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Good evening. Thank you for your patience. Today is Tuesday, August 4th,
2026. The time is 7:41. We now call to order the town of Edenville Town Council
meeting.
We will now Hand for a moment of silence on the pledge of allegiance. Glad you're
to my left. Your right. >> Mayor, would you like for me to do the
quorum? >> I'm sorry. Please verify.
» Okay. Councilwoman Randolph, can I hear you?
» Um, Councilman Mack >> here.
» Councilwoman Jordan >> here.
» Vice Mayor Thomas >> here.
» Mayor Kitten present. Now we're moving five.
Aliance to the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
We are now ready for the approval of the agenda or entertain a motion
moved and second with discussion. Um, we need to add in between consent agenda
and council decision council discussion to include the leftover items from
workshop which would be the RFP discussion for magistrate as well as the
group mount scholarship. And I would also like to move
the consent agenda item down to cons council decisions.
Adding two items for discussion coming over from workshop
» and then moving the consent item agenda to
decision
type of >> that's administrative
» for clarity. Councilwoman wanted to bring to our attention that IBC under
presentations and recognition is actually an administrative
request.
» Right there may council as a point something that we could do
since we want to make decision on that we could combine that presentation and
at the same time instead of doing that topic then come
down and talk about later >> so you want to add it to decisions
instead of discussion >> yes
» and then that would leave the scholarship as the only discussion item
» I can discuss the scholarship in my report
» okay >> because I will be covering bring them
out the scholarship. >> I I'd like to discuss the magistrate
position uh actually prior to decision and discussion within a motion.
» Yeah, let's talk about it. >> Yeah. So, okay.
» Let's talk about it. Um and that's also with the uh with the
other fun as well. Um that is the life. >> Okay.
» So, that would be to add Is that it number three?
» Yes. Item number three to council discussion.
» Right. Well, >> so just to clarify, we are clarifying
that item C in presentations is administrative. We are moving consent
agend consent agenda item number one down to council decisions. We are
inserting between consent agenda and council decisions two discussion items.
One being the general general legal council discussion
as well as the magistrate discussion. >> Yes. Did I leave anything else?
» All right. It has been moved and second. All in favor of approving the agenda
with these amendments signify I. >> I. All oppose.
All right. The agenda is approved. We are now ready for presentation.
» The post presentation to the 18th
notable today. >> Is your microphone on?
» Yeah, it's on. >> Okay. Just making sure. should have been
moved to the 188. I had that
» in particular was not able to make it today.
» Macki did not give me a reason. He said 18th would be more.
» But when did you hear this news? When did he actually get the news from
him thinking that he wasn't going to be here when it was already on agenda for
him to um make a presentation? So it was put on it was put on the agenda from
previous saying that he will come in and then we reached out to him for
confirmation that after the agenda had published he said that he won't be able
to come until 18 and what was that
these are very important matters because one thing about it anytime you have
someone that's supposed to be giving presentation they they typically show up
and one in particular is Dr. Philip, there's not one time that they haven't
been here and they're showing consistency with me and especially with
projects that have not been done and completed yet. That's very problematic
to me. Um, but I I I deal with this during my report. I will say
» July 27th, >> July 22nd, he said he was gonna he said
he wasn't going to be here. >> July 27th when we reached back out to
him and last
is going to be a sent.
» But when we get notification, you send an email out to all council members.
» To say again, >> did you send a Did you send a email out
to each council member saying that he wasn't going to be here?
» No, sir. >> Can you tell me why? Because I was
expecting to be here tonight. >> They didn't want to know what's going on
with um both. I I understand >> especially with everything that's taking
place over there from an infrastructure point of view and them not having an OC
yet not being completed yet. When I drive by going to work and coming home,
it don't even look like it's going to be completed anytime soon.
» All those things have been stressed to him and we've given him this what third
opportunity and if he hasn't showed up. >> What is the dollar amount?
to now get that dollar amount as
possibly 96,000 right now. So before CO can come out that 96,000
would have to be unless yos.
» Okay. No, go ahead. >> No, no, it's just kind of piggy backing
off of Councilman M. This is to attorney Jackson. If there's anything I probably
not that we can do legally in terms of like we just keep getting pushed off and
pushed off, you know, uh a business that is in our town, right? Is there anything
legally that we can do? >> So, um, Council, I believe we had this
conversation about two or three months ago, uh, where the request was made to
see if they could be compelled to come to a meeting. At that time, I advised
you cannot compel them to come to a meeting.
» In working together, uh, you would ask them to come and vote that they would
come to uh, but you cannot force them to come. The only as CEO D was saying that
um is possible at this point is that they don't have seal uh and up until the
time that they are approved they continue to have daily bonds of $250.
Now, another thing, I'm glad I'm glad you said that. Um,
is there other is there other stipulation that we can put on there in
terms of hiking it up perhaps? Because I know I I'm the one that was kind of
lenient on not doing what this original board wanted to do. That would have been
pretty significant for them. And they kind of probably glad that we didn't go
down that path. and me being fair, right? I chose to go a different
direction. But as of now, um this is becoming a major problem right now. We
talking about six years, six years on a project that should have been done in
three years or less. So I know inflation happens, things like that nature. And I
get it. I get it. Right. But we're talking about a business. He got a
business operation. So do we. And we got to You got to do it accordingly. And if
we continue going down this path that we're going down, we're definitely going
to have to put more stipulations on it. And I know I don't know what that look
like, but it's got to get something done. We can't sit here and continue
letting him slap us to the face each and every time that he's supposed to meet
with us. I haven't seen him in over a year. Actually, longer than that. I
haven't seen him in over a year. And that's problematic
to me as a council member, as a legislator, as a leader, as a servant in
this community, and getting constant phone calls. And every time I go to the
store, I'm getting people like, "Hey, what's going on with post staff? What's
going on in this building over here?" And I got to answer to these people
because they're my citizens. These are the ones that's selected me electing me
to sit up here to serve them. And if we sit up here as leaders and continue to
let this happen, shame on us. So, if he's watching,
um, he need to make sure that he's coming to see us and explaining to us
why he don't have a OC yet and why he's not at completion what he should have
» and and council match um to kind of respond to what you're saying. Um, this
this process actually started in 2015 uh is when it actually started the act
track sometime in 2018. there has been there have been excuse me uh two agendas
to that contract since then. uh I believe that if they have gone beyond
that uh beyond the provisions of the agenda that it would be appropriate uh
to determine if a third is appropriate in this case and with that third to
determine if there are any additional provisions that need to be added to that
in order to address the concern >> because I have a lot of questions that I
want to actually ask him tonight and one of them being infrastructure issues that
we're having with the flooding that continue happening over here anytime it
rains and it's I was the last time I seen a lake over there. I was in Las
Vegas and this actually popped up on the noodles and I'm telling you man, it was
at social to see these cars damaged. It was a lot of people that had damaged
vehicles that had driven through this lake or whatever that we had over here.
And you know what really bothers me? We gave them $200,000 for infrastructure.
$200,000 that I've been approved by the way because I was definitely not um I
was opposed to getting $200,000 for what and then you know began slapping in the
face constantly right now and we're continually having infrastructure issues
right now and my next question was um like I said I got tons of questions for
Mr. Manning and and one of them are going to be um the the
I I I deal with is doing my report because I don't want to prolong this um
meeting but I deal with doing my report.
We have again a question before we move on to the next presentation
about the post presentation. Is it about presentation?
I can't hear you. >> She cut a mic off. [laughter]
» Yeah, I think this is the third or fourth time that we've had this on the
agenda and we're trying to bring some clarity to our community and it is a
issue. uh as we all know that this um difficult topic has really been uh in
the forefront um not only just locally but a national basis. So I think that
it's getting to the point that we may need to revisit another addendum
contract and see what we can do as far as um getting some closure to to this
problem. And sadly, this problem has been stretched out long enough to we
need to move forward as legislators and do what we know what we need to do to
protect our community.
» So with that, I would like to put
» we are in my presentations right now. >> Yes. We'll revisit this later on in the
Yes. the meeting. Um Mr. games. I'm assuming you said um if I'm not mistaken
that we are rescheduling for the 18th. >> That's that's what he said.
» Did he send email? >> He sent a message and I tried to call
him back on it as well and he said he had things going on next time
CC us also because I want to see the message as well or you CC. Okay.
» Because I want I want confirmation. I'm I'm tired of hearing about oh I'll
be there next week and then come next week. It's always something else. I I
constantly talk about this every meeting. You know that the only one that
probably bring time up because I'm talking been sitting up here during the
time that we've been dealing with the whole time and we're talking about over
six years now. Well, in this year longer than that you said what 2015? [snorts]
» Yeah. which is even more promising
11 years. That's a long time. >> But anyways, and I I know about talking
this is leading to, you know, business property rights and all those different
things. So those things that attorney Jackson or U town attorneys will have to
deal with you know profit rights and all that aspect
that's >> yeah if you can kind of speak on that a
little bit about we could have some kind of um
» or maybe during reports can you address that when we say natural reports I don't
know what's going on now like now like just brief
» if you can make it brief because we have two presentation. There's been a full
agenda. Just briefly briefly >> just the the 37,000 view is that
businesses have rights to use their property much the same way that citizens
do. However, this is slightly different because there was contracts
business certain aspects of the property. So
while business is
relationship
» all right thank you so much. >> All right we are ready for
convention.
Good evening council. Good evening community. I am Dr. I am the chair of
the doctor charities initiative advisory committee.
» Thank you.
» I kind of feel like I should break into song now.
No. Um, so I am here with a regular update and the most important part of
tonight's update of course is that we have our meet and greet. The meet and
greet is on Wednesday, that's tomorrow evening. It starts at 5:30 p.m. at
Macedonia and uh we're going to start off with dinner and prayer and then
we're going to open it up for conversation. Um,
and again many times that you'll see when you attend tomorrow.
Community work begins with conversation. It begins with listening. So tomorrow is
really just about having this conversation. It's about being able to
give everyone the opportunity to know individual members of the advisory
committee, Dr. Phillips team. Um, and then really just opening it up and be
able to hear from community members what their thoughts are, what their ideas
are, what their requests are, and of course what their questions are. So
that's the focus for tomorrow's evenings. Um, and you know, I will say
that I' I've heard from so many people who are encouraged, motivated, inspired
about this work, and we look forward to hearing all those thoughts. But I have
also heard from some of you on the council for concern. You have concerns
and so I will really just request and ask you to come share let's dialogue
let's talk it's not a time setting um and we really look forward to being able
to have these strong conversations where the ideas the collaboration just becomes
part of the consistent flow. So that's the most important update. Um and then
the next piece as you know is that Dr. Phillips Charities has submitted his
application to CDT. That application went in uh very recently. The
application is a public document all seated on the north development tax
advisory task force website. Um and then tomorrow
uh the slide deck presentation that accompanies that uh aging water that
will also become uh available for people to take a look at. So um again you know
that proposal is for uh cultural heritage park as well as an Eenville
museum. So, I know that there's been some questions from people in the public
uh about, you know, why are there so many of the same proposals? And this is
really important to point out every single proposal is
unique and different. It expresses something unique and different. Um, and
so what Dr. Philip Charities wanted to do with this proposal was to really
think about all the feedback that has been heard over the years about Eville
museum specific to Eenville and uh being able to help generate the opportunity
for such museums to come to be. So I will leave it there and I welcome any
questions or comments this evening. Do we have any council questions or
comments? Well, I just want to make a comment because I'm I'm only one of the
ones that recommended that we come and do updates for this particular region
while we're having with Holstein. Thank you for being consistent in doing so.
Um, thanks for all the information that you tell us on each council member um
meeting um very educational, very information also because we get actual
updates and I do have an opportunity to meet with um some of the well Mr.
Robinson also just to get my own updates as well. Now my only question that I got
is um when did you guys actually closing or anticipate on closing on the
property? We know that actual date. >> So the trajectory is anticipated to be
this month the month of August. Um an exact final date. You know we have a lot
of lawyers in the room tonight. So, you know, all displaying lots of finishing
up discussions at sometime in August is when we anticipate.
» I do have one question as well, Dr. Maroon, and I don't know how I've missed
it the last couple of meetings, but I do know that the council or maybe myself
did request uh to have uh is your advisor board is it complete? because I
know that we did asked if we could have a representation from from the council
or we could choose someone and I do know that we were denied that opportunity and
that still is uh troubling to me as to you know as to why but I guess it's your
prerogative. So I guess I didn't answer the wrong question. Um but that's still
that still is bothersome to me. Uh, and I know that I have been one of the ones
that have not probably met with you all. Um, and I say it here, I say it
publicly, you know, because I just still have my own thoughts in regards to how
this whole thing is is um, it's kind of panning out. Again,
Councilman Mack, you did mention your closing date, and I do know that that
there was a meeting today with uh a hearing at the courthouse with Southern
Poverty Law, and I'm not really sure what the results are. Do you know what
happened at that? >> We are not a party to that lawsuit.
» You're not so Oh, that that is correct. That was with the school board. Okay.
So, I'll have to do further research in terms of that, but uh it would be
interesting to see what the results of that meeting was. Um, but again, folks,
I know that we're going to meet with Dr. Phillips, but please be mindful that we
did put a request in from this board that would deny an opportunity to have
someone uh sit on this board. I I am excited to move forward, but I cannot
just act as if, you know, again, like we're not being heard on this council.
So, thank you. >> Yeah. And I I do want to um make sure in
the spirit of transparency, collaboration. So for folks who haven't
been following the stepbystep process here, um the advisory committee was
seated in uh February to March. I believe the advisory committee was
seated in March or April and subsequent to the advisory committee
being seated. Uh members of town council requested that they have the opportunity
to have representation on the committee. Dr. Phillips indicated that they would
provide a response to that request in a period of 30 days. Um, and Dr. Phillips
uh elected that they would um keep the advisory committee in the formation that
it currently is. And the piece that I would want to add to that is that the
seated committee members um are serving terms of between two and three years. Um
and so at that two and three year mark uh is when it will be time to revisit
the makeup of the firm. And I do understand and hear what you're saying
um about you know disagreeing with that. And you know what what I want to say is
that this moment, this conversation, that's exactly where the partnership,
the collaboration happens over the next few years as this project is happening
is that I understand that you disagree and you're telling me you disagree and
I'm hearing that and acknowledging that and I just hope that as we continue to
have these back courts, you'll see that the the respect and the willingness to
have dialogue where we may not come to the same point of agreement where we're
still really hearing each other and acknowledging each other. Um, and then
that's the work that we're doing.
» I would like to say been here several times
and this same issue of piece coming up time and time again
and not really seen much of it in collaboration
to work with the town. We've had the same council woman to bring yourself
repeatedly. So if you really want to work with the town and create really
good collaboration, I think that request should have already been been met by by
this time. So um that's my feelings and that's what I I go by what I see um not
so much what I feel but what I actually see. I'm seeation here. think is is
fair. Um um you all have taken a lead on several
things that um I have strongly u concerns about uh how we going about
this procedures just not in some ways some of this is not in the best interest
of the people from Edenville to be heard by their own representative.
Thank you very much. Well, thank you for the feedback and
again I do want to clarify that there are committee members who are residents
of the town of Edville and I also want to clarify that there are committee
members who are legacy residents of the town of Beville. So there are community
members who are represented on the advisory committee and again I
understand that who those people are may be a point of um disagreement. Um, but
it is for me as the advisory committee chair, it's incumbent upon me to really
be very consistent about acknowledging the Eastville community members who have
chose to take the time to show up to participate um, and to be part of the
process. So again, I I absolutely hear what you're saying. I understand it's
frustrating. I understand there's a point of disagreement. Um, but I do also
want to is always really consistently clear that members of the Houston
community are part of the right group. >> Have you added anyone new to your
advisory committee? I know you said that you all started I don't know March,
February, January. Have you all added any uh new members to your advisory
board? No, >> all of the committee members were seated
at the same time so that they could go through orientation together.
I don't know. Okay. Yes, ma'am. Thank you so very much.
» Do we have any other questions or comments for doctors?
» Right. We are ready for our next presentation.
» So the first presentation we'll do regation
» um for our presentation tonight. How much time are we allowing
our high level tonight?
Um we just committed uh 10 to our research was you know 250 kids
250 kids uh a day for 10 that ended on Friday.
However, our group that uh is housed here at Johnson doesn't end until this
coming Thursday. So it's be there last day. um working on
changing allow to be changing enough schools
to uh Saturdays only
to 15th of August, we have our first live
football game for our youth over at high school starts at 9 a.m. So,
please feel free to come out and share it. So, on August 16th, we are taking
our fishing group over to Lake Fairville.
And from 9 to 12, we have our 10 young men, sorry, nine young men
that actually participates in that. So doing that
with some other stuff
Wednesdays still have our on Wednesdays and things to do come out and take part
of it. That's uh 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. uh every Wednesday to September.
That's
» I do have a question. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Uh in terms of the pool hours,
are you going to open the pool on Saturdays?
Uh what 1 to 5 1 to 5? >> Yeah.
» Okay. What time do we generally go during the
week? Is it 5:00? Okay.
This week now it's open but not going to be open
Friday or Saturday probably kids because
that's
» okay. So you don't think we'll get any participation for the students like
after school or anything like that? um just because we are in Florida and it's
still hot and you know like but just an opportunity for them to to swim versus
just run around in the street. Um I mean for for the pool to just be open for one
for four hours a week. That seems a little I know unfair to the
kid. We train that kids once the program begins pick them
up. So,
but I can look into it to see. >> Yeah.
» I mean, I mean, I get it, but you know, it's just a thought um in terms of
giving them some activities to do. Um because it's still light outside, right?
it don't get dark at 8:30, you know, and I see kids, you know, just up and down
the street. And if we can have an opportunity to have the pool open, you
know, a couple days out of the week, I I think, you know, it's worth trying. If
it doesn't work, it doesn't work. Um, but just arbitrarily just say we going
to, you know, be paying employees to work in the recreation department, but
be open for 4 hours a week. I don't know. And what are other municipalities
doing in terms of recreation department? What are they doing in terms of their
pool and pool hours? It's just a question. You don't have to answer me
right now, but I just wonder what does that look like? Um, remember I'm old
school. I grew up like in Eville and we swam all day every day. Played tennis,
basketball, jumped in the pool, you you understand? So, I would just like to see
the kids have the same opportunities that we were afforded. And that's all I
have to go on, y'all.
Good evening. >> Yeah, if you can hold it like this.
» Oh, here we are. Thank you. Good evening, Mayor C.
Yes.
» Just use your outside voice and speak right into
uh I'll keep this very brief. Uh thank you, Mr.
to come in and talk about the um hydrilla on the lake. One of one of the
things that we um are standing on is we will not put chemicals in the lake. We
did a big investment with donation from uh Florida fish and wildlife for the
large bass. We are putting a cart in the lake. So bear with us. But we will be
against this uh activity to get the high review as part of the overall program.
So thank you so much for bringing that up. Uh from a regulatory standpoint uh
we have uh we're working on backflow prevention device inspections uh hydrant
inspections and val inspections. Um we attended the Florida rural water
conference last week. Very exciting. Um two of our two of our guys sitted and TJ
came and it was good for them to get exposure to their colleagues in the
industry as well as understanding what the vendors are doing and it was a great
um relationship builder because our funders were there. Florida D was there
and we got a chance to have Tommy with them. They talked to us about some more
money that was out there. So it was an exciting um and a great investment for
our department to participate and actually be in the place uh for building
place. So it was very good for us to participate. Um our water and sewer
program is moving along the marine station project. Uh the contract has
already been led to the contractor. So that work will be starting soon. Uh they
haven't got a notice to proceed yet but we'll be um working closely and notify
everybody about uh the timing of that. We did our notifications that late last
stage feeding, but we'll be working closely with the neighborhood to make
sure everyone's aware of what's going on. Um, and then we have the other
programs projects that are ready to be led. Um, but before we are moving
forward to bid these projects out, we are going to do a comprehensive risk
analysis of the projects and make sure that uh we are very clear about how
we're looking into the construction for the water treatment plant. the uh sewer
projects and the um water replacement projects. Uh good news is the water
plants already been permitted by FD. The sewer projects and the uh warming
projects have also been permitted. We are waiting for the final authorization
for two of those projects from the state for funding. So uh we're moving uh
forward very well. Um, Catalina, uh, the PAL building has finally
received a permit and construction has started immediately on the decking
around the modules that are in there and landscaping. So, uh, that's look out for
that work and the work that we're doing with the storm water project for storm
water improvements for Catalina. That's the Orange County CDPG funding. Uh, the
RFP for the engineer and landscape architect is out on the street. So,
we're waiting to um have that back so everyone can be aware and uh staff can
participate and and participate in the selection of the engineer for that
project. I tried to do it very quickly. So, any questions? If not, that's
a question. Um can you speak at all at this time? I
know council man brought up against comments during the presentation about a
late work order if you will. Councilman B brought up in his comments for the
host presentation, the concern about the flooding on
um Wor. Can you speak at all at this time to what is causing that? If I'm not
mistaken, there was some easements and some other swells or not a public works
professional, but there were some other things that were out of both the town of
Eatenville and the business owner's control. Do we know what's causing that?
Have we had any conversations with the associated or appropriate parties as as
far as that's concerned? >> Yes, the group of us um including Orange
County. Orange County has maintenance of the ditches. Uh they actually wrote a
letter today wanting to know what's going on. We've met about three times
with um Manny uh Manny's engineer and the contractor. Uh, one of the biggest
problems they had is they do not have a management district permit for the
driveway and they contacted us and let us know that there's a big concern
there. Uh, but there's one of the main problems that's causing water not to
flow is they do not have the culvert under the road. The pipe that continues
the water flow down by the road. It was not built appropriately. So, they're
trying to solve that problem. I think there was some interference with the
maintenance and bobs. They have a lot of inventory
uh power and communications. Is that >> associated with the data center?
» So you're saying the business owner has that?
» The business owner has a lot of pipes, a lot of boxes and all this stuff and the
contractor has to coordinate that with the drainage to make sure the drain is
closed. So they have their construction concerns that they have to work on along
with uh their engineer. And do we know if Orange County and Duke and FD do have
because the reports that I've seen have attributed some of that flooding to
things that are outside of the town and the business own.
» It is outside of the town, >> right? But some of those concerns have
been attributed to the other parties. So do we know what roles the other parties
play? If we're having conversations with host, are we also having conversations
with EDOT, Orange County, and Duke >> and AT&T? Are we having conversations
with all involved parties there? The last meeting we had, all of them were
there. Duke was in denial, but they they said they were there first. And so, it's
essentially the author's responsibility to make sure that things were put in
sequence and done properly. Otherwise, they have
to rip off. I I don't want to go into that, but they do have uh the owner has
responsibility to make sure the road is built correctly.
» Okay. >> And we're there to make sure that
they're county is also at the payroll and and
management. >> Okay. I just wanted to make sure because
I know that it does um get pretty bad over there and I've been over there and
I've talked to both Duke and the business owner and it sounds like it's a
multi-party um responsibility even in addition to
the amendments that he's made over there that there have been additional
conversations after the fact with those associated parties to work something out
on who will be doing what. So, I just want to make sure that we don't
articulate that it's any one party's responsibility without the documentation
to support it. >> That's correct. But if if they don't do
their due diligence, we still have the problem. And I think it's going to be
where we have to sit down with Orange County leadership and say, "How are we
going to solve this if does not do it in a timely manner?" Okay. So, I I think
those conversations need to continue. >> Okay. Thank you for the clarity. My
second is regarding um Lady King. So I know um I also spoke to rep or uh
resident Jenin about the concern and I know that the end of Catalina and Lake
King that they live on is not the Francis Jerry Park area. So do we know
if the carb and the vegetation control that we've um implemented out there
extends to that back side of the lake? >> It's all part of the same water body,
but uh I will have to do the updated report. Okay. I do need to do a little
more research. uh in order to get you more better information.
» Okay. >> But
yeah, I do know that there's been some concerns back there. So, we could just
make sure, you know, I know we put a big focus on Francis Jerry Park as we
should. It's property. We need to ensure that um our recreational facilities and
parks look nice. But um considering that that lake borders residential
properties, let's make sure that we are checking a little further back doing a
little extra going above and beyond the resident system.
» And if we made incorrect assessment about not using chemicals, please advise
me. U chemicals will be the speediest way to get done, but we were concerned
about contamination as well. So just let me know because
» I just want to say uh thank you Miss Monday um for for the updated report and
also mayor as well especially when we talking about host uh because this seems
to be the most information that I've heard um in terms of um any details as
to what's going on in host because ordinarily when we get up here it's just
mute and silent as if there's nothing going on. So I want to tell I want to
say thank you. So I do feel a little better or at ease in terms like because
up here it feels like nothing is happening and that we don't have any any
type of communication that's going on with Manny. It's just always he's not
coming, he's not coming. So thank you so much and thank you mayor uh for giving
me a little bit more peace of mind. Right. So I do appreciate that.
Uh thank you Carol Town for Virginia build
side of heaven. Um we're [clears throat] excited. We just completed our hurricane
preparing event. Um we were able to get our children
to come out speak
maintain having a safe home after a hurricane.
Uh we'll continue to to monitor that as well utilizing not just our patrol units
but our code see any residents that have
things that nature that become miss during a storm or weather ask removed um
and move forward in that manner accordingly. uh we are ready and
preparing ourselves for f October 14th and 15th security measures uh at the
proper place that they'll be placed in. Uh we're excited 15th will be our third
annual collaboration of what's your anti-drug right at the boys
at the Boys and Girls Club. We'll continue that. That'll be going on all
that'll be all excited on September 19th. October 13th is National Night Out
in we're going to be doing that again. This time we'll be in the Hungerford
Field uh from 6 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Uh we have various vendors that will be out
there. Uh seniors will be also giving away free clothing uh etc. Uh uh BA will
be out there with anybody for breath assistance. uh some of the uh local uh
um health center uh personnel will be there as well. That'll be from 6:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. We're excited about that as we continue to move forward and work
schedule uh towards u things that will be coming up during the holiday season.
Our kids are back to school Tuesday, so we'll be welcoming them back to
Hungeroot Elementary. Uh we're excited about them coming in, their course being
taken care of. We continue
as any question on the 19th of September.
» What happened?
» Any other questions or comments for Chief?
» Thank you. >> Thank you.
reg
apologize for the latit but um within the next two weeks a lot
of finance working on the budget. Um also looking at some new software to be
that help the residents help the council and weather that
and also getting Daniels but he also has set up the um
consultant for that. We'll be working on it.
Do we have any questions for >> the same
question from >> Thank you.
» No enforcement. >> Say again.
» No code enforcement. >> He's a training
town.
When I start to call back up,
I just have a question like code enforcement. What can I speak to? Um,
» code code enforcement um in terms of an ordinance that I think
I don't really have it, but I just have a question for um code enforcement and
how we uh proceed in doing our business here in the community. I know it's about
community policing and my ask is that um we are considerate of business owners
doing business here in the town of Edenville and how we conduct ourselves.
I did speak to chief and I have talked to CEO but um I just want to I hope that
we're able to do better business when it comes to
dealing with our business owners in the town of Beatville. That's just my
comment as chief and I would like to set up an appointment a meeting with um you
all at some point please. Thank you.
Thanks. Thank you. >> Go ahead, Miss
» Um, good evening, mayor, council, and um community residents. The clerk's
updates. I'm going to start with the Ruth and Winnie Mouse scholarship
program updates. Um we have a total of six submissions that were submitted by
the July 31st deadline, which is currently in the preliminary review.
process. The next step is for the review committee to review and give final
recommendations. Our goal is to make all presentations at
the next council meeting.
I want to give you the names of those who have submitted. We have five high
school um candidates. We have Zakaria, Edy,
Brian Porter, Jamari Brown,
Soul Williams, Kuran
Victor, and I hope I pronounced their names. We have one returning
um candidate is Railen Daniels who have completed her first year college. So,
she will be going into her sophomore year. So, we have a total of six um
applicants. After we complete the final review, we will determine if any or all
of them have met all of the requirements and uh will be considered recipients.
Do anybody have any questions about the Bruce and Winnie Mouse scholarship?
there is $5,000 that will be um awarded and depending on those who meet all the
eligibility and requirements, we will divide that up between those um
recipients. Okay. Any other administrative costs will come out of
promotions. For example, we always um presented with
a presentation check and then we wanted to give the pictures with the frame um
that was donated as an artist, but there is some administrative cost um to get
the framing and get that prepared for them, but that would not be taken from
the 5,000 um dollars. Okay. Um, other updates in the clerk's office, uh, we
are working on the upgrade of the chambers's microphone system and, um, I
hope tonight is an indication that we do need a lot of upgrades here at the
Denton Johnson Center. Um, not only with the microphones, but with the acoustics
and bringing them up in the technology. So hopefully that will be a priority
going into the new year. Um, as supervisor of election here in the town
of Eatenville, we have come alongside Orlando Orange County supervisor of
election assisting them with the early voting and the election day that's
currently taking place now. So, if you have not um voted,
now's the time to um vote. We do have our um chamber being um a precinct where
you can get your voting done early. Also, um the clerk office has submitted
and it is in preliminary review their 2026 2027 budget package. So, we're all
geared up for our upcoming um budget workshops as well as budget
hearings. In front of you, there is a copy of the budget calendar um to give
you um the dates for our upcoming workshops as well as our hearings. That
information has also been provided to you by email and as well placed in your
uh mailboxes. Also, our next project now that we have pretty much completed our
um retention and uh record um dispositions of our records. We are
going to the next project which is creating policies and standards that
speak to the operations of the clerk office which will be cross cross
departmental pre procedures as well. So those will be coming to the council in
draft form for consideration and approval u before the close out of this
year. updates on our public records request as
a result of our technology next request as well as bringing on Marissa who is
the gatekeeper for the public record process. We have currently 26 open
public record requests. Of those 26, 10 of them are overdue. Eight are pending
due to payment. one is pending EPA review of bid sheets and there are three
that are coming up um that's due soon and four newly open requests. So out of
all of our public records requests we only have 26 that are open. That is a a
dramatic change from having 72. Now we're at 26. Um I think that completes
my updates. If you have any questions if I can answer them at this time.
Do we have any questions for the
Thank you Miss King? >> Yes.
» Right. We are now ready for citizen participation.
We have Joyce Arby. If you can come to the podium.
Joyce Arby is yielding her time to Ryan Novik.
You can come to the podium. You have five minutes.
» Mayor members of the community. I guess it kind of works out that I didn't speak
downward to this microphone as read my notes tonight. So, I want to speak on
two items. Resolution 2026-41. I absolutely support open government,
but I'm going to ask the council read section three of this resolution closely
before voting. Its heading is endorsement of SPLC lawsuit.
And it says that the town council expresses its public support and legal
action initiated by the association reserved for communities against the
school board. That's not stated.
That is the town taking a sign in a case that has not yet decided.
Two things follow the same resolution pass to work
collaboratively with the family and this council will eventually slick
quite logistical goal and land use applications for the Hford site. So my
question is this. When the town has to act as a neutral decision maker on this
property later, does a formal endorsement one party's lawsuit make
that harder to defend? On item number five, resolution 2026-45
absolutely in favor of a heritage tourism district. This is an amazing
idea. Each bill should be a destination but section 8 direct staff to prepare
eight separate plans within 180 days covering the sufficient data is not
applicable. No funding source no cost estimates go through the patent.
Three of those eight already have issued. 1997 in the redevelopment plan
called for a streetcape master point25 CR plan update is wave funding signage,
historic preservation and cultural heritage tourism as program items.
The four high. What would these new plans contain that those documents don't
always say? isn't Atlanta or Montgomery and Atlanta
compared to sweet Auburn or the VJI campus direct but what those places
share is an institutional anchor connected to the rest of downtown by a
walkable interpretive infrastructure not just markers but recent to walk from one
stop to the next section five is signage gateways and public art what it doesn't
identify is the anchor the uh binding that those elements are supposed to
connect to the Humberford redevelopment uh the Humberford redevelopment Dr.
village charities has described is a place that could serve that role which
is exactly on section five infra should he plan to reach it not stand alone I'd
ask for two changes section eight first conditional plans on a separate
appropriation so the council can vote on money that as its own decisions second a
safety procurement act the town's purchasing policy order requires council
principle and competitive selection above $25,000
I'm asking that on item two, the council consider submission three separately and
on item five that it adopt the district with those amendments and plan the
connected infrastructure that sites. Thank you.
» Um we have no more. That's the last one. >> Right.
We are now ready for councel discussion.
So after we finished law,
do we have any other questions or discussions for TG Law as the applicant
for general counsel?
I didn't really have any uh questions with them. I really did appreciate their
presentation. Um but my ask and I don't know if it's the proper time or not is
if we could send it back out for R&B. I would like to see if we could possibly
get uh another applicant
and [clears throat] and I know we talking about TG uh law right now.
asking my same request for the magistrate just because we only have one
for each of those firms and I and I think in uh
fairness if we could put the RP out and see if we can get
you know another another firm or other you know nothing against uh TG law that
sounds like u the middle >> you know I knew it was too much when I
said that TG law but that That that is my discussion that I'd like to have. If
anybody else have any thoughts in terms of that from the council, but that's
that's my report. >> Um on the back of Council Jordan for
comments, um Mr. Davis, can you talk about the RFP process that we've
experienced since we put these on?
» So, mayor and council, um ask a question. These RFPs will amount of
time. Uh we did have other people that was reviewing it but only
two talk about magistr
» with the magistrate as well as with top council legal. You had the one firm each
that applied for um it went out through um demand start. it went out uh other
people were calling and you know they were viewing it. I think we got a total
of about five people that actually viewed it.
» So about eight people viewed it but these were the only individuals that
actually applied to the RFP. >> Okay. I'm a little confused to say the
magistrate but what about the legal services? You're talking about both of
them. >> We're talking about Yeah. So we can see
how many people actually view it. But for the legal services there was one
applicant. For the magic there was one applicant.
» He said they [clears throat] was on demand side.
» Demand side. That's what we use for our procurement. That's um what we utilize
to put our procurement. >> Do we use any other or are we permitted
as municipalities to utilize any other advertising services?
We utilize our normal avenues that we have
been utilizing. >> Nothing more. No more.
» No. And then when it went out, so to tell you when you put those out on
demand star and all that, same way we do anything else, you can select the
groups. So this went out um if I recall it was 45 to 60 log firms that
automatically receive this through demand store. So you can go through and
select the roof. So if it's building homes, if it's legal services, it's
whatever it is, you can select a group also that it'll automatically send to
them. So it ain't like they have to go looking for it actually
to the mass and they're in the system. >> What other systems are besides the
stuff? We don't have to use it because we've always been using that. So what
what other systems that are available? >> So we have been talking about C as well
but our finance department open that's a lot of miss
open gov so those are opportunities and generally those people um are in the
same group so if somebody set up a demand most likely open go all of them
they're receiving all of those >> and also if they do post on their
outside
and the grand
description in there like said it was a lot of people look at it um just to say
I hold that submit >> I'm just going to have other
small aent I could have had a chance to
just one
» of them at one time. >> How many of them actually
coming back? >> Just one.
» Yes, ma'am.
» Do we have any other questions or comments for you as the applicant for
general
concern though
this process statistic discussion >> yes ma'am discussion
» okay um I don't know like I said
but my concern was whether or not other council members have had an opportunity
to talk to the law pri today.
Um they um I know I did on the 27th I believe it was and um I guess this is
the selection person that actually respond to the um the request to RFP. So
it doesn't give us much leverage um to maybe to go out and seek another
round of to see who would be interested. I I just don't know how that could work
right now. >> So, council woman, um, everyone was
afforded that opportunity. >> So, as in talking with the current
council, attorney Jackson of procurement staff went through their procurement
process first and then we released it to you all afterwards and that was only
because of conence and all those things to keep it fair and then you all were
notified that you all could talk with them and that was at your size.
» Thank you for the verifying that.
» All right. No other questions or comments being heard. We can move on.
I'm sorry. >> No, you don't want discussion on master.
» Yeah, we move on to discussion master. >> That was the same thing for me in terms
of the manage as well. uh to if we could uh send the RP back out again and see if
we get any other hits on it. Um that is you know that's that is my ask and I
don't know if I make a motion right now during this time but maybe council
» would you still like to hear from the one
now or it's up to you all you all are the decision makers
» I think we should opportunity we were going to do it in
workshop anyway so we can open it up Um, attorney Jackson.
» My name is Greg served as
for approximately 14 years. also had the state of service
attorney
took me back to uh 2013. Uh 2013 is when I first uh came to the town of I always
heard about Tomville graduated from college.
Uh and when I came to Eatville, I came at the invitation of then mayor Bruce
and Bruce M would had a an event where he would walk every Monday and Wednesday
the streets of Beville and I had a chance to meet people like
your current woman actually met her alone who's not walking
the streets of what that showed me during that time when I walk this
community uh and specifically what were some of the needs in this community uh
and so the distinct opportunity in 2014, actually in October 2014 when there was
a meeting for a CRA attorney and I actually sat in the old hungry cafeteria
uh where they had a council or a CRA meeting that night. Uh and from the from
the diet uh the question was asked if there was anyone that was able and
available to serve in that capacity. Uh and from that night until sometime later
I served in that capacity. In addition to serving on the on the CRA board as
the general counsel, I've also been involved in government for a number of
years. Uh started in law school actually as a matter of fact when I worked at the
department of correction as well as department of special regulations. Uh
from there I went to work with a law firm where we did government contracts.
We also dealt with special issues such as hospital districts representing
hospital districts things of that nature and also represented individuals and
businesses as relates to code enforcement issues that they came uh
into contact with in operating their business. In addition to that, I also
have served on a number of municipal and and multi-jurisdictional boards. One of
which was Metro Plan Orlando. Uh the other was the facilities boards for
Orange County as well as the city of Orlando. And most recently, I served on
the board of adjustments for Orange County where I served as chair for two
out of the six years that I sat on that board. while senator on that board and
they qualify has the opportunity to work in
conjunction with other department some of which were uh code enforcement not
just for city for Atlanta but also for Orange County and being able to look at
and to make determination based off of what code states also what Florida
statute states as to the appropriate way uh to assess issues or address issues as
it relates to code violations what's code violation what's not code viol
and been able to go strictly by the law in what he told compels me in terms of
what's allowed was appropriate. Uh and so in looking at this position uh and
I've always said this uh to anyone that has asked I've always been willing and
willing and able to assist the time be in any way possible. And one of the ways
that I saw assist this fine community is through the various um development
that's going to be taking place in this community. This community is going to be
consistent uh in a a process of dealing with code enforcement issues, not just
violations, but code enforcement issues where there is some consistency in how
rings are brought about and how decisions are made about whether or not
there violations, not a violation. how you deal with uh multi violations and
different things of that nature. at one of the meetings during the department
heading there was a report by course I believe it was save approximately
$500,000 I haven't assessed the terms fines but there hasn't been any uh any
collection of no revenues this year and so I believe that working as a special
would allow the opportunity to put a better system or to put a system in
place where those things can go through uh appropriately uh and in a manner that
will be b to the students because again development is coming and you don't want
to treat a reser
just recently as the mayor was also saying what if our business uh property
rights and those are things you have to understand those things and as you all
know having some I strictly I go out tell me I go
out what the tells me uh and being able to provide
recommendations for decisions that should not have issues with standing
law. So, um if you have any questions for me,
» do we have any questions for Jackson?
» I would like to say thank you for your service.
» Thank you, ma'am.
All right, we are now ready for council vision. Um, we will go in order.
Actually, I apologize. We did move the consent agenda item down. It's okay with
you all. I will add that to the top and we will go in chronological order with
first being the approval of resolution 2026-44.
Miss K.
Resolution number 2026-44, a resolution of the town council of the
town of Eatenville, Florida, approving partnership with the beautiful gate
cancer support and resource center for the annual
event providing for conflict acceptability and an effective date.
» Was there a motion second
questions? Um my only question is for CEO Daniels. Um based off the way the uh
resolution it is asking for is it annual support or annual collaboration?
And then I know that this was councilman Randolph's so can maybe you're the
better person to ask. busy for annual fiscal support because I know that
request is
anyone health
the big company they travel to last year was the first year that
actually was involved. It was really success. We had about 33.
Um we had more than about 40 that were actually
people that actually was very successful. So
the health care organization on their list is annual
continuation. So whether or not I'm here or someone here
and they chose the day last year, September 12th. So um these
funds for this event um actually um is from the wood foundation.
» Yes, correct. >> Yes,
» that's some of my question actually. Yes.
be a nice designation for this type of commission. So we also
position so that I wanted to add to that um if it's okay
to announce Councilwoman Randolph is herself a survivor and represents a
group of constituents in our town that have fought. um some we've lost and some
we still have to the breast cancer fight. So, it's an amazing initiative
and what looks to be an amazing partnership. I know that the Robert Wood
Foundation was the line item that we were using this time, but the reason
that I brought that up is because I want us to be intentional. like you said,
it's not a council person thing as much as it is an eatville thing, especially
when we think about some of the other contributing factors like level of
health care that we receive as African-Americans or underserved
communities. So, it is very um it's very important, it's intentional, and it's
strategic to make sure that we prioritize health and wellness in
Eatenville. um I don't want it to be put to the wayside because of funding for a
temporary program. So what I would like in support in in addition to the support
for tonight's resolution is for us to be mindful especially walking into budget
about how we can prioritize events like this so that something that is as
temporary as the Robert Bullet Foundation award does not stop us from
moving forward. So just so you know, I do support um but I do want us to be
mindful. I know that there are a number of um initiatives that are being
proposed to the town and so we want to be fiscally responsible and um we want
to be intentional. So um those are the only questions and comments I had. Are
there any other questions before we move on to the vote?
I would like to reread the preamble to ensure that it provides that language
that was clarified
and I believe attorney I can read it without them doing another motion. Okay.
All right. Resolution number 2026-44 resolution of the town council of the
town of Eatenville, Florida approving approving partnership with the beautiful
gate cancer support and resource center for the annual mass breast health
screening event provided for conflict severability and an effective date.
» Thank you for the clarity. I saw a few words in mind but I think I I caught the
gist of it. >> Yep.
» All right. You have heard the motion. It's been moved and second. All in favor
of the approval of resolution 2026-44, please signify with I.
» I. >> All oppose. Motion passes.
We are now ready for the approval of resolution 2026-41.
This came with three.
Resolution 2026-41, a resolution of the town council of the
town of Edenville, Florida, for clarity affirming the town's commitment to
government, transparency, and expressing support for the legal action taken to
enforce adherence to the Florida Sunshine Law and protect the historic
hunger for property, providing for conflict, for severability, and provided
for an effective Thank you, Miss King. You percept
second. Do we have any questions or discussion?
Hearing nobody or comments.
It's just this is just to support um and I think this this has been on the
agenda several times. uh just in support of the organization
and in their fight for the lawsuit.
Yeah, I stay >> I'm stay
» and if I'm I think I I'm stating that I've heard it five times
» and then this portion will be um as I stated before and I know we went ahead
and um move for approval whether it goes up or down but I would like to also
table before
that way um
you won't get anywhere. So I would like to um motion table
versus voted up or down. That's my stats.
Um I acknowledge the request council man. I'm going to grab the rest of the
comments and then we can address Jackson on moving forward. Council Ren, thank
you very much. All right. Um This is probably time we have brought us
to the um table for the legislation on this council members.
Um last meeting that we had two weeks ago. Um we went through the language and
according to information from mayor that you have
provided for some of the problems. So those problems out so back
again still was a problem. So everything you
have mentioned students some some language some of
those word Indian lines have been eliminated from this. So um I do want to
say that
however um based upon what we see here there has been some other
um decisions that were made that's based upon revolutionary will be today. Um,
I'm not too sure if you may be aware of the uh the case today if I can insert
that so that we have a better understand
law center attorney today late today.
There was a question about hearing earlier.
» So attorney
So, Councilman M, she was saying that she attended the hearing this morning
and she feels like the information that she received late this afternoon might
provide additional insight to help us make a decision.
» She before we before we move to Attorney Jackson, let us um hear the rest of the
council. >> Okay.
» And if it is appropriate through um we can address that.
So, there still requests to take. So I I will agree with council me because if
that's the hearing and you got it late and he has to review it to tell us he
can tell us at the next meeting is what if you want to bring this back because
it whatever the attorney say bring up questions that we still may have
concerns about. So I will agree to table it and bring it back versus
So I I I understand you attend the hearing. So let the attorney do it. Give
us a copy of that as well so we can review it as well. But to try to say
attorney, you read it and you explain it to to us. I don't want you to explain
anything to me. I want to read it for myself and then let me get my
understanding and then the attorney can bring back his interpretation.
» Well, I I I object to that. I have the attorney to to
get a copy of it bring it back next time questions but this changes to this
particular resolution this happened it's very important that people here know
exactly what happened here let me sneak in before you come
back um so again the ability to
adequately assess a situation is imperative to making responsible
decisions. Um, and again, I did read the amendments to the resolution, they do
not address the issues that I brought up. The issues that I brought up where
about the wording and um, after hearing comments in this section tonight,
there's still confusion about exactly what this what this resolution
represents. I'm hearing that it's a fact that this repres resolution does in fact
support a party in that zoo. Um I know last council meeting
my statements were centered around the lack of a need for a resolution. If it
is in fact about or if the context or the subject matter of the resolution is
support for Florida sunshine law. There is in in my opinion, my comments were
about the fact that as elected officials who took an oath that includes the
compliance with Florida Sunshine law, it is almost redundant or unnecessary to
sign a resolution that will either assist or hurt any party in any lawsuit
that we are not a party in. So, for example, in the last whereas before the
resolution, term support is in there and you doubt find it necessary to advocate.
Um, I mean, it's sitting up here doesn't say that we
support Florida sunshine. I don't know what does down in section two under
support for government transparency. I see that it was crossed out for the full
moral and political support. Um, and I see that the support for the enforcement
of Florida sunshine and their reaffirming dedication to the
principles. Again, for me, not necessary. Sitting up here should tell
everybody I shouldn't have to have a document in any one situation because if
that's the case, then I need to go through every lawsuit that is addressing
Florida Sunshine and submit a resolution that says that I support government
transparency. It wasn't necessary. Then down in section three, again just the
titling of the section was problematic for me. The endorsement of the lawsuit
of the STLC lawsuit because it specifies STLC and again the public support
initiated by the association to preserve the bill community against the school
board.
It's still public support. It's still us taking a side. Even if you say, "Hey, we
support governmental transparency. people will stand on that side. Um,
so I know that there was the attempt to try to um bring ease to my mind and I
appreciate the attempts and the efforts, but my sentiment, my comments remain the
same. The lack of a resolution of that situation
and us getting in the middle of it in any capacity other than the
administration of business um is irresponsible to me. So while the
resolution was amended, it does not address the issues that I have. I still
have issues. And then after hearing the facts for tonight, it sounds like this
is in support of PEC. And again, no one party if if if PEC turns out to not be
able to make their case. I mean, what are we saying as a community? Um so that
was me. Additionally, um, with the new information that you're providing to us
tonight, I also support tableabling this this item if it means that additional
information will allow us to make more educated decision. We talk all the time
about walk-on items and how we don't have an opportunity to review all or
relevant information. This is that 101. That's all comments that I have. Vice
Mayor Oh, I'm sorry. I did acknowledge Council Matthew and Vice Mayor Thomas.
Yes, I'm kind of piggybacking on what you said. U I think we definitely need
to make good changes up there. I know if anybody don't feel good about a lot of
things that have came down the pipeline, it's definitely me. But I'm willing to
um look at a lot of different factors that have played a major part in turning
that new leaf for. So um I think we do need to make great educated decisions
before moving forward with um just making decisions. And I can tell you for
sure, Councilwoman Lov, I brought items back several times
several and pretty sure everybody can attest to that. Um, but I think with
this particular item right here, it's just um being so sensitive and
everything that's, you know, having to do with it. And I kind of um definitely
um relate what may just stated with us, you know, not want to seem like we're
taking sides because I think if we continue building great relationships
with people that we're going to potentially be working with um in the
future anyway regardless if that's you know um
yes, um I don't feel good about a lot of
things that have taken, like I stated before in our last meeting
before we move forward with making a decision when I asked to take this item
also and I know we got some moving reports on whatever it is that had taken
place today during a hearing. Um I I'm I'm not aware of that. So, I definitely
would consider listening to what the attorneys judge said, but I would
definitely um like to also be more me and to, you know, make my own decision
on how I want to move forward with make any decision up here. And my decision
right now is to take this. I think that'll be the best educated decision to
do versus sitting here going off a cuff and just holding up her down. I think
that's clearly irresponsible if you ask me personally. And I don't want this
item to come back before us um in a way that it has tonight because
I think this is this is like fifth fourth or fifth time and I'm not
knocking that because I have bought it. Um they got through because you know I'm
very persistent just like you are. So I get the legality of how you're going
about doing it. But I think if you can for the sake of um just getting us up
the bar on what we need to be educated on in terms of what happened today,
let's tie it. Let's let's go ahead and t this item. That would be my suggestion.
Um I'm only going to vote, but um it's your decision, but I think it would
probably be in our best interest for the sake of everything that's taking place
to take this item and then come back and address it. There is that need to
address. That's my take on that's my status.
» All right. Thank you, Councilman Mack, for that. There's a motion on the floor.
So, what are we going to do? That's my >> That's a question.
» That's not a question. That's a statement. That's a motion on the floor.
We're going to vote it up, vote it down, or we're going to withdraw. Let's just
move it on because we've already had conversations and we're going to keep
going back and forth. So, what are we going to do with this motion? There was
a request to table that would require an extension of the second and motion
» resend my second if we're going looking at table
first. >> It was moved by council
» to to move the request to table in order to do so.
» Right. You have to resend your motion in order
for us to table. >> Second.
» Okay. So, the second has been rescended as well as the motion. We will now
entertain a motion to table this item being resolution 2026-41.
» So, move is moved and second. All in favor of the
tableabling of resolution of the approval of resolution 2026-41, please
say. I I
table. That's what it's titled. Approval of
resolution. I said the motion to table the approval of resolution.
Let me let me [laughter]
entertain a motion to table the approval of resolution
2026-41 mo. This is the motion to table the
approval as written in the agenda. Is there a motion to move? Second. It is
moved in second. All in favor, please signify with I. All oppose.
» Roll call, please. Is it just? >> All right. So, vote table of we are now
ready. We all ready? I I do have a question, but at what time will we hear
from attorney Jackson or get some question?
» Can I get a quick update, please? >> Yes, ma'am. So today with regards to the
motion by student
whether or not conversations
the school board and other other individuals uh the judge in essence
denied the motion. So basically all three counts which included the aspect
of the program compensations were um were dis
were denied by the court. So that means that the lawsuit can continue to report
just so that this board knows if I was looking at trial order
trial in this case set for October 11th of
um I don't know uh what's going to happen in terms of any taken
faces that are Most times do not go until the court is
back until a year or so later. So there's a very possibility unless
there's some motion to expl2.
So the course is 2022 cases first. So the point I'm making is that 2025 case
may be roll until sometime the future when that is I don't know whe
» thank you.
» All right we are now ready for the approval of the request proposal.
We have involved
um administration. You want to before we
may council um I just want to say it's imperative that
we know that legal is very important right now. um not only for the aspects
of contracts and all that but we got a lot of boards and everything on these
are the boards we got infrastructure um items that ready to come down pipeline
so it's a lot of contract a lot of items so it's imperative that we have legal
set in place as well as um when it comes down to the management we have cases
that um coming up on timelines and as you all know like 118 with
we had to reset that because we missed deadlines and we didn't go through the
proper thing. So it's imperative that we understand that we should have legal
representation
» right there is a recommendation and a request to approve however there was a
request earlier to resubmit. you want to address that. Now,
» I would like to address the same thing if we could uh either take the item or I
can make a motion to uh to request to send the RFP back out
again uh to see if we get any other takers. Uh
yeah, that's the motion. That's my motion. The motion is to resubmit the
RFP for general counsel or
if I have a question. I mean, if if we table it, can we table and still send it
out for RFP or do we have to or do I have to make a because my my motion what
I would really like to see happen is to send the RFP back out.
Attorney. >> So please assist me with making this
question. Attorney Jackson. >> Yes.
signal request
circumstances that should be your motion on the table.
What should be for?
So, I'd like to make a motion to uh send the RFP back out uh for
other legal count.
It's been moved. Is there a second or two? Are are you second?
» He can't. He just No. Who moved
it? Right. She motion. She made the motion.
» Are you moving or move? You're moving. No.
» Is there a second
one? D second. Did you want to make your your
comment before we >> I'm going to actually concur with um
council woman Jordan because at the end of the day, I think if we do put it back
out for us and we don't get any hits on it,
going to go with um the firm. Um but you know, like I said, I do believe in
fairness. I um I'm the one that submitted an
application. We had 60 people that um actually review said we had no hits on
it. That's that's that's atrocious. We got somebody that's willing to come
in our community and be safe to fit to actually sitting that capacity in terms
of a legal perspective to do the job that we need to do. And at the end of
the day, if they're not doing job, then we can get rid of them. But I would like
to look at the contractual um issue of it also. I don't know exactly how that
looks, but I know according to the charter, we highly fine at the end of
the day. So, I would definitely um consider giving this firm an opportunity
to come in and do what we need because we need some legal guidance right now
being that we haven't had one in some well besides all the transactions doing
sensational but I know he referenced to um doing the magistry but I I want to do
whatever the board want to do um if if we could I know he spoke about not being
able to favorite item and the RP just failed because of the lack of second.
What do we do right now? You know what I'm saying? Like cuz if we hold it down,
we're going to be right back in the same position that we was in before where
Ashton has to do another RFP and this could potentially be the same firm that
put the RFP out and here we are again. So it's like
what are we doing? I thought I heard
» Yeah, make it make sense to me because that's my question.
» What I thought I heard Council say is that she wanted to send it out for RFP.
» Yes. I heard that you made a motion to resend out, right? But then there was no
» way made that she wanted to go back out.
So, >> right. So, this puts us back in position
to now put it back out to RFP because it doesn't that motion that I'm talking
about just in general. We got to put it on RFP.
» Well, that's where you can accept what you have.
» Yeah. It's still on the table, >> right? That's what I'm saying. So, like
I think sitting up here as leaders and and decision making like we we're the
voice of the forceful right we're the ones real estate owners we're the ones
that's got to make the tough decision not a tough decision they know what I'm
saying it's not an easy thing but I don't think this is a tough decision but
I do respect my colleagues and want to get more information if that makes sense
um that's why I move forward to table so table is going to come back to us anyway
Right. Bush is here doing a RFP and it's going to fail because of the second
length of second with a particular item. Guess what? If I miss council meeting,
they're going to be sitting right back in the same spot. And if there's the
one, no one else because the RP window has closed, right? And I think this will
give us opportunity to really digest and understand
and um the position that we're standing in in terms of getting legal and seeking
legal um counsel that we need for this town.
What are we positioning ourselves to do right now? Right. If it fail because of
a lack of second to do So if I sit here and say let's table the
item, this same firm is going to be right back before hopefully they're back
for us during our next council meeting because if they're not, they're going to
be right back at the door of trying to find some money to potentially serve in
this capacity which you will be attorney because you've been sitting there some
months now. Um, I'm I'm just somewhat public on on on
the position that we're in right now and I'm trying to wrap my head around it
also and trying to make educated decisions on how we can move forward
because it's only one firm that's that's committed themselves canelves
this time. So, like I said, whatever you guys want to do, um, you know, let's
let's make, you know, good decisions over here.
I have a question.
» No, for clarity want to make sure that's so the motion was by Councilwoman Jordan
to put it back on RP. >> Yes.
» Yes. because
I moved
it.
So thought he
think that council member second. >> Yes. So that that's what council backed
your motion but you thought that you motion that you stated you actually
motion to based on what you said then someone has to second that motion but no
[clears throat] one seconded that motion in
so that means this motion is still after the initial
» right >> but you're not the right The approval
the approval of the RP. >> Correct.
» That's how you ask. >> Yes.
» If I go too far, bring me back. >> That's correct.
» There is a potential conflict and a potential void if we move on one item
and not the other tonight. Is that correct?
This confidence
you have right now
that motion cannot brought back up. Your question is it cannot
subsequ
if if I'm number three Under council decisions, the the approval of the RFP
by TG law is not approved. >> And item number four
» is a
table. >> It's still a conflict.
» So I understand the desire to table. However, the desire to table does not
alleviate the potential conflict >> because we will be without general
counsel again. potentially we have the potential to be without general counsel
in one of these two items that's passed.
I am notice
if because
then we still have the opportunity to vote
» because she didn't make so why we going back and forth because
» because the request was to table and or to resubmit the RFP both of which are
completely valid. However, they have consequences. So, I want
» So, before we make another decision, I want us to be aware of any adverse
action that could happen as a result of passing one, passing both, passing none,
and what holes that still leaves open. We have code enforcement concerns. We
have legal counsel concerns. So, if one of those is filled, we leave a gap
somewhere else. So, I just want to make sure that we're aware.
» I understand what she said. So, let's stop speaking around. So if we pass for
attorney Jackson to be mag, we don't have counsel. So you get to choose an
attorney. So let's vote. So if they say no, then you you choose the attorney. If
we vote yes for them, then they are our attorney. So either way go
» I I think the discussion back and forth and I'm going to say my opinion is the
biggest waste of time. Let's vote and let's make it happen or not happen. if
he's if he's voting for me. Oh, well, guess what? You get to choose the
attorney this time. And then he goes back out for RFP. If they don't like it
again, then you get to choose the attorney again. So, let's vote it. Let's
stop talking about it and discussing about simple things that can be if we
are supposed to do what's best for the town of Ed according to the you took and
you raised your hand and you sworn that. What seems so hard about making a
decision? That is my issue.
And if if it's a personal thing, go talk to your counselor. But you you got you
told God and that Bible and us that you was going to do what's best for the town
bill. So let's do a motion and let's vote. Let's stop playing around and
let's get it done. If you don't want us to have council, that's your problem.
Then we will put it back out for RP. But this back and forth talking talking jaw
jabing getting nothing done nothing said let's make a vote
let's let's just move and let's just get it done
» I I understand what you're trying to notate
my suggestion would be to table the man and that way he'll still be the attorney
temporarily on the injury until he can say, "Okay,
because at the end of the day, it failed because of nothing left, but they're
still on the agenda, right? We still got to put an RP on it, which doesn't make
no sense to me, but we got to do what we got to do. We already have an attorney.
It's not like we don't have an attorney at this present time." Okay? And I know
a lot of people don't like to talk up here, but that's what your job is. Sit
up here.
All right. All right. All right. And according to the
» If I can say this, >> you got you got the right to get up and
lead a meeting if that's what she >> just like.
» But I don't want to leave. >> I don't So let's vote.
» And you can't force anybody to vote on what they don't vote on either. the
right just like you did. >> Attorney Jackson.
I just I'm just thinking that right now and the fact of the matter is that we're
making very bad decisions up here. >> I agree with that. Go ahead.
So, so the only two
issue is to land to vote to table. The option
that you have for the special is to either vote to table to approve it or
vote.
If that fail, you cannot bring that motion back up until it's
so you have right now is to vote to table or vote to accept.
Three options that you have for the special is to vote to accept, vote to
Jacksonville send out RP. >> My my option would be to take both
that way to be right back where we started at the drawing group, right? And
that give us an opportunity to uh perhaps even speak to each individual
one on one because I haven't had an opportunity to speak to them other than
going out into the audience because I want to, you know, speak to them. But I
think if we want to really get down to really getting to know this firm, let's
let's meet with them individually, right? And then we got another meeting
in two weeks and then we can make ultimate decision on whether we want to
keep them or or don't keep them, right? But I think for me personally, I I would
keep them. That's my opinion from what I've got. Now, do I want to sit down and
continue speaking with them? Yes, of course. because I know all of the data.
I know everything that's coming down the pipeline. I've been dealing with so much
right now, right? And I've been sitting up here going on 11 years and I'm
telling you, I'm seeing a whole lot of things that have occurred and happened
and making bad decisions that hurt the town. And I don't want to put it to the
detriment on the spot because it was already atrocious on what's going on
right now. You ask me first, you know, and people don't want to hear what
people got to say because people don't want to hear the truth. The truth of the
matter is that we need to make better decisions up here. and the decision that
we're making up here and we can't sit up here and keep bickering and moaning
about it. I got to be up at 12:00 tonight to be to work at 1:00.
» Okay, good.
» Like I said though, we can have a buster. Hey, we can sit in here all
night for a long, sir. And you got that right to get up and leave out of here if
you want to. >> And you do, too.
council we get ready to vote. There is an item
on the agenda. It is the approval of the request for proposal submitted by TV law
for hire as general legal services for the town of Edenville. I will entertain
a motion. >> Second.
» It's been moved and second. All in favor of the approval of the RFP submitted by
TG Law signify I. All oppose. The eyes have it. We have movement.
for a minute.
» All right, we are ready for the next item on the agenda. It is the approval
of the request for proposal submitted by attorney Greg Jackson for hire as
special magistrate services for code enforcement hearings.
I will entertain a motion. >> It has been moved. Is there a second?
» It has been moved and second. All in favor of the appro of the approval of
the RFP submitted by Tony Jackson for magistrate services, please signify as I
all oppose the eyes have it. We now have council.
» Madame Mayor
» for the for the record um Councilwoman Jordan stepped out and was not a part of
that vote. So it passed
or 40,
» right? But I wanted it to be on the record that she said step out. Okay.
» All right. We are ready for the approval of resolution 2026-45
Heritage District. This came the preamble.
Okay,
Madame Mayor. Resolution number 2026-45,
resolution of the town council of the town of Edenville, Florida, establishing
the Eatenville Heritage Tourism District, providing legislative
findings, defining district boundaries,
identifying tourism, historic preservation, economic development, and
infrastructure improvement objectives. directing
the preparation of a district master plan, providing for implementation,
providing for conflict, providing for seability, and providing for an
effective date. >> You have heard the preamble. Is there a
motion? >> It's been moved. Is there a second?
» I second this motion. We have any questions or comments?
» Yes. I actually would like to hear from Mr. John, you think you can meet us at
the left dragon? In the meantime, vice mayor, a question.
» Yes, I do.
She motion
she made a motion about some of the things that have been thrown up.
from somebody
works
until
um thank you M to elaborate
Um like we said this is in support of the initiative that the CRA um has
started with their application to the TC.
Um in my review
in my review of the resolution um I saw it as framework or a foundation. I know
that a similar item has come before the previous council before as a tourism
master plan. It was tabled and was never brought back for discussion. Um and I
think now is a good time is as good a time as ever for the town to take and
make a statement about how it values it historic tourism opportunity. Um it also
in my opinion Mr. Johnson you can correct me if I'm wrong. It provides
another avenue of revenue which we so desperately need commercially speaking.
Um I don't have any questions. I know there
was a comment about I believe it was section 8 in regard to staffing. Um can
you speak to what the culmination or the or the creation of the master plan will
entail? I do see that it says staff. I know that we do have staff members who
work in some capacity, maybe indirectly as it pertains to tourism or cultural
heritage or historic preservation. I know that we also have our historic
preservation board that I do not see as um a part of that section. But I know I
can imagine that it would be impossible to create this district without some
input from them in some capacity, whether it be recommendation or
participation. So can you speak to the staffing requirements
and and how he plans to attack them? >> We were speaking toward towards session
» session. Correct. So first of all,
the capital improvement plan.
All those things that
are as possible
to walk us portions of each one of these. There's
already
there's already um that
um needs to be presented to the board
that's plan to create all that. So some of that does not
necessarily have to go through the c participation process the branches for
um we're kind of doing that right now. Um in our presentation tomorrow we've
already um looked at two videos um that
helps us with our
depth.
So things control administration
plan. Um that's some of that work has already
been done
properties and stuff.
process down. So [clears throat]
once we did their
so we can actually follow what we
already
strategy that's something that started
purchase
that original supposed
need to be done.
» Thank you, Mr. Johnson. >> Johnson. So, this has been a
collaborative approach. Um, there's been a lot of talks going on and
we're going to keep it short between the CR and time. We're working
collaborative. We're going through it. We're making a lot of these things come
to light. But when it come to life, it's taking us time to get policies and
procedures in place in order to make it happen. So a lot of funding and
opportunities that we have not been afforded in the past because the
collaboration and feasibility studies and all that, but all those things right
now I can tell you all are in full straddle mode right now. Even besides
TDT, TDT is going to be a sweet on top of it. But there's a lot of
opportunities, but we just got to put this historic district in place in order
to make it happen.
» Do we have any questions for Mr. Johnson over council
saw this before
St. state in the church >> was the founding entity for this town
1881 six years before the town. Is there any
reason other than churches being a religious institution
that is not included in your tourism brought this to I believe I brought this
to your attention before
basically
I don't I don't have a problem.
» Yeah, but you don't.
» Yeah, but I promise you there's there's
not no
but I'm saying It doesn't help people but just the list
that St. Thomas Church >> because so many people can get back off
of St. Mar
» right so we're going to make sure that that's there and that that was a part of
when M I talked about the historic district
that's why we started and what we ended with you know part of now going to ask
also council woman when it come down the historical markers and all of the
national parks and all that stuff so all these things
all this is a working document this is just
a landing muscle start but this is definitely a work project and then we m
we talked last week that we're going to thank all of the nonprofits and the
entities that go along with this district together to give you input
because we need the input from you all to really make this a more robust um
historic district. >> And I would like to add to that because
um my concern when this topic of discussion came before the last council
was the inventory of assets that listed and my push back to what was proposed
then was ownership. So even if you creep at the time the master plan was listing
assets that do not belong to the town and so to force those entities into
something without having those discussions first was premature and
inappropriate. So this gives us a chance to lay a foundation on a generic basis
and then build from there because as as historic and as significant as St.
Lawrence AM is so is Macedonia Missionary Baptist. They are dear Park
and then so is Life Center and so are so is Open Door. There are um a number of
entities that are um we know to be historically significant that are not
listed in detail, but this is really just the groundwork. So if we're going
to list St. wants, then we better go through and list every church that is in
the historic district that is a contributing dwelling to this district
in addition to all other assets whether owned by the town or not that contribute
to this historic tourism district. But instead of restricting ourselves in a
resolution, my personal opinion is that it is more appropriate to be broad so
that we are not stuck with only St. Lawrence or only the Mosley House or
only Club Eden. It's it's really more of a foundation than it is anything. And
again, like vice mayor brought out, there is opportunity to enhance this.
But what it does is it supports some of the initiatives that we already have
going that you're aware of in the CRA as well as their their application to the
TDT as well as the collaboration between both the entities.
» Also, you're saying um once you this resolution passes, there still has to be
a
district. So that's how
it will
» and additionally if I can also add to your point council woman the historic
preservation board and I know you're the only one I see in the meetings with me
But no shade y'all. Um the historic planning board has completed their um
their survey. So the draft of that is out which I think plays right into this.
So some of those ones that we did not list individually. They have covered in
their um survey. I know they're I know they have a draft of it right now. So
it's not final. I know that final conversation is coming from them. So
that's why I said that collaboration with like the CRA and the historic
preservation will be key so that we can identify those components and add them
to our asset base and inventory base for for that district. But just as a
groundwork, >> I got more comment than anything.
» First of all, thank you Mr. Johnson for all your leadership and all your
continuous um progress that you continue bringing to the town, man. especially
with protecting the um legacy of our town. Man, I think it's important that
you get um everything in place and I know how Denny been working on this
particular project right here to get it done and I'm glad that it got approved.
But we got so much more to do um with this particular um feature right here.
So hopefully we can move forward with doing something that's going to make
sense um for our kids kids kids and you know get bright in the future of going
to town really especially with everything that's coming down the
pipeline man it's going to help us significantly man so thank you for
everything that u man that you will continue appreciate you
» all right if there are no other comments or questions we the uh motion has been
moved and second all in favor of the approval of resolution 2026 6-45 please
state I >> I all oppose
motion passes we are now ready for reports CA
um thank you u mayor council thank you for the hard work tonight to get us to
another level um I'm just going to say hi a couple things it's been a long
night um I'm going start off with some information so everybody can hear it.
First thing is um this upcoming Friday, August 7th, U will be the last day for
Lieutenant Lampin. He has decided um he's still going to be
around with us. U Chief and I have been having some conversation. Still going to
be around with us, but he's moving to um be a reserve deputy. That's number one.
Number two on
Yesterday morning um I received an email and after 25 years of dedicated service
to the historic town our finance register Katrina Gibson has
decided to retire and her last day will be August 23rd. So thank you Miss Gibson
for all you have done and endured this time.
Um with all that being that um we did have money that was placed aside in the
budget that we had already been working along with along with Miss Gibson
um Goldman Wolf who were referred to us by cars in England who was our aud
They they recommended Goldman Wolf because we have a piggyback situation
that's happening right now. They're going I mean to help us with financial
services with budgets and everything. So that's already in play. They're updating
our chart of accounts. So they will be sitting down with me and Miss Gibson on
Thursday and that'll be ready for um workshop on next Tuesday.
Uh also during this time um with Miss Gibson we have also now officially have
hired a tax payable position. That position now is filled. It has been over
two and a half years
somewhere around there. So that feel some exciting news. Uh we're looking at
insurance right now. We know that's one of the biggest things that all that. So
we are in talks with a new carrier um dealing with property and casualty and
benefits and preliminarily right now with um
what they are offering same amount of coverage and some if the
property tax thing was to pass on this one line item alone we've already saved
that money. So that's huge.
if that was to take place and also Miss Monday's already going we've already
talked about the town center how it has went through the rig process of
permitting um kind of fire and all those things.
Those are motions and that's
just to
I don't know, but
the other thing I want to do I want to thank is uh the council for allowing me
to
attorney
for a number of years just to be able to help and guide this uh this this town
even for a short time a short period
uh to help with this town uh to put together uh plans and implement
uh procedures that are going to be going to worthy of his talent and the
development that will be taking place in the years to come and working with us to
do that. And lastly, I've known Miss Gibson for the past 12 years.
She's given me trouble, but at the end of the day, great person, great
resource. Uh, and she's sorting this not by you all, by
[clears throat] my chair. >> [laughter]
» Ruth King. >> Thank you. Just a couple of reminders.
Um get out and vote. This is um time for early voting. And then also um just want
to remind council by consensus you all did um agree that we will have our first
budget workshop on August the 11th which is next Tuesday at 5:30.
Um, so you will get some information, but I know that you all know that it
will take place here at the Denton Johnson Center, uh, due to the early
voting. And then also, um, I will be getting with you, Councilwoman Jordan,
so we can do our final review of our, um, scholarship program. Um, with that
being said, you all have a good night. >> Thank you, Miss G. I'm coming back.
» Um, yeah, thank you everybody for coming out this evening. I really appreciate
everybody coming out days and counsel and um town business. Um top of my list,
I would like to give my condolence to anybody that have suffered in the law
school so far. I know there's someone very close to me that have passed in
this um community. His name is um Kurt Sap where he buried him on um this
weekend coming um he's going to be truly missed man. and I had an opportunity to
grow with him, grow up with him all my life as a childhood friend and um my my
heart and prayer go out to the south family if you're watching
and also um early voting like um said early voting man take advantage of it
man it's our opportunity get out make your vote count don't make excuses
especially when things are not going the way that you want to go so this is your
chance to go out and make that opportunity to to you know turn on new
them less if that's what you want to see. It's your choice. Uh also thanks to
all the presentations tonight. Um Dr. Phillips as usual. I really appreciate
everything that you guys bring um and updating us. Um also all the department
heads. Um thank you. Um I think every department head does a sensational job
with what they um do on a daily basis considering you know how tough their
jobs are can be at times. Um so I got a great appreciation for everything that
they do and post They're supposed to make a presentation, but um
like I said, uh we we got a business to come back here. And if Manny is watching
right now, uh I got to continue holding you accountable, you know, especially
when you've been, you know, um doing construction in this community for some
time now and have have yet to um come to a completion. You can give us a OC on um
when you're going to be um completed. So uh please, if you're watching, we need
to sleep with you. we need you to come to these meetings that you think you're
going to come to and give us um some kind of clarity on on what we need to
know because I got a lot of questions. And uh speaking of host D, I know we got
some infrastructure issues that we need to deal with. I won't these are the
questions that I asked um the um CEO, but I'll get them at a later date, but
these are important issues that we need to tackle sooner than later. And also um
congratulations to the six um applicates and hopefully all of them can be
recipients of getting the scholarship learning. And I must say my son opted
out because he would like to see the kids that are in college that are not in
school like he is. He's on school scholarship free of charge don't pay for
anything. So he would like to open that window for other kids to get more money.
So that's big of him to do that. So, I got a great appreciation for him taking
the stands on um doing that also. And um I know Miss Money is not here, but I
gotta thank her and God bless um um former mayor for making us um sidewalk
project happen the way that's been happening in this community. It was his
that was his day. And if he if he's if his kids or family is watching, man, you
know, that that's that's him. And and it makes me feel good knowing that he did
it, man, because I know how much he loved the community and he would love to
see that. He's not here, but he would have loved to see installs and I know
how passionate he was about it. So, um, thanks to the company that did it.
Thanks, Miss Money for filling the need of just, you know, just hiring along to
make that happen. Also, also, um, the update, Chief, um, you don't have to
give it to me now. um with the DOJ um police building down in Catalina Park. I
know we spoke about it on last meeting in terms of when it's going to be in
completion. Um I don't know where we're at with that. Maybe you can kind of
speak on it a little bit if you can.
» Yes, sir. There was a fire washing need to be completed.
the county uh with all that. So as far as money, we're moving forward. So we
should have a date here short. That was the hold up with part of the county.
» Okay. Thanks so much. Appreciate. >> Okay. It'll be um pretty brief here,
guys. Um Father's Day, I know Mayor go ahead and discuss that. Looking forward
to hearing her report when it come to um founders day. Looking forward to u
participating being involved with that also. And also
um I think we need to move forward with selecting someone to sit on the board
that I had opportunity to sit on not only as a board member but I I'm the
first elected official from the county region bill to actually chair that board
which is the community action board which is um the Orange County. I think
it's a very prestigious board to sit on. I think we need to get one of our
members up here, select someone to go and sit on the board because it's
soformational that go over there and get so much um details on what we can bring
back here to strengthen our community as well such as the Orange County thing. So
um I had an opportunity to bring a lot of different things back um to this
platform and give to my um citizen and to help my ministry. So it would
definitely be um a great fit if we get someone up here whoever it is because I
had an opportunity to sit on there five years and share for five years that I
sat up there. So hopefully you guys can move in the same direction that I moved
in and u bring that information back to our community. So let's move forward
with you know possibly um going in the direction of selecting someone to do
that. And congratulations to uh TG Law. Um I I I
believe in giving people an opportunity and you guys sold stuff to me. Um and
you know I I got a great appreciation for it and but what the the neat thing
about it is you know we are in the position right
now to love albums with people and go out there and create relationships
that's going to be longlasting. I'm I'm good friends with a lot of people that I
went to school with 40 years ago and I'm still great friends with them. So I
think if we can collaborate and collect come together and work together, we're
better we're better together as a part and one thing about a house divided
house will fall. So I want to make sure that we're moving forward. We're doing
things that's going to be likeminded. I know we're not going to agree on
everything and we do make tough decisions up there as legislators and as
leaders. Um I've been doing it for the last several years, man, and I will
continue doing it. Um, and I I'll just leave that like that.
So, um, also congratulations to Attorney Jackson for becoming the magistrate. Um,
I think you do a sensational job for just, you know, giving us all the
details that we need to know on the other side CRA, which we got a great
appreciation for. And now you're serving as management, making sure that we're
going to move forward with getting things done in a timely manner and not
just timely manner, but getting things done correctly. So, thank you. And I
know this something that we've been positioning ourselves to have for some
time now, but we never got over that hump of doing it. And I have to give my
kudos to Mayor Cole again. God bless him for um being one of the main ones that
are initiated. You know what I'm saying? But it came to full fruition now and I'm
grateful and thankful that we are in position right now to have a magistrate
while we can't get some things done from a code enforcement perspective. So,
thank you. Congratulations. And also, um, last but not least, man, um, I can't
say enough words. Um, there up here in the 25 years that she's been working for
this town. Um, I can't, man, I could say can't think of a better person to
serve as a financial director, as an employee, as someone that I
got great respect for. You're going to be truly um, good luck with all your
endeavors. um moving forward. Um I wish you the best. I know it wasn't an easy
thing for you to do, but um with that being said, I wish you the best in
everything that's um coming at you. I know God is going to continue blessing
you as always. And um if all if all minds and hearts are clear, that's my
report. You have a great evening.
» I would like to thank everybody for coming out and giving us business. I
like my mic on my outside voice. Uh, but I want to uh again, Mrs. Jibson, I
certainly appreciate all your hard work and dedication that you have had um with
the town of Edenville. Hopefully, I'll see her before uh she moves on. I'd like
to congratulate TT Law and I'm definitely looking forward to working
with you all uh here and also to uh attorney. So, I really do uh appreciate
the work we got and I'm super excited to see what we have that we can continue uh
down the road. Um very happy to see the town and the CRA
uh have this collaborative effort as we move forward uh in terms of um these uh
historic coal historic district and also tomorrow I know you guys are going to
present for the uh PT by the test. So, best of luck. Although that pleasation
tomorrow, I feel like um we are positioning ourselves very well
um to be successful here in the town. Thank you uh Miss King for the update
with the uh groups and winning mount scholarships. I'm going to look forward
to meeting with that and uh to the all of the department heads. Uh I really
appreciate all your hard work. Uh Mr. Washington part of them. You know, I
just got a love for recreation. Um, I could say nothing personal what it is.
You heard it is. I just have a love and
appreciation for it and the kids and the senior just a just a group of people
that are near and dear to my heart. And again, if there's anything that I could
do in that, you know, uh, arena, please let me let me know. Don't hesitate. I'm
here for it all. And uh that as far as
she's gone, she's been here for a while. I want to thank her for time and
services. Congratulations to both legal partners
here representing the town. really appreciate um your efforts and look
forward to working with you. All right, a couple of things. Um I wanted to find
out and talk about budget. Um I'm going to get um
CEO, do you need any council council members for the budget
that we need to send to you? Actually,
yes, Councilwoman. Um, any of your legislative objectives or anything that
you would like to see? Um, definitely get that sent over to us. What we're
doing now process what it's already done. We look at the last three years
to give us a baseline and then looking at that towards the main as tonight as
we talked about the Wildwoods as the mayor talked about this is the perfect
time for you all to tell us if you can put those to prevail. So there will be
no constraints on board. >> Okay.
Um also I just want to mention that um the town of Eden Hill celebrated the
13th anniversary St. Lawrence celebrating 125
years. We're doing it on the same weekend because that's the way the the
dates were back then 1881 1887. um because it was a new of the same some
of the same people as far as the beginning of the town and at St.
Lawrence our anniversary is going to be on
» uh Saturday we will have a display there I just want to make sure that you
invited in the town council the whole town we will have a display of St.
artifacts from the past for everyone to come and see that at the church. It's
located at 549 East Kennedy Boulevard. Uh that will be from 10 to 2:00 and I'll
be sure that we can also get the information by email. On that Sunday, we
will have 140 anniversary um service on that
particular day. So, we want to invite everyone to come out for that. uh a new
discovery, a new addition to the artifacts of the town, the beginning of
the town. And I don't know if Miss King can pull that up. If not, uh we have a
church veil that barriers and that's my love. I've been working on this project
for a little over two years. And this church bell is the symbol of the town.
It was brought to Eatenville by Lewis Barnes who um actually a dead property
of wealthy man who donated acres of land to uh St. Barnes as well as to others.
So this bail is a new um addition to the historic Eville. It was the beginning of
the town, the beginning of the church and um I'm working on some projects and
get some other individuals to see if we can get that funded so we can long the
bail. So we're going to put a lot of on it because people would like to come and
see the bail. This is going to be almost the Liberty B.
So, you know, so it's going to bring people here as well. So, just want to
make sure you all aware of that. If you like to be a part of the project, we
just let you know. Uh I do have a concern and now I understood the other
day what um council Thomas had mentioned about logo
I was headed down the street and something is going on with our logo.
I've seen two incidents this week logo like this is on the side of the
building. Want to know how did that building get this size logo on the side
you know? >> It's a painting.
» Oh, it's a painting. >> Correct.
» Okay. It's not really all physical love from the town. But I'm saying here, let
me just say as a question if I'm getting ahead of myself.
Are others permitted to use our logo? I saw someone today that had a logo inside
of the car. So if if those kind of things are going on that people are
painting our logo on their private property,
then that could be um because that would indicate that that particular helper
could be a service helper for the town and that would be very misleading. And I
will admit that that would not be that would be something that I think will be
not a very safe measure because when people see an official needle but a
local one without even checking
that's how things happen. All right. Um so I was asking a question what are we
doing to protect all of the vote? Yeah. My my instruction was my alley was
coming to attorney Jackson while I was still here. I know this came up at the
last council meeting and not to take over council woman, but I know this was
brought up at the last one and there was conversation about an ordinance that was
passed. Um, and I believe copyright was a part of that conversation. Do we have
all that information to speak on that at this time?
» Do we know? >> But but I will say this trademark
concern someone is posting official photo of the town certain
digging. um councilwoman just to find out exactly what we had in code and the
the trademark and copyright conversation. So I didn't want to speak
prematurely. I'll leave that to the jury. Dr.
that we passed by resolution but what happened was we didn't have the
procedures in place >> implemented okay
» that's what it was
You can do this way.
» So if you haven't taken steps on your process.
Can you collaborate with our attorney to get an update where it's come from and
then bring that back before us in case there's any additional action we need to
take? >> I just thank you council woman. Please
continue.
Okay. Now, um the comments that Cole signed, uh I just want to say that um
they have to be fully accountable. >> Um and we have to make sure that not,
you know, we work to succeed and open.
» We have to be very careful and make sure that we're following all of the the
user friendly say, okay, you know, this is my
wants you to be very
met requirements that accountability, but they should not give a seat.
Um, also I wanted to know also whether or not the board would be interested in
council with them in a restores preservation presentation. Miss Melissa
um just from the National Trust when she came the last time she was not
to uh present um the historic preservation but since we're talking
about tourism and heritage we're moving forward without a lot of education about
what historic preservation so
that we can all feel aware of things we should know
time will um see
Oh, one more. No, I don't need to announce that.
» Okay. >> Okay. Other than that, that's it. Thank
you all very much and have a wonderful blessed day and I hope to see you at the
church for the celebration in our lesson time. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman.
Black man. I just want to thank everyone for
coming.
Thank you, Mayor. Um, okay. I'll keep mine short since
everybody else did. Um, I'm going to start with condolences. I know there are
two significant ones at least for me. Um, and to Tom Eatenville. Timman's
family and the great house family both have suffered losses this week. Um,
personally, the Timmans family um they are eating billions and so their loss is
in fact our loss. our hearts of prayer most assuredly go out with to them as
well as to Miss Great Cross. We just suffered a loss of her family. We love
her dearly and she is very civically engaged and so um very sorry to hear
about the loss of her family. Our thoughts and prayers uh do go out to
them. Um, in the spirit of loss, uh, everyone's favorite Lieutenant
Lampkin and everyone's favorite, uh, Miss
Gibson, some longtime Eatenville servants and their presence will be
their lack of presence will not only be missed, it will be felt. It will be
impactful. Um, Miss Gibson for me is so much more than a finance director.
if she'd been here 25 years. I won't tell you how long it stands by the dead
of my community service hours in her office. Um, but
just the contribution that she has made to the town of Eatenville through so
many administrations and so many different personalities is a testament
to her loyalty. And so that ace in the hole that ram in the bush that she is
I mean she could have gave me a year where she decided to pack up and leave
but I won't hold that against a fellow wrestler. Um and then uh Lieutenant
Lampin. I mean talk about a day one and somebody who
has earned his strengths in this community earned the respect that he uh
receives. I know some stories are friendlier than others depending on what
side of your interactions you've been in with him, but um even prior to taking on
the responsibility of mayor cracked the character and so the um the loss of his
his presence will be felt. I know Chief has some shoes to fill over there and uh
so I'm excited to see um you know who comes in, who moves up the ranks, who's
next in line to uh to serve this community. Um KG Law, welcome to the
town of Eatenville. Um, [laughter]
on the administrative side, I'm glad you're here. Um, to handle some of those
administrative uh, weights that we that we deal with on a daily basis. I think
your resume spoke for itself, the diversity in your firm and what you
bring to the table from experience. I think uh, attorney Joel, you said that
it is your life experience that that makes you guys the most qualified and I
strongly agree. um in a community where we are self-governed. We are people
first and politicians second. And so to have that and to couple that with the
legal guidance that your board certified attorneys can provide is priceless. So I
am very excited to have you on board. Um and then attorney Jackson
this whole time anyways town. So welcome again.
I'm glad to have that position um filled. I know we have some voids in the
code enforcement department um and so to be able to address some of those
concerns that this council has brought up on a number of occasions will be um
definitely productive. Very excited about that. Um early voting like you
have heard a number of time you guys have an early voting location there are
no lines there. I mean you can get in and get out. The ladies that hold us
down every single year are doing an amazing job. They are burn. I mean, from
the moment you walk into the door to the salad to the way back out, they are they
are so warm. Um, and and such a pleasure to have them here. Again, those hours
are 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. through early voting.
» Yes. >> 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. up until the
16th, which is a Sunday. So even after you go worship, you can come put in your
work in the in the in the ballot box or in the in the voting booth. Um
» on election, >> yes,
» on election day is 7 to 7. >> On election day, which is also during
the time bill 77, make sure when you go your shouts out, I voted
I voted early. Go and tell them folks that y'all okay and y'all voted right
here in the town of Edenville. Thank you to the supervisor of elections for
thinking in our rivalry to make it convenient for us to do our civic duty
and vote. There would be no Eatenville if there was no voter. So, thank you so
much to them for that. Um, speaking of Eatenville, we do have Founders Day on
the horizon. Make sure you tell a friend. Y'all forgive us. We had some
issues with the website and so the ability to effectively and efficiently
communicate with the community has been somewhat dampened. But spread the word.
Don't know why we are. We are word of mouth individuals. Tell everybody next
weekend. And it sounds like we have a full day of events. We did condense the
festival to be from 4 pm to 7:00 p.m. But I'm glad we did that because the
Edgewater football team, if I'm not mistaken, they're the Eatenville
Edgewater football team. So, shout out to to both of those. And um starting at
9:00 a.m. and then you can come right on over to St. Lawrence at 10:00 and hang
out for a bit. And then you can miss the 2:00 afternoon showers and come on back
out at 4:00 for a good time on the lawn. Friday night we are doing dust tracks on
the boulevard. So if you are familiar with our infamous Zor no hur you will
know that her autobiography of 1942 is titled dust tracks on a road and so
we're taking a spin on that. All of our activities will be in the hunger field.
If you are not already aware there was a save the date that came out in the water
fields today. You should have seen that. There will also be more information.
Miss Faith has done a good job in getting that website. Um all those kinks
worked out. So there will be volunteers sign up, vendors sign up, send some
sponsors this way. Help them uh help us have a good time. Um but Friday night
will be if you guys remember chill in the bill, that kind of vibe, you know,
um some poetry, some comedies, some live bands, um just a little bit of light
bites and and some free fun. So, um, tell a friend, tell a neighbor, tell a
visitor, come on out. We're going to celebrate 139 years of the town of
Eatenville. And I'm going to throw this out. I said I wasn't going to do it
tonight, but I'm going to throw this out. Um, we are preparing, we are
looking at the 140th anniversary. And the theme of this year, while we are
honoring our past and building our future, is very much the road to 140. So
you will be hearing more. You will be asked for feedback on what you would
like to see next year as we go big. So it's a little appetizing this year, but
we going we saving some room for next year. We've got some big plans that we
want to see happen in celebration of such a milestone. So as you celebrate
with us this year, keep that in mind as well. Um meet and greet Macedonia 5:30.
Perfect time to pull up and ask some questions. The hard ones too. I mean
they're putting Dr. is putting themselves out there. This is a perfect
time to hold their feet to the fire and ask some of them questions that we have
had um at the dinner table, at the Domino's table underneath the tree.
Let's come on out. I heard they feed us. Let's go on out at 5:30 to take
advantage of that. And
oh, first day of school. Um and I'm pointing at Oh, gee. I'm praying that
Councilwoman Jordan because our babies are going back to school. Her babies
going back to school, too. So, shout out to our educator right here on this
council. We wish you and our students an amazing and productive year. Um, don't
let them drive you crazy. We know you going to get right.
[laughter] >> And then us tonight on this note. Um
uh in response to your comment, Council Member Randolph, about the National
Trust. Um and again, I know you and I sit in those meetings and find great
pleasure in it. There have been administrative conversations with the
National Trust. Like I said, we know that they are about halfway through the
grant that we've received from them. So, they are ready for the next phase. We're
getting everything together for them to do that, which is why the survey was
such a big deal. So, I can assure you that there will be some collaboration
and um once the historic preservation board has a chance to thoroughly review
that, you can guarantee that they will be invited to speak to us. And I invite
the council to pull up on second Thursdays at 6:00.
» First Thursday, >> first Thursdays in a second, first
Thursdays 6:00. >> This Thursday,
» this Thursday here at Vent Johnson as well to come out and hear the business
of the historic preservation board. it does have a direct impact on what we're
doing. Um, and being able to balance historic preservation with economic
development for the future of this community is going to take some some
leadership from this council. So, I encourage us all to come and get
educated. With that being said, that is my report.
If there's no other business, I move for second. All in favor of journey, please
come to I. >> Right. It is 10:27. We are journal.