Sep 18, 2025 Town Council

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GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 P.M. AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH. WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

IF THOSE THAT ARE ABLE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING.

LET US PRAY. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TODAY, UNITED IN OUR SHARED GOALS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE TOWN.

WE ASK FOR WISDOM IN OUR DECISIONS, UNDERSTANDING IN OUR DISCUSSIONS AND COMPASSION FOR THE NEEDS OF ALL.

AMEN. AMEN. WE WILL NOW PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

WE HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR KURETSKI. HERE.

VICE MAYOR DELANEY. HERE. COUNCILOR CHOY. HERE.

COUNCILOR GUISINGER. HERE. COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM.

HERE. TOWN MANAGER KITZEROW. HERE. ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY O'CONNOR.

HERE. OKAY. TONIGHT WE BEGIN WITH THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON ADOPTING OUR FISCAL YEAR

[1. Ordinance 14-25, Second Reading, Approving the Fiscal Year 2026 Millage Rate.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. SCOTT REYNOLDS, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER. AS YOU JUST INDICATED WE'RE HERE ON THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING OF THE TOWN'S PROPOSED OPERATING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN, AND ALSO TO ADOPT THE FY 26 MILLAGE RATE.

SO AGAIN, WE'VE HAD A PRETTY ACTIVE SUMMER. WE STARTED OFF IN JUNE WITH A OPERATIONS BUDGET WORKSHOP.

WE'VE ALSO SET THE TRIM IN JULY, WHICH STANDS FOR TRUTH AND MILLAGE.

THAT'S WHERE WE SET THE MILLAGE RATE TO BE HEARD AND SENT OUT TO THE RESIDENTS ON THEIR TRIM NOTIFICATIONS.

THEY SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THOSE IN THE MAIL IN AUGUST.

AND THEN ON AUGUST 21ST, WE HAD OUR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM WORKSHOP AND ANY KIND OF UPDATES THAT WE HAD IN THE OPERATIONS BUDGET FROM THE JUNE 18TH MEETING.

THEN WE'VE HELD OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WAS ON THE 4TH OF SEPTEMBER.

AND THEN THAT BRINGS US TO THIS EVENING SEPTEMBER 18TH FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING.

THE OBJECTIVES AND ASSUMPTIONS THAT WENT INTO THE BUDGET WAS TO MAINTAIN THE MILLAGE RATE OF 2.3894.

THE AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE INCREASES DUE TO FORECASTED INCREASES IN PROPERTY VALUES AND SOME INCREASE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION.

A WATER RATE INDEX OF 3%. A STORMWATER RATE INDEX OF 7%.

WANTED TO POINT OUT, AS WE HAVE THIS SUMMER AND THE LAST HEARING NO GO BOND MILLAGE FOR FY 26.

SO THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE OVERALL MILLAGE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

NO DEBT SERVICE FOR THE EXPENDITURES. THERE'S A 5% INCREASE IN NONUNION EMPLOYEE SALARIES MAINTAINING OF THE 90/10 SPLIT IN HEALTH CARE COSTS BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAINING THE LEVEL OF HSA FUNDING FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES.

AS THE COUNCIL IS AWARE, WE'RE STILL UNDER NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE POLICE UNION.

HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE RESOLVED VERY SHORTLY.

AND WE HAVE A STRATEGIC USE OF THE RESERVES FOR THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, AND WE'RE IMPLEMENTING OUR PLAN ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND AND IMPLEMENT THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE.

SO THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DISCUSS IS THE MILLAGE AND THE PROPERTY VALUES, AND ALSO THE WHAT'S CALLED THE ROLLBACK RATE, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND. JUST TO INDICATE THE PROPERTY VALUES SO THE RESIDENTS CAN SEE THAT IT WAS $17.2 BILLION IN 25, 18.4 BILLION VALUATION FOR 26, A TOTAL INCREASE OF $1.2 BILLION IN VALUATION. SO HOW DOES THAT EQUATE TO NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THE VALUATION INCREASES? WE HAD $105 MILLION INCREASE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND THE REMAINDER OF 1.2 BILLION WAS DUE TO EVALUATION INCREASES, A TOTAL OF 7.15% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S VALUES.

SO HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO THE ROLLBACK RATE? YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT FOR FY 26, THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE OF 2.3894 WOULD HAVE BROUGHT IN $44 MILLION.

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AND WHAT IS THAT INCREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK? THAT'S $2.6 MILLION.

THAT'S ACTUALLY A 6.3% INCREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE AND BASED ON THE MILLAGE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED.

DIVING STRAIGHT INTO THE OPERATING BUDGET, THE OVERVIEW FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED 26 OPERATING BUDGET REPRESENTS A $41.5 MILLION INCREASE OVER FY 25 ADOPTED BUDGET. $20 MILLION OF THAT INCREASE IS FOR THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE IMPLEMENTATION.

AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN PLANNED. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, AND THEN A $5.2 MILLION INCREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN. THE WATER FUND SAW AN INCREASE OF 3% IN ITS RATE INDEX AND A 7% INDEX FOR THE STORMWATER.

BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE IT GOES FROM $147 MILLION IN FY 25 TO $189 MILLION BEING PROPOSED FOR FY 26. THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES SAW AN INCREASE OF $2 MILLION BEFORE THE USE OF RESERVES TO FUND THE FIRE IMPLEMENTATION. THE INCREASE IN ASSESSED VALUES THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED $2.3 MILLION IN AD VALOREM REVENUE INCREASES.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES DECREASED BY $128,000 THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN PLANNED.

WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THAT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THERE'S A DECREASES IN SALES TAX AND STATE SHARED REVENUES INCREASE OF $862,000 IN CHARGES FOR SERVICE THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE SOLID WASTE CHARGES. AND SURCHARGE REVENUE AND ALSO ALLOCATION COSTS COMING IN FROM THE UTILITIES.

THERE'S A DECREASE OF $1.6 MILLION IN INTEREST EARNINGS DUE TO ANTICIPATED REDUCTION IN INTEREST RATES AND CASH BALANCES.

THAT WAS ALSO ANTICIPATED $17.7 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE USAGE, AND THAT IS PRIMARILY TO FUND THE FIRE OPERATING AND CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE.

THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT LENGTH THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

YOU CAN SEE HERE THERE'S A TOTAL OF A 20.7 MILLION.

20 MILLION OVER A $20 MILLION INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WHAT'S DRIVING THOSE EXPENDITURES? YOU CAN SEE THE FIRE IS PREDOMINANTLY THE LARGEST PORTION OF THAT INCREASE GOING INTO THIS UPCOMING YEAR.

BUT WHAT DOES THAT HOW DOES THAT REACT IN RELATION TO THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE KEEP WE KEEP RE-EMPHASIZING THIS, THAT WE HAVE $54 MILLION IN OUR RESERVES AND WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY THAT WE WILL BE UTILIZING THIS TO FUND THE FIRE RESCUE FOR NEXT YEAR. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THEY'LL BE ON THEIR OWN. THEY'LL HAVE THEIR OWN REVENUE STREAM. BUT AT THE END OF THIS, WE ANTICIPATED HAVING ABOUT $35 MILLION REMAINING RIGHT NOW, BASED ON WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING TO SPEND WE'LL HAVE JUST OVER $2 MILLION IN EXCESS OF THAT AT $37 MILLION. SO, SPEAKING OF THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF OPERATING FOR THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE GOING INTO 26. I'M SORRY.

ACTUALLY, IT'S GOING INTO THE THIRD YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION.

YOU CAN SEE HERE IN TOTAL $19.7 MILLION, WHICH CONSISTS OF 16.8 FOR THE OPERATING $209 MILLION FROM DEBT SERVICE COSTS AND $2.7 MILLION IN CAPITAL PURCHASES. THE WATER FUND WE'VE ALREADY EMPHASIZED THAT THERE WAS A 3% RATE INDEX THAT WAS PROPOSED AND ADOPTED, ASSUMES A 0.4% GROWTH IN CUSTOMER DEMAND.

FOR 26 THERE'S R&R FUNDING PROJECTIONS OF $7.9 MILLION.

WE ARE PROJECTED TO MEET OUR TARGET AND FOR WATER EXPENSES, AGAIN, A 5% SALARY INCREASE FOR NONUNION EMPLOYEES.

THERE'S BEEN A REDUCTION IN DEBT SERVICE COSTS, AND THERE'S AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY AND AUTO INSURANCE THAT'S ACROSS ALL THE FUNDS.

ALSO THE UTILITY SERVICES WE SEE AN INCREASE THERE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FEES, INCREASES FROM REGULATORY DEMANDS IN FY 26.

THE STORMWATER FUND, A 7% RATE INDEX 3% BASE AND A 4% FOR CONSTRUCTION COSTS $485,000 DESIGNATED FROM RETAINED EARNINGS, AND IN FY 26 FOR PROJECTED AVAILABLE R&R CONTRIBUTION OF JUST OVER $600,000, WHICH IS $161,000 SHORTER OF OUR GOAL OF $761,000.

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THERE'S AN INCREASE IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR AN UPDATE OF THE FACILITY OR THE I'M SORRY, THE UTILITY MASTER PLAN AND 6.74% OVERALL INCREASE IN OPERATING EXPENSES.

THE JUPITER RIVER ESTATES, WE CONTINUE TO SHOW THIS EACH YEAR.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE ASSESSMENT $133,000 BEING PAID BY THE RESIDENTS IN JUPITER RIVER ESTATES FOR THE MANGROVE TRIMMING.

THE BUILDING FUND IS SELF-SUSTAINING. WE SEE PERMANENT REVENUE SHOWS A SLIGHT REDUCTION OF $100,000 ON OUR PROJECTIONS. INTEREST EARNINGS THERE'S ALSO A SLIGHT DECREASE AND THERE'S A SMALL USE OF RETAINED EARNINGS, A SLIGHT DECREASE IN DEPARTMENTAL EXPENSES OVER LAST YEAR AND AN INCREASE OF $80,000 IN CONTRACTUAL EXPENSES.

THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AS WELL. IT REMAINS TO BE HEALTHY AT THIS CURRENT TIME.

WE CONTINUE TO WATCH THAT AS WE BRING ON ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.

WE WILL BE MONITORING THE FUND, BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE IT'S MAINTAINING A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AND MAINTAINING THE GOAL, AS OUTLINED BY COUNCIL OF A MINIMUM OF $10 MILLION IN ITS RESERVES.

THE CIP FUNDING SUMMARY. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT LEADING INTO THE CIP WORKSHOP.

WE WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL, AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN TASKED TO COME UP WITH SOME ALTERNATIVES, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT HERE IN A SECOND. BUT THERE WAS SOME DIRECTION TO REDUCE THE SAWFISH BAY PARK SEAWALL BY JUST OVER $1 MILLION.

THAT'S BEEN DONE, HELPED RESOLVE A DEFICIT THAT WAS IN THE CIP.

THERE WAS ALSO A REDUCTION IN $3.9 MILLION IN WATER FUNDING AND ALSO A REDUCTION OF $230,000 IN STORMWATER FUNDING THAT WE DISCUSSED. WITH THAT AT THE LAST MEETING. THE COUNCIL HAD REQUESTED THAT WE REVIEW AND COME BACK WITH DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THE ATHLETIC FIELD REPAIR AND RESTORATIONS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FOR FY 26.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FUNDING IN THERE FOR ANY OF THE FIELDS.

THE COUNCIL FELT LIKE AND I'M PARAPHRASING, WHAT WAS REQUESTED THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE SOMETHING IN THE FY 26 AND FOR US TO PRESENT OPTIONS WE HAVE DONE THAT AND HOW WE WERE GOING TO FUND THOSE OPTIONS.

WE PROVIDED THREE OPTIONS THAT WE SENT OUT TO THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED FEEDBACK.

AND ACTUALLY, WE GOT QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS THAT CAME BACK FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO ANSWER.

BUT THE OPTION ONE WAS TO DO ONE TURF FIELD AND SOME IRRIGATION ACTUALLY MAINTENANCE OF A PUMP AT JCP ALSO FOR OPTION TWO, TWO TURF FIELDS WITH IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE OF A PUMP THERE AS WELL. AND THEN OPTION THREE WAS AGAIN A JCP THE REPLACEMENT OR TWO ATHLETIC TURF ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELDS FOR FIELDS NINE AND TEN. NOW HOW WOULD WE PAY FOR THOSE? THE FIRST OPTION WAS JUST OVER $1 MILLION. THE OPTION TWO, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE TWO TURF FIELDS WITH A PUMP REPLACEMENT, WAS $1.5 MILLION. AND THEN THE FINAL ONE, THE ARTIFICIAL TURF, WAS $1.5 MILLION.

THE FEEDBACK THAT I RECEIVED WAS THAT OPTION TWO SEEMED TO BE THE PREVAILING OPTION AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL AGREED WITH THAT IN WHOLE AND WE CAN MODIFY THE BUDGET THAT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, IF YOU SO WISH. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW OF WHAT WE HAVE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW, THE GENERAL FUND CASH FLOW IS HEALTHY.

IT IS BALANCED. AND IF YOU WANTED TO ADD THIS OPTION, IT WOULD REMAIN TO BE BALANCED.

AND WE HAVE IT PAID FOR. SO THIS EVENING, OUTSIDE OF SEEKING GUIDANCE ON THE OPTIONS THAT I JUST PRESENTED TO YOU WERE SEEKING APPROVAL ON SECOND READING OF THE PROPOSED OPERATING MILLAGE OF 2.3894 THROUGH ORDINANCE 14-25, ALSO SEEKING APPROVAL ON SECOND READING FOR THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM THROUGH ORDINANCE 15-25.

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EVERYTHING IS BALANCED. BUT RIGHT NOW, FROM THE PREVAILING FEEDBACK THAT I'VE RECEIVED, OPTION TWO WAS SEEMED TO BE THE WAY THAT THE COUNCIL THAT I'D RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM WANTED TO FAVOR.

OKAY. I'D ASK. I'LL GO DOWN THE ROW. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

AND AND THEN AS WE GO DOWN THE ROW AT THE SAME TIME, INDICATE WHETHER YOU SUPPORT OPTION TWO.

SO COUNCILOR CHOY. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS AND I DO SUPPORT OPTION TWO.

VICE MAYOR. NO QUESTIONS. I ALSO SUPPORT OPTION TWO.

I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. REALLY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT.

DOES THE ROLLBACK CONSIDER INFLATION RATE? NO, SIR.

GOD, THAT'S ODD, ISN'T IT? YOU DON'T NEED TO COMMENT ABOUT THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, WE DO THIS, YOU KNOW, ROLLBACK RATE WHICH THE STATE HAS US DO FOR YEARS AND THEY DON'T EVEN SEE FIT TO ALLOW INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. BUT I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD NEXT.

AND YOU DID TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS YEAR OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WILL BENEFIT FROM A TAX SAVINGS DUE TO THE THE DEBT HAVING GONE AWAY. HOW MUCH DEBT DOES THE TOWN HAVE FOR ITS GENERAL FUND RIGHT NOW.

AS IT STANDS, THERE IS NO DEBT. WE HAVE WE HAVE OBLIGATED TO SEEK DEBT WITH A COMMERCIAL PAPER ISSUANCE.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NO DEBT. OKAY. HOW MANY OTHER GOVERNMENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DO YOU KNOW HAVE NO DEBT? I DON'T KNOW THAT. RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD. I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE SOME SORT OF DEBT, GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT? NO, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT BECAUSE THE TOWN INHERENTLY HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, GREAT FINANCIAL STEWARDS TO THE POINT THAT WE CAN SIT HERE AT SOME POINT IN TIME WE NEED TO TAKE ON DEBT. BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN THERE ARE SOME GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVE TO ALWAYS HAVE DEBT.

CORRECT. AND THEN THEY'RE LIVING ON THAT DEBT AND THEN THEY EXTEND IT AND WHATEVER.

SO WITH EVERYTHING WE HAVE, I JUST THINK THAT'S A CELEBRATION.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD. AND I SUPPORT OPTION TWO.

COUNCILOR. NO QUESTIONS. AND I SUPPORT OPTION TWO.

NO QUESTIONS FOR ME. AND I ALSO SUPPORT OPTION TWO.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. OKAY. SEEING NONE I WILL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON APPROVING ORDINANCE 14-25 THAT SETS THE MILLAGE RATE.

MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 14-25 ON SECOND READING.

SECOND. MAY WE READ 14-25 TITLE.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A MILLAGE RATE TO BE LEVIED BY THE TOWN OF JUPITER ON TAXABLE, REAL AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 01, 2025, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, STATING THE ROLLED BACK MILLAGE RATE, STATING THE PERCENT BY WHICH THE MILLAGE RATE EXCEEDS, IF ANY, THE ROLLED BACK MILLAGE RATE, AND LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES ON ALL TAXABLE, REAL AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, ON APPROVING ORDINANCE 14-25 ON SECOND READING.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ORDINANCE APPROVING ORDINANCE 15-25 ON SECOND READING.

[2. Ordinance 15-25, Second Reading, Approving the Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Community Investment Program.]

WILL YOU READ ORDINANCE 15-25 ON SHORT TITLE? I WILL. AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO UPDATE.

DO WE HAVE THE BUDGET ORDINANCE? HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA AMENDING THE TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO UPDATE THE FIVE YEAR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM INCLUDED WITHIN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF LAWS AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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I HAVE UNRESOLVED BUDGET ISSUES WITH 37 SEPARATE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE PLAN.

THERE'S CARRYFORWARD FUNDS ON PROJECTS ALREADY PLACED INTO SERVICE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SWEPT BY NOW.

THE FREQUENTLY USED LUMP SUM SINGLE YEAR BUDGETING PRACTICES ON MULTIYEAR PROJECTS MUST CHANGE.

THEY UNNECESSARILY LOCK UP FUNDS, IN MANY CASES FOR YEARS BEFORE ACTUALLY BEING NEEDED.

PERHAPS THE MOST STUNNING IS THE NUMBER OF CIP PROJECTS THAT HAVE PLANNED CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES EXCEEDING ONE YEAR, TWO YEARS AND UP TO THREE YEARS IN DURATION. THE RESIDENT AND BUSINESS IMPACTS FROM SUCH PLANNED CONSTRUCTION PHASE SCHEDULES WILL BE SIGNIFICANT AND UNACCEPTABLE TO THEM AND ME. THE CIP PROJECT SPONSORS MUST ASSUME GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ENSURING THAT CIP PROJECT SHEETS ARE ACCURATE AND UPDATED.

THERE ARE A FEW SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO CIP DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN MADE.

THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS WITH HIGH CARRYFORWARD FUND DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT STAFF REQUESTED, AND WAS GRANTED ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN FISCAL YEAR 26 THAT APPEARED DOUBTFUL THAT STAFF WILL ACTUALLY NEED.

FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES, ONE OF THE CIP PROJECTS HAS A PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRACK RECORD OF FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, WITH MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION IN CARRYFORWARD IN UNSPENDED FUNDS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

AT WHAT POINT DOES TOWN LEADERSHIP SAY NO? THERE ARE TWO LARGE, ONGOING UTILITY CIP PROJECTS THAT HAVE FORECAST SCHEDULED DURATIONS OF EIGHT YEARS AND 15 YEARS THAT HAVE GROWN TO A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $20 MILLION EACH.

CONSTRUCTION WORK IS FULLY FUNDED UNNECESSARILY.

THREE YEARS AHEAD OF FORECASTING SERVICE DATES.

I HAVE OTHER UNRESOLVED CONCERNS WITH THE CIP PLAN.

I'VE SPENT ABOUT 50% OF MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT, FISCAL MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, HAVING ANNUAL CARRY FORWARD UNENCUMBERED AND UNSPENT FUNDS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

THAT EQUATES TO FIVE YEARS OF ACTUAL CIP PROJECT SPENDING IS PROBLEMATIC.

I'VE ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROJECT AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

EACH YEAR I HEAR THAT IT IS BEING WORKED ON AND WILL IMPROVE IN THE COMING YEAR.

I JUST CAN'T ACCEPT THAT EXCUSE AGAIN THIS YEAR.

I DID TRY THIS YEAR TO SUGGEST TOWN POLICY CHANGES TO IMPROVE PROJECT AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WITH LITTLE IMMEDIATE SUCCESS.

I AM HOPEFUL THAT THE TOWN MANAGER WILL CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING AT LEAST SOME OF THEM OVER THE COMING YEAR AND BEFORE THE START OF WORK ON THE NEXT CIP PLAN UPDATE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ORDINANCE 15-25.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. THE MOTION CARRIES 4 TO 1, WITH MAYOR KURETSKI DISSENTING.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON RESOLUTION 102-25.

[3. Resolution 102-25, Approving the Town of Jupiter's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Pay Plan.]

AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. THE MOTION CARRIES 4 TO 1, WITH MAYOR KURETSKI DISSENTING.

JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE IN CLOSING, I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE WORK DONE BY STAFF, PARTICULARLY OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

IT'S AN INCREDIBLE INTENSIVE EFFORT EVERY YEAR TO GO THROUGH THIS.

AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT EFFORT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON.

[4. Jupiter Fire Rescue Department (JFRD) Update.]

CHIEF.

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AN UPDATE ON OUR FIRE APPARATUS AND AN UPDATE ON STATION CONSTRUCTION.

AND SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A TIMELINE OF SOME UPCOMING MILESTONES AS WE LOOK FORWARD.

AND, AND AGAIN, WE'RE WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT A YEAR LEFT.

RIGHT. WE HAVE TWO NEW STATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE TOPPED OFF AT THE END OF OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.

OUR FOUR NEW AMBULANCES WILL BE RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2026, OR POSSIBLY A LITTLE BEFORE THAT.

OUR THREE NEW FIRE ENGINES WILL BE RECEIVED IN APRIL OF 2026.

IN MAY OF 2026, A LOT WILL BE HAPPENING. OUR FIRE STATIONS WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED.

OUR TEMPORARY FIRE STATION IN THE ABACOA COMMUNITY PARK WILL BE ONLINE, AND WE'LL BE RECEIVING OUR NEW LADDER TRUCK THAT MONTH.

BY JUNE OF 2026, WE WILL HAVE HIRED ALL OF OUR OPERATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS.

BY THE END OF JULY OF 26 WE WILL HAVE COMPLETED PHASE ONE OF OUR TRAINING, INCLUDING FAMILIARIZATION WITH ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS, AS WELL AS THE FIRST PART OF OUR EMS TRAINING PROGRAM.

BY THE END OF AUGUST OF 2026, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE SECOND PHASE OF OUR TRAINING PROGRAM, INCLUDING OUR EMS TRAINING, AND WE'LL BE DOING SCENARIO BASED TRAINING AND SOME ACTIVITIES ON MULTI-COMPANY DRILLS AND DRILLS FOR LARGE SCALE SITUATIONS.

BY SEPTEMBER OF 2026, WE WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL, READY.

AND THEN JUST A FEW DAYS OVER 12 MONTHS FROM NOW, AS I STATED EARLIER, WE WILL BEGIN PROVIDING FULL FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO AN UPDATE ON APPARATUS. SO BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2023.

A LITTLE BEFORE I ARRIVED, THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE OF THREE FIRE ENGINES AND 105 FOOT LADDER TRUCK.

AND THANK GOODNESS THAT YOU DID, BECAUSE THE BUILD TIME IS ABOUT THREE YEARS ON THESE THINGS, RIGHT? SO, SO MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM TRAVELED TO PIERCE MANUFACTURING IN WISCONSIN FOR A PRE-BUILD MEETING TO REVIEW THE TRUCKS, TO GO OVER EVERY SINGLE DETAIL ON THESE TRUCKS AND THE SPECIFICATIONS.

THAT WAS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. THEY WENT OVER THESE SPECIFICATIONS IN DEPTH WITH THE MANUFACTURER.

THEY FINALIZED A FEW DETAILS. MOSTLY WERE TOOLS ARE MOUNTED, SOME OF THE TRAYS, THEY'LL BE THERE AND SOME OF THE LIGHTING PLACEMENT.

AND JUST THIS WEEK, WE SENT A TEAM UP TO PIERCE MANUFACTURING AGAIN IN WISCONSIN, WHERE THEY REVIEWED THE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS ON THE LADDER TRUCK, AND THEY SHOULD BE ON THEIR WAY BACK TONIGHT.

ACTUALLY, I HAVE TO SAY, BACK IN 2023, THE TOWN'S CONSULTANT DID A TREMENDOUS JOB OF DESIGNING THESE TRUCKS.

THESE TRUCKS ARE PERFECT FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER, AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING THEM IN APRIL AND MAY OF NEXT YEAR.

SO AN UPDATE ON STATIONS. SO CONSTRUCTION OF THE PIATT PLACE FIRE STATION IS ON SCHEDULE.

THE OUTER BAY WALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE FIRST FLOOR AREA WALLS ARE NEARING COMPLETION.

THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTERIOR BLOCK WALL SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AND THE TOP OUT FOR PIATT PLACE IS SCHEDULED AT THE END OF OCTOBER.

AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE, THESE PICTURES THAT I TOOK A COUPLE WEEKS AGO TO MEET THE DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION OF THIS PRESENTATION ON THE AGENDA. AND THEN THESE ARE PICTURES THAT I TOOK JUST YESTERDAY.

AND YOU CAN SEE JUST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE IN JUST A LITTLE OVER A WEEK'S TIME AT THAT PIATT STATION.

AND IT'S REALLY LOOKING VERY GOOD. AND FOR THE CINQUEZ FIRE STATION WHICH IS JUST A SHORT BIT BEHIND THE STATION IS ON SCHEDULE, THE OUTER BAY WALLS NEARING COMPLETION.

FIRST FLOOR WALLS ARE GOING UP. THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTERIOR BLOCK WALLS WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AND TOP OUT IS ALSO SCHEDULED FOR THE END OF OCTOBER.

AND I WANT YOU TO NOTICE THESE PICTURES, AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU A PICTURE THAT I TOOK YESTERDAY TO SEE THE AMAZING AMOUNT OF WORK.

SO THE TOP PICTURE THAT YOU SEE HERE, THAT'S THE FRONT OF THE APPARATUS BAYS FACING THE ROAD THERE.

AND, YOU CAN SEE THE LOW LEVEL OF BLOCK. AND THEN THE PICTURE BELOW, IT IS KIND OF THE AREA JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THOSE

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AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT BLOCK HAS MADE IT ALL THE WAY UP.

THEY'VE GOT THE TIE BEAM GOING ACROSS AND THEY'VE GOT BLOCK ALMOST COMPLETED OVER ON THAT SOUTH SIDE.

SO TREMENDOUS PROGRESS CINQUEZ IS REALLY CATCHING UP AND BEING CLOSE TO MEETING THE TIMELINES OF PIATT.

SO WE'RE MOVING INTO OUR FINAL YEAR OF CREATING THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

JUST A LITTLE OVER EIGHT MONTHS. IMAGINE THAT A LITTLE OVER EIGHT MONTHS FROM TONIGHT, WE WILL HAVE HIRED ALL OF OUR OPERATIONAL PERSONNEL.

OUR FIRE STATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED. WE'LL HAVE ALL OF OUR APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT IN PLACE, AND WILL BE PREPARING TO TRANSITION SERVICES TO JUPITER FIRE RESCUE.

AND IN A LITTLE OVER 12 MONTHS FROM TONIGHT, THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN PROVIDING FULL FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER. SO, AS I DO WITH MOST UPDATES, I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH THIS JUPITER FIRE RESCUE REMAINS ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THOSE. ANY QUESTIONS? YES, I HAVE A FEW I THINK MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO OUR RESIDENTS.

CAN YOU PROVIDE ME WITH THE STATUS OF YOUR RECRUITING FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS, AND ONE OF THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS RECEIVED A DATE FOR THESE POSITIONS.

YES. SO GREAT QUESTION. SO WE HAVE NOT BEGUN RECRUITING FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS, BUT WE HAVE OVER A THOUSAND NAMES ON AN INTEREST LIST OF FOLKS WHO HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO COME WORK AT JUPITER FIRE RESCUE.

OUR INTENTIONS FOR RECRUITING WILL PROBABLY BEGIN IN JANUARY.

COMING UP. OKAY. ANOTHER QUESTION. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT THE PERCENTAGE OF EXPERIENCED VERSUS A NEW HIRE WILL BE PERSONNEL FOR THE COME DAY ONE.

YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME ROUND NUMBERS INSTEAD OF EXACT NUMBERS.

ABOUT 40% OF THE MEMBERS THAT ARE OPERATIONAL LINE FOLKS OUT OUT THERE ON THE STREETS, ABOUT 40% OF THEM MUST BE EXPERIENCED FOLKS. THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO DRIVE THE FIRE TRUCKS AND SUPERVISE THE ACTIVITIES ON THE FIRE TRUCKS AND THE AMBULANCES.

SUPERVISORY LEVEL FOLKS ARE TECHNICALLY CAPABLE FOLKS.

THEY HAVE TO HAVE EXPERIENCE TO DO THOSE JOBS.

SO ABOUT 40% OF OUR OPERATIONAL FOLKS MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE COMING IN.

THE BALANCE ARE ABOUT 60% OF THE FIREFIGHTERS THAT WILL BE RECRUITING FROM AROUND THE STATE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE EXPERIENCE, BUT AS INDICATORS FROM THE FOLKS THAT HAVE PUT IN INTEREST CARDS AND THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO US, I'M GOING TO GUESS THAT PROBABLY UP MAYBE UP TO HALF OF THE FOLKS THAT WE HIRE FOR FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS WILL HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE ALREADY.

OKAY. AND MY LAST QUESTION ON DAY ONE HOW WILL THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE CAPABILITIES COMPARE TO THOSE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY? YEAH. SO LISTEN, I WILL TELL YOU, PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF PROVIDING SERVICE TO JUPITER AND JUPITER FIRE RESCUE IS GOING TO PROVIDE AN OUTSTANDING SERVICE. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE THREE STATIONS THAT ARE OPERATED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY WITHIN THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE STATIONS. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THREE FIRE ENGINES IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

WE WILL HAVE THREE FIRE ENGINES. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THREE AMBULANCES IN JUPITER.

WE'LL HAVE THREE AMBULANCES. WE WILL HAVE A LADDER TRUCK IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

A FOUR PERSON LADDER TRUCK. A TRUCK WILL OPERATE OUT OF THE STATION ON THE EAST SIDE.

RIGHT NOW, THE LADDER TRUCK THAT SERVICES THE TOWN OF JUPITER IS COMING OUT OF JUNO BEACH.

SO WE WILL HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL FOUR PERSON UNIT HERE IN THE TOWN.

AND AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A PARAMEDIC WHO'LL STAFF CO STAFF THE POLICE BOAT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WHEN THE POLICE BOATS OUT OPERATING ON THE WATERWAYS, WE'LL HAVE PARAMEDIC SERVICE ON OUR WATERWAYS WHEN WE BEGIN SERVICE.

THANK YOU CHIEF. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. JUST ONE ITEM.

AND I'M NOT SURE IF I HAD ASKED THIS QUESTION RECENTLY IN A TEXT THAT MAYBE WASN'T COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD, BUT, YOU KNOW, I WAS DELIGHTED WHEN I SAW MY WIFE AND I DROVE BY CINQUEZ STATION AND SAW PEOPLE WORKING ON A SATURDAY.

AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THEY WERE BEHIND AND OR BEHIND PIATT PLACE, BUT THEY WERE WORKING HARD.

AND I SAW EVIDENCE OF THAT ON A SATURDAY. IT APPEARED TO BE A FULL CREW.

I REMEMBER WHEN WE WENT TO THE PIATT PLACE GROUNDBREAKING, LEARNING THAT THE TWO SITES ARE HEADED UP BY A PROJECT MANAGER. ONE IS THE FATHER AND ONE IS HIS SON.

SO THERE'S SOME NICE COMPETITION THERE. WHICH ONE HAS WHICH STATION? THE FATHER HAS PIATT PLACE. OKAY, SO THE SON'S WORKING TO CATCH UP.

WELL, AND LOOK IT. YOU KNOW, THE STATION IS ON SCHEDULE.

IT'S A LITTLE BEHIND [INAUDIBLE], BUT IT'S ON SCHEDULE.

THE DIFFERENCE BEING THAT WE HAD TO REVISE THE ROADWAY THROUGH THERE.

AND THEY HAD A PLAN TO MOVE IT FORWARD AND CATCH UP.

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AND THE FOLKS IN OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT ARE REALLY WORKING HARD TO HELP GET THEIR PERMIT.

I MEAN, THEIR INSPECTIONS DONE. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE MOVING ON NOW.

AND THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT THAT WE ARE ON SCHEDULE.

I MISSPOKE IN SAYING IT. IT'S BEHIND AS FAR AS IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUILDING AND THE VERY FACT THAT THE SON HAS HAD THIS TEAM WORKING ON A SATURDAY TO CATCH UP, YOU KNOW, SHOWS, AS THEY TOLD ME WHEN I MET WITH THEM, SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION AND WHO GETS DONE FIRST.

SO THAT BENEFITS US GREATLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY, MOVING ON TO CITIZEN COMMENTS. YES, SIR.

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

GOOD EVENING, ANDY WESTON 949 DOLPHIN. TALKING ABOUT DOLPHIN, THE WATER PIPE I THINK IS BURIED IN THE GROUND. AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END.

I WOULD STILL MAYBE YOU CAN TAKE SOME OF THIS CONSTRUCTION MONEY THAT'S BURIED IN THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT SOMEPLACE. EVERYBODY UP AND DOWN THE STREET HAS BEEN TALKING TO THE PROJECT MANAGER ON THIS, ALBERTO. AND IF YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT THE COMMENTS ARE, IT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN COMING UP HERE SAYING.

YOU NEED TO WIDEN THE STREET. AND I IMPLORE YOU TO IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, THEN DON'T PUT THE DRIVEWAYS BACK ON THE WEST SIDE. DON'T PUT SOD DOWN UNTIL YOU HAVE THE MONEY.

AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT LOGICALLY, IF YOU HAD A 20 FOOT ROAD THERE RIGHT NOW, YOU'D BE PUTTING IT BACK TO 20FT.

AND YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD A 20 FOOT ROAD THERE.

IT'S A TOWN'S PROPERTY. THEY OWN THE PROPERTY.

THEY OWN THE ROAD. IT'S THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

AND THAT'S THE WAY WE FEEL. IF YOU SAY THAT WELL, WE ASKED THE COMMUNITY IF THEY WANTED THE ROAD.

WELL, THEY WANT THE ROAD, BUT YOU ASKED THEM, DO YOU WANT TO PAY $800,000? AND THEY SAID, NO, IT WASN'T NO TO THE ROAD. IT WAS NO TO IT.

IT WAS YES THAT IT'S THE TOWN'S RESPONSIBILITY.

IT'S NOT OURS. SO IT IS DESTROYED THE ROAD IS ON THE EDGES, AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. I GOT A 15 FOOT NOW, SWALE.

I GOT TO HIT THIS ONE A SWALE. SOUNDS EXOTIC.

IT'S SORT OF LIKE MIDDEN. YOU KNOW, A MIDDEN IS A GARBAGE DUMP.

A SWALE IS A DITCH. AND I NOW HAVE A 15 FOOT WIDE DITCH IN MY FRONT YARD.

AND I'M A. I THINK I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT'S GOT 15FT.

SOME OF THEM ARE AS VERY NARROW SWELLS THAT THEY PUT IN, AND IT'S GOING TO COLLECT WATER AND IT'S GOING TO GROW DOLLAR WEED AND IT'S GOING TO CREATE MOSQUITOES. IT'S JUST IT'S SWALES ARE I THINK, MORE APPROPRIATE FOR RURAL AREAS NOT IN A TOWN. AND YOU DID THE DRAINAGE IN ON ELSA WAY.

AND I DON'T THINK YOU ASSESS THEM A DIME AND YOU PUT IN VALLEY CURBS.

YOU DIDN'T YOU DIDN'T WIDEN THE ROAD, BUT YOU PUT IN VALLEY CURBS, WHICH EFFECTIVELY DID WIDEN THAT ROAD.

AND IF YOU WANT TO PUT VALLEY CURBS ON DOLPHIN AND YOU KNOW, SO YOU CAN MENTALLY THINK I'M ONLY DOING A COUPLE OF FEET, THEN FINE, DO THAT I'D APPRECIATE IT. BUT DON'T DON'T COVER UP THOSE DRIVEWAYS AGAIN AND THEN HAVE TO COME BACK AND REDO THAT ROAD.

APPRECIATE IT. THAT WAS THE ONLY PUBLIC COMMENT. YES, SIR. OKAY. MOVING ON, COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 4TH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

[5. September 4, 2025, Town Council Meeting Minutes.]

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[Item 6 & 7]

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MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND.

MOTION AND A SECOND AND I ASK FOR ORDINANCE 1625 TO BE READ.

TITLE TO BE READ. AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.

THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, STATING THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL DOES NOT CONSENT TO THE CONTINUING PARTICIPATION AND INCLUSION OF THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE TOWN AND THE JUPITER MSTU FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECEIVING FIRE, RESCUE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026 AND THEREAFTER, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[REPORTS]

[TOWN MANAGER]

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND SAY THANK YOU TO SCOTT REYNOLDS, DAWN CLARK AND ALL THOSE IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WHO HAVE DONE SUCH A TREMENDOUS JOB PREPARING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AND TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR ITS DIRECTION AND INPUT AND ADVICE ON MOVING FORWARD.

I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS BUDGET PREPARATION.

THEY START THIS IN JANUARY AND IT GOES ALL YEAR LONG.

WE NOW GET THE BUDGET APPROVED. THEY'LL TAKE A LITTLE BREATHER AND WE'LL PREPARE FOR AUDITS, AND THEN WE'LL TURN AROUND RIGHT AFTER THE HOLIDAYS AND START ALL OVER AGAIN.

SO NOT THAT I WANT TO BRING THAT GREAT NEWS, BUT SURELY WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK.

ALSO, AS MANY AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, OUR CHIEF OF POLICE CHIEF BARBERA, IS GOING TO BE RETIRING ON OCTOBER 2ND.

HIS CELEBRATION WILL BE HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 10 A.M..

AND HE'S GOING TO BE MISSED, OBVIOUSLY. AND JUST, YOU KNOW, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH CHIEF BARBERA AND PROMOTE HIM AS HE STARTED HIS JOURNEY UP THE SUPERVISORY RANKS.

AND HE'S TRULY A REMARKABLE CHIEF AND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.

FORTUNATELY FOR US, WE DO HAVE YOU KNOW, A GREAT DEAL OF TALENT WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND SO I'M APPOINTING DEPUTY CHIEF DON HENNESSY AS THE INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE'S BEEN WITH THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 23 YEARS, DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND HE'S RISEN THROUGH THE RANKS FROM COMMUNICATION OFFICER TO DEPUTY CHIEF.

AND HAVE NO DOUBT HE'LL EXCEL DURING HIS TIME AS INTERIM CHIEF.

FOR ME, IS A VERY FOR BOTH OF US, PROBABLY A VERY INTERESTING JOURNEY BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST BECAME CHIEF, DON WAS A DISPATCHER, AND I SPONSORED HIM IN THE POLICE ACADEMY AND SWORE HIM IN AS A POLICE OFFICER.

THEN HERE HE IS TODAY AS THE INTERIM CHIEF OF THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO, DON, EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU. AND I KNOW YOU WORK HARD TO TO EARN THE JOB.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE FOUR EMPLOYEES WHO RECENTLY CELEBRATED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES WITH THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

LAST WEEK, DAISY SAND IN THE HR DEPARTMENT, CELEBRATED 25 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE TOWN.

IF ANY OF YOU KNOW DAISY, IT LOOKS LIKE SHE STARTED WHEN SHE WAS FIVE.

AND SO BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. AND MEANWHILE, ANGIE CARPENTIERE FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, PAUL HARRINGTON FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND CHARLENE PITMAN-STONE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALL CELEBRATED 30 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE TOWN.

AND THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THESE FOLKS, THE CHARACTER AND THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT HERE IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

AS YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE'VE CELEBRATED THE GRAND OPENING OF TWO NEW PLAYGROUNDS.

THE NEW RENOVATED PLAYGROUND AT JUPITER COMMUNITY PARK HAD ITS RIBBON CUTTING ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, AND THE PLAYGROUND AT INDIAN CREEK PARK OPENED LAST WEEK. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WEATHER DIDN'T COOPERATE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CUT THE RIBBON THERE.

I HAVE TO SAY, EVERYWHERE I GO I'M HEARING ABOUT THESE PLAYGROUNDS.

I WAS EVEN AT MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT THIS MORNING AND HAD TO LISTEN TO ALL OF THE GREAT COMMENTS ABOUT OUR PLAYGROUNDS HERE IN THE TOWN.

SO SO KUDOS TO THE STAFF WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD ON THAT, MIKE AND KRISTEN AND ALL THE FOLKS OVER THERE AT THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEVERAL MORE PARKS COMING IN THE IN THE NEXT YEAR.

SO ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, FDOT IS GOING TO HOLD A PUBLIC INFORMATION WORKSHOP CONCERNING THE SECOND PHASE OF ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ON INDIANTOWN ROAD.

THE WORKSHOP BE HELD AT THE JUPITER COMMUNITY CENTER BEGINNING AT 6 P.M..

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THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND YOUTH ABOUT E-BIKE SAFETY CONTINUES, AS OFFICERS HAVE RECENTLY VISITED BOTH JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WHILE THERE, THE OFFICERS, AMONG MANY THINGS, INTERACTED WITH THE STUDENTS AND SPOKE A LOT ABOUT E-BIKE SAFETY AND THE SAFETY AND THE RULES SURROUNDING E-BIKES. AND FINALLY IT SEEMS LIKE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT NIGHT.

I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE AND RECOGNIZE JUPITER POLICE OFFICER FIRST CLASS MATT OWENS, WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, OFFICER OWEN WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN THE NAVY RESERVES, AND ACHIEVING THIS RANK CAME AFTER COMPLETING ONE OF THE MOST DEMANDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM. AND IRONICALLY, HE'S ON SECURITY DETAIL RIGHT OUT THERE IN THE LOBBY.

SO YOU GET PROMOTED AND THEN WE PUT YOU RIGHT TO THE SECURITY DETAIL.

SO KUDOS TO HIM. AND THAT'S MY REPORT, MAYOR.

[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]

HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THE CHIEF FOR HIS 29 YEARS OF EXCELLENT SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER AND RESIDENTS.

HE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THE LEGACY AND THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT HE LEAVES BEHIND, AS I AM PROUD OF WHAT HE'S DONE FOR THE TOWN. AND SECONDLY, I WANT TO DO A SPECIAL THANKS TO DIRECTOR REYNOLDS AND THE TOWN STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK PULLING TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN FOR 2026 THROUGH 2030, ALONG WITH THE TOWN'S 2026 OPERATING BUDGET. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES TO THE RIGHT WITH MY APPOINTMENT TO THE TOWN COUNCIL, JUNE, THEY SHOWED CONFIDENCE IN MY ABILITY TO DIVE HEAD FIRST INTO THE TOWN'S BUDGET PROCESS.

IN DOING SO ALLOWED ME TO UNDERSTAND THIS IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF JUPITER. I HOPE I'VE MET THEIR EXPECTATIONS THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH THEM IN THE FUTURE. SO THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU.

COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM. THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING CHIEF BARBERA, BUT I ALSO WANT TO SEND A HEARTY WELCOME TO OUR NEW CHIEF HENNESSY.

I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, I THINK YOU WERE A CAPTAIN.

DISTRICT TWO. MY DISTRICT IN ABACOA. KEEPING US SAFE ON OUR BICYCLES.

BUT IT SEEMS ALMOST EVERY YEAR, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN A NEW POSITION TAKING ON NEW TASKS.

YOU DO IT WELL. SO THANK YOU AND WELCOME. ONE NOTE ON THE PLAYGROUND.

I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO A LOT OF PARENTS. I WAS SO ENTHUSIASTIC, I SENT KIND OF MAYBE TOO LONG OF AN EMAIL THANKING EVERYONE ONE EVENING.

BUT ONE NOTE FROM PARENTS WAS THAT PARKING IS AN ISSUE ON THESE PLAYGROUNDS AS THEY GET MORE POPULAR.

SO THEY WERE SAYING THAT PEOPLE WERE PARKING ON THE STREET.

I THINK THAT'LL CALM DOWN ONCE THE INITIAL KIND OF WAVE PASSES, BUT IT IS VERY POPULAR, SO IT WAS NICE TO HEAR AND SEE AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. VICE MAYOR. YEAH, A COUPLE THINGS.

FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW CHIEF HENNESSY.

I MET YOU A WHILE BACK, AND I'VE SEEN YOU KIND OF COME UP THROUGH THE RANKS. AND I KNOW YOU DO A GREAT JOB, SO JUST MAKE IT YOUR OWN.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY. I KNOW YOU CAN HANDLE IT. SO CONGRATULATIONS.

AND ALSO, I DO IT EVERY YEAR. BUT, YOU KNOW, DIRECTOR SCOTT REYNOLDS AND HIS TEAM AND DAWN GETTING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR, THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE BEEN EXTRA SPECIAL FOR YOU GUYS WITH THE CIP, ALL OUR BUDGETS AND JFRD.

SO I WANT TO REALLY CONGRATULATE YOU AND GETTING US ALL THE INFORMATION AND MAKING IT COHERENT AND UNDERSTANDABLE.

AND OUR REQUEST FROM LAST MEETING, GETTING THE EXTRA WORK FROM THE PARKS AND ALL THAT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. SO AND BACK TO THE PLAYGROUNDS.

I'M LIKE EVERYWHERE I GO. I HEAR EVERYBODY'S SO EXCITED ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND.

SO YOU KNOW, SPECIAL THANKS TO STAFF FOR PULLING ALL THAT OFF AND THE TOWN MANAGER, SO.

AND THAT IS IT. COUNCILOR CHOY. THANK YOU. AGAIN, WELCOME, CHIEF HENNESSY.

AND TO ALL OUR POLICE OFFICERS. I THINK WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE OF JUPITER, YOU KNOW, YOUR POLICE FORCE IS HERE PROTECTING YOU.

YOU HEAR IT. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING YOU GROW.

I WANT A VERY, VERY LARGE THANK YOU TO SCOTT REYNOLDS, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THE STAFF GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS IS NEVER EASY IN ANY FORM.

BUT THE NUMBER THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH, THEY'VE HAD AN ARDUOUS JOB.

AND I PERSONALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THEIR GUIDANCE, THEIR ASSISTANCE, ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM ALL OF US AND TO SAY YOU HAVE FOUR EMPLOYEES,

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THE CULTURE IN OUR TOWN, WE ALL HAVE A LOT TO BE GRATEFUL FOR, AND I KNOW I'M PROUD TO SIT HERE AND TO SERVE AND OFFICER OWEN I READ THAT EARLIER. THAT'S REMARKABLE. AND TO KNOW HE'S OUTSIDE THAT DOOR TONIGHT.

ONCE AGAIN, PROUD TO SERVE WITH ALL OF YOU. AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

I JUST HAVE A FEW QUICK ITEMS. DITTO. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW POLICE CHIEF, DON HENNESSEY, FOR THE APPOINTMENT. IT'S SO GLAD TO SEE REWARDING FOR ME TO SEE PEOPLE MOVE UP THE RANKS AND THEN TO GET INTO SUCH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, SO THAT'S GREAT.

ON THE ITEM ON WELL, AN ITEM ON THE PLAYGROUNDS I THOUGHT I'D SHARE.

I'M SURE EVERYBODY IS HEARING MAYBE THE SAME THINGS OR DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT THERE'S ONE MOM THAT THAT I HAPPEN TO HAVE RUN INTO AT JERRY THOMAS PICKING UP A DAUGHTER.

I PICK UP MY GRANDKIDS THERE TWO DAYS A WEEK, AND SHE'S BEEN IN ALL THE OPENINGS OF THE PLAYGROUNDS, AND SHE SHARED WITH ME SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF PASS ON.

EVERYBODY THAT I RUN INTO REALLY IS SO THANKFUL FOR THESE PLAYGROUND UPGRADES.

AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE NOW HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF THEM.

BUT ANYWAY, THIS ONE MOM THAT HAD HAS BEEN EVERY ONE OF THEM COMMENTED TO ME THAT WHAT SHE GETS MOST PLEASED ABOUT IS HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE OUT THERE, NEIGHBORS GETTING TOGETHER AT THE YOU KNOW, ON THE PLAYGROUND. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT HADN'T HAPPENED FOR A LONG TIME.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, FAMILY IS REALLY AND NEIGHBORS GETTING WITH NEIGHBORS IS REALLY WHAT HAS KEPT JUPITER UNIQUELY SPECIAL.

AND I REALLY JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT AND HAVE SHARED THAT.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT COMMENT THAT I GOT.

TWO ASKS, YOU KNOW, AT JCP AND I'VE BEEN GOING TO JCP ON AND OFF FOR 25 YEARS.

AND SOMETHING JUST RECENTLY OCCURRED TO ME THAT I HAD NEVER REALIZED AND I HAD TALKED AND TALKED TO STAFF ABOUT THIS, SO I'M HOPING THAT THERE'S ENOUGH FUNDS FOR THEM TO FINISH.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE WORKING ON A SIGNAGE PROGRAM, BUT JUST KIND OF TO SHARE IS YOU KNOW, WHEN I GO SEE MY ONE OF MY GRANDKIDS AT JCP IS I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE FIELD NUMBERS, BUT I LOOK FOR THEIR TEAM, RIGHT? AND HAVING GONE TO OTHER PARKS. THERE'S WAYFINDING SIGNAGE.

I WENT BY JCP THE OTHER NIGHT. LAST WEEK JUST TO KIND OF SEE WHAT WAYFINDING SIGN EXISTS.

AND THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NONE. AND THEN THE SIGNAGE FOR THE FIELD MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS IS PRETTY SMALL FONT SIZES.

SO IN COMPARISON TO WHERE I'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW IN OTHER NEWER PARKS, THERE'S WAYFINDING SIGNAGE.

LIKE, I NEVER KNEW WHERE THE BEACH VOLLEYBALL COURTS WERE.

IT'S ALL TUCKED IN THE BACK, RIGHT? SO AS WELL AS BASKETBALL COURTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, WAYFINDING SIGNAGE AND I BELIEVE STAFF, YOU KNOW, HAD I DIDN'T BRING THAT POINT UP, BUT I HEARD THEY WERE LOOKING AT SIGNAGE. BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE WE'RE DOING ON THE CAMPUS HERE.

YOU KNOW, A PARK THAT BIG, YOU KNOW, IS IN NEED OF WAYFINDING SIGNAGE.

SO I HOPE WHEN I SAW THAT OPTION TWO WAS TO SWEEP SOME FUNDS FROM THAT ACCOUNT.

I'M HOPING THAT ENOUGH FUNDS ARE LEFT TO MAKE SURE WE GET WAYFINDING SIGNAGE PUT IN, AND THEN AN ITEM FOR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SOMETHING I JUST HAD RECENTLY REALIZED. YOU KNOW, MOST SCHOOL ZONES HAVE FLASHING WARNING SIGNAGE.

AND THIS IS A PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE WHEN IT'S OUTSIDE OF WHAT SOMEONE WOULD THINK IS THE YOU KNOW, IS THE SCHOOL TIME AND AGAIN, I PICK UP MY GRANDKIDS TWICE A WEEK GETTING OUT.

AND I'VE REALIZED THAT NORTHBOUND ON MAPLEWOOD DRIVE NORTH OF TONEY PENNA, I THINK IT'S THE ONLY SCHOOL ZONE THAT I KNOW OF THAT DOESN'T HAVE A FLASHING SIGN. AND IT'S GOT A TIME.

SIGN THAT RIGHT AT THE CORNER. SO IF SOMEONE WAS HEADING YOU KNOW, I DON'T NORMALLY GO THAT WAY,

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BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, YOU KNOW, COMPLIANCE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

AND SO IF THERE WAS A FLASHING SIGN. WESTBOUND ON TONEY PENNA.

NO, THIS IS NORTHBOUND ON MAPLEWOOD. THERE WAS ONE.

NO, THERE'S ONE SOUTH, THERE'S ONE NORTHBOUND ON MAPLEWOOD.

IT'S ABOUT THAT'S NOT NORTHBOUND. IT'S SOUTHBOUND.

I WENT AND LOOKED AT THEM. SOUTHBOUND HAS A FLASHING LIGHT, YOU KNOW, YOU GO DOWN CENTRAL BOULEVARD.

THERE'S TWO OF THEM ON EITHER SIDE. BUT YOU GO THERE ANYWAY.

I'D ASK STAFF TO LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE GOING NORTH OF TONEY PENNA AND YOU WOULDN'T THINK IT'S A SCHOOL ZONE.

SOME MIGHT NOT THINK BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING EAST OR NOTHING.

YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING EAST. IT'S ALL INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL, BUT NONETHELESS, IT'S A SCHOOL ZONE. AND JUST ASKING FOR A FLASHING LIGHT.

WARNING SIGNS TO PEOPLE SEE, WHEN IT'S FLASHING, YOU KNOW, IT'S IN THE SCHOOL ZONE AS OPPOSED.

THAT'S WHERE EVERY OTHER PLACE I KNOW OF HAS.

THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS A OUR TIME OF DAY POSTED.

CAN I JUST I KNOW OVER THE YEARS I'VE SPOKEN TO A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY GOT PULLED OVER BY OUR POLICE BECAUSE THEY WERE HEADING WEST ON TONEY PENNA, TOOK THE RIGHT AT THE SCHOOL CROSSING AND DIDN'T REALIZE SCHOOL WAS OUT BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A FLASHER, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEE THE SMALL SIGN. BUT THERE IS ONE SOUTH OF TONEY PENNA HEADING NORTH.

YEAH. YEAH. OUTSIDE MY NEIGHBORHOOD THERE. SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD POINT. THAT'S WHY THEY NEVER PROBABLY ADDED ONE NORTH OF TONEY PENNA BECAUSE THEY'RE COUNTING ON.

BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD MAYBE COME IN FROM A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

GOOD POINT. TONEY PENNA IS A LARGER ROAD, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENS ON CENTRAL BOULEVARD WITH JUPITER ELEMENTARY.

A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN ABACOA THAT GO INTO CENTRAL, IF THEY MISS THE FLASHING LIGHT SIGN OR IF ANYONE'S CUTTING THROUGH THERE, WHICH IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF IT AND THERE AREN'T ALWAYS TIMES POSTED.

SO I THINK IT'S PROBABLY BROADER THAN JUST THE SCHOOL.

I DON'T KNOW THE RULE BEHIND IT, BUT IT'S INTERESTING. IT'D BE INTERESTING TO KNOW. MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE SCHOOL AREAS.

OR JUST ASK OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, WHICH I'M HAPPY TO DO AS WELL.

BUT THAT'S ANYWAY. THE MAPLEWOOD ONE IS THE ONLY ONE I KNOW THAT HAS THE TIME OF DAY LIMITS IN ALL OTHER PLACES. IF THE SIGNS IF THE WARNING SIGN IS FLASHING, IT'S AN ACTIVE SCHOOL ZONE.

RIGHT. RIGHT. GOOD POINT. AND I THINK THAT'S IT.

OTHER THAN A LITTLE, LITTLE TRIVIA. ALSO, I HAPPEN TO DROP MY GRANDSON OFF AT INDEPENDENCE, AND ALL E-BIKES. I DON'T SEE ANY BIKES USED THESE DAYS.

SO BY THE TIME WE GET TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, E-BIKE IS THE THING.

AND THEN MY GRANDSON TOLD ME THAT HE WANTED ONE, AND I PROCEEDED TO TELL HIM THAT I THINK THE COUNCIL WAS CONSIDERING PUTTING AN AGE LIMIT, WHICH WE COULD DO, BY THE WAY. AND I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT I'M SURE WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS.

SO I'M GOING TO DISCOURAGE HIM FROM GETTING ONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN HIS PARENTS FROM GIVING HIM ONE, BECAUSE HE'S NOT OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE AN E-BIKE.

HE THINKS HE IS. BUT ANYWAY THE TIME IS NOW 7:59, AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.