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>> GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 P.M.
[Call To Order]
I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST.WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
AND THEN THE PLEDGE. IF ALL THOSE THAT ARE ABLE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING.
>> LET US PRAY. ALMIGHTY GOD, AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
MAY OUR ACTIONS STRENGTHEN THE TRUST OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND MAY YOU GUIDE OUR WORDS, OUR ACTIONS, AND OUR DECISIONS AS WE SERVE.
AMEN. WE WILL NOW PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN A PLEDGE?
>> MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
[1. Astronaut Kellie Gerardi Day. #]
>> WE BEGIN TODAY'S MEETING WITH AN EXCITING PROCLAMATION.
NO THAT THEY'RE ALL NOT EXCITING, BUT WHICH I'LL BE PRESENTING TO ASTRONAUT KELLIE GERARDI.
LET FIRST READ THE PROCLAMATION.
PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER 2ND, 2025 AS KELLIE GERARDI DAY, WHEREAS KELLIE GERARDI BORN AND RAISED IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER, AND A PROUD GRADUATE OF JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL, HAS CARRIED THE SPIRIT OF OUR HOMETOWN INTO SPACE AS A RESEARCH ASTRONAUT, BECOMING THE 90TH WOMAN IN HISTORY TO FLY TO SPACE.
WHEREAS HER JOURNEY FROM THE CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITY OF JUPITER TO THE FRONTIERS OF SPACE EXPLORATION REFLECTS THE POWER OF EDUCATION, PERSEVERANCE, AND HOMETOWN PRIDE, SERVING AS AN INSPIRATION TO STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE, WHEREAS AS A MOTHER, RESEARCHER, AND AUTHOR, KELLIE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE USA TODAY AS ONE OF THEIR 2025 WOMEN OF THE YEAR, AND BY TIME IN THEIR INAUGURAL TIME100 CREATORS LIST, CELEBRATING HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS IN 2023, KELLIE SERVED AS A PAYLOAD SPECIALIST ON A SPACE MISSION, CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON BEHALF OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AERONAUTICAL SCIENCES, WHERE SHE CONTINUES TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT, MICROGRAVITY INSTRUCTOR AND TEST FLIGHT DIRECTOR.
WHEREAS SHE IS ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY THROUGH HER LEADERSHIP OF A RESEARCH MISSION SCHEDULED FOR 2026 AND HAS ALREADY CONTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 150 MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH FLIGHTS.
WHEREAS KELLIE'S STORY HAS INSPIRED MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD, WHETHER THROUGH HER APPEARANCES ON NATIONAL TELEVISION OR THROUGH HER CHILDREN'S BOOK SERIES, LUNA MUNA WHICH HAVE BEEN READ ALL LOUD FROM BOTH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND THE WHITE HOUSE, AND WHEREAS KELLIE'S LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO CURIOSITY, EXPLORATION AND SERVICE REFLECTS THE BEST OF JUPITER VALUES, REMINDING US THAT THE LESSONS LEARNED IN OUR HOMETOWN CAN LAUNCH DREAMS THAT REACH STARS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I JIM KURETSKI, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2ND, 2025 AS KELLIE GERARDI DAY, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF KELLIE GERARDI, HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND SPACE, AND EMBRACE THE SPIRIT OF CURIOSITY, LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY.
I WITNESS THEREOF, I HAVE HERE TO SET MY HAND AND SEAL THIS 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 [APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN, INCLUDING TOWN MANAGER [BACKGROUND]
>> I THINK I CAN JUST PROJECT.
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I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU.IT'S A LIFELONG JUPITER RESIDENT BORN AND RAISED HERE, GRADUATED A JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL.
I SPENT MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD THE FRONT TO THE FINAL FRONT [INAUDIBLE] HAVING ENCOURAGES FROM MY PARENTS.
SO I'M AN ONLY CHILD, SO EVERYTHING WAS POURED RIGHT INTO ME.
THEY ALWAYS ENCOURAGED ME THAT I COULD DO ANYTHING IN THIS LIFE AND BECOME ANYTHING IF I WORKED HARD ENOUGH FOR LONG ENOUGH. MORE THAN ANYTHING.
ANY OTHER ATHLETE, SO PROUD AS A JUPITER NEGATIVE.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE AN 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AT HOME, AND I THINK THE FACTS THAT AT MY SPACE I HAD, BOTH MY MOM THERE AND MY DAUGHTER, THREE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN.
WHEN MY MOM WAS GROWING UP, WOMEN WERE NOT YET ELIGIBLE IN THE UNITED STATES.
BUT ONE SING GENERATION LATER, SHE WATCHED HER DAUGHTER WHICH FOR STARS AND SHE'S WATCHING HER GRANDDAUGHTER TAKE COMPLETELY FOR GRANDMOTHER. WHICH'S SO WONDERFUL.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE HERE.
TRULY. IT IS AN HONOR, AND I'M SO PROUD TO REPRESENT YOUR IN ALL THAT I DO, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT MISSION [INAUDIBLE].
[2. Jupiter Fire Rescue Department (JFRD) Update.]
MOVING ON TO PRESENTATIONS.WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY CHIEF DONATO ON GIVING US AN UPDATE ON THE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND ALL THOSE ATTENDING THIS MEETING BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY.
WE'RE HONORED TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT TONIGHT.
I JUST A LITTLE OVER 11 MONTHS FROM TONIGHT, JUPITER FIRE RESCUE WILL BEGIN PROVIDING FULL FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON SOME OF OUR FIRE AND EMS EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AS WELL AS OUR FIRE STATION CONSTRUCTION.
FIRE RESCUE IS BROAD IS BRINGING TONIGHT AND WILL LIKELY BRING YOU IN THE FUTURE SEVERAL PURCHASING AGREEMENTS FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCIL.
THESE AGREEMENTS ALLOW US TO PURCHASE ALL THE FIRE AND EMS EQUIPMENT WE NEED TO PROVIDE SERVICE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE AGREEMENTS HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A MAXIMUM PURCHASE AMOUNT ON THEM OR AN UP TO BUT NOT EXCEEDING AMOUNT, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THESE AMOUNTS ARE JUST MAXIMUM CAPS.
THEY'RE NOT THE ANTICIPATED AMOUNT THAT WE WILL SPEND WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL VENDOR.
WE'RE STILL CONSTRAINED BY THE ADOPTED BUDGET.
BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE PURSUING MULTIPLE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS THAT MAY COVER THE SAME ITEM.
THIS WILL ALLOW US TO OVERCOME LONG LEAD TIMES THAT MIGHT OCCUR FROM ONE VENDOR, BACK ORDERS FROM ANOTHER VENDOR OR TO OBTAIN BETTER PRICING BETWEEN THESE TWO VENDORS, WE MAY HAVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS THAT COVER THE SAME ITEM.
BY ESTABLISHING MULTIPLE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS WITH MULTIPLE VENDORS, WE'RE GOING TO SECURE THE BEST PRICING AND ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.
SOME OF THE AGREEMENTS WE BRING YOU ARE VERY SPECIALIZED.
AS YOU'RE AWARE, JUPITER FIRE RESCUE WILL CARRY AND PROVIDE
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WHOLE BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS FOR HEMORRHAGE RELATED EMERGENCIES ON DAY ONE OF OUR SERVICE.CURRENTLY, ONLY PALM BEACH COUNTY AND PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE CARRY WHOLE BLOOD.
THE FIELD ADMINISTRATION OF WHOLE BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS OFFERS PATIENTS IMPROVED SURVIVAL RATES AND BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES.
ONEBLOOD IS THE SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER OF BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS WITHIN OUR AREA TODAY.
THIS AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE BRINGING YOU TONIGHT WILL ALLOW US TO PURCHASE WHOLE BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS FROM THE ONEBLOOD ORGANIZATION.
JUPITER FIRE RESCUE WILL ALSO BE PURCHASING TWO SETS OF STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTER ENSEMBLES, OTHERWISE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS PPE FOR ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
PROVIDING TWO SETS OF GEAR FOR EACH FIREFIGHTER WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE ONE SET OF GEAR IN USE, WHILE THE OTHER SET CAN BE SENT OUT FOR CLEANING IF IT BECOMES CONTAMINATED FROM FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS.
RPPE WILL BE THE NEWEST PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TODAY.
THIS GEAR IS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT ADDED PFAS, SOMETHING OF GREAT CONCERN TO THE FIRE SERVICE COMMUNITY.
IT WILL MEET THE VERY NEWEST NFPA 1970 STANDARD THAT HAS YET TO GO IN EFFECT, BUT WILL GO IN EFFECT IN MARCH.
WE'VE TALKED IN THE PAST ABOUT THE GLANCE TRAFFIC PREEMPTION SYSTEM.
TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND SIGNAL DELAYS CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES.
THE GLANCE TRAFFIC PREEMPTION SYSTEM ALLOWS EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO COMMUNICATE WITH TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO GPS AND CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY, AND IT GRANTS PRIORITY PASSAGE FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES BY ADJUSTING SIGNAL TIMING WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING VEHICLE SO THAT THE INTERSECTIONS ARE CLEARED BEFORE THE VEHICLE GETS THERE.
THIS IS THE SAME SYSTEM THAT WAS SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS BY PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR INSTALLATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
EMERGENCY VEHICLE TRAFFIC PREEMPTION REDUCES INTERSECTION DELAYS AND INCREASES THE EFFICIENCY IN REACHING THESE INCIDENTS, BUT ADDITIONALLY, IT REALLY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE RISK OF COLLISIONS AND THEREBY ENHANCES PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE PURCHASING AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT PROPOSES TO INSTALL GLANCE AT FIVE MAJOR INTERSECTIONS WITHIN THE TOWN OF JUPITER ON INDIAN TOWN ROAD.
ALL OF THEM. THIS IS INDIAN TOWN ROAD IN CENTER STREET, INDIAN TOWN IN PALM ROAD, INDIAN TOWN IN CENTRAL BOULEVARD, INDIAN TOWN AND 67TH ROAD NORTH, WHICH IS THE JUPITER WEST PLAZA ENTRANCE AND INDIAN TOWN AND ISLAND WAY.
THIS EFFORT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN ONE OF THE BUSIEST AND MOST CONGESTED AREAS OF INDIAN TOWN ROAD.
ALSO BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE LOCUTION STATION AND CALL ALERTING SYSTEM.
THE LOCUTION STATION ALERTING SYSTEM IS TECHNOLOGY THAT TAKES A 911 CALL ADDRESS, THE CALL TYPE, AND THE UNITS THAT ARE ASSIGNED AND QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY.
WE'LL ANNOUNCE THAT CALL INFORMATION SIMULTANEOUSLY BOTH OVER THE RADIO SYSTEM AND THROUGH A COMPUTER NETWORK IN THE FIRE STATIONS TO THE UNITS THAT HAVE TO RESPOND.
THIS SYSTEM WILL REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES AND REDUCE STRESS FOR DISPATCHERS AND FIRE RESCUE RESPONDERS.
LOCUTION USES THIS REALLY INTERESTING TECHNOLOGY, VOICE ALERTING.
IT'S A NATURAL SOUNDING VOICE ALERT ALONG WITH A AUTO AUDIO ALERTING OR TONES, AND THEN ALSO VISUAL ALERTING IN A ZONE SYSTEM WITHIN OUR NEW STATIONS.
THIS NATURAL SOUNDING VOICE, IT'S NOT COMPUTER SOUNDING.
PROVIDES FOR CLEAR AND RELIABLE AUDIO ANNOUNCEMENTS WITHIN THE STATION AND OVER THE RADIO.
THIS LOCUTION SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED AS PART OF THE FIRE STATION CONSTRUCTION AT BOTH OF OUR FIRE STATIONS.
THE PICTURE YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS THE FRONT OF THE PIATT FIRE STATION.
CONSTRUCTION ON THE PIATT STATION IS ON SCHEDULE.
THE SECOND FLOOR BLOCK WORK IS NEARING COMPLETION.
ROUGH PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL ARE GOING IN NOW.
NEXT WEEK, THEY'LL BEGIN INSTALLING TRUSSES ON THAT STATION, AND THE TOP OUT IS SCHEDULED FOR THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE REAR OF THAT PIATT STATION, AND THIS IS A PICTURE ON THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL IN THE AREA THAT WILL BE THE FUTURE DORMS AND GYM.
FOR THE CINQUEZ STATION, THIS STATION IS ALSO ON SCHEDULE.
THE PICTURE YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS THE FRONT OF THE CINQUEZ STATION.
WHAT I'LL SAY IS VERY INTERESTING ABOUT THIS PICTURE.
I TOOK THIS YESTERDAY ON PURPOSE SO YOU'D HAVE THE MOST UPDATED POSSIBLE PICTURE, BUT YOU DO NOT.
BECAUSE IF YOU DRIVE BY THAT STATION TODAY,
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ALONG THE WALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PICTURE, THAT BLOCK IS NOW UP ABOUT EIGHT FEET HIGH ACROSS THAT WALL WHEN IT WAS AT FLOOR LEVEL JUST YESTERDAY.>> THE FIRST FLOOR WALLS ARE COMPLETED.
THE SECOND FLOOR WALLS ARE GOING UP NOW.
THE TOP BEAM WILL BE POURED WITHIN A WEEK OR SO, AND THE TRUSSES WILL BE GOING ON WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN TOP OUT WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE END OF NOVEMBER IN THIS STATION.
THEN THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE BACK OF THAT CINQUEZ FIRE STATION.
WE ARE IN THE FINAL YEAR OF CREATING THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
THERE WERE THOSE WHO DOUBTED OUR ABILITY TO CREATE OUR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE WRONG.
IN JUST A LITTLE OVER SEVEN MONTHS FROM TONIGHT, WE'LL HAVE HIRED ALL OF OUR OPERATIONAL PERSONNEL, COMPLETED ALL OF OUR NEW FIRE STATIONS.
ALL OF OUR APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT WILL BE IN PLACE, AND WE WILL BEGIN PREPARING FOR THE TRANSITION OF SERVICES TO JUPITER FIRE RESCUE.
IN A LITTLE OVER 11 MONTHS FROM TONIGHT, THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN PROVIDING FULL FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AS ALWAYS, THE GOOD NEWS REMAINS.
WE ARE ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET.
>> COUNSEL, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> GED, THANK YOU. VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS.
DO THE AMBULANTS HAVE THEIR OWN REFRIGERATION SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE THE BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS?
>> BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS ARE A SOMEWHAT LIMITED COMMODITY.
THE SYSTEM THAT IS USED IS THAT GENERALLY, THOSE THINGS ARE CARRIED ON A SPECIALTY VEHICLE, NOT ON EVERY AMBULANCE, AND THEN THAT VEHICLE IS SENT TO THOSE CALLS THAT NEED IT.
THIS IS THE SAME MODEL USED BY PALM BEACH GARDENS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, THE SAME MODEL WE WILL USE HERE AS WELL.
ONE OF OUR VEHICLES WILL HAVE THAT, AND IT'LL HAVE A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM BUILT IN.
VERY RIGOROUS CONTROLS AND MEASURES AND DOCUMENTATION.
THE BLOOD INDUSTRY HAS REALLY SUPER TIGHT CONTROLS, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE REFRIGERATE TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEMS. YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT AND RECORD THOSE TEMPERATURES ON A REGULAR BASIS AND SO ALL THAT WILL BE IN PLACE.
>> THERE'LL BE A CENTRAL REPOSITORY FOR THE BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS FOR THE TOWN?
>> ON THE GLANCE TRAFFIC PREEMPTION SYSTEM, YOU GAVE THE FIVE LOCATIONS WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE INSTALLED.
I ASSUME IT DOES REQUIRE PALM BEACH COUNTY AND OR FDOT APPROVAL FOR THAT INSTALLATION AT THOSE LOCATION, AND HAS THAT APPROVAL BEEN GRANTED?
>> IT'S PALM BEACH COUNTY TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, AND SO WE DO HAVE THE APPROVAL FROM THEM TO INSTALL THAT.
THEY'VE WENT OUT TO BID, PURCHASED THIS ON A COUNTY WIDE BASIS OVER MANY YEARS.
THEY'LL WORK THROUGH THE COUNTY.
THIS, ACTUALLY, HELPS THEIR PLAN BY GETTING THESE INTERSECTIONS DONE A LITTLE IN ADVANCE.
WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM.
THEY'VE AGREED TO THIS, WE HAVE A LETTER OF AGREEMENT FROM THEM, AND WE'RE ALL ON BOARD AND READY TO DO THAT.
>> MY LAST QUESTION ON THE LOCATION SYSTEM.
I ASSUME IT'S ALREADY INSTALLED AT POWER STATION 16.
YOU HADN'T MENTIONED IT AND JUST NOTED SYNCH AND PAIR BECAUSE OUR NEW STATION, BUT IS IT ALREADY LOCATED AT 16?
>> YES, THE COUNTY USES LOCUTION.
WHAT WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE YET BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THAT ANSWER YET IS, WILL IT REMAIN IN THE STATION WHEN THEY LEAVE THE STATION? WILL THEY TAKE THAT EQUIPMENT WITH THEM OR NOT? WE'RE JUST NOT SURE.
WE'LL FIND THAT OUT, BUT WE'LL FIND THAT OUT LONG BEFORE THEN AND MAKE WHATEVER ARRANGEMENTS ARE NECESSARY AND PLENTY ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S THERE AND OPERATIONAL.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT FOR KEEPING THE DATE.
>> ONE QUESTION. JUST TO CLARIFY, SO PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE WILL ALSO ACCESS THE NEW SYSTEM FOR THE TRAVEL SIGNALIZATION, IF THEY RUN CALLS IN TOWN?
>> THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO, CERTAINLY.
AGAIN, EACH APPARATUS HAS TO HAVE A DEVICE INSTALLED ON IT.
WE'LL INSTALL THEM ON ALL OF OUR EMERGENCY APPARATUS.
I'VE TALKED TO SOME OF THE FOLKS AT THE COUNTY.
I JUST DON'T KNOW THEIR PROJECT TIMELINE FOR WHEN THEY'RE PUTTING THEM IN WHICH STATIONS AND WHICH AREAS, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THIS.
FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF COST TO INSTALL IT ON THEIR VEHICLES, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROCEED THROUGH IT JUST LIKE WE WOULD HAVE TOTAL USE.
>> BECAUSE THEY WERE PLANNING IN THE FUTURE OF INSTALLING THIS THEMSELVES, CORRECT?
>> THEY DO HAVE A PLAN TO PUT THIS COUNTY WIDE OVER TIME. YES.
>> THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THE LOCATION STATION ALERTING SYSTEM.
WHEN SOMEONE CALLS INTO 911, IS IT THE OPERATOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMUNICATE WHO RESPONDS, OR HOW MANY RESPONDS?
>> THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING AS THE 911 CALL COMES IN,
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CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DATA GETS PUT INTO A COMPUTER WITHOUT ANYBODY DOING ANYTHING, IT'S PUT RIGHT INTO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES, GENERALLY, THE CALLER'S ADDRESS, IN MOST CASES, OFTEN A CALLER NAME, WHOEVER IS REGISTERED TO THE HANDSET.THE DISPATCHER ASKED A FEW OTHER QUICK QUESTIONS.
WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY, POLICE, FIRE, MEDICAL, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? THEN THE SYSTEM IS SET UP SO THAT ONCE YOU GET TO THIS VERY BASE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION, IT WILL SAY, BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW, THE SYSTEM KNOWS FOR INFORMATION, WE NEED TO SEND A RESCUE TRUCK AND A FIRE ENGINE.
THEN IN THE BACKGROUND, THE COMPUTER SAYS THE DISPATCHER DOESN'T DO THIS, THE COMPUTER SAYS, I NEED TO SEND A RESCUE TRUCK AND A FIRE AN AMBULANCE, AND THIS IS THE ADDRESS.
IT'S GOING TO BE THESE AND OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK, IT SENDS A SIGNAL INTO THE FIRE STATIONS TO TELL JUST THOSE UNITS TO GO.
THEN IT ALSO ANNOUNCES THAT OVER THE RADIO IN CASE THEY ARE NOT IN THE STATION, AND IT'S DONE BY A COMPUTER WITH A HUMAN SOUNDING VOICE.
>> THANK YOU. THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
>> THANK YOU. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.
WE APPRECIATE THE REGULAR CADENCE OF UPDATES. THANK YOU.
>> APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN COMMENT?
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
>> YES, SIR. WE HAVE ONE COMMENT CARD FROM KAY STRICKLAND.
>> THIS IS FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
I'D ASK ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO STATE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE COUNSEL.
>> HELLO, MAYOR KURETSKI AND ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I LIVE AT JUPITER OCEAN GRAND, CONDOS ON THE BEACH, AND I'M JUST HERE REALLY TO ASK FOR SOME HELP.
I'M GLAD THE FIRE CHIEF IS HERE.
WE FELT WE HAVE A FIRE SAFETY ISSUE WITH FIREWORKS BEING ALLOWED ON THE HIGHLY POPULATED AREAS OF THE BEACH.
AS YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE CONDO BUILDINGS ARE BUILT LITERALLY RIGHT ON HIGHWAY A1A, AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT SEPARATES US FROM THE BEACH WHERE THEY SHOOT THE FIREWORKS OFF.
WHEN THEY SHOOT THEM OFF, THEY'RE JUST VERY CLOSE TO OUR BUILDINGS.
WE WAKE UP A LOT OF MORNINGS AND WE HAVE ALL THE FIREWORK DEBRIS ALL OVER OUR TERRACES AND OUR GROUNDS, AND IT'S VERY DISTURBING TO US BECAUSE WE FEEL IT'S A REALLY BAD FIRE HAZARD.
I'VE SPOKEN TO PEOPLE BEFORE AND IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT YOU ALL DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A PARK AREA.
I WAS TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO GO MAYBE TO THE COUNTY OR THE STATE OR SOME PLACE.
WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE'RE ASKING IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO BAN A HALF A MILE STRIP OF THE BEACH AREA FROM FIREWORKS.
JUST THE STRIP, WHERE ALL THE BUILDINGS ARE SO CLOSE TO THE HIGHWAY WHERE'S THE FIRE HAZARD.
WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU BAN THE STRIP JUST NORTH OF THE REEF CLUB DOWN TO WHERE THE KAREN MARCUS PRESERVE AREA STARTS BECAUSE WHERE PRESERVE AREA STARTS, THERE ARE NO RESIDENCES THERE.
NOBODY THAT CAN BE DISTURBED OR HARMED IN THAT AREA, SO IT'S FINE FOR THEM TO SHOOT THEM OFF DOWN THERE.
IT'S JUST IN THIS HIGHLY POPULATED RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME HELP.
I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S NOT YOUR JURISDICTION TO DO THAT, BUT I'M HERE TO ASK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, BUT MAYBE DIRECTING US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR HOPEFULLY, YOU WOULD HAVE SOME PULL WITH THE COUNTY OR THE STATE AND GETTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS DONE.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU DO HAVE A BAND AT THE CARLIN PARK AREA.
I GUESS THAT THE DIFFERENT PARK AREAS, WHEREVER, BUT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THE RESIDENTIAL STRIP THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S CORRECT OR NOT.
ANYWAY, WE'RE JUST HOPING WE CAN GET SOME HELP FROM YOU BECAUSE IT'S REALLY VERY DISTURBING.
IT'S ALARMING, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IT IS SO SCARY TO OUR PETS, BEING SO CLOSE.
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THE FIREWORKS LITERALLY GO OFF AS CLOSE AS THIS WALL TO US, TO OUR BUILDINGS.THERE'S NOTHING BUT A TWO LANE HIGHWAY BETWEEN US.
IT'S SO DISTURBING, SO TERRORIZING TO OUR PETS, NOT ONLY OUR PETS AND US, BUT TO THE SEA TURTLES.
WE LIVE IN A PROTECTED SEA TURTLE BEACH, AND WE FEEL LIKE WE OWE THEM SOME PROTECTION BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL YOU THE HORRIFYING THINGS THAT GO ON DOWN THERE LATE AT NIGHT, LIKE ON 4TH JULY, FOR INSTANCE, THEY'RE JUST BEING TEENAGERS, BUT WE HEAR THEM AND THEY'RE LITERALLY SETTING FIREWORKS OFF ON THE BACKS OF THE NESTING SEA TURTLES.
THEN JUST LAUGHING AND CHEERING BECAUSE SAYING, OH, THEY'VE NEVER SEEN A TURTLE RUN SO FAST AND THAT KIND OF THING.
IT'S LIKE BECOME A GAME FOR THEM.
WE FEEL WE OWE THE SEA TURTLE SOME RESPECT AND THEN THE PETS AND THE RESIDENTS IN OUR AREA, TOO.
I'M JUST HERE TO ASK FOR A LITTLE BIT OF HELP.
I DID PROVIDE MARYANNE WITH A MAP OF WHAT I'M PROPOSING WHERE I'M ASKING FOR.
I ASKED HER TO SHOW IT TO YOU, MAYBE.
IT JUST SHOWS ALL THE NUMBERED BEACH WALKOVERS.
I JUST I DREW TWO LINES SHOWING THE SMALL AREA THAT WE'RE ASKING TO HAVE BANNED.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK WE ALSO GOT AN EMAIL FROM YOU, SO SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH STAFF ABOUT. THANK YOU.
>> I DID, BUT FOR SOME REASON, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTACH THE MAP.
THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT THE MAP FOR HER TO SHOW YOU ABSOLUTELY CLEAR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> COUNSEL, WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 7TH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
[3. October 7, 2025, Town Council Meeting Minutes.]
I DON'T SEE ANY CORRECTION ON THE DIAS.IF THERE ARE NONE, I'D ASKED FOR A MOTION A SECOND TO PROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THIS IS ITEMS 4-12.IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?
>> ANY MEMBER ON THE DIAS WHICH TO PULL A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[13. Ordinance 12-25, First Reading, Approval to Amend Chapter 14 of the Town Code, Parks and Recreation ]
PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, ORDINANCE 12-25 ON FIRST READING.I'LL TURN IT OVER TO, I GUESS, OUR CHIEF, PLEASE CHIEF.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, TOWN COUNCIL.
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT ORDINANCE 12-25, WHICH HAS SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS TO THE CHAPTER 14 OF THE TOWN CODE, WHICH COVERS THE PARKS AND RECREATION RULES AND REGULATIONS.
I THINK THE TIMING IS FITTING FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WE'VE ALL BEEN TO MULTIPLE NEW PARK OPENINGS AND PARK REDEDICATIONS.
THIS ORDINANCE WILL GIVE THE OFFICERS THE TOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PARKS STAY SAFE, THAT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THOSE PARKS STAYS WHERE IT SHOULD BE, AND THAT THE PARKS ARE USED FOR THEIR DESIGNATED PURPOSES.
AS WE GO THROUGH THAT, JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT WAS OUR FOCUS HERE.
JANUARY 2025, AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL STAFF, CONSISTING OF MEMBERS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT, WITH SPECIFIC INPUT FROM OUR BEACH AND MARINE OFFICERS WHO WORK THAT AREA ON A DAILY BASIS AND ARE IN THESE PARKS AND SEE THE ACTIVITIES THAT GO ON.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW, AGAIN, WAS TO INCREASE OFFICERS ABILITY TO ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES AND SAFETY ISSUES WITHIN OUR PARKS.
ONE OF THE FOCUSES WE HAD, AS WE WENT THROUGH OUR ORDINANCES, WAS THERE ARE COUNTY PARKS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION THAT WE ASSIST WITH ENFORCEMENT.
THE MORE WE CAN MAKE THOSE ORDINANCES AND THOSE REGULATIONS CONSISTENT, IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE OFFICERS TO NOT HAVE TO GO TO MIAMI TOWN PARK.
WERE APPLICABLE, WE WENT AND WE APPLIED CERTAIN COUNTY ORDINANCES TO THE TOWN FOR THOSE THAT FIT OUR NEEDS.
IN THE OVERVIEW, AT THE END, WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT WILL BE COMING ON SECOND READING.
ONE OF THOSE BEING THE CHANGE TO THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CAPABILITY TO ENFORCE THE NEW ORDINANCES THAT WE PUT IN PLACE.
TO START OFF, I WANTED TO GO THROUGH A LIST OF WHAT CURRENTLY EXIST IN CHAPTER 14 UNDER THE RULES AND REGULATIONS,
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AND I WILL NOTE AS PART OF OUR REVIEW, WE FOUND THAT THE LAST TIME THIS CODE WAS REVIEWED WAS 1992, 33 YEARS AGO NOW.THIS IS AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS IN CHAPTER 14 UNDER THE PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS.
YOU SEE THAT THERE'S ONLY FIVE OF THEM
>> THERE'S TWO LITTERING ORDINANCES, PROHIBITION ON DUMPING, GLASS BOTTLES, AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO HANG GLIDING.
ANY OF THESE OTHER ONES THAT WE GO THROUGH THEY'RE BRAND NEW TO THE CODE.
AS I GO THROUGH, I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH A LIST OF THE NEW SECTIONS THAT WE PUT INTO PLACE HERE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
THE FIRST ONE DEALS WITH VEHICLE USE.
IT JUST REGULATES PARKING IN OUR TOWN PARKS AND ALLOWS OFFICERS TO ENFORCE THE VARIOUS PARKING ORDINANCES THAT EXIST IN THE TOWN PARKS.
OF SPECIFIC NOTE HERE, WE DID RESTRICT THE USE OF BICYCLES, E-BIKES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO VEHICLE-TRAVELED ROADWAYS.
WHAT THAT'LL PREVENT AND ALLOW FOR IS TO KEEP THE E-BIKES OFF OF OUR BASEBALL FIELDS, OUR SOCCER FIELDS, THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS, WHERE A LOT OF CHILDREN ARE WALKING.
PARTICULARLY AT JUPITER COMMUNITY PARK, THE QUAD.
THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS THAT WALK DOWN THAT WALKWAY AT VARIOUS DIFFERENT SPORTING EVENTS AND HAVING E-BIKES GOING THROUGH THEIR HIGH RATES OF SPEED, THIS WILL KEEP IT ON THE ROADWAY.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE INCLUDED THAT.
FIRE. THERE'S NO OPEN FLAMES, NO DISCARDED BURNING MATERIALS ALLOWED, THAT COVERS PEOPLE THROWING LIT CIGARETTES AND LIT CIGARS, AND POSSIBLY CAUSING FIRE DAMAGE TO OUR PARKS.
SOME OF THESE I WILL GO THROUGH QUICKLY JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY.
SWIMMING AND WADING, IT ONLY ALLOWS FOR THOSE SWIMMING IN DESIGNATED AREAS, SO YOU CAN'T GO SWIMMING IN THE PONDS.
IT ALSO REQUIRES CLOTHING AS YOU'RE SWIMMING IN ANY PARK AREAS.
THE NEXT ONE IS PICNIC TABLES AND USE.
REGULATE PICNIC TABLE USE TO DESIGN PURPOSES, THAT WILL PREVENT PEOPLE FROM USING OUR PICNIC TABLES AND OUR FACILITIES AS JUNGLE GYMS OR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, AND ALSO FROM LAYING ON TOP OF THE TABLE, SLEEPING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE ON TOP OF THE TABLES.
CAMPING IS PROHIBITED UNDER THE NEW PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS IS ALCOHOL.
WE DO HAVE AN EXCEPTION IN THIS SECTION TO ALLOW FOR TOWN EVENTS THAT HAPPEN TO OCCUR IN OUR PARKS, EVENTS THAT ARE SPONSORED BY THE TOWN.
THEN, NO INTOXICATION OR ALCOHOL, OR DRUGS WILL BE PERMITTED WITHIN THE TOWN PARKS.
THIS DOES APPLY TO THE TOWN PARKS.
AS WE KNOW IN FLORIDA STATE STATUTE, THERE ARE THREE HOLIDAYS THAT FIREWORKS ARE PERMITTED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
WHAT THIS WILL ALLOW FOR IS TO KEEP THE FIREWORKS OUT OF OUR PARKS.
PRIOR TO THIS, THERE WAS NO PROHIBITION ON LIGHTING FIREWORKS.
WE HAD AN INCIDENT SEVERAL YEARS AT THE SKATE PARK, ABACOA COMMUNITY PARK THERE WHERE PEOPLE WERE GOING ON THE SOCCER FIELD AND LIGHTING FIREWORKS, OBVIOUSLY CAUSES DAMAGE TO OUR FIELDS, TO OUR FACILITIES, AND CREATES A SAFETY RISK FOR THOSE ENJOYING THE PARK.
THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT AND NOT ALLOW FOR THOSE FIREWORKS. PARK USAGE.
THIS SECTION PROHIBITS PEOPLE FROM REMAINING IN THE PARKS OUTSIDE OF TOWN HOURS.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR US TO ENFORCE THE HOURS.
IT ALSO CONTAINS A PROHIBITION ON THOSE OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE ENTERING DESIGNATED PLAY AREAS UNLESS THEY ARE SUPERVISING A MINOR.
THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP AT A PRIOR MEETING AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT'S ALSO INCORPORATED INTO THE COUNTY CODE.
IT DOES REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL POSTED PARK RULES.
ANYTHING THAT'S POSTED IN FRONT OF THE PARKS THOSE WILL NEED TO BE FOLLOWED AS WELL.
SOUND DISTURBANCES, REGULATES NOISE TO PREVENT DISTURBANCES.
THERE'S ALL TOWN SOUND ORDINANCES AND NOISE ORDINANCES WOULD BE IN EFFECT IN OUR PARKS, AND THIS WILL ALLOW THE OFFICERS TO ENFORCE NOISE ORDINANCES IN THE PARK.
AIRCRAFT BANS ANY AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING DRONES, FROM TAKING OFF OR LANDING IN OUR PARKS.
FAA REGULATIONS DO NOT ALLOW US TO ENFORCE THE AIRSPACE OVER OUR PARKS.
WHAT IT DOES ALLOW FOR US TO DO IS WE CAN PROHIBIT LANDING, TAKING OFF, WHICH IS REALLY THE SAFETY RISK THERE.
WHEN YOU HAVE DRONES AND THINGS LANDING IN OUR PARKS, YOU DON'T WANT THEM HITTING PEOPLE TRYING TO USE THE PARKS FOR OTHER REASONS.
THAT IS AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT WAS ADDED TO THE NEW PARKS CHAPTER 14.
THIS NEXT SECTION IS OUR ENFORCEMENT PROCESS, AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED IN A SEPARATE RESOLUTION UPON SECOND READING.
WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO IS WE NEED TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE FINE AND FEE SCHEDULE TO ALLOW THE OFFICERS TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE THESE NEW REGULATIONS.
HERE IS A LIST OF THE ORDINANCES THAT WE OPTED TO INCLUDE IN THE PROPOSED FINE AND FEE SCHEDULE, WITH THE PROPOSED FINE AMOUNTS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, TO MAKE ROOM FOR THESE NEW ORDINANCES TO BE ON THE CITATION, WE PLAN TO THERE ARE CERTAIN ORDINANCES THAT WILL BE REMOVED AND THOSE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEW RESOLUTION.
JUST TO SUMMARIZE, I SAID, THE TOWN HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PARKS, PARTICULARLY RECENTLY,
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PROVIDING ENHANCED EXPERIENCES TO ALL WHO VISIT OUR PARKS AND USE OUR PARKS ON A DAILY BASIS.THE CHANGES PROPOSED IN THIS ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW STAFF TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL WHO VISIT OUR PARKS.
THEN BY AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE CITATION, OFFICERS WILL BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY ENFORCE THESE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE REGULATIONS.
WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> AS I'M GOING TO TURN TO COUNSEL FOR QUESTIONS, AND I HAVE SOME, BUT JUST WANT TO COMMENT THAT IT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING THAT I KNOW SOME OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS HAD THAT WE WOULDN'T CONSIDER CHANGES TO THE CODE.
I KNOW, AS A RESULT OF A RIDE-ALONG I HAD, I TALKED TO THE TOWN MANAGER AND THAT WAS THE GENESIS OF THIS.
I CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR POLICE ARE EXPERTS ARE THE EXPERTS.
YOU CAN ONLY ENFORCE BEHAVIORS THAT ARE IN THE CODE.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF YOUR POLICE UNDERSTAND THAT NO WE'RE OPEN.
WE'RE NOT SAYING WE WOULD DO EVERYTHING, BUT MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS USED AS AN EXAMPLE OF WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THEM.
>> I JUST HAVE TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.
ONE IS, AND I'M GOING TO THE TEXT AND IT'S SECTION 1479, WHICH IS CAMPING, AND IT READS, NO PERSON SHALL CAMP OR ERECT OR MAINTAIN A TENT SHELTER, RECREATION OR VEHICLE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT BUT TAILGATE TENTS ARE USED FOR SHADE DURING SPORTING EVENTS.
I'D SAY BEFORE SECOND READING, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS ADDRESSED.
PEOPLE WOULD CALL THAT A TENT, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY PREVALENT IN THE SPORTING EVENTS.
I THINK THAT HAS TO BE SPELLED OUT.
>> WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, SURE.
>> THEN THE SECOND ITEM ON SECTION 1482 UNDER PARK USAGE.
IT SAYS, NO PERSON SHALL REMAIN IN ANY PART OF PARK PROPERTY BETWEEN SUNSET AND SUNRISE OR AS SPECIFICALLY POSTED.
IT MAY BE COVERED BY POSTING, BUT THE EXCEPTION CERTAINLY USE OF RECREATIONAL FIELDS FOR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES WHERE THEY'RE LIGHTED.
GREAT JOB ON WHAT YOU PRESENTED TO US, BUT THOSE ARE JUST TWO EXCEPTIONS I'D LIKE TO HAVE.
MAKE SURE THEY'RE ADDRESSED, AND THERE'S NO MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT THAT.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES.
IS THERE ANY REASON UNDER PROPOSED 1475 IS NOT INCLUDED WITH YOUR FINDING PROCESS?
>> YES. WHAT WE FOUND A LOT OF WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN 1475 INCLUDES SOME OF THE PARKING REGULATIONS.
THERE ARE SOME AVENUES FOR ENFORCEMENT OUTSIDE OF THE CODE CITATION PROCESS.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS WOULD BE REMOVAL FROM THE PARK, SO WE WOULD LOOK AT ENFORCING THAT THAT WAY.
WE COULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT INCLUDING THAT IF THAT'S COUNCIL'S DESIRE TO INCLUDE THAT AS A CITATION ITEM. [OVERLAPPING]
>> VICE MAYOR. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION.
YOU COVERED ON THE LIT AREAS OF OUR PARKS, SPECIFICALLY LIKE JCP WITH THE BATTING CAGES AND ALL THAT, BUT THOSE WILL BE EXEMPT.
>> SURE. THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE TO INCLUDE THAT.
>> I HAD A QUESTION, AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY TO SECTION 1480.
ALCOHOL IS ALLOWED AS PART OF A TOWN-SPONSORED EVENT, BUT IT'S ALSO AUTHORIZED BY A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT, SO OTHERS CAN APPLY FOR PERMITS AND RECEIVE THEM AND DO THIS. CAN I CONFIRM?
>> THE PERMIT PROCESS, I'D LIKE TO REFER TO PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.
I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THEM. I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT ON THAT.
>> JUST ONE TO CLARIFY. I'M CURIOUS IF THERE'S PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM AS WELL.
BUT THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS REGARDING A 1484 AIRCRAFT.
JERON ARE OFTEN USED FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
I SEE THEM ALL THE TIME AT ABACOA COMMUNITY PARK.
A LOT OF PEOPLE GET THEM FOR CHRISTMAS.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE CONCERN THERE AND WHY IT WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED, MAYBE BY PERMIT, FOR PARENTS WATCHING THEIR KIDS OR WANTING TO DO WHATEVER, OR THE SPORTS TEAMS VERSUS OTHER USES?
>> CAN YOU JUST PROVIDE THIS PERMIT?
>> MY MAIN CONCERN WITH DRONES TAKING OFF AND LANDING IN THE TOWN PROPERTY IS THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE, AS THOSE DRONES ARE GOING UP AND COMING DOWN.
AGAIN, WE CAN'T REGULATE WHAT GOES ON OVERHEAD.
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I CAN'T THINK OF THE CERTIFICATION THAT GOES ON FOR DRONES THAT I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE, FROM SETTING UP OUR DEPARTMENT'S DRONE PROGRAM.THERE IS NO PRACTICAL EXERCISE THAT CERTIFIES YOU TO FLY A DRONE.
IT'S ALL JUST COMPUTER LEARNING.
IF THE COUNCIL WANTED TO EXPLORE PERMITS FOR DRONE USE IN OUR PARKS, I KNOW WE'VE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS WITH DAMAGE TO LIGHT POLES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
I KNOW THE LIGHTING SPECIFICALLY OUT AT JCP.
IF THEY HIT THOSE LIGHTS, THOSE LIGHTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE, SO KEEPING THEM FROM GOING UP AND DOWN, THAT'S REALLY THE DANGER ZONE FOR US, IS NOT NECESSARILY FLYING OVER.
IT'S MORE THE UP AND DOWN WITHIN THE PARK.
>> COUNCIL, IF I COULD ALSO, CHIEF.
AM I CORRECT IN THE FACT THAT WE CANNOT OPERATE OUR POLICE DRONES OVER A CROWD OF PEOPLE AS WELL?
>> THE SAME GENERAL PHILOSOPHY IN A PARK.
WE REALLY DON'T WANT THOSE DRONES OPERATING OVER CROWDS OF PEOPLE.
>> REGARDLESS OF SIZE, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THEY CAN CAUSE DAMAGE. I'VE SEEN EVEN THE SMALL ONES.
THEY CAN CAUSE SOME DAMAGE WHEN THEY'RE COMING DOWN WITH PROPELLERS GOING.
>> TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT SAME QUESTION.
THIS MESSAGE NEEDS TO GET OUT.
IT IS DONE WITH COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, SO SAME THING, I THINK IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE, BUT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT MESSAGE OUT.
IF THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ERROR, WE'RE GOING TO STOP.
IT REALLY IS VERY POPULAR RIGHT NOW.
>> AGAIN, JUST TO REITERATE THE ABILITY TO DO THE COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
THE PHOTOGRAPHY ITSELF CAN BE DONE.
THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE ISSUE.
AGAIN, YOU CAN FLY FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE AND FLY OVER AND GET THE PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE PARK.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHETHER WE WANT TO ALLOW TAKING OFF AND LANDING WITHIN THE PARK.
>> YOU COULD LAUNCH DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM ABACOA COMMUNITY PARK.
>> CHIEF, COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ONE ON THE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS.
THE PROPOSED FINE AMOUNT, IS THAT CONSISTENT WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CHARGES FOR THOSE FINES?
>> THOSE ARE CONSISTENT WITH A NUMBER OF OUR FINES, NOT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY FINE CHARGES.
THE ONES THAT ARE $100 WERE DUE TO THE PROPENSITY FOR DAMAGES TO THE PARKS.
>> IN MY SECOND QUESTION IN THE WRITTEN PORTION, UNDER SECTION 14.753, LISTEN, NO PERSON SHALL RIDE, DRIVE, OR PROPEL ANY BICYCLE, ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE, E-BIKE, ATV, SCOOTER, ETC.
DO YOU PLAN TO INCLUDE GOLF CARTS IN THAT ALSO? BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT AN ATV, THEY'RE SEPARATE, SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESSED ALL THE VEHICLES IN THAT SECTION.
>> THAT'S ALL THE QUESTION I HAD THEN.
>> DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE THE DIRECTION ON THINGS TO LOOK AT BEFORE THE SECOND READING?
>> YES. WE'LL INCORPORATE THOSE CHANGES AND HAVE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT READING.
>> ALONG WITH THE SEPARATE RESOLUTION, WE'LL ALSO COME BACK WITH THE PROPOSED 550 SCHEDULE.
>> NICE JOB ON THIS. THANK YOU.
>> YOU OBVIOUSLY COVERED A LOT OF THINGS BECAUSE WE SPOKE ABOUT THEM, AND GOING TO ENHANCE THEM. THANK YOU.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 1225 ON FIRST READING?
>> CAN I GET ORDINANCE 1225 READ ON?
>> ORDINANCE 1225, AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JUPITER, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14, CODE OF JUPITER ENTITLED PARKS AND RECREATION, PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 3 DIVISION 1, RENAMING IT PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF SECTION 1469, PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF NEW REGULATIONS IN SECTIONS 1475-1487 TO MORE APPROPRIATELY REGULATE THE USAGE OF TOWN PARKS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> JUST FOR MY COLLEAGUES, I LEARNED RECENTLY FROM OUR TOWN ATTORNEY.
I WAS FOLLOWING THE PRACTICE THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOREVER TO ASK FOR IT TO BE READ ON SHORT TITLE.
AS I WAS EXPLAINED, SO IF ANYBODY THEN GOT IT FROM ME, I'VE BEEN CORRECTED, SO I JUST SAID READ IT.
>> THAT'S ONLY BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 34 YEARS, MAYOR. [LAUGHTER]
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ORDINANCE 1225 ON FIRST READING.
ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
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>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
WAS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THAT?
>> MOVING ON TO RESOLUTION 109.25.
[14. Resolution 109-25, Notification that the Town is contemplating a non-ad valorem assessment for the cost of providing fire protection within the incorporated area of the Town commencing on October 1, 2026.]
>> TURN IT OVER TO OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, SCOTT REYNOLDS.
I'M THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE TOWN OF JUPITER.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE EVERYBODY THIS EVENING.
AS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, WE HAD AN UPDATE EARLIER FROM CHIEF DONATO.
WE ARE ACTIVELY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION STAGE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OVER THE LAST 2.5 ALMOST THREE YEARS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION ON HOW TO FUND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN CONSISTENT ABOUT THAT WE WANT TO EXPLORE IS AN ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCE, WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT FOR FIRE SERVICES.
THERE'S A LOGICAL SET OF ORDER THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW VIA FLORIDA STATUTE TO BE ABLE TO EVEN CONSIDER THAT GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS WE HAVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION INDICATING TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, THE TAX COLLECTOR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OF OUR POSSIBLE INTENT OF ADOPTING THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT.
WHAT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT AS WE GET INTO THE PRESENTATION.
I JUST WANT TO RE EMPHASIZE WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS EVENING IS NOT ADOPTING ANYTHING AS FAR AS A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT.
THIS IS JUST LETTING THE ENTITIES THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT GIVING THEM HEADS UP THAT WE POSSIBLY MAY DO THAT IN GOING INTO THE SUMMER NEXT YEAR.
I'LL TALK ABOUT SOME TIMELINES OF THINGS THAT THE STATUTE OUTLINES THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
THERE'S GOING TO BE PLENTY OF PUBLIC HEARINGS, A LOT OF DISCUSSION FOR THE RESIDENTS, BUT JUST REAL QUICKLY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT.
WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT EARLY ON.
BUT AS PART AS THE IMPLEMENTATION TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT OCTOBER 1, 2026, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND IT.
WITH THE COUNTY, WE HAVE AN MSTU AND IT'S BEING FUNDED THROUGH AD VALOREM TAXES SOLELY.
THERE IS SOME ELEMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION REVENUE AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE WILL ALSO BE EXPLORING.
BUT AS ANOTHER OPTION TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THESE REVENUES, THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT IS POSSIBLY AN ASSESSMENT THAT WE MAY WISH TO EXPLORE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO STARTING THIS EVENING WITH THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION IF THE COUNCIL SO WISHES.
THEY ALSO HAVE PERMIT REVENUE THAT WE'LL BE EXPLORING OVER THE SUMMER.
JUST HIT ON THE MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING THAT WE'LL ALSO BE EXPLORING.
THEN A COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE WILL HELP FUND THE DEPARTMENT GOING IN OCTOBER 1, 2026 TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PREPARED TO FUND THE DEPARTMENT IN A WHOLE.
WHY A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT? WHAT DOES IT DO? A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT IS A STEADY FUNDING SOURCE.
IT'S NOT DEPENDENT UPON ECTOMIC CONDITIONS.
IF YOU WERE AROUND IN 2008 IN THE GOVERNMENT THAT WAS SOLELY FUNDED THROUGH AD VALOREM TAXES, YOU FOUND OUT OR EVEN IN SALES TAXES, YOU FOUND OUT DURING THAT RECESSION THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS DECLINE IN REVENUE, AND THAT THERE WAS CUTS THAT HAD TO BE DONE.
THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT DOES NOT NECESSARILY FALL ALONG THE SAME LINES AND REACT TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE SAME WAY.
THE ASSESSMENT IS ALSO FAIR AND EQUITABLE IN A WAY TO PAY FOR FIRE SERVICES, SINCE THIS FUNDING METHOD IS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE PROPERTY AND THE TYPE OF DWELLING THAT BENEFITS FROM THE SERVICE.
IT'S A VERY COMMON FUNDING SOURCE USED ALL OVER THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
A NUMBER OF JURISDICTIONS HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY UTILIZE IT TO HELP FUND THEIR FIRE SERVICES.
THIS FIRE ASSESSMENT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR FIRE RELATED EXPENSES.
IT CANNOT FUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
THEN THE ASSESSMENT REQUIRES AN EXAMINATION AND ACCOUNTING FOR ALL THE EXPENSES WHICH CREATES THE TRANSPARENCY FOR THE TAXPAYER.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THAT PROCESS.
IF YOU REMEMBER RIGHT IN LATE SUMMER, WE ENGAGED A CONSULTANT TO HELP START THAT PROCESS.
THEY HAVE STARTED GATHERING ALL THE REQUIRED DATA TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS ANALYSIS, AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT PROCESSES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CURRENTLY THAT THE TAXPAYER SEES ON THEIR BILL, THEY SEE THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE LINE ITEM SHOWING UP ON THEIR BILL CURRENTLY,
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THAT'S GOING TO BE HELP THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT PIECE IS GOING TO REPLACE A PORTION OF THAT MILLAGE THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR CURRENT TAX BILL.THE OVERALL GOAL IS THAT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF IMPLEMENTING THE JUPITER FIRE RESCUE IS TO SEE AN OVERALL REDUCTION FOR THE TAXPAYER.
STARTING WITH THIS EVENING IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON RESOLUTION 109-25, WHICH AS I JUST DISCUSSED, IS THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING.
I PROPOSED NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT.
WE HAVE TO NOTIFY THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, THE TAX COLLECTOR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, AND THEN WE WILL DO THAT.
WE HAVE TO DO THAT BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY.
WE ALSO HAVE INCLUDED INFORMATION ON OUR TOWN'S WEBSITE, OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND HANDOUTS FOR EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE DOING SPECIFICALLY THIS EVENING.
NOW AND UNTIL JANUARY 2026, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMPLETING THAT DATA ANALYSIS THAT WE STARTED IN THIS PAST SUMMER WITH OUR CONSULTANT.
IN FEBRUARY OF 2026, WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A RATE MODEL COMPLETED.
WE'LL HAVE A COUNCIL WORKSHOP.
WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON THE RATE MODELS THAT THE CONSULTANT WILL BE RECOMMENDING TO THE COUNCIL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE PLEASED ABOUT IS THAT BECAUSE WE'RE DRILLING DOWN ON EACH PROPERTY AND EACH PROPERTY WILL BE SHOWN HOW IT WILL BE BENEFITING FROM THE ASSESSMENT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DRILL INTO EACH ENTITY'S TAX BILL AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE HOW MUCH THAT RATE BASED ON SOME OF THE FEEDBACK FROM COUNSEL, HOW MUCH THAT WOULD BE.
TRUE TRANSPARENCY FOR THE TAXPAYER.
THEN IN MAY, THERE'LL BE A REQUIREMENT TO DECLARE THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT, STATES THE NATURE OF THE ASSESSMENT, THE ESTIMATED COST, TIME AND A PAYMENT, ASSESSED PROPERTIES, AND NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLE THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.
WE'LL ALSO BE SENDING OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC TO NOTIFY THEM ABOUT UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THE ASSESSMENT ROLE.
AGAIN, WE'LL BE ADVERTISING THIS ALSO ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE.
WE WILL HAVE A SITE DEDICATED JUST FOR THIS.
IN JUNE, WRITTEN NOTICE WILL BE GOING OUT TO ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
IF YOU REMEMBER BACK WHEN WE HAD THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT FOR THE JUPITER RIVER ESTATES, IT IS THE SAME PROCESS AS OUTLINED IN THE STATUTE.
WE NOTIFIED EACH OF THOSE PROPERTY OWNER IN WRITING ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT, HOW MUCH THEIR ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO BE, SAME PROCESS HERE.
WE WILL BE NOTIFYING EACH OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND ALONG WITH THE ASSESSMENT ROLE AND WHEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS GOING TO BE.
THEN IN JULY 2026, THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION AND CERTIFICATION OF THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLE, A PUBLIC HEARING.
AGAIN, THAT WILL BE PROMOTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, THE WEBSITE, AND EMAILS, LEADING UP TO THE MEETING.
THEN IN AUGUST OF 2026, WE WILL HAVE THE TRIM NOTICE.
YOU KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR.
THAT WILL ALSO BE PART OF THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLE WILL APPEAR ON THE TRIM.
THEN ULTIMATELY IN NOVEMBER OF 2026, WE WILL START THE COLLECTION OF THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT IF THE COUNCIL SO WISHES TO PROCEED FORWARD.
AGAIN, NOTHING THAT WE'RE DOING THIS EVENING IS GOING TO BIND THE TOWN ANYWAY.
IT'S JUST PUTTING OUT A NOTIFICATION TO THE THREE ENTITIES I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER OF OUR ATTEMPT TO POSSIBLY DO THIS.
THIS EVENING, WE'RE SEEKING COUNCIL'S AUTHORIZATION FOR RESOLUTION 109-25, WHICH DECLARES THE TOWN IS CONTEMPLATING THE USE OF THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING A NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE COST OF PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION WITHIN THE INCORPORATED AREA OF THE TOWN, COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2026.
AGAIN, I KEEP RE EMPHASIZING THIS.
THIS IS NOT COMMITTING THE TOWN, BUT DECLARES ITS INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM COLLECTION METHOD.
THAT'S ALL THIS IS DOING THIS EVENING.
AGAIN, IF ADOPTED THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT, LOOKING TO PARTIALLY REPLACE WHAT RESIDENTS CURRENTLY SEE UNDER THE JUPITER MSTU.
THERE'LL BE A MIXTURE OF AD VALOREM AND NON-AD VALOREM TAXES THAT THEY WILL SEE ON THEIR BILL TO HOPEFULLY GET LOWER THAN WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY PAYING.
WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO COMMENT BEFORE I OPEN UP TO MY COLLEAGUES.
MY COMMENTS ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED TO BE FOR THE NEWER MEMBERS.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS TOPIC.
I MEAN, AS FAR AS WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO DO IT OR NOT, IT WAS ALWAYS REPRESENTED THAT BEGINNING OF YEA 3, A STUDY WOULD BE DONE, AND THEN WE WOULD MAKE POLICY DECISIONS.
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I JUST WANT THAT TO BE UNDERSTOOD AND SO THE STUDY IS JUST INITIATED AND IT WON'T BE READY UNTIL EARLY NEXT YEAR, CORRECT?>> THEREFORE, I PERSONALLY WON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS TO ASK, BUT I JUST WANTED TO FRAME THAT IN THE EVENT NEWER MEMBERS WERE WONDERING, HAS THERE BEEN ANY PRIMARY DISCUSSIONS? THE ONLY COMMIT WE HAVE IS WE'RE GOING TO SAVE OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SIGNIFICANT COSTS.
BUT AS HE SAID HERE, IT'S A MENU OF LINE ITEMS THAT IT COULD BE, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WORKSHOP, RIGHT?
>> MULTIPLE WORKSHOPS, ACTUALLY, OR THERE'LL BE ONE WORKSHOP AND MULTIPLE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
>> I'LL TURN TO COUNSELOR HOY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NO. I THINK YOU WERE VERY CLEAR AND WE'VE DONE OUR HOMEWORK TOGETHER, BUT JUST DO WE HAVE ANY AND MAYBE THIS IS NOT A FAIR QUESTION TO ASK A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT WE ARE GOING TO SAVE VERSUS THE COUNTY.
>> WELL, I'LL JUST PUT IT THIS WAY.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING CURRENTLY FROM THE COUNTY EXPENSES, WE TRENDED THIS OUT EARLY ON, LOOKING AT THE ESCALATION OVER TIME.
SO FAR, THE COUNTY EXPENDITURES HAVE FALLEN ALONG THAT TREND LINE.
WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING TO SEE IF THEY WERE GOING TO GO INTO FY 27, WHICH THEY WILL NOT.
WE'LL BE PROVIDING THAT SERVICE.
WE WOULD ANTICIPATE SOMEWHERE AROUND $35 MILLION IN COUNTY EXPENDITURES.
IF THEY WERE TO FOLLOW THAT TREND LINE, WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN, AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING TO BE ABOUT $25 MILLION.
THERE YOU GO, YEAR 1 WOULD BE A DIFFERENCE OF $10 MILLION.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE HEARING THAT.
>> I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MEET THE FLORIDA STATUTE BY ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION TO GO AHEAD AND NOTIFY THAT THIS IS A TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX.
>> IT'S A REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS.
>> THE ONE ISSUE I HAD WAS A COMMUNICATION ISSUE.
ON THE STAFF MEMO FOR THIS ITEM, IT DOES NOT MENTION THE POINT THAT IS IN THE PRESENTATION, WHICH I APPRECIATE, WHICH IS THAT THIS WOULD REPLACE AND BE LESS THAN THE LINE ITEM FOR THE MSTU THAT WE PAY CURRENTLY.
THAT LINE ITEM WILL BE ELIMINATED AND WILL BE REPLACED BY THIS.
THAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE EVERYWHERE THAT WE SHARE IT.
IT SHOULD BE IN THE STAFF MEMO.
IT SHOULD BE IN THE PRESENTATION.
IT SHOULD FOLLOW ALONG BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF RESIDENTS IN READING THIS, IF I HADN'T READ THE PRESENTATION, I WOULD SAY WHAT NEW ASSESSMENT AM I GETTING? IT MAY LOOK LIKE THAT TO SOME AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY BE CAREFUL KNOWING ALL THAT WE KNOW FROM COMMUNICATING THROUGH AND AROUND FIRE RESCUE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING THROUGH IT.
THIS ONE LINE ITEM ON YOUR TAX BILL IS GOING TO GO AWAY COMPLETELY.
IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A MUCH LOWER DOLLAR NUMBER IN THIS NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT IF WE DO IT, AND OUR MILLAGE MAY INCREASE FOR THE EMERGENCY RESCUE PORTION.
WE NEED TO JUST BE VERY CLEAR WITH THAT.
AS WE GO FORWARD, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT MODELING.
I ALWAYS WANT TO SEE THAT SEPARATED, PULLED OUT AND THAT SAVINGS SHOWN CLEARLY AS WE GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS.
I THINK THAT'LL BE REALLY IMPORTANT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY AND THAT WE HEAR YOU ON THAT ITEM SPECIFICALLY.
>> A SIMPLE MESSAGE REPEATED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH. THAT MESSAGING, THAT WEBSITE'S IMPORTANT.
WHEN WILL THAT BE ACTIVE? THE RESIDENTS CAN BACK AND LOOK AT. THEY MAY HAVE?
>> I CAN'T ANSWER THAT, BUT I'M SURE WE'LL BE SOON BECAUSE WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED THE QUESTION AND ANSWERS PAGE.
IF YOU SEE THE MEET WITH COUNSEL LAST WEEK, WE HAD THAT PLUS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT.
>> YOU STATED THAT THE FIRE SERVICE TO BE LOOKING AT THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT.
WHAT WILL FUND THE EMERGENCY SERVICES, THAT POTENTIALLY BE AD VALOREM?
>> IT'LL COME PRIMARILY FROM THE AD VALOREM DOLLARS THAT GETS COLLECTED AND THEN YOU SAW ON THE LIST OF MENU OF OPTIONS, THEY'LL BE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AS WELL.
TRANSPORTATION REVENUES, A MUCH SMALLER PORTION, BUT MAINLY THE AD VALOREM DOLLARS THAT WE COLLECT.
>> RESIDENTS POTENTIALLY SEE TWO LINE ITEMS, ONE FOR AD VALOREM FOR FIRE SERVICES, NON-AD VALOREM FIRE SERVICES AND AD VALOREM FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES?
>> NO. IT'LL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE TOWN'S OPERATING MILLAGE.
BUT YOU WILL SEE IT IN THE BUDGET.
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THE BUDGET WILL SEGREGATE OUT THOSE TWO ITEMS. JUST TO ILLUSTRATE, JUST LIKE WE DO EVERY YEAR FOR THE TOWN'S OPERATING BUDGET AND ALSO THE CIP BUDGET, WE SHOW YOU THOSE SEGREGATIONS OF THAT ONE MILLAGE ITEM BY PERCENTAGE.WHEN WE START TO DO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU'LL SEE THE SAME AND THAT'S WHAT COUNSELOR SUNSTROM WAS TALKING ABOUT FOR THE TRANSPARENCY OF THAT MILLAGE RATE.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT SPLIT OUT FOR THOSE COSTS RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES OR OTHER FIRE RELATED SERVICES THAT CAN'T BE FUNDED THROUGH THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
NICE PRESENTATION, I APPRECIATE.
>> COULD YOU MOVE TO PAGE 2 ON SLIDE 2.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO THE THIRD BULLET.
I JUST WANTED TO HAVE SAID THAT YOU CAN COMMENT TO WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY HERE, BUT TO THE DEGREE THAT OPTIONS AS WE SEE HERE, OPTIONS TO FUND THE NEW DEPARTMENT INCLUDE, ANY COMBINATION OF ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW STAFF COULD PUT ANYTHING OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO LOOK AT UNTIL WE'VE MADE SOME POLICY GUIDANCE.
JUST TO FRAME THAT PERSONALLY, I WASN'T EXPECTING.
WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT, BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE, IF, IN FACT, WE HAVE MADE POLICY.
IT SEEMS TO ME IT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL, END OF THE FIRST QUARTER NEXT YEAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK I WAS JUST FOCUSED ON IT WILL REPLACE.
IT WILL BE LOWER, NOTHING MORE.
>> BUT TO THE DEGREE WE'RE ASKING, ONE IS GOING TO BE ONLINE, I WANT TO JUST CAUTION.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT SOMETHING ONLINE THAT WE HAVEN'T EVEN WEIGHED IN ON.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAVE THAT FOR FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD WHERE WHEN WE FIGURE OUT THE REVENUE STREAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT IN FULL HAVE EVERYTHING ON ITS OWN PAGE ITEMIZED WHERE ALL THE MONEY IS COMING FOR COST COMPARISONS.
>> YOUR TOWN COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, SHAW E, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS.
WE HAVE PUT UP A PAGE AT THIS POINT.
IT IS FOCUSED SOLELY ON PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT THE NON-AVALORM ASSESSMENT IS.
WE MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE AND THAT THIS IS A STUDY THAT'S GOING ON AND THE DECISION WILL BE MADE NEXT SUMMER BY TOWN COUNCIL AS TO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE TAXPAYER.
BUT THAT PAGE IS UP ON OUR WEBSITE NOW, IT CAN BE FOUND BOTH ON FINANCES HOMEPAGE AND ON FIRE RESCUE HOMEPAGE.
THERE'S A LINK THAT SAYS FINANCING JUPITER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
AGAIN, IT'S FAQ THAT IS SOLELY FACE FOCUSED ON THE STUDY AND EDUCATING OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT WHAT A NON AVALORM ASSESSMENT IS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SEAN. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WAS UP YET.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.
SEEING NO MORE QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN THE SECOND ON RESOLUTION 10925.
>> MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON THE REPORTS, TOWN ATTORNEY.
>> I HAVE NO REPORT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
[TOWN MANAGER]
THANK>> YOU, MAYOR. AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW.
THE TOWN PARTNERS WITH THE PCO SURVEY COMPANY EVERY TWO YEARS TO CONDUCT THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY.
THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY ALLOWS THE TOWN TO GAUGE THE OPINION OF JUPITER RESIDENTS ON TOPICS SUCH AS PUBLIC SAFETY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE, JUPITER'S ECONOMY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
FOR THIS YEAR'S SURVEY, PCO COMPANY IS RANDOMLY SELECTED 3,500 JUPITER HOUSEHOLDS WHO WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL OUT THE SURVEY VIA A WEBSITE OR A PAPER COPY OF THE SURVEY.
HOUSEHOLDS NOT SELECTED FOR THE SCIENTIFIC PORTION OF THE SURVEY, AND OPEN PARTICIPATION PERIOD WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH.
ALL SURVEY SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DUE BACK TO POLCO BY DECEMBER 1ST, AND THE TOWN WILL RECEIVE THE RESULTS OF BOTH THE SCIENTIFIC AND OPEN PARTICIPATION SURVEYS IN JANUARY.
THE TOWN ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY.
THIS WEEK IS FLORIDA CITY GOVERNMENT WEEK, A TIME OF MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE JOIN TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE AND SHOWCASE THE WORK PERFORMED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
THE TOWN'S GOVERNMENT IS THE CLOSEST TO MOST CITIZENS AND THE ONE THAT MOST DIRECTLY IMPACTS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
DURING THE WEEK, THE TOWN WILL FEATURE TOWN EMPLOYEES AND DEPARTMENTS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK DONE DAY IN AND DAY OUT BY THE TOWN.
THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE TOWN PARTNERED WITH THE PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOPE HOST HARBOR FEST.
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SEVERAL OF YOU WERE THERE.IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND OF MUSIC AND FOOD.
WE'VE GOTTEN SOME GREAT FEEDBACK.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FROM BOTH THE CHAMBER AND OUR OWN TOWN STAFF WHO WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT EVENT.
ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OFFICER JONATHAN SARON, WHO WAS NAMED OFFICER OF THE QUARTER, AND DETECTIVE SALVATOR MARTINA, WHO WAS NAMED INVESTIGATOR OF THE QUARTER BY THE SOUTH FLORIDA CRIME COMMISSION.
ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE TWO OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO RECENTLY REACHED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES WITH THE TOWN.
THIS ONE FOR ME IS HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE THE OFFICER THAT I'M GOING TO NAME, HE AND I CAME ON THE JOB THE SAME DAY.
WHEN I CAME BECAME CHIEF, HE CAME IN AS AN OFFICER.
I THINK OUR UNIT NUMBER IS A ONE NUMBER APART.
OFFICER JOHN O'KEEFE FROM THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT RECENTLY CELEBRATED 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE TOWN.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE CALLED ME SO WE COULD CONGRATULATE EACH OTHER.
THEN, MEANWHILE, RODNEY CARROLL OF THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT RECENTLY CELEBRATED 35 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE TOWN.
THEN OF COURSE, THIS FRIDAY, THE TOWN WILL HOST OUR ANNUAL HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR HERE AT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.
WE INVITE EVERYONE OUT TO ENJOY TRICK OR TREATING, GAMES, MUSIC, CHARACTER VISITS, FOOD TRUCKS, AND A WHOLE LOT MORE.
THIS FREE EVENT WILL RUN FROM 5:30-7:30 P.M. THAT IS THIS FRIDAY.
I'M JUST GOING TO PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR, BE PREPARED BEFORE YOU KNOW IT WILL BE LIGHT IN THE TREE.
MAYOR, THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO SWITCH IT UP, COUNSEL SANDSTROM.
[TOWN COUNCIL – LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMENTS]
>> WELL, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR MY VOICE AND OCCASIONAL COUGH.
BUT I WANT TO SAY, I'VE BEEN TO TWO EVENTS.
WE HAD A VERY BUSY BIT OF TIME RECENTLY.
I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE ALICE KITCHING EVENT.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A WONDERFUL LOCAL HISTORIC DESIGNATION THAT WE DID.
I'LL SHARE THAT THE OWNER LIVES IN THE FARMS. SHE WAS COMMUTING TO A HAIR SALON IN BOCA RATON WHERE SHE WORKED AND SHE OWNED A SALON THERE.
THIS CAME TO HER AND SHE WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO CONNECT WITH ALICE KITCHING GRANDDAUGHTER WHO LIVES IN LAKEWORTH BEACH.
THE GRANDDAUGHTER BROUGHT A BUNCH OF FAMILY PHOTOS FOR ALL OF US TO BENEFIT FROM.
IT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION AND A CHANCE FOR HER TO RECONNECT, I THINK WITH THE TOWN AND WHERE SHE GREW UP RIGHT AROUND THE STREET.
I WAS JUST WONDERFUL. THE SECOND THING WAS HARBOR FEST, I I WENT TO ON SATURDAY.
I UNDERSTAND FRIDAY WAS HOPPIN.
I SAW NOEL WITH THE CHAMBER, ENERGIZED AS ALWAYS.
IT WAS JUST A REALLY WONDERFUL EVENT.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT LEARNED THE FIRST TIME, SOMETHING IS HOSTED, BUT I'M SURE IT'LL JUST GET BETTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
ONE MORE THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION COMING UP AND ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE BY THE TOWN AND BY MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, I KNOW OUR TOWN WORKS AND SHARED IN THE WEEKLY UPDATE, DIFFERENT APPROPRIATIONS, ISSUES THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO FOCUS ON.
I'VE COME TO THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE STAFF THAT ARE WORKING WITH THE LOBBYIST ON THIS.
THEY'RE COLLECTING INFORMATION.
THEY HAVE CALLS WITH THE LOBBYIST, BUT SOME THINGS CAN BE HELPFUL.
WE CAN REACH OUT TO OUR COUNTERPARTS, OTHER ELECTED AND THE COUNTY AND WHATNOT.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
I'D LIKE TO ASK POLITELY IF I MIGHT BE THAT REPRESENTATIVE, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PASS AROUND IN THE FUTURE.
I JUST THOUGHT THAT COULD BE SOMETHING TO HELP THEM MAYBE GET THINGS FASTER OR GET FURTHER.
TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE'S ANY BRIEFING OR DECISION POINT OR INFORMATION OR ANYTHING WE CAN DO.
I WOULD CERTAINLY KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE ON THAT AND ASK FOR GUIDANCE WHERE NEEDED.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION THAT SOMEONE FROM THE COUNCIL BE PART OF THESE INITIATIVES THAT ARE COMING OUT WITH THE COUNTY.
I THINK WE HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
I WOULD SUPPORT YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
>> I THINK OF LIKE WHAT OUR MAYOR SAID WITH THE TPA, SOME THINGS, COUNCIL JUST HAS TO TAKE IT ON THEMSELVES AND PUSH SOMETIMES.
>> I SUPPORT IT, AND IT'S A GREAT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE PROCESS WE'VE USED IN THE PAST.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD AGREE YOU'VE PUT SOME WORK INTO IT, SO CARRY ON.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME DO THIS AND PASSING THE MITE TO WHOEVER IS NEXT.
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>> I DID GO TO HARBOR FEST, PARTICULARLY THE TASTING EVENT FRIDAY NIGHT. IT WAS VERY NICE.
I WANT TO GET HATS OFF TO BOTH THE TOWN STAFF AND ALSO TO THE PALM BEACH CHAMBERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK, RESULTING IN A VERY NICE EVENT.
ALSO, I THINK I DID A GREAT JOB PROMOTING HARBOR FEST AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL PROMOTE MORE VEHICULAR AND FOOT TRAFFIC GET IN THERE AND PATRONIZING THE VARIOUS RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESS IN THERE.
I THINK IT WAS A VERY NICE EVENT.
ALSO, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE KEL GERARDI FOR HER RECOGNITION TONIGHT BY THE COUNCIL.
ALSO PERSONAL THANK YOU FOR THE EXAMPLE SHE SETS FOR FINE YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT GOES A LONG WAY THE STEM, PROMOTING THE EDUCATION AND WHAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TOWARDS IT.
I THINK SHE DID A FANTASTIC JOB AND THE RECOGNITION WE GAVE HER WAS WELL DESERVED. THANK YOU.
>>I WOULD AGREE WITH EVERYTHING SET UP HERE.
GREAT JOB STAFF ON THE HARBOR FEST.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE A KITCHEN BENTON HOUSE HISTORIC DESIGNATION, AND THAT'S OUR SECOND ADAPTIVE REUSE IN TOWN, WHICH WOULD SAVE HISTORIC BUILDING.
THEY DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB ON IT, AND A MAJOR RENOVATION.
IT'S A SMALL BUSINESS AND THANK YOU FOR STACY FOR PUTTING THE EFFORT IN AND WORKING WITH STAFF AND GETTING ALL THAT DONE, SO IT WAS REMARKABLE. EXCELLENT JOB.
>> DR. JOY. AGAIN, I'M GOING TO REITERATE IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE KELLY HERE TONIGHT.
AS A PARENT, WHEN YOU SEE YOUR CHILD, GO THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE TOWN THAT YOU'VE LIVED, IT'S REALLY EXTRAORDINARY AND TO HAVE AN ASTRONAUT AND KNOW SHE'S GOING BACK UP AGAIN.
WE CAN ALL BE WATCHING HER AND CHEERING HER ON SO WE CONGRATULATE HER AND THANK HER FOR COMING.
HARBORSIDE, I DID OWE EVERYTHING YOU'VE ALL SAID.
THE CHAMBER DID A YEOMAN'S JOB ON IT.
I THINK WE DID GET TO TALK TO THE BUSINESSES, GOT SOMETHING OF THEIR FEEDBACK.
EVERYTHING WAS VERY POSITIVE AND WE WERE THERE FRIDAY NIGHT.
WE GOT TO REALLY SEE IT IN ACTION, AND I HOPE THAT AS A TOWN, WE CAN WORK HARDER TO MAKE THAT CONTINUE.
I KNOW THE BUSINESSES THEY NEED IT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STAFF.
IF YOU PUT ALL THE YEARS TOGETHER THAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN AROUND BETWEEN OUR POLICE AND OUR STAFF, IT'S AMAZING.
GREAT JOB FOR ALL OF THEM. THANK YOU.
PARKS AND REC DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE PRESENTATION.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT SECOND READING AND GET THAT ENACTED.
>> I HAVE TWO ITEMS. NUMBER 1, WITH REGARD TO THE EVENT THIS WEEKEND, I DID GET A CHANCE TO GO ON SATURDAY, DELIGHTED.
I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO JUST FOR THE RECORD, EMPHASIZE THAT NUMBER 1, THAT WAS A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FOR THE COUNCIL.
FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT KNOW, COUNCILOR SUNSTROM HAD TRIED TO CHAMPION GETTING ARTIGRA BACK TO ABACOA.
FOUND OUT THAT DISAPPOINTINGLY THAT THERE WAS A MULTI YEAR AGREEMENT ALREADY WITH TO BE DOWN AT I GUESS IT'S THE REGIONAL PARK.
AND BUT SHE DIDN'T STOP THERE.
CHAMBER WENT AHEAD AND AGREED TO CREATE THIS EVENT.
I KNOW IT'LL GET BETTER EVERY YEAR, BUT I WANTED TO CERTAINLY THANK COUNSELOR SUNSTROM FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN ALONG WITH THE CHAMBER.
>> I ALSO WANT TO THANK FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER MAY BECAUSE HE FOCUSED ON LIVE MUSIC AT THE TIME.
IT WAS A GROUP EFFORT. BUT THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SUBSTITUTE FOR ARDI GRAM.
>> THEN I ALWAYS TRY TO BRING ALSO IN JUST LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. MY INFORMATION MAY BE DATED, BUT IN THE PACKAGE TONIGHT, AS WE NORMALLY HAVE, WE HAD CONTRACTOR PROPOSALS THAT INCLUDED CONTRACTOR SAFETY QUALIFICATION FORMS. THE CONTRACT TONIGHT HAD, ZERO OSHA RECORDABLES, FOR THREE YEARS.
BUT LAST YEAR, WHEN I HAD ASKED ON A DIFFERENT ONE, I FOUND OUT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A UPPER THRESHOLD SET FOR THE TOWN I'M GOING TO ASK, PARTICULARLY NOW THAT WE'RE HAVING A PROCUREMENT MANAGER, THAT WE ESTABLISH A STANDARD FOR THE TOWN BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO ASK FOR A CONTRACTOR SAFETY QUALIFICATIONS AND GET AN INJURY RATE,
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WE WANT TO HAVE AN INJURY RATE THRESHOLD THAT WE'LL REJECT.OTHERWISE, WHY ARE WE ASKING THIS AND WE'RE NOT CARING ENOUGH ABOUT SAFETY.
I KNOW MY FORMER EMPLOYER, WE HAD ONE, AND IT WAS A THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY ONLY AT AN EXECUTIVE HIGH LEVEL, WHICH IN THIS CASE, IT'D BE THE TOWN MANAGER WOULD HAVE TO AUTHORIZE ANY EXCEEDANCE OF THAT.
BUT OTHERWISE, THIS WOULD BE A NO GO THRESHOLD, SO I'M GOING TO ASK THE TOWN MANAGER TO CONSIDER DOING THAT AND GIVE US AN UPDATE.
AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS FOR YEARS, AND IT MAY BE DIFFERENT BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAD STANDARDS, BUT BUT WE WILL NOW.
IS MY REQUEST UNDERSTOOD, MR. KIZERO?
>> THANK YOU. I'M NOT SETTING IT.
I'M JUST SAYING WE OUGHT TO HAVE ONE.
THERE MAY BE OVERRIDING CIRCUMSTANCES WE MAY WHICH THE TOWN MANAGER THEN WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THE AUTHORITY THAT WE CONCLUDE SOMETHING WAS A REAL UNIQUE EVENT OR WHATEVER.
BUT SAFETY IS IMPORTANT, AND THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
OUR EMPLOYEES ARE IMPACTED IF A CONTRACTOR IS WORKING UNSAFELY.
ANYWAY, THAT WAS IT, AND WITH THAT, THE TIME IS NOW 8:16, AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.