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Thursday, SEPTEMBER 3rd, it is

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2 o'clock. Let's start with

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the Pledge of Allegiance.

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>> 2 states of America. One

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under GOD there justice for

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>> Clerk can we get a roll

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>> Chair Lamb freight here.

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Vice chair board for member

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probably Remember Clark here,

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board member Miller, PRESIDENT

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Board member parents are.

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Board member to tiny

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PRESIDENT. Board member Maxon

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remember a dire. Economic

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development. Director

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Weathers. And City attorney.

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Today. That's all got. Thank

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floor for public seeing none.

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meeting minutes of last

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meeting. Can I get a motion to

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>> second set all in favor. So

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moved. I'm going jump ahead on

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the agenda to the board member

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and chair comments. And I

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added something I'm gonna move

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that up the agenda to

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presentations. I like the

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group to come on up. This is a

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group that the I am a part of.

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many of you know, I've been

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involved with art So Davis Art

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Center for how long the oven,

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15 years, 16 years, 50 years

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long time. And I I am

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immediate past chair and board

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meetings throughout the years.

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Ys and alliance some of the

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other arts and culture

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organizations in the city of

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Fort Myers. So we actually put

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together a meeting. We met and

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continue to meet collaborate.

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And so invited the group to

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come speak. On behalf of that

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collaborative group today and

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they will be presenting in

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OCTOBER to city Council as

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well. So without further meta

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and maybe maybe everybody can

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introduce themselves. Yeah,

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met Johnson. The

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>> ceo and PRESIDENT Of the I

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Make History and Science

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>> Evan the PRESIDENT And ceo

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of the Sidney and Berne Davis

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Art Center.

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ceo of Alliance for the Arts.

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Greg Fullerton who is a board

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member. I'm ag who helped help

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>> It's all the more you know.

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the Army come good to see some

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familiar faces. But about 10

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over there as part of board,

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that and that I believe you

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all on the board jerriann a

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part of that back in the day.

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our arts and culture partners

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for for many years. And have

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been talking recently about

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how we can that partnership to

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do more. Not only for our own

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organizations, but for the

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role we play in the city has a

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as the major attractions, the

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art and culture in this area.

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the We have 7 in total that

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will ultimately be working

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with focusing on those

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organizations that within the

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city of Fort Myers. With

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possibility of some point

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expanding out even to county's

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office, Florida. But we're

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starting here in Fort Myers

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and city and formalizing some

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of relationships. The

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conversations we've had over

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the past. And so if you look

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at on that are history and

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science center, the lives of

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the Arts Sittingbourne Dave's

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Arts and case. A major center,

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the Edison Ford Winter States,

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Lee County, back society and

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the Florida Repertory are 7

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target groups to 2 for ms that

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our goals for this are to look

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at opportunities. Words,

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organizations, we can use our

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collective 2 be more effective

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and efficient in the way we

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operate. But also number to be

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better at promoting putting

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out what the city has to the

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city of Fort Myers. You know,

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were by us. But by far, I

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think has the strongest arts

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culture and history

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organizations and all of Lee

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the art center's the culture,

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the history we have here in

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the we are the leaders in

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southwest Florida in that and

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we want that see that continue

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to grow. And while our

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informal partial partnerships

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strong, we is form a

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partnership is one that we can

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really do a lot more. We're

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excited to hear from Dennis

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that there's an economic

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development plan process and

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we want to make sure we were

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that and make sure that our

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culture history vibrant. Part

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of that because it is such an

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important part of economic

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development. People move here

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because the quality of life,

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well, we live things to do

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things to be with her family

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arts culture. And that's why

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you want to move ultimately is

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to have that quality life. You

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want your employees to have a

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quality life when choosing

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where the movie business. And

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that I'm gonna turn it over to

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Parker to talk a bit more.

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a kind of informal

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introduction in discussion

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around this idea. We believe

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that it's Byron r it's

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all because as Matt was

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important economic driver,

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arts and culture. As I know

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from Lions or somebody with

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the ap. 6 study is a huge

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impact in our area

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economically. And so we think

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it's important to really

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include you in our discussions

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so we can continue sit to

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support a vibrant economy here

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in Fort Myers, both for the

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visitors and residents alike.

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>> when you explain what that

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study is, first.

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familiar with the acronym

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stands for Arts and Economic

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Prosperity. 6 is the number is

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the 6 study in the series.

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is conducted by the Americans

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for the Arts.

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>> Partners with local arts

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organizations actually the

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most recent administrator or

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actually be administrator for

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all of studies locally has

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been the alliance for the

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it contacts partners with in

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the community and our study is

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a little bit unique because we

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had a full Lee County report

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report for the city of Fort

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Myers. So we contact all of

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those partners. We get their

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organizational information and

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financials that that data that

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goes into into the study and

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then it also surveys all of

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the attendees that will take

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part in the survey over a

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determines whether attendees

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learned the past year as we

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a little bit skewed because it

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was a 2022 year, which as you

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MAY be. Where was a very

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difficult year for Fort Myers.

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I'm so all of our survey

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results were a little bit

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skewed, but even with that

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study, we found out that arts

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and culture isn't over

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135 million dollar a year

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industry here in Fort Myers.

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numbers. So really want to

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talk about a little bit more

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of the concrete things that

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you, Matt. And really want to

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thank everybody here and now

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how much time you put in and

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this is such a important topic

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for the city for a region for

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our families. So I really

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appreciate the put to this

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committee. But these guys said

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they stole everything. I was

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going to say so be super know

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that investments and art and

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culture and history have a

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real economic impact here with

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in Fort Myers. It also impacts

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our health that, you know, we

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have a partnership with

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Community Co-operative. We're

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bringing art into communities

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in which you can tangibly see

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improvements in people's lives

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across the board. We know

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that's true in our schools.

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to just share is that we 7

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organizations that U.S. Have a

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practical commitment to each

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run organizations haven't you.

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where our collaboration can

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help our bottom lines and

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therefore help collectively,

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pass. You know, they work in

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Miami. There were concerns so

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that they work all across the

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marketing because the truth is

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if we can get somebody into

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alliance for the arts are more

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likely to come to city burned

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calusa, you know, I'm where

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our team was with the team

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this Monday with r r retreat.

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So we really taking this

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collaboration things

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seriously. But but we also

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know that that could lead into

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other areas around shared

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services camps, education,

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like I think that there's

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there's there could be some

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efficiencies that that could

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be gained in terms of

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collaborating collaboratively,

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trying to put some sort of

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programming together because

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we know on a one to one basis

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that if somebody goes to imax

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camp and then they come to

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ours, those students are

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having more vibrant experience

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that their families are better

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kind collective summer or for

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sport period of time. Whenever

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those camps are happening. So

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those are the kind of

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practical steps that were

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already start to take. But we

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know that we need to partner

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with the city. We need to have

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these kind of conversations

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were open to just listening

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and learning and would love to

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be able to fit in because we

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think we can add value to what

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you all are again. Just want

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to say thanks for everything

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that you and set up now.

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>> it's awesome.

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>> We just so you all know

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Steve Weathers was at the

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first meeting as well. And

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Steve will be ongoing part,

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you know, to to help

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communicate the city. What

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what questions do you all

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have? We? We thought it would

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be a good opportunity for this

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group to come kind of a

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warm-up before they present to

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council. So what what

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questions do you Go first? If

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anyone out there governor, is

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that what you engine, Griff,

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that on huge fan has actually

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Mike. I when I first got that,

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donated my colleague

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collection. That was the first

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donations for the city. And

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for So that out there. But I

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think we should think big. I

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mean, I was talking to an

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wreck to have a meeting with

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the mayor about let's, for

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instance, you know, but the

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innovative you follow that. So

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think about the innovative

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walk where it's going. And I

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think it's great plan. Some of

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it I think, unrealistic. That

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said it's a really great, you

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know, that's part of that's

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doing all the meetings. But

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you look look Ford, the states

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and you look at the land

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that's near there. There's

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still 2 acres of vacant land.

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We're used to have the parking

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a familiar with with the left,

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ok? So why not something I've

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always said to Jim, we need

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that big, you know, safety

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that the Dali Museum. We need

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that think that we need have

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that big, whether it's an art

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Museum for performance Arts,

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for things like that. I mean,

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I think we're big enough. And

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then you mentioned all the

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art, you know. I walked out

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everything. We got to

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capitalize it. We are great.

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In arts. And I just think we

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should think towards something

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bigger scale. So he that up

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presentation and maybe we can

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ask him to present that

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presentation specifically for

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that piece of And you know

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what kind of funding sources

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through donations or whatever.

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I think we're missing Fort

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Myers that big use. And yes,

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we like to have a big stadium

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Midtown. That's a whole other

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animal. But you're the arts in

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Fort Myers. Just I was walking

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my dog, Iran and its someone.

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Kaylyn a little gardens park a

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little long. Beauty salon

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there and just find all these

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things apart that's going on.

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Never even heard of. And I

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mean, live near the law So

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much going on. And this is

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perfect timing because you're

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kind of crystallizing all

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that. And they have kind of

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one voice get behind something

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like a. Than you for

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terrorists. And I mean, look,

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Sarasota, you got the the

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moat. They've done them in

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their thinking big. I just

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feel like we need to think big

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but they thank you for. For

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for this and, you know, moving

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this forward on the full

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support, know for me. Yeah. I

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think part of this, too, is,

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you know, the economic

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development plan that working

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towards that potentially. We

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will. We will highlight what's

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important to us.

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>> As a group to council.

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Talked about arts and culture

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being really, really

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important. In that plan and

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economic viability culture

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science to to the bottom The

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other piece that we talked

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about in our meeting was. You

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know, this whole ad valorem

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thing we were pretty sure we

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know it's going to happen. You

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know what? What is an

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essential service want is a

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non essential service. All

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right. And so, you know, where

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old arts and culture fall into

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that and so as a collaborative

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group we can now advocate as

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one to make sure that, you

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know, the arts and culture and

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science. Harm of our economy

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is protected. You're referring

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to where we chucks as one of

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our top ones. That's right.

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Because tourism, heritage,

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tourism and cultural

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attractions. That's right.

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That was thanking consensus

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top.

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>> So I it's important for

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this group as well. And I know

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Devin Year you represent the

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art and culture Board for the

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Rising Council. And I am now

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one of your new board members.

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>> Yes, so I think that we're

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starting to really see this

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sentiment crystallized in both

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the county and the city that

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arts and culture. It isn't

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just an afterthought. It's a

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huge portion of what makes a

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city successful both

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culturally socially

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economically. So the prize in

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council has recently formed

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and arts and Culture

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committee. It just started in

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JANUARY. I'm the chair of it.

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We'll is on it. Matt, you're

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coming to our OCTOBER 7th

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thing. Doing a networking

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event on OCTOBER 7th. That's

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to connect arts and culture

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organizations. 2 businesses

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for board leadership and

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community membership and

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strategic partnerships and the

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community because we don't see

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these as different silos. We

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see them as part of the same

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fabric that really makes a

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successful community. So

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that's where where looking to

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kind of grow those things.

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We're also looking to

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hopefully be included in

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discussions like strategic

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planning to see how arts

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culture attractions and

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different assets factor into

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that. So I that's where we're

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seeing a lot of those

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sentiments crystallize. So.

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>> That in developments, is

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there a that new development?

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Coming to the city as the pay.

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Back in the day. That's been

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quite a few years. And do

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that, I don't even elected

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that when they're supposed to

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be clear.

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>> So that was one of those.

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The development coming to city

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council him. We do want to say

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that not I think very little

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was ever collected on on that.

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But as far as funding sources

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in grants and going through

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topic, you Donations. The what

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are some of the funding

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sources for some of these

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projects? What would easy you

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can go after for the state

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ERs. When you have someone

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specifically for grants

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looking at that. Grant was one

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of the things that was brought

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up in the meeting we'll talk

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about your services. You know,

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we all go out to grants. We

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all have either dedicated

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staff ourselves on weekends or

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the other grant writers for

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organizations and we tend to

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go after the same We didn't go

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out to the same sponsors.

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There's a small group I felt

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all the people in the

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community that see in every

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event to see that they're also

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all the same board's meeting.

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What we have 2 people here

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that are sitting on multiple

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awards ands. And so what we

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want to see and that is, you

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know, 3 people going to the

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same person asking for small

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amounts is actually harder.

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Ask 3 people together as a

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group coordinated going in for

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a out talk about thinking big

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that if we're all asking for a

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little peace is that's all

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we're getting. But

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collectively, we could ask for

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a larger pieces that have

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bigger impact and have larger

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impact on the community.

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Whether that be through a

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grant, a a local individual

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sponsorship.

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>> get to

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>> Appreciate the question.

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And I love what you were just

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So think it's important know

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that many of us operate like

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as a community organization,

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but also as the social

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enterprise as as a business,

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right, that we're putting

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products together in order for

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people to pay to participate

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in that. So we want to

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bringing people here because

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we have great product, right?

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Or that we have great art and

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culture and history. We want

576
00:20:03,790 --> 00:20:04,447
to make sure that we prosper

577
00:20:04,447 --> 00:20:05,615
in the marketplace and that's

578
00:20:05,615 --> 00:20:08,615
why we they're here before

579
00:20:09,219 --> 00:20:10,353
this particular committee and

580
00:20:10,353 --> 00:20:12,588
to talk about how can we best

581
00:20:12,588 --> 00:20:13,323
do that? Because that's also

582
00:20:13,323 --> 00:20:15,191
part of what we're seeing. And

583
00:20:15,191 --> 00:20:17,600
I know that the Lions

584
00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:17,861
perspective, you know, we're

585
00:20:17,861 --> 00:20:18,561
going year for of no money

586
00:20:18,561 --> 00:20:22,650
from the state which used to

587
00:20:22,650 --> 00:20:22,866
be a big funder for a lot of

588
00:20:22,866 --> 00:20:25,101
The pieces that are supposed

589
00:20:25,101 --> 00:20:26,236
to help collaborate at the

590
00:20:26,236 --> 00:20:29,236
local level. So we definitely

591
00:20:29,939 --> 00:20:31,941
have a mindset of like we need

592
00:20:31,941 --> 00:20:33,209
to see. How can we generate

593
00:20:33,209 --> 00:20:35,178
wealth that can go back into

594
00:20:35,178 --> 00:20:36,980
the programming a way that,

595
00:20:36,980 --> 00:20:37,714
you know, really healthy for

596
00:20:37,714 --> 00:20:38,615
the community. And one thing I

597
00:20:38,615 --> 00:20:40,450
I back in the day without pay,

598
00:20:40,450 --> 00:20:42,318
we started the Fort Myers home

599
00:20:42,318 --> 00:20:43,386
office and it's kind of

600
00:20:43,386 --> 00:20:45,488
language that was in the cra

601
00:20:45,488 --> 00:20:46,189
and it's kind of floating

602
00:20:46,189 --> 00:20:46,856
around. And I think the film

603
00:20:46,856 --> 00:20:49,250
is important when whenever

604
00:20:49,250 --> 00:20:50,427
extend the film festival.

605
00:20:50,427 --> 00:20:51,600
>> I was part of that money

606
00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:52,195
does short film festival.

607
00:20:52,195 --> 00:20:54,197
There's some opportunity maybe

608
00:20:54,197 --> 00:20:55,332
to do something else. I'm in a

609
00:20:55,332 --> 00:20:56,199
a Peter Kelly. He's a

610
00:20:56,199 --> 00:20:58,599
filmmaker that's at the

611
00:20:59,102 --> 00:21:00,403
Collaboratory really talented

612
00:21:00,403 --> 00:21:01,204
and he would be willing to

613
00:21:01,204 --> 00:21:02,806
step up, maybe and maybe

614
00:21:02,806 --> 00:21:04,207
office could be run through

615
00:21:04,207 --> 00:21:06,443
their kids. I think maybe the

616
00:21:06,443 --> 00:21:07,770
city underestimates the

617
00:21:07,770 --> 00:21:09,770
trickle down economically

618
00:21:11,781 --> 00:21:12,515
effect of So I'm I'm not sure

619
00:21:12,515 --> 00:21:16,115
how that's fits to the scheme,

620
00:21:16,152 --> 00:21:16,519
the parts, but it's film part

621
00:21:16,519 --> 00:21:17,220
of that.

622
00:21:17,220 --> 00:21:19,620
>> Over envelope of aircraft

623
00:21:22,425 --> 00:21:22,826
part of our group. Okay, we

624
00:21:22,826 --> 00:21:23,493
thank you.

625
00:21:23,493 --> 00:21:24,194
>> Which is and I can speak

626
00:21:24,194 --> 00:21:27,464
for me as a citizen now for a

627
00:21:27,464 --> 00:21:28,465
second because I.

628
00:21:28,465 --> 00:21:29,933
>> I know I've talked a lot of

629
00:21:29,933 --> 00:21:30,634
folks in the city where it's

630
00:21:30,634 --> 00:21:31,368
like if you just look at the

631
00:21:31,368 --> 00:21:34,371
numbers of what Saint Pete did

632
00:21:34,371 --> 00:21:34,971
with the Dali Museum right? If

633
00:21:34,971 --> 00:21:35,539
you talk about massive

634
00:21:35,539 --> 00:21:37,539
investment, right, 30

635
00:21:39,109 --> 00:21:41,111
35 million up front last year.

636
00:21:41,111 --> 00:21:43,246
It created 280 million dollars

637
00:21:43,246 --> 00:21:45,148
in economic impact. So you are

638
00:21:45,148 --> 00:21:45,849
talking about a wealth creator

639
00:21:45,849 --> 00:21:47,284
red. It isn't just a pipeline

640
00:21:47,284 --> 00:21:49,684
of tax dollars continually

641
00:21:51,210 --> 00:21:52,550
going somewhere is like you're

642
00:21:52,550 --> 00:21:54,324
we could create something that

643
00:21:54,324 --> 00:21:56,259
brings people in wealth that

644
00:21:56,259 --> 00:21:56,860
then allows our community. And

645
00:21:56,860 --> 00:21:59,950
that's not the huge is

646
00:21:59,950 --> 00:21:59,429
building in the world. Knowing

647
00:21:59,429 --> 00:22:00,130
Museum.

648
00:22:00,130 --> 00:22:03,730
>> And we we could pull that

649
00:22:06,737 --> 00:22:09,272
off here. Still I would say

650
00:22:09,272 --> 00:22:12,242
to, you know, you you talk.

651
00:22:12,242 --> 00:22:14,642
>> Man about shared services.

652
00:22:16,646 --> 00:22:17,481
We talked you know, the so the

653
00:22:17,481 --> 00:22:18,281
Amber Davis, our town, or

654
00:22:18,281 --> 00:22:20,681
we're rolling out medical

655
00:22:22,419 --> 00:22:23,220
benefits. We're we're just

656
00:22:23,220 --> 00:22:26,820
exploring all that now for the

657
00:22:26,957 --> 00:22:28,592
first time right? And so, you

658
00:22:28,592 --> 00:22:30,794
know, some of the other groups

659
00:22:30,794 --> 00:22:31,461
of this, you know,

660
00:22:31,461 --> 00:22:33,461
collaboration already have

661
00:22:35,165 --> 00:22:38,765
medical we can kind of share

662
00:22:39,136 --> 00:22:39,970
that information. And you

663
00:22:39,970 --> 00:22:42,406
know, maybe save yourself some

664
00:22:42,406 --> 00:22:45,406
money and time and effort.

665
00:22:45,709 --> 00:22:47,577
Exporting these things. The

666
00:22:47,577 --> 00:22:49,246
other part of it that I think

667
00:22:49,246 --> 00:22:52,246
is really, really important is

668
00:22:53,830 --> 00:22:55,830
exposure and marketing.

669
00:22:56,954 --> 00:22:58,288
>> You know how many how many

670
00:22:58,288 --> 00:22:58,889
of you here been to the or

671
00:22:58,889 --> 00:23:01,889
Davis or tenant in the

672
00:23:03,794 --> 00:23:07,394
building? So not not all. Not

673
00:23:07,764 --> 00:23:10,164
everyone right or the

674
00:23:11,501 --> 00:23:13,901
Imaginarium for the Alliance

675
00:23:17,641 --> 00:23:19,645
going when when we when we get

676
00:23:19,645 --> 00:23:21,311
new people in to the art

677
00:23:21,311 --> 00:23:24,311
center and it's probably the

678
00:23:25,849 --> 00:23:27,985
same with with you. People are

679
00:23:27,985 --> 00:23:29,121
like, wow, this place is

680
00:23:29,121 --> 00:23:30,254
amazing. We didn't even know

681
00:23:30,254 --> 00:23:33,824
this was here for a play. We

682
00:23:33,824 --> 00:23:36,760
drove by it or we walk Visalia

683
00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,760
Times in what great resource.

684
00:23:40,931 --> 00:23:42,199
So if we can share marketing.

685
00:23:42,199 --> 00:23:44,300
And exposure, you know, maybe

686
00:23:44,300 --> 00:23:46,370
we can drive people to help

687
00:23:46,370 --> 00:23:47,710
support our various regions.

688
00:23:47,710 --> 00:23:50,710
Ation. I think that's hugely

689
00:23:51,441 --> 00:23:52,176
important. Especially with the

690
00:23:52,176 --> 00:23:54,878
advent of ai, you can do a lot

691
00:23:54,878 --> 00:23:55,546
of outreach and things of that

692
00:23:55,546 --> 00:23:57,281
nature. I was studying that

693
00:23:57,281 --> 00:23:59,583
all the ways for.

694
00:23:59,583 --> 00:24:01,485
>> Very low cost. You can use

695
00:24:01,485 --> 00:24:05,850
it to, you promote. We create

696
00:24:08,959 --> 00:24:11,228
things. Friend. That stuff.

697
00:24:11,228 --> 00:24:13,197
>> doing everything I So one

698
00:24:13,197 --> 00:24:13,931
of one of the weather here one

699
00:24:13,931 --> 00:24:17,531
of things that we talked about

700
00:24:20,771 --> 00:24:21,805
was rotation of, you know,

701
00:24:21,805 --> 00:24:24,205
getting far various forms

702
00:24:26,777 --> 00:24:28,777
together from Organizations

703
00:24:29,947 --> 00:24:30,247
and hosting like a reception

704
00:24:30,247 --> 00:24:32,247
each.

705
00:24:32,249 --> 00:24:33,984
>> Then you MAY be quarterly

706
00:24:33,984 --> 00:24:37,554
or whatever we end up deciding

707
00:24:37,554 --> 00:24:38,689
to do getting all the board

708
00:24:38,689 --> 00:24:39,857
members there. So there can be

709
00:24:39,857 --> 00:24:41,857
crossed collaboration. There

710
00:24:43,460 --> 00:24:47,600
as well. You know, like like

711
00:24:48,365 --> 00:24:49,660
you said. You know, there's

712
00:24:49,660 --> 00:24:51,466
several people that involved

713
00:24:53,370 --> 00:24:53,771
in boards and maybe multiple

714
00:24:53,771 --> 00:24:57,371
war. They all should know each

715
00:24:59,176 --> 00:24:59,810
other. Tried. That just

716
00:24:59,810 --> 00:25:02,210
brain-damaged try to get

717
00:25:06,984 --> 00:25:07,685
everyone coordinated.

718
00:25:07,685 --> 00:25:08,385
>> I would love that. I mean,

719
00:25:08,385 --> 00:25:12,356
I would like to hear from me

720
00:25:12,356 --> 00:25:15,525
because he's got a lot. You

721
00:25:15,525 --> 00:25:16,660
what I love the idea myself.

722
00:25:16,660 --> 00:25:17,194
>> about 5, 6, years ago, I

723
00:25:17,194 --> 00:25:19,594
went to the county

724
00:25:21,310 --> 00:25:21,665
administrator city Mayor. And

725
00:25:21,665 --> 00:25:24,650
others because I've heard

726
00:25:28,405 --> 00:25:30,574
that. Hearst people back with

727
00:25:30,574 --> 00:25:31,976
One of the major things

728
00:25:31,976 --> 00:25:32,643
reasons they gave for leaving

729
00:25:32,643 --> 00:25:33,176
was cultural. There was no

730
00:25:33,176 --> 00:25:34,411
cultural events and

731
00:25:34,411 --> 00:25:36,411
activities.

732
00:25:37,348 --> 00:25:38,150
>> I lost my personal doctor.

733
00:25:38,150 --> 00:25:41,615
Because his kids got out of

734
00:25:41,685 --> 00:25:43,721
school. He moved and one of

735
00:25:43,721 --> 00:25:44,422
the reason told me from his

736
00:25:44,422 --> 00:25:47,858
mouth, my ears is there's no

737
00:25:47,858 --> 00:25:48,992
coach like hear from me one

738
00:25:48,992 --> 00:25:49,693
where I can connect with black

739
00:25:49,693 --> 00:25:52,693
culture and said they enjoyed

740
00:25:53,998 --> 00:25:54,699
it. Share that with the city

741
00:25:54,699 --> 00:25:55,366
manager John Talmage in the

742
00:25:55,366 --> 00:25:58,936
rest of the folks back then

743
00:25:58,936 --> 00:26:00,972
and then plus, well, last when

744
00:26:00,972 --> 00:26:01,639
the kind of a history says And

745
00:26:01,639 --> 00:26:04,639
we're trying to build coach

746
00:26:05,476 --> 00:26:06,310
Wilson. That's the only one

747
00:26:06,310 --> 00:26:07,110
there that was there then. So

748
00:26:07,110 --> 00:26:08,846
I don't know if you remember,

749
00:26:08,846 --> 00:26:10,681
but we wouldn't calls and that

750
00:26:10,681 --> 00:26:11,315
we were out and talk to the

751
00:26:11,315 --> 00:26:13,715
different people gym that

752
00:26:14,752 --> 00:26:16,286
meant, although. To

753
00:26:16,286 --> 00:26:17,521
collaborate together because

754
00:26:17,521 --> 00:26:18,255
if nothing else, the

755
00:26:18,255 --> 00:26:20,655
programming for that marketing

756
00:26:21,625 --> 00:26:22,293
for that would be excellent.

757
00:26:22,293 --> 00:26:25,496
At the time. So it was the

758
00:26:25,496 --> 00:26:26,497
city manager. And he said this

759
00:26:26,497 --> 00:26:29,497
would make a group starting

760
00:26:30,768 --> 00:26:32,636
point. For a map of all the

761
00:26:32,636 --> 00:26:35,636
different places going east. I

762
00:26:37,742 --> 00:26:38,376
mean, going west on Martin, go

763
00:26:38,376 --> 00:26:40,776
from backed the cultural

764
00:26:44,682 --> 00:26:47,285
center? A McCollum hall across

765
00:26:47,285 --> 00:26:47,952
the street to the Madison

766
00:26:47,952 --> 00:26:48,920
area. That was heart thing

767
00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:49,720
going on in the red brick

768
00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,120
building. But they've since

769
00:26:54,525 --> 00:26:56,594
moved correct Marcus. And

770
00:26:56,594 --> 00:26:57,395
yeah, find But the idea was to

771
00:26:57,395 --> 00:26:58,620
do it map of all the difficult

772
00:26:58,620 --> 00:27:00,462
activities and senators and

773
00:27:02,366 --> 00:27:05,690
community. Back then. So I

774
00:27:05,690 --> 00:27:05,803
think it is. I never sent. I

775
00:27:05,803 --> 00:27:09,403
think it's always a of leaving

776
00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:10,141
collaboration. Everything I do

777
00:27:10,141 --> 00:27:11,142
is a better collaboration and

778
00:27:11,142 --> 00:27:13,142
working together like-minded

779
00:27:16,114 --> 00:27:16,781
folks. For us to do a close.

780
00:27:16,781 --> 00:27:17,515
And we definitely going to

781
00:27:17,515 --> 00:27:21,619
have to have it because of the

782
00:27:21,619 --> 00:27:22,787
program this necessary. So the

783
00:27:22,787 --> 00:27:23,487
coastal cent you need to

784
00:27:23,487 --> 00:27:26,224
partner than all the reasons

785
00:27:26,224 --> 00:27:28,226
to make that work. And report

786
00:27:28,226 --> 00:27:29,661
about the universities and

787
00:27:29,661 --> 00:27:32,661
schools. I didn't hear been

788
00:27:35,866 --> 00:27:36,534
apart of this. Also. Well,

789
00:27:36,534 --> 00:27:37,268
they literally that they're

790
00:27:37,268 --> 00:27:37,969
actually going to be a part of

791
00:27:37,969 --> 00:27:39,504
it and a programming what we

792
00:27:39,504 --> 00:27:41,504
what we do

793
00:27:41,806 --> 00:27:45,406
>> you know, as far as this

794
00:27:45,476 --> 00:27:47,476
collaboration getting started?

795
00:27:48,450 --> 00:27:50,140
You know, I think the first

796
00:27:50,140 --> 00:27:53,217
point was to get all these

797
00:27:53,217 --> 00:27:56,817
CEOs and for chairs engaged. I

798
00:27:57,956 --> 00:27:58,656
think that what you said, I've

799
00:27:58,656 --> 00:28:00,892
been a long time, We've seen

800
00:28:00,892 --> 00:28:01,926
things start, stop, start and

801
00:28:01,926 --> 00:28:05,526
stop. You know, I think you

802
00:28:05,697 --> 00:28:06,597
make a good point. There were

803
00:28:06,597 --> 00:28:07,265
we are in a position now a

804
00:28:07,265 --> 00:28:10,865
stronger position as a as a

805
00:28:11,569 --> 00:28:13,204
region as a city to be able to

806
00:28:13,204 --> 00:28:13,905
things But we want to make

807
00:28:13,905 --> 00:28:16,107
sure that there's full buy-in

808
00:28:16,107 --> 00:28:16,641
from the organizations.

809
00:28:16,641 --> 00:28:19,410
Becomes part of the

810
00:28:19,510 --> 00:28:21,510
organization's culture. First

811
00:28:23,715 --> 00:28:24,716
and that absolutely the school

812
00:28:24,716 --> 00:28:26,351
district needs to be a part of

813
00:28:26,351 --> 00:28:27,510
this. And how can can they get

814
00:28:27,510 --> 00:28:29,387
involved we work with him to

815
00:28:29,387 --> 00:28:31,155
get more were kids to come out

816
00:28:31,155 --> 00:28:31,890
too, to our centers and you

817
00:28:31,890 --> 00:28:33,958
have get the university to get

818
00:28:33,958 --> 00:28:34,626
mobile more volunteer kids

819
00:28:34,626 --> 00:28:35,293
from the university coming

820
00:28:35,293 --> 00:28:36,928
out, working at our at our

821
00:28:36,928 --> 00:28:39,928
centers. And those are things

822
00:28:40,198 --> 00:28:41,232
so absolutely that's that's

823
00:28:41,232 --> 00:28:41,866
something that we want to be a

824
00:28:41,866 --> 00:28:45,403
part of I think the first

825
00:28:45,403 --> 00:28:46,104
step, though, is we want this

826
00:28:46,104 --> 00:28:48,339
to be part of institutional

827
00:28:48,339 --> 00:28:49,700
culture for all of our

828
00:28:49,700 --> 00:28:51,407
institutions, from our our

829
00:28:52,177 --> 00:28:53,244
governance down saying this is

830
00:28:53,244 --> 00:28:55,447
going to the something this

831
00:28:55,447 --> 00:28:56,114
important part of our priority

832
00:28:56,114 --> 00:28:59,114
so that it's not something

833
00:29:00,385 --> 00:29:01,653
that just kind of. It's a good

834
00:29:01,653 --> 00:29:02,320
idea. And then nothing comes

835
00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:05,920
of is because we have seen

836
00:29:09,861 --> 00:29:10,562
that for sure. I think I

837
00:29:10,562 --> 00:29:12,962
>> each of our organizations

838
00:29:13,431 --> 00:29:14,666
have some involvement with the

839
00:29:14,666 --> 00:29:15,366
school, the collectively I

840
00:29:15,366 --> 00:29:19,270
think we we could have a lot

841
00:29:19,270 --> 00:29:21,270
bigger.

842
00:29:21,272 --> 00:29:21,973
>> maybe not talking about. I

843
00:29:21,973 --> 00:29:22,874
know we want the kids public

844
00:29:22,874 --> 00:29:24,874
schools, students involved,

845
00:29:27,470 --> 00:29:27,746
but I were talking about the

846
00:29:27,746 --> 00:29:28,413
departments Arts and Sciences

847
00:29:28,413 --> 00:29:30,813
leadership, the educator of

848
00:29:32,484 --> 00:29:33,151
the one looked 8, their

849
00:29:33,151 --> 00:29:34,286
engagement at level because

850
00:29:34,286 --> 00:29:35,353
would be good people to have

851
00:29:35,353 --> 00:29:37,353
discussions about availability

852
00:29:42,394 --> 00:29:43,661
enough crews. If I want to

853
00:29:43,661 --> 00:29:44,396
know do is present. I go to

854
00:29:44,396 --> 00:29:47,332
the streets makers rather than

855
00:29:47,332 --> 00:29:50,932
try figure out. Itself as know

856
00:29:52,370 --> 00:29:53,370
that I could. But I'd rather

857
00:29:53,370 --> 00:29:54,340
somebody that knows exactly

858
00:29:54,340 --> 00:29:57,940
what the roads like to travel.

859
00:29:58,610 --> 00:30:02,130
So that basically all of us on

860
00:30:02,130 --> 00:30:02,914
meeting 2, I think those

861
00:30:02,914 --> 00:30:04,716
people be valuable if nothing

862
00:30:04,716 --> 00:30:06,851
else that you have an advisory

863
00:30:06,851 --> 00:30:07,586
group, make put them all

864
00:30:07,586 --> 00:30:11,186
together and that that's not a

865
00:30:11,756 --> 00:30:12,557
bad idea But appreciate the

866
00:30:12,557 --> 00:30:13,291
notion and appreciate what

867
00:30:13,291 --> 00:30:13,892
you're doing. And I don't mind

868
00:30:13,892 --> 00:30:16,892
doing whatever I can to

869
00:30:18,463 --> 00:30:20,863
assist. Heard mentioned he's

870
00:30:22,434 --> 00:30:23,301
so is child the part of

871
00:30:23,301 --> 00:30:23,935
discussion or yeah, we had

872
00:30:23,935 --> 00:30:26,335
additional meeting and we

873
00:30:28,373 --> 00:30:30,373
reached

874
00:30:31,276 --> 00:30:32,644
>> Florida rep and Black

875
00:30:32,644 --> 00:30:34,346
History Society we're gonna

876
00:30:34,346 --> 00:30:35,547
find when you first got

877
00:30:35,547 --> 00:30:38,547
together of all the reached

878
00:30:41,620 --> 00:30:44,200
out get him next

879
00:30:44,523 --> 00:30:46,923
>> Questions comments. Do you

880
00:30:48,927 --> 00:30:50,927
have a meeting?

881
00:30:51,620 --> 00:30:53,131
>> So right now where I'm

882
00:30:53,131 --> 00:30:54,533
getting together about

883
00:30:54,533 --> 00:30:55,200
monthly, it's it's been a

884
00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:58,200
fairly loose. Just had our

885
00:30:59,605 --> 00:31:00,338
first meeting in AUGUST. Yeah.

886
00:31:00,338 --> 00:31:02,641
Was it Yeah, I don't know what

887
00:31:02,641 --> 00:31:03,575
month it is exactly I know we

888
00:31:03,575 --> 00:31:04,543
just had our first meeting in

889
00:31:04,543 --> 00:31:05,177
AUGUST and so are our

890
00:31:05,177 --> 00:31:07,577
SEPTEMBER meeting will be

891
00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:10,480
coming up and then well,

892
00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:10,782
hopefully be presenting to the

893
00:31:10,782 --> 00:31:13,510
city some time in OCTOBER just

894
00:31:13,510 --> 00:31:13,752
continuing to really

895
00:31:13,752 --> 00:31:16,152
strengthen those ties connect

896
00:31:17,623 --> 00:31:18,290
with each other more often.

897
00:31:18,290 --> 00:31:20,690
>> Yeah, I think interested

898
00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:24,263
getting involved in sense. I

899
00:31:24,263 --> 00:31:27,263
think idea of pass fantastic

900
00:31:28,634 --> 00:31:29,467
because most people coming to.

901
00:31:29,467 --> 00:31:32,370
Fort Myers. Don't know about

902
00:31:32,370 --> 00:31:33,272
all the different facilities

903
00:31:33,272 --> 00:31:35,672
and this will automatically

904
00:31:35,874 --> 00:31:36,574
when you fly past, you know.

905
00:31:36,574 --> 00:31:39,574
And that will bring business

906
00:31:41,146 --> 00:31:41,813
to

907
00:31:41,813 --> 00:31:44,813
>> Yes, a proof concept in

908
00:31:47,552 --> 00:31:51,152
one. We we Any other comments

909
00:31:51,223 --> 00:31:51,990
for the group.

910
00:31:51,990 --> 00:31:52,691
>> Maybe we can have that

911
00:31:52,691 --> 00:31:55,691
group back like every quarter

912
00:31:57,496 --> 00:31:58,263
for. What do suggest with them

913
00:31:58,263 --> 00:32:01,166
you? I think our you know our

914
00:32:01,166 --> 00:32:02,100
goal. Our next goal is to

915
00:32:02,100 --> 00:32:03,135
start creating some

916
00:32:03,135 --> 00:32:04,570
deliverables for the first one

917
00:32:04,570 --> 00:32:05,303
of these is going to be a

918
00:32:05,303 --> 00:32:07,106
shared pass it. MAY not be the

919
00:32:07,106 --> 00:32:07,973
full suit past year.

920
00:32:07,973 --> 00:32:11,573
>> Our goal for that is to

921
00:32:11,677 --> 00:32:13,979
come season one of those. But

922
00:32:13,979 --> 00:32:15,247
we're looking at an offseason,

923
00:32:15,247 --> 00:32:16,381
keep opportunity that at least

924
00:32:16,381 --> 00:32:17,820
get people to come in to get a

925
00:32:17,820 --> 00:32:20,820
discount another that to try

926
00:32:20,152 --> 00:32:20,886
to get those multiple

927
00:32:20,886 --> 00:32:22,287
visitation. So, yeah, we would

928
00:32:22,287 --> 00:32:22,921
love to come back as some of

929
00:32:22,921 --> 00:32:23,589
these deliverables coming

930
00:32:23,589 --> 00:32:26,589
about and share that with.

931
00:32:28,227 --> 00:32:28,927
It's a great And I did. I did

932
00:32:28,927 --> 00:32:31,927
have a conversation with John

933
00:32:32,964 --> 00:32:33,699
Talmage.

934
00:32:33,699 --> 00:32:34,366
>> Kind of an e-mail back and

935
00:32:34,366 --> 00:32:37,966
forth I think he loves the

936
00:32:38,837 --> 00:32:41,707
idea. Where this is going. I

937
00:32:41,707 --> 00:32:43,175
think that's the I talked to

938
00:32:43,175 --> 00:32:44,843
John about tax. Okay. So the

939
00:32:44,843 --> 00:32:45,477
backpacks goes to the

940
00:32:45,477 --> 00:32:46,512
advertising. Why can't we

941
00:32:46,512 --> 00:32:47,446
capture some of the bed tax to

942
00:32:47,446 --> 00:32:50,446
go to some projects? Maybe

943
00:32:55,654 --> 00:32:56,689
this is one of them.

944
00:32:56,689 --> 00:32:59,325
>> having those which is big,

945
00:32:59,325 --> 00:32:59,858
too, at the county I think we

946
00:32:59,858 --> 00:33:01,593
can get the county

947
00:33:01,593 --> 00:33:02,394
commissioners on board with.

948
00:33:02,394 --> 00:33:04,196
>> Carving out a little for

949
00:33:04,196 --> 00:33:06,332
whether it's the Black History

950
00:33:06,332 --> 00:33:08,300
Museum or projects are some

951
00:33:08,300 --> 00:33:09,100
fun. I mean, I just because a

952
00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:10,903
lot of money that that those

953
00:33:10,903 --> 00:33:11,603
hotels are generating and

954
00:33:11,603 --> 00:33:12,271
those are the people that are

955
00:33:12,271 --> 00:33:14,671
benefiting that are coming

956
00:33:15,407 --> 00:33:17,242
into town.

957
00:33:17,242 --> 00:33:20,145
>> a part one of the things

958
00:33:20,145 --> 00:33:22,545
that ap 6 mentioned is.

959
00:33:24,490 --> 00:33:24,750
Visitors are actually larger

960
00:33:24,750 --> 00:33:25,718
economic drivers, even though

961
00:33:25,718 --> 00:33:26,452
they're smaller part of the

962
00:33:26,452 --> 00:33:28,753
market, they're spending a lot

963
00:33:28,753 --> 00:33:29,855
more because they're staying

964
00:33:29,855 --> 00:33:32,424
and and they have to eat out

965
00:33:32,424 --> 00:33:33,292
every meal any of those

966
00:33:33,292 --> 00:33:36,292
things. So when they're coming

967
00:33:37,620 --> 00:33:37,997
to a cultural destination r r

968
00:33:37,997 --> 00:33:40,366
and event. They're having a

969
00:33:40,366 --> 00:33:41,100
large economic impact when

970
00:33:41,100 --> 00:33:42,868
they're here, even though it's

971
00:33:42,868 --> 00:33:45,704
only like 24% of our audience

972
00:33:45,704 --> 00:33:48,704
right now. I'm looking at 23.

973
00:33:49,642 --> 00:33:51,377
Somewhere. 23. 24 yet but huge

974
00:33:51,377 --> 00:33:54,377
drivers. And so we've already

975
00:33:54,413 --> 00:33:56,515
seen other communities making

976
00:33:56,515 --> 00:33:58,551
capital investment in arts and

977
00:33:58,551 --> 00:33:59,585
culture and facilities and

978
00:33:59,585 --> 00:34:00,286
it's paying off. So maybe it's

979
00:34:00,286 --> 00:34:03,886
time for Lee County to really

980
00:34:03,889 --> 00:34:05,624
capitalize on that.

981
00:34:05,624 --> 00:34:07,259
>> I think, you know,

982
00:34:07,259 --> 00:34:07,960
mentioning ai that. Bore let

983
00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:12,565
me show a 60nd ai piece I did

984
00:34:12,565 --> 00:34:14,333
on Fort Myers. And I made it

985
00:34:14,333 --> 00:34:15,340
half an hour an hour with

986
00:34:15,340 --> 00:34:15,701
Adobe Firefly. And it's just

987
00:34:15,701 --> 00:34:18,604
amazing. But this, too, out

988
00:34:18,604 --> 00:34:19,872
there. I got in that program

989
00:34:19,872 --> 00:34:21,407
and you get a location to

990
00:34:21,407 --> 00:34:23,175
created this beautiful city

991
00:34:23,175 --> 00:34:23,843
map of all are the case. And

992
00:34:23,843 --> 00:34:24,443
so there's tools we can use

993
00:34:24,443 --> 00:34:27,443
that would have to pay

994
00:34:28,140 --> 00:34:28,948
thousands dollars. You know,

995
00:34:28,948 --> 00:34:29,682
to get some deliverables out

996
00:34:29,682 --> 00:34:31,183
there. There's like play Sarah

997
00:34:31,183 --> 00:34:33,180
Dot a I mean, there's some

998
00:34:33,180 --> 00:34:35,121
amazing things that are

999
00:34:35,121 --> 00:34:38,121
happening mind blowing. But of

1000
00:34:40,226 --> 00:34:40,926
course, you know, that's

1001
00:34:40,926 --> 00:34:44,526
focus. You know, you in that

1002
00:34:44,930 --> 00:34:46,930
can help meeting.

1003
00:34:49,268 --> 00:34:52,268
>> And rising numbers I know

1004
00:34:53,272 --> 00:34:53,973
fellows that men you know, you

1005
00:34:53,973 --> 00:34:57,573
can have a meeting with them.

1006
00:34:57,977 --> 00:35:00,179
Talk about this. Yeah, yeah,

1007
00:35:00,179 --> 00:35:02,148
have to do of this and we've

1008
00:35:02,148 --> 00:35:06,348
asked not to come here and pop

1009
00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:08,719
for

1010
00:35:09,755 --> 00:35:11,357
>> any other comments for the

1011
00:35:11,357 --> 00:35:14,957
group but lost safe any news

1012
00:35:16,829 --> 00:35:17,630
someone wants to

1013
00:35:17,630 --> 00:35:18,531
>> lawn kind of like, you

1014
00:35:18,531 --> 00:35:21,531
know, more engagement. What is

1015
00:35:22,268 --> 00:35:23,736
the best way to do that? Doing

1016
00:35:23,736 --> 00:35:27,336
other stuff? You know, as any

1017
00:35:28,607 --> 00:35:29,342
news, you know.

1018
00:35:29,342 --> 00:35:32,942
>> So right now it's been very

1019
00:35:33,790 --> 00:35:34,881
individual. What we're hoping

1020
00:35:34,881 --> 00:35:36,115
to grow out of this

1021
00:35:36,115 --> 00:35:36,816
partnership is a more

1022
00:35:36,816 --> 00:35:38,551
concerted effort where people

1023
00:35:38,551 --> 00:35:39,218
can kind of come to one place

1024
00:35:39,218 --> 00:35:41,120
and learn more about all of

1025
00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:41,988
the different offerings

1026
00:35:41,988 --> 00:35:45,588
because right now you have to

1027
00:35:46,526 --> 00:35:48,926
search each individually and

1028
00:35:49,762 --> 00:35:50,463
so we'd like to see that

1029
00:35:50,463 --> 00:35:51,230
communication, expand it so

1030
00:35:51,230 --> 00:35:51,964
people can know all of the

1031
00:35:51,964 --> 00:35:54,964
different assets that are here

1032
00:35:55,935 --> 00:35:56,602
in Fort Myers. Instead of

1033
00:35:56,602 --> 00:35:58,400
having just Google. What is

1034
00:35:58,400 --> 00:35:59,710
there to do, you know, and and

1035
00:35:59,710 --> 00:36:01,174
hoping that we show up in a

1036
00:36:01,174 --> 00:36:04,143
search, we want to really be

1037
00:36:04,143 --> 00:36:06,120
proactive and get behind that

1038
00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:07,460
>> So what might be your ideal

1039
00:36:07,460 --> 00:36:08,414
customer? That's what I was

1040
00:36:08,414 --> 00:36:08,981
kind of like. You know, that's

1041
00:36:08,981 --> 00:36:11,981
a If I'm looking for

1042
00:36:13,753 --> 00:36:15,588
something. Would be ideal

1043
00:36:15,588 --> 00:36:16,556
customer home like to go off

1044
00:36:16,556 --> 00:36:17,690
there?

1045
00:36:17,690 --> 00:36:18,758
>> Well, I think that's the

1046
00:36:18,758 --> 00:36:19,459
amazing thing about when you

1047
00:36:19,459 --> 00:36:22,459
do arts culture, history and

1048
00:36:24,130 --> 00:36:25,965
science. Everyone Some of us

1049
00:36:25,965 --> 00:36:26,899
are probably more family

1050
00:36:26,899 --> 00:36:29,299
oriented our largest customer.

1051
00:36:29,635 --> 00:36:31,700
We would consider to be

1052
00:36:31,700 --> 00:36:35,741
families. We do a lot of a lot

1053
00:36:35,741 --> 00:36:37,644
more kids some other take the

1054
00:36:37,644 --> 00:36:40,813
U.S. And Florida They have a

1055
00:36:40,813 --> 00:36:41,848
much larger Taurus market that

1056
00:36:41,848 --> 00:36:44,617
comes older crowd more than

1057
00:36:44,617 --> 00:36:45,985
some of the others. The art

1058
00:36:45,985 --> 00:36:50,185
you know, each one has a very

1059
00:36:51,190 --> 00:36:52,580
different audience.

1060
00:36:52,580 --> 00:36:54,660
Collectively. If we can share

1061
00:36:54,660 --> 00:36:55,328
those different audiences,

1062
00:36:55,328 --> 00:36:57,196
none of us are exclusive to

1063
00:36:57,196 --> 00:37:00,767
audience. We are not for kids.

1064
00:37:00,767 --> 00:37:01,434
You know, we are museum for

1065
00:37:01,434 --> 00:37:03,834
anyone that's interested in

1066
00:37:03,836 --> 00:37:05,836
and created creativity,

1067
00:37:07,173 --> 00:37:09,573
exploration and learning. And

1068
00:37:11,770 --> 00:37:13,847
so collectively we reach it.

1069
00:37:13,847 --> 00:37:14,581
Everyone from from the

1070
00:37:14,581 --> 00:37:17,350
youngest to the oldest and the

1071
00:37:17,350 --> 00:37:18,510
newest to the, you know,

1072
00:37:18,510 --> 00:37:20,510
multigenerational families of

1073
00:37:22,155 --> 00:37:23,289
year.

1074
00:37:23,289 --> 00:37:24,230
>> If I could just with that,

1075
00:37:24,230 --> 00:37:25,458
if I could just add to that, I

1076
00:37:25,458 --> 00:37:26,326
think one thing for us. That's

1077
00:37:26,326 --> 00:37:27,600
also we we know and we

1078
00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:29,460
instinctively can operate with

1079
00:37:31,364 --> 00:37:33,299
is that we're 7 different

1080
00:37:33,299 --> 00:37:34,734
organizations trying to create

1081
00:37:34,734 --> 00:37:35,969
incentive systems that could

1082
00:37:35,969 --> 00:37:36,636
help all of Right. And so

1083
00:37:36,636 --> 00:37:39,636
that's that's where we see

1084
00:37:40,573 --> 00:37:41,274
this partnership is like that.

1085
00:37:41,274 --> 00:37:43,276
I've hard enough time keeping

1086
00:37:43,276 --> 00:37:44,100
up with what alliance got

1087
00:37:44,100 --> 00:37:45,411
going on. Sometimes you've got

1088
00:37:45,411 --> 00:37:47,447
4 or 5 things. Same day

1089
00:37:47,447 --> 00:37:49,215
theater, people outside. We've

1090
00:37:49,215 --> 00:37:51,484
got market at right? Kind of

1091
00:37:51,484 --> 00:37:53,486
ok, I need to be aware of what

1092
00:37:53,486 --> 00:37:54,154
everyone else is doing. So I

1093
00:37:54,154 --> 00:37:57,154
think where we're trying to

1094
00:37:57,390 --> 00:38:00,390
get to collectively are those

1095
00:38:00,927 --> 00:38:03,290
value ads where we can operate

1096
00:38:03,290 --> 00:38:04,130
collectively and in particular

1097
00:38:04,130 --> 00:38:06,320
around Fort Myers, around

1098
00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:07,167
marketing around these kind of

1099
00:38:07,167 --> 00:38:08,802
shared services where there's

1100
00:38:08,802 --> 00:38:09,502
just really is a value add

1101
00:38:09,502 --> 00:38:10,904
that we don't have to change

1102
00:38:10,904 --> 00:38:12,739
the way we do things

1103
00:38:12,739 --> 00:38:13,406
fundamentally to be a part of

1104
00:38:13,406 --> 00:38:14,107
the group. So I think it's

1105
00:38:14,107 --> 00:38:16,743
important to know that all of

1106
00:38:16,743 --> 00:38:19,546
us have to wear our day hats

1107
00:38:19,546 --> 00:38:20,280
when we when work in this

1108
00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:21,648
collaboration or don't work, I

1109
00:38:21,648 --> 00:38:22,248
can't come I need to come into

1110
00:38:22,248 --> 00:38:22,949
like does this work for

1111
00:38:22,949 --> 00:38:25,518
alliance for the Arts? That's

1112
00:38:25,518 --> 00:38:26,519
what I do. And I think what

1113
00:38:26,519 --> 00:38:28,555
we've seen quickly and why

1114
00:38:28,555 --> 00:38:30,900
we're so excited about it is

1115
00:38:30,900 --> 00:38:30,757
there are areas that overlap

1116
00:38:30,757 --> 00:38:33,757
that really make sense. And

1117
00:38:36,496 --> 00:38:39,565
Alice point, we can watch with

1118
00:38:39,565 --> 00:38:40,330
somebody I I see a weekly

1119
00:38:40,330 --> 00:38:40,767
podcast.

1120
00:38:40,767 --> 00:38:44,700
>> For the like You guys to do

1121
00:38:44,700 --> 00:38:45,105
weekly artistic and seen like

1122
00:38:45,105 --> 00:38:45,805
my wife hope on this one

1123
00:38:45,805 --> 00:38:47,107
podcast. I thought they were

1124
00:38:47,107 --> 00:38:50,100
like done by gas. But they're

1125
00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:53,610
big. I could what matters are

1126
00:38:55,448 --> 00:38:58,448
That's a great idea. And

1127
00:39:00,253 --> 00:39:03,853
>> And then people like so no,

1128
00:39:06,593 --> 00:39:10,793
we would love do that. I you

1129
00:39:14,735 --> 00:39:17,735
have face the according Yes.

1130
00:39:17,771 --> 00:39:20,171
>> right, Charlie? Any other

1131
00:39:21,474 --> 00:39:23,210
comments for the group?

1132
00:39:23,210 --> 00:39:26,210
>> Thank Thank. Thank you for

1133
00:39:26,980 --> 00:39:29,380
being Great presentation. Look

1134
00:39:29,683 --> 00:39:30,417
forward to to the group

1135
00:39:30,417 --> 00:39:32,817
presenting Council moving this

1136
00:39:35,889 --> 00:39:38,889
whole thing forward. Just What

1137
00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:40,794
are we supposed to be just we

1138
00:39:40,794 --> 00:39:44,364
just wanted them to share what

1139
00:39:44,364 --> 00:39:46,364
what they're doing.

1140
00:39:50,270 --> 00:39:51,104
>> The idea is it will pour.

1141
00:39:51,104 --> 00:39:51,638
They go present to Probably a

1142
00:39:51,638 --> 00:39:53,638
little more formal

1143
00:39:57,770 --> 00:39:59,460
presentation.

1144
00:39:59,460 --> 00:40:00,113
>> Well, doors down have that

1145
00:40:00,113 --> 00:40:02,490
take with them with the

1146
00:40:02,490 --> 00:40:02,749
county. Be somebody talk to

1147
00:40:02,749 --> 00:40:04,317
him. Somebody. They talked to

1148
00:40:04,317 --> 00:40:07,917
you before they go. Yeah, we

1149
00:40:09,523 --> 00:40:11,523
do

1150
00:40:14,728 --> 00:40:16,863
>> Yeah, I I think that that

1151
00:40:16,863 --> 00:40:20,463
come here. If we want do

1152
00:40:23,300 --> 00:40:23,670
something me, always ones new

1153
00:40:23,670 --> 00:40:26,840
that you make the only you

1154
00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:27,474
want to make the motion. I

1155
00:40:27,474 --> 00:40:30,474
make a motion support the

1156
00:40:32,145 --> 00:40:34,145
moves.

1157
00:40:34,548 --> 00:40:38,148
>> we to move on forward. We

1158
00:40:39,186 --> 00:40:40,200
believe in

1159
00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:41,855
>> Okay. Excellent. And I get

1160
00:40:41,855 --> 00:40:44,855
a second second second. Okay.

1161
00:40:46,693 --> 00:40:47,494
All in favor. I so moved. We

1162
00:40:47,494 --> 00:40:49,296
got our support deep voice

1163
00:40:49,296 --> 00:40:51,696
over. Here's the There's

1164
00:40:53,300 --> 00:40:54,434
somebody on this

1165
00:40:54,434 --> 00:40:56,434
>> And

1166
00:40:56,837 --> 00:40:57,571
>> if you get these folks home

1167
00:40:57,571 --> 00:41:01,608
and they thank you all the for

1168
00:41:01,608 --> 00:41:04,800
all of us from

1169
00:41:05,679 --> 00:41:07,781
>> And that's the and So so

1170
00:41:07,781 --> 00:41:09,783
just one last comment, OCTOBER

1171
00:41:09,783 --> 00:41:12,783
is arts and culture month.

1172
00:41:14,210 --> 00:41:15,890
>> So this is apropos so, you

1173
00:41:15,890 --> 00:41:16,290
know, hopefully we'll be able

1174
00:41:16,290 --> 00:41:19,890
to present to council and tie

1175
00:41:20,127 --> 00:41:21,940
it all together. So thank.

1176
00:41:21,940 --> 00:41:24,694
Thank you all for being Really

1177
00:41:31,906 --> 00:41:32,272
appreciate Thank you.

1178
00:41:32,272 --> 00:41:34,272
>> Sure.

1179
00:41:35,876 --> 00:41:36,610
>> and ball, whoever. I think

1180
00:41:36,610 --> 00:41:40,210
it would be important you have

1181
00:41:40,647 --> 00:41:41,648
a point his commute forward.

1182
00:41:41,648 --> 00:41:42,382
That you mentioned your

1183
00:41:42,382 --> 00:41:45,382
feelings about on some closure

1184
00:41:46,720 --> 00:41:49,720
for a community. Not the

1185
00:41:51,292 --> 00:41:52,426
city's job to do it, but is is

1186
00:41:52,426 --> 00:41:54,528
their responsibility. It's for

1187
00:41:54,528 --> 00:41:55,195
to to send thing that's

1188
00:41:55,195 --> 00:41:57,595
important to community and

1189
00:41:57,932 --> 00:41:59,733
what helps. And I think arts

1190
00:41:59,733 --> 00:42:00,734
and culture a very important

1191
00:42:00,734 --> 00:42:04,334
factor. We lost a lot of

1192
00:42:04,538 --> 00:42:05,272
people because of lack of

1193
00:42:05,272 --> 00:42:07,641
questions. Young folks on left

1194
00:42:07,641 --> 00:42:09,476
this community because lack

1195
00:42:09,476 --> 00:42:13,760
arts and culture that they can

1196
00:42:14,415 --> 00:42:16,815
relate to. Represent every

1197
00:42:17,751 --> 00:42:20,751
mask and then improvement On

1198
00:42:21,388 --> 00:42:23,388
this board.

1199
00:42:25,225 --> 00:42:25,926
>> And I'm not even going But

1200
00:42:25,926 --> 00:42:26,660
that's the point I'm making.

1201
00:42:26,660 --> 00:42:29,797
The point is we are so diverse

1202
00:42:29,797 --> 00:42:32,533
here. But we Get, know, back

1203
00:42:32,533 --> 00:42:34,535
in the groove. This is what I

1204
00:42:34,535 --> 00:42:37,271
was doing, that I was a

1205
00:42:37,271 --> 00:42:38,500
target. I really I started

1206
00:42:38,500 --> 00:42:41,500
last year put together because

1207
00:42:41,876 --> 00:42:43,811
of clothing downtown. It had

1208
00:42:43,811 --> 00:42:44,512
gotten so big adventures. I

1209
00:42:44,512 --> 00:42:48,712
had to stop because I want to

1210
00:42:48,983 --> 00:42:51,385
do it in MARCH. And got so

1211
00:42:51,385 --> 00:42:52,119
much interest that was too

1212
00:42:52,119 --> 00:42:55,523
nascar equity to have ready to

1213
00:42:55,523 --> 00:42:57,224
be done in MARCH. I have

1214
00:42:57,224 --> 00:42:57,925
requested to cement the city,

1215
00:42:57,925 --> 00:43:00,925
the mayor's committee for the

1216
00:43:02,229 --> 00:43:03,631
200 50th anniversary. To look

1217
00:43:03,631 --> 00:43:04,599
at maybe a corporate unload

1218
00:43:04,599 --> 00:43:05,299
what they were doing for 4th

1219
00:43:05,299 --> 00:43:08,635
of JULY and they didn't want

1220
00:43:08,635 --> 00:43:09,270
to do that. They endorsed the

1221
00:43:09,270 --> 00:43:11,739
idea of program plan the

1222
00:43:11,739 --> 00:43:15,142
event. But they do want to do

1223
00:43:15,142 --> 00:43:17,878
it the same time. Celebration

1224
00:43:17,878 --> 00:43:20,878
to a 50 year anniversary which

1225
00:43:22,283 --> 00:43:24,285
that we could get into for me.

1226
00:43:24,285 --> 00:43:25,190
So we supposed to be meeting

1227
00:43:25,190 --> 00:43:28,619
now starting a meeting now and

1228
00:43:30,957 --> 00:43:31,659
I don't know. It's still a lot

1229
00:43:31,659 --> 00:43:33,494
of people would be a part of

1230
00:43:33,494 --> 00:43:34,829
it worked and it is pretty

1231
00:43:34,829 --> 00:43:35,563
big. So I'm working through.

1232
00:43:35,563 --> 00:43:39,163
John Talmage is office and his

1233
00:43:42,570 --> 00:43:43,237
people. We're going give a

1234
00:43:43,237 --> 00:43:45,172
shot see what happens. But

1235
00:43:45,172 --> 00:43:45,840
where the venue looking at the

1236
00:43:45,840 --> 00:43:48,240
ampitheater air, you know,

1237
00:43:50,277 --> 00:43:50,978
we've got all of them bigger,

1238
00:43:50,978 --> 00:43:54,578
huge and that is focused more

1239
00:43:54,982 --> 00:43:56,984
all about now and what I'm

1240
00:43:56,984 --> 00:43:57,685
asking the group to do have

1241
00:43:57,685 --> 00:44:01,285
just paid is to exhibit food,

1242
00:44:02,790 --> 00:44:05,693
clothing, music. So MAY be

1243
00:44:05,693 --> 00:44:06,857
this group. They could be part

1244
00:44:06,857 --> 00:44:07,995
of that put together was. So

1245
00:44:07,995 --> 00:44:11,432
you got a lot of resources

1246
00:44:11,432 --> 00:44:15,320
there. Yes. So that's where it

1247
00:44:18,380 --> 00:44:20,141
is now. Just talk. Steele I'm

1248
00:44:20,141 --> 00:44:22,109
just a lot of work. Put

1249
00:44:22,109 --> 00:44:23,744
everybody table. We get we

1250
00:44:23,744 --> 00:44:24,378
working on. So we have a

1251
00:44:24,378 --> 00:44:25,379
question for you think we

1252
00:44:25,379 --> 00:44:26,747
should really look at when

1253
00:44:26,747 --> 00:44:29,147
they had requirement for

1254
00:44:29,650 --> 00:44:32,650
projects put certain feet to

1255
00:44:34,889 --> 00:44:36,290
arts where they. What Matt

1256
00:44:36,290 --> 00:44:37,191
mentioned, that. I what not?

1257
00:44:37,191 --> 00:44:37,825
And find that when I

1258
00:44:37,825 --> 00:44:39,825
development 15 years ago,

1259
00:44:45,433 --> 00:44:46,167
there was a prt that you are

1260
00:44:46,167 --> 00:44:46,868
required really put it you and

1261
00:44:46,868 --> 00:44:50,938
we used to it. Yeah, I know.

1262
00:44:50,938 --> 00:44:51,639
But this you look at that.

1263
00:44:51,639 --> 00:44:55,239
That too much bring them and

1264
00:44:56,344 --> 00:45:00,481
you know, is not I have no

1265
00:45:00,481 --> 00:45:01,181
problem with arts I oppose

1266
00:45:01,181 --> 00:45:04,781
some of the other thing that

1267
00:45:07,550 --> 00:45:08,222
reported. They want see. But I

1268
00:45:08,222 --> 00:45:10,258
don't see that being a

1269
00:45:10,258 --> 00:45:13,858
problem. If you vote if you're

1270
00:45:14,950 --> 00:45:14,795
going do something me and he

1271
00:45:14,795 --> 00:45:15,496
does will be a blessing, not

1272
00:45:15,496 --> 00:45:17,832
just see go away with I think

1273
00:45:17,832 --> 00:45:21,432
need to do I think anybody

1274
00:45:22,537 --> 00:45:24,239
does ap the in that's a big

1275
00:45:24,239 --> 00:45:25,907
development is not just about

1276
00:45:25,907 --> 00:45:27,800
put her You're really doing

1277
00:45:27,800 --> 00:45:30,800
thankful. If you're going to

1278
00:45:30,778 --> 00:45:31,412
reap rewards here. You need to

1279
00:45:31,412 --> 00:45:33,470
plan that invest in this

1280
00:45:33,470 --> 00:45:36,647
community is you come. Is not

1281
00:45:37,485 --> 00:45:41,550
a one-way street. And the city

1282
00:45:41,550 --> 00:45:44,192
need to realize that call it

1283
00:45:44,192 --> 00:45:47,462
was not only our fee, they had

1284
00:45:47,462 --> 00:45:48,196
it. Police finally by car.

1285
00:45:48,196 --> 00:45:52,396
Yes, that done by hand for the

1286
00:45:53,501 --> 00:45:54,402
city, to help. It's called

1287
00:45:54,402 --> 00:45:56,802
You're going increase pressure

1288
00:45:56,804 --> 00:45:59,804
and affordable housing was is

1289
00:45:59,807 --> 00:46:00,542
there 3 home, going get had

1290
00:46:00,542 --> 00:46:02,877
these fees that if you go to

1291
00:46:02,877 --> 00:46:06,580
best and if you need to know

1292
00:46:06,580 --> 00:46:08,683
is that so so what's the next

1293
00:46:08,683 --> 00:46:10,510
step for that? Is question?

1294
00:46:10,510 --> 00:46:10,818
First is a question. Is they

1295
00:46:10,818 --> 00:46:13,588
doing it? I think the city I

1296
00:46:13,588 --> 00:46:14,222
used to get so upset because

1297
00:46:14,222 --> 00:46:14,923
believe the city added to

1298
00:46:14,923 --> 00:46:17,892
that. We didn't give to them.

1299
00:46:17,892 --> 00:46:20,610
They wouldn't come. And I'm

1300
00:46:20,610 --> 00:46:20,695
whole going world. Was.

1301
00:46:20,695 --> 00:46:23,950
They're coming week. All

1302
00:46:25,366 --> 00:46:26,668
right? Well, you know, was

1303
00:46:26,668 --> 00:46:27,335
here. They know Gophers here.

1304
00:46:27,335 --> 00:46:30,935
They know the levees are so

1305
00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:32,674
they want to come give away

1306
00:46:32,674 --> 00:46:33,341
everything because somebody

1307
00:46:33,341 --> 00:46:34,420
didn't just to get into the

1308
00:46:34,420 --> 00:46:37,642
building. That MAY out of was

1309
00:46:38,413 --> 00:46:40,548
killing a person. Is and I

1310
00:46:40,548 --> 00:46:41,249
think they should pay. It was

1311
00:46:41,249 --> 00:46:41,883
really, really fat when they

1312
00:46:41,883 --> 00:46:43,510
build and develop. Well,

1313
00:46:43,510 --> 00:46:43,751
remember, George present the

1314
00:46:43,751 --> 00:46:47,288
laces a very nice the nation

1315
00:46:47,288 --> 00:46:49,391
of the Sunnybrook Davis. Other

1316
00:46:49,391 --> 00:46:51,920
developers that so who do we?

1317
00:46:51,920 --> 00:46:52,427
What's the next step to relook

1318
00:46:52,427 --> 00:46:52,994
at that? That a big business

1319
00:46:52,994 --> 00:46:54,994
community development

1320
00:46:56,564 --> 00:46:57,832
department so from my

1321
00:46:57,832 --> 00:46:58,400
perspective, as we build work

1322
00:46:58,400 --> 00:47:00,400
through this economic

1323
00:47:03,304 --> 00:47:05,704
development plan. These are

1324
00:47:06,441 --> 00:47:08,710
some of micro things that

1325
00:47:08,710 --> 00:47:09,277
build in to the right for

1326
00:47:09,277 --> 00:47:10,110
parade. That might be

1327
00:47:10,110 --> 00:47:12,800
aspirational. But we we try to

1328
00:47:12,800 --> 00:47:14,480
incorporate it in there.

1329
00:47:16,217 --> 00:47:19,817
>> Maybe let the bed tax. I

1330
00:47:19,921 --> 00:47:23,521
you know, very well And you

1331
00:47:24,125 --> 00:47:26,561
That's the leave the city. And

1332
00:47:26,561 --> 00:47:27,262
I wanted to say that then hand

1333
00:47:27,262 --> 00:47:27,962
over the long We have no hope

1334
00:47:27,962 --> 00:47:31,266
We had what, 5 or 6 outs out

1335
00:47:31,266 --> 00:47:31,933
and stuff like that.

1336
00:47:31,933 --> 00:47:32,601
>> But now it's a different

1337
00:47:32,601 --> 00:47:35,570
story we have. We have the

1338
00:47:35,570 --> 00:47:36,204
bills here now. Stuff like

1339
00:47:36,204 --> 00:47:39,204
that and really want talk

1340
00:47:39,207 --> 00:47:40,142
about every in bees. That's

1341
00:47:40,142 --> 00:47:43,142
another subject that can be

1342
00:47:48,250 --> 00:47:48,917
moving it home But 11% own. So

1343
00:47:48,917 --> 00:47:49,618
the point I made and I told

1344
00:47:49,618 --> 00:47:50,352
him, I said the city deserves

1345
00:47:50,352 --> 00:47:51,586
a permanent peace. That is how

1346
00:47:51,586 --> 00:47:55,786
is going to take. This is all

1347
00:47:56,291 --> 00:47:56,958
the time. It is not. Well, my

1348
00:47:56,958 --> 00:47:58,260
suggestion would John Tomic

1349
00:47:58,260 --> 00:47:59,127
recommend it as a person in

1350
00:47:59,127 --> 00:48:00,295
the office.

1351
00:48:00,295 --> 00:48:00,996
>> To speak to about it and we

1352
00:48:00,996 --> 00:48:04,596
can either have her come and

1353
00:48:05,567 --> 00:48:07,536
talk to us so we can go back,

1354
00:48:07,536 --> 00:48:08,236
you know, talk personally

1355
00:48:08,236 --> 00:48:11,573
about this, matter of a judge

1356
00:48:11,573 --> 00:48:14,242
the element you want on I

1357
00:48:14,242 --> 00:48:15,343
think is really out less than

1358
00:48:15,343 --> 00:48:18,943
penny. Tamara, to to ball. I

1359
00:48:18,947 --> 00:48:20,148
think it's a good idea that

1360
00:48:20,148 --> 00:48:21,216
Iran and the Emmys welcome to

1361
00:48:21,216 --> 00:48:25,287
come back any time. So when we

1362
00:48:25,287 --> 00:48:27,155
put on DECEMBER gender

1363
00:48:27,155 --> 00:48:29,291
something John Thomas and we

1364
00:48:29,291 --> 00:48:32,891
did talk it's great to have

1365
00:48:33,261 --> 00:48:34,296
endorsement. Well, he's not

1366
00:48:34,296 --> 00:48:35,397
someone do it now and he

1367
00:48:35,397 --> 00:48:36,865
suggested someone I have a

1368
00:48:36,865 --> 00:48:39,468
rate down maybe that's the

1369
00:48:39,468 --> 00:48:41,970
first want to go in there with

1370
00:48:41,970 --> 00:48:44,970
yeah. Explore that. I that.

1371
00:48:51,513 --> 00:48:52,214
What are they using? 2? Yeah,

1372
00:48:52,214 --> 00:48:56,170
I think one of the to rule is

1373
00:48:56,170 --> 00:48:56,785
that here are. Yes and no. I

1374
00:48:56,785 --> 00:48:59,185
think this opportunity now

1375
00:48:59,621 --> 00:49:03,221
that there's a lot more hotels

1376
00:49:04,259 --> 00:49:07,950
I mean, you know, what JetBlue

1377
00:49:07,950 --> 00:49:07,863
park, they should spread that

1378
00:49:07,863 --> 00:49:09,863
thing.

1379
00:49:10,320 --> 00:49:10,732
>> You know, when room for

1380
00:49:10,732 --> 00:49:13,732
maneuver know what they that

1381
00:49:13,835 --> 00:49:14,536
is also a row here for.

1382
00:49:14,536 --> 00:49:17,372
Baseball MAY you know, right?

1383
00:49:17,372 --> 00:49:20,972
Where was 2 of the person that

1384
00:49:22,311 --> 00:49:24,479
love with it. All right. Well,

1385
00:49:24,479 --> 00:49:25,147
that point we have yet. Okay.

1386
00:49:25,147 --> 00:49:28,747
So all right. Let's move on

1387
00:49:29,818 --> 00:49:33,418
the agenda. Thank you all for.

1388
00:49:35,257 --> 00:49:36,458
>> Participating and listening

1389
00:49:36,458 --> 00:49:37,259
making suggestions and calm.

1390
00:49:37,259 --> 00:49:39,561
They a ring and bring that

1391
00:49:39,561 --> 00:49:42,561
here. What we've been taught.

1392
00:49:44,766 --> 00:49:45,434
I mean. Literally think I

1393
00:49:45,434 --> 00:49:48,434
mean, for years we've been

1394
00:49:49,171 --> 00:49:49,871
talking about collaborating

1395
00:49:49,871 --> 00:49:50,539
and we've tried to get

1396
00:49:50,539 --> 00:49:54,139
together as a group in the

1397
00:49:56,912 --> 00:49:57,812
past. Greg, who was sitting in

1398
00:49:57,812 --> 00:49:58,447
audience, Greg and I worked

1399
00:49:58,447 --> 00:50:01,447
together and he's on 2 of

1400
00:50:01,717 --> 00:50:02,384
those boards. On the one. I

1401
00:50:02,384 --> 00:50:05,984
great. Let's you and I get

1402
00:50:07,289 --> 00:50:09,324
this done. And so circle the

1403
00:50:09,324 --> 00:50:11,894
wagons and we had a great

1404
00:50:11,894 --> 00:50:13,894
conversation. And about 2005?

1405
00:50:17,966 --> 00:50:18,901
>> is So, but I mean, I think

1406
00:50:18,901 --> 00:50:22,501
it now has a really, really

1407
00:50:23,305 --> 00:50:24,600
good time to have that this

1408
00:50:24,600 --> 00:50:24,707
could other gridlock and Phil

1409
00:50:24,707 --> 00:50:25,440
hitter and he's a big player

1410
00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:28,440
what they're doing over there.

1411
00:50:28,611 --> 00:50:29,277
That's part of this.

1412
00:50:29,277 --> 00:50:30,479
>> I argue delivery Ling is

1413
00:50:30,479 --> 00:50:34,790
all boats rise with the tide,

1414
00:50:35,117 --> 00:50:39,317
right? We're all kind of in a

1415
00:50:40,923 --> 00:50:41,624
similar situation you know.

1416
00:50:41,624 --> 00:50:44,393
Potentially are all at asset

1417
00:50:44,393 --> 00:50:46,793
the city. There should

1418
00:50:47,396 --> 00:50:49,796
collaboration. Like it's a

1419
00:50:53,736 --> 00:50:54,637
long journey. Anyway, thank

1420
00:50:54,637 --> 00:50:57,637
Let's move on to staff

1421
00:50:58,774 --> 00:51:00,774
comments.

1422
00:51:01,610 --> 00:51:04,213
>> All right. So that the what

1423
00:51:04,213 --> 00:51:04,880
updates we have you know,

1424
00:51:04,880 --> 00:51:08,170
Steve and I we have been

1425
00:51:08,170 --> 00:51:08,617
working together wonderfully.

1426
00:51:08,617 --> 00:51:11,170
Really don't have much

1427
00:51:11,654 --> 00:51:12,254
comments to provide that.

1428
00:51:12,254 --> 00:51:14,654
There's no the mountain

1429
00:51:15,524 --> 00:51:16,225
comments on my hand. Can we

1430
00:51:16,225 --> 00:51:17,826
can we ask you questions and

1431
00:51:17,826 --> 00:51:18,127
you MAY ask me any question,

1432
00:51:18,127 --> 00:51:20,127
okay.

1433
00:51:20,196 --> 00:51:22,998
>> So what are we what we all

1434
00:51:22,998 --> 00:51:25,398
have you have questions

1435
00:51:26,235 --> 00:51:28,771
updates on. Some of the bill

1436
00:51:28,771 --> 00:51:29,405
about the budget.

1437
00:51:29,405 --> 00:51:31,805
>> I saw the preliminary

1438
00:51:31,807 --> 00:51:32,441
budget.

1439
00:51:32,441 --> 00:51:35,441
>> We are getting what we

1440
00:51:36,478 --> 00:51:37,646
wanted.

1441
00:51:37,646 --> 00:51:38,914
>> What we need. So this

1442
00:51:38,914 --> 00:51:40,916
fiscal year 2026 and at the

1443
00:51:40,916 --> 00:51:41,550
end of the month, we're

1444
00:51:41,550 --> 00:51:42,840
putting.

1445
00:51:42,840 --> 00:51:42,718
>> The rest of our

1446
00:51:42,718 --> 00:51:44,718
professional development

1447
00:51:46,155 --> 00:51:46,822
budget. And to our master plan

1448
00:51:46,822 --> 00:51:49,222
this upcoming fiscal year,

1449
00:51:51,600 --> 00:51:51,727
2027 will have enough funding

1450
00:51:51,727 --> 00:51:52,395
fairly generation. So have

1451
00:51:52,395 --> 00:51:54,795
about $50,000 in the budget

1452
00:51:57,266 --> 00:51:58,334
for that. So whatever. We

1453
00:51:58,334 --> 00:51:59,301
learn from this master plan,

1454
00:51:59,301 --> 00:52:00,269
we're going to take that. And

1455
00:52:00,269 --> 00:52:00,870
then we're going to hire a

1456
00:52:00,870 --> 00:52:02,870
consultant for economic

1457
00:52:03,506 --> 00:52:04,139
development for regeneration.

1458
00:52:04,139 --> 00:52:06,342
Than that, it's just the

1459
00:52:06,342 --> 00:52:08,411
basics. Office supplies like

1460
00:52:08,411 --> 00:52:11,411
marketing. We did receive a

1461
00:52:11,514 --> 00:52:13,316
22,000 $500 Grant from the

1462
00:52:13,316 --> 00:52:14,830
visitor Convention for the

1463
00:52:14,830 --> 00:52:17,830
Culinary District. So we do

1464
00:52:17,420 --> 00:52:20,420
have that funding set aside.

1465
00:52:20,690 --> 00:52:21,824
Long-form video production and

1466
00:52:21,824 --> 00:52:22,458
then the city will be

1467
00:52:22,458 --> 00:52:23,125
contributing $10,000 for

1468
00:52:23,125 --> 00:52:25,525
marketing to Florida Weekly

1469
00:52:26,729 --> 00:52:28,497
for that.

1470
00:52:28,497 --> 00:52:31,497
>> Where are we with overall

1471
00:52:33,469 --> 00:52:34,503
budget? City hasn't been

1472
00:52:34,503 --> 00:52:35,204
approved yet. Understand. How

1473
00:52:35,204 --> 00:52:35,938
are the how are they working

1474
00:52:35,938 --> 00:52:38,938
it in light of potentially

1475
00:52:39,108 --> 00:52:41,508
they have a lot.

1476
00:52:43,158 --> 00:52:43,295
>> It's But again, we got

1477
00:52:43,295 --> 00:52:43,512
everything we needed. It's an

1478
00:52:43,512 --> 00:52:44,113
increase from last year. So we

1479
00:52:44,113 --> 00:52:46,449
will be okay. Yeah, our

1480
00:52:46,449 --> 00:52:48,150
department will be.

1481
00:52:48,150 --> 00:52:48,951
>> And I know there was a

1482
00:52:48,951 --> 00:52:51,351
commitment not to cut

1483
00:52:53,990 --> 00:52:54,690
essential services. So I can

1484
00:52:54,690 --> 00:52:56,892
speak on that. I'm not really

1485
00:52:56,892 --> 00:52:57,593
up to date on that. I know for

1486
00:52:57,593 --> 00:53:00,593
our department what we asked

1487
00:53:03,465 --> 00:53:07,650
for we received. We've got put

1488
00:53:07,503 --> 00:53:07,803
him to shame because of that.

1489
00:53:07,803 --> 00:53:09,803
>> We

1490
00:53:11,140 --> 00:53:14,140
>> hit you Where are they

1491
00:53:15,211 --> 00:53:16,212
making cuts know?

1492
00:53:16,212 --> 00:53:17,480
>> don't. I don't know.

1493
00:53:17,480 --> 00:53:18,514
Steve's been attending all of

1494
00:53:18,514 --> 00:53:20,914
the budget workshops. I've

1495
00:53:21,417 --> 00:53:22,510
been a just background stuff.

1496
00:53:22,510 --> 00:53:24,420
And then I'm gonna couple

1497
00:53:24,420 --> 00:53:26,722
classes organization this week

1498
00:53:26,722 --> 00:53:28,724
next week, actually, the next

1499
00:53:28,724 --> 00:53:29,459
2 haven't really been in the

1500
00:53:29,459 --> 00:53:30,930
budget discussions and all are

1501
00:53:30,930 --> 00:53:32,493
then putting together our

1502
00:53:33,162 --> 00:53:33,896
department budget. Thank you

1503
00:53:33,896 --> 00:53:34,931
know, I can give you an update

1504
00:53:34,931 --> 00:53:36,265
on the master plan so we did

1505
00:53:36,265 --> 00:53:37,300
receive Ozel for about

1506
00:53:37,300 --> 00:53:40,300
$44,000. That's going to go to

1507
00:53:42,710 --> 00:53:42,739
the city Council.

1508
00:53:42,739 --> 00:53:43,439
>> Probably.

1509
00:53:43,439 --> 00:53:44,107
>> I'm not represent media on

1510
00:53:44,107 --> 00:53:45,742
Monday or if it will be the

1511
00:53:45,742 --> 00:53:46,442
next meeting after that, that

1512
00:53:46,442 --> 00:53:48,878
means to get approved. So we

1513
00:53:48,878 --> 00:53:52,382
can spend we have in our this

1514
00:53:52,382 --> 00:53:53,820
week of 2026 budget. So that

1515
00:53:53,820 --> 00:53:54,650
will be a line item for city

1516
00:53:54,650 --> 00:53:55,351
Council. Coming up and that

1517
00:53:55,351 --> 00:53:59,455
will make sure that we have a

1518
00:53:59,455 --> 00:54:00,123
master plan.

1519
00:54:00,123 --> 00:54:02,525
>> And that's where we will

1520
00:54:02,525 --> 00:54:05,525
help contribute to. The idea

1521
00:54:06,629 --> 00:54:09,665
is yeah. There you have any

1522
00:54:09,665 --> 00:54:11,665
update on budget.

1523
00:54:12,702 --> 00:54:13,436
>> really. I just know that,

1524
00:54:13,436 --> 00:54:14,137
you know, with what's going on

1525
00:54:14,137 --> 00:54:14,837
with the amendment with homes

1526
00:54:14,837 --> 00:54:15,538
that in the city's shortfall

1527
00:54:15,538 --> 00:54:18,538
in the budget, they're going

1528
00:54:19,420 --> 00:54:21,811
to be cutting. And what's the

1529
00:54:21,811 --> 00:54:22,445
first to go with the items to

1530
00:54:22,445 --> 00:54:25,445
cut its going be probably

1531
00:54:25,782 --> 00:54:26,482
cultural items. So I think

1532
00:54:26,482 --> 00:54:29,586
everyone kind of want to wait

1533
00:54:29,586 --> 00:54:30,286
and see period with it's kind

1534
00:54:30,286 --> 00:54:33,890
of like 100 of reason why put

1535
00:54:33,890 --> 00:54:35,489
this group together. Yeah,

1536
00:54:36,826 --> 00:54:37,693
was. And I mean, just thinking

1537
00:54:37,693 --> 00:54:38,895
like maybe they won't be able

1538
00:54:38,895 --> 00:54:39,562
to budget some of the things

1539
00:54:39,562 --> 00:54:40,263
they plan on the marketing,

1540
00:54:40,263 --> 00:54:43,263
the business retention. I did

1541
00:54:45,802 --> 00:54:47,704
some research. I again, I pray

1542
00:54:47,704 --> 00:54:50,704
today for Caitlin, you know,

1543
00:54:51,908 --> 00:54:52,842
using ai 3 simple specs, the

1544
00:54:52,842 --> 00:54:53,643
steps, the district downtown.

1545
00:54:53,643 --> 00:54:54,877
And there's some tools.

1546
00:54:54,877 --> 00:54:57,113
Everyone mentions this place

1547
00:54:57,113 --> 00:54:57,747
or that Ai Weiwei You've

1548
00:54:57,747 --> 00:54:58,348
probably heard happening

1549
00:54:58,348 --> 00:54:58,982
surrounding ice. Frank

1550
00:54:58,982 --> 00:55:00,982
Spencer.

1551
00:55:00,984 --> 00:55:03,984
>> Yeah, I printed the lower

1552
00:55:04,954 --> 00:55:05,989
class ones you. If you want

1553
00:55:05,989 --> 00:55:07,230
look at I think I mean, worry?

1554
00:55:07,230 --> 00:55:08,570
We don't have any money in the

1555
00:55:08,570 --> 00:55:08,625
for this upcoming fiscal year

1556
00:55:08,625 --> 00:55:10,927
for software. Is that

1557
00:55:10,927 --> 00:55:11,661
something that we just can't?

1558
00:55:11,661 --> 00:55:14,630
We can't justify right now. We

1559
00:55:14,630 --> 00:55:15,898
can usually counties so where

1560
00:55:15,898 --> 00:55:16,599
that we can also use Cape

1561
00:55:16,599 --> 00:55:18,334
Coral software. I didn't know

1562
00:55:18,334 --> 00:55:19,200
that that's good. So we have

1563
00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:21,200
something specific. That's

1564
00:55:21,537 --> 00:55:23,706
what I asked me like this

1565
00:55:23,706 --> 00:55:26,643
plus. Portions are like things

1566
00:55:26,643 --> 00:55:27,877
of that nature placed on ai.

1567
00:55:27,877 --> 00:55:30,460
That's what Cape Coral Lee

1568
00:55:30,460 --> 00:55:33,149
County has one of the GIs

1569
00:55:33,149 --> 00:55:34,284
modeling. There's a couple

1570
00:55:34,284 --> 00:55:35,510
different things like cost of

1571
00:55:35,510 --> 00:55:36,519
in Cape Coral says that can

1572
00:55:36,519 --> 00:55:38,355
use so you can use the place

1573
00:55:38,355 --> 00:55:42,555
where ai a call has that. It's

1574
00:55:46,296 --> 00:55:48,696
just were just friends.

1575
00:55:48,765 --> 00:55:52,365
>> that road when it work. Do

1576
00:55:55,705 --> 00:55:56,806
>> We know know that I work

1577
00:55:56,806 --> 00:55:57,507
comment. I wanted to me to you

1578
00:55:57,507 --> 00:55:59,276
know, hard part of reason why

1579
00:55:59,276 --> 00:56:02,876
were they have this group is?

1580
00:56:09,920 --> 00:56:12,320
>> Is. I want first?

1581
00:56:15,825 --> 00:56:16,560
>> 4 that forced they thought

1582
00:56:16,560 --> 00:56:19,963
it was a great idea to because

1583
00:56:19,963 --> 00:56:22,532
felt like we did. Really good

1584
00:56:22,532 --> 00:56:25,532
ideas from good feedback. It

1585
00:56:26,436 --> 00:56:28,137
be a good. The good sounding

1586
00:56:28,137 --> 00:56:30,537
board for. They present

1587
00:56:37,147 --> 00:56:37,981
before. I think it went well.

1588
00:56:37,981 --> 00:56:38,882
>> So one of the team, what I

1589
00:56:38,882 --> 00:56:43,820
kind of like, you know, try to

1590
00:56:44,521 --> 00:56:45,255
extract was like, you know,

1591
00:56:45,255 --> 00:56:46,389
they're like collaborative and

1592
00:56:46,389 --> 00:56:49,989
other stuff that I mean do.

1593
00:56:50,660 --> 00:56:52,395
Pulled the customer who would

1594
00:56:52,395 --> 00:56:53,196
be like 9 to a state on right.

1595
00:56:53,196 --> 00:56:54,300
And that's what I was trying

1596
00:56:54,300 --> 00:56:58,101
to pull them to see what might

1597
00:56:58,101 --> 00:57:01,101
be ideal customer. Let's like,

1598
00:57:01,304 --> 00:57:04,400
you it found in MAY it

1599
00:57:04,400 --> 00:57:04,708
business state. Our focus more

1600
00:57:04,708 --> 00:57:05,275
on thank you know who those

1601
00:57:05,275 --> 00:57:07,675
search and that such

1602
00:57:08,178 --> 00:57:10,213
antibodies and other stuff. If

1603
00:57:10,213 --> 00:57:11,448
like, you being my piece close

1604
00:57:11,448 --> 00:57:12,480
him, then I would be focusing

1605
00:57:12,480 --> 00:57:15,480
on more like, you know,

1606
00:57:17,200 --> 00:57:18,188
Facebook. All right. They say

1607
00:57:18,188 --> 00:57:19,289
from doing some tended make

1608
00:57:19,289 --> 00:57:22,889
note the suit has and other

1609
00:57:23,126 --> 00:57:23,860
stuff that I would go for like

1610
00:57:23,860 --> 00:57:25,262
TikTok. But instead so

1611
00:57:25,262 --> 00:57:26,897
basically few normal, who is

1612
00:57:26,897 --> 00:57:29,897
ideal customer, then you can.

1613
00:57:31,835 --> 00:57:32,436
Hard to try it. Those

1614
00:57:32,436 --> 00:57:34,836
channels. Yeah, I just

1615
00:57:35,372 --> 00:57:35,973
actually that's know we have

1616
00:57:35,973 --> 00:57:36,607
that problem and it in

1617
00:57:36,607 --> 00:57:39,700
custody. But if you're 50

1618
00:57:39,943 --> 00:57:42,846
question custom want. If your

1619
00:57:42,846 --> 00:57:43,947
aspect to find them from like,

1620
00:57:43,947 --> 00:57:45,649
you know who rta than your

1621
00:57:45,649 --> 00:57:46,316
focus should be like, you

1622
00:57:46,316 --> 00:57:49,316
know, let's get that SEALs

1623
00:57:50,821 --> 00:57:52,821
such document edition.

1624
00:57:52,856 --> 00:57:56,456
Whatever the need for chat up

1625
00:57:57,940 --> 00:57:57,861
days then focus of a stop to

1626
00:57:57,861 --> 00:58:00,261
that making social impact

1627
00:58:00,764 --> 00:58:01,498
yeah, that's a great Organic

1628
00:58:01,498 --> 00:58:02,165
marketing. I mean, I posed to

1629
00:58:02,165 --> 00:58:04,565
just Eastwood country club

1630
00:58:05,502 --> 00:58:07,371
like bunch of drone pictures.

1631
00:58:07,371 --> 00:58:08,138
>> And the amount of hits like

1632
00:58:08,138 --> 00:58:08,805
I are like line blowing I

1633
00:58:08,805 --> 00:58:11,205
think millions hits voters

1634
00:58:13,210 --> 00:58:13,977
just that posting photos.

1635
00:58:13,977 --> 00:58:14,711
>> And we don't have enough

1636
00:58:14,711 --> 00:58:17,130
downtown. Doesn't even have an

1637
00:58:17,130 --> 00:58:17,714
now that you have software

1638
00:58:17,714 --> 00:58:20,417
that can create apps. So you

1639
00:58:20,417 --> 00:58:21,118
have to that's something we

1640
00:58:21,118 --> 00:58:21,952
should do. These guys should

1641
00:58:21,952 --> 00:58:23,453
have a north. You know, they

1642
00:58:23,453 --> 00:58:27,653
used to have one, but it kind

1643
00:58:28,225 --> 00:58:29,590
of faded away, but anyways,

1644
00:58:29,590 --> 00:58:29,793
well, one more thing on

1645
00:58:29,793 --> 00:58:30,527
marketing. So that's something

1646
00:58:30,527 --> 00:58:31,161
that our department is working

1647
00:58:31,161 --> 00:58:33,897
hard on for the Culinary

1648
00:58:33,897 --> 00:58:34,565
District we'll set aside most

1649
00:58:34,565 --> 00:58:37,670
of our marketing budget for

1650
00:58:37,670 --> 00:58:40,667
the one a district. So this

1651
00:58:40,971 --> 00:58:41,505
month, Florida Weekly just

1652
00:58:41,505 --> 00:58:42,139
their businesses of

1653
00:58:42,139 --> 00:58:43,741
distinction in the corner

1654
00:58:43,741 --> 00:58:44,408
district is listed so you can

1655
00:58:44,408 --> 00:58:45,750
go in there for you all the

1656
00:58:45,750 --> 00:58:47,344
questions. Steve answer all

1657
00:58:47,344 --> 00:58:48,679
those which is great. And then

1658
00:58:48,679 --> 00:58:50,614
we have a reoccurring added to

1659
00:58:50,614 --> 00:58:52,182
4 th quarter to quarter page

1660
00:58:52,182 --> 00:58:55,182
every week in the Florida

1661
00:58:57,488 --> 00:58:58,255
Weekly. We also online ads and

1662
00:58:58,255 --> 00:58:59,290
2 more e-mail blast coming up.

1663
00:58:59,290 --> 00:59:01,690
That will cover 32,000 people.

1664
00:59:03,560 --> 00:59:04,728
Each email blast just to bring

1665
00:59:04,728 --> 00:59:06,463
people downtown. The farmers

1666
00:59:06,463 --> 00:59:08,232
market will be expanding on

1667
00:59:08,232 --> 00:59:09,166
OCTOBER 3rd. So we're going

1668
00:59:09,166 --> 00:59:12,166
from about 35 to 40 vendors to

1669
00:59:12,903 --> 00:59:14,710
about 70 to 80 vendors, which

1670
00:59:14,710 --> 00:59:16,340
is Yeah, and we're going to

1671
00:59:16,340 --> 00:59:16,974
look at expanding down her

1672
00:59:16,974 --> 00:59:18,475
street. So right now are

1673
00:59:18,475 --> 00:59:19,276
between Monroe and Broadway.

1674
00:59:19,276 --> 00:59:23,180
But now we're going to look at

1675
00:59:23,180 --> 00:59:23,847
going from Monroe to Hendry.

1676
00:59:23,847 --> 00:59:25,583
Down Broadway, which we're

1677
00:59:25,583 --> 00:59:28,953
still going right now. But and

1678
00:59:28,953 --> 00:59:29,586
then also down street. So

1679
00:59:29,586 --> 00:59:30,287
instead of just sending a

1680
00:59:30,287 --> 00:59:32,423
Broadway, it's going all the

1681
00:59:32,423 --> 00:59:33,230
way injury. Well, the fact

1682
00:59:33,230 --> 00:59:35,459
that you're able to get

1683
00:59:35,459 --> 00:59:36,393
through the summer, I think

1684
00:59:36,393 --> 00:59:38,393
that's possible.

1685
00:59:38,395 --> 00:59:39,697
>> Yes, Present and Jeanne and

1686
00:59:39,697 --> 00:59:40,631
Betsy from local roads are

1687
00:59:40,631 --> 00:59:41,332
extremely impressed with

1688
00:59:41,332 --> 00:59:42,660
everything that's been going

1689
00:59:42,660 --> 00:59:42,733
at the farmers market. I mean,

1690
00:59:42,733 --> 00:59:46,333
I still go down. Yeah, it's

1691
00:59:47,571 --> 00:59:49,571
great.

1692
00:59:51,609 --> 00:59:52,876
>> Any update on news press.

1693
00:59:52,876 --> 00:59:54,879
>> I know Joe was in with the

1694
00:59:54,879 --> 00:59:56,747
city manager last week just to

1695
00:59:56,747 --> 00:59:58,916
talk about the news Steve and

1696
00:59:58,916 --> 01:00:00,951
I were in that meeting now. I

1697
01:00:00,951 --> 01:00:01,385
she printed 3. You can pass

1698
01:00:01,385 --> 01:00:02,520
them around.

1699
01:00:02,520 --> 01:00:02,720
>> That's what this is. The

1700
01:00:02,720 --> 01:00:06,320
master plan for that. But i

1701
01:00:08,459 --> 01:00:10,859
would recommend. That we

1702
01:00:11,529 --> 01:00:12,596
reckon we have just what we

1703
01:00:12,596 --> 01:00:13,264
have. Joe, if we can invite

1704
01:00:13,264 --> 01:00:14,310
open air out for whatever,

1705
01:00:14,310 --> 01:00:17,310
what do you think? NOVEMBER

1706
01:00:18,169 --> 01:00:19,690
DECEMBER? You know, I he is

1707
01:00:19,690 --> 01:00:20,638
captain pointing out. We want

1708
01:00:20,638 --> 01:00:21,372
to see these projects a lot

1709
01:00:21,372 --> 01:00:24,408
more. That's why next month we

1710
01:00:24,408 --> 01:00:28,608
can get him. Well, I think we

1711
01:00:28,913 --> 01:00:29,847
have next month. We have

1712
01:00:29,847 --> 01:00:30,614
>> The overhaul. Talk about

1713
01:00:30,614 --> 01:00:32,516
that a little. We talked about

1714
01:00:32,516 --> 01:00:34,651
the Dover Kohl plan for the

1715
01:00:34,651 --> 01:00:35,820
hospital. So I reached out him

1716
01:00:35,820 --> 01:00:38,820
really very well thought out

1717
01:00:39,423 --> 01:00:42,423
platter. And he's up to

1718
01:00:43,360 --> 01:00:45,963
schedule for next ok? He is.

1719
01:00:45,963 --> 01:00:48,990
Also the show them from the

1720
01:00:48,990 --> 01:00:50,468
cra wants to give an update on

1721
01:00:50,468 --> 01:00:51,202
the innovation. So those

1722
01:00:51,202 --> 01:00:53,170
chance only for the next month

1723
01:00:53,170 --> 01:00:56,340
so. Let's go to NOVEMBER. Then

1724
01:00:56,340 --> 01:00:58,843
for Joe, narrative that okay,

1725
01:00:58,843 --> 01:01:01,450
One thing on Joe, I will say.

1726
01:01:01,450 --> 01:01:03,800
And Marty, Stephen, we met

1727
01:01:03,800 --> 01:01:04,214
last week with a few of the

1728
01:01:04,214 --> 01:01:06,150
city leadership. He is looking

1729
01:01:06,150 --> 01:01:06,850
for more opportunities to

1730
01:01:06,850 --> 01:01:09,387
unlock Midtown, whether it be

1731
01:01:09,387 --> 01:01:11,389
events or, you know, private

1732
01:01:11,389 --> 01:01:11,989
organizations or even public

1733
01:01:11,989 --> 01:01:13,989
organizations using the

1734
01:01:14,250 --> 01:01:15,993
montage Midtown for special

1735
01:01:15,993 --> 01:01:16,894
events. You'd be able to work

1736
01:01:16,894 --> 01:01:19,230
with pricing if not to be pro

1737
01:01:19,230 --> 01:01:19,897
bono, just to get people down

1738
01:01:19,897 --> 01:01:23,497
there. It we put traffic in

1739
01:01:24,735 --> 01:01:26,137
the area. Yeah. When you talk

1740
01:01:26,137 --> 01:01:29,140
about that for Porter that I

1741
01:01:29,140 --> 01:01:32,140
know that he's working on.

1742
01:01:32,176 --> 01:01:33,100
What we need to love these.

1743
01:01:33,100 --> 01:01:37,210
And then he said if the issue

1744
01:01:38,449 --> 01:01:39,116
with the Reverend. You know

1745
01:01:39,116 --> 01:01:42,716
where they are with I don't

1746
01:01:44,388 --> 01:01:47,580
know. I think you. Hugely

1747
01:01:47,580 --> 01:01:47,892
important project. The news

1748
01:01:47,892 --> 01:01:49,427
press because at one time

1749
01:01:49,427 --> 01:01:52,427
Midtown to downtown, it's a

1750
01:01:52,764 --> 01:01:54,764
really important. Location.

1751
01:01:55,299 --> 01:01:57,699
From a development standpoint

1752
01:02:00,438 --> 01:02:03,808
and yeah, I I wouldn't want do

1753
01:02:03,808 --> 01:02:06,808
here and just. Giving us

1754
01:02:07,311 --> 01:02:08,112
giving him our support. And I

1755
01:02:08,112 --> 01:02:10,347
think that would be good. I

1756
01:02:10,347 --> 01:02:12,550
think would be good for him as

1757
01:02:12,550 --> 01:02:13,284
well. So Steve and I were also

1758
01:02:13,284 --> 01:02:14,986
on a development. It's called

1759
01:02:14,986 --> 01:02:16,888
the Development Finance task

1760
01:02:16,888 --> 01:02:18,389
horses through the Horizon

1761
01:02:18,389 --> 01:02:19,570
Foundation. So we need I think

1762
01:02:19,570 --> 01:02:21,192
it's every first Tuesday of

1763
01:02:21,192 --> 01:02:22,193
the month or if it's Armenians

1764
01:02:22,193 --> 01:02:24,762
every second Tuesday of the

1765
01:02:24,762 --> 01:02:26,731
month with Lee County. Then

1766
01:02:26,731 --> 01:02:28,466
select stakeholders in the

1767
01:02:28,466 --> 01:02:31,602
area. So something him and I

1768
01:02:31,602 --> 01:02:32,303
are working with. Believe it's

1769
01:02:32,303 --> 01:02:34,572
the chair incidents like not

1770
01:02:34,572 --> 01:02:36,674
at incentives package, but an

1771
01:02:36,674 --> 01:02:38,810
outline of what incentives are

1772
01:02:38,810 --> 01:02:39,377
available. Regionally that

1773
01:02:39,377 --> 01:02:40,178
way. We can just have

1774
01:02:40,178 --> 01:02:40,845
something for all the

1775
01:02:40,845 --> 01:02:41,579
stakeholders, really county

1776
01:02:41,579 --> 01:02:43,147
for Cape Coral for us this. We

1777
01:02:43,147 --> 01:02:46,747
want to hand off to someone

1778
01:02:49,520 --> 01:02:51,889
little bit collaborative. I

1779
01:02:51,889 --> 01:02:52,557
like that outreach telling

1780
01:02:52,557 --> 01:02:53,224
with the county on some of

1781
01:02:53,224 --> 01:02:56,160
these make the cake all you

1782
01:02:56,160 --> 01:02:58,160
mentioned. That's

1783
01:02:59,597 --> 01:03:01,900
>> Yeah. Hasn't always now.

1784
01:03:01,900 --> 01:03:04,900
>> any movement on the Other

1785
01:03:06,404 --> 01:03:07,572
than

1786
01:03:07,572 --> 01:03:08,272
>> the last thing I saw that

1787
01:03:08,272 --> 01:03:11,376
one out was Congress wants to

1788
01:03:11,376 --> 01:03:12,760
be had sent a letter to. Army

1789
01:03:12,760 --> 01:03:15,760
Corps of Engineers asking for

1790
01:03:15,113 --> 01:03:15,713
support. And last I heard was

1791
01:03:15,713 --> 01:03:16,381
that the Army Corps of

1792
01:03:16,381 --> 01:03:18,716
Engineers sent a letter to

1793
01:03:18,716 --> 01:03:19,350
some tax that said we are

1794
01:03:19,350 --> 01:03:21,986
reviewing will give you a

1795
01:03:21,986 --> 01:03:22,687
letter when we can. But it's

1796
01:03:22,687 --> 01:03:23,922
good that we got a letter. I

1797
01:03:23,922 --> 01:03:25,922
think it's close.

1798
01:03:26,791 --> 01:03:29,791
>> I look on their portal.

1799
01:03:30,194 --> 01:03:33,194
>> they said it was, quote,

1800
01:03:39,737 --> 01:03:40,939
and said, I don't know I know

1801
01:03:40,939 --> 01:03:41,673
the whole states the project

1802
01:03:41,673 --> 01:03:44,800
anything maybe we can find out

1803
01:03:44,800 --> 01:03:44,709
what's going on there.

1804
01:03:44,709 --> 01:03:47,780
>> They gave that project the

1805
01:03:47,780 --> 01:03:49,414
year. Did some someone venue

1806
01:03:49,414 --> 01:03:51,883
there and you heard anything.

1807
01:03:51,883 --> 01:03:52,550
I have not heard any updates

1808
01:03:52,550 --> 01:03:56,150
and I haven't either, but I

1809
01:04:00,458 --> 01:04:01,159
can write that.

1810
01:04:01,159 --> 01:04:02,961
>> Will be quiet day. I want

1811
01:04:02,961 --> 01:04:07,161
to be top Most say some. The

1812
01:04:08,320 --> 01:04:11,632
car. I don't know. My brother

1813
01:04:12,370 --> 01:04:12,737
that and and a rocket too.

1814
01:04:12,737 --> 01:04:16,337
>> you to mention the to say

1815
01:04:17,308 --> 01:04:19,308
something.

1816
01:04:22,480 --> 01:04:23,148
>> This finding them. And this

1817
01:04:23,148 --> 01:04:26,148
you all see the development

1818
01:04:27,919 --> 01:04:29,721
piece they on news? It talked

1819
01:04:29,721 --> 01:04:32,924
the talk about on a lot of the

1820
01:04:32,924 --> 01:04:33,591
new development projects, the

1821
01:04:33,591 --> 01:04:34,259
multibillion-dollar zw the

1822
01:04:34,259 --> 01:04:34,960
mayor and talked about the

1823
01:04:34,960 --> 01:04:35,594
project. Yeah. And then they

1824
01:04:35,594 --> 01:04:35,960
highlighted the bunch of

1825
01:04:35,960 --> 01:04:37,960
different

1826
01:04:41,800 --> 01:04:44,800
>> projects and it was and

1827
01:04:44,936 --> 01:04:45,370
haven't seen it. It's really,

1828
01:04:45,370 --> 01:04:47,720
really good.

1829
01:04:47,720 --> 01:04:47,705
>> You know something. We just

1830
01:04:47,705 --> 01:04:49,808
Fort Myers got one of the

1831
01:04:49,808 --> 01:04:52,208
number one ranking, something

1832
01:04:52,277 --> 01:04:55,877
Forgot what that was. But I

1833
01:04:56,247 --> 01:04:56,881
want look at now. One of those

1834
01:04:56,881 --> 01:04:59,881
top urban places to move

1835
01:05:02,220 --> 01:05:02,921
people retire. It was pretty.

1836
01:05:02,921 --> 01:05:03,622
7 about. I didn't remember

1837
01:05:03,622 --> 01:05:05,423
seeing something couple weeks

1838
01:05:05,423 --> 01:05:09,623
ago. I came out. I can find

1839
01:05:09,661 --> 01:05:10,262
her one last update for me. So

1840
01:05:10,262 --> 01:05:10,962
in partnership with the

1841
01:05:10,962 --> 01:05:12,631
Southwest Florida Enterprise

1842
01:05:12,631 --> 01:05:14,566
Center, myself and Martin

1843
01:05:14,566 --> 01:05:15,367
Bird. We're hosting a city of

1844
01:05:15,367 --> 01:05:16,201
Fort Myers Business

1845
01:05:16,201 --> 01:05:17,350
Roundtable. This is going to

1846
01:05:17,350 --> 01:05:20,635
be on SEPTEMBER 23rd from 9 to

1847
01:05:21,339 --> 01:05:22,107
11:00am. Invited about 40

1848
01:05:22,107 --> 01:05:22,774
different stakeholders in the

1849
01:05:22,774 --> 01:05:25,110
area just to discuss what's

1850
01:05:25,110 --> 01:05:25,777
going well in the city. What

1851
01:05:25,777 --> 01:05:28,146
resources are available and

1852
01:05:28,146 --> 01:05:29,247
then what we can improve on.

1853
01:05:29,247 --> 01:05:29,948
It's more city focus. It's not

1854
01:05:29,948 --> 01:05:31,717
regional, but we are inviting

1855
01:05:31,717 --> 01:05:33,717
our regional partners.

1856
01:05:35,353 --> 01:05:37,423
Business owners. People from

1857
01:05:37,423 --> 01:05:39,823
fgcu Fsw have accepted.

1858
01:05:41,559 --> 01:05:42,493
Oftentimes people. Said taking

1859
01:05:42,493 --> 01:05:44,262
place. That's going to be at

1860
01:05:44,262 --> 01:05:45,864
the Southwest Florida

1861
01:05:45,864 --> 01:05:46,565
Enterprise Center, SEPTEMBER

1862
01:05:46,565 --> 01:05:47,966
23rd from 9 to 11 and you're

1863
01:05:47,966 --> 01:05:50,366
all invited. We'll have

1864
01:05:58,310 --> 01:05:59,644
breakfast available. You know,

1865
01:05:59,644 --> 01:06:03,244
Keep up the good work. Thanks,

1866
01:06:05,550 --> 01:06:06,691
Terry. Great job. So yeah, the

1867
01:06:06,691 --> 01:06:07,152
next meeting with that, I'll

1868
01:06:07,152 --> 01:06:10,152
be out NOVEMBER DECEMBER and

1869
01:06:13,158 --> 01:06:15,558
JANUARY. When you baby.

1870
01:06:17,663 --> 01:06:21,263
>> big bills you look at like

1871
01:06:22,901 --> 01:06:24,603
you, but really draft. Okay,

1872
01:06:24,603 --> 01:06:27,539
can grow to few more months.

1873
01:06:27,539 --> 01:06:28,273
So regulations. Thank you.

1874
01:06:28,273 --> 01:06:30,108
>> They're doing a baby shower

1875
01:06:30,108 --> 01:06:31,910
for me on OCTOBER 9.

1876
01:06:31,910 --> 01:06:35,130
>> One Ps in City Hall. So if

1877
01:06:35,130 --> 01:06:38,613
you it's come saying Aye. No

1878
01:06:39,251 --> 01:06:42,251
stress. When was that OCTOBER

1879
01:06:45,757 --> 01:06:47,559
09:01pm.

1880
01:06:47,559 --> 01:06:49,959
>> let's forget about my

1881
01:06:51,618 --> 01:06:54,618
birthday week from today. You

1882
01:06:56,135 --> 01:06:56,768
know, not not happen, but I

1883
01:06:56,768 --> 01:06:57,469
will say this I know I'm

1884
01:06:57,469 --> 01:07:00,469
always pushing the button on

1885
01:07:01,507 --> 01:07:03,507
certain things.

1886
01:07:03,575 --> 01:07:04,309
>> don't believe in for our

1887
01:07:04,309 --> 01:07:06,211
organization. Community advise

1888
01:07:06,211 --> 01:07:09,811
you to be affected. And a

1889
01:07:10,749 --> 01:07:11,416
purpose here. We have to be in

1890
01:07:11,416 --> 01:07:14,416
the pecking order like just

1891
01:07:15,554 --> 01:07:16,689
like the planning board.

1892
01:07:16,689 --> 01:07:17,389
Nothing goes to city council

1893
01:07:17,389 --> 01:07:20,389
go through the planning board

1894
01:07:20,793 --> 01:07:21,493
for you. And I know that

1895
01:07:21,493 --> 01:07:24,493
legislative they kind of have

1896
01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:26,865
to do that. There's no reason

1897
01:07:26,865 --> 01:07:31,650
for them to have to do with

1898
01:07:32,871 --> 01:07:34,873
this with I don't believe how

1899
01:07:34,873 --> 01:07:35,874
do you advise Packed after

1900
01:07:35,874 --> 01:07:36,608
they've already decided to do

1901
01:07:36,608 --> 01:07:40,808
a project. That is not the way

1902
01:07:42,314 --> 01:07:44,249
works. We need to be able and

1903
01:07:44,249 --> 01:07:45,951
staff. I know you are doing on

1904
01:07:45,951 --> 01:07:46,618
him. But John need to reviewed

1905
01:07:46,618 --> 01:07:49,618
before goes to city Council

1906
01:07:53,625 --> 01:07:55,794
for approval. And our is to

1907
01:07:55,794 --> 01:07:58,194
and make recommendations to

1908
01:07:58,731 --> 01:08:00,265
city Council. Well, 40

1909
01:08:00,265 --> 01:08:00,933
project, not after they've

1910
01:08:00,933 --> 01:08:02,568
already awarded someone and

1911
01:08:02,568 --> 01:08:04,200
they are going to do it. It's

1912
01:08:04,200 --> 01:08:08,202
a wasted effort to do it that

1913
01:08:11,410 --> 01:08:12,144
way. I'm going to my

1914
01:08:12,144 --> 01:08:14,544
representative and I'm talking

1915
01:08:15,714 --> 01:08:17,820
to the mayor and talk to city

1916
01:08:17,820 --> 01:08:17,716
Myself about making sure that

1917
01:08:17,716 --> 01:08:21,316
that take place and it to

1918
01:08:23,555 --> 01:08:25,390
happen. By order to the city

1919
01:08:25,390 --> 01:08:27,126
council because we don't have

1920
01:08:27,126 --> 01:08:27,860
a federal grant regulation or

1921
01:08:27,860 --> 01:08:28,527
state regulations turning them

1922
01:08:28,527 --> 01:08:32,127
to do it. They the planning

1923
01:08:33,799 --> 01:08:34,533
board. But city can make it a

1924
01:08:34,533 --> 01:08:37,303
part of prerequisites in order

1925
01:08:37,303 --> 01:08:38,270
for project to be approved.

1926
01:08:38,270 --> 01:08:42,470
And I think we need to fight

1927
01:08:43,609 --> 01:08:44,476
for that. I think I'm talking

1928
01:08:44,476 --> 01:08:45,144
about a pie here. I think

1929
01:08:45,144 --> 01:08:48,744
everybody get if we want to

1930
01:08:49,815 --> 01:08:51,951
give goodbyes, we grew. Is our

1931
01:08:51,951 --> 01:08:52,618
job to review these projects

1932
01:08:52,618 --> 01:08:55,180
and give recommendations as

1933
01:08:56,489 --> 01:08:57,122
know, get 2 city councilmen.

1934
01:08:57,122 --> 01:08:59,522
They make their decision

1935
01:08:59,758 --> 01:09:03,358
ratify or not. The project or

1936
01:09:03,696 --> 01:09:04,430
not. You plan. They put their

1937
01:09:04,430 --> 01:09:06,398
with it just like the planning

1938
01:09:06,398 --> 01:09:07,990
board to put.

1939
01:09:07,990 --> 01:09:08,934
>> I agree. And I think we've

1940
01:09:08,934 --> 01:09:11,934
heard you and time we're

1941
01:09:12,905 --> 01:09:15,905
getting better. I mean, this.

1942
01:09:16,942 --> 01:09:17,643
This you one thing many people

1943
01:09:17,643 --> 01:09:18,310
they over call. We're getting

1944
01:09:18,310 --> 01:09:19,979
one of the first update, is

1945
01:09:19,979 --> 01:09:23,579
it? If you want question with

1946
01:09:25,170 --> 01:09:27,286
go out for pd. It's going to

1947
01:09:27,286 --> 01:09:28,154
not. I think hasn't point

1948
01:09:28,154 --> 01:09:29,822
hasn't yet what I'm trying to

1949
01:09:29,822 --> 01:09:30,456
get as is, where makes the

1950
01:09:30,456 --> 01:09:31,190
actual difference and the

1951
01:09:31,190 --> 01:09:34,260
project has not forward. If we

1952
01:09:34,260 --> 01:09:37,860
don't get that when it goes

1953
01:09:38,300 --> 01:09:38,731
with purchasing, put out an or

1954
01:09:38,731 --> 01:09:41,100
somebody bring in development

1955
01:09:41,100 --> 01:09:42,100
request to the city of Fort

1956
01:09:42,100 --> 01:09:42,668
Myers. Minute the community

1957
01:09:42,668 --> 01:09:44,668
development department get

1958
01:09:47,807 --> 01:09:48,474
that it puts up a process.

1959
01:09:48,474 --> 01:09:49,175
They do it every views and

1960
01:09:49,175 --> 01:09:52,175
everything, but also use that

1961
01:09:52,578 --> 01:09:54,978
to the planning board

1962
01:09:55,715 --> 01:09:56,482
dependent ratified does ratify

1963
01:09:56,482 --> 01:09:58,217
whatever plan change we need

1964
01:09:58,217 --> 01:09:59,510
to be with the planning board

1965
01:09:59,510 --> 01:09:59,719
we get to review and make

1966
01:09:59,719 --> 01:10:01,187
recommendation is that they

1967
01:10:01,187 --> 01:10:03,389
get better as we committed.

1968
01:10:03,389 --> 01:10:04,724
>> On that budget to the city

1969
01:10:04,724 --> 01:10:05,391
council. So when making a

1970
01:10:05,391 --> 01:10:08,991
decision to either do it or

1971
01:10:09,528 --> 01:10:10,263
not, do it, they have all the

1972
01:10:10,263 --> 01:10:12,164
information that we provide as

1973
01:10:12,164 --> 01:10:15,164
what the planning board does.

1974
01:10:16,301 --> 01:10:18,370
And there was only codes for

1975
01:10:18,370 --> 01:10:20,806
on building. Great have done

1976
01:10:20,806 --> 01:10:25,411
that. We need to be in more. I

1977
01:10:25,411 --> 01:10:27,811
don't disagree. Lee, but

1978
01:10:28,581 --> 01:10:29,782
>> it's going to take us what

1979
01:10:29,782 --> 01:10:31,784
you said. Jumping up and down

1980
01:10:31,784 --> 01:10:32,485
immediately numbers that we do

1981
01:10:32,485 --> 01:10:34,587
appreciate happened at Bza to

1982
01:10:34,587 --> 01:10:34,887
keep things going. Didn't have

1983
01:10:34,887 --> 01:10:36,823
time.

1984
01:10:36,823 --> 01:10:38,124
>> On the larger projects,

1985
01:10:38,124 --> 01:10:41,724
we're not going how we talking

1986
01:10:43,496 --> 01:10:45,496
about is international?

1987
01:10:46,532 --> 01:10:48,567
Midtown yet for midtown job

1988
01:10:48,567 --> 01:10:49,769
North project present things

1989
01:10:49,769 --> 01:10:51,737
we need to see before they go

1990
01:10:51,737 --> 01:10:54,140
before council ratified and we

1991
01:10:54,140 --> 01:10:54,807
need to give them up would be

1992
01:10:54,807 --> 01:10:57,807
very thankful for You know,

1993
01:11:00,346 --> 01:11:01,380
the positive note. This is

1994
01:11:01,380 --> 01:11:02,480
okay. But we're concerned

1995
01:11:02,480 --> 01:11:02,715
about there's whatever that

1996
01:11:02,715 --> 01:11:05,840
might let them know what we

1997
01:11:05,840 --> 01:11:06,152
think. Is that a bad I would

1998
01:11:06,152 --> 01:11:09,152
agree, but it's incumbent upon

1999
01:11:09,422 --> 01:11:10,156
each one of us, too. If

2000
01:11:10,156 --> 01:11:13,250
there's something that we need

2001
01:11:13,250 --> 01:11:13,659
to take a look at to make sure

2002
01:11:13,659 --> 01:11:16,829
that we have them to the

2003
01:11:16,829 --> 01:11:17,530
agenda. We get them here.

2004
01:11:17,530 --> 01:11:19,732
>> So potentially we're going

2005
01:11:19,732 --> 01:11:22,368
to try to have Joe or come for

2006
01:11:22,368 --> 01:11:23,360
the news press.

2007
01:11:23,360 --> 01:11:25,436
>> If there's anything else

2008
01:11:27,440 --> 01:11:28,174
that you all see, recall Adam,

2009
01:11:28,174 --> 01:11:28,908
when we had one for next week.

2010
01:11:28,908 --> 01:11:31,908
Yeah, that's an important one.

2011
01:11:34,113 --> 01:11:34,847
You know. So anyway they did

2012
01:11:34,847 --> 01:11:38,447
on that. That would agree with

2013
01:11:39,819 --> 01:11:41,220
you, We're going to have to be

2014
01:11:41,220 --> 01:11:43,823
very diligent in making sure

2015
01:11:43,823 --> 01:11:47,423
that we see this stuff and

2016
01:11:48,895 --> 01:11:50,960
>> Stephen, talk about that

2017
01:11:50,960 --> 01:11:52,632
What's out there that's taking

2018
01:11:52,632 --> 01:11:56,232
shape that really needs to get

2019
01:11:56,402 --> 01:11:57,360
And they have best.

2020
01:11:57,360 --> 01:11:59,436
>> Although think will be

2021
01:12:02,442 --> 01:12:03,109
relevant if only I mean, look

2022
01:12:03,109 --> 01:12:06,109
at these projects make your

2023
01:12:08,815 --> 01:12:09,549
recommendation. Why are you

2024
01:12:09,549 --> 01:12:13,149
doing do? And we have presence

2025
01:12:14,954 --> 01:12:15,688
over call Well, no

2026
01:12:15,688 --> 01:12:16,589
accountability for tax breaks

2027
01:12:16,589 --> 01:12:19,589
things like that. We've talked

2028
01:12:23,463 --> 01:12:26,599
about. Steve. For a few years

2029
01:12:26,599 --> 01:12:28,768
and before that, we didn't

2030
01:12:28,768 --> 01:12:31,537
really have anybody that we We

2031
01:12:31,537 --> 01:12:32,172
have for a one. The right you

2032
01:12:32,172 --> 01:12:33,390
know, is no that's really

2033
01:12:33,390 --> 01:12:35,390
going that.

2034
01:12:37,710 --> 01:12:40,710
>> For What, 4, 5 years get a

2035
01:12:40,914 --> 01:12:41,614
city somebody and they used to

2036
01:12:41,614 --> 01:12:44,614
others that we recommend that

2037
01:12:44,784 --> 01:12:45,451
because we couldn't do it. We

2038
01:12:45,451 --> 01:12:47,987
also push for that part of

2039
01:12:47,987 --> 01:12:48,922
master plan update. We've done

2040
01:12:48,922 --> 01:12:51,322
some some think it's

2041
01:12:51,958 --> 01:12:52,959
well-known economic

2042
01:12:52,959 --> 01:12:54,727
development plan yeah, I mean,

2043
01:12:54,727 --> 01:12:55,362
we're we're making progress.

2044
01:12:55,362 --> 01:12:57,630
We are on the really big

2045
01:12:57,630 --> 01:12:58,364
picture things

2046
01:12:58,364 --> 01:13:00,764
>> You know, that's important.

2047
01:13:00,800 --> 01:13:02,969
So, Caitlin, just I found that

2048
01:13:02,969 --> 01:13:03,937
it was Florida Land, 19 city.

2049
01:13:03,937 --> 01:13:06,937
So we're number 20 in the

2050
01:13:08,410 --> 01:13:09,843
country of toppling pounds.

2051
01:13:09,843 --> 01:13:10,810
>> And it's basically said by

2052
01:13:10,810 --> 01:13:12,378
on they mention Palm Coast,

2053
01:13:12,378 --> 01:13:13,480
North Port Palm Bay in Fort

2054
01:13:13,480 --> 01:13:15,448
Myers, based on housing

2055
01:13:15,448 --> 01:13:16,490
workforce and that economic

2056
01:13:16,490 --> 01:13:18,449
growth. Those were the

2057
01:13:20,153 --> 01:13:22,553
criteria for this. Public

2058
01:13:24,190 --> 01:13:25,158
nations that send you the

2059
01:13:25,158 --> 01:13:27,794
we'll send it to think it's by

2060
01:13:27,794 --> 01:13:29,290
smartasset's top 75 pounds.

2061
01:13:29,290 --> 01:13:29,696
But everyone around the

2062
01:13:29,696 --> 01:13:33,296
country, it said that it is

2063
01:13:34,868 --> 01:13:35,669
the former's major. 20 Bill

2064
01:13:35,669 --> 01:13:38,638
Downs years to be better This

2065
01:13:38,638 --> 01:13:41,841
is the country I rated much

2066
01:13:41,841 --> 01:13:43,841
higher than that.

2067
01:13:45,812 --> 01:13:46,613
>> we one to, you know, we for

2068
01:13:46,613 --> 01:13:49,130
what category growth growth

2069
01:13:49,549 --> 01:13:52,549
and Development House all that

2070
01:13:53,190 --> 01:13:53,720
stuff. Well, take up 20 in the

2071
01:13:53,720 --> 01:13:55,689
country. That's not to to bit

2072
01:13:55,689 --> 01:13:56,423
better when we were what

2073
01:13:56,423 --> 01:13:59,860
think. Those close are they to

2074
01:13:59,860 --> 01:14:03,460
get them? I think part of

2075
01:14:10,604 --> 01:14:11,271
economy.

2076
01:14:11,271 --> 01:14:14,271
>> What my concern is, what

2077
01:14:15,642 --> 01:14:16,276
amendment 3 and the I was

2078
01:14:16,276 --> 01:14:16,977
going affect disabilities

2079
01:14:16,977 --> 01:14:20,577
board for 3 years. And I see

2080
01:14:21,281 --> 01:14:24,251
that it's very hard to. Get

2081
01:14:24,251 --> 01:14:25,585
things done with that. That's

2082
01:14:25,585 --> 01:14:26,286
abundance revenue coming We're

2083
01:14:26,286 --> 01:14:29,286
going to be having shortfalls

2084
01:14:29,990 --> 01:14:30,724
if this past. Much more

2085
01:14:30,724 --> 01:14:34,324
difficult it's going to be for

2086
01:14:34,861 --> 01:14:35,829
us actually move that the that

2087
01:14:35,829 --> 01:14:37,731
they questioned me. That's a

2088
01:14:37,731 --> 01:14:38,432
great for me. And I know they

2089
01:14:38,432 --> 01:14:39,132
just got a 2% for the first

2090
01:14:39,132 --> 01:14:40,601
series was going to next year

2091
01:14:40,601 --> 01:14:43,601
because of the forecast and

2092
01:14:45,205 --> 01:14:45,872
the losing the tax revenues us

2093
01:14:45,872 --> 01:14:48,909
one of my concerns city. I

2094
01:14:48,909 --> 01:14:52,112
didn't want to say that. You

2095
01:14:52,112 --> 01:14:54,140
know, but it's like reality is

2096
01:14:54,140 --> 01:14:56,783
will they know? Yeah, I think,

2097
01:14:56,783 --> 01:14:57,484
you know, everybody with

2098
01:14:57,484 --> 01:14:58,218
government or any government

2099
01:14:58,218 --> 01:15:01,818
where the fact the people vote

2100
01:15:02,189 --> 01:15:02,889
for that.

2101
01:15:02,889 --> 01:15:05,889
>> The impact that it's going

2102
01:15:06,560 --> 01:15:09,560
to have every. Service we

2103
01:15:12,199 --> 01:15:14,134
enjoy community. And I was 10

2104
01:15:14,134 --> 01:15:14,835
and some people it. So you ok

2105
01:15:14,835 --> 01:15:18,435
where you will it will bring

2106
01:15:21,775 --> 01:15:24,512
trash. And take it to feel for

2107
01:15:24,512 --> 01:15:25,145
you when you got for them city

2108
01:15:25,145 --> 01:15:27,547
can no longer be ready if

2109
01:15:27,547 --> 01:15:31,747
asked to go. For you have to

2110
01:15:34,955 --> 01:15:38,492
pay for you Well, they charge,

2111
01:15:38,492 --> 01:15:40,761
you problem with the to what

2112
01:15:40,761 --> 01:15:41,628
regular services and the look

2113
01:15:41,628 --> 01:15:42,796
on that services that we

2114
01:15:42,796 --> 01:15:43,897
talked about losing if they

2115
01:15:43,897 --> 01:15:44,765
could. Fact, this is a night

2116
01:15:44,765 --> 01:15:47,765
game. Well, there could be

2117
01:15:48,335 --> 01:15:49,690
more fees. I mean.

2118
01:15:49,690 --> 01:15:49,770
>> Cape Coral, hr to rental

2119
01:15:49,770 --> 01:15:52,372
anyone rent a property. They

2120
01:15:52,372 --> 01:15:53,473
charge a yearly fee city of

2121
01:15:53,473 --> 01:15:54,841
Fort Myers doesn't do that.

2122
01:15:54,841 --> 01:15:55,709
Maybe they're going to have to

2123
01:15:55,709 --> 01:15:57,878
start that. And I don't want

2124
01:15:57,878 --> 01:16:00,914
to do that. I have Airbnb. But

2125
01:16:00,914 --> 01:16:01,949
if that's what it takes, you

2126
01:16:01,949 --> 01:16:02,649
know, to fill the gap a little

2127
01:16:02,649 --> 01:16:05,649
other ways, maybe the city's

2128
01:16:05,686 --> 01:16:06,419
can tighten up some of their

2129
01:16:06,419 --> 01:16:09,419
our contracts. We talked about

2130
01:16:10,257 --> 01:16:12,590
3rd party. Companies to

2131
01:16:12,590 --> 01:16:13,260
consult to look at large

2132
01:16:13,260 --> 01:16:13,760
projects to see where they can

2133
01:16:13,760 --> 01:16:16,130
value engineer project because

2134
01:16:16,130 --> 01:16:16,830
I'm in that business. I'm

2135
01:16:16,830 --> 01:16:20,430
saying I don't believe all of

2136
01:16:20,834 --> 01:16:21,568
that hype about. Losing

2137
01:16:21,568 --> 01:16:23,968
everything. You services. That

2138
01:16:24,505 --> 01:16:27,505
is my opinion. In there.

2139
01:16:29,109 --> 01:16:29,810
People can serve as a writer.

2140
01:16:29,810 --> 01:16:30,978
I know already not. But is it

2141
01:16:30,978 --> 01:16:32,978
time think

2142
01:16:34,214 --> 01:16:34,915
>> That means in the hole.

2143
01:16:34,915 --> 01:16:36,817
That's without that. That is

2144
01:16:36,817 --> 01:16:40,417
without What what is it with

2145
01:16:43,890 --> 01:16:43,757
that? There's a range seen it.

2146
01:16:43,757 --> 01:16:46,600
The 20 million or something

2147
01:16:46,600 --> 01:16:47,494
that I'm

2148
01:16:47,494 --> 01:16:50,331
>> I thought so. Lee County

2149
01:16:50,331 --> 01:16:53,331
and for the county. It's

2150
01:16:55,102 --> 01:16:57,502
something like that. Think

2151
01:17:01,308 --> 01:17:04,308
issue. Need use follow It's

2152
01:17:04,778 --> 01:17:08,378
the only man saving, you back

2153
01:17:13,554 --> 01:17:16,156
you got Well, me go home. Are

2154
01:17:16,156 --> 01:17:16,891
jobs tax and can here Fort

2155
01:17:16,891 --> 01:17:17,591
Myers, everything that we have

2156
01:17:17,591 --> 01:17:21,791
way you pay and where want to

2157
01:17:24,365 --> 01:17:27,334
give and your taxes? And you

2158
01:17:27,334 --> 01:17:27,802
can avoid act is profit home

2159
01:17:27,802 --> 01:17:29,802
and would think

2160
01:17:30,204 --> 01:17:33,204
>> real life And I'm concerned

2161
01:17:37,544 --> 01:17:40,544
about lime mad But 280 people

2162
01:17:43,250 --> 01:17:46,186
being one. I worry that they

2163
01:17:46,186 --> 01:17:46,854
can't what we We regulate the

2164
01:17:46,854 --> 01:17:49,854
campaign ward and what they

2165
01:17:51,125 --> 01:17:51,926
regulate pay. You know,

2166
01:17:51,926 --> 01:17:54,940
federal government but as we

2167
01:17:54,940 --> 01:17:57,694
worked, but the point that and

2168
01:17:57,932 --> 01:18:00,568
it is I wasn't about that, the

2169
01:18:00,568 --> 01:18:02,970
bar those tables and companies

2170
01:18:02,970 --> 01:18:07,170
and then they go about it is.

2171
01:18:07,575 --> 01:18:09,777
And they came to obtain. Got

2172
01:18:09,777 --> 01:18:10,411
to a Greek isn't about and

2173
01:18:10,411 --> 01:18:12,613
they got how they want to

2174
01:18:12,613 --> 01:18:14,613
mention excessive. Gimme,

2175
01:18:17,484 --> 01:18:18,185
Gimme That. 100 Tents I didn't

2176
01:18:18,185 --> 01:18:21,122
like that in Israel. Oil. The

2177
01:18:21,122 --> 01:18:21,789
opening minutes. Trade.

2178
01:18:21,789 --> 01:18:24,789
>> for new members of this

2179
01:18:25,159 --> 01:18:27,159
group.

2180
01:18:27,328 --> 01:18:29,728
>> percentage of the workers

2181
01:18:31,632 --> 01:18:34,702
in the city of where death

2182
01:18:34,702 --> 01:18:35,369
veteran of force most of

2183
01:18:35,369 --> 01:18:38,369
>> just have be very, very

2184
01:18:39,306 --> 01:18:42,906
small percent. And a police do

2185
01:18:47,915 --> 01:18:48,616
it. It's for I do notice.

2186
01:18:48,616 --> 01:18:50,451
>> As you know, a lot of new

2187
01:18:50,451 --> 01:18:52,451
affordable housing projects.

2188
01:18:53,321 --> 01:18:56,921
Come up in the last 2 years.

2189
01:19:05,660 --> 01:19:05,933
PRESIDENT. Time army money.

2190
01:19:05,933 --> 01:19:06,600
We'll be looking at past

2191
01:19:06,600 --> 01:19:08,469
things and all that no paid

2192
01:19:08,469 --> 01:19:11,469
that on. Section a program

2193
01:19:14,542 --> 01:19:17,345
that. Section and that same

2194
01:19:17,345 --> 01:19:20,345
people we talked you know,

2195
01:19:24,452 --> 01:19:25,152
know. You call them that

2196
01:19:25,152 --> 01:19:27,822
because just hoping that get

2197
01:19:27,822 --> 01:19:28,556
stuff done.

2198
01:19:28,556 --> 01:19:32,156
>> If this thing passed go get

2199
01:19:34,228 --> 01:19:34,862
it. That the stuff that I've

2200
01:19:34,862 --> 01:19:37,862
over Well, think to your

2201
01:19:44,500 --> 01:19:45,106
point. Threw this out road I

2202
01:19:45,106 --> 01:19:48,106
>> Pretty sure it's going to

2203
01:19:48,176 --> 01:19:51,176
pass because people, you know,

2204
01:19:53,460 --> 01:19:53,948
the idea of not paying taxes

2205
01:19:53,948 --> 01:19:54,816
really.

2206
01:19:54,816 --> 01:19:57,685
>> it's exciting. And the side

2207
01:19:57,685 --> 01:19:59,685
of

2208
01:20:03,240 --> 01:20:05,424
>> they provide any examples.

2209
01:20:10,310 --> 01:20:10,698
You know how hero.

2210
01:20:10,698 --> 01:20:11,366
>> you know, and think this

2211
01:20:11,366 --> 01:20:12,467
Kyra trees down and they're

2212
01:20:12,467 --> 01:20:14,467
already planning that.

2213
01:20:14,669 --> 01:20:15,303
>> Prepare for that. Let's

2214
01:20:15,303 --> 01:20:17,703
remember the voters that

2215
01:20:17,772 --> 01:20:20,172
passed the general obligation

2216
01:20:21,442 --> 01:20:22,760
the part of that, raining

2217
01:20:22,760 --> 01:20:22,744
million dollars. And that

2218
01:20:22,744 --> 01:20:23,444
means they were. So that's

2219
01:20:23,444 --> 01:20:27,440
that's point out. Some of the

2220
01:20:28,490 --> 01:20:29,717
positives. For that sure. Will

2221
01:20:29,717 --> 01:20:32,717
hear. And doing Shady Oaks

2222
01:20:33,210 --> 01:20:33,721
Parton this, you know.

2223
01:20:33,721 --> 01:20:35,790
>> It is. Problem is there's

2224
01:20:35,790 --> 01:20:38,790
not nation. Cause effect this

2225
01:20:42,931 --> 01:20:44,332
and then a Then movement

2226
01:20:44,332 --> 01:20:46,332
community is. Mentioned,

2227
01:20:47,802 --> 01:20:50,802
everyone going The goats, it

2228
01:20:51,239 --> 01:20:54,839
was service human is going to

2229
01:20:56,744 --> 01:20:57,478
be because the same thing. So

2230
01:20:57,478 --> 01:21:01,678
could lead to a lot stuff that

2231
01:21:07,889 --> 01:21:08,556
people just not JULY. It

2232
01:21:08,556 --> 01:21:09,257
sounds great. I mean, hey,

2233
01:21:09,257 --> 01:21:10,124
listen, I don't paying safer

2234
01:21:10,124 --> 01:21:13,124
service. You know, I've heard

2235
01:21:13,260 --> 01:21:13,962
over and over essential

2236
01:21:13,962 --> 01:21:14,429
services will not get with a

2237
01:21:14,429 --> 01:21:16,429
with their with

2238
01:21:18,666 --> 01:21:20,666
>> Watch it.

2239
01:21:21,803 --> 01:21:24,572
>> you on way we can bring

2240
01:21:24,572 --> 01:21:26,572
back.

2241
01:21:33,448 --> 01:21:34,148
>> But as a series. For any

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other comments. Anything else

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for the good of you are?

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Motion to adjourn. So?

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>> Well, that's the with

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overnight. Will didn't get

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that. Thank you all.