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>> GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 PM,
[Call To Order]
AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER A TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, JULY 15TH.WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.
FOR THOSE THAT ARE ABLE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING.
>> ALMIGHTY GOD, AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, MAY WE BE GUIDED BY WISDOM, INTEGRITY, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD.
AMEN. WE WILL NOW PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] ROLL CALL PLEASE.
>> ACTING TOWN ATTORNEY LASHLEY.
>> WE BEGIN TO NIGHT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN WE'RE IN THE BUDGET CYCLE, WE HAVE A FEW SPECIAL ITEMS THAT ARE FIRST ON THE AGENDA, AND THE FIRST ONE IS RESOLUTION 8925.
[1. Resolution 89-25, Approving the Truth in Millage for the preliminary millage rate for fiscal year 2026.]
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR STAFF.FINANCE DIRECTOR, SCOTT REYNOLDS.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. SCOTT REYNOLDS, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS EVENING, WE'RE HERE TO SET THE TRUTH AND MILLAGE OR THE TRIM, THAT'S OUTLINED BY FLORIDA STATUTE, AND WE'LL JUST JUMP RIGHT INTO IT.
WE'VE HAD OUR FIRST WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS THE OPERATING BUDGET.
COME JULY 1ST, THE PROPERTY APPRAISER HAS SENT US OUR NUMBERS, AND WE CAN SEE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A 7.5% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.
TOTAL VALUATION FOR THIS YEAR IS ESTIMATED TO BE $18.5 TRILLION.
LAST YEAR'S VALUATION WAS 17.2 TRILLION.
IT'S AN INCREASE OF $1.2 TRILLION OVER LAST YEAR.
ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT ON THIS SLIDE RELATING TO THE VALUATION INCREASES, AND WE TALK ABOUT THIS EVERY YEAR IS THE NEW CONSTRUCTION ASPECT UNDER 1% OF THE TOTAL INCREASES RELATED TO NEW CONSTRUCTION.
THE REST OF IT IS BASED ON VALUE OF HOME PRICES WITHIN JUPITER.
WE ALSO HAVE THE PROPERTY VALUE INCREASES THAT ARE CAPPED AT 3% DUE TO SAVE OUR HOMES FOR 2016.
THEN WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO SHOW THE TOWN'S ROLLBACK RATE AND HOW THE PROPOSED MILLAGE WILL COMPARE TO THE ROLLBACK RATE.
FOR 2026, THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED IN THE RESOLUTION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU IS, WILL BRING IN 44,146,797, AND UNDER THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 2.2470, IT WOULD BRING IN 41,515,800 PROPOSED RATE OVER ROLLBACK, THAT WOULD BE 2,630,997.
THE IDEA OF THE ROLLBACK IS TO BRING IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TAXES AS THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN OR LAST YEAR.
WE LIKE TO LOOK AT THE HISTORICAL VALUES.
THIS GOES BACK ALL THE WAY TO 2006 TO SHOW WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE TOWN OVER THAT LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS EVERY YEAR.
I TRY TO SHOW THAT THERE'S PEAKS AND VALUES THAT HAPPEN IN THE VALUES OF THE TOWN.
IT'S NOT JUST THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
THIS HAPPENS ALL OVER THE STATE OF FLORIDA ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY WITH HOUSING VALUES LIKE THEY ARE.
YOU CAN SEE THE 2008 RECESSION RELATING TO THE HOUSING MARKET CRASH, AND HOW LONG OF A TIME IT TOOK FOR US TO GET BACK.
WE'RE NOW GETTING READY TO GO BACK.
WE'VE HAD AN INCREASE AFTER COVID, AND WE PROJECTED THAT AFTER THAT TIME AFTER COVID,
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WE WOULD START TO GO BACK INTO WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER A NORMAL ANNUAL INCREASE.WE'RE STARTING TO HEAD TOWARDS THAT, WHICH WOULD BE AROUND A 4.5, 5% ANNUAL INCREASE.
WE'RE HEADING BACK TOWARDS THAT TIME.
AGAIN, THIS IS STUFF THAT WE'VE ANTICIPATED HAPPENING, AND IT IS INDEED HAPPENING, AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT NEXT YEAR, THE PERCENT INCREASE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THE 7.15 AS WELL.
HOW DOES THIS TRANSLATE TO AN IMPACT FOR A JUPITER HOME OWNER? WE DO A COMPARISON OF $750,000 AND $500,000 IN 2025.
COMPARE THESE TAXES AND WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO THE RESIDENT.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THE 2025 TAXES AT 2.3894 THAT WE'RE REQUESTING.
YOU'D HAVE A INCREASE OF $53 FOR A HOMESTEADED PROPERTY, AND FOR A NON-HOMESTEADED PROPERTY, YOU SEE A HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT-DOLLAR INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, FOR THE $500,000 HOME, YOU'D SEE A $35 AND 84-CENT INCREASE FOR A HOMESTEADED PROPERTY, AND THEN FOR NON-HOMESTEADED, AN 85, 42 INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SHOW HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BASED ON A MILLION-DOLLAR TAXABLE VALUE, $170 INCREASE.
WITH THAT, THAT'S CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO THE TOWN COUNCIL THAT THEY APPROVED 89-25 FOR THE MILLAGE RATE OF 2.3894.
WE'LL ALSO BE REPORTING THIS TO THE STATE.
THE OTHER THING THAT HAPPENS ONCE YOU SET THIS RATE, IT WILL GO OUT TO THE RESIDENTS TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE PROPOSED RATE, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WILL SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2025.
BUT THIS IS FOR THE RESIDENTS SO THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND SET THAT.
NOW, WHAT HAPPENS IS ONCE YOU SET THIS RATE, GOING INTO THE FIRST AND SECOND READING, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO DOWN ON THAT RATE, BUT NOT UP, SO JUST BE COGNIZANT OF THAT ITEM. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> COULD YOU JUST GO BACK TO PAGE 4? I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE NOTE WAS.
BUT, FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, LAST YEAR'S TAX BILL INCLUDED TOWN OF JUPITER DEBT, THAT IS NOW PAID OFF, AND AT THIS POINT, WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO EXTEND THE DEBT, SO ACTUALLY, IN THAT CASE, THE TOTAL MILLAGE WILL GO DOWN.
THIS IS JUST THE OPERATING BUDGET.
>> THE TOTAL TAX BILL WILL DEFINITELY GO DOWN BECAUSE OF THAT, ABSOLUTELY.
>> JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WERE AWARE OF THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT, MAYOR.
>> SEEING NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON APPROVING RESOLUTION 89-25.
>> MOTION APPROVE RESOLUTION 89-25.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[2. Parks and Recreation Month – July 2025 – Ms. Kristin George, Director of Parks and Recreation.]
BE PRESENTING A PROCLAMATION.VERY EXCITED TO SEE SO MANY OF OUR GREAT PARKS AND REC STAFF HERE TO BE PART OF THIS PROCLAMATION.
PROCLAIMING JULY 2025 AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND JUPITER, FLORIDA, AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR PARKS, AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTE TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING AND ALLEVIATING ILLNESSES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS AND ALZHEIMER'S.
WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR SPORTS AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES, WALKING TRAILS, PLAYGROUNDS, WATERWAYS, OPEN SPACES, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.
WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM,
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YOUTH SPORTS, AND OPEN PLAY TIME ARE CRITICAL TO CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASE A COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES, AND CRIME REDUCTION, AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS OUR PARKS AND NATURAL RECREATION AREAS ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE, AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DESIGNATED JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I JIM KURETSKI, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 2025 AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I HAVE HERE TO SIT IN MY HAND AND SEAL IS 15TH DAY OF JULY 2022, AND I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS TO PROCLAMATION TO KRISTIN GEORGE, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. [APPLAUSE].
>> IF I CAN GET MY TEAM TO COME ON UP HERE AND JOIN US FOR A GROUP PICTURE.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE HERE TONIGHT AS WE CELEBRATE JULY AS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AND YEARS.
AS YOU-ALL KNOW, WHO'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL, WE HAVE MAJOR PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE AND TAKING PLACE EVEN RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE COME TO FRUITION OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR, THREE YEARS, FIVE YEARS, AND 10 YEARS.
YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE DRAFT OF THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN COMING OUT TO YOU FOLKS NEXT WEEK.
YOU'LL BE MEETING WITH STAFF AND WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THAT BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN AUGUST FOR ADOPTION, SO THAT IS A VERY EXCITING MOMENTOUS OCCASION FOR US TO GET TO THIS POINT.
IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF WORK AND TIME TO GET THERE, SO YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT COMING FORTH.
WE'RE ALSO IN THE MIDST OF OUR PLAYGROUND RENOVATIONS.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED INVITATIONS TODAY TO THE THREE GRAND OPENINGS THAT WE'LL HAVE COMING UP DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER FOR BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART PLAYGROUNDS THAT HAVE ADDRESSED THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT HAPPEN, AND WE NEVER GIVE UP A DAY WITHOUT PUTTING OUR HEART AND SOULS INTO THIS COMMUNITY.
THIS IS PART OF MY TEAM BACK HERE.
WE'RE A TEAM OF ABOUT 53, AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE ABOUT HALF OF THEM COME OUT TONIGHT IN THEIR BRAND NEW SPANKING PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH T-SHIRTS.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT PUT THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE OUT MAINTAINING OUR 200 ACRES OF PARKS, OUR FACILITIES AND PUTTING ON PROGRAMS SUCH AS OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM, WE'RE SERVING ABOUT 1,500 CHILDREN RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK AND START TO WIND DOWN OUR SUMMER.
WE PUT OUR PASSION INTO EVERYTHING.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, AND AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THESE YEARS AND THE YEARS TO COME WITH ALL OF THESE EXCITING PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE COMING OUR WAY.
ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN AND MY DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.
>> WHILE WE WELCOME OUR PARKS AND REC STAFF TO STAY, DON'T FEEL OBLIGED. [LAUGHTER]
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>> WOULD YOU DO PROCLAMATIONS AT THE END OF THE MEETING JUST TO MAKE THE WORK FOR IT?
[3. Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce Presentation.]
I AND THE COUNCIL ARE VERY EXCITED TO HEAR AND RECEIVE.I WANT TO WELCOME NOEL MARTINEZ, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CAITLIN BERGMAN, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES WITH PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND SANDRA MARON RUIZ, THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR WITH THE FLORIDA SMALL BUSINESS, WELL, SBDC AT FAU, WHO WILL BE GIVEN A PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, VICE MAYOR, OF COURSE, AND OF COURSE, MR. KITSO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
AS YOU HEARD, FOR THE RECORD, I'M NOEL MARTINEZ PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING AN AMAZING PARTNER.
WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR JUPITER HARBOR FEST, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
I KNOW, KRISTIN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR TEAM ON THIS, AND I KNOW I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT YOUR TEAM TOP TO BOTTOM IS JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TO WORK WITH, INCLUDING KRISTIN AND HER AMAZING TEAM AND EVERYONE ELSE.
I KNOW I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU GUYS THAT, BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON HAVING SUCH AN AMAZING TEAM.
I KNOW I'M NORMALLY HERE TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF A PROJECT, BUT TONIGHT'S AN EASY NIGHT.
I'M NOT HERE ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF A PROJECT.
I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A COUPLE NEW INITIATIVES THAT ARE GOING TO SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESSES HERE RIGHT HERE IN OUR AMAZING TOWN IN JUPITER.
THE PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER WAS FOUNDED BACK IN 1948 ON THE FRONT PORCH OF A RIBIERA BEACH BUSINESSMAN.
HE ASKED OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS TO COME ON BOARD TO COME AND HAVE A COCKTAIL WITH THEM TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY ARE GOING TO TACK AN ISSUE THAT WAS AFFECTING THEIR BUSINESSES.
BACK THEN, 77 YEARS AGO, THE SMALL BUSINESSES REALIZED THAT, HEY, WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER THAN WE ARE ON OUR OWN.
WE'VE GROWN INTO ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST RESPECTED CHAMBERS IN THE STATE.
WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
WITH OVER 83% OF OUR MEMBER BUSINESSES THAT HAVE LESS THAN FIVE EMPLOYEES.
THAT IS THE BACKBONE OF NOT ONLY OUR COUNTRY, BUT WHO WE ARE RIGHT HERE IN PALM BEACH NORTH, AND WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THESE SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS.
THESE TWO NEW INITIATIVES ARE GOING TO DO JUST THAT.
WE CHAMPION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN A LOT OF WAYS.
EVERYTHING FROM PROVIDING RELIABLE RESOURCES FORUM TO HOSTING RIBBON CUTTINGS, WHICH BY THE WAY, WE HAVE ONE THURSDAY RIGHT DOWN THE STREET AT, WHAT'S IT CALLED? SWING. SWINGS, ARE A COOL NEW VIRTUAL GOLF BUSINESS OPENING UP DOWN THE STREET.
WE CREATE NETWORKING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES FORUM.
WE HAVE ALL EVENTS AND FORMS FOR THEM TO MEET EACH OTHER AND CONNECT AND NETWORK AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WE ADVOCATE FOR THEM, NOT JUST HERE LOCALLY, BUT AT THE REGIONAL AND STATE LEVEL.
THE LAUNCH OF THIS NEW BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS THE NEXT STEP IN THAT COMMITMENT.
IT'S A STRUCTURED, ACCESSIBLE SUPPORT TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF OUR ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO CAITLIN TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EXCITING NEW INITIATIVE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING US.
AS NOEL MENTIONED, I'M CAITLIN BERGMAN.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES WITH THE CHAMBER.
LIKE HE SAID, SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE AT THE CORE OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO.
THEY'RE REALLY ARE BREAD AND BUTTER, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THESE TWO NEW INITIATIVES.
AT FIRST STEP, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUR BRAND NEW LOCAL BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER, WHICH IS A WEBSITE THAT WE'VE CREATED TO TRY TO BRING ALL OF THESE RESOURCES TO ONE PLACE FOR ENTREPRENEURS TO HELP THEM LAUNCH THEIR BUSINESS, GROW THEIR BUSINESS, STRUCTURE THEIR BUSINESS.
WE ARE TRYING TO COLLECT ALL OF THESE RESOURCES FOR THEM.
IT'S A ONE STOP SHOP REALLY FOR STEP BY STEP BUSINESS START UP GUIDES.
WE'VE GOT LICENSING AND ZONING GUIDES, ALL REALLY GOOD RESOURCES.
WE'VE ALSO GOT BUSINESS PLAN GUIDANCE.
WE'VE GOT CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, AND OF COURSE, INFORMATION FROM ALL OF 11 OF OUR BEAUTIFUL PALM BEACH NORTH MUNICIPALITIES.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND TO HONE IN ON.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING MORE WITH YOUR STAFF AND YOUR TEAM TO BE ABLE TO PINPOINT WHAT WOULD BE REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR ALL OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER BUSINESSES.
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO SANDRA WE ARE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE HOSTING EVENTS WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER FAU.
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WE'VE GOT A FREE EVENT COMING UP IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND IT'S REALLY FROM NAPKIN TO STOREFRONT BUSINESS 101 FOR ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE LOOKING TO LAUNCH THEIR BUSINESS.WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT IN THE CHAMBER OFFICE.
WE'RE HOPING TO, IN THE FUTURE, SERVE AS A SATELLITE OFFICE FOR THEM AS WELL, SO THEY CAN MEET WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS RIGHT THERE IN THAT OFFICE AND HOPEFULLY MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR THEM.
I DO ALSO WANT TO REITERATE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER TO USE THESE RESOURCES.
THE WEBSITE IS, OF COURSE, PUBLIC AND FREE TO USE FOR ANYONE AND THE AMAZING SERVICES, BLESS YOU.
THE AMAZING SERVICES AT THE SBDC FAU ARE ALSO FREE TO USE.
WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS AND HOPEFULLY GETTING THIS TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR BUSINESSES.
MANY OF YOU ATTENDED OUR COUNCIL CONNECTIONS EVENT BACK IN APRIL.
YOU GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW OF THIS FROM SANDRA'S COLLEAGUE PIERRE, BUT SHE'S GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY CAN HELP YOU OUT.
THIS IS A GREAT PLEASURE TO BE IN THIS PRESENTATION.
FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER, THIS IS A SPECIAL CENTER THAT WE ARE CREATED ON TOP OF THE CURRENT RELATIONSHIP THAT THE TOWN HAS WITH THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY.
TO START THE FLORIDA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER IS PART OF A NATIONAL NETWORK THAT IS PRIMARILY FUNDED BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
WE ALSO HAVE ON CAMPUS ANOTHER SISTER PROGRAM THAT IS THE APEX ACCELERATOR, PRIMARILY FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND ALTOGETHER IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAS PROVIDED 3,000 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS CONSULTING TO JUPITER BASED BUSINESSES.
OUR PRESENCE IS ALREADY IN HERE FROM OUR CAMPUS, BUT WE HAVE STARTED THIS PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND CAPACITY.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, WE PROVIDE CONFIDENTIAL AND NO COST.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, SERVICES IN CONSULTING THAT ALLOW BUSINESSES TO START, TO GROW, TO EXPAND, TO GO FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, TO EXPORT AND NOW WE HAVE A NEW INCENTIVE TO GET INTO SUPPORTING MANUFACTURERS TO COMBAT AND ONSHORE OPERATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE HAVE IN THE REGION, THAT IS BROWER AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES, WE HAVE 40 CONSULTANTS SPECIALIZED IN DIFFERENT AREAS.
WE PROVIDE FROM TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION TO EXPORT ASSISTANCE AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY PROVIDING CONTRACTS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
WE ALSO HELP THEM TO ACCELERATE ACCESS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
FOR THE SCIENTISTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE REGION, WE SUPPORT TO GET NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND OTHER TYPE OF GRANTS THAT ACCELERATE TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION.
AGAIN, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER TO ACCESS OUR SERVICES AND OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN THE TECH SITE.
FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE RECEIVE IN CONTRIBUTION, WE RETURN TO THE ECONOMY $57.
THAT IS ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY CREATE AND RETAIN JOBS TO THE SERVICES.
WHEN WE CREATED THIS PARTNERSHIP THAT THE CHAMBER INVITED US TO PARTICIPATE IN WAS TO ALSO TAKE THESE SERVICES INTO COMMUNITIES WHO HAD NO ACCESS TO CAMPUSES.
HAVING ALLOCATION IN THE CHAMBER, LIKE FOR THE EVENT THAT KATIE JUST MENTIONED IS FACILITATING ACCESS TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO COME TO A SAFE PLACE, EASY PARKING, AND WHERE THE CONSULTANTS ARE READY TO PROVIDE SERVICES ON SITE.
SINCE COVID HAPPENED, AND MOST OF THE CONSULTING TEND TO BE VIRTUAL, BUT WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP, WE WANTED TO BRING CONSULTING ON SITE.
THIS IS A GREAT AVENUE FOR US.
THE ACCESS TO CONSULTING VIA AN ELECTRONIC REQUEST.
WHERE THE CHAMBER, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TO FACILITATE THE ACCESS AND CONTACTING US.
SPECIALIZING IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND EXPORT ASSISTANCE AND NOW WITH THE BUSINESS START, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE FASTER COMMUNITIES INTO ACCESSING SERVICES, ACCESSING CAPITAL, AND ALSO ACCESSING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE IF ANY OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE SEEKING FOR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, YOU CAN FIND US FASTER VIA THE CHAMBER OR YOU CAN HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION IN THE LIGHTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
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>> WITH THAT, WE'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE SOME QUESTIONS, BUT I DO WANT TO REITERATE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A CHAMBER MEMBER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE RESOURCES. YOU REALLY DON'T.
IF YOU HERE, YOU TALK TO YOUR RESIDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY, YOU TALK TO YOUR BUSINESSES EVERY DAY.
IF YOU HEAR, HEY, I WANT TO TAKE MY BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
I NEED SOMEONE THAT'S GOING TO HELP ME PUT TOGETHER A BUSINESS PLAN TO HELP ME GET ME THE FUNDING, OR I NEED ACCESS TO FUNDING, OR I NEED TO ACCESS TO CAPITAL.
THINK OF US BECAUSE WE COULD HELP CONNECT THEM WITH A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER THAT WILL HELP THEM FIND THAT MONEY.
I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> WELL, I'LL JUST START. I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS AND THEN MAYBE A QUESTION.
FIRST OF ALL, I COMMEND A CHAMBER AND FAU FOR THESE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES.
SMALL BUSINESSES, THEY'RE THE LIFEBLOOD OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
I REALLY BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T EMPHASIZE THAT THIS CHANGE, AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA, BUT IT'S A HUGE CHANGE WHERE WE WERE FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO.
I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE. I'M ONLY SAYING THIS TO SHOW HOW GREAT AND EXCITED I AM IS MANY YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE SEEKING TO LAND SCRIPTS AT THE FAU NORTH JUPITER CAMPUS, THE CHAMBER SUPPORTED ANOTHER SITE.
NOW, THAT WASN'T A SMALL BUSINESS, BUT NONETHELESS, BUT WE'RE SO DELIGHTED FOR THIS INITIATIVE, I MEAN, REALLY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IN THE TOWN, WE LIKE TO HAVE STRETCH GOALS GO AND DO THEM AND THEN CELEBRATE THEM.
ON THE SLIDE, THAT WAS SHOWING ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2024 ABOUT IMPACTS.
IT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME, AND I'M NOT ASKING AN ANSWER TONIGHT, BUT THE STATISTICS THERE I WOULD IMAGINE WHEN WE THINK OF FAU, WE THINK THAT COULD BE THE WHOLE COUNTY FINE WITH CELEBRATE THAT, BUT I'D BE INTERESTED.
WE'D BE INTERESTED ON THE TOWN IN KNOWING WHAT'S IN NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY CHAMBER AREA BECAUSE WE'D CELEBRATE THAT.
THERE'S TEN MUNICIPALITIES PART OF THAT ALONG WITH THE COUNTY, AND THEN I'D LIKE TO KNOW SEPARATELY, TOWN OF JUPITER.
WITHOUT CREATING A BURDEN, WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU.
IT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME FROM THIS, BUT IF YOU CAN GET BACK WITH US AND LET US KNOW WHAT APPRECIATED.
>> I THINK WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT.
WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE SOME GREAT STATISTICS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO IN DETAIL, AND I WILL SEND THEM OUT TO YOU, BUT I THINK THE NUMBER WAS 100 AND.
>> THEN WE COLLECT DATA OUT OF THE CONSULTING AND SELF REPORTED DATA FROM THE BUSINESSES.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL A DASHBOARD BY EMAIL THAT YOU PLACE.
THE 3,000 CONSULTING HOURS THAT I JUST MENTIONED IS THE LAST FIVE YEARS ONLY FOR THE BUSINESSES IN TOWN OF JUPITER, PLEASE EXCUSE, AND 188 BUSINESSES ARE ACTIVE WITH US RECEIVING SERVICES AT THIS POINT IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES.
WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE DASHBOARD, YOU WILL SEE THE BREAKDOWN FROM THE INDUSTRIES, THE TYPE OF ASSISTANCE THAT THEY RECEIVE, THE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED, THE JOBS THAT THEY HAVE CREATED AND RETAINED.
IF AMONG THAT INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE DETAILS, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT, BUT AT THE BEGINNING, NOEL WILL BE SHARING THAT DASHBOARD WITH ALL OF YOU.
>> NOT A QUESTION, JUST A COMMENT.
HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR THIS AND HOW AT HOME I FEEL WITH IT.
I DID WORK FOR SBA, SO JUST TO SEE STTR, SBIRS, WE HAD SPOKEN ABOUT NON DILUTIVE CAPITAL FOR BUSINESSES THAT ARE INNOVATIVE, BUT I THINK THIS IS GREAT.
I THINK ROGER WAS VERY HELPFUL WITH THE FIRST RESOURCE THAT YOU PRESENTED BEFORE THE SBDC, BUT WE WORK WITH OUR RESIDENTS.
WE'RE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO OUR BUSINESSES.
WE HAVE OUR DEDICATED BUSINESS LIAISON, WHICH IS A REALLY POSITIVE STEP IN THAT DIRECTION, BUT I THINK WITH THIS, WE CAN GET TO KNOW OUR BUSINESSES BETTER.
WE CAN GET TO KNOW MORE OF OUR BUSINESSES BETTER.
THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO AS WE GO FORWARD.
I'D LOVE TO GET TO KNOW SUCCESS STORIES FROM THE 188 THAT ARE ACTIVE WITH YOU, AND AGAIN, HIGHLIGHTING THOSE SUCCESS STORIES IS GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING HERE AND CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESS WITH US.
>> I WANT TO COMMEND YOU AS WELL.
AS THE MAYOR HAS SAID, WE ARE AT A LIFELINE WITH OUR SMALL BUSINESSES HERE IN JUPITER AND ALL OF NORTH COUNTY.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE RESOURCE FOR THEM TO SUSTAIN, TO GROW AND NURTURE.
IT'S A DIFFICULT CLIMATE FINANCIALLY WHEN YOU'RE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.
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TO HEAR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO AND WHAT YOU'VE ALSO DONE IN THE PAST, NOT TO MINIMIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE.I THINK THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT ALL. GREAT TO SEE YOU HERE.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES IN NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY.
>> NO QUESTION, JUST SOME COMMENTS.
WHILE CORRECT, SMALL BUSINESS OF THE LIFEBLOOD OF JOB CREATION AND LOCALLY IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
I JUST APPRECIATE ALL WHAT YOU FOLKS ARE DOING IN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TOWN AND JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
APPRECIATE IT AND THANKS FOR TONIGHT. APPRECIATE IT.
>> NO QUESTIONS TO COMMENT ALSO.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TONIGHT COME OUT AND MAKE THIS PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL.
TRULY APPRECIATE WHAT YOUR EFFORTS ARE DOING, SO THANK YOU.
>> AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION, YOU DON'T NEED TO STICK AROUND, BY THE WAY.
>> I AM GOING TO STICK AROUND FOR A LITTLE BIT THOUGH.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT,
[4. Jupiter Fire Rescue Update (JFRD) update]
OR I GUESS OUR MONTHLY UPDATE.>> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND ALL OF THOSE ATTENDING THE MEETING BOTH PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
EXCITED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT TONIGHT.
NEXT YEAR, JUPITER FIRE RESCUE WILL BEGIN PROVIDING FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PAINT A PICTURE IF I MAY.
NEXT YEAR, AND THIS IS JULY 2025.
LET'S JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK AT NEXT YEAR, JULY 2026.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE NEXT YEAR.
NEXT YEAR, WE WILL HAVE COMPLETED THE HIRING OF OUR ENTIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH A STAFF ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM.
WE WILL CELEBRATED THE COMPLETION OF TWO STATE OF THE ART, BRAND NEW FIREHOUSES, FULLY OPERATIONAL, AND READY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, AND WE RECEIVED AN OUTFIT IN OUR APPARATUS, ENSURING THAT WE ARE FULLY PREPARED TO RESPOND EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROGRESS AND REMAIN COMMITTED TO DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF JUPITER.
TONIGHT, I'LL BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON THREE TOPICS.
JUPITER FIRE RESCUE'S EMS SERVICE PROVIDER LICENSE, THE JFRD FIREFIGHTER EMT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, AND FIRE STATION CONSTRUCTION.
ON JUNE 10TH, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO GRANT THE TOWN OF JUPITER A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, THE COPCN, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2026.
THIS IMPORTANT APPROVAL ENABLES JFRD TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICE WHEN THE DEPARTMENT BECOMES OPERATIONAL NEXT YEAR.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS APPROVAL, WE APPLIED FOR OUR FLORIDA EMS PROVIDER LICENSE.
ALL OF OUR APPARATUS, OUR FOUR AMBULANCES, OUR FOUR ENGINES, AND OUR LADDER TRUCK, WILL BE LICENSED FOR ALS, WHICH ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES, AND WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING THIS LICENSE VERY SHORTLY PROBABLY BEFORE OUR NEXT UPDATE.
THE TOWN OF JUPITER IS PROVIDING A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEES TO TRANSITION TO THE ROLE OF FIREFIGHTER EMT.
FIVE EMPLOYEES WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.
ON JUNE 22ND, EACH EMPLOYEE ATTENDED THE ORIENTATION AT PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE FOR THE COMBINATION FIREFIGHTER EMT PROGRAM.
THEY ARE IN THE LAST STAGES OF APPLYING FOR THE PROGRAM IN THE COLLEGE, WHICH INCLUDES BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MEDICAL BACKGROUNDS.
THE START DATE FOR THE EMT SCHOOL PORTION OF THIS IS AUGUST 20TH.
I WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THIS.
THE PROGRAM HAS ATTRACTED INTEREST FROM OTHER FIRE RESCUE AGENCIES FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
I HAD A OPPORTUNITY TO RECENTLY PRESENT THE PROGRAM AT A SEMINAR HOSTED AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE THE PROGRAM DETAILS WITH SEVERAL OF MY CONTACTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
IT'S TRULY EXCITING TO SEE THAT OUR INITIATIVE IS NOT ONLY OFFERING VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT TOWN EMPLOYEES, BUT MAYBE ALSO INSPIRING AND POTENTIALLY BENEFITING OTHER FIRE RESCUE AGENCIES.
LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS A QUICK UPDATE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR FIREHOUSES.
THE TWO NEW FIRE STATIONS AT PIATT PLACE AND CINQUEZ REMAIN ON TRACK.
EXCAVATION, AND FOOTER WORK AT PIATT PLACE IS ONGOING.
REBAR WILL BE DELIVERED AND INSTALLED FOR THE FOOTERS IN THE ELEVATOR PIT.
INSPECTIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED AND FOOTERS WILL BE POURED IN PREPARATION FOR VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION.
AT THE CINQUEZ SITE, ACCESS ROAD TO NORTH OF THE SITE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND FOUNDATION WORK IS ONGOING.
I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT BOTH PROJECTS ARE ADVANCING AS PLANNED.
I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. I'M CLOSING.
I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO REPORT TO YOU THAT THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT REMAINS ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST I HAVE ONE, IF YOU WILL,
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WE HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, RESOLUTION 9025, IT'S TO PROVIDE YOU A STAND BY LETTER OF CREDIT TO FDOT FOR WORK THAT WE CONTRACTED ALREADY AND IT'S FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SIGNAL TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION TO IMPROVE THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE.AS I REFLECT, I AM EXCITED ABOUT THAT, I THINK PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT SO EVERYBODY HERE IN LISTENING UNDERSTANDS THAT'S ALREADY A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THAT WE'LL HAVE WHEN WE GO LIVE, THAT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, AND I DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS OF THAT.
HAS NOT BEEN MY SIGNAL PROJECT.
>> THAT BEING SAID, IN GENERAL, THE TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION ALLOWS THE COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES, COORDINATING WITH THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO ADJUST THE PATTERN TO LET THOSE EMERGENCY VEHICLES PASS WHEN WE COME BY.
LONG STORY SHORT, IT DOES HAVE THE ABILITY FOR US TO GET TO PLACES WHERE WE NEED TO GO QUICKER, AND LONG STORY SHORT.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THAT AS WELL.
>> IT ALSO HELP OUT THE COUNTY TO THE DEGREE THEY STAY IN STATION 19 AND WHAT HAVE YOU?
>> BUT AGAIN, I JUST THINK WE OUGHT TO BE CELEBRATING AND EMPHASIZING THE ENHANCED SERVICE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, AND THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF ONE INITIATIVE STARTED WHERE THE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
DID YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING, FRANK.
>> MAYOR, JUST TO ADD TO WHAT THE CHIEF WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THE WAY WE'RE PLANNING IT CURRENTLY IS THAT IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE'RE RESPONDING WESTBOUND ON INDIAN TOWN ROAD FROM THE CINQUEZ PARK STATION.
WE KNOW THAT THAT TRAFFIC IS PRETTY HEAVY.
AS THE CALLS COME IN, WE'RE WORKING ON THE SYNCHRONIZATION OF LIGHT SO THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS MOVING WESTBOUND, WILL CYCLE TO GREEN TO CLEAR THE TRAFFIC OUT, TO ALLOW THE FIREFIGHTERS TO RESPOND QUICKLY, SAFELY.
THEN, OF COURSE, TO MINIMIZE OUR IMPACT ON THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, EARLY EVENING.
CAN YOU JUST SHARE WITH US SOME OF THE ENHANCED SERVICES THAT OUR AMBULANCES WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT MAYBE WE'RE NOT USED TO HEARING OR SEEING?
>> GOOD QUESTIONS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN TELL I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACK STORY FIRST.
IN MY PREVIOUS AGENCY, ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS WORKING TOWARDS WAS GETTING WHOLE BLOOD AT ONE POINT.
I HAD THIS WHOLE MULTI-STAGE PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO DO PHASE 1, PHASE 2, AND FINALLY PHASE 3 WITH IMPLEMENTATION.
I WAS TALKING TO CHIEF DONATO ABOUT THIS WHEN I FIRST STARTED AND I'M LIKE, I'D LOVE TO GIVE WHOLE BLOOD AND I THINK THERE'S A PHASE APPROACH.
HE GOES, STEVE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT ON DAY ONE. YES, SIR.
ABSOLUTELY. BETWEEN THINGS LIKE WHOLE BLOOD, ULTRASOUND IN THE FIELD, BLOOD ANALYZATION THAT TIM ROCHE, OUR ES CHIEF IS WORKING ON, WE GOT SOME REALLY COOL THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE LAYING OUT ON DAY ONE.
FRANK KEEPS SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SETTING THE BENCHMARK ON DAY ONE, AND THAT'S OUR MISSION.
THAT'S OUR DIRECTIVE, AND WE INTEND TO MAKE THAT SO.
>> THIS IS FABULOUS. THANK YOU. GREAT.
>> MOVING ON TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
THIS IS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS, LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES, AND ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IS ASKED TO STATE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL.DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS?
>> YES, MAYOR. WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN COMMENT, ERIC WHITZA.
>> GOOD EVENING, ERIC WHITZA, 230 OCEAN GRANDE BOULEVARD.
FIRST OF ALL, THE SOUND SYSTEM IS FANTASTIC NOW.
I WANT TO HEAP PRAISE ON YOU, TOO.
THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE WAS DOING HERE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO OUR NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT'S BEING ESTABLISHED.
BUT I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE START UP OCTOBER 1ST, 2026.
I BUILT HOUSES, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE CONTRACTOR DOESN'T SHOW UP, AND SO THE BUILDING SITS THERE UNTIL YOU FIND SOMEBODY ELSE.
MY CONCERN IS ON MIDNIGHT OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2026, I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOME COORDINATION WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE.
THEY'VE BEEN GIVING US THE COLD SHOULDER.
CHIEF KENNEDY FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY SAID, WE'LL TALK TO YOU IN JANUARY.
I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE HE WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT GOLF.
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WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT.I CONTACTED OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, MARIA MARINO.
ON JUNE 26TH, THEN SENT AN E-MAIL, DEAR COMMISSIONER.
I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU DIDN'T SUPPORT A TRANSITION FOR THE NEW JUPITER FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT TO WORK ALONGSIDE PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE FOR ONE OR TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE OCTOBER 1 TURNOVER.
FOR THE TWO DEPARTMENTS TO JOINTLY WORK TOGETHER FOR THE TRANSITION WOULD HAVE IMPROVED A SAFETY FOR THE JUPITER CONSTITUENTS THAT VOTED FOR YOU.
YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO REVERSE YOUR DECISION ON BEHALF OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND ASSIST IN ENABLING A JOINT TRANSITION OPERATION SINCERELY.
THIS WAS JUNE 26TH, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HER.
I THINK THERE'S GOT TO BE AT SOME POINT, MAYBE NOT THIS JULY HERE, BUT I THINK THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME COORDINATION BETWEEN THE TWO FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
JUST TO START THIS UP AT MIDNIGHT OF ONE NIGHT.
I THINK IT'S A TOUGH SITUATION.
BUT I THANK EVERYBODY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE JUPITER FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT GETTING TO WORK AND TO KEEP US SAFE IN A TOWNSHIP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> DID WE HAVE ANY OTHERS COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHED TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
>> ANYBODY IN THE DIAS WISH TO PULL ONE?
>> NO, BUT DO WE NEED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES?
[5. June 17, 2025, Town Council Meeting Minutes and June 18, 2025, Town Council Workshop Meeting Minutes]
>> THANK YOU. JUST LIKE TO SAY, I WAS JUST TESTING EVERYBODY, BUT I MISSED IT.
THERE'S SOME MINOR CORRECTION ON THE DIAS.
CAN WE MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS AMENDED?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS AMENDED.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
>> AYE. MOVING BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WAS THERE ANY MEMBER ON THE DIAS HERE THAT WISH TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
>> THE SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING. I'LL BE OUT OF TOWN.
>> ITEM 7. ITEM 6 IS A QUASI-JUDICIAL.
DOES ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUASI-JUDICIAL DISCLOSURE?
>> NONE. MOVING LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED CONSENT AGENDA 6, 8 THROUGH 16 AND 18 THROUGH 20, AND THAT'S EVERY ITEM EXCLUDING 7 AND 17.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO THE FIRST ITEM PULL,
[7. Resolution 56-25, Sawfish Bay Park approval of Work Order #40 with CGA to design a replacement seawall and new flushing channel at Sawfish Bay Park in an amount not to exceed $257,238.16]
RESOLUTION 56 25 BY COUNCILOR GUISINGER.WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED A PRESENTATION OR WHAT?
>> NO. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON IT TO STAFF.
>> STEPHANIE THORBURN, PLANNING AND ZONING.
>> JUST A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS, AND EVERYBODY PROBABLY KNOWS THE ANSWER TO THIS, EXCEPT FOR ME.
ONE IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REPLACEMENT SEAWALL.
IS THAT DEPEND UPON THAT RESILIENT FLORIDA GRANT, OR IS THE ENTIRE 100% COST ALREADY EARMARKED AND FUNDED ON THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM?
>> WHEN WE ORIGINALLY DID THE BUDGET, IT WAS NOT RELIANT ON THE RESILIENT FLORIDA GRANT, BUT GIVEN CURRENT INCREASES IN CONSTRUCTION, IT IS GOING TO BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEAWALL AND THE FLUSHING CHANNEL.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR RESILIENT FLORIDA MONIES TO SUBMIT FOR SEPTEMBER 1ST.
>> IF WE DON'T GET THE MONEY FROM FLORIDA RESILIENT GRANT PROGRAM?
>> THERE ARE OTHER MONIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, PARTICULARLY FOR THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM, AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS, WE ARE ALSO DOING THE LIVING SHORELINE.
THAT'S WHY PLANNING WE'RE DOING NATURAL RESOURCES IS WORKING ON THE REPLACEMENT SEAWALL, SO IT CAN BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LIVING SHORELINE,
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AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING LIVING SEAWALL AS WELL.WITH THOSE THINGS AND GIVEN ITS PROXIMITY TO THE WATER AND THE INLET AND ALL OF THOSE FORCES, THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT.
WE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT BECAUSE THOSE TYPES OF GRANTS HAVE NOT BEEN CUT FROM BUDGET.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION, WILL THE PARK HAVE TO BE CLOSED DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAWALL?
>> WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THERE YET, BUT THERE WILL BE A PORTION OF THE PARK.
WE WILL LOOK AT HOW WE CAN DO IT IN PHASES OR HOW WE'LL DO A PEDESTRIAN MOT MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC SO THAT WE CAN STILL HAVE PORTIONS OF IT UP.
IT'S 1,000 LINEAR FEET OF SEAWALL.
WE COULD PROBABLY DO PART OF IT AND THEN BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE ACTUAL MARINE LIFE IN THE BASIN, WE COULD CLOSE OFF PART AND THEN KEEP PART OF IT OPEN AS WELL.
>> WILL THAT BE PUBLISHED IN THE PARKS WEBSITE AS FAR AS WHAT'S BEING CLOSED AND WHEN?
>> MY LAST QUESTION ON THE OYSTER BEDS, I WENT LOOKED THEM THE OTHER DAY AND THEY GOT A LOT OF MARINE LIFE AROUND, SO THANK YOU.
WILL THEY HAVE TO BE RELOCATED DURING THE SEAWALL REPLACEMENT?
>> NO. BECAUSE WE PLANNED ON THIS.
>> MR. MAYOR, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> NOW, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THIS ONE BECAUSE GOOD QUESTIONS YOU ASKED, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR NEWER MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT, WE'RE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET CYCLE.
KNOWING THAT THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR A GRANT, IT'S UP TO US TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE'D BE FUNDING IT CONTINGENT UPON THAT.
STAFF ANSWERED, ULTIMATELY, THEY HELP US BY IDENTIFYING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND APPLYING FOR IT.
THEN WE TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT ANNUALLY WHEN WE REVISIT THE CIP BUDGET, THERE'S ALWAYS MORE ONCE THAN WE HAVE MONEY FOR.
>> I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON RESOLUTION 5625?
>> THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[17. Approving Town Council Second Budget Workshop Meeting, August 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM. #]
I THINK VICE MAYOR WANTED TO PULL THIS TO ASK FOR IT TO BE RESCHEDULED.>> IF STAFF CAN GET WITH EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY, PICK A DIFFERENT DATE.
>> MAYOR, I'LL HAVE STACY REACH OUT TO YOU AND WE'LL POLL FOR DATES.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL GET THE DATE BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, SO IT'LL BE PUBLISHED IN ADVANCE.
I WOULD TRUST IT'S STILL GOING TO BE WHATEVER.
MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, ITEM 21.
[21. Ordinance 13-25, First Reading, Amending Chapter 20, Article V, of the Town’s Municipal Code Pertaining to Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control of the Town’s Water System (Second Reading 8/7/25).]
FIRST READING IS AMENDING CHAPTER 20, DEALING WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTION AND CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL OF THE TOWN'S WATER SYSTEM.I'LL TURN IT OVER TO WHOEVER ON STAFF IS PRESENTING THIS.
I THINK OUR UTILITIES DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL, AMANDA BARON INSTRUCTOR OF UTILITIES.
THE ORDINANCE YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A REVISION TO AN EXISTING ORDINANCE CHAPTER 20.
IT'S OUR CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION PROGRAM.
THE INTENT OF IT IS TO PROTECT OUR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY FROM CONTAMINATION OR POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION THAT COULD OCCUR THROUGH A PRIVATE WATER SERVICE CONNECTION.
WE HAVE I THINK 31,300 WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER TO OUR WATER SYSTEM, AND SOME UPDATE TO THE LAST TIME THIS ORDINANCE WAS UPDATED WAS IN 1992.
IN 2014, THE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE WAS UPDATED WITH RESPECT TO MUNICIPALITY AND UTILITY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR A BACKFLOW AND CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM.
OUR EXISTING ORDINANCE BASICALLY DOES MEET THE INTENT OF THE 2014 UPDATE TO THE STATUTE, BUT IT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AND JUST CLARIFIED, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WITH RESPECT TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR INSTALLATION,
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MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, TESTING, AND CERTIFICATION OF BACKFLOW DEVICES.THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT THE UPDATE PROVIDES IT.
IT'S ALSO GOING TO ESTABLISH A NEW PROCEDURE FOR US, THE TOWN STAFF, WE'LL BE PROVIDING A 90 DAY NOTICE, 60 DAY NOTICE, AND 30 DAY NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS OF BACKFLOW DEVICES OF THEIR RECERTIFICATION TEST DATE SO THAT THEY HAVE AMPLE TIME TO GET THOSE DEVICES TESTED AND PROVIDE THE RESULTS TO US.
AT EVERY YEAR AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE STATE OF THE STATUS OF ALL THE BACKFLOW PREVENTERS IN OUR SYSTEM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? SPECIFIC QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW MANY BACKFLOW DEVICES ARE THERE IN THE TOWN? DO THEY START LIKE IF THERE'S LIKE A PLAN DEVELOPMENT? IS THERE ONE AS THE MAIN GOES INTO TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD? INDIVIDUAL CONDOS, AND HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> IT DEPENDS ON IT DEPENDS ON THE PROPERTY.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT DO NOT HAVE A WELL ON SITE DO NOT REQUIRE A BACKFLOW PREVENTER.
HOWEVER, IF THEY USE POTABLE WATER FOR IRRIGATION, THEY DO HAVE TO HAVE A PRESSURE RELIEF, A VACUUM BREAKER ON THEIR IRRIGATION CONNECTION, THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TESTED.
I'M GOING TO USE, FOR INSTANCE, SONOMA AISLES, WHERE THE WATER MAINS COME INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THERE'S NOT A MASTER METER.
EACH HOME OWNER HAS THEIR OWN METER, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A BACKFLOW PREVENTER BECAUSE WELL, THEY DON'T IRRIGATE WITH IQ WATER, BUT THEY IRRIGATE FROM THEIR LAKES.
DEPENDING ON IF YOU HAVE A WELL ON SITE, IF YOU IRRIGATE FROM A POND OR LAKE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE BACKFLOW PREVENTION.
IF YOU IRRIGATE WITH IRRIGATION QUALITY WATER FROM THE LAKATI RIVER DISTRICT, BACKFLOW PREVENTION IS REQUIRED.
THEN IF YOU'RE A NON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, BACKFLOW PREVENTION IS REQUIRED.
>> YOUR EXAMPLE OF SONOMA AISLES, DOES EVERY HOME ALREADY HAVE ONE INSTALLED NOW?
>> YES. THEN IF THE PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED PRIOR TO I THINK IT WAS 2014 WHEN THE STATUTE GOT UPDATED, UNLESS THAT PROPERTY REDEVELOPS OR COMES IN FOR A BUILDING PERMIT.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE A BACKFLOW PREVENTER, BUT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO, THAT'S THE TIME THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THEM PLACING A BACKFLOW.
>> ALL THESE GET INSPECTED PERIODICALLY BY THE TOWN?
>> RESIDENTIAL BACKFLOW PREVENTERS WE DON'T DO INSPECTION.
WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO DO INSPECTION.
THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE THEY OWN THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES, AND THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEM TESTED AND CERTIFIED EVERY YEAR IF YOU'RE A NON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AND EVERY OTHER YEAR IF YOU'RE A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
>> THEY'RE ALL AWARE OF THAT IF THEY HAVE THEM, CORRECT?
>> YES. WE PROVIDE NOTICE NOW, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE MORE NOTICE SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE THE DEADLINES.
WE REALLY HAVE A PRETTY GOOD REPORTING RECORD.
MOST OF OUR RESIDENTS DO GET THEIR UNITS TESTED AND RECERTIFIED ON TIME.
ANOTHER THING IN THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, THE ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT ARE DIFFICULT AND THEY DON'T REALLY GIVE THE TOWN ANY ABILITY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS OTHER THAN TO TELL THE OWNER OF THE DEVICE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.
REALLY, THE ONLY MEANS OF CORRECTION IS TO HELP THEM GET TO THAT DATE.
IF THEY DON'T, THE WHOLE POINT OF THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE IS TO PROTECT THE WATER SYSTEM.
IF THAT'S NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THEN THE OPTION IS SHUT THE WATER OFF UNTIL UNTIL THE DEVICE GETS REPAIRED.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL.
I CERTAINLY SUPPORT IT ON FIRST READING.
I JUST WANT TO ASK A COUPLE OF THINGS OR COMMENT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
NUMBER 1, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, THE QUESTION THAT DEVICE MAYOR ASKED.
THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF THERE'S ANOTHER INTERCONNECTED WATER SOURCE, BE IT WELL OR IQ WATER OR SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPLIED UNDER SOME PRESSURE THAT COULD CONCEIVABLY OVERCOME THE PRESSURE FROM THE TOWN,
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THEN PUBLIC HEALTH IS, AT RISK, AND I APPRECIATE THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT.BUT THAT BEING SAID, I'VE HEARD OVER THE YEARS, THE CONFUSION, THE COST IMPACTS, TO THE PUBLIC TO DO THIS AND, THE DEBATE WITHIN ASSOCIATIONS OF IS IT AN ASSOCIATION PROBLEM OR INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WE HAVE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IS TRYING TO WALK THAT FINE LINE OF HELPING RESIDENTS THROUGH THIS AND YET WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THE WATER IS SAFE.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO ASK AND NOT NECESSARILY BEFORE SECOND READING, BUT I'D LOVE TO SEE A DASHBOARD TO KNOW FROM THESE INSPECTIONS, HOW MANY TIMES IS THERE A FINDING TO SEE IF WE CAN'T ZERO IN ON WHAT THAT FINDING IS? BECAUSE I DO THINK LET'S SAY IF THERE WAS NO DEFECTS FROM DOING THE INSPECTIONS, I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE CASE, BUT IF IT WAS, THEN, MAYBE WE SHOULD BE ADVOCATING TO CHANGE THE INTERVAL OF HAVING TO TEST THEM.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE BEING RESPONSIBLE.
I DON'T KNOW WE'D HAVE TO GO AND ASK FOR THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE LOOKING OUT FOR THE AVERAGE RESIDENT THAT DOESN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THIS STUFF AND IT'S JUST ANOTHER BILL THEY GET HIT WITH AND A DASHBOARD WOULD HELP FOR US IN THE WATER UTILITY TO DO KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME VALUE IN THESE TESTS. WE'RE FINDING SOMETHING.
>> JUST THE STATUTE HAS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO.
>> THE DASHBOARD YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS OF THE FAILING DEVICES.
>> SOMETHING SIMPLE, FACT, WE KEEP FINDING SOMETHING, THEN THE TESTING IS PROVIDING A PUBLIC BENEFIT, A PUBLIC PURPOSE.
THEN SO JUST ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE AND IS IT IN JUST CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS OR WHATEVER, JUST TO SEE IF IT LEADS US ANYWHERE, BUT I JUST AGAIN, I READ THIS.
WE HAVE TO WRITE IT THE WAY YOU DID, BUT IT LITERALLY SAYS WE'RE GOING TO TURN OFF WATER IF IT'S, TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
THAT'S WHAT THE NEW WORLDS SAY.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON THIS ONE HERE.
>> I'LL ALSO ADD, SO FOR DOUBLE CHECK VALVES.
THERE'S DIFFERENT BACKFLOW DEVICES, DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF PERCEIVED HAZARD.
DOUBLE CHECK VALVES CAN BE INSTALLED ABOVE THE GROUND OR BURIED IN BOXES.
MANY OF THE DEVELOPMENTS, I'LL SAY WITHIN ABACOA, AT THE TIME THAT THEY CAME IN FOR DEVELOPMENT, THEY WANTED TO BURY THEM IN BOXES.
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE MOST PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THE BOXES ARE NOT BEING MAINTAINED, THEY FILL UP WITH DIRT AND THEN THE DEVICE STOPS WORKING, AND THEN TO REPAIR THE DEVICE YOU CAN REPAIR IT OR YOU HAVE TO REPLACE IT AND THEN THE BOX FILLS UP WITH DIRT, AND IT'S JUST A VICIOUS CYCLE.
OUR PREFERENCE BECAUSE OF LOWER MAINTENANCE AND MORE RELIABLE OPERATION OF THE UNIT IS THAT THE DEVICES ARE ABOVE GROUND.
I UNDERSTAND SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT THEM.
YOU CAN LANDSCAPE AROUND THEM.
BUT THAT IS THE MOST PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH DEVICES FAILING AND NOT NOT BEING ABLE TO BE CERTIFIED WITHOUT BEING REPLACED OR REPAIRED OR WITH THE BURIED DEVICES THE DOUBLE CHECKED ONES.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE OUGHT TO BE ADVERTISING TO THE PUBLIC AND HOAS AND WHATEVER.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN, I'M NOT TRYING TO CREATE WORK WITH THIS DASHBOARD.
I JUST WOULD FEEL LIKE AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST BEING DONE AND NOTHING'S BEING FOUND.
PERCEPTIONS ARE NOT NECESSARILY FACTUAL BASED, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE SOME OF THEM, AS YOU SAY IN ABACOA, MAY BE LEGACY ISSUES, THAT THERE MAY BE A MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO CORRECT THEM.
>> JUST TO PROVIDE SOME MORE INFORMATION RELATED TO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS.
THERE ARE SOME WATER SERVICE AGREEMENTS.
SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS THAT ARE IRRIGATED WITH IQ WATER, WHERE THE WATER SERVICE AGREEMENT INCLUDES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BACKFLOW PREVENTION, PUTS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BACKFLOW PREVENTION ON THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
HOWEVER, THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRANSFER THAT RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS IF THEY VOTED TO DO SO.
SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE DONE THAT. OTHERS HAVE NOT.
WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT WAS OCCURRING,
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THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MORE ECONOMY OF SCALE TO KEEP IT WITH THE HOA, THE HOA WOULD GO OUT AND HIRE A PLUMBER TO TEST ALL THE DEVICES AND IT WOULD BE EASIER AND LESS EXPENSIVE TO THE HOMEOWNERS THAT WAY.THEN SOME OF THE HOAS DECIDED THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY ANYMORE.
AGAIN, THE PROBLEM IS THE VERY DOUBLE CHECK VALVES THAT THEY GET COSTLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
>> THANK YOU. NOW, I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE SUMMARY OVERVIEW. I UNDERSTAND.
I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE FOR A LARGER ORGANIZATION DOING HUNDREDS OF THEM THAN EACH INDIVIDUAL HAVING A FINE A PLUMBER AND NEGOTIATE A PRICE AND WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT THANK YOU.
>> I AGREE. I'M IN ABACOA, MINE'S BURIED AND WE'RE TESTED EVERY OTHER YEAR.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT WAS GOING ON BECAUSE I WOULD ONLY BE CONTACTED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM.
HOPEFULLY THAT IS A PROCESS THAT WAS LOUD OR WAS WORKING THEN, BUT THAT WAS THE PROCESS THAT MY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN USING.
I THINK I GET TESTED NEXT YEAR.
>> IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT BURIED LEADS TO MORE PROBLEMS. I THINK I WAS TOLD THAT BY A PLUMBER MAYBE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
I'VE BEEN WATCHING IT, BUT AND THAT'S SOMETHING I CAN SHARE WITH MY HOA AND MAYBE IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD SHARE WITH ABACOA.
IT IS MORE LIKELY TO RUN INTO CONCERNS.
JUST SO HOMEOWNERS ARE PREPARED OR HAVE AN AWARENESS OF THEIR BECAUSE I DIDN'T FOR FIVE YEARS, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF FOR ME.
IF THE BOX IS MAINTAINED ROUTINELY, THEN THEY SHOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY.
NOW THAT I'M AWARE OF IT, I CAN AND THAT PREVENTS A PROBLEM OR LATER ON.
I DID HAVE A QUESTION IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE DOING A COUPLE OF THINGS UNIQUE TO US.
THE 90, 60, 30 DAY IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED FOR PROCESS.
IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE STATUTE? THAT'S FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR RESIDENTS AND NOTICE.
THEN WE'RE STEPPING THE AUTHORITY FOR DETERMINATIONS DOWN THAT MAKES IT MORE FLEXIBLE, I BELIEVE TO BRING IT TO THE TOWN MANAGER, BUT APPEALS CAN GO TO COUNCIL.
I JUST WANTED TO CHECK ON THAT TO SEE TO CLARIFY THE 90, 60, 30, WHAT WAS MOVING IN LINE WITH THE STATUTE AND WHAT WAS UNIQUE AND SEPARATE FROM THE STATUTE? THEN THAT'S IT. I THINK I'M OKAY.
HOW ARE WE EDUCATING OUR RESIDENTS?
ONCE SECOND READING HAPPENS AND IF THIS GETS APPROVED, THEN WE WILL BE UPDATING OUR WEBSITE.
WE'LL BE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY RELATIONS TO PUT OUT SOME INFORMATION TO OUR RESIDENTS, AND WE ALSO HAVE A PROGRAM WITHIN OUR GUIDE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS THAT WILL BE UPDATED TO AGREE WITH THE ORDINANCE.
>> JUST A QUICK ANOTHER QUESTION, AND I MAY HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD THIS.
AT WHAT POINT DOES THE WATER GET SHUT OFF? DID YOU SAY THAT?
>> YOU GET NOTIFIED 90, 60, 30 DAYS PRIOR TO YOUR CERTIFICATION DEADLINE.
IF WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THAT CERTIFICATION DEADLINE, THEN WE WOULD SHUT THE WATER.
WE WILL DEFINITELY BE NOTIFYING THAT PERSON AND GOING AND TALKING WITH THEM PRIOR TO THAT.
I MEAN, WE DON'T WANT TO SHUT THE WATER OFF EITHER.
BUT WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO REPORT TO THE STATE AND AN OBLIGATION TO KEEP OUR WATER SYSTEM SAFE.
>> DO WE HAVE A MECHANISM IF THERE'S LIKE A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WITH THE HOMEOWNER, IF IT WAS COSTLY THAT WE COULD? TEMPORARILY WE COULD FIX IT AND THEN BUILD THEM DOWN THE ROAD OR IN PAYMENT?
>> I MEAN, I'M SURE WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THEM. THAT'S THE CASE.
I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS WHERE MONEY CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO PAY THEIR WATER BILLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT.
>> ONE QUESTION. FOR IN YOUR STATEMENT, RESIDENTIAL SERVICE CONNECTIONS THAT ARE TESTED EVERY TWO YEARS, OR MORE FREQUENTLY, BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ARE MALFUNCTIONING OR NOT FUNCTION? HOW DO WE KNOW THAT OR HOW DOES THE CUSTOMER OR THE TOWN KNOW THAT THEIR BACKFLOW PREVENTER IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERTY IF WE'RE NOT TESTING FOR EVERY TWO YEARS?
>> YOU DON'T KNOW UNLESS IT'S TESTED, AND THERE ARE SOME INSTANCES WHERE WE'LL GO OUT AND DO METER MAINTENANCE AND WE CAN SEE A PROBLEM WITH THE DEVICE.
BUT REALLY, THE ONLY TIME THE RESIDENT IS GOING TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE THE METER TESTED.
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I MEAN, THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TESTED.>> DOES THAT PRESENT A RISK OR OUR WATER SYSTEM? IF WE GO TWO YEARS AND WE GOT THE PREVENTERS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY.
>> I MEAN, ANY BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE THAT'S NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY PRESENTS A RISK.
BUT THE STATUTE AND DEP HAS EVALUATED THAT BASED ON RESIDENTIAL USES AND CAME TO THE DETERMINATION THAT EVERY OTHER YEAR.
I ASSUME IT WAS BASED ON DATA, FROM FAILED BACKFLOW PREVENTERS, HOW FREQUENTLY THEY'RE FAILING AND HOW LONG THEY'RE LASTING.
BUT I MEAN, I CAN LOOK INTO THAT MORE, BUT ANY BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE THAT ISN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY WOULD CREATE A RISK.
>> IF THERE'S ANY DATA ON THAT,I'D LIKE TO SEE IT IF YOU DON'T MIND. THANK YOU.
>> WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU THE IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE I SUSPECT THAT IS THE CASE.
THE TEST IS THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW, SO ALL THESE REGULATIONS JUST A PRACTICAL METHOD TO TRY TO MANAGE IT.
>> WITH THE PERIODIC TESTING, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THESE DEVICES IS ACTUALLY VERY RELIABLE AND DURABLE TO AN EXTENT OTHER THAN YOU.
ANYTHING BURIED IN THE GROUND IS GOING TO DETERIORATE AND GET CLOGGED MUCH QUICKER WITH SEDIMENT OR WHATEVER, SO BUT OKAY.
>> I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN THE SECOND ON APPROVING ORDINANCE 1325 ON FIRST READING.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 1325 ON FIRST READING.
>> I'D ASK OUR TOWN ATTORNEY TO READ THE ORDINANCE 1325 ON SHORT TITLE?
>> ORDINANCE 1325, AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO BLACK FLOW PREVENTION ON AND CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 5 OF THE TOWN CODE BY AMENDING THE DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS, ADDING A NEW DEFINITION, AND AMENDING THE REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN SECTIONS 20-217 THROUGH 20-219, 20-221 THROUGH 20-236, 20-238 THROUGH 20-239, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON NOW TO A TABLE ITEM ON OF PARKS AND RECREATION ATHLETIC FACILITY,
[22. Discussion of the Parks and Recreation Athletic Facility Usage Policy and Proposed Fee Schedule]
USAGE POLICY, AND PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE.I BELIEVE WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> YES, SIR. WE HAVE ADAM MEGHAN.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNSEL. MY NAME IS ADAM MEGHAN.
I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE JUPITER TEQUESTA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE OUR OPINIONS ON THE TWO POLICIES THAT ARE IN FRONT OF YOU.
I HAVE A LOT OF COMMENTS, LOT OF THOUGHTS.
I'LL KEEP IT AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE.
REGARDING THE FACILITY FEES, THE NON RESIDENT FEE THAT THE TOWN WOULD WOULD LIKE TO POTENTIALLY CHARGE JTAA COUPLE ITEMS ON THAT.
I'VE HAD QUITE A FEW DISCUSSIONS WITH DEREK HARSE, THE PARKS AND RECREATION SUPERVISOR THERE THAT I DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS.
TRAVEL SPORTS WERE COMMUNICATED THAT THAT WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY TO BE INCLUDED IN THE NON-RESIDENT FEES.
WHEN I READ THE POLICY AND IT INCLUDED RECREATIONAL FEES, I WAS QUITE SURPRISED.
THAT WAS NEWS TO ME THAT THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THERE, THAT AFFECTS QUITE A FEW OF OUR PARTICIPANTS, QUITE A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES.
THAT BEING SAID, THOSE FEES JUST THEY MIGHT GET PASSED ALONG THE MIGHT INCREASE REGISTRATION FEES.
WE'D LIKE TO CONSIDER THAT, LOOK AT THAT A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH, IF POSSIBLE.
THE REGISTRATION FEES ARE TRICKY.
I UNDERSTAND THE TOWN'S POINT OF VIEW FOR NON RESIDENTS, BUT THEY ARE FAMILIES.
WE ENCOMPASS ALL OF JUPITER, ALL OF TEQUESTA REGARDLESS IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT, NON RESIDENT, SO IT'S A LITTLE MORE UNIQUE FOR US TO IMPOSE THOSE FEES.
I DO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES WITH HOW THE FEES WOULD BE ASSESSED TO JTAA FAMILIES.
I THINK WE COULD DO A LITTLE MORE WORK ON THAT, IF POSSIBLE.
IN REGARDING TO THE ALLOCATION, THE PERMITTING PROCESS, WHILE WE HAVE EVOLVED IT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, IT'S EXTREMELY CUMBERSOME.
WHAT'S BEING ASKED OF JTAA, PERMIT WISE IS NOT IDEAL FOR US.
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I MEAN, I'M PUTTING IN 35-40 PERMITS EVERY YEAR FOR OUR SPORTS.I AM BEING ASKED TO BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE SO FAR IN ADVANCE, THAT IT'S NOT REALISTIC.
AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO REVISIT THIS, MAYBE WITH EITHER SENIOR LEVEL STAFF OR COUNCIL OR WHOMEVER, BUT TO JUST COMMUNICATE WHERE WE STAND, WE'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE TOWN.
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO WORK TOGETHER.
THE TOWN GETS WHAT THEY NEED OUT OF IT, JTAA GET WHAT WE NEED OUT OF IT AND COME TOGETHER TO STILL PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE FOR THE FAMILIES OF WE'LL CALL IT GREATER JUPITER.
THAT'S OUR GOAL. AGAIN, WE WOULD REQUEST THAT WE PAUSE ON ALL OF THIS TONIGHT AND THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS AND HAVE JTAA BE A PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> IF WE LEAVE, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
DID JTAA MERGE WITH PALM BEACH GARDENS USE ATHLETICALLY?
>> I THOUGHT I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
>> OH, NO. WE'RE OUR OWN ENTITY.
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAUSE TONIGHT.
THIS IS A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION.
WE WILL COLLABORATIVELY WORK, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS TONIGHT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, KRISTIN GEORGE, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE TOWN.
WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT A ROUND TABLE RELATED TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ATHLETIC FACILITY USAGE POLICY AND A PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
JUST TO REMIND THE COUNCIL OF WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT HOW WE GOT HERE.
FIRST OF ALL, THAT THIS IS A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TOWN STAFF TO DEVELOP AN ATHLETIC FACILITY AGE POLICY.
THAT CALLS FOR US TO FORMALIZE THE ATHLETIC FACILITY ALLOCATION PROCESS, INCLUDING APPLICATIONS, POLICIES FOR USE, SCHEDULES, AND FEE PARAMETERS.
YOU MAY RECALL BACK ON DECEMBER 17, 2024.
I CAME BEFORE YOU TO TALK TO YOU AT THAT TIME AT ANOTHER ROUND TABLE REGARDING THE RELATIONSHIP, BOTH PREVIOUS, CURRENT AND FUTURE OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER WITH JTAA.
WE ALL KNOW JTAA IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PROVIDER OF A MULTITUDE OF YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS. OUR KIDS HERE IN JUPITER, IT'S AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR CHILDHOOD GROWING UP THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. WE DEFINITELY VALUE THAT PARTNERSHIP.
AT THAT ROUND TABLE, WE DID HAVE SOME KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE COUNCIL THAT YOU ALL DISCUSSED THAT I WANT TO REMIND YOU OF.
THE FIRST PART WAS THAT WE DID PRESENT THAT WE DO HAVE A CURRENT POLICY THAT ADAM REFERENCED TO WITH JTAA FOR FACILITY USAGE.
FROM THE TOWN'S PERSPECTIVE, IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING.
THERE'S ALWAYS OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.
WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE COUNCIL THAT YOU DIDN'T FEEL THAT THERE WAS A FORMAL AGREEMENT NECESSARY AT THIS TIME.
WE ALSO DID DISCUSS THE FACT THAT THE TOWN CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE ANY FEE STRUCTURE FOR THE USE OF ATHLETIC FACILITIES, AND THAT IS NOT IN PARALLEL WITH ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITY ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND ACTUALLY NATIONALLY AS WELL.
WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW THAT DO NOT CHARGE FEES, SO WE NEED TO CONSIDER THAT GOING FORWARD AS WELL.
YOU DIRECTED US AT THAT TIME TO USE THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FEE SCHEDULE AS A ROADMAP TO DEVELOPING THE TOWN OF JUPITER FEES FOR NON RESIDENT USAGE OF ATHLETIC FACILITIES BY ALL USER GROUPS.
THESE FEES ARE GOING TO HELP US TO RECOUP SOME OF OUR OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES.
THEY CERTAINLY ARE NOT GOING TO SPEAK TO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST TO MAINLY RECOUP SOME OF THOSE FEES THAT THE TOWN STAFF PUT FORTH IN THIS POLICY AND PROCESS.
WE YOU REMINDED US THAT TOWN RESIDENTS DO ALREADY PAY TAXES TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
WE DID GIVE CONSIDERATION TO THAT IN DEVELOPING THIS POLICY SO THAT WE ARE NOT CONSIDERING DOUBLE CHARGING, SO TO SPEAK, OUR RESIDENTS.
I'LL SPEAK TO SOME OF THOSE ISSUES THAT ADAM SPOKE TO AS WELL AS WE START TO GO THROUGH THE ROUND TABLE.
SOMETHING THAT YOU ALSO POINTED OUT TO US IS THAT THE TOWN IS NO LONGER COLLECTING OUR RECREATION IMPACT FEES DUE TO LIMITED DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN TOWN.
REALLY, WE'RE NOT SEEING A WHOLE LOT OF REVENUE COME INTO THE TOWN FOR OUR PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY.
THIS IS OUR DESIRE TO RECOUP SOME OF THOSE OPERATING COSTS, ESPECIALLY FROM THOSE NON-RESIDENTS WHO COME INTO TOWN AND UTILIZE TOWN FACILITIES WHERE TOWN RESOURCES ARE PAYING FOR THE UPKEEP OF THOSE FACILITIES.
LASTLY, YOU DID ASK US AT THAT TIME TO ALSO HAVE A TEMPORARY PAUSE WITH WORKING WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ON ANY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT, WE HAVE PAUSED.
WE HAVE BEEN IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ALMOST A YEAR AT THIS POINT IN DEVELOPING ANY FUTURE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS SPECIFICALLY WITH JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE TOWN ITSELF SEES THE LARGEST BENEFIT.
WE'VE DETERMINED THAT THERE'S NOT A HUGE BENEFIT FOR THE TOWN ANYWAY FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD
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ON AND WE PLAN TO REVISIT AFTER WE GET THIS POLICY AND PROCESS IN PLACE AND LIKELY IN AUGUST ONCE THE SCHOOL GOES BACK INTO SESSION.IF I JUST WANT TO INTERJECT SOMETHING HERE, YOU GOT A GREAT PRESENTATION.
I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO FRAME A LITTLE BIT WHY WE'RE HERE SINCE THIS IS A COUNCIL ITEM, AND YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE DOING YOUR JOB TO KEEP THE PROGRAMS GOING AND EVERYTHING.
FIRST OF ALL, THE TOWN HAS ALWAYS BEEN GRATEFUL FOR A LONG HISTORY OF PARTNERSHIP WITH JTAA, THIS HAS GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
INTERESTINGLY, WE LOOK AT OUR PARKS AND THEY'RE DATED.
WE BUILT THEM UP ON IMPACT FEES WHEN WE WERE IN A HIGH GROWTH, AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN CHARGING FEES AS OTHERS HAVE BEEN DOING, AND WE'RE FALLING BEHIND, AND WE NEED TO BRING THEM BACK UP AND MAINTAIN THEM BETTER THAN WE HAVE BEEN.
IT WAS LOGICAL AND IRONICALLY, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE BENCHMARKING LIKE THE GARDENS FACILITY, WHICH THE LAND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR A NORTH COUNTY PARK, THAT THE GARDENS ENDED UP AND ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES AND I'M SAYING IS FOR THE NEWER MEMBERS HERE, BUT ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES VOTED ON IT, COMMISSIONER MARCUS AT THE TIME HAD US AGREE, WHERE WE PUT THE COUNTY PARK? WE AGREED IT WAS COUNTY TAX MONEY WAS PUT IN THE GARDENS.
THEN THE GARDENS OBJECT IT WOULD BEING DEVELOPED FOR A WHILE, AND THEN IT ULTIMATELY GOT DEVELOPED INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY, WHICH IS WHICH IS A PHENOMENAL PARK.
BUT THEN PEOPLE BENCHMARK THAT.
WELL, THAT IRONICALLY, THE GARDENS CHARGES NON RESIDENTS, INCLUDING EVERYBODY OUTSIDE OF THE GARDENS WITH A FEE.
WE LOOKED AT THAT, AND CERTAINLY WE HAVE RESIDENTS IN JUPITER THAT GO TO THE GARDENS, AND WE HAVE RESIDENTS IN THE IN THE GARDENS THAT COME INTO JTAA AND JUPITER.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO PAINT THAT PICTURE.
I'D ASK AFTER THIS MEETING FOR COUNSEL TO BE PROVIDED WITH THERE'S A MEMORANDUM ON AUGUST 23, 2024.
>> KRISTIN, YOU AUTHORED THAT ANSWERED QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD ASKED, AND AGAIN, I'M TRYING TO BRING UP TO SPEED OUR NEWER MEMBERS.
WE HAD ASKED FOR AND GOTTEN A COPY OF THE PALM BEACH GARDENS, AND IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE IT WAS AN AGREEMENT, NOT WHAT'S IN THE PACKAGE HERE, BUT RATHER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PALM BEACH GARDENS YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF JTA FOR THE GARDENS.
WE HAD THAT AGREEMENT AT THAT TIME.
THEN I'M JUST READING DOWN HERE, THERE'S A QUESTION.
WHAT IS THE TIME PERIOD FOR THE GARDENS IS $56 FEE PER NON RESIDENT REGISTRATION? THE ANSWER WAS, IT WAS ASSESSED FOR EACH SPORT REGISTRATION EVERY SEASON.
THE GARDENS WAS CHARGING JUPITER RESIDENTS.
THIS ISN'T ONE VERSUS THE OTHER, BUT JUST LOOKING AT HOW THEY'RE COLLECTING REVENUES WHEN THEY HAVE BRAND NEW FACILITIES TO BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEM.
FURTHER, WE HAD GOTTEN DATA IN THAT PACKAGE WAS THE PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS AND WHERE PEOPLE LIVE THAT ARE PART OF THE RECREATIONAL SPORTS PROGRAM AND THE TRAVEL SPORTS PROGRAM.
FOR EXAMPLE, OF COURSE, THIS IS DATED INFORMATION, BUT 48.9% WE'RE TOWN OF JUPITER.
MORE THAN 50% WERE OUTSIDE OF TOWN OF JUPITER, WE'RE NOT COLLECTING ANYTHING.
THAT'S HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, IS A MATTER OF, HECK THERE'S PEOPLE FROM MARTIN COUNTY, NOT EVEN IN THE COUNTY.
JUST TO FRAME THAT, I JUST REALLY WANTED TO, WE'RE TRYING TO DO NOTHING MORE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR FACILITIES IN A HIGHER TO BETTER STANDARD, WHICH IS WHAT THE MEMBERS IN THESE PROGRAMS WANT.
I JUST WANTED TO MORE FRAME THAT SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO WORK WITH JTA AND TALK THIS THROUGH AND WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S PRACTICAL.
IT DID SEEM TO ME AT THE TIME, CHARGING THE NON RESIDENT FEE, REGISTRATION FEE SEEMED TO BE A SIMPLE WAY THAT WE KNOW IT WASN'T BOUND RESIDENTS BECAUSE THERE WAS A REGISTRATION FEE FOR ANYBODY THAT'S USING OUR PARKS THAT ISN'T A RESIDENT.
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THEN WE KNOW THAT, I WOULD THINK IT WAS EVEN EASIER FOR JTAA TO MANAGE IT THAT WAY THAN TO COME UP WITH PEANUT BUTTER AND THEN OUR RESIDENTS WIND UP PAYING ANYWAY.BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT AND BECAUSE WHAT WE HAD HERE, IT DIDN'T HAVE THAT YOUTH ATHLETIC LEAGUE CONTRACT, WHICH IS DIFFERENT.
IF I MAY, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU.
>> REAL QUICK, MAYOR. I BROUGHT THIS UP AS A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE BECAUSE WE WERE REALLY WORKING ON AN OUTDATED POLICY OR SYSTEM.
WE DON'T HAVE THE IMPACT FEES ANYMORE.
WE HAD A MAJOR LAWSUIT YEARS AGO ABOUT USAGE.
I'LL JUST OPEN IT UP, TAKE A LOOK AT IT, AND DO WHAT'S FAIR.
MY MAIN ISSUE WAS JUST HAVE JUPITER RESIDENTS GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR THEIR BUCK AND NOT BE OVER.
I DON'T WANT TO BE DOUBLE CHARGED.
>> EVERYBODY WOULD AGREE, I THINK. ANYWAY.
>> YOU'LL SEE LATER IN THE PRESENTATION THAT THERE ARE INCENTIVES FOR THERE TO BE ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS THAT WILL HELP TO OFFSET SOME OF THESE FEES THAT COULD BE CHARGED.
WE'VE OFFERED SOME INCENTIVES, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
>> BUT THE INCENTIVES, ACTUALLY, THE FIRST BENEFIT OF THE INCENTIVES IS GETTING THE FIELDS.
>> SEPARATE FROM THE FEE IN YOUR PRIORITIZATION ORDER WHEN YOU GO THROUGH.
>> YEAH. JUST TO REMIND THE COUNCIL, TOO, YOU DID RECEIVE A DRAFT COPY OF THE ATHLETIC POLICY.
I'M NOT GOING TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT TONIGHT.
HOPEFULLY, YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT.
I'LL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE POLICY, AND REALLY WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE FEE STRUCTURE, WHICH I THINK IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT TO THIS.
BUT JUST TO REMIND YOU ALL, AS WE WERE STARTING TO DEVELOP THIS DRAFT, WE DID KEEP IN MIND WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY IS.
AGAIN, IT'S NOT TO START CHARGING PHENOMENAL FEES AND NET PICKING AND CHARGING FOR LIGHTS AND CHARGING FOR STAFF AND CHARGING FOR MAINTENANCE.
WHAT WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO DO WAS DEVELOP A FAIR AND EQUITABLE PROCESS FOR THE USE OF THE TOWN'S ATHLETIC FACILITIES, AND REALLY PRIORITIZING RESIDENT USAGE, WHICH WE HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE.
ALSO PRIORITIZING OUR OWN TOWN OF JUPITER PROGRAMS, LIKE SPECIAL EVENTS, CAMPS, THAT TYPE OF ATHLETIC LEAGUES, AND THEN OUR YOUTH RECREATIONAL SPORTS.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT SHOULD BE THE PRIORITY.
WE'VE GOT THIS WHOLE OTHER ENTITY OF TRAVEL AND COMPETITIVE SPORTS THAT I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ABOUT INTO THE PRESENTATION.
BUT ALSO THE POLICY, THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO PROMOTE EQUITABLE ACCESS WHILE ENSURING NON RESIDENTS ARE PAYING FOR USE OF TOWN OF JUPITER FACILITIES.
WE ARE ENCOURAGING INCREASED RESIDENT USAGE IN BOTH THE RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS BY OFFERING DISCOUNTS IF THEY CAN MEET CERTAIN RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS, WAVING SOME FEES, OFFERING A 50% DISCOUNT ON THOSE FEES.
WE DID LOOK AT THAT AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS AS WELL.
LASTLY, WE WANT TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.
WE SURVEYED LITERALLY, WE LOOKED AT EVERY POLICY ACROSS THE STATE AND HONED IN ON THREE THAT WE FELT WERE VERY COMPARABLE.
FIRST AT THE DIRECTION OF TOWN COUNCIL, YOU ASKED US TO LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT GARDENS, WHICH WE DID HEAVILY.
WE ALSO BENCHMARKED AGAINST THE CITY OF BOCA RATON, WHICH IS SIMILAR IN LEVEL OF SERVICE EXPECTATIONS, SIZE OF THEIR PROGRAMS, AND WE DID ALSO LOOK AT THE CITY OF PARKLAND DOWN IN BROWARD COUNTY, WHICH ECONOMICALLY IS VERY SIMILAR TO JUPITER, SAME IN SIZE, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE LEVEL OF EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR THEIR FACILITIES.
JUST SOME DISCUSSION POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS ROUND TABLE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I DO POINT OUT AGAIN THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES ARE CHARGING FEES, SEVERAL OF THEM SPECIFICALLY TO RESIDENTS WITHOUT ANY INCENTIVE.
IN FACT, THE PBGYAA SUBMITS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY EACH YEAR.
I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THE PBGYAA DOES PAY AN ANNUAL FEE TOWARDS THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS THAT DOES DOUBLE CHARGE BASICALLY THEIR RESIDENTS AS WELL.
OUR PROPOSED POLICY AND FEE SCHEDULE ALLOWS FOR USE OF FACILITIES BY ANYONE WITH FEES BEING CHARGED FOR NON RESIDENT USE.
PREVIOUSLY, WE DIDN'T HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO COME IN AND SAY, HEY, I WANT TO RESERVE A FIELD.
I'D LIKE TO SET ASIDE SOME SPACE FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
COLLEGE TEAMS COMING IN FROM OUT OF STATE THAT WANT TO BORROW A FIELD IF THEY'RE HERE FOR SPRING TRAINING OR SPRING BREAK AND WANT TO USE OUR FACILITIES, WE DON'T HAVE A FACILITY FEE SET SCHEDULE OR PROCESS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
THOSE ARE BIG ASKS THAT WE SEE COMING TO OUR DEPARTMENT.
OUR PROPOSED POLICY INCORPORATES MULTIPLE USER GROUPS.
WE INCENTIVIZE RESIDENT INCLUSION AND WE OFFER DISCOUNTED RATES FOR 50% OR MORE RESIDENT PARTICIPATION.
IF JTAA OR ANY YOUTH SPORTS PROVIDER CAN VERIFY TO US THAT THEIR SPORTS PROGRAM PER SEASON IS EXCEEDING 50% OR MORE IN THEIR ROSTERS OF BEING COMPRISED OF RESIDENTS OF INCORPORATED JUPITER, THEY WILL RECEIVE A DISCOUNT.
AT TIMES THOSE FEES WILL BE WAIVED,
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AND I'LL SHOW YOU THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.THIS ISN'T OUR FIRST GO AROUND WITH THE FACILITY ALLOCATION.
AS COUNCILOR DELANEY MENTIONED, BACK IN 2021, WE STARTED WITH AN ALLOCATION PROCESS FOR TRAVEL AND COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS BECAUSE THE TOWN WAS SEEING MULTIPLE USERS COME TO US, NOT JUST JTAA REQUESTING USE OF SPACE.
SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS WERE OFFERING PROGRAMS FOR MORE JUPITER RESIDENTS THAN WHAT JTAA HAD BEEN OFFERING.
THAT PUTS THE TOWN IN A PICKLE OF TURNING AWAY RESIDENT PARTICIPATION FOR OTHER GROUPS IF WE WERE TO SPECIFICALLY ONLY ALLOCATE THOSE FACILITIES TO JTAA.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE EFFECT AT THIS POINT UPCOMING WINTER SEASON, WHICH WOULD BE FOR 2025/26.
THAT PROCESS STARTS IN SEPTEMBER WHEN WE START GETTING RESERVATION REQUESTS FROM JTAA BOTH FOR THEIR RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS AND COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS. THERE WILL BE SCHEDULES THAT ARE BASED ON SEASONS, SO WE HAVE OUR WINTER SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL SEASONS.
WE CAN LOOK BACK AT HISTORICAL USAGE TO IDENTIFY DATES OF WHEN PROGRAMS START.
WE HAVE CERTAIN DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR USAGE WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED AND THAT INFORMATION WILL BE MADE PUBLIC ON OUR WEBSITE AND PUSHED OUT VERSUS SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS POLICY AND PROCESS AND TAKING JTA ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
OBVIOUSLY, THE FIRST THING THAT WE WOULD DO, ONCE WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS WOULD BE TO MEET WITH THEM TO TALK ABOUT PROCESSES, GET THEIR INPUT ON HOW THEY SEE THINGS WORKING MOST SUCCESSFULLY.
WE CERTAINLY WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER ON THIS, GO MOVING FORWARD.
AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE A PROPOSED USAGE POLICY ALLOCATION TIERS.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PRIORITIZATION PROCESS IN PLACE, AND THIS POLICY WOULD SOLIDIFY THAT.
THE WAY THAT APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED AND FACILITIES ARE ALLOCATED AT THIS POINT, THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY COMES TO OUR TOWN OF JUPITER PROGRAMS. THOSE ARE OUR OWN PROGRAMS, THOSE ARE OUR CAMPS, OUR ADULT LEAGUES THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE EVENINGS, OUR CLASSES, AND THEN WE ALSO ARE GOING TO LUMP INTO THAT WHAT WE FORMERLY CALLED FAMILY USAGE TIME, WE'RE NOW CALLING COMMUNITY USAGE.
THOSE PROGRAMS WILL GET PRIORITY AND FIRST DIBS AT OUR FACILITIES.
TOWN STAFF LOOKS AT OUR CALENDARS, WE IDENTIFY ANY TIMES AND BLOCKS OF PERIODS THAT WE NEED.
WE PLUG THOSE INTO THE CALENDAR AND ONCE THOSE ARE TAKEN CARE OF, THE NEXT LEVEL OF PRIORITIZATION GOES TO OUR RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. WE'VE HAD THIS GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH JTAA EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A SIGNED AGREEMENT PER SE.
IT'S AN EXCELLENT PARTNERSHIP THAT WE WORK TOGETHER, WE PROVIDE THE FACILITIES, THEY PROVIDE THE COACHES, THE STAFFING, THE ORGANIZATION OF TEAMS AND WHATNOT.
RECREATIONAL SPORTS, LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
THOSE ARE PROGRAMS THAT PRIORITIZE FUN AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL KIDS.
WE FELT THAT THEY WERE THE MOST DESERVING NEXT IN LINE TO GET FACILITY ALLOCATIONS.
NEXT STEP, WE CONSIDERED THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT USE.
ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE CURRENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE SPACE THAT THEY NEED TO CONDUCT THEIR PROGRAMS. THE CAVEAT WITH THE SCHOOLS IS THAT THEIR TYPICAL USAGE OF TIME IS NON PEAK HOURS.
IT'S SEPARATE FROM WHEN THE PEAK HOURS OF THE YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS HAPPEN, WHICH IS USUALLY FROM 5:30 UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
THE SCHOOLS TYPICALLY ARE ASKING TO USE OUR SPACES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, ANYWHERE FROM 2:30 UNTIL 5:30.
WE DO WORK WITH THEM TO GET THEM INTO OUR FACILITIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND VICE VERSA FOR THE TOWN'S USAGE.
CURRENTLY, WE DO HAVE USAGE OF THE TRACK AT JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS A HUGE BENEFIT OF THOSE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENTS.
ANY FEES THAT WE WOULD CHARGE AT THAT LEVEL WOULD BE IDENTIFIED IN THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT, WHICH I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IN THE FEE STRUCTURE.
NEXT STEP IS WHEN WE START TO CONSIDER THE SEASONAL COMPETITIVE AND TRAVEL YOUTH SPORTS.
THIS IS WHERE THOSE ARE PROGRAMS. OBVIOUSLY, THEY HAVE A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL OF COMPETITION.
STUDENTS HAVE TO TRY OUT FOR THOSE, IT'S SELECTIVE PARTICIPATION.
PARENTS TYPICALLY PAY A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THEIR KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS. THEY'RE TRAVELING ACROSS THE STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS, AND THEY ARE CONSIDERED FOURTH IN OUR TIER OF PRIORITIZATION.
THEN LASTLY, WOULD BE OUR OTHER ATHLETIC LEAGUE PROVIDERS, AND THAT'S ANYTHING THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THESE OTHER FOUR PARAMETERS THAT WE'VE SET.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE TOWN CAN USE AT ITS DISCRETION.
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT AS THE LAST PART.
THAT'S USUALLY INDEPENDENT OR THIRD PARTY LEAGUES OR SOME OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
FOR INSTANCE, WE DO WORK WITH JUPITER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PRETTY HEAVILY TO BOTH LET THEM USE OUR FACILITIES AND THEN I BELIEVE JTAA ALSO RECEIVES THE BENEFIT OF SOME OF THEIR GYMNASIUM USAGE FROM TIME TO TIME.
THE OTHER THREE ITEMS ON THE TIERS THAT WE LISTED ARE MORE REQUESTS THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
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THESE ARE THINGS THAT POP UP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND AREN'T NECESSARILY ON A SCHEDULE.THEY INCLUDE ONE-TIME AND MISCELLANEOUS USAGES, WHICH COULD BE MAYBE A ONE-TIME YOUTH SPORTS PRACTICE, A GAME, AN ACTIVITY, A COMMUNITY EVENT, A BIRTHDAY PARTY THAT COMES IN.
AGAIN, A TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN GROUP THAT'S HERE FOR A TOURNAMENT, NEEDS A FIELD TO PRACTICE ON.
THOSE ARE WHAT WE CONSIDER ONE-TIME MISCELLANEOUS USAGES AND WE'LL PLUG THOSE IN WHENEVER THEY POP UP, BUT THIS GIVES US A FORMAL PROCESS FOR GROUPS TO DO THAT.
>> QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL, JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY, I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATE IN FOUR OF THESE CATEGORIES.
WHEN PEOPLE HEAR ME SUPPORTING SOME OF THIS, IT'S GOING TO HAVE FINANCIAL IMPACTS, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
IN THE TRAVEL SPORTS PROGRAMS, THEY ULTIMATELY HAVE TOURNAMENTS.
>> IS THE TOURNAMENTS INCLUSIVE OF TRAVEL SPORTS?
>> NOT NECESSARILY. TOURNAMENTS ARE CONSIDERED ITS OWN SEPARATE ENTITY.
>> SPORTS WOULD BE CONSIDERED.
>> THEY'D BE LIKE TRAVEL SPORTS.
>> I'M JUST WONDERING, I'D LIKE TO ULTIMATELY UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IS.
THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM A TOURNAMENT THAT WE'RE REALLY DRAWING IN.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS THAT BECAUSE THE TRAVEL PROGRAM, THEY'LL BE OUT IN WELLINGTON, TO BE DOWN IN BOCA TO BE.
THEN THEY'RE NOT HERE THAT WEEK, BUT WHEN IT CIRCLES BACK AROUND TO THE TOWN, THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF OUTSIDE, COME IN.
THAT'S COMPLICATED. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW THAT UNDERSTANDS IS.
>> THAT'S THE NORMAL COURSE OF TRAVEL AND COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS THAT THEY ARE TRAVELING.
>> IT IS SEPARATE FROM TOURNAMENTS.
>> SPECIAL USES ARE SOME OF THOSE ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, AND OTHER THINGS THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF THE STANDARD ALLOCATION TIERS LIKE I DISCUSSED.
THEY ARE CONSIDERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH JTAA AND A COUPLE OF THE SCHOOLS.
TO HOST TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY TYPICALLY START ON A WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO A WEEKEND.
PLAY LEADS UP TO THE WEEKEND TIME.
THERE'S STAFF RESOURCES, THERE'S EQUIPMENT RESOURCES THAT HAVE TO BE USED TO HOST THOSE, AND IT IS THE NORM, WHEREVER YOU GO THAT YOUTH SPORTS PROVIDERS ARE PAYING SIGNIFICANT FEES TO UTILIZE RECREATION FACILITIES FOR THESE TYPES OF TOURNAMENTS.
WE'VE INCORPORATED THAT INTO OUR POLICY AS WELL.
>> GETTING INTO OUR PROPOSED FEE STRUCTURE, AGAIN, YOU WERE PROVIDED THIS INFORMATION AND I HAVE PROVIDED SOME EXAMPLES IN THE PRESENTATION, WHILE I DON'T ANTICIPATE GOING THROUGH EACH ONE OF THEM.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF WE CHARGED THESE FEES.
WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE FINANCIALLY FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS? THE FIRST ONE AGAIN WITH SEASONAL RECREATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS PROVIDERS, OUR PROPOSED FEE WOULD BE $25 FOR EACH NON RESIDENT FOR A PARTICIPANT FEE PER SPORT PER SEASON.
LET'S SAY THERE IS A YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAM.
YOU HAVE A TEAM THAT COMES IN REQUESTING USE OF FIELDS.
THEIR COMPOSITION IS MADE UP OF 62% OF THEIR 100 PARTICIPANTS ARE FROM INCORPORATED JUPITER.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE THEIR FEES WAIVED BECAUSE THEY HAVE MET THAT 50% OR GREATER INCORPORATED JUPITER THRESHOLD.
THERE'S TIMES WHEN THEY MAY BE CHARGED, WHERE LET'S SAY OF THOSE HUNDRED KIDS, 45% OF THEM LIVE IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
WELL, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO RECOUP SOME OF THOSE FEES FOR ALL THOSE NON-RESIDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING.
AN EXAMPLE THAT I PROVIDED WAS IF THERE WAS 45% OF THOSE HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS, THEN WE WOULD BE PAYING THAT $25 PER NON-RESIDENT FEE FROM THE SPORTS PROVIDER, BASICALLY TO THE TOWN. YES, SIR.
>> ON THAT ONE, SO I DID HAVE A QUESTION.
I THINK YOU JUST EXPLAINED IT.
THAT DOESN'T SEEM THAT COMP FOOTER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED.
AGAIN, I'M GOING TO USE THE WORD REGISTRATION FEE BECAUSE, FOR PRACTICAL MATTER, JTAA HAS ALWAYS HAD TO INDICATE WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AS AN OBLIGATION TO US.
TO THE DEGREE THEY ALREADY DO THAT, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A VERY PRACTICAL METHOD TO COLLECT A NON-RESIDENT PARTICIPATION PART PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FEE THAT WOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THE TOWN.
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CLEANEST WAY TO ENSURE THAT, SOMEHOW, OUR RESIDENTS ARE NOT BEING BURDENED.
BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW, IF WE HAVE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BY TEAM OR THE WHOLE SPORT.
>> IT WOULD BE BY THE WHOLE SPORT.
>> BUT IF YOU JUST GO TO 51%, NOW YOU'RE NOT COLLECTING A NON-RESIDENT USAGE FEE?
>> THAT DOESN'T SEEM LOGICAL TO ME.
JUST BENCH-MARKING AGAINST THE GARDENS, THEY'RE COLLECTING $56.
AGAIN, I'M HOLDING ON THIS ONE BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE THE MOST PRACTICAL ONE TO COLLECT REVENUE.
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>> JTAA DOES COLLECT A FEE FROM EVERY PARTICIPANT FOR THEIR PROGRAMS, AND THEY RANGE FOR THE RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT $150 TO FOR THEIR LEAST EXPENSIVE SPORT UP TO ABOUT 300 FOR THE MORE EXPENSIVE SPORTS LIKE TACKLE FOOTBALL THAT REQUIRE EXTENSIVE EQUIPMENT.
THAT DOES NOT COME TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
THEY MANAGE THEIR OWN REVENUE RESOURCES ON THEIR OWN.
>> BUT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WOULD BE A TOWN.
>> I WAS GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE END, BUT I THINK I'LL JUMP IN.
NOW I HEAR A LOT OF CONVERSATION.
THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY, NOT A COUNCIL POLICY.
I WOULD ANTICIPATE GIVEN THE NUMBER OF MOVING PARTS, THERE MAY BE TWEAKS MADE BY STAFF AFTER, BUT OBVIOUSLY COUNCIL IS VERY INTERESTED IN THIS POLICY.
WE'LL BE WATCHING TO SEE HOW IT GOES.
WE'RE VERY INTERESTED IN THE RECREATION MASTER PLAN, ALL OF IT.
WE CERTAINLY WE'LL BE PAYING ATTENTION, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY, AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE TWEAKS AS WE ROLL THIS OUT.
>> CORRECT. OUR INTENTION WE'RE NOT SAYING OKAY, SIGN SEALED AND DELIVERED THIS.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME TYPE OF POLICY AND PROCESS UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S TWEAKING GOING TO BE NECESSARY.
>> I SAY THAT BECAUSE BROAD BREASTSTROKES, I THINK YOU'VE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB, AND I AGREE IN PRINCIPLE WITH A LOT OF IT.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS THAT MAKE IT COMPLICATED, AND QUESTIONS THAT I WAS GOING TO RAISE LATER, BUT I COULD RAISE THEM NOW.
IN OUR PREVIOUS CONVERSATION IN DECEMBER 24, WE DID GET THE PERCENTAGE BY SPORT FROM TOWN OF JUPITER, OTHER AREA, JUPITER AREA, AND THERE'S NUANCE IN THESE NUMBERS.
I LIKE THAT THERE'S AN INCENTIVE FOR JUPITER RESIDENTS.
I'D LOVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT OVER TIME.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE IS NO RESIDENT WHO IS NOT ABLE TO PLAY A SPORT.
IT'S NOT COMMON TO HAVE A WEIGHT LIST THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING, ANYONE THAT WANTS TO PLAY GETS TO PLAY.
>> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL, YES.
>> IF THESE NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES ARE WHAT I SEE HERE, SOME HAVE TACKLE FOOTBALL IS 34%.
NOW I DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS, BUT HERE'S AN EXAMPLE.
I THINK SOME OF THE NUANCE ON THAT WAS GARDENS, IT'S 34% JUPITER, 32% JUPITER AREA, 34% OTHER AREA, GARDENS OUTSIDE.
BUT IT MAY BE BECAUSE OF COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT JUPITER HAS SOME THINGS THAT GARDENS DOESN'T, AND KIDS GO BACK AND FORTH FOR ONE OR THE OTHER.
IT GETS A LITTLE COMPLICATED BECAUSE I WOULD LOOK AT THAT AND BE LIKE, OH, IS THE SPORT DYING, OR IS IT MORE POPULAR THAN EVER, AND THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE TO GET IT. I DON'T KNOW.
>> BUT THAT'S PART OF THE NUANCE THAT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THAT SPORT MAY NEVER GET TO 50.
MAYBE THESE NUMBERS HOLD EVERY YEAR, REGARDLESS OF WHAT'S TRIED OR DONE. I DON'T KNOW.
ARE WE CONSISTENTLY APPLYING THE PRINCIPLE? IF WE ARE OFFERING A DISCOUNT FOR OVER 50 WHEN WE KNOW THAT THESE PERCENTAGES ARE LOCKED IN, I DON'T KNOW.
I'M ONLY LOOKING AT A SNAPSHOT. I ONLY HAVE ONE YEAR.
SURE. THAT'S WHY I SAY, AS WE ROLL THIS OUT AS TIME PASSES, AS WE GET A SENSE OF THESE NUMBERS, PERCENTAGES, HOW THEY CHANGE, THAT THERE'S ROOM FOR FLEXIBILITY.
ANOTHER NUANCE JUST FOR MY COLLEAGUES IS THAT THE COUNTY IS LOOKING AT FEES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.
WE PAY COUNTY TAXES, AND WE PAY GARDENS FOR NORTH DISTRICT PARK, SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN THERE, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SOMETHING LIKE 95% OF THE FIELD SPACE THAT JTAA USES IS JUPITER FIELD SPACE.
>> BUT THERE ARE SOME COUNTY FACILITIES THAT ARE AT NO COST.
>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY DO NOT PAY A FEE AT THIS TIME FOR COUNTY FACILITIES.
>> YOU COULD HAVE ONE BASEBALL TEAM WHO GETS ASSIGNED TO A COUNTY FIELD WITH ZERO COST, AND THEN ONE, IF IT HAPPENS TO BE IN JUPITER, THE LUCK OF THE DRAW, YOU GET THAT, THEN YOU GET THE FEE APPLIED.
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF POLICY, AND JUST WANTING TO LOOK AT THAT.
BUT THIS IS A DIFFICULT NUT TO CRACK BECAUSE JUPITER WAS MUCH SMALLER LONG AGO.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF JTAA, IT WAS A BUNCH OF SMALL COMMUNITIES, AND THEN JUPITER BLEW UP.
WE HAVE ALL THIS FIELD SPACE, WE HAVE THE MAJORITY OF THE FACILITIES.
THIS IS ABOUT FINANCES AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE A SUSTAINABLE MODEL THAT MEETS THE NEEDS AND DESIRES,
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NOT ONLY OF OUR RESIDENTS, BUT EVEN OF NON-RESIDENTS THAT ARE PLAYING, I THINK THEY WANT TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL.THAT'S WHAT WE HEAR ALL THE TIME.
I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE SOME OF THOSE, FLAG SOME OF THOSE.
I'M LOOKING AND THINKING ABOUT THOSE AS YOU ENTER INTO DISCUSSIONS, AS YOU ROLL THIS OUT OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
THOSE ARE JUST THINGS THAT ARE ON MY MIND.
BUT HOW CAN WE CONSISTENTLY APPLY IT? IS IT JUST THE LUCK OF THE DRAW, OR IS THERE SOME EASIER WAY? BUT IN PRINCIPLE, I THINK THE BIGGER ISSUE MIGHT EVEN BE FOR ORGANIZATIONS MIGHT BE THE SCHOOL POLICY.
THAT'S WHERE THE COSTS REALLY HURT.
THIS IS, ON THE WHOLE, I THINK, A SMALL STEP, A MODEST FEE TO BALANCE COSTS BECAUSE JUPITER RESIDENTS ARE ALREADY PAYING THAT $25 EVERY TIME, AND THEY HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS.
IT'S JUST BALANCING IT SO THAT THERE'S SO IT'S MORE EQUITABLE. THANK YOU.
>> I THINK WE WANT TO GET THROUGH WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT.
BUT JUST TO SHARE, AND I THINK, COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM, AT LEAST WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, THE AUGUST 23, 24 MEMO HAD A BREAKDOWN ON AREA BECAUSE WE HAD ASKED, WHAT IS JUPITER AREA? THEN HOW MUCH WAS IT KNOWS? I'M LOOKING AT RECREATIONAL SPORTS.
EXAMPLE, IT WAS 48.9% OF RECREATIONAL SPORTS, WHICH IS THE TOWN OF JUPITER, PERCENT, WHICH IS JUPITER AREA, WHAT IS THAT? UNINCORPORATED PALM BEACH COUNTY, WHICH IS WHICH IS 25% VILLAGE AT TEQUESTA, AND THEN REMAINDER, NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS.
IN OTHER AREA, WAS THE GARDENS, WAS MARTIN COUNTY, AND THEN REMAINDER OF OTHER AREAS.
WE HAD THAT BREAKDOWN, AND WE LOOKED AT IT.
I HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT TRAVEL SPORTS TENDS TO USE THE FARM'S FIELDS A LOT BECAUSE THEY DON'T CHARGE NOW AND THEY'RE MORE AVAILABLE AT NIGHTTIME.
BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNTY THIS YEAR IS SERIOUSLY LOOKING AT ESTABLISHING FEES.
I CAN SEE HOW JTAAS WORLD IS UP IN UNCERTAINTY HERE.
WE HAVE TO LAND THIS SOMEWHERE.
WHAT I'M INCLINED TO SAY, AND I DON'T KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE TONIGHT, BUT I'D LIKE TO IMPLEMENT SOMETHING STARTING THIS FALL SEASON, BUT WE MAY TRANSITION INTO IT BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE, IN TOTAL.
BUT AGAIN, IT SEEMS LIKE THE REGISTRATION FEE IS LIKE THE FIRST ONE, THAT IS EASIEST TO DO.
WE KNOW WE'RE NOT DOUBLE TAXING OUR RESIDENTS, AND YET THERE'S A GOOD PORTION.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO ALLOW THAT INCENTIVE, YOU'RE SAYING THAT IF THEY JUST HAPPEN TO GO ACROSS THE LINE, AND IT'S 51% JUPITER RESIDENTS, THAT THE NON-RESIDENTS GET A FREE RIDE, AND I'M NOT PICKING ON NON-RESIDENTS.
THE IRONY HERE IS WE HAVE DRIP RESIDENTS THAT GO TO GARDENS, AND THEY'RE PAYING THAT.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE OUR FIELDS ARE MAINTAINED IN EVERYBODY'S BEST INTEREST.
WITH THAT, CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH, BUT WELL, I DO THINK THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITIES ADMINISTRATIVELY.
I DO THINK IT'S A POLICY, FOR EXAMPLE, OF WHETHER WE WOULD WANT TO WAIVE IF WE GET ACROSS THE 50% THRESHOLD.
I'M THE ONE TO SAY, NO, I WOULDN'T WAIVE IT.
YOU STILL WOULD GET A PRIORITY IN GETTING FEELS ASSIGNED.
BUT THE WHOLE POINT HERE IS TO BE COLLECTING SOME REVENUE.
IT SEEMS LIKE REGISTRATION INTO A PROGRAM IS THE CLEANEST WAY TO COLLECT THE REVENUE.
BUT AGAIN, I'M JUST ONE, BUT I REALLY WANT TO SAY THAT.
BUT THEN WE START GETTING INTO THIS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE TOTALITY OF THIS MEANS IN THE WAY OF REVENUE.
>> I'LL GET TO THAT AND THE PRESENTATION.
>> IN THE PRESENTATION. I SAW INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS.
>> I'VE HEARD YOU. I'M DEFINITELY TAKING YOUR FEEDBACK, AND THIS IS OUR STARTING POINT.
WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK.
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO INCORPORATE THAT.
WE DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THE PROCESS, BUT WE DO WANT TO GET SOMETHING GOING, AND THAT IS OUR GOAL ONCE WE COMPLETE THIS MEETING TODAY AND GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT IT.
MOVING FORWARD, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, OR AM I OKAY TO MOVE FORWARD AT THIS POINT? NEXT PRIORITIZATION LEVEL, INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
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THOSE FEES WOULD BE OUTLINED IN ANY PARTICULAR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.TYPICALLY WITH THOSE WE DO NOT HAVE FEES CHARGED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS OR THE TOWN.
THE ONLY FEES THAT WE TYPICALLY PAY TO THEM WHEN THEY PAY FOR US ARE ANY OVERTIME FEES FOR STAFF OUTSIDE OF NORMAL OPERATING HOURS, AND THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WOULD BE OUTLINED IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AS FAR AS COSTS GO, BUT WE DO NOT INTEND TO CHARGE THE SCHOOLS FOR THEIR USAGE.
THEY'RE ALSO PAYING THEIR TAXES.
>> BUT THIS IS VERY WELL DONE, NONE OF THIS IS A CRITICISM.
THIS IS EXTREMELY COMPLICATED, WHATEVER.
BUT I THOUGHT JTAA HAD ASKED FOR OUR HELP IN THE WAY THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WORKS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN PAYING MORE NOW.
>> IF I CAN REMIND YOU, THAT DOES REQUIRE THE TOWN TO HAVE A SIGNED AGREEMENT.
>> NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT. YOU STARTED OUT SAYING WE'LL PUT THAT ASIDE FOR NOW AND I WAS OKAY WITH THAT, BUT I CERTAINLY WANT JTAA TO KNOW THAT THAT'S STILL SOMETHING WE'RE INTERESTED IN TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN HELP WITH THAT BECAUSE THIS JUST TALKS ABOUT WHAT WE CHARGE THE SCHOOLS, BUT THEY GOT TO BE FAIR SHARES OF THEIR FACILITIES IN CHARGING WHAT'S FAIR.
>> I'D LIKE TO SAY I AGREE WITH THAT, BUT I DO THINK THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHY ON THAT.
>> THEY'VE WORKED WITH JTAA FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND SEE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PAY THE COSTS.
I KNOW IT COMES AT A BURDEN TO JTAA, BUT THE SCHOOL BOARD SEES IT DIFFERENTLY, I THINK, AT THIS POINT, BASED ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> UNDERSTAND, BUT WE'RE REPRESENTING THE TOTALITY.
>> UP RESIDENTS IN THE JTAA PROGRAM TO BE TREATED FAIRLY.
>> IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE ORGANIZATION SUCCEED.
THEY ARE CLOSE TO SO MANY OF OUR FAMILIES.
I AGAIN, WHILE WE'RE NOT, WE DON'T HAVE JURISDICTION THERE THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCATE AND FOLLOW THAT PROCESS, BECAUSE IF WE CAN INTRODUCE SOME NUANCE OR PERSPECTIVE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD, I'M NOT SURE.
BUT I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND SEE IF ANY OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT THEMSELVES, THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> I'VE MADE A NOTE OF THAT. MOVING ON TO SEASONAL AND COMPETITIVE TRAVEL SPORTS.
WE DO PROPOSE THAT A FEE PER PARTICIPANT BY SPORT PER SEASON, IT WOULD BE NO FEE FOR ANY OF THE INCORPORATED JUPITER RESIDENTS, BUT THEN A FLAT FEE OF $50 PER NON-RESIDENT PARTICIPATION FEE PER SPORT PER SEASON.
WE WOULD LOOK AT, AGAIN, OFFERING A DISCOUNT FOR ANY ROSTERS THAT COULD EXCEED OVER 50% OF THEIR PARTICIPANTS RESIDING WITHIN INCORPORATED JUPITER, AND WE WOULD CUT THAT COST IN HALF TO $25 PER PARTICIPANT VERSUS THE $50 FEE.
THE IMPACT OF THAT, YOU CAN SEE, I GAVE AN EXAMPLE OF A TRAVEL SOCCER ORGANIZATION REQUESTING TO UTILIZE FIELDS AT JUPITER COMMUNITY PARK, A TOTAL OF 70 PLAYERS, 30 OF WHICH RESIDE OUTSIDE OF INCORPORATED JUPITER.
THAT'S 57% OF THE PARTICIPANTS ARE VERIFIED INCORPORATED JUPITER RESIDENTS.
THEREFORE, THEY WOULD QUALIFY FOR THAT DISCOUNT OF A PER NON-RESIDENT PARTICIPANT FEE OF $25, RESULTING IN THAT $750 FEE FOR THAT ORGANIZATION.
>> I THINK THAT GETS MESSY WITH THE WAY I KNOW TRAVEL SOCCER WORKS.
I THINK NON-RESIDENTS PAY A FEE, BECAUSE YOU CAN GET INTO WELL, ADDING A COUPLE MORE TOWN RESIDENTS ON THERE, BUT THEY DON'T GET TO PLAY AS MUCH.
>> MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE TALKED ABOUT OTHER ATHLETIC LEAGUE PROVIDERS.
THIS WOULD BE THINGS LIKE PERHAPS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE A SENIOR SOFTBALL PROGRAM.
THIS WOULD BE OUTSIDE ATHLETIC GROUPS THAT WANT TO COME INTO THE TOWN THAT WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE A COURT OR A FIELD, AND WE DO PROPOSE AN HOURLY FEE FOR ORGANIZED LEAGUE ACTIVITIES.
AT THAT, WE DID THE $50 PER FIELD OR COURT PER HOUR OF AGE.
THEN THERE WOULD BE THE RESIDENCY DISCOUNT IF THEY COULD SHOW THAT THEY'RE 50% OR GREATER COMPOSITION OF INCORPORATED JUPITER RESIDENTS IN THEIR GROUP.
THEN WE DO HAVE AN HOURLY FEE THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER FOR OFF PEAK HOURS.
THE TOP ONE, THE $50 PER HOUR PER FIELD OR COURT IS MORE FOR PEAK HOURS OF MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 5:30 UNTIL 10:00 AT NIGHT, SATURDAYS, FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL PROBABLY ABOUT 5:00 PM.
THEN OUR NON-PEAK HOURS, WE CONSIDER WEEKDAY USAGE BEFORE 5:00 PM.
FOR INSTANCE, WHAT THE SCHOOLS TYPICALLY REQUEST.
I'VE GIVEN SOME EXAMPLES THERE OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND WHAT THE BENEFIT WOULD BE, WHAT THE OVERALL FEE WOULD BE.
FOR INSTANCE, A COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM THAT'S VISITING FROM OUT OF STATE, THEY WANT TO USE ONE OF OUR FIELDS ON SATURDAY NIGHT FOR FOUR HOURS OF PRACTICE, WE WOULD THEN BE CHARGING THEM A $50 FLAT HOURLY FEE, WHICH EQUATES TO $200.
THAT IS NOT UNREASONABLE BASED ON THE BENCHMARKING THAT WE HAVE
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DONE AND WHAT WE SEE OUR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES CHARGING.I THINK WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE IN LINE WITH WHAT WE SEE OUR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES CHARGING FOR THOSE USAGES.
MOVING ON TO THE ONE TIME AND MISCELLANEOUS USES.
THESE WERE THE FOLKS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, WHETHER IT'S A BIRTHDAY PARTY, MAYBE A GROUP THAT WANTS TO COME IN, AN ORGANIZATION WANTS TO HOLD A KICKBALL TOURNAMENT ON A SOFTBALL FIELD, WE NEED TO HAVE A STRUCTURE IN PLACE FOR THAT TO BE MADE AVAILABLE.
WE HAVE PROPOSED AN HOURLY FEE PER FIELD IF IT'S A NON-TEAM ACTIVITY.
FOR INSTANCE, IF SOMEONE'S RESERVING A BASKETBALL COURT AT ONE OF OUR PARKS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS TO HOST A BIRTHDAY PARTY, WE DON'T CONSIDER THAT A TEAM ACTIVITY.
IT'S NOT ORGANIZED SO WE WOULD HAVE A $15 INCORPORATED TOWN OF JUPITER RESIDENT PER HOUR AND THEN ALSO A $50 NON-RESIDENT PER HOUR.
AGAIN, THAT'S NOT OUT OF LINE WITH WHAT OUR OTHER NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES OFFER.
THAT WOULD RESULT IN A $30 FEE FOR A RESIDENT TO COME IN AND RESERVE A BASKETBALL COURT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.
THEN ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE IF A YOUTH TRAVEL VOLLEYBALL TEAM COMES IN AND RESERVE SAND COURTS AT JCP FOR 2 HOURS ON A SUNDAY MORNING, THEY SHOULD BE CHARGED THE TEAM ACTIVITY RATE WHICH WOULD EQUATE TO $50 FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE COURTS RATHER.
SPECIAL USES, THE FEES ARE GOING TO VARY ON THAT.
THAT'S AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THAT'S A DISCRETIONARY, ANYTHING THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL TIERS OF 1-4.
FOR INSTANCE, IF WE HAVE JUST A DROP IN TEAM THAT WANTS TO COME IN AND UTILIZE ONE OF THE COURTS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WE'LL HAVE TO CONSIDER WHETHER THERE'S MAINTENANCE GOING ON, IF THERE'S AIR CONDITIONING THAT'S HAPPENING.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE TOWN NEEDS TO HAVE THE DISCRETION TO CHARGE FOR.
YOU'LL SEE IT'S A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PRICE, BUT IT IS IN LINE WITH WHAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES CHARGE.
TYPICALLY FOR TOURNAMENTS, PARTICIPANTS ARE PAYING A PRETTY HEAVY REGISTRATION FEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE TOURNAMENTS.
THEN THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT IS THAT THE TOWN IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THE FACILITIES, OFTEN PROVIDE STAFF DURING THE EVENTS TO UPKEEP THE FACILITIES DURING PLAY.
WE DO ALSO PROVIDE SOME TYPES OF MATERIALS, FOR INSTANCE, WITH BASEBALL TURFS, WE PUT THAT DOWN IN THE EVENT OF FLOODING ON FIELDS.
THESE ARE MEANT TO RECOUP SOME OF THOSE FEES.
>> THEY'RE NOT ALL THAT FREQUENT.
WE DO GET REQUESTS THAT FREQUENTLY WE HAVE TO TURN DOWN BECAUSE OF THE USAGE THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE MAINLY FROM OUR RECREATIONAL SPORTS AND OUR OWN PROGRAMS. I WANT TO SAY WE PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 6-10 TOURNAMENTS THAT TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE BOOKS HISTORICALLY.
WE DO GET APPROACH FROM THE PALM BEACH SPORTS COMMISSION ONCE IN A WHILE TO BRING IN SOME OF THESE LARGER MONEY MAKING EVENTS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE PORTFOLIO TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THOSE.
IT'S NOT OVERLY FREQUENT, BUT IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO AT LEAST COLLECT THE FEES THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO THE WORK THAT WE DO TO MAINTAIN THOSE TOURNAMENTS.
FOR INSTANCE, WE GAVE AN EXAMPLE OF A TRAVEL SOCCER ORGANIZATION COMING IN TO USE ALL 10 MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS FOR A WHOLE WEEKEND ON A SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
THEIR OVERALL FEE WOULD BE $8,000 TO UTILIZE THE FACILITY.
I KNOW THAT MAY SEEM LIKE AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT BASED ON THE REVENUE THAT THESE TEAMS ARE BRINGING IN TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HOST THESE EVENTS, THAT IS IN LINE WITH WHAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE CHARGING, IF NOT A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WHAT SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES ARE CHARGING.
THEN THE ADDITIONAL FEES THAT WE WOULD INCORPORATE WOULD BE ANY OVERTIME FEES.
I SPOKE TO THAT EARLIER IF THERE'S STAFF HOURS THAT ARE REQUIRED OUTSIDE OF NORMAL OPERATING HOURS.
THIS HAS BEEN A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE FOR A WHILE, WE DO CHARGE $40 BASED ON WHAT THAT HOURLY RATE FOR AN EMPLOYEE WOULD BE TO COVER THOSE EXTERNAL HOURS.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S AN ALL INCLUSIVE PROGRAM.
SOME MUNICIPALITIES, I HATE TO USE THE WORD NITPICK, BUT THEY PROVIDE A LAUNDRY LIST OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY CHARGE SPECIFIC LINE ITEMS FOR RATHER THAN INCORPORATING IT ALTOGETHER.
RATHER THAN OVERCOMPLICATE IT, WE THOUGHT WE'D START WITH AN ALL INCLUSIVE FEE THAT WILL COVER ALL OF THOSE BOXES THAT NEED TO BE TIPPED OFF FOR THAT.
>> AGAIN, THIS IS INCREDIBLE. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> YOU TRIED TO KEEP IT AS SIMPLE AS YOU COULD, AND THEN ANYTIME WE BRING UP A QUESTION, WELL, LET SAY I'LL COMPLICATE IT.
BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS, BECAUSE THE EXAMPLE YOU HAD NUMBER 5 ON THE ONE TIME USE, WHICH SOUNDS NICE ABOUT A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND WHATEVER.
BUT LOOKING BACK ON THIS PRIORITY, THAT WOULD ONLY BE IF THERE'S SOMETHING AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT'S ALL THE WAY DOWN, CORRECT?
>> BUT WOULD THAT BE PROVIDED WE ALREADY HAD STAFF ON SITE?
NO, WE TYPICALLY DO WITHIN OUR PARKS THAT HAVE ATHLETIC FACILITIES.
SAY YOUR QUESTION AGAIN. I'M SORRY.
>> WELL, I'LL STATE THE QUESTION, BUT WHY I WAS ASKING WAS JUST THE THOUGHT THAT IF NOBODY ELSE IS USING IT,
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AND NOW IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO HOST A BIRTHDAY PARTY, $30.BUT IF STAFF HAS TO COME OUT AND WHATEVER, THAT NEW PRACTICE OF PROVIDING THAT FACILITY FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY COULD BE ACTUALLY COST THE TOWN MORE MONEY THAN WE'VE BEEN CURRENTLY DOING SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO MAKE SURE.
I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE WEEDS OF HOW YOU ADMINISTRATIVELY DO THAT, BUT I THINK YOU'D HAVE TO PUT SOME BOUNDS ON WHAT WOULD QUALIFY UNDER THAT CATEGORY.
>> I WILL SAY, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THAT MOST OF THE ATHLETIC FACILITIES THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY ARE STAFFED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
WE DO ALREADY HAVE STAFF IN PLACE [OVERLAPPING].
>> IF THEY ARE, THAT'S FINE. BUT I'D EXPECT YOU'D NEVER GET A NON-RESIDENT ONE BECAUSE THE WAY THESE THINGS DO IF IT'S A BIRTHDAY PARTY, THE PERSON LIVES IN THE TOWN IS DOING IT.
IT'LL ALWAYS BE THE NO DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY SOME OF THE HOA MEETING PLACES THEY HAVE.
>> HOW THAT WORKS. IT'S ALWAYS A RESIDENT, IT IS THE ONE THAT RESERVES IT.
ON THE TOURNAMENTS, AND I'M CERTAINLY FAMILIAR WITH AGAIN, SOME OF THESE TOURNAMENTS WHERE THEY HAVE INCREDIBLE FUND RAISING GOING ON WITH TENTS AND WHATEVER ON GOODS AND STUFF THEY'RE SELLING.
I KNOW HOW THEY GET THE REVENUE, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO COMPLICATE OURS, BUT I NOTICED HOW IN THE GARDENS ONE, THEY GOT A LAUNDRY LIST OF STUFF THEY CHARGE FOR.
LIKE IF YOU ALLOW THEM TO USE THE CONCESSION STAND OR WHATEVER.
>> THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T WANT TO OVERCOMPLICATE IT.
WE WANT TO INCORPORATE IT ALL.
>>THAT THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT OPENING IT UP?
>> NO. THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN WE'RE NOT OPENING IT UP IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY REQUEST AND IT'S A BENEFIT TO THEIR TOURNAMENT OR WHATEVER THE RENTAL IS, THEN WE WOULD OPEN IT FOR THEM.
>> I WASN'T ASKING WERE THEY INTENDED, HOW YOU SHOULD I ANSWER THAT, BUT OKAY.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ON TOURNAMENTS.
DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE VENUE SHOPPING? MEANING BECAUSE OUR FIELDS HAVE BEEN FREE UP TO THIS POINT, WE MIGHT BE GETTING THOSE 6-10 BECAUSE OF THAT, AND WE MIGHT SEE FEWER IF WE CHARGE IN LINE WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
WE MIGHT CONTINUE TO GET REPEATERS.
BUT THAT WAY WE'RE EITHER GETTING THE FUNDING TO PAY FOR STAFF OR WE'RE GETTING THAT PRECIOUS FIELD SPACE FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE NEVER HAD ACCESS TO IT. THAT'S WONDERFUL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.
>> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION AS WELL ON THE SAME LINE AS COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM.
WHAT IS THE USAGE ON TOURNAMENTS?
THEY'RE SOMETIMES BRINGING IN AND DEREK, MY COUNTERPART MIGHT BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THIS.
THEY'RE BRINGING IN MULTIPLE TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TYPICALLY OR ACROSS THE REGION DEPENDENT ON THE ORGANIZATION THAT'S HOSTING THE TOURNAMENT.
THEY'RE MAINLY USING ALL OF OUR FACILITIES, WHETHER IF IT'S JUST FOR BASEBALL, THEY'RE USING OUR BIG LEAGUE AND LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS.
POTENTIALLY SOME FIELDS AT ROGER DEAN STADIUM.
IF WE'RE BRINGING IN A TOURNAMENT THAT'S USING MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS, THEY'RE USING THE WHOLE PORTFOLIO AT ONE PARK, SO WE HAVE 10 MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS, AND THAT DOES REQUIRE STAFF TO GET OUT THERE AND LINE THOSE FIELDS, PUT GOALS OUT THERE, TEND TO ANY ISSUES THAT COME UP DURING PLAY.
IT IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT REPETITIVE USE OF OUR FACILITIES.
>> WITH THE FEE THAT WOULD BE CHARGED, IS THERE REALLY A UPSIDE ON THE REVENUE INCOME THAT COMES IN AFTER STAFF AND ALL OF IT?
>> THAT REALLY HASN'T BEEN OUR GOAL.
AT THIS POINT, WE JUST WANT TO TRY TO RECOUP SOME OF OUR EXPENSES THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THIS AS A MONEY MAKING REVENUE OPPORTUNITY.
CERTAINLY IT'S GOING TO BRING IN SOME FUNDS THAT WILL HELP TO OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS.
>> BECAUSE I GO BACK TO THE MAYOR'S COMMENT ABOUT THE FEE VERSUS THE STAFF TIME.
>> THAT PARTICULAR ONE INCIDENT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RE LOOK AT AGAIN OR THAT ONE EXAMPLE WITH THE RESIDENT FEE.
IT DOESN'T EVEN COVER THE HOURLY FEE FOR AN OVERTIME STAFF MEMBER, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT.
>> ARE THOSE TOURNAMENTS, IT'S A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR FACILITIES.
>> THERE'S NO REST FOR THE GRAND I MEAN IT'S A LOT.
>> I'VE BEEN TO TOURNAMENTS AT OTHER FACILITIES, NOT THE TOWN.
YOU GO TO A TOURNAMENT AND THE BATHROOM IS NOT EVEN UNLOCKED.
>> WELL, WE MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.
>> NO. UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING COGNIZANT OF IMPACT ON STAFF.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE TO ACCOMMODATE.
>> I HAVE TO SAY TOO, WITH OUR TOURNAMENTS, SEVERAL OF THEM ARE HOSTED BY JTAA AND JTAA HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF BRINGING IN PERHAPS A GROUP THAT THEY PAY TO CLEAN THE RESTROOMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SERVICES THAT WE'RE NOT MAYBE NECESSARILY ABLE TO PROVIDE, THAT THEY'LL HAVE TRASH PICK UP AFTER THE EVENT.
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THEY DO PITCH IN ON THEIR PART WITH THEIR TOURNAMENTS AS WELL.>> AGAIN, AS COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM HAD SAID, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY IN WHATEVER WE COME UP WITH WHERE STAFF COULD TAKE ALL THAT INTO ACCOUNT BECAUSE IF THEY'RE PROVIDING SOME OF THOSE SERVICES OFFSETTING WHAT OUR COSTS WOULD OTHERWISE BE, THEN THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
>> UNDERSTOOD. I DID TALK ABOUT THE LAUNDRY LIST THAT YOU'LL SEE AT SOME OF THE OTHER FACILITIES.
AGAIN, THIS IS AN ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER, AND OVERALL, WE ESTIMATED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, AND THIS WAS INCLUDED IN OUR MOST RECENT OPERATING BUDGET UPDATE AS WELL AT THE WORKSHOP THAT WE PROJECTED AN ANNUAL PROJECTION OF ABOUT $55,000 IN REVENUE.
THAT'S NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT WE DO FEEL THAT THAT WOULD HELP TO AT LEAST BE ABLE TO PUT TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE, TOWARDS THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S NEEDED, TOWARDS SOME OF THE STAFF HOURS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY NOT COLLECTING ANYTHING ON FOR OUR STAFF TO BE OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE FACILITIES ARE TOP NOTCH WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT TO USE THEM.
>> GOING BACK TO TOURNAMENTS ON THAT, THE POLICY SHOULD BE THAT A TOURNAMENT, I'M JUST THINKING OUT LOUD HERE ABOUT THIS.
I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFICS WORKED OUT, BUT I THINK TOURNAMENTS POTENTIALLY FALL INTO A HIGH LEVEL.
THAT MAYBE THERE'S A ROLE FOR THE TOWN MANAGER IN THAT BECAUSE I'M STILL AMAZED WHEN WE LEARNED THAT AT ROGER DEAN STADIUM, HALF OF THE BED TAX DOLLARS COMES FROM TOURNAMENTS FOR YOUTH, NOT FROM THE BASEBALL TEAMS. RECOGNIZING THAT THE SPORTS COMMISSION WOULD BE WORKING FOR HIGHER LEVEL ECONOMIC BENEFITS, SOMEHOW WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE FACTOR THAT IN OTHER THAN SAY THAT MAYBE IT RISES TO A CERTAIN LEVEL THAT AN OVERRIDE CAN HAPPEN IN A DECISION PROCESS, LONG AS IT'S FOR THE GREATER GOOD, IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE AS YOU SAID, THERE'S NOT MANY OF THOSE.
>> AT OUR FACILITIES. I DO SAY ROGER DEAN STADIUM HAS A BUNCH OF TOURNAMENTS THAT THE TOWN ACTUALLY SEES SOME REVENUE FROM.
THEY GIVE A KICKBACK TO THE TOWN FOR EACH OF THOSE TOURNAMENTS IF THEY HOST ON THE MARLINS SQUAD.
>> BUT I'M STILL THINKING OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE HAD THE LEAGUE.
>> THERE WERE SOME MAJOR TOURNAMENTS WITH THE NATIONAL SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION OUT THERE AND THERE WERE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS COMING OUT.
THE TOURNAMENTS THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN THESE DAYS ARE MUCH SMALLER SCALE.
>> THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.
>> THAT MAY CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT SOMETHING SET UP SHOULD A BIGGER ONE ARISE, IF YOU WILL, THAT WE'VE GOT A WAY TO DEAL WITH THAT, IF YOU WILL.
>> IN WRAPPING UP, NEXT STEPS, WE'VE PRESENTED THIS PROPOSED DOCUMENT NUMBER PR 1.00, THE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC FACILITY USAGE POLICY AND FEE SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY, AS COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM POINTED OUT, THAT DOES ALLOW US TO MAKE CHANGES AS WE GO THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
AS WE KNOW THERE ARE GOING TO BE GROWING PAINS WITH THIS AND THINGS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER GETTING JTAA'S FEEDBACK.
HOW DOES THIS ALL LOOK LIKE, BUT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS HOPEFULLY IMPLEMENTING THIS WITH OUR WINTER SEASON, WHICH THE SPORTS START TO PLAY USUALLY IN JANUARY AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, BUT WE HAVE TO START BOOKING THOSE FACILITIES AND WORKING WITH JTAA AND OTHER GROUPS AS EARLY AS SEPTEMBER, AND IF NOT BEFORE THAT, TO START IDENTIFYING THOSE FIELD SPACES AND ALLOCATIONS EARLY IN ADVANCE OF THE SEASONS.
WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S A NEED TO CHANGE AS ACCORDINGLY WITH THE POLICY.
WE'VE TAKEN YOUR FEEDBACK IN AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE THIS EVENING.
>> I'LL JUST SUMMARIZE ON MY POSITION, AND I'M ONLY ONE OF FIVE UP HERE AND OTHERS HAVEN'T WEIGHED IN.
AS YOU SAID, ONE OPTION IS ACCEPT WHAT YOU PRESENTED.
>> I HAD AN EXPECTATION COMING IN.
YOU DIDN'T FALL SHORT OF IT, BY THE WAY, I'M JUST SAYING I HAD AN EXPECTATION.
WHAT I WAS THINKING IS THE GARDENS HAD A NON-RESIDENT FEE OF $56 PER NON-RESIDENT.
I'M OKAY WITH STARTING WITH THE SMALLER ONE AT $25, BUT THEN I'M NOT OKAY WITH EXEMPTING IT.
IF YOU GO ACROSS THE 50% THRESHOLD, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU ASSUMED IN YOUR REVENUE ASSUMPTION, BUT WHATEVER NUMBER WE WIND UP DOING, I'D LIKE TO START OUT WITH IF YOU'RE A NON-RESIDENT AND YOU'RE REGISTERING BECAUSE IT'S THE CLEANEST WAY TO COLLECT SOMETHING, BUT AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MY COLLEAGUES FEEL ABOUT THAT, BUT I FEEL THAT'S FAIR.
IT'S FAIR TO OUR RESIDENTS BY DOING IT THAT WAY.
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>> I THINK THAT 50% IS AN ABRUPT CUT OFF OR MAYBE WE COULD AS THE NUMBER OF JUPITER RESIDENTS INCREASES ON A TEAM, WE COULD TEAR DOWN [OVERLAPPING] THE NON-RESIDENT VISA TO SOME RATIO, BUT I DEFINITELY WANT TO WORK ON THAT.
THE 50% CUT OFF IS JUST A LITTLE.
>> IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF EXPERIMENTATION.
IT'S HARD BECAUSE I WANT TO CONSISTENTLY APPLY IT IN AS CLEAN AND SIMPLE A WAY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EDUCATION COMPONENT TO SERVE THIS AS WELL.
I DO HOPE THE TOWN WHILE THIS EDUCATION COMPONENT WILL BE MORE RELEVANT TO NON-RESIDENTS.
I THINK WE NEED TO PLAY A BIG ROLE IN ASSISTING WITH THAT AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT JUST I GO BACK TO THAT DECEMBER 2024 PRESENTATION AND IS THIS BASED ON THE SPORT? IF THE ENTIRE SPORT IS ABOVE 50, THEN IT'S EXEMPTED OR IS IT THIS TEAM VERSUS THAT SPORT? I JUST FEEL EVEN WHEN WE KNOW THIS BY NOW, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH LARGE PUBLIC EDUCATION MOMENTS AS A TOWN, IT GETS CONFUSING.
WHEN IT GETS CONFUSING, IT GETS FRUSTRATING.
THE CLEANER, THE SIMPLER, I THINK THE BETTER.
THAT'S WHERE I GET HUNG UP, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME EXPERIMENTATION.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS TO DO IT.
AS THE VICE MAYOR WAS SAYING, HE SUGGESTED ANOTHER ONE, THAT MAY BE WHAT OUR PARTNERS WANT.
I'D BE CURIOUS ABOUT THOSE DISCUSSIONS AS YOU GO FORWARD, BUT I THINK CONSISTENTLY APPLYING MIGHT BE THE EASIEST AND THE EASIEST TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND.
IF YOU GET INTO TOO MANY RULES, I'VE TRIED IT WITH MY KIDS, IF I HAVE DIFFERENT RULES, AND THEN I GET LOST IN MY OWN MATRIX OF RULES AND THEN THEY JUST WIN. [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU END UP ON THE LOSING END.
>> IT'S ALL OVER. THE CLEANER, IT'S GOING TO BE EASIER TO EDUCATE, IT'S GOING TO BE EASIER TO PARTNER, AND IT WILL BE MORE FAIR, I THINK.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> NO, I JUST WANT TO REPEAT THAT.
I AGREE, THE CLEANER YOU CAN MAKE IT UP FRONT BECAUSE MY BRAINS ALREADY FUZZY HERE.
I AGREE THAT A FEE SHOULD BE CHARGED, BUT CLEAN IT UP AND FIGURE IT OUT SO THAT EVERYBODY WHO'S INVOLVED UNDERSTANDS IT RIGHT UP AT THE BEGINNING.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.
>> MAYBE DO SOME INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH YOU AND STAFF AND JTAA, FIVE OF US, NOT TOGETHER, OBVIOUSLY, AND THEN ANOTHER ROUND TABLE, AND MAYBE JUST TRY TO MATH IT ALL TOGETHER AT THAT POINT.
>> WE WERE HOPING TO TRY TO MOVE FORWARD.
I COULD ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND ADDRESS ANYTHING FURTHER WITH WEEKLY REPORT UPDATES, IF IT'S AT THE COUNCIL LEISURE.
>> IT'S UP TO MY COLLEAGUES. IT'S JUST A THOUGHT TOO, BUT IF YOU DIDN'T CAN HANDLE IT THAT WAY, THAT'S FINE.
>> WELL, LET ME JUST THROW OUT A NUMBER HERE.
YOU WERE SAYING YOU HAD A $55,000 NUMBER, IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID?
>> I'M LOOKING AT AGAIN, AND IT CAN CHANGE, BUT RECREATIONAL SPORTS, WE HAD 2,700, WHICH WAS THE TOWN AND WE HAD 2,800, WHICH WAS NON-RESIDENT.
AT 2,800 AT $25 EACH FOR REGISTRATION FEE, THAT'D BE $70,000 JUST ON THAT.
THAT'S A LOT LESS THAN THE GARDENS CHARGES.
IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY, WHAT COULD WE START ON SIMPLY AND THAT WOULDN'T BE A BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVELY TO THE JTAA IT CAN'T BE BECAUSE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IDENTIFYING WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AS AN OBLIGATION AS THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD.
>> I DO THINK THAT THAT WILL BE MORE CONSISTENT.
THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE RIGHT NOW IS TO DO IT ACROSS THE BOARD AND NOT THE MAJORITY.
THE CONVERSATIONS, I THINK THERE'S SO MANY PARTNERS.
I THINK ABOUT DIFFERENT SPORTS PROVIDERS OR LEAGUES, YOU'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS MORE WITH THE SCHOOL.
I WOULD LEAVE THAT TO YOU, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE VERY INTERESTED.
I WOULD WANT WEEKLY UPDATES AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER, PERMITTING IS NOT RELATED TO THIS, BUT WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR PROCESSES AND STREAMLINE WOULD BE GOOD.
>> AGAIN, THIS IS A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE AS WELL, SO WE WILL BE SURE TO INCLUDE UPDATES BOTH IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATES AND ANY WEEKLY UPDATES THAT WE HAVE ABOUT IT.
I'M HAPPY TO COME BACK AND CONDUCT ANOTHER ROUND TABLE ONCE WE'VE KICKED THIS OFF TO REPORT HOW THINGS ARE GOING.
>> I'D ALSO BE CURIOUS ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION OR EDUCATION PLAN.
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WHATEVER OUTLINE THERE IS OR APPROACH THAT IS DISCUSSED WITH OUR PARTNERS AND AGREED TO.I'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT, GOING INTO IT.
>> WE'LL DEFINITELY KEEP YOU IN THE LOOP.
OUR NEXT STEPS WERE TO MEET SPECIFICALLY WITH JTAA.
WHILE WE'VE HEARD THEIR FEEDBACK, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY IDEAS THAT THEY MAY BRING TO THE TABLE THAT WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE TO MAKE IT AS EASY A PROCESS AS POSSIBLE.
THEN WE WOULD BE SURE TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN OUR PUBLIC OUTFACING INFORMATION TO GET THAT OUT THERE TO THE PUBLIC.
WE ARE WORKING ON THAT COMMUNICATION PLAN AS WE SPEAK.
>> DO YOU KNOW IF PALM BEACH GARDENS YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION IS MAJORITY GARDENS [OVERLAPPING] IN TERMS OF SQUARE MILEAGE THAN WE ARE.
WE'RE SURROUNDED BY UNINCORPORATED.
>> I CAN DO SOME RESEARCH AND CIRCLE BACK ON THAT WITH YOU.
>> I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE [OVERLAPPING]
>> THEY DON'T HAVE MORE PEOPLE THOUGH SO THEY'RE IN, PROBABLY NOT.
>> IT'S JUST AWKWARD WITH US BECAUSE WE USED TO BE THE SMALL COLLECTIVE MUNICIPALITIES OR AREAS, AND THE WAY WE'VE CHANGED AND THE FACILITIES AND WHERE THEY'VE GONE MAKES THE FINANCING AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RECREATION FACILITIES UNIQUELY DIFFICULT.
JTAA AND TOWN OF JUPITER FACILITIES AREN'T A PERFECT MATCH.
>> I GET THAT IT'S AWKWARD AND DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH.
>> WE'D BE REMISS IF WE DIDN'T EMPHASIZE, YOU HAD A LOT IN HERE, WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE PROPOSE ATHLETIC FACILITY USAGE POLICY ALLOCATION TIERS, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS MANY YEARS BACK, THAT WAS HIGHLY DEBATED AND JUST THE FACT YOU HAVE IT, THAT'S IT.
NONE OF US COMMENTED TO CHANGE IT.
THAT'S CONSISTENT. I LIKE THAT.
THEN WE GOT INTO AGAIN, THE FEE STRUCTURES AND WHATEVER, SO VERY WELL DONE.
I THINK YOU HAVE THE DIRECTION.
>> I DO. I WANT TO THANK ALSO DEREK HARSE, OUR RECREATION SUPERVISOR, WHO'S DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB.
SINCE 2021, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROCESS AND I'M PROUD OF WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE'RE READY TO KICK OFF.
WE'RE READY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON ANYTHING THAT WE DO IMPLEMENT THAT WE SEE THAT'S NOT WORKING, AND WE DO WELCOME THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL.
I APPRECIATE THAT. ANYTHING ELSE I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU TONIGHT.
>> MOVING ON TO REPORTS, TOWN ATTORNEY.
[TOWN ATTORNEY]
SENATE BILL 180 HAS BEEN A BIG TOPIC THAT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR END OF LAST MONTH.
OUR OFFICE WILL BE PUTTING OUT A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE MEMO ON IT AND THE IMPLICATIONS TO THE TOWN, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE STAFF AWARE, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT WE'RE ON IT, AND WE WILL HAVE AS MUCH ANSWERS AS WE CAN, GIVEN THAT IT'S NEW LEGISLATION.
>> CAN YOU JUST DESCRIBE WHAT THAT IS?
>> SURE. SORRY, I GET A QUESTION FROM STAFF ALMOST EVERY MEETING.
SENATE BILL 180 IS DISASTER RELIEF BILL THAT THE THE SENATE PASSED AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED, BASICALLY PUTTING CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT MUNICIPALITIES CAN IMPOSE ON CERTAIN PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY HURRICANES.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO REBUILD AFTER SUCH DEVASTATING EVENTS, OF COURSE, BUT THE WAY SOME OF THE LANGUAGE WAS DRAFTED, IT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN IT INTENDED IN TERMS OF THE RESTRICTIONS MUNICIPALITIES CAN PUT ON BUILDINGS.
EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED JUST BECAUSE WE ARE FLORIDA AND WE'RE IN A DISASTER ZONE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE RE-OCCURRING EVERY YEAR IF A HURRICANE HITS BECAUSE THERE'S SOME IMPLICATIONS THAT 12 MONTHS AFTER HURRICANE HITS, YOU CAN'T DO CERTAIN THINGS, BUT WE'RE MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE HIT BY A HURRICANE EVERY YEAR.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON EVERYONE'S RADAR.
[TOWN MANAGER]
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL QUICK.
AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO.
OF COURSE, THIS BEING PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, YOU CAN SEE HOW KRISTIN AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THIS MONTH WITH THAT POLICY THAT THEY HAD TO PUT TOGETHER.
KUDOS TO THEM. THEY'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB ON THIS.
WHAT YOU ALSO NEED TO KNOW OF THEY'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO BALANCE ALL OF THE INPUT THAT EACH OF YOU HAVE PROVIDED INDIVIDUALLY TO GET TO WHERE THEY ARE TONIGHT.
I WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT THIS TEAM HAS DONE ON THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL QUICK.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S AWARE THAT THE U.S.
1 BRIDGE IS GOING TO BE CLOSED TO MOTORISTS,
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CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS FROM 11:00 PM ON FRIDAY, JULY 25 TO 6:00 AM.MONDAY, JULY 28, AS THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM PERFORM SOME TESTING THERE ON THE BRIDGE.
ALL TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE DIRECTED TO FOLLOW DETOUR ROUTING.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT A COUPLE OF EVENTS WE HAVE COMING UP.
FRIDAY, JULY 25 FROM 9:00 TILL 10:30, WE'LL HOST OUR NEXT CONNECT WITH COUNCIL OVER COFFEE EVENT AT THE COMMUNITY ROOM AT TOWN HALL.
ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH, OUR ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT WILL BE HELD.
THIS YEAR IN ADDITION TO THE PARADE OF PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES THAT EVERYONE LOVES, THE TOWN HAS WORKED WITH ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET STADIUM TO HOST A COMMUNITY EVENT THERE AS WELL. PRETTY COOL.
WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE IN THE PARADE, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 PM AND THEN HEAD OUT TO ROGER DEAN FOR A FREE BASEBALL GAME, A CLOSE UP OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES, BOUNCE HOUSES AND MORE.
THE NIGHT WILL CONCLUDE WITH A FIREWORK SHOW AT 9:00 PM.
WE'RE REALLY DOING IT UP THIS YEAR.
TOMORROW MORNING AT 8:00 AM, TOWN STAFF IS GOING TO MEET WITH INSPECTOR FROM THE FEDERAL RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR AN INSPECTION OF ALL OF THE RAILWAY CROSSINGS IN JUPITER.
FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL INSPECTION, THE TOWN WILL PROCEED WITH FILING THE FORMAL 21-DAY NOTICE TO IMPLEMENT QUIET ZONES WITHIN JUPITER.
I DON'T SEE ROGER HERE, BUT I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK C. J. LAN AND ROGER HELD FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON GETTING US TO TOMORROW'S INSPECTION.
THEY'VE REALLY DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB ON THAT.
I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONGRATULATE OUR UTILITIES DEPARTMENT WHO RECENTLY RECEIVED YET ANOTHER PAIR OF AWARDS.
IN JUNE, THE FLORIDA STORM WATER ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED THE TOWN WITH AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR OUR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
MEANWHILE, FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FROM THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION WITH THE UTILITY OF THE FUTURE TODAY RECOGNITION.
THIS HONOR RECOGNIZES UTILITIES WHO SHOW A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND INNOVATION. GOOD FOR THEM.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD LAST WEEK, USA TODAY NAMED JUPITER'S DOG BEACH THE TOP DOG FRIENDLY BEACH IN THE UNITED STATES.
I HOPE THAT'S NOT GOING TO BRING A WHOLE LOT MORE PEOPLE, BUT THAT'S QUITE AN HONOR.
FINALLY, I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR THREE PLAYGROUNDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING RENOVATED.
KRISTIN MENTIONED IT BRIEFLY IN HER REPORT.
CONSTRUCTION IS ALMOST COMPLETED AT MAPLEWOOD PARK, AND WE TENTATIVELY LOOKING AT SATURDAY AUGUST 9TH FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING THERE.
AT INDIAN CREEK PARK, THE CRAB TRAP CLIMBING STRUCTURES AND SLIDES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND SHADE STRUCTURES ARE BEING INSTALLED.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED THERE IN MID AUGUST.
WE'RE ATTENTIVELY LOOKING AT SATURDAY AUGUST 23RD FOR THAT RIBBON CUTTING.
FINALLY, AT THE JUPITER COMMUNITY PARK, CONSTRUCTION CREWS HAVE POURED THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND WE'RE CURRENTLY AIMING FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH RIBBON CUTTING FOR THIS PLAYGROUND.
I KNOW WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF CALLS, ESPECIALLY ON MAPLEWOOD, A LOT OF PEOPLE GO DOWN MAPLEWOOD DRIVE AND THEY'RE SEEING THE SHADE STRUCTURE UP THERE AND THEY'RE LOOKING PRETTY COOL.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GO IN THERE AND CUT THE RIBBONS ON THOSE.
THAT'S MY REPORT, MAYOR. THANK YOU.
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COUNCIL CHOY.A LOT OF GREAT REPORTS CAME THROUGH TONIGHT, A LOT OF DETAIL, A LOT OF HARD WORK.
IT'S GREAT TO HEAR FROM THE CHAMBER.
THEY'VE BEEN FORD SMALL BUSINESS, BUT NOW WE CAN FOCUS ON JUPITER SMALL BUSINESS.
>> GREAT PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.
IT'S WONDERFUL DRIVING AROUND JUPITER SEEING ALL THE PARKS GOING ON, THE PLAYGROUNDS GROWING UP.
ALSO, I KEEP STOPPING BY THE NEW FIRE STATIONS AND SEEING THE, I THINK THE PILE AT THE FOUNDATION IS ABOUT TO GO IN.
THEY HAD THE TRENCHES DUG OUT FOR THE FOOTINGS AND ALL THAT, BUT JUST GREAT STUFF HAPPENING IN JUPITER.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MY COLLEAGUES ON THE HARD WORK.
>> NOT TOO MUCH. I GUESS, IN TERMS OF OUR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN
>> FOR THE LEAGUE OF CITIES, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RICHARD RADCLIFFE IS STEPPING DOWN.
IT'S A BIG CHANGE AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF BIG CHANGES, ED CHASE WITH THE COUNTY AND ADMINISTRATOR AND A LOT OF CHANGE.
I'M SAD TO SEE HIM GO AND THAT WAS JUST A PART OF IT.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN COMING UP, THE MAYOR MAY SPEAK TO THAT BUT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT.
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WE HAVE A NEW CONTRACTOR THAT'S WORKING ON THIS PLAN.IT REALLY IS THE VERY BEGINNING OF THINGS, BUT I'LL BE CURIOUS AND WE'LL BE FOLLOWING THAT AS WELL.
THEN I'M PART OF A WATER RESOURCES TASK FORCE WITH THE COUNTY AS PART OF THE LEAGUE.
I LEARNED OR WE WERE HEARING ABOUT HOW THE LOXAHATCHEE RIVER DISTRICT FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS HAS HAD REALLY LOW FLOWS.
FOR TWO MONTHS, IT'S BEEN LESS THAN THE 35.
WHAT IS THIS? CFS. WHAT'S THE UNIT? CUBIC FEET PER SECOND.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTUNATE TO SEE, SO I WENT OVER TO LOXAHATCHEE RIVER DISTRICT SITE. WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
WE'RE WRITING A LETTER, WE'RE SHARING CONCERN AND WE MAY ASK FOR A MEETING JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE WATCHING THAT BECAUSE FOR A LONG TIME, IT REALLY WAS A BIG PRIORITY.
IT IS A PRIORITY TO WATCH THE HEALTH OF THAT RIVER.
TO SEE THAT WAS PRETTY UPSETTING. BUT THAT'S ALL.
>> I KNOW ONE OF THE CANALS THE LOWEST HAS BEEN IN 25 YEARS AS FAR AS FEEDING.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BOTH THE PARK RECREATION UTILITIES FOR THEIR RECENT AWARDS AND RECOGNITION.
ALSO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK BY TOWN STAFF.
I WENT TO MY FIRST CHARTER NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION MEETING LAST WEEK, AND IT WAS WELL ATTENDED BY THE RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA ALONG WITH WELL REPRESENTED BY THE TOWN STAFF.
THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB UPDATING THE COMMUNITY ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE, WHAT'S GOING ON, IMPROVEMENTS COMING TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST A PHENOMENAL JOB BEING DONE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE JOB THEY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE TOWN.
>> THANK YOU. JUST A FEW QUICK ITEMS. ONE, I'D LIKE TO ASK STAFF, I'M INTERESTED AND PERHAPS OTHERS ON COUNCIL MAY BE, THE STORM WATER UTILITY HAD A MONTHLY SYSTEM INSPECTION PROCEDURE.
I'D LIKE TO GET AN UPDATED COPY OF THAT.
THE REASON I'M ASKING IS HERE WE ARE IN HURRICANE SEASON.
THIS MAY BE A LITTLE KNOWN PIECE OF INFORMATION, BUT PROVIDED THEY'RE STILL FOLLOWING THAT INSPECTION PLAN MONTHLY, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE KEY CHOKE POINTS THAT SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT NOT LOOK AT AND THEN PRODDING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE MAINTAINED PROPERLY SO THAT IF WE WERE TO GET AN EVENT THAT WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN QUITE A FEW YEARS.
I JUST HAVE REASON TO WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND I THINK MAYBE YOU JUST SHARE IT TO EVERYBODY SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE WHAT'S DONE.
PROBLEMS TYPICALLY HAPPEN WHEN IT'S AT A JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARY.
THE TOWN LOOKS AT THESE WEAK LINKS, IF YOU WILL, AND TAKES ACTION.
BEING IN HURRICANE SEASON, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GET AN UPDATE ON THAT.
THEN FROM THE QUIET ZONE UPDATE THAT WE GOT, I'M NOT SURE WHETHER IT WAS ACCURATE BUT I THOUGHT I SAW IN SOCIAL MEDIA THERE WAS A PEDESTRIAN FATALITY IN THE GARDENS IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS WITH BRIGHTLINE.
>> I HADN'T HEARD, BUT I UNDERSTAND.
BUT JUST TO EMPHASIZE, AND I'M VERY INTERESTED ON THE RESULTS AS WE ALL ARE ON THE RESULTS OF THE FRA INSPECTION OF OUR QUIET ZONE BECAUSE TOWN IS READY, BUT WE HAVE HURDLES TO OVERCOME.
I DON'T IMAGINE WE DID WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.
I PROVIDED SOMEONE'S NOT LOOKING FOR MORE STUFF TO ADD.
BUT JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY, WHEN IT'S DESIGNATED AS A QUIET ZONE, AND I HAD HEARD THE FRA INSPECTOR MAY BE INCLINED TO WANT TO WAIT TILL THE GARDENS IS READY, AND WE'RE PUSHING TO JUST PROCESS IT.
BUT BRIGHTLINE COULD SAY THE SAME THING.
I'M JUST TRYING TO PREPARE EVERYBODY, BUT I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE I'M UPDATED TO MAKE SURE THAT FRA DOESN'T HOLD IT UP BECAUSE THEN I'M GOING TO CALL A CONTACT TO TRY TO AT LEAST BREAK THAT LOG JAM TO AT LEAST GET THE TOWNS DONE.
THEN LASTLY, I SAW TODAY A STET NEWS ARTICLE.
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I'D ASKED THAT STAFF SEND THAT TO THE COUNCIL IN A WAY THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE LINK.I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO GET IT OR WHAT.
BUT IT'S INTERESTING, ALTHOUGH I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING IT, IT WAS AN UPDATE I HADN'T SEEN BEFORE, AND IT WAS AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE ONGOING FIGHT BETWEEN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE GARDENS ON IMPACT FEES.
I HADN'T REALIZED ASSUMING WHAT'S IN IS ACCURATE, THAT THE STATE PASSED SOME LEGISLATION THAT SIDED WITH THE GARDENS.
THE GARDENS HAS STOPPED ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, HAS STOPPED COLLECTING PALM BEACH COUNTY TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES.
I'M GOING TO SAY THIS QUITE BLUNTLY BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT A MOBILITY FEE AND THEY DON'T THINK IT NECESSARY FOR THE COUNTY TO DO THEIR ROADS.
I WOULD ASK AND THIS IS AN ASK FOR TOWN STAFF, I'D ASK OUR ENGINEERING TEAM TO GET WITH THE COUNTY AND UNDERSTAND DONALD ROSS ROAD.
WHAT'S THE BUILD OUT TRAFFIC WHEN THE GARDENS FINISHES DEVELOPING OUT TO THE BEST OF OUR CALCULATION ABILITY.
BECAUSE DONALD ROSS IS A COUNTY ROAD.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT A NUMBER OF TIMES UP HERE, HOW DONALD ROSS HAD BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE GARDENS.
NOW THE IRONY HERE IS THAT, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS, BUT THE GARDENS SEEMS TO HAVE MAYBE WON OUT AND IS NO LONGER COLLECTING COUNTY IMPACT FEES BECAUSE THEY SAY, WE DON'T NEED THE COUNTY TO WORK ON THE ROAD.
WE'RE BURDENED AS MUCH AS ANYBODY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND THERE'S A REASON I WANT THAT INFORMATION IS GOING BACK TO THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
I THINK WE WANT TO BE ARMED WITH, IS THERE A NEED FOR DONALD ROSS THAT THAT THE GARDENS ISN'T CARING ABOUT, BUT WE MIGHT.
OUR STAFF COULD GIVE US THAT INPUT, AND I HAVE TALKED TO OUR TOWN MANAGER ABOUT THIS, BUT THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WHICH IS A ONE YEAR PROCESS, WHICH IS FAST TRACKED IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK EVERYBODY ON THE DAIS HERE NEEDS TO STAY IN TOUCH ABOUT AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING STUFF UP HERE AND STAFF BRING SOME ITEMS UP AND THE REPORT.
YOU ALL FEEL LIKE YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE INPUT.
BUT IN NUTSHELL, THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS SUPPOSED TO IDENTIFY ALL THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND JUST USING DONALD ROSS AS AN EXAMPLE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO SHOW UP ON THE GARDENS LIST.
BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL INTO JUST TRANSIT.
THEY'VE TOLD THE COUNTY NOW WE DON'T NEED YOU TO WORRY ABOUT THE ROADS AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET IMPACT FEES.
>> WHAT'S THAT? >. DEVELOPMENT OF ALTON HAS AFFECTED JUPITER.
>> EXACTLY. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE OUTCOME OF THIS ONE YEAR FROM NOW IS WE HAVE TO HAVE A LIST OF WHAT WE NEED.
WE KNOW WELL WITHIN THE TOWN, BUT WE DON'T KNOW AT OUR BORDERS, IF YOU WILL.
THAT'S A BORDER, AGAIN, HAS COME UP.
I KNOW COUNCIL SUNDSTROM HAS BROUGHT IT UP A NUMBER OF TIMES.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW WHAT'S AT STAKE IN THIS PLANNING EFFORT IS TO MAKE SURE WE IDENTIFY ALL THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
ONCE UPON A TIME, THE GARDENS WOULD WORRY ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES NOW.
THAT'S NOT A NEGATIVE. THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
THAT'S WHY THIS COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS BEING DONE.
>> IT IS THE ACTUAL TOWN LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF DONALD ROSS ROAD?
IF YOU GO EAST, THAT'S GARDENS.
IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR TRAFFIC MEETING IN JANUARY.
THE NUMBERS FOR INDIANTOWN FOR CRASHES OR LOOKING AT SAFETY FOR INDIANTOWN ARE SO MUCH HIGHER THAN DONALD ROSS, BUT IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF THAT JURISDICTIONAL ISSUE.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE WHOLE PICTURE FOR DONALD ROSS.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY DO THAT AS WELL FOR JANUARY, SO WE HAVE A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE.
IT MIGHT REQUIRE REACHING OUT TO OUR NEIGHBORS TO UNDERSTAND IT.
BUT TO BE ADVOCATES FOR IT, WE'RE GOING TO NEED A COMPLETE PICTURE.
>> ACTUALLY, I RECENTLY LEARNED, I THINK IT'S FROM OUR TOWN MANAGER OR SOMEBODY THAT IRONICALLY THIS CAME UP ON SOMETHING WE ACTED ON RECENTLY ON FIRE RESCUE IS DONALD ROSS ROAD,
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WE COVER WESTBOUND TO THE MEDIAN.BUT EASTBOUND IS DONE BY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT IN THE TOWN. IT'S MESSY.
THAT'S IN THE JURISDICTION OVER THE ROADWAY.
BUT THE ROADWAY IS A COUNTY ROAD, AND THERE ANYTHING TO BE DONE ON IT WOULD BE THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY.
AGAIN, I'M JUST USING IT AS ONE EXAMPLE SO YOU'LL REALIZE, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT JUST WHAT HAPPENS IS, COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THE CITY MANAGERS ORGANIZATION THAT TOWN MANAGER IS INVOLVED WITH IS ALL OVER THIS.
IN FACT, THEY BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION, MY ATTENTION AND OTHERS, THE LEAGUE IS ALL OVER THIS.
COUNCIL SUNDSTROM IS AWARE OF IT.
I'M ON THE TPA, SO I'M AWARE OF IT.
THEN THEN WE HAVE THIS ISSUES FORUM, WHICH IS PRIMARILY MAYOR'S, AND THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT ITEM THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING, BUT I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S THE FUTURE.
THE OUTCOME OF THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS GOING TO BE A REQUEST FOR A PENNY SALES TAX OR SOME FUNDING.
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE ASK GOES TO THE PUBLIC THAT IT INCLUDES THE THINGS THAT WE FEEL ARE PUBLIC NEEDS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY FEELS.
THEN LASTLY, I DO WANT TO ASK OUR TOWN ATTORNEY.
I WAS QUOTING THAT STEP NEWS ARTICLE.
YOUR FIRM IS WELL AWARE OF THAT BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD THAT YOUR CHAIR WAS REPRESENTING THE GARDENS ON THAT.
I HAD ASKED FOR JUST AN UPDATE ON THAT IMPACT FEE ISSUE OR THAT STATE LEGISLATION FROM 2023 THAT APPARENTLY HAD MORE EFFECT THAN I HAD UNDERSTOOD.
THE EFFECT WAS AND IT'S STILL BEING DEBATED AT LEAST PER THE NEWS ARTICLE, BUT WHETHER OR NOT THE GARDENS HAS TO COLLECT ANY MORE COUNTY IMPACT FEES.
THE LEGISLATION, AS I READ IT, SAYS YOU CAN ONLY COLLECT ONE FEE AND THEY PUT THE MUNICIPALITY FIRST TO THE DEGREE THAT THE GARDENS IS COLLECTING THE MOBILITY FEE, THEY CAN'T COLLECT A SECOND FEE AND THERE AND NOTHING IS BEING COLLECTED FOR THE COUNTY.
ANY EVENT. ACTUALLY MR. KITSO, I FORWARDED IT TO MR. REYNOLDS BECAUSE HE HAD GOTTEN A REQUEST FROM THE COUNTY THAT MAY EXPLAIN IT ABOUT RESIGNING UP ABOUT SOMETHING.
I I DIDN'T REALIZE THE IMPLICATION OF THAT. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT.
THE COUNTY WAS ASKING EVERY MUNICIPALITY TO RENEW THE AGREEMENT ABOUT HOW IMPACT FEES ARE COLLECTED.
THAT WAS A RECENT CONVERSATION I HAD WITH MR. REYNOLDS, BUT NEITHER HE NOR I REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT CHANGED. NOW, I UNDERSTAND.
>> CAN I JUST CIRCLE BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ON THE QUIET ZONE.
WHICH CROSSINGS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE QUIET ZONES, IF IN FACT THEY WERE APPROVED?
>> YEAH, WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION.
>> MUNICIPALITY BY MUNICIPALITY.
>> THAT'S WHETHER IT WAS A COUNTY OR STATE OR LOCAL ROAD BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME LOCAL ROADS.
WE BASICALLY YOU CAN'T GET IT THROUGH THE TOWN UNLESS EVERY CROSSING HAS IT.
OUR STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO GET ALL OF THEM DONE.
IN SOME CASES, THEY NEEDED THE COUNTY TO TAKE ACTION, FOR EXAMPLE.
>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO [INAUDIBLE] GARDENS THROUGH THERE.
>> IT'S BEEN COMPLICATED, [LAUGHTER] OR IT WORK TOWN MANAGER?
>> THEN JUST LASTLY, AND I BROUGHT THIS TOPIC UP BEFORE BUT I ASKED THE QUESTION A DIFFERENT WAY.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL PROCEDURE FOR THE SHADE STRUCTURE BECAUSE FIRST I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW DO YOU TAKE IT DOWN AND PUT IT BACK AFTER HURRICANES, IT MUST BE A PROCEDURE.
>> MAYOR, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE SHADE STRUCTURES AT THE PLAYGROUNDS?
>> I THINK YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN HERE ONE MEETING.
>> I THINK I WAS AT THE FLORIDA POLICE CONFERENCE.
>> BUT I BROUGHT IT UP BUT THERE SHOULD BE A PROCEDURE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT WOULD BE MEMORIALIZED.
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I WOULDN'T EXPECT THE CONTRACTOR TO ASK ANYTHING EXTRA FOR IT.THE TIME IS DOWN 9: 35 AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
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