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>> [NOISE] GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 PM,
[Call To Order]
AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD.WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THEN THE PLEDGE.
IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING.
>> DEAR GOD, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING NEW CHALLENGES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES.
WE ARE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR FREEDOM AND OUR BEAUTIFUL TOWN. AMEN.
>> LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
>> ACTING TOWN ATTORNEY LASHLEY.
[1. Partnership between University of Florida and Scripps Update by Stacey DeLoye, Director of Communications for the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology. ]
>> TONIGHT, WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION.
I WANT TO WELCOME STACEY DELOYE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE HERBERT WERTHEIM UF SCRIPPS INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, WHO WILL BE GIVING A PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.
IT'S ALWAYS JUST A THRILL FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE WORK WE DO AT THE INSTITUTE.
IT'S A VERY EXCITING MOMENT RIGHT NOW TO WORK IN SCIENCE.
THERE ARE NEW TECHNOLOGIES LIKE ROBOTICS, GENOMICS, AND CHEMISTRY, AND DATA SCIENCE.
OF COURSE, AI, THEY'RE ALL CONVERGING RIGHT NOW.
AT OUR INSTITUTE HERE IN JUPITER, WE'RE BLENDING ALL OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO UNDERSTAND HEALTH AND DISEASE AND TO DISCOVER NEW TREATMENTS FOR CONDITIONS THAT CURRENTLY HAVE NO CURES OR FEW OPTIONS.
AS PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, WE COLLABORATE DAILY WITH UF HEALTH PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS IN GAINESVILLE AND AROUND THE WORLD, PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING TO DEVELOP NEW TREATMENTS.
WE ARE DAILY USING HIPERGATOR, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTERS IN ACADEMIA, THANKS TO A FIBER NETWORK THAT WE'RE CONNECTED TO GAINESVILLE WITH.
THIS IS ALLOWING US TO DO ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL WORK IN WAYS THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE IT BEFORE AS WELL, AND THE DISCOVERIES ARE EXCITING.
WE RECENTLY JOINED 12 MEMBERS OF OUR SCIENTIFIC FACULTY, ARE MEMBERS OF THE UF HEALTH CANCER CENTER, AND THAT BECAME ONE OF 72 INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE THAT HAVE THE NCI DESIGNATION.
IT'S THE ONLY PUBLIC INSTITUTION IN FLORIDA WITH THAT, SO WE'RE DEVOTED TO UNDERSTANDING CANCER AND TRANSLATING OUR DISCOVERIES INTO NEW TREATMENTS.
AS I HOPE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE INCREDIBLE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. WE TRAIN ABOUT 20 LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT INTERNS EVERY SUMMER.
THERE'S ALMOST ALWAYS STUDENTS FROM JUPITER HIGH THERE, AND USUALLY FROM THE BENJAMIN SCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA AS WELL.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE TOP GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, 80 STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON PHDS THROUGH THE SKAGGS GRADUATE PROGRAM, WHICH IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UF, AND THOSE STUDENTS ARE DOING INCREDIBLE WORK, AND THEY GO ON TO INCREDIBLE CAREERS.
OUR INSTITUTE WAS FOUNDED 20 YEARS AGO AS SCRIPPS FLORIDA.
JIM KURETSKI AND I WERE THERE.
[LAUGHTER] IT WAS THANKS TO THE VISIONARY LEADERSHIP OF GOVERNOR JEB BUSH, THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION, AND LOCAL LEADERS FROM THE JUPITER TOWN COUNCIL AND OTHERS THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE.
IT WAS IN 2022 THAT WE JOINED THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, WHICH HAS BEEN A HUGE MILESTONE.
BEING PART OF FLORIDA'S LARGEST RESEARCH UNIVERSITY MEANS WE HAVE ACCESS TO GREAT NEW RESOURCES, NEW COLLABORATORS, LICENSING OPPORTUNITIES, AND REALLY GREAT CLINICAL PARTNERSHIPS.
WE ARE CONNECTED ALSO TO UF'S ALUMNI NETWORK OF 400,000 PEOPLE.
THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF DR. HERBERT WERTHEIM IN 2023,
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WE RENAMED THE INSTITUTE TO REFLECT HIS GENEROUS $100 MILLION GIFT.OUR MISSION AND OUR CULTURE REMAIN UNCHANGED.
WE ADVANCE HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, DRUG DISCOVERY, AND CLINICAL STUDIES WHILE PROVIDING OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
THINK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN SCIENCE DURING THESE 20 YEARS SINCE OUR LAUNCH.
THE HUMAN GENOME WAS SEQUENCED, SUPERCOMPUTERS GAINED MASSIVE POWER, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MATURED INTO THE TOOL THAT'S CHANGING ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIETY AND BUSINESS.
THESE ARE A FEW OF THE WAYS THAT WE ARE PUTTING THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO WORK NOW.
THIS IS AN IMAGE FROM THE LAB OF DON PHINNEY.
THESE ARE STEM CELLS THAT WILL BECOME HEART MUSCLE CELLS, CARDIOMYOCYTES.
DR. PHINNEY DISCOVERED THAT STEM CELL MANUFACTURERS HAVE BEEN SELECTING FOR FAST-GROWING CELLS TO SPEED UP MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION, BUT THEY WERE INADVERTENTLY PICKING THE WRONG CELLS TO REPAIR MUSCLES DAMAGED BY HEART ATTACK.
HE IS USING THIS KNOWLEDGE TO NOW MOVE THE FIELD FORWARD AGAIN TOWARD MORE EFFECTIVE STEM CELL THERAPIES AND NOT JUST FOR HEART DISEASE, BUT FOR OTHER CONDITIONS LIKE OSTEOPOROSIS.
THESE ARE NEURAL PROGENITOR CELLS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
THEY'RE BABY NEURONS, BUT THEY CAME FROM ADULT HUMANS; THEY CAME FROM THE SKIN OF PEOPLE WITH ALS.
IN OUR CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT CHAIRS LAB, MATT DISNEY, HE HAS GRADUATE STUDENTS LEARNING HOW TO TAKE THE SKIN CELLS FROM ALS PATIENTS AND CHEMICALLY REPROGRAM THEM BACKWARDS TO THEIR STEM CELL STATE, THEN THEY PROGRAM THEM FORWARD INTO THESE NEURON PROGENITOR CELLS.
IN THAT WAY, HE CAN GROW LARGE POPULATIONS OF THESE CELLS AND THEN USE THEM TO TEST THE POTENTIAL TREATMENTS HE'S DESIGNING FOR ALS.
NOW, HIS JUPITER-BASED COMPANY, EXPANSION THERAPEUTICS, IS ADVANCING THESE POTENTIAL TREATMENTS AND WORKING TO MOVE THEM TO PATIENTS.
IT IS MY GREAT HOPE THAT BEFORE I RETIRE, I CAN SAY THAT I WATCHED THE TREATMENT FOR ALS BE DEVELOPED AND INVENTED RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
ALS IS CAUSED BY THE LOSS OF ONE CELL TYPE, A MOTOR NEURON, BUT THERE ARE ABOUT 200 DIFFERENT CELL TYPES, AND INSIDE THEM, THEY LOOK ALMOST LIKE OUTER SPACE.
THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE INSIDE OF A CELL.
I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE INCREDIBLE MOLECULAR MACHINERY THAT EXISTS.
SCIENTISTS ARE ILLUMINATING THESE WITH THE HELP OF A TECHNOLOGY CALLED CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY.
RIGHT THERE IS OUR MICROSCOPE, WE GOT IT IN 2020.
IT ENABLES US TO PRODUCE THE IMAGES, THEY LOOK A LITTLE LIKE DRAWINGS WITH THE HELP OF COMPUTERS.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PICTURES STITCHED TOGETHER TO CREATE THESE 3D STRUCTURES, AND WHEN YOU HAVE THESE STRUCTURES, YOU CAN THEN TRY TO CREATE NEW MEDICINES.
THE ONE ON THE UPPER LEFT IS A RECEPTOR THAT NOBODY KNEW WHAT IT DID.
[INAUDIBLE] AT OUR INSTITUTE DISCOVERED THAT IT PLAYS A ROLE IN THE NEURON IN ALLEVIATING DEPRESSION AND HE'S DEVELOPING A POTENTIAL NEW MEDICINE THAT ACTS ON IT.
THE CHALLENGE AHEAD OF OUR SCIENTISTS IS TO USE THESE TECHNOLOGIES AND THE NEW KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY'RE CREATING TO CHANGE MEDICINE AND IMPROVE LIVES.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE'RE TACKLING RIGHT NOW, ALS, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN A BIG WAY, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE.
MANY TYPES OF CANCER, TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER, WHICH IS THE TREATMENT-RESISTANT ONE THAT NEEDS SO MANY BETTER OPTIONS, GLIOBLASTOMA, THE MOST AGGRESSIVE BRAIN CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER.
PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS A BIG AREA OF RESEARCH.
COPD, WHICH IS AN INFLAMMATORY LUNG CONDITION.
WE HAVE A CENTER FOR INFLAMMATION SCIENCE LED BY DR. GARCIA, FORMERLY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, AND HE HAS A COMPANY THAT IS GROWING HERE IN JUPITER DEDICATED TO CREATING NEW TREATMENTS.
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY IS ANOTHER AREA.
WHAT I FIND EXCITING ABOUT THE WORK WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS HOW MUCH THERE STILL REMAINS TO DISCOVER ABOUT THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE CELL AND HOW NEW APPROACHES ARE GOING TO ENABLE US TO CREATE PRECISION TREATMENTS WITH FEWER SIDE EFFECTS.
IT'S YOUR SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT IS MAKING IT POSSIBLE, AND WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
WE WANT TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO COME TO THE INSTITUTE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR RESEARCH.
IN FEBRUARY, ON THE 12TH, WE WILL HAVE A LECTURE ON BRAIN HEALTH ACROSS
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THE LIFESPAN FROM DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN CONDITIONS TO DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISEASE IN THE ELDERLY, AND THERE'LL BE A CLINICIAN THERE FROM U OF HEALTH.THEN, IN APRIL, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT GLIOBLASTOMA, THE MOST AGGRESSIVE BRAIN CANCER, SO I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US.
WE ALSO HAVE A NEWSLETTER THAT PEOPLE ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO SIGN UP FOR BECAUSE WE PERIODICALLY SEND OUT NEWS ABOUT THE DISCOVERIES THAT ARE HAPPENING.
YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE HAVE A REALLY NEAT POST TODAY FOR GIVING TUESDAY.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US OUT, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE INSTITUTE THROUGH THESE PAST 20 YEARS.
IT'S A GREAT TIME, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> VERY EXCITING. I COME FROM A SCIENCE BACKGROUND.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE CRISPR BY ANY CHANCE?
>> OH, MY GOD. EVERY LAB USES CRISPR EVERY DAY, PROBABLY.
>> IT'S UBIQUITOUS. IT'S ONE OF THOSE TOOLS.
YOU TURN OFF A GENE, YOU TURN ON A GENE, YOU SILENCE SOMETHING AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, AND YOU LEARN NEW THINGS ABOUT FUNCTION.
THE PACE OF DISCOVERY RIGHT NOW IS JUST LIKE NO TIME IN HUMAN HISTORY.
>> IT'S SUCH A FUN, THE STORY OF HOW THAT CAME INTO FRUITION.
>> LOTS OF PARTS OF IT WERE BY ACCIDENT.
A LOT OF SCIENCE IS BY ACCIDENT, BUT I RECOMMEND EVERYBODY LOOK UP CRISPR TO SEE WHAT THAT DOES.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, PART OF WHY COVID WAS CRACKED SO QUICKLY WAS DUE TO CRISPR'S CAPABILITY TO NEARLY XEROX THE RNA OF A CELL NOW.
>> VERY TRUE. ALSO, ACTUALLY, THE TECHNOLOGY I SHOWED YOU, CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, A SCRIPPS RESEARCH SCIENTIST, ACTUALLY WAS STUDYING HOW THE ANTIBODIES BOUND TO THE SPIKE PROTEIN OF THE FIRST SARS AND DISCOVERED THAT THAT SPIKE BINDING SPOT FELL APART REALLY EASILY, AND THAT IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE A VACCINE, YOU HAD TO FIND A WAY TO HOLD IT TOGETHER.
OTHERWISE, IT WOULDN'T WORK. THEY CALL IT A STAPLE, I GUESS, BUT THEY USED THAT PIECE OF SEQUENCE THAT HE CAME UP WITH AFTER DOING THOSE STUDIES TO MAKE THE ORIGINAL MRNA VACCINES, AND THAT IS THE REASON THAT THAT VACCINE WAS SO INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL AT KEEPING PEOPLE OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.
WHEN YOU COMPARE THE SUCCESS RATES OF VACCINES THAT WERE COMING OUT OF CHINA, RUSSIA, OR OTHER PLACES, THEY WERE NOWHERE NEAR AS EFFECTIVE, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF GOOD OLD AMERICAN INGENUITY.
>> WELL, THE IMAGING IS COOL, AND THAT'S A BIG TAKEAWAY FOR EVERYBODY.
THAT'S REALLY COOL, BUT I'M ALSO FAMILIAR WITH HOW WATSON AND CRICK CRACKED THE DNA.
>> DEVELOPED BY A FEMALE SCIENTIST WHO WAS RIPPED OFF, IN MY OPINION. [LAUGHTER] SHE WAS RIPPED OFF.
SHE [OVERLAPPING] DESERVED THE NOBEL FOR THAT, BUT THE SHAPE OF THE DOUBLE HELIX WAS DISCOVERED THROUGH THE IMAGING.
>> THROUGH STRUCTURAL STUDIES.
>> THEN THEY WENT, "NOW WE CAN DO STUFF WITH IT NOW THAT WE'VE IMAGED IT." THIS IS EXCITING FOR A LOT OF READERS.
>> HAVE TO COME VISIT SOMETIME.
>> VERY COOL. ARE YOU AT ALL CONCERNED THAT OUR POTENTIAL NEW HHS CANDIDATE'S GOING TO DO AWAY WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH OR DO YOU THINK THAT'S BLUFFS IS THAT BIG WORDS? IS THAT REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN?
>> I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
ONE OF THE THINGS UNDERWAY AT OUR INSTITUTE, WE'RE MEMBERS IN SOMETHING CALLED THE AVID GRANTS.
THERE ARE, I THINK, NINE CENTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP AN ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS FOR THE DISEASES THAT WE KNOW HAVE PANDEMIC POTENTIAL.
ACTUALLY, OUR DRUG DISCOVERY UNIT IS DOING THE ACTUAL DRUG DISCOVERY WORK FOR THREE OUT OF THE NINE CENTERS.
PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS IS SOMETHING THE US HAS TO DO, AND WE'RE BEST AT.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE A NO-BRAINER, BUT WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE SAY, THEY'RE GOING TO ELIMINATE RESEARCH ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES, A HEAD JUST BLOWS UP.
>> HOPEFULLY, THAT WON'T HAPPEN.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY YOU DON'T THINK IT WILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE WON'T CALL, BUT THANK YOU. EVEN AFTER ALL THE EXAMPLES YOU GAVE US, YOU'RE JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF WHAT'S TO COME AND WITH THE ACCELERATION OF TECHNOLOGY, IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE WHAT'S COMING IN THE FUTURE.
AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, YOU'LL PROBABLY STUMBLE INTO CURES FOR SOME THINGS BY RESEARCHING OTHER THINGS, IT'LL JUST ACCELERATE.
BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.
>> I ALSO WANT TO JUST ADD, I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT YOU BROUGHT UP THE PUBLIC LECTURES
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BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC LECTURES ON SCIENCE AND SCIENCE DAYS.I KNOW MAX PLANCK HAS A BRAIN DAY.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN THOSE TOPICS.
I LOVE THAT YOU OFFER THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY. I COME AT IT DIFFERENTLY.
I DON'T HAVE A BACKGROUND SCIENCE, BUT I HAVE THIS TERMINAL NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE, HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE IN MY FAMILY, AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUBLISHED ON IT.
IT'S WIPED OUT HALF MY FATHER'S FAMILY.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPACTFUL.
I KNOW THAT BRAIN DISEASES IMPACT A LOT OF OUR POPULATION TODAY, ESPECIALLY AS IT'S AGING, THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST.
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THOSE, NOT ONLY THE RESEARCH AND ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING THERE, BUT ALSO PUBLIC INFORMATION ON IT AND INCLUDING US IN IT. THANK YOU.
>> SAME, JUST ECHO MY COLLEAGUES AND SAY, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING OVER THERE AT THE INSTITUTE.
IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE THAT HAPPENING PERIOD, BUT LET ALONE IN OUR BACKYARD, SO APPRECIATE THE UPDATE, AND GO GETTERS.
>> I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE AND PLEASE COME BACK AGAIN WHEN SOME OF THE OTHER BREAKTHROUGHS HAPPEN, WHICH I KNOW WERE IMMINENT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS?
>> SEEING NONE. COUNSEL, WE HAVE BEFORE US
[2. November 19, 2024 Town Council Meeting Minutes.]
THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 19TH WITH A SMALL CORRECTION ON THE DIAS.IF THERE'S NO OTHER CORRECTIONS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND AS AMENDED.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.
>> MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THIS IS ITEMS 3-14.IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WANTS TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
>> IS THERE ANYBODY ON THE DIAS WANTED TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> I'LL ASK THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO READ THE TWO ORDINANCES ON SHORT TITLE.
>> STARTING WITH ORDINANCE NUMBER 27-24, AN ORDINANCE BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE JUPITER CODE OF ORDINANCES TO UPDATE THE DATE OF THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY AND THE FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS, PROVIDING FOR THE REFORMATTING OF THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED TOWN'S LOCAL AMENDMENT TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN'S LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE TO SPECIFY ELEVATIONS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES, LOCATED IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF LAWS IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AN ORDINANCE NUMBER 32-24, AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 4, PERTAINING TO THE POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT FUND, PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF DIVISION 3 SECTION 15-380, ENTITLED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE COMPLIANCE TO PROVIDE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE SETTING EVERY COMMUNITY UP FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCEMENT, 2.0 ACT, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF LAWS IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
>> MOTION CARRIES 5-0 UNANIMOUSLY.
LAST ITEM WE HAVE TONIGHT IS A ROUND TABLE ON THE POLICE MEMORIAL DESIGN.
[15. Police Memorial Design.]
THIS IS ONE I'M PARTICULARLY VERY EXCITED TO GET AN UPDATE ON.>> DO YOU HAVE THE POWER POINT HERE? GOOD EVENING. PART OF THIS, WE GOT TASKED WITH THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMORIAL DESIGN.
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THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PORTION WAS TO COME UP WITH A VISION OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.PART OF THE TEAM MEMBERS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY WORKING RIGHT NOW IS TWO OF OUR HONOR GUARD MEMBERS, SERGEANT MICHAEL NICHOLSON AND OFFICER TRISHA HEUSER, WHICH YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN AT MANY EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD RECENTLY WITH THE PROMOTIONS AND THE EVENTS WE'VE HAD WITH THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL.
BUT PART OF THE THING IS IT WAS PART OF A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO FIND AN APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR THE MONUMENT/MEMORIAL TO GO AND TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT IT FIT IN WITH WHAT THE CURRENT DESIGN OF THE TOWN OVERALL TOWN GOAL WAS.
THEY PUT IN A LOT OF WORK WITH IT.
IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, BUT THE SITE LOCATION THAT WAS TERMED PROBABLY THE MOST APPROPRIATE IS GOING TO BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, GOING TO BE JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE MAIN LOBBY ENTRANCE.
THAT'S ALSO RIGHT NEXT TO THE OFFICER BRUCE ST. LAURENT TREE.
THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THAT AREA.
THIS AREA RIGHT HERE IS WHERE THE BRUCE ST. LAURENT MEMORIAL TREE IS.
THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO OUR COMMUNITY ROOM THAT WE USE FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT NEXT TO THE MAIN LOBBY AND DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL.
THE DESIGN RECOMMENDATION, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S GOING TO TIE IN AND BE COHESIVE WITH WHAT'S ALREADY AT THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL.
I THINK PART OF IT WAS, WE WANTED TO HAVE THEIR CURRENT DESIGN TO PROVIDE A VISION OF WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
THREE ELEMENTS THAT WE LOOKED AT WHEN WE WANTED TO DESIGN IT WAS, ONE, TO HONOR ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND TWO, TO HAVE AN ELEMENT TO HONOR OUR FALLING JPD OFFICERS, AND THIRD WAS TO MAKE SURE THE DESIGN WAS A GOOD FIT FOR THE SITE LOCATION.
I THINK WE DID THAT. THE CLOSE UP DESIGN, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S GOING TO BE TWO MAIN PILLARS THAT ARE FLANKING A JUPITER POLICE OFFICER STATUE.
ONE SIDE IS GOING TO HAVE THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT BADGE ON IT.
THE OTHER SIDE IS GOING TO HAVE OUR PATCH WITH THE NAMES OF OUR FALLEN OFFICERS UNDERNEATH.
IF YOU CAN'T TELL THE IMAGE IN THE MIDDLE IS ACTUALLY SERGEANT MIKE NICHOLSON AND HIS HONOR GUARD UNIFORM.
THAT WAS ALSO GOING TO BE PART OF THE DESIGN ELEMENT TO HAVE ONE OF OUR OFFICERS IN OUR UNIFORMS REPRESENTING INSTEAD OF HAVING A GENERIC STATUE.
THE VERBIAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PILLAR WOULD BE THE POLICE OFFICERS PRAYER.
AGAIN, THAT'S FOR HONORING ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EVERYWHERE.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, IT WOULD BE FOR OUR FALLEN OFFICERS, MAJOR EDWARD K. HUMPHREY AND OFFICER BRUCE ST. LAURENT.
PROBABLY WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED ON THERE IS, UNDERNEATH THE FALLING OFFICERS WOULD BE THE DEDICATION PORTION, WHICH WOULD BE FROM THE TOWN COUNCIL TO DEDICATE THE STATUES.
THAT VERBIAGE WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU GUYS WOULD COME UP WITH OR GIVE IDEAS OF HOW THAT VERBIAGE WOULD BE DEDICATED TO IT.
THIS IS A SIDE BY SIDE WITH OUR VETERAN'S MEMORIAL.
WHAT YOU DON'T REALLY SEE HERE IS IT WILL HAVE A LIGHTING ELEMENT TO IT.
IT WILL BE UP LIT AT NIGHT WITH BLUE LIGHTS, JUST THE SAME AS OUR VETERAN'S MEMORIAL IS.
THIS IS THE PHASE 1, WOULD BE CONSTRUCTING THE TWO PILLARS IN THE PEDESTAL, ESTIMATING COMPLETION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK.
PHASE 2 WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER.
THAT'S DUE TO CASTING BRONZE USUALLY TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 10-12 MONTHS TO DO.
BUT ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT THIS AND GETTING UPDATES FOR SEEMED LIKE AT LEAST TWO YEARS NOW.
IT'S NICE THAT AT LEAST PHASE 1 IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND PHASE 2 BY THE NEXT YEAR.
GRATEFUL. NOT SAID, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPLIED.
THIS IS GOING TO INCLUDE MEMORIAL BRICKS, CORRECT? SPACE FOR MEMORIAL BRICKS.
>> THAT WOULD BE UP FOR [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S A GIVEN. I'VE ASKED THAT.
>> THEY HAVE TO PUT IT IN THERE WIT THE OTHERS.
>> I UNDERSTAND. WE REALIZE WE'RE STARTING IN A SMALLER PLACE THAN ACROSS IN THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL, BUT THE VISION WOULD BE, WE'LL EXPAND THE BRICKS AS FAR AS IT NEEDS TO GO YEAR AFTER YEAR BECAUSE AT AREA FILLS IN, YOU CAN GO COMPASS THE SIDEWALKS.
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I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT VISION IS PLANNED GOING FORTH.ROGER, YOU'RE CONFIRMING IT IS, RIGHT?
>> YES, IT IS, AND IT'LL BE NOTED ON THE WORKING DRAWINGS.
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DESIGN ITSELF? AGAIN, PART OF THE THREE ELEMENTS WAS, THEY WANTED THREE MAIN THINGS AND THAT WAS TO TIE IT IN TO BE UNIQUELY JUPITER.
I THINK HAVING OUR BADGE DOES THAT, I THINK HAVING OUR PATCH DOES THAT, I THINK HAVE AN OFFICER IN OUR UNIFORM WITH OUR BADGE AND PATCH ON IT INSTEAD OF A GENERIC STATUE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA.
IT'S ALSO TASTEFUL AND RESPECTFUL, AND IT IS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL, WHICH I THINK EVERYBODY CAN AGREE THAT IS WORK OF ART AND THAT EVERYBODY APPRECIATES.
OUR GUYS WORKED HARD ON COMING BACK WITH A DESIGN, WORKING BACK AND FORTH, BUT I THINK THIS TIES IT ALL IN NICELY.
>> WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT AND I JUST WANTED TO PASS IT ON TO OTHERS, BUT IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME TO GET TO THIS POINT, I LIKE THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE DESIGN DESIRES OF OUR POLICE.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S FOR THEM.
THE FACT THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT, I LOVE IT.
>> I LOVE IT, ALSO. I THINK IT'S PERFECT.
I THINK IT STATES WHAT NEEDS TO BE STATED, AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU ALL DESIGNED IT.
HAVE YOU FOUND AN ARTIST YET FOR THE STATUTE?
>> PART OF THAT WOULD BE WORKING WITH [INAUDIBLE] AND GOING THROUGH THE TOWN'S PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO GET THAT TOGETHER, WHICH WILL BE HAPPENING AT 1ST OF JANUARY.
THE FIRST GOAL OF THAT WOULD BE TO HAVE THAT FIRST PORTION AND PLACED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK IN MAY 15TH.
YOU COULD HAVE THE TWO PILLARS AND THE PEDESTAL THERE.
THE STATUTE WOULD PROBABLY COME PROBABLY A YEAR LATER, MAYBE BEFORE THE NEXT LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK TO TIE THAT IN TOGETHER.
I KNOW THE JUPITER JUBILEE IS COMING UP.
THEN TALKS ABOUT HAVING A COMING SOON WITH A RENDERING THERE BECAUSE IT WON'T BE READY IN TIME FOR THAT PER SE, BUT AT LEAST WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING TO INDICATE WHAT THAT SPACE WOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE COMING MONTHS.
>> IT'S HARD TO NAIL DOWN GETTING BRONZE STATUES CASTED AND DELIBERATE.
>> YEAH, WE ALL WISH SERGEANT NICHOLSON WAS A LITTLE TALLER, BUT WE'RE STUCK HAVE TO DO A 3D IMAGE OF HIM.
THAT'S PART OF IT, BUT I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN HERE AS LONG AS HE HAS.
HE REPRESENTS THE HONOR GUARD.
IT'S BEEN A TEAM LEADER AND A MEMBER ON THAT TEAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AND HE GOES TO ALL THE EVENTS.
USUALLY FOR THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL THING, YOU'LL SEE HIM IN HIS MARINE CORPS UNIFORM STANDING TALL.
I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO HAVE, AGAIN, ONE OF OUR UNIFORMS TO REPRESENT US. IT IS UNIQUE.
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BETTER LOOKING UNIFORMS WE HAVE IS THE HONOR GUARD UNIFORM.
AGAIN, THEY'RE ALL ABOUT BEING TASTEFUL AND RESPECTFUL, AND FITTING EVERYTHING IN WITH THE TOWN'S DESIGN.
I THINK THEY DID THAT VERY WELL.
>> I AGREE. EVERYTHING IS JUST GREAT PICK, APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
>> NOT MUCH TO SAY. JUST IT'S AN INCREDIBLE DESIGN.
I REALLY APPRECIATE. I LIKE THE PRAYER ON IT.
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD THING TO REFLECT ON FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT WONDERFUL, RESPECTFUL, TASTEFUL. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.
>> I CAN'T REALLY SAY ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN IT LOOKS GREAT AND TELL EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THIS, GREAT JOB.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE IT CONSTRUCTED AND IN PLACE. THANK YOU.
>> YOU MENTIONED YOU HAD THREE ELEMENTS?
>> YOU DID ALL THREE PERFECTLY.
>> YOU MET THE GOAL PERFECTLY, I THINK.
I THINK AFTER WHAT OCCURRED LAST WEEK, THIS IS VERY APPROPRIATE.
>> IT'S A HEARTBREAKING EVENT.
>> THIS IS EXTREMELY NECESSARY TO RECOGNIZE OUR FALLEN OFFICERS AS WELL AS OUR CURRENT OFFICERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> WITH THAT, I MOVE ON THE REPORT, TOWN ATTORNEY.
[TOWN ATTORNEY]
>> JUST ONE BRIEF REPORT ON THE LITIGATION, THE TOWN VERSUS THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.
THE TOWN FILED A MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A FINAL JUDGMENT TO BRING THIS MATTER TO FINALE, AND THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE VOLUNTARILY DISMISSED THE PETITION FOR
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IT TO FORCE THE TOWN TO PUT THE LANGUAGE ON THE PETITION. THAT'S IT.>> WITHOUT OR WITHOUT REFERENCE?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
I SPOKE WITH THE LEAD COUNSEL ON IT BEFORE THIS.
[TOWN MANAGER]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THAT.
USING SERGEANT NICHOLSON AS A MODEL, IT WAS REALLY A GREAT CHOICE.
BUT IF ANY OF YOU KNOW HIM, HE'S THE MOST QUIET, HUMBLE PERSON.
IF I COULD JUST TELL YOU HE'S TAKEN SOME ABUSE OVER BEING SELECTED AS THE MODEL FOR THE MEMORIAL.
BUT HE'S A GOOD TROOP ABOUT IT.
I'M JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS ON MY REPORT.
AS YOU CAN TELL, WE'RE IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON AS SOON AS YOU WALK INTO THIS OR NEAR THIS BUILDING, AND JUST SOME UPDATES FOR YOU.
THE SNOW PLACE LIKE JUPITER AND HOLLYWOOD TREE LIGHTING EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6TH.
THE EVENT BEGINS AT 6:00 P.M. AT ABACOA COMMUNITY PARK, AND THE TREE IS LIT PROMPTLY AT 6:30.
TRAFFIC AND CROWDS ARE ALWAYS A CHALLENGE WITH THIS EVENT, SO WE'D ASK COUNSEL, PLEASE ARRIVE BY 6:15 TO BE READY TO LIGHT THE TREE ON TIME.
I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT HOLIDAY LIGHTS AROUND THE TOWN WENT LIVE LAST FRIDAY.
FROM THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX TO ENTRY SIGNS AND MAJOR THOROUGHFARES, WE'VE PUT JUPITER IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT BY LIGHTING UP THE TOWN WITH A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY.
HOPEFULLY, WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE TONIGHT, YOU'LL SEE ALL THESE TREES LIT UP OUT HERE AND IT'S JUST REMARKABLE AND KRISTIN AND HER TEAM HAVE DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB WORKING THROUGH ALL THAT.
TOMORROW EVENING, THE TOWN WILL BE HOSTING A PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER EVENT CALLED CEO CONNECTION IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
THE EVENT WILL FEATURE OUR FIRE CHIEF, DARRYL DONATO, AS HE CONTINUES TO INTRODUCE THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
WE'RE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO HOST THIS EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHAMBER, AND SO HOPEFULLY FOLKS WILL COME OUT AND ATTEND.
IN OTHER HOLIDAY NEWS, DON'T FORGET THAT THE HOLIDAY BOAT PARADE IS THIS SATURDAY EVENING.
WE EXPECT THE PARADE TO ARRIVE IN JUPITER AROUND 8:00 P.M, AND LET'S SEE SATURDAY, AND ON SUNDAY, THE JTA HOLDAY PARADE WILL MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH ABACOA.
I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU ARE PLANNING ON PARTICIPATING AND ATTENDING.
ALSO A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE A COFFEE WITH COUNCIL EVENT COMING UP ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, AT 9:00 A.M.
THIS TIME WE WILL BE AT THE STARBUCKS AT SEA PLUM PLAZA AT 25 MILITARY TRAIL.
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED A NICE MAGNET AND FLYER ON THE DIS THIS EVENING PROMOTING THE TOWN CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AND UPCOMING JUBILEE.
STAFF IS PREPARED TO JUMP INTO THE TOWN CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY YEAR BEGINNING WITH EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS JUST AFTER THE NEW YEAR.
THE TOWN'S OFFICIAL 100 BIRTHDAY FALLS THE WEEKEND OF THE JUBILEE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE PLANNING A HUGE CELEBRATION RIGHT HERE ON THIS CAMPUS, A BIG BLOCK PARTY, IF YOU WILL, RIGHT OUT FRONT.
I REALLY LIKE TO THANK SHAN AND THE TEAM THAT HAS WORKED SO HARD TO PUT THAT TOGETHER, AND WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR TO CELEBRATE OUR 100TH BIRTHDAY.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO FINISH OUT THE WORK REQUIRED IN ORDER TO GET THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION TO SIGN OFF ON OUR QUIET ZONE DESIGNATION.
THERE ARE SIX LOCATIONS THAT REQUIRE BRIGHTLINE TO COMPLETE WORK BEFORE THE FRA WILL SIGN OFF.
BRIGHT LINE HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO COMMIT TO A HARD DEADLINE ON THE WORK, AND THE WORK IS BEING PERFORMED AS PART OF A COUNTY WIDE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
THE MOST THEY WILL DO IS TO COMMIT TO DOING THE JUPITER WORK FIRST ONCE WORK BEGINS IN POMBEACH COUNTY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS UPON THEM THE SENSE OF URGENCY ON BEHALF OF OUR RESIDENTS.
ALSO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE TOWN OF JUPITER HAS COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT.
WITH THAT, THAT'S MY REPORT, MAYOR.
>> CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY WITH REGARD TO THAT, THE TOWN HAS COMPLETED ITS WORK LONG AGO, CORRECT?
>> I'D HAVE TO CHECK THE EXACT DATE ON WHEN WE COMPLETED IT.
I JUST KNOW IT'S ALL COMPLETED.
>> I UNDERSTAND. BUT I THINK WE'VE BEEN GETTING UPDATES.
THAT'S BEEN MY UNDERSTANDING FOR SEEMINGLY SEVERAL MONTHS.
IT WAS JUST A COUNTY AND BRIGHT LINE.
HAS THE COUNTY FINISHED ALL THEIRS?
>> I BELIEVE THE COUNTY HAS FINISHED THEIRS.
WELL, AND I THINK IT'S NOW REMAINING WITH BRIGHTLINE.
>> WELL, TO THE DEGREE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE LISTENING AND THIS IS SUCH EVERYBODY IS SO KEENLY INTERESTED IN THAT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
>> NOT FOR ME, MAYOR. THANK YOU.
[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]
>> I GO FIRST ON COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS.
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I THINK IT IS VERY APPROPRIATE THAT I AND THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A SPECIAL STAFF MEMBER AND A SPECIAL PERSON.SHE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT I'M TOLD THAT SHE OFTEN WATCHES OUR MEETINGS ONLINE.
LAST WEEK, STAFF RIVERA, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IN THE OFFICE OF THE TOWN MANAGER, REACHED HER 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE TOWN.
OVER THE YEARS, STACEY HAS WORKED IN THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND NOW, AND FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS IN THE OFFICE OF TOWN MANAGER.
I KNOW ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE DIAS WOULD AGREE WITH ME IN SAYING THAT STACEY IS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE TO US ALL.
SHE'S OUR GO TO PERSON FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW.
I'M TOLD THAT ON OCCASION, PEOPLE HAVE THOUGHT SHE WAS THE TOWN MANAGER.
>> MAYOR, IF I COULD, THAT'S MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.
>> BECAUSE SHE GETS THINGS DONE AND RESPONDS, WHETHER IT'S TO US ON THE COUNSEL OR TO THE PUBLIC.
IF SHE WERE JUST GREAT AT A JOB, THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH, BUT MORE THAN THAT, STACEY IS JUST A WONDERFUL, JOYFUL PERSON.
SHE'S KIND, POSITIVE, ALWAYS THOUGHTFUL, AND ALWAYS WILLING TO ASSIST.
WE'RE SO FORTUNATE THE TOWN HAVE SO MANY EMPLOYEES WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE.
STACEY IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF ONE OF OUR MANY DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT STACEY CONTRIBUTES TO THE TOWN, YET SHE'S OFTEN NOT THE ONE TO GET RECOGNITION.
STACEY, IF YOU'RE WATCHING, IF YOU'RE NOT, HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY WILL HAVE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO TOMORROW.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
CONGRATULATIONS ON 25 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE TOWN. YOU ALL JOIN ME?
>> THANK YOU, STACEY [APPLAUSE].
>> WITH THAT, I'LL GO DOWN TO DIAS VICE MAYOR?
>> HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THAT? [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, STACEY.
I HAD SENT AN E MAIL FOR THIS WORKS, TOO.
NO, NO COMMENTS. I'M EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE EVENTS.
IT SEEMS WE HAVE ALMOST AN EVENT TODAY.
LET'S GOING ON IN THE TOWN AND THEN THE NEW YEAR COMES, AND WE GET TO CELEBRATE OUR HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY ALL YEAR LONG.
IT'S JUST A REALLY WONDERFUL TIME AND THANK YOU ALL.
>> SAME STACEY, YOU'RE AMAZING.
I HOPE YOU'RE WATCHING. IT'S FUNNY.
LIKE YOU SAID, EVERYONE THINKS THAT SHE'S A TOWN MANAGER.
SOMETIMES BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS THE ONE THAT GO TO AND I KNOW FOR ME WITH MY CRAZY SCHEDULE, I'M ALWAYS THROWING HER DIFFERENT THINGS AND STUFF AND SHE ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT I'M ON THE WAY TO A MEETING AND STUFF AND MAKE SURE THAT I GET HELD UP AT WORK AND STUFF.
IT'S A ALWAYS APPRECIATED WHAT SHE DOES.
IT'S BEEN A ROUGH COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON IN IN MY COMMUNITY.
I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT AND JUST TELL EVERYBODY TO PLEASE SLOW DOWN WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING.
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES IF YOU SEE US WORKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
IT'S ALWAYS HIT OR MISS WHEN WE'RE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY.
TAKE YOUR TIME DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON SO THAT WE CAN ALL GO HOME. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR, IF I COULD JUST SECOND, I JUST GOT A TEXT MESSAGE FROM STACEY THAT SHE WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE TOWN COUNCIL AND TO ALL THE STAFF.
I KNOW PERSONALLY, I HAVE DOUBLED HER WORKLOAD ON JUST ME ALONE, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
A LOT OF CURVE BALLS, AND SHE CATCHES EVERY ONE OF THEM.
THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP ONE ITEM.
I AS I LEFT HERE FROM OUR LAST MEETING, I ALMOST HIT SOMEBODY AT THE ENTRANCE.
I WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY WOULD BE OPEN TO CONSIDERING SOME TYPE OF LIGHTING OUT THERE.
>> YES. I THINK IT'S IN THE PLAN.
DON'T FORGET THE POWER IS CUT OFF TO MOST OF THE PARKING LOT AS WE FINISHED THE CONSTRUCTION ON TOWN GREEN.
I'LL HAVE TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE PARTICULAR IMPACT IS TO THAT CORNER.
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BUT YOU 100% CORRECT. IT IS VERY DARK.I THINK IT WAS A JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, TOO, SO IT'S PARTICULARLY HORRIFYING.
OTHERWISE, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, BUT JUST SPECIAL THANKS TO STACEY.
EVERY TIME I WALK IN HER OFFICE, I ALWAYS ASKING HER IF I'M IN TROUBLE BECAUSE SHE HAS ALL THE CALENDAR EVENTS, AND DID YOU DO THIS? CHECK THIS OUT.
SHE'S EXCELLENT. SHE ALWAYS KEEPS ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
OTHER THAN THAT, AND EVERYTHING WE COVER TONIGHT, TOWNS IN GREAT SHAPE ARE ALWAYS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
IT'S A GREAT TIME OF YEAR, AND WE LIVE IN A GREAT TOWN.
>> SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE HEARD ME DISCUSSING CRISPER.
ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN THAT, IT'S A BOOK CALLED CODE BREAKER.
EXCELLENT BOOK THAT DESCRIBES HOW THEY BROKE THE HUMAN GENOME CODE, BUT ALSO HOW THEY HAVE TURNED THAT INTO THIS FABULOUS TECHNOLOGY TO GENE SPLICE, IT'S CALLED CODE BREAKER, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE TIME IS NOW 7:41 AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.