[1. Call to Order] [00:00:08] >> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. JUNE 8TH, FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. IT IS MONDAY JUNE 8TH. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> ALTY ROLL, PLEASE. >> MAYOR HUDSON. COMMISSIONER BRODRICK. COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY. COMMISSIONER GAMES. MR. JOHNSON. [4. Approval of Minutes] >> ALREADY. >> FIRST WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE MAY 11TH 2026 DAY MEETING. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> ALTY ROLL PLEASE. [A. 100th Anniversary, Saint Anastasia Catholic School] >> WE HAVE THREE BLOCK-- PROCLAMATIONS THIS MORNING. WE ARE STARTING WITH THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANASTASIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL. WHEREAS SAINT ANASTASIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN FORT PIERCE FLORIDA WAS FOUNDED IN 1926 AND HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED THE COMMUNITY FOR ONE ARE GOOD YEARS BY PROVIDING A STRONG FOUNDATION ROOTED IN FAITH, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE. AT WHEREAS FOR A CENTURY ST. ANASTASIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO EDUCATING GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS IN THE VALUE OF FAITH, INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP AND COMPASSION. PREPARING THEM TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND LEADERS. AND WHEREAS THE SAINT ANASTASIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL OPERATES AS A MINISTRY OF SAINT ENNIS-- SAINT ANASTASIA CATHOLIC CHURCH AND IS A PART OF THE DIOCESE OF PALM BEACH, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES IN THE CHURCH TO NOURISH THE SPIRITUAL LET-- SPIRITUAL AND INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL GUIDANCE OF THE STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS THEY SCHOOL HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL REP-- LIGHT OF THE COMMUNITY, FOSTERING A SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AMONG STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND ALUMNI. AND WHEREAS THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR IT'S RICH HISTORY, RECOGNIZE THE DEDICATION OF IT'S FACULTY AND STAFF, CELEBRATE THE COMPLIMENTS OF IT'S STUDENTS AND ALUMNI, AND LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE AND COMMITMENT TO THE NEXT CENTURY OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION. THEREFORE I ASKED MAYOR HUDSON, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA, TO NAME THIS DAY THE CITY OF ANASTASIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL CELEBRATION DAY IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND ENCOURAGE ALL TO WRECK JOIN AND RECOGNIZE IN CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF FAITH, LEARNING AND SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE SAME ANASTASIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL. AND TO THE COMMUNITIES AND DIOCESE OF PALM BEACH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WONDERFUL. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT WITH THEIR SHIRTS. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COMMISSIONERS, AND THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FOR SUPPORTING THE SAME ANASTASIA FOR THE PAST 100 YEARS. FAITH, FAMILY AND EXCELLENCE HAS BEEN A MOTTO FOR US FOR MANY YEARS, IN THAT ORDER. ALWAYS GOD FIRST AND THEN THE FAMILY, TRYING TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER AND-- WHAT BEAUTIFUL FAMILIES WE HAVE AT ST. ANASTASIA AND THROUGHOUT FORT PIERCE AND CONTINUE TO GROW IN LOVE. WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT JUST MANAGING THE ABUNDANCE OF CHANGE AND GROWTH THAT'S INCURRING-- OCCURRING. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US WITH THAT GROWTH. WE HAVE SO MANY BAPTISMS AND CONFIRMATIONS, THE CHURCH IS GROWING. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN INSIDE SINCE IT HAS BEEN RENOVATED, IT IS BEAUTIFUL. THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW PROGRAMMING ON THE CAMPUS, INCLUDING A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE STARTED THIS YEAR, THAT STARTS IN AUGUST FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS WITH UNIQUE LEARNING NEEDS. [APPLAUSE] >> APPRECIATE THE APPLAUSE. BECAUSE THE SUPPORT IS NECESSARY. WE ARE STARTING OFF WITH EIGHT KIDS. OF WHICH WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE OR SIX NOW. SO THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE SPOTS OPEN, IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY INTERESTED IN THAT PROGRAM, BUT HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE GROWING IN TO A LARGER SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL THAT WILL SUPPORT KIDS THAT WE COULD NOT TAKE BEFORE. TRYING TO STAY OPEN TO EVERYONE AND STEP UP FOR STUDENTS HAS [00:05:03] HELPED WITH THAT. AND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. THEY REALLY HELPED US WHEN WE FIRST GOT STARTED. DOING A WONDERFUL JOB OF HELPING US SPREAD THE WORD THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME TO SUPPOR, AND TO THANK ALL OF YOU, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PROCLAMATION, WE GOT ONE FROM THE COUNTY LAST WEEK AND WE WILL PUT BOTH OF THEM IN A FRAME IN OUR LOBBY TO REMEMBER THIS MOMENT. DO YOU HAVE A THING ELSE TO SAY? [APPLAUSE] >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING FIRST, AND THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE IF YOUR GROUP COULD LINE UP HERE. BUT COMMISSIONER GAINES WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING FIRST. >> CONGRATULATIONS. IF FAMILY IS LISTENING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OR THE PROGRAMMING, YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT HOW TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL. >> CALL THE PHONE NUMBER AND THAT WILL START THE PROCESS. WE WILL START WITH A TOUR AND GETTING TO KNOW THEM. EVERYBODY KNOWS SOMEBODY. >> AND I'M HAPPY YOU'RE DOING IT, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. >> THANK YOU. SO COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU WILL JOIN ME, IF WE COULD GET A NICE PICTURE. >> UP HERE OR DOWN THERE? >> I THINK UP HERE WOULD BE FINE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, THANK YOU. 100 YEARS. >> THANK YOU.% THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD. YOU DON'T AGE A BIT. >> WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THE FORMER COMMISSIONER AND HIS FAMILY WAS PART OF THIS SCHOOL,. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. AND ZENOBIA JEFFERSON. [B. 50th Anniversary, Florida Community Health Centers Inc.] RIGHT. >> THE NEXT IS A PROCLAMATION CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE? >> WHEREAS FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INC. WAS FOUNDED IN 1976, ORIGINALLY NAMED MIGRANT HEALTH SERVICES INC. WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE COST-EFFECTIVE HIGH-QUALITY COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO ALL PERSONS IN IT'S COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS F CHC HAS GROWN INTO A LEADING PROVIDER OF COMMUNITY-BASED CARE WHILE REMAINING GROUNDED IN IT'S CORE VALUES OF COMPASSION, EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS F CHC HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPREHENSIVE ONE-STOP SHOP MODEL OF CARE AND SERVES FIFTIETHS-- 50,000 PATIENCE OVER 26 COUNTIES, ENSURING RESIDENTS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE ACCESS TO VITAL HEALTH SERVICES AND HAS EXPANDED IT'S INNOVATIVE SERVICES TO SUPPORT OTHER LOCATIONS. WHEREAS FOR 50 YEARS, FLORIDA COMMUNITY CENTER SELF INC. HAS EXPANDED AND IMPROVED THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. AND WHEREAS FORT PIERCE EXTENDS IT'S SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE LEADERSHIP, PROVIDERS, STAFF AND PARTNERS OF FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INC. WHERE THEIR DECADES OF SERVICE AND INNOVATION AND DEDICATION TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE. AND WHEREAS FORT PIERCE COMMENDS THE ORGANIZATION FOR IT'S ENDURING COMMITMENT, PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE HIGH-QUALITY AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF FORT PIERCE IN THE GREATER SOUTH FLORIDA REGION. THEREFORE I ASKED MAYOR HUDSON THE CITY OF-- THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROCLAMATION, THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF FCHC IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, AND I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND, AND ACKNOWLEDGE IT'S COMMITTEE IMPACT, STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE REGION. [APPLAUSE] [00:10:11] >> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AGAIN IN COMMISSIONERS AND EVERYBODY ON THE ROSTER. I'M GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND WHERE WE ARE LOCATED, AND THEN WE WILL INTRODUCE OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND I WILL CLOSE WITH A BRIEF. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE SERVICE AREAS ACROSS THE SIX COUNTIES, BUT SPECIFICALLY IN FORT PIERCE WE HAVE THREE LOCATIONS. MOST RECENTLY WON AN LINKIN PARK, WE HAVE ONE ON DELAWARE AVENUE, WE HAVE ONE ON AVENUE C. WE ALSO HAVE THREE LOCATIONS IN ANOTHER AREA BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO GO INTO THE COMMUNITY SO PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE THAT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD REGARDLESS OF THAT THEY HAVE INSURANCE OR AN ABILITY TO PAY. SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THOSE EFFORTS. WE ALSO HAVE OUR BOARD MEMBERS WITH US. WE HAVE OUR CHAIR, WE HAVE AND, WE HAVE BOARD MEMBER MARCIO FRANKLIN, AND ONE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. >> WELCOME, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS A RESIDENT, A NATIVE OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA, BEING BORN IN THE HOSPITAL ON SEVENTH STREET IN 1954, AND MOVED AWAY. BROUGHT MY FAMILY BACK IN 1985. MY WIFE, MY THREE CHILDREN, AND MYSELF USED FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. IT WAS LOCATED ON SEVENTH STREET, A BLOCK FROM THE HOSPITAL AT THE TIME. SO I AM HONORED TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS BOARD FOR HOP THIS LIFE SPAN, I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR 25 YEARS, AND THE LAST TWO SESSIONS I SERVED AS THE CHAIRMAN, AND I WANT TO THANK FORT PIERCE AND THE WORK YOU FOLKS HAVE DONE TO HELP US SERVE SO MANY MEMBERS IN THE FORT PIERCE COUNTY COMMUNITY. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER GAINES, AND THE AWARD YOU RECEIVED THIS PAST WEEKEND, AT THE FATHER'S HONORING FATHERS RECIPIENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS THIS GREAT COMMISSION AND OUR GREAT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [INDISCERNIBLE] >> ABSOLUTELY. TELL THEM TO COME UP. [LAUGHTER] >> THEY DON'T COST ANYTHING. >> LINDA, WE NEED YOU UP HERE. YES. THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING. >> I JUST RECEIVED AN INTERNATIONAL AWARD. >> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> JUST REAL BRAVE, I WANT TO THANK DR. LEWIS AND HER TEAM FOR BRINGING THAT MUCH-NEEDED HEALTH CARE DEEP TO THE LINKIN PARK COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE STATISTICS, BECAUSE I KNOW WE WERE LOOKING AT INFANT MORTALITY AND BIRTH MORTALITIES, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE POSITIVE CHANGE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH ADDRESSING THOSE CONCERNS AND GETTING THE NEEDED HEALTH CARE CLOSER TO THE COMMUNITY. SO I'D LOVE TO SPEAK WITH YOU AND YOUR BOARD AT SOME POINT [C. National Garden Week, The Garden Club of Fort Pierce] ABOUT THAT AND UNDERSTAND IT BETTER. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE NATIONAL GUARD AND WEEK. A PROCLAMATION BEING RECEIVED BY THE GARDEN CLUB OF FORT PIERCE. COME ON UP. >> WHEREAS GARDENERS HAVE A PASSION FOR NURTURING THE BEAUTY AND RESOURCES OF THE EARTH THROUGH THE PLANTING OF SEEDS, THE CARE OF ALL PLANTS AND THE RICHES OF THEIR EFFORTS. AND WHEREAS GARDENERS SEEK TO ADD BEAUTY, SPLENDOR, FRAGRANCE AND NUTRITION TO OUR LIVES THROUGH THE GROWING OF VEGETABLES FOLIAGE AND FLOWERS. AND WHEREAS GARDENERS WORK TO PRESERVE OUR COUNTRY'S TRADITIONAL SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE AND INITIATIVE THROUGH INNOVATION AND HARD WORK. AND WHEREAS GARDENERS ADVOCATE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR-- ALL CREATURES LARGE AND SMALL THAT SHARE OUR WORLD AND THERE ROLES IN A BALANCED AND PRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY. AND WHEREAS GARDENING FURNISHES A CHALLENGING AND PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY FOR OUR CITIZENS, FOR THOSE JUST LEARNING, AS WELL AS THOSE WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. [00:15:03] AND WHEREAS GARDENING PROMOTES A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THAT LASTS A LIFETIME. IT HELPS REDUCE STRESS FROM OTHER AREAS OF OUR LIFE AND TEACHES THAT REWARDS CAN COME FROM DILIGENT EFFORTS. AND WHEREAS GARDENING ENABLES MEMBERS OF GARDEN CLUBS ACROSS THE NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY RESIDE AND WORK. THEREFORE, I LINDA HUDSON, THE MERE THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA PROCLAIMED JUNE 7TH TRYING TO ASICS AS NATIONAL GUARD AND WE CAN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF GARDENING AND THE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF GARDENERS. >> MAY I SAY A FEW WORDS? GOOD MORNING, MAYOR HUDSON, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION. ON BEHALF OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE GARDENING CLUB OF FORT PIERCE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND CELEBRATION ON NATIONAL GUARD AND WEEK. AND A BIG HEARTFELT THANKS FOR HELPING US WITH OUR CLUBHOUSE AND OUR ACTIVITIES. IT'S BEEN THE GOAL SINCE OUR BEGINNING AT MOST 80 YEARS AGO TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY. OUR FUND-RAISERS PROVIDE THE MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIP TO LOCAL STUDENTS, THERE ARE PROGRAMS LIKE JUNIOR GARDENING, AND MULTIPLE SCHOOLS, WE PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO TODAY'S USE. IN DOING FLORAL DESIGN WORKSHOPS AND EXHIBITS LIKE ART IN BLOOM AND THE CULTURAL ALLIANCE. HORTICULTURAL WORKSHOPS AND PLANT SWAPS AT THE LIBRARY AND PLANTING TREES, WE TRY TO SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE OF GARDENING AND WORK FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE EQUALLY PROUD OF OUR AFFILIATION AND SUPPORT FROM OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. AS WE CELEBRATE THIS WEEK, NATIONAL GUARD AND WEEK, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT GARDENERS SEEK TO ADD BEAUTY AND NURTURE THE RESOURCES OF THE EARTH. GARDENERS ADVOCATING THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL EARTH CREATURES BIG AND SMALL. GARDENING IS A FORCE FOR GOOD. AND REMEMBER, PLANT A SEED, GET A HARVEST. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LADIES, YOU GET THE PICTURE TOO, IF YOU WANT. AND COMMISSIONER GAINES WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING. >> THANK YOU. YOU HAVE COME BEFORE US A FEW TIMES. AND I GUESS I NEED TO COME JOIN YOU GUYS. THIS WEEKEND-- I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE DOING THIS. I WAS OUT THIS WEEKEND TURNING DIRT. AND GETTING READY TO PLANT SEEDS FOR MY GARDEN LATER ON IN THE SUMMER. SO I WILL COME AND JOIN YOU GUYS AND LEARN SOME EXPERTISE FROM YOU GUYS TO SEE WHAT I'M NOT DOING AND DOING RIGHT. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE FOR OUR WORK ON THE CLUBHOUSE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. ARE. >> THAT IS AMAZING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> NEXT WE HAVE ADDITIONS TO THE [6. Additions or deletions to agenda and approval of the agenda.] AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. >> COMMISSIONERS, WE RECEIVED A LETTER OF RESIGNATION OVER THE WEEKEND FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT AS 11 A, UNDER CITY COMMISSION DISCUSSION-- >> THAT WILL SUPERSEDE ITEM MAY. >> WE WILL MOVE THAT TO LATER. >> CAN WE MAKE IT A ONE. >> THAT IS FINE, FOR ALL OF US TO KEEP STRAIGHT. EXACTLY. AND WITH THAT CHANGE I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA WITH THE NECESSARY CHANGE? >> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> MAYOR BRODERICK? COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY. COMMISSIONER GAINES? [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.] COMMISSIONER JOHNSON? MAYOR HUDSON. NEXT WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. >> IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND WE WILL GIVE YOU A 10-SECOND WARNING. [00:20:16] >> MY NAME IS MICHELLE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF MR. HEDGES. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE HAD SOME INTERESTING RUN-INS WITH MS. HEDGES. BUT WERE MY CONCERN IS IS THAT I WOULD HOPE THAT THERE IS NEW CHANGES COMING FROM THE COMMISSION, AND THAT THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT MANIFESTED WITH MS. HEDGES IS NO LONGER TOLERATED BY THE COMMISSION. THAT THERE IS NO MORE RETALIATION TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT THERE IS A ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE ISSUES WITH THE COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES FORWARD TO YOU GUYS. I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET SOMEBODY WHO IS FAIR AND IMPARTIAL AND FOLLOWS DUE PROCESS. I HAD AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION WHERE I HAVE BEEN HARASSED AND RETALIATED BY THE CITY CLERK AND ALSO MRS. HEDGES. MULTIPLE TIMES I'VE TRIED TO GET PUBLIC RECORDS, TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN DENIED. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO INSPECT RECORDS IN WHICH I HAVE BEEN DENIED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MRS. HEDGES THAT I CANNOT SPEAK TO ANYBODY EXCEPT THROUGH THEIR OFFICE. I AM A VERY VOCAL PERSON IN THIS COMMUNITY. NOT EVERYTHING I HAVE TO SAY TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS HAVE TO DO SPECIFICALLY WITH MY OWN PERSONAL CAGE-- CASES. SO TO BE DENIED ACCESS TO PERSONNEL IS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE, I THINK, AND I HOPE THAT DOESN'T CONTINUE OR ALLOW-- DOESN'T ALLOW TO BE CONTINUED. I WANT TO JUST PERSONALY PUT ON THE RECORD, IN FEBRUARY 6TH, 2024, THERE WAS A HEARING REGARDING MY OWN PERSONAL PROPERTIES. MRS. HEDGES NOT ONLY MERELY SAT IN THE BACKGROUND AS COUNCIL, SHE ADVISED THE MAGISTRATE WHAT TO DO. WHICH IS, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, NOT ALLOWED TO. I WILL LEAVE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT TO YOU AND THE LEGAL TEAM. I WOULD HOPE THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH AND GIVE PROPER DUE PROCESS, ALONG WITH PROPER DOCUMENTATION FROM THOSE WHO ARE NOT ABIDING BY THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. BECAUSE WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION. THANK YOU. >> WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO NEXT? YES? >> GOOD MORNING. I LOVE MY CITY. I RESPECT AND HONOR ALL OF YOU. I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE SCRIPTURE THAT I USED FOR THOSE IN AUTHORITY. SAMUEL 23, CHAPTER VERSE THREE. SOME OF THE LAST WORDS OF KING DAVID. AND HE SAID "HE WHO RULE IF OVER MEN MUST BE JUST RULING IN THE FEAR OF GOD. " AND I PRAY THIS FOR ALL OF YOU IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY. I FIRST CAME TO CITY HALL WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER. I LIKE TO TELL THIS STORY. WHEN I CAME IN CITY HALL, I... WE WERE CLASSMATES, SHE NEVER LEFT, BUT I WITNESSED-- AND THIS WAS IN 1967. SO I HAVE BEEN WATCHING. AND I LEARNED TO WATCH AND PRAY. THE DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS OF OUR CITY. THINGS THAT WERE DONE INAPPROPRIATELY. AND THINGS THAT I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT OUR CITY DID. WE MUST BE CAREFUL. WE ARE ONE FOR-- ONE FORT [00:25:01] PIERCE. THE TERM WAS COINED WHEN I RAN FOR CITY COMMISSION. I USED TO SAY WE ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS OUR WEAKEST LINK. AND WE MUST SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES, THE MONIES THAT ALL OF OUR CITY, FROM CITY LIMIT TO CITY LIMIT BE GIVEN THE NECESSARY ATTENTION. I HAVE HEARD FROM A GROUP THAT WANT TO SEPARATE A CITY. I HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH MANY CITY RESIDENTS. WHY DO THEY WANT TO DO THAT? WHAT COMES OUT OF THE HEART OF MAN, WHO CAN TELL. BUT WE MUST BE CAREFUL. OUR TAX DOLLARS PAY FOR EVERYTHING ON SOUTH BEACH AND ON THE MAINLAND. IN A CONVERSATION RECENTLY WE TALKED ABOUT-- WILL GIVE US OUR PARTS OF THE SHARE, THOSE BUDGETS THAT WERE BUILT. FEDERAL DOLLARS, OUR TAX DOLLARS, LET US BE VERY MINDFUL. THAT WE MUST CARE FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, ALL OF OUR STRUCTURES, AND BE CARING AND LOVING TO ONE ANOTHER. MY TIME IS WANING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WHO IS NEXT. >> GOOD MORNING, MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSION. I LIVE ON 15 STREET, MORRIS CREEK. I AM HERE THIS MORNING FOR SMALL TO TELL YOU ALL THAT I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME. MY TWO COMMISSIONERS. I FREQUENTLY COME TO THEM WITH PROBLEMS I HAVE AND THEY HAVE SPEEDILY FOUND SOLUTIONS AND HELP ME GET TO THE PLACE I NEED TO BE TO GET THAT STUFF DONE. BUT I'M RIGHT BACK THERE NOW AS FAR AS STREET SAFETY. THE SPEEDING, AND IT HURT ME TO MY HEART WHEN I SAW MY NEIGHBORS LITTLE DOG GET RUN OVER, AND IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE I'VE SEEN A DOG GET RUN OVER. ON THE INSIDE STREET OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND NEXT TO IT IS A LITTLE KID, NEXT TO IT IS MY DOG. I HAVE CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TRY TO SET UP SOMEBODY TO COME OUT AND TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO. BECAUSE I HAVE IDEAS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO. SPEED BUMPS. FOUR WAY STOP SIGNS TO SLOW THE PEOPLE DOWN. WE HAVE TOO MANY STREETS HERE IN THE CITY THAT DO NOT HAVE STOP SIGNS. IT'S JUST ONE CONTINUOUS RUN FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER BACK WHERE WE HAVE THE CONTROL-- WE HAVE TO CONTROL THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE A STREET SAFETY PROGRAM. BUT SOMETIMES YOU START TO BIG. I AM A PERSON THAT BELIEVES IN LOW-HANGING FRUIT. YOU GET THAT FRUIT FIRST AND YOU STACK IT UP AND SHOW IT. YOUR TREE GREW IT. THIS IS JUST AS GOOD AS THE STUFF UP AT THE TOP. I'M ASKING FOR SOME HELP ON THAT PROJECT. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON MY STREET, SOME OF THEIR PROPERTIES HAVE 15 TO 20 PEOPLE LIVING ON THEIR PROPERTY, THAT'S WAY TOO MANY. OUT HERE ON THE STREET THERE STEALING AND AND DEALING DRUGS TO EACH OTHER BECAUSE OF THE POPULATION TO THOSE PEOPLE ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW THE RULES THAT FORT PIERCE HAS FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HOW MANY HOUSES CAN BE ON THE PROPERTY. BUT OVER BY MY HOUSE SOME PROPERTIES HAVE THREE IN FOUR QUARTERS ON IT, SOME PEOPLE SLEEPING ON TRAMPOLINES. SOME PEOPLE SLEEPING IN CARS, PAYING RENT FOR THE SPACE WHERE THE CAR IS AT. THIS CITY WILL NEVER BE WHAT IT CAN BE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WILL NOT TRAVEL FROM THE EAST SIDE TO THE WEST SIDE BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED AND INTIMIDATED BY THE WAY IT LOOKS. I FEEL BAD FOR THE HOMELESS PEOPLE-- I APPRECIATE THE TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? LET US MOVE ON. WEIGHT. [00:30:03] NEVER MIND SOMEONE IS MOVING. >> BRING THAT MICROPHONE A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOU IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE. >> MY SPEECH WAS PREPARED FOR SOMETHING ELSE. FIRST I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I SUPPORT GIVING THE CITY MANAGER A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE MANAGING HIS VISION AND LEADERSHIP APPROACH FOR THE CITY. GRANTED HE'S BEEN IN OFFICE FOR A YEAR-END IS FACING CRITICISM FOR NOT MAKING MORE HEADWAY. BUT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE HE INHERITED SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL AND COMMUNICATIONAL CHALLENGES THAT WOULD NATURALLY TAKE TIME TO ADDRESS. AMID THE ONGOING TENSIONS AND COMPETING DYNAMICS BETWEEN THE CHARTER OFFICERS, I BELIEVE HE HAS FURTHER-- I BELIEVE THAT HAS FURTHER IMPACTED HIS ABILITY TO MOVE HIS ADMINISTRATION AND INITIATIVES FORWARD. THAT SAID, I HAVE CONCERNS REGARDING COMMUNICATION, ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND PROCESS RELATING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION. UNFORTUNATELY 3 MINUTES IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TIME TO OUTLINE THE DAMAGES THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS CAUSED US. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS ADVISED DO NOT FULLY DISCLOSE THE DETAILS PUBLICLY TODAY. AND I WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT SPEAKING OPENLY ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES OUT OF CONCERN THAT ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION RESTRICTIONS COULD ONCE AGAIN BE OPPOSED-- IMPOSE, POTENTIALLY CREATING FURTHER DELAYS TO ACTIVE PROJECTS. AS ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE CAPTURING THE LITTLE GYM RMP PROCESS I WAS PROHIBITED FROM COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH CITY STAFF AND REQUIRED TO GIVE ALL COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THERE IS NO THREAT OF LITIGATION MADE. THE HANDLING OF THIS MATTER WHICH WAS ABOUT-- ADVISED BY THE-- ADVISED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, RATES ON-- FINANCIAL HARM AND EXPOSURE FOR THE CITY. AS IMPLEMENT TO YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AS USUAL ACROSS MULTIPLE PROJECTS. IMPORTANT DEADLINES WERE MISSED, CROSS PROJECT DELAYS, ADDITIONAL CONSTANT SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL IMPACT TO OUR COMPANIES. WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT I COMPLIED WITH THE COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE THAT WAS IMPOSED ON MAY, BUT THE PROCESS ITSELF IS NOT HANDLED CONSISTENTLY OR EFFICIENTLY BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. COMMUNICATIONS DID NOT ALWAYS REACH THE APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS OR MYSELF IN A TIMELY MANNER. IF AT ALL. AND THERE WAS OCCASIONS WHERE INCOMPLETE OR INACCURATE INFORMATION WAS RELAYED WITHOUT COORDINATION OF THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS. I WISH I COULD SAY MORE ON THAT MATTER. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT HERE AT THE TIME-- THAT PART DOES NOT MATTER NOW. SINCE SHE IS GIVING HER RESIGNATION. REGARDING THE CERTIFICATE OF USE, NUMBERS BEING DOWN TO THE SYSTEM-- TYLER SYSTEM, IS THE CITY ACCURATELY EVALUATING THE IMPACTS FROM THE TRANSITION TO THE CURRENT CERTIFICATE OF YOU SYSTEM? UNDER THE PRIOR ATR STRUCTURE, MULTIPLE BUSINESSES OPERATING AT THE LIST SAME LOCATION ARE OFTEN REQUIRED TO OBTAIN SEPARATE REGISTRATIONS AND PAY SEPARATE PIECE. THE NEW CURRENT-- THAT'S MY T TIME. >> IT'S YOUR WARNING. >> UNDER THE NEW CURRENT ATR STRUCTURE, BASICALLY YOU ARE LOSING REVENUE, AND ALSO WIRED THE PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS-- >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I THINK IT'S BECAUSE IT'S NOT TRANSPARENT. >> THANK YOU. WHO ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. >> COMMISSIONERS, I COMMEND YOU ON THE PROCESS THAT HAS STARTED TO MAKE CHANGE IN THE CITY. WE ARE THE SUNRISE CITY. AND THE MANY HOURS OF SERVICE FOR US ARE FINALLY OVER. BUT LET'S NOT JUST STOP AT THE CHARTER OFFICER RESPONSIBILITY, IS THE WHOLE ENTIRE CITY CODE IS DEFECTIVE, CONTRADICTORY AND IN NEED OF REVAMPING. I HOPE THAT THE TEAM AND THE NEW LEGAL TEAM ARE ABLE TO ACCESS AND DETERMINE WHAT CORRECTIONS WE NEED TO BE DONE. AND WE CAN ALL PREVAIL UNDER A NEW AND BETTER CITY OF FORT PIERCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? [A. Presentation of the Draft Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment Final Report. ] OKAY, LET US MOVE ON. >> OKAY. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, FINAL REPORT. >> YES. I HAVE A PRESENTATION? >> I THINK THIS IS ENGINEERING. >> OKAY. [00:35:01] >> GOOD MORNING, MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. I AM FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. I AM HAPPY TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, FINAL REPORT PRESENTATION. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. IN 2023, MYSELF, ON BEHALF OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, APPLIED FOR RESILIENT FLORIDA GRANT IN HOPES OF UPDATING OUR CITY STORMWATER PLANT, WHICH IS IN NEED OF UPDATING. 2023 WAS THE LAST YEAR THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO APPLY. YOU COULD APPLY FOR A PLANNING GRANT AND A INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT. MOVING FORWARD AFTER THAT, YOU WOULD NEED TO HAVE A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT IN ORDER TO HAVE A INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT. ALTHOUGH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE IS COVERED UNDERNEATH THE ST. LUCY COUNTY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, THROUGH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THEY ADVISED US TO DO ONE FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. WE WOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE. PORT ST. LUCY HAS DONE ONE THEMSELVES. SO WE WERE AWARDED A POORLY REIMBURSABLE GRANT OF $159,000. SO WE CONTRACTED THROUGH OUR ASSOCIATES. ALICIA AND SHELBY ARE HERE WITH US. FOR THE PAST YEAR WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND MARINA, FORT PIERCE UTILITIES TO GO THROUGH IT AND DO THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT. SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF THAT BEFORE WE SEND IN OUR FINAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SHELBY AND ALICIA TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND TAKE US THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. IT'S A LOT OF MONITORING, BUT HOPEFULLY THEY WILL HEAR IT OUT FOR US. >> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIT DOWN FOR? YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE AHEAD OF TIME. SOMEBODY HELP THEM. SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS HOW TO DO THIS, QUICKLY. MY PRACTICE FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON THE RESILIENCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ESPECIALLY IN FLORIDA AND COASTAL COMMUNITY IS LIKE FORT PIERCE. AND WITH ME TODAY TO HELP PRESENTATION THE. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SHELBY. I AM A CIVIL ENGINEER. I FUNCTION AS THE LEAD ANALYST FOR THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY. >> THANK YOU. >> PERFECT TIMING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SO AS WAS SAID WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT-- I GOT IT. WE ARE GOING TO GET STARTED. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO CONDUCT A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT COMPLIANT WITH THE STATE STATUTE SHOWN ON THE SLIDES. THIS IS BECAUSE IT WAS GRANT FUNDED. WE ARE FOLLOWING DESTRUCTION THAT THE-- THE STRUCTURE THAT THE STATEMENT OUTLINE FOR HOW WE ASSESS AND MAINTAIN ASSETS OF THE CITY. AND WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW THE CITY IS IMPACTED SPECIFICALLY WITH THOSE EVENTS THAT WERE SHOWN HERE. SEA LEVEL RISE, FUTURE RAINFALL INTENSIFICATION, HIGH TIDES AND STORM SURGE. THINGS WE KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE VULNERABLE TO. JUST A QUICK SUMMARY OF WHAT WE DID IN THIS PROJECT. RESTARTED WITH THE BACKGROUND DATA COLLECTION EXERCISE WHERE WE GOT TO KNOW THE CITY AND UNDERSTAND ALL THE ASSETS THAT YOU OWN AND MAINTAIN. SHELBY WILL TALK US THROUGH THE EXPOSURE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS. NSC MEAT AND POTATOES OF THIS PROJECT. THE MODELING THAT VENETIA WAS TALKED ABOUT. THEM WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE IDENTIFICATION OF FOCUSED AREAS. THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL BE MOST INTERESTED. IN THE WORK THAT WE DID. WE HAD AN ELEPHANT-- ELEMENT OF PARTICIPATING WITH THE LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY WORKING GROUP, THE COUNTY. AND ON TOP OF IT, THE FINAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND STEPS. I WILL TURN IT TO YOU. >> TO KICK OUT THE PROJECT WE START-- STARTED BY MEETING WITH CITY STAFF TO A LIEN ON OUR PROJECT'S OBJECTIVES AND GOALS AND THERE WE WERE ABLE TO START OUR DATA COLLECTION. GETTING THAT BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND IDENTIFY THE CITY'S CRITICAL MASSES. [00:40:01] BY ALL STANDARDS A ARE DEFINED INTO THESE FOUR CLASSIFICATIONS WHICH ARE INCLUSIVE OF THE OTHER MAJOR-- OF OTHER MAJOR ROADWAYS, BRIDGES, PARTS, IS, DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. THEY ARE ALL FALLING IN TO THESE CATEGORIES. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO-- COMPILE SOME PUT-- TOPOGRAPHY INFORMATION. MEANING THE LAY OF THE LAND. THE HIGHS AND LOW POINTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND WE WERE ABLE TO GAGE SOME AREAS INCLUSIVE OF RAINFALL, TIDAL FLOODING AND STORM SURGE SO WE CAN MODEL THOSE SCENARIOS THAT ARE BEING DEFINED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS STUDY BY FTP STANDARDS ONLY INCLUDE CITY OWNED AND MAINTAINED ASSETS. THE ONLY IDENTIFIED POINTS ON THE MAP ARE OWNED BY THE CITY. THERE'S NO COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL AS A PART OF THIS, BUT THE MAPS WILL GO THROUGH THOSE AREAS AS WELL BECAUSE THIS DATA WAS COLLECTED FROM THE WHOLE CITY. JUST TO TAKE YOU-- IT ONE MORE STEP FURTHER CACTUSES ON THE TECHNICAL SIDE, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COLLECT SOME DATA FROM OUR LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS. WE HAVE FOUND TWO MAJOR WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES IN THE CITY LIMITS THAT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE WATER LEVELS WITHIN. SO IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO CAPTURE THIS INFORMATION TO GENERATE IT INTO OUR FLIGHT MODELS. AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS IDENTIFIED ON THIS MAP. SUCCESSFULLY COMPILING ALL THAT DATA FROM TASK ONE PAVE THE WAY TO TASK TWO, WHICH WAS EXPOSURE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS. BEFORE WE GET INTO SENSITIVITY WE HAVE TO DO THE EXPOSURE. SO WE ARE GENERATING THESE FLOODPLAINS FOR 24 IDENTIFIED STORM SCENARIOS WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO RUN IT THROUGH OUR MODELING SOFTWARE AND GENERATE FLOODPLAINS THAT SHOW US JUST HOW MUCH FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WHERE IN THE CITY LIMITS. TO LEAD US THROUG THE FIGURE HERE, WE ARE SEEING IN LIGHT BLUE LOWER LEVELS OF FLOOD DEPTH. AND IN THE DARKER AREAS WE ARE SEEING DEEPER FLOOD UPS. THERE IS A LEGEND ON THE SIDE. IT MAYBE TOUGH TO SEE BUT THAT COULD BACK YOU THROUGH THE VISUAL OF THESE FLOODPLAINS THAT WERE GENERATED. FROM THERE WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE FLOOD PLANE MAPS GENERATED WITH THE IDENTIFIED ASSETS FROM TASK ONE, AND ASSIGN EACH INDIVIDUAL ASSET A RISK CATEGORY. LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH. EACH ASSET WAS ASSIGNED IT'S OWN WAY TO CALCULATE JUST HOW AT RISK THAT ITEM WAS. USING THE MATRIX WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A. >> IN CASE WE HAVE MORE VISUAL FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE, WE HAVE A SENSITIVITY HEAT MAP HERE THAT SHOWS THE ASSETS WITH THEIR ASSIGNED CRITICALITY RATING. SO YOU ARE SEEING ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT SEEN FLOOD DEATHS FROM ANY OF THESE SCENARIOS OR ARE NOT VULNERABLE. MEDIUM-HIGH VULNERABILITY GET THOSE DEEPER TONES OF ORANGES AND REDS. AND THIS MAP HERE IS OUR FUTURE 100 YOUR 24 HOUR RAINFALL EVENT. COUPLED WITH A 2080 HIGH PROJECTION FOR RAINFALL. TO WALK US THROUGH THE NINE FOCUSED AREAS IDENTIFIED FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER. >> NOW THAT THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT ARE OUT OF WAY, WHAT WE ENDED UP,'S AS SHELBY SAID, FLOODPLAINS AND FLOOD DEPTH, WHERE AND HOW MUCH. AND THEN WE HAD SENSITIVITY. HOW IS THAT FLOODING IMPACTING THE ASSETS THAT YOU WILL OWN AND MAINTAIN. AND WE TOOK THAT INFORMATION AND WORKED ON THE FOCUSED AREAS EXERCISE. SO WHAT THIS LOOKED LIKE IS INITIALLY, THE TEAM TOOK A STAB AT DELINEATING THESE FOCUS AREAS BASED ON FLOOD DEPTH AND ASSET DISTRIBUTION. FROM THERE, WE SET UP A STAKEHOLDER MEETING, WHERE WE PARTICIPATED MEMBERS OF CITY STAFF, AS WELL AS FPUA AND STAKEHOLDERS TO DISCUSS HOW THOSE FOCUS AREAS MADE SENSE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE [00:45:05] RECOGNIZED AS ENGINEERS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO THIS EXERCISE IN A BLACK BOX. WE DON'T LIVE IN FORT PIERCE. IT'S FOR THESE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND WORK HERE. WE TOOK ALL THAT INFORMATION AND DETERMINE THESE NINE FOCUSED AREAS FOR THE CITY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXERCISE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE HOMEOWNER ABILITY ASSESSMENT. AS SHE SAID, THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS IS TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE CITY FOR RESILIENCE PROJECTS. THIS IS GOING TO TARGET WHERE WE CAN GET THOSE PROJECTS AND SPEND THOSE FUNDS GOING FORWARD. IT'S AN IMPORTANT EXERCISE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE CITY'S ASSETS ARE THAT NEED HARDENING. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH TWO FOCUS AREAS WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY. WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL NINE. THIS MAP GIVES YOU A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF DISTRIBUTION. THE FIRST ONE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IS THE FORT PIERCE INLET. THE INLET ITSELF COVERS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE BARRIER ISLAND AND INCLUDED 59 CRITICAL ASSETS, INCLUDING THE OLDER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY AS WELL AS THE JETTY AND JETTY PARK. >> APOLOGIES. CAN I GO BACK UP? THE JETTY WAS ONE OF THOSE ELEMENTS UNDERSTOOD IN THE STAKEHOLDER MEETING. WE HAVE THIS GREAT CONVERSATION WHERE FIRST THREE LOOKED AT IT AS A PARK AND WE WERE ASSESSING VULNERABILITY THAT WAY, BUT WE GOT SOME CONTEXT THAT SAID IF THE JETTY IS IMPACTED BY THE STORMS PROVIDES A LOT OF PROTECTION FOR THE CITY. SO BUILDS A CONVERSATION IN THE REPORT. TALKING AND DISCUSSING WITH HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO PROTECT THE CITY ITSELF WE ALSO NOTED THAT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY WAS PREVIOUSLY RELOCATED TO THAT SITE. WE COMPARED THE TWO, AND WHILE THIS WAS IN HIGH VULNERABILITY TO FLOODING, THE NEW ONE IS NOT VULNERABLE TO ANY OF THE SCENARIOS WE IDENTIFIED. >> BEFORE YOU GO ON, ARE THESE NUMBERED IN THE AREA IN RELATION TO HOW SERIOUS THEY ARE? IS THERE ANY SCIENCE TO THE NUMBER? >> NO. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THE FOCUS AREA OR REQUESTS THAT WE NUMBER THEM IS NOTED IN THE REPORT. THERE IS NO PREFERENCE OR PRIORITY TO THE NUMBERING OF THE FOCUS. >> THANK YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> TO THE OTHER ONE WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, WE ARE STANDING IN IT RIGHT NOW, IS THE DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE AND RIVERS EDGE DISTRICT. THIS PRIORITY AREA, THIS FOCUS AREA, HAS 110 CRITICAL ASSETS AND INCLUDES ASSETS LIKE VARIOUS MARINAS AND THE PORT. LOCAL GOVERNMENT FACILITIES INCLUDING THE PUBLIC WORKS COMPLEX AND CITY HALL, AS WELL AS SOME COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT A LOT OF COMMERCE IS DONE THROUGH THE PORT AND THE MARINAS, AND WHILE THOSE ASSETS ARE NOT ALONE DEAD MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE CITY, WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE TO THE CITY. A LOT OF THAT CONTEXT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE REPORTING OF THIS AS WELL. TO ROUND THIS OUT, THE CITY HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY WORKING GROUP. THIS IS A COUNTY LED INITIATIVE THROUGH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ALL COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA PARTICIPATE IN THESE WORKING GROUPS AT ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROJECT WAS TO OBTAIN A SIGNED LETTER FROM THE CHAIR INDICATING THAT THIS VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN UPDATE WHICH IS PLANNED FOR 2031. SO WE DID ACQUIRE THAT AND IT WILL BE INCORPORATED. FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION TODAY WE ARE LOOKING TO SUBMIT THE FINAL REPACKAGED FTP FOR APPROVAL. THAT WILL INCLUDE THE FINAL REPORT AS WELL AS ALL THE MAPS AND GIS ELEMENTS THAT ARE BILLED FOR THIS PROJECT BECOME THE BELONGINGS OF THIS CITY AND GOES TO DP FOR APPROVAL. SO THOSE ARE YOUR ASSETS NOW. AND THEN THE GRANDSONS PLANTED DOCUMENTATION ALONG WITH THAT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL IN TIP-TOP SHAPE. WITH THAT I WILL OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS. >> COMMISSIONER GAINS? >> THANK YOU FOR THIS REPORT. I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED. LAST YEAR WE WERE SAYING THAT CERTAIN PARTS OF DISTRICT ONE ARE NOW IN FLOOD ZONES AND FLOODPLAINS. AND I WAS THINKING I'VE LIVED IN DISTRICT ONE ALL OF MY LIFE. SOME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN NOW THERE ARE FLOODPLAINS, AND WE ARE REQUIRING THESE PEOPLE WHO BEEN THERE FOR 20, 40 YEARS-- WHEN I LOOK YOUR MAP AND I SEE YOUR MAP AND THE ONLY AREA I SEE THAT IS IN DISTRICT ONE, AS FAR AS I [00:50:06] UNDERSTAND IT IS AROUND MORRIS CREEK. IN THE OTHER AREAS I DID NOT SEE TOO MUCH RED. YELLOWS OR COULD FLOOD, BUT R READ--'S AT PINK OR RED. YOU CAN CALL IT READ, CULLET PINK. WHATEVER WE CALL IT. THOSE ARE THE AREAS WE NEED TO FOCUS ON. PROBLEM AREAS, CONCERN AREAS. I THINK THAT'S HOW WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT. >> THOSE ARE AREAS WE ARE LOOKING AT, AND WE CAN PRIORITIZE HARDENING INFRASTRUCTURE. SO IMPROVING THE METHOD FOR PREVENTING FLOODING. >> THANK YOU. IF WE LOOK AT THIS MAP, I'VE SEEN SOME DIFFERENT MAPS, AND I KNOW THERE ARE SOME RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT ONE WHO ARE BEING AFFECTED BY SOME MAPS THAT CAME OUT. AND THEY PUT SOME FLOOD INSURANCE DOWN. AND IT CAUSED SOME PROBLEMS. SO IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT BASED ON THIS ASSESSMENT. >> MAY I ADD SOMETHING. WE GET THIS QUESTION OFTEN WITH THESE ASSESSMENTS. THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT HAS NO IMPACT ON FLOOD INSURANCE. FEMA ARE THE ONLY MAPS I WILL COME OUT AND HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE IMPACTS. THIS COULD GET A LITTLE TECHNICAL, SO WE COULD HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AT ANOTHER MOMENT, BUT TO TIFFANY'S POINT ABOUT THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN, THERE ARE COMPONENTS OF THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT CAN HELP BENEFIT AREAS AND TIGHTEN THE LENS ON WHERE IT'S FLOODING AND WHERE IT'S NOT FLOODING. AND THAT CAN BE PULLED IN TO FEMA FLOODPLAINS IF THAT'S PART OF THE PROJECT. SO IT CAN BE INCORPORATED IN THEIR DEPENDING ON IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE FEMA WROTE. >> I HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THAT MAP AS IT'S PRESENTED. SO I NEED TO JUST SIT DOWN AND MAYBE IF POSSIBLE AND PROPER, I COULD MEET WITH YOU GUYS ARE COME SEE YOU GUYS COME IN. I'D LIKE TO GET A BETTER IDEA. I KNOW THAT THIS MAP IS AFFECTING PEOPLE IN FORT PIERCE. AND THEY HAVE TO PAY MORE MONEY FOR FLOOD INSURANCE. AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT-- I'VE BEEN HERE 58 YEARS, AND I KNOW WHERE I LIVE IS NOT IN THE FLOOD ZONE. BUT I HAVE SOME CONCERNS. AND THANK YOU FOR THIS. THIS WILL GIVE ME MORE INSIGHT TO LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE FLOOD AREAS. >> COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY WAS GOING TO GO NEXT, BUT HE'S GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO GO. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES, SOMETHING TO ADD. THIS IS AN INTERESTING SIDE NOTE. I'VE MANAGED AND OWNED PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE CITY, MY FLOOD MAPS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY MODIFIED. I HAVE PROPERTIES ON SOUTH BEACH THAT I CONSIDER A NONBLOOD AREA. REALLY. THE AREA WAS UNDERWATER FIVE YEARS AGO. AND CONSIDERING FOLKS UP IN DISTRICT ONE THAT MAYBE VENTURING INTO INSURANCE MARKETS AS A LAST RESORT BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET INSURANCE FOR WHATEVER REASON. I WON'T GET INTO THE LISTS OF REASONS. BUT SUFFICE TO SAY THEY ARE STUCK WITH THE CARRIER OF LAST RESORT, CITIZENS INSURANCE. CITIZEN INSURANCE INSURES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ASSETS UP IN DISTRICT ONE. BUT HAVING SAID THAT, CITIZEN INSURANCE HAS A REQUIREMENT-- IF YOU HAVE A CITIZENS POLICY, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR FLOOD ZONE ZERO, IF YOU DON'T CARRY FLOOD INSURANCE THEY ARE GOING TO PUSH COVERAGE ON YOU AND THEN BILL YOU PROBABLY TEN TIMES AS MUCH AS THE OPEN MARKET. CITIZENS WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO, EVEN IF THERE IS NO FLOOD RISK, THEY DON'T COVER FLOOD. SO THERE MANDATING YOU TO COVER FLOOD INSURANCE. AND I'M FIGHTING THEM ON THIS RIGHT NOW IN A PROPERTY I OWN. IF YOUR GEAR A FLOOD ZONE THEY WILL SAY WE WILL MANDATE THAT YOU REQUIRE COVERAGE. AND NOW WE ARE HAVING A GRENADE [00:55:05] TOSSING CONCEPT ON THIS WHOLE IDEA. IT'S JUST CRAZY. AND I'M ADDING THAT TO THE PROBLEM. >> COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY? >> IT'S INTERESTING WHEN WE GET THESE TYPES OF ANALYSIS OF CITY AND COUNTY ET CETERA, IT RAISES POLICY CONCERNS. HAVING BEEN THROUGH SOME OF THESE DISCUSSIONS, ONE THING THAT IT RAISE FOR ME IS SET 25 YEARS, WHEN WE APPROVE A PROJECT, WHETHER THAT BE HOUSING OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, THEY US% THE TERMINOLOGY, 25, 30-YEAR STORM. THAT SCIENCE IS 14 YEARS OLD. I THINK OUR CLIENT HAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY IN THIS 40, 50 YEARS. AND IS THERE CONSIDERATION OF LOOKING AT POLICY AND CHANGING THAT DESIGNATION TO A 100 YEAR STORM? YOU HAD THAT DESIGNATION LISTED HERE. SO FROM THAT STANDPOINT THIS COUNTY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT ON THE SAVANNAH ROAD PROJECT IN WHICH THEY NEED-- ADDED 25,000 ACRE-FEET TO THE VIRGINIA AVENUE CORRIDOR STORAGE CONTAINMENT. THE STATE IS NOW WORKING ON THE SEA 25 RESERVOIR, RITUAL HOLD WATER BACK BEFORE IT GETS TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. SAME THING FOR SEA 23, C24, WHICH WOULD HELP TO HOLD WATER TO THE WEST BEFORE IT GETS TO NORTH AND INTO MY REGION. POLICY DISCUSSIONS, IS THERE AN IDEA THAT THIS WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE STATE, SOUTH FLORIDA WATER DISTRICT, FORT PIERCE FARMS, A NUMBER OF DISTRICTS NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON OUR BEHALF. BECAUSE THERE CHARGING MONEY FOR THE USE OF THE STORMWATER DISCHARGE. AND I KNOW THESE ARE THINGS THAT MAY NOT BE PERTINENT TO YOU, BUT IT SHOULD RAISE CONCERNS FOR US FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT, HOW WE APPROVED PROJECTS GOING FORWARD. CONSTRUCTION, ET CETERA. DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON ANY >> THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS THAT YOU SAID THAT MADE ME THINK OF TWO THINGS TO POINT OUT. FOR WHAT WE IDENTIFIED IN THIS STUDY, IT'S MEDIATED BY THE STATE. THOSE WERE THE STORM SCENARIOS WE HAD TO RUN. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING RESULTS FROM THE 100 YEAR VERSUS THE 25 YEAR. SEPARATELY WE DID JUST HAVE A FLORIDA STATEWIDE STORMWATER UPDATE THAT IS REQUIRING MORE NUTRIENT REDUCTION FROM A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE STATE. IN DOING SO YOU ALSO GET MORE STORAGE BY TRYING TO MEET THE REQUIRED NUTRIENT PRODUCTION WE ARE REQUIRED TO DESIGN AT. SO WE ARE STARTING TO SEE A LOT MORE STORAGE ON SITE, OFF OF ROADWAYS. SO I AGREED, THESE FLOODPLAINS THAT WE ARE MODELING AND SEEING RESULTS COME BACK FROM ARE SHOWING US THAT WE DO NEED TO BE STARTING TO ENGINEER AT MORE STRICT MEASURES. AND THE CITY IS STARTING TO TAKE STEPS IN THAT DIRECTION BY CREATING THESE NEW STORMWATER POOLS TO BE DESIGNED. THAT ALICIA CAN ADD A BIT MORE. >> TO SHELBY'S POINT, THERE ARE STATEWIDE STORMWATER RULES THAT ARE COMING IN, BY DEFAULT, IF YOU HAVE TO TREAT MORE YOU HAVE TO STORE MORE. SO WE HAVE MORE VOLUME. THAT'S MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT WE DO A LOT OF THIS KIND OF WORK WITH SMALLER MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WHAT I'VE SEEN IS WITH THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS FLUSH OUT THOSE VULNERABILITIES. SO WE ARE RUNNING INTENSE STORMS. NOT ONLY A 100 YEAR, BUT ALSO FUTURE RAINFALL IN THE YEARS 2050 AND 2080. LOOKING AT STORM INTENSIFICATION. SO THERE IS AN INTENSE RAINFALL EVENT THAT WE UNDERSTAND DO HAPPEN IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. I WAS IN FORT LAUDERDALE DURING THE THOUSAND YEAR STORM A COUPLE YEARS AGO. IT WAS VERY WET AND IT HAD VERY DEEP FLOODING. -- THE POINT OF MAKING POLICY, I'VE WORKED WITH SOME OF THESE ASSESSMENTS. THERE ARE A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT RC-- I'VE SEEN TAKE PLACE. ONE OF WHICH IS GOING BACK THROUGH THE THE CODE. THE CITY CODE. AND WORKING WITH PLANNERS. WE HAVE PLANNERS IN OUR OFFICE. I'M NOT A PLANNER, I DON'T WRITE [01:00:02] ORDINANCE OR CODE, BUT I'VE BEEN BROUGHT IN TO ASSIST IN TIGHTENING SOME OF THOSE RESTRICTIONS ON VARIOUS CITY ELEMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SAY, IF THIS IS THE TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE WE ARE BUILDING, WERE GOING TO SAY CITYWIDE WE WILL BUILD A TO THIS STANDARD, I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT THE STATE OR WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS WILL COME IN AND SET THAT STANDARD. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY INDICATION THAT THAT'S THE APPROACH THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE. BUT INSTEAD LEAVING IT TO THE CITIES TO SAY IF WE WANT TO SET AN ORDINANCE-- THE SEAWALL ORDINANCE, I'VE SEEN THAT COMING UP A LOT, GOING THROUGH THAT LAND OF EL MENCHO CODE AND MAKING IT SO THESE CITIES SAY THIS IS WHAT WERE ALL GOING TO DO, SO AS WE ARE BUILDING IT'S PHASED-IN AND WE HOLD PEOPLE TIGHTER TO THOSE RESTRICTIONS. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN. AND THEN THAT VISION LEVEL PLANNING WITH THE COMPED PLANS. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. I HAVE SEEN BOTH OF THOSE ELEMENTS AT PLAY. AND I THINK THAT DEPENDING ON THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL CITY IS TRYING TO MAKE, THAT'S I'M SEEING THEM BEING TAILORED IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PLANNERS AND CITY GOVERNMENT. >> LET ME SWITCH GEARS ON YOU QUICK. THIS WAS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY. THAT WAS OUR BEACH FREE NOURISHMENT PROGRAM. A LOT OF FOLKS SAY QUIT DOING IT, WITH DOING IT. BUT IF WE DON'T KEEP DOING THAT, IT'S A NEGATIVE THING FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE TO KEEP DOING IT. BUT IF NOT, WE WILL HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURES FROM THE UTILITIES, FROM THE SEAWAY DR DRIVE, FROM THE MARGARITAVILLE ROAD, WHATEVER THEY CALL IT. >> JIMMY BUFFETT HIGHWAY. >> THAT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WE NEED TO FACE WITH FROM THAT STANDPOINT, WE WILL BE IN STATE AND FEDERAL POSITIONS. BECAUSE FORT PIERCE AND OTHER COUNTIES CAN'T AFFORD $50 MILLION EVERY 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS. SO BACK TO THE POLICY DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE CAN PUSH THIS THING UP THE HILL TO GET BETTER SUPPORT FROM OUR STATE ND FEDERAL OFFICIALS. >> YES. ABSOLUTELY. COLLABORATION AND DECLARING THAT FUNDING IS IMPERATIVE. >> I WANT TO SEE IF ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING. YOU WANT TO COME IN ON SOMETHING? >> I WANT TO REITERATE THAT THIS IS THE STARTING POINT FOR US. WE HAVE BEEN GETTING THIS VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, IN ORDER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MOVING FORWARD WE NEEDED TO DO THIS. AND ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS IS THE CITY WATCH MASTER PLAN. THAT WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE FOCUSED AREAS, MAKING SURE THAT RECOVERY OF THE CITY AND LOOKING AT WHAT CAN BE DONE FROM NEXT PHASES ADAPTATION, LIKE PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE FIRST STEP IS TO UPDATE THAT PLAN. AND IN ONE ADDITIONAL THING, WHEN NEW PROJECTS COME IN, ALICIA MADE NOTE OF IT. WE LOOKED AT SOUTH FLORIDA. WE GO BY SOUTH FLORIDA METHODOLOGY. FOR RAINFALL. FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT. THAT IS CORRECT. BUT THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAT WE LOOK AT, CERTAIN STORMS, WE REQUIRE HIGHER RAINFALL BOUTS THAN SOUTH FLORIDA REQUIRES. SO I'M GOING BACK TO THE DEVELOPER ENGINEER SAYING WE NEED TO RUN FOR A SIX-INCH STORM, NOT A 5.6 OUT OF SOUTH FLORIDA, OR A 12.23 INSULT FLORIDA MAY REQUIRE 10-FOOT ELEVATIONS. -- 12.23 IN SOUTH FLORIDA MAY REQUIRE 10-FOOT ELEVATIONS. >> THAT'S A PERFECT LEAD IN. WHAT I WANTED TO FOCUS ON IS THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE OUR NEXT STEPS WILL BE TO GET ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ENGAGED ON THIS. WE WILL HAVE TO ENGAGE THE GRANT PROCESS, ENGINEERING. GET ALL THESE THINGS IN PLACE. AND EVEN RISK. AS YOUR NEWEST-- NEWEST TRUSTEE ON THE BOARD, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE CITY STRUCTURES. AND WHEN I SEE 110 FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE IN ONE PARTICULAR AREA, AND THEY ARE VULNERABLE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WERE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO REDUCE OUR PREMIUM THAT WE PAY ON OUR STRUCTURES. SO I THINK THIS WILL BE A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS TO KEEP THIS IN FRONT OF US, BUT THIS IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE. BECAUSE THE SEASONS WILL NOT WAIT FOR US. WE NEED TO BE READY FOR THE SEASONS WHEN THEY BEGIN TO APPEAR. >> THIS ITEM WAS ASKING ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND I CAN [01:05:03] GIVE YOU UPDATES AS WE FLOW. >> THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. IT'S VERY COMPREHENSIVE. I READ IT WITH GREAT INTEREST. IT NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, IT AFFECTS MY INDUSTRIES AS WELL. HAVING SAID THAT, THANK YOU FOR THE RESEARCH THAT YOU DID AND THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT. MY ONLY CONCERN HERE, AND IT'S TOUCHED ON BY THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE THE MACRO ASSESSMENT, WE DON'T HAVE THE MICRO ASSESSMENT. AND WE REFER TO IT SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS DISCUSSION PREVIOUSLY. THE ASSETS AT THE CITY OWNS NEED PROTECTION PLANS. AND THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP HERE. BUT JUST DETERMINING WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE, THE COST OF THAT IS GOING TO BE PROHIBITIVE. NEVER MIND THAT DOING THE ACTUAL WORK, IT'S EXPENSIVE STUFF. JUST HAVING THE ASSESSMENTS DONE IS GOING TO BE MASSIVELY EXPENSIVE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS HERE, BUT THIS GIVES US A A GUIDE TO MOVE FORWARD FROM THE FLOODING PERSPECTIVE. BUT WHAT THIS RESILIENCY REPORT IS BASED ON, WHAT IS NOT CALCULATING IS WIND AND RAIN GENERATED DAMAGE. THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATED ITES VERSUS THE FLOODING. AND I'M MORE CONCERNED WITH THIS BUILDING-- IT'S NOT IMPACT CLASS, BUT IF THE WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE BLOWN OUT HERE, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE IS OUT OF BUSINESS. PUBLIC WORKS, WHERE WE MOBILIZE ALL OUR PUBLIC RESPONSE FROM, ARE THESE FACILITIES SUFFICIENT TO MAKE IT THROUGH A 2004 EVENT AGAIN WE WE'VE HAD HURRICANES, CATEGORY TWO, CATEGORY THREE, ALL WITHIN 21 DAYS. SO IT'S THE HARDENING OF THESE CRITICAL FACILITIES. THE RESPONSE OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE REQUIRED BY POST-STORM. THAT'S FOR MY CONCERN IS GENERATED. THIS IS FROM THE GROUND UP. NO PUN INTENDED. FROM THE FLOODWATERS UP. I SPEND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME AT WORK ANALYSING STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES IN BUILDINGS AND HOW WE MITIGATE THOSE THINGS. I KNOW HOW MUCH TIME IT WILL TAKE AND HOW MUCH MONEY IT WILL TAKE TO FIX THESE ISSUES. AND THE MOST VERTICAL ONES ARE WHERE WE WILL START. SO ESPECIALLY IN STRATEGIC PLANNING, WE ARE GOING TO MODIFY THIS LINE ITEM TO SAY IT'S NOT JUST RESILIENCY, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO EXECUTE ON THIS RESILIENCY FOR CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CITY OPERATIONS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO RESPOND IN THE EVENT OF A NATURAL DISASTER. THAT'S MORE CONCERNING TO ME THAN ANYTHING ELSE. WE HAVE A CATEGORY FIVE STORM COME THROUGH HERE, THIS BUILDING IS GONE, PUBLIC WORKS IS GONE, NONE OF THESE BUILDINGS WILL SUSTAIN IT. LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT. SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD BEGINNING. AND WITH AN ENTIRE TEAM AND SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR THIS REPORT, I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW WILL MUCH IT WILL BE TO GET THE NEXT COMPONENT OF WORK WE NEED TO. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT ALL OF US ARE INVOLVED IN POLICY COMMITTEES AT THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. AND WE KNOW THAT OTHER FLORIDA CITIES ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE SAME THING. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON IS DOWN THE FMI T BOARD. SO YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE INSURANCE RAMIFICATIONS OF STORMS. AND THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT ARE BEYOND FLORIDA THAT HAPPEN. ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT WE ALL HAVE TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT THIS STATE IS NOW THE THIRD LARGEST STATE. WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAN WAS EVER CALCULATED TO EVER LIVE HERE. SOME THINGS WERE DONE OVER 100 YEARS AGO TO DRAIN THIS STATE WITH A CANAL SYSTEM. AND TO BE ABLE TO GROW CROPS. WHAT HAPPENS IS NOT ONLY DO THEY GROW THINGS, BUT THEY MOVE PEOPLE DOWN HERE. SO IT'S A FUNCTION OF MORE PEOPLE HERE IN THIS STATE, WHICH IS A DIRECT RESULT OF FLOODING AND THE CONCERNS ABOUT FLOODING ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THAT. THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MINDFUL OF THAT. WE ARE MORE MINDFUL OF THAT. WE BUILT THE ISLAND SYSTEM THAT PROTECTS THE MARINA AND THE DOWNTOWN AREA. WE SAW WHAT WAS FUTURISTIC AND WHAT WAS NEEDED TO DO. AND WE'VE DONE SOME OTHER THINGS IN TERMS OF STORMWATER TREATMENT, IN TERMS OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS. WE HAVE FEATURES IN THERE. SO WE ALREADY HAVE DONE MUCH OF THIS. AS MORE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO MOVE [01:10:05] HERE AND SEE LEVELS RISE, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, THERE IS NO AREA OF FLORIDA THAT WILL BE-- THAT WON'T BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. WE ARE IN THIS VOTE-- VOTE BUT WE ARE IN THIS WITH A LOT OF OTHER CITIES-- WE ARE IN THIS BOAT. THANK YOU FOR THIS WORK AND FORGETTING US STARTED ON THIS. >> BEFORE ROOM BOND, I'M GOING TO ASK A FAVOR FROM MY COMMISSIONERS APPEAR. -- UP HERE. SINCE WE ARE IN THIS LITTLE SEASON, AND WE JUST SAY STORMS? LET'S NOT PUT ANY NUMBERS, LETS JUST SAY STORMS. >> THAT'S WHAT I DO ALL DAY. WE TAKE A BUILDING AND WE RUN A MODEL ON NOT, CATEGORY ONE, CATEGORY TWO, CATEGORY THREE. CATEGORY FIVE INVOLVEMENT PURCHASE FILE THE CLAIM AND GET OUT OF TOWN FILE THE CLAIM BEFORE THE STORM SHOWS UP. >> JUST SAY STORMS. [A. Approval of construction contract with Heavy, Civil, Inc. for Nebraska Avenue Sidewalk (N/S) Lawnwood Circle to S. 13th Street), Bid No. 2026-016, in the amount of $403,906.47. ] >> I THINK WE BETTER MOVE ON. >> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT ANY COMMISSIONER WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE. >> I MOVE APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. >> THERE'S A MOTION IN SECOND KIRKCALDY ROLL ROCCO CALLING ROLL] -- CALLED THE ROLE, PLEASE. [A. Resolution 26-R35 appointing Emily Tourjee as an at-large member of the Fort Pierce Youth Council. ] MAC FIRST ONE IS RESOLUTION 26 DASH ARE 35, A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE CERTIFYING THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AND ADVISED-- PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. IN THIS RESOLUTE-- THIS RESOLUTON APPOINTS EMILY AS THE MEMBER OF THE YOUTH-- AT-LARGE MEMBER OF THE YOUTH COUNCIL. >> IS A MOTION TO APPROVE? AND A SECOND? CALLED THE ROLL, PLEASE. [B. Resolution 26-R36 establishing a joint meeting with St. Lucie County and approving the meeting agenda.] 26-ARE 36. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA ESTABLISHING A JOINT MEETING WITH THE COUNTY AND APPROVING THE MEETING AGENDA AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE STATE-- EFFECTIVE DATE. >> IS THERE A MOTION OR QUESTION OR DISCUSSION? >> I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION. THE AGENDA ITEM LOOKED A LITTLE LIGHT TO ME. MAYBE THAT'S MY HESITANCY. BLUE WANT TO MAKE SURE MY COLLEAGUES AGREE. IT'S ONE OF THOSE BIG SUBJECTS THAT WE HAVE TO GET IN ON DIFFERENT THINGS. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ROADS AND ANNEXATION, NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALL THAT STUFF. WILL WE GET MORE DETAIL COMING INTO THIS? WE HAD, JUST IN DISCUSSION, OVER 15 DIFFERENT TOPICS WE WANT TO DISCUSS-- DISCUSS. BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE BREAKOUT SESSIONS. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE CONSULTING WILL ALLOW THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO HAPPEN AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND THEN WE WILL GET BACK TOGETHER? SO WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT ANNEXATION, INFRASTRUCTURE WAS HUGE. THE BEACH WAS A BIG ISSUE, THE PORT WAS A BIG ISSUE. SO ARE THESE THINGS-- THESE ARE THINGS THAT WILL STILL BE DISCUSSED, WE JUST DIDN'T SPELL THEM OUT IN THE AGENDA? OKAY. THE CONSULTANT IS GOING TO EXPLAIN HOW THE AGENDA WILL GO, AND SHE WILL ALLOW YOU ALL TO SPEAK ABOUT SPECIFIC TOPICS AS WELL. BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE WILL NEVER GET IT DONE. >> HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS MEETING? THREE DAYS? >> SIX HOURS. >> I THINK WE WERE ALL INTERVIEWED. AND I FEEL LIKE I GAVE A BUNCH OF TOPICS. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE MODERATED BY CONSULTANTS. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, HONESTLY. >> I CAN GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE DETAILED TOPICS AND YOU CAN BRING NOT TO THE TOP. SHE DID THAT WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND I. IT'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED. WE DID NOT SPELL THEM ALL OUT IN THIS AGENDA. IT WOULD'VE BEEN TOO COMPREHENSIVE. >> IF I KNOW THIS GROUP, THEY WILL NOT HOLD BACK. >> RIGHT. I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION AND SECOND AFTER MY FINAL COMMENT. I'D LIKE THAT BRIEFLY GO A GATED SO I CAN FOCUS ON THE-- I'D LIKE THAT BRIEFING GOING IN SO I CAN HAVE THIS AND SIT DOWN WITH MY COUNTY COUNTERPARTS. >> IS IT NEXT WEEK? >> THE 18TH. >> I'M OFF BY A WEEK. I AM SORRY. [01:15:02] I THINK IT WOULD GIVE ME TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THEN IF I CAN GET THAT UNDERSTANDING, AND IF I HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS I CAN TALK WITH STAFF AND CONSULT THEM. AND THAT WOULD GIVE US ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. I'M TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. AND I THINK OUR PUBLIC SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT WE ARE MEETING WITH OUR COUNTY COUNTERPARTS, AND THE THEME IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS WITH OUR COUNTY COUNTERPARTS. AND THIS MEETING IS IN THE SUNSHINE. SO WE DON'T RUN AND HIDE. IT WILL BE PUBLICLY NOTICED. BUT IT WILL BE OUR MEETING TO SIT DOWN. WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT OUR MEETING, TO SIT DOWN WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS TO HAVE THAT. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> DID YOU MAKE A MOTION. >> I MOVE THE MOTION. >> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION IN SECOND. CALLED THE ROLL, PLEASE. [C. Resolution No. 26-R37 appointing members to the Sunrise Theatre Advisory Board.] >> NEXT, RESOLUTION 26-R37, A RESOLUTION OF THE SKIN-- A COMMISSION OF FORT PIERCE CERTIFYING THE APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE SUNRISE THEATRE ADVISORY BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND I HAVE BALLOTS FOR YOU. WE HAVE TWO SEATS TO FILL COUNTY AND RESIDENCY. WE HAVE FOUR MEMBERS ON THIS BALLOT. TWO OF WHOM ARE CURRENTLY SERVING AND ARE DUE TO BE REAPPOINTED. >> ARE THERE TWO THEY ARE I CANNOT TELL. >> IT'S ALWAYS FUNNY HOW WE DO THESE PALLETS. -- THESE BALLOTS. >> AND SHE READS THEM OUT. >> AND AGAIN ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. THERE IS NO SECRET HERE. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES. STANLEY SILVER AND ROBERT BLUESTONE. MAYOR HUDSON. ROBERT BLUESTONE, STANLEY SILVER. COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY. STANLEY SILVER AND ROBERT BLUESTONE. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, ROBERT BLUESTONE AND STANLEY SILVER. AND COMMISSIONER BRODRICK IS ROBERT BLUESTONE AND STANLEY SILVER. THAT CONFIRMS THAT MR. BLUESTONE AND MR. SILVER WILL BE MOVED TO THE ADVISORY BOARD. >> IS THERE A MOTION? THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND, CALL ROLL. [1. ADDED ITEM: Resignation of City Attorney, Sara Hedges] >> OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE ADDED ITEM OF 11.1 A. THE RESIGNATION OF CITY ATTORNEY SARAH HEDGES. >> IT IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF. IT IS OUR DUTY HERE TO ACCEPT THIS RESIGNATION, OR NOT ACCEPTED. WE WILL NOT BE NEGOTIATING ANY TERMS OR OTHER THINGS FROM THE DAIS. SO IS THERE A MOTION? >> LET ME COLLECT MY THOUGHTS HERE MOMENTARILY. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THIS [01:20:03] SITUATION, IS THE ENTIRE COMMISSION HAS, AND HAVE DISCUSSED IT WITH STAFF, MS. HEDGES. AND I AM MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE AND ACCEPT A LETTER OF RESIGNATION. IF THERE'S A SECOND WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSION AFTER THAT. SOUL HOLD COMMENTS TO SEE IF THERE IS A SECOND. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I'M GOING TO PASSED THE GAVEL TO COMMISSIONER GAINS AND SECOND IT. COMMISSIONER GAINES IS RUNNING THIS PART OF THE MEETING. >> NU STATE THE MOTION PLEASE? >> MAKING A MOTION TO ACCEPT. CITY ATTORNEY SARAH HEDGES LETTER RESIGNATION BASED ON THE TERMS IN THAT PART. >> ON THE COMMENTS IN QUESTION, AS WE SAY, COMMISSIONER, WE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF LAST WEEK. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH ATTORNEY HEDGES LAST WEEK, AND I EXCEPT WHEN YOU SAY THIS IS NOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DIALOG ABOUT THIS HERE. I WANT THE COMMISSIONERS TO KNOW WHERE I STAND AND THE REASON FOR THAT. AND I AM NOT IN AGREEMENT ON ACCEPTING THIS AS IT IS PRINTED FOR US TO THIS DAY. THERE ARE COMMENTS I HAD WITH STAFF LAST WEEK, AND I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION AT A CERTAIN POINT, AND I THINK IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK THROUGH THE SEPARATION AND HAVE THOSE TERMS AND CONCERNS MET, BUT NOT HERE FROM THE DAIS. AS THIS CURRENT RESIGNATION STATED, TO THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON DECEMBER 31ST 2026, I HAVE CONCERNS AT THAT TIME FRAME. SO I WILL NOT BE IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION THAT IS ON THE FLOOR. BUT SUBSEQUENTLY I WILL BE BRINGING A MOTION TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS, AND I THINK HOW WE CAN BEGIN THIS PROCESS OF SEPARATION. AND AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO SUPERSEDE THE MOTION THAT IS ON THE FLOOR, AND ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF ORDER I CAN MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. IN MY SUBSTITUTE MOTION IS THAT WE DO NOT RENEW THE CONTRACT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND INFORM IN WRITING PER OUR CONTRACT WITH HER THAT WE WOULD NOT BE RENEWING A CONTRACT GIVEN THAT SUFFICIENT 90 DAY NOTIFICATION PERIOD WHICH ALLOWS FOR US TO GO BACK TO BEGIN TO HAVE COMPENSATION WITH LEGAL TO BEGIN TO DRAFT UP SEPARATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. >> WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR NOW. >> TWO MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR. >> I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS DISCUSSION SO YOU CAN OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE FROM SOMEONE WHO CAN GIVE IT TO YOU. I BELIEVE SOMEONE IS IN THE AUDIENCE I CAN ADVISE YOU IF YOU HAVE LEGAL QUESTIONS. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> COMMISSIONERS, BEFORE THE LEGAL ADVICE COMES, I DID NOT BRING MY BOOK ON ROBERTS RULES OF PROCEDURE. I'M NOT AN EXPERT. SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ONE MOTION SUPERSEDING ANOTHER MOTION. I DID NOT READ UP ON THAT THIS MORNING OR LAST NIGHT. SO WITH THE GAVEL IN MY HAND I'D DON'T REALLY WANT TO GIVE IT BACK TO MADAM MAYOR. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROCEED WHEN I HAVE A MOTION AND I HAVE A SUPERSEDING MOTION. AND BOTH MOTIONS WERE SECONDED. SO I NEED SOME TYPE OF ADVICE. >> STIR CHAIR, AT THAT MS. VALENTINE WILL HELP US. >> THANK YOU MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. I THINK A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY BRODRICK FIRST, WHICH WAS SECOND, SO WE HAVE TO DISPOSE OF THAT MOTION FIRST, AND THEN WE CAN PROCEED TO THE SECOND MOTION THAT HAS BEEN MADE. DISCUSSION ON EITHER OF THOSE MOTIONS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. >> SO I NEED TO HAVE FOLKS ON BOTH MOTIONS? >> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON BRODRICK, THAT ONE WILL BE DISPOSED OF. AND IF THERE WAS A SECOND MOTION MADE AND A SECOND, THAT WOULD BE DISPOSED OF AS WELL. >> THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. [01:25:01] BUT JUST CLEAR FOR THE RECORD, SUPERSEDING AS COMMISSIONER JOHNSON DOES, IT DOESN'T SUPERSEDE THE FIRST MOTION? >> IT DOES NOT IN THE SENSE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE THEM OUT OF ORDER. BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT THERE HAS BEEN TWO MOTIONS MADE, AS WELL AS SECOND, IT SOUNDS LIKE A DISCUSSION AMONGST THE COMMISSION PRIOR TO VOTING WOULD BE USEFUL, JUST SO THAT IT COULD INFLUENCE YOUR DECISION ON THE SECOND MOTION THAT YOU HAVE NOT HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THAT DISCUSSION. SO THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION. >> THANK YOU MADAM ATTORNEY. SO DO YOU WANT THE ADVICE OF LEGAL COUNCIL TO GET A VOTE OR A RULING ON THE MOTIONS? OR DO YOU WANT TO DISCUSS MOTIONS AND HAVE ONE VOTE? IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. JUST FOR THE RECORD. ALL RIGHT. AND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? LETTER OF RESIGNATION IS BASED- ON FAIRLY EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE WITH STAFF. AND IN AN ESSENCE IT WAS A PATHWAY OUT OF THIS WHOLE MESS. AND IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO APPROVE THIS, I SEE NO REASON TO CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC CHARACTER ASSASSINATION OF A CITY EMPLOYEE. I JUST DON'T. SO LET'S MAKE YOUR MOTIONS AND GET IT ON THE TABLE AND GET THIS THING FINALIZED. CONTINUING THE WITCH HUNT AND TRYING TO DESTROY HER REPUTATION IN THE-- LEGAL COMMUNITY IS SIMPLY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO HERE. AND WHY WE ARE DOING THIS TO ONE OF OUR OWN EMPLOYEES IS BEYOND ME. THE ORIGINAL DISCUSSION WAS PROBLEM AND OVERLAP IN THE NOW THIS TWISTED AROUND TO THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF THE CITY... I HAD A COMMENT MADE TO ME FROM CAROLINE THIS PAST WEEK. THAT DON'T EVEN THINK OF CONTESTING HER LEGAL CAPABILITIES AND OPINIONS ON THE WORK SHE IS DONE FOR THE CITY. BECAUSE A WORK SHE HAS DONE, AS FAR AS CAROLINE WAS CONCERNED, WAS TOP-NOTCH. AND WE HAVE NO ISSUES WITH IT. BUT WE WILL CONTINUE ON DOWN THIS PATH. IF THAT'S WHERE WE ARE GOING TO GO, AS I SAID LAST WEEK, I AM TAKING ALL BANDAGES OFF. I THINK WE ARE GONG TO EXPOSE EVERYTHING. STRAP YOURSELVES END. IT READY. >> MR. CHAIR, I'M GOING TO RISE AND COMMENT ON THAT. NOBODY IS CALLING INTO QUESTION THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY ATTORNEY. >> YOU SHOULD WATCH THOSE MEETINGS. >> LET'S HAVE SOME DECORUM HERE. NO ONE IS TRYING TO IMPUGN THE CHARACTER HERE. I AM SIMPLY-- BECAUSE I HELD THE SAME MEETINGS WITH STAFF, I KNOW WHAT THE COMMENTS WERE WHEN I MD POINT IN TIME, AND THAT DATE HAS CHANGED. SO THEREFORE THAT IS MY CONCERN. SO THIS STILL ALLOWS FOR US TO ENTER INTO THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE HR DEPARTMENT AND THE ACTING ATTORNEY TO DRAFT LET SEPARATION SO THAT IT IS FINALIZED. NO ONE IS TRYING TO COME BACK AND HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT THE WHEREWITHAL OR WORKS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY. NO ONE IS DOING THAT. I AM SIMPLY TRYING TO STATE THAT THERE IS A TIME-SHIFT IN POINT IN TIME FROM MY CONVERSATION WITH HR AND STAFF TO NOW. I'M TRYING TO GET THIS DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I'M NOT TRYING TO LITIGATE, OR QUESTION ANY OF THAT. IT'S JUST THE PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THE DATE IN DECEMBER THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL STILL BE CONTRACTED WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH TRANSITION. I HAVE A SIMPLE ASK WITH THAT. AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WE HAVE A CONTRACT. AND THE CLEANEST WAY TO DO THAT, AND IT WAS BROUGHT UP AT OUR LAST MEETING, THAT WE DID NOT VOTE ON THIS. SO WE WOULD NOTIFY HER IN WRITING THAT WE WOULD NO LONGER TO CONTINUE HER SERVICES, ENDED BEGINS OUR PROCESS NOW FIGURING OUT WHEN WE GO TO BY THE CITY ATTORNEY FROM THERE. BUT MS. HEDGES WILL BE THERE UNTIL SOME POINT IN DECEMBER. BASED ON RESIGNATION LETTER RECEIVED, AND FOR ME IT'S JUST A DATE THAT I HAVE A CONCERN WITH. >> VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, IF I COULD JUST PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT HERE AND DISCUSSION A BIT. [01:30:08] THE ITEM BEFORE YOU NOW IS THE RESIGNATION LETTER OF ATTORNEY HEDGES. AND IT HAS PROVIDED AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECEMBER 31ST. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE SITE AND, THE COMMISSION HAS TWO OPTIONS. YOU EITHER ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION LETTER AS PROPOSED BY ATTORNEY HEDGES, OR YOU REJECT THE RESIGNATION LETTER AS PROPOSED. I THINK THAT THE MAYOR WAS CORRECT IN THE SENTIMENT THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO FORECLOSE ON THE POSSIBILITY OF REACHING AN AGREEMENT AS TO THE SEPARATION PRIOR TO THE SEPTEMBER DATE AT THE CONTRACT. HOWEVER WHAT THAT DOES IS IT GIVES STAFF TIME TO PRESENT AN OPTION BASED ON SOME OF THE DISCUSSION THAT MAYBE THEY HAD THIS MORNING. BUT THE VOTE RIGHT NOW WOULD BE TO EXCEPT AS WRITTEN OR NOT TO ACCEPT AS WRITTEN. IF THERE IS A DECISION TO ACCEPT THAT MAKES THE DISCUSSION ABOUT CONTRACT RENEWAL OR NONRENEWAL MOOT AT THAT POINT BECAUSE THE EMPLOYMENT DATE IS EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 31ST, IF THE DECISION IS TO NOT ACCEPT, THEN THE DISCUSSION WHEN ASKED WHETHER OR NOT TO RENEW THE CONTRACT SHOULD PROCEED FORWARD AS THE 90 DAY DEADLINE IS APPROACHING JUNE 12TH. HOPEFULLY THAT CLARIFIES WHAT THIS ITEM IS AND THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD. >> MADAM CLERK? >> GO-AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. >> VICE MAYOR, IF I COULD CORRECT THE RECORD ON THE STATEMENT BY MY COLLEAGUE, THERE ARE SOME CHARACTER ASSASSINATIONS OF THE ATTORNEY THAT I STRONGLY SAY ARE NOT TRUE. THERE IS NO WITCH HUNT. THERE WAS NO WITCH HUNT. MY COLLEAGUE WAS CORRECT TO SAY THAT THE ORIGINAL DISCUSSION STARTED WITH THE CITY CHARTER IN THE SEPARATION OF POWERS, DUTIE% AND DECISION-MAKING. IT EVOLVED IN TO A FOLLOWING DISCUSSION WHERE MY COLLEAGUE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR, TO WHICH I WILL AGREE TO AGAIN. THE REASON BEING THAT I HEARD FROM MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE DAIS, WAS TO GIVE COMMISSIONERS TIME TO SPEAK WITH THE ATTORNEY AND COUNCIL AND LEARN MORE INFORMATION, WHICH IS ALWAYS REASONABLE TO CLARIFY ANY ONE OF OUR POSITIONS AND BE EDUCATED ON ELEMENTS THEREOF. THE ONLY REASON WE ARE HERE IS BECAUSE OF THAT MOTION AND FAILURE OF THE MOTION TO SUCCEED. GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE AT THIS POINT, THE OPTION FOR THE CITY COMMISSION IS TO GIVE OURSELVES LEEWAY MOVING FORWARD-- CAROLINE, CAN YOU DEFINE A CONTRACT FOR ME? SO WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH WHAT A CONTRACT IS AND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE WHEN TWO PARTIES ENTER INTO A CONTRACT? >> OFFER, ACCEPTANCE AND CONSIDERATION MAKE UP A CONTRACT. >> THE POINT IS THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY BASED ON THE CONTRACT AND THE LANGUAGE INCLUDED. THAT A 90 DAY NOTICE WITH WRITTEN FOLLOW-UP IS REQUIRED SHOULD WE CHOOSE NOT TO RENEW. MY POSITION HAS BEEN THAT FROM DAY ONE. NOT TALKING ABOUT ANY WORK PERFORMANCE. THAT WAS NEVER IN MY POSITIONS. NEVER STATED. AT THE END OF THE DAY I'M NOT SUPPORTING THIS FOR THOSE REASONS AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY COMMISSION HAVE LEEWAY TO WORK THROUGH THE NEXT 90 DAYS GOING FORWARD. SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING IT FOR THAT. >> DO I CALL YOU MADAM MAYOR? >> DON'T CALL ME LATE FOR DINNER. >> THANK YOU. I THINK THAT THIS OFFER OF RESIGNATION IS MADE IN AN EFFORT TO ALLOW THIS COMMISSION TO MOVE [01:35:05] FORWARD. WE ARE MIRED IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT REALLY, FOR THE MOST PART, SHOULD BE WORKED OUT BETWEEN THESE CHARTER OFFICERS. AND WE KIND OF WAITED INTO-- WE MOVED INTO AN AREA WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO ARBITRATE SOMETHING THAT DID NOT NEED TO BE ARBITRATED. AND MS. HEDGES HAS BEEN HERE FIVE YEARS. SHE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THE CITY. AND FROM MY POINT OF VIEW WE NEED HER EXPERTISE. AND HER GRACIOUS OFFER TO RESIGN AND GIVE THAT EXPERTISE. I KNOW THAT SHE IS AN HONORABLE PERSON. I HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH HER PERFORMANCE. FROM MY POINT OF VIEW. AND THE THINGS THAT I KNOW, IF YOU READ HER MEMO THAT IS ATTACHED TO HER EVALUATION, YOU DON'T REALIZE ALL THE THINGS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS DONE TO KEEP THINGS MOVING SMOOTHLY. THAT YOU NEVER KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT. SO IT IS CRITICAL IN MY OPINION THAT WE HAVE THAT EXPERTISE. BECAUSE WE ARE THROWING AROUND DATES AS IF ALL OF A SUDDEN SOME MAGICAL CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY IS GOING TO TURN UP WHO IS GOING TO BE THE SUPERIOR TO WHAT WE HAVE. AND IT SEEMS TO ME WE ARE OFFERING TO SOMEBODY-- OKAY, WE WILL KEEP YOU AROUND UNTIL WE FIND SOMETHING BETTER. AND IF WE DON'T FIND ANYTHING BETTER, WE WILL KEEP IT. LISTEN. THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT AN EMPLOYEE. SHE GRACIOUSLY OFFERED HER RESIGNATION. SHE IS HELPING THE CITY OUT OF A SITUATION THAT HAS BEEN CREATED UP HERE ON THIS DAIS. AND I FOR ONE WANT TO GET BACK TO THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY AND NOT BE MIRED IN WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A NEST-- UNNECESSARY DRAMA. WE HAVE THREE PROFESSIONALS IN OUR CHARTER. A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THEM AND WITH THEM. AND WE NEED TO HAVE A CITY THAT IS FOCUSED ON WHAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON. WHICH IS MOVING THE CITY FORWARD. AND I WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS, AND I NEED TO MOVE ON. >> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU RESTATE THE MOTION AND ASK FOR A VOTE? >> THE FIRST MOTION IS TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION LETTER OF SARAH HEDGES AS PRESENTED. I WILL CALL THE ROLL. THE SECOND MOTION AND CALL FOR A VOTE. >> THE SECOND MOTION WAS TO NOT RENEW THE EXISTING CONTRACT AND IN FOR MS. HEDGES IN WRITING OUT THE INTENT OF THE BOARD NOT TO RENEW? >> MR. CHAIR, AND I ADD A COMMENT BEFORE THE VOTE? I WILL CORRECT THE RECORD FOR MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER HERE. THE ONLY REASON THIS TOPIC IS STILL BEING DISCUSSED IS BECAUSE I MADE A MOTION AT A PRIOR MEETING. YOU KNOW THAT'S COMPLETE NONSENSE. THE MOTION IS MADE UP OR DOWN. THINGS MOVE ON. THIS MEETING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MOTION I MADE PREVIOUSLY. WE WANT THAT ON THE RECORD. >> CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> THERE IS A MOTION. AND HE READ THE MOTION AGAIN. >> IT'S A MOTION TO NOT RENEW THIS HEDGES CONTRACT AND INFORM HER IN WRITING OF THE INTENT TO NOT RENEW. COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY. COMMISSIONER GAINES. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. MAYOR HUDSON. >> THAT IS US NOWHERE ON THIS TOPIC. >> MS. BALLENTINE, DOES THAT LEAD US NOWHERE? >> THERE IS STILL THE OPPORTUNITY THAT GIVEN THE DISCUSSION THAT WAS LATE TODAY, AN AGREEMENT REGARDING SEPARATION REACHED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT A LATER DATE PRIOR TO THE EXPLORER-- EXPIRATION OF THE CONTRACT IN SEPTEMBER. SO THE ITEM REGARDING THE [01:40:02] RENEWAL OF THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN HANDLED THROUGH THIS MOTION, AND THERE IS THE MATTER OF THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION THAT WILL GO FORWARD AT A LATER TIME OF THIS MEETING. >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE. BUT BEFORE THIS MEETING, STUFF CHANGED FROM LAST FRIDAY. I WAS GIVEN NEW INFORMATION LAST FRIDAY. IS IT APPROPRIATE TO BRING UP HR, IS IT NOT APPROPRIATE? WHEN IS IT APPROPRIATE TO DISCUSS OR TO JUST LEAVE THE MOTION ALONE AND BE DEALT WITH WITH HR AND MS. HEDGES. BECAUSE I WAS APPROACHED THIS MORNING WHEN I GOT HERE ABOUT NEW INFORMATION. REGARDING HIS RESIGNATION. SO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, DO I BRING HR UP, OR LEAVE THAT TO THE NEGOTIATIONS AND COME BACK AT THAT TIME. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. AT THIS TIME I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU ALLOW OUTSIDE LABOR COUNCIL AND HR TO WORK THROUGH THE MATTER. AND SHOULD TERMS THAT ARE ACCEPTABLE BE REACHED THAT THEY BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION. IF AT A LATER DATE THE COMMISSION WANTS TO KNOW PROGRESS OR DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC, IT CAN BE AGENDA AND FOR ANOTHER MEETING. BUT AT THIS TIME, ENOUGH VOTES WERE TAKEN AND IT RESOLVES THE ISSUE OF THE CONTRACT RENEWAL. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE ALLOW OUTSIDE LABOR COUNCIL AND HR TO WORK THROUGH THE REST OF THE-- IF WE CAN REACH AN AGREEMENT ON SEPARATION TERMS. >> THANK YOU. I WILL SIT DOWN. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. GENERALLY THE COMMISSION REACHES A CONSENSUS AND WE DIRECT STAFF TO DO X, Y, OR Z. HERE WE ARE NOT DOING THAT. AND YOU ARE SAYING YOU GUYS GO HANDLE THIS AND COME BACK WITH SOMETHING. THIS IS WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH. THE CITY IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW. BUT WE JUST VOTED IT DOWN. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER. >> THE REASON I ASKED THIS QUESTION, WHEN I GOT THIS FRIDAY, I WAS TOLD SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHEN I WALKED INTO THE BUILDING. >> LET'S PUT THAT ON THE TABLE THEN. >> THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION. I ASKED A TO MADAM ATTORNEY, THAT WE LET THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS HANDLE IT. IF YOU WANT A MOTION TO SAY LET THEM HANDLE IT, I CAN DO IT. BUT WHAT MY LEGAL ADVICE TOLD ME, MY LABOR ATTORNEY TOLD ME AND MY HR DEPARTMENT, I'M JUST FOLLOWING WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD TO DO SO. >> BUT ARE WE TENDERING THIS ISSUE TO STOP FOR THE RESOLUTION OR IS IT COMING BACK HERE? >> SHE JUST SAID THEY ARE GOING TO NEGOTIATE AND BRING IT BACK TO US. >> MISS VALENTINE? >> THANK YOU. I THINK WHAT STAFF IS HEARING IS THAT THERE IS A DESIRE TO PART WAYS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON TERMS THAT ARE AGREEABLE TO BOTH SIDES. SO I WOULD NOT VIEW IT AS STAFF RUNNING ON THEIR OWN TO COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT. I WOULD VIEW IT AS STAFF TRYING TO MEET THE WISHES OF THE COMMISSION AND THE BEST WISHES OF THE CITY AS WELL AS ALLOWING THE CITY ATTORNEY, GIVEN THAT SHE'S HEARING SOME OF THE COMMENTS THIS MORNING AND SOME OF THE CONCERNS, SHE COULD PROPOSE A RESIGNATION THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO THIS COMM COMMISSION. THERE ARE A LOT OF OPTIONS. BUT TO HASH THAT OUT ON THE DAIS I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT AND I WOULD ALLOW THE OUTSIDE LABOR COUNCIL TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THAT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH HUMAN RESOURCES. >> COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY-- COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY? >> GIVEN THAT EACH OF US HAS ACCESS TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, HR, THE CITY MANAGER FOR THOSE DISCUSSIONS, I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT. THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO HAMMER THAT OUT. I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT MORE APPROPRIATELY UNPROFESSIONALLY. >> ONE QUICK FOLLOW-UP. ALL REITERATED AGAIN. THIS DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF US IS BASED ON A DISCUSSION TO STAFF AND THE CITY ATTORNEY SARAH HEDGES TO COME UP WITH AN [01:45:03] EQUITABLE SOLUTION TO AN EXIT STRATEGY. SO MAYBE WE TRIED AGAIN AND IN A VACUUM COME BACK WITH ANOTHER PROPOSAL TO SEND STAFF OUT AGAIN-- BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE OPTION IS HERE. IT WAS BASED ON DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF, INPUT FROM HR. >> IT CHANGED THIS MORNING. WE HAVE COUNCIL THIS MORNING. UPSET THAT TWICE. I HAVE THIS ON FRIDAY. BEFORE I WALKED IN HERE THIS MORNING I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH HR WHO HAD A DISCUSSION WITH OUR LABOR ATTORNEY. AND WE GOT DIFFERENT COUNCIL. >> LET'S LET THEM COME UP WITH ANOTHER PROPOSAL SO WE CAN GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AGAIN. AT SOME POINT IN TIME EVERYTHING IS GOING TO COME OUT HERE. LET'S KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND SEE WHAT WE COME UP WITH AND REVISIT IT AGAIN. >> I'M GOOD WITH IT. I TAKE A FENCE TO KICKING IT DOWN THE CAN. THERE WAS MOTIONS AND VOTES. I ASKED THE QUESTION. TO OUR SITTING LEGAL COUNCIL OVER THERE. DOES SHE WANT ME TO BRING UP HR AND THAT HR TELL YOU WHAT WAS SAID? YOU HEARD HER SAY NO, LET US HANDLE IT. LET LABOR AND EVERYBODY HANDLE IT. NO ONE IS TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING. I ASKED THAT QUESTION. >> WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO US. >> THEY DIDN'T TALK TO ANYBODY. THEY TALKED TO ME. THEM I THE ONLY COMMISSIONER? >> NO, COMMISSIONER GAINES. WE GOT TALKED TO AS WE WALKED INTO THE CHAMBER. I THINK IT'S BEEN SUGGESTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT STAFF IS GOING TO GO BACK AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. WE WILL HAVE THOSE FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATIONS AND IT WILL SUBSEQUENTLY REST WITH THIS BODY IN THEIR DECISIN ON IT. BUT WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED TODAY IS THE FORMAL LETTER INDICATING TO ATTORNEY HEDGES THAT THE CONTRACT WILL NOT BE RENEWED, WHICH IS WITHIN THE ACTUAL CONTRACT NOW WITHIN THAT NOTIFICATION. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MADAM MAYOR, I'M NOT DIRECTING, BUT I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT HR HANDLES THAT AS FAR AS THAT LETTER? >> YES. >> OKAY. THAT LETTER WILL BE DRAFTED AND IT WILL GO TO MS. HEDGES. OKAY. I WANTED TO BE CLEAR. >> I'LL BASELY DON'T HAVE THE INFO YOU GUYS HAVE, SOME GOING TO GO WITH THE FLOW HERE AND KICK THIS DOWN THE ROAD. WE WILL LET IT COME BACK AND GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AGAIN. >> COMMISSIONER BRODRICK, WHAT I WAS TOLD THIS MORNING, YOU HAVE THE SAME INFO I HAVE, WHICH IS THAT THE ITEM SHOULD BE-- THE RESIGNATION SHOULD BE ADDED AND THE VOTE SHOULD BE UP OR DOWN. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT, IF THERE HAD BEEN A CONVERSATION WITH THE LABOR ATTORNEY-- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT CONVERSATION WAS. AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE WAS TOLD ANYTHING DIFFERENT. IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. AND I THINK THE VOTE TO ACCEPT OR NOT ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION WAS THE EXTENT OF THE REST-- RECOMMENDATION. OUTSIDE OF LABOR COUNCIL, WHICH IS TAKEN PLACE. BUT THE DISCUSSION IS ABOUT THE DESIRE TO REACH A RESOLUTION, WHICH WE WILL ATTEMPT TO DO. >> ARE WE THROUGH WITH THIS ITEM? >> ARE WE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW? >> WE ARE CLEAR ON WHO WILL DO IT, JUST NOT WHAT WILL HAPPEN. [2. Impact Fees presentations:  1.  State Requirements for Impact Fee revisions/additions; 2. City Chapter 113 relating to Impact Fees; and 3. Proposed Impact Fee Offset Code Amendment.] ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS IMPACT THE PRESENTATION. >> ALL RIGHTY. MR. CHEST. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. I AM THE ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR IN LIEU OF MR. FRIEDMAN, WHO HAS BEEN ENJOYING SOME VACATION IN ENGLAND. [01:50:02] >> PUT YOUR MICROPHONE CLOSER AND SPEAK UP. WE CAN HEAR YOU, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THE AUDIENCE CAN. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE RECORDING CAN PICK YOU UP. >> TODAY I'M BRINGING YOU THREE PRESENTATIONS. ONE BEGINNING WITH AN OVERVIEW OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPACT FEES. THE SECOND WAS AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT CHAPTER 113 OF THE CITY CODE REQUIRES FOR IMPACT FEES, AND THE DISCUSSION OF AN ORDINANCE CHANGE WITH THE ISSUE OF OFFSET GROUPS. SO TO BEGIN, FLORIDA STATUTE TELLS US WHAT A CITY MUST ESTABLISH FOR ADOPTING OR INCREASING ANY IMPACT BE. FIRST WE HAVE TO USE LOCAL DATA. SECOND WE SHOW A RATIONAL NEXUS. THROUGH WE NEED TO NOTICE AND PHASE IN. FOUR WE NEED TO ADOPT BY ORDINANCE AND FIVE WE NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WORK. THE STATUTE DOES NOT TREAT IMPACT FEES INCREASES AS A REVENUE ADJUSTMENT. IT MUST BE SUPPORTED AS CURRENT TECHNICAL STUDY TIED TO CAPITAL NEEDS CAUSED BY NEW GROWTH. LIMITED BY STATUTORY INCREASE COUNTS AND DOCUMENTED THROUGH ANNUAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING. THE IMPACT FEE STUDY IS IN THE EVIDENTIARY FOUNDATION OF THE ORDINANCE. THE STUDY MUST USE THE MOST RECENT LOCALIZED DATA WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF THE UPDATE. FIRST WAS IDENTIFYING THE DEMAND CONTRIBUTED TO NEW DEVELOPMENT. SECONDED IDENTIFIES CAPITAL FACILITIES NEEDED TO SERVE THAT DEMAND. THIRD IT EXPLAINS COST ALLOCATION, METHODOLOGIES AND SERVICE UNITS. FOUR IT ACCOUNTS FOR CREDITS, GRANTS TO DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS AND OTHER REVENUE SOURCES. AND IT ADOPTS A NEW STUDY WITHIN 12 MONTHS AFTER INITIATING A STUDY WHEN INCREASING FEES. THE FEE AMOUNT SHOULD FOLLOW THE DATA TRAIL FROM GROWTH IMPACT TO CAPITAL NEED. IN ORDER TO HAVE PROPER NOTICE, COLLECTING, PROCEDURAL TIMING MEMBERS, HAS-- NUMBERS, AS WELL AS THE FEE CALCULATION. A 90 DAY NOTICE IS REQUIRED. ANY NEW OR INCREASED IMPACT FEE WILL COME IN 90 DAYS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE IMPACTED DATE. IT WILL NOT APPLY TO APPLICATIONS ALREADY SUBMITTED BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE UNLESS TOTAL MITIGATION COSTS ARE REDUCED. PAYMENT MAY NOT BE REQUIRED UNTIL EARLIER THAN THE BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANE. AND THE 90 DAY WAITING PERIOD DOES NOT APPLY TO REDUCING SUSPENDING OR ELIMINATING THE FEED. THE ADOPTING ORDINATE SHOULD SET OUT A CLEAR ADOPTION DATE, EFFECTIVE DATE, APPLICABILITY CLAUSE AND PERMIT PIPELINE TRANSITION ROLE. INCREASED LIMITS AND PHASE IN ROLES. FLORIDA STATUTE 16331-- 801, LIMITS THE SIZE AND FREQUENCY OF INCREASES. FOR A LESS THAN 25% INCREASE THOSE CAN BE ADOPTED ON TWO ANNUAL INCREMENTS, BEGINNING ON THE ADOPTION DATE. BETWEEN ABOVE 25% AND LESS THAN 50 PERCENT, THAT WOULD REQUIRE FOUR EQUAL MINING INSTALLMENTS ON THE ADOPTION DATE. WITH AN INCREASE OF GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT, THAT IS NOT PERMITTED UNLESS THE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES PROCESS IS SATISFIED. THERE IS A FREQUENCY LIMIT THAT THEY STATUTE SPELLS OUT, WHICH IS ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS, AND THESE FEES CANNOT BE APPLIED RETROACTIVELY. THEY HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO CURRENT OR FISCAL CALENDAR YEAR. SO THE ORDINANCE SHOULD INCLUDE THE PHASE AND SCHEDULE AS OPERATIVE TEXT, NOT NEARLY-- MERELY AS BACKGROUND EXPLANATION. NEXUS ELIGIBLE USES AND CREDITS. IMPACT FEES MUST CHARGE NEW DEVELOPMENT ONLY TOWARDS PROPORTIONATE CAPITAL IMPACT. THERE IS A NEED NEXUS. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES MUST BE REASONABLY CONNECTED TO NEW RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT NEXUS. EXPENDITURES MUST RECENTLY-- REASONABLY AND IF IT THE DEVELOPER THAT PAYS THE FEE. ELIGIBLE USES INCLUDE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF CAPITAL FACILITIES WITH A USEFUL LIFE OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS, IMPACT FEES CAN GENERALLY MAY NOT FUND ORDINARY REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND RELATED DEFICIENCIES, ORGANON GROWTH DEBT. CREDITS MAYBE PROVIDED BY REQUIRED LAND DESIGN CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE [01:55:01] USES. WE ARE SEEING A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR MARKET VALUE CREDIT WITHIN THE APPLICABLE FEE CATEGORIES. SO THE CITY MUST TRACK EACH DOLLAR FROM COLLECTION TO INCURRING RELATED CAPITAL FACILITY THAT BENEFITS THE FEE PAYING DEVELOPMENT. STATUTE REQUIRES TRANSPARENT HANDLING AFTER ADOPTION WITH ACCOUNTING-- REPORTING AND THE ANNUAL AFFIDAVIT OF. SUMMER FUNDS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN ACCOUNTING FOR FEEDBACK REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS MUST BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL COSTS. AND THE ANNUAL REPORTING SCHEDULE METHODOLOGIES, PURPOSES, OBSTRUCTION NEEDS, AMOUNTS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING LABORS, AND EXCEPTIONS. AND AS FAR AS THE AFFIDAVIT, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR SUBMITS AN AFFIDAVIT IN TESTING THAT COLLECTS RODENTS AND EXPENDITURES COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE, AND ARE USED FOR SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. DOCUMENTATION SHOULD BE ORGANIZED BY FEE CATEGORY AND PROJECT-- PROJECTED TO SUPPORT AUDITABILITY. PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY AND LITIGATION DEFENSE. SO THAT IS AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT STATE STATUTES REQUIRE OF US, REGARDING IMPACT THESE. WITH REGARD TO CHAPTER 113, THE IMPLEMENTATION CODE CONTAINED WITHIN OUR LOCAL ORDINANCES, THAT REALLY ESTABLISHES THE FRAMEWORK FOR IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION USE OFFSETS AND REFUNDS. THERE ARE FIVE INCLUDING IMPACT FEE SERVICE AGREEMENTS. OUR LOCAL ORDINANCES OF A THREE-YEAR METHODOLOGY REPORT ACCOUNTS FOR ANNUAL INFLATIONS, AND ADJUSTMENTS IN OFF YEARS. THERE IS A SPENDING WINDOW BEFORE REFUND RATES ARE ESTABLISHED. AND ONE OF THE LOCKING ITEMS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT FEE CATEGORY. CHAPTER 113 REQUIRES NEW DEVELOPMENT TO PAY A FAIR SHARE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS GROWTH RELATED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. THE CODE IS ORGANIZED AROUND SPECIFIC PUBLIC FACILITY CATEGORIES, SEPARATE ACCOUNTS, TARGETED THE EXPENDITURE ROLES, AND THE PERIOD OF REVIEW OF THE UNDERLYING METHODOLOGY. LARGELY A CELTIC FOR THOSE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AT OUR LOCAL ORDINANCES. -- >> I JUST SENSE THAT YOU HAVE A BLANK HERE FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FEE. I WOULD SAY TO COMMISSIONERS, IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PUT, WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT WE PUT FROM TALLAHASSEE, AND IT'S BEYOND AGENDA. SO WE CAN GET MORE DETAILS OF WHAT YOU COULD TRY TO-- OR WHAT YOU WOULD COME UP WITH IN TERMS OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT FEE CATEGORY. I KNOW THAT NO ONE WANTS ADDITIONAL FEES ON ANYTHING. BUT WE NEED TO START THINKING THAT 6% COULD BE REACHED, AND IF 6% COULD BE REACHED WE'RE GOING TO BE STRUGGLING FOR MONEY IN ANY KIND OF WAY SO AT LEAST GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE THEN LET US DECIDITE SOMETHING WE WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH. BUT NO NEED TO LEAVE ANYTHING BLANK RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW NUMBERS WILL TURN OUT. >> AND I BELIEVE IN THE PAST THIS COMMISSION HAS INDICATED ITS WILLINGNESS TO COME UP WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT FEEP WE HAVE-- YEAH. >> AND I WANT TO FURTHER ECHO THAT. I SPENT SOME TIME WITH THE CHIEF RECENTLY. HE BROUGHT SOMETHING TO MY ATTENTION THAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS. WE ARE SEEN AS YOU DRIVE THROUGHOUT THIS COMMUNITY NEW DEVELOPMENTS COMING IN. NEW HOUSES. NEW ROOFTOPS. WHERE PEOPLE. AND WHILE WE MAY NOT SEE A LARGE SURGE, THESE COMMUNITIES UNFORTUNATELY ARE-- THEY ARE OPPORTUNITIES OF CRIME. AND IF SOMEONE BREAKS IN A CAR OR HAS A MINOR ASSAULT, THERE STILL HAS TO BE A POLICE RESPONSE. AND I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY WHAT HE MADE ME THINK ABOUT WAS OBVIOUS LEE THEY WILL BE THERE BUT RESPONDING TO 911 CALLS AND NEW APARTMENTS AND ALL THAT. IT GOT ME TO THINKING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE SO MORE CRIMES AND MORE POLICE REPORTS WRITTEN. AND WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS AND CRYSTALLIZES IT FOR ME WITH THE NEW HOUSES [02:00:02] BEING BUILT IN FORT PIERCE. >> AND WE HEARD TODAY INKREIGS COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRAFFIC AND SPEEDING AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THE TRAFFIC RESXRU ENFORCEMENT THAT WE NEED. SO YEP. IT NEEDS TO BE ON EVERYBODY'S RADAR AND MR. CHESS'S RADAR TOO. >> THANK YOU. >> SIR I WILL CONTINUE ON IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. >> CONTINUE. SO SERVICE AREAS. WE HAVE FIVE SERVICE AREAS DEFINED. ONE THAT WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. PARKS AND RECREATIONS IMPACT FEES. ARE COLLECTED ON RESIDENTIAL NEW DEVELOPMENT. BUT ARE GEAR ED TOWARDS CITY PARKS AND RECREATION CAPITAL FACILITIES. AND COST. WE COLLECT GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IMPACT FEES. WHICH IS RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. GOVERNMENT AND BUILD KAING PASSTY AND RELATED COSTS ARE ALLOWABLE UNDER THIS CATEGORY. SOLID WASTE. RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PAID THIS IMPACT FEE. AND THOSE FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR SOLID WASTE FACILITY AND CAPITAL COSTS. STREAM WATER WHICH IS ONE WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE RESILIENCY PRESENTATION THIS MORNING. BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. ARE CHARGED OR ASSESSED THIS FEE. STORM WATER. RELATED CAPACITY AND CAPITAL COSTS. AND AS THOSE RAINS AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND BECOME MORE INTENSE, WE'LL HAVE MORE NEED FOR THIS. TRANSPORTATION FEES. RESIDENTIAL, NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PAY THESE FEES. ROADWAY CAPACITY AND TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL COSTS. AND AGAIN THIS WAS POINTED OUT. LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THIS CATEGORY. AND THESE WOULD BE-- THE IDEAL WOULD BE TO PLACE THIS IMPACT FEE ON THE RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. TO HELP PAY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPITAL COSTS. SO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. BY REQUIRING A MITIGATION OF GROWTH-RELATED FACILITY IMPACTS. THE POLICY OBJECTIVE IS THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT PAYS ITS FAIR SHARE OF PUBLIC FACILITY COSTS OF IMPACT FEES USED TO FINANCE OR REIMBURSE GROWTH RATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. THEN APPLY TO ALL NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY UNLESS EXPRESSLY EXEMPT UNDER THE CODE. AND THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW. OF THE IMPACT FEES DOES NOT WAIVE ZONING PLANNING AND OTHER CODE REQUIREMENTS. THE CODE EXPRESSLY TIES IMPACTS TO CAPITAL CAPACITY TO SERVE NEW DEVELOPMENT NOT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OR MAINTENANCE. WHEN IMPACT FEES SHOULD BE REVIEWED. THE CODE CONTAINS A THREE YEAR METHODOLOGY RENEWAL CYCLE AND ANNUAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS. THE METHODOLOGY REPORT MUST BE UPDATED AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS. THIS IS THE PRINCIPAL REVIEW TRIGGER FOR THE FEE BASIS. IN OFF YEARS, WHEN THERE IS NO METHODOLOGY UPDATE OUR CODE INDICATES THAT FEE SCHEDULES ARE ANNUAL INFLATIONARY COSTS OR INCREASES. THE COST INDICATORS CAN COME FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES AND ENGINEERING NEWS. RECORD DATA AND THE CPI. AND THE PROPERTY APPRAISER DATA. FDOT DATA AND OTHER RELIABLE COST INDICATORS. AND INFLATIONARY REQUIREMENTS COMPLY WITH STATUTES 163 31 108. ANY PRESENT-DAY AMENDMENT SHOULD ALSO BE CROSSCHECKED AGAINST THE CURRENT STATE LAW LIMITS ON STUDIES, NOTICE PHASE INS, CREDITS AND EFFECTIVE DATES. THE CITY SHOULD REVIEW FEES AT LEAST OVER THREE YEARS, APPLY ANNUAL INDEX ADJUSTMENTS WHEN NO UPDATE IS PERFORMED. AND TREAT ANY FEE INCREASE AS A STATE LAW COMPLIANCE EVENT. THE CODE LIMITS FEES CREDITED SPENT REFUNDED. CURRENTLY COLLECTIONS FEES ARE ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BEFORE THE BUILDING PERMIT UNDER CHAPTER 113. EACH SERVICE AREA THAT I POINTED OUT. THOSE FIVE XICHTS ONES AND THE PROPOSED LAW ENFORCEMENT CATEGORY MUST HAVE ITS OWN SEGREGATED IMPACT FEE ACCOUNT. THE RESTRICTIONS ON THOSE FUNDS THAT THEY CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON [02:05:02] CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FACILITY CATEGORY COLLECTED. SO YOU CAN'T HELP USE SOME PARKS IMPACTS FEES. FINALLY NO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. FEES MAY NOT FUND MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, REPAIRS OR EXIST DEG DEFFICIENCIES. OFFSETS MAY BE PROVIDED FOR ELIGIBLE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE SAME PUBLIC FACILITY CATEGORY. ALSO AGREEMENTS MUST ADDRESS VALUE, TIMING, ACCOUNTING, TRANSFERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. UNSPENT FUNDS AFTER SIX YEARS MAY TRIGGER REFUND RIGHTS SUBJECT TO TIMELY APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. SO A FEW TAKE AWAYS FOR AN IMPACT FEE UPDATE. WE NEED TO UPDATE THE METHODOLOGY REPORT AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS. APPLY ANNUAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS AND NON-UPDATE YEARS. SERVICE GO, WE HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT IMPACT FEES. THEY SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR AND FIVE DIFFERENT FUNDS WITH REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. LAW ENFORCEMENT IS CHAPTER 1 13 IMPACT FEE CATEGORY. AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITHOUTED A NEW AMENDMENT AND METHODOLOGY. FISCAL XROMS MAINTAIN FEES ON ONLY ELIGIBLE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS AND TRACK THE SIX-YEAR SPENDING REFUND WINDOW. AND THEN WE ALSO NEED CROSSCHECK ANY UPDATES AGAINST STATE STATUTE BEFORE AND ADOPTING ANY UPDATE INCREASE CREDIT WAIVER OR EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISION. >> AND COMMISSIONER ZEBASKY. >> THE LAW ENFORCEMENT NOT IN CHAPTER 119 CATEGORY. HOW MUCH TIME WOULD THAT TAKE FOR US TO COMPLETE THAT? WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS FOR US TO CONSIDER IN THIS PARTICULAR YEAR? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION COMMISSIONER. I WOULD TELL YOU WHAT STATUTE POINTS TO. ONCE WE BEGIN A PROCESS OF UPDATING IMPACT FEES, WE HAVE ONE YEAR FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THAT STUDY TO ADAPT THE RATES SUGGESTED. SO A MINI SHOT CLOCK ESSENTIALLY. AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO PROCURE THAT VENDOR AND TAKE TIME TO COORDINATE WITH THE AFFECTED DEPARTMENTS THAT WOULD USE THESE FUNDS FOR THEIR CAPITAL PROJECTS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF COORDINATION TO BE FAIR. I CAN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? I CAN TELL YOU HOW LONG IT HAS TO TAKE. ONE YEAR. >> SO WE ARE ON A 90-DAY CLOCK AS YOU SAY. SHOT CLOCK FOR THIS PRESENTATION SO IF WE INTEND TO INCREASE FEES GOING FORWARD WE HAVE TO BE READY BY OCTOBER 1ST? >> I THINK THE NEXT STEPS-- WELL I THINK I'VE GOTTEN THE DIRECTION KEVIN WAS LOOKING FOR DO WE WANT TO UPDATE IMPACT FEE STUDY. I THINK WE'RE KIND OF SEEING A FEW HEADS NOD AROUND THE TABLE. >> BEING FORCED TO DO THAT. >> WELL, I THINK THE OTHER THING TO CONSIDER IS THAT STATE STATUTE HAS SOME IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE AS WELL. I CAN TELL YOU ALL FOR A CERTAINTY THE LAST IMPACT FEE WAS CONDUCTED IN 2007. I KNOW MY EXPENSES HAVE GONE UP IN THAT TIME FRAME. SO WHAT STATE STATUTE ALSO SAYS IS-- WE DO A STUDY, THERE'S LIKELY TO BE AN INCREASE. I MEAN-- LET'S FACE IT. >> EVERY TIME DOW A STUDY ON ANYTHING, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INCREASE. >> AND BY THE TIME YOU IMPLEMENT IT-- RIGHT? SO STATE STATUTE ALSO SAYS YOU HAVE FOUR YEARS MAXIMUM THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE. IF YOU ARE IN THAT 25-50% RANGE, RIGHT? AND IF WE GO OVER 50%, THERE'S SOME OTHER STATE STATUTE. THE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES PROVISIONS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT. SAY WE'RE IN THE 25 TO 50% CATEGORY. SO BASICALLY THAT SAYS YOU TAKE A CORNER OF WHATEVER THE INPSYCHIATRIES AND YOU PLAY IT IN YEAR ONE. THEN YOU APPLY A SECOND QUARTER IN YEAR TWO AND SO ON. SO YOU DON'T FULLY REALIZE THE WHOLE RECOMMENDED UPDATE UNTIL YEAR FOUR. AND BY THAT TIME IT'S TIME FOR A NEW STUDY. >> AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE SEEING THE INCREASE IN FUEL, OIL. ASPHALT IS CREATED WITH AND SO ON. ALL THE BUILDING MATERIALS. SO MY POSITION IS WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND INVEST IN A NEW STUDY. I KNOW DR. NICHOLAS WAS-- SOMEONE THAT I HAD RELIED ON IN THE PAST IN A DIFFERENT LIFE. SO THERE ARE OUTSIDE GROUPS THAT FOCUS AND STUDY THIS STUFF INCESSANTLY AND CAN PROVIDE US WITH GOOD GUIDANCE. >> DIDN'T THE COUNTY JUST GO THROUGH THIS? >> I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A [02:10:03] STUDY CONDUCTED. I DON'T KNOW THE ULTIMATE RESULT. >> I THINK THEY PASSED A FEE INCREASE. I THINK THEY DID. MAYBE IT WASN'T AS MUCH AS THEY WANTED TO, BUT THEY DID. I THINK IT WASN'T AS MUCH AS THEY STARTED OUT WITH. BUT THEY DID-- I THINK THEY DID. SO-- OKAY. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL IS-- CAN YOU PASS OUT THE REPORTS THAT I--. >> I DID. >> OH DUH, PERFECT. THANK YOU. LAST FISCAL YEAR '24/'25 THE CITY COLLECTED ABOUT $32,000 IN FEES. $763,000 IN FEES. AND WITH THOSE FUNDS THERE WERE THREE MAIN PROJECTS SPELT OUT IN THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COUNTY. AND I WANT TO THANK BRIDGET ROAMER IN OUR OFFICE THAT PUTS THAT DOCUMENT TOGETHER. IS BRIDGET BACK THERE? I DIDN'T EVEN SEE HER. BUT SHE PUTS THAT TOGETHER FOR OUR OFFICE EVERY YEAR AND DOES A BANG UP JOB ON IT BUT THERE'S THREE PARTICULAR PROJECTS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN THAT REPORT. >> ARE YOU GOING TO REFER TO A CERTAIN PAGE? >> UH-- IT WOULD BE THE LAST THREE PAGES OF THE REPORT. I THINK IT'S 23, 22 THROUGH 24. SO THERE WAS REPORTS JC PARK FLOATING DOCKS. THERE WAS AN EXPANSION OF INDIAN HILLS GOLF COURSE THAT INCLUDED PARKING LOT AND PICKLE BALL COURTS. AND THEN THERE WAS SOFT COSTS FOR AN ANNUAL SHELTER BUILDING PROJECT. THAT THOSE FUNDS WERE USED FOR. SO YOU KNOW-- ALL OF A SUDDEN THEN THESE FEES ARE GOING TOWARDS CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE WITHIN THESE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS. SO IT'S ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE DO BOTH FROM A BUDGETARY POINT OF VIEW AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POINT OF VIEW IS UPDATING THAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. BECAUSE THESE FEES GO-- CAN HELP GO TO FUND THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE IDENTIFY THROUGH THAT PROCESS. >> MAYOR, FOR THE RECORD. FOR THE PUBLIC, THAT'S WATCHING AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A TEST TO THE AGENDA, YOU'RE REFERRING TO PAGE 18. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. >> THANK YOU. AND THERE'S PICTURES AFTER THAT. >> WE LIKE PICTURES. >> I WANTED TO DISCUSS BRIEFLY, IMPACT FEE OFFSET. ORDINANCE REVISIONS. COME IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION WITH A COUPLE OF PETITIONS IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS OR SO. THE CURRENT CHAPTER 113 OFFSET IS VERY NARROW. PROJECTS HAVE TO BE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. THEY ARE NON-SIGHT RELATEED. AND THEY HAVE TO BE IN THE CITY CIP OR RESOLUTION SUPPORT TO INCLUDE IT IN THE CIP. SO OUR CODE IS VERY LIMITING ON WHEN THE CITY IS ABLE TO OFFER OFFSETS. OFFSET ELIGIBLE CONSTRUCTED DEDICATED OR FUNDED BY A PARTY OTHER THAN THE CITY MUST BE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. MUST NOT BE SIGHT RELATED IMPROVEMENT. SO YOU CAN'T-- IF YOU'RE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE SIDEWALK IN A PARTICULAR PROJECT AS PART OF THAT, THOSE-- THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT CAN'T GO TOWARDS THE OFFSET. AND MUST BE ON THE CITY OF CIP OR COMMITTED TO THE CIP BY CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION CATEGORIES. TRANSPORTATION CAN ONLY OFFSET TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES, RIGHT? THAT WAS PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD EARLIER. SO THERE'S NO CROSS CODING AGAINST PARKS, SOLID WASTE THROUGH GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. AND THE AMOUNT IS CAPPED BY THE IMPACT FEE OBLIGATION AND VERIFIED ELIGIBLE COSTS. SO WE CAN'T REFUND MORE THAN WHAT WE WOULD HAVE CHARGED ESSENTIALLY. CITY RIGHT OF WAY. SO THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS FACE. AND DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A VARIETY OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR DIFFERENT ROADWAYS. SO THE COUNTY FTOT OR OTHER RIGHT OF WAY IMPROVEMENTS MAY BE BENEFICIAL TO THE OVERALL INCLUDING THE CITY NETWORK. BUT IF THEY ARE NOT IN THE CITY RIGHT AWAY AND NOT-- AND THIS IS AS WE ARE RIGHT NOW, AND NOT ON OR ADDED TO THE CITY CIP. THEN CURRENT CODE ELIGIBILITY IS UNCERTAIN OR UNAVAILABLE. ESSENTIALLY THE CITY CAN REQUIRE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BUT CHAPTER 113 DOES NOT CURRENTLY PROVIDE A CLEAR OFFSET PATHWAY WHERE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE OUTSIDE OF CITY RIGHT OF WAY. AND OUTSIDE THE CITY CIP. EVEN IF THEY PROVIDE A BROADER SYSTEM CAPACITY OF BENEFIT TO THE NETWORK AS A WHOLE. [02:15:02] >> MAYOR BEFORE YOU GO ON. >> YES, SIR. >> RECENT ISSUE ON JENKINS ROAD WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL WORKED WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY ON AN OFFSET AND BELIEVED TOOB RECIPIENT OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. IS THIS WHERE WE NEED TO TIGHTEN UP THIS LANGUAGE TO CREATE CERTAINTY IN THAT TYPE OF A SITUATION. >> THAT IS EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE HEADING. >> SO FROM THE STANDPOINT OF A POLICY DECISION AND WE SHOULD SUPPORT THAT FROM THE COMMISSION BASE AND TRY AND CLEAN UP THAT SCENARIO SO THERE IS CERTAINTY. >> THAT IS A DECISION OF THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE, YES, SIR. >> WHAT DO YOU NEEDTOUS DO, WHEN? >> SO-- >> THAT WAS MY SEGUE. >> DID YOU WORK ON THIS TOGETHER? >> SO WHAT WE'RE SUGGESTING AS A DEPARTMENT IS WE CREATE A PATHWAY FOR THESE. BECAUSE THERE IS BENEFIT TO WHEN A COUNTY ROADWAY IS IMPROVED TO THE CITIZENS OF FORT PIERCE. SO OUR OUTLINE WHAT'S HAPPENING BEFORE IN THE BEFORE SITUATION, BUT PROPOSED POLICY OUTCOME WERE AN APPLICANT MAY REQUEST RECOGNITION OF QUALIFYING TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS. ELIGIBILITY MAY BE BASED ON CITY STAND RSD. PLUS COUNTY CREDIT STANDARDS. AND IDENTIFIED COUNTY TPO TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. SO TO COVER FOR EXAMPLE FTOT NEEDS AN ADDITIONAL SECTION OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR ONE OF THEIR PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANNED IN THE UPCOMING TRANSPORTATION ■ MASTER PLAN, THEN THE APPLICANT COULD ASK THE CITY IN THIS AFTER SCENARIO FOR OFFSETS FOR THAT CONTRIBUTION. THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD RETAIN REVIEW AND CONDITION AUTHORITIES THROUGH AN OFFSET AGREEMENT. AND THE RESULT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CASE BY CASE DOCUMENTED LEAVE. THAT'S WHAT THE DESTRUCTION WE WERE ASKING FOR AND SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE AT LEAST COMMISSIONER'S ZEDOSKY IN LINE WITH THAT. BUT THESE I BELIEVE WHAT THE COMMISSION IS ASKING FOR AND THAT WE MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION BUT WE WANTED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU AS A WHOLE IN ORDER FOR ANY FEEDBACK. >> I THINK KAAIS THAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO THAT MAY BE OCCASION TO THIS WAS CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT WE WERE NOT HAPPY ABOUT. BUT WE HAD TO FOLLOW THE CODE. AND ALSO, I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE WERE MIS-LED BY SOMEONE TOLD THEM THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GET A REFUND. WHEN THE CODE DID NOT SUPPORT THAT. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK PLANNING AND THE CITY ATTORNEY AGREED ON. IT WAS THAT WHILE IT WAS A SHAME THAT THEY GOT PROMISED THAT, THE CODE DIDN'T SUPPORT IT. AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY. AND WE WANT TO BE FAIR TO THEM AND WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT. AND WE DON'T WANT TO MIS-LEAD THEM. SO CLEANING UP AND MAKING IT VERY, VERY CLEAR. SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THE RULES ARE. IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO HERE. >> CRITICAL FOR ME. EXISTING CODE REQUIRES THAT IT BE AN ICIP. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED COUNTY AND TPMENT OTRANSPORTATION NEEDS THAT THAT PROJECT BE IN SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE TPO CIP THE MASTER PLANNER TO COUNTY CIP SO WE CAN POINT TOWARD IT. WE ARE CONSIDERING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CASE BY CASE DOCUMENTABILITY. I DON'T WANT IT TO BE THAT LOOSE. SO WE'RE GOING TO REALLY FOCUS ON THE ABSOLUTE CIP PARTS THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY. >> EITHER OURS OR THE COUNTY'S OR THE TPO'S? >> EXACTLY. AND THEN IT'S CRITICAL AS WELL. >> SOMETHING SHOULD BE COVERED IN ONE OF THOSE THREE. >> ABSOLUTELY. AND IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE APPLICANT SPEAK WITH THE CITY FIRST. DON'T GET CONFIRMATION FROM A THIRD PARTY. SPEAK TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. WHICH WAS DONE IN THIS CASE. BUT-- COUNTY AND THE CITY WASN'T COMMUNICATING PROPERLY. SO ONCE WE DRAFT THIS PROPOSAL TO ENSURE THAT THE APPLICANT SPECIFIC PART OF THE COUNTY. THUMBS UP FIRST. THAT'S CRITICAL. THAT WASN'T DONE THE LAST TIME. SO EXCELLENT WORK ON THE ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR AND KEVIN AS WELL. BUT WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO WITH THIS. JUST TO GET IT CLEANED UP MORE SPECIFIC. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS? IS THIS ET? >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. UNLESS YOU WANT SOME MORE. >> WELL, THRILLING AS IT IS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS [02:20:03] WHOLE PRESENTATION? OR ANYTHING ABOUT IMPACT FEE SNIS THINK IMPACT FEES IS ONE THING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND. AND EVEN AFTER THEY UNDERSTAND IT, SOME OF THEM DON'T LIKE IT. >> I DON'T THINK ANYBODY LIKES PAYING A FEE THEY ARE MORE AWARE OF. >> TO. AND THE LEGISLATURE LOVES TO TINKER WITH IT. AND TELL US WHAT TO DO. SO-- BUT WE KNOW IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE KNOW. PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO STOP COMING TO FLORIDA APPARENTLY. UNLESS THIS WHOLE PROPERTY TAX THING PASSES AND THEN MAYBE THEY WILL. STOP COMING TO FLORIDA. COMMISSIONER? >> THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT BY THE WAY. THAT'S-- ONE OF THOSE GRAY AREAS THAT KIND OF FLOATS AROUND OUT THERE. THAT YOU NEVER EVEN TAKE A SHOT AT. SO YOUR EXPLANATION WAS QUITE DETAILED IN THAT AREA. ONE QUESTION I DO HAVE AS A FOLLOW-UP, WE TAKE IN A THOUSAND DOLLAR IMPACT FEE AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY DIVIDED AMONGST ALL THESE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE ANALYTICS THAT YOU JUST PROVIDED US. SO THE THOUSAND DOLLAR CHEQUE COMES IN THAT GETS DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND I'M ASSUMING? >> OH THAT WOULD BE MY ASSUMPTION. >> IT'S RESTRICTED, CORRECT? >> THAT IT COUNTS. >> SO THE REASON I RAISE THAT QUESTION, AND IT'S RELATED, IT'S NOT DIRECTLY ON TARGET. SO JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF LATITUDE HERE. IS THAT ONE OF THE TOPICS THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED FREQUENTLY AT THE PARKING COMMITTEE LEVEL IS PARKING FEES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF I'M BUILDING THIS OFFICE BUILDING. I HAVE TO PUT IN 500 PARKING SPACES TO SERVICE THAT. I ONLY HAVE ROOM FOR 400 SO I'M GOING TO PAY INTO THIS IN LIEU OF FUND 40 0 SPACES OR WHATEVER I'M GOING TO NEED TO PAY INTO. DEPENDING ON WHAT THE APPROVAL STATES. THOSE MONEYS ARE SEGREGATED CORRECT? >> THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. >> SEPARATED IN THE GENERAL FUND AS SPECIFICALLY FOR FEES IN LIEU OF PARKING WHICH BY DEFINITION THEN IS SUPPOSED TO GO INTO PARKING INVESTMENT ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY POTENTIALLY. >> THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. >> PUBLIC PARKING. >> DO TO A DEVELOPER. >> CAN WE BRING THE FUNDINGS DIRECTLY TO THE PODIUM SO WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES? >> THANK YOU. >> AND THE REASON I'M BRINGING THIS TOPIC UP, AND I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE MICHAEL PARKING REALLY AGAIN? THIS GUY. WE HAVE THIS LOOMING ISSUE OF THIS PARKING GARAGE. AND THE PARKING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN STUDYING OR TRYING TO STUDY DIFFERENT AREAS OF REVENUE GENERATION THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO DEBT SERVICE FOR PARKING ET CETERA. SO IT KIND OF FALLS INTO THAT SPECIFIC AREA. THE VICE MANAGER OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS INDICATING HERE. SO CHRIS, I GUESS, JOHN I GUESS YOU'RE THE ONE I WOULD ASK THE QUESTION TO. CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THE IMPACT FEES ARE SEGREGATED AND PROTECTED IN THE GENERAL FUND? BUT ALSO PARKING IN LIEU OF FUNDS? >> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THOSE FUNDS DON'T GO INTO GENERAL FUNDS. THEY ARE ALL IN RESTRICTED FUNDS. ALL IN THEIR OWN SEPARATE FUNDS. SO THEY NEVER HIT THE GENERAL FUND UNLESS IT'S A SPECIFIC BUDGET. SO THEY ARE SEGREGATED IN THEIR OWN RESTRICTED FUNDS. >> ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO USE THE PARKING ISSUE. BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT FEES. MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO UNDERSTAND MY BUSINESS HAS TO HAVE SOME CONSCIOUS LEVEL OF THOUGHT PROCESS REGARDING IMPACT FEES. BUT THE PARKING IN LIEU OF SOMETHING THAT MY DOESN'T RUN INTO WE DON'T BUILD NEW STUFF. HAVING SAID THAT CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS? AND THE REASON I'M ASKING AND JUST TO EXPAND ON THAT, CAN THOSE FUNDS BE PURPOSED FOR ANY PUBLIC PARKING SCENARIO THAT THE COMMISSION COMES UP WITH? FOR EXAMPLE-- WE HAVE THE JAY PARK EXPANSION WHICH IS GOING TO BE PARKING. I'M ASSUMING THAT'S AN FPR. NOT TRYING TO CONFUSE THE TWO. BUT GENERALLY WOULD FUNDS FROM THE PARKING IN LIEU OF FUND BE AVAILABLE TO TAKE ON PROJECT LIKE THAT? >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK YES THEY ARE. SEGREGATED RESTRICTED AND USED HOWEVER YOU ALL VOTE TO USE THOSE. >> ALL RIGHT I HAVE A QUESTION OF MR. CHESS. I'D LIKE TO BREAK DOWN FUNDS AVAILABLE ON THE PARKING IN LIEU OF FUND CURRENTLY. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THOSE FUNDS CAN ALSO BE PLEDGED FOR BROADENING DEBT SERVICE FOR A NEW GARAGE. IS THAT--. >> KIT. BUT THEY AREN'T THAT LARGE. AT ALL. >> THAT WAS-- YEAH. >> AREN'T LARGE AT ALL. >> IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE HALF OF ONE PAYMENT MAYBE. >> PROBABLY NOT EVEN A PAYMENT. >> BUT I GUESS THE POINT I'M GETTING AT IS THIS IS A SOME TYPE OF GENERATION OF REVENUE BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES UP TIME GUYS FOR US TO FUND $20 MILLION GARAGE BACK THERE. 25 OR $30 MILLION GARAGE. >> THAT'D DO IT. >> I KNOW-- I THINK GAINES WILL LEND THE CITY THE MONEY ON THAT ONE PIP THINK YOU'RE UP ON THAT ONE. >> YOU SEE MY CONCERN HERE GUYS. IS THAT THE GENERAL-- THE REVENUE GENERATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION & FUNDING OF THAT DEBT SERVICE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE CRITICAL ISSUE. YOU SAY WHERE ARE YOU GOING? GET PLANS DRAWN UP COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. [02:25:01] BUT YOU CAN'T FWILD THING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE $25 MILLION SITTING IN THE FWOOFRNG BUILD IT. SO WE'LL HAVE TO BOND IT AND WE'LL NEED REVENUE STREAM TO PAY THAT BOND. SO THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. THANK YOU SIR. >> AND CAN I-- EXCUSE ME I JUST WANT COCLARIFY THAT ONLY THE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES COULD FUND THE GARAGE? RIGHT? BECAUSE IT'S NOT PARKS AND REC OR IT'S NOT GOVERNMENT BUILD SNGS. >> RIGHT THEY CAN DO THE GARAGE AS WELL AS THOSE PARKING IN LIEU. ANYTHING TO DO WITH PARKING. TRANSPORTATION FEES. YOU CAN USE THOSE AS WELL. >> RIGHT. >> RIGHT. OKAY. WHICH ARE NOT VERY GRAND RIGHT NOW. >> NOT VERY GRAND AT ALL. >> JUST SIMPLY IN P3 TYPE SITUATIONS. PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN A PARKING GARAGE. HOW WOULD THAT BREAK DOWN? I KNOW IT'S A COMPLICATED QUESTION. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, I SUGGEST THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE INTO A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN WHICH TO BUILD A $25 MILLION GARAGE. SO HOW WOULD IMPACT FEES OR WHATEVER THE OTHER FINANCIAL COMPONENT IS FIT INTO THAT SCENARIO? >> WELL THOSE FEES. AGAIN, CAN BE USED FOR THOSE PROJECTS. BUT THOSE-- ONLY THOSE FEES CAN BE USED FOR THOSE PROJECTS. ANYTHING ELSE IT WOULD BE NEGOTIATED THROUGH THE CONTRACT OR HOWEVER YOU SAID. THOSE FEES FOR THOSE SPECIFIC PURPOSES. >> AND THE 3P IS UNDER A STATE STATUTE ALL ITSELF. SO-- THANK YOU MS. MORRIS. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION SNONGTH DO YOU HAVE DIRECTION, SIR? >> ENOUGH DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD. YES YOU'LL BE HEARING BACK FROM US. >> ALL RIGHTY. EVERYBODY GOOD? OKAY. [B. City Manager, Richard Chess, Annual Performance Evaluation] THANK YOU SIR. >> OKAY THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITY MANAGER RICHARD CHESS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. >> ALL RIGHTY. WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? OKAY, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY. WHY DON'T I START? MR. CHESS, I'M PLEASED WITH THE HIRING OF THE NEW CHIEF AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE DIRECTION IT'S TAKING. I'M HEARING A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS ABOUT THAT. SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU AND US KUDOS FOR THAT SELECTION. AND HAVING THAT AS SMOOTH AS IS POSSIBLE. I'M PLEASED THAT WE GOT THE SUNRISE THEATRE CONTRACT FINALIZED AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU HAD PROMISED THAT SOMEBODY'S GOING TO BE HEARD ON THAT AND I'M VERY GLAD ABOUT THAT. YOU'VE GOT TWO DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS ON BOARD. AND I'M GLAD THAT THEY ARE HERE TO HELP YOU AND I'M HOPING THAT IT GIVES YOU-- MAKES-- STRETCHES OUT YOUR TIME AND GIVES YOU THE KIND OF HELP THAT YOU NEED. YOU'VE BEEN HERE A YEAR. AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO CATCH UP ON EVERYTHING, I KNOW THAT. SO I'M PLEASED THAT WE DID THE COMP PLAN EVALUATION. AND APPROVAL REVIEW. AND I KNOW WE GOT SOME COMMENTS BACK FROM THE STATE. AND WE'RE GOING TO-- I THINK THE TRAESH POST REGIONAL PLANN ADDRESS THOSE COMMENTS. I WAS VERY PLEASED THAT THERE WEREN'T THAT MANY COMMENTS. I KNOW THAT YOU STARTED THE CITY AUDITOR PROCESS IN THE COMMITTEE AND YOU'VE BROUGHT THAT-- YOUR EXPERTISE TO THAT SUCCESSION PLANNING BY HR WAS PRESENTED TO US AT SOME POINT. AND I DON'T REMEMBER ALL THE DETAILS, BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF-- AND THEN I'M VERY PLEASED THAT THE WATERWAY CODE ENFORCEMENT IS NOW BEING ADVERTISED. AND PEOPLE ARE UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE THAT CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CITIZENS AND THE NUMBER OF BOATS IN THE INSCOMPLET HOW LONG THEY ARE STAYING. AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE HAMMERING THAT IN TERMS OF WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY. AND IT'S A FIRST STEP. AND I REMEMBER JOSH REWARD TELLING US IT'S NOT A PERFECT SOLUTION. BUT IT'S A FIRST STEP. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I'M PLEASED ABOUT THE PROGRESS AND THESE THINGS THAT I'M ABOUT TO TALK TO YOU NEED MORE WORK. AND YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THEM PURCHASING. WHEN WE WERE SUDDENLY WITHOUT A CITY MANAGER. THE CITY CLERK WAS ACTING CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN. THIS COMMISSION SAID IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE NEED TO UPDATE PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STAFF MEMBER KNOWS THE ETHICS OF PURCHASING AND THAT WAS DONE IMMEDIATELY. SO PURCHASING HAS BEEN DONE AWHILE. IT'S BEEN READY. AND I'M VERY ANXIOUS THAT IT BE IMPLEMENTED. YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT. SO-- THAT IS A LONG-TIME COMING AND WE NEED TO DO THAT. IT AFFECTS EVERYTHING WE DO IN TERMS OF RFP AND IS IN TERMS OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN TERMS OF BEING TRANSPARENT FOR THE [02:30:01] PUBLIC. SO I'M VERY ANXIOUS FOR THAT TO START. I KNOW PUBLIC WORKS MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON YOUR PLATE AND YOU AND I ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I HOPE TO SEE MANAGEMENT IN PLACE BECAUSE THAT'S HURTING US IN TERMS OF CITIZENS IN TERMS OF SOLID WASTE. AND SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT THE CITIZENS ARE FACING. AND STREET LIGHTS ARE SOMETHING THAT I'VE REALLY ANXIOUS THAT TO BE SOLVED. I HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE AND I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT AND I THINK IT JUST NEEDS TO BE-- WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION AND HAVE A PROCESS. AND GET IT ADDRESSED. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND TOO ABOUT STREET LIGHTS IS WHEN THEY ARE OUT ON THE BEACH OR WHEN THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DARK BEACH, SOME OF THE ISSUE IS BECAUSE OF THE TURTLES. AND PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THEY JUST SAY STREET LIGHTS ARE OUT. BUT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR WHEN THE TURTLES ARE NESTING, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE STREET LIGHTS. SO PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. AND THERE'S AN IDEA THAT HAS BEEN FLOATED ABOUT A DIFFERENT KIND OF STREET LIGHT FOR THAT. AND I THINK THE FPA WILL BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THAT. I WOULD LOVE THAT WE MADE MORE PROGRESS ON THE SERVEN GABLES HOUSE ON THE GARDEN CLUB OR MAYBE WE HAVE AND I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BECAUSE-- THE GARDEN CLUB BUILDING IS A VERY UNIQUE BUILDING IN THE CITY. AND 7 CH TDZ ISH I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US USE THAT AND KNOW WHERE THAT IS AND WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD A CHECK IN WITH THAT FOR AWHILE AND SO MANY OF THE AGENDA ITEMS I THOUGHT WE WOULD TIE TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN. AND I'M NOT SURE THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT. I APPRECIATE THE RESPONSIVENESS UH HAD TO ME. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE OF IS A COMMUNICATION IN TERMS I'VE BEEN HEARING SOME THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING FROM OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I DON'T KNOW ARE HAPPENING. SO I THINK MAYBE WROUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS OR YOUR DEPARTMENT HEADS. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THE COMMISSION NEEDS TO KNOW WHEN SOMETHING IS GOING OUT TO THE PUBLIC. AND THAT WE WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT. OR AT LEAST HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF IT. SO I'D LIKE A BETTER COMMUNICATION STRING THERE. AND KEEPING THE DEPARTMENT HEADS INFORMED. AND I HAVE-- THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN HARPING ON SINCE I'VE BEEN MAYOR. IS THE STAFF-WIDE SUPPORT OF OUR INITIATIVES. STAFF-- KEEP-- BEAUTIFUL HAS AN INITIATIVE ABOUT OUR CITY, OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AND I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERY SINGLE STAFF MEMBER TO BE AWARE OF WHAT THAT MEANS. AND BE COGNIZANT OF THE FACT WHEN THEY ARE GOING AROUND THE CITY AND THEY SEE SOMETHING THAT ISN'T RIGHT, EVEN IF THEY AREN'T PUBLIC WORKS. IF THEY ARE SOME OTHER STAFF ME MEMBER. THEY NEED TO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE REPORTS. AND THAT'S PART OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. STAFF WIDE AND I'VE TRIED TO DO THAT. THEY ARE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE FIXING THINGS UP AND DOING THINGS. AND SO THAT CLICK FIX. THE WHOLE REPORTING MECHANISM IS SO IMPORTANT FOR NOT ONLY FOR OUR CITIZENS. BUT FOR OUR OWN STAFF. AND I THINK WE'RE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE CITY LOOKS AND I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO FEEL THAT AS A RESPONSIBILITY. AND THE ONE THING THAT I WANT TO STRESS IS ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD BE FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT. EVERY DEPARTMENT SHOULD-- AND ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT I'VE HEARD YOU SAY IS YOU WANT-- OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO SEE WHEN-- TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR THE REVENUE. AND I'M NOT SURE THAT DEPARTMENT HEADS CAN SEE THE REVENUE. SO I THINK YOU NEED TO FIND OUT OR MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE THEM RESPONSIBLE, TO KNOW WHEN REVENUE HITS THEIR BUDGET, THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT BUDGET. AND I'M NOT SURE THAT'S HAPPENING. AND YOU CAN LET ME KNOW. BUT FROM RIGHT NOW ON, OUR BUDGET IN FINANCE IS GOING TO BE CRITICAL. BECAUSE OF WHAT'S FACING US FROM TALLAHASSEE. AND OUR-- OUR CITIZENS SHOULD ALWAYS BE ABLE TO COUNT ONTOUS JUSTIFY OUR BUDGET. BUT IT WAS NEVER MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS YEAR. SO I THINK THAT WE NEED NOT ONLY FROM OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, NOT ONLY GOOD NUMBERS. BUT WE NEED A GOOD WAY TO [02:35:05] EXPLAIN IT TO OUR CITIZENS. ABOUT WHY WE'RE SPENDING, WHAT WE'RE SPENDING ON. WHAT AND WHY AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT. AND WHY THE LEVEL IS IMPORTANT. AND SO I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER'S PERFORMANCE REVIEW. COMMISSIONER GAINES? >> MADAM MAYOR I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT EVERYTHING YOU SAID. I WAS OVER HERE CROSSING OFF STUFF. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD IS THAT MR. CHESS, I KNOW YOU CAME IN AND YOU CAME INTO A HORNET'S NEST. AND YOU HIT THE FLOOR RUNNING. ONE OF THE KNOCKS I'M HEARING IN THE COMMUNITY IS YOU ARE SO BUSY THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY. SO ASK TO FIND SOME TIME. I UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE I GET THE SAME E-MAILS AND AM TOO BUSY BUT I TRY TO MAKE TIME TO SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY. AND I SAY THIS SO THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THIS. IF OUR CITY MANAGERS FINDS TIME TO SPEAK TO YOU, AND HEAR YOUR CONCERNS, THAT DOES NOT MEAN HE HAS TO IMPLEMENT YOUR CONCERNS. OR AGREE WITH YOUR CONCERNS. HE HAS OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THEM. AND MAKE HIS DECISION AND IF HE MEETS WITH YOU AND HE DOESN'T LIKE YOUR TERMS OR HE DOESN'T LIKE YOUR IDEAS DO NOT START A CAMPAIGN OR E-MAILS OR ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT HIM SAYING HE IS NOT DOING HIS JOB. HIS JOB IS TO HEAR YOUR CONCERNS AND DO THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S ONE THING. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW TO FIND THE TIME BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT YOU DO. I DON'T KNOW HOW I FIND THE TIME BUT I DO IT. I THINK YOU NEED TO REITERATE TO THE STAFF THAT ARE HERE THEY ARE STILL PART OF THE TEAM AND THEY CAN USE THEIR VOICE TO COME TO YOU REGARDING ANYTHING THAT GOES ON I THINK IT WAS GREAT BUT THEN I THINK PEOPLE BEGAN TO BE QUIET AGAIN. UNTIL EVERYBODY FEELS SAFE TO USE THAT WORD THAT THEY CAN TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON AND SEE SOME ACTION I THINK EVERYTHING WILL WORK BETTER. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO PUT ON THE TOP OF OUR LIST IN THIS OUTCOME IN NOVEMBER IS PUBLIC WORKS SITUATION. WE GOTTA' GET A HANDLE ON IT. WE ALREADY GET THE SAME E-MAILS PROBABLY MORE ABOUT THIS TRASH PICK-UP. AND EVERYTHING NOT DONE. IF ALL OF KUS IMAGINE NOVEMBER 10TH WHATEVER THE MECHANICS DAY IS. >> NOVEMBER 4TH ELECTIONS ARE THE 3RD. >> I GAVE THEM A WEEK. SO FACE IT. ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH JUST RECENTLY WAS AT OUR LAST MEETING WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHANGES FROM TALLAHASSEE. YOU INDICATED YOU HAD STARTED LOOKING THIS STUFF IN THE BUDGET TO ADDRESS ANY FALLOUT FROM THIS VOTE. SO TO ME, THANK YOU FOR COMING. I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR. I THINK WE HIT A HOMERUN WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE. AND AGAIN, I'LL SAY THIS. THERE'S NOTHING AGAINST CALEB. ME AND CALEB HAVE BECOME CLOSER. AND I THINK CALEB IS DOWN THE ROAD BASED ON WITH THE HELP OF CHIEF SMITH IS GOING TO BE A GREAT POLICE CHIEF ONE DAY. SO I THINK WE HIT THE HOME RUN ON THAT. AND ETHICS IS ALWAYS SOMETHIN'. FROM YOUR OFFICE. WE HAVE TO-- FROM YOUR OFFICE. WE HAVE TO--. LET EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO HAS ONE OF OUR BADGES. HAS OUR SHIRTS. EVERY TIME WE STEP INTO THE PUBLIC. YOU REPRESENT FORT PIERCE. YES OUR RESIDENTS CAN SAY GREAT THINGS TO US AND NOT SO GREAT THINGS TO US. BUT AS A CITY OF FORT PIERCE. TO TAKE THE COMPLAINT AND LET [02:40:13] YOU DEAL WITH IT. THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS. WE HEARD FROM OUR RESIDENT TODAY. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT US TO LOOK AT IS THIS SPEEDING THROUGH THESE RESIDENTIAL STREETS. THE LAST THING I WANT IS A KID TO GET HIT. SO SUMMERTIME I DON'T KNOW IF YOU AND CHIEF SMITH CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING. SOME KIND OF WAY THAT WE CAN GET THE ISSUE ADDRESSED. SO WE DON'T HAVE A TRAGEDY OF A KID GETTING HIT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME RACEWAYS THROUGH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. SO MADAM MAYOR NOT TO BEAT YOU-- I WAS OVER HERE CLICKING OFF THE STUFF YOU WERE SAYING. I REALLY JUST WANT THE STAFF TO KNOW YOUR DOORS ARE STILL OPEN. THREATENED OR SCARED TO COME SEE YOU ABOUT ANYTHING. >> CERTAINLY, LIKE I SAID THE YOUNGEST, BUT THE NEW EST COMMISSIONER I HAVE LIMITED TIME WITH YOU. REALLY MY FIRST THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. TO TALK SOME THINGS THROUGH. LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. I THINK YOU BRING INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE IN WHICH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DEAL WITH THE BUDGET PROCESS. YOUR FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE THE FEATURE OF THE CITY. SO I'M GOING TO LEAN ON THAT. THE CIP PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PRIORITIZE NEEDS, NOT WANTS. AND I THINK THAT SOME OF US HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS SITUATION THAT WE EXPECT ON THE NEAR FUTURE. WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE RECESSION. THE RECESSION WAS A-- UNFORTUNATELY A TRAINING GROUND FOR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE LOSS OF REVENUE. SO I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE THAT EXPERIENCE. MARY, YOU RAISED SOME GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE RFQ RFP AND PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. THOSE ARE INCREDIBLY STRONG FOCUSES THAT WE NEED TO BE ALERT OF. FOR THE FUTURE FOR THE CITY'S FINANCIAL CONDITION AND THE FUTURE OF JOBS AND VIABILITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE GOOD PAYING JOBS. THE KING'S HIGHWAY OVERLAY PROCESS I THINK NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. AND NEEDS TO-- WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE SOUTHERN GROVE EXPERIENCE PORT ST. LUCI HECHLT TO GET THINGS TO MARKET. IN THAT PROCESS, HIGHER STANDARDS AND BUILDING AND PLANNING HAVE BECOME PART OF THAT NORM. N WHICH ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO INVEST IN DEVELOP IN PORT ST. Select to skip to this part of the video">N WHICH ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO INVEST IN DEVELOP IN PORT ST. LUCIE IN THAT SPECIFIC AREA. KNOW THE PROCESS. THE PROCEDURES. THE EXPENSES. AND THE OUTCOMES. BUT THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A FINISH LINE THAT THEY CAN GET TO RATHER THAN CONTINUING TO GO ON AND ON AND ON FOR YEARS TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO I THINK HAVING THAT SKFRGS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CITY'S SUCCESS. COMMISSIONER GAINES YOU TALKED ABOUT THE TRASH ISSUE. I THINK THAT THAT HAS TO BE EXPANDED UPON. WE HAVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE BARGAINING UNIT AS TO POSSIBLE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES. MAYBE EVEN EXPLORING ANOTHER AGENCY TO SUPPORT OUR ISSUES. WHEN WE HAVE CHALLENGES. THAT MAY BE A HYBRID PROCESS. BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO BE OPEN TO UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES WE FACE WITH THE VEHICLES THEMSELVES. COST OF FUEL AND THE UNFORTUNATE DIFFICULTY OF MAINTAINING CITY L DRIVERS WITH THAT EXPERIENCE. A LOT OF COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE BEING PICKED OFF BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR. AND IT'S VERY HARD TO SUPPORT AND PAY THE REVENUE THAT IS NECESSARY FOR SOME OF THESE LICENSED FOLKS. MAYOR YOU BROUGHT UP THE REVENUE AND BUDGET CONTROL IN REALTIME. I THINK DASHBOARDS KAB GOOD PART OF THAT IF WE CAN CREATE THOSE IN REALTIME TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS. ONE THING THAT I FOUND UNIQUE IN MY EXPERIENCE HERE IS NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE AROUND THE CITY. [02:45:05] WITH SOME EASE. GETTING INTO AN APARTMENT. BEING ABLE TO REACH A DEPARTMENT HEAD OR AN EMPLOYEE THAT MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION WITH AND/OR FOR. AND I THINK THAT THE CURRENT SCENARIO IS A SILO BASE. AND YOU USED THE TERM AND I'M NOT LEADING IT GO ANYMORE BECAUSE IT'S A PERFECT TERM IN THAT WE'RE OPERATING IN SILOS AND I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BENEFIT TO EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE EMPLOYEES TO HAVE THAT SYNERGY WITHIN. AND HAVING THAT BREAK DOWN OF THE SILOS. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE CITY. THAT BEING SAID I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING FORWARD WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THE BUDGET AND THE CIP PROCESS. AND AGAIN MORE TIME TO SPEND WITH YOU TO BOUNCE IDEAS OFF OF YOU. GET DIRECTION AS TO WHERE I MAY BE GOING. MY GOAL IS TO FIND THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES OF THINGS. I TRY TO DO MY HOME WORK. AND PRESENT IN WHATEVER THE SITUATIONS ARE. EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN WAY OF DOING THINGS. BECAUSE I AM NEW. AND I AM TRYING TO REPRESENT CHANGES IN A LONGTIME CITY CAPACITY. AND MY POSITION HAS ONLY BEEN TO EVER DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. AND I WILL LEAVE THAT THERE. >> WELCOME WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO NEXT? >> MR. CHESS THANK YOU YOU'VE BEEN HERE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. WE'VE HAD A-- PROFESSIONAL WORKING RELATIONSHIP I CAN APPRECIATE YOUR APPROACH TO COMING INTO FORT PIERCE WITH EXACTLY. WHAT I EXPECTED YOU TO COME IN A FEW SET OF EYES. YOU HAD COME AND MADE SOME PERSONNEL DECISIONS. AND YOU HAD EVALUATED AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT. SO I WOULD IMPLORE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS TO GET US IN THE POSITION SO THAT THE MANAGEMENT STYLE YOU NOW EXHIBIT CAN NOW SHIFT TO LEADERSHIP. AND THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN MY OPINION. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW IS MANAGEMENT. A LOT OF STUFF TO FIX AND ADDRESS. SOME OF WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT REVIEW OF THE MANUAL AND BRINGING THAT PERSONNEL. YOU'VE WORKED THRU SOME OF THOSE CHANNELLES ALREADY. AND THE CHALLENGES OBVIOUSLY WITH THE LABEL MARKET THAT'S OUT HERE. BUT FINDING A WAY TO DO THAT. QUICKER, SOONER IS OBVIOUSLY THE ASK FROM ME AND MAYBE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. BUT IT'S-- YOUR ABILITY TO QUICKLY GET YOUR TEAM TO UNDERSTAND LEADERSHIP. EMPOWERING YOUR PEOPLE TO NOT ONLY JUST FIND THE PROBLEMS, BUT COME WITH SOLUTIONS AND THOUGHTS AS TO HOW WE GET THAT DONE QUICKER TO MOVE THAT FORWARD. AND NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE NEED THAT TYPE OF CULTURE IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE TO SOLVE SOME PROBLEMS. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO COME AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. A AND' THE CITIZENS WILL MAKE SURE WE'RE AWARE BUT THOSE PROBLEMS HAVE TO BE SOLVED. IT'S YOU THAT HAVE TO CREATE THE CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ATMOSPHERE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN ON A DAY IN DAY OUT BASIS. THE POLICY MAKEERS THAT SHOW UP COUPLE TIMES A WEEK I GUESS WITH THIS CONDITION MEETING AND OTHER MEETINGS WE HAVE AND OUR ONE OFFS. BUT IT'S YOU SIR THAT'S HERE FIVE DAYS A WEEK WITH STAFF. AND OBVIOULY YOU'RE ON CALL PRETTY MUCH ANY TIME YOU'RE IN THE CITY, RIGHT. BUT IT'S THOSE FIVE DAYS 9 TO 5 THAT THE CITY OPERATES THAT YOU'RE IN CHARGE. AND IT'S THE DIRECTION YOU'VE GIVEN STAFF AND HOW YOU HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING GOOD. COULD BE GREAT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN SOME OF THESE CASES FOR STAFF. THAT IS GOING TO HELP EXEMPLIFY THAT. TO RECOGNIZE THOSE THAT ARE DOING REALLY GOOD JOBS IN BRINGING IT TO NOT ONLY THEIR ATTENTION BUT TO OUR ATTENTION AND THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION. BUT TO THOSE THAT AREN'T DOING A GOOD JOB. WE HAVE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND HAVE TO SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS. THAT THAT WON'T BE TOLERATED. AND YET WE HAVE TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THAT SIR. AND SO-- IT'S BEEN A REFRESHING PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU. YOU'VE COME IN AS COMMISSIONER GAINES SAID AND HANDED A HORNET'S NEST AND A LOT OF THIS STUFF WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH. WE STILL HAVE GOT A LOT OF CONTRACTS OUT THERE. WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PARTNERS WITH US IN THE COMMUNITY. A FELLOW COMMISSION HAS TALKED ABOUT OUR ASSETS PER SE AND [02:50:03] WHAT WE OWN ET CETERA. SO-- YOUR ABILITY TO BE NIMBLE AND TO BE FLEXIBLE. O ADDRESS THE FIVE OF US AND OUR CONCERNS. WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES SOMETIMES I'M SURE. THE COMMON GOAL WE ALL CARE ABOUT FORT PIERCE. AND WE WANT TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN-- AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE TO SUPPORT YOU. IN GETTING THAT DONE. AND SUPPORT IS TELLING YOU THE GOOD STUFF. AND SUPPORT IS ALSO HAVING THAT TOUGH CONVERSATION WHEN THINGS AREN'T THAT WELL. AND SO I APPRECIATE IT. AND MY PROCESS IS I'M GOING TO BE MEETING NOT JUST THIS ONE TIME BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND I'VE SHARED THEM WITH THEM. MAYBE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS HEY THIS IS WHAT I'M HEARING REALLY GOOD. HERE'S SOME THINGS I'M HEARING HOW YOU'RE ADDRESSING IT AND THE OWE QUESTION HOW DO I SUPPORT YOU IN WHATEVER THAT IS. MY EXPECTATION IS THOSE LARGE THINGS THAT YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT. SO AS A COMMISSIONER I CAN ADVOCATE FOR MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND MAKING SURE IT'S GETTING DONE. I APPRECIATE YOU SITTING WITH ME TO HEAR MY FEEDBACK. AND MY CONCERNS. AND TO ADDRESS THEM WHEN YOU CAN. AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES-- BUT SOME HAD SOME IMMEDIATE RESULTS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS SEEN AND THIS TRASH IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING, RIGHT. WE HAVE TO REALLY GET THAT FIGURED OUT. BUT I THINK AS WE ADDRESS THE LARGER ISSUE, IT COMES DOWN TO THE DOLLARS AND THE CENTS. AND THEN THAT COMMISSIONER DEVOWSKI BROUGHT THAT UP. WE MADE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE. IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND FROM PAY SCALES. AND WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWN THERE, THAT HAS TO BUBBLE UP TO THIS COMMISSION. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET THAT ADDRESS. WE CANNOT GO WITHOUT THOSE SERVICES. AND IF THIS THING PASSES AND AGAIN THAT'S GOING TO BE CHALLENGING ANYWAY. BUT RIGHT NOW WHILE IT'S NOT, THE CITIZENS HAVE A SERVICE THAT THEY ARE EXPECTING AND & WE NEED TO TRY TO DELIVER THE BEST OF THAT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU. OKAY. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW NOTES HERE SO I'LL WORK THROUGH THOSE. THIS PAST FRIDAY, I HAD A VERY INTERESTING DAY. HI THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO CITY HALL. AND VISIT EACH DEPARTMENT. EVERY DEPARTMENT. AND I TOOK THE TIME. SAW MOST THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. CHATTED WITH THEM. SAW A LOT OF STAFF. HAD A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF INPUT. FROM STAFF. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT'S PROBABLY THE LARGEST AND FASTEST FORCE-FED DOWNLOAD OF INFORMATION I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME. WHEN YOU RUN INTO A HUNDRED PEOPLE IN CITY HALL. AND THEY ARE TO OPENLY ENGAGE THEM IN DISCUSSION. SO I ENTERED INTO EACH DEPARTMENT. GAVE OUT SOME GOODIES FROM THEM. PUT A SMILE ON PEOPLE'S FACES. THEN STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS. AND THEY WERE QUITE OPEN AND CONFIDENT AND FRIENDLY AND IN RESPONSE IS. MY GENERAL TAKE AWAY. AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS SEAT FOR 3 ½ YEARS. I WAS IN OTHER SEATS ON A VARIETY OF BOARDERS AND COMMISSIONS TEN YEARS PRYER TO THAT GIVE OR TAKE. MAYBE 12 YEARS. CITY HALL AND WITH CITY EMPLOYEES IS AT THE LOWEST EBB THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. AND I THINK THAT THIS COMMISSION IS-- SUBSTANTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. BUT LET'S PUT THAT ASIDE. SO IN MY TOUR OF CITY HALL OR SPEAKING WITH EMPLOYEES TALKING ABOUT MANAGEMENT. WHERE I COME OFF CITY MANAGER WILL ACKNOWLEDGE RIGHT NOW THAT HIM AND I HAVE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES. BEING NIN STRAITED BY THE CITY MANAGER. IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT MR. CHESS? >> YES, SIR. BUT I WOULD SAY ONE COMMENT OF MR. CHESS CONTINUOUSLY AND I BELIEVE THIS IN MY HEART IS THAT HE IS A TRULY GIFTED EXECUTIVE. HE HAS THE SKILLSET TO FIX THIS CITY AND-- GET US ON A BETTER TRACK THAN WE ARE ON NOW. BECAUSE THE TRACK WE'RE ON NOW IS HORRIFIC IN MY OPINION. HAVING SAID THAT YOU KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A TWO-SIDED CONVERSATION FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. IS THAT WHEN MR. CHESS IS BEING INTERVIEWED. AS A MATTER OF FACT WHEN ALL CANDIDATES WERE BEING INTERVIEWED, AND I'VE EXPRESSED THESE CONCERNS. WE DON'T HAVE TWO YEARS TO WAIT TO EFFECTUATE CHANGE. AND THAT CHANGE I'LL REITERATE WHAT MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS SAID. OUR RFP PROCESS WHICH IS A [02:55:01] DISASTER. OUR PURCHASING PROCEDURES WHICH ARE PROBLEMATIC. OBVIOUSLY. BUT I GET VERY CONCERNED WHEN STAFF IS GIVING INFORMATION TO OUR CITY MANAGEER. AND THAT INFORMATION IS THEM COMING BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION WHICH IS WRONG. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S INTENTION ALE WRONG OR A MISTAKE OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. BUT THAT CAN'T HAPPEN. THE INFORMATION THAT COMES TO THIS BODY. THIS BODY IS THE DECISION MAKER HERE. THAT INFORMATION USED TO BE ACCURATE AND TIMELY. NOT SOME NONSENSE STORIES THAT ARE ACCUSING OTHER AGENCIES OF DOING XY AND Z. SO HAVING SAID THAT, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT CHANGE IS HAPPENING FAST ENOUGH HERE. AND THAT SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS NEEDED. AND I CANNOT FAULT THE CITY MANAGER FOR NOT HAVING STAFF IN PLACE IN HIS OFFICE TO IMPLEMENT THESE CHANGES. SO I'M THRILLED BY THE FACT THAT YOU NOW HAVE A FULL COMPLIMENT. YOUR STAFF IS COMPLETELY HIRED IN. >> I'LL BE HIRING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE WEEKS I BELIEVE SHE STARTED. >> SO YOU ALREADY HAVE THEM HIRED JUST NOT IN. >> NOT BOUGHT IT YET. >> EXECUTIVE DIRECTER? >> EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. >> OH. >> I'M SORRY. >> LIKE WHOA. SHE'S GOING TO-- AFTER A DAY. YES EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. >> NOW SUCCESS IS ON THE PERSONNEL FRONT OF COURSE. EVERYBODY'S APPLAUDING SCREAMING TO THE HEAVENS ABOUT THE HIRING OF THE CHIEF. THE COMMUNITY IS THRILLED. THE RANK AND FILE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE ALL OVER THE TOP ON THIS. AND THAT ITSELF SOMETHING WE SHOULD TRY TO MIRROR HERE AT THE CITY COMMISSION DEALING WITH ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. WE'VE GOT THE PROPER LEADER IN PLACE IN THAT DEPARTMENT. HE'S CRUSHING IT TLOEFR. WE NEED TO MIMIC THAT THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO MR. CHESS I'M SUGGESTING IS THAT THE SUCCESS THOOF HIRE IS WHAT WE NEED TO TRY TO MIMIC MOVING FORWARD. AND GUESS WHAT WE CLEAN UP A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THESE PROBLEMS BY PUTTING THE PROPER LEADERS IN PLACE IN THE PROPER DEPARTMENTS. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. AND I'M GOING TO USE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS. WHAT'S CHANGED IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? ONE THING. A NEW CHIEF. THAT'S IT. WHAT'S REALLY CHANGED? EVERYTHING. GO TALK TO THE GUYS. EVERYTHING HAS CHANGEED. AND THEY ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME UP AND REPORT IT TO THE XHITHS THEY ARE THRILLED WITH THE HIRE AND THE INTERACTIONS. SO WHAT I'M SUGGESTING TO YOU IS I WON'T SIT AND HERE DROP BOMBSHELLS SI THINK YOUR STYLE AND YOUR CAPABILITY IS CRYSTAL CLEAR TO EVERYBODY. I NEED YOU ON FULL TLOT TOLL GET THESE THINGS DONE. THIS CITY IS NOT GOING TO GET FIXED UNTIL WE FIX THESE INTERNAL PROBLEMS IN CITY SXHAL OUR STAFFING ISSUES. AND I CAN'T-- SOMETIMES MY COMMENTS ARE MISINTERPRETED TO BE-- CALLOUS AND CRITICAL. THAT'S NOT WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS. I'M SUGGESTING THIS TEAM HERE. YOU'RE THE HORSE I'M PACKING HERE. LET'S GET IT DONE. AND I JUST NEED MORE. I NEED MORE. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR. WE NEED TO NOW TIP THE SIDE OF CITY HALL ON ITS EDGE. AND SHAKE THINGS UP WE'RE IN YEAR TWO NOW. SO I SAID OH TWO YEARS. LET'S MAKE IT SIX MONTHS OR IT WON'T BE TWO YEARS BY THAT POINT. YOU GET MY DRIFT TO WHERE I'M GOING. I THINK THE ONLY THING I'VE HAD AS A CRITICISM IS HOW THESE DEPARTMENTS ARE REPORTING TO YOU. WHAT INFORMATION THEY ARE GIVING TO YOU. WHAT INFORMATION WILL COME ON THE CITY COMMISSION. PEOPLE NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. I FULLY BELIEVE THAT. AND THAT'S YOUR AREA. THAT'S NOT OURS. WE CAN'T BE DICTATING TO CITY STAFF WHO THEY SHOULD HIRE AND WHAT THEY SHOULD DO AND WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE DOING THEIR JOB RESPONSIBLY BECAUSE I'M AWARE THIS IS TAKING PLACE FROM THIS COMMISSION. AND THAT NEEDS TO STOP GUYS. THAT'S NOT OUR FUNCTION. THAT'S MR. CHESS'S FUNCTION. AND HIS TEAM. SO MR. CHESS MY EXPECTATIONS IN YEAR TWO IS I'M TURNING UP THE HEAT. WE NEED TO GET THESE THINGS DONE. AND I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW I'M NOT HERE TO SAY I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE ALL THAT-- BECAUSE I DON'T. BUT WHAT I'M HERE TO TELL SU I'M HERE TO HELP YOU. AND HERE TO BACK YOU AND GET THESE INITIATIVES TAKEN CARE OF. SO AS I'M LOOKED UPON AS THE NEGATIVE NINGS PERSON. FINE, I HAVE MY CRITICISMS. BUT WITH CRITICISMS I HAVE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE AND SOLUTIONS. O I'M HERE TO DO THAT CONTINUOUSLY. I'M AT YOUR DISCRETION. COUPLE THINGS TO POINT OUT. MR. CHESS CRUSHED IT ON THE BAESH INITIATIVE. HAD THE PROBLEMS. MADE THE PHONE CALL. HE WAS THERE WITH ME ON THE BEACH WITHIN 15 MINUTES. WE EXAMINED THE ISSUE. HE SAID WHAT DO WE DO? SAID THESE ARE THE ASSET WES NEED. SO WE SAT THERE AND TALKED ABOUT THE STRATEGIC APPROACH TO THIS. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. HE WENT BACK TO HIS OFFICE AND GOT EVERYTHING ELSE INVOLVEED. PORT AND SAND PEOPLE. EVERYBODY INVOLVED THANKS TO HIM. SO THAT PROJECT ENDED UP BEING NOT AS BAD AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN. IT WAS BAD, GUYS. [03:00:01] BUT WITHOUT MR. CHESS'S RESPONSE AND ASSISTANCE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HUGELY WORSE. SO I THANK YOU SIR FOR THAT AND THE INITIATIVES YOU'VE WORKED WITH ME ON PERSONALLY THAT HAVE BEEN A CONCERN TO ME. BECAUSE YOU'VE GONE OUT OF YOUR WAY TO BE ACCOMMODATING. EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN CRITICAL IN THE PAST. YOU'VE GONE OUT OF YOUR WAY TO NOT LET THAT BE AN ISSUE BETWEEN US. AND THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER SUCCESSFULLY ON A VARIETY OF INITIATIVE AND I SAY LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT WORK AND I WILL TELL YOU YOU'RE MY CITY MANAGER. THAT'S IT, OKAY. HAVING SAID THAT, YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT. I AM HERE READ TO BE TAPPED BY YOU FOR WHATEVER I CAN DO TO ASSIST YOU TO SPEED UP THIS PROCESS AND GET THESE THINGS DONE THAT WE NEED DONE. AND I KNOW MY FELLOW COMMISSION FEELS THE EXACT SAME WAY. WE ARE ALL IN YOUR SUPPORT HERE RIGHT NOW. LOOKING WHAT WE'LL DO TO FIX THESE RATHER MASSIVE ISSUES THAT THE CITY IS CONFRONTING. AND I KNOW WE HAVE OUR ONE ON ONE MEETINGS. WE BRING UP A NEW ISSUE WITH THIS AND THAT. I LOOK ACROSS AND THINK GOODNESS GRACIOUS WHEN DOES THIS STOP. I FEEL THE SAME WAY. WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN FIX THESE THING BUS IT TAKES COOPERATION AND COMMUNICATION AND A LOT OF WORK. THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. I COULD DWELL ON NEGATIVES BUT THAT'S COUNTER PRODUCTIVE TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE. LET'S LOOK AT SUCCESSES AND BUILD ON THOSE AND WORK TOGETHER JOINTLY TO SPREAD THIS TYPE OF SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY. OF ALL DEPARTMENTS. ALL STAFF. THAT'S WHERE I'LL STOP. >> OKAY THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING MR. CHESS? >> YEAH NOT TO BE TOO DETAILED BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOU ALL INDIVIDUALLY. DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES BUT I IS ALWAYS SAY ONE AT A TIME INDIVIDUALLY I'M RESPONSIVE TO YOU. I'M GOING TO BE CORDIAL AND PROFESSIONAL AS POSSIBLE. AND I'M NOT HERE TO COUNT VOTES. I'M HERE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND THAT IS WHAT I'M HERE TO DO SO YOU CALL ME, I'M GOING TO RESPOND. I'LL GET STAFF INVOLVED SO FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE AND TRYING TO STILL BUILD AND GROW THAT RELATIONSHIP. BECAUSE WITH ME I TOLD THE STAFF WE HAVE TO ESTABLISH HONESTY AND TRUST. INTEGRITY AMONGST OURSELVES FIRST AND BRING THAT IN THE COMMUNITY. SO I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR MEETING WITH ME ONE ON ONE. AS YOU SAID YOU COME WITH THE CRITICISMS AS WELL AS THE ACCOLADES. AND I ACCEPT THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M HEAR FOR. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS AND CRITICISMS AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE THAT LEAD SORE STAFF NEEDS TO SEE THAT I HEAR THAT FROM A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FIRSTLY FOR THE COMMENTS AND I TAKE IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND SOME OF THE SPECIFIC ISSUES. OF COURSE I'M RESTRUCTURING THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT. PUBLIC WORKS WE ARE LOOKING TO OUTSIDE CONTRACT TO SUPPORT WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING. NOT TO GET INTO SPECIFICS. ALSO WORKING DILIGENTLY ON PUBLIC WORKS POSITIONS. THEY HAD FOUR CRITICAL POSITIONS THERE. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECT FRP ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTER. THE STREETS SANITATION AND DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT. THAT'S THE ENTIRE TEAM. MR. JOHNSON HE'S WORKING DILIGENTLY. WITH ME ON THE RECRUITMENT SIDE. MORE SO GETTING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT IN PLACE. SO WE CAN ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TODAY. REGARDING THE PROPERTY TAX LEGISLATION, I MET WITH THE FINANCE DIRECTOR ON A DAILY BASIS. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET. WE'RE PROPOSING EACH DEPARTMENT TO TAKE A CRITICAL LOOK AT THEIR BUDGET. AND WE'RE ASKING THEM TO COME BACK WITH REDUCTIONS THAT WILL MEET THE NEW REVENUES COMING IN IF THAT LEGISLATION PASSS. SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS TO DO EXERCISE TO FIRE PEOPLE. BUT WE HAVE TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT THIS. IF THE LEGISLATION PASSES, AND WE HAVE OUR CURRENT REVENUES PROPERTY TAXES WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? YOU'LL SEE AMENDMENT GOING OUT TODAY OR TOMORROW. JUST TO THE STAFF WE'LL SEE THE STAFF KNOW EXERCISE THAT WE'RE DOING. WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT. WELL I DON'T WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. TALK TO FINANCE. BUT WE ARE-- WE HAVE A PERCENTAGE IN MIND. WE'VE TALKED TO DEPARTMENTHEADS ABOUT IT. SO ASKING THEM TO DO IT ACROSS THE BOARD BUT OF COURSE IT WILL FLUCTUATE. SO I WILL PUT THAT MEMO OUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT I'M HEARING RUMBLINGS THAT THE CITY IS DOING THIS AND BUDGET WILL BE LAYING PEOPLE OFF AND ALL THIS TALK. WE HAVE TO TAKE A REAL LOOK. >> I'VE ASKED THAT QUESTION FIVE TIMES. >> WHAT THAT NUMBER WILL LOOK LIKE. TO RECEIVE AN E-MAIL FROM THE PROPER APPRAISAL OVER THE WEEKEND REGARDING WHICH IS GREAT. THAT'S THE INFORMATION THAT WE REALLY NEEDED. WHEN TERMS OF THE DEPARTMENT HITS THE STAFF. AND I MEAN-- THEY'VE BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH AS WELL. VERY SUPPORTIVE. AND WE WANT TO ADDRESS THE WHOLE SILO ISSUE. WE'RE DOING IT NOW WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. BUILDING DEPARTMENT. AND CODE ENFORCEMENT AS WELL AS ENGINEERING ON DEVELOPERS COMING IN. WITH THEIR PROPOSALS WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE DEPARTMENTS TO GET TOGETHER UP FRONT TO SEE WHAT THE PROPOSAL AND HOW WE CAN HELP DEVELOPERS THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE JUST PASSED THAT PROCESS [03:05:01] WITH THE FPRA IN TERMS OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS BUILDING ENGINEERING AND PLANNING GETTING TOGETHER. AND REVIEWING THE GRANTS PROPOSALS APPLICATIONS BEFORE WE AGREE TO IT. KNOWING THAT WHETHER OR NOT IT MEETS THE CODE. SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE IN THAT PROPOSAL. SO THAT'S CRITICAL FOR ME AS WELL. AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME AS AN EMPLOYEE AND AS A MANAGER I HAVE TO LISTEN TO MY EMPLOYEES THEIR CONCERNS. AND I HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS TO FEEL EMPOWERED. MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN. AND AT A MINIMUM I'M CORDIAL, PROFESSIONAL TO EVERYONE. I'M NOT A SCREAMER I DON'T GET UPSET WITH THE STAFF. DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETINGS I TALK. I TRY TO ENGAGE THEM. I WANT TO BUILD A TEAM. I WANT TO FEEL THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE THREATENED. IF THEY COME FORWARD WITH A CONCERN. THAT IT CAN BE ME. AND I WANT TO BE FLEXIBLE LET THEM KNOW THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO ME DIRECTLY. I DON'T WANT THEM UNDERMINING THEIR DIRECTOR. I WILL ALWAYS HAVE HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO YOUR DIRECTOR AND MANAGER AND HR ABOUT IT. I WANT TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. I'LL LISTEN TO THEM. BUT WE HAVE A PROTOCOL SO EMPLOYEES GET A FAIR CHANCE. SO THAT'S CRITICAL AS WELL. AND COMMISSIONER JOHNSON YOU MISED THE CULTURE WORD. IT'S CRITICAL WE ESTABLISH TRUST IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD I BELIEVE MORALE WAS AT AN ALL-TIME ROLE. MAYBE IT'S BACK THERE AGAIN ELEVATING. WITH SOME THINGS PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH AS A RESULT OF THE PRIOR NINGS. SO MORALE WAS ALWAYS LOW TO ME AND I'M TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT WITH POSITIVISM IN TERMS OF HAVING-- TALKED TO HR ABOUT HAVING TRAINING. DEVELOPMENT, ONGOING SUPERVISORY TRAINING SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS WELL. WE'VE DISCUSSED HAVING SPECIFIC ANNUAL TRAININGS THAT WE HAD REFRESHERS ON EVERY YEAR. FROM ETHIC, HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT. LEADERSHIP. COMMUNICATIONS. E-MAIL ETIQUETTE. I PROBABLY GET THAT TODAY AS WELL WASN'T PART OF THE EARLIER DISCUSSIONS. SO WE HAVE A LIST OF REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR MANAGEMENT. AND OVERALL MY GOAL IS TO BE A LEADER AND ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR. I MEAN EVERY DAY I COME TO WORK. YOU KNOW-- I'M HONOURED JUST TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT. I STARTED OUT IN THIS BUSINESS 40 YEARS AGO CONSECUTIVELY AND OVER 41 YEARS IT WILL BE THIS MAY I WORKED FOR SIX CITIES. TWO COUNTYS. AND TWO PUBLIC-- TWO TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES THAT FUNCTION AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY. SO THIS IS NOT MY FIRST RODEO. I CAN GRAB A CONFLICT. I CAN WORK ANYTHING OUT WITH ANY INDIVIDUALS THAT I WORK WITH. BUT I WANT TO BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I ASKED MY STAFF TO BE. AND THAT'S TO BE HONEST. TO HAVE INTEGRITY. AND BE RESPECTFUL. ONE THING I LEARNED IN MANAGING HR IS THAT IT'S ALL ABOUT RESPECTING THE INDIVIDUAL. SO NO MATTER WHAT SOMEONE COMES TO ME WITH, I WANT TO RESPECT THEM AS AN INDIVIDUAL BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S CONCERNING THEM. WHAT CAN I DO TO ADDRESS THAT? AND I KIND OF WRAP IT UP NOW BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW ALL THE OPERATIONAL ISSUES THAT YOU MENTIONED I'M GOING TO-- I WOULD LIKE TO COME TO YOU NEXT MONTH WITH AN UPDATE ON OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. ON THE PRIOR ONE. WHERE I BELIEVE ONE OF THE NEXT AJEN DAS WE WILL BE PRESENTING OUR NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN CONSULTANT. SO MEETING INDIVIDUALLY DRAFTING INITIATIVES AND GOALS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. I THINK OUR PRIOR GOALS I RECALL BEAUTIFIED, DEVELOP, ENGAGE, SERVE, ENJOY. THOSE ARE SOME OVERALL-- GOALS THAT WE'VE HAD. SO I WILL GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR PRY STRAR TEEJIC PLAN WHERE WE ARE AND THE STAFF IS WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY ON THAT. WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT BUT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT. TO LET YOU KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S JUST NOT PUT ON A SHELF. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HAD. SO I WILL CIRCLE BACK AROUND WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT HAZ TO BE DONE AND WHAT'S PENDING. AND ALSO GET AN IDEA WHAT WE ARE DOING GOING FORWARD WITH THE NEW CONSULTANT. BUT I'M HERE TO SERVE. I DON'T GET TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW. AND I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT I'M HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU. LISTEN TO YOU. I RESPECT ALL OF YOUR OWN. YOUR CONCERNS YOUR COMMENTS. CRIT CRITICISM. I CAN TAKE IT ALL AND I WANT TO BE SURE THAT I'M LISTENING TO YOU. AND I'M GETTING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO MY ELECTED OFFICIALS. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY BACK TO THE STAFF. SO WE CAN ADDRESS THE NEEDS. ALWAYS TELL EVERYONE WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD. I STILL WANT TO MEET EVERYONE. BUT I CAN'T EXECUTE WHAT HAS TO BE DONE IN PUBLIC WORKS. OR FROM PUBLIC SAFETY OR FROM RECREATION. OR FROM CITIZEN PER SE. I NEED TO BE SURE THAT MY STAFF ARE CHANNELLED WITH THE SAME [03:10:03] VISION AND MISSION THAT I HAVE. AND I'M COMMUNICATING THAT WITH THEM. AND THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FROM THE BROAD GOAL PERSPECTIVE. P THE BROAD GOALS COME FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS. THE OPERATIONAL E FISH ANDS TRAS STEEJIC PLAN AND CITY MANAGE SXRP WE GET THAT AT DIRECTORS AND THEY COMMUNICATE DOWN TO THE STAFF LEVEL. SO EVERYONE ON THE GROUND AS MENTIONED AMBASSADORS FOR WHAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO DO. WHETHER WE ARE IN PUBLIC WORKS OR NOT. SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. IF YOU SEE TRASH. LET SOMEONE KNOW SO WE CAN PICK IT UP. I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT I RESPECT YOU ALL. SOMEONE SAID YOUR TACTICS. I JUST HAVE TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS CONCERNS. I DON'T-- JUST BEING RESPECTFUL OF KENS. OF COURSE I CAN'T WANT TO BE CURSED AT IF OTHERS COMMUNICATE LIKE THAT THAT'S THEIR THING. I CAN'T RECIPROCATE BUT I WILL LISTEN. I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW I'M HERE FOR YOU. I'LL CERTAINLY MAKE MORE TIME OUT TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THE COMMUNITY. I COULD ALWAYS MEET AFTER 5. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST WANT TO GET THAT OUT. I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP. AND JUST AS IMPORTANT I APPRECIATE MY EXECUTIVE STAFF AND TEAM AND THE EMPLOYEES AND THE CITY. HAVE A GREAT CITY HERE. WITH 13 NOW GOING ON 14 MONTHS. AND JUST SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY. I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. WE'LL GET BACK TO BUSINESS AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [C. City Clerk, Linda Cox, Annual Performance Evaluation] >> OKAY. THANK YOU LET'S MOVE ON. >> ALL RIGHT NEXT WE HAVE CITY CLERK LINDA COX ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AE VALUATION. >> OKAY SO I'LL START BECAUSE I DID THE LAST TIME. SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP OF THAT DEPARTMENT MS. COX. AND I SEE THE PROFESSIONALISM WITH WHICH YOU DO YOUR JOB AND I SEE IT IN YOUR STAFF. AND I'M IN THERE ENOUGH BECAUSE MY OFFICE IS IN THERE I CAN SEE IT FIRSTHAND THAT YOU ARE VERY APPROACHABLE. THAT YOU TRAIN YOUR STAFF AND CROSS TRAIN YOUR STAFF. AND I SEE THEM INTERACT WITH CUSTOMER, CLIENT, CITIZEN, CONSTITUENTS. AND I'M VERY MREETZED WITH THE STFS ATTITUDE ZPT LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE OF SERVICE IN YOUR STAFF. IT'S A VERY MUCH LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. OF TRAINING OF YOUR DIFFERENT - EMPLOYEES AND THAT THEY ARE ALL GOING TO GET THEIR-- HAVE OR GETTING THEIR CERTIFICATION AND YOU'VE GOT EVERYBODY ON-- BECAUSE BUDGETARY CONCERNS YOU HAVE CERTAIN GOING THIS TIME AND ANOTHER ONE GOING THIS TIME. AND I THINK THAT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT EMPOWERS YOUR STAFF. AND THEY LEARN ON THE JOB. AND I'VE SEEN YOU TELL THEM, YOU NEED TO RESTHEFRN. YOU DON'T TELL THEM WHAT. YOU TELL THEM THEY'LL RESEARCH IT. BECAUSE YOU WANT THOME USE THEIR BRAINS AND THEIR MINDS AND I'VE SEEN THAT. I ALSO SEE WHERE YOU'RE OPEN TO CHANGE AND YOUR STAFF IS OPEN TO CHANGE. HONESTLY THAT'S SUCH A VALUABLE ATTITUDE. BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST STUCK WHERE THEY ARE AND ANY CHANGE IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. SO I SEE THAT AS SOMETHING THAT YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS INSPIRED IN YOUR STAFF. AND I WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT IN YOUR SAER PUBLIC RECORDS AND THE RESPONSIVENESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS. AND THE INCREDIBLE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC RECORDS. AND THE TIMELINESS AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DEPENDS ON YOUR COOPERATION FROM OTHER STAFF MEMBERS. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MR. CHESS HAS BEEN VERY, VERY SUPPORTIVE OF BEING RESPONSIVE TO PUBLIC RECORDS. AND THAT IS-- I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH. BECAUSE THE FIVE OF US HAVE TO GO FOR FOUR HOURS OF TRAINING EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND WE GET DRUMMED INTO US HOW IMPORTANT RESPONSIVENESS AND COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY TO PUBLIC RECORDS IS. WE GET IT ALL THE TIME. AND SO WE NEED OUR STAFF TO UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TOO. SO-- AND THIS HAS BECOME AN AREA THAT WASN'T-- HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THIS IMPORTANT. OR THIS CRITICAL. BECAUSE WITH THE NEW COMMISSION ON ETHICS AND THEIR NEW-- THEY STRESS THIS-- NOT ONLY THE-- THE PUBLIC RECORDS, BUT THE PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETINGS. ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAD TO BE SO FOLLOWED BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS A SITTING TARGET. IF WE MISS A DEADLINE OR MAKE SURE OR-- SO WE NEED OUR CHARTER OFFICERS. ALL OF THEM TO BE VERY AWARE OF HOW VULNERABLE WE ARE IF WE DON'T DO SOME LITTLE THING. THAT WE DON'T EVEN REALIZE. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF THE WHOLE PROCESS. THE PUBLIC RECORDS. AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE HAD A ISSUE WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF USE IN THE WHOLE CHANGING AND THE WHOLE-- IT'S DONE BY THE [03:15:04] TYLER SYSTEM. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NOT REALIZED HOW TO DEAL WITH-- THE FIX MIGHT JUST BE SHOWING THAT THE E-MAIL SENT OUT IS FROM THE PROPER PERSON. AND IT IS NOT A DO NOT REPLY. I KNOW THERE'S A GLITCH AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS IT'S FIXED. I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT THAT SOMEHOW GETS FIX AND IED THINK THAT MAY REQUIRE IT I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY SURE THAT MAY REQUIRE SOME USE. BUT-- THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND YOUR EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND YOUR-- AND I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT THE CITY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO NEXT? COMMISSIONER GAINES SAME ORDER WE DID? >> SURE MADAM MAYOR MS. COX THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. ONE OF THE KNOCKS THAT I'VE HEARD I KNOW YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS DONE EVERYTHING KIT DO THE TYLOR AND AM ALL THAT STUFF. WE KNOW THE DOWN FALLS WE HAVE. NOT GETTING INTO THEM. I CAN'T FIX IT. WE KNOW IT NEEDS FIXED. ONE OF THE THINGS-- SAME THING I SAID ABOUT-- CITY MANAGER WAS COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC. I'M GETTING TWO SIDES OF THE STORY. I'M JUST-- JUST MY CHANCE TO TELL YOU. AND I'VE LISTENED TO EVERYTHING. SO I DON'T TAKE SIDES. I LYSE AND I KNOW BRING IT BACK AND REPORT IT. BECAUSE I'VE LEARNT IN THESE FIVE YEARS IF YOU TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC FOR TRUTH AND YOU COME BACK, YOU LOOK CRAZEY. SO WITH THAT IF WE COULD TRY TO GET A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PUBLIC. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I DON'T KNOW THE SYSTEM OF-- WHAT IS IT. PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS? DON'T KNOW THE SYSTEM BECAUSE THAT'S NOT MY DUTY AS A CITY COMMISSIONER. BUT IF WE CAN GET SOME TYPE OF TRAINING OUT SO EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE. ABOUT PUBLIC REQUESTS. DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO IT. ALL THE VIDEOS THEY MAKE ME DO WITH THEM GET ON THE VIDEO. AND PUT IT OUT. THIS IS THERE. AND THE SAME THING I'LL SAY. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE STAFF THINKS THEY CAN'T COME TO YOU. OR TALK TO YOU OR SOMETHING. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR OFFICE. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT IF THAT IS THE CASE, YOU THREAT STAFF KNOW THAT YOUR OFFICE IS ALWAYS OPEN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE MADAM MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. MS. COX WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER A LONG TIME. PROBABLY LONGER THAN YOU BOTH WANT TO KNOW. BUT FIRST I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOUR PUBLIC VOLUNTEERSHIP. WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IN THE PUBLIC FOR A VERY LONG TIME. YOU HAVE COME OUT WITH YOUR GROUP AND DISTRIBUTE MANIED HUNDREDS OF MEALS. TIME ON MAIN STREET AND SO ON IS JUST AGAIN GOES BACK TO SHOWING HOW MUCH YOU SUPPORT AND BELIEVE IN THIS CITY. I DO WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK. MY EXPERIENCE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK HAS BEEN VERY DIFFERENT IN A PREVIOUS LIFE. AND YOURS IS MORE INTRICATE AND MORE WITH HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE VOTING SYSTEM. ELECTION PROS CESS. PUBLIC RECORDS CONCERNS. AND THE TYLOR SYSTEM. I HAVE NO IDEA FROM BEGINNING TO END. I WOULD LIKE TO INVESTIGATE LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW THAT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK. AND LASTLY, MY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN STATED BEFORE ABOUT THE OFFICERS AND THEIR SEPARATION OF POWERS, OPTIONS, ABILITY AND DECISION MAKING POWERS. BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU SO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT MY THOUGHTS AND PROCESS ABOUT. AND I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR POINTS OF VIEW AS WELL. COMING IN I'M AGAIN BACK TO BEING SHORTTERM SO FAR. I HOPE TO EXPAND MY KNOWLEDGE INTERNALLY AS TO THE CITY WORKINGS. ESPECIALLY FROM YOUR OFFICE BECAUSE IT IS PIVOTAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CITY. AND SO I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT TOO IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS WITH ME, YOU CAN HAVE THOSE FRANK CONVERSATIONS. AND I THINK YOU WILL AND YOU HAVE. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEARLY NOTEED. THAT I CAN TAKE CRITICISM LIKE THE BEST OF THEM. I'VE BEEN IN THIS GAME A LONG TIME AND CRITICISM IS PART OF THE GAME. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS YOU'VE MADE. THE WORK ETHIC THAT YOU HAVE AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING BIANCA KEEP ME STRAIGHT EACH WEEK AND [03:20:01] GET ME WHAT I NEED. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. >> MR. JOHNSEN? >> THANK YOU. MS. COX THANK YOU FOR SITTING DOWN WITH ME THE OTHER DAY. THOSE WILL CONTINUE ON A PERIODIC BASIS. I LEARNTED A LOT FROM SITTING DOWN AND HAVING A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH YOU WITH. YOUR STAFF I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN THEM. WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE ON VACATION NOTHING MISS THAT IMPORTANT ROLE THAT WROOUR DOING A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T SUN ANDS GETTING OUT NOTICES AND GETTING OUT MEETING AGENDA STAFF IF F SOMEONE IS DOWN THE NEXT PERSON STEPS UP. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN YOUR PEOPLE AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE DEVELOPED AND THAT IT SETS A CROSS-TRAINING IS THERE. SO THAT'S DUALLY NOTEED. I HAVE NO CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR STAFF AND HOW THEY OPERATE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE OF SUPPORTING ME AS A COMMISSIONER. AND MOVING THINGS FORWARD AND BEING THERE FOR THE PUBLIC P AS I DID STATE WHEN WE SAT DOWN, IT'S GOING TO BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT COUPLE THINGS. COMMUNICATION. I THINK YOU KNOW AS I LEARNED ABOUT HOW THE RECORDS REQUEST AND THE FOYER REQUESTS THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH, IT'S A LOT MORE COMPLICATED THAN PEOPLE MAY THINK. AND WE ARE OLD CITY. AND SOME STUFF WHEN PEOPLE MAKE THEM THEY MAKE A BROAD ANNOUNCEMENT WHICH MEANS SHE HAS A SWEEPING THING. AND IT'S NOT JUST HER BUT SHE HAS I GUESS SWEPT THE CITY. I MEAN SHE'S KIND OF REACHING OUT TO MR. CHESS PERSONNEL SAYING HEY, THIS IS THROUGH YOUR OFFICE OF CODE ENFORCEMENT. SO THAT PERSON NOW HAS TO GET THAT STAFF PERSON AND CODE TO PULL THAT TOGETHER. AND GUESS WHAT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE A DIGITIZED RECORD. WE MAY HAVE BEEN KEEPING STUFF ON MICRO FISH BACK AT A TIME I DON'T KNOW. BUT I LEARNED THAT FROM SITTING WITH YOU. BUT I THINK AGAIN THE ANSWER TO THAT IS COMMUNICATION. AND I'VE GOT TO BE BETTER BECAUSE IF I GET THAT E-MAIL, I'M GOING TO FORWARD IT TO YOU. BUT THEN MY EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO RESPOND BACK SITTING THAT EXPECTATION TO THE PUBLIC. BECAUSE I THINK THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT IF IT'S NOT DIGITIZED THAT YOU GOT TO PHYSICALLY GO INTO THAT ROOM RIGHT OVER HERE NEXT TO THE GARAGE AND DIG THROUGH SOME BOXS. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. AND YOU GOT TO BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THAT. RIGHT. AND SO I THINK THAT AGAIN COMMUNICATION. IF THAT IS BOLSTERED UP ON MY BEHALF AND ON YOUR BEHALF, WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS, I THINK THAT WILL HELP TURN DOWN THE TEMPERATURE ON SOME OF THE STUFF SO THAT PEOPLE WILL FEEL AS THOUGH AT LEAST THEY'VE BEEN HEARD. BE ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR E-MAIL WAS RECEIVED AND YOU'RE WORKING ON IT AND SET SOMEONE OF AN EXPECTATION. AND YOU GUYS WORKING TOGETHER IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE. THAT IS THE PART I UNDERSTOOD. SHE'S OVERREACHING IN SOME ASPECTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GET THE RECORDS THAT'S HOW IT GOEPZ HOPEFULLY YOUR SUPPORT OF THAT BUT ALSO WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF. BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE JOBS THAT THEY HAVE TO DO. AND IT'S GOING TO CAUSE THEM TO HAVE A TLA IN THAT. SO WAEZ WORK TOGETHER THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT. I THINK THE OTHER THING TOO WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IS ACCOUNTABILITY. YOU AS A LEADER. ACCEPTING FEEDBACK HERE. COMMUNICATION AND ADDRESSING ISSUINGS. ONE OF THE THINGS I IMPRINCIPLED UPON YOU AGAIN LIKE I TOLD THE CITY MANAGER IS I'M THEOR SUPPORT YOU. BUT I CAN'T SUPPORT WHAT I DON'T KNOW. AND THIS WHOLE TYLOR THING AND I REALLY LEARNED WHAT THAT WAS AND WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT. BUT I CAN SUPPORT YOU BETTER IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT PRYER. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS I'M LOOKING TO HAVE WITH MY CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES. I KNOW WE HAVE THE WEEKLY GO OVER THE AGENDA THAT'S MANAGEMENT. CHECKING BOX BUS LEADERSHIP I'M LOOKING FOR IS TO SAY HEY COMMISSIONER I UNCOVERED THIS AND THAT OR ANTICIPATING THIS. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF CONVERSATIONS I WANT TO HAVE HOW I SUPPORT YOU. THAT PARTICULAR POINT I'M INFORMED. AND WHEN I DO GET AN E-MAIL, AT LEAST I CAN UNDERSTAND IF I'M TALKING TO A CONSTITUENT. THEIR CONCERNS AND MAYBE WHAT A DISCONNECT IS AT THAT PARTICULAR POINT. SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WORK THROUGH THIS ISSUE WE HAVE TO GET THAT DEALT WITH APPROPRIATELY AND THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT AS WELL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE COMMISSION THAT IS A DMRARING ISSUE FOR ME WE HAVE TO PLUG IMMEDIATELY. THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY AS OUR ELECTION OFFICIAL YOU ARE THE PERSON THAT COMMUNICATES [03:25:02] THAT. AND I RECENTLY SMARD CONCERN ABOUT THINGS ON A MEMO THAT EXISTED. HOW PEOPLE BECOME QUALIFIED AND BALANCEED. I THINK YOU FIRST TALKED TO US. THE COMMISSIONER IN THERE THEN MORE IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLIC. WE HAVE TO COMMUNICATE THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SIMPLY BECAUSE AN AIR OF TRANSPARENCY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE-- INFORM THE PUBLIC AND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THIS. AND THAT WE ENCOURAGE ANY AND EVERYBODY THAT WANTS TO RAISE THEIR HAND AND RUN FOR OFFICE PARTICULARLY CITY OF FORT PIERCE. PLEASE DO SO. I AM NOT TRYING TO STOP YOU. BUT THEN WHEN WE CAN'T HAVE HAPPEN IS RUMOURS GET RAMPANT IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEN WE HAVE TO UNWIND THAT. SO YOU'RE IMMEDIATE ADDRESSING OF THAT SITUATION. I'LL ALLOW FOR YOU TO TALK WITH MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT IT. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF TALKING WITH YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR STATUS IS WITH THEM. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THEM FIRST AND PUBLICALLY TO MAKE TO IT AS AN INTERPRETATION THAT YOU MAY BASED ON THE CURRENT RULES WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO PETITIONS. AND QUALIFYING FOR CANDIDACY FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. THANK YOU MS. COX FOR BEING A PROFESSIONAL. THANK YOU FOR A GREAT CONVERSATION. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO BE A BETTER LEADER FOR NOT ONLY YOUR DEPARTMENT BUT FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK? >> THANK YOU. MS. COX, I THINK YOUR DEPARTMENT RUNS AS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW A PUBLIC INSTITUTION SHOULD RUN. I DON'T RECEIVE ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT OPERATIONS FROM YOUR OFFICE. I DON'T RECEIVE COMPLAINTS REGARDING TURN AROUND TIME-- FOR DOCUMENT PRODUCTIONS ET CETERA. I JUST FIND YOUR OFFICE RUNS AT THE MODICUM OF FISHANCEY. YOUR STAFF, THEY ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. ALWAYS A SMILE ON THEIR FACES. AL ALWAYS-- COULD BE JUST NONSENSE. BUT THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO BE HAPPY TO SEE THE COMMISSIONERS COME IN AND THE MAYOR. WHICH IS NICE. SO YOUR STAFF IS DIALLED IN. THEY ARE BUY IN TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN THE OFFICE. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO GETTING THAT DONE AND IT RUNNING EFFICIENTLY THERE. AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE LEADER. SO YOU NEED TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THE QUALITY WORK THAT YOUR STAFF IS PUTTING OUT. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY CRITICISMS HERE LINDA JUST SUGGEST YOU KEEP DOING WHAT THEY ARE DOING. THE STAFF. MY ONLY CONCERN IS RELATIVE TO ALL THE CHARTER OFFICES OVERLAP OF CHARTER OFFICER. TURF WARS. THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE GOING ON HERE. AND I'VE SEEN IN MY BUSINESS FOREVER AND A DAY. IT'S JUST HUMAN NATURE. A COUPLEAL OF WAYS TO IT'S JUST HUMAN NATURE. A COUPLEAL OF WAYS TO FIX THIS. AND ULTIMATELY IT FALLS TO THE CITY TO FIX THIS. THE CHARTER OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE RESPONSIBILITY. SO THE ONLY WAY THIS IS GOING TO BE CHANGED IS EITHER THROUGH COMMISSION SETTING UP A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE OF HIGH NATURE COMMISSIONER GAINES BROUGHT THAT IDEA UP SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. OR AS A BALLOT INITIATIVE BROUGHT IN IS GENERATED FROM GRASS ROOTS TO THE GROUND UP TO THE CITIZEN RING. WHICH I BELIEVE IS ONE. KICKING AROUND CITY HALL. THIS ISSUE IS GOING TO BE CONTINUED-- AND CLEARLY THE CHARTER OFFICER OVERLAP RESPONSIBILITY HAS CANDIDLY ENDED UP NOW IN THE REMOVAL OF ONE OF OUR CHARTER OFFICERS. THIS WASN'T A JOB PERFORMANCE NISH MY OPINION. CLEARLY MORPHED OUT OF THE WHOLE CHARTER OVERLAP ISSUES. JUST WONDER HOW LONG BEFORE WE LOSE ANOTHER CHARTER OFFICER. PERSONALLY I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THAT LONG. HAVING SAID THAT MS. COX PLEASE CONTINUE DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOUR PAST WORK EXPERIENCES AND I DON'T THINK THE CITY COMMISSION IS APPRECIATIVE OF THIS. MAYBE THEY ARE BUT IT WASN'T MENTIONED. YOUR PAST WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR PAYS MASSIVE DIVIDENDS WHEN ORCHESTRATING CITY RESPONSES AND ESPECIALLY IN OUR SENIOR STAFF MEETINGS ET CETERA. YOUR INSPUT CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. TALKING ALL BUSINESSMANAGEERS. I KNOW YOUR FOCUS IS CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION ET CETERA BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT ON ALL THESE TOPICS. I APPRECIATE MR. CHESS'S INPUT MR. HEDGE'S INPUT ON SUBSTANCE TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE NOT JUST SOMETHING DIRECTLY IN YOUR [03:30:02] WHEELHOUSE. THAT'S WHERE THESE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE IS IN THE GRIND OF THAT INFORMATION. IN THOSE UP WITH ON ONE MEETINGS SUBSEQUENTLY HERE. BASED ON SCOMPLIEF WORK EXPERIENCES MR. CHESS ARTICULATE HIS PAST WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. I'M TRUMPETING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR BRINGING THAT TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR HAS PAID MASSIVE DIVIDENDS FOR THE CITY. SO I HOPE TO CONTINUE IN THAT TYPE OF A FORMAT. EXTRACTING THAT LIFE EXPERIENCE FROM YOU TO HELP IN THESE DECISIONS. AND I'M JUST VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THESE AS THE MAYOR INDICATED. THAT THESE ISSUES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED INTERNALLY AND NOT THROWN TO THE COMMISSION BECAUSE LOOK AT THE RESULTS NOW. AND I JUST DON'T THINK THIS DAMAGE IS DONE. THIS CHARTER ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS QUICK LASE POSSIBLE. NOOT KNOT SURE THE QUICKEST WAY TO DO IT. CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE OR JUST THE CITIZEN PROVIDE INFORMATION THEY WANT TO PROVIDE FOR ACTION AS FAR AS ALWAYS CONCERNED. BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THIS IS-- THIS TOXICITY IS EATING AWAY AT THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE GOVERNMENT CAPABILITY TO DO ANYTHING. AND MR. CHESS, IF YOU AGREE WITH ME NECESSARILY ON THE MORALE ISSUE SAYING IT COULD BE BACK AT THAT POINT. I'M TELLING YOU I HAD A VERY CHALLENGING DAY HERE ON FRIDAY. AND I LEFT HERE EMOTIONALLY DRAINED AND-- DISAPPOINTED I GUESS IS THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT. BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. WE CAN'T CHANGE THE STATUS OF THINGS UNTIL WE I INITIATE CHANGE. AND THE CHARTER OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. TO HELP FIX THIS. AND TO ADDRESS THIS CHARTER ISSUE. SO I'LL STOP THERE AND LEAVE IT AT THAT. >> MS. COX? YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? >> YES MADAM MAYOR COMMISSIONERS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE. I LOVE MY JOB. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE SEVERING THIS CITY. THIS IS MY HOME. SO I LIKE COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY. COMMISSIONER BRODERICK TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE CHARTER OVERLAP AND THE JOB DUTYIES, MY DUTIES ARE CLEARLY DEFINED IN THEIR CODE. I MEAN WE-- AND I THINK MR. CHESS'S DUTIES ARE CLEARLY DEFINED. >> I THINK THEY ALL ARE. BUT NOT THE CONSENSUS. >> SO I THINK PERSONALLY, I THINK MR. CHESS AND I HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP. HE HAS BEEN TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL TO ME WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC RECORDS. AS YOU WELL INDICATED. WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST. AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE EXTREMELY COMPREHENSIVE AND LARGE. WE DO OUR BEST WORKING WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IS-- IT'S AN ONLINE PORTAL. WHICH WE APPRECIATE BECAUSE IT TRACKS EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW WE KNOW WHEN IT COMES IN. WE KNOW WHEN THEY GO OUT. WE KNOW WE CAN COMMUNICATE TO OUR REQUESTERS THROUGH THAT GETTING CLARIFICATION OF THINGS. SO EVERYTHING IS WELL DOCUMENTED. ON WHAT WE'RE DOING. THAT'S HOW WE'RE ABLE TO TRACK OUR NUMBERS. MUCH MORE EFFECTIVELY NOW. IS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THAT SYSTEM IN PLACE. ANYBODY WANTS TO COME IN AND SEE IT. YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR OFFICE. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHOW YOU THAT AT ANY TIME. BUT LIKE I SAID, MR. CHESS HAS BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH HIS TEAM. TO MAKE SURE MY TEAM IS GETTING THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO GET OUT. FOR THE TYLOR SYSTEM. YEAH, WE HAVE IT-- IT'S CAUSING ISSUES FOR OUR REVENUES. AND I WASN'T AWARE OF THE REVENUE ISSUES UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. SO THERE ARE DEFINITELY CHALLENGES WITH IT. I KNOW THE I.T. TEAM IS WORKING ON THAT. AGAIN MR. CHESS AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THE E-MAIL AND I SAY THINK WE BOTH ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT IT'S PROBLEMATIC AND I THINK HE'LL MAKE SURE THE TEAM IS LOOKING AT THAT. SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THAT MOVING FORWARD. LET'S SEE. AND TO COMMISSIONER JOHNSON'S POINT ABOUT THE ELECTION AND THE PETITIONS, WE DID AS WE WERE DOING THE SPECIAL ELECTION, SARAH AND I BOTH POURED OVER STATUTES UPON STATUTES UPON STATUTES. AND WE REALLY LEARNED A LOT. REALLY TOOK A CRITICAL VIEW OF WHAT WE WERE DOING. HOW WE WERE DOING THINGS. TO MAKE SURE WE WERE DOING EVERYTHING PROPERLY. BECAUSE OUR CHARTER IS LACKING IN A LOT OF AREAS IN TERMS OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE. AND IT HAS SOME CONFLICTS IN THERE. SO YOU KNOW-- WE DID THE BEST THAT WE COULD DO. BUT AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, WE LEARNED SOME THINGS. AND AS A FOLLOW UP TO MY MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, I AM GOING TO BE BRINGING FORWARD A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR ALL OF YOU TO DESCRIBE TO YOU WHAT WE LEARNED AND WHAT SOME OF YOUR OPTIONS MAY WITH MOVING FORWARD IN TERMS PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF PETITIONS. >> PETITIONS BEING FOR [03:35:01] CANDIDATES. >> YES, MA'AM. AND WE ALSO AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY GUIDANCE IN OUR OWN CODE IN TERMS OF CHARTER INITIATIVE PETITIONS. AND THAT WHOLE PROCESS. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN RESEARCHING PRETTY EXTENSIVELY WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND I INTEND TO BRING SOMETHING FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THAT TOO. BECAUSE I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR TO THE PUBLIC IF THEY WANT TO BRING SOMETHING FORWARD, THEY NEED CLEAR GUIDANCE. AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE LEGAL ADVICE. SO RIGHT NOW THE BEST I CAN DO IS SAY YOU NEED TO CONTACT AN ATTORNEY. AND IN MY OPINION, THAT'S REALLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I THINK OUR CODE SHOULD GIVE THEM MORE CLEAR DIRECTION. WE CAN'T TELL THEM HOW TO DO IT. BUT AT LEAST MAKE SURE THAT THE STEPS ARE IN THE CODE. SO ANYBODY CAN LOOK TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO AND WHAT THE PROCESS AND WHAT THE TIMELINE IS. SO I PLAN ON BRINGING SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE FORWARD AS WELL. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD. [D. City Attorney, Sara Hedges, Annual Performance Evaluation] YEP. WE'LL MOVE ON. >> OKAY NEXT ITEM IS CITY ATTORNEY SARA HEDGES. >> HI COMMENT PREPARED TO REMOVE THAT SINCE THE LETTER OF RESIGNATION CAME. BUT I WAS ADVISED BY MS. VALENTINE THAT IT'S-- I WILL SAY IT SHALL BE EVALUATED. AND SO I GUESS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THAT IT'S ON THE AGENDA AND WE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S ON THE AGENDA AND I-- I DON'T-- I WOULD RATHER NOT SAY ANYTHING FURTHER. AND I WOULD RATHER THAT OUR COMMISSIONERS NOT SAY ANYTHING FURTHER SINCE WE'VE KIND OF SAID A LOT ABOUT THIS ALREADY. SO THAT'S MY POSITION. THAT WE JUST MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ITEM. >> MADAM MAYOR. I SUPPORT THAT. AND ANYTHING I WOULD SAY IS TO MS. HEDGES THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY. SO THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE. WE'LL MOVE ON. >> NEXT ITEM WAS RESXRU DISCUSSION REGARDING CITY ATTORNEY CONTRACT RENEWAL. THAT YOU'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED. >> WE'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED THAT. [12. City Commission Boards and Committees Updates] >> SO THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CITY COMMISSION BOARDS AND COMMITTEE UPDATES. >> ALL RIGHTY. WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? >> MADAM MAYOR I WOULD LIKE TO START. JUST A QUICK UPDATE. FOR ONCE I HAD A VERY EXCITING TPO MEETING THIS PAST-- YEAH. >> NO WAY. >> FINALIZING SOME LONG-TERM PLANS. BUT WHAT WAS EXCITING AND OUR CITY ENGINEER WAS THERE AS WELL, COUPLE THINGS. WE-- SUPPORTED A PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW FOR US IN REALTIME TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR TRAFFIC IN OUR CITY. IT'S KIND OF A UNIQUE THING RIGHT NOW. AND NOT HAVE A LABOUR INTENSIVE GOING OUT THE DEVICES THAT WE MEASURE STUFF. BUT THEY DO THIS FOR OTHER CITIES. AND SO I'M EXCITED TO SAY THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CITY ENGINEER AND HIS STAFF. REALLY UTILIZING THE SYSTEM. WHAT'S THE CONTRACT IS SETTLED TO BRING SOME MUCH-NEEDED DATA TO OUR AREAS. OF SPEED, OF CRASH, ET CETERA. IN REALTIME. I MEAN LITERALLY HE COULD BE SITTING IN HIS OFFICE LOOKING AT THIS DASHBOARD. THAT WILL GIVE US A GREAT PDATE. SO THAT IS PRETTY EXCITING FOR ME ON THE TPO. I THINK THE OTHER THING. AND I'LL GET THIS TO MRS. COX, THE LIST OF PRIORITIZATIONS AND PROJECTS. AND WE HAVE A NUMBER-- COUPLE PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. ONE OF WHICH IS 29TH STREET AND THE SPEED ZONE THAT HAS BECOME AND GETTING A DESIGN FOR THAT AND MOVING THAT FORWARD. YES MOVED IT UP. SO THAT AND ADDRESSING JENKINS ROAD ET CETERA EXPANSION COMING THERE. SO PRETTY EXHILARATING. TO USE THE WORD IN TPO. I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE FORT PIERCE AND OUR SUPPORTING COMMISSIONERS AND AGENCIES SUPPORTING THE MUCH-NEEDED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF ROADWAY DESIGN. AND ADDRESSING SAFETY IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AS WE SUPPORT THEM AS WELL IN THEIR GROWTH. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT WAS REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO REPORT ON MY BOARDS. FIRE BOARD I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU AT THIS POINT I DON'T THINK ANYTHING IS THERE. AND YOU ATTENDED PORT ADVISORY FOR ME. YES OKAY. >> WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO SNEX. >> JUST ONE LAST THING. AS THE OFFICIAL BOARD BUT AS I STATED EARLIER, I AM NOW YOUR TRUSTEE ON THE FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INSURANCE TRUST. WE JUST HAD OUR FIRST BOARD MEETING SO I GOT TO MEET THE KEY PEOPLE THERE. OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A RISK DEPARTMENT THEY TALK TO SPECIFICALLY THERE'LL BE SOME COMMUNICATION COMING OUT ABOUT THINGS WE VOTED ON AND SOME OF THE CHANGES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YOUR BOARD MADAM MAYOR. THAT OUR PAST AND SO THAT COMMUNICATION WILL COME DOWN. IT'S CLEARING UP A LOT OF STUFF. IT'S MAKING THINGS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD. IT'S ADDING THINGS TO POLICIES. THAT IN REALTIME NOW. [03:40:03] DRONE STUFF. VERY INFORMATIVE AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO LEARN AND BRINGING BACK THAT EXPERTISE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN HERE TO HAVE-- BE A GREAT PARTNER IN THAT MUNICIPAL INSURACE TRUST. THANK YOU. >> GOOD. WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO NEXT? >> I JUST CLEARED THE DECK. SOME OF MY BOARDS AND COMMUNITIES DID NOT MEET. SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE. >> OKAY COMMISSIONER BRODERICK NEXT? >> SAME POINT. A REPORT THAT THE SUNRISE THEATRE ADVISORY BOARD IS PLEASED WITH THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING DISBANDED WITH THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY. SO THEIR INPUT WILL CONTINUE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. SHORT OF THAT YOU'VE HEARD THE PARKING COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY ARE HAMMERING ON THIS POINT OF GETTING THIS RFP OUT FOR ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER DRAWINGS. READY TO SUBMIT FOR PERMIT FOR THE PARKING GARAGE ISSUE. >> OKAY. >> THEY DO NOT WANT TO SEE-- ALL TALKING ABOUT THE MARINA SQUARE THING. THEY DO NOT WANT TO SEE THIS THING TAKE A RIGHT-HAND TURN AND GET PARKED ON A SHELF SOMEHERE BECAUSE THE PARKING GARAGE WILL BE-- HAD TO BE OUT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS DOWN THERE. SO I'M JUST-- SUGGESTING WHOEVER IS HANDLING THE RFP FOR THE STUFF, LET'S GET ON IT. GET IT OUT THE DOOR. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT. >> COMMISSIONER GAINE. >> THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR. KIND OF THING THAT-- I KNOW I DIDN'T MAKE THE PICNIC UP BECAUSE I FORGOT WHERE IS. YOU DID THANK YOUER THE THAT. AND I HOPE YOU HAD THE VEGETARIAN. >> HI ONE OF THE FEW CHICKENS. >> YES. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THAT. AND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD MET. STUCK IN OFFICE. WE REALLY NEED TO PUT THEM ON THE AGENDA. TO TO GIVE THEM. WE NEED TO PUT THEM ON THE AGENDA TO HAVE THEM COME SPEAK TO US. THEY REALLY NEED SOME DIRECTION FROM US. TO ACTUALLY WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. THEIR BOARD TO DO. WE UNDERSTAND THE STATUE. AND WE ARE FOLLOWING THE STATUE TO THE T. BUT THEY WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE SOME INPUT FROM US TO GUIDE THAT BOARD TO SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING. SO WE NEED TO HAVE THEIR PRESIDENT OR CHAIRMAN-- SOMEBODY FROM THAT BOARD COME SPEAK TO US. >> WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN? >> I WANT TO SAY IT'S STILL KENDRA DAVIS. I COULD BE WRONG ON THAT. BUT WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE ON THAT BOARD TO COME IN. TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY CAN HELP US. HELP THE-- THEY CAN HELP US HELP THE CITY WITH THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO I'M ASKING THAT IT BE PUT ON AGENDA. AND HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THEM. AND WE GIVE FEEDBACK. NOTHING ON RETIREMENT BOARD. BUT I AM LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I DON'T KNOW EVERYBODY'S BECOME POLITICAL NOW. SO-- THE RETIREMENT BOARD NOW THE FLORIDA RETIREMENT BOARD FPTT, FTPPA NOW HAS A COMMUNICATION BODY. I'M THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMUNICATION BODY. WE ARE ALL PREPARING FOR THIS PROPERTY TAX THING. SO I NEED TO GET WITH STAFF. I NEED TO GET WITH AN ATTORNEY OR THEIR ATTORNEY BEFORE I PUT MY NAME ON ANY TYPE OF NOTICE COMING OUT FROM THAT BOARD WITHOUT MY FORMER COMMISSIONERS. FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW NOW THAT I WILL NOT SIGN OFF ON ANYTHING BEFORE I BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. THAT WE'RE ALL FULL THE BOARD ON THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING THEY ARE DOING AND I'VE ALREADY EXPRESSED MY CONCERN. LIKE YOU KNOW YOU GOT-- I MIGHT BE THE ONLY ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THAT GROUP. SO I TRIED TO TELL HIM THAT I HAVE DIFFERENT DUTYS. THAT I CAN'T JUST BE-- RIGHT COMMISSIONER-- I JUST CAN'T PUT MY NAME ON SOMETHING BECAUSE I AM AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. I WANT TO SAY WHEN I GO TO THAT CONF CONFERENCE, I AM PROBABLY THE ONLY COMMISSIONER THERE. SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW. YOU WILL NOT SEE ANYTHING WITH MY NAME ON IT WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE. I'LL GIVE IT TO THE CLERK. NOT DOING THAT. LAST THING FOR PUBLIC WORKS. WE NEED TO GET OUT ANOTHER-- VIDEO. ANOTHER NOTICE. [03:45:04] TO THE RESIDENTS OF FORT PIERCE ABOUT THIS FOUR CUBIC FEET. FOUR CUBIC INCHS. WHATEVER IT IS. BECAUSE RESIDENTS ARE-- I GUESS THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE CHARGED. THIS WEEKEND. I PASSED A RESIDENT. LOOKS LIKE THE WHOLE HOUSE WAS GUTTED. AND IT'S ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AND DROVE SOME OTHER STREETS THIS WEEKEND. AND STUFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WROTE ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW ME I'M LEARNING. ONE OWNER CALL ME ANDED HE SAID WELL-- WOULD IT BE THE PROPERTY OWNER? OR WILL WE BE TAGGING THE RESIDENTS? BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE PROPERTY OWNERS DON'T HAVE NOTICE UNTIL WE'VE LET THEM KNOW YOUR TENANT HAS PUT THIS OUT. SO I THINK WE NEED ANOTHER EDUCATION BLAST GOING OUT. BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT LIKE TO RIDE AROUND AND TAKE PICTURES. AND THEN COME BACK AND TALK TO US. ABOUT PICTURES. AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO SEE THAT. BUT I REALLY NEED TO KNOW THAT THE RESIDENTS KNOW AND I TRIED TO DO THAT THIS WEEKEND. THAT THERE IS A NEW ORDER AND INCREASE OF US TAKING STUFF TO THE DUMP. AND WE CAN'T PICK UP STUFF. WE CAN'T PICK UP A WHOLE HOUSE OF STUFF AND YOU NOT BE CHARGEED. SO I DON'T THINK THAT THE WORD HAS GOTTEN OUT COMPLETELY. AND THE LAST THING I WANT IS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT TO START FILING AND THEN WE END UP IN FORECLOSURE OR SOME TYPE OF LITIGATION OVER SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T SAY-- OF THE LAW. BUT THEY DON'T KNOW. AND ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE IS NOT LIVING HERE. AND AN ELDER OR GRANDPARENT DIES AND THEY COME IN FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE AND JUST TRY TO CLEAN UP NOT KNOWING. AND THEN THEY GET HIT WITH A BIG BILL. SO I THINK WE NEED TO GET THAT WORD OUT AGAIN. DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN GET THEIR WORD OUT AGAIN. SO THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS. ESPECIALLY NOW BEGINNING OF THE SEASON. I DO NOT CALL. AND WE HAVE DEBRIS OUT ON THE STREETS AND WE DON'T WANT THAT UP IN THE AIR. SO THAT'S-- I DON'T THINK ANY OTHER BOARDS MET. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE CLOSING STATEMENT AT-- FOR A PROGRAM AT THE COUNCIL OF AGING THIS MORNING. BUT THEY MIGHT BE DONE. SO I'LL STILL RUN TLOEFR AND SEE BUT I THINK THEY MIGHT BE DONE. BUT THAT'S IT FOR RIGHT NOW. >> OKAY. THE FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY WAS GOING TO HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP AND IT'S NOW POSTPOENED AND THE MAIN REASON IS BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED A LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES US NOT TO HAVE SURCHARGES OUTSIDE THE CITY. SO THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THE BUDGET FOR THE FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY. AND SO THEY HAVE TO RUN-- RE-RUN THE NUMBERS AND THEY NEEDED TO PLAY CATCH-UP. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THIS LAW, THIS WILL MAKE US LOOK AT ALL THE WHOLE RATE STRUCTURE. AND THERE MAY BE RATE INCREASES COMING FOR EVERYBODY. SO, THAT IS-- SO THAT MEETING, THAT BUDGET MEETING IS PROPOSED. THE TREASURE COAST REGIONALLY CITIES MET IN-- THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET IN A ZOOM. ACTUALLY WAS THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING PROBABLY A ZOOM MEETING TO ADDRESS THE PROPERTY TAX ISSUE. BECAUSE THE CITY, WE CANNOT SPEND ANY MONEY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE PROPERTY TAX ISSUE. AND HOW TO VOTE. WE AS A CITY CANNOT-- BUT THE TREASURY COST REGION CITIES CAN AND FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES CAN. AND SO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES MET THIS WEEKEND IN CONJUNCTION WITH FMIT AND WE WERE GOING TO BE-- JOE LEAN CARABALO WAS GOING TO BE THIS FROM PORT ST. LUCIE. WAS GOING TO BRING BACK. WE WANT TO DO MARCH AND LOCKSTEP WITH THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. SO WE WERE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THE LEAGUE IS DOING. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO SUPPORT THE EFFORT TO HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE BALLOT MEASURE. AND THE BALLOT LANGUAGE AND WHAT IT MEANS. AND WHAT-- SO THAT WILL BE OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AT THE TREASURY COAST REGION LEAGUE OF CITIES. AND THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT. WE HAD A VERY SHORT MEETING I THINK. [03:50:05] I CAN'T REMEMBER NOW IT'S BEEN AWHILE. WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP AND WE WILL BE TALKING BUDGET I'M PRETTY SURE. AND THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF MAYORS HAD A MEETING THAT WAS SO POPULAR I DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT. I REGISTERED TOO LATE SO I COULDN'T GO. AT THE TREASURY COAST IN THE SPACE COAST. SO THAT IS THAT AND THEN I JUST WANT TO END UP WITH-- I HAD-- I WAS INVITED TO THE BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH YESTERDAY. IT'S ON SOUTH 25TH STREET. AND THEY ARE VERY PROUD OF THEIR PARKING LOT. AND THEY WANT NODE SEE THEIR PARKING LOT. BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW MUCH I CARE ABOUT KEEPING FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL AND THEY BELIEVE THIS PARKING LOT IS HELPING. AND IT IS INDEED A BEAUTIFUL PARKING LOT. BUT I STAYED AND THE MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGED EVERYBODY WHO PLAYED A PART IN THE-- NOT ONLY THE PARKING LOT BUT THE CHURCH. ALL VOLUNTEERS. SO THEY HAVE A FINANCE COMMITTEE. THEY HAVE A GROUNDS COMMITTEE. THEY HAVE A CLEAN-UP. SO I OFFERED THEM JOBS AT THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S ALL VOLUNTEER. AND THEY ARE VERY EXPERIENCED. AND THEY ARE MAKING THAT CHURCH RUN VERY, VERY EFFICIENTLY. IT WAS VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE. BUT-- THE MINISTER TOLD ME AFTERWARDS ABOUT HOW I HAD HELPED HIM. AND I DIDN'T REMEMBER THE INCIDENT. BUT IT WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE HE FELT HE HADN'T BEEN TREATED-- HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE WAY HE WAS TREATED BY A STAFFPERSON WHICH WROTE TO ME. I GOT IT RIGHT AWAY TO MR. CHESS. AND HE TOLD ME THAT WITHIN 24 HOURS HE GOT A CALL. HE APPRECIATED IT. I APPRECIATE SO MUCH THAT YOU DID THAT. SO MR. CHESS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW THAT MAKES A BIG IMPRESSION ON SOMEBODY. WHEN PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIVE. AND I DID NOT KNOW HOW IT ALL-- I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT-- SO WHEN HE STARTED TALKING I THOUGHT OH NO--. >> NEITHER DID I. >> OH YOU DIDN'T EITHER. >> THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION RIGHT. SO-- HE WAS SO PLEASED WITH THE CITY AND SO MANY PEOPLE. HE ASKED ME TO STAND WITH HIM AS PEOPLE LEFT THE CHURCH AND HE SAID I'M SURE PEOPLE WILL WANT TO SHAKE YOUR HAND AND I SPOKE AND TALKED ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS FOR THE CITY TO LOOK GOOD IN HOW WE WERE COUNTING ON OUR CITIZENS. AND YOU KNOW KIND OF THAT-- SO THEY-- AS THEY LEFT, THEY TALKED VERY POSITIVELY ABOUT OUR CITY. AND VERY-- SO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU NEED TO GET OUT THERE AND TALK TO SOME CITIZENS. >> GO TO CHURCH. >> GO TO CHURCH. >> AND YOU NEED TO-- YOU KNOW, IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT FEEDBACK. AND PEOPLE GAVE ME SPECIFICS TOO ABOUT THINGS THAT THEY LIKEED. WE WERE DOING AND-- SOMEBODY SAID I JUST MOVED HERE FROM CALIFORNIA AND I'M SO GLAD I'M HERE AND NOT IN CALIFORNIA. AND I SAID I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE TOO. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE. I TOLD THE CHURCH THAT I WOULD SHARE WITH MY COMMISSIONERS HOW PROUD THEY WERE OF THEIR PARKING LOT AND THEIR APPEARANCE AND THEIR CHURCH. AND AS WELL THEY SHOULD BE. SO I AM SHARING THAT WITH YOU AND IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. SO WITH THAT. >> COMMISSIONERS MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR INBOX FOR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR FF FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITYS. >> I SIGNED UP ALREADY. >> I DIDN'T GET MINE AND I HAD TO CALL THE YOUNG LADY SO IF YOU WANT TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE COMMISSIONER I KNOW YOU KNOW WE HAVE COMMITTEES. MARY EDENFEEL TO GET A HOLD OF HER. >> SIGN UP. WE CAN'T SERVE ON THE SAME COMMITTEE SO I SIGNED UP FOR FINANCE AND TAXATION. >> I WILL STICK WITH TRANSPORTATION OR WHATEVER. BUT DIFFERENT COMMITTEES YOU'LL SEE THAT. >> ON THE E-MAIL LIST NOT YET. >> YEAH. OKAY. AND FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE IS COMING UP AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT I TALKED TO THE PRESIDENT. >> REGISTRATION OPEN SOON. >> VERY SOON AND IT WILL FILL UP AS A RESULT OF YES--. >> AS A DIPLOMAT THIS YEAR. TO GO SOUTH. OKAY. >> WHEN DOES IT COME UP? >> IT CAME OUT LAST WEEK. AND IT WASN'T IN MY INBOX AND THEY HAD TO SEND IT TO ME THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. >> I FORWARDED IT TO EVERYBODY. >> OKAY. >> I DON'T SEE IT. >> YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR USER NAME AND PASSWORD. >> OH GOD. >> I KNOW. OKAY. WITH THAT. >> WE'LL DO IT FOR YOU. WE HAVE ALL THAT. >> WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN. SO PLEASE LET'S LEAVE THE CHAMBERS. AND WE' * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.