APP CALLED I GOT ONE. SOME PEOPLE DON'T CARE. OTHER RESIDENTS SAY IT DOESN'T BOTHER THEM. THEY GET TO THEIR DOCK AND

NO SCAT. >> DO YOU HAVE PICTURES?

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>> SHOWS PICTURES, MOST OF IT FOR THE FWC.

>> A LOT OF THEM DON'T HAVE PICTURES FOR ANIMALS. THERE ARE NO IMAGES. WE ARE TRYING TO COMBINE WITH FWC, TAKE A PICTURE WHILE ERADICATING TO HELP. THESE PICTURES, THIS IS IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS. FIRST PICTURE TOP LEFT-HAND CORNER WHAT I SPOKE OF BEHIND PUBLIX. ONCE WE HAD THE HEAVY RAIN, TUNNEL

COLLAPSED. >> PICTURE THAT IS TO THE RIGHT THAT IS DOWN BY THE C 23. AS YOU CAN SEE THE TOP LAYER AGAIN COLLAPSED. THAT WHOLE THING IS GOING TO COME DOWN. THERE IS ANOTHER ONE BY THANK YOU. THEY ARE DAMAGED AND ARE CAUSING A PROBLEM. THESE TUNNELS THEY DIG CN BE ANYWHERE 7-10 FOOT.

PIPING, WHATEVER MAYBE UNDERNEATH THAT PARTICULAR AREA GAS LINE SO ON AND SO FORTH. PRESSURE BUST PIPES IS THE WORD.

WE ARE TRYING TO GET TO IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS DONE BY OAK PARK. YOU CAN SEE THE SCAT AND DISCOLORATION. TOP LEFT-HAND CORNER, SMALLER ONE. THEY WERE THERE BY THE NUMBERS.

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED 50-60. HUGE. THESE BIG GUYS HERE. WE ACTUALLY RAN INTO A GENTLEMAN THAT SAID ONE OF HIM ATTACKED HIS DOG AND HAT A PITBULL. LOST THE FIGHT TO IGUANA. WE CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WE WERE IN THE AREA THAT WAY THERE WOULD BE NO ISSUES. POLICE DEPARTMENT THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WHERE

THEY RELOAD OR GET GAS FROM. >> SAVANNAH ROAD.

>> YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. WE HAD POLICE DEPARTMENT ANGLE US TO AREAS. SOUTH BEND IS EXPERIENCING, BIG PROBLEM FOR OUR SEA BIRDS. EATING EGGS, RIDICULOUSLY QUICK. THEY ARE

EATING GOFER TORTOISES. >> ARE YOU WORKING WITH FWC. WE ARE SPEAK WITH MR. MIMS AND PEGGY TO PROVIDE A FORCE WITH ANIMAL CONTROL AS WELL AS FWC. WE NEED STRENGTH AND BACKING OF THE CITY TO SAY IT IS OKAY. TO HELP US PUSH THIS PLAN TO BECOME A FORCE. JUST LIKE FWC. WHEN YOU SEE US YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE AND

ANIMAL CONTROL. >> I WONDER IF THERE IS SOMEBODY OUT THERE SAYING SAVE THE IGUANAS. [LAUGHTER].

>> THANK YOU GENTLEMAN FOR THIS ENLIGHTENING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PASSION FOR WHAT YOU ARE SERVING FOR. VERY EVIDENT TO ME. WOULD YOU SAY OVERABUNDANCE. PEOPLE GET IN PETS. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY ARE TURNED LOSE TO THE WILD.

>> THEY BREED AND MIGRATE AND COME UP NORTH. WHERE DO THEY

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ORIGINATE? >> CUBA.

>> CORRECT. FROM CUBA. >> SOMEBODY SOME TIME IMPORTED

IT. >> FRUITS, CARGO.

>> OVERPOPULATION IN MIAMI. ANY TIME YOU HAVE AN ANIMAL TO SPREAD OR MOVE TO BETTER INCREASE THEIR GENETIC LINE THEY WILL MOVE, THEY WILL SHIFT. FLORIDA, EVERYTHING GROWS FROM BANANA TREES. BECAUSE IT IS SO, THIS IS THE REASON WHY THEY ARE

PUSHING NOW. THEY ARE EXPANDING. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK

>> IN MY DAY JOB. WE HAVE HIRED SERVICES LIKE THIS FOR A DECADE.

>> HAVE YOU? >> VERY FAMILIAR WITH YOUR

PROGRAM. USING PELLET GUNS. >> SURE YOU ARE WELL MARKED AND PROPER DESIGNATED OUTFITS TO PEOPLE THEY RIGHTFULLY HAVE A

REASON TO BE CALLING 911. >> ARE YOU LOOKING TOE ENGAGE SERVICES TO ASSIST IN YOUR OPERATIONS? THIS I CRITICAL MASS. WE HAVE PROPERTIES DOWN SOUTH THAT ENTIRE PROPERTIES MVE BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE THINGS AROUND. IT CAN KEEP IT IN CHECK SHORT TERM. THEY COME BACK INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AGAIN. IT IS UNFORTUNATELY A NECESSARY SERVICE. DOESN'T GET ANYTHING BUT WORSE. NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. IF YOU DON'T PUT THE DOOR STOP ON THE DOOR. THIS

DETERIORATES RAPIDLY. >> REAL ESTATE DESTRUCTION IS

SHOCKING. >> WHAT HE POINTED OUT.

SOMETHING THE CITY DID, WE FIXED THE CANAL.

>> GOOD MORNING. THESE MEN CAME TO US. WE DID NOT GO RESEARCHING THIS. WE HADN'T IDENTIFIED IT AS A PROBLEM. VERY INTERESTING AND EDUCATIONAL LEARNING. SINCE THAT TIME, I ASKED MY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS DO YOU EVER GET THESE COMPLAINTS, YEAH WE DO. THEY ARE THAT. THEN I THINK, TWO WEEKS AGO, HOA MEETING. SURE ENOUGH THEY ASKED ME, DO WE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE INVASIVE SPECIES, IGUANAS, ACTUALLY TURNS UP THERE IS A CONCERN AND THERE IS POPULATION OF CITIZENS CONCERNED AND WANT SOMETHING DONE. THIS IS ALL WERE WE ARE STILL BEING EDUCATED. THEIR GOAL IS TO P PARTNER WITH THE SERVICES FOR A FEE. PURPOSE OF THIS TO INTRODUCE THE COMMISSION TO THIS, TO BE EDUCATED LIKE M MM MR. MIMS AND I. YOU ARE CORRECT, MAYOR. IT IS ACTUALLY IMPACTING CITY ASSETS.

>> THIS IS WHAT WE COULD FIND AND TAKE PICTURES OF.

>> THAT WAS DONE BY US. >> ANYBODY ELSE.

>> HOW WE HAVE SEEN THIS DOWN SOUTH.

>> YOU MENTIONED HOA'S. CONTRACTING FOR PARKS.

>> PUBLIC SPACES. IS THE AREA THEY ARE FOCUSSING ON. EVERY HOA IS GOING TO SAY I AM AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. WE ARE GOING TO

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>> WE WERE GOING TO ELIMINATE. DOT TOLD US UNFORTUNATELY UNLESS WE WERE USING BLOW DART GUNS. STAFFS AND SLINGSHOTS WE WOULD NOT BE CAPABLE OF DOING SO. I TOOK IT AS A JAB TO BE HONEST

WITH YA. >> MAYBE YOU NEED TO BE EDUCATING STATE LEGISLATORS. IF THE STATE NEEDS TO BE A PART OF THIS, NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS. THEY NEED TO BE EDUCATE Z TOO -- EDUCATED, TOO. IF THIS IS A PROBLEM AND STATE NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT ALONG WITH US. I WANTED TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THAT. COMMISSIONER GAINES? THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

ONE THING THAT SHOCKED ME IS I KNOW THE MONEY AND TIME WE SPENT MONEY SPENT HAS BEEN WASTED. THESE IGUANAS SECOND, LET ME JUST SAY THIS, GUYS. HE SAID RAINBOWS, I CALL THEM ONNING HEADS. THOSE LIZARDS ARE EVERYWHERE.

EVERYWHERE YOU ARE GOING TO SEE ORANGE HEADS CLIMBING UP. IF WE CAN PUT A LIMIT ON IT NOW, WITH THE HELP OF ANIMAL CONTROL WHATEVER. THIS PICTURE, WHO KNOWS HOW FAR THAT WHOLE GOES BACK? UNDER THAT STREET?

>> UNDER SOMEBODY'S HOUSE. >> I LOVE THE PRESENTATION. MY ADVICE TAKE WORDS OF THE ADVICE WITH THE MAYOR T. GET WITH OUR STATE. MAYBE THEY DON'T KNOW. THEY SEEM 'EM. WE ALL SEE 'EM.

MAYBE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. YOU KNOW. I KNOW ABOUT THE PELLET GUNS. IT IS WHAT IT IS. JUST BEING HONEST WITH YA.

THEY ARE SCARED OF THOSE. BLOW DARTS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY TO HIT THOSE LIZARDS WITH A BLOW DART.

>> I AM JUST TRYING TO IMAGINE THAT ONE.

>> SLINGSHOT IS EVEN WORSE. JO RIGHT NOW THEY DON'T HAVE A

[01:25:05]

>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR MILITARY ISES RNGS TOO, SIR.

>> ISN'T THAT BUTTERFLY PROTECTED?

>> YES, SIR. >> PROTECTION OF THAT SAME

BUTTERFLY. >> COMMISSIONER J. JOHNSON, DO

YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? >> THANK YOU FOR THE EDUCATION.

ALWAYS WILLING TO LEARN. VERY AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON. SINCE YOU ARE TRYING TO LAUNCH AND HELP US LAUNCH A PROGRAM.

PRUDENT TO REACH OUT TO ALL WE CAN. STATE AGENCIES. GET SOMEBODY WITHIN THE STATE TO ALLOW REMOVAL.

>> HOW ABOUT THE COUNTY? >> COUNTY, ALSO, YEP. I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. WHAT ARE THE CONTRACTS OTHER PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN FOR PROFIT ORPGS SIDE. ARE THERE OTHER CONTRACTS, MAYBE BRINGING AN EXAMPLE SO PEGGY CAN NAVIGATE THAT PROCESS. WE DEAL WITH PROCUREMENT PROCESS. WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING WE CAN PIGGYBACK OR GO THROUGH THE PROCESS ADVERTISING FOR SERVICES. WE ALL KNOW, SPECIFICALLY TO THESE SPECIES. THERE IS A MAGIC LINE. TOO COLD IN CENTRAL, FLORIDA.

THEY ARE GOING TO ADAPT OVER THE NEXT WHO KNOWS HOW MANY YEARS.

IT IS WHAT ANIMALS DO, ADAPT. NEXT 15-20 YEARS. WHEN A COLD

SNAP COMES. >> THAT IS NOT A JOKE, RIGHT. IT

IS A RARE THING. >> THEIR BODIES GO TO A SLOW RATE. I AM ALL GOOD WITH THAT, HELP US HELP YOU. APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN TO HELP US. WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH THE BORE POPULATION, HOG POPULATION STATE OF FLORIDA. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS. THAT IS A THING THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE. THOUSAND PEOPLE A DAY MOVE HERE. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT --

>> THEY ARE BRINGING. >> THEY THE DAYS WHERE THEY GO OUT AND DO EVERGLADES AND BIG PUBLIC EVENTS.

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>> YOU HAVE A DEAD ANIMAL, WHAT DO I DO WITH IT NOW?

>> WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE DISPOSAL PROCESS. UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T ALLOW YOU ALL TO KNOW. I DO APOLOGIZE.

>> I DON'T WANT TO KNOW. >> I WILL ASSURE YOU NO MATTER WE HAVE DISPOSAL PROCESS. WE GOT ELIMINATED TO GO ELIMINATE BISON

IN THE GRAND CANYON. >> HOW DID YOU DO?

>> WE WEREN'T CAPABLE. WE DID GET ASKED BY STATE OF NEVADA AND OKLAHOMA. IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN TO GO DO THESE THINGS. THAT IS THE HANG UP. THEY THROW THEM IN THE TRASH CAN.

>> DO YOU HAVE YOUR BUSINESS DEAL WITH --

>> SOMEBODY CAN CALL YOU UP, PEST SERVICE AND SAY I WANT THIS

IS THAT RIGHT. >> DO YOU DEAL WITH CHICKENS?

>> IT WAS COMING. >> MY SON IS ACTUALLY COMING UP WITH A FORMULA TO GET RID OF THE CHICKENS.

>> HE IS EFFECTIVE WITH IT. >> REALLY DEPEND ON WHAT YOU ALL ALIE AND WHOEVER YOU ALL GO TO ALLOWS US TO ERADICATE WHAT IS IN THE AREA. THAT IS THE BIGGEST THING.

>> DOES THE CITY HAVE TO SAY YOU ARE AN ALLOWED?

>> IS THAT RIGHT? >> MAYOR, TWO PARTS TO THIS.

FIRST ONE IS ORDINANCE WHICH I AM DOING A SLIGHT AMENDMENT.

FUNDS AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND HAVE THEM HAVE THE

PERMISSION OF THE CITY MANAGER >> IF SOMEBODY IS LISTENING, THEY CAN'T CALL THEM UP AND HAVE THEM DO IT. IT IS NOT ALLOWED IN

THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE? >> I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW, REQUIRE

SPECIAL WORK TO BE DONE. >> THE AMENDMENTS QUICK AND EASY

WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. >> OKAY. YEAH.

>> I HAVE THE FWC. >> DO YOU HAVE A WEBSITE.

>> PRESENT MOMENT IT IS UNDERNEATH 501C3. EVERYTHING WE HAVE BEEN DOING IS DONATED MONEY OR OUT OF OUR POCKETS.

>> COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU TAUGHT ME

A LOT TODAY. >> APPRECIATE YOU. HOPE TO SEE YOU AROUND. GHOST BUSTERS. NEED A CLEVER NAME.

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

>> NEXT COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC. >> PASTOR PINKY HEADING UP TO THE MICROPHONE. WE ARE -- WE WELCOME YOU.

>> GOOD MORNING. SPEAK TO THE MICROPHONE.

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>> GOOD MORNING MADAME MAYOR, BLESS US THIS MORNING. I AM SO

HAPPY TO HEAR THAT PRESENTATION. >> YEP.

>> YOU GET SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY. I GUESS AS YOU ALL WERE SITTING THERE AND AS THEY WERE REPRESENTING, I WAS THINKING COMMISSIONER GAINES HERE IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYMENT. BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE SO I AM EXCITED ABOUT IT. I LEARNED SOMETHING BECAUSE 2308, I HAD THE POLICE COME GET ONE OUT OF MY BUILDING. I AM THANKFUL TO GOD THEY DID. I WANTED TO COME UP AND SAY THIS MORNING, LAST MONDAY AT YOUR MEETING, YOU HAD A HEARING OR PRESENTATION ON THE NOISE LEVEL.

I WANTED TO GIVE INPUT. I AGREE WITH MR. MIMS, THERE ARE DISCOS. SETTING UP THESE PLATFORMS AND PLAYING THIS MUSIC. A LOT OF IT IS TAKING PLACE IN SENIOR CITIZEN'S NEIGHBORHOODS. HAPPENING ALL OVER NOW.

STARTS ON FRIDAY. DOESN'T END UNTIL SUNDAY. WHEN YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF NOISE. I UNDERSTAND A COMMERCIAL PLACE THAT IS FINE.

WHEN YOU ARE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, 55 IS TOO HIGH. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THE POLICE OFFICERS ARE IN A POSITION TO HAVE MONITOR TO KNOW WHEN THEY GO TO A RESIDENT WHAT IT IS. I AM HEARING FROM PEOPLE WHEN THEY DO COME, THIS IS HAPPENING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF HOUSES. IF THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE STATION AND MONITOR BY THAT TIME, ALL NIGHT. YOUNG LADY THAT MADE THE PRESENTATION LAST WEEK IS REALLY -- SHE HAS SOMEONE THAT IS ILL AT HER HOUSE. SOME ARE BOOMING AND SHAKING. YET WHEN OFFICERS COME, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. TO HAVE IT GO UP IS RIDICULOUS. I AM PRAYING YOU ALL RECONSIDER THIS AND LET IT BE LORD. IF THEY WANT TO PARTY, LET THEM GO SOME WHERE ELSE. NOT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD WE HAVE IT AT 65. THEN COMMERCIAL PLACE 75. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. THESE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO REST. THEY STAY UNTIL 11:00. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SAYING FILL OUT A COMPLAINT YOU ALL WILL KNOW IT. IT IS A LOT MORE THAN THE 30. FOR SOME REASON PEOPLE DON'T HAVE INCLINATION TO CALL AND REPORT

IT. I ASK YOU TO REPORT THAT. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. PASTOR PINKY. I AMIDE -- IDENTIFY YOURSELF. ANYONE ELSE WISHING PLEASE COME FORWARD. MISS MARGEORY.

>> MARGEORY [INAUDIBLE] 1529 AVENUE D. APARTMENT B. UM, FIRST I WANT TO THANK -- I AM 80 YEARS OLD NOW.

>> MR. REELS. >> MIKE REELS. I KNOW HIM BECAUSE I CALL HIM ALL THE TIME. I WANTED TO THANK YOU BECAUSE YOUR PEOPLE ARE NOT PUTTING -- CLEANING IT UP. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG. THEY ARE NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PEOPLE AND 29TH STREET AND AVENUE D. WHERE THOSE APARTMENTS ARE. THEY SAID THAT IN FACT, OUR OWNER. SHE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO ME. KNOCKING ON THE DOOR. SHE SAID WHAT DO YOU

[01:40:08]

I TOLD THEM POLICE CAN'T CHASE THEM. THEY TRY, I DON'T KNOW MAYBE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING WITH IT. THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. I WILL COME ON MONDAY MORNINGS. WHEN YOU HAVE THIS MEETING. I LEARNED A LOT AND WANT TO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, I LEARNED A LOT, TOO. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION?

[6. City Commission Boards and Committees Updates]

>> OKAY NEXT CITY COMMISSION BOARD AND COMMITTEE UPDATES. WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST? COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?

>> NOT TOO MUCH TO REPORT PARKING COMMITTEE ACTIVELY PURSUING VARIETY OF PARKING IMPROVEMENTS. THAT WILL BE FORTHCOMING OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. LAST MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM. RETIREMENT BOARD, I GOT MY INDOCTRINATION DONE. NOT GOING TO GET CALLED DOWN TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE TODAY. THE REPORT WE RECEIVED EARLIER.

FURTHER DIALOGUE WITH THAT BOARD.

>> COMMISSIONER C. JOHNSON? >> GOOD TO BE BACK ON THE DAIS WITH YOU GUYS. MISED YOU LAST WEEK. BOARD MEETINGS. TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL MET DOWN IN THE STUART CAMPUS

COMMUNITY COLLEGE. >> IT WAS INTERESTING MEETING.

WE HAD SOME PROPONENTS. PEOPLE SPEAKING AGAINST BLACK LINE COMING IN AND CONCERNS PARTICULARLY ON OUR CITIZENS TO THE OPPOSING FORCE. THAT WAS PROBABLY VERY OPEN TO MEMBER OF TREASURE COAST. WE HAD A SAFETY OVERVIEW AND BASIC INFORMATION PLANNING FOR JOINT CITIES. I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO COMMENT ON

FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. >> YOU ARE MORE UP TO DATE.

>> LAST WEEK I REPRESENTED THE CITY.

>> ADVOCATING FOR MANY OF THE BILLS YOU ARE AWARE OF TALKING TO OUR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES CONCERNS OF IMMUNITY, MUNICIPAL WATER BILLS. NOT MUCH SO ONE ON FORM 6. BUT

THE OTHER BILL WAS THE -- >> IT WAS THE GARBAGE WASTE

COLLECTION. >> MOST OF THE BILLS ARE DYING ON THE VOOIN THAT WAS GOOD. THEY HAVE BEEN PREIFRMED, CHANGE OR

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ONE OF OUR RETIRED FIREFIGHTERS. >> OKAY.

>> I SAW THE NAME. WE SIT ON THE BOARD. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IS THE SON. DONE A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IS PARAMOUNT. I THINK PEOPLE WATCHED THIS GOT WHAT FORT PIERCE BRINGS AS FAR AS TALENTED YOUTH. HE IS A DIVER, CERTIFIED. THAT IS JUST A GREAT STORY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE HERE IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. THAT WILL CONCLUDE FOR NOW. I HAVE MEETINGS COMING UP WITH OTHER BOARDS MADAME MAYOR. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE VIGILANT AND CALL OUT LEGISLATORS. FORM 6 BILL COMING

UP FOR VOTE TOMORROW. >> OKAY.

>> YOU NEED TO REACH OUT TO REPRESENTATIVES.

>> WHICH [INAUDIBLE] DO WE KNOW? >> UM, COMING UP IN THE SENATE.

IT IS TOMORROW. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

J. JOHNSON WANT TO GO NEXT SNO >> NUMBER OF THINGS, MAIN STREET FORT PIERCE, CONTINUE TO GET OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, OTHER SUCCESSFUL FRIDAY FEST WEEKEND. REVERSE RIFLE 500 ORANGE CENTER.

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT HERE IN OUR CITY. GOLF TOURNAMENT MONTH AFTER. WE ARE MOVING AND GROOVING. GOT THROUGH COUPLE SSTRATEGIC PLANNING MEETINGS. JUST TRYING TO PLAN OUT AND COORDINATE ALL THE EVENTS OF FORT PIERCE MAIN STREET. MAIN STREET IS ACTIVE MEMBER OR PARTICIPATE IN DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE. IN THAT MEETING, IT WAS A GOOD MEETING. SITTING AT A TABLE WITH CITY STAFF. WENT SIDEWAYS QUICKLY. STARTED TALKING ABOUT PARKING. SO MUCH FUN. THAT WAS A MAJOR TOPIC OF THE CONVERSATION THROUGHOUT THE HOUR-LONG MEETING. MR. REELS SMILING BECAUSE HE WAS AT THE TABLE, TOO. DON'T CALL ON ME. NOT SAYING HE WOULDN'T SPEAK BECAUSE HE WOULD. WE TALKED ABOUT PARKING ENHANCEMENT ALONG DEPOT DRIVE. MULTITUDE OF THINGS THEY VARY LOADING ZONES. NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES, WALKABILITY, WHERE I SHOULD AND SHOULDN'T PARK. I ENCOURAGE THEM TO SHARE WITH YOU AS A PARKING COMMITTEE.

I TOLD THEM TO REACH OUT TO THEIR COMMISSION, TOO. WE'LL SEE IF ANYTHING COMES OUT OF THAT. THEY APPRECIATE WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON PARKING EVEN THOUGH THERE IS SOME OF THOSE THAT PAT US ON THE BACK AND SOME THAT DISAGREE. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE.

IT IS A GOOD GROUP OVERALL. ENCOURAGED THEY ARE MEETING.

T.P.O. CONTINUING TO ENGAGE WITH BILINE DI CUSHION AND FORMALIZE PLAN AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. TREASURE COAST REGION AND LOCATION OF THE STOP. THAT CONTINUES. I HOPE

[01:50:07]

TAKING ON DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF 25TH STREET. DOT WORKING ON

THAT. >> WE GOT A NOTICE ALSO ON NORTH BRIDGE. THE PROJECT BECOMING LONGER.

>> YES. ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING. >> COMMISSIONER, THAT WAS AVENUE. PEOPLE LISTENING. 25TH FROM Q TO AIRPORT ROAD.

>> ALSO EDWARDS ROAD TO VIRGINIA AVENUE. TWO SECTIONS.

>> SEGMENT IN BETWEEN. I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN THAT PUBLIC MEETING IS. THOSE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. I'LL GIVE CITY STAFF A CALL. SO. MR. JOHNSON, GLAD TO SEE MR. MIMS CAN HELP US. WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO FOR DOT. IMPORTANT SEGMENT WITHIN OUR CITY. APPRECIATE THAT.

>> VERY IMPORTANT, YEP. >> LAST ONE TDC. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE UP TICKS IN BED TAX REV KNEWS. I HAVE A MEETING WEDNESDAY TDC AND TPO WEDNESDAY. UP TICK AS WE CAN KS PEKT DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY IN OUR BED TAX REVENUES. WE DID VERY WELL LAST YEAR. WE WERE YOU KNOW, DOUBLE DIGITS PERCENTAGES ABOVE BUDGET. KIND OF EXPECTED. AND THE HITS ON THE WEBSITE AND WEB CAMS OFF THE CHART IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. NEAT TO SEE. FOLKS ARE VISITING WEB CAMS.

>> ARE THEY CONCERNED ABOUT THE BILL?

>> OH YEAH. >> THAT IS, THERE IS A SCARE FOR VISIT FLORIDA EVERY YEAR, SEEMS LIKE.

>> EVERY YEAR. ALWAYS AN ISSUE. FUNDING COMES FROM THAT.

>> RIGHT, RIGHT. >> OKAY. COMMISSIONER GAINES?

>> MADAME MAYOR, I WANT TO FIRST START BY THANKING THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN FOR GIVING US PRESENTATION TODAY. JUST GOES TO WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING, [LAUGHTER]. THAT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOMEBODY IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. WHAT IT CAN DO, BORN AND RAISED WE ARE HERE, THANK YOU GREAT PRESENTATION.

START OFF WITH SOME OF THE SHORT ONES. START WITH RETIREMENT BOARD. MOST OF OUR DISCUSSIONS FROM MISS MORRISON. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NUMBERS, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. WE'LL BRING IT BACK. I HAVE HAT MY INTRODUCTION. I HAVE ALSO, I THINK I SIGNED ME UP FOR PART 2. THE CERTIFICATION I AM TRYING TO GO AHEAD AND GET IT ALL DONE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE IF

CERTIFICATION. >> COUNCIL OF AGING.

>> COUNCIL OF AGING GETTING HAMMERED WITH CUTS. FUNDING CUTS, EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CUT THEIR FUNDING.

DENIED TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. THAT IS GOING TO EFFECT A LOT OF

ELDERLY RIDERS IN FORT PIERCE. >> FROM WHOM?

>> DURING THE MEETING DENIED FROM DOT. COMMISSION SAID THEY

DIDN'T NEED IT. >> COMMISSIONER GAINS.

>> SUPPORT LETTER GRANT AGAIN THAT BASE LEVEL SUPPORT THEY WOULD NEED TO GET TO 300,000. THEY DIDN'T GET THE SUPPORT.

>> WHEN IT CAME IN FRONT OF US, I THINK 200. ALMOST A $500

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THEY ARE WORKING OUT TRYING TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO KEEP IT GOING. IT WAS A FUND LET'S GO HELP AGING POPULATION. IT WAS ALMOST IN CRISIS MODE. YOUR POLICY. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE.

THIS IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN THE FUTURE. LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET. AS WE KNOW IT IS NOT OPEN. HOWEVER LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET STILL WORKING. THEY ARE PUTTING ON EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION BRUNCH. MAY 20TH. BETWEEN 11:00-2:00 P.M. THE DIRECTOR WILL COME AND GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT SO I DON'T WANT TO STEAL HER THUNDER. I'LL LET HER DO THAT TO THE CITY.

TREASURE COAST COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON AND MADAME MAYOR SAID WHAT WE FOLLOW A LOT OF THE BILLS. WE TOOK A VOTE LAST WEDNESDAY. TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE AS FAR AS WRITING LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FROM THAT BOARD OR FROM THAT I SUGGESTED TO MAKE THE LETTER LOOK STRONGER START HAVING REPRESENTATIVES, WE DO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE VOTERS.

THAT WAS DISCUSSION THAT WE ARE GOING TO START DOING. THEY HAD INTERESTING PRESENTATION ON A NEW PROCESS OF HANDLING IT IS

NOT WASTE WATER. >> GRAY WATER. WORD THEY USE SPECIAL WORD FOR HUMAN WASTE. IT IS NOT WASTE WATER.

>> RECLAIM? >> THEY HAD THIS WHOLE PROCESS WHERE THEY BASICALLY MARTIN COUNTY. HE WAS TRYING TO GET A

>> THAT WAS FOR THE LAND FILL. >> TRYING TO GET SUPPORT. HE WANTED TO DO A REGION TRANSFORFACILITY WHERE REGIONS COULD GET IN AND CLEAN UP THE WATER. NOT PRODUCE THE WHAT WAS IT? AGGREGATE THEY USE TO SHIP TO THE FARMERS. IT WASN'T AS PURE THEY GOT THIS NEW PROJECT. THEY PRESENTED IT TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. IT IS TRANSPORTABLE. THEY ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION. ONCE I GET THE INFORMATION AND WHOLE BOOKLET. THEY WILL GIVE BOOKLETS OUT AND

GIVE TO IT THE CITY. >> BIO SOLIDS. IT IS A TRANSPORTABLE SOLIDS UNIT. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A PARTNER BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TRY TO SET IT UP IN THE INDIAN TOWN AREA.

THAT IS WHAT IT WAS. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE TERM. THAT WAS A

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>> THACHN'T CALLED A MEETING. IT IS ANOTHER ONE ON THERE. THEYN'T CALL ADD MEETING. I'LL END WITH THIS. COMMISSIONER BRODERICK CAN CHIME IN. RETIREMENT BOARD MEETINGS STARTING BECOME INTEESTING BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING OUTSIDE WHERE ALL OF THE STOPS AND ALL OUR MONEY IS IN AND UM. TO THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE WAITING ON YOUR RETIREMENT FUND IT IS IN GREAT HANDS? WE TAKE THAT JOB REAL SERIOUS.

WE DO LISTEN TO PARTICIPANTS THAT COME TO MEETINGS AND ASK FOR CERTAIN THINGS. WE DO GO BACK AND LOOK. WE JUST DON'T GIVE YOU'RE SERVICE. NEWEL MADAME MAYOR, I DON'T THINK I LEFT ANYTHING OUT. THAT IS MY

COMMITTEE UPDATE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON RETIREMENT BOARD IF THAT IS A GOOD FIGURE TO HOLD OR IF THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE MOVED UP IN TERMS OF, THAT WAS NOW OVER 10 YEARS AGO. RETIREMENT SALARIES MIGHT BE DIFFERET. SOMETHING THAT THE RETIREMENT BOARD WANTS TO DISCUSS. THERE ARE NOW PEOPLE

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>> I'LL BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD.

>> THANK YOU. >> I WENT TO FMIT BOARD MEETING AND THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW, THEIR FIVE-YEAR LOSS RATIO IS 186%.

BECAUSE OF HURRICANES AND DISASTERS WORLDWIDE. AS OF MID MARCH FMIT IDENTIFIED 2,940 PROPERTY CLAIMS ACROSS 72 MEMBERS OF FMIT. OUR INSURANCE WHEN IT IS, WE ARE TIME TO REUP, IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE OF THE REINSURERS THEY ARE NOT ABANDONING US EVEN THOUGH THAT SOMETIMES HAPPENS IN CERTAIN FIELDS WHENEVER BECAUSE THEY, BECAUSE WE ARE, THEY TRUST OUR SYSTEM AND OUR PROCESSES AND SO WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TALKING TO OUR REINSURERS. THAT IS IN BOTH LONDON AND OTHER PLACES. I THINK WE ARE EXPERIENCING INCREASE. EVEN IF WE WENT TO ANOTHER INSURER, IT WOULD STILL WITH B THE SAME THING. THEY HAVE MADE A VIDEO. COMMISSIONER THERESA WATSON BROWN FEATURED IN IT. IT TALKS ABOUT HOW VALUABLE IT IS TO HAVE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT IS YOUR FELLOW CITIES. THEY EXPECT YOU TO BE IN IT FOR THEM. WE HAVE AN INSURANCE COMPANY THAT WANTS TO BACK US ALL THE WAY. TO ME SHOWS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS WE ARE WITH THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND FMIT. ON APRIL 20TH, ST. LUCIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAVING A PRESENTATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUNRISE THEATRE. IF YOU WANT INFORMATION, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. FOR THEM TO, AND --

>> THAT IS NIGHTTIME? >> 5:30 ELKS CLUB. OUT OF THERE BY 7:30. NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET HOME BEFORE DARK.

>> [LAUGHTER]. USUALLY VERY INTERESTING AND THIS WILL BE INTERESTING PRESENTATION. I HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN IT. SO UM I THINK YOU COVERED TALLAHASSEE. YOU HAVE TO STILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON BILLS. YOU ARE RIGHT. THERE WAS A BREATHER FOR EASTER RECESS. THEY ARE COMING BACK. IT IS NOW SECOND HALF. I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE. ANYTHING ELSE, MR. JOHNSON, WE GOOD?

>> WE GOOD. ASSURE COMMISSIONER J. JOHNSON, SENT OVER PUBLIC

NOTICE LAST WEEK. >> GREAT, GREAT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. NOW WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN IF NOBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, WE'LL BE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.