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[Call To Order]
AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE SECOND TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH.MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
>> ACTING TOWN ATTORNEY LASHLEY?
>> WE NOW HAVE TIME FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS.
THIS IS THE TIME FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS,
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
AND IT'S 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.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> YES, MAYOR. FIRST, WE HAVE KATHY SULLIVAN.
AFTER KATHY IS GOING TO BE KAREN VINCENT.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M KATHY SULLIVAN.
I LIVE AT 505 OAK TERRACE WITH MY HUSBAND, GEORGE.
I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO THE TOWN FOR THE GREAT STREET LIGHTING THAT WE HAVE IN JUPITER.
WE WALK AT 6:30 EVERY MORNING, AND THERE ARE TIMES DURING THE YEAR WHEN IT IS SO DARK AS WE WALK.
IF YOU ALL WOULD PLEASE CONSIDER FIXING OR REPLACING THE FOUR LIGHTS THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF JUPITER LAKES BOULEVARD AND SUMMER WINDS.
I WAS TOLD THAT IT MIGHT BE FPL.
THAT IS MY REQUEST THAT THE LIGHTS BE FIXED. THANK YOU.
>> HI. EXCUSE MY FOGGY VOICE TODAY.
LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER. KAREN VINCENT, 1003 SIOUX STREET, JUPITER, FLORIDA.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY FOR COUNCILMAN ANDY FORE, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE STEPPED UP SINCE THEY APPOINTED YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU DID.
MR. DELANEY, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, SO I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU WON AN ELECTION.
WE SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO JIM KURETSKI AND MALISE SUNDSTROM.
THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE.
THE TOWN HAS DEFINITELY SPOKEN.
THERE WAS A 17% TURNOUT LESS THAN THE LAST MAYOR RACE.
YOU HAVE APPROXIMATELY 42,299 REGISTERED VOTERS, AND OF THOSE, APPROXIMATELY 7,397 PEOPLE CHOSE TO VOTE.
TO ME, THAT PUTS TO REST ANY DEBATES THAT THERE WERE ABOUT THE FIRE STATION OR ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKE, AND IF ANYBODY DISAGREES WITH IT, THEN THEY HAD THEIR CHANCE WHEN THEY DECIDED NOT TO VOTE.
I HAVE A VERY LOW TOLERANCE FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T VOTE, SO I ALWAYS SAY, IF YOU DIDN'T VOTE, DON'T COMPLAIN.
IN MY BOOK, THE PEOPLE WHO CARED VOTED, TO ME, IT'S AN INDICATION THAT THE RESIDENTS OF JUPITER ARE SATISFIED WITH THE CURRENT DIRECTION THE TOWN COUNCIL AND MAYOR ARE TAKING, AND HAVE TAKEN.
I CARE ABOUT THIS TOWN AND I WANT TO SEE AND DO THE BEST BY IT.
MY BIGGEST ISSUE WAS SOME OF THE WAY THE ISSUE WAS VOTED ON, THAT APPARENTLY IS NOT AN ISSUE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT AND VOTED.
I'VE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED, EITHER GOOD OR BAD, Y'ALL MIGHT THINK, SINCE BEFORE THE VOTE WAS MADE, BUT IT DID PUSH ME INTO BEING A MUCH MORE ACTIVE PARTICIPANT.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR THE BEST FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE TOWN AND FOR THE WHOLE STATE, WHATEVER THAT MAY LOOK LIKE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO ADD MY INPUT TO MAKE THIS THE BEST THAT WE CAN MAKE IT.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THE PEOPLE VOTED, THEIR VOTE HAS BEEN HEARD, LET'S MOVE ON, AND LET'S DO WHAT'S BEST FOR JUPITER.
AFTER ALL, THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING THAT I CARE ABOUT, MAKING JUPITER THE BEST TOWN AROUND.
I CAN ONLY BASE MY LOGIC ON THE VOTER NUMBERS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WHO WON THEIR SEATS BACK.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT IN THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS AND CONTINUE TO LEARN HOW THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS.
THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE PUSH I GOT TO GET INVOLVED.
I AM NOW HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL.
I WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE STAFF IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER, THEY ARE SIMPLY AMAZING, SPECIFICALLY THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR HELPING ME LEARN AND GROW SO VERY MUCH.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE ARE LUCKY TO LIVE IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER, AND MOST DEFINITELY IS ONE OF THE BEST TOWNS AROUND.
I DO THINK THAT GENERALLY OVERALL, THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL HAS THE COMMUNITY'S BEST INTEREST AT HEART, SAVING AS MUCH PROPERTY AS WE CAN AND TRYING TO REDUCE THE DENSITY AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THE MORE THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED THIS YEAR, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GET INVOLVED.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE DIRECTION SOMETHING'S GOING IN, THEN TAKE AN ACTIVE STANCE.
THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU.
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>> WELL, MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THIS IS ITEMS 1 THROUGH FOUR.IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO PULL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
>> ITEM 1. ANY MEMBER ON THE DAIS WISH TO PULL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
>> I NEED TO PULL ITEM 4 TO ABSTAIN.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AN AMENDED AGENDA CONSISTING OF ITEMS 2 AND 3.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF AGENDA ITEMS 2 AND 3 SAY AYE.
>> AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[1. Ordinance 1-25, (Second Reading), Neighborhood (NB) Subdistrict Signage - Zoning Text Amendment to modify Section 27-1229, the sign regulations for neighborhood subdistrict. ]
I THINK PULLED BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. IS THAT CORRECT?>> GOOD EVENING. ROBERT SEDLER, 309 MARLBERRY CIRCLE.
I TRY NOT TO BE STUPID, AND ONE COULD ACCUSE ME OF BEING STUPID FOR TAKING SOMETHING OFF A CONSENT AGENDA THAT I'M INTERESTED IN GETTING PAST, BUT I AM PRESIDENT OF THE NEW HAVEN AT ABACOA HOA, ON BEHALF OF THE 1,000 PLUS RESIDENTS WE HAD THERE.
I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO TAKE IT OFF THE AGENDA JUST TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO THE TOWN AND STAFF.
MAYOR KURETSKI, VICE MAYOR SUNDSTROM, MANAGER KITZEROW, THERE'S A REASON YOU SIT IN THOSE SEATS, AND PART OF IT IS WHAT OUR EXPERIENCE WAS.
WE HAD AN ISSUE. WE NEEDED TO FIND A WAY TO WORK THROUGH THE SYSTEM TO GET IT DONE.
THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION WERE OPEN.
YOU HELPED CONNECT US WITH STAFF.
STAFF IS OWED THANKS AS WELL FOR GETTING US TO THIS POINT, AND ASSUMING THAT I HAVEN'T MESSED THIS UP, AND IT DOESN'T PASS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH STAFF TO GET TO THE FINISH LINE ON THIS ISSUE.
I WILL GIVE YOU A MINUTE MORE OF YOUR TIME LEFT, BUT WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATED WHAT YOU DID.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR RE-ELECTIONS.
BUT THANK YOU FOR THE OPEN DOOR AND THE CONCERN, AND THE LISTENING, AND THE SENSITIVITY YOU HAD TO US WHEN WE CAME TO YOU WITH OUR ISSUES.
VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, ALL.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU. WE HAVE BEFORE US THAT ORDINANCE 125.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON 125.
>> I ASK THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO READ ORDINANCE 125 ON SHORT TITLE.
>> ORDINANCE NUMBER 1-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 27-1229 OF THE TOWN CODE PERTAINING TO SIGN AREA REGULATIONS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD SUB-DISTRICT (NB), PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF LAWS IN CONFLICT, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[4. Resolution 40-25, Authorizing supplemental agreement no. 2 to EPW 2024-23 for the Guaranteed Maximum Price for Site and Signal Construction at Cinquez Park and at Piatt Place in an amount of $8,578,882.]
RESOLUTION 4025 FOR THE NEED TO ABSTAIN.MY WIFE'S NIECE WORKED FOR THE COMPANY THAT THIS CONTRACT IS WORTH, AND SO WITH THAT I NEED TO ABSTAIN.
>> THE GAVEL, THE PASS, BUT PASS THE GAVEL [OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH. [NOISE] I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> MOTION MOVED. [OVERLAPPING] GO ON.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> AYE. THE VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, EXCEPT FOR MAYOR KURETSKI.
>> I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO A BETTER JOB OF EXPLAINING TO THE PUBLIC WHEN WE ABSTAIN, THE ETHICS RULES BIND US NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CONVERSATION.
THAT'S WHY I WAS LEAVING NOT KNOWING HOW LONG IT MAY HAVE GONE, BUT I NOW CAN RETURN.
MOVING ON TO REPORT. TOWN ATTORNEY.
[TOWN ATTORNEY]
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>> AGAIN, NOTHING FROM MR. BRETT OTHER THAN I FORGOT TO EXPRESS TOM'S SENTIMENTS, TO CONGRATULATING YOU, MAYOR, AND YOU, VICE MAYOR, FOR YOUR RE-ELECTIONS, AND I APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOU, AS DO I. CONGRATULATIONS.
[TOWN MANAGER]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A FEW THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR TOWN CLERK, LAURA CAHILL, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT SHE'S DONE.
WITH THIS ELECTION, HER AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY.
I KNOW WE HAVE ONE MORE TO GO.
AGAIN, AS YOU HEAR ME SAY SO MANY TIMES, IT'S JUST REMARKABLE TO ME THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES THAT THE PUBLIC NEVER SEES, TO MAKE THESE THINGS GO THE WAY THEY GO.
THANK YOU TO YOU, LAURA, AND FOR YOUR TEAM THERE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND YOU CONTINUE TO DO IN THAT REGARD.
ALSO, WHILE SPEAKING ABOUT OUR TOWN CLERK, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE HER.
LAST WEEK SHE WAS AWARDED THE DESIGNATION OF MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK BY THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS.
THIS DESIGNATION IS AWARDED TO THOSE MUNICIPAL CLERKS WHO COMPLETED DEMANDING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND WHO HAVE A RECORD OF SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND STATE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK ON THAT, AND CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE, MAYOR, TO CONGRATULATE KEVIN ALBONE, A TEAM MEMBER IN OUR ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
KEVIN IS ONE OF THOSE THAT EVERY TIME HE NEEDS SOMETHING FIXED, OR SOMETHING DONE, HE'S THE PERSON THAT SHOWS UP.
HE WAS SELECTED BY HIS COLLEAGUES AS THE EMPLOYEE OF THE FOURTH QUARTER FOR THIS PAST QUARTER.
CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM. FEW OTHER NOTES, THE SHORELINE STABILIZATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT ALONG THE SHORELINE AT JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA WILL BEGIN NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 24.
THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT IS HOLDING A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY AT 9:00 AM ON MONDAY, AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE CEREMONY.
BLM MANAGER PETER DEWITT WILL PROVIDE COUNCIL WITH AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECT AT OUR NEXT TOWN COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 1ST.
AGAIN, LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE RUNOFF ELECTION FOR OUR DISTRICT 1 SEAT WILL BE HELD NEXT TUESDAY, MARCH 25TH.
RESIDENTS CAN VOTE NOW BY VISITING A SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE.
I ALSO LIKE TO THANK GIRL SCOUT TROOP 24348, WHO RECENTLY DELIVERED COOKIES TO THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR ALL THAT OUR OFFICERS DO TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, THEY UNDERSTAND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND WHAT THEY MEAN TO US.
ON MARCH 3RD, TWO DERELICT VESSELS, THE OBSESSION AND THE LAST FLING, WERE REMOVED FROM JUPITER'S WATERWAYS.
THIS WAS IN LINE WITH THE TOWN STRATEGIC INITIATIVE CONCERNING DERELICT VESSELS, SO THANK YOU TO THE MARINE PATROL GUYS.
REGISTRATION FOR OUR POPULAR JUPITER U TOURS IS NOW OPEN.
THE PROGRAM OFFERS FREE TOURS TO EXPLORE JUPITER'S RICH HISTORY AND UNIQUE CHARACTER.
AMONG THE PLACES FEATURED IN THIS YEAR'S TOURS ARE THE HISTORIC TRAIN DEPOT, THE JUPITER WATER PLANT, THE LIGHTHOUSE, THE MALTZ THEATER, AND TOWN HALL.
ANYONE WISHING TO LEARN MORE CAN VISIT THE TOWN'S WEBSITE AT JUPITER.FL.US\JUPITERU.
ON THURSDAY MORNING AT 9:00 AM, THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT'S APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE PALM BEACH COUNTY EMS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THE COPCN IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES AND AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION.
TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE COUNTY'S EOC BUILDING LOCATED AT 20 SOUTH MILITARY TRAIL IN WEST PALM BEACH.
THEN FINALLY, ON A SAD NOTE, I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE TRAGIC EVENT THAT OCCURRED INVOLVING THE E-BIKES ON FRIDAY EVENING.
AS A RESULT AND THE CONTINUED EFFORTS OF OUR JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT, THIS THURSDAY, THE TOWN WILL HOST AN E-BIKE TOWN SAFETY HALL MEETING AT 6:00 PM HERE IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
AT THIS EVENT, OUR POLICE CHIEF WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE LAWS SURROUNDING THE SAFE USE OF E-BIKES, AND INFORMATION ON THE STEPS THE TOWN HAS TAKEN TO EDUCATE OUR RESIDENTS ON THIS TOPIC.
THERE'LL ALSO BE A TIME FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK.
OUR HOPE IS THAT THIS TOWN HALL WILL PROVIDE A SPRING BOARD FOR A SAFER JUPITER IN THE LIGHT OF THIS TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED LAST THURSDAY EVENING.
WITH THAT, MAYOR, THAT'S MY REPORT FOR TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FORE.
[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]
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>> I WANT TO CONGRATULATE BOTH OF YOU ON A VERY GOOD RUN ELECTION. WELL DONE.
THE TOWN'S INFINITELY BETTER OFF NOW THAT YOU'RE STAYING WITH US.
YOUR SERVICE HAS BEEN EXEMPLARY, AND SEEING HOW IT WORKS UP CLOSE, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE TOWN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR TAKING THE HIT, AS I SEE IT, AND TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM.
IT'S HARD, AND YOU DID WELL. THANK YOU.
I'M ALSO OBLIGED TO TALK ABOUT THE E-BIKE TRAGEDY AS WELL. IT'S JUST AWFUL.
I CAN'T IMAGINE LOSING A CHILD UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST WAYS I CAN IMAGINE IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.
PART OF WHAT I DO, I'M A FORENSIC ENGINEER, SO I'M CONSTANTLY INVOLVED WITH FATALITIES AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, AND IT'S VERY HARD.
IT'D BE REALLY GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REACH OUT TO THE FAMILY AND PROVIDE WHAT SUPPORT THEY CAN.
I THINK WE HAVE, TO SOME RESPECT, BUT EVERYBODY OUT THERE, A QUICK NOTE, EVEN IF IT'S AN ANONYMOUS NOTE, JUST SAY THINKING ABOUT YOU.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL SAY THINKING ABOUT YOU RIGHT AFTER THE EVENT.
MAYBE A WEEK FROM NOW OR TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, SAY, STILL THINKING ABOUT YOU.
THEY'RE GOING TO NEED SUPPORT FOR A WHILE.
THAT'S A TRAGEDY. A PRIOR E-BIKE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN JUPITER JUST UNDER A YEAR AGO, VERY CLOSE TO THE SAME LOCATION.
I'M NOT AT ALL SURE WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT APPARENTLY, BASED ON THE POLICE REPORT, A GOVERNOR IS A DEVICE THAT CAN BE PUT ON THESE E-BIKES THAT LIMIT THEIR TOP SPEEDS.
APPARENTLY, THIS E-BIKE, NOT THIS RECENT ONE, BUT A YEAR AGO, HAD BEEN ALTERED.
THE GOVERNOR OR THE SPEED LIMITER HAD BEEN CUT.
IT'S POSSIBLE FOR THAT E-BIKE TO TRAVEL OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR.
FROM A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STANDPOINT-
>> THE KINETIC ENERGY A MASS CARRIES IS PROPORTIONATE TO ITS VELOCITY SQUARED.
IT'S NOT THAT YOU JUST DOUBLE VELOCITY, YOU DOUBLE KINETIC ENERGY, YOU'RE QUADRUPLING IT.
THE ENERGY CURVE GOES UP PARABOLICALLY.
WHEN THESE BIKES ARE GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR, IT'S POSSIBLE TO DO INCREDIBLE HARM TO YOUR BODY AND TO THE BIKE AND THE CAR, ACTUALLY.
I'LL BE BRINGING THIS TO THURSDAY MEETING.
PARENTS CAN GO CHECK THEIR E BIKE.
THEIR CHILDREN'S E BIKE AND SEE IF IT'S BEEN ALTERED BECAUSE THE ABILITY TO ALTER THESE E-BIKES, I'VE NOT LOOKED IT UP BUT I BET YOU CAN GO ON THE INTERNET IN SECONDS AND FIND A WAY TO CUT THESE WIRES.
THE INTERNET TELLS YOU HOW TO DO BASICALLY EVERYTHING.
IT'D BE NICE IF PARENTS HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTROL OVER IT AND BE ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE IF THEIR E-BIKES BEEN ALTERED TO ALLOW IT TO GO OVER CERTAIN SPEED.
BUT AGAIN, MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH A FAMILY WHO JUST HAD A TRAGIC PASSING.
>> TO ADD TO THAT, I WOULD IMAGINE THOSE BIKES, THEY'RE NOT DESIGNED TO GO AT THAT SPEED ANYWAY.
IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE A DIRECTION, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE CONTROL.
>> FROM A DYNAMIC STANDPOINT, THEY BECOME MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER TO CONTROL.
YOU'RE GETTING AT THE VERY TOP ENDS OF WHAT THE WHOLE MACHINE CAN DO.
IT'S MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP BECAUSE STOPPING REQUIRES YOU TO SHED THAT KINETIC ENERGY.
YOU'VE REALLY BUILT UP KINETIC ENERGY WHEN YOU'RE GOING THAT FAST.
YOUR STOPPING DISTANCE IS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER.
WHEN YOUR STOPPING DISTANCE IS GREATER, YOUR SIGHT DISTANCE IS AFFECTED.
IF THERE ARE ANY BLIND SPOTS AND YOU'RE GOING REAL FAST, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STOP AHEAD OF TIME.
REALLY IMPORTANT WE KEEP THESE E-BIKES DOWN TO A LOWER SPEED.
>> ANY MOTORIZED VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WITH THE KID ON IT, TWO WHEEL, MINI BIKE.
SINCE I WAS A KID, THERE ARE ALWAYS TRAGEDIES, IT'S JUST SO SAD, UNNECESSARY, AND WE REALLY HAVE TO WRAP OUR BRAINS AROUND THIS AND GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT.
>> HELMETS. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO WEAR HELMETS.
>>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS A TOUGH SLOG.
SAD THAT IT'S LOCAL POLITICS HAS GOTTEN THAT UGLY.
I HOPE IT CLEARS UP, BUT WE'LL SEE, BUT I'M REALLY GLAD YOU FOLKS ARE STILL HERE, AND YOU MADE A GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, AND JUST CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
TAKE A BREATH AND RELAX A LITTLE BIT.
>> YES, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE E-BIKE TOWN HALL.
I DO WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE FOR ALL THAT THEY'VE DONE AND HAVE BEEN DOING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.
I KNOW, COUNCILOR FOR, WHEN YOU MENTIONED THAT FIRST ACCIDENT HAPPENED,
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THAT WAS ALSO GOT WRENCHING, AND WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR TRAFFIC MEETING, WHAT WE COULD DO, AND WE MADE IT A STRATEGIC ITEM TO FOCUS ON E-BIKES.OUR POLICE AS PART OF THAT INITIATIVE, HAVE BEEN IN OUR SCHOOLS, HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, EDUCATING, ENFORCING I'M SURE WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL OF THAT.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN GETTING WEEKLY REPORTS AND WEEKLY UPDATES ON THAT FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL AS A COMMUNITY.
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER.
HE IS LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE AS WELL AND RESEARCHING IT WHILE ALSO AT LEGISLATIVE SESSION NOW IN TALLAHASSEE, BUT HIS OFFICE IS OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO ANY RESIDENT WHO WANTS TO SHARE IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS INPUT.
THE TOWN ALSO AT THIS MEETING, AS OUR TOWN MANAGER STATED, WHILE SHARING AND CLARIFYING THE LAW AND WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
A BIG PART OF THIS MEETING IS TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS, YOUR SUGGESTIONS, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.
IF YOU HAVE ONE ON E-BIKE SAFETY, I DO HOPE THAT YOU'LL COME OUT THURSDAY AT 6:00.
IF YOU DO WANT TO LEARN MORE AND YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, IT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED BOTH ON FACEBOOK AND ON THE WEBSITE, AND WE'LL BE HELDING THESE CHAMBERS.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK LAURA FOR JUST AN INCREDIBLE ELECTION.
I DO THINK THAT THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WAS MUCH EASIER.
THERE ARE DIFFICULT PARTS OF RUNNING, BUT THAT WAS NOT ONE OF THEM, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR SOME OF THESE UPDATES AS WE JOIN THE MODERN WORLD THERE.
I WANT TO SAY TO THAT I'M VERY PROUD THAT THE TOWN CAME OUT AND VOTED WITH WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS, LAURA AND MYSELF JUST RECENTLY THAT WE DID HAVE THE TURNOUT WE DID.
JUST TO SHARE GARDENS, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS 46,000 REGISTERED VOTERS.
WE HAVE 42,000. BOYNTON BEACH HAS 47,000.
FOR GARDENS 46,000, THEY HAD FEWER THAN 5,000 PEOPLE TURN OUT TO VOTE OR 10.6%.
FOR BOYNTON 47,000 REGISTERED, THEY HAD 5,500 COME OUT TO VOTE OR 11.7%.
FOR OUR 42,000, WE HAD 7,400 ROUGHLY COME OUT TO VOTE OR 17.5%.
IT WAS PRETTY HIGH AND WE'RE GRATEFUL.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL VOTE IN OUR RUNOFF TO KEEP THAT TURNOUT. WE'RE PROUD OF IT.
WITH SPRING BREAK, THAT IS A COMPLICATING FACTOR, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS DOES HAVE OFFICES OPEN 8:30-5:00.
YOU CAN GO TO THE OFFICE ON PGA AND VOTE IF YOU NEED TO VOTE BEFORE TRAVELING, YOU CAN VOTE BY MAIL OR VOTE ON ELECTION DAY.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH EVERYONE.
THEN FINALLY, IF WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, I JUST WANT TO FLAG SOMETHING QUICKLY FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND RESIDENTS, THOSE INTERESTED IN DALIC VESSELS BECAUSE WE DID JUST HEAR ABOUT THAT.
IT HAS A HOUSE COMPANION BILL THAT JUST PASSED A COMMITTEE, BUT THIS WOULD REQUIRE NEW REGISTRATIONS FOR LONG TERM ANCHORING OF VESSELS WITH THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT STRONGER REGULATION OF DALIC VESSELS AND REGISTRATIONS.
I HOPE IT CONTINUES FORWARD AND JUST WANTED TO FLAG. THANK YOU.
>> YOU HAVE AN HB NUMBER ON THAT?
>> I'VE GOT SB164 AND LET'S SEE HB1149.
>> JUST THREE ITEMS TO TOUCH UPON.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK OUR TOWN CLERK AS A CANDIDATE.
SHE TRIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE VERY CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE RULES AND FOLLOW THEM.
IN FACT, I HAD A FOLDER IN MY E MAIL SYSTEM WHERE I FOLDED AND I CALLED IT LAURA'S GUIDANCE.
I REGRET THAT I WAS A MESS WITH FOLLOWING THE SIGN RULES.
I DIDN'T GO AND LOOK AT THE GUIDANCE I HAD GOTTEN AND WAS CALLED OUT AND HAD TO REMOVE A FEW SIGNS, BUT THANK YOU.
IT'S NOT FOR OUR TOWN CLERK'S LACK OF EFFORT.
IT'S FOR MINE NOT HAVING READ IT.
SECONDLY, JUST TALKING ABOUT THE E-BIKE TOWN HALL.
I'M GRATEFUL TO VICE MAYOR FOR HAVING WORK WITH STAFF TO CREATE THAT.
I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IS NEEDED, SOMETHING WE HADN'T DONE BEFORE.
I DO WANT TO SHARE THAT AS A MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY, THE WHOLE TOPIC OF E-BIKES HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS.
I DO KNOW THAT JUPITER'S POLICE,
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I'M PROUD THAT THEY WERE WAY OUT FRONT OF OTHER POLICE AGENCIES, FOR THE MOST PART, ON TRYING TO MANAGE THAT SITUATION.I REMEMBER VIVIDLY AFTER CHRISTMAS OF '23, WE WERE OUT OF CONTROL AND THEY WENT AHEAD AND DID A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT, AND THEN HAPPENS AGAIN THE NEXT YEAR WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF GIFTS OF THOSE GIVEN.
BUT AGAIN, FOR THE PUBLIC, I'VE COME TO REALIZE JUST BECAUSE WE THINK THERE'S INFORMATION OUT THERE, THE PUBLIC DOESN'T ALWAYS SEE IT.
IN AN EFFORT TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT, EVER MORE TRANSPARENT.
WE HAVE TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS.
THEN ADDITIONALLY, WE GET WEEKLY TOWN MANAGER REPORTS, WHICH ARE VERY THOROUGH WITH REGARD TO WHAT VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING.
THEY'RE AN INCREDIBLE SOURCE THAT I HAVE.
I THINK THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT I'M SURE NOBODY REALLY GOES AND LOOKS AT IT, BUT GOING BACK ON THAT AND REFLECTING UPON IT OVER THE COURSE OF, I THINK AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF, I THINK OUR POLICE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.
AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL LONG TIME, I KNOW THAT OUR POLICE CAN ONLY WORK WITHIN THE RULES AND LAWS THAT THEY HAVE, AND IT MAY WELL BE THE CASE THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE IT.
SO THEY HAVE DIFFERENT ABILITY TO ENFORCE LAWS OR WHATEVER.
I DO BELIEVE THAT THE E-BIKE TOWN HALL.
ALSO, BY THE WAY, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT, AS AN ENGINEER AND ELECTED OFFICIAL, THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT IN PUBLIC SAFETY.
BOTH THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY AND THE TOWN OF JUPITER HAVE ADOPTED VISION ZERO, WHICH IS ZERO FATALITIES EVER.
WHENEVER SOMETHING LIKE HAPPENED, THIS TRAGEDY, IT REALLY IS GUT RETCHING AND WE TRY TO LEARN FROM IT AND TRY TO AVOID ANYTHING LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENING AGAIN, AND I DO BELIEVE THIS TOWN HALL, WHICH IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT WE'VE EVER DONE MAY PROVIDE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR AND GET IDEAS AND WITH THE LEGISLATIVE TIE IN THAT PERHAPS SOME GOOD CAN COME OUT OF IT, THAT WILL SAVE ANOTHER KID IN OUR COMMUNITY FROM BEING INJURED OR WORSE.
THEN LASTLY, I WANT TO BRING UP A TOPIC THAT I NEED TO GET COUNCIL ACTION ON.
WHEN WE SAY THIS, A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE MAYOR AND UNDERSTAND THAT.
THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP CLARIFYING THAT 105 ON THE COUNCIL, WHICH MEANS I HAVE 105 VOTES.
I DO NEED TO SOMETIMES ASK FOR POLICY INPUT, POLICY DIRECTION TO BE GIVEN THESE MEETINGS.
BEFORE SOMETHING GOES ON AN AGENDA, THAT'S THE WAY IT DOES WORK.
I UNDERSTAND THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MISPERCEIVED, BUT WE DON'T MEET OUTSIDE OF THESE MEETINGS.
SOMETIMES LIKE ON THE TOPIC I'M ABOUT TO SAY, I'M GOING TO GUESS I'M GOING TO CATCH TWO, IF NOT THREE OTHER OF MY COLLEAGUES OFF GUARD WITH THIS.
WE ENTERED INTO AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR OUR TOWN MANAGER ON MAY 31ST 2022.
I'M LOOKING AT AMEND AND NO, WE ENTERED INTO MAY 17TH, 2022, AN AGREEMENT.
THIS AGREEMENT, SECTION 1, SAYS THAT SO THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT ENDS MAY 17TH, 2025.
EITHER PARTY MAY GIVE NOTICE OF ITS INTENTION TO RENEW THE AGREEMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEAR PERIOD UPON 60 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OTHER [INAUDIBLE] 18TH.
I GUESS MARCH WAS 31 DAYS, WE'RE JUST RIGHT ON HERE.
I'D LIKE NUMBER 1, AND THEN THIS BECOMES AGENDA, BUT I NEED TO GIVE POLICY DIRECTION HERE.
I TRUST I'M GOING TO HAVE THE SUPPORT IS THAT WE HEREBY GIVE NOTICE TO OUR TOWN MANAGER OF OUR DESIRE TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT.
FURTHER, IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT JUST HAPPENED BECAUSE REALLY WE
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THE COUNCIL ARE THE ONLY ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.WITH OUR FORMER GOVERNMENT, THE TOWN MANAGER WORKS FOR US AND EVERYBODY ON STAFF WORKS UNDER HIM OR HER, WHOEVER THE CASE, BUT IT'S HIM NOW.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO AND THE WAY IT WORKS IS SO I DO THINK WE NEED TO NOT JUST AMEND THE CONTRACT, MODIFY IT.
SO IT HAS ANOTHER TERM BEYOND THIS ONE.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT THIS TO SNEAK UP ON SOMEBODY, I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE.
LET'S JUST SAY IF WE ATTENDED IT TO, MARCH MAY 17TH OF 2028.
THERE'LL BE SOME OTHER MAYOR SITTING IN THE SEAT.
BUT WHEN THEY COME TO SIT, THEY'RE READY GOING TO BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL ON IT.
AGAIN, I'M GOING OUT OF MY WAY TO EXPLAIN THIS, BUT THIS ONE IT'S NOT JUST AN AMENDMENT, BUT IT SHOULD BE ADJUSTED.
THE WAY WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST, HISTORICALLY, THE MAYOR HAS WORKED WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO BRING BACK AN AGENDA ITEM, WHERE THIS IS VOTED ON THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M PROPOSING, BUT TONIGHT, AND THEN WE ASKED THE TOWN ATTORNEY JUST TO CONFIRM, I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED A MOTION FOR THIS.
>> YES. TO SERVE THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXTEND THE MANAGER, YES.
>> MOTION TO SERVE NOTICE TO THE TOWN MANAGER OF EXTENDING THE CONTRACT FOR THREE YEARS, AND WE'LL COME BACK TO ON WHAT DATE? ARE WE GOING TO COME?
>> WE'LL HAVE TO DO IT BEFORE MAY 17TH, BUT THE TIME, WHATEVER TIME IT TAKES, THE TOWN ATTORNEY, MYSELF, TO GET THAT IN.
WHETHER IT'S THE NEXT MEETING, WHAT IT HAS TO BE BEFORE THE TERM EXPIRES.
>> I AGREE, BUT JUST AS A POINT OF DISCUSSION, I AM SLIGHTLY CONCERNED WITH JUST THE TIMING ON A NUMBER OF ITEMS RELATED TO THIS CONTRACT.
WE'VE EITHER MISSED DEADLINES OR WE'VE GOTTEN RIGHT UP AGAINST DEADLINES.
TO PREVENT IT GOING FORWARD, IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO HAVE I DON'T KNOW WHO THE APPROPRIATE BODY WOULD BE, POTENTIALLY THE TOWN ATTORNEY OR HR, JUST TO KEEP THIS ON SCHEDULE AND BRING IT TO US SO THAT IT'S NOT ON US TO TRY TO FIND.
>> AS A POINT OF RECORD KEEPING GOING FORWARD, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE AGENDA ITEM.
FOR RECORD KEEPING GOING FORWARD.
WE DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
>> WELL, WILL THIS BE THE EXACT CONTRACT WHERE WE'RE NEGOTIATING TERMS, SALARIES, BENEFITS.
>> WELL, NO, I THINK IT'S GENERIC.
YOU WERE EXTENDING IT AND THAT MAY BE THE ONLY THING WE TOUCH, BUT WE'LL BRING THAT BACK.
>> WHEN WE DISCUSS COMMISSION WE'LL DISCUSS SALARY.
>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GET. IT'LL BE AGENDED. WE'LL GET A PACKAGE.
NO, SALARY, WE'VE BEEN ADJUSTING SALARY.
THIS IS REALLY A TIME EXTENSION.
BUT MORE THAN JUST A TIME EXTENSION BECAUSE IT SAYS 13 YEAR, WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A CONTRACT THAT NOW ENDS IN THREE YEARS, SO WE WOULD ADD ANOTHER TERM AS A MINIMUM, RIGHT TO IT SO THAT.
CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN WE CAME UP WITH THIS CONTRACT WERE QUITE DIFFERENT.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT DOING A MAJOR CHANGE OF IT, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE AMENDED NUMBER 1 TO EXERCISE AN EXTENSION AND THEN INCLUDE ANOTHER EXTENSION, SO IT DOESN'T END.
I DO AGREE AND WE'VE NEVER HAD CLARITY ON THIS, BUT I'D ASKED THE TOWN MANAGER TO CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK WITH US.
BUT IT'S PROBABLY LIKELY THAT HR WOULD BE THE ONE TO PUT IT ON THEIR LIST OF REMINDERS TO US WHEN THERE'S AN OBLIGATION THAT WE HAVE TO YOU IN THE CONTRACT.
BUT I'M THE MAYOR, AND AS LONG AS I'M HERE, I TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR NOT HAVING BRINK BROUGHT THIS SOONER.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND APPRECIATE YOUR SUGGESTION, SO THERE'S LESS LIKELIHOOD OF AND THEY'RE NOT LATE ON IT.
>> IT'S ON ALL OF US, AND IT'S JUST DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS THAT WE MANAGE.
IT GETS DIFFICULT. HR, THE ONLY PURPOSE WOULD BE TO REMIND US AT THE PROPER TIME REGULARLY.
>> IT'S OUR ACCOUNTABILITY, JUST LIKE IT'S OUR ACCOUNTABILITY DUE TO PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.
>> CORRECT. THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE TIMELINE AS WELL.
EVERY YEAR, A CERTAIN DATE AND TIME ARE SPECIFIED FOR THAT ACTIVITY AND THEN FOR THE CONTRACT.
>> YES. ALL IN FAVOR OF SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THE TIME IS NOW 8:09, AND WE'LL ADJOIN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.