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NOW 6:00 PM AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN OF JUPITER COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING OF APRIL 18TH.CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
>> EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KITZEROW.
>> COMMISSIONER ATTORNEY BAIRD.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS?
>> MOVING ON TO THE MINUTES THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US,
[1. February 8, 2023 Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes.]
THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY SHEARING MEETING, IS THERE ANY CHANGES OR CAN I HAVE A MOTION?>> MOTION IS SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA,
[2. Town of Jupiter’s CRA fiscal year 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) by Marcum CPA Firm. #]
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT ON THE SERIES FISCAL YEAR 22 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SCOTT MONTGOMERY FROM MARKHAM.
WE DID THE AUDIT FOR THE TOWN AND ALSO FOR THE CRA AND I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE RESULTS TO THE TOWN COUNCIL.
EVERYONE CAN HEAR ME? WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS JUST COVER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE REPORT AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WANT ME TO DIVE IN DEEPER, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP ME AT ANY TIME OR ASK QUESTIONS.
THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT, I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE'VE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION OR A CLEAN OPINION AND THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF OPINION THAT CAN BE ISSUED AND THE ONLY OPINION YOU WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH.
IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE 1-3 OF THE REPORT, IF YOU GUYS HAVE THAT IN YOUR PACKETS.
THE REPORT FORMAT CHANGED A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
BUT IN THAT SECOND PARAGRAPH, THEY'VE MOVED THE OPINION TO THE TOP AND IT SAYS IN OUR OPINION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRESENT FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS THE FINANCIAL POSITION AND THE STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING.
JUMPING INTO PAGE 4 IS THE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, AND WHAT THIS IS IS A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT YEAR ACTIVITY.
THIS IS UNPRINTED PAGE 4, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY PREPARED BY TOWN FINANCE DEPARTMENT WITH OUR ASSISTANCE.
THIS PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW AND ALSO A COMPARISON OF SOME OF THE ACTIVITY FROM THE CURRENT YEAR TO THE PRIOR YEAR AND IT EXPLAINS SOME OF THE STATEMENTS AND THE OVERALL HOW EVERYTHING INTERACTS.
IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 6, THIS IS A CONDENSED VERSION OF THE SUMMARY OF NET POSITION AND IT SHOWS THE CURRENT ASSETS, CAPITAL ASSETS, OVERALL TOTAL ASSETS INCREASED ABOUT $1 MILLION YEAR-OVER-YEAR, OR ABOUT 10%.
NET POSITION ACTUALLY WENT FROM 4.2 MILLION TO 5.8 MILLION, SO YOUR NET POSITION IMPROVED BY 37%.
IF YOU JUMP TO THE NEXT PAGE 7, THAT'S THE STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET POSITION.
THIS IS THE CONDENSED VERSION OF THE PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT, AND YOU CAN SEE REVENUES ACTUALLY INCREASED 510,000 OR 21% YEAR-OVER-YEAR.
THIS WAS DUE TO TWO MAIN REASONS.
THERE WAS A PRIVATE CONTRIBUTION FROM A PRIVATE DEVELOPER OF ABOUT 192,000 AND THEN THERE WAS A REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE TOWN OF 271,000.
EXPENSES ACTUALLY DECREASED TO ABOUT 420,000 OR 24% AND THIS
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WAS DUE TO A DECREASE IN THE USE OF TOWN STAFF AND A DECREASE IN AID TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.IF WE JUMP TO PAGE 10, WHICH IS THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION.
THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE BALANCE SHEET FOR COMMERCIAL ENTITY, BUT THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION, IT ISN'T CALLED THE BALANCE SHEET BECAUSE IT DOESN'T BALANCE.
IT ACTUALLY STARTS WITH ASSETS AT THE TOP, SUBTRACTS LIABILITIES, AND THEN AT THE VERY BOTTOM IS THE NET POSITION OR THE REMAINING BALANCE.
AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, '22, THE TOWN HAD TOTAL ASSETS OF 11.4 MILLION.
ALSO THIS STATEMENT IS ON A FULL ACCRUAL BASIS.
THERE'S TWO SETS OF STATEMENTS IN THE REPORT.
THERE'S A GOVERNMENT-WIDE FULL ACCRUAL BASIS STATEMENT, AND THAT'S PAGES 10 AND 11, AND THEN THERE'S FUN-LEVEL STATEMENTS THAT ARE ON A MODIFIED ACCRUAL AND THOSE ARE ON PAGES 12-15.
IN TERMS OF THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE, YOU SEE THIS INCLUDES CAPITAL ASSETS AND DEBT, BUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE NET POSITION WAS 5.8 MILLION, AND THAT INCREASED 1.5 MILLION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
IF YOU TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE BULLET POINTS I'M COVERING BUT PROBABLY EASIER TO SEE A STATEMENT.
THE NEXT PAGE, THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES, IS THE PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR THE TOWN ON A A FULL ACCRUAL BASIS.
YOU CAN SEE IT STARTS WITH EXPENSES FOR THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE.
THEY'RE MORE CONCERNED WITH PROVIDING SERVICES SO THEY LOOK AT EXPENDITURES FIRST AND THEN YOU SEE YOUR REVENUES, PROGRAM REVENUES, AND THEN SUBTRACTING UNDERNEATH GENERAL REVENUES.
BUT YEAR-OVER-YEAR, THE NET POSITION INCREASED 1,555,000.
THAT'S THE THIRD LINE FROM THE BOTTOM ON PAGE 11.
COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR, INCREASE IN NET POSITION WAS 626, SO THERE'S AN IMPROVEMENT IN THIS YEAR.
PAGE 12 IS THE BALANCE SHEET FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND THIS IS ON A MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS.
YOUR BIGGEST COMPONENT IS CASH, 3.6 MILLION IN CASH.
THEN ON THE LIABILITY SIDE, THERE'S AN ADVANCED DUE TO THE TOWN OF 3.9 MILLION.
ON THE FUND NOVEL BASIS, THE FUND BALANCES IN NEGATIVE 1.1 MILLION.
THIS IS ATTRIBUTED TO CIP ADVANCES FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND CIP FUND TO FUND VARIOUS PROJECTS AND FOR THE LAND ACQUISITIONS A FEW YEARS BACK, AND THAT'S BEING PAID DOWN.
THE DEFICIT WAS ACTUALLY BIGGER OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND IT'S COMING DOWN EACH YEAR AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE ZEROED OUT.
ON PAGE 13 IS JUST A RECONCILIATION TO GO FROM FUND LEVEL TO THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE LEVEL, AND IT SHOWS THE VARIOUS CHANGES BETWEEN THE TWO SETS OF STATEMENTS.
PAGE 14 IS YOUR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE FUND LEVEL AND YIELD REVENUES AT 2.8 MILLION, THAT WAS COMPARED TO 2.3 MILLION IN THE PRIOR YEAR.
THAT ACTUALLY DECREASED ABOUT 500,000 FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
GOING INTO THE NEXT PIECE OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT IS THE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND WHAT THIS IS A BROAD OVERVIEW OF SOME OF
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THE POLICIES AND DESCRIPTION OF MORE OF THE SPECIFIC NUMBERS OR GIVES MORE DETAIL.FOR INSTANCE, CAPITAL ASSETS, WE HAVE ONE NUMBER ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE STATEMENT, BUT IF YOU GO INTO THE NOTES, SAY NOTE 6 IT LISTS OUT THE DETAIL OF THAT.
THEN SAME WITH THE ADVANCED DUE TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER ON NOTE 5, IT SHOWS THE REPAYMENT SCHEDULE AND THAT WILL BE PAID OFF IN FISCAL YEAR '27.
I'M JUMPING TO PAGE 27 IS THE BUDGET COMPARISON SCHEDULE.
THAT SHOWS THE BUDGETED AMOUNTS VERSUS ACTUAL, AND YOU HAD A POSITIVE ENDING VARIANCE.
ON PAGE 29, THIS IS OUR REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL AND COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT AUDITING STANDARDS.
FOR GOVERNMENT STANDARDS THEY REQUIRE US TO ISSUE A REPORT BOTH ON INTERNAL CONTROL AND COMPLIANCE AND HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO FINDINGS THAT WE CAME ACROSS AND THEN ALSO ON COMPLIANCE, WE DIDN'T SEE ANY NONCOMPLIANCE EITHER WITH LAWS, REGULATION, GRANTS, THAT THING.
A CREDIT TO THE TOWN AND ITS FINANCE STAFF FOR THAT.
THERE IS TYPICALLY A LOT OF ENTITIES DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE REPORT, KUDOS TO YOUR FINANCE.
ON PAGE 31 IS THE MANAGEMENT LETTER.
THIS IS A LETTER REQUIRED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF FLORIDA.
IT REQUIRES US TO PERFORM CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TASKS.
ONE IS IF THERE WERE PRIOR YOUR FINDINGS DISCUSSING, IF THOSE HAVE BEEN CORRECTED, YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY PRIOR FINDINGS, SO THAT DOESN'T APPLY.
BUT WE ALSO DO A FINANCIAL CONDITION ASSESSMENT WHERE WE'RE REQUIRED TO SEE IF THE TOWN IS IN A DETERIORATING ECONOMIC POSITION AND SOME OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL HAS A TEMPLATE IN HAPPY TO SAY THAT YOU GUYS ARE IN A DETERIORATING POSITION.
THAT'S MAYBE MORE ON THE TALENT SIDE VERSUS CRA, BUT BOTH, LITTLE DEBT AND VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
THE LAST PAGE IS THE COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE ON COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, YOU ARE IN COMPLIANCE THERE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT SUBJECT TO ANY QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANT TO THANK AGAIN THE FINANCE STAFF BECAUSE WE MAKE A LOT OF REQUESTS AND IF THEY PROVIDE STUFF TIMELY, WHICH THEY DID, IT REALLY MAKES OUR JOB EASIER. YES, SIR.
NUMBER 1, I APPRECIATE THE WALKING US THROUGH LIKE AS YOU DID. THANK YOU.
I HATE TO SAY THIS, WE'VE COME TO EXPECT A CLEAN OPINION, THE HIGHEST OPINION, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
I UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT THAT CAN BE HAVING BEEN UP HERE A NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT THANK YOU STAFF FOR EARNING THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THEN I THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE, WE NORMALLY GET AN AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT, EVEN VERBAL.
>> SURE. ACTUALLY, IF YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR PACKET, THERE'S A THREE-PAGE LETTER IT SAYS TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
THIS IS OUR REPORT TO GOVERNANCE.
THE FIRST BULLET ITEM [OVERLAPPING].
>> I WAS TALKING TO, WE HAVE A COMMITTEE [OVERLAPPING] OF RESIDENCE.
I LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M RECOGNIZING THEM FOR
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THEIR PARTICIPATION AND I THINK WE HAVE A MEMBER ON THAT TOO, SO I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD.>> WE DO MAYOR. I AM THE COUNCIL LIAISON FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
HOWEVER, I DID HAVE A PERSONAL MATTER COME TO MY INTENTION TODAY.
IT WAS WHERE I WAS HAVING TO MISS THE AUDIT MEETING FOR 04:00.
I WOULD ASK SCOTT REYNOLDS TO COME UP AND PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE MEETING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MO, WHICH IS THE PARTNER AT MARKHAM, WAS THERE WITH SCOTT THIS AFTERNOON TO MEET WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THEY WENT OVER BOTH THE TOWN AND THE CRA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONVEYED A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT SCOTT'S ALREADY PROVIDED AND WE'LL PROVIDE LATER ON FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THREE MEMBERS.
BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING THERE'LL BE SOME APPOINTMENT REQUEST OF TWO NEW MEMBERS.
ONE OF THE MEMBERS WAS ACTUALLY OF THE NEW MEMBERS BEING CONSIDERED ACTUALLY CAME AS NOT A PARTICIPANT, BUT AS A CITIZEN TO LISTEN.
THEY'RE ALL CPAS. IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AT THE END OF TAX SEASON FOR THEM.
THEY ALL EXPRESS THEY WERE PRETTY EXHAUSTED, BUT THERE WERE VERY PLEASED, I WILL TELL YOU THEY WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN.
A LOT OF GOOD QUESTIONS AS FAR AS THE DEBT RATIOS OF THE TOWN.
THEY ASK A LOT OF VERY GOOD QUESTIONS TO THE AUDITOR AND OF STAFF IN REGARDS TO WHAT IS THE CRA, THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS TODAY.
THEY WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE CRA.
WE ALL UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE WE DEAL WITH IT.
WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS, BUT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT IN THE PUBLIC GENERALLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A COMPONENT UNIT OF THE TOWN.
IT'S SEPARATE AND HAS ITS OWN DISTRICT.
WE DID HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
THERE WAS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE ALLOCATION SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING IN REGARDS TO THE CRA, THE ALLOCATION AMOUNTS THAT COME OVER TO THE TOWN TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM.
IN REGARDS TO POLICE SERVICES, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, THEY HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EXPENSES OF THOSE ALLOCATIONS.
THEY TALKED ABOUT CAPITAL PROJECTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ALSO DOES, THEY SERVE AS YOUR SURTAX COMMITTEE.
WE REVIEW SURTAX EXPENDITURES AND ALSO THE FUND BALANCED NUMBER AT THE END OF THE YEAR, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS EVERY YEAR HE ASKS ME THIS QUESTION, SCOTT, I WANT TO SEE IT IN THE AUDIT.
I WANT TO SEE THE BALANCE SHEET, MAKE SURE THAT THE BALANCE IS BACK TO WHAT'S BEING REPORTED.
WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SURTAX THIS AFTERNOON AND ALSO WHAT THEY CALL THE SINGLE AUDIT.
SCOTT AND MO IF HE GETS BACK BY 07:00, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE SINGLE AUDIT THAT THE TOWN WENT THROUGH THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT GRANTS OR FEDERAL GRANTS AWARDS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO THE RPA FUNDS.
IT'S AN ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF AUDITING THAT'S REQUIRED.
MO WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH THIS YEAR FOR THE SINGLE AUDIT AND TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THOSE FUNDS AND HOW THEY CAN BE USED.
VERY GOOD DISCUSSION THIS AFTERNOON.
WE HAVE SOME NEW MEMBERS THAT ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM, A LOT OF GOOD VOLUNTEERS.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF VERY GOOD VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. I DO BELIEVE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THIS ACTION WERE TAKEN TONIGHT HEARING AN AUDIT REPORT FOR A YEAR, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE DO AS A COUNCIL AND AS A TOWN.
I DON'T WANT TO BE REDUNDANT, BUT I WANT YOU TO SAY THE SAME THING ON THE RECORD AS IT FITS WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THAT ON THE BALANCE SHEET RATHER THAN WAITING FOR ME TO HEAR THAT, I DO THINK THAT'S A VERY VERY IMPORTANT COMMITTEE TO THIS COUNCIL.
WE CERTAINLY WANT TO TAKE THAT AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE HEAR IT FROM PROFESSIONALS THAT WE'VE RETAINED, THANK YOU.
>> I WILL TELL YOU, MAYOR, SUSAN IS PRESENT, WHICH IS OUR CHAIRPERSON.
SHE ALWAYS ASKS IF SHE NEEDS TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS.
SHE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE HER TO COME TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> I'M MORE THAN HAPPY YOU'RE REPRESENTING.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WE'RE LISTENING.
>> I DID JUST WANT TO ADD A WORD BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH THEM A NUMBER OF TIMES IN THE SELECTION OF THE AUDITOR.
WHILE WE DON'T NEED TOO MANY TIMES DURING THE YEAR, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THEY ARE VERY ACTIVE BUNCH.
THERE IS NOT A QUIET UMBER, ALL VERY TALENTED, VERY QUALIFIED, AND NOT EVERY TOWN HAS THIS COMMITTEE.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR INPUT.
I'M HAPPY TO REPRESENT THEM. THANK YOU.
>> WAS THERE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL? DID YOU WANT ME TO COVER THIS GOVERNANCE LETTER? NO, THAT'S FINE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? THANK YOU. THANK YOU TOWN COUNCIL AND MAYOR.
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MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.[3. Authorizing the Executive Director to sign non-exclusive parking lot License Agreements with Guanabanas, Castaways and Jupiter Outdoor Center for a term of five years, with a three percent annual increases in the cost per space per month at the CRA’s Love Street parking lot.]
WE HAVE ONE ITEM UNDER PUBLIC BUSINESS AND THAT'S AUTHORIZING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN PARKING LOT LICENSE AGREEMENTS.STEPH WANT TO TAKE IT AWAY HERE?
YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET THIS EVENING A REQUEST TO ALLOW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THREE LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH GUANABANAS, CASTAWAYS, AND JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER.
THAT, IS THE PRIMARY THING OR ITEM THAT WE'RE SEEKING FROM THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING IS THAT AUTHORIZATION? WE'VE HAD THESE LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH THESE AGENCIES FOR THESE PARKING SPACES ON LOVE STREET FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, THEY'VE NOW LAPSED, BUT WE WOULD LIKE YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO CONTINUE THOSE AGREEMENTS.
WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO EACH OF THE OWNERS OF THOSE BUSINESSES.
THEY HAVE SHOWN INTEREST IN CONTINUING THOSE LEASES AT THE LEVEL THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY AT.
THERE IS AN ESCALATOR THAT'S BEEN BUILT IN AS FAR AS COST OF THREE PERCENT A YEAR PER SPOT COST.
THEY'VE AGREED TO THAT AS WELL AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN YOUR PACKET.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED WITH OUR LETTER OF REQUESTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND WAS WE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GUANABANAS ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION IF THE COMMISSION WISHED TO WAIVE THE FEES OR MAYBE REDUCE THE FEES DURING THE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S OCCURRING AS WE ALL KNOW.
WE'VE DONE SOME ANALYSIS JUST TO SHOW WHAT THAT IMPACT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF THE COMMISSION SO WISH TO GRANT THAT TYPE OF REQUEST.
IF OPTION 1 WERE CONSIDERED, IF YOU WERE TO CONSIDER JUST TOTALLY WAVING THE FEE, THAT'D BE $159,000 TOTAL IF YOU WANTED TO DO ONLY HALF OF IT AND OBVIOUSLY BE HALF OF THAT NUMBER $79,000.
BUT THE MAIN EMPHASIS FOR THE REQUEST THIS EVENING IS THAT YOU ALLOW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN AND RENEW THOSE LEASES WITH THE ESCALATING COSTS, WHICH IS IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL, SHOWS THOSE COSTS EVERY YEAR PER SPACE, TOTAL 85 SPACES.
THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL REQUEST THAT CAME IN ALONG WITH THIS FROM A MR. BERG.
HE'S LOOKING TO DO A NEW DEVELOPMENT THERE ALONG LOVE STREET.
WE'RE NOT ASKING TO DISCUSS WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO ALONG LOVE STREET, BUT BASICALLY, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED IS FOR THE COMMISSION TO STATE THAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER THE ADDITIONAL EIGHT SPOTS THAT HE IS REQUESTING.
BUT IT STILL HAS TO GO BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING HAS TO GO THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING PROCESS AND COME BACK DURING THE FORMAL PROCESS SO WE CAN MAYBE CONSIDER IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO AUTHORIZE THOSE SPACES BASED ON ZONING APPROVAL AND THEN COMING BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE ALSO ASKING FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THIS EVENING.
BUT THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS THE LICENSES AGREEMENTS TO CONTINUE THOSE AND ALLOW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN THEM OR IF YOU'D LIKE, SOME FEE REDUCTION DUE TO THE BRIDGE CLOSURE.
>> NOW THE FIRST ITEM AND SEE WHAT WILL OF THE MAJORITY OR CONSENSUS, THE PARKING FEES WITH AMORTIZE TRYING TO COLLECT WHAT THE TOWN AND SEE WHAT THE CRE HAS FUNDED IN BUYING AND CONSTRUCTING THE PARKING LOT.
I DON'T SEE ANY RATIONALE HOW IN MY MIND TO WAIVE IT.
OF COURSE, I'M HOPEFULLY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO REALLY GET HIT BAD WITH BUSINESS, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT, I GUESS.
BUT ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THAT ITEM THE REQUEST FOR.
>> I AGREE WITH YOU MAYOR KURETSKI.
>> I ALSO AGREE, I'VE BEEN DOWN THERE THE LAST FEW WEEKENDS AND THE PARKING LOT IS FULL AND I DON'T SEE THEIR NUMBERS, BUT I DON'T SEE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE LOSS REVENUES OF THOSE RESTAURANTS, BUT I AM HOPEFUL CONTINUING WITH THE LICENSE AGREEMENTS FOR THE PARKING, BUT I GUESS WE COULD PLAY IT BY YEAR.
>> YES, I AGREE. TALKING TO SOME OF THE BUSINESSES AND I KNOW THE TOWN HAD THE MEETING WITH THE BUSINESSES AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER MEETINGS WITH A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS OWNERS THERE.
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT OR ECONOMIC BURDEN,
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NOR HAVE I SEEN ONE BEING THERE.IN THEORY, YOU COULD IF THERE WERE CONTINGENT UPON SOME SHOWING OF ECONOMIC BURDEN BUT I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU CAN AMEND IT LATER ON IF ANYTHING WERE TO OCCUR OR ANY ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.
I'M NOT INCLINED TO DO SO EITHER.
>> AGAIN, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE BUSINESSES SAYING THAT THEY'VE SEEN ANY DRASTIC IMPACT ON THERE BUSINESS.
SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT IF WE HEAR DIFFERENTLY IN THE FUTURE.
THEN AS FAR AS THE EIGHT SPACES, YOU WANT A RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT FROM THAT?
>> YES, SIR. JUST A CONCEPTUAL AGREEMENT FOR THE EIGHT SPACES WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT STILL HAS TO GO THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING PROCESS.
>> YES. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTS TO KICK IT OFF, BUT I'M OKAY WITH LOOKING AT THAT AND RECOMMEND TO ALLOW THEM UTILIZE THESE SPACES, BECAUSE I MET WITH THE APPLICANT ON IT AND THE WAY IT'S GOING TO SET UP, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE ANY IMPACT IN THE PEAK HOURS OF THE OTHER RESTAURANTS OPERATING IN THE AREA?
FIRST OF ALL, I'M A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH TALKING ABOUT THE EIGHT SPACES DISCONNECTED FROM THE SITE PLAN.
I THINK YOU REALLY HAVE TO HAVE THEM TOGETHER.
I ALSO AM A LITTLE RELUCTANT TO PERPETUATE THE SYSTEM OF BUILDING IN THE INLET VILLAGE AND NOT HAVING ANY PARKING AND HAVING THE TOWN LOT COME TO THE RESCUE.
NOBODY ELSE IN ANY OTHER PART OF JUPITER GETS THAT BENEFIT.
BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY I COULDN'T BE PERSUADED, BUT TO ME IT CAN'T BE DIVORCED FROM LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE SITE PLAN.
>> I WOULD AGREE WITH CONSIDERING THE EIGHT SPACES UNTIL WE LOOK AT THE WHOLE APPLICATIONS.
>> I AGREE JUST BECAUSE I HAVE ALSO MET WITH THE APPLICANT, BUT THESE APPLICATIONS, WHAT I SAW MONTHS AGO OR WEEKS AGO COULD CHANGE OVER TIME.
I DON'T WANT IT DIVORCED, AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION.
>> I LIKE WHAT IS AGREED, NOT TO MENTION, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION HERE TONIGHT ANYWAY THAT'S REPRESENTED ON SPACES TO ALLOCATE AND THE OTHERS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
I GUESS WE'LL SAY NO TO THAT ITEM.
BUT THE COMMISSION AGREES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE THOSE AGREEMENTS GOING FORWARD.
>> DO WE NEED A MOTION ON THAT?
>> WE'RE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN.
>> MOTION TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THE PARKING LOT.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM ONE OF THE THINGS.
WE'VE BEEN HOLDING UP THEIR APPLICATION FOR THE INNER VILLAGE MARKET BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AUTHORIZATION FROM ANYBODY TO USE SPACES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TOWN CODE FOR THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
I WOULD JUST ASK, BASED ON THE LITTLE THAT YOU KNOW, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THEM AT LEAST MOVING FORWARD THEIR APPLICATION PENDING FUTURE AUTHORIZATION IF IT'S AGREEABLE TO THE COMMISSIONER AT A FUTURE DATE? BECAUSE NORMALLY WITH US AT THE TIME WE HAVE AN APPLICATION, THE PARKING THAT'S REQUIRED FOR AN APPLICATION TO BE COMMITTED TO WHEN IT COMES FORWARD TO US.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE DILEMMA AND I THINK I MAY HAVE ALREADY HEARD HERE BUT I'LL LET EVERYBODY SPEAK AGAIN ON THAT ISSUE.
BUT I THINK IT'S PREMATURE FOR ME TO WEIGH IN ON THAT.
I UNDERSTAND THE DILEMMA YOU HAVE BUT IT'S PREMATURE IN MY CASE. COMMISSIONER SCHNEIDER?
>> YES. BECAUSE I AGREE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION WITHOUT SEEING A FINAL SITE PLAN AND ALSO IT COULD CHANGE AND THE NUMBER OF SPACES COULD ALSO CHANGE.
PLANNING AND ZONING COULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PARKING FOR THE ACCESSORY APARTMENTS, AND THEY'RE JUST TOO MANY VARIABLES HERE UP IN THE AIR.
I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU HANDLE THE ORDER OF THINGS, BUT I REALLY THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT ALTOGETHER.
MAYBE IT'S A COUNCIL MEETING AND THEN A CRA MEETING AFTERWARDS OR SOMETHING SO THAT WE CAN HAVE IT ALL DONE IN ONE MEETING.
BUT WE HAVE TO REALLY GO THROUGH THE SITE PLAN FIRST,
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UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS ARE.CAN YOU ADD A CONTINGENCY ON THE SPACES? WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON IT BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD WORK BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT DIVORCED EITHER AND IT COULD CHANGE.
BUT TO HAVE THE DAY I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF PROCESS AND SEQUENCING.
>> IN TERMS OF PROCESS, THEY NEED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT THEY MEET THE CODE.
HOW THEY MEET THE CODE IS UP TO THEM.
IF THEY'RE PROPOSING TO USE SPACES FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SATISFY IT ON THEIR PROPERTY, THEN THAT NEEDS TO BE PART OF THEIR APPLICATION.
BUT REALLY, THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR ANOTHER TIME BECAUSE THIS IS THE CRA BOARD YOU'RE NOT SITTING HERE AS THE COUNCIL.
>> THEY USE THE REMOTE A LOT SELF?
>> I THINK WE'VE JUST CONFIRMED THAT WE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE TALKING ABOUT IT.
[LAUGHTER] LET THE TOWN COUNCIL WHERE THE COMMISSIONING OR SO.
[REPORTS]
WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE ON TO REPORTS. COUNTY ATTORNEY.I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT IN THE HERBICIDE CASE, THE STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WAS FILED TODAY.
THE RELEASES HAVE ALL BEEN EXECUTED BY THE PARTIES.
THEY ARE BEING HELD IN ESCROW ALONG WITH THE FUNDS THAT THE TOWN WOULD BE WIRING TO HERBICIDE.
THE REASON THE FUNDS AND RELEASES ARE BEING HELD IN ESCROW IS THAT THERE'S A COUPLE OF REASONS.
ONE IS HERBICIDE'S ATTORNEY IS IN LONDON IT TURNED OUT THAT HIS TRIP COINCIDED WITH THE TIMING FOR ALL OF THE EXPLORATION OF THE APPEAL.
SECONDLY, IN ORDER TO RELEASE THOSE FUNDS TO THE TOWN, HERBICIDES LENDER IS REQUIRING THAT THEY SUBSTITUTE COLLATERAL FOR THOSE FUNDS BECAUSE THE TIFF FUNDING WAS COLLATERAL THAT THEY HAD PLEDGED FOR THEIR LOAN.
THAT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT SEVEN DAYS FROM YESTERDAY, AND WE EXPECT THAT ALL DOCUMENTS WILL BE RELEASED, EXECUTED, THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN EXECUTED, BUT RELEASED AND THE WIRE TRANSFERS WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK.
>> ASSUMING THAT SEVENTH DAY, ASSUMING EVERYTHING THEN IS FILED OKAY, THEN IT SITS BEFORE THE JUDGE BUT THEN THE JUDGE HAS SOME ACTION TO TAKE?
>> YEAH, THIS JUDGE WILL JUST ENTER THE DISMISSAL AS PART OF THE PROCEEDING AND THE CASE IS DISMISSED.
>> I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT MOMENT BUT IS IT INSTANT OR IT TAKES TIME?
>> WELL, IT'S ELECTRONIC SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT INSTANTANEOUS.
THAT OCCURRED TODAY, SO I DON'T KNOW.
I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING BECAUSE I'M NOT THE COUNSEL ON THAT.
BUT I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING FROM THE COURT ACKNOWLEDGING THE FILING OF THE STIPULATION BUT I WILL CHECK WITH MR. REYNOLDS TOMORROW.
HE'S ALSO BEEN TRIALS SOMEWHERE SO WE'VE HAD SOME TROUBLE HERDING THE CATS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. ANYTHING ELSE?
[EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR]
>> I JUST HAVE ONE THING TO REPORT.
I'M PROBABLY GOING TO SUSPECT THEM AND SAY THE SAME THING IN MY TOWN MANAGER REPORT.
BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, SCOTT REYNOLDS AND HIS TEAM FOR THE OUTSTANDING RESULTS OF THIS AUDIT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT MOST PEOPLE REALIZE HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO THIS EVERY DAY AND HOW MANY HOURS A DAY THESE FOLKS SPEND ON DOTTING THE I'S AND CROSSING THE T'S.
YOU MIGHT MAYOR BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S YOUR DAY JOB.
BUT IT IS REALLY A TON OF WORK AND I'M ALWAYS SO IMPRESSED AT JUST THE WAY THEY HANDLE IT AND THEY JUST MOVE FROM THING TO THING.
I THINK WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE THEM THEY'RE A GOOD TEAM AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR WORK BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN EASY ACCOMPLISHMENT.
>> I APPRECIATE MORE THAN ANYONE REALLY COULD KNOW BECAUSE WHICH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES HAD THE SAME INSTANT INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE.
COMMISSION. WITH THAT, THE TIME IS NOW 6:34.
WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING. WE'RE CONVENING AT 7:00 FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.