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>> GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 PM.
[Call to Order]
I HAVE TO TALK SOFTLY.WOW. I CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IF YOU ARE ABLE, PLEASE STAND.
>> 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. LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
>> CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
>> VICE MAYOR DELANEY. COUNSELOR MAY.
[1. Recognizing Jones Foster’s 100-year Anniversary]
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE RECOGNIZING JONES FOSTER'S 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY, AND I WOULD FIRST TURN IT OVER TO MR. BAIRD.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE FIRM IS ONE YEAR OLDER THAN THE TOWN.
BUT WE TRACE OUR ORIGINS BACK TO A SMALL FIRM IN WEST PALM BEACH THAT HAS GROWN NOW TO OVER 40 LAWYERS WITH A RANGE OF DISCIPLINES.
I WANTED TO INTRODUCE SOME OF THE TEAM HERE.
I WANT TO START THOUGH BY RECOGNIZING MY WIFE, GWEN BAIRD, WHO IS ON THE FAR LEFT, WHO IS ATTENDING HER FIRST JUPITER COUNCIL MEETING.
SHE OFTEN WONDERS, WHAT I DO HERE, AND NOW, SHE GETS A CHANCE TO SEE.
NEXT IS MY RIGHT ARM, THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING ME IN PLACE WHEN I'M NOT AT HOME, WHERE GWEN KEEPS ME IN PLACE, AND THAT'S MARILYN GREEN, OUR HR DIRECTOR TAMMY ANTON.
WITH THE CAMERA IS OUR MARKETING DIRECTOR TRACY CARVALHO.
THEN WE HAVE ONE OF OUR STAR ASSOCIATES LAINEY FRANCISCO.
LAINEY HAS WORKED ON SEVERAL CASES FOR THE TOWN AND HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE CASE INVOLVING THE REFERENDUM QUESTION TO TRY TO STOP THE TOWN FROM ESTABLISHING A FIRE DEPARTMENT.
MY PARTNER IN THE JUPITER OFFICE STAN KLETT, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION.
STAN AND I WERE PARTNERS 25 YEARS AGO AND THEN RECONNECTED WHEN HE JOINED THE FIRM SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
NEXT TO STAN IS THE PERSON THAT WE REFER TO INTERNALLY AS THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE, MIKE GORE.
MIKE HAS MANY TALENTS, SPECIFICALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE TOWN, HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN EMPLOYMENT MATTERS INCLUDING THE LARGE JUPITER POLICE PENSION CASE, AND HE'S BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN REGARDS TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS FABULOUS NEW TOWN HALL.
I THINK THE CONTRACTORS PROBABLY CAME IN UNDER BUDGET AND ON TIME BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID OF MIKE.
TRAVIS IS WORKING ALSO ON THE REFERENDUM CASE.
HE'S REALLY RESPONSIBLE, ALONG WITH MIKE, FOR THE SUCCESS THAT THE TOWN HAD IN WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE JUPITER SOCCER CASE.
THE TWO OF THEM PUT TOGETHER A BRILLIANT MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, AND AFTER THE LAW FIRM REVIEWED THE MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER, THEY DISMISSED THEIR CASE, WHICH HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR THREE YEARS.
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NEXT TO TRAVIS IS JOANNE O'CONNOR, THE NEWLY INSTALLED TOWN ATTORNEY OF THE TOWN OF PALM BEACH.JOANNE'S A BRILLIANT LITIGATOR.
SHE'S WORKING ON SEVERAL OF THE TOWN CASES, INCLUDING OUR REFERENDUM CASE.
THEN WE HAVE OUR NEWLY INSTALLED PRESIDENT OF OUR FIRM, SCOTT HAWKINS.
SCOTT WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OUR FIRM FOR 17 YEARS, TRAINING DILIGENTLY TO BECOME PRESIDENT, BUT SCOTT'S HAD A LOT OF TRAINING AS A PRESIDENT, HE'S A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA BAR AND ALSO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION.
I WOULD LIKE FOR SCOTT TO BE THE ONE ON BEHALF OF OUR FIRM TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION.
>> OKAY. FIRST I'LL READ IT AND THEN PRESENT IT.
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER FLORIDA HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF JONES FOSTER.
WHEREAS THE LAW FIRM OF JONES FOSTER TRACES ITS ROOTS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY LEGAL COMMUNITY BACK TO 1924, WHEREAS JONES FOSTER ATTORNEYS HAVE SERVED AS LEGAL COUNSELORS AND PARTNERS IN PROGRESS TO INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER FOR PAST CENTURY, AND WHEREAS THE FIRM HAS MAINTAINED AN OFFICE WITHIN THE TOWN OF JUPITER FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, AND WHEREAS JONES FOSTER SHAREHOLDER THOMAS J. BAIRD IS TOWN ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER AND HAS SERVED IN THIS CAPACITY FOR 32 YEARS, AND THE FIRM'S ATTORNEYS HAVE PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN THE DEFENSE OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER IN SIGNIFICANT LAWSUITS BROUGHT AGAINST IT, AND HANDLED REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AND LAND USE MATTERS THAT HAVE SHAPED THE TOWN BY PRESERVING LAND FOR CONSERVATION AND AUTHORING LAWS TO MANAGE THE GROWTH IN THE TOWN.
WHEREAS DURING THE PAST CENTURY, THE FIRM'S ATTORNEYS HAVE PROVIDED LEADERSHIP IN THEIR ROLE AS PRESIDENTS OF THE FLORIDA BAR AND PALM BEACH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, INCLUDING ITS NORTH COUNTY SECTION AND YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION AND THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS.
WHEREAS DURING THE PAST CENTURY, THE FIRM'S ATTORNEYS HAVE SERVED IN ELECTED AND APPOINTED GOVERNMENT POSITIONS INCLUDING AS A UNITED STATES FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA SENATE, VARIOUS PALM BEACH COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, AS GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT TO THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL.
WHEREAS THE FIRM'S ATTORNEYS HAVE SUPPORTED LOCAL ADVOCACY TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES BY THEIR VOLUNTEER SERVICES TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND IN LEADERSHIP ROLES WITH THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE PALM BEACHES, AND ROGER DEAN STADIUM.
WHEREAS THE LAW FIRM OF JONES FOSTER IS CELEBRATING ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY, NOW, THEREFORE I, JIM KURETSKI, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM, AND THIS IS IN THE PAST NOVEMBER 2023, AS A CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF JONES FOSTER.
>> MIKE GORE, YOU MAY HAVE MORE WORK TO DO.
>> MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MR. MANAGER. WE ARE DEEPLY HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH [INAUDIBLE], AND GREATLY I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION TO PRESERVING THE NATURAL HABITAT,
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AND FRANKLY RUNNING ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC TOWNS IN THE STATE, IF NOT THE EASTERN SEAWARD.WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT TOM HAS DONE HERE AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN THIS MANNER.
MR. MAYOR, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WE'VE BEEN OPPOSITE A LONG TIME AGO.
YOU'VE GOT A VERY STRONG MAYOR, VERY CAPABLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF JONES FOSTER.
>> NORMALLY I SAY PEOPLE CAN BE RELEASED, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT THROUGH IT.
BUT I'VE ASKED YOU TO STAND, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION BECAUSE WE'RE RECOGNIZING OUR WATER PLANT PERSONNEL FOR OUTSTANDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS.
[2. Recognizing Water Plant Personnel for Outstanding Emergency Response Efforts]
AND I CALL UP AMANDA BARNES.AMANDA BARNES, OUR DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES.
SO WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING WATER PLANT PERSONNEL FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING RESPONSE EFFORTS. I'M GOING TO JOIN YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL.
I HAVE THREE PAGES SO. [NOISE] THIS EVENING SEVERAL OF OUR WATER PLANT EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY INCIDENT INVOLVING A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
ON FRIDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 04:40 PM.
AFTER HAVING CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION INSIDE THE NANOFILTRATION BUILDING ONE OF OUR CONSULTING ENGINEERS AT THE TIME, AND NOW AN EMPLOYEE OF THE TOWN, REBECCA WILDER, NOTICED AN UNUSUAL ODOR AS SHE EXITED FROM THE NORTH END OF THE NANOFILTRATION BUILDING.
THIS WAS NOT HER TYPICAL EGRESS LOCATION FROM THE BUILDING.
AS REBECCA LOOKED AROUND FOR THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR, SHE OBSERVED LIQUID SPRAYING FROM ONE OF THE 20,000 GALLON NANOFILTRATION BULK SULFURIC ACID STORAGE TANKS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
KNOWING THAT WATER PLANT MAINTENANCE STAFF WERE GONE FOR THE DAY, REBECCA IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE WATER PLANT OPERATORS ON DUTY AT THE TIME.
REBECCA THEN NOTIFIED ME OF THE ISSUE.
ROBERTO PIERRE AND SCOTT TALABAC WERE THE OPERATORS ON DUTY AT THE TIME.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEY CAN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT I'LL RECOGNIZE THEM TOMORROW.
I QUICKLY WALKED OUT OF MY OFFICE TO THE LOCATION OF THE TANK AND OBSERVED SULFURIC ACID SPRING OUT OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PINHOLE FAILURE ON THE UPPER QUADRANT OF THE TANK.
I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CHRIS MCKENZIE, OUR UTILITY SYSTEMS MANAGER, WHO IN TURN CONTACTED PLANT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, LARRY TRESS, DAVID LEVITZ, AND PAUL MITROVICH.
AND THE CHIEF PLANT OPERATOR, DANIEL RED, WHO RESPONDED QUICKLY TO THE CALL TO REPORT BACK TO WORK AFTER HAVING COMPLETED THEIR NORMAL WORK DAY.
I'LL SAY DAVID LEVITZ HAS OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF DRIVE HOME.
HE WAS PROBABLY WELL ON HIS WAY BACK HOME.
BUT THEY ALL RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY TO THE CALL AND REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE PLANT.
THE OPERATORS ON DUTY SECURED THE AREA AROUND THE LEAK UNTIL THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SITE WITHIN 15-20 MINUTES.
MEANWHILE, CHRIS MCKENZIE AND I PROCEEDED TO CONTACT EMERGENCY REMEDIATION CONTRACTORS TO ASSIST WITH HANDLING THE CLEANUP OF THE HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL.
UPON ARRIVAL, MAINTENANCE STAFF EVALUATED THE SITUATION AND USED THEIR SKILLFUL AND RESOURCEFUL EXPERTISE TO SAFELY DIVERT THE SPRAY OF ACID INTO THE CHEMICAL CONTAINMENT AREA BENEATH THE TANK.
THEY PROCEEDED TO TRANSFER ACID FROM THE LEAKING BULK ACID TANK TO THE ADJACENT REDUNDANT BULK TANK BY MANIPULATING VALVES.
THEIR GOAL WAS TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF ACID IN THE TANK TO BELOW THE LOCATION OF THE FAILURE.
AT THE TIME OF THE LEAK, THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED 16,000 GALLONS OF ACID WITHIN THE LEAKING TANK.
US ECOLOGY WAS THE FIRST HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL REMEDIATION CONTRACTOR TO RESPOND TO OUR REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE, AND THEY ARRIVED ON SITE AT ABOUT 07:00 PM.
WITH US ECOLOGY'S ASSISTANCE, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPEDITE THE TRANSFER OF ACID FROM TANK 1, THE LEAKING TANK, TO TANK 2, AND TRANSFER ACID INTO TEMPORARY TOTES AND BARRELS UNTIL THE LEVEL OF THE TANK WAS BELOW THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 GALLONS OF SULFURIC ACID WAS RECOVERED FOR BENEFICIAL USE AS A RESULT OF THE RESPONSIVENESS AND RESOURCEFULNESS OF THESE WATER PLANT EMPLOYEES AND US ECOLOGY'S TIMELY ASSISTANCE.
DUE TO THE CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND RAPID RESPONSE OF THESE WATER PLANT EMPLOYEES, THE ACID LEAK WAS QUICKLY CONTAINED, MANAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT CHEMICAL RELEASE WAS BELOW EPA AND FDEP REPORTABLE THRESHOLDS.
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THE MAJORITY OF THE ACID SUPPLY WAS RECOVERED FOR BENEFICIAL USE AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A MUCH DIFFERENT AND MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION IF EACH OF THESE DEDICATED EMPLOYEES DID NOT RESPOND TO THE EMERGENCY WITH HEIST.
UNDERSTAND THE CRITICAL AND HAZARDOUS NATURE OF THE INCIDENT, EMPLOY THEIR SKILLFUL EXPERTISE AND WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO NOT ONLY ENSURE SAFETY OF THE SITUATION, BUT TO ALSO ENSURE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY TO THE TOWN'S WATER SYSTEM.
WITHOUT THE SWIFT AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN BY UTILITY STAFF, A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND INTERRUPTION IN DELIVERY OF AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE MAY HAVE OTHERWISE OCCURRED.
THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN MANAGER, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THESE EMPLOYEES WITH CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS, AND THEN ALSO FOUR HOURS OF QUALITY TIME.
I'D LIKE TO ASK CHRIS MCKENZIE, OUR UTILITY SYSTEMS MANAGER TO COME UP.
CHRIS HAS BEEN WITH THE TOWN FOR 30?
>>THIRTY-FOUR YEARS. HE KNOWS OUR WATER PLANT BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE, WHATEVER'S UNDERGROUND AND ABOVE GROUND [INAUDIBLE].
[APPLAUSE] LARRY TRESS OF OUR SENIOR ELECTRICIAN, UTILITIES SERVICES SUPERVISOR FOR THE WATER PLANT.
DAVID LEVITZ, DAVID LEVITZ IS OUR UTILITIES ELECTRICIANS AND MAN OF ALL TRADES.
[APPLAUSE] PAUL MITROVICH IS ON OUR PLANT MAINTENANCE STAFF.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> WITH THAT, I MOVE ON TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
THIS IS THE TIME FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS, LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IS ASKED TO STATE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PRIOR TO ADDRESSING TOWN COUNCIL.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> YES, MAYOR. WE HAVE EIGHT PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH CINDY LOTH.
>> ON 5: 204, 2023 HEADING HOME ON JUPITER, INDIANTOWN ROAD WEST AT 9:00 PM, I SAW LIGHTS AND SIRENS BEHIND ME.
I HAD NO CLUE AS TO WHY I WAS BEING PULLED OVER. I WAS NOT SPEEDING.
I WANTED TO PULL INTO A SAFE AREA FOR BOTH MY SAFETY AND THE OFFICER SAFETY, AS YOU HEARD ME STATE ON HIS BODY CAM.
AS A SINGLE WOMAN ALONE, I DID NOT FEEL SAFE STOPPING ON UNINHABITED DARK HIGHWAY ON WET ROADS WHEN IT WAS STILL RAINING.
TRAFFIC STOPS ARE THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR ON DUTY POLICE OFFICERS ONLY SECOND TO SUICIDE.
I JUST WANTED TO FEEL SAFE AND I WANTED THE OFFICER BEHIND ME TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY DO HIS JOB.
THAT YOUNG MAN PULLED ME OVER IS ABOUT 26-YEARS-OLD.
HE GOT OUT OF HIS CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY, 55 MILE ZONE.
HE COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM ALL SIDES OF HIS VEHICLE.
HE COULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED WALKING BETWEEN OUR CARS WITH TRAFFIC APPROACHING.
I COULD NOT HAVE SEEN HIM NOR WOULD I HAVE ANTICIPATED HE WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING SO STUPID.
I WILL NOT ACCEPT HIS ACTIONS AS JPD PROTOCOLS.
NOT ONLY DID YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP ME SAFE FROM HARM, YOU ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP YOUR OFFICERS SAFE WITH APPROPRIATE TRAINING.
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE ACTION OF BOTH JPD AND THIS TOWN.
I WAS PREPARED TO CONTINUE SPEAKING ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE AND THE NEED FOR DASH CAMS.
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HOWEVER, AS I HEARD ABOUT THE TRAGIC AND SENSELESS DEATH OF STATE TROOPER ZACHARY FINK, WHO LOST HIS LIFE PERFORMING A TRAFFIC STOP ON I-95, I FELT A DEEP PAIN AND SADNESS.I WOKE THIS MORNING WITH TEARS ON MY FACE AND I'VE CRIED THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR MANY REASONS.
THAT OFFICER IS SOMEONE'S BABY BOY.
IT STRUCK ME THIS YOUNG MAN IS ALSO A 26-YEAR-OLD WITH SO MUCH LIFE LEFT AHEAD OF HIM.
HE LEFT BEHIND A FIANCE, PARENTS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
MY HEART TRULY BREAKS AND I PRAY THAT THEY MAY FIND SOME PEACE AS THEY MOURN THE LOSS OF THEIR SON.
A HERO DOING HIS DUTY TO PROTECT AND SERVE.
A MOTHER'S CHILD WAS DELIVERED AT HANCOCK ON MONDAY, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY FAMILY'S COMMUNITY AND TRADITIONS.
I DROVE PAST THAT FUNERAL HOME THIS MORNING AND IT HURT.
HIS SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT CHRIST FELLOWSHIP ON 214 BETWEEN 11:00 AND 1:00.
A CHURCH I SOMETIMES ATTEND WHEN VISITING PSL.
I STAND HERE IN RESPECT TO HONOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY AS I TOO AM A MEMBER OF A POLICE OFFICER FAMILY.
AS A DAUGHTER OF A POLICE OFFICER, I DO BELIEVE IN MANY OFFICERS SENSE OF DUTY AND THE DANGER OFFICERS PUT THEMSELVES IN TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
I HATE COMING HERE AND I HATE SPEAKING PUBLICLY.
THIS IS OUTSIDE MY COMFORT ZONE.
BUT I WILL KEEP COMING BACK UNTIL I LEARN MY PURPOSE AND USING THIS EXPERIENCE FOR GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> I'M CONNOR WALLACE. ONE 107 JEANETTE WAY.
A LITTLE LATE NOTICE, I APOLOGIZE.
I DID SEND THE COUNSEL AN EMAIL YESTERDAY ABOUT WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SPEAK ON A BIT MORE IN DETAILS AND INFORMATION, AND I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LOOKED AT IT.
EMAILS ABOUT HAVING THE NEW JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT STATION AT INDIAN CREEK PARK.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF EMPHASIS PUT ON THE CPSM STUDY ABOUT IT, BUT THAT WAS ABOUT WHEN IT WAS AT CINQUEZ PARK, NOT AT INDIAN CREEK PARK.
DEFINITELY A BIG CONCERN ON MY PART BECAUSE THERE'S ALMOST A TWO MILE DIFFERENCE IN DISTANCE BETWEEN EITHER ONE OF THOSE PARKS WHERE THE STATIONS WOULD BE AT, WHICH HAS A BIG IMPLICATION IN RESPONSE TIMES.
ESPECIALLY THE STUDY HAS THREE STATIONS, 16, THE NEW ONE OVER ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN.
THEN WE USED TO BE CINQUEZ PARK, IS THREE STATIONS.
IF YOU REMOVE THAT OTHER DATA POINT, THERE'S A 1/3 OF THE DATA, BASICALLY, FOR RESPONSE TIMES.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG RESPONSE TIMES ARE GOING TO BE, THERE'S NO INFORMATION ON IT.
THAT BEING SAID, MY AIM WAS TO REPLICATE THE STUDY'S PROCESSES AND SEE HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND RESPONSE TIMES.
SURPRISINGLY, I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET ALMOST THE SAME EXACT RESPONSE TIME METRICS AS THEY WERE, REALLY JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS.
FIRST I FOUND, WHICH IS SURPRISING AND CONCERNING IS THAT IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THE STUDY TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION ANY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OR ANY INTERSECTIONS.
WHAT I ENDED UP USING WAS JUST ESSENTIALLY A SIMPLE FORMULA I FOUND IN GOOGLE.
IT WAS ABLE TO PRETTY MARCH OUT WITHIN MAYBE 100 FEET OF THE RESPONSE TIME ZONE, SO EXTREMELY SMALL MARGIN OF ERROR.
LIKE A STATION LOCATIONS, END UP DISCOVERING IS THAT A STATION INDIAN CREEK PARK WOULD ESSENTIALLY CREATE THE MINIMUM OF TWO MINUTE INCREASE IN RESPONSE TIMES AT ANY INCIDENT NORTH OR NORTHWEST OF THE INDIANTOWN CENTRAL BOULEVARD INTERSECTION.
WEST 95, YOU H AVE ANYTHING ON ISLAND WAY, THE SHORES WHERE I LIVE, ANYTHING ELSE ON CENTRAL; MINIMUM TWO MINUTES NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OR INTERSECTIONS.
DEFINITELY I THINK WOULD BE SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO AND ACTUALLY TRY TO GET SOME DATA ON THAT SO WE ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
NOT JUST LIKE, WELL, WE'LL JUST SEE ABOUT HAVING A STATION THERE.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME METRIC TO GO OFF ON THAT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LOOKING INTO IT. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A MENTION.
I KNOW TONEY PENNA AND CENTRAL IS THE COUNTY AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF NEAR MISS.
I DID WRITE TO MARIA MARINO COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND I KNOW IT'S A LONG WAYS AWAY BEFORE THEY GET THAT FIXED.
I KNOW JUPITER IS AWARE OF IT.
BUT ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS IF THEY CAN REMOVE THE BUSHES ON THAT MEDIAN THAT IS TO THE SOUTH OF TONEY PENNA DRIVE.
THAT WOULD MITIGATE UNTIL WE GET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY MAKE DECISION ON CENTRAL BOULEVARD THERE.
JUST TODAY I SAW TWO SCHOOL BUSES AND THERE WAS A SMALLER CAR THAT I DON'T THINK SAW THE OTHER CARS COMING AND THERE WAS A NEAR MISS AGAIN.
THAT'S WHY I BRING IT UP AGAIN.
I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE THE LAST MEETING WHERE YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE TRAFFIC,
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BUT I DID WANT TO BRING THAT UP AND HOPE I CAN GAIN YOUR SUPPORT. I'M SURE I WILL.THE OTHER THING IS THE FLORIDA COMMISSION ON ETHICS AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION ON ETHICS.
I KNOW YOU'VE ALL READ THE RULES.
I HAVE TO READ THEM. EVERYBODY HAS.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO RECOGNIZE [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT IT IS NOT A CONFLICT TO TALK ABOUT, TO GET INTO DISCUSSION OR ANYTHING REFERENCE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE, ANYTHING RELATED.
COULD WE PLEASE PUT THAT TO REST.
WE NEED TO BUILD BACK OUR PUBLIC TRUST.
WE NEED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE NEED TO LOOK EACH OTHER EYE-TO-EYE.
WE'RE GOING TO AGREE TO DISAGREE.
BUT IN THE LONG RUN, WE HAVE TO RESPECT EACH OTHER AND OUR WISHES.
YOU DID MAKE A VERY NICE SELECTION OF THE FIRE CHIEF, I RESPECT THAT.
THE BUDGET NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT FOR HOW YOU'RE GOING TO STILL GO FORWARD WITH THIS.
I JUST DON'T SEE A LONG RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN.
IT'S GOING TO NEED A LOT OF WORK TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE TYPE OF FIREFIGHTERS THAT WE NEED, THAT WE DESERVE, AND SO I JUST WANT TO BLESS THIS TOWN FOR WHATEVER IS COMING. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRETT CARPENTER.
6148 FOSTER STREET, JUPITER, FLORIDA IN THE HEIGHTS.
I AM A PRIVATE CITIZEN OF JUPITER FOR 42 YEARS, BUT ALSO A FOUNDER OF AN ORGANIZATION CALLED CHAMP, WHICH SERVES THE SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY IN TWO DISTINCT WAYS: REFUND ACTIVITIES, TARGETED EMPLOYMENT, AND GET THEM A JOB.
WHAT I WANTED TO DO TONIGHT WAS JUST INFORM THE BOARD THAT I'M GOING THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO IMPLEMENT AN IDEA.
THE IDEA IS TO INSTALL A PLAYGROUND COMMUNICATION BOARD IN TWO TARGETED LOCATIONS TO BENEFIT THOSE OF SPECIAL NEEDS THAT ARE NON-VERBAL.
IT WILL ALLOW A NEUROTYPICAL, OR JUST A REGULAR PERSON AND A NEURODIVERSE, A SPECIAL NEEDS PERSON TO COMMUNICATE AND HELP BOTH OF THEM LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER.
I DO KNOW THAT FROM COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM THAT TOWN OF JUPITER IS GOING TO GO THROUGH A MASTER PLAN IN PARKS AND RECREATION, BUT THAT SEEMS A LONG WAY OFF TO INCLUDE SUCH A SMALL ITEM.
I WOULD LIKE THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION TO CONSIDER THAT CHAMP, MY NON-PROFIT, IS WILLING TO FUND A BANNER AS A TEST CASE TO SEE HOW IT WORKS, AND THEN REALLY A QUICK IMPLEMENTATION.
THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH Y'ALL.
THANKS FOR WHAT YOU DO ALL HERE.
>> THIS IS PRETTY HANDY. I LIKE THIS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CONSTITUENTS, OF COURSE, BEHIND ME.
THE WEB PICTURE ON OUR WEBSITE FACES NORTH AND SEES ALL THE HIGH RISE BUILDINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN THE TOWN.
SO MAYBE YOU WANT TO CHANGE THAT PICTURE.
FACE IT SOUTH AND SHOW JUPITER INSTEAD OF TEQUESTA.
I ALSO, JUST AS AN OBSERVER, I DIDN'T SEE A CLOCK IN HERE ANYWHERE.
IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A CLOCK IF WE CAN AFFORD TO BUY ONE OF THOSE.
EVERY TIME I SAY COUNSELORS, I ALWAYS THINK OF THAT MOVIE, CAPE FEAR, WHERE EVERYBODY SAYS, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE, COUNSELOR, JUST A SIDEBAR.
I CAME HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE NEW FIRE COMPANY.
NUMBER 1, I THINK AND I BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE, WE HAD A FIRE COMPANY.
IT'S NOT OUR FIRST FIRE COMPANY, ACTUALLY.
WE HAD A FIRE COMPANY BACK IN THE '60S.
I THINK TERRY GROOMS'S UNCLE WAS PART OF IT AND BRAD MAYO'S UNCLE AS WELL.
THEY WERE ACTUALLY PAID AS CONSULTANTS.
THEY WERE VOLUNTEER ORIGINALLY, BUT THEY BECAME A FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE NOTE OF THE REAL HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER AND MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T GET LOST IN THE MIX.
I ALSO PUT OUT LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I THINK IT WAS LAST MEETING, THE POSSIBILITIES OF A SWAP BETWEEN PI PLACE AND ANOTHER PROPERTY ON A1A,
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AND I DID SOME INVESTIGATION AND IT IS VIABLE.I DID SOME INDEPENDENT STUDIES ON THE SAFETY FACTOR OF THAT PROPERTY, AND IT COULD POTENTIALLY SAVE THE TOWN $10-$15 MILLION.
IN ORDER TO DO THAT SWAP, I ALSO LOOKED UP WITH THE ADVICE OF SOMEONE, MY FLORIDALEGAL.COM, AND YOU PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT AN RFP OUT.
YOU COULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN WITHIN THE TIME RESTRAINTS THAT YOU HAVE, IF YOU SO DESIRE.
IT COULD SAVE THE TOWN AGAIN,10$-$15 MILLION.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WHICH SHOULD BE DISCUSSED AND SOMETHING MAY BE PUT FORWARD FOR THE FUTURE.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN WITHOUT THE SWAP, WE'LL BE BELOW THE BUDGET.
THE TOWN HAS BEEN VERY GOOD OF MEETING BUDGETS LIKE THIS BEAUTIFUL TOWN HALL THAT I WAS PART OF AT ONE TIME AND VOTED FOR.
THAT WE CAME IN UNDER BUDGET FROM WHAT I HEARD FROM THE ATTORNEY TODAY AND ON TIME.
ALSO, IF WE LOOK AT THE BRIDGE, WHICH WE REALLY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER, BUT WE DID HAVE CONTROL OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND THINGS OF THAT SORT AND EVERYBODY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMING, AND I BELIEVE WE'RE AHEAD OF TIME ON THE BRIDGE AS WELL AND THAT'S A STATE PROJECT.
IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT IF WE CAN DO THAT WITH THAT, WE CERTAINLY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I THINK WE'RE RIGHT ON TARGET WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THE FIREMEN WE NEED, I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS TO COME TO JUPITER AND WE WILL BE PLAYING IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, GLYNN MAYO'S NAME.
I DID HAVE CONTACT WITH THE TOWN MANAGER, THEY ARE WORKING ON IT.
IT'D BE GREAT TO GET THAT NAME ON SOONER THAN LATER AND WE CAN DO A RIBBON CUTTING OR CELEBRATION SOMETIME IN THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY WHEN HIS NAME WILL ALREADY BE ON THE BUILDING.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'M STILL HERE ADVOCATING TO FIX DOLPHIN DRIVE AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MAYOR, COUNSEL FOR THE RECORD, BRETT LEONE, 132 BARBADOS DRIVE.
COME IN BEFORE YOU ALL AGAIN, JUST TO BRING UP A TOPIC I BROUGHT UP A COUPLE OF TIMES ABOUT LIGHTING AT THE INTERSECTIONS, ESPECIALLY IN ABACOA.
COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM, THIS MIGHT HIT CLOSE HOME TO YOU SINCE YOU LIVE IN THERE.
I DID HAVE SOME EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR. HERNANDEZ, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY FOLLOW UP.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO BRING THAT TO Y'ALL'S ATTENTION.
ONE OTHER THING THAT I'VE PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT UP BEFORE AS WELL IS HONORING THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND/OR STAFF WHO WORKED TO GET THIS BEAUTIFUL BUILDING THAT WE'RE IN TODAY.
I BELIEVE THAT THEIR NAMES SHOULD BE ON THIS BUILDING TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT FORTH BEFORE THEM, AND NOT JUST THOSE THAT SIT IN Y'ALL SEATS TODAY.
HAVING YOUR NAME ON THE BUILDING, THINK OF IT IN THE FUTURE.
ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU HAVE PUT FORWARD IN FIRE STATIONS, THOSE GET BUILT.
IF YOU'RE NOT HERE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT ON THOSE BUILDINGS, WHICH I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR AS WELL, IN THE FUTURE, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
IN TERMS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AS WAYNE HAD MENTIONED, IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THE TOWN HAS HAD A FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IN FACT, ON YOUR WEBSITE, WITHIN THE ARCHIVES, THERE'S A COPY OF A LETTER OR CONTRACT FOR THE YEAR 1966, WHICH THE TOWN CONTRACTED WITH THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PAID THEM A WHOPPING $2,500 TO PROVIDE SERVICES.
I THINK THEY GOT A PRETTY GOOD DEAL BACK THEN.
INTERESTING TO NOTE, THE FIRST FIRE STATION IN THE TOWN WAS ACTUALLY LOCATED AT 600 HEPBURN STREET, WHICH IS NOW OWNED BY THE COUNTY.
I THINK THAT GOES INTO A LITTLE MORE HISTORY TO SHOW THAT THERE WAS A FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE FIRST.
ALONG WITH HONORING CHIEF GLYNN MAYO AS THE FIRST POLICE CHIEF, WE WENT THROUGH ALL THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
I THINK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE HONORED AS WELL.
ONE OTHER THING, WAYNE ALSO TOUCHED ON IT, THE 100 YEARS.
FEBRUARY 9, 1925, SO ONE YEAR AND THREE DAYS FROM TODAY, THE TOWN WILL TURN 100 YEARS OLD.
I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING AS FAR AS COMMITTEES OR ANYTHING BEING PUT TOGETHER TO HONOR THAT.
I THINK THERE SHOULD BE CELEBRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
JONES FOSTER WAS JUST HONORED WITH 100 YEARS.
I THINK MORE THAN A PROCLAMATION, DISRESPECT.
I THINK THAT'S GREAT WORK ON JONES FOSTER.
BUT ON BEHALF OF THE JUPITER HISTORICAL SOCIETY, OTHER HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, A COMMITTEE SHOULD BE, IN MY OPINION, PUT TOGETHER TO GET EVENTS GOING AND PLAN A GREAT BIG CELEBRATION.
ONE LAST THING, SPOKE WITH STEPHANIE AFTER OUR FOLLOWING MEETING, MR. MAYOR AND I EXCHANGED BACK AND FORTH ON
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THE MINUTES AND THERE WAS SOME CLARIFICATION THERE.APPRECIATE YOU, STEPHANIE, FOR GIVING ME A CALL. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU ALL.
A COUPLE OF THINGS AND I HAVE VERY ODD COMPARISONS TO MAKE TODAY, WHICH AFTER THAT AWARD CEREMONY IS GOING TO BE JUST A LITTLE BIT FUNNY.
HERE WE ARE AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE NOVEMBER 8TH MEETING IN Y'ALL'S WORDS, IT WAS JUPITER BUILT OUT.
THERE WAS A VERY NICE ROUND TABLE MEETING ABOUT HOUSING I THINK IT WAS ON ISLAND WAY.
IT'S ALREADY IN A CONGESTED AREA, SO RESIDENTIAL BUILT OUT.
IT'S NOT FUNNY. IT'S THE ONLY PLACE LEFT PRACTICALLY FOR RETAIL OR COMMERCIAL.
I WOULD RATHER NOT TAKE IT AND PUT IT INTO RESIDENTIAL AND ADD MORE TRAFFIC AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO THE HIGHWAYS BY ADDING MORE PEOPLE.
IT'S ALSO A SPOT TO CONSIDER IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT FIRE STATIONS.
INSTEAD YOU'RE LOOKING AT INDIAN CREEK PARK.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE KEEP GOING BACK TO THE PARKS.
IT WAS A DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS DEEDED TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER IN 1988 BY THE INDIAN CREEK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT FORMED THERE.
IT WAS DEEDED TO JUPITER, I BELIEVE NO COST, AND WITH THE INTENT, I BELIEVE, FOR THE PARK TO BE THERE.
THAT'S WHAT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT I COULD FIND.
IF YOU PUT A FIRE RESCUE STATION THERE, THEN YOU'RE DESTROYING WHAT IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL, ALMOST 11-ACRE PARK THAT HAS AN EXTREMELY LONG PATHWAY TO WALK, VERY BIG OPEN SPACES TO PLAY, TO HAVE SPACE.
YOU CAN PUT A WATER PAD THERE.
JUPITER HAS TRIED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE TO CHANGE THE IMAGE TO A YOUNGER IMAGE.
THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT ABACOA WAS ABOUT.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT AWAY, BUT WE'LL KEEP TAKING OUR PARKS AWAY.
THAT THAT DOESN'T ENCOURAGE YOU.
BY MOVING THE FIRE STATION ABOUT 1.8 MILES FROM WHERE FIRE STATION 19 IS NOW, IS GOING TO ADD 2-3 MINUTES CALL TIME TO PEOPLE WHO ARE OVER THE SHORES.
THE COUNTY HAS LAID OUT VERY SPECIFICALLY, THEY HAVE A STUDY, THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.
THEY'RE THE LARGEST FLORIDA COUNTY THAT'S AROUND, THEY BEST RESOURCES TO DECIDE THE BEST PLACEMENT.
IF YOU GO AND YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, THEN YOU'LL SEE WHERE THEIR PLACEMENTS ARE, ARE THE OPTIMUM TIMES.
WE'RE GOING TO GO IN AND WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR PLACES TO BUILD WHEN WE DON'T HAVE PLACES TO BUILD AND WE'RE GOING TO SPEND MONEY THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE SPENDING.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY EVERYBODY WANTS TO KEEP TAKING THE PARKS.
MY THOUGHT BEHIND THIS ALSO WHEN I KEEP SAYING THAT THE TOWN HAS DOUBLE STANDARDS, MY FEELING IS THAT THE TOWN SEES A SURPLUS OF MONEY AND THAT MIGHT SUGGEST THE DOUBLE STANDARDS.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU MY COMPARISON, AND THEN YOU'LL KNOW WHY I MADE THE JOKE WHEN I STARTED.
THE BIGGEST REASON FOR THE COUNCIL WANTING TO OWN THEIR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THE INCREASE IN COST.
I WOULD EXPECT THOSE COSTS TO GO UP ALSO.
PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE HAS ALWAYS ACTED IN A PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER, JUST AS JUPITER SAYS IT DOES.
PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE KNOWS THE RESCUE NEEDS OF JUPITER BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE DUE TO ITS 40 YEARS OF EXCELLENT SERVICE THAT WAS ADMITTED BY YOU GUYS.
PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE STATION BUILT THE BEST LOCATIONS.
I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT, AND FOR YEARS, THE FIRE STATION HAS GIVEN US A SPECIAL RATE.
IT WAS THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT CAUSED THEM TO TRY AND ADJUST THEIR PRICE THIS LAST TIME.
CLEARLY, THE CONTRACT WAS NEGOTIATED IN POOR FAITH.
RECENTLY NEGOTIATED, THE TOWN'S ATTORNEY CONTRACT WAS UP FOR RENEWAL.
THIS IS WHY I SAY YOU HAVE DOUBLE STANDARDS.
YOU MADE IT CLEAR THAT YOU HAD GREAT LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LONG LAW FIRM AND DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE IT.
THE SAME AS WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE, 40 YEARS.
THIRTY TWO YEARS YOU MADE IT CLEAR THE FIRM GAVE SPECIAL RATES TO THE TOWN FOR YEARS, BUT NOW NEEDED TO INCREASE THEIR PRICE.
YOU UNDERSTOOD THIS, BUT WHEN COUNTY WANTED TO INCREASE THEIR PRICES, YOU DIDN'T GO FOR IT AND YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT.
YOU SAID EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR 40 YEARS, YOU DIDN'T FEEL SAFE WITH YOUR MONEY IN THEIR HANDS.
YOU MADE IT CLEAR HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS FOR THE COUNCIL'S BEST INTEREST FOR JUPITER.
HAVE CONSISTENCY AND A VAST PAST KNOWLEDGE OF JUPITER AREA TO SERVE IT BETTER THAN TOWN BY THE TOWN ATTORNEY BECAUSE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE.
HOMAGE COUNTY HAS THE SAME INFORMATION AND IT'S THE SAME DEDICATION TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
I COULD GO ON, BUT YOU SEE MY POINT, AND OBVIOUSLY I'M OUT OF TIME.
>> GOOD EVENING. ANDY WESTON, 949 DOLPHINE.
WELL, YOU HAD THIS REPORT FOR THE LAST MEETING.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS.
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IT'S IN THE ELECTION PART OF THE WEBSITE. QUITE REMARKABLE.THE FUNDING FOR THE JUPITER RESIDENTS TO KEEP PALM BEACH COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS.
A HUNDRED AND NINETEEN THOUSAND AND THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARS.
FORTY DOLLARS OF THAT CAME FROM A RESIDENT A NON-RESIDENT AND TWO NON-RESIDENTS.
ONE RESIDENT PAID $10 HE IS A HOMESTEAD, ONE RESIDENT HE'S ACTUALLY A PROPERTY OWNER DOESN'T HAVE HOMESTEAD PAID $25.
SOMEBODY IN WEST PALM BEACH PAID $5.
IT'S $119,370 A TOTAL OF $40 CAME FROM PEOPLE AND ONLY ONE RESIDENT.
THAT'S A MISSTATEMENT THAT IT'S A JUPITER RESIDENCE, IT'S ONE RESIDENT.
WHERE DID THE REST OF THE MONEY COME FROM? ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A GUESS? FIREMAN'S UNION.
[NOISE] AND YOU DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT WITH THAT KIM WHEN YOU'RE THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FIREMAN'S UNION? I CAN'T RECONCILE THAT.
NOW, THE GUY FROM WEST PALM BEACH LIVES THERE IN UNINCORPORATED PALM BEACH AND HE'S A HOMESTEAD.
AND HE PAYS FIRE TAX ACCORDING TO THE MILLAGE RATE THAT EVERY OTHER MUNICIPALITY THAT USES PALM BEACH COUNTY.
THE MILLAGE RATE IS 3.4 AND HE PAYS $1,375 AND ALMOST $400,000.
AND WE PAY 1.7 BECAUSE THAT'S SPECIAL RATE.
BUT PALM BEACH COUNTY IS GOING TO RAISE THAT TO THE 3.4.
THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF FORMING YOUR OWN AND EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE IGNORING THAT.
THAT 3.4 WOULD TAKE MY $540 AND MAKE THAT OVER $1,000.
ONE NEIGHBOR THAT I'VE GOT IS PAYING $8,000 ON THE FIRE TAX WOULD MAKE THAT 16,000.
MANY OF THE FOLKS LIVING ON MY STREET ARE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITH JUST THIS LOW RATE.
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE THING THAT'S JUST TOTALLY IGNORED BY ALL YOU FOLKS THAT SAY, WELL, YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING BAD.
YOU DID THAT BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT IT WAS NOT RIGHT FOR US TO PAY 3.4 MILLS. AND I APPRECIATE IT.
I THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THAT.
MY TIME IS UP. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.
I'D STILL LIKE TO TALK ABOUT DOLPHIN AND I'LL GET BACK TO ANOTHER TIME.
>> GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.
MASON TORRES, LIMESTONE CREEK RESIDENTS.
6814 MITCHELL STREET, JUPITER, FLORIDA.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE CITIZEN COMMENTS PER REQUEST OF COUNCIL ON THE ANNUAL TRAFFIC UPDATE.
WHO WOULD WATCH AN HOUR AND A HALF? WHO WOULD WANT TO? COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM'S WORDS? WATCH AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF TRAFFIC PRESENTATION NOT ONCE, NOT TWICE, BUT SPEND [NOISE] A COUPLE OF HOURS PUTTING TOGETHER COMMENTS.
WHO INDEED. ON THE SUBJECT OF COLLISIONS AND CRASHES.
I'VE SAID BEFORE THAT HIGH SPEEDS IN A HIGHLY COMPLEX BUILT ENVIRONMENT ARE A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.
THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION HAS A LIST OF PROVEN SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES THAT CAN BE USED TO REDUCE COLLISIONS.
I'VE PREVIOUSLY SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF SEVERAL WHITE PAPERS REGARDING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN ENFORCEMENT AND FATALITY REDUCTION.
THANK YOU, CHIEF ENGLAND, FOR TAKING A DATED-DRIVEN APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
ON THE SUBJECT OF CENTRAL BOULEVARD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD ROUNDABOUT, COUNSELOR MAY AND SUNDSTROM PONDERED, WHY ARE ROUNDABOUT SO EFFECTIVE.
A TYPICAL SINGLE-LANE SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION HAS 32 POINTS OF CONFLICT, WHILE A SINGLE-LANE ROUNDABOUT HAS EIGHT.
WHEN YOU NAVIGATE A ROUNDABOUT YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN, PAY ATTENTION, AND YIELD TO VEHICLES IN THE ROUNDABOUT.
ANY COLLISION THAT HAPPENS IS AT A REDUCED ANGLE INSTEAD OF A T BONE.
THE PRESENTATION SHOWS AN 82% REDUCTION IN ANNUAL CRASH COST OF ABOUT $1,000,000.
THE ROUNDABOUT HAS PAID FOR ITSELF IN ONE YEAR.
THANK YOU TO MR. LANE AND MR. HERNANDEZ FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
A QUESTION FOR THE TOWN MANAGER AND TOWN ATTORNEY.
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE TOWN TO PARTNER WITH CAR INSURANCE COMPANIES TO REPLACE HIGH COLLISION SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS WITH ROUNDABOUTS?
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ON THE SUBJECT OF THE CENTRAL BOULEVARD TONY PENNE DRIVE INTERSECTION.I WOULD SUGGEST A TURBO ROUNDABOUT AT THIS LOCATION.
I HAVE AN EXHIBIT PREPARED AND I'LL TALK TO MR. HERNANDEZ SEPARATELY ON THE SUBJECT OF CENTER STREET AND WALKABILITY. I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE.
WHEN YOU PLAN FOR CARS AND TRAFFIC, YOU GET FASTER CARS AND MORE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
WHEN YOU PLAN FOR PEOPLE AND PLACES, YOU GET PRODUCTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS AND VALUABLE PUBLIC SPACES.
IT IS MATHEMATICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE IN A WALKABLE DOWNTOWN AREA.
YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE, YOU HAVE TO TELL THE COUNTY NO MEANS NO.
LASTLY, ON THE SUBJECT OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, I WAS PLEASED TO HEAR THAT THE COUNCIL WAS IN FAVOR OF FUNDING ALL PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS.
THE MOST VULNERABLE PEDESTRIANS ARE CHILDREN, AND A STREET UNSAFE FOR THEM IS UNSAFE FOR ALL.
IF YOU WERE TO DRAW A CIRCLE WITH THE RADIUS OF A MILE AROUND EVERY JUPITER SCHOOL THE MAJORITY OF JUPITER'S LANDMASS WOULD BE INCLUDED.
WHEN YOU EXCLUDE GATED SUBDIVISIONS AND GOLF COURSES, ALMOST ALL OF JUPITER'S LANDMASS IS INCLUDED.
THIS MEANS THAT A CHILD COULD WALK OR RIDE A BIKE TO SCHOOL IN 10-20 MINUTES, BUT ONLY IF IT WERE PERCEIVED TO BE SAFE.
WE ALREADY HAVE 15 MILE PER HOUR LIMIT SCHOOL ZONES, BUT I WOULD PROPOSE A SPEED LIMIT OF 20 MILES PER HOUR ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND 25 MILES PER HOUR ON TOWN ON COLLECTOR STREETS.
A CHILD HIT BY AN SUV MOVING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR WILL DIE.
AND THAT IS THE TRAGEDY WE MUST WORK TO PREVENT.
WE CANNOT JUST SAY WE ARE COMMITTED TO VISION ZERO, WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY SPEND MONEY ON REDESIGNING ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS TO DECREASE SPEEDS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
>> MAYOR, THAT WAS THE LAST COMMENT.
[MINUTES]
WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 16TH MEETING, ALONG WITH SOME REVISED MEETING MINUTES.IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL CORRECTIONS, I'D ASK FOR A MOTION INCLUDING THE NOTES ON THE DIAS.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THIS IS ITEMS FOUR THROUGH 11 ON THE AGENDA.IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WANTED TO PULL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
>> ANYBODY ON THE DAIS WANT TO PULL ANYTHING?
>> NUMBER 4. I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON THE AMENDED CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING ITEM 4 WHICH WILL MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
>> THAT'S TO ACCEPT THE AMENDED AGENDA, YOUR MOTION?
>> OKAY. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[4. Resolution 14-24, Approval for the award of EPW 2024-10, Dune Crossover 46 Shower Renovation to E&F Florida Enterprises Inc. DBA Creative Contracting in an amount not to exceed $59,300.00.]
WHICH WAS PULLED BY COUNSELOR MAY, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE DOING THE PRESENTATION?I SEE THOMAS IS HERE, WHICH IS GOOD.
THIS WAS ONE OF MY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES A FEW YEARS AGO.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE FINALLY HAVE IT COMING TO FRUITION.
I UNDERSTAND THE COST IS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT I WAS EXPECTING, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE MITIGATION THAT HAS TO BE DONE WITH THE DRAINAGE AND THE SIDEWALK AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
DO YOU EXPECT THAT TO HAVE TO BE DONE TO EVERY SHOWER? IF WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THESE SHOWERS, DO YOU EXPECT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING OF THAT TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, OR JUST MAYBE A FEW?
>> GOOD EVENING. THOMAS FERNANDEZ, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS.
THIS REALLY IS MEANT TO BE MORE OR LESS A PILOT PROGRAM.
THERE WAS DISCUSSIONS AND DESIRES AMONGST THE COUNCIL OF HAVING MORE WATER STATIONS.
IN ADDITION TO REPLACING THE SHOWER.
THE ACTUAL DESIGN ITSELF HAS A BOTTLE FILLING STATION AS WELL AS A HIGH-LOW WATER FOUNTAIN AS A PART OF IT.
ACTUALLY IS JUST A BOTTLE FILLING STATION.
I'M SORRY, THAT WAS INCORRECT, MY FIRST STATEMENT.
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BUT IT DOES HAVE A BOTTLE FILLING STATION AND IT HAS THE SHOWER.THE ACTUAL MOST DEPENDABLE FOUNTAIN STYLE THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON USING WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ALL THE SHOWERS ALONG THE WAY.
THE FACT IS, IS THAT WHEN WE CONSTRUCTED THE SHOWERS MANY YEARS AGO, THE DRAINAGE BASIN ITSELF WAS REALLY UNDERSIZED, WHICH CAUSES THE TOWN STAFF A LOT OF TIME TO HAVE TO GO DOWN AND CLEAN IT OUT.
AT A MINIMUM, I WOULD RECOMMEND AT LEAST REPLACING THE SHOWER AS WELL AS THE DRAINAGE BASIN.
WE'LL TAKE THIS DESIGN, WHICH ACTUALLY IS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED IN LAKE WORTH BEACH.
I PICKED UP AND FOUND THAT HAPPENED TO GO TO ONE OF OUR CONSULTANTS AND SAID, I'D LIKE THIS DESIGN.
IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT THEY HAD USED THIS AND IT'S BEEN USED IN ANOTHER LOCATION ALREADY.
IF ANYTHING, WE MAY NOT NECESSARILY NEED THE BOTTLE FILLING STATION AT EVERY SINGLE LOCATION.
BUT IT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER UPDATING THE DRAINAGE BASIN SO YOU DON'T HAVE THE WATER GOING OVER THE SIDEWALKS AS WELL AS THE ACTUAL SHOWER PORTION.
THIS IS ROUGHLY WHAT I ESTIMATED THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $50,000.
BUT DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH OTHER WORK WE DO BEYOND THE SHOWER AND THE DRAINAGE BASIN, WOULD DEPEND ON WHETHER OR NOT IT DOES CONSIDER TO GO ACROSS ALL THE OTHER SHOWER LOCATIONS.
>> THE REASON I HAD BROUGHT THIS UP ORIGINALLY A FEW YEARS AGO WAS THAT I WAS AT A CONFERENCE AND I SAW THESE SHOWERS BEING DISPLAYED, AND I GUESS THEY'RE USING THE CLEAR WATER.
ONE OF THE COOL THINGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WHAT I DO WANT TO SEE IS THAT, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE WATER FILL STATION, WHICH WAS IMPORTANT TO ME IS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS WAS, IT WAS PRETTY NEAT AT LEAST ALONG THE DOG BEAT SESSIONS.
AND THERE WAS A DOG WATER BOWL AT THE VERY BASE TO BE ABLE TO FILL IT UP SO THE DOGS CAN GRAB SOME WATER AND STUFF LIKE THAT TOO.
IF WE CAN MOVING FORWARD, I'M NOT SURE IF WE'VE ALREADY ORDERED THE SHOWER OR NOT.
AT LEAST GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT IMPLEMENTED INTO A FEW OF THEM AS WELL BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A PRETTY NEAT IDEA.
BUT I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION ON THAT.
>> QUICK QUESTION. ARE WE ORDERING THE SAME SHOWER SYSTEMS THAT COUNSELOR MAY HAD PROPOSED WITH HIS STRATEGIC INITIATIVE?
>> I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE MOST DEPENDABLE SHOWER SYSTEM.
THAT IS WHAT WE EXPECT AS A PART OF THE CONTRACT.
I WANT TO SAY IF I REMEMBER PROPERLY, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN YOU THAT GAVE TOM DRISCOL A FLYER.
AND HE BROUGHT IT TO ME IN THE OFFICE.
>> YEAH, I HAD JUST COME BACK FROM THE CITIES CONFERENCE AND I WAS LIKE, I WANT THESE SHOWERS.
BECAUSE THEY WERE POWDER COATED, CLEARWATER HAD BEEN PLACED FOR LIKE 30 YEARS AND THEY HAD NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER.
ALL THE COMPONENTS INTERNALLY ARE STAINLESS STEEL, SO NOTHING RUST OUT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THEY'RE VERY DEPENDABLE AND THEY LAST FOREVER.
LIKE I SAID, I LIKE THE CONCEPT OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE A WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION, THE DOG POOL AND STUFF LIKE THAT, JUST TO MAKE IT A CATCH.
>> WAS IT THE CROSSOVER THAT IT WOULDN'T DRAIN? IT WAS ALWAYS RUNNING ACROSS THE STREET.
WE GOT COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND THERE.
>> YEAH. THERE ARE A FEW OTHERS THAT TYPICALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT SIMILAR ISSUE.
BUT THIS IS THE ONE THAT DRAINS ACROSS THE STREET.
NORTH, YOU COULD SAY THE FUSE ALMOST HIT MARCUS PARK LOCATIONS, IT'S A LITTLE NORTH OF THAT.
>> SO YOU GUYS PUT IN JUST A LARGER BASIN OR SOMETHING THAT WILL LEACH PROPERLY OR?
IT'S GETTING REALLY AN EX-FILTRATION STYLE BASIN THAT DOES HAVE AN OPEN BOTTOM BUT HAS RAPID ROCK IN THE BOTTOM THAT ALLOWS WATER TO DRAIN THROUGH AND REALLY LEACH THROUGH THE SOIL.
>> CAN IT BE CLEANED OUT WHEN IT GETS SILTED UP AND ALL THAT?
>> IT CAN BE CLEANED OUT, YES.
>> IT DOES HAVE A LARGER BASIN, WHEREAS WE TYPICALLY GO OUT IN OUR PARK STAFF AND DO IT JUST ABOUT EVERY WEEK.
WE CLEAN OUT EACH OF THE BASINS CONTINUOUSLY, WHEREAS IN LAKE WORTH BEACH THEY DO IT ROUGHLY EVERY ONE MONTH OR TWO MONTHS, FROM WHAT I'VE HAD FROM THEM.
>> CAN WE HAVE A MOTION ON RESOLUTION 1424?
>> MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO REPORTS. TOWN ATTORNEY.
[TOWN ATTORNEY ]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO THANK MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING OUR FIRM.
WE DID RECEIVE PROCLAMATIONS FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY EARLIER LAST YEAR AND THE OTHER TWO CITIES WHERE OUR OFFICES ARE LOCATED, TOWN OF PALM BEACH AND WEST PALM BEACH.
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WE'RE VERY PROUD TO REPRESENT THE MUNICIPALITIES THAT WE REPRESENT.WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THANK YOU.
[TOWN MANAGER]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL QUICK.
FIRST OF ALL, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT SOME OF YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SWEARING-IN OF OUR NEW FIRE CHIEF.
CHIEF DEL SENADO, HE'S HERE TONIGHT.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE HIM IN UNIFORM.
THAT ONLY TOOK BUT A FEW DAYS.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY PUTTING HIM TO WORK IMMEDIATELY.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD.
ALSO, I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT WORKED SO DILIGENTLY ON JUPITER JUBILEE.
IT WAS REALLY QUITE A REMARKABLE EVENT.
THERE'S AN OLD SAYING THAT THE MORE THE WORK ON THE BACK END, THE SMOOTHER THE EVENT GOES AND THAT EVENT RUNS SO SMOOTH, YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT COMES FROM THE PARKS AND REC, PEOPLE, POLICE AND ALL OF THOSE INVOLVED.
AND SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EVENT, A GOOD TURN OUT, A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
THEN THE FINAL THING ON MY REPORT FOR TONIGHT, AGAIN STICKING WITH STAFF AND PERSONNEL, I CAN'T THANK THE WATER PLANT PEOPLE ENOUGH FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID.
THEY DO A REMARKABLE JOB EVERY DAY.
THEY'RE SUCH EXPERTS AND PROFESSIONALS AND YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. NOBODY PANICS.
THEY JUST DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
IT WAS VERY DRAMATIC. IT WAS CONTAINED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. SO KUDOS.
I WISH ALL OF THEM WERE STILL HERE, BUT I'LL MAKE IT A POINT TO GO OUT AND THANK EACH OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY.
THANKS TO AMANDA FOR THE LEADERSHIP OUT THERE.
SO MY REPORT IS JUST GENERALLY BASED ON OUR STAFF TONIGHT.
[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]
>> FIRST, I WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS.
THE FIRST IS THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO TALLAHASSEE EARLIER THIS PAST WEEK.
IT WAS WITH THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES LEGISLATION ACTION DAYS.
THE REASON TO GO WAS TO SUPPORT THE LEAGUE OF CITIES, BUT ALSO TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR THE TOWN.
THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST TRIPS THE TOWN HAS MADE THERE TO MAKE ITS CASE.
THE TOWN HAS THREE REPRESENTATIVES AND ONE SENATOR AND WE WERE ABLE TO VISIT ALL OF THEM AS WELL AS OTHERS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.
BUT PART OF OUR ADVOCACY WAS AROUND AN APPROPRIATION REQUEST ALSO FOR INDIANTOWN ROAD AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR THAT ROAD FOR TRAFFIC.
THERE IS A REQUEST AND WE WERE THERE TO SUPPORT IT, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER CAUSES.
I DO WANT TO SAY SECONDLY THAT I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS WITH THE CHAMBER, BUT ALSO OUR TOWN.
ROGER HELD IS OUR COMMUNITY BUSINESS LIAISON AND HE'S BEEN MEETING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HELP UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS.
THE INLET VILLAGE HAS MANY TIMES TALKED ABOUT THE BRIDGE AND HOW IT MAY BE IMPACTING THEM, BUT NOW ALSO WITH THE ROUND ABOUT IMPACTING THEM I WANTED TO RAISE NOW THE POSSIBILITY AND SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE SUPPORT FOR THE IDEA OF HAVING A SINGLE EVENT.
IT COULD BE IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER WHICH IS THEIR LOW SEASON, AS MY UNDERSTANDING, SOMETHING LIKE A BLOCK PARTY OR SOMETHING LOCAL TO HELP BRING PEOPLE TO THAT SPACE TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE BUSINESSES.
IT COULD BE A BLOCK PARTY OR BACK TO SCHOOL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE, BUT JUST IN TERMS OF DESIRED OUTCOME, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT START TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PARKING THERE FOR THOSE RESTAURANTS, BUT ALSO THE PARKWAY STREET.
IF YOU GUYS SUPPORT THAT, I'D LOVE TO TRY TO GIVE DIRECTION TO LOOK INTO IT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THEM IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER.
THE THIRD ITEM OR THE FOURTH ITEM RATHER IS JUST THE COMMUNICATION BOARD.
THANK YOU, BRETT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE HERE.
HE DID BRING THAT TO THE JUPITER JUBILEE WHICH WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL JUPITER JUBILEE.
IT WAS WONDERFUL AND I DON'T KNOW WHO ORDERED THE WEATHER, BUT AFTER LAST YEAR, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR IT.
BUT THE PLAYGROUND COMMUNICATION BOARD, HE SHARED WITH US A VISUAL.
IT'S JUST A BANNER THAT BUSINESSES MAKE ALL THE TIME.
BUT IT DID SEEM TO BE HELPFUL.
THAT MAY BE SOME LOW HANGING FRUIT, SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO BE SUPPORTIVE AND TRY SOMETHING NEW.
IF THERE'S SUPPORT FOR THAT, MAYBE WE CAN EXPEDITE IT AND SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE.
IN TERMS OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO IT TOO MUCH, BUT LET ME SEE.
I ALWAYS WANT TO RESPOND. CONNOR WALLACE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
WE HEAR YOU ON THAT AND WE'RE FOLLOWING.
WE'VE BROUGHT FORWARD IN GREATER DETAIL
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QUIET PLACE BUT THE FUTURE LOCATIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED.THEN LINDA MCDERMOTT, WE WILL LOOK AT THE BUSHES.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
I AGREE, PUBLIC DISCOURSE IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN HOW WE CONDUCT OURSELVES.
I TRIED ALWAYS TO PROMOTE PRODUCTIVE PUBLIC DISCOURSE.
BRETT CARPENTER, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
WAYNE POSNER, I AGREE WITH THE CLOCK.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED.
WE'VE TALKED BEFORE SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S COVERED.
BRETT LEONE SIGNED HERE ABOUT THE LIGHTED INTERSECTION.
WE DID HAVE A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND LIGHTED INTERSECTIONS.
WE HAVE IN OUR CIP AND OUR LONG-TERM BUDGETING LIGHTING FOR INTERSECTIONS.
WE'VE ALWAYS PRIORITIZED MAJOR ROADS IS WHAT WE LEARNED AT THE LAST MEETING.
BUT WE MAY NEED TO PIVOT AND LOOK AT WHERE PEDESTRIANS ARE, WHERE BICYCLISTS ARE.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE DISCUSSED IN GREAT DETAIL AT THE LAST MEETING AND CONTINUING TO LOOK AT.
KAREN VINCENT, I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE IN EARLY STAGES ON STATION LOCATIONS AND WE'LL BRING MORE INFORMATION FORWARD.
>> JUST IN RESPONSE TO THE CITIZEN WHO DECIDES TO CONTINUALLY ATTACK MY CHARACTER.
I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN FOR PROBABLY THE FIFTH TIME, MY POSITION IN THE UNION, I DON'T HAVE ANY SAY, I DON'T PARTICIPATE IN ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON THE PACK OR ANY OF THAT STUFF.
I WAS UNAWARE OF THE FINANCIALS THAT CAME OUT UNTIL I THINK A REPORTER EMAILED ME TO TELL ME HOW MUCH WAS IN THERE.
I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THAT.
I HAD THE UNFORTUNATE PLEASURE OF GOING THROUGH A STATE ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST MYSELF BY A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THIS TOWN AND I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT THE STATE DID RULE IN MY FAVOR AND DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT JUST AS PALM BEACH COUNTY HAD CLEARED ME TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THESE THINGS.
I'M NOT INVOLVED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, SO I JUST WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE ON THIS TOPIC. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THE EFFORT BY THE FOLKS AT THE WATER UTILITY FOR CLEANING UP THAT SULFURIC ACID SPILL AS QUICKLY AS THEY DID WITH NO ISSUES GETTING INTO THE GROUND OR ANYTHING.
WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST WATER IN FLORIDA AND YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW GOOD IT IS UNTIL YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND WE NEVER HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. WE HEAR STORIES ABOUT OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES.
ONE RECENTLY REALLY HAVE MAJOR ISSUES WITH THEIR WATER SYSTEM.
BUT OURS JUST ALWAYS RUN SO PROFESSIONALLY AND THAT CLEAN UP WAS JUST HOW WELL THAT ORGANIZATION IS RUN.
I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THAT.
UNFORTUNATELY, I WASN'T ABLE TO GET TO THE JUBILEE THIS WEEKEND.
IT'S THE FIRST ONE I'VE MISSED AND I HEAR IT WAS FANTASTIC AND I WANT TO SEE ANOTHER ONE, BUT I HAD A PERSONAL CONFLICT. ANYWAY, THAT'S IT.
>> JUST A FEW ITEMS. I'M TRYING NOT TO BE REDUNDANT TO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID.
FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE ALL NOTICING IN THE NEW BUILDING; THIS ISN'T A COMPLAINANT'S OBSERVATION THAT THE AUDIO IN ONE REGARDS IS FANTASTIC BECAUSE THERE'S NO ISSUE WHERE PEOPLE AREN'T HEARING US.
BUT I THINK ALL OF US HAVE TO APPRECIATE CHANGE UP HERE WHERE WE CAN MOVE THE MIC BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE TO BE MINDFUL TO MOVE THE MIC BACK FURTHER THAN WE DID WITH THE OLD SYSTEM.
I APPRECIATE. I'M SURE STAFF IS CONTINUING TO TUNE IT SO THAT IT DOESN'T GET CARRIED AWAY LIKE IT DID A FEW TIMES IN THIS MEETING.
I KNOW WHY THE NEW SYSTEM IS IN AND IT'S TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC CAN HEAR EVERYTHING WE SAY.
YOU PUT A JUBILEE. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE HAVING BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND AND HELP OUT AT THE COUNCIL BOOTH FOR A WHILE.
FIRST OF ALL, WHEN I GO, I ALWAYS START WITH LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION THAT STAFF HAS OUT.
EVERY YEAR IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER.
I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO PUT THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER SO I WANT TO JUST COMMEND STAFF FOR THAT.
I LOOK FIRST TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE BECAUSE IT'S AMAZING TO ME.
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LIKE JUST ABOUT EVERY QUESTION I CAN THINK ABOUT IS SOMEWHERE THERE.I APPRECIATE STAFF WORKING ON THAT.
I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE I EVEN OVERHEARD AND I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION NAMES BECAUSE IT WAS ALMOST GENERIC.
I HEARD STAFF SELF CRITIQUING AND IDENTIFYING IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES ALREADY FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT IT'S CLEAR YEAR AFTER YEAR STAFF IS WORKING TO PUT OUT THE BEST JUBILEE AND INFORMATION AND WHATEVER, IT WAS REALLY COMMENDABLE THAT I'M ABLE TO SAY THIS SELF CRITIQUING AND ALREADY SAYING WHAT ELSE COULD BE DONE TO FURTHER IMPROVE, I DO APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW WE DID MENTION FOR THOSE THAT DID ATTEND THE JUBILEE WE DID MENTION IT'S YOUR ANNIVERSARY OR BIRTHDAY COMING UP AND WE DID TALK ABOUT HEARING A LOT ABOUT THAT AND PLANNING FOR THAT NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE AN EXTRAORDINARY CELEBRATION.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT.
WITH THAT, THE TIME IS NOW 08:06 AND I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING. THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.