[1. Call to Order]
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          >> I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. 
          THIS IS THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE DAY MEETING. 
          IT IS MONDAY, APRIL 13TH, 2026. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. >> CALL THE WORLD, PLEASE. 
          >> MAYOR HUDSON. COMMISSIONER BRODRICK. 
          COMMISSIONER GAINES. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. 
          >> WE DON'T EXPECT MR. GAINES BUT DO WE EXPECT COMMISSIONER 
          BRODRICK. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES IS 
          TRAVELING. >> IS THERE A MOTION TO REMOVE 
          HIS ABSENC. >> SECOND. 
          >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, MAYOR HUDSON, COMMISSIONER SAID 
          [4. Approval of Minutes]
          ALL SKI. >> FIRST WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH NINTH 2026TH DAY MEETING. 
          >> I MOVE APPROVAL. HERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND. 
          CALL THE ROLL. >> HAVE -- 
          [A.  Sexual Assault Awareness Month, The Inner Truth Project]
          >> WE HAVE THREE-PART PROCLAMATIONS TODAY. 
          THE FIRST WILL BE THE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND WE HAVE THE INNER TRUTH PROJECT. 
          THEATRE TO RECEIVE FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER BRODRICK HAS ENTERED THE MEETING. WERE AS APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND CALLS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS A WIDESPREAD PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM AND WERE AS EVERY DAY TOO MANY WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN ACROSS FLORIDA SUFFER THE PAIN AND TRAUMA OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ALL OF ITS FORMS. AND/OR AS DURING NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, WE RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO LIFTING THE VEIL OF SECRECY AND SHAME SURROUNDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE, EXPANDING SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING FOR SURVIVORS AND STRENGTHENING OUR RESPONSE. AND WHEREAS AT EVERY LEVEL WE MUST WORK TO PROVIDE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, WITHOUT JUDGEMENT AND DIGNITY INCLUDING MEDICAL ATTENTION, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, RELOCATION AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY DURING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS. 
          THEREFORE, ISLAND THE HUDSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PORT FEARS FLORIDA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND ALL RESIDENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO PREVENT 
          THESE CRIMES IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> CONGRATULATIONS. 
          WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. 
          >> THANK YOU. THIS IS AN HONOR TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE INNER TRUTH PROJECT. 
          I'VE BEEN A BOARD MEMBER FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW IT IS AMAZING TO SEE OUR COMMUNITIES WORK TOGETHER WITH THE NONPROFITS. THEY REFER EACH OTHER TO AND FROM THEIR AGENCIES. WHAT I FOUND THE MOST INTERESTING IS PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, THAT ARE VICTIMS CAN BE SOMEBOY YOU ARE SITTING NEXT TO. 
          THEY DON'T HAVE A DIFFERENT LOOK, THEY DON'T HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSONA. WHAT THEY DO HAVE IS A SECRET THAT THEY CAN SHARE OR THAT THEY ARE HIDING FROM. 
          THE MORE THAT WE TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS, THE BETTER THEY CAN COME OUT AND FEEL AND GET THERAPY AND MOVE ON. 
          WE SERVE KIDS OF ALL AGES, WOMEN, CHILDREN, MEN, KIDS, AND IT'S AMAZING TO SEE WHEN SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN TO A CHILD, WE HAVE THERAPY FOR THE FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE KIDS ARE GOING THROUGH AND VICE VERSA. 
          IF IT'S A SPOUSE, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO HELP YOUR SPOUSE GET THROUGH THIS. TOGETHER, THEY'VE HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS. THE MORE WE TELL PEOPLE, THE MORE WE CAN HELP THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. >> COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR 
          THE RECORD. >> YES, MARIANNE. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH 
          [B.  Mental Health Awareness Month, Roundtable of St. Lucie County Inc]
AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION BEING RECEIVED BY THE ROUN 
          ROUNDTABLE. >> WHILE SHE WORKED HER WAY DOWN, I WILL GO AHEAD AND START READING IT. 
          WERE AS MENTAL HEALTH IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF OVERALL WELL-BEING, IMPACTING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, AND WERE AS DESPITE ITS PREVALENCE, MENTAL HEALTH REMAINS SHROUDED IN STIGMA, PREVENTING MANY FROM SEEKING HELP. 
          AND WERE AS EARLY INTERVENTIONS AND ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE ARE CRUCIAL FOR MANAGING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND ARE VITAL TO CREATING A MORE COMPASSIONATE, HEALTHIER AND THRIVING ST. LUCIE COUNTY AND WERE AS COLLABORATION AMONG LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS 
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IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING ACCESSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR ALL RESIDENTS. 
          AND WHERE AS MAY IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS, COMBAT STIGMA AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. 
          AND WERE AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WHERE RAIN RIBBONS AND PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO SHOW SUPPORT, RAISE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 
          THEREFORE, I, LINDA HUDSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, DO PROCLAIM MAY 26 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO SEEK AND TO HELP PRIORITIZE SELF-CARE, ADVOCATE FOR ACCESSIBLE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND EDUCATE THEMSELVES AND OTHERS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, TREATMENT OPTIONS AND RESOURCES. 
          >> CONGRATULATIONS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW 
          WORDS. >> GOOD MORNING. 
          I'M FROM THE ROUNDTABLE OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY. 
          I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ARE ALL DOING AND THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> OKAY. 
          [C.  Retirement of Officer Guy Montgomery, Fort Pierce Police Department]
NEXT WE HAVE THE RETIREMENT OF OFFICER MONTGOMERY WITH OUR 
          POLICE DEPARTMENT. >> GOOD MORNING. 
          WERE AS OFFICER GUY MONTGOMERY FAITHFULLY SERVED THE RESIDENTS OF THE RESIDENTS OF FORT PIERCE WITH DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM FOR 30 YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE FORT PIERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND WHERE AS PRIOR TO HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER, OFFICER MONTGOMERY HONORABLY SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, WHERE HE WAS AWARDED THE AIR FORCE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, RECOGNIZING EXEMPLARY CONDUCT, EFFICIENCY AND FIDELITY OF ENLISTED AIRMEN WROTE A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF ACTIVE SERVICE. 
          AND WERE AS THROUGHOUT HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER, OFFICER MONTGOMERY HAS DEMONSTRATED AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, EARNING THE RESPECT OF HIS FELLOW OFFICERS, CITY OFFICIALS AND THE COMMUNITY HE SO PROUDLY SERVED. 
          AND WERE AS DURING HIS TENURE, OFFICER MONTGOMERY SERVED WITH DISTINCTION IN A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED AND IMPACTFUL ROLES, INCLUDING AS A MEMBER OF THE S.W.A.T. TEAM, WHERE HE SERVED AS A SNIPER, A MEMBER OF THE BICYCLE UNITS, A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AND AS A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR, SHARING HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO HELP TRAIN AND PREPARE FELLOW OFFICERS. AND WERE AS OFFICER MONTGOMERY HAS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE MISSION OF THE FORT PIERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH HIS HARD WORK, LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO PROTECTING AND SERVING THE CITIZENS OF FORT PIERCE. AND WHEREAS AFTER THREE DECADES OF HONORABLE SERVICE, OFFICER MONTGOMERY NOW RETIRES, LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE, COMMITMENT AND SELFLESS SERVICE. 
          THEREFORE, I LINDA HUDSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND HONOR OFFICER GUY MONTGOMERY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND CITIZENS OF FORT PIERCE FOR HIS 30 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE AND BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND 
          FULFILLING RETIREMENT. >> CONGRATULATIONS. 
          [APPLAUSE] >> I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT MY CAREER. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE. 
          IT HAS BEEN TOO QUICK FOR ME. I BLINKED MY EYES. 
          I THINK WHEN YOU LIKE WHAT YOU DO, THE TIME GOES BY SO FAST. 
          AND I COULDN'T GET ENOUGH OF WHAT WE WERE DOING, SERVING THE PUBLIC. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT WAYS OVER TIME. I STARTED AS A ROOKIE RUNNING THE STREETS, A DIFFERENT KIND OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
          BUT AS I WENT IN I MOVED INTO A BIKE UNIT, WHERE I BECAME MORE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY BETTER. 
          I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE THAT I DIDN'T GET TO SPEAK TO BEFORE WHEN I WAS RIDING IN A CAR. 
          THERE WAS EVERY ASPECT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
          I COULDN'T GET ENOUGH. MY PLEASURE WAS THE BICYCLE UNITS. ONCE I GOT ON A BIKE, YOU PROBABLY USED TO SEE ME DOWNTOWN ALL OF THE TIME. 
          TO THIS DAY, I AM STILL WRITING. BUT I HAVE HAD A GREAT TIME. 
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AND THE S.W.A.T. TEAM HAS ALLOWED ME TO DO MANY THINGS. 
          THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I WAS THIS HIGH. 
          IT'S LIKE A FOOTBALL PLAYER SAYING HE GETS TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR MONEY, I GOT TO DO WHAT I LOVED FOR MONEY. 
          AND THAT'S WHY I SAID MY FATHER YOU DO, YOU'LL NEVER WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND I'VE NEVER WORKED A DAY IN MY LIFE. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE PEOPLE THAT I WORK FOR, THE GUYS I WORK BESIDE EVERY DAY, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ALL ABOUT. IT'S THE GUYS THAT WORK WITH YOU IN DOING THIS JOB AND KEEPIN PEOPLE SAFE AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT. WHEN I GOT TO SCHOOL, TO COLLEGE AND IT WAS A DIFFERENT WORLD AND IT OPENED MY EYES TO BEING ABLE TO SPECIALIZE IN KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO. I WANTED TO BE THERE IN CASE. 
          THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. MY CAREER HAS BEEN GREAT. 
          YOU WILL SEE ME WEARING GREEN BECAUSE I'M GOING TO WORK FOR 
          THE SHERIFF, PROBABLY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO US. WE REALLY APPRECIATED. 
          [APPLAUSE] >> WE HAVE ADDITIONS OR 
          [6. Additions or deletions to agenda and approval of the agenda.]
DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. 
          >> ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA, IF NOT I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO 
          APPROVE THE AGENDA. >> OCEAN HAS BEEN SECONDED. 
          CALLED THE ROLE. >> NEXT WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM 
          [7. 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 ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. 
          YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. 
          WE WILL GIVE YOU A 10-SECOND MORNING. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. CHRIS GARDNER. 
          GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, MAYOR. 
          I'M GOING TO BE DIRECT THIS MORNING BECAUSE THIS IS COSTING THE TAXPAYERS REAL MONEY. THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE IS OPERATING UNDER DUAL ENFORCEMENT STANDARD, AND ITS GRADING FINANCIAL EXPOSURE, RISK AND LOSS OF REVENUE. 
          PRIVATE BUSINESSES OF RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW EVERY RULE, PERMIT, CODE, COMPLIANCE AND DEADLINES, AT THE CITY OWNED AND LEASED PROPERTIES CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITH NO VIOLATIONS, UNRESOLVED COMPLIANCE ISSUES AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. 
          LITTLE OR NO ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS NOT JUST INCONSISTENT AND IS NEGLIGENT ASSET MANAGEMENT. 
          WHEN SOMETHING FAILS STRUCTURALLY, FINANCIALLY OR LEGALLY, LIABILITY DOES NOT FALL ON A TENANT, IT FALLS ON THE CITY TAXPAYERS. AT THIS TIME, WE CONTINUE TO SEE FIELDS, CANCELED AND UNTIMELY RFPS AND MONTH-TO-MONTH EXTENSIONS ON PRIME PROPERTIES BELOW MARKET VALUE RENT AND THERE IS NO CLEAR PERFORMANCE TRACKING. 
          THIS IS NOT A STRATEGY. THIS IS A LACK OF CONTROL. 
          LET'S TALK ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. IN JANUARY,'S CITY MANAGER PUBLICLY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A FULL LIST OF CITY ASSETS AND THEIR STATUS. HAS THIS BEEN DELIVERED? IF NOT, THIS IS NO LONGER A REQUEST, THIS IS A DEMAND FOR TRANSPARENCY. WHERE IS THE ASSET LIST? THE PUBLIC IS ENTITLED TO KNOW EVERY PROPERTY THE CITY OWNS, CONTROLS, WHO IT IS LEASED TO, WHAT MONEY IT IS GENERATING, WHAT ITS TAX LIABILITIES ARE AND THE COMPLIANCE OF EACH PROPERTY BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE APPEARANCE AS A CITY DOES NOT HAVE A FIRM ORGANIZE UNDERSTANDING OF ITS ASSETS IN ITS INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE CITY HAS BECOME SO SILOED THAT DEPARTMENTS ARE NO LONGER EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING. PLANNING, CODE, ENFORCEMENT, LEGAL, ADMINISTRATION OPERATE IN FRAGMENTS INSTEAD OF ONE COORDINATED TEAM. WE ARE NOT ONE FORT. 
          WHETHER THIS IS BY DESIGN OR DYSFUNCTION, THE RESULT IS THE SAME. DELAYED DECISIONS, AVOIDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND COSTLY MISTAKES. 
          I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD TAKE SOME TIME TODAY TO GIVE SOME DIRECTION AND GET THIS CORR CORRECTED. 
          >> THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO 
          ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? >> CHRIS EINSTEIN. 
          GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. I'M HERE TODAY JUST WEEK ABOUT PARKING, PLANNING AND THE OVERALL DIRECTION OF OUR DOWNTOWN. FIRST I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I FULLY SUPPORT THE NEED FOR A NEW PARKING GARAGE. 
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THIS IS NOT A QUESTION, IT'S A PARTY. 
          HOWEVER, THE LOCATION AND TIMING ARE JUST AS CRITICAL, AND I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THESE DECISIONS ARE NOT CAREFULLY COORDINATED. IF THE CITY GARAGE IS TAKEN OFF-LINE WHILE WE USE ACCESS TO THE JCPENNEY LOT, WE ALSO NEED SPACE FOR CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES. WE COULD BE CREATING A WORST-CASE SCENARIO FOR THE PARKING SITUATION. 
          I WOULD ALSO ASK THIS BE FULLY EVALUATED AND PROPERLY PHASED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THE JCPENNEY LOT MAY NOT BE THE MOST IDEAL LONG-TERM LOCATION. 
          THERE ARE OTHER POTENTIAL SITES THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. 
          WITH THE KING'S LANDING PROJECTS FILL IN THE BOW, THE PROPERTY COULD PRESENT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS EVOLVE. I WANT TO TALK ON OVERNIGHT AND RESIDENTIAL PARKING. DOWNTOWN IS NOT JUST A DESTINATION, IT'S A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH APARTMENTS AND RESIDENTS TUCKED ROAD. I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYONE REALIZES HOW MANY APARTMENTS ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE DOWNTOWN. 
          EVEN ON MY SIDE OF THE STREET, THERE ARE FOUR. 
          MY BUILDING HAS A COUPLE. I UNDERSTAND THEY CONSULT AND IDENTIFIED 59 OVER 90 VEHICLES BUT THAT APPEARS TO BE BASED ON ONE SINGLE OBSERVATION. I ENCOURAGE MORE THOROUGH DATA COLLECTION BEFORE MAKING POLICY DECISIONS. 
          I ALSO SUPPORT ADDING RESIDENTIAL PARKING BACK INTO THE CODE. AS IT STANDS, A 24-HOUR LIMIT REQUIRES RESIDENTS TO MOVE THEIR CARDS DAILY OR RISK BEING TICKETED OR BOOTED. THE SAME APPLIES TO THE CITY GARAGE. OF WANT TO ENCOURAGE LONG-TERM PARKING, THE RESTRICTION NEEDS TO BE REVISITED. 
          IT WOULD HELP TO HAVE CITY EMPLOYEES TO PARK ON THE UPPER LEVELS, YOU BE LOWER LEVELS AVAILABLE FOR PATRONS. 
          WE SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT SOLUTIONS LIKE SUNRISE THEATRE LAW FOR RESIDENTIAL PARKING. IT OFTEN GOES UNDERUTILIZED AND BE A CONTROLLED AND EFFECTIVE OPTION. 
          OVER THE PAST WEEK, IT IS BEEN OPEN AND USED RESPONSIBLY. 
          LOVING WITH OVERNIGHT PARKING WITH ALTERNATIVES GRADES CHALLENGES FOR RESIDENTS. IT MAY UNINTENTIONALLY PENALIZE RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR, SUCH AS SOMEONE CHOOSING NOT TO DRINK AND DRIVE, AND COULD DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM COMING DOWNTOWN. 
          WE ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT IMMEDIATE SOLUTIONS. 
          MARINA SQUARE IS HEAVILY -- IS ONLY HEAVILY USED A FEW HOURS A WEEK. ADDING -- CAN PROVIDE IMMEDIATE PARKING AND ENHANCE MARKET CONDITIONS. 
          LASTLY REGARDING THE CONSULTANTS. 
          THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT CONTINUED SPENDING ON STUDIES ABOUT SEEING ENOUGH REAL IMPLEMENTATION. 
          FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S NOT AN OVERLY COMPLEX PROJECT. 
          I BELIEVE WE CAN TAKE A MORE COST EFFECTIVE LOCALLY INFORMED APPROACH MOVING FORWARD. WHAT THEY ARE BRINGING TO THE TABLE ISN'T MUCH DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER DOWNTOWN CITY AND WE NEED MORE COMMUNITY INPUT, NOT JUST REACHING OUT ON FACEBOOK. 
          IF THEY WERE TO REACH OUT DIRECTLY OR LOOK AT AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD YOU WOULD HAVE A STRONGER INPUT. 
          >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. PLEASE COME FORWARD. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS GUS GUTIERREZ. 
          GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER. 
          I WANTED TO TOUCH BASE THAT I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ON THE PARKING BOARD FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AND ALSO AS A CHAIR. 
          DURING THAT TIME, WE WENT THROUGH PLENTY OF STUDIES. 
          LITTLE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. WE HAD THE CITY COMMISSIONER SITTING WITH US FOR YEARS AND EVEN WITH THAT, THERE WAS NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED DURING THAT WHOLE PERIOD, WHICH IS SIX YE YEARS. I AGREE THAT WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE PARKING STUDIES. WE NEED TO EXECUTE SOME OF THESE STUDIES. THEY ALL ANSWER THE SAME THINGS. 
          IN SIX YEARS, WE CONTINUE SAYING THE SAME THINGS, I CAME IN ON MY TIME TO MEET WITH THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT AT THE TIME -- THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THE TIME, AND DEDICATED TIME AND ALL OF THE MEETINGS THAT I CAME IN TO DO TO PUT THESE AMENDMENTS, THESE PARKING ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS, NOTHING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. AS COMMISSIONERS ARE AWARE OF, ALL OF THAT TIME, YEARS, AND THERE WAS ZERO ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 
          I THINK THE CITY MANAGER HAS TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT THESE BOARDS PARTICIPATE SO THAT THEY ARE PRODUCTIVE BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST WASTING TIME. THE CITIZENS AND THE COMMUNITY ARE DOING THIS AS VOLUNTEERS. WE ALSO SHOULD LOOK AT THE RFP FOR THE PARKING GARAGE. THE JCPENNEY LOT STUDY SHOWS FOR DECADES NOW THAT THAT WAS DESIGNED. 
          THE CITY HAS ENGINEERED PLANS FOR THAT PARKING GARAGE OVER TEN YEARS AGO AND WE ARE STILL DOING STUDIES AND STILL TALKING ABOUT IT. THE ANSWER IS PARKING. 
          AND PARKING ENFORCEMENT IS REQUIRED. 
          WE ALREADY HAVE THE ORDINANCES. WE'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FOR YEARS. WE DON'T HAVE A PARKING ENFORCEMENT PERSON. AND WE NEED TWO FULL-TIME PEOPLE. THESE PEOPLE CAN SERVE AS TWO 
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RULES. ONE IS TO DO THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT AND THEY CAN ALSO BE WALKING IN UNIFORM SO THEY CAN GIVE THE PRESENCE OF CIVIL ORDER IN THE CITY WHICH WE NEED WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES WE ARE HAVING IN OUR DOWNTOWN. 
          I KNOW YOU ARE DOING A GOOD JOB, TRYING TO DO A GOOD JOB. 
          THE INTENTIONS ARE GOOD. WE NEED TO FOCUS. 
          WE NEED THE CITY MANAGER TO JUMP IN AND LEADS US THROUGH THIS. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? 
          >> ONE MORE THING BUT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. 
          WE HAVE TO INCREASE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET. 
          THAT HAS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED. WE HAVE TO RETAIN OUR POLICE FORCE AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR POLICE FORCE SO THAT THEY DO RETIRE HERE. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING WE WERE ABLE TO DO IN THE PAST AND WE ARE NOT 
          ABLE TO DO THAT NOW. >> THANK YOU, SIR. 
          >> TO A STATE MY NAME? I RESIDE AT 916 AVENUE H FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. I AM PLEASED WITH THE DISCUSSIONS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE I STILL DO BELIEVE WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH KEEPING OUR WATERS CLEAR AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I WOULD LIKE AN UNDERLINING SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. I WAS TAUGHT THAT TRASH GOES IN A TRASH BAG TO BE CONCEALED AND SECURE TO PREVENT THESE TROUBLES AND THINGS. I AM JUST PONDERING THE IDEA THAT A FINE, LIKE A TAX OR A TICKET OR SOMETHING THAT ACKNOWLEDGES OR MAKES THE PERPETRATORS ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE WATERS HERE THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A LOSS OF NOT JUST THE COMMUNITY BUT IN OTHER AREAS AS WELL. 
          I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT FORWARD. 
          THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. 
          [A.  Parking Committee Recommendations]
          WE WILL MOVE ON. >> NEXT WE HAVE UNDER MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS AND COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. I AM RYAN COLLINS. 
          HAVE THE THE PLEASURE OF BEING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARKING COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. 
          WE ARE MADE UP OF A LOT OF LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE, DOWNTOWN LONGTIME RESIDENTS. 
          WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INPUT FROM VISITORS COMING TO OUR MEETINGS AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO REPORT IS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF OR MORE OF WHAT WE DISCUSSED AS FAR AS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPLEMENTED AND OUR SUGGESTIONS TO THE COMMISSION. 
          FIRST OFF, NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER BUT THE FIRST ONE IS IMPORTANT. NO ADDITIONAL PARKING STUDIES NEEDED. WE FEEL THE PARKING STUDIES THAT HAVE COME ACROSS, WE'VE LOOKED AT ALL OF THEM THEY ARE MOSTLY IN AGREEMENT THEY ARE HELPFUL BUT WE FEEL THAT THE MONEY DOESN'T NEED TO BE SPENT ANY FURTHER ON ANYMORE STUDIES STUDIES FROM THIS POINT. ENFORCING EXISTING ORDINANCES WITH THE FULL-TIME PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. 
          WE HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED AS A BOARD THAT THERE IS NO ENFORCEMENT AT ALL IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE FOR PARKING. 
          DOWNTOWN, THIS GREAT A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS. 
          THE STUDIES HAVE POINTED TO THE FACT THAT I KNEW PARKING SPOT IS WORTH THE THREE OR $400 PER SPOT FOR BUSINESS. 
          WITH VEHICLES STAYING FOR DAYS AT A TIME WELL PAST THE HOURS DURING THE DAY, OVERNIGHT. IT TAKES UP THE SPOTS WITHOUT ENFORCEMENT THERE IS NO INITIATIVE FOR PEOPLE TO NOT KEEP COMMITTING THESE OFFENSIVES FOR PARKING. 
          THE BIG THING IS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT BUDGET AND THE AVAILABILITY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. WE ARE ASKING THAT THERE IS SOME 
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ENFORCEMENT. IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE MAGISTRATE MEETINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT THAT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION AS A FULL-TIME PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. 
          AMID THE PARKING ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION FOR TEMPORARY PARKING PERMIT CATEGORIES, THE BIG ONE BEING DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL AND SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL. AS WERE MADE IN PUBLIC COMMENTS, THERE ARE A LOT OF APARTMENTS. MORE AND MORE PEOPLE LIVING DOWNTOWN. MORE SHORT-TERM RENTALS. 
          THIS IS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW THESE PEOPLE PARKING. 
          PARKING IS TIGHT, IF EXISTENT AT ALL ON A LOT OF THESE PROPERTIES FOR THESE APARTMENTS. PUTTING SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT ALLOWS AN AVENUE FOR RESIDENTS AND OWNERS, OPERATORS OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS TO BE ABLE TO GET THESE PERMITS SO THAT WE DON'T CREATE MORE PROBLEMS AND WE HAVE A CLEAR-CUT UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE PEOPLE CAN PARK, HOW THEY CAN PARK AND HOW THE REGISTRATION HAPPENS. PARKING SIMPLE SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED IN SOME OF THESE STUDIES. 
          PARKING STALLS NEED TO BE RESTRIPED FOR EFFECTIVE USE AND ENFORCEMENT. THERE ARE A LOT OF AREAS THAT WE SEE THAT DON'T HAVE SIMPLY THE PARKING STRIPES THERE. 
          IT CREATES A LOT OF CHAOS WHERE PEOPLE PARK. 
          MORE SPACES SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIT INTO THESE AREAS, SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR SIMPLE SOLUTIONS THAT WE WANT TO RECOMMEND AS WELL. 
          WE'VE DECIDED UNANIMOUSLY TO ABANDON THE BID FOR PCI FOR PAID BEACH PARKING. THROUGH OUR DISCUSSIONS, IT HAS BEEN -- IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT THE COST FOR THE KIOSK THAT THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WITH VANDALISM OR DAMAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AS WELL AS THE SHARE THAT WOULD GO TO THE PARKING, THE PARKING COMPANY, WE FEEL THAT IT WOULDN'T BE WORTH IT AT THIS POINT. THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH REVENUE COMING THROUGH. OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ABANDON THAT FOR BEACH PARKING FOR NOW. 
          THE ORDINANCE PROHIBITS OVERNIGHT PARKING FOR ARENA SQUARE. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THIS AS AN ISSUE ALL OVER DOWNTOWN, WITH THERE BEING NO ENFORCEMENT. 
          PEOPLE PARK OVERNIGHT, STAY FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. 
          IT CREATES A PROBLEM FOR RESTAURANTS, RESIDENTS, EVERYBODY, MARINA, EVERYTHING. WE FEEL THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED INTO PROHIBITS THE OVERNIGHT PARKING, SHIFTED INTO THE GARAGE OR FIND OTHER AVENUES FOR PEOPLE TO PARK. 
          BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ADDED AS AN ORDINANCE AS WELL. 
          THIS IS THE BIG ONE, AND I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS, THIS IS WHAT REALLY NEEDS TO HAPPEN. THERE'S DISCUSSIONS OF THE MARINA SQUARE BEING REDEVELOPED, WHICH WE WOULD LOSE SOME OR BETWEEN 144 AND 200 SPOTS FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. 
          SO LOOKING AT LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, WE NEED MANAGEMENT NOW. BUT PURSUE THE PARKING GARAGE IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE JCPENNEY PARKING LOT AS THE MOST VIABLE OPTIONS. 
          THERE ARE PREVIOUS PLANS IN PLACE. 
          THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION THAT THAT'S WHERE IT SHOULD GO. 
          IT MAKES SENSE TO BE CLOSE TO THE MARINA, ESPECIALLY IF FUTURE PLANS INCLUDE REDOING MARINA SQUARE, DEVELOPING THAT. 
          IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR ANY OF THAT. 
          WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE FOR PARKING BEFORE ANY MORE PARKING IS COMING. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN ON THE COMMITTEE LOST SPOTS. 
          WE HAVEN'T ADDED ANY SPOTS, WE HAVE TAKEN AWAY WITH KING'S LANDING DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          REALLY BEFORE ANY OTHER SPOTS ARE THE INVENTORY, WE NEED TO HAVE A PLAN THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE REPLACING AND ADDING TWO BEFORE WE START WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENTS. 
          FOR SECOND STREET BETWEEN AVENUE A AND ORANGE, THE COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE -- WE WOULDN'T LIKE TO SEE ANY PERMANENT CLOSURE OF THOUGHTS. 
          WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANY CHANGES TO THE PARKING IF ANYTHING, IF WE COULD ADD SPOTS, IF POSSIBLE BUT WE WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF 
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MAKING A SAFER, EASIER WAY TO DO IT WITH BOLLARDS OR BARRICADES THAT COULD BE PUT IN PLACE TO CLOSE OFF SECOND STREET. 
          BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY RECOMMENDING NOT TO CLOSE IT OFF PERMANENTLY. THAT'S OUR BIG POINTS. 
          THERE'S A LOT MORE. I COULD SPEND A LOT MORE TIME ON IT. WE COULD GET THE POINT ACROSS AND LEAVE IT TO YOU GUYS AND HOPEFULLY BE BACK IN THE FUTURE TO FOLLOW UP AND SEE WHAT PROGRESS WE HAVE. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE A QUESTION, THE PARKING COMMITTEE, DO YOU HAVE ANY DATA THAT SHOWS SOME OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS ARE TAKING UP THE PARKING THAT STAYING A LONG TIME. 
          IS THAT STILL HAPPENING? USED TO HAPPEN A LOT? 
          >> WE DON'T HAVE DATA POINTS ACCORDING TO THAT OTHER THAN OUR EXPERIENCE IS WORKING AND LIVING DOWNTOWN, VISITING DOWNTOWN ON OUR COMMITTEE AS WELL AS RESIDENTS COMING IN TO THE MEETING AND VOICING THEIR OPINIONS. 
          SO WE KNOW IT IS HAPPENING. THE PARKING STUDY MENTIONED 59 OVERNIGHT SPOTS WHEN THEY COUNTED AT FIVE IN THE MORNING AROUND ARENA SQUARE. SO THAT IS AN ISSUE. 
          WE CAN SEE IT AND WE ARE WELL INFORMED AS A COMMITTEE. 
          SO THAT'S HOW WE ADDRESS IT. NOT JUST THREE DATA POINTS. 
          >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS? 
          >> AT THE OUTSET, I DON'T WANT TO SUCK THE OXYGEN OUT OF THE ROOM ON THIS TOPIC, I SPENT YEARS AS PARKING COMMITTEE PRIOR TO BEING ELECTED TO THIS POSITION. 
          I UNDERSTAND THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY INTIMATELY, DOWN TO THE SPACE. I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS. 
          ONE, RYAN TOUCHED ON THE FACT THAT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A NET LOSS OF PARKING IN THE DOWNTOWN QUARTER. I REFER TO THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR FROM THE CITRUS BRIDGE DOWN TO THE SEAWAY, EAST OF THE INTERCOASTAL AND WEST U.S. ONE. AT THE TIME I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO DO THE STUDY, I DID THE ACTUAL TABULATIONS AND AT THE TIME, PRIOR TO KING'S LANDING, REMOVING PARKING FROM THE EQUATION, IN TOTALITY BETWEEN CITY-OWNED ASSETS AND LEASED ASSETS, WE HAD 2100 PARKING SPACES IN THE DOWNTOWN QUADRANT, PUBLIC PARKING SPACES. I'M NOT INCLUDING PRIVATE LOT OR PRIVATE CONTROLLED SPACES. SINCE THEN, THE NEXT LOSS DUE TO KING'S LANDING AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD HAS CAUSED A NET LOSS FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 OF THOSE PARKING SPACES WHICH PUTS US SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF 18 -- IT'S ABOUT 250 SPACES L LOSS. 
          SOME OF THAT WILL BE RECAPTURED WITH THE GARAGE FROM THE KING'S LANDING PROJECT BUT THE KEY COMPONENT TO THE MACTIER, ONE OF THE SPEAKERS COMMENTS HERE AND RYAN'S COMMENTS, WE'VE HAD FOUR STUDIES DONE ON THIS. WRITE A CHECK FOR 25 GRAND, HAVE ANOTHER STUDY TO STOCK ON TOP OF THE PRIOR THREE STUDIES AND WE JUST CHOOSE TO IGNORE WITH THE STUDIES ARE RECOMMENDING TO US. 
          I'M GLAD SEAN IS HERE AS WELL THIS MORNING BECAUSE ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT RYAN HAS TOUCHED ON IS LACK OF ENFORCEMENT. 
          THERE IS NO PARKING ENFORCEMENT DONE. 
          AS A BASE LEVEL, THERE IS NONE. SEAN AT A PARKING COMMITTEE MEETING A MONTH AGO HAD COMMENTED WE WERE OUT SOLICITING FOR PART-TIME PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. 
          THE ANALYSIS DONE BY SEAN AND THE COMMITTEE IN THE CASE -- INDICATES THAT WHILE ONE PART-TIME OFFICER IS GREAT, IT IS WOEFULLY INADEQUATE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT THAT WE NEED. 
          THE COMMITTEE LABORED THROUGH THE COST OF A FULL-TIME PERSON VERSUS A PART-TIME PERSON AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT TWO PART-TIME PEOPLE WOULD FILL THE ROLE WITH PRECISELY THE TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT THAT WE WOULD NEED ON WEEKENDS AND DOWNTOWN ON THE BEACH ET CETERA. BUT ONE PART-TIME PERSON 30 HOURS A WEEK IS SIMPLY NOT GOING TO DO IT. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN FUNDED FOR AT THIS POINT IN TIME. 
          IS THAT CORRECT, IS IT PART-TIME? 
          >> GOOD MORNING, YES, THAT IS CORRECT. 
          THAT HAS BEEN WHAT HAS BEEN FUNDED IN THIS APPROVED BUDGET. 
          THE POSITION WAS ADVERTISED. THE ADVERTISEMENT JUST ENDED THIS PAST FRIDAY. WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH SELECTING APPLICANTS FOR INTERVIEWS. 
          >> HAVING SAID THAT, WITHOUT A BASELINE OF ANY TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM THAT THE DOWNTOWN IS BEING FACED WITH WITH 59 VEHICLES LEFT OVERNIGHT CONTINUOUSLY. THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS ARE NOT 
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GOING TO BE SOLVED WITHOUT AN ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY. 
          AS OF RIGHT NOW, BASED ON MY OBSERVATIONS, YOU MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION, THERE IS NO CYST INC. PLAN OR ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY. HIRING A ONE-TIME PART-TIME PERSON AND THROWING THOSE RESOURCES OUT THERE TO DO WHAT THEY CAN IS SOMEWHAT OF A BAND-AID AT THIS POINT IN TIME. 
          SO THE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE IS STILL VERY QUESTIONABLE AS TO HOW IT'S GOING TO BE MANAGED LONG-TERM. 
          WITHOUT ENFORCEMENT, WE ARE NOT GOING TO FIX THE DOWNTOWN PARKING PROBLEM. THE SECOND PORTION OF THIS THAT IS QUICKLY IMPORTANT IS THE GARAGE, THE ADDITIONAL GARAGE. 
          AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO FALL ASLEEP WELL AT NIGHT, TAKE HOME THE PARKING STUDIES AND READ THEM. 
          IT IS NOT INVIGORATING READING MATERIAL. 
          HOWEVER, IT DOES PAINT THE PICTURE PRECISELY AS THE CIRCUMSTANCES CURRENTLY EXIST IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. 
          NO ENFORCEMENT, LACK OF PARKING IN AREAS THAT WE NEED PARKING ET CETERA IS CREATING A MULTIPRONGED APPROACH OF NEGATIVITY TOWARD GENERATING NEW PARKING ASSETS AND MANAGING OUR CURRENT ASSETS BECAUSE THERE'S NO MANAGEMENT IN PLACE CURRENTLY. AND THAT'S WHAT THE CONSULTANT SAID. THERE IS ZERO MANAGEMENT PARKING ASSETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. 
          WE NEED TO GET THAT UNDER CONTROL. 
          WE NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THAT IS THE FIRST STEP. 
          THE SECOND STEP IS MY ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT, AND BASED ON THESE STUDIES, ONE OF THE FLAWS WITH THE FOUR STUDIES THAT WE HAD IS ALL THESE STUDIES THINK ANY PIECE OF VACANT LAND IN DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE IS AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD SUCH AN ASININE STATEMENT. A PRIVATELY OWNED CONTROLLED PIECE OF PROPERTY IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE TO GO BUILD A GARAGE ON. 
          IN MY OPINION, THE STUDIES WERE FLAWED SIGNIFICANTLY BY IDENTIFYING THESE TRACKS WHICH TELLS THE PROPERTY OWNER, MY PROPERTY JUST DOUBLED IN VALUE. IF THE CITY IS SNIFFING AROUND, YOU KNOW WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE COST. 
          SO THE JCPENNEY PARKING LOT OR THE BISTRO PARKING LOT, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO REFER TO IT, HAS LOGICALLY BEEN THE BEST LOCATION TO PUT A CITY GARAGE ON CITY-OWNED REAL ESTATE. 
          THE CONSENSUS SEEMS TO BE THAT WE NEED A GARAGE THAT WILL HAVE A CAPACITY SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF 500 VEHICLES. 
          $30,000 PARKING SPOTS. YOU DON'T NEED A CALC LEADER TO FIGURE OUT IS $15 MILLION OF MONEY THAT THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE DOESN'T HAVE EXCEPT IN THE CAPACITY OF BONDING CAPABILITY. THE INTERESTING PART OF THE COST ANALYSIS, AND IF SOMEONE WAS FINANCED, THEY COULD ANSWER THIS SPECIFICALLY BUT EVERY YEAR YOU RECALL THAT I ASK SPECIFICALLY, I WANT AND ANALYSIS, I WANT LONG-TERM BONDING RESPONSIBILITIES ROLLING OFF THE BOOKS. 
          IF MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT, BETWEEN NOW AND 2032, WE FREE UP A TON OF BONDING CAPABILITY WITH THE CURRENT PARKING GARAGE BONDS BEING PAID IN FULL, THE CITY MARINA. 
          PARKING GARAGE BEING PAID IN FULL. 
          THERE'S ONE OTHER BOND ISSUANCE THAT CLEARS THE BOOKS BETWEEN NOW AND 2032, I BELIEVE IT'S 2032. 
          WE HAVE THE BONDING CAPABILITY TO DO THIS EITHER THROUGH THE CITY OR THE PURE IN, IT'S POSSIBLE TO DO THIS. 
          THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT A PUBLIC/PRIVATE ENTERPRISE RELATIONSHIP TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. 
          I'M NOT OVERLY SOLD ON THE CONCEPT. 
          IT'S A PARKING GARAGE. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT PUTTING RETAIL ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THAT INCREASES THE COST OF A GARAGE EXPONENTIALLY TO PUT RETAIL ON THE FIRST FLOOR, SO EVERYONE IS AWARE. HAVING SAID THAT, I SEE NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T CURRENCY COMMIT TO AT LEAST GETTING INTO THE PLANNING STAGES OF A PARKING GARAGE. 
          WHEN THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE, WE'VE GOT PLANS SITTING HERE ON THE DESK READY TO GO. IT WAS MENTIONED THERE WERE PLANS DRAFTED YEARS AGO. THOSE PLANS WERE 15 YEARS OLD. 
          THOSE PLANS CURRENTLY AREN'T WORTH A HECK OF A LOT. 
          I'M SUGGESTING WE WOULD WANT TO GET INTO THE DESIGN PHASE WITH PLANS READY TO BID. NOT JUST ESTHETIC PLANS, NOT JUST PECTORALS BUT HARD PLANS READY TO GO TO BID TO SECURE BIDS FOR THE PARKING GARAGE. THAT WOULD BE THE INTERIM STEP IN THIS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ABILITY TO SECURE COST AND WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION AT THAT TIME? NO BUT IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO PLAN. 
          OUR CITY MANAGER COMMONLY COMMENTS ON THE FACT THAT OUR CAP EX PORTION OF OUR BUDGET WE NEED TO DRILL INTO THIS FURTHER. 
          WE NEED TO COME UP WITH MULTIYEAR PROJECTIONS AND YET A POTENTIAL $20 MILLION EXPENDITURE IS JUST BEING PASSED BY LIKE IT DOESN'T EXIST. AND WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THIS. 
          WE HAVE TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT THIS OR WE ARE GOING TO SAY FORGET IT, WE ARE GOING TO LEAVE PARKING THE WAY IT IS AND BE DONE WITH THIS. MARINA SQUARE PLANS CALL FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 200 SPACES DOWNTOWN. 
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IT TAKES VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE PARKING AWAY FROM OUR FIVE-STAR MARINA. WE CAN'T DO THAT. 
          WE SIMPLY CAN'T DO IT. THE DISCUSSION AT THE PARKING COMMITTEE WAS IF WE ARE GOING TO GET INTO MARINA SQUARE RENOVATIONS, IS OUR PARKING GOING TO BE READY TO ACCOMMODATE THE LOSS OF 200 DOWNTOWN PARKING SPACES? WE ARE NOT READY FOR THAT. WE ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE. 
          WE HAVEN'T EVEN ENVISIONED WHERE THE PARKING PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE BY DEALING WITH THAT DOWN AT MARINA SQUARE. 
          HAVING SAID THAT, I KNOW OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE COME FORWARD, MARINA SQUARE CONSULTANTS TO ASK IF THEY CAN BE INVOLVED WITH THE DESIGN AND PARAMETERS OF THE NEW PARKING GARAGE ET CETERA. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF TALK IN THE BACKGROUND HERE. 
          WE NEED TO TAKE SOME ACTION. IN ACTION IS JUST GOING TO ENHANCE THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE IT WORSE. 
          WE ARE GOING TO COMPRESS THESE TIMELINES TO SUCH A POINT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CRITICAL PATH OF CONSTRUCTION TO GET DOWN THE ASSETS WE NEED TO BRING ONLINE THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION ASSETS OR RENOVATION OF VETERANS PARK ET CETERA. ALL OF THESE THINGS PLAY IN TOGETHER. IF WERE NOT GOING TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT IT, WE MIGHT AS WELL TAKE THOSE PLANS AND SCRAP THEM BECAUSE WE CANNOT SIMPLY SAY WE ARE GOING TO ELIMINATE PARKING TO BUT THESE OTHER PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY ASSETS END. 
          THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS PEOPLE ARE SCREAMING ABOUT ITS ALREADY, KNOWING THAT THE CITY HAS A TENDENCY TO TAKE THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE WHICH IS NOT TO DEAL WITH THE HEART OF THE ISSUE OF ARE WE GOING TO BUILD A GARAGE, DO WE KNOW WHAT THE COSTS ARE, WE HAVE NO CLUE. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT IT AND WHEN ARE WE GOING TO FINALLY TAKE THE ACTION AND SAY LET'S AUTHORIZE THE QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS OR WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO COST TO GENERATE PLANS TO BUILD A GARAGE. 
          JUST THAT EXPENDITURE ITSELF WILL BE LARGE. 
          BUT WE'VE GOT NOTHING. THERE ARE NO RFPS FOR PLANNING, NO RFPS FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE. 
          UNTIL WE GET SERIOUS ABOUT THIS, WE ARE LEFT WITH A MESS. 
          NO ENFORCEMENT OF DOWNTOWN ON STREET PARKING, PARKING LOT PARKING ET CETERA. NO PLANS FOR FUTURE GROWTH, EXPANSION OF PARKING. CONTINUED DELETION OF PARKING SPACES IN DOWNTOWN. I THINK I PAINTED THE PICTURE APPROPRIATELY TO SAY WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM, IS TIME FOR THE COMMISSION TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. 
          AND I ADVOCATE, I'M NOT SAYING LET'S GO OUT TO $20 MILLION WORTH OF CAPACITY TO BUILD A GARAGE. 
          I'M SAYING LET'S RFP TO GET PLANS DONE, PLANS READY TO BUILD. PLANS READY TO BID. 
          NOT JUST DRAWINGS AND SELL THE PICTURES, NOT THE REAL DETAIL HERE. I'M STRONGLY SUGGESTING WE MOVE FORWARD IN THAT DIRECTION. I'M STRONGLY SUGGESTING THAT SEAN FIND A WAY TO STAFF THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT POSITIONS PROPERLY THAT WE HAVE SUFFICIENT PARKING ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE INTO WE HAVE A MANAGEMENT PLAN IN PLACE TO MANAGE PARKING BECAUSE WE DON'T. 
          WE SIMPLY HAVE NO PLAN TO DEAL WITH THIS. 
          THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING FROM. IF YOU SCROLL BACK TO THE FIRST PAGE OF RECOMMENDATIONS, I THINK THERE WAS ONE OTHER. 
          CLEARLY NO ADDITIONAL PARKING STUDIES ARE NEEDED. 
          >> WAS AT THE BEACH PARKING? >> BEACH PARKING. 
          THE PARKING COMMITTEE TODAY, AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THIS ANALYSIS. 
          WHAT HAPPENED IN THE COURSE OVER TIME IS SEAN CAME INTO THE POSITION AS THE CROSSHAIRS, AS THE DIRECTOR. 
          HE PUTS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK INTO DRILLING INTO THE COST-BENEFITS AND DOWN SIDE OR UPSIDE THE BEACH PARTY. 
          THE BEACH PARKING WAS BEING DONE AS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM. 
          THE COMMITTEE IS SAYING SCRAP IT NOW. 
          IT'S A COST OF RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON REVENUE-SHARING. 
          COST FACTORS BEING PUSHED BACK ONTO THE CITY FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. WE LOOKED AT THIS AND SAID IS IT GOING TO BECOME A NEGATIVE FOR THE CITY? THE PARKING COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO BAIL OUT ALL TOGETHER. SEAN DID A DEEP DIVE. 
          IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY AND HOW THEY CHANGE, SEAN WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUICKLY. PURSUING AN RFP FOR A NEW PARKING GARAGE. WE ARE REFERRING TO LET'S GET THE PLANS DONE. WE'VE GOT A SET OF PLANS READY TO GO. WE SEE WHAT THE ROGERS GOING TO COST, IS A 50 MILLION, 20 MILLION, 25 MILLION. 
          WE CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION, WE SIMPLY DON'T KNOW. 
          FESTIVAL STREET, I THINK THE COMMISSION IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THAT. THAT IS THE PACKAGE RIGHT THERE. 
          HAVE I MISSED ANYTHING? >> ENFORCEMENT AND LONG-TERM PLANS. THAT'S WHAT WE TALK ABOUT EVERY 
          MONTH. >> I WANT TO GET SOME OTHER COMMISSIONERS IN HERE. ANYBODY ELSE? 
          >> LET'S CUT TO THE CHASE HERE. NUMBER 1, YOU PUT ON HERE -- I 
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JUST HEARD THAT YOU ARE GETTING READY TO HIRE AN ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. I'VE HEARD WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYBODY. SO YOUR DEADLINE ON HIRING THIS ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WE CAN BEGIN TO GET DATA AND BEGIN THE 
          ENFORCEMENT IS WHEN? >> I'M HOPING TO HAVE SOMEONE FULLY ON BOARD BY MID-MAY AT THE LATEST. 
          >> MID-MAY. OKAY. 
          WE ARE COMING UP ON BUDGET SEASON. 
          I THINK WHAT I NEED TO UNDERSTAND, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, HAVE YOU PUT IN BUDGET REQUEST OR TWO ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. I THINK WE NEED AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE COST IS. I NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT. 
          IT'S A RECOMMENDATION. IT SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE TWO BY TWO COST MONEY. SO I NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT ON BUDGET IMPACT AS WE GET READY FOR BUDGET SEASON. 
          I THINK THAT'S AN ACTION ITEM THIS COMMISSION NEEDS TO EVALUATE THE COST WITH ANYTHING. WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH MONEY AND WE HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT. PART-TIME PERSON COMING ON BOARD BY MAY. MY EXPECTATION IS THAT WE WILL OF THE EAST IN THE BUDGET EXERCISE TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TWO OFFICERS WOULD LOOK LIKE. 
          >> CERTAINLY, AND I'VE DISCUSSED THIS. 
          THEY WOULD SAY THERE WAS NO PLAN FOR PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT. 
          THAT'S NOT CORRECT. THERE'S A PLAN, WE DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR THE PLAN. WE DISCUSSED ADDING THOSE POSITIONS TO THE BUDGET. WE HAD A POSITION PRIOR. 
          SO I DISCUSSED THAT, ADDING THOSE POSITIONS, FULL-TIME POSITIONS TO THE UPCOMING BUDGET TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD BE APPROVED. IF WE CAN'T GET TWO FULL-TIME POSITIONS, I WOULD CONSIDER HAVING TWO PART-TIME POSITIONS. 
          BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE PART-TIME POSITION, 30 HOURS AND THE PERSON CALLS IN SICK, WE DON'T HAVE SOMEONE FOR THE DAY. 
          IF WE DON'T GET TWO FULL-TIME POSITIONS, AND A MINIMUM WE NEED TO PART-TIME POSITIONS OF SOMEONE DOES CALL IN SICK, WE HAVE ENFORCEMENT FOR THAT DAY. SO THERE HAS BEEN DETAILED DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO THAT SO I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT. WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THE 
          SITUATION. >> AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE WANT TO GO WITH THIS. THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND WE WILL STRETCH EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE CAN. 
          IS SUGGESTED EARLIER PEOPLE FROM THE AUDIENCE WE NEED TO RETIRE AND RETAIN POLICE OFFICERS THAT COST MONEY. 
          WE HAVE BALANCED BUDGETS IN POR. WE DON'T RUN DEFICITS. 
          WE WILL PRIORITIZE THOSE PRIORITIES BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS. THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE. 
          AND WE DO THAT PUBLICLY. THE ONE THAT COMES UP, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT I STAND ON THIS TO UNDERSTAND WE CAN'T FUND EVERYTHING ON OUR CURRENT TAX BASE. 
          WE MUST GROW. IN MY MEETINGS THIS WEEK OR LAST WEEK, I HEARD FROM THE MARINA SQUARE PROJECT. 
          PART OF THAT ORIENTATION TO ME WAS AN ACTUAL UPDATE AS TO WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, INCLUDING PARKING. 
          AND SO BASED UPON THAT AND BASED UPON MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, I AM ALL IN FAVOR WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THE SUGGESTION FOR A PARKING GARAGE. HOW IT WOULD SIT. 
          AND THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE. 
          WHAT WAS SHARED WITH ME IS THAT IT HAS BEEN OPINED HERE ABOUT JCPENNEY PARKING LOT. JCPENNEY PARKING LOT WAS CONFIGURED AT A CERTAIN POINT IN TIME. 
          IT MAY NOT TRULY BE CONSTRUCTED TO NAVIGATE THE TYPE OF VEHICLES THAT NEED TO NAVIGATE A PARKING STRUCTURE OR THERE FOR WHAT WE NEED. BUT THERE IS A RENDITION THAT I SOLVE THIS WEEK THAT I WAS SATISFIED WITH ABOUT A PARKING STRUCTURE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT COST BUT I THINK WE COULD QUICKLY BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND AND GET THAT COST US SO WE CAN BEGIN TO PROBABLY PUT IT OUT THERE. 
          MY QUESTION IS THAT THIS MARINA SQUARE PARKING IS A CONCERN OF MINE. I'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH MYSELF. AND I KNOW WE HAVE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE SLIPS AND BOATS DOWN THERE, AND THEY HAVE CARS. 
          SO I WANT TO KNOW, AND MAYBE THE PARKING COMMITTEE OR SOMEONE COULD TELL ME, WHERE TO THOSE RESIDENTS PARK NOW? I CALL THEM RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BOATS AND THEY LIVE ON THEIR BOATS. WHERE ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO PARK NOW AND ARE THEY THE VIOLATORS OF THESE 59 OR SO PEOPLE THAT PARK OVERNIGHT. I HAVE A SUSPICION THEY ARE, AND THE GUEST THAT THEY INVITE ON THERE ARE PROBABLY SOME OF THESE SAME PEOPLE. SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE RESIDENTS OF THE MARINA AND WHERE ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO PARK AND WHERE ARE THEY PARKING? 
          >> MARINA PARKING PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO MARINA RESIDENTS. 
          A BULK OF THOSE RESIDENTS ARE PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MARINA IN A PRIVATE LOSS. LONG-TERM, PEOPLE GOING AWAY 
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LONG-TERM IF THEY ARE TRAVELING TO THE BAHAMAS OR WHATNOT, THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARK IN THE PARKING GARAGE. 
          THE MARINA PARKING PERMITS ARE VISIBLE SO THAT WE ARE AWARE 
          THAT THEY ARE A MARINA GUEST. >> ARE THERE 40 SPACES IN THAT 
          LOT? >> I'M NOT POSITIVE ABOUT THE NUMBER. THEY CONTROL THAT LOT. 
          THAT IS THEIRS. THEY LEASE THAT LONG-TERM. 
          I THINK WHEN THEY HAVE FOLKS LEAVE, THEY SUBLET THESE SPACES. 
          THEY SEEM TO MANAGE THEIR PARKING ASSET VERY CLOSELY WITH 40 SPACES. BUT DO THE MATH, THAT'S INADEQUATE FOR WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, WHICH IS PUSHING CARS INTO 
          THE MARINA SQUARE AREA. >> GOT IT. 
          WHAT I WITNESSED WAS WHEN THEY HAVE GUESTS, WHEN THEY TAKE PEOPLE OUT ON THEIR BOATS, AND I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE COME IN WITH CARTS AND THEY ARE OUT FOR THE DAY OR OUT FOR 24, AND THEY ARE PARKING WHEREVER THEY CAN PARK. THAT IS PROBABLY CAUSING SOME OF 
          THIS BOTTLENECK. >> PART OF OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO AMEND THAT ORDINANCE FOR OVERNIGHT PARKING AROUND MARINA SQUARE TO SAY NO PARKING ALLOWED IN THAT AREA, TO PUSH THEM TO 
          THE PARKING GARAGE. >> OKAY, GOT IT. 
          THAT'S IT FOR ME. FOR ME, IT COMES DOWN TO THE DOLLARS AND CENTS. I'M OKAY WITH COMING FORTH WITH THE DATA. I HAVE SEEN SUCCESSFULLY WHERE PARKING STRUCTURES WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN AN ASPECT OF IT. IT'S BEEN ABLE TO HELP US FINANCE IT AND CREATED. I'M SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY OF A PLACE IN MIAMI WERE I KNOW IN A TIGHT AREA, THEY PUT IN A PARKING STRUCTURE AND THEY PUT A GROCERY STORE IN THERE. 
          AND THAT ALLOWED FOR THOSE RESIDENTS DOWNTOWN TO HAVE SOMEPLACE TO COMMERCE FOR GROCERIES. 
          IT ALSO PROVIDED A PARKING SPACE. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO US MOVING THIS FORWARD. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE THIS HAS BECOME A BUDGET EXERCISE AND I'D LIKE TO SEE COME FORWARD WHATEVER THAT PARKING STRUCTURE COST IS GOING TO BE. WE NEED TO PUBLICLY GET THAT OUT 
          THERE. >> THE COMMISSIONER IS VERY PASSIONATE ON THE SUBJECT. THIS NEEDS TO BEND DOWN. 
          IT'S MAKING ME CRAZY. I SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH A PARKING GARAGE. I THINK IT IS CLEARLY NECESSARY. 
          WE KNOW THOSE FOLKS OVER AT THE CRA, THIS IS WHERE IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE DONE BUT I WOULD SUGGEST WE GET AN RFP FOR THE ACTUAL COST FOR A GARAGE. BUT ADDITIONALLY, WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE BOND COST WILL BE SO WE KNOW WHAT THE PRICING IS. 
          WHAT IS THE COST OF BONDS. RIGHT NOW, THE MARKET IS IN FLUX. THE BOND MARKET IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO WE NEED TO DO THAT RESEARCH SO WE KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO COST US AND WHAT THE PAYMENTS ARE GOING TO BE OVER. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. 
          SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE GET AN AGENDA ITEM ON THE CRA TO HAVE THAT BE DONE THROUGH THE CRA. 
          THOSE TWO THINGS. AND I HEARD IT TWICE FROM TWO COMMISSIONERS, TO GET THE RFB OUT FOR THE PARKING GARAGE KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO COST BUT WE ALSO NEED TO ADD IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE BOND COST ARE GOING TO BE. 
          WHAT ARE THE RATES, WHAT'S THE TERM, WHAT'S IT GOING TO COST. 
          AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A FIRST STEP. 
          >> WE NEED A NUMBER. >> THE RFP FIRST. 
          >> ONE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION FOR THE GARAGE IS THE LOCATION. 
          THE MONEY IT IS GOING TO COST US WILL BE MUCH MORE IF IT IS NOT OUR PROPERTY. SO IT HAS GOT TO BE OUR PROPERTY. RIGHT NOW, OUR PROPERTY IS THE OLD JCPENNEY PARKING LOT. AND I WAS MEETING WITH A CONSULTANT ABOUT THEIR IDEA BECAUSE THE ENHANCEMENTS OF MARINA SQUARE DO TAKE AWAY PARKING. 
          THEIR IDEA WAS TO TAKE THE JCPENNEY LOT, WHICH AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM. 
          AND ADDING A SPACE FROM INDIAN RIVER DRIVE. 
          FOUND THAT MIGHT NOT BE AN EASY FEAT. 
          BUT IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, WE NEED TO START DOING IT. I THINK OUR FELLOW COMMISSIONER WHO IS NOT HERE TODAY HAS BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE FACT THAT WE NEED A PARKING GARAGE, WE NEED A MORE PERMANENT PARKING SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY AS DOWNTOWN TAKES AWAY PARKING. SO I THINK THE COST IS GOING TO DEPEND ON IF WE DO IT ON OUR OWN PROPERTY. 
          AND SO I SUPPORT HAVING A PLAN FOR A NEW PARKING GARAGE. 
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I SUPPORT US DECIDING WHERE THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING FORWARD. AND AT LEAST WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS. I SUPPORT NOT HAVING PAID PARKING ON THE BEACH, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A PLAN AND IT WAS GOING TO BE PAINFUL, WE KNEW IT WAS TO USE THE MONEY OF THE PAID PARKING ON THE BEACH TO HELP SPRUCE UP THE BEACH PARKS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO HEAVILY U USED. 
          BUT AS THE NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUED, IT CLEARLY SHOWED WE WEREN'T GOING TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THOSE BEACH PARKS, WE WOULD ALMOST BE SPENDING MORE MONEY. 
          SO THAT WAS NOT A FEASIBLE PLAN. BUT THE PLAN WAS WE DIDN'T -- AND WE WANTED TO EXEMPT OUR OWN RESIDENTS. 
          WE DID NOT WANT OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE TO PAY FOR PARKING ON THE BEACH. AND THAT PLAN WAS DASHED BECAUSE OF SOME CONSIDERATIONS WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS. 
          I WHATEVER THE VEHICLE IS, WE SHOULD MOVE AHEAD WHETHER IT'S IN FPR EIGHT, AN RFP, WE SHOULD IDENTIFY WHERE A GARAGE COULD BE LOCATED AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO BUILD A NEW GARAGE. 
          THAT'S AN IMPORTANT. ON THE ENFORCEMENT, WE NEED TO GET THE PART-TIME PERSON ON AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 
          I COULD TELL YOU WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO GOT PARKING TICKETS IN DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE AND NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY BECAUSE I USED TO GET THESE LETTERS SAYING I GOT THIS AND IT WASN'T WELL MARKED. 
          I'M NEVER COMING TO DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE AGAIN. 
          I HAVEN'T HAD THOSE LATELY. I WILL SAY THAT PARKING ENFORCEMENT DOES BRING SOME NEGATIVE BAGGAGE. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE CLAIM IS THAT WHEREVER THEY PARK, THERE WASN'T CLEAR SIGNAGE. 
          IF WE ARE GOING TO START THE ENFORCEMENT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS CLEAR SIGNAGE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE STRIPING ISSUE COMES IN. I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY OBSERVED IT BUT I HAVEN'T PARKED IN EVERY SINGLE PLACE IN DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE EITHER. THAT'S WHERE I STAND IN TERMS OF LET'S AT LEAST GET THE PART-TIME PERSON ON AND IN THE BUDGET, WAS LOOK AND SEE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET TWO PART-TIME PEOPLE, WHAT IT TAKES TO GET TO FULL-TIME PEOPLE. 
          SO WE HAVE CHOICES. AND I DO REMEMBER WE DID CUT THAT OUT OF THE BUDGET LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD SOME HARD DECISIONS TO MAKE LAST YEAR AND THAT WAS ONE OF THEM. 
          >> I WANT TO COMMENTS. I KNOW IT'S AN UNCOMFORTABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT PAID PARKING DOWNTOWN. 
          BUT AS WE CONSIDER ENFORCEMENT, THOSE REVENUE STREAMS COULD BE WELCOME IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING ENFORCEMENT DOWNTOWN. 
          I THINK WE DID THE RIGHT THING BY ABANDONING THE PCR GOING FORWARD BECAUSE IT WASN'T STRUCTURED PROPERLY BUT WE SHOULD NOT ABANDON THE IDEA OF PAID PARKING. 
          >> I WAS DOWNTOWN ON MELBOURNE OVER THE WEEKEND AND I SPOKE TO FRIENDS WHO LIVE THERE. THEY DON'T LIKE PAYING FOR PARKING BUT THEY HAD A SYSTEM WHERE IT ASKED IF YOU WERE A RESIDENT, YOU'RE ABLE TO GET A ROUTE -- A YEAR-ROUND STICKER THE CHANGES COLOR EVERY YEAR. THEY HAVE A MECHANISM WHERE RESIDENTS IN THE CITY DON'T HAVE TO BE PARKING BUT ANYONE VISITING THE CITY DID. AND THESE WERE JUST RETIREES. 
          THEY WERE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE CITY. 
          THEY WERE PEOPLE THERE FOR THE PAST 20 OR 30 YEARS. 
          THEY EXPLAINED THEY DON'T LIKE IT BUT IT WORKS FOR THEM. 
          I BELIEVE WE NEED TO CONSIDER WE TALKED ABOUT THIS INTERNALLY. 
          IT WILL BE -- IS NOT THE STUDY, A STRATEGY INTERNALLY, THE STAFF, BUT WE COULD COME UP WITH INTERNALLY TO TRY TO MODERNIZE THE PROCESS, FOR PAY PARKING AND BRING IT BACK SO WE CAN USE THE REVENUES FROM THAT TO SUPPLEMENT ENFORCEMENT OF THE AREAS OF DOWNTOWN, NOT JUST ON THE BEACH, THE CITY OVERALL. 
          SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT THAT OUT THERE. 
          WE ARE NOT ABANDONING THE IDEA RIGHT NOW. 
          WE SHOULD KEEP THE REVENUE STREAMS IN FRONT OF US BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR ENFORCEMENT. 
          >> I AGREE WITH YOU. WE NEVER ABANDON ANY IDEA. 
          WHEN WE DO TALK ABOUT PAID PARKING AND DOWNTOWN, WHICH I KNOW A LOT OF THAT IS ARE GOING THAT WAY WHAT HAPPENED TO US IN TERMS OF THE BEACH PAID PARKING. THE BUSINESSES WANTED THAT. 
          >> YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. IS ONE AND THE SAME. 
          AND FORCED PARKING. I HAVE RESIDENTS OF VISITOR 
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SAYING WHAT IS TWO HOURS? TWO HOURS ALLOWS ME TO DO -- TWO HOURS DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO DO ANYTHING. 
          BY THE TIME I PARKED MY CAR AND HAVE DINNER OR LUNCH, I HAVE A PARKING TICKET. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE CODE, THE HOURS THAT WE EXPECT SOMEONE TO BE DOWNTOWN REASONABLY TO PARK, HAVE DINNER, WINE, NINE, TAKE A WALK. 
          IS A TWO HOURS, IS IT THREE HOURS. 
          IF SO, IF WE CHARGE IMPORT, AT LEAST WE KNOW WE ARE GETTING MONEY. IF WE OVERSTAY, WE CAN GET REVENUE IN AND THE TICKET FOR IT. 
          WE SHOULD CONSIDER WHAT'S TAKING PLACE. 
          >> WHEN WE INTRODUCE THE TWO HOUR, WE GOT A LOT OF PUSHBACK BECAUSE I HAVE TO HAVE MY HAIR DOWN, IT TAKES ME LONGER THAN TWO HOURS. FOR THE MOST PART, PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN USED TO IT. PART OF IT IS THAT YOU HAVE A VERY ACCESSIBLE DOWNTOWN IN FORT PIERCE. 
          WE LIKE OUR ACCESSIBILITY. WE ARE KIND OF SPOILT ABOUT THAT. NOW THAT WE HAVE GROWN AS A CITY, WE CAN'T JUST PARK IN FRONT OF THE STORE AND WALK IN AND DO WHAT WE USED TO BE ABLE TO DO. 
          SO WE HAVE TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS. 
          IF ONE OF THEM IS PAID PARKING, OR IF THIS NEW GARAGE IS A PAID PARKING GARAGE OR WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT WORK FROM THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES ARE WATERFRONT AND OUR MARINA, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSIDERATIONS AND FESTIVALS. I THINK ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE 
          TABLE. >> THEY PAID PARKING OF A NEW GARAGE ON THAT PARTICULAR LOT WAS DISCUSSED AS A FEE. 
          A GARAGE. THAT WAS STRONG SUPPORT IN THE PARKING COMMITTEE. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE DOWNTOWN ON STREET PARKING CHARGE SYSTEM TO PAY FOR THE DOWNTOWN PARKING HAS BEEN DISCUSSED BY THIS BODY NUMEROUS TIMES. AND CANDIDLY, I'M GOING TO PUT IT BLUNTLY, THE COMMISSION SIMPLY DIDN'T HAVE THE WILL TO GO AGAINST WHAT MANY RESIDENTS ARE SAYING. 
          THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY TO PARK DOWNTOWN, PERIOD, REGARDLESS OF WHERE WHAT IT IS. THE ISSUES WE RUN INTO ARE THERE IS NO INCOME STREAM TO OFFSET THE COST OF ENFORCEMENT FOR TWO -- WE ARE PAYING FOR ONE OF THE GENERAL FUND. 
          WE HAVE NO IDEA THE REVENUE IS GOING TO BE GENERATED BY PARKING ENFORCEMENT I'VE GOT TOO GREAT TO TO OFFSET THE COST POTENTIALLY. THEN WE HAVE THINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, MARK WAS AT OUR LAST PARKING COMMITTEE MEETING. 
          WE WERE DISCUSSING, THE GARAGE RIGHT EAR NEEDS EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK. EXTENSIVE. 
          I'M TALKING EXTENSIVE, NORTH OF A MILLION DOLLARS. 
          AND MOST OF THIS DONE -- HE WILL COME COMMENT IF YOU WANT BUT THERE IS NO REVENUE STREAM TO OFFSET IT. 
          IT'S COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE WE PROVIDE THESE SERVICES FOR FREE. SO I'M NOT SURE HOW WE GET BY MOVING FORWARD IN DEALING WITH INCURRING COST OF NORTH OF A MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO REPAIR OR MAINTAIN THE STRUCTURE WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AND MAINTAINED. 
          IT'S 20 YEARS OLD NOW, CLOSE TO THAT. 
          INVESTMENT WILL BE HAVE TO BE MADE IN THAT FACILITY. 
          IN YOUR FACILITY WILL COST 20 MILLION, BALLPARK. 
          THERE IS NO INCOME STREAM TO OFFSET ANY OF THIS. 
          THE DOWNTOWN PARKING -- YOU KNOW THE QUESTION I'M GOING TO ASK, I'M COMING TO IT, THE GENERATION OF INCOME FROM THIS NEW PARKING FACILITY I THINK WOULD BE CRITICAL. 
          AND YOU WOULD LOOK AT IT AS PRIME PARKING. 
          YOU CAN'T GET A BETTER PARKING SPOT IN THE JCPENNEY PARKING LOT DOWNTOWN. PEOPLE WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF PARKING THAT GARAGE. 
          WE BELIEVE THIS GARAGE IS FREE. IT'S OVERFLOW PARKING. 
          AND WE THOUGHT THERE WAS A GOOD WAY TO GENERATE REVENUE, TO OFFSET COST OF PERSONAL. MAY BE EVEN AMATEUR I SOME OF THE DEBT. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL HAVE TO BE INVESTIGATED. 
          WE DISCUSS THIS BRIEFLY AT THE SENIOR STAFF MEETING THIS PAST WEDNESDAY, THE CITY MAINTAINS AND COLLECTS FUNDS FOR A FEE IN LIEU OF PARKING. LET'S MAKE SLAIN THAT'S QUICKLY, IF I'M A DEVELOPER, I'M PUTTING UP A BUILDING, I NEED 100 PARKING SPACES. I'VE ONLY GOT SPACE ON SITE FOR 90 SPACES. I CAN PAY INTO THE CITY FUND AT THE CLIP OF $6000 PER SPACE TO OFFSET THAT PARKING REQUIREMENT. 
          REMEMBER THE PLANNING BOARD, THE PARKING COMMITTEE, THIS COMMISSION, IT'S MY PREFERENCE THAT THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE PARKING THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS ANALYSED THEY NEED ON-SITE TO MEET THEIR OWN PARKING NEEDS. 
          BUT IF THEIR SITE IS SO CONSTRAINED THAT THEY CAN'T DO THAT, THIS IS A WAY TO GIVE THEM SOME ALLEVIATION OF THE PROBLEM. 
          SO I'VE ASKED THE QUESTION, HE'S GOING TO INVESTIGATE WITH FINANCE, HOW MUCH MONEY IS SITTING IN THAT ACCOUNT? IS THAT MONEY SPECIFICALLY EARMARKED FOR PARKING ISSUES? IS THERE SUFFICIENT MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT TO PAY FOR PLANTS AND 
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DESIGNED FOR A NEW PARKING GARAGE? THAT'S WHERE WE WERE GOING WITH THE DISCUSSION. 
          WE WERE LOOKING FOR A FUNDING SOURCE. 
          WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE ACCOUNT BALANCE IS THERE, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED ON PREVIOUSLY. 
          WE HAVE NO CLUE. WE HAVE ASKED FOR A FULL ACCOUNTING OF THAT TO BE PRESENTED THIS COMMISSION AND OBVIOUSLY THE PARKING COMMITTEE SO WE CAN GET A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT THOSE FUNDS ARE DOING. TO GIVE YOU A QUICK REMINDER ON THAT, IF THAT AMOUNT HAD BEEN $2000 PER PARKING SPOT, THIS COMMITTEE, THIS BODY VOTED TO INCREASE IT TO SIX. 
          THE ACTUAL COST ACCORDING TO CONSULTANT REPORTS WHICH WE HAVE ABOUT THIS DEEP SITTING ON A FILE CABINET SOMEWHERE IS $12,000 PER PARKING SPOT. SO WE ARE STILL WOEFULLY UNDERFUNDING PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN PARKING BY COLLECTING PRIVATE FUNDS. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHERE THE FUNDS OR AT, WHAT THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE IS AND CAN THOSE BE APPLIED TO SOMETHING LIKE DESIGN FOR A NEW PARKING GARAGE. 
          WE DON'T KNOW. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT 
          INFORMATION. >> I THE TWO WE CAN SORT OF -- WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT ABOUT INCREASING ENFORCEMENT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BUDGET WILL ALLOW. 
          WE WILL LOOK AT THAT AT THE NEW BUDGET. 
          IS THAT RIGHT? >> YES. 
          >> WE ARE ALSO IN AGREEMENT ON INVESTIGATING A NEW PARKING GARAGE AND THE COST AND THE BONDING COST AND THE LOCATION AND THE CONSIDERATIONS OF PAID VERSUS NOT PAGE AND THE CONSIDERATIONS OF PAID VERSUS NOT PAID IN THE DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE AREA. AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY IS RECOMMENDING A NEW STUDY BUT I THINK WE ARE ALL IN FAVOR OF NO 
          NEW STUDY. >> THE STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE. 
          I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE THE COMMISSIONER BROUGHT UP A POINT, IF THERE ARE FUNDS IN THE ACCOUNT, IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT STRIPING HAVING TO BE REDONE. 
          DO WE HAVE A COST FOR HOW MUCH THAT WOULD BE RIGHT NOW? BECAUSE IF THERE ARE FUNDS THERE, I THINK WOULD BE A GOOD USE TO IMMEDIATELY GO OUT AND STRIKE WHATEVER WE NEED TO STRIVE FOR RIGHT NOW, SO WE CAN BEGIN TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR. 
          TWO WE HAVE A COST OF THAT? >> I BELIEVE THE COST HAS -- I DON'T BELIEVE THE COST HAS BEEN FINALIZED. 
          >> I THINK WE NEED TO GET A COST. 
          >> IT COULD BE A PUBLIC WORKS ISSUE. 
          >> YEAH. >> IT'S LIKE LOW-HANGING FRUIT THAT WE COULD GET ACHIEVED SOME KIND OF WAY THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS 
          AND/OR WHATEVER. >> I SPOKE TO PUBLIC WORKS. 
          THEY DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO STRIPING. 
          I DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF THEIR CAPABILITIES BUT THE -- IT'S REGULAR PAINT THAT JUST DOESN'T LAST AS LONG. 
          THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AREAS THAT I WAS TOLD TO LOOK AT AND HAVE THEM RESTRIPED. I'M GOING TO GET WITH THEM ON 
          THAT. >> WE HAVE IT EXPERIMENTED WITH THIS BEFORE. I'M NOT THROWING ANY SHADED PUBLIC WORKS. BUT WE HAVE THEM DOING A PROJECD HIRE A COMPANY TO DO WITH THE RIGHT WAY. 
          AND SO I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US GET THIS DONE RIGHT, GET IT DONE QUICKLY WITH THE PEOPLE THAT DO THIS EVERY DAY. 
          I DON'T SEE US PAINTING STRIKE -- PAINTING STRIPES EVERY DAY AT PUBLIC WORKS AND THAT CONCERNS ME. 
          >> THEY HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO. >> EXACTLY. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> CAN YOU COMMENT ON THE REPAIRS THAT THE GARAGE NEEDS? SO EVERYONE HAS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW BAD THINGS ARE. 
          >> SURE. A STUDY WAS DONE BACK IN 2024 FROM A CONSULTANT THAT WHEN IN THERE AND LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE AND THE ISSUES THAT THE PARKING GARAGE HAS. 
          THEY PROVIDED A SET OF PLANS AND AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS AT THAT TIME. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER, 850,000. THAT WAS TWO YEARS AGO. 
          THE PRIMARY ISSUE -- IT TENDS GET MUCH BETTER. 
          IT REACTS TO MOISTURE BUT EXPANDS IN THAT THREE GET THE CRACK ON THE CONCRETE. IF YOU DON'T ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, THAT CORROSION CONTINUES. PART OF THE REASON I'M LEANING TOWARD IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE CLOSER TOWARD EMILY DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE IS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SEE IT ALL. 
          IF THE REBAR IS BEHIND THE CONCRETE, THEY ARE GUESSING THAT THE CORROSION GOES BACK SO FAR BUT YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU START CHIPPING AWAY AT IT TO ADDRESS THE CORRODED REBAR. 
          SO THEY HAVE TO MAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS ON HOW BAD IT IS. 
          THE LONGER YOU LET THAT SAID, THE WORSE IT GETS. 
          THAT'S VERY TYPICAL OF CONDOS ON THE BEACH GETTING HIT WITH SEA SPRAY AND STUFF. IT'S A MAJOR ISSUE FOR THOSE BUILDINGS. THIS NEEDS IT AND WE HAVEN'T 
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ADDRESSED IT. IT IS PROBABLY WORSE THAN WHAT 
          THEY SAID TWO YEARS AGO. >> PART OF THIS, MARK AND I HAD A DISCUSSION, THE COST -- HOW THE COST ESTIMATE IS DETERMINED. 
          THERE'S A BASELINE COST BUT EVERYTHING ON TOP OF THAT IS TIME AND MATERIAL. TIME AND MATERIAL IS THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD FOR A CONTRACTOR. 
          THEY WILL SAY THE SET COST IS THIS, THIS IS THE SCOPE. 
          ANYTHING ABOVE THAT IS TIME AND MATERIAL. 
          THE TIME AND MATERIAL ON THIS JOB WILL BE AS MUCH OF THE CONTRACT IS. I WILL PUT IT ON THE RECORD NOW WHEN IT HAPPENS AND WE WILL SEE IF THAT'S CORRECT. 
          WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS YOU ARE GOING TO START JACK HAMMERING THIS CONCRETE OPEN AND THEY'RE GOING TO SAY WE ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE FIRST 12 INCHES OF DAMAGE REBAR. 
          AGAIN THERE'S 3 FEET INTO THE CONCRETE. 
          TRIPLE THE COST, TWO-THIRDS OF WHICH NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT, TIME AND MATERIAL. SO I ASKED MARK, IF THE COMMISSION GOES DOWN THE ROAD, WE WILL NEED EXTREME OVERSIGHT ON THIS. DOES THAT FALL IN HIS DEPARTMENT OR DO WE HAVE TO BRING A CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANT TO OVERSEE THIS? BECAUSE THIS IS RIPE FOR ABUSE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS. SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS, WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH IT AND TELL MARK'S GOING TO 
          RECOMMEND THAT WE PROCEED. >> OKAY, WELL, WE JUST ADDED A MILLION DOLLARS TO OUR PARKING ISSUE. 
          SO WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GET THAT. 
          ACTUALLY, MAY BE MOST PEOPLE HERE DON'T KNOW THAT THE GARAGE THAT WAS BUILT IN THE CURRENT LOCATION WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR THE JCPENNEY PARKING LOTS. AT THE LAST MINUTES, IT'S GOT TO MOVE TO, PROBABLY BECAUSE THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AT THE TIME, THIS WAS LONG BEFORE I WAS IN OFFICE, WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT VERY ATTRACTIVE FOR THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE TO BE LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET. SO THE GARAGE THAT SITS THERE NOW WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR JCPENNEY. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE? ARE YOU CLEAR, ARE WE CLEAR ON THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS? 
          >> YES, MADAM CHAIR. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US. WE APPRECIATE IT. 
          [B.  Infill Lien Reduction Program Update]
          THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS INFILL LEAN REDUCTION PROGRAM UPDATE. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, DIRECTOR OF COMMITTEE RESPONSE AGAIN THE INFILL LEAN PROGRAM WAS AN INNOVATIVE IDEA TO ENCOURAGE INFILL REDEVELOPMENT IN AREAS WITH PROPERTIES -- 
          >> AND YOU GET CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE. 
          >> FOR PROPERTIES THAT HAD COENFORCEMENT LIENS ON THERE, PRIMARILY DEMONSTRATE LIENS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS BEING MOST UN-- MOST BENEFICIAL TO PRODUCE. THE PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED MARCH 21ST, 2022, BY RESOLUTION NUMBER 22-R16. 
          AND IT WAS INTENDED TO PROMOTE REINVESTMENT, REVITALIZATION OF VACANT PROPERTIES BY REDUCING ECONOMIC BURDEN OF LIENS. 
          THE APPLICATION APPROVAL PROVIDES FOR A FULL WAIVER OF SOFT COSTS, WHICH ARE YOUR DAILY FINES, INTEREST, PENALTIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. AND A 50% REFUND OF THE HEART COSTS, WHICH ARE THE ACTUAL COST OF DEMOLITION DURING TO $10,000. 
          JUST AS AN OVERVIEW OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS AS IT IS CURRENTLY, AND APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED TO THE COURT AND -- THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AGENT FOR REVIEW. 
          IN AGREEMENT, AS DRAFTED AND FORWARDED TO THE COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE APPLICANT PAYS ALL HARD COSTS OF WANT. THE APPLICANT OBTAINS A BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF APPLICATION APPROVAL. 
          UPON PROOF OF PAYMENT OF THE HARD COSTS AND OBTAINING THE PERMITS, ALL SOFT COSTS ARE WAIVED. 
          UPON PROOF OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WITHIN TWO YEARS OF APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION, 50% OF THE HARD COSTS THAT WERE PAID UPFRONT ARE REFUNDED. THAT IS UP TO $10,000 ARE REFUNDED. OBSERVATIONS OF THIS PROGRAM AT THE TIME OF THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION, THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR AN UPDATE ANNUALLY IN OCTOBER. 
          I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S BEING DONE SO IT'S BEING BROUGHT BACK FOR YOU TODAY. AS DISCUSSION ON EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM. IT WAS ALSO DISCUSSED DURING COMMENTS ABOUT SUN SETTING THE PROGRAM IN THREE YEARS. 
          ALTHOUGH A SUNSET PROVISION WAS NOT PROVIDED IN THE RESOLUTION. 
          AT THE FOUR YOUR MARKET, THIS UPDATE IS PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSION TO ELICIT DIRECTION ON WHETHER TO REMIT THE PROGRAMMER AND THE PROGRAM. SO FAR, SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS APPROVED, THERE HAS BEEN A TOTAL OF FOUR APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED. ONE OF THOSE FOUR, THE APPLICANT 
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FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE APPLICATION EXPIRED. THERE WERE NO LIENS THAT WERE WAIVED OR REFUNDED FOR THE ONE APPLICATION. 
          FOR THE REMAINING THREE APPLICATIONS, THREE SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS WERE APPROVED AFTER BUILDING PERMITS HAD BEEN APPLIED FOR. THAT'S CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THESE PROPERTIES WERE PREVIOUSLY OVERGROWN AND BLIGHTED. ARE THOSE THREE APPLICATIONS, A TOTAL OF $130,027 IN LIENS WERE REDUCED FOR THE THREE APPLICATIONS THAT WERE APPROVED. THE APPLICATIONS WERE FOR -- $54,984.58 WERE WAIVED. 803 AVENUE B, $67,822.14 WERE WAIVED. AND 150 SOUTH 19TH STREET, EVAN THOUSAND $220 WAIVED. AS PART OF THE RESOLUTION, IT WAS INITIALLY DESIGNED THAT THE APPLICATIONS WERE PROCESSED BY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. THAT HAS SHIFTED TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. BACK IN 2024, ADDITIONAL LEAN REDUCTION PROCESSES WERE ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION 24 24-R38. 
          THESE ADDITIONAL AND FASTER OPTIONS THAN WHAT WERE PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC HAVE REDUCED THE NEED FOR THE INFILL LIEN REDUCTION PROGRAM. 
          WE BELIEVE THERE BEEN FOUR APPLICATIONS TO DATE. 
          THE GREATEST IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS PROPERTY WITH DEMOLITION L LIEN. JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE TWO EXAMPLES, PROPERTIES. THE FIRST EXAMPL WOULD BE FOR A LOSS CLEARING LIEN. THIS WOULD BE A PROPERTY THAT HAS $6450 LIEN WITH $2450 AN HARD COSTS, WHICH ARE AGAIN THE CALLS THAT WERE EXPENDED BY THE CITY TO ADHERE VIOLATION. 
          WITH SOFT COST OF $4000, WHICH INCLUDES ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $1639.15. THE OPTIONS THAT ARE PROVIDED FOR THE LEAN REDUCTION, NUMBER 1, THE INFILL LIEN REDUCTION PROGRAM WOULD WAIVE SOFT COST OF $4000. 
          2% OF THE HARD COST OF $1275 FOR A TOTAL OF $5275 WAIVED. 
          THE ALTERNATIVE LEAN REDUCTION OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE 2024 RESOLUTION NOW INCLUDES DEPARTMENTAL PRODUCTION, WHICH IS THE FASTEST OPTION THAT COULD BE APPROVED BY ME AS A DIRECTOR, WHICH WE COULD WEIGH 50% OF THE SOFT COST, WHICH INCLUDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST ACT TOTALING $2000 WAIVED. 
          THE SECOND OPTION IS A SPECIAL PRODUCTION WHICH TAKES APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 45 DAYS DEPENDING ON TIMING. 
          IN THAT CASE, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CAN WAIVE ALL COSTS OTHER THAN THE HARD COSTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, WHICH TOTAL $2360.85. IN THIS COMPARISON, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE INFILL LIEN REDUCTION WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF REDUCTION. THE SECOND EXAMPLE IS A PROPERTY THAT HAS A DEMOLITION LIEN. IN THIS CASE, THERE IS A LIEN OF $12,476.51. THERE WERE HARD COSTS OF $9,001,057, WHICH THE CITY EXPENDED FOR DEMOLITION OF THIS. 
          THERE ARE SOFT COSTS OF $1877.60, WHICH INCLUDES ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $1441.91. THE INFILL LIEN REDUCTION PROGRAM WOULD WAIVE SOFT COST OF $3319.51. 
          50% OF THE HARD COSTS AND $4578.50 FOR A TOTAL OF $7898.01. THE ALTERNATIVE LEAN REDUCTION OPTIONS AVAILABLE NOW ARE THE DEPARTMENTAL REDUCTION WHICH I COULD PROVIDE. THIS IS THE QUICKEST REDUCTION. 
          IT COULD WEIGH 50% OF SOFT COST, WHICH INCLUDES MINISTRIES OF OF COST TOTALING $938.80. WITH THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE REDUCTION WHICH IS THE SECOND QUICKEST, WHICH IS TO WAIVE ALL COSTS OUT THERE HARD COST ADMINISTRATIVE COST TOTALING $1877.60 WAIVED. SO AGAIN, THE INFILL LIEN REDUCTION CAN PROVIDE A CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION MORE THAN WHAT STAFF OR THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CAN PROVIDE CURR CURRENTLY. THE DIRECTION THAT IS BEING REQUESTED FROM THE COMMISSION IS TO KEEP THE PROGRAM AS IT IS, WHICH IS NOT MY RECOMMENDATION. AND THE PROGRAM IN ENTIRETY, WHICH AGAIN IS NOT MY RECOMMENDATION RECORD THE THIRD OPTION IS TO SUSPEND THE PROGRAM UNTIL IT'S BEEN AMENDED BY RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS MY RECOMMENDATION. 
          I WILL GO INTO MY RECOMMENDATIONS NEXT. 
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STUFF RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO ESTABLISH AN APPLICATION FEE BY RESOLUTION. CURRENTLY THIS PROGRAM CAN BE APPLIED FOR FOR NO FEE. ALL OTHER LEAN REDUCTION APPLICATIONS TO HAVE A COST ASSOCIATED WHICH IS $250. 
          STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT WE REQUIRE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE SITE IMPROVEMENT FEASIBILITY AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PRODUCE. WITH THAT WILL PREVENT IS APPLICATIONS FOR MOVING FORWARD, APPLICATIONS BEING APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION IS TO FIND OUT THAT THE APPLICANT CAN'T MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH ZONING REGULATIONS. THE THIRD RECOMMENDATION IS TO INCLUDE A CLAUSE FOR THE LIENS WAIVED IF DEVELOPMENT IS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN THE TIME FRAME PROVIDED IN THE PROGRAM. 
          THERE ARE TWO-TIME FRAMES PROVIDED. 
          THE BUILDING PERMIT BEING OBTAINED WITHIN ONE YEAR FROM THE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY WITHIN TWO YEARS OF APPROVAL. A CLAUSE WOULD PROTECT THE CITY'S INTEREST IN BEING ABLE TO RECOUP THE COSTS THAT WERE WAIVED IF THAT DEVELOPMENT IS NOT COMPLETED. 
          WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT THE PROPERTY HAVE A LIEN WITH HARD COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT TO BE ELIGIBLE. 
          CURRENTLY THERE IS NOT A SPECIFICATION IF THIS APPLIES TO SOFT COST LIENS AS WELL IF IT'S ONLY SOFT COST. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, OF CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS A CASE OR OUTSIDE STORAGE, WHICH HAS REALLY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY, IN A SEPARATE EVENT, MAY BE THE PROPERTY IS PURCHASED BY SOMEBODY ELSE, THE PROPERTY IS DEMOLISHED BUT THERE ARE STILL JOKESTERS DON'T OUTSIDE STORAGE LIEN ASSOCIATED WITH IT, CURRENTLY THE APPLICANT COULD APPLY FOR THE PRODUCTION UNDER THIS PROGRAM. 
          THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY HARD COST ASSOCIATED. 
          SO THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY HARD COST PAID UP FRONT. 
          IN ESSENCE, THEY COULD BE GIVEN A FULL WAIVER OF SOFT COST WITHOUT ANY RECUPERATION TO THE CITY FOR ANY ADMINISTRATIVE COST OR HARD COST. STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDED TO BE ELIGIBLE THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF LIENS ON THE PROPERTY MUST EXCEED 75% OF THE JUST MARKET VALUE AS PROVIDED BY THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. THAT NUMBER IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMISSION. 
          MY THOUGHT PROCESS ON THIS WAS THAT IF YOU HAD A PROPERTY WORTH $200,000 AND YOUR LIEN IS $5000, YOUR $5000 THE IS NOT LIKELY TO DISCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PROPERTY. 
          VERSUS A PROPERTY ONLY WORTH $15,000 AND YOU HAVE A $10,000 LIEN ON IT. THE LIEN OF THAT AMOUNT WOULD MOST OBVIOUSLY DISCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT IF THEY KNEW THAT THAT LIEN COULDN'T BE REDUCED OR WAIVED. 
          STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO ESTABLISH A THRESHOLD WHETHER IT BE 50 PERCENT, 75% BUT SOMEWHERE IN THAT AREA WAS MY INITIAL THOUGHT. WE ALSO RECOMMEND REQUIRING COMPLIANCE OF PAYMENTS AND FINES FOR LIENS ON ANY OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE OWNED BY THE APPLICANT. 
          THE CURRENT PROGRAM ONLY REQUIRES PAYMENT OF FINES AND LIENS ON THE SPECIFIC PROPERTY RECEIVING THE BENEFIT. 
          STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PROPERTIES -- THAT THE PROGRAM IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PROPERTIES THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD A STRUCTURE. 
          SO THE PROGRAM WASN'T INTENDED FOR INFILL REDEVELOPMENT. 
          HOWEVER, THE WAY IT IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED, THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT PERHAPS WERE NEVER DEVELOPED THAT THEY DO HAVE LIENS ON THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM. 
          STAFF WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT THE APPLICATION MUST BE APPROVED PRIOR TO THE SUBMITTAL OF THE PERMANENT APPLICATION. 
          IN THE FOUR APPLICATIONS APPROVED, THREE OF THOSE APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AFTER BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION HAD BEEN COMMITTED. 
          SO THERE IS QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THE APPLICATION, IF DEVELOPMENT WOULD'VE HAPPENED IF IT WASN'T FOR THE APPLICATION SINCE THE PERMITTING PROCESS HAD ALREADY STARTED. 
          STAFF WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT THE -- IT SHALL BE OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE OF THE PREVIOUS STRUCTURE. 
          AND THAT SUMMARIZES STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          WE WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS. >> SO THERE ARE FOUR SUCCESSES HERE. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ALL OF THE NEW THINGS THAT YOU RECOMMEND SEEM TO BE AIMED AT PERHAPS APPLICANT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOMETHING. 
          SO DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE SYSTEM IS BEING GAINED SOMEHOW? 
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LET ME REPHRASE THAT, DO YOU FEEL THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF WEAKNESS IN THE CURRENT -- WE HAVE ONLY HAD FOUR. 
          SO WITH ALL OF THE NEW THINGS YOU ARE RECOMMENDING. 
          IT SEEMS TO BE WE MAY HAVE LESS PEOPLE TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. 
          >> NOT NECESSARILY. I DON'T THINK THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AS OF YET. 
          WE HAD AN APPLICATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED THAT HAD SOME QUESTIONABLE CRITERIA, WHICH REALLY MADE US SIT DOWN AND EVALUATE THE PROGRAM AND SAY IF WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM, WE NEED TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO PROTECT THE CITY SO IT 
          IS NOT TAKEN VANTAGE OF. >> OKAY, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE FUTURE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? 
          >> I SEE IT IN THE ASPECT OF HAVING DEPARTMENTS COMMUNICATE. 
          IF YOU ARE ENFORCING CODE AND NOW WE HAVE AN EXPECTATION THERE SHOULD BE A BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN A YEAR OR PLANS, I THAT MAKES SENSE. BECAUSE SOMEHOW WE HAVE TO HAVE THESE APARTMENTS KNOWING WHAT EACH OTHER ARE DOING. 
          SO HOW DO WE FACILITATE THAT? DO WE HAVE CURRENT TECHNOLOGY IN THE SYSTEM THAT WE PURCHASED SO THAT WE CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE BEING MET? 
          >> CERTAINLY. WE COULD DEVELOP AN APPLICATION THAT COULD GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION REVIEW FOR PLANNING AND ZONING, BUILDING PERMIT. POSSIBLY THE CITIES SUCH -- THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WOULD DO A SEPARATE LRS FOR THAT TO THE ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING IS TIDIED UP BEFORE IT COMES TO THE 
          COMMISSION. >> MY OTHER QUESTION, YOU'VE SHOWN US SOME EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE UTILIZED THIS. 
          YOU'VE SHOWN US SOME GAPS OF SOME DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. 
          WHAT IS THE LANDSCAPE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW WHEN IT COMES TO INFIELD ISSUES WITH THE CITY FOR PIERCE BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING OUT THERE DATA YOU ARE LOOKING AT AND CAN YOU GIVE A PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT WE ARE FACING HERE. 
          >> IN MY 20 YEARS HERE, I DO THINK IT'S WORTH SAYING THAT I HAVE SEEN THE MOST INFILL REDEVELOPMENTS THAT I HAVE EVER 
          SEEN HERE. >> I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU. 
          >> A LOT OF -- MANY PROPERTIES AT FORT PIERCE HAVE EXCESSIVE LIENS IN EXCESS OF $100,000 THAT FAR EXCEED THE PROPERTY VALUES. 
          IF THERE'S NOT A PRODUCTION PATH FORWARD FOR THEM, THERE IS NO INCENTIVE FOR THOSE PROPERTIES TO BE REDEVELOPED. 
          >> AND THAT SOMETHING THAT I HAVE HEARD FROM DEVELOPERS OR PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THESE PROPERTIES, THAT HAVE APPROACHED -- I WILL CALL THEM LANDHOLDERS. 
          THEY HAVE TRIED, AND THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DEVELOPMENTS BUT I KNOW ONE THAT ALL OF HIS PROPERTIES ARE TIED UP, AND IT'S A MASSIVE LIEN RIGHT NOW. 
          THEY WON'T TOUCH IT BECAUSE IT'S NO VALUE THERE UNTIL THIS THING GETS CLEARED UP IN THERE HAS TO BE A PATHWAY FORWARD. 
          SO THAT'S THE ONE THING I HEAR FROM THE DEVELOPERS. 
          THIS WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST A PATHWAY. 
          IN THE MEANTIME, THESE PROPERTIES ARE SITTING IDLE, A LOT OF OUR DILAPIDATED AND OVERGROWN. 
          PEOPLE ASK WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. 
          WE CAN'T BECAUSE IT'S TIED UP IN COURT, LIENS AND IN SOME CASES IT'S TIED UP IN OUR STATE SYSTEM WHEN IT COMES TO PROBATE. 
          SO IT'S A LOT GOING ON. >> OTHER COMMENTS? 
          >> CAN YOU GO TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS? IN THE RECOMMENDATION NUMBER 2, INSURING IMPROVEMENTS OF FEASIBILITY, I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF NONCONFORMING LOTS. 
          LOTS THAT ARE ONLY 7700 SQUARE FEET AS OPPOSED TO 10,000 SQUARE FEET. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE IT IN OUR COMP -- IT IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADJUSTED. 
          AND THEN YOU CAN'T BUILD IT AFTER. 
          IT'S COMPLETELY REMOVED. SO I THINK THAT IS IMPERATIVE OF WHATEVER HAPPENS THERE. AND CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE? HOW DO WE GO TO THE IMPROVEMENT MAY, BE GREATER OR EQUAL VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE IF IT'S A VACANT LOT? THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING 50 YEARS AGO. 
          I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE. 
          >> THE IDEA WAS TO TRY TO PULL THE PROPERTY VALUE BASED ON THE PROPERTY UPGRADES OR WE CAN FIND ANY SUCH VALUE. 
          IF THERE IS NO CRITERIA OR DATA AVAILABLE, THEN ANY -- WHAT WE 
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WANTED TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE WAS WHAT IS BEING BUILT IS BETTER 
          THAN WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE. >> THE APPLICATION TO BE APPROVED PRIOR WE HAVE THE CASE COMING TOMORROW FROM THE CRA ABOUT THE ONE LOT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE LADY AND SHE WAS GOING TO BUILD A DUPLEX. WHEN SHE GETS THE PLANNING, SHE CAN'T BUILD A DUPLEX. THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT I WANT US TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD AND HAVE THAT SITUATION. 
          SO IS THERE A PROVISION, A SPECIAL PROVISION THAT SAYS WE HAVE TO DEVIATE FROM THESE RECOMMENDATIONS? WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE AN OUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE. 
          THIS IS AN OLD CITY. WE ARE GOING TO RUN INTO SOMETHING SILLY. THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. 
          WE NEED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF AN ALTERNATIVE. 
          >> THIS IS NOT JUST RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT BUT OVERALL LOOKING AT AN APPLICATION PROCESS WITH PLANNING, BUILDING, ENGINEERING AND CODE SO WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. THAT GOES FOR CRA AS WELL. 
          WE HAVE TO LOOK AT SITUATIONS THAT WE HAVE APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR FUNDING OR PUTTING APPLICATIONS IN FOR PROJECTS AND IT'S NOT UPFRONT BY DEPARTMENTS. THEY MAKE A PUSH TO PLANNING, WOULD ENGINEERING AND THERE'S A HICCUP, IT GOES TO BUILDING AND THERE'S INSPECTION AND HICCUP. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET IN FRONT OF IT. SO THE PROBLEMS WOULD BE INTERNAL AND UPFRONT SO WE CAN GO THROUGH THE REQUIREMENTS AND AS COMMUNICATED, THE PERSON ASKING THE QUESTION BEFORE THEY 
          START THE PROJECT. >> WE HAD OUR MEETING, I TALKED ABOUT A STAFF MATRIX. WHOEVER IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED GOING FORWARD WITH ANY PLANNING PROJECT, ANY BUILDING, ANY DEVELOPMENT IS ALL THESE STAFF MEMBERS THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE SITUATION BE ON A MATRIX SO EVERYONE GETS NOTIFIED THAT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING. IF IT COMES INTO PLANNING, THE BUILDING SHOULD BE NOTIFIED. ALL THE LISTINGS HAVE TO BE 
          TRUE. >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          AND THE CITY MANAGER IS HEADING THAT INITIATIVE FOR US IN TERMS OF BUILDING -- DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. 
          AND YOU HAVE THIS MATRIX THAT YOU SPOKE OF IN TERMS OF EVERYONE INVOLVED AND WE HAVE SOME CHECKLISTS IN THE COMING DAY. THEY CHECKED OFF THE AREAS OF CONCERN FOR THAT PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT. 
          >> STAFF HAS TO REPORT BACK. DIFFICULT AND TO STAFF EMAIL AND IT DOESN'T GET LOOK, FOR A WEEK OR TWO, THEN YOU HAVE A CHALLENGE THAT IT GETS STUCK IN THE PROCESS. 
          >> IT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IN A TIMELY FASHION. 
          COMMISSIONER BRODRICK. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. 
          COMMISSIONER JOHNSON WAS REFERRING TO A SITUATION WHERE, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC BEHIND THIS BUT IT COULD BE REASONABLE AND LOGICAL PROGRESSION AS TO WHY, ALTHOUGH THIS IS GOVERNMENT SOME KIND OF GETTING THAT BUT HAVING SAID THAT, I BELIEVE THE CASE THAT COMMISSIONER JOHNSON WAS REFERRING TO IS THERE IS A PROPERTY OWNER THAT HAS A PROPERTY THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT LIENS, I'M TALKING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THAT LIEN HAS BEEN PROCESSED THROUGH TO EACH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY THAT THIS OWNER OWNS. SO PROPERTY X IS IN VIOLATION. 
          EVERY PROPERTY THAT THEY OWNED UNDER THAT ENTITY OR NAME HAS NOW BEEN ROLLED INTO THE SAME LIEN. 
          IS THAT AN ACCURATE STATEMENT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS AUTHORIZED THAT ANY OTHER PROPERTY THAT IS OWNED BY THAT PROPERTY OWNER WITH THE LIENS TO 
          ATTACH IT TO THAT PROPERTY. >> MY COMMENT ON THAT IS I FIND IT TO BE UNREASONABLE. IT MAY BE ALLOWED UNDER FLORIDA STATUTE BUT I HAVE PROPERTY HERE THAT'S IN VIOLATION. 
          IT'S A STAND-ALONE PIECE OF PROPERTY. 
          THIS PROPERTY HERE THAT DOESN'T HAVE VILE LOTIONS IS A STAND-ALONE PIECE OF PROPERTY. LIGHTS BEING BURDENED WITH THE LIENS BEING PLACED IN THIS PROPERTY WHICH CANDIDLY, IF YOU WERE IN MY BUSINESS, THAT BLOCKS UP MY ENTIRE BUSINESS. 
          I CAN'T OPERATE UNLESS I'VE GOT PROPERTY SPUN OFF AN INDEPENDENT LLCS THAT CAN'T BE TOUCHED WITH THE PROCESS WHICH IS A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO SAY THE LE LEAST. 
          I'M ASKING, IS THIS THE INTENTION OF WHAT THE CITY COMMISSION WANTS? MY PRODUCT OWNS THIS PROPERTY, IT'S GOT $100,000 WORTH OF LIENS ON IT. 
          I OWN TEN OTHER PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT HAVE NO CODE ISSUES WHATSOEVER BUT THEY ARE ALL SUBJECT TO THE SAME LIEN. 
          DOES THAT SOUND REASONABLE TO EVERYBODY. 
          WE. >> BEFORE WE JUMP INTO A DISCUSSION ON THIS, I THINK WE MAY BE PREMATURE. 
          YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT STATE LAWS THAT EXIST. 
          I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE GOOD INFORMATION ON WHY THESE 
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EXIST, HIGH THAT -- HOW THIS OPERATES AND THE LEGALITY OF IT I WOULD GIVE YOU THAT CAUTION BEFORE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS ATTACHES AND UNFAIR. 
          IT'S A MECHANISM THAT OPERATES UNDER STATE LAW TO PROTECT THE CITY TO ALLOW THE CITY TO RECOVER THE LIENS IT IS OWED. 
          IF YOU AS A PROPERTY OWNER DON'T WANT TO BRING YOUR PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE AND PAY FOR IT, CARROTS AND STICKS. 
          >> STATE LAW MAY ALLOW FOR IT BUT DOES IT PREVENT DOING IT? 
          >> WILL BE ALLOWED TO NOT DO IT EVEN IF IT'S PERMITTED UNDER STATE LAW? I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW IT'S 
          DRAFTED TO GIVE YOU THE ANSWER. >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT 
          THE REASON WHY. >> A PERFECT EXAMPLE, I'VE GOT A TON OF LIENS ON THIS PROPERTY. I WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT PROPERTY. I'VE GOT TO LIQUIDATE ASSETS TO PAY OFF THE LIENS. I CAN NO LONGER LIQUIDATE PROPERTY B PAY OFF PROPERTY X BECAUSE IT IS NOW INCUMBENT WITH LIENS AS WELL. IF THE LIENS ARE IN EXCESS OF THE PROPERTY VALUATION, THERE'S NO VALUE. 
          THERE'S NO EQUITY IN THE PROPERLY, CANDIDLY. 
          SO I CAN'T SELL PROPERTY BE TO PAY OFF THE LIENS ON PROPERTY X BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO DO ME ANY GOOD. 
          SO I LOOK AT IT AS A VERY CHALLENGING PROBLEM THAT IT CREATES FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. I UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC BEHIND IT. THE MORE PRESSURE YOU CAN PUT ON, THE MORE LIKELY THE CITY WILL COLLECT MONEY OWNS. 
          I'M NOT AGAINST THAT. I'M SAYING THIS IS A WAY TO TRULY ENTANGLE A BUSINESS WITH A NO EXIT STRATEGY. 
          THERE'S A NO EXIT STRATEGY TO THIS. 
          >> IT'S ALMOST SUFFOCATION. >> IT IS. 
          >> IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MUCH EARLIER IN THIS COMMISSION, IN MY TENURE AS MAYOR, WE TOOK A BUNCH OF STEPS TO MAKE SURE LIENS DIDN'T GET TO BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. 
          SO ARE THE ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE IN PLACE, ARE THOSE OLD ONES THAT WE HAVEN'T ADDRESSED? BECAUSE WHAT CODE WAS DOING LONG BEFORE YOU WERE IN CODE, I THOUGHT WAS WORKING WITH PROPERTY OWNERS SO THEY DIDN'T GET INTO THIS PARTICULAR 
          SITUATION. >> WE'RE IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION COMMUNICATING TO THE PUBLIC PRIOR TO CASES COMING BEFORE THIS MAGISTRATE. THAT HAS ALLEVIATED A LOT OF THE ISSUES. STAFF HAS ALSO TAKEN A DIFFERENT APPROACH AND THE AMOUNT OF FINE IMPOSED DAILY SO AS NOT ACCUMULATING TO SUCH HIGH NUMBERS. 
          THIRDLY, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY NOW TO ADDRESS AND MITIGATE THE NUISANCE OF THE DEMOLITION, THE GRAFFITI, A LOT OF THE STORAGE ISSUES AND THE VEHICLES. SO THAT ALLOWS US TO REMEDY THAT VIOLATION EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A HARD COST ASSOCIATED, IT'S A MUCH LOWER COST THAN IF FINES CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE FOR YEARS 
          ON END. >> IT WAS MY MEMORY THAT WE WERE TRYING TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING. 
          WHERE THINGS WERE GETTING IMPOSSIBLE. 
          IT JUST WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO RECOVER. 
          WHAT IS THE WILL OF THE COMMISSION? DO WE WANT TO SEE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS PUT INTO -- WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THE 75%? YOU CAME UP WITH THAT BECAUSE 
          WHY? >> NOT BASED ON ANY HARD DATA. 
          JUST THE INITIAL THOUGHTS BETWEEN 50 TO 75%. 
          JUST A TRIGGER TO SAY AT WHAT POINT IS THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN MAKING THE LOGIC NO LONGER ATTRACTIVE TO REDEVELOPMENT? 
          >> THE GOOD THING ABOUT A RESOLUTION IS THAT WE CAN ALWAYS ADAPT AND CHANGE THAT. I THINK WE HAVE TO START. 
          I THINK WE'LL BE HERE FROM STAFF IS HE'S IDENTIFIED AREAS TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE TO WORK WITH. 
          AND I THINK IT ALSO GIVES A PATHWAY TO THE PUBLIC FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS. 
          THE PRESSURE THAT I'M GETTING AND WE ARE SEEING IS THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS DILAPIDATED. THE SAME BUILDING HAS BEEN STANDING THERE IN THAT CONDITION FOR A LONG TIME AND IT INVITES ALL KINDS OF STUFF AND ACTIVITY. SO WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT AND CLEAN OUR COMMUNITY UP. AND SO I AM IN FAVOR OF SUPPORTING STRATA -- OF SUPPORTING STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING ON PAPER TO BEGIN TO WORK WITH. 
          AS A RESOLUTION, WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK AND CHANGE THAT. 
          >> I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE BUILDING, ZONING AND PLANNING ARE INVOLVED IN THE DRAFTING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WITH NONCONFORMING PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS OLD CITY. 
          >> ARE YOU CLEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          [C.  Recommendation from the Parks Advisory Committee to Initiate a Call for Submissions for the Pioneer Park Plaque Program]
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          WE WILL MOVE ON. >> NEXT ITEM IS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARK'S ADVISORY CAN MAKE TO INITIATE A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE PIONEER PARK PLUCK PROGRAM. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. 
          I AM A MEMBER OF THE PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
          THE TOPIC IS THE PIONEER PARK PLUCK PROGRAM. 
          THE LAST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE PIONEER PARK PLUCK PROGRAM TOOK PLACE IN 2024. DURING THE CITY COMMISSION DAY MEETING ON APRIL EIGHTH 2024, THE FORWARD TOUR OF THE PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTED PRESENTED 13 NOMINEES FOR APPROVAL TO IMPLEMENT THE FIRST SET OF THE CITY COMMISSIONED AND ARE APPROVED -- DID NOT APPROVE THESE NOMINEES. 
          CONSIDERING TO MOVE LIVING INDIVIDUALS FROM THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. INSUFFICIENT PARTICIPATION FROM LOCAL CHURCHES AND THE ABSENCE OF NAMES THAT THE COMMISSION BELIEVED SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR -- SUMMATIVE FOR CONSIDERATION. DUE TO THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROGRAM, THE PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE STRONGLY SUPPORTS LAUNCHING A NEW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS THAT WILL ADDRESS PREVIOUS CONCERNS AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION FROM THE CITY COMMISSION. 
          THE ATTACHED REVISED GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO ELIMINATE THE INCLUSION OF THE NEW INDIVIDUALS. 
          IF APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, A FINAL VERSION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOUR APPROVAL BY WAY OF A RESOLUTION. 
          THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT A MINIMUM OF 18 TO 21 NAMES BE CONSIDERED FOR THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM. 
          THE ESTIMATED COST FOR EACH CLOCK IS APPROXIMATELY $2662, RESULTING IN A TOTAL ESTIMATED BUDGET OF 45,000 TO $56,000. 
          THESE PLAQUES WILL BE MADE WITH BRONZE, MEASURING 18 INCHES BY 24 INCHES AND WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE CONCRETE WALL AT THE INTERSECTION OF AVENUE M AND NORTH 29TH STREET. 
          >> THINK YOU. DO YOU HAVE THE ELIGIBILITY 
          REQUIREMENTS? >> YES, MADAM CHAIR. 
          >> CAN YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND PULL YOUR MICROPHONE CLOSER. 
          >> THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. 
          >> YOUR NAME. I KNOW YOUR NAME. 
          >> PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THOSE GUIDELINES ARE ATTACHED TO THE ITEM UNDER RESOLUTION 
          NUMBER 23-4-33. >> JUST TELL ME WHAT CHANGED 
          FROM BEFORE. >> WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING IS THAT WE REMOVE ANYWHERE WHERE IT STATES THAT 
          LIVING PERSONS ARE CONSIDERED. >> THAT IS THE MAIN CHANGE. 
          >> THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE. >> OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION, QUESTIONS? 
          >> I WANT TO DELVE INTO THE COST FACTOR OF THIS. 
          HOW MANY PLAQUES IN TOTAL? >> BETWEEN 18 TO 21 NAMES. 
          >> THEY ARE INDIVIDUAL CLOCKS? >> CORRECT. 
          >> THE COST OF THE 21 PLAQUES IS 51,000? 
          >> BETWEEN 45,056,000. >> I'M GOING TO USE 50 AS THE AVERAGE. THAT'S EXPENSIVE. 
          HOW MUCH PER PLAT? >> $2262. 
          >> MAYBE I AM LOOKING AT THIS WITHOUT PROPER DETAIL. 
          $2600 FOR A PLAQUE. AND WE ARE BUYING A COUPLE DOZEN OF THESE. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS BECOMING MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN JUST RECOGNITION OF THESE FOLKS. 
          COST. >> I THINK WE DO TWO. 
          ALSO, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS, WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT ALL OF THEM UP EVERY SINGLE -- WE CAN PUT SO MANY A YEAR OR WHATEVER. IS MAY BE A REAL LOOK AT THE COST. MAYBE SOMEBODY NEEDS TO REINVESTIGATE TO SEE IF THERE ARE OPTIONS. 
          I'VE BEEN TO THAT PART, I KNOW WHERE THE PLAQUES ARE GOING TO GO. I KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS. 
          MAYBE WE CAN INVESTIGATE SOMETHING THAT ISN'T QUITE SO A 
          BRIDGE. >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          WE DID LOOK INTO OTHER COSTS. THERE ARE DIFFERENT SIZES. 
          BRONZE IS YOUR STANDARD BECAUSE OF HOW WELL IT CAN LAST IN OUTSIDE CONDITIONS. BUT THE COMMITTEE PARTICULAR WANTED THE 18 BY 24 INCHES, SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S CAN CARRY ENOUGH CHARACTERS TO PROVIDE ENOUGH INFORMATION ON THE 
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          BACKGROUND OF THE INDIVIDUAL. >> SO IN ADDITION TO THE NAME, 
          THERE IS SOME BIO. >> YES. 
          EACH CLOCK WOULD HAVE AN ENGRAVING -- EACH PLAQUE WOULD HAVE AN ENGRAVING OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND A BIOGRAPHY. 
          >> KIND OF A HEAD SHOT ENGRAVING. 
          >> YES. THAT'S PRETTY ELABORATE. 
          >> I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING IS IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE PUT OUT AND GOT SOME FEEDBACK FROM INDUSTRY AS TO WHAT THESE PLAQUES ARE COSTING. IT MAY EVEN BE MORE EXPENSIVE NOW WITH HOW MATERIALS HAVE GONE UP. 
          BUT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT OPTIONS. 
          I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M COMING FROM IS I NEED TO OR THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AS TO PROJECT IS AGO, I'M WITH THAT, I THINK IT'S NEEDED. I UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE AND HOW IT'S GOING TO BRING IT BUT WE ARE TRYING TO INFORM A COMMUNITY ABOUT PEOPLE THAT THEY DON'T KNOW. 
          AND SO HOW CAN WE MEMORIALIZE THAT AND HAVE IT REPRESENTED IN A NICE WAY. SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING FROM. LET'S GET TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW WE CAN PAINT THAT PICTURE IN FRONT OF COMMUNITY AND REALLY BEAUTIFY THAT PARK. 
          IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK. IS DESIGNED NICE. 
          IT'S LAID OUT TO BE -- IT IS PERFECT. 
          WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CREATE THAT PICTURE AND WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AND HOW DO WE GET IT IN A REASONABLE BUDGET. 
          MY OTHER THING IS RECOMMENDATION ON WHERE THESE FUNDS ARE COMING 
          FROM TO DO THIS. >> NOT AT THIS TIME HOWEVER THE CONVERSATION THAT YOU ARE HAVING WILL GIVE US DIRECTION IF THERE'S INTEREST IN US PURSUING THIS PROGRAM. 
          OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR CAN WORK WITH FINANCE TO DETERMINE FUNDING SOURCES. BUT THE COMMITTEE'S INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING, MAYBE THERE'S INTEREST AMONG THIS BOARD TO MOVE FORWARD WHERE BY THEN A DECISION WOULD BE MADE IN TERMS OF ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING ANYTHING 50,000 MORE HAS TO BECOME BEFORE APPROVAL. 
          >> I AM DEFINITELY IN FAVOR OF IT. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF THE PARK TAX FUNDS, IF THAT COULD BE OUT. 
          BUT I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE THAT OUT. 
          THAT WILL ALSO HELP. BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING MAYBE TO TALK ABOUT AND I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC WAY AND I'M CERTAINLY IN SUPPORT OF DOING IT AND BRINGING SOME POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT AND ATTENTION FOR THAT PARK AND NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          >> I WOULD SAY JUST TO BE A PHASE PROCESS BUT ALSO FOR THE PARKING COMMITTEE AND COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE A YEAR THE PROCESS WHETHER IT'S THREE OR FIVE, THAT WAY THEY CONTINUE TO SEE AND HEAR ABOUT THE PEOPLE BUT MAKE IT A MISSION STATEMENT, THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR. 
          THESE ARE GOING TO BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CONTINUE TO SHARE THE HISTORY. 
          I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS I WOULDN'T SUPPORT 21 INITIALLY BUT I BEING ABLE TO CREATE A PROGRAM AROUND IT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS GETS THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AND EDUCATES. 
          >> WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS A LONG TIME. 
          IT'S TIME TO START DOING IT. I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY DONE IT IS WE HAVEN'T AGREED ON -- I THINK IT WAS ME WHO SAID I DON'T THINK ANYBODY LIVING SHOULD BE UP THERE. I THINK IT SHOULD REALLY TRULY BE A PIONEER. AND I DO THINK IT SHOULD BE A PHASED IN PROCESS. AND LOOK AT OPTIONS. 
          AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF ANNUAL CELEBRATIONS BECAUSE WHEN THIS PARK WAS -- WHICH WAS BEFORE I WAS MAYOR, WHEN IT WAS CREATED, THIS WAS TO HAPPEN. IT WAS MEANT IN THE FUTURE FOR THE PIONEERS OF THE PARK TO BE HONORED. 
          SO I THINK WE NEED TO GET TO IT. IT HAS BEEN LONG ENOUGH. 
          BUT I KNOW FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, WE PROBABLY CAN'T DO IT ALL RIGHT NOW. AND MAY BE THE COMMITTEE MAY WANT TO CONSIDER EVEN RANKING THEM IN IMPORTANCE, NOT OF WHO THEY ARE PART OF WHICH GOES FIRST. 
          THE TRUE PIONEERS, WHICH TO ME ARE THE PEOPLE WHO FOUNDED LINKIN PARK. THERE ARE SOME NAMES IN THERE THAT I REMEMBER LIKE ALBERT STONE AND THE LION'S FAMILY, ET CETERA. I REMEMBER THOSE AS BEING WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER TRUE PIONEERS AND IN THE SENSE OF THE WORD OF THE ONES WHO CAME HERE FIRST TO ESTABLISH THE TOWN -- 
          COMMISSIONER BRODRICK? >> MAYOR, OBVIOUSLY THE INTENTION OF THIS PROGRAM IS VERY POSITIVE. 
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THIS IS A VERY POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE AREA OF THE CITY RECOGNIZING THESE FOLKS SO INTEGRALLY INVOLVED AND CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, I'M GOING TO MAKE A STATEMENT THAT I KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO BE POPULAR BUT THAT HAS NEVER STOPPED ME BEFORE. I BELIEVE AN EXPENDITURE SUCH AS THIS, $50,000 ON PLAQUES IS WHAT'S CAUSING PEOPLE LIKE THE STATE CFO TO BE CRITICAL OF CITY EXPENDITURES, NOT JUST THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUT OTHER PLACES. IS THIS PROVIDING ANY CRITICAL SERVICE TO THE CITY? NO, IT IS NOT. 
          IS IT PROVIDING SAFETY? NO. 
          ISN'T PROVIDING PUBLIC WORKS? NO, IT IS NOT. 
          THIS IS WHERE WE START GETTING CRITICISM ON EXPENDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS ON NONCRITICAL SERVICES. SO THE COST FACTOR, I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO IT. WE NEED BETTER PRICING ON THIS. 
          I'M NOT SURE WHAT OTHER PRODUCTS COULD BE UTILIZED BUT I THINK WE NEED AN INVESTIGATION DONE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO LOWER THE COST BECAUSE I THINK EVERYBODY AGREES THAT THE INTENTION OF THE PROGRAM IS OUTSTANDING. 
          IT'S THE EXECUTION AND THE EXPENDITURE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS WHERE THIS BODY IS GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. 
          SO I'M LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES THAT WILL LOWER THE COST, PERIOD. I DO AGREE WITH EVERYONE ELSE SAYING A PHASED APPROACH TO THIS MAKE SENSE, CLEARLY. 
          BUT AN EXPENDITURE IN FISCAL YEAR '26/-- 26/27 OF UNALLOCATED MONEY, I CAN'T SWEAR THAT IN MY HEAD WHEN WE ARE BEGGING FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE TO POLICE PARKING AND THINGS OF THIS NATURE. THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET. SOMEONE NEEDS TO SHOW ME WHERE THIS IS IN THE BUDGET. ARE THERE GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR THINGS LIKE THIS? I DON'T KNOW. 
          I'M GOING TO US TO ASSUME THERE SOME TYPE OF HISTORICAL GRANT THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE FEDERALLY OR STATE WISE. 
          HAS THAT BEEN INVESTIGATED? >> NOT AT THIS TIME BUT WE WILL 
          EXPLORE. >> THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT 
          CONCERN ME. >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. 
          >> WE ARE BEING CRITICIZED. WE ARE GOING TO SAY WERE SPENDING 50 GRAND OF MONEY WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT SOMEPLACE ELSE TO PAY FOR THIS. IS THIS A CRITICAL SERVICE? I KNOW I SOUND LIKE I'M BEING CRITICAL OF THE PROGRAM. 
          I'M NOT BEING CRITICAL OF THE PROGRAM, I'M BEING CRITICAL ABOUT SPENDING THE MONEY FOR THE PROGRAM WHICH ARE TWO SEPARATE THINGS. SO I THINK IF WE COULD INVESTIGATE OTHER ALTERNATIVE FOR LESS COSTLY PRODUCTS, I THINK THAT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE UNDERTAKING. 
          AND IN MY OPINION, THAT'S WHERE THE CRITICISM COME FROM. 
          FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS, FROM TAXPAYERS, FROM THE STATE LEVEL, FROM EVERYWHERE. YOU SPEND $50 ON PLAQUES WHEN YOU CAN'T HIRE. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING. 
          FIX THE GARAGE. THAT'S THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE. A PHASED APPROACH IS FINE. 
          WE NEED A LESS EXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE. 
          >> I SHOULD HAVE ADDED THIS AND WHEN I SPOKE ABOUT THE PHASING PART. GETTING SPONSORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THAT COULD PAY FOR THE PLAQUES THAT WOULD BE CREATED IN THAT SPECIFIC YEAR. I'M THE AUCTIONEER FOR LITTLE FEET AND WE HAVE AN AUCTION EVERY YEAR WITH THE ART PROJECTS FROM FIRE HELMETS AND BOOTS AND SO FORTH. 
          AND LESTER ALONE, WE RAISED $57,000. 
          AND THAT'S FOR CHILDREN'S SHOES AND SOCKS AND SO FORTH. 
          SO THE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO BE PART OF OUR HISTORY, THE STATE HISTORIC GRANTS AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE HISTORIC. IT WILL BE TELLING A STORY ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PIONEERS OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. 
          SO THERE ARE OPTIONS BEYOND THE CITY BUDGET. 
          I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE PHASING. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP AND REMINDING ME. 
          >> I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP. AND I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS WHY IMPOSING THE QUESTION. I'M NOT SURE IF ANYONE HERE WILL EVEN KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS. WOULD THIS BE CONSIDERED, THE PLAQUE INSTALLATION, PARK AND PUBLIC PLACES IN ANY CAPACITY? THE REASON I STATE THAT IS WE DO HAVE A SPECIFIC FUND THAT DEVELOPERS PAYING INTO FOR ART PUBLIC PLACES, AND THAT FUND, LAST TIME I WAS AWARE, HAD A SIGNIFICANT BALANCE IN IT. 
          I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WILL FALL UNDER THAT. 
          >> WE WILL INVESTIGATE THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          WE CAN LOOK AT ALL AVENUES AT THIS TIME. 
          >> I JUST WANT TO SUMMARIZE. I THINK WHAT WE'VE SAID HERE IS THAT, WELL, WE HAVE SAID IT REAL CLEAR. 
          I THINK WE ARE JUST LOOKING FOR ACTION. 
          WE NEED SOME ACTION ON THIS. AND SEVERAL THINGS I HEARD, LET'S GET THIS LIST AND PRIORITIZE AND PHASE IT IN AS PEOPLE COME IN BUT MORE IMPORTANT, LET'S GET THE WORD OUT TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THAT WAS THE FEEDBACK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. IT WAS KIND OF KEPT IN A CERTAIN AREA. SO I THINK THAT THE PARKS COMMITTEE NEEDS TO BE THE COMMITTEE THAT TAKES THIS FORWARD AND SOLICIT THE HELP OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE 
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COMMUNITY TO GET THOSE NAMES IN. I THINK IT RESIDED FROM ONE ENTITY BEFORE. AND THAT ENTITY CAN BE PART AGAIN. I'M TALKING LINCOLN PARK -- LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET. BUT IT NEEDS TO GO BEYOND, MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. WE'VE GOT A MUSEUM NOW, TWO MUSEUMS. WE'VE GOT ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. GETTING THAT WORD OUT TO GET THE NAMES IN AND TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALL OBVIOUSLY NONLIVING RESIDENTS. BUT I WOULD AGREE WITH MY COMMISSIONERS, LET'S FIND SOME ALTERNATIVES. 
          I THINK WE HAVE SOME GREAT OF SOLUTIONS. 
          I THINK WE HAVE TO GET TO WORK, GETTING THAT DONE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A RESOLUTION TO THIS AND BE ABLE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD BECAUSE I THINK NEXT OR THIS TIME, WE SHOULD AT LEAST BE ABLE TO PHASE SOME NAMES IN AND GET THEM ON THE WALL. 
          I KNOW THERE WAS A CELEBRATION THIS YEAR, MCNAMARA, YOU AND I ATTENDED. ARE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A FITTING TIME TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD BE UNVEILED. 
          >> YES. >> I THINK WE COULD CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY NICE. LET'S TRY TO SET A MILESTONE OF 
          GETTING THAT DONE IN 27. >> MCNAMARA, SINCE THEY ARE CHANGING THEIR CRITERIA FOR THIS PROGRAM, STAFF WILL NEED TO BRING BACK A RESOLUTION MAKING THE MODERN OCCASION TO THE PROGRAM FOR THE COMMISSIONER TO REPROVE. 
          >> UNDERSTOOD. SO WE HAVE TO DO THAT FIRST. 
          OKAY. DINK YOU -- THANK YOU. 
          IS EVERYBODY CLEAR? THANK YOU, COMMITTEE. 
          THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS A WHILE. 
          [D.  Recommendation from the Parks Advisory Committee to Initiate a Call for Submissions for the Renaming of Coach Fenn Park.]
          SHALL WE MOVE ON. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO INITIATE A CALL FOR SUMMATIONS FOR THE RENAMING OF COACH FENN PARK. 
          >> THE TOPIC IS THE RENAMING OF COACH FENN PARK. 
          PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUGGEST THAT A NEW NAME BE CONSIDERED FOR COACH FENN PARK, AS MR. FENN IS ALREADY HONORED BY A COUNTY FACILITY WITHIN THE CITY. HAROLD L FENN CENTER. 
          THIS PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OTHER IMPACTFUL INDIVIDUALS WHO -- WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FORT PIERCE HAVE NOT YET BEEN PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED. 
          BY RENAMING THE PARK, THE CITY CAN CELEBRATE AND HIGHLIGHT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN PROMINENTLY LISTED ON A PUBLIC FACILITY. THEREBY ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY AND INSPIRING FUTURE GENERATIONS. 
          OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY COMMISSION INITIATE A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RENAMING OF COACH FENN 
          >> COMMISSIONER, I WILL SAY I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS RECOMMENDATION AND I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING IT. 
          THIS PARK WAS NAMED FOR SOME TIME NOW AND THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE LIONS, WE HAVE BEGUN TO SHORE THIS PARK UP AND MAKE AN INVESTMENT WITH IT. THERE ARE PARTNERS IN THIS. 
          COACH FENN PARK WAS A LION, STILL IS A LION, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IN LIGHT OF WHATE JUST TALKED ABOUT AND RECOGNIZED IN OTHER PIONEERS IN SIGNIFICANT WAYS HERE, I THINK WE ARE BALANCING THIS. WE NEED TO SEE COACH FENN PARK WHICH IS BEEN NEGLECTED FOR MANY YEARS, NOW IT IS BEING INVESTED IN, WE HAVE A PARTNER, WE ARE ABOUT TO ACTUALLY FINALIZE IT AND OPEN IT UP AND DO EVEN MORE THERE TO CHANGE THAT AND I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS RECOMMENDATION. 
          >> MADAME MAYOR, I ECHO THOSE RESPONSES. 
          COACH FENN WAS A MENTOR OF MINE AND TO MANY, MANY HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND ATHLETES AND OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AND OLD GUYS LIKE ME. I AM NOT SUPPORTIVE OF IT. 
          I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE HAVING THE DISCUSSION. 
          I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THINGS THAT MAY BE, BUT I WOULD NOT BE SUPPORTIVE. 
          >> WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS, I WAS SURPRISED AND I THINK YOUR REASONING WAS BECAUSE THE COUNTY FACILITY -- NOT YO YOURS, BUT THE COUNTY FACILITY, I THINK THAT GOT ALL CAUGHT UP IN THE PIONEERS PLAQUES BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE THING -- WE WERE GOING TO PUT A NAME ON THE PIONEER PLAQUE IF THEY WERE ALREADY LIKE THE DUKE NELSON BUILDING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I HAVE A COUPLE OF REASONS THAT I THINK IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, HE WAS A CITY COMMISSIONER AS WELL AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER. HE IS SOMEBODY THAT HAS HAD HIS NAME ON THAT PARK FOR A LONG, LONG TIME AND THERE WAS A GOOD 
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REASON WHY IT WAS NAMED THAT. IF I REMEMBER RIGHTLY, RENAMING A PARK REQUIRES A REALLY HIGHER LEVEL OF ELIGIBILITY THAN JUST NAMING IT. I JUST THINK IT DOESN'T MEET THAT HURDLE. I DON'T WANT IT RENAMED AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY IN THE COMMUNITY WOULD SUPPORT THAT. 
          THERE ARE GOOD REASONS TO KEEP IT AND SO I DON'T WANT TO THROW AWAY THE WORK OF YOUR COMMITTEE. I UNDERSTAND PROBABLY WHERE THEY WERE COMING FROM, IT'S JUST IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, MAYBE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION. 
          >> I UNDERSTAND. >> I DON'T HAVE THE STOMACH FOR THIS RENAMING MYSELF. COMMISSIONER BRODERICK. 
          >> I AGREE WITH MY THREE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HERE. 
          I THINK IT IS A CLOSED ISSUE. >> ALL RIGHT. 
          BUT THANK YOU FOR THE WORK. WE ALWAYS WANT IDEAS. 
          IT IS APPRECIATED WHAT THE PARKS COMMITTEE DOES FOR US AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. ON THIS PARTICULAR, DO WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION? MS. HEDGES, DO WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION OR CAN WE DO IT BY CONSENSUS QUESTION WORK. 
          >> MADAME MAYOR, THE CONSENSUS IS CLEAR. 
          WE HAVE THE DIRECTION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOUR COMMITTEE FOR THEIR HARD WORK. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          [A.  Resolution 26-R27 appointing members to the Board of Examiners of Contractors.]
          >> WE HAVE NO ITEMS ON THE CONSENSUS AGENDA SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 26 -- R27, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSI, FLORIDA, CERTIFYING THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF THE EXAMINERS OF CONTRACTORS AND PROVIDING AN 
          EFFECTIVE DATE. >> DO WE HAVE TO BOAT? 
          >> THE WAY WE WILL DO THIS, I DIDN'T KEEP A COPY FOR MYSELF SO YOU WILL HAVE TO BEAR WITH ME. THIS BOARD IS GOING TO BE CHANGED, BUT THE WAY IT STANDS NOW IS THIS IS A BOARD WHERE YOU EACH GET TO A POINT -- I WILL TAKE ONE BACK. 
          SORRY. I WILL JUST TAKE ONE BACK. 
          COMMISSIONER GAINES ISN'T HERE. >> HE CAN'T HAVE TWO BALLOTS? 
          >> EACH OF YOU GET TO CHOOSE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD. 
          HOWEVER, THE BOARD IS MADE UP OF THREE STATE CERTIFIED CONTRACTORS AND TO CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVES. 
          SO THE WAY I PLAN TO DO THIS IS I'M GOING TO CALL THE ROLL AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO CHOOSE FROM AMONG THIS LIST. 
          YOU CAN CHOOSE A STATE CONTRACTOR OR A CONSUMER APPLICANT, BUT ONCE WE GET EITHER THREE OR TWO, THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES. 
          WE WILL GO BACK TO THE WAY IT USED TO BE WHICH IS THEY WILL ALL BE AT LARGE APPOINTMENTS BUT AT SOME POINT, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WAS TRYING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH HOW YOU DO OTHER BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. I KNOW IT DIDN'T WORK THEN. 
          >> IT DOESN'T WORK WITH THIS COMMITTEE. 
          >> I'M GOING TO PUT IT BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS BECAUSE IT DOES 
          NOT WORK THIS WAY. >> A QUICK QUESTION. 
          YOU ARE SAYING STATE CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR, THREE AVAILABLE POSITIONS, WE HAVE THREE CANDIDATES. 
          >> THEY HAVE TO BE AN APPOINTEE OF THE COMMISSIONER OR THE MAYOR, I NEED SOMEBODY TO SELECT ONE OF THESE PEOPLE. 
          >> OKAY. BUT THEY'RE NOT ENOUGH FOR FOUR 
          OF US. >> ONE OF YOU IS GOING TO HAVE TO SELECT A CONSUMER APPLICANT AS YOUR APPOINTEE. 
          THIS IS NOT FOOLPROOF, BUT IT'S WHAT WE HAVE. 
          >> CAN I GET CLARIFICATION? I KNOW WHAT YOU SAID, BUT WE ARE GOING TO CHOOSE ONE BUT THERE'S THREE POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE CONTRACTOR. IN ESSENCE, I WOULD SUGGEST ALL THREE OF THEM WILL BE APPROVED. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHO SAYS 
          WHAT. >> WHO SAYS WHAT NAME. 
          >> THOSE THREE WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE WAY I UNDERSTAND AND THEN THERE'S THREE FOR THE TWO POSITIONS SO WE WILL SELECT TWO 
          OF THOSE AND THEN... >> AND ONE PERSON WILL NOT BE 
          SELECTED. >> DO YOU WANT TO CALL THE ROLL? 
          >> YES. >> CALLED THE ROCKER LETS OUT 
          WORKS. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK. 
          >> I'M SUPPOSED TO PICK ONE? STATE CERTIFIED CONTRACTORS? 
          >> YOU CAN PICK ONE FROM ANY NAME ON THIS LIST. 
          >> NOAH JOHNSON. >> COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY. 
          >> BRANDON NOBILE. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. 
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          >> RYAN COLLINS. >> MAYOR HUDSON. 
          >> DON BERGMAN. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> YOU NEED ANOTHER CONSUMER, RIGHT? 
          >> WE DO. THAT WILL BE HIS APPOINTEE. 
          THE DIRECT APPOINTMENT SO I CAN HAVE HIM CHOOSE ONE AND WE WILL HAVE HIS APPOINTEE AT A FUTURE BE ADOPTED BY A SEPARATE 
          RESOLUTION. >> SO DO YOU WANT A VOTE ON THESE NOW AND THEN HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE ON HIS LATER? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? SO YOU WANT A MOTION APPROVING 
          QUESTION WORK. >> RESOLUTION APPROVING 26-R27. 
          YES, PLEASE. >> IS THERE A MOTION? 
          >> MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> MOTION AND A SECOND. >> MISNER JOHNSON. 
          [B.  Resolution 26-R28 appointing a member to the Civil Service Appeals Board. ]
          >> MESSAGE COMMISSIONER BRODERICK, COMMISSIONER BRODERICK. MAYOR HUDSON. 
          >> WE HAVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, WITH THE SERVICE MEMBERS ABOARD PROVIDING FOR A DATE. WE HAD ONE QUALIFIED APPLICATION FOR THE BOARD. IF YOU WOULD APPROVE THIS APPLICATION WE WILL HAVE THE GENTLEMAN APPOINTED TO THE BOARD 
          APPEARED. >> APPROVAL PEERED. 
          >> SECOND. >> THERE IS EMOTION AND A SACK 
          APPEARED. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK. 
          [C.  Resolution 26-R30 approving a Grant Agreement with FDOT 456810-1 for 13th Street Reconstruction from Georgia Avenue to Orange Avenue in the City of Fort Pierce to receive up to $500,000 in grant funds.]
COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. 
          MAYOR HUDSON. WE HAVE RESOLUTION —-DASH 26-R27 AUTHORIZING. FOR FORT PIERCE SOUTH 13TH STREET RECONSTRUCTION PHASE TWO SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION 1871 LETTER A OF THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT GAA FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SOUTH 13TH STREET FROM GEORGIA AVENUE TO ORANGE AVENUE AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY ON THE CITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE PAIRED. 
          >> QUESTIONS? SPEAK OUT. 
          >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. 
          THIS IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE PUBLIC. 
          ANY TIME WE ARE DOING SOMETHING, OBVIOUSLY WHEN IT COMES TO RECONSTRUCTION, PAVEMENT, WHATEVER, ESPECIALLY ON 13TH STREET BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS PROJECT AND HOW DOES IT HELP. 
          >> LET ME GIVE SOME BACKGROUND ON WHY WE ARE DOING WHAT WE ARE DOING. CURRENTLY WE DON'T HAVE A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THIS. TO FUND THE WHOLE PROJECT. 
          WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO BETWEEN THIS GRANT AND WE ARE APPLYING FOR OTHER GRANTS FOR THE PROJECT. 
          WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THE PROJECT ALIVE RIGHT NOW. 
          WE DO KNOW IT IS NEEDED AND IT'S AN AREA THAT HAS NEEDED THIS IMPROVEMENT FOR A LONG TIME. SIDEWALKS, WALK ABILITY, OBVIOUSLY ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTIONS. 
          GENERAL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO COME WITH THIS AREA. 
          >> 13TH STREET PROJECT IS 13 MILLION LAST I HEARD. 
          >> 3.5, THIS SECTION IS 3.5. >> 3.5. 
          THAT WILL HELP A LITTLE BIT THERE. 
          WHAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE PUBLIC IS WE GET THE FEEDBACK. 
          I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME. WHEN ARE WE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT 13TH STREET AND I WANT TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP THE PRODUCT ALIVE. 
          I THINK WE WENT OVER TO ADDRESS 13TH STREET IN THE CONDITION. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM ORANGE AVENUE ALL THE WAY BACK TO VIRGINIA AVENUE. 
          TO INCLUDE CLOSING THOSE DITCHES OVER THERE. 
          THERE IS NO STRIKE THERE. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THINK YOU FOR KEEPING THE PROJECT ALIVE. 
          AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN GETTING SOME OF THIS ADDRESS BECAUSE WE MAY HAVE TO GO TO 
          STATE AND ASK FOR MORE MONEY. >> IS THE SURTAX MONEY DEPENDENT 
          ON THIS QUESTION WORK. >> SURTAX TOOK A HIT. 
          THAT DRAINS THAT ONE DOWN HERE AND WE'RE LETTING IT BUILD BACK UP. BUT THERE CURRENTLY IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY IN THEIR TO FULLY FUND THE PROJECT. 
          THAT IS WHY WE ARE CHOOSING TO TRY TO FILL THE VOID. 
          >> BUT THIS IS A PRIORITY. >> LIKE MANY OTHER PROJECTS 
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          >> I GOT IT. ANY OTHER QUESTION? 
          >> LOOKING AT SIDEWALKS, THERE IS FUNDING AND GRANTS AVAILABLE. 
          THE TRANSPORTATION WHICH SOME OF US SIT ON, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT ANY CHANCE WE GET AND HAVE ANY FUNDS COMING FROM TPO TO HELP SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE FROM VIRGINIA TO 13TH -- TO GEORGIA, ITS OPPRESSOR ROOTS. 
          THAT'S A BIG ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN. 
          IT RISES T A HIGHER LEVEL. SPEAK OUT THAT WHOLE IS CHA CHANGING. THEY WILL HAVE COMMERCIALIZATION ON THAT. YOU TALK ABOUT RESIDENT AND P3 PERHAPS AND A BRAND-NEW SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT AREA NOW. 
          WITH THE GROWTH OF THE HOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY COMING OUT OF THERE, I'M SURE THAT WE WILL SEE INCREASED ACTIVITY AT THE STADIUM. I'M SAYING ALL OF THAT TO SAY IF WE CAN TRIGGER ANYTHING AS A RESULT OF THAT CHANGE AND RESTRICTION IN THE SALE OF PROPERTIES THEY ARE, I THINK WE NEED TO PUT THIS ON OUR RADAR BECAUSE THIS IS BEING PURSUED BY THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY IS TRYING TO ACQUIRE THOSE PROPERTIES THERE. SO WE MAY HAVE TO SEE WHAT WE TO SHORE UP ANY TYPE IFITH THEM- CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP US HERE, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME BECAUSE THAT WHOLE AREA IS GOING TO BE REIMAGINED. 
          IT'S GOING TO BE CHANGED. >> WE ASK DEVELOPERS TO HELP PAY FOR ROADS. THE SCHOOL HAS MONEY. 
          WE ARE VERY GENEROUS TO ADD THAT EXTRA 1 MILLION LAST YEAR. 
          THEY HAVE SOME MONEY. I'M NOT GOING TO BE SHY IN 
          ASKING FOR CONTRIBUTION. >> THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT IT UP. 
          WE NEED PARTNERS HERE. SCHOOL, COUNTY, WE NEED HELP ON 
          THIS ROAD. >> THAT'S IT? 
          >> THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? 
          >> OVERRULED. >> MOTION. 
          >> SECOND. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK PITS 
          BECAUSE HE HAS PEERED. >> COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY. 
          [12. City Commission Boards and Committees Updates]
          >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. 
          >> HAS. >> MAYOR HUDSON. 
          >> YES. >> THE UPDATE. 
          >> WHO WANTS GO FOR A SPIRIT SPEAK I WILL GO FIRST. 
          I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES RIGHT NOW PEERED FILE BOARD IS COMING UP THIS WEEK. WE HAVE NOT MET NA WHILE FOR THE ADVISORY. PARK ADVISOR PEERED WE HAVEN'T MET THEIR BUT IT'S COMING UP SOON. 
          THAT WILL BE IT FOR ME FOR NOW. >> OKAY. 
          COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY. >> MATTA MAYOR, YOU SO GENEROUSLY APPOINTED ME TO THE REGIONAL PLAN. 
          I ATTENDED A MEETING ON FRIDAY AND IT WAS ABOUT SIX HOURS. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. 
          >> SIX HOURS YOU WILL NEVER GET BACK. 
          >> I HAVE A $44 PARKING BELL JUST SO YOU KNOW. 
          AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PARKING. >> DID YOU GET A TICKET? 
          >> NO. I HAD TO PAY IT. 
          IT'S AN INTERESTING PROCESS. ANYWAY. 
          IT WORKED. AS PART OF THAT, ON THE AGENDA THEY TALKED ABOUT BIOSOLIDS. I JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY WHEN I WAS THERE TRYING TO PROTECT OUR LAGOON. WE FOUGHT BACK COMPOST USA WHICH WAS OUT WEST AND KEEPING THE BIOSOLIDS OUT OF THE CANALS THAT WOULD END UP IN THE NORTH WARD AND THEN WE FOUGHT BACK SOME BREAK FARMS WHICH WAS NORTH OF THE SEA 25 AND IT WOULD HAVE DRAINED DIRECTLY INTO TAYLOR CREEK. 
          IT WAS A HEAVY CONVERSATION. IT WAS INTERESTING TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE IN THE ROOM ON HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO GET AWAY FROM AND FIND WHATEVER TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE TO DEAL WITH OUR WASTEWATER PRODUCTS. THERE WAS A GROUP THERE CALLED -- I FORGET THE NAME OF IT. 
          ANYWAY. THEY HAVE A NAME FOR IT AND IT IS SLIPPING MY MIND RIGHT NOW. BUT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING NEXT WEEK IN INDIANTOWN AND IT'S AN AMAZING SCIENCE AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY DRY THE PRODUCT AND THEY MAKE A POWER OUT OF IT. SO IT IS EQUAL WHAT POWERS IS CREATED AND COVERS THE COST OF MANAGING THE WASTE PRODUCT. 
          UNLESS WE QUIT EATING, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE THAT BETTER. WE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A 
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TOP-OF-THE-LINE PRODUCT THAT THEY ARE BUILDING FOR THE CITY. 
          THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL HELP US WITH WHATEVER THE RESIDUALS WILL BE FROM OUR PROJECT. SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT DATA CENTERS. IT'S A HOT TOPIC AROUND THE ENTIRE STATE, AS WE KNOW. I THINK EVERYONE IS JUST TRYING TO SHOP EVERYTHING AND GET EVERYTHING TURNED DOWN AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SOUTH FLORIDA IS ALSO ON BOARD WITH MINIMIZING THESE AI CENTERS AND DATA CENTERS WITH ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE FACED THERE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRYING TO FIND OTHER ALTERNATIVES. 
          THE RAIL SYSTEM WAS HIGHLY DISCUSSED. 
          TALKING ABOUT ADDITIONAL RAIL SERVICE, DRY RAIL TO FORT PIERCE. WE BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT WE TO ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE FLORIDA AQUATIC PRESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND CORAL REEF FUNDING UPDATE. 
          WHAT THAT IS IS THEY ARE WORKING ON CREATING AND PROTECTING OUR CORAL REEFS OFF THE SHORES FROM MIAMI AND IT KIND OF STOPS AT OUR COUNTY LINE. I WANTED TO ASK AND I DID ASK WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO PROTECT THE OAK ALINA BANK RIGHT OFF OUR SHORE. IT'S BEEN TRAUMATIZED OVER DECADES BECAUSE OF SHRIMP TRAWLERS. 
          ABOUT 90% OF THE BANK IS THE CORAL NAME AND WHAT THE SOUTH FLORIDA FISHERIES IS TRYING TO DO IS OPEN THAT UP BACK TO SHRIMP TROLLING AGAIN. IT'S ONLY 10% OF WHAT IT WAS AND SO WITH OUR LAGOON BEING THE EPICENTER OF ALL THE FISH -- NOT ALL THE FISH, BUT A LARGE PORTION OF THE OFFSHORE FISH, THE OGLING A BANK IS A LARGE PART OF SNAPPER AND SHOW ON PEERED TO HAVE A PLACE FOR OUR BABY FISH TO GO, MAINTAININE BANK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. IT SPURRED CONVERSATION ON FORT PIERCE AND HOW WE ARE RELEVANT AND I WILL SHARE THAT I WAS THE ONLY COMMISSIONER FROM MARTIN, ST. LUCY, AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. I WAS THE ONLY ONE. 
          DOUG SMITH, FORMER COMMISSIONER WAS THERE, INTERESTED. 
          IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF FORT PIERCE. 
          I APOLOGIZE. YOU KNOW ME, I DON'T TALK A LOT. 
          I DID COMMAND AN AUDIENCE THERE FOR THE PROCESS. 
          THEN WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE. 
          WHAT WAS HIS NAME? RONALD BOOK. 
          HE IS FOUNDER OF PRESIDENT AND CEO. 
          HE HAS A LOBBYIST FOR A LOT OF DEVELOPERS WHICH IS INTERESTING AND HE IS ALSO A LOBBYIST FOR A LOT OF CITIES AND COUNTIES. 
          HE WENT ON FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AND WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT HOW HE WAS PRESENTING AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GET THE COPY OF THE MEETING AND HAVE IT TRANSCRIBED FOR YOU SO YOU CAN HEAR SOME OF THE STUFF AND I KNOW THAT YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIMES WITH THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND GETTING UPDATES ON THE SENATE BILLS AND I ASKED ABOUT SENATE BILL 180 AND 102 AND 103 AND THE AMENDMENTS. HE WAS NOT VERY... 
          LET'S JUST SAY HE WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE SESSION. 
          HE SAID 1300, 1800 BILLS WERE PRESENTED AND LESS THAN 100 WILL ACTUALLY GET DONE. HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD EVEN REACH 75. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTERNATION UP THERE. AT ODDS. 
          IT'S A BIG ISSUE. I'M GOING TO GO BACK AND GET SEVEN BILL 1434, SENATE BILL 840, AND 7927 WHICH WILL BE GREAT INTEREST TO US I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO WRITE IT ALL DOWN OR THE SPEED TO DO IT. BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT UPDATE. IT WAS NICE TO GET BACK INTO THAT BIGGER PICTURE AND THE ONE THING THAT COMMISSIONER BRODERICK, I INVOKED HER NAME AND I TALKED ABOUT MIAMI BECAUSE 
          THEY WERE IN THE ROOM. >> I WASN'T THERE? 
          >> MIAMI? >> MIAMI. 
          >> I WOULD'VE DRIVEN RIGHT OVER. >> MIAMI WAS THERE AND I MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE SENDING THEIR STUFF HERE AND I CAUTIONED EVERY SEAT IN NORTH AND SOUTH ON THE TRAIN, DO NOT BRING YOUR STUFF HERE BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE IT, IT'S NOT FAIR, IT'S NOT RIGHT, AND I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO FIGURE OUT THEIR TRASH ISSUE IMMEDIATELY AND I CAUTIONED THEM THAT WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE FEC AND YOU ARE 
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DEALING WITH THE FIR, THE FEDERAL RAIL AUTHORITY, THE U.S. 
          CITIES AND COUNTIES ARE LIMITED ON WHAT YOU CAN DO. 
          AND WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT BECAUSE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR OWN COMMUNITIES. I WAS VERY VEHEMENT IN MY ARGUMENTS AND I EVEN SHARED SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> UH-OH. X-RATED. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THE ENTREE. I WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE NBC AFFILIATE OUT OF MIAMI AND THEY SAID WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE ANGRY ABOUT THIS. DO YOU WANT TO RUN PAST US WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY ON THE CAMERA BECAUSE IT'S A LIVE FEED BEFORE YOU SAY IT? AND I DID AND THEY SAID YOU CAN'T SAY ANY OF THAT. BUT SUFFICE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR PICKING UP THE GAUNTLET ON THIS ISSUE. 
          THIS IS A VERY DISTURBING PROBLEM THAT WE JUST CAN'T SEEM TO SHAKE. MIAMI WAS IN THE ROOM, THE ONLY ONE MISSING WAS WASTE MANAGEMENT. 
          UNFORTUNATELY. BUT THE DISCUSSION WILL CONTINUE AND FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, I WILL SAY IT BLUNTLY, IT'S NOT A DISCUSSION PEERED THEY STATE THEIR POSITION AND THAT IS THAT. 
          THERE'S NO NEGOTIATION, THERE IS NO DISCUSSION. 
          IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, TOUGH. THAT'S THE POSITION PEERED THAT'S WASTE MANAGEMENT'S POSITION. 
          WHICH I FIND TO BE COMPLETELY UNATTAINABLE. 
          ULTIMATELY, THERE WILL BE A FURTHER RECKONING ON THIS AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT THEY WILL COME OUT ON THE LOSING END OF THAT DISCUSSION. WE ENGAGE WITH THESE CHAT FOLKS, I'M ENGAGED WITH THESE FOLKS, BT THEY DON'T LIKE MY COMMENTARY AND THAT'S FINE WITH ME TOO. THEY WILL BE IN HERE EVENTUALLY AND THEY WILL BE SITTING IN THAT CHAIR AND THEY WILL HAVE THE WRATH OF THIS COMMISSION DROPPED ON THEM FOR 50,000 FEET UP. 
          IT'S GOING TO BE ONE HECK OF A DAY, THAT'S FOR SURE FOR SURE. 
          >> YES. IS THAT IT? AND COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE HAD RECENT CONVERSATIONS. 
          PRETTY TOUGH ONES WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT. 
          >> YES I HAVE. >> BUT TOUGH CONVERSATIONS ISN'T GETTING IT CHANGED, SO WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING PEERED. 
          >> CONTRACTOR COMING UP AND CONTRACTS THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO GET. THAT'S WHEN IT WILL TAKE A SERIOUS TURN BECAUSE A COUPLE OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS AGO, I WON'T APPROVE ANY EXPENDITURE TO WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ANY CAPACITY BASED ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP AND HOW THEY ARE TREATING THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND THEY CONTINUE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. 
          IT'S A NECESSITY FOR THE SERVICES, THERE'S OTHER VENDORS AVAILABLE WHICH WE ARE INVESTIGATING NOW. 
          THEY HAVE TO FIX THIS AND THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN FIXING IT. 
          NONE. THEY CAN COME BACK AND CRITICIZE ME FOR THOSE COMMENTS TODAY. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A MEETING WITH ME TO DISCUSS IT, BRING IT. RING YOUR ARMY LIKE YOU BROUGHT LAST TIME BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BRING MISS HEDGES INTO THE ROOM WITH ME AND I WILL GET KEN FROM PLANNING AND MARK FROM ENGINEERING AND WE WILL SHOW UP AND FORCE THIS TIME UNLIKE LAST TIME WHEN I WAS OUTMANNED FIVE TO ONE AND I STILL THINK THEY WERE AT A DISADVANTAGE BUT THEY CAN BRING MORE NEXT TIME. 
          >> I SUGGEST YOU ALSO BRING CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH YOU BECAUSE THAT IS WHO IS BEING REALLY SUBJECTED TO THIS. 
          INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS PEERED THE NEIGHBORHOOD APPEARED. 
          >> AND OUR DOWNTOWN. IT'S NOT THAT FAR FROM OUR 
          DOWNTOWN PEERED. >> THE FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER AND IT'S A FIGHT. THEY ARE COMPLETELY UNCOOPERATIVE. THE 18 MONTH TIMELINE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW TRANSPORTATION OUT WEST HASN'T MOVED ONE DAY. IF THAT IS THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION, THAT WON'T WORK. AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING THEY PUT ON THE TABLE. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THEY PUT ON THE TABLE PEERED WE NEED APPROVALS ON THIS. 
          GET WITH THE COUNTY. THIS IS NOT A CITY OF FORT PIERCE LOCATION. IT WILL GO AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND UNTIL ULTIMATELY MONEY BECOMES THE SETTLING ISSUE. 
          >> MADAME MAYOR, BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. EARLIER IT WAS STATED IN PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SOME QUESTIONS SO I JUST WANTED TO HAVE MR. CHASSE GIVE A CHANCE IF HE COULD TO RESPOND OR BRING BACK FEEDBACK. 
          WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER AN ASSET LIST OF ALL OF OUR THINGS. 
          ANY UPDATE ON WHEN WE WILL SEE THAT? 
          >> TWO THINGS. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE LE 
          LEASES. >> LEASES. 
          >> WHEN THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED, MISS WALLACE IS REVIEWING THAT. 
          WE CAN PRESENT THAT TO YOU. >> ONE OF THESE DAY MEETINGS. 
          >> WE ARE JUST REVIEWING IT AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS NOT THE CUSTODIAN OF THESE ASSETS. 
          ONCE WE GET THESE LEASES COMPILED, WE WILL RETURN THEM TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE BECAUSE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING THE CUSTODIAN OF THAT INFORMATION. 
          WE DON'T WANT TWO SETS OF RECORDS PEERED WE HAVE RECORDS FROM THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, FROM ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE ARE AWARE OF, WE COMPILED THE LIST TOGETHER. MS. WALLACE AND THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, HE PREPARED THE LIST. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER JOHNSON, HE DID. WE ARE GOING OVER WITH A FIND TO KONA MAKING SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE ARE AWARE OF AND WILL TURN THE INFORMATION OVER TO THE CITY CLERK BUT WE WILL 
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PRESENT TO YOU OUR FINAL PRODUCT. 
          FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, I'M SAYING THAT BECAUSE AS WE HAVE NEW LEASES, THEY WILL NOT BE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE PEERED WE WILL HAVE IT, BUT IN TERMS OF REPORTING OFFICES, WE WILL MAINTAIN AN UPDATED LIST. 
          SO WE DO HAVE IT. WE WILL GET IT TO YOU IN THE 
          NEXT MEETING OR SO. >> FOLLOW UP ON THAT. 
          THE LIST OF THE RENT ROLL BEING DEVELOPED. 
          THAT WILL HAVE A BUNCH OF PROPERTIES ON THERE. 
          DO WE THINK IT IS WARRANTED TO ATTACH THE SPECIFIC LEASES FOR THOSE PROPERTIES AS WELL JUST TO HAVE FURTHER IN-DEPTH VOLUME OF 
          INFORMATION? >> I MISSED YOUR CALL. 
          WE WILL GET IT TO YOU. WE DO HAVE COPIES OF THE LEASES. 
          YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THAT OUT BUT WE CAN GET THEM TO YOU. 
          >> I HEAR TWO THINGS. I HEAR LEASES IS WHAT WE HAVE BUT WE ALSO HAVE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. 
          ASSETS. >> WE HAVE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. 
          WE HAVE A LIST OF ASSETS. WE ALWAYS HAD THE LIST OF ASSETS. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GETTING A SUMMARY OF THE LEASES FROM THE SITUATION. 
          WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A LIST OF ASSETS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO REPORT THEM ON A FINANCIAL STATEMENT. SO WE HAVE A LIST OF ASSETS, OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES. WE CAN GET YOU A LIST OF THOSE AS WELL. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN PLAY. 
          BUT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING BACK ACTUAL ASSEMBLY OF 
          LEASES. >> I GUESS I'M ASKING FOR BOTH. 
          THAT WE UNDERSTAND WITH THE LEASE SITUATION IS AND WHAT THE CITY-OWNED ASSETS ARE BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LIST. 
          I THINK I KNOW, BUT MY MAY NOT KNOW UNTIL I SEE A LIST OF WHAT 
          WE ACTUALLY OWN. >> YOU ASKED FOR THE QUESTION LAST TIME ABOUT THE 2024 AUDIT. WE ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD. THE '25 AUDIT. 
          WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD APRIL 20TH. 
          THE ACTUAL AUDIT ITSELF, WE HAVE ALL OF THE ASSETS LISTED, BUT WE CAN SUMMARIZE IT. WE WILL GIVE YOU THE DETAILS. 
          >> WE'LL BE AUDITORS BE HERE? >> YES. 
          >> SOON WE WILL BE HEARING THIS INFORMATION. 
          >> WE CAN GET THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR APRIL 20TH. 
          IT WILL PROBABLY GET IT IN MAY. >> WE WILL HAVE THE ASSETS AND THE LEASES COMING. THANK YOU. 
          >> COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY. >> MS. HEDGES. 
          WE PUT OUT THE REQUEST FOR AN ATTORNEY. 
          WHAT IS THE STATUS ON THAT? FOR AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY. 
          >> MADAME MAYOR, COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY, POSITION IS POSTED PEERED WE HAVE AN INTERVIEW SET IN ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO WITH ONE OF THE CANDIDATES THAT HAS APPLIED, BUT IT IS STILL OPEN. 
          ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED CAN APPLY ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. 
          >> WHAT IS THE SALARY? RANGE. 
          SORRY. >> YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE 
          ME A SECOND. >> I USUALLY ASK THESE QUESTIONS BEFOREHAND. JUST POPPED IN MY HEAD. 
          BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LEASES. 
          WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE STUFF. 
          WE JUST HAD FROM CODE, PRESENTATION OF HOW THAT PROCESS WOULD GO. YOU AND I HAD A CONVERSATION AND I SUGGESTED, AND I HOPE THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD SUPPORT ADJUSTING THE APPLICATION TO FOCUS ON PLANNING, ZONING, CONTRACT LAW BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT WE FACE TODAY, WE DON'T HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE. 
          I THINK THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO FIX SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE SEE IN PLANNING AND ZONING WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS THE LEGAL EXPERIENCE ON THAT SIDE. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE FOCUS ON TO FIX SOME OF THE CHALLENGES. 
          SINCE I GOT HERE, THEY ALL REVOLVE AROUND PLANNING AND ZONING AND BUILDING. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THAT BIT OF EXPERTISE THAT MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HELP FIX 
          SOME OF OUR FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES. >> MS. HEDGES DO YOU WANT TO GIVEYOU PREFER TO GO UP AND GIVT TO US LATER QUESTION RICK. 
          >> MADAME MAYOR, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE WEBSITE TO OPEN UP FOR ME. THE SALARY POSTED IS A RANGE OF $87,600 TO $144,800. OBVIOUSLY IT IS DEPENDENT ON QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, BUT THAT IS THE PAY GRADE POSTED 
          RANGE. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. IF EVERYBODY IS THROUGH WITH THEIR DISCUSSION, I'M GOING TO GIVE MY COMMITTEE REPORT. 
          NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. IN THIS COMING WEEK, WE WILL HAVE TREASURE COAST REGIONALLY TO CITIES BUT IN MAY, THERE WILL BE A LUNCHEON AT THE OLD ST. LUCY VILLAGE SCHOOL AND YOU 
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ALL ARE INVITED. THAT'S WHERE THE HOME RULE HERO AWARDS ARE GIVEN UP. WE WILL HAVE A SPEAKER FROM FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND I THINK IT IS MS. CHAPMAN I BELIEVE. WE WILL ALSO GIVE OUT TWO SCHOLARSHIPS BECAUSE THE LEAGUE GIVES TO SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION JOBS. 
          SO WE HAVE SIX APPLICATIONS, ONE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ONE IN FIREFIGHTER AND FOUR IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ENTITIES. MAY 20TH. 
          YOU SHOULD KNOW AT THE OLD ST. LUCY VILLAGE SCHOOL, THERE IS A MUSEUM THERE NOW. IT'S AN EXHIBIT THAT WILL LAST ALL YEAR LONG AND IT'S ABOUT THE HISTORY OF FLORIDA FOODS. 
          SO IT HAS A LOT OF VINTAGE ORANGE GROVE. 
          IT'S VERY, VERY INTERESTING IF YOU LIKE OLD FLORIDA HISTORY. 
          THAT WILL BE THE LUNCHEON AND THAT IS ON MAY 20TH. 
          I THINK WITH THAT, UNLESS THERE IS ANYTHING FURTHER. 
          >> ONE FOLLOW-UP FROM THE SUNRISE ADVISORY BOARD. 
          THEY WERE ASKING WHAT THE STATUS IS OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM. I WANT YOU TO GET INTO IT IN DETAIL, BUT ARE WE CLOSE WITH THIS QUESTION WORK. 
          >> YES. WE ACTUALLY HAVE IT FINALIZED ALMOST PEERED WE ARE JUST TRYING TO DETERMINE THIS TIMELINE. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO ALIGN IT WITH THE FISCAL YEAR INSTEAD OF HAVING IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR. 
          SO I CAN GET MORE DETAIL ON THAT FOR YOU, BUT WE HAD A RESOLUTION PEERED WE WERE JUST TRYING TO GET THE ACTUAL START DATE. 
          >> AND THAT WILL COME TO THIS COMMISSION? 
          >> YES. >> YOU ARE THINKING OF PUTTING 
          IT TO A START DATE OF SEPTEMBER? >> WE MAY GO FROM JUNE 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30TH AND THEN SEPTEMBER 30TH. 
          >> I THINK IT IS TENTATIVELY SET FOR THE APRIL 20TH MEETING. 
          >> APRIL 20TH. THANK YOU. 
          >> IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER, WE WILL ADJOURN. WE WILL BE EXITING THE CHAMBERS AND TURNING OUT THE LIGHTS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.