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>> GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 P.M. AND I'LL
[Call to Order]
CALL THE ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH.WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING.
>> DEAR GOD, HELP US FIND THE SOLUTIONS TO OUR CONCERNS AND IMPLEMENT ACTIONS THAT PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING AND HAPPINESS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AMEN. LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
>> MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
>> ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY BRETT LASHLEY.
>> FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILOR MAY IS ABSENT AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING.
WITH THAT, I BEGIN WITH THE PROCLAMATION THAT I'LL BE PRESENTING TO TOM HERNANDEZ,
[1. Bicycle Month – March 2024.]
WHO'S A PALM BEACH TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER, AND STEPHANIE THORBURN, WHO'S A PALM BEACH TRANSPORTATION AND PLANNING AGENCY VISION ZERO ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR.WITH THAT, IT'S A PROCLAMATION OF TOWN OF JUPITER DECLARING MARCH 2024 AS BICYCLE MONTH.
WHEREAS TOWN OF JUPITER RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ENGAGE IN BICYCLING AS A VIABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND FORM OF TRANSPORTATION IN AN EXCELLENT FORM OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND RECREATION.
WHEREAS THE STATE OF FLORIDA RECOGNIZES MARCH OFFICIALLY AS BICYCLE MONTH, AND PALM BEACH COUNTY WILL RECOGNIZE IT LOCALLY.
WHEREAS FLORIDA BICYCLE MONTH FEATURES A NUMBER OF FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS FOR RIDERS OF ALL AGES TO ENJOY THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AT VARIOUS PARKS AND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT PALM BEACH COUNTY.
WHEREAS THE RECOGNITION OF FLORIDA BICYCLE MONTH WILL RAISE AWARENESS OF BICYCLING AND ULTIMATELY PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES BY ELEVATING BICYCLING AS A MORE WIDELY ACCEPTED CHOICE OF TRANSPORTATION.
WHEREAS THE PALM BEACH COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY PLANS AND RECOMMENDS PROJECTS TO MAKE BICYCLING MORE ACCESSIBLE AND PROMOTES COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY EDUCATION EFFORTS AIMED AT IMPROVING BICYCLE SAFETY.
WHEREAS CREATING A BICYCLE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE CITIZENS HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE, GROWING THE ECONOMY OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, ATTRACTING TOURISM DOLLARS, IMPROVING TRAFFIC SAFETY, SUPPORTING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES, AND REDUCING POLLUTION, CONGESTION, AND WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR STREETS.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER HAS ADOPTED THROUGH ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IN COORDINATION WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY, A BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND SAFETY OF BICYCLE FACILITIES.
WHEREAS THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THE TOWN NOW HAS OVER 60 MILES OF DEDICATED BICYCLE AND MULTI-USE PASS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE AND SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE UPON A CONNECTED NETWORK OF IMPROVED BICYCLE-LEVEL SERVICE AND SAFETY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I JIM KURETSKI, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 24 AS A BICYCLE MONTH.
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MOVING ON TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.THIS RELATES TO ALL NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND ARE 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.
I DID SPEAK TO AT LEAST ONE MEMBER BEFOREHAND AND FOR THE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON A STRATEGIC PLAN, I SUGGESTED IT MAY BE BEST TO COVER THE STRATEGIC PLAN ITEMS NOW UNDER CITIZEN COMMENTS DUE TO THE FORMAT THAT WE DISCUSSED THEM.
WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS?
>> YES, MAYOR, WE HAVE SEVERAL.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH CINDY LOTH, FOLLOWED BY BOB POTLUCK.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CINDY LOTH, I'M A JUPITER FARMS RESIDENCE.
MY GRIEVANCE IS THE NO DASH CAMS ON THE POLICE CARS AND EXCESSIVE FORCE.
>> SORRY. CAN YOU PULL THE MIC DOWN.
>> WHEN YOU LEAN FORWARD, I THINK.
>> I'M NOT TALL ENOUGH. [LAUGHTER] MY NAME IS CINDY LOTH.
I'M A JUPITER FARMS RESIDENCE.
MY GRIEVANCE IS NO DASH CAMS ON YOUR POLICE CARS AND THE EXCESSIVE FORCE AND JPDS ACCEPTED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
I HAVE FINALLY STARTED TO SHARE MY STORY WITH WOMEN WITHIN MY COMMUNITY ABOUT THE TERROR I EXPERIENCED NIGHT OF 5/24/23.
I LEARNED EVERY WOMAN IN THE ROOM BELIEVED THEY HAD A RIGHT TO PULL INTO A SAFE AREA, IN AN R INSTANCE, THE CVS ON INDIANTOWN ROAD.
I FEEL YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM YOUR CITIZENS THAT WOMEN DO NOT HAVE A LEGAL PROTECTION TO DRIVE TO A LIT AREA AT NIGHT, EVEN IF THEY ARE ALONE.
IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO FOR THEIR SAFETY, THEY RISK BEING ARRESTED ON AN EXTREME CHARGE OF FELONY FLEEING ALLUDE, GUARANTEEING A NIGHT IN JAIL AND A MUG SHOT ON THE INTERNET.
PERHAPS TRAINING YOUR OFFICERS ON WOMEN'S STATISTICS, ESPECIALLY YOUNG WOMEN ON VIOLENCE, AND LEARN THE COMPASSION NEEDED TO BE APPROPRIATE.
IN THE LAST MEETING, YOU SPOKE ABOUT STATISTICS.
UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE LEARNED ONE JUST BEFORE COMING IN HERE THAT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS THE NUMBER THREE STATE FOR SEX TRAFFICKING, AND THEN NUMBER ONE IN PER CAPITA.
ONE IN FIVE WOMEN HAVE BEEN RAPED IN THEIR LIFETIME.
UP TO 65% OF THOSE WOMEN WILL LEARN TO MANAGE PTSD.
THAT NIGHT I STAYED INCREDIBLY CALM.
I KEPT TELLING MYSELF, DO NOT PANIC.
THEY WILL HURT YOU. DO NOT PANIC.
THEY WANT TO HURT YOU. I LET THEM TOUCH YOU. I BREATHE.
I STAYED CALM. SPEAK CLEARLY. STAY CALM.
FOUR OUT OF 10 RAPES WILL GET REPORTED, ONE WILL GET A CONVICTION, LESS THAN ONE WILL HAVE A CONVICTION.
ACCORDING TO THE FBI DATABASE, NINE OF THOSE 10 WOMEN WILL NEVER GET JUSTICE.
MY COMPLAINT THAT I FILED WITH JPT WAS DEEMED AS UNFOUNDED.
THAT WORD UNFOUNDED WAS MY TRIGGER TO FIGHT AND OVERCOME MY FEAR TO SPEAK HERE.
ONE IN SEVEN WOMEN HAVE BEEN INJURED BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER.
POLICE OFFICERS, UNFORTUNATELY, HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ESTIMATED BETWEEN 28 AND 40%.
THOSE ARE THE SAME GUYS THAT RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALLS.
EIGHTY-ONE TO 89% OF WOMEN HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR THREAT OF SAFETY IN SOME FORM OR OTHER.
YOU HEAR ON THOSE BODY CAMS, COPS LAUGHING, FIST-BUMPING, CALLING ME A GIRL AND A DUMMY, LAUGHING THAT I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND PROCEEDED AT A GREEN LIGHT AS IF I WERE A JOKE.
I STILL CAN'T WRAP MY HEAD AROUND WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT.
ACCORDING TO YOUR OFFICER, THERE WERE PLENTY OF SAFE PLACES ON INDIANTOWN ROAD.
TELL ME WAS A SAFE PLACE UNDER TWO OVERPASSES NEXT TO A GRAVEL PIT IN FRONT OF A 95 OR TURNPIKE EXIT OR BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
MAYBE ON THE ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR OVER AN ORANGE BARREL.
SOMEONE, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE LOGICAL EXPLANATION OF A SAFE PLACE THAT SOME KID GETS TO DEFINE SAFETY FOR ME.
I KNOW MY TIME IS UP AND I THINK I'VE LAID THE FOUNDATION.
I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD OFFICERS THAT ARE ON DUTY.
THIS HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO GRAPPLE WITH INJUSTICES AND ALSO PROTECT THE POLICE OFFICERS' SAFETY.
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THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS WEEK. I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU.I LIVE ON THE ISLAND OF ABACOA.
A NEIGHBOR OF MINE BY THE NAME OF PETER LITTMAN TOLD ME THAT YOU GUYS ARE PRETTY EASY TO DEAL WITH, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S NICE TO SEE WHAT MY TAXES HAVE DONE HERE.
I HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT I WANT TO COVER.
NUMBER 1 IS LAST WEDNESDAY, 150 OF OUR RESIDENTS AROUND THE ISLAND WENT TO A MEETING AT THE ISLAND OF ABACOA AT THE CLUBHOUSE.
WERE YOU THERE? YES. THAT BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY WAS THERE.
IT WAS A SESSION TO LEARN A LITTLE ABOUT THE PROPOSAL OF PUTTING IN, THIS ISN'T WORKING ANYMORE, TWO FIVE-STOREY TOWN HOMES, 350 RESIDENTS.
WHEN YOU GO INTO 350 RESIDENTS THAT RENDINA WANTS TO DO, THAT PROBABLY EQUATES TO CLOSE TO 600 CARS IN THAT COMMUNITY THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING UP AND DOWN PARKSIDE.
THAT TO ME IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU FOLKS WOULD DO WITH THAT.
I HAVE TWO THINGS, THE SECOND PART IS THE HOUSE NEXT TO ME IS NOW EMPTY.
IT USED TO HAVE THREE CATS IN IT.
IT DOESN'T HAVE THREE CATS IN IT ANY LONG.
THE INDIVIDUAL THAT LIVED IN THAT USED TO BE MY NEIGHBOR.
IN THE EVENING, WE WOULD HAVE HAPPY HOUR ON MY PORCH ABOUT TWO OR THREE NIGHTS A WEEK, NOT EVERY TIME, AND WE WOULD TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
THAT NEIGHBOR WAS COMING HOME ABOUT A MONTH AGO DOWN UNIVERSITY, AND HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE STREET OF PARKSIDE, GETTING VERY CLOSE TO, ONCE AGAIN, THE GOLF COURSE.
HE WAS HIT BY A CAR, THE FELLOW LEFT.
THE WOMAN BEHIND THEM STOPPED, WENT OVER TO TOM, AND HE HAD ONE MORE BREATH BEFORE HE DIED.
MY QUESTION TO YOU GUYS, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT RUN UP AND DOWN, THEY RIDE BIKES, THEY WALK, AND THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME THERE.
WHEN YOU ADD 600 CARS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE, IT'S A POTENTIAL PROBLEM THAT MAY GET SOME OTHER PEOPLE EITHER INJURED OR HURT.
WHEN YOU MAKE THE DECISION ON WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO ALLOW THAT TO BE DONE, I WISH YOU WOULD REMEMBER MY NEIGHBOR WHO IS NO LONGER HERE WHO WAS HIT BY SOME IDIOT BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE] MY TWO FRIENDS, THE MAYOR AND THE MANAGER, SOME DAY, YOU MAY GIVE PETER LITTMAN A CALL.
HE COULD USE A LITTLE CHEERING UP. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL.
I'M STEEN ERIKSEN, 2328 SOUTH CONGRESS.
I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU HAVE RECENTLY PUBLICLY RECOGNIZED YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WATER, UTILITIES, AND OTHER ENTITIES FOR ALL OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE TOWN.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING, HOWEVER, FOR YOUR RECOGNITION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STATION 16 RIGHT DOWN THE STREET HERE IN JUPITER.
IN OCTOBER, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE PALM BEACHES AWARDED STATION 16 AS FIRE STATION OF THE YEAR.
OF THE 49 STATIONS IN THE PALM COUNTY FIRE RESCUE SYSTEM.
STATION 16 HAD MORE CARDIAC ARREST SAVES THAN ANY OTHER.
A CARDIAC ARREST SAVE IS WHEN A PATIENT HAS A RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION, KNOWN AS ROSC, WHICH IS NORMAL HEART ACTIVITY UPON DELIVERY TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THE EVENTUAL DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL.
STATION 16 HAS HAD MULTIPLE SURVIVOR CREW REUNIONS WHERE THE CARDIAC SURVIVOR AND FAMILY CAN MEET THE CREW WHO LITERALLY BROUGHT THEM BACK TO LIFE.
MOST OF YOU HEARD CHIEF COYLE'S STATISTICS REPORT AT THE ABACOA ANNUAL MEETING.
WHETHER YOU SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOUR RESIDENCE IS ON YOU, BUT NOW FOR THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING NOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW.
THESE STATISTICS ARE FOR BATTALION 1, WHICH SERVES THE TOWN OF JUPITER, AND IT'S FROM JANUARY TO OCTOBER OF 2023.
LOOKING AT 40 CARDIAC ARREST PATIENTS IN BATTALION 1, 30% OF THOSE PATIENTS RECEIVED ROSC COMPARED TO THE STATE PERCENTAGE OF 20 AND THE NATIONAL OF 21.
EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE IS THE NUMBER OF THOSE BEING RESUSCITATED FROM CARDIAC ARREST BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
IN BATTALION 1, 25 OF THOSE 40 CARDIAC ARREST PATIENTS WERE DISCHARGED.
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THE STATE PERCENT IS 8.9, THE NATIONAL PERCENT IS 7.6.ONE STEP FURTHER, 12.5% OF THOSE PATIENTS DISCHARGED HAVE NO NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION WHATSOEVER AND ARE LIVING A FULLY PRODUCTIVE LIFE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THE STATE PERCENTAGE IS 5.5 AND THE NATIONAL PERCENT IS 5.9 MR. KITZEROW CAN REACH OUT TO CHIEF ROWLEY TO ARRANGE STATION 16'S SCREWS TO BE HERE IF YOU WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM, IF YOU'D LIKE.
IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO DO THIS, I WOULD SUBMIT THAT THAT IS BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT THE RESIDENTS TO SEE WHAT AWARD-WINNING LIFE-SAVING TALENT WILL BE GONE ON DAY 1 OF JUPITER FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS.
THIS EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, PRIDE, AND PROFESSIONALISM, AND EXPERTISE TAKES YEARS TO DEVELOP, AND I BELIEVE THAT IF YOUR CHIEF IS BEING HONEST WITH YOU, HE WILL TELL YOU THE EXACT SAME THING.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE DEPRIVING YOUR RESIDENTS OF A PROVEN CHANCE OF SURVIVING A CARDIAC ARREST, AS WELL AS CARE IN A VARIETY OF OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS BY ABANDONING A SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN PERFECTING ITS OPERATIONS FOR 40 YEARS.
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO THE FAMILY OF A CARDIAC ARREST VICTIM WHO MAY VERY WELL HAVE HAD A FIGHTING CHANCE OF SURVIVING THAT CARDIAC ARREST? PERHAPS IT COULD GO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU, BUT WE ARE GOING ALONG WITH A PET PROJECT UNDER THE GUISE OF SAVING MONEY AND JUPITER'S VERSION OF THE BIG LIE.
OUR CONDOLENCES. PRACTICE THAT SPEECH WITH YOUR FAMILY AND SEE HOW WELL THAT GOES OVER.
>> GOOD EVENING. LINDA SMITH, JUPITER, FLORIDA.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH IS LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.
THERE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOUR PRIORITY INITIATIVES.
PLEASE ADD AFTER THE CRA PLAN, RESILIENCY AND CLIMATE MITIGATION.
NOT SURE WHAT THE DIFFERENCES ARE BETWEEN THE PRIORITY INITIATIVES AND THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY, GREEN AND BLUE AND OPEN SPACES IS LISTED EITHER FIRST OR SECOND TO PHYSICAL RESPONSIBILITY, BOTH OF WHICH I THINK ARE VERY IMPORTANT, AND THEN WE HAVE NINE STRATEGIC RESULTS.
NOT NECESSARILY AN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE, BUT PHYSICAL RESPONSIBILITY.
PLEASE INVEST IN RENEWABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CHARGING STATIONS.
I'M SO GLAD I FOUND THE CHARGING STATIONS, THE EXISTING ONES OVER THERE IN THE BUSHES.
ACCEPT AND CHASE ALL AVAILABLE FUNDS IN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT.
THIS IS BASICALLY FREE MONEY TO JUPITER AT THE COST OF WRITING A GRANT.
ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION THAT'S BEING PLANNED SHOULD BE LEAD-CERTIFIED.
INVEST IN ENERGY-EFFICIENT CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT.
THIS IS PHYSICAL RESPONSIBILITY, NOT IN BASE CODE, NOT EVEN FOR THAT NEW FRIDGE THAT MIGHT BE GETTING PUT INTO A CONFERENCE ROOM SOMEWHERE.
NOWHERE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF EXCELLENCE IS THE TERM "LONG-TERM ENERGY EFFICIENCY".
I WOULD SUGGEST YOU ADD A SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR TO THE MIX.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A POINT PERSON WHO'S ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE, IT WILL BE VERY HARD OR IMPOSSIBLE TO DEVELOP YOUR SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, WHICH HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR A LONG TIME.
INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND NATIVE PLANTS WILL SAVE MONEY AND CREATE WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, AND SAVING OUR AQUIFER.
THE RECREATIONAL FACILITY MASTER PLAN, WEST JUPITER COMMUNITY CENTER, BEFORE YOU EXPAND INTO AC SPACES, MAY I SUGGEST THAT YOU INSTALL A ROOF STRUCTURE OVER THE BASKETBALL COURTS WITH, YOU GUESSED IT, SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF FOR THE LIGHTING, SHADE INSTEAD OF AC.
MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND NEW FIRE RESCUE FACILITIES, PLEASE PROVIDE LEAD CONSTRUCTION, SOLAR AND THAT NEW SHINY SUV THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE DRIVING COULD BE ELECTRIC.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO GO A LOT OF MILES BEFORE THEY RETURN BACK TO THE STATION.
THESE VEHICLES CAN ALSO COME WITH THE CONVENIENCE OUTLETS CAPABILITIES LIKE YOU SEE ON TV IN MANY PICKUP TRUCKS.
IF AN EMERGENCY GENERATOR HAS AN ISSUE AT STARTUP OR DURING SOME GLITCH OF A SYSTEM, YOU CAN STILL CHARGE RADIOS UNTIL THAT GENERATOR IS FIXED.
PROTECTING LOCAL SEA GRASS IS GREAT AND NECESSARY, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO FUND IT.
YOU HAVE TO FUND THE EDUCATION, THE BUOYS, AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [APPLAUSE]
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>> GOOD EVENING. LINDA MCDERMOTT, 107 CHADWICK DRIVE.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MANAGEMENT STAFF WHO TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION FOR TONEY PENNA AND CENTRALB THE MEDIAN HAS NOW BEEN ERASED OF ALL THE BUSHES, WHICH IS A FANTASTIC THING.
YOU CAN NOW SEE THE SMALLER CARS.
ACCIDENTS, I REALLY BELIEVE, ARE GOING TO BE PREVENTED FROM THAT. I REALLY THANK YOU.
AFTER THE MEETING THAT I WAS AT, STAFF CAME RIGHT UP TO ME TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT THE LOCATION, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
MY NEIGHBORS NOTICED IT BEFORE I DID AND LET ME KNOW.
ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THEM, THAT IS ONE ISSUE I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT.
ALSO, AGAIN, THE FIRE STATIONS.
I KNOW THINGS ARE GOING ALONG, BUT I'M STILL VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE NOTHING HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THE FIRE ASSESSMENT FEE.
THAT IS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN FUNDING FIRE THAT WAS PRESENTED AT HOW YOU DID THE CAPITAL PLANNING.
I REALLY EXPECT THE FUTURE TO SHOW HOW YOU ARE GOING TO DO THE METHODOLOGY FOR THAT.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE EXPENSE OF IT, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO A FIRE ASSESSMENT FEE.
IT CAN BE VERY COSTLY IF YOU THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO COVER ALL OF THE COSTS.
YOU HAVE A GREAT FIRE CHIEF APPOINTED, AND I KNOW THAT HE'LL LOOK INTO IT, BUT I'M STILL EXTREMELY CONCERNED.
IF THE REASON WAS ONLY FOR DOLLARS, IT'S JUST NOT CUTTING THE MUSTARD FOR ME.
BUT THAT'S THAT ISSUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE]
>> LET ME GO TO THE OTHER ONE I THINK IT [INAUDIBLE] I'M JUST GOING TO WAIT FOR HER TO PASS. SHE'S PASSING OUT THE REPORT.
SORRY, I WASN'T INSTRUCTED. I'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL SHE'S BACK.
THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, COUNTY COUNCIL, I WANT TO FIRST THANK EVERYBODY WHO'S ALREADY COME UP HERE TO SPEAK AND EVERYONE WHO WILL SPEAK TO PRACTICE YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT.
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING TO DO BECAUSE THERE'S MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED AND FOUGHT TO PRESERVE THAT RIGHT FOR US TO THIS VERY DAY.
I'M HERE IN GOOD FAITH TO ASK TWO PRIMARY QUESTIONS THAT PERTAIN TO THE FUNDING AND PRIORITIES MENTIONED FOR GUIDING THE DECISION REGARDING THE JFRD TOWN PROJECT.
I'M NOT HERE TO POINT FINGERS OR MAKE ACCUSATIONS.
AFTER JUST REVIEWING THE NUMBERS IN MY OWN CONCLUSIONS, I'M CONCERNED AND FELT THESE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ASKED TO ENSURE FIDUCIARY DUTIES, SERVANT LEADERSHIP, AND TRANSPARENCY CAN BE UPHELD AND PERFORMED.
BEFORE I ASK THESE QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER IN THE BACK.
WHO HERE HAS EVER TAKEN OUT A LOAN? WHO BEFORE TAKING OUT THAT LOAN, KNEW THE INTEREST RATE? KEEP YOUR HANDS RAISED IF YOU KNOW THE INTEREST RATE ON THE BONDS FOR THE FUNDING FOR JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
NO HANDS ARE RAISED AND MY MIC SEEMS TO BE CUT.
WHAT ARE THE RESPECTIVE INTEREST RATES FOR THE 15 AND 20 YEAR BONDS PRESENTED ON SLIDE 8 OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER FIRE AND EMS FUNDING PLAN PRESENTED ON JANUARY 17TH, 2023? I PROVIDED THAT SLIDE TO YOU TO SHOW WHERE I'M LOOKING.
WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THESE NUMBERS.
THEY DON'T MAKE MATHEMATICAL SENSE WITHOUT FURTHER INFORMATION AND MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION.
NOW, BASED ON THESE PROVIDED NUMBERS, WE CAN SOLVE FOR THE INTEREST RATE.
IF MY ASSUMPTION OF THESE NUMBERS IS CORRECT, THEN THESE NUMBERS ON SLIDE 8 SUGGEST THAT THE INTEREST RATE WOULD BE LESS THAN 1%.
THAT'S AN ASSUMPTION, NOT STATING FACTS.
I'M JUST TRYING MY BEST TO UNDERSTAND.
WHAT I DID IS PROVIDED YOU GUYS WITH A GRAPH TO SHOW DIFFERENT INTEREST RATES TO MAKE A COMPARISON ON THAT TOTAL COST.
MY SECOND QUESTION IS ABOUT THE PROVIDED REASONS ON WHY THIS DECISION WAS MADE.
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IT'S BEEN REPEATED THAT IT HAS BEEN COSTS AND CONTROL WERE THE TWO FACTORS.BUT MY QUESTION IS, WHERE DOES PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC OPINION SUPPORT OR SUPPORT FACTOR IN THAT DECISION? THOSE THREE TWO THINGS HAVE NOW BEEN INCLUDED ON YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN PRESENTATION LATER TONIGHT.
THREE OF THE NINE PRIORITIES ARE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, SAFETY, AND TOWN COMMUNICATION.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE INTEREST RATE, THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW THE TRUE COST TO FACILITATE A TRUE COMPARISON BEFORE A FIDUCIARY DECISION? IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE TRUE COST, HOW CAN YOU TRULY HAVE CONTROL? IF YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL, HOW CAN THE PUBLIC TRUST YOU TO LOOK OUT FOR THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY? IF YOU DON'T FACTOR IN PUBLIC OPINION ON SUCH A MONUMENTAL SHIFT WITH THE USE OF RESERVE FOR A NON-EMERGENCY INITIATIVE, THEN WHY SHOULD THE PUBLIC TRUST AND HAVE CONFIDENCE IN CONTROL OVER THIS MATTER? THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, A LOT WAS ASKED ABOUT NUMBERS. JUST WANT THE NUMBERS.
I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO'S WATCHING, IF YOU'RE A STUDENT OF MATH, YOUNG OR OLD, YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING AT A VARIABLE, AN X OR Y, WHY AM I LEARNING THIS? WHY DO I HAVE TO SOLVE THIS? I THOUGHT THE SAME THING AND MAYBE ONE DAY YOU HAVE TO SOLVE FOR SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF.
I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL, TOWN MANAGER, TOWN ATTORNEY, DEPUTY TOWN CLERK.
TRY AND COVER THEM ALL IN THREE MINUTES.
SOMETHING THAT MR. POLLOCK HAD MENTIONED. HE'S A NEIGHBOR OF MINE.
I'VE MENTIONED THIS IN THE PAST BEFORE AND I'VE BROUGHT THIS UP AT A FEW MEETINGS, LIGHTED SIDEWALKS, LIGHTED INTERSECTIONS, ESPECIALLY THROUGH ABACOA, THEY'RE PRETTY DARK AND ACTUALLY PULLING INTO TOWN HALL OFF OF MILITARY TRAIL, THE SUN HADN'T YET SET AND DARK ENOUGH TO WHERE THAT INTERSECTION IS PRETTY DARK.
RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF YOUR OWN CHAMBERS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE.
I SEE IN THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES A PRIORITY REGARDING SAFETY.
I THINK ENHANCING SIDEWALK PHOTOMETRICS IS ONE OF THOSE.
I'VE BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE, HAVEN'T HEARD ANY UPDATES ON IT, BUT A PLAQUE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW BUILDING THAT YOU ALL GET TO SIT IN.
WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS, YOUR STAFF GETS TO WORK OUT OF THIS CLEAN BUILDING, WHICH I THINK IS FANTASTIC, BUT A PLAQUE FOR THOSE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT WORKED TO GET THIS.
IN ADDITION, THE PREVIOUS TOWN HALL IN THE CHAMBERS HAD PLAQUES AND PICTURES OF FORMER MAYORS, NOT SURE IF THOSE ARE BEING REFURBISHED TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT NICER BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE SAT IN Y'ALL SEATS IN YEARS PAST AND MADE A LOT OF IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR THIS TOWN.
ANOTHER THING QUICKLY. CHIEF MAYO, A FEW MONTHS AGO, YOU ALL APPROVED NAMING THE POLICE STATION AFTER HIM, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY UPDATES ON WHEN THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, WHEN HIS NAME WILL GO ON THAT BUILDING.
HOUSING, SOMETHING MR. POLLOCK MENTIONED AS WELL.
WE DID HAVE A BIG MEETING, COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM WHO WAS THERE HEARD THE FEEDBACK FROM OVER 100 RESIDENTS.
I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE HAD A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSING SOME ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS RELATED TO HOUSING AND DENSITY IN THE ABACOA TOWN CENTER.
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS SO WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER INSTANCE LIKE WE DO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHERE PEOPLE CONTINUALLY COME OUT AND TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT THIS.
IT DOES IMPACT A LARGE POPULATION OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
ALSO, I KNOW YOU ALL ARE DISCUSSING TONIGHT AND I'VE LOOKED THROUGH THE PLANS AND I'VE TALKED WITH MR. BAUER ABOUT IT.
I THINK THE IMPROVEMENTS TO ROGER DEAN ARE FANTASTIC.
I WOULD ASK, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SITUATION IS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND ALL OF THAT, BUT I'VE DRIVEN HOME FOR LUNCH.
IT'S TAKEN ME WELL OVER 30 MINUTES JUST TO GET THROUGH ABACOA AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF JUPITER POLICE OFFICERS JUST STANDING AT CORNERS AND JUST TELLING PEOPLE TO MOVE RATHER THAN TRYING TO DIRECT TRAFFIC.
ONE LAST THING QUICKLY AND I'LL GO OVER JUST A COUPLE SECONDS, SO I APOLOGIZE.
IN YOUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, THERE'S A COUPLE ITEMS THERE TALKING ABOUT STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY AND HOUSING SUPPLY.
ANOTHER ITEM YOU ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT IS THE BIOSCIENCE OVERLAY.
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THAT COMMITTEE, MY UNDERSTANDING, HAS A SUNSETTING.THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK AT SOME TOWN OWNED LAND TO HELP SOLVE THE HOUSING ISSUE THAT WE HAVE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
I THINK THE TOWN CAN BE PART OF THAT SOLUTION, AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE CURRENT, THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED THROUGH SOME DISCUSSIONS AND LOOKING AT SOME LANDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE TOWN TO BE A PARTY OF THAT.
AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL. I KNOW IT'S A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL SERVICE.
I LIVE IN THE MARTINIQUE COMMUNITY OF ABACOA.
I'VE BEEN IN JUPITER SINCE 2003 AND I LOVE IT.
ONE OF THE REASONS I CHOSE TO LIVE IN JUPITER, AND I'VE SPOKEN TO SOME OF YOU WHEN YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING FOR OFFICE, IS BECAUSE OF ITS SMALL, BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA FEEL.
THE REASON I'M HERE TONIGHT IS BECAUSE OF THE THREE FIVE STORY APARTMENTS PROPOSED FOR ABACOA NEAR THE ROGER DEAN STADIUM.
THE LAST TIME I WAS AT A COUNCIL MEETING, YOU WERE DEBATING SOME BUILDINGS THAT WERE GOING TO GO ALONG THE INTERCOASTAL, SOMEWHERE NEAR THE BRIDGE ON INDIANTOWN ROAD, AND YOU WERE SAYING THAT THOSE BUILDINGS COULD NOT BE MORE THAN THREE STORIES HIGH AND YOU WOULD NEED A WAIVER FOR THAT.
HOW ARE THESE PEOPLE PROPOSING THREE FIVE STORY BUILDINGS? YOU'VE HEARD THAT SOMEONE WAS KILLED IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO OVERRUN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS? THE LOOK OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE WHOLE FEEL OF JUPITER IS NOT FIVE STORIES.
WE ARE BEAUTY, WE ARE NATURE, WE ARE HAPPINESS TO BE OUTSIDE.
AS YOU WERE TALKING, THIS IS BICYCLE MONTH.
PLEASE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE ALL YOUR CONSIDERATION TO REJECTING THIS FIVE STORY MONSTROSITY IN ABACOA.
>> GOOD EVENING. SENECA PARDI MAKI WEST RIVER DRIVE, JUPITER.
I'M PIGGYBACKING ON THE BICYCLE MONTH.
I'M HERE REGARDING THE BICYCLE SAFETY IN JUPITER.
MY FIRST TOWN COUNCIL MEETING ACTUALLY WAS IN 2019 AND IT WAS MARCH AND IT WAS BICYCLE MONTH.
THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT SAFETY.
I STILL DON'T SEE ANY GREEN PAINT ON INDIANTOWN ROAD AND THAT'S LIKE A MINIMUM THAT WE COULD HAVE.
MOST OF THE GREEN PAINT IS IN ABACOA AND ALSO THERE'S NO STREET SWEEPING GOING ON REALLY TO SPEAK OF.
A LOT OF TIMES THESE CYCLISTS SUDDENLY HAVE TO SWERVE TO AVOID OBJECTS THAT ARE IN THE BICYCLE LANE.
IN ANY CASE, MOST OF THE TIME YOU'RE SAFE OR HOPPING ON THE SIDEWALK UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE ON CENTER STREET, THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO BE REALLY SAFE.
GREAT THING TO DO IS TO GO TO RIVERBEND, BUT AGAIN, YOU NEED A SAFE PASSAGE TO GO TO RIVERBEND.
FOR ME, THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO RIDE MY BICYCLE AND NOT PUT IT ON MY CAR AND GO SOMEWHERE.
THERE ACTUALLY IS A WAY TO GET TO RIVERBEND ALONG C-18 CANAL.
YOU JUST NEED TO SOMEHOW GET UNDER OR OVER THE TURNPIKE.
YOU CAN EASILY GET UNDER I-95 OVER THERE.
I KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT.
I'VE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE, THE STAFF IN TOWN, THAT IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO JUST HAVE A WAY TO GET THERE SAFELY.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE GONE ALONG INDIANTOWN ROAD MYSELF AND I SEE OTHER CYCLISTS DO IT TOO.
IT'S HORRIBLE ONCE YOU GET TO THE TURNPIKE AND TRY TO NAVIGATE THAT WHOLE INTERSECTION.
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THEN ALSO REGARDING THE EBIKES, I DON'T PERSONALLY OWN AN EBIKE, BUT I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO DO.I HAVE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE RETIRED AND THEY LOVE TO GO TO THE BEACH AND JUST HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY OF NOT HAVING TO TAKE THE CAR.
AGAIN, YOU'RE TAKING CARS OFF THE ROAD WHEN PEOPLE HAVE THIS CHANCE TO BICYCLE.
BUT AGAIN, THEY SOMEHOW NEED TO DO IT A LITTLE BIT SAFER.
SOME OF THE EBIKES ARE WAY TOO FAST AND I'VE HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT.
SOME OF THEM ONLY HAVE A LITTLE HILL ASSIST, THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE ASSIST.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ASSIST.
YOU CAN BICYCLE LIKE A NORMAL PERSON, BUT LET'S SAY YOU'RE REALLY OLD NOW, YOU'RE REALLY TIRED, IT'S HOT, YOUR BICYCLE CAN HELP YOU GET BACK HOME.
WHAT ELSE? THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
WHAT HAPPENED IN KEY BISCAYNE WITH THE EBIKE ACCIDENT WHERE THEY ENDED UP BANNING EBIKES WAS A VERY UNFORTUNATE THING THAT A 12 YEAR OLD AND A FAST EBIKE COLLIDED WITH A BICYCLIST AND SHE WAS KILLED.
BUT THAT WAS REALLY SOMETHING THAT WAS TYPICAL TO THEIR COMMUNITY WHERE THEY HAVE THESE EBIKES ZOOMING AROUND AND THEY ARE VERY FAST AND A LOT OF CHILDREN ON THEM.
THERE JUST NEEDS TO BE REGULATION ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [APPLAUSE].
>> GOOD EVENING. ANDY WESTON, 949 DOLPHIN.
SAID I WAS GOING TO COME BACK AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT DOLPHIN AND I'D LIKE TO DO THAT TONIGHT.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST NOT DO IT, FRANK? BECAUSE THERE'S NO SENSE IN DOING DIGGING UP THE SWALES AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOT COMPLETING THIS ROAD.
THIS ROAD NEEDS TO BE WIDENED.
YOU DID THE WORK IN ELSA WAY, WHEN YOU DID THE WATER LINE THERE, YOU PAID FOR EVERYTHING THERE.
YOU'VE JUST REPAVED LOXAHATCHEE DRIVE SOUTH LOXAHATCHEE DRIVE IN FRONT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, YOU SHOULD DRIVE DOWN THERE.
LOOKS BEAUTIFUL IT'S WAY THE ROAD SHOULD LOOK, HAVEN'T SEEN IT. YOU SHOULD GO OVER THERE.
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IS A TOWN ROAD. WHO PAID FOR THAT? YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF SMALL HOUSES ON THERE.
THEY DON'T PAY THE TAXES LIKE WE DO ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD.
IT'S THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE LODGE.
AND THEY'RE GOING UP AND THEY'RE GOING UP BECAUSE THE VALUES OF THE HOMES ARE GOING UP AND PEOPLE ARE BUYING THEM.
WE'VE HAD MORE HOMES SOLD THIS YEAR.
THE GUY ON THE END OF THE STREET THAT HE'S THE WINNER OF THE HIGHEST TAX, HE'S PAYING 78,000 FOR LAST YEAR'S TAXES THAT HAD NO HOUSE ON IT.
HE'S BUILDING, I'M TOLD, AN 8,500 SQUARE FOOT, TWO STORY HOUSE.
LITERALLY TO THE SETBACKS AND SPENDING I WAS TOLD ABOUT $6,000,000.
HE'S POSSIBLE THAT HE'S GOING TO DOUBLE HIS TAX BEFORE HE'S EVER MOVED IN.
THAT'S JUST ONE HOUSE OF THE 38 THAT ARE ON THE ROAD.
MY NEIGHBOR'S TAX WHERE TOM MCCARTHY USED TO LIVE WENT FROM $10,000-$31,000.
HE JUST BOUGHT THAT FOR 1.8 LAST YEAR.
DON'T PUT THIS WATER LINE IN, TEAR UP THE ROADWAY BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE HALF THE ROADWAY WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT AND NOT FIX THE WHOLE THING.
YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN CONSIDERATION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ADDING FOUR FEET.
BY THE TIME YOU'VE DONE ALL THE 14 CUTS OF THE DRIVEWAYS, IT'S ANOTHER 750 FEET OF ASPHALT THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO FOUR FOOT WIDE HAVE TO ADD AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADD IT WHERE THE DRIVEWAY CUTS ARE.
THE PRICE OF YOU REPLACING THE DRIVEWAY FOR THAT 250 FEET, YOU'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR THAT, SO WHY NOT DO THAT WITH ASPHALT? IT'S CHEAPER THAN WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO TO REPLACE THOSE DRIVEWAYS.
THAT'S MY THOUGHTS FOR TONIGHT AND I GOT A LITTLE CONFUSED IN MY PRESENTATION ON WHAT THE TREASURER'S REPORT WAS FOR THE PACK.
IT WAS A TOTAL OF $214,000 ALMOST A QUARTER OF MILLION DOLLARS AND THAT WAS JUST THREE MONTHS, AND THAT'S BEFORE THE LEGAL FEES THAT ARE GOING TO BE ACCRUING ON THIS LAWSUIT.
FORTY DOLLARS OF THAT CAME FROM PEOPLE.
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THE REST OF IT WAS FROM THE FIREMAN'S UNION.ALMOST A QUARTER OF A MILLION, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE FUNDING THE LEGAL FEES FOR THAT TOO.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU THAT THAT IS A REMARKABLE NUMBER, THAT I WAS STUNNED AND I DON'T KNOW HOW CAM CAN IGNORE THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
KRISTEN HENRY 109 MALLORCA WAY.
THIS PAST WEEK, THERE WERE FIVE POSTS IN FOUR DAYS VIA THE TOWN SOCIAL PLATFORMS, ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO ATTEND OR SEND INPUT REGARDING UPDATES TO OUR PARKS AND THE RIVER WALK.
THE POST STATE THINGS LIKE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY MEETINGS HAPPENING NEXT MONTH WHERE YOUR INPUT IS REALLY NEEDED.
THIS WORKSHOP WILL ALLOW RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD.
THE TOWN IS UPDATING THE CRA PLAN AND WANTS INPUT FROM THE RESIDENTS.
IT'S GREAT THAT THERE'S AN ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE TOWN TO PARTICIPATE IN CHANGES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS SUCH A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS BEFORE DECISIONS ARE MADE.
THIS IS WHAT GOOD LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHOULD ALWAYS DO TO INSTILL TRUST IN THOSE THEY REPRESENT.
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THERE WERE POSTS ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO ATTEND DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE BRIDGE MITIGATION STRATEGY, TOWN ENHANCEMENT, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
BUT PRIOR TO THE AUGUST 2023 DECISION, I DID NOT COME ACROSS A SINGLE POST ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE STUDIES OR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO OUR FIRE SERVICES.
IN FACT, WITH RESPECT, COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM, ON NOVEMBER 17, 2022, YOU POSTED PRAISING PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE DURING YOUR VISIT WITH STATION 16, STATING THERE ARE CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR.
BETWEEN THE INITIAL MAY 2022 DIRECTION FOR THE CPSM STUDY AND THE AUGUST 15 DECISION, THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE POST REGARDING ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR FIRE RESCUE SERVICES.
THE TOWN TIMES ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT AFTER THE TOWN HAD JUST AGREED TO CONTINUE THE PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, TALKED ABOUT THE CONTRACT CONCERNS, BUT NEVER SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED SEPARATION FROM THE CURRENT EXCELLENT SERVICE, BUT THAT THE TOWN'S GOAL WAS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT LEVELS OF FIRE SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS ON ONE WAY OR ANOTHER AFTER THE NON AGENDA VOTE THAT BLINDSIDED THE MASSES.
THERE WERE SIX POSTS ON JUPITER FIRE DEPARTMENT CREATION BETWEEN THE 15TH AND 31 AUGUST.
WHEN RESIDENTS BEGAN TO HEAR ABOUT THE HAPPENINGS AND CAME OUT TO SHARE THEIR OPINIONS, IT WAS VERY APPARENT THAT MINDS HAD BEEN MADE UP, SEEMED THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO INTEREST IN THE RESIDENTS INPUT.
WHEN THE RESIDENTS ASKED TO HAVE A SAY IN THE MATTER WITH JUST A VOTE, IT SEEMED THAT THE TOWN PRESSED ON HARDER WITH THE AGENDA.
WE ARE STILL ASKING WHY IS PUBLIC INPUT REGARDED AS IMPORTANT AND VALUED ONLY ON SELECT ISSUES AND NOT ON ONE AS CRUCIAL AS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES? WHY IS THE TOWN CONTINUED TO SPEND LARGE SUMS OF TAX MONEY WHEN THERE IS A PENDING LAWSUIT THAT HAS POTENTIAL TO DERAIL OR DELAY THE PLAN.
IS THAT A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE MOVE? WILL THE TOWN GIVE US AN UPDATE ON ANYTHING GOING ON WITH THE LAWSUITS? SINCE YOU GUYS CANNOT TALK AMONGST EACH OTHER.
THOUGH, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME AND SPOKEN HAVE DWINDLED.
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT CONVERSATION STILL GOES ON.
THEY CAN'T SHOW UP BECAUSE THEY HAVE THINGS TO DO WITH THEIR TIME.
BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL VERY CONCERNED AND CONFUSED ABOUT WHY THE COUNCIL HAS FOUGHT SO HARD TO PREVENT THE RESIDENTS THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND IS VERY MUCH STILL ALIVE.
>> OKAY. MOVING ON TO THE MINUTES.
[2. February 20, 2024 Town Council Meeting Minutes.]
COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 20TH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING, ALONG WITH SOME REQUESTED REVISIONS.IF THERE'S NO FURTHER REVISIONS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
>> MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THIS IS ITEMS 3, 4, AND 5 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO PULL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
>> ITEM 5. ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WISH TO PULL ITEMS 3 OR 4? I WANTED TO PULL FOUR, SO I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND ON THE AMENDED CONSENT AGENDA,
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WHICH IS LIMITED TO ITEM NUMBER 3.>> I WOULD ASK THE ACTING TOWN ATTORNEY TO READ ORDINANCE 9-24, SHORT TITLE.
>> ORDINANCE NUMBER 9-24, AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, AMENDING SUBPART A OF CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 3, DIVISION 2, SECTION 2-109 OF THE TOWN CODE PERTAINING TO THE TOWN'S PURCHASING PROCEDURES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF LAWS IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> ALL IN FAVOR FOR ORDINANCE 9-24 AND RESOLUTION 27-24 SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO PUBLIC BUSINESS ITEM 4, RESOLUTION 32-24.
[4. Resolution 32-24, Town of Jupiter Authorization to Terminate the Bioscience Land Protection Advisory Board and Interlocal Agreement. ]
I PULLED THIS ONE JUST SIMPLY ON THE SUMMARY PROVIDED TO COUNCIL ON THE RESOLUTION ATTACHED.BY THE WAY, I WAS ON THE BIOSCIENCE.
I ATTENDED BOTH BIOSCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS SECOND TO THE LAST OF WHICH, I ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER THERE STILL WAS AN OBLIGATION REQUIRED BY THE STATE THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE THEN CAME BACK TO US IN THE LAST MEETING AND INDICATED THERE WAS NOT.
WITH THAT, THE COMMISSION VOTED TO CLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THAT BODY, WHICH I SUPPORTED BUT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT USE WHERE WE HAVE IT.
JUST REFERRING TO THE STAFF REPORT, THE SECOND PAGE, AT THE VERY END, THERE WERE SOME WORDS THAT WE MAY CONSIDER TO BROADEN SOME OF THE BIOSCIENCE ENCOURAGEMENT, PROTECTION POLICY TO SUPPORT RETENTION OF LANDS FOR FUTURE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS USE AND DISCOURAGE THESE LANDS FROM BEING CONVERTED TO RETAIL, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, OR OTHER USES NOT CONDUCIVE TO BIOSCIENCE OR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS.
IF IT'S THE TOWN'S DESIRE TO ADD CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, DIRECTION SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO STAFF OR ROUND TABLE CAN BE SCHEDULED.
I DON'T KNOW THE INTEREST OF THE COUNCIL, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY ON THE RECORD I'M IN FAVOR OF THAT.
SO IF THERE WAS A MAJORITY, THAT MEANS IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK, THEN WE WOULD NEED A ROUND TABLE.
IF NOT, WE SHOULD PROBABLY ROUND TABLE IT.
BUT THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT ZONING ACTION WE'VE TAKEN FOR BIOSCIENCE PARCELS, IF YOU WILL, PARTICULARLY, I GUESS I-3, I-4.
ARE THERE OTHERS IN THE COUNCIL THAT WOULD LIKE STAFF TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT OR?
>> I DO THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO DO A ROUND TABLE ON.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, THAT LANGUAGE, WE MAY WANT TO BROADEN THAT TO A MAJOR CORPORATE OFFICE OF SIZABLE FOOTPRINT.
BUT WE WANT TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT.
>> IF IT'S THE MAJORITY'S WILL, THE ROUND TABLE, I WAS TRYING TO SPARE A ROUND TABLE, BUT IF THAT'S OUR WILL, THEN BRING IT BACK AS A ROUND TABLE.
>> I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND BIOSCIENCE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE ANYTHING CONVERTED TO RETAIL.
>> I AGREE WITH THE COMMENT ABOUT IT.
THE INTENT OF CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IS NOT A SMALL FOOTPRINT.
I APPRECIATE THAT, AND THAT CAME TO MIND AS WELL, SO I'D BE FAVORABLE IF YOU'RE INCLINED OR NOT TO ADD THAT CLARIFICATION AND THEN THEY STILL WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO US.
>> I AGREE WITH COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM ON THE CHANGE SLIGHT TWEAKING OF THE WORDAGE BECAUSE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS COULD MEAN A LOT OF THINGS.
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FOR AMAZON COULD BE 2,000 ACRES OF LAND, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE INTENT OF THIS.
WITH THAT MINOR TWEAKING ON, I'M GOOD WITH IT.
>> WE JUST HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO US.
>> I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH A QUICK ROUND TABLE, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DRAWN OUT, BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL JUST TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
>> I'M GOOD WITH THE ROUND TABLE.
>> OKAY. THAT'S FINE. [OVERLAPPING]
I APPRECIATE YOU'RE RAISING THAT FOR US.
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I DIDN'T WANT TO JUST PUSH THIS ALONG WITHOUT.>> NO, I WOULD JUST RECKON STAFF DOES THIS SOMETIMES AS THEY ASK US TO GIVE POLICY GUIDANCE.
WE COULD HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO IT OR NOT.
I APPRECIATE IT. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON RESOLUTION 32-24.
>> MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[5. Approving Amendment 2 to Lease Agreement with El Sol Neighborhood Resource Center Extending Term for Two Years. [TAB 5]]
APPROVING AMENDMENT 2 TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH EL SOL NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER.I THINK THAT WAS FIRST PULLED BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
>> YES, WE HAVE THREE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WANTED TO SPEAK.
>> FIRST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TIM STEIGENGA.
>> MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MY NAME IS TIM STEIGENGA.
LIVE AT 6168 EAGLES NEST DRIVE HERE IN JUPITER.
I'VE BEEN THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF EL SOL SINCE 2018 AND A RESIDENT OF JUPITER HERE SINCE 1999.
SOME OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE BACKGROUND AND THE HISTORY OF THIS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AT EL SOL.
EL SOL IS CALLED JUPITER'S NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER, PRECISELY BECAUSE IT WAS CONCEIVED OF AND IMPLEMENTED AT THE BEHEST OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER IN RESPONSE TO SOME FAIRLY SERIOUS QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT WE FACED ALONG CENTER STREET AND SOME OTHER AREAS IN TOWN BACK IN THE EARLY 2000S.
WE FULFILL THAT MISSION ON TOWN CAMPUS AND THEN A TOWN BUILDING, BECAUSE OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF JUPITER THAT'S BUILT INTO THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
WE ADOPTED THAT MISSION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TOWN OF JUPITER, AND WE FULFILL IT BY PROVIDING LABOR, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY HEALTH, FOOD AND NUTRITION, AND YOUTH SERVICES TO DAY LABORERS AND THEIR FAMILIES HERE.
THE WORK THAT WE DO EVERY DAY, MUCH LIKE THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND TOWN STAFF DOES, IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE PRIORITIES OF SAFETY, A UNIQUE SMALL TOWN FEEL HERE IN JUPITER, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE, AND A STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY.
ALL THINGS THAT SOUND VERY FAMILIAR BECAUSE THEY'RE IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT IT WORKS.
I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED LOOKING AT THOSE TOWN COMMUNITY SURVEYS OF THE HIGH LEVELS OF SCORES JUPITER GETS IN TERMS OF ITS CITIZEN SURVEYS ON QUALITY OF LIFE, ALWAYS IN THE 90 PERCENTILES.
I'LL LEAVE IT TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFICS AND THE WAYS THAT OUR SERVICES MEET THE TOWN'S PRIORITIES.
BUT TO SUM IT UP, IN 2023, WE SERVED OVER 4,000 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS AT EL SOL WITH OUR 12 FULL-TIME AND 15 PART-TIME STAFF MEMBERS, 400 VOLUNTEERS, AND AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF $1.5 MILLION PUMPED INTO THE JUPITER ECONOMY.
THOSE FINANCIAL FIGURES ARE MULTIPLIED MANY TIMES OVER WHEN THE VALUE OF OUR SERVICES IS CALCULATED.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE COSTS OF POTENTIALLY RENOVATING BUILDINGS AND EXPANDING THEM OR EVEN BUILDING NEW ONES.
AS YOU'RE DOING THAT, PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS THAT EL SOL PROVIDES TO SMALL BUSINESSES, TO HOMEOWNERS, YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING THEIR GED, PARENTS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, PEOPLE SEEKING HEALTH, LEGAL AND SERVICE REFERRALS, INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM FOOD INSECURITY, AND SO MANY OTHERS HERE IN THE JUPITER COMMUNITY.
THIS IS THE FINAL YEAR OF MY TERM AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND IT'S MY SINCERE HOPE THAT IN THIS FINAL YEAR WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO PLAN INTO THE FUTURE OF THE TOWN'S CAMPUS, A PLACE FOR EL SOL.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXTEND THAT LEASE.
NOT ONLY TO DO THAT TODAY, BUT ALSO TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE VALUE OF A LONG-TERM LEASE FOR EL SOL THAT ALLOWS US TO KEEP PROMOTING THE TOWN'S PRIORITIES OF SERVING JUPITER RESIDENTS WHILE ALSO SATISFYING FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS WHO WANT TO SEE THE TOWN STEP UP SO THAT THEY CAN FUND EL SOL.
RETURNING TO THE CITIZEN SURVEYS, WHILE THE OVERALL TRENDS AND QUALITY OF LIFE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HIGH, A COUPLE OF PLACES ARE NOT SO HIGH.
THE TOWN HAS RECEIVED LOWER RATINGS FOR TAKING CARE OF ITS VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND ACCEPTING AND WELCOMING PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.
A COMMITMENT TO EL SOL IS A COMMITMENT TO PRECISELY THOSE PRIORITIES MOVING FORWARD, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT.
I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
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>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KATHLEEN WADDELL AND I LIVE AT 6052 WINDING LAKE DRIVE, JUPITER, FLORIDA.
MY FAMILY AND I MOVED TO UNIQUELY JUPITER OVER 30 YEARS AGO AFTER RETIRING FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
I WANT TO FIRST TO THANK THE TOWN OF JUPITER, THE TOWN COUNCIL PRESENT AND PAST, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR FORESIGHT, COMPASSION, GENEROSITY, UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT OF THE NEEDS OF OUR JUPITER COMMUNITY IN EL SOL.
I KNOW THE PRIMARY MISSION OF EL SOL IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF JUPITER BY PROVIDING LABOR SUPPORT, EDUCATION, FACILITATE FINDING HEALTHY RESOURCES, FOOD, NUTRITION, AND YOUTH SERVICES TO DAY LABORERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
BUT EL SOL JUPITER RESOURCE CENTER IS SO MUCH MORE, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JUPITER RESIDENTS TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY BY VOLUNTEERING.
IN 2022, WHICH WAS MY LATEST STATISTICS, OVER 280 VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED AT THE RESOURCE CENTER AND OVER 5,500 HOURS WERE PROVIDED ON SITE.
JUPITER HAS SOME RESIDENTS THAT ARE GRACEFULLY AGING IN THEIR HOMES AND FEEL SAFE, SECURE, AND HAPPY TO WORK WITH OTHERS IN NEED.
THE AGES OF OUR CLIENTS ARE DIVERSE SO AS VOLUNTEERS, WE CAN FIND OUR NICHE, BE IT WITH OLDER ADULTS, YOUTH THAT BENEFIT FROM OUR SKILLS AND TALENTS, AND CLIENTS THAT ARE YOUNG ADULTS.
I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH EACH OF THESE AGE GROUPS WHILE THEY'RE TEACHING ENGLISH IN THE HALL, TUTORING PRE-K TO THIRD GRADE, ASSISTING IN THE KITCHEN, AND WITH CULINARY CLASSES.
I ALWAYS FELT APPRECIATED AND RESPECTED BY THE CLIENTS.
THE THIRD POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE HAS TO DO WITH SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CLIENTS TO EMPLOYERS WHO COME TO PICK UP CLIENTS.
AT TIMES, THERE MAY BE COMPANIES THAT HAVE COME TO REQUEST HELP FOR A SPECIAL PROJECT AND THEY NEED MORE HANDS TO DO THE WORK.
DURING THE LAST HURRICANE, OVER 100 PEOPLE CAME TO EL SOL RESOURCE CENTER LOOKING FOR HELP, PUTTING UP STORM SHUTTERS.
I WILL PROUDLY SAY THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN WENT OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND DID MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE OF SAFEGUARDING OUR COMMUNITY BY PUTTING UP SHUTTERS.
I PERSONALLY HAD A SEWER PIPE LEAK DUE TO ROOTS GROWING THROUGH A PIPE JOINT, AND ALTHOUGH THE PLUMBER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, HE DID NOT WANT TO DIG UP THE AREA AND CUT OUT THE ROOT.
I WAS ABLE TO GET A CLIENT TO COME TO MY HOUSE AND HANDLE THE PROBLEM.
EL SOL RESOURCE CENTER IS AN ASSET TO UNIQUELY JUPITER, AND I ASK EACH OF YOU TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION WITH CONTINUED LEASE.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR KURETSKI AND TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I LIVE AT 1304 OCEAN DUNES CIRCLE, AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF JUPITER FOR 30 PLUS YEARS.
FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, I'VE ALSO SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EL SOL.
I WANT TO THANK TIM AND KATHLEEN WHO HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN AND TO THOSE WHO SENT IN WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS IN SUPPORT OF EL SOL, AS WELL AS THE TOWN AND MY BOARD OF MEMBERS, MY VOLUNTEERS, MY STAFF, EVERYBODY THAT IS INVOLVED AT EL SOL.
WE ARE A TRUE EXAMPLE OF WHAT A COMMUNITY CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN IT COMES TOGETHER WITHOUT REGARDS TO CULTURAL OR SOCIOECONOMICAL DIFFERENCES, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL BELIEFS.
ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, THE TOWN OF JUPITER HAD A PROBLEM ON ITS HANDS AS A RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION AND GROWTH THAT WAS OCCURRING AT THE TIME, AN OUTDOOR CHAOTIC LABOR MARKET HAD FORMED ON ITS STREETS AND RESIDENTS WERE COMPLAINING.
THE TOWN COUNCIL WORKED WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, FAITH CONGREGATIONS, THE FAU HONORS COLLEGE FACULTY STUDENTS, AND DAY LABORERS WHO HAD ORGANIZED INTO A SMALL ORGANIZATION CALLED CORN MAYA.
THEY CAME UP WITH A CREATIVE SOLUTION TO
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THE LOCAL QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT THE TOWN WAS FACING.EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO, EL SOL, A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, WAS BORN.
SINCE THEN WE HAVE GROWN INTO A FULL BLOWN SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
LAST YEAR, AS TIM SAID, WE SERVED 4000/4000 PEOPLE BETWEEN CLIENTS AND EMPLOYERS, VOLUNTEERS, STUDENTS.
EL SOL'S PROGRAMS ALIGN WITH SEVERAL OF THE DIFFERENT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES THAT ARE SET FORTH IN THE TOWN'S STRATEGIC PLAN.
THIS PLAN INCLUDES IMPORTANT GOALS AND SERVICES THAT SERVE UNIQUE SLICES OF JUPITER'S RESIDENTS, LIKE YOUTH ATHLETES, NATURE ENTHUSIASTS.
HOWEVER, IT IS THROUGH EL SOL THAT THE TOWN IS ALSO SERVING THE MORE VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED SLICE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
HOW DOES EL SOL SUPPORT THE TOWN OF JUPITER STRATEGIC INITIATIVES? ONE OF THOSE IS STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY.
EL SOL PROVIDES AN ORGANIZED LABOR POOL TO LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITIES.
WE EDUCATE A WORKFORCE AND WE PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT TO 27 PEOPLE.
EL SOL PROVIDES ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AND A SPACE FOR RESIDENTS TO VOLUNTEER EFFORTS THAT CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, CIVIC PRIDE AND NEIGHBORLINESS TO SUPPORT WHAT IS UNIQUELY JUPITER.
WE SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN JUPITER AND THE BROADER LOCAL RESIDENTS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE.
THROUGH EL SOL, THE TOWN IS PROVIDING HUMAN SOCIAL SERVICES TO ITS COMMUNITY WITHOUT THE ADDED COSTS OF STAFF AND EXPENSES IT WOULD OTHERWISE INCUR AND SAFETY.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EL SOL AND THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUST AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
JUST TODAY WE HAD OFFICER DIAZ AT EL SOL.
CONSTANTLY, THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH US.
THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 10 OTHER NON PROFITS, VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE RECEIVING SUPPORT.
ONE OF OUR STRONGEST AND MOST VALUED PARTNERSHIPS IS WITH THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THEIR WORK IN CRIME PREVENTION, APPREHENSION, CODE COMPLIANCE, AND COMMUNITY POLICING.
WE DO THIS IMPORTANT WORK BECAUSE OF THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH YOU, THE TOWN.
BY PROVIDING US WITH THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, TOGETHER WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THE SHARED MISSION OF PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES THAT ADD VALUE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF JUPITER.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS A LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP.
>> THAT WAS IT ON PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE'LL RETURN TO THE COUNCIL.
DID ANYBODY IN THE COUNCIL PULL THIS ITEM? NO? I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT THAT I WOULD ASK FOR COUNSEL TO CONSIDER.
THE PRIOR LEASE AGREEMENT HAD AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR FIVE YEARS, AND WHILE I APPRECIATE, SOME FELT APPROPRIATE TO REDUCE THAT TO TWO YEARS, AND PROVIDE SOME PARTNERING PLANNING BETWEEN THE TOWN AND EL SOL.
I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO RESTORE THE LAST THREE YEARS AS AN OPTION OF THE TOWN.
THE LEASE HAS AND ALWAYS DOES, AND HAS ALWAYS HAD THE RIGHT OF THE TOWN TO GIVE THE TENANT AT LEAST SIX MONTHS ADVANCE WRITTEN NOTICE.
AGAIN, MY ASK IS JUST TO RESTORE UNDER THE TERM WHERE TONIGHT WOULD BE ACTING TO EXTEND THE LEASE BY TWO YEARS TO ALLOW THE TENANT TO COMPLETE A STRATEGIC FACILITY PLAN.
BUT I'D LIKE ALSO, IF WE COULD, IF I GET A MAJORITY TO CONSIDER, TO ADD BACK THE LANGUAGE THAT UPON THE OPTION OF THE TOWN MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES, THE LEASE MAY BE AMENDED AND EXTENDED FOR UP TO ANOTHER THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF TERMINATION.
THAT WOULD APPLY. THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT.
>> I KNOW THAT'S BEEN DELETED AND REPLACED.
I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF WANTS TO COMMENT ABOUT THIS OR THE TOWN MANAGER.
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NIKKI CARPENITO, SENIOR DIRECTOR.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A 24 MONTH EXTENSION OF OUR CURRENT CONTRACT TO ALLOW FOR EL SOL TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LISTED IN SECTION 4 OF THEIR AGREEMENT.
THE SECTION IS THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SPECIFICALLY SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE THE TOWN WITH A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT INCLUDES THEIR FUNDING AND FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS. DID I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> SPECIFICALLY WHAT JIM WAS GETTING AT MAYBE LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT WAS DATED, IT APPEARS UNDER 61, THE TERM, BUT IT CAN BE EXTENDED FOR FIVE YEARS.
>> THE CURRENT CURRENT LEASE EXPIRES THIS YEAR.
IN THE PAST, THAT SECTION WAS A FIVE YEAR EXTENSION.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDING TO CHANGE THAT TO A 24-MONTH EXTENSION.
>> TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS FOR THE LEASE EXTENSION, OR 24 MONTHS FOR REPORTING THE DATA?
>> BECAUSE IT APPEARS ON 61 THAT IT'S BEING EXTENDED FOR FIVE YEARS.
>> SO THAT'S THE RED LINE OF WHAT IT HAD BEEN.
>> YOU MAY BE LOOKING AT AN OLDER VERSION, THE 2014 LANGUAGE. YEAH.
>> I AM LOOKING AT THE OLD VERSION, I GUESS.
WERE THERE ANY OTHER LINE THROUGHS?
>> THAT'S THE ONLY LINE THROUGH.
OKAY. SO IT'S 61, IT'S CHANGED FROM FIVE YEARS TO TWO YEARS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, THE 4.1 AT THE VERY END, AND I'VE READ A FEW OF THE QUARTERLY REPORTS, BUT IT SAYS THAT THESE QUARTERLY REPORTS WILL INCLUDE AN UPDATE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
NOT A STRATEGIC PLAN ITSELF, BUT A QUARTERLY UPDATE ON THAT STRATEGIC PLAN.
INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY PROGRESS ON IDENTIFYING FUNDING SOURCES, PARTNERSHIPS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY, AND THE RELOCATION TO A PERMANENT LOCATION.
I DID NOT SEE IT IN THE MOST RECENT FOURTH QUARTERLY REPORT.
HAS THAT INFORMATION BEEN REPORTED IN PREVIOUS REPORTS?
>> COUNSEL THAT'S BEEN REPORTED SPORADICALLY.
WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND PULL THE DATA FOR YOU.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT REPORTING HAS BEEN DONE ON THAT.
BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IN 2004 THIS WAS THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN THE TOWN.
AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THOSE WHO ARE HERE.
I THINK THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT CAUSE, AN IMPORTANT MISSION.
I ACTUALLY BROUGHT TIM'S BOOK HERE, WHICH IS A WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR THOSE LOOKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EL SOL.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I SUPPORT THIS MISSION AND I'M COMMITTED TO ITS SUCCESS.
THE CONCERN FOR ME IS FIRST UNDERSTANDING THIS INFORMATION IN THE QUARTERLY REPORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST AND WHAT'S GOING FORWARD.
THE REASON IS BECAUSE IN 2024, 20 YEARS NOW FROM THAT 2004 ORIGINAL DISCUSSION, A LOT HAS HAPPENED INCLUDING THE AGE OF THE BUILDING IN THE FACILITY.
I UNDERSTAND THERE WILL BE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS COMING UP, POTENTIAL HARDENING NEEDED, 24 MONTHS GIVES US THE TIME TO PLAN AND PARTNER AND DISCUSS.
I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT BECAUSE IF WE DO HAVE A STORM OR SOMETHING COME UP, I DON'T WANT TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE'RE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE.
I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PLANS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS SAFE AND TAKEN CARE OF AND THAT THERE'S RESILIENCE THERE.
THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING AND MY QUESTION.
AND I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT INFORMATION IN THE FUTURE.
>> A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. EL SOL WAS FORMED BEFORE I WAS ON THE COUNSEL AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A GREAT REMEDY TO A PROBLEM THAT WAS OUT OF A TOWNSHIP'S CONTROL WHERE WE HAD SITUATIONS OF IMMIGRATION ISSUES ON A NATIONAL LEVEL THAT WASN'T ADDRESSED.
AM I CORRECT, IN THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WITH EL SOL, IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE A PERMANENT LOCATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION, CORRECT?
>> PER THE AGREEMENT, CORRECT.
>> SO MY CONCERNS NOW IS THE BUILDING MIGHT BE REACHING ITS END OF IT'S LIFE CYCLE OR A MAJOR REHABILITATION.
AND THAT WOULD MEAN SUBSTANTIAL TAXPAYER FUNDING AND SUBSIDIES TO EL SOL WHICH THEY LEASE THE PROPERTY NOW FOR $1 A YEAR, CORRECT?
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IS THAT CORRECT? IT'S VERY LOW.>> I WOULD NEVER WANT TO GIVE EL SOL SIX MONTHS AND SAY GET OUT.
I'M COMFORTABLE WITH A TWO YEAR LEASE EXTENSION, BUT I ALSO WANT IT FROM EL SOL, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM COME UP WITH A BUSINESS PLAN WHERE THEY CAN TRANSITION TO A SEPARATE LOCATION, PUT SOME GUIDANCE AND HELP FROM THE TOWN OF JUPITER, BUT WITH OTHER PRIVATE FUNDING.
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR.
I CAN'T WRAP MY BRAIN AROUND THE TAXPAYER IS PUTTING.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT BUILDINGS COST THESE DAYS AND IT'S GOING TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY.
AND ALSO WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE CAMPUS RECENTLY AND FUTURE PLANS FOR THE CAMPUS, THAT LAND TO THE TOWN IS VERY VALUABLE AND IT MAY BE PUT TO A MORE PROPER USE DOWN THE ROAD.
I GUESS MY ASK WOULD BE FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES AND DIRECTORS OF EL SOL TO COME UP WITH A BUSINESS MODEL THAT WE CAN SEE.
YOU SEE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING ON AND MOVING TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION, SAME SERVICES AND ALL THAT, BUT MAYBE TRANSFERRING OFF THE TOWN CAMPUS AT SOME POINT.
FIVE YEARS FOR ME IS A BIT OF A STRETCH, I THINK.
IF THINGS HAPPEN, WE COULD EXTEND IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
I DON'T WANT TO KICK THEM OUT ON THE STREET, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A TRANSITION IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
I JUST WANT TO BRING ATTENTION.
THE TENANTS RESPONSIBILITY HAS BEEN TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREMISES.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR THE RECORD, I THINK IT IS THE CASE THAT, EL SOL SOUGHT GRANTS AND REPLACED THE AC SYSTEM. ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT?
>> I'D ASK EL SOL TO ANSWER THAT.
SO THEY HAVE BEEN PUTTING SOMETHING INTO IT.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IN THE RECORD.
WE CAN PLAN, BUT I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO HAVE THE PERCEPTION LIKE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN INVESTING BECAUSE THEY GO AND GET GRANTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
BUT AGAIN, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK AND IF THERE'S NO INTEREST, FINE.
BUT WE'D LIKE TO JUST KEEP THE OPTION IN THERE FOR UP TO A THREE YEAR RENEWAL.
WE HAD A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL OPTION LEFT.
WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THE LINE ON A TWO YEAR TO COME BACK WITH THAT PLAN, BUT WE MAY GET TWO YEARS FROM NOW.
>> I JUST SAID THAT. IF WE NEED TO EXTEND ANOTHER ONE.
I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT ON ANYTHING NEGATIVE.
I THINK THEY'VE DONE A TERRIFIC JOB.
BUT I JUST THINK IT'S TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE THERE SHOULD BE A TRANSITION BECAUSE WE MAY NEED THAT PROPERTY FOR OUR FUTURE PLANS FOR THE TOWN AND THE TAXPAYERS.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING ELSE EL SOL HAS DONE. I'VE BEEN OVER THERE.
IT WAS A GREAT SOLUTION WAY BACK, BUT I THINK THERE'S A TIME WHEN WE NEED TO HAVE A PIVOT AND MOVE ON. THAT'S IT.
>> I GUESS THIS IS PROBABLY NOT SO MUCH FOR YOU, BUT AS JUST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, ANYWAY.
THE PROPERTY DOES SEEM LIKE A MAD CHOICE FOR LOCATION AS A VERY EXPENSIVE PIECE OF PROPERTY ON INDIANTOWN ROAD, AND IT'S ON THE WRONG SIDE OF INDIANTOWN ROAD.
I'M NOT PRIVY TO THE ADDRESS LIST OF THEIR CLIENTS, BUT I SUSPECT MOST OF THEM LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE, I MEAN INDIANTOWN ROAD.
SO IT'S UNFORTUNATE THEY HAVE TO CROSS INDIANTOWN, WHICH IS A TERRIBLE ROAD TO HAVE TO CROSS.
SO I THINK IT WOULD MAKE SENSE IN THE LONG TERM STRATEGIC ROLE TO PUSH IT OFF OF INDIANTOWN ROAD, PERHAPS CLOSER TO THE ALE HOUSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHERE IT'S NOT ON SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PIECE OF PROPERTY.
I LEARNED SOMETHING TODAY ABOUT THE HURRICANE SHUTTERS BEING PUT UP FOR PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY.
THAT'S A FANTASTIC THING FOR THEM TO BE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND I WAS UNAWARE OF THAT.
I REMEMBER WELL, THE PROBLEM WE HAD ON CENTER STREET, AND IT DID CURE THAT PROBLEM.
IT FLAT OUT CURED THE PROBLEM.
AND RARELY DO WE DO SOMETHING THAT CURES THE PROBLEM SO WELL.
BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT TANGIBLE BENEFIT THE TOWN WAS GETTING BACK FROM THOSE WORKERS DOING THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, AND I APPLAUD THAT.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WIN-WIN FOR THE TOWN, BUT I DON'T THINK THE LOCATION IS THE GREATEST.
>> THERE'S MANY BENEFITS. THERE'S NO NEGATIVE.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING NEGATIVE,
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BUT IT'S JUST IT'S A POINT IN TIME WE MAKE A DECISION AND THEY CAN HELP ALSO.>> AND I THINK IT BENEFITS US ALL FOR IT TO BE A LONG TERM SOLUTION.
>> RIGHT, I AGREE. AND A SUCCESSFUL ONE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE, EL SOL LEASE AGREEMENT.
>> MOTION AND SECOND. THAT'S TO APPROVE IT WITH THE TWO YEAR.
>> MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
[6. Ordinance 6-24, First Reading, Exceptions to Development Regulations and Definitions – Town initiated zoning text amendment in regard to height exceptions (Second Reading 3/19/2024).]
THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 6 ON THE AGENDA.ORDINANCE 6-24, FIRST READING. TURN IT OVER TO STAFF.
>> GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, SCOTT THATCHER WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE TOWN ZONING CODE EXEMPTS CERTAIN ITEMS SUCH AS TOWERS, TANKS, ELEVATOR BULKHEADS, CHURCH SPIRES, FROM MEETING THE TOWN CODE IN REGARDS TO HEIGHT.
GIVE IT A SECOND. IN 2021, A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT WAS APPROVED TO ALLOW STAIR TOWERS AND SCREEN ROOFTOP MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO BE ADDED TO THE ITEMS EXEMPT FROM THE TOWN'S HEIGHT EXEMPTIONS, HEIGHT LIMIT REQUIREMENTS.
THIS WAS DONE TO ACCOMMODATE BEACON PHARMACEUTICAL, AN R&D FACILITY OUT WEST OF THE TURNPIKE THAT WAS NEVER BUILT.
THIS PROPOSED TOWN INITIATED ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT IS TO ADDRESS AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF THAT ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT.
ONE EXAMPLE IS PURSUANT TO TOWN CODE IN THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT, BUILDING HEIGHTS ARE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO STORIES, OR 35 FEET, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
UTILIZING THE NEW EXCEPTIONS, BUILDING PERMITS FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ARE BEING SUBMITTED TO ADD LARGE ROOMS THAT INCLUDE STAIRS, ELEVATOR LANDINGS, MECHANICAL ROOMS, AND LARGE COVERED OUTDOOR AREAS TO A THIRD FLOOR ROOFTOP IN A DISTRICT THAT ONLY ALLOWS TWO STORIES.
ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT, YOU'LL SEE SOME EXAMPLES OF THOSE BUILDING PERMITS AND WHAT'S BEING ADDED TO THE ROOFTOPS.
GENERALLY, FOUR CHANGES TO THE CODE ARE PROPOSED TO ADDRESS THESE LOOPHOLES THAT ARE AFFECTING ALL ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE TOWN.
ONE IS TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION OF STORY AND GROSS FLOOR AREA AND HOW THEY ARE APPLIED.
TWO IS TO MODIFY THE PURPOSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, REG EXCEPTIONS TO ADD AN INTENT THAT ENSURES ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE EXEMPT ARE COMPATIBLE AND DO NOT CREATE AN APPEARANCE OF ADDITIONAL BULK AND MASS.
THE THIRD ITEM IS TO CLARIFY THAT STAIR TOWERS AND SCREENED ROOFTOP MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT MAY ONLY EXCEED THE HEIGHT LIMIT IN NON-RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE BUILDINGS, AND TO MODIFY THE REGULATIONS FOR ELEVATOR BULKHEADS.
FINALLY, THE ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT INCLUDES NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE HEIGHT OR STORY EXEMPT REGULATIONS FOR ITEMS SUCH AS SHADE STRUCTURES THAT EXCEED THE HEIGHT LIMIT.
THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL?
>> TO CLARIFY THIS, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THESE EXCEPTIONS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA?
>> SOME OF THE REGULATIONS, SO LIKE A CHIMNEY, YOU WANT THOSE TO EXCEED THE HEIGHT LIMITS.
BUT STAFF IS TRYING TO MODIFY THE REGULATIONS SO THAT IT DOESN'T CREATE LARGE, BULKY ADDITIONS TO THE ROOFTOP STRUCTURE.
>> I SEE SPECIFICALLY NO ELEVATOR LANDINGS, NO SCREENED IN AREAS.
SO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE IS A WIDOW'S WATCH OR A PLAY AREA UP ON TOP OF THESE HOMES.
>> THIS WOULD DO THAT. IT WOULD PROHIBIT THAT.
>> I'LL JUST COMMENT. I APPRECIATE THE STAFF, THE JOB YOU DID OF FIRST OF ALL, WELL, I GUESS RECOGNIZING THERE WAS AN ISSUE WAS EASY, BUT THEN THIS IS A THOROUGH WAY TO ADDRESS THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES,
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TO CLOSE LOOPHOLES AND TO ADD INTENT.I THANK YOU FOR THAT THOROUGH EFFORT. I'M IN SUPPORT.
HAVE ANY PERMITS BEEN APPROVED THAT TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS EXCEPTION IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS?
>> NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF, BUT THERE ARE THOSE TWO PERMITS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PROCESSING.
>> THEY'RE PROCESSING, BUT NONE HAVE BEEN APPROVED THAT ALLOW THIS.
>> WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE TWO PERMITS [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE'RE WORKING WITH BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS TO MODIFY THEIR PERMITS.
ONE HAS NOT RESUBMITTED AND THE OTHER ONE HAS MODIFIED TO ELIMINATE EVERYTHING FROM THE ROOF TOP EXCEPT STILL HAS THE STAIR TOWER THAT'S CURRENTLY ALLOWED BY CODE.
>> TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND IN ORDINANCE 6-24.
>> MOTION APPROVED AS WRITTEN.
>> MOTION AND SECOND. I ASK THE ACTING TOWN ATTORNEY TO READ ORDINANCE 6-24 IN SHORT TITLE.
>> ORDINANCE NUMBER 6-24, AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 27-1 REGARDING THE DEFINITIONS OF GROSS FLOOR AREA AND STORY PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 27 DASH 2304 PERTAINING TO THE PURPOSE OF DIVISION, PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 27-2305, PERTAINING TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO THE MEASUREMENT OF BUILDING HEIGHTS.
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF THE LAWS IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 7, RESOLUTION 2824.
[7. Resolution 28-24, Quasi-judicial - Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Renovations, - Site Plan Amendment to modify a previously approved site plan.]
THIS IS QUASI JUDICIAL.DO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY EX PARTE DISCLOSURES?
>> I HAD A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE GENTIL ON 3/1/24.
>> I MET WITH GEORGE GENTIL AND MIKE BAUER TO REVIEW THE SCOPE OF CHANGES ON FEBRUARY 26TH.
>> THIS BEING A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING, I'D ASK THOSE EXPECTING TO GIVE EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY TO STAND AND BE SWORN IN.
>> DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IN THIS HEARING IS THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
>> WITH THAT, I ASK THE APPLICANT TO MAKE ITS PRESENTATION.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FOR THE RECORD, GEORGE GENTIL WITH 2GHO, INC., LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS.
WE'RE THE AGENT FOR THE OWNERS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND OF COURSE OUR GREAT BALL TEAMS THAT ARE HERE WORKING DILIGENTLY RIGHT NOW IN SPRING TRAINING.
AND HOPEFULLY, YOU ALL HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A GAME, OR YOU WILL, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN GREAT OTHER THAN SUNDAY'S RAIN, WE SAW THAT.
BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE.
HISTORICALLY, THE STADIUM WAS BROUGHT IN THE FIRST PHASE OF ABACOA IN 1997.
WE WERE HERE THIS SUMMER IN AUGUST OF 23 AND YOU APPROVED THE FIRST MAJOR RENOVATION OF THE STADIUM.
IN A FEW MINUTES, MY COHORT STANDING BEHIND ME, WHO'S KURT BAUER, IS GOING TO GO OVER OUR PLAN OF MODIFICATIONS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT WE REALLY BROUGHT TO LIGHT AS WE LOOKED AT THE TIME FRAME OF CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERAL OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT.
ESSENTIALLY, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS SQUARE FOOTAGE, NOT MUCH, BUT A LITTLE BIT.
WE WORKED WITH YOUR STAFF DILIGENTLY AND I WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF, BOTH THE TOWN MANAGER, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND JOHN SICKLER, AND HIS STAFF, AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND GARRETT WATSON FOR ALL THE MEETINGS THAT THEY HELD WITH US TO MAKE THIS PLAN COME TO FRUITION AND BRING TO YOU AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
SPRING TRAINING IS VERY IMPORTANT HERE TO EVERYBODY.
I ALSO HAVE HERE TONIGHT, OTHER THAN KURT BAUER, WHO'S NOT RELATED TO MIKE BAUER, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF ROGER DEAN STADIUM, TONY BRAZIL WHO IS HERE ALSO FROM THE MIAMI MARLINS AND OUR TEAM IS HERE, AND MR. MARK TAYLOR WHO IS THE REPRESENTATIVE DOING THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT AND HIS STAFF ARE HERE TONIGHT AGAIN.
AGAIN, THANK YOU. THIS IS THE LOCATION, BASICALLY, AS YOU KNOW, OF THE STADIUM, THE AREA THAT WE ARE WORKING ON,
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WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE TOWN CENTER OF ABACOA.AS I SAID EARLIER, THE STADIUM WAS BROUGHT HERE IN 1997, IT'S ABOUT 90 ACRES.
IT WAS THE FIRST LARGEST MIXED USE PROJECT BROUGHT TO PALM BEACH COUNTY AND MAYBE EVEN IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
AT THAT TIME, THE FIRST PHASE WAS THIS STADIUM, WHICH BECAME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER AS A MAJOR SPORTS EVENT AREA AND ALSO A MAJOR ITEM IN THE ABACOA MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
AS I SAID, THE 90 ACRES IS THERE IN MIXED USE.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO NOW IS TURN IT OVER TO OUR ARCHITECTS, MR. KURT BAUER, WHO'S THE PRINCIPAL, FAWLEY BRYANT HERE WORKING ON THE PROJECT.
HE'S GOING TO JUST GO OVER THE MODIFICATIONS WITH YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU, GEORGE. THE REASON WHY WE'RE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS AGAIN WITH WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE PIVOT PLAN.
THIS SLIDE, OBVIOUSLY YOU SEE HAS A LOT OF TEXT ON IT.
I'M GOING TO MAKE IT PRETTY SIMPLE.
THE MOTIVATION BEHIND THIS PIVOT PLAN IS IMPACT.
IT'S A REDUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION IMPACT ON THE TOWN.
IT'S A REDUCTION OF THE DISRUPTION TO BASEBALL WITH THE TEAMS. IT KEEPS THE TEAMS HERE IN JUPITER, SO IT ACTUALLY INCREASES THE FINANCIAL IMPACT, AND SO REALLY, WE LOOKED AT READDRESSING THE ENTIRE PROJECT SCOPE.
HOW DO WE REDUCE THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, HOW DO WE REUSE THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSES, AND HOW DO WE MAKE THIS PROJECT AN OVERALL WIN FOR EVERYBODY? REALLY THAT WAS THE MOTIVATION WITH MARK TAYLOR BEING BROUGHT ON BOARD, A NEW LENS TO VIEW THE PROJECT THROUGH.
THAT'S WHAT I'M ABOUT TO BRING YOU GUYS THROUGH HERE.
THIS IS A LIST OF THE PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENTS THAT ARE IN THE OVERALL PROJECT, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT IT PREVIOUSLY WAS.
AGAIN, THE BIG DIFFERENCE IN DELTA IS THAT WE ARE KEEPING THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSES INTACT AND WE ARE DOING TWO PHASES OF INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURES INSTEAD OF DEMOLISHING THEM ENTIRELY.
JUST TO NOTE, ONE OF THE PREVIOUS ELEMENTS THAT WAS CAUSING A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION TIME WAS THE OVERHAUL OF EVERY UTILITY ON THE SITE.
BY KEEPING THE CLUBHOUSES INTACT, WE DON'T HAVE TO DISTURB THE UTILITY CORRIDORS THAT ARE BEHIND THE CLUBHOUSES AND GOING AROUND THE MARLINS CLUBHOUSE.
WE FOUND A WAY TO DO THIS TO JUST INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TEAR EVERYTHING UP, TAP IN AND ESSENTIALLY DO RENOVATIONS AND BUILD NEW STRUCTURES FOR THE PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENTS THAT DON'T FIT IN THE CLUBHOUSES.
GOING TO GEORGE'S POINT, THIS IS THE DELTA OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF WHAT IT PREVIOUSLY WAS SUBMITTED WITH ALL NEW STRUCTURES VERSUS WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE RENOVATIONS AND THE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURES.
IT'S A MINOR DELTA IN REGARDS TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE.
IT'S A MINOR REDUCTION ACTUALLY IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH WE'RE BUILDING IN AREA.
THIS AERIAL VIEW REALLY GIVES YOU THE BEST VIEW FOR ME TO GIVE YOU THE OVERALL AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROJECT AND ITS SCOPE.
THE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE STADIUM, THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, MAINLY MAINTAIN THE SAME INTENT.
WE'RE STILL DOING THE UPGRADES FOR THE PDL REQUIREMENTS.
WE'RE STILL DOING THE RENOVATION IN ADDITION TO THE VISITORS CLUBHOUSE, AND THIS IS ALL PART OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN JSL AND PALM BEACH COUNTY.
WE'VE RE-ENVISIONED THE THIRD BASE FAN ZONE.
INSTEAD OF IT BEING AN EXTENSION OF THE SEATING BOWL LIKE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE, IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE AN OPEN AREA, TWO-STORY GROUP ZONE.
IT'S A NEW LOOK AT THE FAN EXPERIENCE AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO SUPERCHARGE THAT AT ROGER DEAN.
AGAIN, ON THE STADIUM PROPER, WE'RE STILL BUILDING THAT SAME TEAM STORE THAT WE HAD PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS WITH A BETTER CURB APPEAL AND THE GLASS AND MAKING IT TO WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN GO BUY MERCHANDISE.
STILL AGAIN, IMPROVING THE CURB APPEAL OF THE OVERALL FACILITY.
THE BIG CHANGES ARE REALLY IN THE SENSE OF THE CLUBHOUSES.
WE'RE BUILDING BOTH TEAMS A NEW PLAYER DEVELOPMENT BUILDING, WHICH THOSE HOUSE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING, ATHLETIC TRAINING, CERTAIN OTHER PROGRAMMATIC FUNCTIONS THAT WE'VE TAKEN OUT OF THE CLUBHOUSES AND PLACED IN THOSE NEW STRUCTURES.
FROM THERE, THE CARDINALS, WE'RE BUILDING A BATTING TUNNEL FOR THEM.
THE MARLINS, WE'RE RENOVATING AND RETROFITTING THEIR EXISTING BATTING TUNNEL BUILDING.
THEN OVER OUT AT THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING, WE'VE DONE A PIVOT ON THAT AS WELL.
WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING JUST A MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, KEEPING ITS INTEGRITY, AND THEN JUST BUILDING A LARGER MAINTENANCE STORAGE STRUCTURE THAT'S FURTHER OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND LESS VISIBLE TO ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC.
THAT REALLY SUMS UP THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN REGARDS TO LESS IMPACT ON UTILITIES, LESS IMPACT ON TRAFFIC, A REDUCED CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, THE WAY THAT THINGS ARE WORKING OUT, IT'S A WIN WIN FOR EVERYBODY.
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IT'S A WIN FOR THE TOWN, AND IT'S A WIN FOR THE TEAMS. HERE IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE'VE GOT THE PAINT SLIDES.WE'VE ALREADY PRESENTED THIS TO ABACOA, POA.
HERE, JUST GOING TO RUN THROUGH THESE RENDERINGS QUICKLY.
THIS IS SHOWING THE AERIAL SIDE OF GATE A.
WE'VE GOT THE NEW TEAM STORE THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE ON THAT EDGE.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE BACK OF THE THIRD BASE BAR IMPROVEMENTS.
AGAIN ON THIS SIDE, WE ARE DOING A CALL TO ARTISTS FOR THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT, WHERE THAT'S WORKED INTO THE STADIUM AND THE CONCOURSE DESIGNS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY ON THAT.
AS WE GO FURTHER IN, THESE ARE THE NEW PLAYER DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT ARE BEHIND THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSES, NEW AGILITY FIELDS.
WE'RE MAINTAINING THE INTENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY AS WELL.
THERE IS A COMMUNITY ASPECT TO THIS FOR THE BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS AND SOME OF THE YOUTH LEAGUES THAT COME HERE.
AGAIN, SHOWING SIMILAR RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE STADIUM IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE WITH A MODERN FRESH COAT OF PAINT AND AN UPDATED COLOR PALETTE THAT ACTUALLY HELPS IT BLEND MORE INTO THE CURRENT CONTEXT OF ABACOA.
AS WE GO, THIS AGAIN IS THE TEAM STORE THAT'S OUT ON THAT GATE A SIDE AT THE HIGH GLASS ON THE CLEAR STORY, BRINGING IN NATURAL LIGHT, CREATING A BEAUTIFUL SPACE FOR THAT RETAIL ENVIRONMENT.
AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE TO WALK BY.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE RIDING THEIR BICYCLES, HAPPY BICYCLE MONTH, AND ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WALKING THERE, JUST REALLY ADDS A LITTLE BIT OF A JEWEL TO THAT PORTION OF THE STADIUM.
AS WE GO FURTHER AROUND, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VIEW FROM THE FIELD.
YOU'LL SEE ON THAT RIGHT-HAND SIDE, THE THIRD BASE BAR AREA.
WE WANT TO GET YOU GUYS CLOSER UP TO THERE.
THERE'S ABOUT 300 TICKETED SEATS.
WE'VE GOT A CANNON LEVERED SEATING BOWL EDGE OFF THAT SECOND FLOOR.
THERE'S A FOOD SERVICE AMENITY ON THE TOP FLOOR AND THE BOTTOM FLOOR.
LOTS OF FREE SEATING WITH THE TABLES THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE AN AREA FOR A BAND AFTER THE GAME SO THAT INSTEAD OF PEOPLE FIGHTING TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO RUN OUT OF THE GAME, YOU CAN ACTUALLY STAY THERE AND ENJOY SOME LIVE MUSIC.
REALLY RE-ENVISION AND REFRESH THE APPROACH IN TERMS OF THE FAN AMENITIES AND THE FAN EXPERIENCE OF THE STADIUM.
THIS RENDERING HERE IS SHOWING THE ENTRY TO THE EXISTING CARDINALS CLUBHOUSE.
WHAT WE'VE DONE IS JUST USE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE THAT'S THERE, IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE.
WE WORKED WITH SOME OF THE EXISTING MATERIALS AND JUST REIMAGINED WHAT THAT TOWER ELEMENT AND WHAT THAT ENTRY FEATURE COULD BE AND JUST GAVE IT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
THIS RENDERING HERE SHOWS THE CONNECTION POINTS BETWEEN THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSES AND THE NEW PLAYER DEVELOPMENT BUILDINGS.
WE HAD TO MAINTAIN A 20-FOOT WIDE EMERGENCY ACCESS LANE.
THE REASON WHY YOU'RE SEEING THOSE HIGHER SHADED CANOPIES OR THOSE HIGHER CANOPIES THERE, THEY ARE 13'6'' HIGH.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN DRIVE THEIR FIRE TRUCK ALL THE WAY THROUGH THERE.
THE OTHER SIDE OF IT, WHAT WE DID WAS WE GLEANED FROM THE EXISTING ARCHITECTURE OF THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSES AND STADIUM, AND WE USE THAT TO INFLUENCE THE DESIGN OF THESE NEW STRUCTURES.
THOSE CANOPY FEATURES THAT YOU SEE IS ACTUALLY GLEANING FROM THE EXISTING ARCHITECTURE AND THE DESIGN OF THE EXISTING SHADING COMPONENTS ON THE FIRST AND THIRD BASE SIDE OF THE SEATING BOWL.
IT'S A MURMUR OR AN ECHO OF THAT DESIGN ELEMENT REALLY TYING THIS PLACE TOGETHER AND GIVING IT MORE OF A CAMPUS COHESIVE FEELING.
THIS IS SHOWING ONE OF THE MEETING BUILDINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY THE DINING AND MEETING BUILDING FOR THE CARDINALS.
AGAIN, THERE'S THAT HIGHER ELEVATED CANOPY STRUCTURE CONNECTING.
THIS STRUCTURE HERE IS THE CARDINALS BATTING TUNNEL BUILDING.
THE ONLY CHANGE FROM THE LAST TIME YOU GUYS SAW THIS WAS WE TOOK TWO BAYS OUT OF IT, REDUCED IT.
THEY DIDN'T NEED EIGHT LANES, THEY ONLY NEEDED SIX.
THIS RENDERING HERE IS OF THE MIAMI MARLINS CLUBHOUSE.
AGAIN, THE TOWER ELEMENTS EXISTING.
WE JUST FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO ARCHITECTURALLY EMPHASIZE IT, AND REALLY JUST GIVE IT A NEW FACE LIFT.
THIS IS THE MARLINS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT BUILDING.
AGAIN, SIMILAR COHESION IN TERMS OF THE AESTHETICS.
WE'RE USING THAT RED THIN BRICK TO MATCH THE EXISTING CONTEXT.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE ARCHES, THE CANOPIES, AND THEN ALSO THE HIGHER UP CANOPIES OVER THE EMERGENCY ACCESS DRIVE.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, WE NEED THAT MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO KEEP THAT ENTIRE COMPLEX LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.
AGAIN, WE'RE LEAVING THE EXISTING MAINTENANCE BUILDING INTACT, DOING A MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION, AND THEN BUILDING A LARGER MAINTENANCE STORAGE BUILDING THAT'S A PRE-ENGINEERED MENTAL BUILDING, PROBABLY 500 FEET OFF THE PUBLIC WAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE IT ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK OF THAT RENDERING.
IT'S MINIMAL IMPACT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IT FROM THE ROAD, AND IT REALLY JUST HELPS MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE FACILITY.
AT THIS POINT HERE, THIS SLIDE REALLY BEGINS TO SHOW WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING,
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THE CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCING, AND HOW WE'RE LOOKING TO START WORK SOMETIME IN OCTOBER.IT WILL BE MINIMAL WORK, WE CALL IT ENABLING WORK SO THAT WE CAN KEEP, AND AGAIN, THE WHOLE EMPHASIS BEHIND THIS PIVOT PLAN IS KEEPING BASEBALL IN JUPITER.
THE WAY THAT WE'VE DONE THE RENOVATIONS TO THE CLUBHOUSES, WE HAVE TO DO THEM IN TWO PHASES.
IT MAINTAINS THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE FSL AND THE FCL TEAMS HERE IN JUPITER AND STAYING FUNCTIONAL.
THIS ALSO MEANS FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TEMPORARY TENTS AND FACILITIES BUILT OUT IN THE PRACTICE FIELD.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET RID OF THOSE AND KEEP BASEBALL OPERATIONAL.
AGAIN, LESS IMPACT TO THE TOWN, MORE IMPACT FOR BASEBALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO GEORGE.
>> THANK YOU, KIRK. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW GREAT YOUR STAFF WAS.
THE TOWN MANAGER AND THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, AND ACTUALLY ALL THE ENGINEERING.
WE HAD MEETINGS EVERY OTHER WEEK, WHICH WAS TREMENDOUS.
IT'S A BENEFIT TO THE RESIDENTS OF ABACOA, BUT IT'S ALSO A BENEFIT TO US BECAUSE WE'RE KEEPING THE TEAMS HERE.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE AGREE WITH ALL THE CONDITIONS IN RESOLUTION 28/24, WHICH YOU'RE HEARING TONIGHT.
WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, GARY WATSON WITH PLANNING AND ZONING.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HEARD THIS PROJECT LAST MONTH AND VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO SUPPORT IT.
AS THE APPLICANT NOTED DURING THEIR PRESENTATION, THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A SLIGHT DECREASE IN SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE PROJECT THAT YOU SAW LAST YEAR.
THAT INFORMATION IS MORE READILY AVAILABLE FOR YOU ON TABLE 6, PAGE 3 OF THE STAFF REPORT.
WHILE IT'S A REDUCTION IN THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE THE SITE PLAN ADDS NEW BUILDINGS AND THE WAY THAT THE TOWN CODE READS IS ANYTIME THERE'S A NEW BUILDING BEING ADDED TO A PROPERTY, EVEN IF IT'S A REDUCTION IN OVERALL SQUARE FOOTAGE, THAT'S OUTSIDE OF STAFF'S ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE BACK HERE IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THIS PLAN.
MANY OF THE PREVIOUS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FROM LAST TIME WERE ADDRESSED WITH THE RESUBMITTAL, WHICH WAS A WELCOME ADDITION.
AS MR. BAUER NOTED, THIS PLAN REDUCES THE OVERALL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT TO NOT ONLY THE SITE KEEPING BASEBALL OPERATING, BUT ALSO ABACOA AS A WHOLE.
IF YOU'LL RECALL, THE PREVIOUS PROJECT WAS SHUTTING DOWN LARGE PORTIONS OF THE PARKING AREA WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO REMAIN OPERATIONAL.
THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS AS TO HOW THAT PARKING WOULD BE MANAGED.
BUT NOW ALL OF THAT ASPECT OF THE PROJECT IS GONE.
WE HAD TO HAVE A COUPLE ONE CARRYOVER CONDITION RELATED TO ADA COMPLIANCE.
WE BELIEVE FULLY THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH ADA.
THEY'VE MADE SOME OF THOSE CHANGES ALREADY, BUT IT'S JUST A SURETY TO HAVE A CONDITION TO GET A LETTER CERTIFYING THEY NEED IT.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THE CENTRAL BOULEVARD SAFETY CONCERN THAT WAS BROUGHT UP.
WE ARE ASKING THE APPLICANT FOR A PLAN SHOWING THE SCALE OF THAT AREA AND SOME MEASUREMENTS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH COUNTY ENGINEERING AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ON SOME SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS FOR THAT AREA, MAKING SURE THAT WE ADDRESS THAT SAFETY CONCERN.
WE'VE ASKED THE APPLICANT FOR A PLAN, AND THEN WE'LL DO THAT COORDINATION INTERNALLY AS STAFF TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.
LASTLY, THERE'S A CONDITION ABOUT REMOVING CONFLICTS WITH UTILITIES, WHICH IS A NEW CONDITION.
AS THE APPLICANT NOTED THAT CORRIDOR WAS ESSENTIALLY CREATED TO MINIMIZE UTILITY WORK.
THERE'S A CONDITION IN THERE JUST IN CASE SOMETHING DOESN'T MEET THE MINIMUM SEPARATION REQUIREMENT THAT THERE'S AN INDEMNITY AGREEMENT DONE.
WE'LL BE REVIEWING THAT MORE CLOSELY AS THE CIVIL PLANS ARE DEVELOPED AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET WHATEVER AGREEMENTS WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT THE TOWN'S UTILITY DEPARTMENT.
THAT I'LL GO AHEAD AND CONCLUDE AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> GOING ON TO COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DO. DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, ARE YOU PLANNING ON KEEPING ALL THE MATERIALS STORED OUT OF SIGHT?
>> YEAH. IT WILL BE ON SITE ON THE.
[OVERLAPPING] TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY, THEY WILL AS THEY'RE GOING THROUGH IT, THERE WILL BE SOME ELEMENTS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE STAGED IN THE PARKING AREA WHEN THEY'RE OFF SEASON.
THEY'RE NOT USING THE FIELDS, BUT MOST OF IT WILL BE TAKING PLACE.
>> WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS WE'VE HAD PRIOR COMPLAINTS ON PROJECTS WHERE MATERIALS WERE STORED NOT SPECIFICALLY AT
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THE SITE FOR EASE OF DROPS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND LIKE TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE BAD ENOUGH.>> WE'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION PHASING.
>> ANOTHER ISSUE THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME IS THE ADA COMPLIANCE.
IS THERE ANY CHANGE IN THE ADA'S SPACES OR DID THAT AFFECT THAT AT ALL?
>> ACTUALLY THIS PIVOT PLAN HAS KEPT THE PARKING LOTS PRETTY MUCH INTACT.
THERE WERE A FEW ELEMENTS THAT THE TOWN ENGINEER AND THE PLANNING STAFF ASKED US TO LOOK AT.
WE'VE ALREADY MADE SOME OF THOSE REVISIONS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S ACCESSIBILITY AND WE WILL HAVE A REPORT TO THEM WITH THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION FOR KIM.
THE EMERGENCY LANES THERE FOR THE TRUCKS TO GO THROUGH? THERE ARE SPACES DOWN THERE FOR THEM TO TURN AROUND OR DO THEY HAVE TO BACK OUT OF THOSE?
>> THERE'S FULL CIRCULATION AROUND THE STADIUM ITSELF.
THEY SHOULD HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THAT, AS WELL AS ACCESS INTO THE PARKING AREA.
>> THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, RETURN TO COUNCIL FOR COMMENTS AND MOTION.
I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL'S PRESENCE IN ABACOA, THE TOWN, IS HIGHLY VALUED.
MIKE BARRON AND HIS TEAM DO AN EXCELLENT JOB OF ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING A FUN EXPERIENCE FOR PATRONS, AND SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT TO THE DEGREE WE HAVE EXECUTIVES HERE FROM PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL, BUT YOU'RE HIGHLY VALUED AND WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE STAYING HERE WITH THAT.
ANYBODY ON DAIS HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR I'LL TAKE A MOTION?
>> ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOWN AND JUPITER AND BASEBALL.
LIKE THE MAYOR SAID HERE, IT'S JUST A GREAT ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY.
ABACOA WAS REALLY JUST BUILT AROUND IT, SO I'M GLAD YOU GUYS WORKED OUT THE KINKS AND SAVE SOME MONEY ON THOSE TEMPORARY CLUBHOUSES.
LESS TEARING UP THE UTILITIES AND ALL THAT, AND KEEPING BASEBALL IN THE TOWN IS VERY IMPORTANT.
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 28, 24. GO AHEAD.
>> THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER PROJECTS WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT ARE IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA AND THERE'S BEEN A GREAT OUTPOURING OF CONCERN FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT TRAFFIC.
AS YOU HEARD EARLIER TONIGHT, THERE'S BEEN A PEDESTRIAN FATALITY.
I'VE HEARD IT TOUCHED UPON, BUT I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE IT AGAIN.
THE NEED TO REALLY WATCH CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS AND PEDESTRIAN MIXTURE.
I'M A CONTRACTOR MYSELF; AN ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR.
IT'S AN UNUSUAL SITUATION WHERE YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN HEAVY AREAS.
I IMPLORE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE DOING THIS TO TAKE EXTRA STEPS, NOT A TYPICAL JOB, EXTRA STEPS.
>> WE APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS, AND I KNOW THAT THE COUNTY WILL BE ENSURING THAT THAT IS TAKEN CARE OF AS WELL.
>> I WANTED TO SAY ONE FINAL COMMENT.
IT'S NOT LOST ON US THAT THE TOWN REAPS A LOT OF COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY BENEFITS FROM THE TEAM BEING HERE.
WE APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S NOT LOST ON US.
BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
>> JUST TO ADD ONE COMMENT AS WELL.
I THINK WE'RE VERY SERIOUS UP HERE, BUT WE ARE TRULY EXCITED FOR WHAT YOU'VE GOT COMING AND REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FACE LIFT.
I DO THINK IT'S A GOOD FIT FOR ABACOA.
I DO LIKE A LOT OF THE DESIGN AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ROCK CONCERTS AFTER THE GAME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING UP HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU.
>> ONE MORE THING ABOUT THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF TOWN, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS IT ADDS TO THE VIBE OF JUPITER, IT'S PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
I HOPE IT ALWAYS REMAINS. THAT'S IT.
>> WE HAD A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, IS THERE A SECOND? MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCILOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> MOVING ON TO THE ROUNDTABLE.
[8. 2024/2025 Strategic Plan Discussion.]
AGENDA ITEM 8.THOSE THAT CARE TOO FEEL FREE TO GET UP AND LEAVE.
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NIKKI CARPENITO, SENIOR DIRECTOR.
WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
JUST TO GIVE YOU OUR OBJECTIVES FOR THIS EVENING, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE SLIDES AND EXPLAIN WHAT STAFF IS PROPOSING AS EVOLUTION OF OUR CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
THEN AT THE END, WE'RE JUST GOING TO ASK THAT YOU GUYS GIVE US FEEDBACK ON IF YOU AGREE OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ANY CHANGES.
>> THE FIRST COUPLE OF SLIDES OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN HAVE NOT CHANGED. THEY'RE THE SAME.
THEY TALK ABOUT THE PURPOSE, THE VISION, MISSION, AND OUR STRATEGIC RESULTS.
WE HAVE NINE STRATEGIC RESULTS.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS IF COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ON EACH OF THE STRATEGIC RESULTS IN DETAIL, I'D LIKE TO JUMP RIGHT INTO GOING OVER THE PROPOSED DRAFT IF THAT'S OKAY.
I'M OKAY WITH FLIPPING THROUGH BECAUSE I ONLY HAD ONE COMMENT ON PAGE 7 WHICH WAS STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY.
RIGHT UP HERE, YOUR STAFF INDICATED, IF WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO PROVIDE THEM AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING HERE AT ROUND TABLE, BUT ON STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY IS ONE THAT THESE THINGS GET IN HERE AS A MAJORITY AND THERE'S ONE THAT I DIDN'T THINK WAS APPROPRIATE AND WE HAVEN'T DONE IT.
IT'S THE THIRD BULLET FROM THE LAST THAT THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET IS USED TO ASSIST BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CRA BOUNDARY.
WE REALLY HAVEN'T DONE THAT AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD SINGLE OUT BUSINESSES JUST IN THE CRA BOUNDARY.
MY REQUEST IS TO DELETE THAT BULLET.
>> I'LL MAKE THAT CHANGE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THE STRATEGIC RESULTS IN DETAIL? STAFF IS PROPOSING TO MOVE TOWARDS MORE OF A MULTI-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO WORK IN OUR STRATEGIC RESULTS IN THREE CATEGORIES.
PRIORITY STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, REGULAR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, AND OPERATIONAL ITEMS. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRIORITY AND STRATEGIC, STAFF HAS CALLED OUT FOUR PRIORITY STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE.
RECREATION FACILITY MASTER PLAN, MAINTENANCE FACILITY ITEM, FIRE RESCUE STRATEGY, AND OUR CRA PLAN.
THESE INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITY BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF STAFF INVOLVEMENT, WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED BY STAFF, FUNDING COMMITMENTS, AND THE URGENCY, SENSE OF TIME FOR EACH OF THOSE INITIATIVES.
>> JUST BEFORE YOU GO ON, I APPRECIATE STAFF TOOK A SHOT AT NAMING WHAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE THE PRIORITY STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, AND I APPRECIATE POINTING OUT THAT A LOT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES ARE MULTI-YEAR.
I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO DEBATE ABOUT WHICH ONES ARE A PRIORITY TONIGHT.
I DO THINK COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AFTER WE'RE DONE, NOT NECESSARILY TONIGHT, BUT TO COME BACK AND COMMENT ABOUT WHICH ONES WERE DESIGNATED PRIORITIES.
RATHER THAN DEBATE IT AS WE GO THROUGH, WE'LL JUST GO THROUGH THEM ALL IF IT'S OKAY WITH MY COLLEAGUES, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE IT AS AN ACTION ITEM TO GET BACK BECAUSE I SEE OTHER ONES THAT WE'RE MISSING THAT I WOULDN'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO THINK THESE ARE NOT PRIORITY.
BY DESIGNATING SOME AS A PRIORITY AND NOT OTHERS I THINK WOULD BE MISINTERPRETED BY THE PUBLIC.
I'M NOT SURE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN PRETTY PLEASED WITH THE PROCESS, BUT IN THE PAST, WE HAVE DONE RANKINGS, AND THAT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW MY COLLEAGUES FEEL WITHOUT A NAME, BUT JUST THE GENERAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT.
FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'LL BE CODED SO WE DON'T KNOW WHO SAID WHAT, BUT IF IT HAS A HIGHER SCORE, THAT OBVIOUSLY, HAS A LOT OF SUPPORT ACROSS THE COUNCIL AND WOULD BE A HIGHER PRIORITY.
POTENTIALLY AFTER THIS MEETING, WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THE RANKING SYSTEM AGAIN.
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[BACKGROUND].I DO LIKE THE MULTI-YEAR APPROACH TOO.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THE LIST FROM GROWING TOO LONG, AND NOT ALL ITEMS ARE THE SAME.
CREATING A NEW DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERABLY MORE DIFFICULT THAN OTHER ITEMS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> EXACTLY. JUST TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT AS WELL.
>> WITH THE HOPE OF NOT ADDING TOO MANY ITEMS FOR STAFF TO DEAL WITH, TACKLING IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS OR SO.
>> GOT IT. I'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE RED-LINE CHANGES TO THE CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN, AND IF YOU'D LIKE, WE CAN GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM.
WE CAN STOP. IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU GUYS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FIRST FOUR ITEMS ARE WHAT STAFF IS PROPOSING AS PRIORITY.
THE ONLY CHANGE IS TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE THE RECREATION MASTER PLAN.
WE ARE IN THIS PROCESS, STAFF IS WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT.
THE NEW ADDITION ON THIS SLIDE, OR ON THIS GROUP, IS A MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
STAFF WILL BE DEVELOPING A MASTER PLAN FOR THE TOWN'S MAINTENANCE FACILITY PROPERTY, PRESENT A RENOVATION AND FUTURE USE PLAN TO THE TOWN'S MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO TOWN COUNCIL.
WE DID RECEIVE SOME FEEDBACK ON THIS TO ADD A COUPLE WORDS, PROPERTY OR SITE, WHICH WE CAN DO THAT IF EVERYONE AGREES.
IT WOULD BE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, PROPERTY/SITE AT THE END.
>> I REQUESTED THAT ONE BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT GETTING A FUTURE USE PLAN FOR THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
THE PLAN I KNOW STAFF INTENDED BECAUSE YOU HAVE IT IN THE INITIATIVE IT'S THE FACILITY PROPERTY AND SIGHT GLOBALLY AS WE LOOK AT ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS.
>> I HAVE TO SAY THAT ONE WAS A BIT OF A SURPRISE TO ME.
IT WASN'T ON MY RADAR AND WAS PUT ON MY RADAR IN THIS PROCESS.
I DID VISIT THE FACILITY AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS IN TERMS OF EXPOSURE OF OUR EQUIPMENT TO THE ELEMENTS AND TRYING TO PRESERVE THE USEFUL LIFE OF OUR INVESTMENTS AS THE TOWN IN TERMS OF SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES AND JUST SOME OF THE TEMPERATURES THAT THEY EXPERIENCE OVER THERE AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THE BATHROOM FACILITIES WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
THAT WAS HELPFUL, AND WE'LL IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE THERE TOO.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT [INAUDIBLE].
I'M SURE YOU PROBABLY AGREE TOO THAT WE NEED TO WATCH BUDGET.
JUST BUDGET, SO IMPORTANT NOW.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF MONEY GOING OUT NOW.
IT'S A TIRED FACILITY, IT'S VERY TIRED, SO SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
BUT WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH THE BUDGET LIKE A HOG.
IT'S IN SYNC WITH WHAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH ALSO. IT'S NECESSARY. [OVERLAPPING].
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE COST-EFFECTIVE RATHER THAN DOING [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> THE OTHER TWO ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED AS PRIORITY STRATEGIC INITIATIVES IS THE FIRE RESCUE STRATEGY.
WE HAVE UPDATED THIS BASED ON WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY AND WE'VE CHANGED THE ACTION PLANS TO REFLECT THOSE CHANGES.
DEVELOP OPERATIONAL PLANS FOR STAFFING FACILITY NEEDS, EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT, AND TIMELINE, AS WELL AS EVALUATE STATION LOCATIONS AND BEGIN THE CONSTRUCTION.
THE OTHER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN UPDATED OR EVOLVED IS THE CRA PLAN.
THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY AT, WHERE OUR GOAL IS TO ADOPT A CRA PLAN AMENDMENT BASED ON WHERE STAFF IS WITH UPCOMING PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AND INPUT SESSIONS.
>> I THINK ON THAT ONE I HAD ALSO GIVEN IN A COMMENT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ON THE CRA PLAN AMENDMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR.
THE GOAL WAS NOT JUST TO CONSIDER USES, BUT TO IDENTIFY TARGET AND DESIRED FUTURE USES.
PARTICULARLY, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE AS WE FINISH UP THE CRA LIFE THAT THOSE ARE ADDRESSED.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE THOSE WORDS ADDED.
>> NEXT WE'LL GO THROUGH THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AS THEY'VE EVOLVED AGAIN.
THIS IS THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION IN PHASE 2 OF OUR CONSTRUCTION OF THE TOWN HALL GREEN STAFF WILL
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DEVELOP DESIGN PLANS TO BRING TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL FOR THE MEMORIAL OF THE FORMER MAYOR, MARY HINTON.THEN WE'LL ALSO BRING FOR APPROVAL AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL SITE LOCATED AT OUR JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE OTHER UPDATES ON THIS SLIDE REGARDING THE VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION, YOU'LL NOTICE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 3.
WE UPDATED IT BASED ON THE WORK THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING DONE SO WE'LL COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE JUPITER BEACH ROAD, A1 ROUNDABOUT, AND THEN BASED ON FEEDBACK OR DIRECTION THAT COUNCIL PROVIDED A FEW COUNCIL MEETINGS AGO, COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF 11 PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED CROSSWALK SIGNALS.
>> UNDER THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, I HAD SUGGESTED THAT IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPING A STRATEGY FOR THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT THAT WE ALSO OUGHT TO ADD END PERSPECTIVE FUTURE PLANS FOR THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT.
WE'VE NEVER HAD A MASTER PLAN FOR THE SITE SO TO NOT ADDRESS THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT WOULD BE MISSING AND I'M TALKING ABOUT WE HAD THE ITEM FROM LAST YEAR WHERE THE TOWN MANAGER IS PURSUING IF WE WERE TO REALIGN DANIEL'S WAY THAT WE HAVE SOME PROPERTY THERE AND WHATEVER, SO LET'S MASTER PLAN IT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT POTENTIALLY ON SOME OF THESE JUST SO IT'S NOT MISUNDERSTOOD AND NOW I'M GOING ON THE VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN ITEMS, SOME OF THEM LEGITIMATELY ARE AN ANNUAL RENEWAL.
NUMBER 1, COMPLETE THE ANNUAL PRESENTATION.
IT WAS DONE. I WOULD PUT IN PARENTHESES AT THE END OF THAT LINE, ANNUAL RENEWAL.
I SUBMIT WHAT THAT DOES IS WE PONDER ABOUT THAT AS A COUNCIL AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE IDENTIFIED THAT WE WANTED TO DO 11 PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED.
WE ACCELERATED THAT SO THAT ANNUAL CONVERSATION TO COUNCIL AND WITH COUNCIL ABOUT PRIORITIES CAUSE US TO TAKE ACTION.
I'D LIKE THAT TO BE JUST AS A REMINDER BECAUSE WHY IS IT IN THERE? WE DID IT LAST YEAR. WELL, BECAUSE WE GET AN UPDATE EVERY YEAR, WHERE IS YOUR SAFETY ISSUES? WHAT HAVE YOU.
THEN NUMBER 4, AND I'LL JUST DRAW ATTENTION FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, BUT THE ITEMS THAT HAVE THE ONE DESIGNATED TO IT.
SOME YEARS BACK, WE ADDED THOSE WHEN IT REALLY IS BEYOND WHAT STAFF BY THEMSELVES CAN DO AND INVOLVES COUNCIL PARTICIPATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
NUMBER 4, AND I THINK IT'S A BETTER UPDATE THAN CHANGE AS IT READS.
ENCOURAGE FDOT TO FUND IN ADVANCE THE STUDY.
BUT WHAT WE WANTED TO SAY NOW IS ENCOURAGE FDOT TO FUND STUDY, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION ON INDIANTOWN ROAD AND INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS FROM CENTRAL BOULEVARD TO MAPLEWOOD DRIVE.
I GOT, I THINK I SHARED THIS WITH FDOT STUDY THAT CAME UP WITH A CONCEPTUAL PLAN THAT THEY DEMONSTRATED TO US WAS COST JUSTIFIED.
THERE WAS ENOUGH COST BENEFIT FOR THEM TO DO THE PROJECT.
WHAT I'VE BEEN TAKING ACTION ON AS THE MEMBER ON THE TPA IS, OKAY, FDOT, YOU IDENTIFIED IT, PUT IT IN THE BUDGET PLAN RIGHT NOW.
THEY FUNDED IT IN AND OUT YEAR IN YEAR 5, BUT YEAR TO YEAR.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE STUDY IS DONE TO PUT IT IN THE PLAN, WHICH MEANS THAT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW OR FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, THEY DO THE STUDY AND IT'S NOT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS SINCE THEY ARMED US WITH SOMETHING THAT THEY CAME UP WITH THAT MAKES SENSE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING THEM TO PLUG AND PLAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THAT'S WHY I WANT THOSE WORD CHANGES.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS WOULD GO, BUT WE DID HAVE A CONVERSATION DURING THE ROUNDTABLE ABOUT EBIKES AND THEY HAVE COME UP A NUMBER OF TIMES.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE IDEA OR THE NEED FOR EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR AN ORDINANCE.
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IS THAT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ELEVATED TO THIS LEVEL OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO OUTSIDE OF IT? AGAIN, WANTING TO BE CAREFUL TO HOW MANY ITEMS OR WHERE THEY MIGHT GO, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A GOOD FIT.>> COUNCILOR, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF DISCUSSIONS AND WORK ON THAT, WE PROBABLY COULD ELEVATE IT TO FIT IN HERE.
>> I AGREE. EBIKES ARE A CONCERN FOR A LOT OF CITIZENS.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THAT.
>> ARE WE IN ANY WAY TRACKING HOT SPOTS IN THE CITY WHERE PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS OCCUR FREQUENTLY?
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THAT'S NOT ONLY DONE THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S ALSO DONE WITH OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND SO THEY'RE REQUIRED TO MEET REGULARLY.
BUT PREDOMINANTLY IT'S DONE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE CRIME ANALYSIS.
>> THAT FEEDBACK GETS INTO THIS PRIORITY LIST?
>> LET ME GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE INITIATIVE US 1 BRIDGE WE HAVE ADDED BASED ON DISCUSSION AT PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS, ACTION PLAN ITEM NUMBER 5 TO DEVELOP AND PLAN A PUBLIC EVENT TO HAPPEN DURING NON PEAK SEASON MONTHS TO HELP BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA.
THAT WAS THE ONLY CHANGE HERE.
THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM AS WELL.
>> WHEN ARE WE GETTING A NON-PEAK SEASON AGAIN?
>> WHEN ARE WE GETTING OUR NEXT NON-PEAK SEASON?
>> HOPEFULLY SOON. THERE WAS SOME COMMENTS ABOUT POTENTIALLY CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF TWO.
>> AUTOMOBILE LANES AND PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PATHWAYS ON PHASE 1 OF THE NEW BRIDGE.
THINK ABOUT THIS. THIS IS EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT.
I THINK IT WARRANTS SAYING THAT BECAUSE ITEM 1, WE'VE BEEN MONITORING.
IT'S WORKING AND WE'RE GOING TO FINALLY HAVE A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING OVER THAT BRIDGE WHEN PHASE 1 OPENS.
IF EVERYBODY REMEMBERS HOW IT USED TO BE.
>> RIGHT. THAT IS A CELEBRATION.
>> BIKE LANES. IS THAT INCLUDED [INAUDIBLE]
>> YES. SEPARATED BIKE LANES. IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.
I BELIEVE THAT'S IN PHASE 1 BECAUSE THAT'S THE EAST SIDE GOING IN.
>> DESIGNATED PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE ON BOTH SIDES, RIGHT?
>> YEAH. BUT PEDESTRIAN ON THE EAST SIDE IS THE ONE MOST LOGICAL TO BE USED GOING TO FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE AND SO FORTH.
I NEED TO CHECK, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO CALL, BUT THEY WERE TRENDING.
I HAD A SCHEDULE WITH THE INCENTIVE IN ITEM 1.
LAST I SPOKE WITH THEM THEY WERE TRENDING TO COMPLETE IT NEAR THE END OF JULY TO EARN FULL INCENTIVE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AS IT SAYS HERE. THAT'S THE CASE.
THAT WOULD BE BEFORE THE NEXT PEAK SEASON TO THE COMMENT THAT COUNSELOR 4 MADE.
THEN I THINK NUMBER 4 GETS DELETED AS A PLAN BECAUSE WE'RE COMING UP TO THE CELEBRATION THAT'LL, FOR THE MOST PART, EXCEPT WHEN PEAK HOUR, A TWO WAY BRIDGE WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE TO THE BUSINESSES OFF HOURS.
SOME MORE RED LINES FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVE, WEST INDIANTOWN ROAD.
WE'VE UPDATED IT TO REFLECT, MONITOR, AND PROVIDE UPDATES ON PROJECT PROGRESS, COMPLETION AND FUNDING.
THEN FOR SOUTH ISLAND WAY, BASED ON PREVIOUS TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS, WE'LL UPDATE THE ACTION PLAN TO READ TOWN COUNCIL TO APPROVE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTED ABOUT THIS ON PUBLIC SAFETY ON BIKE THE WAY TO GO WEST.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN TAKE YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
TOM CAN REPORT BACK TO US IN A WEEKLY REPORT, BUT PART OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE, AS MY UNDERSTANDING IS, BIKE LANE PROVISIONS GOING THROUGH THE INTERCHANGE THAT DOESN'T EXIST.
WE'VE ALL PROBABLY GOTTEN ASKED ON SOME REGULAR BASIS FROM THE REAL SERIOUS BIKERS.
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I KNOW MY SON IN LAW ASKED ME, WHERE'S THE SAFE WAY? THERE'S NONE. BUT THE PROJECT THAT'S UNDERWAY WILL HELP TO PROVIDE SOME OF THAT.>> MOVING ON TO SAFETY INITIATIVES.
HIGH-SPEED RAIL, WE'VE UPDATED IT TO COLLABORATE WITH THE FEC AND BRIGHTLINE TO HAVE SAFETY FENCING ENHANCEMENTS INCORPORATED INTO THE PROJECT SCOPE.
THEN WE'VE ALSO UPDATED THE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITY.
DEVELOP A CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITY.
THEN STAFF WILL CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS TO ESTABLISH THE SCOPE AND FREQUENCY OF TRAINING FACILITIES USED BY THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN AND THEN THE POTENTIAL TRAINING NEEDS FOR JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS ON THIS AS WELL THAT WE'VE RECEIVED TO UPDATE ITEM NUMBER 2 UNDER HIGH-SPEED RAIL TO REFLECT, POTENTIALLY INITIATE APPLICATION FOR QUIET ZONE DESIGNATIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES AS SAFETY UPGRADES BY ZONE ARE COMPLETED.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE FEEDBACKS WE'VE RECEIVED.
>> ON THAT ONE, THAT WAS MY ITEM.
BUT IT OCCURRED TO ME WHEN TOWN MANAGER AT LAST MEETING INDICATED THAT STAFF WAS BEGINNING TO PREPARE THE APPLICATION, AND THEN WE HAD A LIVELY DISCUSSION UP HERE ABOUT QUIET ZONES.
WHAT OCCURRED TO ME AFTERWARDS, AND I TALKED TO THE TOWN MANAGER ALREADY AND I'M GOING TO BE FOLLOWING UP WITH AGENCIES.
BUT WHAT OCCURRED TO ME IS THAT WHETHER OR NOT THEY'LL ACCEPT IT OR NOT, WE SHOULD APPLY FOR THE QUIET ZONES TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES AS SAFETY UPGRADES BY ZONE ARE COMPLETED.
LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS.
SOME OF US, MAJORITY, WERE CONCERNED ABOUT FENCES BEING INSTALLED.
BUT WHAT OCCURRED TO ME IS, THERE'S NOTHING OF CONCERN BETWEEN DONALD ROSS AND FREDERICK SMALL.
THERE'S NOTHING BETWEEN FREDERICK SMALL AND TONEY PENNA THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR ANYTHING BETWEEN THE INTERSECTIONS.
WHAT WE SHOULD ASK FOR, MAYBE THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE, BUT THAT A QUIET ZONE, AND I'M GOING TO REFER TO IT DIRECTIONALLY, BE IMPLEMENTED.
WHY NOT ALREADY ASK THAT POINTS BECOME QUIET NORTHBOUND UNTIL YOU GET TO TONEY PENNA AND THEN SOUTHBOUND WHEN YOU GET TO TONEY PENNA BECAUSE THIS FENCING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH IS NORTH OF THERE, SO THERE'S NO BENEFIT FROM THE HORN STILL GOING.
AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO COME BACK TO US.
STAFF CAN THINK ABOUT THIS AND PRESENT IT, BUT TO A DEGREE THIS WAS A NEW CONCEPT.
THEY WANTED TO SHARE WHY WE WERE DOING THAT.
THEN STAFF WAS ALSO INITIATING GETTING SOME NOISE MEASUREMENTS AS WELL.
BUT THAT WAY THEN THERE'S AT LEAST SOME AREAS OF THE TOWN THAT WOULD GET RELIEF FROM THE QUIET ZONES WHERE THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THAT SECTION HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
I JUST HOPE THAT GIVEN THEIR JURISDICTION AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, HOW THEY'RE MANAGING THIS PROJECT, THAT THEY ACCEPT THE SUGGESTION.
>> I'M GOING TO PURSUE THAT WITH VARIOUS AGENCIES OR WHATEVER.
THAT'S WHY THIS ONE IS FOOTNOTED WITH THE ONE.
AS OPPOSED TO HOLD UP ALL OR NOTHING.
I MEAN, IS IT ANY DIFFERENT THAN IF WE WERE TO SMALL MUNICIPALITIES AND WE'RE DOING PART? THEN THAT PREPARES US FOR, IF THEY DID THE FENCING IN PHASES THAT WE COULD MOVE.
AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO COME BACK TO US.
I'M JUST TRYING TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE CONCEPT WAS HERE.
>> I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THAT.
DO WE HAVE ANY TIMELINE OF WHEN THE FENCES WOULD BE INSTALLED? IT'S VERY VAGUE AT THIS POINT, CORRECT?
>> I'M GOING TO FOLLOW BACK UP WHAT WE HAD, THE COMMITMENT.
IT'S ALWAYS AN ONGOING SITUATION THAT WE NEED TO DECIDE.
BUT THE INITIATIVE OF STAFF AND I APPRECIATE PUSHED US INTO LET'S GET AN APPLICATION GOING.
WELL, NOTHING IN ADDITION TO THE APPLICATION.
LET'S SAY IN THE APPLICATION, WHAT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH ENACTING.
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THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO THE FACE AND THAT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO US.WE'RE NOT DECIDING THIS ON THE DIAS.
I'M JUST EXPLAINING THE WORDS THAT WENT INTO STRATEGIC PLAN.
THAT'S HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS.
>> I JUST WANT TO THROW OUT THAT MY MAIN CONCERN IS IF THE FENCES JUST LINGERS AND THEY DON'T GET BUILT.
ALL I HEAR AROUND TOWN LATELY IS THE HORNS.
PEOPLE THAT LIVE ALONG THE CORRIDOR I TALKED TO THEM, SPEAKING ON THE PHONE WITH THEM.
YOU CAN'T EVEN HEAR THEM WHEN THE TRAIN GOES BY.
ON THE WATERWAY, THE BEACHES, IT SOUNDS LIKE AN URBANIZED AREA AND WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON A SMALL TOWN FEEL AND IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THAT WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT.
I'M IN FAVOR OF FULL BORE, GOING QUIET ZONES AND THEN GET THEM IN AND THEN KEEP PUSHING FOR THE FENCES.
BECAUSE I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT JUST WAITING FOR FEC WITH PERMISSION FOR INSTALLING THE FENCES, MAINTENANCE.
NONE OF THAT'S WORKED OUT YET.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU FOLKS ARE HEARING IT, BUT I'M HEARING AROUND.
PEOPLE ARE REALLY UPSET ABOUT THEM.
>> I'M HEARING IT, WHICH IS WHY I WAS PROPOSING.
>> BUT ALSO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF AVENUES THAT WE'LL BE EXPLORING.
STAFF WILL AND I WILL BECAUSE IT WAS A FEDERAL GRANT.
I MEAN, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THOUGHT THIS IS SO IMPORTANT THAT HALF OF THE FENCING AND THEY WOULD HAVE PROBABLY DONE ALL OF IT, BUT FOR THE FACT THAT BRIGHT LINE WAS ALREADY FUNDING THE FIRST PHASE.
WE'RE GOING TO PULL EVERY CHIP WE CAN HERE.
WE CAN ASK THE FRA ENGINEER WHO LIVES IN ST. LUCY COUNTY THAT COVERS THIS AREA.
WHAT CAN HE DO TO EXPEDITE THIS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A RAILWAY THAT HAS THE HIGHEST PEDESTRIAN FATALITY RATE IN THE COUNTRY.
>> I UNDERSTAND. BUT IF WE'RE GUARANTEED, WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM.
>> IT'S AN ISSUE OUT THERE WITH THE PUBLIC.
>> I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT THOUGHT JUST A LITTLE BIT AND WE'RE HEAVILY BREAKING INTO YOUR SLIDE PRESENTATION, BUT I'VE GOTTEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK ON THE TRAIN HORNS.
IT'S GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY, NEGATIVE FEEDBACK.
I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO PUSH TO HAVE IT SEPARATED FROM THE FENCING, AND FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND APPLY FOR QUIET ZONES.
IT VERY WELL COULD TAKE A LONG ENOUGH PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THE FENCING WILL CATCH UP TO IT, BUT RIGHT NOW [OVERLAPPING].
>> WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE WE ARE FULLY YET.
I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH TOWN MANAGER TODAY WHO SAID, WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR DIRECTION FROM COUNSEL.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, MAYOR, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE QUIET ZONE ESTABLISHMENT PACKAGE TO BRING BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 19.
HOWEVER, DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION WE GET FROM COUNSEL, THAT'S FOR THE ENTIRE QUIET ZONE PACKAGE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD, THAT DECISION COULD BE MADE ON THE 19TH.
OTHERWISE, WE COULD HOLD THAT PACKAGE UNTIL THE COUNCIL DECIDES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AS IT RELATES TO THE FENCING.
NOW, WE DID DO SOME PRELIMINARY LOOKING INTO BEING ABLE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE MAYOR'S IDEA ABOUT SEPARATING OUR REQUESTS WITH THE QUIET ZONES AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
JUST SOME PRELIMINARY FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT.
IF WE DECIDE TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD, WE'LL HAVE TO RESTART THE PROCESS FOR THE QUIET ZONE APPLICATION.
WE STILL NEED TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE FRA WOULD ALLOW A QUIET ZONE AT ONLY TWO CROSSING LOCATIONS FOR A SHORT DISTANCE.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A COMMITMENT ON THAT YET, AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU RESTART THE WHOLE PROCESS, AND THEN WE COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL FOR THE PARTIAL AGREEMENT.
THERE'S STILL A LOT LEFT TO DO, BUT AS IT STANDS NOW, WE'RE PLANNING ON AS DIRECTED BY THE COUNCIL TO BRING BACK THE QUIET ZONE PACKAGE ON THE MARCH 19TH MEETING.
>> AGAIN, SEPARATION HAS BEEN DONE.
YOU'VE CREATED A PACKAGE QUID ZONE PACKAGE THAT'S INDEPENDENT OF FENCING.
>> WELL, THE FENCING IS OUR OWN INITIATIVE.
YEAH, SO WE HAVE BASICALLY TWO OPTIONS.
ONE IS THE ENTIRE PACKAGE AND THEN THE SECOND IS IF COUNSEL DECIDES THAT YOU WANT TO SEPARATE THAT OUT INTO TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES, THEN WE'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND RESTART THE PROCESS AGAIN.
>> IT SOUNDS TO ME, MAYOR, THAT YOU HAD IN MIND TO SPEED THIS UP BY BREAKING IT OUT.
>> I WASN'T LOOKING TO BREAK IT OUT BECAUSE [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO. BUT I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ONE APPLICATION.
AGAIN, I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GET A HOLD OF SOME OF THE PEOPLE I NEED TO TALK WITH,
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BUT IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, BRIGHT LINE AND ITS PREROGATIVE, THEY WOULD NO LONGER BE BOUND TO KEEP A QUIET ZONE, BUT COULD STILL TAP THE HORN IF THEY'RE CONCERNED FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT.IT IS POSSIBLE WITH THE FATALITY RECORD, THAT KNOWING THE FENCING ISN'T IN SUPPORTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WHEN YOU HAVE 109 MILE AN HOUR TRAINS, THEY IN FACT MAY NOT IN FACT IMPLEMENT THE FULL QUIET ZONE ANYWAY. I DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP.
I WANTED TO GO IN AND IT'S MORE JUST PUNT IT DOWN THE LINE TO THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY ABOUT SHOULD HAVE OWNERSHIP IN THIS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND BRIGHT LINE, WE WANT TO MOVE.
>> TO CLARIFY THIS. WE WANT THE QUIET ZONE APPLICATION TO GO FORWARD.
>> BUT WITH THE NOTE THAT WHAT I'M GOING TO SUPPORT, AND RIGHT NOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT MAY BE 22, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT IS.
BUT THAT'S NEXT BIDDING IS I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH QUIET ZONES TO THE NORTH, AT LEAST THE AREA IN PINE GARDEN SOUTH THAT HAVE BEEN HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREA, GOING TO FROM PUBLIC FOR YEARS, INCLUDING KIDS AND WHATEVER.
I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, DO THAT, BOTH AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
BUT AGAIN, IT'LL COME TO WHATEVER IT COMES TO ON THE 19TH, MAJORITY WILL DECIDE.
BUT AGAIN, IT OCCURRED TO ME AND STAFF WAS ALSO GETTING NOISE MEASUREMENTS BECAUSE I REPORTED THAT I HAD TO ASK BRIGHT LINE, WHERE ARE THEY WITHIN THE NOISE LIMITS, AND THEY COULDN'T SAY.
WHAT OCCURRED TO ME IS, WELL LET'S TAKE NOISE MEASUREMENTS AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND OUT BECAUSE I WOULD THINK THERE'S A SPEC LIMIT UP AND LOWER.
IF WE WERE TO GET NOISE DATA THAT WOULD PROVE TO US THEY'RE BEYOND THE LIMIT OR WELL ABOVE THE LOW END, MAYBE JUST, MAYBE WE COULD ASK THAT QUESTION AS WELL.
>> ALL QUESTIONS ARE WORTH ASKING.
>> I THINK BY THE WAY, JUST HYPOTHESIZING, AS AN ENGINEER WHERE YOU LIVE COULD BE THE WORST IS BECAUSE THE TRAIN IS AS IT'S CHANGING.
CURVING. IT'S SWEEPING THE NOISE.
BUT IT ALSO MAY BE SWEEPING, BECAUSE IT'S DIRECTIONALLY OUT AND SO AS IT'S TURNING.
>> IT'S WIND AND HUMIDITY, SO IT'LL TRAVEL FURTHER WHEN YOU GET INTO THE HUMID SEASON.
>> THEY DON'T JUST BLOW A HORN TWICE AT THE INTERSECTION.
THEY PLAY SONGS THROUGHOUT THE INTERSECTION.
IT'S GOT ABSURD AND IT IS A MAJOR DECLINE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR A LOT OF CITIZENS.
>> WHEN THEY COME, WHEN THEY GO TO CROSS THE BASKET, THEY HAVE TO COME DOWN TO WHAT SPEED? FIFTY-FIVE?
>> PURELY ANECDOTAL, BUT IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THEY'RE IN THE 50S.
>> BUT THERE'S A FEDERAL LIMIT OF GOING OVER THE BASQUES. I'M CORRECT?
>> IT'S ABOUT 60 OR MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LOWER.
>> APPEARS THAT IT'S IN THE '50S, BUT THAT COULD BE UP TO 60. IT'S MOVING.
I'VE NOTICED THAT THE GAP BETWEEN WHEN THE ARMS COME DOWN AND WHEN THE TRAIN APPEARS IS VERY QUICK.
I SUSPECT THAT HAS MORE TO DO WITH ACCIDENTS THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
AS WE HEARD FROM THE CHIEF ON OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE'VE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ON THE TRAINS, JUST TO SUICIDE ATTEMPTS THAT THEY THINK IT IS GOING TO BE STOPPED.
BUT IT'S A VERY VALID, CONCERNING PROBLEM, AND I'M WELL AWARE OF ALL THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS THAT ARE THERE, BUT WE'VE YET TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF ACCIDENT.
I DON'T MEAN TO IMPLY WE SHOULD ALWAYS WAIT UNTIL THERE'S A FATALITY BEFORE WE ACT.
BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE'RE OVERLOOKING A VERY OBVIOUS CURRENT PROBLEM TO MITIGATE A POTENTIAL FUTURE PROBLEM.
>> IT'S A VERY LARGE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE.
>> I KNOW YOU POINTED OUT TO ME, MAYOR, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHERE I LIVE.
BUT I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK THROUGH THE TOWN, EMAILS THAT TAKE [OVERLAPPING] THAT AS A MAJOR PROBLEM.
>> WE STOPPED HERE IN A NURSING.
>> I WOULD ASK. I KNOW WE'RE OFF TOPIC A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE IT'D BE MARCH 19TH, BUT I'D ASK MAKE SURE STAFF COMES BACK AND TELLS US I REMEMBER AND I'VE HEARD MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TELL ME THAT RIVERSIDE DRIVE CROSSING IS MISSING SOMETHING.
IT'S NOT THE SAME AS THE OTHER.
COULD STAFF COME BACK AND TELL US THAT IF THERE IS SOMETHING WITH THE MARCH 19TH MEETING.
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>> MISSING SOMETHING MECHANICAL.
NOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE POINTING THIS OUT TO ME TO THE DEGREE.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M COMFORTABLE THAT THAT INTERSECTION ISN'T LACKING SOMETHING.
>> MOVING ON TO UNIQUE SMALL TOWN FEEL, THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THESE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OR ACTION PLANS.
WE DID RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON PIATT PLACE TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TO THE FIRST ACTION PLAN, EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR USES, ESTABLISH TARGETED FUTURE USES.
JUST WANT TO GET FEEDBACK IS ADDING THOSE EXTRA FEW WORDS.
>> I THINK WE CLEARLY TALKED ABOUT THAT. I ADDED THAT ONE.
IT'S OUR INTENTION TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ESTABLISHING TARGETED FUTURE USES.
I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY ABOUT THAT PROPERTY COMMISSIONER MARINO.
IF IT WAS TO BE A PARK, IT'S A LOGICAL EXTENSION TO THEIR PARK SYSTEM.
>>OKAY. MOVING ON TO PROTECT LOCAL SEAGRASS AND LOXAHATCHEE RIVER.
THE MAIN CHANGE OR IT WAS TO CONSIDER FUNDING PARTICIPATION GOING FORWARD.
I KNOW THERE WAS SOME TALK, SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS WANTED SOME TIME TO CONSIDER SOME OF THESE ACTION ITEMS AND MOLL THOSE OVER SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK ON PROTECT LOCAL SEAGRASS ACTION PLANS OR ANYTHING.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SEAGRASS INITIATIVES.
WE'VE GOT THE LIVING SHORELINE ON SOFTISH BAY AND SOME OF THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE SEPARATELY BY JUPITER LAND DISTRICT.
THE JUPITER LAND FOUNDATION, IS THAT WORK COMPLETED WITH THE SEAGRASS INFORMATION BUOYS? HAVE WE COMPLETED THAT PROJECT OR IS THAT ONGOING?
>> WELL, THAT WAS ONE WHERE I THOUGHT THE LANGUAGE SHOULD READ CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH JUPITER INLAND FOUNDATION ON INSTALLATION AND FUNDING OF SEAGRASS BUOYS PERIOD BECAUSE OTHER AREAS WERE TO COME UP.
WE'VE GOT A COLLABORATION GOING THERE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING RIGHT NOW.
BUT THAT WAS THE INTENT AS WE START LOOKING AT OTHER AREAS, POTENTIALLY BUOYS WOULD GO IN AND WE WOULD CONCEIVABLY PARTNER WITH THEM.
YOU MAKE A POINT ABOUT OTHERS AND I GUESS WE PROBABLY COULD UPDATE ITEM NUMBER TWO AS WELL.
SINCE IT'S NOT JUST WE HAVE ENGAGED THEM, STAFF HAS, RIGHT?
>> WE HAVE ONE CATCH-ALL THAT SAYS COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS, WE CAN NAME THEM ALL IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES FOR SEAGRASS PROTECTION.
THEN THAT BROADENS THE SCOPE SOMEWHAT TO SEE WHAT COMES UP, BE IT LIVING SHORELINES OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT ACTIVITIES WILL COME UP OR WHAT OPPORTUNITIES WILL PRESENT THEMSELVES, BUT THAT COULD BE AN OPTION.
>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION.
I THINK THAT THE INLAND DISTRICT HAS ALREADY, IN WHAT STAFF HAD RECENTLY REPORTED, IS PARTNERING WITH US ON THAT.
THAT'S LIKE FULFILLING THIS ENGAGE.
WHEN IT WAS INITIATED LAST YEAR, WE WERE HOPING TO GET THEIR INTEREST.
WE HEARD THAT STAFF HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE INLAND DISTRICT TO PICK UP THE STUDY THAT WE HAD WANTED DONE AND INCORPORATE IT INTO THEIR SCOPE.
THEY WERE EXCITED ABOUT PARTNERING WITH US ON THE GRANTS AND WHATEVER SO I DO THINK THAT I DON'T HAVE LANGUAGE, BUT GOOD SUGGESTION TO WORDSMITH THAT.
>> THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, OBVIOUSLY, TO UNIFY THE EFFORT.
I THINK ONE OF THE LARGEST DETRIMENTS TO THE GRASS IS THE DREDGING.
IT'S GETTING COVERED BY SAND AND THAT IN A MUCH GREATER INCREASE IN BOATING TRAFFIC, WHICH IS NOT MUCH WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT.
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE REALLY CAREFUL WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S A HUGE DETRIMENT TO THE SEAGRASS.
THAT'S A VERY TOUGH THING TO BALANCE.
DO YOU LET THESE CONDOS FALL ON THE OCEAN OR DO YOU PROTECT SEAGRASS? I SAY LET'S PROTECT SEAGRASS.
I DON'T LIVE ON THE OCEAN BUT IN ALL HONESTY, IT'S A PROBLEM THAT WE NEED TO MITIGATE.
I DON'T KNOW WHOSE AUTHORITY THE DREDGING IS ACCOMPLISHED UNDER.
I DON'T KNOW IF MAYOR WOULD DO THAT.
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>> WELL, JID RESTORES THE INLET.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BEACHES.
THEY DREDGE OUT OF THE INLET AND THEY PUT IT ON THE BEACHES AND THEN IT ALL COMES RIGHT BACK IN.
>. THEY ALSO THEY ALSO DREDGE OFFSHORE SOMETIMES. CORRECT?
>> THAT'S WHERE THEY GET SOME OF THE BEACH RE-NOURISHMENT.
IT MAY BE THE COUNTY THAT DOES THAT.
THERE'S PRIVATE COMPANIES WHO BRING IT IN I BELIEVE.
>> JID'S MISSION IS TO KEEP THE INLET OPEN.
THAT'S WHY THEY DREDGE THE INLET AND THEN THEY PUT THE SAND BACK ON THE SOUTH SIDE SO IT'S MIGRATING.
THEY'RE CONTINUING THE MIGRATION.
THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE A SAND PIT, EFFECTIVELY AND THEN THEY DO POTENTIALLY SOME UP THE INLET TO THE LOXAHATCHEE RIVER.
DO YOU THINK THEY FEEL SOME OBLIGATION WITH THAT.
>> SEAGRASS IS A TRICKY THING.
RESTORING SEAGRASS IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
>> IN THE INLET A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WAS GETTING TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING NAVIGABLE SO I'M NOT SO DEEP DRAWING VESSELS, SO YOU CAN STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
>> VERY DETRIMENTAL TO SNOW FISHING.
>> YOU GOT TO KEEP IT FRESH THOUGH. IT'S A TOUGH ONE.
>> THAT'S OKAY. WE'LL UPDATE ACTION ITEM FOR THE PROTECT LOCAL SEAGRASS AND BRING THAT BACK.
MOVING ON TO THE OTHER TWO, WITHIN GREEN, BLUE, AND OPEN SPACE, PROTECT OPEN SPACES AND ANCHORED VESSELS.
WE'VE UPDATED THE ANCHORED VESSELS TO INCLUDE EXPLORING, ANCHORING LIMITATION AREAS, AND STAFF WILL BRING A REPORT BACK TO YOU GUYS FOR THAT ONE.
BUT THERE WEREN'T ANY OTHER CHANGES.
I WOULD IMAGINE BUT WE GOT SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT THE ANCHORED VESSEL ITEM.
I'LL MAKE SURE I FORWARD IT TO STAFF THAT WE TAKE IT INTO ACCOUNT.
>> OKAY. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT TWO INITIATIVES, AREAS OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVISION INITIATIVE.
WE'VE UPDATED IT BASED ON THE LAST APPROVAL FROM COUNSEL AND FOR ACTION PLAN NUMBER 2, MODIFY LAND USE ZONING DESIGNATIONS ON KEY PARCELS AS IDENTIFIED THROUGH LAST YEAR'S YEAR AMENDMENTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY TOWN COUNCIL THROUGH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND REZONING PROCESS.
WE RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK ON THIS AS WELL JUST TO UPDATE NUMBER TWO, TO REFLECT AND SAY CONTINUE TO MODIFY.
I WANTED TO GET FEEDBACK FROM EVERYONE FOR THAT.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WHEN I READ THE INITIAL AND THIS ISN'T A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK.
BUT I FEEL LIKE SO MUCH WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT CELEBRATION AND YET THE INTRODUCTION SAID, WELL, WE ONLY COMPLETED X.
WE COMPLETED A LOT MORE THAT'S WHY I WAS JUST MINDFUL OF CHANGING SOME OF THOSE WORDS.
NOT JUST SAY MODIFY, BUT CONTINUE TO MODIFY BECAUSE IT IMPLIES THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT ONGOING EFFORT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT LOSING SIGHT OF THAT AND RECOGNIZING THOSE BECAUSE WE HAVE A ROAD MAP NOW.
THEY WERE DOING IT IN '23 AND I APPRECIATE IT BEING RECOGNIZED THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE THAT.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S WHY I SAY CONTINUE TO MODIFY.
YOU MAY SAY IT'S SMALL, BUT LET'S NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS WE'VE MADE.
>> CHANGE THE WORD MODIFIED TO UPDATE.
>> WELL, NO. I WAS SAYING CONTINUE TO MODIFY BECAUSE IT'S YEAR 2.
AT SOME POINT WE'LL FINISH THAT ITEM, BUT THERE'S STILL MORE TO BE DONE.
>> IN OUR LAST SLIDE ARE THE OPERATIONAL ITEMS. THESE ITEMS DIDN'T MAKE IT QUITE TO THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE.
THEY'RE MORE JUST OPERATIONAL ITEMS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY COUNSEL TO BE CONSIDERED.
COMMUNITY WEBCAMS, SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, AND THE BASEBALL/ROGER DEAN STADIUM.
THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE ACTION PLANS FOR THESE ITEMS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S STILL GOOD WITH THEM. THAT'S EVERYTHING.
LIKE I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, STAFF JUST LOOKING FOR SOME GUIDANCE.
I DID HEAR EVERYONE TO SAY THAT MAYBE BRINGING BACK A PRIORITY ASSESSMENT OR PLAN FOR YOU GUYS TO VOTE OR NUMBER.
[02:30:06]
IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO THAT, STAFF CAN WORK ON GETTING SOMETHING TO YOU GUYS BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING.BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS OKAY WITH WHAT WE'VE PROPOSED AS CHANGES, WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
IF THERE AREN'T ANY UPDATES ON THE VISION, MISSION AND STRATEGIC RESULTS.
>> I BELIEVE WE HAD CONSENSUS ON REVISIONS.
I WOULD LIKE THAT ASSIGNMENT THAT WE PRIORITIZE IS REALLY OUTSIDE OF THE MEETING RATHER THAN TAKE MEETING TIME.
WHEN YOU DO UPDATE THAT, THEN YOU WOULD SHARE WITH US AND THEN JUST GIVE US EACH SOME RANKING SHEET.
I DO THINK IT IS HELPFUL TO GET THAT PERSPECTIVE.
>> COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM RECOMMENDED MAYBE ROUND TABLE WITH US.
>> YEAH, THE RANKING IS DONE WITH STAFF ELECTRONICALLY.
WE FILL OUT A SURVEY, EACH OF US, AND THEN OUR NAMES ARE REMOVED, BUT THE SCORES ARE SHARED.
AGGREGATE SCORES, WE UNDERSTAND WHICH ONES HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT.
>> THEN WE ROUND TABLE LOOKING AT THOSE RESULTS?
>> YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
EXCELLENT JOB. KEEP SOME FROM SPEEDING IN THE WHEELS A LITTLE BIT.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING TO REPORTS, TOWN ATTORNEY.
[TOWN MANAGER]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL QUICK.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT DID SOME OUTREACH TO THE CHASEWOOD NORTH FOLKS REGARDING THE DEEP INJECTION WELL PROJECT.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING.
THE OTHER NIGHT, IT WENT WELL.
I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF GIVE AND TAKE THERE AND WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALSO KEEPING THEM APPRISED OF THE PROJECT AND HELPING TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS.
AMONG THE MANY TOPICS NOT ONLY FROM OUR TOWN INITIATIVE.
THEY WERE ALSO INTERESTED IN RAISING THE HEIGHT OF THE WALL THAT BORDERS THEIR PROPERTY, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH.
THEN UPDATING SOME LANDSCAPING ON THEIR SIDE OF THE WALL AS WELL.
A LOT OF GOOD DISCUSSIONS WILL KEEP WORKING.
>> SITE THAT WAS NOISE OR THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK AT?
>> NO. WHAT THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT IS BECAUSE OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT, THAT THERE WAS A PERCEPTION THAT WE'D BE WORKING 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
SO WE HAD TO MANAGE A LOT OF THAT.
I THINK WE QUELLED A LOT OF VIEWS THERE.
THEN IF YOU NOTICED IN MY LAST FRIDAY REPORT, YOU HAD THE CRS TO COMMUNITY RATING SERVICE PROGRAM, WE GAVE YOU THE ANNUAL AUDIT WHICH IS REQUIRED.
THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FOR THAT, THE TOWN HAS BEEN ABLE TO RETAIN ITS CRS CLASS 5 RATING, WHICH PROVIDES THE RESIDENTS OF JUPITER THAT HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE A 25% REDUCTION IN THEIR FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS. THAT'S PRETTY BIG. WELL, THAT'S THE UTILITIES FOLKS OUT THERE, THEY DO A GREAT JOB THERE.
I DID WANT TO TAKE A COUPLE OF PERSONNEL NOTES IF I COULD REAL QUICK.
WE ADDED ANOTHER MEMBER TO 20 YEAR CLUB FOR US, GREG DEL BENEY OUT THE UTILITY FIELD REPRESENTATIVE.
HE JUST GOT HIS 20 YEAR AWARD.
HE'S IN THE CLUB 20 NOW AND WE HAVE QUITE A FEW EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE REACHED THAT MARK.
THEN ON THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM, DETECTIVE DANIEL HIRSCH RETIRED ON FEBRUARY 29 FROM THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.
I CAN TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE SHE WAS QUITE REMARKABLE AT WHAT SHE DID AND WILL BE A BIG LOSS FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
REALLY QUITE A REMARKABLE POLICE OFFICER AND DETECTIVE WISH HER WELL IN HER RETIREMENT.
THEN A FEW OTHER POINTS, MAYOR, WE HAD THE SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION GO ON THIS PAST WEEKEND.
KUDOS TO KRISTEN GEORGE AND THE PARKS AND REX FOLKS PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO HAVING A PLAN IN PLACE AND TAKING THE FEEDBACK FROM LAST YEAR, WE'VE BEEN GETTING OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE REMARKS ABOUT THE PROCESS AND WORKING OUR PARENTS THROUGH THAT WHOLE PROCESS.
I THINK COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM HAS GOT A FEW OF THOSE AS WELL IN TERMS OF POSITIVE REMARKS.
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I'LL ALSO TELL YOU THAT WE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS FROM OUR LOBBYISTS.THANK YOU TO GREENBERG TREG AND TIM STANFIELD AS OF 11: 48 THIS MORNING.
OUR TWO ITEMS ARE ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL BE SIGNED OR NOT, BUT THERE'S 411,000 IN THERE FOR WEBCAMS AND 2.4 MILLION DOLLAR FOR THE INDIANTOWN ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN LARGE PART THE EXPANSION IN ADDITION TO THE PROJECTS TAKING PLACE NOW TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO CHASEWOOD, THOSE THINGS ARE SITTING THERE.
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACTUALLY GET APPROVED.
THEN MY LAST ITEM IS THE DOLPHIN DRIVE PROJECT, AND HE TALKS TO US ABOUT REGULARLY, I'LL MAKE SURE HE'S UP TO SPEED ON THIS.
THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REBID.
THE COMPANY, THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY CAME BACK AND BECAUSE OF COST INCREASES, HIT US WITH A MAJOR COST INCREASE ON THAT PROJECT.
I WANT TO SAY SOMEWHERE, NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT $400,000, AND SO WE'RE NOT HONORING THAT CONTRACT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK OUT TO BID.
I'LL MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE ANDY AND THE NEIGHBORS IN THAT PROCESS AS WELL.
MAYOR, THAT WAS A LOT, BUT THAT'S MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM.
[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]
>> A FEW THINGS. JUST QUICKLY, A HUGE KUDOS TO KRISTEN GEORGE AND THE RECREATION TEAM.
CAMP SIGNS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLE RECEPTION TO GET EMAILS THAT WE'RE SO EXCITED AND HAPPY TO GO THROUGH A CAMP SIGN OF EXPERIENCE THAT'S 3 HOURS LONG, SOMETHING.
I THINK THE COFFEE, DONUTS AND MUSIC MAY HAVE HELPED.
I THINK A CAMP EXPERIENCE FOR THE PARENTS FOR THE DAY THEY SIGNED UP.
I JUST LOVE THAT AND I LOVE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN RECREATION.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT MAY BE WATCHING, THAT WE DO HAVE THESE PUBLIC INPUT OPPORTUNITIES IN MID MARCH BACK-TO-BACK.
WE HAVE ON MARCH 13TH AND MARCH 14TH, CONVERSATIONS ON THE CRA, WHICH IS THE AREA AROUND THE LIGHTHOUSE.
FUTURE PLANNING FOR THAT, THE CRA PLAN, BUT ALSO THE RECREATION MASTER PLAN THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, PLAYGROUNDS, TRAILS.
YOU NAME IT IN RECREATION, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT AND WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
PLEASE CONSIDER COMING OUT, BRING YOUR KIDS, BUT IT'S A GOOD TIME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING, OR PLANNING AND SHARING WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ACTUALLY IT CAME TO MY MIND AFTER THE FACT.
BUT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, AND I REMEMBER A COMMENT WE HAD TALKED EARLIER ALSO ABOUT A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.
I THINK THERE MAY HAVE BEEN FUNDING FOR THAT AS WELL THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CAPTURED.
I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S EITHER PART OF IT OR BEING PURSUED BECAUSE THAT IS A VEHICLE FOR FUTURE GRANT FUNDING DOWN THE LINE.
I KNOW A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES ARE DOING IT.
I JUST WANT TO CHECK UP ON THAT.
MAY I KNOW SHE SAID CELEBRATION FOR THE INLET VILLAGE BECAUSE THE COMPLETION OF THE BRIDGE OR SOME PORTION OF THE BRIDGE MAY BE OPEN IN JULY.
IF WE TIME AND EVENT FOR THE BUSINESSES WHICH WILL NO LONGER BE NEEDED AFTER THIS OPENING, IT COULD BE A CELEBRATION. I LOVE THAT.
YEAH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA AND PUT 2 AND 2 TOGETHER THERE.
FROM COST INCREASES TO SOME OF THE IMPLEMENTATION.
I KNOW WE'RE HEARING RUMBLINGS AROUND TOWN.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT OUR CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTING PROCESS GOING FORWARD JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE ARE GETTING DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE HEARING FROM RESIDENTS AND WE ARE TAKING NOTE OF AND FOLLOWING UP ON. FINALLY, WITH RESIDENT COMMENTS, I HAD SPOKEN TO KRISTEN.
I DO HOPE TO SPEAK WITH YOU DOWN THE LINE JUST ABOUT THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE AND SOME OF WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT IN TERMS OF PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC INPUT WE DID.
IN A NEGOTIATION, YOU HAVE TO BE MORE CAREFUL AND WITH SUNSHINE YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING UP FOR A VOTE.
YOUR HANDS ARE TIED DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ITEM OR THE TYPE OF VOTE THAT COMES UP.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION, WHAT ANDY WESTON SAID WAS TRUE ABOUT THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.
THEY RECEIVED SOMETHING LIKE $215,000 OR CLOSE TO IN FUNDING.
THAT CAME FROM A VERY FEW NUMBER OF PARTIES, ONE OF WHICH WAS THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION, BUT ALSO I THINK TWO WERE RESIDENTS.
ONE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT.
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE COMMUNITY
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AND TALKING TO RESIDENTS ABOUT WE MAY CLOSE STATIONS, WE MAY LOSE.I'VE HEARD ALL SORTS OF THINGS AND WE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS.
THAT WAS VERY CONCERNING, AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT AND IT'S ON OUR ELECTION SECTIONS OF OUR WEBSITE.
ONE MORE THING, I WILL NOT BE HERE AT THE NEXT MEETING SO FOR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BRIGHT LINE JUST TO SHARE PERSPECTIVES.
I GENERALLY THINK THAT IT'S BEEN HARD TO UNDERSTAND THE TIMELINE WITH FBC AND BRIGHT LINE HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE.
SAME WITH THE NUMBER OF THESE PROJECTS.
I THINK WE HAVE AN EXPECTATION AND I HAD AN EXPECTATION THAT WOULD BE A REASONABLE TIME LINE THAT WE WERE TOWARDS THE END OF THE PROCESS.
I'VE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THE FENCING, BUT IF WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S GOING TO BE AN UNREASONABLE TIMELINE OR IF IT'S GOING TO GET STUCK, LIKE WE'RE SEEING IN SOME OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS, A FENCE IS A VERY SPECIFIC SOLUTION.
ARE THERE OTHER SOLUTIONS, POTENTIALLY TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS, THAT COULD GET US THROUGH WITH A QUIET ZONE, WHETHER IT'S SIGNAGE OR JPD, JUST TO BE CREATIVE, IN TERMS OF INTERIM SOLUTIONS, IF WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD IN ORDER TO SERVE THE GREATEST NUMBER OF OUR RESIDENTS.
I DO REMEMBER A COMMENT FROM A RESIDENT.
ONE PERSON WROTE US THROUGH THE NIGHT.
IT WAS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
THERE WERE TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT EMAILS AT 2:00 AM, 3:00 AM, 4:00 AM TALKING ABOUT IF I'M A DOCTOR AND I'M OPERATING OR I'M A PARENT.
THE QUALITY OF LIFE DOES HAVE ENORMOUS SAFETY IMPACTS AS WELL AND JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.
THAT'S BEEN WEIGHING ON ME, I THINK I'VE SEPARATED OUT IS IF IT'S A REASONABLE TIME FRAME WITH SOME EXPECTATION OR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE AND WHEN THEY'LL BE, THAT WOULD LEAD TO MORE SUPPORT.
BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO END UP IN THIS WE DON'T KNOW AND WE'RE WAITING ON THESE OTHER ENTITIES FOR SOME UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME, THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE CONCERNING.
I WOULD BE MORE SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING FORWARD.
>> I'M WORRIED OF THE TIMELINE JUST BEING OUT OF OUR CONTROL.
JUST WANT TO SAY, I MISSED THE DAYS WHEN MY KIDS ARE IN JTA SPORTS.
[LAUGHTER] A LITTLE BORING AROUND HERE NOW BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> I HOPE YOU'RE GOING ON A FUN VACATION, BUT WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOUR LEARNED INPUT.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO REHASH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TRAIN [INAUDIBLE] CAN WE ELEVATE IT TO AN AGENDA ITEM?
>> IT IS AN AGENDA. THAT'S WHAT'S COMING BACK.
>> NEXT IT IS GOING TO BE AGENDA ITEM?
>> THAT'S VERY GOOD. YOUR INPUT TO IT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT AND I REGRET YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HERE.
ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS YOU WANT TO GIVE US ON HOW YOU THINK YOU WOULD HAVE VOTED ON THESE? I THINK YOU SAID IT.
IF IT'S GOING TO BE AN ABNORMAL DELAY, THEN WE'D LIKE TO PRESS ON WITH QUIET ZONES.
WE REALLY WON'T HAVE A FEEL FOR THAT.
>> I THINK WE HAVE TIME TO GET A FEEL FOR IT AND THERE MIGHT BE MORE KNOWN BY THE NEXT MEETING.
>> THAT'S THE BIGGEST CONCERN I HAVE RIGHT NOW.
IS JUST TO KEEP THAT PRESSURE ON GET THESE QUIET ZONES IN PLACE.
AGAIN, SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE FENCES, THE FENCES ARE GOING TO BE A GOOD THING [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S BASICALLY IT.
>> OUR POLICE PULLED TWO PEOPLE OFF THE TRACK AND SAVED THEIR LIVES THAT WE'RE GOING TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
I THINK THE FENCE WOULD HAVE HELPED.
JUST A FEW ITEMS. IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT TO DITTO ON THE SUMMER CAMP SIGN UP PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS. THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
I KNOW OUR STAFF ALWAYS DOES THAT.
THEY TAKE LESSON LEARNED NEW ACCOUNT.
I DIDN'T GO TO IT BUT JUST READING IT IN THE WEEKLY REPORT, IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THERE WAS A VERY THOROUGH PROCESS ENHANCEMENT FOR FAMILIES GOING TO SIGN UP SO I THANK STAFF FOR THAT.
BY THE WAY, WHAT YOU MAY HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO IS, MY KIDS AREN'T IN JTA, MY GRANDKIDS ARE.
MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS IN TRAVEL SOCCER SO I GET A CHANCE TO VISIT OTHER FACILITIES.
THERE WAS A TIME THAT WE HAD THE TOP FACILITIES ANYWHERE AND THEY'RE DATED AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS.
AS I GO TO OTHER AREAS, I'M SEEING WHERE THEY HAVE IMPROVEMENTS AND WE'LL JUST ADD THOSE ON OUR LIST.
[02:45:03]
JUST LASTLY, AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO FORWARD TO EMAIL THAT I THINK WE ALL GOT FROM A RESIDENT WHO'S ALWAYS GIVEN US REALLY MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK ON DERELICT BOATS AND RIVER WALK.I SAW PICTURES OF A SECTION OF RIVER WALK THAT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND I'M BOTHERED BY THAT IF IN FACT IS THE CASE.
WE'LL FORWARD THAT ON BUT THE RIVER WALK. DID EVERYBODY SEE THAT?
I DON'T KNOW WHO PUT BARRICADES ACROSS AND FOR WHAT REASON.
BUT THAT RIVER WALK IS A JEWEL AND IT NEEDS TO BE KEPT OPEN AT A VERY HIGH PRIORITY. WHAT'S THAT?
>> WE SHOULD HANDLE A QUICK FIX ON THE SITUATION?
>> YEAH. BUT I WAS TAKEN ABACK BY RESIDENTS SAYING, IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR A YEAR OR WHATEVER.
I HOPE THAT'S AN EXAGGERATION, BUT IF IT'S MORE THAN A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, IT'S TOO MUCH, THEN ALONG THE RIVER WALK IS THE DERELICT BOATS ARE A PROBLEM.
I DO THINK WHEN I SEE THE PICTURES AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TAKING CERTAIN ACTION TO REMOVE THE LANDING SPOT SO THEY GET THE HINT AND MOVE ON.
WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON DERELICT BOATS.
IT WAS MORE MULTI-PRONGED LAST WE SPOKE ABOUT THAT.
I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT.
TOWN MANAGER I'LL FORWARD THAT EMAIL.
BUT IT WAS VERY THOROUGHLY DONE AND PRESENTED IN A POSITIVE MANNER.
WITH THAT, THE TIME IS NOW 9:47, WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.