>> [BACKGROUND]. GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS
[Call to Order]
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NOW 7:02 AND I CALL THE ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 4TH.WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THEN THE PLEDGE. [NOISE].
>> DEAR GOD, HELP US TO SERVE WITH A LOVING HEART AND A COMMITMENT TO DO THE BEST WE CAN EACH AND EVERY DAY.
AMEN. LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> IF YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
>> MAY WE HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
>> COUNCILOR MAY. COUNSELOR SNYDER.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I THINK WE ARE BEGINNING TONIGHT'S MEETING WITH THE PRESENTATION.
[1. Risk Management Safety Award presented to the Town by Public Risk Underwriters of Florida, Inc. #]
WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION BY RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY AWARD.YOU COME TO THE DAIS AND I WOULD ASK DAISY SAN TO JOIN US, I GUESS SHE'S GOING TO BE ACCEPTING IT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. HERE SHE COMES. GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS CHRIS KITTLESON AND I'M FROM PREFERRED GOVERNMENTAL INSURANCE TRUST FOR YOUR PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE CARRIERS.
SOMETIMES THEY CALL US PGIT, NOW THEY CALL THIS PREFERRED, NEW BRANDING.
IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THE TOWN OF JUPITER, WHICH HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS PREFERRED SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT MEMBER AWARD FOR 2023.
THE TOWN OF JUPITER WAS SELECTED FROM OVER 400 PREFERRED MEMBERS, IT'S APPROXIMATELY OUR POLICYHOLDER BASE, AS THE RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE AWARD BY FIRST RECOGNIZING DAISY SAN, YOUR RISK MANAGER, WHO I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH.
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN DAISY? A LONG TIME, 12 YEARS?
>> LONG TIME. A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN.
SHE'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING THE BEST PRACTICES, IN OUR TRADE WE CALL THEM ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND CLAIMS MANAGEMENT.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE WORK TO TRY TO REDUCE CLAIMS FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER, BOTH ON WORKERS COMP, LIABILITY, AUTO, ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF INTERESTING AND FUN THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU OPERATE A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, IF I MAY, DAISY HAS DEVELOPED SAFETY CONSCIOUS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, SHE'S AGGRESSIVELY PURSUED CLAIMS TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES.
THAT MEANS WE DON'T LITIGATE THEM.
CONDUCTED THOROUGH ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS TO DETERMINE CAUSE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT RE-OCCURRENCE THAT HELPS REDUCE FREQUENCY OF ACCIDENTS, AND HAS PROVIDED SAFETY TRAINING TO KEEP STAFF UP-TO-DATE ON SAFE WORK METHODS, AS WELL AS CONTINUES TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF SAFETY AT THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
SHE'S DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB, MORE SPECIFICALLY DURING COVID-19 WHEN EVERYBODY WAS WONDERING, WHAT DO WE DO? DAISY DEMONSTRATED HER ABILITIES BY WORKING ON PROVIDING TRAINING FOR PEOPLE THAT WERE WORKING REMOTELY AND HAD UTILIZED A LOT OF THE TECHNOLOGY OF VIDEO CONFERENCING AND THOSE TYPES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THAT WE WERE ALL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN DURING [NOISE] THAT TIME.
SHE ROSE TO THE OCCASION AS THEY SAY.
DAISY HAS ALWAYS BEEN RECEPTIVE TO WORKING WITH PREFERRED AND I HAVE PERSONALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH HER, AND SHE'S ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL WELCOME AT THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
THANK YOU FOR THAT DAISY, YOU'RE A WONDERFUL PERSON.
AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO PRESENT DAISY SAN WITH THE AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORWARD, AND WE WILL GIVE YOU WHAT'S IN THAT BIG BOX.
EVERYBODY IS WONDERING. [LAUGHTER] HERE IT IS.
I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT OUT BECAUSE IT'S TOO HEAVY.
>> WE WANT TO TAKE SOME PICTURES.
>> IF WE MAY. [NOISE] I BROUGHT MY PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHER WITH ME.
NOW YOU CAN TAKE SOME PICTURES OF DAISY.
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>> NO, NO, PLEASE. [LAUGHTER] PLEASE TAKE SOME.
>> WE HAVE MEMBERS OF YOU STAFF HERE? \\.
>> CAN WE JOIN THE PICTURE TOO, PLEASE.
>> THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. THANK YOU.
>> COULD YOU JOIN THEM ALSO, PLEASE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT'LL BE MY PLEASURE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION, WE APPRECIATE THAT.
>> IT'S OUR PLEASURE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, TO PROVIDE ME WITH THE CHANCE.
>> MAYOR, IF I COULD, JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE DAISY A LITTLE BIT MORE.
THIS AWARD WAS FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR, BUT DAISY HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR MANY YEARS AND SHE'S ALWAYS VERY POSITIVE, ALWAYS VERY EFFECTIVE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT DAISY AND LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF YEARS SHE'S BEEN DOING THIS, I THINK SHE STARTED WHEN SHE WAS FIVE, LAUGHTER] BUT SHE'S REALLY QUITE REMARKABLE AND KUDOS TO HER, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG SUSTAINABLE DRIVE IN HER APART.
IF I COULD BEAR ONE MORE THING WHILE WE'RE HERE, WE HAVE OUR NEW HR DIRECTOR, ASHLEY WILSON.
ASHLEY IF YOU COULD JUST STAND UP FOR A MINUTE.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE HER TO THE COUNSEL. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT WE MOVE ON TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS?AFTER HOWARD, IT'S GLENN DICHICO.
>> MY NAME IS HOWARD BLOOM, I LIVE AT 148 WEST VILLAGE WAY.
I'M HERE BECAUSE I WAS INVOLVED WITH AN ACCIDENT.
ON FREDERICK SMALL ROAD HEADING EAST ACROSS A1A, THERE WAS A VAN COMING SOUTH ON A1A, MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON FREDERICK SMALL.
HE WAS LOOKING TO HIS LEFT TO SEE IF ANYBODY WAS COMING, BUT HE DIDN'T LOOK TO HIS RIGHT.
I WAS A PASSENGER IN A GOLF CART AND WE WERE COMING ACROSS.
THE VAN HIT US RIGHT IN THE BACK QUARTER, WHICH SPUN IT AROUND AND FLIPPED IT OVER.
THE PERSON WHO WAS DRIVING A GOLF CART FLEW ACROSS MY BACK AND INTO THE VAN, HE BROKE FOUR RIBS AND HAD A CONCUSSION.
I FELL ON THE GROUND AND THEN THE GOLF CART FELL ON TOP OF ME.
BROKE THREE RIBS, CRACKED TWO TEETH, A DETACHED RETINA, AND I TORE THE MENISCUS IN MY LEFT KNEE, THE MEDIAL MENISCUS.
I'VE HEARD THAT YEARS BEFORE THAT THEY PROPOSED A BRIDGE THAT GO FROM EAST TO WEST AT ADMIRALS COVE, AND THE PRESIDENT OF ADMIRALS COVE FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, TURNED IT DOWN.
I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN OPEN THAT BACKUP TO GET THE BRIDGE FOR SAFETY TO GO BACK OVER FROM EAST TO WEST, WHICH WILL BE ALSO NICE FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER TO HAVE THAT.
>> THERE'S NO VALIDITY TO THAT STATEMENT ON THE BRIDGE.
>> THE BRIDGE WOULD BE A SAFETY FOR PEOPLE GOING OVER.
>> NO, UNDERSTAND. BUT I'M JUST SAYING THERE'S NO BASIS THAT THE COUNCIL TOOK ANY ACTION ON THE PART OF ANYBODY FROM AN INFLUENCE STANDPOINT.
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S WHY I CAME BECAUSE WHEN I TALKED TO YOU AT THE EVENT THAT WAS AT ADMIRALS COVE, YOU SAID TO COME TO TALK TO THE PEOPLE HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP TO DO IN ORDER TO MAYBE START GETTING TO HAVE A BRIDGE OVER THERE WHICH WOULD HELP SAFETY.
PLUS WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BRIDGE LIKE WELCOME TO JUPITER, WHICH WOULD BE NICE AND IT WOULD BE A SAFETY FACTOR.
>> WOULD YOU TELL ME THE BRIDGE YOU SAID AT FREDERICK SMALL?
>> NO. A BRIDGE FROM THE EAST TO WEST FROM ADMIRALS COVE, WHICH WOULD GO AT THE GATE OVER TOP OF A1A AND THE RAILROAD INTO THE WEST SIDE OF ADMIRALS COVE.
>> I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT EVER HAVING BEEN LOOKED AT. BUT THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. I WANTED TO START WITH I COME HERE TO THIS PUBLIC FORUM BECAUSE THIS IS A PUBLIC ISSUE BROADLY, BASED ON THE LANGUAGE OF PLATT ONE OF MALLORY CREEK PERTAINING TO PUBLIC PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, USE AND ENJOYMENT IN PERPETUITY, NOT JUST FOR THE MEMBERS ISSUE NARROWLY,
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BUT FOR THE PUBLIC AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE AGAIN, I KNOW.THERE ARE FOLKS THAT WRITE THE WORD LEGISLATOR THAT CODIFIES THE LAWS, THE RULES AND THE REGULATIONS.
THERE ARE FOLKS WHO MUTILATE THE WORD AND THERE ARE FOLKS WHO IGNORE THE WORD AND BREAK THE LAW.
THE FOLKS THAT MUTILATE TO WORD JUST MIGHT BE THE FOLKS BREAKING THE LAW.
I WANT TO GO TO THE ESTEEMED LAWYER TOWN WHILE YOU'RE HERE.
IN A MEMO TO JOHN STICKLER IN 2019, HE WROTE, [NOISE] I AM OF THE OPINION THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CONVEY THE COMMON AREA TO 14 PRIVATE HOMEOWNERS.
THAT SOMEHOW BECAME, NOW WE FAST-FORWARD TO MALLORY CREEK BULLETIN THAT GOES OUT TO THE MEMBERS SAYING THAT THE TOWN HAS A NEW LAWYER, I SAID THIS BEFORE, TO REVIEW SINCE THE PREVIOUS ONE KEPT CHANGING HIS OPINION ON THE MATTER, I BELIEVE HE DID NOT.
NOW, WE GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING LETTER TO THE OFFENDING PARTIES WITH OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE COMMON AREA, PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE, BEFORE YOU PEOPLE MIXED THE APPLICATION.
THE LETTER SAYS THE FENCES LOCATED, MUST BE REMOVED.
SOMEHOW THAT GOTTEN MUTILATED TO, SHOULD BE.
ANY OBSTRUCTIONS ENCROACHING ON OUR LIST WHICH SHOULD BE REMOVED.
IF WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THE LANGUAGE, LET'S DEAL WITH IT.
DID THE BOARD VOTE TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE? IS THIS FABRICATION? IS THIS AN EFFORT? WE ALSO HAVE AN ONGOING EFFORT TO THE PEOPLE WITH THE WHITE HATS, THEY'RE TRYING TO PAINT THE PEOPLE WITH THE WHITE HATS, I.E ME AND OTHERS, BLACK AND THE BLACK HATS ARE TRYING TO PAINT THE BLACK HATS WHITE.
WE EVEN HAD THE ANNUAL MEETING, WE HAD POLICE OFFICER AT THE MEETING AS IF THERE WAS SOME HEINOUS THREAT TO DISTORT AND FABRICATE FOR THE MEMBERS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE MORE TIME, THIS IS A PUBLIC ISSUE.
IS IT'S NOT A QUICK THING AS A PUBLIC ISSUE BASED ON THE LANGUAGE ON THE PLAT IN PERPETUITY FOR PUBLIC ACCESS.
THOMAS BARRETT HERE AGREED AT THAT TIME, I DON'T BELIEVE HE EVER CHANGED HIS MIND.
THAT'S A MISREPRESENTATION THAT HE CHANGED HIS MIND, HE DID NOT.
HE RECUSED HIMSELF AND I'M WISHING HE WAS STILL ON IT.
THIS OTHER THING ABOUT SHOULD, CHANGING MUST, THE LANGUAGE OF THE PLANNING ZONING, AND COMPLIANCE FROM MUST TO SHOULD IS ALSO I DON'T KNOW.
YOU GOT TO LOOK AT WHO'S GOT THE WHITE HAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[2. March 16, 2023 Town Council Workshop Meeting Minutes and March 21, 2023 Town Council Meeting Minutes.]
>> MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
MINUTES. COUNCIL WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME CORRECTIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO THE MINUTES.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WANTS TO PULL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?>> ANYBODY ON THE DICE? SEEING NONE, ANY MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND, NO WORD NICHES.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 8 AND 9,
[Items 8 & 9]
AND I ASK A TURNOVER OF TOWN ATTORNEY.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THESE TWO ITEMS REQUIRE A VOTING QUORUM, AND BECAUSE TWO MEMBERS ARE NOT PRESENT AND COUNCILOR DELANEY HAS TO ABSTAIN ON VOTING ON THOSE ITEMS, I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE APPLICANT IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND THEY HAVE GRACIOUSLY AGREED, ALTHOUGH THEY REALLY HAD NO CHOICE, THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE THE MATTER TO THE APRIL 18 MEETING.
THE ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING WILL BE ON THAT DATE ALONG WITH THE RESOLUTION AND THEN SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD FOLLOW PRESUMING THAT IT PASSES ON FIRST READING.
WE WILL HAVE TO RE ADVERTISE THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION BECAUSE OF A RULING AND THE FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, WHICH HAS DECIDED THAT WE NO LONGER CAN
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SIMPLY CONTINUE AN ITEM WITHOUT ADVERTISING IT TO A DATE CERTAIN.>> MAY ADVERTISING TIME TO BE CONTINUED FOR 4 TO 418?
>> THEY ADVERTISEMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE PLACED TOMORROW BUT STAFF CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT.
>> IF COUNCIL AGREES, THEN SEPARATE MOTIONS TO CONTINUE THE ORDINANCE TO 418, FOLLOWED BY A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE RESOLUTION TO 418.
BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A SUBSTANTIVE MOTION, COUNCILOR, DELANEY CAN VOTE ON THAT.
>> [NOISE] ASKED TO CONFIRM WHETHER IT COULD BE DONE.
I'M FAMILIAR WITH PROJECT IN A SITUATION IN ANOTHER COUNTY IN THE [NOISE] MEDIA COULDN'T GET BACK QUICKLY.
HOPEFULLY THAT'S NOT THE CASE HERE.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO DO 418 MEETING?
>> [NOISE] MOTION TO CONTINUE ORDINANCE 623 TO APRIL 18TH.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND THEN.
>> MOTION TO CONTINUE RESOLUTION 29-23 TO APRIL 18TH.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
I GUESS ON THE PUBLIC BUSINESS ITEMS,
[Items 10 & 11]
NUMBER 10 AND NUMBER 11, I THINK SEEING THAT, WE DON'T HAVE ALL FIVE MEMBERS HERE, I THINK THE CONSENSUS WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD DEFER THAT TO THE NEXT MEETING. WE AGREE.>> DID I UNDERSTAND THAT COUNSELOR MAY MAY HAVE SUBMITTED SOMETHING OR THOSE THAT ARE NOT PRESENT?
>> HE DID NOT. HE WAS GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
>> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, BUT IT JUST DEPENDS ON SCHEDULING IT.
>> I MEAN, EACH OF US FOR OUR OWN APPOINTMENTS, I WAS GOING TO MAKE MINE IN UNDER COUNCIL COMMENTS, SO NONE OF US WOULD BE HELD UP ON OUR OWN APPOINTEES.
BUT AS FAR AS GOING THROUGH AND I DON'T THINK COURTESY TO OUR OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE WOULD DEFER THAT.
WE WANT TO JUST, I GUESS THERE'S NO NEED TO DO CERTAIN, I DON'T BELIEVE IF STAFF CAN MAKE SURE IT FITS ON THE NEXT AGENDA, OTHERWISE, THE ONE AFTER THAT.
>> WE'LL WORK ON THAT MAYOR. I THINK THE NEXT TWO AGENDAS ARE PRETTY PACKED. WE'LL WORK ON THAT.
>> THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TURNOVER THIS YEAR.
I THINK WE'D PROBABLY GET THROUGH IT PRETTY QUICKLY.
>> YES. MY HOPE AND EXPECTATION WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD BE AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE ARE MISSING A COUPLE OF KEY FIGURES ON PLANNING AND ZONING WHO HAD DEPARTED AND OTHERS.
IT WILL BE QUICK BECAUSE MOST OF THE BOARDS ARE NOT TURNING OVER.
>> I GUESS I COULD DO IT HERE AND DO IT AT THE END.
I'M GOING TO MAKE MY APPOINTMENT TONIGHT FOR PLANNING AND ZONING.
>> WE CONTINUE TO AND I DON'T THINK WE NEED A MOTION ON THAT, DO WE? THEN THE LAST ITEM ON ROUNDTABLE, I REMEMBER 12TH.
[12. Discussion of Areas of Local Importance]
I DO BELIEVE THAT I'M GOING TO TURN MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS ONE.WE CAN CONCLUDE IT BUT MAY NOT BE BAD TO JUST GO AHEAD AND HEAR THE PRESENTATION.
>> NOW AND STAFF WAS LEAVING THINKING WE'RE DONE.
>> GOOD EVENING, STEPHANIE THABAN, PLANNING AND ZONING.
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>> I HAD IT EARLIER [OVERLAPPING]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.
THIS 2023 STRATEGIC PRIORITY IS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT TO YOU, BUT IT'S TO EXPLORE THE CREATION OF DISTINCT DISTRICTS.
IN JUPITER, THINK OF IT AS AREAS OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE AND HOW THE SPECIFIC ACTION ITEM WAS TO HAVE EACH DISTRICT HAVING DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES THAT PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE CHARACTER, THE UNIQUENESS OF THESE DIFFERENT AREAS.
IT COULD INCLUDE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM 1,000 FOOT ABOVE THE TOWN.
NOT NECESSARILY THE SPECIFICS OF EACH AREA AND HOW WE GET THERE, BUT REALLY WE NEED MORE INFORMATION IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR OWN IDEAS, BUT WE WANT TO TRY AND GET THAT FROM YOU ALL.
IN PREPARING FOR THIS PRESENTATION, WE LOOKED AT CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, WEST PALM BEACH, CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, AND STEWART, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THESE HISTORIC AREAS.
SOME OF THEM WERE BROUGHT UP, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THESE UNIQUE PLACES THAT BUILD UPON THEIR CHARACTER.
OF THOSE, THREE OF THEM HAVE HISTORIC DISTRICTS THAT OVERLAP THE SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR, STEWART DOESN'T HAVE A HISTORIC DISTRICT.
THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AND REQUIREMENT LIKE WE DO, BUT THEY'VE ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE THAT ADDRESSES THE HISTORIC CHARACTER.
THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT TO YOU.
THE OTHER THING WE LOOKED AT IS, WHAT DO WE HAVE TODAY? WHAT IS EXISTING TODAY IN OUR CODES THAT ARE SPECIAL TO US? I'M GOING TO BE SHOWING THOSE TO YOU.
I'M SURE MANY OF YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW, BUT FOR THE AUDIENCE, I WANTED TO JUST SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS TODAY.
THEN REALLY THIS IS ALL ABOUT WHAT IT IS TO GET US CLARITY SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS STRATEGIC PRIORITY.
THE MAIN OBJECTIVES, THIS IS OUR OUTLINED TONIGHT.
THERE'S REALLY THREE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
THE FIRST ONE IS WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER WHAT IS IT THAT WE HAVE TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THEN THE THREE QUESTIONS ARE, WHERE DO YOU SEE POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR THESE LOCAL AREAS OF IMPORTANCE? THEN ALSO, WHAT'S DRIVING THAT? WHY DO YOU WANT THESE THINGS? WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WHEN THINKING ABOUT THESE AREAS OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE? IS IT CHARACTER? IS IT A TREE CANOPY? IS IT VIEWSHEDS? IS IT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT MASSING OR BUILDINGS? THEN LASTLY, LOOKING AT THIS, HOW WE GET THERE, THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF HOW DO WE GET THERE.
THE FIRST ITEM IS, WHERE ARE WE TODAY? THESE ARE SIX EXISTING ZONING DISTRICTS OR IMPORTANT AREAS, REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AREAS THAT ARE IN THE TOWN.
THE FIRST THREE ARE SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICTS THAT WE'VE OUTLINED.
THESE WERE DEVELOPED IN TERMS OF, THE MIXED USE AND INDIANTOWN ROAD WERE FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT.
US1 WAS MOSTLY NEW DEVELOPMENT, BUT THERE WAS SOME OF THAT HISTORIC CHARACTER THINGS THAT WE WERE TRYING TO CAPTURE, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO THE INLET VILLAGE ROA AND THEN ALSO CENTER STREET.
YOU'LL SEE IN THESE AREAS, WE HAVE THREE SPECIALS DISTRICTS, THREE REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AREAS.
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I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE REDEVELOPMENT OF RELATED AREAS A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THESE WERE ADOPTED IN 2009 AND THAT WAS DURING THE TIME OF THE RECESSION.IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO INDUCE REDEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO INDUCE THAT REDEVELOPMENT.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
BUT THEY WERE PUT ON THE BOOKS BECAUSE THEY WERE SPECIAL AREAS.
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT AT ONE DAY, WE WILL PROBABLY ADD MORE, MODIFY THE REGULATIONS, CHANGE WHAT WE HAVE IN THERE, BUT THEY WERE PUT THERE AS PLACEHOLDERS OF WHAT WE ALREADY ANTICIPATED TO BE SPECIAL BECAUSE WE IDENTIFIED THEM AS EXISTING AREAS THAT WERE OLDER IN THE TOWN, BUT THEY NEEDED SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.
WE LOOKED AT THOSE BACK IN 2009 AND WE ADOPTED ALL THREE OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME.
TWO OF THEM ARE VOLUNTARY, IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE REGULATIONS THAT ARE IN THOSE DIFFERENT ROAS AND THAT'S WHY WE CALL THEM REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AREAS.
CENTER STREET AND NORTH ALTERNATE A1A, AND TONEY PENNA ARE VOLUNTARY.
THEY WERE DONE IN COMBINATION WITH A SMALL-SCALE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
IF YOU DID THEM AND SUBMITTED A SMALL-SCALE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDED AND MET THE REGULATIONS OF THE ROA, THEN YOU MET THAT DEFINED PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND WE'RE ABLE TO GET THOSE INCENTIVES, SUCH AS REDUCTIONS IN SETBACKS AND REDUCTIONS IN LANDSCAPING, FOR EXAMPLE.
BUT YOU ALSO HAD TO MEET THE CHARACTERISTICS OR THE GUIDELINES IN THERE.
ONE OF THEM FOR CENTER STREET WAS PRESERVING HALF THE SPECIMEN TREES, FOR AN EXAMPLE.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO MUCH INTO THAT.
BUT WHAT THIS TABLE PROVIDES YOU IS WITH US A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THE CHARACTERISTICS, THE REGULATIONS, OR THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE LOOK THAT THE COUNCIL WANTED TO ADDRESS AND COVER, IS PART OF THAT STRATEGIC INITIATIVE, THE ACTION ITEM, PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AREA.
AS WE DEVELOP THIS MATRIX, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE OUTLINED AS WHAT WE THOUGHT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE, IS THERE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, SITE DESIGN? ARE THERE HISTORICAL OR CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS, OR SPECIAL LANDSCAPING? ONE THING I WOULD NOTE IS THAT CONTEXT, THAT WHOLE COLUMN, IT DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS IT IN EACH OF THE DISTRICTS.
BUT WE DO HAVE VERY GENERAL REGULATIONS THAT ADDRESS CONTEXT AS PART OF ALL SITE PLAN AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS THE ARCHITECTURAL AND COMMUNITY APPEARANCE ORGANS.
IT MAY NOT COVER ALL THE BASES, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE, BUT I WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU SO YOU ADD BASIS OF WHERE WE MAY BE GOING.
>> JUST ON THAT ONE. YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB LAUNCHING THAT JUST FOR [NOISE] COLLEAGUES THAT WERE UP HERE, JUST COULDN'T GO BACK TO ONE SLIDE.
IT MAY BE JUST BY THE NATURE, BECAUSE EVEN THE ONES THAT WERE DESIGNATED, I MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT VISION TODAY, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT TONEY PENNA REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AREA WAS IN LARGE PART DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME HAD FINALLY SELECTED BETWEEN ALTERNATIVES FOR DRY WE'LL STATION, AND THEN IT WAS ENVISIONED THAT [NOISE] YOU'RE GOING TO NEED PARKING IN A PARKING GARAGE.
A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THAT TIME, INCLUDING POSSIBLY A PARKING GARAGE HAPPENING IN THAT AREA COINCIDENTALLY.
I DO THINK AND I'M NOT MAKING A PITCH BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER NOW WHO SUGGESTED THIS, BUT REVISITING ONES THAT WE HAD AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE PROPERLY DEFINED PER DIVISION.
GOALS OF THE CURRENT COUNCIL IS IMPORTANT.
I WANT TO JUST HAVE MADE A PITCH.
THEN INLET VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT AREA IN THE C ARRAY DISCUSSIONS WE HAD, WE GOT 10 YEARS LEFT TO THE C ARRAY.
IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO LOOK AT THAT ONE.
THEN JUST TO ADD ON THE NORTH ALTERNATE A1A, THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT LOSS OF THE INDUSTRIAL USES IN THAT AREA.
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THAT WAS A DRIVER AT THAT TIME.NOT WANTING IT TO BE RADICALLY CHANGED FROM WHAT SOMEONE TO COUNSEL AT THAT TIME FELT WAS NEEDED SERVICES, BUSINESSES TO SERVE THE JUPITER COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR EMPHASIZING THAT THOSE WERE ALL 2009 FOUNDED.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD A PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT WAS THE BASIS FOR THEM GOING ON THERE.
BUT I THINK THE WORLD IS DIFFERENT NOW.
>> YES, IT IS. I'LL JUST CONTINUE WITH THE FIRST QUESTION FOR REALLY MEETING THE COUNCIL INPUT.
I'LL HANDLE IT HOWEVER YOU WANT.
YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO JUST GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
BUT REALLY THIS IS A LOT OF EFFORT TO PUT IN LOOKING AT NEW MODIFYING OR LOOKING AT NEW DISTRICTS OR ROAS.
WE WANTED TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT IT IS, WHERE IT IS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT AND WHAT SHOULD WE BE CONSIDERING BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.
IS IT COMMERCIAL? IS IT RESIDENTIAL? IS IT INDUSTRIAL AREAS? ON HERE IS THE ZONING MAP OF THE ENTIRE TOWN.
YOU CAN SEE BASICALLY WHERE THE INDIAN TOWN ROAD, US ONE IS ALONG THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY, AND THEN WE HAVE THE SPECIAL ROAS, ESSENTIALLY TWO OF THEM ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
JUST TRYING TO GET AN IDEA OF WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM AND WHAT ARE THE ISSUES SO THAT WE CAN GET AN IDEA.
NOW SOME OF THESE THINGS, THEY HAVE THE PICTURE IN HERE OF THE ALICE KITCHEN BENTON HOUSE IS ON CENTER STREET AND THAT IS A RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, BUT IT'S PRESERVING THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THAT AREA BY PROVIDING THAT INCENTIVE TO ALLOW THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TO BE RE-USED AS A COMMERCIAL ADAPTIVE REUSE.
THE SAME THING WITH SIMMS HOUSE HAS OCCURRED ALONG CENTER STREET.
TRYING TO THINK OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> WELL, I THINK WE WANTED TO HEAR IT, SO YOU'RE GETTING SOME PRELIMINARY, BUT IT IS OUR WILL THAT WE WANT TO DO IT WHEN THE FULL COUNCIL IS HERE.
>> THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE, YOU HEARD ME.
I'M NOT REFERRING TO GO HERE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO WAIT FOR YOU FOR THE NEXT MEETING AND GET YOU REALLY STARTED THINKING ABOUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN THE TOWN AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS AS A FOLLOW-UP, I'M HAPPY TO MEET WITH ANYBODY.
THE SECOND QUESTION WAS, WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS IF YOU DO THESE LOCAL AREAS OF IMPORTANCE OR WHAT HAVEN'T WE ALREADY ADDRESSED AS PART OF THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS ROAS THAT EXIST TODAY AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE ACTION ITEM ARE ADDRESSING AND ENHANCE THE CHARACTER.
UP UNTIL NOW, WE'RE ALMOST BUILT OUT, WE'RE 95% BUILT OUT AND THE REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS WERE MEANT FOR GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT.
NOW WE ARE IN REDEVELOPMENT MODE AND WHAT IS IT THAT WE WANT TO MAINTAIN IN TERMS OF CHARACTER.
ONE DAY AVOCOA IS GOING TO BE HISTORIC.
IT ISN'T TODAY, BUT ONE DAY IT WILL BE AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT AVOCOA AND MAINTAINING THAT ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER AND HOW WILL THAT BE? WE MAY NOT NEED TO, BUT IT'S THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ALONG DIFFERENT CORRIDORS THAT WE PROBABLY, THAT'S WHAT SPURRED THIS DISCUSSION, IS THE PROTECTION OF EXISTING CHARACTER AND HOW DO WE HARNESS THAT? ONE OF THE THINGS IN LOOKING AT THE RESEARCH FOR THESE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES WAS, MANY OF THESE UNIQUE PLACES, LIKE CHARLOTTE AND ST. PETERSBURG IN WEST PALM BEACH THAT HAVE HISTORIC HOMES, HAVE HISTORIC DISTRICTS, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE.
IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU NEED A 2/3 APPROVAL OF THE PROPERTY OWNER'S CONSENT IN ORDER TO DO THAT BASED ON OUR CODE.
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OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LAYER ON THESE REGULATIONS, THEY'RE USING HISTORIC PRESERVATION.IF WE WANT TO HARNESS THAT CULTURAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THE CHARACTER THAT WHEN WE GET DOWN THE ROAD OR IF WE WANT TO KEEP MOVING, WILL BE DEFINING THOSE.
WHAT IS THE CHARACTER THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS? THAT'S WHAT THIS QUESTION IS ABOUT.
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS? SCALE, MASSING, BUILDING HEIGHTS, VIEW CORRIDORS, HISTORIC CHARACTER, SENSITIVITY TO THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE THOUGHT OF.
PARTICULARLY, THIS IS AN AERIAL OF ALTERNATE A1A AS IT REACHES NORTHWARD TOWARDS CENTER STREET.
OPPORTUNITIES THERE EXIST FOR REDEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT IS INFINITE.
WE WILL, AS ONE DEVELOPER TOLD ME, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE INFINITELY.
IF WE DON'T HAVE THOSE PROTECTIONS AND TO MAINTAIN THOSE CHARACTERS, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
THEN THE LAST QUESTION REALLY IS, THIS IS WHERE WE THINK IN TERMS OF STAFF, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN REVAMPING, RE-LOOKING AT THE REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AREAS, AND INCORPORATING THEM INTO THE AREAS OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE.
ONE THOUGHT WAS, IF YOU WANT TO NOT MAKE THINGS INCENTIVE BASE, WE CAN LOOK AT HOW THAT CAN CHANGE FOR THE CENTER STREET AND ALTERNATE A1A AND TONEY PENNA.
A LOT HAS CHANGED THOUGH, WITH THE TONEY PENNA, WITH THE LANDOWNERS OVER THERE SO THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE WANT TO CONSIDER, INCLUDING WITH OUR MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS.
BUT IN TERMS OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF HOW WE GET THERE, THIS IS ONE OF THE THOUGHTS IS LOOKING AT THE REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AREAS.
THEN REALLY JUST WANTED TO SUMMARIZE WITH THESE ARE THE THREE MAIN QUESTIONS THAT WE NEED YOUR INPUT ON AND I'M HAPPY TO STOP THERE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND COME BACK WHEN EVERYONE'S WELL, INCLUDING MYSELF.
>> I THINK WE HAVE THE BENEFIT HERE OF A ROUGH DRAFT DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT WE GET TO DO A ROUND TABLE AND I THINK WE'LL FULLY [NOISE] ONLY HAVE THE FULL COUNSEL.
BUT IT IS A STRATEGIC ITEM, IT WAS RAISED BY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT.
AT THAT TIME, THE TIME IT WAS RAISED, I REMEMBER THERE WAS SUPPORT HERE, BUT LOOKING FOR DEFINITION FROM THE MEMBER SO IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE THE FULL COUNCIL HERE TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION.
THAT SAID, FROM THAT DISCUSSION A YEAR AGO OR SO.
THE FOCUS DID AT THAT TIME SEEM TO BE IT WAS ON CENTER STREET.
JUST VERY PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW THE DIRECTION THIS WAS INTENDED TO GO.
BUT LOOKING AT THE ROAS, GENERALLY AS A GENERAL APPROACH, I'D WANT TO KEEP THIS NARROW AND FOCUSED.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY AREAS PEOPLE WERE LOOKING AT, BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO TAKE ON TOO MUCH.
IT'S INTERESTING WITH THE TONEY PENNA WHEN THERE IS A NEW LANDOWNER AND PURCHASING LAND IN INDUSTRIAL ZONED LOCATIONS AND THE CONCERN OVER INDUSTRIAL ZONING AND WANTING TO MAINTAIN THOSE USES IN THE TOWN.
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S COMING SO IT'S WORTH DISCUSSION.
I THINK POTENTIALLY THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT TO US JUST BECAUSE WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT.
I THINK WITH CENTER STREET, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE THE COUNTY DESIRE FOR THE ROAD AND WE LOOK AT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE WITH TRAFFIC AND THE CONCERNS THERE AND WIDENING THE ROAD OR JUST MOVING CARS THROUGH THAT AREA AND THEN YOU HAVE THE RESIDENT DESIRES TO MAKE THAT THE LOCAL MAIN STREET.
SOMETHING WITH MAINTAINING THAT CHARM, WHICH IS HARD TO DO WHEN YOU ARE ADDING ANOTHER MINI HIGHWAY THROUGH THE TOWN SO THAT DISCONNECT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING I WOULD WANT TO ADDRESS.
HOW YOU GET THERE IS ANOTHER MATTER, I THINK 30,000 FOOT LEVEL IS APPROPRIATE RIGHT NOW.
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BUT I WOULD WANT TO ALMOST KEEP IT TO THAT.I DON'T KNOW HOW ONE WOULD EVEN BEGIN TO APPROACH RESIDENTIAL WITH THIS, NOR DO I THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE NECESSARILY.
BUT WITH COMMERCIAL AND WITH THE ROAS I'M LOOKING AT THEM, THAT WAS WHERE I WAS TAKING THIS KNOWING THAT OTHERS MAY HAVE OTHER VIEWS AND IT NOT BEING MY ITEM, I'M RESPONDING TO IT.
>> I THINK THE MAYOR TOUCHED ON, I WANT TO FIRST LOOK AT OUR EXISTING REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAYS AND BRINGING THEM UP TO SPEED OR WE WANT TO HANG ON TO THEM OR JUST MODIFY THEM.
BUT BECAUSE A LOT OF TIME HAS PASSED SINCE THEN, THE ROOT ONE OVERLAY, WAS DEVELOP THE WATERFRONT AND RECENTLY WE NEGATED THE BONUS PROGRAM FROM THAT SO A LOT OF THAT IS LEFT THAT REALLY NEED TO KEEP ON THE BOOKS.
I THINK THAT'D BE THE BEST START AND I THINK THIS WAS A COUNCILOR SCHNEIDER'S INITIATIVE, SO SHE DEFINITELY HAS TO BE HERE TO DISCUSS HERSELF.
BUT FOR TONIGHT, AS FAR AS I WANT TO GET INTO IT, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD LOOK AND I'VE RECEIVED CONCERNS ABOUT THE CENTER STREET, THE BALANCE BETWEEN ENHANCING THE ROAD FOR TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE MAIN CONCERN FOR ME IS THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE, ALL THAT'S A TIGHT ROPE.
>> BUT THERE HAS TO BE A VISION OR A DIRECTION AND IT HAS TO COME FROM THE RESIDENT.
IT COULD PROVIDE INPUT FROM PEOPLE IN THE AREA BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE A PATH FOR CHARTED ON THAT BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE MIGHT BE REACTING TO WHATEVER THE COUNTY PUTS THERE AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE DESIRE.
>> I AGREE WITH THE WAY IT COMES WITH SUNSCREEN THAT YOU FRAMED IT OR I WANT TO BE SAYING THE WRONG WORDS, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THESE ROAS THEY WERE LIMITED IN SCOPE.
I'M NOT SURE WHERE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL MAY WANT TO COME UP AND LOOK AT, BUT I THINK I'M INCLINED TO BE CAREFUL AND LIMIT THEM IN SCOPE.
YOU EMPHASIZED THAT FOR THE RECORD, I AGREE WITH THAT APPROACH.
>> I THINK IT'S A PRETTY SHORT ROUNDTABLE GIVEN THE ABSENCE OF OUR COLLEAGUES. THAT MAY BE ABOUT IT.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK IT WAS HELPFUL BECAUSE NOW OUR COLLEAGUES AT WORK HERE CAN ALSO HEAR WHAT WE HAD ALREADY DISCUSSED AND KICK US OFF BETTER THE NEXT TIME. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR, WERE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THAT ITEM? I JUST WANTED TO CHECK.
[REPORTS]
MEDIATION HAS BEEN SET FOR MAY 8TH AND THE JUPITER SOCCER CASE.
[TOWN MANAGER]
>> THANK YOU MAYOR WE'LL BE SURE TO BRING BACK THE ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATION SCHEDULE UP IN THE FUTURE.
PROBABLY HAVE TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS FOR.
JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL THINGS FOR ME.
FIRST OF ALL, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO WITH THE CHIEF DOWN TO SEE THE NEW POLICE RADIO POLL.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR IT TO FIND IT, WHICH IS GOOD.
SECOND OF ALL, THEY WERE FINISHED IN THE LAST LITTLE BITS OF IT.
IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CHIEF RECENTLY, IT'S TURNED ON, WE USE A NET, AND WHEN I ASKED THEM HOW'S IT WORK, HE SAYS A PRETTY DARN AMAZING.
WE FINALLY GOT THERE. IT ONLY TOOK US ABOUT 12 YEARS OR SO TO GET THERE.
BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
I DID ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO GO AND TOUR THE NEW BUILDING, WHICH IS JUST REMARKABLE HOW FAST THAT IS GOING.
MICHAEL ALLEN, I WENT AND THEY HAD THE WHOLE BOTTOM FLOOR FRAMED.
WE GOT TO GO UP THE STAIRS UPSTAIRS AND THE CHEST, REALLY QUITE REMARKABLE.
I THINK YOU GUYS CAN REALLY BE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
THE PLAN RIGHT NOW IS TO HAVE IT ALL CLOSED UP AND READY TO GO FOR A HURRICANE SEASON.
NOT NECESSARILY TO BE OCCUPIED, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT IT TO A PLACE WHERE IT WOULD BE ABLE TO SURVIVE THE STORM.
THEN THE LAST THING I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO, THE OPENING FOR JUPITER YOU WITH COUNSELOR ZENNSTROM.
WE HAD A NICE TURNOUT, BUT IT DAWNED ON ME AS I WAS TALKING TO KATE WHEN SHE WAS OVER THERE AS WELL.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT SINCE LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, 2009, I THINK, OR SOMEWHERE IN THERE.
IT'S JUST REMARKABLE TO ME HOW MUCH OF OUR RESIDENTS STILL PARTICIPATE.
IT GIVES US A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OFF OUR TOWN AND OUR EMPLOYEES AND TOWN GOVERNMENT AND NEVER GET TIRED OF IT.
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IT'S A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT TODAY, THAT'S MY REPORT, MAYOR.[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]
>> ALSO ENJOYED JUPITER UNIVERSITY.
I THINK EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED, THOSE ARE, I THINK OUR TRIBE.
JUST INTERESTED IN THE TOWN, PASSIONATE ABOUT THE TOWN.
>> I'LL LET SAID I COULDN'T I COULDN'T MAKE IT THIS YEAR.
>> I HAVE THREE QUICK ITEMS. ONE, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE MY POINTY ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
I WANTED TO POINT OUT IN GEISINGER, I'VE KNOWN DAN AND HIS WIFE FOR MANY YEARS AND I THINK THAT'S MY PREROGATIVE, MY LONGTIME APPOINTEE HAS MOVED, GOING TO MISS HER DEARLY.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I FILL THE SEAT UP BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, SO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD AND I'LL GET WITH STAFF WITH REGARD TO CONTACT INFORMATION.
I DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT MEETING.
I'D RATHER HAVE HIM COMING UP TO SPEED SO WE CAN STEP INTO IT FOR THE FIRST, SO I DON'T LOSE A BEAT THERE ON THAT.
I SOMETIMES GO UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR AND OUR TOWN HALL AND PEER OVER.
YOU CAN ALSO APPEAR OVER THE FENCE IF YOU'RE GOING OFF.
IT'S INCREDIBLE THE PROGRESS BEING MADE.
ON THE GROUND LEVEL OUTSIDE, I'D ASK THAT WHEN HE LOOKED AT IT THE OTHER DAY THAT NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE HOUSEKEEPING FOR SAFETY.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF ON THE GROUND WHICH REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD, SO I APPRECIATE THE GOOD WORK THEY'RE DOING.
BUT SAFETY IS FIRST AND FOREMOST.
THERE'S A LOT OF SCAFFOLDING AND WHATEVER, SO WHO SCAFFOLDING OR IT'S QUITE FRANKLY THAT WE'RE SCREWING AROUND THAT ARE TRIPPING HAZARDS.
THEY CAN BE BUILT IN MY HOUSE I USED TO CLEAN UP THE JOB SITE EVERY DAY.
AFTER THE WORK IS LEFT SAFETY IS IMPORTANT, SO IT'S NOT A CRITICISM LET'S BE SAFE.
THEN JUST A COMMENT OR A QUESTION FOR STAFF ON OFF-SITES SIGNAGE.
I KNOW THIS IS AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT I WANTED TO ASK THE STAFF.
THERE'S OFFSITE SIGNAGE TO THE HOSPITAL THAT IF YOU'RE GOING SOUTH ON A MILITARY TRAIL, WHEN YOU'RE GOING PASSED ON A PIN AND YOU'RE COMING IN THE OTHER WAY.
IT IS A CORE ON THE ROAD COMING WEST.
THEY BLOCK THE SIGNS AND MEDIAN SEMI TRYING TO FIND THE HOSPITAL IN THE DAYTIME.
THAT SIGN DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE VEHICLES BLOCKING AND I JUST WANT TO ASK STAFF TO LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE THAT COULD BE SOMETHING IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COULDN'T BE AMENDED IN THE CODE THAT WOULD BE SAFE.
BUT AGAIN, IT SERVES NO PURPOSE.
QUITE FRANKLY, MANY HOURS IF I GO THAT WAY AND I'VE LOOKED, I KNOW WHAT DIRECTION TO GO, BUT IF SOMEBODY WAS TRYING, SO I NEED TO GO BACK OUT THERE AGAIN AND LOOK AT OTHER SIGNAGE, AND YOU STILL LOOK FOR THE UNIVERSAL H. MOST PEOPLE DO, IF YOU'VE EVER REALLY LOOKED FOR HOSPITALS AND OTHER AREAS, BUT IT STRUCK ME A FEW TIMES WOULD HAVE GONE THERE THAT YOU CAN'T SEE THAT MEDIAN SIGN.
>> I DRIVE BY THERE ALL THE TIME AND IT IS HARD TO SEE I UNDERSTAND THE POLICY FOR OFF-SITE SIGNS AND THE PRECEDENT AND YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL WITH OFFSITE SIGNS GENERALLY, BUT THAT SIGN IS MUCH SMALLER THAN EVEN THE MEDICAL OFFICE THAT IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT WITH A VERY LARGE SIGN THAT'S ON-SITE, SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
BUT FOR AN EMERGENCY USE AND FOR THE HOSPITAL, IT IS HARD FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW TO JUPITER TO FIND IT OR COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN.
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LINE OF SIGHT AND ALL THAT, SO THAT'S ENGINEERING.
JUST TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT THAT PLANNING STAFF AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT A HIGHER SIGN WOULD WORK.
BECAUSE WITHOUT HEIGHT, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE VISIBLE.
>> WAS IT A CODE ISSUE WITH CONCERNING THE HEIGHT OF THE SIGN?
>> YEAH. RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE AN AGENDA RIGHT THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING THAT POSSIBLY.
I DON'T THINK THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT THAT SIGN BUT WAS ON MY MIND, IT'S FIVE FOOT IT'S LIMITED.
>> IF YOU THINK ABOUT BILLBOARDS, THOSE ARE OFF-SITE SIGNS RIGHT THERE.
VERY LARGE. JUST TO BE MINDFUL OF OFFSITE FINE.
>> NO. I WAS JUST TALKING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MEDICAL CENTER ONLY.
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>> [OVERLAPPING] SPECIAL EXCEPTION BUT WE'D TAKE CARE.
THERE WAS LIKE FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO.
WAS THAT ONE OF THE SIGNS WE PASS SOMETHING GENUINE?
>> EVER CHANGED? AGAIN, HOSTILE, MOTIVATED TO CHANGE AND IT'S WORTHLESS SIGN.
>> WE DID SOME SIGNAGE TWO YEARS AGO AT THE HOSPITALS INVOLVED IN THAT, BUT YEAH.
>> ANY EVENT, I JUST THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO BE TOUCHING THAT ORDINANCE, I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A STAFF POSITION ON THAT ITEM IF THERE WAS A SOLUTION HIGHER THAN FIVE FEET.
BUT LOOK AT IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF YOUR SOUTHBOUND TRYING TO FIND THE HOSPITAL.
NO CELL PHONE, MILITARY TRAIL AND IT'S IN THE DAYTIME AND CARS ARE COMING EAST, AND WEST SPOT.
THANK YOU, COUNSELOR, SOME STREAM FOR HAVING OBSERVED THAT AS WELL.
WITH THAT SAID TIMES NOW 75TH, 53.
WE ADJOURN THE MEETING. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.