Nov 06, 2023 City Commission Regular Meeting

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>> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

THIS IS THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE CITY COMMISSION, IT IS NOVEMBER 6, 2033. PLEASE STAND FOR THE OPENING PRAYER BY PASTOR CLAUDETTE CARPENTER WITH YAHWEH HANDS ON MINISTRY AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> WE HAVE AN AGENDA AND GOD ULTIMATELY HAS AN AGENDA.

WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE FULL GRACE AND ASK HIM.

FATHER, WE COME FIRST THANKING YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER ONE MORE TIME GOD TO BRING OUR CITY WILL BRING OUR MINDS AND HEARTS TOGETHER. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US THE LOVE AND WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE HAVE ALL GOT TO GET THE JOB DONE. WE SURRENDER OUR WILL TO YOU AND LAY IT ALL DOWN GOD AND ASK YOUR PEACE FOR EVERY SPEAKER, EVERY PERSON IN THIS MEETING . TODAY GOD, HELP US GO WITH YOUR AGENDA. WE REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE A PLAN IN JESUS NAME AND WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THAT PLAN THAT WILL BE WORKED OUT TODAY. BRING US TOGETHER WITH ONE MAN

MIND IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> CALLED ROLL, PLEASE. >>.

PROCLAMATION FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER WEEK , SO IF WE

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

HAVE SOMEONE. >> ARE WE DOING MINUTES?

>> YES, THANK YOU. IT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THEOCTOBER 16, 2023 REGULAR MEETING .

>> MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>>WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, CALLABLE PLEASE .

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[a. Nurse Practitioner Week]

WHEREAS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS ARE TRUSTED PROVIDERS OF HEALTHCARE IN OUR TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS WORK TO EXPAND HEALTHCARE ACCESS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY, AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES; AND WHEREAS, PATIENTS RELY ON OVER 355,000 LICENSED NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN THE US, INCLUDING 21,000 IN FLORIDA AND NEARLY 1,800 ON THE TREASURE COAST, TO DIAGNOSE, MANAGE, AND TREAT THEIR CHRONIC AND ACUTE HEALTH CONDITIONS; AND WHEREAS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY PRIMARY, ACUTE, AND SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE SERVICES WHILE EMPHASIZING HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND COUNSELING, GUIDING PATIENTS TO MAKE SMARTER HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE CHOICES EVERY DAY; AND WHEREAS, THE CONFIDENCE THAT PATIENTS HAVE IN NURSE PRACTITIONER-DELIVERED HEALTHCARE IS EVIDENCED BY THE MORE THAN 1 BILLION VISITS MADE ANNUALLY TO NURSE PRACTITIONERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY; AND WHEREAS, MORE THAN FIVE DECADES OF RESEARCH DEMONSTRATE THE HIGH QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED BY NURSE PRACTITIONERS; AND WHEREAS, LEADING GOVERNMENTAL AND POLICY ENTITIES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF EDICINE, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, AND FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, HAVE RECOGNIZED THE BENEFITS OF PROVIDING PATIENTS WITH FULL AND DIRECT ACCESS TO CARE DELIVERED BY NURSE PRACTITIONERS; AND WHEREAS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS SERVE AS THE PROVIDERS OF CHOICE FOR MANY AND PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AND NOW, THEREFORE, I, LINDA HUDSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 12-18, 2023 AS: NURSE PRACTITIONER WEEK IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS NURSE PRACTITIONERS HAVE MADE OVER THE PAST HALF-CENTURY AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ON BEHALF OF THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CITIZENS IN

OUR COMMUNITY. >> CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW

WORDS? >> ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL NURSE PRACTITIONER COUNCIL OF THE SEVEN COAST, I WILL LIKE TO JUST THINK THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE MAYOR FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING HEROES IN HEALTHCARE DURING NURSE PRACTITIONER WEEK. IN 1965, DOCTOR LORETTO FORD DEVELOPED THE FIRST NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM AND ALMOST 60 YEARS LATER, THERE ARE MORE THAN 1800 NURSE PRACTITIONERS

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WE THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION ON THE TREASURE COAST. IF YOU KNOW A NURSE PRACTITIONER, MAKE SURE YOU THINK HER DURING THIS MONTH.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE].

[b. National Apprenticeship Week]

WHEREAS, NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK IS CELEBRATING ITS 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF RAISING AWARENESS OF THE VITAL ROLE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS PROVIDE IN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES BY ALLOWING APPRENTICES TO EARN WHILE THEY LEARN AND PREPARING A PATHWAY TO GOOD, QUALITY JOBS AND WELL-PAYING CAREERS IN FORT PIERCE AND ACROSS THE NATION; AND WHEREAS, REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ENABLE EMPLOYERS TO DEVELOP AND TRAIN THEIR FUTURE WORKFORCE WHILE OFFERING CAREER SEEKERS AFFORDABLE PATHS TO SECURE HIGH-PAYING JOBS; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE RECOGNIZES THE ROLE OF REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS IN EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR WORKFORCE THAT ARE INCLUSIVE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED, AND ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY PERSISTENT POVERTY AND INEQUALITY, THUS PROVIDING A PATH FOR ALL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING WOMEN, YOUTH, PEOPLE OF COLOR, RURAL COMMUNITIES, JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, TO BECOME APPRENTICES AND CONTRIBUTE TO AMERICAB WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE RECOGNIZES REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS, A PROVEN AND INDUSTRY-DRIVEN TRAINING MODEL, IS A KEY STRATEGY TO IMPROVING JOB QUALITY, AND CREATING ACCESS TO GOOD-PAYING, FAMILY-SUSTAINING JOBS FOR ALL, STARTING WITH YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, WHILE ADDRESSING SOME OF OUR NATIONB PRESSING WORKFORCE CHALLENGES SUCH AS REBUILDING OUR COUNTRYB INFRASTRUCTURE, ADDRESSING CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN DEMANDS, SUPPORTING A CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE, MODERNIZING OUR CYBERSECURITY RESPONSE, AND RESPONDING TO CARE ECONOMY ISSUES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LINDA HUDSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 13-19, 2023 AS: NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK N THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND THE VITAL ROLE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS PLAY IN OUR

COMMUNITY. >> JUST A FEW WORDS MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CHAT. I WILL NOT SAY MUCH, EVERYBODY HERE'S WHAT I SAY. I WOULD RATHER HAVE A FEW MINUTES FOR A GENTLEMAN THAT IS GONE THROUGH THE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM HERE IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.

JAMAAL, THE FLOOR IS YOURS MY FRIEND.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MY NAME IS JAMAAL MOSTLY, I'M AN ANALYST FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.

I WANT TO THANK THE MINISTRY ASIAN FOR ALLOWING ME TO LEVERAGE THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING AN APPRENTICE.

I HAVE A LOT OF YEARS OF DOING IT WORK FOR WHAT IS HAPPENED IS WITH THE APPRENTICESHIP, IT ALLOWED ME TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE THAT HAD ALREADY OBTAINED.

NOW I HAVE NOT ONLY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT NETWORKING, BUT THAT IS THE CENTERPIECE OF CYBERSECURITY WHICH IS A MASSIVE THING AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE NEWS.

OUR ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE IS BETTER SUITED TOWARDS MITIGATING AND ADDRESSING THESE THINGS FROM A GOVERNANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE STANDARD.

I AM EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY IT HAS ALLOWED AND LOOK FORWARD TO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MY TEAM AND THE REST OF THE ORGANIZATION. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE YOUNG, COMING UP OR EXPERIENCED, YOU WILL ALWAYS LEARN. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU JAMAAL, THANK YOU

VERY MUCH. >> OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE A SPECIAL

[c. Hibiscus Park Crime Watch and Neighborhood Association donation to the City of Fort Pierce holiday lighting effort.]

ASSOCIATION . >> SPEAKER: (STATES NAME AND ADDRESS). GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY

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>> BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. >> DO YOU WANT TO GET A PICTURE? [APPLAUSE].

[8. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

>> OKAY, NEXT YOU HAVE ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

IF THERE WERE NO CHANGES I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THE AGENDA.

>> I MOVE WE SET THE AGENDA AS PRINTED.

>> SECOND. >>THERE IS A MOTION AND A

SECOND, CALLABLE PLEASE . >> (ROLL CALL).

[11. CONSENT AGENDA]

CONSENT AGENDA. >> IS THERE ANY ITEM IN THE COMMISSIONER WOULD LIKE TO PULL? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> MAYOR, I WILL LOOK TO PULL ITEM 11 D FOR DISCUSSION.

>> OKAY, AND THE OTHER? WOULD YOU MAKE A MOTION?

>> MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT ITEM 11

. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND THE SECOND, CALL THE ROLE PLEASE.

>> (ROLL CALL). SO ITEM 11 D IS APPROVAL OF THE

[d. Approve the purchase of seven (7) community cameras in the amount of $60,001.85 from Tactical Video Inc. ]

>> MAYOR AGAIN, I ONLY PULL IS EITHER BECAUSE I WANT THE PUBLIC AND THE AUDIENCE LISTENING ON THE PHONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT ALTHOUGH PLEASE AND CRIES WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT SECURITY IN OUR COMMUNITY, IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IF YOU DO NOT TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT OUR AGENDA AND READ IT, YOU WILL SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF US LISTENING TO OUR RESIDENTS AND PROVIDING AS MANY CAMERAS AND OTHER SAFEGUARDS AS WE CAN FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.

I JUST WANT TO LET THEM KNOW, HERE ARE ANOTHER SEVEN CAMERAS THAT ADDS ON TO THE AMOUNT OF CAMERAS WE'VE ALREADY GOT THERE. PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ME OR CALL ME ASKING ME WHERE THE CAMERAS ARE GOING.

IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE. JUST KNOW THAT THE CAMERAS ARE THERE TO ADD TO THE OTHER CAMERAS OUT THERE TO MAKE OUR CITY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE AS WE ARE TRYING TODO WHAT YOU ASKED US TO DO, THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR .

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT?

>> MADAM MAYOR, BASED ON THAT I AM MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 11 D.

>> SECOND. >> CALLABLE PLEASE.

>> (ROLL CALL). >> BEFORE WE GO FURTHER, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THAT WE HAVE THE CHAIR OF THE COUNTY

[a. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-012 review and adoption of a Future Land Use Map Amendment of five (5) parcels of land to change the future land use designations from St. Lucie County designations of Residential Urban (RU) and Commercial (COM) to City designations of High Density Residential (RH) (+/- 80.3 Acres) and General Commercial (CG) (+/- 4.5 Acres).- West Orange located at Orange Avenue and N. Jenkins Road (5 parcels.) Parcel ID's: 2407-241-0001-000-3, 2407-231-0000-000-5, 2407-212-0001-000-3, 2407-221-0001-000-1 and 2407-211-0001-000-0. SECOND READING]

BEING WITH US. >> WE HAVE ALL LEGISLATIVE HEARING SO WE WILL PROCEED WITH LEGISLATIVE HEARING - ORDINANCE 23-012 REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF A FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT

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THIS IS THE SECOND READING. >> THIS THE SECOND READING.

ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

SEEING NO MOVEMENT I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND

ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE FOR THE

APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND THE SECOND, CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

>> (ROLL CALL). NEXT WE HAVE ORDINANCE 23 Ã

[b. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-054 - Impact Fee Moratorium within Urban Infill and Redevelopment Area. SECOND READING.]

>> THIS IS THE SECOND READING, ANYONE INTERESTED IN ADJUSTING THE COMMISSION ON THIS ISSUE, PLEASECOME FORWARD.

SEEING NO ONE TO MY WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND

ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MOVE APPROVAL .

>> SECOND. >> THEREIS A MOTION AND THE

SECOND, CALL THE ROLL PLEASE . >> (ROLL CALL).

[c. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-055 - Review and approval for a voluntary annexation by property owners Daniel and Janica Jules of three (3) parcels at the South east corner of Totten Road and Rhode Island Avenue, more specifically at Parcel IDs: 2417-331-0003-000-4, 2417-331-0005-000-8 and 2417-331-0004-000-1. SECOND READING]

LUCIE COUNTY DIRECTING REVISION OF THE TURNABOUT THE ARTICLE TO BE FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH, PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY CLAUSE REPEATING ALL ORDINANCES INCOMPETENT PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, THIS IS THE

SECOND READING. >> THIS IS THE SECOND READING, DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE TO MY WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ANDARE IN A MOTION .

>> I MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> THERE IS A MOTION IN THE SECOND, CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

>> (ROLL CALL). >> NEXT WE HAVE LEGISLATIVE

[d. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-059 Amending Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 5, Police Officers' Retirement/Pension Fund to modify definitions and clarify benefit commence date. FIRST READING]

THIS IS THE FIRST READING. >> MR. MIMS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO LEADING TO THIS ITEM?

>> NO MAN, IDO NOT . >> I BELIEVE WE HAVE MISSED BONNIE JENSEN FROM THE POLICE OFFICER RETIREMENT FUND JOINING

US THIS EVENING. >> GOOD MORNING MAYORS AND COMMISSIONERS. I AM RETURNING TO WORK FOR THE FORT PIERCE POLICE OFFICERS PENSION FUND.

WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PENSION PLAN. ONE, TO TRACK THE LANGUAGE IN CHAPTER 185 OFTHE FOURTH CENTURY , THAT IS AGAIN SHARING ORDINANCE IS THAT IT REQUIRES CERTAIN LANGUAGE BE IN THE

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AS IS REQUIRED BY THE STATUTE IT WOULD PUT THEM INTO THE POLICE PENSION PLAN WHEN HIRED. IF THEY ARE INTENDED TO BECOME A POLICE OFFICER. THE SECOND CHANGE IS THAT WE AREREQUESTING TO FIND THE BENEFIT BEGINS .

WE HAVE AMENDED THE THREE SECTIONS TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE TERMINATION OFEMPLOYMENT , TERMINATION OF PAY BEFORE THE PENSION CAN BEGIN. WE AMENDED THE SECTION ON THE NORMAL RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY BENEFITS, AND ONTHE

DEATH BENEFIT .TO CLARIFY THOSE THREE START POINTS.>> ARE THE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING, ANYBODY WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE

BOARD? >> THIS IS JUST OUTSTANDING AND

CLEANING UP SOME CLERICAL. >> IT IS JUST A CLARIFICATION, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION?

>> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND THE SECOND, CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

>> (ROLL CALL). NEXT WE HAVE ORDINANCE 23 Ã

[e. Legislative Hearing - Ordinance 23-060 relating to the General Employees retirement system in order to extend the DROP period from 5 to 6 years and increasing the standard form of annuity from 75% to 100% with a cap of $115,000 for employees hired after October 2012, and creating a section in the code which prescribes investment standards and provisions for investment contracts and amending the section for the periodic reports. FIRST READING]

SUBSECTION C PROVIDING THAT. >>> NOVEMBER IS TO RECEIVE A TOTAL ANNUAL PENSION PAYMENT - - PROVIDING THE STANDARD FORM OF ANNUITY I INCREASED FROM 75% 200% OF AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION, AMENDING CODE SECTION TWO Ã281 DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PROGRAM. THE DROP IN SUBSECTION B FROM FIVE YEARS TO SIX YEARS, AMENDING SECTION 2 Ã281, DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PROGRAM DROPPED SUBSECTION C UP TO 72 MONTHS INVESTMENTS, PRESCRIBING INVESTMENT CENTERS AND SETTING UP PROVISIONS AMENDING CODE TWO Ã233 PROVIDING FOR PERIODIC REPORTS FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES AND SEPARABILITY CLAUSE REPEATING ALL ORDINANCE AND PARTS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, THIS IS THE

FIRST READING. >> MR. MIMS, I PRESUME THIS IS MRS. MORRISON SHOW?OKAY, PROCEED.

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

MR. MIMS ASKED METO DO A BRIEF POWERPOINT , THE FIRST IS THAT THE DIRECTION OF THE - - PROPOSED CHANGE FROM TH DROP FROM FIVE YEARS TO EIGHT YEARS, THAT WAS WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US. THE RETIREMENT BOARD MET AT OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING, NO, THE JULY AND AUGUST MEETING, WE DISCUSSED THIS EXTENSIVELY. EVEN THOUGH THERE WILL BE NO COST TO THE ACTUAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT CONTRIBUTING INDIVIDUALS, IT WILL AFFECT THE EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO COST TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, IT WILL INCREASE THE CONTRIBUTION RATE AS AN EMPLOYER THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE.

WE ARE TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL OF THE PREVAILING ISSUES WITH THE EMPLOYER IS HAVING AND ATTRACTING COMPETENT PEOPLE AND PEOPLE IN THE SUCCESSION PLANNING OF THIS, WE ARE RECOMMENDING EXTENDING GET FROM ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR. ALSO NOTING THAT WE ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS REALLY A SUCCESSION PLAN OPTION.

YEAR ONE MOVING FORWARD, IT ALLOWS THE EMPLOYEE TO START THINKING I KNOW THIS PERSON WILL BE LEAVING WITHIN THE NEXT SIX YEARS, SEWING TO START THE SUCCESSION PLANN SO MAKE IT TO THIS POINT OF WHERE WE ARE NOW, WE CAN START PLANNING FOR THAT. TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION AND

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INCREASING THAT, WE'RE - - >> WHEN HE SAID THE EMPLOYER, THAT'S THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE? THAT IS THE TAXPAYER, INSTEAD OF EIGHT YEARS YOU'RE GOING TO SIX YEARS, RIGHT?

>> THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. >> ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?

DO YOU HAVE MORE? >> YES, THE SECOND PROPOSED CHANGE WAS AMENDING THE MAXIMUM ACTUAL PENSION FOR EMPLOYEES HIRED AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2012 FROM 100,000, 215,000, NOT TO EXCEED THE 75% OF THE FINAL SALARY.

CURRENTLY THE PLAN IS WRITTEN THAT ANY EMPLOYEE HIRED AFTER OCTOBER 1 CAN ONLY RECEIVE A MAXIMUM PENSION BENEFIT OF $100,000, IT CANNOT GO OVER THAT OR EXCEED 75% OF THE FINAL AVERAGE SALARY. THE PROPOSED ALLOWANCE AS TO WHAT WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT TO US TO BE REVIEWED TO BE CHANGED WAS CHANGING THE MAXIMUM PENSION BENEFIT ALLOWANCE 215,000, STILL NOT TO EXCEED 75% OF THE FINAL AVERAGE SALARY. AGAIN, THE RETIREMENT BOARD REVIEWED THE ACTUARIAL IMPACT STUDIES AND LOOKED AT CHANGING THE ALLOWANCE FROM THE 75% TO THE HUNDRED PERCENT AND THE 115. AFTER DISCUSSION AND REVIEWING THE IMPACTS OF WHAT IT WOULD BE FINANCIALLY, THE RETIREMENT BOARDS IS MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE NOT ONLY CHANGE THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT TO 115,000, BUT ALSO TO CHANGE IT TO THE FINAL AVERAGE SALARY MAXIMUM BEING 100%.

THE REASONING A RATIONALE BEHIND OUT WAS CURRENTLY WE HAVE A 3% MULTIPLIER AS IT RELATES TO OUR RETIREMENT OR OUR EMPLOYEES. IF AN EMPLOYEE WORKS 25 YEARS, THEY ARE ENTITLED TO 75% OF THEIR FINAL AVERAGE SALARY.

BY CAPPING THIS, WE ARE MAKING THIS WHERE IT WOULD BE NO BENEFIT FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO WORK PAST 25 YEARS.

SO YOU HAVE A YOUNG EMPLOYEE THAT WANTS TO WORK PAST 30 YEARS WITHOUT GOING INTO THE JOB, THEY ARE YOUNG, THEY CAN WORK LONGER AND EARN MORE WAGE , SO IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THEM TO WORK UP TO THE 33 ONE THIRD YEAR BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY LEAVE. THEY WOULD BE ENTITLED AND CLOSE TO 100%. LOOKING AT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO, IT WAS ONLY $15,637 TO MOVE FROM THE 75% OF THE FINAL AVERAGE SALARY TO THE 100% OF THE FINAL AVERAGE SALARY. WE ARE MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT STILL $115,000 MAX, WE KNOW THAT WE WILL BE REVIEWING THAT IN THE RETIREMENT BOARD HAS DISCUSSED THE VIEWING THAT EVERY SO MANY YEARS TO MAKE SURE AS WAGES ARE INCREASING, WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL.

THAT WE ARE NOT LIMITING OUR EMPLOYEES TO WHAT THEY ARE WORKING WITH NOW TOTAL REFLECTIVE PENSION AMOUNT.

WE ARE MAKING - - 100% OF THE FINAL SALARY WITH THE ONE OF

$50,000 MAX. >> THE DIFFERENCE IS THE 119

AND 134, IS AN ANNUAL FEE? >> IS THE ONE TIME COST FOR THE CHANGE WHICH IS GOING TO BE, 20 CLASSES EITHER WAY.

WE ARE THINGS GOING 15,000 FOR THE CITY AND 18,000 FOR THE USA, THEY WILL IMPLEMENT THAT CHANGE.

IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A ONE-TIME COST FOR US.

UNFUNDED ACTUARIAL LIABILITY THAT INCREASED - - THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY THAT WE HAVE, WE PAY THAT OVER A 30 YEAR PERIOD.

THE NUMBER SEEMS HUGE AND IT IS THAT YOU CANNOT PAY IT UPFRONT.

IT IS BASED ON EVERYONE IN THE CURRENT PENSION SYSTEM NOW ON THE DAY THEY ARE HIRED AND ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM.

IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WORK

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THEY MIGHT TERMINATE, THINGS MIGHT HAPPEN, WHATEVER THE REASON IS. THAT WILL CHANGE ANNUALLY HOWEVER, YOU DO NOT PAY THE NUMBER OF FRONTS.

IT'S JUST LIKE YOUR MORTGAGE. VERY FEW PEOPLE PAY FOR THEIR HOMES AND CASH. IT WILL INCREASE OUR UNFUNDED RELIABILITY AND INCREASE, WE WILL TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT FOR CONFIRMATION THIS YEAR, IT IS .03%, FOR YOU A IT WAS .0 PERCENT AND FOR THE AMOUNT WE PUT IN FOR THE POLICE IS .28 OR.29%. IT WILL INCREASE THE CONTRIBUTION RATE WE WILL MAKE THIS FISCAL YEAR WE WILL ADJUST THAT NOW SO WE ARE PAYING IT FROM THE MOMENT THIS IS APPROVED, GO BACK AND CAPTURE UP TO THIS POINT AND MAKE

ADJUSTMENTS MOVING FORWARD. >> QUESTIONS?

>> A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. THE RETIREMENT BOARD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC AT LENGTH .

OF COURSE, THERE ARE TWO COMMISSIONERS THAT SIT ON THE RETIREMENT BOARD . THIS BODY WAS WELL REPRESENTED IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

BUT, FROM MY VIEWPOINT, THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE BUSINESS ANALYTICS SCENARIO. ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE BASED ON INFLATIONARY INDEX WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE ORIGINAL 100,000 PLATFORM WAS PUT INTO PLACE, BUT IT WAS A WHILE AGO.

75% OF PAYOUT I BELIEVE THAT WAS DONE IN 2012.

THIS IS OLD NEWS, NOT A FORMULATION THAT WORKS IN TODAY'S ECONOMICS. WE GOT THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE MADE WERE MODERATE, THEY WERE BY NO MEANS EXTREME.

IT'S ALMOST AS IF WE ARE STICKING OUR TOE IN THE WATER TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE DIGESTED INTO THE SYSTEM APPROPRIATELY IS OUTLINE OF THE SCREEN HERE.

WE TOOK THE ECONOMICS OUT OF IT EXCEPT FULLY SUPPORT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO HERE. TWO OTHER COMPONENTS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE FUTURE.

ONE OF THE RECRUITMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO COME TO THE CITY.

I GET IT, SOME 20-YEAR-OLDS ARE NOT LOOKING AT A RETIREMENT PLAN 30 YEARS IN THE FUTURE. I AM 63 SO I LOOK AT THAT EVERY DAY, HOWEVER, IT IS A TRUE BENEFIT.

THIS BENEFIT WE BELIEVE NEED TO BE KEPT CURRENT AND COMPETITIVE. SECONDARILY IS TO DROP.

THE DROP IS A VERY INTERESTING DISCUSSION ON THE PERSPECTIVE OF DURATION. THIS BODY HAS DISCUSSED THAT THE MOTHER RETIREMENT BOARD HAS DISCUSSED THAT.

IT'S ALL OVER THE SPECTRUM OF KEEPING IT AT FIVE, GOING TO EIGHT, ETC. AT THE END OF THE DAY AFTER A VERY LENGTHY DISCUSSION AND A 100% UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE RETIREMENT BOARD WAS TO MODERATE THE DROP FROM 5 TO 6 AS A STARTING POINT AND GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS MOVING FORWARD.

WE GOT FACING THE CRITICAL MASS SCENARIO, EVENTUALLY LOSING HIGHLY EXPERIENCED FOLKS BECAUSE OF AN ARBITRARY DEADLINE WAS SIMPLY NOT GOOD BUSINESS.

TO ADD LEAST PUT A STOP FOR THE TIME BEING WAS TO AGAIN, MAKE THE MODERATE MOVE OF INCREASING THE DROP FROM 5 TO 6. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD BAND-AID TO THE SYSTEM FOR THE TIME BEING AND WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL REVIEW BY THE RETIREMENT BOARD WITH MORE RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO THE CITYCOMMISSION . THIS WHOLE ISSUE OF BRAIN DRAIN IN ORGANIZATIONS IS CRITICAL MASS.

THE CITY FACING THIS PROBLEM HEAD-ON POTENTIAL OF LOSING HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PEOPLE AND KEEP IN MIND TO REPLACE THEM WITH LESS EXPERIENCED PEOPLE IS THE SAME PAYROLL SEE THE ECONOMIC SHAKEUP OF ALL EDITIONS GOING TOBE , MAYBE THAT IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION THAT WE COULD BE LOOKING AT SOMETHING AND LOOKING AT SOMETHING MORE EXTENSIVE AS WE

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IT SOFTENS THE BLOW FROM 5 TO 8 FROM 5 TO 6. OF COURSE THE ESCALATIONS ARE JUST REASONABLE FOR.

THERE IS NO OTHER WE CAN DISCUSS THAT.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, COMMISSIONER GAINES IS ON THAT

WEREWITH ME AS WELL . >> WOULD LIKE TO GO NEXT?

>> I WILL MAKE A COMMENT. COMMISSIONER, WE WERE LOOKING AT YOUR COMING UP ON THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT WERE ABOUT TO RETIRE AND LOOKING TO EXTEND TO KEEP SOME OF THEM.

I MEMBER SPECIFICALLY MR. - - TALKED ABOUT THE EXPERIENCED PEOPLE WE HAVE THERAPY THIS IS ONE YEAR ADHERED, I'LL HAVE THE NUMBER TONIGHT BUT I'M CURIOUS BECAUSE WE HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE CLOSE TO THAT CLIFF. HOW MUCH TIMES THAT BIAS? WE WERE LOOKING AT 5 TO 8 YEARS TO FIGURE OUT HOW LONG WE CAN RETAIN THETALENT AND GET THE SYSTEM PREPARED AND TRIGGERED ENOUGH TO BRING PEOPLE ON BOARD .

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE IT NOW THAT IS FINE, BUT THAT IS WHAT I WAS UNDERSTANDING THAT. WHERE ARE WE WITH A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE LEAVING US BECAUSE THAT ISWHAT WE WERE TRYING TO ADDRESS . THIS MAKES SENSE AS FAR AS THE FINAL AVERAGE SALARY AND MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS IS THAT IT IS LESS EXPENSIVE IF YOU DO THE ANALYSIS TO GO AHEAD AND DO TH 100% . YOUR FAMILY ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY AND GETTING LESS SO TO ME THAT IS THE EASY PARTS. UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT OF PEOPLE WAS CRITICAL.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES THAT OR AT LEAST WE HAVE A START. THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO RECORD TO UNDERSTAND THAT IS WHAT WE GOT HERE.

>> IT IS REALLY IFFY BECAUSE WE CAN GO IN AND SAY THIS IS THE NUMBER THAT ARE ELIGIBLE, HOWEVER LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, YOU CAN WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, MR. MIMS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE, AT ANY MOMENT YOU CAN WALK OUT THE DOOR.

WE SAID WE GET THE ALLOWANCE THAT IS NO GUARANTEE.

WE HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT COME IN AND THEY SAY I AM DONE.HE DROP PAPERS AND THEY ARE DONE. THE FIGURE LIKE COMMISSIONER BRODERICK SAID, WE DISCUSSED IT AND SAID LET'S START HERE.

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE POSSIBILITY OF THE INCREASES THAT IT MAY BE WITH THE CONTRIBUTION RATE, BUT THIS ALLOWS FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR TO TRY TO HELP THOSE POSITIONS READY FOR SUCCESSION FOR SOMEBODY TO TAKE OVER.

>> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK SAID EVERYTHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, YOUR QUESTIONS WAS BROUGHT UP.

WE WANTED TO KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD AFFECT HOW CLOSE WE WERE TO THE CLIFF. WHAT MISS MORRISON JUST SAID, EVEN IF THEY GIVE YOU A NUMBER, BY THE TIME THE HAND YOU THE NUMBER, THE PEOPLE ON THE LIST, IT MEANS THEY CAN WALK OUT.

THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE MOVE WITH THE RETIREMENT BOARD IS A STARTING POINT LET'S GO FIND SOMEBODY AND AFTER THAT IT GIVES US MORE TIME TO COME BACK AND LOOK ATEVERYTHING .

DURING THE RETIREMENT BOARD, YOUR CONCERN BECAUSE YOU ADMIT THAT CONCERN IN THE COMMISSION MEETING, IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THOSE MEETINGS. WITH THE DROP, THEY WAKE UP AND THE SUN IS ON THE WRONG SIDE OR MAYBE GET OUT OF BED IN THE PLANNING AND SAY I AM DONE, THE NUMBER THEY HAVE MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BECAUSE NOW THEY ARE DONE.

WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS GIVE THE DIRECTORS WHO ARE FACING THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE EXPERIENCED PEOPLE AND SAY OKAY, WE WILL GIVE YOU AN EXTRA YEAR, LET'S GO OUT AND FIND SOMEBODY.

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GO OUT AND FIND SOMEBODY, IF YOU HAVE TWO YEARS, NOW YOU HAVE TWO YEARS TO GO DO IT, LET'S GO FIND SOMEBODY.

IF WE COME BACK NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME AND IT IS ONE YEAR THAT IS NOT WORKING, WE CAN ALL ADDRESS IT AGAIN TO SAY WE TRIED, IT IS NOT WORKING AND THESE PEOPLE NEED ARE NOT LEAVING. ONCE INSIDE THE DROP PAPERS, WE CANNOT FORCE THEM TO STAY. THAT IS A PROBLEM WITH FROM 5 TO 8, THAT IS THE PROBLEM. WHEN THEY GET READY TO LEAVE, THEY ARE READY TO LEAVE. THIS S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO START TO SEE WHERE WE GO FROM THERE.

TRUST ME, THAT WAS A LONG RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING.

WE SAT THERE AND FOUGHT THROUGH IT.

I THINK SEVEN WAS THE NUMBER FOR A LITTLE WHILE SOMETHING WAS SAID AND SOMETHING WAS SAID AND MAYBE SECURES A BETTER NUMBER. IT'S BETWEEN SIX OR SEVEN.

I AGREE WITH THE BOARD THAT SIX WILL BE A GOOD START IF WE COME BACK SIX MONTHS FROM NOW BUT ONLY NOW WAIT A YEAR, I KNOW COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON LIKE TO SEE THOSE THREE, SIX, NINE MONTH INTERVALS. AT LEAST YOU WILL HAVE SOME TYPE OF UNDERSTANDING AND WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND LOOK AT

IT AGAIN. >> JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK COMMENTS. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, MY CONCERN WAS MOVING FROM 5 TO 8. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE PREPARED.I DON'T WANT TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. OUR EMPLOYEES MADE A DECISION AND HAVE PUT IN MANY YEARS, HARD-WORKING YEARS.I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FOCUSING ON PREPARING THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAKE SURE WE WERE APPROPRIATELY STAFFED.

THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS, I DID TO THE MINUTES OF THE VIDEO AND YOU HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION. I APPRECIATE THE HERE WE ARE 10, 11, 12 YEARS LATER ALMOST BEFORE WE ARE TRULY REEVALUATING IT. I THINK MOVING THIS IN MAKING

THE ADJUSTMENT FROM 75TO 100 MAKE SENSE .>> THE 2012 CHANGES WAS THE SAME TIME THE STATE WAS MAKING CHANGES.

EVERYBODY WAS LOOKING AT RETIREMENT PLANS, PENSION PLANS AND THINKING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THE EMPLOYEES WHEN YOU SAID YOU WOULD PAY THEM WHEN THEY RETIRED. YOU HAVE TO MANAGE THAT VERY WELL, I KNOW. I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF THE RETIREMENT BOARD. IN THE OTHER QUESTION FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEARING?> ONE COMMENT, I WANTED TO REALLY REITERATE COMMISSIONER GAINES'S COMMENT.

THIS WILL BE PUT ON THE SHELF AND NOT REVISITED FOR 11 YEARS, THIS WILL BEA CONSISTENT SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION .

TO DO?LET'S BE MORE NIMBLE IN D OURDECISION-MAKING AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THIS BODY , ETC., TO MAKE IT A MORE PLIABLE SCENARIO THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

CLEARLY, THE EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE DESERVED THAT. IT NEEDS THE ATTENTION OF THAT BODY TO BRING INTOTHIS BODY . COMMISSIONER GAINES AND I ARE COMMITTED TO THAT. I WAS SENT THIS TO BE A QUARTERLY OR SEMIANNUAL THING. WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?JUST DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL CHANGES BUT FORWARD TO SAY THIS IS GOOD, WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER. IT IS KIND OF A WORK IN PROGRESS BUT IS MOVING IN A VERY POSITIVE DIRECTION.

>> IT IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LABOR MARKET AND IT WAS.

>> I CAN SECOND THAT AND TO COMMISSIONER JEREMIAH JOHNSON,

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I THINK WE SAID DURING THE MEETING IF YOU REMEMBER WE WILL LOOK AT IT ANNUALLY AND SEE WHERE WE WERE.

>> ANYTHING ELSE? >> THERE IS ONE OTHER ADDITION OR CHANGE AS WELL. AS A RESULT OF HOUSE BILL THREE, IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE AND IT IS JUST RELATING TO WE ARE REQUIRED AS A RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO REPORT ON OUR GOVERNANCE POLICIES AND OUR FIDUCIARY STANDARDS.

BY DECEMBER 15 OF EVERY ODD YEAR, WE HAVE TO REPORT A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT TO THE STATE.

THIS PUTS IT INTO OUR ORDINANCE SET HOUSE BILL WITH THAT STATUTE, WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THAT MOVING FORWARD.

>> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, ANYBODY WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND MS. COX WILL GIVE

YOU A WARNING. >> THANK YOU MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. (STATES NAME AND ADDRESS).

I AM THE BUSINESS AGENT FOR TEAMSTERS LOCAL 769.

I REPRESENT THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY FORT PIERCE FOR I WAS NOT PLANNINGON SPEAKING OF THE SHOULD LAST THOUGHT ON THE AGENDA LET ME GIVE YOU MY REMARKS .

MY REMARKS AND COMMENTS ARE NOT ANY WAY TO UNDERMINE WITH THE RETIREMENT BOARD HAS MADE THE DECISION HERE BUTJUST TO COME THROUGH AND SPEED THE PROCESS ITSELF .

AS YOU CONSIDER THE MERITS AND APPLICATIONS ORDINANCE, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO HIGHLIGHT A FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE THAT RENDERS AVOID. IT IS NEVER NEGOTIATED WITH THE UNION. THE PRINCIPLES OF THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE A CORNERSTONE AND DIRECTLY AFFECT THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF THE CITY'S UNION EMPLOYEES.

IN THE CASE OF THE PROPOSED PENSION ORDINANCE, AND ONLY VIOLATES THE ESTABLISHED PROTOCOL UNDERMINE THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE WORKERS THAT IMPACTS.

IT ALLOWS FOR OUR BALANCE AND TRANSFER DISCUSSION FOR BOTH THE EMPLOYER TO PRESENT THEIR CONCERNS FOR A MUTUALLY - - TERMS FOR THE ABSENCES REGARDS THE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO THIS PROCESS AND FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE INSIGHTS, CONCERNS AND RIGHTS OF THE UNION MEMBERS.

THEY ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE PENSION ORDINANCE FOR THIS NOT ONLY UNDERMINES THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION AND FAIRNESS BUT - - OR AN EXPERT THE FAILURE T NEGOTIATE FUNDAMENTALLY COMPROMISES THE VALIDITY OF THIS ORDINANCE .

THIS FAILS TO MEET THE NECESSARY LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL STANDARDS AND THUS CANNOT BE CONSIDERED LEGITIMATE.

I IMPLORE THE ESTEEMED COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS ON PASSING A ORDINANCE THAT BYPASSES THE CRITICAL NEGOTIATION PROCESS.

TO UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE, FAIRNESS AND RESPECT OF THE RIGHTS OF THE WORKFORCE, I REACHED A COMMITMENT TO ENGAGE IN THE APPROPRIATE NEGOTIATION PROCESS PRIOR TO

PASSING THIS ORDINANCE. >> THANK YOU, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE ELSE? CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE

IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION. >> MATTER MAYOR, I MAKE A

MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I SECOND.

>> ANYMORE DISCUSSION? >> IF SOME OF THOSE EFFECTS SOME OF OUR UNION MEMBERS, WHAT IS OUR DUTIES TO INCLUDE THOSE UNION MEMBERS OR THE REPRESENTATIVE INTO EITHER RETIREMENT BOARD DISCUSSION OR OUR DISCUSSION? IF WE DO HAVE A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TYPE AGREEMENT WITH THESE EMPLOYEES. I AM JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

>> IT HAS BEEN - - NEGOTIATION PROCESS.

I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE IN DISCUSSION AND THEY WERE IN AGREEMENT TO THIS. IF THAT IS NOT THE CASE, THEN THAT IS NOT WHAT I WAS TOLD. WE MOVE THIS FORWARD AND IT IS ALWAYS CONTINGENT UPON BACK. IN THE PAST, WE HAVE ALWAYS

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THAT WAS WHAT I WAS TOLD. I KNOW PDA HAD DISCUSSED IT AS WELL AND THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION, BUT THEY ARE STILL IN NEGOTIATIONS AND THIS WILL BE A PART OF THEIR NEW CONTRACT FOR ANY CHANGE THAT WILL BE A BENEFIT WILL BE A PART OF THE NEW CONTRACT. THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD.

>> MY QUESTION IS, WHAT WE ARE GOING ON TONIGHT IS CONTINGENT

UPON? >> THEY HAVE TO BE IN AGREEMENT

WITH THE UNION. >> THAT HAS TO BE IN THE MOTION OR GOING ON. IT CHANGES THE MOST FROM JUST APPROVING. IF WE APPROVE AND THEN COME BACK AND SAY NO, WE ARE BACK HERE AT SQUARE ONE OR SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE UNION AND NEGOTIATION.

I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR AND LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW.I DO NOT SEE THAT EITHER, THE AGREEMENT OR DISAGREEMENT.

I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS AGREED UPON.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. MIMS OR MS. HEDGES.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE UNIONS IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, ARE THEY IN CURRENT STANDING CONTRACTUALLY?

>> CONTRACTUALLY, WE HAVE TEAMSTERS LOCAL 769.

THERE ARE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF PBA THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING NEGOTIATED. I WOULD SAY THAT WE ARE AND TRANSITIONAL STATUS WITH THE TEAMSTERS BUT AS FAR AS PBA, THERE ARE PEOPLE SUCH AS WE ARE CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING.

>> WE HAVE A CURRENT CONTRACT DURING THOSE NEGOTIATIONS OR DOES IT EXPIRE? THIS IS AN ANNUAL PROCESS WILL HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT PROCES .

>> I BELIEVE THE TEAMSTERS CONTRACT MAY HAVE EXPIRED AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO NEGOTIATE A NEW CONTRACT IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH THE TEAMSTERS. THAT IS WHAT I BELIEVE.

>> THE HR DEPARTMENT THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THOSE NEGOTIATIONS, NOT ME SPECIFICALLY BUT WHAT IS INDICATED IS MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY AS

WELL. >> IS THERE ANY REASON FOR US TO INCLUDE IN THE MOTION, I DO NOT SEE IT IN THE LANGUAGE AND WHAT WAS PRESENTED TONIGHT. I HEARD THE WORDS LOUD AND CLEAR BUT FUNDAMENTALLY, THIS IS A CITYWIDE THING AND I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTEDTONIGHT .

IS THERE ANY MORE REASON TO GET FURTHER DETAILS ADDED TO THAT

MOTION? >> THAT WOULD BE AT YOUR DISCUSSION. YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION SUBJECT TO THOSE APPROVALS OR AS IS. I WILL POINT OUT THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE TOO THE BENEFIT OF THE EMPLOYEES TO INCLUDE ALL UNION MEMBERS. IF THERE IS A LEGAL CHALLENGE, WE CAN ADDRESS THAT THERE IS A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO IT.

>> I WOULD CONCUR WITH THAT. THIS IS A BENEFIT AS PRESENTED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE RETIREMENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE HERE TODAY. I HAVE NO PROBLEM HAVING OUR STAFF REACH OUT TO EACH OF THE REPRESENTATIVE LABOR UNIONS TO GIVE THEIR CONCURRENCE AND CONFIRMATION DISAPPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD. I THOUGHT THAT IT ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, BUT EVIDENTLY IT IS NOT BASED UPON THE WORDS I HEAR FROM THE BUSINESS AGENTS. WE ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH OUR LABOR UNIONS, THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM.

STEVE AND I HAVE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP AND I INTEND TO

KEEP IT THAT WAY. >> TWO COMMENTS.ONE, I AGREE WITH THE THEORY OF APPROVING THIS RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED TO MOVE IT FORWARD. IF THERE IS AN OBJECTION, WE CAN DEAL WITH THE OUTCOME I AM COMPLETELY OPEN TO THOSE DISCUSSIONS IF WARRANTED. SECONDLY, I GET IT, I AM THE NEW GUYHERE IN ONLY SEVEN THE BOARD FOR 10 MONTHS NOW .

91 RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING HAS THERE BEEN A REFERENCE MADE TO

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THIS IS THE FIRST THAT I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS SOME TYPE OF A REQUIREMENTS. I WILL REQUEST FROM MS. HEDGES, NOT TONIGHT OBVIOUSLY AT THIS THE DISCUSSION THAT IS YOUR STARTED, BUT WHAT THOSE ARE THE ATTORNEYS INDICATING FROM HER PERSPECTIVE JUST HAVING SOME REDNESS IN FRONT OF HER IS THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPROVE THIS AS PRESENTED TONIGHT, BUT CLEARLY LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN THAT FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ARE WARRANTED, HE WAS THOROUGHLY UNDERTAKE THAT.

I DO NOT WANT TO DELAY BECAUSE AS EACH DAY TICKS BY, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE RAMIFICATIONS THAT COMMISSIONER GAINES OUTLINE IS GOING TO HAPPEN. LET'S GET IT IN PLACE.

IF WE NEED TO COME BACK AND ADDRESS IT AGAIN, WE CERTAINLY WILL. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE RETIREMENT BOARD IS MADE UP OF SEVEN, NINE? A BUNCH. THAT'S WHAT WARRANTS THREE HOUR MEETINGS FOR THE RETIREMENT BOARD.

THE ONLY TWO FOLKS ON THE BOARD, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE CONSIDERED CITY EMPLOYEES, WE ARE DIFFERENT.WE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SIT ON THE BOARD. THE BALANCE OF THE BOARD IS MADE UP OF CITY EMPLOYEES. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REPRESENTED, MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS ARE REPRESENTED, AND NOT ONCE HAS THERE BEEN A DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO UNION RATIFICATION. THERE ARE A LOT OF DECISIONS MADE BY THE BOARD THAT ULTIMATELY ARE IN THEIR JURISDICTION.IS IT THAT NOW ALL OF THOSE DECISIONS ARE NOW GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO SOME TYPE OF UNION RATIFICATION? I DON'T KNOW AND MAYBE BE WILLING TO FIND THAT OUT.

I DON'T WANT TO STOP AND RESTART, I WOULD PREFER TO GET IT DONE NOW AND WE WILL DEAL WITH THESE OTHER QUESTIONS

AFTER THE FACT. >> THAT IS THE POINT OF NEGOTIATIONS. THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY DOES NOT STOP BECAUSE OF NEGOTIATIONS.

>> THAT IS EXACTLY WHERE I'M GOING WITH IT.

>> PLUS, WE HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT UNION MEMBERS.

WE HAVE A LARGE BASKET. >> THE POINTS HAVE ILLUSTRATED, I ALWAYS GET UNEASY AND APPREHENSIVE WHEN I HEAR I THOUGHT THIS WAS BAD, I GET NERVOUS WHEN I HEAR THAT.

THAT IS MY CONCERN AND HAS BEEN WELL STATED.

I AM STANDING ON WHAT I HEARD FROM LEGAL RIGHT NOW AND HEARING IN THIS DISCUSSION. THIS RETIREMENT BOARD, I AM CONCERNED THAT MANY PEOPLE SIT ON THE BOARD AND THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE HEARD.I GUESS WE WILL ALL WALK THROUGH THIS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS LOOKS LIK .

>> WE ARE TRYINGTO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR OUR EMPLOYEES , YES

MR. MIMS? >> THE RETIREMENT BOARD IS AN ADVISORY BOARD MAKING A RECOGNITION TO YOU TODAY.

IT IS UP TO THIS GROUP TO TELL STAFF TO INTIMATE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. YOU ARE HEARING A RECOMMENDATION AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE.

I ALSO WANT YOU TO BE COMFORTABLE AND UNDERSTAND THAT AS POLICYMAKERS, I BELIEVE THAT YOU SET FORTH THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PARAMETERS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

IT IS UP TO OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS TO EDUCATE, TRAIN AND PREPARE EVERY EMPLOYEE WITHIN THIS JURISDICTION TO DO THE JOB THAT IS SET BEFORE THEM.I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE SCARED OF MOVE LOSING ANYONE. WE HAVE SOME VERY SEASONED EMPLOYEES AND NEW EMPLOYEE SITTING IN THE ROOM.

I AM VERY CONFIDENT THAT OUR LEADERS AND COMMAND STAFF CAN TRAIN, EDUCATE AND PREPARE THEIR WORKFORCE TO DO THE JOB

THAT IS THAT FORCE SET FORTH. >> ANYTHING ELSE OR ARE WE

READY TO VOTE? >> REAL QUICK MAN, I'M JUST A LITTLE LIKE I SAID A LITTLE TAKEN BACK TO WHAT I HEARD TONIGHT. HOWEVER, WE HAVE TIME BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST READING, IT HAS TO COME BACK IN FRONT OF US FOR A SECOND READING IF WE DECIDE TO VOTE YES TO MOVE IT ON. IF THE VOTE IS YES BEFORE THE SECOND READING IT POSSIBLE I WOULD SURE LIKE TO UNDERSTAND,

WE HAVE SOME VERBALS IF WE CAN. >> DO YOU MEAN A CONTRACT? THERE IS NOT A CONTRACT COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, AND EMAIL

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AGAIN, THIS IS A BENEFIT, WE ARE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD

FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. >> THE GOAL OF THE RETIREMENT BOARD IS ADVISORY, IS A MISSION STATEMENT NOT SPECIFIC TO UNION NEGOTIATION. THEY HAVE A GOAL.

>> CAN WE JUST DO SOMETHING? >> ARE YOU READY TO VOTE?

CALL THE ROLE PLEASE. >> (ROLL CALL).

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK THE RETIREMENT BOARDFOR

US . >> OKAY, SO NEXT WE HAD BEDS

[a. Resolution No. 23-R56 Adopting the Food for Fines program to run between November 7, 2023 and December 31, 2023.]

>> MR. MIMS? >> MATTER MATTER WE HAVE WITH US COMMUNITY RESPONSE DIRECTOR WHO WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTING FOR THE PAST

SEVERAL YEARS. >> WE ARE BRINGING IT BACK FOR THE HOLIDAYS, IT SUPPORTS THE TREASURE COVE FOOD BANK.

IN LIEU OF PAYING A FINE, YOU CAN TURN IN OUR CAN GET IT TAKES TWO DOLLARS OFF OF YOUR TICKETS.

I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY PQUESTIONS.

>> THAT WAS WELL RECEIVED, RIGHT?

>> CORRCT. WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO DO THE BARE MINIMUM AND BROUGHT IN TINY CANS AND WE HAD OTHER PEOPLE WHOTRULY EMBRACED THE CONCEPT .

WE HAD A LOT OF FOOD IN OUR OFFICE UNTIL THE TRUCK CAME AND TOOK IT ALL AWAY. WE HAD VERY GOOD RESPONSE THE LASTTIME WE DID THIS BUT YES, IT IS IN BEFORE COVID .

>> DOES THIS GO TO THE TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK?

OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS FROM STAFF? >> IN LIEU OFPAYING THE TICKET , THE TICKET IS $200 OR $50, THEY BRING IN $50 WORTH OF

CANNED GOODS? >> THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN IS FOR EVERY CAN YOU GET TWO DOLLARS OFF YOUR TICKET.

>> OKAY, GOT IT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

IS THERE A MOTION? >> I'M OF APPROVAL.> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND THE SECOND, CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

[b. Resolution No. 23-R57 approving agreements with Manatee Island Holdings, LLC, for the sidewalk easement relocation.]

>> (ROLL CALL). NEXT WE HAVE RESOLUTION 23-R57, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND CITY OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA MUSICAL CORPORATION APPROVING THE TERMINATION OF AN EXISTING EASEMENT AND ENTERING INTO A CORRECTED EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR A CONCRETE SIDEWALK THROUGH A PARCEL OWNED BY MANATEE ISLAND HOLDINGS LOCATED AT 1640 SEAWAY DRIVE WITH ALL RESOLUTIONS AND PUPPETEER WITH ANDPROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE .

>> MR. MIMS? >> OUR CITY ENGINEER WAS GOING TO PRESENT THIS BUT HE IS OUT AT THIS TIME.

HOWEVER I WOULD TO SAY THAT MANY YEARS AGO WE ESTABLISHED A PEDESTRIAN ACCESS EASEMENT FROM - - AND THEN WENT ADJACENT TO OR THROUGH THE MANATEE ISLAND RESTAURANT PROPERTY AND CONNECTED TOTHE INLET LINEAR PARK .

IT TOOK A HARD RIGHT AND WENT EAST AND CONNECTED TO - -. WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THETERMINATION OF THAT EASEMENT , BECAUSE THE ACTUAL PEDESTRIAN PATH LIES OUTSIDE OF THE LEGAL

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LINEAR PARK. >> PEOPLE USE THAT A LOT.

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE MOVING THE VIRTUAL DESCRIPTION.

>> AND THE OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION?

>> OF MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND THE SECOND, CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

[c. Resolution No. 23-R58 authorizing the City to execute a Grant Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the FPUA Wastewater Treatment Plant relocation in the amount of $15 Million.]

>> (ROLL CALL). NEXT WE HAVE RESOLUTION 23-R58, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT THE PROTECTION FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WAS LIMITED PROJECT AND THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE GRANT OF THE FORT PIERCE UTILITY AUTHORITIES PROVIDING FOR - - RESOLUTIONS PUPPETEER WITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> MR. MIMS. >> IF YOU WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS, THE VERY TALENTED RACHEL - - AND MEMBERS OF OUR CRAFT ADMINISTRATION DIVISION ARE HERE .TERESA, I CANNOT SAY YOUR LAST NAME AND VERNA JACKSONARE HERE IF YOU LIKE TO ASK THEM ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS .

OTHERWISE WILL BE $15 MILLION WAITING ON US AS THE RECIPIENT AND THAT FPU WE AS THE SUB RECIPIENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN RELOCATION.

>> THIS WAS THE WAY IT WAS PLANNED.

>> MATTER MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS IF I MAY, FPU A AND I HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH DEP AND WHAT WE LEARNED LAST WEEK WAS THAT FPUA IS A QUALIFIED ENTITY THE GRANT TO BE ASSIGNED TO THEM. WITH THE RESOLUTION NOW DOES IS HE WILL BE ACCEPTING THE GRANT ON THEIR BEHALF, AND IT AUTHORIZES US TO ASSIGN IT TO THEM.

WE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PAPERWORK WITH DEP CUTTERS LETTER THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO SIGN ASKING FOR THAT ASSIGNMENT TO FPUA SO ESSENTIALLY WANTS THAT IS ALL DONE, THE GRANT WILL BE IN FPUA'S HANDS AND THE CITY WILL FOR THE LACK OF A BETTER TERM, BE OUTOF IT .

>> EVEN BETTER. >> ONE QUESTION AND I DO NOT WANT TO GET INTO A PROLONGED, VERYSIMPLE QUESTION .

WE HAD AT ONE POINT IN TIME SEVERAL MONTHS BACK I HAD SEEN THE ANALYSIS OF FUNDING FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND THE GRANTS TEAM WALK THEM IN THE ROOM FOR MONTHS STRAIGHT TO GET MORE MONEY. MY QUESTION IS IS THIS NEW SOURCING MONEY, THE 50 MILLION OR WAS IT CONTEMPLATED IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE THAT HAS BEEN AROUND AND THOSE THE PAPERWORK

TO GET IT TO LAUNCH? >> SIR, I WILL DEFER TO THE FPUA REPRESENTATIVE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

>> I WAS CRACKING VERY PHYSICALLY THE GRANT MONIES THEY WERE SECURING AND RACHEL AT THE TIME GIVEN.

>> I THINK WE KNOW ABOUT THIS MONEY ALREADY.

>> THIS IS FINALIZING THAT PACKAGES MYQUESTION .

>> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

I AM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SUSTAINABILITY AT FPUA AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS QUESTION.

THIS 15 MILLION IS THE FIRST RESILIENT QUARTER GRANT RETURNED IN LAST YEAR AND WE DO HAVE A LITTLE HANDOUT, WE HAVE 20 MILLION THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED SO FAR WE HAVE ANOTHER JUST ABOUT EIGHT OR $9 MILLION THAT IS PENDING FOR THIS PROJECT. THIS IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ONES, THIS 89 MILLION STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION AND WE SHOULD KNOW WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR SO.

>> WHEN THAT INFORMATION COMES FORWARD, IT'S GOING TO BE KICKED UP SO WE CAN GIVE KUDOS TO THE FOLKS AT ALL THE HARD

WORK. >> ABSOLUTELY, WE ARE WORKING

HARD TO GET PRESS RELEASES. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> NO, I AM GOOD. >> THANK YOU.

>> BEFORE WE VOTE, I WANT TO STATE ON THE RECORD BECAUSE I

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I AM NOT SURE HOW THEY ARE REPORTED TO THE PROGRESS BUT I WILL DECLARE MY CONFLICT IN ADVANCE AND ABSTAIN FROM THE

BOAT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? >> MATTER MAYOR, I'M OF

APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 23-R58. >> SECOND.

>> AND MOTION AND A SECOND, CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

>> (ROLL CALL). NOW WE MOVE ON TO COMMENTS FROM

[14. 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.]

THE PUBLIC. >> THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYWHERE FROM THE PUBLIC TO COME FORWARD PLEASE, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

MS. COXWILL GIVE YOU ALL MORNING .

>> (STATES NAME AND ADDRESS). THE FIRST TIME I CAME BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION WITH ENGLISH-LANGUAGE WHAT BECAME THE REDEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE THAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT NOW.

THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FILL IN VACANT LOTS IN LINKIN PARK HAS TAKEN A LONG TIME. I JOINED A COUPLE OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO HELP COME UP WITH IDEAS TO FIND SOME OF THOSE LOTS.I ALSO BID ON THE PROPERTIES SOME PART OF THE PROPERTY SALES. THE BID I PUT - - SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE BID.

NO MATTER WHAT MY INTENT, THE INTENT WAS TO COMPLEXTIES EMPLOYEES AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW WE CAN RESOLVE IT.

SO FAR, THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN NOT ONLY NEGATIVE, BUT A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE. I AM ASKING THE CITY AT YOUR NEXT FPR A BOARD MEETING, YOU TAKE TIME TO CONSIDER PUTTING THE PROCESS ON HOLD UNTIL YOU HAVE CITIZEN BUY-IN TO THE PROGRAM YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER.

WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS THAT EMPLOYEES STILL PICK WILL BE ABLE TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO IN THE BACK ROOM AND THE CANAL FRONT OF YOU GUYS AND SHOW YOU A PROPOSAL AND SAY THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO WON. WITHOUT SHOWING YOU ANY OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO BID, THE NEVER EXPOSE THE FACT THAT SOMEOF THE BIDS HAVE BEEN ALTERED . GETTING ANY INFORMATION BACK FROM THE PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT IS AVAILABLE, I WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT AND SEARCH THROUGH RANDOM EMAILS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THE BIDS ARE NOT NECESSARILY TRUE AND REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE PUT IN AND AT ANY RATE, THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE AT LEAST HELD UNTIL THE CRS TIME TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MAKEUP OF THE PROGRAM, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO THESE PROPERTY SHOULD GO TO, WHAT IS A BID PACKAGE AND WHAT IS GOING TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY.

NOW SOMETHING I SPENT $1000 ON GETTING AN ANIMATION OF MY SITE WAS NEVER SHOWN TO ANYONE, NOT EVEN TO THE PEOPLE DECIDING THE SELECTION PROCESS. THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE ATTENTION PAID WITH SOME HANDS-ON INVOLVEMENT BY

CITIZENS IN THE WHOLE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU SIR.

ANYBODY ELSE WAS IN PROGRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COME

FORWARD. >> PRETTY MATTER MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. P(STATES NAME AND ADDRESS).

JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF MY APPLICATION FOR REZONING.

I WILL BE RESUBMITTING IT WITH THE PROPER DATA THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED. I UNDERSTAND THE TIMING OF THE RESUBMITTAL MAY VARY BECAUSE MAYBE THE CODE MAY BE CHANGING WITH REGARD TO THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE SUBMITTAL .

I HAD A CHANCE OF MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER GAINES, JAY JOHNSON AND COMMISSIONER BRODERICK.

JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU MY APPLICATION AND I WILL BE

RESUBMITTING IT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SIR.

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FORWARD . >> GOOD EVENING.

(STATES NAME AND ADDRESS). I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER BRODERICK AND COMMISSIONER GAINES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND WE HAD VERY GOOD CONVERSATIONS.

I DO LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU ALL ON NOVEMBER 16.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COME

FORWARD. >> AGAIN MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS STEVE MYERS, THE BUSINESS AGENT WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL. JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, THE TEAMSTERS HAVE REPRESENTED THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES BARGAINING UNIT SINCE 1975. FOR THE PAST 21 YEARS TO MY AGENT DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS AND SECURING SUCCESSFUL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.

I WANTED TO COME TO YOU TODAY BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IN 21 YEARS I'VE BEEN DOING THIS JOB, I ONLY HAD TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION THREE OR FOUR TIMES . THINGS HAVE SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL. IN OUR OPINION THAT IS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGEMENT TEAM DURING THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS ENGAGING IN REGRESSIVEBARGAINING .

AS YOU KNOW, REGRESSIVE BARGAINING IS NOT SOMETHING THAT EVER BRINGS BEARING FRUIT FOR POSSIBLE POSITIVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMEN .

THAT IS WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE CITY.

CANCELING NEGOTIATIONS REPEATEDLY, WE HAD THREE NEGOTIATION SESSIONS WERE CANCELED WITHOUT EXPLANATION.

IN TRYING TO GO THROUGH AND ACTUALLY FIND AND GET AN ACTUAL ACCURATE RECORD OF WHAT WAS AGREED TO AND WAS NOT AGREED TO COME UP WHAT WE BELIEVE WAS PROPOSED TO BUY THE CITY.

I MADE A PUBLIC RECORD REQUEST TO MS. COX AND TRYING TO PURSUE THE PUBLIC RECORDS I WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT EXIST.

REQUIRED PUBLIC RECORDS, PUBLIC RECORDS FOR AUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE NEGOTIATION SESSIONS THAT WERE PERTINENT TO PROVE THAT HE HAD CONVEYED IN THE BARGAINING PROCESS IS ACTUALLY WHAT WAS CONVEYED. THEYARE GONE.

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT HE WAS RECORDING THE MEETING IS ILLEGAL AS YOU KNOW MAYOR AND STRUCTURE THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CITY TO DELETE, ELIMINATE OR NOTEVEN TWO MINUTES .

FURTHERMORE, THE CITY NEVER EVEN ADVERTISE THE MEETING STRICT THEY WERE NEVER ADVERTISED TO THE PUBLIC OF THE DAY AND TIMES OF THE SESSIONS. THESE ACTIONS ARE INEXCUSABLE.

WE CAN NEVER GET TO AN AGREEMENT, A MEETING OF THE MINDS OF WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY GOING BACKWARDS ON PROPOSALS, IF WE ARE SHUFFLING PAPERS OR CANCELING NEGOTIATIONS.

THESE ARE THINGS, I AM BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL TAKE THE DIRECTION OF THIS COMMISSION TO THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY MANAGEMENT OR BARGAINING NEW FAITH OTHERWISE HE WILL NEVER REACH AN AGREEMENT FOR THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND I HOPE WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION ON HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS A BETTER PROCESS.

>> ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE

COME FORWARD. >> GOOD EVENING, IT IS KATHY TOWNSEND. I APOLOGIZE, I SHOULD'VE COME UP UNDER ITEM 12 B. I PICKED UP THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE MORATORIUM. EDISON BROUGHT THE ATTENTION THAT THE COUNTY IS NOT COMING TO THE TABLE SO I THINK IT IS TIME WE COME TO THE TABLE AND HAVE ANOTHER GROUPMEETING .

FOR THE RECORD I KNOW THAT THERE IS NEW COMMISSIONERS OF THE CURRENTLY WAIVE 60% OF THE COUNTIES, CITIES IMPACT FEES.

YOUR CRA GETS ALMOST ALL THAT MONEY, WE DON'T THINK MUCH OF THAT EITHER. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE COME TO ME THIS WEEKEND LETTING THAT PCOMMISSIONER JOHNSON HAS STATE THAT HE HAD HAD CONVERSATION WITH STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS.

I HAVE NOT HAD A CONVERSATION WITH YOU COMMISSIONER JOHNSON ANYTHING ABOUT WAVING IMPACT FEES.I THINK WE NEED TO SCHEDULE A MEETING AND TALK ABOUT THIS.

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I DO NOT WANT TO GET ON A BAD START AGAIN.

WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP AND DO TRY TO WORKTOGETHER .

I COMMEND YOU FOR DOING THIS, IS A WONDERFUL THING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR INFILTRATOR LOTS.

I HAVE TRIED TO ASK THE COUNTY TO DO IT SO I THINK YOU ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT THERE IS A LOT OF MISCOMMUNICATION GOING AROUND. I DO NOT WANT TO GET WORSE, I WANT TO FIX IT BEFORE IT GETS WORSE.

I KNOW MR. MIMS, YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH MR. LANDRY, THANK YOU. YOU DID COME TO A MEETING OF THE MINDS AND WERE OKAY WITH THAT BUT THE THING I'M HEARING FROM CONSTITUENTS BEING ADDRESSED BY COMMISSIONERS, I WANT TO NOT HAVE THAT HAPPEN. IF YOU CAN PLEASE GET WITH MR. LANDRY, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CITY AND COUNTY SIT DOWN AND HAVE OTHER CITY COUNTY MEETING AGAIN.

WE CAN GET THERE, WE JUST NEED TO BE AT THE TABLE TOGETHER AND

THE ON THE SAME PAGE. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

>> GOOD EVENING MATTER MAYOR (STATES NAME AND ADDRESS).

THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE WE TALKING ABOUT DANGEROUS

INVASIVE SPECIES. >> I KNEW I REMEMBER YOU.

>> YOU ALL REMEMBER MY FACE. LAST TIME WE SPOKE THERE WERE THINGS THAT WERE ASKED FOR IN THE THINGS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

WE KNOW YOU ARE BUSY, WE ARE STILL FULL-BLOWN AND THE PASSION HAS NOT DIED. WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A RESPONSE FOR YOU ARE SO YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION?

[15. COMMENTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER]

OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON. >> NEXT WE HAVE COME IN FROM

THE CITY MANAGER. >> MR. MIMS?

>> MATTER MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION.

IN YOUR BACKUP DOCUMENTATION YOU HAVE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE IN THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT AND PURCHASE ORDER REPORT. IN THE CITY MANAGER REPORT WE HIGHLIGHTED A LOT OF THINGS WE DID FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

I AM SURE THE CREW WAS DOWNTOWN AT THE TRUNK OR TREAT.

LOTS OF KIDS EVERYWHERE. WE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF OUR YOUTH, WE DID HAVE A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ONCE AGAIN.

WE ARE ON THE ROAD TO LAKE MARY ON SATURDAY SO WE WILL BE CHEERING FOR THEM ON THEIR MARKS.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING GOOD THINGS WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING PERMITS. ALL SIGNS ARE POINTING PROGRESSIVELY FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.

FURTHERMORE, AS YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY A BRIGHT LINE AND WORKING TOWARDS A RESPONSE.

I WILL BE MEETING WITH THEM LATER IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AND THEN CHEMICALLY MOVE ON TO THE SUBMITTAL OF OUR RESPONSE TO THE RFP ON DECEMBER 22 ON OR BEFORE.

WE ARE PUSHING AHEAD WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A STRONG PROPOSAL TO LAND A PASSENGER RAIL STATION IN A BEAUTIFUL CITY. THAT IS WHAT IS GOING ON.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES FOR OUR BREITLING STATION EVEN TO PEOPLE AND STEWART THINK YOU SHOULD GO TO FORT PIERCE.

>> MS. COX, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?

[16. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION]

>> I HAVE NOTHING. >> MS. HEDGES?

>> NO MAN. >> WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION ASKED WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST? COMMISSIONER GAINES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST?

>> I WILL MATTER MAYOR, THANK YOU.

MR. MIMS TOOK MY YOUTH THING. I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT MY TEAM YOUTH BUT HE TOOK IT FROM ME.

I DO MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, I PUT IT ON MYSELF, I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT AND I KNOW THE RETIREMENT BOARD IS GOING TO JUMP ALL OVER ME WHEN I GO BAC , BUT I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT WAS THAT OUR RETIREES DID NOT GIVE ANY TYPE OF COST-OF-LIVING

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I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THE BOARD HAS DISCUSSED - -.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT HELPING OUR RETIREES OUT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN DO IT BUT THEY WERE GETTING WHAT THEY WERE GETTING WHEN THEY RETIRED 20 YEARS AGO AND TODAY ECONOMY, AND WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE A COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE, WHAT IS THAT MONEY BE ARE GETTING NOW REALLY WORTH? I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE LIVING ON AFTER GIVING ALLTHE SERVICE TO OUR CITIES . IT IS WHAT IT IS, I JUST WANTED TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF DISCUSSION OR HAVE SOME TYPE OF RETIREMENT BOARD TO GIVE US A REPORT TO SEE WHAT WOULD BE THE COST.

I'M NOT THE BENEFIT OF THE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE RETIREES, BUT WHAT TYPE OF HIT THE SYSTEM WOULD TAKE TO HELP SOME OF HER ALL THE RETIREES WITH THE MONEY THEY ARE GETTING NOW IS NOT WORTH WHAT THEY WERE GETTING BEFORE OR AT THE TIME THEY RETIRED.

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

THE LAST MEETING WITH THE JOINT MEETING WAS A SUCCESSFUL MEETING I THINK. THEY WERE ABLE TO TALK FREELY TO EACH OTHER WITH THE PUBLIC FAIR.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT MEETING AGAIN TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. THE LAST THING I WILL SAY, I KNOW COMMISSIONER BRODERICK SAID IT BUT I'M LIKE YOU COMMISSIONER BRODERICK, I MUST'VE BEEN ASLEEP DURING THE RETIREMENT BECAUSE I'VE NEVER IN THE TWO YEARS SITTING IN THE RETIREMENT BOARD EVER HEARD ANYTHING AND I KNOW WHAT COMMISSIONER JEREMIAH JOHNSON SAID IS ON THE ADVISORY BOARD TO US, BUT NEGOTIATIONS OR WHATEVER, THAT HAS NEVER COME UP. THAT BLEW MY MIND.

MADAM ATTORNEY, OUR WEDNESDAY MEETING, PUT THAT ON YOUR PAD TO GIVE ME SOME TYPE OF LEEWAY AND PIECE OF MIND THAT WHAT I'M DOING ON THAT BOARD. I WILL SAY THIS MATTER MAYOR, I HAVE TALKED TO THE ATTORNEY ON THE RETIREMENT BOARD AND MAYBE IT IS JUST ME, WHEN I'M SITTING ON THAT BOARD KNOWING THAT I AM BRINGING A RECOMMENDATION, I AM INVOLVED IN A RECOMMENDATION,

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GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN WORKING. >> IT'S IN THE CHARTER.

>> TRUST ME, THEY SENT ME TO THE CHARTER AND ATTORNEY WALKER SENT ME TO STEP IN THE STATES. MY MIND IS AT EASE AND I READ IT. LAST THING I WILL SAY IS GO

FIREFOX. >> I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP BEFORE WE GET OFF TOPIC ON THE RETIREMENT BOARD ISSUE IS THAT I FULLY AGREE WITH THE SENTIMENTS IN THE DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE TODAY. THE RETIREMENT BOARD IS OVERSEEING ONE FOURTH BILLION DOLLARS OF ASSETS.

I THINK COMMISSIONER GAINES WOULD CONFIRM THAT UNLIKE YOU, I SAT BACK ON THE RETIREMENT BOARD ABSORBING INFORMATION OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS AND NOT ASKING QUESTIONS, ASKING QUESTIONS BUT NOT ANTICIPATING, GATHERING MORE INFORMATION THAT COMMENTING. THOSE OBSERVATIONS HAVE LED ME TO A VARIETY OF CONCLUSIONS. ONE, THAT IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING MANAGING ONE FOURTH BILLION DOLLARS OF RETIREMENT FUNDS THE WORKERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO SYSTEM.

SECONDLY, IT IS RAISED ANOTHER DOZEN QUESTIONS IN MY MIND THAT WE WILL START WALKING DOWN THAT PATH BECAUSE I HAVE QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO FIRST OFF - - WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.

I REQUESTED THAT BEING AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE NEXT RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING SPECIFICALLY.

FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF I WANT A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE FINANCIAL THRESHOLD NEED TO BE MET TO BE CONSIDERED.

IF THAT IS THE CASE, CAN THAT BE MODIFIED AND SOME CAPACITY AND HOW COULD IT BE MODIFIED? I WANT A VERY STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS TO WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS TODAY, WE ARE WE GOING WITH THAT PROCESS, WHAT IS PREVENTING US FROM MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION.

WE ARE GOING TO DO A DEEP DIVE INTO THAT.

THERE ARE OTHER AREAS OF CONCERN THAT I INTEND TO RAISE ADDITIONALLY, IT COMES DOWN TO USE AFTER THE SAME MEETING I DID BUT WE HAVE SEVEN FINANCIAL ADVISORS COME IN TO EXPLAIN THE ACTIVITIES, IT WAS RELATIVELY MINDNUMBING BUT SUFFICE TO SAY THE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE OF THAT ENTIRE FUND NEED TO BE VISITED.

TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF IT, CAN WE DO BETTER AND SAVE THE CITY MONEY WHICH GOES DIRECTLY TO THE RETIREES? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE SERVICES WERE PUT UP TO BED TO MONEY MANAGEMENT PEOPLE? I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT BUT I INTEND TO FINDOUT . WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO SIMPLY DETERMINE ARE WE PAYING 1%, 2%, THAT'S $5 MILLION.

WHEN YOUR MONEY MANAGE COMING IN IN $2000 ARMANI SUITS, WE START TO QUESTION THE LEVEL OF PAY.

I'M BEING FISHY SINCE BUT IT IS WARRANTED TO LOOK AT THIS AND DETERMINE WHAT MONEY IS BEING PAID OUT FROM THE RETIREE FUND THE MONEY MANAGEMENT TYPES. I WOULD TRULY LIKE TO SEE WHERE THAT IS WHEN TO GO AND I PLAN TO REQUEST THE RETIREMENT BOARD MAKE THAT AN AGENDA ITEM FOR A FUTURE MEETING SO WE CAN DO A DEEP DIVE INTO THAT AREA AS WELL.

I WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION TO BRING IT BACK TO THIS BODY TO HAVE A DISCUSSION SAY THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PAYING. I GET IT, THIS IS A PERCENTAGE OF THE OPERATION TO THE FUND BUT THIS BODY NEEDS TO KNOW THAT.CAN WE DO A MORE EFFECTIVE JOB OF SAVING RETIREMENT MONEY TO THE BENEFIT OF THE RETIREES? THAT IS THE NEXT SET OF DIRECTIONS.

>> THE RETIREMENT BOARD IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE

ATTORNEY. >> THERE IS A VARIETY OF

SERVICES. >> WHERE THE FEE OFFSET FROM

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I NEED TO FIND THAT OUT AND BRING THE INFORMATION TO ALL OF YOU. COMMISSIONER GAINES HAS THE EXACT SAME CONCERNS AND WITH HIS ASSISTANCE IN THE REST OF THE BOARD I INTEND TO GATHER THE INFORMATION BRING YOU BACK TO EVERYONE HERE FOR THE VERY FRANK DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW CAN WE BETTER MANAGE ONE FOURTH BILLION DOLLAR.

LET'S MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE CAN TO BE THE PROPER STEWARDS AND I RESPECT EVERYONE ON THE BOARD.

I AM THE NEW GUYS LIKE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS AND GET THROWN UNDER THE BUS. SECONDLY IS REGARDING THE JOINT MEETING WITH THE COUNTY. THE FIRST MEETING WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS AND I BELIEVE WE CAN BUILD ON THAT SUCCESS MOVING FORWARD WITH MORE COMMUNICATION AND JOINT DECISIONS. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

>> DO YOU WANT TO GO INTO YOUR REPORT?

>> THAT IS IT. >> DO YOU WANT TO GO NEXT?

>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER GAINES FOR THE WORK YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I SOUTH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION TO CITY COUNTY AREA AND WE START TO UNCOVER AN PULLBACK THAT AND USUALLY THE FIRST RESPONSE IS NO RESPONSE BECAUSE WHEN WE START ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS, THOSE QUESTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED IN A LONG TIME AND THEY REVEAL SOMETHING VERY ALARMING TO US AND YOU HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY MADE CHANGES AS A RESULT OF THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE ASKED.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO GO THROUGH AND FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR CITY, IT IS GOING TO BE QUITE THE EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.I AM TOO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I WELCOME THE CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNTY. I AM GLAD THAT COMMISSIONER TOWNSEND SHOWED UP AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THATCONVERSATION .

I THINK THAT MEETING WAS RECORDED OR TO TAKE NOTES?

>> THE LAST JOINT MEETING? THE LAST ONE AT THE COLLEGE.

>> THOSE ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE.

>> OKAY, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.

THERE WERE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IS THINK I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE FOLLOWED UP ON.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION.

I AM CONCERNED THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP AND EXPRESSING YOUR CONCERNS. THERE ARE SOME PRETTY SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS THAT I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY FROM CITIZENS, I WILL NOT REHASH THAT. HE MADE A VERY SERIOUS ALLEGATION AND I THINK THE STUFF VERY SERIOUSLY.

THAT IS A CONCERN, IT IS GOOD TO HEAR FROM MR. SMITH OVER HERE. I HEARD THAT VARY EARLY ON BUT IT HAS BEEN QUIET ON THAT FRONT, THAT IS THE CONVERSATION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE AND UNDERSTAND FROM A POLICYMAKER STANDPOINT, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE, WE ARE POLICYMAKERS.

I AM STILL ENCOURAGED AND I THINK THAT AS THIS PROCESS BEGINS TO EVOLVE WITH BRIGHT LINE, WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF REALLY CHANGING THE ECONOMIC TRAJECTORY FOR THE CITY, COUNTY HERE IN OUR AREA. THIS WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITIZENS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT OPENS UP THE TREASURE COAST, THE GOLD COAST, THE ENTIRE CLOSE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE WHEN IT COMES TO OPPORTUNITIES. IT IS NOT JUST THE STOP, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TRYING TO FIND THE PATHWAY AND GET THE JOBS AND LIVE IN AN AREA THAT THEY CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN STILL. THAT IS HOW I LOOK AT THIS AS AN ECONOMIC CATALYST OF PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING, GO TO THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. I HAVE MADE NO QUALMS ABOUT THAT AND I WAS EXCITED. THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE EXCITED SO WE WILL NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR THAT. THE LAST THING I WILL SAY, OUR PARTNER IN THE OPENING IS AMAZING.

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YOU BETTER TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE SCHOOL TO COLLEGE WITH VERY LITTLE COST TO YOU. IF I CAN GO AT LOW COST AND, MAKING 70, 80, $100,000 PER YEAR, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THAT MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT IS GAME CHANGING MAKING THE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.

THESE ARE JUST THINGS THAT I WANT TO SAY THE PUBLIC AIRWAVES. IT IS NOT JUST A TRAIN STOP FOR ANY BUILDING, IS AN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THE CHANGES CITY OF FORT PIERCE WHILE YOU CAN STILL AFFORD TO BUILD A HOME IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. WITH THAT, I KNOW WE ARE COMING UP ON VETERAN'S DAY THIS WEEKEND, I WISH ALL THE VETERANS AND THANK THEM ALL FOR THE SERVICE AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE VETERAN'S DAY THIS COMING FRIDAY.

THANK YOU ADAM MAYOR. >> A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I WANT TO BE BRIEF. MRS. SMITH AND I HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE COST OF LIVING.

THERE HAS BEEN EVALUATIONS OVER PTHE YEARS BY THE RETIREMENT BOARD, LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER REPORT BEING GENERATED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPLEMENTING A SYSTEM FOR THE RETIREMENT BOARD OR KEEPING IT AS IS.

ALL THE FINANCIAL PARAMETERS. THAT IS THE REPORTS I HAVE HEARD BEFORE. A NUMBER OF THINGS.THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. IT IS NOT OFTEN WE GET TO SHARE THIS MEETING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR CITY, IT'S ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.

THANK YOU FOR GETTING OUT AND WORKING HARD EVERYSINGLE DAY PLAYING ON THE SAFETY GREEN . WHATEVER IS YOUR ENTIRE IS.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE EACH AND EVERY DAY AND APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING SOME TIME WITH US.

AS A FIRST RESPONDER OF THE YEAR, I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS ANYWHERE IN THE COMMISSION. WE WILL SAY THANK YOU ARE YOU ARE STANDING YOUR TRUTH CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD JOB.

WE HAVE A NEW MAJOR HERE AND THE FORT PIERCE TV I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THAT BUT I WANT TO WELCOMETHEM TO THE FAMILY .

OTHER THAN THAT, LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON. I DID LITTLE TRAVELING WITH FAMILY AND IT PUTS IT IN THE PERSPECTIVE THERE MISSING A SON OR DAUGHTER AWAY WHILE THEY ARE AT SCHOOL TRYING TO LEARN AND COME BACK, I CAN SEE NEW ENVIRONMENTS AND IT ALWAYS MAKES ME THINK BACK ON WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY TO MAKE THE CITY THAT MUCH BETTER SO SHE COMES HOME WHEN SHE IS DONE WITH THE SCHOOLING PROCESS. I WENT THROUGH THAT, I WENT AWAY AND DID WHATEVER AND CAME BACK TO FORT PIERCE AND LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT. ESPECIALLY GOING FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND WHAT 2024 CAN BRING TO THE CITY.

>> I TOO WANT TO THINK THE EMPLOYEES FIRST THING THROUGH THIS MEETING. WE GOT TO STAY BUT YOU DON'T SO I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH AND APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST.

I HAVE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR WHAT HAS BEEN SAID TONIGHT.

I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON THAT AND WILL NOT BELABOR THAT ANYMORE HERE. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE FIRE DISTRICT HAS BEEN LOOKING AT: TOO.

THEIR RETIREES ARE HAVING THE SAME AS YOU.

THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THAT ARE WE CLEARYET TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT . THAT IS A BAND OF BROTHERS AND THERE IS A BROTHERHOOD THERE. IF THEY COULD DO IT, THEY WOULD DO IT. IT IS STILL UNDER ADVISEMENT.

PEOPLE ARE TALKING UP PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT. THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT BEING

[01:45:05]

I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK OUR STAFF IS DOING AND WE ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS.THAT'S A GREAT THING. THERE DIFFERENT ROOM FOR WELDING AND CONSTRUCTION AND HVAC.

IT IS SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE I BELIEVE IS COLLEGES REALLY TAKING SERIOUSLY COMMISSION OF BEING A COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THEY WANT OUR KIDS TO STAY HER , THEY DON'T WANT THEM TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEY WANTED TO STAY HERE AND THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.

I WAS OUT THERE TODAY ON A PANEL OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THEIR SPENDING THE WHOLE WEEK CELEBRATING FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS.

THERE WERE SIX OF US TO SHARE OUR EXPERIENCES AS BEING THE FIRST PERSON IN OUR FAMILY TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE.

I TOLD THE STUDENTS THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY LUCKY TO HAVE THE IRS SEE IN THIS COMMUNITY. IT IS A FIRST-CLASS COLLEGE.

WHEN I WENT THERE, MANY OF MY FRIENDS WENT AWAY AND I FELT I HAD TO STAY HOME AND GO TWO MORE YEARS.

NOW, I CANNOT BE PROUDER OF THE INSTITUTION AND POWDER OF WHAT IT HAS BECOME AND HOW IT SERVES OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, WITH THAT, I HAVE ONE MORE THING FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE ON THE TPO. IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER BRINGING UP OF LIGHT, TRAFFIC LIGHT AT HIGH POINT, THEY CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT AND DOT HAS CONTINUED TO SAY NOT ENOUGH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS YET THEY ARE TO WARRANT IT.

I GOT A LETTER AND YOU COMMISSIONERS WERE ALSO COPIED, IT WAS A HANDWRITTEN LETTER, VERY WELL WRITTEN WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION IN IT ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES AT HIGH POINT.

IT'S A 55 AND OLDER COMMUNITY, THERE IS A MOBILE HOME PARK ACROSS THE WAY. I CALLED THE CITIZEN AND LET HER KNOW I WOULD BE BRINGING IT UP AND ASKING OUR REPRESENTATIVES AT THE TPO IF YOU COULD BRING IT UP AND SEE IF WE COULD GET AT LEAST ANOTHER PLEA TO DOT FOR A

TRAFFIC LIGHT AND U.S. 1. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD. I HAD THE SAME LETTER AND PLAN TO TALK ABOUT IT. BETWEEN ME AND COMMISSIONER JOHNSON WE CAN GET THAT DONE. I EVEN THINK THAT FURTHER TO THE PLANNING PROCESS, HOW CRITICAL IT IS TO THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW IN LOOKING AT TRAFFIC IMPACT . HERE'S THE DEVELOPMENT BILLS MANY YEARS AGO AND WE WILL TRY TO SOLVE IT.

LOOKING AT PROJECTS THAT COME FORWARD TO THE CITY HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO IDENTIFY TRAFFIC CONNECTION CHEMISTRY CONNECTIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A FEW WEEKS AGO, VERY HEAVY COMMERCIAL AND WE ARE INTRODUCING RESIDENTIAL.

THESE ARE ALL COMPONENTS OF HOW CRITICAL IT IS THAT WE FULLY BET THAT PROCESS UPFRONT. IT WAS MANY MOONS AGO SO HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT. WOW, LOOKING BACK I WISH WE

WOULD'VE DONE IT. >> EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE THEREBEEN WANTING A LIE TO THEIR .

I THINK WE CAN CONTINUE TO PETITION THEM FOR IT AND OTHER PLACES WE HAVE DONE IT LIKE ON OKEECHOBEE ROAD.

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MAYBE THIS WILL HAPPEN. WITH THAT THERE'S NOTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THEORDER , WE WILL BE ADJOURNING AND TURNING OUT THE LIGHTS IN THECHAMBERS .

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.