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>> GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 6:00 PM,
[Call To Order]
AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH.MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
>> ACTING TOWN ATTORNEY LASHLEY.
>> I HAD ALREADY ASKED, BUT NO CITIZEN COMMENTS, CORRECT?
>> THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA,
[1. Discussion of the Proposed Operations Budget for FY2026.]
WHICH IS A DISCUSSION OF THE OPERATIONS BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR '26.LET ME JUST SAY A FEW WORDS HERE TO PREFACE IT.
THROUGH THE MEETING TO THE GROUP, WE HAVE TWO NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO PROVIDE A COUNCILOR PERSPECTIVE ON SOME OF THESE, BUT NUMBER 1, I APPRECIATE, WE ALL DO, THE EFFORT ON STAFF TO DELIVER A PHENOMENAL PACKAGE HERE.
I RECOGNIZE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS OVER PRIOR YEARS. IT IS A WORKSHOP.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING CRITIQUE, BUT I REALLY WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE UPFRONT HOW APPRECIATIVE I AM AND WE ARE FOR WHAT WE HAVE.
OUR JOB IS TO PROVIDE CRITIQUE THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYBODY DID ANYTHING WRONG.
I PARTICULARLY DELIGHTED THAT IN THIS YEAR'S OPERATING BUDGET WORKSHOP, STAFF CHOSE ON THEIR OWN TO PROVIDE A MID-YEAR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM UPDATE WHICH IS INTENDED TO ALLOW US TO GIVE INPUT EARLIER IN THE PROCESS THAN WE WOULD HAVE EVER HAVE DONE BEFORE, AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR GUIDANCE FROM US AND WE'LL GET TO THAT.
POTENTIALLY, THERE'D BE A LOT MORE GUIDANCE GIVEN BECAUSE YOU'VE GIVEN US THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.
BUT I JUST WANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, SO THANK YOU.
ON THE OPERATING BUDGET, I HAD ASKED YOU AHEAD OF TIME AND I JUST WANT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO ASK, BUT WE REALIZE THAT THE POLICE BUDGET IS NOT UPDATED TO REFLECT THE IN-PROGRESS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
>> WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT, BUT IT'S HARD.
THIS IS AN UNUSUAL YEAR TO REALLY DRAW CONCLUSIONS ON THE OVERALL BUDGET WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THAT PIECE, BUT WE WEREN'T EXPECTING IT, BUT WE EXPECT HOPEFULLY THAT'LL BE RESOLVED AND WE GET THOSE NUMBERS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
I JUST WANT TO PREFACE THAT, SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUELY DIFFERENT HERE.
NORMALLY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MEETING OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ON STAYING THE SAME AD VALOREM TAX RATE AS AN EXAMPLE.
WE COULD HAVE A HIGHER LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAN WE STAND THERE, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOU'RE NOT YET PUTTING IT IN HERE.
DAN, IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO WHAT I JUST SAID BEFORE YOU START YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> WELL, WHEN I STARTED THE PRESENTATION, I WAS GOING TO ALLUDE TO SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, MAYOR?
>> MAYOR, BEFORE HARRY STARTS, I CAN UPDATE YOU ON WHERE WE ARE WITH SOME OF THE PROGRESS ON THAT NEGOTIATION.
IF YOU'D LIKE, WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE DETAILS AND IT STILL HAS TO BE VOTED ON.
BUT THE TOWN HAS OFFERED A VERY SUBSTANTIAL AND VERY SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS, REPRESENTING ABOUT SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF A 280% INCREASE OVER WHAT THE TOWN OFFERED AT LAST CONTRACT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT KEEPING OUR OFFICERS COMPETITIVE IN THEIR SALARIES.
WE WERE ALSO LOOKING AT THE RETIREMENT ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD.
FUNDING AN INCREASE IN SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL AND JUST A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
IT SUFFICES TO SAY THAT AS WE GO BACK AND WE DO OUR HOMEWORK, THAT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PACKAGES THAT ANY COUNCIL HAS OFFERED TO OUR POLICE.
I THINK THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE SUPPORT AND WHAT WE THINK OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW I'M A LITTLE BIASED ON THAT, HAVING BEEN THE POLICE CHIEF FOR MANY YEARS, BUT REALLY CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE'VE HAD THIS LATEST ROUND OF DISCUSSIONS, AND I BELIEVE WE'LL BE COMMUNICATING, AGAIN, IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND WE'LL SEE WHERE IT GOES, BUT I THINK WE'RE OFF TO A PRETTY GOOD START NOW.
WE HAD A LITTLE ROUGH START INITIALLY,
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BUT I THINK WE GOT BACK ON TRACK.>> THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE AUDIENCE OR ANYBODY WATCHING ONLINE.
I BELIEVE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY IS AWARE OF WHAT THE OFFER HAS BEEN BECAUSE WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE GREAT WORK THEY DO, BUT THAT'S WHY WE KNOW THAT THE NUMBERS AREN'T IN THERE YET.
THANK YOU. IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT THAT, NOT US, BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO BE LOST THAT WE'RE NOT HEARING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME HERE. THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, WE'LL JUMP RIGHT IN.
I WAS GOING TO PREFACE THE PRESENTATION BY INDICATING, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY BUDGET.
WE STILL HAVE TO GO INTO WHAT THEY CALL TRIM, WHICH STANDS FOR TRUTH AND MILLAGE, STARTS JULY 1.
THERE IS A NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE MAKE GOING INTO THE BUDGET.
PRIMARILY, SOME OF THE LARGER REVENUES, WHICH IS THE AD VALOREM TAX.
THE PROPERTY APPRAISER SUPPLIES US WITH AN EARLY PROJECTION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND RIGHT NOW, I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT, BUT ALSO THE STATE-SHARED REVENUES, WHICH IS ANOTHER LARGE REVENUE SOURCE.
WE DON'T HAVE THOSE REVENUES ESTIMATES YET FROM THE STATE.
THEY INDICATE THAT THAT'LL PROBABLY BE LATE IN JULY, AUGUST.
WE TALK ABOUT THAT EVERY YEAR.
THERE'S ALSO SOME EXPENDITURE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE MAKE.
I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT IN THE EARLY ESTIMATES THAT WE USUALLY MAKE DURING THE BUDGETARY PROCESS.
WE'RE USUALLY PRETTY CLOSE, BUT AS YOU JUST INDICATED, I WAS GOING TO MAKE SURE TO DISCUSS THAT THOSE NUMBERS FOR THE POLICE UNION CONTRACT ARE NOT IN THE BUDGET YET.
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT'S GOING TO LAND, BUT WE DO, AS MANAGER KITZEROW INDICATED, FEEL THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY QUICK LANDING ON THAT, WE HOPE OVER THE NEXT MONTH.
WITH THAT, I'LL JUST JUMP STRAIGHT INTO THE OPERATING BUDGET PRESENTATION.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STRUCTURE THE BUDGET AND ORGANIZATION TO LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS.
THAT'S ALWAYS THE CHARGE OF THE COUNCIL IS TO BE CONSERVATIVE AND LIVE WITH THE MEANS THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US.
THERE'S PROJECTED NO MILLAGE INCREASE AT THIS TIME.
A 3% INCREASE IN OUR RATE INDEX FOR WATER IS BEING ASSUMED AND A 7% RATE INDEX FOR STORMWATER IS BEING PROPOSED.
ALSO, AS ALWAYS, IN FACT, EXPANDING ON WHAT MANAGER KITZEROW WAS TALKING ABOUT, PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALWAYS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE FIRST THING THAT WE THINK ABOUT IN RELATION TO THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE TOWN.
HOW CAN WE MAKE THE TOWN SAFE FOR THE RESIDENTS? WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO ENTER INTO OUR THIRD YEAR.
I'LL TALK IN DETAIL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IMPLEMENTATION AND HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE TOWN'S FINANCES.
I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A DISCUSSION OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
ALSO, AS WE JUST DISCUSSED, THE PVA CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IS STILL IN PROGRESS.
WE ALSO ARE LOOKING TO MAKE SOME INVESTMENTS IN RELATION TO IN-CAR VIDEO SYSTEMS, WHICH WOULD ALSO INDICATE THAT WE NEED TO ADD A COUPLE OF EVIDENCE TECHNICIANS, AND WE CONSIDER THIS TO BE PART OF OUR OFFICER SAFETY.
AS FAR AS RAISES, WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN TOWN EMPLOYEES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST AND TRY TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET.
JUST TO LOOK IN RETROSPECT, WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST IN FY24, WE MOVED THE INSURANCE, WENT FROM A 80-20 SPLIT BETWEEN THE TOWN AND EMPLOYEES IN COST TO A 90-10 THAT HELPED THE EMPLOYEES DURING THE HIGH INFLATION.
ALSO HERE RECENTLY, WE DID A TWO-MONTH PREMIUM HOLIDAY FOR THE EMPLOYEES FOR THE INSURANCE.
ALSO, BACK IN 2023, WE DID A 4% INCREASE ON SALARIES PLUS A $2,800 INFLATIONARY SUBSIDY.
IF YOU REMEMBER RIGHT, THAT'S WHEN INFLATION WAS AROUND 9%, SO TRYING TO HELP OUT THE EMPLOYEES DURING THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR.
2024, 5% INCREASE IN SALARIES, AND THEN THIS PAST YEAR, 2025, A 5% INCREASE.
ASIDE FROM CONTINUING OUR INVESTMENT IN TOWN EMPLOYEES, WE ALSO TRY TO GAIN INPUT FROM THE CITIZENS ANNUALLY.
WE DO THAT THROUGH CITIZEN SURVEYS.
WE HAVE MEET AND GREETS WITH THE COUNCIL OVER THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO TRY TO GAIN FEEDBACK
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AND ANY INFORMATION THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO GATHER FROM THE CITIZENS TO HELP BUILD OUR BUDGET.WE ALSO ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO INVEST TO ENHANCE AND INCREASE SERVICE LEVELS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
SPECIFICALLY, PUBLIC SAFETY, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, IS A PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE BUDGET, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC INFORMATION, MAINTENANCE OF THE TOWN'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON ON THE PAST FEW YEARS IS FOCUSING IN ON ORGANIZATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES AND IF WE CAN BY LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY.
THERE'S AN OVERALL EXPENDITURE INCREASE.
THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO REQUIREMENTS, INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND BETTER ENHANCE THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
DIVING INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THE DETAIL IN REGARDS TO THE REVENUES, WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE AD VALOREM TAXES.
WE'RE SEEING A 6.5% INCREASE IN THE TAXABLE VALUE ALONG WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION.
THIS, AGAIN, IS JUST A PLANNING ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME.
I DO ANTICIPATE WHEN THE JULY 1ST ESTIMATE COMES IN, I THINK IT'S GOING TO UPTICK A LITTLE BIT.
THEY'RE ALWAYS VERY CONSERVATIVE ON THEIR FIRST ROUND.
PROJECTING NO INCREASE IN THE MILLAGE FOR NEXT YEAR, EXPECTED GROSS INCREASE OF $2.6 MILLION IN AD VALOREM IN FY26, WHICH INCLUDES THE CRA TAX ALLOCATION.
RECOMMENDING THE CONTINUED AD VALOREM SPLIT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND OPERATING OF 85/15.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER, THE WATER FUND IS ASSUMING A 0.04% INCREASE IN CUSTOMER DEMAND, 3% INDEX.
I WILL TELL YOU AS WE GET INTO THE WATER.
WE LOOKED AT THE OPERATING FUND FOR THE WATER.
THERE WAS REALLY NO NEED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE OPERATING FUND FOR AN INDEX, BUT PRIMARILY THE DRIVER OF THE 3% HAS TO DO WITH PROJECT FUNDING.
STORMWATER FUND PROPOSED 7% RATE INDEX, 3% BASE AS WE ALWAYS LOOKED AT THE 3% AND A 4% FOR CONSTRUCTION COST.
THIS IS AN INCREASE OF $0.53 PER ERU OR EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT.
BUILDING PERMIT REVENUE IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER.
ONE THING I WANT TO DEFINITELY POINT OUT FOR THE CITIZENS THAT ARE WATCHING AT HOME.
THEY WILL SEE A MILLAGE RATE DECREASE GOING INTO FY26.
WE ARE RETIRING OUR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT IN JULY, SO YOU WILL SEE A SLIGHT DECREASE.
>> BEFORE YOU GO ON, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS AND JUST FOR MY COLLEAGUES, YOU CAN PAUSE AT ANY PAGE IF YOU WANT OR YOU CAN WAIT TO THE END.
I GENERALLY TRY TO PAUSE ON SOME ITEMS JUST TO GET THE INPUT IN. GOOD WORK.
I'M NOT YET ABOARD ON EVERYTHING, THE RATE INCREASES, UNTIL I GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BUDGET.
I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD BECAUSE IF WE DON'T STATE IT, THEN COME BACK ON AN AGENDA FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE IT.
I JUST WANT TO HAVE STATED THAT THE WATER AND STORMWATER.
THEN I DO THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE IN THE GEO BOND MILLAGE RATE REDUCTION TO EMPHASIZE, AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE THE INFORMATION AT HAND, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD YOU TO THAT.
YOU CAN GET BACK WITH US, BUT THAT BOND MILLAGE REDUCTION IS PARTLY THE LAND ACQUISITION, BUT ALSO PARTLY WHAT I WOULD CALL MORE AN OPERATING EXPENSE.
>> PART OF IT IS THE LAND ACQUISITION.
>> BUT ABOUT ANOTHER HALF OF IT WAS REALLY WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR YEARS.
IT WAS DEBT THAT WE REFINANCED. IS THAT NOT CORRECT?
>> THE REFINANCING OF THE DEBT WAS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS OUT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, SO YES, THERE WERE SOME SALES TAX, BUT THAT WAS FROM 2018 WHEN THAT RETIRED.
THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT THAT WAS LEFT OVER FROM THOSE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THAT GOT REFINANCED ALONG WITH THE PROPERTY.
>> BUT I'M JUST WANTING TO MAKE A POINT IS, THAT GENERAL OBLIGATION FUNDING NOW ENDING IS EFFECTIVELY A TAX REDUCTION, IF YOU WILL, SEPARATE FROM THE FACT THAT ON THE LAND ACQUISITION REFERENDUM, WE PAID THAT OFF.
I DO THINK THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT PIECE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS ABOUT A $2 MILLION, ROUGHLY ROUNDED OFF ONE AND ONE,
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SO THAT'S ABOUT A $1 MILLION REDUCTION, AND WHAT I WOULD CALL OPERATING COSTS.INEVITABLY, WE COULD HAVE JUST CONTINUED THAT IF IT HAD BEEN IN THE OPERATING FUND RATE AND CONTINUED TO DO IT FOR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS AND WHATEVER.
>> I THINK WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, MAYOR, IS THE DEBT THAT WAS BACKED BY THE SALES TAX REVENUE.
>> NO, I UNDERSTAND. YOU PUT MORE INTO THIS OTHER CATEGORY.
>> WE ACTUALLY HAD TWO DEBT SERVICES.
WE HAD ONE THAT WAS BACKED BY THE SALES TAX, AND THEN WE HAD ONE THAT WAS A GENERAL OBLIGATION.
>> THE ONE FOR THE SALES TAX RETIRED IN 2018.
WE CONTINUED ON. WE HAD A FEW MORE YEARS LEFT WITH THE GENERAL OBLIGATION.
AT THE TIME WHEN WE PULLED THE $4 MILLION FOR THE THE LAND ACQUISITION, THE RATES WERE SO LOW.
IT MADE TOTAL SENSE AT THAT POINT TO REFINANCE ANY OUTSTANDING DEBT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE TO ALSO FINANCE THE LAND ACQUISITION AT THE SAME TIME, AND THEN COMBINE IT INTO ONE DEBT SERVICE.
IT WAS STILL GENERAL OBLIGATION.
WITH ALL THE FOCUS ON AD VALOREM TAXES OR SHOULD BE, I JUST REALLY WANTED TO EMPHASIZE, IT WASN'T JUST THE PAYOFF OF THE LAND ACQUISITION, BUT IT'S A PAYOFF OF, AGAIN, WHAT HISTORICALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A GENERAL FUND ITEM.
>> WE PULLED MONEY FROM THE LAND ACQUISITION FUND TO PAY OFF THE DEBT TO SAVE IN THE INTEREST.
IS THAT CORRECT? DO I REMEMBER THAT CORRECTLY?
>> TO YOUR POINT, THERE WAS A RESERVE FUNDING THAT WAS IN THERE THAT IN THIS LAST YEAR, WE ACTUALLY USED THAT TO HELP BUY DOWN THE DEBT SERVICE IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'RE IN.
>> IT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE NORTH DELAWARE PROPERTY.
>> THEY WANT TO BELABOR IT, BUT MY BALANCING OF PUTS AND TAKES, THAT'S A GAIN OUTSIDE OF THE LAND ACQUISITION.
>> BUT IT WAS A GREAT MOVE. IT WAS GREAT SAVINGS.
>> THE CITIZENS WILL DEFINITELY SEE A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN THE TAX RATE GOING ON IN THE NEXT YEAR.
GOING ON A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN DETAIL ABOUT THE AD VALOREM REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUST AN EARLY PLANNING ASSUMPTION, BUT EARLY ESTIMATES INDICATE A $1.1 TRILLION VALUATION, 6.58% INCREASE.
AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE THE ACTUAL TRUTH AND MILLAGE OR TRIM NUMBER JULY 1ST.
THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL THE FIRST DAY OF TRIM.
THE OVERALL ESTIMATED AD VALOREM TAX INCREASES FOR ALL THE FUNDS, WHICH INCLUDES THE CRA, IT'S $2.5 MILLION.
THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING WILL RECEIVE JUST OVER $34 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 2.1 MILLION OVER THIS FY25, JUST OVER $6 MILLION FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, $373,000 INCREASE OVER FY25, AND THEN THE CRA, 1.2 MILLION OR $84,000 OVER TO FY25.
AGAIN, THESE NUMBERS WILL PROBABLY GO UP ONCE WE RECEIVE OUR JULY 1ST NUMBER.
>> THAT'S THE BEST EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON ONE PAGE.
IT TOOK ABOUT 10 YEARS FOR THE REST OF US TO UNDERSTAND THIS STUFF, SO THANK YOU [LAUGHTER]
SOMETIMES I GET CHASTISED FOR DOING THAT.
>> AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE.
>> I PERSONALLY APPRECIATE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE.
THAT WAS INTERESTING VARIATION.
>> THE REAL STORY RELATING TO THE REVENUES FOR THE GENERAL FUND, IS WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME REDUCTIONS.
IF YOU'VE LOOKED AROUND THE STATE, YOU'VE LOOKED AT OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
THERE ARE REDUCTIONS GOING TO OCCUR IN SOME OF THE STATE SHARE REVENUES SPECIFICALLY SALES TAX RELATED.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ABOUT WHAT THE FEDS ARE DOING.
THEY'RE RAISING INTEREST RATES, TRYING TO SLOW THE ECONOMY.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME SLOW IN SPENDING, SO WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THAT, BUT WE WILL GET A NEW ESTIMATE HERE IN JULY, AUGUST OF THESE NUMBERS, BUT I FEEL WE'RE GOING TO BE PRETTY CLOSE.
BUT WE'RE SEEING AN OVERALL DECREASE OF $859,000 OF WHAT WE CALL NON-AD VALOREM TYPE REVENUES.
OVERALL, THE GENERAL FUND IS SEEING AN INCREASE IN ITS REVENUE OF TWO MILLION, BUT THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO THE INCREASE IN AD VALOREM DOLLARS, BUT WE'RE ALSO SEEING INCREASES IN FP&L.
FP&L HAS A RATE CASE THAT'S CURRENTLY GOING TO BE GOING ON, SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING ABOUT A 10% INCREASE IN FP&L THAT'LL START NEXT YEAR.
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BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS THE INTEREST EARNINGS.WE ARE SEEING REDUCTION IN THE INTEREST EARNINGS.
THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO THE INTEREST RATES, BUT PRIMARILY DUE TO WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING SOME CASH NEXT YEAR.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING A DECLINE IN OUR INTEREST EARNINGS JUST BY THE OVERALL REDUCTION IN CASH.
THE COUNCIL HAD ALSO INDICATED TO STAFF THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUES CREATED IN RECREATIONAL TYPE REVENUES FOR TOURNAMENTS AND FACILITIES FEES.
WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO THE COUNCIL IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WITH THIS NEW FEE STRUCTURE.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING $55,500 IN NEW REVENUE FROM THOSE SOURCES IN FY26.
CONTINUING ON WITH THE BUDGET.
>> JUST ON THAT ONE. I WANT TO STATE, AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, SOME YEARS BACK, JTA WAS CONTRIBUTING TO SOME COSTS.
WE'VE BEEN COVERING IT, SO IT ISN'T A MATTER OF WANTING TO INCREASE REVENUES.
IT'S BASICALLY TO RETURN AND WE'RE REPLICATING, I THINK, WHAT THE GARDENS DOES.
I THINK WE'RE ALL MINDFUL HERE OF THE COSTS THAT RESIDENTS PAY FOR FEES, BUT I WOULD SUBMIT WE WENT A FEW YEARS BECAUSE OF THE THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON WITH JTA WITH LITIGATION THAT WE STOPPED REALLY GETTING CONTRIBUTIONS AS WE WERE GETTING BEFORE THEN.
>> FOR THE EXPENDITURES, WE'RE ANTICIPATING A $36.4 MILLION INCREASE THAT'S ACROSS ALL FUNDS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE INCREASE IN THE TRANSFER FOR THE FIRE RESCUE THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR NEXT YEAR.
WE ARE ASSUMING A 5% SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES TO STAY WITHIN MARKET.
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT WITHIN THE PRESENTATION.
A $2.5 MILLION INCREASE THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT A $2.5 MILLION INCREASE ACROSS ALL THE FUNDS.
AGAIN, THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE UNION CONTRACT THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING NEGOTIATED.
WE'RE ALSO ANTICIPATING SEVEN NEW POSITIONS.
I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
THE TOWN INSURANCE COSTS, PROPERTY AND LIABILITY.
IT'S NOT GETTING ANY CHEAPER, WE ARE LOOKING AT A $405,000 INCREASE FOR PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE.
AGAIN, FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW, I THINK FIFTH YEAR IN THE ROW FOR THE HEALTH INSURANCE, NO INCREASE NECESSARY.
THE FIRE FUND, WHICH WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN DETAIL THIS EVENING, THE CONTRIBUTION OF $20.6 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES.
I'LL TALK ABOUT THE RESERVE BALANCES WITH MORE THAN A ONE-YEAR WINDOW GOING INTO A TWO-YEAR WINDOW.
>> I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE GOAL OF THE FIVE-YEAR SALARY ADJUSTMENT.
I DO BELIEVE THAT AS I HAD INDICATED IN PRIOR YEARS, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH A CALL MERIT SPLIT.
UNTIL YOU TELL US OTHERWISE, I'M THINKING IT'S A 3% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT AND 2% MERIT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US ON THE COUNCIL TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY BEYOND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT WITH MERIT.
YOU CAN COMMENT NOW OR YOU CAN GET BACK WITH US, BUT I SEE OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AT LEAST HALF OF THEM, DO ALWAYS SPLIT WHATEVER THEY WIND UP PROVIDING.
THEY PROVIDE CLARITY. WE HAD NOT, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GOING FORTH.
>> I THINK WE ALWAYS LOOKED AT THE LOCAL CPI AS WELL, WHICH IS DOWN CONSIDERABLY.
I THINK IT'S THE LOWEST IT'S BEEN SINCE 2022.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS LOWER LIKE 2.2.
IT'S ALSO A FUNCTION OF JUST BEING COMPETITIVE IN THIS AREA IN THIS MARKET TOO.
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AROUND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMAIN COMPETITIVE AND LOOKING AT OUR INFLATION RATE.
>> JUST LIKE WE DO EVEN WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE WANT TO STAY COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET.
THE COUNCIL HAS INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE AN EXPECTATION FOR WHERE THEY WANT TO SEE THE SALARIES AND TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET.
WE DO THOSE SURVEYS, SO WE PARTNER WITH THE HR DEPARTMENT.
IN FACT, MR. KITZEROW AND I HAVE DONE A LITTLE ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK AND PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALLED OTHER JURISDICTIONS, SPOKE WITH SOME OF THE OTHER MANAGERS AND OTHER FINANCE PROFESSIONALS TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS.
BUT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO TRY TO STAY COMPETITIVE AND WE FEEL A 5% INCREASE WOULD DEFINITELY KEEP US IN THE COMPETITIVE MARKET GOING FORWARD.
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>> WELL, I WOULD SUBMIT RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO PROVIDE SOME AMOUNT OF MERIT IS KEEPING IT COMPETITIVE, WITHOUT THAT.
IF ALL WE DID WAS COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, THEN SOMEBODY IN YEAR 2 WOULD BE MAKING THE SAME AS SOMEBODY THAT JUST STARTED, SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MERIT ALLOWANCE.
THAT'S WHY I KEEP EMPHASIZING THAT, BUT THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. HEALTH INSURANCE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT EVEN JUST HERE RECENTLY WHEN THE COUNCIL ALLOWED US TO DO THE PREMIUM HOLIDAY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING A NUMBER OF NEW FIREFIGHTERS NEXT YEAR.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ANTICIPATING TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THE FUND AT ABOUT A $12 MILLION BENCHMARK FOR OUR RESERVES.
WE ARE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING A LARGE INCREASE IN THE FUND OF $1.7 MILLION, BUT THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO THE NEW FIREFIGHTERS COMING ON.
WE'RE MAKING EDUCATED GUESSES AND ASSUMPTIONS FOR WHAT THOSE FIREFIGHTERS ARE GOING TO TAKE, EITHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE SINGLE OR EMPLOYEE PLUS ONE OR FAMILY.
NORMALLY, WHAT WE DO WITH THE VACANCIES IS WE WILL ASSIGN THEM THE FAMILY VALUE, WHICH IS A MUCH LARGER VALUE, BUT WHAT WE DID WAS WE LOOKED ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, SPECIFICALLY PUBLIC SAFETY TO SEE WHAT THE MIX WAS TO TRY TO GET THAT ESTIMATE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO WHAT REALITY MAY BE WHEN THOSE PEOPLE START COMING ON BOARD.
WE'VE DONE SOME OF THOSE UPFRONT ASSUMPTIONS.
BUT AGAIN, THE FUND IS VERY HEALTHY.
WE'RE GOING TO MONITOR THIS AS WE GO FORWARD AS WE START GOING ACTIVE WITH THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE TO SEE THE CLAIMS COST BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY THE DRIVER OF THE COST OF THE FUND.
USUALLY, THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE YOUNGER, THEY'RE MORE HEALTHY.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING WE WON'T NEED ANY RATE CHANGES GOING FORWARD, BUT WE WILL MONITOR IT AND COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
>> THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE DOCUMENT, AGAIN, AND YOU HAVE STUFF THAT'S ON THIS PAGE IS ACCUMULATIVE OF OTHER PAGES, BUT I QUESTION THE CLAIMS EXPENSE FORECAST IN FISCAL YEAR '26, GIVEN THAT WE'RE BRINGING ON 100 EMPLOYEES.
I DON'T THINK IT'S ENOUGH OF A BUMP.
REALLY, THERE WOULD STILL BE A NUMBER OF MONTHS, THOSE THAT ARE COMING ON BOARD WITH FAMILY.
THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME EXPENSE THERE, AND THERE'S NO CONSEQUENCES.
WE'RE STILL IN A HEALTHY SITUATION HERE WITH THIS FUND.
>> JUST REMEMBER THERE'S TWO THINGS RELATING TO THE CLAIMS EXPERIENCE, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS AS WE GET INTO THE PRESENTATION OF WHEN THESE PEOPLE ARE ALSO GOING TO COME ON BOARD.
THEY'RE GOING TO COME ON BOARD LATER IN THE SUMMER, SIX MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.
NOW, THE HEALTHCARE COST IS LOOKED AT ON A CALENDAR.
THIS IS LOOKED AT ON THE FISCAL YEAR.
THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE SOME INCREASE GOING IN THROUGH THE NOVEMBER, OCTOBER, DECEMBER DATES THAT WILL ADD TO THAT AMOUNT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE MONITORING IT TO YOUR POINT.
>> LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT, THIS IS FISCAL YEAR?
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT IT FROM A FISCAL YEAR PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE HAVE TO BUDGET.
>> FISCAL YEAR AS OPPOSED TO CALENDAR. I UNDERSTAND.
>> TO YOUR POINT, THERE WILL BE, BUT THERE'LL BE A LONGER DURATION OF [OVERLAPPING]
>> NO, I UNDERSTAND. I'M JUST GIVING YOU MY GUT FEEL IS LIKE IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE WHEN I LOOK AT CLAIMS EXPENSE FROM '25-'26, YOU'D EXPECT IT TO GO UP WITH INFLATION, JUST THAT ALONE.
THEN IF YOU HAVE MORE EMPLOYEES WITH FAMILY AND WHATEVER, GOING TO BE SOME CLAIMS. I'M JUST SUGGESTING I THINK IT'S TOO LOW.
THERE'S NO CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING A HIGHER NUMBER THERE BECAUSE IT JUST SHOWS LESS OF A FORECASTED ENDING BALANCE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, AND THEN THAT FITS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS WHICH HAVE, ANYWAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE NEW POSITION REQUEST, AS I INDICATED EARLIER, WE ARE REQUESTING SEVEN NEW FTES WITH A FOCUS ON ENGINEERING PRIMARILY IN PUBLIC WORKS.
THERE'S A SUPPORT POSITION WITHIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT REAL QUICK.
TOTAL OF $938,000 IN NEW SALARY, AND BENEFITS, AND EQUIPMENT COST.
TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER, TWO NEW EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN TO HELP SUPPORT THE IN-CAR VIDEO SYSTEMS. THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO OFFICER SAFETY.
THE BIG STORY THOUGH, THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OPERATING BUDGET, INCLUDING THIS, IS 96 NEW FIRE POSITIONS BEING ADDED, A PARTIAL YEAR FULLY STAFFED AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THERE'LL BE 111 POSITIONS.
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YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM HERE, WE ILLUSTRATE WHEN WE'RE ANTICIPATING THESE POSITIONS COMING ON BOARD.THE PRIMARY MONTH WILL BE MAY, JUNE, AND JULY.
WHEN THOSE PEOPLE WILL ALL BE ON BOARD, THEN THEY'LL BE TRAINING, AND THE CHIEF IS HERE, IF YOU WANTED TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, BUT THE BIG STORY IS THE 96 NEW FIRE POSITIONS THAT WILL BE COMING ON BOARD NEXT YEAR.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE ONE COMMENT THAT 96 POSITION THAT'S BASED ON A 48-HOUR WORK WEEK. IS THAT A TRUE STATEMENT?
>> ANY RISK THAT MIGHT CHANGE TO A 42?
>> COUNCIL, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS OCCURRING IN SOME FIRE SERVICES.
WE HAVE NOT PRE-PLANNED THAT INTO THE LAUNCH OF JUPITER FIRE RESCUE.
AT SOME POINT IN TIME, WE'RE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES IN A NEGOTIATION WITH THE FIRE UNION, AND WE MAY HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT AT A LATER DATE.
>> CONTINUING ON WITH THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
OVERALL INCREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND OF $2 MILLION BEFORE THE USE OF ANY RESERVES TO FUND THE FIRE TRANSFER.
INCREASE IN ASSESSED VALUES, THE $2.1 MILLION INCREASE IN AD VALOREM REVENUE WE DISCUSSED.
ALSO INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE DECREASED BY 128,000 PRIMARILY DUE TO THE SALES TAX THAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER.
THERE'S AN INCREASE OF $760 IN CHARGES FOR SERVICE PRIMARILY DUE TO SOLID WASTE, AND SURCHARGE REVENUE, AND THE ALLOCATION COST COMING FROM THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS.
THERE'S A DECREASE OF 1.6 MILLION IN INTEREST EARNINGS.
THEN YOU'VE GOT THE ACTUAL USE OF RESERVES OF $19.3 MILLION TO HELP FUND THE FIRE OPERATING CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE NEEDS IN FY26.
EVERY YEAR WE TALK ABOUT THIS, WE TALK ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES AND THE RESERVE BALANCE, AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT IT, AGAIN, WHEN THE AUDIT COMES AROUND AFTER A YEAR END CLOSES.
RIGHT NOW AT THE END OF FY24 AT 9:30, THERE WAS A BALANCE OF $54.9 MILLION.
YOU CAN SEE IT OVER HERE ON THE RIGHT TO TRY TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING HAPPENING.
WE HAVE A BRIDGE LOAN COMING BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF $4 MILLION FROM THE SURTAX FUND.
WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME RESERVE USAGE THIS YEAR.
A MAJORITY OF THAT $4.2 MILLION HAD TO DO WITH ROADS AND SOME WALL CONSTRUCTION OUT OF THE PIATT PLACE.
ALSO SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT HAVE ALL CAME BEFORE THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR APPROPRIATION.
BUT ESTIMATED ENDING BALANCE AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR WILL BE $54.7 MILLION, AND THAT'S BEFORE ANY STORM RESERVE BECAUSE WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S AN UNKNOWN. BUT FOR RULE OF THUMB, WE'VE ALWAYS SAID, WE NEED AT LEAST THREE MONTHS WORTH OF OPERATING.
>> SCOTT, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.
THIRTY-FIVE MILLION LEFT IN RESERVE THIS YEAR, 35.4.
>> I SEE HERE ON TOWN OF JUPITER ON ASSIGN, THE FIRST CHART, YOU'VE GOT TARGET OPERATING EXPENSES.
AS A MUNICIPALITY, WE TARGET TO HAVE THREE MONTHS OF OPERATING PLANNED.
WE ARE 15.4 MILLION ABOVE THE TARGET THREE MONTHS OF OPERATING.
>> WE HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL $15 MILLION OVER AND ABOVE WHAT WE NORMALLY TALK ABOUT EVERY YEAR AS WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE IN RESERVES TO MEET THE DEMAND IF THERE'S A MAJOR CATASTROPHE IN THE TOWN, THAT RULE OF THUMB THAT WE GO BY AND ALSO POLICY GUIDANCE FROM THE TOWN AS WELL.
>> THE 20 MILLION IS FOR IF THERE'S A HURRICANE WE HAVE THAT SET ASIDE.
THIS IS OVER AND ABOVE THAT. THANK YOU.
THE 25% HAD BEEN THREE MONTHS, HAS BEEN AN UNOFFICIAL COUNCIL POLICY OR NUMBER FOR YEARS, AND JUST TO GIVE A PERSPECTIVE, BACK IN WHATEVER IT WAS, 2004, 2005, WHEN WE HAD NUMBER OF HURRICANES.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAD REIMBURSEMENTS COMING FROM THE FEDS.
IT COMES LIKE A YEAR OR TWO LATER.
YOU FUNDAMENTALLY HAVE TO HAVE READY CASH ON HAND TO COVER THOSE THINGS.
HOPEFULLY YOU NEVER FACE WHERE THERE'S DEVASTATION LIKE WHEN LOSS OF TAX BASE, IF YOU WILL, WE'VE BEEN LUCKY THERE.
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I DO SUBMIT AND I'M COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE WE'RE AT.WE ALL WENT IN THIS EYES RIGHT OPEN.
PART OF LEGACY OF MY BEING ON THE COUNCIL WAS WE BUILT UP THE BALANCE TO WHAT IT WAS THAT WE'RE NOW USING AND IT'S GOOD THAT WE DID SAVE IT TO USE IT.
I STILL THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO MAINTAIN MORE THAN THE 25%.
JUST TO NOT HAVE MISSED OPPORTUNITIES, SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.
WHEN WE DID ONE IN THE HARDSHIP TIMES, I WANT TO SAY THAT SOME BUDGET YEARS, FIRST THING WE DID WAS WE CHANGED THE 85,15% SPLIT ON CAPITAL.
THE 15% BEING SPENT ON CAPITAL PROJECTS, YOU HOLD UP ON SOME OF THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT OF HOW WE MANAGE THROUGH, WHERE ARE WE TO GET INTO SOME FINANCIAL SITUATION.
BUT WE'VE BEEN BETTER THAN, I THINK, ALMOST ANY OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT TIL NOW, AND OUR PUBLIC IS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM OUR FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT SIGNIFICANTLY ON TAX SAVINGS AS A RESULT OF HAVING HAD SAVINGS.
PART OF THE EARLY ON WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT GOING TO THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE, WE KNEW ULTIMATELY WE WERE GOING TO USE RESERVES AND SOME DEBT SERVICE TO FUND THIS IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD, AND WHAT WAS THAT ENDING BALANCE GOING TO LOOK LIKE, AND WE WERE ESTIMATING 35-$38 MILLION.
WITH WHAT I'M SEEING HERE, I THINK WE WILL MEET OUR OBJECTIVE.
ONE THING THAT THIS CHART DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IS AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THERE'S ALWAYS SOME LEFTOVER FUNDS THAT WILL GO BACK INTO THE RESERVES.
THIS IS FROM A CASH FLOW PERSPECTIVE.
YOU ASSUME YOU'RE GOING TO USE ALL YOUR CASH OR WHAT YOU'VE BUDGETED.
BUT I DO KNOW THE REALITY IS AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY THAT WILL GO BACK INTO THE RESERVES.
BUT AT THE END, BARRING ANY UNFORESEEN $20 MILLION THREE MONTH WORTH OF RESERVE INCIDENT, WHICH WE HOPE DOES NOT HAPPEN.
WE WOULD ROLL INTO THE FY '26 BEGINNING BALANCE OF JUST OVER $54 MILLION.
WE WILL MAKE THAT TRANSFER FOR THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE OPERATING, THE 16.5 FOR THAT OPERATING IN DEBT, AND THEN THE $2.6 MILLION FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED ON THE STATIONS, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE AN ENDING BALANCE OF $35.4 MILLION IS WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING.
AGAIN, I THINK THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'LL HAVE SOME FUNDS REMAINING THAT WILL BUMP UP THAT BALANCE, AND THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE BUDGETARY PROCESS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION.
THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME FLUCTUATION THAT HAPPENS WITH THE NUMBERS.
BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THIS AND JUST TALK ABOUT IT.
>> SCOTT, THESE NUMBERS ARE VERY FAMILIAR BECAUSE WHEN YOU FIRST PROJECTED COST OF FIRE AND THE BUDGETING, THESE NUMBERS ARE COMING OUT RIGHT AROUND WHERE YOU SAID THEY WOULD BE, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> WE WERE DEFINITELY WONDERING BECAUSE WE KNEW WE HAD THE RESERVES TO DO IT, AND WE WERE THINKING STRATEGICALLY WITH THE GAIN IN THE RESERVES AS WELL.
THEN WE'VE ALSO BEEN VERY FORTUNATE AS WE STARTED DOING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIRE AND RESCUE WITH SOME OF THE PRICING THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN FOR THE APPARATUS AND THOSE TYPE OF ITEMS. BUT CONTINUING ON WITH THE GENERAL FUND PROPOSED EXPENSES.
ONE THING I WANT TO CALL OUT ON THIS PAGE, IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY A COUNCIL MEMBER WHEN I WAS VISITING WITH THEM ABOUT ONE OF THE ITEMS YOU'LL SEE ON HERE IS THE BOOKS DUES AND PUBLICATIONS, THAT LARGE INCREASE THERE.
WHAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THAT IS DUE TO A CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
WE HAD TO MOVE SOFTWARE COSTS FROM OPERATING SUPPLIES, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OVER TO THAT LINE ITEM.
THAT'S DUE TO WHAT THEY CALL A GASB PRONOUNCEMENT OR A GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD REQUIREMENT.
EVEN THOUGH IT SHOWS LIKE A LARGE INCREASE, IT'S BASICALLY A REALLOCATION OF COST.
BUT FROM A GENERAL FUND PERSPECTIVE, WE DO HAVE THAT LARGE TRANSFER FOR THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE THAT'S OCCURRING NEXT YEAR.
BUT IF THAT WERE NOT OCCURRING, THIS WOULD JUST BE AN AVERAGE YEAR COMING UP, APPROXIMATELY A 5% INCREASE IS WHAT WE WOULD BE SEEING OVERALL.
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NOW THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE UNION CONTRACT.BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST A VERY NON EVENTFUL PROJECTION FOR NEXT YEAR.
THERE'LL BE A $3.7 MILLION INCREASE OVER FY '25.
>> I'M SORRY, THE SHEET BEFORE.
YOU HAD INDICATED THIS AND I'M NOT SURE I FULLY COMPREHEND, NOR DO I NEED TO AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.
BUT THE CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BECAUSE I SAW MOSTLY THERE WAS TWO DEPARTMENTS THAT REALLY HAD THE MOST.
>> THAT WAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND?
>> INFORMATION SYSTEMS. BUT PRIMARILY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD HAD ONE OF THE LARGEST.
>> NO, UNDERSTAND. I SAW HOW THAT ROLLS UP, BUT THE QUESTION IS, IS THAT A ONE TIME AND IT'S EFFECTIVELY CONTINUING OR IS IT JUST ONE YEAR ONLY?
>> IT WILL CONTINUE EVERY YEAR AND ALSO HOW WE HAVE TO REPORT IT OUT INTO THE [INAUDIBLE].
IT STARTED LAST YEAR, BUT IT STARTED MID YEAR, SO WE DID IT AT YEAR END, AND NOW WE'RE CARRYING IT FORWARD INTO THE BUDGETARY PROCESS.
YOU'RE JUST SAYING WHERE IT WAS NOW LOCATED?
>> CORRECT. IT'S NOT REALLY AN INCREASE.
WE'RE REALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ONE ACCOUNT TO THE NEXT.
>> JUST ON THIS ONE, AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.
THEY DO HARD GOOD WORK AND THEY REALLY MANAGE THEIR BUDGETS.
EVERY YEAR WHEN WE GO THROUGH THIS, AND I'M SOMEWHAT SPEAKING TO MY TWO NEWEST COLLEAGUES THAT MAY NOT KNOW THIS IS LIKE WE HAVE ACTUALS FROM '23-'24 BUDGET.
YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE CONSERVATIVE IN A BUDGET AND COME UNDER IT.
REALLY WHAT ALL OF US CAN LOOK AT IS WHAT THE PROPOSED IS VERSUS THE LAST ACTUALS THAT WE HAVE.
THEN WE HAVE PHENOMENAL FINANCIAL REPORT, WE HAD MID YEAR AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE TRENDING.
IT ALWAYS IS THE CASE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS IN MY OPINION, A BIT OF MAYBE OVERCONSERVATISM IN THE BUDGET, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD CHANGE.
I'M GOING TO WANT TO GET TOGETHER, I WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED AT THE PERCENT INCREASE OVER TWO YEARS BEING FROM THE ACTUAL AND '23-'24 AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS THAT PASSED A THRESHOLD OF SOMETHING I AT LEAST WANTED TO GET TOGETHER IN ONE ON ONE OR WHOEVER TO TALK IT THROUGH.
TO SOME DEGREE, I HAVE THE DEPARTMENT BREAKDOWN, SO I ALREADY KNOW WHAT CATEGORY THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES ARE COMING FROM.
WHILE I KNOW THAT I STILL THINK WORTHWHILE THAT CHALLENGE IS THAT REAL OR NOT.
I JUST WANT TO STATE ON THE RECORD THAT NUMBER 1, I RECOGNIZE THAT WE COME IN ON THE BUDGET.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, I THINK IT'S FAIR TO LOOK AT A COMPARISON WITH THE ACTUALS AND THEN THE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT SHOWS PERCENT USE.
IN SOME CASES WE'RE TRENDING WAY UNDER, AND YET WE'RE STILL FORECASTING WAY UNDER COMPARED TO WHAT WAS IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET.
ANYWAY, I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE TO TAKE TIME IN THIS MEETING.
I'M JUST MORE MESSAGING TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT I'LL GET TOGETHER ONE ON ONE ON THAT.
PROBABLY THE TAKEAWAY I'LL GET IS UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNIFICANT DRIVERS TO THE COST INCREASES.
IT MAY NOT BE BAD TO HAVE THAT IN THE SUMMARY.
>> JIM, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
>> BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THINGS, I WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT THE QUARTERLIES, AS YOU'RE INDICATING THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY A PERCENTAGE SPENT COMPARED TO WHAT'S BUDGETED, IT MAY BE A TIMING ISSUE OF WHEN EXPENDITURES ARE OCCURRING WITHIN THE YEAR.
>> IF SOMETHING WAS PRIMARILY PAYROLL, I WOULD THINK IT'S UP TO DATE.
>> BUT CERTAINLY, I UNDERSTAND LIKE WE'LL TAKE AN FPL BILL, THEY'RE HIGHER IN THE SUMMERTIME, SO IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO TREND UNDER AND THAT I KNOW AND WHATEVER.
I KNOW IT'S COMPLICATED, BUT NONETHELESS, IT STILL IS A PIECE OF INFORMATION TO USE, BUT WE'LL GET TOGETHER ON THAT. THANK YOU.
>> LOOK FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
CONTINUING ON WITH THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
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AGAIN, WE'RE GOING INTO YEAR 3. THIS IS IT.WE'RE GETTING READY TO IMPLEMENT FOR THE FULL YEAR, AND THEN IN FY '27, OCTOBER 1, WE BEGIN SERVICE.
THE FUNDING IS GOING TO COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND, COME FROM THE RESERVES.
IT'S $17.3 MILLION IN OPERATING.
WE'RE ESTIMATING $602,000 IN DEBT SERVICE.
THE CAPITAL PURCHASE OF $2.7 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF $20.6 MILLION.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE DEBT SERVICE.
I'M REFINING THAT AS WE SPEAK BECAUSE WE DID NOT PULL THE COMMERCIAL PAPER.
WE HELD OFF ON DOING THAT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
THE DEBT SERVICE NUMBER MAY REDUCE A LITTLE BIT GOING FORWARD.
WHAT ARE WE DOING SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE IMPLEMENTATION FOR YEAR 3? WE'RE GOING TO BE HIRING THE REMAINDER OF STAFF. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S $10.9 MILLION. NOW JUST REMEMBER, THAT'S NOT A FULL YEAR.
THAT'S A PARTIAL YEAR FOR THESE POSITIONS COMING ON BOARD.
WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE ALL THE OPERATING AND TRAINING SUPPLIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED, $4.5 MILLION, OPERATING START UP CAPITAL OF $1.3 MILLION, SOFTWARE NEEDS OF $151,000.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO START TAKING DELIVERY NEXT FISCAL YEAR OF THE AMBULANCES, THAT'S COMING IN DECEMBER OF 2025, THE FIRE APPARATUS IN JUNE OF 2026.
NOW THAT'S IF WE ANTICIPATE THEM A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THAN JUNE.
THE COMMERCIAL PAPER DEBT SERVICE, I JUST INDICATED, WE'VE WAITED AS LONG AS WE COULD ON THAT LINE OF CREDIT TO START BORROWING.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE SAVINGS ON THE INTEREST AND ISSUANCE FEE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES FOR THE NEW STATION AND THE PURCHASE OF STAFF VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, $2.7 MILLION, AGAIN FOR THE TOTAL OF 20.6.
THE WATER FUND. WE DISCUSSED THIS EARLIER AS WELL AS THE RATE INDEX 3%.
FROM THE OPERATING PERSPECTIVE, WE WENT THROUGH AND WE REVIEWED THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE WATER UTILITY.
THE RATE INDEX WAS NOT NECESSARY IN RELATION TO THE OPERATING, BUT MORE OR LESS BEING DRIVEN BY THE PROJECT BUDGETS THAT WE'RE SEEING INCREASES IN PROJECT BUDGET EXPENSES.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE A LITTLE BIT AS WE START TO GO THROUGH PREPARE FOR THE NEXT WORKSHOP.
ALSO, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE 0.04% CUSTOMER DEMAND GROWTH AND R&R FUNDING OF $7.9 MILLION, SO WE'RE PROJECTED TO MEET OUR TARGET.
NOW, I WILL TELL YOU WE JUST WENT OUT TO BID, GOT OUR BIDS BACK ON THE CHEMICALS, SPOKE WITH AMANDA YESTERDAY.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM WERE LOWER THAN WE ANTICIPATED.
THERE WILL BE A SAVINGS THERE.
THERE WAS ONE THAT SHE HAD INDICATED THAT DID GET HIT BY A TARIFF.
THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ONE OF THE CHEMICALS THAT WE WENT OUT TO BID ON.
WE'LL BE REFINING OUR NUMBERS BASED ON THOSE BIDS.
WE'RE GOING TO BRING THOSE BACK BEFORE COUNCIL HERE VERY SHORTLY.
WATER EXPENDITURES, 5% IN SALARIES, $261,000, OUR REDUCTION IN THE DEBT SERVICE, INCREASE IN PROPERTY AND AUTO INSURANCE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER IN PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE, CHEMICAL COSTS.
UTILITY SERVICES INCREASES, WE'RE ANTICIPATING A 10% INCREASE IN FP&L RATES.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE WATER PLANT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST USERS IN THE TOWN OF THE FP&L.
WE HAVE OUR OWN REP ASSIGNED TO US THAT WE SPEAK TO.
TEN PERCENT IS WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING, AND THEN AN INCREASE IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FEES DUE TO REGULATORY CHANGES IN FY '26.
>> PLEASE, SCOTT, BACK UP TO THE WATER REVENUE.
>> THE ASSUMPTION OF THE 0.4% CUSTOMER DEMAND GROWTH, IS THAT AS LOW AS THAT'S BEEN IN MANY YEARS? WHAT WAS THAT LAST YEAR? I DON'T RECALL.
>> IT'S BEEN PRETTY LEVEL OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING A DECLINE IN CONNECTIONS DUE TO BUILD OUT.
>> BUT IT'S BEEN LOW FOR YEARS, BUT IT'S DRASTICALLY LOWER THAN IT USED TO BE.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.
THAT'S LOW. COULD IT GET LOWER? I COULDN'T IMAGINE IT GETTING ANY LOWER.
>> AS REDEVELOPMENT OCCURS, SOMETIMES WE SEE SPIKES IN THOSE CONNECTIONS.
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BUT OVER TIME, WE HAVE IT DECLINING THROUGH 2034-2035.>> A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE.
NUMBER 1, HAS FPL GOT BACK WITH THE TOWN WITH REGARD TO THEIR ASSESSMENT OF UTILITY COST INCREASES UNIQUE TO THE WATER UTILITY?
>> DO YOU KNOW WHEN IS SOMETHING SCHEDULED ON THAT?
>> NO, SIR. I DON'T. BUT I CAN FIND OUT.
>> WELL, I'LL HELP IF I CAN BECAUSE I'M INTERESTED IN GETTING THAT.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, IS FPL HAS ALWAYS FOR GOVERNMENTS PROVIDED A SPECIFIC TO EACH GOVERNMENT, WHAT IT IS AND HAVING A WATER UTILITY.
I'M ANXIOUS TO HEAR WHAT FPL ALSO ESTIMATES FOR THAT.
BECAUSE I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON WHETHER WE GOT THAT SPECIAL RATE WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
>> HELLO, AMANDA BARNES, DIRECTING UTILITIES.
WE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH FPL AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT PRODUCED THAT, BUT WE'VE CONTINUED TO ASK THEM FOR IT EVEN. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN PUSHING THEM, AND WE WERE DISAPPOINTED THEY DIDN'T COME IN WITH IT, BUT I'LL HELP TO PUSH THEM. THANK YOU.
>> SCOTT, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, AND KUDOS TO THE UTILITY, AND I THINK A STEP UP IN HOW FINANCIALLY IT'S MANAGED.
THANK YOU. THE AVAILABLE FOR R&R WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR TO ME.
FOR MY COLLEAGUES, IF YOU LOOK ALMOST LIKE THE SECOND TO BOTTOM LINE, IN 2024, IT WAS THE ACTUAL WAS 12.7 MILLION AND WE'RE PROJECTING 6.5 IN '25, BUT SCOTT AS YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT, AND I DIDN'T BRING MY FINANCIAL REPORT, BUT I HAD A NOTE HERE REFERRED TO SECOND QUARTER OF FINANCIAL REPORT PAGE 27, BUT I LOOKED AT IT.
I CONCLUDED WE WOULD REALLY PROBABLY EXPECT A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER ONE THAN THAT.
I THINK YOU SOMEWHAT AGREED NOT DEBATING HOW MUCH HIGHER AND WHAT.
BUT TO ME, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR OF WHAT WE END UP WITH BECAUSE FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, WE HAVE TARGETED THE RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT SAVINGS TO COVER RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT WORK WE NEED TO DO.
TO THE DEGREE THAT OUR BUDGET IS AFTER THE YEAR IS OVER, WE'RE ABLE TO PUT ASIDE MORE THAN OUR TARGET, WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHERE WE STAND.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M SO INTERESTED IN THAT.
EVERY TIME WE MAKE A DECISION ON A RATE CHANGE AND WHATEVER, WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT THAT AS WE ARE.
BUT AGAIN, KUDOS TO THE UTILITY FOR I DON'T KNOW THIS WAS ALWAYS THE CASE, BUT IT'S BEEN RECENTLY THAT WE'RE PLUS YOU'RE MORE TRANSPARENT WITH THE NUMBER, SO THANK YOU.
>> MOVING ON TO THE STORMWATER UTILITY.
WE ARE REQUESTING A 7% INCREASE, 3% IN THE BASE, AND 4% FOR CONSTRUCTION COST.
AGAIN, THERE'S PRIMARY DRIVER IS THE CONSTRUCTION AND SOME OPERATING.
WE'RE USING $508 IN RETAINED EARNINGS TO TRY TO MEET OUR TARGET FOR THE R&R.
PROJECTED R&R CONTRIBUTION OF $578,000, WHICH IS $183,000 SHORT OF OUR $761,000 GOAL, WHICH IS BUILT INTO OUR FINANCIAL MODEL, WHICH IS A LONG TERM MODEL, SO WE CAN GO UP AND DOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, BUT THAT'S TO TRY TO KEEP US UP WITH WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING.
THE EXPENSES WITHIN THE UTILITY, AGAIN, THERE'S A 5% SALARY INCREASE.
THERE'S A $92,000 INCREASE IN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, EXCUSE ME.
$64,000 INCREASE IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR MASTER PLANNING PURPOSES THAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT YEAR, AND A 7.21% INCREASE OVERALL FOR OPERATING EXPENSES.
>> DAWN, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE JUPITER RIVER ESTATES?
>> TWO YEARS AGO, AT THE REQUEST OF THE RESIDENTS IN JUPITER RIVER STATES, ALONG JONES CREEK.
WE PUT IN PLACE A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT FOR TRIMMING MAINTENANCE OF THE CANAL.
THEY HAD HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE WATER QUALITY IN THE CANAL,
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NOT BEING UP TO THEIR STANDARDS OR EVEN THE TOWNS STANDARDS.THE INITIAL TRIMMING WAS DONE BY THE STORMWATER UTILITY IN DECEMBER 2023.
WITHIN MONTHS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THAT, THE WATER HAD CLEARED.
THERE WAS EVEN MANATEES CITED IN THE WATERWAYS.
THIS YEAR WILL BE TWO YEARS FOLLOWING THAT INITIAL MAINTENANCE TRIMMING, SO WE WILL BE DOING THAT TRIMMING AGAIN, AND IT WILL OCCUR EVERY TWO YEARS.
THE ASSESSMENT IS ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S TAXES EVERY YEAR, BUT THE TRIMMING OCCURS EVERY OTHER YEAR.
>> WHEN WE DID THE CONTRACT WITH THE UTILITY WHEN THE TOWN COVERED 100% OF IT, WE ALREADY CONTRACTED FOR THE FIRST OR MORE THAN THE FIRST.
>> WE CONTRACTED FOR MULTIPLE TERMS. WITH A 5% MAXIMUM INCREASE THAT CAN OCCUR OR CPI, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
>> THIS WAS SIGNIFICANT THAT WE STEPPED UP FOR THE NEW MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL.
ONCE UPON A TIME, WE WERE GOING TO GET FUNDING FROM OTHERS, AND IT WASN'T ALL GOING TO BE THE TOWN, AND THEN LOCH SACHI RIVER DISTRICT WOULDN'T PUT IN, AND THE STATE DIDN'T PUT IN.
WE WENT AHEAD AND DID IT IN THE INTEREST OF HELPING WATER QUALITY.
BUT IT'S BASED ON THE RESIDENTS COMMITTING THAT IT'S MAINTAINED, SO WE NEVER GET BACK TO HAVING TO PUT A LOT OF MONEY IN ON IT.
NONETHELESS, THERE WAS A LOT OF DIALOGUE ABOUT DO YOU DO IT EVERY YEAR? DO YOU DO EVERY OTHER YEAR? BE REALLY INTERESTING TO LIKE STAFF DID LAST TIME, MAKE SURE WE DO SOME BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS AND ALL THAT TO DOCUMENT.
BECAUSE THIS IS LIKE, AGAIN, THE FIRST TIME, WE'LL BE SETTING THE STANDARD, IF YOU WILL, EVERY TWO YEARS ADDRESS IT.
COULD IT BE THREE YEARS OR IS IT TWO AGAIN I THINK THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR DECISION THERE BASED ON HOW SUCCESSFUL IT IS THIS TIME.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT FINANCE THAT DOES IT, BUT THANK YOU.
>> THE RESIDENT PAY ANY OF THIS AT ALL.
>> THE RESIDENTS ARE PAYING ALL OF THIS.
THE INITIAL TRIMMING WAS DONE BY THE STORMWATER UTILITY, BUT THE RESIDENTS ARE PAYING OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, EVERY OTHER YEAR.
>> WHICH IS THE WAY IN MY VIEW, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BECAUSE AGAIN, WE STEPPED UP ON A PRIVATE CANAL TO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE STORMWATER UTILITY.
EVERYBODY'S HAPPY THE WAY IT ENDED UP, WATER QUALITY IS BETTER AND WHATEVER, AND THIS NOW ENABLES IT TO CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED AT THAT SAME LEVEL.
>> THE TOWN DID IT MANY YEARS AGO, THEN IT WAS ALLOWED TO OVERGROW.
THE RESIDENT'S PROPERTY ACTUALLY GOES TO THE MIDDLE OF THE CANAL.
IT'S PRIVATE. BUT WE STEPPED UP AND DID IT.
IT WAS A BIT OF A HEAVY LIFT FOR EVERYBODY, BUT WE GOT A TIME THE RESIDENTS STEPPED IN AND A NICE JOB ORGANIZING.
>> I THINK IT WAS INCREDIBLE HOW THE RESIDENTS CAME TOGETHER AND INITIATED THIS.
THERE'S A REAL SENSE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE PROJECT WAS BROUGHT TO THE TOWN BY THEM, AND THEY HAVE A FACEBOOK GROUP WHERE THEY'RE REGULARLY TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE THAT AREA.
>> IT'S NOT EASY GETTING ALL THE RESIDENTS ON BOARD TO PAY THE EXTRA DOLLARS, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT THEY GOT IT DONE.
>> TO Y'ALL POINT, WE THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING A PICTURE OF THE MANATEE THAT WAS PICTURED IN THIS SLIDE.
BECAUSE IT WAS PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
THE BUILDING FUND IS ALWAYS VERY STABLE.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING PERMIT REVENUE SHOW A $100,000 REDUCTION OVER LAST YEAR.
ONE THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT THE BUILDING PERMIT REVENUE.
WE DO HAVE SOME LARGER REDEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRING, FOR INSTANCE, THE HOSPITAL, TAKES A COUPLE OF THOSE LARGE REDEVELOPMENTS TO OCCUR TO BUMP THESE NUMBERS UP.
YOU CAN LOOK AT FY24, $6.3 MILLION.
THOSE ARE USUALLY ONE-TIME EVENTS THAT OCCUR, BUT WE SEEM TO BE HAVING A FEW OF THOSE EVERY YEAR.
INTEREST EARNINGS WERE SHOWING A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE INTEREST EARNINGS AND A SMALL USE OF RETAINED EARNINGS TO HELP BALANCE THE BUDGET.
AGAIN, THE 5% SALARY INCREASES, A SLIGHT DECREASE IN DEPARTMENTAL EXPENSES, AN INCREASE OF $80,000 IN CONTRACTUAL INSPECTION SERVICES, AND A DECREASE OF $148,000 IN REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
>> SCOTT JUST ON THIS ONE, AND I KNOW I SAID I WOULD GET TOGETHER WITH YOU ONE-ON-ONE, BUT THIS BUILDING FUND,
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I'VE SAID MANY TIMES, IS BEST IN CLASS THAT I THINK FOR GOVERNMENT.I'M THRILLED THE WAY IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MANAGED.
WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT A BUDGET NUMBER, NOT AN ACTUAL.
BUT THE PROTECTIVE INSPECTIONS, WHEN YOU THINK THAT THE BUILDING PERMITS ARE GOING DOWN FROM 23-24 ACTUALS, AND I KNOW THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS REQUIRE DIFFERENT INVESTMENTS IN PROTECTIVE INSPECTIONS, BUT JUST WASN'T INTUITIVE TO ME WHY WITH THE BUILDING PERMITS GOING DOWN SIGNIFICANT FROM TWO YEARS AGO, THAT THE PROTECTIVE INSPECTIONS WOULD GO UP SO SIGNIFICANTLY.
BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS I'D LIKE TO GET UNDERSTAND BETTER.
I THINK IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN INFLATED FROM SOMEWHAT AN ADOPTED BUDGET, WHICH IS NOT WHAT THE ACTUAL WAS, BUT I HAVE VERY CONFIDENT STAFF IS NOT GOING TO SPEND A PENNY MORE THAN THEY NEED TO TO GET IT DONE.
IT'S NOT THAT. I THINK IT BEGS A LOOK AT.
>> SURE. THE INSURANCE FUND, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT AGAIN, BRINGING ON THE FIRE POSITIONS, WE STILL FEEL THAT THE $10 MILLION RESERVE BALANCE IS HEALTHY AND ATTAINABLE AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
BUT AGAIN, WE'LL BE RE-EVALUATING AS THE TIME GOES ON IF WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT RESERVE GOAL AND LOOK TO SEE OVER FY27 AND FY28.
IF THE COUNCIL FEELS THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT BASED ON CLAIMS, WE CAN DO THAT AT THAT POINT. THE NEXT STEPS.
THIS IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE OPERATING BUDGET PORTION OF THE PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING, BUT THE NEXT STEPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE BUDGETARY PROCESS IS JULY 1ST, THE PROPERTY APPRAISER WILL CERTIFY THE TAX ROLL AND RELEASE THE TAXABLE VALUES TO THE TOWN.
ON JULY 15TH, HAVE A MEETING WITH THE TOWN COUNCIL TO SET THE TRIM RATE OR THE MILLAGE RATE THAT WE'LL BE USING FOR THE REST OF THE PLANNING PERIOD.
ONE THING TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU SET THE TRIM, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS ON THE 15TH, IS ONCE YOU SET THE MILLAGE RATE, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO DOWN, YOU CAN'T GO BACK UP.
THEN WE'LL HAVE THEIR SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP TO REVIEW THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN ON AUGUST 13TH.
WE HAVE OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 4TH FOR THE OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET.
WE ALSO READING OF THE JUPITER MSTU NOTIFICATION TO PALM BEACH COUNTY.
NOW, WHAT THIS IS IS, IF YOU REMEMBER, EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE TO LET PALM BEACH COUNTY KNOW THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE JUPITER FIRE MSTU FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
WHEN THEY START TO SET THEIR TRIM IN JULY OF 2027, THEY KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
NOW WE NEED TO NOTIFY THEM THAT WE WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING.
THE TOWN WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING COME OCTOBER 1, 2027 IN THE JUPITER MSTU, IN A SENSE THAT WILL DISSOLVE.
BUT THEN ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, WE WILL HAVE OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN THE READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO INDICATE TO THE COUNTY THAT WE WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN THE FY27 ASSESSMENT FOR THE JUPITER MSTU.
WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THE GENERAL OPERATING? AGAIN, THIS IS THE FIRST WORKSHOP.
WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN AUGUST.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE TRIM HEARING COMING IN JULY, SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AND HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> BUT THE AUGUST WORKSHOP IS JUST A CIP.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. BUT IF YOU REMEMBER, MAYOR, WHAT WE ALWAYS DO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORKSHOP IF THERE ARE UPDATES OR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE OPERATING BUDGET.
WE ALWAYS COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITH ANY UPDATES OR INFORMATION ON THE OPERATING BUDGET BEFORE WE START THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION.
>> WANTED TO PAUSE HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT AMONG THE COUNCIL, PARTICULARLY FOR THE NEW MEMBERS, THERE'S AN AWARENESS HERE.
JULY 15TH, BASICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO SET THE MILLAGE RATE AT WHAT IT IS NOW.
WE'VE MADE THAT DECISION, SO THAT'S A DONE DEAL.
THEN WE COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER 4TH IS WHEN THERE'S THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE OPERATING BUDGET.
THE PREFERENCE IS THAT EVERYBODY EITHER IF YOU HAD ANY COMMENTS ON THE OPERATING BUDGET, YOU WANT TO GET IT RESOLVED WELL IN ADVANCE OF THAT.
THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS BEFORE THIS WORKSHOP FOR OPERATING.
THEN WE HAVE THIS MEETING TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
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THEN THERE'S REALLY NO OTHER MEETINGS.REALLY, IT'S REALLY PROVIDE YOUR INPUT BACK THROUGH TOWN MANAGER AND FINANCE DIRECTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT IF IT'S INCORPORATING ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE.
CORRECT I JUST WANT TO SET EXPECTATIONS HERE.
>> MAYOR TO YOUR POINT, AS ALWAYS, WHAT YOU JUST INDICATED, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, EVEN FROM THE PUBLIC, WE MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE TO TALK IN DETAIL ABOUT THE BUDGET.
>> SURE. WELL, I TYPICALLY WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
OUR MAYOR DOES PREFER TO GO THROUGH IT.
I COLLECT COMMENTS OR REACTIONS, BUT ALSO WHAT I'VE HAD BECAUSE WE'VE EACH MET ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND WITH STAFF.
WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS BUDGET.
IT'S ALSO A GOOD TIME JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK TO ONE ANOTHER AND BECAUSE THE BUDGET IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST RESPONSIBILITIES AS A COUNCIL, IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY JUST TO SHARE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, WHAT MIGHT BECOME AN ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IN GENERAL, I AGREE WITH THE 5% FOR STAFF.
I THINK THAT THAT KEEPS US COMPETITIVE AND IS IN LINE WITH WHAT I'M SEEING WITH OTHERS IN INFLATION.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE SLIDE, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS POSTED ON THE AGENDA BACKUP AS WELL.
BUT YOU LOOK AT SLIDE 8 OR SLIDE 5, YOU SEE ALL THE RED AND THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE FORECAST, A LOT OF THAT'S THE INTEREST.
I THINK A THEME FOR THIS YEAR IS WE EXPECTED A LOT OF THIS.
WE EXPECTED INTEREST RATES TO COME DOWN, WE EXPECTED THE VALUATION INCREASE TO COME DOWN TO ABOUT WHERE.
>> EXACTLY. YOU'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR YEARS.
I'VE SEEN THE STEP DOWN, AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
THIS HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR YEARS.
WHEN INTEREST RATES WERE HIGH, YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT.
WE WERE ABLE TO PAY FOR FIRE WITH THOSE INTEREST EARNINGS. THAT WAS GREAT.
BUT THE RED YOU SEE ON SLIDE 5, THAT'S RELATIVE TO THE YEAR BEFORE.
WE WERE PLANNING ON INTEREST COMING DOWN.
THAT RED WAS EXPECTED AND IS NORMAL.
YOU NEED TO SEE RED AND I THINK IT'S HUMAN INSTINCT TO BE A LITTLE WORRIED.
WE KNEW IN OUR PLANNING WITH FIRE THAT YEAR THREE WOULD BE THE BIG YEAR FOR EXPENDITURE.
WE SEE THAT MOST OF THIS BUDGET, THE HEADLINE IS MOST OF IT'S FIRE.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT IS FIRE, AND IT WAS PLANNED IN ADVANCE, AND IT'S HITTING TARGETS, AND IT'S ON BUDGET.
I JUST WANT TO SAY OVERALL, THAT IT FEELS GOOD, IT'S A NORMAL YEAR.
WE'RE NOT OFF FROM WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLANNING.
I WANT TO SAY I WAS CURIOUS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK JUST ON THE RECORD.
YOU WERE SPEAKING ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND POSITION.
WE HAVE THE FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE BRINGING ON BOARD.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER POSITIONS.
I GET THE POLICE POSITIONS FOR THE NEW IN-CAR VIDEO, THE EVIDENCE TECH.
CAN YOU JUST GO INTO A LITTLE DETAIL ON WHAT THESE OTHERS ARE?
>> SURE. I'LL START AT THE TOP.
LET'S BRING THIS UP. THE PROJECT MANAGER POSITION THAT'S A HALF-YEAR'S WORTH OF FUNDING.
>> WE DID PUT IT IN THE BUDGET.
WE DEBATED BACK AND FORTH, WHETHER WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT, BUT THAT IS TO HELP OUT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
IF YOU'VE LOOKED AT OUR CIP, WHICH IS THE SECOND PART OF THIS MEETING THIS EVENING, YOU LOOK AT THE LEGACY PROJECT.
WE'VE GOT 87 OVERALL PROJECTS IN THE WHOLE TOWN.
I KNOW ROGER HELD IS MANAGING OVER 50 PROJECTS AT ONE TIME, THOSE ARE JUST THE LEGACY PROJECTS.
I KNOW THE COUNCIL WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING LATER ON THIS SUMMER TO TALK ABOUT ADDING, POSSIBLY, SOME MORE PROJECTS.
WE NEED SOME PROJECT MANAGEMENT ON STAFF.
IF YOU REMEMBER IN AUGUST, WE DID SOME CONTRACTING WITH OWNERS' REPS TO HELP AUGMENT BECAUSE OF THE LIFT WITH FIRE AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THOSE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.
THIS IS A WAY THAT WE CAN BRING SOMEBODY ON STAFF TO HELP OUT WITH THESE PROJECTS.
THE TOWN IS GROWING AS FAR AS SOME OF THE NEEDS.
WE JUST FELT THAT RIGHT NOW WE'VE DONE IT IN A HALF A YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE WITH THE NEW ENGINEERING DIRECTOR COMING ON BOARD AND RE-EVALUATING.
AGAIN, GOING BACK TO OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT.
THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
THE INSPECTOR, AGAIN, SAME THING.
WE NEED INSPECTORS TO GO OUT AND INSPECT THE JOBS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
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WITH THAT RAMP-UP OF THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, WE'RE SEEING THAT THERE'S A NEED IN THE INSPECTOR SIDE OF THE HOUSE.THAT WAS THE REASON THAT WE'VE INCLUDED THAT.
THE SERVICE WORKER TECHNICIAN.
THAT'S AGAIN, THAT'S A HALF A YEAR'S WORTH OF FUNDING THERE.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING ON NEW FIREHOUSES.
THIS POSITION IS GOING TO BE WORKING TO HELP WITH THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE PEOPLE AND ALSO CARPENTERS HELPERS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, SO THAT WE FELT THAT THAT WAS MUCH NEEDED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW BUILDINGS COMING ON BOARD AND WHAT WE'RE DOING OUT AT THE PUBLIC WORK FACILITY, A NUMBER OF THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
I WILL TELL YOU WITHIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THE MANAGING OF THE CONTRACTS, THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IT HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE LAST 3-4 YEARS.
WE FEEL THAT IT'S TIME THAT WE BRING SOME ADDITIONAL HELP WITHIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO BE THAT RESIDENT EXPERT TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE AND MANAGE SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS, AND TO HELP OUT THE DEPARTMENT TO BE A RESOURCE FOR THE DEPARTMENTS, AND TO STANDARDIZE A LOT OF THE PROCESSES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN.
THE UTILITY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN.
AGAIN, THOSE ARE HELPING OUT WITH INSPECTIONS ON THE PROJECTS.
YOU'LL SEE AS WE START GETTING INTO THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF UTILITY PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON, SO WE NEED MORE EYES OUT IN THE FIELD.
WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THAT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OVERTIME THAT'S BEING INCURRED BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PROJECTS AND INSPECTIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING.
WE FEEL THAT THERE'S A NEED IN THE WATER UTILITY TO BRING ANOTHER PERSON ON BOARD TO HELP.
THERE WAS AN INITIAL REQUEST FOR TWO, BUT WE FELT THAT WE CAN DO IT WITH ONE GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.
>> THANK YOU. I REMEMBER THAT WAS MY FOCUS, AND I HAD WANTED MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, SO THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.
I AGREE WITH THE PROJECT MANAGER, ESPECIALLY.
I'VE SEEN THAT LIST OF PROJECTS THAT ROGER HELD IS WORKING ON, AND IT'S A LOT.
THEN JUST SPEAKING TO THE UTILITIES FOR A SECOND, BECAUSE ONE THING THAT THE MAYOR SAID THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE NUMBER, BUT THE AVAILABILITY FOR R&R THAT ADOPTED 25 NUMBER.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT HAS CURRENTLY FOR THAT?
>> I'M GOING TO GO BACK AND LOOK BECAUSE THAT IS INTERESTING TO ME, AND I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS A WHILE AGO, BECAUSE THERE'S A FIVE-YEAR WHAT DO WE CALL IT? THE WATER PLAN.
>> THE MASTER PLAN. WE WORK WITH A CONSULTANT ON A WATER MASTER PLAN.
IT'S A FIVE-YEAR PLAN, AND WE PROJECT OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED.
BUT THAT SAID, IT CAN BE VOLATILE.
I REMEMBER WHEN CHEMICAL COSTS, BECAUSE AFTER WE ADOPT THE BUDGET, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A STRING OF CHEMICAL ITEMS FOR WATER COME BEFORE US.
I JUST REMEMBER THEY WERE UP SEVERAL FOLD DURING THE HIGH INFLATION PERIOD, AND SUPPLY AND EVERYTHING WITH COVID.
THERE CAN BE VOLATILITY, BUT WE'VE LOOKED AT IT YEAR AFTER YEAR.
I THINK WHAT THE MAYOR SAID SPEAKS TO THAT.
IF WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IN MORE, THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ABOUT INDEXING, BUT IF THERE IS SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE'RE THE ACTUALS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MATTERS IS THE ACTUALS.
IF ACTUALS COMING IN ARE ABOVE TARGET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, THEN WE CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT GOING FORWARD, ESPECIALLY SINCE THESE ARE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, SO THEY HAVE TO STAND ON THEIR OWN.
THEY CAN'T RECEIVE GENERAL FUND, REVENUE, ANYTHING.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THEY CAN STAND ON THEIR OWN, LONG TERM, AND PLAN WITH R&R, BUT WE DID HAVE A RESIDENT QUESTION LAST YEAR OF PEOPLE ON FIXED INCOME, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY SEE ALL OF THIS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT COUNSEL LOOK AT ALL OF THESE THINGS.
I JUST FOUND THAT INTERESTING, BUT OVERALL, I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT REPORT.
THE HEADLINE AGAIN FIRES MOST OF IT.
I'VE HEARD ABOUT FIRE FOR YEARS NOW, AND I KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE FIRE BUDGET, SO IT'S NICE JUST SEEING IT ON A DIFFERENT SET OF DOCUMENTS HERE. THANK YOU.
>> I'VE GOT TWO QUESTIONS. I'M NEW TO THIS.
I'M ABSORBING A LOT OF THIS, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS, THE TEAMS, AND ALL DEPARTMENTS PUT IN THE PRESENTATION, ALSO ALL THE DETAILED INFORMATION, BUT I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUESTION RELATIVE TO THE TOWN'S BUDGET PERFORMANCE OVER THE YEARS.
ACTUALS VERSUS BUDGET, WHAT'S BEEN THE PERFORMANCE? ARE WE TYPICALLY AT BUDGET OR UNDER,
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OR ARE WE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE YEARS?>> OUTSIDE OF THESE ANOMALIES LIKE THE FIRE, 2-3%.
I KNOW I GAVE YOU A COPY OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.
BACK OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, YOU CAN SEE THAT PERFORMANCE OVER TIME OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS.
IF YOUR QUESTION IS CENTERING AROUND BASED ON OUR ESTIMATES, AND THEN USUALLY WE LAND AT THE END OF THE YEAR?
ESPECIALLY ON THE REVENUE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, WE'RE USUALLY VERY CLOSE ON THOSE ESTIMATES, BUT THINGS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE MAY HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND REQUEST MORE FUNDS.
USUALLY, A LOT OF THOSE THINGS ARE DRIVEN BY REQUESTS OF THE COUNCIL.
THE COUNCIL MAY GET APPROACHED BY A CITIZEN GROUP, OR THEY HEAR SOMETHING AT A COFFEE WITH COUNCIL, OR THEY GET SOMETHING THROUGH SOME SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK, AND THEY MAKE A REQUEST, AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND WE HAVE TO AMEND THE BUDGET.
THAT DOES OCCUR DURING THE YEAR, BUT OUR ESTIMATES ARE USUALLY VERY CLOSE.
>> ONE LAST QUESTION. DO YOU HAVE ANY RISK ITEMS THAT WORRY YOU RELATIVE TO THE ESTIMATED REVENUES FOR 2026 THAT YOU'RE TRACKING?
>> NO. I KNOW EARLY ON WE WERE HEARING THINGS ABOUT THE AVORM GOING AWAY AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I PERSONALLY WASN'T CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, BUT THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THEY'RE A DIFFERENT ENTITY.
THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.
I DO ANTICIPATE LOOKING FORWARD THAT MAYBE THERE MAY BE SOME SHIFT WITH SALES TAX, THAT CAN HAPPEN.
WE SAW THAT THE HOLIDAYS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT ON, AND THEY'VE MADE THEM NOW A REGULAR THING.
IT'S NOT HAPPENING JUST ANNUALLY.
THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. THEY ARE SOME OF OUR LARGEST REVENUES.
FROM A RISK PERSPECTIVE, WHAT I'M MORE CONCERNED WITH IS LOOKING AT WHAT'S HAPPENING LOCALLY THAT SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE COUNTY ON.
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
THOSE TYPE OF THINGS ARE THE THINGS THAT I GET CONCERNED WITH BECAUSE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN ECONOMIC DRIVER THAT DRIVES SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS.
THOSE ARE THINGS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE THAT I TRY TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FROM AN EDUCATIONAL POINT OF VIEW FOR THE COUNSELOR, 100% AGREE WITH THE 5% INCREASE.
EMPLOYEE RETENTION IS CRITICAL.
>> COUNSELOR TOY, YOUR MIC MAY NOT BE ON.
>> THERE WE GO. I TOOK A LITTLE PUSHING HERE, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU.
THE EDUCATION HAS BEEN IMMENSE FOR ME.
HAVING GONE THE SECOND TIME SITTING HERE, BUT THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION IS SO IMPORTANT, WITNESSING YOUR LUNCHEON TODAY WITH 20 EMPLOYEES AND ABOVE.
THE LONG HAUL OF IT IS YOU'RE DOING BETTER BY STAYING COMPETITIVE AND RETAINING YOUR EMPLOYEES.
THE POLICE BUDGET, AGAIN, BEING COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.
AGAIN, THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT EDUCATION FOR ME TO GO STEP BY STEP, AND THE TRANSPARENCY THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING TO US AND OUR RESIDENTS I THINK STAND VERY HIGH ON BEING ACROSS THE BOARD WITH OUR TOWN.
AGAIN, TRUE STEWART OF YOUR TOWN'S MONEY.
YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB ON IT.
EACH TIME WE GO THROUGH THIS, I WILL LEARN MORE AND MORE, BUT I DO LIKE THE PRESENTATION, THE EXPLANATION, AND GIVING US THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS SITTING HERE. THANK YOU.
>> EVERY FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP IS LIKE GROUNDHOG DAY.
HAPPY TO TAP IN COUNCILOR GUISINGER'S COMMENTS.
THE PROJECTIONS, LIKE I MENTIONED WITH FIRE WHEN HE STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THEY'RE RIGHT ON THE MONEY. THEY ALWAYS ARE.
THERE'S ALWAYS ESTIMATES FROM THE STATE ABOUT REVENUES THAT WILL COME IN, HE'S VERY CONSERVATIVE.
HE'S ESTIMATE PROBABLY MIGHT BE A LITTLE LESS, BUT IT COMES IN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, SO EVERYTHING'S ALWAYS RIGHT IN THE MONEY.
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I HAVE FULL FAITH IN OUR FINANCE STAFF.I MEAN, EVERY YEAR, EVERYTHING'S RIGHT IN THE MONEY, AND I DIDN'T GET TO MEET WITH STAFF BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO, I'VE BEEN HERE LONG.
I CAN GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS, BUT I DON'T HAVE TO BECAUSE I COME IN HERE AND EVERYTHING IS JUST RIGHT ON THE MONEY. I APPRECIATE THAT.
I'M ON BOARD WITH A 5% INCREASE FOR THE TOWN EMPLOYEES, AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS LAID OUT IN THE PLAN.
OF COURSE, WE DON'T KNOW POLICE YET, BUT THAT'LL COME DOWN THE ROAD.
I THINK WE'RE RIGHT ON TRACK. THANK YOU, DON.
GREAT JOB ON YOUR WHOLE STAFF. APPRECIATE IT.
I THINK THE BIGGEST INDICATOR, IN MY VIEW, HIGHEST LEVEL OF HOW THE BUDGETS MANAGED IS THE FACT THAT OUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE HAS GROWN EVERY YEAR.
WHEN IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO IT.
IF WE'RE NOT MANAGING, THEN IT WOULD BE GOING DOWN.
BY POLICY DECISION, IT'S GOING DOWN NOW, BUT THAT'S BY POLICY DECISION BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DELIVER SIGNIFICANT TAX SAVINGS TO OUR RESIDENTS BY DOING THAT, BUT TO ME, THAT'S THE BIGGEST INDICATOR.
IT'S BECAUSE THAT'S A ROLL-UP.
THEN THINGS THAT I WORRY ABOUT IS JUST TO EMPHASIZE TO THAT QUESTION, COUNCILOR GUISINGER IS UNFUNDED MANDATES.
THEY COME ALL THE TIME, AND WE'RE ALWAYS RESISTING AND FIGHTING THEM OFF, BUT THEY COME ALL THE TIME.
THE STATE IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO JUST AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND EVEN THE COUNTY NOW, BEAT RE-NOURISHMENT ONCE UPON A TIME.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING TO THAT.
NOW WE'RE PUTTING ASIDE A QUARTER OF MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR BECAUSE THEY SAID UNLESS WE AGREED TO DO THAT, THEY WEREN'T GOING TO DO A PROJECT ON RENOURISHING THE BEACH.
EVERYBODY GOES TO THE BEACH, NOT JUST JUPITER RESIDENTS, BUT WE'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO PUT MORE IN THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.
THEN JUST RECENTLY, THE COUNTY IS TRYING TO GET THE TOWN TO TAKE OVER MAINTENANCE OF THEIR ROADS.
I JUST WANT TO GET YOU FEEL, YOU'RE NEW, BUT EVERY DAY THERE'S SOME OTHER ATTEMPT MADE.
NOW LET'S SEE IF WE GET THE TOWN TO DO IT, AND WE TRY TO MANAGE AROUND THAT, BUT THAT'S AN ONGOING THREAT.
I JUST THOUGHT I'D SUMMARIZE, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO GET ONE-ON-ONE, BUT TO THE DEGREE, WE HAVE ALL OF THE STAFF HERE AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL.
I WAS LOOKING AT THREE ITEMS IN A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS GOING UP, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, CONTRACTOR SERVICES, AND THEN, AND ON THOSE, I DON'T KNOW WHEN I LOOK AT IT, WHETHER IT'S SAY ONE-YEAR SPECIAL OR IT'S CONTINUING.
WHEN I SEE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GOING UP, OR CONTRACTS OR SERVICES TO ME THAT COULD BE OUTSOURCING WHICH AGAIN, IT WOULD BE A STAFF SAVINGS, AND WE'VE HAD SOME OF THOSE, AND I ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP TRACK OF THAT, BUT JUST TO RATTLE OFF THE DEPARTMENTS ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, THAT I WAS VIEWING A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM HISTORY, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ENGINEERING, WATER ADMIN, WATER PLAN, AND STORMWATER ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
I KNOW, ON THE UTILITY, WE DO A FIVE-YEAR PLAN UPDATE, BUT I WANT TO THEN KNOW IT'S A ONE-YEAR AS OPPOSED TO A CONTINUUM, IF THAT'S THE CASE, OR IF IT'S A CONTINUUM, I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
THEN CONTRACTOR SERVICES, RECREATION, P&Z, WATER ADMIN, AND STORMWATER.
THEN THE RECREATION GROUP HAD A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S CAUSING THE CHANGE THAT'S DRIVING THOSE BUDGET ITEMS GOING UP, AND IT'S JUST GENERIC.
THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING OTHER ITEMS, I'LL GET WITH YOU ON, BUT JUST TO CREATE AN AWARENESS ON THAT.
I GUESS WITH THAT, WE'RE DONE WITH THE OPERATING PORTION.
>> AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER,
[2. Mid-Year Community Investment Program Update.]
THIS IS THE SECOND PART TO OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.THIS ALL STARTED LAST AUGUST, WHERE THE COUNCIL WAS ASKING QUESTIONS.
WE WERE HAVING OUR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN WORKSHOP, AND THERE WAS A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS REGARDING LEGACY PROJECTS, SOME PROJECTS THAT MAY NOT APPEAR IN THE BOOK, BUT APPEARS IN THE CASH FLOW SO YOU DON'T GET TO SEE A LOT OF THE DATA.
SOME OF THEM ARE HISTORICAL-TYPE PROJECTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND THEY'RE SITTING THERE ON THE BOOKS FOR A SPECIFIC REASON.
THE COUNCIL ASKED IF WE COULD DO SOME UPDATE TO BRING SOMETHING BACK TO THEM TO TALK ABOUT THESE LEGACY PROJECTS.
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THE COUNCIL SEES THEM EVERY YEAR, AS FAR AS JUST THE LIST AND THE FUNDING DURING THE CARRY FORWARD BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT OCCUR AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THEN MID-YEAR.WE WANTED TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME.
THERE'S A BOOK THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS PRESENTATION THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED, AND IT'S ONLINE FOR THE CITIZENS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO LOOK AT IT.
WE'VE DEVELOPED A WORKSHEET FOR THE DEPARTMENTS TO GO IN AND THEY CAN GIVE A SYNOPSIS OF THE PROJECT, WHERE THE PROJECT IS,, WHEN THEY ANTICIPATE THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED, THE FUNDING THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT, WHAT'S BEEN APPROPRIATED, WHAT'S BEEN SPENT TO DATE, IF THERE ARE ANY ENCUMBRANCES, YOU CAN SEE THAT, AND WITH A LOT OF THE PROJECTS, THERE WILL ALSO BE A SNAPSHOT.
NOW, THE BOOK MAY NOT HAVE EVERY PROJECT IN THERE, AND I'LL GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
WE DID NOT DO ONE OF THOSE BECAUSE WE JUST DID AN UPDATE ON THOSE.
WE KNOW THAT THOSE PROJECTS WILL BE DONE BY NEXT JUNE, AND WE KNOW THE FUNDING PORTION OF THAT.
WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY BRINGING THOSE BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE IN THE BOOK, BUT WE HAVE STAFF HERE THAT, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO YOU IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROJECT.
BUT WE'VE ALSO WENT THROUGH AND WE COMBED THROUGH A LOT OF THE PROJECTS TO SEE IF ARE THERE ANY PROJECTS THAT MAYBE THE COUNCIL CAN UNAPPROPRIATE AND PULL OUT OF THE PROJECT PLAN, OR MAYBE PUT IT TO A LATER DATE BECAUSE ACTUALLY WE'RE WAITING ON SOMETHING ELSE TO OCCUR, SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
WITH THAT, THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS EVENING ARE ROADS, SIDEWALKS, BUILDINGS, WATER PLAN UPGRADES, WELL REHABS, STORMWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, WE ALSO DO OUR POLICE VEHICLE R&R FUNDING.
IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL HAVE FIRE R&R-TYPE FUNDING FOR SOME OF THEIR APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT.
HISTORICALLY, THE TOWN BUDGET IS BETWEEN 75 AND $100 MILLION OVER A FIVE-YEAR PLANNING WINDOW TO FUND, ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 60 PROJECTS.
PROPOSED PROJECTS ARE TYPICALLY A MIXTURE OF NEW AND LEGACY PROJECTS SEEKING NEW OR UPDATED FUNDING.
PROJECTS ARE FUNDED FROM A VARIETY OF FUNDING SOURCES SUCH AS AD VALOREM TAXES, WATER AND STORMWATER USER FEES, GRANT REVENUES, ESCROW FUNDS, AND IMPACT FEES.
THE LEGACY PROJECTS THAT WE WILL BE SPEAKING ABOUT THIS EVENING IN THE MID-YEAR UPDATE INCLUDES A NUMBER OF LEGACY PROJECTS THAT WERE FUNDED IN PREVIOUS FUNDING PERIODS AND ARE REAPPROPRIATED ANNUALLY THROUGH THE BUDGET AMENDMENT PROCESS EACH YEAR.
ONCE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED OR ARE NO LONGER A COUNCIL PRIORITY, THEY MAY BE RETIRED FROM THE ACTIVE PROJECT LIST, AND ANY REMAINING FUNDING WOULD COME BACK IN THE RESERVES TO POSSIBLY FUND FUTURE PROJECTS OR HIGH-PRIORITY PROJECTS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 87 LEGACY PROJECTS WITH A TOTAL APPROPRIATED FUNDING OF $134 MILLION.
THE MAJORITY OF PROJECTS ARE EITHER ACTIVELY BEING WORKED ON BY STAFF OR FUNDING OF ONGOING INITIATIVES.
FOR EXAMPLE, I TALKED ABOUT IT ALREADY, THE TWO NEW FIRE STATIONS, THE DEEP WELL INJECTION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY FUNDING OF $15.8 MILLION, WHICH WILL BE COMPLETE IN 2027.
ALSO, AS THE MAYOR ALLUDED TO EARLIER, WE HAVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR THE BEACH RENOURISHMENT.
NOW, WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT IS WE ACTUALLY HOLD THOSE MONIES IN RESERVE, AND THEN THE COUNTY WILL COME TO US WHEN THEY HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A NEW PROJECT THAT THEY'LL BE PLACING SAND ONTO THE BEACH, AND THAT'S OVER A 30-YEAR PERIOD.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE MID-YEAR UPDATE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER DURING THE WORKSHOP, IT WAS A REQUEST OF THE TOWN COUNCIL TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THESE LEGACY PROJECTS WITH THE MID-YEAR UPDATE PROJECT BOOK, PROVIDES DETAIL OF EACH OF THE PROJECTS, AND STAFF IS HERE AGAIN TO TALK IN DETAIL ABOUT ANY PROJECT THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN THAT BOOK.
YOU CAN SEE THE $89 MILLION THAT'S AVAILABLE AFTER ENCUMBRANCES, AND THEN THE CARRY-FORWARD DOLLARS CURRENTLY SITTING IN THE CASH FLOW BY TYPE, WHICH IS ENGINEERING, GENERAL GOVERNMENT TYPE ACTIVITIES, PARKS AND RECREATION, PLANNING AND ZONING.
PUBLIC SAFETY, WE'VE CREATED A NEW DEPARTMENTAL TYPE, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH WILL BE POLICE AND FIRE, STORMWATER, AND WATER.
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I DON'T KNOW WHETHER ONE ITEM JUST HADN'T BEEN UPDATED, OR CAN YOU DEFINE WHAT'S AN ENCUMBRANCE? I ASK THAT BECAUSE ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ENCUMBERED PER CONTRACT.
>> THAT'S MORE OR LESS A TIMING ISSUE, MAYOR, WHERE WE'VE DONE A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE STATIONS.
THAT'S THE STATIONS, AND WE HAVEN'T FULLY ENCUMBERED THE CONTRACTS YET.
>> WE HAVE A CONTRACT, DID WE ISSUE ALL THE CONTRACTS THOUGH?
>> RIGHT. BUT WE DID IT IN STAGES.
IT MAY JUST BE A TIMING THING.
>> I'M FINE WITH THAT. JUST TO ME, ONCE WE'VE ENTERED A CONTRACT, I THOUGHT.
>> WE ENCUMBER IT USUALLY THE VERY NEXT DAY.
BUT WHEN I PULLED THIS DATA, IT WAS JUST LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO.
>> SO THAT THE LAST WORD WE DID, YOU WOULD HAVE IN HERE.
>> WHICH WAS THE LARGEST PIECE.
>> WHICH IS WHY I LOOKED AT THAT ONE IS THE LARGEST ONE. NO OPPORTUNITY.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.
THAT'S MOST LIKELY WHAT IT IS.
IS THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COUNCIL TO POSSIBLY UNAPPROPRIATE SOME FUNDS, FREEING UP SOME CASH FOR OTHER FUTURE PROJECTS? STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE CURRENT LEGACY PROJECTS, LISTENED, AND IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL PROJECTS TO CONSIDER FOR REMOVAL SO THAT THE REMAINING FUNDING CAN BE REAPPROPRIATED TO HIGHER PRIORITY PROJECTS OF THE COUNCIL.
THE REVIEW PLACED PROJECTS IN THE THREE SEPARATE CATEGORIES: PROJECTS COMPLETE OR NEARING COMPLETION THAT STILL HAVE REMAINING BALANCES, PROJECTS WHERE CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED SO THAT THEY MAY NO LONGER BE NEEDED OR CAN BE DELAYED TO FUTURE YEARS, PROJECTS NEEDING COUNCIL FEEDBACK ON WHETHER THEY ARE STILL A PRIORITY OR CAN BE DELAYED TO FUTURE YEARS.
PROJECTS IDENTIFIED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, USING THE COLOR LEGEND ABOVE, ARE FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO REMOVE OR ADD PROJECTS TO AND FROM THESE CATEGORIES.
>> SCOTT, I THINK THIS WAS GREAT.
JUST FOR THE NEWER MEMBERS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE DOING THIS.
THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN PROCESS, AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE OR HERE, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY HERE BUT STAFF IT ISN'T JUST COUNCIL.
THIS IS NOW A PROCESS WHERE STAFF NEVER HAD BEFORE THAT THEY COULD OFFER UP SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME THAT THEY WANT TO GET CANCELED.
THAT'S WHY REALLY, YOU'RE PROPOSING STUFF TO US AND LOOKING FOR GUIDANCE ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.
>>I'LL MAKE AN EXCEPTION TOO AND SAY THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
IT IS A MAJOR PROCESS UPGRADE.
WE TALK ABOUT HOW WE TRY TO TAKE EVERYTHING YEAR BY YEAR.
WE HAVE A WATER PLAN, IT'S FIVE YEARS, BUT WE STILL LOOK YEAR BY YEAR, AND TO HAVE THIS FLEXIBILITY NOW, AND VISIBILITY INTO CAPITAL IS INCREDIBLE BECAUSE LAST YEAR, I REMEMBER, I DON'T SEE INDIAN CREEK BATHROOMS. WHERE IS IT? NOW THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE.
WE CAN LOOK AT WHICH PROJECTS ARE COMPLETE WITH REMAINING BALANCES, WHERE STRATEGICALLY, THAT SHOULD MOVE, AND AS THE YEARS BRING DIFFERENT CHALLENGES, THIS IS GOING TO MAKE COUNCILS PRESENT AND FUTURE MORE FLEXIBLE IN ADDRESSING THOSE CHALLENGES.
I THINK THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL, AND I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT.
>> I UNDERSTAND. STAFF PUT IN AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO BRING THIS TO US. THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO YET READ THE MEDIA UPDATES, BUT I WAS REFERRING BACK TO THE BUDGETS FROM LAST YEAR, BUT THIS IS INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY I LIKE LOOKING AT THIS AND JUST IDENTIFYING BY DEPARTMENTS, HOW MANY LEGACY PROJECTS ARE IN EACH AREA. GREAT.
>> WELL, I WILL TELL YOU, IT'S A LARGE WORKLOAD THAT WE'RE WORKING ON EVERY YEAR.
THE WATER UTILITY, EVERY DEPARTMENT, REALLY HAS A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON.
FOR EXAMPLE, HERE IN ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS THERE ARE CURRENTLY A TOTAL OF 16 LEGACY PROJECTS, A TOTAL OF $18.2 MILLION.
THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECT'S FUNDS ARE COMING FROM THE GENERAL REVENUES AND SOME SURTAX FUNDING, AND THEN BASED ON STAFF'S REVIEW, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNAPPROPRIATE OR REALIGN $1.2 MILLION BEFORE ENCUMBRANCES IN FUNDING.
THIS IS AGAIN, SUBJECT TO COUNCIL DISCRETION.
WE HAVE FOUR PROJECTS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED, PROJECTS WHERE CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE MASS ARM SIGNAL AT TONY PENNA DRIVE AND CENTRAL BOULEVARD.
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THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS BUDGETED IN 2010.WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PUSH THAT FORWARD INTO FY28 AT THIS POINT BECAUSE IT IS WAITING ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS FROM OTHER PROJECTS TO GET COMPLETED.
WE USED TO ACTUALLY HAVE, AT ONE TIME, A CIP CALLED NEIGHBORHOOD SIDEWALKS.
THIS WAS LEFTOVER FUNDING THAT WAS PART OF THAT PROJECT THAT GOT SUNSETTED.
WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING AT THE SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TOWN.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT LAST YEAR'S COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM WORKSHOPS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TOWN.
BUT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE AFTER ENCUMBRANCES, $8,500 REMAINING AVAILABLE, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND JUST ROLL THAT INTO THE RESERVES BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT THE ONES THAT ARE ENCUMBERED FOR THE $59,000, THOSE WILL BE COMPLETE BY YEAR-END.
JUPITER PARK DRIVE IS CENTRAL BOULEVARD, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS.
THAT PROJECT WE'RE LOOKING TO MOVE THAT ONE TO FY28 TO REALIGN WITH THE INDIAN TOWN ROAD CORRIDOR, THE SECOND PHASE OF THAT FOR THAT TO BE COMPLETE, AND WE FEEL THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE COMPLETE IN '28, AND THEN WE CAN DO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
THE WORLD WAR II BARRACKS RELOCATION.
THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETE AS WELL.
THAT $44,000 THAT WE CAN FOLD BACK INTO THE RESERVES.
ONE THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT REAL QUICK THAT I MISSPOKE ABOUT THE MASS ARM SIGNALS, THE GENERAL.
I'M SORRY, THE JUPITER PARK DRIVE AND CENTRAL BOULEVARD WAS THE ONE THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO MOVE TO 28, IF THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THAT.
WE WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO ELIMINATE THE MASS ARM SIGNAL AT THIS POINT IN TIME, AND WE CAN BRING IT BACK AT A FUTURE DATE IF WE FEEL IT'S NECESSARY.
>> ON EACH ONE OF THESE, I JUST HAVE A FEW THAT I PICKED JUST AS ILLUSTRATIVE, TO GET GUIDANCE AND CONSENSUS WITH STAFF.
FIRST OF ALL, ON THE MAST ARM, IN FAIRNESS, BECAUSE YOU REFERRED TO THAT CAME ON IN 2010.
ABOUT THAT TIME PERIOD, WE REALIZED WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME SIGNALIZATION IN THE TOWN, SO WE STARTED TO ESTABLISH A BUDGET, NOT KNOWING WHICH ONE WAS GOING TO BE TRIGGERED FIRST, SO I WANT TO JUST ON THAT ONE SO STAFF DOESN'T FEEL LIKE GEE, THEY'VE SAT ON IT THAT LONG WASN'T JUSTIFIED UNTIL MORE RECENTLY BY TRAFFIC COUNTS.
ACTUALLY, I THOUGHT THAT ONE WAS BEING HELD UP BY THE COUNTY BECAUSE BEING IN A INTERSECTION WITH THE COUNTY, WE WANT THEM TO PROCEED, AND THAT'S ONE WHERE THEY WANTED US TO SIGN ON TO MAINTAIN THEIR ROADS AND STUFF.
THE PUBLIC HAS ASKED FOR THAT.
IT MAY NOT GET DONE FOR ANOTHER YEAR, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE FOR LACK OF OUR EFFORT TO GET THE COUNTY TO WORK ON IT.
DID ANYBODY DISAGREE WITH WHAT I JUST SAID?
DO WE HAVE ANY SENSE OF WHAT THE TIMELINE WOULD BE WITH THE COUNTY? BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROJECTS, I DO GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT ONE, AND IT IS A HUGE ITEM IN THE EYES OF RESIDENTS AND SAFETY.
IF THE COUNTY WERE TO COME BACK, I WOULD WANT TO BE IN A GOOD POSITION TO BE ABLE TO ACT ON IT.
I JUST WANTED TO GET A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF REASONABLE TIMELINE OR EXPECTATION.
>> WELL, STAFF CAN RE-REPORT TO US THE FACT THAT STAFF MADE A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT WITH COUNTY A RESIDENT DID AS WELL.
I DID, AND SO I DON'T KNOW THE STATUS, BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY PUSHING IT PASSED THE WARRANTS, SO NOW WE'RE JUST ON HOLD FOR THE COUNTY WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO GET TO IT.
MAYBE WE CAN GET AN UPDATE SO WE ALL KNOW, SO WE CAN LET THE PUBLIC KNOW, BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO SUGGEST THAT WE'RE THE ONES DEFERRING IT.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR IT TO HAPPEN ONCE IT BECAME JUSTIFIED.
UNTIL IT'S JUSTIFIED BY THE COUNTY'S WARRANTS YOU GOT TO REALIZE THE COUNTY IN MUCH REALLY SPEAKING TO YOU.
COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS, BUT FOR THE OTHERS, A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT SIGNALS, SO THE COUNTY HAS A PRETTY RIGID CRITERIA, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BUDGE FROM THAT CRITERIA BUT THEN OUR STAFF IS PROACTIVE, AND THEY GET THE DATA AND THEN THEY SELL IT TO THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY AGREES IT'S NOW WARRANTED.
THEN THAT'S AS FAR AS WE CAN GO WHEN IT'S ON A COUNTY ROAD, AND THEN WE HAVE TO THEN PUSH THEM.
IN THIS CASE, WE'RE PROVIDING SOME OF THE FUNDING BECAUSE IT'S AT A COUNTY AND A TOWN ROAD INTERSECTION, BUT THAT'S WHERE THAT ONE STANDS.
>> I APPRECIATE ON PAGE 3 WHERE IT SAYS OBSTACLES TO COMPLETION.
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THAT'S BEEN HELPFUL JUST TO LOOK THROUGH ON EACH OF THE ITEMS, BE IT HURRICANE SEASON OR SOMETHING ELSE.POTENTIAL OBSTACLES AND CURRENT OBSTACLES.
>> ON THE ONES THAT YOU'VE GOT GREEN, I THINK GENERALLY, NONE OF US WOULD DISAGREE TO SWEEP IT WHEN IT'S DONE, SO I'M NOT GOING TO COMMENT ON THE GREEN ONES, BUT JUST AS A GENERIC STATEMENT, THANK YOU.
THAT STAFF AGAIN, IDENTIFYING WHICH ONES CAN BE SWEPT.
THREE OF THEM I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS NUMBER ONE ON THE COLLECTOR ROADWAY LIGHTING, AND AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE I DIDN'T READ WHAT'S LEFT, BUT THAT THE END DATE KEEPS MOVING.
I GUESS I'LL WAIT ON THAT ONE, WHAT'S LEFT TO BE DONE ON IT.
BUT I'M JUST BOTHERED BY THE END DATE.
THAT ONE WAS FUNDED LAST IN 2018, AND I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK, AND IT'S HISTORY, SO I'M NOT FINDING FAULT WITH HISTORY THAT NOBODY CAN CHANGE, BUT I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S LEFT TO BE DONE, AND LET'S GET IT DONE.
THEN ON STREET RESURFACING, I WANT TO JUST USE THAT ONE AS AN EXAMPLE, AND IT'S GOOD YOU PROVIDE THE PERSPECTIVE OF A $20 MILLION A YEAR SPENDING, AND I'M JUST USING THAT RANDOMLY.
ON THE STREET RESURFACING, THAT'S ABOUT 5% OF THE SPEND IS ON STREET RESURFACING, AND WE ALWAYS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT BALANCE MORE THAN WE'RE GOING TO SPEND, AND YET, NORMALLY WE SET ASIDE MONEY.
WHILE I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE LEADERSHIP OF THE TOWN PUSHED THE NUMBER LOWER ON FUNDING LAST YEAR, I WASN'T COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
ENGINEERING HAD A PRETTY GOOD PROCESS WHERE ON SOME FREQUENCY OF YEARS, THEY DO A SURVEY OF ASPHALT CONDITIONS AND CONCLUDE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
HOPEFULLY, THAT'S STILL HAPPENING.
>> THAT'S REALLY THE VALID REQUIREMENTS.
BUT I'LL JUST SAY THAT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO COME OUT IN THE CIP, BUT WE HAD A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR LAST YEAR PROGRAMMED, AND ONCE AGAIN, WE END WITH A BALANCE OF OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
WHAT'S THE CONSEQUENCE OF THAT IS WE ALWAYS HAVE A BALANCE MORE THAN WE NEED TIED UP, AND SO SWEEPING IT, AND THIS IS ALL ADVIL ARM, IT'S ALL GENERAL FUNDS.
>> SWEEPING IT GOES BACK TO THE GENERAL THE FUND BALANCE, IF YOU WILL.
TO ME, AND I'M NOT DIRECTING HERE.
WE'RE TALKING HERE WITH GUIDANCE.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT'S A LOGICAL ONE TO SWEEP.
WE'RE NOT STOPPING ANYTHING ON THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR ROADWAYS.
IT'S JUST THAT WE HAVE OVERENCUMBERED OVER DESIGNATED THAT WE DON'T SOMEONE'S GOT TO CONVINCE ME WE NEED IT.
>> I WILL TELL YOU, I DO KNOW ON THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY OUT TO BID FOR THE STREET RESURFACING, AND THEN THERE WILL BE A CONTRACT COMING BEFORE THE TOWN COUNCIL, AND THERE WILL BE SOME DEBATE AS FAR AS THE COST GOES.
I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, MAYOR.
I WATCH THIS ONE VERY SPECIFICALLY EVERY YEAR, FOR EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BUT THAT ONE SPECIFICALLY, IT IS CURRENTLY OUT TO BID.
>> BUT I DIDN'T READ THE BACKUP, I'M SORRY, BUT YOU SAY AVAILABLE BALANCE.
>> IF THEY'RE CATCHING UP, THAT'S FINE, BUT IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CATCH UP, THEN AND WE'RE FUNDING ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS NEXT YEAR, THEN WE CAN SWEEP THIS, STILL FUND A MILLION DOLLARS NEXT YEAR TO COVER.
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON.
ONE OF THE EXERCISES, JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND, WHEN WE DID THIS, WE ALSO HAD TO DO A LITTLE BIT EARLY THE PROJECTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
WE STARTED LOOKING AT WHAT'S GOING TO BE PROJECTED FOR NEXT YEAR WITH SOME OF THESE.
TO YOUR POINT, WE HAVE STARTED LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THE PROJECTS GOING TO BE FOR NEXT YEAR BASED ON HISTORICAL.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE BALANCES AS WELL.
WE CAN TIME HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO ACTUALLY BRING FORWARD AND THEN ADJUST FUNDING ACCORDINGLY.
>> CAN YOU JUST BACK UP TO PAGE 4? I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT I SHOULD HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THIS, BECAUSE JUST SOMETHING ON YOUR SLIDES.
IT WAS YOUR NUMBER, SIMPLISTICALLY, THAT EVERY FIVE YEARS, WE SPEND $100 MILLION OR SO. I KNOW IT VARIES.
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THERE CAN BE BIG PROJECTS THAT CHANGE THAT AT LEAST 20 MILLION A YEAR.BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS AT THE BOTTOM, WE CARRIED FORTH $134 MILLION, WE'VE ENCUMBERED 44, SO MAYBE THE NUMBER IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THAT.
BUT THE AVAILABLE BALANCE IS ABOUT 90 MILLION.
I'VE ALWAYS CONTENDED, WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD MORE CARRYOVER THAN WE REALLY NEED.
I REALIZED LAST YEAR, AND I'M GRATEFUL STAFF, THE TOWN LEADERSHIP WAS STARTING TO NOT FUND IN A YEAR.
WE GET RESET, IF YOU WILL, WHAT THE CARRYOVER IS.
BUT WE'RE JUST CARRYING OVER TOO MUCH MONEY THAT WE'RE NEVER GOING TO USE.
IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS, SO THE PAVEMENT COULD BE IN THAT CATEGORY, AND IF IT'S NOT FINE, BUT I JUST WANT TO USE THAT AS THAT EXAMPLE SO PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE I'M NOT TRYING TO ELIMINATE FUNDING.
IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT WE CARRY OVER AND UNSPEND SO MANY YEARS' WORTH OF WORK.
THE BACKUP DOES HAVE SOME OF THE PROJECTS GOING FORWARD WITH THE COLLECTOR ROAD LIGHTING AND THE STREET.
BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME DETAIL AS THE INDIVIDUAL SHEET FOR EACH OF THEM GOING FORWARD, WHICH WE'LL DO LATER.
ANOTHER ASK FOR NEWER COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANOTHER ASK THAT COUNCIL HAD LAST BUDGET CYCLE WAS NOT ONLY TO UPDATE THE FUNDING AND TO SHOW ALL OF THAT, BUT ALSO JUST THE SCHEDULE, BECAUSE WE DO GET A LOT OF REQUESTS FROM RESIDENTS OF WHEN IS MY STREET GOING TO BE ADDRESSED, WHEN IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD? RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO TO STAFF ALL THE TIME, I LOVE BEING ABLE TO REFER TO THE CIP.
THAT SAID, WE NEED TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS, AND EXPECTATION IS CREATED WHEN THAT'S THERE, AND BEING VERY REALISTIC, AND THAT CAN CHANGE DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS AS WELL.
JUST MAKING SURE THOSE SHEETS ARE UP-TO-DATE SO THAT WE CAN USE THEM.
THEY'RE A LIVING DOCUMENT, AND THEY'RE AS UP-TO-DATE AS POSSIBLE, BUT THAT THEY'RE ALSO REALISTIC.
IF THEY ARE REALISTIC AND UP TO DATE, I WANT TO MEET THOSE DEADLINES.
THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH STREET PAVING THAT MAY COME UP LATER, IT MAY NOT.
BUT MY FOCUS ON THAT ITEM IN PARTICULAR IS MEETING EXPECTATIONS CREATED IN CIP.
STREET LIGHTING IT IS AN OLD PROJECT, AND IT HAS CONTINUED YEAR OVER YEAR, AND THERE ARE A COUPLE AND IT'S FINISHING.
BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ITEMS, AND WE HAVE ENOUGH IN ENGINEERING RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT TRYING TO ADD ANYTHING, BUT JUST FOR THE FUTURE, ONE DAY TO THINK OF LOOKING AT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR PARKSIDE OR SOMETHING DOWN THE ROAD.
BUT THAT SAID, THANK GOODNESS, WE HAVE THE TRANSPARENCY HERE.
LOOK AT ENGINEERING COMPARED TO THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
THAT HELPS ME, TOO, TO SAY, WE'RE LOADED UP.
WE NEED TO EXECUTE ON WHAT WE HAVE HERE AND GET IT DONE AND DONE WELL AND ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST HAVE A QUICK HOUSEKEEPING QUESTION.
UNDER YOUR LEGACY FOR ENGINEERING PUBLIC WORKS, GOT 16, AND THERE'S 15 LISTED OF THE 15, THE NUMBER VERSUS 16.
>> ARE YOU SAYING THAT MAYBE WE MISCOUNTED? IT'S POSSIBLE.
>> IS THERE A 16 HANGING AROUND WITH THE NUMBER?
>> THEY WOULD BE ON THIS PAGE.
>> AGAIN, EVERYTHING I'M SAYING IS JUST MORE OF A GUIDANCE THING, AND BECAUSE I KNOW THINGS MAY CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE COME BACK ON THE CFP.
TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT, NOT WHAT I'M JUST GOING BASED ON WHAT I KNOW NOW, BUT GOING BACK TO LIKE COLLECT THE ROADWAY LIGHTING, AND AGAIN, I'M NOT FINDING FAULT, BUT TWO YEARS AGO, IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DONE IN 2024.
THEN, LAST YEAR WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DONE IN 2025.
NOW IT'S THE END OF 26. I'M NOT EVEN SURE THAT SCOPES NOT BEING ADDED.? I DON'T KNOW THAT.
THIS IS ONE THAT LAST APPEARED IN 2018 IN OUR BOOK.
I KNOW WE'RE GETTING CAUGHT UP, BUT THIS PROCESS IS GOING TO HELP STAFF SO THAT WE CAN RESET THE BAR, AND THEY'RE NOT FEELING BAD ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.
BUT I THINK, AS COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM WAS SAYING, THERE MAY BE A DESIRE TO DO MORE COLLECTOR LIGHTING, BUT UNTIL WE FINISH THIS PROJECT, WHICH WAS TARGET ON THE THEN COLLECTOR ROADWAYS, IT CAN'T ADD ANYMORE.
JUST THE LAST ONE ON JUPITER BEACH, JUPITER PARK DRIVE AT CENTRAL BOULEVARD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, ON THAT ONE.
IN STAFF HAS A REASON NOT TO TALK ABOUT NOW, BUT THAT ONE, I FELT FOR YEARS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE, AND I'M NOT SURE THE REASON FOR DELAYING IT,
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BUT I WILL JUST SUBMIT THIS WHEN WE DO THE PROJECT, LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING IT IN THE OFF SEASON, WHICH WE NEVER HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT.THAT'S WHY I'D RATHER HAVE IT GO, BUT GO AT THE BEST TIME IT CAN, WHICH IS UNCHARACTERISTIC FOR ROAD PROJECTS BY ANYBODY.
BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE ENGINEERING WAS DONE.
WE HAD TO COORDINATE WITH LOACH RIVER DISTRICT FOR SOME BECAUSE THEIR DITCH HAS TO BE RELOCATED AND ALL THAT.
I THOUGHT ENGINEERING WAS LONG DONE AGO.
BUT I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT IS LET'S MAKE SURE IT IS A VALID REQUIREMENT I HAVE.
IF A ROAD PROJECT CAN BE DONE OFF SEASON, THAT'S WHEN I WANT IT DONE, PARTICULARLY ONE LIKE AT THIS INTERSECTION HERE.
>> A QUESTION I HAD BECAUSE IT SAYS IN THE NOTES, ENCON.
CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT ENCON IS?
IT'S LOACH RIVER CONTROL DISTRICT.
THAT'S WHAT THEY USED TO CALL IT.
>> WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW FOR.
>> SOME OF US HAVE BEEN WE STILL CALL IT ENCON, AND LOACH RIVER DISTRICT.
>> THEN I HAVE THE LIST HERE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STREET LIGHTING OR ANYTHING.
>> YOU MAY HAVE THE UPDATE HERE, SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT.
THIS IS A ONE-TIME NOTE TO MEET THAT I WANTED TO, SO YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SECTION, SCOTT.
>> JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M CLEAR.
THE MASTER ARM SIGNAL AT TONY PENNA DRIVE AND CENTRAL.
>> WE'VE BEEN PUSHING, AND I DON'T THINK STAFF EVER STOPPED.
>> BUT THE TWO IN GREEN, YOU'RE OKAY WITH THOSE BEING INAPPROPRIATE.
>> I DON'T THINK WE'D EVER HAVE A LOGIC NOT TO SWEEP WHEN THE PROJECT IS DONE.
>> I JUST REALIZED WHY THERE'S 15 ON THE PAGE INSTEAD OF 16, AS IN MY PRESENTATION, WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS ONE THAT HAD A $5 BALANCE.
THOUGHT IT WAS SILLY TO EVEN HAVE IT OUT THERE.
SWEEP THE FLOOR. I DO REMEMBER THAT.
THE PARKS AND RECREATION UPDATE.
WE HAVE 11 LEGACY PROJECTS THERE, A TOTAL OF $7.6 MILLION, AND CARRY-FORWARD DOLLARS.
THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED COMING FROM GENERAL REVENUES.
I'M GOING TO SAY THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING IS.
THEN BASED ON STAFF REVIEW, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO UNAPPROPRIATE $50,246.
THAT'S THE BEACH DUNE CROSSOVER.
WE ACTUALLY HAD COMPLETED, IF YOU REMEMBER RIGHT, WE ACTUALLY COMPLETED THE BEACH DUNE CROSSOVERS, AND WE HAD SOME LEFTOVER FUNDS LAST YEAR.
WE HAD AN ABILITY TO DO A PILOT PROJECT.
IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT TO THE BEACH, IT ACTUALLY IMPROVED SOME OF THE DRAINAGE.
ALSO, I THINK IT WAS COUNCILOR MAY HAD ASKED FOR THIS PROJECT TO DO WITH A DOG BOWL AND A WATER FOUNTAIN.
WE DID THAT PROJECT, AND THESE ARE THE FUNDS THAT ARE REMAINING LEFTOVER.
AGAIN, IF THE COUNCIL WOULD AUTHORIZE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LET THOSE GO BACK INTO THE RESERVE BALANCE.
THAT'S ALL GENERAL FUND REVENUE.
>> MIKE HOFFMAN, I JUST WANT TO GIVE SOME QUICK REFERENCE ON THAT PROJECT.
IT'S A LITTLE MISLEADING THAT THE DUNE CROSSOVER IS REALLY THE DRAINAGE THAT SCOTT WAS SAYING.
JUST TO GIVE SOME QUICK REFERENCE THAT THERE'S 26 DRAINS TOTAL THAT THE PARK STAFF MAINTAINS.
WITH THE ONE PROJECT THAT WE DID COMPLETE, WE SAW SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THAT DRAINAGE, AND STAFF SPENDS A LOT OF TIME ON THOSE OTHER 25 DRAINS TRYING TO FIX WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES.
WITH THAT IMPROVEMENT, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN STAFF TIME HAVING TO DEAL WITH THAT ONE DRAIN.
I FIGURED I'D JUST GIVE THE INFORMATION THAT WAY YOU CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.
>> I'M SORRY. I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO BE DUMPED TO JUST ON A COUPLE OF THESE ITEMS ON HERE.
NUMBER 1, ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER RENOVATIONS, AND AGAIN, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO READ THE BACK.
BUT I WAS JUST FOCUSED ON AS IN AVAILABLE BALANCE, IS THERE A DECISION THAT COULD BE MADE? ON THAT ONE, I WOULDN'T KNOW.
NONE OF US WOULD, IT'S PROBABLY IN THE BACKUP, WHETHER THERE'S SOME RENOVATIONS AND REHABS THAT'S HAPPENING EARLIER THAN THE IN-SERVICE DATE, BECAUSE IT COULD BE PHASED.
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BUT I SEE THERE'S A ONE-YEAR SCHEDULE SLIPPAGE.ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE END OF 2029.
I IMAGINE, THEN, REMEMBER, I WAS LOOKING AT THE 25 BOOK.
IF IT'S SLIPPED THAT MUCH, THEN I SUSPECT IN THE CASH FLOW THAT WAS IN LAST YEAR'S CIP MAY CHANGE.
THEN, ALONG WITH THAT, THERE'S A DECISION TO MAKE, WHETHER YOU SWEEP SOMETHING AND THEN JUST MAKE IT UP.
THAT'S A JUDGMENT ON YOUR PART, BUT TO HOLD ON TO $400,000 IF THIS WAS THE CASE UNTIL 2029, I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SUCH A HIGH CARRY-ON BALANCE.
THEN, ON THE ABACOA COMMUNITY PARK RENOVATIONS, SOMEWHERE.
>> IF I CAN, I WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
I DO KNOW THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY REVIEWING THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THERE ARE SOME ROOF ISSUES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND SOME OTHER ITEMS THAT WE'RE GETTING THE ENGINEERING FIRM TO LOOK AT.
THE DOLLARS, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE SITTING OUT THERE, THEY DEFINITELY MAY BE USED GOING FORWARD TO HELP IF GOING INTO NEXT YEAR, HELP REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE NEED TO BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, SO THAT MAY BE IN THE FORM OF A CARRY FORWARD.
>> UNDERSTAND. THAT'S WHY ON A PROJECT LIKE THAT, THEY HAVE REALLY MULTIPLE IN-SERVICE STATES.
>> CORRECT. BECAUSE IT'S MORE OF A TYPE OF RNR TYPE C.
>> WE WOULDN'T KNOW THAT, BUT I'M NOT TRYING TO COMPLICATE LIFE, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME PHASES BEING DONE SOONER.
THAT'S WHY I KNOW ABACOA COMMUNITY PARK RESERVATIONS.
WELL, THERE WAS SOME PHASES BEING DONE EARLIER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S LEFT TO FINISH THAT, BUT IT'S NOT BEING DONE.
I KNOW THERE'S A MASTER PLAN BEING DONE, I'M JUST REACTING TO THE INFORMATION HERE, AND AS IT PLAYS OUT AS YOU WORK, AS THE PLAN IS FINALIZED AND RESET WHEN THE DATE THESE THINGS ARE DONE, THEN WE'RE GOING TO ADJUST CASH FLOWS AND CARRY OVER ACCORDINGLY.
THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, YOU'D BE DOING THAT ANYWAY.
>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT, THOUGH. THE CARRY FORWARD IS LIKE SAVING UP LIKE RNR, BECAUSE WE DO THE 8515 SPLIT THAT CAN'T FUND EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME.
YOU'RE SAVING UP FOR CERTAIN ITEMS AT CERTAIN TIMES.
YOU WOULD EXPECT TO CARRY SOME OF THE FORWARD, DISTINGUISHING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE UNSPENT OR THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES, AND SAVING RNR IS THE WE'RE TRYING TO.
>> THERE MAY BE A DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL.
COUNCIL MAY CHANGE DIRECTION OF SOMETHING THAT THEY MAY WANT TO DO, SO WE CAN REAPPROPRIATE THOSE MONIES TO MEET THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COUNCIL.
WE DON'T HAVE TO BUDGET AS MORE GOING IN THE FUTURE.
>> ANYTHING ADDITIONAL? PLANNING AND ZONING.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING HAS FIVE LEGACY PROJECTS, A TOTAL OF $2.4 MILLION, AND FUNDING IS BEING CARRIED FORWARD INTO FY26.
THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECT FUNDS ARE COMING FROM GENERAL REVENUES, OPEN SPACE FUNDS, AND ESCROW DEPOSITS.
BASED ON STAFF REVIEW, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REAPPROPRIATE $650,000 BEFORE ENCUMBRANCES AND FUNDING, SUBJECT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION.
ONE OF THE ONES WE WANTED TO POINT OUT RIGHT AWAY IS THE CINQUEZ PARK PROJECT.
WITHIN THE CINQUEZ PARK PROJECT, THERE WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE A PLAYGROUND AND SOME OTHER PARK-TYPE ELEMENTS THAT IS NOT PART OF THE UPCOMING MASTER PLAN.
IT'S NOT IN THERE AND HASN'T BEEN ASKED FOR BY THE CITIZENS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS THAT YOU SEE ON THAT PAGE ARE GENERAL REVENUES THAT CAN COME BACK INTO RESERVES AND HELP REPLENISH FOR OTHER PARK PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REQUESTED IN FY26.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE ENTRANCE AND GATEWAYS FOR INDIAN TOWN ROAD, $73,335 AFTER ENCUMBRANCES ARE AVAILABLE, AND THOSE SHOULD BE COMPLETE.
FEEL COMFORTABLE ENROLLING THAT BACK INTO THE RESERVES AS WELL.
>> THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE WITH CINQUEZ PARK, I THINK. I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.
JUST BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IT PUBLICLY, WE KNOW WHAT RESIDENTS WANT, WE DID MAKE A CHANGE OF DIRECTION.
>> QUITE FRANKLY, WE NEVER HAD A MASTER PLAN PERSPECTIVE.
NOW THAT WE'VE PRIORITIZED ANYWAY, I'M WORRIED ABOUT FINISH BEING ABLE TO FUND THE PROJECTS WE'VE PRIORITIZED BEFORE THAT ONE.
WE'RE NOT LIMITING IT EVER BEING A POSSIBILITY, BUT THE MONEY SHOULD BE SWEPT,
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THE PROJECT CANCELED FOR NOW, AND EVERYTHING BE DRIVEN BY THE MASTER PLAN THAT ENDS UP BEING PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, AND WE USED THAT TO PRIORITIZE.ON THE SUFIS BAY PARK HISTORIC ONE, THERE'S BEEN A TWO-YEAR SLIP ON THAT TO THE END OF 2030.
THAT ONE'S A MORE COMPLICATED ONE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES ON THAT, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST WE SWEEP THE FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL REVENUES AND PUT THEM BACK IN WHEN IT'S CLOSER TO REALLY BEING NEEDED.
BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, SCOTT, WHEN YOU GO THROUGH IT, YOU'D HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT'S CLEANER WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SWEEPING BACK TO GENERAL FUND, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT CAME FROM THESE DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS THAT MAY NEED TO STAY ENCUMBERED IF WE'RE USING.
I LEAVE THAT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT NOW, YOU JUST TAKE IT AS AN ITEM.
THEN ENHANCING THE ENTRIES AT MAJOR GATEWAYS AT INDIAN TOWN.
THE LAST ONE TO BE DONE, WHICH WAS ONE THAT TO ME SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ONE WE DID, WAS WEST INDIAN TOWN ROAD.
THE FACT THAT REALLY FDOT IS DONE WITH THEIR WORK ENOUGH THAT WE COULD PROCEED, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE USE THAT AVAILABLE BALANCE TO DO THE ENGINEERING AND PERMITTING FOR THAT, SO WE COULD MOVE THAT PROJECT TO BE DONE ONE YEAR EARLIER, THIRD QUARTER OF 2028.
>> THE NOTES ON THE OBSTACLES SAY FDOT PERMITTING IN THEIR RIGHT OF WAY TYPICALLY TAKES ONE YEAR, PUSHING BACK, ALLOW STAFF TO COMPLETE OTHER CIP WORK.
>> BUT IT DOESN'T UNTIL WE GET STARTED ON IT, SO I'M JUST SUGGESTING THAT IT SEEMS TO ME IT WOULD BE A PARTY TO GET THE DESIGN AND PERMITTING GOING.
BECAUSE THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE IS US GETTING STARTED UNSUBMIT.
THEN YES, FDOT IT TAKES A YEAR LONG, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMMIT TO THE 28-3, BUT I THINK THERE'S A POTENTIAL TO MOVE IT UP AS OPPOSED TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR.
THAT'S WHY I WOULDN'T WANT TO SWEEP THAT MONEY.
>> PRETTY CLOSE TO THE FUNDS NEEDED TO DO THE PERMITTING AND DESIGN.
>> PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS IS TO ILLUSTRATE OUR DISCUSSION EARLIER ABOUT THE TWO FIRE STATIONS.
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BALANCES NOT BEING COVERED.
THAT'S YOUR $19 MILLION THERE.
BUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONSISTS OF THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SIX LEGACY PROJECTS, TOTAL OF $29.8 MILLION IN FUNDING BEING CARRIED FORWARD.
THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECT FUNDS ARE COMING FROM GENERAL REVENUES, SURTAX FUND, AND LOAN PROCEEDS.
THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE IN THERE HAVE TO DO WITH THE FIRE STATIONS; THOSE WILL BE COMPLETE.
THE OTHER ONE IS THE TACTICAL VEHICLE.
WE JUST APPROVED THAT THIS PAST SUMMER.
THAT'LL BE COMPLETE HERE VERY SHORTLY.
THE POLICE MEMORIAL THAT'S ACTIVELY BEING WORKED ON.
THE POLICE RADIO SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, THAT'S AN ACTIVE PROJECT.
THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS JUST FOR A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, JUST LIKE THE BEACH RENOURISHMENT.
WE APPROPRIATE FUNDS EVERY YEAR THAT GO INTO A RESERVE ACCOUNT THAT WE RESERVE AND HOLD FOR A FUTURE EXPENDITURE THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING IN FY28.
WE'RE BUILDING UP FUNDS FOR RADIO REPLACEMENT.
THEN THE POLICE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
THAT WAS A PROGRAM, ACTUALLY, MY FIRST YEAR WORKING HERE, THAT WE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED WHEN MR. KITZEROW WAS THE CHIEF, THAT WE DID TO BE ABLE TO REPLENISH THE CARS EVERY YEAR.
WE FUND APPROXIMATELY 13-15 CARS A YEAR.
IT'S BEEN A VERY BENEFICIAL PROGRAM.
WE'RE NOT ASKING TO UNAPPROPRIATE ANY FUNDS HERE, BUT THERE WILL BE AN ENDING BALANCE OF $1,395 IS WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING WITH THE TACTICAL VEHICLE.
BUT THE PD MAY FIND A USE FOR THAT TO MAYBE PUT A CUP HOLDER OR SOMETHING IN THE [INAUDIBLE]. THOUGH I'M NOT SURE.
FIRST OF ALL, SO LAST YEAR, CIP SHOWED THE RADIO SYSTEM REPLACEMENT BEING 2034, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT IS, IF IT'S MOVED UP TO 2028.
I KNOW THIS ONE IS A DIFFERENT ONE FROM THE PAVING, SO TO SPEAK, BECAUSE IT'S LIKE WE'RE SAVING UP FOR A ONE-TIME THUD, BIG EXPENSE.
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THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN PAVING THAT HAS A CADENCE OF EVERY SINGLE YEAR.YOU'RE DOING IT DISTINCT DIFFERENCE.
THEN ON THE POLICE MEMORIAL, WHICH IS A PET PROJECT TO MINE, NUMBER 1 IS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FINISH IT RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH BRICK AREA.
I WAS OUT THERE LOOKING AT IT IN A LITTLE PIDDLY BRICK AREA.
I DON'T WANT IT TO APPEAR THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GROW THE BRICK AREA FOREVER, JUST LIKE WE DO VETERANS MEMORIAL.
SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE'S A SECTION OF SIDEWALK WALKWAY THAT GOES DIRECTLY BACK TO THE BUILDING THAT COULD BE, I THINK WE OUGHT TO ALREADY MAKE IT INTO THE BRICK.
RIGHT NOW, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT LOOKS JUST A REALLY SMALL AREA THAT IS GOING TO END UP BEING BRICK.
I'D RATHER EXPAND THAT RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO.
NOBODY'S WORRIED ABOUT CHEESE, IS THAT ALL WE HAVE? BECAUSE WE SAID WHEN WE LOCATED THERE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN EXPAND IT.
IT'S LOGICAL. BUT THEY DIDN'T REMOVE THAT SECTION OF CONCRETE.
I SAW THAT WHEN THEY WENT OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, FRANK?
>> I DO, MAYOR. THEY WERE DOING IT IN TWO PHASES.
>> OKAY. AS LONG AS THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND DO THAT.
>> NUMBER 1 IS GET THAT MEMORIAL UP.
>> NUMBER 2 ARE THE BRICKS. THEY'RE FOLLOWING ALONG.
ACTUALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE WORK, THEY'RE MOVING ALONG PRETTY QUICKLY.
WE ARE IN AGREEMENT ON THE BRICKS.
I'M MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S GOING TO GET DONE.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IN THIS ONE, I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT TO SWEEP A PENNY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO IT RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. VERY GOOD MAYOR.
>> GENERAL GOVERNMENT. GENERAL GOVERNMENT HAS FOUR LEGACY PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT, A TOTAL OF $1.7 MILLION, AND CARRIER FORWARD.
ALL PROJECT FUNDS ARE COMING FROM THE GENERAL REVENUES, MEANING OVER $1.
BASED ON STAFF'S REVIEW, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO REAPPROPRIATE $347,000 IN FUNDING COMING FROM THE TOWN'S WEBCAMS. THE TOWN HALL GREEN FUNDING SHOULD BE COMPLETELY USED UP THIS YEAR.
TO YOUR POINT, MAYOR, WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF THAT PROJECT.
THOSE ENCUMBERED DOLLARS SHOULD BE USED.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THE WEBCAMS, WE'VE INTERACTED WITH OUR IS DIRECTOR, AND WE FEEL THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY REDUCE SOME FUNDING AND BRING IT BACK INTO THE RESERVES BASED ON THE WORK PLAN.
>> PLEASE LET ME BE THE FIRST TO SUGGEST THAT WE DO THAT.
I DO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER SERVED WITH THE RECREATION MASTER PLAN.
IT WAS IN A SPIRIT OF RECREATION.
THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO MADE IT ALSO FOCUSED ON RECREATION AND EXPECTATIONS AROUND FIELDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT IT SINCE.
WE HAVE DONE SOME, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BETTER SERVE GOING TOWARDS RECREATION MASTER PLAN.
>> WE'D BE SWEEPING THAT FOR NOW. I AGREE.
>> THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.
>> I AGREE ON THAT ONE. I THINK PEOPLE HAVE RAISED SOME LEGITIMATE CONCERNS THAT WE'D HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE RESOLVE BEFORE WE WERE TO CONTINUE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I'D RATHER SWEEP IT AND INCLUDE IT IN THE MASTER PLAN, WHAT MAKES SENSE IT'S WELL THOUGHT OUT.
>> I WENT ALONG WITH IT WHEN IT GOT PUT ON THERE; IT SOUNDED LIKE A NEAT IDEA.
BUT IN HINDSIGHT, IT'S GOT SOME ISSUES.
WE HAVE 32 LEGACY PROJECTS IN THE WATER FUND, TOTAL OF 67 MILLION, AND FUNDING IS BEING CARRIED FORWARD IN FY26.
THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM THE WATER R&R FUND.
IN FACT, DURING THE OPERATIONS BUDGET, WE JUST TALKED A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE R&R FUND, AND WE ALSO HAVE 1.9 MILLION IS COMING FROM FEMA GRANTS.
BASED ON STAFF REVIEW, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS NEARING COMPLETION WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING BEING UTILIZED.
THOSE PROJECTS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE END SERVICE DATE AND QUARTER.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT A NUMBER OF THEM WILL END AT THE END OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, AND ANY REMAINING FUNDS WILL BE SWEPT INTO THE R&R FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECT FUNDING NEXT YEAR.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY AND JUST HOW ACCESSIBLE THE INFORMATION IS FOR THE AVAILABLE BALANCE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T TO BACKUP.
EVENTUALLY, THERE MAY BE SOME LEGITIMATE NEED,
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BUT IN THE SMALL METER REPLACEMENTS, THE CARRIER INCREASED $1 MILLION LAST YEAR.IT'S INCREASING YET ANOTHER $1 MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR, AND THEN WE FUND IT, AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING ON A PROGRAM AGAIN TO REPLACE THAT.
BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT OVER SETTING ASIDE MONEY TOO MANY YEARS IN FRONT OF WHEN WE NEED IT BECAUSE IT GIVES, THAT'S WHY, AGAIN, WE HAVE MORE CARRYOVER THAN WE REALLY CAN SPEND IN FIVE YEAR IN A FIVE YEAR PLAN.
I'LL LEAVE THAT TO UTILITY STAFF.
THEN I DID WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE THAT ON THE WATER ASSET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN REDUCTION AND CARRYOVER, AS WAS SAID LAST YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO GET CAUGHT UP, SO I CERTAINLY WANT TO CALL THAT AS A POSITIVE, BUT THERE STILL IS A SIGNIFICANT ONLY THE STAFF KNOWS HOW MUCH WORK THAT WE WOULD LEGITIMATELY NEED IN THE NEXT YEAR AND WHATEVER, AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE OVER SET ASIDE MORE THAN WHAT WE REASONABLY NEED AND CAN DO. THANK YOU.
>> AGAIN, TO YOUR POINT, MAYOR.
THIS IS A SPRINGBOARD GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM PLANNING.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THAT ALREADY, BUT THIS DEFINITELY HELPS GOING INTO THAT PLANNING PERIOD.
>> I ALSO JUST WANT TO NOTE HOW INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED I AM WITH OUR UTILITY, LOOKING AT ALL OF THIS AND ALL THE PROJECTS.
MAN, WE SPOKE TO ENGINEERING, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT 32 PROJECTS HERE.
MANY OF THEM WITH IN SERVICE DATES COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
I JUST REALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK BECAUSE IT REALLY COMES ACROSS IN THIS DOCUMENT.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, WHICH IS THE METER READING PROJECT.
IT IS OUT TO BID. WE SHOULD BE RECEIVING BIDS IN JULY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE FUNDED OVER FIVE YEARS.
YOU'LL SEE IT IN THE FIVE-YEAR CIP, BUT THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED TO AWARD THE CONTRACT, HOPEFULLY IN SEPTEMBER.
>> THIS LIST THAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE FOR THE PROJECTS ILLUSTRATES WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER FOR THE NEED OF THE ADDITIONAL PERSON THAT'S BEING REQUESTED.
THE STORMWATER, THERE ARE 13 STORMWATER LEGACY PROJECTS, TOTAL OF 7.3 MILLION IN FUNDING IS BEING CARRIED FORWARD IN FY26.
THE MAJORITY OF FUNDING IS COMING FROM STORMWATER R&R.
BASED ON STAFF REVIEW, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS CURRENTLY NEARING COMPLETION, WITH THE MAJORITY OF FUNDING BEING UTILIZED.
YOU CAN SEE HERE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, THE TIMELINE FOR THESE PROJECTS BEING COMPLETE.
THESE ONES AND GREENS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO BE COMPLETE.
THEN YOU CAN SEE FROM THE LIST THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE NEARING COMPLETION OF THE OTHER ONES EARLY IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
WE FEEL FAIRLY CONFIDENT ON MEETING OUR OBJECTIVES THERE AND THE TIMELINES.
>> TO SUMMARIZE SUMMARY OF THE LEGACY PROJECTS IN THE GENERAL FUND WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNFUND.
WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THIS ALREADY.
THE MASTER ARM SIGNAL IN GENERAL WE WILL LEAVE THAT IN THERE AS IS.
THE JUPITER DRIVE AND CENTRAL BOULEVARD, AGAIN, WE'LL LEAVE THAT AS IS AS WELL.
THE BARRACKS BUILDING AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD SIDEWALKS, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND FOLD THAT BACK INTO THE RESERVE BALANCES.
THE WEBCAM, WE WILL FOLD THAT BACK INTO THE GENERAL RESERVE BALANCES.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO FREE UP $120,000 IN RECREATION IMPACT FEES, ALONG WITH $119,000 IN ESCROW FUNDS THAT CAN BE USED FOR PARKS AS WELL, AND $323,000 BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO FOLD THAT BACK IN.
THEN THE ENTRANCE TO THE GATEWAY TO THE TOWN, THE 88,235, WILL USE THAT FOR THE PERMITTING PORTION AND PLANNING OF THE UPCOMING PROJECTS.
THEN THE REHABILITATION OF BEACH DUNE CROSSOVERS OF 50,246, WE WILL ALSO FOLD THAT BACK IN THE RESERVES, IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY ON THAT ONE AS WELL.
ON THE JUPITER PARK DRIVE AT CENTRAL BOULEVARD, THAT'S GIVEN A BLUE SHADING, WHICH SAYS PROJECTS WHERE CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED.
THEY MAY NO LONGER BE NEEDED OR CAN BE DELAYED TO FUTURE YEARS.
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ONLY STAFF KNOWS, OR I HAVE HIGH REGARD FOR THE PERSON THAT COULD KNOW AND DEMONSTRATE THAT IF IN THE FUTURE, THE VOLUME ON THAT WAS GOING TO GO DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY SUCH THAT IT WASN'T NEEDED.STAFF NEEDS TO ALWAYS SPEAK UP.
HERE I'M ADVOCATING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING IT OFF-SEASON.
I'M NOT CONVINCED OF THAT, BUT I COULD BE CONVINCED IF SOMEONE SHOWED SOME ANALYSIS.
I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DIDN'T GET LOST.
>> I WAS INTERPRETING WE CAN BECAUSE I SAW SOMEWHERE, WELL, TIED IN WITH THE ALLEN WAY SOUTH PROJECT.
WELL, IT'S DIFFERENT IF IT REALLY WASN'T NEEDED.
I'D ASK STAFF TO CONFIRM IT STILL IS NEEDED.
THEN I'D RATHER DO IT SOONER THAN LATER OFF-PEAK.
>> WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.
WERE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
>> SUPER JOB. YOU GAVE US A HEAD START ON GIVING YOU INPUT TO THE CIP.
>> WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE TOGETHER BY HAVING THIS EARLIER SHARE.
>> I'LL GET BACK WITH ANY MORE SPECIFICS, JUST LIKE WITH THE OPERATING.
IF WE COULD GO BACK FOR JUST ONE SECOND.
APOLOGIES. BUT ON THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECTION OF THE CIP, THE TOWN GREEN.
THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETE OR NEAR COMPLETE, BUT I SAW AN AVAILABLE BALANCE.
I WAS JUST UNDERSTANDING THE 150-ISH.
>> WE'RE WAITING ON A FINAL INVOICE ON THAT.
BUT NO, THANK YOU. I SHARED MY COMMENTS EARLIER.
THIS IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE, AND IT'S WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO IT GOING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE TIME IS NOW 8:17, AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.