[0:00] Anybody has any
[0:08] » I have a feeling that we have such a
[0:10] large interest level here tonight that
[0:13] there so I'm electing to take item
[0:16] number if you have an agenda with you uh
[0:19] item number 7A
[0:21] the add will move that up in the agenda
[0:25] to after the commission and staff
[0:26] reports section
[0:28] >> mayor we need to Call the meeting
[0:30] officially to order.
[0:31] >> Order. Thank you.
[0:32] >> Thank you.
[0:34] >> We're call to order.
[0:36] >> Three meetings, five minutes. It's a
[0:38] lot.
[0:39] >> All right. Um first we're going to start
[0:42] off with a presentation
[0:45] for our county.
[0:47] >> I have um Daniel Anderson with Malden
[0:50] Jenkins here. He is um our auditor who
[0:53] does our financial statement audits and
[0:55] he's here to do a quick overview of the
[0:57] uh the fiscal year ending September 30th
[1:00] 2025 audit.
[1:03] >> Thank you. Good evening, Mr. Mayor,
[1:05] commissioners. As Heidi mentioned, my
[1:06] name is Daniel Anderson and I'm the
[1:08] audit partner with Baldman Jenkins who
[1:09] had overall responsibility for the
[1:11] town's 2025 fiscal year and audit. I do
[1:14] a brief presentation this evening to go
[1:15] over the audit results. In your agenda
[1:18] packet, there should have been two
[1:19] items. One would be the audit and
[1:21] financial statements themselves. And
[1:23] then the second is a document that we
[1:25] refer to as our auditor's discussion and
[1:27] analysis which includes some information
[1:30] about the audit results as well as our
[1:31] required communication to governance
[1:33] that I'm going to highlight here this
[1:35] evening. I don't know. Are you just
[1:37] flipping through for me?
[1:38] >> You have.
[1:38] >> Okay. All right. Again, brief
[1:41] information about Malden Jenkins. We are
[1:42] a large regional audit organization with
[1:44] offices throughout the southeast. Your
[1:46] audit was performed from our Braden,
[1:47] Florida office location. Our
[1:49] governmental niche is the firm's largest
[1:51] single niche serving almost 800
[1:53] governments now in the southeastern
[1:54] footprint. Your team was led by myself
[1:57] as well as River Yang who serve 100%
[2:00] governmental entities throughout the
[2:02] year. So all we do is governmental
[2:03] audits. Um so a lot of experience with
[2:05] municipalities such as the town. We
[2:08] perform an audit to issue our opinion on
[2:10] the fairness of the presentation of the
[2:11] financial statements. As part of our
[2:13] audit process, we consider the town's
[2:16] internal control structure for the basis
[2:17] of designing our procedures um to help
[2:20] us support our opinion. We are not
[2:22] issuing an opinion on the effectiveness
[2:24] of internal control. However, our audit
[2:26] was performed in accordance with
[2:28] generally accepted auditing standards as
[2:29] well as government auditing standards to
[2:31] provide reasonable assurance that the
[2:33] financial statements are free of
[2:34] material misstatement and ultimately
[2:36] management does have responsibility for
[2:37] the financial statements themselves. I'm
[2:40] happy to report that we have issued an
[2:41] unmodified opinion which is the highest
[2:43] form of assurance that we can render.
[2:45] Therefore, in our opinion, the financial
[2:46] statements are free of material
[2:48] misstatement.
[2:52] In the back of the financial statements
[2:54] are three additional compliance reports.
[2:56] The first is a report that we refer to
[2:57] as our yellowbook report and that's our
[2:59] report of our test of controls and
[3:01] compliance with significant with respect
[3:02] to significant laws, rules, and
[3:04] regulations. This is a negative
[3:05] assurance report. So, we're not issuing
[3:07] an opinion. This is where we would
[3:09] identify material weaknesses or signific
[3:11] significant deficiencies if we found
[3:13] them in the audit process. I'm happy to
[3:15] report that we have no current year
[3:17] findings of material weaknesses or
[3:18] significant deficiencies.
[3:21] The Florida Auditor General requires us
[3:22] to perform certain procedures in
[3:24] accordance with the rules of the auditor
[3:25] general and issue an independent
[3:27] auditor's management letter with respect
[3:29] to the testing that was performed. Happy
[3:31] to report that we have no current year
[3:32] findings or recommendations within that
[3:34] report based on that testing as well.
[3:36] And then lastly, we're required to
[3:38] examine the town's uh investments of
[3:41] public funds to ensure compliance with
[3:42] town policies as well as Florida
[3:44] statutes. No current year findings to to
[3:46] report with respect to the investment of
[3:48] any public funds as well. Uh the last
[3:51] bullet that we have here, if the town
[3:53] were to expend more than a million in
[3:55] federal awards or $750,000 in state
[3:58] awards, we would have to perform what's
[3:59] called a single audit or a compliance
[4:01] audit with respect to the spending of
[4:02] those awards. that was not required as
[4:04] the town did not exceed those thresholds
[4:06] of expenditures for the 2025 fiscal
[4:08] year. We hope to the future.
[4:12] >> Um some of the required communications
[4:14] that we have in accordance with
[4:15] government auditing standards like the
[4:17] financial statements, the accounting
[4:18] policies are the responsibility of
[4:20] management. We evaluate these policies
[4:22] in the audit process to determine that
[4:24] they're reasonable and appropriate. One
[4:26] new policy change that was in response
[4:28] to a new governmental accounting
[4:30] pronouncement is with respect to how the
[4:31] town accounts for compensated absences.
[4:34] So the audit does include a prior period
[4:36] restatement to properly implement that
[4:37] standard so the town could follow the
[4:40] guidance under the new standard and how
[4:42] they're accounting for what that
[4:43] liability is in your governmentwide
[4:44] financial statements.
[4:47] The financial statements do include a
[4:49] few significant estimates. The most
[4:51] significant estimate in your financial
[4:52] statement is the depreciable lives of
[4:53] your capital assets and determining what
[4:55] the netbook value of those assets are at
[4:57] the end of the year. Throughout the
[4:59] audit process, we received full
[5:01] cooperation from management to provide
[5:02] information to us to perform the
[5:04] procedures that we're required to in a
[5:05] timely manner. We had no disagreements
[5:07] with management over the application of
[5:09] any accounting policies or procedures.
[5:11] At the conclusion of the audit, we
[5:13] obtained written representation from
[5:14] management over the information provided
[5:16] to us. We're not aware of management's
[5:18] consultations with other accountants or
[5:20] what we refer to as opinion shopping. No
[5:22] significant issues discussed with
[5:24] management to bring to your attention.
[5:26] The only two audit adjustments that were
[5:28] posted from the initial trial balance
[5:29] provided were actually prepared by
[5:31] management and given to us to adjust. So
[5:33] we had no audit adjustments performed in
[5:34] the audit. There was one uncorrected
[5:37] misstatement where we proposed an
[5:38] adjustment and management elected not to
[5:40] post. This was an immaterial item so it
[5:43] doesn't impact our opinion at all and it
[5:45] was just to acrew about $16,000 of
[5:47] additional payables. Um so again no
[5:50] opinion modifi mod modification with
[5:51] respect to that. We also evaluated the
[5:54] footnote disclosures to intersure that
[5:56] they had the required information
[5:58] included within them as well. And then
[6:00] lastly mold and Jenkins is independent
[6:02] with respect to the town in accordance
[6:03] with the AICPA professional standards.
[6:07] So I mentioned that there were no audit
[6:08] findings um that we were reporting
[6:10] within the financial statement document
[6:12] throughout the audit process. We do have
[6:13] a few recommendations for improvement.
[6:15] Uh the first one is with respect to the
[6:17] purchasing card policy. Um we tested 25
[6:20] purchasing card transactions during the
[6:22] audit process and determined that one
[6:24] transaction for about $20 didn't have a
[6:27] supporting invoice to it. Um this was
[6:29] for the postage meter. So a very common
[6:30] expenditure that the town has. Our
[6:33] recommendation is just to ensure we'd
[6:34] have that appropriate backup for all
[6:36] purchasing card documents. But we also
[6:39] tested 25 cash dispersements just at
[6:42] random throughout the fiscal year. We
[6:44] noted two of those 25 had no
[6:46] documentation of an independent review
[6:48] and approval. These were recurring
[6:50] transactions that management had. So it
[6:52] was probably approved at the beginning
[6:53] of the year to say, "Hey, we're going to
[6:54] have this charge every single month."
[6:56] Management just couldn't find the
[6:57] documentation for that initial approval.
[6:59] I'll make sure
[7:02] >> that's I don't know the answer to that
[7:04] off the top of my head, but I can get
[7:05] back to you.
[7:07] Uh the last item that we had is we
[7:09] performed certain payroll testing as
[7:11] well and we noted that four of the 13
[7:13] employees tested for that pay rate
[7:15] testing um were kind of approved at a 4%
[7:18] increase by the commission. Um however,
[7:21] there just wasn't documentation that
[7:22] made its way to their file to support
[7:23] that this 4% increase was approved by
[7:26] the commission. Um, we were able to see
[7:27] in the commission minutes the approval
[7:29] though. So, it's just recommended that
[7:30] each employee within their personnel
[7:32] file have a documented pay to make a
[7:34] judge be approval for. So, those are
[7:37] just a few recommendations. Nothing
[7:38] significant that we determined felt
[7:40] needed to be reported as significant
[7:41] deficiency, but we also did want to
[7:43] bring those to your attention throughout
[7:44] the audit process. The last thing that
[7:46] you'll note in the auditor's discussion
[7:48] and analysis is a list of upcoming
[7:51] gadget pronouncements and some narrative
[7:53] as far as what changes you might see. Uh
[7:56] two specific changes that you're going
[7:57] to see within the the 2026 financial
[8:00] statements is a little bit of a change
[8:02] to how the structure of the management
[8:03] discussion and analysis is ordered and
[8:06] then your general fund budget to actual
[8:08] schedule currently shows the original
[8:10] budget, the final budget, the actual
[8:12] amount and then the variance between the
[8:14] final budget and the actual results.
[8:16] Gazby's asking us to add a column that
[8:18] shows a variance between the initial and
[8:20] final budget as well. And then
[8:22] management will also have to footnote
[8:24] any significant variations between those
[8:26] budget amounts um from the original
[8:28] budget the final budget as well as
[8:30] variances between the final budget and
[8:32] the actual results. That's all included
[8:35] within that auditor's discussion and
[8:36] analysis document.
[8:39] That's the conclusion of the
[8:40] presentation that I have for you. We
[8:41] certainly appreciate the opportunity to
[8:43] serve as your auditors. And with that,
[8:44] I'll answer any questions that you guys
[8:45] have.
[8:47] >> You mind?
[8:50] » No. Thank you.
[8:53] I can add one.
[8:54] >> I want to point out my favorite part is
[8:57] that we um the audit confirms that we
[9:00] put $792,000
[9:03] towards our reserve through both um plan
[9:06] savings and unexpected savings. This was
[9:09] the budget that was built by uh the
[9:11] previous personnel before I got here.
[9:18] » Good. Thank you. Thank you. Have a great
[9:20] night. Thank you.
[9:21] >> Thank you.
[9:34] » Ready?
[9:34] >> Yeah.
[9:36] >> I'm not on.
[9:48] We're bringing up a presentation as part
[9:50] of the town manager report.
[9:57] » Thank you.
[9:59] [clears throat]
[10:06] » So, I'll go ahead and um get started.
[10:08] Some highlights um from the uh town
[10:11] manager report is we did submit for a
[10:14] grant for the um beach management plan.
[10:18] This is the first step on a long road
[10:20] that gets us to one show that we are
[10:24] allowed to receive sand from our
[10:26] neighboring um districts and
[10:29] municipalities. Uh the Army Corps should
[10:32] sand become available through their
[10:34] plans. And it also puts us in line for
[10:36] future funding uh from the feds as well
[10:39] as the state for beach reourishment to
[10:42] address coastal erosion. So like I said,
[10:44] this is the first step. The funding
[10:47] level is pretty low um for us because
[10:51] it's based on a percentage of our
[10:53] coastally eroded beach as defined by the
[10:56] state. So our total grant is um a little
[11:00] over 300,000 with 42,000 expected from
[11:04] the state um and um requirement of about
[11:10] 170,000 by us or 270,000 by us but that
[11:14] would be over multi-year to do that.
[11:16] This is a very scientific study of
[11:19] basically the height width of our our
[11:21] beach, what's needed, what type of sand.
[11:24] So, it's the first step of getting in
[11:26] line for it. There's no guarantee that
[11:28] we'll necessarily get the grant, but it
[11:30] was important to put ourselves in there.
[11:33] Uh, on the screen, you can see uh some
[11:36] changes that have taken place here in
[11:38] town over the last couple weeks. Thank
[11:40] you to the Colony Garden Club for their
[11:42] donation. That donation has been uh
[11:45] transmitted to the town. We've enhanced
[11:48] our um entrance. Can you uh minimize
[11:53] our people? Thank you. Uh you can see
[11:55] we've enhanced our entrance through
[11:57] plantings. It's been a very successful
[11:59] project. The town has also updated its
[12:02] irrigation and uh lighting. In fact, the
[12:05] lighting contractor was still out there
[12:06] today. I know we spent a couple trips
[12:08] back to make sure everything is working
[12:11] to highlight all of our new landscaping.
[12:13] Um, I think it looks great and it was a
[12:15] great partnership um with the garden the
[12:19] colony garden club. Um, they have been
[12:22] working towards this all year through
[12:23] bake sales and other fundraisers and um,
[12:26] I'm glad we could pull it off. Cindy Kim
[12:29] as their president was instrumental in
[12:31] the design and Laura Hutchinson was um
[12:34] by me every day during the 95 degree
[12:37] heat with the landscapers overseeing the
[12:40] project and uh we've passed the baton
[12:42] back and forth every day. On some other
[12:45] um updates that have come out of town
[12:48] commission direction and spending is
[12:50] we've restriped all of the roads in the
[12:53] town and this includes the reflectors.
[12:55] um they were very faded, kind of looked
[12:58] broken, so everything was scraped up and
[13:01] relayed. We've also introduced two
[13:04] concrete um
[13:06] barriers um one at the corner right out
[13:09] here of the club and the other at
[13:11] Lighthouse and Colony on the JIP Club
[13:14] side of the corner. So that should help
[13:17] with messing up the grass in the town's
[13:19] rideway, which is also the front yard of
[13:22] our residents.
[13:24] Some other highlights. As of today,
[13:26] we've collected $501,000
[13:30] for our pay in full opportunity. That's
[13:32] 43 properties. We um I've spoken to um a
[13:37] few other people. I'm expecting checks.
[13:39] We'll be doing a reach out, a more
[13:41] personal reach out um by the end of this
[13:44] week, reminding people of the
[13:45] opportunity and just answering any
[13:48] questions, doing kind of a FAQ based on
[13:51] some questions that I've received um
[13:53] over the past uh couple weeks. This was
[13:56] launched about 3 weeks ago. So, I think
[13:59] the response has been great. Everyone I
[14:01] have spoken to and walked them through
[14:03] this um has ended the call with saying
[14:06] they would be sending us a check. So,
[14:08] it's like I said, been very positive.
[14:10] Um, congratulations to Vice Mayor Schula
[14:12] for being the second chap coming in and
[14:14] the first from the commission.
[14:16] [laughter]
[14:18] Not that we were like waiting by the
[14:20] door that day, but we were pretty
[14:21] excited for this. Um, I'm glad we have
[14:23] so many people here with us today. Um,
[14:26] the first budget workshop is Wednesday,
[14:28] August 19th at town hall. I hope you can
[14:31] be there. The meeting's at 5:30. I'll go
[14:34] through at the end of this um the other
[14:36] dates for the budget. It's important to
[14:38] be involved. This is when a lot of the
[14:40] decisions that take place throughout the
[14:42] year are laid. Um so get involved. It's
[14:45] important. Uh skipping down, I attended
[14:48] a city manager roundt
[14:50] um where other um municipalities from
[14:53] all up and down the treasure coast
[14:54] talked about the potential impacts to
[14:56] property tax revenue and best practices
[14:59] for community communication, whether it
[15:01] passes or fails. um what we need to do
[15:04] next. I've been attending the Jupiter
[15:06] Inlet District meetings um that the
[15:09] Fshaw project seems to be going forward
[15:12] from their point of view, but they
[15:14] really need the Army Corps of Engineer
[15:16] to approve it and I don't that doesn't
[15:19] seem positive right now. The roadway for
[15:23] forensic engineers have been on site. I
[15:25] am awaiting their report. Um but they
[15:28] have done two site visits to look at the
[15:30] condition of all town roads. And year to
[15:33] date in your backup we had some
[15:35] financials. Year to date we have made
[15:37] $43,000 in interest and diversifying our
[15:42] investments. Uh speaking of financials,
[15:44] we're at 75% of the year. You might have
[15:47] seen this big number jump off the page
[15:49] at you of 278%
[15:52] over budget for or of budget for the
[15:56] building and zoning. That includes the
[15:58] 510 that we um expended to um hold on to
[16:03] the building permit excess funds for the
[16:07] renovation partial renovation of town
[16:09] hall. If you back that number out, we're
[16:12] actually at 188,000, which puts us right
[16:15] on target at 75% of our budget, as you
[16:18] saw in your backup as well, we are about
[16:21] 90,000 behind of our estimated revenue
[16:24] for building permits. But overall, when
[16:27] you take that number out, instead of
[16:29] being at 83% of our expenditures, we're
[16:32] at 72%. So, we are still trending on
[16:36] budget um a little below as we expect.
[16:39] This is the most difficult time of year
[16:41] because we have less revenue coming in general. We've already collected 99%
[16:46] of our tax revenue. Our fiscal year ends
[16:48] September 30th. So, we have more money
[16:51] going out than coming in, but we are in
[16:53] a a good cash position for that. And and
[16:55] like I said, we remain on budget. Again,
[16:59] upcoming budget meetings. Uh next
[17:01] Wednesday at town hall, we will have our
[17:04] final budget workshop. The budget should
[17:06] be released either Wednesday or Thursday
[17:08] this week. The uh draft budget for um
[17:12] your review as well as um the public's
[17:15] review. The first budget hearing is
[17:18] Tuesday, September 8th at town hall and
[17:20] the final budget hearing is part of the
[17:24] uh September commission meeting which is
[17:27] September 14th in this building. am
[17:30] finally taking advantage of so many
[17:32] people being with us today. I want to
[17:34] remind everyone that our website has
[17:36] been updated this year and we have right
[17:39] on the front page starting on the left
[17:40] agendas, the inlet outlet newsletter, a
[17:44] calendar, the town code, and what I'm
[17:46] calling the transparency portal. And if
[17:49] you click on that transparency portal,
[17:51] it takes you directly to all of our
[17:53] current year budget planning
[17:55] information, which will be updated
[17:57] Wednesday or Thursday this week. the
[17:59] current budget that we're working from,
[18:01] the monthly budget summary reports that
[18:04] go in the back of every agenda, all the
[18:06] town manager monthly reports, the
[18:09] approved town commission project list,
[18:11] which tells you everything that's
[18:13] happening in the community, and then
[18:15] links to all of our inside the town
[18:17] weekly newsletters. Um, and finally, we
[18:20] are planning for our fall festival,
[18:23] which will be a combination of the
[18:24] welcome back party and Halloween party
[18:27] for Sunday, October 25th in the late a
[18:30] afternoon. Uh, we'll be getting more
[18:32] information out, but I just wanted
[18:34] everyone to save the date. And last, I
[18:37] have our intern here, and because of the
[18:39] length of the meeting, she's just going
[18:41] to wait, but talk Diana
[18:44] way in the back. There she is. Um, she,
[18:47] as you recall, was our intern through
[18:49] the Florida City Manager Association. We
[18:51] received a stipen to host her as our
[18:54] intern, and she has been helping behind
[18:56] the scenes with budgeting, public
[18:58] records management, and communication.
[19:00] She is on her way to FSU next week to
[19:03] start not only her grad program there
[19:05] and public administration, but also she
[19:08] has a fellowship through their program
[19:10] there. Um, so we're very proud of her.
[19:13] She's Jupiter born and raised and um I
[19:16] hope [clears throat] uh she'll be back
[19:17] with us one day. So she's great.
[19:19] >> So thank you Katiana.
[19:25] » And I'm happy to answer any questions
[19:26] from the commission. If not, I'll hand
[19:28] it off to the chief.
[19:34] >> Thank you.
[19:41] I skipped the town clerk. I was just
[19:43] advis
[19:56] » without further ado.
[19:57] >> Thank you, mayor, commission. Uh, I
[19:59] don't have a formal report tonight. Our
[20:01] monthly report was sent out. Uh, we did
[20:03] recently have a promotion, though, and
[20:04] I'd just like to introduce Sergeant
[20:07] Nelson Bario. He comes with a very
[20:09] diverse background in law enforcement
[20:10] leadership and I think he's going to be
[20:12] a great fit for the town and he's
[20:14] already done tremendous work for us in
[20:16] the police department. So
[20:21] >> first of all, mayor commissioners rest
[20:25] it's my pleasure to serve you and thanks
[20:28] for having me. Uh I come with like I
[20:31] said 41 years of law enforcement
[20:33] experience and private
[20:35] experience as well. So, uh, with that,
[20:39] you know, you have a terrific police
[20:41] department. Not looking to change much,
[20:43] but trying to enhance as much as we can.
[20:46] So, you all know where to find me.
[20:49] >> Thanks, Char.
[20:50] >> Thank you,
[20:58] » Matt. We are up to you now.
[21:00] >> Okay. Um I was just going to mention
[21:03] that as I had emailed to all of you
[21:04] before the um judge Frank Palahassie
[21:07] found in our favor with respect to the
[21:09] challenge go because you love
[21:11] >> that's not part of
[21:13] >> the same presentation
[21:17] >> um found in our favor with respect to
[21:19] the the challenge to the language to uh
[21:21] the amendment three ballot and found
[21:23] that it was biased, it was misleading,
[21:24] it was factually inaccurate. Uh the
[21:26] attorney general has until Thursday to
[21:30] provide new language for it. It was new
[21:32] proposed ballot language. He's already
[21:34] expressed that he has no intention of
[21:36] appealing the decision. So we'll have to
[21:38] see what he comes up with by by
[21:39] Thursday.
[21:42] That's all I have for now.
[21:43] >> Okay. Thanks, Matt.
[21:46] >> Commissioner reports.
[21:49] Anything? No, no.
[21:57] » Is this where we do the installation on
[21:59] the
[22:15] Excellent.
[22:26] So the um the mic with you.
[22:33] We had a Oh, I can't u commission had a
[22:37] discussion earlier uh in previous
[22:39] meetings about enhancing the safety uh
[22:42] between our our walkways as you cut
[22:45] across the north um walkway and then the
[22:48] south walkway. Also, just to distinguish
[22:51] between the difference of the pathway
[22:55] and then the road. If you look in this
[22:57] top example here, you can see that the
[23:01] red brick goes all the way across the
[23:03] road. And if you're if you're walking
[23:05] along, in fact, if you're at the beach
[23:08] on the north walkway and you're looking
[23:09] west all the way across to the inlet, it
[23:12] looks like one continuous path. And the
[23:15] concern there is that other than this
[23:17] one dark colored mat um which
[23:21] distinguishes the the brick from the um
[23:25] and and gives some kind of notification
[23:27] or provides awareness that that um
[23:31] you're about to cross the road. Other
[23:33] than that, there's there's nothing that
[23:35] tells you that. So, the concern is that
[23:38] folks walking uh at dusk or at night uh
[23:42] we're not supposed to ride our bikes on
[23:44] the walkways, but people do. Um we've
[23:48] heard in the past from some of the
[23:49] residents that live near these
[23:51] intersections that there's been near
[23:54] accidents uh because of that crossing
[23:56] without paying attention. Um, so the
[23:59] idea was to, and thank you, uh, town
[24:02] manager for showing a a Photoshop um,
[24:06] rendering, so to speak, of what it would
[24:08] look like at each corner with the yellow
[24:10] mats, tactile mats. Um, they're easy to
[24:13] walk over. Um, they exist as you are
[24:17] coming across the bridge, the KO Bridge
[24:21] on Beach Road from the entrance to our
[24:24] neighborhood. Um, they're there. you may
[24:26] not even have noticed it. Um,
[24:29] been hearing from residents, um, my wife
[24:33] included, about the importance of
[24:35] maintaining the, uh, the integrity, the
[24:37] ambiance of our neighborhood. Totally
[24:40] get that. Understand that. Um, but I
[24:43] just feel we have an opportunity to
[24:45] provide a um a safety uh
[24:51] provide safety for folks that are are
[24:53] using the walkway and um could prevent
[24:56] potentially prevent an accident. So
[24:58] that's why this is being
[25:04] » Thank you. Can I hear
[25:06] so? Yeah. So I think my one concern so I
[25:09] do safety and ADA work but so the ADA
[25:12] doesn't require yellow and the research
[25:15] shows that it's the bumps is tactical
[25:17] healing. It's not color. So uh in most
[25:21] cities use a red there's some
[25:23] distinction that it doesn't need to be
[25:25] bright yellow for a community. So would
[25:27] you consider it's the same price the
[25:29] bricks available? Would you be opposed
[25:31] to just making it more, you know, not
[25:34] the yellow, but maybe more of a red
[25:35] colored red brick, but still? Yes.
[25:44] » All right. Um,
[25:48] >> yes. Go ahead.
[25:50] >> This is somewhat an agenda item. So, is
[25:53] there She asked if he
[25:55] >> You want to do that, right? Yeah, we can
[25:56] do that. Sure. That makes sense. We're
[25:58] here,
[25:59] >> right? All right. So
[26:02] >> through the commission
[26:04] >> any preference? Yellow, red,
[26:06] >> pink,
[26:08] >> purple,
[26:11] >> fine.
[26:11] >> Yeah, like a red.
[26:12] >> Yeah, I'm in favor of the red as well. I
[26:14] kind of like what we had the one piece
[26:16] that is tackled there.
[26:19] >> Red's fine.
[26:20] >> Okay. So then I guess in that case, make
[26:24] a motion here.
[26:25] >> Do we need a motion to this? Yeah, there
[26:28] was somebody name
[26:36] ask questions.
[26:38] >> Um, we're not quite up to our uh tell
[26:41] you what is this specifically for the
[26:44] tactical colors.
[26:47] We'll come up to public comment in a
[26:49] minute.
[26:50] >> Oh, mayor, if I may. Um, so when you all
[26:53] approved it, it's with a contractor.
[26:56] Before we brought it forward, I had
[26:58] asked them for the prices. The prices
[27:00] are the same. So I feel like we're well
[27:02] within our spending differential that I
[27:05] don't think it's
[27:06] >> You did sign a sign a contract. This is
[27:08] a material change that I can make.
[27:10] >> All right, that sounds good. Did someone
[27:12] tell us what the price is?
[27:15] >> Bucks.
[27:16] >> 31.
[27:18] No.
[27:20] Um, we'll have to get back to you on
[27:22] that question. As far as the actual
[27:23] price, we had a combined pricing if I
[27:25] remember right for the striping as well
[27:27] as this. So, we don't have that at our
[27:30] fingertips tonight.
[27:32] >> What was it approximately?
[27:34] You had some rough idea could let us
[27:37] know. I'm sure you know something.
[27:39] Someone has to know something.
[27:41] >> We can get back to you if that's fine.
[27:43] All right. Thank you. That way we'll
[27:45] give you the exact number.
[27:47] >> And how many are there? How many?
[27:50] >> 13.
[27:52] >> There are 13 on the north
[27:56] >> and four on the south.
[27:59] >> Okay.
[28:02] Very good. Thank you.
[28:03] >> We I just as a one reason I'm here. I
[28:07] like the look of not really knowing
[28:09] where our paths are. So it was for the
[28:13] recording.
[28:14] >> We're not at the point of
[28:17] having comments.
[28:19] >> I'm saying for our recording it's easier
[28:21] for the microphone.
[28:23] >> Um let's if you will we'll hold off
[28:25] until we're to the point of doing our
[28:28] commentary which will be shortly. Okay.
[28:30] And we won't shut any of the subjects
[28:32] out. Come back without a problem. That
[28:34] way we can keep the meeting moving.
[28:36] >> I just didn't hear what you said. What
[28:38] was the solution?
[28:40] be to eliminate the yellow
[28:43] and go to a red tone for the the still
[28:47] being tactical. So you feel it as you're
[28:49] coming to it.
[28:52] >> Okay. And if you follow your bleeding
[28:54] and then red comes out that'll be just
[28:57] part of it, right?
[29:00] >> Okay.
[29:01] >> Everybody's a comedian.
[29:02] >> Yes, everybody's um and I have a a
[29:05] statement that I am going to read. Um,
[29:09] so good evening to all. It's impressive
[29:12] to see as many of you all here tonight.
[29:15] That's great. Um,
[29:17] I know that our uh previous mayors have
[29:20] made some statements from time to time.
[29:22] So, I'm going to follow Chip and Ed's
[29:23] example and do the same.
[29:26] Please bear with me as I am uh not going
[29:28] to be as eloquent as they. The normal
[29:31] process for doing town business under
[29:33] our new charter is for our town staff to
[29:36] work issues under the policies and
[29:37] directions set up by the town
[29:39] commission. The commission brings topics
[29:41] and issues to our meetings for our open
[29:43] discussion and a vote when necessary and
[29:46] the public so that those votes can
[29:48] include input from the town's residents.
[29:51] No town business is done without that
[29:53] opportunity of the residents to provide
[29:55] their inputs for all items under
[29:57] consideration. So, it's nice, as I said,
[29:59] to see so many of you here in attendance
[30:01] tonight compared to our regular five or
[30:03] six bases that we've gotten used to
[30:05] seeing. So, that's the end of my little
[30:07] civics lesson. Um, over the past several
[30:10] months, the town staff has been working
[30:12] to incorporate the very generous gift
[30:14] from the Stewarts for placement of AED
[30:16] devices around town. This was all
[30:19] presented and discussed at several
[30:21] meetings and duly voted upon by the
[30:23] commission.
[30:25] As the stapling amended the guidance
[30:26] from the commission, there was a a
[30:28] disscent made for the acceptance of the
[30:30] gift, the installation of the gift, and
[30:33] the looks of the gift. All after the
[30:35] back of approval by this commission.
[30:37] However, as a result of this resident
[30:39] input, several of the Eve added posts
[30:43] were removed from the placement plan and
[30:45] several of the others are under
[30:46] consideration to be moved slightly so as
[30:48] to alleviate some of the objections. Uh
[30:51] later this evening, the commission will
[30:53] be reviewing the already approved plan
[30:55] so as to finalize an update of the
[30:57] placement of those units that will be
[30:59] incorporated in this AED installation.
[31:03] Our chief will also provide a
[31:04] presentation shortly on this subject.
[31:07] Some of the complaints concerning the
[31:08] placement of these devices is on their
[31:10] impact on the aesthetic of our town.
[31:14] While it is now and will always be in
[31:16] the future, the objective of this
[31:18] commission to maintain an unchanging
[31:21] community
[31:23] and
[31:25] keep that piece of paradise as part of
[31:27] our our our diction. As an example, we
[31:31] are not exclusively made up of little
[31:33] bungalows and small homes that initially
[31:35] were built here. So, our town has grown
[31:37] as we've moved forward into the 21st
[31:39] century. So there have been changes and
[31:41] we've attempted to maintain our field of
[31:43] paradise via the updating of our codes
[31:46] and ordinances backed by this in
[31:48] previous commissions to ensure our
[31:51] building process maintains as much of
[31:53] our paradise as is possible. In keeping
[31:56] with that move into the 21st century, we
[31:58] are now looking at the town's resilience
[32:00] in the face of potential stronger storms
[32:03] and weather storms from a changing
[32:04] environment that may impact us. That's a
[32:07] look to the future. We may need to make
[32:10] revisions to our building and zoning
[32:11] codes to ensure the safety and
[32:13] survivability of our piece of paradise
[32:16] that may result in a little different
[32:17] look than we have today.
[32:21] As we move forward, we will see what the
[32:23] results of the study for which we are
[32:25] awaiting the final results will
[32:27] recommend for our consideration. Also,
[32:31] but keeping the safety and well-being of
[32:33] our neighbors in mind, this generous
[32:35] offer was accepted so as to provide the
[32:38] potential of life-saving capabilities to
[32:40] support the health of our residents.
[32:43] Earlier, I used the name Eve when I
[32:45] addressed the installation designs of
[32:46] the units. Some of you as parents or
[32:49] grandparents may have watched with your
[32:51] youth the Disney animated movie Wall-E
[32:54] with your young ones. In that movie of
[32:57] the future, there was a robot character.
[32:59] reminds me of the base of our AED
[33:01] installations.
[33:03] That is a movie of the future and we are
[33:05] at our future now as we continue to move
[33:09] forward while always looking to maintain
[33:11] our community to the utmost as our
[33:14] paradise.
[33:15] Having been at a CPR and eventually the
[33:18] use of an AD instructor, I've watched
[33:20] the improvements of these devices to the
[33:22] point that almost anyone can
[33:24] successfully deploy them with minimum
[33:26] training in boarding. The systems are
[33:29] now basically self-use. They just need a
[33:31] set of hands to make it work. Even so, I
[33:35] would recommend everyone take training
[33:37] that will be easily made available so
[33:38] that if unfortunately you are faced with
[33:43] a life and death situation, you'll be
[33:45] there to assist one of your neighbors in
[33:48] their grave gravest time ugly. To be
[33:51] successful in such a situation, timing
[33:53] is everything, as you will see the chief
[33:55] explain. In closing, the town is run by
[33:58] a professional team that takes its
[34:00] direction and guidance from our resident
[34:03] volunteers who have stepped forward to
[34:04] give of their time and strive our town
[34:08] keep it the best it can be.
[34:11] If you are not satisfied with the
[34:14] results of decisions made, you can
[34:16] volunteer to run the town commission to
[34:19] be on the town social committee or as we
[34:22] will see later this evening
[34:24] to be a member of our building and
[34:26] zoning committee. But always remember,
[34:29] those of your neighbors who have stepped
[34:31] forward to do this are also residents
[34:34] who are working to make this place we
[34:36] call home its very best while
[34:38] maintaining Perry Coml's quote about our
[34:41] peace of paradise for all. So with that,
[34:45] we'll move forward. Now I mentioned
[34:47] we're going to move item number 7A. So
[34:50] we're going to move forward from this
[34:51] point
[34:53] to that on the chief.
[35:14] » Thank you, mayor. I appreciate that. Um,
[35:16] I just want to thank everybody for
[35:17] coming out tonight. This is an important
[35:19] conversation for our town and I
[35:21] appreciate everyone taking the time to
[35:23] be here. Um, I'd like to begin with a
[35:25] short video, but before we do that, I
[35:27] want to recognize something that has
[35:29] really stood out to me over the past
[35:30] couple of weeks, and that's I've heard
[35:33] from a number of residents, some who
[35:35] have expressed support for the program
[35:36] and others who have raised questions or
[35:39] concerns. I really do appreciate both.
[35:42] And in fact, the concerns are especially
[35:44] important because they give us an
[35:46] opportunity to better explain the
[35:47] project, listen to the different
[35:49] perspectives, and make sure that we're
[35:51] carefully thinking about how we move
[35:54] forward.
[35:55] What has resonated with me most is that
[35:57] the people that I've spoken with have
[35:59] been thoughtful, reasonable, and sincere
[36:02] in their concerns.
[36:04] While we may not all begin this
[36:06] conversation in the from the same
[36:08] perspective, I believe that we share the
[36:10] same goal and that's doing what's best
[36:11] for Jupiter and Lake Colony and
[36:12] preserving the qualities that make this
[36:14] community special. My hope tonight is
[36:16] that we can provide good information,
[36:18] answer questions, improve the dialogue,
[36:20] and perhaps better understand one
[36:22] another's perspectives. Ultimately,
[36:24] conversations like this help us make
[36:26] better decisions, and as we look forward
[36:28] to the toward the future of our town.
[36:31] Um, and with that, I'd like to start the
[36:32] video.
[36:44] The Jupiter and Lakeland Colony Police
[36:45] Department prides itself on the level of
[36:47] public safety and service we provide to
[36:49] our community. While our crime rates
[36:51] remain low, we always look for strategic
[36:54] ways to make the community safer and
[36:55] more accessible, not only for our
[36:57] residents, but for our contractors,
[36:59] landscapers, and visitors that frequent
[37:01] the community. The community AED program
[37:03] is a collaboration between the town and
[37:06] Earl and Nancy Stewart that wanted to
[37:07] put life-saving devices in the hands of
[37:09] our residents when seconds count. When
[37:12] someone's heart stops, every second
[37:14] matters. An AED in the first 3 to 5
[37:16] minutes can be the difference between
[37:18] life and loss. Our officers carry AEDs
[37:21] and they're close by, but they can't be
[37:23] everywhere at once. Publicly accessible
[37:26] AEDs put help right where it's needed on
[37:28] your street near your neighbors ready
[37:31] before first responders can arrive.
[37:33] These devices are simple, safe, and
[37:35] designed for extraordinary people an
[37:37] extraordinary moment. This is about
[37:40] giving our community the best chance in
[37:42] those first minutes. The goal of the
[37:44] community AED program is to place AED
[37:46] units in public spaces throughout the
[37:48] community, which will allow easy access
[37:50] to life-saving equipment when it matters
[37:53] most. Six outdoor locations were
[37:56] selected to allow quick access from
[37:57] anywhere in the town. When someone
[38:00] suffers a sudden cardiac arrest, time
[38:02] becomes the most important factor. The
[38:04] ambulance may be minutes away, but those
[38:07] minutes matter. Publicly accessible AEDs
[38:10] give ordinary people the ability to help
[38:12] before emergency crews arrive, turning
[38:14] bystanders into lifesavers and giving
[38:16] victims their best chance of survival.
[38:19] >> The rotate AED is designed with easy
[38:22] access in mind. Simply approach the
[38:24] unit.
[38:26] Turn the cover counterclockwise
[38:29] unit. You'll see the AED and pull out
[38:32] the AED and get to the person that needs
[38:35] help. Remember, always call 911.
[38:38] >> Hi, my name is Andre Dodd and I'm a
[38:40] lieutenant and a representative for
[38:42] Toquesta Fire Rescue. We wanted to
[38:44] congratulate you on your community AED
[38:47] program. The American Heart Association
[38:49] states that there was roughly 350,000
[38:52] sudden cardiac arrests in 2025. With
[38:56] quick access to AEDs, this increased
[38:58] survivability for these patients. As a
[39:01] professional rescuer and a CPR
[39:04] instructor, I've had more success with
[39:06] patients who receive bystander CPR. It
[39:09] truly gives the highest chance for
[39:11] survival.
[39:12] As you move forward with this program,
[39:14] the life you save may be your own loved
[39:17] ones. Congratulations.
[39:27] All town police officers and
[39:29] professional staff are trained in basic
[39:31] CPR and AED operations. However, police
[39:35] officers are not advanced emergency
[39:38] medical providers and do not carry or
[39:40] administer emergency medications. Our
[39:43] role is to begin life-saving care until
[39:46] a fire rescue can arrive. Although
[39:48] formal training is not required to
[39:50] operate an AED, the town will offer
[39:53] training to any resident who would like
[39:55] to become more knowledgeable,
[39:57] comfortable, and confident using one.
[40:00] With an average EMS response time of
[40:02] approximately 5 to 7 minutes, immediate
[40:05] access to CPR and ADD can help bridge
[40:09] the critical gap between cardiac arrest
[40:12] and the arrival of advanced medical
[40:14] care.
[40:17] So whether you're working, playing, or
[40:20] simply enjoying walking through our
[40:22] beautiful community, you can take
[40:24] comfort in knowing the life-saving
[40:25] equipment is always just steps away.
[40:34] So thank you. That video is just 4
[40:37] minutes long. And if we think about fire
[40:40] getting here, we would have been doing
[40:42] CPR for almost four minutes now. and
[40:45] having an AED to advise a shock and get
[40:47] a rhythm back could potentially
[40:49] [clears throat] relieve one of the
[40:50] responsibility of having to continue
[40:51] that CPR if it brings the heart back
[40:53] into rhythm. So having people that have
[40:57] access before first responders can get
[40:59] there is is paramount and I don't think
[41:02] there's a person in this community that
[41:04] would not help another person if they
[41:06] saw that they were in need. I've seen
[41:08] the way people love this community, the
[41:10] way they treat this community, and I
[41:12] value and respect that. But in terms of
[41:15] public safety, this initiative, I think,
[41:17] is very important for us. And I'm asking
[41:20] us to to overlook the look of this, but
[41:23] I do want to show you what this AED does
[41:25] and how simple it is to use it.
[41:28] Actually, Lieutenant Andre Dodd from
[41:30] Sequestifier did come out tonight, and I
[41:33] think he might be able to speak on an
[41:35] AED use even better than I can.
[41:38] Good evening everyone.
[41:39] >> Good evening.
[41:40] >> Can you go back to the podium though
[41:42] because of the camera?
[41:43] >> I sure can.
[41:44] >> Thank you.
[41:46] >> Right there.
[41:52] » There was a young lady who said that it
[41:54] really there was a young lady here who
[41:56] said that it's really easy to use and it
[41:58] is. They've made it relatively dummy
[42:00] proof.
[42:02] Simply like she said, open the cabinet,
[42:05] pull it out. It's going to activate the
[42:07] officers. It's going to let them know
[42:09] that, hey, somebody's pulled out this
[42:10] AED, which great, it's still very
[42:13] important. Call 911. When you call 911,
[42:16] put it on speaker because the dispatcher
[42:18] is going to go ahead and guide you
[42:20] through actually using the AED. In
[42:23] conjunction, the AED is also going to
[42:25] speak to you. Go ahead and open it up.
[42:29] Very first thing you want to do is
[42:33] look at that. They gave pictures.
[42:40] » How sweet. So remove clothing. Two.
[42:44] You're going to go ahead and pull this
[42:45] open.
[42:46] >> Reveal pads.
[42:48] >> Look at pictures on pads.
[42:51] >> And there it is.
[42:53] >> More pictures.
[42:54] >> Exactly as shown in the pictures.
[42:58] >> Press pads firmly.
[43:01] So, so long as you follow the
[43:03] instructions very clearly
[43:05] >> red handle to reveal pads,
[43:07] >> it's going to tell you exactly what to
[43:09] do
[43:10] >> on pads.
[43:11] >> Even to the point where the patient
[43:13] needs to be shocked, it's going to say
[43:16] they're better shock.
[43:20] >> I don't know what more to say about the
[43:22] AED. I think the AD program that you are
[43:24] looking at is phenomenal.
[43:27] Absolutely phenomenal.
[43:30] breathing. Okay.
[43:34] » So, if they're breathing and and let me
[43:36] say this first I am a CPR instructor in
[43:40] the village of Questa. Anybody who wants
[43:42] a class, please come please. I'll give
[43:44] you the information freely. Uh if the
[43:47] patient is breathing, can you use this?
[43:50] You can absolutely put this on the
[43:52] patient still.
[43:55] >> Sure. Absolutely. just in case
[43:59] it So if if it's it's going to say shock
[44:02] not advised start CPR. So if I was to
[44:05] put this on me right now and I'm talking
[44:07] to you
[44:10] it's still going to say shock advised.
[44:12] So
[44:14] >> I have one in my house. So if you want
[44:17] to take the one
[44:20] door
[44:25] sound is the issue of how
[44:27] >> sound
[44:27] >> you won't be able to get the comments
[44:30] >> the comments right
[44:32] >> we'll get to comments here in a second
[44:34] >> so I well let me thank uh Lieutenant
[44:37] first for coming out I I really
[44:38] appreciate the the fact that he thought
[44:40] enough of this program to to spend his
[44:42] free time here with us tonight. Uh, you
[44:45] know, the other thing I would say about
[44:46] this is we we really did put a lot of
[44:48] thought into this um into the aesthetic.
[44:52] And I know the aesthetic is a hard thing
[44:53] for us to use in this room right now in
[44:56] terms of terminology, but I think the
[44:58] town manager will show share with you
[45:00] what the other possibilities were. And I
[45:03] think it's important for us, you know,
[45:05] my hat as a police chief is to look at
[45:08] public safety matters. And this is
[45:10] something that's important to the
[45:12] community. And when I looked at this and
[45:14] we had the opportunity to have this
[45:16] donated to us, I I really thought that
[45:19] this would be something great for us.
[45:20] And, you know, I I didn't expect, you
[45:23] know, the push back that we got, but I
[45:25] appreciate it because it allows me to
[45:27] look at projects through a different
[45:28] lens as we move forward. You know, I'm
[45:30] new to the town and that's something I
[45:32] can share with everybody here. As we
[45:34] look at projects in the future, we will
[45:36] share what a rendering of it looks like
[45:38] before we ever bring the discussion to
[45:40] the table so everybody can see it and
[45:42] then we can get the community involved
[45:44] even broader. And the other thing I
[45:46] would encourage is to get involved with
[45:48] the community stuff. We put it out on
[45:50] the websites. It goes out in email
[45:51] blasts on Wednesday. Get involved early.
[45:54] That way we don't have to have all of
[45:56] this, you know, animosity toward a
[45:58] project because, you know, we really are
[46:00] here trying to do the best thing from my seat, from the town manager
[46:03] seat, and even from where the commission
[46:05] is sitting. They're doing what they feel
[46:06] is the most important for this
[46:08] community. So, I'll end with that and uh
[46:12] I'm open for any questions.
[46:13] >> Before we get to questions, I just if I
[46:16] can wrap up our staff presentation with
[46:17] just a couple more pieces of
[46:19] information. So, the chief talked about
[46:22] um
[46:24] kind of the value of the AED program. I
[46:27] just want I have three quick slides or
[46:29] four quick slides. Just a little I'm
[46:31] sorry.
[46:32] >> Perfect. Yeah.
[46:33] >> Okay. Um just a little history on how we
[46:36] got here as well. Um on October 25th, um
[46:41] the former mayor received or who was
[46:43] sitting at the time received a letter
[46:46] offering the public donation of the AED.
[46:48] We brought that to the October 14th,
[46:51] 2025 meeting. Um, between October 20 and
[46:55] we were given the go-ahehead to start
[46:56] running with the project. From October
[46:58] 2025 to March 2026, we worked with the
[47:02] donors and identified the project cost
[47:04] because there it was an unknown. When we
[47:07] landed on about $96,000,
[47:09] they agreed and provided a check for
[47:12] that. May 11th, we brought forward um
[47:16] three different agenda items. one was
[47:18] formally accepting the donation. The
[47:20] other was the purchase of the AEDs and
[47:23] all the equipment plus the software and
[47:26] then the actual inst installation. So
[47:29] that was the three different and then
[47:31] just to kind of cover it broadly twice
[47:34] in October and twice in May this project
[47:37] was in our Wednesday inside the town
[47:40] emails.
[47:41] So, this isn't a an eitheror or a gotcha
[47:45] or whatever, but it it gives history of
[47:48] how we ended up today. This is what a
[47:50] public AED installation generally looks
[47:53] like. Um, we pushed back. These are all
[47:56] over the country. These are web source.
[47:58] These are not necessarily ones we went
[48:00] and saw. You could see some of them look
[48:02] like small town small towns. Some look
[48:04] like bigger towns. Um, so the one on the
[48:08] bottom left is like the one we have, but
[48:11] it is red. The other one that we saw
[48:14] from the manufacturer that provides our
[48:17] unit is like on the left. So the
[48:20] difference between what we have and most
[48:23] likely all of these just based on how
[48:25] they look is ours are 100% solar because
[48:28] of the way the community is laid out.
[48:30] It's not in commercial corridors.
[48:32] There's no electric necessarily running
[48:34] to all of them. And to save cost, we
[48:37] went with a solar option. So what is on
[48:40] the right, as everyone knows, is the one
[48:43] that's at Komo Park right now. And that
[48:46] is um how we got there. So it was a
[48:49] design to be able to accommodate the
[48:51] solar as well as all the wiring and
[48:54] telecommunications that feed the system,
[48:56] which is in that bottom part of the box
[48:58] that looks kind of like a lock box um
[49:00] where the red AED is. So that's how we
[49:03] got here. So, let's how are we going to
[49:05] move forward? Yourself, myself, we've
[49:08] heard from our residents over the last
[49:10] couple weeks. Staff is bringing forward
[49:12] a recommendation of the following, which
[49:16] would include to remove the installed
[49:18] unit along the south walkway at Collins
[49:20] and Pirates. And as I said in my staff
[49:23] report, we approached this um this
[49:25] project initially from public access was
[49:28] our mindset. hearing from the community.
[49:31] We're readressing our recommendation to
[49:34] public gathering spaces. That's our
[49:37] where we are coming from with our
[49:38] recommendation. We are recommending to
[49:41] do not install the unit intend intended
[49:43] for the town entrance area. We are
[49:46] proposing to shift the proposed location
[49:49] of the north beach access unit from the
[49:53] doom walkover to closer to the existing
[49:55] bike rack. You can see that in the
[49:57] bottom left hand side where we're
[49:59] proposing to put it right now. There's
[50:01] an orange stake out there that is
[50:03] photoshopped in on the right of what the
[50:05] unit would look like there. And then
[50:07] shift the proposed location of the south
[50:10] beach up towards the fence, closer to
[50:12] the fence. So, it's next to the
[50:13] lifesaving device as well as the dog um
[50:17] station. So you can see it on the top
[50:19] picture on the left uh where we're
[50:21] proposing to push it back away from the
[50:24] walkway and what it looks like
[50:26] photoshopped in there. So we again we
[50:29] offer this as a recommendation and we
[50:31] will go forward with the the
[50:33] recommendation or the decision of the
[50:35] commission.
[50:36] Thank you.
[50:38] >> That was it.
[50:39] >> Good.
[50:39] >> Thank you.
[50:40] >> Thanks comments.
[50:42] >> Paul I think I'd like to hear all one
[50:45] sec. Any comment from the staff first
[50:47] from the commission?
[50:48] >> Um I like Thank you. So one thanks to
[50:50] the stewards. I appreciate their
[50:52] generosity. Um I feel I didn't ask the
[50:54] right questions. You know, I was
[50:56] imagining this not a not a large entire
[50:58] so I'm surprised
[51:00] information I I like the gathering
[51:03] places and I would maybe using that as a
[51:05] definition maybe question
[51:08] but we also that
[51:18] » yes I think um I want to thank everyone
[51:21] for all the comments that they put in
[51:23] and I think you all should know that we
[51:25] all saw them and read them and um we
[51:27] thought long about what you're asking or
[51:31] suggesting and um I think that from the
[51:34] original plan that was made down to what
[51:37] the latest compromise would be that this
[51:40] is a good this is a good thing. I think
[51:42] it's going to be okay. I think that
[51:44] we're going to put them in and we're
[51:45] going to landscape them and we will be
[51:47] used to them because our neighborhood is beautiful despite these poles. these
[51:52] neighborhoods, our neighborhood, our
[51:54] beach is beautiful, our our landscaping
[51:56] are beautiful, and our residents make
[51:58] this place who it is. So, I I I feel
[52:01] that
[52:02] we are making a good compromise. We are
[52:04] not going to put all of them in as
[52:06] originally suggested and that we are
[52:08] going to do this and I believe that this
[52:09] is a good thing going forward and I hope
[52:11] that everyone can can come together on
[52:14] this and not you know not not let this
[52:17] become something that is an ongoing
[52:20] problem for our attempt.
[52:23] >> Yeah. A couple questions for Chief. Um
[52:27] so Chief when you when you open the
[52:29] bubble of cover does that automatically
[52:32] dial 911? It does not dial 911. The the call will go to the the the JIC
[52:39] police officer phone that we have on
[52:41] duty. What it's going to do is alert
[52:43] that officer that one of the devices has
[52:45] been opened. So when that officer gets
[52:47] that notification, they start heading in
[52:49] that direction. That's why it's
[52:50] important to make sure that you do call
[52:52] 911. The thing is we do have a lot of
[52:54] people that walk in the community. They
[52:55] don't have their cell phones or other
[52:57] devices. the minute that's turned, at
[52:59] least we have a notification of some
[53:01] type and we're we're moving in that
[53:02] direction whether or not somebody has
[53:04] the ability to to call 911 or not.
[53:06] >> Rick, and then I had a question for our
[53:09] town attorney. Um, people have said to
[53:11] me that if I start this procedure and I
[53:14] screw it up, that somebody dies, then
[53:16] I'm liable.
[53:18] >> There there is a statute that addresses
[53:20] that specifically uh provides immunity
[53:23] from liability for a person who does it
[53:25] in good faith. Um there's that same
[53:27] statute also provides immunity from uh
[53:31] civil case for uh uh the town for
[53:34] putting these in.
[53:35] >> So that that is addressed specifically.
[53:37] >> You want to see what it's called?
[53:38] >> That's the good Samaritan. Yeah.
[53:41] >> Yeah. There's a requirement to keep it
[53:43] maintained. Yes. And yes.
[53:48] >> And I'd also like to echo Anna's
[53:50] comments. Thank you so much to everyone
[53:52] here. Um, we have a town that cares
[53:54] about where we live and our community.
[53:57] Um, many of you have lived here most of
[53:59] your lives. Some of you grown up here.
[54:02] Um, as Anna has, and uh, just want you
[54:04] to know that we respect that. We hear
[54:06] you. Um, I've responded uh to everyone
[54:10] that's directly emailed or or or sent a
[54:14] letter uh, to me. And uh, I just want to
[54:16] say that and we're looking forward to
[54:18] hearing what all of you have to say.
[54:20] Thank you.
[54:21] >> Thank you. Um, Brian, do you have
[54:24] something from Earl?
[54:26] >> Yeah, Mr. Stewart,
[54:28] >> we'll open up now to public comment.
[54:30] We'll start, but
[54:33] >> So, Mr. Stewart could not be here
[54:35] tonight, so he requested that we read
[54:37] this for him. Um, and this isn't his
[54:40] voice. I'm reading it exactly as he's
[54:41] written it. So, good evening. Uh Earl
[54:44] asked me to read this statement on his
[54:46] behalf of him and Nancy who very much
[54:48] wanted to be here tonight but are unable
[54:51] to attend in person. Nancy and I are
[54:53] sorry we cannot be with you tonight. I'm
[54:55] dealing with a heart issue that is being
[54:57] evaluated by my cardiologist at
[54:59] Cleveland Clinic. A continuous heart
[55:01] monitor is being brought back from
[55:03] Cleveland Clinic this afternoon and I
[55:05] need to be home to begin wearing it.
[55:07] Nancy needs to remain with me. There is
[55:09] some irony in the fact that a heart
[55:11] issue is keeping me from speaking
[55:12] personally tonight about AEDs.
[55:15] Nancy and I offered these AEDs to
[55:17] Jupiter in Lakeland Colony for one very
[55:19] simple reason. To give one of our
[55:21] neighbors, friends, family members, or
[55:23] perhaps one of us a better chance of
[55:26] surviving a sudden cardiac arrest. We
[55:29] paid for the project ourselves. We
[55:31] expect nothing in return. There is no
[55:33] benefit to Nancy or me that is any
[55:35] different from the benefit that every
[55:37] other person of this in this town. I
[55:39] understand that some residents don't
[55:41] like the appearance of the AED
[55:42] installations. I respect their right to
[55:45] feel that way, but I ask everyone to
[55:47] weigh the concern against what these
[55:48] devices are there to accomplish. When
[55:51] someone suffers a sudden cardiac arrest,
[55:53] minutes matter. The purpose of locating
[55:56] AEDs throughout the community is to put
[55:58] one within very quick reach rather than
[56:00] depending upon an AED arriving with
[56:02] someone else. I have had AEDs at Earl
[56:05] Stewart Toyota for many years. Our
[56:07] employees receive regular CPR and AED
[56:10] training. They have been used in real
[56:12] emergencies. My experience with them is
[56:14] one of the reasons I feel so strongly
[56:16] about making them readily accessible
[56:18] here. None of us knows whose life one of
[56:21] these AEDs might someday help save. It
[56:24] could be someone walking on the beach.
[56:26] It could be a visitor. Or it could be a
[56:27] child or grandchild visiting one of us.
[56:30] It could be the person who supports
[56:31] these AEDs most strongly. And it could
[56:34] even be someone who opposes them
[56:35] tonight. If that day ever comes, I don't
[56:38] believe anybody will care what the AED
[56:40] cabinets look like. The only thing that
[56:42] will matter is how quickly somebody
[56:43] could get to it.
[56:46] Nancy and I love Jupiter Inlet Colony.
[56:48] This is our home. We made this gift
[56:50] because we care about the people who
[56:52] live here. We respectfully ask the town
[56:54] commission and the neighbors to allow
[56:56] these AEDs to be activated and available
[56:58] for the purpose for which they were
[56:59] given to be there when somebody
[57:02] unexpectedly needs one and when every
[57:04] minute matters. Thank you Earl Nancy
[57:06] Stewart.
[57:09] » Thank you chief
[57:12] right now if anybody else has any uh
[57:15] comments public uh in reference to
[57:18] specifically the ads then we'll switch
[57:20] back over to the rest of the agenda. If
[57:22] you want to approach, if I don't have a
[57:25] card for you,
[57:27] up to the podium, please give us your
[57:29] name and your res. [clears throat]
[57:31] >> Oh, hi. My name is Dale Haynes. I live
[57:33] at 188 Shelter Lane. Question I have is,
[57:36] do each of the patrol cars have a unit
[57:40] in in their vehicles?
[57:44] >> Yes.
[57:46] >> Great. Uh the the other comment I might
[57:48] make is uh dialing 911 on on a cell
[57:52] phone may not be as easy as you think. I had a recent uh relatively recent
[57:59] incident where I got my touchcreen up
[58:03] and dialed 911 and nothing happened. you
[58:07] have to go back out to your home screen
[58:10] and and on the iPhone I have and
[58:15] uh push the uh emergency call and so
[58:21] don't think you can just get on your
[58:23] phone and dial 911.
[58:25] I stood by the side of I95 and watched
[58:28] my car burn up. So I think it's a good
[58:31] idea. Uh I I like the idea of the patrol
[58:35] cars having the the devices uh because
[58:39] if we're in our homes, we're we're not
[58:42] going to think about running down and
[58:43] leaving our loved one to get get a
[58:46] device. But on the beach, in the park,
[58:49] these devices save lives.
[58:52] >> Great. Thank you. And just as a a
[58:56] further point that um Oh, I lost my
[59:00] train of thought. Never mind. Um, next.
[59:04] [clears throat]
[59:06] >> Yeah.
[59:06] >> Hey guys. So, uh, I just got into town.
[59:09] Uh, Matt Car 173 Beacon. I just got into
[59:13] town yesterday. So, and I'm I was
[59:15] unaware of any of this actually, any of
[59:17] the comments. I had no idea. Uh, I've
[59:20] been I've been away so traveled a lot.
[59:22] But, um, I did drive through the
[59:24] community with a friend today for the
[59:25] first time and he was like, "What is
[59:26] that?" uh when we got to one. Uh I think
[59:30] it's a great idea. I think it's great
[59:32] that we have uh residents that are
[59:34] willing to do this type of thing for us.
[59:36] Um my only comment would be maybe we can
[59:40] just make them a little less obvious to
[59:42] people driving through the community so
[59:43] they're not like staring you in the face
[59:45] when you drive down the street. I don't
[59:46] think it's going to matter if they're 10
[59:48] foot in on the pathway versus on the
[59:50] corner. If somebody needs them in an
[59:52] emergency, they can access them five
[59:54] feet away or 10 feet away where they're
[59:56] less visible to traffic and people
[59:58] coming through the community, but the
[1:00:00] people who live in the community will
[1:00:01] know where they are and be able to
[1:00:03] access them on a regular basis. So,
[1:00:05] that's really common.
[1:00:07] >> Thank you. And I remember what I was
[1:00:09] going to say is that also remember these
[1:00:11] things being put in with solar panels.
[1:00:13] Some of you have been here long enough,
[1:00:15] you can remember when we had no power
[1:00:16] and here after a hurricane, these will
[1:00:19] still function. So that's one of the
[1:00:21] reasons that they're powered as they
[1:00:23] are. And they give us the look that they
[1:00:24] do. Similar to the pole that's out at
[1:00:26] the [clears throat] east end of KO
[1:00:29] Bridge. You might see the warning light
[1:00:31] here for the curb. They've got the exact
[1:00:33] same kind of setup. Um I had John and
[1:00:37] Kathy
[1:00:39] who wanted to discuss AEDs wanted part
[1:00:41] of your questionnaire question coming.
[1:00:48] First of all, it's very sweet of people
[1:00:52] to Kathy Methel. Sorry,
[1:00:54] >> address [clears throat]
[1:00:55] >> 133 Lighthouse Scrap.
[1:00:58] >> Um, no pun intended, but their heart is
[1:01:00] in the right place and I appreciate how
[1:01:04] um in love they are with the community
[1:01:06] and how generous they are. I also think
[1:01:11] they're a good idea, but not so many. I
[1:01:14] just don't get the number of them. I
[1:01:17] think it's a good idea to have them by
[1:01:19] down by the beach and maybe one by the
[1:01:22] park where we gather, but I just think
[1:01:27] there are too many and the police have
[1:01:30] them in their car. And honestly, if I'm
[1:01:33] in my house and my husband goes down,
[1:01:36] I'm calling 911 and staying with him.
[1:01:39] I'm not going to run and get one of
[1:01:41] them. But I do appreciate it. I came in
[1:01:45] late to the game also. That's my bad.
[1:01:47] Um, and I appreciate all that you do. I
[1:01:50] just think maybe we could eliminate
[1:01:52] another one. And also, I wouldn't mind I
[1:01:56] don't know if there's a rule, but maybe
[1:01:58] we could even build they have um kind of
[1:02:02] like they're book little book libraries
[1:02:05] where you put wood around them
[1:02:08] >> so that they don't look so obvious.
[1:02:11] You know, maybe we could hide that part
[1:02:13] of them but still have the front of them
[1:02:16] showing. And one more question. Are
[1:02:19] there lights on them at night time or
[1:02:22] >> Yes,
[1:02:23] >> there are. And is it a red light, green
[1:02:26] light, or does
[1:02:27] >> I can answer that just at the same time
[1:02:30] as steps? Um, so it's built to have
[1:02:33] [laughter]
[1:02:35] where
[1:02:36] >> it's built to have lights, but um they
[1:02:39] can all be turned off, which they should
[1:02:41] have been turned off within the last
[1:02:42] week. The one at Comr was supposed to be
[1:02:45] more amber. It was burning red, but we
[1:02:47] asked them to take um turn the lights
[1:02:49] off and that's how it and they can stay
[1:02:51] that way.
[1:02:52] >> I think that would help also. At
[1:02:54] [clears throat] night time, it's kind of
[1:02:56] glaring. But like I said, I I'm all for
[1:03:00] saving lives and
[1:03:03] I think it's a great thing for the
[1:03:04] community. I just don't think we need so
[1:03:08] many of them.
[1:03:09] >> Well, we only have four. So, you
[1:03:11] mentioned three. The board ones over the
[1:03:12] observation pan. Um, thank you.
[1:03:16] >> Thank you.
[1:03:18] >> Um, I I'll I'll just add first of all,
[1:03:20] I'm gratified to hear that in a room in
[1:03:21] front of a room full of witnesses, she's
[1:03:23] pledged to call 911 for you. [laughter]
[1:03:25] happy about Heidi or Chief
[1:03:29] >> Heidi or Chief maybe have the answer to
[1:03:31] this question, but what is our average
[1:03:33] response time from 9 from a 911 receipt
[1:03:36] of a call to to the uh uh to the
[1:03:40] response to the um incident, let's call
[1:03:42] it.
[1:03:43] >> So I can give you both numbers uh just
[1:03:46] for people on Zoom. So for your police
[1:03:49] department, you're looking about a
[1:03:51] minute and 56 seconds. So and fire
[1:03:53] department is generally between five and
[1:03:55] seven depending on railroad bridges and
[1:03:59] the other piece of this is we have to go
[1:04:00] off island sometimes to get gas and do
[1:04:02] other things. So we would be susceptible
[1:04:04] to those same things which would
[1:04:05] increase our response time.
[1:04:07] >> Okay. All right. But average is is 156.
[1:04:09] >> Yes sir.
[1:04:10] >> Okay. So
[1:04:10] >> that but that's in town.
[1:04:14] >> Do you ask a question from calling 911?
[1:04:16] >> Yeah.
[1:04:18] >> If [clears throat] you if you
[1:04:19] >> Go ahead. Sorry.
[1:04:21] >> Calling 911. you're going to have to add
[1:04:22] more time on to that five to seven
[1:04:24] minutes because they then have to turn
[1:04:25] around and exercise the system to go out
[1:04:28] to
[1:04:29] >> I understand that. But that that's in
[1:04:31] whether whether we have the
[1:04:32] defibrillator or we just have what we
[1:04:34] have now. That's that's the same. My my
[1:04:36] point is like the stewards made a a uh a
[1:04:40] point of indicating that there's a
[1:04:41] balance between the sightliness of of
[1:04:44] these units and the the the uh desire to
[1:04:48] save lives. There's also a balance
[1:04:51] between, you know, the benefit that we
[1:04:53] get from installing these and the number
[1:04:55] of them. Um, and how does that directly
[1:04:58] affect the response time and and you
[1:05:00] know, we talk about minutes matter here.
[1:05:02] So, average time we're there within two
[1:05:04] minutes. We've got somebody, an officer
[1:05:06] with a vehicle with an AED in it. So,
[1:05:09] we're trying to cut that down. Um, to
[1:05:12] what? And to what end? and you know is
[1:05:16] it I is it is it that is the efficacy of
[1:05:19] that uh that important that we have this
[1:05:23] number of units that's that's the only
[1:05:25] thing I I throw out as so thank you
[1:05:27] >> thank you
[1:05:34] » do you want the micr
[1:05:45] Okay. I'm Tracy Cian79 Lighthouse. I've
[1:05:48] been here for a number of years. Um, and
[1:05:52] I drove into town probably the first day
[1:05:56] the box was up on. I had just been off
[1:06:00] the island and had come down through all
[1:06:03] the greenery and it was lovely. I got to
[1:06:06] town and there were these beautiful
[1:06:09] green plants all in the front of the
[1:06:13] town. It looked like a a homecoming. It
[1:06:17] was just wonderful. I was so thrilled
[1:06:20] with peace and joy. I drive in and wham,
[1:06:24] my eyeballs were absolutely assaulted.
[1:06:29] Yellow, red, white, huge box. What?
[1:06:33] Well, I got very excited and I wrote the
[1:06:36] commission a letter and I said pretty
[1:06:40] much what I just said now. Okay,
[1:06:44] I've changed my mind a bit.
[1:06:47] How could you possibly say I don't want
[1:06:49] to save somebody's life? You can't. You
[1:06:52] just don't know when you might be able
[1:06:55] to use something like that. But even
[1:06:57] though I felt, oh, I'll never figure out
[1:06:59] how to do it and etc. Now it looks maybe
[1:07:02] even I could do it in an emergency but
[1:07:04] besides that I might be a victim. So
[1:07:07] that would be nice. Okay. However, I
[1:07:11] would like to just round this out to say
[1:07:14] saving our town feeling which I was so
[1:07:18] happy to hear you speak to.
[1:07:21] If you go into off the island's
[1:07:25] cold Frenchman's creek any one of the
[1:07:28] others take a look. You don't see white
[1:07:32] posts holding up street signs. You don't
[1:07:36] see white posts with other things on it
[1:07:39] in red and yellow.
[1:07:42] We can do that, too. In the old days,
[1:07:45] all of our posts were green.
[1:07:48] When you showed the picture that you had
[1:07:51] of the way it looks right now, my mind
[1:07:54] painted the pole green. It painted the
[1:07:57] flange around the circle green. That all
[1:08:02] fades back into the greenery behind it.
[1:08:06] And that's what we're trying to keep
[1:08:07] because that is really a peaceful
[1:08:10] feeling of returning home to our unique
[1:08:16] little town that doesn't have signs,
[1:08:19] doesn't have stores, doesn't have that
[1:08:22] kind of traffic.
[1:08:24] We're so lucky. Let's try to keep it up.
[1:08:28] So, let's look at our signage and see if
[1:08:31] there's some way we can tone it down.
[1:08:36] >> That's my suggestion.
[1:08:38] >> Thank you.
[1:08:44] Commissioner. Any other questions?
[1:08:46] Comments?
[1:08:53] Are you coming up in reference
[1:08:56] a like what you said Paxton 47 Ocean
[1:09:00] Drive
[1:09:01] um in regards to the AED there was a
[1:09:04] gentleman I believe a doctor here that
[1:09:06] came up with some information in regards
[1:09:08] to those units and he was kind of like
[1:09:10] bypassed he's spoken two times and I
[1:09:13] think now that we're all a little bit
[1:09:15] more aware
[1:09:17] of what this thing is and what it can do
[1:09:21] and the mistakes that can be made.
[1:09:23] Forget about liability. You're talking
[1:09:25] about someone like it. And I think we
[1:09:28] should relisten to what Mike Jacobs
[1:09:31] brought up before about those things and
[1:09:34] its usage. Okay. That's my opinion.
[1:09:38] >> Yeah. Thank you.
[1:09:42] » All right.
[1:09:49] » Moving on. We'll switch back over to the
[1:09:51] regular agenda order
[1:09:53] >> going public comments. Go ahead.
[1:09:57] >> Yeah, mayor. I think I think we need to
[1:09:58] close this out and give direction to
[1:10:00] staff
[1:10:00] >> and on support of what staff is
[1:10:02] recommending um kind of move forward
[1:10:05] with you know placing location that you
[1:10:07] have provided in the staff report and
[1:10:10] I'm I'm willing to support that.
[1:10:13] >> I like the compromise. like what what
[1:10:15] the staff supported, but I would uh
[1:10:17] challenge that we'd remove Lighthouse
[1:10:19] Drive because it was consistent with the
[1:10:21] definition of in public places at the
[1:10:24] beach, one at Conewell. I love the
[1:10:26] painting idea, make it blend in better.
[1:10:28] Um
[1:10:34] I was
[1:10:35] >> sorry, I'm sorry.
[1:10:37] All right. Repeat that.
[1:10:39] >> All right. So,
[1:10:42] we go back to I agree with the that we
[1:10:44] should do the compromise when you
[1:10:46] presented. I would advocate that we
[1:10:49] apply the matrix that you said like
[1:10:51] public access points and then actually
[1:10:53] remove one lighthouse drive so we get
[1:10:55] the three to the beach one park by
[1:10:59] direction. Again, I liked Tracy's idea
[1:11:02] of make it joined in his and then frame
[1:11:05] it as a maybe a pilot. We revisit this
[1:11:08] every year and consume because I I think
[1:11:11] we are I don't think it should be is it
[1:11:12] an isore that's not the argument is
[1:11:16] needed
[1:11:17] at least a month.
[1:11:20] >> So I think if we have a motion we should
[1:11:21] have a second or we have more
[1:11:23] discussion.
[1:11:25] >> What was the motion?
[1:11:27] It was to approve. It was to approve the
[1:11:30] staff staff recommendations
[1:11:33] are for each one at least.
[1:11:40] » Well, I think I think I think there
[1:11:42] needs a second to that motion so there
[1:11:44] can be discussion among the council
[1:11:47] commission and once the commission kind
[1:11:49] of decides if the maker of the motion,
[1:11:51] which is me, decides to change the
[1:11:52] motion, I'll do that. If not, we'll vote
[1:11:55] on motion either yay or nay. And it will
[1:11:58] either approve or not.
[1:12:00] >> Yeah. So, I made the motion. Is there a
[1:12:02] second to my motion?
[1:12:06] » Second. Anybody?
[1:12:09] >> What happens if there is no second?
[1:12:10] >> It dies.
[1:12:11] >> Motion dies.
[1:12:12] >> I'll make another motion. But I can make
[1:12:15] notion that we would uh slightly amend
[1:12:17] the uh you know the proposals of the
[1:12:19] staff and that we do the truth of each
[1:12:22] one.
[1:12:27] » Do we need to include um the uh
[1:12:31] recommendation of wrapping the polls? We
[1:12:33] had talked about that wrapping the polls
[1:12:35] green. Um if that's something you want
[1:12:38] to include the I would like. I would I
[1:12:41] would also include
[1:12:43] >> the flanging around it.
[1:12:46] >> Are you painting it or are you going to
[1:12:47] wrap it green?
[1:12:49] >> Look into the deal.
[1:12:50] >> Maybe we could make the motion to paint.
[1:12:52] >> We will look into methods of
[1:12:55] camouflaging the white pole and its
[1:12:57] surrounding box.
[1:13:00] >> But continuing with the installation,
[1:13:05] » that's not my motion.
[1:13:06] >> No, I made another motion. Um they
[1:13:09] wanted wanted north and south of beach
[1:13:12] fell apart with the understanding that
[1:13:15] we would attempt to chemical and then
[1:13:18] less jarring and jarring they
[1:13:22] >> less
[1:13:27] blending to our community
[1:13:30] >> that
[1:13:33] favor.
[1:13:35] So, the only comment I think I would
[1:13:38] want to offer up is this this property
[1:13:41] would seem very ripe for an installation
[1:13:43] of something like that. This building
[1:13:46] and this property gets more public use
[1:13:48] than all three of those combined
[1:13:50] probably on a monthly basis. So, I would
[1:13:52] like if the maker of the motion would
[1:13:54] agree to direct staff as part of that
[1:13:57] motion to contact the Beach Club and see
[1:13:59] if we could install one um with their
[1:14:02] approval at the location they chose on
[1:14:05] this property.
[1:14:07] >> If I may, before we continue, motion's
[1:14:10] on the table. Um, I believe that's
[1:14:12] already something that's being
[1:14:13] considered as part of the optional
[1:14:15] change to do both here with one of them
[1:14:20] and a sixth one potentially by the
[1:14:21] marina that they
[1:14:23] >> That's not official. So,
[1:14:24] >> that's not official. What I'm trying to
[1:14:25] put that on the table so that we're
[1:14:26] looking at the whole picture.
[1:14:28] >> So, that would be the direction that
[1:14:29] you'd be looking to go.
[1:14:31] >> I wouldn't I wouldn't be opposed to the uh the marina the marinas and the
[1:14:36] village. You would have to go back to
[1:14:38] the stewards and ask them to
[1:14:41] >> to see if that's okay because they made
[1:14:42] it to the town.
[1:14:44] >> Right.
[1:14:46] >> So, can we
[1:14:49] be direct?
[1:14:49] >> I mean, direct it would just be they
[1:14:51] would be the direct and town staff
[1:14:55] contact the beach club to see if they
[1:14:57] would take one. And I guess it would be
[1:14:59] also direct staff to talk to the marina.
[1:15:02] But prior to moving forward with the
[1:15:04] marina, you would have to get the
[1:15:06] steward's approval in order.
[1:15:09] >> Good. A second.
[1:15:11] >> No. Does the maker agree to make that
[1:15:15] modification?
[1:15:17] >> I'm open to including the request. Give
[1:15:19] them the opportunity to say yes or no.
[1:15:21] And they have a different facility to
[1:15:23] figure it out. That's right.
[1:15:25] >> So yeah, 17.
[1:15:28] You agree? Okay. So now all
[1:15:30] >> all in favor? All in favor?
[1:15:32] >> I I
[1:15:34] >> All right.
[1:15:35] >> Okay.
[1:15:37] >> I got it.
[1:15:37] >> Okay.
[1:15:38] >> Thank you.
[1:15:38] >> Very good.
[1:15:39] >> Good deal.
[1:15:40] >> So, moving on then. Public comments on
[1:15:44] other topics.
[1:15:46] And if I've got your cards
[1:15:49] >> I don't have I had your card in
[1:15:52] reference to the papers of the
[1:15:55] >> This is a comment.
[1:15:59] Although
[1:16:00] >> oh I can't say
[1:16:00] >> Oh no you can come up forward
[1:16:05] >> maybe Sheridan 131 L's house I just have
[1:16:08] a question on your strips like the vice
[1:16:11] mayor was saying um I agree we need
[1:16:14] something
[1:16:15] but you make a comment people are riding
[1:16:19] on them that are not supposed to I don't
[1:16:22] think putting a yellow strip or any
[1:16:24] color strip in there is going to stop
[1:16:26] them and go oh look I've got to stop now
[1:16:28] They don't obey the rules anyway. You go
[1:16:31] through Scotland, they go through
[1:16:33] everything. So I I don't know. I mean,
[1:16:37] that's just my thinking. I don't know
[1:16:39] what's Maybe you have to pull these up
[1:16:42] and find them. Maybe whether the kids
[1:16:45] who live in this develop people, the
[1:16:47] neighbors, they've got to be stopped.
[1:16:51] So that's all.
[1:16:52] >> Thank you. Thank you.
[1:16:58] M vessel again, 133 Lighthouse Drive. I
[1:17:01] just noticed on my car going through the
[1:17:03] neighborhood that on my car it says that
[1:17:06] the speed limit within town is 30 miles
[1:17:08] an hour which which seems excessive.
[1:17:12] That's what's coming up on people if
[1:17:14] they are attached to Google. Their car
[1:17:16] is using Google
[1:17:19] that so the town can call Google I guess
[1:17:23] and have that changed. I can't do it
[1:17:26] personally. Um, and the other thing is
[1:17:30] the speed limit's 25. I speaking of
[1:17:34] >> it's 20. It is 20. Okay. Um, somebody
[1:17:39] told me it was 25, but that's perfect.
[1:17:41] That's all I wanted to say is it
[1:17:43] shouldn't be it's coming up on people's
[1:17:45] cars 30 mile 30 miles an hour. So,
[1:17:48] >> all right. Thank you. We'll reach out to
[1:17:50] Google and Apple
[1:17:52] >> and Tesla.
[1:17:54] >> No,
[1:17:54] >> same thing. It's happening on Tesla's
[1:17:57] too.
[1:17:57] >> Okay.
[1:18:00] >> Yes, ma'am.
[1:18:01] >> I just wanted to make a comment.
[1:18:03] >> Name please. And
[1:18:04] >> Sarah Luke Meyer, 68 Colony Road.
[1:18:07] >> Thank you. I was not in attendance at
[1:18:10] the June 3 meeting and the vote the
[1:18:13] commission
[1:18:15] in favor of surveillance cameras
[1:18:17] throughout the neighborhood and wondered
[1:18:21] if you could possibly address the large
[1:18:24] crowd here with the installation of
[1:18:27] another pole and another solar panel and
[1:18:33] cameras in the neighbor. But as far as a
[1:18:36] privacy issue,
[1:18:40] » and moral, you also had a question in
[1:18:42] reference to cameras.
[1:18:45] >> Only if you're going to be talking about
[1:18:46] it tonight.
[1:18:47] >> Uh, not stand alone. It's not on the
[1:18:49] agenda.
[1:18:52] » Briefly talk. Um, hi everybody. Pam Rous
[1:18:55] 69 Colony Road. First of all, thank you
[1:18:57] for all the discussion tonight. I just
[1:18:59] have been so happy to hear just the
[1:19:01] willingness of staff and all of you to
[1:19:03] take everyone's comments and really try
[1:19:05] to find compromise because these are all
[1:19:07] really great things. So, thank you for
[1:19:09] being willing to listen to everyone. My
[1:19:11] only questions that I've heard that
[1:19:12] there's going to be some security
[1:19:13] cameras installed in town is I had some
[1:19:16] concerns and I just didn't know where to
[1:19:18] go to get the answers on data privacy
[1:19:20] concerns. Um hacking, how the data is
[1:19:23] going to be stored, you know, how long
[1:19:25] the data would be stored, who would have
[1:19:26] access to that data. Um in the business
[1:19:29] that I'm in, these are things that we're
[1:19:30] dealing with every day, and I know how
[1:19:32] serious they are. So, as you as you are
[1:19:35] discussing these things and deciding
[1:19:36] what to do with that, I just wanted to
[1:19:38] put that out there and maybe there's a
[1:19:40] way we could have um a workshop or
[1:19:42] something on it because I'd like to
[1:19:43] learn more. Thank you.
[1:19:44] >> Thank you.
[1:19:48] » I didn't sign up. May I say something?
[1:19:52] >> Absolutely.
[1:19:53] >> Come on, Dan.
[1:19:54] >> Okay.
[1:19:56] >> Only good.
[1:19:58] Dan Gardner 60 Colony Road and I would
[1:20:03] like to discuss the safe the safety
[1:20:07] mats. Um I stood on the um deck on the
[1:20:14] north deck and counted
[1:20:18] I looked down to towards the inlet and
[1:20:23] um there would be 13
[1:20:28] yellow striped
[1:20:32] and I think that's excessive. I think I
[1:20:36] might be the oldest living
[1:20:39] person who actually walks this colony.
[1:20:43] Maybe Bob [laughter]
[1:20:47] is the oldest. Um, and I don't have
[1:20:51] trouble with it. And if you absolutely
[1:20:56] need to put these safety mats in, um,
[1:21:00] they come in a a cement color color.
[1:21:05] I've seen them at, um, only commercial,
[1:21:09] um,
[1:21:11] areas have safety mats, not individual
[1:21:16] colonies. Um, but they do come in a
[1:21:21] cement color which would be
[1:21:25] not so inciting unsightly.
[1:21:29] So that's my suggestion.
[1:21:34] » Sure.
[1:21:34] >> Hey Jen,
[1:21:35] >> there
[1:21:37] Jen come back up to the podium.
[1:21:41] >> I was talking to you.
[1:21:45] >> You You have a great ideas. We did. We
[1:21:47] did. Did we change the Yeah, the
[1:21:49] >> We agreed with you on the color. We're
[1:21:51] going to go to more like a dark
[1:21:52] >> Oh, so we'll
[1:21:53] >> cement.
[1:21:54] >> Oh, good. Red paper.
[1:21:57] >> Like a darker red.
[1:21:59] So, the blend [laughter]
[1:22:02] >> I vote for cement.
[1:22:09] » Uh, let's see. Jim Paxton, you had a
[1:22:12] question on reference to cameras as
[1:22:14] well.
[1:22:25] Just a couple of things.
[1:22:27] >> Name address, please.
[1:22:29] >> Max done for motion drive.
[1:22:34] >> Thank you.
[1:22:36] who created the problems on this $11,000
[1:22:39] situation that has been circled through
[1:22:42] everything that we all have to
[1:22:45] participate in. Okay. Who created this
[1:22:47] problem with the banks?
[1:22:50] We had something secure at a certain
[1:22:52] interest rate. Now we've got something
[1:22:54] that's extremely higher.
[1:22:56] >> If I may interrupt you for a second.
[1:22:58] >> Sure.
[1:22:58] >> The banks instituted this. They're
[1:23:00] calling the loans.
[1:23:01] >> And why did they call the loans? because
[1:23:03] that's what TD wanted to do. It's their
[1:23:05] decision. It's their loan. There wasn't
[1:23:07] anything to do with the town.
[1:23:13] » Listen, this isn't a go back and forth.
[1:23:15] If you'd like to set up a meeting with
[1:23:17] Heidi, Heidi, we walk them through
[1:23:19] everything. We have an agenda tonight
[1:23:21] and I I suggest that we stick to the
[1:23:23] agenda. You can ask all the questions
[1:23:24] you want. We're under no obligation to
[1:23:26] respond to you. The
[1:23:27] >> information Why is that? Why is that?
[1:23:30] That's fair, Mark. It certainly isn't
[1:23:33] fair. I would like to know why, you
[1:23:35] know, Chip allowed $600,000 to get blown
[1:23:38] away on the permits.
[1:23:40] Okay. That also has All right. And then
[1:23:43] what are the responsibilities for Dan
[1:23:46] and Marie that you guys said no to?
[1:23:49] What's the responsibilities? Who's going
[1:23:51] to have to pay for the differential?
[1:23:54] Because they won their cases from what I
[1:23:56] understand. Okay. But we are
[1:23:58] responsible. So, who's going to pay for
[1:24:00] it? and what is the amount that we're
[1:24:02] going to have to pay for it or is that
[1:24:03] part of the $11,000? Those are the
[1:24:06] things I'd really like to know.
[1:24:08] >> Okay. Tell you what, make it easy for
[1:24:09] yourself.
[1:24:10] >> Yes.
[1:24:11] >> Go ahead, Rick. Pass it in to Heidi and
[1:24:14] she can provide you an individual answer
[1:24:16] to each of your questions specifically.
[1:24:19] >> And with the actual numbers for you
[1:24:21] >> and you agreed to all, correct?
[1:24:24] >> Agreed to what?
[1:24:26] >> You agreed to what we did to Dan and
[1:24:27] Marie. that's been proven that they are
[1:24:30] innocent.
[1:24:31] >> I'm not agreeing with anything. I'm
[1:24:32] saying if you want to submit that
[1:24:34] question for a specific answer,
[1:24:36] >> write it down. We'll bring it into Heidi
[1:24:38] and the town will
[1:24:40] >> and then she'll also answer them. This
[1:24:43] is this is the course of conduct. We've
[1:24:45] adopted it. This is out of order. He
[1:24:47] should sit.
[1:24:47] >> Why is it out of order? Why is it out of
[1:24:49] order? I think you're out of order,
[1:24:51] Mark. Because I'm talking Why can't I
[1:24:54] talk?
[1:24:56] >> You always do this, Mark. You know,
[1:25:00] you're a chicken when we you're walking
[1:25:01] down the street and you don't say
[1:25:02] anything, Mark.
[1:25:03] >> Oh, that's enough. You would like to
[1:25:06] leave. You may.
[1:25:12] » There's no reason for this to do to that
[1:25:14] level.
[1:25:14] >> There's no reason for him to do that.
[1:25:16] >> Any other questions in reference to the
[1:25:19] business at hand?
[1:25:21] >> Huh?
[1:25:21] >> No.
[1:25:22] >> Okay.
[1:25:24] >> Moving on to the consent agenda. Bob, I
[1:25:26] can bring the mic to you if it's easier.
[1:25:29] >> Comment.
[1:25:31] >> Oh, I'm sorry. Yes, Laura, you do.
[1:25:34] >> Sorry.
[1:25:37] » Actually, I have an additional situation
[1:25:39] that I thought of. I I realized we're
[1:25:41] talking about these bumpy things.
[1:25:43] >> Oh, I'm sorry. Lorie Jacob, 16 ocean.
[1:25:46] Um, Anna has come to us numerous times,
[1:25:49] even prior to being commissioner, which
[1:25:51] I think is a brilliant idea. And since
[1:25:53] we've already established solar power
[1:25:55] will work the AED, why can we not at the
[1:25:58] roadways put a solar light? Because the
[1:26:02] bumps, while they are fabulous for some
[1:26:04] installations, we are on salt air and
[1:26:07] they will start to peel and become
[1:26:10] disgusting and it just won't be a good
[1:26:12] situation. Why can we not reook at
[1:26:14] putting solar lights at each
[1:26:17] intersection,
[1:26:18] which would probably be about the same
[1:26:20] amount? I don't know if we've sent this
[1:26:22] out to bid if we have two or three bids
[1:26:24] on her. We only once again are going for
[1:26:25] one contractor, but maybe that's an
[1:26:27] option. It doesn't seem anyone is really
[1:26:30] too thrilled with the bumps. And
[1:26:31] honestly, I don't know that the bumps
[1:26:33] are really going to be great for a lot
[1:26:36] of people who wear sneakers. They
[1:26:37] already have bumps on them. You may not
[1:26:39] feel it. It's true. All right. Next step
[1:26:43] is um as far as the payments, I
[1:26:45] apologize. We were out of town. I did
[1:26:46] come to the July meeting. Maybe this was
[1:26:48] discussed. I received an email while we
[1:26:51] were at town about an $11,000 payment.
[1:26:53] My question is this. What is our option?
[1:26:57] Is there going to be a loan put in place
[1:26:58] to take up where we were not where
[1:27:02] people are not giving money? And what is
[1:27:03] the percentage? Is it better for some of
[1:27:06] us to use what they call other people's
[1:27:08] money if we're getting the same interest
[1:27:10] that we lost when TD and Heidi had their
[1:27:13] discussions and things didn't go well?
[1:27:16] Or is it better to pay it? We have no
[1:27:19] options. We have nothing on the table to
[1:27:21] tell us what the loan, if we need to
[1:27:23] take a new loan for the town, is going
[1:27:25] to be. What's a percentage? What will it
[1:27:27] cost me more than the $11,000? If it's
[1:27:30] minimal, it may pay for everyone to just
[1:27:32] go ahead and use the loan or is the town
[1:27:35] going to subsidize it with the same
[1:27:38] percentage that we had at the original
[1:27:40] loan? since seems to be a controversy on
[1:27:44] what transpired. I've heard a story from
[1:27:47] people who were there that is a
[1:27:49] completely different story than the
[1:27:50] commission is telling us. I don't know
[1:27:52] which is true or not. I can investigate
[1:27:54] and find out. But in the meantime, what
[1:27:57] are the options? I don't have another
[1:27:59] option. All I have is an email saying,
[1:28:01] "Please send us a check for 11,000 plus
[1:28:04] so you don't have to pay any extra." My
[1:28:06] question is if I don't want to and other
[1:28:08] people in the community don't want to,
[1:28:10] what is our payment going to be over the
[1:28:12] long term? What will the loan cost us?
[1:28:15] What are we possibly going with the same
[1:28:18] percentage we had in the town? We'll
[1:28:20] just invest in it.
[1:28:21] >> All right. Good. Thank you. We'll put
[1:28:24] something out to the town.
[1:28:26] >> Thank you.
[1:28:30] » Any further comments from the public?
[1:28:36] later.
[1:28:37] >> You want oneonone with somebody?
[1:28:39] >> Oh, that's fine. Very good. Thank you.
[1:28:41] All right, moving on into uh consent
[1:28:44] agenda item agenda number five.
[1:28:48] Motion.
[1:28:51] >> Yeah, I make a motion that
[1:28:55] July 136.
[1:28:59] All
[1:28:59] >> in favor? Hi.
[1:29:00] >> Hi.
[1:29:01] >> You
[1:29:06] next item is for uh
[1:29:11] our new member
[1:29:13] >> for building zone committee.
[1:29:17] >> Actually, we have new
[1:29:21] 2602 which is the amendment to the
[1:29:24] comprehensive plan. the building and
[1:29:27] zoning committee. Your appointment was
[1:29:28] part of the consent agenda.
[1:29:35] » Congratulations, Jim. Thank you.
[1:29:39] >> I think
[1:29:42] we'll send the paperwork and we're done.
[1:29:45] [laughter]
[1:29:46] >> And thank you.
[1:29:48] >> Okay.
[1:29:50] A vote on an ordinance 2026-2.
[1:29:55] This is in reference to the office that
[1:29:57] we got earlier. An ordinance of the town
[1:30:00] of Jupy Florida amending policies in the
[1:30:02] sanitary sewer solid waste storm water
[1:30:04] management water groundwater act require
[1:30:07] recharge element of town comprehensive
[1:30:09] plan related water supply and adopting
[1:30:11] the 2026 water supply plan.
[1:30:16] You just want to give an quick overview.
[1:30:18] So, as you saw at the present
[1:30:20] presentation at the local planning
[1:30:22] agency meeting, this is required by
[1:30:24] state statute, it basically presents as
[1:30:28] an amendment to our comprehensive plan.
[1:30:30] Lance gave an overview unless you have
[1:30:32] any further questions on the water
[1:30:34] supply plan. What we're looking for is
[1:30:36] approval on first reading of the
[1:30:37] ordinance. This will allow us to
[1:30:39] transmit it to both the state as well as
[1:30:42] the related agencies as required by
[1:30:44] Florida statute. Once they've given us
[1:30:46] our their comments, we will return to
[1:30:48] you on second reading for adoption.
[1:30:52] >> Okay. Thank you.
[1:30:53] >> I'll go ahead and make a motion to
[1:30:55] approve ordinance 20 26-2 for transmitt
[1:30:59] to the rec required agencies including
[1:31:01] this state for review on first read.
[1:31:05] >> Anybody?
[1:31:07] Second.
[1:31:08] >> Thank you. All in favor?
[1:31:10] >> I
[1:31:11] >> thank you.
[1:31:16] » Okay.
[1:31:18] >> A vote on the ordinance 2026 03
[1:31:23] ordinance of the township of Florida
[1:31:25] amending article one chapter 4 of the
[1:31:27] code of ordinances relating to buildings
[1:31:29] building regulations.
[1:31:32] >> Thank you. Jackie is going to bring up a
[1:31:34] quick presentation I have on the item.
[1:31:36] Thank you, Nico.
[1:31:42] Go back up a couple slides.
[1:31:49] » I can go back. That's They're listening
[1:31:51] the Zoom.
[1:31:57] So, this is a staff initiated ordinance.
[1:32:00] Um, there are a few things that drove
[1:32:02] it. This is a amendment to chapter 4 of
[1:32:05] the code of ordinances. What it is not
[1:32:07] is an amendment to the zoning code. And
[1:32:10] those are two very different things. The
[1:32:11] zoning code specifically talks about how
[1:32:14] you can improve a property. This is more
[1:32:16] kind of the mechanics of getting a
[1:32:18] building permit and things related to
[1:32:21] building permits. So like I said, this
[1:32:23] was stash staff initiated. There were a
[1:32:26] few things that initiated this. Um there
[1:32:30] were proposed there's changes that were
[1:32:32] made to the Florida statutes this past
[1:32:35] um legislative session that just ended
[1:32:38] specifically um bill 803 which tells us
[1:32:42] how we can present or issue building
[1:32:45] permits and for how long they can be.
[1:32:47] It's a little more liberal than ours
[1:32:50] have ever been. Um but that is now um
[1:32:54] what the state tells us what we we can
[1:32:56] do. It also amends the um installation
[1:33:00] of synthetic perk. As you know, we had
[1:33:03] some pretty strong language in our code
[1:33:05] of ordinances and very specific
[1:33:07] language. Uh Florida law changed in 2025
[1:33:11] and the Florida Department of
[1:33:13] Environmental Protection just issued uh
[1:33:16] new rules. It essentially allows uh
[1:33:19] synthetic turf to be installed very
[1:33:22] broadly. Um we have a checklist in place
[1:33:24] for this. the rules actually went in
[1:33:27] place in the middle of June and it
[1:33:29] allows it for in the front yard. So the
[1:33:32] um ordinance changes that you have in
[1:33:34] front of you do say for the 10 ft of
[1:33:37] rightway
[1:33:39] um that is the towns which is the first
[1:33:41] 10 ft of our front yards it has to be
[1:33:43] saw and also the D rules say that it has
[1:33:47] to be uh grass it cannot be synthetic
[1:33:49] turf in any swale or right ofway
[1:33:52] drainage area. So we do have to maintain
[1:33:54] that part of the law. Um it also updates
[1:33:58] to current town practices which include
[1:34:00] when our holidays. Um and just now that
[1:34:04] the roles of the building and zoning
[1:34:06] committee versus the town commission,
[1:34:08] one of my favorites that I always like
[1:34:10] to point out is the code for many years
[1:34:12] said that the town commission had to
[1:34:14] sign off on blueprints. You all um do
[1:34:17] not do that nor are you qualified to do
[1:34:19] it as I am not. That is a building
[1:34:21] official. So, it kind of cleans up that
[1:34:23] language and also reflects um our
[1:34:25] charter charter changes. And then what I
[1:34:27] really want to point out are some of our
[1:34:29] construction site best practices that
[1:34:32] we've incorporated in here, which
[1:34:34] includes really spelling out for
[1:34:36] construction sites. Um that they have to
[1:34:39] be maintained free of debris and scrap
[1:34:41] materials. They are now required per
[1:34:44] what we are proposing to have a fence or
[1:34:47] if there's not a fence or wall around
[1:34:48] the site, they need to have a fence
[1:34:50] that's also screened around the site.
[1:34:53] And as well as when they are doing demo
[1:34:56] to make sure that um it's hosed down to
[1:34:59] stop dust and debris from going off of
[1:35:01] the site. and also requiring that any
[1:35:04] damage made to adjacent yards, the
[1:35:07] public right ofway utilities during
[1:35:09] construction have to be restored to
[1:35:12] their original condition. Um, so those
[1:35:14] are the highlights of what's in front of
[1:35:16] you. We did present this to the building
[1:35:19] and zoning committee at their July 21st
[1:35:22] meeting. We did have one recommendation.
[1:35:25] I did not incorporate it in because I
[1:35:27] wanted to discuss this with the town
[1:35:28] commission and get further direction,
[1:35:30] but it is a simple change should should
[1:35:32] you agree with it that we can make
[1:35:34] between first and second reading. It
[1:35:36] does not materially change the
[1:35:37] ordinance. So on the left picture is
[1:35:40] what we currently have in town per um I
[1:35:43] think it's 410D
[1:35:45] in our code which says if you uh are
[1:35:49] across or adjacent to a construction
[1:35:51] site you may request of the construction
[1:35:53] or the contractor to install green post
[1:35:57] with yellow chain very specific on that.
[1:36:01] What we've started to see um around town
[1:36:04] in the last couple months are white post
[1:36:06] with white chain. Now the so the
[1:36:09] building and zoning board uh committee
[1:36:11] recommended the idea of white post with
[1:36:13] white chain. I think that's a great
[1:36:16] idea. Um I think it's a cleaner look.
[1:36:18] It's easier to update. I just want to
[1:36:21] point out that what you see on the right
[1:36:23] hand side is very manufacturer specific
[1:36:26] and we would hate to tie our code to
[1:36:28] like that exact look. But I think if
[1:36:30] it's a white post with a white chain and
[1:36:32] they want to go that far, that's
[1:36:34] wonderful. if they just want to do
[1:36:36] what's on the left but in all white that
[1:36:38] would be um okay by code. So if in your
[1:36:41] motion you agree to um update the code
[1:36:44] from green post to white post, yellow
[1:36:47] chain to white chain, uh we can make
[1:36:50] that change between first and second
[1:36:51] reading. It is our attempt to come back
[1:36:53] to the next commission meeting if
[1:36:55] there's no other substantial changes for
[1:36:57] adoption.
[1:36:59] I'm happy to answer any questions you
[1:37:01] may have.
[1:37:02] >> Thank you Jackie.
[1:37:03] >> Questions? I have one question. So these
[1:37:05] changes are they majority what was
[1:37:08] required by statute or
[1:37:09] >> they were and I can walk through those
[1:37:11] with you
[1:37:13] today. Yeah. Um broadly most of them
[1:37:15] were either required by statute or D
[1:37:18] rules. Um so the first few pages where
[1:37:21] you see a lot of that strike through. We
[1:37:24] used to say you could only renew your
[1:37:25] building permit for 6 months. Florida
[1:37:27] statute now tells us it can be renewed
[1:37:29] for 12 months. So those are some of the
[1:37:32] big changes you see. There were some
[1:37:34] historical references um to the building
[1:37:36] code that just don't exist anymore and
[1:37:38] have it for many years. So, we just took
[1:37:41] those out for best practices. Yes. And
[1:37:43] then in the middle of the document, the
[1:37:45] big strike through is related to the
[1:37:47] artificial turf changes.
[1:37:50] >> Thank you.
[1:37:54] » Here the only question is the coloring
[1:37:56] of the fence lines. Is there any
[1:38:00] discussion on that reference? Whatever
[1:38:03] you all want. I don't care.
[1:38:06] >> Anybody from the garden club or miss?
[1:38:08] What? What? Sure.
[1:38:11] >> She wants green.
[1:38:14] >> The the point is to be noticeable
[1:38:18] because you don't want to get your lawn
[1:38:20] backed into. So I suppose the what why
[1:38:23] it is more noticeable.
[1:38:26] It's impermanent,
[1:38:28] >> is it not? What are the rules as to when
[1:38:31] they have to go in and when they have to
[1:38:32] get out?
[1:38:34] >> It's basically conjunction
[1:38:36] >> during building time.
[1:38:37] >> But that also seems counterintuitive. We
[1:38:39] were just discussing taking our white
[1:38:41] bulls that have ours
[1:38:43] on it. [clears throat]
[1:38:58] » Concept of not not running over the
[1:39:00] yard. That's the reason the green
[1:39:02] disappeared, but the yellow stood out.
[1:39:04] >> That was the original concept.
[1:39:05] >> The white stands out more. And I just
[1:39:07] went through one whole less than a year
[1:39:09] of it.
[1:39:10] >> Good.
[1:39:10] >> Okay. The white stands out a lot more
[1:39:13] than what the green or the yellow.
[1:39:15] >> The building is only
[1:39:19] I'll second it
[1:39:20] >> with the white.
[1:39:22] >> What coloration?
[1:39:24] >> White.
[1:39:25] >> Okay. With white.
[1:39:27] >> Second.
[1:39:28] >> Yeah, I'll favor.
[1:39:30] >> I
[1:39:32] >> Okay, we'll be back with second reading
[1:39:34] next time.
[1:39:35] >> Very good.
[1:39:40] We have one last update.
[1:39:41] >> One last item uh for manual review
[1:39:46] approving the BTO approve approvals.
[1:39:58] » Can I just give a quick overview of the
[1:40:01] item? This is the town manager's re
[1:40:04] annual review and as part of that um I'd
[1:40:08] like for you to s
[1:40:10] >> say a few words.
[1:40:11] >> Thank you mayor and commission. This is
[1:40:13] my second believe it or not annual
[1:40:15] review. Um it's been two years since I
[1:40:18] started. Part of my contract says that
[1:40:20] annually at this meeting we would
[1:40:23] discuss um my review. Um, my contract
[1:40:27] calls for me to be evaluated based on
[1:40:30] five um, components which each of you
[1:40:32] have thankfully uh, evaluated me and
[1:40:36] we've met one on- one and I appreciate
[1:40:38] the time and the feedback. Part of my
[1:40:41] evaluation is also um celebrating what
[1:40:44] we've done and setting goals for the
[1:40:46] coming year. And I think over the last
[1:40:48] month, we've all um had some time to
[1:40:51] reflect on uh town communications and
[1:40:54] working together how we can improve them
[1:40:56] going forward. And I take I take that
[1:40:58] challenge um directly. As part of my
[1:41:01] review request this year, I am um
[1:41:04] requesting for 10 additional PTO days.
[1:41:07] Right now, I earn um 10 per year and I'm
[1:41:10] asking for consideration for 10 more. Uh
[1:41:14] the reasoning is is as one of only two
[1:41:17] exempt employees here in the town. I do
[1:41:20] not earn overtime or comp pay. Not that
[1:41:22] I am looking for um to do that as I'm an
[1:41:25] exempt employee. However, most of our
[1:41:28] employees use their comp time to go on
[1:41:31] vacation. So they are actually in
[1:41:34] practice using more vacation time that I
[1:41:37] have. I would like to have that same
[1:41:39] benefit. So um there is a payout rate of
[1:41:43] it if we were to consider that, but I
[1:41:45] don't intend on resigning um and taking
[1:41:48] my PTO with me. So um I am asking for
[1:41:52] your favorable consideration of it and
[1:41:55] I'm open to any feedback that you might
[1:41:56] have publicly.
[1:42:02] any comments any further? I know Paul
[1:42:05] and I had the opportunity to do a
[1:42:07] one-on-one. So,
[1:42:08] >> yeah, I mean, I've had an opportunity to
[1:42:10] talk to the town manager about some
[1:42:13] areas to improve, but I think generally
[1:42:15] she does an excellent job for this for
[1:42:17] this community and has instilled a sense
[1:42:20] of professionalism that prior uh that
[1:42:24] has definitely did not exist prior to
[1:42:26] her arrival. In fact, we continue to clean up issues um from the
[1:42:33] prior administration and um you know,
[1:42:36] since she's been here, I think
[1:42:37] >> I just been a breath of of fresh air and
[1:42:40] I appreciate your professionals and not
[1:42:43] only yours, but the entire town staff
[1:42:45] that's here tonight are doing an
[1:42:47] absolute excellent job.
[1:42:50] >> I feel that as well. I know we talked
[1:42:52] maybe for consideration we'll do that
[1:42:54] now for those five buildings should be
[1:42:56] considered maybe a 4%
[1:43:01] » right it's the time to do it
[1:43:04] this would be the time
[1:43:05] >> all right well I would recommend
[1:43:07] workers I really do appreciate work done
[1:43:10] for professionalism I agree I think even
[1:43:12] u the leadership and enjoy the police
[1:43:15] chief you know help with that transition
[1:43:17] as well appreciate it thank
[1:43:21] Yeah, I would agree to
[1:43:23] >> So the motion is a 4% salary increase
[1:43:26] and that's bonus bonus
[1:43:28] >> one time 4% bonus.
[1:43:31] >> Oh
[1:43:33] >> and 10 days of additional
[1:43:36] second.
[1:43:39] >> All in favor?
[1:43:40] >> We didn't hear.
[1:43:41] >> You didn't hear? I thought but
[1:43:45] [laughter]
[1:43:48] » I wasn't trying to do that before.
[1:43:52] >> I concur what the commission says. I've
[1:43:53] only been on a commission for five
[1:43:54] months and in that time I have found
[1:43:56] Eddie to be very knowledgeable and very
[1:43:58] helpful. She has helped me get
[1:44:00] comfortable in my position and is um is
[1:44:02] always ready to answer any questions
[1:44:04] that I may have. Um I think her
[1:44:06] communication is great. I think that she
[1:44:09] showed that through initially the
[1:44:11] property tax changes that were coming
[1:44:13] and then um with all of the weekly town
[1:44:16] updates and things like that. I think
[1:44:18] that that really is a great improvement
[1:44:20] and so you talk about strengthening and
[1:44:22] communication but I think you're on a
[1:44:24] great path and I I think we need to
[1:44:25] continue what we're doing. Um, and so
[1:44:27] with that said, um, I too would concur.
[1:44:30] And so I think we just, um, just need to
[1:44:33] make sure that the,
[1:44:36] u motion that we're passing is in
[1:44:38] accordance with your employment
[1:44:39] agreement that we sent two years ago.
[1:44:41] >> So you're looking to do an update
[1:44:42] potentially to the contract that we were
[1:44:45] referencing. I think that in as the
[1:44:48] gentleman said earlier, we need to have
[1:44:50] um some sort of writing that just
[1:44:52] memorializes the the pay or changes to
[1:44:55] the payment that are done. And so that
[1:44:57] would just need to be done in in
[1:44:59] accordance with our agreement. And so I
[1:45:02] would just recommend we do that.
[1:45:05] >> Makes sense. Any further comment?
[1:45:09] >> Okay. Should we start a motion?
[1:45:12] >> No.
[1:45:13] >> All in favor?
[1:45:14] I
[1:45:15] >> I
[1:45:16] >> thank you. Appreciate your support.
[1:45:21] » All in favor?
[1:45:22] >> I