Aug 03, 2023 Town Council

[Call to Order]

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

THE TIME. THE TIME IS NOW, 7 P.M.

AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD.

IF EVERYBODY WILL RISE FOR THE INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

DEAR GOD, ALLOW US TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO CONTINUE OUR MISSION TO MAKE JUPITER A BETTER AND SAFER PLACE FOR EVERYONE.

AMEN. AMEN. LET'S.

LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

IF YOU'LL JOIN ME IN A PLEDGE.

ALLEGIANCE].

HERE WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

[1. Legislative Summary by Tim Stanfield and Hayden Dempsey of Greenburg Traurig]

THEY ARE LOBBYISTS IN TALLAHASSEE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US HERE TODAY.

I'M TIM STANFIELD WITH THE LAW FIRM GREENBERG TRAURIG.

THIS IS MY PARTNER, HAYDEN DEMPSEY.

I'LL START OFF TONIGHT.

HAYDEN WILL CLEAN UP ANYTHING I MESS UP.

HE'S USED TO THAT ROLE.

FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR HAVING FAITH IN US AND BRINGING US ON BOARD AND ALLOWING US TO REPRESENT YOU IN TALLAHASSEE.

IT'S A REAL HONOR. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL TOWN.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF VERY LAUDABLE GOALS AND WE ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU.

AND ALSO WOULD BE REMISS WITHOUT THANKING YOUR STAFF AS WE WENT THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND WE WENT THROUGH OUR ONBOARDING PROCESS WITH YOU.

THEY WERE ACCESSIBLE, THEY WERE ACCURATE, THEY WERE DRIVEN.

AND WE CAN'T DO THINGS LIKE THAT WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, A VERY COOPERATIVE CLIENT.

SO WE'VE ENJOYED THIS RELATIONSHIP AND LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE IN THE FUTURE.

THEY SAID, I'M TIM STANFIELD.

YOU DON'T NEED TO LOOK AT ME AGAIN.

THAT'S HAYDEN. HIS PICTURE IS NICER.

AND FRED KARLINSKY IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.

BUT SINCE HIS THANKS ALSO.

SO WE'LL START OUT WITH THE LOCAL FUNDING INITIATIVE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HELP YOU GUYS GET PAST.

YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, WE HELPED FILE THROUGH REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER AND SENATOR HARRELL A VARIETY OF PROJECTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF THE BASIS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATION, IS TO HELP YOU FUND YOUR PRIORITIES GOING FORWARD.

VERY COMPETITIVE PROCESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE BEST, BEST SOLUTION IS TO FIND A WIN FOR EVERYBODY INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SHRINKING YOUR TENT.

YOU ALWAYS TRY TO GROW YOUR TENT.

AND AS WE WENT THROUGH THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF STRUGGLE IN THE PALM BEACH AREA FOR WHO WAS GOING TO GET WHAT FUNDED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE MONEY'S NOT GOING TO GO TO ONE PLACE.

AND WITH THE HELP OF SENATOR HARRELL'S STAFF AND SENATE STAFF, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ABILITY TO KIND OF PUSH SOME PRIORITIES TOGETHER.

THAT INCLUDED A COUPLE OF YEARS, SPECIFICALLY BUSH ROAD AND SIMS CREEK.

THESE TYPES OF WATER PROJECTS ARE GENERALLY A PRIORITY FOR THE LEGISLATURE, AND I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE CASE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHY BREAK THESE THINGS UP WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A MORE HOLISTIC PROJECT AND KIND OF DRIVE A WIN FOR THE REGION, DRIVE A WIN FOR YOUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS AND DRIVE A WIN FOR YOU GUYS. SO WE WERE ABLE TO FUND THE TWO PROJECTS AT OUR FULL REQUEST OF 100,255 AND 100,000 EVEN.

AND THEN WE SURVIVED THE BUDGET VETO PROCESS, WHICH EVEN THOUGH IT WAS 100 OR A $500 MILLION VETO, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT LIGHT IN COMPARISON TO THE PRIOR TWO YEARS WHERE VETOES RAN UP OVER $1 BILLION.

AND IF YOU REALLY TAKE IT INTO PERSPECTIVE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT $115 BILLION BUDGET.

AND SO $500 MILLION IS KIND OF A LIGHT PEN.

YOU KNOW, THE HURRICANE RECOVERIES TOOK A LOT OF ATTENTION AS WE WENT FORWARD THROUGH THE SESSION, AND THAT WAS UNDERSTANDABLE.

I MEAN, WE HAD A GENERATIONAL STORM CUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE, FOLLOWED UP BY A MAJOR FLOOD EVENT CAUSED BY HURRICANE NICOLE.

AND THE RECOVERY ALONE IS, YOU KNOW, IS GOING TO END UP BEING SOMEWHERE NEAR THE $50 BILLION RANGE WHEN WE GET ALL DONE WITH IT.

AND SO ON THE POLICY FRONT, SENATOR MARTIN FROM THE FORT MYERS AREA, THIS WAS HIS FIRST SESSION.

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SO REALLY TOSSED INTO A TOUGH SITUATION.

RIGHT. I MEAN, YOU'VE NEVER BEEN AN ELECTED OFFICIAL BEFORE.

YOUR JURISDICTION GETS BLOWN OFF THE MAP BY BY THIS HURRICANE AND YOU GOT TO TRY TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND WHAT THEY DID IN THIS IS TRY TO AGGREGATE SOME OF THEIR EXPERIENCES OF HOW TO HAVE TOOLS READY TO GO AFTER A HURRICANE.

AND WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY NOT, BUT MAYBE ONE DAY WE'RE IN THE SAME SITUATION HERE AND WE'LL NEED TO MARSHAL RESOURCES QUICKLY.

AND SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF SB 250 WILL HELP YOU DO THAT.

AND THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW, FORM CONTRACTS FOR FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT.

ALSO SOME PROHIBITIONS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS IT APPLIES TO TO PLANNING AND ZONING AND PERMITTING AS WELL AS AND I KNOW THIS IS A BIG DEAL HERE, WHAT TO DO WITH VESSELS, THE REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THIS AREA OF POLICY EVOLVE, HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS INTERACT WITH THE STATE AND NATURAL EMERGENCIES.

AND WE'LL CERTAINLY TRY TO KEEP YOU GUYS ON THE FRONT END OF THAT DISCUSSION.

THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IS A MOUSE TRAP THAT'S MEANT TO FAIL, RIGHT? 90% OF BILLS GO IN THERE AND THEY FAIL.

AND WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF WHAT THAT SPECTRUM IS, BECAUSE GENERALLY WHEN SOMETHING FAILS, IT COMES BACK.

AND SO WE WANTED TO POINT OUT A FEW THINGS TO YOU THAT MAYBE.

YOU DIDN'T NOTICE. MAYBE YOU DID, BUT.

BUT HERE ARE SOME OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES THAT THAT FAILED THIS YEAR AND THIS RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMIT BILL BY REPRESENTATIVE ESPOSITO AND SENATOR DICEGLIE DROVE A LOT OF CONTROVERSY, YOU KNOW, REDUCING THE AMOUNT YOU CAN PAY, YOU CAN CHARGE FOR PRIVATELY INSPECTED PLANS, SHORTENING TIMEFRAMES, LIMITING YOUR ABILITY TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS BY TIME, AND ALSO IN SOME WAYS ALLOWING SOME ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF ABILITIES.

SO WE EXPECT TO SEE THIS BACK.

SENATOR DICEGLIE WAS A FRESHMAN SENATOR.

REPRESENTATIVE ESPOSITO IS A FRESHMAN REPRESENTATIVE.

THEY BOTH WORK FOR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

SO I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS COME BACK IN A PRETTY SERIOUS MANNER.

SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY, I'M SURE THAT'S SOMETHING MR. BAIRD KEPT TRACK OF, YOU KNOW, RAISING THE INDIVIDUAL LIMIT TO 2.5 MILLION INCHES THE AGGREGATE LIMIT TO 5 MILLION.

THAT'S A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE OVER WHERE WE WERE, WHERE WE ARE ALSO THE ABILITY TO PAY DIRECTLY WITHOUT A CLAIMS BILL.

A LOT OF CONTROVERSY OVER THAT.

SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT'S GREAT.

SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A BURDEN.

BUT THIS SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY DISCUSSION STARTED PROBABLY A DECADE AGO.

WE'VE SEEN SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN THAT PERIOD, BUT THIS WILL COME BACK AGAIN ALSO.

AND THIS CREATES ODD BEDFELLOWS BECAUSE THE LARGE UNIVERSITIES ARE IN THE SAME BOAT AS YOU GUYS ARE.

AND SO WHERE YOU GENERALLY WOULDN'T HAVE SOME NATURAL ALLIES, YOU HAVE NATURAL ALLIES IN THIS.

AND THEN VACATION RENTALS.

I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW HOW PROLIFERATED THESE ARE IN THIS AREA, BUT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

YOU SEE IT MOVE BACK AND FORTH IN THE POLICY SPECTRUM, DEPENDING ON WHO'S IN LEADERSHIP, YOU KNOW, WHERE WHERE THE EMPHASIS IS PUT.

THIS WAS A PRIORITY FOR SENATE PRESIDENT PASSIDOMO THE HOUSE WAS NOT WILLING TO GO AS FAR AS SHE WAS.

AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE FEW AREAS OF REAL DISPUTE THAT YOU SAW LAST SESSION.

AND THIS DIED AT THE VERY END.

THIS COULD HAVE JUST AS EASILY PASSED HAD THERE NOT BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A FIGHT.

SO EXPECT THAT TO COME BACK.

AND THEN THE PACE YOU KNOW, PACE IS A CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT AROUND THE AROUND THE COUNTRY, REALLY, PARTICULARLY IN THIS STATE.

THIS BILL WOULD HAVE EXPANDED PACE TO COMMERCIAL USES.

A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT IS KIND OF A AN EXPANSION OF THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT WAS NEVER INTENDED.

OTHERS THINK IT'S A GOOD WAY TO CONTINUE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

BUT PACE IS A CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE.

YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SPEND WITH STAFF AND INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS OVER TIME.

WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE ISSUES COMING DOWN THE ROAD THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU.

NUMBER ONE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THEM.

YOU KNOW, WE NEED GUIDANCE GOING FORWARD IN PRETTY SHORT ORDER OF WHAT IT IS YOU WANT TO WORK ON.

WE'VE BEEN KIND OF READ INTO THE SUNNY SANDS ISSUE.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT AND THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE WORKING FOR A LOCAL SOLUTION HERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY YOU FIND ONE AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE MOVING TOWARDS THAT.

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THEY'RE CERTAINLY INTERESTED IN IT.

YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T HAVE JURISDICTION.

THEY CAN'T COME DOWN HERE AND INTERVENE.

BUT SHOULD YOU COME TO SOME TYPE OF AMICABLE RESOLUTION TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, WE BELIEVE THAT THEY'D BE WILLING TO ENGAGE IN SOME WAY FINANCIALLY TO ASSIST YOU GUYS. AND SO I KNOW WE'RE A LONG WAY FROM A FINISH LINE THERE, BUT I HOPE THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT THAT AND THERE'S POTENTIALLY SOLUTIONS OUT THERE TO HELP YOU GUYS DEAL WITH THAT.

AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING YOU GUYS KIND OF MOVE YOUR WAY THROUGH THAT AS TIME GOES ON.

AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE YOU.

WE'D LOVE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME.

SO THANKS AGAIN.

JUST A FEW COMMENTS ON WHAT YOU PRESENTED.

FIRST IS THE SMALLER ONE, YOU KNOW, ON RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S I'M GLAD YOU EXPLAINED IT THAT WAY, THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ONES THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, FAILED BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKELY TO COME BACK.

SO I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, PAINT A PICTURE FOR YOU.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH FIRST OF ALL, I THINK WE HAVE PROBABLY THE BEST BUILDING DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE ON HAVING IT DONE RIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE, PARTICULARLY IN THE BACKDROP OF HURRICANES AND EVENTS LIKE THAT, WHICH PEOPLE MAY BE THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD 5000 ROOFS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 2005, 2006, 5000 ROOFS IN JUST THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

AND IT WAS WE WERE REALLY BACKLOGGED BECAUSE TO GET, YOU KNOW, SUPPLIES AND WHATEVER IN THAT TIME PERIOD.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU, YEARS LATER, THE TOWN WENT AHEAD AND.

YOU KNOW, IT HELPS OUR INSURANCE.

IT'S AMAZING.

YOU KNOW, I HAD A HURRICANE INSPECTION DONE, AND IT'S AMAZING THE DOCUMENTATION IN THE REPORT THAT THEY SEND TO THE STATE THAT THEY GET FROM OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THESE LEGISLATORS DON'T KNOW HOW THIS STUFF WORKS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, A GOOD BUILDING DEPARTMENT CAN REALLY PAY DIVIDENDS BECAUSE IF YOU SLOPPY IT UP BECAUSE YOU JUST WANT TO GET THE ROOF ON AND YOU DON'T HAVE IT INSPECTED OR WHATEVER, THERE'S NO DOCUMENTATION.

AND THEN SOMEBODY PAYS LATER BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET GOOD INSURANCE.

RIGHT. SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF MAKE THE PITCH FOR THAT BECAUSE I KIND OF READ INTO THAT SOME OF THIS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BUREAUCRACY.

YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED ON MY MOM'S HOUSE 30 MILES NORTH OF HERE.

I HAVE A ROOF INSPECTION GOING TO BE DONE TOMORROW.

I UNDERSTAND UP THERE THE CONTRACTOR GOES OUT WITH AN IPAD.

THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT DOESN'T EVEN COME OUT.

SO THERE'S GREAT VARIATION, YOU KNOW, WITH HOW INSPECTIONS ARE DONE.

AND I HOPE THAT'S TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN SOMEBODY IS.

AND EVEN THEN, WE WAITED THREE DAYS TO GET IT, THE INSPECTION DONE.

BUT AND THEN LASTLY, WE'RE SECOND TO LAST.

THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT YOU DID THIS YEAR FOR US.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL.

AS I INDICATED WHEN WE MET, I DID WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY THAT I'M GRATEFUL THAT OUR VICE MAYOR AND OTHERS HAD PUSHED FOR US TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.

AND IT SERVED US WELL.

AND AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF STATE HELP, YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE BE ABLE TO COME TO SOME AGREEMENT ON SUNNI SANDS. SO AS WE DISCUSSED, THAT'S HIGH ON OUR RADAR SCREEN UNANIMOUSLY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WITH THAT, ANYBODY ELSE ON THE COUNCIL WANT TO COMMENT OR QUESTION? I JUST ALSO WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON OUR BEHALF.

I KNOW WE KIND OF GOT A LATE START IN THE PROCESS FOR THIS SESSION, SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET, YOU KNOW, SOME SOME DOLLARS FOR JUPITER AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU MORE IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. NO, THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU GUYS GOING FORWARD AND LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN GET DONE TOGETHER. AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR SECURING THE FUNDING AND ASSISTING IN THAT AND BRINGING THOSE THOSE DOLLARS BACK FROM THE CAPITAL DOWN HERE FOR US.

ABSOLUTELY. AND THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS AND LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEXT TRIP TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER AND RELY ON OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW IT'S DONE RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE NOW MOVE ON TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

IF YOU WISH. WISHING TO SPEAK, WE ASK THAT YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL.

DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS? YES. ONE ERIC [INAUDIBLE].

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WE HAVE CROSSING SIGNS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT THEY PUT THE SIGN IN BETWEEN THE CROSSING SIGNS.

I MEAN, HOW MANY SIGNS DO WE NEED? I SENT YOU PICTURES.

IF YOU LOOK DOWN THE ROAD, THAT'S ALL YOU SEE IS YELLOW CROSSING SIGNS AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS GREEN AROUND IT.

IT'S SUPERFLUOUS.

WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA, IT'S BEYOND ME.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

PARTICULARLY THE SECOND LIGHT WAY UP IN THE TOP.

FOR THAT THEY HAD TO CUT THE TREES.

SO IF YOU GO ALONG, YOU'LL SEE QUITE A FEW LIGHTS ARE STILL HIDDEN, BUT BEFORE TOO LONG SOMEBODY IS GOING TO COME ALONG AND THEY'RE GOING TO WHACK THE TREES OFF THAT ARE HANGING OVER THE SIDEWALK.

TO ME, THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT.

THE EYE LEVEL LIGHTS, IT'S LIKE A TRAFFIC LIGHT WOULD BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE.

IT'S A 30 MILE AN HOUR ZONE.

PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE ZOOMING THROUGH THERE IN 70 TO 80 MILES AN HOUR, IF I HAVE TO SAY, SINCE I'M NOT THERE EVERY DAY, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT SPEED THROUGH A1A UNFORTUNATELY, THE CUTTING THE TREES JUST JUST BUGS THE HECK OUT OF ME AND IT'S FOR THAT UPPER LIGHT.

SO I SENT YOU PICTURES A SECOND TIME.

I'M HERE NOW. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? WE DON'T NORMALLY ENGAGE AT THIS POINT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT'S EXTENDING YOUR COMMENTS? YOU KNOW, BUT I WAS HERE BEFORE AND I PRESENTED MY TWO CENTS.

SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW, IS THIS WHAT'S THE INVOLVEMENT OF JUPITER OR IS THIS ALL DOING OF THE COUNTY? I WAS GOING TO COMMENT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU FINISH YOUR COMMENTS.

IS THAT THE EXTENT OF YOUR COMMENTS? YEAH. WELL, THAT'S.

OKAY. NO, WE APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION WE ALL GOT.

WE THAT IS A COUNTY ROAD.

THAT'S A COUNTY PROJECT THAT WE WANTED.

GENERALLY. YOU POINTED OUT SOME GOOD OBSERVATIONS WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR.

IN MY EXPERIENCE, THE COUNTY IS, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD A CONTRACT THEY AWARDED.

THEY TYPICALLY ARE PRETTY RESPONSIVE AND I KNOW THAT.

SO I'M EXPECTING THAT THAT'S THE WAY YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A RESOLUTION BECAUSE IT'S THEIR DESIGN, THEIR CONTRACT, THEIR CONTRACTOR.

SO IT ISN'T A LACK OF INTEREST ON OUR PART.

IT'S A JURISDICTIONAL MATTER.

BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU IT'S BEING IT'S BEING LOOKED AT.

I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. SO YOU COME, PICTURES.

ARE YOU CONTACTING THE COUNTY? YOU CONTACTED THEM.

YES, WE'RE IN TOUCH WITH THE COUNTY, BUT IT'S IN THEIR COURT.

IT'S NOT OUR JURISDICTION.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

CAN I JUST ASK, HAVE ANYBODY DRIVEN BY THERE LATELY? IT'S NOT A PRETTY SIGHT.

YEP. THANK YOU. PARTICULARLY FROM CARLIN PARK GOING SOUTH.

THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR THE? THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO THE MINUTES WE HAVE BEFORE US.

THE MINUTES OF.

EXCUSE ME. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK.

DID YOU FILL OUT A CARD? I JUST GOT HERE, SIR.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND SPEAK, BUT THEN I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO FILL OUT A CARD.

SIR, MY NAME IS JENNIFER BHAIRAVI.

I AM THE MOTHER OF FIVE CHILDREN, FOUR OF WHICH WERE BORN HERE IN JUPITER.

FIVE CHILDREN THAT WERE REMOVED FROM MY CARE BY DCF THAT ARE RESIDENTS HERE.

THEY HAVE BEEN HUMANLY TRAFFICKED, CHILD LAUNDERED AND DESTROYED, MY FAMILY.

IN UNITED NATIONS ARTICLE 16 STATES THAT ANY ORGANIZATION THAT INTENDS TO ADOPT HAS TO DO IT FREE, WHICH MEANS THAT THE $3.3 MILLION THAT THEY GOT FOR EACH CHILD IN THE STATE REQUIRES THEM TO NOT DO SO.

IT IS A 30 YEAR PRISON TERM.

NOW, HOWEVER, MR. KURETSKI, A YEAR AGO I CAME TO TOWN HALL AND I ASKED YOU, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO RETURN MY CHILDREN? AND YOU SAID YOU WERE VERY SORRY.

ONE YEAR LATER, I AM HERE AS A HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE, THE ONLY ONE IN JUPITER TO TELL YOU SINCE YOU WERE ON TOWN COUNCIL 18 YEARS AGO, SIR, WITH TODD, YOU AND YOUR TOWN COUNCIL BACK THEN COMMITTED A CRIME.

YOU'RE STILL IN THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME.

AND THIS IS MY ATTEMPT TO ASK YOU TO RETURN MY CHILDREN IN 30 DAYS OR RESIGN AS TOWN MAYOR AND ACCEPT

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YOU SIGNED OFF.

I HAVE A PDF FILE ON ALL FIVE CHILDREN THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON THE INTERNET AT ALL.

OKAY. MY CHILDREN ARE BEING SOLD.

IT'S ON YAHOO! OKAY. IT SHOWS WHO GOT PAID, HOW MUCH THEY GOT PAID.

YOU GOT PAID $5,969.

YES. YES, SIR.

YOUR NAME IS ON IT.

IT IS A PDF FILE FROM THE UNITED STATES ORGANIZATION.

OKAY. SO THAT MEANS THAT IT IS A REAL THING THAT PDF FILE SHOULD NOT BE ON THING.

IT IS A SENSITIVE INFORMATION.

WE ARE NOT USING IT AS OUR OWN PERSONAL INTEREST.

WE DID LOOK AT IT.

YES, THAT IS A CRIME.

OKAY. I DO KNOW THAT.

BUT THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS KEEP HIDING THESE FACTS, YOU HAVE 31 DAYS TO CANCEL OUT ALL ADOPTIONS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IF THEY HAVE ANY FINANCIAL DEALINGS. IF YOU DO NOT, YOU ARE COMPLIANT TO THE KIDNAPING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CHILD LAUNDERING UNDER THE 16TH ARTICLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT WHENEVER YOU WANT, MAN? AND THAT'S PERFECT BECAUSE I GOT A PROBLEM FOR YOU.

I ALREADY HAVE TWO UNITED NATIONS INTERPOL LOOKING INTO ALL OF Y'ALL GUYS.

SO YOU GOT YOU GOT 31 DAYS TO RETURN ALL THE CHILDREN, NOT JUST HER CHILDREN, ALL THE CHILDREN THAT WERE REMOVED FROM JUPITER AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

SO THAT MEANS THE ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS TO RETURN THEM.

AND BY LAW, IT STATES IN THERE NO GOVERNMENT ENTITY MAY MAY PUT MONEY IN ON AN ADOPTION.

ALL ADOPTIONS THAT ARE LEGAL ARE FREE.

AND BY LAW, MY CHILDREN BEING SOLD ON THE INTERNET IS A CRIME.

YES. THANK YOU.

AND WE GOT PROOF OF THAT.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE PROOF OF THAT, WE CAN PROVE IT TO YOU.

JUST JUST GOOGLE ONE THING, GET ON YOUR PHONE AND JUST PUT IN.

JUST PRESS THE BUTTON AND SAY CHILD FOR SALE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BROWARD COUNTY, AND SEE WHO POPS UP FIRST.

IF YOU LOOK AT GALLERY, THEY'RE SELLING MY CHILDREN ON THAT RIGHT NOW.

AND RON DESANTIS JUST GAVE MOTHERS THEIR RIGHTS BACK.

SO YOU HAVE 31 DAYS TO RETURN THEM OR WE FILE CHARGES OR WE WILL BE FILING CHARGES ON YOU BECAUSE ANYONE ABOUT IT.

YOU KNEW ABOUT IT AND YOU CAN'T SAY YOU DIDN'T.

YOUR NAME IS ON THAT PIECE OF PAPER.

OKAY. ALONG WITH A DOZEN OTHER PEOPLE.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

THANK YOU. YOU DID NOT PROTECT OR SERVE THIS AND YOU SHOULD BE REMOVED.

AND I WILL. I WILL BE ASKING.

THANK YOU. I WILL BE RUNNING NEXT YEAR AND I WILL BE SHUTTING ALL Y'ALL [EXPLETIVES] DOWN.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO.

THANK YOU. HAVE A NICE DAY! LOOK IT UP! THAT'S ALL YOU GOT TO DO. YOU GOOGLE WHAT I SAID.

ANYBODY, GOOGLE WHAT I SAID.

CHILD FOR SALE.

STATE OF FLORIDA. BROWARD COUNTY.

SEE WHO POPS UP FIRST.

SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS BEING REFERRED TO, BUT I JUST ASK THE TOWN MANAGER TO GIVE US A REPORT ABOUT THAT.

I'LL GET WITH THE POLICE CHIEF.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YEAH, BECAUSE THE TOWN HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH ADOPTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR ANYBODY'S WATCHING.

BUT TO A DEGREE, CLAIMS THAT MY NAME IS ON SOMETHING.

I HAVE NO CLUE HOW THAT WOULD BE, BUT.

WELL, WE'RE, MAYOR, WE'RE REFERENCING STATE STATUTES, UNITED NATIONS AND A FEW OTHER THINGS, SO WE'LL LOOK INTO IT.

YEP. OKAY.

BUT I DO RECALL HER BEING HERE A YEAR AGO OR WHATEVER.

ONE TIME, SOME TIME, WHENEVER THAT WAS.

[2. July 18, 2023 Town Council Meeting Minutes, July 20, 2023 Town Council Special Meeting Minutes and July 25, 2023 Town Council Special Meeting Minutes]

IF THERE'S NO MORE CORRECTIONS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON THE MINUTES.

MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR. SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THIS IS ITEMS THREE THROUGH 11 ON THE SECOND PAGE.

IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WANTS TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM? NO. MAYOR. ANYBODY? TOWN MANAGER. NO.

MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. SEEING NONE.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ADOPTING THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

MOTION AND A SECOND. I'D ASK MR. BAIRD TO READ ORDINANCE 1423 AND SHORT TITLE ORDINANCE 1423 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 27 OF THE

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GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

FOUR ZERO. MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

[13. Approving the Town’s Charitable Donations for 2023 ( Part 1 of 2 )]

SO, MOTION TO REORDER.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR. SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. MOTION PASSES.

SO MOVING ON TO PUBLIC BUSINESS, ITEM NUMBER THREE, WE HAVE A REPORT FROM STAFF.

GOOD EVENING, SAID OKSANA WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, TALKING ABOUT THE TOWN'S CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS PROGRAM ANNUALLY SINCE 2003.

THE TOWN HAS GIVEN FUNDING TO LOCAL NONPROFITS WHO PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT SERVICE THAT THE TOWN DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR THE TOWN'S RESIDENTS. LAST YEAR, THE BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM WAS FIRMED UP TO $50,000.

THIS YEAR, 14 ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTED FUNDING TOTALING $119,513, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR.

THE PROGRAM STAFF WENT THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS AND THE CREDENTIALS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AND DEEMED THEM ALL ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING.

WE LOOKED AT THE 14 APPLICATIONS AND THE ONE LETTER THAT REQUESTED FUNDING THAT CAME OUTSIDE OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS FROM THE KIWANIS CLUB AND EVALUATED THEM BASED ON THE PROGRAM IMPACT ON THE JUPITER COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

IMPACT ON THE SAFETY OF JUPITER PROGRAM, IMPACT ON TOWN OF JUPITER YOUTH.

AND IF THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

AND IN ADDITION, WE LOOKED AT HOW MANY JUPITER RESIDENTS DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM DUE TO THE LIMITED FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THE PROGRAM. STAFF IS NOT RECOMMENDING FUNDING FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF PAPER COPIES OF THE US CONSTITUTION.

THIS WAS THE ONLY GRANT THAT WE DID NOT RECOMMEND FOR FUNDING.

STAFF RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANT WORK THE ORGANIZATION DOES AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DOCUMENT.

HOWEVER, THE CONSTITUTION IS READILY AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS FROM NUMEROUS ELECTRONIC SOURCES SOURCES FREE OF CHARGE.

SO WE DID PUT TOGETHER A CHART DIVIDING THE 50,000 THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE PROGRAM, QUALIFYING THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT APPLIED BASED ON HOW MANY RESIDENTS THEY SERVE.

AND THE LAST COLUMN SHOWS WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS FROM STAFF.

AND THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, WE HAVE TWO.

FIRST, WE HAVE SUZANNE ROTHMAN.

AFTER SUZANNE IS GOING TO BE CONSTANT HOMES.

HI. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SUZANNE ROTHMAN.

I'M A PARENT AND A LOCAL RESIDENT.

MY DAUGHTER GOES TO A JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE'S GONE TO SCHOOL FROM GRUBER ELEMENTARY TO JUPITER MIDDLE AND JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL.

NOW I HAVE A STEPDAUGHTER WHO ALSO WENT TO JUPITER HIGH WITH MY FRIEND ABBY CANTRELL.

WE'RE BOTH ON THE PARENT VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE AT JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL.

I WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL SAY THANK YOU TO THE TOWN FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE OUR PROJECT GRADUATION LAST YEAR.

WELL, LAST SCHOOL YEAR IN MAY, WHICH WAS A BIG HIT FOR THE STUDENTS AND PROVIDED THEM A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY, A DRUG FREE AND ALCOHOL FREE PLACE TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS BEFORE THEY WENT ON TO COLLEGE OR TO WHAT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THEY WILL BE DOING IN LIFE.

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AS MANY OF YOU KNOW WHO'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, SOME STUDENTS HAVE BEEN KILLED PREVIOUSLY DURING GRADUATION.

AND SO THIS IS AN EVENT THAT WAS STARTED LONG BEFORE I'VE BEEN AROUND.

I THINK IT'S BEEN 30 PLUS YEARS.

SO IT IS A COMMUNITY EVENT.

WE DO GET A LOT OF INVOLVEMENT FROM THE THE MASONS AND OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES AS WELL.

BUT IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS AS COSTS AND THINGS GO UP, WE DO APPRECIATE ANY DONATION THAT YOU CAN MAKE TO THE EVENTS.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR SUPPLYING THE SAME AND HOPEFULLY HAVING IT AGAIN AT THE JUPITER COMMUNITY CENTER.

WE LIKED IT A LOT AND APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. CONSTANCE? YOU CAN, ABSOLUTELY.

GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO GET MY CREW.

YES.

SO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CONSTANCE HOLMES.

I'M A RESIDENT OF 205 THIRD STREET IN JUPITER.

AND TONIGHT I BRING YOU MY NEIGHBORS.

SHALL I INTRODUCE THEM? SURE. OKAY.

HELEN IS HERE.

JOSIE IS HERE.

DANIELLA IS HERE.

AND EMMANUEL.

AND THEY'RE ALL SOCCER BUDDIES OF MINE.

WE PLAY ON A FIELD AT JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE WEEKENDS I RECEIVED, AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL.

THANK YOU FOR THE MONEY AND THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN THE KIDS.

WE ARE SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE 25,000, $2,500 OUT OF THIS FUND.

BUT WE WE NEEDED WHAT WE REQUESTED WAS A LITTLE OVER $8,000 BECAUSE WE NEED IT.

AND THE TOWN HAS ALWAYS PAID THAT FEE, WHICH IS COVERING OUR USE OF THAT ACCESS TO THE JUPITER ELEMENTARY FIELD TO PAY FOR THE CUSTODIAN AND THE FIELD.

SO NOW THAT WAS ALWAYS COVERED THROUGH THE TOWN BY WAY OF AN INTERLOCAL.

THAT INTERLOCAL HAS BEEN SEVERED AND WE'VE JUST KIND OF FALLEN BY THE WAYSIDE.

SO WE THINK IT'S WONDERFUL HAVING A FIELD RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT FEED THE TITLE ONE SCHOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO BE LOOKED AT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN OUR REGULAR JTAA PROGRAM.

AND IT GIVES JUPITER A FIELD.

YOU WANT SOME, YOU WANT SOME MORE FIELD SPACE? WE GOT IT. COME OVER TO JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE WHOLE THING.

YOU JUST PAY TO LET THESE KIDS GET IN.

SO HERE'S OUR ANALOGY.

I HOPE IT HOLDS WATER IF HERE'S THE ALPHABET AND WE'D LIKE TO REWRITE UPDATE THE STRATEGIC PLANNING BOOK.

SO THIS IS A BOOK. OKAY, BUT WE ONLY HAVE 25% OF THE LETTERS.

OKAY. DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, HELEN, DOWN.

GOOD. SO NOW WHAT KIND OF BOOK DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET WITH JUST 25% OF THE LETTERS? SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE.

OKAY, RAISE YOUR RAISE YOUR BOARDS, PLEASE.

RECOGNIZE THAT WE NEED 100% OF WHAT WE ASKED FOR.

AND IF THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT CATEGORY FOR US TO REQUEST IT, THEN MAYBE WE CAN FIND IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.

BUT. BUT THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM, AND WE NEED TO KEEP IT GOING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY, EVERYBODY SIT DOWN NOW.

THAT WAS IT. OKAY, WE'RE TURNING TO COUNCIL FOR.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE OF STAFF FIRST LAST AT.

OKAY. DELIBERATIONS OR A MOTION? DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT? IN LIGHT OF THE COMMENTS, I'LL JUST MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT EVERYTHING AS IS, BUT JUST AMEND THE AMERICAN YOUTH SOCCER ORGANIZATION TO THEIR FULL AMOUNT REQUESTED.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.

SO JUST ON DISCUSSION, I WOULD SAY THAT WE ALSO HAD A VERY LARGE REQUEST LAST YEAR AND WENT WAY OVER BUDGET.

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AND I'D LIKE TO DO THAT IF THERE'S A WAY TO KIND OF FIND WIGGLE ROOM IN THE NUMBERS TO ANSWER THE REQUEST TONIGHT, BUT TO TRY TO MAINTAIN THAT GOAL OF KEEPING WITHIN THE BUDGET AS WE HAD DIRECTED STAFF.

AND THAT'S REALLY THAT'S IT.

I'M PLEASED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT MUCH MORE SO THIS YEAR.

UM, KIND OF DATE OF THAT COMMENT.

NUMBER ONE.

NUMBER TWO.

I'M RELUCTANT.

I APPRECIATE I MADE THE COMMENT LAST YEAR THAT WE NEED TO LIVE WITHIN THE BUDGET WE ESTABLISHED.

WE DID INCREASE THE BUDGET.

BY THE TIME THIS GETS TO US.

I'M RELUCTANT TO MAKE CHANGES, EVEN THOUGH, AS I LOOK AT SOME OF THESE ITEMS, I'D LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER SHOT AT FOR NEXT CYCLE, LOOKING AT WHICH ONES WE PRIORITIZE VERSUS OTHERS.

NOW THESE ARE ALL GOOD CAUSES AND WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, PROJECT GRADUATION, I'M CERTAINLY VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT ONE.

AND I'VE ALWAYS FUNDED, MUCH LIKE WE'VE ALWAYS PROVIDED SOME FUNDING, YOU KNOW, FOR THE SOCCER TOURNAMENT.

AND THAT'S A WHAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH IS A FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL CHANGING.

SO AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT WHAT THE STAFF HAD RECOMMENDED, BUT IN HOPES THAT SOMETHING COULD BE WORKED OUT FOR THE FOR THE REQUEST, PERHAPS OTHER FUNDS COULD BE SOUGHT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IT SEEMS LIKE HOW IT MAY END UP IS I'LL CALL IT TO VOTE.

THERE WAS A MOTION TO AMEND THE.

TO AMEND THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADD IN FULL FUNDING ON THE AMERICAN YOUTH SOCCER ORGANIZATION.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE? AYE. OPPOSED.

NAY. MOTION FAILS.

2 TO 2.

ANY ONE OPTION IS TO CONTINUE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING WHEN WE WOULD HAVE.

WELL, I THINK IT'S JUST A LITTLE COMPLICATED BECAUSE, I MEAN, IT'S MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT LOOKS BECAUSE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POLICY ISSUES HERE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NEVER RECEIVED FUNDING BEFORE THAT ARE THOSE THAT ARE RECEIVING IN-KIND SUPPORT THAT ARE NOW ASKING FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

THOSE WHO PROVIDED VERY LITTLE DETAIL VERSUS THOSE THAT PROVIDED MUCH MORE.

SO IT DOES GET KIND OF COMPLICATED.

YOU KNOW, I THINK SOME WHEN THEY MADE THE REQUEST, ONLY NEEDED PART OF IT.

I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING TONIGHT IS THAT IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT STORY FOR OTHER TYPES OF REQUESTS, AND I'M VERY SENSITIVE TO THAT AND WOULD WANT TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THAT.

SO, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE STAY WITHIN OUR BUDGET, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT, AND ANSWER SOME OF THOSE NEEDS? I DID READ EACH OF THE SLIPS AND THE APPLICATIONS, AND SO I'M OPEN TO MY COLLEAGUES ON HOW MAYBE WE COULD ACHIEVE THAT.

I MEAN, WE HAD REQUESTS FOR WELL OVER $100,000.

WE'RE IN THE BALLPARK OF 50.

IT'S A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THEIR SOCCER PROGRAM.

I MEAN, DOES THIS REALLY REQUIRE MORE ANALYSIS? AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN EASILY ACCOMMODATE IN THE BUDGET.

A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THEN THEY HAVE THEIR PROGRAM.

I JUST. YOU WANT TO PICK SOMEBODY ELSE ON THE LIST? YOU WANT TO CUT? IT'S NOT THAT MUCH MONEY.

YOU KNOW, THERE WERE OTHER YEARS WHERE THE TOWN WENT 25, $50,000.

THIS IS A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

$6,000. 6000 OUT OF HOW MANY HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET.

AND WE CAN'T FIND $6,000.

SO THEY CAN PLAY SOCCER.

I MEAN, I JUST DON'T KNOW.

I REALLY I THINK WE SHOULD SUPPORT IT.

I DON'T THINK IT'S CATASTROPHIC TO ANYTHING TO TO TO FIND $6,000.

I JUST FEEL BAD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF, YOU KNOW, FACILITIES AT THE SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE REALLY, YOU KNOW, KEPT THEM OUT OF THIS SITUATION TO NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN.

CORRECT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST THIS YEAR JUST, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LOOK AT IT AS, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO FUND IT.

IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM FOR THE KIDS.

BUT LET'S TRY TO ENGAGE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO GET THAT INTER-LOCAL GOING AGAIN SO THAT WE CAN YOU KNOW, THESE PROGRAMS DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER THE WAY THEY ARE.

I MEAN, THEY TOOK THE TIME TO SHOW UP TO THE MEETING TONIGHT AND, YOU KNOW, SO DID PROJECT GRADUATION.

BUT I DON'T SEE I KNOW ALL THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, BENEFACTORS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM US.

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BUT THEY TOOK THE TIME TO COME AND SHOW UP.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY SHOULD ESSENTIALLY BE REWARDED FOR THAT.

I AGREE WITH THAT. I DO WANT TO RESPOND TO THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN GET THE FUNDING THAT THEY NEED.

I'M JUST SENSITIVE TO THE BUDGET BECAUSE WE HAVE GONE OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS AND WE DO NEED TO TRY TO BRING IN SOME CONTROL TO IT.

I RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S NOT VERY MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE, SO.

I WOULD LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO GET BETTER AT THIS EACH YEAR AND GET CLOSER AND TRY TO STAY WITHIN A BUDGET.

IF IT WILL MAKE THINGS SIMPLER, THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S A PRINCIPLE THAT WE TRY TO STAY WITHIN BUDGET, BE IT LITTLE, BE IT LARGE.

THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND AND IT WAS REALLY UPSETTING LAST YEAR TO ME.

AND SO I WANTED TO STAND UP TO IT A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR.

SO I THINK I'LL SUPPORT IT NOW, BUT I HOPE WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRY TO WHITTLE IT DOWN AND AND MANAGE EXPECTATIONS AROUND IT BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITED FUNDS.

THIS IS TAXPAYER MONEY THAT'S GOING YOU KNOW, I CONTRIBUTE TO A NUMBER OF CHARITIES AND A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS IN A PRIVATE CAPACITY.

BUT TO ASK TAXPAYERS TO DO IT, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THAT WELL.

SO SO WITH THAT, IF YOU WANT TO DO IT AGAIN.

OKAY. AND I JUST I'LL COMMENT THEN, YOU KNOW, I'LL SWING, BUT I WANT TO REINFORCE THE POINT IS, LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE THE DISCIPLINE.

WE WENT WELL OVER BUDGET THIS YEAR.

WE THEN SAID, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN THE BUDGET.

I SUPPORT A NUMBER OF THESE PERSONALLY, MY WIFE AND I.

SO THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THIS, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS IS TAXPAYER MONEY.

SO I DO THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE THE DISCIPLINE TO LIVE WITHIN A BUDGET BECAUSE WE CAN ALWAYS SAY A LITTLE BIT MORE, A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SO I'M GOING TO GO ALONG TO MOVE IT.

BUT BUT CERTAINLY I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST NEXT TIME THAT STAFF NODDING NOT GIVE US A LIST THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING.

IF IN FACT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO LIVE WITHIN THE BUDGET, THEN WE CAN INCREASE THE STARTING POINT.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD AND WE'LL HAVE A MOTION.

I'M GOING TO. BUT AGAIN, I WOULD YOU KNOW, I LOVE THE PROGRAM.

I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD DO IT, GETTING OTHER FUNDING.

BUT TO THE DEGREE THAT THIS IT'S A22 AND AND YOU'VE CONVINCED COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM WE'LL GO ALONG AND HAVE ANOTHER MOTION, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AMENDING THE AMOUNT REQUESTED TO THE FULL AMOUNT BY THE AMERICAN YOUTH SOCCER ORGANIZATION.

SECOND.

MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YOU GUYS HAVE FUN AND WE SAY GOODNIGHT.

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 12.

[12. Resolution 61-23, Sea Glass Townhomes, – Quasi-Judicial – Approving a Small Scale Planned Unit Development and Site plan application to construct 23 multi-family residential units.]

SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES.

THIS IS A QUASI-JUDICIAL.

DOES ANYBODY ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY EX-PARTE DISCLOSURES? VICE MAYOR? NO.

UM, I DID ASK WHEN I SAW THIS ONE WAS COMING THROUGH THE PROCESS, I DID ASK STAFF FOR AN EXPLANATION ON HOW THIS WAS COMING BACK.

WHEN I HAD UNDERSTOOD FROM CODE IT WAS A TWO YEAR PROHIBITION.

SO I DID RECEIVE THAT EMAIL, DIDN'T RESPOND TO STAFF, BUT DID ASK FOR THAT INFORMATION.

I GUESS THAT'S QUASI JUDICIAL.

BUT SO WITH THAT, I'D ASK THOSE MEMBERS OF THE APPLICANT AND STAFF WHICH WHO WILL BE GIVING TESTIMONY TONIGHT TO STAND UP AND BE SWORN IN.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES. OKAY.

WE'LL BEGIN BY THE APPLICANT MAKING ITS PRESENTATION.

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I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE NEW RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOMES.

SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES.

I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION AS WE DISCUSS THE SPECIFICS OF THIS PROJECT.

SO THE SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES IS A PROPOSED 23 UNIT COMMUNITY IN JUPITER, FLORIDA, NESTLED ON AN APPROXIMATE THREE ACRE PARCEL.

THE LAND IS MOSTLY PREPARED FOR DEVELOPMENT, WITH ONLY TWO STRUCTURES REMAINING AND OCCUPIED, A HOME AND A SANCTUARY.

THEY WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS.

EACH TOWNHOME WILL BE THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED, OFFERING THREE BEDROOMS AND TWO AND A HALF BATHROOMS WITH 1765FT² UNDER AIR AND THE CONVENIENCE OF A TWO CAR GARAGE.

BEFORE WE DELVE FURTHER INTO THE SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES PROJECT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, AS ALL OF YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW.

I AM MYLES RICH.

I AM BORN AND RAISED IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA.

I AM A STATE LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF A I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING SPANISH RIVER HIGH SCHOOL IN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I'M AN ALUMNUS OF LYNN UNIVERSITY IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA.

AS A THIRD GENERATION BUILDER.

I MY ROOTS RUN DEEP IN THIS INDUSTRY.

FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, I'VE LED MY OWN BUSINESS BUILDING UPON MY FAMILY'S LEGACY AND EXPERIENCE.

THIS BACKGROUND AND MY PERSONAL EXPERTISE WILL FUEL THIS PROJECT.

SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES.

LET'S TALK ABOUT RICH PROPERTIES, THE TEAM BEHIND THE SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES.

AS A SEASONED CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMPANY, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND MANAGED OVER 2000 UNITS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

SOME OF THOSE WHICH ARE IN PORT SAINT LUCIE, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FORT MYERS, TALLAHASSEE AND JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

OUR COMPANY HOLDS MEMBERSHIPS IN MANY REPUTABLE ASSOCIATIONS LIKE THE NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND SOUTHEAST FLORIDA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION.

WE TAKE IMMENSE PRIDE IN NOT JUST CONSTRUCTING, BUT WE ALSO OPERATE AND MANAGE OUR PROPERTIES.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON FURTHER WITH SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO BRIEFLY MENTION SOME OF OUR PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED PROJECTS TO DEMONSTRATE OUR WORK.

SO LET'S BEGIN WITH EAST DEL REY HOMES.

THIS IS A SERIES OF SIX DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES COMPLETED BETWEEN 2019 AND 2020.

THIS DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SIX DETACHED HOMES, THREE BEDROOMS, TWO AND A HALF BATHS WITH ONE CAR GARAGES LOCATED IN THE BUSTLING EAST DELRAY BEACH.

ATLANTIC AVE CORRIDOR.

NEXT. CONTINUING OUR JOURNEY IS BERMUDA CAY, A TRIPLEX LOCATED IN LAKE WORTH BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSISTS OF THREE TOWNHOMES WITH ONE CAR GARAGES.

AND THIS.

THIS WAS COMPLETED IN MAY OF 2021.

LET'S EXPLORE THE FREDERIK ISLES TOWNHOMES, A SIX PLEX IN DELRAY BEACH, COMPLETED IN MAY OF 2022.

THIS CONSISTS OF SIX TOWNHOMES, THREE BEDROOMS AND TWO BATHS, AS WELL AS TWO BEDROOMS AND TWO BATHS WITH ONE CAR GARAGES.

WE COMPLETED THIS PROJECT SOLARA AT KENDALL WEST AND JACKSONVILLE, 378 UNITS OF GARDEN STYLE APARTMENTS.

WE COMPLETED THIS IN JUNE OF 2023.

IT CONSISTS OF A FULL AMENITY CLUBHOUSE, GYM, PICKLEBALL, COURTS AND OUR MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED OTHER THAN JACKSONVILLE.

CONCURRENTLY, WE COMPLETED THE YAMATO VILLAS TOWNHOMES IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, CONSISTING OF 19 UNITS, 16 OF WHICH ARE TOWNHOMES AND THREE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

AND THESE ARE IN EAST BOCA RATON.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE.

THESE ALSO HAVE DOUBLE CAR GARAGES IN EACH UNIT.

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I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BECOMING TO MAKING THIS PROJECT ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CHAPTER IN MY DEVELOPMENT STORY.

SO SOME KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES.

WE'RE SEEKING A SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR 23 UNITS.

THE PROJECT PLAN INCLUDES A PRIVATE ROAD POOL AND LEASING OFFICE.

THE SITE'S R-3 ZONING ALLOWS FOR TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT AS PER THE CODE.

THE DESIGN EXCEEDS DEVELOPMENT REGULATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE R-3 ZONING DISTRICT.

WE'RE INCORPORATING AMPLE GREEN SPACE, APPROPRIATE SETBACKS AND PARKING THAT SURPASSES THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

OUR PLAN INCLUDES A TEN FOOT SETBACK ALONG THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS A 15 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG THE FRONT BUSH ROAD.

MOVING FORWARD. LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LAND USE AND ZONING SPECIFICS.

THE CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATION, AS I'VE BRIEFLY MENTIONED BEFORE, IS R-3 IDEALLY SUITED FOR THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT? THE FUTURE LAND USE IS A PROJECTED IS PROJECTED TO BE HIGH.

FUTURE LAND USE, HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO OUR SOUTH WEST AND EAST.

WE HAVE NEIGHBORING TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENTS.

SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES IS DESIGNED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND US.

IN ESSENCE, WE'RE PROPOSING A DEVELOPMENT THAT IS NOT ONLY CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT ALSO ALIGNS WITH FUTURE DIRECTION OF THIS COMMUNITY. THAT'S THIS CHART I MADE.

I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO COMPARE THE DENSITY OF SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES TO THE NEIGHBORING DEVELOPMENTS.

UNDERSTANDING THESE METRICS HELPS US UNDERSTAND THAT OUR PROJECT IS WELL ALIGNED WITH THE AREA'S CHARACTER.

OUR DEVELOPMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE, OFFERS 23 UNITS IN A ON A 2.93 ACRE LOT, YIELDING A DENSITY OF 7.85 UNITS AN ACRE.

FOR PERSPECTIVE, I HAVE THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES BELOW THE 550 BUSCH ROAD ADDRESS, WHICH IS SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES.

YOU CAN SEE OUR POINT HAS 12 UNITS SPREAD OVER TWO ACRES, RESULTING IN A DENSITY OF 5.97 UNITS PER ACRE.

TIMBER WALK WITH 220 ON 27 ACRES ACHIEVES A DENSITY OF 7.9 UNITS PER ACRE.

CHASEWOOD SOUTH HOST 128 UNITS ON 15 ACRES, RESULTING IN 8.17 ACRES.

AND AS WELL, FINALLY, LAUREL OAKS PRESENTS 62 UNITS ON A 6.11 ACRE LOT, LEADING TO A HIGHER DENSITY OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT THAT I'M PROPOSING OF 10.15 UNITS PER ACRE.

SO THIS IS DENSITY CALCULATION IS JUST HOW WE CAN EXPLORE HOW I CAME UP WITH THE 23 UNITS.

IT'S A RESULT OF UTILIZING THE BASE DENSITY BY RIGHT ZONING WE'D LIKE TO CALL IT IS SIX UNITS AN ACRE AS WELL AS INCORPORATING A SMALL SCALE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT LIKE GREEN BUILDING PRINCIPLES TO INCORPORATE BIOSWALES AND GREEN BUILDING TECHNIQUES.

YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A BASE DENSITY OF SIX UNITS AN ACRE, GETS US TO 17.58, AS WELL AS THE SMALL SCALE BONUS OF TWO GETS US TO 5.86.

AND IF YOU SUM THAT UP, YOU GET TO 23 UNITS.

SO I'D LIKE TO SHIFT OUR FOCUS TO THE PARKING PLAN AT THE SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES.

WE'VE ENSURED THAT THIS DESIGN NOT ONLY NOT ONLY MEETS BUT EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS.

YOU SEE, FOR THE 23 UNITS, THE REQUIREMENT IN CODE IS TWO SPACES PER UNIT, LEADING TO A TOTAL OF 46 SPACES.

THE GUEST PARKING DEMANDS AN ADDITIONAL FIVE SPACES, BRINGING THE TOTAL REQUIRED TO 51.

OUR PROPOSAL INCLUDES A ROBUST PROVISION OF OF THE PARKING.

EACH UNIT WILL HAVE TWO DRIVEWAY SPACES AND TWO GARAGE SPACES.

THIS SUMS UP TO 92 SPACES AS WELL AS ALLOCATING ON THE SITE PLAN.

25 ADDITIONAL GUEST PARKING.

IN TOTAL, THE SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES WILL PROVIDE 117 PARKING SPACES.

THIS IS MORE THAN TWICE THE AMOUNT REQUIRED.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF NOTES ON THE GARAGE SPACES THAT CANNOT BE.

THEY CANNOT BE CONVERTED INTO HABITABLE SPACES.

THE DRIVEWAY PARKING BEHIND THERE'S DRIVEWAY PARKING BEHIND EACH GARAGE SPACE.

THE GARAGE IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW NOT ONLY TWO CAR GARAGE, TWO CARS IN THE GARAGE, BUT ALSO TRASH RECEPTACLES, RECYCLING BIN AND A STORAGE FACILITY STORAGE AREA AND WASTE WILL ALSO BE PICKED UP CURBSIDE ON THE DESIGNATED DAYS FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

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WE INCORPORATE GREEN BUILDING THEORIES.

IT'S NOT ONLY A BENEFIT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT IT PROVIDES VALUE TO THE RESIDENTS WHILE LOWERING THEIR COST OF UTILITIES.

WE PLAN TO INTEGRATE BIOSWALES AS WELL THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY.

IF THESE THESE LANDSCAPE BUFFERS ARE DESIGNED TO REMOVE SILT AND POLLUTION SURFACE RUNOFF, IT HELPS WITH STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. YOU CAN SEE HERE OUR FLORIDA GREEN BUILDING COALITION SCORECARD.

WE ACHIEVE ALL ALL THE SILVER LEVEL CERTIFICATION CATEGORIES LIKE LOW E GLASS, ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES.

WE ALSO HAVE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIALS.

ON THIS SCORECARD, YOU SEE, WE ACHIEVE A TOTAL SCORE OF 146 POINTS COMFORTABLY, SURPASSING THE 143 POINT REQUIREMENT FOR A SILVER LEVEL CERTIFICATION.

SO NOW TO SOME EXHIBITS.

I WANT TO FIRST ADDRESS AN ISSUE OF SIGNIFICANT CONCERN TRAFFIC.

I UNDERSTAND THE APPREHENSIONS AND I'VE TAKEN THESE INTO ACCOUNT.

DESPITE COMMON PERCEPTIONS, THE IMPACT OF ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE MINIMAL.

WORKERS START EARLY IN THE MORNING.

THEY REMAIN ON SITE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THEY THEY TEND TO LEAVE BEFORE THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC HOURS TO HEAD BACK HOME.

CONSTRUCTION PHASES, I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY ARE STAGGERED.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE THERE AT ONCE BUILDING THIS PROJECT.

SO DURING CONSTRUCTION, ESSENTIALLY THE TRAFFIC WON'T BE IMPACTED IN TERMS OF POST CONSTRUCTION OCCUPIED UNITS.

I HAD A THOROUGH TRAFFIC STUDY CARRIED OUT BY A PROFESSIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEER.

THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED 23 UNITS DO NOT HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ALONG BUSH ROAD AND THEY GENERATE LESS THAN 20 PEAK DAILY TRIPS.

IF THIS THIS REPORT EXPLICITLY STATES THAT THE PROJECT IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY'S TRAFFIC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY, I DO BELIEVE I WAS GOING TO HAND OUT THE TRAFFIC STUDIES I HAD.

I HAD SEVEN COPIES.

HOWEVER, THE PLANNERS DID MAKE ME AWARE BEFORE THE MEETING THAT THAT IT WAS IN THE PACKAGE.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT A NOD WOULD BE GREAT.

IF YOU DO HAVE POSSESSION OF THAT OR YOU'VE SEEN THE TRAFFIC STUDY.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THE COMMUNICATION.

SO LET'S JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO EXHIBIT THE MATERIAL BOARD.

THESE WERE CHOSEN SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE TOWNHOMES.

WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF THE PAINT COLORS.

WE HAVE THE SHINGLE TYPE SIDING AND PAVERS.

WE WE SELECTED THESE CAREFULLY FOR ITS QUALITY AND ESTHETIC APPEAL.

I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MATERIALS OR THE COLORS OF THESE BUILDINGS.

I ALSO HAVE SOME ELEVATIONS I'D LIKE TO SHOW SOON.

I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SOME APPREHENSION THAT I GOT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHILE PROPOSING THIS DEVELOPMENT IN JULY, I PURPOSELY SCHEDULED THREE ZOOM MEETINGS TO CONNECT WITH LOCAL HOA AND NEIGHBORS.

THESE FORUMS SERVED AS A PLATFORM TO OPEN UP DISCUSSIONS WITH HOA AND NEIGHBORS ABOUT THIS PROJECT, THE DENSITY CONCERNS AND THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS.

THE THE THE FORUMS WERE GREAT.

THERE WAS THERE WAS SOME PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP AND SOME DETAILED FEEDBACK WAS GIVEN.

I DID MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE PROJECT'S CHANGES.

I TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PROJECT, LESS DENSITY.

I ALSO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE TRAFFIC STUDY AND I PRESENTED IT.

I'D LIKE TO SHOW ON ANOTHER POSTER BOARD HERE JUST THE LETTER.

I'M SURE YOU GUYS CAN'T SEE IT FROM THERE, BUT I DO JUST WANT TO SHOW THAT I HAD A LIST OF ALL THE HOAS AND YOU CAN SEE ON THIS TOP PRESENTATION HERE, I DID TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE A CONTACT LIST OF ALL THE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THE VICINITY OF THIS MAP LOCATION.

THE RED SQUARE IS 550 BUSH ROAD.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE CONCERNS RAISED BY NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THE PREVIOUS PROJECT.

MY PREVIOUS PROPOSAL FOR 35 UNITS, INCLUDING WORKFORCE HOUSING, FACED SIGNIFICANT PUSHBACK.

CONSEQUENTLY, THESE PHYSICAL UNITS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS NEW PROJECT.

THIS DIFFERENT PROJECT INSTEAD AN ADHERENCE TO THE WORKFORCE HOUSING INCLUSIONARY POLICY.

I AM CONTRIBUTING $150,000 TO THE FUND AS REQUIRED.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PROVIDING PHYSICAL WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS, ALTHOUGH I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT, REQUIRES A CERTAIN LEVEL OF DENSITY TO REMAIN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE

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TO PUT IN PERSPECTIVE, YOU NEED TWO MARKET RATE UNITS TO SUBSIDIZE OR BALANCE THIS THIS WORKFORCE HOUSING UNIT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE TRANSPARENT.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M TELLING EVERYONE THIS.

IT'S THE ECONOMIC REALITY WITH WITH THIS REDUCED UNIT COUNT PROVIDING PHYSICAL WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS WITH THIS UNIT COUNT OF 23 UNITS IS JUST NOT ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AT THIS TIME.

TO WRAP UP, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY MY PASSION, MY HOW ATTENTIVE I WILL BE ON THIS PROJECT PERSONALLY.

AND I'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO ENSURE THAT THE SEA GLASS TOWNHOMES ALIGNS WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND IN EVERY STEP OF PLANNING AND DESIGNING, I, I'VE WORKED HARD TO MEET THE TOWN STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS, AND I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE ANY TYPE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS PUBLIC SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE EFFECTS.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HAVE SOME RENDERINGS JUST TO SLIDE THROUGH VERY QUICKLY.

YOUR TIME IS UP, BUT THANK YOU.

WE HAVE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO SHOW.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, STAFF.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

FOR THE RECORD, PETER MYERS, SENIOR PLANNER STAFF.

THE APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT IS A SMALL SCALE PUD PLAN DEVELOPMENT REQUEST THAT INCLUDES A DENSITY INCREASE OF TWO DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

THE INCREASE FROM 6 TO 8 UNITS PER ACRE EQUATES TO FIVE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS REQUESTED.

A SITE PLAN TO CONSTRUCT 23 RENTAL TOWNHOME UNITS ON A SINGLE LOT.

THAT IS 2.93 ACRES.

A PRIOR APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE SAME PROPERTY OWNER FOR 35 RENTAL TOWNHOUSE DWELLING UNITS.

THAT INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS THAT RELIED UPON THE GRANTING OF A WORKFORCE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS AS PROVIDED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING REGULATIONS AS AN INCENTIVE.

ON FEBRUARY 7TH, 2023, THE TOWN COUNCIL DENIED THE APPLICATION FOR 35 RENTAL TOWNHOUSE DWELLING UNITS PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-264.

ANY APPLICATION WHICH HAS BEEN DENIED BY A TOWN COUNCIL MAY NOT BE RESUBMITTED FOR A PERIOD OF 24 MONTHS.

AFTER DENIAL, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A NEW APPLICATION FOR 23 RENTAL TOWNHOUSE UNITS, WHICH WAS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT.

STAFF PROVIDED A LIST OF THOSE DIFFERENCES IN THE APPLICATIONS AND THE STAFF REPORT.

THEREFORE, THE PROPOSED APPLICATION WAS CONSIDERED DIFFERENT AND IS PERMITTED TO GO THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS.

REGARD TO DENSITY, THE PROPERTY HAS A RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY LAND USE DESIGNATION AND IS R-3 ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH ALLOWS FOR A BASE DENSITY OF SIX UNITS PER ACRE BASED ON THE ACREAGE OF THE SITE.

A TOTAL OF 18 UNITS ARE PERMITTED BY CODE.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTED REQUESTED AN INCREASE IN DENSITY FROM 6 TO 7.8 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE THROUGH THE USE OF THE SMALL SCALE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DENSITY BONUS AS PERMITTED IN POLICY.

1.3.4 A OF OBJECTIVE 1.3 OF THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, WHICH STATES AN ADDITIONAL TWO UNITS PER ACRE PER GROSS ACRE MAY BE GRANTED IF THE RESIDENTIAL PROJECT IS DEVELOPED AS A PLANNED NEW DEVELOPMENT.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FIVE ADDITIONAL UNITS.

THE PROPOSED DENSITY IS CONSISTENT WITH SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS.

NOT REQUESTING ANY WAIVERS TO THE CODE AS PART OF THE SMALL SCALE PUD.

THE APPLICANT HAS, AS INDICATED, IS PROPOSING TO ACHIEVE ITS SILVER LEVEL CERTIFICATION FROM THE FLORIDA GREEN BUILDING COALITION AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE SIX IDENTIFIED PUBLIC BENEFITS LISTED IN THE ZONING CODE FOR SMALL SCALE PLANNED NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

IN REGARDS TO THE WORKFORCE HOUSING ONE, WORKFORCE HOUSING IS REQUIRED BASED ON THE TOWN'S INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENT.

SINCE THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING A WORKFORCE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO PAY A FEE IN LIEU OF CONSTRUCTING THE ONE REQUIRED UNIT ON SITE. THE APPLICANT INDICATED HE'S GOING TO PAY THE $150,000, WHICH IS ESTABLISHED IN THE TOWN CODE FOR A RENTAL UNIT.

IN REGARDS TO TRAFFIC, DURING REVIEW OF THE PRIOR APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY, SOME ISSUES WERE RAISED BY NEARBY RESIDENTS, INCLUDING ISSUES WITH VEHICLES TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON BUSH ROAD STACKING AND BLOCKING DRIVEWAYS AND SEMI TRUCKS TRAVELING SOUTH ON BUSH ROAD.

IN REGARDS TO THE STACKING RIGHTS TO INDICATE THAT VEHICLES TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON BUSH ROAD BACK UP AT THE INTERSECTION OF TONY PENA AND BUSH ROAD.

ACCORDING TO THE RESIDENTS, THIS CAUSED AN ISSUE WITH INGRESS AND EGRESS FROM THE DEVELOPMENTS, ACCORDING TO THE TOWN'S TRAFFIC ENGINEER.

THE RIGHT TURN LANE ADDITIONS AT TONY PENA AND BUSH ROAD INTERSECTION ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE 2025 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE SIDE STREET BUSH ROAD DELAY AND IMPROVE ITS CURRENT FAILING LEVEL OF SERVICE.

WHICH OF THE INTERSECTION FROM LEVEL SERVICE F TO PASSING LEVEL SERVICE C DURING PEAK HOURS.

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SEMI TRACTOR TRAILERS.

THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS COORDINATING TO HAVE THE SIGNAGE INSTALLED RESTRICTING THE TRACTOR TRAILER TRAFFIC ON BUSH ROAD SOUTH OF THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT FRONT ON INDIANTOWN ROAD BETWEEN WALMART PROPERTY AND TONY PENA.

THE REQUESTED SMALL SCALE PAD AND SITE PLAN WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TOWN CODE, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONS AND RESOLUTION 61-23 AND CONTINGENT UPON THE TOWN COUNCIL APPROVING THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED PUBLIC BENEFIT.

STAFF STATED.

MAJOR TIME FOR REBUTTAL.

THANKS. OKAY.

THANK YOU. WE'LL RETURN TO COUNCIL AND ASK IF ANY GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE.

IF ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT OR STAFF.

VICE MAYOR. YES.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.

UM, I GUESS I'M HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THE FACT THAT THE ITEM WAS DENIED AND NOW IT'S BACK WITHOUT THE TWO YEAR WAITING PERIOD.

I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CHANGES MADE, BUT ISN'T THAT ALWAYS THE CASE? IF SOMEONE PRESENTS AN APPLICATION AND IS DENIED, THEY WOULD MAKE CHANGES AND THEN COME BACK.

SO AREN'T WE IN EFFECT JUST ELIMINATING THE RULE? IT WAS BASED ON THE ISSUES OR THE REASONING OF THE APPLICATION.

THEY PAID NEW FEES.

THEY DID MAKE CHANGES TO REDUCE THE APPLICATION FOR WAS PROPOSED, SO WE HAD DEEMED IT TO BE A DIFFERENT APPLICATION AND THOSE CHANGES. BUT THAT'S JUST FOR THE SEVERAL YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, EVERY TIME AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN DENIED, THE TWO YEARS APPLIED AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION THAT IF YOU'RE DENIED, THEN YOU JUST NEED TO MAKE CHANGES AND YOU CAN COME BACK, COME BACK THROUGH. AND THAT HASN'T BEEN THE CASE FOR ANY OTHER APPLICANT.

SO I'M JUST HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING HOW WE GOT TO THE POINT OF MAKING SUCH A SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGE IN THIS IN THIS INSTANCE. AND, YOU KNOW, IS THERE A THRESHOLD THAT SAYS, WELL, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF CHANGES BEFORE YOU'RE TO BE DETERMINED TO BE NEW AND THE TWO YEARS DOESN'T APPLY? I MEAN, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND NOW HOW THIS WHOLE SCHEME WORKS.

I WOULDN'T CHARACTERIZE IT AS A SCHEME.

I MEAN, I MEANT THE CODE, NOT A SCHEME.

IT'S IN THE NEGATIVE SENSE. YOU KNOW, AS WAS PRESENTED IN DETAIL IN THE MEMORANDUM ON THE STAFF REPORT.

THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE PROJECT.

YOU KNOW, THERE WERE THE REDUCTION OF 34% IN DENSITY.

THE TRAFFIC IS ONLY 60% OF WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY OPPOSED.

I WOULD NOTE WE SPECIFICALLY ALSO RECOGNIZED THAT THE REVISED APPLICATION ADDRESSED MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE RAISED BY THE COUNCIL AT THE HEARING WHERE THE APPLICATION WAS DENIED.

SO WE FELT, TOGETHER WITH THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF UNITS AND ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT HAD BEEN RAISED THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING, THAT IT WAS A DIFFERENT APPLICATION AND IT WAS IT SHOULDN'T BE TREATED AS BEING THE SAME AND BEING SUBJECT TO THE TWO YEAR WAITING PERIOD.

SO WITH THIS PRECEDENT, THOUGH, HOW DOES THAT DOES THE RULE WORK GOING FORWARD? SO SOMEBODY ELSE HAS AN APPLICATION, IT'S DENIED.

SO IS THIS THE STANDARD NOW BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED HERE? I MEAN, HOW DO, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU RECONCILE.

SO I WOULD SAY I MEAN, ULTIMATELY, THE COUNCIL WILL MAKE THE JUDGMENT HERE, THE ULTIMATE DECISION MAKER AS IT RELATES TO INTERPRETATION OF THE CODE.

THIS IS OUR INTERPRETATION FROM STAFF.

WE MAKE INTERPRETATIONS EVERY DAY ON MANY DIFFICULT VARIATIONS OF WHAT PEOPLE PROPOSE WITH PERMITS AND SITE PLAN APPLICATIONS.

AND THAT'S PART OF MY RESPONSIBILITY AS THE DIRECTOR TO CONSIDER THOSE DIFFERENCES AND MAKE INTERPRETATIONS AND TRY TO BE FAIR AND EQUITABLE BETWEEN THE DECISIONS WE MAKE ON DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND I DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.

I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHEN THE NEXT ONE COMES ALONG, UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE RULE IS THE NEXT TIME.

RIGHT. I'M NOT TRYING TO SUGGEST EVER THAT YOU'RE NOT DOING WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.

YEAH. AND I THINK, I MEAN, THROUGH THIS CONVERSATION, WE WILL UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT THAT MEANS TO YOU AND WHERE THAT LINE SHOULD BE DRAWN IF THIS IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH OR NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH.

YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO SPECIFIC CLARITY IN THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THE CODE.

IT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTERPRETED IN MY EXPERIENCE TO BE YOU CAN'T JUST COME BACK WITH THE SAME THING AND ASK FOR ANOTHER TRY AT ANOTHER VOTE BECAUSE AN ELECTION CHANGED.

YOU KNOW, MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL OR SOME OTHER DYNAMIC OCCURRED.

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AND I WASN'T HERE WHEN THAT CODE WAS CREATED.

SO I WOULD BE SPECULATING TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WERE JUST BRINGING BACK THE SAME BASIC APPLICATION.

SO, I MEAN, WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.

AND I TOOK A LOT OF VALUE IN THE FACT THAT AT LEAST THOSE ISSUES THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT WERE ON THE RECORD HAD BEEN ADDRESSED THROUGH THE REVISED OR NEW APPLICATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL HAVE COMMENTS ON THAT.

THIS IS A QUESTION PERIOD, SO I'M GOING TO WITHHOLD MY COMMENTS ON THAT UNTIL THEN, LATER WHEN WE DELIBERATE.

BUT IN THE WAY OF QUESTIONS, QUESTION OF STAFF AND IT'S GOT TO DO WITH THE WORKFORCE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS PER CODE IN PARTICULAR, TABLE 13.

AND OUR, YOU KNOW, IN THE STAFF REPORT AND I JUST WANT TO GET THIS UNDERSTANDING AND GET IT ON THE RECORD SO YOU HAVE TABLE 13.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE BASE DENSITY OF 18 UNITS TRANSLATES TO 1.08 WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS. SO THE PRACTICE IS TO ROUND TO THE NEAREST NUMBER, RIGHT? RIGHT. IS THAT WHAT THE CODE SAYS? IF IT'S 1.5, WE WOULD HAVE ROUND IT UP IF IT'S LESS RIGHT TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.

SO THEN THE SMALL SCALE PUD BONUS UNITS, WHICH ARE FIVE WOULD ADD 0.3 WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS.

BUT TO THE DEGREE THAT TOTALS 1.38, IT'S BELOW 1.5.

SO THERE'S NO WORKFORCE HOUSING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING, CORRECT.

FOR THE BONUS UNITS EFFECTIVELY, CORRECT.

OKAY. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT.

AND THEN SO IN THE SMALL SCALE PUD AND AGAIN, YOU THIS HAD BEEN SAID, I JUST WANT TO GET IT ON THE RECORD BECAUSE I WAS AROUND WHEN THIS WAS ADOPTED.

YOU KNOW, WE MAY APPROVE.

COME, PROVIDED WE BELIEVE WE'RE GETTING SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC BENEFITS AND INCREASE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE INCREASED DENSITY AND KNOW THE LIST INCLUDES ONE OR MORE AND THE APPLICANT CHOSE TO PROVIDE ONE.

CORRECT? CORRECT OF THAT.

OKAY. SO GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU. COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM, STAFF, I HATE TO BELABOR THE POINT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ASK ONE MORE QUESTION.

AND THAT WAS IF YOU HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ANY OTHER APPLICATION THAT HAS GONE THROUGH A CHANGE THAT YOU'VE DEEMED MATERIAL WHERE YOU WOULD BRING IT BACK WITHIN THE TWO YEAR WINDOW, YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE, BUT IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER ITEM IN RECENT MEMORY.

NO, NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.

I MEAN, WE'VE HAD SOME THAT HAVE WAITED THE TWO YEARS AND WANT TO SUBMIT THE SAME, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY THE SAME APPLICATION.

BUT I'M NOT YOU KNOW, WE TRIED TO CONSIDER THAT WHEN THIS CAME FORWARD, WHETHER THERE WAS ANY REAL, YOU KNOW, PRECEDENT OR EXAMPLES TO KIND OF DRAW FROM BUT DID NOT FIND ANY THAT WERE THAT HELPFUL.

THANK YOU, COUNSELOR.

MAY I ASK ALL MY QUESTIONS? SO YOU GUYS ALREADY ASKED ALL MY QUESTIONS THAT I HAD, SO.

OKAY, GOOD. TURNING TO THE PUBLIC, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? YES. ONE.

JAKE SCHULMAN. HELLO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

MY NAME IS JAKE SCHULMAN, AND I'M AN ATTORNEY AT NASON YEAGER IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I HAVE BEEN A FRIEND OF MILES RICH AND THE RICH FAMILY FOR MY WHOLE LIFE.

TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU TO ADVOCATE FOR THE APPROVAL OF A PROJECT THAT HOLDS TREMENDOUS PROMISE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

MILES RICH IS AN EXPERIENCED BUILDER WHOSE FAMILY AND HIM HAVE A TRACK RECORD LIKE NO OTHER IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY.

I HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING HIM IN NUMEROUS REAL ESTATE MATTERS AND WATCHING HIS VISIONS BECOME A REALITY.

IT IS MY UTMOST BELIEF THAT THIS PROJECT BEING PROPOSED WILL BRING ABOUT A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR CITY IN COUNTLESS WAYS.

FIRST, LET ME EMPHASIZE THE UNPARALLELED EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE THAT MILES RICH BRINGS TO THE TABLE.

HIS LEGACY IN THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR IS MARKED BY A SERIES OF SUCCESSFUL AND TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECTS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS THAT THEY HAVE OPERATED IN TIME AND AGAIN, THEIR WORK HAS DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT.

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BY APPROVING THIS PROJECT, WE ARE NOT ONLY ENDORSING THE CAPABILITIES OF A SEASONED BUILDER, BUT ALSO LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A PROJECT THAT WILL BE A TESTAMENT TO THE POSITIVE CHANGES IT WILL BRING TO OUR CITY'S LANDSCAPE.

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THIS VENTURE CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL BE CREATED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.

THE COMPLETED PROJECT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY ATTRACT FURTHER INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

FURTHERMORE, THE POSITIVE ECONOMIC REPERCUSSIONS WILL EXTEND FAR BEYOND THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.

THE INCREASED BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESS AND ENCOURAGING EXISTING ONES TO EXPAND.

THIS WILL INEVITABLY LEAD TO INCREASED TAX REVENUES FOR THE CITY, SUCH AS FUNDING PROJECTS LIKE THAT SOCCER PROGRAM THAT WAS OVER HERE AND ENABLING US TO INVEST IN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES AND FURTHER IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

BEYOND THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS, THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S LONG TERM VISION FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN URBAN PLANNING.

MILES, RICH AND HIS FAMILY HAVE SHOWN A DEDICATION TO ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATING GREEN SPACES, ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGNS AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS INTO THEIR PROJECTS.

BY SUPPORTING THIS ENDEAVOR, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ENDORSING AND PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE AND FORWARD THINKING DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES, SETTING A PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE PROJECTS IN OUR CITY. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED HOUSING AND ADDRESSING THE INCREASING DEMAND IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AS OUR POPULATION EXPANDS, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO EMBRACE PROJECTS THAT WILL ALLEVIATE THE STRAIN ON HOUSING AVAILABILITY, ENSURING THAT OUR CITY REMAINS A WELCOMING AND VIBRANT PLACE FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE.

IN CONCLUSION, THE APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT IS NOT JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH A YOUNG BUILDER WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS IN REAL ESTATE, BUT IT IS ALSO A CHANCE TO CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO OUR CITY'S FUTURE.

THANK YOU. THAT'S THE ONLY PUBLIC COMMENT.

THAT WAS IT. OKAY, WE'RE TURNING TO COUNCIL FOR DELIBERATION.

ANYBODY WANT TO BEGIN ON? YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE CHANGES AND EVERYTHING TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE AND FIT WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND, YOU KNOW, CODE AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW, I DO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO COME BACK SO SOON.

YOU KNOW, AND I DO FEEL IT DOES KIND OF SET A PRECEDENCE GOING FORWARD.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DEFINITELY DIG INTO TO SEE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A POLICY CHANGE THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE TO PROVIDE FURTHER CLARIFICATION TO DEVELOPERS IF THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CASE GOING FORWARD.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A HOUSING CRISIS AND JUPITER AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GOOD PROJECTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE REDUCTION AND EVERYTHING, IT HITS ALL THE MARKS, YOU KNOW, FOR ME.

SO BUT I'LL BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE TO SAY.

AS I INDICATED IN THE QUASI JUDICIAL FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS A FIRST TIME EVENT THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT AN ITEM HAS COME BACK LESS THAN TWO YEARS.

SO TO THE DEGREE THAT THAT WAS AN EXPECTATION WE ALL HAD IN THE PUBLIC HAD, YOU KNOW, I HAD ASKED EARLY ON FROM STAFF, WHAT'S THE BASIS? STAFF GAVE ME THEIR BASIS UNDER THE RULES OF HOW WE WORK AS A COUNCIL MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

IT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO DEBATE OPINION ABOUT THAT.

I RESPECT IT AND APPRECIATE STAFF HAVING, YOU KNOW, SHARED THEIR OPINION ABOUT IT.

I DO BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL NEED TO DEAL WITH.

BUT IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE HAD I BEEN ASKED AND I APPRECIATE THAT'S HOW THE TOUGH JOB STAFF HAS, THEY LISTEN AND THEY THINK MOST COMMENTS WERE.

BUT TO ME, THE FIRST APPLICATION WAS A SMALL SCALE POD REQUESTING DENSITY BONUSES AND A SICKLER APPLICATIONS AND SMALL SCALE PPCD REQUESTING DENSITY BONUSES.

SO TO SOME DEGREE I HAD THE SAME I.

AND WHILE IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT, IT'S TO ME IT'S NOT OUTSIDE OF THAT REALM.

AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE I DIDN'T MAKE IT CLEAR ENOUGH AT THAT MEETING WHAT MY ISSUES WERE.

SO I NEED TO MAKE THAT CLEARER.

BUT I DO BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, BEING CONSISTENT AND FAIR.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT THAT'S WHY IT'S SMALLER, BUT I CONSIDERED IT STILL ASKING FOR DENSITY BONUSES. SO I DON'T AND THAT WAS THAT'S THE THRESHOLD FOR ME.

IT MAY BE DIFFERENT FOR OTHERS, BUT THAT WAS THE THRESHOLD FOR ME.

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AND THEN WHEN WE MOVED INTO THE ARENA OF HAVING SMALL SCALE PODS, STILL IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE OF SUBSTANTIAL, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC BENEFIT.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY NEED, YOU KNOW, WORKFORCE HOUSING.

AND TO ME, THE FACT THAT ONE COULD GET BONUS UNITS PER THE POD AND NOT CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING TOWARDS WORKFORCE HOUSING, HECK, I THINK AS YOU STEP IT UP, THERE OUGHT TO BE, YOU KNOW, A LEVERAGE FACTOR HIGHER.

SO THAT'S WHY IT ASKED THAT QUESTION.

I KIND OF WAS BOTHERED, YOU KNOW, I THIS WAS MY TAKEAWAY LAST TIME AND I APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT PUTTING ALL GOOD INFORMATION IN THE PACKAGE.

I CAME TO REALIZE LAST TIME HOW EASY IT WAS TO GET POINTS FOR THAT GRAIN DESIGN BECAUSE MOST OF THAT I WOULD DO. IN FACT, I BET YOU MY HOUSE, IF IT DIDN'T COME THAT WAY, I'VE BEEN UPGRADING IT TO MEET THOSE.

SO I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT TO ME, FROM SEEING THAT, CHECKING IT OFF, THAT I DON'T SEE THAT AS SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT FOR FIVE UNITS.

THAT'S THE DILEMMA THAT I HAVE, RIGHT? NUMBER ONE, NOT IT'S NOT THAT'S NOT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH.

GRANTED, IT'S IN THE CODE SAYS ONE OR MORE.

SO I'M JUST RENDERING OPINION.

FOR ME, IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH BECAUSE I WENT THROUGH IT AND REACHED A CONCLUSION THAT I DID.

AND WHILE I APPRECIATE A QUALITY BUILDER AND OFFERING THAT UP, IT DOESN'T RAISE TO SUBSTANTIAL.

SO I WOULD HAVE WHAT MAYBE COULD HAVE MADE IT SUBSTANTIAL IS MORE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS WORKFORCE HOUSING THAT WASN'T OFFERED UP.

AND IN FACT THAT'S ANOTHER LINE ITEM IN HERE.

SO I'M NOT I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT IS BEFORE US TONIGHT.

SO WITH THAT, I'M NOT TRYING TO I JUST WANTED TO FRAME WHERE I'M AT.

SO SOMEBODY ELSE WANT TO GO? YEAH, I'M JUST VERY, VERY BOTHERED BY THIS CHANGE IN POLICY IN THIS WAY, BECAUSE THIS IS A RULE THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR SO LONG AND I'VE SEEN SO MANY APPLICATIONS GO THROUGH THIS AND THERE THEY'RE DENIED AND THEN THEY HAVE TO HAVE TO WAIT.

AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE'RE NOW SAYING THAT, WELL, AS LONG AS YOU MAKE A FEW CHANGES, YOU CAN COME BACK.

AND THAT JUST GUTS THE RULE.

AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE RULE DOES NEED TO BE CHANGED, BUT I WOULD RATHER CHANGE IT IN A PROCEEDING THAT LOOKS AT THE RULE ITSELF RATHER THAN THROUGH AN APPLICATION. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, BOTHERS ME BECAUSE, AS I'VE ALWAYS SAID, PROCESS IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

AND I'M A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS.

I RECOGNIZE THAT THE APPLICANT DID A LOT OF WORK TO PRESENT A PROJECT THAT COMPLIES WITH CODE, AND I AND I DO RECOGNIZE THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AT THE MOMENT I'M JUST VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS, THE POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF HAVING THIS GO FORWARD.

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE COMES THROUGH AND THERE IS NO MORE TWO YEAR RULE.

SOMETHING GETS DENIED AND YOU MAKE SOME CHANGES AND IT COMES RIGHT BACK.

AND SO I REALLY WOULD RATHER.

ADDRESS THAT IN A SEPARATE PROCEEDING.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE POLICY AND WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR IT IN THE FIRST PLACE AND WHAT DOES IT NEED TO BE? AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE APPROVE THIS APPLICATION AND WE'RE MAKING THE DECISION.

WE'RE DECIDING WHAT THE POLICY IS GOING TO BE.

SO I DON'T KNOW, SOMETHING I JUST HAVE TO THINK ABOUT.

I THINK I AGREE WITH YOU ON THE POLICY ISSUE.

I THINK IT'S A VERY, VERY DIFFERENT ITEM FOR THAT REASON.

IT'S VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST TIME IT CAME BEFORE US BECAUSE OF THAT POLICY ISSUE.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS SO DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF THE ITEMS THAT STAFF LISTED.

A LOT OF THOSE ITEMS, THE REDUCTION IN TRAFFIC, THE NUMBER OF UNITS, ALL OF THAT'S FROM JUST REMOVING THOSE WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS.

ALL ARE, YOU KNOW, OUTFLOWING FROM THAT ONE CHANGE IT DOES HAVE IT IS STILL A SMALL SCALE PUD IT YOU KNOW IT IF YOU LOOK AT THE PLANS IT YOU KNOW IT LARGELY ISN'T VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS TIME WE CONSIDERED IT.

IT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO SORT THE WORKFORCE HOUSING CONVERSATION AND I UNDERSTAND THE APPLICANTS FRUSTRATION AND IN SOME SENSE SHARE IT. IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE HEAR FROM RESIDENTS AND I WOULD WELCOME ANY COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS ONLINE OR DISCUSSION, WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY RESIDENTS IS, ON THE ONE HAND, WE REALLY WANT TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THIS ENORMOUS DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE THAT WE'RE FACING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN OUR STATE.

AND ON THE OTHER HAND, WE REALLY NEED WORKFORCE HOUSING BECAUSE WE REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE.

AND WE'RE VERY STRESSED RIGHT NOW.

AND HOW WE RESOLVE THOSE TWO THAT SEEM ALMOST MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE IS VERY DIFFICULT.

BUT HERE IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE POLICY ISSUE AND THE PRECEDENT.

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SO I YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT CODE.

I THINK IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE 90S, BUT WE DO ALL KNOW IT AND WE DO ALL SAY IT.

IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT RESIDENTS HAVE COME TO KNOW OVER DECADES AND TO EXPECT.

AND SO MANAGING THAT EXPECTATION IS TRICKY.

SO THAT'S WHERE I WOULD BE.

OH. I MEAN, WOULD WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO GET MORE CLARIFICATION AND TO KIND OF TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE THE POLICY IMPLICATIONS WE HAVE TO COALESCE TO SOMETHING? SO I GUESS TALKING ABOUT THAT, THAT'S JUST A SUGGESTION.

YEAH. UM, YOU KNOW, I, I'M CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO DO ANOTHER DENIAL WHEN THE APPLICANT DID TRY, YOU KNOW, TO COME BACK AND, AND, BUT I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE FOR THE REASONS THAT I SAID IT'S I HAD, I HAD THE SAME COMMENTS LAST TIME.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT ANYBODY REQUESTING BONUS UNITS.

THAT'S JUST GOING TO HAVE TO BE SOME UPSIDE YOU KNOW BENEFIT TO WORKFORCE HOUSING.

AND I'VE LEARNED LAST TIME BECAUSE OF THE FABULOUS APPLICATION THIS APPLICANT MADE, THAT G IS GREEN STANDARD ISN'T THAT BIG OF A DEAL THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE THOUGHT IT WAS WHEN IT GOT ADDED AS A AS AN ITEM.

SO YOU KNOW, I GUESS IF THERE WAS MORE SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT THEN, YOU KNOW, THAT HAD COME WITH THIS, THEN I'D BE MORE INCLINED TO, YOU KNOW, BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT.

SO I JUST THAT WAS WHERE I WAS LAST TIME.

THAT'S WHERE I AM NOW, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHATEVER ACTION WE TAKE, WE MAKE IT.

WE MAKE IT CLEAR, RIGHT? I MEAN, JUPITER IS MOSTLY BUILT OUT.

PEOPLE DON'T WANT BONUS UNITS UNLESS THERE'S SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT FOR IT.

AND SO WHEN YOU WALK IT THROUGH, EVEN ON THE WORKFORCE HOUSING, IT WAS ONLY ON THE BASE UNIT, NOTHING ON THE BONUS, YOU KNOW, ON THE BONUS UNIT.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SENDING A MESSAGE TO THE APPLICANT WHAT THE ISSUES ARE.

UM, SO ANYWAY, I'LL GO BACK DOWN THE LINE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING, BUT I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO MAKE A MOTION AND DENY BECAUSE THAT ACCOMPLISHES NOTHING.

I APPRECIATE WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD CONCLUDE.

IS THERE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE COMING BACK UNDER THE OR EITHER CLARIFY IT OR CHANGE IT OR WHAT HAVE YOU? SO AGAIN, AS I SAID, I SAW IT WASN'T DIFFERENT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW, THE SAME FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE FOR ME.

RIGHT. SO. SO I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU ON ADDING ADDITIONAL PUBLIC BENEFIT.

AND WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT OUR CODE AND WE DO NEED TO DIRECT STAFF OR IF WE CAN COME TO SOME CONSENSUS ON JUST CLARIFYING THAT PROVISION GOING FORWARD.

I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE ME MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE.

YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT.

YEAH, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH ALL THAT.

I MEAN, TRYING TO GET MORE CLARIFICATION ON THAT AND TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO PUNISH THE APPLICANT BECAUSE OF A, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WE HAVE GOING ON IN OUR CODE.

SO, I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PROPER WAY TO GO.

DO WE LEAVE IT TO THE APPLICANT TO ASK FOR A CONTINUATION OR.

WELL, AGAIN, WE'RE JUST THANK YOU.

AT THIS POINT, WE NEED TO CONTINUE DELIBERATIONS UP HERE.

IF WE.

IS THERE A SENSE THAT IF THE IF THERE WAS MORE SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC BENEFITS, THAT IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED? THAT'S A QUESTION OR NOT, BECAUSE IF THE ANSWER IS NOT, THEN WHAT'S THE POINT OF CONTINUING RIGHT WITH CLARIFICATION OF THE CODE GOING FORWARD? IF WE CAN WORK TOWARDS THAT AS A COUNCIL AND IF WE CAN GET WITH THE APPLICANT AND STAFF AND SOUGHT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC BENEFIT, I THINK I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

YEAH, I AGREE. THEN THERE'S A BASIS TO CONTINUE THAT'S FRUITFUL, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE APPLICANT.

YEAH. MR. BAIRD, ANY GUIDANCE ABOUT HOW WE FRAME THAT? IS IT YOUR INTENT TO BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING? NO, BECAUSE I THINK WE.

MOTION TO POSTPONE.

MOTION TO POSTPONE. MOTION TO POSTPONE.

SECOND. MOTION A SECOND.

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AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE'LL OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO INDIVIDUALLY WORK THROUGH STAFF TO.

DIDN'T DENY. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

BEFORE WE MOVE OFF, MOVE ON.

[13. Approving the Town’s Charitable Donations for 2023. ( Part 2 of 2 )]

OKAY. MELANIE PARKER.

MY DEEPEST APOLOGIES.

I HAD NO IDEA I NEEDED TO FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD.

I AM SO SORRY.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ALL.

I'M FROM RESTORATION BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL.

MY NAME IS MELANIE PARKER.

WE'RE SERVING POOR, LOW INCOME MIGRANT WORKERS NEAR CENTER STREET, THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.

FOOD. WE GIVE THEM FOOD AND THEY GET TO GO HOME AND MAKE MEALS WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE MEALS.

LAST YEAR, WITH YOUR DONATION THAT YOU GAVE US 10,000, WHICH THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND MELISSA MRS SUNDSTROM.

I 100% AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT BUDGETS.

AND CHERYL, 100% AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT RULES.

I AM THAT PERSON ANYWAY, SO I AM GRATEFUL IF YOU'RE ABLE TO GIVE US WE ASKED FOR TEN.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MIGHT GIVE US FIVE.

AND IF YOU CAN DO THAT, THAT'S WONDERFUL BECAUSE I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT BUDGETS AND I WANT THE KIDS TO HAVE SOCCER BASICALLY.

LAST YEAR YOUR FUNDS HELPED US SERVE.

I THINK THE TOTAL AMOUNT WAS A LITTLE OVER 12,000.

SO JUPITER IS AROUND 9%.

POVERTY, WHICH IS ABOUT 5400 OF YOUR PEOPLE.

AND MONTHLY WE ARE HELPING TO SERVE 1249 PEOPLE.

WE'RE GIVING ABOUT 150,000 POUNDS THIS YEAR IS WHAT WE'RE TRACKING.

WE VALUE THE FOOD AT $1.79 BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO VALUE, THAT WE MAKE SURE EVERY FAMILY HAS OVER 35 POUNDS IF THEY'RE A FAMILY OF THREE, AND IF THEY'RE A FAMILY OF MORE THAN THAT, WE'RE GIVING THEM ABOUT 67 TO 70 POUNDS.

IT'S FRESH FRUIT, FRESH VEGETABLES.

TYSON CHICKEN. IT'S STUFF YOU'D BUY AT PUBLIX.

IT ACTUALLY SOME OF IT COMES RESCUED FROM PUBLIX AND THEN IT'S DRY GOODS ALSO.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING COMPASSION AS HEARTS FOR THE NEEDY IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

AND IF YOU EVER WANT TO STOP BY THE FIRST WEDNESDAY, WE START AROUND 3:00 TO SET UP.

BUT PEOPLE COME AT FOUR BECAUSE IT'S REALLY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING POOR, YOU KNOW, AND THE EVENING HOURS, IT'S A WALK, WALK UP, DRIVE THROUGH.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND YOUR KIND HEARTS, AND YOU'VE BEEN A BLESSING TO US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TURN TO REPORTS.

TOWN ATTORNEY NO REPORT.

[TOWN MANAGER]

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL QUICK.

LIKE LIKE THE COUNCIL, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME DISCUSSING WHETHER OR NOT TO MOVE THAT LAST ITEM FORWARD AS IT RELATES TO POLICIES AND TOWN CODES.

AND SO WE SAW IT AS TWO SEPARATE ISSUES.

NUMBER ONE IS OUR TOWN CODE DEFINITELY NEEDS SOME REVISION.

AND IF YOU COULD IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, MY BACKGROUND FOR MANY YEARS, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF PAYING ATTENTION TO RULES AND LAWS AND AND SO, YOU KNOW, AND AND THE INTERPRETATION OF THOSE.

SO WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING FOR THE COUNCIL AS WE LOOK AT OUR WHOLE PLANNING AND ZONING PROCESS AND REALLY GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN DECIDE WHAT TRULY CONSTITUTES A NEW PROJECT.

YOU KNOW, AND AS THE VICE MAYOR POINTED OUT, WHAT ARE THE THRESHOLDS? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S REALLY NOT AS CLEAR AS AS WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE AT THE MOMENT.

SO SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT.

AND THEN THE SECOND THING IS THE REMINDER THAT NEXT THURSDAY WE HAVE THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS, WE HAVE THE CRA BUDGET AND AND CRA CIP AT EIGHT I'M SORRY, 6 P.M.

AND, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE TOWN CFP WORKSHOP.

AND THEN THE LAST THING ON MY REPORT, MAYOR, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, IN PARTICULAR OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR STEPHANIE THORBURN, AND OUR NEWEST PLANNER, LIZZIE CONNELLY.

AS SOME OF YOU PROBABLY SAW IN THE IN LAST WEEK'S REPORT, THE TREASURE COAST SECTION FOR THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS HAD MET AT SAWFISH BAY PARK FOR A MANGROVE SHORELINE CLEANUP AND AND YOU KNOW, SO WELL ORGANIZED.

THEY HAD PEOPLE IN THE WATER CLEANING UP, PEOPLE ON LAND, CLEANING UP.

AND AND SO IT WAS A A GREAT EVENT AND AND THE THE GENERAL TAKEAWAY THAT PEOPLE WERE EXCITED TO SEE THE OYSTERS AND THE SEA

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AND I KNOW STEPHANIE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, BUT THIS IS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WHAT THEY WHAT THEY DO ON A REGULAR BASIS.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE KUDOS TO HER AND KUDOS TO MISS CONNELLY FOR, YOU KNOW, GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.

AND THAT'S MY REPORT. MAYOR THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR MAY NO COMMENTS TONIGHT.

[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]

AND I JUST. LOVE SEEING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND GETTING TO DRIVE AROUND AND SEE THE WHOLE TOWN.

MY DAUGHTER ACTUALLY HAD THIS GREAT MOMENT WHERE ABACOA COMMUNITY PARK WAS FULL OF KIDS.

THEY STOPPED EVERYTHING THEY WERE DOING TO RUSH THE ROAD, AND I THINK EVERYONE MIGHT HAVE RUN OUT OF CANDY BY THEN.

BUT SHE WAS MADE FOR THIS MOMENT AND SHE HAD ALL THE CANDY AND SHE JUST WENT FOR IT.

AND MY HUSBAND ASKED HER HOW IT WENT WHEN SHE GOT HOME AND SHE SAID, MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT WAS WATCHING ALL THOSE PEOPLE BE SO HAPPY WHEN THEY GOT THE CANDY.

SO THAT WAS A REALLY NICE MOMENT AND A REALLY GOOD THING THAT THE TOWN DOES.

SO I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE OUR PARADES.

I'M GLAD JTA WILL CONTINUE AND ALL OF THAT SOUNDS IT.

VICE MAYOR I HAVE A STATEMENT THAT I WISH TO READ.

I WANT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT I HAVE MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO STEP DOWN AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.

THIS WAS NOT AN EASY CONCLUSION TO REACH, BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO DO FOR MY HEALTH.

I WANT TO ASSURE THE RESIDENTS OF JUPITER, EVEN THOUGH I AM LEAVING COUNCIL, I AM NOT GOING AWAY.

I WILL NOT BE STEPPING AWAY FROM THE ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME AND TO YOU OR THE THINGS I HAVE FOUGHT FOR OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS.

MY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE TOWN BEGAN WITH MY FIRST INVOLVEMENT WITH THE TOWN WAS IN 2014, WHEN I SPOKE BEFORE COUNCIL ADVOCATING FOR THE REDUCTION AND RELOCATION OF LIVE WORK UNITS IN MY THEN ABACOA NEIGHBORHOOD.

TOGETHER WITH MP HAGUE, WE WERE ABLE TO CONVINCE COUNCIL TO CUT THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN HALF AND MOVE THEM AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY TO A MORE APPROPRIATE LOCATION SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IN A MOVE HE MAY NOW REGRET, DON HERRING INVITED ME TO A CHARRETTE ABOUT LOVE STREET.

THE REST, AS THEY SAY, IS HISTORY.

I MET SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE DURING THE BATTLE TO SCALE BACK LOVE STREET AND PUT THE BRAKES ON SOME OF THE CRA'S PLANS.

TOGETHER, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

I ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE AMAZING RESIDENTS OF SUNNY SANDS TO TRY AND WRITE SOME OF THE WRONGS AND SAVE THEIR HOMES AFTER THE RESIDENTS OF SUNNY SANDS ALERTED US ABOUT THE POTENTIAL THREAT TO THE MARINE LIFE AND SEAGRASS BEDS IN FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME PARK AND BIHAG AND I CO-FOUNDED THE JUPITER FOUNDATION IN 2017 TO TRY AND SAVE THIS AREA.

WE HAD NO IDEA AT THE TIME IF WE WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL OR IF WE WOULD EVEN LAST ONE YEAR.

SIX YEARS LATER.

I AM VERY PROUD OF EVERYTHING WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED.

AS THE 2019 MUNICIPAL ELECTION APPROACHED, IT LOOKED LIKE COUNCIL WAS POISED TO REMAIN A THREE TO PRO DEVELOPMENT OVERDEVELOPMENT MAJORITY.

THE ONLY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO WAS GOING TO DRAW AN OPPONENT OPPONENT WAS THEN COUNCILOR KURETSKI.

IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME TO TRY AND CHANGE COUNCIL TO GET A MAJORITY THAT UNDERSTOOD THE RESIDENTS DESIRE TO KEEP JUPITER JUPITER.

SO AT THE LAST MINUTE I THREW MY HAT IN THE RING AND RAN FOR MAYOR.

WELL, I DIDN'T WIN THE SEAT.

I FEEL I WON THE ARGUMENT.

IN 2020.

CAMERON MAY RAN FOR COUNCIL.

WE ALL WORKED HARD ALONGSIDE CAM AND HE FINALLY AND CAM WON AND WE FINALLY GOT.

THE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS HAD LONG HOPED FOR.

AS THE 2022 ELECTION APPROACHED, IT LOOKED LIKE THIS MAJORITY WAS IN DANGER AGAIN.

AS COUNCILOR KURETSKI INDICATED, HE WAS READY TO RETIRE.

ALTHOUGH I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR ME.

FOR HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, I FILED TO RUN TO PROTECT THE VOICE OF THE RESIDENTS.

I HAD HOPED THAT BY BEING ON COUNCIL I'D BE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND ENSURE THAT THE LONG HELD PRIORITIES OF THE RESIDENTS WOULD BE MOVED TO THE FRONT BURNER.

BUT THIS HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE, AND IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BALANCE MY DESIRE TO FIGHT FOR THE RESIDENTS WITH THE NEED TO PROTECT MY HEALTH.

AFTER SPENDING MANY MONTHS THINKING ABOUT THIS, I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME AND TO THE RESIDENTS AND STILL PRIORITIZE MY HEALTH IS TO RETURN TO MY PREVIOUS ROLE AS A CITIZEN ADVOCATE.

GOING FORWARD, I WILL FOCUS MY EFFORTS EFFORTS ON JUPITER INLET FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND ARCHEOLOGICAL TREASURES.

JUPITER INLET FOUNDATION WILL HAVE SOME NEW PROJECTS AND EXCITING PARTNERSHIPS TO ANNOUNCE SOON.

IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE YOU.

AS I HAVE LONG SAID, JUPITER IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND BECAUSE OF THE LOCALS WHO GIVE JUPITER ITS HEART AND SOUL.

THANK YOU.

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YOU'VE MADE QUITE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU.

AND OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

TIME IS 840 AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.