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>> [BACKGROUND] GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 PM, AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING OF WEDNESDAY,
[Call to Order]
SEPTEMBER 18TH, AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THEN PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.ALL AVAILABLE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING.
>> DEAR GOD, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US STEP FORWARD AND WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AMEN. LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> CAN YOU JOIN ME IN A PLEDGE.
CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
>> WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE BUDGET,
[1. Ordinance 20-24, Second Reading, Approving the 2025 Millage Rate.]
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL. SCOTT REYNOLDS.
I'M THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER, AND WE ARE HERE AT THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE FY '25 PROPOSED BUDGET.
JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT WE HAVE DONE SO FAR THIS SUMMER.
WE HAD OUR FIRST OPERATIONS BUDGET WORKSHOP ON JUNE 20TH.
WE SET THE TRIM RATE ON JULY 16TH.
THE NOTICE THAT WENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC ON THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE.
ALSO ON AUGUST 14TH, WE HAD A CIP BUDGET WORKSHOP AND ANY UPDATES THAT WE HAD ON THE OPERATING BUDGET.
OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON 3RD SEPTEMBER AND THEN HERE WE ARE THIS EVENING ON THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE BUDGET.
THAT'LL TAKE EFFECT OCTOBER 1.
THE OBJECTIVES AND ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE USED OVER THE SUMMER AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUDGET WAS TO MAINTAIN A MILLAGE RATE OF 2.3894.
THAT'S FOR THE OPERATING THE AD VALOREM.
TAX REVENUES HAVE INCREASED DUE TO FORECAST INCREASES IN PROPERTY VALUES, THAT'S BEEN WIDELY DISCUSSED IN THE MEDIA AND THE RESIDENTS, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AS WELL.
THERE IS A PROPOSED WATER RATE INDEX OF 3%, FOR THE WATER AND THEN A 7% RATE INDEX FOR STORMWATER.
WE DISCUSSED THAT AT LENGTH AS WELL DURING THE WORKSHOPS.
ALSO ON THE EXPENDITURES, 5% INCREASE FOR NON-UNION SALARIED EMPLOYEES.
MAINTAIN THE 9-10 SPLIT FOR HEALTH CARE COSTS BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE EMPLOYEES, MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF HSA FUNDING FOR THE EMPLOYEES AS WELL.
WE'VE CONTINUED IN THAT TO PROVIDE THOSE REALLY GOOD BENEFITS FOR THE EMPLOYEES YEAR AFTER YEAR.
ALSO, THE SALARY INCREASES FOR THE PD UNION IS PER THE UNION CONTRACT.
WE'RE GOING INTO THE SECOND YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE.
WE HAD INITIALLY ANTICIPATED WE'RE GOING TO USE SOME RESERVE FUNDING FOR THE OPERATIONS, BUT WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE WILL BE NO USE OF RESERVE FUNDINGS BEING REQUESTED FOR FY '25.
OVER LAST YEAR, $1.4 BILLION OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND INCREASED VALUES.
YOU CAN SEE HERE, 8.29% IS DUE TO VALUATION INCREASES, AND THEN LESS THAN 1% OR 0.79% IS RELATED TO NEW CONSTRUCTION.
WE ARE SEEING THAT LEVELING OUT.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE NEAR BUILDOUT, AND SO OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT.
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT AS FAR AS A TREND FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION GOING FORWARD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DISCUSS VIA STATE STATUTE IS THE ROLLBACK RATE, AND THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS CALCULATION EVERY YEAR TO SAY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TAXES THAT WOULD BE COLLECTED IN THE CURRENT YEAR THAT WE'RE IN, GOING INTO FY '25.
THAT WOULD BE JUST OVER $3 MILLION WITH A ROLLBACK RATE OF 2.2103.
WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING WITH THE CURRENT PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE IS 8.0% HIGHER THAN
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THE ROLLBACK OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET.WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH THE TOWN.
WE CAN SEE THAT THERE'S A $981,000 DECREASE OVER THE FY '24 ADOPTED BUDGET.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND ALONE, IT'S A $6.1 MILLION INCREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND, THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO SALARY AND BENEFITS AND INCREASES FOR THE TRANSFER TO THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE.
A $482,000 THAN DO DECREASE IN THE FY '25 GENERAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN, AND THEN THE INDEXES FOR WATER AND STORMWATER.
GENERAL FUND REVENUES. AGAIN, A $6.1 MILLION INCREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND.
YOU CAN SEE FOR THE REVENUES, IS $2.6 MILLION INCREASE FOR THE ASSESSED VALUES THAT WE DISCUSSED RELATING TO THE MILLAGE, THE $247,000 INCREASE FOR FRANCHISE FEES, INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES, $153,000 INCREASE, $273,000 INCREASES IN CHARGES FOR SERVICE FOR SOLID WASTE.
INCREASE OF $2.9 MILLION IN INTEREST EARNINGS OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
YOU SAW TODAY THAT THE FED HAVE STARTED REDUCING THE RATE.
WE'VE ANTICIPATED SOME REDUCTION GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.
IN FACT, THAT'S GOING TO FALL RIGHT INTO THE PLAN OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO FOR THE FINANCING OF THE FIRE STATION, SO WE'VE ANTICIPATED SOME OF THAT.
ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF THE HOUSE FOR THE GENERAL FUND, PREDOMINANTLY, THE INCREASES ARE RELATED TO SALARY AND BENEFITS, ALONG WITH THE INCREASES FOR THE TRANSFER FOR THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT JUPITER FIRE RESCUE FUND.
THIS IS THE OPERATING FUND FOR JUPITER FIRE RESCUE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS NO USE OF RESERVE FUNDS TO FUND THE FIRE RESCUE.
THE WATER FUND ITSELF. AGAIN, THE 3% INDEX HAS BEEN REQUESTED, INCREASE OF $1.2 MILLION IN CHARGES FOR SERVICE, SMALL USE OF RETAINED EARNINGS OF JUST OVER $300,000.
THE EXPENSES ARE DRIVEN BY THE 5% INCREASE IN SALARIES.
THERE ARE NO NEW POSITIONS THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED.
THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN DEBT SERVICE, AND ALSO, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN UTILITY SERVICE COST DUE TO FP&L RATE INCREASES.
WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THAT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND THERE'S BEEN A REDUCTION IN THE CHEMICAL COSTS.
THE STORMWATER FUND, 7% RATE INDEX. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
THERE'S ALSO A USE OF RETAINED EARNINGS OF $468,000 FOR THE EXPENSES OF 5% SALARY INCREASE, AND $170,000 INCREASE FOR MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, AND 114,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
SECOND YEAR OF THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT FOR THE JUPITER RIVER ESTATES, VEGETATIVE TRIMMING. THE BUILDING FUND.
THE BUILDING FUND IS ALWAYS A VERY HEALTHY FUND.
YOU CAN SEE STARTING TO LEVEL OFF IN REGARDS TO THE PERMIT REVENUE, WE ARE SHOWING A SLIGHT INCREASE OF $50,000 OVER THE CURRENT YEAR IN THE PERMIT REVENUE.
INTEREST EARNINGS, WE SHOW AN INCREASE THERE AS WELL WITH NO USE OF RETAINED EARNINGS TO FUND THE BUILDING FUND.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT LENGTH OVER THE SUMMER TO MEET OUR GOAL OF THE 10 MILLION.
AT THE LAST MEETING, I TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT ONCE WE REACH THAT 10 MILLION AFTER WE DO OUR STATE FILING IN JANUARY, WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL WHERE WE'RE AT, AND MEETING OUR GOAL, TO COME BACK WITH SOME POSSIBLE DECISION POINTS FOR THE COUNCIL ON HOW THEY WANT TO UTILIZE THE EXCESS FUNDS.
THE CIP FUNDING. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
WHAT YOU'RE ADOPTING THIS EVENING IS THE FY '25, BUT WE DO HAVE A FIVE-YEAR WINDOW THAT WE LOOK AT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP AT THE LAST MEETING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE CIP THAT WE DID NOT RECEIVE ACTION ON AT THE LAST MEETING.
THERE WAS AN APPENDIX THAT WAS SENT OUT YESTERDAY OF THOSE ITEMS TO TALK ABOUT AND SEE IF COUNCIL WISHES TO MAKE ANY KIND OF ACTION ON THESE.
THE FIRST THREE, THE INDIAN TOWN ROAD, WESTERN CORRIDOR PROJECT.
THERE WAS A REQUEST TO MOVE UP THE FUNDING FROM FY '26,
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'27 TO FY '25.I WILL TELL YOU THIS AFTERNOON, I WAS INFORMED BY OUR ENGINEERING DIRECTOR, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, THAT, HE'S HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH FDOT, AND THEY ARE PREPARED TO START MOVING ON THAT PROJECT LATER IN FY '25 BEGINNING IN 2026, SO IF THE COUNCIL SO WISHED TO DO THAT, THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO MOVE THOSE FUNDS.
ALSO, THERE WAS A REQUEST TO REDUCE THE FY '24 CARRY FORWARD FOR THE SMALL METER REPLACEMENT PROJECT BY $1.6 MILLION.
WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE UTILITY DIRECTOR, AND THAT COULD ALSO BE ACCOMPLISHED IF THE COUNCIL SO WISHED.
THEN FOR THE STORMWATER REDEVELOPMENT GRANTS, IF YOU WANTED TO REDUCE THE FY '24 CARRY FORWARD, WE CAN ALSO ACCOMPLISH THAT.
BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IF YOU SO WISHED.
THE OTHER PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE WATER ASSET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, THE STORMWATER ASSET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, THE STORMWATER SYSTEM REHAB, THERE WAS A REQUEST TO ALSO REDUCE ADDITIONAL CARRY FORWARDS ON THOSE.
WE HAVE SINCE WENT BACK AND SPOKE WITH THE UTILITY DIRECTOR, AND AT THIS POINT, EVEN THOUGH THOSE AMOUNTS ARE NOT ENCUMBERED, THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF DOING RFPS AND WE'LL BE COMING TO THE COUNCIL VERY EARLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR TO SEEK APPROPRIATION OF THOSE FUNDS, SO THOSE FUNDS WILL BE NEEDED.
THE REST OF THE ITEMS DOWN BELOW WERE MORE IN LINE WITH CLARIFICATION ON TIMELINES FOR THE PROJECTS AND WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO BE COMPLETED.
REFLECTION ON SOME OF THE CARRY FORWARD BALANCES, SOME OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR PROJECTS AND WHEN THOSE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
WE HAD SENT OUT A SUPPLEMENTAL A FEW WEEKS BACK IN THE FRIDAY REPORT TO THE COUNCIL TO UPDATE WHEN THOSE ITEMS WERE GOING TO BE DONE.
ALSO, WE'VE LOOKED AT MANAGING THE WAY THAT GOING FORWARD THAT WE MAY BE REPORTING ON SOME OF THESE DOCUMENTS IN THIS ACTUAL CIP.
WHAT WE DO IN THE CIP BOOKLET, AS YOU KNOW, WE REPORT A YEAR OF COMPLETION FOR A PROJECT.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO INCLUDE NOT JUST THE YEAR, BUT ALSO THE PERIOD FOR EACH OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE SUPPLIED THE COUNCIL WITH A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETARY REPORT TOWARDS THE END THAT ALSO SHOW THE ENCUMBRANCES AGAINST SOME OF THESE PROJECTS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THAT AS PART OF THE CIP BOOKLET.
ALSO, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO INTO NEXT YEAR IS, AT MID YEAR, COME BACK WITH A ACTUAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TO UPDATE THE COUNCIL ON THESE PROJECTS.
WHERE ARE WE AT? WHEN ARE WE SEEKING FOR THESE PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETE? TO GIVE THE COUNCIL MORE DATA GOING INTO THE ACTUAL WORKSHOPS, AND AT THAT POINT, IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO UNENCUMBER SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, WE CAN DO THAT, AND THAT WILL CLEAN IT UP GOING INTO THE BUDGETARY WORKSHOPS AS WELL.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES WE'RE LOOKING TO DO GOING INTO NEXT YEAR, AND MAY HELP THE COUNCIL GOING FORWARD.
BUT, AGAIN, LOOKING FOR ACTION ON THE FIRST THREE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST MEETING IF THE COUNCIL SO WISHED.
>> WELL, I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE FIRST ONE TO BEGIN WITH.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE WAS PUSHED BACK ON THIS ONE.
BUT BECAUSE I GOT FROM STAFF AND I SENT BACK IN TO STAFF, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM FDOT DATED JULY 15TH, THAT THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY ADOPTED AND HAS DESIGN FUNDS IN FISCAL YEAR 25 AND ALSO HAS CONSTRUCTION FUNDS IN FISCAL YEAR '25, AS A REMINDER TO COUNCIL, THIS WAS THE LEGISLATIVE GAP WHICH IS FUNDING IN FISCAL YEAR 25.
THEN IS TYPICAL GOVERNMENT SOMETIMES JUST CARRY FORWARD STUFF.
BUT I WAS INSISTING IF THE GOVERNOR DID EARMARK IT FOR '25, AND WE'VE CONFIRMED THAT.
FDOT FUNDING OUGHT TO SHOW UP, WHERE THE STATE PUT IT IN '25.
>> BECAUSE ACCEPTING ANYTHING BUT THAT LIMITS MY INFLUENCE AT THE TPA AND WITH FDOT TO PUSH THEM ALONG TO DO IT.
I WOULD SUGGEST FROM A SIMPLISTIC APPROACH, SINCE THE SUGGESTION WAS TO MOVE ALL OF THE FUNDS TO '25, THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED ON CHANGING GENERAL FUND USAGE AND WHATEVER.
MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE YOU COULD LEAVE THE GENERAL FUNDS WHERE THEY ARE.
YOU COULD MOVE THE IMPACT FEES PORTION TO '25 BECAUSE
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IT'S UNLIKELY THAT FDOT WILL COME TO US TO PUT OUR SHARE UP IN 2025, AND IF THEY WOULD, WE WOULD DEAL WITH IT AT THAT POINT IN TIME.I WAS ALWAYS MORE PUSHING FOR THE FDOT MONEY TO BE SHOWED UP IN 2025, BECAUSE THAT GIVES US OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH FDOT.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE STUDY THAT THEY'VE PROCRASTINATED ON FOR YEARS ON CENTRAL BOULE INDIAN TOWN ROAD, IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO USE ALL THIS MONEY THIS YEAR, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST TO THEM, HEY, USE IT FOR THAT STUDY.
AGAIN, I THINK I WOULD HOPE UNANIMOUS AND I'M SURPRISED THAT STAFF WOULDN'T HAVE JUST INCORPORATED THAT BECAUSE THAT'S FACTUAL, IT WAS INCORRECT.
BUT AGAIN, SIMPLISTICALLY, DON'T MOVE TO GENERAL FUNDS BECAUSE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING ELSE YOU HAD HERE.
>> BUT WE LOOKED AT THE CASH FLOW TO SEE HOW WOULD IMPACT THE CASH FLOW?
>> BUT YOU ARE CORRECT, MAYOR.
BASED ON THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD WITH FDOT, AS A MATTER OF FACT, AS LATE AS TODAY, IT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO EXPEND THEIR FUNDS FIRST IN 2025.
I'LL BE LATE 25, MOST LIKELY IS WHAT THEY'RE TELLING US.
BUT YOU ARE EXACTLY CORRECT BASED ON WHAT WE'RE BEING TOLD TODAY. OKAY.
>> DO WE HAVE A CONSENSUS ON THAT? THEN ON THE OTHER TWO TO THE DEGREE THAT STAFF AGREED, W002 AND STORM WATER 1201.
I HOPE THERE'S A CONSENSUS TO GO WITH THAT.
>> YOU'RE JUST MOVING IT INTO RESERVES FROM THE CARRY FORWARD, IS THAT RIGHT? SEEMS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
>> IT'S ACTUALLY CANCELING ONE OF THEM FROM EXISTENCE SINCE THERE'S BEEN A LACK OF HISTORICAL REQUEST.
>> THE STORM WATER REDEVELOPMENT GRANTS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> STORM WATER REDEVELOPMENT GRANT? I'M SORRY. WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?
>> IS THAT THE ONE YOU'RE SPEAKING TO?
>> WE DO HAVE REQUESTS THAT COME IN THAT EXCEED WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
WE CAN DEFINITELY WILL BE BRINGING THOSE BACK TO COUNSEL ANYWAYS.
THEN IF WE NEED TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS, WE CAN DO IT AT THAT POINT.
>> BUT THIS WAY BY REMOVING IT, SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD AN APPLICATION SINCE 2019, PEOPLE REALIZE WE DON'T HAVE MONEY SITTING AROUND IN THE BUCKET TO COME AND GET, AND WE WOULD DEAL WITH ANY REQUEST AS AN INDIVIDUAL SITUATION.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
WAS THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS ON THOSE? ONE THING I DID WANT TO BRING UP BECAUSE WE DO TALK ABOUT THE ADOPTION OF THE MILLAGE RATE THIS EVENING.
YOU CAN SEE THERE THE DEBT SERVICE RATE OF 0.085.
THIS IS THE LAST YEAR GOING INTO THE LAST YEAR FOR THE DEBT SERVICE, SO THAT WILL GO AWAY.
THE RESIDENTS WILL SEE A DECLINE IN THE MILLAGE BASED ON THE DEBT.
THAT WILL BE GOING AWAY AFTER THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
IT'S VERY MINIMAL ABOUT A DEBT SERVICE BECAUSE WE DID HAVE SOME RESERVES BUILT UP, GOING TO HELP PAY FOR SOME OF THAT DEBT SERVICE THAT WAS ACCUMULATED OVER TIME.
THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POSITION TO BE IN.
STAFF IS SEEKING APPROVAL ON SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 20-24, AND ALSO ON SECOND READING FOR THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM FOR ORDINANCE 21-24.
THEN FOR THE RESOLUTION 107-24 TO ADOPT THE TOWN'S FY 25 OPERATING BUDGET AND PAY PLAN.
>> I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON ORDINANCE 2024 ON SECOND READING.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. I'D ASK THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO READ ORDINANCE 2024 ON SHORT TITLE.
>> AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A MILLAGE RATE TO BE LEVIED BY THE TOWN OF JUPITER ON TAXABLE REAL INTANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2024 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, STATING THE ROLLED BACK MILLAGE RATE, STATING THE PERCENT BY WHICH THE MILLAGE RATE EXCEEDS, IF ANY, THE ROLLED BACK MILLAGE RATE, AND LEVYING AVALON TAXES ON ALL TAXABLE REAL INTANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER FOR THE SAID FISCAL YEAR.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO RESOLUTION 107-24.
[2. Resolution 107-24, Approving the Town of Jupiter's Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget and Pay Plan.]
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON RESOLUTION 107-24.[00:20:01]
>> MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 107-24.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE 21-24 SECOND READING.
[3. Ordinance 21-24, Second Reading, Approving the Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Community Investment Program.]
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.I'D ASK THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO READ ORDINANCE 21-24 IN SHORT TITLE.
>> AN ORDINANCE TO THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO UPDATE THE FIVE YEAR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM INCLUDED WITHIN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF LAWS AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> OPPOSE? NAY. MOTION CARRIES 4, 1 WITH THE MAYOR DISSENTING.
[4. Recognizing the Town for hosting a FEMA Flood Zone Maps Outreach Open House by Richard Radcliffe, Executive Director of Palm Beach County League of Cities. #]
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME RICHARD RADCLIFFE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PALM BEACH COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES. WELCOME.>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF COMING HERE.
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY 12 HOURS AGO WE WERE TOGETHER AND YOU WERE ALL WORKING AND IT'S FUNNY I COME FROM AN ELECTED PASS, BUT YOUR CITIZENS DON'T KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK.
BEING THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEAGUE OF CITIES, YOU'RE MY HEROES BECAUSE YOU KEEP DOING THIS, AND I HAVE TO THANK MALIS IS ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTOR.
SHE VOLUNTEERS TIME FOR US BECAUSE I WORKED FOR ALL 39 MUNICIPALITIES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.
THE REASON I'M HERE IS I WANTED TO THANK YOU BECAUSE SOMETHING CAME UP THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THE CITIES THAT WAS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S HURRICANE SEASON, AND OUR COASTAL FLOOD MAPS, WHICH DETERMINES THE LEVEL OF YOUR BUILDING CODE, IT DETERMINES FLOOD PLAIN, FLOOD INSURANCE, AND A LOT OF OUR CODES AND OUR FEES ARE RELATIVE TO THOSE MAPS.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DONE IN OVER 20 YEARS, AND AS OF DECEMBER 20, IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE.
PALM BEACH COUNTY APPEALED THEM, THEY LOST THEIR APPEAL, AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO GO HARD.
WE GOT TOGETHER WITH THE LEAGUE OF CITIES, FEMA, THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY, AND PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND WE PUT TOGETHER THREE DAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO PUBLIC OUTREACH.
BECAUSE YOUR RESIDENTS, IF THEY HAVE A MORTGAGE AND NOW THEY ARE IN A FLOODPLAIN, THEIR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL MAKE THEM GET FLOOD INSURANCE, AND IF THEY DON'T GET IT BY DECEMBER 20 AND HAVE IT IN EFFECT BY DECEMBER 20, THEY LOSE THE ABILITY TO HAVE IT'S CALLED A GLIDE PATH, AND THAT MEANS THEY CAN ONLY RAISE IT ONLY 18% A YEAR INTO THE FUTURE.
WHEN SEE SEA LEVEL RISE, WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT WE GOT INVOLVED BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE WILL BLAME YOU BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE FLOODPLAIN AS OF DECEMBER 20, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADOPT IT SO THAT ALL THE MORTGAGES FIT INTO THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES.
BUT YOU STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE.
WE HAVE THREE MEETINGS. WE HAD TWO OF THEM.
YOURS IS THE ONE LEFT, AND I ASKED THREE CITIES TO PUT ON AND HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS.
I HAVE TO ADMIT YOU WERE OUT OF THE BOX, FIRST ONE.
THANKS TO FRANK AND YOUR CITY.
YOU WERE IN. WE GOT TO JUMP ON IT.
BUT IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE.
IT'S AT YOUR COMMUNITY CENTER, SEPTEMBER 26, IT'S GOING TO BE FROM FIVE TO EIGHT O'CLOCK.
ALL THE CITIES, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE THE COUNTY THERE, THERE'S GOING TO BE FEMA THERE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE PEOPLE FROM THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.
THIS IS THE ONLY TIME YOU'RE GOING TO GET THIS TOGETHER, AND THAT'S HAPPENING AT YOUR COMMUNITY CENTER.
IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS IN THE OTHER CITIES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THOSE CITIES, BUT THE NORTH CITIES THAT ARE SHARING YOUR FACILITY ARE NORTH PALM BEACH, OBVIOUSLY JUPITER, JUPITER AND L COLONY, LAKE PARK, PALM BEACH GARDENS, PALM BEACH SHORES, RIVIERA BEACH, DEQUESTA, JUNEAU BEACH, AND UNINCORPORATED PALM BEACH COUNTY.
WE'LL HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THOSE CITIES WILL BE THERE AND FEMA AND THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.
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FROM THE OTHER TWO, I CAN TELL YOU, THEY'RE NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S AN OBSCURE THING, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE.IF YOU HAVE A MORTGAGE AND YOU'RE IN A FLOODPLAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO GET IT.
YOU WANT TO GET IT ON YOUR OWN BEFORE YOUR BANK GETS IT FOR YOU.
FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR IS LIKE WEST PALM BEACH WHEN IT ACTUALLY MAILED TO EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT THAT WAS IN A FLOODPLAIN.
THEY HAVE MAYBE 40 PEOPLE THERE.
SATURDAY, WE DID THE ONE WITH WEST PALM BEACH AND PALM BEACH, AND PALM BEACH HAD CONSISTENT PEOPLE AND ALL DAY TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS, FIND OUT, SEE WHAT IT IS.
SOME PEOPLE, WE'RE IN A FLOODPLAIN, THEY'RE NOT.
IT DOES VARY FROM PERSON TO PERSON, BUT I WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING YOUR FACILITY AVAILABLE AND FOR ALL THE OTHER NORTHERN CITIES BECAUSE THERE'S 39 MUNICIPALITIES, 23 OF THEM ARE IN THIS IS COASTAL FLOODPLAIN ZONES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL SEND YOU TO FEMA NOW.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER THAT. MAYBE.
>> I JUST WANT TO COMMENT. FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT TODAY.
YOU DIDN'T NEED TO, BUT THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO, REPRESENTING THE LEAGUE, 39 MUNICIPALITIES, AS YOU WITNESSED THIS MORNING, WHICH YOU WE KNOW, WE'RE A TIGHT GROUP UP HERE AT NORTH COUNTY.
WE'VE ALWAYS MADE OUR COMMUNITY CENTER AVAILABLE FOR THESE EVENTS.
WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE BLESSED WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
IT'S A PERFECT PLACE TO HOLD IT, SO THERE SHOULD NEVER BE ANY QUESTION ON EXPECTING WE STEP UP.
>> EXACTLY, AND WE APPRECIATE IT, AND IT'S PERFECT FOR WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE AROUND THE PERIMETER WILL BE ALL TABLES FOR EACH CITY, FOR FEMA, AND YOU'LL IDENTIFY YOUR HOUSE.
IF IT'S IN A FLOODPLAIN, YOU CAN GO TO THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY, YOU CAN GO TO FEMA, YOU CAN GO TO THE COUNTY, SO YOU HAVE A PERFECT FACILITY.
THANK YOU AND IT'S MOST CONVENIENT FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
NO REASON WHY WE WOULD EVER NOT DO IT.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PART OF THE AGENDA, CITIZEN COMMENTS.
THIS IS THE TIME FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS AND IT'S LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF THERE WAS ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HERE FOR RESOLUTION 13-24 FISHERMAN'S WORTH, THAT ITEM HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 1.
WOULDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO BE SITTING AROUND WAITING FOR THAT.
DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS?
>> SEEING NONE. I'LL MOVE ON TO THE MINUTES.
[5. September 3, 2024 Town Council Meeting Minutes.]
COUNSEL, WE HAVE BEFORE US MINUTES WITH A MINOR REVISION ON THE DIAS.IF THERE'S NO OTHER REVISIONS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE MINUTES AS AMENDED.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THIS IS ITEM 6 THROUGH 10 ON THE AGENDA.IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WANTED TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
>> ANYBODY ON THE DIAS WISH TO DO SO?
>> SEEING NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> WITH THAT, I'D ASK THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO READ ORDINANCE 22-24 ON SHORT TITLE.
>> IN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, CONSENTING TO THE TOWN'S CONTINUING PARTICIPATION IN THE PALM BEACH COUNTY, JUPITER MSTU FOR FIRE RESCUE EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES FOR 2025 AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> MOVING ON THE REPORT, TOWN ATTORNEY.
[TOWN ATTORNEY]
>> AN ARTICLE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO YOU.
THIS HAS LONG BEEN THE LAW, BUT IT WAS RECENTLY QUESTIONED IN DADE COUNTY REGARDING CITY OF HOMESTEADS MEETINGS AND THE LIMITATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
THAT PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL ASIDE FROM TAKING HIS THREE MINUTES, WAS RATHER UPSET WITH SOME THINGS THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED, WHICH PROMPTED THE CASE.
BUT THE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE IS THAT
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THE 11TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL IN AN BANK DECISION, WHICH MEANS EVERY JUSTICE ON THAT COURT REVIEWED THE OPINION AND DETERMINED THAT ESSENTIALLY THE THREE-MINUTE RULE COULD BE UPHELD.NOW THE 11TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL FOR FLORIDA AND THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES IS THE SECOND HIGHEST COURT IN THE LAND, THE HIGHEST, OF COURSE, BEING THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
WHEN YOU HAVE ALL OF THE JUSTICES OF THE SECOND HIGHEST COURT IN THE LAND RENDERING AN OPINION, IT'S A SIGNIFICANT OPINION AND IT CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT TO THE EXTENT IN THE FUTURE, YOU MAY HAVE OBJECTIONS TO YOUR THREE MINUTES.
THIS OPINION PRETTY MUCH CLARIFIES AND SAYS, THAT'S A REASONABLE RESTRICTION THAT CAN BE PLACED ON PUBLIC COMMENT.
OTHER THAN THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING. THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S A GREAT SHARE. THANK YOU.
I'LL ASK IF MR. RATCLIFFE HADN'T GOTTEN A COPY OF THAT.
THAT'D BE SOMETHING THAT'D BE WORTHWHILE TO SHARE WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES BECAUSE WE ALL ARE FACED WITH SOMETIMES SOME CHALLENGING PUBLIC MEETINGS.
DID YOU GET A COPY OF THAT? MAKE SURE YOU GET ONE. THANK YOU. TOWN MANAGER.
[TOWN MANAGER]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. ONE THING I WANTED TO PUT FORWARD IN MY REPORT THIS EVENING IS TO THANK OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, SCOTT REYNOLDS AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DAN CLARK FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS BUDGET PREP.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, THIS WORK ACTUALLY STARTS WAY BACK IN JANUARY AND IS CONTINUOUS, AND I'LL TELL YOU THEY WORK EXTREMELY HARD.
I WANT TO THANK THE DIRECTOR, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AND THEIR ENTIRE TEAM, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY PUT IN ON THIS BUDGET PROCESS. THAT'S MY REPORT, MAYOR.
[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]
>> I GOT NOTHING EXCEPT, I'M GOING TO BE LEAVING HERE AND GOING TO THE JUPITER POLICE FOUNDATION, TASTE OF JUPITER TONIGHT TO SUPPORT THEM.
IT'S A GREAT EVENT THEY DO EVERY YEAR, SO I APPRECIATE THEM REACHING OUT AND INVITING.
I THINK THEY INVITED ALL OF US, BUT I'M GOING TO HEAD OVER THERE AFTER THIS TO HELP SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION THAT DOES A LOT OF GREAT THINGS FOR JPD.
>> I JUST WANT TO ASK ONE QUICK QUESTION.
THE SEPTEMBER 26TH MEETING THAT WE'RE HAVING IN THE JUPITER COMMUNITY CENTER REGARDING FLOOD MAPS, IS THERE A WAY TO POTENTIALLY RECORD IT FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN LOOKED AT IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES? I JUST LIKE TO LOOK INTO IT FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT BUT WANT INFORMATION PRESENTED.
I KNOW WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE AT JCC, SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK.
JUST FOR RESIDENTS OR ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION, THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION WE JUST GOT.
IF YOU GO TO PBCGOV.ORG AND YOU GO TO THE HOME PAGE AND YOU SCROLL DOWN, YOU'LL SEE NEW FEMA FLOOD ZONE MAPS AND YOU CAN FIND YOUR ZONE.
JUST TO GET PREPARED BEFORE ANY MEETING OR AS INFORMATION COMES OUT, THAT'S A GOOD RESOURCE. THAT'S IT.
>> YEAH, I ALWAYS DO IT, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AGAIN FOR A GREAT JOB IN KEEPING EVERYTHING SEAMLESS AND CONCISE AND RIGHT TO THE POINT.
THANKS TO SCOTT REYNOLDS AND DAN CLARK AND THE REST OF THE STAFF.
>> YES. MY THANKS AS WELL TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
I GUESS THEY REALIZED THEY COULD GET OUT OF HERE EARLY TONIGHT, BUT THAT'S EXCELLENT FOR THEM.
I WAS PARTICULARLY HAPPY TO SEE WE TOOK A GAMBLE 12 MONTHS AGO, AND WE JUST HEARD NO RESERVE FINANCING FOR THE FIRE RESCUE.
THAT WAS A RELIEF MOMENT FOR ME TO SEE THAT.
I WANT TO MAKE ONE ADDITIONAL POINT ABOUT THE FLOOD MAPS.
YOU BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT, COUNCILOR, ABOUT THEM.
THE AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE, THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE.
I RECOMMEND ALL CITIZENS WHO AREN'T IN A FLOOD ZONE.
ALL CITIZENS, IF YOU'RE NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE, GO TO THAT MAP.
YOU CAN CLICK ON IT ON YOUR OWN ADDRESS OR ENTER YOUR ADDRESS AND SEE IF YOU NOW ARE IN A MANDATORY FLOOD ZONE.
THAT'S A VERY REAL THING AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY REAL COST COMING AND THERE'S NO WAY TO GET OUT OF IT.
IF YOU ARE NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE, CHECK IT OUT TO SEE IF YOU'VE BEEN PLACED IN ONE AND START MAKING PLANS FOR IT BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE TO GET INSURANCE IF YOU HAVE A MORTGAGE.
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THAT'S NOT OPTIONAL, SO EVERYBODY TAKE NOTICE.>> YEAH. MORE THAN 16,000 PARCELS ARE GOING TO SEE AN INCREASE IN BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.
IT IS A BIG CHANGE AND IT IS SOMETHING TO PAY ATTENTION TO AND YOU CAN ENTER YOUR ADDRESS TO SEE YOUR NEW STATUS.
>> YEAH. DON'T WAIT FOR THE BANK BECAUSE THERE IS ALWAYS THREE TIMES AS MORE.
>> I'D RECOMMEND PERSONALLY, I DO WORK IN ENGINEERING IN THE FLOODWAY ZONE.
I'D RECOMMEND EVERYBODY EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO GET A FLOOD INSURANCE TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER GETTING IT.
WE'RE IN AN AREA WHERE FLOODING IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE HAVE IT.
THE FLOOD MAPS, I THINK THEY WERE STILL ONE EVENT FOR 500.
IT COULD HAPPEN STILL THIS YEAR.
WE COULD GET A MAJOR FLOOD EVENT.
IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS, GET FLOOD INSURANCE.
I'M NOT AN ADVOCATE FOR THAT IN ANY WAY.
I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY MONEY OFF OF IT, BUT I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU GET FLOOD INSURANCE IF YOU CAN DO IT.
>> JUST TWO QUICK ITEMS, THREE.
NUMBER 1, LIKEWISE, I'VE COMMENTED IN THE PRIOR MEETINGS.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND STAFF DOES ON THE BUDGET, SO GOOD WORK.
I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT THAT I DO APPRECIATE HOW OUR PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF HAVE BEEN MORE MINDFUL OF HANDING OFF THE COUNCIL DECISIONS THAT SHOULD BE A COUNCIL DECISION.
MAYBE SOME OF US UP HERE DON'T REALIZE THAT WASN'T ALWAYS THE NORM, BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT LEAVES THE DECISION AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL.
I APPRECIATE THAT CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN RECENT YEARS.
CENTER STREET, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND ALL OF US CONTINUE TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT CENTER STREET WITH THE TRASH PILED UP.
RECENTLY, I WAS DRIVING DOWN AND I HAVE A TENDENCY TO GO DOWN MORE OFTEN.
I NOTICED SOMETHING, I TOOK A PICTURE, I PASSED IT ON TO STAFF.
BECAUSE SOME OF THE PLACES WHERE THE PICKUP WAS DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THEY WOULD BE ENTITLED TO PUT IT ON THE STREET.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ROGER HILLS WHO WENT OUT AND CAME UP WITH A SURPRISING OUTCOME BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS IN FRONT OF THE PICTURE I HAD, IT WAS IN FRONT OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT HAS DUMPSTERS.
THEREFORE, IT NEVER SHOULD BE OUT.
ROGER ACTUALLY TOOK THEM ON HIMSELF TO GET A HOLD OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD A PLACE WHERE THEY WERE KEEPING THEIR BOOKS OFF AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A PILE FROM ANOTHER STREET AND HEARSAY, BUT REPORTEDLY WASTE MANAGEMENT SAID IT WAS HARD FOR THEM TO GET DOWN THAT STREET.
THEY HAD DIRECTED RESIDENCE SO FOR YEARS, THERE'S A SPOT NOT ADJACENT TO OUR HOUSE OR PROPERTY WHERE THEY WERE PILING IT UP.
THE POINT IS AND JUST AN ASS, SO I WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE TAKE CHARGE MR. HALL FOR GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY BEEN THAT WAY FOR A LONG TIME.
I THINK THAT WE OUGHT TO GO INTO SOME AND I PULLED OUT THE CODE.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PROACTIVE ON SITING PEOPLE ALONG CENTER STREET TO CLEAN THAT UP.
OUR CODE BASICALLY SAYS IT CAN ONLY BE IN FRONT OF YOUR OWN PROPERTY.
BY THE WAY, I WAS DRIVING DOWN CENTER STREET A FEW DAYS LATER AND I SAW SOME GUYS PUTTING SOME TRASH BY THAT PILE, PULLED OVER QUICKLY, GOT OUT AND EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW THAT WAS AGAINST THE TOWN LAWS OF DOING THAT.
WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR.
IT HAS TO BE IN FRONT OF YOUR OWN PERSONAL PROPERTY.
THIS STREET, WHICH IS A STREET JUST OFF THE CENTER STREET, THEY DON'T KNOW TOWN CODE, BUT THEY'VE BEEN IN VIOLATION BY NOT PUTTING IN FACT, IRONICALLY, THEY PUT THE TRASH CANS BECAUSE I WENT DOWN THERE IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME.
BUT BULK PICK UP, THEY WERE PUTTING OUT ON CENTER STREET.
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK STAFF THAT WE OUGHT TO GO INTO SOME MORE ACTIVE ENFORCEMENT,
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AND THAT WOULD EVEN INCLUDE PUTTING OUT THE VEGETATIVE DEBRIS, WHICH IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE OUT DAYS AHEAD OF TIME.AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THESE COMPLAINTS FOR YEARS, AND I WANT TO AGAIN WANT TO THANK ROGER FOR GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, WE'D BE MORE MINDFUL.
WE CAN MAYBE CHANGE THAT ROAD AFTER ALL THESE YEARS BY FOLLOWING UP ON THOSE ITEMS. IF WE NEED TO PUT A NO DUMPING SIGN OR WHATEVER, TO CHANGE THE BEHAVIOR, I THINK IT'S TIME TO DO THAT.
I KNOW WE ALL AGREE BECAUSE WE JUST GOT AN EMAIL AGAIN THE OTHER DAY, WE GET IT ALL THE TIME.
>> MAYOR, WE HAVE ROGER ON THE CASE AGAIN.
HE IS COORDINATING WITH ENGINEERING AND THE PD AND COMMUNICATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER IN OUR CODE COMPLIANCE FOLKS, AND YES, WE ARE GOING TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN ENSURING WE MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE.
I THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING FOR US, DUMPING OF TRASH ON CENTER STREET HAS BECOME A HABIT, AND WE'VE GOT TO BREAK THE HABIT. WE'RE WORKING ON.
>> THANK YOU. I HAD NO DOUBT. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE SINCE WE ALL GET THOSE EMAILS.
NOW YOU ARE AWARE OF SOME ACTIONS ACTUALLY BEING TAKEN.
THEN JUST LASTLY, JUPITER CONNECT, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THAT'S A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM AND TOOL THAT WAS PROVIDED FOR RESIDENTS, BUT STILL IS AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW OF ITS EXISTENCE.
WE HAD SOME STREET LIGHTS OUT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY EVEN ON THE HOA BOARD, HAD APPROACHED ME.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GET A HOLD OF SOMEONE TO ADDRESS THAT.
OF COURSE, I COMMENT, WE JUPITER CONNECT, AND WHAT'S THAT? THIS IS JUST SUCH A GREAT TOOL.
I GO IN THEN AND THROUGH JUPITER CONNECT AND LISTED IT.
FIRST, I HAD TO GO THERE AT NIGHT TIME TO SEE HOW MANY LIGHTS WERE OUT.
WE HAVE A STRING OF 24 STREET LIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT FOR SOME TIME, APPARENTLY.
BUT IT'S A GREAT TOOL, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK YOUR STAFF AND I DID TALK TO CHARLOTTE ABOUT THIS.
BUT LET'S JUST MAYBE REACH OUT TO ALL THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AND HOAS TO GET THE WORD OUT AGAIN.
PROBABLY DOES FILTER UP TO AN HOA BOARD OR THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, AND THEN IF THEY DON'T KNOW HOW EASY IT IS BECAUSE IT REALLY IS EASY.
IT'S EVEN A CATEGORY, STREET LIGHTS.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT TOOL, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PUSHING IT AGAIN BECAUSE SEEMS LIKE SOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW EASY AND CONVENIENT THAT IS.
WITH THAT, THE TIME IS NOW 7:43, AND I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.