Oct 15, 2024 Town Council

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>> GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 PM,

[Call To Order]

WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

IF ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE ABLE WILL JOIN ME IN STANDING.

>> DEAR GOD, GUIDE US TONIGHT AS WE SEEK TO DO OUR BEST TO SERVE OTHERS.

GIVE US THE COURAGE AND INNER STRENGTH TO BE OUR TRUE SELVES AND THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT.

AMEN. LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?

>> MAYOR KURETSKI?

>> HERE.

>> VICE MAYOR SUNDSTROM?

>> HERE.

>> COUNCILOR DELANEY?

>> HERE.

>> COUNCILLOR FORE. COUNCIL MAY?

>> HERE.

>> TOWN MANAGER KITZEROW?

>> HERE.

>> TOWN ATTORNEY BAIRD.

>> WE BEGIN TONIGHT. WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS.

[1. Florida City Government Week – October 21 – 27, 2024.]

I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING IT TO OUR TOWN MANAGER, FRANK KITZEROW.

I WISH THEY REALLY CALLED THIS FLORIDA TOWN GOVERNMENT WEEK, BUT IT'S KNOWN AS A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 21ST THROUGH 27TH AS FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK.

WHEREAS CITY GOVERNMENT IS THE GOVERNMENT CLOSEST TO MOST CITIZENS AND THE ONE WITH THE MOST DAILY IMPACT ON ITS RESIDENTS, AND WHEREAS CITY GOVERNMENT IS A MINISTERED FOR AND BY ITS CITIZENS AND IS DEPENDENT UPON PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF ITS MANY RESPONSIBILITIES.

WHEREAS CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PASS ALONG THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND THEIR BENEFITS.

WHEREAS FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK IS A VERY IMPORTANT TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYED BY CITY GOVERNMENT AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUALITY OF OUR LIVES, AND WHEREAS THIS WEEK OFFERS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD THE WORD TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF FLORIDA WHO CAN MAKE CITIES GREAT PLACES TO LIVE, THAT THEY CAN SHAPE AND INFLUENCE THIS BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE.

WHEREAS THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND ITS MEMBER CITIES HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO TEACH STUDENTS AND OTHER CITIZENS ABOUT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH A VARIETY OF SPECIAL PROJECTS AND INFORMATION.

WHEREAS FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK OFFERS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO CONVEY TO ALL CITIZENS OF FLORIDA THAT THEY CAN SHAPE AND INFLUENCE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THEIR CIVIC INVOLVEMENT.

WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER DOES ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS, CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND EMPLOYEES TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT THIS WEEK IS RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED ACCORDINGLY.

WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER DOES ENCOURAGE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CITY GOVERNMENT AND OUR SCHOOLS, AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER DOES SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITY GOVERNMENTS TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE AND SPONSOR FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIM KURETSKI, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THIS WEEK, THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 21ST THROUGH 27TH AS FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO SUPPORT THE CELEBRATION AND CORRESPONDING ACTIVITIES.

I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING IT TO OUR TOWN MANAGER, AND I THINK HIS STAFF IS GOING TO JOIN.

>> YES. COULD I HAVE ALL THE TOWN STAFF COME DOWN AND RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION AS WELL, PLEASE? [BACKGROUND] LET ME COME BACK THERE WITH YOU.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

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>> YOU GOT TO DIRECT EVERYBODY.

[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]

>> [BACKGROUND] MR. KITZEROW, IF YOU'LL SHARE SOME WORDS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF ALL OF OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES, AND I TELL YOU, I'M REALLY OF THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE.

I DON'T THINK MOST PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE FACT THAT EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON FROM THE LIGHTS TO THIS BUILDING, TO THE AGENDA, THE STORMWATER, THE FIRE RESCUE, TO FINANCE, TO PARKS, TO RECREATION, WATER, POLICE, ALL OF IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY SEAMLESSLY, AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES ON HERE IS JUST INCREDIBLE.

YOU TALK ABOUT A VERY PROFESSIONAL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THIS TOWN AND WHO CARE VERY GREATLY, AND I'M PROUD TO LEAD THEM AND ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THEM.

>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS AND LET MY COLLEAGUES JOIN IN IF THEY'D LIKE.

VERY GRATEFUL, THIS IS A SPECIAL WEEK, THAT WEEK, AND I WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE.

I THINK, LAST WEEK, I SAW THE MOST PHENOMENAL TEAMWORK, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE ADVANCED PREPARATIONS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF HURRICANE MILTON HITTING THE TOWN.

PARTICIPATING IN THE NEW EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER THAT GETS SET UP, IT WAS A BEEHIVE OF ACTIVITY.

IT WAS JUST SO SATISFYING TO SEE HOW WELL PREPARED OUR STAFF HAD GOTTEN OUR TOWN, SHOULD WE HAVE RECEIVED THE BRUNT OF A HURRICANE.

I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT, BUT I ONLY USE THAT AS A POINT OF REFERENCE BECAUSE THE TEAMWORK THAT HAS BEEN EXISTING IN THE TOWN AMONG STAFF IN RECENT TIMES HAS JUST BEEN EXTRAORDINARY, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

>> I'LL JUST QUICKLY ADD, I AGREE IT'S FLORIDA TOWN GOVERNMENT WEEK.

LET'S RENAME IT HERE, OR VILLAGE OR ALL THE OTHER THINGS.

BUT JUST HAVING WORKED RECENTLY WITH THE LEAGUE OF CITIES, YOU GUYS MAY NOT KNOW BUT THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE 410, 411 DIFFERENT TOWNS, VILLAGES, CITIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND OVER HALF THE POPULATION OF FLORIDA ACTUALLY LIVES IN ONE OF THESE.

THEY DO BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE AND HOW THEY CUSTOMIZE TO THAT POPULATION, TO THAT GROUP.

IT'S A WONDERFUL THING AND IT'S SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.

I ALSO GOT TO SEE THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER AND BUZZING WITH ACTION.

IT'S BEEN A REALLY WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF YOU AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU.

>> I AGREE. JUST THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO KEEPING THIS TOWN FUNCTIONING ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS IS REMARKABLE THAT THIS TOWN DOES SO EFFORTLESSLY.

ANYTIME THERE'S AN ISSUE, WE GET POINTED IN DIRECTION AND ANY DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, STAFF MEMBER IS GOING TO BE THERE TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOU NEED OR WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SO THAT YOU CAN GET THE ANSWERS TO THE RESIDENTS.

IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED HOW HARD WORKING OUR STAFF IS, AND LIKE YOU GUYS SAID, JUST LAST WEEK IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW WELL THINGS CAN GO WHEN WE HAVE A GOOD TEAM.

I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO COME OVER TO THE EOC.

I WAS ON DUTY AND I WAS VERY BUSY, BUT JUST THAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WELL EVERYBODY COMES TOGETHER FOR A COMMON GOAL IS AMAZING.

I REALLY THANK ALL THE TOWN EMPLOYEES FOR MAKING OUR TOWN SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE.

>> I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THE STORM PREPARATION, THE OUTREACH WITH THE VIDEOS DEPICTING WHAT THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WERE DOING AND JUST SHARING WITH THE POPULATION, THE CITIZENS OF JUST HOW THE TOWNS TAKEN CHARGE OF THINGS AND GETTING INFORMATION OUT, SO IT WAS VERY HELPFUL.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

>> MOVING ON. THE SECOND ITEM WE HAVE IS

[2. Customer Service Week – October 7 – 11, 2024.]

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IF YOU'LL COME TO THE PODIUM AND I'LL BE PRESENTING IT.

A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH 11TH, 2024, AS CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK.

WHEREAS CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK IS AN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION, AND WHEREAS IN 1992 THE US CONGRESS PROCLAIMED THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK BE CELEBRATED NATIONALLY DURING THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF OCTOBER.

WHEREAS IN JUPITER, FLORIDA, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND WATER CUSTOMERS INQUIRE ABOUT AND ACCESS SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER'S UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FIELD REPRESENTATIVES, AND BUILDING SUPPORT SPECIALISTS ARE OFTEN THE PUBLIC'S FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE TOWN, COMMUNICATING ON A DAILY BASIS BY THE MEANS OF PHONE, EMAIL, WALK-IN SERVICES AT TOWN HALL, OR FIELD VISITS TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

WHEREAS THE TOWN'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND BUILDING SUPPORT SPECIALISTS ROUTINELY DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO TOWN RESIDENTS, WATER CUSTOMERS, BUSINESSES, AND OTHERS DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FIELD REPRESENTATIVES, AND BUILDING SUPPORT SPECIALISTS WILL JOIN THOUSANDS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND BUSINESSES WORLDWIDE TO CELEBRATE CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK, RECOGNIZING EMPLOYEES WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK.

ASSISTING CUSTOMERS, ANSWERING QUESTIONS, LISTENING, SHARING INFORMATION, BUILDING TRUST, AND HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS.

WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER RECENTLY CELEBRATED CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH 11TH, 2024, BY RECOGNIZING THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION AND SHOWERING THEM WITH A WEEK OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AND FOOD.

WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER'S UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND BUILDING SUPPORT SPECIALISTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO FOSTERING AND MAINTAINING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESIDENTS, CUSTOMERS, AND BUSINESSES, AND SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO TAKING CARE OF THE TOWN'S RESIDENTS, CUSTOMERS, AND BUSINESSES WITH EXCELLENCE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIM KURETSKI, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, DO HEREBY DESIGNATE OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH 11TH, 2024, AS CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER AND EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WORKING IN UTILITIES CUSTOMER SERVICE AS FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND AS BUILDING SUPPORT SPECIALISTS FOR A JOB WELL DONE IN SERVING THE CITIZENS, BUSINESSES, AND WATER CUSTOMERS OF OUR COMMUNITY [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL, FOR RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH THE 11TH AS CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK.

YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO ALL OF US WHO ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE ON A DAILY BASIS.

LAST YEAR, OUR BUILDING CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM ISSUED MORE THAN 8,000 PERMITS, GUIDING RESIDENTS AND CONTRACTORS WITH INQUIRIES RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION, PERMITTING, AND BUILDING REGULATIONS WITH CARE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

>> OUR UTILITIES CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM IS EQUALLY COMMITTED, SERVING MORE THAN 95,000 CUSTOMERS ACROSS JUPITER, PALM BEACH, AND MARTIN COUNTIES, AND ARE ALWAYS READY AND AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WHENEVER NEEDED.

CUSTOMER SERVICE IS ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, FOSTERING TRUST, AND MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE.

YOUR SUPPORT REINFORCES THE VALUE OF THIS WORK, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]

[3. U.S. 1 Bridge Project Update by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).]

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>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA, TOWN COUNCIL IS EXCITED TO GET THIS UPDATE PRESENTATION ON THE US-1 BRIDGE PROJECT BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

AS I TURN IT OVER TO YOU, I JUST WANT TO EXTEND THE GRATITUDE ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE IS S4 ON THE NEW US-1 BRIDGE.

WE'RE THRILLED WITH THE DESIGN, THE COLLABORATION WITH FDOT WITH THE TOWN AND OTHER AGENCIES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ALL SATISFIED WITH THE END PRODUCT, HAD A CHANCE TO GET A INSPECTION OF THE BRIDGE WEEK BEFORE LAST.

MOST GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

AN EXTRAORDINARY PROJECT.

I WAS PLEASED WITH THE HIGH QUALITY OF WORK THAT I SAW.

WAS GRATEFUL THAT AT LEAST AS OF LAST WEEK BEFORE LAST, THERE HAD BEEN NO OSHA RECORDABLE EVENTS.

IT'S BEEN DONE VERY SAFELY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

AT THE TIME OF THAT INSPECTION, WE THOUGHT MUTUALLY THE TOWN AND FDOT THAT IT'D BE BENEFICIAL TO GET A STATUS UPDATE ON THE BRIDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF US AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

I TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

WE'RE PLEASED TO PRESENT HERE TONIGHT.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE LAST MET.

I THINK IT WAS PRIOR TO THE DETOUR WENT INTO EFFECT.

A LOT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE THEN.

I PREPARED A SHORT LITTLE VIDEO HERE SO YOU CAN SEE THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS FROM THE TIME THAT THE DETOUR WENT INTO PLACE UNTIL HERE RECENTLY.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.

[MUSIC] AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF.

DEMOING THE EXISTING BRIDGE AND BUILDING THE NEW BRIDGE IN ITS PLACE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BRIDGE AND THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN DONE IN THIS PAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF.

THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE, WHICH WAS BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2021, THAT WHOLE FIRST YEAR WAS ALL FOR THE DETOUR, ALL THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, THE A1A BRIDGE REPAIRS THAT WE HAD TO DO IN PREPARATION TO SAFEGUARD THAT STRUCTURE, SO THAT THE EXTRA TRAFFIC ON THAT BRIDGE COULD TAKE IT.

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THAT WAS INSTALLED. ALL THAT WAS DONE IN THAT FIRST YEAR.

THEN ONCE WE STARTED WITH THE DETOUR, THE MAJORITY OF THIS WORK, WE BASICALLY HAVE DEMOED THE EXISTING BRIDGE AND PUT BACK A NEW ONE IN THE PAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF.

IT'S NOT JUST A BRIDGE, IT'S A BRIDGE WITH TWO FOUR STORY BUILDINGS THAT GO TO IT WITH ALL THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS BEEN PUT INTO PLACE AND WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

SOME OF THE KEY SUCCESSES, I WANT TO POINT OUT, THERE'S A LOT OF THEM, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS JUST TO BRING TO PEOPLE'S ATTENTION, THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE HERE.

AGAIN, ALL THE REPAIRS THAT WE DID ON THE A1A BRIDGE, ALL THE PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE DID WITH THE ITS COMMUNICATION.

THAT'S ALL THE TRAFFIC MONITORING DEVICES, WITH THE CAMERAS, AND WHAT HAVE YOU THAT GO INTO THE SIGNALIZATION CABINETS FOR ALL THAT TROUBLE ALL THAT'S PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS, PERMANENT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.

THE DETOUR THAT WE PUT IN PLACE FOR THIS PAST YEAR AND A HALF HAS GONE VERY WELL.

HAS ACTUALLY DONE A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY ANTICIPATED.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP TRAFFIC FLOWS.

FLOWING, FOR THE MOST PART, YOU DO HAVE SOME BACKUPS FROM TIME TO TIME DURING CERTAIN PEAK HOURS, BUT WE'VE BEEN PRETTY GOOD AT TRYING TO KEEP THOSE FLOWING.

WE'VE HAD GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY.

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS WHERE THEIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER AND DOING ALL THE SIGNAL TIMING ADJUSTMENTS WHEN APPROPRIATE.

THAT'S A BIG SUCCESS IN KEEPING THE PROJECT MOVING, KEEPING THE RESIDENTS, MOVING FROM POINT A TO POINT B.

ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS, THE VIBRATION MONITORING THAT WE HAD TO DO FOR THE PROJECT.

WE HAD TO BRING IN ANOTHER CONSULTANT ON TOP OF THE VIBRATION MONITORING THAT WE WERE DOING TO HELP SAFEGUARD THE HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND THE LIGHTHOUSE.

ALL THAT WAS NOT JUST MEASURING THE VIBRATION EFFECTS AT GROUND LEVEL, BUT IT WAS ALSO MEASURING THE AMPLITUDE THAT WENT UP INTO THE BUILDINGS TO HELP MAKE SURE WE WERE WITHIN THE LIMITS SO THAT THE HISTORICAL STRUCTURES WERE SAFEGUARD AND ALL THAT WAS DONE WITH CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE BLM FOR THE LIGHTHOUSE AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY.

WE WERE ABLE TO UNWRAP THE LENS FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE LAST LAST DECEMBER, BY THE END OF DECEMBER RIGHT BEFORE NEW YEARS.

ALL THAT WENT GOOD.

THE FOUNDATION INSTALLATIONS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, BUT WITH THE FOUNDATION INSTALLATIONS THAT WE DID, THESE WERE VERY COMPLICATED.

IT WASN'T A SIMPLE PILE THAT YOU DROVE IN THE GROUND AND PUT YOUR SUBSTRUCTURE ON.

THIS IS IT WAS A SPECIAL TYPE OF INSTALLATION WHERE WE HAD TO PREFORM DOWN TO AN ELEVATION.

OVERALL THAT MATERIAL OUT, PUT IT ON A BARGE, STICK THE PILE AND DRIVE THE PILE FILL THAT MATERIAL BACK INTO THE HOLE, PULL THE OUT, CASING THE PILE AGAIN TO CONSOLIDATE ALL THAT MATERIAL, AND YOU'RE DOING ALL THIS ON THE WATER IN BARGES.

ALL THAT WORK FOR 300 PILES THAT WE HAD TO PUT IN THE GROUND WAS A LOT OF WORK.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR FOUNDATIONS ON ANY BRIDGE, THAT'S YOUR BIGGEST RISK.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UNDERNEATH THERE, SO THAT'S A LOT OF UNKNOWNS.

TO GET THROUGH THAT SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT MAJOR IMPACTS, TO THE PROJECT WAS A BIG FEAT, AND WE FINISHED THAT LAST YEAR.

THAT WAS A HUGE MILESTONE.

SINCE THE PROJECT, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT DOING DIFFERENT DESIGN TECHNIQUES.

WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE BASQUE PIER FACE AS YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO, AND YOU'LL SEE ANOTHER PICTURE HERE WHERE THE FACES OF THE BASQUE PIER WALLS, THEY'VE GOT THIS ARCHITECTURAL IMPRINT ON THE FACE.

THE ORIGINAL PLANS HAD THAT BEING POURED VERTICALLY, AND TO BE HONEST, BEING IN CONSTRUCTION AS LONG AS I HAVE, THERE WAS NO WAY WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT VERTICALLY AND MAINTAIN THAT THREE DIMENSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE WITHOUT HAVING TO POINT AND PATCH FOREVER.

THE JOINTS WOULDN'T MATCH.

YOU'RE TALKING A LOT OF WORK.

WE WERE ABLE TO DO A DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE WHERE WE COULD

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THAT WAS A BIG FEAT TO DO THAT.

ANOTHER THING WAS THE UTILITIES THAT WE HAD ON THE PROJECT. WE HAD FPL.

WE HAD SEVERAL UTILITIES, BUT THE BIG ONES WITH FPL AND FGT, THEY HAD THE SUBAQUEOUS LINES THAT WERE GOING THROUGH THE CHANNEL THAT THEY HAD TO BE RELOCATED.

THOSE LINES, FGT GOT OUT OF THERE, BUT FPL TOOK A WHILE.

OUR CONTRACTOR AND THE PROJECT TEAM, WE HAD TO MITIGATE THAT BY WORKING, SHIFTING OUR SCHEDULES AROUND WORKING, ADVANCING WORK ELSEWHERE WHILE FPL WAS DOING THEIR WORK.

WE WERE ABLE TO MITIGATE THAT PROCESS WHILE FPL WAS RELOCATING THEIR UNDERGROUND WORK.

WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT PLUS ALL THE FPL TAPS WITH ALL THE TRANSFORMERS FOR ALL THE DEVICES AND THE SERVICE POINTS THROUGHOUT THE JOB.

WE WERE ABLE TO WORK AROUND THAT AND GET DONE.

THAT WAS A BIG FEAT TO GET ALL THAT COORDINATION DONE.

LASTLY, I WANT TO BRING UP SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, WE TALK ABOUT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.

WE HAVE A BIG SAFETY IMPROVEMENT THAT WAS ADDED TO THE PROJECT SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, AND THAT WAS THE INCLUSION OF LIDAR DETECTION, WHICH IS A PEDESTRIAN DETECTION ON THE BRIDGE.

WHEN THE BRIDGE OPENS OR WHEN THE OPERATOR IS PRESSING THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE BRIDGE, IF WE HAVE LIDAR DETECTION SYSTEM WHERE WE HAVE CAMERAS THERE LOOKING AT THE BRIDGE WHICH ARE HOOKED UP WITH SENSORS TO THE CONTROL PANEL, IF IT DETECTS MOVEMENT ON THE BRIDGE, IT WILL PREVENT THE BRIDGE FROM OPENING.

IT'S A SAFEGUARD FOR THE CONTROLLER IF YOU CAN'T SEE.

IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS OUT OF HIS BLIND SPOT THAT HE CAN'T SEE WITH SOMEBODY MOVING DOWN BELOW, THAT WILL PICK UP THE MOVEMENT AND WILL PHYSICALLY STOP THE BRIDGE FROM OPENING.

THIS WAS A DOT STATE MANDATE TO PUT THESE SYSTEMS IN ON ALL EXISTING MOVABLE BRIDGE STRUCTURES AND NEW MOVABLE BRIDGE STRUCTURES AS A SAFETY FEATURE FOR BOTH EXISTING AND FUTURE PROJECTS.

THIS IS THE FIRST NEW PROJECT THAT IT'S BEING INSTALLED ON.

THAT WAS A VERY GOOD IMPROVEMENT.

WITH THAT, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SCHEDULE.

I KNOW WHEN WE STARTED AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE, WE'VE BEEN ON THIS PROJECT SINCE OCTOBER OF 2021.

LIKE I SAID, THAT FIRST YEAR WAS DOING ALL THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE DETOUR AND ALL THE REPAIRS TO THE EXISTING A1A BRIDGE.

THEN WE STARTED THE DETOUR IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR.

THEN ALL THAT WORK TO DEMO THE EXISTING BRIDGE AND PUT THE NEW ONE BACK, OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE ONE LANE OPEN IN EACH DIRECTION.

THAT'S THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE TARGETING EARLY 2025 TO BE COMPLETED WITH THAT.

JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WHICH WE'RE ON TRACK FOR THAT, BUT IT'S STILL HURRICANE SEASON.

THERE'S STILL STORMS OUT THERE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S WHY WE'RE PUTTING EARLY '25 RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT'S THE WHAT IF SCENARIOS THAT WE CAN'T PREDICT RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE GET OUT OF THIS SEASON.

BUT RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO GET DONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BUT WE GOT EARLY '25 AT THE LATEST.

THEN WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE NORTHBOUND OPENING.

A LOT OF PEOPLE, WHAT YOU DON'T SEE OR YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS, BUT YOU CAN'T SEE AROUND THE AREA IS THAT WE'RE BUILDING THE NORTHBOUND SECTION AS WE'RE BUILDING THE SOUTHBOUND SECTION.

THE SOUTHBOUND IS WHAT WE'RE OPENING FIRST, THE WEST HALF OF THE BRIDGE.

BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE NORTHBOUND SECTION IS BEING BUILT AS WELL.

AS SOON AS WE OPEN THE SOUTH, THE NORTHBOUND WILL OPEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

THAT'S WHY SPRING OF '25 IS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING TO OPEN THAT.

THEN FINAL COMPLETION IS EARLY 26.

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WE'RE OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO FINISH MUCH, AHEAD OF THAT.

BUT THAT'S WHERE OUR CONTRACT TIME GOES OUT TO.

WITH THAT, I WANT TO TAKE MORE OF A DEEP DIVE WITH THE PROGRESS PHOTOS.

THIS IS THE SOUTH APPROACH.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE OUR MSC WALL IS BUILT.

WE'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY STARTED PAINTING IT, AND YOU CAN SEE US INSTALLING THE DECORATIVE BED RAILING ALONG THE MSC WALL.

ON TOP OF THE MSC WALL, WE'RE FINAL GRADING THAT AND WE'RE SCHEDULED TO PAVE THAT NEXT WEEK IS WHEN OUR PAVERS ARE COMING IN TO START PAVING SOUTH APPROACH.

THE APPROACH SPANS FOR THE BRIDGE, THE SPANS 1 AND 2 ARE FULLY COMPLETE.

WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING TRAFFIC RAILING AND BED RAILING ON THOSE APPROACHES.

>> THIS IS THE BASK PIERSON.

THIS IS THE FRONT FACE, SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE DECORATIVE PANELS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THEY'RE THREE DIMENSIONAL IN THERE.

THAT'S WHY I SAID IT WAS A GREAT DESIGN CHANGE WHERE WE COULD PRE CAST THAT FRONT SECTION AND STAND THEM UP.

IT SAFEGUARD THE INTEGRITY OF THE ARCHITECTURAL LOOK.

AGAIN, THE SIZE OF THESE PIERS, FOR REFERENCE, IF EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THE OLD PIERS, YOU COULD LITERALLY FIT BOTH OF THOSE OLD PIERS IN ONE OF THESE.

THAT'S HOW BIG THIS IS AND IT'S FOUR STORIES TALL.

THIS IS THE INSIDE.

I KNOW MR. MAYOR, FRANK.

I KNOW YOU GUYS IN THE TOUR THAT WE DID A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, YOU GUYS GOT TO SEE THE INSIDE AND SAW HOW MASSIVE THAT WAS.

AGAIN, FOUR STORIES TALL, YOU CAN SEE THE INSIDE.

THIS IS PRIOR TO US FINISHING OUT AND STARTING TO SET THE VASCULAR STEEL COMPONENTS IN, WHICH YOU CAN SEE OVER TO THE RIGHT OF THAT INSIDE THE PIER.

ALSO, WITHIN THE PIER ITSELF, THIS THING OPERATES ON MECHANICAL COMPONENTS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL.

THE FIRST PICTURE IS THE TRUNNION.

THE TRUNNION, IF YOU PICTURE, THE TRUNNION IS IT'S A PIN, NOTHING MORE THAN A STAINLESS STEEL PIN THAT THE LEAF ROTATES ON.

IT'S JUST ACTING AS AN ARM FOR THE VASCULAR LEAF TO OPEN AND LOWER ON.

WHAT YOU HAVE UNDERNEATH THAT ON THE LEVEL BELOW.

YOU HAVE THIS ONE PIECE THAT'S BOLTED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BASCULE STEEL MEMBER THAT HAS A BUNCH OF MACHINE TEETH ON IT.

THAT'S IN A HALF MOON PIECE.

UNDERNEATH THAT IS WHAT WE CALL THE PINION AND THE PINION IS NOTHING MORE THAN A MOTOR.

IT'S A MOTOR WITH THE TEETH ON IT THAT ENGAGES THAT FRAME THAT YOU SEE SITTING ON TOP OF IT, AND THEN THE MOTOR IS HOOKED TO THE PICTURE TO THE RIGHT, WHICH IS THE HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT.

IF YOU PICTURE THIS IN YOUR MIND, WHEN I'M AT THE CONTROL HOUSE, AND I PRESS A BUTTON.

THE BUTTON SENDS A SIGNAL DOWN TO THE HPU UNIT, WHICH THEN TURNS ON THE MOTOR, WHICH THEN STARTS TO TURN THE RACK FRAME THAT'S BOLTED ON TO THE VASCULAR STEEL MEMBER, AND THAT THE LEAF STARTS TO RAISE AND IT ROTATES ON THAT TRUNNION.

THAT'S HOW THE WHOLE THING IS INTEGRATED TOGETHER.

ALL OF THAT, YOU NEED IN ORDER TO OPERATE ALL THAT, YOU NEED ALL THE ELECTRICAL THAT GOES IN IT.

THE NEXT SLIDE HERE, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE CABINETS THAT GO IN AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTROLS IN THE CONTROL HOUSE, AND THERE'S A LOT MORE OF THAT THAT GOES IN.

BUT LIKE THESE PICTURES IN THE BASCULE PIERS HERE FOR THE ELECTRICAL, ALL THESE CABINETS, THIS IS ONE ROOM OF SEVERAL THAT ARE IN THESE PIERS, AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT GO IN, ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT GOES IN, AND ALL THAT RUNS BACK INTO THE CONTROL HOUSE WHERE IT'S CONNECTED TO ALL THE PANELS AND THE BUTTONS THAT ARE THERE.

IT'S A LOT OF INTEGRAL WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS.

THE BACULO STEEL MEMBERS.

HERE, THIS IS YOUR WRITING SURFACE HERE.

WE HAVEN'T POURED THE CONCRETE YET, BUT YOU CAN SEE ALL THE STEEL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED AND BOLTED TOGETHER.

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THIS IS OUR EXODERMIC DECKING.

IT'S JUST THE DECK, THAT THE FORMWORK FOR THE CONCRETE SURFACE.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING ALL THAT AND HOPEFULLY GET ONE OF THESE POURED WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

HERE'S OUR CONTROL HOUSE.

WE SEE THE OUTSIDE, COMING TO LIFE HERE.

WE GOT THE DECORATIVE STONE BEING INSTALLED ON IT WITH SEATING AREA, OR PRECAST BENCH THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE.

THE INSIDE OF THE CONTROL HOUSE, YOU SEE IT'S GOT A 360 VIEW OF THE INSIDE FOR THE OPERATOR AND THEN ALL THE CONTROL PANELS, THAT WILL SIT INSIDE THERE.

THIS IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL THAT GO IN.

BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT'S TAKEN SHAPE ON THE INSIDE.

THIS IS THE NORTH APPROACH, SO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS WHAT WE CALL SPAN 5.

THIS IS THE NORTH APPROACH TO THE BRIDGE.

IF YOU JUST LOOK DOWN THAT LINE, THAT'S THE HALF THAT WE'RE OPENING.

THIS SPAN 5, THEN YOU SEE THE BRIDGE, AND THEN YOU SEE THE SOUTH APPROACH ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THAT'S THE HALF THAT WE'RE OPENING.

THIS SPAN RIGHT HERE, WE'RE SET TO POUR THAT.

ACTUALLY, ALL THE REBAR AND EVERYTHING'S IN ON THIS SPAN ALREADY.

THAT'S BEEN UPDATED OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, AND WE'RE SET TO POUR THAT THIS WEEKEND OR MONDAY, SUNDAY NIGHT, MAYBE INTO MONDAY.

THIS IS THE NORTH APPROACH FROM THE BRIDGE DOWN TO JUPITER COVE DRIVE.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH BUILT ALL THE MSC WALL IS COMPLETE THERE.

THE MOMENT SLABS ARE DONE, WHICH IS NOTHING BUT THE SIDEWALK IN BETWEEN THE BARRIER WALL AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE WALL.

THIS IS ALL READY TO GO.

WE NEED A FINAL GRADE AT ONE MORE TIME, BUT WE HAVE TO COMPLETE SPAN 5 AND DO THE APPROACH SLAB, THEN WE CAN FINAL GRADE AND PAVE THAT, WHICH WE'RE LOOKING TO PROBABLY BE AT THAT POINT MID NOVEMBER.

THE SECTION FROM JUPITER COVE DRIVE, BACK TO BEACH ROAD OR ALTERNATE A1A.

THAT ONE SHOULD BE PAVED AS SOON AS WE PAVE THE SOUTH APPROACH, WHICH IS NEXT WEEK.

THEY WILL MOB OVER HERE AND WE WILL PAVE JUPITER COVE DRIVE BACK TO ALTERNATE A1A.

THAT SHOULD BE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN WE DO THAT.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

JUST WANT TO GO OVER SOME QUICK MILESTONES.

WHAT'S LEFT TO OPEN THE BRIDGE.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE BIG ONES SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND.

OBVIOUSLY, WE TALKED ABOUT POURING THE DECK AT SPAN 5.

THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE.

THAT'S THE SPAN BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE BRIDGE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT POURING THAT THIS WEEKEND OR BEGINNING PART OF NEXT WEEK.

THE CONCRETE DECK ON THE BASCULE BRIDGE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, I GOT TO GET THE DECK ON THE BASCULE SPAN POURED, AND I NEED ONE OF THE SPANS TO OPEN AND PUT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION.

WHY DO I NEED THAT? THE BOAT TRAFFIC IS IN SPAN 3, WHICH IS THE GAP THAT YOU SEE OUT THERE AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S NOTHING BEING BUILT OUT THERE YET BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE ALL THE BOATS ARE GOING THROUGH.

SO AS SOON AS MY BASCULE SPAN, I GET ONE OF THEM UP.

I HAVE TO MAINTAIN TRAFFIC, THE BOAT TRAFFIC IN HALF OF THE CHANNEL.

AS SOON AS I GET ONE OPEN, I CAN MOVE THE BOAT TRAFFIC IN THERE, THEN I CAN START SETTING BEAMS AND THEN POUR THE DECK ON SPAN 3.

THAT'S OUR LAST SPAN.

THEN OBVIOUSLY PAVING THE APPROACHES, FINISHING THOSE OUT WITH ALL THE ASPHALT.

THEN ONCE SPAN 3 IS DONE, AND THE REMAINDER OF ALL THE ELECTRICAL WORK IS COMPLETE, WE CAN DO THE FINAL INSPECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK IT, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WORKS AND THEN OPEN IT UP TO TRAFFIC.

THAT'S IT. THOSE ARE THE MAJOR MILESTONES IN A NUTSHELL.

THEN JUST GOING THROUGH SO YOU CAN SEE THE STATUS UPDATE THERE.

THIS IS SPAN 5.

AGAIN, ALL THE REBARS IN, LOOKING TO POUR THAT THIS WEEKEND, BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.

AGAIN, YOU SAW THE PICTURE OF THE BASCULE STEEL AND THE DECKING.

IT'S A LOT MORE ADVANCED WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HERE.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK THERE.

WE'LL SET THE POOR ONE OF THOSE IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

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THAT'S SPAN 3, THAT'S THAT GAP.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE IF I CAN GET ONE OF THE BASH WILL LEAVES OPEN, AND THAT BOAT TRAFFIC WILL SHIFT INTO THE MAIN CHANNEL AND THEN I CAN START SETTING THE BEAMS AT THE TOP THERE.

THEN OBVIOUSLY THE APPROACHES, WHICH I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO START PAVING THE SOUTH APPROACH NEXT WEEK.

THEN THIS NORTH APPROACH, PROBABLY BE MID NOVEMBER, BUT THE STENT FROM JUPITER COVE BACK TO ALTERNATE A1A SHOULD BE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

NOW, WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE OTHER MILESTONES THAT WE HAVE.

ONCE ONE HALF OF THE BRIDGE IS OPEN, WE GOT THE OTHER HALF.

WE MENTIONED THAT BEFORE, SPRING OF 25, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE TARGETING TO OPEN UP THE OTHER HALF.

NO THAT'LL BE ALL LANES OPEN TO TRAFFIC.

THEN YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE RIVER WALK.

THE PD BRIDGE THAT GOES UNDER SPANS ONE AND TWO, AND THE BOARDWALK FOR THE RIVER WALK THAT CONNECTS 1,000 NORTH TO UTIKI, LOOKING TO COMPLETE ALL THAT AND HAVE THAT OPEN BY SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR.

THEN FINAL COMPLETION, THAT'S WITH EVERYTHING PAINTED, VENDER SYSTEM, EVERYTHING AND IT'S FINAL CONDITION.

WE HAVE UNTIL SPRING OF, ACTUALLY EARLY '26, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO FINISH THAT A LOT SOONER.

BUT THAT'S WHERE OUR ALLOWABLE CONTRACT TIME GOES OUT TO.

I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

I THREW A PICTURE UP HERE, MR. MAYOR OF OUR LITTLE TOUR GROUP THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

ENJOYED THAT, ENJOYED HAVING YOU GUYS OUT THERE.

YOU LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS BACK OUT THERE ANYTIME.

YOU WANT TO COME OUT. AGAIN, APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED AND PLEASANTLY SURPRISED ABOUT THE DETOURS.

THEY REALLY HAD NIGHTMARES OVER THINKING ABOUT THAT.

THEY REALLY WORKED OUT VERY WELL.

I KNOW THERE'S SOME BACKUPS HERE AND THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED, BUT IT WAS GREAT WORK ON THAT.

>> WAS GREAT. IT WAS A GREAT TEAM EFFORT.

NOT JUST WITH PALMACH COUNTY, WITH THE TOWN WITH EVERYBODY, THE PUBLIC OUTREACH THAT WE'VE DONE WITH YOU GUYS AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE'VE HAD AND OUR EFFORTS TO WITH DOT, HAVING OUR COFFEE WITH THE PROJECT TEAMS THAT WE'VE HAD, WE ENGAGED THE COMMUNITIES TO COME OUT, TRIED TO ADDRESS EVERYONE'S CONCERNS ADJUSTED SIGNAL TIMINGS WHEN WE HAD TO TOOK EVERYBODY'S CONCERNS INTO ACCOUNT.

IT'S REALLY BEEN A TEAM EFFORT AND YEAH, I COULDN'T BE HAPPY.

I MEAN, IT REALLY WENT VERY WELL.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. JUST TO WRAP UP.

AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS UPDATE AND ALL THE GOOD WORK THUS FAR.

I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM EXPECTATIONS HERE, SO MY COLLEAGUES AND THE PUBLIC KNOWS THE MILESTONES WERE SHARED WITH DETAIL, SO WE, THE PUBLIC CAN SEE PROGRESS BEING MADE.

THERE'S SUCH ANTICIPATION ABOUT THE OPENING OF THIS BRIDGE AND WE WANT IT TO BE RIGHT BEFORE IT GETS OPENED.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MILESTONE DATES FOR EACH OF THOSE MILESTONES.

HERE ON OUT, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TREND HOW WE DO AND AGAINST THE SCHEDULE.

ARE WE TRENDING? THAT WAS THE COMMITMENT, CORRECT?

>> YEAH. I ACTUALLY SENT THE FIRST.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MY COLLEAGUES KNOW.

THAT'S WHY AND I APPRECIATE THE PICTURES AND THE GOOD DEFINITION BECAUSE WE CAN THEN SEE THERE'S BEEN A GREAT JOB IN SHOWING PROGRESS.

NOBODY KNEW REALLY HOW WE WERE DOING PER SCHEDULE.

HERE ON NOW, THOSE MILESTONES THAT HE SHOWED AND DESCRIBED WITH PICTURES ARE GOING TO HAVE A DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THEM AND THEY'RE IN ORDER.

WE'LL KNOW HOW WE TRENDING TO THE UPDATED SCHEDULE.

>> WE'LL PROVIDE PROGRESS PHOTOS WITH EACH ONE OF THEM SO YOU CAN SEE THE STAGE THAT WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

LIKE YOU TALK I TALKED ABOUT SPAN 5 YOU SEE SPAN FIVE WITH JUST THE DECKING ON IT.

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I'LL HAVE THAT ON THERE.

WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED WHERE WE ACTUALLY COMPLETED IT, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT PROGRESS BOTH VISUALLY BASED ON THE DATES.

>> AS A SEVERAL DECADE PROJECT MANAGER.

UNDERSTAND THE RELUCTANCE NORMALLY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION.

BUT I DO WE DO APPRECIATE THAT F DOT REALIZING HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO THE PUBLIC THAT THEY COMMITTED TO DEFINE THE MILESTONES AND FROM HERE TO THE BALANCE OF THE PROJECT TO BE TRENDING OR SHARING HOW WE TREND PLUS OR MINUS FROM THE SCHEDULE NOW THAT WE'VE HEARD.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT COMMITMENT AND THE UNDERSTANDING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> APPRECIATE, MISS RAY.

>> MAYOR, I DO HAVE A CITIZEN COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM?

>> OKAY.

>> CHRISTY PITALLO.

>> HI. MY NAME IS CHRISTY PIERO.

I AM THE OWNER AND THE MANAGER OF JUPITER IN LI BOAT RENTALS, WHICH IS LOCATED A BRIEF ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY FROM YOUR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO SAY YOU GUYS ARE BUILDING A BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE.

YOU'RE TAKING ALONG, DOING VERY GOOD WORK.

THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS YOUR DISREGARD FOR THE DAMAGE YOU'RE DOING WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, AND WHEN THAT IS BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION, YOUR DISMISSAL OF IT AND SPECIFICALLY, CERTAIN INSTANCES WHERE I HAVE THEN NOW FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS TRIED TO APPROACH YOUR OFFICE AND PEOPLE DIRECTLY TO HANDLE IT AMICABLY AND I'VE BEEN DISMISSED.

I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION REALLY THAT I FEEL EXCEPT TO APPROACH THIS HERE TONIGHT. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, ONE OF YOUR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BARGES SMASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THREE OF OUR BOATS.

TO EXPLAIN HOW CLOSE YOUR BRIDGE IS TO OUR BOATS IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY SLIDE YOU SHOWED, YOU CAN SEE OUR BOATS THERE.

MIDDLE OF THE DAY, YOUR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BARGE SMASHED IN THE FRONT OF THREE OF BOATS? I UNDERSTAND IT.

ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. WE HAVE HAD THIS BOAT RENTAL COMPANY THERE FOR 25 YEARS.

I UNDERSTAND THIS. DURING THE DAY. WE CAME DOWN.

EVERYBODY ACKNOWLEDGED IT.

WHENEVER IT TURNED OUT THAT THE PERSON DRIVING THE BARGE WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DRIVING THE BARGE.

THE PROJECT MANAGER WASN'T THERE.

THAT PERSON I LATER FOUND OUT WAS DEPORTED BECAUSE HE LOST A JOB BECAUSE HE WAS FIRED BECAUSE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DRIVING THE BARGE.

THAT'S ALL HEARSAY. THE MAIN POINT BEING THAT WE TOOK PICTURES ALONG WITH YOUR COMPANY AND WE GOT AN ESTIMATE FROM A VERY REPUTABLE BOAT REPAIRMAN FOR $11,000 IN DAMAGE.

THIS WAS IN JANUARY, SUBMITTED THE ESTIMATES, BUT HE SAID IT'D BE FINE.

IT IS NOW NOVEMBER, AND I STILL CANNOT GET YOUR COMPANY TO PAY ME THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT I NEED TO REPAIR MY BOATS.

YOU HAVE SENT ME MULTIPLE CONTRACTS FOR, HOLD ON.

>> ONE THING. I AM NOT THE CONTRACTOR.

>> I APOLOGIZE FOR DIRECTING THIS TO YOU.

BUT THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT THE BRIDGE COMPANY.

THEN I HAVE GOTTEN SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS PAID AND AS RECENTLY AS OCTOBER 2ND, AND I GO OVER THERE TO THEIR OFFICE. THEY'RE NOT COOPERATING.

THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER EXAMPLES THAT STATED BACK LONG BEFORE THAT THAT INFLUENCE THE LOGS SACHER RIVER AND ALL THE POLLUTION.

THERE'S BARRICADES THAT THERE AND THERE IS THE SAND.

THE POLLUTION FROM THAT GOING OFF THERE, PILE DRIVING THE BIG HUGE METAL THINGS INTO THERE SHOOTS OIL LADEN DUST ALL THE PLACE.

WE'VE TRIED TO HAVE PEOPLE ACT.

MY MAIN POINT BEING THAT IS WHILE YOU GUYS ARE BUILDING A BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE THAT THE TOWN NEEDS, AND YOU GUYS ARE TAKEN ALONG VERY EFFECTIVELY, YOU ARE TRAMPLING OVER OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS.

ME, FOR EXAMPLE, AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.

WHEN I BRING THIS UP TO YOU, I HAVE GOTTEN TURNED AWAY FROM YOUR OFFICE MULTIPLE TIMES.

I HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANY RUDE COMMENTS GOING TO THE OFFICE THERE, AND YOUR TREATMENT OF HOW YOU TRAMPLE OVER PEOPLE TO BUILD THIS BRIDGE NEEDS TO ABSOLUTELY CHANGE.

THAT'S THE END OF MY COMMENTS, THEN.

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING, SO YOU HAD THE RIGHT TO COME UP HERE SHARE.

NOW, WE'RE AWARE OF THAT.

AS A GENTLEMAN INDICATED, HE'S NOT THE CONTRACTOR, BUT HE'S A REPRESENTATIVE FOR FDOT, SO I TRUST HE'LL FOLLOW UP.

>> BUT PLEASE SHARE THAT WAS JOHNSON BROTHERS IF YOU GET A CHANCE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. DID YOU WANT TO OR YOU'RE DONE. THANK YOU.

>> NO, I'VE GOT NO COMMENTS.

I'LL ADDRESS SOME OF THIS FOR

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DID YOU EVER GO THROUGH THE DOT? WAS THAT WITH ANDY OR WAS THAT A?

>> I GOT TO ASK YOU, BY THE WAY IF YOU COULD.

>> SURE. YEAH. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE.

>> THE BACK OF THE ROOM OR WHATEVER.

>> CAN WE?

>> THANK YOU.

>> WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. ANY OTHER.

>> NO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE.

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

>> MOVING ON TO REGULAR CITIZEN COMMENTS.

THIS IS THE TIME FOR 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.

GENERALLY, COUNSEL DOES NOT DISCUSS THESE ITEMS DURING THE MEETING OR DURING THE REGULAR AGENDA PORTION OF THE MEETING, AND ISSUES ARE TYPICALLY REFERRED TO STAFF FOR INVESTIGATION, AND WE GET REPORTS BACK TO US AND CITIZENS WILL BE CONTACTED.

WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS?

>> YES, MAYOR. FIRST, WE HAVE MORLI JOSZA.

>> HI. MY NAME IS MORLI JOSZA.

I LIVE AT 24 SHADY LANE.

I'VE LIVED IN JUPITER FOR 24 YEARS.

I'M ALSO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEMPLE JUDEA, WHICH IS A SYNAGOGUE LOCATED IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

WE HAVE 800 HOUSEHOLDS MEMBERS AND MANY OF THEM LIVE IN JUPITER.

I'VE NEVER ATTENDED ONE OF THESE MEETINGS.

IT WAS LOVELY TO HEAR WHAT THE TOWN IS DOING AND ALL THE PEOPLE AT WORK HERE, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THIS PAST WEEK, I WOULD HOPE AS MUCH AS YOU SHARED PRIDE IN THE PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE MILTON, THAT YOU ALSO SHARED SOME DISGUST AT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BOAT PARADE.

THAT WASN'T SHARED BY YOU AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING, AND I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED.

I AM HERE TONIGHT AS A CONCERNED RESIDENT, AN AMERICAN AND A JEWISH PERSON.

I AM REALLY EMBARRASSED BY OUR TOWN AND ITS LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE IMPORTANT FLAGS THAT WERE FLOWN DURING THIS WEEK'S TRUMP PARADE.

IN 1942, OUR COUNTRY WENT TO WAR AND OVER 400,000 AMERICANS DIED.

THEY WERE FIGHTING AGAINST THE IDEOLOGY THAT WAS DISPLAYED BY THAT FLAG.

THE SWASTIKA IS A SYMBOL OF NAZI GERMANY AND IT PROMOTES HATRED, AND IT'S NOT JUST HATRED AGAINST JEWS.

IT'S HATRED AGAINST ANYONE THAT THEY DIDN'T DEEM ARIAN.

I CANNOT IMAGINE THAT THIS TOWN DOESN'T HAVE SOME ORGANIZATION FOR BOAT PARADES.

YOU HAVE AMAZING PARADES AT CHRISTMAS AND OTHER HOLIDAYS THAT MY KIDS PARTICIPATED IN THROUGH JTA FOR YEARS.

SHAME ON WHOEVER ORGANIZED THIS BOAT PARADE.

THEY ALLOWED PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE WITH SYMBOLS OF HATRED AND THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD PERMITS.

SHAME ON OUR BOAT POLICE THAT DIDN'T SHOW UP AND STOP THEIR BOATS ALL AROUND THAT BOAT AND MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T CONTINUE.

WE HAVE PEOPLE OUT ON THE WATER ALL THE TIME.

I HAVE A PROUD BOAT OWNER THAT COULD HAVE EASILY BLOCKED IN THAT BOAT AND NOT ALLOWED IT TO CONTINUE. WHERE WERE THEY? SHAME ON ANYONE WHO'S POINTING FINGERS AND FOCUSING ON WHO WAS ON THAT BOAT VERSUS DENOUNCING THE FLAG AND THE SYMBOLS AND THE HATEFUL SPEECH THAT WAS SPEWED.

WE ARE FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY THAT PROMOTES FREEDOM.

WE SHOULD NOT LOSE OUR MORALITY TO NOT KNOW WHEN WE STAND UP FOR A STRANGER AND WE SHOUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, AND THAT CERTAIN BEHAVIORS, WORDS, AND BELIEFS, AND ACTIONS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, NOT IN OUR HOME, NOT IN THIS CITY, AND NOT IN OUR COUNTRY.

IN LEVITICUS 19:18, WE ARE TOLD LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOU LOVE YOURSELF, AND I HOPE OUR TOWN WILL SETTLE FOR NOTHING LESS.

I ASK THIS COUNCIL TO PUT PROCESSES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

>> LINDA MCDERMOTT.

>> LINDA MCDERMOTT 107 CHADWICK DRIVE.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF AND THE TOWN.

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN RESPONSIVE ANY TIME.

I'VE NEEDED ANYTHING, SO I THANK YOU ALSO.

COUNSEL, I KNOW THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A WIN WIN SITUATION WITH THE COURT DOCUMENT THAT THE JUDGE RULED THAT THE BALLOT QUESTION WAS NOT VALID TO PUT ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR A VOTE.

WHILE THE BALLOT QUESTION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THE TOWN DID NOT COME UP AND WRITE THEIR OWN.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE A YEAR AGO.

AGAIN, THE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE HAD A CHOICE.

IF THE CHOICE WAS TO KEEP THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEN I WOULD SAY THAT YOU HAVE A SUCCESS BECAUSE YOU ALLOWED THESE FIRE TRUCKS TO BE BOUGHT, EMS TO BE BOUGHT, EVERYTHING TO BE DONE IN QUITE A FAST AMOUNT OF TIME.

I APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT, BUT THERE ARE OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT MAY HAVE GOTTEN TO THE WAYSIDE, ALL THIS GOT ACCELERATED, AND YOU DIDN'T ALLOW THE PEOPLE TO CHOICE.

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BUT I WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OVER 05,000 OF YOUR CITIZEN VOTERS WANTED TO SAY AND EITHER HAVE A SURVEY, EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO VOTE ON A BALLOT.

YOU COULD HAVE HAD A SURVEY.

LETTER WENT OUT, POSTAGE WAS PAID FOR THE FIRE CHIEF, TO SEND A LETTER TO CONVINCE THE TOWN PEOPLE THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS THE RIGHT THING.

WHY WAS THAT NECESSARY TO CONVINCE US, YOU COULD HAVE SPENT THAT MONEY ON OTHER THINGS.

YOU COULD HAVE SPENT IT ON A SURVEY, NOW, WE'VE GONE, WE'VE TAKEN AWAY PARKS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UPSET ABOUT THAT.

THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T EVEN VOTE IN OVER 1,000 PEOPLE WHO VOTED AND SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT IT.

AGAIN, I DON'T SEE THIS AS A WIN.

IT'S A LOSE FOR BOTH BECAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE THREE MEMBERS WHO FEEL THE POWER OVER THE PEOPLE.

I'M DISAPPOINTED.

AGAIN, DON'T MISUNDERSTAND.

THIS IS THIS SITUATION, AND THE SUNNY SANDS IS ONE THAT I JUST CANNOT SEEM TO GET OVER.

A LOT OF MY FAITH ON THOSE THINGS ARE GONE.

I DON'T LOSE FAITH IN A TOWN.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL TOWN.

I THINK YOU'VE MADE A LOT OF GOOD DECISIONS.

BUT AGAIN, THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME I SPEAK ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE DECISION WAS MADE NOT TO BRING IT TO THE VOTE.

BUT ON FUTURE THINGS, PLEASE.

THIS IS TOO BIG OF AN ISSUE, AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT FINANCE.

THIS IS MY HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

I'LL PAY AN EXTRA $100 A YEAR TO KEEP PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE.

IT WAS NOT TOO LATE, WE COULD HAVE DONE IT. THANK YOU.

>> ERIC WEISER.

>> GOOD EVENING, TOWN COUNCIL.

ERIC WEISER, 230 OCEAN GRAND BOULEVARD, JUPITER, FLORIDA, 33477.

I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING THANKFUL TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO THE RESIDENTS.

WE HAD STORMS. WE HAD HURRICANES IN THE REST OF FLORIDA, THAT WERE HORRENDOUS, DEATH, DESTRUCTION, SOUTH OF US IN PALM BEACH, GARDENS, NORTH OF US, PEOPLE DIED AND PERISHED.

I GUESS I WAS SAFE IN MY HOME.

I GO WALKING ON THE BEACH WALK ON THE OCEAN TWICE A DAY IN THE MORNING AND THE EVENING.

LAST AT FRIDAY EVENING, I GO OUT IN MY USUAL WALK AND I GO OUT ONTO THE ACCESS WALK, AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

I WAS READY TO CRY WHEN I SAW THE BEACH.

THE BEACH, FROM THE TIMESHARE, AS FAR AS THE I CAN SEE, AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT WENT WAY DOWN TO JUNO BEACH AND WAY UP NORTH.

IS ALL THE DEBRIS THAT GOT WASHED DOWN LAST FRIDAY FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA AND COVERED THE BEACH.

I WOULD NORMALLY TAKE A PICTURE, BUT I WAS SO DISTRAUGHT WHEN I SAW THIS MESS.

ABSOLUTE MESS ON THE BEACH, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS.

I WENT HOME.

THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT 11:00.

I'M DOING THE SAME THING, WALKING A DOG AND I GO WALKING OUT.

LO AND BEHOLD.

THERE WASN'T A SCRAP OF ANYTHING ON THE BEACH.

EVERYTHING WAS CLEANED UP.

I WAS JUST AMAZED AND I WANTED TO THANK THE PEOPLE IN JUPITER.

I TRIED TO GET A HOLD OF FIGURE OUT HOW THIS WORKED.

WE HAVE A BIG SURFING COMMUNITY THAT GOES OUT NORTH OF THE TIMESHARE ON THE BEACH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY GOT TOGETHER AND WENT ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AND SOME OTHER.

WITH THE NOTE, SATURDAY MORNING, 08:00, MEET ON THE BEACH.

WE GOT 500 GARBAGE BAGS, AND THESE PEOPLE WENT TO TOWN AND THEY CLEANED THE BEACH.

IT WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE WHEN I SAW THIS AT 11:00 SATURDAY MORNING, IT WAS CLEAN.

APPARENTLY, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WORK, I HEARD THAT THE GARBAGE WAS ALSO PICKED UP THERE, HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF BAGS.

THERE WERE DOZENS PROBABLY OVER 100 PEOPLE OUT THERE, NOT JUST IN JUPITER, BUT THIS WENT ALL THE WAY SOUTH,

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THIS IS A SHOUT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO THANK THE SURFERS WHOEVER STARTED THIS.

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND DO THIS WONDERFUL JOB AND CLEAN THE BEACH, WITHOUT ANY INPUT, WITHOUT ANY MACHINERY.

BECAUSE WHEN I SAW IT THE FIRST TIME, I SAID, WE'VE GOT THE TURTLES THERE ON THE BEACH.

NOBODY'S GOING TO COME ALONG WITH A MACHINE TO RAKE THAT STUFF AWAY.

THIS WAS A FANTASTIC SOLUTION TO COME WITH PEOPLE TO PICK UP THE GARBAGE AND HAUL IT AWAY.

I DON'T HAVE WAY OVER 100 PEOPLE I HEARD JUST IN OUR BEACH.

JUST SOME OF THE NAMES, I JUST WANT TO READ THEM OFF.

APPARENTLY, BLUELINE SURF AND PADDLE COMPANY HAS A BUNCH OF EMPLOYEES.

JERAMIE VAINE, MATTHIAS FRITZ. THERE'S AN ERIC.

I HAVE A LAST NAME, SARAH LA PIERRE, DAVID FIELDING, JON SULLIVAN, SHELBY HUNTINGER, AND ETHAN FROM GOLDEN JUICERY.

IT IS JUST AMAZING THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE IN THE TOWN AND THE MORTON LIKE LEADERS ARE YOUNG PEOPLE.

THEY CAME OUT AND THEY CLEANED UP THE BEACH.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY. THANK YOU.

>> WE APPRECIATE BOTH YOUR EMAIL, SHARING THAT AND SPEAKING TONIGHT.

WE, THE COUNCIL AND THE TOWN AND GENERAL PUBLIC ARE MOST GRATEFUL FOR THOSE CLEANUP EFFORTS. THANK YOU.

>> MICHAEL CASSADLEY.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

MICHAEL KASAH, I LIVE ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN JUPITER.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING IN THIS TOWN, RECOGNIZING THE TOWN EMPLOYEES, RECOGNIZING CLEANING UP THE BEACH.

THAT HATEFUL DEMONSTRATION THAT WENT ON THIS PAST SUNDAY ON THE WATER ON THE RIVERSIDE, ON THE LOCH SATIE RIVER AND COASTAL SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

IT'S THE OPTICS OF THAT FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER ARE AWFUL.

WE ARE A TOWN WITH HEART WITH A GOOD CULTURE AND TO HAVE THAT SHOWN, IT INVITES FURTHER HATE TO HAPPEN HERE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYONE HERE THAT IN THE TOWN COUNCIL AND TOWN THAT I'VE MET OVER THE LAST 35 YEARS OF WORKING AND LIVING HERE THAT HAVE DISPLAYED ANY HATE IN THEIR HEARTS TO ME.

I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THAT DEMONSTRATION WAS NOT JUPITER.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS JUPITER IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD.

IT'S ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA, IT IS ALL OVER THE NEW SERVICES.

I WOULD ASK THE TOWN COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER TO MAKE SOME STATEMENT, TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CONDONE, SO WE DON'T GET KNOWN AS THAT.

THIS COULD TURN INTO A CHARLOTTESVILLE IN THE FUTURE.

IF THAT HAPPENS, WE START TO ATTRACT MORE OUTSIDERS WITH HATE AND WITH THE NAZI SYMBOLS.

I REMEMBER WHEN MY KIDS WERE PLAYING JTAA, THERE WAS SOME ADULT VIOLENCE AGAINST SOME OF THE COACHES.

WHEN THAT HAPPENED, JUPITER WAS NOTED FOR THAT NATIONALLY.

WHAT DO WE DO? WE REACTED? THE OPTICS WERE VERY GOOD.

NEXT YEAR, IF YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE YOUR CHILD PLAY IN JTAA, YOU HAD TO TAKE A CLASS, A VIDEO ADULT VIOLENCE AND HOW YOU APPEAR ON THE SIDELINES DURING THE GAME.

I KNOW NOTHING CAN HAPPEN LIKE THAT WITH HATE VIOLENCE HERE, BUT THE OPTICS WERE GREAT.

JUPITER THEN WAS IN A GOOD LIGHT.

WE'RE NOT IN A GOOD LIGHT NOW AT ALL SO THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST REQUEST.

THE SECOND REQUEST IS, IS THERE ANY MEANS THAT WE CAN DO LEGALLY TO MAKE THEM REGISTER FOR A BOAT PARADE? I KNOW, MR. BAIRD, WE MAY NOT HAVE THE JURISDICTION OVER THE RIVER AND THE WATERWAYS, BUT PERHAPS WE CAN DO THAT WITH OTHER AGENCIES, OR THERE'S SOME MEANS THAT WE CAN DO SO THAT WE CAN PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> JERRY GOOD MARK.

MY NAME IS JERRY GOOD MARK.

I LIVE AT 8 EAST RIVERSIDE DRIVE.

I'VE LIVED IN JUPITER SINCE 1989.

I'M HERE TO REITERATE WHAT MICHAEL, MY NEIGHBOR HAS JUST SAID ABOUT THE AWFUL BOAT PARADE AND THE POLITICAL STATEMENT THAT WAS BEING MADE.

WHAT WE WANT OR WHAT WE WOULD LIKE IS FOR THE TOWN THAT WE LOVE TO ISSUE A STATEMENT OR SOME KIND OF A PROCLAMATION, CONDEMNING THAT DISPLAY OF SWASTIKAS AND NAZI PARAPHERNALIA.

I KNOW WE HAVE FREE SPEECH, I'M A LAWYER, BUT THIS IS HATE SPEECH, AND THIS CAN'T GO ON.

I WAS RAISED IN WEST PALM BEACH AND AS A CHILD,

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I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL AND CAME BACK, WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO BUY A HOUSE IN JUPITER IN 1989.

WHEN I WANTED TO MOVE HERE, MY MOM SAID, OH, YOU CAN'T MOVE THERE, THEY DON'T ALLOW JEWS THERE.

I SAID, NO, MOM, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 35 YEARS AND I'M PROUD OF THIS CITY AND I WOULD LOVE THIS CITY TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST THIS HATRED AND BIGOTRY.

THAT'S NOT JUPITER. THAT'S NOT US.

[APPLAUSE].

>> HOWARD HAYA.

>> MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME'S HOWARD FOX.

I LIVE ON EGRET LANDING HERE IN JUPITER.

EVERY YEAR, ON THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, THE TWO CHURCHES IN THE SYNAGOGUE THAT SHARE A CORNER OF CENTRAL BOULEVARD, COME TOGETHER FOR A JOINT SERVICE.

IT IS A TESTIMONY TO OUR JOINT HUMANITY.

IT'S A CELEBRATION OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT BIND US, NOT THE THINGS THAT SEPARATE US ACROSS RELIGIONS, CREEDS, RACE, AND SO FORTH.

WHAT HAPPENED LAST SUNDAY ON THE WATER IS THE OPPOSITE OF THAT.

IT IS THE WORST OF WHO WE ARE.

IT'S NOT WHO WE ARE.

THAT CELEBRATION ON THAT WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, THAT IS WHO WE ARE.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE NATIONAL MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND SO FORTH, THAT'S THE VISION THAT THEY HAVE NOW OF JUPITER.

IT IS SO UNFORTUNATE.

IT DOESN'T REPRESENT MYSELF, WHO WE ARE.

I DON'T THINK IT REPRESENTS THIS COUNCIL SO I ENDORSE THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS WHO IMPLORE YOU TO ISSUE A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THIS COMMUNITY ABOUT WHO WE ARE, THAT WE DO NOT CONDONE HATE SPEECH THAT WE DO BELIEVE IN EQUALITY FOR ALL.

THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL STATEMENT.

IT MATTERS NOT WHO YOU SUPPORT POLITICALLY, BUT HATE SPEECH IS A WHOLEOTHER MATTER.

I ASK THE COUNCIL TO ISSUE A STATEMENT CONDEMNING SUCH SPEECH AND IN SUPPORT OF OUR JOINT HUMANITY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> CONSTANCE HOLMES.

>> I JUST WANT TO BE CAREFUL.

I DON'T GO OVER TIME.

I KNOW, BUT I'M TOO NERVOUS.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS CONSTANCE HOLMES.

I LIVE AT 205 THIRD STREET AND I CAME TOO THIS EVENING TO PROMOTE A LOVELY DINNER OVER AT THE CIVIC CENTER ON A SUNDAY EVENING.

LET'S SAY COOKED BY LITTLE MORES.

THAT FOR A $50 TICKET, YOU CAN COME OVER AND HAVE AN OCEAN FRONT DINNER AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL SOCCER PROGRAM IN JUPITER.

THAT'S GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL WERE AWARE OF IT.

I'VE NEVER DONE A FUND RAISER BEFORE SO IF YOU CAN HELP ME TO PROMOTE IT IN SOME WAY, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

>> THAT WAS THE LAST ONE.

>> OKAY. I'M GOING TO AT JUST SPEAK ON THE TOPIC THAT MOST SPEAKERS BROUGHT UP.

I PERSONALLY DID NOT WITNESS THE EVENT.

I KNOW THAT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE THAT THE TOWN HAS NEVER CONDONED HATEFUL ACTIONS.

I KNOW OF SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO PRECLUDE THEM.

I THINK IT WAS THE LAST SECOND LAST SPEAKER THAT SPOKE ABOUT THANKSGIVING EVE SERVICE, I'VE ATTENDED EVERY ONE OF THOSE FOR 20 SOMETHING YEARS.

THAT IS JUPITER, AS THE SPEAKER INDICATED.

I'M GOING TO ASK OUR TOWN MANAGER TO GET BACK WITH US AS A COUNCIL TO HAVE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT COULD BE DONE IN THE FUTURE TO AVOID THAT.

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OBVIOUSLY, OUR TOWN ATTORNEY MAY NEED TO WEIGH IN ON THAT, BUT COULD YOU GET BACK WITH US SO WE CAN RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

>> I JUST QUICKLY WANT TO ADD TO, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TONIGHT AND SPEAKING.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T SUPPORT IT, AND I KNOW THAT THESE AREN'T THE VALUES THAT JUPITER HOLDS.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT OPTIONS WITH STAFF FOR WHAT WE CAN DO.

I'M NOT FULLY AWARE OF ALL THE DETAILS SURROUNDING IT.

I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I'M FULLY AWARE OF THOSE DETAILS. THANK YOU.

>> I TOO JUST BE ON THE RECORD.

I DO NOT CONDONE ANY SORT OF DISPLAYS OF ANTI-SEMITIC ANYTHING IN THIS TOWN.

FROM WHAT I WAS SHARED, THESE WERE BAD ACTORS, NOT FROM HERE, THAT CAME HERE TO CAUSE AN ISSUE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTED, AND I WILL WORK WITH MY COLLEAGUES IF WE WANT TO GET TOGETHER AND MAKE A JOINT STATEMENT, CONDONING THIS, I WILL ABSOLUTELY DO SO.

I'LL SAY IT HERE PUBLICLY, I'VE SAID IT IN SEVERAL EMAILS BACK TO PEOPLE THAT I DO NOT CONDONE THIS.

IT'S DISGUSTING, AND IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN THIS TOWN.

I KNOW THAT THE PARADE ORGANIZERS, IT WASN'T SANCTIONED THROUGH THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

IT WAS NOTHING THAT THE TOWN OF JUPITER PUT ON IT WAS DONE PRIVATELY AS WITH THE WATERWAY REGULATIONS, IT'S PRETTY MUCH THEIR RIGHT TO DO. THEY'VE DONE SEVERAL.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THIS TYPE OF DISPLAY IN THOSE PARADES, AND IT'S AGAIN, NOT ACCEPTABLE.

I KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT WELL RECEIVED DURING THE PARADE.

I WAS SHOWN VIDEOS OF HOW THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE TREATED WHEN THEY TRIED TO ENTER INTO THE PARADE LINEUP.

THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY PROP WASHED WITH VERY LARGE BOATS AND THEIR BOAT WAS SENT INTO A BRIDGE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT THEM THERE.

I KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THE PARADE DID NOT ACCEPT IT AT ALL.

BUT GOING FORWARD, AS THE MAYOR SAID, WE WILL WORK ON FIGURING OUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE FROM THE TOWN LEVEL TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.

AGAIN, I'M SORRY THAT THIS HAPPENED AND GOING FORWARD, HOPEFULLY, IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR DONE IN THE TOWN EVER AGAIN.

>> I AGREE WITH ALL MY COLLEAGUES.

I JUST SAW A COUPLE OF SHORT VIDEO CLIPS FIRST OF THE BOAT WITH THE SWASTIKAS AND THE NAZI EMBLEMS, OR WHATEVER.

I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WHERE DO THESE IDIOTS COME FROM? I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE MOTIVE, I DON'T KNOW WHO THE ORGANIZER OF THE PARADE ARE.

IT'S NOT TOWN SANCTIONED.

BUT THEN I ALSO SAW THE PROP WASHING.

THEN I'M REALIZING IS THIS AI? IT WAS JUST SO RIDICULOUS THE WHOLE THING, BUT OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS NOT WHAT JUPITER IS, AND I'M IN FAVOR OF ALL OF US GETTING TOGETHER AND WORKING OUT SOMETHING AND SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO LEGALLY, KEEP THAT OUT OF THE TOWN.

I'M SURE THAT TOWN ATTORNEY WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THAT ALSO WITH FREE SPEECH AND ALL THAT.

BUT THE WHOLE THING WAS RIDICULOUS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET ON TOP OF IT, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> I'M SORRY, WE CAN'T HAVE DIALOGUE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AFTER OUR TOWN MANAGER GATHERS SOME OF THE INFORMATION AND WE'LL TALK INTERNALLY AND TAKE SOME ACTION.

[4. October 1, 2024 Town Council Meeting Minutes.]

WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 1, 2024 TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

I DON'T SEE ANY CORRECTIONS ON THE DAIS.

IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE MINUTES.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THIS IS ITEMS 5-14 ON THE AGENDA.

WAS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHED TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?

>> NO, MAYOR.

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>> SEEING NONE, IS THERE ANY MEMBERS ON THE DAIS WISHING TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

THERE'S TWO ORDINANCES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'D ASKED THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO READ BOTH ORDINANCES ON SHORT TITLE.

>> ORDINANCE 2324, AND ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL TO TOWN OF JUPITER RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP INTO THE FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR FIRE RESCUE EMPLOYEES, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ORDINANCE 2624, AND ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE THREE OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE JUPITER CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF LAWS IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> THANK YOU. I ALSO JUST NOTICED AGENDA ITEM 7, RESOLUTION 11524 ON THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING WAS QUASI JUDICIAL.

DOES ANYBODY ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUASI JUDICIAL DISCLOSURES? I HAVE NONE.

>> NO.

>> NO.

>> SEEING NONE. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[15. Resolution 10-24, Inlet Village Market - Quasi-Judicial – Small-scale planned unit development (SSPUD) and site plan application to construct a two-story building with retail an accessory residential unit.]

THIS IS ITEM 15, RESOLUTION 1024.

THIS IS ALSO A QUASI JUDICIAL ITEM.

DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY EX PARTE DISCLOSURES?

>> MAYOR. I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN ON THIS ONE.

I HAVE THE APPLICANT, MR. BERGER IS A CUSTOMER OF MINE SO I'VE BEEN ADVISED BY THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO ABSTAIN.

>> I DID MEET WITH THE APPLICANT AND MR. HEARING MAYBE A YEAR AGO.

TWO YEARS AGO? TWO YEARS AGO, ABOUT THIS ITEM. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

>> I HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH OUR PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR ABOUT PARKING ABOUT THE CONDITIONS AND THE RESOLUTION.

>> I BELIEVE I MET WITH THE APPLICANT AS WELL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND I'VE MET WITH STAFF.

>> I'D ASK THOSE MEMBERS OF STAFF AND ANY APPLICANT THAT WE WILL BE GIVING 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?

>> I'LL TURN IT TO THE APPLICANT FIRST, THE PRESENTATION LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES.

>> THANK YOU, COUNSEL. MY NAME IS ZACHA SARA.

I'M A LAND PLANNER WITH COTLER AND HEARING JUPITER.

I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN FOR THE RECORD.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MR. JIM BERG, THE APPLICANT AND OWNER TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT THE PROJECT INLET VILLAGE MARKET.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR OVER THREE YEARS NOW WITH YOUR STAFF.

STAFF HAS REALLY CHALLENGED US TO THINK CREATIVELY ON HOW TO DESIGN THIS VERY SMALL SITE.

THE SITE'S ONLY 0.15 ACRES.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO ALIGN WITH THE VISION OF THE INLET VILLAGE DISTRICT, WHICH WE'VE ALL SEEN OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU ALL.

BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A SMALL-SCALE PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND SITE PLAN APPLICATION.

WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS A 3,400-SQUARE-FOOT MIXED-USE BUILDING CONSISTING OF A BAKERY RETAIL USE ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND ONE DWELLING UNIT ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

LIKE I SAID, THIS SITE IS VERY SMALL.

IT'S 0.15 ACRES ON THE EAST SIDE OF LOVE STREET IN THE INLET VILLAGE DISTRICT.

ON THAT SIDE OF THE STREET, THERE'S ABOUT FIVE OLD SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES CURRENTLY EXISTING THERE TODAY.

THEN THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOME TODAY IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1965, IT IS OCCUPIED, AND ALL OF THESE HOMES WERE BUILT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN '55 AND '77.

THIS REALLY IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT.

THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OF THE EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES IN THAT CORRIDOR.

INCORPORATING A BAKERY RETAIL USE TO THE CRA,

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IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NORTH, IT'S LUCKY SHOCK AND SQUARE GROUPER AND BEACON.

IT'S A DAYTIME USE.

A FAMILY-FRIENDLY USE.

WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY ALCOHOL.

THERE'S A CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT WE'RE IN FULL AGREEANCE WITH TO MAKE THAT TO PUT THAT IN WRITING.

LIKE I SAID, OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE REALLY WORKED OUT ALL THE FINE DETAILS OF THIS PROJECT TO BRING FORTH THE BEST PROJECT TO YOU, AND SINCE IT'S THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THIS AREA, WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT ON THIS PROJECT PER YOUR STAFF STAFF REPORT, THEY'RE CONFIDENT IN THIS PROJECT, AND TO GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THIS PROPOSAL, THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS 3,433.

WE ARE PROPOSING AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA WITH AN ACTIVE STOREFRONT.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THIS IS IMPORTANT TO CAPTURE THE WALKING TRAFFIC FROM THESE RESTAURANTS THAT I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.

LIKE I SAID, COMPLEMENTING THEIR USE RATHER THAN COMPETING WITH THEM.

THE BAKERY WILL BE OPEN FROM 6:00 A.M. TO 4:15 P.M.

THIS IS IN THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL AS WELL, WHICH WE ARE IN FULL AGREEANCE WITH.

LIKE I SAID, NO ALCOHOL WILL BE SERVED, A FAMILY-FRIENDLY USE FOR ALL AGES, AND ONE RESIDENTIAL USE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, WHICH WILL LIKELY BE OCCUPIED BY ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE BAKERY.

TO GET INTO THE SITE PLAN, WE'VE INCORPORATED A DECORATIVE WALKWAY, A SPEED TABLE, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR TRAFFIC CALMING METHODS.

THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS ON LOVE STREET.

CALMING THOSE AND SLOWING THOSE CARS DOWN OR BIKE RACKS, ENHANCING WALKABILITY AND BIKEABILITY.

AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA, A LARGE BALCONY.

WE HAVE TWO PRIVATE PARKING SPACES ON SITE.

THE REST OF OUR REQUIRED PARKING IS EIGHT SPACES, WHICH WE WILL BE REQUESTING APPROVAL FROM THE CRA BOARD, WHICH ARE ON THE CRA LOT.

THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE LUSH LANDSCAPE.

WE'VE ACCOMMODATED FOR THE FUTURE ALLEY IN THE BACK AND THEN A LARGE OPEN FRONT YARD, AGAIN, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE FAMILY-FRIENDLY ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT, ALLOWING KIDS TO PLAY, SLOWING THOSE CARS DOWN, MAKING IT SAFE.

THEN TO GO INTO THE ARCHITECTURE, MR. RICK GONZALEZ OF REG ARCHITECTS.

HE'S A PROJECT ARCHITECT.

THIS IS HIS FINAL ITERATION OF THE BUILDING.

HE DID AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB WORKING ALONGSIDE STAFF TO REALLY HONE IN ON THE DESIGN, AND HE'S PROPOSING A VERNACULAR COASTAL STYLE, INCORPORATING FRENCH DOORS, ALUMINUM SHUTTERS.

YOU CAN SEE THE BLACK AND WHITE CANVAS AWNINGS, REALLY ENHANCING THE VERTICAL ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING, IS A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS ON THE WALL GOING FROM THE WHITEWASH BRICK, THE BATTEN AND BOARD WALL UP TO METAL ROOF, GOOSENECK LIGHTING, WHICH IS JUST TRADITIONAL LIGHTING METHOD OF WALL SIGNS, DECORATIVE WALL LANTERNS AND WHITE RAFTER TAILS LINING THE GARAGE AREA.

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER VIEW OF THE ELEVATIONS HERE, SHOWING HOW WE'RE CONSISTENT ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE BUILDING AND HOW WE'RE ALIGNING WITH THAT TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD STYLE DEVELOPMENT TO BLEND SEAMLESSLY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CREATING A NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL.

EVEN THOUGH WE STILL WE'RE PROPOSING A COMMERCIAL USE HERE, IT STILL HAS A NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK FAR FOR WHERE WE'VE DRAWN INSPIRATION FROM.

WE'VE DRAWN INSPIRATION FROM LUCKY SHOCK, BEACON, AND EVEN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AREAS, THE STOREFRONTS WITH THE AWNINGS, GOOSENECK LIGHTING LANTERNS.

THAT'S ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AREAS WE'VE INCORPORATED INTO THIS DESIGN.

AS I MOVE FORWARD TO THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, I BELIEVE IT'S ON PAGE 7 OF THE STAFF REPORT.

YOUR STAFF DOES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE COMPLY WITH THE PUBLIC BENEFIT CRITERIA OF THE CODE.

I DO WANT TO JUST READ OFF THIS CODE SECTION.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LEAD TO MY NEXT POINT.

PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THIS RELAY AREA OR THE ROA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR WAIVERS AS PART OF A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PROVIDED THE DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AREA.

YOUR STAFF AGREES THAT WE ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE ROA.

THEREFORE, WE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR WAIVERS PER THE CODE.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE WE ARE ASKING FOR SIX WAIVERS, WHICH IS MY NEXT SLIDE.

BUT WAIVERS IN THIS SENSE, AND MORE SO FOR THESE FIVE LOTS HERE, JUST FORGET THE REST OF JUPITER, JUST THESE FIVE LOTS.

IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REDESIGN OR REDEVELOP ONE OF THESE LOTS WITHOUT ASKING FOR A WAIVER.

THEY'RE NECESSARY FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF ANY OF THESE FIVE LOTS HERE, WHICH IS THIS IS THE FIRST PROJECT OF ITS KIND, OF COURSE.

THE WAIVERS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR ARE REALLY JUST SETBACKS.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH SETBACKS.

WE HAVE THE FRONT PATIO SETBACK, THE REAR SETBACK, THE SIDE LANDSCAPE BUFFER,

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BUT MY POINT IS, THAT IF WE WERE TO ADHERE TO THE C2 DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS, WE WOULD NEED A 50-FOOT FRONT SETBACK.

THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS THAT NONE OF THESE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY MEET.

THEY'RE ALL LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING LOTS, AND WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO MEET, AND THAT'S REALLY WHY STAFF HAS PUSHED US TO BE CREATIVE AND HOW TO LESSEN THESE WAIVERS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BUT CREATE THE BEST POSSIBLE PROJECT, AND I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT HERE.

I WILL LEAVE IT THERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR FEEDBACK.

LIKE I SAID, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS, A LONG THREE YEARS.

IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOUR STAFF THROUGH THIS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR FEEDBACK.

>> TURN IT OVER TO STAFF.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL FOR THE RECORD, PETER MEYER WITH STAFF.

THE APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT IS A SMALL-SCALE PUD AMENDMENT, WHICH INVOLVES WAIVERS, REDUCED BUILDING SETBACKS, INCREASED LOW COVERAGE, REDUCED THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER WIDTH, AND ALLOWS SHORT-TERM OFFSITE PARKING LICENSE IN NDC AREA PARKING LOT.

IN ADDITION, SITE PLAN APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT 100 SQUARE FOOT TWO-STORY BUILDING WITH 2,050 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL ON A GROUND FLOOR, AND 1,200 SQUARE FEET OF ACCESSOR RESIDENTIAL ON A SECOND FLOOR.

THE APPLEE PROPOSES TWO PARKING SPACES ON SITE FOR THE ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL UNIT AND PROVIDE NINE PARKING SPACES FOR COMMERCIAL SPACES IN THE CRA PUBLIC PARKING LOT.

STAFF NOTES THAT THE REQUESTED APPLICATION ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TOWN CODE, INTENTION UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED WAIVERS.

CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RESOLUTION 10-24, TWO ADDRESS WAIVERS, OFFSITE PARKING, MR DETAILS IN THE PLANS, AND FUTURE SIGNAGE.

SUBJECT PROPERTY ZONE C2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND IN THE VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AREA, WHICH REQUIRES CONSISTENCY WITH A DETAILED IN THE VILLAGE SECTOR POLICIES OUTLINED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THIS NECESSITATES WAIVERS TO BE REQUESTED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] PLAN, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS WERE ADOPTED IN 2010, CREATED IN THE VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AREA AND SMALL-SCALE PUD REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY THROUGH A WAIVER PROCESS TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICTS WITH THE STANDARDS OF THE C2 DISTRICT.

THESE REGULATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE IN THE VILLAGE SECTOR.

IN THE VILLAGE RAO SUPPORTS CREATING A WALKABLE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH REDUCED SETBACKS, REQUIRED MINIMUM BUILD TWO LINES, INCREASED LOCK COVERAGE, AND REDUCED LANDSCAPE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS.

STAFF PROVIDED A TABLE ON PAGE 6 OF ATTACHMENT 2, WHICH PROVIDES A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE PROPOSED WAIVERS AND THE IN THE VILLAGE ZONING DISTRICT.

I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS PROPERTY IS A NON-CONFORMING PROPERTY AND THE FRONT SETBACK IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN THE 50 FEET AS REQUIRED BY C2.

IT'S ACTUALLY LIKE THREE FEET IN THE FRONT BECAUSE IT'S NON-CONFORMING.

IN REGARDS TO SHORT-TERM PARKING WAIVER, SECTION 27-2832 REQUIRES OFFSET PARKING TO BE PROVIDED FOR A UNLIMITED PERIOD OF TIME, FOR EXAMPLE, AS GUARANTEED IN A PERPETUAL COVENANT.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO SECURE OFFSET PARKING IN A CRA PARKING LOT, WHICH PARKING LICENSE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS ARE NOT PERPETUAL COVENANTS.

A SIMILAR SHORT-TERM PARKING WAIVER WAS GRANTED FOR GUANABANAS IN 2012.

SINCE THE REQUIRED PARKING FOR THE COMMERCIAL SPACE IS 100% RELIANT ON OFFSITE PARKING, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED ALTERNATIVES IF IN THE FUTURE, THE CRA DOES NOT RENEW THE PARKING LICENSE.

ONE OF THE OPTIONS IN THE STATEMENT OF USE IS TO SECURE OFFSITE PARKING AT ANOTHER LOCATION OTHER THAN THE CRA PARKING LOT OR REQUEST SHARED APPROVAL OF PARKING WITH A NEARBY PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNED BY THE OWNER SQUARE GROUPER AND CASTAWAYS.

REGARDS TO THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES ONE OF THE SIX PUBLIC BENEFITS LISTED IN THE CODE, WHICH IS TO MEET THE GENERAL PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAYS AREA DESIGNATED BY THE CODE.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN'S OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES FOR THE VILLAGE SECTOR AND A VILLAGE FLEX FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS.

THE SMALL-SCALE PUD IS SPECIFICALLY CONSISTENT WITH 1.9.10 AND 1.9.12, WHICH REFERS TO SMALL HISTORICAL VILLAGES AND

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IN REGARDS TO THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROPOSING ULTRA SEATING, THEY'RE PROPOSING 183 SQUARE FEET OF ULTRA SEATING.

HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT CALCULATE THE CALCULATION OF THE ULTRA SEATING IS MEASURED.

DOES THAT MEASURE TO THE EDGE OF THE PATIO, DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FOUR-FOOT WIDE WALKWAY BETWEEN THE TABLES.

THE TOWN CALCULATE`S ULTRA SEATING AREA DIFFERENTLY WHEN ULTRA SEATING IS FOR A STANDALONE BUILDING VERSUS A MULTI-TENANT STRIP CENTER.

FOR A STAND-ALONE BUILDING, THE FOUR-FOOT WALKWAY IS NOT EXCLUDED FROM THE NEXT SINCE THE PATHWAY IS NOT NEEDED FOR PEDESTRIANS TO BE ABLE TO GO FROM 110 SPACE TO ANOTHER.

SAF HAS CALCULATED OUTDO SEATING AREA TO INCLUDE THE FOUR-FOOT WALKWAY, WHICH BRINGS TOTAL SQUARE FEET TO 336 SQUARE FEET.

PURSUANT TO THE CODE, RESTAURANTS REQUIRED GREATER THAN 1,500 SQUARE FEET IS PERMITTED OUTDOOR SEATING UP TO 10% TO THE GROSS FLOOR AREA OF THE INDOOR AREA, WHICH REQUIRED ADDITIONAL PARKING.

THAT ORIGINALLY WAS MENTIONED THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING EIGHT SPACES FOR THE COMMERCIAL, ACTUALLY WITH THIS OUTDOOR SEATING REQUIRE NINE SPACES FOR THE COMMERCIAL.

A TOTAL OF 11 SPACES OVERALL, TWO FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ON-SITE.

I ALSO JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH TWO MODIFICATIONS TO THE CONDITIONS.

ONE WAS TO MODIFY CONDITION 4A TO PUT A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF DISTANCE FOR THE BUILDING TO SHIFT TO THE WEST, AND OTHER ONES TO DELETE CONDITION 4D REGARDING THE PATHWAY B CRUST SHELL.

IN ADDITION, ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, THE JUPITER HISTORICAL RESOURCES BOARD APPROVED THE CERTIFICATE TO DIG, IT'S ALSO THERE'S A CONDITION IN THE RESOLUTION THAT THEY WOULD ALSO NEED TO FOLLOW THAT CERTIFICATE TO DIG AS THEY CONSTRUCT.

HAD TO SAVE ANY MAIN OF TIME FOR REBUTTAL. THANK YOU.

>> COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE A STAFF FOR THE APPLICANT?

>> NO.

>> NO.

>> JUST HAVE ONE FOR THE APPLICANT.

I THINK IT'S ADDRESSED. I JUST WOULDN'T REALLY WANT TO GET THIS ON THE RECORD.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE TO GET US TO THIS POINT.

DON'T INTERPRET MY QUESTION TO MEAN THAT I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT IT.

IT'S ALWAYS CONCERNING WHEN THERE'S A DEPENDENCY ON THE TOWN FOR PARKING, AND DON'T INTERPRET THAT.

I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT IT AT THE CRA, BUT WE DON'T KNOW LONG TERM.

WORKING WITH STAFF, I THINK IT'S VERY CLEAR THE APPLICANT UNDERSTANDS THE RISK AND BURDEN IS ON THEM AND I JUST WANT TO READ INTO THE RECORD AND THEN YOU CONFIRM PAGE C OF THE RESOLUTION, SECTION 4 DOES SAY THE APPROVAL OF THIS IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 1D IS STATEMENT OF USE, WHICH YOU HAVE IN HERE.

ON PAGE 3 OF THE STATEMENT OF USE.

UNDER PARKING FIRST PARAGRAPH LAST TWO SENTENCES, IT SAYS, SHOULD THE REQUESTED PARKING LEASE NOT BE RENEWED BY THE CRA UPON EXPLORATION, THE APPLICANT WILL EXHAUST ALL OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO REGAIN OFFSITE PARKING SPACES AT A DIFFERENT SITE, AS WELL AS EXPLORING OPTIONS TO SHARE PARKING WITH SQUARE GROUPER AS A DAYTIME USE.

IF THE APPLICANT IS UNABLE TO LOCATE ADDITIONAL OFFSITE PARKING SPACES, THE BUSINESS WILL ULTIMATELY BE FORCED TO CLOSE ITS DOORS.

I THINK IT'S VERY CLEAR, I APPRECIATE THAT BEING VERY TRANSPARENTLY COVERED.

I'M SEEING NODDING OF HEADS.

YES. YOU AGREE WITH THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WITH THAT, TURN TO THE PUBLIC.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?

>> NO, MAYOR.

>> SEEING NONE.

I WILL TURN TO THE COUNSEL FOR DELIBERATION.

>> I THINK IT'S A VERY NICE PROJECT.

I WATCHED THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, SO I DO KNOW A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING WAS DONE.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT COMES BEFORE IT COMES TO US AND WE'RE ABLE TO SEE A LOT OF THE REVIEW.

I WAS REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE THOROUGH QUESTIONING THAT PLANNING AND ZONING HAD.

I LIKE THE REPLACING OF SHELL WITH THE GROUND ROCK, JUST TO MAKE THINGS MORE COMFORTABLE.

IT'S A VERY WALKABLE PEDESTRIAN FAMILY FRIENDLY SPACE.

PARKING IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE IN THIS AREA.

I WAS CURIOUS TO SEE HOW PARKING WOULD WORK, BUT THAT WAS ASKED AND ANSWERED AND THAT'S REALLY IT. THANK YOU.

>> I THINK IT'S GREAT. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE WE TALKED ABOUT IT.

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JUST THE LITTLE DETAILS LIKE REMOVING THE CRUSH ROCK, THE CRUSH SHELL.

I KNOW HOW MESSY THAT CAN GET, ESPECIALLY IF IT RAINS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE ABLE TO MODIFY THAT.

THEN AS FAR AS THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS GOES.

WE'LL HANDLE THAT AT THE CRA, BUT I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT JUST BECAUSE OF THE OPERATING TIMES, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE OPEN AND HOPEFULLY THE PEOPLE THAT ARE VISITING THIS ESTABLISHMENT WILL BE VISITING THE OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE AREA TOO, SO THEY'D BE PARKING IN THAT PARKING LOT ANYWAY.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROJECT AND THANK YOU FOR WORKING HARD TO GET IT THROUGH.

>> I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THE SIERRA PLAN AMENDMENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE'VE HAD PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS AREA, NEW PUBLIC INPUT.

THEY'VE REALLY REQUESTED DAYTIME USES FOR THIS AREA AND THE RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA.

JUST KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEING EXPRESSED TO US, AND SO WE ARE GRATEFUL.

>> I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND ON RESOLUTION 1024.

>> MOTION APPROVE.

>> SECOND.

>> HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE.

>> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU, STAFF AS WELL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND THE APPROVAL TONIGHT AS A JUPITER RESIDENT.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO OCCUPY THIS SPACE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS COME BY ANYWAY.

WELL, DEFINITELY COME GET SOME DOUGHNUTS.

>> REPORTS, THOMAS BAIRD

[TOWN ATTORNEY]

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I REPORTED TO COUNSEL LAST FRIDAY, WE GOT A RULING FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT.

THE RULING GRANTED THE TOWN'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.

THE BASIS OF THE COURT RULING IN FAVOR OF THE TOWN ON THAT WAS THAT THE COURT FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED REFERENDUM QUESTION TO AMEND THE TOWN'S CHARTER, WHICH WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED THE TOWN FROM IMPLEMENTING ITS OWN FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION, FLORIDA LAW OR THE TOWN'S CHARTER.

THE COURT DID RULE IN PART OF ITS ORDER THAT THE QUESTION ITSELF DID FAIRLY INFORM THE PUBLIC OF ITS TRUE INTENTIONS.

WE DISAGREE WITH THAT.

IT'S OUR INTENTION TO FILE A MOTION FOR REHEARING ON THAT ISSUE.

PURPOSE OF FILING THAT MOTION FOR REHEARING IS TO ENSURE THAT IF THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE WERE TO CHOOSE TO APPEAL THE COURT'S RULING, THAT WE WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO ARGUE THAT POINT OF LAW ALSO, AND SO THAT MOTION IS DUE 15 DAYS FROM THE ORDER, WHICH WAS LAST FRIDAY.

I HAVEN'T I THINK THAT'S THE 24TH.

WHERE WE GO FROM HERE ON THAT IS THAT THAT'S THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS.

THE PACK HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE MOTION FOR REHEARING.

ONCE THE MOTION FOR REHEARING IS DECIDED, THEN THEN A FINAL ORDER WILL BE ENTERED, WHICH CAN BE APPEALED.

OBVIOUSLY, WE WON'T BE APPEALING IT.

THE OTHER ACTION THAT THE COURT TOOK WAS TO DENY THE POLITICAL COMMITTEES MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT THAT THEY HAD INITIALLY FILED.

THE REASON THEY WANTED TO AMEND THEIR COMPLAINT IS THAT THEIR ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WERE DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE TWO PETITIONS WITH DIFFERENT LANGUAGE THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT.

THE PETITION THAT THEY ACTUALLY SUBMITTED AS PART OF THEIR COMPLAINT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SIGNATURES.

THEY SOUGHT TO AMEND THEIR COMPLAINT ON THE DAY OF THE HEARING ON THE DAY OF THE MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT HEARING SO THAT THEY COULD INCLUDE THE CORRECT PETITION.

BUT THE COURT'S RULING ON THE MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND WAS THAT IT WOULD BE FUTILE BECAUSE THE COURT HAD ALREADY DECIDED THAT THE PETITION, WHETHER IT WAS THE CORRECT PETITION OR THE INCORRECT PETITION THAT WAS SUBMITTED WITH THEIR COMPLAINT,

[01:40:02]

>> THANK YOU. COUNTY MANAGER.

[TOWN MANAGER]

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A FEW THINGS FOR ME.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF CHIEF DAVID ENGLAND.

THIS WILL BE HIS LAST COUNCIL MEETING AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

AND I KNOW DAVE IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US.

I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS IN HIS CAREER.

HE SPENT 27 YEARS WITH THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE WAS A FIELD TRAINING INSTRUCTOR, A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR AND I KNOW THAT BECAUSE MY FIRST DAY AS CHIEF, HE TOOK ME TO THE RANGE, AND SO HE WAS VERY GOOD AT THAT.

A TRAINING COORDINATOR.

HE WAS NOT ONLY A SWAT MEMBER, HE WAS A COMMANDER.

HE COMMANDED THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, PATROL OPERATIONS, AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS BUREAUS.

HE WAS PROMOTED TO DEPUTY CHIEF IN 2018, AND HE WAS APPOINTED TO CHIEF OF POLICE ON FEBRUARY 8TH, 2021.

HE ALSO GRADUATED FROM THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY, WHICH LESS THAN 1% OF ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS GET TO GO TO THAT SCHOOL.

HIS OFFICIAL RETIREMENT IS OCTOBER 31ST OF THIS MONTH, AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM AND THANK HIM FOR THE JOB WELL DONE.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. [APPLAUSE]

>> WELCOME, CHIEF.

YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS OR AS MANY WORDS AS YOU WANT.

>> YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

>> MANY WORDS I WANT. I'VE BEEN HERE MANY YEARS.

NO. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

IT'S REALLY BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER, HAVING BEEN BORN AND RAISED HERE IN JUPITER.

I'VE APPRECIATED ALL THE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AND THE FRIENDSHIPS I'VE HAD WITH THIS DIOS RIGHT HERE.

STARTING WITH MR. BAIRD, WHO ALWAYS ANSWERED THE PHONE WHEN I CALLED AND I APPRECIATED THE COMMENTARY AND THE OPINIONS AND THE LEGAL MATTERS THAT HE DEALT WITH TO MR. KITZEROW.

HE CAME HERE AND HIS FIRST DAY, HE TALKED ABOUT WANTING TO IMPLEMENT OR BUILD CHIEFS IN SUCCESSION LEADERSHIP AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

I'M TRULY A BENEFACTOR OF THAT, AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

I WISH I HAD LONGER TO WORK WITH COUNSELOR 4.

THE LAST FEW MONTHS, IT HAS BEEN VERY NICE.

HE'S SUCH A GENUINE AND HUMBLE PERSON, AND I'VE ENJOYED HIS COMPANY AND WORKING WITH HIM ON ISSUES.

COUNCILOR DELANEY, YOU'RE JUST SUCH A GENUINE PERSON.

YOU WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN GIVING FOOD DURING THANKSGIVING TO UNDERPRIVILEGED FAMILIES.

YOU LOOK AT PROBLEMS FROM SUCH A SIMPLE BOIL DOWN MANNER AND DON'T REALLY GET CAUGHT IN ALL THE HOOPLA AND IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH YOU ALSO.

COUNSELOR MAYOR, YOU'RE A FELLOW FIRST RESPONDER AND YOU BRING SUCH A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO WHAT YOU DO HERE AT THE COUNCIL, AND I THINK THAT REALLY BENEFITS THE TOWN AND I KNOW YOU DO THAT AS A SACRIFICE.

I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THE TIME THAT WE TALKED COUNSELOR SUNSTROM.

I'LL SAY I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE ROOM.

I THINK YOU KNOW THAT A LOT AND NOT THAT I WANT TO EMBARRASS YOU, BUT YOU DO SO MUCH RESEARCH, YOU WATCH VIDEOS, YOU COME TO EVERY QUESTION WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION.

I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED YOUR WORK IN DOING THAT.

MAYOR, JIM, I KNOW YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED JIM.

YOU'VE WORKED FOR THE TOWN FOR 20 YEARS, AND I KNOW YOU LOVE THIS PLACE AND YOU EQUALLY BRING RESEARCH AND DATA AND YOU REPRESENT ENGINEERS.

I'VE ALWAYS GOTTEN ALONG WITH YOU BECAUSE OF THAT AND I THINK YOUR HEART IS TRUE AND WANTING THIS TO BE A GREAT ORGANIZATION.

CHERYL, BEFORE, WHEN I WAS FIRST PROMOTED. SHE WAS ON THE BOARD.

I ENJOYED WORKING WITH HER, AND SHE'S SUCH A SWEET PERSON AND HAS SUCH A SERVANT HEART ALSO AND TODD ALSO.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU.

I'VE APPRECIATED YOUR TIME, YOUR FRIENDSHIP, AS WELL AS BEING A COHORT TOWARDS SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU ALL VERY FOR EVERYTHING.

>>> WE'RE INDEBTED TO YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> MAYOR, IF I COULD, JUST A COUPLE OF OTHER POINTS.

THE HURRICANE MILTON RESPONSE, AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, THE TOWN ACTIVATED ITS EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER LAST WEEK IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE MILTON.

THIS WAS OUR FIRST ACTIVATION IN A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND I'M SO PROUD OF HOW WELL THE STAFF CAME TOGETHER.

[01:45:02]

FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE SUCCESSFULLY USED UP CONNECT DURING THE STORM TO PROVIDE A DIFFERENT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO REPORT ISSUES.

WE HAD 35 REQUESTS SUBMITTED AND ALL OF THOSE WERE ADDRESSED AND CLOSED.

EMPLOYEES FROM A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENT WORKED ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS AND HELP JUPITER RECOVER QUICKLY AFTER THE STORM.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS OR NOT, BUT MANY OF THOSE EMPLOYEES STAYED THROUGH THE NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY SO THAT THEY COULD IN CASE THEY COULDN'T GET IN IN THE MORNING.

STORM RESPONSE PERSONNEL, INCLUDED STAFF FROM THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT, JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING, PUBLIC WORKS, UTILITIES, STORMWATER UTILITIES, PARKS AND REC, BUILDING, HUMAN RESOURCES, FINANCE, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, OFFICE OF THE TOWN MANAGER, AND OF COURSE, OUR IMPORTANT LIAISON CHIEF BILL RILEY, WHO'S OUT THERE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL.

TO OUR STAFF WHO WORK TO PREPARE THE TOWN FOR THE ARRIVAL OF HURRICANE MILTON, AND TO THOSE WHO RESPONDED IN THE STORM'S AFTERMATH, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THEIR DILIGENCE IN SERVING OUR TOWN.

THEN FINALLY, MAYOR, WE HEARD EARLIER THIS EVENING IN CITIZEN S ABOUT THE BEACH CLEANUP, AND IT TRULY WAS REMARKABLE, AS WAS SO ELOQUENTLY POINTED OUT A WHILE AGO THAT SAW A GREAT DEAL OF TRASH AND DEBRIS WATCHING UP ON THE AREA, BEACHES AFTER HURRICANE MILTON.

TOWN WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE RESIDENTS WHO STARTED THE GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN TO PICK UP THIS DEBRIS.

STAFF HAS REACHED OUT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT WHO HAS AGREED TO PICK UP ANY TRASH BAGS LEFT BY THE TRASH CANS A CROSSOVERS.

MEANWHILE, PALM BEACH COUNTY IS PICKING UP THE BAGS LEFT AT THEIR CROSSOVERS, RESIDENTS DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT HAULING ALL OF THAT OFF, AND REALLY JUST A SIGNIFICANT UNDERTAKING.

THAT'S MY REPORT, MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. DURING THE COUNCIL, VICE MAYOR.

[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]

>> TONIGHT. WHAT A NIGHT.

I DO WANT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS AGAIN, WHO CAME OUT TODAY AND WERE DISTRESSED AT WHAT THEY SAW AND JUST REITERATE THE FACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH COUNCIL OR WITH OUR MANAGEMENT AND STAFF TO JUST LOOK AT WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO US, THOSE ARE NOT MY VALUES AND THOSE ARE NOT THE TOWN'S VALUES.

I LEARNED RECENTLY THAT WAS A SAND FLEA RAKE WILL WORK FOR THE SMALL PIECES ON THE BEACH BECAUSE IT'S DRIVING ALL OF US CRAZY.

I THINK ALL OF US HAVE BEEN OUT THERE WITH TRASH BAGS TRYING TO HELP.

IT'S ONE OF THE GREAT UNITING THINGS ABOUT JUPITER RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT THING TO BE ONLINE AND TO SEE THAT.

IF YOU KNOW WHAT A SAND FLEA RAKE IS, THEY'RE USEFUL.

I JUST WANT TO CLEAR UP A COUPLE OF THINGS BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A MAJOR ITEM COME WITH THE RULING, WHICH WAS ANOTHER PIECE OF REALLY FANTASTIC NEWS FOR JUPITER RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

>> IT WAS A GREAT DAY ON FRIDAY.

I DID POST ON MY VICE MAYOR PAGE, ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

TYPICALLY, BECAUSE OF SUNSHINE, WE CAN'T POST ABOUT THINGS BEFORE VOTES, BUT AFTER VOTES, WE CAN SHARE INFORMATION, POST OUR VIEWS.

THAT'S A LONG TIME AGO IN THE REVIEW WINDOW.

I'VE BEEN POSTING TRYING TO SHARE INFORMATION.

I'VE ALSO BEEN SHARING SOMETIMES AT LENGTH IN THIS PART OF MEETING.

WHAT I SAID IN THAT WAS THAT THE COURT'S RULING IN FAVOR OF THE TOWN IS REALLY A VICTORY FOR ITS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR OUR STAFF ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE WORKED SO HARD ON BUILDING THIS NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE CITIZENS COMMITTEE AND ALL RESIDENTS WHO HAVE ENGAGED CONSTRUCTIVELY THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

YOUR INPUT AND THE MICROSCOPE THAT JUPITER FIRE RESCUE HAS BEEN UNDER THIS PAST YEAR HAS MADE IT BETTER.

I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE'RE GETTING INPUT INTO THE TOWN AND WHEN IT'S DONE CONSTRUCTIVELY, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

I THINK STAFF HAS RESPONDED TO THAT.

FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING THIS DEPARTMENT FOR THE 2026 LAUNCH.

OUR TOWN COUNCIL'S RECENT UNANIMOUS 50 DECISIONS SHOW OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO CREATING A WORLD CLASS LOCAL FIRE RESCUE SERVICE, AND AGAIN, OUR DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 1ST, 2026.

THE FACTS FROM THE CASE, IF YOU GO AND YOU READ THE RULING AND YOU READ THE MOTIONS, AND ALL OF THESE ARE POSTED ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE BECAUSE THE TOWN IS COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY IS THAT THE TOWN HAS HAD MULTIPLE PUBLIC MEETINGS.

IT DID HAVE MULTIPLE PUBLIC MEETINGS ON FIRE RESCUE, AND THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED AT LENGTH, BUT IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE THAT THAT'S AN UNDISPUTED FACT IN THE TOWN'S MOTION AND IN THE RULING.

THE COURT ACKNOWLEDGED ALSO OUR THOROUGH FINANCIAL ANALYSIS,

[01:50:03]

I WANT TO READ JUST QUICKLY FROM PAGE 12 THE COURT'S RULING FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOW HAVE READ IT YET.

THIS IS THE COURT'S RULING: IT IS UNDISPUTED THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL'S DECISION TO TERMINATE ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY WAS BASED ON A THOROUGH FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.

THIS IS A POINT THAT THE PAC NEITHER DISPUTED IN THEIR PAPERS NOR IN THEIR ORAL ARGUMENT.

IT IS ALSO UNDISPUTED THAT THE TOWN ULTIMATELY CONCLUDED THAT ALLOCATING MONEY TOWARD A FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD SAVE TOWN RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES BETWEEN $50-70 MILLION AND WOULD GIVE THE TOWN COUNCIL NOT THE COUNTY COMMISSION CONTROL OVER THE TOWN'S BUDGETING FOR FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, AND THAT'S A DIRECT QUOTE.

I WANT TO SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTING THAT THE COUNTY FIRE UNION OR PAC, WHICH HAS A CLEAR FINANCIAL STAKE, DID SPEND OVER $200,000 ON POLITICAL CONSULTANTS, SUPPLIES, AND PEOPLE COLLECTING SIGNATURES.

ALL OF THE MAILERS THAT WENT OUT, ALL THE INFORMATION WENT OUT.

I SPOKE ABOUT MY OWN EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF A LIBRARY WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THE STATIONS WOULD BE CLOSED UNLESS I SIGN SOMETHING THAT MANY DIDN'T READ.

THAT'S HOW THESE PETITIONS WERE COLLECTED, AND THEY WERE EXPENSIVE TO COLLECT, $200,000.

THAT WAS TO PUSH AN AMENDMENT THAT NOW WE KNOW, THE COURT DEEMED INVALID AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

THEIR CALL FOR A VOTE ONLY CAME AFTER NOT GETTING THEIR DESIRED OUTCOME, REVEALING A SELF SERVING AGENDA.

THIS SELECTIVE APPROACH TO DEMANDING PUBLIC VOTES IS DECEPTIVE AND NO MUNICIPALITY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS EVER HAD A REFERENDUM FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF GIVING UP LOCAL CONTROL OF ITS FIRE RESCUE SERVICE TO AN OUTSIDE ENTITY.

THE MAJORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES DON'T HAVE CHARTER LANGUAGE.

IF YOU LOOK AT 39 MUNICIPALITIES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, ONLY EIGHT HAVE PROVISIONS IN THEIR CHARTERS SPECIFYING WHO CAN PROVIDE FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, AND FIVE OF THEM ACTUALLY HAVE PROVISIONS PROTECTING THE MUNICIPALITY, THE LOCAL FIRE SERVICES.

THEY SPECIFY THAT FIRE SERVICES MUST BE PROVIDED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AND HAVE PROTECTIONS AGAINST OUTSOURCING.

ONLY THREE MUNICIPALITIES SPECIFY THAT FIRE SERVICES MUST BE PROVIDED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE.

ALL THREE OF THOSE HAD THEIR CHARTER PROVISIONS PUT IN PLACE DURING THE CREATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY, SO MUNICIPALITIES THAT WERE FORMED LATER.

NONE OF THESE THREE HAD A REFERENDUM PASS SPECIFIC TO THE PURPOSE OF REQUIRING A MUNICIPALITY TO USE PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR FIRE RESCUE SERVICES.

THE REMAINING MUNICIPALITIES DO NOT RESTRICT OR SPECIFY ANY LIMITATIONS IN THEIR HOME RULE POWERS TO PERFORM THE MUNICIPAL FUNCTION OF PROVIDING FIRE RESCUE SERVICES.

I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO THAT QUICKLY.

TO THOSE WHO STILL HAVE CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS IN THIS PROCESS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE DO HEAR YOU, AND AGAIN, THIS MICROSCOPE MAKES JUPITER FIRE RESCUE BETTER SO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

WE WELCOME QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH SO MUCH DISCUSSION AND SPECULATION OUT THERE.

I INVITE YOU TO ENGAGE WITH THE TOWN DIRECTLY OR READ FROM THE SOURCE ITSELF BY VISITING OUR JUPITER FIRE RESCUE PAGE.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY AND WE HAVE INCLUDED ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS, AUDITS, ANALYSIS, EMAILS, AND MORE FOR YOUR REVIEW.

IF YOU DID NOT SIGN UP FOR TOWN EMAILS, BUT STILL WANT TO SEE WHAT WE'VE SENT OUT, WE'VE PROVIDED THAT.

I WOULD NOT SAY THAT THE PAC HAS BEEN AS TRANSPARENT.

IT'S TIME FOR JUPITER TO UNITE AND LOOK FORWARD, AND OUR ENERGY IS BEST SPENT, ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF OUR NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT.

I LOVE SEEING OUR NEW FIRE CHIEF AND OUR DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF IN ACTION, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING THEM CREATE A DEPARTMENT THAT REFLECTS OUR UNIQUELY JUPITER VALUES AND NEEDS.

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.

IT IS ON FACEBOOK, JUST SO YOU'RE HEARING IT IN MANY VENUES AND YOU'RE GETTING THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> COUNCIL MAY.

>> JUST TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THINGS, THE EXTENSIVE STYROFOAM CLOSED CELL INSULATION FOAM THAT'S BEEN WASHED UP ON THE BEACH.

IT WAS POPPED UP FRIDAY, I GUESS, AND I KNOW EVERYONE TALKED ABOUT IT.

BUT I DO WANT TO SAY SEEING OUR COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER TO CLEAN THAT UP IN THE TIME FRAME THAT THEY CLEANED IT UP WAS INSANE.

TO GO FROM, WE NEED HELP ON FRIDAY TO LIKE 10:00 SATURDAY MORNING AND SEEING CLEAN BEACHES,

[01:55:05]

I KNOW ONE OF THE RESIDENTS BROUGHT IT UP, BUT FRIENDS OF MINE THAT REALLY JUMP OUT AND ORGANIZE MATTHIAS FRITZ, JON SULLIVAN, HE'S OUR VP OF GUANABANA, AND MODERN JUICE AND ETHAN FROM GOLDEN JUICERY, THOSE GUYS REALLY STEPPED UP TO ORGANIZE A HUGE CLEANUP AND THE SURFERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE AT THE BEACH EVERY DAY.

INSTEAD OF GOING SURFING THAT DAY, THEY PUT THEIR BOARDS DOWN AND THEY CLEANED UP THE BEACH.

IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THAT.

I REACHED OUT TO OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN SNYDER TO MAKE SURE HE WAS AWARE OF IT.

I SPOKE TO COUNTY COMMISSIONER MARINO, MAKE SURE SHE WAS AWARE OF IT SO THAT PALM BEACH COUNTY ERM COULD LOOK INTO IT TO SEE WHAT ACTIONS COULD BE TAKEN.

IT'S A TOUGH PART OF THE SEASON RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE STILL INTERNAL NESTING SEASON, SO GETTING LARGE EQUIPMENT ON OF THE BEACH TO HELP CLEAN THAT UP IS A DIFFICULT TASK.

THE CLEANUP WILL CONTINUE.

THERE'S STILL A LOT OF FOAM ON THE BEACHES IN THE VERY LIMITED ACCESS AREAS.

I WENT DOWN TO JD MACARTHUR STATE PARK WITH MY KIDS ON MONDAY TO CLEAN UP AND THE PARK RIGHT OUT IN FRONT WAS GREAT, BUT THEN YOU WALK A HALF MILE NORTH AND FROM THERE AS FAR AS YOU COULD SEE, WAS JUST STILL LITTERED WITH FOAM.

WE TOOK TRASH BAGS WITH US, WE CLEANED UP AS MUCH AS WE COULD HAUL BACK BECAUSE WE HAD STILL GOOD THREE QUARTER MILE WALK BACK TO DUMP THE BAG.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ORGANIZE SOME WARN AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET BETTER ACCESS TO THE AREAS THAT SLOW THE FOAM ON THEM IN OUR AREAS.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT AND PARTICIPATED IN THAT AND HELPED CLEAN UP.

AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, THE UNFORTUNATE DISPLAY OF SWASTIKAS IN OUR TOWN OVER THE WEEKEND WAS DEPLORABLE, AND I NEVER WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN.

I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER, WORK WITH JPD TO MAKE SURE THAT NEVER HAPPENS HERE, WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO, LEGALLY DETAIN THAT PERSON UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, I'M NOT GOING TO STAND FOR IT.

AS A BOATER, SEEING SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON THE WATERWAYS THAT I GREW UP ON, PISSES ME OFF TO NO END.

IF ANYONE IS LISTENING, AND YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO COME TO JUPITER AND DO THAT, I HAVE ANOTHER THING COMING FOR YOU.

IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

THAT'S ALL. I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT TONIGHT.

[APPLAUSE]

>> COUNCIL DELANEY.

>> AGREEING WITH EVERYTHING SAID TONIGHT.

IT'S REMARKABLE HOW THIS TOWN WHEN THE SITUATIONS POP UP, WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BEACH, HOW ORGANICALLY, WE GET TOGETHER AND TAKE CARE OF IT, IT'S GREAT.

WE ALWAYS SAY WE LIVE IN A GREAT TOWN.

ANOTHER THING, TOWN ATTORNEY BAIRD, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND YOUR FIRM'S HARD WORK ON THE APPROVAL OF THE TOWN SUMMARY JUDGMENT.

IT'S A HUGE WIN.

THEIR TAXES ARE GOING TO STAY STABLE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE IN CONTROL OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

ALSO, IT'S A HUGE WIN FOR TOWN SOVEREIGN CHIEF PRESERVING OUR CHARTER AND HOME RULE.

I'M A HUGE PROPONENT OF HOME RULE.

EVERYTHING STARTS HERE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THANK YOU ON THAT.

IT WAS A HEAVY LIFT, AND YOU GUYS DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

CHIEF ENGLAND, WHEN I HEARD YOU WERE LEAVING, I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

YOU'RE FAR TOO YOUNG TO RETIRE.

[LAUGHTER] BUT I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.

BUT YOU'RE HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE, SO I'LL RUN AT YOU AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

BUT I HATE TO SEE YOU GO.

LIKE YOU SAID, MR. KITZEROW, I WOULD LIKE TO HEIGHTEN MAKING CHIEFS AND BRINGING THEM UP.

I LOVE HOW EVERYBODY SENDS UP THE LADDER FROM WITHIN THE TOWN AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO GO AND YOU'VE HAD A GREAT CAREER, VERY WELL DISTINGUISHED, AND I APPRECIATE OUR RELATIONSHIP AND EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT TO GET TOGETHER AND GOT DONE FOR THE TOWN.

YOU SPECIFICALLY, SO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

>> A FEW QUICK ITEMS REALLY COVERING TOPICS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED THIS EVENING, BUT BEGINNING WITH THE SUNDAY EVENT, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE SHARED PERSPECTIVES FROM THE VIDEO, WHATEVER YOU HAD SEEN.

I'M GOING TO ASK, TO THE DEGREE, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING AND HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL OF THE EMAILS BUT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND, NOT HAVING ANY CONTEXTS TO IT, SO I APPRECIATE THE CONTEXT PROVIDED.

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I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

BUT I HAVE NO SENSE OF SCALE HOW WIDESPREAD IT WAS.

YOU SEEM TO INDICATE THERE WAS ONE. I DON'T KNOW.

>> YES. IT WAS ONE, MAYBE LIKE 20 FOOT VESSEL DISPLAYING THE SWASTIKAS AND THREE OR FOUR MEMBERS ON THE BOAT DRESS IN WHAT I CAN DESCRIBE AS THE ANTIFA OUTFIT OR THEY COVER UP THEIR FACES BECAUSE THEY'RE COWARDS AND THEY CAN'T SHOW THEIR FACE.

THAT'S WHAT THE VESSEL LOOK LIKE.

>> ANYBODY LISTENING, I'M NOT MAKING LIGHT, ONE IS TOO MUCH. I'M JUST SAYING.

I HAD NO SENSE OF WHAT THE SCALE WAS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, INCLUDING SHARING WITH US THE TOTALITY OF WHAT WAS OBSERVED AND THEN TRYING TO FORMULATE A PLAN ON HOW WE COULD HAVE TAKEN SOME ACTION IN THE FUTURE WOULD BE APPRECIATED AS WELL AS WHEN WE HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOTALITY OF WHAT WAS THE BEHAVIOR THAT WAS OBSERVED FORMULATING A STATEMENT REALLY THAT WE THE COUNSEL CAN MAKE, I SUPPORT THAT.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S GOT TO BE FOUNDED UPON WHAT ACTUALLY WAS OBSERVED.

THAT'S ITEM 1.

I JUST WANT TO PUT CONTEXT, TOWN MANAGER THAT WHAT THEY ASK WAS.

HURRICANE MILTON, I SPOKE OF THAT EARLIER, REALLY WAS INCREDIBLE.

I WORKED FOR FPL FOR 46 YEARS.

I PARTICIPATED IN DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS AND A LOT OF RECOVERY.

BUT I WAS DULY IMPRESSED WITH THE TOWN.

YOU'VE SEEN THE EOC, TOWN MANAGER FROM HIS VISION WAS PROBABLY SHARED WITH ALL OF US AND GAVE US A TOUR.

BUT, OH MY GOSH, WHEN YOU SEE IT IN ACTION IN THE TEAMWORK, IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

IT'S INTERESTING, SINCE I WAS THERE A NUMBER OF THE DAYS, YOU KNOW, I GOT A CHANCE TO ASK THE LEADER OF THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM EFFORTS.

I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I LED UP DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS WITH FPL AND IT'S INCREDIBLE.

WELL, THEY SERVE THE SAME FUNCTION THAT I KNOW THAT I DID OR THE TEAM THAT I DID.

QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S NOT JUST DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, IT'S IDENTIFYING SAFETY RISKS AND GETTING MEDICATED IMMEDIATELY.

INTERESTINGLY, MY DAUGHTER AND SON IN-LAW WHO LIVE IN THE GARDENS, OTHER TWO LIVE IN JUPITER, BUT THEY SHARED WITH ME THAT ON FRIDAY HOW IMPRESSED THEY WERE WHEN THEY CAME THROUGH, I THINK IT WAS A DONALD ROSS ROAD INTERSECTION THAT WAS WITHOUT TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND HOW THERE WAS ALREADY CONES UP AND SIGNAGE.

I SAID, GEE, DON'T THEY DO THAT IN THE GARDENS, AND THEY HADN'T SEEN IT, BUT THEN THERE WASN'T ANY LIGHTS DOWN.

BUT IT WAS JUST A FIRSTHAND OBSERVATION, AND I JUST SAY THAT TO REINFORCE THAT DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM.

BEFORE ANYBODY GOT OUT ON THE ROAD AND QUITE FRANKLY, THEY WERE OUT THERE IN WINDS THAT WERE PROBABLY GUSTING, TROPICAL STORM.

I'M NOT TRYING TO JUST SINGLE THEM OUT, BUT I'M JUST USING IT AS A POINT OF PERSPECTIVE.

HOPEFULLY NOTHING WILL COME OF IT, BUT THOSE THAT MAY HAVE SEEN THERE'S ONE FORECASTED, HEADING IN OUR DIRECTION RIGHT NOW.

IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A NAMED STORM YET, BUT LET'S HOPE IT FIZZLES OUT.

THEN I WANTED TO SAY WITH REGARD TO JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN MOST SATISFYING TO ME IS THE LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT'S BEEN FORMED, THE INCREDIBLE TALENT OF THOSE THAT ARE ALREADY HERE AND THOSE THAT WE HEAR ARE ARRIVING.

WITH A GREAT LEADERSHIP TEAM, IT GIVES ME GREAT CONFIDENCE THAT WE'LL ACHIEVE THE GOAL FOR JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

I CAN'T OVER EMPHASIZE THAT.

WITH THAT, THE TIME IS NOW 9:05 AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.