1 00:03:22,702 --> 00:03:25,104 » Sara Baxter: THANK YOU SO 2 00:03:25,104 --> 00:03:25,371 MUCH. 3 00:03:25,371 --> 00:03:27,140 IF YOU ARE ABLE, STAND FOR THE 4 00:03:27,140 --> 00:03:32,612 PLEDGE OFALLEGIANCE . 5 00:03:32,712 --> 00:03:33,646 » Maria Sachs: GOOD EVENING 6 00:03:33,646 --> 00:03:35,014 EVERYBODY. 7 00:03:35,014 --> 00:03:38,851 A PRAYER FOR OUR SOLDIERS. 8 00:03:38,851 --> 00:03:39,586 GRACIOUS GOD, LET'S PRAY FOR 9 00:03:39,586 --> 00:03:41,487 OUR SOLDIERS. 10 00:03:41,487 --> 00:03:45,892 LET YOUR GRACE BE A PROTECTIVE 11 00:03:45,892 --> 00:03:46,926 SHIELD GUARDING THEM FROM HARM 12 00:03:46,926 --> 00:03:47,560 AND KEEPING THEM CLOSE TO YOUR 13 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:51,864 LOVE AND COMPASSION. 14 00:03:51,864 --> 00:03:52,865 MAY WE ALWAYS REMEMBER THEY ARE 15 00:03:52,865 --> 00:03:53,566 THE ONES WHO FACE THE HORRORS 16 00:03:53,566 --> 00:03:57,036 AND DANGERS OF WAR FIRSTHAND 17 00:03:57,036 --> 00:03:57,736 THE COUPLES HONOR THEM FOR 18 00:03:57,736 --> 00:04:00,006 THEIR COURAGE AND CARE FOR THEM 19 00:04:00,006 --> 00:04:02,741 WHEN THERE IS DAMAGE TO THEIR 20 00:04:02,741 --> 00:04:07,947 BODIES OR SPIRIT. 21 00:04:07,947 --> 00:04:08,948 WHEN THEY ARE LONELY AND AFRAID 22 00:04:08,948 --> 00:04:09,648 AND LONG TO BE WITH THE SURE 23 00:04:09,648 --> 00:04:10,483 KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR PRESENCE AT 24 00:04:10,483 --> 00:04:12,518 ALL TIMES THAT WE ARE CARING 25 00:04:12,518 --> 00:04:15,388 FOR THEM HERE AT HOME. 26 00:04:15,388 --> 00:04:18,023 IN WAR AND PEACE LET THEM FEEL, 27 00:04:18,023 --> 00:04:20,359 DEEP IN THEIR HEARTS THAT YOUR 28 00:04:20,359 --> 00:04:21,561 LOVE IS ALWAYS THERE 29 00:04:21,561 --> 00:04:24,897 SOUNDLESSLY, UNCONDITIONALLY, 30 00:04:24,897 --> 00:04:27,800 AND ETERNALLY. 31 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:28,367 LET US HOPE DEAR LORD THAT 32 00:04:28,367 --> 00:04:29,769 THOSE OF US WHO STAND HERE 33 00:04:29,769 --> 00:04:32,405 TODAY DO YOUR DIVINE WILL. 34 00:04:32,405 --> 00:04:38,277 AMEN. 35 00:04:38,277 --> 00:04:47,453 >>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE 36 00:04:47,453 --> 00:04:47,553 » > I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE 37 00:04:47,553 --> 00:04:48,153 FLAG AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR 38 00:04:48,153 --> 00:04:48,754 WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION 39 00:04:48,754 --> 00:04:49,922 UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH 40 00:04:49,922 --> 00:04:56,262 LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 41 00:04:56,262 --> 00:04:57,163 SCRIBBLE I WOULD ENTERTAIN A 42 00:04:57,163 --> 00:04:58,564 MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. 43 00:04:58,564 --> 00:05:00,633 MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MARINO, 44 00:05:00,633 --> 00:05:09,342 SECOND BY VICE MAYOR WOODWARD. 45 00:05:09,342 --> 00:05:09,975 ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED? 46 00:05:09,975 --> 00:05:11,010 PLEASE SEE THE MOTION CARRIES 47 00:05:11,010 --> 00:05:11,177 7/0. 48 00:05:11,177 --> 00:05:12,044 I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO 49 00:05:12,044 --> 00:05:12,879 RECEIVE AND FILE PROOF OF 50 00:05:12,879 --> 00:05:13,179 PUBLICATION. 51 00:05:13,179 --> 00:05:14,179 MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MARINO, 52 00:05:14,179 --> 00:05:15,247 SECOND BY VICE MAYOR WOODWARD. 53 00:05:15,247 --> 00:05:24,624 ALL IN FAVOR? 54 00:05:24,624 --> 00:05:24,924 THE OPPOSED? 55 00:05:24,924 --> 00:05:25,691 SEE THE MOTION CARRIES 7/0. 56 00:05:25,691 --> 00:05:26,692 UNDER TERM WE ARE REQUIRED TO 57 00:05:26,692 --> 00:05:27,660 READ INTO THE RECORD THE 58 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:28,361 PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN MILLAGE 59 00:05:28,361 --> 00:05:29,361 OVERALL BACK RATE AND SPECIFIC 60 00:05:29,361 --> 00:05:30,196 PURPOSES FOR AD VALOREM TAX 61 00:05:30,196 --> 00:05:37,703 INCREASES. 62 00:05:37,803 --> 00:05:38,437 » THANK YOU MATT AMERICAN VICE 63 00:05:38,437 --> 00:05:39,739 MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY 64 00:05:39,739 --> 00:05:40,239 COMMISSIONERS. 65 00:05:40,239 --> 00:05:40,906 ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRUTH IN 66 00:05:40,906 --> 00:05:41,940 MILLAGE TRIM BILL, THE BOARD OF 67 00:05:41,940 --> 00:05:42,875 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL HOLD 68 00:05:42,875 --> 00:05:43,776 HEARINGS ON THE TENTATIVE 69 00:05:43,776 --> 00:05:45,645 BUDGET PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE. 70 00:05:45,645 --> 00:05:46,412 AS STIPULATED IN THE TRIM BILL, 71 00:05:46,412 --> 00:05:47,312 THE FIRST SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE TO 72 00:05:47,312 --> 00:05:48,314 DISCUSS SHALL BE THE PERCENTAGE 73 00:05:48,314 --> 00:05:51,751 INCREASE IN THE MILLAGE OVER 74 00:05:51,751 --> 00:05:52,518 THE ROLE BACK RATE NECESSARY TO 75 00:05:52,518 --> 00:05:56,455 FUND THE BUDGET. 76 00:05:56,455 --> 00:05:57,423 IF ANY OF THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE 77 00:05:57,423 --> 00:05:58,758 FOR WHICH AD VALOREM REVENUES 78 00:05:58,758 --> 00:06:01,627 ARE BEING INCREASED. 79 00:06:01,627 --> 00:06:03,062 ON PAGE 4 PALM BEACH COUNTY 80 00:06:03,062 --> 00:06:04,529 PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE OF 4.500 81 00:06:04,529 --> 00:06:08,300 ZERO IS 5.44 PERCENT OVER THE 82 00:06:08,300 --> 00:06:11,671 ROLE BACK RATE THIS REQUIRES A 83 00:06:11,671 --> 00:06:13,606 SUPERMAJORITY VOTE.PALM BEACH 84 00:06:13,606 --> 00:06:16,509 COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT'S 85 00:06:16,509 --> 00:06:18,343 PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE OF 0.459 86 00:06:18,343 --> 00:06:23,582 ONE IS 5.3 PERCENT OVER THE 87 00:06:23,582 --> 00:06:24,050 ROLE BACK RATE. 88 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:26,052 THIS REQUIRES A SUPERMAJORITY 89 00:06:26,052 --> 00:06:27,153 VOTE. 90 00:06:27,153 --> 00:06:30,723 PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE, 91 00:06:30,723 --> 00:06:31,657 MS TO YOU, PROPOSED MILLAGE 92 00:06:31,657 --> 00:06:35,061 RATE AT 3.458 ONE IS 5.25 93 00:06:35,061 --> 00:06:40,333 PERCENT OVER THE ROLE BACK 94 00:06:40,333 --> 00:06:40,533 RATE. 95 00:06:40,533 --> 00:06:41,600 THISREQUIRES A SUPERMAJORITY 96 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:43,603 VOTE . 97 00:06:43,603 --> 00:06:44,269 PALM BEACH COUNTY AGGREGATE 98 00:06:44,269 --> 00:06:48,840 PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE OF 6.188 99 00:06:48,840 --> 00:06:49,741 NINE IS 3.80 PERCENT OVER THE 100 00:06:49,741 --> 00:06:51,577 ROLE BACK RATE PALM BEACH 101 00:06:51,577 --> 00:06:56,649 COUNTY COUNTYWIDE VOTED DEBT 102 00:06:56,649 --> 00:07:02,655 MILLAGE RATE IS 0.0210. 103 00:07:02,655 --> 00:07:03,689 WE TURN TO PAGE 5 BUT INCREASES 104 00:07:03,689 --> 00:07:04,390 OVERALL BACK RATE FISCAL YEAR 105 00:07:04,390 --> 00:07:06,792 27, AN EXPLANATION OF THE 106 00:07:06,792 --> 00:07:08,727 INCREASES. 107 00:07:08,727 --> 00:07:09,695 COUNTYWIDE SHERIFF THAT 108 00:07:09,695 --> 00:07:15,935 INCREASE 86.8 MILLION. 109 00:07:15,935 --> 00:07:16,469 INCREASE AND OTHER 110 00:07:16,469 --> 00:07:19,272 CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS 111 00:07:19,272 --> 00:07:19,839 INCLUDING JUDICIAL IN ZERO 112 00:07:19,839 --> 00:07:23,276 MILLION. 113 00:07:23,276 --> 00:07:26,779 DECREASE IN BCC OPERATIONS NET 114 00:07:26,779 --> 00:07:29,915 REVENUES 15.6 MILLION PICK 115 00:07:29,915 --> 00:07:30,850 INCREASE IN CRA 116 00:07:30,850 --> 00:07:35,020 NON-DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS 7.9 117 00:07:35,020 --> 00:07:39,592 MILLION. 118 00:07:39,592 --> 00:07:40,593 INCREASES IN RESERVES 26.7 119 00:07:40,593 --> 00:07:43,429 MILLION. 120 00:07:43,429 --> 00:07:44,163 INCREASE IN MAJOR REVENUES AND 121 00:07:44,163 --> 00:07:53,105 GAS TAX 12.4 MILLION. 122 00:07:53,105 --> 00:07:53,873 INCREASE CAPITAL PROJECTS LINED 123 00:07:53,873 --> 00:07:54,740 OUT DECREASE IN DEBT SERVICE 124 00:07:54,740 --> 00:07:57,243 3.8 MILLION. 125 00:07:57,243 --> 00:08:03,549 42 NOT MY MILLION. 126 00:08:03,549 --> 00:08:08,087 36 MILLION, ADDITIONAL TAXES 127 00:08:08,087 --> 00:08:09,121 FROM NEW CONSTRUCTION I 128 00:08:09,121 --> 00:08:11,490 ROLLBACK RATE, CRA ROLLBACK 129 00:08:11,490 --> 00:08:14,894 ADJUSTMENTS AND TAX LOSS BY THE 130 00:08:14,894 --> 00:08:17,863 VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD 24.6 131 00:08:17,863 --> 00:08:23,235 MILLION. 132 00:08:23,235 --> 00:08:23,835 THE INCREASED TOTAL IS 133 00:08:23,835 --> 00:08:30,276 $85,302,887. 134 00:08:30,276 --> 00:08:30,810 COUNTY LIBRARY. 135 00:08:30,810 --> 00:08:31,477 INCREASE IN LIBRARY OPERATIONS 136 00:08:31,477 --> 00:08:32,612 NET THE REVENUES 1.3 MILLION 137 00:08:32,612 --> 00:08:38,684 DECREASES IN RESERVES 880,000. 138 00:08:38,684 --> 00:08:39,351 INCREASE FOR TRANSFER TO 139 00:08:39,351 --> 00:08:40,286 LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS AND 140 00:08:40,286 --> 00:08:43,990 EXPANSION FUNDS 10.5 MILLION. 141 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:47,192 INCREASE IN BEGINNING BALANCE 142 00:08:47,192 --> 00:08:53,766 BROUGHT FORWARD 4.3 MILLION 143 00:08:53,766 --> 00:08:54,767 PICK ADDITIONAL TAXES FOR NEW 144 00:08:54,767 --> 00:08:55,500 CONSTRUCTION AT ROLLBACK RATE 145 00:08:55,500 --> 00:08:56,569 IN TAX LAWS OR REGULATIONS BY 146 00:08:56,569 --> 00:09:00,940 THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD 147 00:09:00,940 --> 00:09:03,776 $317,104. 148 00:09:03,776 --> 00:09:07,580 FIRE RESCUE MST YOU INCREASE OF 149 00:09:07,580 --> 00:09:09,748 FIRE RESCUE OPERATIONS NET OF 150 00:09:09,748 --> 00:09:14,219 REVENUES 53.1 MILLION. 151 00:09:14,219 --> 00:09:15,221 INCREASE IN RESERVES 8.0 152 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:15,654 MILLION. 153 00:09:15,654 --> 00:09:18,190 DEGREES FOR TRANSFER TO CAPITAL 154 00:09:18,190 --> 00:09:27,967 PROJECT FUNDS 661,000. 155 00:09:27,967 --> 00:09:28,968 INCREASE IN BEGINNING BALANCE 156 00:09:28,968 --> 00:09:29,969 BROUGHT FORWARD 27.3 MILLION. 157 00:09:29,969 --> 00:09:31,370 ADDITIONAL TAXES FROM THE 158 00:09:31,370 --> 00:09:33,739 CONSTRUCTION AT ROLLBACK RATE, 159 00:09:33,739 --> 00:09:34,574 CRA ROLLBACK RATE IN TAX LAWS 160 00:09:34,574 --> 00:09:35,307 OR REVELATIONS BY THE VALUE 161 00:09:35,307 --> 00:09:36,709 ADJUSTMENT BOARD 75 MILLION FOR 162 00:09:36,709 --> 00:09:43,149 A TOTAL INCREASE OF 25 MILLION 163 00:09:43,149 --> 00:09:53,993 $650,174 PAGE 6 HIGHLIGHTS THAT 164 00:09:53,993 --> 00:09:55,027 INCLUDES PROPOSED TRANSFERS AND 165 00:09:55,027 --> 00:09:55,728 AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 166 00:09:55,728 --> 00:09:56,728 2027 TENTATIVE BUDGET PICK PAGE 167 00:09:56,728 --> 00:09:58,998 7 THROUGH EIGHT CONTAINS 168 00:09:58,998 --> 00:09:59,564 PROPOSED TRANSFERS AND 169 00:09:59,564 --> 00:10:02,467 AMENDMENTS TO THE TRANSFERS AND 170 00:10:02,467 --> 00:10:05,704 AMENDMENTS DO NOT RESULT IN 171 00:10:05,704 --> 00:10:06,672 INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES AND 172 00:10:06,672 --> 00:10:10,943 IF I MAY POINT OUT THE CLERK IS 173 00:10:10,943 --> 00:10:13,879 WITHDRAWN 2.5 MILLION 174 00:10:13,879 --> 00:10:16,781 SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS THAT WILL 175 00:10:16,781 --> 00:10:20,853 BE SUBSTITUTED AS AN AMENDMENT 176 00:10:20,853 --> 00:10:21,854 IN THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. 177 00:10:21,854 --> 00:10:29,061 THANK YOU MADAME CLERK. 178 00:10:29,161 --> 00:10:29,862 » Bobby Weiss: THE NEXT ORDER 179 00:10:29,862 --> 00:10:30,829 OF BUSINESS IS TO ACCEPT ON THE 180 00:10:30,829 --> 00:10:31,730 TOTAL COUNTYWIDE FUNDS BUDGET 181 00:10:31,730 --> 00:10:32,598 DEFENDANT BUDGET AND PROPOSED 182 00:10:32,598 --> 00:10:46,479 BUDGET MANY CARS DO WE HAVE? 183 00:10:46,479 --> 00:10:47,145 12 PUBLIC COMMENT 184 00:10:47,145 --> 00:10:47,379 CARDS. 185 00:10:47,379 --> 00:10:48,146 AT THIS TIME WE ARE NOT GOING 186 00:10:48,146 --> 00:10:50,182 TO TAKE ANYMORE ONCE WE START. 187 00:10:50,182 --> 00:10:52,752 AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLEASE 188 00:10:52,752 --> 00:11:01,460 CALL UP. 189 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:02,762 » Joel Flores: ALL RIGHT. 190 00:11:02,762 --> 00:11:21,213 I HAVE EVAN ORIANA, PAM COLE, 191 00:11:21,213 --> 00:11:26,652 LAURA BLOOM, ROSARY IS. 192 00:11:26,652 --> 00:11:27,153 IF TWO PODIUMS. 193 00:11:27,153 --> 00:11:28,187 PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE 194 00:11:28,187 --> 00:11:28,787 YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE 195 00:11:28,787 --> 00:11:35,094 RECORD. 196 00:11:35,194 --> 00:11:35,794 » MY NAME IS SCOTT LEWIS 256 197 00:11:35,794 --> 00:11:38,798 E. 22ND CT., RIVIERA BEACH. 198 00:11:38,798 --> 00:11:39,531 I'M COMING TODAY BECAUSE THE 199 00:11:39,531 --> 00:11:41,033 TRAFFIC STUDY THAT CAME OUT 200 00:11:41,033 --> 00:11:47,039 ABOUT OUR FUTURE GRIDLOCK IN 201 00:11:47,039 --> 00:11:47,606 RIVIERA WE HAD 16 PROJECTS 202 00:11:47,606 --> 00:11:49,208 COMING UP ON BROADWAY. 203 00:11:49,208 --> 00:11:50,843 SEVERAL MEETINGS HAVE SHOWED UP 204 00:11:50,843 --> 00:11:56,615 AND SAID LISTEN, IT'S TERRIBLE 205 00:11:56,615 --> 00:11:57,650 ALREADY WE ARE GOING THERE IN F 206 00:11:57,650 --> 00:11:58,317 WHICH IS WHAT LEVEL OF SERVICE 207 00:11:58,317 --> 00:12:00,553 ON THE ROAD AND IS A WHAT WE 208 00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:03,222 HAVE CARVEOUTS FOR PALM TRAN TO 209 00:12:03,222 --> 00:12:07,526 TURN INTO THE 2010 BUS AND I 210 00:12:07,526 --> 00:12:08,460 USED TO HAVE A CDL AND DRIVE A 211 00:12:08,460 --> 00:12:10,862 US IN A FORMER LIFE AND THE 212 00:12:10,862 --> 00:12:15,968 ANSWER IS NUMBER THEY CAN HAVE 213 00:12:15,968 --> 00:12:19,038 TURNOUTS. 214 00:12:19,038 --> 00:12:19,805 THEY COME IN AT TIMES IN THERE 215 00:12:19,805 --> 00:12:21,006 AND IN A SECTION IN YOU GET 216 00:12:21,006 --> 00:12:23,509 BEHIND IN 20 10 BUS AND IT 217 00:12:23,509 --> 00:12:26,245 STOPS. 218 00:12:26,245 --> 00:12:26,845 THE PEOPLE IN THEIR COND? 219 00:12:26,845 --> 00:12:30,215 SWERVING AROUND IT TRYING TO 220 00:12:30,215 --> 00:12:31,283 GET OUT OF THE WAY VERSUS 221 00:12:31,283 --> 00:12:33,586 HAVING A CUT OUT THAT INCREASES 222 00:12:33,586 --> 00:12:36,355 YOUR TRAFFIC FLOW FROM 223 00:12:36,355 --> 00:12:39,024 DEVELOPERS WHO ARE READY TO GET 224 00:12:39,024 --> 00:12:39,959 THAT KIND OF THING AS PART OF 225 00:12:39,959 --> 00:12:45,264 THEIR REZONING. 226 00:12:45,264 --> 00:12:45,930 BUT THAT'S NOT HAPPENING. 227 00:12:45,930 --> 00:12:46,831 YOUR AGENCY WON'T WITH THE 228 00:12:46,831 --> 00:12:50,469 CITIES DO THAT.YOUR AGENCY 229 00:12:50,469 --> 00:12:51,637 PICK ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE 230 00:12:51,637 --> 00:12:53,672 ONES IN YOUR BUDGET. 231 00:12:53,672 --> 00:12:54,673 HAVE ASKED THE COUNCILMAN TO 232 00:12:54,673 --> 00:12:56,842 ADDRESS IT IN RIVIERA. 233 00:12:56,842 --> 00:13:00,211 THEY CAN'T BECAUSE YOU TO KNOW. 234 00:13:00,211 --> 00:13:04,316 I REMEMBER 25 YEARS AGO MAYBE 235 00:13:04,316 --> 00:13:04,883 IT IS 20 YEARS AGO. 236 00:13:04,883 --> 00:13:08,320 BOB SITTING HERE SAYING THE 237 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:09,255 PALM TRAN BACK THEN WAS THE 238 00:13:09,255 --> 00:13:10,156 BIGGEST SUBSIDY THE COUNTY DID 239 00:13:10,156 --> 00:13:15,928 AND IT WAS $25 A SEAT. 240 00:13:15,928 --> 00:13:16,628 DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS TODAY. 241 00:13:16,628 --> 00:13:20,032 A GOOD GUESS WOULD BE 60 TO 75 242 00:13:20,032 --> 00:13:21,133 BUCKS A SEAT. 243 00:13:21,133 --> 00:13:21,867 BUT RATHER THAN SPENDING MONEY 244 00:13:21,867 --> 00:13:22,835 ON A THOUSAND PAGE SURVEY THAT 245 00:13:22,835 --> 00:13:28,207 TALKS ABOUT BIKE LANES, WHICH 246 00:13:28,207 --> 00:13:28,907 WORKERS ARE GOING TO USE BIKE 247 00:13:28,907 --> 00:13:29,808 LANES IN SOUTH FLORIDA WHEN 248 00:13:29,808 --> 00:13:34,847 IT'S RAINING IN THE AFTERNOON. 249 00:13:34,847 --> 00:13:35,447 RATHER SEE YOU DO A TIGHT 250 00:13:35,447 --> 00:13:38,250 ANALYSIS ON PALM TRAN. 251 00:13:38,250 --> 00:13:38,917 WHERE THE STOPS IN TERMS OF 252 00:13:38,917 --> 00:13:41,252 YOUR INTERSECTIONS. 253 00:13:41,252 --> 00:13:41,920 WHERE CAN YOU IMPROVE THE 254 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:46,492 TRAFFIC FLOW. 255 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:47,192 WHY DON'T YOU THINK ABOUT PALM 256 00:13:47,192 --> 00:13:47,993 CONNECT INSTEAD HAVING ONE 257 00:13:47,993 --> 00:13:52,797 PERSON IN THE VAN I'M A NATIVE 258 00:13:52,797 --> 00:13:56,001 HERE. 259 00:13:56,001 --> 00:13:58,436 WHY NOT USE UBER DOESN'T STOP 260 00:13:58,436 --> 00:14:03,842 AT A RAILROAD TRACK. 261 00:14:03,842 --> 00:14:04,509 UBER DOESN'T TAKE A CHAUFFEUR 262 00:14:04,509 --> 00:14:09,281 LICENSE DOESN'T REQUIRE 263 00:14:09,281 --> 00:14:11,816 EXPENSIVE TRANSPORTATION. 264 00:14:11,816 --> 00:14:16,422 DO SOMETHING. 265 00:14:16,422 --> 00:14:17,456 TO TRY TO DO REAL MEANINGFUL 266 00:14:17,456 --> 00:14:18,457 IMPROVEMENTS ON TRAFFIC THAT 267 00:14:18,457 --> 00:14:28,467 ISN'T ABOUT ADDING BIKE LANES. 268 00:14:28,567 --> 00:14:29,568 » 624 MACINTOSH'S WISH PALM 269 00:14:29,568 --> 00:14:31,203 BEACH. 270 00:14:31,203 --> 00:14:31,937 THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY 271 00:14:31,937 --> 00:14:34,640 TO SPEAK TODAY. 272 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:35,373 I'M HERE NOT ONLY AS A RESIDENT 273 00:14:35,373 --> 00:14:36,208 BUT AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER FOR 274 00:14:36,208 --> 00:14:41,013 THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION HERE 275 00:14:41,013 --> 00:14:41,647 TO SPEAK A BIT ABOUT PARKING 276 00:14:41,647 --> 00:14:44,283 FEES IN OUR BEACH PARKS.AS AN 277 00:14:44,283 --> 00:14:48,654 ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT 278 00:14:48,654 --> 00:14:49,655 DEDICATED TO PROTECTION 279 00:14:49,655 --> 00:14:50,389 ENJOYMENT OF OUR OCEAN WAVES 280 00:14:50,389 --> 00:14:51,156 AND BEACHES THROUGH OUR 281 00:14:51,156 --> 00:14:54,493 VOLUNTEER NETWORK. 282 00:14:54,493 --> 00:14:55,260 WE ARE 12 CHAPTERS IN THE STATE 283 00:14:55,260 --> 00:14:56,294 OF FLORIDA HERE REPRESENTING 284 00:14:56,294 --> 00:14:57,196 OUR TREASURE COAST PALM BEACH 285 00:14:57,196 --> 00:15:02,167 AND BROWARD COUNTY CHAPTERS. 286 00:15:02,167 --> 00:15:02,867 FIRST, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING 287 00:15:02,867 --> 00:15:03,635 THE RESIDENCE AND CAN 288 00:15:03,635 --> 00:15:04,236 CONTINUING TO KEEP BEACH 289 00:15:04,236 --> 00:15:22,655 PARKING FREE.IF THE PROCESS 290 00:15:22,655 --> 00:15:23,555 IS COMPLICATED OR REQUIRES 291 00:15:23,555 --> 00:15:24,390 EXTENSIVE PAPERWORK IT WOULD 292 00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:25,123 END UP EXCLUDING VITAL MEMBERS 293 00:15:25,123 --> 00:15:26,090 OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING 294 00:15:26,090 --> 00:15:26,925 SENIORS, WORKING FAMILIES, 295 00:15:26,925 --> 00:15:27,860 PEOPLE LIABLE INTERNET ACCESS 296 00:15:27,860 --> 00:15:28,727 AND MORE PICK WE ARE ASKING YOU 297 00:15:28,727 --> 00:15:29,995 TO PRIORITIZE ACCESSIBILITY AND 298 00:15:29,995 --> 00:15:30,696 SIMPLICITY IN THE PROCESS FOR 299 00:15:30,696 --> 00:15:31,764 THE COUNTY PAST THERE SHOULD BE 300 00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:34,433 MULTIPLE WAYS TO SIGN UP ONLINE 301 00:15:34,433 --> 00:15:35,467 BY MAIL, BY PHONE AND IN-PERSON 302 00:15:35,467 --> 00:15:42,307 UNPUBLICIZED WELL BEFORE FEES 303 00:15:42,307 --> 00:15:42,941 GO INTO EFFECT THE PEOPLE OF 304 00:15:42,941 --> 00:15:43,909 TIME TO PREPARE THEMSELVES. 305 00:15:43,909 --> 00:15:51,182 SECOND I WANT TO RAISE CONCERNS 306 00:15:51,182 --> 00:15:52,952 ABOUT PARKING FEES PLANNED FOR 307 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:53,419 NON-COUNTY RESIDENTS. 308 00:15:53,419 --> 00:15:54,153 MANY PEOPLE HOBE SOUND COME 309 00:15:54,153 --> 00:15:55,087 DOWN TO THE FREE PARKS EVERY 310 00:15:55,087 --> 00:15:55,820 SINGLE DAY TO RECREATE WITH 311 00:15:55,820 --> 00:15:56,688 THEIR FAMILIES AND THE BEACHES 312 00:15:56,688 --> 00:15:58,791 ARE PART OF THEIR HISTORY AS 313 00:15:58,791 --> 00:15:59,124 THEY ARE OURS. 314 00:15:59,124 --> 00:15:59,892 FOUR DOLLARS AN HOUR ADDS UP 315 00:15:59,892 --> 00:16:00,625 QUICKLY AND FEES TEND TO GO UP 316 00:16:00,625 --> 00:16:03,629 ONCE THEY ARE IN PLACE 317 00:16:03,629 --> 00:16:05,064 FLORIDIANS FROM NEIGHBORING 318 00:16:05,064 --> 00:16:05,664 COUNTIES FREQUENTLY BEACHES, 319 00:16:05,664 --> 00:16:07,800 LIKE I SAID. 320 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:08,466 BEFORE IMPOSING THE PARKING 321 00:16:08,466 --> 00:16:16,841 FEES WE ENCOURAGE THE COUNTY TO 322 00:16:16,841 --> 00:16:17,809 SURVEY THE BEACH FROM BETTER 323 00:16:17,809 --> 00:16:19,078 INSIGHT INTO ACTUAL USE IN THE 324 00:16:19,078 --> 00:16:19,711 PROGRAM COST IS MOVING FORWARD 325 00:16:19,711 --> 00:16:23,348 WITH FEES FOR NONRESIDENTS, 326 00:16:23,348 --> 00:16:24,349 PRICING SHOULD STILL BE 327 00:16:24,349 --> 00:16:25,384 ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE AND 328 00:16:25,384 --> 00:16:26,385 TRAUMA CHICKEN INCREASE IN 329 00:16:26,385 --> 00:16:27,652 EXEMPTION OPTIONS FOR SENIORS, 330 00:16:27,652 --> 00:16:28,319 DISABLED VETERANS AND MORE 331 00:16:28,319 --> 00:16:29,988 PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NEED IT. 332 00:16:29,988 --> 00:16:32,224 FINALLY, WHATEVER REVENUE DOES 333 00:16:32,224 --> 00:16:39,865 GENERATE NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE 334 00:16:39,865 --> 00:16:40,298 TO THE PUBLIC. 335 00:16:40,298 --> 00:16:41,233 IT SHOULD GO BACK INTO 336 00:16:41,233 --> 00:16:41,966 IMPROVING BEACH MAINTENANCE, 337 00:16:41,966 --> 00:16:42,867 WATER QUALITY AND PUBLIC ACCESS 338 00:16:42,867 --> 00:16:43,735 POINTS, MANY THAT ARE IN 339 00:16:43,735 --> 00:16:44,736 DISREPAIR AND NOT DISAPPEAR 340 00:16:44,736 --> 00:16:46,805 INTO A GENERAL FUND. 341 00:16:46,805 --> 00:16:51,076 AT SURFRIDER AND ALL OF US I 342 00:16:51,076 --> 00:16:52,044 BELIEVE OUR BEACHES BELONG TO 343 00:16:52,044 --> 00:16:52,978 EVERYONE AND THANK YOU FOR 344 00:16:52,978 --> 00:16:53,678 KEEPING A BEAUTIFUL AND 345 00:16:53,678 --> 00:17:09,761 MAINTAIN IT USED TO COME. 346 00:17:10,195 --> 00:17:10,795 » GOOD EVENING MAYOR BAXTER, 347 00:17:10,795 --> 00:17:11,329 VICE MAYOR WOODWARD AND 348 00:17:11,329 --> 00:17:11,663 COMMISSIONERS. 349 00:17:11,663 --> 00:17:12,531 MY NAME IS LAURA BLOOM, THE 350 00:17:12,531 --> 00:17:13,432 DIRECTOR FROM PALM BEACH SOIL 351 00:17:13,432 --> 00:17:14,333 AND WATER CONSERVATION 352 00:17:14,333 --> 00:17:15,667 DISTRICT. 353 00:17:15,667 --> 00:17:16,334 WAS HERE ON TUESDAY ALONG WITH 354 00:17:16,334 --> 00:17:17,536 OTHER SUPPORTERS WHEN 355 00:17:17,536 --> 00:17:21,005 SUPERVISOR SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT AND ASKED THE 356 00:17:21,005 --> 00:17:21,840 BOARD TO RESTORE $79,000 OF 357 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,042 COUNTY INVESTMENT REMOVED FROM 358 00:17:24,042 --> 00:17:25,944 THE UPCOMING BUDGET. 359 00:17:25,944 --> 00:17:28,079 I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER 360 00:17:28,079 --> 00:17:30,883 POWELL RECOGNIZING OUR DISTRICT 361 00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:31,516 DURING TUESDAY'S MEETING. 362 00:17:31,516 --> 00:17:36,221 WE TRULY APPRECIATE THAT. 363 00:17:36,221 --> 00:17:36,922 OUR WORK SUPPORTS PALM BEACH 364 00:17:36,922 --> 00:17:37,422 COUNTY'S PRIORITIES. 365 00:17:37,422 --> 00:17:40,025 WATER CONSERVATION, AGRICULTURE 366 00:17:40,025 --> 00:17:42,293 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, 367 00:17:42,293 --> 00:17:45,197 ENVIRONMENT WILL EDUCATION AND 368 00:17:45,197 --> 00:17:49,801 PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES 369 00:17:49,801 --> 00:17:50,435 AND OUR WORK GOES BEYOND 370 00:17:50,435 --> 00:17:51,303 AGRICULTURE.HROUGH OUR 371 00:17:51,303 --> 00:17:52,003 IRRIGATION PROGRAM WE HELP 372 00:17:52,003 --> 00:17:56,308 BUSINESSES, HOMEOWNERS, 373 00:17:56,308 --> 00:17:59,811 MUNICIPALITIES IDENTIFY 374 00:17:59,811 --> 00:18:00,512 IRRIGATION PROBLEMS AND REDUCE 375 00:18:00,512 --> 00:18:01,980 WATER WASTE AND RUNOFF. 376 00:18:01,980 --> 00:18:07,419 WE ARE WILLING TO BE MEASURED. 377 00:18:07,419 --> 00:18:08,052 OVER THE PAST 10 MONTHS WE 378 00:18:08,052 --> 00:18:08,887 DELIVERED APPROXIMATELY 379 00:18:08,887 --> 00:18:09,888 $392,000 IN CONSERVATION 380 00:18:09,888 --> 00:18:12,657 SERVICES SUPPORT ABOUT $39,000 381 00:18:12,657 --> 00:18:17,729 INVESTMENT.FOR EVERY DOLLAR 382 00:18:17,729 --> 00:18:23,435 THE COUNTY INVESTED. 383 00:18:23,435 --> 00:18:24,236 WE REPORT OUR RESULTS ANNUALLY 384 00:18:24,236 --> 00:18:25,136 TO THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION 385 00:18:25,136 --> 00:18:25,971 INCLUDINGSERVICES DELIVERED , 386 00:18:25,971 --> 00:18:28,740 CUSTOMER SERVED WATER CONCERT, 387 00:18:28,740 --> 00:18:31,009 IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENTS 388 00:18:31,009 --> 00:18:31,610 EDUCATION AND UNDER OTHER 389 00:18:31,610 --> 00:18:33,778 FUNDING PARTNERS. 390 00:18:33,778 --> 00:18:37,049 WE ARE A LOCAL PUBLICLY 391 00:18:37,049 --> 00:18:37,749 ACCOUNTABLE PUBLIC DISTRICT 392 00:18:37,749 --> 00:18:38,584 WORKER BOARD MEMBERS ARE 393 00:18:38,584 --> 00:18:49,827 ELECTED WE REDUCED STAFFING, 394 00:18:49,827 --> 00:18:52,097 CLOSED IN OFFICE REMOVE 395 00:18:52,097 --> 00:18:52,697 SERVICES AND ADDED FEES WERE 396 00:18:52,697 --> 00:18:54,832 APPROPRIATE. 397 00:18:54,832 --> 00:18:57,068 WE ARE ACTIVELY DEVELOPING NEW 398 00:18:57,068 --> 00:18:59,304 PROGRAMS AND REVENUE SOURCES WE 399 00:18:59,304 --> 00:19:01,173 ALSO RECEIVED LETTERS OF REPORT 400 00:19:01,173 --> 00:19:03,841 OF SUPPORT FROM GROWERS, 401 00:19:03,841 --> 00:19:04,810 RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS 402 00:19:04,810 --> 00:19:07,512 ACROSS THE COMMUNITY AND SOME 403 00:19:07,512 --> 00:19:08,413 OF THOSE WE PROVIDED TO EACH 404 00:19:08,413 --> 00:19:12,451 ONE OF YOU. 405 00:19:12,451 --> 00:19:13,185 WE ASKED THE BOARD TO RESTORE 406 00:19:13,185 --> 00:19:17,456 THE $79,000 COUNTY INVESTMENT 407 00:19:17,456 --> 00:19:18,457 IN CONTINUAL PARTNERSHIP 408 00:19:18,457 --> 00:19:19,458 DELIVERED MEASURABLE VALUE 409 00:19:19,458 --> 00:19:20,492 THROUGHOUT PALM BEACH COUNTY. 410 00:19:20,492 --> 00:19:32,504 THANK YOU. 411 00:19:32,604 --> 00:19:33,505 » THEY GIVE FOR GIVING ME THE 412 00:19:33,505 --> 00:19:34,106 OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. 413 00:19:34,106 --> 00:19:39,477 MY NAME IS ROSA AND I RETIRE 414 00:19:39,477 --> 00:19:40,379 AFTER 33 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH 415 00:19:40,379 --> 00:19:41,280 THE NATURAL RESOURCE 416 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:46,618 CONSERVATION SERVICE FOR 16 417 00:19:46,618 --> 00:19:47,519 YEARS I SERVE AS A DISTRICT 418 00:19:47,519 --> 00:19:48,553 CONSERVATIONISM PALM BEACH 419 00:19:48,553 --> 00:19:49,554 SERVICING LANDOWNERS PROTECT 420 00:19:49,554 --> 00:19:52,256 THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND MAKE 421 00:19:52,256 --> 00:19:55,093 SOUND OF NORMAL DECISIONS THE 422 00:19:55,093 --> 00:19:56,728 MAJOR PART OF MY ROLE WAS TO 423 00:19:56,728 --> 00:19:59,197 BRING FEDERAL CONSERVATION 424 00:19:59,197 --> 00:20:02,901 PROGRAMS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY 425 00:20:02,901 --> 00:20:07,472 THAT WOULD AND OFTEN POSSIBLE 426 00:20:07,472 --> 00:20:08,173 WITHOUT THE HELP OF PALM BEACH 427 00:20:08,173 --> 00:20:11,043 WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT 428 00:20:11,043 --> 00:20:11,510 ENTERED THE STRONG 429 00:20:11,510 --> 00:20:12,110 RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE 430 00:20:12,110 --> 00:20:16,648 COMMUNITY. 431 00:20:16,648 --> 00:20:17,315 NOW IS A NATURAL RESOURCE 432 00:20:17,315 --> 00:20:19,418 MANAGER FOR THE DISTRICT HAD 433 00:20:19,418 --> 00:20:19,985 THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE 434 00:20:19,985 --> 00:20:22,087 OTHER SIDE WITH A DIFFERENT 435 00:20:22,087 --> 00:20:26,124 PERSPECTIVE RECENTLY WITH THE 436 00:20:26,124 --> 00:20:28,794 ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION 437 00:20:28,794 --> 00:20:29,828 OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 438 00:20:29,828 --> 00:20:34,733 EXPERIENCED LOSING STAFF, 439 00:20:34,733 --> 00:20:35,734 REDUCTION IN EMPLOYEES IN EACH 440 00:20:35,734 --> 00:20:39,404 OFFICE, THIS HAS CREATED A 441 00:20:39,404 --> 00:20:40,037 GREATER NEED FOR THE LOCAL 442 00:20:40,037 --> 00:20:40,972 SERVICES AND PARTNERS LIKE THE 443 00:20:40,972 --> 00:20:45,644 DISTRICT. 444 00:20:45,644 --> 00:20:46,811 JON CAREY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 445 00:20:46,811 --> 00:20:48,246 INTO THE COMMUNITY. 446 00:20:48,246 --> 00:20:51,949 THIS YEAR ALONE NOT HAVING A 447 00:20:51,949 --> 00:20:52,784 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE IN OUR 448 00:20:52,784 --> 00:20:58,357 OFFICES, WE FACILITATED 449 00:20:58,357 --> 00:21:02,928 $580,000 IN FEDERAL 450 00:21:02,928 --> 00:21:03,561 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL 451 00:21:03,561 --> 00:21:06,464 FARMERS. 452 00:21:06,464 --> 00:21:07,131 THESE HELP THE PRODUCERS 453 00:21:07,131 --> 00:21:07,966 IMPLEMENT BEST MANAGEMENT 454 00:21:07,966 --> 00:21:11,370 PRACTICES THIS YEAR BUT THERE 455 00:21:11,370 --> 00:21:12,103 WAS A POSSIBILITY TO CLOSE OUR 456 00:21:12,103 --> 00:21:15,840 OFFICE AND THEY DECIDED NOT TO 457 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:19,044 DO SO. 458 00:21:19,044 --> 00:21:20,045 I BELIEVE IT WAS HOW STRONG THE 459 00:21:20,045 --> 00:21:23,681 RELATIONSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO 460 00:21:23,681 --> 00:21:24,249 THE COMMUNITY AND THE 461 00:21:24,249 --> 00:21:26,350 AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY PICK OUR 462 00:21:26,350 --> 00:21:28,754 DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO 463 00:21:28,754 --> 00:21:32,557 SUPPORTING THE PARTNERS IN 464 00:21:32,557 --> 00:21:35,793 LANDOWNERS WE SERVE THE GUY 465 00:21:35,793 --> 00:21:38,663 WANTED TO CONCLUDE BY REMINDING 466 00:21:38,663 --> 00:21:42,401 YOU THAT THE 79,000 YOU HAVE 467 00:21:42,401 --> 00:21:43,034 INVESTED IN THE DISTRICT IN THE 468 00:21:43,034 --> 00:21:47,739 PAST HAS RETURNED MORE THAN A 469 00:21:47,739 --> 00:21:48,607 HUNDREDFOLD AND THE BENEFITS TO 470 00:21:48,607 --> 00:21:49,841 THE PEOPLE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY 471 00:21:49,841 --> 00:21:53,144 LIKE MISS BLOOM SAID THAT 472 00:21:53,144 --> 00:21:54,212 INVESTMENT HELPED BRING FEDERAL 473 00:21:54,212 --> 00:21:56,581 PROGRAM RESOURCES SUCH ASSISTED 474 00:21:56,581 --> 00:21:59,217 TO OUR FARMERS LANDOWNERS AND 475 00:21:59,217 --> 00:21:59,550 THE COMMUNITY. 476 00:21:59,550 --> 00:22:04,656 THE REAL QUESTION, SO I ASK 477 00:22:04,656 --> 00:22:05,657 WILL YOU CONSIDER REINSTATING 478 00:22:05,657 --> 00:22:09,661 THE 79,000 IN THEBUDGET . 479 00:22:09,661 --> 00:22:14,332 MUCH AS A 70,000 COST US. 480 00:22:14,332 --> 00:22:17,635 WHAT DO WE LOSE IF THE 79,000 481 00:22:17,635 --> 00:22:23,809 IS NOT REINSTATED. 482 00:22:23,809 --> 00:22:24,475 I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO 483 00:22:24,475 --> 00:22:25,343 REINSTATE THE 79,000 AND 484 00:22:25,343 --> 00:22:28,679 CONTINUE THIS INVESTMENT IN OUR 485 00:22:28,679 --> 00:22:29,614 COMMUNITY, OUR PARTNERS AND OUR 486 00:22:29,614 --> 00:22:30,648 NATURAL RESOURCES. 487 00:22:30,648 --> 00:22:39,090 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 488 00:22:39,190 --> 00:22:40,125 » Sara Baxter: A TALK ABOUT 489 00:22:40,125 --> 00:22:41,026 SUPPORTING AGRICULTURE. 490 00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:41,792 TO DETERMINE THIS IS SOMETHING 491 00:22:41,792 --> 00:22:45,630 THAT NEEDED TO BE ELIMINATED? 492 00:22:45,730 --> 00:22:46,665 » IT WAS IN A BASELINE BUDGET. 493 00:22:46,665 --> 00:22:49,935 EVERY DEPARTMENT CAME IN WITH 494 00:22:49,935 --> 00:22:54,105 CUTS. 495 00:22:54,205 --> 00:22:54,705 » Sara Baxter: WHICH 496 00:22:54,705 --> 00:22:55,339 DEPARTMENT CUT THIS ONE? 497 00:22:55,439 --> 00:22:56,641 » IT WAS THE COOPERATIVE 498 00:22:56,641 --> 00:22:59,177 EXTENSION THIS IS A STATE 499 00:22:59,177 --> 00:22:59,410 AGENCY. 500 00:22:59,410 --> 00:23:00,178 WHERE THEY ARE FEELING THE 501 00:23:00,178 --> 00:23:01,947 IMPACT I BELIEVE THE 502 00:23:01,947 --> 00:23:02,613 LEGISLATIVE SESSION AFTER WE 503 00:23:02,613 --> 00:23:05,617 STARTED SETTING THE BUDGET THE 504 00:23:05,617 --> 00:23:06,618 STATE CUT THE BUDGET BY 300,000 505 00:23:06,618 --> 00:23:11,289 OR SO. 506 00:23:11,289 --> 00:23:11,889 THAT IS THE POSITION THAT 507 00:23:11,889 --> 00:23:14,826 THEY ARE IN RIGHT NOW. 508 00:23:14,926 --> 00:23:15,560 » Sara Baxter: 'SOF THE STATE, 509 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,897 IT. 510 00:23:18,897 --> 00:23:19,931 OF ALL THE THINGS THIS IS 511 00:23:19,931 --> 00:23:20,498 SOMETHING THAT THE CO-OP 512 00:23:20,498 --> 00:23:24,669 DECIDED TO ELIMINATE BUT THEY 513 00:23:24,669 --> 00:23:25,537 HAVE ALL THE LETTERS FROM 514 00:23:25,537 --> 00:23:26,237 GROWERS ON FARMERS IN SUPPORT 515 00:23:26,237 --> 00:23:27,205 OF KEEPING THEIRFUNDING . 516 00:23:27,205 --> 00:23:29,708 WAS ANY OF THAT TAKEN INTO 517 00:23:29,708 --> 00:23:32,377 CONSIDERATION? 518 00:23:32,477 --> 00:23:38,116 » NO BECAUSE MANY OF THE 519 00:23:38,116 --> 00:23:42,287 LETTERS CAME IN AFTER WE 520 00:23:42,287 --> 00:23:46,424 STARTED ADJUSTING THE BUDGET. 521 00:23:46,424 --> 00:23:47,191 WE HAD TO MAKE TOUGH CUTS TO 522 00:23:47,191 --> 00:23:48,627 GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. 523 00:23:48,727 --> 00:23:49,628 » Sara Baxter: LET'S GET THE 524 00:23:49,628 --> 00:23:51,462 PUBLIC, AND WE WILL READDRESS 525 00:23:51,462 --> 00:23:52,831 THIS. 526 00:23:52,931 --> 00:23:54,432 » Joel Flores: WE HAVE PAM 527 00:23:54,432 --> 00:24:04,442 COLE, DARCY GORDON, MERCY, 528 00:24:04,442 --> 00:24:07,812 KEVIN SULLIVAN, AND JERRY. 529 00:24:07,812 --> 00:24:10,715 ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE TWO PODIUM 530 00:24:10,715 --> 00:24:10,848 . 531 00:24:10,848 --> 00:24:11,449 COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR 532 00:24:11,449 --> 00:24:12,217 NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE 533 00:24:12,217 --> 00:24:15,854 RECORD. 534 00:24:16,254 --> 00:24:16,854 » I AM PAM 5407 FERNLEY RD. 535 00:24:16,854 --> 00:24:19,290 AND HER FRIENDS TO THE GYM 536 00:24:19,290 --> 00:24:23,128 BRANDON EQUESTRIAN CENTER THAT 537 00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:24,195 HAVE A SHORTFALL EVERY YEAR THE 538 00:24:24,195 --> 00:24:31,335 BUDGET WANTED TO SAY GOVERNOR 539 00:24:31,335 --> 00:24:32,303 DESANTIS HAS BEEN PUBLIC ABOUT 540 00:24:32,303 --> 00:24:33,571 FINANCIAL SUPPORT USING THE 541 00:24:33,571 --> 00:24:37,742 STATE SURPLUS BUDGET FOR ANY 542 00:24:37,742 --> 00:24:41,979 BUDGET SHORTFALLS THAT MAY 543 00:24:41,979 --> 00:24:42,980 OCCUR BECAUSE OF THE AMENDMENT 544 00:24:42,980 --> 00:24:44,248 THREE. 545 00:24:44,248 --> 00:24:46,851 HAVE THE COMMISSIONERS OR 546 00:24:46,851 --> 00:24:49,721 OTHERS CONSIDER THIS WHEN 547 00:24:49,721 --> 00:24:50,655 SCRUTINIZING YOUR PROJECTED 548 00:24:50,655 --> 00:24:52,724 SHORTFALLS FOR GYM BRANDON 549 00:24:52,724 --> 00:24:56,294 CENTER. 550 00:24:56,294 --> 00:24:56,961 THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS 551 00:24:56,961 --> 00:25:04,168 AND I WANTED TO INVITE ALL OF 552 00:25:04,168 --> 00:25:05,102 YOU OUT TO OUR HORROR SHOW THIS 553 00:25:05,102 --> 00:25:06,371 WEEK AND AT THE GYM BRANDON 554 00:25:06,371 --> 00:25:07,004 EQUESTRIAN CENTER BOTH SATURDAY 555 00:25:07,004 --> 00:25:07,772 AND SUNDAY SO YOU CAN SEE HOW 556 00:25:07,772 --> 00:25:08,706 OUR EXHIBITORS ARE REALLY HAPPY 557 00:25:08,706 --> 00:25:16,481 TO BE THERE. 558 00:25:16,581 --> 00:25:17,248 » MY NAME IS DARCY GORDON 559 00:25:17,248 --> 00:25:17,515 4692. 560 00:25:17,949 --> 00:25:18,650 » Sara Baxter: EXCUSE ME. 561 00:25:18,650 --> 00:25:19,283 COMMISSIONER WEISS, DID YOU 562 00:25:19,283 --> 00:25:22,287 HAVE A QUESTION NO. 563 00:25:22,387 --> 00:25:23,254 » Gregg Weiss: I JUST HAD A 564 00:25:23,254 --> 00:25:25,390 QUESTION FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR. 565 00:25:25,390 --> 00:25:27,492 MR. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, HAS 566 00:25:27,492 --> 00:25:31,396 THE STATE OFFERED TO COVER ANY 567 00:25:31,396 --> 00:25:33,898 SHORTFALLS TO PALM BEACH 568 00:25:33,898 --> 00:25:35,834 COUNTY? 569 00:25:35,934 --> 00:25:37,869 » THINK YOU COMMISSIONER. 570 00:25:37,869 --> 00:25:38,202 MADAME MAYOR? 571 00:25:38,202 --> 00:25:42,073 NOT AT ALL BECOME BELIEVE THAT 572 00:25:42,073 --> 00:25:42,740 THE RESIDENT MAY BE REFERRING 573 00:25:42,740 --> 00:25:44,209 TO COME IN THE LEGISLATURE WAS 574 00:25:44,209 --> 00:25:44,843 FUNDS FOR SMALL AND RURAL 575 00:25:44,843 --> 00:25:51,683 COUNTIES IF AMENDMENT THREE 576 00:25:51,683 --> 00:25:52,217 WIPED THEM OUT. 577 00:25:52,217 --> 00:25:52,850 THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE 578 00:25:52,850 --> 00:25:53,718 LANGUAGE SO NOT EVEN THE 579 00:25:53,718 --> 00:25:55,619 COUNTIES THAT MAY NOT MAKE IT 580 00:25:55,619 --> 00:26:02,727 STATEWIDE ARE COVERED TO. 581 00:26:02,727 --> 00:26:03,228 I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY 582 00:26:03,228 --> 00:26:04,262 COMMUNICATION OR COMMON SENSE 583 00:26:04,262 --> 00:26:04,896 AMENDMENT THREE WAS PLACED ON 584 00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:05,864 THE BALLOT THAT THE STATE 585 00:26:05,864 --> 00:26:06,797 RESERVES WOULD BE USED TO COVER 586 00:26:06,797 --> 00:26:09,601 ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY. 587 00:26:09,601 --> 00:26:12,003 THANK YOU. 588 00:26:12,103 --> 00:26:12,637 » Sara Baxter: YOU MAY 589 00:26:12,637 --> 00:26:19,044 PROCEED. 590 00:26:19,044 --> 00:26:19,777 SPOKE DARCY GORDON 4692 122ND 591 00:26:19,777 --> 00:26:23,481 DOCTOR I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU 592 00:26:23,481 --> 00:26:24,148 THREE REASON TO KEEP GYM 593 00:26:24,148 --> 00:26:25,083 BRANDON EQUESTRIAN CENTER AS A 594 00:26:25,083 --> 00:26:27,619 COUNTY PARK. 595 00:26:27,619 --> 00:26:28,653 THE ECONOMY IS FUELED BY THE 596 00:26:28,653 --> 00:26:33,525 EQUINE INDUSTRY WHICH INCLUDES 597 00:26:33,525 --> 00:26:34,058 ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO OWN 598 00:26:34,058 --> 00:26:34,659 HORSES, MAKE A LIVING, SHOW 599 00:26:34,659 --> 00:26:35,627 HORSES AND COME TO THE COUNTY 600 00:26:35,627 --> 00:26:41,099 BECAUSE IT'S EQUINE INDUSTRIES 601 00:26:41,099 --> 00:26:42,000 THIS CREATES JOBS IN BUILDING, 602 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:43,001 LAND MANAGEMENT, LANDSCAPING, 603 00:26:43,001 --> 00:26:49,574 REAL ESTATE AND MORE. 604 00:26:49,574 --> 00:26:50,608 THIS TRICKLES DOWN NOT ONLY TO 605 00:26:50,608 --> 00:26:51,342 VENDORS WHO PROFIT FROM EQUINE 606 00:26:51,342 --> 00:26:52,177 RELATED INVENTORY BUT THE 607 00:26:52,177 --> 00:26:53,078 RESTAURANTS, MARKETS, RETAIL 608 00:26:53,078 --> 00:26:53,878 OUTLETS IN ALL OTHER INDUSTRIES 609 00:26:53,878 --> 00:27:00,752 IN OUR COUNTY GYM BRANDON PARK 610 00:27:00,752 --> 00:27:01,385 PROVIDES A SPACE FOR THE 611 00:27:01,385 --> 00:27:02,353 AVERAGE CITIZEN TO TRAIL RIDE 612 00:27:02,353 --> 00:27:02,920 COMMERCIAL AND PRACTICE 613 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:03,888 INDIVIDUAL DISCIPLINES AS THERE 614 00:27:03,888 --> 00:27:04,789 ARE NO OTHER PARKS PROVIDE 615 00:27:04,789 --> 00:27:05,690 STABLING SHOWINGS AND PRACTICE 616 00:27:05,690 --> 00:27:11,196 DRILLS FREE AND CAN PROVIDE AN 617 00:27:11,196 --> 00:27:11,929 AVOIDABLE WERE SHORT OF THE 618 00:27:11,929 --> 00:27:16,367 MANY PEOPLE ON A LIMITED BUDGET 619 00:27:16,367 --> 00:27:17,402 AND DESERVE A CHANCE TO BE 620 00:27:17,402 --> 00:27:21,940 INVOLVED IN EQUINE SPORTS 621 00:27:21,940 --> 00:27:22,640 EQUALLY TO THOSE WHO PLAY 622 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:23,475 BASEBALL, SOCCER AND OTHER 623 00:27:23,475 --> 00:27:24,042 SPORTS THE COUNTY FULLY 624 00:27:24,042 --> 00:27:24,943 SUPPORTS IN THE COUNTY PARK 625 00:27:24,943 --> 00:27:25,176 SYSTEM. 626 00:27:25,176 --> 00:27:31,182 LOSING THE PARK WOULD BE 627 00:27:31,182 --> 00:27:31,883 DETRIMENTAL TO HUGE POPULATION 628 00:27:31,883 --> 00:27:32,816 OF CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN TAXES 629 00:27:32,816 --> 00:27:33,417 AND PALM BEACH COUNTY. 630 00:27:33,417 --> 00:27:34,419 THE PEOPLE WHO STAY BECAUSE OF 631 00:27:34,419 --> 00:27:35,220 THE REPUTATION AND 632 00:27:35,220 --> 00:27:35,987 ACCESSIBILITY TO THE PROPERTIES 633 00:27:35,987 --> 00:27:39,590 AND TO THOSE WHO COME FROM ALL 634 00:27:39,590 --> 00:27:40,558 OVER THE WORLD TO BE A PART OF 635 00:27:40,558 --> 00:27:41,192 WHAT THE COUNTY HAS BECOME 636 00:27:41,192 --> 00:27:42,060 KNOWN FOR NATIONALLY AND 637 00:27:42,060 --> 00:27:57,275 INTERNATIONALLY. 638 00:27:57,375 --> 00:27:57,876 » AND I GET THIS? 639 00:27:57,876 --> 00:27:58,076 OKAY. 640 00:27:58,076 --> 00:27:58,810 THOSE SITTING OUT IN THE 641 00:27:58,810 --> 00:28:03,648 AUDIENCE THE PHOTOS I BROUGHT. 642 00:28:03,648 --> 00:28:04,816 SO THECHILDREN IN THESE PHOTOS 643 00:28:04,816 --> 00:28:08,252 SHARE 99.9 PERCENT OF THEIR DNA 644 00:28:08,252 --> 00:28:12,724 WITH THE REST OF US HERE THESE 645 00:28:12,724 --> 00:28:16,760 ARE THE CHILDREN OF HUMANITY IN 646 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:22,533 ORDER TO LIVE AND THRIVE IN 647 00:28:22,533 --> 00:28:23,200 UNLIKE SO MANY OF US IN PALM 648 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:24,134 BEACH COUNTY WHO ARE FORTUNATE 649 00:28:24,134 --> 00:28:26,270 ENOUGH TO TURN ON A TOP FOR 650 00:28:26,270 --> 00:28:30,909 CLEAN WATER, THESE CHILDREN ARE 651 00:28:30,909 --> 00:28:38,149 IN GAZA. 652 00:28:38,149 --> 00:28:39,184 THEY HAVE CONTAINERS HERE, 653 00:28:39,184 --> 00:28:39,918 DIRTY CONTAINERSBECAUSE THEY 654 00:28:39,918 --> 00:28:40,818 ARE GOING TO BE FILLING THEM 655 00:28:40,818 --> 00:28:44,222 FROM A HOSE ON A WATER TRUCK . 656 00:28:44,222 --> 00:28:44,955 THEY WILL GET INSUFFICIENT 657 00:28:44,955 --> 00:28:49,894 AMOUNT ON PURE WATER WHAT THAT 658 00:28:49,894 --> 00:28:50,528 IS WHAT THEY HAVE TO TRY TO 659 00:28:50,528 --> 00:28:51,095 LIVE FOR ANOTHER DAY. 660 00:28:51,095 --> 00:28:53,631 THE SITUATION THESE KIDS ARE IN 661 00:28:53,631 --> 00:28:57,068 IS NOT AN ACTIVE NATURE. 662 00:28:57,068 --> 00:28:57,668 THIS IS A RESULT OF ISRAEL'S 663 00:28:57,668 --> 00:29:01,305 ATTACK ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE ON 664 00:29:01,305 --> 00:29:04,843 GAZA. 665 00:29:04,843 --> 00:29:05,877 IS COUNTY HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY 666 00:29:05,877 --> 00:29:13,818 INVESTING INTO ISRAEL BONDS. 667 00:29:13,818 --> 00:29:14,319 CAN BE IMPROVED BY 668 00:29:14,319 --> 00:29:16,654 COMPASSIONATE ACTION FORGOT THE 669 00:29:16,654 --> 00:29:19,190 LEAST I AM ASKING FOR DECENT 670 00:29:19,190 --> 00:29:25,730 STEPS SUCH LIKE NOT REINVESTING 671 00:29:25,730 --> 00:29:26,697 IN HIS OR BONDS COME NOVEMBER 672 00:29:26,697 --> 00:29:31,235 1. PLEASE DON'T PUT 37.5 673 00:29:31,235 --> 00:29:38,443 MILLION BACK INTO THESE. 674 00:29:38,443 --> 00:29:43,748 I DON'T WANT THE MONEY, SURE 675 00:29:43,748 --> 00:29:44,382 PEOPLE CAN SAY THE SAME, TO 676 00:29:44,382 --> 00:29:45,249 EVER BE THE REASON WHY A CHILD 677 00:29:45,249 --> 00:29:46,184 IS WAITING ON A WATER TRUCK FOR 678 00:29:46,184 --> 00:29:46,718 CLEAN WATER. 679 00:29:46,718 --> 00:30:00,164 THANK YOU. 680 00:30:00,164 --> 00:30:00,831 THIS DEFINITION IS IN THE US 681 00:30:00,831 --> 00:30:01,666 HOLOCAUST MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. 682 00:30:01,666 --> 00:30:02,433 THE LEGAL TERM GENOCIDE REFERS 683 00:30:02,433 --> 00:30:03,468 TO CERTAIN ACTS COMMITTED WITH 684 00:30:03,468 --> 00:30:04,468 THE INTENT TO DESTROY A 685 00:30:04,468 --> 00:30:05,135 NATIONAL ETHNIC RACIAL OR 686 00:30:05,135 --> 00:30:09,573 RELIGIOUS GROUP .'S 687 00:30:09,573 --> 00:30:10,275 INTERNATIONAL CRIME ACCORDING 688 00:30:10,275 --> 00:30:11,442 TO THE PREVENTION OWNED AND 689 00:30:11,442 --> 00:30:13,278 PUBLIC PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME 690 00:30:13,278 --> 00:30:13,978 OF GENOCIDE AND HERE IS A 691 00:30:13,978 --> 00:30:15,513 PARTIAL LIST OF THE JEWISH 692 00:30:15,513 --> 00:30:19,117 GENOCIDE SCHOLARS HOLOCAUST 693 00:30:19,117 --> 00:30:22,987 LEADERS WHO DECLARED ISRAEL IS 694 00:30:22,987 --> 00:30:27,258 COMMITTING GENOCIDE IN GAZA 695 00:30:27,258 --> 00:30:28,326 PROFESSOR OF HOLOCAUST AND 696 00:30:28,326 --> 00:30:28,926 GENOCIDE STUDIES AT BROWN 697 00:30:28,926 --> 00:30:32,030 UNIVERSITY. 698 00:30:32,030 --> 00:30:32,663 FORMER DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE 699 00:30:32,663 --> 00:30:36,834 MOSSAD INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 700 00:30:36,834 --> 00:30:37,869 PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL 701 00:30:37,869 --> 00:30:38,870 RELATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 702 00:30:38,870 --> 00:30:41,639 OXFORD. 703 00:30:41,639 --> 00:30:42,640 AMOS GOLDBERG PROFESSOR OF 704 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,008 HOLOCAUST STUDIES OF THE HEBREW 705 00:30:44,008 --> 00:30:45,176 UNIVERSITY ANTHONY MOSES, 706 00:30:45,176 --> 00:30:45,777 PROFESSOR OF THE CITY 707 00:30:45,777 --> 00:30:49,580 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND 708 00:30:49,580 --> 00:30:50,314 EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE JOURNAL 709 00:30:50,314 --> 00:30:52,583 OF GENOCIDE RESEARCH. 710 00:30:52,583 --> 00:30:53,350 DOUG, GILBERT THOUGHT THEY 711 00:30:53,350 --> 00:30:56,321 SHOULD CHAIR UP PROFESSORS AT 712 00:30:56,321 --> 00:31:00,158 UCLA. 713 00:31:00,158 --> 00:31:01,159 SIMEONE, IS REALLY RESEARCHER 714 00:31:01,159 --> 00:31:02,160 AT THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF 715 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,329 ISRAEL PICK RON SIEGEL, IS 716 00:31:04,329 --> 00:31:05,596 REALLY GENOCIDE STOCKTON 717 00:31:05,596 --> 00:31:12,070 UNIVERSITY. 718 00:31:12,070 --> 00:31:14,571 FORMER ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER 719 00:31:14,571 --> 00:31:19,310 AND PERHAPS THE INSTITUTE FOR 720 00:31:19,310 --> 00:31:22,513 GENOCIDE PREVENTION IS NAMED 721 00:31:22,513 --> 00:31:23,414 AFTER RAFAEL, THE HOLOCAUST 722 00:31:23,414 --> 00:31:25,783 SURVIVOR WHO CREATED THE TERM 723 00:31:25,783 --> 00:31:28,820 GENOCIDE. 724 00:31:28,820 --> 00:31:29,420 IN APRIL 2024 OVER TWO YEARS 725 00:31:29,420 --> 00:31:33,357 AGO THE INSTITUTE DECLARED 726 00:31:33,357 --> 00:31:37,761 ISRAEL IS COMMITTING GENOCIDE 727 00:31:37,761 --> 00:31:38,529 IN GAZA. 728 00:31:38,529 --> 00:31:39,930 THIS INFORMATION IS RELEVANT OF 729 00:31:39,930 --> 00:31:46,137 LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS. 730 00:31:46,137 --> 00:31:46,837 WAS OUT ON THE DANCE OF 731 00:31:46,837 --> 00:31:48,839 ADULTERY WEEKS AGO HAS BEEN 732 00:31:48,839 --> 00:31:52,309 CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL ACT AND 733 00:31:52,309 --> 00:31:52,910 FOR THAT REASON HAS BEEN 734 00:31:52,910 --> 00:31:58,516 REMOVED FROM HIS ROLE. 735 00:31:58,516 --> 00:31:59,617 IN SOME INSTANCES THE COUNTY 736 00:31:59,617 --> 00:32:00,919 WOULD NOT TOLERATE BEING 737 00:32:00,919 --> 00:32:02,620 ASSOCIATED WITH A LEGAL ACTIONS 738 00:32:02,620 --> 00:32:03,287 AND YET IN SPITE OF A MASSIVE 739 00:32:03,287 --> 00:32:06,023 AMOUNT OF EVIDENCE THERE SEEMS 740 00:32:06,023 --> 00:32:09,593 TO BE AN INCLINATION ON THE 741 00:32:09,593 --> 00:32:12,063 PART OF SOME COUNTY LEADERS TO 742 00:32:12,063 --> 00:32:15,566 ENGAGE WITH THE NATION THAT IS 743 00:32:15,566 --> 00:32:16,166 IRREFUTABLY GUILTY OF ON THE 744 00:32:16,166 --> 00:32:19,803 MOST HEINOUS CRIMES KNOWN TO 745 00:32:19,803 --> 00:32:26,010 HUMANKIND THIS DEFIES 746 00:32:26,010 --> 00:32:26,511 COMPREHENSION. 747 00:32:26,511 --> 00:32:27,177 OBAMA YOU CAN GRASP HOW THIS 748 00:32:27,177 --> 00:32:29,113 REFLECTS ON US INDIVIDUALS AND 749 00:32:29,113 --> 00:32:30,048 RESPOND CORRECTLY TO THE 750 00:32:30,048 --> 00:32:34,585 MANDATE TO DIVEST FROM IMMORAL, 751 00:32:34,585 --> 00:32:37,921 IRRESPONSIBLE ISRAEL BONDS AS 752 00:32:37,921 --> 00:32:38,856 OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE 753 00:32:38,856 --> 00:32:45,930 ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 754 00:32:45,930 --> 00:32:46,831 >> Joel Flores: I HAVE JERRY 755 00:32:46,831 --> 00:32:50,234 CAPRIO, SUSAN COLLINS. 756 00:32:50,234 --> 00:32:52,770 I'M SORRY? 757 00:32:52,770 --> 00:33:00,645 ELIZABETH, MARINO SULLIVAN AND 758 00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:06,317 PEGGY SPOKE ELIZABETH, 759 00:33:06,317 --> 00:33:12,089 WELLINGTON FLORIDA GOTTEN HERE 760 00:33:12,089 --> 00:33:13,123 IN SUPPORTED GYM BRANDON BUT I 761 00:33:13,123 --> 00:33:16,527 DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ON 762 00:33:16,527 --> 00:33:17,395 THE RELATIONSHIP THAT PALM 763 00:33:17,395 --> 00:33:17,995 BEACH COUNTY HAS WITH THE 764 00:33:17,995 --> 00:33:20,565 SOUTHWEST FAIRGROUNDS AND HOW 765 00:33:20,565 --> 00:33:21,599 THAT MIGHT BE REVISITED TO HELP 766 00:33:21,599 --> 00:33:24,635 OUR COUNTY PROPERTY AS OPPOSED 767 00:33:24,635 --> 00:33:31,776 TO A PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY. 768 00:33:31,776 --> 00:33:32,476 AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE COUNTY 769 00:33:32,476 --> 00:33:33,711 DOES NOT CHARGE THE SOUTH 770 00:33:33,711 --> 00:33:34,344 FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS ON THE USE 771 00:33:34,344 --> 00:33:36,948 OF THEIR 64 ACRES FOR EVENTS 772 00:33:36,948 --> 00:33:38,816 LIKE THE FAIR AND THE BARRETT 773 00:33:38,816 --> 00:33:44,022 JACKSON EVENTS. 774 00:33:44,022 --> 00:33:44,555 I THINK THAT HAS BEEN IN 775 00:33:44,555 --> 00:33:45,023 EXISTENCE SINCE 2002. 776 00:33:45,023 --> 00:33:48,492 SALT FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS ARE 777 00:33:48,492 --> 00:33:49,193 OPERATING ON A BUDGET SURPLUS 778 00:33:49,193 --> 00:33:51,896 OF $4 MILLION OVER THE PAST 779 00:33:51,896 --> 00:33:56,868 THREE YEARS AND HAVE BEEN 780 00:33:56,868 --> 00:33:57,869 CONTINUOUSLY IN ANOTHER BUDGET 781 00:33:57,869 --> 00:33:59,903 SURPLUS BUT I DIDN'T LOOK ANY 782 00:33:59,903 --> 00:34:05,276 FURTHER BACK INTO THAT BUT THEY 783 00:34:05,276 --> 00:34:06,243 ARE IN COMPETITION FROM JIM 784 00:34:06,243 --> 00:34:07,211 BRANDON 3.6 MILES DOWN THE 785 00:34:07,211 --> 00:34:08,779 ROAD. 786 00:34:08,779 --> 00:34:09,513 THERE ARE RODEOS HELD THAT I 787 00:34:09,513 --> 00:34:10,281 HAVE ATTENDED AT THE 788 00:34:10,281 --> 00:34:11,848 FAIRGROUNDS. 789 00:34:11,848 --> 00:34:16,287 IT IS CONFUSING WHY WE ARE 790 00:34:16,287 --> 00:34:18,222 SUPPORTING A PRIVATE ENTITY 791 00:34:18,222 --> 00:34:19,223 FLOURISHING AS OPPOSED TO 792 00:34:19,223 --> 00:34:22,760 SUPPORTING OUR COUNTY OWNED 793 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:23,361 PROPERTY WITH THE SAME 794 00:34:23,361 --> 00:34:25,663 DILIGENCE. 795 00:34:25,663 --> 00:34:26,431 I THINK LOOKING INTO THE VALLEY 796 00:34:26,431 --> 00:34:28,599 OF THE PARKING AND HOW WE MIGHT 797 00:34:28,599 --> 00:34:30,067 RECRUIT SOME OF THAT MONEY 798 00:34:30,067 --> 00:34:30,768 INSTEAD OF GIVING IT AWAY FOR 799 00:34:30,768 --> 00:34:37,174 FREE. 800 00:34:37,174 --> 00:34:37,942 IN 2023 THE BCC APPROVED UP TO 801 00:34:37,942 --> 00:34:40,411 $1 MILLION TO REIMBURSE FOR THE 802 00:34:40,411 --> 00:34:41,312 BUILD AND DESIGN OF THE EXPO 803 00:34:41,312 --> 00:34:44,682 CENTER. 804 00:34:44,682 --> 00:34:45,382 WHY COULDN'T WE HELP THE 805 00:34:45,382 --> 00:34:52,356 PROPERTY WE OWN. 806 00:34:52,356 --> 00:34:53,257 THE OTHER POINT IS COMING UP, 807 00:34:53,257 --> 00:34:59,230 BUT I DON'T THINK GRANTS FROM 808 00:34:59,230 --> 00:35:00,131 THE TRIAL PROGRAM IN THE PALM 809 00:35:00,131 --> 00:35:00,831 BEACH COUNTY SPORTS COMMISSION 810 00:35:00,831 --> 00:35:03,100 ARE OPTIONS FOR HELPING OUT JIM 811 00:35:03,100 --> 00:35:08,506 BRANDON. 812 00:35:08,506 --> 00:35:09,139 ONE OTHER POINT IS WE ARE 813 00:35:09,139 --> 00:35:10,308 RENTING A 7000 SQUARE-FOOT 814 00:35:10,308 --> 00:35:13,311 BUILDING FROM THE SOUTH FLORIDA 815 00:35:13,311 --> 00:35:13,911 FAIRGROUNDS AND NOT COSTS US 816 00:35:13,911 --> 00:35:18,382 ABOUT $130,000 A YEAR. 817 00:35:18,382 --> 00:35:19,383 WE DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO BUILD 818 00:35:19,383 --> 00:35:22,252 SOMETHING IN THE BACK NEAR THE 819 00:35:22,252 --> 00:35:23,087 WATER TREATMENT AREA? 820 00:35:23,087 --> 00:35:25,690 A SIMILAR STRUCTURE OWNED BY US 821 00:35:25,690 --> 00:35:26,257 INSTEAD OF GIVING MONY TO A 822 00:35:26,257 --> 00:35:28,459 PRIVATE ENTITY BECAUSE HE 823 00:35:28,459 --> 00:35:29,260 MISSED OPPORTUNITIES AND 824 00:35:29,260 --> 00:35:35,867 POSSIBILITIES FOR CANNIBALISM 825 00:35:35,867 --> 00:35:36,567 3.6 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WERE 826 00:35:36,567 --> 00:35:37,567 ONE OUR FACILITIES COULD GET 827 00:35:37,567 --> 00:35:39,269 USED OR SUBSIDIZED AND SO I ASK 828 00:35:39,269 --> 00:35:40,605 WE LOOK INTO THE PRIVATE 829 00:35:40,605 --> 00:35:43,340 RELATIONSHIPS IS THAT IS WHAT 830 00:35:43,340 --> 00:35:44,208 WE ARE LOOKING FOR FOR JIM 831 00:35:44,208 --> 00:35:47,544 BRANDON MAYBE WE CAN AVOID THE 832 00:35:47,544 --> 00:35:48,479 DATA IN SUPPORT WHAT WE HAVE IN 833 00:35:48,479 --> 00:35:52,149 CHARGE PRIVATE ENTITIES MORE. 834 00:35:52,149 --> 00:36:02,827 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 835 00:36:03,261 --> 00:36:03,894 » SUSAN COLLINS 1343 MARCELLA 836 00:36:03,894 --> 00:36:07,331 BLVD. IN LOXAHATCHEE. 837 00:36:07,331 --> 00:36:08,733 I HAVE A SMALL FARM, MY HUSBAND 838 00:36:08,733 --> 00:36:11,001 AND I RIDE OUR HORSES ON OUR 4 839 00:36:11,001 --> 00:36:16,774 ACRE PARCEL. 840 00:36:16,874 --> 00:36:17,842 » Sara Baxter: COULD YOU SPEAK 841 00:36:17,842 --> 00:36:24,882 INTO THE MICROPHONE? 842 00:36:24,982 --> 00:36:28,352 » WE APPRECIATE THE 843 00:36:28,352 --> 00:36:31,355 OPPORTUNITY FOR NORMAL PEOPLE 844 00:36:31,355 --> 00:36:33,090 IF YOU LIKE. 845 00:36:33,090 --> 00:36:34,125 WE ARE NOT THE GATES AND JOBS 846 00:36:34,125 --> 00:36:40,030 CLASS TO ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITY 847 00:36:40,030 --> 00:36:40,665 TO GET OUR HORSES OUT AND 848 00:36:40,665 --> 00:36:43,768 SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER 849 00:36:43,768 --> 00:36:44,468 LIKE-MINDED FOLKS AND IT HAS 850 00:36:44,468 --> 00:36:47,304 BEEN REALLY VERY REWARDING TO 851 00:36:47,304 --> 00:36:49,807 SEE WE HAVE THAT QUALITY 852 00:36:49,807 --> 00:36:50,574 LOCALLY AVAILABLE TO FOLKS LIKE 853 00:36:50,574 --> 00:36:55,412 US FOLLOWING UP ON THE 854 00:36:55,412 --> 00:36:56,280 CONVERSATION I HEARD TUESDAY 855 00:36:56,280 --> 00:37:01,451 AFTERNOON AND WAS STRUCK BY THE 856 00:37:01,451 --> 00:37:03,254 SUGGESTION. 857 00:37:03,254 --> 00:37:05,122 IT SEEMED THAT P3 PRIVATE 858 00:37:05,122 --> 00:37:08,726 PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP CAME ACROSS 859 00:37:08,726 --> 00:37:09,627 AS A DONE DEAL AND I AM SURE 860 00:37:09,627 --> 00:37:12,129 GIVEN THE BUDGETARY REALITIES 861 00:37:12,129 --> 00:37:19,103 WE FACE, IT MAY HAVE SEEMED 862 00:37:19,103 --> 00:37:20,104 LIKE A CONVENIENT SOLUTION TO A 863 00:37:20,104 --> 00:37:21,439 PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS ONLY A 864 00:37:21,439 --> 00:37:25,776 PORTION OF THE RESIDENCE. 865 00:37:25,776 --> 00:37:26,510 I WILL TELL YOU, WHERE I LIVE 866 00:37:26,510 --> 00:37:30,380 WE ARE SURROUNDED BY THE HORSE 867 00:37:30,380 --> 00:37:31,148 FARMS. 868 00:37:31,148 --> 00:37:31,715 THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS WHO 869 00:37:31,715 --> 00:37:34,318 WRITE UP AND DOWN MY STREET 870 00:37:34,318 --> 00:37:35,353 THAT IS WHO IS ENJOYING THIS 871 00:37:35,353 --> 00:37:37,421 FACILITY. 872 00:37:37,421 --> 00:37:41,225 I HAVE A LOT ON CONCERNS OF 873 00:37:41,225 --> 00:37:42,226 OUTSOURCING AND MANAGEMENT TO A 874 00:37:42,226 --> 00:37:45,229 THIRD PARTY BECAUSE I'VE SEEN 875 00:37:45,229 --> 00:37:45,963 THAT BEFORE IN A PREVIOUS LIFE 876 00:37:45,963 --> 00:37:47,665 WE HAD SIMILAR FACILITY WHERE 877 00:37:47,665 --> 00:37:48,866 HE LIVED IN GEORGIA WE WENT 878 00:37:48,866 --> 00:37:54,238 THROUGH THE SAME EXERCISE. 879 00:37:54,238 --> 00:37:55,239 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BRING THE 880 00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:56,273 THIRD PARTY IN AND THEY ARE 881 00:37:56,273 --> 00:37:56,940 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATING 882 00:37:56,940 --> 00:37:59,677 COSTS REJECT THE FEES OF THEM 883 00:37:59,677 --> 00:38:00,244 OF THE SERVICE GOES DOWN 884 00:38:00,244 --> 00:38:01,612 BECAUSE IT BECOMES A FOR-PROFIT 885 00:38:01,612 --> 00:38:03,614 ENTERPRISE AND THAT IS TRUE IN 886 00:38:03,614 --> 00:38:06,984 A NONPROFIT ORIENTATION BECAUSE 887 00:38:06,984 --> 00:38:07,617 THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THIS FOR 888 00:38:07,617 --> 00:38:08,452 FREE. 889 00:38:08,452 --> 00:38:10,420 WE ARE PAYING A BOATLOAD OF 890 00:38:10,420 --> 00:38:13,758 MONEY TO THE FOLKS WHO MANAGE 891 00:38:13,758 --> 00:38:21,098 THAT PROPERTY TODAY AND IS NOT 892 00:38:21,098 --> 00:38:21,965 CLEAR TO ME WHY THEY COULD NOT 893 00:38:21,965 --> 00:38:22,900 OPERATE THE PARK IF NECESSARY 894 00:38:22,900 --> 00:38:23,901 WITH SUPPORT FROM AN EQUESTRIAN 895 00:38:23,901 --> 00:38:25,436 ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF SOME TYPE 896 00:38:25,436 --> 00:38:26,103 TO PRODUCE THE SAME KIND OF 897 00:38:26,103 --> 00:38:28,939 RESULTS A THIRD-PARTY OPERATOR 898 00:38:28,939 --> 00:38:31,642 WOULD BE EXPECTED TO. 899 00:38:31,642 --> 00:38:35,780 OF THAT IS ADDITIONAL EVENTS 900 00:38:35,780 --> 00:38:38,349 THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS TO GO 901 00:38:38,349 --> 00:38:39,283 ABOUT THIS AND I URGE YOU TO 902 00:38:39,283 --> 00:38:43,087 CONSIDER THEM. 903 00:38:43,087 --> 00:38:45,689 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 904 00:38:45,789 --> 00:38:51,061 » REPRESENT WELLINGTON CLASSIC 905 00:38:51,061 --> 00:38:55,299 DRESSAGE, ONE IS A FOR-PROFIT 906 00:38:55,299 --> 00:38:56,233 ENTITY, ONE IS A 907 00:38:56,233 --> 00:38:57,268 NOT-FOR-PROFIT. 908 00:38:57,268 --> 00:39:01,372 I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR 909 00:39:01,372 --> 00:39:04,341 LISTENING TO CONCERNS AND 910 00:39:04,341 --> 00:39:06,443 TRYING TO HELP US COME TOGETHER 911 00:39:06,443 --> 00:39:07,310 WITH SOLUTIONS AND GIVE US 912 00:39:07,310 --> 00:39:11,915 INFORMATION. 913 00:39:11,915 --> 00:39:12,850 I DO WANT TO REPEAT WHAT WE 914 00:39:12,850 --> 00:39:13,851 DISCUSSED BEFORE BUT I WANT TO 915 00:39:13,851 --> 00:39:17,421 INVEST EYES THEIR UNIQUE EVENTS 916 00:39:17,421 --> 00:39:18,122 HOSTED AND THERE IS OUR CIRCUIT 917 00:39:18,122 --> 00:39:23,360 BELOW THE RADAR OF THE HIGH 918 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:23,960 LEVEL SHOWS WE OFFER THAT 919 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:24,962 pSUPP 920 00:39:24,962 --> 00:39:28,365 COMMUNITY. 921 00:39:28,365 --> 00:39:29,333 MANY PEOPLE DONE ON THE ABILITY 922 00:39:29,333 --> 00:39:30,201 OF THE FUNDS TO GO TO THE 923 00:39:30,201 --> 00:39:33,904 EXPENSIVE FACILITY AND SO THE 924 00:39:33,904 --> 00:39:34,505 ABILITY TO HAVE THE TRIAL 925 00:39:34,505 --> 00:39:36,273 RATING SYSTEMS HOSTED AND JIM 926 00:39:36,273 --> 00:39:39,977 BRANDON, IT IS SUCH A UNIQUE 927 00:39:39,977 --> 00:39:42,746 AND WONDERFUL FACILITY WE DO 928 00:39:42,746 --> 00:39:46,283 REALLY DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT. 929 00:39:46,283 --> 00:39:47,284 OUR SHOW DATES WHEN THEY HAVE 930 00:39:47,284 --> 00:39:53,557 EVENTS WE ORGANIZED AND WE 931 00:39:53,557 --> 00:39:54,458 SUPPORTED THE PARK SINCE 2026 932 00:39:54,458 --> 00:39:55,059 SO THAT'S 20 YEARS OF A 933 00:39:55,059 --> 00:40:03,000 RELATIONSHIP OF HAVING 934 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:03,534 SCHEDULED EVENTS. 935 00:40:03,534 --> 00:40:04,200 SOME OF WHICH WHEN THEY ARE 936 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:05,168 LICENSED EVENTS WE CAN CHANGE 937 00:40:05,168 --> 00:40:06,170 THE SHOW DATES IF WE DON'T HAVE 938 00:40:06,170 --> 00:40:07,938 A WINDOW OF TIME TO REORGANIZE 939 00:40:07,938 --> 00:40:08,906 A SCHEDULE, WE MAY LOSE THOSE 940 00:40:08,906 --> 00:40:10,073 DATES. 941 00:40:10,073 --> 00:40:12,977 THAT OPPORTUNITY MAY GO AWAY OR 942 00:40:12,977 --> 00:40:19,450 GO TO THE COMMERCIAL ENTITY AND 943 00:40:19,450 --> 00:40:20,050 IT DOESN'T EVER COME BACK TO 944 00:40:20,050 --> 00:40:20,217 US. 945 00:40:20,217 --> 00:40:20,818 WE APPRECIATE THE VISIBILITY 946 00:40:20,818 --> 00:40:23,988 AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP 947 00:40:23,988 --> 00:40:24,654 PICKING ALL YOU GUYS ARE 948 00:40:24,654 --> 00:40:25,622 LOOKING INTO DIFFERENT OPTIONS 949 00:40:25,622 --> 00:40:26,490 AND I THINK TRYING TO GET 950 00:40:26,490 --> 00:40:28,793 PRIVATE FUNDING I WOULD LIKE TO 951 00:40:28,793 --> 00:40:29,693 BE PART OF A TASK FORCE IF 952 00:40:29,693 --> 00:40:32,930 THAT'S POSSIBLE. 953 00:40:32,930 --> 00:40:33,931 I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT 954 00:40:33,931 --> 00:40:35,432 PEOPLE WHO ARE THE ORGANIZERS 955 00:40:35,432 --> 00:40:38,469 AS WELL AS THE EVENT USERS THAT 956 00:40:38,469 --> 00:40:39,503 HAVE INPUT BECAUSE EQUESTRIAN 957 00:40:39,503 --> 00:40:42,939 EVENTS HAVE DIFFERENT CONCERNS 958 00:40:42,939 --> 00:40:47,577 BECAUSE OF SAFETY IN THE RANGE 959 00:40:47,577 --> 00:40:48,846 OF PEOPLE USING FACILITIES FROM 960 00:40:48,846 --> 00:40:51,348 KIDS ON PONIES TO THE 961 00:40:51,348 --> 00:40:58,956 INTERNATIONAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT. 962 00:40:58,956 --> 00:40:59,656 I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO 963 00:40:59,656 --> 00:41:00,657 SUPPORT THE OPEN COMMUNICATION 964 00:41:00,657 --> 00:41:01,826 WITH COMMUNICATION AND TRYING 965 00:41:01,826 --> 00:41:04,761 TO PUT TOGETHER A TASK FORCE. 966 00:41:04,761 --> 00:41:05,462 MAY BE OF THINGS WE HAVEN'T 967 00:41:05,462 --> 00:41:06,296 BEEN AWARE OF THAT WE ARE 968 00:41:06,296 --> 00:41:07,030 TRYING TO WORK ON WHETHER WE DO 969 00:41:07,030 --> 00:41:07,998 IT IN THE GROUPS OURSELVES OR 970 00:41:07,998 --> 00:41:11,168 WORK ON A TASK FORCE WE WORK 971 00:41:11,168 --> 00:41:15,138 WITH THIRD PARTIES. 972 00:41:15,138 --> 00:41:16,140 I THINK IF WE CAN KEEP THE 973 00:41:16,140 --> 00:41:16,774 ORGANIZERS AND THE USERS AS 974 00:41:16,774 --> 00:41:18,642 PART OF THE PROCESS, I THINK 975 00:41:18,642 --> 00:41:19,676 IT'S SO IMPORTANT. 976 00:41:19,676 --> 00:41:22,346 WE HOPE THAT YOU CONSIDER 977 00:41:22,346 --> 00:41:23,714 CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THIS 978 00:41:23,714 --> 00:41:24,815 WONDERFUL FACILITY BECAUSE 979 00:41:24,815 --> 00:41:34,758 THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT 980 00:41:34,758 --> 00:41:35,759 >> PEGGY FROM BOCA RATON HERE 981 00:41:35,759 --> 00:41:36,460 REPRESENTING THE PALM BEACH 982 00:41:36,460 --> 00:41:39,830 COUNTY HORSEMEN ASSOCIATION. 983 00:41:39,830 --> 00:41:40,464 NOTHING LIKE GOING LOST IT 984 00:41:40,464 --> 00:41:41,332 BECAUSE EVERY ONE HAS HAD 985 00:41:41,332 --> 00:41:43,901 EVERYTHING. 986 00:41:43,901 --> 00:41:44,868 I AND NEAR TO SUPPORT BRANDON 987 00:41:44,868 --> 00:41:49,773 PARKER. 988 00:41:49,773 --> 00:41:50,440 JOE FLOREZ WAS NICE ENOUGH TO 989 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:51,341 SPEND TIME WITH US TODAY AND 990 00:41:51,341 --> 00:41:54,044 EDUCATE US ON WHAT WAS GOING O 991 00:41:54,044 --> 00:41:54,177 . 992 00:41:54,177 --> 00:41:54,778 THE THINGS YOU ARE TRYING TO 993 00:41:54,778 --> 00:41:55,612 PUT TOGETHER TO KEEP US IN 994 00:41:55,612 --> 00:42:01,151 BUSINESS BASICALLY WE JUST NEED 995 00:42:01,151 --> 00:42:06,090 THE SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY. 996 00:42:06,090 --> 00:42:06,724 WE ARE A NOT-FOR-PROFIT 997 00:42:06,724 --> 00:42:07,057 ORGANIZATION. 998 00:42:07,057 --> 00:42:10,494 WE BEEN AROUND SINCE 1968. 999 00:42:10,494 --> 00:42:11,929 WE HAVE 300 SOME NUMBERS AND 1000 00:42:11,929 --> 00:42:12,830 EVERYONE ENJOYS THE FACILITY. 1001 00:42:12,830 --> 00:42:14,164 WE WERE SHOWING AT THE MAIN 1002 00:42:14,164 --> 00:42:16,734 SHOW GROUNDS AND WE HAVE MOVED 1003 00:42:16,734 --> 00:42:20,003 OVER. 1004 00:42:20,003 --> 00:42:21,005 IT WAS NOT AFFORDABLE FOR OUR 1005 00:42:21,005 --> 00:42:24,642 ASSOCIATION AND SO WE MOVED 1006 00:42:24,642 --> 00:42:25,442 OVER TO BRANDON HARKIN EVERYONE 1007 00:42:25,442 --> 00:42:29,079 IS JOINTED. 1008 00:42:29,079 --> 00:42:31,982 THEY ENJOY SHOWING THEIR. 1009 00:42:31,982 --> 00:42:40,491 I GOT A LAW THAT INFORMATION 1010 00:42:40,491 --> 00:42:41,258 AND I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR 1011 00:42:41,258 --> 00:42:42,159 THE PARK IN PALM BEACH COUNTY 1012 00:42:42,159 --> 00:42:43,093 HORSEMEN ASSOCIATION. 1013 00:42:43,093 --> 00:42:47,765 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 1014 00:42:47,865 --> 00:42:48,432 » Joel Flores: DID SUZANNE 1015 00:42:48,432 --> 00:42:51,035 COLLINS COME UP AND SPEAK? 1016 00:42:51,035 --> 00:42:55,439 WE HAVE FOR OTHER CARDS IN 1017 00:42:55,439 --> 00:42:55,939 SUPPORT OF JIM BRENNAN 1018 00:42:55,939 --> 00:42:56,440 EQUESTRIAN CENTER. 1019 00:42:56,440 --> 00:43:06,650 NONSPEAKING. 1020 00:43:06,750 --> 00:43:07,618 » Sara Baxter: THANK YOU. 1021 00:43:07,618 --> 00:43:08,385 AT THIS TIME IT DOES RETURN TO 1022 00:43:08,385 --> 00:43:09,520 US THE BOARD ON THE COUNTYWIDE 1023 00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:10,153 FUNDS IN PROPOSED COUNTYWIDE 1024 00:43:10,153 --> 00:43:12,456 MILLAGE RATE WE DISCUSSED 1025 00:43:12,456 --> 00:43:13,457 TUESDAY ABOUT POTENTIAL 1026 00:43:13,457 --> 00:43:16,159 AMENDMENTS. 1027 00:43:16,159 --> 00:43:17,194 WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS 1028 00:43:17,194 --> 00:43:17,394 THOSE? 1029 00:43:17,394 --> 00:43:18,896 NOW? 1030 00:43:18,996 --> 00:43:22,699 » YES, PLEASE. 1031 00:43:22,799 --> 00:43:24,001 » Sara Baxter: COMMISSIONER 1032 00:43:24,001 --> 00:43:28,172 FLORES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 1033 00:43:28,172 --> 00:43:28,905 >> Joel Flores: I GUESS I WILL 1034 00:43:28,905 --> 00:43:35,212 KICK THINGS OFF I SPENT ALL 1035 00:43:35,212 --> 00:43:37,047 MORNING TODAY AT THE EQUESTRIAN 1036 00:43:37,047 --> 00:43:39,582 CENTER AND ACROSS FROM. 1037 00:43:39,582 --> 00:43:43,287 [NAME]. 1038 00:43:43,287 --> 00:43:47,023 I THINK MY BIGGEST TAKE AWAY 1039 00:43:47,023 --> 00:43:52,896 FROM SPENDING THE MORNING WITH 1040 00:43:52,896 --> 00:43:53,530 OUR STOP BY THE WAY, IS 1041 00:43:53,530 --> 00:43:57,735 JENNIFER HERE AND PAUL? 1042 00:43:57,735 --> 00:43:58,468 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING 1043 00:43:58,468 --> 00:43:59,369 YOURSELF AVAILABLE ON THE TEAM 1044 00:43:59,369 --> 00:44:02,940 FOR TAKING THE TIME TO EXPLAIN 1045 00:44:02,940 --> 00:44:03,741 NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT THE 1046 00:44:03,741 --> 00:44:07,811 NONPROFITS HERE TODAY SOME OF 1047 00:44:07,811 --> 00:44:08,845 THE OPERATIONS AND SOME OF THE 1048 00:44:08,845 --> 00:44:10,447 BUDGET. 1049 00:44:10,447 --> 00:44:13,883 WE WENT LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM 1050 00:44:13,883 --> 00:44:16,853 AND WE EXPLAINED WHERE WE ARE 1051 00:44:16,853 --> 00:44:20,858 AT TODAY BUT MY BIGGEST TAKE 1052 00:44:20,858 --> 00:44:21,491 AWAY I WANT TO SHARE WITH THE 1053 00:44:21,491 --> 00:44:24,394 BOARD AND I THINK THAT THE 1054 00:44:24,394 --> 00:44:27,430 BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION WHEN YOU 1055 00:44:27,430 --> 00:44:32,769 TALK ABOUT EQUESTRIAN IS THAT 1056 00:44:32,769 --> 00:44:34,270 EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATES IN 1057 00:44:34,270 --> 00:44:42,079 THIS SPORT IS WEALTHY AND I 1058 00:44:42,079 --> 00:44:43,447 COULD BE THE MAKE BIGGEST 1059 00:44:43,447 --> 00:44:47,017 MISCONCEPTION OUT THERE. 1060 00:44:47,017 --> 00:44:48,051 NOT EVERYONE HAS THE MONEY TO 1061 00:44:48,051 --> 00:44:53,791 BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO DO THIS. 1062 00:44:53,791 --> 00:44:54,424 SOME FOLKS HAVE ONE OR TWO 1063 00:44:54,424 --> 00:44:55,458 HORSES HANDED DOWN OR THERE IS 1064 00:44:55,458 --> 00:44:59,296 A STARTUP. 1065 00:44:59,296 --> 00:45:02,933 THEY NEED A PLACE TO TAKE THEM. 1066 00:45:02,933 --> 00:45:05,102 AS YOU LOOK ACROSS THE COUNTY 1067 00:45:05,102 --> 00:45:05,702 THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE UNLESS 1068 00:45:05,702 --> 00:45:10,907 YOU ARE PAYING A HEFTY FEE TO 1069 00:45:10,907 --> 00:45:11,074 GO. 1070 00:45:11,074 --> 00:45:15,111 AS WE WERE WALKING AROUND WE 1071 00:45:15,111 --> 00:45:19,850 HAD A COUPLE OF TRAILERS SHOW 1072 00:45:19,850 --> 00:45:20,717 UP AND SOME HORSES GET OUT AND 1073 00:45:20,717 --> 00:45:23,553 WITHOUT A FEE OR ANYTHING BE 1074 00:45:23,553 --> 00:45:26,256 ABLE TO GET OUT AND WALK THE 1075 00:45:26,256 --> 00:45:29,126 TRAILS. 1076 00:45:29,126 --> 00:45:30,093 THERE WAS A RING OPEN TO THE 1077 00:45:30,093 --> 00:45:33,463 COMMUNITY WHERE THEY CAN TRAIN 1078 00:45:33,463 --> 00:45:34,398 THEIR HORSES AND DO WHAT THEY 1079 00:45:34,398 --> 00:45:34,564 DO. 1080 00:45:34,564 --> 00:45:38,335 I'M NOT AN EQUESTRIAN PERSON, 1081 00:45:38,335 --> 00:45:41,772 I'M NOT A BIG HORSE PERSON. 1082 00:45:41,772 --> 00:45:42,773 I THINK I HAVE RIDDEN A HORSE A 1083 00:45:42,773 --> 00:45:44,808 HANDFUL OF TIMES IN MY LIFE. 1084 00:45:44,808 --> 00:45:53,383 TO ME, THE BIGGEST TAKE AWAY IS 1085 00:45:53,383 --> 00:45:54,217 I THINK CHILDREN HAVE AN 1086 00:45:54,217 --> 00:45:55,552 OPPORTUNITY AND THEY CURRENTLY 1087 00:45:55,552 --> 00:45:56,253 TODAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO 1088 00:45:56,253 --> 00:46:00,557 PARTICIPATE IN THIS EQUESTRIAN 1089 00:46:00,557 --> 00:46:04,327 WORLD WHERE IF THIS IS NOT OPEN 1090 00:46:04,327 --> 00:46:06,163 TO THE PUBLIC IN THE MANNER IT 1091 00:46:06,163 --> 00:46:07,497 IS TODAY, I DON'T KNOW THAT 1092 00:46:07,497 --> 00:46:11,802 THEY COULD PARTICIPATE. 1093 00:46:11,802 --> 00:46:12,368 I KNOW MY PEOPLE IN MY 1094 00:46:12,368 --> 00:46:15,672 NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD NOT BE ABLE 1095 00:46:15,672 --> 00:46:16,373 TO AFFORD TO BRING THEIR KIDS 1096 00:46:16,373 --> 00:46:19,542 OUT TO WELLINGTON AND SOME OF 1097 00:46:19,542 --> 00:46:25,382 THESE OTHER COMPETITIVE PLACES. 1098 00:46:25,382 --> 00:46:26,082 IN ADDITION TO THAT, SOME OF 1099 00:46:26,082 --> 00:46:26,983 THESE HORSES WHEN THEY RETIRE 1100 00:46:26,983 --> 00:46:32,122 THEM FROM WHATEVER COMPETITIVE 1101 00:46:32,122 --> 00:46:33,390 SPORT THEY PARTICIPATE IN 1102 00:46:33,390 --> 00:46:33,990 COMMONALITY OF A SECOND LIGHT 1103 00:46:33,990 --> 00:46:34,691 BECAUSE THEY ARE ABLE TO COME 1104 00:46:34,691 --> 00:46:36,260 OUT HERE. 1105 00:46:36,260 --> 00:46:37,394 TO ME THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST 1106 00:46:37,394 --> 00:46:39,730 TAKEAWAYS. 1107 00:46:39,730 --> 00:46:42,899 I KNOW A LOT OF THE FOLKS WHO 1108 00:46:42,899 --> 00:46:43,867 SPOKE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT 1109 00:46:43,867 --> 00:46:46,470 THIS. 1110 00:46:46,470 --> 00:46:47,203 I BELIEVE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF 1111 00:46:47,203 --> 00:46:53,744 THEM WORKS WITH A NONPROFIT. 1112 00:46:53,744 --> 00:46:54,410 WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE 1113 00:46:54,410 --> 00:46:57,180 COMMUNITY TO TEACH A NEW 1114 00:46:57,180 --> 00:47:02,419 GENERATION ABOUT RIDING HORSES. 1115 00:47:02,419 --> 00:47:03,620 ABOUT MAINTAINING HOW TO TAKE 1116 00:47:03,620 --> 00:47:09,726 CARE THE HORSE. 1117 00:47:09,726 --> 00:47:10,694 I THINK THAT THIS WILL 1118 00:47:10,694 --> 00:47:12,329 BLINDSIDED THE COMMUNITY. 1119 00:47:12,329 --> 00:47:12,995 WHAT I WOULD LOVE THE BOARD 1120 00:47:12,995 --> 00:47:14,097 TODAY WAS DEALT FIND A WAY TO 1121 00:47:14,097 --> 00:47:20,537 FUND THEM THROUGH THE NEXT 1122 00:47:20,537 --> 00:47:20,737 YEAR. 1123 00:47:20,737 --> 00:47:24,208 THEY WANT TO PUT A TASK WAS 1124 00:47:24,208 --> 00:47:26,443 TOGETHER TO SEE HOW THEY ARE 1125 00:47:26,443 --> 00:47:27,077 ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE 1126 00:47:27,077 --> 00:47:37,154 SHORTFALL AND I THINK -- HE 1127 00:47:37,154 --> 00:47:37,754 MENTIONED TO US LAST TIME TO 1128 00:47:37,754 --> 00:47:41,625 KEEP US OPERATING THROUGH THE 1129 00:47:41,625 --> 00:47:42,526 END OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR 1130 00:47:42,526 --> 00:47:43,427 WHICH WOULD BE THE END OF 1131 00:47:43,427 --> 00:47:43,694 SEPTEMBER. 1132 00:47:43,694 --> 00:47:49,833 IT WOULD IT BE 427,000. 1133 00:47:49,833 --> 00:47:53,537 I WOULD ASK THIS BOARD CONSIDER 1134 00:47:53,537 --> 00:47:58,608 THAT. 1135 00:47:58,608 --> 00:48:05,349 IN ADDITION, WE HEARD FROM THE 1136 00:48:05,349 --> 00:48:10,454 LAND OF SOIL AND WATER. 1137 00:48:10,454 --> 00:48:15,858 THERE IS A POSITION $79,000 WE 1138 00:48:15,858 --> 00:48:16,192 BEEN FUNDING. 1139 00:48:16,192 --> 00:48:16,993 I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO 1140 00:48:16,993 --> 00:48:17,560 CONSIDER FUNDING THAT. 1141 00:48:17,560 --> 00:48:20,230 'S CLAIM BRINGS US TO HAVE $1 1142 00:48:20,230 --> 00:48:26,470 MILLION. 1143 00:48:26,470 --> 00:48:26,603 . 1144 00:48:26,603 --> 00:48:28,171 AS WE ARE LOOKING FOR IT TO DO 1145 00:48:28,171 --> 00:48:34,210 THIS, WAS RECENTLY ALERTED THAT 1146 00:48:34,210 --> 00:48:38,048 PBS OH DID NOT UTILIZE THE FULL 1147 00:48:38,048 --> 00:48:41,084 REQUEST FROM LAST YEAR MEANING 1148 00:48:41,084 --> 00:48:43,120 THEY DID NOT UTILIZE THEM. 1149 00:48:43,120 --> 00:48:44,054 THEY WANTED TO ROLL DOLLARS 1150 00:48:44,054 --> 00:48:46,957 OVER. 1151 00:48:46,957 --> 00:48:49,426 BELIEVE IT WAS $21 MILLION 1152 00:48:49,426 --> 00:48:54,831 BECAUSE I CORRECT? 1153 00:48:54,831 --> 00:48:55,498 IT SEEMS THERE IS FUNDING 1154 00:48:55,498 --> 00:49:05,442 AVAILABLE PERHAPS TO CONSIDER. 1155 00:49:05,542 --> 00:49:06,142 » WE RECOMMENDED TO CARRY 1156 00:49:06,142 --> 00:49:17,054 FORWARDFIVE . 1157 00:49:17,054 --> 00:49:17,821 SPOKE FURTHER I WOULD ASK OF OF 1158 00:49:17,821 --> 00:49:20,323 THE BOARD CONSIDER FUNDING 1159 00:49:20,323 --> 00:49:22,259 HOUSING. 1160 00:49:22,259 --> 00:49:27,064 WE PUT A ZERO DOLLAR AMOUNT 1161 00:49:27,064 --> 00:49:28,398 CARRIED FORWARD TO 2027 PICK IN 1162 00:49:28,398 --> 00:49:30,900 THE PAST WE FUNDED IT BETWEEN 1163 00:49:30,900 --> 00:49:35,005 SIX. 1164 00:49:35,005 --> 00:49:35,605 I STRONGLY CONSIDER AND URGE 1165 00:49:35,605 --> 00:49:40,410 THE BOARD TO CONSIDER PUTTING 1166 00:49:40,410 --> 00:49:44,014 DOLLARS INTO OUR AFFORDABLE 1167 00:49:44,014 --> 00:49:49,486 WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM. 1168 00:49:49,586 --> 00:49:50,487 » Sara Baxter: ARE YOU TALKING 1169 00:49:50,487 --> 00:49:52,355 ABOUT THE HOUSING INITIATIVE 1170 00:49:52,355 --> 00:49:53,690 FUND? 1171 00:49:53,690 --> 00:49:54,724 THERE ARE ZERO DOLLARS GOING 1172 00:49:54,724 --> 00:49:56,460 TOWARD THAT? 1173 00:49:56,560 --> 00:50:00,831 » THIS YEAR WE DID ELIMINATED. 1174 00:50:00,831 --> 00:50:01,530 WE STILL HAVE ARPA AND OTHER 1175 00:50:01,530 --> 00:50:06,103 FUNDS. 1176 00:50:06,203 --> 00:50:06,803 » Sara Baxter: THE PROJECT 1177 00:50:06,803 --> 00:50:08,338 STILL COMING ON BOARD RELYING 1178 00:50:08,338 --> 00:50:15,946 ON THOSE DOLLARS. 1179 00:50:16,246 --> 00:50:16,813 » AVAILABLE WITH IN PRIOR 1180 00:50:16,813 --> 00:50:17,113 YEARS, YES. 1181 00:50:17,113 --> 00:50:18,315 THE UNSPENT DOLLARS IS CARING 1182 00:50:18,315 --> 00:50:25,489 FORWARD. 1183 00:50:25,589 --> 00:50:26,223 » Joel Flores: THE PAST HAS 1184 00:50:26,223 --> 00:50:33,163 BEEN 8 MILLION. 1185 00:50:33,263 --> 00:50:36,233 » IT WAS 9 MILLION FOR THE 1186 00:50:36,233 --> 00:50:38,101 FUNDS AND 1.5 THAT WE REMOVE 1187 00:50:38,101 --> 00:50:40,837 THAT WAS INCLUDED LAST YEAR. 1188 00:50:40,837 --> 00:50:43,540 MED IT IS CARING FORWARD WHAT 1189 00:50:43,540 --> 00:50:47,277 WAS THERE. 1190 00:50:47,377 --> 00:50:47,944 » THIS YEAR WE ARE NOT 1191 00:50:47,944 --> 00:50:50,479 ALLOCATING ANY NEW DOLLARS. 1192 00:50:50,479 --> 00:50:51,448 ONE SINGLE PROJECT WOULD 1193 00:50:51,448 --> 00:50:57,286 UTILIZE THE 7 AND A HALF OR $1 1194 00:50:57,286 --> 00:51:02,525 MILLION. 1195 00:51:02,525 --> 00:51:03,226 I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE 1196 00:51:03,226 --> 00:51:03,693 BOARD TO CONSIDER. 1197 00:51:03,693 --> 00:51:07,130 IT SEEMS LIKE THERE WERE FUNDS 1198 00:51:07,130 --> 00:51:08,431 NOT UTILIZED LAST YEAR AND 1199 00:51:08,431 --> 00:51:13,069 COULD BE UTILIZED LAST YEAR. 1200 00:51:13,169 --> 00:51:14,070 » Sara Baxter: VICE MAYOR 1201 00:51:14,070 --> 00:51:19,042 WOODWARD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 1202 00:51:19,042 --> 00:51:20,243 >> Marci Woodward: BEFORE I GET 1203 00:51:20,243 --> 00:51:25,415 TO MY QUESTIONS, TO BE CLEAR I 1204 00:51:25,415 --> 00:51:26,349 THOUGHT THAT WE WERE OUT OF 1205 00:51:26,349 --> 00:51:27,049 BALANCE UNTIL YOU JUST DID SOME 1206 00:51:27,049 --> 00:51:30,887 STUFF. 1207 00:51:30,887 --> 00:51:31,487 WHERE THESE FUNDS YOU'RE 1208 00:51:31,487 --> 00:51:40,130 TALKING ABOUT COMING FROM? 1209 00:51:40,230 --> 00:51:40,897 » ON PAGE 5 OF THE PACKET IF 1210 00:51:40,897 --> 00:51:42,165 YOU LOOK AT THE INCREASE OF 1211 00:51:42,165 --> 00:51:47,637 RESERVES TO 26.7 MILLION WE 1212 00:51:47,637 --> 00:51:48,237 HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OUR CREDIT 1213 00:51:48,237 --> 00:51:50,072 RATING AGENCIES THE RESERVES 1214 00:51:50,072 --> 00:51:53,743 ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE A LONGER 1215 00:51:53,743 --> 00:51:54,043 DISCUSSION. 1216 00:51:54,043 --> 00:51:57,680 AND SO WE TOOK THE 60 MILLION 1217 00:51:57,680 --> 00:51:58,715 AND MOVED THEM INTO THERESERVE 1218 00:51:58,715 --> 00:52:02,285 POT . 1219 00:52:02,285 --> 00:52:03,720 ESSENTIALLY ANYTHING BUT BACK 1220 00:52:03,720 --> 00:52:04,353 AND WE WOULD BE PULLING OUT OF 1221 00:52:04,353 --> 00:52:07,057 RESERVES. 1222 00:52:07,057 --> 00:52:07,723 SO ANY DIRECTION WOULD BE 1223 00:52:07,723 --> 00:52:08,558 COMING OUT OF THE 26,000 1224 00:52:08,558 --> 00:52:13,697 MILLION. 1225 00:52:14,097 --> 00:52:14,664 » Sara Baxter: THAT IS AN 1226 00:52:14,664 --> 00:52:28,511 INCREASE TO WHAT NUMBER SPOKE 1227 00:52:28,511 --> 00:52:33,283 OF 392. 1228 00:52:33,383 --> 00:52:34,284 » Sara Baxter: WE ARE ADDING 1229 00:52:34,284 --> 00:52:37,120 ANOTHER 26 TO THAT?THAT 1230 00:52:37,120 --> 00:52:42,459 INCLUDES THE 26? 1231 00:52:42,559 --> 00:52:43,626 » Marci Woodward: TO BE CLEAR 1232 00:52:43,626 --> 00:52:44,494 THE CREDIT RATING AGENCY 1233 00:52:44,494 --> 00:52:48,398 RECOMMENDED, DOES THIS PUT US 1234 00:52:48,398 --> 00:52:52,469 TO KEEP THE AAA BOND RATING? 1235 00:52:52,569 --> 00:52:55,572 » YES, VICE MAYOR BIG WAS MORE 1236 00:52:55,572 --> 00:53:02,278 INTENSE THAN USUAL JUST FOR 1237 00:53:02,278 --> 00:53:03,079 CONTEXT I HAVE TO GO IN FRONT 1238 00:53:03,079 --> 00:53:06,149 OF ALL THREE SEPARATELY. 1239 00:53:06,149 --> 00:53:06,682 IT IS A FULL DAY. 1240 00:53:06,682 --> 00:53:08,251 THEY ASKED ME A SERIES OF 1241 00:53:08,251 --> 00:53:11,354 QUESTIONS. 1242 00:53:11,354 --> 00:53:12,322 IF WE KEEP OUR AAA BOND RATING 1243 00:53:12,322 --> 00:53:12,555 OR NOT. 1244 00:53:12,555 --> 00:53:13,323 THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT 1245 00:53:13,323 --> 00:53:16,259 AMENDMENT THREE 90% OR MORE WAS 1246 00:53:16,259 --> 00:53:21,164 ANSWERING AMENDMENT THREE. 1247 00:53:21,164 --> 00:53:22,032 THEY ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT 1248 00:53:22,032 --> 00:53:22,765 THE DROP TO THE REVENUE IN THE 1249 00:53:22,765 --> 00:53:28,171 BOTTOM LINE ON AMENDMENT THREE 1250 00:53:28,171 --> 00:53:29,205 AND IT'S CLEAR TO ME AND I THE 1251 00:53:29,205 --> 00:53:29,772 QUESTIONS LISTED OUT. 1252 00:53:29,772 --> 00:53:30,873 I WILL PROVIDED TO THE BOARD SO 1253 00:53:30,873 --> 00:53:32,208 I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO SEE 1254 00:53:32,208 --> 00:53:36,046 HOW SERIOUS THIS IS IN IT WAS 1255 00:53:36,046 --> 00:53:36,746 SAID MULTIPLE TIMES YOU NEED TO 1256 00:53:36,746 --> 00:53:40,350 KEEP YOUR RESERVES WHERE IT'S 1257 00:53:40,350 --> 00:53:44,154 AT. 1258 00:53:44,154 --> 00:53:44,820 MOODY'S I WOULD SAY THE MOST 1259 00:53:44,820 --> 00:53:45,655 STRINGENT.OU DISAGREE WITH 1260 00:53:45,655 --> 00:53:46,656 ANYTHING I AM SAYING, PLEASE 1261 00:53:46,656 --> 00:53:49,859 CHIME IN. 1262 00:53:49,959 --> 00:53:50,860 » Marci Woodward: WITH OR 1263 00:53:50,860 --> 00:53:52,428 WITHOUT AMENDMENT THREE THEY 1264 00:53:52,428 --> 00:53:55,065 HAVE A SPECIAL EXPECTATION 1265 00:53:55,065 --> 00:53:57,867 WHERE IS IT IN ARE WE THERE? 1266 00:53:57,967 --> 00:53:58,902 » CORRECT AND THEY NEVER GIVE 1267 00:53:58,902 --> 00:54:02,972 ME AN EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT. 1268 00:54:02,972 --> 00:54:08,477 WE TOOK OUT 38 MILLION. 1269 00:54:08,477 --> 00:54:09,446 WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN NOT 1270 00:54:09,446 --> 00:54:11,047 REPLENISHED YET. 1271 00:54:11,047 --> 00:54:14,950 WE EXPECTED IN THE OPEN THE 1272 00:54:14,950 --> 00:54:15,652 PORTAL TO DRAW DOWN THE MONEY 1273 00:54:15,652 --> 00:54:20,356 SO IT IS IN PROGRESS. 1274 00:54:20,356 --> 00:54:21,358 IT JUST HASN'T COME BACK SO YOU 1275 00:54:21,358 --> 00:54:21,991 WON'T SEE IT FALL BACK INTO 1276 00:54:21,991 --> 00:54:23,025 FUND BALANCE UNTIL PROBABLY 1277 00:54:23,025 --> 00:54:24,194 NEXT FISCAL YEARS WE ARE 1278 00:54:24,194 --> 00:54:27,097 EXPECTING THE FUNDS JANUARY 1279 00:54:27,097 --> 00:54:27,297 2027. 1280 00:54:27,297 --> 00:54:28,098 WE HAVE AN EXPLANATION OF WHY 1281 00:54:28,098 --> 00:54:32,836 IT DROPS SOMEWHAT. 1282 00:54:32,836 --> 00:54:37,440 THEY ARE JUST CONCERNED WE 1283 00:54:37,440 --> 00:54:38,808 CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A RESERVES 1284 00:54:38,808 --> 00:54:39,441 AND THAT THEY USE ANY WE HAVE A 1285 00:54:39,441 --> 00:54:44,280 PLAN TO PUT IT BACK. 1286 00:54:44,380 --> 00:54:45,281 » Marci Woodward: OKAY. 1287 00:54:45,281 --> 00:54:45,915 AND SO IF WE WERE TO ADD 1288 00:54:45,915 --> 00:54:49,719 EVERYTHING LISTED, EVERYTHING 1289 00:54:49,719 --> 00:54:50,587 BEING REQUESTED, HOW MUCH WOULD 1290 00:54:50,587 --> 00:54:56,559 NOT REDUCE OUR RESERVES? 1291 00:54:56,559 --> 00:54:57,594 IF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WERE 1292 00:54:57,594 --> 00:54:57,894 BEING MADE. 1293 00:54:57,994 --> 00:55:01,564 » JIM BRANDON. 1294 00:55:01,564 --> 00:55:02,532 THE SOIL IS ABOUT HALF A 1295 00:55:02,532 --> 00:55:07,370 MILLION. 1296 00:55:07,470 --> 00:55:08,271 » Marci Woodward: THERE WAS 1297 00:55:08,271 --> 00:55:11,641 HOUSING REQUESTED TO. 1298 00:55:11,741 --> 00:55:12,308 » Sara Baxter: HOLD ON. 1299 00:55:12,308 --> 00:55:14,010 ONE AT A TIME. 1300 00:55:14,010 --> 00:55:18,248 79,000 WAS FOR SOIL AND WATER 1301 00:55:18,248 --> 00:55:18,915 CONSERVATION AND 27,000 WAS FOR 1302 00:55:18,915 --> 00:55:20,350 JIM BRANDENBURG THERE IS NO SET 1303 00:55:20,350 --> 00:55:23,953 AMOUNT BECAUSE WE WERE MOVING 1304 00:55:23,953 --> 00:55:25,287 FORWARD OVER EIGHT BILLION THAT 1305 00:55:25,287 --> 00:55:35,465 HASN'T PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED. 1306 00:55:35,465 --> 00:55:36,065 DID YOU HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT 1307 00:55:36,065 --> 00:55:37,032 THAT YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THE 1308 00:55:37,032 --> 00:55:39,469 HOUSING FUND? 1309 00:55:39,569 --> 00:55:41,638 » IT IS UP FOR US TO CHOOSE. 1310 00:55:41,638 --> 00:55:45,174 I WOULD BE WILLING TO GO SIX 1311 00:55:45,174 --> 00:55:46,109 BUT IN THE MIDDLE WOULD BE 1312 00:55:46,109 --> 00:55:51,280 EIGHT. 1313 00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:55,118 LET'S SAY EIGHT FOR RIGHT NOW. 1314 00:55:55,118 --> 00:55:59,556 8+ BEFORE 27 AND THE 79. 1315 00:55:59,656 --> 00:56:00,290 » WE ARE ALLOWED TO USE THEM 1316 00:56:00,290 --> 00:56:04,093 FOR DEMARCATING? 1317 00:56:04,193 --> 00:56:04,827 » WE HAVE DONE IT AS TO LINE 1318 00:56:04,827 --> 00:56:08,898 ITEMS. 1319 00:56:08,898 --> 00:56:09,866 BACK IN JUNE WHEN WE DISCUSSED 1320 00:56:09,866 --> 00:56:16,105 THIS WE SENT AND RAMON. 1321 00:56:16,105 --> 00:56:16,706 WE HAD ABOUT 110 MILLION 1322 00:56:16,706 --> 00:56:17,574 BETWEEN THE HOUSING INITIATIVE 1323 00:56:17,574 --> 00:56:23,446 FUNDS 1324 00:56:23,446 --> 00:56:31,888 >> WE HAVE 40 MILLION. 1325 00:56:31,988 --> 00:56:32,922 » AS OF JUNE IT ON 37 MILLION 1326 00:56:32,922 --> 00:56:36,893 AVAILABLE 1327 00:56:36,893 --> 00:56:37,894 >> HOW MUCH IS AVAILABLE ON THE 1328 00:56:37,894 --> 00:56:40,830 BOND? 1329 00:56:40,930 --> 00:56:45,001 » Marci Woodward: IT'S NOT ALL 1330 00:56:45,001 --> 00:56:45,567 BEEN ALLOCATED. 1331 00:56:45,567 --> 00:56:46,468 THERE'S AT LEAST 60 MILLION MAY 1332 00:56:46,468 --> 00:56:49,506 BE? 1333 00:56:49,606 --> 00:56:50,206 » I DIDN'T BRING THE HOUSING 1334 00:56:50,206 --> 00:56:52,675 BOND WITH ME. 1335 00:56:52,675 --> 00:57:00,249 WE ISSUED 94 MILLION WE WILL 1336 00:57:00,249 --> 00:57:03,552 ISSUE AT SOME POINT WE ARE 1337 00:57:03,552 --> 00:57:07,556 GOING TO THE PROCESS NOW. 1338 00:57:07,656 --> 00:57:08,525 » NOTHING WILL CURRENTLY GET 1339 00:57:08,525 --> 00:57:13,296 CAUGHT. 1340 00:57:13,396 --> 00:57:14,397 » Marci Woodward: I HAD A LIST 1341 00:57:14,397 --> 00:57:20,303 OF OTHER QUESTIONS BUT WILL 1342 00:57:20,303 --> 00:57:21,270 START BY SAYING WE ASKED YOU TO 1343 00:57:21,270 --> 00:57:22,238 COME IN AND REDUCE OUR BUDGET 1344 00:57:22,238 --> 00:57:25,140 AND KEEP US ON BALANCE NOT HAVE 1345 00:57:25,140 --> 00:57:25,675 TO RAISE THE MILLAGE. 1346 00:57:25,675 --> 00:57:28,244 ARE ASK US TO HELP YOU LOWER 1347 00:57:28,244 --> 00:57:29,179 THE MILLAGE. 1348 00:57:29,179 --> 00:57:29,712 WANTED TO GO TO ROLL BACK. 1349 00:57:29,712 --> 00:57:33,182 THAT WAS AMBITIOUS WE WANTED TO 1350 00:57:33,182 --> 00:57:33,616 HAVE A REDUCTION. 1351 00:57:33,616 --> 00:57:37,553 WE CAN'T GET TO DOCTOR IF THERE 1352 00:57:37,553 --> 00:57:38,154 WAS ANY EXTRA MONEY TO BE PUT 1353 00:57:38,154 --> 00:57:44,927 BACK INTO THIS BUDGET FIRST OF 1354 00:57:44,927 --> 00:57:45,594 , THERE'S A LONG LIST OF 1355 00:57:45,594 --> 00:57:46,729 DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN CUT 1356 00:57:46,729 --> 00:57:46,863 . 1357 00:57:46,863 --> 00:57:48,965 HAVE YOU CUT PRETTY MUCH ACROSS 1358 00:57:48,965 --> 00:57:51,901 THE BOARD? 1359 00:57:52,001 --> 00:57:55,004 » YES, MADAM VICE MAYOR. 1360 00:57:55,104 --> 00:57:56,039 » Marci Woodward: I'M NOT OKAY 1361 00:57:56,039 --> 00:57:59,175 ADDING ANYTHING BACK ERICA 1362 00:57:59,175 --> 00:58:00,243 MOKAY WITH THE BUDGET THAT YOU 1363 00:58:00,243 --> 00:58:05,615 PUT FORWARD. 1364 00:58:05,615 --> 00:58:06,583 AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND I HAVE A 1365 00:58:06,583 --> 00:58:06,950 LONG DISCUSSION. 1366 00:58:06,950 --> 00:58:07,717 I DIDN'T GO VISIT BUT I HAD A 1367 00:58:07,717 --> 00:58:13,189 DISCUSSION ON THIS AND IF WE 1368 00:58:13,189 --> 00:58:13,956 WERE TO MOVE FORWARD BRINGING 1369 00:58:13,956 --> 00:58:14,891 IN AN OPERATOR, DO WE NOT HAVE 1370 00:58:14,891 --> 00:58:15,525 THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE TO 1371 00:58:15,525 --> 00:58:18,928 MAKE SURE THAT THE CONCERNS -- 1372 00:58:18,928 --> 00:58:19,295 IT IS OUR PARK. 1373 00:58:19,295 --> 00:58:23,132 IF WE ARE GOING TO OFFER THIS 1374 00:58:23,132 --> 00:58:24,066 UP TO SOMEONE WE CAN ADDRESS 1375 00:58:24,066 --> 00:58:28,271 THE CONCERNS TO MAKE SURE THAT 1376 00:58:28,271 --> 00:58:29,272 IT DOESN'T BECOME THIS HUGE 1377 00:58:29,272 --> 00:58:29,972 PROFITABLE BUSINESS. 1378 00:58:29,972 --> 00:58:35,144 IS THAT NOT CORRECT? 1379 00:58:35,244 --> 00:58:35,744 » A FEW OF THE PUBLIC 1380 00:58:35,744 --> 00:58:37,413 COMMENTS, THIS WILL ALWAYS BE 1381 00:58:37,413 --> 00:58:41,117 IN MY ESTIMATION THE COUNTY 1382 00:58:41,117 --> 00:58:41,451 PARK. 1383 00:58:41,451 --> 00:58:45,721 IT WAS SIMPLY THE OPERATOR. 1384 00:58:45,721 --> 00:58:49,859 $1 MILLION OUT OF OUR BUDGET. 1385 00:58:49,859 --> 00:58:52,829 WE RECEIVED 250,000 IN REVENUE. 1386 00:58:52,829 --> 00:58:58,567 WE OPERATED A $750,000 LOSS IF 1387 00:58:58,567 --> 00:58:59,535 THIS IS TO NEGOTIATE TO 1388 00:58:59,535 --> 00:58:59,768 NEUTRAL. 1389 00:58:59,768 --> 00:59:00,636 IN OUR ESTIMATION WITHOUT MAJOR 1390 00:59:00,636 --> 00:59:06,742 FEES TO THE PUBLIC BUT TO 1391 00:59:06,742 --> 00:59:07,710 ANSWER YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY, 1392 00:59:07,710 --> 00:59:08,377 THAT WAS THE WHOLE INTENT TO 1393 00:59:08,377 --> 00:59:09,112 PUT OUT AN RFP. 1394 00:59:09,112 --> 00:59:09,846 MAKE SURE THE PARAMETERS KEPT 1395 00:59:09,846 --> 00:59:15,117 IT IN THE REALM OF 1396 00:59:15,117 --> 00:59:15,851 PARTICIPATION FOR THE SPEAKERS 1397 00:59:15,851 --> 00:59:21,224 WE HEARD TODAY. 1398 00:59:21,224 --> 00:59:30,265 WITH AMENDMENT THREE, YOU ARE 1399 00:59:30,265 --> 00:59:31,200 LOOKING AT 35 MILLION IN CUTS 1400 00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:36,739 THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED. 1401 00:59:36,739 --> 00:59:37,473 THE MINIMUM WE HAVE 125,000 AND 1402 00:59:37,473 --> 00:59:38,841 THEN 24 MONTHS IT WOULD IT BE 1403 00:59:38,841 --> 00:59:44,113 250 MILLION WE ARE TALKING 1404 00:59:44,113 --> 00:59:49,485 ABOUT HAVE A BUILDING DOLLAR 1405 00:59:49,485 --> 00:59:53,022 CUP. 1406 00:59:53,022 --> 00:59:56,993 WHAT I AM SAYING IS THIS ALSO 1407 00:59:56,993 --> 00:59:58,027 SET UP A LEGACY THAT WE MIGHT 1408 00:59:58,027 --> 01:00:01,197 HAVE TO CUT PROJECTS WITHOUT 1409 01:00:01,197 --> 01:00:02,932 ANY OPTION TO COME BACK. 1410 01:00:02,932 --> 01:00:06,302 THIS KEEPS JIM BRANDON. 1411 01:00:06,402 --> 01:00:08,537 » Marci Woodward: I AGREE. 1412 01:00:08,537 --> 01:00:12,908 I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE 1413 01:00:12,908 --> 01:00:13,810 GOING AND I WOULD SUPPORT THAT 1414 01:00:13,810 --> 01:00:17,013 MOVING FORWARD TO. 1415 01:00:17,013 --> 01:00:23,285 YOU NEGOTIATED WITH THE SHERIF 1416 01:00:23,285 --> 01:00:23,419 . 1417 01:00:23,419 --> 01:00:23,986 HE CAME IN AT A MUCH HIGHER 1418 01:00:23,986 --> 01:00:26,289 NUMBER AND YOU NEGOTIATED DOWN 1419 01:00:26,289 --> 01:00:32,462 20 MILLION, IS THAT RIGHT? 1420 01:00:32,462 --> 01:00:33,195 CLOSING WAS AN ISSUE BUT WE 1421 01:00:33,195 --> 01:00:36,065 HAVEHOUSING DOLLARS . 1422 01:00:36,065 --> 01:00:38,634 THERE WAS ROLLOVER AND BOND 1423 01:00:38,634 --> 01:00:44,774 MONEY THAT HAS BEEN SPENT. 1424 01:00:44,774 --> 01:00:45,374 IT'S NOT THAT WE HAVE NO 1425 01:00:45,374 --> 01:00:45,842 HOUSING MONEY. 1426 01:00:45,842 --> 01:00:47,576 THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS THE 1427 01:00:47,576 --> 01:00:48,544 BOARD HAS APPROVED THAT IS 1428 01:00:48,544 --> 01:00:55,585 COMING I'M NOT IN FAVOR. 1429 01:00:55,585 --> 01:00:57,953 IF WE FOUND A POT OF MONEY WE 1430 01:00:57,953 --> 01:01:00,289 COULD ADD THIS BACK INTO, 1431 01:01:00,289 --> 01:01:01,190 THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE 1432 01:01:01,190 --> 01:01:02,125 WHO WOULD ONE TO COMPETE WITH 1433 01:01:02,125 --> 01:01:05,861 IT AND NOT JUST TO HAPPENED TO 1434 01:01:05,861 --> 01:01:08,231 SHOW UP RIGHT NOW. 1435 01:01:08,231 --> 01:01:10,933 WE WOULD NEED TO PROCESS. 1436 01:01:10,933 --> 01:01:11,968 I HAVE A SENIOR CENTER IN SOUTH 1437 01:01:11,968 --> 01:01:15,605 COUNTY VICKI WERE ON THE 1438 01:01:15,605 --> 01:01:16,271 MEETING WITH ME YESTERDAY. 1439 01:01:16,271 --> 01:01:18,874 AT $200,000 CUT FOR SENIORS 1440 01:01:18,874 --> 01:01:19,775 BROUGHT INTO A COMMUNITY PLACE 1441 01:01:19,775 --> 01:01:23,846 TO HAVE A MEAL PICKED A LARGE 1442 01:01:23,846 --> 01:01:29,752 BUS GET THEM AND BRINGS THEM IN 1443 01:01:29,752 --> 01:01:30,419 THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS 1444 01:01:30,419 --> 01:01:31,688 THAT I'M BEEN DONE AND WE ARE 1445 01:01:31,688 --> 01:01:32,321 FINDING WAYS TO WORK AROUND IT. 1446 01:01:32,321 --> 01:01:38,528 'S THIS IS THE REALITY OF IT. 1447 01:01:38,528 --> 01:01:39,261 IF THERE IS EXTRA MONEY IT HAS 1448 01:01:39,261 --> 01:01:42,365 TO BE THAT TYPE OF A PROCESS 1449 01:01:42,365 --> 01:01:43,032 BUT I WOULD SAY WE GIVE IT BACK 1450 01:01:43,032 --> 01:01:47,670 TO THE VOTERS BECOME NOT OKAY 1451 01:01:47,670 --> 01:01:48,404 WITH US JUST HATE WE FOUND THIS 1452 01:01:48,404 --> 01:01:49,272 EXTRA MONEY WHERE CAN WE SPEND 1453 01:01:49,272 --> 01:01:52,508 IT. 1454 01:01:52,508 --> 01:01:53,276 WHERE IS THE MILLAGE AND WE 1455 01:01:53,276 --> 01:01:57,914 WILL SEND IT BACK. 1456 01:01:57,914 --> 01:01:58,614 IF THE MONEY IS TO BE SPENT IN 1457 01:01:58,614 --> 01:02:02,051 THE COUNTY, WE HAVE TO HAVE A 1458 01:02:02,051 --> 01:02:02,751 PROCESS OF WHO GETS IT AND IT 1459 01:02:02,751 --> 01:02:05,421 NOT CAN'T JUST BE TONIGHT ON A 1460 01:02:05,421 --> 01:02:08,957 WIN HALF VANILLA DOLLARS FOR 1461 01:02:08,957 --> 01:02:12,228 $200,000 IS WHAT IS CUT FROM 1462 01:02:12,228 --> 01:02:15,198 THE SENIOR CENTER. 1463 01:02:15,198 --> 01:02:15,932 I TALKED TO THEM AND EXPLAIN TO 1464 01:02:15,932 --> 01:02:17,166 THEM WHY WE CAN'T DO THIS AND I 1465 01:02:17,166 --> 01:02:17,433 APOLOGIZE. 1466 01:02:17,433 --> 01:02:19,101 I WISH WE COULD. 1467 01:02:19,101 --> 01:02:20,102 I TOLD HIM DON'T BOTHER COMING 1468 01:02:20,102 --> 01:02:22,905 TONIGHT BECAUSE WE CAN'T DO IT. 1469 01:02:22,905 --> 01:02:23,572 LET'S PUT IT IN THE PAPER AND 1470 01:02:23,572 --> 01:02:25,474 LET EVERYONE KNOW EVERYBODY WHO 1471 01:02:25,474 --> 01:02:29,878 TOOK CUTS COMPLETE YOUR CASE, 1472 01:02:29,878 --> 01:02:34,383 LET'S HEAR ALL OF THE STORIES. 1473 01:02:34,383 --> 01:02:34,850 THERE'S A LOT OF THEM. 1474 01:02:34,850 --> 01:02:35,584 THERE'S A LOTTA GOOD WORK THAT 1475 01:02:35,584 --> 01:02:37,987 WE ARE NOT PAYING FOR AND I 1476 01:02:37,987 --> 01:02:38,888 THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO 1477 01:02:38,888 --> 01:02:41,757 HEAR ANYONE IN EVERYONE WHO 1478 01:02:41,757 --> 01:02:42,591 WANTS TO BE HEARD IF WE ARE 1479 01:02:42,591 --> 01:02:43,993 GOING TO ADD A SINGLE DOLLAR 1480 01:02:43,993 --> 01:02:46,696 BACK INTO THIS BUDGET. 1481 01:02:46,796 --> 01:02:52,535 » Sara Baxter: ADMINISTRATOR, 1482 01:02:52,535 --> 01:02:53,536 IT IS BEEN MY UNDERSTANDING IF 1483 01:02:53,536 --> 01:02:54,537 SOMEONE DOESN'T LIKE THE BUDGE 1484 01:02:54,537 --> 01:02:55,170 THIS IS WHY WE HAVE PUBLIC 1485 01:02:55,170 --> 01:02:56,239 HEARINGS . 1486 01:02:56,239 --> 01:03:00,176 IS THAT CORRECT? 1487 01:03:00,276 --> 01:03:00,776 » YES, MADAM MAYOR. 1488 01:03:00,876 --> 01:03:01,743 » Sara Baxter: WHAT WOULD BE 1489 01:03:01,743 --> 01:03:02,445 THE PROCESS IF SOMEONE DIDN'T 1490 01:03:02,445 --> 01:03:04,747 LIKE SOMETHING. 1491 01:03:04,747 --> 01:03:05,748 WOULD IT BE SHOWING UP TONIGHT 1492 01:03:05,748 --> 01:03:09,552 AND MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD? 1493 01:03:09,652 --> 01:03:09,885 » YES. 1494 01:03:09,985 --> 01:03:10,786 » Sara Baxter: COMMISSIONER 1495 01:03:10,786 --> 01:03:17,093 WEISS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 1496 01:03:17,093 --> 01:03:17,860 >> Gregg Weiss: TO FOLLOW UP ON 1497 01:03:17,860 --> 01:03:26,269 THE COMMENTS, A COUPLE OF 1498 01:03:26,269 --> 01:03:26,502 THINGS. 1499 01:03:26,502 --> 01:03:27,303 AND TO SHARE WITH MY 1500 01:03:27,303 --> 01:03:29,272 COLLEAGUES. 1501 01:03:29,272 --> 01:03:32,708 I USED TO BE IN EQUESTRIAN. 1502 01:03:32,708 --> 01:03:33,309 I USED TO HAVE A HORSE. 1503 01:03:33,309 --> 01:03:37,280 I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY. 1504 01:03:37,280 --> 01:03:45,354 WAS IN MY 20S IN CALIFORNIA. 1505 01:03:45,354 --> 01:03:46,021 I DIDN'T SHOW MY HORSE BUT 1506 01:03:46,021 --> 01:03:46,922 NOBODY WOULD WANT TO SEE ME OR 1507 01:03:46,922 --> 01:03:47,323 MY HORSE. 1508 01:03:47,323 --> 01:03:50,593 ANYWAYS, IT WAS RECREATION. 1509 01:03:50,593 --> 01:03:58,034 I DID ONE UNDERSTAND THAT. 1510 01:03:58,034 --> 01:04:04,740 MY FEELING ABOUT THIS IS 1511 01:04:04,740 --> 01:04:05,441 BECAUSE YOU HAD ALREADY PUT IN 1512 01:04:05,441 --> 01:04:11,847 THE BUDGET FOR SEVEN MONTHS FOR 1513 01:04:11,847 --> 01:04:12,782 JIM BRANDON AND IT WOULD TAKE 1514 01:04:12,782 --> 01:04:15,450 427,000 TO FINISH OFF OF THE 1515 01:04:15,450 --> 01:04:20,523 YEAR. 1516 01:04:20,523 --> 01:04:21,189 MY SUGGESTION WOULD TO BE TO 1517 01:04:21,189 --> 01:04:27,663 PUT THAT IN. 1518 01:04:27,663 --> 01:04:33,869 PREPARE THAT FOR NEXT YEAR AND 1519 01:04:33,869 --> 01:04:34,636 TO MAKE SURE THE CONCERNS CAN 1520 01:04:34,636 --> 01:04:39,107 BE ADDRESSED WHICH THEY CAN BE. 1521 01:04:39,107 --> 01:04:40,076 WHEREVER THEY HAVE SEEN IT DONE 1522 01:04:40,076 --> 01:04:43,579 ELSEWHERE THERE IS ALWAYS A 1523 01:04:43,579 --> 01:04:50,319 BETTER WAY TO DO IT AND I KNOW 1524 01:04:50,319 --> 01:04:51,087 THAT YOU WILL FIND THE RIGHT 1525 01:04:51,087 --> 01:04:55,925 WAY TO DO THAT. 1526 01:04:55,925 --> 01:04:56,558 WE'RE NOT GOING TO POTENTIALLY 1527 01:04:56,558 --> 01:04:57,226 FUND THINGS THE WAY THAT WE DID 1528 01:04:57,226 --> 01:05:03,566 IN THE PAST BECAUSE IT RELATES 1529 01:05:03,566 --> 01:05:04,200 TO THE SOIL AND WATER 1530 01:05:04,200 --> 01:05:07,836 CONSERVATION DISTRICT, I KNOW 1531 01:05:07,836 --> 01:05:10,872 THAT WE PAY THEM FOR SERVICES, 1532 01:05:10,872 --> 01:05:11,474 BUT THAT WAS OUR ONLY 1533 01:05:11,474 --> 01:05:15,044 CONTRIBUTIONS AND I AM OKAY 1534 01:05:15,044 --> 01:05:19,648 FUNDING NOT THIS YEAR. 1535 01:05:20,082 --> 01:05:24,220 » I'M SORRY, IRMA HAS ALSO 1536 01:05:24,220 --> 01:05:29,859 >> WE FUND THEM FOR SERVICES. 1537 01:05:29,859 --> 01:05:38,901 I SOMETIMES FORGET WHAT I SAY. 1538 01:05:38,901 --> 01:05:47,776 IT'S THEY ARE ON NOTICE. 1539 01:05:47,776 --> 01:05:48,477 IT IS LIKELY WE WON'T BE ABLE 1540 01:05:48,477 --> 01:05:48,878 TO FUND. 1541 01:05:48,878 --> 01:05:49,912 AS IT RELATES TO THE HOUSING 1542 01:05:49,912 --> 01:05:54,816 IDEA, MY SUGGESTION IS THE 1543 01:05:54,816 --> 01:06:00,188 WEIGHT UNTIL MID YEAR WHEN YOU 1544 01:06:00,188 --> 01:06:04,126 DO THE MIDYEAR UPDATE AND 1545 01:06:04,126 --> 01:06:04,827 POTENTIALLY BE ABLE TO FUND IT 1546 01:06:04,827 --> 01:06:05,227 AT THAT POINT. 1547 01:06:05,227 --> 01:06:09,332 THERE ARE MILLIONS, TENS OF 1548 01:06:09,332 --> 01:06:10,333 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE ARE 1549 01:06:10,333 --> 01:06:12,001 CARRYING FORWARD FOR THAT FUND 1550 01:06:12,001 --> 01:06:14,503 FOR THOSE FUNDS. 1551 01:06:14,503 --> 01:06:17,006 IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP PROJECTS 1552 01:06:17,006 --> 01:06:21,042 MOVING FORWARD THIS YEAR BUT 1553 01:06:21,042 --> 01:06:24,446 THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE 1554 01:06:24,446 --> 01:06:29,285 NEED TO BE. 1555 01:06:29,285 --> 01:06:30,018 AND THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION 1556 01:06:30,018 --> 01:06:38,027 ON HOW WE MOVE FORWARD. 1557 01:06:38,127 --> 01:06:40,029 » THANK YOU. 1558 01:06:40,029 --> 01:06:46,702 ARE RECOGNIZED. 1559 01:06:46,802 --> 01:06:47,703 » Maria Sachs: I WANT TO SEE 1560 01:06:47,703 --> 01:06:48,370 COMMISSIONER WEISS ON THAT 1561 01:06:48,370 --> 01:06:50,705 HORSE. 1562 01:06:50,705 --> 01:07:01,050 ESPECIALLY IN LA. 1563 01:07:01,050 --> 01:07:04,587 WE ARE LOOKING AT PROJECTS THAT 1564 01:07:04,587 --> 01:07:07,189 MAY BE NOT TOO MANY OF US KNOW 1565 01:07:07,189 --> 01:07:11,360 IS INTIMATELY AS THOSE WHO COME 1566 01:07:11,360 --> 01:07:16,097 BEFORE US ENOUGH TO COMMEND MY 1567 01:07:16,097 --> 01:07:22,671 COLLEAGUES FOR SPENDING THE DA 1568 01:07:22,671 --> 01:07:22,804 . 1569 01:07:22,804 --> 01:07:23,171 IT IS SO EASY. 1570 01:07:23,171 --> 01:07:26,375 WE JUST CUT. 1571 01:07:26,375 --> 01:07:32,448 WHAT ARE WE CUTTING? 1572 01:07:32,448 --> 01:07:37,086 UNTIL ONE GOES THERE, EVERY 1573 01:07:37,086 --> 01:07:37,987 TIME I TALK ABOUT WAYSIDE HOUSE 1574 01:07:37,987 --> 01:07:39,921 I GO THERE. 1575 01:07:39,921 --> 01:07:44,760 I GET A SENSE OF WHAT IS GOING 1576 01:07:44,760 --> 01:07:47,096 ON THERE. 1577 01:07:47,096 --> 01:07:49,431 THE WASTE THE MONEY ARE THEY 1578 01:07:49,431 --> 01:07:57,739 TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE?WE 1579 01:07:57,739 --> 01:07:58,807 ARE NOT OPERATING IN A VACUUM 1580 01:07:58,807 --> 01:08:03,512 WITH THESE CUTS. 1581 01:08:03,512 --> 01:08:04,179 PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT WE ARE 1582 01:08:04,179 --> 01:08:08,717 SWORN TO PROTECT AND SO I 1583 01:08:08,717 --> 01:08:09,584 COMMEND YOU FOR GOING THERE AND 1584 01:08:09,584 --> 01:08:10,886 SPENDING THE DAY SEEING THE 1585 01:08:10,886 --> 01:08:15,457 KIDS AND THE HORSES AND THIS IS 1586 01:08:15,457 --> 01:08:20,229 THE WAY WE MEASURE. 1587 01:08:20,229 --> 01:08:24,066 KNOW THAT REPRESENTATIVE LONG 1588 01:08:24,066 --> 01:08:27,703 WAS A HEAD OF THIS FOR A WHILE. 1589 01:08:27,703 --> 01:08:30,905 THERE IT IS. 1590 01:08:30,905 --> 01:08:34,109 THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR LAND 1591 01:08:34,109 --> 01:08:38,347 AND DEPARTMENTS. 1592 01:08:38,347 --> 01:08:39,014 IT'S IMPORTANT WHAT WE ARE 1593 01:08:39,014 --> 01:08:40,515 DOING IT BUT IT IS IMPORTANT WE 1594 01:08:40,515 --> 01:08:43,252 LOOK AT IT NOT WITHIN 1595 01:08:43,252 --> 01:08:43,719 ENGINEERING I BUT A 1596 01:08:43,719 --> 01:08:46,789 HUMANITARIAN THAT'S WHY WOULD 1597 01:08:46,789 --> 01:08:49,023 SUPPORT FUNDING THESE TWO 1598 01:08:49,023 --> 01:08:52,594 PROJECTS. 1599 01:08:52,694 --> 01:08:53,695 » Sara Baxter: DID YOU WANT TO 1600 01:08:53,695 --> 01:08:54,597 WEIGH IN ON HOUSING INITIATIVE 1601 01:08:54,597 --> 01:09:02,705 FUND? 1602 01:09:02,805 --> 01:09:03,706 » Maria Sachs: HAVE CRITICIZED 1603 01:09:03,706 --> 01:09:04,706 THIS MANY TIMES AND MR. BROWN 1604 01:09:04,706 --> 01:09:07,309 KNOWS THAT. 1605 01:09:07,309 --> 01:09:07,976 WE HAVE A HOUSING ISSUE HERE 1606 01:09:07,976 --> 01:09:11,480 THE HOUSING CRISIS, BUT WE NEED 1607 01:09:11,480 --> 01:09:17,553 TO LEAN MORE INTO STATE AND 1608 01:09:17,553 --> 01:09:18,186 GRANTS BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE 1609 01:09:18,186 --> 01:10:33,629 DEEP CUTS INTO. 1610 01:10:33,729 --> 01:10:37,299 » Marci Woodward: THAT IS LESS 1611 01:10:37,299 --> 01:10:38,601 THAN THREE MONTHS OF OPERATING 1612 01:10:38,601 --> 01:10:38,834 DOLLARS. 1613 01:10:38,834 --> 01:10:40,169 AND WE ARE AAA RATED BECAUSE 1614 01:10:40,169 --> 01:10:49,511 IT'S SOMETHING HAPPENS BEING 1615 01:10:49,511 --> 01:10:50,412 AAA RATED MEANS WE CAN GO OUT 1616 01:10:50,412 --> 01:10:52,281 ON BOND QUICKLY. 1617 01:10:52,281 --> 01:10:56,318 WE CAN'T DO THAT IF WE DON'T 1618 01:10:56,318 --> 01:10:57,186 HAVE RESERVES AND THEY WOULD 1619 01:10:57,186 --> 01:11:01,223 KEEP US IN OPERATION FOR 1620 01:11:01,223 --> 01:11:01,823 BASICALLY 2.5 MONTHS SO I AM 1621 01:11:01,823 --> 01:11:02,457 FINE WITH THE DOLLARS YOU SET 1622 01:11:02,457 --> 01:11:05,627 ASIDE TO PUT INTO RESERVES 26 1623 01:11:05,627 --> 01:11:06,328 MILLION THAT BRINGS US UP TO 1624 01:11:06,328 --> 01:11:14,302 392 SHOULD NOT DO ANYTHING WITH 1625 01:11:14,302 --> 01:11:17,906 THE RESERVE DOLLARS. 1626 01:11:17,906 --> 01:11:18,539 IT IS IMPORTANT WE HAVE IT AND 1627 01:11:18,539 --> 01:11:20,475 AS I SAID IT IS ONLY 2.5 MONTHS 1628 01:11:20,475 --> 01:11:26,448 OF THE OPERATING BUDGETS. 1629 01:11:26,448 --> 01:11:27,449 AS FOR THE HOUSING COMMITTEE OF 1630 01:11:27,449 --> 01:11:28,216 AVERAGE DOLLARS SPENT AND HOW 1631 01:11:28,216 --> 01:11:29,584 OFTEN TO BE CARRIED DOLLARS 1632 01:11:29,584 --> 01:11:34,990 FORWARD? 1633 01:11:34,990 --> 01:11:35,590 IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH A 1634 01:11:35,590 --> 01:11:36,492 NUMBER THAT MIGHT HELP THE REST 1635 01:11:36,492 --> 01:11:37,493 OF THE OARD UNDERSTAND WHAT WE 1636 01:11:37,493 --> 01:11:38,527 ARE ACTUALLY SPENDING AND 1637 01:11:38,527 --> 01:11:43,465 HOUSING EVERY YEAR AND HOW MANY 1638 01:11:43,465 --> 01:11:44,132 PROJECTS AND IF WE DON'T ON 1639 01:11:44,132 --> 01:11:45,367 PROJECTS THAT COME TO US WE 1640 01:11:45,367 --> 01:11:53,309 DON'T SPEND AT THE DOLLARS. 1641 01:11:53,309 --> 01:11:56,245 MEANS THAT THEY WEREN'T SPENT 1642 01:11:56,245 --> 01:11:57,646 AND THEY WEREN'T SPENT WHY ADD 1643 01:11:57,646 --> 01:12:00,215 TO THEM. 1644 01:12:00,215 --> 01:12:02,317 THAT WOULD TO BE A COMMENT ON 1645 01:12:02,317 --> 01:12:03,719 THE HOUSING DOLLARS. 1646 01:12:03,719 --> 01:12:09,424 ON AMBIVALENT ON WATER AND SO 1647 01:12:09,424 --> 01:12:10,458 WITH THE BOARD SO CHOOSES THEY 1648 01:12:10,458 --> 01:12:13,562 SOCHOOSE . 1649 01:12:13,562 --> 01:12:14,296 FOR BRANDON I CAN UNDERSTAND 1650 01:12:14,296 --> 01:12:16,698 THE POSITION. 1651 01:12:16,698 --> 01:12:20,502 WE ARE NOT CLOSING THE FACILITY 1652 01:12:20,502 --> 01:12:21,437 BECAUSE THERE WAS SOMETHING 1653 01:12:21,437 --> 01:12:21,870 THAT WENT OUT THERE. 1654 01:12:21,870 --> 01:12:24,873 WE'RE NOT CLOSING THE FACILITY. 1655 01:12:24,873 --> 01:12:27,409 WE TEST OUR ADMINISTRATOR LAST 1656 01:12:27,409 --> 01:12:28,310 YEAR FINDING WAYS TO CUT THE 1657 01:12:28,310 --> 01:12:36,752 BUDGET THE ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT 1658 01:12:36,752 --> 01:12:38,921 CUT THEIR BUDGET IS SITTING IN 1659 01:12:38,921 --> 01:12:41,056 THE ROOM RIGHT NOW. 1660 01:12:41,056 --> 01:12:44,426 THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE BCC IS 1661 01:12:44,426 --> 01:12:45,326 THE ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT CUT 1662 01:12:45,326 --> 01:12:54,470 THE BUDGET. 1663 01:12:54,470 --> 01:12:59,074 HE WANTED OVER 100.WE ARE 1664 01:12:59,074 --> 01:13:00,542 GOING DOWN IN OUR DEPARTMENT BY 1665 01:13:00,542 --> 01:13:04,313 15 MILLION. 1666 01:13:04,313 --> 01:13:05,046 SO I THINK THE ADMINISTRATOR 1667 01:13:05,046 --> 01:13:07,649 HAS DONE THEIR JOB. 1668 01:13:07,649 --> 01:13:08,549 WE ASKED HIM TO FIND PLACES TO 1669 01:13:08,549 --> 01:13:13,555 CUT. 1670 01:13:13,555 --> 01:13:14,122 AND I REALIZE PEOPLE IN THE 1671 01:13:14,122 --> 01:13:17,992 ROOM ARE WONDERING WHY US, WHY 1672 01:13:17,992 --> 01:13:26,401 THAT DEPARTMENT WE HAVE A 1673 01:13:26,401 --> 01:13:27,369 SENIOR CENTER THAT MIGHT NOT BE 1674 01:13:27,369 --> 01:13:32,241 ABLE TO FEED SENIORS. 1675 01:13:32,241 --> 01:13:33,141 I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THE 1676 01:13:33,141 --> 01:13:35,010 BUDGET WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US. 1677 01:13:35,010 --> 01:13:37,178 I WOULD SUPPORT THE MILLAGE THE 1678 01:13:37,178 --> 01:13:38,313 BUDGET PROVES OUT. 1679 01:13:38,313 --> 01:13:44,386 'S I WOULD SEE EVERY 1680 01:13:44,386 --> 01:13:47,022 OPPORTUNITY IN OUR FACILITIES 1681 01:13:47,022 --> 01:13:49,892 TO DO PRIVATE PUBLIC 1682 01:13:49,892 --> 01:13:50,926 PARTNERSHIPS, THIRD-PARTY 1683 01:13:50,926 --> 01:13:53,595 PARTNERSHIPS. 1684 01:13:53,595 --> 01:13:54,262 WE DO THAT IN A LOT OF OUR 1685 01:13:54,262 --> 01:13:54,730 PARKS. 1686 01:13:54,730 --> 01:13:56,197 OUR GOLF COURSES PAY FOR 1687 01:13:56,197 --> 01:13:59,735 THEMSELVES. 1688 01:13:59,735 --> 01:14:02,704 I ALWAYS HAVE TO THROW THAT IN. 1689 01:14:02,704 --> 01:14:04,706 BEING A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER I 1690 01:14:04,706 --> 01:14:11,246 ALWAYS HAVE TO PUT THAT IN. 1691 01:14:11,246 --> 01:14:12,281 WE ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR 1692 01:14:12,281 --> 01:14:14,315 TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND THERE'S A 1693 01:14:14,315 --> 01:14:15,317 LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T THINK 1694 01:14:15,317 --> 01:14:18,287 THAT. 1695 01:14:18,287 --> 01:14:18,787 BUT GIVEN WHAT OUR 1696 01:14:18,787 --> 01:14:23,859 ADMINISTRATOR WAS TASKED TO DO 1697 01:14:23,859 --> 01:14:24,559 WHICH WOULD CUT THE BUDGET THAT 1698 01:14:24,559 --> 01:14:29,264 HE CAN CUT. 1699 01:14:29,264 --> 01:14:35,571 YOU CAN'T CUT THE CRA BUDGET. 1700 01:14:35,571 --> 01:14:36,271 THE ONLY BUDGET YOU CAN CUT IS 1701 01:14:36,271 --> 01:14:36,772 THIS EASY BUDGET. 1702 01:14:36,772 --> 01:14:37,472 THANK YOU FOR THE JOB YOU AND 1703 01:14:37,472 --> 01:14:40,042 ALL OF YOU HAVE TRIED TO DO 1704 01:14:40,042 --> 01:14:42,410 MAKING A BUDGET WHERE WE DIDN'T 1705 01:14:42,410 --> 01:14:47,683 PUNISH FOLKS. 1706 01:14:47,683 --> 01:14:48,349 I BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE 1707 01:14:48,349 --> 01:14:51,653 BUDGET THAT WE HAVE. 1708 01:14:51,653 --> 01:14:53,622 AS FOR THE BRANDON CENTER, WE 1709 01:14:53,622 --> 01:14:56,224 TALKED ABOUT THE 2.$5 MILLION 1710 01:14:56,224 --> 01:15:00,596 THE OTHER DAY THAT WE ARE BEING 1711 01:15:00,596 --> 01:15:01,296 BROUGHT BACK FROM THE CLERK'S 1712 01:15:01,296 --> 01:15:03,765 OFFICE.S WHEN WE HAD THIS 1713 01:15:03,765 --> 01:15:05,901 DISCUSSION TUESDAY, WE WERE ALL 1714 01:15:05,901 --> 01:15:10,037 IN THE IMPRESSION THAT THE PALM 1715 01:15:10,037 --> 01:15:11,006 BEACH SOIL AND WATER WOULD COME 1716 01:15:11,006 --> 01:15:14,176 FROM THAT. 1717 01:15:14,176 --> 01:15:15,177 SO ANYTHING THE SHERIFF CARRIES 1718 01:15:15,177 --> 01:15:17,913 OVER, LET'S PUT THAT INTO 1719 01:15:17,913 --> 01:15:20,682 RESERVES. 1720 01:15:20,682 --> 01:15:21,382 WE NEED TO KEEP OUR RESERVES 1721 01:15:21,382 --> 01:15:22,651 THE WAY THAT THEY ARE. 1722 01:15:22,651 --> 01:15:28,357 I THINK I ANSWERED EVERYTHING 1723 01:15:28,357 --> 01:15:28,657 ON MY LIST. 1724 01:15:28,757 --> 01:15:29,858 » Sara Baxter: I THINK HE HAD 1725 01:15:29,858 --> 01:15:30,859 A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, 1726 01:15:30,859 --> 01:15:31,460 ADMINISTRATOR? 1727 01:15:31,560 --> 01:15:33,661 » I WANT TO MAKE THE BOARD 1728 01:15:33,661 --> 01:15:37,265 AWARE THAT THE SHERIFF IS UNDER 1729 01:15:37,265 --> 01:15:38,534 MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE BUDGET 1730 01:15:38,534 --> 01:15:40,368 DIRECTOR TODAY OPPOSED OF 1731 01:15:40,368 --> 01:15:46,708 PUTTING THAT INTO RESERVE. 1732 01:15:46,708 --> 01:15:54,616 WILL LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT. 1733 01:15:54,616 --> 01:15:55,216 AND NEGOTIATE WITH HER THE 1734 01:15:55,216 --> 01:15:56,084 SHERIFF TO GET THEM FROM 94 TO 1735 01:15:56,084 --> 01:15:56,684 74, WHICH HE AGREED TO. 1736 01:15:56,684 --> 01:16:07,396 'S A MONTH AGO A MONTH AGO THEY 1737 01:16:07,396 --> 01:16:09,865 SENT IN THE REQUEST THAT BY THE 1738 01:16:09,865 --> 01:16:11,466 WAY WE DIDN'T SPEND THE MONEY. 1739 01:16:11,466 --> 01:16:12,234 WE WOULD LIKE TO CARRY IT 1740 01:16:12,234 --> 01:16:14,369 FORWARD, WHICH WAS ALMOST 1741 01:16:14,369 --> 01:16:17,906 EXACTLY THE CUT HE AGREED TO. 1742 01:16:17,906 --> 01:16:18,540 HE WAS ANTICIPATING BRINGING 1743 01:16:18,540 --> 01:16:20,708 THAT MONEY OVER TO HIM. 1744 01:16:20,708 --> 01:16:22,744 I BELIEVE IT'S PRETTY CLEAR TO 1745 01:16:22,744 --> 01:16:23,679 COVER THE REDUCTION THAT HE 1746 01:16:23,679 --> 01:16:25,247 MADE. 1747 01:16:25,247 --> 01:16:27,749 WE NEVER CARRIED FORWARD TO 1748 01:16:27,749 --> 01:16:29,651 CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG. 1749 01:16:29,651 --> 01:16:32,220 THAT TYPE OF BALANCE FORWARD. 1750 01:16:32,220 --> 01:16:35,657 WE HAVE? 1751 01:16:35,757 --> 01:16:37,826 » IT IS RARE FOR THE DOLLAR 1752 01:16:37,826 --> 01:16:38,727 AMOUNT. 1753 01:16:38,827 --> 01:16:41,296 » PLEASE. 1754 01:16:41,396 --> 01:16:42,230 » Maria Sachs: IT SINCE I WAS 1755 01:16:42,230 --> 01:16:46,935 HERE AND YOU WERE NOT. 1756 01:16:47,035 --> 01:16:47,669 » IT IS RARE FOR IT TO BE THAT 1757 01:16:47,669 --> 01:16:48,370 MUCH.T IS AROUND SEVEN OR 8 1758 01:16:48,370 --> 01:16:49,905 MILLION. 1759 01:16:49,905 --> 01:16:50,505 THERE HAS BEEN A YEAR WHEN IT 1760 01:16:50,505 --> 01:16:56,044 WAS 16. 1761 01:16:56,044 --> 01:16:58,313 IT IS THE HIGHEST EVER BUT IT 1762 01:16:58,313 --> 01:17:01,483 IS ON THE HIGHER END. 1763 01:17:01,583 --> 01:17:07,689 » Sara Baxter: LAST YEAR HE 1764 01:17:07,689 --> 01:17:08,289 GOT 110 MILLION OVER WHAT HIS 1765 01:17:08,289 --> 01:17:08,756 PREVIOUS BUDGET WAS. 1766 01:17:08,756 --> 01:17:17,232 DOES HE NORMALLY GET THAT MUCH? 1767 01:17:17,332 --> 01:17:18,233 » THE 110 WAS THE HIGHEST 1768 01:17:18,233 --> 01:17:18,500 INCREASE. 1769 01:17:18,600 --> 01:17:19,433 » Sara Baxter: IF HE KEPT THE 1770 01:17:19,433 --> 01:17:20,302 21 MILLION HE WOULD BE BACK TO 1771 01:17:20,302 --> 01:17:26,041 95? 1772 01:17:26,141 --> 01:17:30,979 » AGAIN, WHATEVER DOLLAR 1773 01:17:30,979 --> 01:17:33,848 AMOUNT IS WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT 1774 01:17:33,848 --> 01:17:36,318 CONTINUE IN RESERVES ON FOR THE 1775 01:17:36,318 --> 01:17:40,222 2.5 MILLION WE WERE TOLD ABOUT 1776 01:17:40,222 --> 01:17:42,457 ON TUESDAY IF WE ARE GOING TO 1777 01:17:42,457 --> 01:17:46,561 ADD ANY ITEMS BECAUSE THAT 1778 01:17:46,561 --> 01:17:52,400 ISN'T REFLECTED IN HERE THIS 1779 01:17:52,400 --> 01:17:53,268 BOOK YOUR PACKAGE WAS ALREADY 1780 01:17:53,268 --> 01:17:57,438 OUT AND THIS WAS DONE AND WE 1781 01:17:57,438 --> 01:17:58,340 WOULD BRING THAT AS AN 1782 01:17:58,340 --> 01:17:59,374 AMENDMENT AT THE SECOND PUBLIC 1783 01:17:59,374 --> 01:18:07,149 HEARING. 1784 01:18:07,249 --> 01:18:07,915 » Maria Sachs: IF THEY FUND 1785 01:18:07,915 --> 01:18:08,816 THIS WATER DISTRICT IT'S IRONIC 1786 01:18:08,816 --> 01:18:09,517 THAT THIS IS A STATE PROGRAM IN 1787 01:18:09,517 --> 01:18:15,924 THE STATE CUT THEIR FUNDING. 1788 01:18:15,924 --> 01:18:16,624 UNFUNDED MANDATES AND HOW MUCH 1789 01:18:16,624 --> 01:18:17,591 DO WE HAVE IT IN UNFUNDED 1790 01:18:17,591 --> 01:18:21,496 MANDATES. 1791 01:18:21,496 --> 01:18:22,163 AND IF YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE 1792 01:18:22,163 --> 01:18:22,998 WHAT IT IS FOR EVERYBODY, THAT 1793 01:18:22,998 --> 01:18:26,368 WOULD BE GREAT. 1794 01:18:26,468 --> 01:18:27,102 » THESE ARE WHAT THE STATE OR 1795 01:18:27,102 --> 01:18:28,035 OTHER GROUPS THEY DEFUNDED. 1796 01:18:28,035 --> 01:18:35,110 IT IS ALMOST $54 MILLION. 1797 01:18:35,210 --> 01:18:35,844 » IF AMENDMENT THREE PASSES 1798 01:18:35,844 --> 01:18:39,181 ARE WE GETTING AN ADDITIONAL 54 1799 01:18:39,181 --> 01:18:42,484 MILLION FROM THESTATE ? 1800 01:18:42,584 --> 01:18:45,287 » NOT AT ALL. 1801 01:18:45,287 --> 01:18:46,021 FACILITIES FUNDS ALMOST 6.2 1802 01:18:46,021 --> 01:18:49,056 MILLION TO MAINTAIN ALL OF OUR 1803 01:18:49,056 --> 01:18:51,292 COURT RELATED FUNCTIONS IN THE 1804 01:18:51,292 --> 01:18:58,366 BUILDINGS PICKED IS ALMOST $12 1805 01:18:58,366 --> 01:18:59,701 MILLION UNDER ARTICLE 5. FOR 1806 01:18:59,701 --> 01:19:00,301 COMMUNICATION SERVICES RADIO 1807 01:19:00,301 --> 01:19:09,677 SYSTEMS THE MEDICAL EXAMINER 1808 01:19:09,677 --> 01:19:10,645 MANDATES OFFICE AND THE MEDICAL 1809 01:19:10,645 --> 01:19:11,513 EXAMINER'S DUTIES WITH 1810 01:19:11,513 --> 01:19:12,547 RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNED TO 1811 01:19:12,547 --> 01:19:13,248 COUNTIES AND ASSOCIATED 1812 01:19:13,248 --> 01:19:16,985 REVENUES 7.$2 MILLION. 1813 01:19:16,985 --> 01:19:17,618 THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG 1814 01:19:17,618 --> 01:19:20,855 THINGS WE HAVE OUR TROLLEY RAIL 1815 01:19:20,855 --> 01:19:25,527 SUBSIDY. 1816 01:19:25,527 --> 01:19:26,127 AT HIS TWO OR THREE OR $4 1817 01:19:26,127 --> 01:19:30,031 MILLION IN OUR MEDICAID MATCHES 1818 01:19:30,031 --> 01:19:34,135 5.9 MILLION. 1819 01:19:34,235 --> 01:19:38,240 » THE STATE TELLS US WE SPEND 1820 01:19:38,240 --> 01:19:39,040 $55 MILLION AND THEY DON'T GIVE 1821 01:19:39,040 --> 01:19:41,877 US ANYTHING FOR IT. 1822 01:19:41,877 --> 01:19:42,577 OUR ADMINISTRATOR HAS DONE A 1823 01:19:42,577 --> 01:19:46,548 REALLY GOOD JOB GETTING OUR 1824 01:19:46,548 --> 01:19:47,349 BUDGET TO WHERE IT IS. 1825 01:19:47,349 --> 01:19:48,083 ESPECIALLY SINCE 55 MILLION 1826 01:19:48,083 --> 01:19:50,452 OTHER YOU ALL HAVE TO COVER 1827 01:19:50,452 --> 01:19:52,220 BECAUSE THE STATE TOLD US THAT 1828 01:19:52,220 --> 01:19:55,256 WE HAVEN'T DONE IT BUT THEY ARE 1829 01:19:55,256 --> 01:19:55,890 NOT GIVING US ADDITIONAL 1830 01:19:55,890 --> 01:19:57,258 DOLLARS.THANK YOU. 1831 01:19:57,258 --> 01:19:57,758 I'M FINISHED. 1832 01:19:57,859 --> 01:20:00,562 » Sara Baxter: COMMISSIONER 1833 01:20:00,562 --> 01:20:01,262 FLORES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 1834 01:20:01,262 --> 01:20:03,965 'S. 1835 01:20:04,065 --> 01:20:05,967 » Joel Flores: I WANT TO TALK 1836 01:20:05,967 --> 01:20:12,173 ABOUT PBS OH. 1837 01:20:12,173 --> 01:20:12,908 YOU MENTIONED THAT LAST YEAR 1838 01:20:12,908 --> 01:20:15,010 THEY REQUESTED 110 MILLION THAT 1839 01:20:15,010 --> 01:20:21,283 IS WHAT THEY ENDED UP GETTING? 1840 01:20:21,283 --> 01:20:22,284 I KNOW THAT WE REDUCED A LITTLE 1841 01:20:22,284 --> 01:20:26,087 BIT. 1842 01:20:26,187 --> 01:20:26,854 » THERE WAS A SMALL REDUCTION 1843 01:20:26,854 --> 01:20:29,291 BUT WE GAVE ANOTHER 10 MILLION 1844 01:20:29,291 --> 01:20:30,058 SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL COUNT THAT 1845 01:20:30,058 --> 01:20:31,325 ONE. 1846 01:20:31,325 --> 01:20:40,902 MY CLOSE IS 110 MILLION. 1847 01:20:41,002 --> 01:20:41,736 » IT WAS 124 MILLION INCREASE 1848 01:20:41,736 --> 01:20:50,679 IN EXPENSES. 1849 01:20:50,679 --> 01:20:51,212 AND THEN WE GAVE THEM AN 1850 01:20:51,212 --> 01:20:53,781 ADDITIONAL 10 MILLION AT THE 1851 01:20:53,781 --> 01:20:55,250 MIDYEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT. 1852 01:20:55,250 --> 01:20:56,884 WE GAVE THEM AN ADDITIONAL 10 1853 01:20:56,884 --> 01:20:59,688 MILLION. 1854 01:20:59,788 --> 01:21:02,857 » WE GAVE THEM 124. 1855 01:21:02,857 --> 01:21:07,829 ON TOP OF HIS REGULAR BUDGET. 1856 01:21:07,829 --> 01:21:12,066 NOW, THAT WAS 2026. 1857 01:21:12,066 --> 01:21:14,936 FOR 2027 HE ASKED ORIGINALLY 1858 01:21:14,936 --> 01:21:17,439 WHAT? 1859 01:21:17,539 --> 01:21:23,445 » 94 MILLION. 1860 01:21:23,445 --> 01:21:28,483 WE NEGOTIATED 74.2? 1861 01:21:28,483 --> 01:21:29,451 >> OUT OF THE 134 HE DID NOT 1862 01:21:29,451 --> 01:21:38,960 UTILIZE 21. 1863 01:21:38,960 --> 01:21:45,533 IT'S CAPITAL. 1864 01:21:45,533 --> 01:21:46,200 WE REQUIRED EVERY SINCE IT 1865 01:21:46,200 --> 01:21:47,035 WASN'T SPENT SO THERE WERE 1866 01:21:47,035 --> 01:21:51,506 CAPITAL ITEMS ORDERED BUT NOT 1867 01:21:51,506 --> 01:21:52,106 RECEIVED AND THAT IS WHAT HE 1868 01:21:52,106 --> 01:21:55,076 ASKED FOR TO CARRY FORWARD TO. 1869 01:21:55,477 --> 01:21:56,710 » WHAT HAS CAUSED THE 1870 01:21:56,710 --> 01:22:03,184 DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE SO 1871 01:22:03,184 --> 01:22:03,717 DRASTICALLY OVER THE LAST 1872 01:22:03,717 --> 01:22:04,052 YEARS? 1873 01:22:04,052 --> 01:22:07,288 THESE ARE TOTALING $200 MILLION 1874 01:22:07,288 --> 01:22:09,691 WITHIN TWO YEARS. 1875 01:22:09,791 --> 01:22:12,127 » I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. 1876 01:22:12,227 --> 01:22:13,128 » Joel Flores: HOW COME WE 1877 01:22:13,128 --> 01:22:14,462 DON'T KNOW? 1878 01:22:14,562 --> 01:22:17,132 » WE HAVE A HIGH LEVEL BUDGET. 1879 01:22:17,132 --> 01:22:18,099 WE CAN MAKE ASSUMPTIONS OUT OF 1880 01:22:18,099 --> 01:22:25,540 IT. 1881 01:22:25,640 --> 01:22:27,242 » IS THERE A WAY TO GET 1882 01:22:27,242 --> 01:22:32,514 DETAILED BUDGETS? 1883 01:22:32,614 --> 01:22:33,248 » WE CAN REQUEST A BUDGET OUT 1884 01:22:33,248 --> 01:22:34,615 THE SUB OBJECT LEVEL BY THE 1885 01:22:34,615 --> 01:22:38,720 BOARD. 1886 01:22:38,820 --> 01:22:39,387 » Joel Flores: WHAT THAT 1887 01:22:39,387 --> 01:22:42,857 INCLUDE A BREAKOUT OF THE JAIL? 1888 01:22:42,957 --> 01:22:50,365 » IT SHOULD. 1889 01:22:50,465 --> 01:22:51,099 » Sara Baxter: I HAVE A MOTION 1890 01:22:51,099 --> 01:22:52,467 TO RECEIVE A -- SAY THAT AGAIN? 1891 01:22:52,567 --> 01:22:57,338 » A BUDGET FROM THE SHERIFF. 1892 01:22:57,438 --> 01:22:58,339 » Sara Baxter: MOTION BY 1893 01:22:58,339 --> 01:22:59,874 COMMISSIONER FLORES . 1894 01:22:59,874 --> 01:23:04,979 ALL IN FAVOR? 1895 01:23:04,979 --> 01:23:05,480 ANY OPPOSED? 1896 01:23:05,480 --> 01:23:06,547 SEE THAT THE MOTION CARRIES 7/ 1897 01:23:06,547 --> 01:23:08,483 . 1898 01:23:08,583 --> 01:23:09,183 » Joel Flores: I GUESS GOING 1899 01:23:09,183 --> 01:23:13,321 BACK TO MY QUESTION, HOW DO WE 1900 01:23:13,321 --> 01:23:20,628 KNOW THAT BY INCREASING HIS 1901 01:23:20,628 --> 01:23:21,997 BUDGET THIS YEAR, 74 ON TOP OF 1902 01:23:21,997 --> 01:23:28,236 THE 134 THAT WE GAVE LAST YEAR, 1903 01:23:28,236 --> 01:23:28,936 THAT HE ACTUALLY NEEDS IT AND 1904 01:23:28,936 --> 01:23:29,570 HE IS GOING TO UTILIZE THE 1905 01:23:29,570 --> 01:23:30,504 ENTIREAMOUNT WHEN LAST YEAR HE 1906 01:23:30,504 --> 01:23:31,372 DID NOT UTILIZE THE ENTIRE 1907 01:23:31,372 --> 01:23:38,279 AMOUNT . 1908 01:23:38,279 --> 01:23:39,280 LET IS A VERY INTERESTING 1909 01:23:39,280 --> 01:23:41,449 QUESTION. 1910 01:23:41,449 --> 01:23:44,819 WE GUTTED DEPARTMENTS. 1911 01:23:44,819 --> 01:23:46,787 WE MADE MAJOR CUTS TO OUR 1912 01:23:46,787 --> 01:23:55,329 DEPARTMENT BUT YET WE ARE 1913 01:23:55,329 --> 01:23:56,231 FUNDING A HIGH LEVEL. 1914 01:23:56,231 --> 01:23:57,331 ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER 1915 01:23:57,331 --> 01:23:58,233 BUT HE'S NOT UTILIZING THE 1916 01:23:58,233 --> 01:24:02,904 FUNDS. 1917 01:24:02,904 --> 01:24:03,671 HOW DO WE ENSURE THESE DOLLARS 1918 01:24:03,671 --> 01:24:04,605 ARE GOING TO BE ACTUALLY 1919 01:24:04,605 --> 01:24:06,641 NEEDED? 1920 01:24:06,741 --> 01:24:12,280 » WE DON'T. 1921 01:24:12,380 --> 01:24:13,848 » THAT IS VERY INTERESTING. 1922 01:24:13,848 --> 01:24:17,485 THANK YOU. 1923 01:24:17,585 --> 01:24:19,754 » COMMISSIONER POWELL, YOU ARE 1924 01:24:19,754 --> 01:24:21,923 RECOGNIZED. 1925 01:24:21,923 --> 01:24:29,030 >> THANK YOU MADAME MAYOR. 1926 01:24:29,030 --> 01:24:29,630 ADMINISTRATOR AND YOUR TEAM, 1927 01:24:29,630 --> 01:24:30,331 THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER 1928 01:24:30,331 --> 01:24:31,166 THE BUDGET AND MOVING US 1929 01:24:31,166 --> 01:24:32,100 FORWARD. 1930 01:24:32,100 --> 01:24:32,634 I HAVE A QUESTION. 1931 01:24:32,634 --> 01:24:34,102 AND I MAY HAVE MISSED IT. 1932 01:24:34,102 --> 01:24:37,004 LAST YEAR WE WERE WAITING ON 1933 01:24:37,004 --> 01:24:41,843 FUNDS BECAUSE WE HAD GIVEN THE 1934 01:24:41,843 --> 01:24:44,612 SHERIFF WHERE WE HAD TO PAY THE 1935 01:24:44,612 --> 01:24:49,250 SHERIFF MONEY. 1936 01:24:49,250 --> 01:24:50,151 IT WAS $40 MILLION IN THAN IT 1937 01:24:50,151 --> 01:24:51,318 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INCREASING. 1938 01:24:51,318 --> 01:24:53,555 I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY TALK 1939 01:24:53,555 --> 01:24:59,060 ABOUT IT. 1940 01:24:59,494 --> 01:24:59,927 » THE PRESIDENTIAL. 1941 01:24:59,927 --> 01:25:09,070 SO BEFORE HE WAS SWORN IN 1942 01:25:09,070 --> 01:25:09,737 THROUGH 9/30/25 THE EXPENSES 1943 01:25:09,737 --> 01:25:15,176 WERE $38 MILLION BUT THERE WAS 1944 01:25:15,176 --> 01:25:16,110 AN APPROPRIATION TO REIMBURSE 1945 01:25:16,110 --> 01:25:17,045 US FOR THAT. 1946 01:25:17,045 --> 01:25:19,347 WAS LATE GETTING THE PORTAL 1947 01:25:19,347 --> 01:25:23,250 OPEN TO REQUEST THE 1948 01:25:23,250 --> 01:25:24,185 REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER, THE 1949 01:25:24,185 --> 01:25:32,860 SHERIFF'S OFFICE REQUESTED IT. 1950 01:25:32,860 --> 01:25:33,560 WE KIND OF THOUGHT WE WOULD 1951 01:25:33,560 --> 01:25:34,495 HAVE ADDED BY NOW, BUT IT LOOKS 1952 01:25:34,495 --> 01:25:35,096 LIKE IT WOULD PROBABLY BE 1953 01:25:35,096 --> 01:25:35,929 JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WHEN WE 1954 01:25:35,929 --> 01:25:36,797 WILL ACTUALLY GET THAT CASH. 1955 01:25:36,897 --> 01:25:37,865 » Bobby Weiss: WHEN WE GET IT 1956 01:25:37,865 --> 01:25:38,365 WHERE DOES IT GO? 1957 01:25:38,465 --> 01:25:44,205 » IT GOES BACK INTO THE FUND 1958 01:25:44,205 --> 01:25:45,172 BECAUSE WE PULLED IT OUT OF THE 1959 01:25:45,172 --> 01:25:50,945 RESERVES TO FUND IT. 1960 01:25:51,045 --> 01:25:51,712 » WE OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE 1961 01:25:51,712 --> 01:25:52,613 TO CONGRESSWOMAN FRANKEL. 1962 01:25:52,613 --> 01:25:53,647 SHE STEPPED UP TO HELP US GET 1963 01:25:53,647 --> 01:25:56,284 THE REIMBURSEMENTS FROM FEMA. 1964 01:25:56,384 --> 01:26:01,356 » THANK YOU ADMINISTRATOR. 1965 01:26:01,356 --> 01:26:02,022 COMMISSIONER MARINO TALKED 1966 01:26:02,022 --> 01:26:04,259 ABOUT US TO INTERPOLATE RATED. 1967 01:26:04,259 --> 01:26:07,629 . 1968 01:26:07,629 --> 01:26:12,199 WHAT THAT AMOUNT AND 26.7 1969 01:26:12,199 --> 01:26:13,034 BILLION WE WOULD BE ADDING TO 1970 01:26:13,034 --> 01:26:17,505 THE RESERVES PICK THE QUESTION, 1971 01:26:17,505 --> 01:26:18,139 WHAT ELSE CAN THEY BE USED FOR 1972 01:26:18,139 --> 01:26:21,709 INTERMS OF PROJECTS .MONTHS 1973 01:26:21,709 --> 01:26:25,980 WORTH OF OPERATING BUDGETS IS 1974 01:26:25,980 --> 01:26:26,613 SOMETHING MAJOR WERE TO HAPPEN. 1975 01:26:26,613 --> 01:26:27,281 BUT WHAT ELSE COULD WE USE THE 1976 01:26:27,281 --> 01:26:32,219 FUNDS FOR IF NECESSARY. 1977 01:26:32,219 --> 01:26:35,390 CAN THEY BE USED FOR CAPITAL 1978 01:26:35,390 --> 01:26:35,656 PROJECTS? 1979 01:26:35,757 --> 01:26:39,193 » THE MOST PRESSING NEED SET 1980 01:26:39,193 --> 01:26:40,128 BY FEMA AND EMERGENCY 1981 01:26:40,128 --> 01:26:43,664 MANAGEMENT TELLING US WE NEED 1982 01:26:43,664 --> 01:26:47,234 TO FRONT MONEY ON THEIR OWN IF 1983 01:26:47,234 --> 01:26:48,102 WE HAVE A HURRICANE NATURAL 1984 01:26:48,102 --> 01:26:54,042 DISASTER OR A HORRIFIC EVENT 1985 01:26:54,042 --> 01:26:54,808 THAT WE MAY BE ON OUR OWN THEN 1986 01:26:54,808 --> 01:26:56,678 YEARS PAST THAT THOSE RESERVES 1987 01:26:56,678 --> 01:26:59,346 WOULD BE VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR 1988 01:26:59,346 --> 01:26:59,847 THAT. 1989 01:26:59,847 --> 01:27:00,481 HURRICANE WOULD BE THE MOST 1990 01:27:00,481 --> 01:27:06,387 LIKELY. 1991 01:27:06,487 --> 01:27:07,388 » Bobby Weiss: THERE'S A MAJO 1992 01:27:07,388 --> 01:27:08,323 CAPITAL PROJECT WE NEEDED FUNDS 1993 01:27:08,323 --> 01:27:12,293 FOR ? 1994 01:27:12,393 --> 01:27:17,331 » IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY WE WOULD 1995 01:27:17,331 --> 01:27:20,200 LOSE OUR AAA BOND RATING BUT 1996 01:27:20,200 --> 01:27:20,735 HIGHLY LIKELY. 1997 01:27:20,735 --> 01:27:22,770 WHICH MEANS WHEN WE BOND OUT WE 1998 01:27:22,770 --> 01:27:23,605 WILL BE PAYING A HIGHER 1999 01:27:23,605 --> 01:27:26,474 INTEREST RATE WHICH WILL COST 2000 01:27:26,474 --> 01:27:28,276 THE TAXPAYERS AND US A LOT MORE 2001 01:27:28,276 --> 01:27:30,678 MONEY. 2002 01:27:30,778 --> 01:27:33,614 » FROM A LOCAL LEVEL I THINK 2003 01:27:33,614 --> 01:27:36,584 IT WAS LEE COUNTY WITH 2004 01:27:36,584 --> 01:27:41,755 HURRICANE IAN ON THE COUNTY 2005 01:27:41,755 --> 01:27:42,690 SPENT $350 MILLION ON DEBRIS 2006 01:27:42,690 --> 01:27:46,995 REMOVAL AND A YEAR LATER THEY 2007 01:27:46,995 --> 01:27:47,428 HAD NOT GOTTEN ANY 2008 01:27:47,428 --> 01:27:51,799 REIMBURSEMENT. 2009 01:27:51,799 --> 01:27:52,566 THAT'S WHY RESERVES ARE HERE 2010 01:27:52,566 --> 01:27:59,474 FOR ANY KINDS OF THINGS. 2011 01:27:59,574 --> 01:28:00,173 » Bobby Weiss: THE OTHER 2012 01:28:00,173 --> 01:28:01,008 CONCERN I HAD WAS I HEARD 2013 01:28:01,008 --> 01:28:01,675 CONVERSATION WITH REGARD TO 2014 01:28:01,675 --> 01:28:02,343 HOUSING. 2015 01:28:02,343 --> 01:28:05,980 AND WE TALKED ABOUT ZEROING OUT 2016 01:28:05,980 --> 01:28:06,981 THE BUDGET BASED ON FUNDS THAT 2017 01:28:06,981 --> 01:28:10,350 WERE OR WERE NOT USED WAS 2018 01:28:10,350 --> 01:28:17,558 AVAILABLE TO USE. 2019 01:28:17,558 --> 01:28:18,292 IN THE SAME TONE AS 2020 01:28:18,292 --> 01:28:20,695 COMMISSIONER FLORES, WOULD LIKE 2021 01:28:20,695 --> 01:28:25,466 TO SEE ADDITIONAL FUNDS PUT 2022 01:28:25,466 --> 01:28:25,800 INTO HOUSING. 2023 01:28:25,800 --> 01:28:28,869 I THINK THE CHALLENGES THE COST 2024 01:28:28,869 --> 01:28:33,040 TO HOUSING IS INCREASED SO 2025 01:28:33,040 --> 01:28:33,640 DRASTICALLY THAT FUNDS HAVE 2026 01:28:33,640 --> 01:28:36,210 BECOME AVAILABLE, WHETHER THEY 2027 01:28:36,210 --> 01:28:41,982 HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON THEM ARE 2028 01:28:41,982 --> 01:28:42,550 THE DEVELOPERS OF THE 2029 01:28:42,550 --> 01:28:44,418 INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO SEEK THE 2030 01:28:44,418 --> 01:28:48,256 FUNDS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO USE 2031 01:28:48,256 --> 01:28:49,657 THEM. 2032 01:28:49,657 --> 01:28:50,391 IF THE PROGRAMS ARE ACCESSIBLE 2033 01:28:50,391 --> 01:28:51,859 THE MONEY GOES RIGHT OUT AND SO 2034 01:28:51,859 --> 01:28:55,329 TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS WE 2035 01:28:55,329 --> 01:28:55,696 CAN FUND. 2036 01:28:55,696 --> 01:28:56,697 I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN 2037 01:28:56,697 --> 01:28:57,999 OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO NOT HAVE 2038 01:28:57,999 --> 01:29:01,268 ADDITIONAL FUNDS GO TOWARD 2039 01:29:01,268 --> 01:29:01,602 HOUSING. 2040 01:29:01,602 --> 01:29:05,739 IF WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK, I 2041 01:29:05,739 --> 01:29:06,741 WOULD FALL IN LINE WITH 2042 01:29:06,741 --> 01:29:11,612 COMMISSIONER FLORES BECAUSE 2043 01:29:11,612 --> 01:29:12,246 THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE. 2044 01:29:12,246 --> 01:29:13,581 WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEE 2045 01:29:13,581 --> 01:29:18,786 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 65 2046 01:29:18,786 --> 01:29:19,420 LOSE HOUSING AND BECOME 2047 01:29:19,420 --> 01:29:23,491 HOMELESS. 2048 01:29:23,491 --> 01:29:24,124 WHAT EVER WE CAN DO TO MAKE 2049 01:29:24,124 --> 01:29:26,928 SURE THAT WE ARE NOT 2050 01:29:26,928 --> 01:29:27,929 ELIMINATING BUT MITIGATING THAT 2051 01:29:27,929 --> 01:29:31,131 PARTICULAR AREA I WOULD BE IN 2052 01:29:31,131 --> 01:29:31,933 FAVOR OF AND THOSE ARE MY 2053 01:29:31,933 --> 01:29:33,167 OBSERVATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE 2054 01:29:33,167 --> 01:29:35,736 BUDGET. 2055 01:29:35,836 --> 01:29:41,108 » IF I MAY MAKE A SUGGESTION, 2056 01:29:41,108 --> 01:29:43,845 WE OBVIOUSLY REPORTED THERE ARE 2057 01:29:43,845 --> 01:29:45,646 TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. 2058 01:29:45,646 --> 01:29:50,818 NO PROJECTS ARE BEING CUT. 2059 01:29:50,818 --> 01:29:51,786 I HATE TO GO THIS DIRECTION 2060 01:29:51,786 --> 01:29:52,453 EXCEPT TO LOOK FORWARD. 2061 01:29:52,453 --> 01:29:53,487 IF AMENDMENT THREE DOES NOT 2062 01:29:53,487 --> 01:29:54,088 PASS, WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF 2063 01:29:54,088 --> 01:29:57,758 REVENUE PICK ONE OTHER CAVEAT 2064 01:29:57,758 --> 01:29:59,760 THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH 2065 01:29:59,760 --> 01:30:05,433 AMENDMENT THREE, THE PROPERTY 2066 01:30:05,433 --> 01:30:06,434 APPRAISERS ARE CAPPED AT 2067 01:30:06,434 --> 01:30:11,272 ASSESSMENTS FROM 10% TO 5%. 2068 01:30:11,272 --> 01:30:12,240 RULE OF THUMB LET'S SAY WE 2069 01:30:12,240 --> 01:30:12,873 RECEIVED WE HUNDRED MILLION 2070 01:30:12,873 --> 01:30:15,142 DOLLARS IN EXTRA REVENUE 2071 01:30:15,142 --> 01:30:15,910 BECAUSE PROPERTY TAXES WENT UP, 2072 01:30:15,910 --> 01:30:22,617 THAT WOULD BE CUT IN HALF. 2073 01:30:22,617 --> 01:30:23,217 WE WOULD ONLY BE RECEIVING 50. 2074 01:30:23,217 --> 01:30:23,918 IT IS NOT ONLY US TAKING THE 2075 01:30:23,918 --> 01:30:30,090 HIT BUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE 2076 01:30:30,090 --> 01:30:30,825 RECEIVED FROM PROPERTY VALUES 2077 01:30:30,825 --> 01:30:31,725 BUT GOD WILLING THEY CONTINUE 2078 01:30:31,725 --> 01:30:32,660 TO GO WELL FOR HOMEOWNERS, THAT 2079 01:30:32,660 --> 01:30:33,561 WOULD BE CUT LIKELY IN HALF AS 2080 01:30:33,561 --> 01:30:35,596 WELL OR TO SOME LEVEL. 2081 01:30:35,596 --> 01:30:40,735 I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER 2082 01:30:40,735 --> 01:30:41,536 PICK THE REVENUE WOULD NOT COME 2083 01:30:41,536 --> 01:30:43,937 IN AS IT DOES TODAY. 2084 01:30:43,937 --> 01:30:48,909 IF IT DOES NOT PASS WE SHOULD 2085 01:30:48,909 --> 01:30:49,877 HAVE PLENTY OF REVENUE TO DO A 2086 01:30:49,877 --> 01:30:50,745 LAW WITHIN SERVICE THE 2087 01:30:50,745 --> 01:30:54,448 COMMUNITY IN A BIG WAY OR THE 2088 01:30:54,448 --> 01:30:55,449 OTHER ALTERNATIVE IS MAKE A 2089 01:30:55,449 --> 01:30:59,620 SUBSTANTIAL TAX CUT THAT IS FOR 2090 01:30:59,620 --> 01:31:00,254 YOU TO DIRECT ME ON THE BUDGET 2091 01:31:00,254 --> 01:31:06,494 STAFF HERE. 2092 01:31:06,494 --> 01:31:07,395 BARRING THAT WE HAVE THE 2093 01:31:07,395 --> 01:31:08,229 REVENUE COULD TO CONTINUE THE 2094 01:31:08,229 --> 01:31:12,166 PROJECTS, I JUST WANT TO BRING 2095 01:31:12,166 --> 01:31:12,399 A POINT. 2096 01:31:12,399 --> 01:31:13,000 WE HAVE THE MONEY TO CONTINUE 2097 01:31:13,000 --> 01:31:15,570 THE PROJECTS ON THE HOUSING 2098 01:31:15,570 --> 01:31:23,277 FRONT IF IT IS THE BOARDS WILL 2099 01:31:23,277 --> 01:31:29,116 WE CONTINUE TO FUND IT, PULL IT 2100 01:31:29,116 --> 01:31:30,050 OUT OF RESERVES AND THEN OF 2101 01:31:30,050 --> 01:31:32,153 COURSE WE WILL DO THAT. 2102 01:31:32,253 --> 01:31:35,922 » I WILL SAY THIS. 2103 01:31:35,922 --> 01:31:39,894 MY COMMENTS ARE CONDITIONED 2104 01:31:39,894 --> 01:31:40,594 UPON IF AMENDMENT THREE DOES 2105 01:31:40,594 --> 01:31:43,998 NOT PASS. 2106 01:31:43,998 --> 01:31:44,665 IF IT DOES PASS THAN MY 2107 01:31:44,665 --> 01:31:48,669 COMMENTS WOULD OBVIOUSLY GO 2108 01:31:48,669 --> 01:31:50,437 AWAY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO 2109 01:31:50,437 --> 01:31:55,942 ADDRESS THE SITUATION WHERE IT 2110 01:31:55,942 --> 01:31:56,911 STANDS ONCE WE SEE WHERE WE ARE 2111 01:31:56,911 --> 01:31:57,077 AT. 2112 01:31:57,077 --> 01:31:57,678 I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. 2113 01:31:57,678 --> 01:31:59,447 WE WILL PUT A CONDITION ON. 2114 01:31:59,447 --> 01:32:08,222 THANK YOU. 2115 01:32:08,322 --> 01:32:09,156 » Sara Baxter: THE MAJORITY OF 2116 01:32:09,156 --> 01:32:09,957 THE BOARD TO SUPPORT THE 79,000 2117 01:32:09,957 --> 01:32:12,760 FOR SOIL AND WATER. 2118 01:32:12,760 --> 01:32:13,927 IT ALSO SUPPORTS, THE MAJORITY 2119 01:32:13,927 --> 01:32:16,430 OF THE BOARD SUPPORTS FUNDING 2120 01:32:16,430 --> 01:32:17,298 JIM BRANDON TO THE NEXT FISCAL 2121 01:32:17,298 --> 01:32:20,001 YEAR. 2122 01:32:20,001 --> 01:32:20,534 I'M NOT HEARD A MAJORITY 2123 01:32:20,534 --> 01:32:23,638 SUPPORTING HOUSING INITIATIVE 2124 01:32:23,638 --> 01:32:23,838 FUNDS. 2125 01:32:23,838 --> 01:32:29,977 I WILL MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT. 2126 01:32:29,977 --> 01:32:30,578 THE REASON A LOT OF THEM 2127 01:32:30,578 --> 01:32:31,512 WEREN'T USE IS THEY HAD NO IDEA 2128 01:32:31,512 --> 01:32:33,714 THAT THEY EXISTED. 2129 01:32:33,714 --> 01:32:37,585 NOW IT IS ON THEIR RADAR SO NOW 2130 01:32:37,585 --> 01:32:38,185 WE HAVE PROJECTS IN THE WORKS 2131 01:32:38,185 --> 01:32:41,622 AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE 2132 01:32:41,622 --> 01:32:48,362 WHATEVER THEY'RE TRYING TO GET 2133 01:32:48,362 --> 01:32:49,130 THE DOLLARS WE ARE NOT STOPPING 2134 01:32:49,130 --> 01:32:49,330 THEM. 2135 01:32:49,330 --> 01:32:51,098 I DON'T KNOW THAT I SUPPORT 2136 01:32:51,098 --> 01:32:51,799 ADDING ANYMORE IF YOU SAY WE 2137 01:32:51,799 --> 01:32:53,968 HAVE 40 ROLLING OVER FROM 2138 01:32:53,968 --> 01:32:58,239 PREVIOUS YEARS. 2139 01:32:58,239 --> 01:33:01,809 THAT MIGHT BE ANOTHER 2140 01:33:01,809 --> 01:33:04,211 CONVERSATION TO THE BOARD. 2141 01:33:04,211 --> 01:33:06,313 A FEW QUESTIONS. 2142 01:33:06,313 --> 01:33:09,349 FOR RESERVES IN OPERATING, IF 2143 01:33:09,349 --> 01:33:11,152 OUR TOTAL COUNTY COMMISSION 2144 01:33:11,152 --> 01:33:14,322 BUDGET IS 600 MILLION AND WE 2145 01:33:14,322 --> 01:33:14,922 ARE GOING TO 400 MILLION IN 2146 01:33:14,922 --> 01:33:17,724 RESERVES, HOW IS THAT ONLY TWO 2147 01:33:17,724 --> 01:33:24,765 MONTHS OF OPERATING? 2148 01:33:24,865 --> 01:33:25,833 » IT'S LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE 2149 01:33:25,833 --> 01:33:26,834 BUDGET BECAUSE WE FUND THE 2150 01:33:26,834 --> 01:33:27,568 CONSTITUTIONAL'S, WE HAVE DEBT 2151 01:33:27,568 --> 01:33:31,906 SERVICE. 2152 01:33:32,006 --> 01:33:35,309 » LET'S SAY A NATURAL DISASTER 2153 01:33:35,309 --> 01:33:36,009 HAPPENS, DOESN'T IT OF THEIR 2154 01:33:36,009 --> 01:33:44,552 OWN RESERVES? 2155 01:33:44,652 --> 01:33:45,553 » Sara Baxter: SO WE ARE NOT 2156 01:33:45,553 --> 01:33:48,189 TALKING OUR RESERVES HAVE TO 2157 01:33:48,189 --> 01:33:48,822 FUND EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE HAVE 2158 01:33:48,822 --> 01:33:52,993 OVER $4 BILLION. 2159 01:33:52,993 --> 01:33:53,594 WHEN YOU TAKE ALL OUR 2160 01:33:53,594 --> 01:33:54,495 DEPARTMENTS AND ADD THEM UP. 2161 01:33:54,595 --> 01:33:57,898 » CORRECT. 2162 01:33:57,898 --> 01:34:00,868 IT IS JUST IN THE GENERAL FUND. 2163 01:34:00,968 --> 01:34:14,682 » Sara Baxter: THANK YOU. 2164 01:34:14,782 --> 01:34:19,219 » IF WE ARE LOOKING AND NOT 2165 01:34:19,219 --> 01:34:20,087 TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE HALF A 2166 01:34:20,087 --> 01:34:21,388 MILLION, 26 MILLIONS IN 2167 01:34:21,388 --> 01:34:23,791 RESERVES. 2168 01:34:23,791 --> 01:34:24,558 DOES THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE 2169 01:34:24,558 --> 01:34:25,325 21 THE SHERIFF WANTS TO 2170 01:34:25,325 --> 01:34:27,161 ROLLOVER? 2171 01:34:27,261 --> 01:34:27,561 » CORRECT. 2172 01:34:27,661 --> 01:34:28,295 » Sara Baxter: THAT IS NOT 2173 01:34:28,295 --> 01:34:32,733 GIVING ABACK ? 2174 01:34:32,833 --> 01:34:33,734 » IT IS GIVING HIM FIVE AND 2175 01:34:33,734 --> 01:34:34,301 DROPPING THE 16 AND THE 2176 01:34:34,301 --> 01:34:46,680 RESERVES. 2177 01:34:46,780 --> 01:34:47,715 » I'M ALWAYS HOUNDING US TO 2178 01:34:47,715 --> 01:34:52,753 REDUCE SPENDING. 2179 01:34:52,753 --> 01:34:53,487 WHEN IT COMES TO JIM BRANDON, 2180 01:34:53,487 --> 01:34:55,322 I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE FUNDING. 2181 01:34:55,322 --> 01:35:01,428 WHEN WE HAVE UNIQUE FEATURES 2182 01:35:01,428 --> 01:35:04,865 SUCH AS EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES 2183 01:35:04,865 --> 01:35:05,699 FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A TON 2184 01:35:05,699 --> 01:35:12,105 OF MONEY, IT'S NOT THAT YOU CAN 2185 01:35:12,105 --> 01:35:12,773 REBUILD IT IN DOWN THE ROAD. 2186 01:35:12,773 --> 01:35:14,241 WE HAVE DECADES OF 2187 01:35:14,241 --> 01:35:15,008 ESTABLISHMENT OF PEOPLE GOING 2188 01:35:15,008 --> 01:35:24,118 THERE ON FAMILIES AND KIDS 2189 01:35:24,118 --> 01:35:24,684 RELYING ON SOMETHING. 2190 01:35:24,684 --> 01:35:25,986 WE SENT THE MESSAGE LOUD AND 2191 01:35:25,986 --> 01:35:26,586 CLEAR TUESDAY THIS WAS A ONE 2192 01:35:26,586 --> 01:35:27,253 FISCAL YEAR AND IT GIVES THEM 2193 01:35:27,253 --> 01:35:28,289 TIME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO 2194 01:35:28,289 --> 01:35:28,922 ORGANIZE AND PUT THINGS 2195 01:35:28,922 --> 01:35:33,728 TOGETHER AND WE DID DISCUSS 2196 01:35:33,728 --> 01:35:34,461 HAVING A TASK FORCE FOR THEM 2197 01:35:34,461 --> 01:35:37,732 WHICH WOULD BE AMAZING. 2198 01:35:37,732 --> 01:35:38,365 I WANT TO STATE IF I WAS GOING 2199 01:35:38,365 --> 01:35:39,400 TO CUT SOMEWHERE BECAUSE 2200 01:35:39,400 --> 01:35:43,337 COMMENTS WERE MADE, THIS ISN'T 2201 01:35:43,337 --> 01:35:43,837 WHERE I WOULD START. 2202 01:35:43,837 --> 01:35:45,906 I THINK WHERE I WOULD START HAS 2203 01:35:45,906 --> 01:35:46,907 BEEN OBVIOUS. 2204 01:35:46,907 --> 01:35:53,179 IF ANYONE WATCHED THESE THE 2205 01:35:53,179 --> 01:35:54,147 BOARD DOESN'T SUPPORT THINGS 2206 01:35:54,147 --> 01:35:54,681 THAT I WOULD CUT SO I 2207 01:35:54,681 --> 01:35:55,549 APPRECIATE THEM KEEPING 2208 01:35:55,549 --> 01:35:58,218 SOMETHING THAT PROVIDES A LOT 2209 01:35:58,218 --> 01:35:58,785 OF RESOURCES FROM THE 2210 01:35:58,785 --> 01:36:02,623 WELLINGTON AREA, THE EQUESTRIAN 2211 01:36:02,623 --> 01:36:03,289 COMMUNITY WHICH IS HUGELY MY 2212 01:36:03,289 --> 01:36:05,392 DISTRICT.THANK YOU FOR 2213 01:36:05,392 --> 01:36:08,095 SUPPORTING THAT. 2214 01:36:08,095 --> 01:36:09,096 SOIL AND WATER SUPPORTING 2215 01:36:09,096 --> 01:36:14,401 AGRICULTURE. 2216 01:36:14,401 --> 01:36:15,369 THIS WILL BE A MUCH DIFFERENT 2217 01:36:15,369 --> 01:36:16,203 CONVERSATION SHOULD AMENDMENT 3 2218 01:36:16,203 --> 01:36:17,271 PASS. 2219 01:36:17,271 --> 01:36:19,840 I WOULD RATHER SEE US INSTEAD 2220 01:36:19,840 --> 01:36:21,308 OF ADDING $26 MILLION TO 2221 01:36:21,308 --> 01:36:24,345 RESERVES. 2222 01:36:24,345 --> 01:36:25,045 WHEN I TOOK OFFICE NO ONE WAS 2223 01:36:25,045 --> 01:36:25,813 ABLE TO GIVE ME A NUMBER PICK 2224 01:36:25,813 --> 01:36:28,248 OUT WHAT POINT DO WE LOSE OUR 2225 01:36:28,248 --> 01:36:33,754 AAA BONDING. 2226 01:36:33,854 --> 01:36:34,421 » THEY WON'T GIVE ME A 2227 01:36:34,421 --> 01:36:35,256 SPECIFIC BUT WHEN WE WERE 2228 01:36:35,256 --> 01:36:35,856 COMPARING OURSELVES TO OTHERS 2229 01:36:35,856 --> 01:36:38,392 AAA IN THE FLORIDA, THE 2230 01:36:38,392 --> 01:36:47,401 AVERAGES 35% OF REVENUES. 2231 01:36:47,401 --> 01:36:48,369 WE WERE 30% PRIOR TO TAKING 2232 01:36:48,369 --> 01:36:48,935 MONEY OUT AND SO WE ARE 2233 01:36:48,935 --> 01:36:51,304 PROBABLY AROUND 24 OR 25% OF 2234 01:36:51,304 --> 01:36:55,209 THIS POINT. 2235 01:36:55,209 --> 01:36:56,209 TO BE MORE COMPARATIVE WOULD BE 2236 01:36:56,209 --> 01:37:00,714 CLOSER TO 30 TO 35%. 2237 01:37:00,714 --> 01:37:04,118 I'M COMFORTABLE AT 25 TO 30. 2238 01:37:04,118 --> 01:37:04,885 THE STATE SET A PRIORITY AT 25% 2239 01:37:04,885 --> 01:37:07,721 SO WE ARE RIGHT WHERE THE STATE 2240 01:37:07,721 --> 01:37:12,760 IS AT THIS POINT. 2241 01:37:12,860 --> 01:37:16,196 » Sara Baxter: I WILL FEEL I 2242 01:37:16,196 --> 01:37:16,763 FEEL IT HAS BEEN A SCARE 2243 01:37:16,763 --> 01:37:16,997 TACTIC. 2244 01:37:16,997 --> 01:37:19,600 I UNDERSTAND AAA MIGHT TO GIVE 2245 01:37:19,600 --> 01:37:22,069 US A LOWER INTERESTRATE , BUT 2246 01:37:22,069 --> 01:37:24,471 UNTIL WE CAN GET SOMEBODY. 2247 01:37:24,471 --> 01:37:26,673 WE WERE 100 MILLION LESSON WE 2248 01:37:26,673 --> 01:37:32,646 WERE STILL AAA WE ARE STILL AAA 2249 01:37:32,646 --> 01:37:34,280 BUT 100 MILLION MORE WHY COULD 2250 01:37:34,280 --> 01:37:39,053 NOT PUT LESSON RESERVES AND 2251 01:37:39,053 --> 01:37:39,954 GIVE RESIDENTS A BREAK AND 2252 01:37:39,954 --> 01:37:41,621 REDUCE OUR MILLAGE RATE ALL AT 2253 01:37:41,621 --> 01:37:44,959 THE SAME TIME AND KEEPING AT 2254 01:37:44,959 --> 01:37:47,527 THE SAME. 2255 01:37:47,527 --> 01:37:51,031 IF WE ARE GOING TO FIND WAYS. 2256 01:37:51,031 --> 01:37:51,999 I ASKED TO CUT ON THIS BOARD 2257 01:37:51,999 --> 01:37:53,533 DISAGREES WITH PALM TURN. 2258 01:37:53,533 --> 01:37:56,737 ANYONE WHO HAS READ MY ISSUES 2259 01:37:56,737 --> 01:38:02,009 WITH PALM TURN AND SPENDING 2260 01:38:02,009 --> 01:38:02,742 PROBABLY THINKS I PAID THE MAN 2261 01:38:02,742 --> 01:38:03,710 TO COME HERE TODAY BECAUSE HE 2262 01:38:03,710 --> 01:38:04,712 SAID A LOT OF THINGS OUT LOUD 2263 01:38:04,712 --> 01:38:05,445 THAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR A 2264 01:38:05,445 --> 01:38:09,216 LONG TIME BUT IT IS UP TO A 2265 01:38:09,216 --> 01:38:10,918 BOARD DECISION AND NOT MINE. 2266 01:38:10,918 --> 01:38:23,430 I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO LOOK AT 2267 01:38:23,430 --> 01:38:24,364 WAYS AND I DON'T THINK ADDING 2268 01:38:24,364 --> 01:38:25,232 TO RESERVES HELPS OUR 2269 01:38:25,232 --> 01:38:25,633 RESIDENTS. 2270 01:38:25,633 --> 01:38:26,366 YES, THERE MIGHT BE A NATURAL 2271 01:38:26,366 --> 01:38:27,300 DISASTER BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO 2272 01:38:27,300 --> 01:38:28,235 CAN'T AFFORD GROCERIES AND 2273 01:38:28,235 --> 01:38:28,936 CAN'T AFFORD THE DAY-TO-DAY 2274 01:38:28,936 --> 01:38:29,870 EXPENSES AND YET WE ARE STILL 2275 01:38:29,870 --> 01:38:30,503 NOT REDUCING WE ARE STILL 2276 01:38:30,503 --> 01:38:31,805 ADDING AND ADDING TO A RESERVE 2277 01:38:31,805 --> 01:38:32,439 POT THAT DOES NOTHING FOR THEM 2278 01:38:32,439 --> 01:38:33,941 NOW. 2279 01:38:33,941 --> 01:38:34,708 WITH THAT BEING SAID I'M GOING 2280 01:38:34,708 --> 01:38:35,943 TO TURN INTO COMMISSIONER 2281 01:38:35,943 --> 01:38:38,712 SACHS. 2282 01:38:38,712 --> 01:38:40,214 >> Maria Sachs: THAT WAS A GOOD 2283 01:38:40,214 --> 01:38:41,715 ENTR?E, THANK YOU. 2284 01:38:41,715 --> 01:38:45,052 YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB TO KEEP 2285 01:38:45,052 --> 01:38:49,289 THE AAA RATING. 2286 01:38:49,289 --> 01:38:50,257 EVERYTHING HAS GOTTEN MORE 2287 01:38:50,257 --> 01:38:52,292 EXPENSIVE. 2288 01:38:52,292 --> 01:38:56,764 WENT TO PUBLIX YESTERDAY. 2289 01:38:56,764 --> 01:38:57,397 WENT IN FOR BREAD AND MILK AND 2290 01:38:57,397 --> 01:38:58,765 CAME OUT 200, $300. 2291 01:38:58,765 --> 01:39:04,237 THAT WAS A LONG OF MILK. 2292 01:39:04,237 --> 01:39:04,671 A LOT OF BREAD. 2293 01:39:04,671 --> 01:39:05,439 I DIDN'T EVEN GET ANY BEER OR 2294 01:39:05,439 --> 01:39:13,380 WINE. 2295 01:39:13,380 --> 01:39:14,080 I THINK WE NEED TO BE PRUDENT 2296 01:39:14,080 --> 01:39:18,452 WHEN IT COMES TO SERVICE LIKE 2297 01:39:18,452 --> 01:39:19,452 LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CUT NOW IN 2298 01:39:19,452 --> 01:39:20,454 ANTICIPATION OF AMENDMENT 2299 01:39:20,454 --> 01:39:23,123 THREE. 2300 01:39:23,123 --> 01:39:23,824 THESE ARE IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE 2301 01:39:23,824 --> 01:39:25,726 IN THE COUNTY. 2302 01:39:25,726 --> 01:39:26,727 NOT JUST OUR DISTRICT OR 2303 01:39:26,727 --> 01:39:28,328 COMMISSIONER WEISS OR 2304 01:39:28,328 --> 01:39:32,966 COMMISSIONER MARINO. 2305 01:39:32,966 --> 01:39:34,001 LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHETHER IT'S 2306 01:39:34,001 --> 01:39:36,203 MUNICIPALITIES OR THE SHERIFF'S 2307 01:39:36,203 --> 01:39:38,839 OFFICE IS IMPORTANT TO 2308 01:39:38,839 --> 01:39:39,606 EVERYBODY AND THIS IS SOMETHING 2309 01:39:39,606 --> 01:39:46,313 WE NEED TO MAINTAIN. 2310 01:39:46,313 --> 01:39:47,147 WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING, THESE 2311 01:39:47,147 --> 01:39:52,019 ARE ISSUES. 2312 01:39:52,019 --> 01:39:52,686 WE ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING WE 2313 01:39:52,686 --> 01:39:53,286 DON'T EVEN KNOW IS GOING TO 2314 01:39:53,286 --> 01:39:57,758 HAPPEN WITH AMENDMENT THREE. 2315 01:39:57,758 --> 01:39:58,425 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US HOLD 2316 01:39:58,425 --> 01:39:59,359 ONTO THE SALES MONEY JUST IN 2317 01:39:59,359 --> 01:40:03,430 CASE IT PASSES BECAUSE IF 2318 01:40:03,430 --> 01:40:04,364 YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE SO MUCH 2319 01:40:04,364 --> 01:40:04,998 FROM US WE CAN HOLD BACK FROM 2320 01:40:04,998 --> 01:40:06,834 THEM AS WELL AND I'M SAYING 2321 01:40:06,834 --> 01:40:11,572 THIS IS A FORMER LEGISLATURE. 2322 01:40:11,572 --> 01:40:12,172 I THINK WE HAVE DONE A GREAT 2323 01:40:12,172 --> 01:40:12,339 JOB. 2324 01:40:12,339 --> 01:40:12,973 I DON'T LIKE TO SEE IT CUT TOO 2325 01:40:12,973 --> 01:40:16,442 DEEPLY INTO ESSENTIAL SERVICES 2326 01:40:16,442 --> 01:40:21,115 AND THAT IS WHAT I AM SAYING 2327 01:40:21,115 --> 01:40:21,681 THIS IS WHERE I MET. 2328 01:40:21,681 --> 01:40:25,119 HOUSING IS IMPORTANT BUT ALSO 2329 01:40:25,119 --> 01:40:26,252 WITH REGARD TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. 2330 01:40:26,252 --> 01:40:31,125 I KNOW CONGRESSWOMAN WRINKLE IS 2331 01:40:31,125 --> 01:40:31,758 WORKING HARD TO GET US THE 2332 01:40:31,758 --> 01:40:36,497 MONEY BACK FROM THE FEDERAL 2333 01:40:36,497 --> 01:40:36,797 GOVERNMENT. 2334 01:40:36,797 --> 01:40:40,033 I THINK THAT WE HOLD STUDY. 2335 01:40:40,033 --> 01:40:41,402 I AGREE WITH WHAT HAS BEEN SAID 2336 01:40:41,402 --> 01:40:47,073 BY MY COLLEAGUES AND I THINK 2337 01:40:47,073 --> 01:40:48,141 THAT WE HAVE BEEN CONSERVATIVE 2338 01:40:48,141 --> 01:40:49,008 AND PRUDENT AND I THINK WE 2339 01:40:49,008 --> 01:40:52,945 SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO. 2340 01:40:52,945 --> 01:40:53,913 I AGREE MOST DEFINITELY WITH MY 2341 01:40:53,913 --> 01:40:56,984 COLLEAGUES AND I CONGRATULATE 2342 01:40:56,984 --> 01:41:03,223 YOUR STAFF IN KEEPING THE SHIP 2343 01:41:03,223 --> 01:41:03,857 RIGHT ON SALE FORWARD. 2344 01:41:03,857 --> 01:41:05,459 I APPRECIATE IT. 2345 01:41:05,459 --> 01:41:07,594 THANK YOU. 2346 01:41:07,694 --> 01:41:10,531 » MADAME MAYOR? 2347 01:41:10,531 --> 01:41:11,231 TO PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE. 2348 01:41:11,231 --> 01:41:17,037 IF WE DID DROP, EVERY MILLION 2349 01:41:17,037 --> 01:41:18,938 DOLLARS IF THEY COULD GO UP TO 2350 01:41:18,938 --> 01:41:25,479 20 BITS IT WOULD COST US AN 2351 01:41:25,479 --> 01:41:26,179 EXTRA 20 MILLION IN INTEREST 2352 01:41:26,179 --> 01:41:27,414 OVER THE COURSE OF A 20 YEAR 2353 01:41:27,414 --> 01:41:27,614 BOND. 2354 01:41:27,714 --> 01:41:32,519 » Sara Baxter: THE PROBLEM IS 2355 01:41:32,519 --> 01:41:33,186 WE DON'T KNOW WHAT DOLLAR 2356 01:41:33,186 --> 01:41:36,223 AMOUNT WOULD GO TO THE AA FROM 2357 01:41:36,223 --> 01:41:37,658 THE AAA. 2358 01:41:37,758 --> 01:41:38,158 » I CAN ONLY. 2359 01:41:38,258 --> 01:41:39,059 » Maria Sachs: IN THESE 2360 01:41:39,059 --> 01:41:40,460 MEETINGS AND WHAT SHERRY SAID. 2361 01:41:40,460 --> 01:41:41,361 THE AVERAGE ACCOUNTINGS ARE 35 2362 01:41:41,361 --> 01:41:42,562 MILLION. 2363 01:41:42,562 --> 01:41:48,168 WE KNOW THAT. 2364 01:41:48,168 --> 01:41:49,903 HAVE BEEN TOLD. 2365 01:41:49,903 --> 01:41:52,472 AS MY WITNESSES, BY THE BOND 2366 01:41:52,472 --> 01:41:54,775 RATING AGENCIES HIGHLY 2367 01:41:54,775 --> 01:41:56,777 RECOMMENDING WE DO NOT DROP 2368 01:41:56,777 --> 01:42:00,046 FURTHER DIRECTLY WHAT SIX WEEKS 2369 01:42:00,046 --> 01:42:07,754 AGO? 2370 01:42:07,754 --> 01:42:08,421 AMENDMENT 3 THAT PASSES. 2371 01:42:08,421 --> 01:42:09,289 I KNOW WE ARE GOING TO 2372 01:42:09,289 --> 01:42:09,990 HYPOTHETICALS AND IT WILL BE 2373 01:42:09,990 --> 01:42:10,257 BRIEF. 2374 01:42:10,257 --> 01:42:12,692 THAT CHANGES A LOT BECAUSE WE 2375 01:42:12,692 --> 01:42:13,660 ARE LOOKING AT THE REVENUE 2376 01:42:13,660 --> 01:42:16,597 COMING IN BUT THEY'RE LOOKING 2377 01:42:16,597 --> 01:42:17,464 AT OUR BUDGET OF WHAT WE ARE 2378 01:42:17,464 --> 01:42:20,334 SPENDING. 2379 01:42:20,334 --> 01:42:20,967 WHEN YOU FIRST CAME ON THE 2380 01:42:20,967 --> 01:42:24,204 BOARD IT WAS A MUCH DIFFERENT 2381 01:42:24,204 --> 01:42:24,904 BUDGET PICTURE INCLUDING OUR 2382 01:42:24,904 --> 01:42:25,872 EXPENSES UNTIL DATA SHIFTED AND 2383 01:42:25,872 --> 01:42:29,742 GONE UP SO THEY KNOW WHAT THE 2384 01:42:29,742 --> 01:42:30,777 CORE EXPENSES ARE IN THE 2385 01:42:30,777 --> 01:42:32,479 ATTRIBUTE OF WHAT WE HAVE 2386 01:42:32,479 --> 01:42:33,413 COMING IN LATE AND WE GET TO 2387 01:42:33,413 --> 01:42:38,118 RESERVES.I BELIEVE WE DEPLETE 2388 01:42:38,118 --> 01:42:44,857 THOSE RESERVES WE WILL DROP TO 2389 01:42:44,857 --> 01:42:45,525 A DOUBLE A+ AND IF AMENDMENT 2390 01:42:45,525 --> 01:42:46,459 THREE PASSES THAT MAY HAPPEN ON 2391 01:42:46,459 --> 01:42:48,495 ITS OWN. 2392 01:42:48,762 --> 01:42:49,362 » Sara Baxter: COMMISSIONER 2393 01:42:49,362 --> 01:42:59,640 MARINO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 2394 01:42:59,640 --> 01:43:00,373 >> Maria Marino: THE MAYOR AND 2395 01:43:00,373 --> 01:43:01,374 I HAVE THE SAME ATTITUDE WHEN 2396 01:43:01,374 --> 01:43:04,344 IT COMES TO PALM TURN BECAUSE 2397 01:43:04,344 --> 01:43:08,548 PALM TRAN IS A VERY LARGE 2398 01:43:08,548 --> 01:43:13,319 DOLLAR AMOUNT OUT OF OUR AD 2399 01:43:13,319 --> 01:43:14,254 VALOREM TAX DOLLARS AND I THINK 2400 01:43:14,254 --> 01:43:18,891 I ASKED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO 2401 01:43:18,891 --> 01:43:20,761 FIND OUT WHAT WE ARE LEGALLY BY 2402 01:43:20,761 --> 01:43:25,031 GRANT DOLLARS RESPONSIBLE TO DO 2403 01:43:25,031 --> 01:43:26,065 AND THAT SHOULD BE THE BUDGET 2404 01:43:26,065 --> 01:43:31,538 WE START AND GO WITH. 2405 01:43:31,538 --> 01:43:32,272 THE REASON I SAY THAT IS WE 2406 01:43:32,272 --> 01:43:33,539 HAVE A SERVICE. 2407 01:43:33,539 --> 01:43:37,109 I'M NOT TAKING AWAY FROM 2408 01:43:37,109 --> 01:43:37,978 RESIDENTS WHO TRAVEL ON PALM 2409 01:43:37,978 --> 01:43:43,250 TRAN, BUT WE HAVE A MERCEDES 2410 01:43:43,250 --> 01:43:45,252 SERVICE AND ARE GRANT DOLLARS 2411 01:43:45,252 --> 01:43:49,022 DON'T NECESSARILY MATCH THAT. 2412 01:43:49,022 --> 01:43:49,923 I THINK I ASKED THE COUNTY 2413 01:43:49,923 --> 01:43:51,358 ADMINISTRATOR WHAT ARE WE 2414 01:43:51,358 --> 01:43:54,327 REQUIRED TO DO TO MATCH THE 2415 01:43:54,327 --> 01:43:56,162 GRANT DOLLARS. 2416 01:43:56,162 --> 01:43:58,631 YOU HEARD ME SAY BEFORE BURN IT 2417 01:43:58,631 --> 01:44:00,901 TO THE GROUND BUT SEE IT RISE 2418 01:44:00,901 --> 01:44:05,072 LIKE A PHOENIX MORE EFFICIENT 2419 01:44:05,072 --> 01:44:05,305 MANNER. 2420 01:44:05,305 --> 01:44:07,040 WHAT IS OUR FREQUENCY MODEL. 2421 01:44:07,040 --> 01:44:08,041 WHAT ARE THE ROADWAYS THAT CAN 2422 01:44:08,041 --> 01:44:13,480 TRAVEL ON. 2423 01:44:13,480 --> 01:44:14,180 IT BE GREAT IF WE COULD HAVE 2424 01:44:14,180 --> 01:44:15,415 CUT OUTS FOR THE BUS. 2425 01:44:15,415 --> 01:44:16,048 THERE'S A WHOLE ISSUE INVOLVED 2426 01:44:16,048 --> 01:44:17,017 WITH THAT WITH RIGHT-OF-WAY AND 2427 01:44:17,017 --> 01:44:20,554 BUSES COMING BACK INTO TRAFFIC. 2428 01:44:20,554 --> 01:44:21,254 WE ARE NOT EVEN GOING THERE 2429 01:44:21,254 --> 01:44:22,055 TODAY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT 2430 01:44:22,055 --> 01:44:22,589 TALKING TRAFFIC. 2431 01:44:22,589 --> 01:44:24,290 BUT I DO AGREE WITH LET'S SEE 2432 01:44:24,290 --> 01:44:28,195 WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT PALM TRAN. 2433 01:44:28,195 --> 01:44:28,861 WE ARE IN A TOUGH POSITION 2434 01:44:28,861 --> 01:44:29,696 BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING TO 2435 01:44:29,696 --> 01:44:35,736 HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER BUT WE ALSO 2436 01:44:35,736 --> 01:44:36,870 HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY MIDYEAR. 2437 01:44:36,870 --> 01:44:38,338 WE DO A MIDYEAR CLEAN UP. 2438 01:44:38,338 --> 01:44:45,312 I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO 2439 01:44:45,312 --> 01:44:46,012 ANYTHING EXTRAVAGANT AND LET'S 2440 01:44:46,012 --> 01:44:47,080 SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT THE MIDYEAR 2441 01:44:47,080 --> 01:44:47,948 CLEAN UP AFTER WE SEE WHAT 2442 01:44:47,948 --> 01:44:48,815 HAPPENS IN NOVEMBER SO THANK 2443 01:44:48,815 --> 01:44:54,287 YOU. 2444 01:44:54,387 --> 01:44:55,322 » VICE MAYOR WOODWARD, YOU ARE 2445 01:44:55,322 --> 01:44:58,291 RECOGNIZED. 2446 01:44:58,391 --> 01:45:00,560 » I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE 2447 01:45:00,560 --> 01:45:04,765 RESERVES PART OF IT. 2448 01:45:04,765 --> 01:45:05,332 I WOULD NOT BE IN FAVOR OF 2449 01:45:05,332 --> 01:45:06,032 DOING ANYTHING THAT JEOPARDIZES 2450 01:45:06,032 --> 01:45:08,435 IT. 2451 01:45:08,435 --> 01:45:09,403 IF YOU'RE TELLING US THIS IS 2452 01:45:09,403 --> 01:45:10,603 THE NUMBER WE NEED TO BE AT, IT 2453 01:45:10,603 --> 01:45:17,377 IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IT. 2454 01:45:17,377 --> 01:45:18,144 WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS AND 2455 01:45:18,144 --> 01:45:19,078 WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO NOT 2456 01:45:19,078 --> 01:45:19,946 HAVE A TRUE NATURAL DISASTER 2457 01:45:19,946 --> 01:45:23,583 HIT US. 2458 01:45:23,583 --> 01:45:24,584 WE GOT A FEW INCIDENCES AND 2459 01:45:24,584 --> 01:45:25,218 TORNADOES AND STUFF THAT 2460 01:45:25,218 --> 01:45:27,888 HAPPENED, BUT WE HAVE BEEN 2461 01:45:27,888 --> 01:45:28,121 BLESSED. 2462 01:45:28,121 --> 01:45:34,361 IT'S FLORIDA. 2463 01:45:34,361 --> 01:45:34,861 IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE ON 2464 01:45:34,861 --> 01:45:35,362 BORROWED TIME. 2465 01:45:35,362 --> 01:45:36,062 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP 2466 01:45:36,062 --> 01:45:40,033 THIS BECAUSE ON SOME POINT IN 2467 01:45:40,033 --> 01:45:42,502 MY LIFETIME THERE'S GOING TO BE 2468 01:45:42,502 --> 01:45:43,236 ANOTHER ONE OF THESE THINGS 2469 01:45:43,236 --> 01:45:45,338 THAT HAPPENS. 2470 01:45:45,338 --> 01:45:46,073 IN THE FUTURE I FEEL LIKE THIS 2471 01:45:46,073 --> 01:45:48,775 IS US PREPARING EVERYONE WHO 2472 01:45:48,775 --> 01:45:53,880 COMES AFTER US TO BE IN A GOOD 2473 01:45:53,880 --> 01:45:54,513 PLACE WHEN THE NATURAL DISASTER 2474 01:45:54,513 --> 01:45:55,781 DOES COME, AND THEY ALWAYS DO 2475 01:45:55,781 --> 01:45:57,284 AT SOME POINT, WE ARE READY. 2476 01:45:57,284 --> 01:46:00,821 THE RESIDENCE ARE GOING TO BE 2477 01:46:00,821 --> 01:46:01,487 RELY ON THE ONE WHO EVER IS 2478 01:46:01,487 --> 01:46:04,056 HERE TO DO A LOT OF THINGS I 2479 01:46:04,056 --> 01:46:05,258 NEED TO BE DONE IN THE WORST 2480 01:46:05,258 --> 01:46:07,461 POSSIBLE SITUATIONS FOR THEM. 2481 01:46:07,461 --> 01:46:12,132 WE CALL IT A RAINY DAY FUND. 2482 01:46:12,132 --> 01:46:21,141 THAT FUND NEEDS TO BE SECURED. 2483 01:46:21,141 --> 01:46:21,741 I POINT OUT TO PEOPLE I WAS 2484 01:46:21,741 --> 01:46:22,775 ELECTED IN 22, EARLY IN 23 WE 2485 01:46:22,775 --> 01:46:27,113 VOTED ON THE FINAL INSTALLMENT 2486 01:46:27,113 --> 01:46:28,114 FROM FEMA FROM HURRICANE WILMA, 2487 01:46:28,114 --> 01:46:31,551 WHICH WAS WHAT 2005? 2488 01:46:31,551 --> 01:46:32,285 IT TOOK THAT LONG TO GET THE 2489 01:46:32,285 --> 01:46:35,655 LAST PERMIT THE COMMON AND SO 2490 01:46:35,655 --> 01:46:36,523 WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS 2491 01:46:36,523 --> 01:46:39,526 HAPPENS WE HAVE TO PAY OUT 2492 01:46:39,526 --> 01:46:40,293 MONEY TO GET THE COUNTY BACK UP 2493 01:46:40,293 --> 01:46:43,330 AND RUNNING. 2494 01:46:43,330 --> 01:46:44,364 POWER GRIDS, WHATEVER IT TAKES 2495 01:46:44,364 --> 01:46:45,098 TO GET RESIDENCE BACK INTO A 2496 01:46:45,098 --> 01:46:46,967 GOOD PLACE. 2497 01:46:46,967 --> 01:46:48,268 THAT IS WHAT WE PAID FOR IT. 2498 01:46:48,268 --> 01:46:53,273 AND THEN WE WAIT AND WE HAVE TO 2499 01:46:53,273 --> 01:46:54,073 GO THROUGH ALL KINDS OR 2500 01:46:54,073 --> 01:46:54,307 HURDLES. 2501 01:46:54,307 --> 01:46:55,509 IT COSTS US MONEY TO GET THE 2502 01:46:55,509 --> 01:46:56,543 REIMBURSEMENTS. 2503 01:46:56,543 --> 01:46:59,312 THAT IS PART OF ALL OF THIS. 2504 01:46:59,312 --> 01:47:02,749 THAT IS SACRED DON'T TOUCH IT 2505 01:47:02,749 --> 01:47:08,654 AND DON'T DO ANYTHING WE BORROW 2506 01:47:08,654 --> 01:47:11,992 THE BOND MONEY. 2507 01:47:11,992 --> 01:47:12,625 THE VOTERS VOTED ON THAT. 2508 01:47:12,625 --> 01:47:17,631 WE ACTUALLY GET MORE BANG FOR 2509 01:47:17,631 --> 01:47:18,331 OUR BUCK BECAUSE HE THE HIGHEST 2510 01:47:18,331 --> 01:47:22,202 BONDRATING . 2511 01:47:22,202 --> 01:47:23,203 GET A LOWER INTEREST RATE. 2512 01:47:23,203 --> 01:47:24,237 PARK BOND IS GOING TO BE ON THE 2513 01:47:24,237 --> 01:47:31,278 BALLOT. 2514 01:47:31,278 --> 01:47:31,912 HER AAA BOND RATING WILL MAKE 2515 01:47:31,912 --> 01:47:33,246 THE DOLLARS GO FURTHER AND IF 2516 01:47:33,246 --> 01:47:33,880 THAT IS WHAT THE VOTERS CHOOSE. 2517 01:47:33,880 --> 01:47:34,547 AND SO OUR BONDRATING , WE ARE 2518 01:47:34,547 --> 01:47:36,349 ONE OF A HANDFUL IN THE COUNTRY 2519 01:47:36,349 --> 01:47:39,152 THAT HAVE IT. 2520 01:47:39,152 --> 01:47:40,120 OUT OF THE THOUSANDS OF 2521 01:47:40,120 --> 01:47:44,691 COUNTIES, THERE'S DOUBLE DIGIT. 2522 01:47:44,691 --> 01:47:48,128 I HAVE IT ON THE POWERPOINT. 2523 01:47:48,128 --> 01:47:48,861 THAT IS SOMETHING FOR US TO BE 2524 01:47:48,861 --> 01:47:51,364 PROUD OF BUT IT MAKES MONEY GO 2525 01:47:51,364 --> 01:47:52,999 FURTHER SO NOTHING WE DO SHOULD 2526 01:47:52,999 --> 01:47:55,435 JEOPARDIZE THAT SO THAT'S ALL I 2527 01:47:55,435 --> 01:47:58,138 WILL SAY ON THE. 2528 01:47:58,238 --> 01:47:59,606 » Sara Baxter: COMMISSIONER 2529 01:47:59,606 --> 01:48:01,641 POWELL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 2530 01:48:01,641 --> 01:48:04,944 >> Bobby Weiss: I WOULD SAY I 2531 01:48:04,944 --> 01:48:06,146 HAVE A FEW THOUGHTS. 2532 01:48:06,146 --> 01:48:09,515 THE REASON I ASK THE QUESTION 2533 01:48:09,515 --> 01:48:15,121 WITH REGARD TO CAPITAL PROJECTS 2534 01:48:15,121 --> 01:48:16,723 IN OUR RESERVES IS JUST LIKE 2535 01:48:16,723 --> 01:48:17,591 LIFE IN OUR OWN PERSONAL 2536 01:48:17,591 --> 01:48:21,828 BUDGETS, THINGS HAPPEN. 2537 01:48:21,828 --> 01:48:27,000 IF THE ROOF IN THE BUILDING 2538 01:48:27,000 --> 01:48:27,666 WERE TO COLLAPSE TODAY THE 2539 01:48:27,666 --> 01:48:28,567 QUESTION WOULD BE HOW DO WE PAY 2540 01:48:28,567 --> 01:48:31,137 FOR IT. 2541 01:48:31,137 --> 01:48:31,871 THAT'S WHY ASKED THE QUESTION 2542 01:48:31,871 --> 01:48:38,211 WITH REGARDS TO RESERVES. 2543 01:48:38,211 --> 01:48:39,179 THE STATE BUDGET HAS BEEN A FEW 2544 01:48:39,179 --> 01:48:39,879 YEARS AND THIS YEAR IT IS $117 2545 01:48:39,879 --> 01:48:41,881 BILLION IN FLORIDA WE HAVE TO 2546 01:48:41,881 --> 01:48:48,121 HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET. 2547 01:48:48,121 --> 01:48:49,622 EVERY TIME THE STATE DOES ITS 2548 01:48:49,622 --> 01:48:54,694 BUDGET, THE INDIVIDUALS IN 2549 01:48:54,694 --> 01:48:55,194 TALLAHASSEE WHO ARE 2550 01:48:55,194 --> 01:49:00,200 LEGISLATURES AND STEWARDS OF 2551 01:49:00,200 --> 01:49:01,001 THE FUNDS BUT IF YOU BUILD IN 2552 01:49:01,001 --> 01:49:02,102 DOLLARS IN RESERVES. 2553 01:49:02,102 --> 01:49:05,205 IT'S INCUMBENT TO ECHO THE 2554 01:49:05,205 --> 01:49:07,707 SENTIMENTS OF VICE MAYOR 2555 01:49:07,707 --> 01:49:08,407 WOODWARD, WE PUT FUNDS IN 2556 01:49:08,407 --> 01:49:12,111 RESERVES SO WE DO MAINTAIN THE 2557 01:49:12,111 --> 01:49:13,346 AAA BOND RATING. 2558 01:49:13,346 --> 01:49:15,448 LIKE LIFE, IF YOU TAKE 2559 01:49:15,448 --> 01:49:20,686 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE IT CREDIT 2560 01:49:20,686 --> 01:49:21,654 SCORE PAY MUCH LESS IN TERMS OF 2561 01:49:21,654 --> 01:49:26,425 INTEREST AND ABILITY TO BORROW 2562 01:49:26,425 --> 01:49:27,359 MONEY THAN THOSE WHO HAVE A 500 2563 01:49:27,359 --> 01:49:28,328 CREDIT SCORE EVEN THOUGH THEY 2564 01:49:28,328 --> 01:49:29,362 ARE IN A DIFFERENT FINANCIAL 2565 01:49:29,362 --> 01:49:30,664 SITUATION. 2566 01:49:30,664 --> 01:49:34,734 I DO RECOMMEND I WOULD LIKE TO 2567 01:49:34,734 --> 01:49:35,301 MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE 2568 01:49:35,301 --> 01:49:37,303 MAINTAINING OUR RESERVES AT A 2569 01:49:37,303 --> 01:49:38,003 LEVEL THAT KEEPS US AAA BOND 2570 01:49:38,003 --> 01:49:46,913 RATED. 2571 01:49:46,913 --> 01:49:47,614 I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A 2572 01:49:47,614 --> 01:49:49,983 STICKING POINT OF COMMISSIONER 2573 01:49:49,983 --> 01:49:57,624 FLORES. 2574 01:49:57,624 --> 01:49:59,025 LINKS TO COMMISSIONER MARINO AS 2575 01:49:59,025 --> 01:50:03,897 WELL WHEN YOU SAY REBUILDING 2576 01:50:03,897 --> 01:50:04,330 THE SYSTEM. 2577 01:50:04,330 --> 01:50:05,364 MAKING SURE THAT THE SYSTEM 2578 01:50:05,364 --> 01:50:08,301 WORKS. 2579 01:50:08,301 --> 01:50:13,773 INSUFFICIENT. 2580 01:50:13,773 --> 01:50:14,507 A MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE USING 2581 01:50:14,507 --> 01:50:15,408 PALM TREND DON'T WAKE UP IN THE 2582 01:50:15,408 --> 01:50:21,414 MORNING I'M CHOOSING PALM TREND 2583 01:50:21,414 --> 01:50:22,114 AND I HAVE A BUNCH OF OTHER 2584 01:50:22,114 --> 01:50:23,082 OPTIONS AND I WANT TO USE PALM 2585 01:50:23,082 --> 01:50:26,319 TREND. 2586 01:50:26,319 --> 01:50:26,986 THIS IS THE OPTION THAT THEY 2587 01:50:26,986 --> 01:50:29,055 HAVE TO GO WITH BECAUSE MANY OF 2588 01:50:29,055 --> 01:50:35,594 THEM DON'T HAVE CARS AND A LOT 2589 01:50:35,594 --> 01:50:36,495 OF STUDENTS GOING BACK AND 2590 01:50:36,495 --> 01:50:42,468 FORTH TO SCHOOL. 2591 01:50:42,468 --> 01:50:43,203 PARENTS MAY NOT BE HOME OR MAY 2592 01:50:43,203 --> 01:50:44,070 NOT HAVE A CAR ENOUGH TO USE 2593 01:50:44,070 --> 01:50:46,706 PALM TRAN. 2594 01:50:46,706 --> 01:50:47,407 THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEM 2595 01:50:47,407 --> 01:50:52,111 SHOULD BE IN QUESTION, THE IDEA 2596 01:50:52,111 --> 01:50:53,413 THAT I'M TOLD AND STATED OVER 2597 01:50:53,413 --> 01:50:55,148 AND OVER AGAIN. 2598 01:50:55,148 --> 01:50:55,748 THERE'S NO PUBLIC TRANSIT 2599 01:50:55,748 --> 01:50:58,017 SYSTEM MAKING MONEY AND PALM 2600 01:50:58,017 --> 01:50:58,985 TRAN IS NOT GOING TO MAKE 2601 01:50:58,985 --> 01:51:01,755 MONEY. 2602 01:51:01,755 --> 01:51:02,422 IF THERE ARE WAYS TO MAKE IT 2603 01:51:02,422 --> 01:51:03,555 MORE EFFICIENT WE LOOKAT THOSE 2604 01:51:03,555 --> 01:51:05,291 . 2605 01:51:05,291 --> 01:51:08,728 BUT THE PEOPLE WHO USE PALM 2606 01:51:08,728 --> 01:51:09,629 TRAN ARE NOT IN HERE TODAY. 2607 01:51:09,629 --> 01:51:18,571 WHAT IS INTERESTING, I SAY THIS 2608 01:51:18,571 --> 01:51:19,105 IN MY TOWN HALLS. 2609 01:51:19,105 --> 01:51:24,210 THE PEOPLE WE NEGLECT THE MOST 2610 01:51:24,210 --> 01:51:25,644 ARE THE HOMELESS PICK THEY 2611 01:51:25,644 --> 01:51:26,513 DON'T COME TO COMMISSION 2612 01:51:26,513 --> 01:51:38,591 MEETINGS THE INDIVIDUALS WHO 2613 01:51:38,591 --> 01:51:41,694 BEEN FORMALLY INCARCERATED, 2614 01:51:41,694 --> 01:51:46,099 THEY MANY TIMES DON'T COME HERE 2615 01:51:46,099 --> 01:51:46,832 AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS BECAUSE 2616 01:51:46,832 --> 01:51:53,173 THEY HAVE OTHER ISSUES. 2617 01:51:53,173 --> 01:51:53,807 THE PALM TRAN ISSUE, WE HAVE TO 2618 01:51:53,807 --> 01:51:58,611 FUND PALM TRAN. 2619 01:51:58,611 --> 01:51:59,211 THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT 2620 01:51:59,211 --> 01:51:59,779 BECAUSE THOSE UTILIZING THE 2621 01:51:59,779 --> 01:52:02,315 SYSTEM UTILIZE IT TO GO TO WORK 2622 01:52:02,315 --> 01:52:05,752 AND SCHOOL. 2623 01:52:05,752 --> 01:52:06,352 MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT JUST 2624 01:52:06,352 --> 01:52:08,188 JUMPING ON PALM TRAN BECAUSE 2625 01:52:08,188 --> 01:52:10,723 THEY WANT TO SPEND MONEY AT THE 2626 01:52:10,723 --> 01:52:11,424 MALL AND SO WITH A FIGURE THAT 2627 01:52:11,424 --> 01:52:11,724 OUT. 2628 01:52:11,724 --> 01:52:16,162 AND WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY 2629 01:52:16,162 --> 01:52:16,863 TO DO TO OR SEND UTILIZE THE 2630 01:52:16,863 --> 01:52:25,170 SYSTEM.IT WOULD TAKE ME TOO 2631 01:52:25,170 --> 01:52:25,638 LONG TO DO IT. 2632 01:52:25,638 --> 01:52:29,575 I MAPPED IT OUT BECAUSE PALM 2633 01:52:29,575 --> 01:52:30,476 TREND HAS A WEBSITE THAT ALLOWS 2634 01:52:30,476 --> 01:52:33,546 YOU TO MAP OUT YOUR TRIPS. 2635 01:52:33,546 --> 01:52:34,247 IF IT WERE QUICKER I WOULD DO 2636 01:52:34,247 --> 01:52:37,517 IT BUT IT'S EASY TO JUMP IN MY 2637 01:52:37,517 --> 01:52:42,355 CAR AND DRIVE HERE. 2638 01:52:42,355 --> 01:52:43,022 BUT THAT IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE 2639 01:52:43,022 --> 01:52:43,923 AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN GET 2640 01:52:43,923 --> 01:52:53,132 AROUND IT. 2641 01:52:53,132 --> 01:52:56,669 YES, WE NEED OUR RESERVES THAT 2642 01:52:56,669 --> 01:52:57,370 WOULD KEEP THE RESERVES WHERE 2643 01:52:57,370 --> 01:53:03,176 THEY ARE AND PALM TRAN FOR ME, 2644 01:53:03,176 --> 01:53:03,809 I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY 2645 01:53:03,809 --> 01:53:09,983 TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT BUT 2646 01:53:09,983 --> 01:53:10,984 I'M DEFINITELY AGAINST ANY 2647 01:53:10,984 --> 01:53:12,018 REDUCTIONS IN FUNDING FOR THE 2648 01:53:12,018 --> 01:53:12,618 PEOPLE WHO ARE THE MOST 2649 01:53:12,618 --> 01:53:14,287 VULNERABLE OF OUR POPULATION. 2650 01:53:14,387 --> 01:53:17,823 » LOOK, AS YOUR ADMINISTRATOR 2651 01:53:17,823 --> 01:53:22,095 AND DIRECT STOPPERS INCOME I'VE 2652 01:53:22,095 --> 01:53:22,662 HEARD A LOT OF DIFFERENT 2653 01:53:22,662 --> 01:53:26,032 OPINIONS, WHICH IS WHY I 2654 01:53:26,032 --> 01:53:26,766 BROUGHT IT FORWARD BEFORE THE 2655 01:53:26,766 --> 01:53:29,568 BUDGET PROCESS STARTED. 2656 01:53:29,668 --> 01:53:30,570 » Sara Baxter: EXCUSE ME. 2657 01:53:30,570 --> 01:53:31,136 PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE 2658 01:53:31,136 --> 01:53:31,437 MICROPHONE. 2659 01:53:31,537 --> 01:53:34,673 » I WANTED TO HEAR FOR YOU. 2660 01:53:34,673 --> 01:53:39,379 THIS IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE 2661 01:53:39,379 --> 01:53:40,012 OUTSIDE THE SHERIFF AND THE 2662 01:53:40,012 --> 01:53:41,013 GENERAL FUND IT IS OUR LARGEST 2663 01:53:41,013 --> 01:53:41,280 LINE ITEM. 2664 01:53:41,280 --> 01:53:44,384 I WANT TO BE VERY UPFRONT AND 2665 01:53:44,384 --> 01:53:51,858 HYPOTHETICAL. 2666 01:53:51,858 --> 01:53:52,425 WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS 2667 01:53:52,425 --> 01:53:53,025 WITH AMENDMENT THREE IN THE 2668 01:53:53,025 --> 01:53:53,993 IMPLEMENTING BILL IF IT DOES 2669 01:53:53,993 --> 01:53:54,994 PASS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BUT I 2670 01:53:54,994 --> 01:53:58,031 APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS MAKE 2671 01:53:58,031 --> 01:53:58,932 THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STATISTIC 2672 01:53:58,932 --> 01:54:00,967 AND LAST TIME A 3100 COUNTIES 2673 01:54:00,967 --> 01:54:03,069 IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY 55 2674 01:54:03,069 --> 01:54:06,138 ARE AAA AND ONLY FIVE IN THE 2675 01:54:06,138 --> 01:54:11,377 STATE OF FLORIDA. 2676 01:54:11,377 --> 01:54:11,978 I KNOW OUR BDP WHEN THEY 2677 01:54:11,978 --> 01:54:12,945 ATTRACT BUSINESSES ONE OF THE 2678 01:54:12,945 --> 01:54:15,648 FIRST LEADS IN TO SHOW THAT WE 2679 01:54:15,648 --> 01:54:16,649 ARE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE TO 2680 01:54:16,649 --> 01:54:18,151 COMPANIES COMING DOWN, THEY 2681 01:54:18,151 --> 01:54:22,989 TOUT OUR AAA BOND RATING. 2682 01:54:22,989 --> 01:54:23,655 VERY IMPORTANT AND THANK YOU 2683 01:54:23,655 --> 01:54:28,594 MADAM MAYOR. 2684 01:54:28,694 --> 01:54:29,361 » Sara Baxter: BEFORE WE MOVE 2685 01:54:29,361 --> 01:54:30,196 ON I'M GOING TO WRAP UP MY 2686 01:54:30,196 --> 01:54:38,137 COMMENTS. 2687 01:54:38,137 --> 01:54:38,971 OBVIOUSLY I THINK WE COULD 2688 01:54:38,971 --> 01:54:39,806 SPEND A LOT LESS MONEY ON PALM 2689 01:54:39,806 --> 01:54:40,006 TRAN. 2690 01:54:40,006 --> 01:54:40,873 IT WOULDN'T BE NOT ADDING TO 2691 01:54:40,873 --> 01:54:44,844 RESERVES, BUT OF COURSE I WOULD 2692 01:54:44,844 --> 01:54:45,411 LIKE TO KEEP A AAA BONDING. 2693 01:54:45,411 --> 01:54:46,212 THE LOWEST INTEREST RATES 2694 01:54:46,212 --> 01:54:52,184 POSSIBLE. 2695 01:54:52,184 --> 01:54:53,086 WE ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER PEOPLE 2696 01:54:53,086 --> 01:54:53,786 ARE WORRIED ABOUT WAY MORE 2697 01:54:53,786 --> 01:54:55,288 OTHER THINGS THE NUMBER BOND 2698 01:54:55,288 --> 01:55:00,126 RATING SO LET'S KEEP THAT IN 2699 01:55:00,126 --> 01:55:00,593 MIND GOING FORWARD. 2700 01:55:00,593 --> 01:55:01,694 OMMISSIONER WEISS, DID YOU 2701 01:55:01,694 --> 01:55:07,900 HAVE MORE COMMENTS? 2702 01:55:08,000 --> 01:55:08,935 » Gregg Weiss: I SOMEBODY IN 2703 01:55:08,935 --> 01:55:14,440 DISTRICT 2, WE HAVE A LOT IN 2704 01:55:14,440 --> 01:55:16,876 PEOPLE FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED 2705 01:55:16,876 --> 01:55:22,115 IN OUR DISTRICT. 2706 01:55:22,115 --> 01:55:24,616 THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO 2707 01:55:24,616 --> 01:55:25,217 AFFORD A CAR BUT THEY GO TO 2708 01:55:25,217 --> 01:55:29,956 WORK, THEY SUPPORT THEMSELVES 2709 01:55:29,956 --> 01:55:33,826 AND THEY DEPEND ON PUBLIC 2710 01:55:33,826 --> 01:55:34,493 TRANSPORTATION AND WE TALK 2711 01:55:34,493 --> 01:55:37,363 ABOUT TRAFFIC BEING BAD. 2712 01:55:37,363 --> 01:55:43,703 WELL, IF YOU FORCE THESE PEOPLE 2713 01:55:43,703 --> 01:55:44,336 INTO SINGLE PASSENGER CARS, YOU 2714 01:55:44,336 --> 01:55:47,306 ARE EXACERBATING YOUR TRAFFIC. 2715 01:55:47,306 --> 01:55:49,575 I DON'T DISAGREE WE CAN MAKE IT 2716 01:55:49,575 --> 01:55:52,878 MORE EFFICIENT. 2717 01:55:52,878 --> 01:55:53,646 I DON'T DISAGREE THAT WE COULD 2718 01:55:53,646 --> 01:55:56,916 MAKE IT BETTER. 2719 01:55:56,916 --> 01:56:01,954 BUT TO SAY YOU ARE GOING TO GET 2720 01:56:01,954 --> 01:56:02,588 RID OF THE SERVICE SO MANY 2721 01:56:02,588 --> 01:56:07,660 PEOPLE DEPEND ON, IT DOESN'T 2722 01:56:07,660 --> 01:56:11,397 SPEAK THE VALUES OF THE PEOPLE 2723 01:56:11,397 --> 01:56:24,911 WHO ELECTED TO ME TO BE HERE. 2724 01:56:25,011 --> 01:56:25,578 » Sara Baxter: WE DID GIVE 2725 01:56:25,578 --> 01:56:28,580 DIRECTION ON THE TWO FUNDINGS. 2726 01:56:28,580 --> 01:56:29,582 JIM BRANDON END OF THE SOIL AND 2727 01:56:29,582 --> 01:56:34,087 WATER. 2728 01:56:34,087 --> 01:56:38,324 DO WE NEED TO CHANGE ANY OF THE 2729 01:56:38,324 --> 01:56:39,191 DOLLAR AMOUNTS WITH THE NEW 2730 01:56:39,191 --> 01:56:44,230 DIRECTION? 2731 01:56:44,230 --> 01:56:44,930 WHEN IT COMES BACK TO US WITH 2732 01:56:44,930 --> 01:56:45,931 THE ADJUSTED AMOUNT OF THE NEXT 2733 01:56:45,931 --> 01:56:49,402 HEARING? 2734 01:56:49,502 --> 01:56:50,436 » WE CAN MAKE THE CHANGES OR 2735 01:56:50,436 --> 01:56:51,103 BRING THE AMENDMENT AND THAT 2736 01:56:51,103 --> 01:56:53,272 WAY WE CAN BRING THE REAL 2737 01:56:53,272 --> 01:56:56,509 DOLLAR AMOUNTS. 2738 01:56:56,609 --> 01:56:57,176 » Sara Baxter: WE SHOULD 2739 01:56:57,176 --> 01:56:57,810 CONTINUE WITH THE AMOUNTS 2740 01:56:57,810 --> 01:57:02,415 LISTED? 2741 01:57:02,515 --> 01:57:03,115 » IF YOU APPROVE IT AS IS WE 2742 01:57:03,115 --> 01:57:04,850 WILL HAVE THE AMENDMENTS FOR 2743 01:57:04,850 --> 01:57:10,890 THE 79,000 AND THE JIM BRANDON. 2744 01:57:10,990 --> 01:57:11,858 » Sara Baxter: YOU ARE 2745 01:57:11,858 --> 01:57:12,158 RECOGNIZED. 2746 01:57:12,258 --> 01:57:12,992 » ARE WE VOTING ON ADDING 2747 01:57:12,992 --> 01:57:16,329 THOSE AMENDMENTS AT THIS POINT? 2748 01:57:16,329 --> 01:57:16,929 I DON'T RECALL A VOTE 2749 01:57:16,929 --> 01:57:25,771 HAPPENING. 2750 01:57:25,871 --> 01:57:30,876 » Sara Baxter: DISTRICTS TWO, 2751 01:57:30,876 --> 01:57:31,677 THREE, FIVE AND SIX SUPPORTIVE 2752 01:57:31,677 --> 01:57:32,377 FUNDING JIM BRANDON AND SOIL 2753 01:57:32,377 --> 01:57:33,946 AND WATER. 2754 01:57:33,946 --> 01:57:37,950 COMMISSIONER POWELL DIDN'T SAY 2755 01:57:37,950 --> 01:57:43,489 EITHER WAY. 2756 01:57:43,489 --> 01:57:47,693 AND COMMISSIONER POWELL. 2757 01:57:47,793 --> 01:57:48,694 » Bobby Weiss: PUT ME IN THAT 2758 01:57:48,694 --> 01:57:53,666 CHAT. 2759 01:57:53,766 --> 01:57:54,400 » JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR WE ARE 2760 01:57:54,400 --> 01:57:55,568 NOT ADOPTING THE BUDGET YET 2761 01:57:55,568 --> 01:57:56,201 BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO DO THE 2762 01:57:56,201 --> 01:57:57,103 MILLAGE FIRST. 2763 01:57:57,103 --> 01:57:58,070 THIS IS TO JUST DIRECTION AS TO 2764 01:57:58,070 --> 01:58:09,582 THE ITEMS. 2765 01:58:09,682 --> 01:58:10,182 » Sara Baxter: I WILL 2766 01:58:10,182 --> 01:58:11,050 ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO AMEND 2767 01:58:11,050 --> 01:58:12,084 CERTAIN BUDGET TRANSFERS AND 2768 01:58:12,084 --> 01:58:12,818 AMENDMENTS AS MORE SPECIFICALLY 2769 01:58:12,818 --> 01:58:13,719 SET FORTH ON PAGES NINE THROUGH 2770 01:58:13,719 --> 01:58:14,753 21 THE SEPTEMBER 23 26 PUBLIC 2771 01:58:14,753 --> 01:58:15,754 HEARINGBUDGET COMMENT , BUDGET 2772 01:58:15,754 --> 01:58:17,289 DOCUMENT SUCH TRANSFERS AND 2773 01:58:17,289 --> 01:58:21,994 AMENDMENTS TOTALING 2774 01:58:21,994 --> 01:58:24,497 $94,215,736. 2775 01:58:24,497 --> 01:58:30,102 MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MARINO, 2776 01:58:30,102 --> 01:58:31,337 SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FLORES. 2777 01:58:31,337 --> 01:58:34,674 ANY OPPOSED? 2778 01:58:34,674 --> 01:58:35,241 PLEASE SEE THAT THE MOTION 2779 01:58:35,241 --> 01:58:38,211 CARRIED 7/0. 2780 01:58:38,211 --> 01:58:38,911 >> Maria Marino: I WILL MAKE 2781 01:58:38,911 --> 01:58:39,712 THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE 2782 01:58:39,712 --> 01:58:42,582 TENTATIVE MILLAGE OF 4.5 WHICH 2783 01:58:42,582 --> 01:58:44,483 IS 5.44 PERCENT OVER THE 2784 01:58:44,483 --> 01:58:50,523 ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.267 EIGHT 2785 01:58:50,523 --> 01:58:51,223 AND THE COUNTYWIDE VOTED DEBT 2786 01:58:51,223 --> 01:58:59,098 MILLAGE RATE OF 0.0210. 2787 01:58:59,198 --> 01:59:00,199 » Sara Baxter: MOTION BY 2788 01:59:00,199 --> 01:59:02,401 COMMISSIONER MARINO, SECOND BY 2789 01:59:02,401 --> 01:59:03,169 COMMISSIONER FLORES. 2790 01:59:03,169 --> 01:59:09,709 PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. 2791 01:59:09,809 --> 01:59:12,945 » COMMISSIONER SACHS. 2792 01:59:13,045 --> 01:59:13,478 » Maria Sachs: YES. 2793 01:59:13,578 --> 01:59:15,947 » Gregg Weiss: YES. 2794 01:59:16,047 --> 01:59:20,619 » Joel Flores: YES. 2795 01:59:20,719 --> 01:59:23,155 » Maria Marino: YES. 2796 01:59:23,255 --> 01:59:24,222 » Bobby Weiss: YES. 2797 01:59:24,322 --> 01:59:26,559 » Marci Woodward: NO. 2798 01:59:26,659 --> 01:59:34,299 » Sara Baxter: NUMBER PLEASE 2799 01:59:34,299 --> 01:59:34,800 SEE THAT IT PASSES 5/2. 2800 01:59:34,900 --> 01:59:35,534 » Maria Marino: I WILL MAKE A 2801 01:59:35,534 --> 01:59:36,502 MOTION TO ADOPT THE PALM BEACH 2802 01:59:36,502 --> 01:59:37,169 COUNTY COUNTYWIDE TENTATIVE 2803 01:59:37,169 --> 01:59:52,084 BUDGETS OF 8 MILLION 2804 01:59:52,084 --> 01:59:54,754 260,263,837,552. 2805 01:59:55,054 --> 01:59:55,755 » Sara Baxter: MOTION BY 2806 01:59:55,755 --> 01:59:58,190 COMMISSIONER MARINO, SECOND BY 2807 01:59:58,190 --> 02:00:00,493 COMMISSIONER FLORES. 2808 02:00:00,493 --> 02:00:06,766 VICE MAYOR WOODWARD? 2809 02:00:06,866 --> 02:00:07,767 » Marci Woodward: JUST FOR 2810 02:00:07,767 --> 02:00:08,433 CLARIFICATION, WHAT WAS LAST 2811 02:00:08,433 --> 02:00:16,475 YEAR'S BUDGET TOTAL? 2812 02:00:16,475 --> 02:00:19,779 ROUGHLY. 2813 02:00:19,879 --> 02:00:23,014 » THE TOTAL WITH ALL THE FUNDS 2814 02:00:23,014 --> 02:00:30,122 IS 9.8 BILLION. 2815 02:00:30,122 --> 02:00:30,823 WE ARE ABOUT TO DO THE MOTIONS 2816 02:00:30,823 --> 02:00:34,226 FOR THE OTHERS, BUT THE 9.THEY 2817 02:00:34,226 --> 02:00:48,874 DOES EVERYTHING. 2818 02:00:48,974 --> 02:00:51,510 » 8035. 2819 02:00:51,610 --> 02:00:53,112 » Sara Baxter: ALL IN FAVOR? 2820 02:00:53,112 --> 02:00:56,315 ANY OPPOSED? 2821 02:00:56,315 --> 02:00:57,115 PLEASE SEE THAT THE MOTION 2822 02:00:57,115 --> 02:01:01,921 CARRIED 7/0.WE WILL RETURN TO 2823 02:01:01,921 --> 02:01:02,955 THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION ON 2824 02:01:02,955 --> 02:01:03,422 LIBRARY DISTRICT. 2825 02:01:03,422 --> 02:01:04,957 DOES ANYONE HAVE COMMENTS? 2826 02:01:05,057 --> 02:01:05,691 » Joel Flores: I WANT TO MAKE 2827 02:01:05,691 --> 02:01:07,293 THE MOTION TO ADOPT PALM BEACH 2828 02:01:07,293 --> 02:01:13,599 COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT IS 2829 02:01:13,599 --> 02:01:14,199 0.549 ONE WHICH IS 5.33 OVER 2830 02:01:14,199 --> 02:01:20,305 THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 0.253. 2831 02:01:20,406 --> 02:01:21,273 » Sara Baxter: MOTION. 2832 02:01:21,273 --> 02:01:22,141 A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER 2833 02:01:22,141 --> 02:01:26,912 POWELL. 2834 02:01:26,912 --> 02:01:27,679 SEE THAT THE MOTION CARRIES 2835 02:01:27,679 --> 02:01:27,846 7/0. 2836 02:01:27,946 --> 02:01:28,647 » Joel Flores: I WOULD LIKE TO 2837 02:01:28,647 --> 02:01:29,415 MAKE THE MOTION TO IT ON 2838 02:01:29,415 --> 02:01:30,081 LIBRARY DISTRICT TENTATIVE 2839 02:01:30,081 --> 02:01:36,388 BUDGET 326,174,281. 2840 02:01:36,488 --> 02:01:40,192 » Sara Baxter: SECOND BY 2841 02:01:40,192 --> 02:01:42,194 COMMISSIONER MARINO. 2842 02:01:42,194 --> 02:01:42,527 ALL IN FAVOR? 2843 02:01:42,527 --> 02:01:42,827 ANY OPPOSED? 2844 02:01:42,827 --> 02:01:43,462 SEE THAT THE MOTION CARRIES 2845 02:01:43,462 --> 02:01:46,499 7/0. 2846 02:01:46,499 --> 02:01:47,132 WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS 2847 02:01:47,132 --> 02:01:48,000 MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING 2848 02:01:48,000 --> 02:01:50,936 DISTRICT. 2849 02:01:50,936 --> 02:01:51,437 ANYONE DISCUSSION? 2850 02:01:51,437 --> 02:01:52,204 WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE 2851 02:01:52,204 --> 02:01:53,939 MOTION. 2852 02:01:54,039 --> 02:02:01,813 » Maria Marino: TO ADOPT HIM 2853 02:02:01,813 --> 02:02:02,748 STD YOU TENTATIVE BUDGET OF 2854 02:02:02,748 --> 02:02:11,791 133,792,313. 2855 02:02:11,791 --> 02:02:12,124 ALL IN FAVOR? 2856 02:02:12,124 --> 02:02:12,425 ANY OPPOSED? 2857 02:02:12,425 --> 02:02:13,292 SEE THAT THE MOTION CARRIES 2858 02:02:13,292 --> 02:02:14,693 7/0. 2859 02:02:14,693 --> 02:02:19,498 DISCUSSION OF FIRE RESCUE. 2860 02:02:19,498 --> 02:02:20,499 COMMISSIONER POWELL, PLEASE 2861 02:02:20,499 --> 02:02:27,573 PROCEED. 2862 02:02:27,673 --> 02:02:28,240 » I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A 2863 02:02:28,240 --> 02:02:29,108 MOTION TO ADOPT THE TENTATIVE 2864 02:02:29,108 --> 02:02:31,110 MILLAGE OF 3.458 ONE. 2865 02:02:31,110 --> 02:02:31,776 THE 4.25 PERCENT OVER THE 2866 02:02:31,776 --> 02:02:36,549 ROLLBACK RATE OF 2.386. 2867 02:02:36,649 --> 02:02:38,083 » Sara Baxter: ALL IN FAVOR? 2868 02:02:38,083 --> 02:02:41,887 ANY OPPOSED? 2869 02:02:41,887 --> 02:02:42,554 PLEASE SEE THAT THE MOTION 2870 02:02:42,554 --> 02:02:44,156 CARRIES 7/0. 2871 02:02:44,156 --> 02:02:44,856 >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A 2872 02:02:44,856 --> 02:02:49,227 MOTION FOR TENTATIVE BUDGET OF 2873 02:02:49,227 --> 02:02:55,534 ONE BUILDING 270,419. 2874 02:02:55,534 --> 02:02:56,001 I'M SORRY. 2875 02:02:56,001 --> 02:03:00,338 $1,270,419,093. 2876 02:03:00,438 --> 02:03:01,340 » Sara Baxter: MOTION BY 2877 02:03:01,340 --> 02:03:02,641 COMMISSIONER POWELL, SECOND BY 2878 02:03:02,641 --> 02:03:05,177 COMMISSIONER WEISS. 2879 02:03:05,177 --> 02:03:05,911 SEE THAT THE MOTION CARRIES 2880 02:03:05,911 --> 02:03:10,483 7/0.FOR UNINCORPORATED 2881 02:03:10,483 --> 02:03:10,983 IMPROVEMENT FUND. 2882 02:03:10,983 --> 02:03:11,650 WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE 2883 02:03:11,650 --> 02:03:12,718 MOTION. 2884 02:03:12,818 --> 02:03:13,786 » Maria Sachs: I WOULD LIKE TO 2885 02:03:13,786 --> 02:03:21,126 MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MST 2886 02:03:21,126 --> 02:03:22,227 YOU UNINCORPORATED IMPROVEMENT 2887 02:03:22,227 --> 02:03:33,172 FUND BUDGET OF $18,505,489. 2888 02:03:33,172 --> 02:03:33,805 TENTATIVE AGGREGATE MILLAGE 2889 02:03:33,805 --> 02:03:34,005 RATE. 2890 02:03:34,005 --> 02:03:34,706 WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A 2891 02:03:34,706 --> 02:03:34,940 MOTION. 2892 02:03:34,940 --> 02:03:38,777 LEASE PROCEED. 2893 02:03:38,877 --> 02:03:39,444 » I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A 2894 02:03:39,444 --> 02:03:40,478 MOTION TO WITHOUT THE TENTATIVE 2895 02:03:40,478 --> 02:03:44,316 AGGREGATE MILLAGE OF 6.188 NINE 2896 02:03:44,316 --> 02:03:45,351 WHICH IS 3.80 PERCENT OVER THE 2897 02:03:45,351 --> 02:03:50,856 ROLLBACK RATE OF 5.957 SEVEN. 2898 02:03:50,956 --> 02:03:51,256 » A MOTION. 2899 02:03:51,256 --> 02:03:53,358 AND A SECOND. 2900 02:03:53,358 --> 02:03:55,094 ALL IN FAVOR? 2901 02:03:55,094 --> 02:03:56,896 ANY OPPOSED? 2902 02:03:56,896 --> 02:03:58,864 SEE THE MOTION CARRIES 7/0. 2903 02:03:58,864 --> 02:04:01,967 PLEASE DO 2904 02:04:01,967 --> 02:04:02,634 >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A 2905 02:04:02,634 --> 02:04:05,137 MOTION TO ADJOURN. 2906 02:04:05,237 --> 02:04:05,771 » Sara Baxter: WE ARE 2907 02:04:05,771 --> 02:04:07,273 ADJOURNED.