[Call To Order]
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>> [BACKGROUND] GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 PM, AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IF ALL THOSE THAT ARE ABLE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING.
>> DEAR GOD, MAY WE SERVE WITH GRACE AND STRENGTH TO CONCEIVE AND EXECUTE WHAT COMES BEFORE US TONIGHT TO THE HIGHEST AND BEST REGARD OF OUR PEOPLE.
AMEN. LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> COUNCILOR MALISE SUNDSTROM.
[1. Installation and Swearing-in of Council Member Dan Guisinger by Town Attorney Thomas J. Baird. #]
>> WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE INSTALLATION AND SWEARING IN OF COUNCIL MEMBER DAN GEISINGER BY TOWN ATTORNEY.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO TOWN ATTORNEY.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO DO THIS.
IT'S BEEN ON MY BUCKET LIST FOR SOME TIME.
I'M GOING TO ASK THE COUNCILOR-ELECT TO JOIN ME IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL, AND WE'LL DO THE FESTIVITIES.
DO WE WANT TO DO IT IN? YOU'RE JUST GOING TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, REPEAT AFTER ME.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT PROTECT AND DEFEND.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT PROTECT AND DEFEND.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> THAT I'M DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE.
>> THAT I'M DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE.
>> UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].
EVERYBODY, HEAR ME. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THIS APPOINTMENT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE TOWN OF JUPITER, AND HOPEFULLY, MY PRESENCE ON THE COUNCIL WILL BE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE TOWN.
ALSO I LIKE TO THANK MY WIFE AND MY FAMILY WITHOUT HER SUPPORT, SHE KEEPS ME GROUNDED AND GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO ALL THE THINGS I LIKE TO DO AROUND THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU, SUE. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> DID THE STAFF WANT TO JUST TAKE PHOTOS WITH HIS FAMILY, TAKE A MOMENT?
>> WE HAVE TO SIGN HIM UP FIRST [LAUGHTER].
>> SIR, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE SOME PICTURES WITH FAMILY? [BACKGROUND]
>> I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO BE CHAIRED.
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THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.[2. Code Enforcement Appreciation week - June 2 - 6, 2025– Mr. Chris Ailes, Code Compliance Manager. #]
>> NOW MOVE ON. I HAVE A PROCLAMATION, I WILL BE PRESENTING THIS PROCLAMATION TO CHRIS ALES, OUR CODE COMPLIANCE MANAGER, WITH A CODE ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK PROCLAMATION.
IF HE'D COME UP, AND AFTER I GET DONE READING AND I'LL COME DOWN AND PRESENT IT.
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE WEEK OF JUNE 2ND THROUGH 6TH, 2025, AS CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS APPRECIATION WEEK.
WHEREAS CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS IN THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ENFORCEMENT OF BUILDING, ZONING, HOUSING, FIRE SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND OTHER CODES AND ORDINANCES.
WHEREAS CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS ARE OFTEN NOT CREDITED FOR THE JOBS THAT THEY DO IN SAVING LIVES AND IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOODS.
WHEREAS EVERY DAY, ASSISTED BY SUPPORT AND PROGRAM STAFF, THEY ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS TOO MANY TIMES THEIR EFFORTS GO UNNOTICED, EVEN AFTER CODE COMPLIANCE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO THEIR EFFORTS AND EXPERTISE, AND WHEREAS CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS ARE DEDICATED, WELL TRAINED AND HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO TAKE THEIR JOB SERIOUSLY AND ARE PROUD OF THEIR DEPARTMENT AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN WHICH THEY SERVE.
WHEREAS THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS DECLARED THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE TO BE SET ASIDE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THEIR CODE AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS.
NOW THEREFORE, I JIM KURETSKI, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM ISSUE THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE JUPITER TOWN COUNCIL AND DO PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF JUNE 2ND THROUGH 6TH, 2025 AS CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS APPRECIATION WEEK IN JUPITER, FLORIDA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEWIDE OBSERVANCE OF THE SAME AND ENCOURAGE CITIZENS OF JUPITER TO JOIN THIS COUNCIL AND EXPRESS AN APPRECIATION FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AS OUR CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HERE ON TO SIT IN MY HAND AND SEAL THIS THIRD DAY OF JUNE 2025 [APPLAUSE].
>> I WILL GO RIGHT IN FRONT RIGHT HERE.
>> MAYOR, TOWN COUNCIL, TOWN MANAGER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR DIVISION.
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WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT AND THE WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE THAT THIS COUNCIL AND THE TOWN MANAGER PRESENTS FOR US.WE'RE HONORED TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF JUPITER.
WE'RE HONORED TO FEEL AS APPRECIATED AS WE DO BY THE TOWN, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY TO YOUR TEAM [APPLAUSE].
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS.THIS IS FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS, AND THEY'RE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IS ASKED TO STATE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PRIOR ADDRESSING TOWN COUNCIL.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> YES, MAYOR. WE HAVE THREE. BRETT LEONI.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL FOR THE RECORD, BRETT LEONI, 132 BARBADOS DRIVE.
COUNCILOR, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU DO AND ADD TO THE GREAT WORK THAT THE COUNCIL AND THE TOWN IS DOING.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ON PLANNING AND ZONING FOR A WHILE, AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE WORK THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON A FEW TOPICS HERE REAL QUICK.
A WEEK AGO, WE HAD QUITE THE INCIDENT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE ISLAND A ABACO, AND COINCIDENTALLY, THE NEXT NIGHT, WE HAD A CAG MEETING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW I MENTIONED THIS TO CHIEF BARBERA WHEN WE WERE THERE AND THE OTHER OFFICERS, BUT JUST WANTED TO SAY ON THE RECORD THAT THEIR RESPONSE AND HANDLING OF THAT SITUATION WAS SECOND TO NONE.
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AT THE RESPONSE.
I THINK THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS SAFE, AND THAT IT ENDED PEACEFULLY, AND LUCKILY THAT IT DID.
I THINK IT JUST GOES TO THE POLICE TRAINING THAT JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT GOES THROUGH, THE FACT THAT EVERY SINGLE WARRANT OFFICER GOES THROUGH SWAT TRAINING AND UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT TAKES TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR POLICE CHIEFS ALL THE WAY FROM THE FIRST CHIEF CHIEF MAYO, TO OUR LATEST CHIEF, CHIEF BARBERA, INCLUDING CHIEF KITZEROW, WHO'S NOW OUR TOWN MANAGER, WHICH LEADS ME TO MY NEXT POINT A FEW WEEKS AGO DURING THE POLICE OFFICERS APPRECIATION WEEK, IF I GOT THAT CORRECT.
FINALLY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING WAS DEDICATED IN HONOR OF OUR FIRST POLICE CHIEF AS I MENTIONED, CHIEF MAYO.
BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO CHECK OUT THE PLAQUE ON THE BUILDING.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BRONZE PLAQUE WITH AN IMAGE OF CHIEF MAYO, VERY HANDSOME MAN.
JUST AMAZING TO HEAR ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
I'VE HEARD FIRSTHAND FROM HIS SON, BRETT, BUT TO CONTINUE TO HEAR IT FROM OTHERS IS TRULY REMARKABLE.
AGAIN, STANDING ON THE SHOULDER OF A GIANT WHO BUILT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ENSURED THE SAFETY OF OUR TOWN WHEN IT WAS JUST A SMALL TOWN BACK THEN.
ALSO AS THE MAYOR JUST PROCLAIMED COMPLIANCE WEEK, MENTIONED THIS AGAIN AT THE CAG MEETING TO CHRIS ALES.
I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND JUST NOTICED THE BEAUTIFICATION THAT'S GOING ON WITH LANDSCAPING AND EVERYTHING.
KUDOS TO THEIR TEAM FOR HELPING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE APPEARANCE OF OUR TOWN.
MY LAST TOPIC, I'VE MENTIONED A FEW TIMES, WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS IS LOOKING AT THE PHOTO METRICS AND THE LIGHTING AT KEY INTERSECTIONS WITHIN OUR TOWN.
SPECIFICALLY, JUST BECAUSE I LIVE IN ABACO AND TRAVERSED THERE THROUGH A LOT.
THERE ARE SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS THAT ARE VERY DARK AT NIGHT THAT COULD USE SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHTING TO HELP WITH SOME PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
I'D JUST LIKE TO GET THAT OUT THERE. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. FIRST, I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK DEPUTY CHIEF SHAW, WHO DID REACH OUT TO ME TO HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS I HAD ABOUT THE WEBCAMS IN CINQUEZ PARK.
WITH THE INFORMATION HE PROVIDED, IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE BUS STOP AND PATHS WHERE MY CHILDREN AND I ARE USUALLY WALKING THROUGH DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED WITH THE WEBCAM, SO THAT DID HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS I HAD FOR MY FAMILY.
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HOWEVER, I STILL HAVE CONTINUING CONCERNS FOR OTHER VISITORS OF THE DOG PARK AND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.JUST THE FACT THAT HAVING THE PARKS DISPLAYED TO ANYONE WHO HAS INTERNET ACCESS, I FEEL IS JUST A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW THE PARK TO BE AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE.
FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE WOMAN IN JUPITER RIGHT NOW WHO'S ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHO HAS A DOG, AND FOR A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO BE TELEVISED FOR ANYONE TO SEE, TO KNOW WHERE SHE IS, TO KNOW WHERE HER DOG IS IN A PLACE SHE MIGHT FREQUENT BECAUSE SHE HAS A DOG.
I THINK REALLY PUTS THAT PERSON AT RISK.
IT ALSO PUTS PEOPLE AT RISK IF PEOPLE ARE WATCHING AND THEY LEARN THE PATTERNS OF THE PEOPLE ATTENDING THIS PARK.
IT COULD PUT THEM AT RISK FOR BREAK-IN, ESPECIALLY SINCE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO VISIT THE PARK DO WALK THERE.
IT'S NOT VERY HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY LIVE IN PROXIMITY TO THE PARK.
I ALSO THINK THAT HAVING THE PEOPLE'S POSITIONS DISPLAYED AT ANY TIME ALSO INCREASE RISKS FOR SITUATIONS LIKE ACTIVE SHOOTERS.
OVERALL, THE WEBCAMS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY ARE THERE TO DISPLAY THE BEAUTY OF THE PARK AS WELL AS HELP PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THE ACTIVITY IS IN THE PARK AND THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
BUT OVERALL, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S STILL LIMITED BENEFIT FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY TURN INTO HIGH RISK FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL.
BECAUSE OF THAT, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE OTHER WAYS TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS, MAYBE HAVING THIS WEBCAMS AVAILABLE, BUT HAVING THEM MONITORED BY SOMEONE WHO ISN'T EVERYONE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, SO THAT IF THERE IS A SITUATION THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO MONITOR THAT APPROPRIATE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN RATHER THAN GIVING INFORMATION TO ANYONE WHO'S ABLE TO LOG IN.
OR IF THE CONCERN IS ABOUT MONITORING THE ACTIVITY, THERE ARE SOFTWARES OUT THERE THAT CAN USE TECHNOLOGY TO LEARN THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY THAT'S GOING ON IN THE PARK AND THEN COULD DISPLAY IF IT'S HIGH ACTIVITY, LOW ACTIVITY, THAT THING.
OVERALL, I JUST THINK THAT THE WEBCAMS COULD PUT PEOPLE AT RISK, AND I THINK WE COULD DO SOMETHING THAT HAS A BETTER BENEFIT-TO-RISK RATIO. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. CAROL WATSON, 6500 CHASEWOOD DRIVE C, JUPITER, 33458, ONE OF THE BEST ZIP CODES IN THE COUNTRY.
I WANTED TO TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS, THE FIRST OF WHICH ARE ALL THESE APPLICATIONS THAT HAPPENED FOR THE POSITION THAT COUNCILOR GEISINGER ULTIMATELY GOT.
I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY TO THE PEOPLE OUT THERE IN ZOOM WORLD WHO ARE WATCHING ONLINE THAT THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS, PLEASE LIMIT YOUR RESUME TO ONE PAGE.
I WENT THROUGH 60 PAGES AND READ EVERY WORD, MY FRIEND.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, SOME OF THEM JUST WENT ON AND ON.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESUME SPECIFIC TO THE POSITION THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO GET INSTEAD OF A RESUME THAT YOU'VE HAD FROM YOUR BUSINESS FROM 10, 20 YEARS AGO.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS, AND I THINK YOU PICKED THE RIGHT MAN, SO I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
>> THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY PICK TOO.
THE SECOND THING I WANT TO TOUCH ON IS THE CAG MEETINGS.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.
THIS LAST CAG, NOT THAT I ATTEND EVERY ONE OF THEM, BUT I TRY TO, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE NEW COUNCILOR AND ALL OF THE COUNCILORS AND EVEN MAYOR KURETSKI, PLEASE ATTEND A CAG MEETING.
IT'S ONLY USUALLY AN HOUR OF YOUR TIME, IT GOES BY QUICKLY.
YOU GET TO MEET THE LEADERS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THIS TOWN.
HEY, EVEN THE NEXT TIME YOU RUN FOR OFFICE, IT COULD BE SOME VOTES IN YOUR POCKET, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.
BUT CHIEF BARBERA IS TERRIFIC AT DISSEMINATING INFORMATION, AND IT'S ALWAYS SO INTERESTING.
WHEN I DO MISS, I'M REALLY UPSET AT MYSELF BECAUSE I FORGOT USUALLY.
THE THIRD THING I WANTED TO TOUCH ON WAS I DROVE BY THE NEW FIRE STATION THAT'S BEING BUILT ON US 1 YESTERDAY BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.
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IT'S JUST LIKE THE EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING FOR MANY, MANY OF US.IT WAS REALLY HARD TO SEE BEHIND ALL THE FENCES THAT ARE OVER THERE.
IT'S EASIER TO SEE THE CINQUEZ PARK ONE.
THAT IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT I HOPE THEY GET IT DONE.
HE SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE ON TIME, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT RIGHT NOW, AT LEAST THE US 1 DOES.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS THESE PEOPLE THAT COME IN HERE AND DO CITIZEN COMMENTS ON VOTING AND HOW MESSED UP THE VOTING IN THIS COUNTY IS HAVE REALLY TICKED ME OFF TO THE NTH DEGREE.
THESE BOZOS COME UP HERE AND THEY SAY THAT THIS COUNTY DOES THIS AND THIS COUNTY DOES THAT. IT'S ALL DISRUPTIVE.
I HAVE WORKED FOR THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SINCE 2008, THE FIRST BARACK OBAMA, AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.
EVERY TIME I SEE THIS WOMEN, THOSE GALS COME UP HERE.
THE NEXT MEETING, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ME BECAUSE I USUALLY WATCH AT HOME. THANK YOU.
[3. May 20, 2025 Town Council Meeting Minutes.]
>> COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 20TH MEETING, AND THERE'S SOME MINOR CORRECTIONS ON THE DAIS.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER CORRECTIONS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS AMENDED.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> I HAVE TO SAY NO SINCE I WASN'T ON THE COUNCIL THEN.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
>> COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEFORE US WHERE WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS 4-9.
IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
>> ANY MEMBER ON THE DAIS WISH TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
>> YES. I'D LIKE TO PULL NUMBER 4.
>> I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AGENDA, ITEMS 4-9.
ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. MOTION CARRIES 4-0.
MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM 4 PULLED BY COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM.
[4. Approving the purchase of a firefighting brush truck and fire equipment in the amount of $463,721.]
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE ON THIS?>> SURE. I JUST WANTED TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS TO SATU FROM NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
>> GOOD EVENING. SATU OKSANEN WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ADMINISTERS THE CDBG PROGRAM FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
>> HEY, SATU. SATU, YOU AND I SPOKE EARLIER, BUT JUST THE USE OF CDBG FUNDS FOR A FIRE BRUSH TRUCK.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW THAT CAME ABOUT AND THE HISTORY OF CDBG, ESSENTIALLY THE OVERVIEW THAT YOU GAVE ME EARLIER TODAY?
>> SURE. CDBG IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM, AND WE ARE LUCKY TO RECEIVE ABOUT NOW 300,000 ANNUALLY.
IT'S BEEN BETWEEN 250-300 ANNUALLY, AND WE DO WRITE AN APPLICATION.
THE BENEFIT OF THE FUNDS IS SUPPOSED TO GO TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS.
SINCE 2012, THE TOWN HAS HAD ITS OWN PROGRAM.
EVERY YEAR, WE MEET WITH STAKEHOLDERS, THE PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, AND WE TRY TO FIND WORTHY AND ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.
IN THE PAST, THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE USED THE FUNDS FOR HAVE BEEN THINGS LIKE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS, WATER MAIN REPLACEMENTS, REFURBISHING OF A SOCCER FIELD, WE'VE DONE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
EVERY YEAR, WE DO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS TO BETTER THE COMMUNITY.
THERE IS A RULE IN THE CDBG PROGRAM THAT EVERY YEAR, YOU HAVE TO BE IN AN ACCEPTABLE EXPENDITURE RATE.
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FALLING BEHIND IN THAT, WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING CATCH-UP.
WE WERE RUNNING INTO AN ISSUE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEND FAST ENOUGH.
SO WE HAVE A TASK FORCE AND OUR TASK FORCE
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MEETS MONTHLY AND WE DISCUSS FUTURE PROJECTS, CURRENT PROJECTS.WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO UTILIZE SOME OF THE UNSPENT FUNDS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
TYPICALLY, WE END UP HAVING SOME REMAINDER FUNDS IN SOME OF THOSE ACCOUNTS.
THERE IS A ENGINEERING PROJECT THAT HAD ABOUT A $100,000 BALANCE BECAUSE THE TOWN ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN WORK IN-HOUSE.
THAT WAS RECAPTURED, IT WAS MONEY THAT WASN'T SPENT ON THAT.
THAT 100,000 FOLLOWED US BECAUSE IT WAS MEANT TO GO FOR THE DESIGN AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO PROCURE A CONTRACTOR FOR THAT DESIGN, SO THE TOWN ENDED UP DOING THE DESIGN IN-HOUSE.
WE ENDED UP IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE RUNNING INTO AN EXPENDITURE DEADLINE.
THROUGH THESE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TASK FORCE, WE WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY BRAINSTORM AND CAME UP WITH A FANTASTIC IDEA OF USING THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FROM THAT DESIGN TO DO SOMETHING IN THE REALM OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THIS WAS AN OUT OF THE BOX IDEA.
IT WORKED PERFECT BECAUSE WE LOOKED AT THE AREA WHERE THE CINQUEZ FIRE STATION WILL BE BUILT AND THE EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR THAT.
IT WAS JUST A GREAT IDEA TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, SO THAT IS THE ITEM AND THE ASK.
>> WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR USING THAT MONEY?
>> IT'S AN ANNUAL DEADLINE, SO EVERY AUGUST 2ND, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LOOKS AT OUR LINE OF CREDIT AND IT CANNOT BE MORE THAN 1.5 TIMES OUR ANNUAL ALLOCATION.
IT'S ABOUT 450, A LITTLE UNDER EVERY YEAR.
WE WERE HEADING INTO THAT DIRECTION AND JUST HAVING ALL THE DELAYS IN THE PROJECTS THAT ARE WORTHY PROJECTS AND WONDERFUL PROJECTS, BUT JUST THIS SNOWBALL EFFECT OF SOME OF THE DELAYS WE WERE RUNNING INTO THAT ISSUE OF HAVING TO FIND A WAY TO SPEND ABOUT 100,000.
>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REIMBURSES, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> IT'S NOT MONEY DEPOSITED IN SOME BANK ACCOUNT THAT WE USE AND REPORT ON AFTER THE FACT.
IT'S NOT REIMBURSED UNTIL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REVIEWS IT, USE IT AS APPROPRIATE, WHICH THIS ITEM IS, AND REIMBURSES THE TOWN.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT GOES.
WE ASK, IN OUR ANNUAL PLAN, APPROVAL FOR THE PROJECT, AND THEN WE GET A GRANT AGREEMENT.
ONLY WITH THOSE APPROVED EXPENSES CAN WE ACTUALLY ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
>> I SEE HERE THAT ONLY A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM CDBG.
IS THAT A FUNCTION OF THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION SERVED THAT MEET THE CRITERIA OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THIS CASE?
WE HAD TO LOOK AT THE SERVICE AREA OF THE STATION, AND 24% OF THAT AREA IS LOW AND MODERATE INCOME.
THAT WAS THE CALCULATION THAT WENT INTO THE ACTUAL PRICE OF THE EXPENSE, THE BRUSH TRUCK AND WHATEVER ELSE IS NEEDED.
THE 24% COMES RIGHT OUT OF THE NUMBERS THAT WE CAME FROM HUD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF I CAN QUICKLY SPEAK WITH SOMEONE FROM JUPITER FIRE RESCUE? I ALSO BUGGED YOU EARLIER TODAY, SO YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
NO, I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP BECAUSE I HAD LEARNED AND WE HAD DONE A STUDY WITH THE CONSULTANT BEFORE YOU WERE HIRED, BEFORE YOU CAME ON BOARD, SHOWING BRUSH TRUCKS AT TWO STATIONS, 16 AND 19.
ONE GOT MUCH MORE THAN THE OTHER, THE OTHER WAS HARDLY USED AT ALL.
BUT WE WERE LOOKING AT THE CONSULTANTS REPORT, BUT ALSO UNDERSTANDING THAT AS WE BROUGHT ON A LEADERSHIP TEAM, THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE DATA WITH THEIR EXPERTISE, ALL OF YOU, AND YOU WOULD MAKE IT YOUR DEPARTMENT, AND YOU WOULD MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE BRUSH TRUCK CAME INTO PLAY, AND IS THAT THE MOST STRATEGIC LOCATION AT CINQUEZ PARK FOR FIRE, INDEPENDENT OF CDBG EXPENDITURE?
>> MAYOR, COUNCILORS, AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING FACE TO FACE AND ONLINE THAT ARE WATCHING, WE'RE EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
LONG STORY SHORT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IN REFERENCE IN THE CONSULTANTS REPORT, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING, GOING THROUGH THAT CONSULTANTS REPORT, IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED TO START ON DAY 1, TO PROVIDE WORLD-CLASS SERVICE IN DAY 1.
SHAME ON US IF THERE WASN'T MENTIONED IN THAT REPORT THAT WE'RE NOT ACCOUNTING FOR NOW.
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ALL THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO LET KEVIN MARTIN, OUR DIVISION CHIEF OF LOGISTICS, ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF WHERE IT CAME FROM, WHERE IT'S GOING AND WHY, AND I'LL JUMP IN IF I NEED.>> THANK YOU, GUYS. WE WERE APPROACHED, AS SATU SAID, WITH THIS EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ON DAY 1.
ACTUALLY, IF APPROVED, WE CAN GET IT WITHIN A MONTH AND START USING IT FOR OTHER THINGS WITH HURRICANE SEASON UPON US.
WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THIS VEHICLE.
THERE'S USUALLY 2, 3, 4-YEAR WAIT TIMES ON THESE VEHICLES.
SO EVERYTHING LINED UP, WE WERE APPROVED.
THIS IDEA WAS APPROACHED AND WE'RE ABLE TO SECURE THIS BRUSH TRUCK AT 2025 PRICES.
WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TILL 2028, 2029.
WE'RE READY TO PURCHASE IT ALONG WITH ALL THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO FUNCTION A BRUSH TRUCK.
WE'RE ALSO PURCHASING MUCH NEEDED SCBAS AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE HOUSED AT THAT STATION ALONG WITH EXTRICATION TOOLS THAT WILL BE USED AT THAT STATION STRATEGICALLY BECAUSE MOST OF THE HIGH IMPACT ACCIDENTS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN ON THE EXPRESSWAYS.
IT WAS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY WE COULDN'T PASS UP, AND CREATIVE MINDS CAME UP WITH IT AND WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THIS.
LIKE SATU SAID, THE NUMBER, IT'S 24% OF ALL THE PURCHASES THERE.
IT WORKS OUT TO ABOUT 100,000, LIKE SHE SAID.
>> I REMEMBER SPEAKING WITH CHIEF DONATTO AND HE VERY MUCH LOVE DATA, I'VE LEARNED THIS ABOUT HIM.
HE, I REMEMBER, HAD WANTED ONE AND HAD WANTED TO ADD THIS TO THE LIST OF ALL THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON.
IN DOING SO, I BELIEVE THAT THAT STATION WOULD RECEIVE A NUMBER OF MORE CALLS.
IT'S MORE STRATEGIC BECAUSE OF THE GEOGRAPHY OR THE BRUSH THAT'S THERE.
>> YES, MA'AM. EVEN IF YOU GO BACK TO THE CONSULTANTS REPORTS ON HOW MANY CALLS EACH BRUSH TRUCK RAN FROM 16 AND 19, I BELIEVE THE NUMBER IS SOMEWHERE AROUND 2.5 TIMES MORE RUNS FROM THE BRUSH OVER AT 19 AS OPPOSED TO 16.
SO WE BELIEVE STRATEGICALLY, THAT LOCATION FOR THE BRUSH TRUCK WORKS PERFECTLY WITH THE FUNDING MECHANISM AND THAT AREA AROUND 19.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE QUESTIONS AND FOLLOW-UP.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. MOVE TO PROOF.
>> MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO REPORTS, TOWN ATTORNEY.
[TOWN ATTORNEY]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY, AGAIN, CONGRATULATING COUNCILOR GEISINGER.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OVER THE YEARS.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE ROCKET SCIENTISTS.
BUT WE NOW HAVE A REAL ROCKET SCIENTIST ON THE COUNCIL.
I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK OUT, BUT WE KNOW THAT IF WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE IN A HURRY, WE KNOW WHO TO LOOK TO.
ON A VERY SERIOUS NOTE, WE HAVE SCHEDULED CONTINUED MEDIATION ON THE SPERRY PROPERTY ON FRIDAY.
TOWN MANAGER WILL BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE AT THAT MEDIATION.
I KNOW I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU, COUNSELOR, ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
I HOPE YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME TIME FOR ME ON THURSDAY.
IF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE, JUST TO GIVE YOU, I KNOW A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT A FOLLOW UP ON IT JUST TO REMIND YOU OF WHAT I HAVE DISCUSSED INDIVIDUALLY WITH EACH OF YOU.
IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME ON THURSDAY, I'D LIKE TO EITHER CALL OR MEET WITH YOU EITHER AT TOWN HALL OR MY OFFICE, WHATEVER, MY OFFICE IN JUPITER, WHATEVER MIGHT BE CONVENIENT.
IF YOU CAN JUST LET STACY KNOW, I'M SURE SHE'LL LET US KNOW.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SCHEDULED THAT DAY, WHICH IS WHY I'M SUGGESTING THURSDAY, SO I CAN BE VERY FLEXIBLE IN TERMS OF MEETING WITH YOU WHATEVER TIME YOU HAVE AVAILABLE.
WITH THAT, THE LAST THING I'LL NOTE IS TOMORROW IS ONE OF MY SON'S BIRTHDAYS.
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I WANT TO WISH HIM HAPPY BIRTHDAY.[TOWN MANAGER]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A FEW THINGS.
I WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE TOWN'S APPLICATION FOR A QUIET ZONE DESIGNATION.
I HADN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT IN A WHILE.
THE TOWN AND ITS PARTNER AGENCIES HAVE BEEN WORKING ON COMPLETING THE LIST OF ITEMS. THE FEDERAL RAIL ADMINISTRATION IDENTIFIED IN ITS REPORT LAST FALL.
THERE'S ONLY FIVE ITEMS REMAINING.
THE TOWN IS FUNDING THE REMAINING WORK AND FDO WILL EVENTUALLY REIMBURSE THE TOWN.
ONCE THE REMAINING FIVE ITEMS ARE COMPLETED, THE FRA WILL DO A FINAL INSPECTION, AND IF APPROVED, ISSUE THE QUIET ZONE DESIGNATION.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO START THE WORK ON THE REMAINING FIVE ITEMS SOMETIMES TOWARD THE END OF JUNE, EARLY JULY.
I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE A FEW OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO REACHED SOME SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED AWARDS.
FIRST, MARK SHEPHARD FROM THE ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECENTLY CELEBRATED 35 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH OUR TOWN.
IF YOU GUYS KNOW MARK, IT LOOKS LIKE HE STARTED WHEN HE WAS ABOUT FIVE BECAUSE HE LOOKS REALLY YOUNG STILL.
NEXT, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE LILIAN AND KANE FROM OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT, WHO WAS NAMED THE EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025.
ON FRIDAY, MAY 23, THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS BANQUET WAS HELD, AND OFFICER LINDSEY CANONICO RECEIVED THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD, AND THEN FINALLY, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS RYAN FERGUSON OF THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS NAMED THE 2025 ALUMNI OF THE YEAR FOR THE TAKE STOCK AND CHILDREN PALM BEACH COUNTY PROGRAM, AND SO WE'RE PROUD OF ALL OF THOSE.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 18, THE TOWN WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL CLUB 20 CELEBRATION LUNCHEON.
WE WILL RECOGNIZE THOSE EMPLOYEES WITH 20 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE TOWN.
CLUB 20 HAS NINE NEW MEMBERS THIS YEAR, WHICH BRINGS OUR TOTAL TO 96 MEMBERS.
REMINDER, TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4:00 P.M, THE TOWN WILL CELEBRATE THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE PLAYGROUND AT JUPITER COMMUNITY PARK.
THIS IS THE THIRD GROUNDBREAKING WE HAVE HELD IN THE LAST MONTH AS WE PREVIOUSLY BEGAN RENOVATIONS AT THE INDIAN CREEK PARK AND MAPLEWOOD PARK PLAYGROUNDS.
WE INVITE EVERYONE OUT TO ATTEND TOMORROW'S GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY, BUT ALSO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK THE TOWN'S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FOR UPDATES AS WE LOOK TO AVOID THE RAIN.
HOPEFULLY WE WON'T GET ANY, BUT WE'LL LEVERAGE THE SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
NEXT WEEK IS ALWAYS AN EXCITING TIME AROUND THIS CAMPUS.
VISITS TO THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.
WE'LL SEE A LOT OF ACTIVITY BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY AS THE TOWN'S YOUTH SUMMER CAMP BEGINS.
APPROXIMATELY 340 CHILDREN ARE SIGNED UP FOR THIS YEAR'S CAMP.
OUR PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF HAVE BEEN BUSY PLANNING A FUN SUMMER AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR'S CAMP SESSIONS.
THAT'S ALWAYS AN EXCITING TIME AROUND HERE.
I'M SURE MANY OF YOU NOTICED, AS YOU CAME IN TONIGHT, WE NOW HAVE THE TOWN GREEN OPEN, AND IT LOOKS REMARKABLE.
I WANT TO THANK ROGER HELD AND HIS TEAM AND THE CONTRACTOR WHO DID A GREAT JOB FOR MOVING THIS PROJECT FORWARD, AND I KNOW WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF IT.
FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T SEEN IT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A WALK OUT FRONT.
THEN FINALLY, MAYOR, AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK CHRIS ALES AND THE MEMBERS OF THE CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION UNDER CHIEF BARBERA'S LEADERSHIP.
THIS IS A REMARKABLE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT GO OUT EVERY SINGLE DAY AND HANDLE SOME OF THE MOST COMPLEX POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONS THAT YOU COULD IMAGINE.
THEY ALWAYS DO WITH GRACE AND DIGNITY AND PROFESSIONALISM.
KUDOS TO YOU GUYS AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
TRULY APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S MY REPORT, MAYOR.
[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]
I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE MY LATEST COLLEAGUE DAN GEISINGER AND YOUR APPOINTMENT TO THE COUNCIL AND HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE IN FOR.
I'M JUST KIDDING. NOW, I'VE WATCHED YOU ON P&Z.
YOU DID REALLY GOOD WORK OVER THERE AND I KNOW YOU'LL FIT RIGHT IN.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE JUPITER POLICE FOR THEIR GREAT RESPONSE TO THE INCIDENT OVER IN ABACOA RECENTLY, AND JUST DEFUSE THE SITUATION WITH, I THINK, NO INJURIES, CORRECT, AND EVERYBODY GOT OUT OKAY.
IT WAS GREAT. THANKS AGAIN TO OUR CODE AND COMPLIANCE.
YOU GUYS WRITE ON THE TOWN MANAGER'S COMMENTS.
I LOOK AT IT PART OF MOSTLY A THANKLESS JOB.
YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, AND I SEE YOU GUYS AROUND TOWN A LOT DOING YOUR THING, SO I APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S IT, MAYOR.
>> I SECOND MY COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE POLICE AND
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JUST HANDLING THAT SITUATION SO WELL, NO INJURY.BUT I DO ALSO I WANT TO SPEND A MOMENT ON CODE COMPLIANCE BECAUSE THEY'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITE DEPARTMENTS, AND CHRIS CAN SAY THAT BECAUSE I CONTACT HIM FREQUENTLY.
WHAT HE'S DONE TO CHANGE THE CODE TO GIVE THEMSELVES MORE WORK WITH COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, NOT ONLY RESIDENTIAL, TO TAKE THAT ON, TO PROACTIVELY SHARE WONDERFUL PHOTOS WITH ME, TO CHEER ME UP, OF ALL THE BEAUTIFICATION HAPPENING AROUND THE TOWN, TO HAVE IT BE RECOGNIZED BY RESIDENTS BY ALL OF US, WE'RE SO INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR A PATIENT THAT I DON'T KNOW WE COULD EVER HAVE.
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S INCREDIBLE.
HOPEFULLY ALL THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED AND GAINED FROM YOUR POSITION CAN RUB OFF ON ME. I DO HANG OUT WITH YOU MORE.
BUT WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
YOU REALLY ARE SOME OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF US.
I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME MY COLLEAGUE.
TOM STOLE MY JOKE, BUT THEY SAY IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.
BUT IF IT EVER IS, WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD AND NOT BE SO LONELY OVER HERE ON THE SLIDO, OR GO FIRST BECAUSE THE MAYOR TENDS TO CALL FROM THE END.
I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE SOME COVERAGE.
>> YEAH, I LIKE THE SECOND AND THIRD.
EVERYTHING'S BEEN SAID TO DATE AND TONIGHT, AND OFFER MY APPRECIATION WHAT ALL CODE ENFORCEMENT DOES.
YOU GUYS GOT A VERY UNIQUE JOB AND YOU PERFORM IT WELL.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE TOWN.
>> THANK YOU. JUST A FEW QUICK ITEMS. ONE, FOLLOWING UP ON THE SENTIMENT THAT'S BEEN SAID UP HERE.
I'M ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THE CODE COMPLIANCE TEAM.
I ALWAYS TELL THEM THAT THAT'S A JOB I WOULD NEVER WANT.
THEY HAVE TO MANAGE THEIR OWN MORALE.
PEOPLE SEEING NON COMPLIANT CONDITIONS THINK YOU CAN WAVE A AND SOLVE IT, AND I KNOW THEY WORK SOMETIMES FOR MONTHS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE PROFESSIONALISM AND THE WORK THEY DO.
REGARDING THE ABACOA INCIDENT OR I SHOULD SAY INCIDENTS BECAUSE THERE WAS ONE A WEEK BEFORE.
I'VE COME TO REALIZE, AND I APPRECIATE WHAT A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAD SAID EARLIER ABOUT HOW WELL TRAINED OR POLICE ARE.
I THINK I'VE COME TO REALIZE THIS IS JUST THEY ALMOST THEY JUST GO IN AUTOMATIC AND MAYBE TAKE FOR GRANTED.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT WE DON'T, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO VERY QUICKLY GET UNDER CONTROL AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
MY COLLEAGUES MAY REMEMBER I TALKED ABOUT AN INCIDENT IN NAVICO LIKE THE WEEK BEFORE, TWO WEEKS BEFORE. NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT.
I HAD TO ASK ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT BECAME A NON EVENT BECAUSE THEY MANAGED THROUGH IT, BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THOSE "NON EVENTS".
THEY'RE NOT NON EVENTS, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELCOME TO COUNCILOR GEISINGER.
I DON'T KNOW AS WE GET OLDER, I JUST WANT TO HAVE SAID THIS BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SOME JESTING UP HERE.
PEOPLE TAKE THINGS THAT WE SAID FOR YEARS OUT OF CONTEXT.
IF I EVER SAY AND I HAVE A NUMBER OF TIMES, IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.
IT'S NOT MEANT IN ANY WAY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER TOWARDS IT IS A COMMON SAYING.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE SAID IT, BUT I'VE SAID IT A LOT IN MY PRIVATE LIFE.
THEN JUST WANT TO GO BACK AND TOUCH ON TWO THINGS IN THE TOWN MANAGERS REPORT.
I LIKEWISE STAY IN CONTACT WITH BRIGHT LINE ON A NUMBER OF COMMITMENTS THAT THEY MADE TO BE INTO THE TOWN OVER TIME.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, I JUST WANT TO SAY BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYBODY HAS BEEN WAITING, WAITING.
I THINK WHEN FRA ISSUES THE FINAL RULING, THEN IT BECOMES UP TO BRIGHT LINE TO ACCEPT IT.
>> I JUST WANT TO SET EXPECTATIONS SO THEY KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS.
BUT THAT'S THE LAST HURDLE YOU HAVE TO PASS.
YOU COULD FINALLY GET EVERYTHING DONE, AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THE FINAL DECISION TO IMPLEMENT A QUIET ZONE.
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THEN LASTLY, AND NOT TO GET INTO THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS UP HERE, BUT I HAVE BEEN RELENTLESSLY PURSUING THE SAFETY FENCING FOR YEARS, AND I DID GET AN UPDATE.EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, THE MEDIA REACHES OUT TO ME ON THAT, AND THERE WAS A PHASE OF FENCING THEY WERE BRIGHT LINE HAD AGREED TO DO.
IN FACT, THEY STARTED ON IT, AND THEN FEC STOPPED THEM.
AND THEN THERE WAS A SUBSEQUENT PHASE THAT RECEIVED RAISE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING, AND THE LATEST I GOT IS THAT THE RAYS FENCING IS SLATED TO START IN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN Q1 OF 2026.
THAT'S ASSUMING THE FEDERAL GRANT IS EXECUTED THIS MONTH, WHICH IS EXPECTED.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS BECAUSE WE TOOK A COUNCIL POSITION ON THAT.
WE'VE BEEN RELENTLESSLY PURSUING THAT COMMITMENT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T FALL IN THE CRACK, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE TOWN MANAGER KNOWS THAT I STAY IN CONTACT.
I SHOULD PROBABLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TALKING OFFLINE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HEARING THE SAME THING, BUT IN ANY EVENT.
WITH THAT, I'M ANXIOUS FOR THAT FENCING TO BE INSTALLED BECAUSE THAT WAS AN AREA THAT WE, I THINK, AS A TOWN COUNCIL FELT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED FOR PROPER PUBLIC SAFETY.
NOW LOOKS LIKE THAT MAY BE FIRST QUARTER OF 2026.
>> MAYOR, WHEN YOU MENTIONED PALM BEACH COUNTY, DO YOU TALKING SPECIFICALLY JUPITER, WHERE THEY GOING TO START IT?
>> NO. THE RAY'S GRANT INCLUDED A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS.
THE RAYS GRANT COVERED THE ENTIRE, WHICH WAS A FEDERAL GRANT, COVERED THE ENTIRE LINE, AND IT INCLUDED A NUMBER OF SAFETY UPGRADES.
THERE IS OTHER UPGRADES, I THINK NOT FENCING, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
BUT THERE WAS A HOST OF UPGRADES UP AND DOWN THE LINE.
I WAS JUST READING ACTUALLY THE NOTE THAT I GOT FROM BRIGHT LINE BECAUSE I REACHED OUT TO THEM LAST WEEK TO GET AN UPDATE AS I DO ON SOME REGULAR BASIS, AND I WAS JUST READING WHAT THEY SAID, SO IT'S NOT JUST BUT THEY START IN THE COUNTY AND DO EVERYTHING IN THE COUNTY.
WE ARE PART OF THAT, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO.
>> THE FENCING IS NOT TIED TO OUR QUIET ZONE IN JUPITER, CORRECT?
TOM, THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE WE CLARIFY THAT FOR THE RECORD.
BUT NONETHELESS, WE FEEL IT'S AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ATTRIBUTE.
WITH THAT, THE TIME IS NOW 7:48, AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
>> THANKS RONY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.