[00:00:10] >>> I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AMERICA ] >> CALL THE ROLE PLEASE. >> MAYOR HUDSON? >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER BRODERICK. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER GAINES? MAYOR, COMMISSIONER GAINES INDICATED HE WOULD BE ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATE THIS MORNING. [4. Approval of Minutes] >> GREAT. WE HATE TO START WITHOUT HIM BUT WE WILL. WE CAN PROCEED. >> FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES JUNE 8TH 2026 MEETING. >> APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND MOTION TO CALL THE ROLE PLEASE. NEXT WE HAVE ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. >> ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? IF NOT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOVE APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION TO SECOND. CALL THE ROLE PLEASE. [6. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Any person who wishes to comment on any subject may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less, as directed by the Mayor, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The City Commission will not be able to take any official actions under Comments from the Public. Speakers will address the Mayor, Commissioners, and the Public with respect. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.] THE PUBLIC. >> ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION PLEASE COME FORWARD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. AND MS. COX WILL GIVE YOU A TEN-SECOND WARNING. WELCOME SIR. >> HI, GOOD MORNING. MAYOR, COMMISSION. YEAH, MY NAME IS CODY SHNOOR I LIVE AT 15 STREET IN FORT PIERCE. I WAS HERE LAST MONTH AT THE DAY MEETING. AND WHAT I WAS ASKED IN THE COMMISSION AND WHOEVER ELSE IN THE LEADERSHIP ROLE TO HELP ME WITH THE TRAFFIC, THE DRUGS, THE PROSTITUTION AND ALL OF THAT OVER ON NORTH 15TH STREET. AND IT'S BEEN RECORDED AND REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES. I'VE MET WITH POLICE OFFICERS. I'VE MET WITH MY DISTRICT ONE COMMISSIONERS TO TRY TO IMPLEMENT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH TO STOP FROM THIS STUFF. WHEN I TALK TO CERTAIN PEOPLE, THEY TELL ME WHAT CAN'T BE DONE. VERSUS WHAT CAN BE DONE. AND IF I FELT CORRECTLY, I SEE WE HAVE A POLICE PRESENCE HERE THIS MORNING. AND I THINK ONE IS THE CHIEF. WHICH I'VE NOT MET BEFORE. BUT, WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING. BECAUSE I CAN'T DO IT. IF I HAD 30 GUYS WITH AMMUNITION AND GUNS THAT COULD PATROL THE STREETS AND RUN THESE PEOPLE AWAY SOMEWHERE ELSE, I WOULD. BUT I'M ASKING FOR HELP. BEFORE SOMETHING GOES WRONG OVER THERE. I PERSONALLY HAD TO CALL 911 AT LEAST FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST THREE TO FOUR DAYS ABOUT DIDN'T THINGS GOING ON OVER THERE. THERE'S A BENCH OVER THERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MOORE'S CREEK BETWEEN 14TH AND 15TH WHERE ALL THE STUFF GETS STARTED AND THE ARGUMENTS AND THE CUSSING AND THE SCREAMING AND THE HOLLERING AND THE DEALS AND SALES AND MONEY BEING PASSED AND EVERYTHING. WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME WAY. IF IT'S UNDERCOVER, YA'LL HAVE ME. AND I'M JUST SAYING I'M ASKING THAT WE USE SOME OF THIS BRAIN POWER THAT WE GOT TO GET TOGETHER AND START PICKING SOME OF THIS LOW-HANGING FRUIT. BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ALWAYS HIT THE HOME RUN. BUT THE SAME PEOPLE DRIVING 75 MILES PER HOUR PAST MY HOUSE IS THE SAME ONES DOING THESE DRUGS AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT'S CAUSING PROBLEMS IN THIS COMMUNITY. WHICH IF WE DON'T STRAIGHTEN OUT, THIS TOWN WILL NEVER GROW. D1 BLOCK FROM ME AND IT'S A TERRIBLE LOOKING SITE OVER THERE. THERE'S HOUSES OVER THERE WITH HOLES IN THE ROOF AND EVERYTHING. AND EVERYBODY TALKING ABOUT I'VE BEEN HEARING THEY ARE GOING TO DEMOLISH FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF SINCE I'VE BEEN REPORTING IT. AND IT'S RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM THE MUSEUM WE JUST OPENED UP. THE PEOPLE WILL NOT COME FROM DOWNTOWN ON VACATION TO COME VISIT. THAT PLACE SUPPORTED OR SPEND THE MONEY IN THE RESTAURANTS TO SUPPORT OUR PEOPLE. WE'VE GOT TO START WORKING ON SOME OF THIS SIMPLE STUFF. YOUR HEADS OF THE COMMITIES AND ALL. SHOULD WE ASK EVERY MONTH WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. [00:05:01] PLEASE COME FORWARD. >> MY NAME IS GREGORY JONES. I LIVE AT 1104 APPLE STREET IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. THIS MORNING I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF-- UNITED AND OUR VOLUNTEERS AND OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE COMMISSION. SPONSORSHIP VITAL TO THIS EVENT WITHOUT THAT WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT, RIGHT? BUT BECAUSE OF YOUR VITAL SUPPORT, WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE A SAFE, VIBRANT AND INCREDIBLY IMPACTFUL CELEBRATION THIS YEAR. FAMILIES TOGETHER HIGHLIGHTED LOCAL CULTURE AND GAVE OUR COMMUNITY A SPACE TO CELEBRATE FREEDOM AND UNITY AND PROGRESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY ON AVENUE D ON 29TH STREET THIS YEAR. WITH INVESTING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE THIS THAT IS POWERFUL MESSAGE THAT EVERYONE IN STORY IS VALUED. THIS SPONSORSHIP DIDN'T JUST GIVE FROM THIS EVENT, IT FUELLED SENSE OF PRIDE AND COMMISSION LONG AFTER TENTS ARE PACKED AWAY. WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH US. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONT CONTINUING TO BUILD A STRONGER CITY TOGETHER. ALL RIGHTY, WE'LL MOVE ON. >> MAYOR. BEFORE WE MOVE ON. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. AND WE'VE HEARD FROM MR. MOORE A COUPLE TIMES. IF I MAY ASK--. THE POLICE CHIEF IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. TO COME BEFORE US OR THIS DAY MEETING TO GIVE US A 90-DAY UPDATE OF WHERE HE'S AT. YES, HE WILL DO THAT. >> MEETING WITH YOU. AND I WILL REQUEST THE CHIEF TO COME IN. AND SOME OF THAT. THAT THE CHIEF WILL-- GIVEN HIS STATE OF POLICE CHIEF REPORT AND KIND OF HIS 90-DAY CHECK IN I THINK IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CALLING IT. >> WE'VE DONE THAT ALREADY. >> WE DID IT. YEP. >> WELL WE MIGHT NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER 90 DAYS HERE PRETTY QUICK. YEAH BECAUSE THERE'S SOME CONCERNS COMING HERE. SO CHIEF-- WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT AND WORK ON MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE. AND GET A FEW THINGS ADDRESSED. NOT ONLY MR. MOORE I'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT. I'VE HEARD ABOUT CONSTITUENTS REGARDING SPEEDING. WE'VE HAD A BIT OF AN UPTICK HERE RECENTLY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING ALL THESE EFFORTS AND PUTTING TOGETHER. AND THIS CREEK HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TALKED AB ABOUT. IT IS ONE BLOCK FROM OUR MUSEUM. AND IT'S BECOME AN ISSUE. WE JUST MADE A MAJOR INVESTMENT WITH A FITNESS PAD ADJACENT TO MOORE'S CREEK. AND WE'LL BE INVITED BY THE PUBLIC TO PARTAKE IN THIS. INVESTING $0 O0,000 IN THIS FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. AND THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY ALONG MOORE'S CREEK NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> ME? SHALL WE MOVE ON? [A. Strategic Plan Update] OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS A STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE. >> YES. I WANT TO INTRODUCE. MY NEW EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT SHE'LL BE DRIVING THE POWER POINT FOR ME TODAY. NOW-- WE'VE BEEN FOR I WOULD SAY TWO WEEKS WE'LL GO ON FOR WEEKS NOW. AND SO ONCE THE SCREEN COMES UP THERE-- WHAT I'VE DONE. IS WE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN THOSE AREAS THAT WERE NOT COMPLETEED. WHAT WE DID IS WE TLEFT STATUS OF THE COMPLETED ITEMS ON THE FORMS. YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S TAKING PLACE. WE'RE COMBHUNT SPONSORS AND WE HAVE A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP. SHAUN COSTINGS IS OUT THIS WEEK ON VACATION HE WILL BE BACK WEDNESDAY. BUT THESE ITEMS ARE IN GREEN ARE THE NEW COMPLETED ITEMS. ITEMS THAT ARE IN BLACK ON THE STATUS SIDE WERE COMPLETED OR THERE'S BEEN NOTATIONS THERE. SO IF YOU HAD ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS YOU CAN GO THERE IT. BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE HE ACTION ITEM WAS PROP MAINTENANCE CODE ENFORCEMENT COMPLIANCE. BEST PRACTICES STAFF DIRECTION AND FUNDING. IN A WEBSITE, SUPPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED AND HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AND THEN MOVING FORWARD TO THIS, TO DISCUSS THE UPDATE AND PROGRESS STATUS OF FUTURE PLANS. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN COMPLETED. AS IT RELATES TO ALL THOSE AREAS. PARKING ENFORCEMENT. HOUSING AUTHORITY. RESIDENTS. [00:10:01] CUSTOMERS. FPR ENHANCEMENT ENFORCEMENT. EVERYONE HAS BEEN ADDRESS IN DECEMBER 25 ON THE DUE DATE. USE THIS ABATEMENT FOR ANYTHING COMPLETED LAST SEPTEMBER 25. AND I'LL ROLL THROUGH THIS. NO QUESTIONS? AND THE PUBLIC WORKS. CITY BEAUTIFY CASE STRATEGY ACTION PLAN. AND YOU'LL SEE THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT ITEM NUMBER FIVE SAYS BUDGET FY26 ADOPTION FUNDED. THAT'S JUST ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET THAT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT BEING COMPLETED THROUGHOUT. THE ACTION PLAN IS GOING TO BE DEVELOPED. THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND I MR. JOHNSON WE DECIDED THAT WE'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO COME ON BOARD. SO WE CAN HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE AREAS IN PUBLIC WORKS SPECIFICALLY. DEALING WITH SOLID WASTE. >> MADAM MAYOR GO AHEAD. >> DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN THE PIPELINE TO COME ABOARD? >> WE'VE INTERVIEWED. AND FRANKLY WE ARE CLOSE TO A DECISION. NOT GOING TO SAY WE MADE A DECISION. BUT WE ALSO IDENTIFIED IN THAT PROCESS, A POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR THE DEPUTY AS WELL. >> OKAY. >> SO WE HAVE--. >> YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT. >> HAVEN'T COMPLETELY FINALIZED THE CANDIDATE FOR THE DIRECTOR. BUT WE DEFINITELY FOUND STRONG CANDIDATES FOR THE DEPUTY THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING. >> IS THAT YOUR QUESTION? >> A LITTLE. ESTIMATED TIMELINE. FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC QUITE A BIT. AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY ARE ASKING US ABOUT IS DIRECTLY RELATE TO PUBLIC WORKS. AND THAT'S MAINLY GARBAGE AND TRASH ET CETERA. CAN YOU GIVE US A-- HOPEFUL--. >> WELL WE FINALIZED INTERVIEWS I BELIEVE AND HR MANAGERS. I BELIEVE WE FINALIZED INTERVIEWS LAST WEEK AND WE WERE LOOKING AT JUST MAKING A DECISION ON THE CANDIDATES. WE'RE SURE WE'RE BRINGING THE RIGHT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ON BOARD AND I MEAN. SUDDENLY IT'S BEEN ROUGHLY 8 MONTHS OR SO SINCE NOVEMBER WHEN THE LAST PUBLIC DIRECTOR WAS HERE AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED THIS FOR THE DEPUTY. BUT WE ARE MAKING A FINAL DECISION ON A DIRECTOR ROLE. BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. I CAN LET YOU KNOW THAT. WE MET ALL THE CANDIDATES ALREADY. >> SO THE FUNDAMENTALS YOU'LL HAVE SOMEBODY ON BOARD. >> IDEALLY, YES. YEAH. >> THAT'S ALL. >> BUT WE DID HAVE SOME STRONG CANDIDATES AND I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FILLING BOTH OF THOSE POSITIONS. >> YES. OKAY. PUBLIC FACILITIES MAINTENANCE BUDGET HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NEXT ITEM PLEASE? AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW HERE. MISS-- IF SHE CAN STEP UP IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION BUPS THIS IS RELATED TO THE FIRST ITEM SAYS COMPLETED. COMPLETE SIGNED FABRICATION FOR THE INTEREST GATEWAY SIGNAGE AND LANDSCAPE. YOU KNOW THE GATEWAY SIGNAGE PROGRAM WE'VE HAD PE WE'VE ORDER THE SIGNS AND THEY'VE BEEN SIGNALLED AROUND THE CITY AS WELL. GOING DOWN TO ITEM B2. COMPLETED LANDSCAPE DESIGN. THOSE SIGNS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. >> MR. CHEZ-- ON THE INDIAN RIVER DRIVE CONSTRUCTION, I'VE HEARD FROM THE BACKES MUSEUM THAT THEY ARE WAY DOWN IN THEIR ATTENDANCE BECAUSE OF THAT CONST CONSTRUCTION. AS WELL AS THE MANATEE CENTER. SO IF THERE'S-- I'M GOING TO BE MEETING WITH THE HEAD OF THE BACKE SXCHLT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT THE CITY CAN DO. I KNOW WE'VE PUT SOME SIGNAGE THERE ON SECOND STREET. UT THEY ARE SUFFERING. BOTH THOSE MUSEUMS ARE Select to skip to this part of the video">UT THEY ARE SUFFERING. BOTH THOSE MUSEUMS ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OF THE CAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION WHICH WE KNOW WOULD HAPPEN. YOU KNOW PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE HARD TIMES. BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THE BACKES AND THE MANATEE CENTER THAT WOULD BE-- THEY ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION. >> AND I DO HAVE JUST A COMMENT ON THAT. IS--. >> IT TAKES ME A LONG TIME TO LEARN NEW HABITS. I STILL DRIVE INDIAN RIVER DRIVE. WHEN MY TRUCK IT'S LIKE BEING ON A-- IT'S GREAT. SO I JUST SAY. I THINK WHEN THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS THAT THE ROAD IS IN SUCH HORRIFIC CONDITION. AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION, I GET THAT BETTER THAN MOST. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THE CONTRACTOR CAN GRADE THAT AREA BETTER SO IT'S MORE PASSABLE BY VEHICLES. ET CETERA. BECAUSE IT'S BAD. YOU ARE ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE. SO WE EITHER CLOSE IT DOWN, ROUTE THE TRAFFIC THROUGH JUST SPECIFICALLY TO GET TO THEM. OR FIX SO IT VEHICLES CAN ACTUALLY TRAVEL ON THERE WITHOUT BREAKING AN AXEL. I GET IT IT'S AN OPEN CONSTRUCTION SITE. IF IT WAS ME, I WOULD CLOSE IT DOWN. GET IT DONE AND THEN REOPEN IT. BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S KIND OF HALF OPEN. THE STRATEGIC LACK OF GUIDANCE. AS TO WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO BE. EVERYBODY. IN THIS SITUATION THEY CAN'T. GET IT DONE. OR FIX IT TEMPORARILY UNTIL IT'S PASSABLE. [00:15:03] THAT'S MY ONLY SUGGESTION. IT'S PART ROAD PART-- THIS NEED TO BE COMMUNICATED BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE UTILIZING THAT STREET. STILL COMPLETELY OPEN. DOWN TO ENCINO AVENUE. C, AVENUE D. TO GET TO THERE GRADED PROPERLY SO IT CAN BE YUT RISED. HALF MIX AND MEASURES. >> MAYBE IMPROVE SIGNAGE. >> I WOULD TELL THAW. >> MAYBE IMPROVE SIGNAGE. MAYBE. YEP. >> NOTED. >> YEAH, I WILL SPEAK WITH OUR CITY ENGINEER AND ALSO COMMUNICATE FPOA. JUST JUMP IN YOUR TRUCK AND TAKE A RIDE. YOU'LL HIT YOUR HEAD ON THE CEILING OF YOUR TRUCK. >> IT'S PRETTY ROUGH, YEP. >> OKAY THE-- PROJECT 2025. THIS IS ALWAYS ONGOING. BUT IT'S BEEN COMPLETED. THIS WAS COMPLETED IN THE LAST-- SO THERE'S NO STATUS IN GREEN THERE. >> EXCELLENT. >> AND JOB-- UPDATE DIRECTION CITY ACTION. DEVELOPMENT PLAN PHASE TWO. THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. SIGNAGE. GREAT JOB. CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES UPDATE REPORT DIRECT TO THE ACTIONS. WITH THE NEW DEPUTY CITY MANAGER ON BOARD, WE HAVE DEVELOPED-- WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED LONG BEFORE THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CAME ON BOARD. WE HAVE A MONITORING MECHANISM TO TRACK OUR LEASES IN OUR CONTRACTS AS WELL. SO WE ARE USING IT AS A TOOL UNTIL WE CAN GET SOMETHING MORE AUTOMATED. HERE'S YOUR TRACK. WHEN THEY EXPIRE. >> SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME KIND OF CANDIDATE. THAT SAYS WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON IT. >> EXACTLY WHERE OUR STATUS ON THIS. SO DO WE HAVE A CURRENT RENT ROLL AVAILABLE? WHERE A SPREADSHEET. >> ONGOING LAW DOCUMENT. >> OKAY SO CAN WE GET THAT. OKAY, THANK YOU. >> THAT'D BE GREAT. YEP. >> AND YOUR ON BOARD POSITION. I SAID IT WAS COMPLETED. BECAUSE WE INITIALLY THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT HIRING A LEASING MANAGEMENT INDIVIDUAL. BUT THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER HAS TAKEN OVER THAT RESPONSIBILITY. >> THAT'S IMPORTANT. >> YES. >> OKAY. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. REALLY BUSY. THE ITEM A. THIS IS HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN PLAN. THE COMPLETE PLAN HAS BEEN COMPLETED ALTHOUGH THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PLAN. AND THERE'S BEEN WORKSHOPS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED AS WELL SO IT HAS BEEN COMPLETEED. >> WE VOTED ON THAT. >> YES. >> MADAM MAYOR. PART OF THAT. I THINK WE-- THE TAKE DIRECTION FROM STAFF RECORDING PLANS OR REACHING OUT. AND I KNOW THIS IS THE UPDATE OF THE OLD PLAN. BUT IS ANY-- THAT IS STILL OUT THERE, RIGHT? AND THAT'S MOVING FORWARD. AND I'LL LET MISS-- SPEAK TO IT AS WELL. >> AND THE PUBLIC TOO THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART BECAUSE REALLY GOING TO WANT TO ADDRESS THIS AND LET THEM KNOW AND BRING THEM ALONG. >> GOOD MORNING MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. YES, WE HAVE A PROPOSAL FROM THE CONSULTANT WHO DID THE MARINA SQUARE PLAN. TO LOOK AT FURTHER THE DESIGN OF THE PARKING GARAGE. WE DISCUSS THE SHIFTING OF INDIAN RIVER DRIVE AS PART OF THAT. AND THEN ACTUALLY GETTING MORE ACCURATE COST ESTIMATES TO ALL OF THAT PROCESS. SO YES THAT'S UNDER WAY. I EXPECTED TO COME NOT TOMORROW'S FPR MEETING BUT THE FOLLOWING MEETING. SO IT IS ALL IN THE PROCESS. FOR THE PROPOSE TOLL START THE WORK. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE DONE. >> OH--. >> WE'RE THINKING ABOUT STARTING IT. >> OKAY, GOT IT. >> WE WANTED TO BE VERY THOROUGH, RIGHT. >> GOT IT. OKAY. >> MADAM MAYOR? >> YES, SIR. >> DURING THE IN BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY ISSUE ABOUT MOVING THE ROAD. HAVE THEY CONTACTED YOU? OR HAD THAT DISCUSSION? >> THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED US. WE WILL INCLUDE THEM THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. THAT STRETCH IS APPARENTLY CITY IN-- DRIVE, RIGHT. WE WANT TO INCORPORATE THAT THE WITH THEM. WE ALSO AT THE JOINT MEETING DISCUSSED DEEPER DRIVE AND INCLUDING THE COUNTY IN THAT. WHATEVERER THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND ALSO INCORPORATING NORTH OF ORANGE AVENUE IN THAT SCOPE AND WE HAVE WHAT REACHED OUT TO THE CONSULTANT FOR THAT. BUT AS FAR AS-- RIVER DRIVE IS CONCERNED. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE COUNTY AS OF YET. >> BUT IF IT'S OURS THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT PART. >> EXACTLY. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> AND MISS NEXT ITEM KING'S [00:20:03] LANDING DEVELOPMENT. OVERVIEW AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE VARIOUS MILESTONES. THAT'S BEEN ACHIEVED AND COMPLETED. ITEM NUMBER THREE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BASED ON THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS PRESENTED FROM MR. WARE I BELIEVE AT THE LAST QUARTER, WE WORKED TO RETURN TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND REVISE IT BASED ON UPDATED SITE PLANS AND THAT HASN'T BEEN FINALIZED AS WELL. WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION AT THE FPR BOARD MEETING TOMORROW FROM MR. WARE AND WE'LL GET MORE INFORMATION AND DIRECTION AT THAT POINT. SO THOSE ITEMS HAS INTENTIONALLY BEEN TABLED UNTIL WE GET MORE DIRECTION AND ONCE HE GIVES PRESENTATION AT THE FPR BOARD MEETING TOMORROW. >> MADAM MAYOR? >> YES, SIR. >> MR. CHESS, I SENT YOU AND ACTUALLY THE ENTIRE GROUP OFFICERS. SOME QUESTIONS AND SOME THINGS THAT I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT. THAT PRESENTATION. DID WE GET ANYTHING FROM THEM? LIKE POWER POINT OR ANYTHING FROM MR. WARE THAT WE CAN REVIEW IN ADVANCE? >> WELL WE HAVE THE INITIAL PROPOSAL THAT WAS SUBMITTED I BELIEVE IT WAS IN APRIL. OR MAY. AND WE HAVE JUST UPDATED FINANCIALS THAT ARE JUST TWO PAGES. HAT WAS-- I BELIEVE IT WAS E-MAILED ON FRIDAY? YEAH, WE E-MAILED IT. AND THAT WILL ALSO BE A TEST TO THE AGENDA TO TOMORROW'S BOARD MEETING. SO THE ONLY UPDATE THAT WE RECEIVED ARE THE TWO FINANCIAL UPDATES. >> BECAUSE I STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR ASK, NUMBER ONE. AND THEN THE OTHER IS MATERIAL BREACH I BELIEVE. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHO OUR LEGAL ADVICE. SOME ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS TO MY E-MAIL. >> I CAN HAVE QUESTIONS FROM E-MAIL. >> MADAM MAYOR. MS. COX. SO-- IN ADVANCE OF THAT. COMMISSIONER, I'VE GOT SOME CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THE ASKS THAT THEY'VE MADE. AND THE CONCERN. AND TO EXPRESS THIS FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE. THE TEAM IS REVIEWING THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF US. AND WHAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE, BUT TROUBLE BY THE ASK THAT THEY ARE MAKING-- ASKING OF US. THAT WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT I HAD WHEN WE HAD THEM IN FRONT OF US. WE WERE VETTING THEM. WITH THEIR FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO MOVE THIS PROJECT. THERE. SO THAT'S FOR MY RECORD. BUT I CAN SAY TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT I'VE GROWN VERY IMPATIENT, AGAIN. ESSENTIALLY. AND I DON'T-- EITHER YOU'LL DO IT OR NOT AND I THINK WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION. WE'VE ALREADY LOST THE PUBLIC TRUST ONCE. >> MADAM MAYOR. JUST A FOLLOW-UP. SIMPLY THAT MY CONCERN IN MY CONVERSATIONS HAS BEEN THAT IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH ANOTHER AMENDMENT, THAT THE REVERTER CLAUSE, IF YOU WILL, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, WOULD BE COMPROMISED. AND I DON'T THINK WE-- ANY OF US, WANT TO LOSE THAT PROPERTY. IN THAT TYPE OF A SITUATION. SO WE HAVE TO BE AWARE THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN. BU BUT--. >> MS. HEDGES? >> MADAM MAYOR, NO I WAS JUST LISTENING INTENTLY. COMMISSIONER YOU HAD ALSO INDICATED THAT YOU HAD SENT SOME QUESTIONS RECENTLY. I WAS CHECKING FOR THOSE. I HAVE NOT SEEN THEM. IF YOU COULD RE-SEND THOSE TO ME. JUST TO MAKE SURE I HAVE IT AT THE TOP OF MY E-MAIL. SO I CAN MAKE SXHUR PREPARE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> CAN WE MOVE ON? >> YES. THIS IS RELATED TO THE RACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT FPOA ACTUALLY. BEEN ALREADY CONSTRUCTED. WE HAD THE GRAND OPENING AND THIS IS A TREATMENT PLANT ON THE ISLAND-- AND THEY ARE GOING THROUGH CONSTRUCTION. THEY MET SOME OF THE DELIVERABLES ALREADY. TO BE ON THE SITE AND TURN OVER TO THE CITY IN 2028. ACCORDING TO THE LAST STATUS UPDATE THIS IS WHAT'S BEEN REPORTED. >> YEAH BOTH ARE OPERATING AND WILL BE OPERATNG UNTIL IT'S FULLY OPERATIONAL. >> OKAY. [00:25:02] DESIGN AND DIRECTION FOR THE PPR PRELIMINARY PLAN PRESENTATION. THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED. THIS WAS COMPLETED IN THE LAST UPDATE AS WELL. >> YES. BUT IT'S-- NOW PERHAPS MOOT SINCE WE HAD THE LOCAL ACT THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED FOR THAT. SO YEAH--. >> YES. >> AND COMMUNITY-- ACTION PLAN? WE'VE ACTUALLY COMPLETED THIS IN MAY 2025. WE'VE KIND OF DISCUSSED THIS-- LAST YEAR. WE DISCUSSED THE PLAN. AND THE PLAN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE COMMISSION. YES. AND THIS-- DEPUTY CITY MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY BRAND MARKETING STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN. AND THIS IS REALLY JUST RELATED TO THE BUDGET AS IT RELATES TO THIS. AND ALSO THE BUDGET WAS-- ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER 2025. AND FOR COMMISSIONER GAINES BENEFIT. ITEMS IN GREEN ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE NOT COMPLETED IN THE LAST UPDATE WE HAD IN AUGUST 25. OKAY. >> I MISSED THE LAST PART OF THE MEETING. I HEARD THAT WHEN I TURNED MY PHONE ON. >> OKAY. SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY AND EXPANSION. BEST PRACTICES. OPTIONS DIRECTIONS OF CITY ACTIONS. WE'VE HAD DEVELOPED A SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY. IT'S BEEN COMPLETED. BUT ALSO WE HAVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING PLAN TO DEVELOP. AND FPA HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF DEVELOPING THEIR MARKETING PLAN WITH SOME FPA BOARD MEETING. SO I HAD COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING MANAGER CONTACT THE FPOA PIO TO GET THEIR PLAN. AND WE'VE BEEN TAILING OUR PLAN ALONG THE LINES OF THEIRS BECAUSE IT'S A MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE THAN JUST A SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY. BUT THIS PART OF THE PLAN STRATEGIC PLAN HAS BEEN COMPLETED. BUT WE HAVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TO YOU WHEN THE ENTIRE MARKETING STRATEGY IN THE PLAN ITSELF. >> THAT'S GOOD. >> GOOD. CITY MANAGER HIRING. THAT'S ME. I'M HERE. IT'S COMPLETED. >> AND YOU HAVE A CONTRACT? >> YES. SO CITY-- REVIEW. THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. AND I'LL CIRCLE BACK AROUND. I WAS TRYING TO GET CLARITY. WHICH I HAVEN'T. WE ORDERED A CONTRACT FOR DRAFTING-- HAS BEEN COMPLETED. BUT I-- IT HASN'T BEEN EXECUTED. SO I NEED TO CIRCLE BACK AROUND WITH-- BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS IN THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE AREA WITH THE PRIOR DIRECTOR. I HAVE TO SPEAK WITH ARMSTRONG. MR. CAUSE BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WE ARE ON THE NOISE ORDINANCE ADOPTION IN THE UPGRADED ITEMS. STILL BE FUZZY ABOUT. SO I WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH THAP SO I HAVE TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. >> YEAH. AND I THINK COMMISSION DISCUSSED IT AT ONE POINT AND SAID THAT THE-- WELL AT LEAST THE PUBLIC COMMENTER HAD TALKED ABOUT HAVING MORE TEETH IN IT. AND NOT HAVING TO CALL SO MANY TIMES BEFORE-- IF I REMEMBER RIGHTLY, SO--. >> WHAT I WILL DO IN THE NEXT MEETING. I'LL GIVE AN UPDATE AND CITY MANAGER COMMENTS WITH THAT. BECAUSE I NEED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC. I'M JUST-- DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION I THINK I NEED TO PRESENT ON THAT. >> YEP. >> MADAM MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS. IF I MAY. I NOTICED AS A SIGN TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. BACK WHEN JENNIFER WAS HERE. OKAY. NOT ASSIGNED A MAYOR OFFICE. >> CERTAINLY. AND ACTUALLY I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS AT ONE POINT A PLANNING MILESTONE. THAT SHIFTED OVER TO-- I WANT TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS. DEFINITELY WASN'T--. >> I THINK PART OF THE COMPLICATION IS IN THE PLANNER APP IT GOT-- I THINK WE MESSED UP INSIDE THAT APP. AND PART OF WHAT THEY WERE SAYING IT BOUNCED BETWEEN A COUPLE DEPARTMENTS. SO THAT BY ITSELF. MAGIC. YES, MA'AM. >> MADAM MAYOR. EN TO NOISE ORDINANCE. ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS ONCE WE IMPLEMENT IT. WE NEED TO JUST MAKE THE CHANGE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE REPORTED FOUR TIMES. BEFORE THE OFFICER CAN DO SOMETHING. BECAUSE THEY GO OUT THERE. TURN IT DOWN. THEY GO OUT THE SECOND TIME. MORE NOISE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT STARTS OVER. I COULD BE WRONG IN THAT IT STARTS OVER AND YOU HAVE TO GO BACK FOUR TIMES. >> I TUNES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU KNOW THE SECOND TIME. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO WASTE OFFICER'S TIME ON THAT BUT IF IT'S THE SECOND TIME CALLED. THEN SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. THAT'S THE TEETH I'M LOOKING FOR IN THE NOISE ORDINANCE. >> NOTED, SIR. YES. AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES. YOU TD ABOUT PURCHASING. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS ONE PLEASE? SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU-- THAT'S-- WE'VE GOT A SECOND READING, RIGHT? AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF EDUCATION OF STAFF, YEAH. AND WE DO HAVE A SLIDE [00:30:02] ADDRESSED AS WELL. CORRECT. I GOT SO CAUGHT UP IN THE NOISE ORDINANCE THING. WE DO VA PERSONAL ORDINANCE. WE HAVE A FIRST READING. OUR SECOND WILL BE JULY 20TH. AND SUBSEQUENT TO THAT WILL BE DEVELOPING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. BUT I BELIEVE THE SLIDE WILL ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU FOR NOTING THAT. AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES. THIS BASICALLY ADDRESSES THE BUDGET WITH THAT. AS SAID IT WAS ADOPTED 25/26. BUT WE DO HAVE THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO HELP IMPROVE AND PARK PARTIALLY UPGRADES FOR THE SYSTEM. AND IT'S THE PURCHASING POLICY AND PROCESSES. SO COMPLETE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF CONSULTING. AND I WANT TO NOTE THIS. POLICY AND PROCEDURES WERE DRAFTED IN JANUARY '26 BASED ON THE PURCHASING CODE. THE POLICY AND PROCEDURE WILL BE UPDATED PENDING APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASING CODE WHICH IS JULY 2026 IF IT'S APPROVED. AND THEN WE WILL DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT THE APPROVAL OF THE CODE. SO I WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE POLICIES, PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR PURCHASING WHICH DID NOT EXIST. AND IT'S MORE DETAIL NOWED. BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT-- AND IT MAY BE TWEAKED A LITTLE BASED ON THE CODE CHANGES. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WE NEEDED TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF THE PURCHASING MANUALAL HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR QUITE AWHILE. SO WE HAVE THE CODE. UPDATE THE MANUAL. WE'LL TREAT THE POLICYS. AND INTERNALLY WE'LL START THE EDUCATION PROCESS. AND ALSO REACH OUT TO EXTERNAL ON THE VENDORS ON WHAT THE NEW CODE IS IN THE COMPLIANCE OF EXPECTATIONS. >> SO OUR MANUAL IS WHAT STAFF FOLLOWS IN TERMS OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES? >> MANUAL WILL SOON BE THE CODE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ALLOW TO DO. AND THEN WE HAVE THE WORKING PROCEDURES WHICH ARE THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. ON THE INTERNAL-- HOW YOU PROCESS A REQUISITION. HOW YOU PROCESS A P.O. WHAT IS THE RFP PROCESS FROM BEGINNING TO END. SO THOSE STEPS IN THE PROCEDURES. NOT IN THE CODE OR ON THE MANUAL PER SE. OKAY MANAGEMENT SUCCESSION PLAN PREPAREDNESS. HR MANAGEMENT PRESENTED THIS TO US IN OCTOBER '25. WE CAN ALWAYS VAN UPDATE IF YOU LIKE ALONG THE WAY. BUT THAT'S CRUCIAL TO US AS WE LOOK AT AGING STAFF PER SE OR TRANSITIONING STAFF. WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE HAVE STAFF. >> ASIAN STAFF? >> AGING. THAT'S A TRANSITIONAL STAFF. STAFF IN--. >> I HEARD AGING. OLD. >> SOME YOUNG DROP. BUT I WANT TO SHEET THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL. >> I DON'T LIKE THAT TERM BY THE WAY. I'M GOING TO WRAP THAT. TRUST ME. >> SO-- TO BE SURE. BUT I THINK EAST DEPARTMENT IS DOING THAT. POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF IDENTIFYING STAFF TO MOVE THEM TO THE NEXT LEVEL AS WE HAVE STAFF LEAVING THE CITY. THE DEPARTMENT WE ENCOURAGE TO HAVE SALK SESSION PLAN. IDENTIFY SOME WITH SOMEONE IN THE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAN ZPRAN MORE THAN ONE PERSON AS WELL. WE WANT TWO OR THREE PEOPLE AVAILABLE TO MOVE. TO GROW IN THEIR SPECIFIC ROLE. EXT STEP. >> SO MAYBE SHOULD FOR OCTOBER 2026 FOR AN UPDATE. >> YES. WE WILL DO THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. TIME UNITS IMPLEMENTATION. COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER '24. EAM. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD-- WHAT IS EAM? -- EN-- PROCESS MANAGEMENT. >> OKAY WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? LIKE WE'RE TRACKING THINGS WE OWN? >> DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TO JUST GIVE US A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE PROJECT. >> I THINK THIS IS TECHIE SPEAK. AND ALSO YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE LAUNCH FOR THE CREATION. >> YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. >> STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD MR. JOHNSON. >> MR. JOHNSON DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. AS ALLUDED TO. EAM IS STAFF STANDS FOR ENTERPRISE ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ESSENTIALLY IT MANAGES OUR ASSETS, CAPITAL, ANY TYPE OF DEVICES. ANY EQUIPMENT, PERIOD. ANYWHERE. INCLUDING ACTUAL CAPTURE AND DEPRECIATION TABLES. AT A HIGH LEVEL. MODULES. RELATED TO. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES SO FLEET. PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. TO HELP THIS DESIGN. WHICH DEPARTMENT IT CAME FROM. PURCHASE FROM. TO-- PARKS AND REC I'M THEEP SAY THIS WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO LAUNCH LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER. BUT JUST DUE TO AND YOU ARE ALL AWARE BUT I'LL REPEAT IT FOR THE PUBLIC. THIS TILE-- PLATFORM MIGRATION FROM CENTRAL SQUARE WAS A FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO MIGRATE FROM [00:35:02] ONE TO THE OTHER. AND THAT'S FIVE YEARS. YOU KNOW. MORE THAN ENOUGH PEOPLE, RIGHT? TWO PEOPLE. TWO STAFF MEMBERS AND THE TEAM THAT LAUNCHED THAT DID ALL THE LIFTING WORK AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND ALL THE PAIN POINTS AND THE INTERMEDIARIES BETWEEN SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND TYLER THEMSELVESES TO MAKE THIS-- CREATE WORK FOR THOSE IN THIS DEPARTMENT AND FOR WHAT THEIR INTERSECTIONS ARE. WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING AND PERMITS. SO YOU HAVE THAT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT. HOW DO THEY CREATE A WORK FLOW THAT WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC TO GET A PRODUCT DONE. MOST EFFICIENTLY. SO THOSE TYPES OF THAT WE HAD TO PUT TOGETHER AND COME TO SOME CONCLUSION AS TO HOW THAT LOOKS SO THAT IT'S-- EFFICIENT AND USER FRIENDLY ON THE CONSUMER SIDE WHEN THEY SEE IT ON THE WEBSITE. TO THAT END, THOSE TWO YOUNG LADIES HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY AND THIS PROJECT WAS PUSHED BACK BECAUSE OF THAT WITH LITTLE HICCUPS HERE AND THERE PART OF THAT IS SLATED TO TLAUFRJ YEAR SEPTEMBER. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ACTUALLY I SENT YOU GUYS SOME INFORMATION BACK IN APRIL. WE DID A SOFT LAUNCH FOR THE SPRING BREAK AND THE SUMMER PROGRAM WITHIN 24 HOURS WE HAD 75 SEATS THAT WERE FULL. SO THAT MEANT TO ME THAT THE PUBLIC WAS ABLE TO CONSUME IT. ABLE TO MAKE THEIR PAYMENTS WHICH THE REGISTRATION ABLE TO DO ALL THE THINGS THEY NEEDED TO DO AND IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSAL. AND IT APPEARS THAT SO FAR ON THE SURFACE THAT THE CONSUMPTION AND THE ADAPTABILITY RATE IS RIGHT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK. AND SOME CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK WITH REGARD TO SOME PLACES WHENEVER THEIR CHILDREN HOUSEHOLDS. IT'S REALLY BEEN A POSITIVE RESOURCE MOVING FORWARD. AND 180° TURN AROUND FOR STAFF. THE IDEA AND DESIGN IS TO TAKE THE BURDEN OFF OF THE DAY-TO-DAY INTERACTION AND THE WORK FLOWS WORK. TO BACK END WORK THAT REALLY NEEDS TO HAPPEN. >> SO-- ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC FACING DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE YET TRANSFERRED TO TYLER? >> UM-- NO, ACTUALLY. EVERYONE IS-- LAST ONE IS GOING TO BE TYLER 311 WHICH IS GOING TO REPLACE-- AND THAT'S A PART OF OUR OVERALL PUBLIC WORKS ASPECT. SO THAT'S STILL ONE OF THE LAST ONES THAT'S GOING TO BE LAUNCHING. WITH THE PUBLIC. AND THE BEAUTY OF THAT IS GOING TO BE WHILE IT WORKS, IT DOES A A GREAT JOB. IT IS KIND OF STAND ALONE. YOU PUT IN THE REPORT. AN E-MAIL WAS THEN SENT TO SOMEONE AND NOTICE WHERE TILER IS DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF ONE UNIFIED PLATFORM. PUT IN A REPORT IT GEO LOCATES AND GOES TO THE CORRECT DEPARTMENT. IF THERE'S RESOURCES SFOENT MITIGATE THAT ALL THOSE RESOURCES AUTOMATICALLY TAUGHT IT BECOMES REALLY TRANSPARENT. SO ONCE YOU GUYS GET THE OPPORTUNITY YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS. GET TO SEE EXECUTIVE OVERSIGHT. YOU'LL LOVE IT. BECAUSE IT ALLOWS YOU TO PEER DOWN INTO THE PLATFORM. NUTS AND BOLTS PER SE. BUT INTO THE FUNDS THE OPERATIONS WHERE CAPITAL IS GOING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. IT'S GOING TO BE TRANSFORMATIVE IN MY OPINION. >> OKAY. >> JUST SO I'M CLEAR. I GUESS WE'RE COMING UP ON THE FOOTBALL SEASON. AND MAXIMIZED AT THIS POINT D - WITH THE REGISTER OUR WHOLE YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER PROGRAM CORRECT. OKAY. READY TO HIT THE GROUND WITH THAT AND WE'LL HOPEFULLY HAVE A SMOOTH PROCESS. >> YES, SIR. CORRECT. >> AND THIS IS-- THEY CAN ACCESS AND USE THEIR PHONES? >> ALL RIGHT. IT IS THE SITE KNOW VAI WARE. MEANING LIT WORK ON A DESK TOP AND AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT AND THE SHRINK WITH NO REASON TO WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL CAN SEE IT. SO I WILL SAY THIS FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE-- MIGHT HAVE SOME VISION ISSUES AND SOMETIMES FOR THE PUBLIC TO ASK A QUESTION. IF YOU HAVE MAXIMIZED YOUR SCREEN, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE MAXIMIZED. IT'S NOT THAT THE SITE ISN'T WORKING. IT'S WHERE YOU MAXIMIZE YOUR SCREEN YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SCROLL MORE OR MOVE TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE BIT MORE. >> I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT. >> TO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO BROADCAST MESSAGES TO OUR--. >> NO, NOT THIS. THAT'S TYLER NOTIFY. THAT'S A SEPARATE PROJECT. AND THAT'S COMING UP NEXT. THAT'S TYLER NOTIFY. THAT'S A TOTALLY SEPARATE PROJECT. >> OKAY BUT WE WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY. ESPECIALLY. WITH COUNCIL DATES. ALERT PARENTS. >> I KNOW WE DO HAVE THE PLATFORM IN PLACE. BUT AGAIN THAT'S A SEPARATE PLATFORM THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO UNIFY ALL OF THIS. [00:40:02] TYLER HAS A PLATFORM CALLED TYLER NOTIFY WHICH WILL WILL BE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. NOT ONLY YOU CAN CREATE A HIERARCHY WITHIN THERE. A SUB-SET JUST FOR THE FOOTBALL AND CHEER PROGRAM SO THEY CAN MANAGE IT. THE ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT CENTER. SO WE'RE BRINGING THAT PLATFORM IN TO PLAY. SO AS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. TO EXIST. APPROVAL ON THAT. >> OKAY. >> AND ON THE COMMISSIONS. AND THESE LIKE FUTURE PENDING ACTION ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE. THE MANAGER'S CITY OFFICE STREAMLINING THE CITY PROCESSES AND THIS IS A PART OF ALL THAT. & THAT'S ALWAYS ONGOING. S NO KNOT GOING TO BE A TIME THING. AND THIS INTEGRATION MODULES FOR NOTIFICATIONS AND PUBLIC ACCESS AS WELL. IS ONE OF THE ENHANCEMENTS FOR CITY PROCESSES WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON. AND ALSO MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIAL EVENTS. IF I PUT AN APPLICATION FOR THE EVENT IT MAY HAVE TO BE ROUTED TO ENGINEERING DEPARTMNT. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. POLICE DEPARTMENT. HAVING THAT INTEGRATED WITHIN ONE SYSTEM IS EXCELLNT FOR TRACKING. YOU CAN SEE WHERE MAYBE THE BALL WAS DROPPED IF IT WAS DROPPED. YOU CAN TRACK THE COURSE AS WELL. SO I BELIEVE THAT AS WE GO FORWARD AND HAVE THESE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS IS CRITICAL THAT STAFF UPDATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESSES. SO THAT'S NEVER GOING TO BE A ONE-TIME THING. BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT I CONSIDER TO BE ONGOING. AS WE HAVE OUR ENHANCEMENTS AND WE'VE DEALT WITH OUR PROCEDURES. ENHANCE COMMUNICATION INTERNALLY AND ALSO ON THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE MODULES AS WELL IF AVAILABLE. >> AND JUST GLAD BECAUSE YOU GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE FOOTBALL AND CHEER I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. THAT INCLUDES SPECIAL PERMITS. THOSE WILL BE ONLINE GOING LIVE ALSO. THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO THAT POINT. YOU KNOW THOSE WORK FLOWS. THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. AS IT WAS PAPER BASED. ONE DEPARTMENT MIGHT BE OKAY WITH IT. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CHECKMARKS WERE TICKED. THE DEPARTMENT MAYBE NOT. MAYBE BACK TO THE STAFF IN THERE. TO THE FINAL PERMIT. TO REDUCE DELAYS. SO MAKING THAT WORK FLOW EFFICIENT. MAKING SURE THIS HAS TO BE MOVED ONTO THE NEXT ONE THAT HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE IT MOVES ONTO THE NEXT ONE. IF YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT A PERMIT. 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT AND WE TALK ABOUT THIS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. WE'RE STARTING TO ENFORCE THAT. TO EITHER ELIMINATE OR IT SHOULD-- HELP LOWER THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS ON WHICH WE'VE BEEN-- WHAT SOME OF US CALL BUSINESS. BUT IT CREATES OTHER ISSUES, RIGHT? INSTEAD OF THIS--. >> YOU'LL HAVE TO EDUCATE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE USED TO THE OLD PRACTICES. >> YES, MA'AM AND WE'RE DOING THAT. SO THAT PROCESS IS ACTUALLY A PART OF THIS LAUNCH. WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. AND NOT TO GET TOO TECHNICAL BUT BOTH SIDES OF THE TYLER HOUSE THAT INVOLVES THE TYLER-- MUNI SIDE AND THE EAM SIDE. OTHERWISE EPL BECAUSE IT'S A PERMIT AND IT INVOLVED EAM BECAUSE IT'S A PERMIT TO ASSET. WHICH IS A CITY PARK OR PROVISION WHAT HAVE YOU. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT-- LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED. >> OKAY. WELL LOOK FORWARD TO IT. >> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. POLICE COMMUNITY SAFETY NEXT STEPS. AS YOU'VE SEEN IN MILESTONES ONE TWO AND THREE. IT'S FUNDING INITIATIVES AND THE PROJECT SWAT TEAM DRUG TEST FOR TASK FORCE ET CETERA. AND SO THIS BUDGET JUST ADDRESSES THOSE PROGRAMS OR INITIATIVES THAT ARE BEING I INITIATED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT'S BEEN COMPLETED. >> CITY MANAGER YOUTH-- PROGRAM. THIS IS A BUDGET RELATING TO THE YOUTH PROGRAM. LEGAL SERVICES THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED. HOMELESS UNHOUSED RESIDENT STRATEGY. WHEN I CAME ON BOARD LAST YEAR, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD MEETING IN THE CHAMBERS. IT WAS AT LEAST 12 NOT FOR PROFITS. AND WE JUST DISCUSSED, I WANTED TO GET AN IDEA OF WHO WAS IN THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES THAT WERE BEING PROVIDED AND THAT THEY COLLABORATE AND COMMUNICATE. AND THEY DO BUT IT'S NOT IN A STRUCTURE WADE. AND THAT'S THROUGHOUT ST. LUCIE COUNTY. AND I REALLY WANT. HELP ME SCHEDULE THIS MS. MOORE SCHEDULE THIS SPECIAL PROGRAMS COORDINATOR. BUT WE DID COME UP WITH A STRATEGY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT. KIND OF NOTED AT THE MEET-- JOINT MEETING WE HAD. WE REALLY WANT TO GET THE NOT FOR PROFITS INVOLVED IN OUR EFFORTS. THERE WAS DISCUSSION I BELIEVE AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING ABOUT-- WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THE PEOPLE THERE. [00:45:01] AND JUST DON'T THROW THEM AWAY OR PUSH THEM AWAY. WE REALLY NEED GET THOSE NOT FOR PROFITS INVOLVED. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT ANYONE IN THE CITY THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO, LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS STAFF ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE UNSHELTERERED POPULATION AND HOW CAN WE ADDRESS THIS? AND THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. EMPLOYMENT ISSUES. HOUSING ISSUES. BUT CERTAINLY IT HAS TO BE A COLLECTIVE EFFORT FROM THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHY WHEN HI THAT JOINT MEETING. GREAT INPUT FROM THE NOT FOR PROFITS. AND I JUST WANT TO TRY TO ESTABLISH A STRATEGY IN WHICH WE CAN HAVE MORE MEETINGS WITH THEM AS WE START MAKING THESE CHANGES IN THE COMMUNITY. GET THOSE NOT FOR PROFITS ON BOARD. AND HOW WE CAN GET THEM TO COLLABORATE THE SHARING OF THE SERVICES. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING I I DID INITIALLY AND IT'S GOING TO BE ONGOING FOR ME. BUT WE DID IN THE FIRST PART OF THIS STATUS REPORT. I DID MEET THE SERVICES COUNCIL ON THE HORIZONS BUT THE BIG F STRATEGY FOR ME IS LOOKING AT ALL THOSE AGENCIES THAT GOT INVOLVED IN THE EFFORTS DEALING WITH THE POPULATION. SO YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS AS WE GO FORWARD AND I WILL REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY AS WELL. THEIR LEADERSHIP. STAFF THAT IS. SO WE CAN TRY TO COORDINATE WITH THEM AS WELL. >> WE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE. >> AND I HATE TO SAY THIS NOT A CITY PROBLEM. IT'S A COMMUNITY PROBLEM. THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE THE LEAD AND BRING IN THESE AGENCIES TOGETHER. BUT THEY HAVE RESOURCES WITH THE CITY THAT'S NOT HAPPY. THEY HAVE TEX PER TEASE THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE. AND WE NEED TO WORK WITH THAT AND BALANCE THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO BE EFFECTIVE. >> MADAM MAYOR? JUST WANT TO MY COLLEAGUES. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS TAX REFORM AND THIS AMENDMENT THING. WE NEED TO PUT A CIRCLE AROUND OUR HOMELESS POPULATION. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. WE'RE TRYING TO RELY ON THESE NON-PROFITS AND EVERYTHING TO DO, RIGHT. BUT IF THE CITY GETS CUT AND THE COUNTY GETS CUT FUNDS, WHEREAS SOME OF THESE NON-PROFITS GOING TO GET THEIR MONEY FROM TO HELP DO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ASK THEM TO DO. BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FUND AND DO THINGS LIKE WHAT WE WANT TO DO. SO WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO TRY NOT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM GROW. BECAUSE IF THIS THING PASSES, SOME OF THIS MONEY FROM THESE GROUPS ARE NOT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE. BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE AS MUCH AS WE DO. AND SO THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE BIGGER. AND IT'S NOT JUST-- 13TH STREET. IF ANY FIVE OF US DRIVE AROUND THE COUNTY OR IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, YOU COULD PROBABLY RUN UP ON A CAMP SOMEWHERE IN SOME WOODS OR THAT. EVERY DAY. SO THE PROBLEM IS NOT GOING AWAY. BUT I DON'T WANT US TO WALK AWAY FROM THINKING THAT THIS IS GOING TO GET FIXED WITH THESE NON-PROFITS BECAUSE THESE NON-PROFITS COUNT ON US. AND THE COUNTY TO HELP THEM. THEY DO GET MONEY FROM OTHER PLACES BUT A LOT OF THEIR MONEY COMES FROM US AND THE COUNTY AND WHO KNOWS WHEN WE HAVE TO GO TO THE BUT SCOMBRET START CUTTING THINGS. YOU KNOW-- I JUST WANT IT TO BE VERY CLEAR THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON. AND WHEN WE VOTE KEEP OUR EYE ON. BECAUSE THIS COULD EXPLODE. AND I'D RATH BR IN FRONT OF IT THAN TRYING TO CHASE IT. >> YEP. YES, SIR. >> MAYOR, TO COMMENT ON THAT. YOU AND I ARE IN THE SAME TRACK HERE. IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THIS PAST FRIDAY I ACTUALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. WHO CAME TO TOWN. MET WITH HIM. AND SPECIFICALLY MY LINE OF QUESTIONING GOES TO NOT FEC, OKAY. NOT TRASH TRAINS. BUT TO THIS WHOLE BUDGET ISSUE THAT THEY ARE FORCING ON US. BASICALLY SHOVING DOWN OUR THROAT. AND I LET HIM KNOW MY SENTIMENTS PLAINLY. AND I WAS PISSED THAT THIS IS UNACCEPT TO BELIEVE ME. AND THE QUESTION HI. HE DID A Q&A AND I ASKED A QUESTION FOR THE PUBLIC'S CONSUMPTION. I SAID OKAY I'VE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY AS HAVE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AMONGST EVERY CITY AND COUNTY IN THE CITY. WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION TO BALANCE THE BUDGET NOT JUST TAKE AWAY THE MONEY? YOU KNOW WHAT I SNAERD CRICKETS. THERE WAS NOT ONE RESPONSE RELATIVE TO HOW TO FUND THIS. SO WE GOT INTO THE WHOLE CONVERSATION OF TAXATION AS A WHOLE. AND HE SAID WELL WE'RE VERY CONCERNED THAT MUNICIPALITIES ARE GOING TO THEN INCREASE THE TAX BURDEN ON XHISHL OR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE OWNERS. PEOPLE LIKE ME. AND HE SAID WE WERE FORCED BECAUSE PROBABLY TAXES FORKER THOSE TYPES OF PROPERTYS. [00:50:02] YOU CAN'T JUST RAISE THEM 25% AND CURE THIS PROBLEM. SHORT OF THAT THEY HAVE NO CONCRETE SOLUTIONS THAT THEY ARE OFFERING. AS A MATTER OF FACT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S COMMENT MULTIPLE TIMES WAS-- I WANT TO SEE-- ELIMINATED. I SAID WELL I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU'RE LOOKING TO NAVIGATE THAT. AND THE LACK OF FUNDING COMING INTO THE MUNICIPALITIES AND THE COUNTIES BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE DEVASTATING. AND I SAID I'LL USE FORT PIERCE AS AN EXAMPLE. LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. OUR $67 MILLION BUDGET IS GOING TO LOSE $10 MILLION OVER TWO YEARS. WE DO NOT HAVE A MECHANISM TO RECAPTURER THOSE FUNDS UNLESS WE VISIT USER FEES AND THINGS OF THIS NATURE. THEN WE HAVY WHOLE DISCUSSION OF DOJE. THAT BLAZING GLORY AND HIS CREW. AND HE SAYS I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION IN FORT PIERCE. AND HE ACTUALLY KNEW A LOT MORE THAN I WOULD EXPECT SOMEBODY CAMPAIGNING AS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ABOUT THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. AND HE INDICATED TO ME THAT THEY ARE GOING TO FORCE CITIES AND COUNTIES TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION AND THAT'S GOING TO BE LIKE EVERYBODY IS GOING TO HAVE A DIFFERENT MOUSE TRAP HERE TO FIX THIS. AND SO THEY ARE TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFICIT DELTA JUST SAYING WE'RE CUTTING IT TO HELP HOMEOWNERS OUT THERE AND THAT'S THAT SO SUCK IT UP. SO THAT'S THE COMMENTARY ON 51C3S ET CETERA. I'M NOT A FIRM BELIEVER THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS HERE TO SUPPORT THESE ORGANIZATIONS. NOW-- I KNOW WE HOPE ALL THAT CURRENTLY. BUT I DON'T BELIEVE AND IT'S A GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FUND TRAVEL ORGANIZATIONS. THEY NEED TO DO THEIR OWN FUNDRAISING ET CETERA. AND NOT BE LOOKING TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF FUNDING. THIS HAS TO STOP. WE CAN NO LONGER CONTINUE TO DO THIS. AND I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE CITY PARTICIPATING WITH OTHER, ENTITY, COMPANIES, ET CETERA. THAT ARE TAKING ON THESE CAUSES THAT SHOW THAT WE DO SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY. BUT MY CONCERN AS BLAZING GLORY IS CONCERNED. THIS INFORMATION CAME BACK DIRECTLY TO ME. IS THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S GOING OUT IN CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CITY GOVERNMENT IS WHY ARE WE SPENDING TAX PAYER MONEY ON THESE? AND I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING DISCUSSION THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND WE NEED TO DOT THE I AND IS CROSS TS ON WHERE WE ARE SENDING MONEY TO. A QUALIFY THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING WITH THE MONEY THAT WE'RE RECEIVING. BUT SECONDLY WE NEED TO DO THE LITMUS TEST IS WHY ARE WE SENDING MONEY THERE? BECAUSE I HAVE 50 OF THESE PEOPLE OUTSIDE MY DOOR UPSTAIRS SAYING I DESERVE THE MONEY NOT THEM. SO I HAVE SERIOUS RESERVATIONS ABOUT OUR CONTINUING PROGRAM TO FUND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO LOOK AT THAT SPECIFICALLY. IN LOCK STEP SLIGHT VARIATION BUT WE ARE IN AGREEMENT HERE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND YOU COULD HAVE LET ME KNOW HE WAS IN TOWN. I WOULD HAVE BEHAVED. >> IT SOUND LIKE AN INTERESTING MEETING. >> I WOULD HAVE COME AND BEHAVED. >> IT'S OKAY. IT WAS PUBLISHED THAT HE WAS COMING INTO TOWN. TO GIVE A SPEECH AND DO A BLOB AND ALL THAT. >> I DIDN'T GET THAT ONE. >> WELL YOU GET THINGS THAT I DON'T GET. SO SAME THING. >> LET'S MOVE ON. >> THE IN TACT OPERATION DIRECTION. WE DID COMPLETE THE RFP AND IT WAS TABLED. AND PENDING RESOLUTION OF ISSUES BY THE FEP. AND NUMBERS RELATED TO THE FACILITY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE PROPRIETARY AUTHORIZATION AND THERE WAS DOCKING STRUCTURE ISSUES REGARDING MAINTENANCE THAT DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE THE PROPER AUTHORIZATION FOR IT TO BE RENOVATED. SO WE ARE ADDRESSING THE FEP COMMENTS AS WELL AS CERTAINLY LANDS LEASE IN TERMS OF GETTING THE REQUESTING THE EXTENSION OF THAT. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. CITY ENGINEERS AS WELL AS WELL AS THE MARINE DIRECTOR ON BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. AND WE'VE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE FTP. RESPONDING TO THEIR CONSENT ORDER. SO PENDING. BUT IT'S DEFINITELY BEING FAST TRACKED BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE TO GET THESE WITHIN 60 TOEWS. BEEN REQUESTING 90 AND ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS SO WE CAN GET IT BEFORE THE COMMISSION HERE. SO AS WE ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED BUT IT'S COMING TO YOU SOON. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IT. >> OKAY. >> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER IMPLEMENTATION. AS YOU ALL KNOW WE'VE AWARDED THE VENUE WOKS THE CONTRACT IN MAY OF '26. THEY ARE ON BOARD AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS WELL. BEFORE YOU SOON. [00:55:09] OKAY-- CENTER IMPLEMENTATION. PREPARE A BUSINESS PLAN WHICH WAS COMPLETED. WHEN I CAME UP AND REVIEWED THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, I KIND OF TABLED IT FOR THE MOST PART. BECAUSE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. PARTICULARLY CREATE A CLINIC. SAID THE SAME TIME. IT HADN'T BEEN COSTED OUT VERY WELL. SO I KIND OF TABLED THAT BUSINESS PLAN. AND STILL LOOKING AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER ROLE. AND WE'RE STRONGLY CONSIDERING RFP OUT FOR AN ANIMAL SHELTERER. SAYING THIS PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OPERATIONS OVERSXAUL WHAT'S THE BEST MECHANIC NOICHL MOVE FORWARD THEN. AND IN THE PROGRAM, AND THE FUNDING WASN'T THERE FOR THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WAS PRIMARILY FOR NEWTERING AND SPADING ANIMALS. SO WE. YEAH THROUGH THAT AS WELL. SO WE'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT LATER IN THE BUDGET AS WELL. PRETTY PSYCHED. >> DID WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY? >> YES. EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW HAS BEEN TABLED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT ANIMAL SHELTER. UNTIL NOVEMBER. >> OKAY. >> COUNTY ACTUALLY BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S 100% SURE THEY ARE CONSTRUCTING THAT ANIMAL SHELTER. BUT WE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY AND THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION WE'RE HAVING WITH THEM. BUT WE'RE SFIL IN DISCUSSION ABOUT IT IN SOME WAY. IN LIGHT OF WHEN IT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER, WE'RE STILL IN DISCUSSION OF WHAT WE CAN DO JOI JOINTLY. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES HAS POINTED OUT IS THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS NOT JUST POLICE AND PUBLIC LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT'S ALSO ANIMAL CONTROL. AND OTHER ROADS AND BRIDGES ET CETERA. IT'S BEYOND JUST LAW ENFORCEMENT. >> CERTAINLY. QUESTION ON THIS. WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A PROGRAM RIGHT NOW LIKE FOR THE PUBLIC TO UTILIZE WHEN IT COMES TO SPAY AND NEWTERING. >> NO, SIR. NOT THAT I'M AWARE. >> AND RIGHT NOW. LAST TIME I CHECKED. THERE IS WE'LL SEE THE ORGANIZATION WE PARTNER WITH DOWN THERE TO RUN THIS SHELTER OR THESE CITY EMPLOYEES. WHO IS RUNNING THE SHELTER RIGHT SNOW. >> IT'S TE CITY-RUN FACILITY. NO PARTNERING. >> OKAY SO NO PARTNER WITH US ON THE SPAY AND NURT AT ONE POINT. >> RIGHT. THEY HAD IT AT THAT POINT. WE HAD-- BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO-- BE THE SITUATION GOING FORWARD. >> OKAY. SO-- OKAY. I GUESS IT'S TO COME UP IN BUDGET. >> THE PROGRAM. THIS HAS BEEN TABLED BECAUSE OF FUNDING. BUT WE DO HAVE A NOT FOR PROFIT THAT HAS BEEN ASSISTING US WITH EDUCATION. TO CALL IT ENFORCEMENT. THAT'S THE CODE ENFORCEMENT JOB. AND I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THAT MESSAGE OUT THERE. SO WE HAD SOMEONE OUT THERE AND WE HAVE THE CITY GOING TO PEOPLES PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND ENFORCING AND GIVING OUT-- IT'S MORE OF AN EDUCATION PIECE. BUT FROM A FUNDING PERSPECTIVE. WE'VE TABLED THAT AS WELL. OUT OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. WE'VE TABLED THAT PROGRAM. SO WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF. BUT YES-- NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS THE FUTURE ACTION ITEM. THESE ITEMS WERE MORE SO IN THE PLAN ITSELF. BUT WE-- TO BE VISITED THE BEST WAY THAT I CAN TO ADDRESS. IT WAS PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. BUT IT WAS PENDING ACTIONS AND WE KIND OF TAKE IT ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS AS WELL. AND OF COURSE THE STREAMLINING CITY PROCESS WES TALKED ABOUT THAT MINISTER JOHNSON WAS THERE. AND THAT'S ONGOING IN TERMS OF HAVING EACH DEPARTMENT IN SOME TYPE OF INTERNAL WORK FLOW TO ENSURE THAT EACH PROCESS HAS BEEN DONE BY STEPS AND THAT WE'RE NOT MISSING ANY PROCESSES IN THAT MANNER. ALSO MORESO WE'RE TRACKING WHAT'S BEING DONE. THE LANDING DIRECTION RIGHT NOW. THERE'S BEEN SOME-- I WOULD SAY-- RENOVATIONS TO COBS WHICH THE OWNERS HAVE DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB OF MEETING THOSE DEMANDS. AND WE HAD DRAFTED RFPW WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT. LIT GO THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS. RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON A MONTH TO MONTH WITH COBS. >> UNDER THE NEW PURCHASING CODE. RFP. >> MUCH OF THE CODE IS ADOPTED AND THEN WE'LL TISH RFP. TO TABLE ALL THE RFPS UNTIL WE GET THE CODE ADOPTED. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER THESE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE PIPELINE WHEN I CAME ON BOARD. AND WE STILL HAVE FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS. AND WE STILL HAVE STAFF DOING FOUR TENS. AND PRIMARILY. NOT MANY. SOME STAFF MAYBE ONE DAY FROM HOME. NOT SO HIGH. FUNCTION UNTIL THOSE AREAS THAT WERE DOING IT. THE BUDGET PROPOSAL GRANTS. [01:00:02] THAT'S TO BE DETERMINEED. THAT'S TO BE DISCUSSED. PERHAPS THE COMMUNITY-- COMMUNICATION STAFFING STRATEGY. ACTUALLY WELL AWARE. OUR STAFF DEPARTMENT HAS A STAFF MEETING MONTHLY. ON COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY COMMUNICATING WITH THE CITY RESIDENTS. AND WE WANT TO START. START EXECUTING THAT. DO A LITTLE ONE ON ONE TO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND COMMUNICATIONS. BUT TO GET OUT INTO THE PUBLIC. ALL IN DIFFERENT AREAS. PLANNING. BUILDING. PUBLIC WORKS. WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. NOT JUST COMPLAINTS BUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES. AND WE'VE BEEN MEETING MONTHLY ON THIS FOR THE PAST EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS ACTUALLY. AND WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PLAN AND APPROACH BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE GOING TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE I PRESENT IT TO YOU FIRST. SO YOU CAN HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE SAID AND WHAT OUR GOALS ARE. MAYBE YOU WANT TO TWEAK EIGHT LITTLE BIT AND ATTEND SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS WITH US. BUT IT'S A GOOD THING. THEY ARE REALLY EXCITED. STAFF THOUGHT WE DID AT THE ONE DOWNTOWN WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD. IT WAS VERY EXCITING FOR US TO MEET THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS. BUT WE WANT TO EXPAND THAT TO THE CITY AND HAVE SOME TYPE OF BUSINESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESSES IN THE CITY AND MAYBE HAVE WORKSHOPS SMALL TOWN HALLS AS WELL. >> WHAT AFFECTS WORKING HOURS IS THAT STARTED PRETTY MUCH DURING COVID. EVEN THOUGH MAYBE DEPARTMENT IN THE ROOM HAD BEEN DOING IT BEFORE. OR THAT'S ISSUE. IT REALLY BLOSSOMED AND FLOURISHED. ONE OF THE THINGS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS EVERY DEPARTMENT NEEDS COVERAGE FIVE DAYS A WEEK. 8 O'CLOCK UNTIL 5 O'CLOCK. >> ABSOLUTELY. AND SO IT'S JUST NOT GOOD PUBLIC SERVICE. THAT IF NOBODY'S THERE TO ANSWER THE PHONE, AND/OR IF NOBODY RETURNS CALLS IN THE TIMELY FASHION. >> ABSOLUTELY. 100%. >> I KNOW THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE HEADED. >> YEAH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT. AND I KNOW WE HAVE DEPARTMENT THAT COMES IN EIGHT DAYS A WEEK. AND AS YOU NOTED THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IN THE DEPARTMENTS. ALLOWING TO PICK UP THE PHONE. GOING TO LINE SHOW YOU. TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER PERSON TO PICK UP THAT CALL. AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL THEM. THE RESPONSE BE AVAILABLE. IF YOU HAVE A SCHEDULED VISITS. YOU KNOW, SOMEONE'S COMING UNSCHEDULED VISITS. THAT SAYS. EMPHASIZE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND STAFF HEARS THAT ALL THE TIME. AND THAT'S FOR PUBLIC SERVICE. BUT WE HAD TO BE AVAILABLE. AND WE HAVE TO BE RESPONSIVE. AND THAT'S THE MOST-- AVAILABLE MEANING THERE'S NO ABILITY LIKE AVAILABILITY. WE HAVE TO BE HERE. >> THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME. THE ONE COMMUNITY THAT MOTTO WE WANT TO--. HAS TO BE SOMETHING. TO BE HOW WE GET TO THE WHOLE DISCUSSION. BUT SOMETHING THAT WE ALL HAVE MY OPINION ON TODAY. BUT IT'S THE ONE FORT PIERCE MOTTO. AND WE JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY CAN ADOPT OFFICIALLY IN SOME WAY. WE'RE NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MOTTO MESSAGING THAT WE HAVE ONE LET'S JUST SAY. SO MOVING ONTO PLANNING. SOME OF THESE ITEMS I WAS MAYBE DETAILING. THE LANDSCAPE VISION AND THIS PENDING VIEW-- WE HAVE A FEW PLANNED UPDATES ELEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS. 12/26. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT. THE PLAN DUE 11/26. AND WE HAD AN ANNEXING STRATEGY THAT I RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM THE-- DIRECTIVE PLANNING. WITHIN 10 AND 2025 AS WELL. AND WE HAD THE PORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE DRAFT POTENTIAL DESIGN LAW. 127. AND IMPACT ADOPTION. LET'S DO 9 27. AND DO 9 26. SOME OF F THESE ITEMS. THESE WERE NOT IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THEY WERE NOTED FOR FUTURE ACTIONS. SO STAFF HAS TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVESES TO KEEP PURSUING IT. AND UPDATES THAT I'VE RECEIVEED. BUT I CAN GET INTO MORE DETAILS. >> WELL I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT. IS THAT A KIND OF A CHANGES. THE EDC WAS GOING TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE RECORDER? [01:05:09] >> CITY COMMISSION. PARTLY. SO THIS IS A WHOLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIECES. THAT ARE GOING TO BE WRAPPED UP IN AN ELEMENT THAT WILL GO INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THAT PLAN IS BEING REVIEWED AT THE MOMENT BY THE STATE. AND MAKING THEM VERY COMPLICATED BECAUSE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STATE BILL-- AND THE ISSUE NOT PLACING ON THE COMMUNITY. >> I THOUGHT WE GOT A RESPONSE ON THE COMP PLAN? >> OBJECTIVE IN THEIR MIND HAD TO DO-- THE BURDEN ON THE POPULATION. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE. ON THE STATE. WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES. WE HAVE HAD SOME RESPONSE BY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS. WE HAVE THAT. WE ARE WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THAT. AND WAITING TO SEE HOW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROGRESSES THROUGH THE STATE. SO WE HAVE THAT IN A BETTER POSITION TO IMPLEMENT OR PROPOSE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT TO THE PLAN WHICH WE ARE LACKING. SO-- THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR FOR THAT RESOURCE ALSO INPUT FROM CITY AND COUNTY RELATIONS. INPUT FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT'S GOING TO COME UP. AND WE WANT TO INCORPORATE THOSE THINGS. A LOT OF THE ISSUES HERE ARE AFFECTED BY STATE. RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO. SO YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF THE DATES HAVE BEEN PUSHED OUT FURTHER. >> YOU'RE GOING TO BE BUSINESSY IN DECEMBER MR. FREEMAN. >> AS PART OF THIS IN MY DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU AND HERE ON THE DAY IS THAT AS PART OF THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT THE SPEED AND MARKET HAS TO BE CRITICAL PART OF THAT SIMPLY BECAUSE THOSE WHO MIGHT INVEST AND USING THE KING'S HIGHWAY AREA SPECIFICALLY. ALTHOUGH NOT THE SAME, THE SOUTHERN GROVE AREA PORT ST. LUCIE WAS REDEVELOPED IN A VERY RAPID MANNER. BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY WORK OUT THE DETAILS. NOW FORT ST. LUCIE ON THAT PROPERTY OF 1200 ACRES WE DON'T OWN ANY OF THOSE PROPERTIES AND MAYBE FEW IN THERE SOMEWHERE. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY COMING UP WITH A VOLUNTARY GREEMENT WITH THE PROPERY OWNERS TO SAY HEY I WANT TO BE INSIDE THIS PARTICULAR OVERLAY THAT SAYS NOT CALL IT-- GROVE OF COURSE BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY HAVING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO GET SPEED TO MARKET AND GETTING FOLKS IN THE DOOR AND THROUGH THE PROCESS. I'VE RAISED IT BEFORE THE CHANEY BROTHERS FROM APPLICATION TO RIBBON CUTTING WAS ABOUT 18 MONTHS. THAT'S UNHEARD OF. SO HOPEFULLY THAT CAN BE WEAVED IN AND I'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EAC DIRECTORER. AND HE IS ACTIVELY TRYING TO PROPOSE SOMETHING TO YOU THAT WOULD HELP US MOVE THAT FORWARD. SO HOPEFULLY THAT RELATIONSHIP IS CONTINUING. >> BEEN INVOLVED WITH SOME DETAILED DISCUSSION BETWEEN COUNTY STAFF. EDC. THEIR CONSULTANT AND OURSELVES AND WE HAVE A DRAFT PROPOSAL I THINK CAME IN FROM THE CONSULTANT IN LINE WITH THAT. THE DIFFICULTY AND THE COMPLICATION IS GETTING THE-- BALANCE SO IT CAN BE USED BOTH IN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY WITH A CONSISTENCETHY DEVELOPERS ARE UNDERSTANDING OR LENDERS UNDERSTAND. THE CITY WILL HAVE TO DO THEIR PART. AND THE COUNTY. AND THEN AN OVERALL SIMILAR FUTURE LAND USE BEING IMPLEMENTED BOTH WITHIN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AT THE SAME TIME. >> AND SO I USED TO MEET WITH THE KING'S HIGHWAY PROPERTY OWNERS AND COMMISSIONER BRODERICK I THINK YOU HAVE BEEN ATTENDING THOSE. AND I'VE BEEN INVITED DUE TO SUNSHINE ISSUES. SO HOPEFULLY MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN INVITED TO THAT CONVERSATION OVER THERE. OKAY ALL RIGHT VERY GOOD. >> WE HAD A VERY STRONG TURNOUT [01:10:03] WHICH IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. ONE PLAN THAT'S ACCEPTABLE TO THE COUNTY AND GETS TRANSMITTED TO THE CITY FLAWLESSLY. THIS CLEARLY IS THE WAY TO GO. AND AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM THAT THAT HAVE GROUP. THEY NEED THIS IN PLACE BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING TO GET THE DEVELOPMENT AS YOU'RE STATING QUICKLY. READILY P PRE-SET PACKAGE OF REQUIREMENTS THAT IS EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE AND EASILY TRANSFERRABLE FROM THE COUNTY TO THE CITY AT THE TIME OF ANNEXATION. AND IF WE CAN GIVE THEM THAT THESE GUYS ARE READY TO PUT SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AND GO. I TOLD THEM I'M ANNEXING EVERYTHING. ME PERSONALLY. DOWN SOUTH KING'S HIGHWAY I WANT THE AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK. YOU CAN KEEP THE AIRPORT IN THE COUNTY. I DON'T NEED THAT I'LL JUST TAKE ALL THE INDUSTRIAL SPACE UP THERE. THAT'S THE KEY. AT THE END OF THE DAY WE ALL KNOW THIS IS THE FORMULA TO SAVE OUR ASSETS FROM OUR FINANCIAL DISASTER THAT'S SITTING RIGHT OUT THERE OFFSHORE. THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO SAVE US FROM THAT. I MET WITH THE FOLKS THAT ARE-- DIDN'T MEET BUT INTRODUCED THEM. WORKING TO BUILD THE DATA CENTER IN WEST--. I KNOW COMMISSIONER DZADOVSKY IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS. NOT THAT I'M FOCUSED ON INCOME BUT I ASKED HOW MANY SQUARE FEET? 5 MILLION SQUARE FEET. HOW MUCH ACRERAGE? 1200 ACRES. I SAID I'D LIKE TO SEE THE SITE PLAN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE JURISDICTION. AT SOME POINT IN TIME I MAY ANNEX IT. AND HERE'S THE REASON WHY. TAX REVENUE PROJECTED OFF THIS ONE FACILITY IS $420 MILLION ANUALLY. >> IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A HIGHER STANDARD. SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO-- PLAY GAMES HERE. NOISE ISSUES. NO GROUND-- ALL THOSE ESCHES HAVE TO BE RESOLVED. IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO TO MY FRIENDS IN THE COUNTY TRY TO GET THIS APPROVED THEY DON'T HAVE EVERY ONE OF THOSE. HE SAID WE HAVE IT UNDER PLAN AND WE'LL GET IT DONE. >> MR. CHESS? >> I'LL ADVISE KING'S HIGHWAY. WE DO HAVE THE MEETING SCHEDULED EDC AND THEIR CONSULTANT I THINK A DISTRICT GROUP. ALONG WITH OUR DEPUTY ON CITY MANAGERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. PLANNING DIRECTORS AS WELL. TO TALK ABOUT AN OVERLAW REGARDING KING'S HIGHWAY. WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED OTHAN ZMRP AND THE INTERESTING THING WE HAVE AND I KNOW I KEEP COMING BACK TO THIS ANNEXATION THING BECAUSE I'M TOTE ALE FOCUSED ON THIS. WE HAVE PRESENCE ON SOUTH KING'S HIGHWAY NOW. NORTH SOUTH AND WEST. THE AMAZON FACILITY. THREE WE'VE APPROVED OUT THERE. ONE ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH KING'S HIGHWAY. TWO ON THE EAST SIDE. WE ARE PRESENT THERE. WE JUST NEED TO START ANNEXING ZMORTH SOUTH AND WEST. THIS IS NOT OVERLY COMPLICATED. WE ARE RIGHT THERE, NOW. SO WE CAN ANNEX ANY OF THESE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING PROPERTIES THAT ARE ON THE CITY TAX CURRENTLY. ANOTHER 500,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY WE APPROVED ANOTHER-- FA SXILT THEN THERE WAS TWO OCCUPIED PROPERTIES WE'VE APPROVED AS WELL. NOT ONE JUST STARTED BREAKING GROUND. AND THE OTHER ONE IS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OUT. THOSE ARE ALL COMING. JUST MATTER OF NOW WE CAN DO THE INFO UP THERE. AND I DO NOT REALLY KNOW WHY WE WOULD WAIT. I SEE ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO WAIT. >> AS LONG AS THEY ARE CONTINUOUS. WE CAN DO THAT. >> WE DO ONE. WE GO NEXT. THE NEXT NEXT NEXT. RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. >> RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT MR. FREEMAN. THANK YOU, SIR. >> ARENA. EXPANSION. ACTUALLY DESIGNED. BEST TO BE DETERMINED. UPDATE FROM THE DIRECTOR ON THAT. >> BECAUSE OF FUNDING TO BE DETERMINED? >> I'LL SPEAK TO THAT. >> MADAM MAYOR. WHILE HE'S GOING FORWARD. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY RECOGNIZES THAT WE DO HAVE A HARD STOP TODAY BECAUSE TREES A PLANNING BOARD MEETING. >> MORNING. >> STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. THE RECORD NEEDS TO KNOW. >> YES I'M AT THIS TIME WORKING WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. WE ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSIST IN PAYING FOR THIS AS WELL. WE DO HAVE SOME-- A MINIMUM WAGE PROR JEKT WE NEED TO ACHIEVE FIRST. THAT WOULD BE DREDGING OF THE FACILITY. HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THAT BY NEXT SUMMER. BY THEN WE NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT GRANTS WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT MAYBE SOME RESILIENCY GRANTS WITH THE [01:15:03] INTERNAL BASIN. AS WE KNOW THE EXTANGS TO THE EXTERNAL BASIN IS A POSSIBILITY THERE IS ROOM TO DO SO. BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT THE INTERNAL BASIN AS WELL BECAUSE THE EXTREME WATER LEVELS AND TIDES DURING STORMS. THOSE DOCKS DO GO UNDER WATER. SO WITH THAT, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS THROUGH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST ENGINEERING. WE HAVE SOME DUE DATES IN SEPTEMBER AND AUGUST. ONE IS FOR SEPTEMBER THE COMPLETE STREET CONDITION RE-EVALUATION. AND DESIGN FOR CHIEF IMPROVEMENTS IN AUGUST OF 26 WHICH IS NEXT MONTH. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MS. WIGGINS. >> YOU ARE VERY WELCOME MADAM MAYOR. [A. Presentation of Proposed FY 2026-2027 General Fund Budget] >> OKAY NEXT WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED FY2026-'27 GENERAL FUND BUDGET. MS. WIGGINS IF YOU COULD E-MAIL A COPY OF THAT PRESENTATION PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> MR. CHESS DO YOU HAVE A LEAD-IN FOR THE BUDGET? >> YES. WELL-- THE DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF REALLY SCRUBBING THEIR BUDGETS SPECIFICALLY ON THE CAPITAL PROJECT SIDE. AND MS.-- WHAT WOULD I SAY? MOLLY-- GOING TO CALL GENTLEMAN-- TURNER. BY YAW MS. MOLLY SHE AND HER TEAM HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SCRUBBING THE BUDGET GOING BACK AND FORTH. REALLY ADHERING TO WHAT I FEEL THE MESSAGING RECEIVED FROM THIS COMMISSION REGARDING ADDRESSING THE RESERVE USE. SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE PRESENTED BUDGET IS A BUDGET WITHOUT RESERVES. AND THAT BUDGET WAS CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE IT DID REQUIRE US TO REMOVE SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL TO PROJECTS. THAT BUDGETING PRIOR THAT WE DIDN'T USE THE FUNDS FOR. SO SOME CIPW TAKEN OUT OF THE 27 BUDGET OR ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE FUNDED WITH PRIOR CIP MONEY THAT WAS APPROPRIATED UNUSEED. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AS WE GO FORWARD. BUT OVERALL VERY COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS. WE HAVE DETAIL ON CAPITAL PROJECT WORKSHEETS FOR ALL THE CAPITAL PROJECTS. TO DISCUSS WHERE WE ARE DEPARTMENT WISE. I KNOW WE HAVE LIMITED TIME H HERE. YEAH. >> MS. MORRIS. >> MORNING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. AS WE GET READY TO START THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THIS BUDGET. WE HAVE A LOT TO COVER BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT MOST OF YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF. THAT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE. A LOT OF LEGISLATION CHANGES THAT ARE AFFECTING OUR CURRENT BUDGET. FUTURE BUDGETS AND ALL. AND SO MR. CHESS AND I WORKED TO DEVELOP A BUDGET THAT TRIED TO ADDRESS THAT ON THE ONSET AND THEN MAKE YOU AWARE OF WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF OUR NOVEMBER BALLOT CHANGE AS WELL. SO I'LL START OFF FIRST BY STAING THAT ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS THAT AFFECTS THIS BUDGET AND HOW WE ARE ASKING YOU TO VOTE FOR THE MILLAGE RATE IS SENATE BILL 4F WAS SIGNED BY OUR GOVERNOR ON JUNE 24TH. AND IT LIMITS HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN CAPULATE THE INCREASE OR PROPERTY TAX MILL RATE. IN ESSENCE IT MAKES THE ROLL BACK RATE THE BASE OR STANDARD MAXIMUM LIMIT THAT YOU HAVE-- WE HAVE TO START WITH. SO IN CREATING THIS BUDGET. WHERE WE WILL HAVE TO START WOULD BE AT OUR MILL NL RATE WHICH IS CURRENT 6.5461 SO WE'LL SEE THAT AS WE GO FURTHER ON. BUT IN TALKING ABOUT THIS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS YOU CAN STILL ADOPT RATES ABOVE THE ROLLBACK RATE. BUT THEY'VE GOT TO MEET THESE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS. UP TO 110% OF THE ROLLBACK RATE REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS VOTE FOR AT LEAST 4 TO 1. SO FOUR OF YOU ALL HAVE TO VOTE IN FAVOUR OF IT IN ORDER FOR US TO USE ANYTHING ABOVE OUR ROLLBACK RATE. AND WE HAVE A CAP AMOUNT AS WELL AS TO WHAT THAT AMOUNT IS. THE 110%. IF YOU WANTED TO USE A MILLAGE RATE ABOVE THE 110% IT REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE OR APPROVAL BY REFERENDUM. [01:20:01] SO IF YOU WANTED TO GO ABOVE THE 110% ALL OF YOU ALL WOULD HAVE TO VOTE FOR IT. AND IF ALL OF YOU ALL DID NOT VOTE FOR IT, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY A REFERENDUM. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS WELL. >> SO NEVER MIND. I WOULD ASK YOU A QUESTION THAT APPEARS ON THE SCREEN. >> SO YOU SEE HERE OUR CURRENT TAXABLE VALUE AS NOTED ON OUR TRAM IS $5.2 BILLION. AND THE ROLLBACK RATE IS WHERE WE ARE HAVING TO START. WHICH WOULD GENERATE $34,217,245 IN AVALON REVENUE AND THE 5% IS THE MANDATED REDUCTION THAT WE HAVE TO. WE CANNOT BUDGET FOR 100%. TWOE TAKE THE 5% REDUCTION. SO THAT WOULD GIVE US $32.5 MILLION IN AD VALOREM REVENUE. THE MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE IS 7.2. THAT'S THE MAXIMUM OR 110%. THAT WE COULD UTILIZE. WHICH WOULD GIVE US $37.6 MILLION OR 35.7 OR $8 MILLION FOR OUR REVENUE USAGE. WE'RE PROPOSING OUR 6.9% MILLAGE RATE WHICH WOULD GIVE US $36 MILLION TO TAKE IN AND THEN WE'D BE USING $34 MILLION TO FUND THIS BUDGET. ANY QUESTIONS? >> QUESTIONS? >> NO. I JUST WANT TO WRITE SOMETHING DOWN REAL QUICK. >> SO-- AND THIS IS ALL BY STATE STATUTE. LIKE I SAID, MADE INTO AND ACTED ON JUNE 26. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1 WHEN ALL OF THE OTHERS WENT IN. BUT THE GOVERNOR SIGNED IT ON THE 24TH. AND MADE IT INTO THE EFFECT DAY HE SIGNED IT ON THE 24TH. SO--. >> YEAH. OKAY. SO-- LIKE I SAID. WE ARE PROPOSING OR PRESENTING TO YOU A BALANCED BUDGET USING THE 6.9 MILLAGE AT 69 MILLION 366,722 AND THAT IS A $1,579,511 INCREASE FROM THIS-- AT THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. OR 2.34%. >> JUST A QUICK COMMENT. I FIND-- I LIKE HOW DUH THE PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN. BECAUSE JUST THIS MORNING I WAS WORKING ON AN INFLATIONARY INDEX CALCULATION FOR A BIG LEASE THAT OUR COMPANY IS DOING. AND SO I WENT ONLINE TO GET THE LATEST CONSUMER PRICE CPI NUMBERS. 2.34. THIS BUDGET IS BULLET PROOF FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. LINKED DIRECTLY TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. OUR BASKET OF SERVICES AND THINGS WE PURCHASED IS SO BROAD. WE WOULD BE UNDER THE CPI ALL CONSUMERS INDEX. ALL CATEGORYS. THAT'S WHAT WE USE FOR OUR COMMERCIAL LEASING AND THEN BUDGET PREPARATION. AND THIS NUMBER IS DIALLING EXACTLY TO THAT. SO ALL THIS CRITICISM OF THE BUDGET ANY INCREASE BUT BUDGET THAT'S COMPARED TO COST OF LIVING INCREASES DIRECTLY LINKED TO THAT, I CAN'T HAVE ANY CRITICISM OF THAT. SO I SUPPORT THE 2.34% INCREASE OF FISCAL YEAR 26. >> PROCEED. >> OKAY. AS WE HIGHLIGHT THAT, WE'LL SEE THAT WE HAD A 6.91% INCREASE IN OUR ESTIMATED TAXABLE VALUES FOR OUR PROPERTIES. THIS IS THE NUMBER THAT WE GET FROM THE PROPERTY APPRAISER THAT'S ON OUR TRAM NOTICE. SO OUR PROPERTY VALUES. OUR TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUES ARE $5.2 BILLION CURRENTLY. WHICH IS WHY AGAIN WE ARE THIS BALANCED BUDGET IS BALANCED USING THE 6.9% MILLAGE RATE WHICH IS NO CHANGE TO OUR CURRENT MILLAGE RATE. >> RIGHT. AGAIN THE AD VALOREM THAT'LL BE GENERATED FROM THAT IS $34,263,767 AND THAT'S AN INCREASE OF $2,250,931. SO THAT'S AN INCREASE THAT WE SEE FROM OURER AD VALOREM INCREASE THERE. WHEN WE GET TO OUR DISCUSSION ON THE OTHER REVENUES AND I'VE NOTED HERE DUE TO ECONOMIC INDICATORS, THE HISTORICAL TRENDS. THE SIGNIFICANT AD VALOREM CHANGES THAT ARE POTENTIALLY GOING TO TAKE EFFECT AND ALL OTHER LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, WE [01:25:02] WENT THROUGH AND SEVERAL LINE ITEMS HAVE DECREASED AS A RESULT OF SOME OF THE HISTORICAL TRENDS THAT WE'RE SEEING. SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. ONE THAT I NOTED IN OUR ONE ON ONE WAS FINDING FORFEITURES. THERE'S A MAJOR CHANGE THERE WHERE WE USED TO GET 50.8% OF ANYTHING THAT THE CLERK TOOK AND FINDS IN FORFEITURES. THAT HAS SINCE CHANGED TO WHERE NOW WE'LL GET 20-- 28.2%. THE CLERK WILL GET 28.2%. SO WE'RE NO LONGER GIVE THE 50 .8 THAT WE WOULD BE GETTING NOW THAT'S GOING TO BE A DECREASE FOR US. AND THEN ALL OF THE OTHER CHANGES AS IT RELATES TO OUR PLANNING AND IMPACT FEES. BUILDING FEES. YOU KNOW THERE'S SO MANY CHANGES THAT ARE AFFECTING NOT JUST GENERAL FUNDS BUT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET AND ALL THE OTHER BUDGETS. SO WE WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED AT ALL OF THE REVENUE THAT HAS COME IN. LOOKED AT THE HISTORICAL TREND AND ALL AND COLLECTIVELY THERE IS A DECREASE OF 726, $020 IN OUR REVENUE LINE ITEMS. AND SO THAT'S THE COLLECTIVE LINE ITEM. SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE WHY WE ARE AT THAT 1.5 OR 2.34 EVEN THOUGH WE SAW 6. 1% INCREASE IN OUR AD VALOREM REVENUE. BASED ON ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT WE HAD TO MAKE IN OUR OTHER REVENUE SOURCES. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE. AND THEN AS WE LOOK FORWARD. WE STILL AND WE'LL GET INTO THAT FURTHER. HAVE OTHER POTENTIAL CHANGES THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT REVENUE. ONE OF THEM BEING OUR CONTRIBUTION FROM OUR ENTERPRISE. BECAUSE OUR UTILITIESING IS S GOING TO BE AFFECTED NEXT YEAR BASED ON REVENUE INTAKE BECAUSE OF LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. SO THAT IN TURN WILL AFFECT US BECAUSE WE GET % OF THEIR GROSS REVENUE. SO WE HAVE A LOT TO PREPARE FOR IN MOVING FORWARD. >> MADAM MAYOR. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WOULD THAT INCREASE THIS NUMBER I'M LOOKING AT ALMOST QUARTER OF A MILLION HERE? THE IMPACT OF PFUA IN THAT. >> NOT THIS CURRENT YEAR. >> BUT THE NEXT YEAR. OKAY. SO IT COULD COMPOUND EVEN MORE. THIS YEAR BASED ON EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN PASSED LEGISLATIVE WISE. WE'RE LOOKING AT CLOSE TO A QUARTER MILLION-- THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS HERE. CLOSE TO $750,000. 726. THAT WE'RE GOING TO BASICALLY LOSE. >> AND SOME OF THAT IS OUR OWN INTERNAL-- SERVICES. REVENUE AS WELL BUT COLLECTIVELY. YEAH A LOT OF IT'S BEEN DRIVEN BAY LOT OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE GOT TO--. >> AND THEN THE STUFF WE SHOULD ADDRESS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND MAKE THOSE PERSPECTIVE CHANGES WHERE WE CAN. BUT IF IT'S PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE. WE HAVE TO ATONE FOR THAT AND FIGURE OUT WHERE WE HAVE TO CUT TO ADDRESS THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> SO-- I'LL SHOW HERE. OUR CURRENT BUDGET. WELL-- THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. AND RELATION TO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING. OUR TAXES. YOU'LL SEE WHERE THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ARE 40,23 736. IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET IT'S 42,329-267 AND MOST OF THAT IS THE AD VALOREM TAXES. OUR LICENSES AND PERMITS. YOU SEE AND HERE YOU'LL SEE WHERE THESE DECREASES ARE. THAT'S A DECREASE OF $188,800. AND WE ARE ADDRESSING OR LOOKING AT WAYS TO SEE HOW WE'RE WORKING THOSE PROGRAMS AND TRYING TO ADDRESS THOSE AS WELL. THE INNER GOVERNMENTAL REVENUES ARE DOWN $10,500. NOT SO BIG NUMBER BUT IT'S BIG WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE IT. CHARGES FOR SERVICES ARE DOWN $76,450. AND AGAIN THAT'S SOME OF THE INTERNAL COLLECTIONS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND LOOK AT TO SEE WHY WE ARE AT THIS POINT. >> SIMPLE AS A USER FEES AND RENTAL FEES. ASSETS DO WE HAVE THAT PEOPLE LEASE OUT? JUST GIVE ME UNDERSTANDING. >> IT'S INCLUDED BUT THE MAJOR THING IN THIS LINE ITEM IS OUR-- I THINK WE DISCUSSED THIS. OUR VACATION RENTALS. THINGS LIKE THAT. OUR REVENUE IS AT A POINT THERE SHOULD BE A STEADY STREAM. SIGN UP FOR ONE TIME FEE AND THEN IT'S JUST AN ANNUAL COST AS OPPOSED TO THAT ONE BIG NUMBER. [01:30:08] WE WILL TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THAT. >> MAYBE MY QUESTION WAS MORE PERTINENT FOR LICENSES, WHERE WE HAVE AN IMBALANCE OF WHERE PEOPLE GO TO PULL A LICENSE OR PERMIT OR USER FEES, IS THAT WHERE I'M SEEING THIS? TRYING TO GET THE GENERAL UNDERSTANDING TO BRING THE PUBLIC ALONG. USING THESE BIG GOVERNMENT TERMS HERE AND I WANT TO GET MORE PRACTICAL SO THAT WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AND EVERYTHING IS GOING UP AND WE KNOW THAT BUT PEOPLE HAVE AN EXPECTATION THAT THEY WANT THE SAME RENTAL FEE THEY'VE HAD FOR 30 YEARS AND WE KNOW THAT THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. STUFF JUST GOES UP AND IT BREAKS AND IT COSTS MORE TO REPLACE IT. I'M TRYING TO GET A GENERAL BASIS TO BRING THE PUBLIC ALONG. I'M SHOWING A DIFFERENCE OF CLOSE TO $200,000 HERE. >> LICENSES AND PERMITS ARE ANY PER MENTAL USE OR LICENSE NEEDED FOR BUSINESSES TO OPERATE OR ANYTHING ANY TIME A LICENSE OR A PERMIT IS NEEDED. THAT IS IN THAT LINE ITEM AND THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES ARE THOSE RENTAL FEES FOR THE RIVERWALK USAGE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. >> GOT IT. THANK YOU. >> FINES AND FORFEITURES, 118,000 AND THAT IS MAINLY BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF -- ANY TIME A PROPERTY IS SOLD AND IF THERE IS A LIEN OR ANYTHING THAT IS ON IT, THAT HAS TO BE CURED AND WE GET THE REVENUE IN FROM THAT SO THAT IS THERE AND THEN ALSO THE REVENUE WE THOUGHT AT ONE POINT IT WOULD GO DOWN BUT EVERY YEAR IT GETS LARGER AND LARGER AND THAT'S WHEN POLICE HAVE TO GO OUT TO BUSINESSES OR HOMES AND THERE'S A FALSE ALARM OR ANYTHING, YOU HAVE TO PAY A FEE SO THAT CONTINUES TO STEADILY INCREASE SURPRISINGLY BUT IT DOES. OUR MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE DOWN 38,000,555 AND THAT IS THROUGH VARIOUS ITEMS. WHEN WE SEE OUR TRANSFERS, THAT NUMBER IS MAINLY DOWN 489755 AND THAT'S IN OUR RESTRICTED REVENUE TRANSFER. LAST YEAR WE HAD A $900,000 TRANSFER AND IT WAS PROGRAMED SPECIFIC AND IT IS NOT IN THE UPCOMING TRANSFER. WE ONLY HAVE A $300,000 TRANSFER FROM THE RESTRICTED AND THAT IS FROM OUR CSI FUND, CLEAN AND SAFE INITIATIVE FUNDS AND 150 OF THAT GOES TO CODE ENFORCEMENT AND 150,000 GOES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SO THAT'S WHERE THE $300,000 ARE EARMARKED. ALSO, WE HAVE, I WANT TO NOTE THAT TRANSFER IN TO FPRA WE HAVE IN THAT LINE ITEM AND THAT IS THE FINAL PAYMENT FOR THE $9 MILLION THAT FPRA OWED FOR YEARS, 2009 TO 12 WHEN THEY HAD TO PAY THE DEBT FOR FDRA, A TOTAL OF $9 MILLION COMMISSION AT THE TIME, PUTTING IT ON THE BOOKS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN IT STARTS BACK MAKING MONEY, WE FINALLY HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE THAT FINAL PAYMENT IS IN THIS BUDGET WHICH AGAIN IS GOING TO NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AS WE MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THAT'S ALMOST A $2 MILLION TRANSFER IN THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE NEXT YEAR AS WELL. THE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ENTERPRISE, A 40,460 DECREASE AND FPUA I. AM STILL WAITING ON MICHELLE WHO HAS PROMISED ME TODAY THAT SHE WILL HAVE THE NUMBERS FOR ME BUT WE DISCUSSED A 2.5% INCREASE IN OUR REVENUE NUMBERS SO THERE'S A 2.5% INCREASE IN THE TRANSFER AMOUNT OR THE REVENUE WE WILL GET IN THIS BUDGET. AND ALSO THERE IS A DECREASE IN THE TRANSFER THAT WE WILL GET FROM SOLID WASTE WHICH USUALLY TRANSFERS 500,000 TO THE GENERAL FUND. REDUCED TO 300,000 AND THAT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MAKE THE DEBT PAYMENT FOR THEIR TRUCKS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS SO YOU SEE WE ARE PRESENTING AGAIN THIS BALANCED [01:35:02] BUDGET AT 69 MILLION. WE WILL TAKE IN 6722, RESTRICTING THE 600,000 THAT WAS PUT INTO PLACE IN 2000. MAYBE 15, 16 WHERE WE RESTRICTED REVENUE GOING FORWARD TO FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS SO WE ARE RESTRICTING THE 600000 WHICH IS GIVING US 69,366,722 FOR OPERATING. ANY QUESTIONS? >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT NO RESERVES. BUT DON'T WE HAVE A POLICY THAT WE HAVE 10% OF OUR BUDGET IS RESERVED? >> I WAS SAYING USE OF RESERVES IN TERMS OF RESERVES BEING MOVED FORWARD AND PUT INTO THE BUDGET TO BALANCE THE BUDGET. I BELIEVE OUR BALANCE POLICY AT 10% OF OUR BUDGET HAS TO BE RESERVED. >> AND THAT IS IN PLACE. >> BUT THERE IS NO USE OF THAT RESERVE, THAT WAS THE POINT I WAS MAKING. >> GOT IT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> WE WILL PRESENT A PROPOSAL. THIS IS THE PROPOSAL ONE BECAUSE HE WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THERE WOULD BE DIRECTION TO NOT USE ANY RESERVES. NOT COMFORTABLE AT THAT TIME USING RESERVES AND IT'S WISE ESPECIALLY FOR IF THERE ARE NOT ONE TIME COSTS, YOU DON'T USE IT FOR ONGOING INSTANCES SO WE PRESENTED THIS BALANCE TO BUDGET, WE DID MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS BUT WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT A PROPOSAL TO THAT HOPEFULLY WILL HELP US GET SOME OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. ANY QUESTIONS? AGAIN, JUST NOTING THE 600,000 THAT WE ARE RESTRICTING FOR THE EXPENDITURES. AS WE LOOK AT THE EXPENDITURES, THERE ARE -- WHEN YOU SEE THE COMPLEMENTARY COUNT AS TO THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, YOU WILL SEE THREE NEW POSITIONS THAT ARE ADDED TO THE GENERAL FUND, PERSONNEL COUNT AND THOSE THREE ARE ALL IN CODE ENFORCEMENT AND ONE OF THEM IS ADDED THIS FISCAL YEAR AND IT'S A PART TIME PARKING SPECIALIST SO THAT POSITION IS ALREADY HERE AND HAS BEEN ADDED BUT IT WASN'T IN LAST YEAR SO YOU SEE IT AS AN INCREASE AND THEN THERE ARE TWO CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT WILL BE FUNDED BY FPRA AND TO DO CODE ENFORCEMENT IN THE FPRA AREAS OR DISTRICTS SO THAT IS THE TWO THAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE TRANSFER COMING OVER TO FUND THOSE TWO POSITIONS AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS? IN THIS CURRENT BUDGET NO COST OF LIVING INCREASES FOR ANY EMPLOYEES INCLUDING BARGAINING NONBARGAINING AND POLICE AND THE RATIONALE FOR THAT IS WE CURRENTLY HAVE BALANCED THIS BUDGET WITHOUT THE USE OF THAT WHICH MEANS THAT WE COULD NOT FUND THE CAPITAL THAT NEEDED TO BE FUNDED WHICH MEANS WE DID NOT HAVE THE REVENUE BASED ON OUR CURRENT EXPENSES TO FUND IT AND ALSO KNOWING WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER, IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO NOT GIVE A RAISE KNOWING YOU CAN'T SUSTAIN IT AND SO IF WE GIVE YOU A RAISE THIS FISCAL YEAR AND NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE TO CUT $5 MILLION, HOW DO WE PAY FOR THAT NEXT FISCAL YEAR? I WOULD SAY IT'S WISER TO SAY I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN KEEP A JOB FOR YOU AS OPPOSED TO INCREASE IN SALARIES KNOWING YOU CAN'T FUND IT AND THEN NEXT YEAR WE HAVE TO DO MASS REDUCTIONS SO THERE IS NO COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR ANY EMPLOYEES IN THIS CURRENT BUDGET. BUT WE WILL HAVE A NUMBER IF YOU DECIDE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO BUT IF WE DO THAT WE WILL HAVE TO USE BALANCES TO DO THAT AND IT'S A REOCCURRING COST AND WE WILL USE ONE TIME REVENUE. YOU ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW THIS NUMBER SO THE POLICE BUDGET IS AT $24,067,045. AND THAT IS 34.7% OF OUR GENERAL FUND TOTAL BUDGET OR 70.2% THAT WE RECEIVE SO THE NEW LEGISLATED PORTION THAT IS OUT SAYS AND I WILL EXPLAIN THAT FURTHER ON, WHAT WE CAN USE THAT TAX OR REVENUE FOR. MOST OF OURS ALREADY GO TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS YOU SEE AT THE [01:40:03] 70.2% AND WHEN YOU SEE IT IT REALLY WON'T AFFECT US MUCH BECAUSE -- IT WILL AFFECT US BUT IN TERMS OF WORDS USED, ALL OF OUR FUNDS GO TO THOSE, WHERE THE AREAS CAN BE BY THE TIME WE GET YOU DISTRIBUTING WE ARE SHORT BASED ON THAT SO WE FUND ALL OF THESE REQUIRED DIVISIONS THAT IT CAN BE USED FOR ALREADY FUNDING WITH THAT AND ALL THE OTHER REVENUE FUNDS AND ALL THE OTHER PROJECTS OR DIVISIONS THAT WE HAVE TO DO SO WHEN YOU SEE IT, YOU WILL SEE HOW MUCH OF A PERCENTAGE GOES TO WHAT IT IS THAT IT CAN BE USED FOR AND THEN COVERING THAT CLEARLY. >> THE POLICE BUDGET IS 24 MILLION, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON? THAT LEAVES 10 MILLION FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. >> OUR CONTRIBUTION RATES HAVE INCREASED 0.5 5% AND OUR POLICE 1.26% AND YOU SEE THE DOLLAR VALUE AS TO WHAT THOSE ARE AND I PUT THE NUMBERS IN BECAUSE IN THE NEW LEGISLATION -- LEGISLATURE -- LEGISLATION, PITCHING COST IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT THOSE FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR SO TO GIVE YOU A CLEAR PICTURE. >> CAN BE OR MUST BE? >> CAN BE. THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE BUT THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO USE THOSE IN ANY ORDER IT'S JUST THAT WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING AND YOU ARE USING THOSE FUNDS, THEY OUTLINED WHERE THEY CAN BE USED SO IF WE GET OUT OF OUR 34 MILLION AND BY THE TIME WE FUND THE POLICE AND THEN WE FUND OUR DEBT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, IF THAT IS IT AND IT COVERS THAT, THEN WE'VE MET THE THRESHOLD BUT IF YOU HAVE OTHER FUNDS, HERE IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT IT CAN BE USED FOR. >> ARE YOU SAYING THE INCREASE IS 3 MILLION OR THAT'S THE TOTAL? >> THAT IS THE TOTAL COST. >> OUR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS INCREASED 1.5% AND OUR DENTAL INSURANCE PREMIUMS INCREASED 25% AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HAD -- WHEN WE CHANGED CARRIERS, WE WERE LOCKED IN FOR TWO YEARS WITH NO CHANGE AND THEN THE PRIOR YEARS IT WAS TWO YEARS AND NO CHANGE SO BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND AS A MATTER OF FACT WHEN I MET WITH OUR AGENT, THEY SAID BASED ON YOUR CLAIMS EXPERIENCE YOUR EMPLOYEES REALLY LIKE GOING TO THE DENTIST BECAUSE IT IS SO HIGH. AND SO WE ARE HAVING A MEETING TO SEE IF THAT IS PREVENTIVE OR IF IT'S BECAUSE OF INCIDENTS, MAJOR INCIDENTS BUT OUR CLAIMS EXPERIENCE WAS VERY, VERY HIGH AND THEN WE HAD NO YEARS WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE INCREASES SO AS A RESULT OF THAT NO LONGER BEING IN PLACE TO WHERE WE WERE LOCKED IN, NOW WE ARE SEEING THIS 25%. >> MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD BE CURIOUS AS TO BENCHMARK HOW WE ARE COMPARED TO OTHER NEIGHBORING WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH AND OBVIOUSLY THERE IS SOMETHING ABNORMAL HAPPENING WITH THIS DENTAL. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THERE BUT USUALLY WHEN -- I'M CURIOUS BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE OBVIOUSLY OUR RISK REDUCTION PROGRAMS, EXERCISE PROGRAMS AND THAT TYPE OF THING AND I WOULD BE CURIOUS AS TO HOW WE ARE MODELING VERSUS OTHER ENTITIES AROUND TREASURE COAST OR IF THERE'S SOME BENCHMARK FROM -- I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THAT AND I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT HERE BUT I'M CURIOUS ON THAT. I HEAR THAT DENTAL IS A LITTLE HIGH SO HAVE WE DUG INTO THAT? >> WE HAVE. AND IT WAS TAKEN TO MARKET AND BASED ON OUR CLAIMS EXPERIENCE, WHAT OUR CURRENT PROVIDER HAS PROVIDED AT THE 25% WAS WE WERE GOING TO SEE IT EITHER WAY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN LOCKED SO MANY YEARS AND THEN BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE AND THE PREMIUM COST AGAINST THE CLAIMS COST WAS OUT OF LINE BECAUSE THEY LOCKED OUR RATE SO WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE SEEN A RATE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF USAGE WE DIDN'T AND THE YEAR PRIOR WE DIDN'T SO NOW IT'S JUST A MATTER OF ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS WHERE THIS IS BASED ON EXPERIENCE TO PREMIUM COSTS. >> WHAT I HEAR YOU SAY IS WE HAD A GREAT CONTRACT THAT DIDN'T ALLOW -- DIDN'T ALLOW TO PASS THIS STUFF ALONG AND THEY ARE PLAYING KICK BACK AND WANT THEIR MONEY BACK OR WHAT THEY DIDN'T [01:45:02] PAY IN THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS BUT OBVIOUSLY SOME PART OF WHAT WE NEGOTIATED WAS GREAT BUT RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE PENALIZED IN A GREAT SENSE HERE. >> I DID SEE OUR ACTUAL USAGE AND LOOKING AT OUR PREMIUM THAT HAS COME IN AGAINST WHAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO PAY OUT IN CLAIMS, WE ARE VERY SHORT. SHE SAID THAT THE MARKET IS USUALLY 70% AND WE ARE ABOUT 90% SO THERE'S A 20% GAP IN THERE WHERE OUR LOSS RATIO IS. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> I WILL GET THE PREMIUM COST BUT I WILL SAY, I SAY THIS ALL THE TIME, OUR CURRENT PROVIDER IN CONSORTIUM WITH PRIVATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND THERE ARE SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES THAT POOL OUR RESOURCES FOR OUR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM AND OUR INCREASE IS BASED ON THE USAGE OR THE CONSORTIUM'S AVERAGE AND SO THE INCREASES RATE IT FROM 1% ALL THE WAY TO 10% SO IN THE GROUP 10% WAS THE MAX AND 1% WAS THE BASE, WE WERE AT ONE .5% SO OUR HEALTH CLAIMS ARE PRETTY MUCH, WEREN'T VERY BIG, LET'S SAY THAT AND THEN ALWAYS INSTRUMENTAL IN COMING UP WITH CREATIVE WAYS TO HELP US WITH THE EXPERIENCE, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HIGH CLAIM INCIDENTS, THEY WORK WITH THEM TO TRY TO GET THEM INTO A PROGRAM OFF OF OUR EXPERIENCE SO IT'S NOT SO HIGH FOR US AND THEN THAT BENEFITS AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR CLINIC WITH A CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WHICH CAUSES EMPLOYEES TO GO THERE AND THAT DOESN'T HIT OUR CLAIM EXPERIENCE WHEREAS ONE WOULD GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OR THEIR REGULAR PHYSICIAN AND GOING TO THE CLINIC, IT DOES NOT HIT OUR CLAIM EXPERIENCE SO WE DON'T GET CHARGED FOR THAT. >> I REMEMBER THAT COMING BEFORE US AND THAT IS STILL TRACKING WELL WITH EMPLOYEES AND THEY ARE FOLLOWING THAT AND WE'VE CHANGED THAT BEHAVIOR AND HOPEFULLY CHOOSING IT AS AN ALTERNATIVE AS OPPOSED TO GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND ET CETERA, RIGHT? >> AS I GO TO THE CONFERENCE AND WE ARE DISCUSSING IT WITH OUR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. THEY ARE LIKE WOW YOUR NUMBERS ARE ALWAYS SO LOW. MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE OF THE CLINIC THAT WE HAVE. WE INSTITUTED A WALK IN CLINIC THAT OUR EMPLOYEES COULD GO TO AND THAT HAS HELPED WITH OUR EXPERIENCE. >> I THINK THAT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO CONTINUALLY PUT OUT TO OUR EMPLOYEES, TO UTILIZE THAT. THINGS HAPPEN AND THEY HAVE AN EXPERIENCE AND WANT TO GET IMMEDIATE CARE BUT IF THEY ARE OPEN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND IT CAN SAVE US AS OPPOSED TO GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND IT DOES NOT HIT OUR CLAIMS THEN I THINK WE SHOULD CONSTANTLY BE A PART OF THAT. THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF I WANT TO LOOK AT FROM A RISK PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I AM YOUR REPRESENTATIVE ON THE TRUST AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO CONTROL THE SPIN WHEN IT COMES TO THIS AND REDUCE OUR INSURANCE COVERAGE, THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? >> OUR OTHER OPERATING EXPENDITURES INCREASED COLLECTIVELY $711,916 AND THE ALLOCATIONS FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS PRETTY MUCH REMAINS STATIC UNLESS ADJUSTMENT WOULD BE NECESSARY AND THAT WAS SOME CONTRACTUAL COSTS WHERE WE MAY SEE SOME INCREASES IN THE LINE ITEMS BUT IT WAS IN SOME OF THE BIGGER DEPARTMENTS MAYBE LIKE ENGINEERING AND YOU MAY SEE AN INCREASE ON THE LINE ITEM WITH CONTRACT WITH DOT BUT THEN A REVENUE SOURCE THAT ACCOUNTS FOR THAT SO SEEING IT AS AN INCREASE ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE BUT THERE IS REVENUE THAT ACCOUNTS FOR THAT ON SOME OF THOSE BUT COLLECTIVELY THERE IS AN INCREASE OF 7000 IN OUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES. THE CAPITAL OUTLAY FROM YEAR TO YEAR, A DECREASE OF 18,613 BUT THE CAPITAL FUNDING REQUIREMENT FOR THIS BUDGET AS WAS JUST SAID, WE WENT OVER EVERYBODY SENDING IN THEIR REQUESTS, CREATING A NEW FORM WHERE THEY HAD TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS THAT THEY WANTED OR NEEDED AND HOW IT WOULD AFFECT THE CITY AS A WHOLE, HOW IT WOULD BENEFIT OUR CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND WHAT THE COST WAS, THE LONG RANGE COST IS VERY EXTENSIVE. [01:50:01] BASED ON THAT, THERE IS A CAPITAL REQUIREMENT OF 4,956,501 THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET. ONLY 1,129,413 IS ALLOCATED IN THIS BUDGET AND BECAUSE AT THE TIME THAT WAS ALL OF THE REVENUE THAT WE HAD THAT COULD BE UTILIZED. AND THAT IS ONLY FUNDING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE REMAINING 129,000 IS IN IT BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR A NEW SYSTEM ROLLOUT FOR OUR HARD DRIVES, OUR HARDWARE AND COMPUTERS. WE NEED TO GET NEW HARDWARE IN THE ROLLOUT AND THAT'S STILL NOT THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT'S NEEDED, IT WAS 187,000 THAT WAS NEEDED BUT WE ONLY HAD 129,000. OUR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT DECREASED 146,982 FROM THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. WE ARE ON THE LATTER END OF OUR DEBT, IF WE DON'T TAKE ON ANY NEW DEBT, 2031 WE WILL BE DONE AND THAT INCLUDES THE NEW TRUCKS THAT SOLID WASTE JUST PURCHASED, A FIVE YEAR LOAN SO BY THE TIME WE GET TO 2031 THAT WILL BE OFF THE BOOKS. >> DO YOU KNOW WHAT OUR DEBT SERVICE TOTAL IS NOW? >> I USUALLY DO, MAYOR. I DON'T THIS MORNING. I WILL GET IT FOR YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT OUR LONG TERM DEBT RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUSIVE OF MARINA, PARKING GARAGE AND SOME OTHER ANCILLARY ITEMS THERE. ALL OF THAT WILL BE ROLLED OFF THE BOOKS BY 2031? >> EVERY DEBT SOURCE THAT WE HAVE, EVERY FORM OF DEBT PAYMENT THAT WE HAVE, BOND PAYMENTS AND ALL. >> WE HAVE A DECREASE IN DEBT SERVICE THIS YEAR OF 147,000, DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW WHAT THE ENTIRETY OF DEBT SERVICE NUMBERS ARE? IT'S VERY SIMILAR. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR THE AMOUNT. >> YOU ALWAYS KNOW. >> I GOT SO WRAPPED INTO ALL OF THE LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT I DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO GET TO IT BUT I PROMISE YOU WILL PROVIDE THAT TO SHOW THE DEBT. AND LAST YEAR I THINK ABOUT 45 MILLION FROM 98 TO ABOUT 45 -- >> I'M MORE CURIOUS ABOUT THE DEBT SERVICE BECAUSE THAT CASH IS GOING OUT TO SERVICE THAT BECAUSE IT WILL ALL BE WOUND DOWN BETWEEN NOW AND 2031 REGARDLESS BUT THE DEBT SERVICE IS NOW GOING TO BE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO BE APPLIED ELSEWHERE IN THEORY. OR NOT AS WE DEEM APPROPRIATE BUT IF WE PICK UP A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR AND I'M SURE IT'S PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT IN DEBT SERVICE COSTS, IT WILL HELP. >> THAT WILL BE IN THIS BUDGET SOMEPLACE. >> RIGHT. YOU SAW THE PRIOR, THE NONOPERATING AND THE DECREASE OF 146,000 AND EACH DIVISION OR ENTERPRISE CARRIES THEIR OWN DEBT ON THEIR BOOKS, BUT, YES, IT'S A DECREASE AND BY THE TIME WE GET TO 2031 WE WILL NEED IT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY GENERAL FUNDS DID MISS ABOUT $3.4 MILLION. >> ANNUALIZED? >> IT CHANGES BECAUSE OF THE INTEREST AMOUNT OF THE PAYMENT THAT IS REQUIRED SO IT'S FLOATING, IT MOVES IN TERMS OF WHAT'S PAYABLE THAT YEAR SO IT'S NOT A STANDARD PAYMENT THAT WE PAY EVERY YEAR. >> IT'S NOT FIXED. WE HAVE A FLOATING RATE. >> IT'S ON HERE UNDER -- NO PAGE NUMBER -- PAGE 50. THE DEBT SERVICE. IT'S BROKEN DOWN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES SO IT'S ABOUT 5 MILLION. >> THERE IS A TRANSFER OVER FROM FPRA FOR THE PARKING GARAGE, IT'S THE PARKING GARAGE. GENERAL FUND REVENUES WAS PLEDGED TO BUILD IT HOWEVER ON BEHALF OUT OF THE SUNSHINE FUND ON BEHALF OF THAT PROJECT SO THE FPRA FUNDS IT BUT IT'S THAT COMMUNITY TRANSFER THAT COMES OVER TO GENERAL FUNDS. >> OKAY. >> THE NONOPERATING EXPENDITURES INCREASED $150,000 AND MOST OF THAT IS FOR THE POLICE GRANTS. [01:55:05] WE GOT A GRANT FROM -- BUT THERE WAS A MATCH THAT NEEDED TO GO ALONG WITH THAT. THOSE ARE OUR HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET AND AGAIN I NOTED THAT THE PROPOSAL WAS TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED AT THE 69,366,722 AND AS WE GO ALONG PROPOSAL TWO IS TO APPROVE THE BUDGET USING THE RESERVE TO FUND THE ONE TIME CAPITAL PROJECT AND ADDITIONAL $3,827,088 AND THOSE RESERVES THAT WILL COME ARE FROM OUR RESTRICTED OR RESERVED FUNDS AND THEY HAVE ROLLED FROM THE PRIOR BUDGETS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN USED SO IT'S NOT DIPPING INTO OUR 10% OR ANY OTHER FUNDS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE THERE BUT THESE ARE FUNDS THAT WERE NOT USED FOR IN PRIOR BUDGET BUT THEY WILL FUND THE ONE TIME REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS. ANY QUESTIONS? >> AND WE WILL SEE THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS, RIGHT? OKAY. WE MOVE ON TO FPRA BEFORE WE GET TO THE CRP. IT HAS A BUDGET OF 16,423,608, AN INCREASE OF $1.7 MILLION, WHICH IS FROM THE TAXES OF 15,354,899 ON THE INCREASE OF 1,079,574. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY NUMBER. WE WILL USE THIS BASED ON IF APPROVED THE 6.9 THAT WILL GO ON. THIS PORTION OF THEIR REVENUE COMES FROM THE COUNTY SO AS THE COUNTY IS WORKING OUT THEIR BUDGET AND WHAT THEIR RATE WILL BE AND SUCH, THEY WILL GIVE YOU THAT NUMBER TO ADJUST IF NEEDED. THE CONTRIBUTION THAT HAS COME FROM THE COUNTY AS WELL AS OUR BUDGET SO THIS MAY CHANGE BUT BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE THIS IS WHAT IT IS, THERE IS A CONTINUING $500,000 ALLOCATION FOR COMMUNITY POLICING THAT THEY DO THE COMMUNITY POLICING AND ALLOCATE 500000. >> SPECIAL DETAILS? >> THERE'S 500000 ALLOCATED FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND SO THEY ANNUALLY MAKE THAT CONTRIBUTION. >> FOR TWO SCHOOLS? >> RIGHT. THAT'S THEIR EQUIPMENT, SALARIES AND ALL OF THAT. THERE IS 1,130,899 ALLOCATED FOR THE TEN POLICE OFFICERS THAT THEY FUND, ORIGINALLY WE HAD THE GRANT THAT PAID FOR THE POSITION AND ONCE THE GRANT WENT AWAY, FPRA FUNDED THOSE IN THE AREA AS WELL SO THOSE ARE THE FDRA POLICE OFFICERS THAT MONITOR THAT AREA. AGAIN HERE IS THE $1,940,267 TRANSFER TO GENERAL AND THE BALANCE AFTER THIS TRANSFER IS ZERO. >> THIS IS THE LAST YEAR WE GET THAT. >> THE LAST YEAR WE WILL GET THAT TRANSFER AND ALSO THE 156,539 IS A TRANSFER TO GENERAL FOR THE TWO CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THAT IS SALARY AND ALL BENEFITS AND THAT IS THE COST FOR THOSE TWO OFFICERS. SO YOU SEE NOW WE LOOK AT OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. OUR POLICE GRANTS, THERE'S A $2,236,224 INCREASE AND A LOT OF THAT IS THE GRANT FUNDING THAT WAS AWARDED TO THEM AGAIN FROM MASS TRYBULSKI AND THOSE PROJECTS THEY GOT FOR THOSE AND A LOT OF THEIR GRANT FUNDS THAT THEY GOT SO THAT'S WHERE THAT 2.36 MILLION INCREASE IS FROM. AGAIN THE POLICE FPRA POLICE $1862 AND CDBG, $2.2 BILLION AND A DECREASE OF $1,069,780 AND [02:00:04] THAT IS THE COST OF ALL THESE FUNDS LEFT OVER BECAUSE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO EXPEND THEM AND SO THIS YEAR THE FOCUS WAS ON LARGER PROJECTS, LARGER COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND MOVING AWAY FROM REHABS, HOUSING REHABS AND DOING LARGER COMMUNITY PROJECTS SO THE PARK AND THE MORRIS CREEK PROJECT THAT SOME OF THE RESOURCES THAT WERE LINGERING OVER BY PUTTING THOSE IN THE BIG PROJECT. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO NOTE AS WELL AND IT WAS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT IS GOING TO COME FORWARD, AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY TO DO THE IMPROVEMENT ON THE POOL AT ELLIS PARK, IT NEEDS MAJOR REPAIRS SO THE GRANTS DIVISION WORKED WITH THE REC DIVISION AT THE COUNTY AND THERE WAS A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY IF YOU ALL APPROVE IT TO WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE THE POOL AND HELP THEM WITH THE IMPROVEMENT COSTS OF THE POOL AND IT IS OUR POOL, WE OWN IT. AND WE HAVE THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE TO UTILIZE. SO WE ARE GOING TO ASK TO DO AN AGREEMENT ALONG WITH THEM TO DO THE REPAIRS THAT ARE NEEDED ON THE POOL SO IT CAN BE USED AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SWIM PROGRAM THAT WAS LISTED ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN. >> WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING AND I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT IS THAT WE GOT HERE BECAUSE WE HAD A STRATEGY WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO WORK WITH SOME HOME REHABS. WE COULD NOT GET ALL THE WAY THERE FOR WHATEVER REASON BECAUSE THAT'S A PROCESS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO APPLY FOR AND QUALIFY FOR THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DICTATES THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT AND GO THROUGH A PROCESS AND SO WE HAD FUNDS LEFT OVER SO WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING NOW IS THAT WE FOUND SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE LEGITIMATE THAT WE COULD USE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ALSO IS A LINK TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, ET-CETERA. THIS POOL THING BECAUSE RECENTLY I SAW SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT ON SOCIAL THAT TALKED ABOUT THEY ARE CLOSED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT THEY JUST DISCOVERED JUST THIS PAST WEEK AND AS HOT AS IT'S BEEN I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF UTILIZATION OF THAT POOL BY THE KIDS AND IT'S A GOOD INTERACTION WITH THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT THAT COMES THERE AND THEY SWIM WITH THE KIDS AND BUILD ALLIANCES AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WHATEVER THAT IS TO GET THAT POOL BACK OPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> THE SPENDING PLANS FOR OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS, OUR MARINA, A 1,068,000 -- $168,526, NOT 1 MILLION. >> HE'S WISHING. >> $526,000 INCREASE. THERE'S A DECREASE OF 1,213,076 AND THAT'S BECAUSE LAST FISCAL YEAR THEY BUILT THEIR BUDGET USING RETAINED EARNINGS. BASED ON THE CURRENT BUDGET THAT'S BEEN DRAFTED THERE WAS NO NEED FOR THE USE OF THE RETAINED EARNINGS THERE AND SO THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN THIS FISCAL YEAR'S BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE ALLOCATION TO UTILIZE RETAINED EARNINGS TO BALANCE THE BUDGET. THERE WAS NO RETAINED ERNAGE USED TO BALANCE THE BUDGET. IT'S NOT IN REVENUE LOST, IT'S BECAUSE OF THE EXPENDITURE LOSS. >> AND NOT A CUT IN SERVICES. >> NO. IT'S THE EXPENDITURE COST COMPARED TO THE CURRENT REVENUE. >> THE GOLF COURSE IN $83,500 INCREASE. BUILDING IN 86 -- $87,531 INCREASE FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND ANIMAL SHELTERS WHERE WE NEED TO I GUESS HAVE SOME TYPE OF DISCUSSION. THIS FISCAL YEAR, 996,000. A BUDGET HAS BEEN PRESENTED AT 1.3 7,000,744 WHICH IS 141,000 OVER THIS YEAR, HOWEVER AS IT WAS PRESENTED, THERE WAS AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF $998,000 WHICH WE DON'T HAVE $980,000. >> THAT WILL FILL A FEW POTHOLES, WON'T IT? >> HE IS LOOKING TO MAYBE SEE IF WE CAN CONTRACT THAT SERVICE OUT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT MAJOR [02:05:02] COST SITTING IN THIS CENTER, IT WILL COST US SOMETHING. >> IT'S IN AN ENTERPRISE FUND. BUT IT'S BEING FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND. >> STORMWATER THERE IS $65,488 DECREASE FROM BUDGET TO BUDGET SO THOSE ARE OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS, OUR GENERAL FUNDS AND OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS SO TOTAL BUDGET FOR ALL THREE DIVISIONS IS $108,681.480, THAT IS THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR ALL BUDGETS. >> 108 MILLION? >> I'M SORRY. [LAUGHTER] >> $108,681,480. >> IN THE STORMWATER SIDE, IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT UP HERE THAT THERE ARE SOME PROPERTIES, DOES THIS INCLUDE THAT OR IS IT CAPTURED SOMEWHERE ELSE AND NOTED AS TO WHAT IS OWED TO THE CITY AS OPPOSED TO WHAT SHOULD BE PAID TO US? >> IT'S NOT CAPTURED IN THIS BUDGET BUT IS CAPTURED SOMEWHERE ELSE, IT'S ON OUR RECEIVABLES, NOT ON THE CURRENT BOOK SO I DO NOT THINK -- HE SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS BUDGET TO INCLUDE. >> WE CAN GET A FULL RECEIVABLES REPORT. EVERYTHING THAT'S OWED. ACROSS THE BOARD, EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT PAID CURRENTLY, THAT IS THE REPORT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. WE CAN GET THAT? >> YES, SIR. >> MADAM MAYOR, BACK TO THIS ANIMAL SHELTER. THEY SUBMITTED A BUDGET OF 1.3? [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS WHAT THEY'VE SUBMITTED AND THIS IS THEIR BUDGET HERE AND SO, IN ESSENCE, WHAT DOES THIS GET ME OR THE CITIZENS BASICALLY DOWN THERE? BECAUSE I'M HEARING ONE THING FROM THE COMMUNITY, LACK OF SERVICES, WHAT IS THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? ARE WE STILL IN A HEAVY STATUS AS FAR AS ANIMALS? WHAT IS CAUSING THIS INCREASE? OR AM I LOOKING AT THIS WRONG. SOMEBODY HELP ME UNDERSTAND T THIS. >> BASED ON THE BUDGET ITSELF, THE LARGE ITEMS OF VETERINARY SERVICES, $100,000 AND WE DO HAVE TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE USING AT $200,000. THOSE ARE THE MAJOR DRIVERS AND THEN THE ANIMAL CARE BECAUSE WE HOSE THE PETS THERE, FOODS, SUPPLIES AROUND 70,000. THOSE ARE THE MAJOR DRIVERS FOR THAT AND SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS ARE MORE CONSTANT BUT IT REALLY IS THE TEMPORARY SERVICES THAT WE HAVE AND ALSO THE VETERINARY COST OF VACCINATIONS, MISCELLANEOUS AND STERILIZATION. THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING THAT. >> THAT GOES BACK TO MY QUESTION ABOUT THE LARGE CAPACITY OF ANIMALS THAT WE HAD THERE. AT ONE POINT WE HAD -- WE WERE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS PARTICULARLY WITH PIT BULLS AND ROTTWEILERS AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF WE COULDN'T EVEN GET RID OF AND SHOULDN'T BE PUT ON THE STREET BUT WERE IN A LARGE CAPACITY OF ANIMALS DOWN THERE BECAUSE THAT TENDS TO DRIVE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. VETERINARY, SHOTS, SPAYING AND NEUTERING AND FEEDING THEM AS WELL AS PEOPLE TO WATCH THEM AND CLEAN UP AFTER THEM. >> THOSE COSTS WILL COME DOWN A LITTLE BECAUSE WE DID HAVE THOSE 50 ANIMALS, THE DOGS THAT WE HAD IN THE LAWSUIT AND WE STILL HAVE THOSE ANIMALS IN OUR CARE BUT ONCE THIS IS SETTLED AT AT SOME POINT THEY WILL TRANSITION OUT BUT THAT IS THE DRIVING COST AND THE BIG THING WITH THIS ALSO IS THE OTHER SIDE, WE ONLY BRING IN 187,000 IN REVENUE AND THAT'S THE MAJOR ISSUE FOR US SO IF WE CAN LOOK AT THIS AND CONTRACT IT OUT AND FIND A BETTER WAY TO FUND IT, I THINK IT WILL BE IN OUR FAVOR TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE BUILDING AS WELL, $100,000 TO MAINTAIN THE BUILDING EVERY YEAR SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THAT COST RETURNS AND DETAILED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS BUT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IT AND THE COUNTY HAS REACHED OUT TO US SUBSEQUENT TO THE REFERENDUM ON HOW WE NEED A PARTNER, THE COUNTY WHETHER THEY BUILD OR NOT TO TRY TO ADDRESS THIS SO WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT IT FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. WE DON'T HAVE JUST ONE OPTION. WE ARE LOOKING AT IT AND WHAT CAN WE DO INTERNALLY AND WE DO HAVE SOME CAUSE REDUCTION INITIATIVES THAT WE WANT TO PURSUE BUT WE ARE JUST NOT ABLE TO DO THAT NOW BECAUSE OF THE COST THAT WE HAVE SO WE HAVE TO [02:10:03] TALK MORE ABOUT IT BUT THE OTHER OPTION IS THE COUNTY AND THE CITY WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER GOING FORWARD. SPECIFICALLY FOR SHELTER. >> IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY SOMETHING LIKE A SUNRISE THEATER, THE WAY WE HAVE AN OPERATOR OPERATING A FACILITY OF OURS THAT MIGHT BE ONE POSSIBILITY AND THEN NEEDING TO BRING IN FUNDS. >> YES. HOW YOU BRING THEM TO HOW YOU CAN PUT MANAGEMENT OF THE FACILITY AS WELL AND BETTER MANAGEMENT OF TRANSITIONING THE PETS OUT OF THE FACILITY BECAUSE PUT THEM DOWN AND IT DOESN'T COVER THAT BUT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT. >> I FEEL LIKE THIS IS FAIRLY URGENT BECAUSE OF THE DRAINING OF THE GENERAL FUND. >> IT IS. >> THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE AND I WATCHED THESE ASPCA COMMERCIALS AND NONE OF THAT MONEY MAKES ITS WAY BACK HERE. AND BETWEEN THE CITY AND PORT ST. LUCIE AND THE COUNTY, WE ALL HAVE SHELTERS, THERE'S EVEN A NONPROFIT SHELTER AND COULD WE NOT GET TOGETHER AND CREATE OUR OWN TEAR JERKING COMMERCIAL. I'M SERIOUS. >> YOU COULD STAR IN IT. [LAUGHTER] >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE ARE LOTS OF BIG HEARTS OUT THERE THAT WOULD BEQUEATH THEIR HOLDINGS AFTER THEY PASS AWAY AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT REVENUE SOURCES AND THOSE ARE TEAR JERKER COMMERCIALS. BUT WE HAVE AN URGENT NEED HERE THROUGHOUT THIS CITY AND THE COUNTY. MAYBE WE DO THAT. I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE BECAUSE REVENUE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE BUT MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. >> A QUICK COMMENT. MY WIFE AND I ADOPTED A DOG FROM OUR FACILITY LAST YEAR. IT WAS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE AND EVERYTHING WENT FLAWLESSLY AND THE STAFF WAS OUTSTANDING. OUR DOG -- WHEN WE PICKED UP OUR DOG SHE WAS HEALTHY CAT CLEAN, I COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR ANY BETTER SERVICE FROM THE FACILITY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONCERNED ME OF COURSE WHAT'S MY DRIVE HERE? COST. THERE WAS A FEE TO ADOPT THE DOG BUT THAT FEE INCLUDED A LIST OF SERVICES AND I DON'T SEE HOW WE ARE EVEN COVERING THOSE COSTS SO THERE'S $400 INCLUDING GETTING THE DOG FIXED AND SHOTS AND THE TRACKING CHIPS AND ALL OF THAT, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A VERY GOOD PACKAGE FOR $400 AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, ARE WE LOSING MONEY EVERY TIME WE SELL ONE OF THESE ANIMALS AND COLLECT A $400 FEE. IF IT'S COSTING US 700, WE CAN'T DO THAT ANY LONGER. YOU JUST SIMPLY CAN'T BE SELLING SERVICES FOR LESS MONEY THAN THE CITY IS PAYING OUT. AND WE ARE GOING TO TRI COUNTY ANIMAL HOSPITAL DOWN THE STREET FROM MY OFFICE WHICH HAPPENS TO BE MY VET AND THE 15 CATS WE HAVE FLOATING AROUND ALL OVER THE PLACE AND SO MY POINT IS SIMPLY THIS IS A QUICK ANALYSIS. ONE ADOPTION IS DONE, $400 IS COLLECTED, WHAT'S IT'S COSTING US AFTER THAT ANIMAL GOES OUT THE DOOR BUT WE CAN'T BE RUNNING NEGATIVE CASH ON THIS STUFF BECAUSE AGAIN USER FEES THAT THE CITY IS NOT FOCUSED ON, NOT JUST YEARS BUT DECADES POTENTIALLY AND ON THE OTHER SIDE THE COST HAS GONE UP WHILE OUR REVENUE STREAM REMAINS STATIC CALCULUS MAKES NO BUSINESS SENSE WHATSOEVER. WE NEED TO INCREASE THESE FEES ACROSS THE BOARD AND WE HAD A DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO THIS AND I SAID I AM NOT INCLINED TO BREAK EVEN ON A SERVICE. THESE FACILITIES COST MONEY LONG TERM AND WE NEED TO NOT AND ELECTRIC BILL IS THIS, WE WILL CHARGE YOU TO RENT THE RIVERWALK CENTER. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. CAPITALIZATION NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED AND REPLACEMENT CHANGE OUT DURATIONS NEED TO BE CALCULATED IN TO DETERMINE THE PROPER FEE STRUCTURE BUT IN THIS ONE INCIDENT AND I DID NOT CHECK INTO IT BUT I CAN'T SEE HOW $400 IS COVERING THE CITY'S COSTS FOR EVERY ANIMAL THEY ARE PUTTING OUT THE DOOR, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE SENSE. >> IN RESPONSE, WHAT IS THE COST ON THE OTHER SIDE? MEANING THAT IF WE ARE HOUSING THIS ANIMAL FOR ANOTHER YEAR, WHAT IS THE COST THERE? YES, WE MAY NOT BE GETTING THOSE REVENUES BACK FROM VACCINATIONS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH BUT NOT MOVING THOSE ANIMALS OUT THE DOOR IS ALSO A COST THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER SO YOU'RE RIGHT. >> IT WILL BE VERY BROAD BUT SUFFICE TO SAY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE THIS IS A VERY [02:15:01] SIMPLE FORMULA. THIS IS BEING CHARGED AND THIS IS WHAT WE ARE COLLECTING REGARDLESS OF THE ANCILLARY ISSUES, IT'S A DIRECT CORRELATION AND I DON'T THINK IT CAN BE WORKING. >> I THINK THIS IS A PRIORITY TO FIGURE THIS OUT. I KNOW IT TAKES A MAGICIAN AND I KNOW YOU ARE A MAGICIAN. YOU WILL HAVE TO BE. >> NOT TO GET AHEAD OF MYSELF BUT WE ARE REALLY DOING A STUDY OF ALL OF OUR MAJOR SERVICES, PLANNING, BUILDING, ENGINEERING, NOT CHARGING ANYTHING WHATSOEVER, LOOKING AT AS MANY PLANS AS THE DEPARTMENT DOES AND WE DID TALK ABOUT THE ANIMAL SHELTER AS WELL. METHANE, I THINK THE BIGGEST DRIVER TO THIS IS CERTAINLY WE HAVE TO ENSURE WE ARE COVERING THE COST OF HOUSING AND A REASON TO ADOPT THEM BUT WE NEED A TRANSITION AND THAT IS THE IMPORTANT THING. I BELIEVE THAT OUR FACILITY, TYPICALLY 100 TO 125 PETS AND SOMETIMES 200 SO THAT DOES NOT GO DOWN, IT FLUCTUATES SO WE REALLY HAVE TO FIND A PLAN WITH AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO HAVE A BETTER MEANS OF TRANSITIONING THE PETS. OTHER RESOURCES IN TERMS OF ADOPTION OR OTHER FACILITIES. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GO ABOUT DOING THAT BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR DRIVERS. WE HAVE WAY TOO MANY PETS WE ARE TRYING TO CONTAIN AT THAT SMALL FACILITY AND ON THE FLIP SIDE, WE CAN LOOK AT THE COST IN TERMS OF WHAT IT TAKES PAYING FOR 12 MONTHS COMPARED TO RELEASING THEM. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IS THIS YOUR LAST LINE? SORRY. PROCEED. >> THAT IS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND WE WILL GET INTO CAPITAL AFTER THIS BUT I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF OUR VOTE BUDGET VULNERABILITIES. YOU ARE AWARE OF THE PROPERTY TAX REFORM, WE HAVE ALL BEEN DISCUSSING AND HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVED AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON TO THE NOVEMBER BALLOT FOR OUR CITIZENS TO VOTE ON THE CHANGES TO PROPERTY TAXES. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT DOES FOUR MAJOR THINGS. NUMBER 1, IT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE EXEMPTION FOR EXISTING FLORIDA RESIDENTS. IT LIMITS THE FUTURE GROWTH ON NON-HOMESTEAD PROPERTY INCLUDING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. IT CREATES A RESIDENCY WAITING. FOR NEW FLORIDA RESIDENTS BEFORE THEY RECEIVE THE ENHANCED HOMESTEAD EXTENSION AND THEN IT RESTRICTS HOW COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES MAY SCAN THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. NUMBER 1, WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION INCREASE, FOR ALL NONSCHOOL LEVIES, THE EXEMPTION GOES UP TO BEGINNING JANUARY 1 IF IT'S PASSED IS $150,000 AND THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR IT'S $250,000 AND ANY YEAR AFTER THAT IT ALLOWS FOR ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THE CPI SO AS COMMISSIONER BRODERICK SAID EARLIER, THE PLAN IS TO ELIMINATE EVENTUALLY ELIMINATE ALL OF THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAT WE ARE RECEIVING AND AS IT CURRENTLY IS, THAT IS FOR AFTER THESE YEARS IT ALLOWS FOR A CPI ADJUSTMENT IN THOSE FOLLOWING YEARS SO EVENTUALLY IT'S 150,028 BY 29 BASED ON THE CPI, IT'S AN INCREASED NUMBER AS WELL SO IF THAT AMENDMENT PASSES, WE HAVE -- LOOKING AT SOME VERY CRITICAL TIMES. AND FINALLY, IT DIRECTS THE LEGISLATOR TO ESTABLISH A PATH TOWARDS FURTHER EXPANSION AGAIN POTENTIALLY COMPLETE TO EXEMPTION FOR ALL NONSCHOOL LEVIES. AS WE AT THIS POINT, WE ARE LIMITED AS TO WHAT WE CAN SAY BUT WE WANT TO EDUCATE AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR VOTERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT THEY ARE VOTING FOR AND WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF THAT AMENDMENT IS APPROVED. >> THE EARLIER CONVERSATION ABOUT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF LEFT A CARVE OUT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. THERE IS NO CARVE OUT THAT ENDED UP PASSING. THERE IS NO CARVE OUT. RIGHT, SO EVERY SINGLE SERVICE IS ON THE TABLE. >> IT SAYS WHAT WE CAN USE. IT CAN BE USED FOR WHICH [02:20:02] INCLUDES THEM BUT IT WAS NOT AS SPECIFIC AS IT WAS BEFORE. IT SAYS THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN USE IT FOR BUT NOT IN THE FIRST ONE. >> MOST PEOPLE SAY, WE ARE PROTECTED BECAUSE PUBLIC SAFETY IS PROTECTED BUT THAT'S REALLY NOT THE CASE IN THIS REFERENDUM. THAT IS NOT THE CASE. >> NO. NOT EVEN CLOSE. AND A POLITICAL SIDE NOTE ON THIS IN TALKING WITH THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS THIS INITIATIVE FULLY. HE WAS PRESSING THE FACT OF THE FULL ELIMINATION OF THOSE TAXES. THAT IS HIS STANCE ON THIS. KEEPING IN MIND, A DOZEN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES RIGHT NOW. I'M SURE THERE'S A VARIETY OF OTHERS SAYING THIS CONCEPT IS LUNACY SO FOR THE VOTERS OUT THERE, VET YOUR CANDIDATES WELL AND IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THEM, SPEAK TO THEM DIRECTLY AND GET THEIR OPINION ON IMPORTANT ITEMS SUCH AS THIS. WHAT I SAID TO HIM WAS WHEN WILL YOU SEND THE STATE POLICE DOWN? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHEN I HAVE TO ELIMINATE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE ENTIRETY WE WILL HAVE NO PUBLIC SAFETY. I DON'T WANT PEOPLE OUT THERE RILED UP ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BUT I'M USING IT AS AN EXAMPLE FOR HIM TO CARVE OUT X AMOUNT OF PERCENTAGE OUT OF THE BUDGET WHICH CORRELATES CLOSELY TO WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO DO. WITH THE END GAME BEING ELIMINATION COMPLETELY OF AD VALOREM. WHEN IS SOMEBODY GOING TO DRINK THE KOOL-AID THAT BRING SANITY BACK TO TALLAHASSEE? I DON'T KNOW. IT'S BEYOND ME BUT THIS NEXT ELECTION COMING UP, THE GUBERNATORIAL SEAT WILL BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO HOW THIS ISSUE IS HANDLED AND THE PROBLEM HERE GUYS, AND I'M SURE YOU TALKED TO YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR FAMILY ABOUT THIS MATTER, TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THIS IS NOT A GOOD MOVE. I'VE HAD PUSHBACK ON EVERY SINGLE PERSON YOU BRING THIS UP TO. NO, I WILL VOTE FOR THEM AND I WILL HAVE MONEY IN MY POCKET. AS FAR AS SERVICES ARE CONCERNED, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM TO FIGURE OUT. THAT'S THE PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OF THIS ISSUE. WE WILL SAVE A TON OF MONEY AND I'M THRILLED ABOUT IT. BUT ULTIMATELY, ARE THEY? >> THINK ABOUT IF BEYOND FLORIDA, WHAT GOES OUT THAT SAYS NO PROPERTY TAXES IN FLORIDA AND WE THINK PEOPLE HAVE MOVED HERE NOW? >> A SIDE NOTE ON THAT -- IN THE SAME DISCUSSION, BECAUSE HE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FACT THAT STATE REVENUES ARE ALSO AT A CRITICAL POINT CURRENTLY DUE TO THE ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, THE QUESTION I ASKED HIM WAS THEN WHY ON EARTH DID THE STATE GOVERNMENT DECIDE TO ELIMINATE SALES TAX ON COMMERCIAL RENTAL PROPERTY? THEY ELIMINATED THEM. SALES TAX NUMBERS ARE GONE. AND NOT RENTING SPACE AND I SAID I NEVER HAD ONE TENANT NOT RENT A SPACE BECAUSE THEY HAD TO PAY TAX. IT'S LIKE SAYING I WON'T GO BUY A CAR. WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING UP THERE IS SENDING MIXED SIGNALS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE INFORMATION GOING OUT IS BAD AND YOUR POLICIES ARE A DISASTER. OKAY, LET'S DO A CONFERENCE CALL NEXT WEEK. MAKING FRIENDS QUICKLY ALL OVER THE STATE OF TALLAHASSEE. I WON'T GO OUT THERE ANY TIME SOON. >> MY QUESTION ALWAYS IS BECAUSE WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE MODEL. IT WON'T IMPACT WHAT YOU ARE PRESENTING NOW WITH BUDGET BUT IN 27 IF THIS ROLLS IN, WE ARE LOOKING AT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF CUTS AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE YEAR AFTER A CERTAIN LEVEL SO WE'VE BEGUN TO LOOK AT THAT AND -- >> THERE IS A SLIDE THAT WILL SHOW YOU THE NUMBER AS WE MOVE FORWARD. >> LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. >> NUMBER 2 IS THE NOME HOMESTEAD PROPERTY AND THAT IS ON THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, COMMISSIONER BRODERICK DISCUSSED THIS EARLIER SO INSTEAD OF THAT 10%, 5% IS THE MAX NOW THAT THEY CAN BE CAPPED ON ALL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY, MOST NON-HOMESTEAD REAL ESTATE AND MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY, NOT OTHERWISE. >> ONE QUICK COMMENT, WHAT YOU ARE DOING HERE IS SHIFTING THE BURDEN TO PEOPLE THAT RENT. BECAUSE PROFESSIONAL LANDLORDS WILL VERY SIMPLY TAKE ANY INCREASE THEY RECEIVE AND PASS IT THROUGH DIRECTLY. EVERY TIME OUR LEASE RENEWAL COMES UP I'VE ALREADY TOLD MY OFFICE WE WILL ANALYZE ALL THES% COSTS BEING FORCED ONTO US AND WE WILL INCLUDE THAT IN EVERY LEASE RENEWAL AND NEW TENANTS WE TAKE IN SO IT'S JUST SHIFTING THE BURDEN. >> EXACTLY. >> THE FIVE YEAR RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR NEW FLORIDA RESIDENTS. ANY HOMESTEAD PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S ESTABLISHING FLORIDA RESIDENCY AFTER JANUARY 1. THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN RESIDENCY FIVE YEARS BEFORE THEY RECEIVE THE ENHANCED EXEMPTION. THAT WAS INCLUDED. [02:25:04] THE FOURTH IS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING RESTRICTION. IT LIMITS WHAT WE CAN USE AD VALOREM TAXES FOR. THESE ARE THE SPECIFIC ONES, PUBLIC SAFETY INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRE SERVICES AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. PUBLIC SAFETY INCLUDES CODE ENFORCEMENT, ANYTHING THAT DEALS WITH ENHANCING AND MAKING SURE THE PUBLIC IS SAFE IS INCLUDED IN THAT. >> ANIMAL CONTROL? THAT IS PUBLIC SAFETY. >> IT IS. WHAT ABOUT FIXING A ROAD? >> I WANTED TO BRING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME VERY DANGEROUS ANIMALS DOWN HERE. >> WE CAN ARGUE AND SHOW IT ENHANCES PUBLIC SAFETY. EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND STORMWATER CONTROL. NATURAL RESOURCE PROJECTS, BOND OBLIGATIONS, PENSION OBLIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION. WHEN I WAS ON THE WEBINAR AND THEY WERE DISCUSSING GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATIONS, THAT IS VERY LOOSE, THAT WE CAN SAY IT COULD BE A LOT OF THINGS SO YOU CAN VERY WELL SAY -- >> EVERYONE IN THIS CHAMBER IS SAYING I'M CORE GOVERNMENTAL AND ADMINISTRATION. >> THE FUND OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIONS CAN FUND COUNTY OFFICERS AND COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE EIGHT AND ANY THAT APPLIES TO YOU ALL, OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND CITY COMMISSIONERS THAT'S ESTABLISHED. IT CAN FUND YOUR OPERATIONS AND THE EXPENDITURES APPROVED BY SUCH COUNTY OFFICES OR MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODIES. EXCEPT IF IT'S PROHIBITED BY GENERAL LAW SO THAT'S WHERE THAT CORE ADMINISTRATION FALLS IN AS LONG AS IT'S NOT PROHIBITED BY GENERAL LAW IT CAN BE INCLUDED AND THAT'S HOW IT'S BEING READ, AND UNTIL THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT COMES OUT TO SAY WE'VE BEEN INSTRUCTED THAT THAT'S HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH ENFORCING THAT. >> THERE IS SOMETHING HERE THAT IS REALLY SCARY AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS LOOKED AT IT. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, OUR TAX ABATEMENT THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE IF WE WILL BE BUILDING OUT THE HIGHWAY, THEY GET BUILT OUT BECAUSE OF TAX ABATEMENT. THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO COMPETE. >> EVERYONE WILL BE IN THE SAME VOTE THOUGH. >> STILL. >> AND PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS. NOT THE UPKEEP. >> WE CAN'T USE AD VALOREM PROCEEDS. >> THE COMMENTARY, WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS WE CAN ACTUALLY PAY FOR THOSE THINGS JUST NOT WITH AD VALOREM FUNDS SO WE NEED TO START SEGREGATING. WE TAKE THE GENERAL FUND, 100% OF THE BUDGET AND NOW WE NEED TO CHOP IT UP INTO SECTIONALIZED NONSENSE BECAUSE OF WHAT THIS STATE HAS PASSED. IT JUST GETS BETTER BY THE MINUTE. IT JUST ADDS TO YOUR BURDEN. >> THE LAST BULLET POINT, COMMUNITY EVENT SO THAT IS EVERYTHING GONE. NO CHRISTMAS PARADE, NO NOTHING, NOWHERE NOTHING, NO MLK, NONE OF THAT. THAT IS PRIVATE BUT -- >> FOURTH OF JULY, ALL OF THAT IS GONE. THE HOMELESS AND THE PUBLIC'S OUTCRY TO US IS TO TRY TO SUPPORT SOMETHING AND I SEE THAT. THIS IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT EXERCISE THAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT, HOW MUCH HAVE WE SPENT? I HAVE AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO SUPPORT BUT I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST CURIOUS AND I DON'T HAVE TO GET TO THAT TODAY BUT IN OUR DISCUSSIONS OVER THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS I REALLY WANT TO LEARN THE NUANCE ABOUT BUDGET OF WHERE WE'VE SPENT IN THESE CATEGORIES. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD EXERCISE FOR US, FOR ME AND MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TO UNDERSTAND THIS. AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE PUBLIC. THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND. AND THE IMPACT. >> WE CAN GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN. IT IS SOMEWHAT IN YOUR BUDGET. YOU WILL SEE WHERE WE BREAK IT DOWN TO WHERE HOW MUCH GOES TO THE HOW MUCH IS FOR LIGHTING. HOW MUCH GOES TO THE MAIN STREETS. >> THAT IS ON PAGE 49. >> WE WILL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. I'M JUST THINKING, SOCIAL SERVICES LIKE SHELTERS, I GET [02:30:02] THAT BUT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE COLD ONES? THE HEAT? >> SOCIAL SERVICES, YES. >> OKAY. >> THAT'S A SOCIAL SERVICE BUT CAN IT BE CATEGORIZED AS PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE IT'S DOING A COLD FRONT SO I GUESS WE'D HAVE TO SEE. THAT'S REALLY WHAT WAS SAID IN THE WEBINAR. NOW IT'S INITIAL ONSET AND THERE WILL BE SEVERAL LAWSUITS AS IT GOES ALONG AND CLARITY AS TO HOW WE ARE TO ENFORCE IT. >> ANY OTHER GOOD NEWS? >> THESE ARE VULNERABILITIES. [LAUGHTER] I GAVE YOU A SLIDE TO SHOW YOU THAT IF THIS AMENDMENT PASSES, IN YEAR ONE, THE CITY WILL LOSE 10.23% OF OUR AD VALOREM REVENUE OR THREE AND A HALF MILLION AND THAT IS BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE PROPERTY. IN 2008 AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL 4.94% IN 2029 OR AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 MILLION SO A TOTAL OF 15.2%. 26 OR 5 MILLION IN OUR AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT. SO YOU SEE HERE THE TAXABLE VALUE IN 27 IS $5.2 MILLION. 28 IT GOES DOWN TO 4.68 AND THEN IN 29, 4.456 MILLION. YOU SEE THE LOSS IN REVENUE AND TAKING INTO THE CURRENT ROLE THAT WILL CHANGE AND I LEFT THE CURRENT WHICH WILL CHANGE AS WELL BUT USING THE CURRENT MILLAGE AND THE 5% REDUCTION, 34 MILLION, NEXT YEAR IT'S 30 MILLION AND IN 29 IT'S 29 MILLION. IN AD VALOREM REVENUE THAT WILL BE USED TO FUND THE BUDGET. AND BASED ON WHAT IT CAN BE USED FOR, I SHOW IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET THAT 34 MILLION, THE FIRST THING THAT WE HAVE TO FUND IS OUR DEBT OBLIGATION. THAT IS $3,000,442.261. THAT'S THE GENERAL FUND OBLIGATION THAT HAS TO BE PAID SO THAT'S 10% OF THAT. THE NEXT IS THE POLICE BUDGET, 23 MILLION, THERE IS THE 70% OF THAT. CODE ENFORCEMENT IS 1,849,281, 5%. AND IF WE WERE TO PUT IN I THE PENSION OBLIGATION WHICH IS 5.8 MILLION, WE WOULD BE SHORT IF THAT IS ALL WE HAD TO FUND THAT WE WOULD BE SHORT $770,000. SO WE WOULD BE SHORT THAT AMOUNT BUT THAT SHOWS THAT BASED ON WHAT THE REQUIRED USE IS FOR THE FUNDS, AD VALOREM FUNDS, WE ALREADY USE OVER AND ABOVE THAT TO FUND OUR GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS. AND 2008 YOU SEE BASED ON IN 2028 BASED ON WHAT THE AD VALOREM REVENUE WOULD BE, OUR DEBT OBLIGATION FOR 2028 IS 3,439,662. THE POLICE BUDGET LEAVING IT AS IT IS WHICH WE KNOW WILL CHANGE AND THEN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND PENSION AS WELL WE WOULD BE $4.2 MILLION SHORT SO NEXT YEAR LOOKING AT POSSIBLY WITH THE 3.5 THAT WE HAVE OF OUR OBLIGATIONS TO USE THOSE AD VALOREM REVENUE WITH HERE IS WHERE THOSE FUNDS WOULD GO SO WE WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENT AS TO HOW THEY WOULD BE USED BUT WE WOULD STILL BE SHORT AS TO WHAT WE NEED TO FUND THOSE. AND YOU ALL ASKED FOR THE FIVE YEAR PROJECTED BUDGET. AND SO WE'VE GOT OUR 2025 ACTUAL. THE 2026 APPROVED AND THE 2029 ON PROPOSED. FORECASTED AND YOU SEE WHERE THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IS PICKING UP THOSE NUMBERS AND YOU SEE WHERE IT STEADILY DECLINING IF THE AMENDMENT IS PASSED SO WHAT WE ARE PREPARING FOR AS IT VERY WELL MAY BE APPROVED. AND SO OUR REVENUE SOURCES, THEY [02:35:04] DECLINE FROM 67 MILLION THIS YEAR TO ABOUT 57 MILLION BY THE TIME WE GET TO 2034 AND A DECLINE OF ABOUT $10 MILLION COLLECTIVELY. >> WE WENT THROUGH THAT WHOLE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND HAD A MASS LAYOFF OF THE CITY. >> I WAS MAYOR RIGHT AFTER THAT. >> WHAT WAS THAT BUDGET DO YOU RECALL COMING IN? I THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE 40S. >> I WAS HERE. >> THE LATE NIGHT. >> WHAT WAS THAT BUDGET NUMBER? >> PROBABLY AROUND 30 MILLION OR SO. >> WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW? >> THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. THAT WAS THE TOTAL BUDGET, NOT JUST AD VALOREM BUT OUR TOTAL BUDGET. >> OKAY. >> WE HAD THE BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR TWO YEARS GOING INTO THAT. >> WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS. AT THAT TIME WE HAD FURLOUGHS, SEPARATION PLAN, FREEZING POSITIONS. THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS. >> MY POINT IS THAT WE NEVER REALLY RAMPED BACK UP AFTER ALL OF THAT WAS SCALED BACK. YOU HAVE PEOPLE DOING TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT JOB TITLES RIGHT NOW AND WE ARE BARELY KEEPING UP TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE THAT THE PUBLIC IS DEMANDING SO THAT IS MY WHOLE POINT. WE CUT TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE NOW AND NOW WE STILL CAN'T ADEQUATELY SERVICE THE DEMAND OF THIS AND I THINK THE PART THAT IS MISSING ON THIS WHOLE BUDGET THING IS THE PART I LIKE TO SEE ADDED IS THAT WE ARE AT 5000 PEOPLE NOW. WE MAY BE AT MORE THAN THAT, I DON'T KNOW. SO THAT NUMBER NEEDS TO BE CALCULATED BECAUSE FOR ME THAT IS A CALCULATION THAT LOOKS AT A PER COST PER PERSON CITIZEN IN OUR AREA SO WE NEED THAT INTO THE BUDGET BECAUSE THAT IS A REAL NUMBER AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE. THAT IS A DEMAND WE HAVE TO SERVICE. >> THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND THIS IS THIS WOULD NEED ANOTHER AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION TO CHANGE IT. WITH A RECESSION, IT TOOK US STILL EIGHT YEARS TO COME BACK OUT OF THE RECESSION AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND COST AND VEHICLES AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE STILL BEING CAUGHT UP ON. WHEN YOU TAKE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR EIGHT YEARS IN THAT CASE, MY OTHER LIFE, THE FIRST BUDGET WAS -- OFF THE FIRST BUDGET. 21 DEPARTMENTS DOWN TO NINE. SO THOSE ARE LESSONS LEARNED AND THAT EXPERIENCE IS HELPING ME GUIDE MY THOUGHT PROCESS THROUGH THIS BUT THIS IS PERMANENT. AND WE CAN'T GROW OUR WAY OUT OF THIS. >> WE CAN ANNEX A WAY OUT OF THIS. IT'S THE ONLY SOLUTION. I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR YEARS. IT IS THE ONLY SOLUTION TO FIX THE REVENUE SIDE IS TO JUST BRING MORE STUFF INTO THE BASKET. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT AND SO I KEEP COMING UP WITH KINGS HIGHWAY. WE ARE THERE AND READY TO GO AND WE SHOULD START ANNEXING IMMEDIATELY. THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO. I SEE NO REASON TO WAIT. THIS ANNEXATION PLAN WILL FIX THIS BUDGET PROCESS. YOU LOOK AT 2 MILLION SQUARE FEET, THE TAXABLE VALUE, TAX REVENUE WILL COME OUT OF THAT AND IT WILL BE A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS. 38% OF THAT? THERE YOU GO. >> GIVE TAX ABATEMENT IS NOT UTILIZED. I DON'T THINK THAT THEY'VE ASKED FOR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AT THE END OF THE DAY IF TAX ABATEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE TO US. IT'S AVAILABLE JUST NOT WITH AD VALOREM MONEY. >> WHAT DO YOU REPLACE IT WITH? >> I AGREE WITH YOU, IT WILL BECOME CHALLENGING BALANCING ALL OF THIS BUT TO BALANCE IT WE NEED TO START OUR PROGRAM TO GET THESE PEOPLE INTO THE FOLD. AND EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENTS TO DO THIS. AND WE HAVE A SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO DO IT AND RIGHT THERE NOW I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE NOT MOVING AT LIGHT SPEED TO GET THIS DONE BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE NUMBERS. YOU KNOW THE SQUARE FOOTAGE 4 MILLION SQUARE FEET? MAYBE 5 MILLION CURRENTLY THAT'S ON THE PLANNING BOARD. NOT ON THE BOARD BUT -- THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS IS FOR REAL AND THESE BUILDINGS WILL BE COMING OUT OF THE GROUND AS SOON AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. WHY DON'T WE ANNEX THE LAND NOW? OR WITH THE OVERLAY DISTRICT. I'M SUGGESTING TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, WE NEED TO PUSH TO GET THIS UNDERWAY NOW BECAUSE IT'S JUST LIKE PLAYING HOPSCOTCH. YOU GO FROM ONE TO THE NEXT TO THE NEXT. THIS FIXES THE ISSUE. [02:40:03] IF YOU LOOK AT THE ROUGH ESTIMATES, IT PUTS SUCH A HUGE SURPLUS INTO OUR BUDGET. THE NUMBERS ARE SHOCKING. SHOCKING. 5 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SPACE IS POTENTIALLY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE COUNTY AND THE CITY. >> DON'T WE HAVE SOMETHING WITH -- >> IT CAN BE PROCESSED. WE CAN ANNEX ALL AROUND THEM. >> IS THERE ANY REASON WHY WE AREN'T ANNEXING NOW? >> THAT'S A BIG QUESTION. IT LL DEPENDS WHAT AREA WE ARE DISCUSSING AND WHAT WE ARE ANNEXING AND THE COST TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES TO THOSE AREAS AND CERTAINLY NONE WHERE THE FUNDING WILL COME FROM. >> MAYBE WE CAN HEAR FROM MR. FREEMAN SOMETIME SOON ABOUT THE ANNEXATION OF THE STATUS OF THAT. >> SOME WE NEED TO GO THROUGH. IF WE CAN GET THE NEXT DAY MEETING, I DON'T KNOW. TO GET AN UPDATE THAT'S NOT ON THIS. >> I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS LITERALLY FOR THE PAST FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS AND ALSO MEETING TWICE AS WELL BECAUSE THEY PLAY A BIG ROLE IN HOW THE ANNEXATION STRATEGY IS SO WE CAN TARGET THE NEXT DAY MEETING BUT I WANT TO BE 100% SURE. >> WE CONSIDER IT URGENT AND CRITICAL, I THINK. >> LOOK, THIS IS THE WAY OUT OF THIS. IT WILL BE SOME WORK TO GET THERE BUT IT'S A HECK OF A LOT EASIER THAN INCREASING TAXES OR WHATEVER THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES ARE BY SIMPLY INCREASING OUR FOOTPRINT. IT WORKS ACROSS THE BOARD. SO I WILL ENCOURAGE THE TEAM TO GET ON THIS AND LET US GET INTO THE POSITION OF DECISION MAKING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. >> I THINK YOU GOT THE MESSAGE, RIGHT? MISS MORRIS. >> THAT IS THEIR REVENUE. HERE IS THE EXPENDITURE COST. WE KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN THIS PROCESS BUT IF ALL THINGS REMAIN AS THEY ARE, YOU SEE WHERE WE ARE -- NO INCREASE AT ALL BUT THE DECREASE IN FUNDS, 2028 ABOUT 9.7 MILLION. 2029, 14 MILLION. 2030, 17 AND BY 2031, 20 MILLION. IF WE DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. BUT WE KNOW WE WOULD HAVE TO DO MAJOR, MAJOR INCREASES IN OUR EXPENDITURES. >> MAYBE YOU HAVE IT ON SOME OTHER SLIDES AND I THINK THIS IS MAYBE TOUGHER FOR YOU BUT THE AVERAGE TAXPAYER DOES NOT CARE HOW MUCH IT COSTS THE GOVERNMENT. THEY JUST DON'T CARE. BUT THEY DO CARE HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THEIR LIVES. AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DEVELOP SOME STATISTICS THAT SAY HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT -- WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE? NOT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY NOT PAYING ALL THAT MUCH ATTENTION EXCEPT THAT THEY WANT THEIR TAXES REDUCED. >> THEY DON'T WANT TO MISS ONE DAY A WEEK OF TRASH PICKUP. THAT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE FROM THE RESIDENTS SIDE. >> HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR IT? THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM. NO IT'S NOT. COLLECTIVELY EVERY CITIZEN BECAUSE THE BURDEN WILL SHIFT. ALWAYS DOES. COSTS DON'T GO AWAY, THEY JUST GET MOVED AROUND AS TO HOW THEY ARE BEING PAID AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. IT WILL BE A SHALL GAME. MOVING ALL THESE PIECES AROUND. THIS IS SUCH -- IT'S UN MATURE DECISION MAKING. I WILL BE PLEASANT ABOUT IT BECAUSE I HAVE A MUCH MORE CHOICE LINE I'D LIKE TO PUT OUT THERE BUT THE MEDIA IS NOT HERE TO PUT IT ON THE NEWS TONIGHT. >> THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS, IT'S SELF-INFLICTED AND IT WILL BE STRANGE TO HOW IT PLAYS OUT BECAUSE ALL OF THE OTHER STATES WILL BE MOVING ALONG AND HERE WE ARE BECAUSE OF THE SELF-INFLICTED. >> TEXAS HAS DONE THIS AND TEXAS IS AHEAD OF US IN THIS NOBLE EXPERIMENT. >> I'M ALREADY STARTING TO PACK. >> THERE IS A TAXATION AND BUDGET REFORM. IT IS A COMMISSION OF THE LEGISLATURE. IT IS IN THE CONSTITUTION AND THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. REVIEW BUDGET AND TAXATION, SPEND SOME TIME ON IT AND COME UP WITH A FAIR WAY FOR TAXATION. [02:45:03] SO WHAT THIS REFERENDUM HAS DONE IS IT'S DONE IT A YEAR EARLY IN A VERY, VERY RAPID FASHION WITHOUT A LOT OF THOUGHT TOWARD HOW WE WILL FILL THE GAP. HOW SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDED. THIS IS GOING TO BE STUDIED NEXT YEAR ANYWAY. AND IT WAS GOING TO BE GIVEN A GREAT DEAL OF IN-DEPTH REVIEW SO THAT YOU COULD COME UP WITH A FAIR WAY BECAUSE RIGHT NOW PROPERTY TAX -- THE SYSTEM IS NOT FAIR. IT IS NOT FAIR. BUT THIS REFERENDUM IS GOING TO MAKE IT LESS FAIR. FOLLOWING UP ON WHAT YOU SAID, ABOUT THIS IS AN IMMATURE AND NOT WELL THOUGHT OUT AND CERTAINLY THERE IS NO MONEY TO FILL THE GAP. >> IT'S PANDERING FOR VOTES IS WHAT IT IS. IT'S RIDICULOUS. >> IS THERE AN ELECTION THIS YEAR? >> NO KIDDING. ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE NEXT? >> VERY QUICKLY, WE WILL LOOK AT THE CIP. YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S BEING FUNDED. OUR CURRENT APPROPRIATION IN THE PROPOSAL WITHOUT THE USE OF RESERVES IS THE MILLION DOLLARS FOR POLICE PROJECTS AND 129 FOR IT PROJECTS. HOW THAT IS ALLOCATED AND THEN YOU WILL SEE HERE IS THE 4.9 AND WHERE THE ASKS ARE. THE NEXT SLIDE WILL SHOW YOU WHAT THEY ARE THAT ARE MAKING UP THIS NUMBER SO THE POLICE, EVEN THOUGH ONLY A MILLION DOLLARS IS FUNDED IN THE PROPOSED, THEY NEED 2.3 MILLION AND IT'S NEEDS. THEY HAVE THE ACTION THAT IS BEING FUNDED BUT THERE'S ALSO THE FLOCK CAMERAS THAT NEED TO BE FUNDED THAT IF WE DON'T MAKE SOME SORT OF ADJUSTMENTS WE WON'T HAVE FUNDS TO DO THAT SO WE HAVE THE 2.3 THERE AND THEN FACILITY MAINTENANCE, 1.8 OF THAT WHICH INCLUDES THE GARAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT DEFINITELY HAVE TO BE DONE SO THIS IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT, 4,956,501. FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, YOU SEE AGAIN WHAT IT IS THEY ARE ASKING THE 1.8 MILLION FOR. IT'S THE GARAGE AT $833,000 WHICH IS PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT BUT THAT IS THAT. I THINK MARK SAID THAT THAT MIGHT BE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE SO THAT'S THE REQUEST THAT IT'S FOR. THE DOWNTOWN GAZEBO ROOF REPLACEMENT FOR 25000. CITY HALL NEEDS A NEW HVAC AND THAT'S $231,000 THAT HAS TO BE DONE. PARK RESTROOM RENOVATIONS AT THE 98 AND SO YOU SEE THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT IS NOT A REAL NEED. THE PUBLIC WORKS ROOF AND BUILDING REPAIR, 5000 HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE NOW SO WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT. AND THE HISTORIC LOOKOUT TOWER, $100,000 REPAIR. >> THAT IS THE TOWER THAT USED TO BE AT THE PARK? >> CORRECT. >> THAT THAT IS A VERY OLD HISTORIC LANDMARK. ARE WE GOING TO REPAIR IT? I GUESS MAYBE TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING DOWN. >> THAT IS THEIR REQUEST AND THE ONLY THING FLEET HAS IS THEIR CAR LIFT BUT THAT'S AN $18,000 THING THEY NEED FOR THE FLEET MAINTENANCE DIVISION. PARKS, A $240,000 GRAPPLE THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE PARKS DIVISION. YOU SEE LEISURE SERVICES REQUEST. THE GARDEN CENTER RENOVATION WITH $100,000 AND THERE WERE SOME REQUESTS THAT WERE REMOVED THAT THEY WILL FUND AS WELL, THE:PARK WAS ONE AND THEN THE DREAMLAND PARK AS WELL THAT WOULD BE FUNDED SO THAT COST WAS MOVED OVER. THE 187,000 IS WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE ROLLOUT FOR THE REFRESH AND THEN YOU SEE THE $2.3 MILLION REQUEST FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. VERY LONG REQUEST FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT'S NEEDED. >> MUCH OF THAT WAS IN THE REPORT THAT WE HAD DONE FROM THE OUTSIDE AGENCY THAT REVIEWED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. MUCH OF THAT WAS WHAT THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. [02:50:05] >> AND AS THE COMMISSIONER SAID, WE HAVE FORGONE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE WE'VE NOT HAD THE FUNDING FOR YEARS AND SO NOW THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A PROGRAM AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FUND EVERYTHING BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW THE NEEDS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND WE CAN STRATEGICALLY FUND NEEDED PROPERTIES. IT'S BETTER TO MAINTAIN THAN TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S SO DILAPIDATED THAT YOU HAVE TO DO A WHOLE NEW -- >> WE WENT THROUGH THAT IN 2008. THAT PAVEMENT MARKING, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT. THE 125 SO THAT IS THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION THAT 4,956,501 THAT PROPOSAL TO ASKING TO USE THE ONE TIME RESERVES TO FUND THESE PROJECTS. THE SPECIAL REVENUE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, PROJECTS AT $4.6 MILLION, THE FPRA PROJECTS AT A MILLION AND THE CDP PROJECTS MOVED OVER THAT ARE CAPITAL ARE 191250. AND YOU SEE THE:RENOVATION AT 150 AND THEN THE DREAMLAND COURTS AT 41250. THE 191250. FPRA HAS THE TWO PROJECTS THERE, THE DEPOT DRIVE PARKING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WITH THE CENTER AT 500000 SO THAT IS THE $3 MILLION THAT IS REQUESTED THERE. 4.613 STREET FROM GEORGIA IS THE MAJOR $3.5 MILLION PROJECT AND THEN THE STREET WIDE RESURFACING AND THE SEVEN TO EIGHT STREET WENDELL AVENUE PROJECT. AND HERE ARE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. AND THEIR REQUEST. THE BACK UP GENERATOR AT 300000. THE MARINA, THE MAIN THING THERE IS WHAT DEAN MENTIONED EARLIER AT 1.3, 6 MILLION FOR DREDGING AND THEN THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT HE HAS AT OONE POINT SEVEN MILLION, ONE POINT SEVEN EIGHT FIVE MILLION AND THEN THE STORMWATER PROJECT AT 605. OF COURSE AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM REPLACEMENT OF $30,000. AND THE ANIMAL SHELTER AT 105 HAS REQUESTS IN FOR PROJECTS AND THEN SOLID WASTE $290,000. SO THAT CONCLUDES WHAT I HAVE TODAY. WE JUST ONLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS THE WILL OF COMMISSION IN TERMS OF PROPOSAL ONE OR PROPOSAL TWO IN APPROVING THE BUDGET. >> PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE THE 4.9 MILLION AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU JUST WENT THROUGH WAS 4.9 MILLION? >> FROM THE GENERAL FUND ALLOCATION, YES. >> COULD YOU GO BACK TO THAT? I MEANT PROPOSAL ONE AND PROPOSAL TWO UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE. >> I WOULD COMMENT. WHAT I THOUGHT I UNDERSTOOD THERE WAS BETWEEN THE TWO PROPOSALS, ONE HAS IMPLICATIONS, PROPOSAL TWO HAS IMPLICATIONS THAT THESE 3.8 MILLION FUNDS COMING FROM PREVIOUS BUDGETS OF UNUSED FUNDS. ROLLOVER. AND OUT OF THE CURRENT BUDGET CALCULATE 1 MILLION OR SO OUT OF THE CURRENT PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD GET THE CAPITAL PROJECTS GOING FORWARD SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE UTILIZING FUNDS THAT WERE NEVER UTILIZED AND WE ARE FINALLY GOING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. >> WOULD THOSE HAVE TO BE DONE AND ALL OF THOSE DONE IN A YEAR? >> NOT NECESSARILY AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS BECAUSE YOU APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS, BECAUSE WE APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS, IF YOU DON'T USE THOSE FUNDS AND THE WAY CAPITAL PROJECTS WORKS CAN'T GET ROLLS OVER AND GOES INTO FUND BALANCE SO YOU HAVE AN -- 10% AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME RESERVES THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPROPRIATED OR UNAPPROPRIATED MONEY THEN YOU HAVE APPROPRIATED FUNDS THAT GOES BACK INTO THE BALANCE SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT USING FUNDS THAT WERE ALREADY APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION TO BE USED AND IT WENT BACK INTO THE [02:55:05] FUND BALANCE SO WE ARE -- WE CALL THEM RESERVES. ACTUALLY IT'S APPROPRIATED FUNDS THAT WERE NOT USED AND WENT BACK TO THE FUND BALANCE THAT WE CAN TAKE OUT AND MOVE FORWARD. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. IF WE DO NOT SPEND ALL OF THAT MONEY FY27, IT WILL GO BACK TO THE FUND BALANCE AND YOU GET TO MAKE THE CHOICE. BUT IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE DO NOT TAP INTO UNAPPROPRIATED RESERVES OF FUND BALANCE. THAT'S WHEN IT BECOMES A PROBLEM. >> I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE LEGISLATION. IF THE REFERENDUM PASSES, WILL THAT BE RESTRICTING US? >> ONLY BY THOSE ITEMS THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. THOSE ITEMS THAT WE ALLOWED TO USE IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE -- >> EVERYTHING ON THAT CAPITAL LIST WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED? NO. WOULDN'T BE AFFECTED BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE USING THE LEGISLATURE -- THE LEGISLATION WILL ONLY AFFECT OUR AD VALOREM RECEIPTS. THIS IS MONEY WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW. >> REALLY QUICK, I WILL SUGGEST, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. FUNDS ALREADY EXPENDED IN THEORY AND IN PROGRAMS WE INSTITUTE IN MY COMPANY WE HAVE ROLLOVER FUNDS CONTINUOUSLY HAPPENING BECAUSE WE HAVE MULTIPLE STREAMS OF PROJECTS GOING ON SO WE MAKE SPREADSHEETS DETERMINING WHICH MONEY IS BASICALLY UNCOMMITTED MOVING FORWARD AND ROLLED OVER FROM PROJECTS FROM 25 OR 26 AND 27 SO THIS IS VERY NORMAL, STANDARD BUSINESS OPERATION. THIS IS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY BY ANY MEANS AND I WOULD SUGGEST APPLYING 3.8 AND SPEND THE 3.8. LET'S GET THE BANG FOR THE BUCK THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING THIS MONEY ASIDE FOR FOR POTENTIALLY YEARS NOW. >> LET'S GET THEM DONE TO. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SOME PROJECTS DIDN'T GET COMPLETED SO THIS IS VERY EASY. TAKE THE PROJECTS, PRIORITIZE THEM, 3.8 MILLION AND HAVE AT IT. >> AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE REALLY, REALLY CRITICAL PROJECTS. NONE OF THIS IS PIE IN THE SKY OR SOMETHING TO DO WITH SOME BIG WISH LIST. IT'S CRITICAL FOR THE SAFETY OF THE BILLS AND THE SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AND ACROSS THE BOARD, YOU HAVE PROJECTS IN HERE THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED IN THIS FISCAL YEAR BUDGET BUT AS I MENTIONED, IT'S CRITICAL THAT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES ARE UP TO STANDARD BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND WE WILL FIND A QUALITY SERVICE SO WE CAN CHARGE MARKET VALUE THE LEAST AMOUNTS FOR THOSE PROPERTIES AND IN ADDITION TO THE FEE STUDIES THAT WE ARE DOING THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT, LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES, WHAT ARE WE SHOWING FOR LEASE PAYMENTS? IS IT BASED ON THE MARKET RATE? AND I DON'T BELIEVE IN CHARGING MARKET RATES IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BUILDING UP TO STANDARD AS WELL SO IT NEEDS TO BE AT CLASS A STANDARD SHOWING THEM THE MARKET RATE, POINTING TO THE MARKETS ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD BE RECEIVING IN FUNDING AND REVISITING THOSE AGREEMENTS IF THEY EXPIRED OR ANY NEW AGREEMENTS SO THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW WE WILL BE CHARGING MARKET RATES FOR OUR PROPERTY BASED ON WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CITY. >> JUST THE LAST COMMENT, I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT LIST. I GUESS MY CONCERN AND I UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION WE ARE GOING HERE. THERE ARE PROBABLY SOME THINGS THAT DIDN'T MAKE THAT CAPITAL LIST THAT I'M CONCERNED WITH. I DIDN'T SEE THE GARDEN CLUB TERE. OKAY. SOME ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON OVER THERE. SO THIS IS A GOOD STEP FORWARD AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DIDN'T GET THEM DONE BUT I GUESS NOW WE ARE PUTTING EVERYBODY ON NOTICE INCLUDING US. WE WILL BE WATCHING TO MAKE SURE THESE PROJECTS GET DONE. ALL RIGHT. >> THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE ON OR ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA? OKAY. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE -- NOW OUR DECISION TIME PER. PROPOSAL ONE OR PROPOSAL TWO? WHERE ARE WE COMMISSIONERS? I AM HEARING TWO. >> I'LL AGREE. >> GET IT DONE. >> I DID NOT HAVE A LINK TO THIS IN THE AGENDA, COULD YOU SEND ME THIS PRESENTATION? >> I AM GOING TO ATTACH IT. >> IT WASN'T ATTACHED. >> I DIDN'T HAVE IT. THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO DECIDE TODAY? >> THAT'S IT. >> THIS BUDGET IS BALANCED SO I NEED EVERYBODY TO BE IN AGREEMENT BECAUSE I WILL DO THE TRIM. >> WE ARE NOT DOING THE 6.5 WHICH IS THE ROLLBACK BUT WE ARE DOING 6.9? AND THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S UNANIMOUS. AND THEN PROPOSAL BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST YEAR. [03:00:02] >> WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED TO DE DECIDE? WE'RE GOOD? EVERYBODY GOOD ON THE BUDGET? >> WHAT COMES UP NEXT? ADJOURNMENT. >> ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER, GENTLEMEN. WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE CITY ATTORNEY SEARCH? THIS BODY HAS TO HIRE A CITY ATTORNEY. >> AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING THE HR MANAGER COMES FORWARD WITH THREE PROPOSALS FROM THE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT FIRM. WE WILL GIVE YOU OUR RECOMMENDATION. WE WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE PROPOSALS. THAT WILL BE AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. >> ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER. WE WILL BE ADJOURNING. THE LIGHTS WILL BE TURNED OUT. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.