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>> GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 PM AND I'LL
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CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 7.WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IF ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE ABLE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING.
>> DEAR GOD, HELP US REALIZE THAT EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT IS UNITED IN THEIR HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL.
AMEN. LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
>> COUNCILOR FO. COUNCILOR MAY.
>> WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH TWO SPECIAL PROCLAMATIONS.
[1. Recognizing 2025 as the Town of Jupiter's Centennial Celebration.]
THE FIRST ONE IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING 2025 AS THE TOWN OF JUPITER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZING THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TOWNS INCORPORATION, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, WAS OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED ON FEBRUARY 9, 1925, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF A CENTURY OF PROGRESS, COMMUNITY AND TRADITION, AND WHEREAS UPON THE TOWN'S FOUNDING, JOHN ZIEGLER SERVED AS THE MAYOR WHILE J. THOMAS ZIEGLER, WILLIAM H. REEVES, JOHN FEARSON, ROBERT E. WILLIAMS, RC ALBERTSON, ELI D. SIMMS, E. FRANK BOWERS, WILLIAM T. BOGARDUS, SENOR, AND RUDOLPH TOMASELLO SERVED ON THE FIRST TOWN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS WILLIAM H. MIRANDA WAS THE FIRST TOWN CLERK, AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER HAS GROWN FROM ITS SUMMER BEGINNINGS INTO A VIBRANT, THRIVING COMMUNITY, KNOWN FOR ITS RICH HISTORY, NATURAL BEAUTY, AND WELCOMING SPIRIT.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER HAS MAINTAINED ITS SMALL COASTAL TOWN FEEL THAT VALUES FAMILY, NEIGHBORLY LISTS, HISTORY, SERVICE TO COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY, CIVIC PRIDE, ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION, AND A THRIVING SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS, JUPITER IS HOME TO ICONIC LANDMARKS, INCLUDING THE JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE, BREATHTAKING BEACHES, AND A DIVERSE ARRAY OF CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE.
WHEREAS THE RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS OF JUPITER HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ITS ENDURING SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY THROUGH DEDICATION, HARD WORK, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING THE TOWN'S UNIQUE CHARACTER AND CHARM.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER TAKES PRIDE IN BEING UNIQUELY JUPITER AND WHEREAS 2025 MARKS THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, OFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE ITS REMARKABLE HISTORY, REFLECT ON ITS ACHIEVEMENTS, AND ENVISION A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME, AND WHEREAS THE YEAR LONG CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WILL INCLUDE EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND INITIATIVES TO HONOR THIS HISTORIC MILESTONE AND BRING TOGETHER THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN A SPIRIT OF UNITY AND JOY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE YEAR 2025 AS THE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO JOIN IN COMMEMORATING THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN CENTENNIAL EVENTS, SHARING IN THE CELEBRATION OF OUR COLLECTIVE HERITAGE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE ONGOING SUCCESS OF OUR BELOVED TOWN.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I HAVE HERE ON TO SET IN MY HAND AND SEAL THIS SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY 2025, AND I ALWAYS GET DIRECTIONS FOR THOSE THAT DON'T
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KNOW IN THE DAIS AND IT SAYS I'M SUPPOSED TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE TOWN, BUT I THINK BASED ON ALL THE STAFF WORK, I'M GOING TO PRESENT IT TO THE TOWN MANAGER [APPLAUSE]. WE'LL BEGINNING A PRESENTATION SHORTLY WHERE YOU'LL GET A SENSE OF THE WORK THE STAFF HAS BEEN DOING.THIS NEXT ONE, I'M VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT.
[2. Recognizing Mike and Sue Cesarano for their work organizing the JTAA Holiday Parade.]
WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING A PROCLAMATION TO MICHAEL AND SUSAN CESERANO THANKING THEM FOR ORGANIZING THE JT HOLIDAY PARADE.A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, THANKING MICHAEL AND SUSAN CESERANO, FOR ORGANIZING THE YEARLY JTAA HOLIDAY PARADE.
WHEREAS THE JUPITER TEQUESTA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR JTAA HAS HOSTED A HOLIDAY PARADE FOR THE LAST 48 YEARS, WHEREAS THE 2024 PARADE WAS THE LARGEST IN THE HISTORY OF THE EVENT, AND WHEREAS FOR THE PAST 39 YEARS, MICHAEL AND SUSAN CESERANO HAVE SELFISHLY DEDICATED THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND HEARTS TO ORGANIZING AND RUNNING THE JTAA HOLIDAY PARADE.
WHEREAS UNDER THE CESERANO'S LEADERSHIP, THE JTAA HOLIDAY PARADE HAS BROUGHT IMMENSE JOY AND HOLIDAY SPIRIT TO THE RESIDENTS OF JUPITER, FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, TOGETHERNESS AND CELEBRATION DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON.
WHEREAS, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE OF MICHAEL AND SUSAN, THE PARADE HAS GROWN INTO A BELOVED EVENT, THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE CREATIVITY, DIVERSITY, AND VIBRANCY OF OUR COMMUNITY, FEATURING DAZZLING FLOATS, SPIRITED PERFORMERS IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF PURE HOLIDAY MAGIC.
WHEREAS THE COMMITMENT AND HARD WORK OF MICHAEL AND SUSAN CESERANO, HAVE ENSURED THAT GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES HAVE CREATED LASTING MEMORIES, MAKING THE JTAA HOLIDAY PARADE AN INTEGRAL PART OF JUPITER'S CULTURAL AND SOCIAL FABRIC, WHEREAS THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS AND DEDICATION HAVE NOT ONLY ENRICHED THE LIVES OF JUPITER RESIDENTS, BUT HAVE ALSO INSPIRED OTHERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY IN MEANINGFUL WAYS.
WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF JUPITER WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO MIKE AND SUE CESERANO FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND FOR BEING THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND AN EVENT THAT HAS BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY AND UNITY TO OUR TOWN.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE TOWN OF JUPITER ON BEHALF OF ITS RESIDENTS, RECOGNIZES AND EXTENDS ITS DEEPEST THANKS TO MICHAEL AND SUSAN CESERANO FOR THEIR 39 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN ORGANIZING THE JTAA HOLIDAY PARADE AND HONORS THEIR REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SPREADING HOLIDAY EACH YEAR.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I HAVE HERE AND TWO SET MY HAND AND SEAL THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY 2025.
IF YOU'LL COME FORTH, BOTH OF YOU, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS.
[APPLAUSE] I'M JUST SAYING THIS IS LONG OVERDUE, 39 YEARS, IT IS INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU.
>> WHEN I STARTED THIS IN '86, I DIDN'T THINK I'D BEEN DOING IT FOR 39 YEARS.
I TOOK IT OVER FROM DEBIS AND WE DID IT FOR TWO YEARS.
I FIGURED I CAN DO IT FOR TWO YEARS.
I AM REALLY SHOCKED AND SURPRISED.
I'M LOOKING AT SANTA CLAUS OVER HERE, I GOT AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OVER HERE, MY CAREER COMMITTEE OVER HERE.
MY BUDDY'S ON THE PD AND IT'S MY DAUGHTER, AND OF COURSE, I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT MY WIFE.
SHE SACRIFICED A LIFE AND THIS PROCLAMATION IS REALLY I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
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[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO.WHEN I STARTED IN 86 [BACKGROUND].
DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH EVERYONE THAT CAME?
>> EVERYBODY. COME ON UP, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE HERE FOR.
COME ON DOWN [INAUDIBLE] GUYS OVER HERE.
>> TWO ROWS SO IF YOU'RE TALL, YOU CAN GO BEHIND.
>> THIS IS GOING TO WORK. THERE YOU GO, MIKE.
>> EVERYONE WHO IS STILL COMING IN, MAKE A THIRD ROW IN FRONT. THERE YOU GO.
[BACKGROUND] WE'RE PERFECTING THE LAYOUT.
THREE, TWO, ONE [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND].
>> SPECIAL THANK YOU ALSO FROM THE AND TOWN COUNCIL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT, THOSE THAT HAVE HERE IN THE PHOTO THAT HAVE HELPED IN ORGANIZING THE PARADE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE TALK ABOUT JUPITER.
WE LIKE TO MAINTAIN A SMALL TOWN FIELD.
I CAN'T THINK OF MORE THAN THE PARADE THAT HAS FOSTER DEBT SMALL TOWN FEEL SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW SINCERE OUR APPRECIATION IS. THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, I WELCOME SHAWN,
[3. Centennial Celebration Update.]
GOING TO BE GIVING A PRESENTATION ON THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION UPDATE.>> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL.
FOR THE RECORD, SHAWN REED, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOR THE TOWN.
BEFORE I GET STARTED WITH THE ACTUAL PRESENTATION, I WANTED TO PLAY OUR LATEST VIDEO THAT WE'VE PRODUCED AND THIS IS KIND OF KICKING OFF.
WE RELEASED IT LAST WEEK ON THE FIRST KICKING OFF THE CENTENNIAL.
>> FOR 100 YEARS, A PLACE, UNLIKE ANY OTHER HAS STOOD AT THE CROSSROADS OF HISTORY AND COMMUNITY, A TOWN WHERE THE PAST MEETS THE FUTURE, WHERE THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE HAS ALWAYS SHINED BRIGHT FROM THE GUIDING LIGHT OF OUR LIGHTHOUSE, TO THE RESILIENCE OF OUR PEOPLE.
JUPITER HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE THAN A DESTINATION IT'S BEEN A HOME A BEACON.
NOW, AS WE STEP INTO THE NEXT CENTURY, WE HONOR OUR LEGACY WITH A NEW SYMBOL OF CELEBRATION.
PRESENTING THE TOWN OF JUPITER 100TH ANNIVERSARY LOGO.
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A TRIBUTE TO OUR JOURNEY, A SYMBOL OF OUR FUTURE.JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE CENTURY OF STORIES, MEMORIES AND GROWTH.
HERE IS TO THE NEXT 100 YEARS OF BEING UNIQUELY JUPITER.
>> YOU'LL REMEMBER BACK IN JUNE WHEN I GAVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE CENTENNIAL.
WE ANNOUNCED THE LOGO, BUT WE WANT TO GO A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH IT AT THIS POINT AND TO HAVE A VIDEO THAT LIVED UP TO THE GREAT SYMBOL THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THIS NEXT YEAR.
WITH THAT, I WILL GET INTO OUR PRESENTATION.
>> IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT WE'RE FINALLY HERE.
WE STARTED PLANNING FOR THIS YEAR FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS IN APRIL OF 2023.
ALMOST TWO, FOUR YEARS AGO, WE STARTED LOOKING AT 2025 AND WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO TO HELP CELEBRATE THE YEAR, HELP CELEBRATE REALLY ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EVENT FOR JUPITER AND OUR RESIDENTS.
I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS FOR THE NEXT YEAR, WE'VE GOT A LOT PLANNED THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BRING A LOT TO OUR RESIDENTS, A LOT TO OUR BUSINESSES, AND A LOT TO OUR COMMUNITY TO FOSTER THAT COMMUNITY PRIDE THAT WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT.
TO START OUT WITH, IT IS GOING TO BE A YEAR OF CELEBRATION.
WE HAVE THUS FAR PLANNED 35 SPECIAL EVENTS JUST FOR THE YEAR.
THEY'RE SPREAD OUT OVER ALL 12 MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
WE'RE STILL PLANNING. JUST LAST WEEK, WE MET WITH ROGER DEAN STADIUM FOR AN EVENT THAT HOPEFULLY IS GOING TO OCCUR DURING SPRING TRAINING.
YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT ONCE EVERYTHING'S FINALIZED.
BUT IT'S JUST A POINT OF THIS NUMBER OF 35, THAT'S NOT FINAL.
WE PLAN ON MAKING THIS A YEAR OF CELEBRATION, A YEAR OF FESTIVITIES, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING MORE AS WE GO ALONG.
THOSE 35 EVENTS ARE ON TOP OF OUR ALREADY 70 EVENTS THAT THE TOWN HOST EACH YEAR.
THOSE 70 EVENTS, MOST OF THEM HOSTED BY PARKS AND RECREATION, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ADDING TO THE CELEBRATION.
THEY'RE GOING TO PLUS THOSE EVENTS SO THAT THEY ARE BRINGING THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION INTO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO FOR THE YEAR.
WHAT THAT ADDS UP TO IS ONE YEAR OF FUN, FESTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO AIM FOR HERE.
TO JUST GIVE A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE EVENTS, THIS IS OUR MONTH AHEAD.
TONIGHT, WE'RE DOING THE PROCLAMATION.
EVERYBODY JUST GOT TO SEE THAT.
ON THE 13TH HERE IN THESE CHAMBERS, WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING A HISTORY PRESENTATION.
WE'VE GOT JOSH LILLER FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE AND THE LOXAHATCHEE RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY WHO WILL BE PRESENTING, AS WELL AS THE TOWN'S ARCHAEOLOGIST.
THAT WILL BE HOSTED BY STEPHANIE THOBURN FROM PLANNING AND ZONING.
EVERYBODY KNOWS HER BACKGROUND WITH HISTORY.
THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD EVENT TO START SHOWING PEOPLE THE HISTORY OF OUR TOWN.
SAME TIME ON THE 24TH OF THIS MONTH, OUR LATEST ART GALLERY IS GOING TO KICK OFF, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE LEGACY OF LIGHT, 100 YEARS OF JUPITER.
WHEN WE STARTED PLANNING, WE WANTED IT TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE.
WE WANTED TO BRING IN SOME OF OUR PARTNERS IN TOWN.
THE JUPITER BRANCH LIBRARY HAS REALLY STEPPED UP.
THEY HAVE PLANNED A FULL YEAR OF EVENTS THAT WILL HELP CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL.
THEIR FIRST THING WILL BE ON THE 25TH OF THIS MONTH.
THEY'RE DOING A HISTORY PRESENTATION ALSO WITH JOSH LILLER THAT'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE PIONEERS OF JUPITER.
THEN ON THE 30TH OF THE MONTH, WE HAVE OUR FIRST HISTORY BUS TOUR, WHICH WILL BE MODERATED BY STEPHANIE THOBURN AND SOME OF OUR PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF.
THEN JUST BRIEFLY PEEK INTO FEBRUARY, THE BIG CELEBRATION COMES FEBRUARY 8, WHICH IS JUPITER JUBILEE.
IT IS THE DAY BEFORE THE TOWN'S OFFICIAL 100TH BIRTHDAY.
A LOT IS BEING PLANNED FOR THE JUBILEE.
WE'RE REALLY GOING TO DO IT UP BIG THIS YEAR.
WE'VE HAD A LOCAL BAKERY OFFER TO PROVIDE US WITH 1,000 CUPCAKES AND A CAKE.
WE WILL HAVE CAKE AT OUR TOWN'S BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR, AND WE INVITE EVERYBODY OUT TO TAKE PART IN THAT.
AS I SAID, WE WANTED EVERYTHING TO BE INCLUSIVE THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO OUR BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO JUPITER IN ITS HEALTH.
THUS FAR, WE'VE HAD 84 OF OUR BUSINESSES SIGN UP FOR WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE CENTENNIAL BUSINESS MAP.
THIS IS A MAP THAT PEOPLE CAN PICK UP HERE AT THE TOWN HALL, OVER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT ROGER DEAN STADIUM,
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AT THE LIBRARY, AND IT WILL PROVIDE DISCOUNTS, IT'LL PROVIDE DIFFERENT OFFERS FROM THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE TAKING PART IN.AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE ALREADY HAD 84 BUSINESSES IN TOWN SIGN UP SAYING, YES, WE WANT TO HELP CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL, WE WANT TO TAKE PART, AND THEY WILL BE ON THIS MAP THAT EVERYBODY WILL GET.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE THE MAP INTO THE BUSINESS AND YOU GET WHATEVER THEIR OFFER IS.
WE'VE ALSO HAD 14 BUSINESSES REGISTER AS AN OFFICIAL CENTENNIAL PARTNER.
THESE BUSINESSES AGAIN ARE LOOKING TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE CENTENNIAL IN ANY WAY THEY CAN.
YOU CAN FIND THOSE LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
THEN FINALLY, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO OUR RESTAURANTS, AND IT'S A LOWER NUMBER RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'VE GOT MORE AND MORE THAT ARE COMING ONLINE AND EXPRESSING INTEREST, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE OFFERING CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION MENU ITEMS THIS YEAR.
IT MAY BE A BIRTHDAY CAKE, IT MAY BE A DRINK, WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE TO PICK.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE THOSE MENU ITEMS LISTED ON OUR TOWN WEBSITE TO HELP CELEBRATE AND TO HELP THANK THOSE BUSINESSES WHO ARE WANTING TO PARTNER WITH THE TOWN.
I'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE WEBSITE, AND THAT IS THE PLACE TO STAY IN THIS YEAR.
IT'S VERY EASY TO FIND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL.
IT IS OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS JUPITER.FL.US, AND THEN AT THE END, JUST ADD SLASH CENTENNIAL, AND THAT WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO THE PAGE.
IT WILL HAVE THE NEXT MONTH'S EVENTS ON THERE, IT HAS ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE DOING EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING WILL BE LISTED ON THAT ONE SITE.
THIS WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR.
AGAIN, LOOKING AT TRYING TO GET AS MANY BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORHOODS AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, WE'VE STARTED A GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY WANT TO HELP CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL, BUT THEY NEED A LITTLE HELP DOING IT.
WE HAVE A GRANT PROGRAM FOR NEIGHBORHOODS, BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS.
IF THEY'RE THROWING A EVENT AND THEY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE CENTENNIAL WITH THAT EVENT, THEY CAN APPLY FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A PANEL OF THREE THAT WILL REVIEW EACH SUBMISSION AND MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON AWARDING THE GRANT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY CAN APPLY FOR A GRANT OF UP TO $500.
MEANWHILE, OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR NONPROFITS CAN APPLY FOR GRANTS UP TO $2,500.
ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR THAT, THOSE APPLICANTS ARE ONLINE AGAIN ON OUR WEBSITE.
THIS IS THE BIG THING THAT WE HAVEN'T UNVEILED YET.
WE DID A CONTEST FOR A COMMEMORATIVE POSTER.
MUCH LIKE YOU'D SEE AT ART OR OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS.
WE WANTED TO HAVE A POSTER THAT WOULD COMMEMORATE THIS YEAR AND WOULD CAPTURE THAT JUPITER SPIRIT.
I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST THANK OUR ART COMMITTEE I THINK SOME OF THOSE MEMBERS ARE HERE TONIGHT.
THEY REALLY TOOK THE LEAD ON THIS.
MUCH LIKE THEY DID WITH THE ART IN THIS BUILDING, THEY TOOK THE LEAD, THEY PUT OUT A CALL FOR ARTISTS, THEY CAME UP WITH GUIDELINES ON WHAT THE DESIGNS WOULD NEED TO HAVE.
WE ENDED UP HAVING, I THINK IT WAS AROUND 40 SUBMISSIONS.
THE ART COMMITTEE THEN TOOK THOSE SUBMISSIONS, PAIRED IT DOWN TO THE TOP THREE THAT THEY SUBMITTED TO THE CENTENNIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE.
FROM A VOTE, WE DID HAVE A CONSENSUS ON WHAT THAT DESIGN WAS GOING TO BE.
I'LL SHOW IT HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
BEFORE I DID, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ARTIST THAT DID THE POSTER.
IT WAS A UNIQUE PAIRING, AND THAT IT WAS AN AUNT AND A NIECE WHO TEAMED UP TO CREATE THIS YEAR'S POSTER.
I THINK THAT MAKES IT SPECIAL BECAUSE I'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT COMMUNITY PRIDE, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND SO TO HAVE A FAMILY LIKE THAT COME TOGETHER AND CREATE THE POSTER WAS REALLY NEAT.
THE ARTIST NAMES WERE CHRIS DAVIS AND HER NIECE, MAYLIN O'MALLEY.
CHRIS IS A LOCAL JUPITER ARTIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN OIL PAINTINGS OF WATER IN FLORIDA LANDSCAPES.
IN FACT, TWO OF HER PAINTINGS WERE SELECTED FOR THE TOWN HALL ART THAT NOW IS DISPLAYED IN THIS BUILDING.
MEANWHILE, MAYLIN IS AN INDEPENDENT COMIC ARTIST.
MAYLIN ATTENDED THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART AND IS EXCITED BY NEW EXPERIENCES IN PEOPLE.
WITH THAT, I WILL DISPLAY THIS IS OUR POSTER FOR THE YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE IT FEATURES JUPITER AND THE LIGHTHOUSE, IT FEATURES SOME OF OUR HISTORY, SOME OF THE BEAUTY OF THE AREA, AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM HAS THE YEARS, OUR LOGO, AND OBVIOUSLY INDICATING ITS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
THEN LAST THING, I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED JUPITER JUBILEE.
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IT IS THE TOWN'S BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR.WE MENTIONED THERE WILL BE CAKE, AND THIS IS EVERYBODY'S OFFICIAL INVITATION TO THIS YEAR'S JUPITER JUBILEE.
YOU'VE ALL BEEN INVITED TO THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, SO THERE'S NO REASON NOT TO BE THERE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THIS IS DELIGHTFUL. THANK YOU.
I KNOW STAFF HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK, LIKE YOU SAY, DATES BACK ALMOST TWO YEARS.
I APPRECIATE THE ART COMMITTEE, WHOEVER'S HERE.
HAVING INITIATED THE CALL FOR SUBMITTALS.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT SO SPECIAL TO HAVE.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
WE MOVE THE CITIZEN COMMENTS FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS, AND YOU'RE 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.
WE GENERALLY DON'T DISCUSS THE ITEMS THIS EVENING, BUT ANY ISSUES ARE REFERRED TO STAFF FOR INVESTIGATION, AND WE GET A FOLLOW-UP AND CITIZENS WILL BE CONTACTED.
SO WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> YES. FIRST, WE HAVE LILY WOLFSON.
>> GOOD EVENING. LILY WOLFSON, 1748 JUPITER COVE DRIVE.
I'VE GOT TWO THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO TALK VERY FAST.
MY FIRST ONE IS MY FAVORITE ONE, THE DERELICT RISK VESSELS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN JUPITER.
IN 2019, THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE APPROVED A BILL TO STUDY LONG-TERM STORED VESSELS.
THAT STUDY WAS FINALLY COMPLETED BY FWC IN 2023.
I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT JUST IS A MATTER OF PATIENCE.
THE 135-PAGE STUDY REPORT IS A THOROUGH ANALYSIS WITH THOUGHTFUL FINDINGS AND CONSTRUCTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS.
LONG-TERM STORED VESSELS ARE NO LONGER NAVIGATING, AND THEREFORE, THEY VIOLATE THE PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE.
FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY LOCATIONS IN FLORIDA ARE USED FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE OF VESSELS, AND STORED VESSELS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE NUMBER OF DERELICT VESSELS.
EIGHTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN SPENT REMOVING DERELICT VESSELS.
SOME OF THE STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO DEVELOP A DEFINITION OF LONG-TERM STORED VESSELS, IN OTHER WORDS, THOSE THAT ARE NO LONGER NAVIGATING.
A VESSEL IN THE SAME LOCATION FOR 45 DAYS WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS STORED.
ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION IS TO REQUIRE INSURANCE FOR LONG-TERM STORED VESSELS.
I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THAT'S FEASIBLE, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
ANOTHER ONE IS TO DENY VESSEL REGISTRATION FOR ANY VESSELS THAT HAVE UNPAID AT-RISK CITATIONS.
EXPAND THE NOSES VESSELS DEFINITIONS AND DEVELOP A PROSECUTOR'S GUIDE FOR ADJUDICATION OF BOATING CITATIONS.
I KNOW OUR JUPITER MARINE PATROL, THAT JUST DRIVES THEM CRAZY.
IN JUPITER, WE HAVE ACTUALLY TWO VERY BAD EXAMPLES OF LONG-TERM STORED VESSELS AT BURT REYNOLDS PARK.
WE HAVE ONE RAFT UP THAT HAS FIVE VESSELS TIED TOGETHER AND ANOTHER ONE THAT'S THREE VESSELS AND A FLOATING PLATFORM TIED TOGETHER.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW? I'VE NOT HEARD OF ANY ACTIVITY THAT INCLUDES PURSUING THE STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS.
I'VE CONTACTED OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES SNYDER AND CASELLO AND HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK.
WHAT I'M ASKING IS COULD THE TOWN COUNCIL BE A CHAMPION FOR PURSUING LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE STUDY? PERHAPS THE LEAGUE OF CITIES MIGHT BE A PATH TO PURSUE THAT BECAUSE MANY CITIES HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE SAFETY SITUATION AT EAST RIVERSIDE AND ALTERNATE A1A.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEXUS NEXUS DATABASE, THERE HAVE BEEN 86 ACCIDENTS THERE SINCE 2022.
EVERYONE AGREES THAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE UNACCEPTABLE.
THEY'VE RECENTLY ADDED A NO RIGHT TURN ON RED ON EAST RIVERSIDE, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE HELPING.
IN FACT, DRIVERS JUST BECOME MORE FRUSTRATED AND GO AROUND THE RIGHT TURN LANE AND TURN RIGHT FROM THE CENTER LANE.
THE US ONE BRIDGE HAS BEEN OPEN, SO TRAFFIC IS LESS, BUT IT'S STILL A REALLY WONKY INTERSECTION WITH MISALIGNED LANES, A WEIRD TURN RADIUS, THE RAILROAD, CYPRESS DRIVE, AND I'M JUST THINKING THAT MORE THAN JUST A NO RIGHT TURN SIGN NEEDS TO BE DONE.
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I THINK A MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE NEEDS TO BE MADE TO THAT INTERSECTION.>> GOOD EVENING, ADRIANNE PIU, 19902 SOUTHEAST GALLBERRY DRIVE, JUPITER.
NEARLY EVERY MORNING, I OPEN UP MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS TO SEE RING CAMERA FOOTAGE OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE TEENAGERS IN HOODIES AND MASKS WITH SOCKS ON THEIR HANDS, GOING DOOR TO DOOR, TRYING TO STEAL WHATEVER THEY CAN.
SOMETIMES THEY STEAL THE ENTIRE CAR.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE STATISTICS SUPPORT MY FEELINGS, BUT I THINK THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN THIS BLATANT ON-CAMERA CRIME PERPETRATED BY TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN OUR AREA, AND I BELIEVE I KNOW WHY.
I HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF SOME LOCAL TEENAGERS WHO HAVE BEEN COMMITTING CRIMES LIKE BURGLARY, GRAND THEFT AUTO, ARSON, BATTERY, DRUG TRAFFICKING, AND EVEN POSSIBLY ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE IN THE AREA.
THESE TEENS HAVE GUNS, LOTS OF THEM, AT LEAST THE ONES THAT I KNOW.
I ALSO HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF SOME PARENTS OF THESE TEENS THAT CONTINUE TO COVER FOR THEM, EVEN MOVING THEM AROUND TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF JUPITER TO AVOID FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS OR ARRESTS.
SOMETIMES THESE TEENS DO GET ARRESTED, BUT THEY ARE QUICKLY RELEASED TO KEEP COMMITTING THESE CRIMES, OR THEY'RE SENT TO REHAB FOR A FEW WEEKS, OR THEY'RE SENT TO A WILDERNESS PROGRAM, OR THEY'RE SENT TO A LEVEL 6 KITTY PROGRAM OR PRISON TO SCARE THEM STRAIGHT.
I'VE SEEN IT ALL. I'VE SPENT THE LAST FIVE YEARS ON THIS ROLLER COASTER RIDE OF THE POLICE DOING THEIR JOB AND INVESTIGATING AND MAKING THE ARRESTS, BUT THEN ALSO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE COURTHOUSE, THE DAS, THE JUDGES, THE STATE ATTORNEYS, AND THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS ALSO DOING THEIR JOB AND GETTING THESE TEENS RELEASED.
NO ONE WANTS TO CRIMINALIZE A TEENAGER.
THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS BROKEN.
I'VE ALREADY BEEN TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
IT'S LIKE CALLING AMAZON; EVERYONE JUST POINTS YOU IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, BUT THEY ALL AGREE THAT THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS BROKEN.
THE PROBLEM IS THESE TEENAGERS ALSO KNOW THAT THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS BROKEN, AND THAT THEY'LL BE RELEASED PRETTY MUCH NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO.
SOME VERY BAD ADULTS IN THE AREA ALSO KNOW THAT TEENAGERS BASICALLY HAVE A GET-OUT-OF-JAIL FREE CARD.
THERE ARE ORGANIZED CRIME GROUPS THAT WILL ENTICE, LURE, AND RECRUIT OUR LOCAL TEENS TO COMMIT CRIMES FOR THEM.
IT'S NOTHING NEW, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
IN FACT, IT'S HAPPENED HERE IN JUPITER A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY IN LIMESTONE CREEK. JUST GOOGLE IT.
IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY FEW YEARS, A NEW RING OF DRUG DEALERS AND CAR THIEVES MOVES IN AND STARTS RECRUITING.
LIMESTONE CREEK IS PBSO JURISDICTION, BUT LIKE IT OR NOT, IT'S STILL A PART OF JUPITER, AND IT'S ADJACENT TO MANY JPD JURISDICTIONS. IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN.
I HAVE SEEN OTHER CITIES THAT ARE STARTING TO HOLD ADULTS AND PARENTS ACCOUNTABLE THAT ARE RELATED TO THESE CRIMES IN WHATEVER WAY.
I AM ASKING THE TOWN OF JUPITER'S ASSISTANCE IN WORKING WITH ME AND PBSO TO SOMEHOW IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY SAFETY MEASURES NECESSARY TO ASSIST STOPPING THESE ALL TOO COMMON AND PERVASIVE MATTER. THANK YOU.
[4. December 17, 2024 Town Council Meeting Minutes.]
WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 17TH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.I DON'T SEE ANY CORRECTIONS ON THE DIS.
IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
>> MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 5, PUBLIC BUSINESS, APPROVING THE AGREEMENT FOR THE VOTE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.IN ELECTION SERVICES WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY SUPERVISOR ELECTIONS.
HAS ANYBODY ASKED TO PULL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO REGULAR AGENDA, PUBLIC BUSINESS,
[6. Municipal Complex Memorial Design.]
THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX MEMORIAL DESIGN,[00:35:03]
AND I'D TURN IT OVER TO STAFF.>> HAPPY NEW YEAR, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
TONIGHT, I PRESENT A STRATEGIC PRIORITY, CREATING A DESIGN PLAN FOR A MEMORIAL TO HONOR FORMER MAYOR MARY HINTON.
THIS INITIATIVE WILL ENHANCE THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX GREEN SPACE WHILE PROVIDING A MEANINGFUL TRIBUTE TO MARY HINTON'S LASTING LEGACY.
THE GOAL IS TO DESIGN A MEMORIAL THAT REFLECTS HER CONTRIBUTIONS, VALUES, AND VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
YOU WILL CONSIDER TWO DISTINCT OPTIONS.
I'M SEEKING YOUR DIRECTION ON WHICH DESIGN BEST CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF HER IMPACT.
I GO TO CHANGE SOME SLIDES HERE.
MEMORIAL LOCATION OPTIONS. WE HAVE TWO.
OPTION A WOULD BE WITHIN THE NEWTOWN GRADE.
OPTION B WOULD BE ON THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER RIGHT OUT HERE ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
SONG AND ASSOCIATES HAVE PROVIDED THE TOWN WITH TWO DESIGN OPTIONS FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL TO CHOOSE FROM.
OPTION A. IT'S A SEMICIRCLE DESIGN WITH DEDICATED PLAQUES AT THE TOWN GREEN.
THIS DESIGN FEATURES A SEMICIRCLE STRUCTURE OR FEATURE WITHIN THE TOWN GREEN.
IT OFFERS A SPACE TO ADD DEDICATED PLAQUES, WHICH COULD BE USED FOR MEMORIAL PURPOSES, MESSAGES, OR ACKNOWLEDGE, MINTS, POSITIONED AROUND OR WITHIN THE SEMICIRCLE.
OPTION B IS A PRECAST PANEL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WALL OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
THIS DESIGN PROPOSES A PRECAST PANEL PLACED ON THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
OPTION A, MEMORIAL IN THE TOWN GREEN, PUBLIC VISIBILITY.
A TOWN GREEN LOCATION WOULD MAKE THE MEMORIAL EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC, ENCOURAGE REFLECTION AND RESPECT, COMMUNITY SPACE.
THE TOWN GREEN WILL BE A COMMON GATHERING SPACE, AND A MEMORIAL HERE COULD FOSTER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION.
A MEMORIAL IN THE GREEN SPACE WOULD ENHANCE THE BEAUTY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
HERE'S A BETTER PICTURE OF OPTION A.
IT'S WOULD BE RIGHT OUTSIDE ACROSS THE PARKING LOT FROM THE NEW PORTO CACHE ON THE SOUTH ENTRANCE.
OPTION B. THE MEMORIAL OUTSIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER ON THE NORTHEAST WALL, SYMBOLIC CONNECTION.
THE PROXIMITY TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER COULD SYMBOLIZE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MARY HINTON'S LEADERSHIP AND THE LEGISLATIVE FUNCTION OF THE CHAMBER.
THE WALL LOCATION OFFERS A MORE INTIMATE SPACE ALLOWING FOR A QUIET REFLECTION AWAY FROM THE HUSTLE OF THE PUBLIC AREA.
OUR ESTIMATED COSTS FOR OPTION A, AND THAT IS THE SEMICIRCLE PEDESTAL WOULD BE AROUND $30,000.
OPTION B, OUR PRECAST PANELS ON THE SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.
BOTH OF THEM ALLOW FOR FUTURE ADDITION OF PLAQUES ON THESE TWO OPTIONS.
IN SUMMARY. NEXT STEP, SEEKING TOWN COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, STAFF IS REQUESTING YOUR FEEDBACK AND APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THE DESIGN AND SELECTION OF THE MEMORIAL.
[00:40:01]
WE WELCOME YOUR INPUT ON WHICH DESIGN BEST HONORS MAYOR MARY HINTON'S LEGACY AND CAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.ONCE THE PROJECT IS APPROVED, AND WE GET THE WORKING DRAWINGS, WE SHOULD BEGIN CONSTRUCTION MARCH OF 2025.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND HOPEFULLY, SOME DIRECTION.
>> COUNSELOR DELANY, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR INPUT?
ON OPTION A, YOU SAID IT HAD ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL PLAQUES OR ENGRAVINGS.
WHAT'S THE VISION TO GO? WHAT ADDITIONAL PLAQUES?
>> WITH THE OPTION A, WE WOULD HAVE ONE STANDARD PLAQUE WITH VERBAGE, AND THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXPAND THAT FOR OTHER DIGNITARIES.
>> SAME WITH THE PRECAST WALL ON THE OUTSIDE.
I THINK I WOULD MAYBE DEFER TO WHAT MAYBE THE FAMILY WOULD PREFER, OR HAVE YOU HAD INPUT FROM THE FAMILY?
>> I LET HIM KNOW THAT WE WERE PROCEEDING WITH THE MARY HINTON MEMORIAL.
BUT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY THOUGHTS OR DIRECTION FROM THEM.
THEY'RE BOTH VERY NICELY DESIGNED.
I THINK I PROBABLY PREFER THE OPTION A BECAUSE IT'S JUST A LITTLE MORE ELABORATE.
BUT I THINK I WOULD DEFER TO THE FAMILY, SEE IF THEY HAD A PREFERENCE IF WE AGREED TO DO THIS.
I DON'T HAVE STRONG FEELINGS TOWARDS IT.
IF THERE IS SOMEONE THAT DOES, I'M SEEKING CONSENSUS MOSTLY AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO ALONG, BUT I THINK IT IS A GOOD POINT TO CHECK IN WITH THE FAMILY.
THAT COULD BE AN OPTION AS WELL.
>> I'M LEANING TOWARDS OPTION A AS MY FAVORITE OF THE TWO.
THEY'RE BOTH NICE, BUT I JUST THE WAY OPTION B WAS PRESENTED, IT'S OUT OF THE WAY AND WHATNOT.
I THINK HAVING SOMETHING DEDICATED THAT PEOPLE COULD EASILY SPOT AND GET TO, I THINK WOULD BE A LITTLE BETTER.
AREA IN MY MIND WITH THE OPTION, OBVIOUSLY TO ADD MORE PEOPLE TO IT.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE FAMILY AND SEE IF THEY WILL RESPOND.
I'LL TRY TO GET HOLD OF MYSELF MORE.
>> I HAVE HIS DAUGHTER'S PHONE NUMBER I WILL REACH OUT TOMORROW, AND I'LL SHOW HER WHAT WE HAVE.
>> THEN IF YOU WANT TO LET HER KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I'M MORE INCLINED TO LEAN TOWARDS OPTION A. I THINK IT'S A NICER DEDICATION IN MY OPINION.
WE CAN LEAVE IT AS WHAT THE FAMILY THINKS, BUT I STRONGLY FEEL THAT I THINK OPTION A IS THE BETTER WAY TO GO.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY STRONG FEELINGS. I WAS CURIOUS.
THAT'S WHY ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF BEING MAYOR, YOU CAN GO FIRST, OR YOU CAN WAIT TO HEAR FROM ANYBODY ELSE.
I THINK B. I'M LEANING TOWARDS OPTION A, BUT I LIKE THE IDEA OF ASKING THE FAMILY WHAT THEIR PREFERENCES.
BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, I THINK OPTION B, BECAUSE HAVING THEM WEIGH IN THEIR OPINION, I THINK THAT SIDE OF THE BUILDING WILL BECOME MORE USED ACCESSIBLE WITH THE GREEN THERE, IS THAT NOT THE CASE?
YOU'LL HAVE THE VETERANS MEMORIAL IF YOU USE THE SOUTHEAST WALL, AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE THE PD RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, SO THEY WOULD ALL BE TIED TOGETHER ON THAT SIDE OF BUILDING. [OVERLAPPING].
>> BUT I THINK THERE'S A CONSENSUS HERE THAT WE LIKE BOTH OF THEM AND THE INCLINATION IS TO WEIGH HEAVILY WHAT THE FAMILIES PREFERENCE IS. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I WILL CHECK WITH THE FAMILY AND I WILL FIND OUT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE, AND THEN I'LL GO DOWN THAT ROUTE TO GET THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ALL DRAWN UP AND EVERYTHING SO WE CAN GET THIS THING MOVING.
>> OBVIOUSLY GET BACK WITH US AND LET US KNOW.
>> YES, I'LL BRING IT BACK BEFORE YOU.
>> MOVING TO REPORTS. TOWN ATTORNEY.
[TOWN ATTORNEY]
[00:45:03]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. FIRST, I WANT TO REPORT THAT AS THE PREVAILING PARTY IN THE LITIGATION BROUGHT BY THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE, THE COURT ENTERED AN ORDER AWARDING THE TOWN MORE THAN $2,600 IN COST.
THAT IS TYPICAL FOR PREVAILING PARTY TO BE AWARDED COSTS.
IN THIS CASE, THE COSTS WERE RELATIVELY MINOR BECAUSE THERE WASN'T DEPOSITIONS OF EXPERTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT USUALLY OCCUR IN LITIGATION.
SECOND THING I WANTED TO REPORT ON BECAUSE I THINK THIS DISCUSSION ON MEMORIALS IS VERY PERTINENT TO THIS.
I KNOW IT WAS REPORTED IN THE TOWN MANAGER'S WEEKLY UPDATE OF THE PASSING OF SAM SHANNON, WHO WAS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR HERE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DID NOT HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING OR KNOWING SAM.
HE WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL INDIVIDUAL.
WHEN I GOT OUT OF GRADUATE SCHOOL, I WAS HIRED BY SAM AS A PLANNER AND WORKED FOR HIM FOR THREE YEARS AT THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL WHERE HE TAUGHT ME MORE ABOUT PLANNING IN THREE YEARS THAN I COULD HAVE LEARNED IN 10 YEARS FROM ANYWHERE ELSE.
AFTER HE LEFT TREASURE COAST, HE BECAME AN ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY IN CHARGE OF PUTTING TOGETHER THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH WAS A HUGE UNDERTAKING.
AS CHANCE WOULD HAVE IT, I HAD GRADUATED FROM LAW SCHOOL AND WAS HIRED AND GOT TO WORK WITH SAM AS AN ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE TWO OF US WITH OUR COLLEAGUES PUT TOGETHER THAT PLAN.
THEN HE CAME TO JUPITER AND I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS PROBABLY TAKE FOR GRANTED THE GOOD PLANNING THAT OCCURRED IN JUPITER.
BUT SAM, BECAUSE OF HIS BACKGROUND THAT BOTH OF US SHARED WITH DEVELOPMENTS OF REGIONAL IMPACT, WHICH ABACO WAS DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT SHEPHERDED THAT PROJECT THROUGH THE PROCESS.
IF YOU EVER READ THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER, THERE WERE MORE THAN 106 CONDITIONS IN THAT DEVELOPMENT ORDER.
OF COURSE, SAM AND HIS STAFF AND MYSELF HAD A HAND IN ALL OF THOSE CONDITIONS AND MAKING SURE THAT WHAT IS NOW APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER LOOKS AND FEELS THE WAY IT LOOKS AND FEELS, WHICH IS ONE OF MANY OUTSTANDING COMMUNITIES IN JUPITER.
THE OTHER REALLY SIGNIFICANT THING THAT SAM WAS INVOLVED IN WAS HE WAS ESSENTIALLY THE FATHER OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
USING THAT AS A VEHICLE FOR FUNDING THE RIVER WALK, I CAN REMEMBER HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH HIM ABOUT HIS CHARGE FROM THE COUNCIL OF LAW, HOW WERE WE EVER GOING TO FUND A 5.5 MILE PATHWAY ALONG THE WATER IN JUPITER.
SAM SUGGESTED COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
THE COUNCIL CREATED IT, AND NOW YOU HAVE RIVER WALK.
YOU HAVE A CRA, AND OF COURSE, THE FIRST PROJECT THAT KICKED OFF REVENUES IN THAT RIVER WALK AREA WAS OVER SIDE AND CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE RIVER WALK WITH A DEDICATED LAND.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND I KNOW THE COUNCIL THINKS IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE BOTH STAFF MEMBERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE TOWN DURING THE PAST 100 YEARS.
SAM SHANNON'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS TOWN ARE HUGE AND THEY'RE SIGNIFICANT AND THEY WILL LIVE ON, AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC THAT'S LISTENING IN THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT STAFF MEMBERS GIVE A LOT TO THIS TOWN.
SAM GAVE A LOT, THE CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN GIVE A LOT, AND IT IS THAT GIVING BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ASSIST THE COUNCIL IN SHAPING THE TOWN INTO THE UNIQUELY JUPITER PLACE THAT WE ALL LIVE IN.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. TOWN MANAGER.
[TOWN MANAGER]
[00:50:01]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND I WOULD ECHO WHAT THE TOWN ATTORNEY HAS SAID ABOUT SAM SHANNON.
QUITE A REMARKABLE MAN IN JUST A QUICK STORY.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED ADVANCING OUR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WE PUT SAM IN CHARGE OF FOOD FOR THE EMPLOYEES, AND THE MEALS WERE SO TREMENDOUS THAT HE MADE THAT NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WANTED TO GO HOME.
HE WAS JUST REALLY JUST REMARKABLE WITH THAT, SO REALLY JUST A GOOD MAN ALL THE WAY AROUND.
MAYOR, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO ADD.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR SEAN REED AND 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TEAM FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK.
AS YOU ALLUDED TO, AND I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, THIS TEAM HAS BEEN GOING OUT IT PRETTY STEADY FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCITING YEAR.
I DO ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US, THAT THE COMMITTEE IS WORKING WITH AND MAKING SURE THAT WE INCLUDE OUR RETIREES, GENERAL EMPLOYEES AND ALSO OUR POLICE RETIREES, AND SO WE'RE WORKING AT THAT.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS FOR THEM AS WELL.
IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE OUR JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS WEARING 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY BADGES THAT WE COMMISSIONED FOR THEM THAT ARE REALLY QUITE REMARKABLE.
I KNOW OUR JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT AS WELL HAS NOW PUT A 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY BADGE TOGETHER THAT THEY WILL BE WEARING.
IN ADDITION, I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK FDOT FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK ON THE US ONE BRIDGE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE DID GET ONE LANE OPEN LAST WEEK AND I KNOW THAT WAS A PRETTY BIG LIFT FOR THEM. NO PUN INTENDED.
BUT THEY'VE REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THAT, AND THEY'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD PARTNERS.
I KNOW SEAN AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THEM.
THEN I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MICHELLE TAUBER FROM OUR JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SHE JUST RECENTLY CELEBRATED 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE TOWN.
AGAIN, AS YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY MORE THAN ONCE, IT'S JUST REMARKABLE TO ME THAT NEARLY ONE THIRD OF OUR WORKFORCE HAS 20 YEARS OR MORE WITH THIS TOWN, WHICH I THINK SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE COMMITMENT OF OUR EMPLOYEES, THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE WORK, THE COUNCIL'S LEADERSHIP.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MICHELLE, AND THAT'S A PRETTY BIG MILESTONE.
SOME OF YOU HAVE MET MIKE HOFFMAN, MIKE, IF YOU WOULD STAND FOR A SECOND, SIR WE CAN SEE YOU.
MIKE IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES WHO STARTED WITH US.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT TILL THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, SO HE STARTED WITH US LAST WEEK AND HAS REALLY JUMPED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THINGS.
MIKE IS WORKING WITH PARKS AND REC.
IN PARTICULAR, WE JUST HAD A LONG MEETING TODAY HE'LL BE SPEARHEADING OUR PLAYGROUND INITIATIVE FOR THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO GET THAT DELIVERED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
ALSO, WE'LL BE LEADING THE PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN TEAM AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH KRISTEN AND TEAM AS WELL AND SO I WANT TO THANK MIKE FOR COMING ON BOARD WITH US.
THEN FINALLY, I KNOW EARLIER WE HAD A CITIZEN COMMENT REGARDING SAFETY AROUND THE LIMESTONE CREEK AREA.
I KNOW DEPUTY CHIEF HENNESSY HAS ALREADY MET WITH THAT PERSON AND WILL BE COORDINATING OUR EFFORTS BETWEEN PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE RESIDENTS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, TWO PARTS OF SAFETY BEING SAFE AND FEELING SAFE AND SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING AS DILIGENTLY AS WE CAN ON THAT AND THAT'S MY REPORT, MAYOR.
[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]
>> NOTHING TO REPORT, JUST A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR 100 YEARS OF UNIQUELY JUPITER.
>> IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE FDOT BRIDGE WAS PERHAPS THE BEST NEW YEAR'S DAY GIFT EVER.
BUT WE'VE GOT THE FDOT BRIDGE, US ONE BRIDGE, WE'VE GOT OUR CENTENNIAL.
WE'VE GOT ROGER DEAN RENOVATING.
WE'VE GOT JUPITER FIRE RESCUE.
WE'VE GOT A NEW PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN AND A TRANSFORMATION THERE.
THE TRANSFORMATION OF OUR MUNICIPAL CAMPUS.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THE TOWN.
IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK AND SO I REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED IN ALL OF THESE THINGS.
I REMEMBER BEING GIVEN A BINDER WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COMMITTEES THERE ARE, AT LEAST A DOZEN WORKING ON ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CENTENNIAL.
[00:55:04]
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO'S VOLUNTEERING.I KNOW IT'S NOT JUST STAFF, IT'S ALSO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERING FOR THESE COMMITTEES, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL AND THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. NEW YEAR'S EVE, MY WIFE AND I, WE STAYED THE NIGHT AT THE WYNDHAM WITH OUR KIDS JUST TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I WAS ACTUALLY QUIET NIGHT THERE.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE FIREWORKS OR A BAND OR ANYTHING, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ODD, BUT WE HAD A NICE TIME AND THEN NEW YEAR'S MORNING, WE TOOK A RIDE, WE DROVE OVER THE BRIDGE BECAUSE IT WAS OPEN AND MY WIFE SAID IT'LL BE FUN LET'S GO WALK ON THE BRIDGE, SO WE PULLED THE CAR, WE WALKED ON THE BRIDGE, WE HUNG OUT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.
THERE WE PROBABLY PASSED, 75,100 PEOPLE THAT WERE DOING THE SAME THING.
THE EXCITEMENT ON THAT PEOPLE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT BRIDGE.
IT'S REALLY A IT'S JUXTAPOSITION TO THE LIGHTHOUSE IT'S LIKE ANOTHER NEW LANDMARK.
RIGHT BEFORE THE BRIDGE OPENING, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THE IMPROMPTU RIBBON CUTTING, AND IT WASN'T FEASIBLE, I THINK BECAUSE TIMELINES AND ALL THAT.
BUT I WANT TO SUGGEST IN MARCH, WHEN THEY DO OPEN THE OTHER SIDE, WE SHOULD HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING, AND THEN MAYBE A PARTY OR A CELEBRATION WITH THE FOLKS THAT WORKED ON IT TO GIVE BACK TO THEM IN APPRECIATION.
ANYBODY THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.
WE SHOULD HAVE SOME FORMAL SOMETHING THERE WHEN IT'S COMPLETELY OPEN.
I KNOW THEY'LL BE WORKING FOR ANOTHER YEAR BUT WHEN IT'S UP AND RUNNING, I THOUGHT I'D THROW THAT OUT THERE, THAT MIGHT BE A NICE.
>> I KNOW SEAN IS COMMUNICATING WITH THE FDOT TEAM THERE.
>> TO TALK ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY OF THAT AND WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
THE ONE THING, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THIS UP.
THE FIRST VEHICLES ACROSS THAT BRIDGE WERE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES.
FROM HERE ON OUT, THEY WERE THE FIRST.
I WANT TO THANK FDOT FOR COORDINATING WITH US.
WE HAD THE TEAMS ON STANDBY WE GOT ABOUT A 45 MINUTE WINDOW BUT WE MADE IT HAPPEN.
>> THEY HEADED DOWN TO THE WIRE, HE WANTED THAT OPEN.
>> IT COST MONEY. WE'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT YOU COUNSELOR.
>> JUST THE VANTAGE POINT UP THERE WITH THE WALKWAYS AND YOU CAN'T GO ONE OF THE LITTLE ACCESS PULPITS THERE, BUT THAT'S REALLY REMARKABLE AND THE ELEVATION, THE VISUALS ARE GREAT.
ANYWAY, EVERYBODY'S EXCITED ABOUT IT. THAT'S IT.
>> JUST A FEW QUICK ITEMS, ACTUALLY, WANT TO ADD TO WHAT OUR TOWN ATTORNEY HAD INDICATED ABOUT SAM SHANNON.
IF YOU LISTEN TO MR. BAIRD, HE CAPTURED SOMETHING ABOUT SAM THAT I WAS MARVELED ABOUT.
HE WAS AN EFFECTIVE LISTENER, HE BROUGHT SOLUTIONS THAT ALWAYS INCORPORATED TOWN COUNCIL INPUTS AND DIRECTION AND HE DEMONSTRATED THAT IN HIS EXPLANATIONS ON HOW COUNCIL WONDERED HOW WE COULD DO SOMETHING.
HE CAME UP WITH THE SOLUTION TO ENABLE IT TO HAPPEN.
BUT WHEN COUNCIL WOULD TAKE AND GIVE CRITIQUE ON A PROJECT, HE WOULD EFFECTIVELY HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN, SO HE'S THE BEST THAT I'VE EVER SEEN DOING THAT, AND I'M GRATEFUL, I WASN'T HERE FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT HE WAS SERVING THE TOWN AND OBVIOUSLY HIS PRIOR WORK.
BUT I DO THINK SOME RECOGNITION IS IN ORDER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE, SO I WOULD JUST ASK STAFF TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO FOR SOMEONE LIKE SAM SHANNON FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TOWN.
JUST QUICKLY TO TALK ABOUT THE BRIDGE, I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH THE FDOT DISTRICT SECRETARY AND HE HAS EXPRESSED TO ME A NUMBER OF TIMES GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION HE HAS FOR OUR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP.
FDOT HAS THEIR WAYS TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC BUT NOTHING IS BETTER THAN WHEN MUNICIPALITY GETS INVOLVED.
IN FACT, I SHARED THAT WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THE TPA, AND I DO THINK WHAT OUR STAFF HAS DONE HAS BEEN A BEST PRACTICE THAT FDOT HAS EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR.
JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT, IN MY VIEW, IT'S REMARKABLE THAT THAT PROJECT THERE HAS NOT THERE WITH THE AMOUNT OF MAN HOURS AND SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 12 HOURS A DAY, SOMETIMES 24, WORK THAT THERE WAS NO OSHA RECORDABLE EVENTS.
[01:00:05]
IN THE FINAL FEW MONTHS AS WE WERE PUSHING TO GET IT OPEN, I KNOW I ALWAYS EXPRESSED THE APPRECIATION FOR HAVING ZERO INJURIES AND EMPHASIZED WHILE IT WAS CERTAINLY IMPORTANT TO THE TOWN AND THE PUBLIC TO OPEN THE BRIDGE, WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO COME AT THE EXPENSE OF AN ACCIDENT AND I GOT TO SAY THAT I REALLY WAS CONCERNED IN THE LAST FEW DAYS BECAUSE FDOT I KNOW AT LEAST ONE REPRESENTATIVE WHO I TRIED TO COUNSEL WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH REST AND JUST OUT OF AN EFFORT TO TRY TO OPEN THE BRIDGE.FOR THOSE THAT DIDN'T KNOW, WHEN THEY'RE COMMISSIONING A BRIDGE LIKE THAT, THEY REALLY CAN'T FORECAST WHEN IT'S GOING TO OPEN AND I COULD TELL YOU THAT I GOT TO CALL AN HOUR BEFORE IT WAS GOING TO OPEN.
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO OPEN IT AS SOON AS THEY COULD, BUT IT HAD TO PASS ALL THE SAFETY CHECKS. IT WAS LITERALLY THAT.
LIKEWISE, THE COMMUNICATIONS PERSON FOR FDOT GOT A CALL AN HOUR BEFORE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR OBSERVATION THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DRIVE US ONE THE ENTIRE LENGTH.
I HAVE OVER THE YEARS, BUT I WANTED TO DO IT TO CONFIRM MY BELIEF IS WE HAD THE LAST SECTION OF US ONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A SIDEWALK.
IT WAS THE BRIDGE AND JUST SO WE'RE ALL DELIGHTED ABOUT THE BRIDGE HAVING THAT AMENITY NOW, A GOOD SIDEWALK, AND IT WILL HAVE BIKE LANES.
I WAS JUST JOYFUL TO SEE WHEN IT DID OPEN.
THERE WAS MORE PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS ON THE BRIDGE IN THE FIRST HOUR THAN THERE WERE VEHICLES DRIVING ACROSS THE BRIDGE SO PEOPLE WERE LINED UP THRILLED ABOUT THAT, AND IT REALLY IS A TREMENDOUS ASSET AND COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL TO FDOT FOR GIVING US THAT.
THEN THE MOVING ON JUST QUICKLY TO AN ITEM I WANTED TO BRING UP.
IT RECENTLY COME TO MY ATTENTION BOTH FROM TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT THE TOWNS CODES COVERING BEHAVIORS IN THE TOWN PARKS IS NOT AS STRONG AS THE COUNTIES AND I BELIEVE WE NEED TO AND I ALREADY TALKED TO THE TOWN MANAGER ABOUT THIS, BUT I WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE THAT.
I THINK WE SHOULD UNDERTAKE A QUICK BEST PRACTICE CHECK ON WHAT THE COUNTY HAS AND MOVE TOWARDS BRINGING OUR CODE SO OUR POLICE CAN HAVE THE CONSISTENCY IN WHAT BEHAVIOR THEY SURE IS HAPPENING IN TOWN PARKS AS BEING NO LESS THAN WHAT THEY CAN DO IN COUNTY PARKS AND THEN I HAD ALSO HEARD TODAY THAT THE COUNTY HAD FROM A RESIDENT WHO HAD BEEN EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT I HATE TO USE THE WORD, BUT I'LL USE IT A STALKER OF CHILDREN IN OUR TOWN CHILDREN PARK AREAS AND THE COUNTY SUPPOSEDLY HAD PASSED SOMETHING RECENTLY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT RECENTLY MEANS, THREE, FOUR, SIX MONTHS BACK AND SO WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE ENTIRETY OF PARKS BUT PLAYGROUND AREAS THAT SOMEONE I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC, SO I'M REALLY JUST RELAYING WHAT I HEARD, BUT SOMEBODY 18 YEARS OR OLDER CANNOT BE IN THAT AREA UNLESS THEY ARE WITH A CHILD AND TO THE DEGREE THAT THAT IS, I'M SURE WE ALL FEEL PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OUR CHILDREN IS SIGNIFICANT.
I'D LIKE STAFF TO FOLLOW UP AND SEE, WHAT THE COUNTY DID PASS AND SEE IF WE CAN QUICKLY PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON THE BOOK.
WE'VE GOT THIS EFFORT UNDERWAY TO MAKE ALL THE ENHANCEMENTS TO PARTICULARLY, THE PLAYGROUNDS AND WHATEVER AND I KNOW THAT WE WERE INCORPORATING INTO THE DESIGN WITH OUR POLICE INPUT FEATURES TO MAKE IT SAFER.
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BUT THIS IS YET ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SO I'D I WOULD ASK THAT THAT BE INITIATED ASAP.THEN JUST LASTLY, I JUST WISH MY COLLEAGUES ON THE DIAS, OUR STAFF, OUR RESIDENTS, OUR BUSINESSES, AND EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
THANK YOU. WITH THAT, THE TIME IS 8:05 AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.