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>> WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
THIS IS THE CITY OF FORCE FORT PIERCE COMMISSION.
THIS IS MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2023. AND PLEASE STAND FOR THE OPENING PRAYER BY THE CHAPLAIN FOR THE FORT PIERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A STAFF MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.
REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> IN JESUS' NAME, WE COME BEFORE YOU AS HUMBLY WE KNOW HOW, GOD. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THIS BODY, THIS GOVERNING BODY.
I THANK YOU FOR THE WILL AND THE IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN THEM TO LEAD THIS CITY INTO A PROSPEROUS AND AN ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE STATUS AND TIME. I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY THINGS WE CAN ASK FOR.
BUT TONIGHT I ASK YOU FOR NOTHING.
I SIMPLY THANK YOU. I THANK YOU FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH.
I THANK YOU FOR DEVELOPMENT. I THANK YOU FOR LEADERS THAT WHILE NO ONE IS PERFECT, THEY STRIVE FOR PERFECTION.
I THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE SPIRIT OF MIND AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF BETTERMENT OF ALL PEOPLE IN ALL OF FORT PIERCE.
I THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN ESTABLISHING A BODY OF BELIEVERS, TO HAVE UNITY AND THAT RESPECTFULLY, ENGAGE IN DIPLOMACY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF EVERYONE IN THIS CITY.
ALL CONSTITUENTS, ALL BUSINESSES, ALL PEOPLE IN JESUS' NAME. AGAIN, I SIMPLY SAY THANK YOU.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, UNDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> MAYOR HUDSON?
>> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER BROAD SNRIK.
>> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER DISBHAINS.
>> PRESENT, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?
>> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?
>> YES. >> I HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE
COMMISSIONER JEREMIAH JOHNSON. >> CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.
>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? >> COMMISSIONER DISBHAINS.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> YES, MA'AM. >> NEXT, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 5, 2023 REGULAR MEETING.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> COMMISSION BRODERICK? >> YES.
[a. National Garden Week Proclamation]
>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON IN. >> YES, MA'AM.
>> MAYOR HUDSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING IS THE NATIONAL GARDEN
WEEK PROCLAMATION. >> WHEREAS GARDENERS HAVE A PASSION FOR NURTURING THE BEAUTY AND RESOURCES OF THE EARTH THROUGH THE PLANTING OF SEEDS. THE CARE OF ALL PLANTS AND THE RICHES OF THEIR EFFORTS. WHEREAS, GARDENERS SEEK TO ADD BEAUTY, SPLENDOR, FRAGRANCE, AND NUTRITION TO OUR LIVES THROUGH THE GROWING OF HERBS, VEGETABLES, FOLIAGE, AND FLOWERS. GARDENERS WORK TO THROUGH INNOVATION AND HARD WORK. GARDENERS ADVOCATE THE IMPORTANT OF ALL CREATURES, LARGE AND SMALL, THAT SHARE OUR WORLD IN THEIR ROLES IN A BALANCED AND PRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY.
GARDENING IS A PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY FOR OUR CITIZENS.
WHEREAS GARDENING PROMOTES A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THAT LASTS A LIFETIME, HELPS REDUCE STRESS FROM OTHER AREAS OF OUR LIVES, TEACHES US THAT REWARDS CAN COME FROM DILIGENT EFFORTS, AND WHEREAS GARDENING ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE GARDEN CLUBS ACROSS THE NATION AND THE WORLD TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY RESIDE AND WORK.
NOW, THEREFORE, I LINDA HUDSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 5 THROUGH 11 AS NATIONAL GARDENING
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
>> ON BEHALF OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF FORT PIERCE, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, MAYOR HUDSON, FOR PROCLAIMING THIS WEEK AS NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK. NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK IS A PROGRAM OF NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INC.
THE GARDEN CLUB OF FORT PIERCE IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS. THE NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD.
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WE WILL CELEBRATE THIS WEEK ENCOURAGING PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY, RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS, AND WORKING WITH OTHER GROUPS TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES PROMOTED BY NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INC. THANK YOU AGAIN.WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, FOR ALL YOU DO.
THANK YOU FOR THE FLOWERS. >> YES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. (LAUGHTER).
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO JUNETEENTH AS WELL.
[b. Juneteenth Proclamation]
>> OKAY. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS FOR JUNETEENTH. WHEREAS AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY MOVEMENT INITIATED BY THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1776, DID NOT INCLUDE ENSLAVED AFRICAN-AMERICANS AS THEY WERE NOT RECOGNIZED AS FULL HUMAN BEINGS. FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY WAS INITIATED BY THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ON JANUARY 1, 1863 AND FORMALLY ANNOUNCED BY UNION GENERAL GORDON GRANGER IN GALVESTON, TEXAS ON THE 19TH OF JUNE, 1865 THROUGH THE READING OF THE GENERAL ORDER NUMBER # TO THE LAST GROUP OF SLAVES IN BONDAGE, CREATING AMERICA'S SECOND INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION. JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY OBSERVED ON THE 19TH OF JUNE AS THE OLDEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOLIDAY. WHEREAS THE 19TH OF JUNE IS THE FREEDOM FORERUNNER TO THE 13TH AMENDMENT WHICH IMPLEMENTED FREEDOM FOR ALL SLAVES IN THE UNITED STATES.
JUNETEENTH, INDEPENDENCE DAY COMPLETES THE CYCLE OF CELEBRATIONS IN AMERICA. IN 1997, THE 105 ACCOUNT CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED A JOINT RESOLUTION AND HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 56, OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZING THE JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY IN AMERICA.
AND WHEREAS THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION COMMEMORATES THE EMANCIPATION OF SOUTHERN SLAVES, BLACKS, ON JUNE 19, 1865.
TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE SIGNING OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN. THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO MOVED FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM REMAINS AS A LESSON FOR ALL AMERICANS REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND, RACE, OR RELIGION.
WHEREAS THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE ISSUED AN APOLOGY ON MARCH 26, 2008, EXPRESSING PROFOUND REGRET FOR THE SHAMEFUL HISTORY OF ENSLAVING BLACK PEOPLE AND PASSING LAWS THAT SANCTIONED INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE UPON GENERATIONS OF AFRICAN SLAVES.
WHEREAS ON JUNE 18, 2021, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SIGNED INTO LAW A BILL CREATING A FEDERAL HOLIDAY TO COMMEMORATE JUNETEENTH. THIS IS THE 23RD YEAR THAT THE JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL HAS BEEN HELD PRIOR TO IT BEING NAMED A FEDERAL HOLIDAY. NOW, THEREFORE, I LINDA HUDSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA PROCLAIM JUNE 19 AS JUNETEENTH, INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR ALL AMERICANS AS A TIME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COMMON PAST AND TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR NATION.
>> I'M ONLY GOING TO BE A MINUTE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 23 YEARS OF SUPPORT.
YOU DID IT THIS YEAR ALSO. WE ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT NEXT YEAR. YOU ARE GOING TO BE SURPRISED.
JUST THANK YOU AGAIN FOR JUNETEENTH.
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. UNTIL 23 YEARS AGO.
WHEN I FOUND OUT, WE STARTED CELEBRATING.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[8. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
>> OKAY. WE HAD NO LETTER TO THE COMMISSION. NEXT WE HAVE ADDITIONS OR DELETION TO THE AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT ITEM 1 # 1HBH BE REMOVED AT THIS TIME.
>> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS CHANGED.
>> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> COMMISSIONER C. JOHNSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> MAYOR HUDSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
[10. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS]
>> WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.
A SUMMARY REPORT OF THE 2023 FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE SESSION BY RYAN MATTHEWS, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE LOB YISSMENTS.
>> WE HAVE WITH US MR. RYAN MATTHEWS WHO IS GOING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE 2023 FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
>> WHICH MEANS IT IS OVER. THANK YOU.
>> HALLELUJAH. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. I'M RYAN MATTHEWS WITH THE LAW FIRM OF GRAY, ROBINSON. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. IT IS A PLEASURE TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN TALLAHASSEE THIS YEAR. AS AUDRIA GETS THE PRESENTATION UP. I WILL SAY THE LEGISLATURE DID
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SOMETHING THEY HAVEN'T DONE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WHICH IS END ON TIME. AND THAT OCCURRED OFFICIALLY MAY 5. ONE MONTH AGO.THE LEGISLATURE LEFT TALLAHASSEE AND COMPLETED THEIR WORK.
THAT FIRST SLIDE IS OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS ARMS MANDATE THAT I INCLUDE IN EVERY PRESENTATION. IT IS MY SMILING FACE AT YOU.
LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT GLOBALLY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN 2023.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHO ARE THOSE DECISION-MAKERS? TALLAHASSEE? NOT ONLY IN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE BUT ALSO IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
NOT SURPRISINGLY, AFTER HIS FIRST TERM, YOU KNOW, GOVERNOR DESANTIS, QUITE FRANKLY, CONTINUES TO COMMAND A NATIONAL ATTENTION. WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY THAT HE HAS BEEN IN IOWA AND SOUTH CAROLINA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, ET CETERA. OBVIOUSLY, HIS FUTURES A SEPARATIONS ARE MADE CLEAR. THE NEXT 18 MONTHS OR SO WILL OBVIOUSLY PLAY A BIG ROLE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE
STATE OF FLORIDA? >> YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU HOLD OFFICE THANKS TO A CHANGE IN LAW THIS YEAR.
ÚWHILE RUNNING FOR HIGHER FEDERL OFFICE.
AND SO IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 18 MONTHS HOW THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND HIS STAFF HANDLES SORT OF A DUAL ROLE. ONE OF BEING A CANDIDATE.
ALSO BEING A LEADER OF THE STATE THAT DUTY REALLY FALLS BEHIND THE SCENES TO THE GOVERNOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF.
HE IS THE GOVERNOR'S THIRD CHIEF OF STAFF DURING HIS TENURE.
JAMES IS AN ATTORNEY FROM THE D.C. AREA, VERY CAPABLE, VERY SMART. THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DIRECTOR IS A FORMER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FROM CLAY COUNTY.
CHRIS SPENCER, HE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. A FORMER AIDE TO SENATOR BRANDIS. A GRAY ROBINSON ALUMNI AS WELL, FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. COMMISSIONER WILTON SIMPSON, SENATE PRESIDENT, ASHLEY MOODY IS IN HER SECOND TERM AS ATTORNEY GENERAL. THESE ARE SORT OF THE, IF YOU WILL, THE LEADERS OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE.
WE HAVE SPEAKER PAUL RENNER ENTERING INTO HIS SECOND SESSION AS SPEAKER. TOM LEAK IS THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN. DANNY PEREZ FROM THE MIAMI AREA IS A FUTURE SPEAKER. AFTER SPEAKER RENNER AND THEN THE HARVARD-TRAINED LAWYER FROM THE TAMPA AREA.
AS I MENTIONED, THE PRESIDING OFFICERS HAVE A TWO-SESSION TERM IN TERMS OF WHEN THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF THEIR CHAMBER.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE LESS FAMILIAR, THE HOUSE HAS 120 MEMBERS.
THE SENATE HAS 40 MEMBERS. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, FORECAST A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO WRAP YOUR HANDS AROUND A 120-MEMBER BODY WHOSE IDEAS ARE GENERALLY FAIRLY BROAD IN THE SPECTRUM. THE FLORIDA SENATE TO DISCUSS BRIEFLY, THE SENATE PRESIDENT FROM THE NAPLES AREA.
WE HAVE HER PRO TEM FROM MARION COUNTY.
THE FUTURE SPEAKER IS THE MAJORITY LEADER.
LAUREN BOOK FROM SOUTHEAST FLORIDA, MINORITY LEADER.
SENATOR MAYFIELD IS THE RULES CHAIR.
BEFORE WE GET INTO 2023, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, AGAIN, THE POLITICAL DYNAMICS. LOOKING BACK AT THIS LAST ELECTION IN 2022, WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A RED WAVE NATIONALLY WHICH DID NOT COME TO FRUITION, CAME TO FRUITION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. CERTAINLY BY THE ELECTED-- THE DESANTIS AND NUNES ADMINISTRATION WON BY 59% OF THE VOTE. OVER 20 POINTS, IF YOU WILL.
WHICH WAS THE LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY IN THE LAST 40 YEARS.
FOR A GOVERNOR. THAT WAS NOT UNIQUE TO THE GOVERNOR IN THE STATE WITH THE ELECTION.
IT OCCURRED ACROSS ALL CABINET SEATS.
IT ACTUALLY ALLOWED THE REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE TO PICK UP NINE SEATS AND CONTROL A SUPER MAJORITY.
AND SO PROCEDURALLY, WHAT OCCURS FOR A SUPER MAJORITY, EACH TWO-YEAR TERM, STAGGERING TERM, THE CONTROLLING PARTY GETS TO WRITE THE PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THEIR CHAMBER.
WHEN YOU HAVE A SUPER MAJORITY, EFFECTIVELY, THERE ARE NO RULES.
A SUPER MAJORITY CAN WAIVE ANY RULE THAT IS WRITTEN, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE MINORITY PARTY IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE TO EFFECTUATE REAL CHANGE.
EVEN FROM A STANDPOINT TO HOLD UP, IF YOU WILL, LEGISLATION TO.
SEEK AMENDMENTS LEGISLATION ON THE FLOOR, BECOMES ENTIRELY-- AN ENTIRELY MASSIVE UPHILL CLIMB BEFORE YOU.
IF THERE IS A SUPER MAJORITY IN CONTROL.
THAT ALSO HAPPENED WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AS WE HAVE REPUBLICANS WHO HOLD 20 OF 28 DISTRICTS IN THE FLORIDA CONGRESSIONAL
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DELEGATION. I MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RESIGN TO RUN LAW THIS PASSED THIS YEAR ALLOWS FOR THE GOVERNOR TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT.AND HE IS DOING SO NOW. LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. 1873 BILLS WERE FILED IN 2023.
2,600 SOME-ODD AMENDMENTS. ONLY 356 BILLS PASSED.
101 HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO THE GOVERNOR.
THAT WAS REALLY AS OF THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK, IF YOU WILL.
I THINK I SAW THE GOVERNOR SIGN ANOTHER 12 BILLS TODAY.
HE HAS VETOED TWO. ACTUALLY, AT THIS POINT.
I WOULD EXPECT AND ANTICIPATE THAT THE REMAINING BILLS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SENT TO THE GOVERNOR ARE SENT WITHIN THE COMING WEEKS. THE STATE'S FISCAL YEAR STARTS JULY 1. A LOT OF THE ENACTMENT DATES OF LEGISLATION CENTER AROUND THAT FISCAL YEAR DATE BEGINNING.
THE BIGGEST THING THAT WILL BE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR IN THE COMING DAYS, MOST LIKELY IS THE STATE BUDGET.
ONCE ANY BILL IS TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, WHILE WE ARE NOT IN SESSION, HE HAS 15 DAYS TO ACT ON THAT BILL.
HE CAN DO THREE THINGS. HE CAN SIGN THE BILL.
HE CAN VETO THE BILL. HE CAN LET THE BILL BECOME LAW WITHOUT HIS SIGNATURE. THAT PROCESS IS ONGOING.
AND ULTIMATELY, WE WILL SEE HOW MANY BILLS GET VETOED.
POST IMPORTANTLY, WHEN THAT STATE BUDGET GETS SIGNED.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP PRIORITIES.
THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR, THE SENATE PRESIDENT, AND THE HOUSE SPEAKER WOULD BE COLLABORATIVE. GRANTED, IT IS COLLABORATION WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEFERENCE TO THE GOVERNOR.
WE CERTAINLY HAVE SEEN BECAUSE OF HIS POPULARITY, THAT THE LEADERS OF BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE NOT NECESSARILY GOTTEN, YOU KNOW, OUT OF DISFAVOR WITH HIM IN TERMS OF WHAT HIS PRIORITIES WERE. SO IF YOU WILL RECALL, WE HAD TWO SPECIAL SESSIONS PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. LARGELY, THE CONVERSATION WAS FOCUSED ON PROPERTY INSURANCE AND THE PROPERTY INSURANCE MARKET IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WHICH HAS FACED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. AND CONTINUES TO DO SO.
WE ALSO HAD A NUMBER OF OTHER POLICY AREAS THAT WERE TOUCHED IN THOSE SPECIAL SESSIONS. SOME OF WHICH ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE GOVERNOR'S PRIO PRIORITIES.
SOME WERE ACTUALLY PASSED DURING THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
TO HIT BRIEFLY ON THOSE, HOUSE BILL 3 DEALT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE AS IT RELATES TO PENSION FONDZ, BONDING, LENDING DECISIONS AND STATE CONTRACTING AS WELL.
IT DID A NUMBER OF THINGS, BUT DIRECTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND CFO TO LOOK AT THE CURRENT INVESTMENTS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND TO FIND OUT AND QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THOSE MARKET SECTORS WITHIN, YOU KNOW, THE BLACK ROCKS AND VANGUARDS OF THE WORLD HAD SPECIFIC PORTFOLIOS THAT DEALT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL-SOCIAL ISSUES. AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE, QUITE FRANKLY, RED MEAT ISSUES THAT PASSED DURING THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THAT PASSED FAIRLY QUICKLY.
AND AGAIN, WITH LITTLE OPPOSITION DUE TO THAT SUPER MAJORITY STATUS. SAME COULD BE SAID WITH THE IMMIGRATION CHANGES THAT WERE MADE THAT LOOKED TO IMPOSE UPON LARGER PRIVATE BUSINESSES, THE PRACTICE OF USING E-VERIFY, IF THEY HAD MORE THAN 25 EMPLOYEES. IT DID CREATE SOME ADDITIONAL LEGAL PENALTIES IF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WERE HIRED, AND THAT WAS ON A NUMEROUS MATTERS. I WILL SAY AND POINT OUT THAT IT DOES PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY FROM PROVIDING FUNDS FROM A PERSONAL ENTITY ORGANIZATION TO EFFECTIVELY CREATE AN IDENTIFICATION CARD. ONE THING YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF, AS IT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.
DEATH PENALTY REFORM WAS ANOTHER BILL THAT PASSED.
IT WAS A PRIORITY OF THE GOVERNOR.
EFFECTUALLY REMOVING THE UNANIMOUS REQUIREMENT FOR JURORS TO IMPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY. I'M SURE YOU WERE AWARE OF THE DISCUSSION THAT HAS OCCURRED AS IT RELATES TO DISNEY OVER THE PAST 16 MONTHS OR SO. WE HAD SOME FURTHER ACTION.
IN THE 2022 SPECIAL SESSION DEALING WITH DISNEY, ALSO DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS IT RELATES TO DISNEY.
YOU WILL RECALL VERY QUICKLY, THE INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT HAS OPERATED SINCE THE 19 50S IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
THE GOVERNOR CREATED A NEW OVERSIGHT BOARD.
THE CENTRAL FLORIDA TOURISM BOARD TO OVERSEE REEDY CREEK.
THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN LITIGATION ABOUT SOME OF THE ACTIONS THAT WERE UNDERTOOK BEFORE IT WAS OFFICIALLY SUNSET.
THAT WAS AN ONGOING SAGA AND STORY.
DATA PRIVACY HAS BEEN A PRIORITY OF THE GOVERNOR, HONESTLY, SINCE HE BECAME GOVERNOR. HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS FOCUSED
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HEAVILY ON DIALING BACK BIG-TECH.AND THAT IS LOOKING AT BIG-TECH AS IT RELATES TO PROTECTIONS FOR CHILD SAFETY AND ALLOWING FOR FLORIDIANS TO HAVE AN OPT-IN FOR GEO-TRACKING. OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE ALL ON OUR PHONES. THE ADS YOU GET IN TERMS OF YOUR SEARCH HISTORY ARE NO ACCIDENT OR MISTAKE.
WE KNOW THAT DATA IS BEING COLLECTED.
IT IS A MATTER OF WHAT CAN THE STATE DO TO PROTECT FLORIDIANS FROM THAT DATA COLLECTION? WE HAD AN ISSUE THIS YEAR DEALING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN K-12 SCHOOLS AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT DEVICE, NOT ALLOWING FOR TIKTOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS TO BE DOWNLOADED ON TO THOSE PHONES.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS I MENTIONED, 120-MEMBER BODY LED BY SPEAKER PAUL RENNER. HE IS AN ATTORNEY FROM PALM COAST. THEY HAD A PRETTY ROBUST AGENDA IN 2023. ONE, UNFORTUNATELY, WENT AGAINST THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE'S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
THAT WAS HOUSE BILL 5 WHICH ELIMINATED ENTERPRISE FLORIDA.
WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, THE FORMER DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS IS NOW IN THE FUTURE, WILL BECOME THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, THERE WAS A ROBUST DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ROLE THAT THE STATE SHOULD PLAY AS IT RELATES TO NOT ONLY INCENTIVES BUT FUNDING TRIPS, IF YOU WILL, OUTSIDE OF THE STATE TO LOOK AT THE WAY THAT OTHERS OPERATE AND HANDLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO HOUSE BILL 5 ELIMINATED ENTERPRISE FLORIDA. IT TRANSFERRED A LARGE BULK OF THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INTO THIS NEW DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY WAS A BIGGISH SHY BIG ISSUE THIS YEAR.
IN TERMS OF THIS DISCUSSION. PASSED AGAIN RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
WITH BROAD SUPPORT FROM REPUBLICANS.
THE QUESTION WITH CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY WAS, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY, WHAT FORM WOULD IT TAKE? WOULD IT BE FULL OPEN-CARRY OR EFFECTIVELY PERMITLESS CARRY? WHICH IS WHAT IT BECAME.
THE PERMIT THAT WAS REQUIRED TO CARRY IS NO LONGER, AS WITH THAT, SOME OF THOSE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AS WELL.
IT WAS SUPPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, BECAUSE I THINK YOU HAD NUMEROUS FOLKS FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ARENA WILLING TO SUPPORT PERMITLESS CARRY AS LONG AS IT WASN'T FULL-BLOWN OPEN CARRY. WE WILL SEE IF THERE ARE FUTURE CHANGES MADE TO CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY.
TORT REFORM, THERE WAS A HISTORIC TORT REFORM PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WAS FILED THAT SORT OF CAME ON THE BACK END OF SOME OF THE PROPERTY INSURANCE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE INTO LAW AND THOSE SPECIAL SESSIONS. WE HAVE REPEALED ONE-WAY ATTORNEY'S FEES AND INSURANCE CLAIMS. WE HAVE REDUCED THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN GENERAL NEGLIGENCE CASE CASES FROM FOURS TO.
TWO WE HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE NEGLIGENCE SYSTEM MOVING FROM A PEER COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE STATE TO A MODIFIED COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE STATE. AGAIN, THIS IS DECADES IN THE MAKING TYPE OF TORT REFORM. THAT WAS CERTAINLY CELEBRATED EXTENSION ILY BY THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
FURTHER, THE HOUSE HAD A COUPLE OTHER PRIORITIES THIS YEAR.
SCHOOL CHOICE, HB-1, EFFECTIVELY WAS THE LAST AND THE LARGEST WHOLESALE EXPANSION OF SCHOOL CHOICE IN THE STATE.
IT IS MODELED AFTER A NATIONAL TREND THAT IS OCCURRING AS IT RELATES TO SCHOOL CHOICE. THE POTENTIAL FISCAL IMPACT OF HB-1 WAS SOMEWHERE IN THE $4 BILLION RANGE.
SO CERTAINLY, ONE THAT WILL CARRY A BIG PRICE TAG BUT WAS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
SENATE PRESIDENT HAD LESS ISSUES AT LEAST PUBLICLY, THAT SHE DISCUSSED THAT WERE HER PRIORITIES.
CERTAINLY, WHEN SHE DID DISCUSS THEM, SHE DID SO PASSIONATELY.
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAS ONE OF THOSE.
THIS WAS A BILL THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WERE AWARE OF FAR IN ADVANCE OF THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION BECAUSE THE SENATE PRESIDENT HAD REALLY GONE AROUND THE STATE TALKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NOT ONLY FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT BUT ALSO FROM AN APPROPRIATIONS STANDPOINT.
MORE THAN $800 MILLION WERE PUT FORWARD IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SADOWSKI THIS YEAR. WE HAVE EXPANDED THE HOMETOWN HEROES PROGRAM. WHICH HELPS WITH DOWN-PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, NURSES, ET CETERA.
THERE WAS ANOTHER $100 MILLION PUT INTO THATS SOME CONVERSATIO, EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT
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PREEMPTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. MAINLY, WHAT THE SENATE LOOKED TO AS BARRIERS FROM AN ORDINANCE PERSPECTIVE THAT CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAD PUT INTO PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS.I THINK WHAT THE SENATE WAS TRYING TO DO WAS BALANCE INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPERS TO CREATE A SUPPLY WHILE ALSO TRYING TO WORK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAND THEY COULD HAVE IN HELPING SOLVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROCESS. THIS BILL PASSED REALLY BEFORE, BEFORE SESSION TRULY STARTED IN MARCH.
IT PASSED DURING COMMITTEE WEEKS DUE TO IT BEING A PRIORITY OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT. THE MAYOR AND I WERE DISCUSSING BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, YOU WILL RECALL LAST YEAR SENATE BILL 620 WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED WIDELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARENA BECAUSE IT CREATED A NEW CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR ANY FINANCIAL IMPACT AND ORDINANCE YOU PASSED HAD ON A BUSINESS OF 15% OR SO OF THEIR REVENUE. THAT BILL WAS ULTIMATELY VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR. SENATE BILL 170 IS A FORM OF BILL THAT WAS ACTUALLY FILED LAST YEAR THAT DIDN'T PASS.
WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS IT IMPLIES ON YOU, IMPARTS ON YOU A NEED TO CREATE A BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT FOR EVERY ORDINANCE THAT YOU PASS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE EXCEPTIONS IN TERMS OF WHEN YOU CREATE A BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT OR WHERE A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION COULD BE FILED AGAINST YOU, EFFECTIVELY. IT IS NOT ENTIRELY A CAUSE OF ACTION. IT DOES ALLOW AN OPPONENT TO FILE A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION ON AN ORDINANCE PASSED, IF THEY CAN CREATE THE CASE OF A SIGNIFICANT IT WILL ALLOW, AGAIN, SORT OF A ROCKET DOCKET TO OCCUR WHICH WOULD CERTAINLY POTENTIALLY HAVE SOME ISSUE WITH THE FLOW OF ORDINANCES THAT YOU ALL PASS.
AND THEN IMPLEMENTING THOSE ORDINANCES.
BUT IT IS FAR LESS ONEROUS THAN THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WAS ULTIMATELY VETOED LAST YEAR. THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR IS ANOTHER PRIORITY OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT.
SHE HAD BEEN VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT.
THE LEGISLATURE HAS FUNDED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO YEARS, ABOUT $600 MILLION FOR THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.
WHEN TALKING ABOUT DOLLARS, THE BUDGET THIS YEAR WAS $117 BILLION. THE LARGEST IN THE STATE'S HISTORY. IT WAS $7 BILLION MORE THAN LAST YEAR. THE GOVERNOR HAD SUBMITTED HIS RECOMMENDED BUDGET AT ABOUT $114 BILLION.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, IN 2010, WE WERE WORKING WITH ABOUT A $73 BILLION BUDGET. OBVIOUSLY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES THERE. THE BUDGET SILO AS YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS WORKS OUT, OBVIOUSLY, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, NOT SURPRISINGLY, MEDICARE, MEDICAID TAKE UP THE LARGEST CHUNK OF THE STATE BUDGET. THAT $117 BILLION.
EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE REALLY ARE THE TWO BIGGEST ECONOMIC COSTS. I'M GOING TO HIT ONE HIGHLIGHT FROM THESE NEXT BUDGETS IN THE INTEREST OF BREVITY.
WE HAD A NEW CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM.
GOT $30 MILLION, OBVIOUSLY, AFTER CASEY DESANTIS' BOUT WITH BREAST CANCER. CANCER HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT THING IN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. WE HAVE SEEN CONTINUING INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION. WE HAVE $40 MILLION WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, A TOTAL OF OVER A QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS. AND OTHER SCHOOL SAFETY INITIATIVES WHICH ARE ARISING OUT OF PARKLAND, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. IN WHAT WAS HOUSE BILL 1 DURING THAT YEAR. IN THE TRANSPORTATION SPACE, YOU CAN SEE A $21 BILLION BUDGET. THE TRANSPORTATION WORK PROGRAM FOR F-DOT IS $13.6 BILLION. WE HAVE A NEW INITIATIVE THAT WAS PUT FORWARD THIS YEAR. BY THE GOVERNOR, PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE KNOWN AS MOVING FLORIDA FORWARD.
$4 BILLION FOR SIGNIFICANT WORK BEING DONE ACROSS THE STATE IN AREAS OF THE MOST TRAFFIC. AND SO THAT WILL BE ROLLED OUT AND EXPEDITED OVER THE COURSE OF THE COMING YEARS.
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THE CITY, VISIT FLORIDA, ULTIMATELY WAS FUNDED. IT WAS FUNDED AT $80 MILLION.
A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THE $100 MILLION THEY GOT LAST YEAR: IT SEEMS THAT YEAR OVER YEAR, VISIT FLORIDA IS IN A FIGHT FOR THEIR APPROPRIATIONS TO CONTINUE. IT IS SORT OF ALWAYS A WILL, THEY, WON'T THEY TYPE OF ARGUMENT? THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ATTENTION BECAUSE THERE WAS LEGISLATION OUT THERE. IF EFI WASN'T THE FOCUS OF SO MUCH, VISIT FLORIDA COULD HAVE BEEN IN MORE TROUBLE.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT YEAR.
THE JOB GROWTH GRANT FUND GOT $75 MILLION.
THIS YEAR, YOU ARE A RECIPIENT OF.
THAT YOU ARE VERY AWARE OF THAT PROGRAM.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP APPLYING.
SO AS IT RELATES FURTHER INTO TRANSPORTATION, I TALKED ABOUT
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THE FLORIDA HOMETOWN HEROES PROGRAM.THEY GOT $100 MILLION. WE TALKED ABOUT SHIP AND SALE AS IT RELATES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
A COUPLE OF THINGS TO MENTION WITHIN THE AG SILO BUDGET.
THERE HAS BEEN OVER A BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE FOREVER FLORIDA PROGRAM AND THE LAND ACQUISITION.
THAT WAS THE PRIORITY OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT.
AND IT HAS BEEN A CONTINUED TREND FOR CONSERVATION DOLLARS.
WATER PROJECTS HIT OVER $433 MILLION THIS YEAR.
THOSE ARE INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPAL COUNTY PROJECTS.
AS IT RELATES TO STORMWATER, DRINKING WATER, ET CETERA.
DEP HAS EXPANDED THEIR CURRENT WASTEWATER GRANT PROGRAM.
IT IS SOMETHING WE WILL WORK WITH THE STAFF TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPLY FOR AS IT RELATES TO DOLLARS.
THEY EXPANDED THEK A PUBLICABILITY OF THAT WASTEWATER PROGRAM FOR AREAS THEY HAD NOT INCLUDED PRIOR, SUCH AS STORMWATER, AG, ET CETERA. THAT IS SOMETHING TO NOTE, FOR SURE. ANOTHER NOTE WE WOULD IMPRESS UPON YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO APPLY FOR, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CYBER-SECURITY GRANTS. THERE WAS $30 MILLION PUT IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. THAT PROGRAM ACTUALLY JUST OPENED UP FOR APPLICATIONS FROM LAST YEAR.
JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. IT IS GOING TO BE A ROLLING ACCEPTANCE BASIS. I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU ALL FOR TRAINING PURPOSES TO APPLY. FOR THAT GRANT.
THERE WAS A 5% INCREASE FOR ALL STATE EMPLOYEES.
THAT WAS WIDELY CELEBRATED. AND THOSE ARE JUST HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED. I WAS ASKED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE APPROPRIATIONS THAT OCCURRED REGIONALLY.
WE WERE VERY EXCITED AND SUPPORTIVE OF THE FPUA RELOCATION OF THE WASTEWATER FACILITY TREATMENT PLANT WHICH RECEIVED $5 MILLION FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE AFTER RECEIVING A SIGNIFICANT GRANT FROM FDEP AS WELL.
I WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT AND GAVE SHOUT-OUT TO DEREK MCDWEE OF JOHNSON AND BLANTON, FPUA'S LOBBYIST AND WORKED VERY HARD ON SECURING THOSE FUNDS.
THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY HOMELESS VETERANS COMMUNITY VILLAGE GOT $4.7 MILLION. WE HAVE OUR AVENUE D ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. AT $1.5 MILLION.
ST. LUCIE HAD A PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX FOR A MILLION. THE COUNTY RECEIVED $1 MILLION FOR TWO PROJECTS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, AGAIN, THE GOVERNOR HAS LINE-ITEM VETO AUTHORITY.
HE HAS NOT EXERCISED THAT AUTHORITY YET.
BECAUSE THE BUDGET HAS NOT BEEN SIGNED.
CURRENTLY, FOR THE CITY, WE DO HAVE THAT $1.5 MILLION PROJECT FOR AVENUE D. YEAR OVER YEAR, WE HAVE A TAX CUT PACKAGE. THIS YEAR WAS THE LARGEST TAX CUT PACKAGE IN THE STATE'S HISTORY.
AT OVER $2 BILLION. THERE IS A LIST OF TAX HOLIDAYS HERE AS IT RELATES TO BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES TAX.
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS, SALES TAX.
SALES TAX ON TOOLS. DURING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER.
SO AGAIN, YOU COULD SEE A FAIRLY EXTENSIVE TAX PACKAGE.
AND THOSE ARE SIMILAR TAX CUTS. SOME OF THE POLICY ISSUES THAT WE HAVE SORT OF HIT ON, AGAIN, MOVING FORWARD THIS YEAR, IT REALLY WAS A YEAR WITH MOSTLY BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
AGAIN, I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT THE LEGISLATURE, AT ABOUT AN 85% TO 90% CLIP, AGREE UPON MOST OF THE BILLS THAT PASS. THERE ARE ALWAYS THOSE CONTENTIOUS PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT CONSUME A SIGNIFICANT TIME AND DEBATE. AND ATTENTION.
I WOULD SAY MOSTLY, IT IS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT.
AND AGAIN, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SENATE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER REALLY ALLOWED FOR A FAIRLY SMOOTH LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO OCCUR. AGAIN, PLAINTIFFS THE SIGNIFICANT WORK DONE ON SOCIAL ISSUES.
AS YOU CAN SEE. A HOTLY CONTESTED AND DEBATED ABORTION BAN PASSED RELATIVELY QUICKLY AND EARLY INTO SESSION WHICH CHANGED THE ABORTION LIMIT FROM 15 WEEKS TO SIX WEEKS.
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ATTENTION ON SOCIAL ISSUES.
ONE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE DEALT WITH FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS AS IT RELATES TO VACATION RENTALS DID NOT PASSMENT THIS YEAR.
IT LOOKED LIKE UP UNTIL THE END OF SESSION, THAT IT WAS GOING TO PASS. AND THEN THE HOUSE AMENDED THE BILL ON DAY 59. SENT IT BACK OVER TO THE SENATE.
THEY DECIDED AGAINST ULTIMATELY PASSING THAT BILL.
THIS IS A BILL, AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE, COMES BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE EVERY YEAR. HAS DONE SO SINCE 2012.
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. THE QUESTION BECOMES IS THERE A MIDDLE GROUND THAT CAN BE FOUND BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THOSE HOSPITALITY INTERESTS? IT IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE MOST HOTLY CONTESTED ISSUES OF THE YEAR.
IT WILL BE BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR. I BRING UP FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE VULNERABLE STUDIES FOR TWO REASONS.
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DEP HAS PUT OVER AND THE LEGISLATURE HAVE PUT OVER A BILLION DOLLARS INTO RESILIENT STUDIES.FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND GRANTS MADE AVAILABLE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THAT WAS EXPANDED DURING 2023. TO ALLOW TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS.
FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES AS IT REDUCES THE IMPACT OF FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE. SO AGAIN, SOMETHING WE WILL BE WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF TO HIGHLIGHT.
IN TERMS OF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME BEFORE US.
PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS WAS A BIG PRIORITY OF THE GOVERNOR DEALING WITH THE PRICE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. NUMEROUS CHANGES WERE MADE IN K-12. NOT ONLY AS IT RELATES TO SCHOOL BOARD TERM LIMITS BUT ALSO AS IT RELATES TO SCHOOL START TIMES.
AND FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN EDUCATION ISSUES, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
NOT ONLY FROM AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDUCATION STANDPOINT BUT FROM AN UPPER K-12 AND I'M SORRY, CONTINUING EDUCATION STANDPOINT, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AS IT RELATES TO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND THEN IT AS IT RELATES TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUES PROGRAMS AT STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION, AGAIN, QUITE SUBSTANTIVE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER FURTHER QUESTIONS.
A COUPLE OF BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
SOME THAT PASSED, SOME THAT FAILED.
WE HAD A CHANGE IN THE STATUTE OF REPOSE FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFECT CLAIMS. THIS WAS A CONVERSATION, AS IT RELATED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
FOR SURFSIDE AND OTHERS, WE HAD A CHANGE FROM THAT STATUTE OF REPOSE FROM 10 YEARS TO 7 YEARS. THE TDT PILL WHICH DID NOT PASS.
AGAIN, THIS WAS THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF VISIT FLORIDA AND WHAT ROLE THE STATE SHOULD PLAY IN AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT. THIS BILL WOULD HAVE DONE A COUPLE OF THINGS. IT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THAT YOUR LOCALLY COLLECTED TDT TAX REVENUES BE PAID TO VISIT FLORIDA TO FUND ITS OPERATIONS. THE NOTION BEHIND THIS WAS THAT IF THE HOUSE, IN PARTICULAR, DIDN'T WANT TO FUND VISIT FLORIDA, THEN, YOU KNOW, IF IT IS REALLY DESIRED, THEN THOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WHO HAVE TDT TAX REVENUE SHOULD PAY FOR ITS OPERATION. THEN EFFECTIVELY, IT WOULD HAVE CHANGED THE WAY THAT VISIT FLORIDA SPENT ITS MONEY.
REQUIRING THAT 75% OF THE REVENUE BE SPENT IN FISCALLY RESTRAINED COUNTIES. THAT BILL DID NOT PASS, AS MENTIONED. IT IS LIKELY WITH SPEAKER RENNER BEING IN CONTROL OF THE HOUSE, ONE MORE YEAR.
THEN IN SOME FORM OR FASHION, THERE WILL BE A VISIT FLORIDA DISCUSSION IN 2024. A COUPLE OF PIECES OF LEGISLATION ON DRONES. ONE WHICH COULD HAVE SOME EFFECT ON YOUR UTILITY AND/OR YOUR POLICE FORCE.
THERE HAS BEEN A CONVERSATION AS IT RELATES TO THE MANUFACTURER OF DRONES. A LOT OF DRONE COMPANIES HAVE ORIGINS FROM CHINA. THERE WAS A PROHIBITION PLACED ON THE PURCHASING OF THOSE DRONES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
THEY HAPPENED TO HAVE A LARGE SATURATION OF THE MARKET.
HOWEVER, SOME FOLKS FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO PURCHASE DRONES MADE ELSEWHERE. THTHERE WERE SOME CHANGES MADE .
THAT I DID WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION A SECOND BILL DEALING WEST WITH DRONE PORT. YOU WILL HAVE MORE DELIVERY SERVICES THROUGH DRONES. THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE MINDFUL OF. NOT SURMISINGLY, THERE WERE NUMEROUS PREEMPTION BILLS THAT WERE FILED.
THAT OCCURRED YEAR OVER YEAR. THIS YEAR WAS NO EXCEPTION.
ALTHOUGH AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WOULD SAY THAT IT WAS A POSITIVE YEAR FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
THE FIRST BILL THAT PASSED WAS SENATE BILL 346, DEALING WITH PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION. THIS MAKES IT CHANGE-- THIS MAKES A CHANGE IN YOUR LOCAL PREFERENCE LAWS.
BASICALLY, SAYING IF THERE IS A PENNY OF STATE FUNDING, THERE WILL BE A PRECEPTION OF SOME OF YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PREFERENCES AS IT RELATES TO PROCUREMENT.
THIS WAS A HOTLY DEBATED AND CONTESTED BILL THAT HAD BEEN CHANGED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I BELIEVE WE HAD INSTITUTED A MILLION-DOLLAR THRESHHOLD FOR STATE MONEYS BEFORE THOSE PROCUREMENT PROCESSES COULD BE PREEMPTED.
THAT CHANGED THIS YEAR. A BILL THAT WE HAVE SEEN FOLLOWED EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS DEALS WITH SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. FAILED THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT PUSH FOR THE CAPS FOR SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY TO BE RAISED OVER THOSE FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
THIS YEAR, WE HAD A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD HAVE RAISED THE CURRENT CAPS WHICH ARE $200,000 PER PERSON, $300,000 PER
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INCIDENT, TO $2.5 MILLION PER PERSON AND $5 MILLION PER INCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY, THAT WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON YOUR INSURANCE PREMIUMS. IAND THE COVERAGE YOU ALL CARRY. I WOULD EXPECT THIS TO COME BACK IN 2024 AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE ISSUES.IT HAS CONTINUALLY COME BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE BILL 1281 PASSED, DEALING SERVICE RESTRICTIONS.
THAT IT PROHIBITS LOCAL THE FAC- GOVERNMENTS FROM PROHIBITING GAS STOVES WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTIONS.
SENATE BILL 752 DEALS WITH TEMPORARY COMMERCIAL KITCHENS.
EFFECTIVELY, THEY ALLOWED FOR TEMPORARY COMMERCIAL KITCHENS TO FALL UNDER THE SAME REGULATION AS FOOD TRUCKS.
ONE BILL I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT COULD HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE WAS SENATE BILL 1380 AND HOUSE BILL 1331. SENATE BILL 1380 SAID THAT IF YOU, AS A MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATED OUTSIDE OF YOUR CORPORATE BOUNDARIES, THEN YOU WOULD BE REGULATED UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. YOU WOULD NO LONGER ENJOY THE AUTONOMY THAT YOU ENJOY OR THAT FPUA ENJOYS, I SHOULD SAY.
AS AN OPERATOR AND THOSE REGULATIONS.
THIS BILL DID NOT PASS. ACTUALLY, IT WAS TEMPORARILY POSTPONED IN ITS FIRST COMMITTEE.
I WOULD ANTICIPATE IT COMES BACK AGAIN.
THE HOUSE TOOK A DIFFERENT TACK. THEY HAD LOOKED MORE LESS SO AT REGULATION UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
THEY LOOKED MORE AT THE TRANSFER OF ENTERPRISE FUNDS FROM A UTILITY TO A GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET, AND THEN PLACED RESTRICTIONS UPON COMMUNITIES WHO HAD A UTILITY.
THAT WAS ELECTRIC WASTEWATER WHO TRANSFERRED FUNDS FROM THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
EFFECTIVELY, THEY CREATED A CAP BY WHICH YOU COULD TRANSFER FUNDS AND PLACE PRETTY STRINGENT CEILINGS ON THAT TRANSFER OF FUNDS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I CAN GUARANTEE WILL COME BACK NEXT YEAR.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE WHO HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT GOVERNMENT OPERATION OF UTILITIES. AND SO I THINK THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED FURTHER.
ALTHOUGH THIS YEAR, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN COMBATING IT.
LET'S LOOK AHEAD BRIEFLY. BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, THINGS HAPPEN QUICKLY. AND WE WILL BE BACK BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. SO WE HAVE YET TO HAVE THE GOVERNOR ACT ON THE BUDGET. BUT COMMITTEE WEEKS WILL START IN SEPTEMBER. IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR.
WE WILL HAVE, I BELIEVE, 7 COMMITTEE WEEKS.
THERE MIGHT EVEN BE 8. FOR SOME REASON, WE HAVE THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVING INDIVIDUAL COMMITTEES.
COMMITTEE WEEKS THIS YEAR. WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN IRREGULARITY. THEN WE START OUR REGULAR SESSION ON JANUARY 9. YOU CAN SEE HERE, IN 2024, FEDERAL ELECTION DATES, OBVIOUSLY,ST WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES COMING UP.
THEN WE WILL HAVE THAT GENERAL ELECTION IN THE FALL OF 2024.
SO ITH THAT, MAYOR, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER THEM. >> YOU COVERED A LOT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. QUESTIONS OF MR. MATTHEWS?
>> VERY COMPREHENSIVE. >> YES.
>> PRESENTATION. >> THERE IS GOING TO BE A TEST ON IT LATER. MR. JOHNSON?
>> NOT REALLY A QUESTION. JUST A COMMENT.
MR. MATTHEWS, THANK YOU FOR THIS.
I THINK THAT YOU HAVE KIND OF ALLUDED TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ANTICIPATE COMING BACK NEXT YEAR.
THAT LAST PART OF THE MUNICIPAL BILL.
AND SOME OTHER THINGS. ONE THING IN PARTICULAR, THE MONEYS THAT WERE ALLOCATED FOR WASTEWATER, I THOUGHT.
$200 MILLION OR SO. >> YES, SIR.
>> WITH THINGS LIKE WASTEWATER-- ADDITIONAL FUNDING WENT TO.
THAT DID I HEAR YOU SAY THAT RIGHT?
>> YEAH. $200 MILLION UP FROM $100
ALL RIGHT. THAT IS ONE THAT I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT.
I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> I'M GOOD. >> THE MONEY-- ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR SCHOOL SAFETY. IN THE PAST, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT SEEMS TO GO TO SHERIFFS. AND NOT POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
AND SO IS THERE-- IS THIS GOING TO BE BUSINESS AS USUAL, YOU
THINK? >> I BELIEVE IT WILL BE BUSINESS AS USUAL, MAYOR. YEAH.
>> OKAY. I WAS HOPING YOU HAD BETTER
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. VERY COMPREHENSIVE.
WE APPRECIATE IT. YOU GAVE US THE WHOLE PICTURE.
>> WILL WE GET A COPY OF THIS? >> IT IS ATTACHED.
[11. CONSENT AGENDA]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENERAL A DA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.[00:45:03]
>> ALL RIGHTY. IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT ANY COMMISSIONER WOULD LIKE TO PULL? I WOULD LIKE TO PULL NOT BECAUSE I'M AGAINST IT BUT BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS IT, G.
>> YES. I WAS GOING TO PULL THAT.
>> OKAY. >> ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> MOVE APPROVAL ON THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT FOR ITEM G.
>> SECOND. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK DID
>> COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> YES, MA'AM.
[g. Approval of Interlocal Agreement between the St. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization and the City of Fort Pierce for passenger rail station design.]
>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON IN. >> YES, MA'AM.
>> MAYOR HUDSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> ITEM 11G. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.
FOR PASSENGER RAIL STATION THE DESIGN.
>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I THINK WE ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THIS. IT STARTED THE PHONE RINGING TODAY. FROM A NUMBER OF CURIOUS PEOPLE.
I WOULD REALLY JUST LIKE TO HAVE JUST BASIC CONVERSATION WITH YOU, MR. MIMMS, CITY MANAGER, SO THAT THE PUBLIC OUT HERE UNDERSTANDS EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE THROW AROUND A LOT OF ACRONYMS. TPO, THAT TYPE OF THING. MY BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THIS, SIR, IS THAT OUR STAFF, YOUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF ALONG WITH THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION WOULD BE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER A PROCESS TO MAYBE COME UP WITH A RENDERING, DEVELOPMENT, OR VISION OF WHAT A STATION WOULD LOOK LIKE HERE ALONG THE TREASURE COAST. THAT MAY BE A PHYSICAL REPPEDDERING OR A PICTURE OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.
IN A PARTICULAR PLACE. ALONG THE TREASURE COAST.
IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING? IS THAT CLEAR?
AM I CLEAR WITH THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY.
THE PROCESS IS ONE THAT YOUR STAFF AND THEIR STAFF GET TOGETHER, DECIDE ON THAT. IF IT IS AN RFP THAT GOES OUT TO A PARTICULAR FIRM, ET CETERA. THEN YOU COME BACK TO US WITH
WHATEVER THAT PROCESS IS. >> YES, SIR.
>> THEN WE GO FROM THERE. >> THAT IS CORRECT.
YES, SIR. >> ONCE THAT PROCESS IS UNDERTAKEN, AND AWARDED BY A COMPANY, WHOEVER WINS IT, THEY WOULD CONTRACT, DO THE SERVICE, AND THEN PROVIDE THE ACTUAL
VISUAL THAT WE HAVE REQUESTED. >> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> OKAY. ALL WE ARE DOING TONIGHT IS JUST PUTTING TOGETHER AN AGREEMENT THAT OUR STAFF WILL WORK WITH TPO STAFF AND START THAT CONVERSATION.
LET'S FIND PROCESS AND FIND A COMPANY THAT CAN GIVE US SOME NICE PRETTY DRAWINGS, PERHAPS A RENDERING OF WHAT THE STATION
YOU HAVE SUMMED IT UP QUITE WELL.
>> THANK YOU. >> AND SO IST I WAS GOING TO ALSO SAY THAT THE TPO HAS PUT THIS IN THEIR WORK PLAN.
AND SO THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDS. >> YES.
YES. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE AT PART OF THAT MEETING OR NOT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE BEEN ASKED IS DOES THIS MEAN WE WILL GET A STATION? WELL, WHAT IT MEANS IS WE ARE READY-- WE ARE SHOWING THEM THAT WE ARE READY TO HAVE A STATION. IS THAT CORRECT?
SO PEOPLE ARE GETTING EXCITED ABOUT US GETTING A STATION.
AND I TELL THEM THAT BRIGHT LINE KNOWS VERY WELL THA THAT WE AREY INTERESTED IN A STATION. THIS IS A CONCRETE STEP TO SHOW THEM, BECAUSE MANY OF OUR CITIZENS WANT US-- THEY GO, WHY AREN'T YOU WORKING HARDER TO GET A STATION? WELL, WHEN WE WENT TO THE LUNCHEON AT THE EDC, I THINK IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY, THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM BRIGHT LINE SAID "WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT.
THEY ARE VERY WELL AWARE THAT WE ARE READY TO HAVE THE STATION HERE. AS IS ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUPPORTS US. I THINK LITTLE ST. LUCIE VILLAGE
>> YES. WE HAVE THE WHOLE SUPPORT OF
AND IF I CAN SAY SO, YOU KNOW, WE AS A CITY, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE PROBABLY 2010 AND 2011.
WE HAVE NOT SWAYED IN OUR DESIRE TO HAVE A PASSENGER RAIL STATION RETURN TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.
WHAT THIS IS IS THIS JUST TAKING ANOTHER STEP, AS WE DID IN 2018 AND 2019 WHEN WE ISSUED A STATEMENT OF INTEREST.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT STATEMENT OF INTEREST AT OUR UPCOMING JUNE 12, 2023 CITY COMMISSION CONFERENCE AGENDA MEETING. WHAT WE DID THEN IS SIMPLY TALK ABOUT OUR DEMOGRAPHICS, OUR TOURIST INFORMING, OUR POPULATION AND OUR STRONG DESIRE TO FACILITATE AND HAVE A STATION IN DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE. AND WE HAD THE STRONG SUPPORT OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY AND ALL OF THE NEARBY AGENCIES.
SO WHAT WE ARE DOING AT THIS POINT IS PARTNERING WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION AS COMMISSIONER JOHNSON MENTIONED. WE SHALL MOVE FORWARD WITH A
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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A CLEAR, CLEARLY IDENTIFIED LOCATION.AND WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE BRIGHT LINE REPRESENTATIVES. AND ALSO OUR COMMUNITY STAKE-HOLDERS TO INCLUDE THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.
AND WE SHALL IDENTIFY THE, YOU KNOW, PRIORITY LOCATION FOR A BRIGHT LINE STATION TO BE PLACED AND CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED IN FORT PIERCE. WE ARE TAKING STEPS.
WE ARE GETTING READY. A STATION IS COMING TO THE TREASURY COAST. WHETHER IT IS IN FORT PIERCE, WHEREVER. IT IS COMING TO THE TREASURE COAST. WE ARE NOW TAKING THE STEPS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. IN DOWNTOWN.
AGGRESSIVE. THOSE FOLKS DOWN THERE IN MIAMI, THEY KNOW ME BY FIRST NAME. THEY KNOW ME.
I'M ALWAYS TALKING TO THEM. I JUST TALKED TO ALI TODAY FROM BRIGHT LINE. WE ARE DECH IT INLY ON PATH TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THAT IS OUR GAME PLAN.
WE HAVE PUT FORTH THE EVERETT. OUR COMMISSION, YOU HAVE ALL BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR EFFORTS.
WE SHALL CONTINUE TO DO SO. >> WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT NEXT WEEK AT THE CONFERENCE AGENDA.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> IS THAT RIGHT?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> HISTORICALLY, FORT PIERCE WAS A MAJOR STOP FOR THE RAILROAD. WHEN FLAGLER CAME HERE IN 1894, IT WAS A MAJOR SWITCHING STOP, A MAJOR STOP.
THEY NEED TO CONTINUE THAT. >> YES.
WE KNOW HOW TO HANDLE TRAINS HERE IN FORT PIERCE.
WE KNOW TRAINS. >> THAT IS RIGHT.
>> MR. BRODERICK? >> ONE QUICK COMMENT.
I CERTAINLY RESPECT THE WORK THAT IS GONE INTO THIS PREVIOUSLY, THE LAST 12, 13 YEARS.
A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES, OBVIOUSLY.
I THINK BY MORE OF THIS BEING OUT FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION, SUCH AS THIS PROPOSED PLAN, IT JUST OPENS UP THE DISCUSSION LOCALLY.
THAT IS GOING TO BE A GROUNDSWELL OF SUPPORT.
THE MORE POSITIVE INFORMATION TALKING ABOUT PLANS AND TALKING ABOUT A VISION AND TALKING ABOUT A UNIFIED FRONT, IT IS JUST GOING TO PROMOTE MORE PUBLIC INTEREST.
WHICH I THINK IS GREAT. MORE PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
S IS GOING TO PUSH OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT FORT PIERCE'S INITIATIVE HERE. IT IS A GREAT IDEA.
I'M ALL FOR IT. I'M FOR DEVELOPING ONE UNIFIED FRONT ON THIS. AND PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS NOW A COMMON TOPIC OF DISCUSSION OR QUESTION. IS MORE INFORMATION WE CAN DISSEMINATE TO THE COMMUNITY, I THINK IT IS GREAT.
IT IS GOING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO BRIGHT LINE TO SAY, HEY, THESE FOLKS REALLY WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH US.
SO I'M REALLY ENCOURAGED BY IT. THIS IS A PHENOMENAL STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION AT NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.
COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID.
>> WITH THAT, MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT
>> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> NEXT, WE HAVE A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS. I'M GOING TO HAVE MR. KEV FREEMAN, THE PLANNING DIRECTOR DO THE INITIAL OVERVIEW.
THEN WE WILL BEGIN THE READING OF THE TITLES AND THE VOTES AND
THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. >> YOU HAVE TO DO THE READING.
>> I HAVE TO DO THE READING. YES.
>> MR. FREEMAN? >> MADAM, MAYOR, CITY COMMISSION, THANK YOU. CITY CLERK.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PROCESS. WE HAVE 25 PROPERTIES UNDER CONSIDERATION TODAY. WE HAVE ORGANIZED THEM IN A SET OF TEN ORDINANCES. 24 OF THE 25 PROPERTIES ARE SUBJECT TO AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT PUT IN PLACE WHEN THEY FIRST RECEIVED FPUA UTILITIES. UNDER THAT AGREEMENT, IT PROVIDES THAT. ONCE THEY BECOME CONTIGUOUS TO CITY LIMIT, THEY SHOULD ANNEX. SO WE HAVE LOOKED AT THAT, A LOT OF WORK FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ON THIS ONE.
THE 24 PROPERTIES ARRANGE THEMSELVES IN A WAY THAT THEY BECOME CONTIGUOUS IN A SEQUENCE. AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT WITH ALL OF THIS THAT WE ADOPT THESE ORDINANCES IN A PARTICULAR SEQUENCE. SO I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW. THEN WE WILL MOVE INTO EACH ORDINANCE, AND WE WILL NEED A VAT HEARING FOR EACH ONE.
THE SLIDE SHOW, THE PRESENTATION IS ORGANIZED SO WE WILL BREAK DOWN EACH ORDINANCE AND ALLOW THE COMMISSION TO MAKE THAT DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION AND DECISION-MAKING.
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SO TODAY WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE 25 PROPERTIES IN ALL.24 OF THEM ARE SUBJECT TO THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENTS.
ONE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE CITY.
BECAUSE IT THEN BECOMES CONTIGUOUS.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ANNEX THAT IN AT THE SAME MOMENT AS WE ARE DOING THESE OTHERS.
>> OUR OWN PROPERTY. >> CORRECT.
SO TO REMOVE ANY IMPLICATIONS, IF YOU LIKE, UPON THE PROPERTY OWNERS OTHER THAN THEM COMING INTO THE CITY LIMITS, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO NOT CHANGE THE ZONING AND FUTURE LAND USE OF THE PROPERTIES SO THEY COULD CONTINUE THEIR USES AS THEY HAVE TODAY. THEY ARE AFFECTED BY ST. LUCIE COUNTY ZONING AND FUTURE LAND USE.
AT THIS TIME, THAT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.
IF AT A TIME IN THE FUTURE THAT, PROPERTY OWNER WOULD WANT TO IMPROVE OR CHANGE THE USE OF RUNNING THROUGH THE CITY'SULD B- FUTURE LAND USE OR ZONING PROCESS.
AS I SAY, THERE IS TEN ORDINANCES TODAY.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT THESE IN SEQUENCE.
IF ANYONE-- IF ANY ONE OF THE ORDINANCES DOES NOT PASS IN THE SEQUENCE, THEN IT POTENTIALLY AFFECTS LATER ORDINANCES FROM BECOMING CONTIGUOUS. SO THIS IS THE AREA IN QUESTION.
IT ESSENTIALLY IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH JENKINS ROAD, NORTH JENKINS ROAD, AND ORANGE AVENUE.
WE HAVE A WHOLE BLOCK OF PROPERTY WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE FPUA ANNEXATION AGREEMENTS. THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST WAS RECENTLY ANNEXED. IT IS THE WEST ORANGE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL. THAT, AT THE MOMENT, IS GOING THROUGH THE FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENT WITH THE STATE.
AND YOU WILL HEAR MORE OF THAT AT A FUTURE CITY COMMISSION MEETING. BUT THE REASON WHY THESE EVENTUALLY BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ANNEXATION IS THAT THEY HAVE NOW BECOME CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS.
YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WHEN WE LOOKED AT THESE AND WE HAVE LOOKED AT THEM AND ORGANIZED THEM AS THEY BECOME CONTIGUOUS, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF THEIR OWNERSHIP WHICH ALLOWED US TO ORGANIZE THESE INTO A BLOCK OF TEN ORDINANCES AND NOT HAVE 25 INDIVIDUAL ORDINANCES, BECAUSE THESE WILL BE COMING IN IN A SERIES WHICH ENABLES THE CONTIGUOUSNESS TO RUN THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. AND SO AGAIN, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE REVIEW AND APPROVE THESE IN ORDER OF THE ORDINANCE NUMBERS. SO THE AGENCY-- PROPERTY ARE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS FUTURE LAND USES IN THE COUNTY.
AND AGAIN, THE ZONING WOULD REMAIN, AND THE USES WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE IMPLICATION OF THE CITY'S ZONING OR FUTURE LAND USE REGULATIONS. ALL THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. AND THIS WAS DONE SOME TIME AGO.
THE ONLY CORRESPOND EXI RECEIVED BACK WAS VIA TELEPHONE CONVERSATION TO REALLY REITERATE WHAT I HAVE JUST SAID TO THE COMMISSION. THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE AND THE ZONING WOULD NOT CHANGE IN THIS. AND SINCE THEN, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OR STAFF HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OF THE COMMENT ON THESE.
THESE WENT TO THE PLANNING BO BOARD.
ALL THE INDIVIDUAL ORDINANCES WERE HELD IN SEQUENCE.
AND ALL OF THEM RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS 6-0 VOTE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF EACH. SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE PRESENTATION OF THE FIRST ORDINANCE WHICH I WILL HAND BACK
OVER TO THE CITY CLERK. >> OKAY.
[a. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-031: Annexation - City Initiated - 13 Parcels owned by Cypress Knee LLC located north of Orange Ave and East of Jenkins Road, Parcel ID's; 2407-231-0001-000-2, 2407-231-0002-000-9, 2407-231-0002-140-2, 2407-231-0002-130-9, 2407-231-0002-120-6, 2407-231-0002-110-3, 2407-231-0002-150-5, 2407-231-0002-050-4, 2407-231-0002-060-7, 2407-231-0002-070-0, 2407-231-0002-080-3, 2407-231-0002-090-6, and 2407-231-0002-100-0 - FIRST HEARING]
FIRST WE HAVE ORDINANCE 23-031MENT AN ORDINANCE EXTENNING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA TO INCLUDE 13 LOTS AT OR NEAR LAJEAN DRIVE AND THE INTERSECTION OF ORANGE AVENUE WITH NORTH JENKINS ROAD AND SOUTH JENKINS ROAD IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY, CERTIFYING PUBLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE, PROVIDING A CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS WAS THE FIRST READING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. QUESTIONS OF STAFF? ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND
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ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR. >> GOOD EVENING, MISS MAYOR.
BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JOSEPH MILLER.
I'M HERE FOR THIS ANNEXATION HEARING.
I'M REPRESENTING-- I'LL GIVE YOU THE LIST.
FIRST CYPRESS KNEE LLC. ST. LUCIE BATTERY AND TIRE.
AND TWO PARCELS THAT BELONG TO JOSEPHMILLER.
THAT IS PROBABLY A TOTAL OF 15. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATION WITH A BOARD MEMBER. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND ONE CONCERN, HOPEFULLY, YOU CLEARED IT UP TODAY.
THERE WILL BE NO CHANGING IN OUR ZONING.
WE WANT TO BE SURE TO KEEP OUR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, JERN COMMERCIAL FOR CYPRESS KNEE. AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR THE 17 ACRES ON THE CORNER OF JENKINS ROAD AND ORANGE AVENUE.
THAT WOULD BE THE SOUTHEAST CORNER.
THE QUESTIONS THAT I DO HAVE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY, NUMBER ONE, INDEED, WE ARE BEING SERVICED WITH ELECTRICAL SERVICE THROUGH FPNL. THAT WILL NOT CHANGE.
ALSO DRAINAGE. WE ARE NOW BEING SERVICED.
THE NORTH ST. LUCIE WATER MANAGEMENT.
I ALSO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THAT IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE.
AND ANY OTHER RETROSPECT, I REALLY DON'T HAVE A DOG IN THIS HUNT. I SAW IT COMING.
IT IS HERE. I WILL HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION.
WHEN I HAVE A PROBLEM, WHO DO I CALL? THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT?
OR MAYBE YOU, MISS MAYOR. >> YOU'VE GOT MY NUMBER.
WE WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSES.
>> FINE. >> I THINK YOU ARE IN GOOD
>> AND ONE MORE. THE ANNEXATION WILL BEGIN JANUARY 1, 2024? IS THAT WHAT I HEARD?
>> I'LL DOUBLE-CHECK WHENEVER. I HAVE MADE A LIST OF YOUR
QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANYONE ELSE? WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ISSUE. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. FREEMAN, YOU WANT TO REINFORCE-- ANSWER HIS
I'LL RECONFIRM THAT AS F AS I'M AWARE, THERE IS NO CHANGE IN
SERVICES OCCURRING. >> HE CONTINUES WITH FLORIDA
POWER AND LIGHT? >> AS FAR AS I KNOW.
>> DRAINAGE WITH THE DISTRICT THAT HE IS IN?
>> YES. >> THE ZONING DOESN'T CHANGE.
>> ZONING AND FUTURE LAND USES E REMAIN AS THEY ARE NOW.
YES. >> AND WHEN DOES THIS TAKE
EFFECT? >> THE ORDINANCE PUT IT ON THE TAX ROLLS IN 2024. THE ACTUAL ANNEXATION OCCURS RIGHT NOW IF IT IS APPROVED TODAY.
>> IT GOES ON THE TAX ROLLS. HE ASKED WAS IT JANUARY OF 2024?
ALL RIGHT. SO THE ZONING AND THE FUTURE LAND USE STAYS THE SAME UNLESS HE WANTS TO CHANGE IT.
SO I THINK WE ARE ALL SQUARED AWAY.
RIGHT? DID WE ANSWER ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS? RIGHT? OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD
LIKE-- COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? >> TWO QUICK COMMENTS.
>> SURE, SURE. >> RECENTLY, WE DID THE VEERS REVERSE. THERE WAS A PROPERTY THAT WAS BROUGHT IN, AND THE ZONING WAS CHANGED.
>> YES. >> THIS HAS TO BE BY THE ACTION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO-- SOME DEVELOPMENT SCHEME, ET CETERA.
TO HAVE THE ZONING BROUGHT IN TO CURRENT ZONING.
>> CORRECT. >> I WANT TO REASSURE ANY PROPERTY OWNER THAT THEY WILL RECEIVE FULL ATTENTION AND, YOU KNOW, SECURING WHATEVER DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS THEY WANT TO SECURE. AND SUBSEQUENT STAFF WILL HELP
THEM ON THAT. >> THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT IS THAT IT DOESN'T AFFECT OPERATIONS CURRENTLY IN ANY
>> SECOND IS A QUESTION/COMMENT. AT THIS RATE, I GUESS WE WILL BE AT KING'S HIGHWAY IN THREE MONTHS.
(LAUGHTER). >> THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT POLICE SERVICES. MAYBE MR. MIMMS, YOU ANSWER THAT. HE ASKED-- HE IS GOING TO CALL ME UNLESS YOU TELL HIM HE IS GOING TO CALL THE POLICE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. FIRST OF ALL, WE WELCOME YOU TO
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THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. YOU HAVE BEEN A PARTNER FOR US FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I WANT YOU TO DIAL 911, THE DISPATCH WILL THEN DETERMINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA. AND NOW AS YOU KNOW, THE SHERIFF HAS A RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY. 911 DISPATCH WILL MORE THAN LIKELY CALL FORT PIERCE POLICE OR THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF.YOU WILL RECEIVE DOUBLE PROTECTION, SIR.
>> YEAH. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. YOU ALREADY HAVE A FACILITY IN
>> EXACTLY. >> ARE WE READY FOR A MOTION?
>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON? >> MAYOR HUDSON?
[b. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-032 - Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel Gerald Groothouse located at 5310 Orange Ave, Parcel ID's; 242407-234-0004-000-2. - FIRST HEARING]
>> YES, MA'AM. >> NEXT, WE HAVE ORDINANCE 23-032. THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA%-Ú# 10 ORANGE AVENUE AND IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY APPRAISER TO ASSESS SAID PROPERTY AND PLACE IT ON THE CITY TAX ROLLS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2024.
DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE HEREIN STATED PROPERTY. AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. >> ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVE APPROVAL.
>> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT. COMMISSIONER GAINES?
[c. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-033 - Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel owned by St. Lucie Battery and Tire Company located at 5500 Orange Ave, Parcel ID; 2407-232-0001-000-5. - FIRST HEARING]
>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> NEXT WE HAVE 23-033.
EXTENDING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA TO INCLUDE ONE LOT AT OR NEAR 5500 ORANGE AVENUE IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER TO ASSESS SAID PROPERTY AND PLACE IT ON THE CITY TAX ROLLS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2024.
CORRECTING THE TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY. CERTIFYING THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> QUESTIONS OF STAFF? >> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVE TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND.
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES?
>> YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?
[d. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-034 - Annexation - City Initiated - 2 Parcels owned by Palm Way Investments LLC, located at 5750 Orange Ave, Parcel ID's; 2312-144-0004-000-5 and 2312-144-0003-000-8 - FIRST HEARING]
>> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR HUDSON?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY. CERTIFYING PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO MOVEMENT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> YES, MA'AM.
[e. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-035 - Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel owned by Consolidated Properties of FP, located at 121 N.Jenkins Road, Parcel ID: 2312-144-0001-000-4 - FIRST HEARING]
>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FLORIDA, NORTH JENKINS ROAD IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER TO ASSESS SAID PROPERTY AND PLACE IT ON THE CITY TAX ROLLS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2024. DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY CERTIFYING PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SEEING NO MOVEMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
>> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASEMENT.
>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> YES, MA'AM.
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
[f. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-036 - Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel owned by Turner Trust Properties LLC located at 5900 Orange Ave, Parcel ID: 2312-143-0001-000-1 - FIRST HEARING]
>> ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA TO INCLUDE ONE LOT AT OR NEAR 5900 ORANGE AVENUE IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER TO ASSESS SAID PROPERTY AND PLACE IT ON THE CITY TAX ROLLS. AS OF JANUARY 1, 2024, DIRECTING THE TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY. CERTIFY PUBLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
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THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. WELCOME.STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, FOR MESS, PLEASE.
>> DARBY BAIRD. I REPRESENT TURNER TRUST PROPERTIES. WHICH IS APPLE MACHINE AND SUPPLY AND APPLE INDUSTRIAL I HAD THE SAME CONCERNS AND THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT MR. MILLER DID.
AND YOU WILL HAVE ANSWERED MOST OF THEM.
HOPEFULLY, WE WILL FINISH ANSWERING BY THE END.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T ANSWERED?
>> WELL, I THINK ONE OF YOU HAD SAID THAT THERE IS NO EFFECT ON OPERATIONS WHATSOEVER. THE TAXES WOULD BE INCREASED.
THERE IS AN EFFECT ON OPERATIONS.
I WANTED TO ADD THAT IN THERE, TOO.
>> NOW WE ARE COVERED TWICE. >> NOW YOU ARE COVERED.
>> CALL THE MAYOR, TOO. >> YEAH, RIGHT.
(LAUGHTER) GET MY NUMBER, YEAH. >> WAS YOUR LAST NAME DARE?
>> BAIRD. I THINK IT WAS BAIRD.
OKAY. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. OKAY.
CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> COMMISSIONER C. JOHNSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> MAYOR HUDSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
NEXT WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING-- 23-037.
[g. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-037 - Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel owned by SECP FTP LLC located at 6000 Orange Ave, Parcel ID: 2312-143-0002-000-8 - FIRST HEARING]
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA TO INCLUDE ONE LOT AT OR NEAR 6,000 ORANGE AVENUE IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER TO ASSESS SAID PROPERTY AND PLACE IT ON THE CITY TAX ROLLS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2024.DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PRO PROPERTY, CERTIFYING PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIEDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS LOVE THE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. >> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SEEING NO MOVEMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> MOTION TO AIMPROVEMENT. >> SECOND.
>> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?
>> YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?
[h. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-038 Annexation - City Initiated - 2 Parcels owned by Joseph G. Miller located at 5501 and 5513 Orange Ave, Parcel ID's: 2407-701-0001-000-4 and 2407-701-0002-000-1 - FIRST HEARING]
>> YES, MA'AM. >> WE HAVE ORDINANCE 23-#S 038 #. AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA TO INCLUDE TWO LOTS AT OR NEAR 5 # 501 ORANGE AVENUE AND 5513 ORANGE AVENUE IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.
DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER TO ASSESS ÚSAID PROPERTY AND PLACE IT ON THE CITY TAX ROLLS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2024: DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE HEREBY DESCRIBED PROPERTY, CERTIFYING PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, ESTABLISHING THE ZONING-- ARE WE ESTABLISHING THE ZONING DESIGNATION ON THAT ONE?
>> NO, WE ARE NOT. >> PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE OR REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS LOVE THE IN
CONFLICT. >> QUESTIONS OF STAFFER.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO MOVEMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> MOTION AND SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> MAYOR HUDSON? >> YES, MA'AM.
[i. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-039 - Annexation - City Initiated - 2 Parcels owned by SAJ 1 SUNRISE LLC located at 5701 Orange Ave, Parcel ID: 2312-411-0001-000-3 and 2312-411-0003-000-7 - FIRST HEARING]
>> NEXT WE HAVE ORDINANCE 23-039.
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA TO INCLUDE TWO LOTS AT OR NEAR 5701 ORANGE AVENUE IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.
DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER TO ASSESS SAID PROPERTY AND PLACE IT ON THE CITY TAX ROLLS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2024, DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY, CERTIFYING PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIEDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS LOVE THE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> QUESTIONS OF STAFF. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
>> SECOND. >> A MISSION AND A SECOND.
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?
[j. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-040: Annexation - City Initiated - 1 Parcel owned by City of Fort Pierce and Fort Pierce Utility Authority located at or near 550 feet South of the intersection of Orange Avenue and S. Jenkins Road. Parcel ID: 2407-322-0000-000-4 - FIRST HEARING]
OUR FINAL PUBLIC HEARING. ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA TO INCLUDE ONE LOT AT OR NEAR 550 FEET SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF ORANGE AVENUE WITH SOUTH JENKINS ROAD IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER TO ASSESS SAID PROPERTY AND PLACE IT ON THE CITY TAX ROLLS. AS OF JANUARY 1, 2024.
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DIRECTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT TAXES ON THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTIES, CERTIFYING PUBLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE PROVMENT VIEDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.>> I'M CURIOUS. TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD ANNEX A PROPERTY WE ALREADY OWN. IT SAYS PARCEL OWNED BY THE CITY
OF FORT PIERCE. >> WELL, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED AS MAYOR. THAT WE DO HAVE PROPERTY OUTSIDE THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. AND SOMETIMES IT CAME TO US BY WAY OF COUNTY OR BY WAY OF MYSTERY.
MR. MIMMS? UPHEAPING YOU I'M HOPING YOU
WILL HELP US HERE. >> I'M CURIOUS.
IT SAYS OWNED BY THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.
>> WE OWN IT, I THOUGHT -- >> GOOD QUESTION.
>> YUP. >> WELL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS OWNED BY THE CITY, IT IS OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARY OF THE CITY. IT MAKES SENSE THAT IF WE HAVE PROPERTY, THEN IT SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY
YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY NIGHT.
I WAS SURPRISED, TOO. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.
>> OKAY. >> A VACANT PIECE OF LAND.
>> I HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION. YOU KNOW --
>> I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS ONE IS FOR.
YEAH. >> HAVE WE HAD THE PUBLIC
>> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO MOVEMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> A MOTION AND SECOND.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR HUDSON?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO THE
CITY OF FORT PIERCE. >> NEXT, WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM
THE PUBLIC. >> IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY SUBJECT.
YOU CAN COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AND MS. COX WILL GIVE YOU A THREE-SECOND WARNING. AND I SEE-- THANK YOU.
WELCOME TO FORT PIERCE. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. I SEE NOBODY, MOVING TOWARD THE
[15. COMMENTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]
PODIUM. WE WILL CLOSE THE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. AND MOVE ON.>> OKAY. WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE CITY
>> YES, MA'AM. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO-- I KNOW YOU ARE AWARE, BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT YOU JUST RECENTLY AWARDED A $2.5 MILLION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR OHIO AVENUE WHICH IS A COLLECTOR ROAD.
IT CONNECTS SOUTH 11TH STREET TO U.S. HIGHWAY ONE.
WHICH IS AT THE ENTRANCE OF MCCARTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IT CONNECTS TO SUNRISE BOULEVARD.
AND OLEANDER AVENUE. AND IT TRAVERSES AND CONTINUES TO U.S. HIGHWAY ONE. THAT IS A HIGHLY TRAVELED ROADWAY. AND WE WORKED VERY HARD WITH TE FPUA TO WORK OUT THE JOINT PARTITION PACE AGREEMENT.
THERE ARE SEVERAL UNDERGROUND UTILITIES THAT NEEDED TO BE UPGRADE ALONG THAT CORRIDOR. THAT IS A MAJOR PROJECT.
ANOTHER MAJOR PROJECT THAT WE ARE BEGINNING.
AND ALSO YOU WILL GET AN OVERVIEW OF OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM BY OUR CITY ENGINEER AT OUR JULY 10 CONFERENCE AGENDA/BUDGET WORKSHOP.
YOU WILL SEE ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF STREET AND ROADWAY PROJECTS UPCOMING.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. AND THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING THE SUNRISE THEATER AND THEIR HUNDRED YEARS OF CELEBRATION. AS WELL AS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN. THAT PAYS TRIBUTE TO OUR FALLEN OFFICERS. OF THIS AREA AND OF THE NATION.
BUT ALSO, WE HAVE SOME VERY BUSY MEETINGS COMING UP.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE LOOKED AT YOUR EMAILS AND YOUR DRAFT AGENDAS. (LAUGHTER) YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT. ON MONDAY, WE HAVE OUR CONFERENCE AGENDA. I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE LIST OF THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR ART AND CULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD. THEY WANT TO PROVIDE TO YOU.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM THE TRANSIT DIRECTOR FROM ST. LUCIE COUNTY. ON THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS THE BRIGHT LINE PASSENGER RAIL STATION. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN OVERVIEW FROM OUR FORT PIERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
TO DISCUS COMMUNITY POLICING AND ALSO A CRIME REDUCTION PLAN.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM OUR SUNRISE THEATER DIRECTOR.
TALKING ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 100-YEAR CELEBRATION.
AND THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM MADAM CLERK AND THE-- I'M SORRY.
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THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE DIRECTOR ON SHORT-TERM AND VACATION RENTALS. YES.AND WE HAVE ANNUAL EVALUATIONS FOR THE CITY CLERK.
THE CITY MANAGER, AND THETY ATTORNEY.
IT WILL BE A FUN MEETING. YES.
>> THAT IS JUNE IN. >> THAT IS MONDAY.
>> BOY. ARE YOU GOING TO BUY US LUNCH?
>> WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
THEN THE NEXT DAY, WE HAVE THE FPRA BOARD MEETING.
>> WE WILL TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY INVESTMENT. IN THE LINCOLN PARK AREA.
BY FPRA. AND ALSO WE ARE GOING TO HOPEFULLY, BE REVIEWING THE DRAFT TEMPLATE FOR THE SURPLUS PROPERTIES. FOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT PLAINTIFFS THE AN EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE LAST FPRA BOARD MEETING.
I WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE. I WAS NOT HERE.
I DO BELIEVE THE WE WILL HAVE A DRAFT TEMPLATE FOR YOU TO RE REVIEW. THAT WAY WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE AT THIS TIME. >> I WANTED TO ADD TO YOUR REPORT THAT THE OHIO-- WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND THE ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION WITH THE SURTAX MONEY AS WELL AS OUR REGULAR, THAT HAS IMPACTED FPUA.
AND THEY ARE NOW-- YOU KNOW HOW WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT, THEY HAVEN'T SPENT THEIR BUDGET.
LIKE, WHY HAVEN'T YOU SPENT IT? IT IS BECAUSE OF WHAT WE ARE DOING, THEY ARE WORKIN IN CONCERT WITH IT.
SO THEY ARE DANCING AS FAST AS THEY CAN.
YUP. I THINK WE WILL BE PLEASED WITH THE MONEY THAT THEY ARE SPENDING THIS TIME.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. MIMMS.
>> MS. COX, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?
>> I WILL SHARE THAT I THINK SHORT-TERM REMEMBER TALL UPD UPDATE-- RENTAL UPDATE WILL BE BRIEF.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU.
[16. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION]
>> COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? >> COMMISSIONERS, ANYBODY LIKE
TO GO FIRST? >> COMMISSIONER GAINES?
>> MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, I WILL BE VERY BRIEF TONIGHT.
ONE THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS WE GAVE PROCLAMATION OUT FOR JUNETEENTH. AND THERE IS AN ACTIVITY THIS TUESDAY-- THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FINN CENTER.
OUR FIRST JUNETEENTH PAGEANT. IT IS PUT ON BY MR. HENRY DOHARDT. HE HAS SOME YOUNG LADIES THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE A SUCCESS SO WE CAN HAVE IT AS PART OF THE REST OF THE JUNETEENTH ACTIVITIES IN THE FUTURE.
I'M ASKING ANYBODY THAT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING SATURDAY NIGHT TO GO TO THE FINN CENTER AND SUPPORT THE YOUNG LADIES IN THIS PAGEANT SO WE CAN MAKE IT A SUCCESS.
OTHER THAN THAT, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE.
I'M LOOKING-- I'M NOT GOING TO LIE AND SAY I'M LOOKING FORWAR TO MONDAY. I'LL BE HERE MONDAY.
I THINK WE HAVE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
>> MONDAY AND TUESDAY. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THE CONTINUED WORK FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND THE RESIDENTS OF FORT PIERCE. AND THE OTHER THING I SAY, I KNOW SOMETIME THIS MONTH, I'M GOING TO SOME CONFERENCE.
THE RETIREMENT -- >> YOU ARE GOING TO GO INTO
ANOTHER COURSE? >> NOT A COURSE.
THEY ARE SENDING ME TO BE THE FACE OF THE MEET-AND-GREET-- HELP ME OUT, COMMISSIONER. I DON'T KNOW EITHER.
>> SOMETHING FOR THE RETIREMENT BOARD.
THANK YOU. >> MAYOR, I WILL BE GOING TO, I GUESSES-- IT IS THE RETIREMENT. I CAN FIND IT.
>> LET ME KNOW IF I'M GOING, TOO, WOULD YOU, PLEASE?
>> DURING THAT MEETING, I OPENED MY MOUTH.
THAT IS HOW IT HAPPENED. BUT IT IS THE FPPTA CONFERENCE.
A THREE-DAY CONFERENCE. I THINK IT IS UP IN ORLANDO.
>> YUP. >> I'M GOING TO REPRESENT-- I'M GOING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RETIREMENT BOARD.
SO I CAN, I GUESS, KNOW THE PLAYERS.
AND WHO WE NEED JUST TO MAKE SURE OUR RETIREMENT BOARD REMAINS ONE OF THE WEST IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MADAM MAYOR, MY SECOND CERTIFICATION.I'M SCHEDULED TO TAKE THAT IN OCTOBER.
THANKS FOR GOING TO ORLANDO FOR US.
I KNOW YOU WILL REPRESENT US WELL.
>> I'LL DO MY BEST. >> THANK YOU.
>> MR. BRODERICK? YOU WANT TO CHIME IN HERE?
>> TWO QUICK COMMENTS. FOLLOWING UP ON COMMISSIONER GAIFNLTS THE RETIREMENT BOARD AT THEIR LAST MEETING HAD AN IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION FROM THE CITY'S MONEY MANAGERS.
>> OH, YEAH. >> AND IT MADE FOR A SPIRITED CONVERSATION. GREAT Q&A.
I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE OVERALL KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. AND IT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE PRESENTATION. I'M VERY HAPPY I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. AND CANDIDLY, I THINK THAT THE IT SHALL I'M NEW TO THAT POSITION.
HOWEVER, I DO FEEL CONFIDENCE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE HELM. AND THE RIGHT PROFESSIONALS HANDLING THE CITY'S MONEY. IT WAS-- I LOOK TO THOSE THINGS VERY CLOSELY. AND THE TEAM THEY HAD IN PLACE, THEY ARE BIG HITTERS. I WAS QUITE PLEASED WITH THAT.
SECONDLY, WHEN I COME IN ON MONDAY ON CRUTCHES, IT IS NOT A PROP SO I CAN LEAVE THE MEETING EARLY.
(LAUGHTER) I WILL DO MY BEST TO GT THROUGH AS MUCH OF IT AS I.
CAN IF IT IS A MARATHON, I MAY HAVE TO EXIT.
I WILL DO MY ABSOLUTE BEST TO MUSTER THE STRENGTH TO CARRY THROUGH UNTIL DINNER. THAT IS WHAT I'M PROJECTING.
YOU SAID LUNCH. IF IT MAKES IT TO DINNER, I'LL ORDER OUT. OKAY?
>> ALWAYS AN INTERESTING DAY UP HERE.
I'M VERY BRIEF. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE JUNETEENTH ACTIVITIES.
SOME GREAT EVENTS PLANNED THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THAT WEEK. AND TO LOOK FORWARD TO ALL PARTICIPATING IN THAT. MADAM MAYOR, I ATTENDED THE CELEBRATION FOR MARQUIS BURGESS, HE HOLDS THE RECORD NOW FOR RUSHING RUNNING BACKS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
YOU HAD WRITTEN A LETTER. I PRESENTED THAT TO HIM.
I'LL BE TALKING WITH MS. COX. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE MAY WANT TO CONSIDER AS A FURTHER EXTENSION OF THAT. BECAUSE THAT IS VERY UNIQUE.
THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM FORT PIERCE WHO IS THE LEADING RUSHER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ALL COLLEGES.
YES. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT PLACE THAT
HE HOLDS IN THE RECORDS. >> THANK YOU.
>> WE WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE, I THINK, OPPORTUNITY TOWARDS THAT. TO RECOGNIZE THAT FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. HE IS IN LIGHTS RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE ALWAYS PROUD OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT OUR CITY.
HE IS A TREMENDOUS YOUNG MAN. AND JUST REALLY GOING TO DO SOME GREAT THINGS. AND MOST IMPORTANT PART ABOUT IT IS HE GRADUATED FROM KAISER. HE HAS A DEGREE.
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HIM. AND SOME OF THE THINGS HE IS LOOKING TO DO. THAT IS IT FOR ME NOW.
YEAH. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT WEEK. YUP.
>> MADAM MAYOR, TO FOLLOW UP ON COMMISSIONER JOHNSON.
I THOUGHT WE HAD A DISCUSSION EARLIER THIS YEAR WHERE WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO BRING SOME OF THESE YOUTH THAT ARE DOING
SOMETHING. >> WE WERE GOING TO RECOGNIZE
THEM. >> RECOGNIZE THE YOUTH THAT HAVE BEEN DOING STUFF IN FORT PIECE PIERCE.
I HOPE WE DON'T FORGET. THAT WE HAVE THAT YOUNG MAN WHO WON THE-- THE BOXER. THE YOUNG MAN WHO IS A NATIONAL CHAMPION. IN HIS AGE GROUP FROM FORT
>> WE GOT ME YEAH. WE HAVE SOME OTHER-- WE HAVE SOME MORE YOUTH. I DON'T WANT TO START BY JUST RECOGNIZING A FUVMENT I WANT EVERYBODY TO SEE WHAT'S COMING OUT OF THE FORT PIERCE. ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> SO I DID SEE THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING ADVERTISED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT THE COURT CENTER IS.
THAT BACK OPEN FOR JUNE SNEENT. >> OUTSIDE.
>> I'M SORRY. THE JUNETEENTH ACTIVITY TAKES
PLACE OUTSIDE ON THE GROUNDS. >> OKAY.
>> THE ACTUALFY FACILITY HAS NOT BEEN REOPENED YET.
>> IT IS NOT INSO DID CENTER. IT IS ON THE GROUNDS.
ALSO, I WAS REALLY PLEASED TONIGHT ABOUT THE STRATEGIC ANNEXATION. I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER IN THE YEAR. IT IS REALLY A GOOD THING THAT WE ARE CARRYING THROUGH. AND I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO GO OUT ORANGE AVENUE. THAT IS GOOD IDEA.
AND I THINK THAT OUR ORANGE AVENUE QUARTER ASSOCIATION WILL BE BEEFED UP PROBABLY. MAYBE BECAUSE OF THIS STRATEGIC
ANNEXATION. >> I AGREE WITH YOU.
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THE EXPANSION OF THAT, OBVIOUSLY, WITH MORE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES COMING INTO THE FOLD, THE ORANGE AVENUE CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION DID A CLEANUP THIS PAST WEEKEND AS PART OF THE>> I WAS DETAINED. THEY DID 7TH TO 17TH.
I EXPECT ANOTHER MEETING WITH THAT VRGS VERY SOON.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO REPORTING BACK WHAT THEIR STATUS IS WHAT
THEY HAVE GOING ON. >> GOOD, GOOD.
>> MADAM MAYOR, I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.
IT CAME TO ME LAST NIGHT. I WAS EXITING OFF OF 95 LATE LAST NIGHT. EARLY THIS MORNING.
YOU KNOW, TH THERE IS SOME REMARKABLE STUFF HAPPENING ON ORANGE AVENUE. FOR THOSE THAT ARE TRAVELING PAST, NOT EVEN JUST STOPPING, GOING TO MIAMI OR WHATEVER.
IT JUST SAYS "ORANGE AVENUE." MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH WHOEVER CONTROLS THAT BIG GREEN SIGN HANGING OVER INTERSTATE 95. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT SAY GATEWAY FORT PIERCE. ORANGE AVENUE.
SOMETHING THAT LETS THEM KNOW THAT THAT IS A FORT PIERCE EXIT.
>> WHAT DOES IT SAY ON THE OKEECHOBEE --
>> IT DOESN'T SAY FORT PIERCE. OKEECHOBEE ROAD.
YOU SEE DIFFERENT AREAS. THERE IS NOTHING THERE-- YOU DON'T KNOW YOU ARE-- ORANGE AVENUE AND OKEECHOBEE ARE IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. OKAY? AS WE THINK ABOUT BRANDING, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE NEED TO BEGIN TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE-- I'M GOING TO START WITH THAT AT TPO. THAT NEEDS TO SAY "FORT PIERCE, ORANGE AVENUE." AT LEAST PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN GET OFF IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.
>> THERE IS A SIGN THAT SAYS "FORT PIERCE, THE NEXT THREE
BUT THAT SIGN, I WANT IT TO SAY FORT PIERCE, ORANGE AVENUE.
RIGHT? >> WE HAVE TO TALK TO THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY. RIGHT?
>> WE WILL TALK TO A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
I'M LETTING YOU GUYS KNOW IT KIND OF HIT ME.
WE CAME IN TODAY AND DID THESE ANNEXATIONS ON ORANGE AVENUE.
>> WE NEED TO GET THE TDC TO GET A BILLBOARD UP THERE.
>> WE NEED SOMETHING. I'M ON IT.
>> LATE-NIGHT DRIVING. THINGS COME TO YOU.
>> LATE-NIGHT DRIVING. THAT IS WHAT YOU SEE.
>> LAST THING IS THAT JETTY PARK APPARENTLY HAD SOME EPISODES THIS PAST WEEKEND. OF-- IT WAS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
I DON'T KNOW-- YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH OF SIT TRUE.
IT REMINDED ME THAT EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME, WHEN IT GETS TO BE GRADUATION TIME AND OUR PARKS START HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF EXUBERANCE. SO I JUST WANTED MAYBE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT PERHAPS MIGHT BE ON MORE ALERT BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF YEAR IT IS. BECAUSE THEY DO A LOT OF CELEBRATING. APPARENTLY, THERE WAS CARS PARKED, BLOCKING THE ROADWAY AND LOUD MUSIC.
AND SO ANYWAY, WE MIGHT BE VIGILANT.
THAT HAPPENS IN JETTY PARK. IT ALSO HAPPENS IN JAYCEE PARK.
THEY GO CELEBRATE. >> SO ANYWAY, I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER, WE ARE GOING TO BE AJOWRNG.
WE WERE GOING TO BE TURNING OUT THE LIGHTS.
IF EVERYBODY IN THE CHAMBERS WOULD EXIT AND IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ANYBODY, UP HERE, YOU CAN TALK TO THEM OUT IN THE LOBBY. AND SO WITH THAT, WE ARE
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