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>> GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 PM.
[Call to Order ]
I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST.WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO JOIN ME, PLEASE STAND.
>> DEAR GOD. ALLOW YOUR WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING, GUIDE US WITH EACH DECISION TONIGHT TO BENEFIT OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. AMEN.
>> LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
>> COUNCIL MAY? TOWN MANAGER KITSWELL? TOWN ATTORNEY BAY?
>> WE BEGIN TONIGHT, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS FOLLOWED BY PRESENTATION.
[1. Arbor Day – October 17, 2024. ]
FIRST PROCLAMATION IS FOR ARBOR DAY, AND I WILL BE PRESENTING IT TO BRUCE BARRETT CRUZ, NATIONAL RESOURCES SUPERVISOR AND ASHLEY REEVES, NATURAL RESOURCES COORDINATOR.IF THEY WILL COME UP TO THE PODIUM.
WHEN I GET DONE READING IT, I'LL PRESENT IT.
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER DECLARING OCTOBER 17TH, 2024 AS ARBOR DAY, WHEREAS IN 1872, MR. J.
STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT A SPECIAL DAY BE SET ASIDE FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES, AND WHEREAS, THIS DAY CALLED ARBOR DAY, FIRST OBSERVED WITH THE PLANTING OF MORE THAN A MILLION TREES IN NEBRASKA, IS NOW OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD.
WHEREAS, TREES ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE WHICH CAN REDUCE THE EROSION OF OUR PRECIOUS TOPSOIL BY WIND AND WATER, REDUCE FLOODING, PROVIDE WIND PROTECTION, REDUCED ENERGY COSTS, MODERATE THE TEMPERATURE, CLEAN THE AIR, PRODUCE OXYGEN, AND PROVIDE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE.
WHEREAS TREES IN OUR TOWN INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS AND BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS TREES, WHEREVER THEY ARE PLANTED, PROMOTE THE WELL BEING OF THE PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND WHEREAS THE TOWN HAS BEEN A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A DESIGNATED TREE CITY FOR 27 YEARS.
NOW THEREFORE, I, JIM KURETSKI, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER TO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 17TH, 2024 AS ARBOR DAY.
THE TOWN OF JUPITER URGES ALL CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OBSERVANCE BY PLANTING TREES AND GETTING OUTSIDE TO ENJOY THE NATURE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THESE EFFORTS BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR SUPPORT AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE LIKE THE STUDENTS OF THE JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE ABLE TO PUT ON THESE EVENTS, PLANT MORE TREES AND MAKE OUR AWESOME TOWN EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL AND MORE AWESOME.
WE'RE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THAT.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR NEW NATURAL RESOURCES COORDINATOR ASHLEY REEVES.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
[2. Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15–October 15, 2024. ]
THE LATINO LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE WITH THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION.IS THERE SOMEBODY HERE? IF YOU'LL JOIN WHEN I'LL READ IT INTO THE RECORD AND THEN COME
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DOWN THERE AND YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF INTO THE RECORD. COULD YOU DO THAT?>> SURE. I'M MABEL CLONE WITH THE LATINO LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, DECLARING SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
WHEREAS HISPANICS OF EVERY RACE, CLASS, AND MULTIPLE NATIONALITIES HAVE MADE HISTORIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH AND STRENGTH TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER IN COUNTLESS RECORDED AND UNRECORDED WAYS.
WHEREAS THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY PLAYS A VITAL AND INTEGRAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER IN BUSINESS, EDUCATION, LAW, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND NUMEROUS OTHER FIELDS.
WHEREAS THE HISPANIC POPULATION IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER IS MORE THAN 16% OF THE 61,000 PEOPLE WHO CALL THE TOWN HOME, AND WHEREAS IN CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WE HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS HISPANICS HAVE MADE IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER, AND WE HIGHLIGHT AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE RICH DIVERSITY THAT KEEPS OUR COMMUNITY STRONG.
NOW, THEREFORE, I JIM KURETSKI, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AS I MENTIONED, MY NAME IS MABEL CLONE WITH THE LATINO LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE.
MY 9:00-5:00 IS AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR PALM BEACH AND MARTIN COUNTIES, AND WE ARE JUST ELATED TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THIS PROCLAMATION WITH YOU ALL, ESPECIALLY WITH ELSO BEING IN YOUR FRONT YARD OR BACKYARD, HOWEVER, YOU SEE IT RIGHT NOW.
WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS WITH THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY HERE LOCALLY, AND WE'RE JUST REALLY HONORED TO HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE].
>> NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION,
[3. Jupiter Fire Rescue Department Update by Fire Chief Donatto. ]
I BELIEVE, BY FIRE CHIEF DONATO.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.
I'M DARRYL DONATO, YOUR FIRE CHIEF.
THIS EVENING, WE'RE PROVIDING YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
A LOT OF WORK, STUDY, TIME, AND THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION, WENT INTO CREATING THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
FOR TONIGHT'S UPDATE, I'M GOING TO BEGIN HERE.
JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, ON AUGUST 15TH OF 2023, THE TOWN COUNCIL VOTED TO CREATE THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
THAT PLACES US TONIGHT ON OCTOBER 1ST, JUST 24 MONTHS AWAY FROM PROVIDING COMPLETE FIRE AND EMS SERVICE IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
I'VE DIVIDED TONIGHT'S UPDATE INTO FIVE TOPIC AREAS, AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH PERSONNEL.
IN THE PAST NINE MONTHS, THE TOWN HAS HIRED A FIRE CHIEF, THANK YOU, A DEPUTY CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, A FIRE SERVICE ADMIN MANAGER, AND AN EMS MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF HIRING A DEPUTY CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATION, A DIVISION CHIEF OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND A DIVISION CHIEF OF EMS. THOSE THREE POSITIONS WILL ALL START ON OCTOBER 21ST, JUST THREE WEEKS FROM NOW.
THESE NEW ADDITIONS ARE GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE FOR BOTH THE TOWN AND JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
THERE'S BEEN GREAT INTEREST IN THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT OF THE SEVEN POSITIONS THAT THE TOWN HAS ADVERTISED FOR.
THE TOWN HAS RECEIVED 373 APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE SEVEN POSITIONS.
WE HAVE 148 PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY SITTING ON AN INTEREST LIST FOR JOBS WE HAVEN'T EVEN ADVERTISED FOR YET.
CLEARLY, BASED ON OUR CURRENT HIRES, AND BASED ON OUR INTEREST LIST, WE'RE ATTRACTING TOP TALENT TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER, AND WITH THIS GROWING INTEREST LIST, WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT JUPITER IS GOING TO HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE FIREFIGHTERS SERVING ITS COMMUNITY.
SO ALL OF OUR HIRING AND OUR ONBOARDING IS ON SCHEDULE.
A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW AT THE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON FACILITIES.
AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, WE'RE BUILDING TWO NEW FIRE STATIONS,
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AND WE HAVE THE PYATT PLACE FIRE STATION AND THE FIRE STATION THAT IS ADJACENT TO CINQUES PARK.FOR BOTH OF THOSE STATIONS, TODAY, THEY BEGAN DOING SOME SITE WORK.
THEIR GROUNDBREAKING IS SCHEDULED FOR THOSE STATIONS IN JANUARY OF 2025 WITH COMPLETION OF THE STATIONS IN APRIL OF 2026.
THE ABACOA FIRE STATION WILL REVERT TO THE TOWN WHEN THE AGREEMENT FOR SERVICE WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY TERMINATES, AND WE'LL BE MEETING WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY SOON TO DEVELOP A TRANSITION PLAN FOR THAT STATION.
THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE IS CREATING SOME TEMPORARY OFFICE SPACE FOR OUR FIRE RESCUE TRAINING DIVISION AND OUR EMS DIVISION.
THE TOWN IS MAKING SOME INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE GROUND FLOOR OF WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE UTILITY FIELD OFFICE OR THE UFO, AS THEY TELL ME, WHICH IS OUT AT THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY.
WE CANNOT THANK AMANDA BARNES, TOWN DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES.
SHE WAS EXTREMELY GRACIOUS IN FINDING US SOME SPACE AND ALLOWING US SOME USE OF SPACE AT THAT FACILITY ON A TEMPORARY BASIS.
THE TOWN WILL ALSO BE PUTTING A THREE BAY METAL STORAGE BUILDING ON THE PUBLIC WORK SITE, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE DESIGNED TO STORE AND PROTECT OUR RESERVE FIRE APPARATUS.
IN MID 2025, THE TOWN IS GOING TO BE MAKING SOME INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS TO A PART OF AN EXISTING PUBLIC WORKS METAL STORAGE BUILDING.
THIS IS GOING TO BE TO HOUSE THE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUY TO PUT INTO OUR FIRE TRUCKS AND OUR FIRE STATIONS.
MUCH THANKS AGAIN TO THOMAS HERNANDEZ, OUR TOWN ENGINEER AND DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR HELPING US WITH THIS NEEDED SPACE.
WITH RESPECT TO FACILITIES, EVERYTHING IS PROCEEDING AS PLANNED AND IS ON SCHEDULE.
IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, THE TOWN PURCHASED FOUR BRAUN AMBULANCES.
THE CHASSIS FOR THESE AMBULANCES WILL BE DELIVERED IN DECEMBER, SO JUST IN A FEW MONTHS.
THEN THESE CHASSIS ARE GOING TO BE SENT TO BRAUN, WHERE THEY'LL BE BUILT INTO FULLY FUNCTIONAL AMBULANCES WITH DELIVERY OF THOSE AMBULANCES TO THE TOWN IN JULY OF 2026.
THEN IN THE PAST OCTOBER, THE TOWN PURCHASED THREE FIRE ENGINES, ONE SQUAD FIRE ENGINE, AND 105-FOOT LADDER TRUCK.
THE TOWN TOOK DELIVERY OF ONE FIRE ENGINE IN DECEMBER OF '23, AND THE REMAINING FIRE APPARATUS WILL ALL BE DELIVERED TO THE TOWN IN JULY OF 2026.
I DID A RECENT CHECK IN WITH OUR VENDOR AND THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT ALL OF OUR APPARATUS IS ON SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERY WHEN CONTRACTED.
THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF AGREEMENTS AND POLICIES AND THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE IN PLACE FOR A FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR IS FINALIZING OUR EMS MEDICAL TREATMENT PROTOCOLS.
TONIGHT BEFORE YOU, YOU HAVE A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.
WE ANTICIPATE SIMILAR AGREEMENTS WITH TEQUESTA AND PALM BEACH COUNTY IN THE FUTURE.
ALSO BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE FOR FIRE RESCUE DISPATCH SERVICES.
WE INTEND ON BRINGING WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR TRAINING AND AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SERVICES.
DEPUTY CHIEF SHAW HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK, PUTTING TOGETHER OUR INTERNAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY THAT THAT PROJECT IS NOW COMPLETE.
WE CONTINUE TO REFINE OUR WEBSITE, WHERE WE SEE A LOT OF EARLY INTEREST AS IT RELATES TO RECRUITING.
AGAIN, EVERYTHING IS GOING ACCORDING TO OUR PLANS AND IS ON SCHEDULE.
IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE TOWN COUNCIL APPROVED $20 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR TWO NEW FIRE STATIONS, WHICH IS 23 MILLION LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATES FROM THE STUDY.
THE FUNDING STRATEGY SELECTED FOR THESE FIRE STATIONS WILL ALSO RESULT IN A SAVINGS OF OVER $700,000 IN FINANCING COSTS COMPARED TO ORIGINAL ESTIMATES.
IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE TOWN COUNCIL HAS PROVIDED 2.9 MILLION IN OPERATING AND INTEREST PAYMENTS FOR THE PROJECTED COST OF DEBT SERVICE WITH THE PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE COMING FROM INTEREST EARNINGS FROM REVENUE OF THE GENERAL FUND, AND OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL BE LEADING A NON AVALORM ASSESSMENT STUDY AND REVENUE STUDY TO BEGIN IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2025.
ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE, WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER BUDGET AS COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATES FOR THIS PROJECT.
>> IN CLOSING, JUPITER FIRE RESCUE WILL BEGIN PROVIDING FULL FIRE AND EMS SERVICES TO THE TOWN ON OCTOBER 1ST OF 2026.
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MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND THOSE LISTENING TONIGHT, YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT THE CREATION OF THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT WILL BE ON SCHEDULE AND WITHIN BUDGET.>> THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE.
NUMBER 1, IT'S INCREDIBLE AND AWESOME PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK AND A GREAT TEAM EFFORT OF EVERYBODY IN THE TOWN, STAFF TEAMING UP.
I THANK EVERYBODY FOR GETTING US TO THIS POINT.
NOW, ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT TONGUE IN CHEEK, I'M GOING TO SAY THIS.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO TRANSITION.
I'M GOING TO ASK THE TOWN MANAGER TO RENAME FACILITIES AND SITES BECAUSE, NUMBER 1, UTILITY WAS, AS YOU REFERRED TO IT, THAT THEY WERE KIND TO GIVE YOU SPACE.
SPACE HAS BEEN REALLOCATED THROUGH THE TOWN MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND THAT WAS ORIGINALLY THE TOWN'S EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER.
ARGUABLY, IT WAS BEING USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY BUILT FOR THAT PURPOSE.
OF COURSE, NOW WE HAVE A MUCH BETTER FACILITY HERE FOR THAT.
THAT BUILDING BEING REPURPOSED, I THINK IT SHOULD BE RENAMED SO IN ALL FUTURE PRESENTATIONS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT THE WAY YOU SAID IT.
THEN FURTHER, YOU REFERRED TO GETTING A FIRE LOGISTICS FACILITY ON THE PUBLIC'S WORK SITE.
IT WAS THE PUBLIC'S WORK SITE, NOW IT HAS GOT A BROADER USE, WHICH SPACE THAT WAS ALWAYS THERE THAT HAD NOT BEEN EARMARKED.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR FEELING AS I KNOW YOU ALREADY ARE THAT YOU'RE A SOLID PART OF THE TOWN, A NEEDED DEPARTMENT, WE'RE THRILLED, AND I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO STILL BE REFERRING TO THIS AS WE'RE SQUEEZING YOU IN A LOCATION.
NO, WE'RE USING SPACE THAT WAS AVAILABLE, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO USE IT FOR.
WITH THAT, I ASK IF MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO ADD ANYTHING, PLEASE FEEL FREE.
>> THANK YOU. ON TIME NOT ON BUDGET, UNDER BUDGET.
IT'S EXCELLENT, ESPECIALLY IN THE TIMES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
IT'S NOT JUST A LITTLE UNDER BUDGET, SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN 50% UNDER BUDGET.
EXCELLENT. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.
WE'VE CHOSEN WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE.
>> I REPEAT THE THANK YOU ON THAT.
ONE THING, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE TOWN MANAGER A FEW WEEKS AGO AND YOU CAME IN SUPER EXPERIENCED, ENTHUSIASTIC, THEN DEPUTY CHIEF SHAW CAME IN, AND HE JUST EXUDES ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM.
IN OUR CONVERSATION, I WAS SAYING, IMAGINE WHEN YOU START TO BUILD A HIERARCHY GOING DOWN, THE ENTHUSIASM WAVE OF ALL THESE NEW PEOPLE COMING IN, ONE, BUILD A GREAT FIRE DEPARTMENT, IT'S GOING TO JUST GOING TO TAKE OFF.
IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO WATCH IT.
AS COUNCIL FORE STATED, WE ALL APPRECIATE THE UNDER BUDGET AND ON TIME AND ALL THAT.
BUT I KNOW IT'S A HEAVY LIFT, BUT YOU GUYS ARE DOING JUST A FANTASTIC JOB, AND IT'S JUST EXCITING TO WATCH THIS HAPPEN.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING ALL THE WORK. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
>> I'LL JUST PITCH IN QUICKLY AND SAY, I NOTICED ON THE WEBSITE A COUNTDOWN CLOCK.
YOU DO HAVE THAT SENSE OF URGENCY AND YOU ARE TRACKING THINGS VERY CLOSELY.
IT IS EXCITING TO SEE THE ENERGY IN THE TOWN MANAGER'S EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
YOU BRING SOME REALLY GREAT POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES TO THIS TOWN AND TO ALL OF US.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT ALL OF YOU ARE PUTTING INTO IT, AND LOOKING AT GOT BEHIND YOU AS WELL AND THOMAS.
IT IS A TEAM EFFORT. THANK YOU.
>> I WILL SAY YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.
WE DIDN'T GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITHOUT A TEAM EFFORT.
I AM ABSOLUTELY AMAZED AT THE INCREDIBLE SENSE OF TEAMWORK IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR NINE MONTHS NOW, BUT THE TEAMWORK HERE IS AMAZING.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SINGLE DEPARTMENT IN THE TOWN THAT HASN'T PITCHED IN AND PLAYED A ROLE IN THIS.
THEY'RE ALSO INCREDIBLY FRIENDLY AND GREAT TO WORK WITH.
WE'RE GLAD TO BE WHERE WE ARE, AND IT'S WITH THE ENTIRE TOWN THAT WE'VE GOTTEN THERE. THANK YOU.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS ]
WE MOVE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS?
>> YES. WE HAVE ONE. KEN PARENT.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KEN PARENT.
I LIVE AT 207 NORTH PENNOCK LANE.
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I'M ADDRESSING THIS FOR EMAILS THAT I'VE SENT TO YOUR OFFICE AND ALL OF YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT CODE COMPLIANCE THAT TOOK 21 YEARS TO RESOLVE, AS WELL AS OTHER COMPLIANCES THAT WEREN'T RESOLVED UNTIL RECENTLY.ONE WAS 10 YEARS, ONE WAS SEVEN YEARS, ONE WAS FOUR, AND JUST RECENTLY FOR FIVE MONTHS, TOOK TWO COMPLIANCES TO BE SETTLED AND MISSED OUT ANOTHER COMPLIANCE THAT I BROUGHT TO ATTENTION.
ALL YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS RECEIVED MY EMAILS.
MOST EMAIL RECEIVED TO ME WAS FROM YOU MAYOR, AND YOU TOLD ME, ACCORDING TO YOUR EMAIL, PLEASE TAKE IN ACCOUNTABILITY THE TOTAL RESPONSE PROVIDED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
THE TOWN HAS ALWAYS STRIVE FOR VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE THAT APPROACH ELASTIC TIME.
BUT OUR CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT PERSISTENTLY PURSUES COMPLIANCE UNTIL ISSUES ARE RESOLVED.
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK AN ISSUE NEEDS TO RESOLVE BEFORE IT'S RESOLVED? TWENTY-ONE YEARS, 10 YEARS, SEVEN YEARS, FOUR YEARS, FIVE MONTHS? COMPLIANCE STAFF CONTINUE TO GENERALLY WORK TO RESOLVE THESE VALID NON-COMPLIANCE MATTERS IN OUR TOWN RESPECTIVELY OF HOW CHALLENGING THEY CAN BE.
I'M JUST ASKING WHY DID IT TAKE 21 YEARS, 10 YEARS, SEVEN YEARS, FOUR YEARS, AND MOST RECENTLY, FIVE MONTHS AND NOT EVEN RESOLVED? I HAD BROUGHT UP ONE THING ABOUT A FENCE INSTALLED, AND I SPOKE WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
THERE WERE NO SURVEYS, PERMITS, OR A FORM FILLED OUT CALLED A RECIPROCAL AND MAINTENANCE EASEMENT THAT WAS NOT WITH MY SIGNATURE.
I'M WONDERING WHY THIS PARTICULAR RESIDENT HAS BEEN AVOIDED FOR COMPLIANCE OR EVEN COMPLYING TO THE COMPLIANCE OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.
CAN SOMEONE ANSWER SOME OF MY QUESTIONS?
>> THIS IS JUST A TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> TYPICALLY, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE'RE ALL LISTENING TO YOU AND WE DID RECEIVE YOUR EMAILS.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS, WE'LL MAKE COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING AND COUNCIL COMMENTS, BUT ALSO WE'LL RESPOND TO YOU VIA EMAIL, WE MAY FOLLOW UP WITH STAFF.
THIS IS TYPICALLY JUST A TIME TO LISTEN TO EACH RESIDENT, SHARE FOR THREE MINUTES, ANY ITEMS OF CONCERN.
WE'RE TAKING NOTES AND WE FOLLOW UP.
>> WELL, MAYOR, YOU DID RESPOND TO MY EMAILS, BUT YOU DIDN'T ADDRESS ME AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE A SALIENTATION AT THE END OF YOUR EMAIL.
I JUST WONDERED WHY YOU DIDN'T ADDRESS ME IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.
>> FIRST OF ALL, TIME'S UP, BUT TO ANSWER, WHAT WE RECEIVED, AND I THINK MY COLLEAGUES WERE ON IT, BUT THERE'S SUNSHINE RULES.
I CAN'T INCLUDE THEM ON A RESPONSE.
>> BUT WHAT I HAD SEEN JUST SO YOU KNOW WAS, WE REALLY HEARD ABOUT IT AT THE TAIL END.
IT APPEARED THAT OUR CODE COMPLIANCE GROUP HAD ANSWERED AND WE WERE AT THE POINT THAT MOST OF THE ISSUES SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED. I'M JUST TELLING YOU.
>> I'M JUST GOING BY WHAT I'VE SEEN.
>> WHEN I LOOK AT IT, YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD A WHOLE BUNCH OF EMAIL CONVERSATIONS AND I HAD A SMALL EXCHANGE OF THEM.
I WAS LOOKING AT THAT BECAUSE I SAW BASICALLY YOU HAD WRITTEN AND THE CODE COMPLIANCE GROUP HAD RESPONDED BACK ON STATUS AND EXPLAIN WHERE WE WERE.
I JUST WANTED TO WEIGH IN AS THE MAYOR, AND I THINK MY COLLEAGUES WOULD AGREE, BUT THAT'S UP TO THEM, IS THAT I WANTED TO JUST EXPLAIN THAT WE HAVE A CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
WE ARE MANY TIMES AS FRUSTRATED AS WE PUBLIC WE HEAR FROM, BUT WE SEEK COMPLIANCE AND IT JUST TAKES A WHILE TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS.
FROM WHAT I HAD SEEN, I WANTED TO BASICALLY EMPHASIZE THAT THAT PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE I'M SOMEWHAT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PROCESS.
CERTAINLY, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT 10 OR 20 YEARS.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAW IN THAT, BUT I WAS MORE LOOKING AT IT IN MY RESPONSE BACK TO YOU, JUST ARE WE NEAR THE FINISH LINE? BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS A PERSON, WHAT'S LEFT TO DO, LET'S GET IT DONE.
I THOUGHT WE WERE CLOSE TO BEING THERE.
I GET IT, IT WASN'T AN ANSWER TO WHAT HAPPENED 21 YEARS AGO.
I DON'T THINK THE SAME PEOPLE WERE EVEN AROUND, SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT, BUT THAT WAS THE INTENT IN WHICH I REPLIED.
THEN I REPLIED, AS I NORMALLY DO IS,
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WHEN I'M APPROACHING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMAIL, I THINK I WROTE JIM.>> AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMAIL, YOU PUT, I APPRECIATE BEING COPIED ON YOUR CORRESPONDENCE AND ENABLES ME TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS AND ALL THE TOWNS THAT THE TOWN STAFF ENTER IN RESOLVING THEM.
ALL OF US WILL WORK WITH THE TOWN MANAGER, WHICH IS THE WAY OUR FORMER GOVERNMENT MADE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE AWAY LEARNINGS FROM THAT.
I WAS BEING GENUINE ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL.
THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF WHEN WE GET COPIED.
OTHERWISE, WE MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THAT.
WE DON'T NORMALLY GET IN THE CONVERSATION HERE, BUT TO THE DEGREE THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WEREN'T GETTING RESPONSE, I TRIED TO WEIGH IN THAT WE ARE MAKING EFFORTS.
AGAIN, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE 10 OR 21 YEARS.
THAT'S HEARSAY FROM WHAT INFORMATION I HAD.
>> WELL, I SENT THAT INFORMATION VIA EMAILS [INAUDIBLE]
>> I UNDERSTAND. BUT I THINK MOST IMPORTANT IS, ARE WE GETTING DOWN TO RESOLVING THE ISSUE? IT SURE APPEARED LIKE WE ARE AND THEY EVEN HAD POINTED OUT THERE'S ANOTHER ISSUE THEY'RE FOLLOWING UP ON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THAT WAS IT ON PUBLIC COMMENTS?
[4. September 18, 2024 Town Council Meeting Minutes ]
WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES TO THE SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2024 MEETING.I DON'T SEE ANY CORRECTIONS ON THE DAIS.
IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.
>> MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA ]
THIS IS ITEMS 5-13.IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WANTED TO PULL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
IS THERE ANYBODY ON THE DAIS WANTED TO PULL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. I'D ASK WE HAVE ONE ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE 26-24 ON FIRST READING.
I'LL ASK THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO READ IT ON SHORT TITLE.
>> ORDINANCE 26-24, AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE JUPITER CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF LAW AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
>> AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
LASTLY, WE HAD ONE ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA,
[14. CONTINUED TO TBD Resolution 13-24, Flagler Wharf ]
BUT IT WAS INDICATED AS CONTINUED TO BE DETERMINED DATE BY THE APPLICANT.THERE ARE NO REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. SO WITH THAT, MOVING ON TO REPORTS, TOWN ATTORNEY.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MY REPORT IS STILL WAITING.
[TOWN MANAGER ]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A FEW THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO CONCUR WITH SOMETHING YOU SAID EARLIER, AND THANK THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF AND THE ENTIRE TEAM HERE THAT'S OUT IN THE AUDIENCE FROM THE TOWN STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING SO DILIGENTLY ON THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S BEEN A HEAVY LIFT, AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE STILL ARE KEEPING UP WITH ALL OF OUR NORMAL DUTIES AND PROJECTS AS WE MOVE ALONG.
SO KUDOS TO THESE FOLKS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.
IT IS GREAT TO SEE THE ENERGY FLYING AROUND THAT OFFICE UP THERE, IT'S JUST REMARKABLE, SO I WANTED TO THANK THEM.
THE OTHER THING, THE ROUNDABOUT AT A1A AND BEACH ROAD HAS REACHED SIGNIFICANT COMPLETION AND IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
YOU WILL SEE SOME AERIAL PHOTOS AND SOME THINGS COMING UP ON OUR WEBSITE TO ANNOUNCE THAT PROJECT NEARING COMPLETION.
KUDOS TO THE THOMAS AND HERNANDEZ AND THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND ROGER HELP.
THE ART COMMITTEE IS KICKING OFF ITS NEXT ART GALLERY WITH A SHOWCASE THIS FRIDAY AT 6:00 PM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE THEME OF THIS GALLERY IS WICKED, COOL, WITH A NOD TOWARDS HALLOWEEN.
IF THE ARTWORK THAT'S OUT IN THIS LOBBY IS ANY INDICATION, I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE REMARKABLE.
AS YOU KNOW, THE FEMA HAD TO CANCEL ITS FLOOD MAP OPEN HOUSE THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR LAST THURSDAY DUE TO HURRICANE HELENE.
THE TOWN IS WORKING WITH RICHARD RADCLIFFE AND PALM BEACH LEAGUE OF CITIES TO RESCHEDULE THIS OPEN HOUSE FOR EITHER LATER THIS MONTH OR NOVEMBER.
WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
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ON A SEPARATE NOTE, I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR IT DEPARTMENT AND A TEAM THAT HAS BUILT OUT OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER UP ON THE SECOND FLOOR HERE.WE ARE LIGHT YEARS AHEAD OF WHERE WE'VE EVER BEEN, AND I KNOW FROM SITTING IN THE SEAT FOR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS AND BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO HURRICANES AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND SO WE'LL BE PUTTING SOMETHING OUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITE TO INTRODUCE OUR TOWN RESIDENTS TO THAT AS WELL.
ONE OTHER THING, I WILL BE MEETING TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH THE DEPUTY CHIEF REGARDING THE CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS. THAT'S MY REPORT, MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FORE.
[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS ]
>> YES. I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE A FEW THINGS.
IT'S EASY FOR US TO SIT HERE AND APPLAUD THE FIRE CHIEFS FOR EXCELLENT JOB.
BUT TO HEAR THE TALK ABOUT THE COOPERATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS IS FANTASTIC. I LOVE HEARING THAT.
FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL STANDPOINT, I'VE WORKED AT LARGE ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE, THAT CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAKE OR BREAK.
COOPERATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS IS ESSENTIAL FOR THINGS TO MOVE SMOOTHLY AND TO GET AHEAD AS WE'RE DOING THAT.
SCOTT, EXCELLENT. THOMAS, EXCELLENT.
MS. AMANDA HERE EXCELLENT, IF SHE'S NOT AWESOME FOR YOUR DEPARTMENTS AS WELL, NOT JUST THE LEADERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, BUT OBVIOUSLY, BEING THE LEADERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, YOU'VE SET THE TONE FOR THE REST OF YOUR DEPARTMENT.
INNER DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR THIS TO WORK PROPERLY, AND YOU ARE ALL MAKING IT HAPPEN, SO THANK YOU FOR THE TEAMWORK.
>> JUST I HADN'T DRIVEN BY TOWN HALL IN ABOUT A WEEK OR SO OR DIDN'T NOTICE, BUT COMING IN TONIGHT, THE OLD TOWN HALL IS JUST ABOUT GONE.
SO THAT GOT ME EXCITED ABOUT MAYBE LOOKING AT DOWN THE ROAD, LOOKING AT THE TOWN GREEN AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT.
BUT IT'S A BIGGER AREA THAN YOU'D THINK OF WITHOUT THE BUILDING SITTING THERE, SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL TO SEE.
>> IT'S MUCH BIGGER JUST TO POINT OUT TO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS NOBODY HAS SEEN THAT VIEW IN OVER 40 YEARS.
>> WE'RE GETTING THE FIRSTHAND LOOK AT IT.
WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PERHAPS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON THAT PROJECT AS WELL.
TO SOON TO SAY FOR SURE, BUT WE'RE PUSHING.
>> VERY QUICK, I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY FISCAL NEW YEAR.
I KNOW THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS CELEBRATING.
IT'S BEEN AN ESPECIALLY HEAVY LIFT THIS BUDGET SEASON.
WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE SEE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS TOWN, FOR US.
I HOPE YOU GET SOME REST FOR A LITTLE BIT, AT LEAST.
>> ONE MORE. SCOTT, IT'S GOOD TO GET PAST BUDGET SEASON, ISN'T IT? [LAUGHTER]
>> WELL, I LOVE THAT THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
I ALSO KNOW THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT STILL HAS INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK TO WRAP UP THE PRIOR BUDGET YEAR, IT REALLY ISN'T CELEBRATION LIKE IT'S A NEW YEAR, BUT THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT.
THANK YOU. JUST A FEW THINGS, NUMBER 1, COMMENTING ON THE DEMO.
I HAD THE SAY MISFORTUNE OF HAVING A DEMO OF A PARKING GARAGE OUTSIDE MY OFFICE A FEW YEARS BACK.
EVERY TIME I COME BY HERE, I'VE BEEN THRILLED ABOUT HOW GOOD OF A JOB THEY DID TO MINIMIZE NOISE DISRUPTION.
WHEN THEY GET DOWN TO THE LAST WALL, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S TOLERABLE.
BUT I'VE BEEN REALLY PLEASED A WAY THAT PROGRESS HAD WORKED.
I WANT TO PROVIDE A FEW INFORMATIONAL UPDATES TO THE COUNCIL, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC.
ONE IS A BRIGHT LINE UPDATE THAT I GOT TODAY.
I'M IN CONTACT WITH BRIGHTLINE, ALMOST MONTHLY FOR YEARS NOW ON OUTSTANDING COMMITMENTS THAT I BELIEVE WE GOT FROM THEM.
NUMBER 1, THEY EXPECT TO EXECUTE THE FEDERAL GRANT FOR SAFETY UPGRADES IN MID-OCTOBER AS A REMINDER, THEY WERE DONE.
THE FEDERAL GRANT BECAME AVAILABLE.
FOR SAFETY UPGRADES, THEY INCLUDED A WHOLE BUNCH OF SCOPE SPECIFIC ITEMS, AND IT WAS APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THAT INCLUDED ITEMS WITHIN THE TOWN OF JUPITER, SO THEY'RE NOT EVERY SEGMENT ALONG THE WAY,
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BUT THEY WERE TARGETED AREAS.SO GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE GRANTS GOING TO BE EXECUTED IN OCTOBER.
THE UPDATE I GOT IS WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING WITH THESE GRANT FUNDS IS DELINEATORS AT TWO ROADWAY CROSSINGS.
I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONES, BUT I KNOW STAFF WOULD KNOW.
THEN THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FENCING THAT WE'VE BEEN LONG AWAITING.
IT'S NOW MORE CERTAIN FUNDING, IF YOU WILL, AND THEY INDICATE THEY'LL BEGIN MEETING WITH STAFF LATER THIS MONTH IS WHAT I UNDERSTOOD TO BEGIN THE RIGHT AWAY PERMITS AND WHATEVER ELSE COLLABORATION HAS TO HAPPEN WITH STAFF ALONG THE WAY.
AS THEY'RE MEETING WITH THE TOWN, THEY'LL BE MEETING WITH THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS, ALONG THE BRIGHTLINE CORRIDOR.
I'M NOT PLEASED, I'M JUST REPORTING STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO HAPPEN IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2025.
IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS THAT THEY HAVE, THEY FIRST THEY HAVE TO LINE UP ALL THE PERMITS AND WHATEVER, AND THEN WHEN THEY GOT THAT LINED UP, AND IT MAY BE THE CASE THAT THE ORDER THAT THEY GET THE APPROVALS MAY MOVE TO THE HEAD OF THE LINES, SO I HAVE NO DOUBT, STAFF WILL.
IF I'D ASK THE TOWN MANAGER, IF ANY UNEXPECTED ASK COME UP, PLEASE INVOLVE ME ON THAT.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S EXCITING TO HEAR.
NONE OF THIS AFFECTS THE QUIET ZONE.
BECAUSE THESE ARE INCREMENTAL UPGRADES THAT WERE NOT REQUIRED BY, I WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE THAT SO PEOPLE DON'T INTERPRET, LIKE, IT'S NOT UNTIL SECOND HALF OF 2025.
THAT'S A SEPARATE EFFORT THAT'S ONGOING AND WE'VE GOT REGULAR REPORTS FROM STAFF ON THAT.
SECONDLY, I WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE OF TPA UPDATES AT OUR SEPTEMBER 19TH MEETING, THE FIVE GENERAL LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FDOT FUNDING, WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE FISCAL YEAR '25-'29 PLAN.
THAT FDOT THEN, YOU KNOW, SUBMITS TO THE TPA AND THEN WE AMEND WE AGREE WITH THE AMENDING OF THE PLAN.
I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE IT'S CERTAINLY KNOWN THAT ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, IT INCLUDED THE 2.575 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR FUNDING THE GOVERNOR HAD EARMARKED.
IT SHOWN AND IT WAS RECEIVED, AND THAT'S FOR BOTH ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION, AND SO THEY HAVE THE MONEY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FUND PART OF IT, BUT THEY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET GOING ON THE ENGINEERING AND WHATEVER.
I'M CALLING THAT SCOPE, INDIAN TOWN ROAD, WESTERN [INAUDIBLE] PHASE 2 IMPROVEMENTS BECAUSE IT IS A CONTINUATION OF, YOU KNOW, EXTENDING THE TURN LANES TO A TURN THROUGH LANE.
JUST ANOTHER SMALL ITEM WAS WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO CONFIRM THE COUNTY HAS A FIVE YEAR PLAN.
ON THE ROAD PLAN, THEY'RE GOING DOWN THROUGH THE PROCESS OF UPDATING IT, SO IT'S ALWAYS THEN SUBJECT TO POLITICAL OR WHATEVER CHANGES, IF YOU WILL.
BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN GOOD AT WORKING WITH OUR STAFF AND WITH ME.
I'M PARTICULARLY FOCUSED WITH THEM BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT'S IN THE LONG-TERM PLAN GETS INTO THE TPA'S LONG-TERM PLAN INCLUSIVE OF WHAT THE TOWN WAS DOING.
WE HAVE A COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BECAUSE WE DO GET ASKED THAT OR WHAT ARE WE DOING AND THEY MAY TAKE TIME, BUT THEY'RE IN THE QUEUE.
ANYWAY, I THOUGHT I BROUGHT IT HERE, BUT I CAN'T FIND IT HERE QUICKLY.
I KNOW THE CENTER STREET IS ON TRACK WITH THE BUDGET WAS IN 2027 FOR CONSTRUCTION, SO WE'RE STILL A COUPLE OF YEARS OFF FROM CENTER STREET STARTING.
THEN THERE WAS SOME FUNDING IN '25 FOR SOME RIGHT AWAY ACQUISITION ON CENTRAL BOULEVARD NORTH OF INDIAN TOWN.
NOT COMPLETELY SURE. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FULL SCOPE WILL END UP BEING, BUT THEY TALK ABOUT ADDING ANOTHER LANE BASICALLY FROM INDIAN TOWN ROAD ALL THE WAY UP TO CHURCH STREET.
THEN I WANTED TO JUST COMMENT AND I KNOW WE'VE ALL HEARD THIS, BUT SOME REAL LESSONS LEARNED FROM HURRICANE TROPICAL STORM HELENE, THE FLOOD DAMAGE AND FATALITIES.
I HAVE FAMILY THAT LIVE UP INTO THE CAROLINAS.
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OUR MENTAL IMAGES, NUMBER 1, AT LEAST MINE IS, I'M GUILTY OF THIS, IS THAT, HURRICANE HIT, IT WAS DOWNGRADED, AND THAT'S THE END OF IT, BUT THE AMOUNT OF FLOODING, ONE COUNTY THAT I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT LIVES IN, I THINK THEY HAD REPORTED 40 FATALITIES.THEY HAD JUST SOME INCREDIBLE FLOODING.
THEN ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, AND YOU ALL MAY KNOW THIS TOO, SO BUT I'M JUST REFLECTING UPON IT.
THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA BEING HAVING A MUCH BIGGER TIDAL SURGE.
ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, THERE'S SOME RESIDENTS THAT HAVE NOW UNDERGONE COMPLETE DESTRUCTION LIKE FOR THE SECOND OR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW.
AS I WAS REFLECTING UPON THIS, BECAUSE WE WERE ASKED, WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THOSE HARDSHIPS.
BECAUSE WE DON'T QUITE HAVE THE SITUATIONS THAT THESE OTHER AREAS HAVE.
WE HAVE OUR OWN INHERENT RISKS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DEALING WITH.
BUT I JUST THOUGHT IT'S A GOOD TIME TO JUST STOP AND REFLECT UPON THAT THAT CRYSTALLIZE IN MY MIND, EVERY AREA IS UNIQUE, WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO? WE DON'T HAVE AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE OFFSHORE CONDITIONS OF ATLANTIC OCEAN VERSUS THE GULF.
WE DON'T HAVE THE BIG TIDAL SURGES, SO WE HAVE LESS OF THAT.
DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE FLOOD DAMAGE.
MY HEART AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM THAT, BOTH IN FLORIDA AND THEN IN THE STATES TO THE NORTH.
BUT I JUST THOUGHT WE SHOULD JUST REFLECT UPON THAT.
WITH THAT, TIME IS NOW 7:42, AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.