>> GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:01.
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I'LL CALL TO ORDER, THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH.[Call To Order]
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.TONIGHT, WHEN WE DO THE MOMENT OF SILENCE, I'M GOING TO HOLD IT FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PRAYING FOR RICO AND HIS FAMILY.
WITH THAT, THOSE THAT ARE ABLE, I'D ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN STANDING.
>> DEAR GOD, HELP US USE OUR TALENTS AND ABILITIES TO SEEK WAYS AND MEANS WHERE WE ALL MAY BENEFIT AS WE STRIVE TO LIVE IN PEACE AND HARMONY. AMEN.
>> LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> COULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION [INAUDIBLE] CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
>> TOWN MANAGER, KITZEROW? TOWN ATTORNEY, BAIRD? ACTING TOWN ATTORNEY, LASHLEY?
>> THIS IS A SHORTENED AGENDA FOR THOSE THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE NORMAL MEETINGS.
AFTER THIS BRIEFER MEETING, WE'LL ADJOURN AND THEN RECONVENE FOR THE REGULAR BUSINESS.
BUT COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 4TH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
[1. March 4, 2025 Town Council Meeting Minutes. ]
IF THERE'S NO CORRECTION, I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND.ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, RESOLUTION 3925, CERTIFYING THE RESULTS OF THE REGULAR ELECTION FOR MARCH 11TH.
[2. Resolution 39-25, Certifying the results of the regular Election – March 11, 2025. (Materials to be distributed)]
I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND.ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> I'D LIKE TO CALL UP THE HONORABLE JUDGE, JOE CURLEY, WHO'S GOING TO DO THE SWEARING IN OF OUR MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR.
[3. Installation and Swearing-in of Mayor Elect and Council Members Elect by the Honorable Judge Curley. #]
WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME HERE AND DO SO.>> GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER. SO HELP ME GOD.
>> YOU'RE READY, TOO? [BACKGROUND] YOU'RE READY?
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>> GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
>> THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER.
[APPLAUSE] SEE, THAT'S A LOT OF FUN. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN, HONORABLE JUDGE CURLEY.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT TOO. TRULY SPEAKING.
>> MOVING ON TO REPORTS, TOWN ATTORNEY.
>> NOTHING TO REPORT FROM MR. BAIRD.
>> MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD INDULGE ME, I'D LIKE TO DO MY REPORT FROM THE PODIUM, IF I COULD?
>> ASK CAMERON MAY TO STEP DOWN.
MAYOR AS YOU KNOW, AS A MEMBER OF COUNCIL, AND I DON'T THINK MOST THE PUBLIC KNOWS HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO BEING A COUNCIL MEMBER, AND THE COMMITMENT, AND THE WORK, AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME.
AS A TOWN MANAGER, I GET TO WORK WITH EVERY ONE OF THEM, WHICH IS REALLY JUST REMARKABLE.
HE IS, AS YOU KNOW, A FIREFIGHTER, HE'S WORKING CONSTANTLY, ALWAYS AVAILABLE WHEN I CALL HIM.
THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND COMMITMENT IS JUST REMARKABLE.
WE AS A STAFF, AS A TOWN, WOULD LIKE TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR SERVICE AND PRESENT YOU WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, BEING A FIREFIGHTER, I'M SURE IT'S A LOT LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHERE YOU IDENTIFY WITH YOUR NAME TAGS, AND YOUR WARDS, AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF.
THIS IS A PRETTY BIG NAME TAG.
BUT THIS IS A REPLICA OF YOUR NAME TAG FROM COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> I THINK MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT CAM IS AN AVID BOATER AND CONSTANTLY GETTING CALLS FROM ON THE WEEKEND ABOUT SOMETHING ON UNDER WATER.
WE THOUGHT YOU WOULD ENJOY THIS PICTURE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR YOU AS A MOMENTUM FROM US, AND TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE.
>> BY THE WAY, WE'RE DONE. YOU CAN HAVE THAT REAL NAME TAG TOO.
>> MOVING ON TO TOWN COUNCIL COMMENTS. COUNCILOR MAY.
>> I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS I GET EMOTIONAL.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY SUPPORTERS, STAFF.
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT TO WORK WITH.
MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL OVER THE YEARS, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN AWESOME.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR SUPPORTING ME IN THIS CRAZY JOURNEY.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE TO BE IN GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY NOW.
THE LONG NIGHTS IN COUNCIL MEETINGS, THE TIME AWAY, LEAVING WORK TO COME TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND THEN GOING BACK TO WORK AND RUN IT ALL NIGHT. IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY.
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I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY NEXT CHAPTER, FOCUSING ON MY CAREER, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOCUSING ON SPENDING TIME WITH MY BOYS AND MY WIFE.THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE TO SUPPORT ME.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY THIS AT THE END.
IT'S NOT GOODBYE, IT'S SEE YOU LATER.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. [APPLAUSE]
>> IF I MAY, I JUST WANT TO SHARE, WE'VE HAD AN INCREDIBLE TEAM UP HERE ON TOWN COUNCIL.
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING ON THE TEAM WITH COUNCILOR MAY FOR FIVE YEARS, AND WE'VE HAD SOME DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, BUT THERE'S SO THAT WE WERE IN AGREEMENT ON AND I CHOOSE TO REMEMBER THAT.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WE MIGHT NOT HAVE ALWAYS AGREED ON THE ISSUES.
MOST OF THEM, I THINK WE DID, BUT THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT YOU HAD YOUR HEART IN IT.
YOU DEFINITELY DID AND THAT BENEFIT OF THE TOWN.
THE TOWN WAS OVERALL MUCH BETTER OFF HAVING HAD YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> I AGREE WITH ALL THE COMMENTS.
WE HAD A GREAT COUNCIL. WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD THINGS DONE, WE DID A LOT OF WORK.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SACRIFICE.
I KNOW HOW IT IS TO LEAVE WORK, GO BACK TO WORK, ALL THAT.
BUT THE GOOD THING NOW IS YOU CAN TAKE A BREATH AND ENJOY YOUR BEAUTIFUL KIDS, AND YOUR WIFE, AND HAVE FUN, AND WE'LL SEE YOU AROUND.
I REALLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOU.
YOU'RE A REALLY GOOD GUY, YOU'RE GREAT FAMILY MAN.
I REALLY HATE TO SEE YOU GO, BUT THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT, EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
>> CAM, I HAVE LOVED SERVING WITH YOU.
I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU.
I'M SO GRATEFUL TO KNOW YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE AGREED ON AND GOTTEN DONE TOGETHER.
I THINK THIS TOWN IS BETTER FOR IT.
I THINK WE'RE ALL BETTER FOR IT, SO THANK YOU.
>> I ALSO JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE CANDIDATES WHO RAN.
IT HAS NEVER BEEN HARDER TO RUN FOR OFFICE IN TODAY'S WORLD.
IT IS A UNIQUE FORM OF TORTURE. I'LL SAY THIS.
IF YOU START A BUSINESS, YOU CAN CHANGE THAT BUSINESS' NAME.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE YOUR NAME.
OUR NAMES ARE ON THOSE SIGNS FOR MONTHS, FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT.
IT TAKES EVERYTHING OUT OF US, OUT OF OUR FAMILIES.
I HAVE THE GREATEST RESPECT FOR ANYONE OUT THERE WHO EVER RUNS FOR OFFICE.
I CERTAINLY HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR EVERYONE IN OUR TOWN WHO HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR OFFICE THIS CYCLE, AND IN THE PAST.
I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, WHO I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF THIS.
IT TAKES MANY HOURS, MANY NIGHTS.
I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL TO MY HUSBAND WHO STEPPED UP AND DID SO MUCH FOR ME SO THAT I COULD BE HERE FOR MY CHILDREN WHO HAVE PITCHED AND HELPED, BEHAVED.
I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR THEM AND FOR MY EXTENDED FAMILY.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE HERE.
I'M JUST LOOKING OUT AT ALL THE FAMILIAR FACES OF EVERYONE THAT DID SOMETHING TO HELP.
IT'S A FUNNY THING TO HAVE SO MUCH HELP GIVEN.
PEOPLE STANDING OUT IN EXTREME WIND AND RAIN, HOLDING SIGNS, SENDING THAT EMAIL AND TEXT.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH EVEN A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT MATTERS TODAY.
YOU'LL GO ONLINE AND YOU'LL SEE SOME PRETTY HARD THINGS.
EVERY TEXT MESSAGE OF ENCOURAGEMENT, EVERY EMAIL, OF ENCOURAGEMENT, PLEASE DO THAT MORE.
IF YOU SEE ANYONE THAT'S DOING ANYTHING GREAT IN ANY FORM OF GOVERNMENT OR INSTITUTION, SEND THEM A NICE NOTE BECAUSE IT STAYS WITH US AND HELPS US MOVE FORWARD.
I COULD NEVER REPAY ALL THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR ME.
I NEVER COULD HAVE DONE IT ALONE, AND SO I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU.
I WILL SPEND MY THREE YEARS TRYING TO GIVE BACK TO YOU.
I THINK WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS WE ACTUALLY HAD A GREAT TURNOUT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT JUPITER HAD 17.5% TURNOUT.
OTHER COMMUNITIES OUR SIZE HAD 10%, HAD 14%.
WE ACTUALLY DID HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME OUT.
IT SHOWS THAT PEOPLE HAVE AFFECTION FOR THIS TOWN.
THEY KNOW THE TOWN, BUT I'M LOOKING OUT AT SO MANY FACES OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE AFFECTION FOR THIS TOWN.
I THINK AFFECTION COMES FIRST.
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I THINK IF ANYONE OUT THERE WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING WANTS TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR WANTS TO PLAY A PART, WE CERTAINLY NEED THE HELP.WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.
COME AND MEET US. COME GET INVOLVED.
COME AND LEARN WHO WE ARE, BECOME FAMILIAR, GROW IN YOUR AFFECTION FOR THE TOWN, AND OUT OF THAT WILL COME SO MANY GREAT THINGS.
JUST THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THAT'S IT. [APPLAUSE]
>> I WANTED TO SAY A FEW THINGS ALSO.
THIS WAS AN ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN OUR TOWN HISTORY.
THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR TOWN SPREADING MISINFORMATION TO MISLEAD VOTERS THAN EVER BEFORE.
THAT MADE CAMPAIGNING AS AN INCUMBENT MORE CHALLENGING.
TWO OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE DEBATED WERE FIRE RESCUE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION EFFORTS RELATED TO THE SUNNI SAMS PROPERTY.
MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT THERE WERE AND REMAIN SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN CANDIDATES ON ISSUES THAT RESIDENTS USED IN VOTING FOR THE OVERALL FUTURE DIRECTION THEY WANTED FOR OUR TOWN.
THIS HAPPENED IN THE YEAR THAT OUR TOWN OF JUPITER CELEBRATED ITS 100 YEARS BIRTHDAY OF EXISTENCE AS A MUNICIPALITY.
WHAT A TIME TO CHART A COURSE OR REDIRECT THE COURSE.
MANY PEOPLE HELPED TO COUNTER THE MISINFORMATION SPREAD BY THE OUTSIDERS AND THEREBY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTION OUTCOME.
I THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT HELPED TO DO THAT.
A LITTLE SIDE NODE OFF MY SCRIPT HERE ABOUT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THESE CAMPAIGNS CAN BE ROUGH, PARTICULARLY WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO CREATE ISSUES ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS NOTHING.
I WAS SUPPORTED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PACK, GOT $500.
IF YOU READ SOCIAL MEDIA, I WAS BEHOLDEN TO DEVELOPERS NOW.
I ONLY SAY THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO SHARE THAT AS MAYOR, I RECOGNIZE THAT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAD CHANGED SOMEWHAT OVER THE YEARS AND WAS PUTTING A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS ON SMALL BUSINESSES.
I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
CERTAINLY AS A TOWN'S MAYOR, THAT SHOULD BE IMPORTANT TO ME AND IT IS.
I JUST WANT TO, FOR THE RECORD, STATE THAT THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP CHANGE.
IT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN THIS ELECTION.
IT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I WAS PROUD TO PURSUE AND GET ENDORSED BY THE CHAMBER BECAUSE I KNEW IT REPRESENTED SO MANY SMALL BUSINESSES.
IT WAS ONLY BY SPECIAL GRACES FROM GOD UPON OUR BELOVED TOWN OF JUPITER THAT I WAS ELECTED TO SERVE AND REPRESENT JUPITER'S RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES FOR A SECOND THREE YEARS TERM AS JUPITER MAYOR.
I REALLY BELIEVE IN THE MORE MODERN TIME SEMI LIKE ME IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET ELECTED, BUT I'M BLESSED AS AN INCUMBENT TO GET THIS LAST THREE YEAR TERM.
I THANK THE VOTERS WHO RE-ELECTED ME AND PLEDGE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS YOUR QUALIFIED LOCAL VOICE ON THE TOWN COUNCIL.
I THANK MY WIFE, MY THREE DAUGHTERS, MY THREE SONS-IN-LAWS, MY FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, FOR THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND SUPPORT DURING THIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
I THANK THE MANY JUPITER RESIDENTS WHO HELPED THE ELECTION CAMPAIGNS FOR EVERYBODY.
GOT INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
I THANK YOU FOR THE PRAYERS AND EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS TO TURN OUT AND VOTE.
THOSE THAT BELIEVE IN PRAYER AND PRAY, I ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN PRAYING FOR HEALING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT POSITIONS, REALLY, THEY PROVIDE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY CERTAINLY FOR INCUMBENTS TO ESTABLISH ENHANCED CONNECTIONS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC, TO RECEIVE AND LISTEN TO PUBLIC CRITIQUE AND FEEDBACK, AND THEN TO REFLECT BOTH ON POSITIVE ACHIEVEMENTS AND OUR NEEDED IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
I'M STILL STANDING BETTER THAN I EVER DID, LOOKING LIKE A TRUE SURVIVOR, FEELING LIKE A LITTLE KID.
YES, IF IT SOUNDS FAMILIAR, MY WIFE SHARED THAT WITH ME.
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THAT'S THE ELTON JOHN SONG, AND SHE SHARED IT WITH ME THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION.JUPITER VOTERS PROVIDED A CLEAR MANDATE.
OUR RESIDENTS WANT US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CREATING OUR JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE LOCAL 2928 AND AFFILIATED OPPONENTS GAVE IT THEIR BEST SHOT.
JUPITER VOTERS SAID, NO, THANK YOU.
WE'RE HAPPY WITH THE DIRECTION AS TOWN IS GOING.
LET ME AS JUPITER'S MAYOR, UNEQUIVOCALLY SAY, AND COMMIT TO JUPITER RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES THE FOLLOWING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY.
OUR JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT COMMAND STAFF IS THE MOST DISTINGUISHED AND PROFESSIONALLY CAPABLE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF ANY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE REGION.
SECOND TO NONE. THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER OUR NEW FIRE RESCUE SAFETY PROFESSIONALS WITH OUR INCREDIBLE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT SAFETY PROFESSIONALS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT AND HIGHLY NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN OVERALL PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN OUR TOWN.
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK TOWN MANAGER, FRANK KITZEROW, FOR HIS LEADERSHIP EFFORTS AS WELL AS EVERY TOWN EMPLOYEE FOR THE WORK THEY PERFORM EVERY DAY IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.
I AM HONORED, PRIVILEGED, AND HUMBLED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THEM AS JUPITER MAYOR AND PUBLIC SERVANT TO THE JUPITER COMMUNITY.
[APPLAUSE] WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING SAME DAY.
>> WE'LL RECONVENE IN ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES, ALLOWING SOME TIME FOR PHOTOS. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.